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Forever float that standard sheet I
Where breathes the foe but falls before us:
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us I
OUR PLATFORM
rRE UNION-THE CONK 111111014 1 --A.Nr
• THE ENFORGWENT OF THE LAW.
HARRISBURG, PA.
Thursday Morning, November 'I, 1881.
AN APPRAT, TO THE PEOPLE.
The approach of winter behooves those who
have in charge the comfort as well as the disci
pline of the soldier, that they induce the pea
ple throughout the country to move in such
measures as will best assist In promoting this
comfort, and also in contributing the necessary
essentials to the relief of the sick and the succor
of tile woadded. We have heretofore alluded
to this subject, and also caned the attention of
the reader of the Tatzonern to the efforts being
made by the SmaitarylCommission of Washington
city, an organization composed of individuals
whO
,havo devoted themselves to the care of
the s oldier, when he is unfitted for duty and has
been left to the uncertain and at best rude at
tention of tho army hospital. The work is a
noble and a patriotic one. It addresses itself to
the co operation and aid of every man and
woman in the country, as one eminently be-.
fitting the moat exalted, and one, too, in which
the humblest with the smallest contribution
can exalt himself in the sight of that God who
will eventually crown our hosts and adorn our
banners with the blessing of success.
We direct the special attention of the readers
to the address on the first page of this after
noon's edition of the Tatsurtarn. A careful
perusal of the appeal thus made must prove ir
resibtable to those who love their country and
admire its defenders. It must prove irresista
ble also to a large class of young and able bo
died men who yet stand aloof from this contest,
and who can afford to contriblue of their means
for the purchase of the articles desired by the
Sanitary Commission. It appeals to the rich
for a share of the luxury which is concealed in
the privacy of their enjoyment and d omestie feast's
It aPlititAt tia all, as the winter storms begin to
howl and the subtle frtats to blast the beauty
of the earth, that there are thousands of our
fellow citizena exPosed to that storm and frost ;
thousands.weary and sick and deserving of our
aid and encouragement, and perhaps thousands
more Who may with the last expiring breath,
blesi the iinpulse which devised and the gener
osity which sustained the Sanitary Commission
in whose
? behalf we now appeal.
We repeat, that the address on our first page
this afternoon, should be, carefully perused by
all our readers, and also admonish them that
to refuse the aid, for which it appeals, must be
regarded as a species of recreancy to our cause
almtist'aa criminal as that which would betray
it into thri hands of the enemy.
THE OLD SPIRIT` STILL ALIVE.
If some of the potentates or governments of
EuroPe, controlled by motives of state policy,
may hesitate as to the part they shall take in
our civil broils, the people are assuredly with
the North. The hereditary lovers of liberty, of
all ranks, are also with us, and Amerimns may
mention with pride, as alike honorable to the
persons concerned and to their country, that
the grandsons of Lafayette and Rochauabeau
have' solicited places in our army. In the revo
lutionary war Washington was glad to acknowl
edge the assistance of the young Frenchmen
who left their homes to join his ranks, and in
this greater war his descendants will Welcome
their descendants with peculiar satisfaction.—
Our cause needs no foreign aid, and will not ask
for fit, but when they who appreciate its worth
volunteer their swords, we shall hail them, one
and all, as friends.
WHY
,DOIV'T YOU SHOOT?
The arch-traitor, John C. Breckinridge, has
thefiripudence 'to issue a manifesto, from 'away
down south in.Dixie,' "to the people of Ben
tucky," in which he says :
"I exchange with proud satisfaction, a term
of 10 yParta in the United States Senate for the
musket of a soldier."
Now that you have gotone,,blow your brains
out, atorice. It will save the hangman a heap of
trouhle; and as the people are fond, now-a-dayis
of nitifdties, it will be a new Tendering of "Pq,
goes 14 masa' !"
Tom ChtMAT Srortm.—The severe storm on eat
turclay wao,orte of those Atlantic tempests which
c3mmetiere in. the tropical regions and proceed
along the whole coast, beating up against the
northeaSt Wind. These storms, which frequent,•
ly occur in autumn and winter, generally take
from three to lave winters to traverse the At
lantic coast and extend northward to Halifax,
near which they whirl off upon the waters and
are lost from human observation in the Arctic
seas. The disastrous effects of the gale come in
from all quarters, but the saddest are those an
nounced at the eastward.
