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The Legislative Investigating Committee ap
pointed to examine the bribery and corruption
alleged in connection with the last Senatorial
election, we learn, with much satisfaction, will
soon be ready to report. From the length of
time employed, and the fidelity and scrutiny
with which, we are given to understand, this
committee has been conducting its labors, we
are prepared to find the result fully up to pub
lic expectation. The facts furnished in Bey
er's statement will undoubtedly form the staple
of the report, but we are assured other inter
esting information has been elicited which will
not - only serve to confirm, in every particular,
the exposure made by the member from Clear
field, but furnish undeniable proof of other and
liLze attempts at bribery in different quarters.
To the members of the committee in charge
of this investigation is consigned the high and
honorable privilege of performing a great pub
lic duty; their action in the matter will be re
garded with interest throughout the State ; the
approbation of their constituents, and that of
every honest man in the Commonwealth, will
follow and reward their fidelity to the trust im
posed upon them. Let it be remembered that
• - • • e crime 'involved in
the subject of this investigation, is but a small
part of -the object to be had in view. To fas
ten the stigma of meet reproach tipon a de
feated and dishonored aspirant to office; to
show up a nefarious and unlawful intrigue; to
bring to justice an arch-offender against pub
lic morals, are matters of minor importance,
and fall.far short of the and to be necomplieh
ed in this investigation.
In answer to inquiries from various attunes
we are happy to reply that the report will
shortly make its appearance, conducted and
concluded with scrupulous care and a thorough
appreciation of its importance and effect upon
the public mind_ In this gigantic and fraud
ulent attempt upon the integrity of the -Legis
lature, we hold our Abolition opponents in the
House and Senate deeply implicated. Let them
not be spared the inference of complicity which
must surely follow a full and perfect investi-.
gation. Let the people know what their rep ,
resentatives are doing. The opportunity must
not be lost to teach corruption that lesson
which the welfare of the' Commonwealth de
mands. On whom or where the blow may fall,
we say to the committee, strike and spare not.
Citizen and Soldier.
The Abolition papers are fulsome and con
stant in their praises of our soldiers. They
vaunt the achievements of our armies ; they
extend great sympathy to the sufferings and
privations of our troops, while in contrast they
point to the, indifference and want of encour
agement our armies receive from their "Copper*
head" cotemporaries. All this sort.of clap-trap
fails, of course, utterly in its design ; the
Abolition papers and the Abolition party can
not subsidize to their theories the eitizen-aol
dier by the pleasant -praises they bestow upon
his valor. The instinct of the army is too
true, the trials it has to undergo too faithful
a teat of the virtue of the cause in which it is
fighting, to be satisfied by the hollow and
hypocritical vaporings of the prolongers of
the war and the instigators of our defeats. It
is not necessary to vindicate the pride every
true and loyal citizen must feel in the prowess
a nd the daring, the skill and indomitable en
ergy of our armies. For every victory, none
have been readier to render the palm and the
meed of praise than the conservative men of
the North ; for every defeat, none have been
readier to deplore the lives and prestige lost.
Agreeing in sentiment with these conserve-.
tives, and opposed to the policy of the admin
istration, the sOldier knows this. But it would
be hard to prove to him that they who have
brought dishonor and disaster upon our arms,
have taken away the loved and trusted com
mander, can feel sincerely for the soldier's
sufferings, or have any just sympathy with the
true glory of the war.
It will require more than the mere assurance
of words to make our soldiers believe that those
who are prostituting the war to inglorious
purposes, who are making the army a mere
instrument of faction and fanaticism, can feel
for the suffering and bloodshed they have
caused uselessly and without mercy. No one
knows better than the soldier the oomparative
consequence in which hie own life stands, with
that of the idle schemes of negro freedom the
Abolitionists pretend to have taken to their
hearts ; no one understands more perfectly
than he the rottenness and folly of Elleb
schemes.
The soldier, the Abolitionists forget is a
citizen. Against his protest they have inaugu
rated a policy subversive of all the honor and
justice of the war ; forgetful of his privileges,
they have committed him, unwillingly, to
edicts and dogmas he never pledged himself to
fight for ; out of his trials and agonies they I
have built up luxury, fame and fortune. What
will they answer, in the day of reckoning, when
&lithe tears and blood, and'icare and ghosts
of murdered men, ruthlessly slain to, pamper
vain ambition and supply a lust for power,
shall rise . up against them ? What will the
jesting President say, who would listen, on the
field of carnage, after Antietam, to a silly
song ?—what his consort, who, in the midst
of terrible disaster and national gloom,
decked out in gaud and tinsel, filled for her
self the Presidential mansion with sounds
of gaiety and mirth, to the solemn reproaches
of the widow and the fatherless ? What wilt the
malignant and impervious Halleck answer,
when the bloody finger of retributive history
points to the fields of Cedar Mountain
and Bull Run? How will the coward Stanton
explain the aimless slaughter of the Peninsular
Campaign ? There are many tales untold, many
histories yet unwritten, which will send their
names to deeper infamy than the imperfect re
cords of the day afford. The full tide of retri
bution has not yet set in ; meanwhile, let the
Abolition papers ose senseless words of adu
lation ; they have nothing left, ne benefits to
the country, no deeds of mercy to vindicate
them—only words, lies, vapor .
