in her favor for the first time ' • bat there will
a powerful opposition made to it at present,
should King William of Prussia have taken
such a step at the late convention.
The population of the kingdom was 4,650,-
000 in round numbers at the last census. Of
this aggregate the government of Agustovo,
in the North, contained 622,195; Flock, in the
South, 547,455; Warsaw, in the West, 1,561,485;
Radom, in the centre, 927,302; and Lublin, in
in the East, 1,018,701. Independent of these,
however, attempts have been made, with some
degree of success, to excite insurrection in the
Russian-Polish governments of Volhynia, Pll•
delis, Lithuania, &a, the effect of which must
be to retard, if not.prevent, the arrival of re
inforcements from St. Petersburg. Indeed, it
is announced that a state of siege has been de
clared in five of. those provinces covering an
area of fully 31,000 square miles, and it is ex
pected that martial law will shortly be declared
in all the residue.
The mode of carrying on the contest by the
patriots is essentially different from that adop
ted by them in 1830-1. It resembles, in a good
degree, the guerilla system adopted in certain
of our Southern border States. The imperial
ists have possession of the principal cities and
other strongholds; but whenever they make
their appearance in the rural districts they are
assailed by an unseen foe, who knows every
foot of the country, and takes advantage of
every strip of wood or acre of morass. If de
feated the Poles retire, and perhaps march upon
another detachment to achieve a victory by a
sudden surprise. Their valor is beyond all
praise, as has been shown by three most salt=
guinary wars. Though belonging to the same
race as the Western Romans, and speaking a
dialect of the same language, no two peoples
hate each other more bitterly. Instances have
occurred where wounded foes on the field pro
longed the contest by biting each other nail
death put an end to one of the combetants..—
The persistent attempts made to force the Greek
creed and ritual upon the Poles, who are mainly
Roman Catholics, have done much to embitter
this national animosity.
The favorite, and indeed the only, weapon
accessible to the patriots, is the scythe. This
instrument, when fastened to the handle, is
two edged and nearly straight. At a single
stroke it will sever the lance of the Cossack or
make his head roll in the dust. In the war of
1830 it struck terror into the enemy, and ap
pears to do equally efficient service at present.
Men thus armed require a good deal of " el
bow room ;" hence the ranks are thinner and
- the enemy's shot is less fatal than when the
ordinary weapons are wifilded. But necessity
has taught them the use of another equally
outlandish arm—i. e., wooden guns. It is a
well known fact that solid logs of timber are
bored and made into guns, which do execution
for half a dozen shots. The supply of this ar
tillery is practically boundless. Iron and lead
are obtained in the hilly districts of the South;
and it is suspected that magazines of powder
!have been laid up for some time, in view of a
probable outbreak. But much reliance is
placed upon capturing supplies from the ene
my. The Central Committee, in one of their
late addresses, make use of the following saucy
, language.: "Every one who has a hand can
grasp a stick ; every one who wields a stick
may conquer a musket !" And to tell the truth,
events have in some measure justified the use
of this defiant style.
General Langiewicz, whose very_ name is
hoot, still holds his own in the Southeastern
part of Lublin. In Radom Kurowski is repor
ted to have resigned after his late defeat.—
With the assumption of the command by Gen.
Mieroslawski and the anticipated arrival of
Dembinski and Klapka—all of whom took part
in the ware of 1848—there will probably be a
complete reorganization of the armies ; and the
war may assume a new and much more intelli
gible.aspect than it has hitherto done. Proper
names in Poland are for the most part such
unpronounceable-combinations of "twelve con
sonants a piece," that not a few are hindered
from giving due attention to the desperate
struggle now going on in that country.—.Y. Y.
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house of James Raymond, (White Hall), in the
city of Harrisburg, on SATURDAY, MARCH
28th, at 2 o'clock P. at., for the purpose of
fuping a day for the election of delegates to the
Democratic County Convention. And also a
time for the meeting of said convention.
By order of the Chairman.
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Municipal Elections.
The charter election which occurred in
Reading on Friday last,, resulted in the suc
cess of the entire Democratic ticket by 250
majority. This is a Democratic gain of 510.
In the borough of Carlisle, on the same day,
the Democratic Chief Burgess and town Coun
cil were carried by from 70 to 100 majority.
This borough has heretofore been Republican,
and therefore gin election shows another large
Democratic gain. From York also we have
cheering news. There, as elsewhere, the
march of Democracy is onward, and shows
plainly that the people have determined to put
down the destructives who have too long mis
governed the country, and replace power in
the hands of honest and competent men. The
result in York is contained in the following
letter :
EDITOBJ PATRIOT AND UNION :—The election
of yesterday resalted in an unprecedented
You, March 21, 1863.
