lii=lll mit Ode Obstruer. SATURDAY; litAY 14, 1864 Special Notice*. __- g r We &tiro to obtain A correspondent in every o i si t t ip to th• Political esasys we an obtala sbo d i aos ; what we want Is the load Dais from all pvt. o ttbeeonnty. Any person writic. to as eaa pod on hosing tits gees kept strictly struildential : and it v.kay eau that the now wasthation is not In proper i mp. for publication, we will pat It In appropriate trine. gr City thbeeribers, served by terrier. will be charged toa i r dre cents per year extra. ?arsons who 6tl to Tw o s tboir papers regularly conibr a fiver by anti• blot as of the same. We prefer to have ail anteeriltene who an conveniently, procure their papers at the oaths s ir Dilation. • gye Ms hour at which the Obeerser In put_ to pews. se ek wed, la 2 eateck -011 ?May anemone. 'Advert:lea watt Val he rvetked np to 9 teeloth of the day of gab. yr All Advertisein•nts, Job Work and Subserlptions t , ttt parsons whose responsibility .3 not known to the v ito tt .tx west be is edsware: LATEST NEWS. At h o t pa+t• one o'clock, on Tuesday, the moot despernto of all the battles yet. fought was commenced iietsr.Spottsylcanla C. H , Va. ft eontinned up l ko nearly 8 o'clock. In dogged stabloomoese, Waterloo and Bolferiso pale be fore the terrifloonslaaght of Tuesday afternoon int the banks of the Po. The rebels were' re• plied at all points, and obliged to retreat a short distance. ;The Tribune's correspondent says : "Our entire 'lows; tbus-Jsr, in killed, wounded, missing, 4t0., must retch esar 40,- 000. 'The ettetny!s loss in killed is much great er then ours; his wounded about the same. lie is supposed to hold some two thousand of our prisoners. and' we must have at least five thousand of his men, while our seonte report the roads literally alive with hie etragglens. It is a inathemstical question requiting only a few more days to determine the limit of his endurance." The New York, •Herald's diepstoh, of May 12th, says : "Very important news IteS Just been received. The result of ,the twit great battle (Wednesday) is the defeat of the 'rebels and the retreat of Lee: Twenty thousand pri, toners and twelve eannon have" been cap— tured." Telegrams of thin (Friday) morning an. flounce that Gen. Hancock, on ThitradaY mor• ning,effected a complete Nurprise of the ene• my, capturing 30 or 40 gone, 2,000 prisoners,- and Several lfajot and Brigadier Generale. This news appears to be authentic. The main rebel army, however, still remains in its en. trenahments on the Po river. A Rasa Taxtr.4=lt will be 'seen by the-ad vertisement elsewhere that 'Max Maretsek, with his famous opera trotipe..ill ore an entertainment in this city, on the 24th inst., is Farrar Hall. Their reputation is la well known; that nothing more is . needed than-the hare ontittnyletpt. to",let all the musio-lov ing portion of the community on tip-toe with anxiety_ • lerorrmir hioviststrr.—lt; bill in equity \. vas filed in Court, on Tueedsy last, apica l the County Commissioners, praying for an int• onetion against the collection of the bounty az, and against the issae of cheek, bi the likeness of bank notes for a Currency. The Irt fixed the 7th day of June next for the ing, on the application for a preliminary 'notion. The result will be awaited with Interest. New Books. /0117IIIILD'S BUT : 01, 1311701111 Tall Stull[, A Novel of American Life and Maersin;s, New ' York: Sheldon & Co. Publishers. .1 veil:, large 12 me. Pries $1.60. , $ . We have not had an opporto ty yet to read 1 new novel, but a rapid A. &nee over its tly printed pages, has imp seed ns rather 1 1 Ably. The publisher? irciniar says of 'This is the produotion o a polished and wieneed pen, qualified ytmuch travel, brience and literary_pract ce in other walks ttersture, to 'attempt an elaborate descript of American Life, Politics, Letters and ins, whose clashing led. us tO the Great ion. It will be especially attractive to who believe in the indestructibility of Union, and , to those irbo desire to see the Irian people rise through their present !al to 's higher standard of morals and rye 07 Bermsa.