Jonrol. Srovut, of Centre county, has been
commissioned as Major of the One Hundred and
Six Regiment, Pennsylvania volunteers. Major
Stovk was in the three months tervice, where
he distinguished himself for his strict military
lbettilft and,prompt submission to the discipline
of the surly. He is besides this a man of superior
abilities as a lawyer, and a gentleman of most
excelfghhiksonal and private qualities.. In his
new 6lieiiOlf .dui) , be will*crislit to7iic self
and gallant service to his country.
ASSAILING THE ADMINISTRATION.
There are men in every community, in the
city of Harrisburg as well as in many other
cities, who are constantly growling and snarl
ing at everything they cannot comprehend
and every man they are unable to appreciate.
These grumblers are not only confined to the
Democracy, but we have them among the Re
publicans, a self-conceited clam of men who
arrogate to themselves superior judgment and
discretion in all things. This class of men is
graphically alluded to by the Baltimore Patriot
who observes that at this crisis, when every day
knows that the government and the Union
have to contend with foes unrelenting and
powerful—enemies without and within—abroad
and at home—in foreign countries as well as in
the rebellious states of the confederacy—there
is no appology for the inconsiderate and trucu
lent scribblers of the prom and declaimers on
the stump, who assail the Administration. By
our Constition, the magna charta of our regulated
liberty, the Executive is a fixed fact. No change
can be made of it, until November, 1864. Men
of sense and rational men of action should,
therefore, make the best they can of this, fact.
Why, therefore, assail the PieAcient, Unless to
weaken the government. The same, or nearly
the same, may be said of the Cabinet. It is
erroneous to use the phrase so often employed,
and sometimes by persons who ought to know
better—" Constitutional advisers." The Constitu
tion does not enjoin any advisers to the Presi
dent, except the Senate. But the heads of De
partments are identified with the Executive ad
mininistration And we ask, alsorwhy assail
the Secretaries in general, or in detail, unless
for the purpose of impairing the force of the
government? The admin'stratibu's cause, just
now, is the cause of the government and the
Union. Suppose there was a total change of
administration to-day, does any human being
ima,4 ne that there would be less/dull-finding to
morrow than there is now? What folly, then,
what worse than folly in men of 'caution or re
flection about other matters, to yield the slight
est acquiescence to the pretences of those who
affect "candid and independent criticism" in
their vituperate comments upon the Cabinet, or
particular inembens of it
We commend the consideration and digestion
of these observations to Republicans as well as
Democrats, who are constantly growling with
what they have not the sense to understand, or
when blessed with this quality, not the justice
to admit a claim or truth which conflicts with
their prejudices. .
WHEAT.
On Monday a large quantity of wheat changed
hands in New York' city: " The amo ant sold is
stated on the street at about six millions of
bushels, and most of the purchases were for
English account. One Aim is reported to have
bought two million bushels to fill British orders.
The rec. iptd of grain in New York continue very
heavy. On the same day 4,400,000 builiels of
wheat were received at this port ; and the rail
roads and canals are crowded to their utmost
capacity:
We alluded some time since to the increased
demand for AMerican breadstuffe abroad, and
the fact also that our exportation during the
present year, with the cotton trade suspended
by the blockade, amounted to many millions'of
dollars more than it was last year. These facts
go to prove that our dependence on the cotton
interest was utterly delusive, so far as that in
terest was supposed to control the rates of ex
change or the prosperity of our foreign com
merce. The aristocracy of cotton; founded on
the institution of slavery, like all other aristo
cracies, has had its day, and with the corrup
tion of the institution by which it had been
sustained, is hound to cease in its rule and its
arrogance Wheat and corn will occupy the
throne, in conjunction, which the rule of cotton
has ensangnined with the degradation of slavery
and the oppression of the mill:
THE SUCCESSOR OF FREMONT.
The removal of Gen. Fremont is now the
absorbing topic of the day, while the personal
history and attainments of his successor are no
less themes of tliacussitm and comment The
. ,
New York Worklis not very complimentary in
its notice of Gen. Hunter, who is indicated as
his successor, but for the want of a more ex
tended sketch of his life, we print that of the
World, as follows :
" General Hunter, tho reported successor of
Generale Fremont, is , about sixty years• of age..
He graduated at West Point in 1822, the twenty
fifth in rank in a class numbering forty, and
was appointed second lieutenant of infantry.
