Dailp EtiegraA. OUR PLATFORM. ME UNION-THE CONSTiTtritON-AND TEE ENFORCEMENT OF TILE LAW. UNION COUNTY TICKE7 PresidentJudge—JNO. J. PEARSON, Harrisburg Associate Judges—lSAAC MUMMA, L. Swatara MOSES R. YOUNG, Wiconisco Assembly—THOMAS G. FOX, Derry. • JAMES FREELAND, Millersburg. Prothonotary—JOSlAH C. YOUNG, Harrisburg Register—SAMUEL MARQUART, Londonderry Treasurer—BENJAMlN BUCK, Harrisburg. Commessioner—TTENßY MOYER, Lykens. Director of the Poor—WM. ENDERS, Jackson. Auditor—HENßY PEFFER, Harrisburg. HARRISBURG, PA Saturday Afternoon, October 5, 1861. HEAD QUARTERS. TELEGRKPII PRINTING OFFICE, TRTRD STREET, BE- pits":4B,olr + l:4:v4wEl%ltioliVinitoti3vik , - - 1 Our friends throughout the county, who may be selected to bring in the returns from the va rious election districts in Dauphin county, will please make their returns to the office of the PENNSYLVANIA. TELEGIILLUI, Third street, between Market and Walnut streets, where arrangements have been made to receive the returns, in order to have them printed for circulation as early on Wednesday morning as possible. It is very necessary that our friends should not forget this important arrangement. AN ELOQUENTLY PATRIOTIC SERMON. REV. EDWIN W. MUTER We print this afternoon, on the first page of the TZLIGRAPIT, a sermon delivered in the city of Philadelphia, on the day set apart by the President of the United States, as an occasion of fasting and prayer. Aside from the noble purpo_ sea Which dictated the preaching of this ser mon, the lofty and sublime objects of the oc casion which elicited it, and the no less pure principles which its author sought to inculcate; it will be read by the people of Harrisburg with a pleasure mingled with pride, at the remem brance that the clergyman who pronounced it once occupied a high social position in their midst. The sermon itself is a polished specimen of pulpit oratory, argument and eloquence. None but a master mind could conceive or an educated tongue pronounce such a production, and we know our readers will join us in the ' confession, after they have carefully perused this sermon, of the same admiration for its sentiments and respect for its author. 'Rev. Edwin W. Rutter formerly edited a newspaper in this city, and was known then for the zeal and ability with which he defended and advocated the peculiar doctrine of his party, and no less known or respected for his high social and personal accomplishmenti He is one of those finished scholars capable of adorn ing any position, while the political arena could gratefully spare an intellect which thus devotes its power to give force and usefulness to a higher and a nobler part of duty. Since Rev. Rutter has occupied a position in the Philadelphia pul pit, he has achieved a great reputation and of course accomplished much good. This could not have been otherwise with a man of his rare abilities and kindly feelings, and, with his friends everywhere, we join in congratulating him on this, his last and best effort in defence of God and Liberty. LOOK OUT. For fraud and deception on the day of the elec tion. It behooves every loyal man to look close to his ballot. See that you have the whole ticket. See that the votes aro not destroyed or any, undue advantage taken. Stand by the whole ticket, and thus sustain your friends and your principles. Our ticket is composed of men in whom we can repose confidence—men who have been tried, and it is .a duty every true friend of his country owes to himself, to give it an undivided support. Let there be no split ting. We fell assured every true hearted free man will do his whole duty on Tuesday next. DON'T TRADE. We caution the friends of the. People's Union tioket against the attempts which will be made to trade. We say to our friends in every dis trict, do, not give countenance to any project of this kind. The only hope of the opposition, if they have any hope at all of success, is to trade off all their ticket but one, and thus endeavor to slip in that candidate. This must not be permitted. Let all loyal men see to it, and caution their friends to be on their guard. Let the motto be "THE WHOLE TICKET." SOME OF TILE DEMOCRATIC Roams who have gone to Washington to suborn the vote of the volunteers, use the argument that the soldiers shmild vote for the Democratic legislative tickets in ordes: to bring the war to a dose! This is another evidence of the fact that the dough-faces