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Bas~ On Saturday General Shriver re-

BGs~ On Saturday General Shriver re-
ceived the following order relative to the
drafted men who have not reported:
State Of Maryland, Office of the Assistant
Adjt. General and Superintendent of En-
rollment, Baltimore, Nov. Is, 1862-Spe-
cial Order No. 40--The commandants of
general rendezvous will proceed on Mon
day, the 24th inst, by detail of sufficient
military force, or otherwise, to bring in
and hold all drafted men not then repor-
ted i'll person, or absent without leave,
and all incident expenses shall be charged,
in the discretion of said commandments, to
the men thus brought in. No substitutes
shall be received on or after the day above
designated. This order to apply only to
Baltimore city, and the counties Of Har-
ford, Baltimore, Carroll, Talbot and Wor-
cester. By order of the Governor.
"JoHN A. j. CREswELL,
Asst. Adjt. Gen."
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IRoN-CLAD MONITORS NOT SUITED TO
OCEAN SERvICE.-It is evident, from the
accounts given of the trial trips of the
new iron-clad steamers, that they are to-
tally untitled, for want ofspeed, ever to be
useful as naval defenses upon the ocean.
In speed they fail in every instance to
come up to the mark. The Passac in
tolerable water cannot make more than
seven knots, and that with clean new
bottom. In strong sea-tide she would be
worthless even for coasting, except she
was towed, and could not keep her head
way.
Nearly fifty of these batteries are now in
course of construction. AS defenses for
our harbors, they will be admirable float
ing batteries, and valuable auxiliaries to
our forts aud land batteries. But some
thing more than this is required for ocean
service. At sea we want speed in our ma
tional vessels as a requisite Of prime neces-
sity, and the question arises whether our
navy is really growing as formidable as a
national defense as the amount of work in
our ship-yard would Indicate. Phila.
Ledger.
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RELIGIoUs.-A protracted meeting is being
held in the Methodist Episcopal Church on Tho
mass Run, in this county, under the charge of
Rev. Mr.. Haslup. These meetings have been
held daily for the last four weeks, and have been
very interesting, and from the large attendance
and feeling manifested since the commencement, a
very encouraging addition will no doubt be made
to the list Of probatoners.
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GEORGE S. BOUTWELL,,
Commissioner of internal Revenue.


IMMENCE FRAUDS Upon THE Gov
ERNMENT. Nearly a Million Of Dollars
FauClulenty O6taned.-For the past
eighteen months a most gigantic system
of fraud against the government has been
going on in this city by means of forged
bills on the subsistence department in
White street. The facts in the case are
that Solomon Kohnstam and G.. B. Tracey,
two brokers have been in the habit of pur-
chasing bills on the subsistence department
one-fourth their apparent value. Bills of
$500 were purchased for $3.50; others in
like proportion. Parties were employed
to hunt up contractors who had subsisted
men, and some of the latter, being igno-
rant of what they were doing, were led
to sign bills for subsisting one THOUSAND
men where they had really provided only
for one hundred. AS many as fifty per-
sons are implicated in these frauds, and
quite number of them are already in
custody. Kohnstam and Tracey were ar
rested ON Tuesday and taken to Fort Lay
fayette, One of the runners confessed to
having sold 100000 worth of these bills,
and another acknowledges still larger
sum, very great deal of which were false
aud fraudulent. 1t is supposed the whole
amount will foot up not far from mil
lion dollars.-M Y World.
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To Correspondents.

All communications for publication must be accom-
panied with the real Of The author, atteu-
ton will he paid TO them. The real name of the author
will be published unless desired, but cannot
consent to insert communications unless we know The
writer.
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B Ell AIR, M D
Saturday, November 90, 1862.

aI3-The I" Southern Egs'' has more extended cir
cuaton among the intelligent farmers and business men
Of Hartford than any other paper in the county No
Lock Hospital" other obscene "Lottery' adver-
tsements will appear in columns at any price. A
large number of subscribers pay for their paper in ad
vance, and consequently just the class advertisers de-
sire TO reach.
The attention of respectable and legitimate advertisers
is directed to the abnve facts.
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gs Senator Rice, Of Minnesota, has
declined the appointment Of Major Gem
eral in the army.
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Important Decision of Commissioner Bout
wall

Important Decision Of Commissioner Bout.
well.
WHO HAS THE RIGHT TO CANCEL REVENUE AMPS
Section 81 of the excise law requires
"that on end after the first day of Octo-
ber," certain 'stamp duties shall be col
lected on all instruments, matters and
things, as described in the schedule mark
ed OBJ"
Section 95 provides that if any person
or persons shall make, sign or issue, or
cause to be made, signed or issued, any
instrument, document or paper of any
kind or description whatsoever, without
the same being duly stamped for denoting
tue duty imposed thereon, without having
thereupon an adhesive stamp to denote
said duty, such person or persons shall in
cur penalty of fifty dollars, and such in
strument, document or paper shall be
deemed invalid and of no effect.
1t seems to me perfectly clear, that by
the provisions of section 90, the person
who makes, signs and issues the instru-
ment is the only person who is authorized
to afhx the stamp required, by law, and
the person who makes, signs and issues,
etc, without affixing the stamp, incurs
the penalty as aforesaid, and is liable to
prosecution therefor, and the instrument
or document is invalid in consequence of
neglect.
Section 80 provides that the person is
suing or affixing the stamp shall write
thereupon the initials of his name, date
&c. Other portions Of the law impose
penalties upon persons who receive docu-
ments or articles subject to stamp duty
from the person who make, signs and is
sues them without being duly stamped, etc.
| am therefore of the opinion that
faithful compliance with the requirements
of the provisions of the excise law de.
mands-
First-That all papers subject to stamp
tax shall have the stamp affixed before
the same is issued
Second.-That the stamp so affixed
must be cancelled in the manner prescri-
bed by the party making, signing OR issu-
ing Gin other words, cxecuting) the in
strument, document or paper
Hence the receiving of an unstamped
paper is violation of the law. The at
taching and cancelliDg of stamp, or
document so received, is also unlawful,
aud the cancellation of a stamp on paper
otherwise lawfully issued) by other than
the party executing the paper to which
the stamp Is attached, is equally improp-
er.
The only exception that exists in the
law to the above ruling is in the case of
bill of exchange Or order for the payment
of any sum of money, drawn or purport-
ing to be drawn in any foreign country,
but payable in the United States, in
which case the acceptors shall, before pay
ing or accepting the same, place thereup-
on stamp indicating the duty upon the
same as provided by section 101 of the
excise law.
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- I q: ID

