• i{i:iu:Lno.n.
' From the Richmond Enquii .u O
About the first of the present month
Sheridan; with between six and ten thous
and men, started on a raid up the '\ alley,
visiting S'aunton unopposed, and cross
ed the Blue Ridge at Rockfish Gap, op
posed by Early and some fifteen hundred
men. The opposition was fruitless, how
ever, our forces being almost surrounded
by overwhelming numbers, and over a
thousand captured. The enemy then en
tered Charlottesville unopposed. The
following letter givesan interestingsketch
of the occupation of that place:
CHARLOTTESVILLE, March 0.
Nf.'.frt. E'lliturn: Tho Yankee army
five thousand strong, entered this place
on Friday, at two o'clock p m., the 3d
instant, unopposed Tho .Mayor aud the
civil authorities of th* corporation met
the enemy on a hill southwest of the
University rotunda, where the town was
surrendered by the Mayor, and protec
tion to private property guaranteed by
the Yankees to the citizens ayd to the
authorities of tho Uifiversity. At first
five horsemen, withdrawn pistols,*Vode up
to the flag of tiuce, and then immedia
tely galloped to town, then ■ followed six
others and then General Custer, surroun
dedbya dozen or twenty men, bearing
Confederate flags captured from the ie
feated and routed troops of Gen Early;
then followed the cutire column through
the Main street to the front of the Bap
tist Female Institute. All thestores were
closed, aifd the windows of the houses
were generally blinded, and but for tho
rabble of negroes and mean, low-bred
while women on the streets, everything
indicated a dead and buried city. Soon
after the arrival of the invaders, guards
were placed at every street crossing along
the line of march. Gen. Men itt's head
quarters were established at Mis. B. H.
Shackelford's, and Gen. Sheridrn's at
Mils Elizabeth Cole's; tho signal corps
at Mr. J. Cochrane':-, an interview was
held between the Mayor and Kev. 1 >r.
Broaddus nnd Fen. Custer, when the lat
ter assured these gentlemen that every
necessary protection should be given to
private property. At the close of the
day the Mayor and Aldermen were sent
for at the headquarters of Gen. Merritt,
nnd requests to procure corn nnd forage
to supply the horses of the invaders, and
delivered to theiu at their camps. 1 uless
this was done, an order to search the
premises of the citizen* would have to be
made. The civil aiflhorities promised to
make inquiries among the citizens to as
certain how much of tho articles required
they had on band, the General saying
when be needed them he would send bis
wagons for the articles. Four hundred
bushels of corn belonging to our Govern
ment were: found at Cochran's mill, and a
few hundred bushels of wheat belonging
to private persons were found and taken
possession of. Vt night the farms around
Charlottesville were covered with cavalry,
presenting a sad picture to the eyes of
our citizens.
In town quiet prevailed during the
night, except the noise of passing troops
as new detachments arrived. Out of tho
town depredations and thieving were car
ried on at all places whore the occupants
had failed to procure private guards
which had .been given to ad who reques
ted it. On Saturday morning in the out
skirts of the town disorder began to pre
vail; stores broken into and robbed, pri
vate houses entered and searched; but
these were stopped by the orders and in
terference of officers, and during the stay j
of the army the discipline was rigid and :
severe, and very little damage was done,
and private houses were free from inter,
ruption from soldiers, and, were private
guards were given, no soldier dared enter
the bouse without u special written per
mission from general headquarters. The i
farmers, however, were not protected in
their property and provisions; everything
eatable for man and beasts was consumed,
and acts of atrocity and meanness were
committed. Threat* of vengeance were
mado to ladies, in order to get their
watches; tho wretches held pistols to their
heads to intimidate them and compel
them to give up their property. These
yid similar acts were done for ten miles
east of Charlottesville, as far down as the
enemy ventured togo Scouting aud ,
robbing "parties were sent out in all direc
tions «>n Saturday and Sunday, plunder
ing as they went. The slaves were not !
exempt from plunderings. Whenever
one had any gold or silver it was shurc to
bo stolen by these pretended negro wor
shipers. On Saturday and Sunday all
the able bodied negro men were pressed
into the Yankee service to destroy the
iron railroad bridges, and on Sunday even
ing the wood trestle work ot these bridges
was burned and are now a heap of ruins.
The county freo bridge was burned on
Monday morning. Monticello would
have boen burned bail not the wife of the
present occupant been sick. '1 he van
dals threatened to destroy it en their next
visit. A raiding party that went down
to within two miles of the Hon. W. C.
itives threatened to burn his house al
so.
Gruin, forage, provisions nnd horses
were taken off the farms, iu some instan
ces leaving not a particle to feed the cat
tle with, yet generally the hogs, cows, ox
fixt. sheep and fowls were not disturbed.
In some instances a hog, or a beef, or u
sheep was killed, but uonewere wantonly
destroyed.
On Friday night the factory of Mr. Mar
chant was destroyed. Ou Monday that
of Mr. Flannagan was also destroyed, and
ali the factories within their leachsh&red
a simitar fate.
