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. TIIE TELEGRAPH.
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Nan I,ttutrtistrticitts
DECEMBER 15th, 1863.
SEFUL PRESENTS
FOR THE
:CIA 30 "3Z' S 3:
Dark Sable Furs,
blue Siberian Squirrhl Furß,
autiird German Fitch Furs,
handsome Russian Squirrel Furs,
Bich Shaded French Sable Furs, •
American Fitch, Silver Marten, &c., Sm.,
~InII Collars, Cuffs, of all kinds.
'1 tw,e goods are fresh from the hands of the
gi:afitliscturers for our holiday sales.
A -plendid rssortment of
1 roach work Collar and. Sleeves.. In set's;
Beautiful plain and hem stitched Handkerchiefs
I raut Bodies, Flouncing; Edgings and In•
rtiDl2,s.
ow style Hem Stitch Vine Embroider
idi erchieie.
BLACK AND SECOND
RNING GOODS I!
rge stock of dress goods, •
0 different styles of English Criipe Collars,
Black Centre Broohae Border Scarfs,
lexander & Tonvin's plain and stitched Kids,
• Is, Veils, Gloves, .lEldk'fs., &c., &a. &c.
a
cur mourning department out. stock is
A LARGE - LINE OF
AMES' MISSES' AND offammirs
Ma NE Co WL AL. 3Ls El I
he best assortment of Blanket in extra
—Rimier qualities—to be forrd.
cry superior makes of Black Silks, at lower
s than they are now held by the importers.
8 we are determined - to reduce our largo
h before the Ist of January, our prices will
ceided inducements to purchasers during
holidays
CATHCART & BROTHER,
Next Door to the Harrisburg Rank,
16-1 m No. 14, Market Square.
Ali Who Value Their Sight
JULIUS ROSENDALE,
PTICIAN AND OCIIMIST,
ESPECTFULLY announces to the citizens
of Harrisburg and vicinity that he has
i opened an office in Market Square, next;
to Mr. Felix's Confectionery, for the sale
is celebrated
IDSCOPIC AND TINTED SPECTACLES...
/cue glasses are recommended by the first
ical men, and all who purchased them from
will testify to their great advantages over
)ther ones in use.
le Lenses are ground of the, finest crystal.
assist and strengthen the impaired vision,
a last from 10 to 12 years without change.
Office hours from BA. M. till BP. M. Contiul
-q ~,, t atiou free. octs-d3m3taw-wlm
PROCLAMATION.
HEREAS, the Honorable Joint J.
FLAMM, President of the Court of Common
teas In the Tsitelfth Jualelal District, consisting of the
lutes of Lebanon and Dauphin, and the Hon. Ulm
ANDIS and lion. HOBS R. Yet= Associate ledges to
thin county, having issued their precept,. bearing;
the lst day of Dec., 1888, to, me directed, for
lug a Court of Oyer andKerminer and General Jail
wry and Quarter gessionif of the Peace at Harrisburg,
m county of Dauphin, .and to commence on sal aro
UT 07 JArreenv raw; being the 18th day of Jam,-
iset, and to continue two week._
Ilea therefore hereby given to the Coroner, ha
of the Peace, Aldermen, and Censtables of the said
ty of Dauphin, that they be then and there in their
er peraens, at 10 o'clock In the forenoon 01 said
with their records, inquisitions, examinations,
their own remembrances, to do those things ,
to their office appertains to be done, and ;those
re bound in recognbances to prosecute against, the
,era that are or shall be in the Jailor Dauphin coon
; then and there to prosecute against them as shall
a.
.n under my hand, at Harrisburg, the Ist day 01
ber, In the year of .hur4ord, - 1.888, and in the
eighth year of the independence of the United
- W. W. JESNINOS, Sheriff.
2}ailtires 071702
rlbburg, Pee. 21, 1868.
.ADELPHIA AND READING RAILROAD.
Lebanon Valley Branch;
and after MONDAY, DECEMBER 28th;:
,868, an ACCOAIMODA.TION PASSENGER
IN will be run between Beading and Hat
in addition to the .other Paaaenger
na now running on the:te;banon Valley
rood.
