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were sent up the road to warn all approach
ing trains and prevent second collision
which would have proved far more disas
trous than the first.
The scene presented by the wreck was
such as almost beggars the description of a
hastily written local paragraph. Inside
the cars could be seen brave me7 strug-
Cling in the last gasp of death-others
writhing and imploring Heaven to end their
sufering-others again dead, crushed,
mangled, torn, without a single warning
OF the cause which produced their end.
So sudden was the crash. that the loud
and boisterous cheers of soldiers, just then
approaching as they had reason to believe,
the last change Of cars which were to
ly changed to the groan, the stifed cry of
pain, the yell Of agony, and such demon
stration as men only make who are sudden,
ly driven to despair and terrible death
As We got full view Of the interior of
the cars and were able completely to com
prehend the extent of the disaster, the
heart fairly sckened at the sight We
never desire to look on such a scene again.
The cries of those wounded men still
ring in our ears; while the sight of man
gled and torn dead will be a spectacle
which it will be impossible to dispel from
our view for some time to come. The
wounded were all carried to houses close
by, and Surgeons sent for from Harrisburg
One of the privates in the first Compa-
ny OF Revenue Guards, srrgeon, render
ed material assistance to some of the
wounded, and made them as comfortable
as possible, until more medical aid could
arrive.
The result of the accident are eight
killed outright, and over fifty wounded,
some of them so severely that they will
most probably die.
The whole cause OF the accident was
carelessness on the part of an engineer of
the Cumberland Valley railroad. The
Pennsylvania railroad, which has the en-
tire charge of the transportation of troops,
exercised all due caution The shifting
engine of the Cumberland Valley railroad,
instead of stopping at the bridge and in
quiring the whereabouts of the troop
train, passed on, and the collision WAS
the result.
The sufferers were principally from
Philadelphia and Reading.
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asa- The Harrisburg Telegraph of Sat

asa-The Harrisburg Telegraph of Sat
turday gives the following details of
terrible railroad accident:
On Friday morning, about 7 o'clock, one
of the most terrible railroad accidents that
has occurred for many years, took place on
the Cumberland Valley Railroad, just be-
yond the bridge over the Susquehanna, and
almost opposite the city.
1t appears that troop train, consisting
of some twenty freight cars, drawn by a
single engine, and having the goth Regi-
ment of Pennsylvania Militia on board,
was coming to this city from Greencastle,
a small town near the border, where the
regiment had been eucamped for the past
! few days. The train was behind time,
and had been waiting for trains at Carlisle,
but none coming, the train proceeded.
The weather was very foggy, and it was
with the utmost difficulty that objects
could be discerned along the track; but
everything went on safely until within
about a half mile of the bridge, when the
train came suddenly in sight of an engine
standing on the track. The engineer
of the troop train Immediately reversed
his engine, but too late to prevent the colli-
sion, and the engines came together with
terrific force The result was awful The
forward car, Immediately behind the tender,
was crushed into fragments, and nearly
all of its occupants either killed or wounded.
The second car was driven into the first
and badly damaged, and number of the
inmates severely hurt. The third car was
thrown on the top of the second, the wheels
crushing through the top. The remaining
cars were not damaged. The engines are
complete wrecks.
! Immediately after the accident two men
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What it Must Come To.

The quicker we fully realize the PROPOSE
ton that this is, and must be, war of sub
jugation, the better will it be for u.s. We
are to subjugate the rebels, says the Spring
field Republican, or the rebels are to sub
jugate us. We have no choice in the
matter. Whatever may be our theory of
the war and the re-establishment of the
Union, we must not for a moment, be
deceived by the fallacy that the rebels arc
fighting simply for independence. The
people of the South may have this in
mind alone. Just such ideas as will best
unite them and best inspire their fighting
qualities will be furnished to them by
their leaders; but those leaders are after
dominion; and they intend to become the
overshadowing, all controlling political
power on this continent. They intend
nothing short of the subjugation of the
North. They have everywhere assumed
the offensive, and they intend to pass on
to conquest, and on northern soil to dictate
the terms on which this Union is to be
reconstructed.
Let US, then, abandon this fallacy that
the. South is only fighting for its indepen-
denOe. L has simply appealed to the
sword from the ballot box to regain the
political ascendancy which it had lost. Of
course, if the North thoroughly under
stands this, there is nothing for it to do
but to fight it out. If it becomes neces-
sary for all the men to go to the battle
field, then all must 60 The whole North
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uA- The locofoco JEFF. Davis papers are
Safeguarding Gov. Curtin because he. called
on the militia to keep the rebels out of this
State.
e6r The tory of the Selinsgrove Times has
at last got into the clutches of the law. hay
ing been indicted for preventing enlistments.
sar 1t seems some of the secession wenches
at Westminster, Md, made such fools of
themselves as to become sources of coarse
Jests among the rebel soldiery.
;. Inc Commonwealth, weekly pub
hsned In Boston, Mass. by James NJ. Stcne.
at - per annum. contains many wholesome
truths respecting the war.
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Democrats, look around and see in
whose company you are in.


