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TIL, Assistant Assessors will be supplied with
the full details Of the law. from which each tax.
payer can be fully advised Of the requirements Of
the Government. The penalty for delivering
strngcnt--(sec sections o and IL Of Revenue law }
aud the duties Of the officers Of the law max
ing the assessment are pcremptory and absolute
in order that equal justice shall be mctrd TO all
alike.
Due notice wall be given by the undersigned al
the time and place in each county when appeals
may be taken upon the erroneous or excessive
valuations that Nay have been made by the AS
81 tant A. scS>ors.
The Assistant Assessors will ut once proceed to
lie discharge Of their duties, that the intent and
purposes Of the law may be carried into effect.
JOHN G. SPARKS,
L. S. Assessor, Dist. Of Washington Territory.
C.lt
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the young man whose manhood 10 wasted where
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SAN Francisco, 13.-rhcre was rumor
on the street last night that Capt. John Gre.
mony, Of tho LIST Regiment of California Vol.
unteer Cavalry, has been killed by Indians
in Arizona. Correspondence from Los An.
geles says that two companies have recently
arrived at Camp Drum to quarter there for
the winter. On the S.h Of July last, a party
Of nine men started from Pine Alto mines
Arizona, for California. When they had
reached within two miles of Apache Pass
l20 miles from the mines, they were attacked
by Apache Indians. and all murdered, not ons
being left.
NASHVILLE, Nov. l2th.-Most Of the rebel
supplies have been forwarded to Chattanooga
and Atlanta. Ga, from Murfreesboro.
LAGRANGE. Tenn, Nov. l3'h.-The cav
arly advance Of Hamilton's corps under Lee.
entered Holly Springs this morning. They
TORONTO, 6. w.. Nov. 14th.-The Ro.siu
House. the largest hotel in Canada, was de-.
s,troyed by fire this morning. A number Of
lives supposed to be lost.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14th.-Gcn. Hooker
took command Of his troops yesterday.
NEw YoRx, Nov. l4:h.-Ths Tri6xne's
Washington dispatch says: On Wednesday
our front was Is miles beyond the Rappahan
mock, south Of Warrenton. The rebels under
d ackson were in strong force near our nd.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-09

MARRIED.-In this place, by Rev.
NJ. j. MITCHELL, Mr. WM- MARTz, of
Cambria township. to Miss HENRIETTA
Denny, of Carroll township.
1" If ftly matched be man and wife,
No pleasures wanting to their life"
Again are two loving hearts made hap
py, and we are glad to announce that our
young friend has secured to himself one
of carth's best posscssions-a loving wife.
We wish them much pleasure and may
they long bask in the sunshine of hyme-
neal happiness and, may they
" By sweet experience know
That marriage. rightly understood.
Gives tn the tender and the good
4 paradise below"
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rzF \ Gloom has been cast over our
town and sadness comes 10 the hearth
stone Of many families in this nciahbor-
hood, with the news of the l;llc battles
before Richmond, that many of our noble
hearted young men who went forth ia
buoyant spirit- 10 FIGHT for their country,
are no more. But the reports and rumors
are 80 conflicting and unsatisfactory that
we viii not venture 10 put that i'll print
Which Is uncertain; ~ yet we have no
authentic news touching the company
which left this place, as to who Is killed
or who wounded or taken prisoners. But
we will hope that it is not 20 bad as rc-
ported and that many who are supposed
lost will turn up again, even they he pris-
oners in the Southern army. We will
mention no names upon mere rumor. az
we would rather have no news than to
publish that which Is doubtful. and send
sorrow to the heart of fondmo;hervhilc
there Is yet 4 nope, but that many oi
Pennsylvania's sons, alas, have pcrishcd Is
certain, amongst whom i Col. Samuel
W. Black, of Pittsburg The death OF
this noble and patriotic man comes home
10 s;,ddcn the hearts OF many who knew
him only TO love him. Pennsylvania
which has escaped heretofore. has had
some of her best blood split in the late
struggle, and her people already bcgim to
feel the sad calamity OF this war Alas,
that such men as Col. Black, who wer,
innocent of the primcval causes of this
war. should be the first 10 be sacrificed in
it. The latest news concerning General
MC;tll Is that lie was wounded and takcI
prisoner to Richmond, Col. Gallagher o
the 11th Rcgt was reported wounded ant
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The Losses at sarage's Station.