,aving Beading at 7.15 passing Leb a ,
at 8.44 A. at., and arriving at Harrisburg at
.
ving Harrisburg at 5 r. N., passing Leba
at 6.15, and arriving at Beading at 7.35
..opping at all - Passenger Stationge
hu Fast Mail Vida, leaving Reading at 11.07
will stop only at Womelsdorf, Myeretown;
10n, Annville, Palmyra and Hunsmelai,
Passengers will procure their Tickets be.-
entering the Trains. An extra- charge is
e on all Fares paid in the Cars.,
G. A. NICOLLS I
General Sup't:
1863.—de141j31
Elf
BARRELS of :Choice New York, and
picked APPLES for sale, Apply to,
C. H. TUNIS
Foot of Walnut !Area.
zrm
.$1 60
, 4 00
.10 00
1863
Pare Lace Collars,
French Embroider Collars,
dec2l-d&wid
illtbicaL
DR, JOHNSON
mAZxa.mxime)Pm
lleffectual. e r r emedi lle ee i rtb& ce woraf P : dY 611 d
DISEASE OF IMPRUDENCE.
Ratrxe iff era TO NOM&
NO MSBOUBY OR 'NOXIOUS DRINA
ANN Warranted, Or RO °barge, is from One to
Two• Days.
Weakness of the Back, Affections of the
Kidneys and -Bladder, Involuntary - dis
charges, Impotency, G e neral Debility, Ner
vousness, Dyspepda, languor, Low Spit*,
Conflation of Idea; Palpitation of the
licart; Timidity, Trerablings, Dimness of Sight
or Giddiness, of the Head, Throat,
Nese or Skin. ' Affections of the Pver, LUne
Stcmach or Bowels - those ' terrible disorders
arising from the. Solitary Habits of Youth+
those' secret and solitary practices more-fatal
theii.victims than the song of Syrene to, the
Mariners of Ulysses, blighting their mostly&
Bent hopes or anticipations, rendering maniagi,
&0., impossible, -
YOUNG MEN
Especially, who have become the victims of
Solitary Vice,. thit dreadful and destructiVe
habit which. annually sweeps 'teutin untimely
grave thousands of Young. Men of the moiit
exalted talents and 'brilliant intellect, who
might otherwise lave entrant:43d listening Sint
ato3 with the thunders of .elogliduce or waked
to ecstasy the living lyre, may - call with full
confidence
MARRIAGE.
Married Persons i .or , Yotmg Mei contepaphd
lug marriage, being aware of physical weak
ness, organic debility; deformities, acc., speedily
cured. • •
6 w ibilfitinder; the sate of rDr.
a iSh
ties:man, end confidently tab' UPCni his skill ski a
Physician.
ORGANIC WEAKNESS
Immediately Oared; and full;vigor restored.
This distressing affection—which renders life
miserable and . marriage impOtsible—hi thepen
alty paldby theylotimil of improper indulgence.
Young persons.ftre.too apt to commit oicersies
from not being aware of the :dreadful cxffise
gnomes that may ensue. Now, who thati un
derstands the subjectwill pretend to deny: hat
the.poWer of procreation:ls Rat sooner by -those
falling into improper: habits than by the prh
dent. 13esides.being deprived the pleasUres Of
healthy offspring, the most serious and . deitrno-
Nye symptoms to both body and mind arige.
The• system becomes derkaged, the physical and
mental functions weakened,. loss of procreative
power, nervous irritability,
_dyspeoa, palpitavi
tion of the heart, indigestion, constitutkund
debility. a westing of the frame, cough, °on-
Aumption, decay and death.
Qmok, No.l Boma raleaalox Bram,
Left hand oleic going from Baltimore street; a
fewzdoore from the corner. Fail not to obserye
name and numbir. • '
Latteisi Must The Livid and Contain a stamp.
The Doctor's pplomaft lumen his office.
BR. JOITNSON,
_
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, LOD;
don; graduate from one of the most :emineint4
colleges in the Milted Stites, wilted greater
part of whose life has been'spent hithe hoepi
tab; of London, Paris, Philadelphia and elee
where, has effiected some of the most astonlahtng
cures that — wOe'ever'itiaoWn ;
with ringing in the head;and ears iirken.asleep,
great UOITOUIRIBBB, being alarmed at sudden
sounds, bashfulness, with frequent blushing,
attended sometimes with derangement of mind
were curedinmiediately.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
These Are some of. the sad and
,melanchely
'Wets prodticed-bYearithabita of yontli,vls :
weakness of the back and limbs, pains in the
Dead; dhiunstrof sight, loss ofmuscular power,
palpitation of the heart, 4444 nervous
irritability, symptoms of , cOntumption, .&o.