—We have received from publishers, Messrs. Motion & Brothers, York city, a copy of Partores Life of ,F. Butler. Our readers are aware that the lade general is not much of s favorite of personally or politically, but to those ars of a different belief this' book will ►bly be very acceptable. It is written in Piston's beet style, and got up in an at ire garb., and sold at the low price of !nty-tive cents. Orders for the work "may et at Messrs. Canghey, M'Creary .e. 'NMI% CAtANITIaa AVE11110)..--The Har eorrespondenrt of the Philadelphia , writing under dote ot • May fitkitives Mowing account of an altercation be those two eminent leaders of Republi , Col. McClure and Senator Lowry : personal altercation took place in the a on Tuesday, which it was apprehended id lead. to a serious affray, but the matter since been happily adjusted. The facts given to me are as follows ; -The sat Ma ' to claims for damages during the rebel was under cocalderation, and Mr. Lowry, ie, strongly opposed: its paimage. The merely-battled for the appiiintment of commissioners who were 'to 'lgraine /Wet and report the amount edaimed' at -t session of the Legit/Mgrs. The tie, on a motion to suspend the rules read the bill a second time, except Mr ran, voted solid in favor of the sttspen , being joined in their action by the Phil iphia Union Senators; but two-thirds of Senate being required, the motion was Mr. A. S. McClule, had been favoring passage of the bill before the Senate con .d, and it is said here that 'the opposition is Republicans to the bill was based upon ire to annoy that gentleman. Mr. Lowry, d, made some remake in regard to but not in debate, which Mr. ?do deemed personal, sod a warm dispute place between them after the•adjeurn ', tettainatiog in Mr. McClure threaten to horsewhip the Senator from Erie, and litter informing the Sr-Senator that if be opted it he would shoot him. The quay bowever, much to the gratification of the ids of both parties, has since been anti settled." " • country will breathe a si gh , of relief, it learns th at this alarming difficulty !n "amicably eet , tled." Had tither of the iot gentlemen carried out their threats, sorrow of the 'CotimUnity" would hive awful - to eowteroplete. the Beilite.tolLiti del; b44.',lfilti.lLowry led op Homo bill Nen.ll4l. toi Pty Benjamin litig !knit Thitifel • Maistbaagher, of Erie e. r pendoti. ierd'„griceiltlest. Pissed,-- !rotas was a regular seaman on board the traslt the time of Commodore Perry's and Milasebaugher wa►a volunteer on vesseL -Wn _prescse.,Mi. Lowry •.itave been aware that another resident :rie served on the Niagara with Perry— Wall, a eo!ored man, who, is now, and en for a long period living upon the of our oc;mmunity. In view of his 'devotion to the interests of the black is strange that our philanthropic Bea. muld'haii neglected to obtain • melon Jesse Wall, also " Isrisssirs Ommaiorims:LTke - serem4ny of installing Itev: . 0. F. Cain, as pastor of .I'resbytetiam Chuirel4. , to4k( Wednesday evening,' 1141 . a illltaavalakb* a large audience. The semen, a 'very Isimed and legion' prednatiokWas delivered by Rev Dr. Hamilton, of Warren. Thir Avg, to the minister wee given by Rev. Dr. Iteywebh, of Meadville, Mid - the*, to the petipla by Rey. Mr. Lowry. of Conneautville. ilaverit'extrehiely beautiful anthems were sung by the choir, and the exercises from begianietto end wesr very impressive. After the Installation eitireisee 'bad been • concluded, the eengregulax, gate Mr. Cain a formal 44 welcome " , • their pastor, each member walking np. 