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Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11
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To THE FRIENDS AND PATRONS OF TIE MoVyrNa MIS-
sENGtR:
As .ou are aware from reports already circulated
concerning tie recent conf grafton at La Porte, We
were great losers b, that calamity, W. ich his cast a
gloomy SHADOW over the prospects of our hitherto
prosperous and nourslAg town We were Heavy sut-
fercfs because lost everything type presses, fix.
turcs, furniture and bujling Merely few relic, are
LEFT Of what was Of the most complete print NJ
establishments the interior Of the Stale. is our
determination to lose no time IN starting anew in bus
mess in the community which has appreciated la
bor sufficient to crown our former efforts wih sue
cess Gratitude Tor past rlvors alone should prompt
to the undertaking. We respectfully solicit your
active cooperation, that we may soon present you
our humble sheet unimparel in its appearar aud
the essential qurements for lis usefulness But we
deincnt to their own nter sts, extend us their pat
ronag', to do So upon this occasion liberal reccp-
ton OF advertising and advance Subscriptions, with
the sun Of the Iar,M insurance held uNon former
cni,e, is all we need to re etaosh the MfssFSGGa
upon a basis of permanent utility. Tru.ta-, there
fore, that you will promptly acquiecc with us in tn
proposiH II. we promte the re-apptarnnce of t.y
paper within - very few weeks. One member of uul
frr is now the way the Bay for the purchase Of
innteral; the other win visit rous sections in
sole itatjou of the renewal OF your patro age
Respectfully,
DEWEY It BYRNE Publishers.
La Porte, J1,y G1,t, 1851.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11

ons to the battle 20 marching under Schpnck
Information has been IeceiN Ell here that
since the affair at Bul's Run, the rehr.s la, q
concentrated an Immense arllv of 24O. 900.
Virginia. North CarOllu Tenn reser, .,lI=sis-
slppl ard luha ma al Uure agreed TO double
the quota already levied on them.
1t appears that the rebel troops do net in
tend To- make an attack on this cily. Lieu
tenant OF the rtguiar army, who as captured
and escaped from Manassas last Monday,
states that it is not their intention to adj
vance on Washington. The question has
been discussed, and General Beauregtrd was
opposed to such policy at large. lnlrench-
ment and tofliication implements had been
sent to Fairfax 1t was thought they would
make stand there Nearly all of the pri-
sohers were sent to Richmond
The New York delegation had meeting
Yesterday Corning Of Albany, proposed the
following resolutions "ln the opinion of the
New York delegation, General Wool should
be called into active service Immediately. "
Adopted
Yesterday. Beauregard was reconnoterng
Within three or four miles of Chain Bridge,
and left ten or twenty men as scouts, but
they were ali made prisoners by Capt. Mott
Of New York.
The whole missing, killed and wounded,
OF the Fire Zuuives is 235 They are to be
sent 10 New, being thoroughly demoraIiztd.
There Is confirmation of Wise's defeat at
BultoWn, at Headquarters
The Senate Till 10 punish fraud on the part
OF officers making Government CONTRACTS.
passed.
CAIRO, August -Schutz reports jeff.
Thompson, with O00 rebels, twenty miles
from Birds Point, and 300 mors between
there and New Madrid, " ell armed and train
I'd They have five batteries Of lO-pouud
field pieces oiiicered and manned ly ful eign-
ers, and two regiments of cavalry, well
equipped
Pillow in command, has promised Jack -on
to place 10 coo men in Missouri AT once.
WA,llNGroN. August | Government has
arranged TO have sixty rltd canuvn turned
Out per,week trynI contracts for tbree hundred
already made
Gen Cox reports the Kunawaha Cavalry
cleaned OFT. the rebel troops of Wise and
force completely routed, and no chance for a
fight there.
1t isrmored Gen Wool will take COM
nand at Font Monroe immediately, and But
Ter viii co-uperate with Mcclellan.
Prince Napoleon will he the guest Of the
French Minister while here
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11
UuMBolDr hDIAN Troubles The Hum

