MR OF THE NORTH,
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JPAf. tf. .4COSr, EDITOR.
ELGQUSBERG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL II.-1861.
What Kelt!
The Republican party went before the
conniry in the canvass of 1860, with the
solemn declaration that it was not their in
teruion or desire to iti'erfere with slavery
where it lawfolly existed. When democrats
charged that total abolition was their ulti
mate aim, even though ia its cccomplish
rnent it might by necessary, as Mr Speaker
(now General) Banks said, to ';Iet the Union
elide," and that the inevitable and logical
tendency ol their sectional spirit and doc
trines was towards abolitionism, the charge
waj dally denied, and denounced with ap
parent inclination, as "a locofoco lie."
The Republicans have now been ir. pov
er a little over a year. Let us gee how far
the predictions ot the Democrats, and the
denial of the Republicans have been sev
erally verified. This may be best done by
referring: to the legislation of Congress on
the subject of slavery.
First, then : Congress have enacted, and
the President has approved, a new Article
of War, making it a criminal offence, punish
able by summary dismissal from the ser
vice, for any officer of the army to return
a fugitive slave that may have taken refuge
within his lines, to the loyal owner (no
rebel slave-owner wonld dare to approach
camp of Union soldiers for thai or any
other purpose) go that, in the total sus
pension of the civil law in the States where
this Article will apply, he is practically de
prived of all means for reclaiming his run
away slave.
Second: The Senate has passed a bill
removing the wise les'riction which has
heretofore existed by law again! the em
ployment ol negroes in the impor ant pub
lic service of carrying the mails.
J n:m : .1 ne House has raised a com mi'
tee. under a resolution adorned on
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inst, to inquire into, and report a plan for j
the gradual emancipation of the slaves, and
extinction of slavery, in Maryland Dela
ware, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis
souri, and, it expedient, ia the other slave
holding States.
Fourth : Congress have passed, and the
President has approved, a bill for the im
mediate abolition of slavery in the District
ol Columbia, without regard to the rights or
'wishes of the inhabitants of the District,
but compulsory in its provisions, and lim
iting the amount ol compensation to be al-
lowea me owners oi me staves mus taxen
from tbero against their consent.
These are the chief measures that have
teen thus far adopted in reference to sla
very. The candid observer will at once
s?e that ihey are by no msans small steps
toward the accomplishment of total aboli
tion, as the ultimate design of sectional Re
publicanism. It is trne. they do not violate
a ny exp'ees provision of the Constitution,
at:d therefore they keep w ithin the strict
letter of that fundamental law. But, that
they are unconstitutional in so far es they
evince a spirit of disposition to over-ride
that instrument, and transcend its authority,
is clear to our mind The question- may
here be appropriately asked : Were these
acts nteeisary to facilitate the Administra
t'i3ii of the Government, and to aid it in pros
ntlnn t) l-i a n n r iKa annnrufiiAn nf ra .
vv u ii ii iuo ot as vs a v it vy i v av
bellion and treason ? It not and no sane
man can say they were was it not injudi
cious, or inexpedient, to say the leas!, to
urge them at this time? particularly in view
bf the lact that they are highly oflenie to
the loyal Union men of the South, who are
slave-holders rightfully so. as they believe
and io conciliate whom, rather than irii-
tate them, should ce one ot ine nrsi acties
cf the Administration; because, at last, it is
only through their patriotic influence and
example that we can hope to bring the
Southern poeple back to the allegiance
they owe lo the Union, peacefully and con
tdntedly, after the war shall have set-led
the mere, and by no means fi- ally decisive
question of our power to hold them in sub
jection lo its authority. Forbearar.ee toward
the weaker party by those who, for a limif
ed period, are commissioned to wieid pow
er, is always a greater virtue than its wan
ton, unnecessary and arbitrary exercise
From abolishing slavery in the District,
to an attempt to abolish i; in the States, a
ery small step only need be taken True,
it will be a step beyond the Constitution,
bat those who habituate tbem-evles to a
violation of its spirit, will not long hesitate
to transcend it, both in letter and spirit To
this point of governmental revolution, and
consequent anarchy, the extremist-, of the
Sumner and Lovejoy school, who evidently
control Congress, and who appear at last t
have gained over the President to their
side, are doing their otmost to hurry the
nation. Three days were sufficient to rev
olutionize France, and completely cha ge
the lorm and character of its government
It will be three years before the American
people can decide, at the ballot boxes,
whether they are ready lo sacrifice their
f"nnfitntirn and ih Government it ooholdi
for Jhe sake ofliberating four million of ne
gro slaves. Their decision may come too
Idle ! Nullify and destroy the Constitution,
as the Abolitionists will surely do, if not
checked in their ultra measures; and where
are the statesmen of the present day com
petent to the tusk of; framing another, eqa
a!!y comprehensive, equally efficacious, and
at the same time republican? In view of
the portentous character of the recent and
pendiag legislation of Congress it is no idle
question lo ask "What Next?" So says
the FUaaing Gatelt '4 and Democrat.
Trepidant Lincoln has signed the Bill
ibo'iaLir j slavery io tha District of Colum
bia !
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The Signer In a Sew Aspect.
