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CARLISLE, PA.,
Friday, March 11, 1864.
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State St. Boston, are our Agents for the HZRALD .
In those cities, and are authorised to take Advertise
ments and Subscriptions for us at our lowest rates.
Thq'People's Choice for President,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
WARD MEETINGS.
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The Union men of the East Ward of the.
Borough of Carlisle, will meet at the public
house of Thompson Weakly; and those of the
West Ward at the public house of John Elan•
non, on
SATURDAY EVENING,
March 12th, at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of
arranging Ward and Borough tickets for the
ensuing Borough election on Friday the 18th
Inst. &full attendance in each ward is soli
oiled. MANY.
New Hampshire 0. K
New H.lmpshire wont into her election
on Wednesday last, utider the most discour
aging circumstances cUrher Unionists. For
some reason or other, Gov. Gilmore is un
popular : hence he was last year beaten
3,798 votes by the opposition candidate, and
only saved from defeat by the strong vote
thrown for Col. Herriman (War Democrat,)
which, added to Gilmore's, overbore that of
Eastman (Dem.) 574, enabling the Legisla
ture to elect Gilmore. Now, it appears from
partial returns, that Gilmore it; elected by
the People, by, at least, Four Thousand
votes, in spite of our heavy loss by the ab
sence of thousands of soldiers. Nobly done,
old Granit'e State I
Final Organizatipn of the Pennsyl
- xania Senate.
BYRAKER PENNEY RE-ELECTISD
On Tuesday, in the Pennsylvania Senate,
Mr. Penny, Speaker, by permission of the
Senate, made a personal explanation, and
concluded by resigning his office as Speaker.
He was immediately re elected by the fol
lowing vote:
Messrs. Champneys, Clymer, Connell, Dun.
lap, Fleming, Graham, Hoge, Householder,
Johnson, Lowry, WCandless, Nichols. Ridg
way, St. Clair, Turrell, Wilson and Worth.
logien-17,, votes!. _for
~Joh P, Penney.
Messrs. Beardsleo , Bucher,
Hopkins, Kineey Lamherton, Latta, M'Sher
ry, Montgomery, Penney, Reiley, Smith,
Stark, Stein and Wallace-16, voted for
Holster Clymer.
John P. Penney, having received a ma
jority of all the votes cast, was declared du
ly elected Speaker of the Senate, and was
conducted to the chair by Mr. Clymer, when
he made proper acknowledgment of the hon
or conferred.
COUGHS ♦ND COLDS - -Those iilto are suffEr
ing from Coughs. Colds, Hoarseness, Sore
Throat, &o. should try "Brown's Bronchial
Troche'," a simple remedy which hoe relieved
thousands, and which is in almost every case
effectual.
Confederate " Cheek."
The members of the rebel Congress have
come cut with a manifesto to their constitu
-ants which come more appropriately under
the head of" cheek," than of any distinc
tive name we can think of. Lying is a-com
paratively vulgar acconnplisl.tneut, and it is
generally practiced by individuals who pre
sume upon the ignorance of their auditors
concerning the thing lied about. But to lie
boldly, roundly, directly, by implication, by
inuendo, by inference, and in every way in
which a falsehood may be uttered and the
truth suppressed, and to utter these mani
fold and multiform " whoppers" gravely in
the faces of those who know all about the
facts. and who know how thoro ighlv the liar
is avoiding the truth—arises to a fine art in
fibbing. It becomes sublimated into "cheek."
The rebel leaders who produced this extra
ordinary address have outdone all former
efforts in the lying line. Think of the sub
limity of the " cheek" required to give ut
terance to the assertion that the South had
for many years been the victims of Northern
tyranny, of the evident intention of the
North, before the election of 1860, to subju
gate the South ; think of the " cheekiness"
of charging the North with inaugurating the
war at Fort Sumter; and imagine the cool
impudence of applauding the readiness of
the Southern people to take up arms in the
rebel cause at the present time. These are
a few specimen " whoppers," but they an
swer as samples of the whole.
But, as in the case of a badly-scared indi
vidual who makes a show of whistling to keep
his courage-up, there is an under-current of
Alarm and apprehension running through
this document which cannot be concealed.
There is also a very shrewd and cunning lit
tle pat upon the back-'given to Northern
Copperheads, who are thus diplomatically
referred to :
" Many sagacious persons at tho North
discover in the usurpations of their Govern
ment, the certain overthrow of their liber
ties, A large number revolt from the un
just war waged upon the South, and would
gladly bring it to an end. Others look with
alarm upon the complete subversiOn of con•
stitutional freedom by Abraham Lincoln,
and feel in 'their own persons, the bitterness
: of:the slavery which three years of war have
liiihid•te inflict on the South. Brave and
earnest men at the North have spoken out
• against the usurpation and cruelties daily
- practice& Tke nuuurcie of itiersu Wel/ over
the radical and despotic faction which now
-rules the North may open the way to peace
ful negotiation and a cessation of this bloody
and unnecessary war."
"Bravo and earnest men at the North" is a
very. good Thrum to apply to the faction led
by the-Reeds, the Woods, the Whartons, and
• the Ingersolls of the da'y, and-it-is only a fair
reeognitiontef Qimilar rhetoriCelliiiiiijiliments
bestowed upon the, '!Stern Statesman." Upon
the whole, though; it is rather "cheeky."
With one more speeimen we dismiss the Butt
jeet. The manifesto says:
4 •lliitil some evidence is • given of a change
.of policy on , the part of the kituvernment and
tome assurance is received, that efforts of
negotiation will not be spurned, the .Congress,
era of opiniou that any direct-overtures for
pace would oompromise_our self respect, be
fruitless of good, and interpreted by the-enemy
$1 9U indication of weakness We can only.
repeat the desire of the people for peace, and
our readiness to aooept terms, consistent with
the honor and integrity and independence of
the States, and compatible with the safety of
our domestic institutions.
