(grit b,strtier. ERIE, PA., JANUARY 12, 1245 brimsg. Vioa-utat,irt we Psonat Is Tin Palos Of AXIIIIOII, IMIIITCYT-41seas feekten. • • Fast Weithy of /Mettles. • The attention of the public should be It ed to the fact that there is an active Move sent going on among some of the Repub lican especially in Pennsylvania, in discourage tue offering of any' more bountiek and oblige every community to submit to a draft. Gov. Curtin, in his' last message, discountenances the 0ffe,.r,.," b y C:4 further bounties, and he ir - the Governer! of .cot several other suites. The ,—.Lon League bf organisation oompi of the Re- ` ~,ruoncan office-holders and wealthy coo; tractors of_ that city, have issued a long address en this subject. in which they -strive with great teal to prove that volun teers enlisted under_ the stimulus of large beunties are unfit for servioe, and that the' enly correct way to obtain recruits is by eansariptioa. We hawk the best of rOII,- Wit for believing that this new theory re solves its inspiration from Washington, and is soon to 110 the recognised policy of the Repub.lolll2-Teaders. • Is remains tei :be seen how the people will regard this new draft upon their pa &nee and happiness. They have allowed themselves to be duped so often with btu- Pies that the war was near int end—that the list call for troops had been made— and that alt that was neeeiisary to give _the death stroke to the Cot federates wits the retention of the RepUblican party in power—that now, when it is proposed to bring the matter more directly home to them than it has been yet, we Fuspec; that they will he in to put on their •.thinking saps." And when tb.y do. rienend upon it, there io a itengenne4 tr Pnr tun - authors'of their mii4iriiines tii..t wi:l be I - great while clefs) ed. Tie tact not long escape their Unqieo in it all iitese parties who are so tinsiott4 to drag the poor men away from their families and friends, are the same persons who' were Ittremost in assuring them that there-elec tion of Mr. Lincoln would be eqUivident 10 E cessation of the war, and - that there would be no more drafts after it had been announced that the people had decided to retain him for a second term. The hollow- insincerity of the Republi can leaders - is made doubly criminal 1 ;1' their hearilesaness since the electiori c . Having • imposed -upon the public , by all aorta of false statements and promises, having postponed severe taxes and drafts every kind of device that could be imagined, having secured themselvaa and Minds beyond the danger of being coin ! polled to do any lighting, they are, now that the election is decided in their favor, only beginning to show their rea'. Inten tions.' The war has brought many suffer -Inp, trials, and burdens to the people of the North in the:past, but severe as have been its ltasons, we are daily the more strongly confiinied in our belief that its hardships have only,comtnenoed. fle Oas-Term Theory. The re-election of Mr. Lincoln Ella lair to - become the cause of mach difficulty and unpleasant feeling among the Repuh lieans. It is well known that a large poi- Von of the party holds to the one-term theory, and it is said that a determine' effort is to be made to Carry this doctrine into effect, in connection with the patron age of the administration. In almost every exchange that we receive we see no tices of proposed changes in Federal &B elate, and it not surprise us tec hear that many of them have succeeded. It will be remerntered that Ms. Greeley and other distinguished Republicans, sett . ally influential, have long advocated the re striction of till official terms :undis the National Government to four years, mid tote that they have as opportunity 'to carry their -.sentiments i into effect, it is very likely that they will insist upon their adoption by Mr. Lincoln. We learn that an-energetic effort is be-' lag msda to NM!" the removal of the present Federal office-holders in this city and district. .Messes. Henry Catlin and Miles W. Caughey are apPlicants for the position nor held by Judge Sterrett, and there are rumor; of other gentlemen wo are reported to be applying for the. ap , poll:daunt of ?tor", Marshal, Internal Becalm Collector, Assessor, Collector of the Port, de. As a consequence the Re publican "wigwam" hereabouts is in a garage state of excitement, and the con test promises to become one of the most interesting witnessed in political annals. Starthni rumors of rascality in cannec• ton with the itthatitute and _volunteer. liminess in ,this city, last fall, have been eurrent during the last couple weeks.— One 'or the parties involved has been ar rested, and is now understood to be in' eonfinetrient on board t U. S. steamer Michigan. We have endeavored in vain ea obtain any trust-worthy particulars on the suittect, it seeming to be the aim of those having the remitter specially com mitted to their charge to keep them as secret and mysterious as possible. - Mean while gossip is busy with her thousand tongues; and the names of citizens in high alcial'and social pdpitione are freely men tinned in connection with the subject. It . 'slot our desire intentionally to do in justice teeny one, find we therefore await further developments before giving: tbs. 'affair that full and-fair exposition w hi c h we desire when allf the facts ate in our knowledge, In jusfire to all air/P4, those iho have the fact 1,1 their lie' •ession ekAwdd lay them hefOrc .O►© public ithout daisy. Itrrovrrarr TO WOODSZI.mu.—An ordi- Imre of Much importance to persons offering wood , or. sale in our market has r lsoied the City. Council. It Provides that wood shall not be sold hereafter except by the cord ; that it shall be piled in bows of even width 'and length at the .. top vad - bottomi that- the wood measurer shall be required to measure every food of wood aimed for Sale, computing on the basis Of 228 solid. feet fora cord ; allows ..the mature? ten cents per load for his trouble; requires Wood to be laid in the boies in such • master as to• avoid sus picion of any attempt at fraud ; and pun *to violations of the law by a fine of fire. Ease'at eacilioffettas. Claspler frlii the_ mmiery sae Levi- haletii' , , &New York ootemporary, &Hulling to the capture of Savannah, the pubillo re 'oicings over that ev e nt in somtpoetions of the North, and the renewed tridic-: Lions of the early dhfinfall of the rebell ion on the part of. the 'Republicans, takes occ‘sion to revive it the minds •of its readers some ineidenta in the history, of the Revolution, which 'are *vainest/ 1 i ' suggestiie avid appropriate Ao t,19.