The inevitable nigger is about to appear
to os in a new shape, i. e. in propria persona
in all his naked loveliness. We see by
onr exchanges that measures are already
being taken tn the border counties of this
state and in the large (owns and villages
adjoining Dixie to check or prevent the sud
den influx ol the scores and hundreds of
half-starved, vagrant, idle, theiving negroes
who, having got in the rear of our army,
and with a little abolition aid are pushing
northward, flooding the towns and villiges
all along our. border counties. Work, they
will not.withoot a master Live they either,
as paupers theives or beggars in either
case they will have to be fed by the bard
earned bread of the laboring classes.
Even if a few shoull be induced to work
it only diminishes the chances for labor and
the we for the poor white man.
How long will it be before there will be
an aristocracy in the north, founded npon
caste, eqnal to any we have ever heard of
in the sonth, if these negroes are to be pla
ced side by side in the field, and work
shops and facories with the white laborers
of the north? Who will nat feel humbled
and degraded, that he is a laboring man
when an ignorant negro is placed by his
side, as his peer?
Our brave soldiers who belong to the
laboring classes will feel that they have
been risking their lives and sacrificing the
rora forts of home to but little purpose, if
they find their places in the fields and
work shops usurped by these vagabond ne
groe when they return.
Already the working men and mechanics
of Philadelphia and the border counties are
appealing; to our legislature to check by
legislation this tide of lately freed negroes
which is pouring in npon them in streams
as destructive as the hot breath of the sim
oon of the desert to the traveler. Our
tender hearted negro loving abolition sena
tors and congressmen are treating their la
boring white constituents to much stronger
dose of the niggar than well conduces to
their welfare.
What name next.
The Republicans are in a bad way for a
new name having used up everything that
j could be thought of. Lsi year after their j
I notorious disunion record, ending in a dis- j
J soluion of the Union. Ihey ctllej them- i
t selves the "U-iiori party !"' but what next, j
;Oh, for a name! We propose that they
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names anu can lueriieivej ine uic Diue-
light, Anti-mason, Maine Liquor, Abolition,
Know-nothing, Wooly Horse, Republican,
Wide Awake, Free Speech Ring Tail Coon,
People's Union Nigger New League Party.
The only objection that we can see to the
name is that it would be a little mixed up.
Their principles are however mixed and i
nothing less would give an indication of
what they are.Sunbuiy Democrat.
Theodork FrilLingccvsicw, who died al his
residence in Newark, on Saturday, was one
of the most eminent citizens of New Jersey. I
He was born in Somerset coun y, in this J
State, in 1787, and alter practicing at the
bar for some time he was appointed Attor-
ney General In 1826 he was elected by
the whigs to the United States Senate, where
for nine years he filled his position of Sen
ator w'u!r dignity and credit. His name whs
more prominently brought before the pub
lic in 1844, when he ran as Vice President
on the ticket headed by the name of Henry
Clay Polk and Dallas versus Clay and Fre
linghoysen. In 1850 he resigned the posi
tion as Chancellor of the University of New
York, which he had held for several years,
and was appointed President of Ru gers
College, Bunswick, New Jersey. He has
always taken an active interest in the reli
gious and philanthropic movements of the
day. and in his death we record the loss of
a graceful scholnr, high-toned politician,
and an accomplished old school gentleman.
Morristovm (N. J. Democratic Banner.
Profession vs. Practice The Chicago
Convention, which nominated Lincoln and
Hamlin, made a Platform with only one
good plank in it. This was the sixth reso
lution, condemning extravagance and cor
ropiion, which is now most applicable to
the present administration, and in lavor of
economy These wre the professions of
the Republican party. Now what is tlje
pracyce ? Last week a bill whs before ihe
United States Senate, proposing to reduce
the salary of officers, civil and military.
This is eminently proper in these expensive
and troublous times. The vo e on the res
olution was a tie, when Vice President
Hamlin gave the casting vote against the
bill and deleated its passage Cleaficld lie
pul.hcun
Pr fcept and Practice. The Abortio-ntsts
had greai repects for the rights of the peo
ple during the "bleeding" Kansas contro
versy. They considered it Border Ruffian
ism to adopt a constitution without subrnil-
ing it lo the people But how changed !
A few days ago, when ih bill to abolish
Slavery in the District of Colombia was
brought np in the Senate, Mr. Wile?, of
Virginia, moved so to amend the bill as to
allow he people of the District to vote upon
the subject. But the whole Abolition clan
opposed and defeated it, and at once passed
the bill, without having any respect for the
rights or property of these people. -Philadelphia
Evening Journal.
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iBformatioQ Wanted.
Information is wanted of the whereabouts
of one Hosea Carpenter, of Luzerne county,
president of a secret dark larneru order en
titled the "Loyal Union." He left Harris-
burg some iime since with the intention of
organizing a county council of the league
in every county in the State of Pennsylva
nia, at five dollars each. Circumstances of
a very unexpected and painful nature hav
ing since occurred to render the execution
of this plan impracticable, his friends are
deeply solicitous for his welfare. Any in
formation concerning the aforesaid Carpen
ter, addressed to Geo. Bergner, Post Maste'
and editor of the Harrisburg Telegraph, will
be thankfully received and no questions
asked. Patriot and Union.
Toodlis' letter vrill appear in our next.
Broken Pledges,
The .Republicans have not carried out a
single pledge they made to the people be
fore the election of Lincoln not one.
