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Nov - Erman, 21, 1862.
Democratic County Convention.
By direction of the County Committee, the
Democratic County Convention of Dauphin
county will meet at Harrisburg on Tuesday,
the 21st day of April, at 10 o'clock, a. in.
Meetings for the selection of delegates to said
Convention will be held in the several town
ships on Saturday, the 18th April, between
the hours of 5 and 7, p. m., and in the several
towns and wards between the hours of 7 and
9, p. m., on said day, at the usual places of
holding delegate meetings.
GEO. F. WEAVER,
Secretary pro tem.
Harrisburg, March 28, 1863.
Westmoreland County.
The Democrats of Wostmoreland county have
appointed Henry D. Foster (subject to the con
currence of Fayette county) Senatorial dele
gate, and John George and E. C. Leiohty
Representative delegates to the 17th of June
Democratic State Convention. They are unin
structed.
The following comparison of the Tote at the
Connecticut election this year with that of last
year is of interest:
Democratic vote in 1803. 38,323
Democratic vote in 186 9 . 30,634
Democratic gain in 1863
Abolition vote in 1863
Abolition Tote in 186' 89,182
Abolition gain in 1863....
THE CASE OF THE PETERHOFF.—The demand
made by Loth Lyon for the surrender of
the Peterooff's mail, is understood, in diploma
tic circles in Washington, to be sustained by
Secretary Deward. It is said to be resisted by
Secretary Welles, in the custody of whose de
partment the dumb witness against the price
is lying.
The case of the Peterhoff is now before the
New York Admiralt _Grp } 3."
e mail to be opened, but
the order wag prevented from being carried out
by directions from the authorites at Washing
ton. It will turn out to be, as predicted, a
second edition of the Trent affair. The Bri
tish Government having demanded the. release
of the vessel, it will be released.
Suggestions.
In the Cameron Bribery Case, did Simon him
self take any part?
The first meeting was at the Cameron Bank.
Simon was there. This is proved by Brobst and
-Boyer.
The next meeting was at the Pennsylvania
HOuse. Simon ton acre—lib:mak by the land
lord, bar-keeper and Boyer.
The next meeting, where offers were made
to members, was at Harry Thomas's. ,Simon
was there—proven by Wolf, Graber, Berns and
Thomas.
The next was in the cars going to Reading.
Simon was there—proven by Potteiger, Patter
son and Boyer.
The next was at Don Cameron's house, up
stairs. Simon was there—proven by Patterson
and Boyer.
The next was at Herr's Hotel. Simon was
there—proven by Dr. Fuller, Patterson and
Boyer.
Yet Simon took no part in it—wasn't on
hands
Our County Commissioners.
Our readers have doubtless observed that we
have not published, as usual, the report of the
County Commissioners, giving a detailed state
ment of the receipts and expenditures in the
county of Dauphin for the year 1862, and as
every taxpayer is entitled to this information,
and expects to receive it, we deem it due to our
numerous readers to state the reasons, in this
county, which have prevented us from giving
them this desirable document_
This law, as it stands on the statute books,
„gillz requires the Commissioners - to publish in
one or tm:hte. papers of the county, but the uni
form p ra ctice, - a - -kki_le the erection of the county,
has been to publish iii - vk i least one paper of
each party, so that persons Id. every political
or religious creed should have tile..ktneftt of
the publications which the Commissioner are
by law required to.make.
This is unquestionably the true intent and
meaning of the_ law, though not the absolute
letter, which was doubtless intended to relieve
the Commissioners from publishing handbills
where there happened to be but one paper
published at the county seat.
Heretofore the Commissioners have always
handed us their documents and asked us to
publish them, but this year they gave us no
; and after seeing the publication of
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the Telegraph, we called at the
PRIME NEW
DRAKE'S PIA
their orders, and
aa
These liquors can all be warralf4e C or n -88ioners
these, Dock &Co_ have on hand'
Wines, Whisky and Brandy, to whEZ 4— y invite
parlicalat attention of thepnblic.
