fit ;1: atrial tt Rion. THURSDAY MORNING, OCT. /6, /868. 0. BARRETT fr. CO., PROPRIETORS. Communications will not be published in the PATRIOT Aas Union unless accompanied with the name of th author. S. M. PETTERGILL & CO., No. 37 Park Raw, N. Y., Lad 4 State St., B•stas, Ano oar Agents for the PATRIOT AS llama In those edifies, and ate tektkotked to take Adeutiasmenti and rtbseriptkaa for am at oar Lowest _Rams. The Result, The returns which eome to us from various portions-of the State indicate the election of the Abolition State ticket. ljnlen We Mar of extraordinary Democratic gains from counties up to the hoar in which we write not heard from, we shall conclude the election of Curtin a settled, irretrievable fact. The secret influ ence of the Loyal League and the profuse dis tribution of government greenbacks—an or ganized system of fraud and corruption, the parallel of which has never been known before —have attained this end in the face of the real and preponderate sentiment of the people. In Allegheny county and other thickly settled dis tricts, where the soldier vote was colonized, with the deliberate design of violating the sanctity of the ballot box and securing Curtin's election by the most bare-faced fraud, we find a large Abolition increase over the vote of 1860. The general aspect which the result presents shows conclusively that the nefarious machi nations of the Abolition loaders, backed by the power and patronage of the administration, and working in the channels of the secret ser vice and the Loyal League, have won this election over the popular voice, and at the expense of the people's virtue. It is a dark day in the history of our national trials—the darkest that ever dawned upon our noble Com monwealth. In no new spasm of despondency we utter this deliberate conviction. We had accustomed ourselves for months past to look upon the result of this election as of most vital and momentous meaning_ We feel its issue now like a dead weight on the heart we had to look the future in the face and the hopes we hung upon for a deliverance out of our na tional afflictions. There is but one thing left the conservative men and masses, to wait calmly a tieW awaken ing in the convictions of the people —an up rising which must come 1:49119r or later, though it be now delayed—which must sweep away and overwhelm the miserable myrmidons of present power and mould the future bitiktry of the nation by the firm force of moral and peacefnl agencies, or stay the hand of aggres sion by a stern and unflinching resistance...- There should be no relaxation in the efforts of the lovers of civil liberty and justice to rescue us from the fast enfolding thraldom which threatens and may leave us helpless and at the mercy of its tyranny. The power of the administration has become plethoric with pros perity. It holds and wields gigantic elements of strength. The abuse of it is only concomi tant to its possession in the hands which hold it now. We are prepared to see it assume any attitude of aggression without surprise. But we shall be sadly mistaken in the spirit of the people which we count upon, if its long con tinuance is measured by the extent that limits the actual purpose of lawless usurpation. THE ELECTION. DAUPHIN COUNTY. The following are the majorities in the sev eral townehipe in Dauphin county, as far as heard from. The townships yet to come in will not change the result materially: Harrisburg, lat Ward 2d " 3d " 4th " sth " 6th ‘. Swatara Stuigneharma.' Lower Paxton. Derry East Hanover - West Hanover South Hanover LeWhilderrY• Conewtfgo.. Middletown. Lower Swatara Dauphin Borough. Middle Paxton Rush Halifax Jackson Jefferson Upper Paxton. Millersburg Mifflin Washington 'Thew Wioonisco Reed. 17 Total 353 1,430 earthen majority say. 1 ,913 THE STATE. Annexed are the majorities for Governor as far as received : Woodward. Curkin. Adams - 283 Allegheny 7,072 Barks 7,500 Bradford 3,500 Mae 871 . Cheater 2,554 Carbon 576 Crawford 2,000 Cumberland 650 Dauphin 1,213 Fulton 250 Delaware 973 Lehigh 1,961 E r ie 2,600 Monroe 1,500 Franklin 175 Montgomery 1,900 Lancaster 5,850 Northampton 8,150 Lebanon 1,090 Wayne 900 Philadelphia 6,400 York 2,900 Suequehanna 1,700 Wyoming 40 SchnylkUl 2,300 24,781 A Cuitnits Midair ABOUT TAB DI/RATIO Of sffi Wmt.—The Rev. John Gilbert, of Clay county, Ky., writes to a friend in this city, giving a curious theory with regard to the du ration of the present war. In his letter he says: "During the revolutionary war cern blades had seven points to them, that ig, the blade grew in each a manner as to have seven distinct points or ends corresponding with the sharp point of the blade. These seven points indi cated the duration of the revolutionary war. Now there are but three separate and distinct points to many of the blades, and this indicates v ery clearly, to my mind, t hat the duration of the present war will be three years—the points of the blades representing years." We do not know what there may be in this Aga_ Three pointed blades have been found in our city, and we learn that such is the case in Clay county, and other localities where ob servations have been made. Our readers may test the theory for themselves. Mr. Gilbert was one hundred years old last March, of fine intelligence, very high charac ter, of fine memory, and in every respect per fectly reliable. He is as correct in his recol lection and statement of facts, within his knowledge, as any man in the country. Several blades of corn have been shown us With but three points to each, and we have no doubt that many samples of the kind may be found in every field.