eltgrapo,. NOTICE TO AD VERTISER/I.—AB Ad. vertisements, Business Notices, Mar riages, Deaths. to., to secure insertion n the TELEGRAPH, must Invariably be accompanied with the CASH. Advertisements ordered lit the regal int. Evening Edition are inserted in the morning Edition without extra charge. HARRISBURG, PA Nalurday Evening, lleetmber 13, 1862 TOWN AND COUNTRY. A BROULAR MONTHLY M&aTINO of the Harris burg Typographical Union will be held at the Citizen Engine House, at seven o'clock. IMMIEMEI HAVE you seen those fine goods at Keller's, .received expressly for the Holliday's? They are disappearing rapidly, and you will miss them. Call at once. 91 Market Street. I=Cll= A STATRD MEETINO of the Friendship Fire COM pany will be held in their hall, on Monday evening, at the usual hour. Punctual attend ance is requested, to finish the arrangements for giving their Seventh Annual Ball, on New Year's Eve. A CHRISTMAS DINNISH FOR THE SICK MD WOHNDSH SoLnizas.—We trust that some of our patriotic and liberal ladies will busy them selves iu providing a suitable dinner for the sick and wounded in the military hospitals of this city and vicinity, on Christmas day. The time is short, and the deserving of the sick soldier great. A Christmas dinner would not be digestible, if we thought that the Soldiers in the hospitals were unprovided for on that occasion. What say the ladies of Harrisburg to our proposition? We are good for a turkey. I== PROMOTED —Sergeant George W. McCol lister, of Co. I, (Capt. C. C. Davis' command) 7th Pa. Cavalry, has been promoted to the 2d lieutenancy of the company, in the place of Harry H. Lutz, deceased. The pro motion of such men is what we must look to for the future success of the army, as he is among those who have labored manfully and patriotically for the victory which is to bring us peace. He is a citizen of Harrisburg, and of course the honor he has thus won by his promotion is reflected un his home and his friends. Tit Sica SOLDIURS . Ilser.--This establish ment, located on the vacant lot belonging to the Lutheran Church, on Chestnut street below Fourth, is now frilly in operation. Sick and wounded soldiers have already been entertained at the Rest, and thus far the establishment has been a perfect succres. A visit to the Sick Soldiers' Rest will repay any of our lady readers. The arrangements in the sleeping department are of the most am ple and even luxurious order. Carpeted, heated, well ventilated and lighted with gas, this apartment is capable of affording a soldier a rest as sweet, as clean and as comfortable as could be derived in the choice chamber of any of our best hotels. Added to this apartment are water closets and conveniences for bathing, all so located, that they can be reached by the sick without exposure to the weather. We feel a special pride in the Sick 'Soldiers' Rest, as well from the fact that it was designed to benefit those who are risking so much - for the good of the people, as for its being such an eloquent practical evidence of the liberality and patriotism of the citizens of Harrisburg. What is wanted at the Rest, is a suitable blank book, to serve as a Register, in which to keep a record of those who seek its shelter for repose and refreshment. Such a Register might afford those passing through this city in quest of friends, the most important informa tion. Any one desiring to donate the Rat with such a Register, will do a good service in a good cause. =I AN APPEAL Ti) SCHOOL DIEZOTORB.—We pub lished a beautifully conceived and finely writ ten poem yesterday, from the pen of one of the most gifted women in the country, on a subject in which too little interest is felt by the parents and people, not only of this, but of every city and school district in the country. While our system of education is magnificent in all its proportions—while as a whole, it exceeds in moral grandeur any other attempt or undertak ing of the same description in the world, it is yet deficient in many of its details, and some salutary reforms are needed to make it an in fluence for refining the heart, cultivating the nobler impulses of our nature, as well as im proving the mind. Our lady poetical corre spondent has touched the right key and elicited the best music on this subject that we have yet heard offered as a plea in behalf of the over tasked pupils of the public schools. She evi dently wrote of what she knew, and her plea is worthy of the serious consideration of the school directors of Pennsylvania. The most mistaken notion that ever entered into the mind of man, is that which has seized the train of so many otherwise sensible people, that the minds of the young are best developed by a system of tasks ; laborious, perplexing, confounding - and mien appalling. .The same principle might its well be carried Ott, mad the physical energit taxed in likemanner. When we resolve to t brain of a boy ,or 'girl, it might as well hlso be decided to demand more of the muscle of each than they can - possibly perform, because it will net the sooner : ran., der, the child demented. A pitment might As well. insist that the child should take: a. a . certain amount of work to school, to formed there, - as the teachers demand that the scholar should carry his books home for study. The school room is the proper place for study, Home should be and is - the region of pleasure, of recreation, of the performance of such duties for the-pupil as will relieve the mind from its wearisome tasks of the schocil room. —But we will not pursue this subject any further now. It is one whichintereefzi parents, and to their discussion we refer it: It is one, too, in which school directors have immense power, and in .their discretionary use, that power can be wielded for either; peat *Oct er stupeitikilit 011. Puitegitiatitet Dai Meant-bier 13; r X 1862 TEI nen of the I Anfrntpnate man, who, with his wife and two children recently perished in a prairie fire, in Kanansosaa Josiah Kellerman; and ziotilehiph, as erroiachraliriplinted in account of last week. MrruNs Biro Srooluaus Pop, 7,n2 SoLnisze.