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oun PLATFORM
THE UNION-THE CONSIITUTION-AND
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW.
THE UNITED STATES LAWS
ABM PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY IN
THE PENNSYLVANIA DAILY TELEGRAPH
HARRISBURG, PA
Monday Afternoon, January 20,1862.
PEOPLES STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
A meeting of the members of the Peoples'
State Central Committee will be held at Coy
erly's Hotel, Harrisburg, on
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22d, 1862,
to determine the time and place for holding a
State Convention to nominate State candidates,
and to transact such other business as may be
presented. A full attendance is requested.
ALEX. K. McCLURE, Chairman.
GEO. W. HAMMERSLY,
t Secretaries.
Joint M. SurarvaN,
ELECTION OF STATE MEASURER
The election for State Treasurer took place at
twelve o'clock to-day, and it gives us great
pleasure to announce the re-election of HENRY
D. MooRE, ECQ, the present .efficient State
Treasurer. Mr. Moore has occupied this im
portant position for the past year with great
honor to himself and benefit to the State. It
was alone to his untiring energy that the war
loan of three millions of dollars wasobtained at
par, when at the same time United States loans
were at a discount in the money market. The
taxpayers of the State will rejoice over the
election of such an honest and faithful servant.
Tau Pointe CREDIT. —The Senate, yesterday,
passed by a vote of 39 to 1, a resolution, pre
viously adopted in the House with only five
negative votes, pledging Congress to frame a
system of taxation which will produce an an
nual revenue of not less than one hundred and
fifty millions dollars
Inasmuch as it will necessarily occupy, some
time to agree upon the new taxes to be im
posed, while it is important that the determina
tion of Congress in the premises should be
known without delay, the passage of this decla
ratory resolution is most opportune.
It puts the public credit upon the true basis
of an adequate revenue.
"STONE BLOCKADES."
The London Tones has recently been very
much " exercised" by the announcement that
the National Government has sunk a few ships
in the harbor of Charleston, for the purpose of
reducing the number of channels necessary to
be guarded by our blockading vessels. The
London journal expressed the mild conviction
that—
" People who would do an act like this would
pluck the sun out of the heavens to put their
enemies in darkness, or dry up the rivers that
no grass might forever grow on the soil where
they had been offended," and adds, that such
acts " ought not to he permitted by the guar
dians of the civilization of mankind "
" Stone blockadei" are among the "antiqua
ted precedents" which our British contempora
ries hold to have spent their force when they '
were last practiced by the English government.
A correspondent of the Hartford Courant recalls
the fact that the " guardians of the civilization
of mankind," in their war with Napoleon, set
the following " strange" and " ineffectual "
example?
Engleind, . . . unable to get opportuni
ties of assailing French vessels, was induced to
have recourse to strange, and, as it proved, in
effectual means of carrying on hostilities.—
Such was the attempt at destroying the harbor
of fiulogne bti• si , kioe in the roads ships loaded
with stone.—Scott's Life of Napoleon Bonaparte.
A TeLEGRAPHIC XPERIMENT.—It IS a matter
of curiosity as to how quick communication may
be made by means of the telegraph. Expe
rience has shown that it is an instantaneous
process. A short time sioce, says an exchange,
an experiment was tried to illustrate the point.
It was agreed that a telegrapher at ►dew York
city, in communication with Chicago,
should write the letters—which is done by
making three dots—and that a Chicago tele
grapher should instautly, on hearing the dots,
responded by making the same signs. The
plan was carried cut successfully, and the pa
per of the reg Eder at New York showed that
the dote made by both operators stood so near
ly together that it was impossible to write a
single dot between the characters representing
the two s's. The response from Chicago was
recorded as quickly after the signal from New
York as it was possible for the Chicago tele
grapher to make it. Many other experiments
have been made, with like results.
OUR GOVERNMENT A SUCCE93.---. The theorists
of Europe, who have ever contended that a
republican government is impracticable, now
paint to our rebellion as a demonstration of the
asstimption, when the fact is that the position
of our country demonstrates that a govern
ment of the people is really the must effective
system ever devised. In nine months our fed
eral government has brought into the field six
hundred thousand men, three hundred ships of
war, and tweutyitwo thousand sailors to man
these ships. In less than a year we have spent
three hundred millions of dollars, while our
war expenses in December amounted to one
hundred millions, or over three millions a
day. What other government ever originated
such an army, such a navy and such a debt in
the same space of time ?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN DANGER
Since his induction into office, no man has
had more difficulties to contend with, hereto
fore occupying the same position, than Abra
ham Lincoln. He found all the departments of I
the government, at his inauguration, in con
fusion—the treasury bankrupt—the navy de
prived of its ships, docks and yards—the army
poisoned with traitors, its implements despoil
ed, its forts transferred or destromd— and,
from one end of the land to the other, Ir
regularly organized bands of conspirators wait
ing a signal to rush into the capital, take pos
session of the archives, and at once usurp the
power and the dignity of the American gov
ernment. We well remember the day of the
inauguration of Abraham Lincoln. His most
intimate friends, the friends of the republic
and the bravest men in the city of Washing
ton, despaired almost of the result of the cere
monies of that day. They feared that the Pre
sident elect would be assassinated before he
reached the Senate chamber, to take the pre
scribed oath before he could assume the dele
gated power of his office—and after he had
sworn to obey the provisions of the Constitu
tion and carry out the injunctions of the law,
hearts beat high and brave men again were in
dread lest the President would not reach the
White House in safety. They knew that the
assassin lurked along the broad sidewalk of the
magnificent Pennsylvania Avenue—they felt
that the traitor was by his side ready, on a sig
nal, to strike the fatal blow—but he escaped.