—Frankfort Commonwealth. NEWS OF THE DAY. BY TELEGRAPH. Pommes Moncton, Oct. 14.—The United States transport Faulkner, from the Charleston fleet on the 10th inst., arrived this morning. She had in tow the gunboat Madge, for re pairs, which sunk ot Frying•pan shoals on Sunday last. All on board were saved. They report that the rebels attempted to de strey the Ironsides on the night of the sth inst., by approaching her in a small steamer and exploding a torpedo amidships. The con cussion was tremendous, knocking down the bulkhead of the Ironeidee and injuring one man. Iler hull .was also injured. The Iron= aides, however, is considered torpedo proof. The rebel steamer was badly damaged, sev eral of her men were knocked overboard and drowned. On the night of the 6th inst., another at tempt was made to destroy the Ironsides, but the rebels were discovered and driven off, A heavy reward is said to be offered by the citi zens of Charleston for the destruction or cap ture of the Ironsides, and active operations for that purpose are daily expected. CMCIIINATI, Oct.l.4.—Hamilton county gives Brough 620 majority. In twenty-nine coun ties Brough has 87,316 majority, a gain over last year of 23,289. NEW YORK, October 14.—A special dispatch from Cincinnati to the New York World states that Brough is elected Governor of Ohio by from forty to fifty thousand majority. HALIFAX, Qeteber 14.—The rebel steamer R. E. Lee, which arrived here yesterday, narrowly escaped capture off Wilmington, N. C. Two blockading steamers pursued her, firing seve ral shots. One shell passed through her for ward, and exploded inside, injuring three of her crew. The passengers describe the firing as right sharp. She had several will Olsen en beard, OR their way to England to bring out a vessel building there. She diechargeo here and will return to Dixie soon. WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—Major Cole, in his report to Genera Lockwood, who commands the defences of Maryland Heights. says the rebel Moseby'e command has been greatly un derrated, for I am credibly informed by pris oners, citizens and contrabands that his force consists of a battalion of 300 men. Moseby is one of Gen. Stuart's staff officers ' being de tached for the express purpose of destroying communication between the Army of the Po tomac and Washington, WASHINGTON, October 14.—The official re port states that in the recent attack upon Vi dalia, opposite Natches, MISS., by the rebels, the object was to capture the negroes recruited for Colonel Farraher's regiment and destroy our pontoon train. The negroes, however, had all been transferred to the other side of the river, excepting those doing picket duty, and the pontoon train was awaiting transportation. Colonel Fa her, with his few men, attacked the rebels so vigorously that they had not time to accomplish their object. In 20 minutes thereafter they were in full retreat. WASHINGTON, October 14.—Passengers from the front to-day report that there was heavy akirmishing yesterday to the right, while in the centre and on the left there was only occa sional picket firing. By the latter one man was killed. It is represented that General Gregg's divi sion of cavalry, which had a severely contes ted fight at White Sulphur Springs on Monday with a large rebel force supported by infantry and artillery, was obliged to fall back in con sequence of not being properly supported by infantry. We lost a number of men, including 50 of the let New Jersey cavalry. Wcudward. Curtin. 57 Kwoxvmi October 110.0ar cavalry ad vance has fallen back from Calhoun, on the Hiawassee, to Bweetwatertown. The rebels occupied Athens last evening with a force es timated at eight mounted regiments_ The scouts report more to be crossing at Hiawassee to-day. • A scouting party under a lieutenant from Woolford's command was captured to-day. The situation in the east is eminently satis factory. A skirmish occurred near the Blue Ranges late yesterday afternoon. The enemy retreated and will probably fall back to the Watanago river before risking a fight. This force is esti mated at from 6,000 to 10,000_ 109 40 118 14 48 98 WASHINGTON, October 14.—General Foster gives as the result of the recent expedition under Gen. Wistar after guerrillas, in Mathews county, Va., the destruction of about 15 boats and schooners, the capture of eighty head of beef cattle en route to Richmond, and also the capture of four rebel officers and twenty men. 104 138 WASTITINTON, Oat. 13.