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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-02-22
S5flisteIIancous.
TNuM MAsHINGTON.

WAsniNGroN, Feb. H.
The War Department to day received by ox.
press, a numler of secession flags. trophies oi
.irtofy ut Nil! ~prirg and Fort Henry.
he Secretary cf the Navy sent congratnlaiory
letters to Con- modOre Fooie and one to Conlmo'
dofe Gullshoroueh. The officers and men under
their respective commands are also cont iiinented
for their heroic achievements. aud alter surn'uht'
ing great end almost insuperable dithcu ues-
While the hearts and wishes OF The nation nave
been with them through the long TRIALS they have
endnrej most sincerely the Secretary snys, do we
rejoice with YOU in the successes which you have
obtained.
Yesterday the military telegraph, the lines OF
,he Americun Telegraph Company and those OF
the Western Union Company were com e'ied
with the headquarters of Major General McClel'
Ian. and put in direct communication with Gencr'
al Buell. at Louisville General Halleck at st.
Louis, aud Commodore Foote ut Cairo. by
nrranCenent the messages of the General in. chief
to each commander were repented at The same
time to the others. The distance traversed by the
electric fluid at cae writing was over 1900 miles.
The communication was maintained from II
O'Clock in the morning till o'clock in the eve.
ming with the promptness Of personal interview
and not only gave entire satisfaction but called
forth the warmly expressed admiration Of the dis.
tinauishtd correspondents
"lionors follow swift on the heels Of victory"
Immediately on the receipt Of the Geographic
news announcing the capture Of Fort Donslson
the Secretary OF War sent the name of General
Grant to the President f0r nomination to the
Senate as Major General, as O reward for hi,
gallant services
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THE AMERTC A n
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SU N BURY, PA-
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1862.
H. B. MAssER, Editor and Proprietor

ca FoR SALE, scholarship 10 Bryant &
Slrettcu's Philadelphia Commercial College,
on reasonable terms.
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AUDITORS Notice.

'SSHE undersigned, having been appointed by
q the Court of Common Pleas Of y orthumher.
land County, an a4ditor to distribute the monies
in the hands of John A. Snyder, assignee OF
Simen Snyder, to and among those entitled viii
attend for that purpose in his office, in the borough
Of Sunbury, on Monday, the 18th day Of March
PToS., between the hours Of 10 cloc! 4. NJ. and
o'clock p. NJ Those interested may attend.
JNO. KAY CLEMENT,
Auditor
Sunbury, Jso. l5th, ls6?
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THE FALL OF FORT
20 n Il L SON.
Surrender Of Johnson, Buck
ner and BusherOd.
$4,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED /!
FLOYD AGAIN STEALING FROM
"UNCLE SAM"
TIE STEALS A MARCH" WITH
5000 MEN
GENERAL PILLOW RUNS AWAY.
Union Loss 400 KILLED and 500 HOunded.


Sr. LOUIS, Feb. II.
Fort Donelson was surrendered at nine
O'Clock on Sunday mOrniug TO the iaId forces.
Several Of the guDSoats were present OF ibe
time.
An immense amount OF war material are
among the trophies OF the victory
General Floyd skulked away the night
before the Surrender. The guGboat Caron.
doet, Capt. Walker has arrived al Cairo.
A large number OF our wounded have been
brought TO the Paducah aud Cairo hospitals
MCCLELLAN.
CAIRO, Feb. II.
To Major General McCLELLAE.
The Union flag aoats over Fort Donelson
The Csrondoler, Capt Walker. brings the
glorious intelligence. The Fort surrendered
at o'clock yesterday (Sundsyl morning.
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ts3' The Ladies' aid Society Of Sunbury
acknowledge the receipt Of tue following
donations since last report:
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u FRAUD TO BE PUNISHABLE Win DEATn.
The committee on the couduct Of the war
have resolved to advise the immediate passage
Of bill to punish with death nny person who
commits fraud upon the Government,
whereby a colder is bodily injured, as for
instance 10 the sale of unsound provisions.
Alse TO puash with Imprisonment and con
fscation of oil property aud government dues
all contractors who 10 any way defrsud the
government in the quality of goods sold, or
services pretended to 5s rendered to the
Government.
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Gss~ Some Of the reg 'nents now in the army
o. the Potomac. sill shortly be transferred TO
~'ocsy among them tue seth Regiment.
J., Cake. This moEsment is TO check
who recently left NJ Msnsssss With
.Jf the sans place.
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Estate OfChristian S. HroyvGr, decd.
NOTICE

