Village record. (Waynesboro', Pa.) 1863-1871, May 08, 1863, Image 2

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F , smes4orMatliandani sheet ! - -
Where breithes We-foe but &Haber •ne,
With Freedom's kolOteneath °Mr f'e'et,l '
And.Preedent's banner streaming o'er unit
zr I.e -Union Leagne nieets this ev4ping
eir Se. Saving Fund adiertisement.
VirSee .ale advertisement of Jonas Bell
lam- Do you want a hat ? S ulveitise
eit-oLUji d ra
Army Cprresporidpnee.—An Interesting
letter from our Newborn.) "correspondent will
be found in another coluinn.
'Query.--Is it loyal or disloyal ladies who
exercise, their ?musical bump" by /,,
Rebel songs ? Our d--r would „like to know.
Sale.—We invite attention to the sale of
personal property advertised by Mr. 011er
in anothei 4 ' column.
Money sent Home.—We have been request ,
ed to announce that M. M. Stoner, Esq.
has feceived for distributihn t;3609 from
Kurtz's Company, 17th Penna. Cavalry:
Arrest of a "Copperhead" Chief. —Tr will
be seen from a dispatch, published in anoth
er c'olutnn, that the ttoprious Ohio "Copper
head," Vallaitdirghatu,..has at last been arres
ted. • The little copperheads hereabouts who
have been circulating his treasonable speech
es will of course be bitter in their denuncia
ions of the military authorities for this
"arbitrary arrest."
Boivgalt•lElection.—TleNlowing is the
result of the election held in this plane on
Tuesday:—Chief Burgess—Jacob R. Welsh.
Counclimen—LDavid Hahn, L..K.,:i.lorrison;
'Joseph - W.. Miller, ito f igih Bender and Gee.
Harbaugh. High . Cons table—P IU S .
ZIN DOM'. , • .-
The gog Law.--As there are - at present
n great many hogs at large, we would sug
gest to the newly elected High Constable
the necessity of enforcing the "Hog Law."
Taking them into custody will not,
.we pre
sume, be regarded as t'arbitrary . arrests" and
will certainly not be viewed &A "a violation
of the Constitution," the authorities of the
Boraugh baring passed an,,ordinance invest
ing this functionary with the power to take
up and confine all "porkers" foUnd running
at large within the Corporation. The ordi- .
rianee is an important one and should. be
carried out to the 'letter, with fairnessnud
fru partiality.
Thieves About Again 7 —W e learn that th'e
Snow Hill Society was' again visited 'by
tl ieves on Friday night last. The next day
( aturday) had been set apart for the annual
religious meeting of the society, and hey
'bad consequently made provision for the oc
casion. 'The thieves were aware of this
it appears and during the night effected an
entrance into the kitchen attached to the
church by prizing out the Steeples of one of
the shutters and removing the glass, and
stole-therefrom about thirty loaves of bread,
a•considerable quantity of sugar, butter, ap
plobutter, &c. We also learn that the smoke
house of Mr. Jacob Hess was broken open
on Saturday night, by perhaps the same par
ties, and nearly all of his bacon stolen, eight
hams and five or six shoulders. It is very
much to be regretted that all efforts thus
far to detect and bring to justice these vil
lains have failed. They have been plunder
ing that section for ,years. The good citi
zens living in that region should be more
Atatchful and if possible ferret out and rid
the neighborhood of audit infamous 'charm
tars.
Another Soldier beceasol.—lt will be
seen from a letter from . Capt. Baruits; whieh
we hive been permitted to insert, that A
, Mott SNOWBERAEIt ! _I3OII of Mr. David Snow
berger, of Quincy' - ownstip, a private in
Co. B. 158 th Regiment 'Penna. Infantry.
died at Newborn°, N. C. on the 18th. ult.
This is' the second :ion Mr. S. liaa lost in
the service. The loyal community will deep
ly sympathise with the afflicted parents aid
and other friend's of the deCeased. •
Death of Young Shock/h.—AVM. 'Stumm
f Co. G. 17th erunt 7 ,Cavalry; son orfhlr.