General News
Our news to-day is of a very mixed charac
ter, which our readers must sift foie themselves•
The 11. S. war steamer Bienville has cap
tured the schooner Lightning, Supposed to be
British and a blockade runner.
Governor Letcher, of Virginia, bas issued a
proclamation calling on the farmers to raise
more grain and less tobacco. The Richmond
Divatch assaults the Northern Democracy in a
very savage manner, founding its attack upon
the recent demonstrations of John Van Buren,
Brady & Co. It requires five dollars of Confe,;
derate money at Richmond to buy one of gold.
The Richmond Laboratory exploded recently
killing and wounding between fifty 'and sixty
female/1. Thirty-three were killed out right.
_ A Washington dispatch says:
" The government has advices from the West
which are by no means cheering. The resist
ance to the arrest of deserters in Ohio, Indi
ana and Illinois will be succeeded by the ob.
struction of the conscription eat, and a refusal
to pay excise taxes. Several Govenors of West
ern Stntis, together with influential citizens,
had An interview with the President to-day on
the subject, and measures to prevent finch re
sistance have been taken. Governor Tod, of
Ohio, it is presumed, will look to matters in
Ohio under military authority. The sale of
arms in all -the principal Western cities has
been stopped."
In contrast to the above, read the following
from the Richmond Enquirer of the 21st:
"The peace delusion is blown away. Neither
from foreign intervention, 'ner frOhz the im
perious decrees of King Cotton, nor from
friendship of the Northwest., nor from the stu
pid rumors of demoralization in Yankee armies,
Allea.samplugut—frr—trtarmir, If they can take
Richmond, Charleston and Vieksburg in six
months their financial credit is restored and
party feuds cease. The plain, truth is, we are
in the middle of war; and during COMiCr , spring
and summer that war is to be more fierce and
=clotting than ever before. The Yankee ene
my is jupt beginning to fight." Again : "Great
Union meetings are the order of the day at the
North. Democrats bury the hatchet just lifted
against Lincoln. Yallandigham will soon stand
where John Iran Buren does." The artie'a
winds up a most intense appeal for every man
to be put in the army and every deserter ar
rested.
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette furnish
es the following additional particulars of the
battle at Milton, Tennessee
"Our forces were commanded by Col. Hall,
of the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio, who, find.
ing that he was being attacked by superior
numbers, fell back to a commanding position
and sent a courier to Murfreesboro' for rein
forcements promisinglo hold his ground until
they arrived.
"Part of the rebel cavalry dismounted and
attacked our position with impetuosity, but
were repulsed at every point. Section First
of the Harris Battery kept up OH this time a
most effective fire. The enemy, enraged at its
execution, massed three regiments and charged
the battery with hideous yells. The First Mis
souri regiment, who were lying concealed be
hind the battery, waited until the enemy were
within thirty yards, when they opened a des
structive fire, causing them to recoil and finally
to retreat in confusion from the field, leaving
their dead and wounded.
'.Col. 'victory was Complete before the
reinforcementsarrived. Among the rebel killed
was one colonel, one captain and three lieu
tenants. Our loss was seven killed and thirty
one wounded. The battle lasted about four
hours."
A special dispatch from Paris to the Com
monwealth says : "The rebel Colonel Cluke
surrounded Mount Sterling, Kentucky, at two
o'clock this morning. Our forces, amounting
to two hundred, fought from the houses for
four hours, but were finally compelled to sur
render. The rebels then burned the town.—
It is believed that Cluke intends to attack Par
is to-night." •
Loursvma, March 21.—An unauthentioa
ted repert has just reached here that a portion
of Stanley's force encountered John Momen t s.
cavalry at yesterday, and whipped
them badly, driving them entirely away.
By telegraph from Baton Ronge,lMarch 15th,
we learn that Commodore Farragut, leading
in the flag ship Hartford, passed the Port,
Hudson Batteries on the night of the 14th, at
eleven o'clock, with hie fleet. The Mississippi
ran aground and was abandoned and burned.
Firing on both aides was rapid and severe.—
The land forces were within five miles of the
enemy, working in good spirits, determined to
conquer. Up to the latest moment only Cav
alry skirmishing had taken place. Signed—
CHAS. S. BUCKLEY, captain and aseistant Su
perintendent of Military Telegraph. The New
Orleans Era, of the 15th, states that a rumor
was current that Port Hudson was evacuated.
