Pennsylvania telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1864-1864, September 08, 1864, Image 2

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HallatSBORG PA
Tunny EVENINI RPTEMBER 8, Me
INATIOftAL UNION TICKET.
FOR
Abraham Lincoln,
OP =IS OZ
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
A.ndrew Johnson,
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COUNTY TICKET.
CONGEMS,
Col. A. J. HERR, of Dauphin County,
(Subject to the dccis on of the District Conference.]
ASSEMBLY,
Oa EL C. ALLEMAN, Harrisburg
DANIEL KAISER, Wicouisco.
PUOTHOTAZT,
JOSIAH C. YOUNG, Harrisburg
REGISTER,
GEORGE MARKS, Union Deposit.
OGENTY COMMISSIONER,
HENRY HARTMAN, Washington,
DIRFOTOR OF THE POOR,
PHILIP MOYER, Upper Paxton
AODITOR,
ALFRED SLENTZ, Harrisburg.
The City Connell Exposed
some four weeks ago the City Council wore
importuned by a large meeting of the the
ehailics, laboring and business men of the
city, to pay a bounty from the eity treasury
to every person who would enl st in the Union
armies and credit himself to some of the wards
in the city. The proposition was duly laid
before that body. and vin MEMBEPri of
COUNCIL LEFUSED to comply with the
wishes of their constituents, by a
direct vote on the question. The feel
ing created by this refusal was so intense that
the Council concluded to reconsider the mat
ter at a subsequent meeting. This was done, and
that body resolved to petition the Legislature'
then about to assemble, for authority to bor
row money. Petitions were duly presented
to both Houses, in the Senate by Mr. Fleming,
and in the House by Mr. Allernan. Mr. Al
leman at once requested the Solicitor of the
city to frame such a bill as the Council desired,
indite would have it enacted into a law. The
city authorities refused or neglected to present
such a bill until within three or four days
before the adjournment of the Legislature,
calculating that the Legislature would not act
on the bill at that late day, when more im
portant business would be before them, and
they could then blame the'Legislature or our
members for neglecting the interest of our
citizens.
Mr. Alleman sae • this plainly, and he deter
mined at once that he would pass the bill. The
bill was duly presented, and passed the House
without that body scarcely knowing its pro
visions. After the bill had passed the House
and was sent to the Senate, it was referred to
the Judiciary Committee, where its provisions
were fully considered, and that committee re
ported it to the Senate with a unanimous
recommendation (except Mr. Fleming) that it
be negatived. When Mr. Fleming discovered
that such vas the disposition of the com
mittee, he c ailed the bill up in the Senate,and
defended it, and asked it as an especial favor
of the Senators to have the bill passed, Seve
ral Senators, however, examined the pro
visions of the bill, and denounced it as the
moist iniquitous measure ever presented to that
body, and that it was of snob a character that
it would never Berme their support. While
many of the Union Senators were disposed to
oblige Mr. Fleming and vote for the bill, he
soon discovered that the leading Copperheads
had been duly informed by the prominent
members of the Copperhead Council that
they really did not want the bill passed,
but that it was only presented to deceive
the laboring men of the First, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth wards, (the Second and Third
wards having their quotas full,) and all the
leading mei of that party voted against
the bill under the lead of Lamberton, Cly
mer, Ste. The bill, was defeated by a vote of
twelve yeas to nineteen nays, Mr. Fleming.
our Senator, voting for it. This ended the
career of the bill presented by the Council.
If the Council had been sincere in the mat
ter, a simple bill giving the city authority to
borrow money for bounty purposes would
have passed both Houses unanimously, and
the mode of taxation would have been devised
afterwards by Council; but this was not th
intention. Council never designed to pay boun
ties, and the object was fully accomplished
by its action in the matter.
We give this impartial history of the trans
action in order to correct the impression that
the Legislature was at fault. It was the sole fault
of the Council, and every sensible man knows
that if it had taken the matter in hand two
months ago, the quota of the city would have
been filled by paying $2.00 bounty to ea-h re_
emit. As it stands now the Second and Third
wards have their quotas filled, while the other
wards will be subjected to the draft. Nearly
all the men have' volunteered out of those
wards, and it will take every man liable to
draft• in them now to fill the quota required.
For this state of affairs they can thank their
efficient members of Council, and we leave
this subject to them. The able opinion of
Judge Pearson, on the case stated before the
Court, will be found in another part of this
paper, and u r call the attention of our readers
to the same.