BLACKING ! I—MessoN's "Ogugaimo
Breams."--100 Gaon& aaaartadi sias , just r.
solved and for role, nrkolaaaki and mail.
did WM. DOCK, an., & CO.
them the keepers of the consciences of men
and gave them the right t to.bontrolthe politi
cal opinions of their neigiobOrs - Plithat right
have thejr twi r iStoldnu any 'portion of
the - honest tiffriayers of the county the infor
mation they are by law entitled to, merely on
account of a difference of opinion ? Ng hon
est man will question the right of the Demo
crat who bears his equal burden of taxation
from knowing where his money goes as well as
a member of any other party. We tell Messrs.
Garverich, Moyer and Milleisen, that if they
know so little of the principles upon which
our institutions are founded as to believe they
can proscribe men 'for opinion's sake, without
arousing the just indignation of all honorable
men, they have very much mistaken the tem
per of the American people.
The Abolitionists, since the withdrawal of
Curtin, are casting about for a candidate for
Governer. Deacon Bergner, that honest citi
sea, not of African, but Hessian descent, leads
the van of the anxious inquirers. "Who shall
he be ?" cries the Deacon. "Not that we
would dictate," says he—oh, uo, by no means
—but then " we indulge a sacred hope that the
man will be worthy of the measures which he
must represent." And thereupon the worthy
Deacon, oblivious apparently of what the wit
nesses swore in reference to certain postage
stamp transactions, as well as divers other
little peccaeilloes not necessary to refer to in
detail, with that "sacred hope "" burning
brightly in his pure bosom, proceeds to de
scribe what manner of man the Abolition stand
ard bearer should be :
"No hand corrupted. by fraud, no fingers
tainted with wrong, should be allowed to soil
the sacred 'folds of the flag which is to float
over us ; but in all things, personal and politi
cal, the candidates of loyal men should be like
Creases wife, beyond suspicion."
It is refreshing to see how virtuous, how
pure, how very honest the Deacon has become.
He evidently wants " a man after his own
heart," but, except himself and one other in
the Abolition ranks, we know of none likely
to be a candidate who reaches his exalted st an
datd. Of course, the Deacon is out of the
question—his modesty settles that. _But he
has a friend, almost as pure as himself—a
friend whose "integrity" he indorsed last fall
—a man, every movement of whose "hand"
and "fingers" the Deacon has watched for
years, and who comes as near the description
we have of "Caesar's wife" as the Deacon does.
That man—Col. John I. Patterson—we take
the liberty of commending to the Abolition
party, as one entirely "worthy of the measures
which he must represent." What says the Dea
con to our nominee ? Isn't he "one among ten
thousand, and altogether lovely ?" •
The Gubernatorial Contest—Gov. Curtin
It was amusing to witness the confusion
among our Republican friends incident to the
announcement by Governor Curtin in his plea
sage to the Legislature that he would not be a
candidate for re-election. For some days ru
mors of such a course were afloat, and indeed
his immediate resignation 'was spoken of
openly, and the taciturn Senator, who was al
ready pitched upon for Speaker of the Senate,
was everywhere the subject of congratulations
and toady-liko adulation. But when the fact 3
were fully made known, and it was discovered
that Governor Curtin would not resign, but had
simply been e r.:.a..a04 o ff
gton, how the po
liticianswinced.aTt-lh:VTase who in were inclined to
find fault with Curtin, dare not do so, because,
if they did, they virtually assailed the na
final administration, and, in addition, touched
a tender point with the now numerous candi
dates for the post. -
. 7,689
. 41,033
EIRI
The inevitable Covcde was, of course, about
and assured his friends that "he had went down
to Warklugtou and fixed things," and that
"his machine was running all right." Others
there were who, equally busy, but not so
adroit, desired to see if they could not
"Ketchum." So they went, and we as Demo
crats could only look on and wish them God
speed. Whoever is taken up has now a more
sorry chance than ever. The triumphaut
Democracy, ever true to the Constitution and
to the whole country, have now only to rally
upon a reliable and able man and move to a
certain and glorious victory.
Badinage apart, how painful it is to see
that the national administration not only
crowds off, but actually bribes off, the most
conservative man in their party at this time,
and virtually declares that all their patronage
and the herd of office holders shall be used to
promote the election of some-corrupt and pli
ant tool, whose meddlesome nature and dis
gusting habits render him a proper instrument
for the accomplishment of their designs.
