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DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
FO govfilk,NOß7
HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD,
OF PHIVELPIII&.
FOR JUDGE OF T SUPREME COURT,
WALTIER H. LOWRIE,
01 ALLIKINZNY COUNTY.
Democratic County Convention.
At a meeting of the County Committee, held
at the public house of Jas. Raymond, in the
City of Harrisburg, on the 15th last., it was
unanimouejy
Resolved, That the Democratic voters of the
vernal wards, boroughs and townships in Dan.
phis county, are requested to meet at their
usual places of 'holding delegate elections, in
the townships, between the hours of five and
seven o'clock, IP. M., and in the wards and
boroughs, between the hours of seven and a
half entl nine o'olook, P. M„ on Saturday the
sth day of September next, for the purpose of
electing two delegates from each ward, bor
ough and township, to represent them in a
County Convention, which shall be held at the
Court House, in the City of Harrisburg, on
Tuesday, the Bth day of September next, at
two o'olock. P. M., for the purpose of forming
a county ticket, Ste.
The following changes in the places of hold
ing delegate ilections were made, via=
Susquehanna ibtonalp:—Frox Miner's school
house, to Michael G. Shreiner's hotel, Coxes
town. `
IfiddZegown—ifuldle Ward.—To the public
house of Raymond & Kendig.
A. W. WATSON, Chairman. -
Franklin Smith, Secretary.
York Comity Democratic Ticket.
Assotdate Judge-, Peter Brlntyre ; Assem
bly, Daniel Reiff, John F. Spangler ; Sheriff,
William Wolf. The above are the leading
nominees in York County. The whole ticket
is an excellent one and will doubtless receive
from the people an enthusiastic support,.
Post-office Vhitakes.
We call the attention of our honest Postmas
ter to the following lettere:olnd in reply to our
correspondent say, that we bare no doubt the
ems* postage was charged through . mistake,
and. will be corrected in the future, or at
least not repeated. Should it occur again our
correspondent will please let us know : •
6 1CuLumuu, August 22
"News. Editors :—The envelope covering 3
copies of the PATRIOT AND Union. subscribed
for by -the Democratic Club of Womble, was -
marked by the Harrisburg Postmaster, "Due
8 eta." Is the Postmaster at Harrisburg
norant of the law governing the rate of postage
on newspapers, or is it a part of the programme
to discriminate between Democratic clubs and
elks-Union Leagues ?"
The new law that doubles the rate of postage
on unpaid newspapers and letters sent from
private Bounces, does not affect those tent from
a newspaper office. It is a matter of much
consequence to us to know whether the Post
master here is eharging uniformly double the
amount of postage due on all the papers we
send through the office over which he presides;
and,if the error, should it be found to exist, is
not corrected, we shall find the proper remedy
against the' offender.
vernor Curtin.
We extract the following from yesterday's
l'idladelphia Proms:
AA The re-eleetion of Governor Curtin is deli
mended by every consideration of gratitude ;
it is demanded by every consideration of self
interest; it is demanded by every consideration
of loyalty. When the rebel army, flushed with
victory, attempted to penetrate our State, he
rolled bac/ the tide of invasion. Such a man
as Seymour, in latch a time of danger, instead
of calling out the citizens en mane, would have
written letters to the President upon the de
fects of the State raids laws; with expressions
of feigned regret concerning the inefficiency of
the Army of the Potomac. Governor Curtin
saw he had a higher duty to perform, and he
performed it. He saved the State, and in
saving the State very probably saved the na
tion. "
Ia it possible for mendacity and folly to
reach a deeper depth of infamy ? Gov. Curtin
*llO I;lack the tide of invasion !" When it is
wenktion that in the honrof our greatest dan
ger do irreartin was utterlyparalyzed, and spent
days anaalays in telegraping to Washington to
know what he, as Governor of a great Com
monwealth, Might be Permitted to do. When it
is well known that under his weak and vacila
ting policy many thousands of the volunteers
who, gist reached .Harrisburg, could not be
mustered into service, and returned disgusted
to their homes.- When it ie well known that
not One-tenth of the volunteers reached the
scene of action, that coved have been at once
assembled by a manly call under the State
laws, which Governor Curtin was sworn to
carry out and support ; and when- it le well
known that the few that did reach this point
were kept by his inefficiency unorganized until
our border counties were robbed, and plun
dered, and desolated, and the rebel invader at
our very doors.
Governor Curtin " rolled back the tide of in-
Tsai' on!" Where was General Meade and the
gallant Army of the Potomac ? Shall the lau
rels won by our brave soldiers on the battle
field of Gettysburg be plucked from their brows
by a mendacious politician, to adorn the head
of an imbecile demagogue ? Shall our heroic
dead, before their graves are green, be insulted,
to elevate an unworthy aspirant for guberna
torial honors ?
" Such a man as Governor Seymour, in such
a time of danger, instead of calling out the citi•
rens ea mane, would have written haters to the
President upon the defects of the State militia
lams I"
This is said in the face of the well-known
Let that Governor Seymour not only °tilled out
the militia of Neil York, but sent large num
bers of them here to defend Pennsylvania's
borders. Most of onr own volunteere will bee;
we out in the statement that, when they reached
this pass, they found well organised Now York
and New Jersey.troops here before them.