Whenever an exposure is made of some
Southern sympathyzers doings, the Breck-
lnrldge papers at once set up the cry that
the republicans are calling democrats trait
ors, &c, thus endeavoring to create an i'm
preston that in speaking of the Buchanan
swindlers the rank and file of that party
are included. A few weeks ago an expos
ure was made of circular from L. W.
Hughes, chairman of the patent democrat
ic State Committee, recommending "poor
fund.- to be raised in each county to pay
for the publication Of such articles as he
might furnish, thus virtually placing the
whole of the selfstyled democratic press
under the control of that demagogue, To
enable the people to judge what this man
Hughes is doing, G. Loeser, Esq, respec-
ted citizen of Pottsville, comes out with
indisputable evidence, that this fellow at
tended the democratic convention last year
with resolution in his pocket for Penn
sylvania to secede from the Union and ioin
JET. Daviss cutthroat confederacy.
Democrats of Miffiin county, look around
and see whose company you are in. Such
rascals like this man Hughes brought war
aud desolation into Missouri, Kentucky.
Tennessee, North Carolina and Virginia,
against the wishes of majority of the peo-
pie, and under the same specious cry of
democracy" and if you follow leaders who
are almost in open hostility to your govern
ment, the day is not distant when you NAV
see the war transferred to Pennsylvania.
a rebel army even now is on the banks of
the Potomac, less than days march from
the State line, and he who weakens the
power OF our government by factious oppo-
sltion under any pretext, is more an enemy
of his country than friend. Democrats
who are truly so, look around and see whose
company you are in. The true men Of
your party are found where honest demo.
Gratis have always been, supporting the wal
measures of the administration false
apologizing for the south and opposing the
administration.
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must be transformed into camp, or move
en- nsasse upon the conspirators and their
hordes and wipe them out We have been
humiliated; We have been insulted; but
never can we submit to the dishonor of
southern domination, and become the tools
of slaveholding oligarchy.
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Turnpike Notice

TNHE stockholders of the West Kisbaeo.
l. quillas Turnpike Company are hereby
notified that an election will be held on tbs
FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER next At
the house of Richard Brindle, in Belleyille
to elect a President, six Managers and one
Treasurer. to conduct the affairs of the com.
pany for the ensuing year.
octl-4t* SHEM ZOOK, Treasurer.
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EG- Election Tickets can be had at the
close of this week Candidates are expec
ted to pay portion Of the charges in ad-
vance
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PEOPLES UNION STATE TICKET.

PEOPLES UNION STATE TICKET.
For Auditor General,
Hon. THOMAS E. COCHRAN.
Surveyor General:
WILLIAM S. ROSS,
of Luzerne County.
Congress,
SAMUEL S. BLAIR,
OF Blair County.
Senator,
KIRK HAINES, of Perry County.
Assembly,
HOLMES MACLAY, of Armagh.
Commissioner,
SAMUEL DRAKE, of Wayne.
?rothonatory,
NATHANIEL G, WILSON, McVeytn.
Register and Recorder,
SAMUEL w. BARR.
Surveyor.
THOS. T. NEICE.
District Attorney,
JOHN \. MCKEE (by acclamation.)
Auditor,
HENRY i. CLOSE, Armagh.
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Married.

In Decatur township, September 10Th, 1862.
by Geo. w. Fisher. esq. WILLIAM McCAY.
of this place, to Miss DELLA ARNOLD, of
said township.
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Died.

In Mcnno township. on Sunday. September
7th, 1862. JOHN WELLER, aged 36 years
and s months.
In Menno township, on the 22d August
GEORGE WILSON, esq. aged aboa, 6S yrs,
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We, the ministers cf the gospel, resident
in Lewistown, respectfully request families
requiring in future our services on funeral
occasions on the Sabbath, to postpone 6uriai.
if possible, over that day. We make the re-
quest for the reasons. that we believe ns
general thing j: is improper to inter on the
Lords day. and that il is adding unnecessa
rily to our Sabbath labors.
JOHN LEITIIEAD,
ii. X. FLICK,
JOHN GUYER.
O. o. MCLEAN.
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IRIS remaining in the Post
town. October lss. 1867.
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t Lee NJ. c.
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ne Man garet Mary
Martin Frank 2
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Miller Mary
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Null William
Mayor F. S.
Mitchell Nj. 5. G..
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Sellers George
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Sturgeon Julius
Stewart Lizzie
Stewart & Co.
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ShultE Jesse
Swartz Geo. S.
Shaffer d. n. z
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Welch Saml. A.
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A SEVEN OCTAVE s40O ROSEWOOD PIANO
FOR 5000.

