STAR OF THE NORTH.
05
mi. tt. JACOB?, EDITOR.
BLOO.llSEl'RG, WEDNESDAY, DEO. 7, ISG1.
& M. Pcttenoill & Co., 37 Park Row
New York, are duly authorized to solicit and
receive subscriptions ar.d advertising for the
Star of the forth, published at Bloomaborg,1
Colombia county, Penn'a- ;
Mather & Co., 335 Broadway, New York,
are authorized :o receive subscriptions and
advertising for ihe Star cj the North.
How it is Done The Jor.iati Trua Dem
ocrat Bay : We publish this week a letter
from Company B, 202d?Pa Vol. It will be
seen by i! that there were 65 vote ca-t lor
President and that 39 did really vote for
McClellan, 35 of whom come out under
their own signature and state thatvthey are
willing to be qualified that they voted the
McClellan and Pendleton Electoral Ticket.
Tbia would give Liocoln 26 votes in the
Company, and make a majority of 13 for
McClellan. Now by the vote returned from
ibia company 'to the Proihonotary's office, it
appears fiat only 58 votes were polled,
Lincoln- receiving 34 rnd McClellan 24
making a majority of 10 for Lincoln How
is this I We declare we need some light
on the matter. That there was cheating in
the army vote, we believed but we never
'. imagined for a moment that it would be
carried on to eucb an extent as this. The
election is a perfect larce. And the Ad
ministration has not been indorsed by the
boneat vote of the people.
The aeove adds bat another item to a
long account of crime perpetrated by Abo
litionism to secure its retentioo of power.
We coold fill oar columns with similar de
tail of the monstrous frauds upon the peo
pie by which Lincoln has secured a second
, term in the presidential chair bat to what
end 1 The swindle has been successful;
and the American people, heretofore jeal
ous of their rights and religiously opposed
to every form of tyranny, now seem dis
posed to adapt the advice gien by a Jew.
ish poet to his brethren of the ancient faith
of Israel:
"Bear confide be patient ever!"
A Swindle.
About a month ago we published a New
York advertisement, headed ' At Wholsale
only" and . offering to furnish- watches and
- jewe'ry at very low prices ; the advertise
mem was signed by T. & H. Ganghan 716
. Eroadway, N. Y. From developments since
made we have ascertained that the whole
thing is an unmitigated swindle and we
therefore cautinr- our readers to beware of
the concein. From a New York gentleman
we learn-that T. & H. Gaughan are myitis
and that No, 716 Broadway is occupied by
one of the worst class Peter Funk, mock
auction, gift enterprises. Lancaster Inqui
rer. - .
A short time since we received the ad
vsrtisemet of T. & II. Gaughan, headed"At
Wholesale only ! Watches and Jewelry,
from one C. Perz Garcia, 81 Nassau street,
New York, with instructions to insert it for
a cer'aio amonnt,payment to be made upon
the receipt of the paper containing the ad
vertlsement, &c. As the contract came, in
about the ' same form as similar ones o
from that city, and the party were recom
mendea by such men as Hen. August Bel
mont and Hon. I. T. Smith of the Mariner's
Bank, we published it.and accordingly sent I
' marked paper" with bill enclosed to the
Fp,rr,ish gentlemrn above named, but no
rfply drew or him draft came back
wrote 'o Gaoghan'r .no reply. They are
sty red too, as "Manufacturers and Importers
of Jewelry, "If Broadway, N. Y." One
woold suppose that a firm claiming to be
manufacturers and importers of jewelry,
had some honor. We wrote to Hon. A. Bel
mont and received a reply as follows :
'Mr. Belmont begs to inform Mr. Bam
bo that C. Perz Garela has no authority
whatever to refer to him, &c."
Using the phraseology of a dislingut
townsman we began to conclude that we
were " bamboozled."
We believe thatT. & H. Gaughan and
their man Garcia, are base and ccntempti
bio swindlers and have planned to gel their
advertisements into the papers and pay noth
ing for them.. We are not done with them
yer, bs we bate handed the matter over lo
an. eminent lawyer of New York who will
attend to their case.
Oiher newspapers who have been swin
dled by the same party will please address
this office. Columbia Spy.
. .. .
A ShodliTite was applied to a few days
since by the widow of a poor soldier who
was killed before Petersburg, and asked to
contribute something lo aid in bringing his
remains home for interment, bat shoddy on
ly ramtrkeJ that he was in a soldier's grave
now and was belter oil where be wa, and
turned away without contributing a cent.
This is a capital illustration of the sympa
thy of Shoddy far poor soldiers. What self
, sacrificing patriots and philanthropists they
are ?