It must, indeed, be a hopeless and desperate
cause that compels its advocates to resort to
such lacerating MAIM to manufacture argu
ments in its favor. The people, however, are
not to be gulled by such transparent false
hoods, and will show their appreciation of the
insult offered to Their intelligence by rolling
up a triumphant majority for Ororge W.,Wood
ward in October next. _
Failure of Abolition Tyranny.
The series of ufinatural deceptions by means
of which the leaders of the party now in power
have sought to foist themselves upon public
confidence, are rapidly reaching the day of
complete exposure and rebuke. The Method
kdopted by them is worthy of the ends they
Will surely fail to accomplish. "The true dan
ger to liberty," said Burke, when it is
nibbled away fee expedients and by parts."
The reflection is apposite to the times, but the
danger has been foreseen. The arts of Octavian
before the fall of the Republic can flourish
only with the decline of public virtue. The
Lincoln regime may meditate military despo
tism, Senator Wilson mature his bill for the
extension of the Presidential term, Seward
may ring his bell, and our rulers at large run
riot with the 'combat a epeedy retribution is at
hand, and these experiments will end in their
discomfiture.
It has been less eharacteristic of the
Anglo Saxon race since the Charter of Runny
mede to rent coots* under the usurpations of
their leaders, than in the degenerate days of
the Second Empire. If Octavian was suffered
to reign while his people forgot Jupiter and
Apollo, and worshipped the Egyptian deities
of Isis and Sersipie,Moe, King of England,
passed under sentence ofeexile by the nation
who had not forgotten the household gods of
Liberty and Law. The same race have repeated
the lesson read in the Old World to Kings, in
the New. The pliant promises of George HI
did not deceive the descendants of those who,
six centuries before, had received from John
the legacy of their inalienable rights. The
strikinq parallel furnished by the Deelitation
of the Colonists with the language and spirit
of the Magna Charts, shows how little the
transition to a different clime had disturbed
the memory of theirpheritance. The conces
sion in that -seotion in the latter which gives
to every freeman a trial by his peers was re
affirmed in the former by the indignant pro
tests which set forth the crimes of the sove
reign against his poople i and laid the Inundation
of our subsequent Bill of Rights. If, in the
madness of their career, the Abolition oligar
chy have forgotten these things, it is reserved
Co have them forcibly recalled to their mem
ory by events which are rapidly developing
the future.
The sublime hypocrisy of the Conscription
Act--a political scheme of the worst political
'anarchists that ever dishonored a free people—
cannot delude the nation whose rights, while
pretending to defend, it destroys. The stately
phrase - in which it hegins—"Whereas, no ser•
vice can be more praise-worthy and honorable
than that which is rendered for the mainte
nance of the Constitution and the Union"—
will not cover up the manifold violations of
the sacred Instrument it so solemnly proposes
Co sustain, which appear in the provisions
which follow these shameless declarations.
We cannot be made to forget that one of the
framers of the law, Thaddeus Stevens, suffered
those falsehoods to remain, while he • boldly
denounced the Constitution in open Congress,
and pronounced it folly to pretend the act was
made in aCoordance with it. We do not believe
that public virtue has been so far debauched
as to submit to see our liberty torn from us,
the custody of our persons handed over to the
breakers of our laws and the defamers of the
written covenant of our rights.
The learned commentator on our Common
Law cites the notable example we have referred
to, and whether explained of the fixture im
peachment of Lincoln or of the right of revolu..
tion inherent in the people, the result is much
the same, and may be governed by circumstan
stances hereafter.
"Indeed, by experienhe [be says] it is found
that whenever the unoonstitutionat oppressions
committed by the sovereign power advance with
gigantic strides, and threaten desolation to a State,
mankind will not be reasoned out of the feelings
of humanity, nor will sacrifice their liberty, by a
scrupulous adherence to those political maxims
which were originally established to preserve it.
And therefore, though the positive laws are silent,
experience will furnish us with a very remarkable
case wherein nature and reason prevailed. When
King James 11. invaded the fundamental constitu
tion of the realm, the Convention declared an ab
dication, whereby the throne was rendered vacant,
which induced a• new settlement of crown; and so
far as the precedent leads, and no further, we may
now be allowed to lay down the law of redress
against public oppression. If, therefore, any fu
ture Prince should endeavortosnbvert the Consti
tution by breaking the contract between King and
people; should violate the fundamental laws, and
should withdraw himself out of the Kingdom, we
are now authorized to declare that this conjunction
of circumstances wpnld amount to an abdication.
and the throne would be thereby vacant. *
* In these, therefore, or other circumstances
where history and law are silent, it becomes us to
be silent too, leaving to future generations, when
ever the necessity and the safety of the whole may
require it, the exertion of those inherent though
latent power's of society which no climate, no time,
DO Constitution, no contract can ever destroy or
diminish."—(Sharswoon Blackstone, see. I, vol.
I, p 243.1
CROCODILE Ecas.—Some one has invented a
fable, which relates that a certain lgyptian of
Pharaohnic times puts crocodile egg into the ov
en in which he hatched his chickens, and when
the ordinary period had passed, a young croco
dile (tame out. and devastated the poultry yard.
And the crocodile grew so fast and ad large
that when the Egyptain came to the rescue of
his chickens, the fieree animal turned on him
and drove him out of his own establishment.
ThereupBn he reported his case to Cheops, or
Ramesses, or the Pharaoh of the time, and the
Ring was struck with the circumstance, and or
dered it to be engraved Mid illuminated among
the hieroglyphic treasures of Egyptian wis
dom; and hence came the proverb, " Do not
hatch crocodile eggs among your chickens."