desire the election of such men as Dr. Heck, that they .may be enabled to pave the way to a compro mise with traitors. Remember this fact, loyal men of Dauphin county, when you vote on Tuesday net, and see that Heclria not returned to the legislature. A LAST 'WORD. BEWARE OF SPURIOUS TICKETS AND SLANDEROUS prlrmr; We are on the eve of another great political contest, involving principles essential to the suc cess of the deadly struggle in which our armies are about to engage with a horde of rebel traitors. We tender, therefore, a last word to the independent men who have thus far rallied around the nominations of the people's con vention. We ask them to remember that the principles involved in this contest, are far holier than any which ever engaged their considera tion or challenged their preferences. If the county, honored as having within its limits the state capital of the Old Keystone falters or confesess a sympathy which amounts to an allegiance with rebellion, the commonwealth may as well prostrate itself and all its citizens bend their necks to receive rebel slave hold er's yoke. Therefore we ask our friends to stand firm in their devotion to the ticket the People have presented for support. We must elect every man nominated on that ticket, from Hon. John J. Pearson through the entire list of capable and honest men to Henry Peffer. They must all be elected. The defeat of one man would be a'disgrace as great as the defeat of all —and therefore all must be elected to secure our faith in allegiance, our interest in free institu tions, our welfare as citizens of this Union, and our dignity and independence as free men ! We must beware of spurious tickets ! The old game, without which the locofoco tricksters in this county have never succeeded, of issuing spurious and garbled tickets, is now being play ed with a desperation unknown even to these desperate demagogues. Let no reading man be deceived by this trick. The ticket we print at the head of our columns is the only genuine Union ticket before the people. All others have men on them as candidates who were and still are deadly opposed to the war to suppress rebel lion—hostile to the policy of enforcing the law against political offenders, and most bitterly denounciatory of that principle which seeks to elevate free white above slave black labor, by recognizing it as a power and element of greatness in this government, and advocating its protection and encouragement as a means of increasing our local prosperity and national wealth. The people of Dauphin county must not abrogate these issues in this contest. While they are on the alert for spurious tickets, let them also uphold and defend these great principles, making them the watchword and battle cry, and depending alone on their purity and force for success. We must beware of slanderous handbills! Bulle- tins containing all kinds of falsehoods—circulars replete with slander and vituperation—the re cord of good men perverted, and the independ ence of honest candidates utterly misrepre sented, will be among the last tricks with which the sympathisers with rebellion will seek to warp the judgment and shake the pre ferences of the loyal men of Dauphin county.— But these must be met and spurned as weak in ventions of the enemy. The justice of our cause is too well established to be affected by a false hood. The purity of our candidates is beyond the reach of vilification. The dignity and im portance of the hour forbid that we should al -1 low ourselves thus to be duped when the exist ence of the American Union is the issue. There fore, we again urge our friends, neither to pe ruse or heed any of the lying, slanderous bul letins that are being prepared to deceive them in the last hour of the fight, and when victory, too, is in our grasp ! We send this last word to our friends, believ ing that they will.be warned against the tricks with which their ancient foes and the foes of the country's prosperity have ever triumphed ! Let us be true to our colors—true to each other— true to the country—for the sake of ourselves each other and our country ! John Cessna and the Legislative Ticket of Bedford and Somer set Counties. The Republicans of Bedford and Somerset , counties, in the beginning of the present cam paign, made proposals to the Union Democrats of that district to form but one ticket based on the principles of sustaining the government in the