Their Chicago platform was a fraud and a
lie from beginning to end. In it they pro
fessed to revere the compromises of the
Constitution, and assured the people that
the rights of the different States, as guaran
tied them under that in ttrument, should
not only be respected, but defended is assail
ed. And yet, in the face of this pledge,
they assail the Constitution at all points,
and with utter impunity, and are bold in
declaring that the confiscation of four
millions of slaves is the object ol the war, and
that hostilities are not to cease until this
object is accomplished. The President, it
is true, professes to hesitate but yet suggests
a plan of his own which in effect is to ac
complish the same result.
Another pledge made by the Republican!
was that the Government should be "eco
nomically administered." that peculators
when discovered, should be and would b
punished, &c. Every man with a spark of
intelligence, who knew the Remiblieai
leaders, was well satisfied that this promisii
was made to deceive the ignorant and on
wary, and secure their votes. By the repor:
ol the Van Wyck and other committees of
Congress, it has been shown that during
the first eight month of Lincoln's adminis
tration, the Government had been robbed
of over one hundred millions of dollars! And
we doubt not, could all the frauds and vil
lainies be sifted, this sum is not one tenth
the amount that has been stolen. Have
the detected robbers teer. punished? Nj,
not a man of theTn. On the contrary, mar y
of them continue in the employ of the Gov
ernment as contractors, and others have
been appointed to responsible and lucrative
positions, civil and military. They are mil
the leaders of the Repuhljcan parly, and are pt
ted and fa voted Iry the AdmjiJsliali in.
When (previous to the election of Lin
coln.) Democratic speakers and journalists
attempted to convince the people that the
election of the two highest ofliiers of t ie
Government by a sectional party wonld be
impolitic, and calculated to exasperate the
South and give a plausible excuse to south
ern mischiel makers, to go on in their wt rk
of treason, ihe argument was ridiculed i nd
we were lold by the L'ncolniies that the
''South could not be kicked out of tha Union
or into a war." "It is all right nobody is
hurt," said Lincoln after his election, ' but
yet he knew in his heart that all was not
right, and that his enemies in the South
and hs prominent friends in the North
were all dancing with joy because they be
lieved that his election to the Presidency
was the death-knell to the Union.
But. it is not necessarv that we should
recount the violated pledge of Republican
demato" nes, for as we said before ihey
have given the lie to every promise tbey
made. We sre now engaged in the very
content we predicted before the election of
Mr. Lincoln. When it will end God .inly
knows. But it most be fought through to
the bitter end. The rebellion must be
crushed, and the rebels of the South anil the
disunionists of the North must be put clown
and if necessary buried in a comon gtave
Death to rebels, no matter what section of
the country they reside in. Exehinge.
Cattawissa Railroad On the firtdiy of
this month, the stock holders of the Catta
wiosa road met at their office in Philiilel
phia. Jos E. Moss, Esq., occupied the
chair, and R. Fisher, Esq., acted a Secre
tary. The second Annual Report was read by
their President T Hawkins Da Poy, Esq.
The report gives a most encouraging ac
count ol the past years exertions. Thit road
it should be remembered, has not recieved
pecuniary benefits like most of the other
thoroughfares throughout the State, from
the transportation ot men and munitions ol
war.
The local departments upon this route is
becoming an important leature, laving
gradually increased until it affords a hand
some income. In comparing the receipts
of the last twelve months with those jf pro
ceeding years it gives a decided advantage
to the books of '61.
The subjoined table presents the sura
mi'ig up of the statistical pages
The net receipts were S219 548 37
Expenses of ail kinds 197,400 35
Net earnings
When the State of tha
22.490 04
country is taken
into account with the other disadvantages
that debarred their receiving temporary
patronage to compensate for the doficien
cies in the legitimate lines traffic, thd com
pany can not but feel gratified al the result
certified toatlhis meeting.
H. Stan'ey Goodwin, Esq . Ihe gentleman
ly and efficient Superintendant in whose
charge the transactions ot that depirtment
are entrusted, has discharged ihe important
and onerous duties of the office with entire
sati'lactiou to all whose interests have giv
en them an opportunity to gain an insight
into his manner of transacting business.
The May number ot Uodey's Lady's Book
is on our book-table. It is a splendid num
ber, "looks gay and happy," and should be
upon every centre table in the land We
believe it is taken pretty generally by our
lovers of fashion and good taste A right
good article of literature can be lound on its
pages as well as the most handsome embel
ishment published. This Magazine is not
surpassed. Published in Philad'a. by L. A.
Godey, at S3 a year single subscription.
Tovnkcb Tax Bill The bill to the amen
ded bill repealing the Tonnage Tax was
defeated in the house where it originated.
The Democracy had no hopes of its final
passage The mosi danger to be apprehen
ded was in the hands of the Governor, who
it is said, signed ihe bill repealing the law
last session under heavy pressure, some say
a cool hundred thousand ! See nothing ol
Floyd in that wood pile !
The Elkctios in the Borough of Berwick
lai Saturday resulted in a tie between Jas.
1 Jacoby, democrat, and Geo. W. Styet, re
publican. Last (all the Republicans had
' fijiy-fpur majority. Democrat.
OUR. ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
T Camp near Ft. Lincoln, )
Saturday, A. M., April 19, 1862. J
Friend Jacoby Several weeks have elaps
ed since 1 last wrote yoa, and though that
time has been replete with events, 1 have
found but little of interest to communicate.