Considering that the framers of this pre
cious document had just before declared their
intention to fight it out to the "last ditch,"
and to give up all ideas of peace, the para
graph quoted above looks like a very active
desire for peace, and a conviction of the hope
lessness of obtaining it upon their own terms.
It reads very like the sagacious remarks of
Orumio, in ''The Taming of the Shrew," who
thus berates Curtio for interrupting him in
the telling of a tale :
"Tell thou the tale :—But hadst thou not
crossed me, thou shouldst have heard how
her horse fell, :..nd she under her horse ; thou
shouldst have heard in how miry st place, how
she was berm iled ; how he left the horse upon
her; how ho beat me because her horse st um
bled ; how she waded through the dirt to
pluck him off me; how he swore ; how she
prayed—that never prayed before ; how ' I
cried ; how the horses ran away ; leiv her
bridle was burst ; how lost my crupper; with
many thing of worthy memory ; which now
shall die in oblivion, and thou return unexpe
rienced to thy grave "
THE PRESIDENT.
The pamphlet entitled "The next Presiden
tial Election," winch is being widely dis
tributed under Congressional tratilts, an
flounces that the political campaign of 1864
has opened. And now that it has begun, it
is desirable, in every view, that it be ended
as soon as possib4i by the nominination.—
'Fite Unio❑ men of the country will uatutally
wish to know at the earliest moment who is
to carry their etandard, that they may be
able to devote all their time and force to the
prosecution of the war and the restoration of
the Union, instead of wasting them in person
al squabbles among themselves.
Ooviously in the midst of a war which, be
gun amidst the sneers apd skepticism of for
eign governments, and the sad doubt and fear
of true men at home, has yet advanced to a
near prospect of hood victory, it would be a
great moral advantstge to retain, before all the
world, the same general front; to say, on the
one hand, to the rebels that the terrible ex
perienee of the three years past will be the
eperience of the four or five to come, if they
du not yeild, and to the world at large that
the people of the United States are steadily
bent upon the original purpose of the war,
and by every legitimate means whatever, in
flexibly mean to restore the Union and main
tain the Government If,. indeed, the con
ditiou of public atlairs wore different; if our
military lines were marked by disasters ; if
the rebellion had evidently strehgthened itself;
if there were a reasonable expectation that
the Government might be overthrown ; if trade
were prostrated or industry paralyzed; if we
bad been overtaken by crushing financial ca
lamity ; if there were no fair prospect of re
cruiting our armies with veleta B and the
best of new we ; if the measures of.the Gov.
eminent at hums had been such as to create
a powerful and threatening opposition, or had
been unfaithful to human liberty ; in a word,
it there_tvere not. a geaeral_e_onvietion deep
down in tkr,i heart of the people that, allow
ing for arr faults and mistakes, and .soak
nessee, from which no innn and no adiniuistra
tiou cue be free ; yet, under all the circum
stdnces, t tlttnry , social, and political, public
stfairs hive been upon the whole, and cer
tainly so far as the Presided is concerned,
sagaciously and honestly conducted, then a
change iu the hcail of the Governtuent would
he not only wise, but it would be ittevitable
That the conduct of the war has bean upon
the whole satisfactory is evident from the fact
that the political struggle is not really be
weer' the Administr, nun and the Opposition,
rut among the Union men toemsulves. No
loyal Union man proposes a serious change
iu the present policy, and therefore a change
6f President is advocated upon theoretical
ground,. But is this a time for personal
preferences and theories? The pamphlet of
which we spoke in the beginning of ibis ar
ticle argues warmly, fot instance, alibi ugh
nut very ably, against a second Presidential
!elm, and fortifies its position by the advice
of Washington and Jackson, each of whom ,
were twice elected. But why were they so ?
Simply because the people preferred them to
any other cdndidates So iu many of the
Stares the same Governor has been re elect-
ed for many comdecutive years, bemittHe of the
popular satisfaction wub the man and his
services. Is nut that liberty of choice of thin
very essence of a free government ? It is
not, as a rule, better that a representative,
who realty represents the feelings of his con
stituency, should he sent tor many terms to
Congress than that an inexpertenced person
should be vent every two years ? The bleu.
nial election may he, and often jostly.iv, •t he
declaration of entire setisfaciloc with the ser
vice of the representative. It would certain
ly be a remarkable exception in the pr..et ice
of a popular system if the representative must,
of necessity, be displaced The doctrine of
rotation in (Mice IS the result of a mn-appre•
tension of a popular government. No State,
or city, or nation, or village would be feces
sarily better ordered, because the authorities
were changed every mouth or every year,—
It is the regular frequency of elections which
is the characteristic safeguard of our system.
The object of the, election is to allow the peo
pie to choose the man who best pleases them.
But .to make him ineligible after one term is
to defeat that object, nud compel them 10 a
dopt one who is not their preference. It is in
effect to say either that, a man who has been
proved by experience to be fit for his office
shall not continue to hold it, which is absurd;
or else that he cannot safely be intrusted with
it for more than one term, :which is to assert
that men are not honest enough to make our
system practicable. Rotation in office in the
doctrine of politicians who wish to have the
best places, not of the people who wish to
have the best rmigistrates. —liorper's Weekly.
FROM WASHINGTON.
GEL GRANT RECEIVES His COMDLISSION AC
LIEUTENANT UERERAL
Speeches of President Lincoln and Gen. Grant
Washington, March 9.
The President of the United States, this at.
u., formally presented to Maj. Gen. Grant his
commission as 'Lieutenant General. The cere
mony took place in the , Cabinet Chamber, in
the presence of the .entire cabinet. General
HaHeck, Representaave Lovejoy, Gen. Raw-
Una. and Colonel Coinstead, of Gen. Grant's
Staff; the son of General Grant and Mr.
IdoClay, private Seoretary of the President.