present war, and with that view Joni CESSNA, Esq., was agreed upon to be the repre sentative. from Bedford, and E. M. SCHROK, Esq., from Somerset county. Before the no mination was fully made however, the Democrats held a convention, and before nominating a ticket, the difierent candidates for nomination were questioned whether they would accept the nomination of any other party or permit their names to be placed on a ticket in opposition to the democratic ticket. Mr. Cessna at once responded in a manly spirit by, stating that he would not accept the nomination of any otherparty and he further morepledged him self plainly that he would support none but a democrat for the various offices to be filled by the Legis lature, we give Mr. Cessnafull credit for the frank avowal thus made and published over his own signature in the Bedford Gazette. He has plain ly refused to accept the nomination of the Union party and can therefore not ask the support of any Republican Union man, yet we understand that strenuous efforts are to be made to obtain the volunteer vote now encamped here for Mr. CESSNA. Mr. Cessna declared emphatically that he would always vote as a democrat and is therefore ' not entitled to the support of the Republicans who are the only true Union men. GEORGE W. HOUSEEOIIEE, from Bedford, and &mow M. Samos from Somerset are the true Republican Union candidates before the people from that district. They are both honest and able to represent those counties in the Le gislature, and we trust that all loyal Union men will give them their support. P. S. Since the above was in type we have found a copy of the Bedford Gazette containing Mr. Cessna's letter in full, and we give it to our readers verbatim, so that they may determine whether he is entitled to the support of any Union man. "Democracy is the motto with him." Here is the letter, read it carefully: Prior to a Tote being taken upon the nomina tions, the following resolutions were present ed to, and unanimously adopted by, the Confer- Basked, That the nominations made by this Conference, are not intended as an endorsement p enn op It) atti a IDailp it elegral3l), Saturbav afternoon, October 5, 1861. of the peculiar views or of the past course of either of the candidates. Resolved, That the following questions be ad dessed to the several candidates before this con ference, and answers to them respectfully solic ited : 1. Are you in favor of maintaining the or ganization of the Democratic party, as against every other political organization ? 2. Will you vote with the majority of the Democratic members of the House, on all ques tions of organization, and on all political issues? 3. Will you allow your name to be placed on any other than the regular ticket of the Democratic party ? In reply to the above interrogatories, Mr. Cessna submitted the following : I answer the first question thus—l have never in any way been attached to any other political or ganization than the Democratic Party, nor have I any idea of being so connected for political purposes, if Providence shall spare my country and its Government—lf the Government is not sustained j l consider the future;of political or ganizations as promising but little:to us as a people. 2. I answer, on questions of organization and political issues, I never thought of voting, if elected, except as a Democrat, nor will I, un less the higher duty of country, should convince me that my political associates are in error upon some particular question. 3. I have never offered my name to any other organization, nor has any offer been made to me by any such organization • nor ms , have I any intention so to do. JOHN C.MSNA.. Sept. 3d, 1861. On motion Messrs. Levan. and Cessna were then nominated as the candidates of the Demo cratic party of the district. IMPORTANT COMPILATION. List of the Sence.orial and _Representative candidates of the Republican, Union and Democratic parties, in the &ate of Pennsylvania, to be voted for on Tuesday next. We have prepared the following list, with care and at great trouble, as a reference for our readers when the result of the election to be held on Tuesday next will be made known The list exhibits the name of every senatorial and legis lative candidate before the people in this state. It requires no further comment than its recom mendation to the attention of the readers of the TELEGRAPH. : THIRD DISTRIOT-PEECLADELPHLS.. Republican. Democrat. Mahlon