With an abundance of candidates for the
Presidency in the Cabinet, Mr. Lincoln has not
the brains to see their plots and counter plots,
and the couutry is allowed to drift into the
meletrom of political ruin, and no hand is
raised to save it. Let the Democracy be up
awl doing ; taking warning from Governor
Curtin's withdrawal, let us re-illume our camp
fires and march to the accomplishment of a
a victory, now admitted by their ablest State
leader to be certain and impossible to resist.
In all probability a bloody battle has teen
fought before this time, or will be fought to
day or to morrow, at Suffolk. Longetreet is
in command of the rebels, and is represented
to have a force of 35,000 or 40,000 limn and
eighty pieces of artillery. If this is so we may
well tremble for the result, for at the outside
we cannot have more than 10,000 or 12,000
troops at Suffolk. The special correspondent
of the N. Y. T,ibune writes from that post,
slated the 15th April, as follows
Afiteut four o'clock this morning the enemy
attackeliLus on our left, coming up' the Men
ton road ame 5000 strong. They were shelled
from Fort I) 'a, and retired about fi ve miles.
At the same i
)\
me a feint was made to cross
the Nansemot d, but our gunboats were suffi
cient to drivethe rebels back into the woods.
' Major Getiere Peck is corifident that he can
easily reptile the enemy, and Langstreet will
find himseg "in a peck of trouble" before long.
If he montages to get back to his line of de
fense onithe Blaokwater there will be a terrible
blunder somewhere. Our troops are in fine
oundlition and good spirits, and if proper mea-
Eaves are taken promptly a large portion of
,ngsreet's forces can be "bagged' with per
-ease. Our communication with Norfolk
"' - s intact, but may be interrupted in a
...,, -o. It is expected that a general attack
ialtle on Friday or Saturday.
lI .C. .seczeh females have pe;i Toned Gen.
,:,
A Candidate Wanted.
Crowded off the Track
Latest from Suffolk
Peek to leave the place, but he politely de
clined. A number of pestilential rebels have
been sent to Fort Norfolk for signaling to the
enemy.
All quiet as the mail closes. Our sick and
wounded have been sent to Norfolk.
Officials, to Your Posts.
In Heaven's name let the members of the
Cabinet, the General-in-Chief, the Major Gen
erals and Brigadiers, the Colonels and Majors
and Captains and Corporals who, in speeches
and letters, are delivering homilies to the peo
ple on loyalty, attend day and night to the
duties of their positions. The country needs
it. It does not—before God and man it does
not—need such platitudes and gas and invo
cations to be loyal, coming from them, as load
down the journals. Where, in all these utter
ances, is there so much as an approach to the
noble and comprehensive statesmanship which
fashioned our institutions and which must be
evoked to preserve them ? For the present,
let such ability as there is employ itself in
conducting public affairs. The people can do
well without the patronage of the Federal go
vernment being used to carry out the political
schemes of unscrupulous party hacks, concoct
ed to save their places.
These homilies, alike from the hunsble:and
high seats of power, are insulting ; and their
authors should be made to feel that they are
so. Where, in land the sun ever shone upon,
was there ever such spontaneous and steady
loyalty on the part of a people to a govern
ment the people love as this country has ex
hibited since the President's proclamation of
April, 1861 ?—and as is seen at this hour, in
spite of the enormous corruption organized
under Simon Cameron—in spite of violation
of solemn pledges as fo the object of the war,
such as political annals cannot supply—and in
spite of the increasing injustice to the Demo
cracy who rushed to arms ? Nothing of enor
mity which the administration has done, and
nothing which it can do, will suffice to swerve
the PEOPLE from loyalty to the great govern
ment of the Fathers. This loyalty is seen in
the universal obedience to the revenue laws and in
the devotion of a million of the sons of the
Republic now on the battle-field i Here, in sup
ply of money and of men, are tests of loyalty.
The people have done their duty. Think of
the insult which these stipendiaries commit
as they approach a citizen who, besides plying
his taxes, contributed sums Air the hundreds
and thousands to aid the relief of the soldiers
and their families, and whose son may fill a
fresh grave or may stand with lvg life in big
hand, and ask h'm to "sign" their petty League
as evidence of loyalty !