On Sunday evening some of the
Yankee army determined to publish
a paper, and went to the Chronicle
office to effect the r design, but por
tions of the press hud been removed
with the type, and they were unable
to do so. They then took possession
of the Jcfferso-niiui office, nnd com
menced operations, and after pro
gressing for awhile suddenly quit, say
ing they might resume their object
.next day; but orders had been issued
to move off by six o'clock next day,
and no further operations for the is
sue of their paper were resumed
Enclosed I send a copy of such arti
cles a* were left, in type by tl»e Yan
kces. *No damage was done to the
type or fixtures of either of the print
ing officea in the place.
On Monday morning, soon after
light, thd drum? wore heard and tho
troops were seen marching down the
main street evacuating the town.
Large numbers of negroes mounted
on stolen horses were seen going off
with the Yankees ; women with little
children in their arms, seemed as,ea
ger to be off as tie men. The Yan
kees did not like to be troubled with
them, and if report be true, they will
not be troubled with them f*or any
great length of time, for they are
sure to find an early grave. Some of
the" Yankees cursed the negroes, tell
ing them that they had better stay
where they were, for they were far
better off, and much better provided
for with their masters than they
would be with the army. One of the
officers at Mr. W. T. Fjcklin'S said
it was not the love of the negro that
induced them to take away ibe slaves
but it"was to prov-nt agricultural op
erations from being earried on, this
being the most effectual means of
bringing the rebellion to an end.
While the Yankee army was in
Charlottsville they circulated reports j
that Lynchburg was captured, Rich- j
mond evacuated, kc., but none but
weak headed and weak kneed persona
gave credance to any such such sto-j
ries. They said there were 15,000 j
cavalry with them, but 6,000 would
cover all the had. (Jens. Sheridan,
Custar, Merritt, and Forsy'Ji were
with the ivaders. If there were oth
er Generals I have not heard their
names. On leaving the town they
separated into four columns, tak'ng
as many different directions. One
of the columns went to Scoftsvill, de
stroying the factory there and tho
canal.
Yours, MONTTCKI.LO.
Ofllcinl front 4*oll. Ciraut,
WAH PKPAKTMK.NT,
WASHINGTON-, March 1 <>—i):Bo R. M.
T» .1/.//V Urncrnl /)!:t :
The following dispatch has been receiv
ed this evening at this department :
JL'ITY "POINT, March 1 f>.—//««, (.'. .1.
A Militant Secretary of II" r : I
am just in receipt of a letter from <!en.
Sherman, dated the 12th, from Fayette-I
ville. lie describes his army as in fine
health and s; >ii-its, having met wit If no
serious opposition. Hardee keeps in bis
front at a respectable distance.
At Columbia he destroyed immense ar
senals and railroad establishments, and43 '
cannon. At Chenaw he foundmueh ma- j
ehinery and war material, inelnding 2") !
cannon and .'i.liOO barrels of gunpowder. !
In Fayetteville be found 30 p.eees of ar- !
tillery and much other material.
lie says nothing about Kilpatrick's de- ;
feat by Hampton, but the officer who
brought the lertter says that before day
light on the 10th, Hampton got two brig
ades in the rear of Kilpatriek's headquar
ters. and surprised :>■■< 1 captured all ihe
staff but two officers. Kilpatriek escap
ed, formed his men and drove the enemy
with great loss, recapturing about all that
he bad 10-t eight hundred and sixty left j
dead on the field. *
(Signed) U. S. GRANT,
, Lieut. Gen. j
The l'rencli Mission.
Some surpris has been expressed that
this important mission was nut filled pre- I
viously to the adjournment of tho Sen
ate. We understand that it was tender
ed to dames Gordon Bennett, Esq., of
this city, but declined by him mainly on
the groflnd that he could lie of nioro ser
vice in extricating our country Irom her
present difficulties at liomc than abroad.
Since l?enjamin Franklin—in every
sense our first Embassador to France—we
do not remember that an editor has till
now been designated for that post, which
demands in its incumbent a full and inti
mate knowledge of our own and of Eu
ropean politics, a ripe general experience,
and a special familiarity with the charac- j
tcr and career respectively of the leading
statesmen of Europe. Thes<> qualifica
tions, we presume, dictated the selection
of the veteran editor of the Herald.
We may I sere mention, as an interest
ing incident, that Mr. Bennett met the
present Emperor of France at a private
dinner party in London just before the
fall of Louis Philippe; when, the con
versation turning on the condition of at'
fairs in France, Mr. Bennett rem irked
that he had observed that almost the en
tire French pre°s was then opposing the
(iovernment. The remark made such an
impression on Louis Napoleon that he sub
sequently recalled tho subject, and a.sktd
Mr. Bennet what inference he drew from
the lact above noted. Mr. Bonnet repli
ed that, in the United States, such an at
titude of the press would forecast an ap
proaching transfer of political power.—
The events which soon followed proved
this inference equally sound with regard to
France.—AT Y. Tribune.