H. Dickinson. C. M. Donovan. MONTGOMERY. Union. Democrat. H. W. Bonsall. John C. Smith. BOORS. Union. Democrat. A. S. Cadwallader. William Kinsey LEHIGH AND NORTHAMPTON Democrat. George W. Stein. BERSEI. Union. Democrat. David H. Hottenstine. Hiester Clymer SCHUYLKILL. Union. Democrat. Henry L. Cake. Bernhard Reilly. CLINTON, LUCKING, CENTRE AND UNION Union. Democrat. Henry Johnson. Wm. H. Blair. YORK. U7llOll. Democrat. D. Wilson Grove. A. H. Glatz. Republican. Union. John P. Penny. John P. Penny. ERIE AND CRAWFORD. Republican. ' Union. Morrow B. Lowry. W. A. Galbraith. CLARION, JEFFERSON, FOREST AND ELK Union. Democrat. Samuel. M. Fox. Chas. L. Lamberton REPRESENTATIVE. ADAMS. Republican. Democrat. • John Busby. Henry J. Myers. ALLEGHENY. Republican. Union. Thomas Wil ':ms, Thomas Williams, Thos. J. Bigham, Thos. J. Bigham, Peter C. Shannon, L. H. Carlisle, William Hutchman, T. B. Hamilton, Sigismund Leow... .s Dr. A. Gross. ARMSTRONG AND WESTMORELAND. Republican. Democrats. D. W. Shryock, Richard Graham, J. W. Blackburn, S. Wakefield, Frank Mechling. Jas. A. M'Culloch BEAVER AND LAWRENCE. Republican. Democrat. William Henry, Samuel Bigger. J. W. Blanchard, Union. S. K. Paden, A. R. Thompson. BEDEORD AND SOMERSET. Republican. Democrats. Edward M. Schrock, John Cessna. Geo. W. Householder. David Lavan. mums. Republican. Democrats. W. B. Griesemer, Charles A. Kline, Lewis Briner, Daniel K. Weidner, Dr. Adam Shoener. William N. Potteiger Rlyub James Roller BRADFORD. . Republican. Democrat. Henry W. Tracy, Jno. F. Means Chester T. Bliss. HUMS. Union. Democrati. Thomas Brunner, James R. Boileau, Lewis B. Scott. L. B. Label. BUTLER. Democrats. Joseph Lusk, Joseph Douthett, CAMBRIA. Republican. Democrat. A. Topelin. C. L. Pershing. CARBON AND LIBIGR. Democrats. W. 0. Lichtenwallner, Thomas Craig. Reyublican. Democrat. Samuel McWilliams. IL F. M'Barron. CIIISTKEt. Union. Democrats. William Windle, Isaac Slonaker, F. F. Smith, Dr. Rio. B. Hoskins, Bobt. L. lit'Clellan. Joseph GilmOre. Union. Jacob Black. erzaarrazn, =MESON, IeKRAN AND ILK Republican. Democrats. Joseph B. M'Enally, Geo. W. Ziegler, Alonzo I. Wilcox. C. R. Earley. CLINTON AND LYCOMING. Repubdicatz. ' Democrats. - Wm. H. Armstrong, JoluvS. Smith, ; JlllllO6 Chatham. Phaon Jarrett. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES BLUM. Democrat. Thad. Batiks 0141310 N AND FOREST COLUMBIA, MONTOUP., WYOMING AND SULLIVAN Republican. Democrats. Emanuel Lazarus, Levi L. Tate, Joseph Jennings. George S. Tutton. Republican. E. Cowan, S. S. Bates. ........4CIIN:I3KRLAND AND PERRY. Republican. Democrats. James Marshall, John P. Rhoads, Jesse Kennedy. Joshua K Singer DAUPHIN. Republican. Democrats. Dr. Thos. G. Fox, Dr. D. C. Keller, James Freeland. Dr. Lewis Heck. Union. John A. Fisher, Henry Wiest. DELAWARE. Republican. Democrat. Wm. Gamble. John P. James. ERDL Republican. Union. John P. Vincent, Geo. H. Cutler, E. W. Twitchell. M. K. Barr. • PAYETTE. Republican. Democrat. John Collins. Daniel Kaine. FRANKLIN AND FULTON. Union. Democrats. Maj. John Rowe, Christian D. Lecher, W. W. Sellers :.:~,~: Republican. Thomas H. Meighen Union. John Scott INDIANA. Republican. Union. James Alexander. Cornelius Lowe JUNIATA, UNION AND ENTDKR. Republican. Jesse Beaver, Henry L. Ritter LANCASTER. Republican. Union. John M. Stehman, James Myers, Henry C. Lehman, Nathan Worley, Nathaniel Mayer, Samuel A. North, Joseph Hood, Abraham Peters LEBANON. Republican. Union. Jacob L. Briksler. Isaac Hopper. LIIZERNE. Union. Wm. S. Ross, H. V. Hall, R. F. Russell. KUM AND VENANCIO. Republican. Union. M. E. Beebe, M. E. Beebe, Jas. C. Brown. Jas. C. Brown. MIFFLIN. Republican. Democrat. John D. Barr. J. M. Ross. MONROEI AND PIKE. Union. Democrat. John C. Westbrook. Geo. H. Rowland. MONTGOMIMI'. Union. Democrat. Joseph Mintzer, Joseph Rex, Joseph Lukens, Hiram C. Hoover, Wm. Henry. Geo. W. Wirnley. NORTHAMPTON. Democrat. D. C. Neimean, Aaron Hess. NORTHUMBERLAND. Union. Democrat. Edward Y. Bright. J. W. Brown POTTER AND TIOGA. Republican. S. B. Elliott, B B. Strang. PHILADELPHIA.. ' Republican. Ist District, William Foote. 2d " William Ruddeman 3d " E. C. Bonsall. 4th " J. G. Rosengarten. 6th Jos. Moore,Jr. 6th !' Harman Baugh. 7th " Thos. Cochran. Bth " William L. Dennis. 9th " Henry C. Fritz. 10th " John Sailor. 11th " - Isaac A. Sheppard. 12th " Richard Wildey. 13th " GF. DeHaven. 14th " S. Bingham. 