Some 260 bales of cotton had been binned by
the rebels under the impression that it was
about to be shipped to New Orleans.
A Washington telegraph, 23d March, says:
The treaty between the U. 8. and Liberia is
officially promulgated. There is to be per
petual peace and friendship and reciprocal
freedom of commerce between them. The con
tracting parties bind themselves to treat each
other on the footing of the most favored na
tion, including the full protection of persons
and properties. Our government engages
never to interfere, unless solicited by that of
Liberia, in the affairs between the aboriginal
inhabitants and Liberia in the jurisdiction and
territories of the republic ; and the citizens of
the U. S. residing therein are desired to abstain
from all such intercourse with the aboriginal
inhabitants as will tend to violation of law and
the disturbance of the peace of the country.
Clear as mud.
A. special dispatch from Lake Providence,
Nth March, says the water was let in:at sun
down, and is passing through the twenty feet
aperture, threatening friend and foe alike.—
The aperture is visibly widening at the mouth,
and, by morning, a large portion of the town
of Lake Providence will be submerged.
Joseph Cox, the young clerk who absconded
from New York on Tuesday last with $lO.OOO
in gold belonging to his employers, was found
stowed away in the steamer Arabia soon after
her departure from Boston, was landed at Hali
fax, and will soon be brought back.
The Yazoo Pass expedition hangs fire. At
last accounts the Union fleet were -still kept
back by the robol fort on the Tallahatchie.—
This work could not, it seems, be attacked by
a land force, as it was protected by water.—
At last accounts an attempt was making to
reduce this fort, how was not indicated. The
discouraging part of the matter is that this de
lay will give the Confederates time to build so
many obstructions in these narrow rivers that
all hopes of reaching Haine's Bluff by this
means is very dubious. Let us hope for better
news soon from some quarter.
LETTER FROM HON. WM. HOPKINS.
. The following letter from Hon. Wm. Hop
kins Obtaining his withdrawal from the con
test for the Gubernatorial nomination before
the convention in June, will be read with in
terest by his friends, and its sentiments ap
proved by - every sincere lover of our Com
monwealth.
Mr. Hopkins having made up his mind not
to go into the contest, presents his views as to
the character and qualifications of a suitable
nominee for the party ; and in his modest and
explicit declination gives utterance to opinions
at once so disinterested and proper that they
cannot fail to commend themselves to the pub
lic:
HARRISBURG, March 22, 1863
To the Editors ef the Patriot and Union:
GENTLEMEN : Having received many assu
rances, from different parts of the State, that
I would be supported for the nomination for
Governor, at the approaching Convention, and
having made up my mind .not to go into the
contest, I deem it due to those who have thus
voluntarily indicated their preference, to place
before them, and the publio, Some of the rea
sons which have influenced me in coming to this
decision. I have always regarded the position
of Governor as one that ought not to be sought
after, and acting upon this idea, I have never,
personally, solicited a vote in my life, notwith
standing my name has been used in that con
nection on former occasions. , This having
been my rule of action heretofore, I see no
inducement for departing from it now. Indeed,
if there ever was a time when the selection ste
- voluntary
judgment of the people,wholly uninfluenced by
the importunities of aspirants, that time is the
present. If we look abroad over our bleeding
country, the patriot is horrified at the dark,
impenetrable cloud, which overshadows our po
litical horizon. All human forecast is baffled in
attempting to solve the problem of our future,
either as a State or Nation. We are in the midst
of a crisis, such as the world has seldom, if
ever, seen. The whole fabric of our govern
ment seems to be tottering to its very base, and
none but He who holds in His hands the des-.
Mutes of nations, and of men, can tell what is
to be our fate. The responsibilities that will
devolve on the next Governor of Pennsylvania
will be appalling beyond precedent. That there
should, at such a time, be a scramble for the
nomination, is most amazing. To my own
mind it is clear that those who really compre
hend the magnitude of the difficulties which
environ us, should be the last to seek the posi
tion. Here, perhaps, I ought to stop. If ut
when I contemplate the vast interests at stle,
I feel restrained to venture, a suggestion or
two in regard to the qualities which, I think,
our candidate should possess. This, I trust, I
may be allowed to do, not being one myself
Among these I will mention that, in my opinion,
the candidate should be a man of experience,
mature judgment, and unquestioned adminis
trative abilities. He-should be a man of the most
indomitable courage, and firmness such as would
enable him to interpose a manly resistance to all
infractions of the Constitution, and encroach
ments upon the sovereignty of the State, and
rights and liberties of her citizens. He shotild be
a man of unfaltering fidelity to the Constitution
of the United States and the Union, as they
were'founded by Washington. He should be
net only untrammeled by corporate power,
but entirely beyond such influences. Upon
this point too much care cannot be taken, for
it must be apparent to all that this influence
has, already, made fearful strides towards un
dermining the liberties of the people. When
it is remembered tha,t within the past five
years, some twenty millions of dollars have
been taken from the Treasury, for the benefit
of two corporations, and that tco by the noto
rions use of corrupt means,. the question may
well be asked, "Is there not imminent peril
to be apprehended from this quarter in fu
ture 1" But above all, the candidate should
be a man of Incorruptible integrity, whose pii
rate character is invulni ?able, and whose pub
lic record in the past will be a sufficient guar
antee that his future will bring no reproach
upon our glorious old Commonwealth. With
such a standard-bearer we would go before the
people with a certainty of success.