The Vermont Eteettork—Hie a Tele
graph °Censorship been lir...tab naked 1
The news of the Vermont election sends a
thrill of joy tlifrough the heart of the nation,
and wiU do much to increase the indomitable
valor of the brave men who,are now engaged
in adenth txugee.wikarp!d !reitors. ,But
it has bees daggaated to no, .on glancing over
thawelninnapt r the oepperhead 'organs Pub
naked hero and that the authorities
hays; again eitabliihed a teliggraphio censor-
ship, as the newspapers in the pay , of the rebel
cause do not make a single allusion to the
result. Is it possible that the "tyranny of
Abe Lincoln" has developed itself in a new
shape, and thus forbids the copperhead press to
publish loyal victories. Come, secret sympa
thizer, let us have a how] on , this subject. 'You
certainly are entitled to the benefit of the
Vermont election news, and therefore we ask,
why did you not publish the feet? Give the
Administration h-11, boys, because "old
A-13;" is certainly to blame for this business.
Will there be a Draft 1
Secretary Seward, in the coma of a speech
delivered at Auburn, N. Y., on Satardity even
ing last, referred to the probability of there
being no draft made to fill up the army. Mr.
Seward may be correct, but we question the
policy of a Cabinet officer indulging in such
"talk" at this time, because there are thou
sands of men now enlisting to escape con
scription, who, if they are assured no draft
is to bo made,. will refuse to volunteer. The
following is the paragraph from Mr. Seward's
speech on this subject:
We shall have no draft, because the army
it being reinforced at the rate of five to ten
thousand men per daY by volunteers.
—There is no doubt of the fact, that the
extent of volunteering is very great, but there
-5 still another fact in this connection which
high cabinet facers have no opportunity to
understand. It is this: In many districts,
where a bitter opposition to the Government
is cultivated, leading politicians are actively
engaged in discouraging volunteering, with
the hope that the draft will be indefinitely
posttoned. Hence, such men should have
no such assurance as that given by Mr. Sew
ard. In those districts the draft should be en
forced sternly and impartially. Again, there
are localities in this State where men have
armed to resist the draft. Such desperadoes
as these, should the draft be postponed, will
claim the credit of having intimidated the
authorities, and forced them to abandon their
position on this subject. We cannot afford at
this time, to allow the enemies of the Gov
ernment such opportunities of congratula
tion; and hence we sincerely deplore the in
discretion thus indulged by a Cabinet officer.
sighting Jot Hooker's Opinion of George
B.
I think we &raid have moved right on, and got
Richmond the seound day after that haat., meth
out another gun being fired
Question—What was clone ?
Answer We moved on in a manner I nevver did
untie sand Lonny time. If there was any necessa y
for that I never hove ri apprecamd ie. IS', far as
the best in fo , m7, ion we Arse goes, eke enemy had
abandoned the idea of defendepg Richmond. And
was only when they saw the lasatude and itaficaney
of our army that they concluded co make a squid.
Suoh is the opinion of glorious fighting Joe
Hooker, in reference to M'Clellan's operations
to capture Riohmoad, during his campaigns in
Virginia. When Gen. Hooker made the above
statements, he was under oath, and delivered
the truth. Thus it is established on the oath
of a gallant soldier, that if Gen. M'Clellan
had anted with reasonable celerity. Richmond
could have been reduced, and the dreadful
loss of life which has since been incurred to
capture the rebel stronghold, would not have
become necosary. Hence we can justly at
tribute to the lack of ability,the short-comings
or the insane indifference of Nl,Glellan to
conquer,the orphanage and widowhood which
now fill the land on account of the losses in
the Army of the Potoinao. And yet the par
tisane of BrOlellau claim that his merits as a
soldier entitle him to high civil elevation.
Prl , Clellan at Malvern Hill. -
STA9TLING FACTS—NeCILLEILAN ABANDONED ma
WOUNDED TO PEEISE---OENEBAL EF.ABNEY
OS4.IIAUTENiZSB /I AS BETNO HiOAIPTED BY
cowsisuros ea TREASON—GENNBAL MARTIN
DALE saw TSABS—TEN TESTIMONY OF A CEBU
CEEMAN.
We find the following statement about IW.
Clellan's retreat from Malvern Hill, in the
Rev. J. J. Marks' able history of "The Penin
sula Campaign in Virginia." It is a portion of
history which will be difficult for General
11'Clelan to explain. The statement is the
more important just now from the fact that
the Rey. Mr. Marks wrote his history imme
diately after DrOlellan abandoned the Penin
sula.