The battle ut Savagc's Station was
much heavier than tha. OF Peach Orchard
We lost. in addition TO our wOundcd-all
OF whom fell into the possession OF the
enemy-irom seven hmdrcdto a thousand
men, the greater part of whom were kill
ed or wounded. Most OF the wounded
and al OF the killed were left behind, rs
we had no means Of transportation for
them, and the eXigency of the army would
not allow of delay in waiting the tardy
movements Of the wounded. The enemy
lost severely, and several of his caiSsons
were blown up by the effectiveness of our
firing, During the several parts of the
action we took no less than five hundred
prisoners, but were compelled TO let them
20 for the same reason that operated in
the case of our wounded
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-09

81 According TO customary usa@cs the
Republicans met in convention on last
Monday and placed in nomination the fol-
lowing ticket: \. \. Barker, of this
place, for Congress; Lewis w. Hall for
Senator: Jas. Cooper, of Jolnstown, for
Assembly: w X. Carr, of Wilmorc, for
ProtLonotary: John Fisher, of Johnstown,
for District Attorney; John Elder, OF
Chest township, for Commissioner; Wm.
BerkstrcSscr, of Susquehanna, for Poor
House Director; T. Il. Davis, of Jackson
tp., for Coroner G. Il. Roberts. of Ebens-
burr, for Auditor, and +. \. Nicllruy, oi
Jolnstown, for County Surveyor. But
very little interest was manifested on In,
occasion, many of the Districts having mC
representation at all while others wcr,
represented 10y Il single Delegate Their
are some very clever men ON the tickc
but it Is altogether Il mild one and tn,
Democracy of Cambria need not at al
now dispair of success.
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Description OF StOneVyali Jack
son.

This noted Rebel chief Is everywhere
described rs Il slow man intellectually.
even dull. Some say hc was tedious
professor, and all agree that he has Il cree
ping look. And yet, if YOU ask them
now what they mean by that, they say
they do not know 'all they know Is that
he Is aS obstinate as mule, and plucky
rs bull dog which means Just nothing
of a man whose prime quality Is celebrity,
quick conclusions, and startling execution:
who, rs a soldier, l. as rapid n he l.
wary. abormding in surprises, brave al
most 10 rashnc>s, and inventive almost TO
romance.
As for his outer man, he looked nj
beast seven years older than he i>-hiS
noe Is thirty scvcn-his height about
five feet ten inches; his iignre thick set,
square shouldnrcd and decidedly clumsy
his gait very awkward, stoopin" and with
long strides. He often walks with his
head somewhat on one side. and his eyes
fixed upon the ground, imparting to his
whole appearance that abstract quality
which voun@ ladies call absent minded.
\ lady who has known him long and
wei. has told me that she never saw him
on horseback without laughinm-Shor
stiuupS, knees crampcd up, heels stucb
out behind, and chin on his breast;
most unmilitary phenomenon. In society
he is quiet, but cheerful ; not loquaciouS
but intelligent and shrewd in religion
the bIucSt kind Of Presbyterian, and eN
tremclv strict in his church obscrvances
In Winchester he took Il very earnest par
in revivalS, and habitually led the I MOI
Prayer Meetings Boston Journal
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taken prisoner. Adit. MCoy and Maj.
Johns are among the missing Captain
Brady and Lieut. Col. jackson were killed,
all the other officers were missing except
Capt. Porter and his two Lleutenants-
The 11th Pa. Reserves were placed III
front of tic battle and suffered severely,
but ii is supposed that most of them are
taken nriSoncrs.
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pursuit of society, moaning upon the
broad prsirios OF the West" great laugh
teri. would If the Grccian law existed, be
clicked forever. lie would then find ms
rneIodr;unatic performances close before
the fifth act, in tragedy, which an adj
miring audience would applaud to the echo
Faithless 10 their own resolves, t'uthlesS
TO the Presidents message and Prociama-
tions-faithIezs to their pledges to the
army and pcopIc,-flithless to the memo
ries of the past and the hopes Of the tu-
trre-taithlcss 10 the Constitution and the
God of their oa.h-thcse maddcnad zeal
ots pursue their work of destruction, y
few short months, and even thc blacks OF
America VIII curse them IL their worst
enemy. This Congress which ought TO
he ENGAGED in holding up the hands Of the
Executive. and in giving aid and consul in
putting down this armed rebellion. has
strivcn to circumycnt the plans of the
President. bv their immature and vindlca-
tive bills Of confiscation. 1t has been
coopcriar away ut the vessel, hopping 1t
around with infinite pains, by ernancipa-
ton, while lis bottom, ike the tub OF
DanidcS. Is full of holes and can hold no
water.
Weary III watching its mad designs OF
rcvolution-and It's Graz crotchets OF
black frccIom-and for the preservation
of my native State and the North from
the black immigration with which it j:
threatened. | shall GO home and ask th'
ballots to speak in it dcnunciation- !
few months and that expression viii b
had. On it depends the fate Of thc Re
public. l believe that the people Wi
write the cpitaph of this Congress, nc;,fl.
as Gladstone wrote that of the Coalitio
Ministry during the Crimean war:
Here lies the ashes of the NNNYII Congress,
1t found the United States in a war Of
gigantic proPOrti ms, involving its
very existence,
And accept the cmolumcnts Of Office;
and use them to overthrow tie
political and social system Of the country
which It was sworn to protect.
It saw the fate Of thirty-four white common
wellths in peril; but it baLbled Of the
NEGRO!
1t saw patriotic generals and soldiers in til
field, under the old flag;
It slandered the one, and in the absence
the other, it destroyed his means
of labor.
It talked Of Liberty to the black, and
piled burdens Of taxation on white peop
for schemes utopiau.
The people launched at it the thunccrbO
OF their wrath;
and its members sought to avoid punishmen
by creeping into dishouorel
political graves,
RegHieScGt!
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xoya1uOpaAu ZA1aD s.a1anl11ya@ao

