4:hil herald. CARLISLE, PA., Friday, July 8, 1864. S. 11. P.BiTTENOILI. & CO, WO. 37 Park Row, New I%k, and 6 LI State St. BostOn, are our /toots teethe lIIIRALD n those Mites, and pro authorised to take Advertise ments and Subscriptions for us at our lowest rates. FOR PRESIDENT, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, OF ILLINIWIt VICE PRESIDENT, ANDREW JOHNSON, 01' TENNESSEE. on Electoral Ticket. SENATORIAL. Morton hi:Michael, Philadelphia. Thomas H. Cunningham, Beaver county REPRESENTATIVE. 1 Robert P. King, 13 Ella, W. Hall. 2 George H. COatee, 14 (Marion 11. Slidell . . 3 Harry Baum, la John Winter, .1 William H. I.lern, 16 David M'Oonvugbty, E. Bunn H. Jenks, 17 David W. Vro"dc 0 °Wins Id. Runk, 19 'auto Ronson, 7 Robert Parke, 19 John Patton, 6 William Taylor, 20 Samuel B. Dick, 9 John A. Hlrtstand. 21 Evorbard 'Rorer. 14 Richard H. Coryoll, 22 John P. Penney, ll Edward lEilllday, 23 ITheneaar 1 Charles E. Heed, 24 John W Blanchard. THE INVASION Our readers will have ascertained be fore they reoeive the information from us, that there is considerable trouble in the tipper portion of the Cumberland Valley. Our citizens received the first intelligence rf the rebel advance on Sunday evening. With it came an order to the Command ant of the Garrison to send all the troops there, immediately to Chambersburg . In obedience to this order all the available soldiers stationed at this post left about midnight for that place. There was con siderable excitement during the night and on Monday morning; but from the des patches received on INlonday evening our citizens concluded they had been the vic tims of a "scare," without any cause, and every thing became quiet again. There was no further excitement until Wednes day afternoon, when we learned that there had been a skirmish in Hagerstown and that communication with that placo was cut off. Later in the evening we ascer tained that our mon had fallen back to reencastle Thin gave a fresh alarm and 01IT merchants cc,ramenoz.?. at once r ackin g their goods and making arrange ment.: fir clearing nut. We learn that the troops from the Gar rison commanded by Lieuts. STAN woon and had quite a sharp s'airinh-li with the mils in Hagerstown ; the result of which was the driving of them (the rebels) out of_ that place with the loss of three prisoners—a lieutenant and two pri vates. The latest advises are that our forces have fallen back to Greencastle, and that no rebels have yet crossed the Suite line. It is useless to conceal the fact that much excitement exists in the valley at present, but we cannot think there is yet any real cause for our Cumberland county. farmers removing their stock, especially as we are just in t. 13 midst of harvest, and to send aws orses and mules is to lai In the event of the near approach of' the invaders we can scarcely fail to have timely information through scouts and otherwise, giving all peisons owning live stock ample time to remove it. Later dispatches bring the intelligence that the hostile force has evacuated Ile gErstown, retiring by way of Williams. port. Our lines are again extended to Hagerstown, and our valley is fast as suming its wonted tranquility. A report, seemingly well-verified, is in circulation to the effect that 30,000 of the enemy have crossed the Potomac in the vicinity of 'Harper's Ferry, and are marching towards Frederick. It' this be true their objective point must be Balti more or Washington. In either case they will find ample preparations for their warm reception. Since the passage of the Enrol ment Act, Democratic politicians have inceFisantly denounced it. Every provi iu it was open to some objection, but the commutation clause particularly excited their virtuous wrath. It was a mtist infamous provision. It allowed rich men to escape service by the payment of a paltry sum, while it necessarily forced poor men into the ranks. It was passed in order that wealthy Abolitionists might escape, while poor Democrats were com -;Pelle'd to bear the burden of the war.— Of all the outrages committed by the party in power it was pre-eminently the •••7S7.: , 'cca,test. These' objections to ~ it were ,:. - _Pets every posSible format' argu ',inent and* . wlittout any regard to results. igicessant: denunciation of this oae New York riots, and but for the invasion of Lee and Morgan 71ti011 id itave'ocluCc,i others in Pennsylvania and Ohio. .No arguments could be heard in its favor, and no fears as to results could induce them tosnspen - d - thOir hostility to it., ..Their .honest, convictions of duty; their, coneern for the" protection of the _ .p9o.r..xnag; thOr4rumteilatrod_ig.tyra,n4y and oppression,stheir , love for the Con stitution, , and their interest in the sal vationl' of ,the country, impelled ahem of their ' i :polvtr,; What moral heroes these, fellows are?, . Last weoir:'l(owbver Congress praised . _ an act repealing ihis odious clause. ..V7 have not a list of .Yea and Nays before us but wf have a Deynocratio paper .which ".rejoice9 that the Depberats as a party •resisted 'lts repeal," toUil dOrkuriqc,Ei . the . . . _ ehange as an " uniu.st disca'inauaa~ioii ;iii favor of tho rich against `eke poor.. All our D,einooratic exchanges tokO, tho same view of the mutter and we presume thOir -olipoßittort to' the Amended' aet will, if bo morn fieice than itwas to the ^ 6 e:: 1 41-144 1 .2 - Coneiste,nojr, appears to' be a 'eoftertiauoits,'eleteent 'in the ktinter' of • LATEST BY TELEGEAPEE We atop our press to give the following important item of telegraphic news,' Fighting yesterday afternoon at Freder ick. At 8 o'clock P. M. they were still fighting near Frederick. Our troops dri ving the rebels. Gen. Lew. Wallace com manding our troops. Still Later. • Two.iniles from Hagerstown, 8, A. M. July S. A force of rebe's how many I cannot say, entered Hagerstown this morning. They came by the Williams port road. OPERATOR in—Tho BaltimOre A st , 2ricas, esti mates the rebel force now operating in darylnnd, at 30,000, infantry, cavalry and artillery. REPEAL OF THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW. One of the most praiseworthy acts of the present Congress is the repeal of what is known as the Fugitive Slave Law. It was a part of the famous Compromise mean-Itres enacted by the Congress of 1850. It never would have had a place on our statute books had not our states men of that day supposed that it, toge ther with the other measures adopted at the same time, would forever settle the slavery agitation and prevent disunion and war. The subsequent history of the country has shown their error and made it too clearly evident that the slave power was then as now intensely hostile to our Government and was anxiously hunting up a pretext for rebellion. No possible concessions were sufficient tosatisfy them, and whenever the right was sacrificed in order to quiet their threats of treason, it only made them despise the Government and encouraged them to believe that they could even attempt rebellion with impu nity. The law in itself, was about as disgrace ful as can well he imagined. In addition to its fereing the north to stand guard around the property of southern men, it offered a direct bribe to the officer who was authorized to carry out its provisions. A discrimination was made against the weak and in lltvor of the strong. Under its provisions the pay of the officer de pended on his decision. If a fugitive was arrested, against whom the preten ded owner could not make out a clear case, the law kindly ma le up for the lack of evidence by giving the Commissioner a double fee for sustaining the claim.