STAR OF TDE NORTH. IFiU. II. -J ACQ BY, EDITOR. BLOOHSBCRG, WEDNESDAY, AlG. 14, 1861. Arttcic 1- Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof ; or Abridge the Freedom of Speech, or of the . Press ; or the rieht of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the Govern ment for a redress of grievances .Constitu tion of tht Utile I States Article 9. Th&.t the printing presses shall be free to every person who under takes to examine the proceedings of the legislature, or any branch of government; and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof. The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the in valuable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any mubject; being responsible for the abuse of that liberty. In prosecutions for the publi cation of papers investigating the official conduct of officers, or men in publicjcapa city, or where the matter published is prop er tor public information, the truth thereof may be given in eviJence ; and in all in dictments for libels, the jury shall have a right to determine the law and the tacts, tinder the direction of the court, as in other cares . Constitution of Pennsylvania. i Doings in Congress. The Congress f the United State?, ad journed on Tuesday, of last week, after a es-ion of a tew days over one month. Legislation was pushed through with such rapidity and so little consideration, that it will take some little time to ascertain what they did do and what they did not do. That numerous blunders were committed in the great scramble and rush, is already ap parent; among them it may be stated two WiMs authorizing the calling out of volun teers were passed, thus giving the Prer ident the power to catl out a milium of men, instead of 500.000, as was intended. The following are the bills of importance dis posed of during tbo past week. Tfee tariff bill has passed both branchec, almost the same as it came from the com mittee, with the sugar, tea and coffee tax clause in it. as published bv as a few weeks since. The Direct Tax bill, the most im portant of the Ssssion,' as also passed. This bill proposes to raises 520,000,000, annually by direct taxation. This tax is to tea on an real estates, nouses, cnai If 1 . . 1 L Flares aim an iucuuic?, couj. -1 V 1 1 . C-OXA ;oiu watcnes a tax oi one noiiar is iaia. on silver watches fifty cent?. Carria ge to-be taxed from one to filly d 1 ars in accordance with their value. c-,iri toons liquors are to be taxed five cents Yergallon, and fermented liquors two cents pt gallon, or sixty cents per barrel, when lie latter contains over thirty gallons, the .ax to ve Data dv me aisuiier. wno is re quired to keep a sworn record of the num ber of gallons manufactured. A drawback is allowed in cases where such taxed li quors may subsequently be exported. The bill confiscating the property of reb els found in arms against the government, including slaves found engaged in the mili tary and naval service of the rebels, also passed. A bill increasing the pay of pr: vates and non commissioned officers, two dollars per month, and a bill lega'iz'ng the acts of the President so far as his military proclamations are concerned, were also adopted. McDowell's Erport. In looking over the report, made by Gen eral McDowell, of the late Bull Ron battle, . . . i - i . we discover mat me uenerai mates out the Federal loss only about 1400 killed, wounded and missing. The Confederates report their entire loss at 600 killed and 2700 wounded. These reports have been slow about coming before the public, and we doubt much whether an official rejO't can be taken as a truly correct one. So far as relates to the loss of life we do not see why it 6hould not, but there are so many other things to give an account of that it wonld. be almost an impossibility to come near a true account The loss of arms, ammuni tion, provisions, horses, wagons, &c, must have been great in this battle. We rec ollect of there being quite an amount of grain lost, which fell into the rebel bands, bnt the number of bushels we are not able at present to give. The rebels no doubt captured enough to feed their tony stock for a few weeks. Their horses p.re said to be in a bad condition compared with ours. Death of Hon. W. U. Dimmick, Hon. William H Dimmick, late member of CongTess from Northampton. District, died at his residence ia Honesdale, Wayne county, on Thursday last, after a lingering illness. He is another victim of the "Na tional Hotel disease," as he never entirely recovered from the attack of that fearful unknown malady, which, it will be remem bered broke ont so mysteriously among the guests at the National Hotel, Washington City, in 1857. Those candidates who still owe us for announcing their names, and do not pay between this and the issuing of oar next pa per, will find their names dropped. Those announcements must be paid before the Convention. We are compelled to take this coarse, as it is a pretty hard matter for some of them to pay the Printer after a de feat. It had better be attended to before. They are all able to pay and this is a cath-in-advance job." Wi observe that the Hon. Warbes J. Woodward, of Columbia county, has been nominated for President Judge of the Sev enth Judicial District, composed of Bucks and Montgomery Counties. The Domination thcs tendered, we ander stand, was entirely unsolicited