Killing of <.!i<Trill;i«.
The 7th Tennessee that left Athens
the other day, in pursuit of the guer
rillas who destroyed the Depot at
little Philadelphia, and robbed the
citizens generally, overtook the vil
lians, kil led sis of of them, and cap
tured the horses, mules leather and
goods they had taken. That was a
good work, but it would have been a
better work if our men had burned
every rebels house where the gureril
las were harbored. This we shall
have to do.
Our Ilome Guards, under Captain
White, killed, the tow J'opejoy* last
week, in the lower end of Grainger
county. They hud been very bad
men, and deserved death long ago.
Put them through as fast as you find
the®, nnd destroy the houses where
they are conceal and fed.
J8S 1 * It is not every investment of
one's capital which turns out to be a
capital investment.
ZThc JUncvican (tit Urn.
The Largest Circulation of
i any Paper in the County.
THOMAS ROBINSON. - - Editm.
M. W. NI'I.AIt. I'iihlisticr.
BUTLER PA.
WEBNESIHY "M llt. 28. IWOS
K•>-" Lib-rty and Union. No wand Forivir, On#
and 'n#ep3rable."— D- Webster.
HKINEMAN.—Our readers will please
notice the advertisement of our enter
prising townsman, H.*C. Heineman, in
to-days paper, be has got a general as
sortment of wall paper in connection with
his large stock of Books, Papers. Notions
See. If you Ivish to get a copy of the
Petroleum Tim™, goto Heinenion's book
store ; Pi ice 10 cts.
The Elections All
The charter elections in New York,
have gone Republican by unusual majori
ties. In New Hampshire the, annual
election has gone the same way, electing
a Republican Governor, and Legislature,
also, the whole delegation to Congress;
this is a gain of on» member. Thus the
people have renewed their pledges to the
Uniotr and humanity.
Rid" So far as heard from, the election
passed off quietly in this county, on Fri
day last. The result, we believe, is sat
isfactory to thfe Republicans—in Penn,
wheie from the liberal number of Repub
licans gone into service it was thought
more than Rkely that the opposition would
gain the day—tho Union ticket was elec
ted by an average majority of from 'J to
13; Good for Penn.
I'osfiiiiister.
' The election of Postmaster, on Satur
day afternoon, passed off very quietly.—
Pretty general interest was felt and mani
fested. There were two hundred and 4/>
votes polled—Mr. Miller received a ma
jority of the whole vote—this was not to
bo wondered at. Mr. Miller is one of out
oldest citizens; five of bis sons bad serv
ed their country in the army, three of
them for the full term of three years—all
with credit to themselves, and, doubtless,
service to their country. The popular
announcement in favor of their father
was but a fitting though feeble testimo
nial to them. We presume Mr. Miller
will have tie result properly forwarded.
©oy* Wo have receivnd a communica
tion from the army, strongly censuring
tho School Directors for levying a tax on
the property of soldiers. The witter
requests us to publish it, but as it is not j
is;:ned by the person who wrote it, and j
as the writer is unknown to us, as also '
the person who signs it, we don't feel at :
liberty to publish it. The more so as it i
is not gotten up in very respectful lan-;
guage, nor can you tell from its mailing !
where the wrong complained of has been I
committed by the directors referred to.— i
We know that the School Directors have i
a hard titne of it, endeavoring to please '
every body, and after ali likely to please
no body. While we thus decline to pub
lish this communication, should any one :
known to us, wish through these co.umus
to examine the action of any School board
in the discharge of their official duty, we
will give them a hearing We trust too,
that those intrusted with the responsible
duties iinbraccd in our several bounty
laws, will so discharge these duties as to
give as little room for complaint as possi
ble.
Jftf We would advise our readers to ;
examine the card of Mr. John Wagley, j
in another column of our paper. The j
machine for which he is agent, is one of
the best iu use. This we can say, from
personal knowledge, having had one of
them iu use, in our family, for nearly four
years—no family should be without one
Mrs. Bowman will represent the agent in
his absence. Let all wishing to procure
a good substantial sewing machine, call
at once and examine them for themselves.
Mrs. Lowmao has also procured the
agency for " Dalton's Family and Manu
facturing Knitting Machines." We saw
thismachiue perform wonders a few even
ings since—it is certainly one of the won
ders of t)pu age. From its appearance we
should suppose thfe machine, in the hands
of a good operator would torn off a pair
of socks in fifteen minutes. All kiudsof
knitting can be done to" order. Call and
see it.
Volunteering.