baivid Shockey, of this,,,yicinitt,,died near
Aqua,. Creels bandiug, Va.. of typhoid fever,
on the ad inetf i ,,lpa remains reached this
place on Tuesday evening, and . op . Wednes:
die burying
upon the fanner Mr. Illoose'r, near Ring
.The'-deCeased'lirse- fi' . iota e*celiont
jouog men laid a gallant, soldier,: , „ lids
wia 1:10, deepljdelt by , hicatitteipd..pareats
and,other frieudi: -
, Pgerhewigs Bfrarf!77TAii Colt!", gat`
tialt.Cincianati has convictecfpro, tow ?of
recruiting for the rebels within- ther:rnio:
Loos, sod, they are to be shotlcitheifith`Of
21s y 9ne.maiu.was found guilty ; of,public
tp .aiitigiati4r, - uith • thel rebel/li*,
lii4teitiedl to f#iir,f
Iwo *the!. were fined $34:40 each toraiding
slam:ilia efiCapei ' ,
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-1- ./ nae r . ' -'44 . LeirrteAlifeeting.4litioth ,
, _ ,
Wool . ' ;1: - 314, ' tiff fqtrit , l4lotefkid of,
• tile is •• LAM Iteitinfe Me.' ing vvhi4 .fleasi ,
h t rd 1 . ; • •• , - Won - Monda y 4nink,,Wthi
t it
,t e ed ' :k • 0ui1d_111 , 40, , , litie z
~ offered . an 1 .. a-1
Opted. &•,The meeting*vm ... ltheelorßnm7l
ea, after 801110 very timeli and aiirirapiiate;'
remarks-by • Mr: • 1 GEOUstit4lesonir•-1 1 %- NT
S.Nitwcomzu - 'of this ii . ,keiniticWas ciAnkfor
and delivered a most elogieiii iind - patriotic
address which Wei highly applauded by the I
audience. As is 'ustial - ,on, such' occasions,
the sneaking "copperhead" was about and
efforts Were trade to interrupt the
. meeting.
A 'p" LAO these smny'4iiiiilei gathered a
bent the door: and alien' the stops of the
Hall, bellowing and making all possiblopoise
which they kep s t.up during the evening. ..It
' seemed that the audience were determined
to Pat see to what extent these "copper
heads" Would carry their' meanness. Not
satisfied with the noise, hissing the - speaker,
hallowing for the '.‘ti. S. A.," etc., just be
fore the meeting adjourned an egg was hurl.
ed against one of the windows breaking the.
glass. • Notwithstanding-all this there-are
those who have the affrontry to get up and,
make groat professions of loyalty'and at the
same time declare that there are no
persons 'here nor elsewhere in the north.—
Why this' attempt then to interrupt the
speaker and insult the audience? The mee-.
ting was not a political one. The invitation
was to loyal men of all parties. Could a loy
al person be guilty , of such conduct? As
suredly not. The fact is, parties who thus
demean themselves Are not loyal to the Gov
ernment, and here .union meetings, union
speakers and union newspapers are obnox 7
ions to them. The man who asserts that.
„nobody is disloyal in the lo•al states must
be one of two things, it fool or full-fledged
traitor, W . ore down under the cover of
r h.o.A
.(larknes ,in Wayeeiboro', months ago, the,
American flag ? Were they loyal hands ?
NEE
Provost' Marihn/.--L-Groun Ersrifir Esq.,
of Chauthersburg, has received the appoint
ment of Provost Marshal for our Congress.:
ional District, jinderrifie new, Conscription
Law of the last Congress. His duty is to
superintend the enrollment df the militia,
and, timid a "draft be necessary, to , make
tse sra • o n . ' •
spies ; and attend to all other matters con
nected with orders of .. theL_Provost_Marshal
G merit.
.S Some (lays ago a rebel mail was cap
tured by a squad of General Milroy's men,
Winchester, Va. There was a letter in the
rmail sent froth Iticbmohd, and directed to
iolonel Imboden, the guerilla., notifying him
of the concealment; in two different places
in the valley, of a large lot of leather. Gee.
eral Milroy at . .bnim seUt a force t o each of
the places described, &la captured as Mucb
leather as twenty-two wagons could carry.
A Soldiers Nonuntene.—The Union League
of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has resolved to
erect a monument in a public square of the
town, "on whose tiiiirble panels shall be in.
.cribeTti - the natne.of ,every citizen, of Lancas
ter county, who has fallen, or maj hereafter
fall in the prosecution of this war for thd.
preservation of the Union aiiti the Coustitu :
tion of our fathers."
Negro Recruits. --A Recruiting Officer,
from Massachusetts, was in )lercersburg,
couple of days last week, and succeeded, in
the short•time he remained there, in :enlist
ing twenty able-bodied Colored men for, the
United States service.
Sent Back to Rebeklom.- 7 —DANiEL REIM
ER; who returned to his home in this town
some week§ ago from Dixie, was Sent back
on Friday last by order of Provost Marshal
Fisa.—llag. Herald.