— W het her cr not this disgraceful law should have remained in force a single year is a question which is unnecessary now to discuss. As long as there was a hope that peace and order might be pre served, every patriot felt - hound to en- Lire in silenceohnost any thing that did not amount to positive disgrace or dis honor. But when it became a certainty that these concessions to the insolent de mands of slave owners had produced the very result they were intended to prevent, and when the entire slave interest was in .open arms against the Covarnment, cer tainly there could be no question that the Nation in justice to itself and to its boasted love for free institutions, should at once repeal every enactment that im posed a burden on loyal men for the be nefit, of traitors. There was however a strange reluctanje to tonA any thing connected with the interest of slavery, and it is only now that Congress has ven tured to repeal this most hateful feature of our compliance with the demands of those who have proved our country's worst toes.,, While we regret the delay iu its accomplishment we rejoice that at ' last the odious law is repealed. As Pennsylvanians, however, we can claim but little credit fir our action in this important legislation. Our two Sen ators, though representing a State which had twice suffered from the invasion of armed slaveholders, still voted that it was the duty of the Nation to serve her de stroyers. That one of them would do so every one expected; that the other cored, brit few believed. Mr. Buckalew's ac tion was consistent with his whole polit ical life. He had always been a Demo crat, whose actions were regulated by his own notions of expediency without any regard to the bad results arising from a disregard of principle. He is also in debted for his seat in the Senate to the dictation of an armed mob. Of course he voted against' the repeal of the bill, and it would have surprised every one' had he voted differently. Mr. Cowan's antecedents indicated a different course. He had been chosen a Senator by the -votes of men who had always opposed the demands of slavery, and over the heads of men who were his superior in intellect and whose services to the party were in finitely greater than his. At the time of his election be professed the most violent °Haitian to every thing connected with the system of slavery, and accepting his prid'essions in good faith, our legislators conferred on him the highest- office in their gift. Having been chosen under such circumstances the country expected that Edgar Cowan would always stand in the front rank of those who fought trea son, and that he would zealously devote his energies to the complete overthrow of the institution that gave it birth.— But he has grievously disappointed those who trusted him and been false - to the principles to 'which he owes his high po eition. We grieve to be forced to con demn the course of Mr. Cowan, but not more than the cenntry',grieves to see the representative of Dennsylyailia tote with, Powell, Davis, .and Saulsbury, for..the, continuance of the slavery of loyal men to traitors. CALLS FOR TROD: Governor Curtin has jowled two calls for troops—one on Tuesday, asking for '12,000 - volunteer infantfy -to servo at Virashington awl vicinity ftir'fne hundred days,.and another for 12,000 volunteers to . , servo o in Pennsylvania, Maryland, "Washington,end itsvioinity, for 0130.1it02 , • drod d yes. •,_ RESIGNATION oYMEMAAT CHASE. This unexpected resignation took place on Thursday of last week. So little were the public prepared to hear of any change in the Treastiry Department that 'the an nouncement was scarcely believed, even in Washington, until the nomination of his successor was sent to the Senate for confirmation. first effect produced by this offi cial announcement of Mr. Chase's resig nation, 'was one of alarm and insecurity. The enemies of the Administration re presented that the desire of the President to control the action of the Secretary by considerations affecting the coining elec tion, was the cause of the trouble. They endeavored to create the impression that Mr. Lincoln's scheming for re-election interfered with Mr. Chase's financial measures, and that rather than submit to interference in his own department, the Secretary tendered his resignation. Of course this explanation placed the whole affair in an exceedingly unfavorable as pect. It was feared that our finances would become so seriously deranged as to involve us all in a common ruin. Aided by the fears produced by a change in the Financial Department, the gold gamblers succeeded in raising the price of gold to an unprecedented height. This increa sed the panic and a feeling of painful uncertainty pervaded the whole country. The alarm and panic was only natural and what might have been expected un der the circumstances. The Nation in general had the most implicit confidence in the retiring minister. He had taken charge of the Treasury at the most im portant and alarming crisis. Its coffers were - empty, and worse even than that, the nation was without credit and almost without a Government. Hardly a month had elapsed when treason plunged us into a civil war which has involved an ex penditure of treasure which would have exhausted the resources of any other country on the globe. Under these cir cumstances the position of Minister of Finance has been one which demanded the possession of the most consummate ability. Mr. Chase has heretofore given evidence that he possessed great financial ability and we were accustomed to speak of Isis management as a most signal e oessl. We have no wish whatever to de tract an iota from his well earned fame or to say aught in disparagement of his abilitie•t. There is no purer patriot or nobler man living than Salmon P. Chase. And while we readily admit the general ability