, Ths Democratic Partt. There were not
less Iban lour millions of votes cast for
President of which McClellau received al
most two millions. - In o:her words, there
are fwo milliocs of copperheads in the army
and in the Northern Slate. Ttiey are as
much interested in the safety of the Union
as Republicans can be, but they are con
demned because they think that a different
policy would have ended the war sooner.
Tut Strtke The fillers at the Furnaces
belonging to the Pennsylvania Iron Works
have uruck for higher wages, and ceased
wotk alter a few hour's notice. Montour
American.
Accci.T. B W, Waples, Esq , Superio
Undent of Grove Brothers' Qaarries at Lime
'.ld?9, was kicked bysa horse, a few days
o, and had his colar bone fractured 75.
"Tut Constitution as it is, is pfayed ont
.nJ J am ready to see any man shot down
favors xhs Union as it was.'' Seuafor
cf Kansas.
..' -At
no period in the history of the conn try
was the duty of firmness more imperative
tipoh the representatives of the Democratic
party than at present. Congress meets to
day. The Administration forces are well
drilled, flnshed with victory, and eager for
new conquests. They ha"ve only barely
succeeded in defeating the Democracy : for
notwithstanding the large majority of elec
toral votes ihat wilt be cast for Mr. Lincoln
it is now apparent that, notwithstanding all
the Administration . frauds, less than fifty'
thousand ballots might have heen so dis
tnbuted as to have, given a majority'of the
electoral college to General McClellan.
The Democratic par'y in Congress will rep.
resert this minority an army of more than
a million and a. half of freeman ! Though
submission to the will of the majority, in
the choice ol a ruler, was promptly yielded,
the Democracy have rights and principles
which thev will never abandon, but will
enntinue to cherish as long as they have a
country. Ihey loot to their representatives
to oppose with all their ability every
scheme of wrong, oppression, and invasion
of the Constitution that may be presented
by rampant Abolitionists. They expect
ererv Democratic Senator and Representa
tive to stand firm and unyielding in the
ranks, and show that devotion to the cause
of constitutional freedom which has marked
the course of the Democratic party in days
gone by. Thvy a sir. nothing more, and they
will be satisfied with nothing less. Age
of the Slh.
Isaac Middadgh, an esteemed citizen of
Wyalosing twp., apparently in usual health,
arose on the morning of the 6th of October,
and attended to his chores, ate his break,
fast as usual, took his gun and rake, and
went a short distance from his house in a
buckweat fieid, apparently to rake buck
wheat, and as appeared by circumstance,
sat down, took the shoe and stocking from
his right foot, placed his powder horn in his
shoe, took the ramrod from his gun, it ex
tending a Utile beyond the end, placed the
muzzle of the gun in his month and pulled
it off with his toe ; it was loaded with shot,
a part of which passed on (he outside of his
cheek bone and came ont, passing through
the rim of his hat, the rest ol the charge
passed inside killing him instantly. Wben
discovered not long after, he Say extended
on the ground with his gun laying on his
body. He had lived an exemplary and
christian life for many years and was much
esteemed by a large circle of friends upon
whom this sad occurrence fell as a clap of
thunder from the sky. A jury was called
by Esq., Mort, and brought in a verdict of
death by his own hun-is He was in the
fifty-seventh year of his age, and leases' a
Targe family to mourn bis sad. end Br -ford
Repoiler. .
Stand Firm. On Monday next Congress
will assemble in Washington. An import
ant duty will devolve npon the Democratic
members of both branches. Without mak
ing a factions opposition to any measure
proposed by the majority, the Democracy,
we feel sure, will stand op firmly and
squarely in behalf of their lime-honored
principles. There will be a number of
propositions presented, which most be met
by determined opposition proportions
which tend to widen the breach in our dis
tracted nation, and prevent that restoration
of the Union which the Democratic party
of the conntry will never cease laboring
for- T,,e eighteen hundred thuusand voters
who cat their ballots on the 8th of Novem
ber for the nominees of the Chicago Con
vention, will look with intense interest lo
the course of ihe Democracy in Conaress.
Let them stand firm and unyielding in the
midst of present gloom and disaster, and.
by their pa riotic and devoted labors, seek,
"out of this nettle, danger, to pluck the I
flower, safely." Age, Dte 3d.
Pulpit Politic? in Lock Hatcv. The
lively pair of Shoddy Preachers in this
town who seek notoriety through (he news
papers, will be disappointed so far as we
are concerned. Tbe elder of them may
confine his hopes of obtaining distinciion to
giving his congregation pulpit curtain lec
tures (to whicfh we confess his talents seem
o he much belter adapted tha'n to preaching
the Gospel) and bis scoldings are much'
more innocent and harmless than his re
hashes of violent abolition and disunion fa
natariem which he borrows from Fred.
