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CARLISLE, PA.
Friday, May 0, 1862.
ttEDA oommuniomion signed "Jqqatia,"
which we published last week, contained an
imputation that Mr. GiHelen, in his official
°opacity ns district attorney, had contributed
to hush up the recent prosecution from New
villa. A critical examination of the bill of
indictment, BiIOWS this to have been a mistake.
As we know our correspondent to be incapa
ble of an intentional injury, we take it upon
oursoleve to disavow on his and our own be
half, any disposition to impeach the integrity
of Mr. Gillelan.
WELL PUT: - - 1 . 116 Bescon Journal bits the
nail on tho head when its says : "Not a tenth
part of all the local news which transpires in
any county town, finds it way into the city
newspapers, and he who takes the latter to
the exclusion of his own town or county pa
per, does not fulfil his duly ns a citizei3.--
Buch a person is unworthy to fill a town office,
for he most certainly lacks local pride."
AiirThe Wheeling (Vu.) Intelliyencer has
not a very exalted opinion of Mr. Vallondig
ham's patriotism. It wonders that tho " trai
tor" is toleratod on the face of the earth,
much more that he is allowed to sit in Con
gress like Catlin° in the roman Senate, plot
ting all sorts of develish hindrances and un
derhanded stabs to the struggle for our na
tional existence."
tel_The Breckinridge papers are raising a
groat hue and cry about a new secret society
entitled The Loyal Union," which they say
is being got up in this State. Its object is
said to be that none but loyal men shall be
elected to office. No wonder that Ilreckin
ridgers kick against such an association.
Aniitallsutn--,-.A business man .can.some
times go along for a while without advertis
ing, and so can a wagon without greasing, but
it goes hard, and there is a deal of unprofit
able squealing and grutobling, if not a break
down, before the journey is ended. —Exchange,
Fact! 'every word of it. We have tried it
and know it to he as true as " preachin'," and
we aro most amazinly afraid that some of our
noighborrs will have some shocking experi
ence if they don't advertise. A word to the,
wise !
L D. Campbell has tendered the Chap.
laincy of his regiment—the sdxty : .nintb, Ohio
—to Parson Brownlow. The Parson has ac
cepted, and says he will pray and preach to
the regiment till they reach Tennessee, when
he intends to have a hand in any tight they
may be engaged in.
The lion. A. 11. Reeler of Pennsylvania 11/19
two sons in•tho army. One is in the 1 , 4 Kan
sas Regiment, mid is represented to be brave'
as a lion. The other commanded a battery
Of two siege guns at the tight at New• 'Madrid,
and I^_ of the 25 men under him were either killed
or wounded. Ilis own cap was cut with
Shell, and one ball passed through his clollies,
another through his thigh. lie tied up uhf
woundi and Flood Ly Lis guns until the close
of the engagement. 1A e wits complimented in
tho, report of his supet i , ir officers, and is now
et his father's in Easton, confined to bed suf.
fering from the combined - effects of his wound
and of arsenic administered to him in a pie
purchased of a Rebel farmer. His recovery
Was very slow, and at Crone time dcemeid.doubt
ful, but he is now considered out of danger.
EET A badness Mall can sometimes pass
along for a while without advertising, and so
can a wagon without greasing, but pt ..goes
hard, And there is a good deal of unprofitable
squealing and grumbling, if not a break down,
before the journey isended.—ltenieniber this,
business men of Cumberland County.
A genteel looking woman, who respond
ed to the name of Margaret Jones from Carlisle,
claimed the hospitalities of the pity last night,
being unable to procure lodgings elsewhere.
She said she was from Carlisle and was look
ing for a " place." Sho was dittcharged.—
ilarrisburg Telegraph.
We have no idea as to who this "genteel
looking woman" can be, and strongly suspect
that she never was a denizen of Carlisle. If
ever hero, she was probably only a sojourner
for a lime, she being ono of those unfortunates
who have no "local habitation," and as for a
"name," can assume any ono nt pleasure
How THEY LlK.—The secession papers
persist in saying that Simon Stevens, the
contractor, is a nephew of the Hon. Thad
deus Stevens. He is a constituent, but no
relation of the Honorable gentlemar.. The
Secession journals are well aware of this,
but they will not make tho corrections
VD- Our exchanges are filled with ac
counts of the doings of noble women in
behalf of the sick and wounded soldiers.
When the war is closed, the Union restored
and the Government re•established, a largge
share of the credit of the achievement must
be awarded to the ladies—oxcep ing of
course, the very few in almost every ccmmu•
nity who deemed it I ecoming to manifest
Secession proclivities and .paltry spite tow
ards their better sisters. Pssmcc, albeit
a warm admirer of the sex, applies the lash
to this small portion with deserved severity.
The women of Cumberland county have
not been behind their sisters of the- loyal
States in ministering to the comlirt of our
gallant Soldiers. Immense quantities of
little necessaries, such as under shirts,'stock.
jug's, Socks, blankets, jellies, medicines '&c.,
have been forwarded from this county to the
different camps. "Let your toast be dear
woman."
TME . PROPOSED NEW ..1.11 , 110}1 PARTY.—It iS
proposed to costruct a Union- party in this
Stato, which shall supersede the Republican
and;Domodratio* parties, - ,and bring our whole
Union loving people into ono glorious bond of
political unity. Tho. lions and the lambs of
politios - ari to - lie - down — Cogether in pence—
.
& perfect " Happy roan ily,"governed only by
the principle of Union. If this can bo (mom.
plished, it would be "a consummation devout
ly to bo wished." lint. it happens that the
groat mass of the pepple of this State are al
ready hoartily, thoroughly and most resolutely
united upon _the principle that "the Union
zfinittand shall bo preserved." It is the poli
tholans7the old party' filo leaders—who are.