—Parties who arrived from the front this morning say there was considerable skirmishing yesterday between the cavalry on either side, and that smart mus ketry bring was heard yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of Rappahannock Station. It is presumed here by persons generally well in formed that the movement of Gen Meade was, in fact, one previously decided upon in case of cer t a i n con tingencies, as indicated by the send ing to the rear, some time since, of articles of a cumbrous nature. One hundred wounded from Gen. Kilpatrick's cavalry division reached here this morning.— One hundred and thirty sick from the same corps (the Second) have also arrived. They were distributed among several of the hospi tals. 35,027 A number of prisoners of war, captured near Ramon Ford on the 14th inst., have reached here from the Army of the Potomso. It is reported that the fighting thus far has been purely on our side, at least by cavalry and artillery supports of cavalry, the main army not having been engageti at all. Last night of Warrenton Junction, some rebel sympathizers set fire to 6 train of oars containing hay and grain, doing some little damage. - Passengers who arrived here from the front this afternoon, state that yesterday a recon noitering party of the Sixth corps crossed the Rappahannock, went a short distance beyond, and returned towards night to near Bealton. Another reconnoitering party skirted up the right bank of the Rappahannock yesterday a fternoon, and returned to the vicinity of Rap pahannook Station last night. There was some skirmishing along the line FROM CHARLESTON. y 1 / : 1 ~ _ 1 OHIO ELECTION. LATER. THE REBEL STEAMER R. E. LEE. MOSEBY'S CAVALRY. THE ATTACK ON VIDALIA, MISS. ME A.DE'S ARMY. FROM EAST TENNESSEE. GEN. WISTAR'S EXPEDITION. BY THE MAILS. FROM MEADE'S ARMY. THE FIGHT ALONG THE RAPIDAN. yesterday, but all was quiet through the night up to an early hour this morning. The loss in Gen. Gregg's division of cavalry is said to be severe, the Thirteenth and Four teenth Pennsylvania, and the Tenth New York Buffering most, Oa Saturday night our forces crossed the Rappahannock, and on Monday morning two corps recrossed and drove the enemy to Brandy Station, with a severe loss in killed, wounded and prisoners on the rebel side. They then received an order to fall back, which they did in good order. General Buford with his cavalry was on the left, Kilpatrick was in the centre, and Gregg on the right. Gregg and Buford succeeded in holding the enemy in check on the right and left until nine o'clock, when, acting under or ders, they fell back on our main body—the purpose of the movement having been effected. The craning by General Meade to the north side of the Rappahannock was made mainly at Kelly's Ford, and it was effected in admirable order. Captain Rhodes and Lieutenants Peonage and Vase, of the First Rhode Island cavalry, were seriously wounded. The Evening Star says the skilful manoeuvre by which General Meade checkmated his astute adversary, and without any loss of any sort, to any appreciable extent, placed himself on the other side of Jordan, and in a position where he preferred to accept battle, seems to have considerably bothered the rebels, who do not seem inclined to fight, unless with the Indian like advantages of a surprise and ambuscade. The change of position made by our army was effected without the slightest confusion, and the amount of stores destroyed or left behind beyond Culpepper, would not make a ear load. The following officers wounded in the en gagement on Sunday,t arrived this morning from the Army of the Potomac :—Lieutenant Colonel Crocker, of General Pleasanton's staff, Dr. Torwood, U. S. A.; Lieutenant Chaffe, Sixth United States cavalry, and Captain W. F. Aiken, Sixth New York cavalry. TES LATEST WASHINGTON October 13.—The military sit uation to-day allows that the rebels have aban doned their apparent purpose of flanking Gen. Meade, and have withdrawn toward the Rapi• dan. It therefore looks as though their late move ment is some cover to'military demonetratioae on their part elsewhere. It has been quiet on the front to-day. THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. CAIRO, Oct. 13, 1863.--The steamer Albert Pearse, from New Orleans, with a large cargo of sugar and molasses has arrived. The steamer South Western was fired into by guerrillas, on Friday, a little below Helena. Fighting is reported on the railroad east of Memphis on the 11th, but the reaalt is un known. General A. 8. Lee, who was captured at Vicksburg, had a force between Panola and Holly Springs, and it is understood he mum mands all the rebel troops in Northern Missis sippi. Richardson, with 1,800 inch and six plass of artillery, had encamped near New Albany, on the Tallahatchie river, but has moved back towards Pontotoc, it is under#tood they are to tear up the Memphis and Charleston rail road, when Joe Johnston will move into West Tennessee and make his headquarters at Jack- MI6 ROSECRANS' ARMY. ~~IU~iMiti~}iHY(H.VYO}~Ff;3~i:L r~ ) 4N~~J:i~ir~~ ►~ i~i;1i~ ~d.T;lgi.l~ , ~~i.l~i~7.`tl~y Y:l>i Atl'ibii RG(~~~Y~~ WASHINGTON, October 13.—The Republican of to-day says a dispatch has been received by the government to-day, which left Rosecrans as late tie last cOtititig. All his communications were completed, and his forces are in position. The raiders had been dispersed, and the enemy in his front is inactive and does not show any fight. Our troops are in good physical condition and fine health and spirits. THREE MONITORS DISABLED. Nnw YORE, October 13.