lifireraux.—The faaiful effects oiz the !Chid
are much to-be dreaded—lces of memos', con
fusion of ideas," depriisilon of spirits, evil fore
bodings, aversion to society, self ilkitrust, love
p of rod so n li c tu ed de, timidity, &0., are some of the evils
YOUNG' HEN
Who have injured -themseoes by a Certain
practice indulged. in when alone; a habit fre
quently learned from evil companioni; or at
school, the effects of which are nightly felt,
even when asleep, and if not cured residers
marriage impoe, and destroys both mind
and-body, should apply. immediately. -
What a pity that a young man, the hope of
his coutitiy, - thederling - of - his parents, should
be anatiliedlrom:all prestpects and enioyments
of lifephy,.the oonsequenoe .of..devhstthg frOm
the plini of ' natireand ' indulging in areer'tain
ilecret habit. Such pommies's, before oontem
plating
bs . A RRiikalE, -
Reflect that a sound mind :and body Are the
most necessary requbdtes . to` promote connubial
happiness. Indeed, without these, the journey
through We heMottia3 a weary pilgrimage : the
prospect hourly dirks= to the view 6the mind
becomes shadowed with despair and fflled with'
the melancholy reflection that the happiness of
another becomes blighted with our own.
, .
rinffilldiE 2 o7• IKPRUDENCUL
When the misguided and imprudent votary
of pleasure finds he has imbibed the seeds of
this painful disease, It too often happens that
an illtirned sense of shame or the dread of dis
°ovary deters him from applying to those who,
from education aid respectabillq, can alone
befriend him.- - He falls into4he hands of igno
rant and designing pretenders who, Incapable
of curing, filch his peounier; substance, keep
him •trilling month; after: or as long as ,
the smallest dee can be obtained, and , in despair
leave him with ruined health to sigh over his
galling disappointment, or, by the use of the
deadly poison, Mercury, hasten the constitu
tional symptoms of this terrible disease, ouches
affections of•the Head, Throat, Nose, Skin, eta;
progressing with frightful rapidity till death
puts a period to his dreadful sulferhigi byMitd
ing him to that undisooitered country from
whence no traveller, returns..
•INDorISEMEiIT THE
• 'pre.nraory thOusandi cured at thigh:Witt:4lm
year :after and the, numeronitinigortant
surg ical performed rations perfored by Dr. yobroon,
w it ue ssed - by the repo,rtenr.of the Ster;Picper,
end many other papers, =lime of which have
a pp eare d again and again before the:public; ie . -.
aides his ittandthiriada gektlemon of obarioter
and reeponsibllitifis a F l2l 9 l ant Parlfritra
the Mated. , A, ;
-SKlN"DiNlANSibitirrEiltualt
ellice No, 'V South Frederick 'Bt.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1.5., 1864.
tilebical
The Great "American Remedies,"
KNOWN AS "11KLMBOLD' S "
GENUINE PREPARA,TIONS, VIZ
HEIMBOLD EXTRACT " BUCHU,"
" r SARSAPARILLA,
" IMPROVEED ROSE WASH.
REEMBOLI7-8
GENUINE PREPARATIONS
"HIGHLY CONCENTRATED"
• COMPOUND
FLUID, EXTRACT BIJUHU, •
A POSiTIO.O AND, SPECIFIC REMEDY
FoiDieesiee of:the
BLADDER, KIDNEYS, GRAVEL,
AND DROPSICAL SWELLINGS.
This Medicine increases the power of Diges
tion, and excites the ABS ORBENTS into heal,
thy action, by which the WATERY or CAL- .
CEROUS depositions, and all UNNATURAL
ENLARGEMENTS are reduced; as well as pain
- and inflammation, and is good for' MEN, WO
MEN or CHILDREN.
HEMBOth S EXTRACT BUCHU
FOR PEA MESSIM
Ariaing.from Ezceaaee , Habits of
_Dissipation,
Early Indbieretion ,or Abuse.
AITINDSD-WITH Till 'Kamm = tutu:moms
Indisposition to Exer-Dryness of the Skin,
tioO t • Loss of Power,
L 9130.0- Memory, Difficulty of Breathing,
Weak Nerves; Trembling,
Horrpr of Disease, tiVaketubiess, . •
Dimness of Vision, Pain in the Back,
Universal Lassitude offfinshing of the Body,
the Muscular Systera,Ertiptions on the Face,
Hot Hands, Pallid Countenance. 1
These symptoms, if allowed to go on, which'
this medicine Invariably removes, • soon follow
IMPOTENCY, FATUITY, EPILEPTIC FITS,
In one of which the patient may expire. Who
can say that they are not, frequently followed
by thase "direful diseases,"
INSANITY: AND CONSUMPTION.
Many are aware of, cause of their suffer
ings, but none dOnfces.' The records of the
Insane Asilams and.the melancholy deaths by
Consumption, bear ample witness to the truth
of the assertion., „• •
corrsraOro24 tiAroi AFF.EX'4'MP
WITH ORGANIC WEAKNESS,
Requires the aid of medicine to strengthen and
Invigorate the system, , which Helmbold's
tinct'Brichn invarhiblq dlies.• A trial Will con
vince the mostAk.etititsl: l .••
FEMALFS—FRIff Ar,M--FENT ATMS,
OLD OR YOUNG, - SINGLE, AI A RRTNID, OR
OONTEMYLATING. MARRIAGE,.