In conclusion : I desire to tender to all who
have deemed me worthy of so exalted a posi
tion, my profound gratitude, with the assu
rance that I shall cherish, with the fondest
recollection, these indications of confidence and
regard as long as I shall live.
I am, 'very respectfully and truly,
Your friend, Wit. Hofeetes.
THE election in the borough of Washington,
Washington county, Pa., on Friday last, resul
ted in the success of the Democratic ticket by
a majority of 80. Washington has heretoforo
been strongly Republioau.
LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA.
[Correspondence to the Patriot and Union.]
PHILADELPHIA, March 23, 1863.
It is part of the programme of the Abolition
radicals, in their assaults on the Union and
its friends, to create the impression that the
army and the Democracy are at swords' points
with each other, and that the entire soldiery
o f the loyal States have bowed before the
black Baal which the administration has set
up. Nothing could be farther from the truth,
and the bogus "resolutions," and letters from
officers, prove nothing, as there are very few
credulous enough to believe that the enlisted
men coincide in the least in the sentiments cot -
tained therein. The private letters of the
soldiers tell the true tale: It is well known
that these mad Abolitionists are the worst ene
mies our volunteers have, and their conduct
now is in perfect accordance with their ac
tions in 1812, and in the late war with Mexico.
During the latter contest, Tom Corwin ex
pressed the hope that the Mexicans would
welcome our men "with bloody hands to hospi
table graves," and as a reward for his patriot
ism he is now Minister to Mexico. There are
not wanting proofs that the sentiments of Ab
olitionism to day, in regard to our soldiera,
are the same as enunciated by this Corwin at
the time alluded to. An Illinois Republican
Senator thanked God that we were defeated
-at Bull Run, and the Independent and other
radical papers took no pains to conceal their
joy whenever disaster attended our arms.—
Many of our reverses have been occasioned by
this "fire in the ear" of the Negro-worship
pers, for they were determined that the Union
should not be restored unless slavery was
forcibly anolished. The* people and the
soldiers fully understand the hypocritical
cantings of these cowards, rho feast on the
sight of blood, but have always taken good'
care to keep out of danger themselves. The
only way the Abolitionists have shown their
valor, has been in securing fat contracts, act
ing as spies in the North, and making them
selves generally disgusting to true patriots.—
The Democratic element, always true to the
Government, took another way to show its
fealty, and fonght the rebels with.powder and
ball. The Democracy honor the bravery of
the soldier, and prove their friendship for
him by battling against his insidious foes here
at home. We rejoice when they are victorious,
and if they can succeed in crushing the rebel"-
lion vi et armis,. it will be a triumph over both
Secession and Abolitionism, for they are the
allied enemies of the Republic. The anti
slavery fanatics place the salvation of the
Union secondary to the accomplishment of
their crazy schemes. .The Democracy labors
for the unity of the Nation, the welfare of its
people, and the sustenance of its laws.—
Which, then, are the friends of the soldiers,
who enrolled themselves under the glorious
old flag, not in the service of any political
party, but as warriors, in defence of the Union
and the Constitution ? -
Interesting meetings are being held by the
Democrats of this city, and clubs are being
organized in every ward and precinct. The
Central Association has its headquarters on
Walnut street, opposite hallowed Independence
• Hall, and its plain, republican appearance is
tin striking contrast with
• t -in l 8 29P1-tr g u a The
men's party is growing stronger here
every day, and, strange as it may appear, our
best recruiting officer is Forney:
Frederick Douglass, the Rochester darkey,
has been among us, and has secured the servi
ces of fire negroet from the classic "freestinks'l
of Bedford and St. Mary streets, for the black
regiment forming in Massachusetts. He made
a speech, abounding in assurances to his
brethern that they were now getting on an
equality with the pale faces. The next thing
in this business will probably be the publica
tion of "important correependenee" between
Professor Singleton, the celebrated (colored)
carpet shaker of Philadelphia, and Gov. An
drew.