—Prom passengers by the Continental, from Port Royal and Charleston, which arrived at this port yester day, we learn that three of the monitors had been disabled by the recent fire from Moultrie, and that the siege was temporarily abandoned. The monitors were sent to Hilton Head for repairs. The officers of the navy were daily expect ing that Admiral Dahlgren would be super seded, and Farragut appointed in his place. When the Continental passed off Charleston no cannonading wasp heard. IMPORTANT PROM ST. DOMINGO. BOSTON, October 13.—The schooner Free man, from St. Domingo, September 16, arrived at this port. brings intelligence that the St. Domingo rebellion is over. When the limed arrived at that pert there was much excitement, and there had been fight ing at Port au Platte. The Spanish troops were finally completely successful. At the latter place the insurgents were put down and quiet had been restored. It was quite unhealthy at St. Domingo.— Several of the crew of the Freeman died on the passage, and Captain Case stopped at Princeton in feeble health. ELECTION IN NEWARK, N. J NEWARK, October 13.—The charter election to-day resulted in the election of George The odore Mum, the Den l 9afttic candioOte for Mayor, by less than one thousand majority. The Democratic majority last year was about 1,800. The Unionists have gained several aldermen and school commissioners. FROM WASHINGTON. MOVEMENTS ON ADMIRALS MILNE AND SUITE. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.—Admiral Milne and snite, and Lord Lyons, attended by the Secre tary 9f State, and with an escort under Major General Heintzelman, yesterday made a tour along the fortifications on the south side of the Potomac. They visited the contraband camp and informed themselves of the principle upon which it is conducted. They witnessed also a drill of the - colored regiments. The distin guished party also visited the convalescent camp, and carefully examined all its excellent arrangements. A fine collation was given them by the officers in charge of the convales cents. Admiral Milne left town last night, having won the highest helmet and esteem, it is understood, of the President and all the authorities of the government. THE EXCHANGE or PRISONERS. There is nothing new in regard to the en change of prisoners. As the rebels hays ceased to send down any of our prisoners in their hands, and declare all of their prisoners who are released and paroled exchanged, and force them into the field immediately, no more will be returned at present or until come ar rangement is made which will afford a show of justice and equity as between the belliger ents. LEGAL TBNDER 2IOTBB. The Treasury Department has ordered the contractors for engraving the legal tender notes to finish the thirty-four millions nine hundred and nineteen thousand legal tender notes which were unfinished at the time the issue of these notes was stopped last spring. The Treasury will begin to pay them out be fore the close of the week. Most of the notes were already nearly completed, and were in tended for the reserve fund, directed by act of Congress to be kept on hand to meet the de mand- for the fifty million. demand loan. POSTAGE AND FRACTIONAL CURRENCY. There is, now outstanding about seventeen and a half millions of postage currency, which is to be replaced by the new fractional currency as fast as exchanges can be made. NATIONAL BANE NOTES The new National Bank notes are not yet ready to be issued. The decision to issue at the same time to the first 30 or 40 banks or ganized under the system, will occasion con siderable delay in the preparation of the notes, as separate plates must be used in printing them. BRIDAL OFFERING TO DR. LETTERMAN. A splendid service of silver, costing about two thousand dollars, has arrived here, in tended as a bridal offering from the medical officers of the Army of the Potomac to Dr. Letterman, Medical Director, who is to be mar ried on Thursday nod. to Miss Lee, of Frederick county, Md. THE CUMBERLAND COAL CASE The decision in the Cumberland coal case, just rendered in favor of the company, at An napolis, Maryland, involves over one hundred thousand dollars. UNITED STATES MARINES. During the visit of Secretary Seward, Lord Lyons and the British Admiral to the Wash ington Navy Yard on Saturday afternoon last, the Marine Guard was paraded under Captain Jones. Admiral Milne watched them closely, and remarked to Commodore Harwood that they were decidedly the finest looking soldiers he had seen in America. The marines were in full dress and presented a magnificent appear ance. It is humored that the Marine Battalion now at Morrie Island has been ordered North, on account of the difficulties between Gillmore and Dahlgren. ARREST OF PAYMASTER FLETCHER. Major W. A. Fletcker, of Massachusetts, Paymaster in the army, was arrested to-day, and committed to the Old Capitol prison, upon serious charges. PRISONNRS' RATIONS. Colonel Hoffman, Commissary of Prisoners. has decided the allowance for commutation of rations of prisoners in the hands of the enemy is entirely a personal one, and cannot be claimed by heirs or relatives. THE BEARD. Nature has supplied the most 6 of mankind with beards, and in very ancient times, the use of a razor upon it was unknown. In Greece, the first instance of shaving occurred in the reign of Alexander the Great. This warrior ordered the Macedonians to be shaved lest the beards of his soldiers should afford handles to their enemies. The sarcastic Di noises, when he once saw some one whose chin was smooth, said : am afraid you think you have great ground to accuse nature for having inade you a man and not a woman."