4itennited, and, who are scheming and.quarrel.
ling about ranie.and infiuoppe in lotiding the
Masses in their Union, movement.. ."
Orpareon Brownalcrtr• in hie Cincinnati
epeeoh, paid he wee. a - ,Ellave•giclder ; but ho
.Ixad_do hesitation: a saylog that, , "'when the
'question cablea; .fte, ".tbo Unbin, and
no al very., nnd,einicry and no , Union, be was,
foi 4 tbe Tinton, 'and liq.'elavery go to-the dogs,
or - wher '46.14a,„it mai\ bo sent." What a re
btilte' to 't so hands wboricvar it
fECla.opCse'd` o trelo'wpon orna of tie
peoglitir ij otitution." ' • ' •
. STEREOSCOPE.
Some time since, when the late editor of
this paper left hero for Philadelphia, he prom
ised—as a letter in our possession will show
—to furnish
_a letter for publication each
week. Having failed—for reasons satisfactory
to us—to dO so last week, we scribbled and
inserted one over the 'aboVil • signature, in'
which letter we spoke, in a. sportive and
jocular manner, of the "rascally contractors,"
from Carlisle. This innocent remark was
not understodd as we intended-it, and seems
to have caused some pain to our friends. We
did not for a moment suppose, that any one,
who even failed to see the joke, could think
us serious in meditating an injury to those
citizens of Carlisle who engaged in Philadel
phia as government contractors. For all who
know the Mullins, Jno. Early, Robt. Moore,
A. A. Line, fianteh and others, know them to
be true, honest and reliable men, without
taint or suspicion. This letter, however,
called out an abusive communication from
Geo. Z Bentz, which appeared in the Volun
teer of this week. We are informed that on
reflection, Bentz felt that he was doing us in
justice, and telegraphed to Bratton "not to
publish his letter," but notwithstanding this
notice, Mr. Bratton, to gratify the malignity
of his heart, persisted in printing it; For
this we will hold him legally responsible.
We have written to Mr. Bentz demanding a
retraction of the libel on his part. Pending
his reply we go to press.
CONFISCATION
We see it stated that Messrs. Johnson, Eth
eridge and Maynard, of Tennessee, are all in
favor of severe measures of confiscation
against the rebels. Col. Wm. H. Polk, of
Tennessee, was so, three weeks ago. And it
is generally true, that the Union men in the
diasffeeted States have more decided views in
that direction than the people of the loyal
States have.
The difficulty with them, is the slave prop
arty of the rebels, and the impossibility of
confiscating their property-without emonti pa'
Ling their slaves. It is this which has driven
the Kentucky Union politicians, with whom
hostility to emancipation js a paramount con
sideration, into opposition to any measures of
conliscation which can possibly be passed by
Congre - ss.
When Senator Davis, of Kentucky, who now
denounces confiscation with such sweeping ve
hetnenee,,canic to Washington at this session
of Congress; he himself proposed a measure,
having, to be sure, the peculiarity of trees•
ferring the proceeds of all rebel property to
the pockets of his own friends, instead of to
the public treasury, but obnoxious, so far as
the rebels themselves are concerned, to all
the objections which he now makes to the
measures proposed by others. lle lied no
tenderness then for the families of traitors,
hut ovcrtlows with it now, when it is suggest
ed that their property shall be . taken for the
general benefit or the country, and not of
Kentucky tioion men, and that their slaves
shall he freed, and not to be turned over to
new masters. Circumstances alter cases, and
Senator Davis is now quite sure that :con
fiscation is not the thini;-.
We have great confidence that some meas
ure, niitwithstanding this tlifliculty and the
numerous other difficulties in the way, will be
matured and passed, which will reach the
property of persistent rebels, of those classes
w3ro are responsible tr this causeless aml un
pnralleled rebellion. It will be impossible to
reconstruct society at. OA South, and at, We
same time to leave the leading rebels in pos
session of the property which has given them
consideration and power. Hanging is a good
remedy, and one approved in the practice of
other countries. But nobody has ever yet.
been hung in the United States for treason ;
amt where there is so much weakness in the con
duct. of affairs, nothing ismorolikely than that
nobody will he hung for participation in this
rebellion. It is easier to drive the guilty out
of the country; and where confiscation does
not effect that object, it will deprive those who
remain of their principal means of doing mis
chief. Moderate penalties aro more easy, of
enforcement than severe ones ; and it is not
now, when confiscation is mot with the objec
tion that it is cruel and inhuman, that we can
be made to believe that, the rebels are to be
hanged, and that therefore it is unnecessary
to punish them by taking their property, or
by condemning them to pay pecuniary fines.
We know well, that if there is not vigor
enough in our institutions to take the proper
ty, of the persistent leaders of the rebellion,
they are in no danger of their lives and that
they will escape altogether, and with fresh
courage for a new outbreak when circumstan
ces may make suoceqs more possible.
THE DIFFERENCE.—The Reading Journal
says that while the loyal people of Virginia
are voting, and rolling up large majorities,
for a free State Constitution, and for the
emancipation of slavery within their borders ;
and while very large numbers of the loyal
people of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky,
'Missouri, Tennessee, and indeed every slave
- State, are regarding with favor the Prosi•
deals policy of emancipation and compensa
tion as a Means of ridding themselves of an
incalculable evil and curse, the Breckinridge
party of the North are most bitter in their de
nunciations of these measures of genuine
progress, They seem to be as strongly pro
slavery as the rebels themselves, and appear
to 'egard the " institution" as the corner
stone of tho Republic.