And yet all this danger—the prospect of assas
sination, the threat of murder and the antici
pation of revolt at the time of his inauguration,
were insignificant then and can be laughed
at now, when compared to the danger in
which Abraham Lincoln, the President of the
United States now stands. The New York Herald
is about engaging in the fulsome laudation of the
President of the United Slates, and therefore it be
comes the duty of his personal friends and political
supporters to be on the alert, or Abraham Lincoln
will fall a victim to the same slimy slander and
shameless insecurity which have carried so many brave
men and upright statesmen down to the grave in dis
grace and misery. Let the alarm, then, be sound
ed, and let the American people be on the
alert, to save a northy chief magistrate from
a doom more dreadful than that which follows
a traitor's blow or a malefactor's enemies. Let
them unite with one voice to stay the breath
of praise which is more fatal than the
breeze from the Upas or the winds of the
Simeon. Let them rescue their chief magis
trate by imploring the outrager of decency, the
polluter of virtue and the defiler of truth, to
cease his laudations of Abraham Lincoln. If
the Herald is allowed to persist in its praise,
the merciful influence of Heaven can alone
prevent the entire disgrace and utter ruin of
the present administration. Aoy calamity,
any opposition, any abuse can be encountered
and conquered by any ordinary cabinet or ad
ministration—but the praise of the New York
Herald amounts to an obloquy which no man
or combination of men, in or out of power can
MEI
Pennsylvania Legislature.
REPORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE TELEGRAPH
SENATE
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 1862.
The Senate met at 11 o'clock A. m., and was
called to order by Speaker HALL.
The journal of Friday last was partially read,
when
On motion of Mr. HIESTAND the further
reading of the same was dispensed with.
PETITIONS, &0., PRESENTED
Mr. JOHNSON presented a petition of the
Commissioners of Centre county for authority to
borrow money.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary. •
Mr. LAWRENCE presented a petition of citi
zens of the borough of Millsboro' and East Beth
lehem township, praying that certain land now
in the borough named may be re-attached to
East Bethlehem township.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. LAMBERIONT presented a petition of
two hundred citizens of Clarion county, asking
for a review of a State road leading from Rimers
burg, Clarion county, to the Allegheny river, at
the mouth of Hemlock creek.
Referred to the Committee on Roads and
i Bridges.
Mr. NICHOLS presented the Annual Report
of the Receipts ant Expenditures of the Girard
College, of Philadelphia.
Laid on the table
BILLS READ IN PLACE
Mr. CONNELL, an act to incorporate an As
sociation for the publication and diffusion of
religious periodicals in the Lutheran church.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Also, a further supplement to the several acts
incorporating the city of Philadelphia.
.Referred to the Committee on Corporations.
Mr. KINSEY, an act to extend the act incor
porating the Farmer's Mutual Insurance com
pany of Philadelphia and Bucks county.
Referred to the Committee on Corporations..
Mr. ROBINSON, an act changing the name
of Electa Satterfield and adopting , her as the
child of William Budd and Catharine his wife.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. LAWRENCE, an act changing the line of
he borough of Millsboro, Washington county.
Referred to the Committee on Education.
REPORT OF A COMMITTEE.
Mr. KINSEY from the Committee to Com
pare Bills, made a report which was read and
ournalized.
COMMISSIONERS OF CENTRE COUNTY
Mr. JOHNSON read in place a bill entitled
an Act to authorize the commissioners of Cen
tre county, to borrow money.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr. JOHNSON obtained leave to make an
explanation, as follows:
Mr. SPEAKER: The bill I have just read in
place, was originally sent to the member of the
House from Centre county, but subsequently
directed to myself ; and as I am under the ne
cessity of being absent for the residue of this
week, I desire the bill to be placed upon its
poqwmge at this time
The reasons for the passage of the bill may
Ie readily perceived. The county of Centre
exhausted the funds in the county treasury
the expenditure consequent upon the erec
tion of a court house and the relief necessary to
be afforded to the families of volunteers in the
army. It contemplates the borrowing of a sum
of money not exceeding thirty thousand dol
lars, by the commissioners of said county, which
sum is designed to defray the expenses incurred
as I have stated, to be expended in a specific
manner. Its early passage is demanded by the
necessities of the case ; and I, therefore, move
that the Committee on Judiciary be discharged:
from the consideration of the bill, and that the
senate proceed to consider it.
The motion was agreed to ; and the bill be
ing taken up, it was passed finally.