‘ Present times. Commencing at 0- Year 1778 ; it refers to the fact Lk/•• late in that year 1.1 BtitiPh ex pef',,on sailed from New York, „ spa -oured Savannah. In 1774 a des-- e erate effort was ” made to ressiiptore it ; but though the American fulrees were assisted by the Frenah fleet undSr Count d' tataing, they worn unable to do so. Another British expedition. sailed from New York, took possession of Portsmouth, in Virginia, without oppoeition, and in dulged in "a grand raid" throughout .the adjacent country. The campaign of 1780 - opened with a transfer of the war to the Southern States. Gn the 12th of May, Charleston was taken by the British, the people apparently submitting. Air Henry Clinton thought the "rebellion" ended ii in South Carolina, and returned to New York, leaving Cornwallis in _roma:tend. ' Gates, at the head of 4,000 men, was sent South to stem the adverse current, and tbutigh ably supported by Sumpter and clarion, his fumes were terribly defeated by COrnwallia, and his . army literally dis persed. Again vthe rebellion was ended," and Cornwallis proceeded "to re-construct the Union," nit, the plan of George the Third. At - this time the - British forces held every city on the Atlantic Coast, Siivannah. Charleston, Wilmington—Nor folk, Portsmouth, Petersburg and Rich mond. During the whole of this. year,, too. General Washington had donenoth-, lug. beyond maintaining his lines from West Poiut. across to Morristow n, in 1..7 , v- Jen-ev. ' His troops wet.e• thifofl, unpaid uocholi...i, 'mil at variotus timeli . I :vince , l ' a dii!P , S•tlem fn mutiny. In the mil. , of thiii . glootn and despondency the tre.aion of Aft,rrtatri w'as discovered. •No one k new the extent or ramiticationt: of it. and a general feeling of distrust triaged upon all cla:satss. Even Washington, himself, did not escape , all suspicion, His inaction for a whole year gave rise to murmurs. Tile army was more turbulent than ever. and it finally broke out' in open mutiny. On the Ist of Jean ry, 1781, that portion of it encamped at Morristown siezed their arms, overpowered their officers, killed and wounded several who attempted to restrain them, and electine4emporary officers, moved off for Philadelplia, where Congress was it session, declaring that they weuld be amused with promises of pay no longer. At Princeton they were met by a Gairp.mittee of Congress, and an . arrangemen ' effected by which they agreed to reT.l rn to duty. Such was the gloomy aspects of affairs at the close of 1780, and yet, the very next' year the hot onies achieved thnir indispendenca. "The British commanders were poetess ed of the. same delusiop that prevails now. They supposed if They could take alhe principal towns aid cities that the '..rWellion" was ended ' And it was never, until this delusia was dispelled, that the English gave up their absurd at tempt to conquer three millions of people who were determined to be free.: At different periods they had' held every principal city, from ;Boston to Savannah, and yet their object'had net been accom plished. It was undoubtedly the capture of these cities that actually aided in end• ing the war favorably to the Colonists; for so deeply seated wasthe delusion that their fall meant the 'fall of the reboil.. ion," that the English never would have, deflated from the war until it had beset accomplished. "And so it ts, to a great, extent,- now. We have been constantly told that this er that city was. si "vital - point," but that point secured. and then it is some other. Atlanta was the most vital of all poicta before it was captured, but it is no soon er obtained than thrown away. So of Richmond. Its loss would be of no great injury to the Confederates, while its gain would be of no advantage to us. "The vital point" of "the rebellion," is in the hearts of the Swaim people. Eight millions of people possessed of such a country as theiri, cannot' be subjugat ed if they will ,otbirwiee, If this present administration, were either a wise 'or a. humane one, it would cessei t tbe tutpracti . cable and wicked attempt sefore failure ' stares it absolutely in the nice. In order to show what an igssis labels the 'Abolition pirty is pursuing, we have only; to recall their thousand and one predictions. On the 13th of October, 180, Mr. 8. P. Chase, now Chief Justice, aelirered a. speech in Cincinnati, from which the following is an extract : "It is just as certain that' now we - have that valley of East Tennessee—that great mountain region—encl .- Amid it, just as cer tain is it a question of time whether, this renellion shall be.put down or not. We shall just as certainly succeed as time rolls on, because we have that great'inte rior fortress, and all we have to do is to send Out, our armies from it. Besides, we have complete control -of the Mississippi river; the commercial 'possession of -the river soon to beoome complete by the ad vance of Our army. Everybody can see that the party that holds the MississipPi, holds control of the Mississippi and we hold, to-day, virtually the control of the valle.Y."- "The great mountain region", has now been virtually abandcnted, though herein it is asetunecl that it was the point from whieh "our armies were to be stint - out to subdue the rebellion." - In- the same speech Mr. Chase gave it as, his •profnurid opinion, and it was received as it suers cle was speaking, that "the rebellion was virtually subdued." This was a year ego last October, and yet the "rebellion" sur vives. How long, oh t how long, will ,de lesion and slaughter walk hand in hand t It will be,l cheering newt to those in Erie county *ho have relatives or iriends• in Southern prisons, to learn that Colonel Mulford has gone tio Richmond author ized by the Goverantent to: negotiate a new cartel which will probably secure the exchange of all so •tonlined.