Gen. Grant having entered the room, the
President addressed him thus:
GEN. GEANT.—Tho nation's nppreciaiion
of what you have . dune, and its reliance
upon you-for what remains to do in the ex
isting struggle, are now presented with this
commission, constituting you Lieutenant
Tire army or trill - Grimm t . littes.6-
With thisitigh honor devolves upon you,
also, a corresponding responsibilty.,- the
country here entrusts you, so,mnder God, it
will sustain you. I scarcely' need to 'add
that with what •Lhereispeak for the nation,
goes my own hearty personal concurrence.
To which General Grant replied as fol
lows :
Mr. PREEIDSNT accept this commis
sion with gratitude fnr the high honor con
ferred. With the aid-of the noble armies
that have fought on so many fields of our
common country, it will be my honest,en
deavor not to disappoint.your expectations.
I feel the weight of the responsibilities
now devolving on me, and Pkneer that it
they 'are met it will be duo to thous armies,
and above all to the favor of that Pt:evidence
which leads forth nations and men. • -
The President then introduced the Gen
eral-to-all-the-members-of-the Cabinet ; -aiter
which the company were seated, and about
half an hour was spent in pleasant social
conversation.
DISPATCHES FROM GEN. BUTLER.
We - Ali - glen. March . 9.
The Republican publishes the following offi
cial dispatch, which was received' last night:
Fortress Monroe, Maroti 8.
Hon. E. At. Stanton, Secretary of War ;
The flag of truce:boat has arrived with 48
officers and over 600 privates delivered for
exchange.
The Richmond papers give accounts of
Col. Dahlgren's death and of the capture of
Cook.
The Richmond papers of this morning say
that on the 6th of March Sherman was at Can
ton, on the Mississippi Central Railroad, and
that be bad taken a large number of negroes
and leaves the country impoverished.
There is no further news of importance,
save that the Richmond papers ague that the
Confederates have ordered all of Kilpatrick's
officers they have captured to be put in.irons.
(Signed) B, F. DUTLER,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
KILPATRICIcS GREAT RAID.
Safely of Dahlgren and his Detachment.—
Full Report front The Tribune Correspon
dent—Advance on the Rebel Capital in
Two Columns.—The Design Frustrated by
Treachery.—Kilpatrick attacks and Shells
Richmond.—Capture of the First Line of
Works.—An Artillery Fight for the See
ond.—Details of the Re/urn to Camp.—
Immense Damage to Lee's Communica
tions.-- Vast Stores and Supplies Destroy
ed— Narrow Escape of Gen. Wise.—
Great Destru lion or . Property Acknowl
edged.
Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WAsuismsoN, Saturday, March 5, 18134.
Your correspondent, who arrived at Fortress
Monroe from Richmond, sends to this Bureau
the following :
The much talked of raid by Gen. Kilpist•
rick has ended with failure as to the whin
result intended to be accomplisl.ed, but with
success in cutting the railroads between
Lee's army and Richmond, and the destruc
tion of touch property, stores, etc.., and the
actual shelling of Richmond.
Starting on Sunday at ti a. tn from camp
with 5,000 cavalry, picked from his own and
Gene. Merritt's and Gregg's Divisions, he
proceeded to the Rapidan, crossing at Ely's
Ford. From thence the column marched to
Spottsylvania C. H., which place was reach
ed without encountering ally of the enemy.
From Spottsylvania Court-House to the
- end of his daring joirrilq - he was nio r re or
less harassed by the Rebels, and frequently
found that his lines had fallen to very un
pleasant places. At the place last named
the command was divided into different
parties, who were to scour the country as
they proceeded toward a common center—
Richmond. Every' road was to be carefully
eta ut d that no concealed foes, even in small
numbers, should be left behind, so as to con
centade and worry him.
The expedition was a warlike tour,
when all the lun, chickens, turkeys, geese,
- hogs,- corm oats, hay, horses; mulearriegrdes,
graybacks, whether made of flesh or paper,
that could he had, were tt. be had. They
carried with them but two or three feeds each
for their horses and, about as many days'
rations for the men, the General being de
termined that for once the celebrated order,
subsist on the enemy's country, should be
faithfully executed.
On Monday they reached the Virginia
Railroad, and tore up the track iii four places,
destroying whatever property would render
the road useless.
At Frederickshall, on the Central Rail
road, they c ime upon a court-martial, peace
fully holding, its sessions, and captured a
colonel, five captains and two lieutenants.
Gen. Lee had passed over the railroad on
his way to his army but an licur before our
tnen reached it, A-' they passed through
the country in the most good-natured way,
questioning as to whether any Yanks had
been seen there lately. the inhabitants could
not believe it was Lincoln's cavalry who
were raying them a visit.
The negroes geuerally were delighted, and
many, in the presence of their owners, asked
to be allowed to go along. A large number
were thus gathered together who cheerfully
trudged along with the cavalry, delighted at
gaitting their freedom. Occasionally Union
fainj h e& we re encountered who gave valuable
information and freely offered what they had
to eat and drink.
Leaving Ftederickshall on Monday they
pushed on for Richmond—a detachment of
fwe hundred men under Col. Dahlgren keep
i,.g, well to the right, in the direction of
Louisa Court-House, while Gen. Kilpatrick,
with the main leafy, moved upon Ashland,
both parties seourma the country thoroughly,
and cluing all possible damage,
As t. e iorees neared Richmond the two
main parties began concentrating. Col.
Dahlgren was to move down to the right of
Richmond, destroying as much of the James
River canal as possible. Then taking the
river road, was to cross if possible and enter
the city from the south side and attempt the
deliverance of the prisoners on Belle Isle.
Gen, Kilpatrick, with the main body, was
to attack the city by the Brooks turnpike,
simultaneously if possible with the other
movement. It was brined to reach the city
on Monday night or early the following
ri °noel:, when a partial if not a total sur
prise could be elected.
Two-of tho-e fatalities which more than
once during, this•war have snatched success
from the very grasp of those who by their
valor and during have richly deserved the
victor's maim', interposed to prevent the
consumma.ion of one of the best conceived
and most brilliant plans of the whole war.