The dull routine of Camp life has seldom
been broken save by the slow and regular
booming of distant ca.irion, announcing the
joyful news ol some glorious Union viciory.
You may imagine the effect produced among
,;onr boys" when they learn that the Fed:
eral Soldiers have '"met the enemy and they
are ours." Words would degenerate into
useless symbols in attempting to portray the
deep meaning that betrays itselt upon the
youthful countenance ol our brave young
men. Yet such intelligence is in no way
unexpected. It is received and looked up
on as a natural consequence. As comes
the storm when the skies are over cast with
clouds so is received the news of the suc
cess of our arms. 'Tis true reflective per
sons will admit the po-sihility of a tempo
rary deleit; but should that unfortunately
occur it Will only have the tendency of pro
tract ing the war.
1 he plans of General Mc
Clellan so far as understood, are mo well
arranged and matured to admit of any doubt
as to the final result ol the struggle. While
the grand army of the Potomac is moving
steadily but surely Southward, the strong
arm of Federal power, in tfe Southwept, is
last uiminishing the so called rebel territory.
Nor is this all, stretching along the entire
Southern seaboard is the army of the Union,
actively engaged in retaking the Forts that
were ruthlessly seized by a most unscrupu
lous and unjust foe. Surely the coils ot the
giant constrictor are fast tightening around
the arch traitor and his wicked accomplices
The tone of the Southern press, in a little
less than a year, has changed Irom exultant
joy to virtual dr-sponder.cj'. The rebels are
now made io acknowledge what they once
feigned to disown "that the mud-sills of
the north are a match lorsonihern chivalry "
The late message of Jeff Davis is truly
expressive ol their perilous condition. The
hope ol Foreign recognition seems to have
vanished as the mi-t before the morning
san, and the last great prop of the Southern
Confederacy is removed. The superior mil
itary prowess of the North may be at times
batlled, but it cannot be overcome. As vic
tory succeeds victory, in rapid succession,
so will the remaining hopes of a deluded
people, mve place to opposi'e sentiments
and a different course ot action.
The firing of caouou is now heard in the
direction ot Washington, which is doubtless
a salute in honor ot some recent achieve
ment. Yurktowii may be taken, a the last j
accounts Irotn there represent it as being
closely besieged. We are hourly in expec-
tabon ol startling new a. The work can not
lor.g be delayed when all needlul arrange
ment are made lor its final completion.
One obstacle yet remains, the disposition
of which, is awaited by thousands with
breathless anxiety the agitation of Slavery.
Strange, il is, when the nation is bleeding
at every vein, in p itting down this cruel
rebellion, lhat men would erect an impass
able barrier to the restoration ot the Union '.
Is it at ail probable thai the loyal slave
holders of the border 6lave Stales, would
coi'tiuue their allegiance whn the charter
ol their right is no longer respected 1
How sad indeed is the spectacle before us !
Thousands ol brave men have volunteered
their servi-es and lives, if need be, in de
fense of the Cons itutioti aud Laws, and yet
there are men in the Halls of oar National
Capitol who disregard the obligations they
impose II is io be hoped that this state of
things will not long continue that the in
trepid policy of McClellan will socti put a;i
end to their injudicious caviling.
Fort Lincoln, near which we are encamp
ed, is situated not far from the Maryland
line, three or four miles N. E. from Wash
ington, mi the District of Columbia It is a
new Fort, having been built lor ihe de'.ense
ol the Capitol, since the breaking out of thii
rebellion is strongly made and mounts 12
thirty two pounders
The weadier has been very pleasant for
some lime. Peach trees are in lull bloom,
and ttie clover fields are covered with a
thick green car(tiig. La-l eveiir.g we
were visited with a warm spring shower
tin- morning is mild and calm.
But one number of the S'nr has reached
me since we lett Camp Oberteurfer.
Yours truly, Georce.
The Spindle City LoweN ond its Industry
The growth of Lowell, Mass., as a man
ufacturing place, wholly within ihe last
forty years is almost unexampled in history,
and the result is a working model of skill,
energy, labor and capital combined to pro
duce wonderlul results. At the present
time there are twelve corporations with an
aggregate capital of 515 000,000, owning
f ft I r I iirtft Hiiililinrra pnnlaininrr nvpf
till 1 "in U I U IU IV lfivin, .-..... - - I
r 1 . , . ' . - i, i. i :
four hundred thousand spindles and twelve;
thousand looms, with other machinery in
nr,nn. .mirin. Piht evpn hnn
dred women and forty two hundred men,
manufacturing yearly more than one hun
dred million yards of cotton cloth, twenty
five million yards of calico, twenty million
yards of woolen cloths, and over a million
yards of carpetings. Think of a strip of
cotton cloth a yard wide and two hundred
miles long, made daily. Enough in a year
to go twice round the globe, with ends five
thousand miles long lo tie with. The an
nnal consumption of material is immense ;
viz: forty million pounds ofcotlon, five
thousand tons of wrought and cast iron,
thirty thonsand ions of hard coal, twenty-
seven thousand bushels of charcoal, eighty
thousand gal ons of oil. sixteen hundred
cords of wood, thirteen hundred barrels of
flour, a like amount of starch with great
quantities of soap, teasles and dye-stuFs in
addition. Private enterprise has also been
busy; and prominent in this repeci stands
the vast chemical labratory of Dr. J C.