" Commodore" being merely my provissona
none de plume, and having become quite a regu
lar, I now drop that and sign myself henoe
forth Ozdicaow.
perry County
The Democracy of Perry achieved a great
victory over the nigger-heads last Friday.—
Even in the Dunes=On district they were sue.
cessful—electing Democrats to the principal
offices in Penn and Petersburg, being a gain
of 159 over the vote of last year. Perry is good
1 for 400 Democratic majority next fall. Hun.
Idreds of men who have heretofore opposed the
Democracy have determined that Abolitionism
shall not ruin the country.
Another Democratic Vi9tory.
B. K. Vastorn Democrat, was elected Bur
grass of the Borough of Danville on last Fri
day. This is the first instance for years in
which the Democrats have carried the Borough
in a political contest. Oa e year ago the Re
publican abolition majority was 73. Two
years ago they had 116 majority.
INCAPACITY Fon. EVIL.—A friend of ours, a
shrewd observer, who has just returned from
Washington tells us that he has no further
rears for the country. He went to the capital
)ne of the most despondent men in it. "Why,"
says be, "they havn't capacity enough there
to ruin the country. Ten generations of such
men could not do it any serious or permanent
harm. "—Boston Courier.
There is hope that in the incapaeity for ev il
if the men at Washington, we may find an off
id for their incapacity for good. All that has
been done to sustain the Nation, thus far, has
been done by the States, and the Federal gov
ernment has only interfered to obstruct and
misdirect. Utterly incapable of handling the
troops reified for them, or husbanding the re
sources put into their hands, they have yet un
dertaken the immense task of a forced con
scription, and a forced banking system, in or
der to supply the Army and the Treasury.
We do not believe they have the adminis
trative capacity to do the mischief they con
template. They will appoint provost marsha's
and consume the patronage of the new system;
but they will let the conscription fail. The
banking scheme will fail also. The bills
against the State Courts will prove nullities.
The whole grand scheme of Consolidation will
tumble to pieces, and its authors sink with it.
_Albany Argus.
A reign of terror exists in Washington.--
Murders, assaults, garroting and robberies are
of daily occurrence. Gen Buford had his
pocket picked of nineteen hundred dollars ;
Lieut. Grahain, of the Second 'vermont Cav
alry, was found in his bed in a hotel with his
-throat cut, and it was thought be was mur
dered ; and those who are out after (lark go
armed. A vigilance committee is already
talked of.
PENY A LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
MONDAY BYER'S°, March 23, 1363.
The Senate was called to order by the
- SPEAKER at 8 o'clock.
DIMS INTRODUCED.
•
Wr. WHITE, from the Military Committee,
reported a supplement to the act of 1862 to
provide for the adjudication and payment of
military claims.
Mr. JOHNSON. a bill relative to the relief
notes of Lycoming county.
Mr. CONNELL, a bill to vacate part of Jones
street in the 9th ward, Phila.
Also, a supplement to the act changing the
venue of a certain case from Beaver to Wash
ington county.
Mr. SMITH, a bill to incorporate the Iron
and Coal Bridge company of Montgomery
county.
Also, a bill to incorporate the Chestnut Hill
and White Marsh turnpike rood company. -
DELAWARD AND HUDSON CANAL COMPANY.
•
Mr. HIESTAND offered a resolution setting
forth that whereas it is believed that the Del
aware and Hudson canal company have ex
ceeded their rights as an incorporated com
pany, end violated their corporate .privileges.
ReBolved, That a committee of three be ap
pointed to investigate said charges with power
to send for persons and papers.
The resolution was considered, and after
some discussion laid over for the present.
The resolution from the House requesting
the Governor to return to the Legislature un
signed, the bill defining the duties and liabil
ities of passenger railway .corporations in
Philadelphia, was adopted.
FmniL ADJOUILNMENT.
The Senate insisted upon its amendment to
the resolution from the . House relative to the
adjournment of the Legislature, and appointed
a committee of conference. The House resolu
tion provides for a recess from the 27th of March
inst. to the 27th of May. The Senate amend
ment provides for the final adjournment of the
Legislature on the 9th of April.
BILLS CONSIDERED.
The bill to accept the grant of public lands
from the United States to the several States,
for the endowment of agricultural colleges,
came up in order, and passed finally, yeas 21,
nays 7.
Mr. KINSEY called up Senate bill, No. 397,
relative to actions of ejectment, which was put
on second reading and postponed.
Mr. M'SHERRY called,up the bill to extend
the charter of the Bank of .Chambersburg for
the period of five years from the expiration of
its pre / lent charter, and to increase its capital
stock, which was discussed and passed finally,
yeas 18, nays 9. Adjourned.
ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
• MONDAY,' March 23, 1863.
PETITIONS AND REMONSTRANCES.