There is a profound depth of wisdom in the
proverb, which is not to be despised in times
like the present.
We commend it to our radical friends, o
two years ago perpetrated the folly of fiat h
ing the mob spirit among their political chick
ens. It was a pleasant fancy. It seemed
quilt) curious, amusing, and even profitable.
The idea of having such a pet was captivating.
Like the Egyptian, they thought nothing of
their neighbors, less of their own means of liv
ing, and only amused themselves with the idea
that a mob was a new sort of plaything, to be
called by pet names, fed with delicate flattery,
and turned loose npbn the community. It
would, of course, never harm its master. It
would never be so fratricidal as to rend the
limbs of him whe gave it birth. But the end
was just as it was with the old servant of Pha
.rsob, and the politicians learn the wisdom of
pot hatching.crocodile eggs smug their chick
cwt..;
The same reasoning, too, may be made appli
cable to the radical doctrine of military nem
city, justifying anything the Administration
may see fit to do. If this egg could be hatched,
or being hatched, if the doctrine should grow to
such strength as to become a living fact in
American law, we should see the day when its
originators would fly in terror from it;
ilalm
agine for an instant that Governor . . Bey our
had adopted this theory in New York dniring
the riot week. There was noirhere in America
a place in which general or President!! had
greater military rights than he. The most bit
ter opposition to all his measures, the mo't vi-f
',llea abuse, the most nearly treasonable I con
duct came from the radical newspapers. If in
the whole course of this war any one has been
justifiable in suspending a. newspaper or in ar
resting an editor, the Governor would !have
been more fully justified in arresting the ;New
i •
York radical editors and suppressing thei
ce in
ndiary publications. The crocodile, ortu
nately for them, was not full grown. eis
ne t iiii acknowledged animal in all Bin:ilea--
Sad it been otherwieb—and if they continue
their course! who can tell how soon it m y be
otherwise?—they might have been dest oyed
by the monster whose birth is due to them.—
It is dangerous to hatch crocodile eggs among
your chickens.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE LATEST FROM CHARLESTON.
New YORK, August 24:—A letter dateld the
19th instant, from Morris Island to the 14 - mild,
states that the fire of . our batteries stilt con
tinues, and the masonry of Sumpter is gradu
ally crumbling and tumbling to ruins.
The rebel flag had been shot away twice on
the 18th, but were hoisted.
A violent stone raged on the 18th, an 4 con
tinued on the 19th.
The laud batteries have got perfect rake of
Sumpter and are demolishing the Orl i wall.
The holes are deepened. fissures widene , and
seams multiplied a hundred fold since yester
day., The parapet is completely demol i shed.
Theabutment at the sautheast angle ha, been
mostly. torn away. Breaches have been made
through which our projectiles fly erushitig the
opposite wall.
Two deserters state that the effect of our
shot on Sumpter is terrible, and that four men
were killed and six wounded In Fort Gregg,
and eighteen killed and wounded in Fort Wag
ner on Monday.
The rebel batteries on James Island con
tinue their heavy fire, but without doing much
damage.
Another letter to the Herald, dated the 20th,
says from one end of eta lines to the other our
guns are pouring in fire against the gorge wall
of Sumpter, but still it holds together. It will
be gradually torn to pieces.
The iron clads moved up abreast of Fort
Sumpter last evening, but a heavy sea preven
ted them from operating.
Lieutenant Webb, of the 40th Mass., had his
head taken off this morning, and four men of
his company were wounded by the premature
explosion of one of our own shells, caused by
poor ammunition. Two men of the 100th New
York regiment were also wounded.
Lieut. Holbrook, of the 3d Rholde Island
battery, was wounded yesterday.
The gale today is subsiding.
More inns were mounted at the front last
night. Our heaviest pieces have not opened
yet.
The steamer New Brunswick is stranded
upon the bar, and her cargo being taken Otit
by lighters.
The numerous torpedoes are now powerless
for harm, as effective measures have been
taken to avoid them.
The health of the troops is good, and all are
in excellent spirits.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM ADMIRAL DAMLGREN
FLAGSHIP DINSHORE, OFF MORRIS TSLAND, Z
August /8,1863.
To Hon. Gideon Wellee, Secretary of the Havyi
SIR : Yesterday was begun another eerie§ of
operations against the enemy's works.; Early
in the morning General Gilmore opened all his
batteries on Fort Sumpter, firing over Fort
Wagner and the intermediate space. f About
the same time I moved the entire alvailable
naval force, leading with my flag in the Wee
hawken, followed by the Catskill, Nahant and
Montauk, the Passaic and Patapsco in reserve,
for Sumpter. The Ironside in position oppo
site to Wagner, and the gunboats nam d in the
margin at long.range. Canandigua, pt. J.
F. Gm= ; Mahasha, Coin. J. B. Cr ighton ;
Cymarron, Coat. A. K. Hughs ; Ottowa, Lieut.
Com. W. D. Whiting; . Wissahicker4 Lieut.
Com. J. L. Davis; Dai Ching, Lieut. Com. J.
S. Chapin; Lodono, Lieut. Com. E. Broadhead.
As the tide rose the Weehawken wag closed
to about 450 yards of Wagner. The other
three monitors followed, and the Irousides as
near as her great depth of water wohld per
mit,. 1
After a 'steady and well directed fire!Wegner
was silenced about 9.13 a. m., and atilt of our
vessels was slackened in consequence.'