Ayer & Co. K where enormous quantities of
their invaluable preparations, Cherry Pec
toral Pills, Ague Cure and Sarsaparil!a;wiih
a world-wide reputation for ihe relief ot
suffering humanity, are yearly ma.le
for sale in all lands on which tue sun
shines. This firm rt'n9 moie than four
millions of Almanacs yearly, on an auto
matic, self feeding press, printing both
sides of a sheet at ihe same time, the great
est issue ol any work in any language
Among other things of note in Lowell, St.
Anne's church contains a more complete
of bellsf 1 n than anv other in this
country, with the single exception of that
jusi erected at Cambridge, Mass. The
Lowell Machine Shop is one of the oldest
in the country for the building of locomo
tives, and the pioneer ot rail roads in Amer
ica ia that between Lowell and Boston,
opened for passenger travel in 1835. As
one of the great indastrial centres of New
England it cannot fail to be a place o! great
interest to the traveller, and a personal in
spection of its resources and capacity for
producing the various articles for which it
is famed will well repay a risiu
THE WAR NEWS.
The Rebel force at Corinth.
Beauregard reported to have one hundred thous
and men.
Cairo, April 18 (Special despatch to the
Chicago Times.) Recent intelligence from
Corinth confirms the previous reports con
cerning the magnitude of the enemy's force.
Reinforcements are arriving lor Beaure
gard's army at an unexampled rate. He has
now 100 000 men. The rebels are now
fortifying Corinth, building entrenchments
&.c, and entertain no doubt ol their success
in the next battle.
The steamers Minnehaha and Tutton
were fired into by the rebels yesterday
whiio attempting to ascend the Tennessee
river with troops One man was killed on
the Minnehaha and one wounded. No one
was injured on the other vessel. The
troops on the Minnehaha were landed, and
burned a row ot wooden buildings on the
bluffs near which the firing originated.
MOVKMENTb OF GENKKAL MITCHELL.
His army in the rear of Corinth The General
answers a Te.'egram from Beauregard
Caiho Aril 18 Special to the Chicago
Tribune. Gen Mitchell is now al Iuka,
not a great distance in the rear of Corinth,
having burned the bridges across the Ten
nessee at Deca-qjr and Florence.
April 19. Special to the Tribune
When Gen. Mi'chell reached Decatur, Ala,
on the late bridge expedition, he took pos
session of the Telegraph office, and cut the
wires, leaving Decatur and Coriutn only in
telegraphic communication
Beautegard sent a message to President
Davis, demanding reinforcements lor Cor
inth declaring that he couid not otherwise
hold the position. Gen. Mitchell promised
the reinforcements.
An important movement has taken place,
the particulars of which are not allowed to
be published al present.
At the latest date, the armies at Pittsburg
were nearing each other slowly.
THE CAPTURE OF FORT PULASk'l.
The bombardment began at eight o'clock
A- M. on the lUih and continued during the
day.
At first, while procuring the ranges, it
was somewhat inaccurate, many ot he artillerist-
being quite untrained. On the
second day, in spue of a high wind, the fir
ing from the rifled guis and columbiads
was exce lent, the lorrner boring int the
brick lace ol the wall like augers, and the
latter striking and breaking off :real rn i-s-
e ot ma.-eury which had teen cm loose by
l"e r
fles
The fonr uprer batteries were nbont six
teen hundred yards distant from Fort Pu as
ki, and quite beyond the distance at which
it has hiiheno been held practicable to e
tecl a breach, but it proved an easy breach
ing lange with those wonderlul projectiles
which we now possess
When the tort surrendered the barbette
guns ha! been silenced and nimy ot I lie in
dismounted. The breach was practicable
in two pNce, and coold have been worm
ed without doubt. Our projuc iles were
passing through it, and knocking down the
opposiie wall, which protected the main
magazine, so thai the garri-on were con
vinced that in an hour ihe magazine nust
have blown up. The heavy thirteen inch
mortars inflicted much less injury than I
had expected. The casemates dnt not seem
at all shaken by them. The parade ground
had been larmed into deep furrows, into
which the shells rolled and burst, without
the power of doing much harm The guns
used by the men ot the Wabash were three
thirtj pound Parrotts, and one twenty-four
pound James.
COMMODORE FOOTE'S OPERATIONS.
The attack on Fort' Wright. The fight on
Jhursday and Friday.
Cairo, April 19. Special to Chicago
Tribune. Oil Fort V right there was very
heavy firing on both sides on Thursday, our
mortars opening at noon. The enemy re
plied briskly trom his land t-atteries, throw
ing shell clear over us, and nearly acro-s
the river Their firing was very accura'e
nnd Irnm tpiv lie.ivv irm.s
! The gnn-boats St. Louis Caronrtelet, and
Cairo, which were stationel as picket ships
near the extremity ot the pon I had to tnoic
ui the river to get out ot range. The tiring
was kept up on ho h sides until midnight.
The gunboats St. Louis and Cairo were
struck by shell but no darnaje was one.
Yesterday there was but little firing In
the alternoon the m'Ttars were shifted to
the opposite side ol the river for grea er pro
tec ion In their former position they were
in great dagger trom prowling rebei bands.
wio have already cut the levee in several
places, to embarrass the operations ot the
mortars
Deserters from the enemy say their bat
teries can mount about 40 gun, and they
have 6( more w hich are being rapidly put
! POSIllOfl.