Numerous petitions and remonstrances were
presented, having for their object the preven
tion of the immigration of negroes into this
State ; also, against the passage of any law
preventing their immigration ; also, one (from
Sullivan county) for the payment into the
county treasury moneys collected on account of
conscientious scruples, etc.
Mr. JACKSON, petitions of 216 citizens of
Sullivan county, praying for the repeal of an
set approved April 14, 1859, entitled " An Act
to prevent the hunting of deer with dogs in
certain counties."
Also, 9 remonstrances of 318 citizens of Sul
Hymn county against the repeal of said act_
BILLS IN PLACE.
Mr. BARGER, a supplement to the act con
solidating the city of Philadelphia.
Mr. 111'MANIIS, an act to vacate a part of
Mud lane, in the oity of Philadelphia.
Mr. CHAMPNEYS, one providing for the
tiellth of September last
Mr. WGEE, joint resolutions on the state of
the country. Ordered to be printed,
Mr. MOORE, bill regulating places of public
amusement in the city of Philadelphia, and
presented a letter from Mayot _Henry in con
nection therewith. Messrs. MOORE, QUIG
LEY, EERNS and LUDLOW made statements.
The Mayor's letter was read and the bill was
committed. Adjourned.
Within a short time four newspaper offices,
located respectively in Kansas, lowa, Illinois
and Ohio, have been destroyed by niggerhead
mobs. The atrocities of the French Revolu
tion recoiled with terrible effect upon the
heads of tilos! Who initiated them; and so it
will be, before long, with these infamous'
mobs. Violence always begets violence.
It appears that Hon. Bep Wade, of the War
Committee of Congress, will soon bring out
his report against Gen. McClellan, and a spe
cial diffusion committee of horse jockeys in
New York are said to be engaged upon a kil
ling brochure against him.
New 7thertisemente.
11OR SALE.-A FINE TWO-STORY
HOUSE, with Back:building, on •the corner of
James and Broad streets, (Market square) Lot 20 by
131 feet. For blither particulars inquire of
mar 24 Mit ISAAC WOOD,
AN OB.DrNANCE setboristog the eotmtrnotiun
of a railroad across Second street below Vine
street.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Common Coun
cil of the city of Harrisburg, That Messrs. Bailey
and company be and they are hereby authorized
to construct a railroad across Second street, below
Vine street, to connect their works with the Har
risburg and Lancaster railroad : Provided, That
said road be so constructed and kept in repair as
to cause no obstruction to said street, the pave
ments or gutters belonging to the same, or in any
way interfere with the ordinary obe of said pave
ments, gutters or street,
Passed March 7,1863.
W. O. nrcKos,
President of the Common Couaoil.
Attest—DAVlD HARRIS, Clerk.
Approved March 20, 1863.
WM. H. KEPNER, Mayor.
AN ORDINANCE making an appropriation for
the printing and binding of the Ordinances
of the city and Acts of Assembly relating thereto
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Common Coun
cil of the city of Harrisburg, That the sum of three
hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be
neoeurary, be and the same is hereby appropriated
to pay the expense of printing and binding the
Ordinances of the city and Acts of Assembly rela
ting to the same—to be paid out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Passed March 21,1863.
W. 0. HICKOK,
President of the Common Council.
Attest—DAVlD HARRIS, Clerk.
Approved March 23,1863.
WM. H. KEPNER, Mayor.
MINCP PIES ! —Raisins, Currants,
Citron spices, Lemons, Cider, Wine, Brandy and
Rum, for sale by - DOOR, in, it, 00.
I. 003000 BARRELS of the LODI
MANUFACTURING CO.'S
POUDRETTE.
130 South Wartiss, Phi2adelpkia, pry,
Thin company, with a capital of $150,000. the - most
extensive works of the kind in the world, and an expe
rience in manufacturing of over 23 years, with a repu
tation long established, having also the exclusive control
of all the night soil of the greet city of New York, are
prepared to furnish an article, which is, without doubt,
the Cheapest and very best fertiliser in market. It
greatly increases the yield, and ripens the crop from two•
to three weeks earlier, at an expense of from three to
four dollars per acre, with little or no labof. Atm,
FIFTY TONS OF BONE TAYEET, being a mixture of
bone and night soil gromild One, at $45 per torko,
au
petior article for grain and grass. Price of POLTD
BETTE, $1 61 per barrel. Seven barrels and over
delivered fri e of charge. A pamphlet containing all
necessary information, may be had free by addressing a
letter to the subscriber.
JAMES T. FOSTER, •
Care of the Lodi Manufacturing Company,
tob/O-w:Pw 66 Courtiand Bt., New i t ..k
ROBBERY OF ADAMS' EXPRESS
LIVE THOUSAND DoLLARS REWARD.
