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Slierniass.
All interest in the military situation
just now is centered in the grand march
of Sherman. lie has undertaken one or
the boldest movements of tLis or any
other war, and if successful, his name will
go down to posterity linked with these of
Hannibal and Napoleon. Alter maneu
vering Hood nearly two hundred ruiles
northwest of Atlanta, Sherman, leaving
Gen. Thoma? behind with ample force to
take care ofthe rebel General in any of
fensive movement he might make, has
prepared himself for a new base and an
entirely new field of operations. He de
stroyed everything about Atlanta that
could be of value to the enemy ;tore up
hs own railroad leading to Chattanooga,
and then, with a force of fifty thousand
veterans, swung off and started on a grand
expedition through the very heart of the
Confederacy. The . particular point he
niins at is not positively known, but it is
threwdly supposed to be Savannah. The
latest news wc have from him. is through
rebel sources. By it we learn that he has
appeared before Macon, distant one hun
dred and four miles from Atlanta. "With
nothing to defend it but raw militia, that
city must speedily succumb, if, indeed, it
has not done so already. Milledgeville
and several other important poiuts are
also threatened by our raiders ; and what
with nothing but calamity, defeat, utter
destruction staring them in the face, Geor
gia and the entire Confederacy are in a
delightful state of disquietude. Sherman
will doubtless make it a point to attempt
the release of the Union prisoners in the
Cotton States and arm them to swell his
ranks. A report is current that he has
already released a large number of these,
but, although probable, it is not authenti
cated as yet. It is worthy of remark that
Sherman is without any considerable or
ganized f je on his route. Hood cannot
get away from Tbomas, and Lee will have
enough to do to watch Grant; and so
Sherman will be utterly unopposed except
by raw and undisciplined militia. He
can scarcely fail to reach the soa-coast,
and without serious loss, and wc will be
disappointed if wc do not hear cf him
thundering at the gates of Savannah or
Charleston within a very few days. Once
at either of these poiut?, he can readily
reinforce Grant, or be reinforced himself.
But it is useless to speculate as to his
particular purpose in this bold and bril
liant movement, for a few days must ne
cessarily develop it.
Infernal Plots.
The rebels are peculiarly chivalric as to
their methods of waging warfare. If this
fact was never before remarked, it must
have been made apparent by their recent
ra.id on St. Albans, a defenseless town in
Vermont, where murder, arson and rapine
marked their every footstep. This feat
may have been thought - to have been un
approachably chivalric in its character,
but it was paralleled on Friday night last
by a premeditated and systematic attempt
to lay the entire city of New York iu
ashes. "Wc print in another column full
particulars of this dastaidly plot. Evi
dence in. possession of the milicarj- author
ities at New York leave no doubt that this
scheme of arson was hatched in Rich
mond, and that it was fully sanctioned by
the rebel authorities just as the St. Al
bans affair, as is claimed by the raiders
engaged therein themselves, was sanc
tioned by the rebel Secretary of "War.
Gen. Dix, commanding at NewYork, has
issutd an order dcclariug that any and all
"persons found implicated in this or a sim
ilar attempt at arson will be regarded as
spies, subject to martial law, and that, jf
convicted by a court-martial, they wiU be
executed "without the delay of a single
day." -
Simultaneous with the attempt to burn
New York city, we have the news that a
scheme to burn the public buildings in
Washington city was discovered just in
time to prevent its accomplishment. Tru
ly, it behooves the people of the North to
Vok to their homes and firesides! Tho
'ci-valrj" are abroad, and to murder, rob
and pilUge uhe:r especial delectation.
The Ration.