Douglas & Co. As for the little one, a ba
ker' oven is the best prescription for him,
at that institution has the universal effect ot
hardening soft dough. Clinton Democrat.
For the purpose of deciding be's on the
Ociober Home vote, tbe Union and O.-ni-cratic
State Central Committee hdve re
spectively addressed circulars o ihe Chair
man of their respective county Committees'
(or the official count of each county. Thin
is the only way to get at the result, as the
law doe not recognize the "home vote" as
an official fact and consequently it was not
returned separately.
We have heard nothing of Stott E. Col
I.et'h trial since oar last issue ; but are in
formed that the Commission are at present
trying some spies. The whole affair ap
pears like a' peifect farce and a disgrace
upou tbe American people. Why not give
bese men a prompt trial or dismiss them 1
Must mtn be kept in Lincoln' bastiles to
die and ret for want of evidence ?
Deficxknct. We learn that this Borough
lacks 72 of having filled its quota under the
last draft 51 in tbe North Ward and 21 it.
he South Ward. The numberdrafied un
der the lat call was 256, which was 100
!er cuut. over the quota. Of this number,
12 have been held to service, 40 furnished
substitutes, and 31 were in service at the
lime of drafting; 61 were exempt for phy
sical disability, 77 failed to report, 15
were aliens, 4 deserted, and 7 were over
age.
When ihe "draft" to fill op the the quota
will take place, we have not been informed
Datmlie Intelligencer.
Soldier's Letter. -
Camp keak Ykilow Hodsb, )
. Virginia. Nov. 29, 1864. J
Mr. Editor : Having been personally
acquainted with you for years, and know
ing that you have been a soldier and served
yoor country with honor, and thinking mo
that you would be pleased to hear from your
old acquaintances and soldier friends, I will
endeavor to tell you and yoor readers of oor
whereabouts. I am in the 210th Re-iment,
P. V., encamped aboat 15 miles south west
of City Point and 3 miles south of Peters
burg 'Our position is about the shape of a
horse-shoe, with ihe enemy on every side,
except at City Point. So we found them
j when.we Iried the South side Koad. The
rebels come over torus occasionally in num
bers from one lo three. They don't go back. )
1 net are well dressed and look good.
The toys in the 210thare in good health,
particularly in Co. B, of which I am a mem
uer. vii me oin inst.. me zuin. v. v.,
came over lo this side of the River. They
are encamped 2 miles west of us near Fort
Comings. They looked remarkably well,
and Co. E, commanded by Capt. Mensch.
of Bloomsburg, Liuetenants J. W, Robbins,
ol Fishingcreek, and Russel Karks. of Ben
ion, made a good appearance. Okdirlt
Sergeant, C B. White, of your county
looked fine and soldier-like. The officers
spoke in the highest terms of their men.
I received a letter from a friend in yonr
county, on tbe 26ih inM , w ith" the recorded
oath of Leonard R. Cole-, of Jackson twp.,
stating ihat three soldiers had gone, not
long since, to ihe honse of Mr. Ezekikl
Cole, who was adrxfied man, in search ol i
hun, arid not finding Me object of their
erch, cnmxiiiteii one if ih? mot fiendish
iiitr;tes on his m L. R. Cole that has
ever been recorleil in jour county. W'tat
make" it worse, it was committed by men
who were sent amorij yoii to erforce and
repeci ;he Lws No Solilier, no Patriot,
no good Citizen, would stoop to so low and
base an nct as did these three roldiers. 1
repeat, no good Soldier, no decent man,
would allow himsell to be cacght in so out
landish an act as were these three men in
question. Only think of taking an inno
cent boy, putting a rope around his neck,
and choking him until he could nai see nor
ppeuk I Who made these men, or in other
words, rascals, the judge and jury lo pass
sentence on the innocent, and inflict pnn
ishment where it does not belong? Men
sent m enfnrra ihn T.nire u-hioh thar ar '
. . ' . !
sworn to obey and respect, and yet in the
face of Justice and Right, dressed in blue
clothes, violate them and commit crimes of
tbe deepest die, a d ihe highest known in
law, when ihe success of pnuing down-this
rebellion depends upon ihe integrity of ihe
soldier in the field and good order at home.
Such hellish crimes committed at home on
ly lend to prolong ihe war and widen the
breach. The actions of these men meet
with the frowns of every Patriot and Soldier
ol the Army of ihe Potomac.