Physician Dead. --Dr. LUTHER M. MIL
LER, of Welsh Run, died at the residence of
THOMAS BOWLEG, Esq., on last Tuesday
Re had for some time, been suffering frnn a
pulmonary disease. He was a young physi
cian of acknowledged ability- and a success
ful:practitioner —Pilot
. SEVEN NEGROES BURNED TO RUTIN.—
On Sunday morning lastoubout tWo o'clock,
our citizens were arousedlrom their beds by
the ringing of the fire bells. The stable up
on theprem ism occupied by JOSEPH, SMOG,
Esq., had been fired by an incendiary. Mr.
SPRIOG not hhving_roone . in his dwelling
louse for hiaservants had prepared the lo ft
of the brick Stable for thew temporary ac
commodation. There wore seven in num
ber—one man, one woman; and five children
—all of whom periahed in the flames; .also,
a mule and buggy., The miscreant Who did
this fiendish act, b'uilt fires,in the collar' tin
der the dwelling houtie, which were extin
guished; with very little damage to the buil
thug.--Cumbertand':Civilian...,
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Arose of Vallanclighans--Attoupt, to Resaut
CINCINNATI, ;May 5 —Clement L. Valls*.
digham waserrestedout , bin Tosidence, at
Dayton, at about two o'clock, thisi. morning,
br a derochnient of soldiere•T wbcr'irent up
from Cineipnati by special train last night.
Thaaoldieri were obliged , to batter= down
vwomr three doWbetre they cOnlciZreach
iris room,' ~1 1Ssfriendairang ; the Arabella,
not sat atteMptiatii wade 601.0m0 - him,. but
it faikid. , liewasbrorighl'to ' •
AlNsfokirgit.gb . at' Dar o itoil l —the,`
Writ' cs4v4tilieVouiiiil 004 fret
• ei40 2 414 , V,AP1Y - to.r.-W i ke dialo3l4 moP
stDayb*,e .: quid by. tl*anyait
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ttifftll_,P.4 o res.
In
that eity and set' tide o ff fiEniie 'on Are.
It was faira4,thst:lVenAtil n
boo
irirbe be ottee
heowefoiscl, tur lOU otd S .
FOrkfor rig a( _Nen.— , ill!:,41 - ,, , r, ~ :` ~:
T oipg, zarion , of Mil 4440040 gh -,
ou hiteouitr4, .4
says the . #0 1 0 . * . H,4) . .,
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affor s an, ' portuniry trtfltir:taidk.kf#9
deringtl
mp tap 4
) serviee'',4 l l4 0? . 10 1 0VA
Those' Leah 9,1 havi_for . liidt:l4;bjefit;:l:4,,
1 . rating of Anne loyal citizens, for the piiii.::
!,,,,ese-of-prosecruting the-wart gaitist-trititote r
and . , of defeating ,the copperhend,fnafiou,
*bleb has arraynditiii;if is ;hostility to the'
govern - meet to erftsh an unholy - rebellion: It
is rtlad-trathlhat*hils 4 tl, our bravl soldiers,
,
in the fled are willing to sacrifice everything
even life itself for the , honor of our glorious
flag and thlipresersitfion bf our',noble- 'term
ofinvertunent; these sneaking sympathizers
are at horn, doing everything in their port
et to dificourage thein, and devising schemes
to retiddrunpo ular the administration and
bringing a a dishonorable peace With
traitors whose hands aril red with the blood
of our brave Inee,nrid whosehearts are black
with treitscupinst the "government that
has nurtured, pieteeted and indulged them.
We ask every candid matifr-ebserve 'tie
acts of axertainelass of, - ,men in every com
munity, how by every means in their poWer
they try to poison the , minds of the people.
. •
They-oppose every effort of the government ;
to yeakcn traitors. and encourage loyal men.
When by chance any of their , number is ar
rested, who was'more courage ing t n his
brethern in expressing his .tithy with
Rebels, they groan drea. . • at the I op
pressson, of the. administration, ,-.- shed
fountains of crocdile tears'over the evil days
which have befallen the country. They fill
the air with , their cries al taxation, /taxation,
oven though some of the noisiest of them
never expect to pay a cent. When this
r 1 1 .•, - • •I • I
tom which they keep constantly before thtm i
and with distorte d countenance they exclaim
k
Nigger ! Niger ! expecting by their breying
to scare sem body. ,
.
But happy or the country, . the zeal of
these copperh Els has over-balanced their
judgment. Notwithstanding all- their ef
forts, the people remain true to the Union,
and firm in 'their support of an able and hon
est administration. .Loyal Leagues are form
ing all over the country in which good men
of alj parties are enrolling themselves. This
is a great an. g orious wor.. t •has done
much to encourage our army, and defeat the
schemes of Northern sympathisers. If all
true patriots will but g&-to well, -and see
that Union Leagues bi organised in every
town and Township, and that every man
have au opportunity ; presented of becoming
a member, and thus making a record for
"himself of which ho will be proud hereaf
ter and to which poste ity will delight to re
fer, the mighty cur t nt of Unionism will
continue to swell unti it shall bury in obliv
ion every traitor and sympathiser in the
land. '
peWe have been permitted Co insert the
Mewing letter from Capt. Barnitz, on the
death of Amos Suowherger : , •
NEw IIEENE ; N. C. } l°
, April 2.0, 1863.