By a recent order of Provost Marshal
General Fiy, the time for raising inde
pendent companies iu this state is extend
ed to the 21st inst., the draft, it is said, is
not to be postponed however. Still we
don't believe that the draft will take
place so long as any progress is being
made at volunteering. It seems to us
that should any good man in the centre
or north-eastern part of the county un
dertake it, he would have no trouble iu
getting up a company. Tliig would not
ouly be creditable to the locality but
would enable that part of the county to j
avoid the draft. Those subject to draft i
cannot, under existing laws, go outside j
of their iub-district to volunteer. We
have no doubt that young men enough
would be found in almost every Township
who Would prefer volunteering for a mod
erate bounty, of frotn three to four hund
red dollars, rather than pe drafted. We
believe that nearly two-thirds of our*
county is clear of the draft. Nothing
would rejoice us more, (except the fall of
Richmond, 1 ) than to be able to announce
to our neighboring counties, that Mr.
Draft had no claims on us.
AK Mv cobbebpoideiicE
CAMP OP THE OTH PA. HEAVY ART'Y,
FORT ETHAN ALLEN, VA.,
March Bth, 1865.
MR FMTOR : —One thing that induo
cd me to wiite at present, was the notice
of a communication in your issue of the
22nd inst., from one of your correspond
ents from tbe army, over the signature of
" 1!," in which there was an allusion to
Ihe Butler county boys in Battery A, &
B, of this Regiment. Mv exposition of
this,' when I read it. was that all the But
ler county boys in the Regiment, were in
Buttery A, &B. 1 would beg leave to
inform Mr. "R,"® that there are about 40
representatives of Butler county, in Hat
tery D, of the oth Pa. 11. A., all in fine
condition, and, if they are not so con
spicuous in the eyes of your worthy cor
respondent. I am very happy to inform
you that we have been more peculiarly
favored in the way of receiving your pa
per than our worthy friend.
Some unknown friend has been send
ing us your paper regularly, for which we
now return our thanks.
I have no particular news to write at
present. The all absorbing question with I
us for the past three months has been: |
when will we be payed off? It was tin- j
ly amusing to be iu camp, and hear the
varied expression of the boys. Whenev- j
er a vehicle of any kind, or a person of
any description, (if it should be an old la
dy with a basket of cakes,) wculd come
into camp, some one would shout, "yon
der comes the I'nt/master ; fall in for your
Greenbttiks." Another one would say,
"that is not him"—that wo would not bo
paid off this three months; another that
a certain officer had told him that "we
would be paid off next week, &o.; but
the long looked for came at last, and pay
<l"l) —that period of very peculiar inter
est and excitement, in camp—has just
transpired.
We have received four month's wpges,
and the Sutler has been receiving a heavy
proportion of the Grcenhneks —from some
of the boys—for nic-nacs, dainties and I
some of the unnecessary comforts of life,
which had much better been done with
ou'. It would be a very great improve- !
inent in the army were the Sutler institu
tion entirely abolished.
The portion of the time of our enlist- i
inent that is past, has been s'pent in prep
aration for active service. Hut it is to be 1
hoped that we will never have to aim any |
gun, either large or small, at any of the
disciples of Jeff.
The low ebb of secession, and the wan
ing condition of tho confederacy, is very
encouraging to us ; but if they sti 1 per
sist in their rebellious ways, the strength
of the nation should be summoned and
prosecute the war to the bitter end, not
trusting in the power of man ; but thro'
God may we do valiantly, and goon tread
ing down our enemies, till we shall enjoy
peace on Ihe basis of Universal Freedom
and everlasting justice.
A CITIZEN OF PENN TP.
Inlerr>{(iiig ((iieslioiis H:I«! All -
Mwers relative to tiae 7.30 11. 8. !
ILoan.
MR. JAY COOKE, ol l'hiladelphia, who I
for so loijg, A T'NIE had the management I
of the popular 500 million 5.20 Loan, has !
just been appointed by SECRETARY FEH
SENDEN, tbe GENERAL AOENT, to dis
pose of TUE ONLY POPULAR LOAN NOW
offered for sale by the Government, viz. :
the "SEVEN THIRTY."
111 entering upon the duties lie desires
to answer plainly the large number of
questions daily and hourly propounded to
him, so that his fellow countrymen may
all understand what this "Seven Thirty-
Loan" is —what are its peculiar merits, —
how they can subscribe tor or obtain the
notes, See.
Is/ Question. Why is this Loan call- I
the "Seven-Thirty" Loan?
Answer. It bears Interest, in curren
cy, at the rate of Seven Dollars aud thir
ty cents, each year, on every hundred
dollars; making the intesest as follows :
One cent per daj- on each $ 50 n< tc.
Two cenli •- •' lilu •
Ten " •' » SKI "
Twenty '• " 1,000 '•
One dollar •* u 5,000
2d Question. When and how can
they be obtained ?
Aiuictr. They are for sale, at par,
and accrued interest, by all Sub-Treasu
ries, National and other Bauks, and all
Bankers and Brokers.
l id Question. When is the interest J
payable aud how can it be collected ?
Answer. The Coupons or Interest ,
Tickets are due 15th of February and I
15th of August in each yeaf, and can be
cut off from the note, and will be cashed
by any Sub-Treasurer, U. S. Depository, j
National or other Bank or Banker.