Having risen to a first lieutenancy, he WllB, in
1886, made Captain of cavalry, bat shortly after
resigned. In 1842 he rejoined the alloy as pay
master, hrwhich position with the rank of ma
jor, the present adniihistAtion found him. He
accompanied Mr. Linepin, from Springfield, on
his tour to Washington, as far as Buffalo,
where, owing to the pressure of the crowd,' he'
suffered a dialocation of the collar bone. Short
ly after he was made colonel of the Third Cav
alry, and then - 'brigadier-general." He com
manded &leading division at the battle of Bull
Run, but was'wounded so early in the day that
he reached'Washington, traveling in an ambu-.
lance, almost as soon as Mr. Russell. He Raw
no service in the Mexican war, nor in any of
our Indian wars." •
THE COST 0 f THE WAR.
It appears from the official statement that the
amount of drafts upon the Treasury last month
was ten and a half milli ins of dollars, of which
six im lions six bur aced thousand Were &awn
from New York.
The unavailable bullion fund is nine hundred
and two thousand. The total balance to the
credit . of the United States Treasury in the states
now under insurrectionary control, is stated at
six and a half millions, and after making a de
duction for the unavailable, giies the 'available
balance at four and a half millions.
Tas Ram ELEOTION.—Today the election of
members of the Confederate Congress, and of
.electors of President and Vice President, takes
place in the insurgent States. The elect Ors
meet on the first Wednesday in Decembef, on
the 18th of February their Congress will Meet,
and on the 19th, the President of Itebeldomi will
be inaugurated, if, the concern lasts that long.,
If not, not.
Tn Maiilachnsetts election came off yesterday„
anc suited 1:n the . ; etadion 'of Govetmoi An
Arens.' '''rhe "vole Ving 40111, 0 :,,' WOW° '406;
and towns give him 9060 nanjoiity.
Veinspluattia etitiictpti;"tipidtiq ori!..ang, Xovembil.-1
SERENADE TO SECRETARY CAMERON.
We quoted yesterday a portion of the com
plimentary salutation with which Secretary
Cameron was received in New York, while on
the escort which accompanied Geu. Scott to his
home and his sacred retirement. On Monday
evening, an immense throng assembled in the
rotunda of the Astor House to greet and sere
nade the Secretary of War, who spoke in re
sponse to their enthusiasm and welcomes.
Dodworth's band was stationed in the spacious
rotunda of the Astor House. A large assem
blage had gathered, the band had played
various selections, and as they struck up "Home,
Sweet Home," Secretary Cameron came upon
the stairway, and was greeted with hearty ap
plause.
Col. John Cochrane, of the Chasseurs, a mem
ber of the last Congress, and one of the most
eloquent of all the adherents of the Democratic
party, said he had the honor of introducing one
who was the representative of that Union senti
ment that they had assembled to honor and to
glorify in his person. [Applause.]
Secretary CAKBRON said : I am extremely
obliged for the kindness that has prompted this
visit to-night. I am glad to meet you, repre
senting as you do, this great city. It is a mo
mentous time in the history of our country—a
country which only the other day was united,
prosperous and happy, but which is now torn
asunder; and we have before us one of the most
important wars the world has ever seen. Why
we should have been thus chastised by Provi
dence it is not tor me to say, but there must have
been some cause for it; and I do not believe the
wrong has been here or in this section. Still it is
our business to vindicate ourselves and to restore
our country to the prosperity and the vigor
which it had formerly enjoyed. lam not vain
enough to think that this demonstration is
made for me individually, but you have come to
pay your respect to this Government, of which, 1
presume, you regard me as an humble part. I
have come here to thank the men of this city
for what they have done for their country. You
have a population of a million of people. You
have already sent out about 35,000 good men to
fight for our laws, our institutions, and oar
country. lam sure, if need be, and you are
called upon for more, that this city will send
100,000. [Cheers.] In the war of the Revolu
tion, when we were building this Government,
the little State of Massachusetts, with a popu
lation of but little over 300,000, sent into the
field at one time 66,000 of her people. [a. voice
"Bully for Massachusetts," and cheers]--mtre
than one for every rive of her whole popu
lation. At no time was Massachusetts more
patriotic or more brave than New York ; and
when the time comes for one-fifth of her popula
tion, you will send some 500,000. [That is so,
and cheers.] Gentlemen, she has not only sent
her sons, but she has given her money, not by
thousands, but by millions and hundreds of
millions, and she will double and quadruple
those hundreds of millions, if necessary, to save
this glorious country, which our Fathers of the
Revolution established. [Applause.] We have
had, Gentlemen, some reverses, and we have
some excuse to make for them. The people or
the North are a working peuple ; for 50 years
they have been employed in the quiet pursuits
of civil life. For more than SO years the peo
ple of the South have been meditating this foul
rebellion. They have been preparing for war
while we were thinking only of peace. They
were not content with availing themselves of
their own resources, but stole our resources from
us. Traitorous men sent munitions of war and
money to the South ; and, when the time was
ripe for rebellion, they stole what they found
there. The soldiers which they had educpted
at West Point were corrupted, and were ready
-to fight against their fathers and brothers
here.