In many affections. peculiar to females the
Extract -Buohu is unequalled by any other
reiredy, as in lOhlorosis or Retention Irregu,
laity; PainYrdnese,.'or suppression cif:thalami:
tomary Evictlatlens, Ulcerated or Schindus
state of the iUterts, Lencorrhea or Whites,
Sterility, and for all complaints iriciderit to the
sex, whether 'arising from,lnditicretion, Habits
of Dissipation or -in the \ _
DECLINE OR CHANGE OR LIFE.
NO FAMILY SHOULD BE•WITROMIT.
Take no Balsam,Biercury,or Unpleasant 1101-
nine for Unpleasant and Dangerous Diseases:
,HEMI3()LIYS EXTRACT 81101113; - t -
Cures Secret Diseases in• all their stages; al lit
tle expense ; little' or no change in diet ; in
conyenience and noexposure. It causes fre
quent desire, and gives etrength to Urinate,
thereby removing obstructions;, preventing and
curing Strictnres of the Urethra, allaying pain
and inflammation, so frequent in this class of
diseases, and expelling Poisonous, Diseased, and
Worn2nt nollicUdt thousands
who have been thervietinis of quacks, and who
have paid heavy -fees to be cured In a short
time, have found they were deceived, and that
the. "Poison' has by the use of "powerful
-Astringents," been dried up in the system, to
break out in an aggravated form, and. perhaps
after Marriage. _
IiesIIELIP3OI4a:S EXTRACT Bump' for
all A.ffectkins and Dbieeee Of the Urinary . Or-,
gaps, Whether waiting in lidale, or Pedalo, frinn
whateter cause drigittatineand no - Matter of
how long standing. . Diseases
,of . these Organs
require the aid of a 'Dittretic. HEIMI3OLD'S
EXTRACT BUCtltrfif 'Gfieat Diuretic, and
;It is certain. to havo,,the .desired. 'off in all
Diseases'for which , itis -reccawnended.r'
Blood—Blood—Komi. Relmbold's Highly
Concentrated Compound BLUM EXTRACT
SARSAI'ABILLA SYPHILIS. This is an affec
tion of the Blood', and attacks the Sexual Or ,
gees, Linings of-tile Nose, Ears, Throat, Wind
pipe, and other IllucutSurfaoes, making-its ap
pearance in the form of Ulcers. - Reinibold's
Extract Sarsaparilla, purifies 'the 'Blood, and
removes all Scaly-Eruption s of the Skin; giving
to the Complexion a Clear and Healthy Color.
It being prepared expressly for thislrclase of
complaints, its Blood-Purifying Properties are
preserved to a greater extent than any other
.preparation of Sarsaparilla:
11111030L17.9 RoSE WASH.
An excellent Lotion for diseases OUR Syphi
litic. Nature, and=lnjection in diseases of
the• Urinary Organs, arising from habits' of
dieshiation, used in connection with the; Ex
tracts Buchu and Sarsaparilla, in such disetises
as recommended. Evidence of the most re
sponsible and rellablecharacter willaccbmpany
the mediChins. 'OEIITIFIOATESIOY OHRE&
from eight to twenty .• years standing, with
rinime'elonown. to &knee and rime. • For
Medical Tropeties of Buchrt see Dispensary of
the 'United States. See P rofessor DENMFI3
valuable works on;the Prabtice of Physic. See
rentarks made'liy-the late.celebrated Dr: PRY—
SIOK; Philadelphia. See remarks made by Dr.
EPHBAIM McDOWELL, a celebrated Physician
and member of the Royal Qellege of Surgeons,
Ireland, and published the =Transactions o
the Rings and Queen's Journal. See Medico-
Oirurgical Beylew, published by. BENJ. TRA
VERS, Fellow'of the RoyalOollege of Surgeons.
the most of the late. standard works on Medi
cine. Extract of Bachtt $1 00 per bcittle; or
Six for $5OO. Extract of Sarsaparilla, $1 00
per , bottle, or six for $5 00. Improved - Bose
Weil, 6 0 cents per , bottle ' or six for $2 50, or
halt a dozen each for $l2 00, which will be tmf-
Went to cure the , most obstinate cases, if direc
tions are adhered to. Delivered any
securely packed,: -from observation. Describe
symptoms in all communications. Cures guar
anteed. Advice gratis.
AFFXDAVI.E.