—Gcsene. It would be far more "cheering"' to the parties named by the Gazak had the Ad ministration taken proper steps to obtain an exchange many months ago. The manner in which this_ business ham •been managed is a dipipwee :to the natiott and to humanity: , . .._ '' - • Me Gazette vs. ir. Mega. /IL Ent.res the Carrier's Address issued from the office of the Erie ri.ttsette; on last New Year's My, occurs the fol lowing sentence. Tnese Sri - IMO "poetic Offerings" are not generally read by one tenth of timse who procure}hem, and I presume this •.atehoe has scarcely been n i i ti ee d h r cue Democratic readers of your ( I ; r 4.Aaporary,_For their benefit, I a+k you to reproduce s it.,. that they may see what sentiments in regard to' theinselves the editor of the arzette endorses : A mongrel mob of repels and their friends, Of peace-men, war-men, and all odds and ends Of ancient parties, strove with one consent (,helped by some honest menAwho hoped to save Their plirty with their eettaull from its ' grove,) To mike George Br. McClellan, President. The_ poor attempt host miserably frilled. Thq people in the might of right pre. veiled. In enn-ciinis power and majesty they rose, And - cru-tied rand overwhelmed their country's fees.", k I do not knots who Mit authot of these lines i•, do I cst`.e.Tll"ey have reels ved consplimqntary: notice in the editorial °alumna of tlie Gast**. and must there fore be accepted-as the deliberate , opin ions or the conductors of that journal. It is not vrorth - my to undertake to refute the hasp slander they convey against Democrats, nor. s o attempt to ex pr Ts my contempt for the malinious and ttnatrintic character of the mind that tiould give circulation and entlerserriont to-them The best' comment that I can make is to reprint the following - extract from President Lincelo's last message, in which he discus/ea the p1i4.40,4 of the late political conflict "Judging by the recent caliv.iss and its result, the purpose of the people within the loyal states to maintain the integrity of the Union was never, more firm nor more nearly temitnota titan now. The ex traordinary calmness and good order with whioh the millions of voters met and mingled at the polls givo lrn,aQ assurance of this. Not only all those who FupHirted the "Unionticket" (so callo,o-hot a great ,eojeritu of the opposing piety also may be fairly claimed to entertain and to be ac tuate,' by the same purpose. It is an.un answerable argument to this effect, that no candidate' for any office whatever, high or tow, has ventured to seek votes on‘the avowal that he.was for giving up the Union. There have been much impugn ing of motives and much heated contro versy as to the proper means and best mode of advancing the Union cause, but in the distinct issue of Union or no Union -the .politicians have shown their instinctive knowledge that there is no di versity anion, the psop/s.: In affording the people, the fair' Opportunity of showing ope to' another, and to the world, this firmness and unanimity of purpose, the election has been 'of vat value to the na tional cause." Here is the testimony of the Leader cf the GazVe's party—the man whorl; it, above all others, pretends to respect—to the eflWet that the Democratic party is not "disloyal ;" that on the question of the UstiOn "there iss-no diversity among the people." Which is to be believed—Mr. Lincoln or the Erie Gazette ? Either the former states the truth and the latter a most libellous falsehood ; or vice versa. Take whichever "horn of the dilemma" you please, Mr. Gazette, and your position is anything but en enviable one. In conclusion, permit me to, suggest that*Tour eotemporary's opiuion a Dem ocrats should be kept before the people in s way that will enable all to read it and—remember. ' F. Stactllng Minor. Within the put week the daily palieis have contained numerous articles alluding to a report that England, France and Russia, have combined ,to give a virtual recognition of their independence to the Southern States. The rumor is alluded .to as follows by the Montreal (Canada) Gassits, which is confirmed in its state ments by other Canadian papers. We do not give much credence to the story: 't4. rumor has been current in this city for three or four days that a number of fresh regiments, including the Coldstream Guards, had had. intimation that they might prepare or be in readiness to re move to Canada; and it was understOod, to be current in military circles—in fact so positively so that everybody believed it., We learn, however, upon inquiry in ,a quarter which leaves us no room for doubt, that - it is not true that any order has been given on that subject, or , any official intimation of such a movement of troops sent to_this country. This rumor -was coupled with another. that on the4th Of March next, the day of the reinstalla tion of Mr. Abraham Lincoln in the Pres ident's chair, Great Britain and Prance will only recognise bun as the Piesident of the States for whieh he is elected, and in that way make a ,recognition of the Southern Confederacy." TVS C/77 QOM. —ln the Common Council, on Monday evening, the follow. ing resolution was offered by Mr: Kuhn : Resolved, That the sum of twenty thou sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated to payment of city bounties to volunteers, under the're. cent call for 300,000 Men ; and that the clerks be directed to prepare duplicates of twenty mills on the dollar valuation ; and that an additional tax of twenty-Eve dollars be levied upon each and every man liable to draft in the city of Erie, to be applied to the payment of said bona ties. The resolutions nassed by the following vote ; Yeati—Huhn, . Hartleib, Patton, Bindernicht, Englehart, Shannon and Walther-7 ; Nays—Barr, 'Henry and Sie gel-3. From the Common Council it was sent to the Select Council for concurrence. Yr. G. W. Starr moved its passage, and was seconded by Mr. Jonas flunnisow. Yr. Thomas V incent , (who is exempt on siocount of being over age) moved an amendment that it be laid over one week, which was agieed to—all the membeni voting for the p i ostponeatent except