Democratic victory. David Small, the Demo
'ratio candidate for Burgess, is re-elected by
one hundred and six majority, against fifty-nine
last year. The Democratic candidate for
borough Constable, which has recently been
made an elective office, is also elected by a ma
jority of fifty-nine, and Democratic Council
men have been elected in three out of five
wards ; the whole exhibiting largely increased
Democratic majorities.
The election was warmly contested, and
every conceivable means resorted to by the
Nigger-heads to carry the Borough, and we
may add, they were quite sanguine of success.
"But alas ! how futile are human hopes."
The Democracy here are jubilant over the
etarns from your city, which have just
cached us. K.
Tat GOTHENXIINT TEMPTING THE PEOPLII.-60TeTti
meats or individuals have no moral right to tempt those
over whom they wield authority, and from whom they
expect obedience. Laws were made for evil doers; and
when the government; from policy, from fear or imbe
cility, we we not which, fails to enforce much laws,
those representing that government tempt these having
an interest Wits safety to resort to extreme measures
for its protection. Thus, for instance, if a nuisance
exists in any community, it is the duly of the authori
ties to remove the same, before popular outbreak is
provoked, before passion and riot are tempted to run
wild with resentment and indignation. We insistupon
it, that such a nuisance exists in this community, and
that by its toleration the people are daily tempted to
the violation of the laws of order and peace. That
nuisance is in the snape of a newspaper, appearing every
morning, and with its flaming title of tory organ insult
ing all who cling to the principles of patriotism, or
violating all that is dear to the lovers of the
The authorities who take cognisance of this nuisance,
will some day have a fearful responsibility to answer,
unless they move in a manner that will speedily secure
its abatement. While one class of men are making
daily and hourlysacrifices to support the government—
while families are filled with sorrow—while happy wives
_are suddenly made widows—helpless children orphaned
—in this community we have a newspaper, we have
men who write for and encourage that newspaper, de
liberately to assist in the overthrow of the government
for which all the manatee we have recounted are
made. Is not this tempting-the people to outbreak?—
Are not the authorities inviting loyal men to indignant
resentment, every day that that damnable sheet is al
lowed to appear? These are questions which the gov
ernment must sooner or later answer, and it were better
that the answer was made now, when the only remedy
required is the suppression of a nuisance, and not the
'repairing of damages that might result from popular
outbreak against this newspaper nuisance.
The people of Harrisburg are loyal. The masses of
this city have contributed as much to the support of
the government and the encouragement of this struggle
for its - preservation, as the people of any. other locality.
Ent to anima dully to the insults and magrepresenta.
Hon of traitors—to have the laws violated before our
eves, while wounded soldiers, maimed in the defence of
those laws, hobble through our streets-1s asking too
much of loyal men. We demand, then, that all men
should be made to feel the rigor of that law, as well as
those who stand up with brands and weapons in their
hands, to oppose the law, as those who howl through
the streets of Harrisburg, pledging themselves; to use
petty official power, if vested with it, to embarrass the
national authorities in their efforts to gather strength'
to put down rebellion. We demand that the liberty of
the press be not degraded to a licentiousness, more
fearful than that which justifies the assassination of
innocent men, that treason may triumph. We demand
that the hirelings who pollute the freedom of speech,
by attacks on the constituted authorities purposely to
give aid to traitor; be at once silenced. We demand
that all traitors be treated alike. We demand that the
government no longer tempt loyal men, by refusing or
neglecting to crush the secret and the cowardly trai
tor. A free people, anxious to enforce the law and sup
port the legal authorities, have a right to demand this,
and the government that respects itself, will not refuel
to respond in the right manner.—Teiegraph, March 19,
We print the above article as a warning foot
the present and a memorandum for the future.
It appears in the 'organ of the administration
party, which is published in the Capital of the
great State of Pennsylvania ; it speaks the sen
timents of those in power at Washington, and
marks the fearful extent already attained by men
conspiring against the Constitution of our fa
thers and the republican liberties which have
been our boast in the past, and are our only
hope for the future. Were it not that this signi
ficant article,in its haughty demands for the sup
pression of free speech and free press, embodies
the purposes of the would-be tyrants, and real
enemies of our noble government, we should
treat its menaces as the empty vaporings of an
alien to our soil who learned from Hessian
teachers that patriotism is purchaseable, and
• I._asiesnot • • •
came to this land to assist George 'IL of En
gland in his efforts to deprive our forefathers of
the right to speak and publish their opinions
on public affairs, stands alone in his sympa
thetic support of venal patriotism and Presi
dential usurpation, but we find ourselves com
pelled to ascribe an importance to this lawless
recommendation of the Harrisburg -Telegraph
which must grieve all true friends of liberty.
and law.
It is asserted that the publication of the PAT
RIOT AND UNION is a standing temptation to the
loyal men of Harrisburg to defy the laws,and by
di popular outbreak" suppress the "nuisance."