IPenn°llthalua iDaiig atit9t a4l4 l 1110 W:tap afternoon, January, 20. 1862
Mr. ROBINSON read in place a bill entitled
"An Act to authorize Michael C. Trout to sell
and convey, as trustee, the property of the
Sharon Iron company," of Mercer county.
Referred. to the committee on Estates and
Escheats.
Mr. ROBINSON obtained leave to make a
statement, as follows:
The bill which I have just read in place is an
entirely private and local one. It is em :ntial
for the better adaptation of its provisions that
it should be passed immediately. I therefore
move to discharge the committee on Estates
and Escheats from its 'consideration and that
the Senate consider the same.
Agreed to, and the bill being taken up, passed
finally.
Mr. LOWRY submitted the following joint
resolution:
WHEREAS, Repeated allegations have been
made, in public and in private, against the in
tegrity of legislation iu Pennsylvania ;
And whereas, Members of the House of Repre
sentatives, in their place on the floor of that
House, have directly charged that both branches
of the last Legislature were influenced corruptly
to enact important public measures ; therefore,
be it
Resolved, That, if the House of Representa
tives concur, a joint committee, consisting of
three members of each house, be appointed to
inquire into the legislation of last year, and
especially enactments affecting corporations, and
that said committee have power to send for per
sons and papers.
On motion of Mr. CLYMER, the resolution
was amended by adding the following words :
"and that the committee be instructed to report
the names of all persons and officers, either in
or out of the Legislature, by whom and upon
whom they may have found such corrupt influ
ences to have been used."
Mr. LOWRY advocated the adoptim of the
resolution in a few pertinent remarks.
_ _
The time was when legislative bodies re
spected the reputations of their own members ;
and neither the malice of partizans, the wound
ed vanity of ill-requited genius, nor the camp
followers who delude the one and bow servilely
to the other that thrift may reward their
efforts, were allowed to beslime indiscriminate
ly those who were charged with official trust.
The rule, long accepted, and never formally
disregarded, imposes the greatest responsibili
ties upon those who implicate the reputation
of sworn representatives by an inquiry into the
integrity of legislative actions. It admits of
no action except upon the positive assurance
given by a member that corruption has en
tered the citadel of power ; and then it becomes
a matter of j ustice alike to innocent and
guilty, if such there be, to have an impartial
and fearless inquiry. If it establishes guilt,
the body must be purged of the guilt and of
the perjured offender—if it fails, the body
should be purged of him who thus invites pub
lic suspicion to himself and his associates.
It would be well—well to preserve the gene
ral reputation of our State—well to maintain
popular respect for constituted authority,—well
to perpetuate the purity of legislation, and well
to inculcate the self-respect of representatives,
were the rules on this point rigidly enforced ;
but unfortunately they have ceased practically
to be regarded. In five years legislative ex
perience I have ever found many of my asso
ciates whose highest ambition, apparently,
was to bring disrepute upon legislation
and legislators, and they have succeeded only
too well. Against this wrong honesty seems to
be no protection. The corrupt seek persistently
to drag all into a general charnel-house ; the
weak become the ready allies of political pre
tenders whose official tenure depends upon the
systematic defamation of all in official trust;
and the swarm of vultues who hover about us
are but the hirelings of those who from various
motives would bring authority and thieves
la w-makers and law-breakers to a common stand
ard. I have found it not at all unusual to hear
members of both branches of the legislature,
in their official places, retail the studied scandal
of the pot-house cabals whose thrift depends
upon the destruction of official integrity; and
when the charge of high crime falls from our
own lips against ourselves, the world and the
press cannot be blamed for accepting our own
voluntary degradation.
No legislative body should ever entertain a
proposition to inquire into the integrity of its
members unless the mover gives positive as
surances of corruption bemg within his own
knowledge, or that he can furnish the clearest
evidence of it. That a member of the House,
whose star has just emerged from the pollution
of a Canal Board, has moved such an inquiry,
predicated upon the common fame he industri
ously aided in creating, without even alleging
that the proof is within his power, would not,
by any good rule or argument, justify its adop
tion ; nor would an ad captandum speech of
another member of the same body, aiming to
prove that all the world reveled in corruption
but himself.
If so, in turn we should investigate every
thing and abolish all authority. Great genius
may sometimes expand its shadow over an un
appreciating world as to gather darkness about
itself, and its vagaries may even cease to edify
or scandalize. Before its restless vision solemn
obligations vanish like thin air and repudiation
becomes a virtue Courts of las.; resort become
invested with qualities which would leave a Jef
fris deified, and they are wiped from existence
by a thousand ideal encounters. Corporations
become monsters, soulless, perfidious and
grasping, and they are blotted out and the
earth made green and beautiful and perfumed
with nature's offerings where once was the rude
shriek of the locomotive and the march of pro
gress. Generals-in-chief, who have been train
ed to three-score years of successful war and to
whom them the world pays homage, fade into
imbecility ; and such things as Presidents, Cab
inets and Brigadiers are but petty targets for
the fitful shafts which play at everything by
turns and nothing long. Legislatures fail to
rise to the inspiration that hovers over them—
they dare to differ, and at once corruption
stalks into legislative halls in frightful mein,
and usurps the seats of all, save where the God
of neglected Genius maintains his solitary scep
tre.