Messrs. Starr and Gunnison. The pros .peete for filling our quota are less favor able with every week, thah passes by, and we would suggest that those who are liable should commence immediate action on the subject, without waiting for the slow movements of the Select CoUncil. Timone Etsvattua...:;A cotemporsry_ ea gacioubly remarks that "if Mr. Linooln could see the published list of "Special Income" returns be would not have so ,atalted an opinion , of the boundless wealth sad . resources of the Northern States as he had whee be and Seward wrote the Fourth Annual Message. . In every section of oountry there are found htindMds of citizens who were thought to be wm4thy, who are absolutely bordering on starvation, and many others 'who, from their Style of living compared with their returns must be on the red verge of irre trievable bankruecy. . This iroverty stricken conditiois of the conitri, as sworn to by "loyal" citizens, ought to bring serious reflection to those who make policies and' manage the exchequer at Washington." Ireet hay Want ray. The House of Representatives of this State, the Harrisburg Patriet,sap, has re fused to invite the clergy of Harrisburg to open the daily sessions with prityer. The invitation' was postponect after the road• fog of an Old communication from "the .clergy of the city, in • which, they stated that they desired pay. For ten years prior "to 18G4 they voluntarily Came forward in rotation, and opened the sessions with prayer. Iv has not become publicly known whether this is owing to the spread among our clergymen of that peculiar spe cies of "patriotism" and "loyalty" so com mon among high government officials, or whether it is because the Legislature is plod praying for. Tr is understood that the pmnmittee of Ways and Means of the House of Repro sentatiirea are, with a single exception unanimously in favor of the repeal of the import duty on printing paper. We trust that no member of the Rouse, whoae oon• stituents read. will fail, to record his vote against this tax upOn knowledge. The 'duty not only produces no !avenue, but adds about: i one million of dollars per an num to the cost of government printing. I.,nsqls.er Pisa.—During the past, year the enormous suin of twenty-eight mil- Anus five hundred and twenty-two thou sand dollars were lost, by fires id the loyal States. without counting losses under twenty thousand or •losses by thfl war,•us at Chsrnbersburg. utnount czoertin the losses for any previous year within the lest decade. 1 Itall,h Waldo Emerson, thH eelsbested autlioT,;,is expected to dPliver the•siext loetitre in the course on Teemelsy.eveninc. Ili ciao of trdent, certainly, but his polities are of tlin blackest possi ble shade. WAS NEWS OF TEM WEEK. j . Philadelphia Age's summary .1 We hare received, detailed Southern Etc collate of the late attack upon Wilmington. The ratites on the first dav:lasted fetr hours, and on the second day seven hours. There were over twenty thousand shells thrown at Fort Fisher _'fee Confederates threw in reply six hundred and sixty two &Jots ma the first day, and six hundred di) the second, Tali loss woe three killed and fifty five wounded. The ground in front and rear of Fort Fisher wee covered with shells and torn into deep pits. Two of the guns in the fort burst; two were dismounted by. the' Confederate's and` ; two by, the, Federal fire. The fort was not damaged. Four blockade runners ran into Wilmington, diarist; the att eolt. and after wards. We have received a despatch from Port Itoyal', South Caroling►, stating tliat . Por ter's Beet' is now anchored in that harbor. The Week is ended. In Charleston the Confederates are hard at -work building intrenoliments on the land side of the city; to- protect it against any attack by Sherman. We have for the flit time received an ao— count of the mint Federal gunboat expedi tion up the Roanoke river, North Carolina, about which there have been so many diverse reports. The news comes to us through Con federsiS channels. The expedition consisted of twelve gunboats and several bargee. Two of these barges moved in the vanguard if the expedition, and were vigorously attaeked by the t Confaieratee. After losing thirty—ant men, killed and wounded, they surrendered. A Federal gunboat, however, rescued them. As the expeditiOn advanced up the river they found the torpedoes very think. Six gunbosts . were blows up, and the losses of the expedi tion are estimated at one thousand men. It returned to Plymonth, having aceempliehed nothing. The , Federal prison, at Salisbury, Ninth Carolini,'ls. now under sommand of General Bradley T. Johnsen. The raiding party that recently left, MOM• phis to ant the Memphis and Charleston railroad has returned. General Beau.regard telegraphs that the damaged done the railroad will be repaired in about ten days. The Federal account amiss that about- three hun— dred Confederate wagons were captured. There is no longer 'any doubt that Hood's ~...-. army has sately crossed to the south side of the Tennis's;: river. The various reports of attack's ups , Hood's „rear and dunks by Federal cavalry and minboats were all false— hoods. - , . .: Burbvidge and Suns* ma in their retreat from Sonthwestara *Leiria's, abandoned four cannon that fell into the bands of the Goa federates. They broke seven handy edcut of twenty-four hundred; kettles at Saltville. The guerrillas on the upper Potomac have became very thick, and make daily incursions into Maryland. Pities* of them crossed near Poolosville on.Wedneeday night. They were pursued, and ten of them were captured. General Sherman,' though jai! now lie !IC resting his army at Savannah, no doubt eon • templates a campaign against Charleston. Such an attack would be made, not only by Sherman's army, but by Dahlgren's fleet, now at Port Royel,?and . off s Charleston ; Foster's army, which is on Broad River; and Porter's fleet, at Beaufort, North Carolina. Every resource of the government will be used to tie Inmost to'provide men'and means for the slogs. Charleston by rail is ninety miles from Savannah. Mho railroad runs north forty miles 'from Savannah, crosses Bread river nest Foccitalige, and then rue east ward