and unex ra.t , rn 1 b.9 lnrrd tMt it Hs ' General Patterson. We .see by the papers, that on Wednes day night of last week, a number -of the friends of Gen. Patterson tendered him the compliment of a serenade, at his residence in Philadelphia. He was addressed in a brief and appropriate speech by Benj. H. Brewster, Esq , in which he commended Gen. Patterson highly for saving the troops under his command, when an advance upon the enemy would have been attended with most dirastrous re&ults. He is sustained in not engaging Johnson at Winchester, when his force was insufficient. We have the first complaint to hear from head quar ters in relation to this man. But the news paper Generals are always ready to trump op something against their superiors; even '.he General of the Republican, of this place, enters his protest against Patterson, and talks about his not obeying orders. If the General disobeyed orders why not have him Court-martialed at once, and make an example of him. The General in-Chief should take this matter in hand, and we trust he would if there was just cause. The reply Gen. Patterson made to Mr. Brewster's remarks is a sufficient answer to the many complaints put forth by these Re publican sheets about his dilatory conduct, and the grave insinuations against his fidel ity to the cause of his country. Indeed, we have reason to known that not only the army officers under his command approved of the movements of General Patterson, but that General Scott himself expressed the greatest confidence in his discretion and fidelity a short time previous to the Bull Run engagement, andilter Gen. Patterson had moved his column to Charleston. The following was the reply of General Patter son : My Friends: I am greatly indebted to you for the compliment you have paid me to-night, and for the approbation you have been pleased to bestow. 1 know that I have endeavored to do my duty, and I be lieve 1 have handled my column as well as any other in the field. 1 have been honor ably discharged by my superior officer, and if he makes no complaint, and if those who served under me make none, what right have others to constitute themselves a mili tary star chamber to decide on my merits or demerits as a soldier? 1 hive the geif satisfaction of knowing thil all the officers oj the regular army serving with me approved of the management of the army under my comm ind. These gentlemen are competent j-idijes, and their approval I value more than the pri ses ot all the civilians in the United States. The army standard is the true test of the soldier, and by that test I am willing to stand or fall. To you my fellow townsmen, I can but extend my most grateful thanks for this renewed evidence of your frierr'-t hip and confidence. Three cheers were here given for Gen. Pat terson, and the crowd dispersed. We sec that Columbia and Luzerne coun ties are not alone in holding Peace Meet ing?. There have been meetings held in the States ot New York, New Jersey, Dela ware, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. Several meetings have been held in the counties of Venango and Wayne, this State, at which meeting strong resolutions were read and passed, declaring that war is disunion, certain, irrevocable, and eternal separation, and that peace, re conciliation, and compromise, are the only honorable means by which the Union can be saved, tbe government maintained, and the laws enforced, and to secure these hap py results they pledge their unceasing and undivided efforts ; believing that whatever the public feeling may be at present, the time will come when all hnmanity will ap plaud the course of those who now advocate peace to our country. The people are be ginning to view with alarm the present at titude of the Republican party, in their re fusal to entertain any propositions to re store peace to our distracted country. A patron of ours, residing at or near Lime Ridge, complains to us, in strong terms, of his not regularly receiving the Star. This is. something we very much dislike to hear, and did we know, to a cer tainty, where the fault lay, we should as sure our patron that there would soon be a change. This is too annoying for us to stand. it is not the first, second or third time we have had our attention called to this matter. We are willing to bear a reasonable amount of complaint, as we are all aware when so many changes take place in the Post masters throughout the whole country, it is not fair to suppose that mailable matter would be as rightly attended to as when the old regulars had it in charge. But we hope our attention may not be directed to this mailer again. We have Postmasters capa ble of doing their whole daty and the peo ple expect them to perform it. Urited Democracy. We have been much gratified to find that the true democracy of the county are so thoroughly united as we approach the nominating convention. There are many different candidates, and each has his respective friends, but all are willing to abide by the decision of the con vention, and are determined that the ticket when nominated shall be elected, The de mocracy are getting fully aroused to the fact that their principles are and always have been right, and they are bound that beginning with county eiections they will restore the principles of the democratic party throughout the country. The people are anxious for