■lth Question. When must the Gov- i
eminent pay off these 7.30s ?
Arawer. They a re due in two years
and a half from the 15th of February,
1805; viz.: on the 15th of August, 18-
07.
s th Question. Must I receive back my
money so soon as 1807 ?
Answer. A Jo .' not unles you yourself
prefertodoso—the Law gives-you the
right to demand from the Government,
at that tim<\ either money or aoj
equal amount; at par, of the famous anil
popular 5.20 Gold Bearing <5 per cent.
L"nrt,
6//1 Question. How much do you eon
aider this privilege of conversion, into
5.20 Loan to be worth ?
Antwer. 5. 20s bearing Gold Inter
est from Ist of November, are to-day
worth 9 per cent. premium. If they arc
worth no more ut the end of two years
and a half, when you have a light to them,
than they now are.this premium
thoin'erestyou recoive.willgiveyoust least
10 per cent.per annum for your money
—but the opinion is that they will be
worth more than nine per cent, premium
at that time.
7th Qustion. What other advantage
is there in investing in the 7.30 Loan.
Anxieer. It cannot be taxed by States,
Counties or (lities, and this adds from one
to three per cent.per annum to the net in
come of the holder, according to the rate
of taxation in various localities. All
bonds and {stocks, except those of the
United States, and all mortgages. &e., are
taxed, not only by the Government, but
ljy States, Counties aud Cities. ™
Bth Question. llow does the Govern
ment rai*e the money to pay the interest,
and jh it safe aud sure? •
Answer. The Government collects,by
taxes internal revenue, and duties on im«
ports, fully three hundred millions each
year. This is nearly threetiines as much
as is needed to pay the interest 011 all the
debt, and as soon as the war is ended, the
amount not needed to jay the iutercst
will be used in payingoff tho debt. Our
Government lntx tirire paid off nil it*
debt, and can easily do so again. The in
terest is sure to bo paid promptly, and
the debt itself is the very safest invest
ment in the world. It is as safe as a
mortgage on a good farm, and p#ys a bet-,
ter interest. It is. in fact, a First Afort
ipigeon all lands, nil incomes, all railroad
and canal bonds, and bank or other stocks,
mortgages, &c.
Nothing can be safer, for we are all
bound for it, aud all that we have is firm
ly belli for the payment of principal and
interest. How foolish tluise people are.
who keep their gold and greenbacks idle
and locked up, or purchase mortgages or
railroad stocks anil bonds, which pay only
5 or ('1 percent interest, when these Seven-
Thirties pay (eo(h)ting the premium on
Five-Twenties,) over ten per cent., and j
are so much safer and «uter.
iV/i Question. -How many Seven-Thir
ties ore there, and how much remains uu- I
sold ?
Answer. There are only about three |
hundred and twenty-five millions author
ized by law, and only about one hundred \
and ninety millions remain unsold.
11 Mfi. Question. How long will it take j
you to sell tbe balance?
Auneer. There are about POO Natior-j
al Hanks all engaged in selling them;
also a largo number of the old banks,
and at least three thousand private bank
ers and brokers, and special agents will
bo engaged in all parts of the country in
disposing of them to the people.
11 th Question. How long will it take
to sell tbe whole?
Answer. In Ipsa than three months
they will bo all sold, and will no doubt
then sell at a premium, as was tbe case
with tbe old Seven-Thirties, tbe first
Twenty-Year Loan, and the Five-Twen
ties
Tbe above questions and answers, it is
believed, will give full information to all.
If not. theGenaral Subscription Agent,
or any of the Hanks or Hankers employ
ed to sell the Loan, will be glad to ans
wer all questions, and to furnish tho
Seven Thirties in small or large sums
(as the notes aro issued in denominations
of 850, 8100, 8500, 81.000,85.000,) and
to render it easy for all to subscribe-®-
thus fulfilling tho instructions of Mr.
FESSENDEN, who earnestly desires that
the people of the whole laud, (as well as
the capitalists,) shall have every opportu
nity afforded them of obtaining a portion
of this most desini/il.'. investment.
LET NONE DELAY, lil'T SUBSCKIRK AT
ONCE, THROUGH THE NEAREST RESPON
SIBLE BANK OU HANKERS.
CAIRO, March 12. Four hundred and
forty-five bales of cotton passed here for
St. Louis, and one hundred and tweniy
£7ohales for Evausnlle.
Over two million dollars worth of Gov
ernment property is said to hive been de
stroyed at Eastport, Miss., by a rise of
the Tennesseq^river.
Tberebelsliold possession of Ilickiuan,
Ky.
New Orleans papers of the 6th contain
no military news.
The steamer l'ost Hoy was totally de
stroyed by bursting her boiler, twenty
five miles above New Orleans, on the sth.
Two lives were lost.
—The charter and town elections in
New York are resulting very favorably
for the Union party.
—Reprove thy friend privately ;
commend him publicly.