displayed by him during his ad ministration, we must protest against that blind confidence which implicitly ap proves every measure proposed by any man, no matter bow great may be the general confidence reposed in him. We would therefore seek far other causes for Mr. Chase's retirement than, any disc greement between him and the President, and regard his withdrawal as fraught with little or no danger to our financial affairs. Without entering into a scrutiny of the late financial schemes of Mr. Chase, we arc compelled to admit that the Trea sury operations during the last few weeks have not been attended with any marked success. Gold has ri , en, steadily and rapidly. The measures adopted by the Department to prevent its rise and the consequent depreciation of' the currency had the opposite effect. The monied in terests of the country were coming in conflict with the interests of the Gov ernment, and eml,arrasFun.nt in our financial affairs was the direct and ne cessary consequence. The currency de preciated; the - ten-forty" loan was very tardily taken; part of the new loan to be taken at four per cent. premium had to be withdrawn from the market, and even the five-twenties were depreciating with alarming rapidity. In the abscence of any decided disaster to our arms, this condition of affairs can only be accoun ted fbr by the lack of confidence in the operations of the treasury which was be ginning to infect the great monied inter ests of the country. Evidently Mr. Chase's system was not producing the results he anticipated and eventually he would have to abandon it. The only means of avoiding this action was a resignation, and the Secretary re tired. We need only refer to the rapid fall in the price of gold and the improve ment in government securities which fol lowed the appointment of his successor, to prove that we are correct in our state ment of the cause of his resignation, and also to prove the necessity of a change in the operations of the Treasury. In the appointment of a successor to Mr. Chase, the Administration has been most fortunate. Hon. Wm. Pitt Fessen den, Senator from Maine and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has been appointed to and has accepted this most responsible department. His posi tion has enabled him to scrutinize close ly the financial measures of his prede cessor, and has given him a most -thor ough knowledge of the condition of the Nation. He has always been regarded as one of the very ablest men in the Senate, and as a profound and accom plished statesman we think he has not his supericir in the Nation. He will bring to the discharge of his arduous dn. tip great financial knowledge and ability, which will enable him to fulfil the high est expectations of his friends and 'pro mote the best interests of the, country. Wm. Boyd, of the 21st Penn sylvania Cavalry, says the Chambersburg Rgoaitory, is gradually improving, and strong hopes are entertained' of, his, re covery.. The surgeons had twice tried in vain to extract_ the ball. It entered the molt near the right 01011ideP4 passe& into the spinal celumn, lodging firmly in the bone. , Twice the surgeons have had it in their forceps but oould not move . it.. - In the Rouse of Representatives at-Wash ington on Tuesday, the Enrollment Act be ing under, revision, an amendment offered by Mr. Smithers, of Delaware, was adopted , by a vote, of 81 to 75. It repeals tho Commu tation clause. ' It provides as follows "It authorizes the President at his discre tion,' at any time to call for volunteers, ; for one or two or three years. Any volunteer, or in case of a . d.raft, any substitute, shall be credited MI hny town, precinct or election district, toward filling the quotas for which he mny have fcliintecred or been drafted. "Each volunteer or substitute who may be accepted for one year, unles.§ sooner dis charged, shall be paid a bounty of $2OO, for two years $3OO, and for three years $4OO, to be paidiat stated intervals. In case of death the bounty remaining shall be paid to the widow, wife, children or legal representa tives,:and in case of honorably discharged, soldiers by reason of wounds, the volunteer or substitute shall receive the full bounty. ••ln ease the quota of any town, &c., shall not he tilled in fifty days, the President is authorized to order a draft for one year, to fill such quota, and in case of and such draft r i p payment of money shall be received or as:- Opted by the Government to release any en rlDlled or drafted man, from military service. It is, among other provisions, made lawful fOr the Executive of any State to recruit in the rebellious States. '•lt also provided, that minors under 18 years of age, enlisting without the codsent of their parents or guardians, shall be dis charged. Persons in the naval service, who have entered it (luring the present rebellion, are"to be credited to the quota of any town, district, ward or State, by reason of their be ing in said service, and not enrolled prior to February last. "An amendment was offered but rejected by 47 yeas to 103 nays, that hereafter per sons between the ages of forty-five and fifty years shall be enrolled and subject to the draft in the same nanner us persons-between twenty end forty-five. "Mr. Stevens offered an amendment that the law with regard to persons conscien tiously opposed to bearing arms shall not be altered or affected by this act, except as re gatds the ainount of money to be paid for ex- emption. “The amendment was agreed to—yeas 70 nncw iii Tho Public Debt The following is a correct statement of the public debt, as appears from the books, Trea surer's returns and requisitions in the Trea surer's Department on the 28th June, 18141; lit intere.t payahlo in min SS , IO 171. 7SI 45 DOA Int vrota payahln in en rrenov 343.2 .124 ors!, 20 Debt on inlet er.t has eearod 370,170 Ii Poll hearing no Into, not 4411 EMI The annual interest on the outstanding debt on June 28, payable in gold, was $.7,2, 024,843,51; interest payable in currency. $21.082.31:i,68, Malting the total annual in terest un the whole debt at. Oita time, $73. 