15th " Wm. F. Smith. 16th ," Thos. Dickson. 17th " C. F. Abbott. Democratic. Ist District, .Joseph Caldwell. 2d " Thomas E. Gaskill. 3d " Samuel Josephs. 4th " Samuel C. Thompson 6th " Joseph E. DeVitt. 6th " John Manakin; 7th " N. K. Shoemaker. Bth " Arthur M. Burton. 9th " George A. Quigley. 10th " Thomas Greenbank. 11th " James W. Hopkins. 12th " William 0. Snyder. 13th g 4 Francis Mc6lartriis. 14th " James Donnelly. 16th " George Wolf. 16th " Thomas W. Duffield. 17th " Robert M. Carlisle. Lrnion. Ist District, Thomas T. Tasker 2d "- William Clark. 3d " Thos. S. Stewart. 4th " J. Murray Rush. bth " John Welsh. 6th " Harman Baugh. 7th " Thomas Cochran. Bth Algernon S. Roberts 9th gl Henry C. Fritz. 10th " Joseph W. Martin: 11th , " Jsaac A. Sheppard.' 12th "Richard Wildey. 13th ". J. P. Curren: 14th •' Simon Gratz. 15th " George W. Wolf. 16th " Robert P. Desilver. nt h , " Charles F. Abbott. BIISQUILAIRIA. Republican. Davis D. Warner Republican. Democrats. Franklin C. Smith. J. S. Keller. W. A. Hammer. Adam Wolf. Lewis C. Dougherty. James Ryon. WASHINGTON. Republican. , Democrat. Robert Anderson. Wm. Hopkins John A. Harper. Wm. Glem. WAYNK. Republicans. Democrat. Frederick IL Crane. - —'Nelson. -max. Republican. Democrai. Herman Kirk. A. C. Ramey Rufus Wiley. Jos. Dellone. Gor Wuar Hz Catsup Foa.—The California Christian Advocate states that a secessionist re cdntly entered an eating-house at Martinez, and called for a “first-rate Jeff. Davis meal." In due course of time the waiter placed-before him a large eoVered:dish—notlly that and • nothing more. " On - renioving ,the cover, Secesh. found snuglytoiled`up a' hempen- rope, with a slip noose at one end. He left—had no appetite, BY THEIR FROM FORTRESS MONROE. The Propeller Fanny Captured by the Rebels, TWENTY-FIVE MEN OFAN INDIANA. REGI MENT IN THE HANDS OF THE ENEMY. The Rebels Preparing to Run the 'Blockade at Old Point, GEN. MAGRUDER DEMANDS THE EVACU ATION OF NEWPORT NEWS. The 11. S. steamer Pawnee has returned from Hatteras Inlet; she reports the loss of the pro peller Fanny on Tuesday night. She was on her way from the Wet to Chicamaconica, the encampment of the 20th Indiana Regiment, and was captured by three Rebel tugs which put out from Roanoke Island. Two rifled can non, twenty-five, of the Indiana Regiment, in cluding Quarter Master Ira W. Haett, several of Col. Hawkins Regiment, and a cargo of com missary stores fell into the hands of the rebels. The captain of the propeller and the crew alone escaped. The Pawnee brings no other news of import ance. H. S. Wischart Gen. Wool is expected at Fortress Monroe to- morrow morning. It was not determined when he should go to St. Louis. His visit to Wash ington, however, refers to that subject. It is well understood that the rebels will soon at tempt to run the blockade at Old Point with two steamers from Norfolk and from Yorktown, and another powerful steamer on the James River. Passengers by the Old Point boat, say that Gen. Magruder had demanded the evacua tion of Newport News in twelve hours. Important from Western Virginia. ENGLEEHENT WITH THE ENEMY AT Victory of Gen. Reynolds over the This morning at one o'clock a portion of Bri gadier General Reynold's brigade, consisting of three Ohio regiments—the 24th, 25th and 32d —and portions of six Indiana regiments—the 7th, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 17th—together with detachments of Bracken's Indiana, Robin son's Ohio and Greenfield's Pennsylvania caval ry, and detachmentabf Howe's regular, Loomis' Michigan and Daum's Virginia artillery, num bering in all 6,000 men, left Cheat Mountain to make a reconnoissance in front of the enemy's position on Greenbrier river, twelve miles distant. Colonel Ford's. Thirty-second Ohio was sent forward to hold an important road, the occupa tion of which prevented the enemy from flank ing our main column. The expedition arrived in front of the ene my's fortifications. At eight o'clock their pickets retreated after firing an ineffectual volley. Kimball's Fifteenth Indiana was immediately sent forward to secure a position for Doomis' battery. Ammin's Twen ty-fourth Ohio deployed as skirmishers on the south side of the mountain. Loomis' battery getting in position, supported by the Seventeenth Indiana regiment, opened the battle. The shot was immediately respond ed to by an enemy concealed in the bush, but who were soon routed by the