Ca Dahlgren had taken a negro to pilot
him to Richmond.• His detachment had
rapidly moved across the country, destroy
ing mires, forage and everything which could
possibly be of service to the enemy. Push
ing on so as to reach Richmond as soon as
possible, Col. Dahlgren discovered that his
negro guide had betrayed him, and led him
toward Goochland instead of to Richmond,
and Tuesday midnight found himself miles
in just the opposite direction from that which
he wished to take.. The negro was promptly
hanged for his baseness.
Exasperated by this treachery, the men
burned the barns and out-buildings of John
A. Seddons, the Rebel Secretary' of War,
and it is, perhaps, fortunate that the gentle
man himself was not- present. Retracing
his steps, Col. Dahlgren marched down the
River road, destroying the Dover flour mills,
several private Souring establishments end
saw-mills. His force also did considerable
injurylo the James River Canal, burning
ennaLtwata_.,,,deon fIIISq y fate tget,
tOO locks. 4 .3
They did not reach the inienediete vleinity
of Richmond till afternoon, when everybody
was on the alert, Kiipatrick•htiving already
made his attack.
Col. Dahlgrea's detachment was divided
into several parties for the accomplishment
of different objects, keeping •together;
ever. One party attempted to cross the river,
but were repulsed. A very sharp fight en
sued,- and, finding the enemy in, superior
numbers• and confronting them • on every
rotik the force was compelled to fall lnycki"
In attempting to .cut their way out Colonel'
Dahlgren and llNjor.Cook•of the 2d New
York, with about o?e 'hundred and My Muni
got separated frenn'tbe rest` • Tbe other' de
tachments succeeded in reklining General'
Kilpatrick, but nothing has been heard of
this one. The people 'on the road and some
of the prisoners aver , 1t a-Colonel,who had
bat one leg was captured by the Rebels. If
Go, if I feared he must have been wounded,
but strong.hopps are entertained that with
his usual determination he has cut hie way
through with at least part of his hundred and
fifty men. Meanwhile, Gen. Kilpatrick bad
adianced down the Brooks turnpike from
Ashland, having torn up the.rails at that
point, destroying the telegraph as he march
ed. At .one of the stations, however, the
operator succeeded in sending a dispatch to
Richmond announcing that the Yankees
were coming.
He was a prisoner in less than fifteen min
utes, but that short time put Richmond on
the qui vivo, and it has since been ascertain
ed' that at out a dozen field pieces wore put in
battery and a new intrenchment thrown up
while awaiting his arrival.
The troops reached the outer fortifications
early on Tuesday morning, and, as the spires
and houses of the city came in view, cheer
upon cheer went up from our.wen. Riding
rapidity toward the city, the outer line of
works was entered. The Rebels therein sur
rendered, threw down their arms, many of
them surrendering and others taking to their
heels.
A fight then ensued for the next line, but
the batteries were too much for them, and Bo
with his battery, Gen. Kilpatrick opened upon
them and the city.
There is no doubt that the men would have
dashed upon and over anything that stood in
their way, eo e j athusiastio had they become.
but Gen. Kilpatrick soled the wiser part, and
an the shrill whistle of the locomotive told of
the bringing up of reenforcements from Pick
ett's brigade, at Bottom's Bridge and vicinity,
he reluctantly gave the order to move tow•
and Mechanicsville
That this was difficult to do soon became
apparent. On every road the enemy's pick
eta confronted them, and a series tn,nceuvers
took place, in which the enemy were found
to be on the alert at every point. Night cow
mg on, Kilpatrick, with his accustomed au
dacity, halted and made preparations to camp.
lie had chosen a place, however, too near a
Rebel camp, and of this fact he was reminded
by being shelled out of his position. So the
command groped i s way on in the darkness
and gloom, lightieg, when pressed ton bard,
and with the tell tale whistle of the locums
live now warning them that troops we e lie
ing hurried back to Bottom's Bridge in the
hope ()relining off dieir retreat.
On Monday Gen Bucer received orders to
send our a !nice to meet (len Kilpatrick and
assist him if necessary. This movement was
part of Gen. Kilpatrick's plan as proposed.—
Had-he known or or even expected a force at
New Kent Court House or a Wilt in' , Bridge
he would nut have then turned away from
Richmond, but would have tre-iied Geo. But
ler'n forces to a tight fur the same prize.
- -T-wo thousand. intantry'undef Cot: - Dlinkiti,
4th United States Colored Kegitnent, 800 cav
alry tinder Col. Spear. I nth Pennsylvania
Cavalry. and Belger's Ist Rhode Island
Battery, the whole tinder cotnnianti of Col.
Went were ordered to New,Kent Court. House,
there to be governed by circumstances as to
further movements. Tho infantry colored
troops left on Monday afternoon, and reached
New-Kent Court. House about noon the next
day, having made au extraordinary night
march through rain and mud.
' The cavalry left Williamsburg Monday
night and arrived Tuesday morning. About
-right- o - clock - Ttfesday ariernoo - n, Col Spear
took a portion of his cavalry force and pro-
ceeded to Tunstall Station, where ho destroy
od a new steam saw mill nod iis machinery,
burned a freight car, and 20,000 leer of lddt
ber.
On Tuesday night a portion of Kilpatrick's
tit - cc was discovered, but not knowing wheth
er they were Rebels or not, preparations were
made to give them n warm reception. On
Wednesday morning the question vi , ,ts solved,
and as the two columns of cavalry came in
on both sides el. the colored brigade, drawn
up to receive t)om, tho rouimil cheers wets
deafening.
Tl is iDcideris marked from the fact that
heretofore th Army of the Potomac, and
particularly e cavalry, ha‘e entertained a
mat ke.d to colored troops. After rest
ing n while thify recur ed tI eir march down
the penio,ula. Gen. Davis, who led, had scv
oral men shot by guerrillas, and lien. ilpat
rick and his attendant:, chas,d a body, cap
turing a lieutenant arid two men.