Meanwhile the fire of our shore batteries was
working effectively upon the gorge of Sumpter,
which appeared to have been strengthened in
every possible manner.
At this time the flag was shifted to the Pas
saic, which, with the Patapsco, both having
rifled guns, steamed up the channel until within
two thousand yards of Fort Sumpter, when fire
was opened on the gorge angle and sputheaet
front of the work. The Patapsco fired very
well, and is believed to have struck the south
east front nine consecutive times. TO all this
Sumpter scarcely replied. Walker was silenced
and battery Gregg alone maintained a deliber
ate fire at the Passaic and Patapsco.
It is now noon. The men have been hard at
work from daybreak, and needed rest, so I
withdrew the vessels to give them dinner.
During the afternoon our shore batteries
continued the fire at Sumpter with little or no
reply from the enemy, and I contented myself
with sending the Passaic and Patapsco to pre
vent Wagner from repairing damages. . The
fort replied briefly, but in a brief time left off
firing.
I am not able to state with exactness the re
sult of the day's work, but am well ;satisfied
with what a distant view of Sumpter alilows me.
Our entire power is not yet developed, as it
will be daily; while the enemy is damaged
without being able to repair.
The officers and men of the vesselsi engaged
have done their duty well, and will continue to
do so.
All went well with us, save one sad excep
tion. Capt. Rodgers, my Chief of SWF, was
killed, as well as paymaster Woodbury, who
was standing near his). Capt. Rodgers bad more
than once asked of this occasion if be should
go with me as usual, or resume the command
of hie vessel, the Catskill, and he repeated the
question twice in the morning, the last time on
the deck of the Weehawken, just while prepar
ing to move into action. In each instaance I
replied, "do as you choose." He finklly said,
"well, I will go in the Catskill, and; the next
time with you." The Weehawken was lying
about 1,000 yards from Wagner, and the Cats
kill, with my gallant friend, just inside of me,
the fire of the fort coming in steadily. On
serving the tide to have risen a little, t directed
the Weehawken to be carried in doter, and the
anchor was hardly weighed when I noticed
the Catskill was also under weigh, which I re
marked to Capt. Calhoun. It occurred to me
that Capt. Rodgers detected the movement of
the Weehawken, and was determined to be
closer to the enemy if postdble. My attention
was called off immediately to a position for the
Weehawken, and soon after it was reported
that the Catskill was going out of action with
signal flying that her captain was disabled.—
He had been killed instantly.
It is but natural tbet I should feel deeply the
leee thus sustained, for the slow and confiden
tial relation which the duties of fleet captain
neeeesailly occasioned impressed me deeply
with the worth of Capt. Rodgers' brave, intern
gent and highly capable devotion to his duty
and to the flag under which he passed hie life.
The country cannot afford to lose such men.—
Of a kind and generous nature, he was always
prompt to give relief when he could.
I have directed that all respect be paid to his
remains, and the country will, I am sure, unite
to honor the memory of one who has not
spared his life in the hour of trial.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,
your obedient servant.,
JO/3M A. DAHLGIBBN,
• Rear Admiral Com. S. A. S.
FORTRESS MONROE, August 23.—The steamer
Maple Leaf arrived this morning from off
Charleston, and reports leaving Stono inlet last
Thursday, at which time the guns of Sumpter
were silenced, and several breaches made in the
walls. No doubt existed that the rebels would
soon surrender Sumpter. At the same time the
Monitors were close under the walls of Fort
Wagner, igul, by the aid of our charpshoetere
had nearly silenced the guns of the enemy.
THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS-CHATTANOOGA AT
TACHED-DEMORALIZATION OF. THB REBEL
AILMT--DESSILTBItS, BCC:
STXVENISON, ALA., August 22.—The advance
of the Army of the Cumberland appeared in
front of Chattanooga on the 21st, and opened
fire on the city at 10 a. m. •
The enemy replied from nineteen guns,
mostly small guns, which did little damage,
but also with one 82-pounder, which swept the
opposite shore. One fire from Pit killed a horse
and took off the leg of A. B. M'Cook, of Lilly's
battery.
Our fire was very destructive, and every bat
tery which opened on us was disabled. Lilly
threw shells with great precision into the em
brasures of the enemy.
The works of the enemy on the river are
reported very strong, the parapets being not
less than fifteen feet wide.
Contrabands report that Johnston arrived
with two trains of troops on the 20th, super
seding Bragg, who has gone to Atlanta. This
is coroborated by citizens.
Several water batteries on a level with the
river have been 011104'Wed.
Moored at the wharf are two steamers, and
opposite the city is a pontoon bridge of forty
seven boats. The largest of the steamers was
sunk by our fire and the smaller one disabled.
The attempt to destroy the pontoon bridge
was frustrated by the fire of the rebel sharp
shooters.
Forty prisoners were taken, two rebels killed
and several wounded.
A train of wagons and the mules of one bat
tery, grazing on this side of the river, were
captured.
Our advance reports two divisions at Chat
tanooga, and Hill's, late Hardie's, corps along
the railroad in the direction of Bridgeport.
A detachment sent opposite to Harrison die
covered no enemy.
A large fire was discovered near Chattanooga
—the burning of the railroad bridge mentioned
in another dispatch.