In every war in this country we have had re
verses at the outset. But - we have now passed
the day of reverses,l believe. [Cheers.] When
the war commencd, we had no money in
our treasury, for they had robbed us of that ;
and we had no guns in our arsenals, for they
hid stolen them—now we have plenty of money
and abundance of men. We have a brave and
gallant young General at the head of our army.
[Tremendous applause,
and three cheers for
McClellan, which were followed by three cheers
for Gen. Scott.] That young soldier is the idol
of his troops, because of his care of them. Iu
every contest which he has had thus far he has
been victorious. He has disciplined his army in
such a manner as to insure victory with
the immense hosts which will be under
hint. Therefore, I say to you, gentlemen,
that our day of trouble is gone by. We
have only to have a little confidence in
each other. Let us wait till that young General
is ready for the conflict, and he will pledge
his life upon victory. [Cheers.] lam glad to
meet you for many other reasons than I have
stated.' There was a time when Pennsylvania
was the greatest State, but New York has out
stripped her. But your wealth adds to our
wealth, to our prosperity, while our success will
increase your wealth. Pennsylvania, with two
millions of population, while you have three
millions, has sent to the field, I am proud to
say, 1,500 more men than the State of New
York. I mention that merely, gentlemen, be- ,
cause lam sure if you had known it before,
you would have outstripped us. I have no
dbubt your being told of this will cause a spur
to enlistments, and that next month you will
'Mat be 1,500 behind; but 1,500 before us.—
[Clwers.] Gentlemen, I rarely make speeches.
My life has been one of action, and therefore,
you will now excuse me for saying good-night
"to you. [Great cheering.]
Ism= WHEAT AT TEE WM.—From vari
oils parts of the country we hear reports con
cerning the wheat crop of many farmers that
are uot at all encouraging. Everywhere an
immense crop of first rate wheat was grown.—
The hopeful predictions of an unpreix.dentedly
ridh harvest that were published early in the
season, are not contradicted_ by the result. But
a large number of farmers have not the wheat
to dispose ot—nothing near the amount—that
they at one time hoped ; and in calm where
they have the number of bushels that was cal
culated on, it has been found to be sadly depre
elated in value. The straw grew so rank as to
make it impossible to put it in barns—even
where barns are used—and so it was stacked in
,the open fields. We are assured by persons
who know about it that stacks of wheat heads
are frequently to be seen that are as green as
the straw was in May.—Chicago Post.
SIATRRY VANISHDIG.—The St. Louis _Evening
News says : "Slavery is vanishing from Mis
souri more rapidly even than its enemies pre
girded. Secession has made the state too hot
for the institution, and secessionists are daily
leaving the state for the south, with their
slaves, to escape the very dangers they them
selves madly invited and provoked. We argued
six months ago that secession or attempted se
cession in Missouri would overthrow slavery in
the state, and hurry the institution to its doom.
But the secessionists would not listen to us.
They are now veryfying our predictions by flee
ing with their slaves from the consequences of
their own folly."
jouanemini has made:rapid strides within the
4iiit few months in Na lee. The Gantia di
a* was „tilf poi ..141Y it i kc l 4 l ite4P,l l %thsigti 4a
;
and now there inie Medi.
HIS SPEECH IN HISPONSE
BY TEERAPiI,
From our Evening Edition or Yesterday.
From Washington.
RUNNING THE REBEL BLOCKADE
Reported Resignations Resignations of Generals
Wool and Mitchell.
ARRIVAL OF CONTRABANDS.
SUFFERING IN RAPPAHANNOCK VALLEY.
A New Rebel Battery at Acqala Creek
PROSPECT OF AN ADVANCE.
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VAsuindToN, Nov.
The steam ferry boat Stepping Stone,recently
purchased by the government in New York,
ran the blockade about eleven o'clock last
night, and was not fired upon by the rebel bat
teries. The Stepping Stone is similar in con
struction to the rebel steamer George Page, and
is about the same size, drawing from three to
three and a half feet of water only. She was
thus enabled to hug the Maryland shore in pass
ing the batteries. The Stepping Stones passed
a pungy, also bound up. She brought hither
six contrabands. who were picked up by the tug
Bailey in the lower Potomac. They had es
caped from the Virginia shore in a dug-out,
and it is evident from their statements they
had planned their escape long since The Island
Belle had fourteen contrabands on board at
Cedar Point, and about fifty were sent to Old
Point a short time since from the flotilla. The
fugitives represent that there is great suffering
in the Bapphannock,region of Virginia for want
of food, clothing, shoes, &c: There is a new
Confederate battery at Acquia Creek a few
hundred yards north of the old one. Two
shells were fired from it yesterday, apparently
to try the range only, as no vessels were near.
