Evening telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1863-1864, August 26, 1863, Image 2

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UNION STATE NOMINATIONS FOB 1885.
PLEDGED TO A SUPPORT OF THE GOV
.ERNMENT - THE ENFORCEMENT OF
THE CONSTITUTION-THE EXECUTION
OF THE LA WS-THE SUPPRESSION OF
THE REBELLION-THE TRIUMPH OF
THE " STARS AND STRIPES." AND A
STRICT MAINTENANCE OF THE UNION.
FOR GOVERNOR,
ANDREW G. CURTIN,
OF CENTRE COLTNTY
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT,
DANIEL AGNEW',
OP .BEAVSI 0011 WIT
lIARRISBURG, PA.
Wednesday Evening August SW, 1563.
Union County Convention.
The friends of the Administration and the
opponents of the present unholy rebellion, are
invited to assemble in County Convention for
the nomination of oounty officers, which will
meet in the Court House at Harrisburg, on
Tuesday, the Ist day of September, 1863, at 103
o'clock, A. M.
Meetings for the election of delegates will be
held in the various townships of the county, at
the usual place of holding said eeetions, be
tween the hours of five andieven P. x., and in
the wards and boroughs between the hours of
seven and nine P. x., on Saturday, the 49th day
of August. ALEX 110iElt,
Chairman Dauphsn County Committee.
SAWS% Sawa, Secretary.
A. Soldlees Teat V - ote , ..Curtin or Wood-
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That the sick soldier, the convalescent sol
dier, and the soldier on the battle field are de
vontly attached to Andrew G. Curtin, is neither
unnatural or unreasonable. Brave men are
generally grateful, and if ever a class of men
had came to be grateful to any individual occu
pying official position and wielding power, those
men are thesuldiers, and the one to whom they
are indebted most, is Andrew G. earth. Hu
man ever served a constituency as Andrew G.
Curtin has served and still serves the soldiers of
the Keystone State, both while they are in the
field battling with traitors, and while they are in
the hospitals suffering from the effects of their
struggles for the government. The soldiers
understand this service, and they know how to
appreciate it. If the soldiers had not been de
prived of the sacred privilege of the franc`aise,
by the action of a meanly partizan judioial de
cision, they would prove the grateful devotion,
which we know they entertain for Gov. Curtin,
at the ballot box neat October. As an
evidence of this fact, we submit a brief
account below of a test vote taken in one of the
U. S. hospitals in the vicinity of Philadelphia.
The vote was taken last Saturday morning, and
may be regarded as a fair indication of the sen
timent which animates the great majority of
the soldiers of Pennsylvania. The Thal thus
gives this vote:
This morning we had a conversation with a
surgeon of one of the. S. Military Hospitals
in this city, and he informed us that a day or
two since several of the patients, in order to
while away the time more pleasantly, took a
vote among the soldiers in the institution as to
their vote for Governor. The voting was con
fined only to those from Pennsylvania, there
being from this State 211 patients in the hospi
tal alluded to. The ballots were carefully as
sorted and counted, and stood as follows:
For Curtin, 201 votes.
" Woodward, 10 "
The soldiers know too well their old and tiled
friend, and as he clung to them in time of ad
versity, so will they now give him their entire
support.
—Who is the soldier's friend ? Will the Tory
Organ answer ?
Reasons for Opposing Woodward.
Any man who dares to peril -his life in the
defence of his Government, is considered by
Judge Woodward and the party he represents,
to be unworthy of having a voice in the control
of that Government. The moment a man
shoulders his Musket, no matter whether it be
in the defence of the National Capital, or in
praection of his own home from invasion, that
moment, contends Mr. Justice Woodward, he
becomes, to all intents and purposes, a foreigner.
Under the old Democratic regime the Southern
slaves were represented in Congress; under the
new regime, which the Democrats hope to
establish, our armies of Northern freemen are
to be debarred the privilege. With such a re
cord against Woodward aad his patty, will any
soldier or the friend - of the soldier, support him
for Governor.
No father who has a son. in the army, entitled
to the exercise of the franchise, can vote for
George W. Woodward, because by the decision
of the s•dd Woodward, all who enlist and peril
their lives in defence of the Government of the
Union, have been disfranchised.
No son who bas a father in the stray, can
Tote for Woodward or Lowry, because the joint
action of these men, put the American soldier
on a level with the American slave, depriving
him of his manhood by denying him the glori
ous privileges of a freeman.