It is neither my wish or right to question the
motive of the Senator from Erie in offering the
resolution. Excepting that a member of a co
ordinate branch of the government has, in a de
lirium of spleen, declared every body to be cor
rupt, he does not offer any facts to justify its
adoption. But I shall vote for the resolution,
trusting that its aim is sincere and that its
efforts will be impartial, looking solely to the
elevation of legislative integrity and legislative
honor. It is not as comprehensive as it should
be ; but I shall not interpose any modifications.
In a little time we can extend legislative enqi
ries somewhat farther, and ascertain whether
we are now about to make an honest, earnest
effort to check legislative corruption, or whether
party leaders, with disloyal aim, are striking at
the patriotic popular respect for authority,
hoping to barter a Republic to enthrone treason
and anarchy.
I have made these remarks in justice to my
self and the Senate. I shall support the resolu
tion, but must be excused from serving on the
committee.
The resolution as amended was then unan
mously adopted, by the following vote :
Yens—Messrs. Benson, Boughter, Bound
Clymer, Connell, Crawford, Donavan, Fuller
Glatz, Hamilton, Hiestand, Imbrie, Irish
Johnson, Ketcham,Kinsey, Lamberton, Lan
don, Lawrence, owry, M'Clure, Meredith
Mott, Nichols, Penney, Reilly, Robinson, Ser
rill, Smith, (Kontgomery,) Smith, (Philadel
phia,) Stein, Wharton, Hall, ,Speaker-83.
NAvs--None.
SHARON IRON COMPANY
ALLEGED LEGISLATIVE CORRUPTION
Mr. .111.'CL1JRE
So the resolution was unanimously agreed
to.
ELECTION OF STATE TREASURED.
The hour of 12 o'clock tit , having arrived,
the members of the Senate proceeded'to the
chamber of the House of Representatives, for
the purpose of electing a State Treasurer, the
result of which will be found in the House pro-
ceedings below.
After the Senators returned, the Senate ad
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
MONDAY, Jan. 20, 1862.
The House was called to order at eleven
o'clock, A. M.
BILLS IN PLACE
Mr. SHANNON read in place a bill entitled an
Act supplementary to an act relative to execu
tions.
Mr. BIGHAM, a supplement to an act to in
corporate the Pittsburg and East „Liberty pas
senger railroad,
Mr. DENNIS, a bill entitled an Act to reduce
the expenses of the collection of unpaid taxes
in the city of Philadelphia.
Mr. DUFFIELD, one to amend and extend
the charter of the Independent Mutual insurance
company of Philadelphia.
Also, one incorporating the Frankfort and
Philadelphia passenger railroad company.
Also, a further supplement to an act incorpo
rating the north Philadelphia plank road com
pany.
Mr. TATE, one entitled an Act relative to the
public printing.
Mr. RHOADS, one for the relief of Dickenson
college, in the borough of Carlisle.
PAY OF GEO. M. HOUSEHOLDER
Mr. REX offered the following resolution,
which was not agreed to.
Resolved, That the resolution authorizing-the
State Treasurer to pay Geo. W. Householder be
reconsidered by the House.
HOUR OF MBEFFRG
Mr. LABAR submitted a resolution, which
was agreed to, yeas 62, nays 30, providing
that the daily sitting of the House shall hereaf
ter commence at ten o'clock A. M., until other
wise ordered.
REPORTS OF COMMITFEES
Mr. BIGHAM from the Committee on Ways
and Means reported, as committed, joint reso
lution relative to Lake and Harbor Defences.
Mr. PERSHING, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, (local,) as committed, an act providing
for the election of councilmen in the borough
of Melville, Carbon county..
Mr. ZEIGLER, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, (local,) as committed, an act to annul
the marriage contract between George Parkin
an_dltis wife Caroline.
Wr. COCHRAN, (same) as committed, an act
to repeal an act to secure a stricter accounta
bility of certain public officers in Schuylkill
county so fir as the same relates to West Penn
township, said county.
Mr. SMITH, (Chester,) from the Select Com
mittee to whom was referred that part of the
Governor's Message, relativo to the establish
ment of a State Military School, reported an act
to provide for the establishment of said school.
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The House proceeded to consider Senate reso
lution relative to awarding testimonials to the
Pennsylvania volunteers engaged at Ball's
Bluff and Drainesville, but was postponed for
the purpose of electing a State Treasurer.
IN CONVENTION-ELECTION OF STATE TREASURER
The hour of twelve N. having arrived, the
Srasxsa and members of the Senate ware intro
duced, when the members of both branches
went into joint convention (the SPEAKER of the
Senate in the chair) for the purpose of electing
a State Treasurer, the ballotings for which re
sulted as follows :
I=3
Messrs. Benson, Boughter, Bound, Connell,
Fuller, Hamilton, Hiestand, Imbrie, Irish, John
son, Ketcham, Landon, Lawrence, Lowry,
M'Clure, Meredith, Nichols, Penney, Robinson,
Serrill, Smith, (Philadelphia,) Wharton and
Hall, Speaker —23, members of the Senate voted
for HENRY D. MoosE.