It was not written for any political effect, nor
by a politican but by an army chaplain, who
was a faithful witness of the scenes which he
describes. We copy it now for the benefit of
the people who are invited to vote for the
sweet-scented General who ran away from a
victory w ich the glorious old Army of the
Potomac had won. Mr. Marks says:
The battle was over, but the cannonading
still continued, and shells and balls o
every kin I tore through the woods in a cease
less whirlwind of fury. In the meantime
thousands of the Confederates fled in the
wildest disorder from the scene, and hid them
selves in swamps and hollows ; soldiers with
out guns, horsemen without caps and swords,
came to the hospitals in, the battle-field of
Glendale, and reported that their regiments
and brigades were swept away, and they alone
were "escaped to tell the tale."
It is one of the strangest things in this week
of disaster that General M'Clellan ordered a
retreat to Harrison's Landing, six miles down
the James river, after he had gained so de
cided a victory. When this order was receiv
ed by the impatient and eager army, conster
nation and amazement overwhelmed our pa
triotic and ardent hosts. Some refused to
obey the command. Gen. Martindale shed
bars of shame.
The brave and chivalrous Kearney said in
the presence of many officers:--J, Philip Kear
ney, an old soldier, enter my solemn protest
' against this order for retreat —we ought, in
stead of retreating, to follow up the enemy
and take Richmond. And in full view of all
the responsibility of such a declaration, I say
to you all, such an order can only be prompted
by cowardice or treason."
.And with all, hopelessness and despair suc
ceeded the flush of triumph. In silence and
gloom our victorious army commenced retir
ing from an enemy utterly broken, scattered,
and panic-stricken. Awl whin:llore 'was not a foe within miles
of us, - . weleft Our Wounded behind to perish,
andatty:ona:Wtisissiffig the wild eagerness of
our re#4*; Wof4dlitire supposed that we were
the . greatsatpmU from a vigilant and tri
umphankenemy.
MUM
J3O TeCenropo.i
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
"ALL QUIET ALONG THE LINES."
Rebel Army Said to be Poi Arum! by Eariy
RUMOR NOT CONFIRM D.
A Rebel Canard about Atlanta.
The Cause of the Report.
HEADQVABTEES Aar POTOMAC. Sept. C.
To-day quiet has feigned along, the line, ex
cepting an occasional gun from the centre of
our lines.
Rain has been falling all day and still con
tinues, with a cold wind.
Rumors have been prevalent for two clays
past that a part of Early's troops had arrived
in our front, and were massing on our left
flank, necessitating another struggle for the
possession of the Weldon railroad. Prepara
tions were made to receive them,but thus far,
with , he exception of a few guerrillas, no ene
my has appeared in that direction: ,
Last evening the enemy in front of our line
where it crosses the Jerusalem Road, were
very jubilant, for a time indulging in loud
cheering which extended along the line to the
right toward the Appomattox. Our laickets ,
hailed theirs and asked the cane of the cora
motion, and the answer came, AtlantL has
been re-taken by Hood. Notwithstanding
the improbability of the story, it, rapidly
gained circulation.
But soon after a deserter came in and re
ported that one of their men had tied a can
teen to a dogs tail and started him through
their lines, thinking thus to fireighten our
men, but the dog kept his own side, and his
freightened calls as he sped along caused the
rebels to cheer and hollow so loud. Thus the
matter was explained
Stanton's War Bulletin
Gen. Sherman's Future Movements in
No Reports from Grant or
ENFORCEMENT OF THE DRAFT
SECRETARY STANTON TO GENERAL DIX.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
W'AS NGTOv, Sept. 7-10:30 P. M.
To Major General Jolts A. Dix, New York :
This Department is still without any dis
patches from south of Nashville. It is sup
posed to be General Sherman's design Eo
withdraw his advance columns and give his
army rest in Atlanta, and re-establish him
self securely there, and restore his railroad
communication, broken by Wheeler and For
rest, before making further adVances.
No operations by the armies of General
Grant or General Sheridan are reported to
day.
The Provost Marshal General's office is
busily engaged in arranging the credits of the
several districts, and is ordered to draft with
out delay for the deficiencies in the districts
that have not filled their quota, beginning
with those most in arrears. Credits for vol
unteers will be allowed as long as possible,
but the advantage of filling the armies imme
diately requires the draft to be speedily made
in the defaulting districts. All applications
for its postponement have therefore been re-
fused. - EDWIN M. STANTON,
From New Orleans.
The Sunken Vessel In Mobile Bay Being
Blown Up by Our. Forces.
u
Naw Yeas, Sept. 8.