Rev. A. M. Stewart, Coining
Rev. A. M. Stewart, formerly Chap
lain of the 102 d Reg. P. V., aud now
Agent of the Christian Commission, also
author of '-Sketches of Camp, March, and
Battle" &c. will, we learn from letters re
ceived from friends, as also by a letter
received in this place from that gentle
man himself, that he will deliver a lec
ture in the United Presbyterian Church
at Brownsdale, this county, ou Wednesday
evening, the 20th inst, at 7 o'clock—
Also in Butler, ou Thursday evening, the
30th inst. at the same hoUi. As he comes
as the agent of the Christian Commission
his mission is of course one of patriotism
and humanity. We understand the lec
tures will be free, but that an opportuni
ty will be given for the exhibition of be
nevolence and liberality. We hope the
friends of this distinguished Christian
geutleman, ami of their couutry, will at
once make such arangements, both at
Brownsdalu aud in this place, as will se
cure a full attendance aud corresponding
results. *
WAR DEPARTMENT.
PROVOST MARSHAL GEN S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, March 11, 1865.
CIRCULAR—No 6.'
In conformity with the proclamation of
the President horewith published, all of
6cen» and employees of this Hurcau are
instructed to pive prompt attention to the
receiving and forwarding of such deser
ters at present themselves in accordance
with its provisions.
"HRT.TE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED
STATES OK AMERICA:
"A Proclamation."
" Whereas, the twenty first section of
the act of Congress, approved on the third
instant,entitled ' Anact toaiuend the sev
eral acts heretofore passed to provide for
the enrolling and cal ing out the Nation
al forces, and for other purposes,' requires
•that in addition to the other hiwf'ul pen
alties of Ihe crime of desertion from the
military or naval Bcrviee, all persons who
have deserted the military or naval ser
vice of the United States, who shall not
return to said service, or report them
selves ton Provost Marshal within sixty
days after the proclamation herein after
mentioned, shall ho deemed and taken
to have voluntairly relinquished and for
feited the lights of citizenship and their
rights tojbecotoo citiieiu, and such de
, scrtcis fhall he forever iftpnpahlc of hold
ing any office of trust or profit under the
United States, or of exercising any rights
of citizens thereof; and all persons who
shall hereafter desert the military or naval
service, and all persons who, being duly
enrolled, shall depart the jurisdiction of
the district in which he is enrolled, ergo
beyoud the limits of the United States,
I with intent to avoid any draft in the mil
itary or naval service, duly ordered, shall
he liable to the penalties of this section.
And the President is hereby authorized
and required forthwith,on the passage of
this act, to issue his proclamation setting
forth the provisions of this section, in
which proclamation the President is re
! ipiested to notify all deserters returning
within sixty days as aforesaid, that they
shall be pardoned on conditiotxif return
ing to theiwegiments and companies, or
to such other organization as they may
! be assigned to, until they shall have ser
ved for a period of time equal to their
original term of enlistment.
" Now, therefore, be it known that I,
, A Mil AIIA M LINTOLV, President of
the I nited States, do issue this, my Proc
! lamation, by said act, order-
I iug and ic(|Uiriog all deserters to return
| to their [neper posts; and [ do hereby
! notify them that all deserters, who shall.
1 within sixty days from the? date of this
| Proclamation, viz: on or before the 1 Oth
day of May, 1805, return to service, or
I report themselves to a Provost Marshal,
i shall be pardoned, on condition that they
I return to their regiments and companies,
. or lo such other organization as they may
bo assigned to, and serve the remainder
I of their original terms of enlistment, and
i in addition thereto, a period equal to their
time lost by desertion.
"In testimony whereof, I have bereun
; to set my hand and caused the seal of the
I United States to be afiixed.
"Done»at the City of Washington, this
eleventh day of March, in the
I [r,. s.] year of our l.ord one thousand
eiglft hundred and sixty-five, and
of the independent of the Uni
ted States, the eighty-ninth.
•A Hit All \M LINCOLN."
"By the President:
WM. 11. SEWARD, Sec'y of State."
The records and returns of these de
serters will be made up in the same man
ner as is provided for in other cases bv
existing regulations; except that it will
bo noted on the book of deserters arrested
opposite the name of the deserters, the
| fact of bis having voluntarily surrender
ed himself in conformity with tho Presi
| dents Proclamation ;and the number thus
I surrcnderririg themsc Ives to beseparately
stated on tho report to this office.
The Secretary of War directs, that no
reward be paid for the arrest of deser
ters who may be arrested subsequent to
I tha receipt of this orJei* by the District
I Provost Marshals.
JAMES B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General.
Published by order of IJrig. Gen. E.
j W. ll■ uka. A. A. P. M. General, llarris
burg, Pa.
J. W. KIRK Kit,
Capt. and Pro. Mar. 23d Dist . Pa.
The Kettiill.