No adopted citizen, who has any love for the
home of hie birth,or who is really devoted to
the laud of his adoption, will vote for the Cop
perhead candidate for Governor, because George
W. Woodward constantly, industriously and
persistently labored to deprive all foreigneis of
enjoying any of the political rights, immuni
ties or privileges of American citizenship.
On these points George W. Woodward stands
fairly convicted on the record. Under - the
sanction of an oath, he decreed the disfran
chisement of the American soldier. Under
the same influence he encouraged the disfran
chisement of the adopted citizen. In view of
this fact, we must either believe him to bave
been honest in his attempts to degrade'Ameri
can citizenship, or we must regard him as a
perjured hyPocrite and demagogue.
AUGUST %MoNT, a foreign Jew, and agent of
the Rothschild in this country, Is the chairman
of the Ks called DernObratic Nittionalainualttee.
A portian of the Ckniunitted held a meeting at
kleallort, a few dopivoince.
Rapid Einancipatlon in Dllssotari.
The slaves in the Western border counties of
Missouri have been practical entancipatb:oisis
for some time, and the war is making what is
left of them immediates of the active persua
sion. The St. Loots Union of the 18th states
that the negroes are leaving the Western bor
der counties in droves—starting, sometimes,
from fifty miles lin the interior, and traveling
unmolested directly along the public highways,
through towns and villages, to the Missouri
river, where they are promptly aided to cross
into Kansas. In some instances they are guarded
and protected on their journey by Kansas Jay
hawkers and Missouri troops, who prevent at
tempts by their masters to arrest ttem,by armed
force.
The St. Joseph Herald states that during the
last two months the slaves have been leaving
Platt county at the rate of about thirty per day.
The slave population of the county in 1860 was
8,318, and now there are but two or three hun
dred left. The Herald says from all portions of
North Missouri we have the same information.
The slaves are leaving by day and by night.—
Few owners pretend-to stay the exodus.
Such is the slave situation in Missonil, and
the St. Louis Union declares the fact to be thit
"there is no longer any slavery in the State. A
negro is just as free as the than who pretends to
own him. There is hardly a single darkey who
cannot rua off, or even walk off, any hour of
the day or night without earions fears of being
maned."
Missouri is a State of immense territory, as
well as agricultural and mineral wealth,. and
when fully rid, of slavery will rapidly fill up
With an intelligent, enterprising population
Free labor a ill, in due time, make Missouri the
Empire State of the Great West.
Gov. Cartin g the Soldiers , Candidate
Edgar of the .4ening Nl:graph:
By the merest accident a copy of that vile
sheet which you justly denominate the Ibry Or
gan, found its way into my ward of the Cotton
Factory Hospital this morning, and by one of
those eccentricities for which a sick mania not ac
countable, I was induced to peruse its pages for a
few moments. My eye was naturally attracted
to an article headed "The Soldier's Csnilidate—
An Incident," because I had read an article with
a similar heading in the Telvaph of yesterday.
Judge of my surprise, when I discovered by the
article in the Tory Organ, that the impression
was sought to be created that the portrait of
Gov. Curtin which adorns the walls of this hos
pital, had been placed in position against the will
of the soldiers, and that its being within our
sight is distasteful and insulting. lam almost
too weak to write, but thank God I am strong
enough to brand the aathor of the article in
the Tory Organ, which contains this ossortion,
as a liar as well as a coward, as a base fabrica
tor as well as a traitor. Not only the portrait of,
but Gov. Curtin himself, is beloved by every
active and dls Ibled soldier claiming to come
from the old Keystone State. He is emphati
tally the friend of the soldier, and if Woodward,
the copperhead candidate for Governor, had not
robbed the boys of their right to vote, Andy
would get such a majority ntzt fall as would
satisfy the gory Orgon how distasteful his rlor
trait Is to the sick soldiers in the Cotton Factory
Hospital. We all love Andy Curtin. We all
want to vote for him, if the copperheads will
grant us the glorioui privllege. But if we cannot
vote for Andy, we can love and honor him.
In conclusion, Mr. TELZGRAIII just say to
the Tory Organ writer that he lies when he
asserts that the picture of Andy Curtin, which
hangs in the hospital, was put here without the
consent of the sick soldiers. If he don't be
lieve this, let him bring a battalion of such
catiffs as himself and try to take the picture
away. Let him come if he dare.
A SICK SOLDIER.
Comm naroar HouTrei.,
Harrisburg, August 26, 1863
Remarks.