Gen. Bragg ha assumed com
- . -r . . .r ,
mand, succeeding villipugne. Ihere are
. ' . . 1 . .i i
auuui six uvusiiiiu leuei uu" p uicie, uj
j four gailtoat it. the river, mounting 2i
! ,..
LATER.
The bombardment of Fort Wright contin
ues, and is participated in by our mortars
and gunboats. The enemy reply vigorous
ly, doing no damage. There is no expec
tation of a reduction ol the Ion al present
The high stage ol the water will prevent ;
any co-operation on the part ol the land tor- i
ces for some days. j
Every house in Columbus is surrounded j
by water The telegraph line from Cairo to j
Pittsburg, Tenn., h-s been carried away by ;
hii-h water. At Cairo, the river is now i
within a toot of the top of the levee
Mound City is entirely submerged, and
the water is running into the lower stories
of the hospitals and dwellings. The Illinois
and central railroad has discontinued run
ning below Mound city, ihe track being
submerged and earned away.
From Geo. Banks' Colamn.
Safety of the bridge Across the Shenandoah
A Skirmish Fligltt vf Jackon.
To the Hon E M. Stanton. Sec. of War
Ntw M.askct Va., April, 199 o'ciock P.
M. To-day I have been to the bridges on
the south tork of the Shenandoah, in the
Ma-samilleu valley, with a lorce ot infant
ry, cavalry, and artillery Jo proiect the iwo
important bridges that cross the river. We
were within sight ol Snray. A ihe South
bridge a sharp skirmish occurred with ihe
retieU. in which they lost several men la
ken prisoners. Their object was the de
struction of the bridges. One of the pri.-on
ers left the camp on the Rappahannock on
Tuesday morning. He says there were no
fortifications there up to thai time. Other
reports indicate a strouger force at Gordons- i
vibe, and a contest there as probable. The
whole resulting in a belief that they are
concentrating al Yorklown.
V .. i- . i i I e. .t- 1 1 . .
1 oeiieve mai jucksou leu mis vant-y
yesterday He is reported to have left Har
risonbjrg yesterdaj, for Gordonsville, by
the Mountain road. He camped last night,
at McGrangeylowu, eleven miles Irom Har
risonburg. N P BANKS.
Maj Gen. Commanding.
New Market, Va., April 20-9 o'clock A. M.
To the Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec of War.
The flight of Jackson from the valley by
way of the mountains from Harrisonburg
towards Stannardsviile and Orange Court
House on Gordonsrille, is conflrmed by our
scoots and prisoners. N. P. BANKS,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
DESPATCH FROM GEN FREMONT.
H EACQCAhTSRs, Wheelikq, Va. April 20
To the Hon. E. M.Stanton, Sec. of War.
Intelligence has just been received from
Gen. Milroy, sitting that ihe enemy, num
bering about 3,500 men, with two batteries,
including two rifled guns are constructing
fortifications upon the crest of the Shenan
doah. Reliefs of five hundred men are al
work day and night. The rebel encamp
ment is on the eastern slope of the Moun
tain, extending down five mile from the
summit. A notorious guerilla, named
Frederick W- Chewning, has been captured
by a caviilry company, under Gen Milroy.
"J. C. FREMONT
Majo General.
Peterson's Magazine for May is a charm
ing number, surpasses all others of this
volume, and is not out-done by any other
publication of like character. Its fashion
plates ar magnificent and grand, well cal
culated for the season which they are in
tended. Its reading department is quite a
treat for any one who is fond of choice lit
eratute Petkrson U among the very lest.
Published in Philadelphia, at 32 a jear sin
gle subscription.
Knights of the Golden Ass.
The Chicaao Times says:
"A co'emporary makes a sensible sug
gestion. It is that Di Hopkins, the hero of
the Knights of the Golden Circle practical
joke, shall proceed to the organization of a
new circle, to he called the Knights of the
Golden Ass, and that Senator Chandler, of
Michigan, be made the Grind High Priest
of the Order. It was Chandler who, in the
Senate, gave ere lence to the existence of
the Golden Order in Michigan, and asserted
that il hud put a good many of its men ir.'o
the army, " to his certain knowledge." As
an ass he is unsurpassed."
The Dr Hopkins above alluded to as the
hero of the Knights ol the Golden Circle
practical joke, goi himself into Fort Warren
tor his pains. Instead of being a practical
joke it was a malicious invention intended
to destroy the characters of some of the lead
ing men in the country. Ex-President
Pierce showed up this practical joke in its
true lisht. ar.d extorted an apology from
Secretary Seward lor giving a moment s
credence to so improbable a story. Putrtot
and Union.
A Night Brawl -The usually quiel neigh
borhood ol Market st , wa3 suddenly thrown
into a slate ot excitement on Wednesday
night last about one o'clock, by riot among
some young rowdies. During the melee
pistols were fired, a ball from one of which
passed through the lront shutter and glass
window ot the residence at Mr J Hail a tut
lodged over the dooi in the back part of the
room. Luckily lite irmia es were ad in bed,
or probably w e might have had to chronicle
a murder in our midst. The names ol ihe
parties said to have been envjad in this
disreputatde traces are Ware, Herrington.