— In Cicero's time the genuine beard was not worn in society. But the barbuta (goatee) seems to have be= affected by the young Roman ""swells." The beard began to revive again in the time of the Emperor Hadrian. But of all the em perors who wore that ornament, none creates so much interest in posterity as the emperor Julian. His beard is the most famous beard in history. Speaking of it, he says : com mence with my countenance. It had nothing regular, or particularly agreeable about it ; and out of humor and whimsicality, and just to punish it for not being handsome, I have made it ugly by carrying this long and peopled beard." The Britons, like the ancient (hula, allowed the hair to grow thick on the head; and, al. though they shaved their beards close on the chin, wore immense tangled moustaches, which sometimes reached to their breasts. It may be presumed That the northern na tions felt the symbolic force of these append ages ; we have a well-known passage in Tad tus about the Catti, who, he says, made a gene ral custom of what, among other German peo ple was an affair of privateflaring—the letting the "crinem barbamque" Pow till they had killed an enemy. The Normans, when they conquered England, were well shaven, on the back of the head as on the face ; but the Sax ons wore full beards. In Edward ll.'s reign, beards were worn ap parently by persons in years, great officers of State, and knights templars, but not generally. Sir John Mandeville, the traveler, who died A. D, 1872, was called Sir John with the Beard (persumsbly from its size.) In Edward M.'s time—the hey-day of chivalry, of feudal orna ment, of love-poetry, of heraldry—long beard and fine mustache were in honorable estima tion. In Richard ll.'a reign, the fashion con tinued. The beard was "forked," and in all knightly effigies the mustache is long and drooping on each side of the month. A sober and well governed gentleman of Elizabeth's time, regulated his beard as he did his dress, mind, manners or conduct. It was an index of his statue or profession ; an em blem of his feelings and tastes—a symbol to be respected like his ooat of arms. The Refor mer, Sohn Knox, cherished a large and profuse one, obviously from its patriarchal character, from the honor shown it in the Jewish days, from whose sentiment he drew his inspiration. The scholar, such as Eleorge Buchanan, wore it—sometimes as one who followed Knox and Calvin. The hair, as we all know, played an im portant symbolic part in the civil wars of En gland; and the same rigor which the Puritan exercised on the head he exercised on his chin, and trimmed his beard as aloaely as he trimmed his locks. The Vandyke beard is the typical one of this period. Peaked beards and mu staches were popular among the cavaliers; and were at least pretty generally worn. Beards went out of fashion for more than two hundred years, among the Anglo-Saxons of Europe and America; but they have been revived again, and are new cultivated and de fended upon scientific considerations. The mustache is approved because it is said to be a natural respirator; a defense to the lungs against the inhalation of dust, and the beard is defended as a protection for the throat against cold. It has been recommended that all preachers who are subject to throat diseases should allow their beards to grow. Travelers in sandy regions, millers, bakers and all mechanics should allow the beard free play. A CONTEMPLATED COUP D'ETAT.—In the course of his scathing exposure of the policy of the Revolutionists—from which he attempts to exculpate the President—Post Master Gen. oral Blair exclaims : "Does not the extreme anxiety evinced in certain quarters in these forced efforts to pre vent the States dragged - out of the Union by conspirators, from returning under the au spices of the President, the patriotic army of the Republic and the loyal citizens who would, through them, maintain. their own and the rights of the. States in question, INDICATE SOMETHING OF A DESIGN TO COMMAND A GEEAT EVENT IN PROSPECT BY REVO LUTIONARY MEASURES ? Is a ban upon one-third of the States, marking for exclusion from the Union, when treason is defeated and the traitors expelled, ell Pet, se wise, M 9911- stitutional, as likely to end the troubles of the country, as that marked out and pursued by the President?" What Mr. Blair means by lithe great event in prospect, " is the Presidency, which the radical conspirators propose to control by force I It is undoubtedly true that the shallow dem agogues who lead the Republican party con template a perpetuation of their power beyond