It is assumed that we are traitors ; it is as
sumed that the government should suppress
us as a nuisance. Now who gave the corrupt
• plunderers of the publio moneys the right to
decide who is loyal, or who disloyal? Whence
comes the authority of the speculators. in the
blood of our fellow-citizens to decree the ma
jority of the men of the North outside of the
law, and without the rights of free American
citizens? Where is the maxim to be found that
none can be true friends of our country but
those who are eating at Lincoln's table, and
waxing fat on the blood of thousands, thus far
uselessly spilt, in a war which they have
lyinely pretended was to be for the Union,
the Constitution, and the enforcement of the
laws ?
The insolence and presumption of the Tele
graph seems to us most extraordinary, when
we remember how often we have expostulated
with indignant men who desired to raze their
publication office from roof to cellar, how we
have besought them to spare its Hessian pro
prietor from a bath in the river, and how we
have oft and.again inculcated, through our col
umns, strict obedience to the laws, and quiet
endurance of insults and of outrages. We have
gone further. When the Constitution has been
trodden under foot, and our dearest rights in
vaded, when each day it became more and
more apparent that the administration was
engaged in forging chains to bind us hand
and foot; when sheets like the Telegraph have
been urging the adoption of measures which
are false to the Union and treasonable to the
Constitution, we have yet bidden our readers
to be of good cheer, for through the ballot-box
we could peacefally hurl these usurpers from
their places, re establish the Constitution in
its supremacy, and finally re-cement the Union
in its pristine glory. Although the public
mind could now readily be fanned into such a
blaze as would soon consume these traitors to
the Constitution and the country, we have
counselled patience and moderation, merely
noting day by day the usurpations of the Ex
ecutive, and the unconstitutional laws of Con
gress, so that in the good time for which we
pray, the people may right these wrongs, and
re-establish our free Confederate Republic.
Even the invasion of the rights of the States
and the insults put upon our grand old Coin
monwealth have been met only by humble re
monstrances. We have abstained thus far from
advising Pennsylvania to assert her sovereign
ty, and prevent, by force of arms if need be, the
successful accomplishment of these three fun
damental crimes :
1. The Conscription bill;
2. The bill of Indemnity ;
3. The Bank bill.
•
By the Conscription bill the States are to
be deprived of their militia, contrary to the
Constitution of the United States and that of
the State of Pennsylvtutia, thus giving the
SWORD to the President.
By the Bank bill the State Banks are to be
taxed out of existence, and thus, as by other
means, the plume is to be given to the Presi
dent.
By the Indemnity bill all cases of assumed
disloyalty are to be taken from the State
courts, and carried to the United States courts,
where, of amide, the minions of tyranny, even
if convicted of unwarrantable arrests, may be
pardoned by the Federal Executive. Thus
the State soldiers, the State moneys, and the
protection of the State laws are to be taken
from us. It is a formidable indictment against
usurpation which we bring, and which might
be presented ten times more formidably, but
we have not been and are net yet "tempted" to
advise violent resistance. Although we are
sure the• people would, as ever, win in the
contest against traitors to the Constitution and
the violators of their rights, yet it is so sad an
alternative that nothing but the most extreme
necessity would induce us to favor the inaugu
ration of those horrible scenes that wait upon
civil war.
It is not for law-abiding Democrats, unless
when goaded to madness, and deprived of the
constitutional remedy of the ballot-box, with
its concomitants of free speech and free press,
to take arms in forcible defence of their liber
ties. But let the Telegraph exhort to such vio
lent and criminal measures as the suppression
of this journal, let it write what treason it
may-; let it inculcate whatever unpatriotic
dogmas it may choose, we shall with pity and
In sadness look on while an organ of the party
in power is corrupting the minds of its readers
in their views of what are law and freedom, and
the true interest and policy of Union-loving,
patriotic citizens of a free republic. Mean
while, once for all and seriously, we tell the
Telegraph and its masters that when they strike
at the liberties of the Democrats of Pennsylva
'amnia, represented by the free publication of
this paper, we will not answer for the result.
So long as we are permitted a free press, free
speech, and the ballot, which
* * * * lightly falls
As snow flakes fall upon the sod;
But execute a freeman's will,
As lightning does the will of God,
we shall labor on in the hope of a glorious
dawning, when American citizens shall peace
fully regain all their rights and liberties. But
should force be brought to bear upon us, and
thousands, nay the whole nation, be stricken
in our person, we warn the Telegraph, solemnly
that its publisher had better return to Hesse
Darmstadt ) and all affiliated with that estab
lishment care for their persons and property
in time.
The City Election.
Section four of the - act of incorporation
prescribes, " That the freemen of the city of
Harrisburg, citizens of this State or of the
United States, who have resided within
limits of the said city, at least thirty days
preceding the election, and at least ten days
preceding such election in the ward wherein
they offer to vote, and within one year pre
;•..enea:Stectimai,...paid a cla r tax &o.
of the city of Harrisburg is entitled to a vote.