sively for the white race; that the negro
race are not entitled to ought or not TO be
admitted to political or social equality
with the white race, but that it is our
duty TO treat them with kindness and
consideration, rs an inferior and depen-
dent race. that the right of the several
States 10 determine the position and du-
ties of the race Is sovereign right, and
the pledges of the Constitution require Us,
as lovaI citizens, not TO interfere there
with.
Pcaolred. IOh. That Congress has no
power to deprive any person OF his prop
crtv for any criminal offence, unless that
pcr~an has been first duly convicted of the
offence by the verdict of a jury and that
all acts OF Congress like those lately pas
scd by the House of Representatives,
which assume To forfeit or conti~cate the
estates of men for offences of which they
have not been convicted upon due trial 10y
i,rr-v-. are unconstitutional, and lead TO
oppression and tyranny. 1t i no iustifi-
cation for such acts that the crimes COM
mittcd In the prosecution of the rebellion
an. of mcxampled atrocitv; nor l. there
any such justification rs State nec-SSi "
. known Ia cur Government or laws.
R.solrrd, III. That the Constitution
| and Union and the laws must be prcscr-
4 we'd AMI maintained in al their proper and
rightful supremacy and that the rebellion
now I'm arms against them must hr sup
/ pressed and put down, and that II l. our
duty TO Use all Constitutional mcaSlInas
necessary and proper TO that cnd-
Ros,iy-ed. l2tl. That the soldiers COM
posing orr armies merit the waTlneSt
/ thanks of the nation. Their country cal
led. and nobly did they respond. Living,
they shall know a nations gratitude
wound,d. nations care, and DIVING, they
shall live in our memories. and monu-
mcn.s shall ba raised TO teach postcrity to
honor the patriots and heroes who Offered
their lives at their country's altar Then
widows and orphans shall be- adopted lny
the nation. to be watched over. AMI cared
for a. Objects truly worthy = nation.
guardianship.
The Convention then proceeded 10 hol
lot for the offices of Auditor and Surveyo
Generals. Hon. Isaac Slenker, Of Unirl
County, received the unanimous nomiua
ton for Auditor General, and Jas i
+ Barr. oi PiitSbur-, WAS unanimously nom
mated for Surveyor General
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COUNTY COMMITTEE