rs hereby given that letters of administration
upon the estate Of CHRISTIAN 5. Brown, late Of
the borough OF Northumberland, deceased, have
been granted to the subscriber.
All persons having claims against the said
estate requested TO make known the same
without delay; and persons knowing themselves
indebted are requested to make payment
MATILDA BROWN Atm'ttix.
Northumberland. Jan. 29lh, ls62-Gt
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The above is CLEANED from statements made
by gertl1men who were aboard the 81 Louis
during the engagement.
LATER "A gentleman who left Fort
Douelson yesterday afternoon, OF o'clock,
aud reached here at coon to-day, says that
the fight had been going on oil doy yesterday.
The right wing of the eneHy's Notifications
wos taken, and the Stars aud Stripes were
waving over them.
The forces we're breast to breast, and tbe
fight was TO be- renewed.
CAIRO, Feb l6 6--The steamer Minnebaha
arrived here from Fort Dontlson, having leit
the Fort at 8 o'clock last evening. bringing u
military mail and dispatches, snd l50 oil the
wounded to The hospital at Poducob.
The 6ght commenced on Thursday an5 was
continued on Friday and Saturday. Tue
! fight during the latter day was desperate.
The Illinois Eighteenth Regiment suffered
severely, and the Iowa Ninth sustained con
! siderable loss.
! Swartz's battery which was token by the
enemy, was recaptured by our men.
| Two Cvlunels were wounded and two
| killed.
The loss is heavy on both sides.
The upper fort was taken at four o'clock
I and The Union flag tow foSts over IT,
Our ,roups behaved with great eOllantry
The gunboats St. Louis, Louisville aud
Piltsburg were disabled
The Minuphaha met the mortar boats o.
PnducOh going up.
THE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
ST LouIs, reb. l6.
Dispatches received at hoad quarters 81.
that ell the gunhoats are pretty eGectuall.
disabled, except one
Commodore Foole was wounded twice. bu
not fatally
rhe upper redouht taken by our troops
commands Fort Donelshu, aud Gen. Gran
tplpgraphs that he would be able to cuptur
thnt Fort to-day. Sunday.
OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM COM
FOOTE.
p WAsHISGToN. Feb. l6.
! The following despatch was this mofn;n
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WAN DEPApTMrSr,


To Briendier General +. w. Lander
The President directs me 10 say thai he has OBJ
served with pleasure the activity and enterprise
manifested bv yourself and the officers naa the
soldiers ofy your command. You have shown how
much may be done in the worst weather aud
worst roads of spilited officer. at the head OF a
small force OF brave men, unwilling to waste life
in camp whcn the enemies OF their country arc
within reach.
Your brilliant success is happy prcsage Of
what may he expected when the army of the
Potomac shall be !sd TO the field by their gallant
general
EpwIS NJ. STANTON, Secretary OF War.
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NOTICE.

Sunbury, Jao. 18th, 1862
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WAR FOR THE UNION.
TERRIBLE BATTLE AT FORT
DONELSON.
THE RIGHT FORT CAPTURED

TIE REBELS REINFORCED FROM
BOWLING GREEN.
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The following despatch was this morning
received at the Navy Department, from Flag
Olicer Fuole -
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Gen. Buell. on his Way to Reinforce
Gen. Grant with Twenty
Thousand Men.
THE BLACK FLAG RAtsEDl

THE MORTAR BOATS TO TAKE PART.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
Sorely Troubled.
necessary.

The Marysville Appeal is sorely troubled at
the prospect of having but one party to en-
counter hereafter in California. 1t wades
through a column of past history of political
parties, and concludes as follows:
If the direst confusion should not result from
such an anomalous amalgamation it would only
be because the secesh variety Of Democrats are
willing to eat dirt, and devour their own re-
corded vileness.
Of course the Republicans will bitterly op-
pose any movement, the tendency of which
would be to deprive them of their ill-gotten
power, and of their wel-improved opportunity
to plumber the American Government, as they
have in its present hour Of dire misfortune and
distress. Has the Appeal forgotten how the
Republicans Of California eat dirt and de-
voured their own " recorded vieness g. In
1859, six seventbs of the Republican party
voted to sustain such thieves and traitors as
Floyd and Cobb. and against the Union De
mocraey they now profess to love so dearly
Was not that 4 willingness to eat dirt" ard
Is not that party now the most blatant in
devouring their own recorded vileness p They
have crowded their way into public places until
the Government treasury. supplied with the
siuews of war by the proiuse hberality of the
Amearican people, has been plundered to de-
pletion, and the records of the Government
choked with evidence of swindes and eorruD-
ton. The Presidents arm hangs powerless by
his side, exhausted with the constant work Of
decapitation and repulsion. of the swipdlIpr
horde that crowded around him. They seem to
have crowded around him with the conviction
that The Government was wreck of the past.
lit only TO be plandeFed Of everything in sight.
WreekeFs is a more appropriate name for the
party that surrounded the President than that
Of Republicans. As well might the frail bark
OF the mariner attempt TO stay the mighty
wares OF the ocean, as for the Appeal to at,
tempt TO shield lis party from the overwbelm.
ing condemnation Of the American people
While the rebels were armed for the destruc.
ton Of the Government, the Appeals party
have plundered the Treasury Of money patriot.
ically contributed by the people in support Of
the Constitutional authority. Read Congress.
man Van Wyck's speech, and deny these state
ments if yoa can,
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
Horrible Murder =,