The steamer Ariel, from New Orleans, with
dates to the Ist inst., has arrived. There is
nothing later from Mobile, except the fatt
that Capt. Jewitt, of the Metacomet, had, ex
ploded a torpedo in the sunken steamer Nash
ville, partially blowing her to pieces. Other
topedoes would soon finish her.
The New , Orleans Era says that there is im
portant intelligence, but does not print it
being contraband.
Matamoras advices state that a French force
of marines had taken possession of Bagdad,
at the mouth of the BIG Grande ' and it was
reported that a larger force of 1600 men had
landed further up the river, where it was stated
Cortinas would attack them.
At New Orleans middling cotton was quoted
at $1 85. Provisions and produce were very
firm. Molasses was dull without sale.
FROM THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY
CAVALRY AFFAIR AT SNICKER'S GAP
DEFEAT OF THE REBELS
WASHINOTON, Sept. 7.--On Monday night a
battalion of the Rhode Island cavalry, of Tor
bert's command, while operating in the neigh
borhood of Snicker a Gap, came upon a force
of rebel cavalry, who were coming this way,
and a considerable fight ensued. Captain Bliss
was in command of our men, and Major
Cole, of Georgia, was in command of the rebel
force, which considerably outnumbered ours.
The passage of the Gap was warmly contested,
and the rebels were compelled to retire, leiav
lug a captain, a lieutenant. and three privites
dead in our hands; also a number of horses.
On the lappel of the coat of the dead lieu
tenant was a card bearing the name of Alexis
F. Markly, London county, Va. We lost two
men killed and several wounded. There is a
considerable force of rebel cavalry at both
Ashby's and • Snicker's Gaps. A large body of
rebel cavalry, reported in that neighborhood
a few days ago, has disappeared, leaving a
considerable force at the Gaps, apparently to
watch the movements of Union troops.
Our fprces gained the contest, but it was so
hard 'ought that Captain Bliss did nit feel
safe in making pursuit, and fell back to his
camp.
Official Dispatch Front General
BUNm But , Sept. 2-10 P. M.
To Mad. Gen- Kik', c um b er i s ,,d,
Early retreated this rooming toward Win
chester. I antsailis.he4s. I lave whipted
Yaughn's cavalry, captured alibis-train wit&
was not burned, and taken two 'battle nags;
he has no artillery. Lhave cut off Imbcden.
W. W. AVF B . I7 T4 Brig. Gem
- Georgia,
Sheridan.
Secretary of War
Averill.
Later fironi Sh.erms4,n
THE UNION VICTORY AT ATLANTA
Additional Details of the Battle
of Jonesborti.
Ten Guns and a Large Amount of
Camp Equipage Captured.
The Union Loss Trifling.
DEMORALIZATION OF HOOD'S COMMAND,
General Sherman Twenty-seven Miles
South of Atlanta.
CHATTILNOC.GA. Sept. 7.
Advice from Jonesboro to the 2d inst., were
received this morning.
General Hood's army was then retreating,
with Gen. Sherman's forces hanging closely
on his rear.
The head of the Union column was skir
mishing with the rebel rear near Fayetteville,
six miles from Jonesboro. The fighting around
Jonesboro had been very severe, and the
enemy was routed at all points.
On the 30th ult. the 4th and 23d corps struck
the Macon line, five miles beyond East Point.
In the meantime the 15th, 16th a d 17th corps
and Kilpatrick's cavalry, were skirmishing
briskly with the enemy on our right, driving
them,across Flint river into Jonesboro.
Hazen's ditisiotr of the 15th corps took pos
session of a prominent hill on the way to the
enemy's position.
On the imxt day the enemy burst fn masse
on the 15th corps, but their repeated assaults
were repulsed, and they lost several general
officers, including Major Genneral Anderson,
wro was mortally wounded. Our loss was
slight, as we foUght behind earthworks. lia
zen's division captured two flags.
On the morning of the Ist of September,
the 14th corps marched along the Macon
road, destroying the track for several miles.
In the afternoon "they assaulted the rebel
entrenchments, and, after a desperate con
flict, lasting two hours, drove the enemy out,
taking two batteries (including the celebrated
Loomis battery, taken from us at Chickamau
ga) and some battle flags, Gen. Garen, and an
Arkansas brigade.
Hood, finding the situation desperate in At
lanta, also retreated on the let, burning near
ly a thousand bales of cotton and eighty-six
wagons laden with ammunition.
At the break of day, otl the 2d, our army
followed in hot pursuit. The object was to
get between flood and Hardee, and cut off
one of them.
The defeat has a paralyzing effect on Hood's
army, and the soldiers and militia are break
ing for home on all sides.