the nest Presidential elec tion, either by force or fraud. They look to the negro army for the means of force; and to mock electoral tick ets in fraudulently , organized States, for the alternative of fraud. If they fail in these, then the policy of sep aration will be attempted by the conspirators of the two extremes. On this we have the tes timony also of P. M. Gen. Blair, who says that "it is not improbable that the Abolitionists, tho' aiming at a different result, will be found co operating in the end with conspirators of the South and their foreign allies. They may pre fer parting with the South to partnership an d equality under the Constitution." It is now that this conspiracy must be mat, if we would preserve any vestige of the Con stitution, or hope to rescue the Union from the hands of these Revo lutionists.---11bany Ar gus. THE SPEECH OF P. M. G. BEAM—The speech is put out as a feeler for the platform of the Republican nominating 00OVOlitiOn FtOxt, June. Blair wants a conservative platform, and Mr. Lincoln upon it; and he does not wish a radical platform to be adopted with Mr. Chase upon it. This is the real political sig nificance of the speech. Mr. Lincoln lies back at his ease, watching this by-play be tween Mt'. Blair, Mr. Chase, Mr. Sumner and others, and has not made up his mind what policy he will adopt—which platform he will favor.—Springfield Republican. The speech of Mr. Blair is a presentation of Mr. Lincoln as a candidate for re-nomination to the Presidency. It is the signal for new in trigues among the politicians, and new di visions in the ranks of the administration party. Coming from the Postmaster General, it is to be understood as an intimation that the vast patronage of that department is to be ar rayed on the side of the President, and against any other pretender to the nomination. The Washington correspondent of the Jour nal of Commerce says that this appeal "has emboldened the smaller politicians, and they are beginning to echo in the street some of the newly born sentiments of their masters in of fice. For example, they now confess that the Republican party has received its death blow, and cannot long survive ; that it certainly must change its name—and yet a rose by any ether name will smell as sweet. It is admitted by some that the radicals have caused all the anguish which has overtaken their party." Yet the radicals have carried candidates and platforms in Massachusetts, and have tri umphed in the declaration of principles in this . State. Mr. Chase, it is understood, relies upon the patronage of the Custom House, and upon the brokers who are coining money out of the na tional debt and the stooks, and upon his pha lanx of political National Banks for his chance of a nomination To this complexion the country has come, under this partisan administration ! Partisan Adak, portion broken, partisan banks, par tisan contractors, and, as far as coercion or bribery can work it, a partisan army.—Albany Argus. HINTS TO Hotrezwfvzs.—As a general rule, it is most economical to buy the best articles. The price ie, of course, always a little higher ; but good articles spend best. It is a gaerifiee of money to buy poor flour, meal, sugar, molas ses, butter, cheese, lard, etc., to say nothing of the injurious effect upon the health. Of West India molasses, the Santa Cruz and Porto Rico are considered the best. The Ha vana is seldom clean. White sugar from Brazi is sometimes very good. Refined sugar usually contains most of the saccharine• substance, therefore there is probably more economy in using loaf, crushed and granulated sugars than we should at first suppose. Butter that is made in September and Octo ber is best for winter use. Lard should be hard and white, and that which is taken from a hog not over a year old is best. Rich cheese feels soft under the pressure of the finger. That which le very strong is neither good nor healthy. To keep one that is eat, tie it up in a bag that will not admit flies, and hang it in a cool, dry place. If mould appears on it, wipe it off with a dry cloth. Flour and meal of all kinds should be kept in a cool, dry place. The beet rice is large, and has a clear, fresh look. Old rice sometimes has little black in sects inside the kernels. The small white sago, called pearl sago, is the best. The large brown kind has an earthy taste. These articles, and tapioca, ground rice, etc., should be kept covered. The cracked cocoa is the best ; but that which is put up in pound papers is often very good. To select nutmegs, prick them with a pin. If they are good, the oil will instantly spread around the puncture. Keep coffee by itself, as its odor affects other articles. Keep tea in a close chest or canister. Oranges and lemons keep best wrapped close in soft paper, and laid in a drawer of linen. When a cask of molasses is bought, draw off a few quarts,else the fermentation produced by moving it will burst the cask. Bread and oaks should be kept in a tin box or stone jar. Salt cod should be kept in a dry place where the odor of it will not affect the air of the house. The best kind is that which is called Dun, from its peculiar odor. Fish skins for clearing coffee