707, ritt, 22, the account of fractional cur rency outstandin2:, was $22 210,1:1:3 10, and the unpaid ruquisitiolT amounted to $.502, 620, rile amount in the Treasury was $ll, 766 082 40. The gold expected to be derived from the proposed- foreign loan will be used in the liquidation of the three-year 7 3 10 notes au thorized by Congress July, 1301, which bi•- couie payable August 19 and October 1, 1831. The amount of those notes outstanding is $109,07ri.7•20. After that time no gold will be required to redeem the principal of any loans or bonds until January, 186:i, when the Treithury IndenMity bonds, amounting to a little over 5.2,150.000 are redeemable. Also the 6 per cent. bonds of January, 1849, a mounting to over $9,000,000, which fall due after December, 1867, and the 13 per cent, bonds of 1848, amounting to ucar $9,00 0 , 000, which arc payable idler July 1, 1868. No principal becomesdue after that date. until 1871. CENTRAL FAIR CLOSED On last Tuesday the Great Central Fair closed, after a very successful run of three weeks. It is impossible to give the result, financially, as yet, but it is said that it will net in the neighborhood of one million dol lars. Gum M CADE got the sword, Gen. TIANcocK the horse equipments. Gen. Ma- NET the Camp Chest. Mr. E. G. JAMES, prominent member of the Corn Exchange, the Silver Vase, and Mrs. Gen. BuassiDE received the Leghorn bonnot, Liltie M ae made n very poor run, indeed, for the sword. The (losing scenes were brilliant and par ticipated in by thousand of persons. LINCOLN'S ELECTION THE CAUSE OF THE Wan—The New York Times, the special organ of President Lincoln in that city, in a leading article says: Had Mr. Breekinridge, or Mr. Douglas, or Mr, Bell been selected, there would have been no rebellion. The South rebelled because the plurality of the people chose to be served by Mr. Li .la re. 3; Here we have the confession that there would hay ten no war if Mr. Lincoln had been defeated This was as well known in 1860 as to day, but the Republicans then chose civil war rather than forego their par tisan success. They sowed the wind and reaped the whirlwind.—Dent. Zie/Lange. Certainly there would have been no war if Mr. Lincoln had been defeated, but how does that inculpate him or his party ? The fact that Republicans would not have reboil ed had they been outvoted is not very cred itable to them, nor is the fact that their op ponents refrain from making war on the Government while they hold its offices very much for them to boast of. The Republi cans had a right to elect their candidate, if they had a sufficient number of votes to do so, but whore do their opponents got the right to revolt because they have not votes enough to elect theirs ? And if they do rebel against the Government and plunge the nation into civil war, without any cause whatever e 4.- cept the loss of power, how can the Republi cans be charged with the consequences of their treason ? The cause of the war is a rather a delicate subject for Democrats to speak of and we. suggest that they had better say little about it. TWO STORIES. From Tits N. 7. Daily News, July 1 , From Our Own Correspondent. WASHINGTON, JECGO 80, 1804. I have the authority of an officer of the army, just froze the front, ' for saying that the statement "that Gen. Grant's army has been Swung around at Petersburg, from the right to the left, and that our left wing now rests upon the Petersburg and Weldon. Rail road," is entirely inaccurate and incorrect.' That was, indeed, the objector the recent at tempted flank movement of the 22d. But that attempt failed, and it has not been re newed since. Our loft still rests on the-.Pe. tersburg and Norfolk, Railroad, at a point a bout three miles south east of Petersburg. All attempts that have been made to ~move auy portion of our army ,any further to the south or west of Petersburg have signally failed. Qen. Lee seems determined to, prel' vent any movemeritof our =Ay to this south or west. Whenever any. "saeh movernent . bas been attempted, it has alwayii beeimit. by bodiesof the enemy in stipario,r fesieiinfd the attempt thus frustrated. • , • - • Prom the Richmotut Exariziner, Aerie 24. PETIItEIIII3II,O3,-arie 28-7 i The enemy took posseavion of' the iVeldeon Railway, six miles irßlow here, this moisiinf.. and are busy fortifying. Their picketS that direction armithin four mites of the eit. Our troops! aftet t m he sumo's of last ,night re tired to their original' position. Taira, "pikers 'to be „considerable' differ eifeertiatieTiate - iii - eriff4if friaTe - tifd]olfrials: 'They are both usually very . careful that no stories get abroad that can injure the Con federacy, but, this time the Richmond Exam iner was imprudent. Ther6 was no necessi ty for'its admitting our success and its con tradiction of its N. Y. ally 'will detract from the credit Usually given to Copperhead stories of .our defeat. Why do Democratic papers. give currency to reports Concdrning Rebel successes that are contradicted by the rebels themselves ? POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. girThe Copperheads of Bedford County met in Convention, in Bedford, on the 21st and nominated Hon. F. M. Wminell for the position of President Judge o hat district. Congressional and Representarve Conferees were appointed with- instrueti ns to support Gen. A. H. Coffroth for Cong • and Hon. B. F. Meyers for the Legisla ture. re -The Radical Germans of Chicago have puhlkhed a protest against the late, Cleveland Convention—or rather against the delegates thereto from Chicago, who were not elected by a majority of the Associatoin. They declare themselves for the nominees of the Baltimore Convention, and will discoun tenance every effort to divide the tinion Party. )3 e-The Wheeling InteWycncer, refer ring to the fact that two Senators from West Virginia, Messrs. Van Winkle and Willey, voted against the repeal of the Fug ative Slave Law, says:—ln recording them selves as they did, Messrs. Van Winkle and Willey no more represented the people of West Virginia, than did those two implica ble Copperheads, Riddle and Saulsbury, who voted the same way, represent the loyal ma jority in the State of Delaware. BEDFORD COUNTY.—We find in the Bed ford Inquirer the ticket nominated by the Union men of that county - on Friday last. It is as follows: President Judge—Alexander King Congress—Colonel Frank 'Jordan. Assembly—D. 13. Armstrong. Commissioner—A. 11. P,oe Li, ;eter—A.sa Stucky. Auditor—Etnanuel J. We 'earnestly hipe that the conferees of the Congrchsional district to which Bedford county belongs will have the wisdom to nominate FRANK Jon.n.lN for Congress. ll' is just the man to defeat the Copperhead CoFriorru, and is, moreover, one of the ablest men in the State. His honesty, too, is above suspicion. In this crisis Pennsyl vania ought to send her best men to Congress, and Coll JORDAN' is one of them. An influential German paper published in Northern Ohio, and which was favorable to the Cleveland Convention, speaks as follows: "The Fremont who wrote that letter (ac cepting the Cleveland nomination) over which the copperhead press is rejoicing, does not appear to us like the,,„Fremont of 18:01. How can we recognize the document as coin ing from one who has always been a leader of the radicals? Is it not a hid for the Chi cago nomination or has the Man become another:" THE R. LLION. $.l 74 ),015 08951 NEWS FROM GEN. GRANT TO MON DAY EVENING. Gen. Wilson Tearing up . New Railroads— ()ratifying News from. General Hunter— Complete Success of hie Experlition —1 1- MCILSC Destruction of Railroad and Sup plies—lmportant Iron Shermun—An At tack on the Rebels at Renesaw. Hon ntain-.