Never before has the nation felt its
strength a3 it does to-day.' "Whether it
be . attributable to one cause or another,
this is a grand fact. The much needed
solidity in the 'North is being acquired
daily and hourly. It is evident that
henceforth the people and the Government
will act together in support of a policy
that will have a sharp edge and make a
clean cut. The idea of compromise is fast
dissolving, and crystalized purpose, where
in the temporizing elements will be
ignored, is taking its placa. Business
thrives accordinclv : confidence in the
Government is the order of the day with
everybody. Hence its securities advance
in the market. The cloud of doubt which
rose from the seething political caldron is
floating away, and in its place is rising the
pillar of confidence, resting on sure foun
dations. Gold feels the influence; schemes
of speculators can avail no longer; the
motive is removed, and the single business
of the country is felt to be the putting
down of the rebellion iu the shortest time
and without much regard for the feelings
or wishes ot our ''Southern brethren."
In th'c events cf the past two weeks is
seen the wonderful strength of the nation
and the proof of its stability. Thi3 is not
only felt by every citizen, without party-
distinction, but wiil be seen abroad; and it
will open the eyes acd put new idea3 into
crowned heads. This conviction not only
crvatifies our vanitv, tut cements us in the
great work of restoring Federal authority.
To spenk of saving the Union hereafter
will be a misuse of worcte. The Union is
already saed. It needed but the crystal
izincr fee!iE"r to do it. Reinforced by it,
our armies ana navy wiu complete tne
work. Subjugation no longer startles
anybody in the North. And fo the work
will be accomplished, if need be, by visit
ins on the South the extreme condition
which Jeff. Davis asserted was the only
alternative if independence was denied
them.
Cambria County Election Re
turns 1SG4.
The Return Judges of Cambria county
met at the Court House, x.bensburg, on
Friday last, and counted the vote (both
Home and Soldiers'). cast for President on
Xuesday, 8th November. The following
are the figures
official.
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District :
Allegheny Tp.. 37
Blacklick Tp 36
Cambria Tp 14G
Cambria City 11
Carroll To 32
212
35
. 34
123
273
4G
115
19
190
54
94
CO
80
76
11
77
47
50
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32
87
99
19
109
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86
53
162
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2083
1883
215
34
33
14i
317
55
117
22
2 90
54
46
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20
2
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24
21
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28
27
31
52
69
17
C3
124
103
49
70
149
10
86
8
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127
43
4
65
11G
27
74
41
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388
2244
Carrolltown
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21
19
73
Chest Tp..
Chess Springs
Clearfield Tp."
Conemaugli Tp
0onmaugii, 1st W.... 23
2d W.... 27
Croyle Tp.... 29
Ebeiisburg, W. W 4G
E. Vf 71
Gallitzin 17
Jackson Tp 56
Johnstown, 1st W 103
2d W 82
2d W 45
' 4th W C2
" 5th W 124
Loretto 8
Millville 70
Munster Tp 6
Prospect Bor 3
Richland Tp 85
Summerhiil Tp 41
Summittville 5
Susquehanna Tp CI
Taylor Tp 75
Washington Td 15
White. Tp .. 50
Wilmore 3'J
Yoder Tp 51
Soldiers vote ia lull.295
104
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84
74
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90
54
57
39
80
45
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102
102
27
133
71
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87
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3036
2244
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Total vote 1SS8
Cem. majorities 800
gy On election day two Irishmen
attempted to vote in Allegheny township,
Dlair county, who had procured exemption
from the draft oa the ground ot alienage.
To get exempted, each one of them had to
swear that he had not been naturalized,
and that he had not voted. Yet, when
challenged at the election window as
aliens, each one promptly produced certif
icates of naturalization, taken out two or
three years ago. Three of flie Provost
Guard happened to be at hand, and
promptly aire3ted these American citizens.
They are now confined in jail, and will
suffer the penalty of false swearing. Of
course is is very tyrannical and fraudulent
and a great abuse of the elective franchise
to tear these worthies from their families,
but nevertheless Capt. Lloyd is determined
to put them through. These are two of
the gentlemen who say the soldiers have
n right to vote, &c.
Congress meets on Monday next.
Members are arriving in Washington, and
the city bids fair to be crowded from cel
lar to garret before tho end of tho present
Truths Which the Future Will
Confirm.