One voice of indignant rebuke ought to go
up from the masses as their agents, On whom
the country must rely, neglect their own pub
lic duties to lecture a people thus loyal, on
thier duty ; as though the people of their.own
accord, would not rebuke traitors! Over the
horizon of the Potomac, of Newbern, and
Charleston, Port Hudson and of Vicksburg,
there hangs an atmosphere lurid with the work
of civil war—the redness of the enginery that
is burled on our brave soldiers. In Heaven's
name let officials cease to employ their time
for party, and give their whole thought end
time to the country. Had they but done their
work, with a single eye to what the SUPIC737A
LAW of the land authorized, which nine-tenills
of the country—all but the crazy radical set
who succeeded.in getting_ their crazy schemes
.1---wvvotr nave - heartily apprcvca, and
had they judged every question on its merits
and not as it promised to effect popular breezes
—this laud might now be at peace ! Let these
officials begin to act thus now, and they can-
not begin to act too soon. There never was a
more melancholy exhibition in the political
world, than this appeal of unfaithful officials
to the people to be loyal—as though this could
cover up their unfaithfulness. Why, the mass
of the people are as far above these corrupt
political hacks in honesty, in devotion to prin
ciple, in fidelity to Republican government,
and all that makes a holy patriotism, as the
heavens are higher than the earth. Let these
officials imitate the people in quiet devotion to
duty—the highest duty man can know—that
of saving country.
When the Abolition set, with Union on their
lips, but with their old higher-lawism in their
hearts—approached Archbishop Hughes, his
reply was, " that his patriotism and loyalty
were too well known to require him to make
any public demonstration or to sign any paper
on the subject." This is to the point, and
covers the whole ground. Especially is this
true of the Democracy of the country. Let
them now continue on in zealous work, and
cheerfully support the laws of the land ! Until
next year, when there will be grave political
duties to discharge, let them thus labor and
wait. There can be no peace until Abolition
ism and Secessionism, those enemies of our
land, occupy a common political grave, and
the Democrats must put them squarely into it.
Whoever has not got the courage to hold up to
public reprobation both of these heresies, has
not the nerve that is necessary to save the
country.—Boston Post.
BAGGAGE TAKEN POSSESSION OF.—Some days .
since General Hooker issued an order reduoing
the amount of baggage for each officer and
soldier to the minimum standard. The result
of this order has been the reception of a large
amount of baggage in this city, sent up here
on Government boats. An examination of this
baggage has developed the fact that it consia!,A,
in a great proportion; of articles taken from
private residences in Fredericksburg after the
battle. It has been made the duty of e(s.pf a i n
Todd, Provost Marshal, to take possession of
all such property and render an exhibit of the
same to the War Department for instructions.—
Washington, Star.
ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP ELEOTIONS.—The Chicago
Times of the Sth instant, says the returns from
the Illinois township elections look spleneidly.
Springfield, the Capital of Illinois, and the home
of President Lincoln, Democratic. —The Spring
field (Ill.) correspondent of the Chicago Times,
says :
"At the township election to-day, the Demo
cratic ticket was successful in the city by 134
m.jority. Only 1,700 votes were polled, to
2,100 in November last. No returns havebeen
received from the county. N: W. Broadwell,
Democrat, is elected County Judge, there being
no opposition."
Ax Ilatx Recono.—The Portland Adverteser
states that in the steamer North A .gerica, ar
rived at that port, on Saturday last, were no
less than seventeen American captains of mer
chantmen, eleven of whom bad sold their ships
abroad on account of the immense war Hilts
and the absence of demand for freights under
the hazard of shipments in American bottoms,
and four of whom had their ships captured by.
the Alabama.
NEWS OF TEE DAY.
By telegraph yesterday afternoon:
There has been a great freshet in the North
River, the water still rising on the 17th. .At
Albany the docks and piers were covered.
From Fortress Monroe,NApril 17, we have
information from Charleston through the Rich
mond papers to the 16th. From Chita appears
that our troops at that date occupied Coles,
Kiawah and Seabrook islands, in considerable
force, being protected by gunboats. The trans
ports have left. From the same source we
learn that the rebel General Wheeler's com
mand had destroyed two of our gunboats and
three transports on the Cumberland river,
Tennessee.
A dispatch from Gen. Palmer to Gen. Dix,
received on the 16th, states that Gen. Foster
has been relieved. A river steamer with a
regiment and supplies of provisions s and am
munition, succeeded in running the batteries
on Tar river and reached the wharf at Wash
ington on Tuesday, the 14th.
There was nothing new from Suffolk yester
day. The rebels still continue to invest the
place. No general engagement has yet taken
place ; but the utmost vigilance and activity
prevails on both sides.