Mr. • David - Sn owbereer—Dear a
patriot you have now offered up, as a semi
nee upon the 'altar of Liberty, your' sacred
son Amos SNOwBERGEE, who expired on
the 18th inst. withmit a groan in the }respi
te) at Netv Berne, where, inu.beautiful Com
etry founded, and established for the martyrs
of Jiberty, his remains were interred with
the honors of war. His disease was of such
a peculiar character that his death occasion
ed general surbrise; two , hours before he.
_died,_he was_sittingAbout_dressed as usual ;
he was not iii bed at all, save at night; He
had gotten quite stout and Ifbarty, was in
good spirits and contented, until he heard
of the death of his Brother; from that mo
ment there was a change in his condact, he
began to complain and Jet 'the doctor'' , could
not tell wherin ho ailed; he never suffered
save from headache; I noticed that he was
losing flesh, and 1 , often tried to cheer him
up, as every onto supposed his disease men
tal; but I never would have believed that
such an affliction would have taken his life
in sonhort a time • Amos never made any
request of me; I do net know, in fact, wheth
er his parents ale living, and I must wait
until the regiment returns, it is out on an
-expedition for a week past, to find some one
in the company who can 'inform me, and
their.P. 0. Had I known whereyou lived
and your desires with regard to his remains,
I would have been most happy.to,serve you;
if you desire his remains, go to,llarrisburg,
where you will get transportation free to
this place' and back, you can get , a metalie
coffin here iu which his remains, exhumed,
you can take home.
I',novor mai l with a young man 'whose amia
bility, virtue and eicelleuce of ,character was'
more 'estimable, or who, possessed nobler
traits, a 'more natural . manhood; a lovelier
dispositian,than Amos; hence during his
Muesli L often spoke to the doctor's but they
give little satisfaction as nothing in, their
opinion,. but change of scene, and. action,
something that would engage his attention,
strike his *agitation, would him;
AMOE is in heaven, far removed from the
trying visissitudes of time, and relieved - from
the affliction of beholding liberty bleeding,
freedom terribly endangered,, and this glori-
Otui,Ainetican' Union on the: Verge, of de r
itiuetion. a,fate befalling the liVing
terrible' thandeatli. Alistos is , happy where
is. there liappinest for the living patriot be
fore.iihose eybs, the fires of liberty are dying
en and *boil chief joy is, or should' b,o to '
die' ter his countrYt
'Pathet and - ,-Itother believe - .me, I would
dither halve' itYpesterill in heaven, than;
this sin cursed carth,:'• with Virtue , " liberty,
'nod indepentleare • destroyed j, with nothing
lltit W,feoturemf,re*OpiO,lplp oOd remorielOsE' I
and - blirdi isailrberare, uai3l4,tbev.spiripi
fiapP . itiC4',l4 :beholding their
laretitti iti",sti`ch ey!ritnal condition as
'instill' their:anion in thii'peiiieful aboistO n
of
.thelitat made perfect.., With' much ayt .
pathy and respect L amr your obediOat.
WILLIAM T. , BAitarrx,,
Capt. of Pomp. 11: . 1511th P. M.
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..''F•iii•liikliriairiliii's'`fetters I enddavpred „tO
keep pace with our expeditions,, nod aciiise
yott otour fortunesTbut -.latterly...we have
been en thtt,tranipiremove continual y and
1 fihd)it . iniptitsible ' to - 4104W ItlL•thia -• events'
occurring: viz., how, in the leg Alar order of
things, we-marched on 'Blunts creek,' killed
'eli'glity Rubs with a coolness nut'coneeivabie,.
took a grebe of Ribs, and an old grey :hoes;
confiscated honey, sweet, potatoes gad nig
gees; ignited Rebel shanties,• turned up
trumps and made things' it, generally ;
marched,;•as - usinkthrough swamps, water,
mud, and terrible rain-steims, drenching us
completely,-;---tlien turned homeward, foot
sore and weary, hoping that, 'on , reaching
camp; we would enjoy a rest of a Week or
two ;—how on chin.. i' Neuse river, we
were_ _ohed_i to_the brush and-ordered-to
amp fo th - ight !—as the Paymaster,
ha izely being was coming across in, the
w .,:
niug with pay t'or four months; hoot the
boys rejoiced , on the receipt of the $58.50
in greenbacks , and immediately enclosing it
kproper stye-sent it- by-Adam's-Express-to
theh familtfis or friends; how the next morn"
ing we marched on Swift creek Village,
drove in the Rebel pickets, to.: k possession
of their rifle-pits nod entrenchments, extend
ing for miles; ho* our heaps were surcharg
ed with sorrow at seeing the atilietions and
sufferings of widows, whose husbands had
been pressed and killed in the rebel service.