Messrs. Clymer, Crawford, Donovan, Glatz,
Kiuzey, Lamberton, Mott, Reilly, Smith,(Mont
ornery,) and Stine-10, members of the Senate
voted for Wm: V. II'GRATEr.
Messrs. Abbott,Alexander, Armstrong, Bates,
Beaver, Beebe, Bigham, Blanchard, Bliss, Brown
(Mercer), Cochran, Cowan, Denali, Dougherty,
Elliott, Fox, Freeland, Grant, Hall, Happer,
Henry, Hoffer, Hutchman, Kennedy, Lehman,
DEClellan, M'Coy, Moore, Myers, Ritter, Has
sell, Schrock, Sellers, Shannon, Smith, (Phila
delphia,) Strang, Tracy, Twitchell, Vincent,
Warner, Wildey, Williams and Windle-43,
members of the House voted for Hxsxv D.
Moores.
Messrs. Banks, Barron, Boileau, Brown,
(Northumberland,) Caldwell, Cessna, Craig,
Dellone, Divius, Donley, (Greene,) Donnelly,
(Philadelphia,) Duffield, Early, Gaskill, Gra
ham, Greenbank, Hess, Hoover, Hopkins, (Phil
adelphia,) Hopkins, (Washington,) Josephs,
Kaine, Kline, Lthar, Lichtenwallner, M'Cul
loch, M'Macln, M'Manns, Neiman, Pershing,
Peters, Potteiger, Quigley, Ramsey, Rex,
Rhoads, Rowland, Ryon, Tate, Thompson, Tut
ton, Wakefield, Weidner, Wimley, Wolf and
Zeigler-46, members of the House voted for
Wm. V. BPGRATH.
• Messrs. Busbey, Chatham, Crane, Gamble,
Gross, Ross, (Lozerne,) Scott, Smith, (Chester,)
Worley and Rowe, Speaker-10, members of the
House voted for JONAS R. breLINTOCE.
SECOND BALLOT
Messrs. Benson, Boughter, Bound, Connell,
Fuller, Hamilton, Hiestand, Imbrie, Irish,
Jobnson, Ketcham, Landon, Lawrence, Lowry,
M'Clure, Meredith, Nichols, Penney, Robinson,
Serrill, Smith, (Philadelphia,) Wharton and
Hall, Speaker —23 , voted for HENRY D. Moons.
Messrs. Clymer, Crawford, Donavan, Glatz,
Kinsey, Larnberton, Reilly, Smith, (Mont
gomery,) and Stein-9, voted for Wirmait V.
WGRATH.
Mr. Mott-1, voted for Jams R. M'Cuirromr.
Messrs. Abbott, Alexander, Armstrong, Bates,
Beaver, Beebe,Bigham, Blanchard, Blisa, Brown,
(Mercer,) Cochran, Cowan, Dennis, Dougherty,
Elliott, Fox, Freeland, Grant, Hall, Happer,
Henry, Hoffer, Hutchmau, Kennedy, Lehman,
M'Clellan, M'Coy,Moore, Myers, Ritter, Russell,
Shrock, Sellers, Shannon, Smith, (Philadelphia,)
Strang, Tracy, Twitchell, Vincent, Warner,
Wildey, Williams and Windle -43, members of
the House voted for H. D. Mooaa.
Messrs. Banks, Barron, Boileau, Brown, (Nor
thumberland,) Caldwell, Cessna, Dellone, Don
ley, (Greene,)Donnelly, (Philadelphia,) Duffield,
Gaskill, Graham, Greenbank, Hess, Hoover,
Hopkins, (Philadelphia,) Josephs, Kline, Labar,
Lichtenwallner, M'Culloch, M' Mackin,
Man
us, Neiman, Pershing, Peters, Pottieger, Quig
ley, Ramsey, Rex, Rhoads, Rowland, Ryon,
Tate, Thompson, Tutton, Wakefield, Weidner,
Wimley, Wolf and Zeigler-40, members of the
House voted for W. V. M'Ga&rn.
Messrs. Bushey, Chatham, Craig, Crane,
Divins, Early, Gamble, Gross, Hopkins, (Wash
ington,) Kline, Ross, (Luzerne,) Scott, Smith,
(Chester,) Worley and Rowe, Speaker-15, mem
bers of the House voted for J. R. M'Cultrocx.
THIRD BALLOT.
Messrs. Benson, Boughter, Bound, Connell,
Fuller, Hamilton, Heistand, Imbrie, Irish,
JohnsonoKetcham, Landon, Lawrence, Lowry,
WClure, Meredith, Nichols, Penney, Robinson,
Serrill. Smith, (Philadelphia) Wharton, Hall,
Speaker-23 members of the Senate voted for
H. D Moons.
Messrs. Clymer, Crawford, Donavan, Glatz,
Kinsey, Lamberton, Mott, Reilly, Smith,
(Montgomery,) Stein-10 members of the Sen
ate voted for W. V. WerRATH,
Messrs. Abbot, Alexander, Armstrong, Bates,
Beaver, Beebe, Blghlun, Blanchard, Bliss, Brown,
(Mercer,) Busbey, Chatham, Cochran, Cowan,
Dennis, Dougherty, Elliott, Fox, Freeland,
Grant, Hall, Happer, Henry, Hoffer, Hutchman,
Kennedy, Lehman, rst'Clellan, M'Coy, Moore,
Myers, Ritter, Ross, (Luzerne,) Russell,
Schrock, Scott, Sellers, Shannon, Smith, (Ches
ter,) Smith, (Philadelphia,) Strang, Tracy,
Twitchell, Vincent, Warner, Wildey, Williams,
and Windle —7l voted for H. D. Moors.