We had intended, briefly to reply to the story
of the Dry Organ, this morning, and we bad
prepared a paragraph for that purpose, when
a lead pencil note, Containing the above expla
nation, in almost illegible characters, was re
ceived. - After such a response from " 4 Sick
Soldier " it is unnecessary for us to write a
word. Yet we cannot refrain from advising
our tory traitor sympathizers on the other side
of the street, not to meddle with the soldiers'
affection for Gov. Curtin. It Is a tender sub
ject, particularly with the men in the hospitals,
who regard Andrew G. tartin as tho Soldiers'
Candidate.
TRH PROVOST MARSHAL of this District has
faithfully discharged every duty imposed upon
him, and the draft in no other district in the
loyal States has been conducted with the same
degree of order, promptness and success, as in the
Foarteenth District. We make this statement
in justice to Captain Clement, at whom the
Tory Organ fliegs one of its dirtiest insinuations
this morning. The fact is, that the stern rigor
with which Marshal Clement enforced the law,
appalled the cowardly whelps whom the Tory
Organ had hoped to stir up to resist the draft,
and now, in its disappointed rage, the same sheet
loads itself with falsehooda concerning the Mar
shal of this district, and seeks to create the hn
pression that he is neglecting hie duty. Like
all the efforts of the Tory Organ, this allusion
to Marshal Clement is transparent in its object
of mischief.
—So far as the notifications of drafted men
are concerned, these have been regulated with
a view to prevent confusion. -The object of
Marshal Clement is to deal fairly with `all;
while the purpose of the Tory Organ la to create
dissatisfaction.
Ir APPEARS that in Northumberland county
a lady may not only be kicked with impunity
for uttering Union sentiments, but the sex is
also liable to excommunication from the church
for the exercise of "free speech." This remark
is suggested by information we have received
that on last Sunday a young lady of Milton was
publicly "read out" of church for calling the
preacher a copperhead. This Pope's bull ex
communicating the offending lady, was fulmi
nated from the pulpit by the exasperated
shepherd. We don't knew which most to ad
mire in this reverend gentleman—his clerical
dignity or his Christian charity. In the matter
of gallantry, he might answer as a model.
Woonwann, the copperhead candidate for
Governor, took considerable part in the debate
of the Constitutional Convention of 1887, and
made his mark especially in his earnest efforts
to disfranchise all foreigners in Pennsylvania.
He, made one of his ablest speeches in favor of
incorporating the deviant' suffrage to.forefgnere
into our organic law, but he failed; so that the
Irish and Germans who vote for him in October
can do so with the eatiefictr.)r.t assurance that if
Woodward had succeeded in his efforts to amend
our Constitution they would now be without
even the right to rote at all, for Woodward or
anybody else!
I=
A PLATFORM.—We Commend the following
revolutions to our frievrie. They were passed
at a Union meeting held in Idtine, and the
speeches Which followed were, in their way,
quite as brief, and to the point Put the name
of Curtin in the place of Cony, and we chal
lenge the opposition upon this platform. It was
resolved:
1. That this -Rebellion is unconstitutional.
2. That it is constitutional to put it down.
3. That Mr. Lincoln is putting it down.
4. That we will suppare him while about it
5. 7hai Mr. Cony goes for the right.
6. That we go for Only.
TeCegrapo.
THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON
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RE FORTS FROM REBEL SOURCES
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS
Bamtuoav, Aug. 28
The American has received Richmond papers
to the 26th; which contain the folbwing dis•
patches of the bombardment of Sumter :
CHAILLISTON, August 24 —The enemy's fire on
Fort &tinter is slackened to-day.
_The fleet has nor participated.
At 12 o'clock last night the enemy's grins
opened on the city, firing fifteen 8-inch Parrott
shells.
No casualties resulted.
The non-combatants are leaving the city in
continuous streams.
WZWINGTON, N. 0., Aug. 24
Yesterday morning the frigate Minnesota
(six guns) bombarded Fort Fisher, where the
British steamer Hebe ran aground some days
ago, the.latter being protected by two small
guns and fifty men.
The enemy attempted to land, but were re
pulsed with one killed.
Being reinforced, they finally succeeded in
destroying the goode landed from the steamer,
and after setting her on fire they left.
We lost one killed and three wounded,. a
Whitworth and another small gun.
Our forces were in possession of the wreck
last evening.