Fourteenth Indi ana, with a loss of seven killed, a large number wounded and taken prisoners. Howe's battery, supported by the Thirteenth Indiana, then moved forward, taking a position three hundred yards nearer the enemy's fortifi cations, opening a brisk fire. The firing on both sides was almost incessant for one , hour, our artillery • doing execution, judging from the lamentable shriek of the wounded. The enemy's battery did compara tively little injury, their guns being too much elevated. Our guns effectually silenced three of their guns. While observations were being made of the enemy's fortifications, occupying three more hours, an irregular artillery fire was kept up, occupying the enemy's attention. During this interval, the Twenty-fifth Ohio and Fifteenth Indiana regiments rendered effi cient service in scouring the mountains before the close of - the reconnoissance, which was most satisfactory. The enemy received heavy reinforcements from their camps near Monterey, making their strength about 16,000. Although this reconnoissance partakes more of the character of a regular engagement than any previous battle in Western Virginia, our loss is but ten killed and eleven wounded. It is impossible to ascertain the loss of the enemy. It will not, however, fall short of 500 killed and wounded, as our artillery did terrible execution. Their camp was situated on the slope of the mountain, supported by a number of guns. We captured thirteen prisoners from the ene my, and also a lot of cattle and horses. The reconnoisance proved entirely successful, affording information relative to the enemy's strength, which could not be ascertained from scouts. Our troops acted nobly. • General Anderson and Colonels Johnson, Jackson and Oliver commanded the rebels. Later From Wasidngton ARREST OF A REBEL LIEUTENANT British Steamer Bermuda Runs the At the request of the Hon. Augustus Frank, member of Congress from New York, the Super intendent of the Census Bureau has prepared a statement of the white male population of the several counties of that State, between the ages of fourteen and forty-five, and the proportion required from each comity to furnish. he quota of one hundred thousand men. The Superin tendent says the State presents an effective arm-bearing population of 766,344—ab0ut one half of that of all the States south of Mason and Dixon's line, and equalling the combioed military strength of Alabama, Arkanas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee. A rebel Lieutenant, named Ziegler, was cap tured in the neighborhood of Falls Church yes terday, brought to Washington and lodged in prison. , - Information has been received that the British steamer, Bermuda, twenty-five hundred tons burden, which was several . weeks ago repolted to be fitting out to carry arms and provisions to the ..rebels, has succeeded in running, the blockade and, g ,the ; enierinport of Savannah . . with . a large and ialuchic sno,,of arrAs, pro visions and, supplies. I=l .---...---. FORTREES MONROE, Oct. 4 GREENBRIER. Rebels under Gen. Lee. PIEBAT MOUNTAIN', Oct. 3 Blockade. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 LATER FROM MISSOURI. The Arrival of Sturgis at Lexingto n Contradicted. RETREAT OF PRICE SOUTHWARD ADVANCE OF GEN. FREMONT. The Capture of Loaded Shell by the Rebels Contradicted. Sr. Lours, Oct. 5. A special despatch to the St. Louis Democrat, dated JEFFERSON CITY, Oct. 4, says : The steamer Emilie arrived this evening with the wounded from Lexington. About one thousand rebels remained in Lexington on Tues day morning. Mr. Prescott, a citizen of Lex ington, who was in Mulligan's fortifications during the seige contradicted the report that Sturgis had arrived there. Mr. Prescott rays he heard Price tell Rains and Parsons that now is the time to fight, if they ever intend to. He heard them discussing the propriety of falling back to fortify R ose ThU, in Johnson county, fifteen miles west of Warrensburg. He thinks, however, that their real intention is, to retreat southward, or to the Arkansas river. Since the surrender, they had raised two cannon at the foundry in Lexington, which increased their field pieces to thirteen. They also had two mortars. Col. Mulligan was taken south with Price. Most of our army have gone forward well ap pointed, and likely to do splendid fighting. Gen. McKinstry's division, under Lieut. Cot. Lotton, moved west to-day and