The Richmond Sentinel says that our iron
clad fleet left Charleston harbor for the South
on Sunday, at four o'clock in the afternoon;
but that the impression prevailed there that
they would soon return and renew the attack
upon the city.
From Camp near Falmouth, Army of tke
Rappahannock, April 13, we have this impor
tant intelligence : Nearly all the cavalry and
a pontoon train are moving to-day. Where I
don't know. The cavalry force of the Army
of the Rappahannock is very strong, and. if
they have nearly all moved theymust be 10,000
or 15,000 strong. The movement means some
thing. Perhaps they are aiming at the rear
of the rebels now investing Suffolk.
Colonel Fry, Provost Marshal General, has
placed lists of provtst marshals before the
Secretary of War, who has endorsed all but
those of Connecticut.
The inStruotions for them have been printed
and marked confidential, not being intended
'to be made public at present.
It is not known when the Secretary of War
will announce the appointments, but it is sup•
posed very soon, as an applicant for one of the
positions was informed that the cases were
decided, and nothing more could be heard in
Ngard to them,
The following are the deaths of Pennsylva
nia soldiers on the 16th :—A. Robb, Co. C.,
134th ; A. S. Gray, Co. 8., 139th ; F. Golden,
Co. K., 140th.
From Mexico the N. Y. Tribune's Washing
ton correspondent, date 16th, communicates
the following:
Semi- official advices to the 233 of March
have been received here from the City of Mex
ico. The reports that the French had defeated
Gun. Comonfort and had captured one of the
gates of Puebla are not confirmed. The French
had, however, invc3ted the city, having taken
possession of the hill called Amalocan, which
commands the road to Vera Cruz and is about
hree miles from the nearest Mexican fort, and
some four miles from Puebla itself ; and of the
hill San Juan, commanding the road to the
City of Mexico, Ic3s than two miles from the
nearest Mexican fort, and a little more tb - ri
two miles from Puebla.
Thl outposts of the French on the San Juan
sideLexted eft tia_i . 'l.l ~
over which, at the Molino del Baton, they had
seized.
Gen. Comonfort's forces were beyond the
river toward the City of Mexico, his outpost 3
coming within half a mile of the French. He
had been reinforced by three brigades from
the capital, one of which was commanded by
Senor Matti, recently the Mexican Minister at
Washington.
On the night of the 21st of March 1509
cavalry left. Puebla to cooperate with Comon
for t.
The only fighting worth notice that had
taken place, was on March 22, when a skir
mish occurre2 between Col. Quilroago, com
manding the advance of Gen. Comonfort's di
vision, and a French force. The latter finally
retired, leaving in the bands of the Mexicans
15. Arabian horses. Nothing is said of the
number of killed or wounded on either side.
The Mexicans were still in excellent spirits
and confident of suseess in ease of an attack
upon their lines at Puebla, which General
Ortega feared may not take place, believing
the French too week to venture it with their
present force.
Deserters contrived to go over to the Mexi-'
cans in considerable numbers.
The fortifications of Puebla were deemed
very strong, consisting of an outer-line of 12
forts and an inner line of smaller works, prin
cipally convents.
TILE ADMINISTRATION NOT THE GOVERNMENT.
The Constitution provides that Lincoln,Chase,
and the whole clan which now compose, or at
any time shall compose the administration,
may be impeached, expelled from office and
disqualified. When all this is done, does any
one suppose the Government is impeached ?
Qan you imagine such a thing as the Govern
ment being arraigned before the Senate—ex
pelled from office—and disqualified from hold
ing office ? Even the supposition is nonsensical.
Lincoln, Chase & Co. might all be hung as
high as John Brown, and still the Government
would endure, and probably suffer very little
detriment in consequence. Other and better
men would take the places they had happily
left vacant, and the Government would go on,
just as if nothing had happened. All this is so
clear—so self evident—that it humiliates us to
offer the arguments to an intelligent and en
lightened people. Yet there are persons who
say "the Administration is the Government."
Blairsville Record.
If the administration is the Government
why didn't it die with General Harrison, or
General Taylor ?
We suppose the Government was cut with a
razor the other day when Mr. Seward wound
ed his I a - ►P:
If Lincoln should take the diarrhoea, the
Government would have to swallow burnt bran
dy or some other astringent to regulate its
bowels.