Two official reports of the commanders of
Pennsylvania regiments engaged in the late .
battles have been made public. Col. Stam
baugh has forwarded to Governor Curtin an
aooount of the noble part taken by his regi
ment-(the, Seventy-seventh) in the battle of
Shiloh. The regiment was thirty miles from
the scene of conflict when the cannonading
was first beard, but at once started off to lend
its aid ; and atter being en route for the en
tire day—after marching a distance of twenty
three miles—and after standing for eight
hours in a drenching rain, it was finally en•
Wed to participate in the battle and-victory
of Monday. Its loss was hitt two or three
mortally, and some five or six slightly wound.
ed. Colonel Bayard, of the First' Pennsylva
nia Cavalry, in his report to the Governor, of
the forward movement to take possession of
the bridge crossing the Rappahnnook at Pal
mouth, ya., states his loss to havo'been throe
men killed and.niniiwounded. Colonel Bay
ard', adds: iecenoluding, thinly; sir, -ou
can trust this regiment."
A DANGEROUS ALTERED NOTE;L—Ou'r rea
ders shotild be careftil 'about - taking the ten
dollar notes on-the Corn Echange - .l3itiik of
Philadelphia. Counterfeits c,f . this denomi
nation• havelbeen issued, but, as yet, are not
in,extenaive circulation; They are altered
from Vs c - 11 - 2 the same bank. The • vignette
is an oval portrait of Ganeral Squat ; the,fig.
10 on each' upper Corner ; a female with
sheaf and sickle- On the lower, loft corner,
and 4 female 'with's.' hasket of fruit on- the
lower right. : •
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. U. S., TAXES.
As there seems to be a general misunderl
standing among farmers and many others
as to the taxation imposed by this State and
the general government, we will give a plain
statetnetit of the tax laws now i n force, as
well as of the bill reported in Congress..
Tn July of last year a general tax was laid,
Pennsylvania's proportion of which was
about equal the State tax at present
posed—say 2/ mills. This contained a
provision that the several States might as
sume its payment directly, and in pursuance
of this, our Legislature passed a law author.
izing the Governor, Auditor General and
State Treasurer to adjust said tax wills the
U. S. Treasury. This was effected by bring.
ing in the bills of the State for furnishing
clothing, subsistence. &c., to the Pennsylva
nia troops, which had been paid for out of
the $3,000,000 borrowed from the banks
and individuals last summer—consequently
there was no extra tax assessed for this year.
2d. A halt mill special tax was imposed
by the Legislature at the extra session last
year, which was intended to meet the inter
est on the $3 000,000 borrowed by the
State, and is of a temporary character.
This is the only real additional taxation thus
far.
From this it will be seen that the croaking
about taxes, so prevalent among a set of
political mountebanks, has no fonhdation to
rest upon at this time. Personal property,
incomes, liquors, manufactures, &c., form the
main basis of the new and are pretty
well distributed. Between this law and the
change in the post office laws 'to lake
effect on the first of July, the editor
of the .1-Itmv will probably pay $2O,
or $25 more for paper, ink, SLe , and at least
an equal sum for posta:e, and if we can put
up with suAr items without grumbling, others
might well hold their peace.
-Oet3upation--of-New-Orleans.-
We have at length definite information of
the occupation of the city of Ness' Orleans by
a body of United States marines, lauded by
Coin. Farragut front the fleet. It appearsdhat
the city accepted terms of capitulation pro
posed by Farragut. It would have been easy
for him to destroy the place by a bombard•
;tient, but a merciful vegard for the lives of
unharmed people induced our commodore to
disregard the insolent tone of the Mayor's let
ter and to propose definite--terms of eapitula
ddon.
,As lie sole object of the attack .was,to
gekr4ession of the city, of course the easiest
way of doing that was the best. ' AL the lust
accounts General Butler hail landed his army
from Lake Pontchartrain, and was on his
march to the city, so that the Orleanais will I
soon have an opportunity of greeting " Pica
yune Buller," and learning that after "cum' ,
ing, coining," he has at length-. come to
town." The Mayor, in his answer to Flag.
officer Farragm's letter demanding 'the stir-
render - unite city, undertook to say 'that the
whole population was with him in his refusal,
but so jubilant were many of the inhabitants
over the advent of the glorious old flag in their
waters, that they cheered it from the levee,
and wore shot down brutally by the rebel
miscreants. We cannot, doubt that there is a
large portion of the people of New Oilcans ,
thoroughly loyal to the Union, and if they are
once alloweddhe opportunity they will speed
ily make their feelings mapifest. 4 Fortunately
we have in Major General hatter a gentleman
admirably qualified for the civil administra
tion of such a city. Ho has mingled in gener
al polities, has a knowledge of human charao
ter, and is withal judicious and conservative
man. Under his auspices New Orleans will
be purged of disloyality, and resume her won
ted position as the commercial metropolis 41- ,
the southwestern section of the republic.—
There appears to be a fear that Beauregard,
on learning the capture of the city by the
United States forces, would fall back from
Corinth, and make an effort to retake the city;
but once established there, in force of ours
could hold it against any possessed by the
enemy, as our fleet is very large on the river,
and the level of the river is higher than that
of the laud.—North American.
Tho Territory of Lanniwa
The bill introduccd,..into,,Alre Senate, en
ThursdaY, by Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, to
create a new territory for the roving Indirin
tribes, is entirely novel in its character, and
it excites much attention. He proposes to
call the territory Lanniwa—the Shawnee for
Indian. It lies between Kansas and Texas—
the Aarkansas and Missouri boundaries form•
log its eastern line, and its western boundary
the 26th meridian of west longitude down to
the parallel of 36° 80', and then east to the
twenty-third meridian, thence south to the
Red river, and by its course to the Arkansas
lino. Mr. Pomeroy proposes trt allow the In
dians in this territory all the pFivileges of
white men in any other terr4ry—the right
of self-government, at least to the extent of a
local legislature. The President will 'appoint
the Governor of the territory with the power
of veto. If the wandering and mattered Indian
tribes can be gathered in this way, the gov
ernment will save $175,000 annually, which
is now paid to Indian agents.