- Our Troops Repulsed with a le , ss of 2,500. .c The Enemy's Position very Strong. WASHINGTON, Tuesday June 28. ..11a,jor General Dix: A dispatch from Lieut. Gen. Grant dated yestsday, the 27th, at 11.:30 P. M., at his headquarters, reports no operations in front ecciipt . from our own guns which lire into ,trolge at Petersburg from a distance if two thousand yards. The dispatch giveslhe following intelligence front rebel papers. A Petersburg paper cif the 25th inst., suites that Gen. Hunter is striking for Jackson River depot, about forty milesnorth of Salem, and says that he reaches Coy ingtou ~which they suppose he will do with mast of his for ces, but with loss of material, he will he safe. The same paper accuses Gem Hunter of destroying a great amount of private prop erly, and stealing _a large number of horses and cattle. The some paper alto states that Gen. 'Wil son destroyed a train of cars. loaded with cotton and furniture, burned the depot build ings, &c., at Berksvillo. and destroyed some of the track, and was still pushing South. All the railroads leading into Richmond are now destroyed, and some of them badly. A dispatch from Gen. Sherman, received this Horning reports that yesterday, J une 27, an unsuccessful attack was made by our for ces on the enemy's position, which resultdd in a loss of between two and three thousand. The following particulars are given. Pursuant to my orders of the 24th inst., a diversion was made on each flank of the en emy especially down the Sandtown road. At 8 A M. Gen. McPherson attacked at the southwest end of Kenesaw, and Gen. Thom as at a point about a mile further south. At the same time the skirmishers and artillery along the whole line kept up a sharp fire. Neither attack succeeded, though both col umns reached the enemy's works which are very strong. Gen. McPherson reports his loss about 500, and Gen Thomas about 2,000. The loss is particluarly heavy in general field officers. Gen. Harker is reported mor tally wounded ; also Col. Dan. McCook, commanding a brigade; Col. Rice, fifty-sev enth Ohio, very seriously. Col. Baindell, Fortieth Illinois. and Au gustine, Filly-fifth Illinois, are killed. Gen. McPherson took one hundred priso ners and Gen. Thomas about as many, but I do not suppose we inflicted a heavy loss on the enemy, as he kept.clear behind his para pets. No other military intelligence has been received by the department. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. OEN. HUNTER'S EXPEDITION WABIIINATON, Juno 16, 1864.-7 P. M. To litajor General Dix: Tho following dispatch 11.4 s just been re ceived from Gen. Hunter. have the honor to report that our ex pedition has been extremely successful, in dicting great injury upon the enemy, and victorious in every engagement. Running short of ammunition, and finding it impos sible to collect supplies while in the presence of an enemy believed to be superior to our force in numbers, and constantly receiving reinforcements from Richmond snd other points, I deemed it best to withdraw, and have succeeded in doing so without serious loss to this point, .where we have met with bbundant supplies of food. A detailed re port of our operations will be forwarded Immediately. The command is is excellent heart and )ioalth, and ready after a few days rest for service in any direction." Nothing later than. my telegram of this morning has been received from Gen. Grnnt, br Qen. Sherman. EDWIN N. STANTON, •, Secretary of War. VIIPM OEN: SHERMAN !The Rebels Again Planked—Rename and •Marietta.Occupied—The Army "Advancing. i r.-;.lresults of .oen. Wiison's Pairl-4Sixey ! Miles of Railroad Destroyed—Rebel Paid Near. Martinsburg. r • . . . WAsunforow, July 8, 9 r. 31: Iliw.: Oen: Dix: ThQ 'folltiwbk telegrani, dated to day- at' ltarietta,,Georgni, ViplrlitpiV§4 this eve4dpg from GeneralSherman r giving the succesiful result of the flanking operations in progress , 'for some days back: '.• .., , "The movement on our right caused the,', enemy to evacuate. We occupled - Xenesaw;; I at daylight, andllarrietta at B.Ba A. . )7 General Thomas 'is moving down the ma 1, road towards the Obattahooche ; Gencrant . . , . ,i,, , MBE , `PTt'eison "to leek, on the Sandtown road; oin,'.cavalry is on the,extreme flank. Whether the enemy will halt this side of the ehattahooho,or not Will Soon be known, Mariettals almost en tirely abandoned by its inhibitants and Mere than a mile of the railroad iron removed.be tween the town and the toot of Renesaw." 4 dispatch from General Grant's head quarters dated at 9 o'clock. this . morning, gives the following results of Gen. operations. Sixty miles of railroad were thoroughly destroyed. The Danville road, General Wil son reports, could not be repaired in less than forty days, evon if all the materials were on hand. He has destroyed all the blacksmiths' shops where the rails might be straightened, and all the mills whore scant ling for sleepers could be sawed. Thirty miles of the South Side Railroad were de ztroyed. Wilson brought in about 400 ne groes and many of the vast number of hors es gathered by his forces. He reports that the rebels slaughtered without mercy the ne groes they retook. Wilson's loss of property is a small wagon train, used to carry ammunition, his anibu lance train, and twelve cannon. The horses of the artillery and wagons were generally brought off. Of the cannon two were retnov ed from the carriages, the wheels of which were broken, and the guns thrum into the water, and one other F un had bet 4 disabled by a rebel shot, breaking the truthious, be fore it wasqtbandoned. He estimies his to tal loss at from 750 to 1000 men, , ncluding those lost from Kautz's division. A rebel force made its appearance near Martinsburg this morning, and wire at the last accounts destroying the railroll and ail vaneing on Martinsburg. The rports re ceived as yet are too confused and ontlicting to determine the magnitude of th force or the extent of its operations. EDWIN M. STAION, Secretaryff War. From Arkansas we learn theta cavalry force, sent southward from Fortimith, at tacked eight hundred rebels, art captured all not killed and wounded. A Scent rebel attack on our pickets at Pine I3lifs was re pulsed. Shelby is reported to attacked Brownsville on the night of th 19th. At last accounts severe skirinishinea.s going on. • ___ DESTRUCTION OF TIC 'ALA BAMA." A Naval Combat off Cherbourgfrierce eon fiiet between the U. S. Strarr "Kear sarae- and the "Alabama.” The Pirate Sunk and Part of Het . . Creucaptneed— Semmes Il'ounded, ¢t Esrapes —Semmes is Rescued by an .gilish laeht —He is Feted by the English i,Southamp ton—Sixty Seamen and Qililof the .11- abama Saved by the Kea e,.ure —.Nobody Killed an the "Kearsarge.