'the pulpit and shaking him cordially by thebimd. The members of the chum* and •a,:large number Of personal Mends then preortdrl • the parsonage, where they gave Mr. Cain Intl his family a gereosition" otithe meet pleallant diameter. Through the entarrill. ohs la. dim the.parsonage had been Utah:p..4op ea.. eeedingly tasty manner, and the• 'tables '' ere litimally overburdened with goodthingklikieli were distributed among the'reempairyiyttli'i' liberal hand. Several delightful:lours. I were; spent in social 'supplants, whin the people bid Mr. Cain a tied 4 1 0 ,,good•bye t 1 turd lee him in possecielot of the tiremisem Thi liberality of this congregation is Irmo almost without parallel, and entitles them to the warmest commeedation....llnaldrie purchasing a parsonage and fitting It up in the most tasty manner, they have heaped upon their pastor any number of useful prompts, imifident, one would think, to keep his homer: hold necessities supplied for a year or hie to come. It is very gratifying to sae net; in;•, stances of irreroiritY, and' we wish thef t more 'tequila, lot only in the ohurehee, but amongst all classes of oommunity. : : Mn. At.onn H. Pnasit, Titsi 'Minnick:" PIaNM, Lip - MAILVTSIIIei IVALIIII 'Opal* Tionpm—Lt le with the greatest plesinuy Wei we call tba!attention of ottr'musie loving Mei len, to tlis Concert, to be given at Barrer Hall, on .Tuesday. evening, May 244 b., ,Mr. ; id Alfred H ease, our young American Pianist; manias f h from a five or six years study in Berlin, t i very centre of metals with:* tat Euro will play-the grand -mid clasSical pieces by kiln for tie evening.' As to his sp *did powers as a Pianist, in' esl4l-• Lion to e testimony of many of Gni. chisels 'and eoniteisinas who have heard hite,, wit offer for the benefit of our readers as of: the notices from the New York preeti of kii olebut there a few weeks ago : , . _ n a l4 c.. "The list of our pianists to I* 1,6 o withstanding Gottsohalk, Mason others, that we hall with eatisfaetiokthe addition of a new'isme- This WWI 'attain)* secomplielind on Stolidity evening,. when Mr. Alfred. 18. Pease made his debut In America, the land of his birth. He has studied exclusively in Ger masy-and is frpnpil of lians . Voli But : the chief of the modern ioliool,oripii*E,e The debut was a success that must have been! pe culiarly gratifying to the 'gentleman; lima, muck as his honors were borne off in the pre sent* of nearly all the leading pienista of the metropelis."-- T New York Tines. • 1 • - Mr. Pease will be assisted by the highly successful debutante MLis Laura 114rbi, whole powers of vocalisation bid fair to "lad those of either Adelina Patti or Piece ; and Mr. W. Lottiohe young sod favorite tenor from the hiaretsek Troupe; Mr Mutton boner, violineelllst, Cope of the first in! the country,) and Mr. Groseuth, mail& conduc tor., ' That we shall enjoy a, rich treat l we rest assured. , The sals•of mate will masque e on . -Thursday, May 19th, at Bulge's Isk sore. r, •• Lax. BROM RAILIOAD Elmenurreuirnhierr.' —IL N. Brown, 'Esq., having 'lriudgeiad pea sition of Superintendent of the Lake Sikora Railroad, has accepted the same Poitiou on, the Bellefontains Railroad Lisa, at ani in creased salary. M r . Brown is one of .the most capable and experienead Railroad Super , intendants in the country, and has bad charge of the Lake -Shore Railroad for the peat!, lit :ma during which time he has made 'great improvements in the road, which be leaves in splendid eoudition. Mr. Brown formerly tiled the same position on the Erie; and- on the Canandaigua and Niagara Falb Railroads.. In, eonneetion with all our citizens wileihaeli the pleasure of Mr. Brown's