The force picked lip on the wiry one of the
escaped Richmond Privoners, a Col. Watson
or Watkins, of an Ohio regiment. The troops
went into camp a few miles from 'Fort Ma
gtuder on Thursday night, and yet-terday
were to move to Williamsburg for the purpose
of procuring forage and rations, end resting
the cern:nand.
This raid hag been one of the most daring
if the war, and but for the tvio fatalities men
tioned would have proved a complete success.
The men and horses have borne the hard
marching r mnraably well, the saddles not
being removed during the trip, and but little
t ileop been given to the men.
The men made thern , elves quite at homy
with the inhabitants, and the stock of pool
try. hogs &c.. it s son ewhat decreased. The
people generally were given to lying, none of
them having anything to eat. either for man
or horse. Among other acquisHons large
piles of Confederate money were sect:red and
squandr:ed With a recklessness befitting their
easy acquisition. One party paid eighty odd
dollars for a supper for eight comprising the
hest the house afforded.
The ratio with the people was four dollars
; , raybnbolts for one of greenbacks. A large
number of horses also found their way along
with the canimnad, and many a soldier has
rnomehtoss of 'Richmond gathered inside the
fortifications. Over bOOl risoners were taken
hut from the nature of the expedition ii was
impossible to bring them in.
The cnsualti‘s have not vet been ascer
tained. Col. Dthhirer), Major Co, k, and
ideuhanant-Colonel Litchfield, with at out one
hundred and fifty men. are missing. The
latter is known to hove been wounded
Ton lurch proi-e Cannot he awarded Coln
eel Dahlgren not too mileh regret felt at hie
supposed couture Not folly recovered fr m
the loss of his leg in the charge nano lingers
town, ho voiiinteared hie services to Grnereel
Kilpatrick, and was nFedgnoil to the'mnet im
port•int con mend in the expedition
The greatest consternetiu n prevailed in
Richmond.during the fighting. as well it
might. The men who have been baffled of
their prey—the Rebel capital—feel that they
would have teen gloriously successful if the
authorities at Washington had permitted Gen.
Butler to co operate with them, and keep
Picket's infantry employed down the Nein
eula.
ANOTHER DISPATCH
To the Aesocialed Press
WaatrinuirMv, Saturday, March 5, '64.
The Repuldican publishes the following:—
"We are permitted to publish the following
dispatch, received this morning, by the Pres
ident from Maj. - Gen. Butler. con•'ying an
other dispatch from Gen Kilpatrick:"
HEADovAttrout, Poomnoso MotittOn.
• Ftidny, March 4. '64.
To Tuts 'PRESIDENT : fdrwardeit the EID•
Yorwrowx, March
GENERAL: Col. Dahlgren vtas direeteil to
make a diversion with 500 men on the James
River. He attacked at 4 p. re , Tuesday,
and drove the enetny. in on RiohnSond.
The main attack having' ailed, Col. Dahl
gren attempted to rejoin melnear the 11(ead
ow Bridges.
He tind•Col. Cook wertS with the advanee
guard. A
Some fifty meg became eepnrated from his
main forea, since which nothing had been
beard from thenl.
The main forge reached me with slight loss
I have hareshat ho may yet . come in.
J:KuxAinio., Brig. Gen..Comtg.
Expedition::
In addition, a'Rebet deserter informed one
of my Aids that 0, one legged' COlonerand
about 100 men we!e taken prilionets.'
I shall hear by flag of truce' on Sunday
night, and telepaph again.
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BEit.a. P. BOLE%
Major general Conniaanding.
WAIIII/NOTOII, March 0, '64.
The President received a dispatch from
Fortress Monroe this alternoon stating that
Col. Dahlgr-n, with his hundred men, had
safely arrived within our lines, The Colonel
Was at Fortress Monroe. The President and
Secretary Stanton immediately called upon
Admiral Dahlgren, to convey the glad tidings
and congratulate him upon the safety of his
gallant son
%Ye have been enabled to glean the follow
ing additional details of Gen. Kilpatriok's
raid: From Spottsylvania Court Douse the
main body proceeded to Newmarket, and
thence to Childsburg, where a detachment
was dispatched to destroy the bridges on the
Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad,
which was done. Continuing their march,
they crossed the North Anna at Beaver Dam,
tearing up the track of the Virginia Central
Railroad, blowing up culverts, burning the
station house, a numktcr of oars, twenty army
wagons, several warehouses containing grain,
and destroying the water tanks, telegraph
lines, etc.
While engaged in this work, a train filled
with soldiers approached from Richmond, and
our men -were at once ambushed. But the
conductor was warned, and the train stopped.
The Rebels then threw out skirmishers, and
shots were exchanged. A charge upon the
train caused a hasty withdrawal, tend no
further molestation occurred at, that point.
From thence they proceeded to Taylors
ville, halting at the ‘i Senette Anon" River
to refresh their horses.
At. Taylorsville a considerable force of the
enemy WILS found.
The pickets were driven in, but no general
aliack was made.
A detachment sent. to destroy the bridge
above Ashland Station returned unsiteces-dul,
having encountered several thout3tind Rebel
troops.
Letiviniz ARltiond to the right, flirty pushed
on, crossing the Chickahotniny, and striking
[lto Bros ke turnpike. moved upon Richmond.
'I he ,utter fortifications, five rniles from the
city, were soon retched, and the force there
speedil,k overcome Push rig on, they ad
vanewl to wi hin two miles of the city, where
Itehel lirdyade stationed behind the fortifi
cations. met them with a sh .rp fire.
Di-mounting a portion r f his force a charge
was made on root, hut, a destructive fire of
musketry forced them to retire.