If Lincoln should get the rheumatism, the
Government would have to go on crutches.
When Chase takes snuff, the Government
has to sneeze.
When Welles gave his fat contract to Morgan,
it was a brother in-law of the Government to
wham he extended favor.
There is a rumor that the Government drinks
tea out of a bottle. We don't believe the ru
mor, so far as it relates to tea.
The Government, by skilful and successful
strategy, arrived unexpectedly in Washington,
dressed in a beautiful Scotch plaid.
The Government was once beard to say
that it had not studied the tariff yet, but in•
tended to do so, as soon as it had leisure.
The Government is about six feet high, has
large feet and lank jaws, and used to maul rails
when it was young. '
When HaHeck hit Stanton ' the Government
got a black eye.—Logan (0) Gazette.
Mr. Maine's Reply to Judge Champneys.
The following proceedings occurred in the
House of Representatives on the 14th inst.:
Mr. HOPKINS (Wash.) offered the following
resolution :
Resolved, That the Governor be instructed to
direct the Attorney General to institute crimi
nal proceedings agai- ^t Simon Cameron, John
J. Patterson, William Brobst, and Henry.
Thomas. •
Mr. BENEDICT moved to amend by striking
out the names of General Cameron and the
others in the resolution and insert the name
of T. Jefferson Boyer. D:sagreed to by a
strict party vote.
The vote *rss then Olsen on the resolution
of Mr. HOPKINS, when 1111-JAPORTE, Repub
lican, -voted aye, and desired to enter his rea
sons for so doing on the Journal, which were
as follows :
"As Simon Cameron has, as i informed,
constantly asserted since his defeat that but
for hie failure to obtain my vote he would have
been elected, and as that assertion can only be
true, in ruy . opinion, upon the grounds that he
had purchased a Democratic vote, I vote aye."
The original resolution of Mr. HOPKINS
(Wash.) then passed—yeas 49, nays 44.
The resolution then being on final pas
sage,
Mr. CHAISIPNEYS rose to denounce the
act as the most infamous violation of the Con
stitution which he had ever heard.
Mr. KAINE. I have no objection, Mr.
Speaker, to the resolution offered by the
gentleman from Huntingdon. The only diffi•
eulty in the ease, as it seems to me, arises from
the fact that, I believe, the testimony with the
report of the majority of that committee will
be printed to-day. But I would prefer, sir,
if this minority report is to be printed, that
it should accompany the report of the majority
with the testimony. It will then be before the
people of this State under the whole evidence
to determine which report is entitled, to the
most favor.
The gentleman from Lancester has under
taken to say here that the report of the ma
jority is not an argument upon the facts, but
is a partisan argument. That allegation upon
the• part of the gentletnan from Lancaster I
utterly and absolutely deny. I say here, in my
place, that if there is any thing in that report
which should receive favor from the people of
Pennsylvania, • after they have read the testi
mony, it is that it is not strong enough—that
it does not fully come up to the testimony in
the case. If there is in either of those reports
anything of a partisan character it is in the
minority report. That report, Mr. Speaker,
says that Cha;les R. Buekalew is justly
chargeable with attempting to use corrupt in
fluences or corrupt means to secure the election
of the United States Senator. I say there is
nothing in the whole coin which jaatiftes any
charge of that kind. I say that that conclu
sion thus drawn from this testimony is as false
as it is malignant. I could take the testimony,
and by the same course of argument, could pros e
that every Republican member upon this floor,
who voted for Simon Cameron, is justly
chargeable with complicity in an attempt to
bribe a member of the Legislature to vote for
Simon Cameron for United States Senator.
Why, sir, what is the testimoney in regard to
Charles R. Buckalew ? Nothing in the world,
except the simple statement of Mr. Bayer,
that he sent a note to Mr., Buckalew ; that Mr.
Buckalew called on him, and that he informed
Mr. Buckalew what he . was doing ; that Mr,
Buckalew told him to be careful—to be cau
tious. Is there any thing more ? Not one
solitary word. Upon this alone the minority
committee have undertaken to say that Charles
R. Buckalew is justly chargeable with using
corrupt influences to procure the election of
a United States Senator.