J. II. IIITE OF .Jnhmstown Chairman
Allegheny tip, Patrick Donahuc: Black
lick tp., Geo. w Enfield; Cambria
tip, Robert Murray: Croylc tp., VIM.
Murray; Carroll tp., Jerome Buck;
CaIrolltown Boro,. Joseph Bchc Chest
tp. Joseph Gill; Cirarfiyid Up. John
III. Douglass; Chest SPRINGS Boro-. Dan
icl Litzinger; Concmaugh tip. David Far
ren; Conemaugh Boro 1st Ward, John
Campbell; ConcmarI@h Boro.. 2d Ward,
John UIarkcr; Cambria City Boro.,
Owen ArCafiicy: Ebcnsburg B"ro-, East
Ward, Thomas M'Brccn EhcnSburw
Boro.. West Ward. H. Kimkcad Gal
litzin Election District. james M'ClosEcv :;
jackson tip, John Singer .Jolmstown
Boro., 1st Ward, :. II. Smith Johns
town ID Ward, Stephen CunwcII Johns
town Sd Ward, Jas. &. Noon: Johns
town 4th Ward. Andrew Ycaglv: Johns
town 9TH Ward, Daniel Morris: Lorvttu
Boro., Sebastian Fry; MilIviIIc Boro.
Thomas Scott Munster tp., james More
| Ian; Mchland tp., Jacob Dmmirr; Sum
mcrhiij tp.. Thomas MConmcIi; Summit
Vile Boro, Peter Dou.hcrtv: Susquchan-
M tp, john AIan"rIs TavIor tp. f.
ID Barry Washington tp, John G. Noel
White tip, George Walters; Wilmorr
Boro-, Isaac Wilc; Iodcr tp., Charlc,
| BiIcstcin.
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TIIE CnITgTiE oF NEcK~l:J Ess-.
the capture of Nick~burg the Mss
has been oIcn,d and navigation L,.s
resumed through 70 New Orb :
large number ot retu-oes have a-G.
the last boat who are rumin- q tll.r
Of / I Mills y Co, and a-s -ur
thcm-elvc- from his fine STOCK a. g.
W-e would ad,i~e all Others taga ana
Ekcyyi~a.
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t. We copy the following notice o.
this excellent institution from the Pitts
burr Ga,esi. Of the 81 inst
Prrr~EruG FEMALE CoIIEGE-The
Seventh Annual Catalogue OF the Pitts
burr Female COLLEGE has Just been laid
upon our table bv the President, Rev l.
{ Pcr~hin-. We confess that we have
examined its contents with a degree Of
satisfaction amounting almost 10 pride, a.
We have marked the fact that we have In
our midst one Of the most vicurouS. well
managed and successful institutions in ihe
land. We question much whether one IN
len, even OF our own citizens. has amy real
conception ot the status the college has
reached, or the gr.md and glorious work
/ Ii l. To-day accomplishing The recent
commencement. NJ which nineteen vursE
indies received their degrees, gave evidgnc,
not only OF woman's capabilities, hut also
of thc superior facilities afforded hy iha
I collc@e for their Development. The entire
/ commencement w::S a brilliant success and
reflected the highest honor on AL CON
/ ccrnctL
! A. an evidence OF the prosperity oi the
colle-e we need but stale the fact that thc
attendance the past wear reached the lar-C
number Of t,r0 k,u0lreR Gad ro7zV-ylqlt.
gathered from nine States In order L.
accommodate The constantly increasing
number ut pupils. an addition las becI
made IL the Faculty, which NOW number,
fifteen. Most oi the old teachers II main
Among the new ones are Miss Martha {
Dole, Il lady OF large experience, and fo,
some time a teacher In the celebrate,
school at Mount IIolyoke, Mass; an,
Miss Fannie \ Fish. who has earneJ
such an enviable reputation IN our com
mmitv. The utmost care l. taken In IN,
selection OF teachers, and the present Fac
ulty viii compare favorslbly with any il
the country.
We are pleased 10 learn from PrsSidcn
= Per>hinL that AN effort l. now making 4
: put up AN addition 10 the building. III
= design i 10 add 10 feet 10 the Chapel. III
vide the second story into a Library AN
Rcading-room, and al~c 4 Hall for th
Browuin" Association. and devote the cIr
= tire tlird story 10 the purposes of an Al
= Gallery and Cabinet The design J.
, noble one, and we trust II viii be carrie
= out.
The next term VIII commence on Tue:
day, September 2d We need hardl
= urgc upon our readers TO patronize IL
: College. If fine buildings, thorough oquiI
D ment, a very laryge and able Faculty. aI
1 earnest devotion 10 the work christian G,
ucation, can give claims TO patronag
then has the college claims which a
: second 70 none. We advise our readel
e TO send for catalogue.
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ez-Fulton applied steam TO the great
practical uses of the ace; Morse has
brought Galvanism TO be the daily servant
the mazes of the stars. and made their
motions the mariners guide ON the track
les ocean. What these men have done
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JAS. $. TODD, Editor s PubIiser.
wednesday july 8, 1862.
Democratic Nominations.