Gen Kilpatrick then withdrew to :IJeeJow
Brolg,e, where he encamped. but was soon
after shelled from this position and destroy
trig the bridge and railroad, he mo•ed to Old
Church, wherehe wits joined by a portion of
Col .
command. Frona thence to
Mechanicsville, White and New Kent ,Coort
llousv, where they met Gen. Butler s forces
PEAR HERALD:- We have rumors again of
a desire on the part or I he French government
to get the Eugh-di to join with them in re eng
nizing the Southern Confederacy The Pc , /
this morning says idiot confidential negotia
tions have beers going on between the two
governments and that the result will be fa
.curable-to the South-- -'f-his mu- he True - mid'
it may not, as the Post is, like the 'nine?,
snit body and soul In the rebels and sees
everything through Jeff Davis' spectacles.
England has props-ted a conference to set
tle the Dorm-dlerruan,difficulty, the Austrians
and Prussians have, it is slated, agreed to
take part in it The steam ram business came
I,et o re thin Monte of Commons again last night
but resulted only in a little windy debate and
considerable vituperation of the government
authorities by the rebel sympathizers.
On Monday last five sailors were hanged
in London for the murder of the Captain and
tiocc oh the ship -Flowery Land." The exe
cation' was a public tee, end, according to
the papers. accompanied by all the rowdyism
and rascality usual at such beastly exhibit
ions. Some of the proceedings would huve
shamed a Baltimore mob in the palmy days of
"Plug Uglyism, and yet among the crowd
were tunny highly respectable people: Enor
mous prices were pool for windows overlook
place td executi, at one window
wore several ofileers of the Guards, and the
Wrst End clubs ate reported -o have sent out
their pat lies of ',Hach as they do o n
a Derby day Eivilizati in 19 on the advance
Hi th e ()hi IVntld one would think trout see
jug accounts of prize lights end public execu
tions.
There has been another little skirmish in
Dublin. An immense tnee:ing was held in
the Rotunda to protest ago vet the erection of a
stator to Prtnre A Merl, in the College Green.
the Feittan !motherhood stormed the platform
around the Chairman and eom m iif ee; " w h er ,,,
ever you see a head hit it," woo the order of
the Illy, on l finer a tight of fifteen minute 4
they were ina , ters of the field, waving a green
flog and flourishing a naked sword. emote of
the combatants are said to have worn U S
army unilorms, but, 1 thiuk this statement
doubtful.
From the excise return- I think England
wants a JOllll B. Gough or a Father Matthew.
During the year 1863, 19.118.0991, gallons of
spirits hlone, exclusive of beer and winl,
were cousumel in the united Kingdom as a
beverage I was somewhat amused the oilier
day at the comments of the London Tele
graph's correspondent on the subject of the
quantity of "indecent adverisements" pub
lished iu the United States. lie pitches int
us tremendously about it and says "such
things are to he seen hut rarely in England,"
It he comes to this di.tvict wnen he returns
he will see er:tai,;h a it to give him a dune
Quack doctors a iverti-ernents cover the walls
'III every some of the handbal:4 are
of the most indecent kind and yet LIU notice
as taken ti_f it except. an occasional letter to a
newspaper which Is the usual way here of
getting lid of one's indignation Ws letters,
hovve , et, are generally very good except that
sometimes 1)0 makes an exception to the rule,
es) eciady if it happens to be anything but.
Yours
R. M. S.
Mr. Editor—l ca . ntiot,resist •tho.inolln+alion
to give your readers a brief desUription of
some very remarkable exhibitions that have
been given here. The .operators claim that
the phenomena are the result of spiritual in
lluence:atid, as may bo imagined, the pub
lie mind is somewhat divided ou the subject.
I shall . merely state the facts, EIS they were
presented to me, leaving your readers to draw
their own conclusions; only premising that
whether produced by Legerdemain, Mesmer
ism or spiritual agents, they are, to me,
equally inexplicable.
The exhibitions are given at Willard's Hall;
it is a room capable of containing' some five
hundred !emus ; at'the farther end there is
amt — iiir permanent stn - go.
cabinet was-placed, elevated about to feet
from the floor on treasels ; 'this cabinet is like
an ordinary clothespress, the front being
composed of three doors, which, when open
disclose the whole 'Atelier to the audience,
seats for three persons aro in the ineido, and
in the diddle door, near
. the top, there is an
aperture about six inches square screened
with a dark curtain. , Two young men named
Davenport, of.Butfato N. T, are the mediums,
so milled. They ere delicate looking men,
apparently of a highly nervous temperament.
They took their seats at. each end of the cab.
inet, facing each other. Two well known
&time were designated by the audience to
guard against Collusion. These gentlemen,
with ropes of common bed cord, tied the me
(limns in such vraime they thought most. se.
cure, so as to proveni, the movement of their
hands or feet, or even rising up, The doors
of the cabinet were then closed, the gas lights
were turned down, and in a few minutes, the
young men'openell the doors and walked out,
entirely - free frotn thcropes. They took their
!Ail2ololo
Postorlpt—Ssifety Ili r 'Col. I)ahlgron wad
Hifi Detachment. •
Special Dispatch to tho N. Y. rtikrie
LETTER FROM ENGLAND.
811EFFIELI), Feb. 24th 1864
For tho Herald
An Evening with the Spirits
"Black aplrite and white,
Blue apirita and grey,
Al Ingle, in Ingle, mingle
You that mingle may."
seals again, and in a few minutes were found
by the committee more securely tied than they
wore before. Again the doors were closed,
and directly afterwards two hands were seen
at the square opening in rapid motion, and
to hand and bare arm, fair and rounded aa a
woman's, was thrust out as far as the elbow.
on opening the doors, the committee exam
ined the ropes, and announced that the sub
jeote were still tied. Mr. Barker, one of the
committee, then wont into the cabinet, and
seated himself between the mediums, with his
hands tied to their arms; on his knees were
placed a guitar, violin, tambourine, and a
small hand-bell, and a speaking trumpet at
his feet. As soon as the doors were closed,
a noise ensued as if the cabinet would be
broken to pieces, the instruments all sounded
and when the doors were apparently forced
open from the inside, all three were seen
seated and tied fast, Mr. Barker having the
tambourine on hie head. As a further test,
the hands of the mediums were filled with
flour, and again securely tied behind their
backs, and their feet tied to the seats. The
doors were then closed, and immediately, the
guitar and violin were heard being tuned, and
away they, went in regular style, playing in
good time, " Bonaparte's March," "Patrick's
Day," '' Devil's Dream," and other tunes ;
the whole four instruments could be distinct.
ly heard, and part of the time, the bell was
held outside of the front aperature, keeping
time,,vrith the music. Suddenly the doors
were thrown open, the instruments tumbled
helter-skelter out of the box, and the young
men found by the committee still bound, with
the flour intact in their hamlet and no sign
of any on the instrument or clothing.