soquaintssies, ware gret that he is to leave the; llt }rill always command warm friends,' but haver truer ones - than those in Buffalo. J. Lewis Grant, Esq., is the suooessoi of Mr. Brown, and has already entered uppp MA duties. Mr Brant vat fortuity li*irlatelid- 1 ant of the Rome and Watertown ,P.8.4;061d, , and for the lut Ave years has filled filial/1 11 - i tion on the road between Tot eattfrtod cow f fr wood. Re is a man who liu worked his y up from small beginnings, and is •hi ly spoken of uji gentleman and an able and efficient Railroad monger. He will find his present position a pleasant one.—Bufalo &w -rier. Up to the boor at withihms west to prise, there were so direct' from eithei of our, regiments. _ The Thiladelpitic,,Ahtthtkil gine the following Hot of losses Lathe 81141: eel. Woodward, killed. ' • .• • Bea'l H. Wills; Co. A., elightlrwtter . itiS4:. Warr= Tkus. Co. ft.. • - Henderson Silas, CO. 9., " •'• The following additional Hsi of wasetisa in the 88411 regiment, sppears in the Bret! !irk paper - - • Warren Field, Anthony Bazar, Charles] Ati ! Brown, Homer Towner. Johi A. Deeds, 0.10.' ' Vans's% H. J. Glenn, W. Louvain . , David! Hall, Peter Knoble, Wm. Hammond, John Doherty, Geo. Barring, Mark Locket, H.; Delo, ft. M. Dormer, Delano Drake, Join O'Connor, Wrn. Farmenter. H. Elteir*lm.die rard Breese. Jas. E. Graree,,Laom s Charles B. Hall, H. 8. Brawn;,,Ydkal.' 44 Isaac Boots, John IL Hays, W.' , l:',lrlitdrosi„,, Ism. B. Wilson, Corp. J. Besiillll disegtt W. B. Elston. • 'firs itionv emir.--Ose of our friends, Mr. Levi White, of Idiabera.stekiii iisiAo ike office on Monday, sad paid np hiss phi entiettiptiot,i in . It was the Ina we had reeelvedl o. lt business operation. 'for three years, and, ear readers will readily believe, that the'act . -tiok 'us by surprise. We picked it up in our,lial pre as cautiously as if it were a rid - -hot, penny, carefully turned it mood to ,hiVizottalw that our eyes did not deceive us, ,, sOdkatter aseuring ourself that all was right, doable& It up is bait a dossii wrappers ofofapr.: thrust it into the sal* owner on" pooklet book, and vowed that there it shiukers - main, until a Democratic AdmittiMrstlea cams 1/te Power again, .bringlag with it plenty of ihe ante sort. The man who per for 'sf save.: pep* is gold in these Lima Seriaialy that. he approciatesit... .Uom "sty more folio* Mr. ill fitte l i ex:Sint - 4er - I . ••••• , Lei.d: .l A Nsw asioetatioilliamWd• forded at Washington WWI " Tho! National Covenant," - which has lumki tut ;ad— divas, from whisk's,e learn that tH obilsov,b to parasitic no imported ordain of apparel duribg the war. It is intended to hsvroie. pulsations in every part of am 44151= to esdeavor, b 3 all the latiolasiat'st movement, to amok theorists of estruSigam, whisk is now so alessitogly prevalent. lithe “Covaust" seamplishes oxibbalf dug lip 'rims, it will be *stilled OA. Usaiguo the ashy 017 Mu . V. Benedieta,la the land. MS= essaty heirs aslisielhosi over sl2 tAigt e, 4,4r7 lair Pkiagel= phis.- ' Aliiiinsaksciiss is maim is the lower division of tka tenet, Wens limos sad Now Castle. . A itti#l4l4/ 'WW I Wl*east 1118 tea4 . ,:aaii%Al#,li,th,a western part-of the ceianty. Thayer & Noyes' big elephin4 Hannibal, is 68 7 8 * ,1 111% in this oenntry slue 1828, and weighs over 7 tons. k l tAstltiihl i tuirtatent, of &liking, 'Card Plist•SuigottatoWisuaree for sale at Haughey, Hserssr7 & 95 1- e new Book Store. • Hon. Anson !liSrriok, N. Y., Hon. Ci. q. liiieliOnao4giitsiran, and: 041.