In addition to thip, the minority have drag
ged into their report the testimony of a mem
ber of this House, who says that he met a man
in Philadelphia, by the name of Goodwin, and
that in conversation with him, Mr. Goodwin
said, that Mr. Buckalew set this up, and they
carried it through. This gentleman is not
shown to_havn had •ny rompusity with-Murata
. itnekalew in any shape or form, and he
comes before this committee, and swears that
the testimony given by that gentleman is not
correct—contradicts him in every material
statement, and says that he had nothing in tle
world to do with it. He says tllat,he had no
Conversation with Mr. Boyer, whom he never
knew at all—that he had no conversation with
Mr. Buckalew on that subject, pro or con.—
Yet upon that kind of testimony the conclu
sions of the minority report are arrived at.
Mr. Speaker, I want that report to be printed.
I wish it to be printed with the report of the
majority and with the testimony. I want the
people of Pennsylvania to judge from the whole
case who have been and who are the guilty
parties in this transaction.
According to Republican testimony, there
has been $300,000,000 stolen by contractors
since the war begun.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
ARREST OF A SOUTHERN AGENT.
NEw Yowr, April 17.—The agent of a Mk
sissippi firm, who was sent North to purchase
cotton gins, was arrested yesterday and or
dered to give bonds in the sum of $3OOO, or go
to Fort Layfayette.
It is stated that the property was not inten
ded to be sent South till the end of the war,
which, acc3rding to the expectations of the
firm, will soon occur.
The party arrested cannot give the required
bonds, and there is some hesitation about
sending him to the Fort.
s,
LATEST FROM SITEFOLE.
WASHINGTON April 17.—Lieutenant Com
manding Cushing sends to the Navy depart
ment the following :
17. B. 6TBANERE COMMODORE BARNEY,
Nanaemond River, Va., 6 30, p. m., Aprill4. 5
This morning the vessels from above came
down, the Mount Washington being disabled.
About 11.30 the enemy opened on us with
some pieces of artillery, giving us a cross fire.
We at once went into action and silenced the
enemy in an hour.
At about 1 o'clock p. m., the rebels took up
position within 700 yards of the Mount
Washington, which was grounded, and opened
on us with both artillery and sharpshooters.
I kept close to the disabled steamer, and
fought the enemy until high water, when I
ordered the Stepping Stone to take the Mount
Washington in tow. This was done under a
heavy fire.
At 5 p. m, I had the satisfaction of silencing
their battery. My loss foots up three killed
and seven wounded. I do not know as yet
what the casualties are on the other vessels.
I have eight raking shots, but fortunately my
engine is not disabled. I can assure you that
the Barney and her crew are still in good fight
ing trim, and we will beat the enemy or sink
at our post.
The most of the wounded and dead I sent
down on the Minnesota.
It is only necessary to look at the Mount
Washington to see with what desperate gal•
lentry Lieutenant Lawson fought his vessel.
I am now taking' in coal, and shall anchor
for the night where we have fought all day.
Acting Rear Admiral Lee has telegraphed
the following to the Secretary of the Navy from
off Newport News, at 6 a. M., April 16th :
" Reports from Lieutenants Cushing and
Lawson have just been received, The enemy
have not crossed the river and there is every
indication that they are retreating, though
they still have some artillery and sharpshoot
ers on the Nansemond.
“Our boats shot down a number of their
men to-day. We have,
.bad three wounded,
making in 'all five killed , and eighteen woun
ded in our little flotilla, to -which, from what
I can learn, the fight has been pretty much
confined.”
MARKETS
PIIILADELIIIIA, April 17,
Flour dull; 15,000 bbls. rxtra family soll
$7 37167 75 per bbl., and small 1 0 1,1
flee at $6. Small sales rye flour at s 7 5.
Corn meal $4. Fair demand for wbcr.t
bush. Pa. and Western red sold at $1
1 G 8; small lots white $1 71.5®1 95 . 11,} 7 e
commands $1 10: Corn active and lc. high er;
3000 bush. yellow sold at 92c. Oats in goo] .
request at 84685 c. Cloverseed, prime qual
ity, scarce; 800 bus. sold at $5 75. Provi
sions quiet; sales mess pork at $15(7; ;
prime, $13©141; hams in pickle, B?Aci c
sides, 6:1o.; shoulders, sic. 100 tcs. lard at
lie., and kegs, sp. Whisky commands 47e,
487.