HuMBolDr IsDIAN Troubles The Hum
holdt Times gives the following dark account
of the condition of affairs in that county:
Reliable part at Hydesylle have raised
81 coo for the purpose of sending party to
hght the snvAges but ell all those who are
most effective in This business are now en-
nagrd in harvesting and cannot leave All
citizens of our county who do not Ieside in
the largest towns. live in constant dread Of
an attack from sa,ages AS room AS these
tirnds have eaten what flour they were able
to carry away from Cooper's mill. it is ex-
prctrd they will make "n"lher attack. at
" hat point they will strike, and who will
pay the penalty of being a white resident OF
This county, it is impossible TO tell.
We learn that Mrs. Cooper, the widow OF
the man whom the Indians assas+inattd last
week, is very much affected. She cannot
bear to see strangers and at the slightest
noise will start with look Of apprehension
and horror, AS though she were living over
again that fearful ordeal thr, ugh which she
has SO recently passed.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11

LoNG, Low, SusPiCIoUs LOOKING CRAFT
The cruise soon to be made along our South
err coast, hy the U. S. steamer Active, WAS
suggested 10y the FACTS which appear in the
following, taken from the Honolulu CQmmel-
cial Advertiser, of Judy 4th
Capt Nichols, of the clipper Ship Bald
Eagle info ms us that on the second day out
from san Francisco, he raised II sail on his
wndwnrd quarter He kept On the same
course until the vessel approached near
enough to show thGt she was long, low
suspicious looking craft Of schooner rig
Capt n. went down and examined his c'iart,
culnpnrirg he course of the schooner with
the wind aud cume to the conclusion shat she
was bound nowhere but to speak is ship
BY this time she had approached somewhat
uenrer. close enough to show that she was
well manned and anything but a regular
trader Having large amount Of specie
(53U OQ0) on board, and suspecling that all
was not right. and that the schooner might
be fitted out for priyateeriug he changed his
course put his vessel in her best saiu.; trim,
set ever. inch of canvass he could spread,a and
before nighlfall left the black craft nearly
hull down astern, and in the morning noth-
ing was seen of her. Capt n. thinks there
is no doubt that she was pirate. but wheth-
er commissioned with one of jeff Davis let
ters ofm,rQut or not. makes no mateI lal diff
ference The Bald Eage was armed with
two slips guns and plenty Of small arms,
and Capt u. says he would not have feared
meeting the schooner unless She had guns of
longer range, which was very probable.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11

ANTI SUNDAY Law MEErING.-A large and
enthusiastic meeting Of citizens opposed to the
present Sunday Law, was held at San Fran
cisco Thursday evening. 1t was composed,
says the Call, of wholesale and retail liquor
dealers, grocers, and men OF other occupa-
tions who are opposed to the law on princi-
Pile b A. Patten presided Numerous in
dividuals addressed the meeting and the
feeling seemed to prevail! that as The law is
Unequal in its operations. ard therefore unjust
in It's Determinations it would be declared
unconstitutional a universal determination
was expressed to contest the law to the end
1t was contended thai law which allows
one class OF dealers to sell liquor and forhids
olher+. which allows one man to sell liquor
Gnd fOrhids another to sell a segar J. unjust
in the extreme. besides being uucoustilujlou-
al. The hnanciers reported that about $1,000
had already been raised to assist in carrying
on, the objects of The meeting. After the
transaction Of business deta! the meeting
adipurned to assemble at the call Of the
idpnt, with the understanding that it
shall again meet as soon as the presiding
officer can find good hall
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11
PnoonEss OF THE TELEGRAPH EAsrwARD.-A