Messrs. Banks, Barron, Boileau, Brown, (North
umberland,) Caldwell, Cessna, Craig, Dellone,
Diving, Donley, (Greene,) Donnelly, (Philadel
phia,) Duffield, Early, Gaskill, Graham, Green
bank, Hess, Hoover, Hopkins, (Philadelphia,)
Hopkins, (Washington,) Josephs, Kaine, Kline,
Labar, Lichtenwallner, M.'Culloch, M'Mackin,
M'Manus, Neiman, Pershing, Peters, Potteiger,
Quigley, Ramsey, Rex, Rhoads, Rowland, Tate,
Thompson, Tutton, Wakefield, Weidner, Wim
ley, Wolf and Ziegler-56 voted for W. V.
M' GRATH.
Messrs. Crane, Gamble, Gross and Worley-5
voted for J. R. ArCLINTOCK.
HENRY D. MOORE having received the highest
number of votes cast, was declared duly elected
State Treasurer for the ensuing year.
CVII:YYti.YJ ItI) NA ~CNYCO:I-'ly:(q.i) R W.(s1:~:1:)KIln:Y ~•1
The House proceeded to select a committee
to try and determine the case of the contested
election of H. V. HALL, a sitting member from
Luzerne county, when the following named per
sons were selected the committee.
Messrs Smith, (Philadelphia,) Blanchard,
Bates, Windle, Dennis, Dougherty, Tracy,
Moore, and Lehman.
Tne House also proceeded to the selection of
a committee to try and determine the case of
the contested election of R. F. Russell, also a
sitting member from the county of Luzerne. The
drawing of the committee had not been con
cluded at 3 o'clock, P. M., when our 'report
closed.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR IN THE WEST.
BATTLE AT SOMERSET, KY.
ANOTHER GLORIOUS VICTORY.
THE REBELS ZOLLICOFFER AND
BAILIE PEYTON KILLED.
Heavy Loss on Both Bides
THE ENEMY 1N FULL RETREAT-TUE
FEDERAL TROOPS IN HOT PURSUIT.
CENCLVNATI, Jan. 20
A battle was fought at Somerset, Kentucky,
on Saturday, between Gen. Shoeff'i and the
rebel Gen. Zollicoffer's forces, lasting from
early in the morning until dark in the evening.
Gen. Zollicoffer is among the killed, and his
whole army entirely defeated. The loss is
heavy on both sides.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Loulavrm, Ky., Jan. 20
General Thomas telegraphs to head-quarters
that on Friday night Gen. Zollicoffer came up
to his encampment and attacked him at six
o'clock on Saturday morning, near Webb's
cross-roads, in the vicinity of Somerset. At
half-past three o'clock on Saturday afternoon
Zollicoffer and Bailie Preyton had been killed
and the rebels were in full retreat to their en
trenchments at Mill Springs. The federal
troops were in hot pursuit. No further par
ticulars have been received, nor any account of
the losses on either side.
From Washington.
The Rumored Attack on Norfolk,
The Report Not Confirmed.
TUE NEW SECRETARY OF WAR
=I
TRIAL . OF RIFLED CANNON.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20
The report that Gen. Wool has sent a notifi
cation to Norfolk to move the women and chil
dren out of that city, is not confirmed by offi
cial intelligence. The Commissioner of Indian
Affairs left for the West.
The Hon. Mr. Stanton, Secretary of War,
entered upon his duties to-day.
A large number of army officers, in full uni:
form, paid their respects to him.
Preparations are being made at the Navy
Yard to test the strength of the new rifled
guns finished there. One of them, a 32-pound
er, has been enclosed with heavy timber, and
will be fired with constantly increasing charges
until it bursts.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Serious Illness of Ex-President Tyler.
Rebel Brigadier Generals Confirmed
No News of the Burnside Expedition.
Preueh Fleet before Vera Cruz.
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan.l9, via Baltimore.
A flag of truce went to Craney Island to-day
with two persons who came down from Balti
more last night, to go south.
The following is all the news contained in
the southern papers that have been received:
Ex-President Tyler is very ill at Richmond.
A despatch dated Macon, Ga., says that the
accounts from the wheat region are very favor
ble, and that crops never appeared more prom
ising this early.
The following Brigadier-Generals have been
confirmed : Henry Heth, Virginia ; Johnson
R. Duncan, Louisiana ; and H. S. Wood, Ala
bama.
Dates from Havana to the 9th inst. have
been received at New Orleans.