Persbnelly_ap _before me an Alderineu
of theiciti of"P ' elphia, H. T. IlelmbOld,
who, being'ilnly sworn, doth say, his prepare-
thins contain no narcotic, no mercury, or othei
injurious drags; and are purely vegetable. •
H. P. HECJIEBOBB.
Sworn and subscribed 'Before meithis-23irday
of Navembbk; 1854: • rwm. P. HIBBARD';! -
Aldernisn;Ninth itri3Ot ab. Rabe; Phila.
"Addiess letters for inforiffatkin tbrifitience.'
• --31:iT:13:11111001,171003111to-: ,
Arikiljailb4l4otlth
ail Etteppili
Convention'of School F. up43rintencir
ants
WEDNESDAY 'AFTERNOON SESSION
Minutea read and Approved. ' The State Su
perintendent announced to the Convention that
he had received letters, satisfactorily accounting
for their absence, from the following Superin
tendents: Mears: Dale, of Venango, Degmier,
of Erie, Bose, of Forest, Kelley, of Clarion,
Marcy, of Luzerne,Butler, of Mentour, Buffing
ton, of Washington, and Ward, of Wayne.
The substance of hit statement was ordered (o
boontered on the minutes,
Present Mamber of Superintendents in attend
pee, 46.
Mr. Woodruff, of Chester cqunty, read a re-
Tort on'Statistics which was received. The
report - was discussed by 14esars. , Ermentrorkt,
Jack, Iforrison, Young, Conniman, Stutsmat,
•Hollohan, New a lln, Thompson, Rambo irid
Waters, and, on motion, the subject was rp
ferred to a committee, consisting of Superin
tendent Coburn and Deputy Superintendeit
Bates.
Ermentront, of -Barks county, read f a
rePort on Co-operrition' of Parents which was
received; and the subject .discussed by Meade.
Bates, Thompaon, Mollwaine and Dickerson.
The committee appointed to wait on the.
Goirernor reported that the Governbr had con=
vented to meet with the Convention at .11
o'clock tomorrow morning, but wished to be
excused from making an aidress, as, his time
was much• occupied with official' deities.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Mr.
_Thompson, of Crawford, county, read: a
report on the Employmont'of the Superintend
,entt.earre. when.not ylqiting Schools .. • liencitt
reeeivbit'anile copy requested for pnblicatiOn
in the Pamaylvania School Journal. •
Bin; DontlAtt, `of the Business Committee,
announced that after the discussion of this sub
ject tho balance of the evening would be deZ
voted to miscellaneous business. Subject of
report discussed by Messrs. Morrison, Young,
Eimentrout, Davis, Stutz
maitija Monte, Thompson, Dickerson, Sail*,
Mellwnine, Waters, Moyer,
Dalrymple, Bateffo
&Jibe), 'Douthett, Woodruff, Shperintend4tt.
Coburn and McDivitt. - . ' ' :
. , .
Mr. Reed moved for the" discussion to close.
Agreed,tb. -
Mr. Th'ompson of Crawford,, offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That Superintendents recommend to
the teachers of their counties, and urge ttpon
tffein the propriety of"studying works on 4:te
acienbe of teadffttg, and: f. procuring Uticif4.6!
libraries. Reinarks on resolution by lffes.,
Young and Thoinliken. Resolition adopted
Mr.-Elliot:offered tholollis*lng
1. Resoled, ThAt in the judgelefit of this Cosi
,Ventimi-,".the .prixtlee cif endorsing of extending
certificates" WiihOut re-examination skibulff !be
discontinued.
2. Rwolved, That no peniarient . certificate.
sh lie granted without special examination',
'tit tie atoliospuEllnmEtionet-ba ire
gard to thepactice of teaching.be well known
to'theSupesifiterident. Adopted, after cortel&
emble'discuseion by Messrs. Elliot, Ihmthltt,
Rambo and others. Superintendent :Coburn
here Explained to the Convention j that the
partment haenot annulled the p . rofthisienal cer.
tificate, there being no provision in the law
allowing .of this, the power being entirely
with the County Superintendents.
Mr. Woodruff, of Chester, offered the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, The State Legislature did, at ;its
list Beset - on, adopt as the basis of distribution
of the State appropriation, the number of pupils
attending the school; And whereas, No legisla
tive action has been had for the accurate atm
meratiori-of the pupils, by, a cornpetent agent
making' the returns under oath; And, whereas,
If the distribution be made on the imperfect
returns - contained in the table for the annual
report of 1888, injustiee will be done; therefOrd,
Resolved; That this Conventionof County Su
perintendents do hereby respectfully- 'Aomori
the7 Legislature not in session, to repeal
so much - of 'the act of laat.Session as make's the
number of pupils the basis of distribution, and
that the - number ,of taxables, as certified by
the clerks of the commissioners of the several
counties be eubStitute restoring the hash( of
former years.