One ease I shall never forget. Going into
a small house, I found a widow surroudded
with six little ones, and•one in her lap, but.
five weeks old ! The Cal. asked her whether
our mgra were disturbing her;' with despair
marked on her every feature, her eyes swol
len with recent weeping, she sormerfully re
plied, "They can't disturb me; Mime, as
you see, nothing for them to take, I have
hal nothing for myself and children to eat •
4. i *s •91"--t id then. bursting • into
tears;she said,."Yes, I have two" chickens,
doii't let them ttzlce them I"—bur children
meanwhile gathered close about bei, their
eyes glittering;eheeks hollow, and faces
looking cadaverous, all showing that they.
were starving I—Unable lto bear the sight
the Col: turned away; told the boys her con
dition,..and-asked them if•they would share
their ration's . ' with her. Immediately haver
sacks were opened, and a perfect, stream of
.crackers and °dee, and sugar, and meat
poured into the little cabin; money alio was
given her, and her face and those of the -little
ones brightened ' P up at this exhibition of
s , mpathY and kindness and with thank-
she said, "Ah ! the South was Wrong, in
commencing this war; the rich don't feel it;
the poor lose all; we must starve !" The
little children seized the crackers, and oh !
with what avidity they ate them! With many
a tear and heavy hearts we turned away to
enter a large house, where niggers were dan
einitittendanee; and where want was un
known; where plenty formerly reigned and
luiury stalked unchecked. Here a young
lady, in barred-silk, hauty as a, queen, with
nose and 'upper-lip upturned, presented her
seirand tauntingly inquired why we did. not
come yesterday, as the Robs had :just left ?
We replied by inquiring why they did not
watt for us ? She' didn't see it- exactly, but
started off in a flow of southern eloquence;
that reminded rue of the dashing little stream
without depth, 'all noise and -sound. She
wished she was a man. that she might rejoice
in killing Yankees ! The' Col. handed her
his pistol and told her to shoot Um'! "She
gave in "Well' says she, "I'm tired,of tkii_
war; I wouldn't like to kill any one - ; would
to God we could have peace This is the
heartfelt wish of every Reb we , have met.
The Robs having scattered, Gen.' Foster
marched two brigades to Washington—the
sition having'onded,—and our brigade was
ordered buck to New Reine. Rumors were
rife 'the few days we remained at New Berne,
that we were going to be moved; some hoped,
heard, BELIEVED that wo wore going to
Washington D. C.—some that we were to be
sent home to have an opportunity to enlist;
others conjectured Roauoak Island to be our
destination; this mor doubts were
removed, our suspe se ended by being
marched aboard the e steamer Long Island
destined for Little 'Washington I Though'
the sky was again concealed in ominous.
clouds, as when we started before for the
same place, and were shoaled, and - frightened
and sickened; yet the air remained calm,
and the steamer glided over the watets like
Anseres, the men filling
the decks, smoking,
chatting, playing cards, the officers in the
4cubip, reading, writing, amusing themselves
in every possible manner, and_ enjoying the
fine fire the little steward so plentifully pro
vided, and so richly and deliciously served
up.
We reached here, early in the evening ,
and were assign ed quarters. I have command
of two Block -Houses, in which my company
is comfortably quartered ; Co. does Pro-
- vest duty in town, the other companies are
,on duty at other points in the • vicinity.
Little Washington is beautifullysituated on
amlico river, about one Mile' below the
junction of •
the Tar and Swift rivers. The
streets aro narrow, but beautifully over arch
ed by the long majestically bowing limbs of
the stately trees, thickly planted on either
side, I merely marched through
hence cannot give tin accurate description of
it The Reba shelled our fortifications, block
houses, &c. two weeks with nO . effect, no
body Was hurt.