There are indications at Matthias Point that the
rebels are at work there, possible in putting up
entrenchments.
The reported resignation of Gen. Wool does
not seem to be well founded, as the latest dis
patches received from him at the War Depart
ment make no mention of such an intention.
it is doubtless true that Brigadier General
Mitchell, of Cincinnati has tendered his resigna
tion.
The Commander-in-chief of the army is
not out of the city to-day, and the tele
graph reports all quiet over the river. The
water in the Potomac is falling .rapidly,, and
communication will be immediately resumed
by the Long Bridge and Government fer
ries. Though not noted by newspaper re
porter, it is no violation of good faith to state
that th army trains are daily engaged in trans
porting shot and shell, heavy cannon, and pow
der to Virginia. This morning forty loads of
shot and shell were tallied over; and the army,
though not fighting, are daily and dilligently
employed in prepartions to that end. The en
campments, rendered somewhat unpleasant by
the storm, are all again in fine condition. The
roads in Virginia are not improved, and the
constant passiug of ifeavy teams has cut them
tip so that in many places they are almost im
passable.
From Western Virginia.
PIRTIOULLHB OP THE FIGHT AT GAHLRY.
The Rebels Repulsed With Great Loss.
GEN. BENHAM IN THEIR REAR.
The Times of this afternoon has some particu
lars of the recent fight at Gauley Bridge. The
engagement was not a general battle, but a
rather warm skirmish, in which the rebels were
repulsed with great loss.
The action commenced by the rebels, who
opened two batteries on our lines near Gauley
Bridge, but, although firing constantly all day,
little or no damage was done ; not a man on
our side being killed. Late on Friday our ar
tillery was brought to bear, and the rebel fire
soon silenced. , ,
A train was also fired upon abont the same
time, some miles up the river, and three men
were wounded, but none killed.
General Benham's brigade moved down the
river to Gauley Bridge, and were ferried. across
on a flatboat, which the rebels had previously
sunk. He moved along, the base of the hill
upon which tke rebel batteries had been plant
ed, intending to go down as far as Lamp creek,
three or four miles below ; where there is a gap
in the mountains, and a road leading to the rear
of where the rebels are encamped.
From Fortress Monroe and Hatteras.
FORTRISEI MORROB, Nov. 5. }
The steamer Spaulding has just returned frgm
Hatteras Inlet, bringing Col. Hawkins, who pro
ceeded to Washington in a special boat upon
bminess connected with his post. The storm
at Hatteras Inlet has. been very severe.. The
recent high tides had completely overflown the
space outside of the forts, and as a new channel
is forming between the forts, it is apprehended
that they may becom untenable. • •
About one fourth of the much needed cloth
ing of the Twentieth Indidna regiment had
been landed from the Spaulding on Friday
night when the gale came on, and it was all
washed away with some other stores that had
been landed. Yesterday rations for the Post
were safely landed, but the Spaulding brings
brick the greater part of her cargo.' Five rebel
steamers came near die Inlet: esterday, but re
tired after firing a couple of shots.
Lieut. W. H. Malan, who returned from the
fleet in the Belvidere, also goes to. Baltimore to
look after the repairs to his vessel.
Two coal schooners, tarrying fuel to the fleet,
made Hatteras, Inlet during the gale and hoisted
signals of distress, but could not be reached by
the vessels inside.
TILE WAR IN . KENTUCKY.
THE REBELS RETIRING•
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LoinavrLLH, Ky., Nov. 5
General Buckner has retired towards Bowling
Green, and General Stanton has gone baak into
Tennessee.
The federal troops in Kentucky, under Gen.
liiherman, are thus divided : General Schaepff is
in command of the Eastern division, General
*Cook of the Central, and General Crittenden
of the Western:
In the Western division, Colonel Burbridge
his advanced to W(xxiborg.
r. The troops of the Central division lave ad
vanced to %Bacon Creek,. and it iskthought that
oar troops are able tflAstalena.4lip *pain
with all security.
THE MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION.
A Small Vote—Gov. Andrew Re-elected
The vote at the Massachusetts election to-day
was remarkably small, being not more than one
half of that of last year.
The returns from the other towns will pro
bably continue this ratio of two to one against
Davis.