Storm's brigade of cavalry is in the vicinity
of Smith's cross roads.
Forrest is at Kingston, preparing for another
raid.
Eleven deserters from company first
Louisiana, came into Gen. Negley's lines last
night. They were detailed lately as the crew
for the rebel steamer Point Rock. They aban
doned the steamer on Tuesday, 20 miles below
Chattanooga.
They also say that the rest Oche crew or the
steamer deserted at the same time. The steamer
was disabled. A heavy aplosion and fire last
night up the river led to the belief that the boat
was also destroyed. A force was sent in pur
suit of her. .
They report that A. P. Hill and Polk's corps
are at Chattanooga. They say that the demoral
ization of the whole army is complete. Three
thousand deserters are in Lookout mountain,
awaiting our advance. These men report that
hundreds of loyal mountaineers are engaged in
piloting the deserters through the mountains.
The first Louisiana, Bragg's headquarter
guard, are reduced by desertion to less than
one hundred men.
Many furloughed men of Pemberton's late
army are coming into our lines. They say the
army can never be got together again. Seven
deserters of one company of Mississippi troops
came in in a body on the 20th. Bragg's army
will go to pieces if again attacked.
STEVZNSON, ALA, August 23.—C01. Wilder
crossed the Tennessee last evening and burned
a small railroad bridge near Shelmonad, thus
severing the communication between the rebel
right and left. In view of the impracticability
of the common roads this is an important affair.
He also secured a ferry boat and two barges,
and brought them to this city. It was the
burning of the above bridge that was thought
to be the destruction of the steamer' Point
Bock, which boat escaped, reaching Chatta-
nooga on Thursday.
Important events must soon transpire in the
vicinity of Chattanooga and Harrison.
FROM NORTH CAROLINA
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 22, p. m.—The
mail just arrived from Newbern, N. C., with
yesterday's dates from our correspondent,
Saying :
" The rebel papers in this State and Vir
ginia clamor loudly for the . suppression of the
Raliegh (N. C.) Standard, the official State pa
per, which bids defiance to Jeff. Davis and all
the destruotives in the Southern Confederacy.
Its circulation is larger than any otherjournal
in the South, and is rapidly increasing, which,
with the endorsement of its course received
through public meetings from different parts
of the State, is all the vindication desired,
which should satisfy all that its utterances are
those of the people. Its columns are open to
the ablest writers in the State, whose states
manlike arguments against secession are unan
swerable.
" Its editor, Hon. W. W. Holden, who caned
the rebel editor of the Raleigh Register a short
time since, threatens John Mitchell, of the
Richmond Examiner, with like treatment.
ti Intelligence from General Wild's African
brigade, now in South Carolina, states that the
colored troops are very eager for the fight to
commence, that their discipline is good.
'• The recent regulations established here by
Col. David Heaton, agent of the Treasury, who
has entire control of the commercial affairs of
this department, and also acting as Military
Governor, has effectually stopped all com
mercial intercourse with parties outside of our
lines, and gained for him the entire confidence
and good will of the army, navy and Union
citizens
" Steamer New York, Capt. Chisholm,errived
from Annapolis, and will leave for City Point
to-morrow morning with Gen. Meredith, who
goes up on hneiness.
They also take up 840 rebel prisoners in
charge of Major Mulford.
, t The health of this department continues
good. Major Gen. J. J. Peck, with staff, has
arrived here, and token command of the Union
forces in North Caroline."
'DOINGS OF THE PIRATE FLORIDA.
NEW Yostc, August 24 —The ship F. B.
Cuttins. Capt. Malone, arrived this morning
with 00 passengers from Liverpool. She
reports that she was captured by the pirate
Florida in latitude 41°10', longitude 45°10/,
on the 6th inst., but was onded for $40,000
and allowed to proceed on her voyage. The
pirate showed only the American flag, and
when last seen on the 6th was in chase of
another large American ship. Thy rebel officer
that boarded the Cutting stated that the Florida
had burned two and bonded two other Ameri
can ships. lie refused to give their. names.
Boy- For news by the mails, see third page.
The Markets.
Pari.arizarma, August 24.
-Flour dull, and only 500 bble Sold at ft. 121
for superfine, up to $6 50 for fresh ground
extra family. Rye flour steady at $4 75 ®5 00,
and corn meal at $4 00. There is not much
wheat offering; sales 3000 bus. at $1 38 for
old and $1 10 to 130 for new. Small sales
new rye at 90c., and old at $1 05. Corn ad
vanced and in demand ; sales of 3,000 bus.
- yellow at 81086 e. Sales of oats at, 55e.
Provisions dull; sales of mess pork at $l4O
14 25. Whisky 47c.
NEW YORK, August 24.—Flour declined 5
cents-6,500 bbls. sold, State $6 90@5 53,
Ohio OW 40, southern s6gO 05. Wheat le
2 cents lower, 40,000 bus. sold, Chicago Spring
76c®$1 06, Milwaukee Club 87c®$1 05, Red
Western $1 13 ®1 21. Corn advanced 1 cent;
27,000 bus. sold at 69i-e7oo. Beef quiet. Pork
steady, mess $lB 62018 75. Lard quiet.
Whisky steady at 451}®46c.
New abutrtistmtnte.