When Benedict Arnold abandoned the
American cause, went over to the enemy,
and issued that denunciatory address
against his compatriots, there certainly was
a semblance ot truth in his words. The
war had indeed been burdensome and
afflictive in many ways. Thousands had
perished m the field or noisome prisons,
and many languished in hospitals or in
impoverished homes. Commerce was
nearly ruined, insomuch that twenty-four
hundred dwellings in the then small city
of Philadelphia were vacated and closed.
The army suffered for lack of shoes and
clothing, and the public credit was at its
lowest ebb. "Washington was armed by
Congress with dictatorial power, and seized
private property to supply the most press
ing exigencies. Liberty itself stood in
abeyance, and individuals were held in
duress or banished by Safety Committees,
on the bare suspicion of disloyalty to the
popular cause.
What then r The great leaders ot our
Revolution, and those who aided their
exertion?, were the truest friends of liber
ty. Only through such temporary displace
ment of its outward form could they place
it on a solid basis, acd at the proper mo
ment restore to it all its peaceful privileges.
The declamatory Arnold, who talked of
freedom, was a cheating profligate, without
i spark of generous sentiment or an
aspiration for human freedom. lie lived
to be despised of ail men, whilst Washing
ton and his compeers were honored
throughout the world. The restoration of
peace was the signal for the bestowal on
the people of as much freedom as was
compatible with the existence of human
government. No despotism reared its
horrid crest, us the monarchists had
prophesied. The army gladly laid down
its arm?, and yielded obedience to the
civil law. They saw their truest interest
and pleasure in peaceful and industrious
avocations, which brought them comfort
and security after the war was ended, and
crowned their efforts with all the rewards
they desired.
So, in like manner, Mr. Lincoln, and
those who have boine with him the heat
and burden of this great conflict, will he
most happy to close their labors whenever
the great duty has becu completed. There
will then be no need for restricting indi
vidual liberty by summary arrest and
detention. They have strangely erred
who could suppose Jthat a man of Mr.
Lincoln's character could ever exercise
such power under any other motive than
that of a paramount desire for the country's
welfare. It was in resistance to despotism
that such rigors were practiced, and only
that the liberty which seemed to be viola
ted should be secured thereby, and placed
upon immovable foundations. Sucn. will
most assuredly be the result, in the eyes
of all men, when this government ehall
triumph over the treason which assails it,
and when these guards and precautions
can be safely set aside.
A different class of censors take quite
opposite ground, alleging that the Execu
tive is vacillating or imbecile tn his course
toward sem:-traitor3. "We confess that we
incline somewhat to this opinion, and
thousands of loyal men have called aloud
for greater energy and severity against
persons accused of disloyal acts. . And
3-et, perhaps, we may all come to admit iu
tho -end that this lenient and forbearing
course, besides being tho most generous
and magnanimous, was also prudent and
politic. It often happens in human gov
ernment that there are reasons for action
or non-action, ptronjr aud conclusive to
those who see them, and yet of a nature
requiring concealment at the mumsut. lest
injury might result in some especial
quarter. It is not alwavs prudent to
disclose what the Administration may
kuow, and at all times it may be supposed
there is some official knowledge which the
people do not and should not possess. It
would be well if we could all school our
selves in this belief, and be patient when
doubtful and mysterious movements seem
on foot, or when provoking ambiguity or
reticeucv Eeem3 to baulk our thirst for
knowledge. If the charity wo are taught
to exercise in ordinary cases recommends
itself to our sober approbation, then espec
iaily should we display it here, where the
chosen men who are to extricate the
hation from is perilous condition so obvi
ously require our favorable interpretation.
For our part, wc have so much reliance
on the general fairness of the American
character, that we expect considerations
like these to weigh powerfully, even on
the minds of our political antagonists.