To-datliere is great commotion in : town ;
all those refusing to take the oath - orallegi 7
twee must vamose,--'-move"beynnd Ouriines;
they have been tinged with ,fono. 'epettigh;
and lived off of the government ; , ° let 'them
feel some' of the joys, the ,genitil fruition 'f
rebel 'rule. Would Ott' • God,' that Ulf - Minh
stock' were beyond. our Udall; we'ituld fight
with bettor heart and
.better.spirit, and with
,more effect: 'flereaftet our
'friotida will', ad
"areas ni this phieci• ,
• . •• •
P. S:` Itlolthbiti'littirried' . a
days before :left ;Cow Bailie; int Lilt to the
,satisflieti , t Whole ".regiment; =Which
turned o t , in front , of hit •Oar.:
tern, anti after - lie:Aug gives him cheer after
teheer in token of then jo . ynt his rettirn,lie
made a speech whioh . evineneed''hit atteih.
menu to his men and the' generous feelings
of hie heart; long" May heevarsi • , •
Betier have no tongWojkaolo
gororn. So with
____ l l))oo4.lloittilietigue PitOptog.
lAOcifilibg-to a_Pretus call for'.:;a Meeting
ffir;them, einrPose i tiflorlping a L4rill Union
League, 00)04;000ilf Waynesbdice.and vi
4inity, nitsemiabled ,thisc,ovimilig,....ai4gimuiz-
0 11 .14.,.e.leatidS 7 1 V 3 r. -- 4 8 *.*/-T#r-, .oi4 ll
.o xo. - -
and. J. F. Kuwrz,' See'ry, pro tem. The
fellaiiimirPledgelfrAi theif - read Mind - ithitiii.'
: mously adopted., . -.
We the undersigned, citizens of ••the `Uni
ted States, hereby associate ourselves under
the name andtitle
. of the Union loyal League
of Wiyonsboro' and 'vicinity.
We - pledge ourselves to an unconditional
loyalty to the Government of the United
States; to `an unwavering support of- its_ef.
forts to suppress . tie rebellion, and to spare
no endeavor to maintain, unimpaired the,Na
tiOnal unity, both in 'principle and territorial
boundary. ..= ,
The primary object of-this-leagne is,ond
shall be, to bind together all legt-inen', of
all trades - and - profeisions, iii a. Cosmin(26 , un
ion to maintain the power,gtry,nndintegri
ty of the. Nation. • -
On motion the report of the committee on
reibliiimions was reformed back to the commit
-tee,,-to-eh w
wl\
as added the names of - Geo.
Besore and ohn Philips, for their reconsid
'eration and revision. "The report of the
on organization was then receiv
ed and - adopted. - The officers Selooted are-
as follows : '
President--John Woolson.
Vice Presidents—George Bemire and".
X. Stoner.
Corresponding Secretary-- J. R. Gaff.
4ecording Secretary—Jacob B. Rosser.
Treasurer— John Philips.
Oa motion, J. R. Gaff, John Philips and
J. B. Bawler, were appointed a committee' to
procure a book,• transcribe the pledge and
solicit, subsiribe — rs to the same.
After the busineto of the evening had
been'attended to,_M-8.-Newcomeras-vall--
ed for and delivered a most gluing and pa- '
tilotio address. -Din meeting then adjouru
ed to meet Friday , evening, May Bth. -
WM. ASK WITH, Fres' t.
J. F. KURTZ, See'ry. -
.
Waynesboro', May 4,18 a.
ARMY OF TiIiPOWNIC.
A BATTLE NEAR FREDERICKS
BURG.
GEN. ROOKER'S SUCCE.S.S.
In advance of' the telegraiih despatches
from the army, we publish the following, re.
ceived by mail, as the latest , intelligence, and
issued inn extras by the New York - Tribune
and Lieraid:
Our:news by mail, says..the Tribune, from
the Rappahannock, is up to Sunday .morn
ing. At that time our left wing was in
.poksession of Fredericksburg, and of the
firselime of redoubts ‘Dn the hill behind 4 6
add was feeling its way to the second
The river was crossecl,, and. the redoubts
were carried with great ease; and with very
slight loss 'of life.-
'The rebels had marched away in the di
rection of Chancellorville (ten miles above
Fredericksburg) to attack--eur right,, wing
there posted, leaving at first only , 10,000
men, and subsequently not more than 5,000
to t,OOO O in their Works, as was ascertained
by , recoaneiseance-from-liowe's-ballooL
A gitedt portion of'our Falmouth batter
ies were engaged enSunday„with the rebel
batteries, firing across the rives and city.—
The firing, both of musketry and cannons
.ding on the right, in the direction of Chan
cellorville, was very heavy. '
The enemy had been forced to fight on
around of General Hooker's eboosinm e , as he
promised his soldiers in' the general order
published this morning should be the case.
It was believed in both I,. •
al Stoneman's expedition-to out the railroads
between the rebels and Richmotid had
proved successful, thus catting off the only
path of retreat-
So confident was General Hooker at Fal
mouth of the success that, in conformity
with his orders, a force hada already commen
ced to rebuild a bridge over the Raipahan
,
neck.