The details of the occupation of Atlanta
by Gen. Sherman are given, including a note
from 'Major Calhoun, asking protection for
non-oombatants and private property, which
was granted.
HOOD BELIEVED TO HATE DETRE/TED TO BLAZON.
NEW York, Sept. 8-10 o'clock, A. M.—A dis
patch from Nashville, of the fith, to the _Her
ald; says: "It is believed here that Hood has
been forced to retreat to Macon,
via the Au
gusta raiload, thane to advance to meet Sher
man, who, in- the meantime, can make a
rapid march to Macon, and reach it ere Hood
can muster a sufficient force ,to oppose him
successfully."
Interesting Accounts front Richmond.
MORE OUTRAGES UPON UNION SOLDIERS.
THE REBELS GLOATING OVER THEIR MURDER.
WAsEaNtrroN, Sept. 7.
Dr. Lester Lloyd, a Northern man by birth,
who has res;ded in Sairfax county, Va., near
Vienna, for thirteen years past, and who was
captured by Mosby's guerrillas at his home
about three months ago, gives the following
account of t.is experiences and observations :
Irnile on the way to Gord nsville a young
man in the guard of Mosby's men said to Dr.
L.: "We had a fine time with some of the
Yankees the other day. Twelve of us sur
prised seven cavalrymen, who dismounted
and gave up their arms, when we all fired into
them and finished up the lot, taking no pris
oners. We understand that Sheridan hung
some of our men in the Valley a short time
ago, and we e re determined to spare no more
prisoners whom we take with arms in their
hands."
After the explosion of the mine in front of
Petersburg a considerable number of Union
soldiers were captured, and eighty , of them
were stripped of their United States uniforms
and clothed in the rebel garb. At the first
fieht on the Weldon railroad those men were
placed in thcifront ranks of the rebels, and so
disposed as ffectnally to deceive our troops,
and by the advantage thus gained, two thou
sand of our men were captured.
These prisoners on their arrival at Rich
mend were paraded between Castle Thunder
and Libby, ordered to throw off their accoutre
ments and divest themselves of part of their
clothes, and then marched to the wretched
quarters assigned to them. Whereupon a gang
of negroesgathered up what they had divested
themselves of and carried them away.
Ho gives a fearful account of the barbarous
and inhuman indignities heaped upon some
of our prisoners by these rebel fiends. They
are confined without inquiry or trial, aryl no
chance given them to refute the offences iebel
malice charges against them.
A week ago last Monday night, a number of
deserters from the Union army arrived in
Richmond, and despite the order of General
Lee that all deserters should be sent to the
interior unharmed, are placed at work; they
were stripped of their clothing, mostly new
and but little worn, and robbed of all their
money. Thirteen hundred dollars in rebel
money and seven hundred in greenbacks were
taken from one of them. They were then
marched off to a place of safA keeping.
The almost universal conclusion in Rich
mond was that if the Danville railroad should
be seized by our forces, they would be cut off
from supplies so effectually, that Richmond
would have to be surrendered. Horses are
much reduced in flesh from the husbanding
of their resources, attributable to the above
fear.
Flour was Flailing at $375 per barrel, pota
toes at from $2 50 to $3 50 per quart, and wa
ter-melons $lO to $25 each.
Before Grant had advanced his position
upon the Weldon railroad, the price of flour
was $2OO per barrel, and wheat bread, two to
three ounce loaves, and mixed with peach
leaf yeast, sold at $1 50 each.
Political.
TZE NEW I'm BT TZ CONV=TiON.
Sraaouss, Sept. 7.
The Republican State Convention has been
teriapoprilY organized by the eleotiou of
Bail as
obajanto.
Both delegate New York city were ad
mitted, end after:the appointment of -Loo m ..
mitten on perinstent organization the Con
vention took a recess. . . - ,
3ECOND DDVATOIG
Thomas G. Alvord has been nominated for
Lieut. Governor.
Reuben E. Fenton, es-member of Congress,
was nominated for Governor.
F. A. Alberger was renominated as Canal
Commissioner.
De Witt C. Littlejohn was elected perma
nent president of the Convention, which still
remained in Session, at midnight, on the ques
tion of the electoral ticket.
SynAcio - se„ N. Y.. Sept 2-1 i o'clock-, A. 312.
—A full list of district electors has been nom
inated.
Resolutions have also been passed endors
ing the platform adopted at the Baltimore
Convention and supporting the nominees..
TER VERMONT ELECTION
Buanremyrow, Vt., Sept. 7.—The returns froni
the State come in very slowly, but indicate
large Union gains. S.cith's majority for Gov
ernor w 11 come up to nearly 22,000--a gain of
5,000 since last year. Woodbridge, Baxter,
and Morrill are re-elected to Congress by over
whelming majorities. The Senate is unani
mously Republican, and the House will not
contain over twenty Democrats.