PRoGGEsa OF THE TELEGRAPH EAsTwARD.-A
Ii atch was received yesterday morning
um tie operator Mt the outer station of the
leglaph, that they had put the wire and
poll 5 up to Reece's River and moved the camp
10 that point, which is ahout l3O miles east
of Fort Churchill by this progress it is ~,
dent the Company is pushing forward at a
rapid rate. he line is going up at the rate
Of ntout six miles per day, whilst at the Salt
LrIlr end coming this way, Il trong force is
engaged setting poles towards Kirby Valley,
Which ;shalf way between Carson &ad salt
Lake
BY this extension to Recess River, ttle-
graphic dispatches can be sent up to five o.
clock this afternoon, and will overlGke the
Pony W hich left here on Wednesday, Inst
From this time out the Pony can he overtaken
two days alter starting, and each week make
the time longer. At the SANE time the Pony
bound this way will lac met further out Jon the
plains, and the time betWee the ends Of the
" i"r c!ntinually reduced.
The ine east If salt Lake isTushing this
way, aud but few short months-say hy
N"vemher-we hope TO chronicle the com
pi-tiou Of the work. and the receipt "f dis
patches d lily from the East, win which We
can hc Informed of the progr 50 of affairs
east-of the Rocky Mountains and Mississippi
River FrtddyN AHG
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11
UNION COUNTY TrCKET.

FOR SHERIFF.,
HEaNDOA BARRETT.
For C.-rk,
l. W. Raglan.
For District Attorney,
GEORGE ROWE.
FIR Recorder,
/. 7. CRANE.
For Tax Collector,
HORACE BEACH.
For Assessor,
7. }. SHERWOOD.
For Treasurer,
j. p. BROWN.
For Surveyor,
c. V. u. HUBBARD
ror Superintendent Pablie Instruction,
II. il. RuEE5.
Fer Public Administrator,
A. J. HEWITT.
For Coroner,
T.. HAMILTON.
Tor the Assembly,
f TEEGARDEN,
j. c. SARGENT,
T. Q. JACKSON.
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BEW q 2 e!
# the ,ccanic dyes that singc the hair poison the
Hood, and change the color Of the skin.
DR.. CHIL1oN,
]hcu'st to the Croton Board 'Ae head Of his profes
ion HAS ANAlNZED
,ristadoro's Excelsior lla.r Dye and declares that
THIS MATOHLESS DYE
contains no particle OF dele!erous matter. Hair Of
ny obnoxious color Is
INSTANT y CHANGED
o llacl, or any shade OF brown sold everywhere,
nd applied by all hair Dress rs. Crisiadoro, so.
.stor House, New York.
GEO W. SNTIL, Agent
jy15 t31 Wasbi'4tou ST. san francisco.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11

"JENNIE." said venerable Cameronian to
hi- daughter, who vas asking his consent t"
accompany her Urgent and favoted suitor t"
heaitar, Jennie, it is a very solemn ih'nE
tn ct unarried II know it father. sa' !
the sensible damsel, but it is a great deal
solemner not to-"
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11

INDIANS AT THE NORTH We hear that Mr.
Knight, of the Island, has been attacked by
Indians and severely wounded. We have
not been able to learn full particulars of the
affair. There can be no security for our peo-
PIE at present. from these creatures. -Litua-
J0kH Tines.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11

A PERSON ent tering the House Of Commons,
when Parliament was sitting. exclaimed
These are goo1Iy gentlemen; could work
for them all my life for nothing. what
trade have you. my good friend, said one ot
the attendants. "a ropemaker," was the re-
pV.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11
By T ELE CRAP
FIom san Francisco.