One Democrat is probably elected to the State
Senate from Boston.
The Legislature is strongly Republican.
Caleb Cushirig is ' elected to the Legislature
from Newburyport.
The chief interest of the election was in Bur
lingame's old district, the seat in Congress hav
ing been made vacant by the resignation of
Hon. Wm. Appleton. Simnel Hooper, the Re
publican candidate, is elected over G. B. Upton
(Dem.) by 900 majority.
Charles G. Loring, of Boston, and ex Gover
nor Clifford, of New Bedford, are both elected
to the State Senate on the Republican ticket.
The People's Union Ticket Elected.
Returns from different parts of the State indi
cate the success of the Peoples Union ticket by
a heavy majority. ,
NEW Yoax, Nov. 6—midnight —James
Lynch has been elected sheriff of this county.
The returns from various parts of the State
indicate the election of the whole People's Union
State ticket by a heavy majority, with the ex
ception of the Canal Commissioner for the short
term, which is in doubt, with the jirobability
of the election of Wright, (Dem.) over Talmadge,
(Union,) and Bruce, (Rep.)
Henry J. Raymond, of the New York Times,
is elected to the Assembly.
The latest returns of the election show that
the Democrats have gained six members in
West Jersey, making the Legislature entirely
Democratic.
ticket voted for yesterday. The election being
merely for county officers and members of the
Legislature. There has been elected to the
Senate ten Democrats, ten Republicans and ten
Independent Democrats. In the House there
is probably a small Union maj.,rity.
Morris county gives 760 Democratic majority.
Passaic couuty 600 Republican majority. Hun
terdon county 400 Democratic. Bergen county
goes Democratic. Middlesex county Democratic.
Union county gives a small Republican majori
ty. &vex county gives 1,400 Democratic ma
jority.
The election is programing' quietly. General
Dix this morning issued instructions to the
judges to allow no man to vote whb took part
or bore areas in the riot of April, nor who re
fused, when challenged, to take an oath of fi
delity to the Government. The whole Union
ticket will of course be elected, and it is hoped
by a clear andiwidispnted majority, of the legal
votes ofthe'State.
Sailing of the Steamer .Afrioa.
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Arch Bishop Hughes and Tharlow Weed
The steamer Africa sailed at noon with forty
passengers, including Arch-Bishop Hughes and
Thnrlow Weed. It is•understoVd that General
Scott sails in the steamer on Saturday.
• '
C/NOINNATI, Nov. 5
Parker H. French alias Carlisle Murray, was
ar.ested at Brantford, Conn., by the Superin
tendent of the Government Detective Police
and Detective Bee. Franklin of Philadelphia.
Very important documents and papers were
found in his possession.• The officers have been
in pursuit of French for some weans, and it has
given the Government great trouble to detect
him.
Flour dull and unchanged ; sales—superfine
at 5 50@5 62. Wheat active, 16,000 bushels
red sold at 1 25@1 35, and white at. 1 35®.1. 45.
Corn hi demand, 2,000 bushels yellow, afloat at,
08o; 2,000 bushels in store, saki 614:;. 1 ,Whia
ky dull; 5,00 Ohio bbls. sold at 21c.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Flour firm. 16,000 bbls. sold at $6 60®6 60
for State, $6 90®6 for Ohio and $6 30®6 40
for Southern. Wheat has advanced 1 cent.
Sales 120,000 bushels at $1 15g1 .for Chi
cago Springs, $1 22at „24-lor
$1 31®1%.84 - Corsdnll. '20,000 Sinth.
sold at 617 1 @,52c for mixed. , Pork firm. Lard
@P
firm. Sales at Siic. Whisky 2031 c.
Receipts Flour 19,666 bush; Wheat 143,070
bush ; Corn 40,511.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT THE
BRIIiESBURG ARSENAL
TWO MEN BLOWN TO PIECES
ONE MAN SEVERELY WOUNDED.
.
One of the most terrible explosions we have
had .to record fogs long period, occurrvd at the
Bridaiburg Arsenal, at about two o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The Arsenal grounds are
atuated about three miles from Port Richmond.
The building in which the explosion took
place, is situated in the back part of the
grounds, about 100 feet from any other building.
It was uilt of brick, about 20 by 30 feet in di
mensions, and one story high.