ME. Woodruff, in support of- the tesolution,
read watatement.from the Department, shoWing
that great injustice was done to some districts
by this'provisibn, the bliitis of distribution not
behig, accurate: Resolutied adopted.
Mr. Waters offered the.followidg: '
Whereas, It has been folly testified by pb
sitrvation and experience, that one 'of the most
serious obstacles to the advancement and devel
opment of our' system is the shortness of the
school term; therefore
Resolved,Thatearnestlytali the
we memor e z
Legislature to increase the length of the term,
and that the people bs encouraged to a hearty
cooperation in this by an increase of the State
appropriation.' resolution postponed till to
morrow morning: ;
Mr. 'Morriiiin, offered the following:
As the Pennsylvania School Journal is the re
cognizedjorgan of the school of the State,
and contains much valuable information; there
fore, r . •
Resolved, That each Superintendent urge the
teaoher to take and read it. Adopted.
Mr. Jack moved that hereafter all resolutions
be referred to the committee- on arrangements.
Pending the'consideration of this the Conven
tion adjourned.
The Alabtima.
Naw Your., Jan. 14.
Advices from Batavia state- that the pirate
Alabatria is now cinising between Nicholas
Point And North Salem about N0v.14, and the
crews, of tin'AmOrd'and - Widged Racer, be
foie reportedite - bairiak been destroyed, landed
at.Batavla.
A Vessel A ‘andone(l.
NE4r Yosx, Jan..l4.
The schooner Lncy Anu l from Prince Edward's
Island, for Baltimore; arpred"here to land_the
crew of gip bit Minnehaha, of Yarmouth, N.
S., frotriliovldence to Philadelphia, abandoned
at sea.with eight feet of water in her hold.
Singular Intimation
Nit* Your., Jan. 14.
The 6111Wercia1 Advertiser intimates that a
Powerful-toilWald= is building at this pork biti
, terisibly aLtigklbut cif sheAsAllowe - ii
awaVslie 1114114 be foUnd4oibiengsigerhin,‘.:TerY
different busines.
dig EelegrapA.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Assistant Adjutant General Townsend has
made a report containing tilisiof all the known
desertions of rion•commiodoned officers- and
privates from the Regular Army to the rebels.
The number is only. 28, of whom 20 are from
the Bth United States Infantry. Re also fur
nishes list of tbe officers Who, have left the ser
vice by resignation or desertion to engage in
the rebellion. The totalnumber is 277, of whom
188 entered- the rebel service, and 92 are pre
sumed to have done So; one was dismissed for
surrendering his command in - the face of the
enemy, andone made attempt to desert to the
rebels,ttwo of them resigned, twenty-six Were
dhimissed and nine dropped. _.
Among thii:contingent expenses of the War
Deipartment for '1863, as exhibited by the re
port, is an item of 'one , thousand dollars paid
to the widow 'of the Pilot Pedrich, of, the
steamer Escort, as a reward for the relief of the
beleagured garrison it WashingtOn, N. C. The
entire sum of the' contingent expenses is
$177,000. . _
Ex-Congreesman Albert C. White, of Ind.,
was to-day presented by the President to the
;Senate as Judge of the District Court for that
State, to supply the vficancy made by the death
of Judge Smith.
XXXVIII Congress--First Session
WASHENGTON, Jllll. 14
SENATE
Mr. Ralikßey (Minn.) presented the petition
of citizens of Wisconein and Minnesota, asking
for an extension of their boundary line. Re
ferred to the Committee on the judiciary. ,
Mr. Wilson (Mass.) moved to take np his
bill to appoint an Assistant Seoretary of War.
Mr. Johnson (Md.) moved to limit the office
to one year from the passage of the act. --
Adopted.
Mr. Wilson's bill waa then passed.
A. communication was received from the Sec
retary of War, giving the grade and rank of
the•officers of oar service, who had entered the
service of the rebellion.
Mr. Foote VA) offered' bill to amend the
joint rnles'in reference to disagreements in the
two houses.
Mr; hi'Dongall (Cal.) offered the joint reso
lution of the State Legislature of. California,
in relation to the tax on native wines. Re
ferred to the Ciminittee =Finance.
•
The &nate took; iv- the enrolhitant
Mr. Wilkinson introdrezed , a, bill to 111 - tend
the Northern Superhitenciency, so that it may
include the Territory ,of Dricotati. Referred to
Committee on Territories.
Mr. Wilson withdrew bin tiirtendminits and
proviso. A vote;on the original athendment
of the. Military Committee, striking out the
$3OO Clause, was rejected by 28 to 11.