another opportunity to er press their feelings through the ballot box, and when that opportunity comes they will repudiate everything that is republican from Postmaster, and treason sauffing constables op to President. - Mark thar prediction. Wc paid a visit to the Orangeville, Male and Female Academy, on Saturday last, and mast state, in justice to. the citi zens of Orangeville and vicinity, that they have the most handsome and neatly arrang ed building for school purposes in the hy perborean part of this stale. The internal arrangements are most capital. The board of Trustees are at present leveling and 1 beautifying the yard generally. The first term of the second academic year commen ces on the 15th inst. Daniel Lee, Esq., will please accept our thanks for those fine garden squash present ed to us a few days . ince. They made Tot or Against. There can be no two parties now say the Republicans, "we must either be for or against the government." The Democratic party has always been for the government and if there is to be but one party, we would suggest that between the two or more parties we should choose the safest one. This would of course be the Demo cratic party, for that has made the country ; while others in a few months have nearly destroyed it. "For or against the govern ment" or in other words, a Republican or a traitor, &c. Now let trs look over the past and see whether this four months' growth of patriotism is real ot false. Have the Republicans for the last four or five years been for or against the government as administered ? If they have not endorsed Buchanan's, Pierce'sTyler's, Tolk's.and oth er democratic administrations then accord ing to their interpretation of traitors every man of them has for many ears been a traitor. Suppose 'their interpretation of traitorism be true, why should they hang democrats for being four months, what they have been for forty years. The gTeat trouble with these men is that they do not seem to know enough to distinguish between an ad ministration according to the Chicago Plat form, and the government, according to the Constitution. All Democrats are in favor of the government, but they are not in favor ot that administration of the government, which, instead of preserving the country and holding it to the ancient landmarks of peace, prosperity and nationality, have run it inio sectionalism, dissolution and civil war. We will all sustain the Government, but we think the very first step necessary to that end is to re establish the principles that have given us a government to sustain. Not thumbey land Democrat. Another Same, The Republican office seekers have come again to the necessity for a change of name. After running the country into ruin they know it would be uttet folly to think of lun ning as Republicans, and so they think by a change of name the people will take them for something or somebody else than the country distroying, money squandering, mob inaugurating Republican party They have caught at the name of "Union party," having labored might and main up to within four mo'ths for a plaiform and principles that have distroyed the Union. The Democracy, however, will contest the title n 1 show up re:orda to a damaging extent. This seeking to change nance is positive evidence that they consider their past name disgraced and rendered odious by their principles and pol icy. Why don't the Democracy seek anew name every few months? Because the Con stitution, the Union and the good of the people is the basis of their creed. lb. A Narrow Escape. The Rev. J. A Kelly, pastor of the Baptist Church in Jersey Shore, in crossing a bridge over a ravine about half a mile below town in his bujgy had his horse buggy and child precipitated over the side of the bridge, a distance of ten feet. The florae in throwing his head back to catch a fly became entangled in the harness and commenced to back on the biidge, which is without railing. Mr K. jumped out to catch him but could not hold him and he backed the buggy clear off. Mrs. K. barely escaped by jumping, without being able to save the child. The child fell out and the buggy over him, and the horse on the bug- gy. Strange to say no serious injury befell any of them, though the child and horse are both scratched and bruised some. Ifj7 liamsporl Democrat. What thev Intend.' The other day a Republican remarked to a friend of Peace, that ' they had go hold of this government nl last, and they meant now to keep holdof it." This remark, though coming from a single individual, is certainly very strongly cor- roberated by all that is occurring. Under the plea of "necessity," Mr. Lincoln has set aside the Constitution, and if they sue- ceed in keeping the country in civil war for the whole lime of his office, why may he not, under the same plea of "necessity' suspend or postpone the Presidential election of 1S64? Or, if we go through the forms of an election with freedom of speech suppressed by a mob, it would be a mere farce. A Ratification Meeting will be Berwick on Saturday, the 31st of held in August. the Saturday following our county Conven- i tion, for the purpose partly of ratifying the nominations as well as coming together that we may counsel with each other and adopt resolutions expressive of th tense and feeling of the people in relation to this terrible war which i goirg on between the North