BALTIMORE, March 19,1563,
The mire of the Adams 'lmpress Company nag rnbhm
on Wednesdav night betireen - Baltimore and Bar
brg. It contained various sums of money in currenc,
a nd
gold, a large number of United States certißeete i
of indebtedness; 'United States tive.twenty bonds, ar,4
checks of the United EWAN Treasurer on the ANsistaw.
Treasuret . of New York, Marls to the order of the
Adams Swells Company. A reward of Five Thou.and
Dollars is offered by the Company. Tbe public are re
ferred to the list of tile numbers of the hinds and ce,
tifiostea published brthe Company, and are cautioncd
not to negotiate any of them : •
Four United States Certificates of Indebtedness, g 5 3,
000 U nited s 21,449, 21.450, 21,451, 21.453.
48n Staten CertifiCates, of $l,OOO each :
Nos. 59.342, 59,343, 59,344. •
Nos. 59.212, 19,213.
No: 59.199.
Nos. 59.203, 50.904 59.9F5, 59,208. •
Nos. 59.200. 59.201.69,202.
Noi. 59,148, 59,149.
Nos. 59,140, 59,147.
Nos. 59 131, 59,130, 69,129.
Nos 59,247, 59,248.
Nos. 59, 190, 59.191, 59.192 , 69.193„
Not. 50234, 59.333, 59,33459 336:
Nos. 59,336, 59 318, 69.319.
Nos. 59,320, 59.321, 59,322, 59,323, 59324.
Nos. 59 317, 59.325.
Nos. 19 302, 59.363, 59,304, 59,305.
Nos. 38.679, 59,068. 59,0.9, 59,070.
Ten 5-20 United States Bonds, Nos 18,179 to 18,188
inclusive.
The following ebeCits of F. N. Bplener, Treasurer of
U. S., on Assistant Treasurer, New York, yayable to
th. order of the Adams Fapress Company:
t.iteck No. 856, for $lOBO. for ac. G. M. Felix, Cincinnati.
14 859 " 2018 13 " 3. B et. T. Gibson, "
" 855 " 1080 44 Conrad &. Wagner. "
, 866 " 4'o " Wilson & Hayden; ‘C
" 8 06 " 3220 " A. Bohlen,
" 864 " 5015 15 « Z. ta& Co., ,4
44 867 " 404 " Geo Joap,
it 843 " 483 37 "J W Wagner dr. Co "
818 2645 " if. Morton, St. Louis.
4, 161 " 1507 40 ,4 RY. Barry,
The public are cautioned not to negotiate any of the
above bends or certificates.
HENRY BAMFORD, Superintendent
Adams' Espreas Company.
inar24-dlm
'LIR 0 CL AMA TIO N.—Whereas, the
I Honorable Jong J. Psenson, President of the Court
of tommon Pleas in the Twelfth Judicial District, con
sisting of the counties of Lebanon and Danphin, and the
HMI- Stamen Damns and Hon_ Hosea R. Forma, Assn.
aisle judges in Dauphin county, having issued their pre
cept, bearing date the 24th day of February, 18f3, to me
directed, for holdings , Court of Oyer and Terminer and
General Jail Delivery and Quarter Sessions of the Pease
at Barrieburg, for the ccututy of Dauphin, and to com
mence on the third ifondosy of April next, being the
27th day If April, 1803, and to continue two weeks.
Notice is therefore hereby given to the Coroner, Jus
tices of the Peace, Aldermen, and Constables of the said
county of Dauphin, that they be then and there in their
proper persons, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
with their records, inquisitions, examinations, and their
own remembrances, to do those things which to their
office appertains to be done, and those who are bound in
reeognizancee to prosecute against the prisoners that are
or shall be in the Jail of Dauphin county, be then and
there to prosecute against them as shall be just.
Given under my hand, at Harrisburg, the 24:h day a
April, in the year of our Lord, no, and in the eighty
seventh year of the independenee of the United Sta
ff tes.
Sheri
PIANOS carefully packed or removed
by R. WARD.
trt r23-2w 12 North Third o'reet.
LOOKING GLASSES, of all sorts and
fIiZPB, at W A D D S,
mar 23-2 W 12 North Thi - d street.
AIL A GRAND BALL will be given at the
Union hotel, Ridge road, on Tuesday evening,
the 24th inst. Price of ticket, for gentleman and lady,
50 cents. TERNRY BOST(}kN, Proprietor.
No improper characters admitted. 2t
milE tiNIV.ERSAL CLOTH KS
_L. WRINGER lathe original and only genuine and re
liable wringer before the people. It combines more
strength of frame, capacity of pressure, power and du
rability than any other tnanhine.
It is the only wringer with the patent cng•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 Ml its use.
A child eigat years old can operate it.