A COUNTRIIIPCITER TO DE HUNO.—President
Davis has rejected [ho petition of Mr. J. 11.
Gilmer, praying the pardon of Richards, alias
Louts Napoleon, convicted of passing counter
felt Confederate Treasury notes, and sentenced
by Judge Ilalyhurton to bo hung on the 9th
day of May next. The prisoner is said to be
in a most pliable condition. Terror of his ap
proaching Into has utterly unmanned him.—
Ito woeps and howls day and night continu
ally.
The Counterfeiting of confederate notes is,
at host, a very unprofitable business, as sen
sible men at the South will not receive them
at any discount. The most intense rebels wilt
take them only at a discount of from GO to 80
per cent. Recently, in Richmond, " Lady
Davis," the wife of the President of the South
ern Confederacy, tendered a ten dollayonfed
crate bill in payment for_some_purchases, but
tee prudent merchant refused to have any
thing to do with it. To oeunterfeit such trash
can certainly be no crime, but it is a dreadful
waste of good paper and valuable time.
THE WET WEATHER ANT/ THE SITING
Cam's —MuCh alarm begins tolie manifest
ed throughout Northern and Central Illinois,
with regard to the coming crops of spring
grain. During the last four or five weeks it.
rained almost deify, till the soil is so thor..
nughly . satUrated with water as to preclude
the possibility for some time of either ploiv
-iugy sowing„-or planting. The danger of
this 'shortening of the seasoit is felt doubly
at this time, iomoppequence or about 50,000
of our Illinois farmers being now.withdrawm
from the State to BOA. for the Union;ln
ordinary times' even, :when the spring work
is forced close upon summer, .hy'the emploY-
Mont of extra help,, touch of the danger is
'averted ; but at present' the prosy - at is
gloomy enough. -
The ,Nelrork Herald and the
Seer . tti - ry of the Navy.
The Heivld , the leader of the three or
four prastitttled silents in the city of New
York, in the"Vay.of certain steambOat propri
,etors who Intiefailed to obtain fat jobs at the
iNavy Dopartnient, which vent the spite . of
their employers--.in. continual assaults upon
the upright head of that Department.
The wholejiusiness beink a dirty one, the.
Herald loacleili it, as a matter of course, and
by a precedence in that line which nobody
presumes to dispute for a moment.
Sometimes the Herald is obliged to contra
dict its own stories, as in the instance noted ho •
low, whore nn account of an appeal from the
Secretary of the Navy, with circumstantial
details had been manufactured out of the
whole cloth
[II:!orn. the New York Herald, Friday, April 25.]
Mr. iVelles was afraid of the-new naval ex
periment of the Monitor when first proposed
to him by' Captain Ericsson. The Captain
waited upon the Secretary from day to day
for a hearing until his patience was exhaus
ted ; and then, as a last. resort, going in per
son to the PrOsident, with plans and propos
als, he was heard and authorized to build his
ship. We are indebted, then, to the lucky
thought 9f aid. Ericsson, of appealing from
Secretary Wells'to President Lincoln, for the
lucky presence bf, the Monitor in Hampton
Roads, when, nothing but the presence of
such a vessel,could have saved us from public
disgrace and an invincible sea•monster which
in another day, might hero changed the for
tunes of this..iTaar in favor of the rebellion.
Prom the New York Herald, Saturday, April 28.
NEW YORK, April 23, 186'2.
To James Gordon Bennett, Egg
Sin: In your remarks on the administra
tion of the Navy Department in to day's Her
old, you hayslnatlvertently done the Secreta
ry of the Navy great injustice relative to the
construction of the Monitor. A more prompt
rind spirited action is probably not on record
in a similar case than that of the Navy De
partment as regard's the Monitor. The com
mittee of Naval Commanders, appointed by
the Secretary to decide on the plans of zun•
boats laid before the Department, occupied
me less than two hours in explaining my new
system. In about two,hours more, the corn
mittee had come to a decision. After their
61 - 6 - flfo'S e c
tary, I was called into his office, where I was
detained less than five minutes. In order
not to Ipso any time, .the, Secretary ordered
me to -..g0 ahead ai once." Consequently
while the clerks of- the Department were en
gaged in drawing up the formal contract, the
iron which now thrum the heel plate of the
Monitor was drawn through the rolling mill.
I am respectfully,. your a bodies t servant,
J. liniessoN.
WAIT, 3k-Ws.
General Haneck has ordered General
Thomas, the victoraff Mill Spring, to Fitts•
burg Landing, to take command of the or.
my formerly under the command of Gen.
Grant, of which the divisions of McClernand
and Lew. Wallace constitute the reserve,
with Mcdernand in command Grant re
tains commend of his district, and ranks
second in command to Hailed:.
We have at length the full official returns
of t . he loss of our army at the great battle
of Shiloh, and it is fe•nrful- footing up 13,7t;:i,
of whom there were killed 1735, wounded
7582, missing 395 d.
An important letter from General Grant,
'in reply to the strictures upon his manage
meet at ShiTbh, is published by the Cincio
mini Commercial. He say; that the army
was thoroughly prepared fur battle, were not
surprised, and Led been skirmishing with
t il l enemy for tec days; that he had the
e
, army, esceept of nb, ut us
dozen Akers, whom be arrested for cower
dice, and that he had to have his licadquar
ters at Savannah to look out I r Buell, and
to assign quarters lu the reinforcement:4 eon.
stonily arriving., but that be usually spent
thr, day nt Pittsburg.