NOTICE.-MISS SUE F. WILSON
-IA will reopen her school on Tuesday next, September
MS. ang2s-2.1
WAISTED—A furnished room, with
boarding. for a gentleman and lady, in a private
bearding house, Mating terms and location. Address
Petit Office Box No. M. Keg% ti
HORSE STOLEN.—Was stolen, .on
Noday night, from the stable of the subscriber,
at Silva. Bpring Mille, a Black Horse of the Canadian
treed—the mane hangs on the left side right ho o f of
fore foot partly split. A reward of Bitty Dollar. will
be paid to any one returning the horse, or giving in
formation that will lead to his recovery.
A. NANNING,
aug2s-3t* Hogueetown, Cumberland county, Pa
pICNIC.—The Mechanics' Association
of Harriaburg give a
PICNIC AT COLD SPRINGS,
ON SATURDAY NEXT, AUGUST 29th.
Cars will leave the Depot of the Lebawm Valley
railroad, for the springs, at 7% o'clock.
A cordial invitation is extended to all Mechanics and
other citizens.
Pride of tickets for the round trip 76 cents, to be bed
at the Depot.
Coiniirras :—Thos. Anderson, Michael Runk, Dan'l
lipid, Abram Rees, John Feltz, Ephraim Hershey.
aug2s.4t
MADAME ROSITER
Will give information in all the affairs of life. absent
friends, sickness and death, and in respect to all other
subjects. She can be consulted at all hours of the day
and evening.
GENTLEMEN 00 OENTS, LADIES 25 0.1111T13.
RESIDENCE IN MULBERRY ST.,
North Side, Second Door from River Alley.
Ang•22] N O . 20. [l7
CITY FINANCES.
ANNUAL STATEMENT, BY COMM COUNCIL
OF THE FINANCES OF THE •CITY OP HARRIS
BURG FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH Slat, A
D./863.A
For . balance received of A. W.Wateen, Trea
surer, due at last eettletvent ......
es
Forjnegment and intermit received of Mi
chael Burke 58 00
For proceeds of old iron and iron pipe sold.. 69 78
For interest refunded by Harrisburg Bank,
on note of $13,000 56 00
For cash refunded by H. H- Worthington,
overpaid bv former C0unci1.........../39 34
For amount received for license of Menage
ries and Circuses 60 00
For tines and penalties collected and paid by
the Meyer 226 66
For stall rents received of F. P. Haehnlen,
clerk of the market 5,241 91
For forfolturoe mold by Clerk of tke market
for use of the city 18 12
For taxes of 1859 collected and paid to Tres
curer 39 76
For taxes of 1860 collected and paid to Tres.
surer . 4 89
For fees teeeived fer tapping sewers 215 00
For water rents of 1861 collected and paid
Treasurer- 676 01
For water rents of 1862 collected by the Trea
surer 1,409 41
For water rents of 1862 collected by Daniel
Snyder, colledtor 9,119 60
For wowr 1.01:0 Of 1862 collected fractional
part of year PM 77
For water rents of 3862 collected building
purposes 220 67
For water rent. of 1862 collected street sprink
ler 87 00
For permits and ferrules for 1862 2 7 00
For city tales collected by Treas.,lst ward.. 1,167 21
Do do 74 ward— 3,172 64
Do d 0.... ad ward.. 8 200 79
Do d 0.... 4th ward .. 1.151 82
Do d0......5th ward— 651 81
Do do 6th ward.. 82014
Do .uoller:tors, let ward.. 422 80
Do do 24 ward.. 1,600 00
'do 84 ward.. 1.677 40
Do . d 0.... 4th ward.. 1,818 62
Do sth and 6th wards.. 875 00
Total
Outstanding indebtedness of the years 1850, 1860 and
1861, paid in the present year, as follows
By cash paid H 8.. Worthington for large
Water Meter and interest $99 93
By cash paid' James 11. Pugh, note and inte
rest, Harrisburg Bank • • - 674 86
By cash paid Penn'a B. B. Co., order No. 66
and interest 810 47
' By eash paid Philip Linn, order No. 85, for
brick 52 10
By cash paid, sundry persons, orders No. 24,
198, 284 and 805 54. 4.2
By cash paid William Colder, order No. 411,
With interest • • 196 78
By cash paid John Cline and P. Mangan, or. •
• . der§ No 413 and 424. 6 50
-By cash paid John H. Briggs, order_NoT 529, 250 GO
By cash paid. I. W. Cowden. City Surveyoroe
certificates 62 00
By cash paid Bother Hage, City Surveyor's
cart fiestas 129 00
By cash paid George Wenrich, Jr 26 00
By cash paid Harrisburg Gaa Company, order
No. 313 344 00
By cash paid sundry persons, orders No. 315,
827,831 and 832.........17 43
By cash paid Henry Dickman, order No. 387 58 76
Do John Gontrock Do .....338 85 25
.Do William Colder ~...Do .....342 569 89
Do John Weitzel D0......352 85 62
Do John El Pox D0......362 32 25
be C, P bieseeh 22 50
Do Doeha a Weitzel...De. ....364
and 365 22 79
By cash paid B. J. Shoop & Co., order No.
368 • LW 00
By cash paid Wheeler, Miller & Co., order
132 69
By cash paid Tway and Stevenson and hut
man, orders No. 376 and 878...........28 51
By cash paid Henry Dickman, order No 379 25 24
By cash pail A. K. Fahnestock, order No.