-inly Three H "ounded. , By the arrival of the City of liltimere at New York wr have highly imi-tant news of the total destruction of theiebel pirate Alabama, commanded by SEM V. in a fight with the United States steamelcearSarge, Captain WiNsLow, off Cherhog Fraure . on Sunday, .June 19. The follumg are the particulars of the fight:— BEGINNING OF TIIE On the imcrning of Sunday-one IQth, at 10.30, the Alabama was ObStld steaming out of Cherbourg harbor town the steam er Ken/sac:K. At 11. It) the Pba ma com menced the action by tiring ,111 her star board battery at, a distance .hoot it mile. The Krar.ia ray, also opened tlrminediately with her starboard and tarp engage ment, with rapid tiring t'routltt ships, was kept. up, both shot and shell dischar ged. In the maiuvring botli,dB7/3 made seven complete circlti at a 41,nee of front_ a quarter to a hull' mile. At twelve o'clock the tirilfrom thc Al abama was observed to slack and she ap peared to be making head synnd shaping her course for land, which wit istant about nine miles. At 12.31) the Confederassel was in a disabled and sinking state.; The encounter was witnai by the Eng lish steam yacht Deerhoun4hich made to wards the Alabama at this,oment, and in passing the Kearsargc was , ..luested to as sist in .saving the crew ore Alabama.— When the D ' crirhound wash at a distance of two hundred yards the Aania sank, and the Deerboami then lower6er boats, And with the. assistance of thoskom_the sink ing vessel succeeded in•i i ,.g glut forty men, including Captain tarts lad thir teen officers. S- I. The Kearsa rye was apptiontly Ich dis abled. The A/abaraa's loss in kild 9.1 ounded iN as follow., :—Drowned, ot! of and one 1111111; killed, six men ; wrffildedre offirspr and sixteen men. Total, Aghtled and seventeen wounded. Captain SEMMES is sligniAy •nded in the hand. The Keaesorge's boats were 'red, and with the assistance or the Frunilut, suc ceeded in picking up the renier of the crew. Before going out to fight CfP SEMMts confided to a gentleman on s his jour nals and all the documents acted with the cruise of the A/a/lma. The London Morning Herhys the Al abama was terribly in want aliirs• Her capper was strengthened toian extent as to deprive her of her onlytntage, su periority of speed ; while thersarge was fresh from port, and kept rally in order for the contingency of an enter with the Alabama. The ..Vatanna was, howevom the first over-matched. The crew p licarsarge consisted of one hundred air to her one hundred and twenty, and qatsarge car ried two one-hundred pouneho Alabama carrying no guns of that et It is stated that a forma:lenge to fight was given by the Kearsarg accepted by Captain S EM M ES. According to some accoih Kearsar.9 4 had sustained considerablinge, her sides being turn open showinghain plating. A dispatch, however, froeihourg (where it is presumed the Keanhas arrived), says that she had sutfereilatnage of im portance, and that none,: officers were -killed or wounded, and iree of her see men wounded. The Kearsarge capttlitY - eight of the officers and crow of thiona- Thirty-Eighingress FIRST ;;DAY, June 28. SENATE.—The Senirucsday, passed, with amendments, th?datory bill con cerning the commerOrcourse between insurrectionary and.ftates, &c. The resolution to allow and Representa tives to visit tnilitni prisons and hos pitals in their resTieetes was rejected. The bill to establish au of Freedman's 6.A.fl'airs was then o itd throughout the day session, and wail taken up at the evening session. Tomas debated, with out final action, urPadjournment. liousn.—The f Representatives agreed to the Benet"lntents to the Loan bill. The substittlthe bill to regulate and provide for tlpng and calling out the national force?n wee rejected on Monday, was recOd,and passed. The Senate bill for-tIM Organization of the Quartermaster's pont was passed with amendments. ' x DAY, June 29. k' EA g uNATE. ..jAI resolution was a dopted, direct'' ,t ar 0.11 to What had been accomp ,by. the4Comunttee on the Cond ;t ds the construction gh aught monitors. A • motion b t o p ,•" e e r ,t of the Commission concerninl. j Qs ih the Western Departta , P oned. A big , was sr pe)assed r ellogg, whose hue ,a,, a ll it) vellinond. The band vp. FOr . Comm Affairs was ' dis charge 8 U Ct Of Mexican, rola charge..., Hogs co °ming the conduct em. The osoluti*lleclaring Mr. tiolbs of •,, .t , •• and Mr. taster not entitled, ~c o so wt t o froc k the . Bute of Ar- t -12) al. discussed and ssed byl vote of *,.,,,a `;,. be bill in amen ment to he Pen-, ",'; 4 ,01 y, 4.862, u .er which B, ': fteen thou?{ b% COS s, was aninded `„) inclhdq-the NV a ohildt of ; „ksoldiers,land passe . % ,, r) 3 6 rep ,of ttee of eftiference•on the dtsagr . g tments tothe ; Tariff' bill was adop ill conceding law and evidence in e.• at of Cambia was passed. The'Ho - , r'enrollhg,and calling out the natio of •., , . . ~. , . , ivatiConfaideied;anVeeitilin` arnend meats adopted. A Committee of Conference on - the disagreeing amendments to the Civil, Appropriation bill was appointed. Mr. Sher- Irian introduced a new section. for the Draft bill, which was .adopted. Another amend ment was accepted from Mr. Powell, and the amended - bill passed. Honsn.—The Senate's amendments to the bill regulating prize proceedings and the dis tribution of prize money was concurred in. ,The resolution disqualifying Mr. Blair, of Missouri, but not Mr. Schenck, from mem bership in the House, was adopted. Various resolutions from the Committee on Elections were laid on the table. Some amendments of the Senate to the Civil Appropriation bill were passed. In the evening session the Comthittee on Public Expenditures was au thorized .to sit upon the New York Custom house troubles during the recess. The bill organizing and regulating the regular and volunteer engineer army corps was passed...