the remainder of the distaste, te Charleston. Shermenis at &immesh. Foster is on Broad river, thirty•ilve miles ..from the sea, and about a Dili south of the railroad. A strong Confederate force - is in front of Poster, effectually protecting the railroad and preAnting an advenoe towards it, Sherman, at savannah, has already begun his opera tions, and a cavalry force has crossed to the north bank of the Savannah river and moved towards Ilardeeville, twelve miles north of Savannah; driving the Confederate pickets into that town. Hardeeeille is still in Con. federate Possession, but, as it is ' a plane of small impo.tance, it will no doubt be abut. doned without any serious fighting. Sherman, when be moves upon Charleston, will marsh along the line of the Savannah and Charleston railroad, the shortest and Most Practicable route. '"There Is ao loupe any doubt that the bacilli * Gap Usual Is a failure. • The recent ,attempt by the• explosion of amine to blow the end out of it, did more berm than vied; The entire length albs oanal is fire Modred and tisaty-two feetilf. is euttlirengle ate. high !rink, sad at the top the aasitatioa is one hundred and twenty-two test wide. The excavation gradually narrows as it.gpe s down and at the top of the canal it is ably feet wide, at the Want forty feet. At high 'water the canal is sixteen feet deep, The Canal was dug by hand and by dredging machines, ex cspting:a high , bilkhsad of earth fifty feet thick, which wt. left standing at the northern end to keep the water out and alsciio act as a protection against the Confederate shells. in the middle of the canal there was another bulkhead of a similar character. This bulk-. 'Maid was 'blown out en Dscsnabaiatit,.by a trains explesisa, which was- e; at:meets. The canal was thus couipleted, excepting the re moval of the balltheadiat the eat. ThoCee federates, during all the time that file I 'bor . has been going on, hiis; kept' up a vigoro4ti *belling. Nearly a thouriud st• .itora have been killed and won - tided liy their shells. Ten dredging machines hare. on" eller an other,. beau smastvd to Omits. and drodzirg yea finally abandons 1. The plphoo 1,, nn Sunday last consumed eight th ,, adand potindtt of powder The bulkhead-wee blown up into the sir, but fell back p o o i on and ris conueotion hotween the e.rnA; dui the was secured. eati'o-ion harm It filled up a lotrie.iorti..n the caul that had been exerrsted:and by severing: the high bulkhead that had pretiOusty kept 'off the Confederate 'belle; it made the canal from one end to the ether sulkiest to bombardment.— New, no one can labor anywhere near it I . without Provoking a storm. of shall. . There is but little doubt that the Work will be alma - dotted. I The expedition whieb was cent by General 81101101111 to the Altamaha river, OnOthwito. of Savannah, bits returned. , It tottrobe.l to the river but finding huge swamps, garrivotted at many photo by Confederate 'works, uu nt tempt woo made to pit any farther. 'fhi expedition deetryed, t he , St vauctah, Albany and. Gulf railroid, fro m ihaPgeeatiee to the Aliamsha„a ciii4neeof - al»ut forty miles. No hart of ghermaia's army :ma, yet crossed the Savannah rivet! to South Carolina, hut an at tack upon Chi'irlemton is antiuipate , l The eottoo captured at lail!memax.h is to he brought to New York. 'The renorts.lntle by B•trbrtagr and Stevie leap, Al' their •Ittr, civalry rt pr titi .n ink Southweetern Virginia ewe that the tiirru4 of Wyethrille, Bristol *nil Ahingtnn were burned, end uue thousand prisoners and twenty cannon captured. Tb• Virginia and Tennessee railroad was destroyed for several _ . The Wa . r Department at Washington tote in its possession two hundred sail bye captured Confederate flags. The War Impertinent at Richmond has two hundred and thirty nine Federal flags. • In Kentucky a body of Confederate eAvalry bare captured Owensboro, on the tlhio• firer, a hundred Miles bplow Louisville. On the `_'4th of December. the guerrillas in Florida captured a Federal colonel. captain and lieutenant:near Jacksonville. Tsicitto A PUOTOGRAPN.—There are few' periods of a piteitatile man's life more decors ing the proverbial name of "on trisurens quart d'hesirs" than the space of time be is boguiied into spending in a photographer's studio. Of itself, the attempt to eoleot your own best es • pression• of countenance is a perplexing effort, and the conoionsness that the face you put en, whatever it may Le, will be, the oue by which in, all future time all who look into your-friend's album will know you, does not diminish the embarassment, You have a vague imeression that to look smiling ie ridio ulous, sad to look solemn is still more so.— You desire to. look intelligent, but • you are hampered by a fear of looking sly. Yon wish to look as if You were not sitting for your pic ture, but the effort to do so flue your mind more completely with the melancholy con sciousness the t you are. MI these conflict— iag feelings pressing upon your mind at the critical - moment, an very painful.— But; they'are terribly aggraiated by the well. anent interposition of the photographer. To prevent a tremulous motion of your head, which the bewildered state of your feelings renders ant, too probable, be wedges it into • horrible initrament tailed • bead rest, which given yen exactly the appearance ,as if some. body was holding on to your hair behind. In such a *liaas* you may be pardoned if: a soinewilat blank look comes over your usually intelligent features. The photographer; of eitree, sees this defect, and does his best to medy it by a little cheerful exhortation ; t naturslly,with no other result than that of Eating setters worse. "Just a little cx. premien in your eserintenanee, if you please, ear—perhaps if' you could smile," is a most distressing 1 admonition to receive at snob a moment, when you know that the photo. grapher 'bait , his hand upon the cap. If you are weak enough to listen to him, and extem porise "a little expression," you come out' upon the plate with whorrible leer, looking like the Artful Dodger in the act of relating' his l exploite. If, as is more probable, you are .too melt absorbed in uncomfortableness