and the South. We are informed that eminent speakers have been procured for the occasion. There is a meeting in contemplation to be held at Rohrburg be fore long. Notice will be given of the time These meetings are becoming popular - - The Hew York Day Book We are author ized to say that the reports put in circula tion by it political enemies, that The New York Day Book has been or will be stopped, are fatse. Its proprietors slate it is rapidly increasing in circulation, and that it is bound to live as long as the principles of Jefferson and Jackson survive. All who desire a sound, nnterrified, Union Demo cratic paper, from New York City, in favor of Peace, Justice and Fraternity, opposed to Mob Law, a Standing Army. Onerous Taxation, National Banks, High Tarriff&, the Suppression of Free Speech, and a Mil itary Dictatorship, will Rid it just what they want. ' This paper has all the latest tele graphic news, and as good a report of Cat tie, Grain and other Markets as any paper sent out of New York. Terms, one copy per year, Si ; five copies, S3; twenty-one copies, S20. Any person who will start a club at a post office where there is none novr, and send $5 for five subscribers will reqeive a sixth copy gratis. Additions to clubs can always be made at Si each sub scriber. Specimen copies sent free. Ad dress, Van Evrie Horton & Co., 162 Nassau DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING. For Peace, the Union and the Constitution. Pursuant to public notice, a Democratic Mass Meeting was held, on Friday last, the 9th of August, at the Public House of Jons J. Stiles, in Benton township, Columbia County. It was indeed a great meetings! the independent freemen of the country numbering from 2,500 to 3.000 people and was animated by the spirit of the Revolu tionary Patriots, in the representatives of their sons and decendants. The veterans of '76, and the young men of the present day, met upon vhe same platform, shouldeT to shoulder, for the purpose of asserting their rights, giving expressions to their thoughts and maintaining all their just pre rogatives under the Constitution Several hundred ladies, patriotic, demo cratic ladies, too, God bless them, were in attendance. So, also, was Capt. Millard's "Home Guards,-"' in full uniform, with flais waving and drums beating Their presence created general joy in the camp. The meeting organized in the grove be low the Fishingcreek bridge, atone o'clock, p. m , by the selection of the following offi cers : JOHN McHENRY, Esq , President. VICE PRKSIOENTS Jacob Welliver, Elias McIIenry, Joseph Coleman, Jacob Kemble, Peter Case, Joseph Hess, Andrew Freas, David Fhaffer, Henry Smith, Benjamin V;ntfirsteen, John Hill. Eli Bobbins, Thilip Appleman, Isaac Hun ter, James McIIenry, Henry Eyer. Secretaries Daniel McIIenry, J. J. Kline, William Hulmne. Dr. Harry Hake, of Luzerne, and Col. Levi L. Tatb, of Columbia, were the speakers. Dr. Hakes, spoke of the state of ourcoun- j try, its prostrate condition and gloomy fa tare. He adverted to its once happy, free i and prosperous condition, and contrasted it ; with its present forlorn, dismembered and ! humiliating shame He spoke strongly and ' Cnrtin's Committee, appointed to inves eloquently of the mismanagements and cor- I ',e tlie arm' frauds. which ha? now ruptions of the riresent State and National I been fit,in? two months, and ought to be Administrations the required corrections j abie by lhis time to give us something offi ofttieir unwarranted and illegal abuse of cial and aulhenlic- power Executive usurpations robberies j Brigham Voung has thrown off his allegi of the soldiers and swindling of the public ' ance to the United States Government, and Treasuries. Dr. Hakes advocated tlm set- declared the independence of the Territory, tlement of this unnatural and mint'ceary , The Mormon? are arming in every direction War upon principles of compromise, for , to maintain their independence at all haz- tlie establishment oi reace and tne main tinmce of the Constitution. His remarks were received, by the immense audience, with unmistakable demonstrations ot ap plause. Col. Tate, was called to th stand In the course of his remarks, he glanced hasti ly at the prevailing evils of the ge the hypocracy of the powers that be, and clear- ly demonstrated from the record, that th hone of our country and the perpetuation of j its glorious institutions were entirely de- pendent upon the eternal principles of ue- mocraey. He regarded ihe teachings of Assistant Surgeon of the regime-it, to ascer abolitionism and modern republicanism, as j tain whether they have the physical qualifi pernicious to our existence as a Nation, and i cations necessary for the military service. counselled peaceful deliberations for the adjudication of our exi-ting difficulties, and appeaied to the friends of the Union, Ly all the memories o! the past, and all the hopes ol the future, to rally with promptness and vigor, within the perview of ire Constitu tion, to the defence of the country, against all its foes whether at home or abroad. In conclusion, he referred to the DEMOCRAT IC FLAG, of 34 S:ars, wt.ich waved over the Speaker's Stand, once in triumph tat now in humiliation as the emblem of the Nationrs Freedom, in the full and firm be lief, that on its preservation depends o.ir nationality, and the only security for the rights, liberties