- The &net's amendment to the civil appro, priation bill were approved. A conference report on the disagreeing amendment to the tariff bill was agreed upon. The House agreed to extend the contract for carrying the overland Pacific mail and adjourned. THURSDAY, Juno 30. SENATIC—ThebiII to encourage and facili tate telegraphic communication between the eastern und western continents was passed, with the amendinents of the House. A com mittee of conference was appointed on the bill to encourage emigration. A committee of conference on the bill amending the Pen sion act was asked for. A recess until 7p. In. was taken. At the evening session the bill to amend the act providing for the sale of the public lands and to grant pre-emption rights was passed. Also, the joint resolution to grant additional rooms to thepepartment Agriculture. A motion to take up the bill to regulate commerce among the several States was lost. Ho USE. —The House passed the Senatebill to regulate the disposal of coal lands and town property on the public domain. Also, the Senate bill to aid the construction of the inter-continental telegraph. The Select Committee to investigate the affairs of the Treasury Department made a report, which was ordered to be printed. The bill to es tablish a Bureau of Freedman's Affairs was referred to the Select Committee. Several naval bills from the Senate were• passed. Also the bill making postmasters salaried of= liters, At the evening session the bill fur ther to nigulate and provide for the enroll ing and calling out of time national forces was taken up and discussed at length, but before any action was taken on it the House ad 'ourued. Fin DAY, July Ist. ES A T F.. —The Senate had under consid eration the House bill to reimburse the State of Pennsylvania for expenses incur-;•pd dur ing the rebel invasion ,if 186:3. A n amend ment to include the Kentucky troops was adopted.—Other amendments were offered. but the bill was postponed. The Gold bill was ri , prialed by a vote ofd I yeas to 1:1 nays. The bill authorizing the construction of a railroad from the Ohio Valley to East Ten nessee was' considered, without final action. The repOrt of the Committee of Conference on the Fortification bill was agreed to. The bill guaranteeing to the rebellious States a republican form of government was debat ed up to the adjournment. H. , US E.—Thor HOW, passed the Stn to hill providing for the satisfaction of bounty land claims.' Also the joint resolution re questing the President to appoint in day of prayer.—The enrollment bill front the Sen ate was taken up, and after a discussion, was disagreed to, and a committee of conference ' was asked for. The bill rep.'aling the Gold ' hill was concurred in, and the House took recess. UItDA Y, ! July 2. The SENATE concurred in the report of the Conference Committee on the bill for the spoNly punishment of guerillas. The report .of t h e Committee of Conference on the a mended Enrollment bill was rejected, but \V"3, subsequently reconsidered and passed_ yoai 'B, nays 8. The report of the Confer vice Committee on the bill to guarantee a Republican from of government to the re bellious States was received, and the Senate receded from its naendinents. The House bill to prevent smuggling was passed. A bill for the completion of the Washington aqueduct and providing, for a dam across the Potomac at Great Falls was passed. Also, the House bill authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to provide for the education of naval constructors pnd steam engineers. The bill to impose a special tax on incomes was received from the House, and an exciting de bate occurred, but the bill was not consider ed. The House resolution to adjourn final ly at noon on Monday was concurred in. The House passed the Senate bill provid ing for the sale of captured andr , 'llbandoned property in insurrectionary districts. Also, the bill authorizing Paymaster Brinton to be credited with $2,000,000, that amount having been destroyed'by tire. A Commit tee of Conference was appointed on the bill providing for a Republican form of govern ment for the insurrectionary States. The report of the Conference Committee on the bill to punish guerillas was concurred in. The amended Enrollment bill was passed. Also, the bill appropriating 5100,0J0 for the establishment of a branch mint. at Dallas, in Oregon. The bill to establish a Bureau for Freedmen's Affairs was postponed until De cember next.—The Committeeon Ways and Means reported a bill imposing a tax of five per cent on incomes exceeding $OOO. 'A new section taxing liquors held for sale 70 cents, &c., was agreed to. The bill was rejected, but was afterward reconsidered and passed. The Senate bill for the completion of the Washington aqueduct was passed. The re port of the conference Committee on the Pension bill was adopted. WIIAT DOCTOIL4, MINISTERS, AND PRO FESSORS THINK OF TUENI.-".1. have never changed my ,mind respecting Brown's Bron chical Troches from, the first, excepting to think better of what' I began thinking well of."—Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. "Great service in subduing hoarseness."—Rev. Dan iel. Wise, New York. "The Troches are a staff of life to me."—Prof. Edward North, Presidentof Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y. ":1 simple and elegant combination for coughs, &c."—Dr. G. F. Bigelow, Boston. "I recommend. their use to public speakers." —Rev. E. H. Chapin. For sale at Elliott's drug store. (toiDa Cottittp, niattzrs DEATII OF GEO. W. GREEN.--M 0 have received the painful intelligence that George W. Green,_ a graduate of the HER ALD office, and a young man well known to most of our citizens, died at the Gayosa hos pital, Memphis Tenn., on the 80th of June, from injuries received at the battle of Guntov, n The deceased was in our office at the time of the Governor's call_for nine months men, when ho joined Capt. Porter's company of the 130th P. V. Finishing his term of ser vice in that organization, he shortly after re enlisted as a veteran in the •1d N, J. Caval ry. His regiment formed part of Sturges' command at the late battle Of Guntown where he received a wound in the breast which has caused his death. Geo GREEN is but one of the thousands whose sad fate keep us in constant remembrance of the drunken incapacity' which led our braVe soldiers to useless slaughter. Is it possible that this wholesale murder of our eons and brothers is to escape the punishmentit merits ? Gen. Samuel Sturges,. the officer to whose'drunk en_insanity•the death of Geo. Green is di rectly chargable, is we blush to say a na tive of Cumbeiland county, and what will not much suprise'our readers, an ardent admirer of Gen. Mc'Clellan and Fitz John Portei. re..At a called ; neeting of the Board of Directors of the Soldier's Aid Society, of ,Carlisle, "on motion the Sedietary was re quested to -tender the, Ahanks of the' Society to the Editors of the Carlisle, papers for their liberality in yublishing gratul6tislY our ap peals, and notices." ; . .• L. E. Jourrsox, eecey.