STAUNTON, VA., Aug. 24.—Considerable ex
citement was created here to-day, by scouts
reporting the Yankeekto be near Buffalo Gap,
on a raid to Staunton. Preparations were made
for their reception. Business was suspended,
and old and young turned out en mane to meet
the enemy, but they were non est. .
It is reported that they have crossed into the
highland.
Imboden is after them and Staunton has
again relapsed into its placid state of tran
quility. •
There is nothing of importance from the
lower valley. There are no Yankees between
here and Martinsburg.
LATER
FIFTEEN 8-INCH PARROTT GUNS OPENED ON
THE CITY.
NON-COMBATANTS LELTINO IN MN
FORT MOULTRIE SILENCED.
The Sombardinent Still Progressieg
THE BOMBARDMENT IN PROGRIEN-RORT MOULTRII
• SILENCED.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.
The steamship Constitution arrived this
evening, from Hilton Head at 7 a. at. on Aug
22d, and Charleston Bar at 6.80 r. m. of the
same day. Left at anchor off Charleston Bar
the United States steamer Brooklyn, with steam
up, for New York, having on board the re
mains of Capt. Rodgers and Paymaster Wood
bury, of the Catskill.
The bombardment was going on with great
energy, and the firing was very rapid. The
last report from Morris Island was, that Sumter
had not responded to our guns for two days,
and was almost entirely demolished, Fort
Moultrie had also been silenced.
The Arago was to leave on Monday.
TUE VERY LATEST
Continued Bombardment of Fort hunter
THE FORT A MASS OF RUINS
Important Statement of Deserters
The Rebels Anticipate the Fall of
Charleston
The Old Flag Expected to Float Over
Sumter on Sunday Last.
Nzw Thaw., Aug. 2.B.—The following letter
has been received from Mr. C.O. Fulton, editor
of the Baltimore knerinart:—Ors. ensslum,
Friday, Noon August 28.—Fort Sumter still
flies the rebel flag, but its west wall Is a mass
of ruins. Our shells go into the Fort and ex.
plode inside, some passing through the east
wall, going in one side and coming out of the
other.
An easterly storm prevailed on Tuesday and
Wednesday, but broke away on Thursday. We
now have fine weather, and it is expected that
the Monitors will go in force to Sumter this of
ternoon.
The new Ironshies and our wooden vessels
have shelled Forte Wagner and Gregg every day
keeping them quiet, white the shore batteries
are hammering Fort Sumter.
Seven North Carolina deserters from Built
van's Island were picked up in a boat last night
by the Montauk. .They say that the rebels
were preparing to abandon Sumter, and blow ft
up—that they have been taking guns out of her
ever since the attack in April, which demon
strated their inability to hold it—that there
are not more than Mx or eight guns now
in the Fort, the remainder being Quakers;
that the cordon of beer barrels was merely in
tended to sustain the telegraph line between
Sumter and Moultrie, and form no part of the
obstructions of the harbor. That the North
Carolina troops are anxious to go home, and
are alnioat in a state of mutiny. That the
rebels - all anticipate the fall of Charleston. That
the walls of Sumter were extenaively`breached
in April, and that, there is a great acerbity of
provisions among thmebels. Me flag of Fort
8 arnter has been shot away fear times, and new
there is no flag or. u
The rebel batteries on James Wand throw
shills night and day into cur lines, but do not
cause more than one or two casualties daily.
Admiral Dahlgren is anxious to let tue army
and naval batteries finish Sumter, as he expects
to have plenty of work for the Monitors in tak
ing the interior line of defences of Charleston.
A fin of truce was sent to Fort Wagner on
Friday morning, and the firing ceased during
the interview, when it was resumed again.
General Gilmore notified B:auregard that be
would commence to shell the city within forty
eight hours, and requested him to remove the
women and children.
The entire Monitor fleet went up on Tuesday
night for the purpose of making another as
sault on Fort Sumter. The Passaic got aground
and so much time was lost in getting her off
that the expedition was abandoned for the
flight. The rebels did not discover her condi
tion, although the was within half a mile of
the fort.
OFF CIikWM:MON, Aug. 23.—Fort Sumter,
this morning, is an immense ruin. The rear
wall has been battery down and the interior is
open to view.
Oar shells strike against the inside of the
front wall, which is greatly shattered, and at
times the balls pass entirely through the front.
The flag of Sumter sists, shot away four times
on Friday. A new flag is up this morning.
the weather is very hot, no ice is to be had,
and there is nothing to stay the thirst but the
warm condensed water.