Mr. - Sherman's athendment upon steikingont
Section 44 the original bill and- provide' that
perform fundshing:sabstitutmot money 'shall
be liable to draft on future calls, and, raises
commutation to $5O O. . . .
Mr. Howard's motion retaining the $3OO
clause of the old bill was Adopted by.a Tote of
23 to 14, hi lien of Mr. Sherman's amendment;
.11013 SE OP REPRESENTATIVES
The HO[lB9 rammed the,consideration of the
joint resoliftion repotted from the Committee
on the JudfCial,' to make the cdnftscation act
conform to the Constitution, so that the for
feiture of estate shall continue ottly daring the
life, of the offender.
Mr. Cox argued that the confiscation:system
has proved_an utter failure, and because it has
failed the House is balled on to adopt another
measure to stimulate- rebellion, and destro
what littleUnforrfeellnythee.e.feln the South.
Mr. Davis (litd.) . replied, .laying that from
the course- of Mr. Cox, and - the majority on
this.side of the House, no support of the admin
istration was to be expected from them, and
even If they tendered their suliport he would
look upon it with suspicion. He opposed Mr.
Cox' view of the question.
purther proceedings on the subject were In
terrupted. by the expiration of the morning
hour.
The Senate resolution on the revisal of the
Committee on the. Conduct of the War, was
referred to the Committee on Milltary Affairs.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the state of the Union, on the bill
yeported from the Committee of Ways and
Means, to increase the internal revenue, and,for
other purposes.
Mr. Stevens.offared an amendment so that
the proviso shall read "that all spirits distilled
since.3lst August, 1862, on. hand for sale or
removed for consumption or sale, upon which
the deities have been paid or collected, and
upon which, no returns'have been nuke,
whetherdistilledprlor to the date of this ect
or net,,shall besubject to the rules of duty
provided ,by this act from, and after twelfth
4ay." After a debate Mr. Stevens' amendment
was egreed to ; : no other amendment of im
portance was made. Without actiOn on the
bill tbeicommittee rose, and 'the, House ad
journed.
_ , ,
FROM EUROPE. ,
Nay Yoair, Jan: 13:
The United States corvette St.. Louis, sailed
from Cmliz on December 16.
A searching biguiry, which has been made
into the eguipuient and departure of the steam-.
er Rappahannock from Chatham, exonerates
all officials. All the mechanics and • laboieni
engaged on her have been disinbised, and ire-
cautions are being 'taken'to prevent a fibrillar
occurrence. - • • ..
The London 2Vmes ,ffays that . the Scliledwig
solstein question has reached. a crisis.. The
only hope of peace lies in the moderation of
the great German powers and their checking of
the lioletein agitation.
The Polly News shows Gennany that if '.E . ihe
encourages war slie does•it at a greater iyal f
than any otheiconutty in Europe.
The Loridon:Post Warns the Guinan Poiers
.of the responsibility which they-are incurring
And says that. Denmarleian,retreat no, farther,
and if the. German latops attempt to cross ?the
the Bidet it; will be" an act of 'War and Abe
Danish Climernmetitiarist resist. •
The Post• Barthel theDritish Cabinet warned
the Diet against the departure from 'the tr t aty
of, 1852: - ,
: The Peg Bladet' denatio64 'll2O - 'OIOIU - of
araßbaiiiiacidtsairsltheitap
tearattohave no4ioiotsbut
Report says that England urged TAnnarli to
PRICE . TWO CENTS.
sacrifice Schleswig and received :ompensstior.
in Holstein.
The Paris Pays (hales that Maximilian hess
tams about accepting the Mexican crown.
The Paris correspirdent of the London Ha--
aid, says, that the Archkrdre Pro:nails is declin
ing and that French troWps will be replaced b'
a foreign legion and the republican form of
lilovernment be retained. -
Prince Auguetenburg has issued a proclaims
tion at Kid, calling on the Holstein people as
his faithful subjects to respect the federal ad
ministration and avoid conflict.
From Gen. Grant's Army,
TEE REBEL runs INCREASED.
Their Supposed Plan for a Spring
Oampaign.
=l=
Private advloes from Chatanooga indicate the
concentration of large forms front of Foster,
in East Tennessee, and Grant at Chattanooga.
It is believed that the campaign will open with
an attempt to recover Knoxville, and that the
bulk of lise's army will be transferred to that
army, Lee himself taking command of the
western armies.
This being a correct surweition, it Is not
improbable that the rebel capital will be re
moved further south, and its defence entrusted
to a strong garrison, while concentration for
offensive operations takes place in the West
All the signs indicate this as the probable move
meet in the spring..