They cannot but seo, now that politicians
will measurably cease their deceptions,
that our rulers have chosen the course
which appeared to thera the best, when
the great question of submission or resist
ance to national dismemberment came up
for decision. If it be said they seriously
erred iu underestimating fhe strength of
the rebellion, it is equally true that the
loyal States, too, have displayed $ corre
spondingresolution and capacity to preserve
the republic intact. As in tho beginning
it was unwise to yield to claims at once
inadmissible arid arrogant, so at no stage
of this war could the national Administra
tion have retraced its steps and yielded to
dismemberments
Our government is therefore fighting
out this great battle simply because it is a
solemn duty so to do. Not for personal
aggrandizement, not to impair by a single
hair's breadth the guarantees of liberty, do
they persevere in the arduous task, but
solely with a desire to preserve this fair
heritage of freedom from foulest desecra
tion. , When the country Ehall be restored
j to peace through the overthrow of treason,
then will even the semblance of arbitrary
power be cast aside: and, as in the' days
succeeding our Revolution," it will be fully
manifest that, we have waged this war for
the establishment of human liberty, not to
weaken or destroy it
Organized Conspiracy to Burn
New York.
A regularly organized attempt to, fire
New York city was made on last Friday
night, which was rendered wholly abortive
only by tho exercise of the greatest ener
gy. Not less than ten or a dozen of the
leading hotels and other large buildings
were fired between the hours of 9 and 12
o'clock, and by these acts an immense
amount of life and property was put in
jeopardy. Fortunately.the fires were not
simultaneous, and alter the discovery of
three or four attempts had been made to
carry the fearful plot into execution, the
detective police obtained sufficient knowl
edge of the affair to lead to the conclusion
that a wholesale conflagration was immi
nent, and accordingly extra vigilance was
xerted by the police and i ire Department,
and the late fires were extinguished almost
immediately upon-fheir breaking out. The
story of the atrocious conspiracy soon
spread about the city, and tho greatest
alarm was felt among the people. About
11 o'clock the alarm seemed general in
the lower part of the city, and the citizens
searched their premises carefully.
There were two theories as to the mean
ing of the plot for such it undoubtedly
was. One was that the incendiaries were
also thieves, who hopd to plunder and
pillage during the excitement that would
certainly have followed the success of their
efforts ; the other was that a rebel organi
zation had concocted and entered upon the
execution of the outrage. The discovery
and arrest of a woman from Raltimore,
whose movement3 were suspicious, seemed
to give a clue to the mystery, and favored
the theory last mentioned.
In every case the fires proved to be the
work of incendiaries, and the similarity of
the work in all instances left no doubt that
one head controlled the business. Had
the conspiracy, or whatever W6 may call
it, succeeded to the extent evidently in
tended, half the city might now be in
ruins.
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President's Letter to a Widow.
Mrs. Uixby, the recipient of the following
letter from President Lincoln, is a poor
widow living in the Eleventh ward in
Boston. Her sixth son, who was severely
wounded in a Tecent battle, is now lying
in the Readville Hospital:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, Nov. 21, ld64.J
"Dear Madam: i have been shown on
the file of the War Department a statement
of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts,
that you are the other of five .sons who
havp died gloriously on the field of battle.
"I feel how weak and fruitless must be
any word of mine which should attempt
to beguile you from the grief of a loss so
overwhelming; but I cannot refrain from
tendering to you the consolation that may
be found in the thanks of the Republic
they died to save.
"I pray that our Heavenly Father may
assuase the anguish of your bereavements,
and leave onlj; the cherished memory of
the loved and lost, and the solemn pride
that must be yours, to have laid so costly
a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom.
'Yours, very sincerely and respectfully.
"A. LINCOLN.
"To Mrs. Bixbt, Boston, 5!a?s.'
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BQi, "According to a New York corres
pondent of the London Herald, the much
talked of book on "MiscegenatTon" was a
great hoax, "written by two young gentle
men connected with the newspaper press
of New York, both of whom arc obstinate
Democrats in politics, and was gotten up
solely with a view of committing, if possi
ble, the orators and essayists of the Re
publican party to the principle it enuncia
ted, that of the complete social equality, by
marriage, of the white and black races."
As the writer virtually admits, although
the book hoaxed everybody, it failed in
accomplishing its object, and theRepub
lican party paid little attention to it,
except in ridicule of the "Demooratic"
effort to make political use of it.