Fug,itiveS from - N•;:iolk confirm the rep`orf
ed resignation of the rebel Commodore
Tatnall, and furnish the reason fir it. It
seems that he sailed with sealed orders in
the Merrimac, but, on opening them, found
that he was ordered to run the block:Vie and
proceed up York river, whereupon he re
turned and resigned his commission, as did
all his officers. There were over 600 . 0 troops
at and about Norfolk. Three companies
rebelled and slacked arms. It was also .re•
ported that a part of Magruder's force had
mutinied at Williamsburg•
The rebel General Gladden has, , died of
wounds received at the battle of Shiloh•
General Prentiss and 700 U. S. prisoners
have arrived at Selma, Ala. The officers
were to be sent to Talladega, and the privates
to Montgomery.
Our loss at Fort Macon was one killed and
eleven twounded. We took four hundred
prisoners.
General Wallace has occupied Purdy,
wherd the rebel left wing had rested. Cons.
Foote has received news from Memphis that
the United State's forces in Lpuisiana bad
captured Baton Rogue and the Confederate
arsenal,
At Fort \l/tight Gen. Price is in command
Foote is preparing to make a general attack
on the place.
Apeeting has, been holctin Memphis, at
which it was'deterinined to burn the city on
the approach of the U. S. fleet.
The pawky. mills ,at Bu'clifield, Me., ex
ploced on Tuesday morning.
General Burnside's forces have destroyed
the Dismal Swamp Canal, to prevent the
rebels from sending iron batteries through it
from Norfolk against our fleet.
Gen. Canby has pursued and attacked.the
enemy in southern New Mexico, at a place
on the Rio Grande called Parillo,and
defeat
ed theta.
The captain and officers of the rebel
steamer Sumter have arrived at Southall] p
tonirom Gibraltar, the crew having been
paid off, and. the vessel was to be sold.
Our blockading squadron off Tampa, Flor
ida, has sent to the rebel commander of the
place n: demand for its surrender, but it was
re fuSed.
The'Memphis Argus says that Beauregard
moving-large:bodies of troops southward,
and it was genetally understood that Corinth
was tieing evacuated, - though Heaure - gard
gave no information, and only said that`Davis
understood his movements. Ile had evacu
ated and burnt Purdy, toward which the
United States troops, were moving. He
claims to have captured sixty prisoners in a
skirmish. •
7, The UnitCd States steamer St: Jago do
Cuba - has captured, near "AlmCo, the rebel
steamer Isabel, orElla Warlay, deeply laded
With arms. The rebel steamer Nashville,
also._hadm. cargo of arms, but bad:failed in
an attempt to run .the blockade. The St.
Jago de Cuba has arrived at New York with
her prize. •
' From Charleston we learn that the United.
States forces bave captured a small battery
of two guns, near White Point, twenty-two
miles Charleston.
Col. Davidson, of the 3d Mississippi regi
ment, who was capturpd at, Fort Donelson,
died at Fort`Warren on' Tuesday., = -
From Westbrn Virginia we -have ' news
that the rebels are abandoning Greenbrier
county.
General Mitchell telegraphs that an expe
dition sent by' him from Bridgeport, clbssed
the river, May let, advanced toward Chattan
ooga. captured the stores and 'a southern
mail from the railroad hands, and produced
a panic at Chattanooga; The enemy are
removing all the property in the direction of
the Atlantic• - ' The rebel genera Lat Bridge
port had been chastised by the rebels for
cowardice. The rebels at Chattanooga had
destroyed a saltpetre factory.
•
Evacuation of Williamsburg
A HARD FOUGHT BATTLE
WASUINGTON, May 7.
Dispatches from Gen. McClellan announce
the evacuation of Williamsburg by the rebels
and that our army is vigorously following
them on the road to Richmond.
The battle of Monday was very severe and
he-los`s - of the rebels - proves to hnve been
argo
[SECOND DESPATCH.]
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The following has
been received at the War Department :
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC,
Williamsburg, May 6th, 1862.
To lion. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
I have the pleasure to announce the occupa
tion of this place as the result of the hard
fought action yesterday. The effect of Gen.
Ilancock'a brilliant engagement yesterday af
ternoon was to turn the left of their line of
works ; he was strongly reinforced and the
enemy abandoned the entire position during
the night, leaving all his sick and wounded in
our hands, Ills loss yesterday was very se
vere. We have some three hundred uninjured
prisoners and more than four hundred wound
ed. Their loss in killed was heave. I have
sent cavalry in pursuit. The conduct of our
menigts been excellent with scarcely an ex•
ception.
The enemy's works are very extensive and
exceedingly strong, both in respect to their
position and 'the works themselves. Our loss
was heavy in Gen. hooker's division, but very
little on other parts of the field. evil:Alan-
COCk's success was gained with a loss of not
over 39 killed and wounded. The weather is
good to day, but there is great difficulty in
getting up food, on account of the road. Very
few wagons have as yet come up. lAm au
thorized to follow the example of other gen
erals, and direct the names Orliniine`s 1 - b — b6
placed on the colors of regiments. We have
other battles to fi;;Ilt, before reaching Rich
mond.
(Signed) O. B. McCLELi.AIkI.
Major General Commanding.
LATER
[THIRD DESPATCH.]
WASIIINOTON. May 7
The Fortress Monroe boat which left at
eight o'clock this morning. has arrived at
Cherrystone, bringing the following:
ILLIAM itn uno , May G.
To thellon. E M:Sfanton, Secretary of War.
Every hour proves our victory more com
plete.
Tho enemy's loss is great, especially in
officers.
I have just heard of fire more °Vie one
nay's guns being captured.
Prisoners are constantly arriving
[Signed] G. B. M'CLELLAN
!Valor General Contmanding
STILL LATER
[FOURTH DISPATCH I
WlLt.htmsnutto, Vu., May 6.—The enemy
evacuated this place and their works in front
last night. The rear guard passing through
about 6 o'clock this morning. At. 6 o'clock
(ten. McClellan and escort entered the town
and took possession.