Since commencing this letter I have seen
P. John's paper, containing an article sign
ed T. A. Gill, which bears the appearance
of the writer being as great a rascal as the
soldiers alluded to. One thing certain, his
article is full o! contradictions, which weighs
against him. He undertakes to dispu e the I
boy's oath, yet he acknowledges that they
did pot a rope around the boy's neck and
pulled it, jut what tbe boy alleged. The
correspondent also admits that it was done
in order to make the boy leil where they
could find h;s father. Why then dispute
the boy's oath while you admit of its truth
fulness ? As for the boy being anything
more than an ordinary sized boy, it is a
mistake; and as for Mrs. Cole, her word
is worth more, and much more to be relied
opon, than any of the three border ruffians
or T. Gill, if you please ; and she is far
more respected than either of Ihe party.
None know her but to love and respect ber
as a christian and a friend in lima of need.
Her character and word is beyond dispute.
The same can be said ol Miss Robbies,
whose name has been used
: she having !
beer, at Mr. Cole's at the time of the neck- j
pulling. It will take more than these men
can do to impeach their character. Why'
don't P. John denounce the whole affair as 1
i
an outrage, gross insult and a disgrace to
good soldiers, or why don't a certain officer
in your place arrest the perpetrators of the
wicked deed 1
Yours, respectfully,
M. L. McHrnrt.
Drafting Since the election the papers ;
are again filled with the names ol con- i
scripts The Administration papers kay j
nothing about it, or pass it over by calling I
it a deficiency. It ie a draft of thousands
Ot niiwill rig, men who re forced to go. or
piy six or i-eeii hur.drvt dolUrs f'r a sob
ii:ine for one y ear Trie South have not
v
tfiro vri down their arms a predicted. The
news o Lincoln's re-eiertion did not do the
bnsiniess a . promised. Hi re-election
means more ilrafls. more misery and more
blood! Let the men who voted for him
against the warnings ol ihe Democratic
party enjoy the fruits of their duplicity.
Gen. McClkllan has received an ap
pointment loan important and lucrative
position of Engineer-in Cniel t, ihe Morris
and Essex Railroad. His 6aUry, if he ac
cepts the offer, will be twenty five thou
sand dollars a year.
Two hundred Irishmen, Union soldier,
who were prisoners in the South, and have
been in rebel custody over a year, becom
ing weary of their confinement, are said to
have joined tbe rebel army, and been sent
nut to Hood.
Pctersos's De ector Icr January has been
received. It is a safe money guide ; no bet
ter published. Price only Si 50 per annnm.
Every place of business should subscribe
forii. Published by Peterson & Brothers',
Philadelphia.
John R. Clcmknts, Provost Mar-hal,' at
Harrisbarg, has been dismissed, and Capt
Hunt, sixth U. S. Cavalry, Retailed lo carry
on the c 'ie. '
Pbcktick says : "We think we should
like lo write a few articles with a quill from
the wing of a rebel army. Will Grant, or
Sherman, or Sheridja sead as oae V
From the Luxeme Union.
Tbongbts S nested is Fort fflifMn,
while crmfioed as a Citizen Tri toner, on the
60th day of Coiifinement, "
On the morning ot ihe above named day,
it was announced at the entrance of our cell
I that the day of our deliverance was drawing
j near. With what a thrill of ioy it w-s re-
joy
ceived , like a shock of electricity it ran
ihrongh the crowd. Countenances" that
looked wan and pale, with ar.goish depict
ed in every feature, now brightened up, and
were cheerful, l.ke the storm-toised inarin
er, during the lon. dreary night, wa'ching
with anxious eye the first ray of lij:ht ihat
radiates ihe oriental sky, that he may direc
his storm-tossed vessel to a haven of repose -So
in this dreary cell, during this long niuht
of confinement, what earnest longings!
The very 'epth of oor inmost son I would
swell up and grasp at the first glimmer or
rav of I i i? h t that afforded lha faintest hooe
r .1-1:
liverance." No (pen can describe onr
feelings ; none but those who have been
similarly situated canappreciate the delight
ful sensation produced when the welcome
news greeted our ears. Loved one at home,
all the tender associations, all the ties of
consanguinity; in fact all that makes lite
worth living fur, and that had so much to
do in keeping up my spirits, loomed up ;
and, among the objects of adoration on earth
as the polar star of my affections, was the
pleasing thought of aain soon seeing my
dear, old mo her, whose tottering'trame and
f.eble s'ep warned m that her departure
was near at hand. That look of despair,
cast upon me, .vnh all the depths ofa moth
er's love, when dragged from her presence
by the military, never will be effaced a
long as reason assert her Ihrone, and the
I imploring look of my companion, as she j
sprang Irom her bed. halt-clad, exclaiming
4 Oh ! yon will noi take him ; what has -he
done 1" How vividly all this has rushed
. , ' , ,
through my n.md, whi.e in this dark and
lonely cell ; and ihen, my innocent chil-
dren. who were wrapt in the deep slumbers
of early twilight. How my imagination
... . , ,
has pictured their anguish, when they
awoke, and, in childish simplicity, would
inquire where Papa was. Snatched away
without even the privilege of imprm ling a
. . , . ,'
n .(linn b i jj urns ItAr lli t . m A U
Fa.i...4 ... 1..0 ", of Augusta. A large force of Coufed-
corne when it is repor'ed by (he officers urates had been collected to oppose his pro
that 1 will again soon be released and p-r- ! gress and for some time he had he$i in
miio.l m a,i t..i aa-ai ! irerichmg. General Bracg was in command
my ieelings almost overcome me. I
Will
think, perhaps, it is only a dream; that the j
. , 1 ' . . , , ' !