The vote for Ratification, carried
on the 22d ult., by something near
60,000 votes, a majority of all the vo
ters in the state at the time. The
ticket for Governor and members of
the General Assembly, it is believed,
has carried by a still larger vote, and
is of course elected.
The Legislature, under the amend
ed Constitution, meets on Monday,
the 3d day of next month. Let ev
ery member elect be there, and in or
der to this, let the members at a dis
tance, say from East Tennessee, start
a few days in advance of the meeting
on the Hd of April, so as to be on
hand and take a part in the organiza
tion of each house, and in the great
and glorious work of restoring our
old State to order agrin. The signs
are all favorable, let us improve the
occasion offered for good.
From California.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 11.—Specu
lators control the receipts of flour and
wheat and keep up prices for these nrti
| cits. Flour has advanced to ht'rcin dol
lurs per barrel at wholesale.
Advices from Caliuia, Mexico, say that
Maximilian has ratified the contract of
Jaurez with Messrs, Holiday & Co., the
owners of the line of steamer* running
between San Francisco ami Mexicau |s>ris.
These steamers must sail under Mexican
colors, as those running in the Gulf ou
the eastern side a»e required to do. Our
trade with Mexico is now very large and
rapidly increasing. >
A cotton mill is to be erected in San
Francisco forthwith. The utap.s is to be
procured from Senaioa, Utah and the
Sandwich Islands, while efforts arc mak
ing to successfully cultivate it in Cafifor
., nitk
f.int of firnnd Jurors,
DRAWN FOR MARCH TERM. 1803. »
Tlios. Stevenson, Esq., Slippcryrock }
Daniel Meals, Sr., Washington; Urown
•I. Dodds, Penn ; .fames Say, Parker; A.-
1?. I inker, ttutler tp.; Thomas Brandon,
Franklin; Anthony Hoon, Oakland; 1).
S. Kkas, l'uffnlo; Jos. M'Gowen, Mud
dycreek ; Joseph .\lurrin' of Jos., Venan
go; James G. Wilson, Jackson; Micha
el Kmrick, Summit, ,fno. Harbison, Mid
dlesex ; E. T<. Varnutn, Centre; Santne*
Colwell, Jefferson; Jas. S. Shields, Mer
*r"; Wm. Douthett, Forward ; Jas. Ste
veusou, ConfM»}»tenessing; A. li. Story,
Fairview; Sam'l Cornelius, Worth; Thus.
Ekas, Clinton; Robert Carnahan, bor.
Butler; James Allen,-Cloy) J no*. Parks,
Adams.
TRAVERSE .TI RORS —FIRST wr.B#.
George. W. Milford, Allegheny; Rob
ert Pinkerton, Adams; Silas Covert, Bra
dy ; Matthew Greer, Buffalo; Jacob Wal
ter, Butler; abimos Wilson, Ceutro; Levi
Stewart, Cherry; Epliiaim Allen, Clay;
Hugh M'Crea, Clearfield ; Edward Fink,
Clinton ; John* Starr, Sr., Concord ; Jas.
W. Garvin, Cranberry; Jas. Welsh, Jr.,
Connoquenessing ; John Wolford, lioue
gal ; Chambers Scott, Fairview ; Jno. Al
bert, Franklin ; Benj. Douthett, Forward;
Jacob F. Wise, Jackson ; Matthew Cun
ningham, Jefferson ; Henry Wcsterfleld,
Lancaster; Robert M'Mowcll, Marion;
Wash. Buchanan, Mercer; Thos. Logan,
Middlesex; Diinwiddy 'CoHough, Mud
dycreek ; Matthew Harbison, Oakland;
| Eli Ilnrtzcll, Penn; Robert Storey, Par
j ker; I)av. Armstrong, Slippery rock ; Jas.
! Kearns, Summit; Robert Martin, Sr.,
j Venango; SainuM M. Moore, Washing
! ton ; John Voting, Winfleld ; John Hen-
I net, Worth; M. W. Spear, boro. Rutler;
Josiah >l'.Michael, Millerstown ; Absalom
Shauor, Prospect; Jonathan Mtayberry ;
Centreville; Clco. Ream, Harmony.
SECOND WEEK.
John B. Adliiq»ton. Portcrsvillo; John
| Weber, Saxonburg; Eckart Bentel, Zc
| lienople ; Solomon Snyder, llai risville ;
| John N. Pollock, Allegheny ; Jerry W.