It eaves its cost in clothing every six months.
Its rubber ralers never get loose nor tear the clothes.
It will fit any tub, and not work loose from its place.
' I invite the attention of this community to this
wringer, believing it to be the best. Machines fur
nished on triat free of expense.
It W. PARSONS, I]O Market street,
rer23-2tavetf 8010 agent for this city
M<ri,Y WILLI& Yi S,
_ t• IIl
-
_ 402 WALNUT STILIONP,
PHrLAD.ELPHIA.
General Claims for Soldiers promptly collected, State
ma-;, a adjusted, &c., &c. mar2o-dlm
NOTICE TO CAPITALISTS.
A YARIBLE INYESTUNT OFFERED
The underFigned offers for sal- FIVE HUNDRED
AND EIGHTY Takla, ACRES of exeellent COAL
LANDS, contain'ug the entire Allegheny coal mines,
situates in IY.shingtor. township, Cambria county.
A vein of fur feet in thicknets has been opened and is
now being worked In three places. The Pennsylvania
Ventral railroad runs through the tract and along aide
of these openings. Samples furnished on application
to the prepnetur_ Reference as to quality may be had
by applying to 0. W. Baines, Philadelphia, John W.
Wooster, Duncannon iron works, or in Cleveland, Ohio.
Tittle indisputable—terms easy.
JEREMIAH M*GONIGLE,
Hemlock P. 0..
Cambria county, Pa.
mar2o-d32t•wtf
1803. 1863.
DHILADELPRIA & ERIE RAIL
ROAD.—This great line traverses the Northern
and Northweat counties of Pennsylvania to the city of
Erie, on Luke Erie.
It has been leased by the Pennsylvania Rail Road
Company, and ander their auspices is being rapidly
opened throughout its entire length.
It ig now in ono foe Parovenger and Freight business
from Harrisburg to Driftwood, (Beisond Fork,) (177
miles) on the lantern Division, and from She • (field to
Erie, (78 miles) on the Western Division.
TIME OP PASSENGER TRAINS AT HARRIS-
BURG.
Leave Northward
Matl Train
2.30 a. in. j Xxpreaa Train.. 3.20 p. m.
Care run through without change both ways on theme
traine between Philadelphia and Lock Haven, and be
tween Baltimore and Lock Raven.
Elegant Sleeping Cass on Express Trains both ways
between Williamsport and Baltimore, and Williamsport
and Philadelptda.
For information respecting Passenger business apply
et the S, E. es:m.llth and Market
And for Freight Mistimes of the Company's Agents.
B. B. Kingston, Jr , cor. 13th and Market streets,
Philadelphia.
J. W. Reynolds, Erie.
J• AL Drill, Agent N. C. FL R., Baltimore,
H. H. HOUSTON,
Oen'l Freight Agt., Phil's.
LEWIS L. HOL'PT,
Gien'l Ticket Agt.,
JOB. D. POTTS.
Gen'l Manager, Williamsport.
mars.dY
Inal=Ll=Zl A , mgAl
We have the pleasure of informing you that
we are now prepared to offer, at Oat Old Stand,
No RR, 105 atid 107 North BECOND St , Phila
delphia, a well selected stock of
MILLINERY AND STRAW GOODS,
in every variety, of the latest importations, and of the
newest and moat fashionable styles.
OUR STRAW DEPARTMENT
will comprise every varety of Bonnet T s, Ba ts and Trim
mings to be found in that line. of the latest and most
approved shapes and s.yles. Soliciting net early call, I
1:11,1 .
rt 13 yours, respectfully, R. Wald).
u.,13-2wd
A BOY WANTED—About 14 years
U. of age—to act as servant to a Captain in Virginia.
Reasona) , le wastes will be paid Call at No. 81 r onth
Front atreet, og ' Lieutenant W.H. WEAVED..
snr.to-3:dit
NEW PATENT CORN SHELLER
mere-Llp and moat complete ever invented. Far
and otbere please cal/ and eee it at WHCOFF'S
Cigar Store, Market street, 2d door below Third.
County Rights and Machines for Hale. mid
P,ROOMS,
BRUSHES, TUBS AND
1.1
BASKETS of all descriptions, qualities and prices,
for sale by W M . POcE, as., k co.
RALE OF HOU6EHOLD
FURNI
TURE.—The subscriber has for sale a lot of house
hold furniture, consisting of chairs, settees, carpets,
rocking chairs, bedsteads, &c. 2 itc., which will be dis
posed of on favora,bits terms. Apply to
L. BERNHARD,
Cor. Walnut and Fourth ats.
mrl 9-3 t
WEbeiEttlS AEMY AND NAVY
PO CK)I DICTIONARY.
Just received and for sate at
SOILEFF.E3II3 BOOSEITOR.II.
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