, li I ! vi V " no inc. 'vij 1 1 -f 1 11 W'ulllirillClil I
I has lost its viialiiy ; then the worJs-will ti-
peat themselves, not to bej misunderstood :
j "Men, yon are all soon to be released,"
But how uncertain are all h.irnin calcula
tions. Two weeks have elapsed, and still
here.
I have ofter, thought of ihe'iwords of an i
ancient writer, andnow ,am'"con vinced of ;
their truihfulness, ihat Nations lose' more '
.... , . . ,. ,,
morally, in time of war, than materially."- j
The profanity and obwenity that have come j
under my observa ion during my military i
confinement, exceed'anything I can portray '
r i , ...
vii apci. VUujjicu wiiii mc Huuve uamei
vices, there eerns lo be an almost universal
pronenes o drunkenness ; of course, hon-
orable exceptions. There are men whose
moral training and character resist the
temptation, but they are very scarce.
Onr treatment was inhuman. When first
taken and incarcerated in this cell, not a
j stool or bench to rest oor weary limbs on ;
not a cap, or knife, or fork, or plate and
these few indispensible articles were pur
chased at exorbitant prices, attended with
vexatious delay. Eorty-foor of us in one
cell, without even a separate place to attend
to Ihe calls of nature, it is no wonder that
one of -ur number was soon laid in his last
resting place, and many others prostrated
by disease.
My dear brother, when I look back over
the scene, and knowing my own sensitive
ness, I marvel ihat my health is as good as
ii is. God be praised for the same, together
with the warm sympathy cf kind friends at
home, coupled with an inward assurance
that I have a conscience void of offence
Good bye, brother, for ihe present ; hoping
soon to meet you in a more pleasant ; place
than tliis, I remain your affectionate brother.
James McIIkxrv.
f Fort Mifflin, Pa., Nov. 1, 1864.
Another Arh-.st. Illegal arrests in
I his
county are becoming a matter of every day
occurrence. Bernard Duffy, a highly inlel-
ligent and respectab'e Irishman, who land-
ed in New York ihe 28th of June, IR64, was
arrested at 'he Depot on thanksgiving day as
a drafted man, and sent lo the lock-up It
was not until he had remained ir. that filthy
hole for Iwa hours and a half, and the pro
duction ot his marriage certificate that he
was allowed lo go at large. The old maxim
that a person is innocent until proven guil
ty is reversed. His arrest is conclusive evi
dence of his guilt unless his innocence is
established. Tbe author of the infamous
outrage, we understand, will have an op
portunity to vindicate their course in an
action at law. Scrnnton Register.
Income Taxes. By law of Congress a tax
upon all real esia'e is to be collected, annu
ally alter April 1865, of five per cent, upon
real estate. This will amount to 50 iax on
every Si, 000 of valuation. It applies In alt
real estate, whether the owner ha an in
come or nri,or whether jinder or over S600.
Thus if a man owns a house and lot woril
S200 his annual lax upon it lor I h is purpo-e
alone wi I be I5a farmer whose Urm i
valued at S4 000 will have to pay S20(J lax,
&c . for this special purpose.
Jcst Published. Mrs. Henry Wood's
New Copyright Novel, "OiWild Croy "
We have no doubt ihat this work is excel
lent ; alio! Mrs. Wood's works are. No
one surpasses her in this country or En
rope. The work is just being published,
and will be ready in a few days for sale by
T. B. Peterson & Bros., PhiIadelphia,'who
are Mrs. Wood's American Publishers.
Send for a copy.
Mr. and Mrs. Brewer, of Wayne county
Ky., have tweuly-two childern. This is,
perhaps, the most extensive bre'ery in tbe
South W
THE WMt KEIFS.
From the Daily Age of Dx. Isf.
There is scarcely any news from General
Sherman. Tbe Confederate iroops in North
Carolina, it is reponed, have been sent to
Georgia. We print in anoilier column va
rious Southern despatches about Sherman's
i movements, but they throw very little light
! on ,ne 80tJe
Meet.