381 57 00
By cash paid A. Hamilton and J. V. Harnitz,
ordvra No. 382 a 400 15 7s
By cash paid W. M. Herr and M. Waltzer,
orders No. 403 and 406 22 82
By cash paid George C 'Pager, order No 417 37 72
By cash paid G. A. Oglesby and Wm. Nolan,
orders No. 420 a , d 424 22 65
By cash paid Peter Reel. order a. o . 429 34 65
By cash wild P. nadry persons, order No. 431,
434 and 439 9 80
By cash paid Stevenson and lineman, order •
No. 440 69 58
By cash paid Wheeler, Miller & Co , orders
No. 444 and 416 152 65
By cash paid Harrisburg Gas Company, or
der No. 449 377 60
By Cash paid Councils pay. orders No 434,
458, 457., 460, 461 and 466 72 00
By cash prod F. P. Haehnlen and John
Weitzel, or& re No. 471 and 472 100 00
By cash paid John Clark, order No. 473.... c 50 00
By cash paid Win 11. Hessler, Mayor's salt
ily, order N0._476 500 00
By cash paid John H. briggs, order No 472.. 100 00
By cash paid John Brads, order No. 478.... 187 50
By cash paid Jacob Miley and Hiram Egli),
orders No 479 and 480 144 19
By cash paid John Gostrock and C. C. 'Lawn,
orders No 433 and 484 82 42
By cash paid Bogey h Bro IL A Ross and
Burkhart, orders No. 4i5, 488 and 489.. 85 12
Tote! am't of outstanding indebtedness paid.. $6,955 85
By interest paid on city certificates
of loan $6,006 03
By interest p .id on coupon bonds of
loan 2,695 00
By dissent paid on loan in Ilarfia
burg Bank 610 71
B
y certificate and interest of loan of
1838 redeemed ... 3 75
By certificate and interest of loan of
1843 redeemed 2 00
6 76
By taxes and water spat refunded ... 7 75
By cash paid for purvey and map of city..... 65 00
Do special police service 46 25
Do tubular boiler and water
house • 950 00
Do repair of old eng , ne, 4c.c.... 245 48
DCP extra service ecales., fence,
& e , water house xM Fo
s servoir •
... 448 78
D o ' coal for engines at water
house, 1,770 26
Do %nev . 28 87
Do water Spa, stop °oche and
fire - plugs, with labor 1 ; 688 53
Do fire pluga, stop cocks and
plumbers work. 631' 44
' D0........hardwnrc... 80 28
Do expenses 'of Itiek 0p47 65
Do recilattirt ' ' 140 60
Di - lowers . 421:46
Do printing 86116
DE.
$33,931 79
OR
po lumber and bridges 1140 39
Do laying gutter and material.. 267 84
Do stone and laying foot walks, 468 40
Do street repairs 392 71
Do supervisors, extra labor,
hauling, &e 1,439 88
Do incidental expenses.... . 138 84
Do gas posts, lamps and gas. ..1,376 21
Do expenses of fire department, 689 fa
Do lot of Good Will Fire Co., 360 00
De salaries of officers of the city, 3,641 00
Do salaries of members of city
council 120 00
Do Daniel Snyder, collector of
water rents 456 9T
Do John .1 1 Wilson, Treasurer
city taxes
Total
Balance in Treasury April 1, 1563
A STATEMENT of the City ra z es lei,kd aged assessed
in the serotralisards for the year 1862, to the first day
of April Rot.
FIRST WARD. ~
Amount of assessment per dupliftte $2,0811 61
Abatement allowed for prompt nay.
ment
Collected by city treasurer
Amount of collectors duplicate..
Peter Dernheilel, collector, Dr. suet dupli
cate
Or_ *moult of payment* to city teseinrer_.
---
Outstanding. including axon. and per centage, ea 79
$2OO paid treasurer on account of above Wince April.
SECOND WARD.
Amount of ao.sesament per duplicate $&,121 or.
Abatement allowed for prompt pay
ment $164 09
Collected by city treasurer.. 3.122 84
Amount of collector's duplicate... 1,834 09
N. ZoMoor. collector, Dr am't duplicate... 31,334 09
Cr, allft Of P97nlollt so city trea.
81,641 To'
Cr. am't of exoneration's allowed... 90 13
/1e..... sp. cent. for collecting, 86 38
Outstanding, including axon. and per centsge, 16 36
THIRD WARD.
Arsenal et assessment per duplicate $5,430 71
Abatement allowed for prompt pay
ment $l.BB 28
Collected by city treasurer 8 200 78 •
Amount of collector's duplicate.. 2,113 64
J. B. Thompson. collector, Dr ain't duplicate, $2,118 64
Cr, amount of payment to eity treanurer.,,.. 1,677 40
Outstanding, including /mon. mid per centage, 486 24
FOURTH VOW , .
Amount of assessment per duplicate $3,180 42
Abatement allowed for pro akipt pay
ment '
Collected by city traesurer
Amount of collector's duplicate
Wm. H. Bostick, collect., Dr. suet duplicate, $1,965 66
Cr, amount of payments to city treasurer,... 1,918 62
Outstanding, including exOn. and percentage, 647 64
$lB6 paid treasurer, on account of above, since April.
=2
Amount of assessment per duplicate 81,383 60
Abatement allowed for prompt pay
ment $34 10
Collected by city trimattrer 651 31
Amount of collector's duplicate... 698 19
SIXTH WARD.