It is also provided in the act of incorporation
that, after the election of assessors, " the
County Commissioners shall make out their
precepts and forward the same to the several
assessors, as in other eases," &e. Here, then,
we have the "law and the prophets," whereby
to determine whether we, the Democracy of
the city of Harrisburg, have achieved a vic
tory or not. At any general election, for Na
tional or State officers, for President or Gov
ernor, for Congress or the Legislature,the whole
white people vote, and the result is a test of pub
lic opinion. It is different under our municipal
law,where there is no extra assessment ten ddys
prior to the election. In our local elections the
whole people do not vote. * The County Commis
sioners, who furnish the list of taxables to the
assessors, may, through fraud or negligence,
furnish an imperfect list, and the assessors
themselves, through fraud or carelessness, may
neglect to perfect them. In this case many
persona, legal voters, are entirely out off and
debarred the privilege of voting. At the re
cent election more than 200 citizens were thus
cut off, and ninety-nine of each hundred were
Democrats. This accounts for the meagreness
of our majority. Public opinion at the seat of
government of the State has not changed—it
was simply prevented by law, by fraud, by
negligence of duty, from expressing itself.
The moneyed and incorporated opposition
which we encountered in this city was a tre
mendous opposition. Yet.we overcame it, and
the result is not to be estimated so much by
the figures as by the circumstances. Forty-two
majority now against 268 majority last Jail
may seem, to those who are not familiar with
our local laws and circumstances, as almost a
defeat. But it is not so. The Democratic
party is stronger in Harrisburg to-day than it
was last fall, and the next general election will
show it. The Abolitionists themselves are
conscious of the fact, and, while trying to
make the most of the election of Friday, know
as well as we do that it was fatal to them.
They did not dare meet us upon a purely po
litical issue. They entrapped a man profes
sedly belonging to our party as their candi
date—a many of very moderate ability but of
very large professions of Unionism, and they
made the issue—their candidate being by trade
a boat builder—a Working Man's issue. The
speculators upon the blood of the country—the
men who had amassed wealth by huge con
tracts in horse flesh and otherwise, contribu
ted largely to a corruption fund which was
used without stint to seduce Democrats from
their integrity. Every appliance which de
praved natures and instincts, stimulated by
gold dishonestly acquired, could suggest, was
used to defeat us, but in vain. We triumphed
over usurpation and despotism—we beat down
the National and State administrations—we
circumvented the money-changers and corrup
tionists—we defeated every plot and triumphed
over every artifice.
If this is not viotory, we know not what vic
tory is. We look upon the election of General
lloutufort to the Mayoralty of the oily of liar
risburg as no ordinary triumph. Under the
circumstances it is an achievement of which
we are proud—a crushing defeat of the Aboli
tion oligarchy. At the next general election
the city of Harrisburg will roll up a majority
of three hundred against the Abolition crew
who, under the leadership of Lincoln, are en
deavoring to crush . the Constitution and tram
ple upon the liberties of the people.
General News
Major General B. V. Sumner died at the resi
dence of his son-in-law, at Syracuse, New
York, on the 21st instant, of congestion of the.
lungs.
At Fortress Monroe, on Saturday, the wind
was blowing heavily from the north east, with
rain, and disasters from the storm reported.—
A foot of snow had fallen.
From the Army of the Cumberland, General
Rosecrans's department, we have the following:
MURFREESBORO', March 20.
To Gen. ITalleck, General-in- Cnief:
General Reynolds reports from Gen. Hall's
brigade, on a scout near Milton, on the road
to Liberty, that he was attacked this morning
by Morgan and Breckenridge'e cavalry, about
8,000 or 10,000 strong, and, after a few hour's
fight, we whipped them, and drove them, with
a loss to us of 17 killed and 31 wounded, inclu
ding one captain. The rebel loss was 30 or 40
killed, including three commissioned officers,
140 wounded, and 12 prisoners, including three
commissioned officers.
Signed, W. S. RosucuANs, Maj. Gen.
The rebel steamer Cuba arrived at Havana,
from the coast of Florida, on the 14th, with 600
bales of cotton.
The Confederate privateer Retribution has
been condemned at Nassau, as unseaworthy.
The Port Royal New South of the 14th says
that Jacksonville, Florida, was taken by the
colored brigade on the 10th, and that the ne
groes behaved with propriety, and none of them
were injured. On the 11th Col. Montgomery,
with 200 men, had a sharp skirmish three miles
from Jacksonville. Baldwin, the junction of
the Jacksonville and Tallahassee and the Cedar
Keys railroad, is supposed to be the point ar
rived at by the expedition. This is the Greeley-
Higgenson-Hunter expedition, of which some
notice was taken a week or two ago.