DIED.
On the 6th inst., ANNA FINITE!, aged 6E years, 5 menthe
and 12 days.
The funeral will take place from her re3idence, No. 101
?dulcet street, on Friday afternoon a 2 ;o'clock, to which
therelatlves and fi Lends of the foully are respectfully In,
vitad to attend. •
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Wanted immediately!
A GOOD COOK, at the Restaurant under
L 1 Herr's Hotel. [sepS-tt
FOR SALE.
THE undersigned offers for sale his interest
in the LIVERY and SALE STILE:LE, corner of Pine
and Serind streets. For particulars, enquire of
eep3•dtl] B.S. DAVIS, at the Stable.
WANTED,
A BOY TO ATTEND A BAR. Apply at
the BANJO SALOON.
• sepBit2t Corner of Pine and Second streets,
FOR SALE :
A WELL-BRED BAY HORSE
Has spews, kind in harness, skin& h;tching
fearless, and a fin. Nadal° animal.
All , O,
A SIIIFTING-TOP LIGHT WAb ON, L one °filo best east
ern makers ; used but a short time, Weight 290 lbs. cam
plate • Inquire at [sep2-411 Tfili °mot:.
A UD'ITOR'S NOTICE
in the matter of the settlement of Peter Reed, dr., Ad
ministrator, iktc., of Peter Reed, Senior, late of Susque
hanna township, Dauphin county, deceased, the Orptd.rts'
Court of said county has appointed the subscriber Audit
or, to make distribution of the estate of said deceased to
and among his heirs and cre liters ; and the Auditor tas
appointed MONDAY, Me lOtle day of October next, at his
office in Harrisburg, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of said
day, for the purpose of making said distribution, when
and where all pe - sous interested ate noosed to make
known their claims. JNO. ROBERV, Auditor.
September 7, 1a64.--[sepS4loaw4w
AIJDITOR'S
.NOTIOE.
In the matter of the settlement of John Lentz, Jr., Ad
ministrator, me , of John Lentz, sr., late of Upper Paxton
township, Dauphin county, deceasAi the Orphans' t onrt
of said comtv hrs appointed the subscriber Auditor, to
make distribution or tha estate Of said deceased to and
among his heirs and creditors ; and the Auditor has ap
pointed MONDAY, the 17th day of October next, at his
office in Harrisburg, at ten o'veck . in the forenoon of said
day ior the purpose of making said iiistribution, when
and where all persons iutoreited are notified to make
know. tl eir claims. JNO. ROBERTS, Auditor.
Eepterre)cr 7, 185 I .--Isepii-dottc4tt
RIVERS & DERIOUS'
COMBINATION CIRCUS!
ON Fe DAY ONLY !
Afternoon and Evening t•
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 1864.
- -
THE GENUINE AND ORIGINAL BE
DOWN
A.. MC A. 13 TROU PE
Connected with
RIVERS AND DERIOUS' CIRCUS,
Will perform together in the same Pullin, Afternoon
and evening.
Time WONDERFUL CHILDREN OP THE HEART
(13 in number) are universally aoneeded to be
THE MOST AS CONLSHING LEAPERS!
MARVELOUS WONDERS!
17N APPROACHABLE
PYRAMIDLSTS
And are, undeniably. the
THE GREATEST ACROBATIC ARTISTS MINT
Among the Attractive Feature= In RIVERS & DEIRIOUS'
CIRCUS, are
THE DELAVANTE BROTHERS,
FERDINAND TOI7RNAIRE,
BLONDEL THE YOUNGER,
Fuddle Myers, the Infantile Artist,
Clown, JOHN FOSTER,
PHILO NATHANS,
RICHARD RIVERS,
E. DERIOUS,
E. WINNIE,
L. KLINE.
MADAME OLINTLLE,
JULIE LA COTE,
MLLE CATINOT,
LA 'MUNE MARE
Leader of the Superb Band, Mr. PERRY,
Late Leader of Baxter's Philadelphia Zouares. •
Aar The ARAB TROUPE will appear in the Proed -- ion
into town, in their Native Costume, seated in the Magnifi
cent Dragon Chariot.
Admission, 50 sits; Children, 35 cts.
FrpS.dlw
HORSE FOR SALE.
ASTYLISH BAY HORSE seven years old,
ennoble for saddle or baram., wll be sold cheap. for
mut of use. Apply to [Eep7-11301 JR. EBY.