DAYABLE in easy sums of Three Dollars
IL per month. The public will please take
notice that the books Of the
Philadelphia Musical Savings and loan
Society
Are now open to receive Subscribers TO
Fourth Series.
The first distribution Of Seven octave Rnse.
wood Planes. for this series will take place at
the office
No 1921 Chestnut Street, on Tuesday,
October 7h, 1862, at s O'Clock.
Circulars. giving the full plan of operations
of this highly beneficial institution can 10
had by applying to the Secretary of the So
ciety. III. w. GRAY. Sec'y.
octl-lm Office, 1921. Chestnut 81.
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undersigned having entered into,s o.
,, lrtnership for the purpose of carrying
above Mills, are now prepared to pay
CASH PRICES FOB WHEAT, AND
III ALL KINDS OF GRAIN.
'e it on storage. at the option of those
d for the market.
/, hope. by giving due and personal as.
n o business, to merit a. liberal share Of,
! ttronage.
LASTERi SALT and Limeburners,
Z. lways on hand
s. WIN, B McATEE 4 son.
own August Is lS62.-tf
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04
THOS. III. MANNIN G.,
PUBLIsIIEE1.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
To Correspondents.

Wewill be pleased to receive con-
tributions from our friends. in and
around Shreveport. An occasional
article from our planters, relative to
the crops, will be very acceptable
In fact. we desire correspondence
from every section of the States.
Personal articles will not be pub
lished, either as communications or
advertisements.
Those friendly to our undertaking,
who may hear of any local, or other
items, that may prove OF interest to
our readers, will favor us by handing
in the same at the Office Of the News.
In writing, be brief and concise,
bearing in mind, that lengthy com
munications are seldom appreciated
by newspaper readers.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04

OF our secession were recognized as
citizens of our Confederacy. No true
Southerner, however, will hesitate to
take Che necessary oath oflallegiance
wetrust. It is one Of the most pracs
tical le means to rid ms Of Y ankeeisln
that has yet taken place.
The second new gunboat, for lake
service. was launched few days
since. She is named the Trent, and
a more suitable one. could not be Sc
lected. The other is named the
Bienville. They will soon be ready
for the wooden-nutmeg hotilla that
infests our lakes. A few loads of our
old white-headed King arrived last
week-some 1000 bales.
We have had several fires in the
last few days; one of which was
quite destructive. 1t destroyed two
large stores OH Magazine street, one a
large satldlery. (Messrs. HanselD;
the other, one of our largest hardware
houses, G.. G.. Gaines. The loss is
about $50 or 100000. The former
had large stock Of Government
work on hand, all of which was de-
stroyed. Jack Frost made his second
appearance last week-sincc which
time the weather has been cold and
bracing. Very few deaths last week
so or 60. Markets, stntM quo.
Ever of thee,
DIME DOODLE.
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Total, .5,S67 2O,9O9
This is about a correct statement,
and it will nerve them OH to do any
thing to carry out their designs
Let every person then, prepare tor
the worse, and we will again meet
the foe and prove victorious, if we do
not undertake their capacities and
ovcrrate ours. The whole press in
the Mississippi valley is awake to the
true state of affairs, and do not refrain
from informing their readers of these
facts. We are opposed to eSagger-
alton at all times, and hope hereafter
that no reports will be circulated but
such as can be depended upon, for
then we can know how to act.
We have always favored acting on
tn. defensive only, but now think that
if our forces are at any time prepared
to act on the aggressive, with amy
show of success, it would be the best
policy, yet never let us hear of any
more orders like those issued by Gen.
Crittenden, for the lives of our BRAY.
soldiers are too dear to be sacrificed
in such way. If our officers are
competent let them not be superced-
ed, but their efforts appreciated, if
not, the sooner we are rid of them the
better. By competent we do not
confine our meaning to military
knowledge, but include the main
spring-sobricty.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04

In our rounds the other day, we
noticed that Messrs. Phelps & Rogers
were busily engaged in killing and
puttingu up forthe New Orleans mai ket
about two hundred and thirty fine
corn fed hogs. We judge from this
that that 'enterprising firm desires
not being behind the age in doing all
they can towards supplying the
South, in her efforts to be independ-
ent. Bully for them.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04
A Flood at Hand.