will encamp to night eighteen miles out. Capt. Able and Henry Store, who were captured a short time since while carrying dispatches from Gen. Fre mont to Gen. Lane, and were confined fifty hours in a dungeon at West Port, came down on the Emilie, having escaped from Lexington. Capt. 1). D. Stanley of the Regular Cavalry, who distinguished himself at Dug Spring, has been appointed Brigadier General and will as , sume command of the Cavalry Brigade of Fre mont's command. Gen. iiillinstry is not to be transferred to Kentucky he will have command of the Fifth Division of the atmy of the West and will start west to-morrow. It is thought that Gen. Fre mont wilatilso leave to-morrow. He and his army are enthusiastic and confident, and are burning to meet the enemy. Later. JE}TEBSON CITY, Oct. 4. A special dispatch to the St. Louis Republican says that Cols. Grover and White were left at Lexington, the former in a critical condition and the latter likely to recover. The report of a large amount of loaded shell having been dug up inside of Mulligan's en trenchments after his surrender is untrue. FROM BOSTON—SAILING OF A TRANS PORT WITH STORES FOR KEY WEST— ARRIVAL OF A PRIZE SCHOONER. BOSTON, Oct. 6. The schooner Argile, owned by B. Wier, a member of the Governor General's council of New Brunswick, cleared from Halifax on the 24th ult. for Key West, with a cargo of copper, tin, shoes, Gurney clothes, etc. The prize schooner Julia of St. John, from Hatteras, arrived her this morning in charge Prize Master Odiome. VESSELS REPORTED AT HAVANNA LOAD ING CARGOES OF "CONTRABAND" FOR NEW ORLEANS. The steamship Marnah with Havanna dates to the 28th and Nassau N. P., to the 30th ult., has arrived. Capt. Souper reports the schoon ers Zilda Whothorne, under British colors, but belonging to the South, and schooner Bed Fox of New Orleans, under Mexican colors, are all loading at Havanna with muskets, lead and amunition for New Orleans. New rAtivertistmente. • - FOR RENT, ACOMFORTAtLEDWELLINGHOUSE, near the Water Basin, with, or without STABLIaG es may be desired.. Pommies forthwith. . CHAS. C. HAWN. Harrisburg,. October sth, 3861.--lmd ESTRAY. nAME to the premises of the undersign- IL) ed about two months ago a Ran 4WD WRITE HITITEN. The owner can have her by calling, proving property and paying charges according to Law. • ' DAVJD HITMOYER, Paxton township, Dauphin county. Oct. 5, 1851.--dlt w2t Ebraixruaaraas PkoisiiLvalaa. MILECLk i QI7ARTKELMASTER GENERAL'S OEIIOE, Harrisburg, Oct. 4th, 1861. jj PROPOSALS will be received at this office until 3 p. m., on Thursday Oct. 10th, for the erection of a suitable building to be used as a military store, at Camp Curtin, near Darrisbarg. All proposals: must be accompanied by plans and specifications, which must accord with the following conditions : All Lumber to be sound and well seasoned, Building to be of frame weather-boarded, floor to be raised a short distance from the ground to insure proper drainage and ventilation ; to be one story in height and give about 7000 square feet of surface for storage; height in the clear from floor to the lowest part of roof 10 feet ; double roof with sufficient pitch to shed water quickly; shutters to be strong and well secured and all doors to be futnished with bars and fast enings; strength, durability, and proper shel ter, together with sufficient facilities for receiv ing and delivering goods in quantites, are the desired requisites and the plan which most economically. .combines these will receive con sideration. R. C. RALF, octs-eod3t - Q. M. Gen. . BOARD.ING WANTED for the winter in a private family.by a lady and gentleman, with Inrant and nurse. Address "Boarder' , with address through Pest tales. oet6.Btd. INSURANCE AGENCY. THE DELAWARE MUTAL SAFETY INSURANCE , COMPANY. OF PHILADELPHIA. INCORPORATED 1835. CAPITAL AND Abll" ETS $904,907.5 1 . THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA. OF PHILADELPHIA. INCORPORATED 1794. CAPITAL AND ASSETS.... ....... $1,219,475.1 9 . THE undersigned, as Agent for the wen known Companies, will make Disproves against loss or damage by fire, either perpetually or an nually, on property In either town or country. Marine and Inland Tnuasportation Risks also taken.. APIA?' personally o r by letter InLuxst MINX; Harrisburg, Pa. OCW6I.dowIT WANTED 50 . SHOW& POCERS Coarbe Work, stage Weed be atilt and raped. [ao64o] Wit . Mina. NEw YORK, Oct. 6