>AN tGANC.-co, August 10
The sonora sailed to-day with Ss5s. .uO5 in
treasure and IL small uumhor of passengers
There was fre last gnt On corner of
Powell and VALLEJO, Damage liAing.
Harry Couriaine, the actor, went to the
City Hospital last night with delirum tre-
mems
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11
EIachine IaIade Hose.
Great Improvement of tseis Age.
=. EseDVg7 ,aEs 9D1S
Hydraulic Hose Sel,in. Machines,


Hydraulic Hose SCI. iHs Machines,
ANUFACTURED AND FOR SAL By H. =.
We BOOfl co, az the MtrJsyac Foundry and
Machine Shop.
Miners cam he supplied i'm Hose scwei with four
epr,. NIi tn VIII -iaut the pressure OF se,cuty-6ye
and wi, last ID. long as the tuck will whout ripti
w app .al is To- the Miners OF fuha, Sierra, oio,
Colusa, Trl'am1, PlrWa-, Sm-t9 and ~islyon coun-
ties. Give We liberal pat ouHEe and lWIl pltG-e
myself man, t. wort - great revolution through
ont the State Hs regards cAaapness of Hose, etc.
have two successfully operating ut Nevada c.ty, and
one IN Mary7v lie which will ew sixty yards per hour.
ia ,, few weeks hall have Situ1 ea at Sacra-
mento ore AT Dutrh Flat, end ole Pmceryiile.
1t isny wish and int, ndon to satisfy the miners
that the Machine Sewing Is Jar above hand Sewing,
fra DURABILITY and STRENGTH as heaven is from
the earth.
County scrip Will be taken at 80 cents from any
Any person wishing information concerning my
Work, can obtain it by enquirins Of the mos, re-
spertghle citizens aud merchants Of Alar'sy.le aud
Nevada; alsomtnrs from different localities, among
whom are tie following:
LuB.lb, Marysv,lle mcr j Sherman Cherokee Flat
!'ocl.ttdte. q Bro " Wood merchant
" T tllis " " u Bean Nevada mer
Tcnucut q Co - " Davenport d Go "
trWcy Go " " G Il Aut Nevada co miner
Chas RrYuuds 9 j l. CrosmAu " 4"
C,lc& stevens Brandy jacobs Z 60" &"
city m.uers II Brant Nevada "
IIaintr & ca Dowu'e " Wall Il Sewn merch
T Smith NurstoVn " Drake a Co st Valley
Sulun.rauI & CO Gibson Go Eageyle
strawberry Valley II tlaroyty Uroyile
Probeck 3 c boeto&u"
In connection with Hose sewing, am pleased TO
announce to the citizens Ui MaNs,ule and the sur
rounding 1uutry that wil Tp into the business oi
bat naAlug and shalt prosecute tl- same at reduced
prices to All who viii give me liberal share Of icir
patronage. All orl.rs for House liuug-, Awnings,
Tents, arpets Garden Hose, Gram aud -Four ,oks
Sc viii be promptly filed, AZ No. il9 First street, OPP
posiir tae P7za.
febl2-my s. s.HowABD.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11
Patent Medicines

nF EVERY Description, and warranted GEN
~ UlNE, Just received and for sale oy-,
tt6 - T.. 4. WILKINS.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11

Human JvDCMENT-W do not know when
we have seen more forcble illustration of
the truth cont,ined in the old English jingle
Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-11
AS the mnn Ih0lECIh
So the bell cljukelh,

80 The bell CTnkVlh.
than is afforded in HE last letter of Mr.. Fred
erIck GmlLrdrt, the Paris correspondent Of
the New York Courier dies Elats Unis. when
in speaking of Count Cuvour's unrimrly end,
he gi> es the different morals drawn from the
t, ent hy men of different political or profess
ionnl opinion. in Europe lie says The
clericnl party do .not hesitate to ilnpnte his
death to the judgement of God, and point
to it a warning tor Victor Emanuel. The
homeopnlhi,ts on their part, attribute it SIM
ply to the abuse of the copious blood lettings
which j. one Of the characteristic manias Of
allopaths in italy. Finally the democrats, no
les, blinded ly passion than the clergy by
t1uatici~n, do not scrupe to say that the
most stiltul defender of Italian unity has
been poisoned by Cardiaal Antoneili.."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16