The Louisville Democrat contains
the following, and alludes to the break
in the new canal at that place:
The Ohio at this point is now, and
has been since Saturday evening,
rising at IKE rate Of two or three inch
es per hour, and at noon yesterday
covered Water street, at the foot of
Fourth street. There is large num-
Der of army wagons and other goods
on the levee and in Fourth street,
which should be moved instantly
There can be on doubt that we shall
have a flood, and residents of Water
street should by AL means prepare so
as to be able to move at a moments
warning.
Sunday morning the immense
pressure of the river at lower end ct
the new canal crushed through the
dam with tremendous force, carrying
with the outrushing food the tim
bers Of the Golfer dam, and flooding
the new channel One man, an engi-
neer from New Albany, is supposed
to have been lost. II the break had
occurred on working day, no doubt
hundreds would have been drowned.
We learned last evening that the
contractors on the canal will lose
about $50, 900 by the destruction of
the coffer-dam; that the flood gate
was closed or this would not have
occurred, and that there are two men
missipg-one of them, the engineer
mentioned above, the other an I'M
known party.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04

An alarm OF fire was given on Fri
day night, it proved to be the burning
of a box in which hot ashes had been
thrown, in the office of our Milan
street contemporary. Further than
the burning OF the box and a portion
of the floor, there was no damage.
Had the fire not been discovered as
soon as was, we would doubtless,
have to chronicle a disastrous con-
hagration.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04

The new Militia Law of the State
of Louisiana will be carried into
effect on the 18th jnst. We would
be pleased to publish it, but its length
forbids our making the effort, however,
any one wishing to look at it, can do
so by calling at our Office. 1t is, in
our opinion, what it should be as a
law, and will be so pronounced by all
who become acquainted with its re-
quirements. Let it be properly en-
forced and general satisfaction will
follow.
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New Orleans Correspondence.
New ORLEANS, Jan. IS, 1862.

NEW oRLEANS, u uH. 90, 4oo@.
Mon cher Coloua: The first year
of our independence as State, has
past, and yet we still live despite the
threats and howlings of our enemies.
1t is our infancy's first anniversary,
January Goth, 1852; and though we
are in measure left self-dependent,
as well as our sister States, at the
end, we will reckon it blessing
The tidings of recognition which we
expect from the old world, before
very long. encourages us only i'll our
efforts to advance our own interests
rs a people; for we are well aware
that the recognition must come from
the great lever Of nations, Necessity.
which deprives it of that family
character, which otherwise it would
be received by OUR people. We can
not afford to thank European nations
for it; for they do itno for our sake,
but their own. Their very existence
in measure depends on the course
which they pursue in relation to our
struggle We have as people too,
depended on the Abolition nations OF
Europe, for that sympathy due peo-
pie struggling for liberty; but We
shall soon, if we have not already
discovered that on our own energies
alone must we depend, as
/ The brave only deserve to be free"
| The anniversary of our independ
ence was celebrated in our city by :
grand parade of the first Division
State troops. Some $4,000 were il
line. They We're reviewed by Hi
Excellency, the Governor, Genera
Lowell, &c. The troops are, nov
/ equipped for active service, if neces
sary, thanks to the energy of on
military authorities.
ri Our new Registry Law goes int
] effect to-day. Opinions as to it
4 practicability arevaried. Itdeprive
: all who are now citizens of the cleo,
t i've franchise, until they take the oat
I Of allegiance to our Government.
I am not mistaken, our State declars
: |tion of Independence, declared a
L
q persons who were voters at the tim
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04

Rssnisg the Blockade.-The Hav-
ana correspondent of the New York
Express furnishes that paper with a
list Of over fifty vessels which have
run the blockade and arrived at cuban
porte, between May 90 and Decefn-'
Der "a.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04

We have had for the past few days,
very disagreeable weather. Light
rains; clouded sky, and cold winds.
Since the above was put in type
we have had very heavy rains.
There is slight rise in the river
at this point.
The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-02-04

We are sorry to notice that our
friends, Messrs. Walker & kirbie,
publishers of the Jefferson Herald &
Gazette, have withdrawn from the
editorial fraternity. We extend our
hand to them in parting, and wish
them success in their future pursuits.
Mr.. j. A. Carpenter, Of the Mount
Pleasant Union, has purchased the
establishment, and will conduct it in
future. He is a gentleman Of talent,
and needs no encomiums from ou1
pen, ms he is we'll known, and popular
Friend G. we wish You all the sue.
cess imaginable in your new under
taking.