Should there be no accidents to-night, the old flag
will float over Sumter tomorrow, Sunday.
FROM CAIRO.
eported Bea of the Rebel Gen. Pemberton.
Capture of 100 . 000 Bales of Cotton
Cavismen, August 26
The Gazette's Cairo dispatch says that over
100,000 bale of Confederate cotton have been
captured near Natchez.
It is reported that General died last week at
Salina, Ala.
General Grant and staff, and Adjutant Gen
eral Thomas, left Cairo on Monday night, for
Memphis.
General Holten is on an expedition up the
Iced river.
There are 8,000 rebel troops at Monroe, 66
miles west of Vicksburg. Nalher and Heber
ate in command. Kirby Smith is in Texas.
Johnston's forces are scattered in the Chunky
River country.
Returns from 106 counties in Kentucky give
BramJetta 50,692 majority.
THE KANSAS MASSACRE.
PUNDIT OF QUANTILIELL'S GANG -TR LEM ONS
OVERILLAS KILLED
KANSAS Cm, Aug. 24
Gen. Ewing has just returned from the pur
suit of Quantrell's rebel force concerned in the
Mal3eaClO at Lawrence. It Is estimated that
the gang did not number more than three
hundred. They disbanded at the head of
Grand River, some going south and some north
and east, and others scattering into the brush.
Our forces have been divided accordingly, and
are closely pursuing, and a continual skirmish
ing is going on. Lieut.: Colonel Lazear, with
two squadrons of the Ist Cavalry of Missouri
State Militia, had an engagement with 100
guerillas, on Big Creek, near Harrisonville,
Missouri, killing five, and capturing a consid
erable quantity of goods and horses stolen at
Lawrence. Thirty-eao georiliaa have been
killed so far.
Im ,0 14W.14:4•11 , 1q11.1: 11,4 : 1 :2
ST. Lotus, August 25.—The Union Merchants'
Exchange passed a resolution to-day condoling
with the citizens of Lswrence, and appointing a
committee of ten to collect contributions for the
relief of the sufferers.
General Schofield has issued a strong order
against bushwhackers and guerillas, and per
mitting the loyal citizens to bear arms for their
own protection, and to aid the troops when ne
cessary.
THE PURSUIT OP QUANTRELL
SANAS CM, August [2.s.—Quantrell's force
reached the headwaters of Grand river, Case
county, about noon the day after the burning
of Lawrence, and there divided into squads of
forty and fifty, and scattered in various di
rections. Oar troops were half an hour behind,
and were also divided, and continued the pur
suit. A detachment ordered from Lexington
met part of the rebel force near Pleasant Hill,
and killed seven, and recovered a considerable
amount of goods taken from Lawrence.
A report has just reached here that Major
Plumb and Major Nacher overtook a company
in Lafayette, killing thirty. The total killed,
according to the last report, is between sixty
and seventy. Our detachments are still in pur
suit.
It is ascertained that Qeantrell's whole force
was 800 selected men, who assembled from Ls
layette, Saline, Clay, Johnston, and the border
counties, on Thursday noon, at the head of the
middle fork of Grand river, fifteen miles from
the Kansas line, and the same day started for
Kansas. Our scouts brought word that after
soon to the military station at Anbry, six miles
north of the place where they crossed the line,
of the assembling on Grand River, and au hour
after their entrance into Kansas other scout,
brought word to that effect. The information
was at once communicated to all the stations
on the border, and to the district headquarters
at Kansas City, thirty five miles north of
Aubry. A delay of three or four hours occurred
at each station, to gather in part of the patrol
ing and scouting parties, when the pursuit was
begun from each station separately, leaving a
portion of the troops to watch the border, and
endeavor to prevent Quantrell's return to
Missouri.
Quantrell's men told many persons, before
reaching Lawrence, that they were going there
to destroy the town, but by some strange fatal
ity the people along the route, who might
easily have got word to Lawrence, did not try
A messenger ' sent by Cape Coleman to notify
the people of Lawrence of Quantrell's approach,
failed tp get throygh.
Qnantrell obtainedasupply of fresh horses at
Lawrence, whioh enabled him to outstrip and
elude the pursuit of our soldiers, whose horses
were nearly exhausted. When they reached
him, six miles south of Lawrence, the citizens
who joined in the pursuit were able to keep up
with the enemy and pften compelled him to
halt and form a line of battle, but the soldiers
could not force their jaded horses to a gallop
f or a charge and pursuit, and went on ineffec
tively. At night Quantrell broke his trail near
Paoli, and our troops were delayed all night in
finding it. No damage was done by Qeantrell
from the time our forces came up with him un
til he got out of Kansas. The pursuit was so
close he was dompelled to abandon most of the
horses they were leading and goods stolen from
Lawrence.
arrival of Steamer.