The body OF maH named Geo. \. Jenson,
was found on the side Of Table Mountaia. near
Morris Ravine, on "Wednesday last. Ii was
the most horrible m1tilatiou ever witnessed by
those who saw II. He had been murdered il
bis bed, in his cabin, on Morris Ravine, evi-
dently with an axe. His head was literally
chopped in pieces. and severed from his body,
hanging only by a few muscles aud tendons.
After the murder had been committed, the
body was carried distance Of eighty or one
hundred rods up the side Of the mountain and
buried under some rocks.
He had been missed for several days, and
the search resulted in the discovery of his body
as above on Wednesday last Suspicion had
already attached to man named Adock Acken,
who was occupying the cabin with the murder
ed man, and Acken was arrested on Tuesday
An inquest was held on the body by Coro-
ner Cotton. assisted by Dr. O'Brien, on We'd
desday. The Coroner's jury were J. B.
Thomas, R. J. MeCready. A. Canan, Walter
Chase, Orrin Wright, Thomas Hancke, J. W
North, c. Bitieuhausen, D. w. Sib!ey. They
returned as yerdic. That deceased came to
his death by wounds Inflicted with IN axe, in
the hands Of AdOck Acken, on the night of
Monday, March Sd, 1862
Previous to the examination of Acken, the
body Of the murdered man was brought into
town, in charge of the Sexton, and placed in
the hall Of the Court House, 1t presented s
sickening and horrible spectacle. -Four i'm
mense and yawning gashes were visible. One
where the blade of the axe had been sunk into
bis forehead, enc in either cheek, aud fourth
in the back of the neck. nearly severing the
head from the shoulders. An immense crowd
thronged the Court House, to view the mutt
lated remains
At the examination of Acken, the fact ap
pears that deceased was killed in his bed in
the cabin, occupied by himself and defendant,
that defendant continued to occupy the cabin,
and when questioned as to the Whereabouts of
deceased, stated that be did not know where
he had gone He was held to answer to the
Court Of Sessions, bail being refused.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
The News.

News from the East has been received 10
March 5th, but nothing Of importance Is com
municated. Since the Government telegraph
has been down, the rebels have had theirs in
successful operation. and report the defeat Of
Buellis army, and the death Of Baen. Ten
thousand of his army were killed, and thirty Or
forty thousand taken prisoners. The report
was that Bueli was advancing On knoxville
in pursuit of Generals Pillow and johnson.
johnson secre,ed himself until Buells army
passed, and then attacked them in the rear
Pillow. who had fallen from exhaustion caused
by his fight from Donelson. heard the firing
and turned upon Buell. with the above result.
Mcclellan, sapposing the rebels s; Manassas
had gone to attack Buell., rushed upon tha,
Gibraltar, when his entire force was repulsed
with great loss, the rebels following and cap
turing Alexandria. They viii take Washington
as soon as pontoon bridges can be thrown
across the Potomac.
A later dispatch by the rebels underground
telegraph announces that Lincoln and suit had
arrived in New York, on their way 10 seek the
protection Of England, and that Toombs had
sent to his plantation for correct roll Of bis
slaves to be called at the foot Of the Bunker
Hill Monument. \ jolly institution is the
rebel telegraph.
The Sacramento Union announces that the
Telegraph Company have made arrangements
TO carry the dispatches over the break in the
telegraph, distance Of 45 miles by stage.
This will render the dispatches day later, but
much better than none at al.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
Corr sp ondence e ..