should be washed, dried, cut small and kept in a box or paper bag. Soft soap should be kept in a dry place in the cellar, and should not be used till three months old. Bar soap should be cut into pieces of a convenient size, and laid where it will be come dry. It is well to keep it several weeks before using it, as it spends fast when it is new. THE IRON TRADE IN ENGLAND. —A positive panic at present prevails throughout the iron trade of South Staffordshire and East Worces tershire. It will be remembered that after a struggle with an important section of the workmen, who maintained a strike for nine teen weeks, and at its close were more power ful than when they began the movement, the masters gave way, and advanced the wages of the puddlers Is a ton, or about bs 6d a week, and the millmen and rollers and miners in proportion. The London Post of the 25th, remarks: " At the same time the masters put up the price of iron lOs a ton, a rise that wee not covered by the extra cost which resulted from the advance in the rate of wages. This alter ation took place a month or five weeks ago, and it woe understood that, at the regular quarter ly preliminary meeting which would be held in Birmingham yesterday a further rise in the price of iron of 10s a ton should be declared. It then became no secret, that so soon as this second advance should be declared the men would make another demand for a further rise. Immediately many buyers of iron in different parts of the country sent in specifications that had been long withheld, and others pressed orders upon the makers at the lOs rise, until every maker's books became full of orders, and they all refused to take another order at less than £1 advance. Yesterday the preliminary meeting came off, and a more numerous gath ering has never been held, nor has there been One since the railway mania, at which there was more feverish excitement. A resolution was carried nem. con., advancing prices £1 a ton, making, with the rise of 10s, a total rise in about six weeks at £1 10s a ton ' - and that. in a fortnight paddlers wages should be ad vanced is a ton, millmen's 10 per cent.,and the minors in proportion. Avg Stafforshire bars are now, therefore, at the works, £Blos a ton." RAPID "'DOMANI OP A PAslur•—A German named Hoeflich, residing five miles west of La Crescent, was married in Portage, in Novem ber, 1860, to a German girl. In August,lB6l, Mrs. Heoflich gave birth to three boys, two of whom lived. In June, 1862, she gave birth to three boys and a girl, two of the boys and the girl living. On the sixth of this month she gave birth to two girls and a boy, all of whom are alive and well. Ten children in less than three years is pretty good even for this vicin ity. The parents are proud of their ettoCess in the family line, and point with pride to their company of German infantry. Government cannot afford to draft the head of that family. La Crone Democrat. LIGRT Iv DARKNESS.—Queen Maria Antoi nette once went as an amusement to play the dairymaid at a country farm, au d, rising early, saw for the first time in her life the glorious spectacle of the opening morning. She could not find words to express her rapture, and, of spoke of it after. There is a passage in Dr. Kane's Arctic Voyage, in which he tells us how he had reckoned the time at which the nun would re-appear after its 12ng winter ab sence of months. Weak and broken as he was, the anticipation was too cheering for him to forego the spectacle. Hours before he had struggled to the top of the highest hill, and there he lay with his face to the east, till at last the mighty orb rose in its glorious splen dor, and he wept for joy and shouted thanks givings. Set in Eden, a greater light rises on the soul which in penitence and faith grows up into the mount of God to seek it. Strange that we should long so much for the light of these lower skies, and should be so indifferent to the matchless glory of "the great light" of the Lord.—Sunda,y at Home. REMARKABLE DISCOVERIES AT POMPEII.-- New discoveries are reported from Pompeii. A house has been uncovered, which, to judge from the splendor of its interior, and its almost perfect furniture must have belonged to a very wealthy proprietor. The dining room is paved with mosaic. The completely served table is covered with petrified remnants of dishes ; and around it are found three divans, or table-beds of bronze, richly adorned with gold and silver, upon which reposed several skeletons. Many precious jewels were found near them. On the table stood, among other ornaments, a very beautifully worked statue of Bacchus in silver with eyes of enamel, a collar of jewels, and precious armlets. SPECIAL NOTICES. IMPORTANT TO FEMALES.