Gen. Grant left for Nashville, with a view,
it is said, to prepare for the great conflict in
Fast Tennessee.
From the West.
thosammen, JAu.l4
The Legislature of Kentucky yeJterthy
passed a bill probibithag the importation of
slaves into that State. The influx of slaves
has head the tffect of cheapening the price cf
the stock on hand, and overflowing the mar
ket.
A new and well executed counterfeit five on
the State Rink of Indiana has appeared. The
police have made numerous arrests. The or
ganization to•circulato it extends all over the
West.
The 44th Ohio, numbering 664 men, has re
enlisted armease for the war.
Extension of Bounties.
Wasautoros, Jan. it.
The President has approved and signed the
act for extending the bounties to volunteers to
the first of March.
Sale of Five Twenties.
PHILADELPHIA, J.= 14
Te sutsnripthm agent reports the sale of
$,880,000 :nye-Twenty tr. S. bonds on Wed
nesday. Deliveries of bonds are being made
'to the 21st-ult.
Markets by Telegraph.
PauaDia.puie. Jan. 14
Bat little doing in breadstuff and no essen
tial change in prices. Sales 500 bbls flour at
$7 fOr extra, $7 2547 50 for extra family;
the receipts are very light; nothing doing in
rye flour or corn meal; wheat held with much
firmness bat demand has fallen off; small saki
of common and, good red at $1 46®l 65 and
whiteat $1754185; rye sells on arrival at $140;
corn dull, sales 2000 bush. yellow at $1124113;
oats: steady at 86 cents; cloverseed active and
800 bush sold at $8 2548 50 and some flaxseed
at $3 16; provisions advancing; sales now me:-.1
pork at $23, and old at $2l. Beef hams at
$2O 50 and lard at 14c in bbls. and 15 centa
in kegs; erude petroleum sales at 29} cant 3
refined in bond, at .45c and fine at 53i4 66c;
whisky unsettled and 5 cents lower, barrels
are offered at 95 cents and drudge at 90 cents,
NEW YORK, Jan. 14
The cotton market is firm; sales quoted at
82c. Flour has advanced and is s@iluc higher ;
sales 9,000 bbls at $6 50C46 60 for state; $7 45
@,7 65 for Southern. Ohio is unchanged but
firmer. Wheat active; sales 100,000 bus at
$l-49®158 for 'Chicago spring; $1 51 ( 3.1 51
for Ildwaukie club and $1 5801 64 for red
western. Porn closed lc higher. Provisions
firm;. prices unchanged. Whisky unsettled.
'fieceipts flour 6,000 bbls. Wheat none: 'Corn
6,000 bus.
BALTIMORI, Jan. 14.
Flour steady ; •superfine Howard Street is
quoted at.s7 12i, and extra at $7 60a7 60.
There is no_grain in the market. Whistcydall
and drooping; Ohio sells at 99(45i 00. Sugar
firm and active ; the refined grades are quoted
at $122a12t. Coffee dull.
New York Money Market.
New Yeas, Jan. 14,
Stocks excited; Penna. s's 95; Reading R. R
58k; Morris Canal 65; Long Island 42; Penne
R. B. 70; gold 164; exchange on N. Y. par
. Ncm 2limatistments.
GREAT FURNITURE SALE:
$5 000 Worth of Furniture for Sala.
BARB & CO. Auctioneers, Harrisburg,
..Pa., respectf ully inform their numer
ous Mends, that in connection with the auction
business, they have opened New* Furniture
rOoms, where all kinds of Furniture will be
geld, cheaper and at lower prices than at any
otherplace in the city. They having made ar
rangements with •the largest manufacturing
establishments in New York,;Philisulelphiti and
Baltimore and being in receipt of Furni
ture, the, largest orders Wilt be, filled- at the
shortest possible notice. Always , on hand So
fas, Stiffed Parlor and Cane Seat Chairs, Te
te-a-tetes, Marble Top Drmsbrg - Bureaus, Ward
robes, Bellsteads and Tables of every descrip- -
• Fancy andOomman Furniture. All kinds
of Second Hand Furniture taken in exchange
for new. The highest price paid for second
hand household Furniture, Clothing, &c, - ; by
W. BABB &
Auctioneers; next'to State Capital Bank.
septl9-t*
PARENTS AND GU A RMANS
SEEKING a quiet place for iftubr arid , recrea-
Coo for their children. MA:wards, will.. find
eac h e t Gress= Welt of
circulars - may
be Carlisle, on Comb. . Valloyll. B.
procured at the office .Toritst Pr el. `` Ad
dress & RUNIZNOON_SAUNDIKUS.
pim a fjd P. 0., Cumb. Co., Fa.
de29 ara
CINCINNATI, Jan. 14