The building was used for the purpose of dry
ing what may be termed• cap powder, the pow
der being spread out on paper, and laid on the
floor. Sometimes in fine, weather, and when
the wind dia not blow very hard, the powder
was taken out doors to dry it more expeditious
ly. There was in the building; at the time of
the explosion,
600 lbs. of fulminating mercury,
which is valued at $3 per pound, and about 40
lbs of the powder, valued at $2 per pound, in
the process of drying. A portion of this pow
der, however, had .byen removed previous to the
accident, by Mr. Prank Billhart, to another
.
At the time of the explosion there were en
gaged in the building two men, who , were in
stantly killed, rby being blown and torn to
pieces. Their names were Mr J. Neal and Mr.
Cooeby. The body of one of theni was carried
over the Arsenal grounds' fence into an adjoin
ing fieldoi distance of 'one hundred yards, while
the Umbe were blown in-vailons directions, some
of Wein being carried-Over . four . _ hundred. feet
a bod
, A losibn
to one of the
aLdbte r it. ,
of three itexiMif tiet;talmiWia l VILA*
HE ELECTION IN .NEW YORK.
Nirw • Yoloc, Nov. 5
THE ELECTION IN NEW JERSEY
NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 6
SIOOND DISPATOII
NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 6.—There was no State
MWTTTTNMIMr n ''II . M6
BAITEMORB, Nov.
#assengeh.
NEw •Ymut,-Nov. 6
ARREST OF A TRAITOR
MARKETS BY ,TBLEGR.A.PH.
Pini.e.ox.rias, Nov. 6
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[From the 2:!hikerklphiet Rnquirer of To-day.]
top of a tall chimney about fifty feet high. Th ,
other body was prevented from being carried
any great distance by coming in contact Nyitha
small tree, which was situated about thirty fre t
distant, where it remained lirable , s, and entire
ly nude until discovered. Both bodies wor e ii i ;
much disfigured by the explosion, that had ' it
not been known who were working in that
cognize
builing
either of them., it would have been impossible. to re-
Mr. Frank Billhart, who was in the act et
returning from another building, Wh ere he le , - ,
his life.
been carrying the dried powder, was a s wounded. The calf of one of his legs was e Y
oni.
pletely torn away, and it is feared that atnputa
tion will be necessary in order to sa es
He was otherwise injured, butt h e phy s i cian in
attendance thinks he will recover, but hie
health will never be restored to its tomer co l ,.
dition.
The bricks belonging to the building wero
blown a great distance into the air, and carried
with such force against two other buildilers
about one hundred feet distant, that they en
tirely destroyed most of the windows and s ish
in these buildings, and slightly injured sil,
fifteen boys who were engaged inside. Th e lip
of one lad was cut in such a manner as to ren
der the sewing of it together necessa ry.
Some of the bricks penetrated the re,:i,i,,„ ,
of Mr. . Perkins, Master Armorer of the Ar,.-
nal, kilted about ninety yards distant, i n,S,
lug several windows and two sash, but fortune
tely injuring co one inside.
The strength of this percussion cap iiiix,,, i ii
estimated to be one hundred titnes L. , tIoli,: ,
the ordinary gunpowder, and of C. , 111,4. II:
more explosive nature, as c•ti be readily ; ,. r `
ceived from the noise a common gun ea.', h ,,,,,, ,
when it is exploded by force, there bein g .. 1 2,.
one-half a grain of this powder oontaiiiii,i i i i i ., - .
in, and only one quarter of a grill' plaeoi iii
common pistol cap.
BosToN, Nov. 5
The cause of th.- explosion rusts entirch. ,
the supposition that there must uitll, l '
been too much friction produced by sou,
known cause, or that a heavy weioi
fallen on some grains of the dried p0w,!,1
Neither of the men who were
married. The parents of both of th em.
ever, are living.
The whole timount of damages t)
estimated at about $2,500. The
work in this institution, however, will n .t
interfered with in any serious marmot. h„.
building in which the explosion hulk pia—
entirely demolished, the ground in th,
diate vicinity being literary covered
presenting one complete mass of ruin;
HA I? RIBURG BANK
. Nov.4,ll,eki 5. I
ASSETS.
Loans and. Discounts
Stock of the Commonwealth ......
United States Loan
Specie
Due by other banks.. $2,06,2130
Notes of other banks.. 51,469
Stocks, (at present market calm..)
Bonds, , . do. do.
Baal Estate
Circulation........
Deposits ,
Due to other banks
The above statement is correct, to tie i.
of my knowledge and belief.
Sworn and subscribed befor e In,
COAL !! !