-Peruey wiii pissensenept our thumb for public dodo manta. The CmosFiAtoorter has raised its subs somPliun ptl i cc ts $2 it year, paid in advance. There are very few papers printed now at less . ' ''OtetiOgraiKalittttihdeft wit to Ws 4:44 aezt *Oak- .beea loetpetted.:, Te understand that he has decided to retire from piblio life, on aelixouot of tit - health. ' ' 0 HateWialksaltall Pit4owey.; Window. Shades and Fire Bawd Pptterns, direct from the aaa afeoturcre, opened, to•day, Caughey, Me. new Beck Store. • c• - :Mr, Hee. W, Aibnoicle, fortherlY of lids oitY, is tv s t Mleg enclitic toPaintaster Holliday, wf thin womity— l r a snug•poeition, for which Geomi lifirelk qualified. , Crim oert will be given is 8t Mary's Zl•ll4ll4'ciii)liendey, the 16th inst. We un derstand that eminent musicians from abroad eve impute& te be present. ' , Tbe Dept, H eins see getting tired of Zoos of ivis; (Silas Anna "E. Diokinson,) with the. trirtiltitdltintV i The Hartford Courant says: "she go*arnetj too much by her prejudices." "The'LideasitS Intettiyenesr eves the follow. warning-te Desoersts: "Look out for Ormithicki I Hen. Simon Cameros has been appointed Chapman of the Abolition State ' . SonallorelffJpolli &pia bioten loose in the . 9 4-t i r l 9 4ll) l 6 P l ! 4 0 • Ed the' Enit. We do not scum at whose particular :door to lay the bu me ; but It I. palpably the fault of one or more,of the department's agents on the tell -411441, tf iset (Ake ; ! 'reihter be inquired into, and f:•111./,/41111P,041,,eteppaid, it posed hie. • The price of Taper, ink, type, cards, tad everything elat used in ;oar business hes Itifi advaneell; and thingi begin to look de 4.bleer'` for •printere than they ever oontinnee, we shall not be idifetieetiVdad the cost et printing maw ildits''se'Oent bYe and bye se it is in the South. .• • Tnissui of ,the woman' arrested' last week for pilfering gods in.this city is Jane Lang- 1 ' worthy. From ; lettere in! her trunk it has been &siert:anal that her relations reside in Ashtibila county, (Ohio,) and that she hes joiddiniehfick nesing out term in the peni tentiary at Singling, NeW York. She is now in jail awaitinetrial at the : next term of court. dill on Satnrdny morning ;from S. 1). Carpliter.,ll4q., edikir of the Madison (Wis.) /!qir(44,i and formerly of the Girard Pres Pras. Mr. C. has been quite fortunate elnei 6 Weintio4hd West,: having been State printer of Kienrasin for some years, and ao coiled sionsiderable means! He is an .intelM- Pii,Ciationinkaldy plessUnt gentleman. Let it, IBS. he, forgotten that the 068111,81 will be l lurniehed to alt: 7sho desire to suh ,so,ribe.fori t hat ;period of - time, , months for ore - aicilfsr l ,--ifiii. is, at the same rate per ' , oar as r.gullr patrons iare supplied. We I?tersaiready **bled a number of campaign ittbsifribiTo ittld hops to idtt many - hundred, Wei* the amain is oval. Girard sayi !the original people of j Agoiloa`ibra Copperheads. Yes, neigh— bor, and the olginal III:kit men of the United States of America were , dCopperheads" also. litl34lo,'”C°PPe?hesda" were all for eunion, w eo 'Lili a n and 'a :majority of your class memrtrgctimg that i the Sodth was not ) worth lecephig nut Goi,rornntent, and when .most .s.t. ,lea ititought an Mr. Long does now. that` timail btetter to "let them go." ' ) Wfti Ifs trifler 060'111 1 obligations to A. A. Vatiamendt Goncoird tp., for obtaining! . a t . iniintlipyor_ nnhieribers, azid_athe r . wise belpArAijoup.basiness along. If we bad; a few liernooratit 'in every township as wide-4 hiraiti.4.*:Mamutend and Mr. Heath, 4 Corry, it votildn'the long until the Oburptl could bout ,of a olrouietion and patronage eqiilaNitilip Foe& paiwir il l i- the -country. i Alumnatefoil fell , from a wagon going up Stat tM4h mallordli morning, and thei 'head Wog tirOlatiiii",ali ithe oil wag omptio4 upon the Arlie./ :It. goirid down the gutter feeniStftista Faulk nereOle• and whits omit, I *(tAillipin* tonabud iire to it: Although Ir*V4liliirroPiSll ai the time, the entire isiafift las . 