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. JE2y Orders have just been issued from
the Provost Marshal General's office rela
ting to the revision and correction of the
enrollment lists, with a view to have them
ready for future emergencies. Gen. Fry
pays the names of all persons who are lia
ble to military duty, taking up their
residense in sub-districts, as well as those
who from time to time become liable,
shall be added to the enrollment lists, and
all persons who enlist or remove permanent
ly from any district, or whose liability
terminates while in it, will be stricken off;
and in case of removal, whenever practica
ble, the Board of Enrollment of the district
to which the person removes" .will be
notified, and he be enrolled by that Board.
tSf Lieut. Gen. Grant, during his late
visit to New York, paid his respects to
Gen. Scott, who presented tho hero of
Chattanooga with a copy of his Autobiog
raphy, writing on the fly leaf of one of the
volumes, "From the oldest to the lest soldier
in the icorld." Such a compliment from
such a man, is worth fighting for during a
life-time. . - .-
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BgXA letter from a traveler in the oil
regions of Pennsylvania, gives the follow
ing description of an oil-prince: "We
were paddled across the creek by an oil
prince, aged fifteen, heir to a million,
coatless, hatless, and with only one sus
pender, with which to keep his courage
and hii trouaers up."
Response to Gen. Butler's Speech.
The Richmond Whig makes the follow
ing response to General Butler's invitation
to "ccme back :" . ?
" Come back, cooae back now he tells
us, 'and quit feeding on husks, and live
with us on the fat of the land Bat until
we want to associate with felons and out
casts, thieves, robbers and murderers, we
shall, we think, decline the gentle invita
tion. Husks, after all, though not a very
generous diet, will keep us for a time, and
they are at least preferable to all the fat
ot Yankee land, if we have to live on that
in Yankee company. It was kind, perhaps,
in Butler to offer us tho good things of
his country, but he ought not to have had
the impudence to offer to sit down with us
at the same table'
The Confederate Representatives do not
appear inclined to return to their allegiance
at present, if one can judge from the tenor
ot their debates. On the 21st inst., the
following resolution, introduced by Mr.
Russell, of Virginia, was adopted by a
vote of eighty-three yeas., no nays:
Re&olcedy That the House deem it
proper, iu view of recent events, to repeat
the declaration made by the last Congress,
in a joint resolution, declaring the sense
cf Congress in regard to re-uniting with
the United States: That it is the unalter
able determination on the part of the
people of the Confederate States who
have suffered all the cruelties of a protract
ed war that they will never, upon any
terms, politically affiliate with a people
who have been guilty of an invasion of
their soil, and the butchery of their citi
zens. Neither is the Georgia Legislature so
disposed to reconstruct the Union, as has
been stated, if they expressed their real
sentiments last week, when they passed a
scries of resolutions complimentary to Jeff.
Davis, and defiantly secesh.
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Important to the Friends of Sol
diers. The following note from Postmas
ter Bowen, of Washington City, calls
attention to a matter of moment in regard
to the transmission of packages addressed
to persons in the army:
Post Office, Washington Citt, D. C. "
November 14, 18C4. J
A large numper of packages, intended
for the army, arrive at this office with the
wrappers destroyed or the address so mu
tilated that they cannot be forwarded, and
are, therefore, necessarily sent to the Dead
Letter Office.
If persons sending would take the
precaution to write out on a card or slip of
paper thi full name of the officer or soldier
for whom the package is intended, the
number of the regiment and corps to which
he is attached, as well as the name and
post office address of the person by whom
it is sent, and fasten the card or slip thus
addressed securely to the contents of the
package, inside tlie tcrojyprr, it will in all
cases insure their safe delivery, or their
prompt return to the owner.
Editors in the loyal States will confer a
favor on our soldiers and their. friends at
home by publishing this notice in their
papers-
S. J. EOWEN, Postmaster.
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tC&One of the first measures at the
approaching session of Congress will be
the appointment of a special committee of
investigation into alleged extortionate and
dishonest practices of the pension agents
in some of the Northern cities. It is known
that illegal fees have been charge'd, thus
defrauding the nation's dependants.