About one hundred and fifty of the enemy's
sialt and wounded were left behind without
any rations. medicines nr surgeons. They
also left a number of their foal unbnried
All of our, woninle4 in ye , terdity's engage
meet, who fell into their hands. were left he
Col. Dwight of the Exceddor Brigade, who
NVIV , severely wounded in tho engagement of
yesterday and taken prisoner, was left In the
hospital.
The enemy suffered terribly. General
Ricketts was killed.
The enemy had a force here yesterday of
5(1,000 men, and only decided to evacuate af
ter the gallant bayonet charge of Gen. Ilan
cock. The town is very pleasantly located,
and•the majority pf the while-inhabitants !Me
remaining. • The number of the enemy now
in our hands are about, one thousand, inclu•
ding the wounded.
Riot at Pottsv,ille
POl TSV I LIE, Pa., Tuesday, , May 0, 1862
The coition+ of the several mines in +big Vi
cinity. on a strike to-tiny, committed many
outrageous acts. The pumping engines of
some of the largest colliers were stopped by
them, causing it serious destruction of prop
erty. iteckscher's mines -were the object of
their united violence. The State authorities
Lave been called on to fin nish troops. Vol
unteer companies are organizing.
LETTER FROM PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA, MII3 , 7, 18(32
Dear herald —Ever since I arrived in this
city of right angles, I have been anxious to
renew my correspondence, but other and more
pressing engagements have hitherto preven
ted me. I hope to ho more punctual in future,
though I shall most probably fail in giving
them sufficient interest or variety to make
them readable.
I regret to learn that the substitute which
appeared in the last Herald, over a signature
I formerly used, contained a paragraph in re
lation to our friends is Carlisle, who have
been filling army contracts, which on account
bf a misapprehension of its significance, has
been deemed offensive. While I lake occasion
here to remark, that I had no conuextion with
that letter, I may be permitted to say, that an
absence of all motive on your part, and the
confidence which you, in common wish the en
tire community, have in this integrity of the
gentlemen referred to, should have absolved
you from any intention to do an injury. In.
deed the construction of the paragraph itself,
and the marked quotations, would show that
it was only intended as a good natured hit att
the Fit/tutteer, and I am persuaded the good
sense of the editor of that paper would fail to
find in it any thing more serious.. It was
merely ono of those editorial "slips" which
an explanation should make pirdonable.
Although the city is still active and bus
tling, the spring trade is now nearly uvor.
and merchants and manufacturers are busily
engaged in closing up their latest orders, with
a summer jaunt in perspective, preparatory
to the opening of the fall season.
I notice, in the last Herald, a list of con,
tributions to the Cooper Shop Volunteer Ilos
pital•by-this ladies of Mount Holly Springs;
it will bo some satisfaction to these ladies to
know that their liberality was not misplaced.
The active promoters of this enterprise are
untiring in their efforts to alleviate the suffer
ings of the sick and wounded soldiers.. Since
the opening, iu October last, one hundred and
thirty patients have been received, d- - whom
one hundred and thirteen have beendiscitarg
ed, three died, and fourteen still remain, and
a day or two ego,.this number was increased
by the Arrival of the.wounded from Elizabeth
city N. C.
I notice that our former townsman, J. M
ae'. McKim has resigned his post as Correa•
pending Secratary of the Pennsylvania Anti-
Slavery Society. For the last twenty•five
years Mr. McKim has been an earnest advo
cate of the anti slavery cause, and, has held
the office which he has just vacated since
- -
Although differing essentially with Mr. McKim
on this subject, I take pleasure in bearing tes
timoey to the high character ho has earned
for honesty of purpose and purity of motives.
The funeral obsequies of Gen. Smith, yes
tordv, were very imposing.; the body lay
in state in Independence Hall on Mondsiy, the
coffin covered .with the American flag, the
sword and epaulette's of tho departed hero,
and a wreath of flowers enoireling,his-'pheto -
graph. A , guard of honor surrounded the
coffin and a 'Dirge number of poisons visited
the Hall during the day: The funeral—prtices
sion on Tuesday, was very large; the - Home
Guard, under Gen. Pleasanton, formed the
military esuort, while a number 'of army and
navy officers walked as niourners. The hearse
was decorated with white.plumes, and drawn
'by six' black horses, each led 7 by a - groom
wearing a white dash. The interment look
_ •_
place at Laurel Hill, and the funeral services
were performed by the Rev. Dr. Ducachets.
Gen. Anderson, Gen. I!ittterson, Col. Ruff and
Dr.-Finley, Acted as pall bearers. . Through
out the entire route the .streets were lined
with thousands who waited patiently the ar
rival of the funeral cortege; and it was some
what amusing to see how prone some people
are to mix up business, even with the gravest
subjects. While I stood at the corner no less
than four wagons were driven slowly through
the crowd placarded with showy hills setting
forth the virtues of some patent medicine, or
the style of entertainment at certain concerts.
As I close my letter I learn that 2000 of
the Phila. Home Guard, have just left under
Gen •Pleasanton;to quell the miners at Potts.
vine, who have mobbed the town.
Yours truly, P.
64un aith ectunig niattzrs.
IdErWewould. call attention to the sale
on Monday he - at, o"f"a very choice and elegant
collection of oil paintings. This is a collec
tion made by a private gentleman, and com
prehends some masterpieces of art. See ad
vertibment in another column.
ELECTION OF MANAGERS FOR THE
GAS & WATER C0.,-At a meeting of the Town
Council, held on Thursday evening, lllay Ist.,
JAMES R. IRVINE, FRANKLIN GARDNER and
JouN D Gomits, were elected managers of
the Carlisle Gas & Water Co., to serve for the
ensuing year.