of your own pCsition to regard his exhortations, you are ikomortalised with an expression of agonised sternness upon your features, un pleasantly seggestive of a painful disorder. We are positively informed, althotigh we can say nothing as to the reliability of the information, that the Union Leagues of this county are soon to hold simultaneous meet ings, at which' it will be proposed that - they volunteer in a body, in response to the Presi dent's last call. The originators of the move ment argue with great force that the Leagues having been the leading instruments' in re electing President Lincoln, it is no more than just that their members should consent to sustain with their bullets what they /endorsed with their billets. They are all gentlemen of distinguished bravery, honor and devotien to "peat morel ideas," and having voted for war, entemeipetion lad - subjugation, will un doubtedly "rush"-to the support of their prinelplen with an alacrity and enthusiasm that will put the spirits of the Crusaders to the bleak. The thought of a draft is especi ally repaimat to these "logs 1" citizens, for that would fore* some unlnoky "Copper heads" into the army, and the dangers that would flow from placing bayonets into the hands of "traitors," "sympathizers" and "enemies of the government," preclude ,all fear that conscription will be permitted. to take place. The proprietors of the large establishment familiarly known as the "New Furnace" have adopted the title of “Keystone Stove Works," and will hereafter; ransect business under that name. An advertisement announcing several new styles of stoves of, their maim feature appears in our columns this. week. The enterprise and honorable charaeter of this firm have built up a business at this point *quelled by few establishmente of a sim ilar nature in the very largest cities. A California paper thus disposes of the story that General Hooker has been left' a large fortune :—"lst. Gen. Hooker's wife was not rich when he married her, nor at any, other time. 2d. Gee. Hooker's wife was not a Mexican. 3d. Gen. Hooker's wife is not dead. 4th. Gen. Hooker nev er had wile. sth. GUI. Hooker is not a Croats', aey wow, sad now will be l" • (COUGH t'S MORE: TR Y I STU I t K LAND* S COZ/G7/ 84Z,S).4Ve Co4R. STRICKLAND'S MELLIFLUOUS . 4.IWGH El aLttA hi ia aarrioted to cur* Cough/. Co s lioaretooaa, Aathasa. Whorpit4 cough, doro Throat. I :onsuutptioo, *rid $1 affection, of the Throat and Lt. oge , • • For ea e br droeirstatienerst dep ,t, N 0.6 gait Fourth street, Ciminero% obto, t Piarrbfra ALLthe SiAieni men , and the Prega recommend Dr.StriekliwYn Anti-Cholera Inv. tare in 'the ooly certion romedribr Maul:eel tad Dye notary. It lea comblektioo Ot AntringeotAbnoibinta, 4 ttunituttn sad Cattolnatires, and in 'warranted to street icor* after all othir means two flitted. 'Tor, mile by ftroggista. °omen' depot, r, R st troarth i strootAttoeinoatt Ohio. • • Strickland's Pile Remedy hka cured theasseds of tae wont aims of Blizd 'mad Bleed tag Pilw. It t etc imm•dtmt• relief. cod cleat.. a r,r -i nianeat ears. 4i7 it directly. It to warract4 , l ?or nee by druggist,. Gemmel depot. 6 l'iss tu ,mdse!, Clacinpati, Obin. ,- Dispepsta, •Ne r vousness and Debility. BTRICK.I.AND'R TONIC:- WO recommend those autreitug with :0,4 of A rpellte, ration, bilp•p•ca. ILEA N,renos Debty. to 1114/ Ytdelasod'a Tale. .1t Is a vegetable prspantlea...fret from Alcoholic Ligtmrs; It at'enathellm the whql• NOTTORIII Itylltaff); It crest*. a g(.04 hppe Lite. sad is warranted to cute Nartononess and Nen - ous Debility. Far sale by Druggfatai Reo•nt(y, at 8` Propane, by Dr. A. Strickland. 4 East ,Fourtt. stry,t, Clnemnati, Ohio. MEI Philadelphia & Erie R. R., a a W.411 0 11N WIN MIME T Hi elantlea arnat n ot Plorti.aylvi rsee takraNtonrttliTer26l44o7;;ltrlTon- La.ko NHL It has bin Insect by the PeX1111910411113 Rai/- y.4mi Ciosarnoy, and is operated by than. = lUtil Trait' learea Warm* .legato. Trati: lopc,P4 Corry Acooto 'qn r. Corry Acmn. No 4 )WI Train arrives Warien dccom. irrirsa Corry Ac,Gua. No: I ametwips...- Corry Ara , :sn No. S arrive* zn. Paeaserer ears ran through without change bo tb wept between Philadelphia sad ne. ' Eircrint Sleeping Cana on IttpTtu trains both wars between Williamsport amd Baltimore, and W i.,msport end rhitsdeliA fa, For infotme,tion tespeathrg_ Peareirger busineas apply at the S. E. corner 11th Sad Xarkat sta., aria for Freight beelness'ai the Company's agents. S. B tur.GSTON, Ja n earner 18th Rod , Barket Plitadedphia. • J. W. REYNOLDS, Erie. J. M. DRILL. Agent N. C. It R., Baltimore. 11. n. HOUSTON. General Freight Agent. P'hil'a. LEWIS L. lIODPT. Gesi. 'Hetet A gt. Ph Ws.. Joe. I) NM'S, oensnsi 11i Dagr.r , ItThetempnrt. ' Dec 24, CHEROKEE PILLS 4141140:11;i:341:iiiii:41 CERTAIN AND SAFE. lbw Out Res/total of attructione,iod tl.. If Reostartty in tie !tett:crowd of Me MontAr: , Itriods. rlir They cure or obviate these numerous Ws eases- that spring from i rreg u larity, by remrring, the letpliartty itself. , . tgy— They cure Suppressed, Excessive and Pain ful litenstniatiun. or They cure Green Sicrtness (Chlorodis). Or They cure lierrnas and Spinal Affections, pains in the back, and lower ptil ts of the body. Heaviness, ratigrie on slight exertions, Palpitation of Me Marl, Lowers ofAntrit.4, frysferia, Sic?: /AricvAe, Giitiovar, etc., etc, In a word, by re moving the Irregularity, thy.remove the Caltd,!, and with It ALL the efh.cts that spring from it. Or Composed of simple vegetable extracts, they contain nothing deleterious to any- constitution, however delicate, their function being to substitute strength for weakness, which, when properly used, they never tall to do. far • They may be, safely used at any age, and at. any period. SUITT DVILINU TUC /IRS? Itllttl 1101C111S, during which, the unfailing nature of their action would Infallibly tomes.,pregnancy. tar- All letters seeking Information or &a lien will piton yftlyetnecet, mad dbcrcetly ;mitered:4 Full directions accompany each box. , Pries It per box, or six boxes fee {..5. Bent by snall,-fre• of postage, on receipt of Pansphistg slot by mail tree of postage, by OR. W. R. WRRWIN & CO., U Liberty Bt:', Nei, Turk, Proprietors. DR. WRICHT'S MIMING ELIXIR • Or, ESBENOB OP LIFE, po s p ue rfoo m Pare Vitlila Extract condo s cocn Inc e sethlas oles% to the mote delicate. , : . --••• • • "A. the pu reLx l . . . Suss fees th e ashes of tts Bra suslanted wits' new Ilfert.o doe* sm. En s . 