TnE Coal On TRApE-Muny who read the
accounts Of oil wells 10 Pennsylvania ond 9th
er States, are, perhsps, eorious tn know II
the business Of procuring oil in this w"y Is
profitable or otherwise. The editor Of the
Rural drgus, paper pubhshed in the west.
ern part Of Pennsylvania, bns recently visited
the oil regions, and gives the result Of his OBJ.
servations in q late issue of bis jeurpsf--
Among other remarks he says that the price
Of oil is so low that nothing short OF flowing
well will pay. And even o flowing well, be
asserts, may endanger the financial standing
of its owner by compelling him to incur grea.
expense in the purchase Of barrels before any
return can be had. He adds, moreover, that
innumerable troubles attend the business at
every stage Of its progress. A few have
made themselves rich by it, and a very few
more will do the same thing while vast ma.
iority Of those who have invested in it and
who will yet do 30, will it is thought never
realize one per cent. on the investment.
Our exports Of breadstufIs and provisions. this
year, will reach in value, $780, 100000. Is Cot.
ton King
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16

eN CouRT.-A considerable portion OF the
present week of Court was taken M with
the trial of the case of Jesse 9. Horton vs.
Wm l.. Dewart, for small tract of land in
Point township. The land, Of itself, is not
Of much importance. bot Oh it is the opening
Of vein OF iron ore, in an adjoining tract,
belonging to defendant. The title depends
upon the location Of the surveys. The
principal witnesses were FIVE surveyors, who
were divided in opinion, three W two. Judge
Jordan having some interest in The matter,
the case was tried by Judge Linn, Of Belle.
fonte. Counsel for plaintiff, Messrs. j. Il.
Packer and VIM. NJ. Rockefeller for de.
fendaut, j. w. Comfy, Esq, and Governor
Pollock.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16

IIilton's Head and Bay Point. os Grst
reported received the hrunt Of the Yankees
attack. Our failure Ia sink any of the vessels
whrh passed our batteries s owing TO tbe
poor practice Of our Artillerists.
THE BoMBARpMEsT.
The following particulars are also from the
Charleston Mercury, Of Friday last -
"The enemys feet, consisting Of fortytwo
vessels in all approached our batteries
between nine and ten o'clock yesterday
morning, and under cover OF tremendous
FIRE, attempted to run the gauntlet Of our
batteries ou either side Of the entrance to
Broad river. In this e6ortseven steamers
one account says fifteen succeeded, and
gained point in Broad river ont of range Of
our guns at Bay Point ard Hilton Head
batteries. This, however, was only accom-
plished after sharp FIRE on both sides, by
which one of the enepy's gpn-boass was
burned and several steamers crippled; while
among the casualties on our side we beor of
twelve men wounded at Fort Walker md
Hilton Head Once in, the Union steamers
betook themselves to closing the creeks tri.
butary to Broad river. and which hitherto
have been convenient as inland passages
DESTRUCTION OF THE REBEi. FLEET.
"'Ip a promiscnous cbese they seem TO
have driven Commodore Tatnof's mosquito
feet up the creeks leading TO Savannah, and
have cut off oil water communication with
Charleston by hermetically sealing Skull
Creek. Although the Yankees have as yet
effected no landing, it is certain that they
have made some progress, and it behooves us
: Immediately to send such reinforcements as
may be needed to checkmate any movements
they may moke towards gaining even the
smallest toothold upon our SOIL"
THREAT TO BURN CHARLESTON.
Great preparations have undoubtedly been
made at Charleston to repel any attack. The
Mercury ssys editorialy -
! "lf the invaders can take Charleston with
twenty. five thousand men, let them have it
we are unworthy to possess it, and it will be
tit memorial laid in ashes of our own
Southern imbecility."
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16