! Starr, Concord ; John English, Cranber
ry; Thomas Watson, Winfleld; Jona
j than Clutton, Rradyj Armstrong Reni
-8011, Adams; Samuel 11. l'lemming, Buf
falo ; William Hartley, Rutler; Henry
Whitmiro, Centre; Jatues Smith Cher
ry; James ■Stoughton, ; Wm. Har
vey. Esq., Clinton ; Samuel Wilson,Con
noqnenessing; John S. Shakley, Dono
gal; W. (r. Stftughton, Fairview; Peter
Albert, Franklin; John Cowan Forward ;
Jacob H. Zieglcr. Jackson: Philip Rurt
ncr. Jefferson ; William Wilson, Lancas
ter; Joseph Marshal, Marion ; William
P. Brahani, Mercer; A. T. Harbison,
Middlesex; Ji.ltn M'>'lyinonds, Esq.,
Muddycreek ; Jacob Lariniore, Oakland;
Andrew Kmriek, Perm; Z. 15. Shepherd,
Parker; James Adams. Jr.. Slippery
rock; John Forctli. Summit; Thomas
Ray, Venango;. David Piser, Washing
ton ; Thomas ('lark, Worth; William
Truxall, boro. Rutler; William S. Royd,
Rutler.
—A report made by the Chief Kngin
eer of New York City, shows that tho
street railroad travel in that city for 18(54
was equivalent to the carrying of its en
tire population 01 times in one year, or 5
times each month.
NOTIOKN.
roVXOQUKVFSSTNO L/IHOK,
Main JWroet. Butler IVuna'. every
Monday evening, commencing at
aixoYlrwk. Urethral)ft-niji I<ndgea aro re*p*rtful
y invited to attend. Ily or<ier (>f lh« N. O.
• A. Y. M.—Butler Lodge, No. 272, A. Y. M. holds
it* -fated meeting In t!»« OfrJ Fellovp Ifoll, on
Main Streot, Bntler Pa. on the tir*i Wedneev
/ V , V\ ,|:,v "T I'l- nMi. Brethren from »int<»r
' j \ L>dgefl are re*p«*<-if<illy invited toattend.
By order of tlia W. M.
To < 'OIIHU 111 l>(i VC'M.
CONS I MI'TIYK «ufferer» will receive a valuable pre
n for tho euro of Consumption. A«thina, Bronchi
li-.and ail throat and Lung aflW*tion«, (freeof charge.jby
-ending their address t • Rev. KIIW ARD A. WILMH.V,
Willinnnburg, King* CO., Mew York.
Dec. 7, IMfcSmo.
EDITOR or CMFEX: PKAR HR*:—With your perinla
«ion I w|*h to cay to the render* of your paper that I
will aend, by retiun mail, to ;tll who wish il (fie**) a R«*-
«ipe, with lull direeti n* for making and wing a simple
\ Balm that will effcctmliy rem »vo, in tendaya,
Pimple*, Blofchet, Tan, Freckles, and all l inpurities of
the Skin, leaving the *amc noft, elenr, nmooth mid l>eau>
tiful.
I will ai*o mall having Bald Ilewh, or
Bare Kaoiuiple directioue and iuformati<-n that will
enable them to ntart a full growth of l.uinriaut Hair,
\\ hit kern, or a Mou*ta4'lie t in !>"<« tliHn thirty dura.
All application* anrwer*d by retnrn nudl without
chiirge. Reaper'fully yotirn.
THOS. V ('IIA PMAN, Cliemtal,
831 Broadway, New York.
Butler, March 1, 136C::3m*
31 AHHIEI).
On the Sth met., by the Be* Wm. C.
Laimh, ot Shann, Mercer c..., pa., and MIM Eii/jtbeth
Blaiuey, of Fairview tp.. Butler co., I'a
On the 9th i» «t.. by Rev. Wm. A* Black, Mr. Robert C,
Kakan.of .srrii».grar« to.. Yenango Co., Pa., to MIM Roch
■4 M ( ray, of Ute former place.
On the miik dday. and by the same, Mr Botomon A,
IV,w. to lli»« Ann Elizabeth Ne« ly, both of dugar creek
tp., Venango co , Pa,
On Nov. 30th. by Bev. Jamea A. TUrk, of Prnapect,
Mr. Willi «m f*pe»»r, to Mine Bar bare M Eihenney, both of
Franklin tp., Butler co., Pa.
On Dec. £ind. by the tame. Wr. William Thomaa, to
Mi** Kmelia Armatrong.
On Dee. '.9 by the name, Mr. Knoe M'Donald to Mien
Margaret Mc^rew.
On Jan. 10by the ume Wr. F. Wiaerto Mina Marinda
Covert.
On Feb. 23nd, by the same, Mr. Alexander Walker, to
Miss Ann Bredon.
WHEELER & WILSON'S
SEWING MACHINES,
JOEIT WAGLEY,
AUKNT FOR lIL'TLHR COUNTY PA.
Headquarters for Butler County, Low
ry House 112 Butler, Pa.
Machine Stitching done on short notice. Machines
and Needle* kept c «u hand by Mr*. T. J.
I Low man, who will attend to all matter* connected with
the agency in the itbaence of the uude|-Higiifi<l.
I March 22,
Sloven! Stove*R Ntovepi!
WM 4 JAS. (i. CAMPBELL—FOU!»D**S—Foundry
South of tho borough of Butler, where Stove
j lougha and other ca«tings are made. A large rapply Jo*
! aatiy ou hand am* fw aale M reaaonable ratee.
» PtQ. IWir H.