VVaiie and Hahn, all quite young men
The major part of them were arrested the
next inorni' g and heKt to bail hie the
principal offender made tracks The prac
tice of carry ing concealed dead'y weapon
now so prevalent, will y et lead to murder
in our streets As it was one of ihe row
dies barely escaped h s life, a bah from one
ot the pistols grazing his stomach. There
is no safety lor peacable cmens it this
state ol th:ngs is to last Danville IntdUgen
ccr.
Breadstuff are becoming so scarce-in
Georgia that Gov. Brown has prohibited
fie distillatiou ol whiskey. For this tanzi
ble and fearful violation of " Sojthern
! rights" he will be loudly an J deeply de
j "Otinced by the numerous thirsty spirits of
' Secessia who belong to ihe order ol hnman-
ity that believe grain is absolutely wated
when it i used to make bread.
MEASLES are prof-Mating ihe Volunteers
by hundreds, the hospitals are crowded
with them, Soldiers be warned in time.
Hulloway's Pills are positively infallible in
the cure of th is diease, occasional doses o
them will preserve the hea'.ih even under
the greatest exposures. Only 25 cents per
Box 224
M.uiiur.n.
In Dloomsburg. on the 9;h inst , by Uev
David J Wadr. Mr S Webb Garrison, to
... f , i - t. ,11. ..11 nrh t .
!T . ' f hu dV ?7
On the 3d trst., by Josiah K. Fruz. h
Mr. EliasShultz. to Miss Su-ie Ann He-s
ail ol Sugarloaf township, Columbia co.
On the 13;h inst , a: the parsonage in
Orangevi le, by Rev. Wm Goodrich Mr.
James F Jones,
Susannah Kline
ot Lloomsburg, and Miss
ot Mount Plea-an! ttf p.
DIED.
On the evening of ihe 10th inst . Rpv J
Kelly for the years past ihe efficient and
much beloved pastor ot the First Baptist
Church, ot Williamsport, aged 40 years.
On the 10:h inst.. at the residence of her
son, Rohert Haitenbuch. Pro(rie;er of the
' Forks Hoiel," m this place, Phehe Ann
Hagenbuch, aged 82 years, 8 months, and
10 days.
KCYlEir OF THC 31.1RKLT.
CAREFCLLT CORRKCTED WEEKLT
WHEAT, SI 12
RYE. 60
CORN, 50
OA IS. 30
BUCKWHEAT, 5
FLOUR pr. bU 6 U0
CLOVERSEED.5 00
BUTTER, 16 1
EGGS. 12
TAI LOW, o
LARD. , 10
POTATOES. 75
DRT APPLES.l CO
HAMS, 2
FRESU ARRIVAL
NEW MILLINERY GOODS.
HE undersigned would mo-t respect
fully announce to the citizens of Blooms- j
bur and vicinity that she has just receiv
ed trom ihe eastern ciiies her
Spring & Summer 3Iillinerj Goods,
all ot which she is prepared to makefs-
and sell at a very reasonably low fig-ti
ure. nri a?uuiurui -
little superior in point of durability well
as usefulness, lo anv offered in ibissecti n.
She returns thanks for the libetal patron
age she has receivsd, and respectlully so
licits a continuance of th same.
MARY BARK LEY.
Bloomsburg, April 23 1862.
IOR SrtLE Two Patent Lever (Thirteen
Jewels) Watches, will be sold cheap
for cash. They are in good condition. For
further particulars, inquire at the Star Of
fice. bloomsbnrg, Jan. 29, 18t2.
BOOKS & STATIONERY,
.niliam G. I'erry,
Bookseller, Blank Book Mailing, arer and
Dealer in Imported and Amer ican Stain
ery, and Philn;rih AI U O-, S W. cor.
Fourth anil R-e, Phil.ida.
Clack Accou t Cooks,
FuOLS-CAP PAPER, LETTER, NOTE,
Bill, Sertrion and Drawing Pwper, Curtaina
and Wajpiiig 'bieis, Envelopes, Pencils,
Slates, Backgammon Board. Chess Gcdd
Pen, Family Bibles, Hymns, Prajer Bo ks
American, E-igli-h & Fiench Inkn. Pocket
Bock, Writing Desks, &c.&c, all of w hich
are t eing sold at very low prices Tot calt.
Wm.G. Perry, S W. cor 4ih & Race, Phila.
Blank Buoks of the Best Quality,
can be bought at low prir , in nvrv vari
ety of stjle of binding at W m. G. Perr'
Account Book Manufacturer S. W. cor. 4:h
and Race Street Phila 'a.
Family ISibles.
A large assoriment selling at very low
prices for cash
Wm. G.
Prry.
S. W. cor
Fourth & Race Streets.
I5uy Wm. I. Perry's
Steel Pecs, ihe bem and cheapest in the
market. Wm. G. Perry, S atinner,
S. W corner Fourth & Race sts.
ool Hook
Selling at a bargain. Purchasers buying
Books, and Stationery for cash, can pur
chase much below w holesale price at S.
V. cor. Fourth & Racd.
Wm. G Perry,
Bookseller and Staiior.er.
Hook Ririttiiig
Of every description exeored in the best
style. Person having books in quantity
that need binding, can have theni boot d
at the present time at very low rates. Nous
bnl experienced workmen are employed
in my establishment. Win G. PERRY,
Book Binder and Slat'oner,
S. W. cor Fount. & Race Sts, Philada.
December 1ft. 1861 -4m.