Wo have received some few particulars
of the sinking of the Florida, but ihe affair
i still involved in great mystery. The Flori
da had been at anchor off Fortres Monroe,
and was ordered by Admiral Porter lo move
across the harbor lo Newport News, to
escape ihe effects of a s orm The Florida
sailed in the niht, was run into by a trans
port, and sunk in a hundred feet of water.
Th people on board esc ped.
From Petersburg there is information of
ihe renewal of ihe heavy firing between the
picked. . No event of importance has oc
curred, however. General Pope is now at
City Point and it is rumored he is to have a
command. General Humphreys, who, since
ihe bailie of Gettysburg has been General
Meade's chief of staff, is now in command
of Hancock's Second Corps.
General Cad wallader has succeeded Gen.
Couch in comma' d of ihe Department of
i the Susquehanna. Pennsylvania. His head-
gunnels a i o ni viidiu I'riffuurj,
Roger A. Pryorwas yesterday impris
oned in Fort La Fayette, New York harbor,
being sent there from the Old Capitol at
Washington.
Colonel Lyle's Ninetieth Pennsylvania
Regiment returned home yesterday. It con
tained but twenty-six officers ami men.
From the Age of Dec 2d.
General Sherman's movements can now
be explained much more clearly than here
tofore. Gej. Slocnm's column, which was
marching o: Macon, turned eastward, join
e.l Kilpatrick, crossed the Oconee River and
on November 221, was marching to join
Howard, who was lor'.y miles west ol Au
gusta. On November 20. h a Confederate
reconnoissaiire was sent Irom Macon norii
Ulirlv m,e!l ouln nf Atlanta, arid reported
west tow ariis tuama. it went 10 uriimi.
that r.o Federal troops were to be reen any-
where. Gen S ocuni s army had allmarch-
. - t . I : I . - i St.. . nn l
,, e"1 ",c '"" " " "7
Mocum's rear guard had crossed tti (Jconee
River ailj was reponed thirty miles east of
Macon. The expedition against Macon
had been given tip. Miliedgeville was
abandoned by its Federal captors and was
again in Confederate possession. General
Beauregard, with the Confederate advance,
arrived at Macon on November 22d and at
oi.cn marched in pursuit of Slocum Gener-
'eU avarice. u mat day
General Howard was encampe lorty miles
1 J
t .if fh. fl. na r. riiffif. toll (. .feral Kirlt u tin
''had brought a
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v iriiiuiaini
army opposing Howard.
Slocum was lorty hve miies southwest of
Howard. Sherman's principtl aim-appeared
lo be to j'in tns two columns. Ttiev were
pre-sed in buh front and rear and a junc
tion was a necessity.
There ha been a contest near Nashville.
General Thomas retreated some time since
to Franklin, eighteen miles south of Nash
v:s He was lollowed by General Hood
with the Confederate army. For several
,,a ,he two , armi wera quiet in camp
Oi Wednesday afternoon, about four o
c0.k Gen ,oJ at,acteJ Gen Thoma,.
phe contest lasted until after dark. The
Confederates, it is said, xere repuNed with
a '9 ' ',,J h''snd pn-Otiers, among
them a Brigadier General. The Federal
loss i staled at five hundred : the Confed
erate at six thousand. A Na-hville des
patch, received at 1 1 o'clock last niht, an
nounces that General Thomas has retreated
from Franklin, and taken a position three
miles south ot Nashville. His force were
closely pursued by the enemy, arid skirmi
shing was going on all day yesterday. At
Nashville the lortifications were manned in
anticipation of an assault.
There seems lo be a general impression
in the Conlederate camp at Petersburg ihat
Granl intends to make another effort to cap
lure the South side Railroad. He is repor
ted lo lie moving large numbers of irnop
to the WeUlon Railroad. In the Federal
camp, however, there is an equally strong
impression thai a Federal attack on Ue
north bank ol the James is intended., and
there are constant rumors of the completion
ot the Dutch Gap Canal. Not h Pug has oc
curred on erher side, however, which
would indicate the beginning of an attack.
On November 22 a Federal cavalry expe
diiion which had been sent into the interior
to Louisiana, returned lo Baton Rnoge with
two hundred prioners, seveii hundred hor
ses and mules, and three cannon. The Fed
eral caalry suffered some slight loss in the J
exp-diiion. 1 hey penetrated a considerable
di-tancrt into the interior o' the State and
burned a large amount of Conlederate sup
plies. J he Confederate raid on Sunday upon
New Creek, on the Baltimore arid Ohio rail
road, was much more serious than has been
supposed. The Confederates captured three
hundred Federal troops and six or seven
cannon. A great deal of plunder was also
taken. The railroad was not seriously
damaged.