The troops are in the finest spirits, and
everything looks prop4ious.
LATER.
The correspondence of the Herald up to
eleven o'clock on Sunday morning, says that.
during the artillery duel below Fredericks
burg on Saturday, the fire of Battery L, Ist'
New York, told with such terrible effect up
on the rebels that it dismounted some of
their guns and silenced their battery.
"Last evening there was a brilliant fire in
the rear of Fredericksburg, which appeared
to proceed from the burning of rebel encamp
ments. There was° another firein the rear
of Falmouth, from the 'burning of encamp.
ments below Stoneman's Station.
"Fredericksburg was , occupied this morn
ing, i6out. 2 o'clock, .by our troops. The
batteries on either side of the river common
cad playing upon each other about 6 o'clock
and the-roaring of cannon was loud and pro
longed.
"The weather is most excellent for milita
ry operations; and the.details of one of the
incst brilliant military successes the world
ever knew will reach you, soon. 'Wait a
little longer? •
. THE BATTLE •ON MONDAY.
-The &orating and Capture • of Fredericks"
WASiIINGTOI, 'May 4.-4hel city ,in
tensely epiited; to-day by the reports "from
the array of. the, Potomac. The neata re=
'Firded, thnifir, as 'favorable' and enconing;
ing;.but St the 'seine lime there is • naturally
much solicitude' as' to ' further`, and . future
deichapnienta. „ • ' "
:Thlrarrir4 or A* 1, 1 0 IrcisPiori ' since
SaturdaY,,certaitiffsho that bur army hag
noit r heon idle At wadi* captures , . kvit it id
130moa that bthersivilt soon
ge,ntienidn' conne cte d army ' `...opera=
who arrived here , this, morning,
says there 'WAS' slcirMishing all tiny, ;Saturday
on the left, 'aid •on Stinday"Our batteries'
:,crossed over ta_rxedoricksburg; on 'mations;
at the right , of thelacey House, or .14 a
al" eblit s tatBB
_passed — over
prgrio s ps a the former battle. •
. .. .
There' with senile opposition from the reb
'elikbuCit wile soon etfeci,:ana a "few were
t it
:killed.t , The y' °Velma' Was completed aboiit
i O'cicilk hi t nor fig: "' • • . •
~- T he - I ,:).ebel e , renehmi3nis were not long
'after this `shelled TiOniithe vicinity of Fred-,
, r.
le,rickshiirg and In front. Meanwlii ur
troop.%ba,the left,m4de_a_flank_mo meat •
'.iii'd gaitillig, the Chi3lny'li rear, gallan t y arb ,
impetuously, attackers them, driving the rob
efs from dim livitiOriti; tuna using - ,i thtth---
swiftly to retreat it. least two .miles, further
back.
The result was the capture of eleven 12
pounders, and a large _uumber of killed,
wounded, and prisobeits: The eneinijr,eue
ceeded in moving Offitieir oiher gniis, which'
bad beeil-kept - on-wheels:._:_•__ •
The gentletnair from whom - the abotni in--
formation is obtained witnessed die fighting
from an eznitreisce - near Fredesieksbum.and:.
while tifetontest erijilsed over,.
and not king therinitter the . deserte.
fortification:
The abainiee of elavalrYWai Misfortune..
Had there been a force of that, arm of the
service, thO erierity have been badly. I
cut up in his flight.
The enemy were slain in heaps, behind:
the stone - wall Which.so well answered the
purpose of defence at the• former battle. of.
.Firedericksb*.
Thy `nforinant
to intbrinant says that .:pr
were dtiving the enemy aringwati heard far
back in the fear.
.• . •
Onr Men were in splendid spirits, and all
of them have the utmost confidence in Gen.
3MaLPIiZn.
The following latest Intelligence from,
General Hooker's army, says .the Nei York
Evening Post, is just received from Wash-, : ___
ington : , / '
The' battle of Sunday was renewed on,
Monday morning, . The. enemy_. appeared— to---
have forces equal in numbers 'to out own,.
and his successive attacks were made with a
desperate spirit. ' . ' •
The destruction of the railroad.bridgers o
ver the assaponas and Matopong, creeks,
south p • ' redericksbnrg, has certainly been
accomp/ bed„ and the road . to Richingond is •
thus-cu rem-the-enemyNothing-trus
worthy liiiii been heard trom, that portion of '
General Stoneman's coinniand , sent to destroy
the Virginia lietitral Railroad,' Dear Gordona '
Idle, but theindic,ations .r . as well is unan
thesticated rumors,o'l4 tininistakably to
the probalicerfaet t hat he has met little or no.
opposition , in this movement. . . .