(i-eeinruod Seminary.
rrHE Spring Term of this Institution wi 1
I- commence on the 7ih of April next.
T he Principal will be assisted bv able
instructors, and as ample facilities will be
afforded to qualify S udent lor teachit g,
for business or for a more ex'ensive ionr-e
in literature, a liberal filiate of partrouage
is a'jain sulk-bed.
Pnpds who do not come from Lome, or
are not put under ihe charge o' near rela
tives, most board at the Seminary, and be
sutjeci to the regulations ttnrol. They
must provide their own towels end have
each article, of clothing distinctly marked.
Eleverf week cors'itute a quarter and
there w ill be a vacation of about six weeks
in ir.id summer.
BoardinL, washing anil Tuition wi;h
furnished rooms, will be -25 per qnaner,
oi.e halt payable in advance.
Iuiti Ji) alone in Common branche-, 55 00
". including advance AleOra
mathemaiic- his ory &e. 6 CO
' in Latin. German or French .
eai h extra 1 00
f or lurltur jur icnl irs ad lrt
WM IIUKGESS, Principal.
MiHvil'e. Co! co., Feb. 26. 1S62.
Administrator s .Notice.
"VGTICE i- hereby given thai letter of
ad m mistra'ion on tt.e estate ot form J.
Hetler. Ute of M rUm town-hip, Cfdi:ni5i
county , deceased, liave I een ar-inle.1 hv
the Register ot sai 1 coniitv to Mii hel B.
Heiler, wtio lesides in M tfl' toi.ship.
All persons Laving claims or demands
against ihe e-ta e of die !. cedent are r-qut-sied
lo present lh m for setdemexi, and
ihose irideb e i to make payment without
delay io
MICHAEL B HETLER AJmr.
M tR.n tvvp, March 26. 1862 6 v.
eii iriiisi Foil Tin: lvkiv,
lid I.. I', burpies' hep ali Mjrc."'
NEW GOODS I GHEAT BARGAINS I
THE onder-igt ed i- jnst receiving a rew
-np I) of good-, tresh fi ni Ihe ritie of
New York ami Phil'a ami is prepteJ to
sell hem at R-dnced Prices.
Calicoes from 7c t 12$ -, the beM al 12c
-orrje of whu h cost 5c. Dre- G -od-
C!:a!!l, Ltveilas, Git.ahan.s. Muslins Ken
tucky Jeans, boy's Cassitaeres, Siir., ,
in propopmn.
Ladies' Shoes ar d Gitors. in eret vari
riely of -ty le i ti.i quality. A good heeled
Gatter for 62 , atu an exceliei t C ir.gres
for Si 00 A kit heeled Lace Hoot for 8 1
an! upward ALSO, the High Cui Palmo-.
ral Lace Boot lor ladies. Ladies' and Ctiil
dreni.' SUirt-, Linen Handkerchiefs, at
a very l'v tiaore.
Besi None Ware Ses S4.00. &.C H miiuy,
fined Peai ties, Mackerel, Cf.ee, Lerr.oriS,
etc Good Syru,) .vkdaese. fnvn 50 to 6)j
a gallon Snails, lower lhan recently sold,
from 8c to 13c, Ihe lat'er price fjr te-t
wh-te. Coal 0;i as low a any where.
FAn examination of ihe gonii is soli
ci'ed. Co'iie a'id see for yourselves, that
the Cash Sstpin is preferable to any o;her.
Grain an.! country produce taken in ex
change lor Gjods by
L. T. SHARPLESS.
Eloomsbur.! March 26, 1862.
it'v Arrival f
SFR1G AM) snUIKK GOODS,
David Loivenlicr
INYl I ES at ention in t.is siock of cheap
an I ta-hionaMe clothing at his store on
Mam Street, two doors above the 'Amer
ican lloine,' where he has a full as-ort-ment
ot men and Ooy's wearing apparel,
including the iiiO-l fashionable
i i: i? s s no o i) s,
Box, Sack, Frock, Gum, and Oil Cloth Coats
of all sr rts and sizes. Pants ot a'd colors
shawls, stripes and fianre ve;s, shirts, cra
vats, stok, collars, handkerchiefs, g!ovs,
suspender and fancy aricle.
N B He will also make to order any ar
ticle ol clo hing at very short notice and in
the be-t of manner. All bio clothing is
ma le to wear, and mosi of it is ol horca
manufacture.
PAY ID LOWENBERiJ.
Blpomhnrg, Mrcti 12, 162.
OHOTOGRAPHY
IN ALL ITS B-anches
executed in the best stle known in the
n n r m r rv si at V t r HOI
art, at U. Ctii. a ti-utr-ni, j
Arch Street. East of Sixth, Fhiladelphia.
ryLite Size in Oil and Pa-til.
n"Siereo-ropic Portraits,
fiTAmbrot pes, Dajnerreotype, kc.
For Ca-es, Medallion, Pn.s, Rings, &c.
no v 1 4
E. II. LITTLE.
BLOO.TlSUUHG, Ta.
Office in Court Alley ; formerly occupied by
Charles R. Buckalew.
Peoomhrr ?. -'
111 K AN t. ilUU ER
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office near Wilson's, Carriage Shop, Main St
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.