DRAFTING THE NEGROBS—General Hunter
hse issued a formal order, dated March 5, draft
ing all the able bodied male negroes within the
lines of his military department into the ser
vice of the United States government. Such
as are already enrolled, or are employed as ser
vants, or in the department, are ex
empt; but all others between eighteen and fifty
years of age are compelled to don Uncle Sam's
uniform and shoulder a. musket to fight the con
federates. But General Hunter shows that
even he has learned some little wisdom by his
past experiences, as the order distinctly an
nounces that the negroes are not to fight side
by aide with the white soldiers in the field, but
are to be used for garrison and guard duty.
They will be employed on the coast during the
summer to occupy forts and ensure the safety
of depots while the white soldiers push into
the interior to the more healthy uplands.
But th drafting of the negroes into the mil
itary service of the government suggests one
or two obvious reflections. In the first place,
it is very clear that the"fiery zeal" of the blacks
we have heard so much about from the radicals
is a myth, and that they do not willingly join
the army and endanger their lives, even when
the freedom of themselves and their race is at
stake. In the next place, it is equally clear
that the enforced enrollment of the negroes
will nullify whatever moral effect the emanci
pation proclamation may have had among the
slaves. The freedom that has been associated
with no work has been very attractive to Cuf
fee, but freedom and a forced conscription into
the army is a very different matter, and here
erftiaLaeireral Hunter
„astijAplifi c -an-Asi lite doss
verers as from the wrath to come.— World.
FROM SAVANNAH.—A letter from Hilton Head
(14th) to the Boston Toural says :
"Last night three men, conscripts of the
First Georgia, came to Fort Pulaski, having
left Savannah the night previous. They re
port about twenty-five thousand troops in and
around Savannah, about two-thirds of them
conscripts. They are kept on poor and in
sufficient food, not more than four ounces of
meat to a man. They represent the poor peo
ple 'in great des'titution. The rich have all
left the city. Last week Beauregard issued an
order for the poor to leave, anticipating an
attack, and probably wishing to have the poor
obtain their subsistence in the country. The
people refused to go. -
"The deserters sayithat there is a growing
Union sentiment among the suffering, starving
inhabitants, and the en trance of our fleet will
be hailed with joy, for it will keep them from
starvation, which is haunting them in the
future, and which now is dogging them from
day . to day. There is but little, if any, doubt
of the correctness of this repikt. All accounts
ga to show that they are gradually nearing
the inevitable end—starvation—that is, to the
masses. "
RULES REGULATING THE REDEMPTION OF
MUTILATED CURRENCY.—As there seems to be
some misapprehension in the public mind rela
tive to the rules by which the United States
Treasury Department is goverrusid in the re
demption of mutilated treasury notes and
postage currency, we publish the following :
1. Fragments of a note will not be redeemed
unless it shall be clearly evident that they con
stitute one-half or more of the original note;
in which case • notes, however mutilated, will
be redeemed in proportion to the whole note,
reckoning by fifths.
2 Mutilations less than one-tenth will be
disregarded, unless fraudulent ; but any mu
tilation which destroys more than one-tenth
the original note, will reduce the redemption
value of the note by one-fifth its face value.
3. Mutilated notes presented for redemption
must be in sums not less than three dollars the
original full face value.
HORRIBLE CRUELTY.---The monster hero of
the following horrible act of fiendish cruelty,
we are glad to say, is not an American. He
belongs to that country that has shed so many
crocodile tears over our ship-masters, slave
owners, and other awful specimens of Ameri
can barbarism.:—" The English papers are
fond of talking of the cruelty of American
shipmasters, but we have seen nothing to
equal the case of a Cardiff captain, who, offen
ded at one of his crew, ordered the carpenter
to chop the poor fellow's finger off with a malet
and chisel, and while this was being done,
some of tivi fingers not being cut the same as
the others, a eecond cut was made. His hands
being bound up he had to take his turn at the
pumps for twenty minutes at a time, and to do
the work be was lashed by each arm to the
handle of the pump, and by this means he had
to keep on with the rest of the men."
A Rug START IN MARRIED LIFE.—For a
young gentleman just turned twenty-one, and
a happy bridegroom at that, the Prince of Wales
has fallen heir to an exceedingly pleasant for
tune, immediate as well as prospective. Ac
cording to the official report which has just
been laid before Parlimentt the net proceeds
of the revenues of his Duchy of Cornwall, now
placed to his credit, after the accumulation of
twenty-ono years, amount to no less a sum
than £584,075—0r within a fraction of three
millions of dollars in our currency. This sum
Liao been invested as follows : In consolidated
three-per-cent. annuities, £282,969 8s 11d.,
and in reduced three-per-cent. annuities,
£289,106 4s. ld., making together a sum of
£572,075 38„, of stock in those funds. There
was also a sum of £12,000 reduced three per
cent. annuities derived from another source,
which the council directed to be transferred to
. the Prince's trustees. With a clear capital of
Three million dollars, and a regular annual in
come of five hundred and fifty thousand dollars
besides, the Prince and his wife may be said to
have . a
very fair start in this world.