Tice EARLY MARMETS —On Saturday last,
the early markets again went into operation.
According to law, the market now opens at
5 o'clock, A. M., and will continue to open at
that hour until the Ist of October. This will
please some of our citizens, as well as a large
majority of the country people, but others,
again, both in town and country, would much
prefer the continuance of the daylight, Mar
kets the year round.
ACCIDENT.—A sad accident occurred
in New' Cumberland, this county, on Friday
last, by which a very interesting child of Mr.
Jots Won , oylost„
drift, wood, and while on a raft, thus engaged,
he fell into the river and was drowned. The
boy was between seven and eight years old,
and his body was recovered shortly after the
accident.
COMMENDABLE.—The congregation of
the First Presbyterian church, not to be be
hind their Episcopal brethren, will soon com
mence to beautify the square on which their
church is erected. We are glad to learn this
'fact;Ths that square has :ouch need of improiie
ment. A little levelling, sodding, planting
additional trees, and constructing walks, will
add much to the beauty of the centre of the
borough
IMPORTANT DECCSION.—In the case of
Stephen A. Foullt, it son of Gen. Willis Funlk,
deceased, against Btrnitz, a decision has just,
been rendered by Judge Grier, of the district
court of the United States. The case was
tried before Judge G. on the 12th and l.ttlt of
April last, and the only point in the case be
ing a legal one, n special verdict was at that
time agreed upon subject to the legal ruling
of the court The opinion of the court is
with the plaintiff and judgement has been en
tered for him. The case was nn Important
one, involving the title to a tract of 127 acres
of land lying within a mile of this place and
valued at. from $lO,OOO to $12,000.
Jos R. Smith and L. J. W. Fonllc, of Car
lisle, and lion. John C. Knox of Philadelphia,
were counsel for the plaintiff, and Hon. Sam%
Hepburn and Mr. Wharton for defendant o.
tioNt: To nis roST.—On Wednesday
morning last, we had the pleasure of taking
by the hand our former fellow town.stuan,
Capt. CHARLES NICCLUIIE, N5llO has recently
been appointed an AtiSistlvit Commissary-in
the United States Army, with the rank and
title of Captain. Capt. M. was hero on a
brief visit to his relatives. lie looks well and
hearty, and is every way fitted to fulfil the du•
lies of his new appointment. On • the same
day, Capt. MeCidintl left here for Fredericks
burg, Va., where for the present-he will be
a tationed.
A SOLDIER KILLED.—On Tuesday
morning last, while a party of soldiers at
the Carlisle Barracks were _leading their
horses to the picket line for the purpose of
cleaning them, one of the horses became
fractious, and kicked in the breast with both
feet a young recruit named Lewis, causing
almost instantaneous death. The uafortu
nate deceased was about 2.1 years of age,
was a native of Nashua, New Hamphire,
and had but recently arrived at this post.
Lewis's father is a volunteer in one of the
New Hampshire regiments, and his home is
in Nashua, N. H.
On Wednesday afternoon last, the remains
of the deceased soldier were interred, with
appropriate military boners, in the public
burial ground. The remains were followed
to the grave by the permanent party, a large
body of recruits, and the officers attach,-d to
the post. At the grave, the Rev. Mr. Ross'
Chaplain of the post, delivered an appropri.
ate and effecting address.
A WELL MANAGED INSTITUTION. —
By an advertisement in to_day's HEnAt,n, it
will be seen that the Board of Directors of
the Carlisle Deposit Bank have declared a
dividend of jive per cent out of the profits of
slid Bank for the last six months. This
large dividend shoA that the Deposit Bank
is in a very flourishing condition, and that
notwithstanding the tightio - 3 of the times
and the stringency of th 6 Vney market,
has been doing a large and safe business.
This institution is ono of the best managed
in the State, its Directors, Cashier, and oth
er officers are attentive,and accommodating,
and such of our citizens, in town or country,
who have money on hank could notdo bet
-ter than by placing : 4 in the Carlisle Deposit
Bank., Its ofliceriate hottest, capable,, arid
enterprising.
RETURNED FROM- TIDE WAR. =The
ALEXANDER PIPER, of whom such honorable
In'entien is made below, was for some. time a
citizen of Carlisle, whore ho has many friends
s and acquaintances. Alec" comes of a good
fighting stock, ad , many of his namo-and kin
did yeoman service" for their country du.
ring the war of 1812. We are glad to find
that thid young soldier has well sustained the
ancient reputation of the family. We copy
the follo wing article from the Nowville Valley
Star:
• • AT lionX.—Alexander Piper,, eon of our
townsman, - Mr. John Piper, i_s_now at_ borne,
visiting his parents. He has resided in the West
fel. a number Of years, and When the rebels
undertook to destroy Our Government he vol
unteered his Cervices in deform of 1.,40 stars
and stripes. Being connected with Ahe 11th
Illinois Redinl ,,, ent, he took; an near° part,. in
the battle at Fort,Donolsou,' where he was
wounded by a buckshot striking biro orC one
of hie knees, and disabling him, lie aleb re
ceived a btu:toilet in one otitis legs.
passed through his omit, and wallet' struck
his cartridgo. box.' Tim II th was. in oeO•finie:
4 • flanked' by the euemy, - and received a cress.
fire, which killed a large number of men.—
The brigade to which he wee attached, get
ting into a dangerou. position, was ordered to
retreat, but the me& enger was killed before
reaching the Eleven It, and it was compelled
to contend with a hrge body of the rebels af
ter the other regiments had retreated. Du
ring a portion of the engagement the distance
between the 11th and the rebels was but four
rods. We are happy to state that Mr. Piper
is recovering from the effect of his wounds,
and expects to rejoin his regiment ere long.