Subsequently I attended an exhibition
given by another medium named Fay, et
which about forty persons were present. The
medium was tied to a (chair in the centre of
the room, and his hands secured behind his
hack by the committee, who were Senator
Nesmith, and the editor of the Republican.—
To guard against the ropes being untied or
slipped by the medium, strips of court plan
ter were fastened over the knots, and on his
writts so as to clasp the rope. Here were
two guitar., a violin, bell and tambourine, cs
soon a's the gas woo turned down we could
hear a commotion among the instruments,
which soon began to play to tune. the.guitars,
floating arotind the room and playing, an
accompaniment to the violin. The audience
formed a halt' circle in front of the medium
with clasped hands the guitars seemed to gn
with an undulating movement. sometimes
brushing the clothes of the persons present,
or touching them lightly on their heads or
8 hnolders, sometimes the sound of (he guitars
would be quite close and then away off in a
distant part of the room or near the ceiling :
one of the guitars rested ou my knees for a
while, and (hen floated off; bright lights, like
eleotrie spark.. were shooting from one side
of the room to the other, and at the same
tithe a hand was pressed lightly on my face.
gently patting it on both sides; others arming
the audience felt similar manifestations
One of the audience then made a request, that
the coat should be taken off the medium, in
titantly, although Mr. Fay's hands were tied
behind him, his coat was taken off And thrown
on the floor in front of him ; the editor of
the Republican, to test the matter further,
took off his coat, and asked that it be pot on.
the meffitim and directly both coals were put
on him, The committee declared that the.-
medium's hand scould not not have been un
tied, nor the ropes slipped, as the marks they
had placed over them were undisturbed. The
motion of the guitars around tho room was
moat extraordinary, reininding me of the
huMming of a bee on the wing, the sound
coming towards me and again seceding, some
times one would pass so swiftly that I could
feel the wind on my fan?, at another floating
riling as lightly as a feather Such are the
facts, wit }mut exaggerationas I -witnessed
them, and I leave it to the ingenuity of oat
ers to explain how these manifestations are
produced.
Washington, March, 1864
E,olun ant itcruntg ralftrs
Nthjc F. —A young holy wishes a situ
minn to do plain sewing in a private family
Can give the hest of city refererce. Address
Mis• Matilda Burkt, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
E‘lOl2.Y CII krEr,.—Rev S. L. BOW
MAN, who has - heen appointed to Emory Chap
el, will preach in that church next Sunday,
the 18th inst. The tale session of East Bal
timore Conference, was a very short one, and
thus enables the appointees to reach their
charges earlier than usual.
A HANDSOME PIVESEN T.—Among the
many good and beautiful things disposed of
by the fair of the “Little Helpers," we no
ticed particularly a large pyramid cake pre
sented by the Carlisle chapter of the "Theta
Delta Chi Fraternity." The cake was made
by Mr. F. Porter, and was one of the finest
we have ever seen .Composed of three pieces
its height must have been more than two feet,
and its weight probably not less than twenty
five pounds. It was beautifully decorated
with icing, the Theta Delta Chi badge taste
fully affixed upon it
The names of the donors were attached to
the cake; we'negleMed to copy them but can
assure our readers that they were those of
young gentlemen whose hands and hearts are
ever open to every loyal and palriot.ic enter.
prisp. May Heaven's ble-sings ever attend
the Fraternity and its generous membership.
SUDDEN DEATIE—On Thursday night
last Ittunnitn Plink:EH, Esq., a well known
and highly respected citizen of Carlisle, met
his death in a very unfortunate manner. Ile
had b• en some distance from home, alien
ding a sale, at.d came home late in the
evening. In putting his horse away he was
either kicked by the animal, or fell against
some hard substance which inflicted a wound
in the forehead, from the effects of which he
died on the following morning. When dis-
covered by the family, life was so nearly ex•
tinct, that he could give no account of the
accident. This sad occurrence robs the
community of a man universally respected
and esteemed, and cruelly deprives his fam•
ily of a husband and father. The funeral
took place on Saturday when the remains
were follow. d to the Meeting House Springs
burying ground—where the relatives are all
interred—by a long procession of stirrowing.
felatiVes and frietida.
*o have received a programme
of the annual commencement of the Pala.
more College of Dental Surgeory, held on
the 28th ultimo. The exercises we learn
passed off harmoniously, and the number of
graduates exhibited a very prosperous von
dition of the institution. The feature of the
affair however, which most interests us was
he valedictory address by our friend and
fort 'r fellow-townsman, Professor Per&
nand J. Gorges, Prof. 0. has long been
connected with .the Dental College as Pro
fessor of Dental Surgeory and demonstrator of
anatomy, and has by his
,professional aWili•
ty, and gentlemanly, demeanor, acquired a
lasting and honorable reputation. lice vale
dictory address is said to i lieve produced,
marked effect upon his hearEirs.
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SCHOOL Ex innirtoN.---1 he exhibim
tion of the school taught by J. C. Stock, ,int
"Harmony Hall," Middlesex Township, will
take place on Thursday Evening, March
17th, instead of Thursday afternoon', at lab*
time M. McKeehan will entertain am an.'
dience with music. Addresses will be de-
livered by severd gentlemen from Carlini°.
Doors open st ) l O'clock, Admittance 10
cents.
SALE OP HOUSEHOLD YURNMUIII.