The Federal prisoner? confined at Salis
bury. North Carolina, recently made an at
tempt lo escape. Aber a fierce conflict, in
hich forty of the prisoners were killed and
many wounded, the guards overpowered
them.
Fiiiriax Court House has been reoccupied
by the Federal troops. The guerrilla, on
Tuesday, captured iwn Federal officers
within six miles of Alexandria.
From the Age of the 31 inst
. We are compelled by the news this morn
ing 10 tell a very ditlerent story about the
battle' ai Franklio, Tennessee, Irom that
printed yesterday morning. The despatches
sent us over the telegraph on- Thursday
night, and especially the one 6igned by
Major General Schofield, were lal-etioods."
The battle at Fianklin resulted in the with
drawal of ihe Federal army to Nashville.
Gen'l. Hood divided the Conlederate lorces
in o two columns. One was to at'ack
Erank'iu. in tront. The other was lo move
down the Harpsih River, cross over il some
disjance east ol Franklin, ami endeavor to
get in the federal rear. At four o'clock on
A'eduesday alternooi, Hood's main cnlom i
atiacked Franklin in from. Si'iofield was
fi command ol the garrion . He had about
ti leen 'Lousand men. The Conlederate al
ack wa 'teavy and persis'enl, and Scho
tieid managed lo hold his own until dusk
He then ordered a retreat. This retreat
jas accelera'ed by 'he new of th cross
ing ol the Harpreth River by Hood's flunk
ing column, several miles east ot Franklin.
Schofield retreated all night., and at day
light on Thursday reached a point even
miles south of Nashville, where A. J
HiithV Corps was posted. The Confeder
ate flanking column, after crossing Harpeth
River, attacked a Federal cavalry brigade,
defeated it, and compelled it to retreaL
This cavalry lorce reached A. J. Smi'h's
position aboat the same time that bchofield
did. Confederate troop- followeJ both.
Or. Thursday morning Smith, being hard
pressed, abandoned his position and fell
back to the ouier line of the Nashville en
trenchroenu, three miles from the town.
From Nashville there is nothing but a
i story ol the greatest fright. Business is
suspended. The citizens are in the trenches.
The vast army of government laborers, who
number at least twenty five thousand, and
whose barracks cover a space almost as
large as that occupied by Nashville itself
i are under arms. The forts are manned and
all is prepared for Hood's attack opon ihe
ci'y. 'The Federal army is in line of battle
thrpo mHes south of Nashville. The Con
federate forces have advanced to a point
only five miles from town; and ihe imer
vening space is the scene of constant skir
mishing We scarcely think Hood wilt
attack Nashville, however. It is strongly
garrisoned and well defended by earth
works He will rather destroy the Nash
ville and Chattanooga Railroad, which he
has already cut and which is completely at
his mercy. He is reported io be threatening
Mnrfreesboro, which is on the Chat'anooga
Railroad, thirty five miles southeast of
Nashville.
General Sherman has turned aside from
his march to Augusta. There were too
many Confederate troops in the way for
him to risk pushing through them and try
ing to lake the city. He has started for the
seacoast, and is believed to be marching
for il somewhere near Savannah. General
Beauregard is in Augusta. Sherman's col
umns are believed to have effected a junc
tion, and all his troops are now moving in
one body. There is a report that on Wed
nesday Burnside. with twenty thousand
men, sailed from Fortress Monroe to meet
Sherman at some point on the Atlantic
coast. This is doubiful,' however. Augusta
and Macon are now sate, and Savannah is
the only threatened point.
There has been a cavalry reconnois
sanc uetit out fro.n the southern flank of
General Grant s army at Petersburg- It
marched some distance down the Weldon
Railroad ; captured one hundred prisoners
and a few wagons and muls, and then re
turned. The enemy fol fed it back to
Grant's lines. No infork. "on could be
pained whether the Confederates were
sendini', troops South, lo oppose Sherman
in Baton Rogue, Louisiana, a Govern
ment building, through the negligence of
some negroes, was destroyed by fire. Near
ly two hundred horses and moles were
burned lo death, and seventy :five thousand
dollars worth of Government properly de
stroyed. The mutiny among Ihe Federal prisoners
at Salisbury, North Carolina, occurred on
Friday, November 25th.
Generals W. F. Smith and Gilmore have
been sent on inspection tours of the lortifi
cations in the Western states.
From the Age ef the tth inst
We are s'ill unable to give the exact po
sition ol General Sherman. A Washing
ton despatch elates ihat information had
been received ihere tbat Sherman's ad
vance had captured Millen, a town in Geor
gia, sixty miles south west of Augusta This
occurred on November 29th. Two days
previously, Sherman sent a lorce of cavairy
in aJvauce of him with order lo reach the
sea coast at Port Royal, the nearest point.