- , 71'0 IttsurEs=.Thet6 has been, for nearly two eke, en open box at the grocery store of J. Hier, Esq., await ing the benefactions of the good•peoplO r of this place. As yet it is not nearly filled though A.few munificent bundhis have been sent in. Might not our merchants add a few remnants of their old calicoes which were not so dear ? It is for women and children and for little children that garments are most needed. The following is an extract ,from a letter of the special correspondent of the Inquirer, which proves the necessity of immediate re lief. The letter is dated Cairo, June 27 : "Within the last sir months over fourteen thousand refugees have arrived city; most of them utterly destitute, without a dollar, nearly naked and wholly dependent upon the charity of our citizens. Since the commencement of the war, probably two hundred and fifty thousand souls have fled from the Southern States and sought refuge at the North." REO (MATING WAG F.B.—We notice through the Valley Slar, that a meeting of a large number of farmers of the upper end, have adopted the following rates to be paid during harvest. Mowing 1.50, Making Hay, Hauling in, and Binding Oats 1.25, Cradling 2.00 Tak ing up 2.25, Raking off Reaper 2.00, bind ing after 1.50, Cradling Oats 1.60, labor by the day 87k. DEV-We have a rumor that Lieut. L. M. JONES, of the Bth Pa. qvalry has been captured by the rebels. Lieut. J has been on duty at the conscript camp hero for some time, and has made quite a number of friends who will be sorry to hear of any disaster to lin • LIST OF DaAFTED MEN.—The follow ing is a list of the names drawn in the sup plementary draft on Monday. It will be readily understood that these names are drawn in obedience to that part of the en rollment act requiring supplementary drafts for all deficiencies arising from other causes than substiution or cominutation. Southampton Township-46th sub-district. —Samuel Hoch, Ueo. 11. Clever, Samuel Long Reynolds Pilgrim, Dan 1. W. Strohm, J. Simpson Keneagy, Wm. Weakley.-8. MO'lin 7 welot/lip-40M sub-district. Chas. Christieili, Samind Jamison, John Snake, Henry 31ontxor,Jaeob Miller, James M. Dunlap, Wm. A. Middleton, Jacob Wash ington, (eol'd,) John Ileberlig, Alex. Ran dolph, Daniel ‘l 7 hisler, William Niallit, Carothers, Wm. 11oon A Arun _Hoch, _Moses Connor, Goo. Asper, Wm. Jones, Jos. Whirler, Jos. lloover.-20. Fro n kionl T nship-53d sub-district.— M ati hew:Clay. John M yers, Adam Gil baugh Samuel Arnold, Emanual (;rocs, Andrew Kennedy, .Jacob Ensminger, Wm. Snyder, John P. Shively, ,John I'. 1310sier, John B. Mark ley„Janie; Lackey, Samuel Lehman, Joseph Dewalt.-14. M.,nroc Tow,iship 02.fi sub-distrid.---Jacob. N. Strock, George Sheller, David Neisley, Nicholas Hosler, John G. LeidigL Joseph 110nry (2. Whitcomb, Christian Ilarmon. ,Joseph Goodyear, Richard W. Clark, Henry Long.-11. Upper Allen-63d sub-district.—Henry Jul Honer, D. K. Stoner.-3. PRESENTATION.-A. number of citi zens of Carlisle, appreciating the many fa vors shown them and the public, by John Campbell, Esq., in furnishing them with the latest and most reliable news, without charge; on the 4th inst., presented that gentleman with an elegant Pitcher, a Fruit Dish, Cake Basket, and Mug, as a token of their esteem. The following is the correspondence: CARLISLE July 2d, 186.1 Ma. JOHN CAMPBELL, Dear b'o• :—A few of your friends whoso names are subjoined, have made us theic..or gan to express to you their high apprecia tion of your intelligent care and diligence in the duties of your situation, and their warm thanks for your courteous kindness, in COM munieating to them and the public, the war and other nev,s of general interest, As a slight practical acknowledgment of those feelings, they beg your acceptance of the accompanying testimonials. Wishing you on their part as on our own, a continued career of useful success. We are very truly yours, Jl , to. B. PARKER, Jos. W. PATTON. DONORS.—W. M. Watts, John Noble, Geu. Zinn, John B. Parker, J. W. Hender son, J. W. Patton, A. L. Sponsler, Thomas Paxton, D. S. Croft, A. K. Hheem, T. Con lyn, John Lee, 11. L. Burkholder, W. W, Dale, E. Corman. CARLISLE July 4th, 1864. (it:W/o/wt.—Your beautiful and servicable present with the accompanying note has been received and most thankfully accepted by Inc. It is a deep gratification to me to feel that, in my limited sphere of action I have merited such a testimonial from gen, tlemen occupying the social position of the donors. A telegrapher's place is a trying one and that I sometimes cannot gratify pub lic anxiety results often from official obli gations, and more frequently from having nothing to communicate. That my course has been such as to merit your approbation is a source of no small pride, and I shall en deavor to continue the same conduct which has resulted in so handsome a return on the part of my friends. 1 am gentlemen with much respect, Your most obedient servant, JNO. B. PARKER, Esq. Jos. W. PATTON, Esq., and others CALISLE SOLDIERS' AID SOCIETY.— The following acknowledgement of a Box of articles sent to the Soldiers' Home on Juno 18th 1864 has been received by the Society to July sth 1861. M. E. EBY, Dear Friend :—Perinit me through you, to return our grateful thanks to the ",Sol diers' Aid Society of Carlisle," for the box of valuable and acceptable articles just re ceived for the use of the Homeless and Friend less soldiers , artd sailors of the Union Army and Navy. It is the most valuable gift yet re ceived, and in the name of the recipients, we again thank you, and bid you God speed: We would be happy to see any of the Friends of the soldiers at the Home. Very Respectfully A. HORNER, Sect'y Igirlt is requested by a motion in tho Board of Directors of the Soldiers Aid So ciety that the papers in townn - puhlish the Appeal of Gov. Ciirtin, asking for hospital supplies. The people are' informed that Mrs. Eby, is authoriied to receive donations made in response to that appeal. J. Clerc President, ..L. )... C. Johnson Seet'y,. EXECUTIVE . CilA MMUS> . PENNI' } HARRISSURO, Juno 2,1861: • 7b the* Men cil,W IVonten of Pennsylvania: _ Supplies for your wounded in the various hospitals outside of the State, iffacidition.to those furnished by other %cricks, aTo ,aa in required. Your„voluntary care has provid" .ed well fez'. those Within the State'..: At and near Washington, .laltiracre, - Louisville, Nashville and elseivhere, Wound , od volunteers from Pennsylvania are suffer-.• ink from' privations: - _ The regular, agents of the State at- Wash ington and Nashville, as, welLas`special a gents whom I have sent to other points, con cur in representing the sufferings of Our brave men from these privations to be most severe and heart-rending. I forbear to go into details. • . . • For substantial and effective relief they, must rely, now as' heretofore, upon your unostentatious zeal and promptness. ~ Tho supplies most'needed for Their. Malin°. diate use are. - • MEI JOl.lll CAMPBELL, Stewardess