and power of our own peo ple, and the highest hopes of oppressed humanity throughout the world. The speaker resumed his seat ami 1st rounds of ' app!aue and music by the Band The Committee on Resolutions, throush ihe chairman, Mr. H. R Kline, reported 'he following, which was adopted by acclama tion. Whereas, In view of the overwhelm ittg , evils of the prcer.t war, endangering the Union of ti e States, threatening ruin and bankruptcy to the happiest and most pros j perous country on ihe earth, therelore ' Rcolveil, As expressive of the sense ot : this meeting, thru the Constitution as it is j written, is our only sheet-anchor of safety and sure foundation, t Resolved, That loyal'y to the Union is only I compatible with strict fidelity to the Con-ti- tution ; and that those who violate the pro i visions of the latter, even under the hypo- critical pretence of preserving the former, j are enemies to be confronted and resisted. Resolved, That we have no confidence in : the good faith and efficiency of many of the present self-constituted par excellent ! Union savers who have heretolore acted in j such a fanatical a;id sectional manner a to destroy confidence in the different sections, engender strife, hatred and ill-will between the people and States, and who are n w denouncing every person who does not join t in the hue and cry, in lavor ol the present administration's war policy and bow down at the shrine of the Chicago Platform, as traitors to their country ; such men are not sate lights to follow for the rurpose of re storing peace and harmony to otir distract- ! ed but once glorious and happy country. Resolved, The the cost already incurred in the prosecution of this war, imposes a bur den upon the people hard to bear; and the increase proposed must prove so fearfully distressing to every vital and laboring inter est of our country that a century of prosper ity will not erase it. Poverty already stares us in the face, and utter ruin and s'arvalion must be the final destiny of the great mass of our people. Resolved, That we have entire confidence in the disposition and ability of our people, to make a complete and satisfactory settle ment of all difficulties, if they are coolly and dispassionately consulted, and their rep resentatives guided by their counsel. Resolved, That we will vote for no man, for any national, Slate, or county office, who is unwilling to negotiate for peace. Resolvtd, That the thank of the Democ racy of Columbia county are tendered to the speakers for their very able, national and patriotic addresses so attentively listen ed to. Resolved, That these resolutions be pub lished in all the Democratic papers oi the District. Mr. McHenry, the venerable President, then by invitation, sang "Old Hail Colom bia," after which, on motion, the meet ing adjourned. General Sews Items. Illness of Mr Bcchanan. Ex-President Bschanan, it is said, is so ill that he is obliged to forego his coslomary visit to Bed ford Springs. The llarrisburg Telegraph 6ays that the Patriot a7id Union office in llarrisburg is to be removed from that city to Philadelphia, and to be published as the democratic organ of the city and Slate. Death of Bishop Bowman. Bishop Bow man, died suddenly on the 3rd inst., while on his way from Pittsburg to Butler . lie was found dead by the way side. In Bish op Bowman's demise the Christiar. Church, lose one of their brightest lights. Gen. Wool. We are pleased to find that the services of this brave and experi enced officer are again called into action. Few military men acquired more fame dur ina the Mexican war than Gen. Wool. He should not have been kept this long in the background. A Camp Meeting for Cloumbia Circuit, under the supervision of the Evangelical Association, will be held on the land of Mr Abraham Martz, near Fvansville, this county, to commence on Thursday the 20th inst Berwick Gazette. The Volunteers from this Borough who are now on a visit home are ordered to re port themselves at llarrisburg next week, to receieve their pay and be mustered out of service, as their company has been disban ded . Berwick Gazctl e. A the Pittsburg arsenal, 60,000 Minie rifle bullets and 70,000 cartridges are made every twenty-four hours Besides these, cav alry and infantry equipments are turned out in great numbers. Not less than four huu dred hands are employed. Why Don't They Report? The public are getting anxious to hear the report of Gov. ards. GtNERAi. Caewalt.adkr It is sta'ed ap parently cpon authority from Washington, that the Pennsylvania delegation in Con gress have unanimously requested the Pres ident to asign Gen. Cadwallader to a com- i.. -. i i , t manu in accordance wun nis rat.K anil ' uKil iliaa na o r-i r fTi An U t I I I U v -J U 3 aiJ UlilLCl Hereafter when volunteers are to be mus- tered into the service of the United States, they will at the same time be carefully and minnteiy examined oy irte Mireon and , A Double Secedkr The slaves who ran away from their masters in Virginia were set to work by Gen. Butler, and made to kepp at it,much to their annoyance. One of them, having been put to it rather strong, said: "Golly Massa Butler, dis nigger neb er had to work so hard before, gess dis child will secede once moah P Srr.ccK Been Allow an ounce of hops and a spoonful of ginger to a gallon of wa ter. When well boiled, strain it, and