Nuw Yowl', Aug. 26th.
The Royal mail steamer Persia has been sig
nailed below. The 11. S. Frigate Brooklyn ar
rived here this morning.
Swam or Anaemia Cotravr.—Mr. Samuel
B. Cluley has been appointed sheriff of Alle
gheny county. He intends giving the profits
of the office to the widow of the late' sheriff
Woode, whose death caused the vacancy sup
plied by the appointment of Mr. Cluley.
Qiez.)
On the :net., its. MARIA " iICFL F,
aged EO years, 2 mouths an i 7 days
[The funeral will take place to morrow
(Thursday) afternoon at 2 o'clock, from her
late residence, in West alley, between State
and North streets. The relatives and friends
are invited to attend.]
"Farewell, mother ! fare the well,
Thy matchless joy we envy not ;
We tope at last with thee to dwell,
To sbare•the pilgrim's happy lot." 0
New 2thvertietmattg.
PICNIC.
The Mechanic's Association of Harrisburg
oriz
PICNIC AT COLD SPRINGS,
ON SATURDAY NEXT, AUGUST 29th.
CARS will leave the Depot of the Lebanon
Valley railroad, for the springs, at 71.
o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all Me
chanics and other citizens.
Price of tickets for the round trip 75 cents, to
be had at the Depot.
Corocrrzza:—Thos. Anderson, Michael Runk,
Daniel Spayd, A'm Stees, John Felt; Ephraim
Hershey. an2s-4t
INCOME TAX, &C
ASSESSOR'S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons resi
dent within the Second Division, Four
teenth District of Pennsylvania, with whom
blanks have been left for Income Tax, Tax on
Carriages and applications for license, that the
said blanks must be made out and returned to
this office on or before the 6:h day of Septem
ber next, otherwise the assessment will be
made as directed by the 11th section of the
act of July Ist, 1t62. Said section provides
that where persons neglect or refuse to make
return, the assessor must make such list or re
turn upon the best information he can obtain,
nud add 60 per cent. to the amount thereof,
and also an additional penalty of $lOO, from
which assessment there is no appeal.
WM. H. OASLOW,
Assistant Asserwor, 2d Dir., 14th diet.
Office west corner Market Square. au26 d3t
STATE' FAIR.
THE ELEVENTH
ANNUL EXHIBITION
Or TUB •
PENNI. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,
WILL BR rIXLD AT
NORRISTOON, MONTGOMERY CO., Pi.,
3E17 29th AND 30th, AND OCTOBER Ist
AND 2d, 1863.
Norriatewn is about 17 miles west of Phila
delphia, on the Schuylkill river, and is acces
sible by railway to every portion of the State.
THE GROUNDS are beautifully situated,
containing :18 Acres of ground with fine
large buildings thereon erected, together with
large amount Shedding. The track is said to
be one of the best half mile tracks in the State.
the premiums are the heaviest ever offered by
the Society, amounting to about $7,000. The
premiums for all grades of cattle exceed $l,OOO
five of which are $BO each, 19 from $26 to $l5,
others running down to leaser rates. Best herd
not less than 16 head, first premium $4O; 2nd
premium $26.
Horses for all grades, the premiums exceed
$1,860. The highest $lOO ; 22 between $2O
and $3O, and others ranging from $l6, $lO and
$5. For sheep and swine the premiums range
from $lO to $6 and $3.
For Poultry there is a long list of premiums
from $2 to $1 each. In the following classes
most liberal premiums are offered ; Ploughs,
Cultivators, Drills, Wagons, Reaping and
Mowing Machines, Cutters, Corn Shelters, Cider
Mills, Pumps Buckets, Tin Ware, Leather and
its Manufactures, Gas Fixtures, Marble Mantles,
Butter, Flour, Grain and Seeds, Vegetables ;
and also for Domestic and Household Maim
factures, Cloths, Carpets, Satinet, Shirting,
bheeting, Blankets, Flannels, Shawls, Knit
Goode, Needle Work, &c., Bread, Cakes, Pre
serves, Jellies, &c.