Notice to Gas Consumers.
ALL consumers of gas, who have not yet
paid their bills, are requested to do so on or before
the 10th inst., as all unpaid bills will he shut off after that
date. By order of the Company.
sep7A3t] I, GRAY, Sapl.
ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES.
PURSUANT to an order of the Court of
Quarter S:essions of Dauphin county, notice is here
by given to the Commissioners of said county, and to the
property-holders along too line of Front street, from Pat
ron street to Hanna Street, In the city of Harrisburg, that
upon the petition of the President of Council of said city,
the Court has appointed six viewers to a-sess the damages
caused by the opening of said street, and that they will
proceed to assess said damages on TUESDAY, September
20th next, at 10 o'clock, a. x , at which time ail parties
interested may appear upon the ground if thee think
proper. JOHN W. BROWN, City Eolicitor.
8%4-104
QTMRTERMASTER GENERAL'S OF
FICE,
FIRST Dmazos,
WASHINGTON MY, August 31, 1864. f
HORSES! HORSES! HORSES!
Horses suitable for Cavalry and Artillery service will be
purchased at Giesboro Depot, in open market, till October
1,1864.
Horses mill be delivered to Captain L. Lowry Moore A.
Q. M.. end be subjected to the =al Government inspec
tion before being atcepted.
Price of Cavalry Horses, $ll5 each.
Price of Artl lery Horses, Vino eac h.
Payment will be made for sialg) and more.
JAMES A. 8„11117,
Colonel First. Division,
sop&A Q4Bttornieytet GenesePS 09ce,
witaitrrs. ointuarm; 7.1
For oale:orholeitaltrit
lani r
V 2111 4b
utirro onomooso to • Doak,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Pii Bible SALE
Valuable Real Estate
On Saturday, Sempember 17, 1864
WILL be offered at public sale, on the
premises, the follcratag valuable la era Ste c
ZOOK'S UNION HOUSE,
((brow kept by A. B. Stone) shunted in Shepherd.v.ta
Cumberblnd county Pa, along the State road lea
from Gettysburg to Harrisburg, about eight mites toutti_
west from Harrisburg, and two ends half runes south or
Mechanicsburg.
The Land belonging to the sive property contains
acres, on which is erected the tiOTEL, a splendid bitch
building, just new, sixty feet front. forty-eight feet deep.
and three stories high—the third story being a very COM
modions hall, capable of seating 300 persons. There Fm
enough rooms in the building so contain thirty beds. op
the top of the hotel is an Observatory, commanding v
beautiful and extensive view of the surrounding emu try
There is also a large kitchen attached to the budditvi
and a LARGE SToRG-Roctra under the same root A
large stable, suitable to the house; a well of never-Witv,
waier near the door, a large cisterntba yard, sz—voke
house, hog-pen, and every improvement that is necazaTT
to make It
One of the be Tavern Stands in the Cu-mai'
.1W• Persons Wi9h:ng to examine said properly br.11 . ,--:
the sale, can call on the subscriber, or A. 11. litone.
Sale to commence at 1 O'clock P. ili. Terms mar::
known by A. W. Zt.l3lE
A. 0. Beocott, Auctioneer.
U. S. 7-30 LOAN.
Secretary of the Treasury givennctic3
that subscriptions will be received for Cou
pon Treasury Notes, payable three years Iron
August 15th, 1864, with semi-annual interest
at the rate of seven and three-tenths percent.
per annum—principal and interest both to hu
paid in lawful money.
These notes will be convertible at the option
of the holder at maturity into Si): per cent.
gold bearing bonds, payable not less than five
nor more than twenty years from their date,
as the Government may elect. They will b,
issued in denominations of $5O, $lOO, $506,
$l,OOO and $5,000, and all subscriptions must
be for fifty dollars or some multiple of fifty
dollars.
The notes will be tcan,mitted to the owner ,
free of transportation charges as soon after
the receipt of the original Certifiedes of D.F.
posit as they can be prepared.
As the notes draw interest from August 15,
persons making deposits subsequent to that
date must pay the interest accrued from data-
of note to date of deposit.
Parties depositing twenty-five thousand dol
lars and upwards for these notes at any one
time will be allowed a commission of one
quarter of one per cent., which will be paid
by the Treasury Department upon the receipt
of a bill for the amount, certified to by the
officer with whom the deposit was made. No
deductions for commissions must be me.,i,
from the deposits.
Special Advantages of this Loan.
iT IS A NATIONAL SAITNGS BANK, offning ft
higher rate than any other, and b.st seo.riity.