put in a pint of molasses, and half an ounce or less of ihe essence of spruce: when cool add a tea cup of yeast, and put into a clean tight cask and let it ferment for a day or two, then bottle it for use. You car. boil the sprigs of spruce-fir in room of the essence. Celeehation of Itai.mn Inpeplntence un t tie second uay ot Jniy tne Italians in j Rome celebrated their country's indepen- ! dence with a magnificent display of fir? works, representing Victor Emanuel sitting j crowned in the capitol The gendarmes j climbed up to lake down the woodwork, and came near being killed in a trap of loose planking which had been spt for tnem. One of them was finally stabbed to death in the ensuing melee. A Wounded Zocave A Zouave was ob served setting on the side of the road, having his hand nearly severed from his wrist by a ball, which he was endeavoring to wring offthe sinews. As the soldiers were pass ing him he was observed to elevate his hand to his mouth, as if to bite it off. With an oath he remarked that "New Y ork was gaTie," which were probably the last words spoken by him, as he was fal sink ing from loss of blood when last seen. Senator Wilcox at Bcll Run. It is said that while Senator Wilson was making his masterly retrea in Virginia, on being re pulsed by a teamster, whose wagon he sought to occupy, he protested, in plaintive l accents, that he was Henry Wilson, of Mas j sachtii-etts. The response of the teamster j was to the point, " Henry Wilson be d d I have kicked him oil the wagon six time? j already." The Times and the World, two Republi can papers in New York, have begun to o pen their eyes to the tact that the Tribune is a Disunion paper. It is well they have made the discovery, but the inteiligenca is not new to the Democrats ol the country. Greeley has been laboring for years to break up this Government . The If 'odd has gath ered together all the evidences of treachery against him , and made out a strong case. There can be no doubt of the proclivities of the Tribune, although the Republicans are making the discovery rather late in the day. It is mentioned as a somewhat noticeable fact that Gen McClellan, who is a graduate at West Point, was selected by Jefferson Davis himself, who held the position of Sec retary of War at the time of the Crimean war to visit the Crimea for the purpose of witnessing the great battles, and thu? learn ing by observation what theory could not teach him. It is a remarkable coincidence that this same McClellan should now be in command ot the main division of the army i.aJb.U.HL73.ln9 the rebel forces. THE WAR NEWS. ANOTHER FIGHT IN MISSOURI. The Rebels Routed and Pursued I We have-news bearing date, Quincy, 111., August 8th, which states that a band of reb els, numbering from 1 000 to 1,200, made an attack upon the Camp t)f the Union men at Athens, Missouri, on Monday morning ol last week, at about fivo o'clock. There was a large amount of arms and ammuni tion for ihe United States troops stored at that pUce, under guard of the troops com posing this camp, United States Volunteers, numbering about 350, under command of Captain Moore. The fighting continued about one hour, when the rebels retreated. In the mean time Captain Moore having been reinforced by about one hundred and fifty men, from Centralis, Iowa, on the opposite side of the river, gave chase after the rebels for about a mile and a half, killing one of their num ber, taking eighteen prisoners, and captnr ing thirty cne horses, and two secession fiass. Several of the rebels were wounded in the chase after the battle, and six or eisht rebels were found dead on the field. In the afternoon the bearer of a rebel flag of truce to the Union camp admitted that they car ried off fourteen killed, and that as many were wounded and missing. The rebel's were led by Martin Green, a brother of ex Senator Jirn Green. The Union men had three killed and eight wounded. Athens is a small town on the extreme northeast of Missouri, on the Desmonies river, twenty five or thirty miles west of Keokuk. It is reported that the Union for ces having been further reinforced by five or six hundred troops trom Iowa, marched in pursuit of the rebel on Moiifiay night, and were encamped eight miles from Ath ens, unless the rebels run. We have still later accounts, dated Roila, Missouri, Aug 8:h. Mr. Burden, a sta2e proprietor, who has just arrived from Springfield, which place he left on Monday at noon, furnishes the following items: General Lyon with his forces had fallen back on Springfield, having reached there on Monday morning, and was preparing for a strong defence The rebels were advancing by four different roads, and their advance was ascertained to be from ten to filteen miles distant. - General L) on had called on 2500 of the Home Guards from the country around Springfield. It was expected that the enemy would make an immediate attack, from the fact that their commissary department was in a . miserable condition, they being obliged to ( oepenu on lorceu couirioutions lor tempo rary supplies. It was generally remarked in Springfield that General Lyon was perfectly confident of success in case of an aitack. He had no entrenchments, but would depend upon his splendid artillery ia the open field. Fifty wagons, laden with provisions, had reached him. Washington. August ll We see it stated in the despatches from