MARCH Sth, 1862.
FRIEND CRosETTE Allow ME to congratu-
late you and the people of Butte County, in
the defeat of that ubiquitous bill for the division
of Butte County The motives Of those who
sought that secession. will not impeach, but
their Efforts. and the maunr of accomplishing
their object, are very Objectionable. Had
their plans succeeded, I firmly believe that
Butte County would have been ruined. But
few, very few, in the new county would, or
could have been benefited by the division.
while the masses Of the people III both portions
would have been greatly damaged.
There are evils, most undoubtedly, in the
administration of the county af'iiFs, but they
can more easily be redressed by the united
effort Of the whole people, than BY a withdraw
al of part. These evils effect the inning as
well as the agricultural portions OF the county,
and the former have the same ground Of COM
plant, and as good a right to secede as the
latter. But the remedy lies not in secession or
disunion, but in u3jon and refol nation Let
the county officials, the county papers, the
The leading Influences therein, be so directed
as to awaken and unite public sentiment on
that subject, and the oppressive debt will be
hquidated, the people united, and they will see
that their interests are identified with the
union of the county; and all efforts to divide
it, for the benefit of the fer, viii be as efectu-
ally crushed out, as will Southern secession
and treason; and no man will hereafter dare to
betray your interest in the Legislature on that
subject, either by a bribe IN hand or hope OF
future reward.
Again l congratulate you and the other
citizens of Butte County, as well as her Sen
ator and Mr.. Printy, her faithful representa-
tive, in the successful united effort of you all,
in the defeat of that unjust and iniquitous bill
before the Legislature to divide and despo
Butte County. JUsrlTIA
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

II IS useless for Us TO repea, that there never
was time where there was greater necessity
for united action on the part of all the ele-
Henis in opposition to the Republican party
Marysville Express
OF course it is Jast drop your peace
party organization, and come up on the
Democratic Platform The Constitutional
Union Democracy are sustained by coaserva-
tive men all over the country, and are opposed
only By Abolitonists aad rebels. A mere
p" opposition party is a weak and temporary
invention Come up aid JOIN the Democracy
and your clear conscience viii make you happy
in prosperity. and sustain you in defeat. lis
glorious.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

WELCOME BACK TO Tng DExoosAr1c Fo..n.-
The Marysville Express and Mountain Demo-
crai, have recently declared themselves in favor
OF Union of the constitutional and conserya
tive element of the country, against sectional
fanaticism. This IS the most welcome intelH.
gence they have contained since Buchanan
abandoned Democracy and challenged Greely
10 sectional combat. The intimatiou that the
recent affair at Somerset, Kentucky. had
any influence in bringing out such a dcelara-
ton, is eminently characteristic Of Abolition.
ISIS, or those who still adhere 10 their rebel
Sympathies
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

Re- CALIFORNIANS should test the merits Of
nr. HoSTETTER'S STOMACH BTrrERS. While
1t Is highly palatahle as beverage it Is unequalei
as tonic and iuyisorator. In the pursuit Of for.
tune At the mines many persons are exposed to the
attacks Of complaints Of the digestive organs, and
Of various kinds Of fever. 1t is the very article that
has % long been in demand ct ;he mines it, daily
Use will restorS the tone Of deraEeed stomach .
mpar fresh vitality TO the digestive functions. and
cheer The spirits, Yet the Bitters is the SAFES. Of
all stimaants. Let the miner who is exposed to he,
and dry. wet and cold he certain to obtain a sup
ply of the genuine Ho>,e,ter Bitter, and he viii
ind it certain safeguard to heallh-Sold By Drug
gistS everywhere. x
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

IoNSoRIAL.-If yoa want your HAIB Grin a
manner that becomes you-yoay head SHANrooxp
with an article that thoroughly removes the dand-
ruff and stimulates the capillary organs Of the hair
or 4 DELIGHTFUL SHAVE with the accompanimeuts
OF the parest Hair oil, Cologne, Pomades. Hair
TONES and Cosmetics: If yen want clean. com
Portable Bath, Warm Bath. Cold Bath 4 shove,
Bath, a Salt Bath. Sulphur Bath. OF a Perfumed
Bath, call at 'FERGUSON'S Hair Cutting Head
quarters. Montgomery street next doortoeorner
Myers street. spstS
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