110 repairsesses tie 11711141 ii Sad oremana dr....... tar- The Rejuvenating Ell l eir Is the result of mod ern dieeoweries to 1.1:16 vegetable kingdom f being art entirely new and abstrac.r method of cure, irres pective of ell the old and worn out systems. • lir•Thle medicine has been tested by the most , entgnent medical men of the idey, end by tb.ro pro. netineed to be *Deaf the greatest medical di cos • is a of the e. i One bottle will cure genersl Debit Lt.) . .. A fete dose* cures Slavic" in femat. •. One bottle cares Palpitation of the Heart. gar , Prom one to three bottles restores the manli ness end full rigor of youth: - gar A, few doses restores the appetite, gar Three bottles care the wont case a TrI3PC.• titter. .. , A few doses cures the low . spirited. - One twilit rettoree moats] power. Afino door ruitorct Me oractna efgenerettion. A4ew doses bring the rose to the cheek. This medicine restores to manly vigor and robust health the poor debilitated, worn-down and despairing. • i gar The listless, snerTatt4l youth: the ores-Wk .: ed man of business, the victim of nervous depreeeion, the - Individual 'suffering from gene-rat &laity, cr teem smartest of es single organ, sail all Arid imtn .- Mate sad permanent relief by the use of this Fl•-... - or Essence of Life. , tar Price, $2 per bottle or three battle., f and fOrmardect by Expreu, on receipt tf money .10 any address. or The Cherokee Pale and ggeju. vegsaklag Eliztr s are sold by all enterprisinß Druggists intltecyUl aedworld. Some unprincipled dealers, however, try to sell worthless compounds in place of three,. those which they can pun:base at a- dimly 'pelts, and make more money by *4l - they CAA on these medicines. As yout•alu., your health, aye, the health of your to:we off. IrPriog," do bet, hi deceived by such unprtm-ipic.l Ilnlierfate au fee Van, trtedkintr etprei fill, era. If t he Druggist will not huyttwto for you, en. clomp the mousy In a letter, and we will send them to boa o yow hi !liag rpm., securely sealed andpac ed, ed, tree bearva, • Ladles at Geallima cal address us In perfect coaldesee. My and plainly their diseases and nystplann, an we la air diseases of a chronic nature la mist er batia* Patients need not hell • tate tose p itesnar enit ase tliablilty ml to visit us, as we hare treated atarda aaily in all portions of the ehriasod riebe, onernipondenee. Patients liddrtalleir s please state plainly all the symptoms of tireir tompisints, and write Past. office, County, State and name or ster, Oath, flint haelose postage stamp fi4r-reply. We -send our dress. Addive &M pa r l for n P p a T m ef p i f lreetes o aadnvyiu ado the proprktors,. Or. W. R. MERWIN & CO., No, 6.7 Liberty street. New York. • • - l i [ Nttre. WILEREAB L ERS OF ADlllN littrattota•to the,Setate of narrates Hiller late of Minutest towoahip„ • otiosity, Pa; deceased, hare. been granted to the en. 61%411 venom, indebted to the said estate are moo ted to metre immediate pay ment, and those !melts claims or demands against the estate of decedent will p ut them, properly authenti cated, for settlement. ANDREW :HILLER. Dec. 10 --43 w Administrator. • FRASER, N. D., Homeopathic PS3ratelan and Surcean, (UTZ 011 titlICAOO, ILLINWS,) AM lottated pannenttatly in 'Erie, for tho purpose of dnain , MICE ON NORM SIDE OF Tim PARK, DR riles BLOCK. olio. hours trom t io a. m , and 3tosp. m. Rimageg i pa at yrs, ;(1047,dwin'a, adjoining the re Rt . ItTIOSAKNOES Rat. J. T. ;dng, N. Baraoar, U. D Da.l/5..20 pnintlitt. Wra. lirrorstat. Detalti 1 i. ; c , Ayer S k -- 4)-41•RS.APABSIA" 1 'TUI WORLD'S GOUT WCCDT 1011, Scrofula and &tofulons Diseases. Frost Emery Elks, a welt-known !nerdant of oz. ford, Maine. • 4, tbavo sold largo quantities of your SARSAPAZ ItILLA, but never yet one bottle which failed of the desired effect and full satisfaction to those who took IL As fast as our people try It, they agree there has been no millietne like It before In our community: , . Eruptioils, Pimples, Blotches, Pustules, ts. cora, Ores, and 111 Diseases of the Skin. lil From Roe. Bab& Mratton, Bristol, Enoterm!. ' " I only do my duty to you and the public, when I add nay testimony to that you publish of the me. dicinal virtues of your SAILSAPARILLA. MY dAtlgh• t e r, aged ten, had an afillettng humor in her ears, eyes, and hair fur years, which we were unable to cure until we tried your SARSAI'AP.ILLI. She has been well for some menthe." . From Mrs. Jaw E. Rive, a :WI-known and mails. enteenied lailyqrßennizrille, Cape May Co., v. J. " My daughter has suffered , fur a year pant with a scrofulous eruption, which wan very troublesome. Nothing afforded any r.dlef until wo tried your SARSAPARMLA, which &OEM completely cured her." From chorles R. Gage, 1:,-,1„ of the wide/y.l.'loes Gage, .If.:•rog,c• ta..nitfacturcre of enameWd jtoyr.l " had for ncversl yearn n very troublesome humor hi my face, which grew constantly worse until It disithiured my feature,. and became an Intol erable atfli, I tee. I rrhd alnanst every thing a ciao could Of itv and medicine, but without any ',het "er, until I took your SA lISAPA 11141. A. It 1111111. qt.: y eLk/le Ter face worse, as you told me It Might for a tirrii• ; but In s few weeks the new akin began to form under the idotchee, and con. tinned until my face Is as smooth aft any body's, and I am without any symptoms of tits nines., that I know of. I enjoy perfect health, and without doubt OWC it to your SAIIISAPARILLA.” Erysipelae--leneral Debility—Purify th e Blood. - Prom Dr. MK Semis, Houston St., Nevi York, Du. Matt. I seldom fall to remove Eruptions and •:.