STRAY COW.
Canie to the residence of the subscriber.
ia Croylc township, on or about the 1st of
beptember last, a red cow with considerable
white about the belly and legs, and long, wide
horns, and apparently about 5 years old. The
owner is requested to come forward, prove
property, pay charges, aud take her away, or
sue will be disposed of according to law.
J A SUN CRUM.
December 1, 18C4.
A IJPITOR'S NOTICE.
XX. In the matter of the confirmation of the
account of D. II. Roberts, and E. Roberts,
executors of David Evans, (m:son) dee'd:
The Orphans' Court of Cambria countv having
appointed me Auditor to report distribution
ot the nrsets in the hands of said executors.
o and among the persons legally entitled
thereto, notice is hereby given that I will
attend to the duties of said appointment, at
the office of Geo. M. Reed, Esq., in Ebensburg,
on Tuesday, the 13th day of December, next,
at tue Hour of on o'clock, 1 M., when and
where all persens interestednay attend.
CYRUS ELDER, Auditor.
November 24. 1S64.
STRAY COW
Came to the residence of tho snhsrrJhr
nn or about the 1st dav of Novpmhpr. a lnrrrw
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Black Cow, about 12 or 14 years old. The
owner is requested to come forward, prove
property, pay charges and take her away, or
she will be disposed of according to law.
ANDREW DCNMIRE.
Nov. 24, 18C4.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed
by the Orphans' Court of Cambria county, to
report distribution of the funds in the hands
of Peter Earhart and Nicholas Shank, Ad
ministrators of the estste of Henry Kollis,
deceased, hereby notifies all persons inter
ested, that he will attend to the duties of
said appointment at bis office, in the bor
ough of Ebensburg, on THURSDAY, the 1st
day of DECEMBER next, at one o'clock, P. M.,
at which time all persons are required to pre.
sent their claims or be debarred from coming
in for a share of the fund.
J NO. E. SCANLAN, Auditor.
Ebensburg, Nov. 17, 18B4-3U
T OST, STRAYED, or STOLEN! I
I 4 Left Thompson's store, Ebensburg, on
Wednesday, 29th uU., a Black and Tan Terri
er, called "Fin," having on silvw plated
collar, marked 'J. Patton Thompson, Ebens
burg, Pa." A liberal reward will be paid for
his return. J. PATTON THOMPSON. .
Ebensburg, Nov. 17, 1864.-31.
"Q,U1CK sales
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small PEorrrar
1804.
THE LATEST ARRIVAL I
A. A. BARKER,
The subscriber Ukes pleasure in
cing to the people of Ebensburg and vicinitr
that he has just received, at his jtore. oi
Hi
Ugh street, the largest and most comphu
ssortment of
a
Winter Goods !
ever before brought to this conntj, all 0f
which he is determined to sell thtaptr than
tht chtaptst.
DRY GOODS,
Tn endless variety..
DRESS GOODS,
Of every description
WOOLLEN GOODS,
A full and complete assortment
WIItTE GOODS;
Embracing all the latest style
EMBROIDERIES,
Handsome and of the best quality.
HOUSEKEEPING GOODS,
Of all sorts, bizes width And pricei.
HOOP SKIRTS AND BALMORALS,
The latest and best styles.
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
A better and cheaper article than evr bcfui
offered to this community.
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Of tho very best workmanship.
HATS AND CAPS,
Fashionable aud of durable mater!!. .
MILLINERY GOODS AND NOTIONS
HOSIERY AND GLOVES.
BUFFALO ROBES.
Hardware, Quetnstcare Groctriet, Flour, Ba
Cheese, Sirups, Molasses, Mackerel, Hi
ring and Cod Ish, Iron and Sail,
Cedar and Willow Ware, Drugs
and Medicines, Carbon and
Fish Oil, etc, etc, ste.
r
These, and many other descriptions e!
Goods, too numerous to hers mention, coi
stantly on hand.
Not to mince matters, be keepi
FIRST CLASS COUNTRY ST0BS,
where anything or everything per00
need or desire can be obtained.
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