—lt is stated on good authority flat- many of our soldiers are suffering for the want of mittens and stockings. Cannot the ladies repeat the , good deeds of last winter and supply their wants? We believe that It only requires to be made known to sekthonsands of fair fingers to work. Fawns' Cou.sea.-46. meeting . WM recently held in Philadelphia of subscribers to the stock for a FriendeColleieorhere both males and females will receive a liberal education. The stock subscribed by the three yearly meetings of New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, is $50,000. When half is paid in, commencement will be nade by purchasing ground aid erecting buildings. The design into raise a capital of $200,000 if possible. The College is to be under the management of thirty-two stockholders se lected for the purpose. It is to be located con venient to Philadelphia, probably in Delaware • .`. county. Mamma° Bocirry.—The Harmonic Society will meet at the lecture room of the Baptist church, coiner of Pine and Second streets, on Monday evening next, at n o'clock. The object of the meeting is to take measures to resume the regular meetings of the society, and to ascertain whether or not the mombers of the society will make another effort 'to pat 'it in 'active operation, The officers,bope that every active membet will make it a matter of duly to'be present. Thei members of the &ohs of all the churches are earnestly invited to attend and unite with the members of the society on 'this occasion. Cumettatatto Conevr.-:-The barn of G. L. Shearer, of Di Ebbw, was burnt to the ground on the 25ihttlt. Large quantities of hay and corn were destroyed in the conflagration. Tarr ibis Aceidnit,4-The Carlisle Hotta of the 12th says that last week ai accident occurred in the neighborhood of Shjppensburg, which caused the instant death of Mrs. Severe, whose : neck was broken, and :the probable mortal : wounding of her husband. We have Wen unable to ascertain any further particulars than that Mr. and Mrs. Severs were riding home in a wagon from Shippenstrarg, where they bad bought a stove. The horse ran away—fipsetting the wagon, and producing the mournful events mentioned above. Tetra Cans op nui CHILDREN. —A hortible se.' eident recently occurred in Philadelphia, _by" which two little girls were dreadfully burned, causing one to die while the flames were playing about her petsou, leaying the 'other in a condition that : forbids, every . hope of her recov ery. They were aged !respeififirely seven , and three years,• and . had beenleft in charge of a store, when ,one attempted to roast'en'epPle on a hot-stov_e,_thareby igniting her 'clothes. As the other atten — i - Pitt , tuossay Atm cu.> flames were also communicated to her Clothes,' and thus they were literally consumed. This is another warning for' parents to, guard their children against such accidents. • Ho advice can be given for such cases. The PrrOeficelknd care' of the parents must provide the means etpro tection to thachildren. —OrtNednesdaylait, in Huntingdon, a child belonging to a &mai named Rogers, was ,blrned, 'from the effects of which it died.,_ The child had been left alone, and was attempting to play with the fire in a wood stove. -. DRAM'S DomistoThe announcement of the death of Mrs. David J. Unger, this morning, caused a thrill of irrepressible regret to pass through • niauy h i eerts of those who had known and-long esteemed Mrs. U., • whose life ' ade her so beautiful an d:valuable', to, their j presenoe. Mrs .U. contracted a cold .Whlie eugagett in the good work of Ministering to, the wants , of the soldier. The sick and' wounded defenders of the Union-were• regarded. by her as brothers. To more Muni ono .'ot these she was .like a guardian angel, hovering about their conches, contributing to their com fort and laboring.for their health, untither own enereet and-gtrenth gate:Way, and.hefoie heir _ friends could realize the fact, she was.on the verge of a grave from , which ihe had been struggling to save oth ers. Thus, as' it were, while crowning herself with deeds of inereY and charity, she passed from this to that other life, where she will get her blessed reward. The death - of Charles V. "Matthews' lies also elicited that sineine regret among his friends, Which only the passing away from earth to heaven of a good makqui pp mnvigd. He may have bad Chios faults---)mtlew EMU had so many virtues to• conntevbahume whatever of fault there may have been in his nature. tjlenerous, frank, devoted aid haneet, his record le suah that *SO who klYed • him can al waysturn to it with pride, as their brightest heritage of ,_bls gift. "Peace to his tibia." Tun TaxAlresniniiiiT.