Amount of sumeaement per duplicate
Abatement allowed for prompt pay.
meld
Collected by city treasurer
Amount of collector's duplicate..
Chambers Dobbs, collector, Dr. amyl. of MOH ,
cate r Fifth ward
Ohampera Dubbs, collector, Dr am't of dare-
cafe, iixih
Total Dr
Cr. amount of payments to city treasurer
Outstanding including elm. and per centage, NS 11
Daniel Snyder. collector of water rents for
the year 1862, Dr. amount of duplicate
Cr. cash paid treaanrer in full
Amount of abatement of 5 p. cent. allowed
tax-payers $528 Gi
abatement of 2 p. mat. allowed
for collecting
balance in the treasury April 1,
18ta 2,080 40
Amount of indebtedness of the city, April 1.1863 :,
Capon and other bonds $159,3150 00
Smell Is/wee of 10937, '41, 9 4.2 and
43, in circulation.....
• Estimated floating debt
Amount of tha permanent revenues of the city, 1863:
City t ma, after deducting exon
erationg, Abatement and per
centage for coib ctis g $lB,OOO 00
Net proceeds of water rants.... 10,000 00
Rent of market houses and
stands— .
Amount of the incidental reViSaue of the 0%7, 1902 ;
Licenses et circuses and manager
ries 1100 00
Fines, penalties and forfeitures.. 200 00
Forfeitures soli by clerk of mark., 16 00
Fees for Upping sewers 225 00
Permits and ferrules 250 00
Water for building purposes, &e., 250 00
Amount of real estate and permanent fixtures paid for
in the year 1882, to April. DM:
Lot of ground for Good Will fire
eorepry
Waterrope, stop-cooks, fire plug;
&et •18 2008, 00
Scales, fence, &0., at water house, 150.00
' Tubular boiler at water hone.... 950 00
Repairs of old engine and lbollers : 200 00
Sewers 400 00
Outstanding city tax on the thirty-that day
of Mardi, 1863, subject to the exotierations
to be allowed andper eantage for collecting, $5.516 53
T. ALLEN HAMILTON,
JOHN STAHL,
OEO. J. SHOEMAKER.
Finance Contnrittco.
Harrisburg, August 25,1883
LIFE INSURANCE.
THE GIRARD LIFE INSURANCE,
ANNUITY AND TRUST COMPANY,
OF PHILADELPHIA.
OFFICE %o. 40S CHESTNUT ST.
[CHARTER PERPETI;TL.]
CAPITAL AND ASSETS, - - $1,548,288
THOMAS RIDGWAY, President.
JOHN F. JAMES, Actuary.
CONTINUE to make INSURANCE ON LIVES on
the most reasonable terms.
They act as Executors, Trustees and Guardians ender
last Wilts and as Receivers and Assignees.
The capital being paid up and invep ted, together with
a large and constantly increasing reserved fund, offers
a perfect security to the insured.
The premiums may be paid yearly, half yearly or
quarterly.
The company add a BONUS - peiicelifialy to the insu
rances for life. The FIRST BONUS appropriated in
December, 1544 the SECOND BONUS in December,
1849, the THIRD BONUS in Decentber, 1854, and tie
FOURTH BONDS in 1859. Thees additions are made
without requiring any increase in the premiums to be
paid to the company.
The following are a few examples from the Register :
Amount of Policy and
gnm I 80111111 or I bonus to be increased
Insured addition by future additions.
No. 89 88,600 I 8 887 601
" 182 8,000 1,050 00
le 199 1,000 4 00
66 888 6,000 1, 875 00
Agent a Harrisburg and vicinity
E!!Ef3
au2s -dly
INSURANCE.
Marino, Fire and Inland Transportation,
Central Agency at Harrisburg, Pa., of
THE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF .NORTH AMERICA.
OP PHILADELPHIA,
Incorporated 1794—Charter Perpetual.
CAPITAL AND ASSETS f 1,200,600
DIRECTORS:
Arthur E. CeSin, Samuel W. Jones, John A. Brown,
Samuel Y. SinAtb4 7 °harks Taylor, Ambrose White, John
H. Isoff, Riehard D. Wood, William Weigh, Wighlkin E.
Bowen James N. Dickson t S. Morrie Waln, John Ms
son, Oi s porgo L. Harrison,Francis IL Cope, Edward H.
Trotter, Edward O. Clar ke.
ARTHUR O. COPIPIN, President.
CHARLES PLATT, Secretary.
AS central agent for the above named company, the
undersigned is prepared te take Pim Risks ite any part
of the State of Penneylvania, either annually or perpet
ually, emthe most Womble terms.
oMce in Walnut /treat near Second.
WILLIAM BIIKTILER,
au2s-dly HarsiebtirSt
202 32
31,851 39
2,080 40
33.931 70
$6O 91
1 ,167 21
861 39- 114
.2,08
$361 89
422 10
6,121 02
817 74
6,480 71
$6O 44
1.154 32
1,955 66
8,180 42
1,983 80
$2,017 97
$42 91
823 14
1,164 92
2 017 S 7
9698 19
1,154 92
1,858 11
876 00
..... 9,119 50
9,119 50
202 C 2
2.646 CO
1,004 00
163.000 00
5,300 00
33,300 00
1,000 00
$350 00
4,060 00
$3,381 50
4,050 00
1,400 00
6,87 b OQ
DI BUEHLER.