The French fleet, consisting of, a line of bat
tle-ships, three first-class frigates and three
propellors, lelt for Vera Cruz on the 2d inst.
It was reported at Havana that Vera Cruz
was abandoned by the Mexicans on the arrival
of the Spanish fleet.
The combined land forces are under command
of Gen. Prim.
The confederate steamer Calhoun arrived at
Havana on the 6th, making the number of 101
confederate vessels that have arrived there since
the blockade.
Business was extronaly dull on the island
The Norfolk Day Book gives a rumor tint
the Secretaries of the Federal Navy and In.
terior have resigned, and that Messrs. Colfa x ,
of Indiana and Holt, of Kentucky will succeed
them. The papers contain nothing in relation
to the Burnside expedition.
The United States steamer Sumter arrived
here yesterday afternoon. The troops on board
the Constitution will come ashore to-morrow
morning for exercise.
THE STEAMER HIBERNIA.
Sr. Jouss, Jan. 20.
The steamer Hibernia, with troops, arrived
at this port this morning.
illieb
On the 19th inst., GNORGZ A. C. Satr. R, ESQ,, In the 34d,
year of his age,
•
[The friends and relatives of the family are invited to
attend the funeral from his lots residence, on Wednes lay
afternoon at 2 o'clock .]
In Washington city, on the 19th inst., 1: SORGE K. Mow-
RY, formerly of Harrisburg, aced abesit 45 years.
[The funeral of the deceased will take place from the
residence ol Samuel D. Yrung, Market street, at 234
o'clock to morrow afternoon. The friends of the deceas
el are invited to attend without further notice ]
New atinertistments
ATALENTINE:3.—Just opened a fine as
so: [meat of Valentines at very low prc•s.
.20 SCREFFER'S 13,10KSTORF:
SHAEFFER'S RESTAURANT,
THIRD STREET, OPPOSITE TELEGRAPH
PRINTING OFFICE,
HAVING handsomely fitted up the
building formerly occupied by the 'State Sea:-
net" p - intins office the unders.gned is prepared t , fur
nish th e public with Reireshmenta in good style and
quality. st ra serv,-d up in every :•tyie, an ant the t - kh e
suppli•ii with all the delicaci-s of the semen. Oysters by
the Quart or Bag, Reading Ale, Lager Beer, &e., constant
ly ou hand. [i2.o dth*] B. C. SHAFFE.R
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that the follow
ing rersons have tiled petitions to the Court of
Q tarter sessions of Dauphin county for Tavern licences ;
and that the Borne will be presented to the SAN Court on
the fifth day of February next, es required by law :
John Shearer, Ist Ward, Harrisburg,
A. J. Wartiel-1, Yd
Henry Frisch,
I , artin Erh, " "
George Falk,
David II Turbett, 34 ward,
Patrick R. Ryan, 4th Ward,
James M'Clellari, 6th Ward,
, csepll H. Miller, "
W. C. Ray,
William Morris, "
Mary Ryan, 41. II
I. W. stob - r, Susquehanna township,
IT. G. Imtvg,
12213=1
oamne• Mash, fialitax township, (Hatamoras,)
John F. Bowman, i•bervil le, Jackson township,
Geo. W. Gladden, Wpm' Paxton township,
oseph Lower,
J , mes Roffman, Ww.hineton
Christi in Becker, Wiconi-co, Wiconisco township,
qideon :Shade!, Wienn'sco township,
Isaac Reaber, Lykenstown,
J. S. Kaufman, watara, townshtl,
Clement c•chimele, 6th Ward, Ihrritburg,
Daniel Collier, Washington township.
jan2o-2td ltw J .0 YIIIING, Clerk.
GREAT SALE AND FREE DISTRIBUTION !
DR. W. BARS, OF HARRISBURG,
Having purchased the entire right and interest to M9LIU
facture and sell
M'CONNELL'S
GOLDEN ELECTRIC OIL,
FVERY body ought to join in circulat•
lug it, if the fa.:ti we represent are so. All arc in
tzrested, the well and aline ed.
The GOLDEN ELECIRIC i•IL is useful in Chronic and
Nervous Di=es,es, such ri Rheumatism, Neuralgia,
Bronchitis, Cotarrah, Scrof hire, Fresh or Old Sores,
Ulcers, Glandular Swelling., Female conapt4iras, Sore
Breasts, &c.
In fact there is no family medicine that acts with such
magic power as the Golden Electric Oil. Hundreds can
certify t•I its virtum:.