Any savings bank which pays its depositors
in U. S. Notes, considers that it is paying
in the best circulating medium of the country,
and it cannot pay in anything better, for its
own assets are either in government securities
or in notes or bonds payable in government
paper.
It is equally convenient as a temporary or
permanent investment. The notes can al
ways be sold for within a fraction of their
face and accumulated interest, and are the
best security with banks as collaterals for dis
counts.
Convertible into a 6 per Cent. 'AO Gold Bond.
In addition to the very liberal interest on
the notes for three years, this privilege of
conversion is now worth about three per cent.
per annum, for the current rate for 5-20 Bonds
is net less than nine per end: premium, and be
fore the war the premium on sin per cent. U.
S. stocks was over twenty per cent. It will
be seen that the actual profit on this loan, at
the present market rate, is not less than , ten
per cent per annum.
Its Exemption 'from State or Blunietpal
Taxation.
But aside from all the advantages we have
enumerated, a special act of Congress exempts
all bonds and Tr easury ?was from local taxation.
On the average, this exemption is worth about
two per cent. per annum, according to fle
rate of taxation in various parts of the country'.
It is believed that no securities offer so
great inducements to lenders as those issued
by the Government. In all other forms of
indebtedness, the faith or ability of private
parties, or stock companies, or separate corn. inanities, only, is pledged or payment, while
the whole property of the country is held to
secure the discharge of all the obligations of
the United States.
While the Government offers the mss
liberal terms for its loans, it believes that the
very strongest appeal will be to the loyalty
and patriotism of the people
Sußscarerross werz BE EECEZVED by the
Treasurer of the United States, at Washing
ton. the several Assistant Treasurers and
designated Depositaries, and by all the Na
tional banks which are depositaries of public
money, and all respectable banks and bankers
throughout the country will give further in
formation and afford every facility to sub=
scribers. (aul9-dB-vie2m
Important Correspondence
WHO PATS 'FOR STAMPS ON RECEIPTS
PIILLADIMPHIA AND READING RALLEOAD COWAN:.
OFFICE 227 Aocra b °ultra STREIET,
PIILLADELPIIIA, August Ath, ISLA.
JOSEPH J. LEWIS, Esq.. U. H Coannis3irmer, Inferno:
ECIMIIie, Washington, D, C.:
Sat :—Please state which party must pay for the LT, .
Stamp? The one who receives the money, being the
maker of the receipt., or the party paying the money:
Youri respectfully,
S B.R.VD.FOR.D. Treasurer.
TREASITE.T D2PAS.TYPST. OFFICE OF LvTERNAL REFEnF, I
WAssaNOTON, August I.stia, 1864. i
Stu :—Yours of the 9th inst. is received. The question
as to who suall pay the duty required on receipts on any
sums of money exceeding $2O, is dependent on the cis
oumstances attending the case.
°retina. ity at law no person is bound to give mreccipt_for
money paid. The receipt is an instrument of endence
useful only to the parson to whom it Is given. If he needs
a reciipt if is necessary for Aim to furitisk the stamp oi•
to stamp the receipt, if rquiled, before it is signed. Ths
person who receives the money not obliged to give 5
receipt unless the other party .urnishes the proper Stamp.
If a person gives a receipt without requb tog that the
party to whom it is given shall fumish the Stamp, the
maker o the receipt must himself Stamp the paper b,
fore he delvers it, If he fails to Stsmp it before he e,
livers it, he is liable to the penalty provided by law fe
the omission, but the other party may Stamp it
irtely upon its being received.
Very respectfully,
JOSEPH J. LEWIS, Comminioner.
Eaq., Philadelphia. [ang3l-d2w.wit
S. Er..urvolto,
B. G. GOBIN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
OPYTOE nv TRran STREET, ABOVE MARKET STREET.
Mir Bounties, Pensions and Back Pay collected at t
rates. - [sep34l:92*
K. C.
leacher of the Piano, Melodeon, Violin end
Singing,
No. 15, TM= Mss; BELOW ILlazir.
5ep8415120
FOIL SAL.F.
A VERY desirable private DWELLINti
attired at private sale, situated to the upper par' of
the e city , li Enquire or 31M
North re C. BOMOLUDNIOL
epadn street.
FINE FAMILY FLOUIL—SHIBLEX
Mt= ba
ve ne made arrangements with oge the
best 111/1a to the il su toe uthwes or gars
bmsetirh abolte nous. tel
Ere pp : l F y arrel warranted, ad
& Weed to sup part a the ally of.
SIM ER &Whit,
Dealers to Flue Family arocerieN OPPollito the ON"
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