The cavalry crossed the Augusta and Sa
rannah Ra'ilroad, at Waynesboro, thirtyix
miles south of Augu-'a. I: i repor'ed 'hat
they captured a Confederal passenger
train, but at'er remaining at Waynesboro a
very short lime, the Confederates attacked
them. The civalry were dispersed and
many captured Some, however, succeed
ed in reaching the sea-cna!, and no dout
communicated the intelligence, which was
brought lo New York by ihe steamer from
Port I'ojal, on Saturday, and sent thence to
Washington. At Port Royal, when Ihe
s-eamer left, there was great excitement.
The publication of Ihe newspapers wa
prohihwed in ori'er lo prevent any news
Irom Sherman being made known. All the
troops were collected in an expedition
which was sent off to some unknown poiiit,
where Sherman would be met. Sherman
will pass far south of Augusta. When he
was at .Millen, on November 29ih, he was
sixty miles southwest ol Augusta; seventy
miles east of M-tcor. ; and about one hun
dred miles northwest of Savannah and
Port Royal. These two places are but thir
ty miles Irom each other.
It is uncertain whether Sherman intends
to march lo Port Royal or Savannah. The
la'est intnrmation we have is a report that
on Nov. 30th, Sherman's advance was forty
miles from Port Royal, but whether march
ing toward that place or Savannah, is not
stated, admiral Dahlgren and Gen. Foster
are at Port Royal, ami are said to have
opened communication with Sherman
l hey have sent out expeditions which are
co-operatmg with his column. If these re
ports are true. General Sherman has visu
ally reached the coast, though, unless he
attacks Savannah, what use it is, except as
a means of getting h'S army away from At
lanta, is difficult to tell.
The reports of the recent battle at Frank
lin, Tennessee, now state the Federal lo.s
a: fif'.twn hundred. The Federal troops
have retreated all the way to Nashville and
occupy the delences of the ci'.y, forming a
line, each end of which rests o i the Cum
berland River, above and below the city.
The Confederate cavalry have followed the
Federal retreat, and are in plain view from
high buildings in the town. No infantry
are seen, however. General Hood, no
doubt, Is engaged in destroying ihe Nash
ville and Chatanooga Railroad. This road
is cut and ihe wires are down, so ihat no
news can be had of his operations. On
Saturday an order was issued to send the
rolling stock of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad to Louisville, for lear of a raid,
but the order was aHerwards countermand
ed. The Conledera'es have already sent a
raiding pany io Gaila'in, on this railroad,
twenty miles southeast of Nashville, which
captured two hundred head of cattle.
From Panama we hive news of a Con
lederate idol lo capture one of the Califor
nia steamers. The plot was discovered,
and ihe party, seven in number, were on
November 10th, seized on board the steam
er Salvador, outside the harbor of Panama.
Application was made on the 12th to the
President of Granada, for permission to
pass them over, the Isthmus. This was re
fused, and it was supposed they would be
sent across on the responsibilty of the
American Consul.
Everything is quiet in fror.t of Peters
burg. General Lee reports a recent artil
lery duel between the gunboats on the
Jrnes, near Dutch G-tjj. in which no dam
age was done, however. General Butler
hamade a new corps in his army under
General Weilzel. It is lo be exclusively
composed ol negroes. General Pope is said
lo have been already given a command in
Grant's army. He is now in Washington
Captain Semmes' new privataer is now
at Maileria. She. was the ' Sea King." but
is now called th Stverandoah. She is rep-re-emed
as having an armament equal to
ihat of the Florida. -
George D. Prentice, of the Louisvil'e
Journal, was in Richmond on November 30
He went there lo visit hi son, by permis
sion of the authorities on both s'hIps.
Major B W. Brice has been made Pay
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!n Madison township Columbia co , on .
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At Newbern, N. C, on the 7ih of Oct.,
of Yellow Fever, Corporal Joseph Hayroan.
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In Orange township, this county, on the
20;h inst., Clemuel R. Henry, aged 37 years.
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In Berwick, Friday night, November 25
1864, S. Mellviile Gilmore, aged 37 year
and 2 months.
The deceased was a printer by profession.
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the military service of the conntry, shortly
after the breaking out of the Rebellion. He
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Mountain, Antietam, Gettysburg, and most
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army took so prominent a part. Having
faithfully served out his term of enlistment,
he was honorably discharged the service
on the 16th day of September 1864. Shortly
after his return from the service be was at
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terminated fatally, after the short illness of
but six days. His friends can console them
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every want. He has gone to bis reward ia -a
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