Auditor General,
ISAAC SLENKER, Of Union County.
Surveyor General,
JAMES P. BARR. os Allegheny County.
State Senate.
r l.. JOHNSTON, Of Ebensburg,
TSu'yect 10 Tie decision Of The Senatorial
Co!fercncc.
assembly.
c L. PERSUING. Of Johnstown.
Parliamentary.
GEN. JOS M'DONALD, Of ELcnsLurg
District attorney.
PHIL. S. NOON. Of Ebcnsburg.
Coroner.
JAMES SHANNON, of J,hnstown.
Commissioner.
JOHN CAMPBELL, of CO.cmaugh Byro
IUd,3yr.
ROBERT LTTZlNGER. Of Elacklick.
Po,. House Director
IRWIN EUTLEDGE, Of Johustown.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-09

4 BIC THNG" ~ FEUr Csy,-
Frank Hay has contracted with o-a
his workmen for the manafariue r
t5ous,,5 of his ~eIf-sealing fruit ems
This might seem to the casual
ike 4 hazardous business enteT7,-,-e.
when NE take INTO account ia. Trs
for IN unprecedented fruit crop this >,-
and the fact THAT lac last wear sod b.
pre- hsy,slya,l on a short crop, &n5 ca
supply the demand, there ! no rol-
doubt that lac viii sell The above In
number this wear lie has Scd e
thousand ia the la~t two wears, sul5 e-
have sold more had he been able u b
up the demand The contract ha-a
commenced. and persons wanting H
make of Fruit Cans can be suiaEE
calling NJ his establishment or Ca
street. opposite the weigllock.-,E.
Tl75g1e
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g. w refer uJIr readar- o. i-e Z
advertisements IN this weeks paper. .
sons wishing 20 purchase red estate g
low figure would Go well 1o rad t--t-
Court SsIeS by AIc~~r~. hit,el, t.ra
Campbell
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in their departments, DIR. Aver dos.
medicine lie turns the great disc
les in Science and Physics TO use IN .
cure of disease, and makes the occult a
coveries of the great chemists avai.af1- 8
the wants of every day life. Hls M
cines for the low price al which thrv q
sold, bring within the reach Of every ID
the best wisdom and best skill IF u.,',
times.-U Wilmington, Dei, .Strr~s7l
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eZ" We had the pleasure of being pres
cnt at q Picnic Celebration of the anm-
versary of our Independence, upon the
Summit of the Allcgh;tnics given by the
ladies of SummityiIlc. We could not have
eniovcd orH-~clf better: every thin" passed
of in IN orderly and becoming manner,
the attendance WAS lar"e, and every
amusement and convenience were proVi-
dcd Il sumptuous dinner was served up,
at the usul,d hour. when about five hun
,lrcd persons fcaStcd upon the luNuries set
before them. After dinner, while the
Martial Band played some of our National
airs. an organization WAS formed, by tlIe
citizens. for the purpose of having the
! Declaration of Independence read and
! Or7ltiuns delivered Daniel Christie was
| elected President and John Smith, Henry
| Hughes. Thos O'I}riln. Richard Sharp,
Jarncs Fnrrcn, Peter Dou@hcrty, bernard
! were chosen Vice Presidents: Samuel Nc
Cough was appointed Secretary, after
which our humble self was called upon 10
read the Declaration of independence,
which bcin" done. the audience WAS nd
dressed by NIcssrs. Jas. Smith, Of Gallit-
zin, and NJ ID. Magellan, Esq, of EbcnS-
burg. The speeches being over, dancing
was then made the order OF the day. We
cannot help complimcnii'- the vrca! nu-
sic discourscd by the I;dics OF that occa-
sion, whose enchantim" voices were echoed
and the patriotic notes of the Star Span
gIcd Banner might have been heard t,
come back and blend with the first sound
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-09

DEowNED.-The body of Il man, re-
co-nizcd as tllat of Evan Evans, who, If
appears, has been missin" for some days,
WAS fomd floating in the Canal near
Joln~town. Esquire Flattcry held an
inquest over his remains. and verdict of
accidental drowning WAS rendered, al
though great suspicious were entertained
of soInc foul play, as the coat of the de
ceased was missing and his pantaloons
pockets were turned inside out, but no
marks of violence were found upon his
person, nor any circumstances 10y which
the suspicion could be fixed upon any one.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-09

~ We are glad TO know that the
Ebensburg Picnic came of in pleasing
manner. The Declaration of Indcpcnd-
cncc was read by William Kittcll, Esq,
and an elaborate and historical address
was delivered by Gen Joseph Mcdonald
upon the occasion.