Bight hundred prisoners., including one
_entire regiment,, the, 2 8d. ,Georgia, were
brought to Washington, this: morning; and. '
marched down Pennsylvania; 'avenue to, the-.
old Capitol_ Their appearance was the sub--
-•- : kiniv. . ; 1o;I o . I :ol -. , ~..
They were well and comfortably clad, and ,
not one looked as though he-had not, hid a- .
nough to-eat- . '
els ii)
Ther ' a rumor ourvint that - General:
Stoneman captured Gorionsville.
From Vicksb rg—:G'es,..Sherroarr again. at
' tack* i e liatteiiis on the .Yazoo.
CtripAooi.,lqaje Special' Cairo des- .
patch states that the steamer i Lady Franklin
had arrived trout V,icksburg,, With ,dates to
Thursday night, :,On that moinpg General
Sherman, with a fleet of. transports, accom—
panied by gunboats, passed no the Yazoo
river, and made an attaeleou We rebel. bat
teries. ' In the' afternoon several transports
followed with troops. Itivass reported , • that
Gen. Sherman landed prdeiseit irtthe same
place he landed when•he 'inade the former
attack. cannonading:art& mOtetry
,firing
was distinctly heard .et Y Point , on
Thursday till long after nightfall. : . •
A-gentleman-:ho---kf •
WedoeSdal last states Ant." Gen; "Grant's
army bad been landed On the' SfinAssippi
side,. eight miles above Grand Gulf, : and our
gunboats had neon shelling the ..place• tor
several days. ' •
Riot ,in Indidna
CINCINNATI, May 4.-=Oll Saturday it riot
occurred a t Centreville, Indiana. T w
weeks before a man came to the place wear
ing a Butternut breastpin. The Sheriff took
eo' flexions, Drees pm rom t Man.--v-
The man's friends gathered at Abington
Saturday and visited Centreville, for the
purpose o f punishing, the • Sheriff. Thee
friends of the latter got the better of the
rioters and dispersed them. Being reinfor
ced they made a second attack on the town
in the afternoon, shouting for Jeff. Davis as
they rode in. ,The Union people overpower
ed them and captured twenty-seven, who are
now in jail, charged with disturbing the•
peace and campinp,.with arms in their hands.
121P'SP1 ING STYLtS, 1803.2-- - We have'.
just returned from the Eastern' Cities and have now;
open our Spring stock: of Goods, -All the new •
styles of Hats anct Caps, for men, boys, and chil
dren. with Canso, Umbrellas, Pocket Books, Port
Monies, Gloxes; &c, and. would invite particular- '
attention toihe all-important fact that netwithetart.
ding the 'high prices or goods awl the ) giaiorat
plaint of everything being-at warrpricisvato are pre
pared to famish our customers most article* in out
line'at old prices and at su'clt small ,tylvatics as not
to be noticed by the cnstomers. Call, and• see the
new Spring styles and prices' ler 1888, at'
11.1PDEORAPIPS
may 8 Hatters,
Opposite Washington House, Hagerstown..
rCOUITTRY MERCTIANTS ara•
in
vited•to call ind. examine our stock of Hats. CsPa.
aanee..Umbrellas. ! Peoket Books, PortNunlike?",
Gloves, We are prepared to furnish to emintry
dealers anything in our line in just eiteh'quitittities
as they may want, and at prices fully aslowtka city
jobbers. We invite an examination-of our stuck
end prices before you go East to purchase,.
I.TPDBGItzkVP'B,,, •
may 8 Hatters" 4
Opposite Washington Mina°, Hagerstown.
meo'•:"c:r'zn
Frog!, dig,
Howard Street Sapet.at $7, and 100 bble.
good Extra do: at`41740- ~per - hbt.v..,Prices
are norninal ,as followa tL•Howard , Street Sa
per and Cut Etta 87®7.12fi! Shipping
N.Atra do. at $7 - ‘1174®7.40;.-Itetailittg.Eitra
do. at 87.50®1.621 SS@
,
• OWN ..-.-Inferioer *to fair white Wheat.
A now quote:at:l7ss]+B4 ate; good to
prime , do. at 190®191* anii;. -veer
•to
ehoiee_dtai.A9B(42l.lo.l •
prime PennsylvaaW , nasi itt
and= Southern dui -1438®Inata , peribushel..
Inferior Corn The Tana anB 90gats: Oata.
were in- geed requestand firm 80®88' (na g ,
weight, tor Maryland, and - at 82(0141fte:
for Pennsylvania„ Soltye at- market,
ee is.oquo
615 per 100.-lbs: •
t while our troo'