ONLY YARD IN TOWN THAT DELVE,
COAL BY THE PATENT WE[G Om .
pat SE Weight Carts are eel
-.11-tfielalor.of Weights and hteasurez. -
wlalgh theirr - 60M at their own door,. It ,
penance during these hart times for ; very eue
that they OPT PRIM PULL ilwiLur
}4 large attriply or Coal always o , be Iron I ' iL.,
VAILIT'aII sizes,
iBALT S. CO'S IntKrißikititE, all ciao .
,LONBERRI COAL, (the genuine arecl,.,)
Sold by the car,load or single via
;All coal orate beat quality, ar heetra ;rye
S. AT PILICke TO ern' Tex TilDs, by t u
load, single,' belt or third of tons awl by
JAN!ES C. 1 FIEF. LL? ,
flarrisbiffit NOV. 6, 1681.—y
Bourn, Nov. 6
:• FOR SALE,
T,WO good Horses,
one sllital,k a-
Wray home, the other as s deau.lit 1,4 r,- a -
q ire or George Hufnagle, Ttard street, bets ,, e, ',I tr...
and Walnut., Nurlters Ro'.
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TO FAM hAtS.
0"3 OATS I ! OJAI paid fol. WI ,
by M. WHEE i 4
wovB-dif
tITANTED.—A a tnEvion a, eer: -
,uit
.ft German girl, who noderst,in.l;
housekeeping . . Apply lo"1/141411CRAD)ir
T*LZGKALPH priatiog OW. n . .
HIS Company are now ;it PArti-,;
..ALl 4 maryland•la Gen. Bank's Diristen., ,, t
to ono ny all of whom are re,i lege, ~ 1* IL))' "-''
ty. 10 mote mail are wonted to file tyihe C t•
the maximum Stithdfit .1 or I' l to • en P. r- :
to eater the military Pervi•e, aill op. ‘i pt ,
uodersjgoed,
.o found tu suitable b str i ~n I „tat
until the full number et abtatte.d Nen.,
NuiPMenta will be woeured .or theta tr
inrn.ehad to triable them to eta/ the ColeP
11011,11 •
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HARB:HICkG U.Vir., :'‘ or I•'A.
r r nE Board of Directorti tieclartpt to day,
ii- a 4170 end of tour per cent f',,r '
lb , . nt.t sa MOLL ,
payable on demand. ,i n WM ',
nova .31,d Ca-bwr.
ACOOK wANTF,.I. Liiwf 3l wage,
will be given. Appik, ui T.. 1. 10 ,1 ['r.C . '
bt54121* Vis'itt z
300 SHOE .11. A \ V A N
THE undersigned wishes to iui
. in, edtatelY, THREE MEI utE. , F.ll-1 , A ,KE to
Di and bottom Wahl Boots, to
win 61 psld.
Price, Cur Lifting 25 exut4., hr h•
•It •
Carlisle, Pa., Oct 30. 1861.-ii2w
COAL!COAL ! ! COA L !
FHE subscriber is taniareil 1, ( 1
,-.
liver to ibe raiz us f rtir Laniard
Car, Beat Loader rw. tr fun. tee • h
barre, eue4ury, k.,us •
Wanted ot by tee P,ent w eigh Gat, met tut
gUereutred.. Orders left et to, 'th
will receive prompt attention.
Harrisburg, Oct 30. 1861 —6.•l°
W ii ULL6 A L.E. and rs bl'2 , Il_ LI ~._‘ L. bh
ba4co, degars and Coo'
P .
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rifig, ( r a tes, runes, nni,nts and Nuts 01 al,. 10,1-v„
in Confectionary, Yu , ergo 00 I Unne_Ale, Fr., I.:
Fresh and - al tea h, Sinn., Can ,I . g, Vin - ,1 - fx • N''''', -• „,,,
street, next door to r.i ice [kluge, also c.,,r lA' leo. , '
Walnnt streeti.
0et21?.-drina ry Pi, duo: in g .nern:: .1 .1 , r ,
„.
COAL Wltßh.ttliY GOAL
THOSE who want the red Genuine Old
Fashioned Plucgrove Coal from lb Lorl.re,r M,r,es
(by ibc car load or utherwlee. 800 S'
6 AF.Vt:,I.CEI. Jr ,
S. & S
oct22,lmd
SPICED SA t N! I
REB H. AND VERY DELICATE
. F Put
bP qestly in five pound van , .
11.15 tycK.
er F,I. SMOKE 116
! SVOKE!!!-“
taanteirben from CIGAR purchlse
STO/111, 91 Market, street.
New rabrerttseliirith;
STATEMENT
OF TLI
LIABILITIES
J. W. WF:11;,
DAVLD HARRIS.
VERSEBE RIFLES
D ; yip McC a"
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