Kay WEST. —This little island is one of the
countless low cays, or keys, that form the
chain that encircles the southern extremity of
the coast of Florida. It is one of the largest
of them. It is of coral formation, and the
white bottom imparts a peculiar tinge to .the
water around it, softening the deep blue of
the gulf and the ocean, to an inimitably beau
tiful pale emerald. The name Key West, lam
told, is a corruption by Anglo-Americans of
the Spanish Cay nuessa (pronounced kay
whesea) Isle of Bones.
It is about five miles long, with an average
breadth of one mile. It is about fifty miles
west by north of Cape Sable, the southern ex
tremity of Florida peninsula. The city is a
straggling town of about 3,000 residents, not
including the soldiers and sailors here on
Government account. It is chiefly built of
wood, painted white, and the better class of
houses are surrounded by verandahs, and em
bosomed by groves of cocoa nut trout. These
give a peculiarly tropical appearance to the
place, with their tall ringed trunks, shaped
like a Dahlgren gun, their long fern-like
stems and leaves clustering into a bunchy top,
like the palm tree. These huge leaves or
stems with leaves attached in two regular
rows on the outer edges, range from three to
fifteen and even eighteen feet in length. The
nuts grow nestling near the heart of the cab
bage-like top, at the junction of the stems with
the trunk.
EMBALMED BODIES.--SRMe time since, in
clearing out the ruins of an old chapel in War
wickshire, England, several lead coffins were
exhumed, containing embalmed bodies which
were buried more than two hundred years ago.
The coffin which contained the body of Lady
Audrey Leigh, buried in 1640, was opened,
and the body found perfectly embalmed, and
in entire preservation, her flesh quite plump,
as if she were alive, her face very beautiful,
her hands exceedingly small, and not 'wasted ;
she was dressed in fine linen, trimmed all over
in old point lace, and two rows of lace were
laid flat across her forehead. She looked ex
actly as if she was lying asleep, and seemed
not more than sixteen or seventeen years old.
Her beauty was very great ; even her eye
lashes and eye-brows were quite perfect, and
her eyes were _closed ; no part of her face or
figure was at all fallen in.—English paper.
Many a glorious speculation has failed for
the same good reason that the old Texan ran
ger gave when he was asked why he didn't
buy land when it was dog cheap. "Well, I
did come nigh on to taking eight thousand
acres 'onest," said old Joe, mournfully. "You
see, two of the boys came in one day from an
Indian hunt, without any shoes, and offered
me: their titles to the two leagues just below
here for a pair of boots." "For a pair of
boots I" we exclaimed. "Yes, for a pair of
boots for each league. "But why on earth
aid you not take it ?" They'd be worth one
hundred thousand dollars to-day. Why didn't
you give them the boots ?" "Jest because I
didn't have the boots to give," said old Joe, as
he took another chew of tobacco, quite as con
tented as if he owned two hundred leagues of
land.
THE REBEL GENERAL STUART AND HIS SIIR
HOUNDINGS.—A correspondent of the Fayette
ville (N. C.) Observer, writing from Fredericks
burg, says : " I was at General Stuart's head
quarters to-day, and eaw him eating some hard
crackers and fat bacon. General Stuart is a
flashy, flashy, fancy, fast man, though by no
means foppish, harum-scarum , or reckless. He
is very free, sociable, agreeable and lively, and
is a gentleman of high-toned accomplishments
and rare genius. He is of more than ordinary
complexion, wiihbright beaming eyes, of quick
perception and deep expression. His dress and
appearance correspond well with the rest of his
character. He has several odd and fantastic
characters with him and on his staff. His cook
is a Frenchman from one of the cafe houses in
Paris, a ventriloquist and a comical genius,
and the principal business man in his office is
a Prussian, a man of education, distinction and
wit."
RUSSIA. AND CIRCASSIA.—Advicee through
Constantinople from Caucasus represents the
Russians in that region as making gigantic ef
forts to carry out their scheme of conquest
among the independent races of that mountain
district. The report is that the Russian army
there numbers now not less than 180,000 troops,
and it is now attempted to render their force
quite independent of the military exigencies of
the rest of the empire, se that it may be solely
devoted to prosecuting the objects of the cam
paign in the Caucadis. The Turkish politi
ticians fear that this large force will speedily
prove too much for the already overtaxed pow
ers of the Caucasian 'tribes, and fears are be
ginning to be entertained for the ultimate safety
of the Turkish Asiatic provinces of Armenia
and Kurdistan.
ENEMIES NORTE( AND SOUTlL — Kentucky
" Copperhead" sentiments read pretty well, as
for example the following, which heads s. series
of " loyal" resolutions passed by the General
Assembly of that State:
".Resolved, That our institutions are assailed
by an armed rebellion on one side, which can
only
.be met by the sword, and on the other by
unconstitutional acts of Congress, and startling
usurpations of power by the Executive, which
we have seen by experiment can be corrected
by the ballot box."