—A very serious annoy ance in the enforcement of the new lax lawhas been removed by the action of Congress on Tuesday. In fixing the' ' of the law, no provision had beenhninistering the oaths and affirmalio In its operations. Thus the merchant, .ufactuxer, brewer, or distiller, who is required to melte monthly or quarterly returns, under oath, wa compelled to make his affidavit before a magistrate and pay, the fee customary in such - cues.. It was not to be expected that an Alderman or .1/notice of the Peace, not otherwise paid, would consent to be troubled by such business, unless paid, and thus ihe tax payer was not only compelled to pay hie' proportion into, ithe coffeip of. thtt Govern ment, but also add to the profits of Me Justice. The Alifermen did a heavy gtaiultouki business last summer, in swearing volunteM and administering ,o a ehs alligionce, and no doubt discovered tha t the work`, tkough pleasant,. ents pot remunerative. - By virtue of the am end ',lnente,` the excisemen are empowered to "4 0 itheir own swearing" In receiving attested le turns. This amenatnentislin: curtails the foes the different Aldermen' slid , fiftigiatiatecief he country, who calculated on oaking. l o bar of the tax bill pay. COLUXBI& 41! .. 0e4gibes very imposing and belutiful, a monument which has lately begs erected in one of the cemeteries of th 4 vi lo3fy, by SaMuel D. Yoririg, of this 'city; as a markof his regard and love for the memory of his son. DEAD BODY Foren.—The . l3ody of a man, sup posed to be William Bomberger, was found in the river opposite State street, yesterday-after noon, by some boys who were skating nettethe shore. The deceased was dressed' in full infan try uniform, and is suppose , } to have been etc of the drafted men from W,ashington township, this county. On his person was found a letter from his father residing at Gratz, and About one dollar in money. An inquest was held by Henry Beader, req., and the Jury rendered a verdict of accidental drowning: Blame op MIPS NPLLII 0.1111i014 AT PLANT'S Harr..—This. evening this beautiful and talen ted young lady, who has been with us for the last two . months, has her Muni) op the bills for a benefit to-night; The public are well aware of this young lady's ability and her claims for a good house, and we are sure that' every lover of the drama will attend to-night to groat - her., She is from a family who have amused: the public, for nearly a hundred yews, being :the great gland-daughter of that Jefferson who died in this city, and who lies hurled amongst us—Old Joe, aahe was ealled,'and who in his day was the great Comedian of the country. A gentleman of Harrisburg hia consented to ap pear as Claude Mellnott in the Lady of Lyons: Let bier bays a bumper. A, Tiorrhaosw. To beautiful gold medal has been manufactured by Bally & Co:; Philadelphia, for presentittic4 to ll4r. Powell Sharp, the engineer on the Pennsylvania Rail road, Who so, heroically saved the ' lives: of a large number of passengers en the Allegheny mountains in November, to which we alluded at the time of the occurrence. The medal is a beautiful piece of workmanship. 'Within a laurel wreath, on the Obveni43, Is the 'following inscription : • " Presented to Powell Sharp, Engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad, by =the passenger.; on the train from Pittsburg, November 14th, 1862, in testimony of their admiration for his noble and heroic onnduct. in saying theit t•ier the ilk of hie 01/11. ? '• L ) i • On the reverse is a handsomely engraved picture of a locomotive, within a laurel wreath. A Ates non Onanumo l lolo --If, the writer of the communication in the Patriot this morn ing, dated 'at 'Ohairibersburg, Dec. 10, 1862, had shown as much zeal in defending the town of Chambersburg frOm the invasion of the rebels, as he does to defend the secession influ ence in the public schools of this city, he would have been . doing his . 24toutri aviciti , service. As it , is, he puts his pen=to a work in which he seems to have great intereet; that of defending treason in its incipiency. The fact, too, that.he seeks to use 'twat' Virtues and Accomplish- Ments to palliate the 'lltipndencej.trelisoW Sad . belligerent propensitica 6f th ' edarig>~tgrs'o tart or our well knoen swaision alitiEwitu 4 1 - , Pau4tat , liimmaabiwom AcN, Iktifw defence.d the outrage latelycbinmittedlit the ,South Ward High Eichpol. .Ancl yet, the rea soning of the writer in the Patriot thilmrping is, equal; . almost to ~tiul'apirtt,Which he wants to I cover: nit by appeals for ithat, which is not in issue4n the discunion. • Be forgets to nee / proper dieguise When he changes the loc a tion ,of...his &tee, and .we new tablas him to stick -to the repairing of old breeches, instead of making issues' *Hie defence of a base cause. His finit tia sttiuhki,..at, a card for the ain school girls w.i4nre,.beeause some of the girls refused to sign it. His 'unit attempt` in a etuntannieationwas abut fla---and now since he has becomel 80104 p( Augsburg, and changes the date of . hlit,produStiOlgeto Dhamv beralung, he-sheWslow-soon the pleas of those who : desire to apabgise for' ihe influences of treason, actually run 'put and,. 4Ctin . ninkrtdiaakini. If we bad euileAvoted,.we ctudd no‘have ex - poied , thishusiness. and bowies; as effectually as the writer'd the Su r d slid communications has dins satisfied with the vindication thetrutb has received at our hands, we dismiss the whole liubject fOreirincl 'granting " Philo-justice " the privilege of persesally, OA gratification he is `entitledztoo for his leak of reason, loyalty and To:F.:Monk Idateximen arm CaPrr4LISTS ! You have a soleni' - dOti 't.O l perforni to ' your Government and to.,posterityl. 60 : r • gallant army arid navy must bittirPOrt ed bk.every man ' and woman who obai - iany means, large or email, at their control. The United Mtates Government; 'to whictC, - wOtitgi our prosperity as a nation, security of person and property of every sort, calls on each indi vidual to rally to its