-Ds. HARYST I B FEMALS PILLS have never yet failed in re moving difficulties arising from obstruction, or stop page of nature, or in restoring the system to perfect health when suffering from Spinal Affections,Prolapens Uteri, the White; or other woakness of the Uterine Organs. The Pills are perfectly harmless on the con stitution, and maybe taken by the most delicate female without causing distress—the same time they act like a charm by strengthening. invigorating and restoringthe system to a healthy condition, and by bringing on the monthly period with regularity, no matter from what causes the obstruction may arise. They should, how ever, NOT be taken during the first three or four months of pregnancy, though safe at any other time, u miscarriage would be the result. Each box contains 60 Pills. Price g 1 . Ds. HARVBVB TREATISE on Mamma of Females, Pregnancy. Miscarriage, Barrenness, Sterility, nepro 3netion, and Abuses of Nature, and emphatically the Ladies , Private Medical Adviser, a pamphlet of 64 pa ges, sent free to any address. Six cents required to pay postage. The Pills and book will be sent by mail when de sired, securely sealed, and prepared, by J. BRYAN, M. D, General Agent_ No. 76Cedar street, New York. Sold by all the principal druggists. sep 25-d&wly A GENTLEMAN, cured of Nervous Debility,br competency, Premature Decay awl 'Youthful Nrror, actuated by a desire to benefit °there, will be happy to furnish to all who need it (free of charge) the recied and directions for making the simple Remedy need in his case. Those wishing to profit by his expel.... rience—and"possees a valuable Remedy—will receive the came, by return mail, (carefully sealed,) by ad dressing: JOHN B. OGDEN. Aug 34-7nail.kw No, 60, Nassau street, N, T. New 20unitstmento. _ _ _ _ .1 4 AUGHABLE 1 INTERESTLNG I WONDERFUL! LAUGHING GAS! PROF. HARRY LEE, A. M., WILL WYE TWO GRAND EXHIBITIONS, AT 1311.7..Mr 7 On Thursday and Friday Evenings, OCTOBER 15 AND 16, 1863. ASSISTED BY PROFESSOR HALLER. The Renowned Magician, who will amuse and delight the audience with some of ds wonderful feats of Magic. Eloquence, Wit, Song and Banco are Brought out by the Gas These exhibitions, given by Prof. LIB, at the ear nest solicitations of his friends. to whom he has ad ministered the Gas in private, are the most popular and amusing now before the public. Prof. Las has made the remarkable discovery that, by the proper use of the •Protozide of Nitrogen, teeth can be extracted without any Respectable parties will be selected from the audience as subjects Annum= 25 cts. Front seats reserved for Ladies. Doors open at 7 o'clock; Lecture to commence at B o'clock. Tickets for sale at the Book Stored Cad Deno earth; Drug Store. . Oct .15-2 t HARRISBURG BANK, mow 18,1643. The annual election for thirteen directors of this Bank will be held at the lmakin house on the third Monday (16th) of November nest, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. d. W. WEIR, octl4.4l3twte Cashier. AN ITEM FOR THE LADIES. Mt The undersigned, having a long experience in the Boot and Shoe business, is now prepared to sell the very beat styles of Ladies" shoes at the lowest possible prices. He keeps every imaginable kind of Gaiters, Balmoral boots and Slippers. Also, all kinds of Child ren's shoes, from the finest Infant's shoe to a coarse bregan. Also, a full assortment of Hanle Boots and Gaiters of every description, besides an excellent lot of Youth's shoes and boots. Call and examine hie large stook before purchasing elsewhere. ErNo.l2, Market Swan), next dear to Felixii art fectionary. N. B.—All orders promptly executed. oca-dly. LIPPMANN HEW TO ALL WHO VALUE THEIR BIGHT JULIUS ROSENDA.LE, OPTICIAN AND OCULIST, Respectfully announces to the citizens of Harrisburg and vicinity that he has opened an office at Market Squaregatext to FeliVe confectionary, where he will bop a largo assn went of his PANTISCOPIC AND TINTED SPECTACLES, Set In *old, Silver, and Magnetic Steel Frames Fully appreciating the confidence that has been re posed in him on his father that, he assures hid patienta that hie aim will be, as heretofore, to merit thefr con fidence and good will. These gimes are now recommended by the first med ical Wu through the country, oat all rhso_pßrchlina hem from me on former visits will testify to their great advantage over all other ones in use. They assist and strengthen the weak and impaired vision, and ena ble the wearer to do the moat critical work withont the feeling of weakness always caused by common glasses. The Lenses, which are ground from the fixed crystal, will last from ten to tweve years without ehange. These spectacles are manufactured at No. 221, New Street, Philadelphia, and may be exchanged any time if not suited to the eye. 1I Consultation free. Office hours from S a. m. till 8 p. m. N. B.—All kinds of spectacles and optical instrumentel neatly repaired. oet6-dar„wlm. pRINTING PRESSEs FOR SALE. One email CARD PRESS. Ono SUPER-ROYAL MINUS RAND FREW One RUGGLES' QUARTER MEDIUM PAST PRESS, for cards, circulars, One DAVIES' 000ILLATI110, IMPEltritOlrAlq Ms- MINN PRESS, suitable for jobs and newspaper work. A stout boy can run off 1,000 copies per hour. All the presses are in good order, and will be 1101 d low. Apply to THEO. P. SOHEPPRR, net 1. • No. 18, Martell St., 04'1ns:burg- MINCE PIES, Raisins, Currants, M roils, Spiced), just received find for sale low. by ADAM KSIZER, nt. , Corner Of Brant and Market etc oct 8 WHITE BRANDYIII—Fou Danny nta Protrosse.—A very ettporior Wide, (Mica, PIM') Ant recolyst4 tee for sale by vilyl WM. DOOZ, Jr., dt 045. FEt
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