116011Li*Ibbliksii;sid the wieddro4 pja iikM - 040sititheilutlf. as high as the hot* seM.d-Whiuglit-mus-ettivilaid intimating. 1,. We are *nal-to-hear Of the death of Me; CleorgEMlloghm. pf,j43rard•Jownehip, oh Tuesday of, 1 i at week, aged 69 years. He was iisai'oplrii; , V . Sad. Mid hearted nun, h 1,1041,10104,444. n sat oldies. Hie I l etkaOstmir °yr the vainly ye. very larri. and few men bag restrict Maids:. Mr. 0. was" Pm/A*4 1 %00,4, 1 4 Maio order, bid, his'funeral ire attended by the Lodges Of ii•"''irallia l ' 4 4ll‘',:='. t ..-.494,omielpenoe,;throsgh elehneee, of Wes.' lit ) 41. 1 414.0 t. /kik,. npietistoedentof thi Phila ' ,fh HO! ii. a., the duties Uf that relopensible log it ritivi hi performed by liF.. Schnell, ii#44int if the diSialon• The esiiiiii;imntiheults which he healperfoimid Ake. tuidWanai, liihere' Wei* upon him. provis 'Aar Meer:lla ad °Meer of more' thai het* emery -051 , • ibittey.-: He has 'beady made !intuit .niipmetal heoritti with the employees on the road. ' -1- I f _ ~.ITekatiJlTnrtsed County.Comutis 'loom hies ngreed tb Continue - miss the voinateers until all, the tolls al Alm President hire boon MY •-• ponded to. If Aim bet' the ease , thors•is,to reason, whatever, why we should have a drift in any partit WO (musty. Our quota is* satly ro2,lft there oiSn bo cliffionltyi in • alac c olialliii wa liter) Ilea people jin work *kWh. la 0 11 1 I. = idat~f work at ones, appoint .drenttit of the j draft" 'instanter. saYel' tho Colussautylllo sMenowes iito our .idies and In. ifaira teralinpaisis pablishod in sm. *part; ii Gam eplasao **Am thy Weald like to And somstiodyl-nitrortiesseint. They sit deiwn Lad loots iii papers over, and very ottoa they aro inablV kind !'desired isfOrneatlon. Nothing isdoi of Iles butane and tarprion:4itowia l Osan 4 . 4 passer in 'ldol its papa Is supported in this foveae, and' if Fithian thii‘Vitils 6644 doss lot Variant 1 1 ;40 6 /ei , 14 . 1 StiOwitrlit • at last hays a slisplo bwiasse eardito 141" a as dilioortto imam at a &Alia. ZO(I4.I43P4RAGRAPOS: . Meiniachas been eery, dill Mohe ism; sem; if we may judge from the intsberl 1,4 g-idle nogg the canal, aad . the vemplainta DWI* of the bommoiare . making about :not( lung alb le got lends." The .Mzike at the, OS *MU >rae lades rit's sicl skipping and may of tiet boatman hue been lying Om*, sines the opening of navigation, Wait-1 igloo somstking to "Mrs lip."--S s ima irif4t, • . tife loan from whit we hare reason to 1144 i A, reliable mune, that Senator Loitri itapreoenkatives Hill sad Cochrane Will bsi *iadisiptes for re-election this fall. Msimmi /ninon and Prows, members of the Amami bly &ma Crawford and Warren counties, .almf decire to; be s)ent bask to Harrisburg afire I 1 :4 41 W. Esq., recently .l T , 411stice of the Peace in the West. Ward. hei *Petted sn °Moe at the corner of Btate.an 'F a 4 'Fifth streets; in the room lately, occupied the Genus printing office. Mr. annnisoin a iimitisteas: of talent - and energy, who*ili Entice a ray capable Justice. ; Tuesday and Wednesday were sold and blestory, the weather being more ilk. Des:ein b# than May. On each night gait. a; iciary frost fell, and it is feared the 'fruit iner been iOurod: The clerk of the weathermen kiwi aide a mistake is hie ealenlationi. Ins privates of the 884 regional hies jproi Related CoL , Woodaard sad Liaat• CaPieC, °Y, eitall with s splendid hone -and equlptsents, WI cost of the whole &ibis a little:loin than • thousand dollnre ilk man named Wasiiingtoit'Lifisnsi, Sold townabip,, pww.rord eoattti , jutt his throat, on Saturday, ita SOtii ult., while latmer log under a flt of insanity. "At'last ammants‘,. ho was not expected to retxlitir.-"- ' W. Dt. .110figissitag colored citizen of Obrry, has invente d-s Me Which shoots 120 bills per...second, - thronsh:ti