Washington, that S. Merrill, Adm'r. of Charles Sterner, late tha great GARIBALDI has tendered his i of Hemlock townahip, deceased, services to the Federal Government. The i 4 The fituil account of Thomas Ozden, correspondence in which the offer was Cuanfian ol Martha M. Mdls, daughter of made and accepted took place between the j Nathan Oliver late of Greenwood twp , de American Consul at Genoa and Secretary ' ceai-e J. Seward. The offer was of course accepted, I 5. The first acrount of Peter Laubach, and the rank of Major General tendered to ' one of the Executors of J hn Laubach, late the noble Italian. I Benton township deceased. l ne tjovernment has strictly prohibited the telegraph operators from conveying he'iceiorvard any matter relating to the movement of troops, even that which may have appeared in print in Washington Gen. McClellan has found it necessary to make this order, in consequence of the course ol tne ashmgton papers l hese papers will be notified to deci?t. The body of Col. Cameron is soon to be lecovered. '1 he correspondence between Col. McCunti a.id Col. Stuart of the Virginia ' Cavalry, touching the body of Col. Came ron, has been laid before the War Depart ment. The identity of the body is esiab- lished, and the time of its recovery substan- ! tially rests with the Secretary of War. We have accounts that the woods at or near Bull's Run have been fired, and that, ' at last advices, the fire was still burning : fiercely. The report is given for what it ; is worih; but if true, of course, it must have ! been done by some of our own men, as upon these woods the rebels depended 1 mainly during the recent enslavement. An attack upon General Banks' force? is almost hourly looked for. It will take place soon if at ali It will be remembered that this man Banks has assumed the command ! in place of General Patterson. ' From Fortress Monroe we learn that the George B. Baker, cf Galveston, has been taken there, with a rebel crew of four in irons. The Btker was captured by a United Stales vessel, off Galveston, while attempt ing to run the blockade. The priva'eer York afterwards took her as she was com ing to New York, and put on board a prizs crew. The United States Gunboat Union ' chased the York, and succeeded in burning ; her, though the crew escaped; the Gunboat retook the Baker, and seized the four men , spoken of above. " The papers of Saturday bring intelligence , from Fortress Monroe that the rebels set fire to the town of Hampton on Wednesday j nij;ht last and de-toyed all the buildings , except seven or e'mht. It was a town of some size and contained many fipe build ings. It was destroyed to prevent our troops occupying it. Gen. Scott will not recognise the South ern Conlederaey by exchanging prisoners He will release on parole of honor. All the Confederate troops, sixty in number, re-' jATURE, TREATMENT, AND centl taken prisoners in Western Virginia, fruraT-y RADICAL CURE OF SPERMA and conveyed to Graiton, have been releas- TORRHGEA, or Seminal Weakness, Sex ed on their parole. Those recently under ; ual Debility, Nervousness and involuntary Col. Pegram, also taken prisoners, have j emissions, producing impotency, Consump likewiso been released. ' tion, and Mental and Physical Debility. Government has recently chartered sloops By ROBT. J. CL'LVERWKLL, M. D., and steam.tug9 at New York, which will The important fact that the awful conse. short'y sail under sealed orders. Horses, j qnences of self-abuse may be effectually hay and oats have been purchased to a large j removed without internal medicines or tne extent. This looks like a second expedition dangerous applications of caustics, ins'ru- to some point south, where cavalry will be reqnired. There are upwards of one hundred per sons in the Washington jail awaiting trial for offences agaim the Government. Accident to one or the "Rifles." We regret to learn that Moses Gibbs, member ol the "Danville Rifles" had one of his legs accidentally broken, in a scuffle at Sunbury, on Saturday last. Danville Intelligencer. MARRIED. At the residence of the bride's father, on Saturday 27th ult, by the Rev. H. A. Die terick, Mr. Philip A.Kline, of Benton, to Miss Martha Mekch, ol Derry township, Montour Co. Pa. On the 27th July, 1S61, by Montgomery Cole, Esq., Mr. William Masteller, to Miss Catharine Ann Shcltz, both of Sugar loaf, Columbia Co , Pa. On the S:h inst., by the Rev. William J. Eyer, Mr. Junes JMer, of Franklin town ship, and Miss. Catharine Kershei, of Cat tawissa, all of Columbia county. DIED. In Beach Haven, Luzerr.e county, on the 2d of August, Mr. James Campbell, aged about 87 years. Ayer's Cathartic Pills. njf s Sale. OY virtne of a writ of aha Leviri Ficiis, to me directed. i-u. out oi th C "in of Common Plea of Colombia county. IV, will he expose ! to public sale at the C.i-.rt Houe, in Blo'tmtvirj. on MOND.VV 1HS 2d DAY OF "SEPTEMBER NEXT, atone o 'rloc-k in the afternoon ttie following des cribed property to wi : a certain f act or piece of iaiid ';Ma!e in Jarkson town-hip. ia the county of Columbia, bnu:i:lp( a:i J des cribed as follows to wit: Bcioni-ig at a post, thence by land of Sarni;ol Acher.ba'-h, paet two hundred and sixteen pprrhes jo a post, iheoce by the same sou h fifteen perches ;o a post, thence by land of Jo-"hn Savaiie, east nxiy four perches to a che nut, ther.ee by. land of John Fritz and Dan iel Bobbins nonh three hundred pert-he to a ches-nut oak, thence by land of Joseph Cole and William Brink, west two hunder and seventy four perches to a chesiiu', thence by laml of Tnomas W. Young and land of John Shultz, south two hundred nn J eighty five perches to the place of Begin ning, containing Four hundred and sixty three acres and one hundred auJ twenty perches and allowance, &c. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as th property of Thomas W. Yoni.g. ALSO At the same lime and plac by virtue of a writ of Levari Facias, indued out of the Court of Common Pleas, to me direc.ed, will be exposed to public salt, all that one and a half Story frame dwellinr house or building, situate in the village of Light Street in the towuship of Scott, in the county of Columbia, and state of Pennsyl vania, which said building is on a lot for merly owned by Isaac onersivo'ih and which is said lot, is bounded and de-crtbed as follows namely on the north by lot of Bird, on the asi by an alley, on the south by lot of said Isaac Sonersworth, and on the west, by lot of Peter Schug, which said building is in size on the groun d about sixteen by eiahteen feet, and the said above described lot or piece of ground and curtilage appurtenant to said building. Seized, taken in exe cution and to be sold as the property o Edward Jone. JOHN SNYDER, SLei(T. Bl-iomsbtirg, A112. 7, 1861. HLGISTER'S X0TICES. VOTICE is hereby giving to all legatees, creditors and other persons interested in the estates of the respective decedents and minors, that the following administra tion and guardian accounts have been filed in Ihe office of the Register of Colombia county, arid will be presented forconfirma- lion and allowance to the Orphan's Court, to be held at Bloomsburg, in the county aforesaid, on Wednesday the 4'h da of Sep tember next, at 2 o'clock, in the f tternoon. 1. The first and final account ol Jacob j Demon, GuarJian of Catharine Demott, a daughter of Isaac Demolt, deceased. ! 2. The first account of Abner Welsh and : Thomas M'Hftiry, Executor's of Hiram W. j Klme, late of Orange township deeaed. i 3. The first and final account of Beni. 6. The at'coutn of David Whitmeyer, Exacutor of Mary Trembly late of Scott, township deceased- 7. The account of Gilbert H. Fowler anil Samuel A. Worm an, Executors of the es- ta'e of illiam Trembly, late of Scott twp., ; decea-eJ. 8. The arcounl of Lewis Laurish A'Im r. of the estate of Rnmsey Ildgeubucf:, late of Scott townstiip deceased. 9. Ttie Account of Lewis Yetter & E!:ie Weaver, Executors of the estate ot John Weaver, l:c ot Frankliii twp., decea-e.!. 10. The account of Benj F. Hartman A1-. mi'iistrators of the estate ol I : - h W. Boone, la'e of Bloom town-hi, drf:eased. 11. The account ot Solomon D. Siyder l: Rejina Snyder, Administrators of the estare of Solomon Stijder, late of Locusi town-hip, deceased. 12. The second accorunl of Solomon Ney hard, executor of the estate of William Abbott, late of Centre township, dee'd. DANIEL LEE, Ri;isterV Office, ) R-gister. BluoTi.'burj, Aug. 7, 1S61. J BRIDGE LCTTIXG. THE county Commissioners'" will recfrive proposals a! the Hou-e of Daniel Kower, sr., m Franklin township. Columbia conniy between ths hours of 10 A. M-, ar.J one P. M.,on Tuesday, 27th day of A-i'ist in'.rfof building an open Truss Bridge over Big Kiarincreek near the residence of the said D iniel Hower, sr , Slid bridge to be 80 fet bet wee. i abutments, width 16 tee', flight 13 feet (rotn low wa'er mark, tne abutment- to be six feet thick and Ihe upper wiiuwalt on wesi side 30 leet long, lower wi.igwall on same side 20 feet loni, anJ Ihn upper wmswall on east side 10 feet lo'ig. Plan and Specification can be seen o i ihe day and place of letting. By order of the County Com'r?. R. C. FRUIT, Clerk. Commissioners' Office, ) Bloomsburg, Aug 7, 1S61. J ItlArVEIOOI). II01V LOST, II0H RESTORED. Just Published, in a Sealed Envelope: A LECTURE ON THE NA- , rnents, medicated bougies, and other em pirical devises, is here clearly demonstra ted, and the entirely new and highly uc csssful treatment, a? adopted by the cele brated author fully explained, by means of which every one is enabied to cure himself perfectly, and at the least possible cost, thereby avoiding ail the advertised nos trums of the day". This lecture will prove a boon to thousands and thousands. Sent under seal, in a plain envelope,to any address post paid, on the receipt of two postage stamps, by addres-ing. DR. CH. J. C. KLINE, 127 Bowery, N. Y. Post Office box 4,336. August 7, 1861-ly. GUEEXW00D SEMINARY. The additions to this Institution being about completed, there are comfortable ac commodations now for about seventy board ers, and the Autumn term will commence on the 12th of Auanst. , The services of H W. GILBERT, late Professor ol Modern Languages in one of our Colleges, have been secured. Besides possessinz the requisite scholastic attain ments, and having had years of successful experience in teaching in tnis country, Prof. Gilbert in his travels has given special at tention to the Educational system? in Eu rope, and is competent to instruct. in the Latin. uerman, rencn, or naiian iani;u-es. For terms or further particulars nee the card in another column, or address the Principal. Millville Pa , July 31, IfcCl- '
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