For the purpose of introducirg it iota every family,
with two of my own valuable preparations for COULIS,
Croup, Weak and Inflamed Eyes, and as an Leduc. meat
to those who assist me to dispose of 7:.'1:1 gross, I place to
possession of a committ e of honorable gentlemen the
following valuable articles, for FitEEdistribu:loa amongst
the purchasers :
1 Floe tior-itavo Piano 5100 00
1 Fine Dreo.ing Bureau _ 16 00
1 Flue Cettage Bedstead 8 00
1 Fine Erg) sh Gold Lever Watcn 8.5 C)
1 Fine Ladies'.... co 30 o 0
2 Fine Silver Watches, $5 00.... 10 00
1 (id Violin and Bow 5 00
1 Mu lc Box .... 30)
1 Fine Double barrelled Gun 9 0)
1 Fine Semi-tone Acoordcon 4 Oa
4 Gold Bracelets, SI 00.... 4 00
500 Boxes Valuable Pills, 23 cts 121 00
400 Boxes Tooth Powder, 25 cis__ 100 00
200 Copses Life of Dan Rice, Enaheihshed, 25 cis 50 00
1 Copy, 6 volumes, Cl-r 'Alan Union, $1 00.... 600
1 Fine Silk Dre 55......... 20 00
1 Fine ............... 300
2 Fine Lawn Blesses $3 00 6 09
6 Fiae Gold Pencils, $1 00 6 00
200 Fine Sleeve Buttons, 12% cia0....._. 23 00
24 Fiue Ladies' Guards, 25 cis 6 00
20 Fine Setts of Jewelry, $1 00 20 00
20 Fine Double Medallions, 1 00 20 00
60 Fine locket Pins, 50 eta 25 tal
I 00 Fine Setts Studs, 25 ohs 150 00
500 Fino IS•kara'. Rings,
25 cr5.........• • • .... 1'25 00
200 Fine Oent-' S'eeve tuttons r /2X eta 25 00
100 Fine Allen's Razor Powder, 25 ...... 25 00
1 Gilt Family 8ib1e.... ............. ........ 300
1 Barrel F10ur.... 7 00
On the payment of 50 cents for each Bottle or Box of
the Maalicaue, the purchaser, will receive a receipt and
an order for an envelope, which will contaM the name of
one of the above: its. On the day of the dist - ibution of
phis, the envelopes will be placed in a box or wheel, with
a hole to pass the hand into it, the envelopes all put into
th • wheel, well shook up and Eecored, earh purchaser
will draw out his or her own envelope; the gift named
therein will be given as soon as the drawing closes. Su
ttee will be gii•en to agents, anti in the papers, of the day
of distribution. Pure mere a' a nuance , a- D have au
equal share with thE4e residing in Harrisburg. (in re
ceipt of the money for one or more dozen, the medicine,
with ceriticate and orders, will be forwarded by express,
free of charge. In all cases the medicine 14 warranted to
cure or give reef, or no charge. See certificates.
DR. W. BARR—Dees have learned tuat you
have purchased the right to manufacture and sell 31'001,-
uell's Golden Electric ELI, for the benefit of the afflicted.
I send the following t—l have been meted with a run
ning Pore on my lest leg for ten yeare. During that time
I have been under the treatment of ten of tee bc , t Doe
tore in Harrisburg, Baltimore and Cumberland county ;
but ail could not effect a cure. A little over a year pl=t,
going into my black,treith shop ate.r dark, 1 burt 'ay
rignt leg also, below the -nee. It epread all' round the
leg, and became a running sore. Several inzters till
me I must have my lag taken off, mortification basing
taken place. Fortnum. , ly I got a bottle of your Golden
El , cork Gil for my child's sore moult. it cured so sun
that I thought I wouid try it on my legs. I have been
using it about six welts, and nts , legs are now healed up
—sound and well.
_ --
We, the underkigned, who are wail acq3.inted with
E'isha T Hunch, do certify to the fact as ,t , tt :ct above.
and the beneeri tl etfect3 of SlVennales Golden Electric
Oil on many of our neighbors.
HENRY ANDREW,
C EB MUT,
• A. P. ERB; (Bridgeport Hotel.)
BENJAMIN CLOY,
J. LONGN.N, Cd.KR, Esq.
I have been using Dr. Barr's Croup Syrup in my
family for the l.aA teo yell's. I would not be without
it at any price, as my children are subject to Colds .nd
Croup. I believe I have saved their livea by the use of
the medicine. No family with children ought to be
Without it.
F. E. SWARTZ, (Ilvery,) Harrisburg.
CAMP CURTIN, December 6, Mt_
Do. t , ERR :—.I thank you most eineere'y for the (hut
ment you gave me for my eyes. I hive of ly used it a few
times, and am now entirely tree from infttmakon and pain
which is more than I Rave been for the last live years.-
1 hope God wilt bless you for the free gift. No person
afilietei with weak or inflamed sore eyes ought is be
without it J. C. MILES.
Being well acquainted with J. C. Mile!, what he ctrti
lies to atuve is correct and true. as singular as it may
seem. J. B HELM . , C. C. for Bedford.
nuodreds have certified—l have only given the a bOVC.
Piles, T•tler, Pirko!), Itch, LocK Jaw, Gonorrlicet, Gleet,
Leucorrbre, and ali secret diseases cured wi h same Cuc -
ce:,s, or no charge-
Ten per cent. will be paid to all p . ersons selling one or
more dozen . W.
.i2O-dawtf Harrisburg, PA.
FOR RENT—The Store Room corner of
B:Toad and Walnut streets, from the Ist of April
next. Apply (in the same ballding) to JOHN P. KEILLiI,
Dentist, jadbe
ELISHA T. HOOCH