-roculous Sores by theyersevering useofyoor ..?,.erer.i.tett.t..n, and I have just now cured an attack of Malignant Erysipelas with it. No alterative we pelmets equals the SARSAPARILLA you have ,iep. plied to the profession as well AS to the people." From J. E. Johii...tan, Esq., Inakerapan, Ohio. a " Fur twehia years, I had the yellow Erysipel,s p on my arm, during which time I tned all tai celebrated physicians I (could reach, and took lecn. • deeds of dollars worth of- medicines. The ularg Were so bad that the cords became visible, any tLa t doctors decided that my arm must be amputated. I began taking your SAILKAYARILLI. Took ttt 0 bob ties, and some of your rites. Together they bare Cured me.. I am now as well and sound as any body. Item , in a public place, my case Is known to every body w this community, and excites the wonder of all.' - • ' Front Hon. Reatry Munro, .11: P. Arc! -V'ttrcastfr leading nannber of MC Canadian Partin. • 1 hare 001 your SA ns 11.-I.IIILLA in my family, for general anal fur pursfyitaf the • with very beneficial results, and feel confidence in r ,commending it to the afilictml." St. 'Anthony's Fire, Hoso,, Salt Rheum, Scald Head, Sore Eyes. Fern Harvey Siekler ' Esq., Me al* editor. rin. Ttinkhannock Democrat, Pennritranin. " Our only child, about three years of age , attuka.sl b'y pimples on Ids forehead. They rapid's spread until they formed a loathsome and rank:: sore, which covered hit few, and actually WtQd,d his eyes for some days., A skilful physician appl.-1 nitrate of salver and other remedies, witiout any .1 .apparent effect. For fifteen day' t,niaiwicd ht t hands, lest with them he should tear open the L,, tering, and corrupt wound which covered his who: , face. Having tried every thing else we had toy r , . hope from, we begau_giving your SATO tPARILLq, and applying the iodide of potash lotion, as yes direct. The sore began to heal when we had 611t3 the first bottle, and was well when we had finutA • the second. The child's eyelashes, which had curls is out, grew again, and he Is now as healthy and fur as any other, The whole nr,igiaborhixsi predicted - 4 . that the child must die." • Syphilis and Mercurial Disease. -,• From Dr. Tnram Sleet; of St. " 1 lln., your SAILSAPAI:II.I_k 0 more et ectet remedy for the secondary .y mptouis of 5•34,t...• • .end for evphilitm di , ease than any other we The profession are indebted to you tor tome if t, te.t medicines we have." from A. .T. French, M. D., on end:lent L awrence , „sr a ss,orno id a prominent to o . J•• • .4 Me Legislature of 3fassacharett , t. "'1.)11. My dear Sir: - I have fothyl y. am excellent remedy fur , liotti of the primary and-secondary type', awl .-' hid iii some eftF,`ll that were too obsimak to other remedies. Ido not know vt hat , - ploy with nom certainty of SUM , r • tail alterative la required." Mr% Chas. S. ti m e Lictr, of "frac grui•ac,..a , , hid dreadful ulcers on his legs, Caused by ma of mercury, or mercurial disease, whirl r;; and more aggravated for years, In spate of ;r•': remedy or treatment that could b 9 opl lh.l, teeth 1. persovering use of AVF.P.'S SARSAPARI.LI.mIte• .Izim. Few eases can be found mots my t rat. ci•lrePsing" theta this, rm.l it, took d.tt,:.:c:- bOttics to cure Idle. r Lcucorrhcea, Female Weskmo Ore nyenerally prrelthted by - serratiie, :dm ore ler: riftcli Cur, d ,11.-,1 of 11,1 , ,s.ll:::.l•Ar.it.i.A. , •etn• ••• • linnet, r, eat ill of the S ihs'il'AßlLL• • application of local reincalie.a. from Me troll-Ll:men oral 1 'Way 1 . ' Jacob Morrill, ry' no: 1. • " I list, found your 6/LUSA L.II:ILL t • •" alb rata, e au diseases of females. Man . ; I rr.", t ulant y, lincurrhara, Internal I:leer:II , lova! debility , arising. from the serofulous to hate vielde.l ' to It, stil•there are fete thnt • whit:lllls effect it properly aided by local try I .1 la.'y. Nivel/Th/2 to allow et, pull nave, writes: ,laughter and myself -sry I.otieoirlea I two bottles of Our SAP-.1APA1t11.1..." Rheumatism, Clout, Liver bomplaint,•ii pepais, Heart, Disesi), INTeuralza, mused. by Scrofula in the ey-ttri. :de n;i. Lured by this Leer. SARSAPALILL.i. =a li 04) a. co 2 W. p. to i; It. m . 12 40 p . _'4s p .10 10 a To 12 05 m R. S. 11ORRISON. S SO To the RritAK BLOCK, 1u th. , 1.4!1d1n.; Dress Goods, Fancy Si iberal ;•stro¢syw, we r••jrctra' i a• 1 Netiv, the Rime Ad min Istratrix's Notice LE'I'TERS OF AI),11)N)'-') -7. . on the Estate. of AhrAbrahamEnt Om A Omsk Township, E.' • granted to toe uu d.r Risco! ; 11 , tio" - all linflog eishois against the nitre to r""' rnedlatrlr for settle meat, and '- immediate payment. jIARYFTI' Elk 4:r , ot , Per. 7.i , 196i-ja..veA o • Administrator's Notici . LET 1 . 1:1,;•; of ADIIINISTRAIT the eetn4e of Thovai Yeaple 6-critt7; iirrwne t owtbhip,l,rie county, CD. , haT,ng to the underelgted, notice ie hetet., citen t" ice thecanelree lad ted to the nkij cadre inedilte pymar sad tholes been,: elalass MUDS vlfl p t thew fur cattlemen I. U. li, ItHOWN,A.Ithir Groom tp., Deo. 23, 1864:--8*. Dimmtur4, • BoossiLLAß and Nalfr ID rdimgatioes„ N evsisapor+, ke. Coao saw ntort. ander Brown's Hate i,froe tcr spr26lett. y 11 E . .1 - • Ice% t.ti>e : thy foul Ftetr.li S. •e• 1-mr the rht..l. , .=' Erin city, and t, lurn1111%%11:11# 1 .::. , 0 , stall l qualitive, at the .0* ebt market iylY64-17. • D. W. InITCHINsO!i , United States Claim (ARAM), PENN . PENSIONS, BACK F II 0 IT S And all utter Clain3a agatnat the Gotvr,:we. to with prom; :nee ittAMONA III . IS, tiVapplteat4ort by Lail attrudk t:, nude In person. Administrator's Nt LETTERSOF ADMINISTIZ. , 051 km. r.te. e.ni. 11 IN 11 . 1 ACP' lava of Lo 13.0tif 1' .rnabir, claa%! . . been pante.' to the nonerr:en..l rot' en ti all haviug_clititAll a, 15 111. sent them, penrerie r.' !holm knowing thenuelves • make innnedlate 911u:cleat. 411 ac t -0p:31 9 In berate the let day of March, - i,lll not be Illiiolll ea. AYER'S cAT ART PILE many advant:N.,, er the purgatives in the zuarkeuvi , l superr inues are so universall,y knova.thatvera not do more than to assure the public' quality is maintained equal to the bet it has been, and that they may ho depadr to do all that they have ever done. Prepared by J. C. AYEIZ, M. D., Lowell, nass., and sold by DEALERS "EVERYWIIKES. B. 'sere to inform the eittsees ot 6•i• aze.'"; :.rnnred, tbetr stock rt DRY GOODS Tod by Moist/. HAY BS lk REP L7R. intend kpert tikt a law .at rl GLOVES, HOISERY, Stellutaing think o our ~oau,•. A. A. Wel Ls li•etif. Is sk. 4, 19u-0s• 1 . , iir ,