NEW Your., April 17.
Cotton is quiet at 67c. Flour firm ; sales of
9,000 barrels, at $6 2005 45 far State, S 7 2:3
e 7 30 for Ohio, and $7 10@,7 - 35 for South
ern. Wheat dull and nominal. Cora un
change ; sales of 22,000 bushels at 88®91c.
for sound. Provisions quiet and unchanged.
Whisky dull at 45®4510. Receipts of flour,
8,848 barrels. Wheat, 120 bushels. Corn,
1,000 bushels. Freights quiet and unch anged.
The money market and sterling exchange
are unaltered. Stocks steady; Chicago and
Rock Island 891 ; Cumberland coal 22 ; Illinois
Central railroad 881 ; Michigan Southern 1044;
Reading 95&; American gold 159,1 ; one year
certificates 101 ; Treasury 7 3-10's 105 ; cou
pons, 1881, 105.
DIED.
Died, on the 11th inst., KATI; infant daughter cf
Wm. C. and Kate Bil'adden.
A's), on the 17th, ELLIE MABOE, eldest daughter of
Wm. C. and Kate 111,Fadden.
The funeral will take place from the residence of the
family, No. 3 Filbert etreet, thi§aftornoon at 4 o'clock,
The friends of the fame are respectfully invited to Ft
tend without further nntice.
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UNION HOTEL,
Ridge Avenue, corner of Broad street,
HARRISBURG, PA.
The undersigned informs the public that he has re
cently renovated and refitted his well-known t; cfnion
Hotel" on Ridge avenue, near the Hound House, midis
prepared to accommodate citizens;strangars and travel
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His table will be supplied with the best the markets
afford, and at his bar will be found superior brands of
revers and malt bseerages. The very best accommo
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IVE-TWENTY UNITED STATES
.1.7 • LOAN;—Cameron, Colder, Eby & Co. are subscrip
tion agents to dispose of these bonds, who will sell then
at par in same to salt purchasers.
The interest on these bonds is six per cent., and will
be paid in Gold.
klarritiburg, April 17, 1863-dlm
pENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
SUMMER TIME TABLES
r=M.Rat
FIVE TRAINS DAILY TO & FRON PHILADELPHIA
ON AND AFTER
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1863,
The Passenger Trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will depart from and arrive at Harrisburg and
Philadelphia al folloWS ;
EASTWARD
THROUGH BXPRESB TRAIN leaves Harrisburg
daily at 2.00 a. m., and arrives at West Philadelphia at
034 e, tu,
PAST LINE leaves Harrisburg daily (except Monday)
at 5.45 a. m., and arrives at West Philadelphia at 915
a. in. Passengers take breakfast at Lancaster.
WAY ACCOMMODATION, via Mount Joy, leaves
Harrisburg at 7.00 a. zu., and arrives at West Philadel
phia at 12.25 p. m.
FAST MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg daily (ex
cept Sunday) at 1.00 and arrives at West Phila
delphia at 0110 p.m.
HARRISBURG ACCOMMODATION TRAIN, via Co
lumbia, leaves Harrisburg at 4.00 p. m., and arrives at
West Philadelphia at 9.30 p. fn.
WRSTWAHD.
BALTIMORE EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Harrisburg
daily (except Monday) at 2 00 a. m ; Altoonal7.ls a m.
take break fast, and arrives at Pittsburg at 12.00 noon.
PHIIJADELPHIA EXPRESS TRAIN leaves Harrir
burg daily at 8.00 a. m., Altoona at 8 00 a.m., take break
fast, and arrives at Pittsburg at 12 30 p. m.
MAIL TRAIN leaves Harrisburg at 1.15 p. in., AJ•
toona at 7.16 p,
m,, take supper,and arrives at Pittetsig
at 12.30 a. In.
FAST LINE leaves Harrisburg 3.60 p. m. , Aitcons
8.36 p. m., and arrives at Pittsburg at 1.00 a. m.
HARRISHURO ACCOMMODATION TRAIN' leaves
Philadelphia at 2.80 p. in., and arrives at Harrisburg at
8.00 p.
WAY ACCOMMODATION TRAIN leaves Philade
phis at 4.00 p. in., and arrives at Harrisburg at 9 40
p. m. This train runs via Mount Joy.
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Superintendent Middle Div. Penn'a R. it
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