I'lSCATORY.—Thursday of last week,
according to law, our anglers were permitted
to commence the season of trout fishing, and
we doubt. not they availed themselves of the
privilege. The heavy rains have swollen the
streams considerably, and started the fish up
stream, to be caught in mesh's strictly guard
ed by some fellow, with whose paitence Job' ef
is scarce a fair companion. A contemporary
gives the following as Dm result of bis experi
ence in the" "art piscatorial."
We became afflicted with the direful symp
toms, and with net and pole, trudged three
fourths of a mile, through mud and through
water, and when we reached the haven, every
available position had been taken. Fisher
man to the right of me ! fisherman to the left
of me! fisherman to the front of me I " vol
leyed and thundered !" We never half real
ized the beauties of life until we cast our eyes
up the stream, cast our byes down the stream,
cast our eyes across the stream, and beheld
in silent wonder the army of fishermen. How
complacently they waited for some unwary
" sucker," to come aping and hover over their
meshes, and be elevated to a position " high
and dry," in the twinkling of an eye. Well,
we fished three quarters of an hour, caught
"nary tail"—the success of our neighbors—
and waded home.
BEAUTIFY Yowl. GROUNDS.—Now
the time for every one having a grass plot
about their dwellings to decorate it with
(lowers and shrubbery. It will prove a
urce of enjoyment to both young and old;
it will amuse and instruct children to join
in the work, Each one of them should
have a plant or a flower to call their
own, and be taught how to cultivate it. It
will ,home:and-Us=-pleasures .attraoti va
to them. The more attractions around the
home, the more will they, love it, and the
less will they care for outside amusements,
Then with how much pleasure can each one,
in the course of a few weeks, gather a
botpet of flowers to adorn the parlor, present
to a friend, or to cheer tht , lonely hours of
an invalid in his sick chamber. Do not let
the time pass awly without improving it-
- Tin mem
hers and visitors of the General Synod of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church, of the
loyal States of the Union, commenced its
session on Thursday morning the 29th ult.,
in Lancaster city, with 230 delegates pres
ent. The synodical sermon was delivered
by Dr. Ct. W.Shaeffer, of Germantown, Pa.,
which was a good practical discourse and
listened to with profound attention by the
essembly. -After the regular morning ser
vice had been completed the Synod proceed
ed to effect an organization ; the members
present presented their credentials and took
seats in the body. The members of the
Synod will be in session at The 'Trinity
Lutheran Church, Lancaster, for some time,
when great and important questions will be
settled.
BEAUTIFUL MAY.-Although Thurs•
day of last week play Day.) was raw, wet
and disagreeable, and although since the
opening of the month, the weather contin
ues cool, neverthel .as the May already pre•
sents many beauties. The trees are full of
blossoms, the earth is covered with carpets
of green, the flowers are lmrsti ng, forth in
their beauty, the birds chirp and sing in the
trees; and mll - "!slittnre wears a cheerful and
smiling aspect—giving evidence that the
iron reign of old Winter has departed.
The country now presents a most delight.
ful picture of rural beauty. Green fields,
rippling brooks, bird music, and wild flowers
lend enchantment to the scene. The luxe.
riant growth of the different crops, also, do
much to charm the eye and cheer the heart.
The wheat, rye, barley, &c., all look well,
and promise a most abuMlani -, , yield. The
grass crop, which is an important one, and
which does so much to beautify the fields,
will be an immense one. The fruit trees
are in full bloom, and if no untimely- frost
sends its withering blight, we shall have an
abundance of fruit of every description.
Our farmers are now busily engaged in put
ting-in their corn and porAtoes, and on every
hand we see signs of- industry and thrift,
giving hopes of full barns and groaning
granaries These evidences of future pros
perity are cheering to the heart, as, in the
present unhappy condition of our country
taxation must necessarily be high, full crops
and good prices will enable the farmer to
meet readily the demands of the tae col.
lector.
The gardens, too, so far as we have ob
served, are doing well, and we shall doubt
less have vegetables in abundance. Good
crops of garden esculents are always desir
able, as nothing is more necessary and con
venient than a full supply of vegatables for
table use.
THE KNICKERBOCKEIL—The May [HlM
'tier of the Knickerbocker is on our table;
t is as rich and racy as ever. and we feel
':hat we can't do better than give the con
tents, which alone, we are satisfied, will
recommend the work:
The Alderman of York.—The Last Days
of Chatham ; By G. M Towle.—The Cry of
the Mothers.:Rella.—The Mummy's Soul.
'---Our Friends in Holland.—My Guardian
and L—Carl Ahnendinger's Office ; Or the
Mysteries Of Chicago.—National Hymn ;
By Charles Welling ton.—National Hymn ;
By Ann M: Anderson :=4=.SiinSh ineisThought;
.. By Charles Godfrey Leland.,--A Contrast.—
'Editor's Table.
J. It. GILMORE PUblisher. No. 532
Broadway. Terms $3 a sear.
TO WHONI IT MAY CONCERN.—On
the 2,7 th day of April, 1855, nn act entitled
"an act to amend certain defects of the law
for the more just and safe transmission and
secure enjoyment of real and personal es
tate," of which the following ig "section a.
That illegitimate children shall take anifbe
known by the name of their mother, and
they and, their mother shall respectively
have capacity to take, or inheritifroni each
other personal estate as next of'kin and
real estate as heirs in fee simple ; and as
respects said real or p,ersonaleslate so taken
and inherited, to transmit the'eanie accor
ding to the intestate laws of this state 1'
. In Nnitmutri business houses and hotels
keep posted placards, iuoribed “No • Southern
money takenlier , ," and Confederate notes aro
valued about as nutoh..as the same ara6lipt of
brown paper, but the trailed-States Trensury
notes pass at par hi all lran.sactions.