tF" The following letter is from one of the
Volunteers of Lower Mahonoy township, in this
county, serving in the Company of Capt. Rcush,
of Union county, in the 9Th Regiment Pennsylva'
mia Volunteers. Boys Who talk and oct as the
writer does will not fail to make good soldiers !:
CAMr PiERroSr,
November 9th, 1861.
DEAR FATHER Having received my pay
and having little leisure time, write you the
following. We are still in Virginia. and expect
an advance movement. The weather is rough
and cold. Great military operations are going
on. Muny are the drills, and beautiful are the
reviews we have down here.
You will find twenty dollars enclosed in this
letter which ! have not present use for. and as a
dutiful son consider it right to send it to you,
which ask you to take care Of for me. IF you
need it use it yourself | am well so is John
We are both getting along first rate, aud like
the life we are now leading better than part Of
our life previous to this.
All the boys that went back are cowards for
they could all have got $l3 90 per months and
needed not to have worked hard.
No more at present from your nffictonate
son. WILLIAM seller,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16

py How MCCLELLAN BECAME SUCCESSOR
OF GENERAL SCoTT.-Geueral Mcclellan
became the Commander. n- Chief upon the
resignation of Gen. Scott from active service.
At the outset Of the rebellion we had bot
two Major Generals, Scott and Twiggs, the
former Of whom, by virtue Of his seniority,
was the Commander-in. Chief Twiggs, on
account of his detection to the south, was
dismissed from the army. A new batch OF
Major Generals were created shortly after
the war broke out, consisting Of Mcclellan,
Fremont, Dix and Banks. OF these, Nc
Clellan's commission was first Issued, which
made him the oldest Major General next to
Scott. Had Mcclellan never resigned, but
continued in the regular service, be could
hardly have beer higher than Major, and
probably not higher than Captain. His
resignation was lucky for him, for it gave him
chance to come in ahead of W Wool, Harvey
Hunter and all the old Brigadier Generals
who have been in the service for thirty OF
forty years.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16

eay The Shamokn Register pays Mr.. Fisk,
the Superintendent of the Shamokin Valley
y Pottsville Railroad, merited compliment
for having himself ron the engine from Sba.
mokin to this place, with Colonel Cakes
Regiment. 1t is not frequent, nor is it re-.
quired, that Superintendent should be
capable Of running an engine, though It
certainly is an advantage. Mr.. Fisk is not
only practical and intelligent mechanic, but
he is live Yankee, fact that explains the
matter without further comment.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16
Humm mel's majority.

ey PUBLIC DEBT. According to an article
in the New York Times, the increase Of the
public debt is far from being so rapid as has
been supposed. Instead of one million of
dollars per day on the average, ii has been
only about seven hundred thousand dollars
Mr.. Chase bad in reserve few days since
about $l75 100000 of the loan of July 18th :;
he had issued ut s56,OOO,OOO Of the 80 per
cent. treasury bonds, and owes the associated
banks but $25, ,000,000 on account of advances
for which bonds have not yet been issued
The expenditures from the treasury may
average million day but these are met
10 part from revenue. Thus during the
months of September end October the sun
of three and half millions was received for
customs in that description of paper at our
various ports. Al the same time S5,350, 200
has been exchanged at various points for 80
Treasury bonds. making aboat $3.50, 600 iu
all to be deducted from the aggregate expeu.
dtures for that period. or the demand
notes, it is considered tina: less than twelve
millions are in actual circulation at present
The total funded debt of the United States
on September lst was SIS, 600; including
treasury paper, the entire obligations were
Sl3l ,652, 900. On the lltb instant this
aggregate had increased to $l57,0S2, 900, or
including the advances made by the banks
$l82 ,OS2, 600, un increase of $50, 1000 10
seventy two days, or 10 round numbers 57O0,-
900 per day.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16

Ca TnE News FROM THE FLEET AND ARMY
Is OF the most cheering character. Charles
ton, the citadel and hot. bed of rebellion is by
this time reaping the reward ofrebellion and
treason, and the Stars and Stripes are most
probably floating over the rebel ba:tlements.
These traitors will be made feel the dire eff.
own domicils. The news from Kentucky is
also most cheering. That gallant State never
can be brought under the dominion of the re-
bels