S _
ALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNI—
TURE.—The subscriber Ims for sale a lot of house
hold! furniture, Consisting of chairs, settees, carpets,
rocking chairs, bedsteads, &a., &c., which will be dis
posed of on favorable terms: Apply to
L. BERNHARD,
mrl9-3t Oor. Walnut and Fourth sts.
C A. DAVIS, BILL POSTER
Circulars, &c., carefully aryl promptly distributed.
tEr Residence, south above Second street,
POR SALE—A House - and Lot on
Sixth street s near State. Enquire at the Exchange
Office of S. L. 100IILLO011,
26 Market ptreet,
Where the highest price is always paid for GOLD and
SILVER. ltbl2-dtf
A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT
OF
Formerly retailed at from $3 to $5, are now offered at
50 and 75 cents, and $1 and slso—Published by the Art
Union, and formerly retailed by them.
Splendid Photographic Album Pictures of all distin
guished men and Generals of the army, at only 10 eta.
For sale at SORBFFZIPS Bookstore,
18 Market street, Harrisburg.
DOCKET KNIVES.—A very fine as
sormen•.t. EICHIMPER , B BOOKSTORS. •
LOOKING GLASSES.—A Splendid
-1.4 Assortment of New Looking Glasses, just received,
at W. KNOCHE'S Music Store, 93 Market street, where
they will be Sold cheap. Call and examine. mr/8
WEBSTER'S ARMY AND NAVY
POCKET DICTIONARY.
Just received and for sale at
SOHEFFERT 800 RIPPORII
•
A STRAY.—Came to the residence of
L_IL John Fauber, in Jackson township, Dauphin co.,
Pa., on the 19th of February, a BLACK HOUR, with
front left foot part white, and white star on Forehead,
about 16 hands high, between 6 and 7 years old. The
owner will come forward, prove property, pay charges,
or otherwise he will be sold according to law.
Jackson Township, March 9th JOHN RAMMER.
, 1863-xnl2-13tw
LATEST BY TELEGRAP
SUPPRESSION O
STF THE INSURRECTION IN
• lisw YORK, March 22.
Iravana advises convey intelligence of the
suppression of the St. Domingo insurrection.
Only one skirmish occurred, and the insur
gents dispersed. The Spanish troops that de.
feated them are said to have numbered only
three hundred.
LATER FROM EUROPE.
HALma, jfaroh 22.
The Royal Mail steamship Europe, from
Liverpool on the 7th inst., and Queenstown on
the - evening of the Bth inst., arrived at this
port at noon to-day.
GREAT BRITAIN.—The English news is not
of great importance, the all-absorbing topic
being the entry of the Princess Alexandra into
London, which took place on the day the
Europa sailed. The preparations were on a
magnificent scale, and a brilliant demonstra
tion was anticipated.
The Landon Times asserts that during the
history of London she has never seen such a
day, and the cause of the demonstration is the
pride entertained by the nation for the moral
eminence of the Royal family, raised by the
virtues of its bead.
The comments on American affairs in the En
glish journals are unimportant.
A letter from Washington published in the
London Herald asserts that a society has been
discovered, the members of which are sworn to
kill President Lincoln.
In the House of Commons, on the sth, an
other debate took place on naval 'affairs. Mr.
Cobden made a vigorous attack on the general
policy of the Admiralty in maintaining obso
lete vessels, after the valuable experience
Which has been furnished by America in favor
of iron-plated ships. He denounced the idea
of maintaining seamen to man vessels which
were utterly useless for warlike purposes.
LordC. Puget and Sir John Pakington de
fended their respective administrations of the
admiralty affairs, and finally all the remainder
of the navy votes were agreed to.
A resolution in the House of Lbrds was
moved regretting that a disturbance of the
friendly relations between Brazil and the
British government had occurred, and hoping
that all honorable means would be taken to re
store amity. The proceedings of the British
Minister at Brazil were denounced.
The King of Belgium has accepted the arbi
tration of the difficulties between Brazil and
England.
It is stated that the English and French
Governments were quite agreed as to the tenor
of their notes to Russia regarding Poland.
FRANCE.—The political news is unimpor
tant.
New abuttiistments.
PIANOS carefully packed or removed
b A. WARD.
•
mr23-2w 12 North Third street.
LOOKING GLASSES , of all sorts and
sizes, at WARD'S,
mar23-2w 12 North Phi , d street.
A GRAND BALL will be given at the
Union Hotel, Ridge road, on Thursday evening,
the 24th inst. Price of ticket, for gentleman and lady,
50 cents. HENRY BORTGEN, Proprietor.