Oo Tuesday, March 22d, 1864 at 10 o'clock.
A. M. Mrs. Catharine Hoffer, will sell at
her residence on West Pomfret Street nearly
opposite Jacob Squire's residence a hinge 1/11.
reity of household furniture consisting In
part of beds, bedsteads, carpets, chairs, staves
&c.
er=7"By an advertisement in another
column it will be seen that the - Kssessors of
Internal Revenue for this District are pre
pared to receive returns Tor the Annual Tax
es for the year 1864. The law provides that
those persons, firms, and corporations Who
are subject to an annual tax for income,.
license, carriages, silver plate, sc. , shall pre
sent their returns or lists to the Assistant
Assessor on or before the first Monday in
May of each year, and in default thereof they
are subject to assessment for the fall amount
of such taxes, with 50 per cent added thereto,
Tax payers will therefore see that- their own
interests, at least, dictate promptness in
malting their returns.
SAD NEWS.—We arc sorry to an
nounce the death of Willis F., son of James
, of Fipriogfield,-in this county.--
He belonged to Co. "P," ist Rhode Island
Cavalry, was captured in October, near Cul
pepper, and died in Richmond about the Mil
of January last.
The news of his death was communicated
by a member of the Regiment, who was with
him at the time of his death. He mentioned
the fact in a letter to his wife in Rhode Island,
with the request to transmit the news to his
relatives here. The afflicted family have our
Valley Star.
sincere sympathy
EAST BALT! MORE CONFERENCE,—
The annual convocation of the East Balti,
more Conference of the M. E. Church, was
held at. Altoona, commencing on the 2d inst,
and concluding the session on the sth lust„
The conference was largely attended, and ita
deliberations marked with wisdom and har
mony. The following is a list of appoint,
ments for the Carlisle District:
J. S. MrMunnAY. P. E. -
Carlisle=Thomas Sherlock . ,_ _ _
Emory Church—S. L. Bowman,
Carlise Circuit-r-John Moorhead, E. F,
Pitcher,
Mechanicsburg—James C. Clarke,
Mount Holly Springs—W. M. Frysinger,
Shippensburg—John A. Dixon,
Shippensburg Circuit—J. G. MeKeean, 000
to be supplied,
Chambersburg—Thomas Bernhnrt,
York Springs—W. G. Ferguson, ono to be
snprrli - e - dT
Hanover—l. Collins Stevens,
Gettysburg—S. L. M. Conser, J. M. Lantz,
York—John 11. C. Dash,
York Chapel- William W. Evans,
Wrightsville—Emory Buhrtnan,
Shrewsbury--Geo. Warren, J. G. Moore,
Petersburg—James Brads,
Newport—H. S. Mendenhall, one to be sup
plied,
New Bloomfield—F. B. Riddle, D. A. Insen,
Yours,
Puu,o
Nlifflin—S. IT. C. Smith,
:sliffliti Circuit—Goo. W. Souse, T. Mar
shall W es t,
Joseph A. Ross, Chaplain U. S. A., mem
ber of Carlisle Quails ty Conference,
Alen Brittain Chaplain U. S. A., mem
ber of Carlisle Circuit Quarterly Conference,
A. G. Nlarlatt, Presid nt Irving Female
College, member of Mechanicsburg Quar
terly Conference,
R. D. Chambers President Emory Female
College, member of Effiory Quarterly Con
lerence.
ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITION AT RllEElefil
HALL—The wonderful little people, Corn.
Foote, Miss Eliza Nestle, the Fairy Queen.
and Col. Small, having just finished the most
successful two week engagement ever played
at the Odd Fellow's Hall, in Washington, and
now playing in Alexandria, will pay Carlisle
a short visit, while on their way to the West,
they having made arrangements for en indell,
nite period with the proprietor of the Chica
go Museum, opening there the first of April.
Everything theretofore exhibited in the w ay
of Little People is thrown entirely into rho
shade by these living curiosities. Uom. Foote
being a thorough sph.dar, a pert of master of
German and English, and as an actor, orator
aad dancer, he has few equals; while his lit
tle sister (the Fairy Queen,) resembles a pret
ty painted doll, but is very intelligent and,
educated, and dances with the Commodore
very ski lfully. Neither is Colonel Small to
be forgotten for his unequalled character
dancing and comioalitiea have gained him
great notoriety whereever he has appeared
This celebrated trio of diminutive beings will
be assisted by our well known friends, the
old Continental Vocalists, Franklin and Smith,
together with Miss M. C. Ellinger, the char.
ming Vocalist and Pianist, justly termed the
Queen of Bong, and said, to have the evoretellit
ballad voice of any singer on the Atneriel%
stage and Prof. G. H. Brooks, the amine*
Pianist and Violinist. While in Washlrleoten
this Troupe were honored with a private re•
oeption at the White House, and were in re
ceipt of numerous invitations from the gloat
distinguished families of the Natiobsi 4el F9 -
polls to make them a call, but °win' g 1.0 pm?
pesional engagements were obliged to decline.
Tley open here this (Friday)' evening, end
give Matinees on Saturday and Monday af
ternoons at 2 o'clock.
Ite„, Bee advertisement in another Colons*.
HIGH PRICES 01' MA.B&ETING. , -.-The
prices asked and received for all articles sold
in our market are enormou9 and oppressive
upon toun people. Butter, for the last two
months, has commanded 35, 40), and even
as high as 50 cents per pound ; iigge 25 and
30 cents per dozen; beef 121 and 15 cents
per pound ; cabbage from 10 to 20 cents a
head, &c. We, can see no reason for this
wonderful advance in prices. That - sOmw
articles should be up in price we canexAmins
for. Beef cattle, for instance, are-scarctV
hard to be got, and consequently
,n9Rmand
a large figure when found, Still, be.;
lieve, our butchers, as a general thintretteck
it on" to the consumer a 'little too trevaie:-...
They are making inrker profitM now: thin
they ever Made before.
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