SUPPoSSD RoBBER ARREsTED.-Pa Patterson.
Ssupposed to be Que of the three persons who
robbed the stage near Chico, in this county,
nearly two years since, was recently arrested
in Marysville, by Marshal Barklay, who bro't
him 70 Oroyille- He claims TO have been in
the 69ih n Y. Regiment, and on being placed
in jail, said it was The first time he had stopped
running since he vas at the battle Of Bull
Run.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
O r O V [ Z L E
Administrators Sale.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT. PUR-
" suant to an order Of the Hon. Probate Court
in and for Butte County. made on the 18th day Of
February A. D. lse2 | will. on MONDAY, April
7th, 1852. at O'Clock P. NJ, on the premises in
said county, sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash in hand, all the following described
real estate and land belonging the estate OF AL
bert Sanford, deceased. late of said county and
stateto wit those certain quarter sections of land
lying in said county and state. the main public
highway leading from Wyandotte to Bidwell's Bar
in Butte county aud bounded and described as fol-
lows to wit: about one mile from Wyandotte. and
bounded on the west by Albert Sanford : land. on
east by unoeeupied land, on the north by Ruther-
ford land, and on the south by Gnoccuped land
and containing one hundred and sixty acres of
land, formerly owned and sold By Zarelis San
ford 10 said Albert Sanford: also the fellow
ing. adjoining the above, beginning at a tree
near a mining wing-dam, on the West Branch Of
the Honcnf, and running thence south one hundred
and sixty rods 10 a stake, thence east one hundred
and sixty rods to stake, thence north one hundred
and sixty rods TO stake, thence west one hundred
and sixty Eod> to the place oi beginning, containing
one hundred and sixty acres Of land; in all, three
hundred and twenty acres. $50 acres.)
Ivan ORDEN, Public Administrator.
And Admir- 0. the estate II Albert Sanford, deed.
mhl5-it
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
DIED.

On Rock Greek, Jan. 10, 1852 PERRY LAURENCE
son OF Agrippa and Albina Oyerton, aged years
6 months and 3 days.
May the parents Of the deceased he led TO trust in
a Saviour who said while earth, "Suffer little
children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for
of such is the kingdom of Cod
Young children are the gems of earth,
The brightest jewels mothers have;
They sparkle the throbbing breast
But brighter shine beyond the grave.''-coN
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNTY rnEAsuRrR.s oFF1cE
O1oylIle. Narch sIh. -.

Warrants drawn On the General County Fund
registered between the 7th and lsth Of February
lS6o, including Ne SaI Of the l41h will
be paid on presentation AZ this Office. and
viii cease TO bear interest from this date. if no,
presented within sixty days the moeey set apart
ior their redemption. viii be appropriated to pay
warrants next in order Of registry.
D. BURROUGHS.
Cognty Treasurer
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

ALTURAs AGAIN. - Senator DeLong, of
Iuba has introduced bill into the Senate
to create the county Of Aturas. 1t was refer
red 10 the Yuba, Sierra, Plumas and Butte
delegations. \ bill for that purpose having
been indefinitely dostponed in the Assembly
during the present session, its introduction into
the Senate, cannot be regarded by the Assem-
bly, as an assurance of that distinguished
consideration" with which diplomats are wont
to taiter each other. Should it pass the Sem
ate, the Assembly can consider itself spanked.
7. S.-Seuators DeIoug and Irwin have
subsequently denied its introduction.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

YOUNG ANERIcA.-A young lad of about
FIVE Summers. had been vaccinated, and was
told by the Doctor not to disturb it, and he
would pay him fer it when he got well. After
the NJ. d. had left, Young America said to his
mother, Mamma, when the Doctor pays me
for this shall buy candy and eat it, and then
be vaccinated again!4 Verify, the lad hath
an idea Of business.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
" Manassas IS Taken. y

Just before going to press yesterday evening
the telegraph announced the glorious inteill-
gence that Gen. MeClellan's army had captured
the rebel stronghold of Manassas. The rebels
are reported to have fed in confusion. leaving
everything behind them. The report is au-
thentic and is entitled to credit. The Eastern
telegraph line is o. K.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

OPTICAL ILLUSION. The Shasta Courier
gets of the following:
1t turns out that the Nashville people did
not hoist white flag What was taken for
one, turns cut TO have been the shirt tail of
one Of their evanescent Generals. engaged in
making forward movement on Memphis
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

The Shasta Courier has just completed its
tenth year and volume. The Courier is one of
the best Democratic papers of the State, and
in no manner deals with the peace" bogus
Democrats. We hope the Courier will flourish
in the good cause for years to come.
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15

DEARTH or NEws-During the rains OF the
past week. the Sacramento Union has con
tained no telegraph news from the East, or
from Rabels Tannery. a 1t don't work"
The weekly Butte record., 1862-03-15
NGtice--peW Letting,

The Pews in the First Congregational Church of
Oroyille, viii be let at said Church, on Monday
Evening, at o-lock March 24th lS62. full at
tendauceof all parties desiring PewS is earnestly
requested. The letting will be tor one year.
By Order of Board of Trustees
THO'S WELLS, President