Large premiums are offered for every variety
of Fruit and Flowers. The Floral Tent will be
the largest over erected by the Society, and
will form one of the most attractive features of
the Exhibition. Fruit, Grapes and Wine will
be exhibited in this department.
The Pennsylvania railroad and Norristown
railroad have arranged to carry articles for ex
hibition to and from the -Exhibition freight
free, requirinz the forwarding freight to be
paid, which will be repaid shipper, when goods
are returned to the station whence shipped. It
is hoped to effect the same with other impor
tant roads.
Excursions at reduced rates will be run on
all the leading railroads.
Entries can ba made at the office, in Norris
town, after the 4th day of September. All
articles must be entered on the books on or
before Tuesday evening, September 29th. Ex
hibitors must become members. Membership
SI with four coupon tickets, each of which will
admit one person to the Fair once.
SINGLE ADMIShION 25 cts.
or A List of Premiums and Regulations can
be had by addrestAng the Secretary.
THOMAS P KNOX, President.
A. BROWER LORGAKER, Secretary.
NORRISTOWN, PENNA. an 2- dawtd.
S. I. F. D. E.
STATEN ISLAND
FANCY DYEING ESTABLISHMENT
BARRETP, NEPHEWS S W.,
Paonanrrona.
IF OFFICES : No. 47 North EIGHTH St.,
PHILADELPHIA, and 6 & 7 JOHN St., NEW
YORK.
OIIR success In DYEING and CLEANSENG
GARMENTS of Velvet, Cloth, Bilk, Merino,
De Laine, Bfc, and SHAWLS of almost every
description, is so well known that we only de
sire to remind our friends and the public gener
ally, that the season for getting ready their Fall
Goode is now at hand.
fir Goods received and returned by &press.
anl4•dBm] BARRETT, NEPHEWS & CO.
SHADE TREES.
WE are now ready to receive orders for Shade
Trees. To person clubbing, purchasing
in large lots, will sell "twenty per cent. less,"
and will also superintend the Planting, and
warrant them. If they fail to grow, I will re
place them without charge. J. KISH,
au26 Keystone Nursery.
ORNAMENTAL AND FRUIT
TREES.
VINES, SHRUBBERY, &C., &C., &C., will
be sold at much more reasonable rates
than in the coming sluing. Orders sent by
mail or otherwise, will ba promptly attended
to. J. KM,
auu2s Keystone Nursery.
"VOB PALE.—A thorough bred POINTER
.1.• DOG PUP, 3 months old, as pure stook as
there is in the country. Dice $l6 cash, Apply
to;11. H. PRESTON at Ws oaks. 1126
iliantE
WANTED.
A FEW good laLcaing taea at the
an2s 2t EAGLE NtiOal.:i
WAN TED.
A GOOD GIRL or woman competent ti
care of the house of a small family, E a .
quire at THIS OFFICE, a 25
LABORERS WANTED.
FIVE men wanted to Qlary Buildings Stone
Apply immediately at Keystone Nursery.
aug26 J. MISH, Keystone Nursery;
WANTED
AFURNISHED ROOM, with boarding for a
gentleman and lady, in a private boarding
house, stating terms and location. Address
post efface box 264. anZidtf
13 ITUA.TION WANTED by a young man who
desires to learn the trade of a machMat.
He is about seventeen years of age, tall and
stout. For further particulars apply at THIS
OFFICE. an2slwd!
Etat lEE'ate Sates.
PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE
ON SATURDAY, SEPT. 19,1663
WIBE SOLD by public sale, on the pre.
Co r tes, in Lower Paxton township, the
following described real estate of Greo:ge MULL
Ben, decd, viz:
A tract of land, situate 6 miles east of Har
risburg, near the Jonestown road, and on the
road leading to Union-Deposit, containing 141
acres (more or less) of gravel land, having
thereon erected a large DOUBLE FRAM;
HOUSE, BANK BARN with WAGON SHED
attached, and all other necessary ootbnildinp.
There is also on the premises an excellent Or
chard of choice fruit trees; also a never failing
spring of water, (with spring house.) About 2i
acres of the above land is covered with thriving
timber.
This tract of land is in a fine ,tats of add
vation.