No improper ettars , aere admitted. 2t
T"UNIVERSA.L cLont
,WRINGER is the original and only genuine and re
liable wringer before the people. It combines more
strength of frame, capacity of preserve, power and du
rability than any other machine.
It is the only wringer with the patent en-wheel reg
ulator.
It saves time, labor, clothes and money.
It will wear for years without repair.
No servant can break it.
No caution or skill required in its use.
A child eight years old can operate IL
It saves its cost in clothing every six months.
Its rubber r alma never get loose nor tear the clothes.
It will fit any tub, and not work loose from ite place.
I invite the attention of this community to this
wringer, believing it to be the beat. Machines fur
nished on trial free of expense.
G W. PARSONS, 110 Market street,
mr23-2tawtf Sole agent for this city
.HARRY WILLIAM S,
biaAACIVE - .A.CaTraoNar p
402 WALNUT STREET,
PHTLADELPITIA.
General Claims for Soldiers promptly collected, State
Claims adjusted, &c., &c. mar2o-dim
NOTICE TO CAPITALISTS
A VALUABLE INVESTMENT OFFERED-
The undersigned offers for sal. FIVE HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY THREE ACRES of exeellent COAL
LANDS, contaitng the entire Allegheny coal mines.
situated in W ebington township, Cambria ccunty.
A vein of f ur feet in thickness has been opened and is
now being worked in three places. The Pennsylvania
Ventral railroad runs through the trait and along aide
of these openings. Samples furnished on application
to the prrprieter. Reference ae to quality-may be had
by applying to 0. W. Barnes, Philadelphia. John W.
Wooster, Duncannon iron works, or in Cleveland, Ohio.
Tittle indisputable—terms easy.
JEREMIAH TorGONIGLE,
Hemlock P. 0.,
Cambria county, Pa.
rnar2o-dl2t-wtf
1863. 1863.
DBILADELPHIA & ERIE RAIL
ROAD.—This great line traverses the Northern
and Northwest counties of Pennsylvania to the clip of
Erie, on Lake Erie,
It has been leased by the Pennsylvania Rail Road
Company, and under their auspices is being rapidly
opened throughout its entire length.
It is now in use for Passenger and Prefght business
from Harrisburg to Driftwood, (iecond Fork,) (177
miles) on the Eastern Division, and front - .Va./pad to
Erie, (78 miles) on the Western Division.
27111 E OF PASSBNG.ER TRAINS AM
'BURG.
Leave Northward
Hail Train...• • 2.80 a. m. I _Express Train.. 8.20 p. m.
Cars run through without change both ways on these
trains between Phiradelpbia and Lock Haven, and be
tween Baltimore and Lock Haven.
Elegant Sleeping Cars on Express Trains both ways
between Williamsport and Baltimore, and Williamsport
and Philadelphia.
For information respecting Passenger business apply
at the 3. E. cor. 11th and Market streets.
And for Freight business of the Company's Agents.
S. B. Kingston,,, Jr , cor. 13th and Market streets,
Philadelphia.
Jr. W. Reynolds, Erie.
J. M. Drill, Agent N. C. It. 11., Baltimore.
H. H. HOUSTON,
Gen'l Freight Agt., PhlPa.
LBWIS L. MUTT,
Gen'l Ticket /qt., Phil's.
JOB. D. POTTS. .
Gen'l Manager, Williamsport.
marb• dy
ILLINaRY AND STRAW GOODS !
13 We have the pleasure of informing you that
we are now eared to ,at our Old Stand,
No. 103, 105 a n d
107 Northoffer SECOND St , Phila
delphia, a well selected stock of
MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS,
in every variety, of the latest importations, and of the
newest and most fashionable styles.
OUR S TRARTIIIENT
will comprise every varietyW DEP
of Bon A nets, Bats and Trim
mings to be found in that line, of the latest and most
approved shapes and styles. Soliciting an early cal), I
retrain yours, respectfully, R. WARD.
mrl3-2wa
BOY WANTED—About 14 years
AA. of age—to act as servant to a Captain in Virginia.
Reasonable wages will be paid Call at No. 31 south
Front street, on Lieutenant W. H. WEAVER.
mrl9-3Ul*
- MEW PATENT CORN
-LI .SHELLER-
Cheapest and moat complete ever invented. Far
mere and others please call and- see it at WTKOFF'S
Cigar Store, Market street, 2d door below Third.
County Rights and Machines for sale. min-
CzliklEN CORN.—WINSLOW'S fresh
kA Green ()unjust received by
MINCE PIES I—Raisins, Currants,
UL Citron spices„ Lemons, Cider, Wine, Brandy and
Barn, for eale by WM. DOOR, jr., & Co.
BROOMS, BRUSHES, TUBS AND
BAssyma of all descriptions, qualifiers and prices,
fur solo by WM. DOCK, ga. , & CO.
El
WM. DOCK, Ta. , & CO
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