Sale to commence at 11 o'clock, P. M., when
the terms will be made known by the heirs of
said deceased. au26
EXECUTORS' SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1663,
will be sold by public sale, at the late res
idence of Isaac Ober, deed, in West Donega
township, Lancaster county, 2 miles north of
the borough of Elizabethtown, on the Lances!
v
ter and Harrisburg turnpike ied, the following
valuable real estate, viz: A VALUABLE FARM,
adjoining lands of Benj. Hoffer, John Sharer,
Martin Winters and others, the Harrisburg and
Lancaster turnpike running through the same,
containing 114 ACRES, more or less, atom 14
acres of which are covered with timber. The
improvements thereon are a large two
story DWELLING HOUSE, Wash House, - 4441
Spring House over a never-failing Sprint, 61
TWO TENANT HOUSES, A LARGE POIThAT,
KILN AND FIXTURES, A LARGE BANE
BARN, Wagonsheds, Corn Crib, Hog Pens, with
other necessary outbuildings. Running water
in the barn yard, also, a small stream of water
runs through the land, to which the cattle have
access from the fields. Ala; AFINEORCHARYJ
OF CHOICE FRUIT TREES.
The above property is conveniently diviled
into eleven fields, and the whole is under good
fences, and In a high state of cultivation. Th e
Hartisburg turnpike runs past the but/ dings,
and within two mike thereof is a 13.siiroad
Depot. It is convefflent to Mills, Stares and
Churches. It has been a drove stand for many
years and is a favorable location for way public
business. Said property will be told subject to
a dower of $2,000, at five per cent. inter st.
Persons wishing to view said premises before
day of sate, will please call on BcnjaaJio Hoffer,
residing near the property.
Sale to commence at 2 o'cli.ek to the aftre....on
of said day, when attendance will be given and
terms of gale made known by : he unders.getd
Executors. BENJAMIN BO: FEti ;
aul2-2tawtack ]SAAO OBER.
Pablo Sale of Real Estate.
ON SATURDAY, SEPEMBER 19, 1863,
WILL BE SOLD by public sale, on the
premises, in Lower Paxton townsbir,
the following described Beal Estate of CIP..or,
Milleisen, deo'd, viz:
A tract of land situate 5 miles esszt, of gar,
risburg, near fhe Jonestown roe:, and on the
road leading to Union Deposit, containing 141/
acres (more or less) of gravel land, having
thereon erected a large Double Frame Howe,
Bank Barn with Wagon Shed attached, and ail
other necessary out buildings. There is also
on the premises an cotenant Orchard of choico
fruit trete ; also a never failing spring of wlter,
(with spring house.) About 20 acres of the
above land is covered with thriving timber.
This tract of land is in a fine state of culti
vation.
Sale to commence at 1 o'clock, r. M., when
the terms will be made known by the heirs of
said deceased. an22-dawts°
Lancaster Examiner and Lebanon Courier
insert three times and send bills to this cffice
immediately for collection.
Vroposfilg.
NUT WE.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed "Proposals
for Forage," will be received at my office, No.
24 Second street, Harrisburg, Penna., nail 12
o'clock on Monday, August 31st, 1863. Propo
posaht must be to furnish at my warehouse, in
Harrisburg, One Hundred Thousand bushels of
Oats in sacks, Ten Thousand Bushels to be de
livered in one week from Monday, 81st Au
gnat, and the remainder to be delivered at tv,,e
rate of Twelve Thousand Bushels per week, the
whole to be delivered by the lot day of Novem
ber, 1863.
All Oats delivered will be subject to such in
spection as I may think proper. All proposals
must be accompanied by a bond signed by two
responsible sureties guaranteeing the Labial
performance of the contract.
Oats to be delivered for the use of the United
States. MARK L. DsMOITE,
an2s-tf Capt. and A. Q. M. , U. S. A.
PROPOSALS FOR STONE BRIDGE.
DROPOSAIS will be received at the City
I Council Chamber till 7 o'clock, P. m., fielP
tember 6, for erecting a stone bridge over Pax
ton creek, at Paxton street, in this city, accord
ing to plans and specifications on file in the
Council Chamber. Proposals will state the
price with brick arches and also with hewn
stone arches, also specify the time of commence
meat and completion of the work.
Proposals will specify what they will alit Air
for the materials on the ground. They wino No
be required to furnish all the material "ems All
to do the work.
The Council will reserve the' right to ~ject
all bids that they believe ell' :not bo tot be ad
vantage of the city, or that they may • believe
are exorbitant.
Proposals to be endorsed. "Pr
.op Jail for
bridge," and directed to
V. 0. 1 7 i icgOlg,
PrealdwAt Cams o n Council
J. Hasanzausr,
D. HOMO; StrP et Com mi Oen let Di trice
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