On Saturday, 9Th Instant at his residence In
this county, GEORGE W. EWING, aged 81
years. ID
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General Halleck has issued orders Civ
ing notice that the most rigorous policy
will hereafter be pursued towards deser-
ters, absentees and s,ragglers from the
army
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Sermon oza EducasIora.
70 he Repsrsna cler2y Qftss state:

70 The Reprsnd Clergy Of The State:
GENTLEMEN Educational State
Convention, which was in session in Har-
risburg last August, unanimously adopted
a resolution, THAT ministers Of the Cos
pel throughout the State be requested to
preach, on the first Sunday in December,
1862, a sermon on popular education"
rs the Convention adopted no means to
make It's wishes on the subject known to
you, OTTER than the publication Of the
minutes OF its proceedings, / have taken
the liberty, IN this manner, to invite your
attention to It,.
At al times, the due training Of the
Young is OF great Importance aud the re-
lation to it Of the Christian ministry IS
plain and intimate 10 the present Un-
happy juac'ure Of our national affairs
regarding the future through the uncer-
tain light Of the prescnf-tI.is Importance
is vastly Increased, aHd the reation II
your body 10 it seems 10 become IN the
same proporiiou nearer.
The wishes Of the Convention a.e there
fore cordially commenGcd 10 yonr favor
able coesbiei alton, with ihc hope tha. you
will simultaneously add your prayers TO
the Father Of Light that lie nil At this
time especially bless the cause OF general
education, and SO guide the efforts Of all
entrusted with It's care that the youth of
the laud may become Christian citizens Of
a orce more united and prosperous Re
pubic. Very respectfully,
our obediont servant
THOMAS II. BURKONGS,
SHpf. Com. .Sehoois.
DEPARTMENT or ConNoN ScHooLs.
Iiatlisburg, Aog. J, 1852.
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RAEzlRoAR sCEEERuLE.
TTIL8IOEE ST-NTIOE.
COgEEE oRFEEERs.

Jul7es Of Tie C9uFt&-President, Hon. Geo.
Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George ".
Ea~i~y Henry G. Deyiue.
Pro! !t0aofarg--Jus M'DoHald-
lEegister and RerorIer-Ed ward Il. Lytle.
.StsylT-John Buck
District 4ttorHey.-Philip 5. Noon.
I1uaty C0mmt@zoara- ID. T. storm, James
Cooper, Peter J. Liltle
Treasnrsr-Thomas Calm.
Poor H1uss D.re:tors-Jacob Horncr, Wi-
liam Douglass, George Delany.
Mercantile 1Pprotser-John Farrell.
4u4tors-J ohm (. Stuu, Thomas J Nell
son. Edward K Donnegan.
C5na.y Sarceyor. A. Yickroy.
Coroner james S. Todd.
uPt Of Common .Schocls-Iienry Ely,
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/ knowledge Of the structure and func-
tions Of the eye has been prescribed as Il
cure iJr Atheism. ] am not certain that
the prescription would prove generally
eEicacious among tho fools who say in
their hearts, There is 10 God" But
certainly the evidence Of skill and wisdom
are so apparent in the mechanism Of the
human eye, as To make manifest the stu
pid depcayiJyof those who fail to see that
divine hand was employed In its crea-
ton. Nor Is the human eye more curious
or beautiful than the organs OF vision OF
many OF the lower order OF aniuqis The
Investigations Of the anatomist, especially
when aided in his studies by the micro
scope, make US acquainted with u world
c: wonderful facts. Grabs have their eyes
placed at the extremities Of shelly foot
stocks, which themselves are movable
hinges, capable OF being projected at
pleasure, moved In different directions,
and packed away, when not in active use,
in certain grooves followed out expressly
for them IN the front margin OF the she'll
The garden snail carries his eyes at the
extremity Of pair Of horns. Most per
sons suppose the scaliop TO be blind, but
1t has eyes by the score, and every one o.
them bright as an emerald and beautifully
set. a single dragon fy, according to
computation OF DatuIalists, has mere than
twenty thousand eyes, aud splendid ones
they are. The spider has fever eyes -
generally not more than eight in number
but they arc perfect in form, finely set,
and almost Is brilliant as diamonds The
eye Of the eel Is protected by tough
transparent covering that enables him to
thrust his head through sand and mud
without at all impairing his vision. The
fish haEk has eyes that are both micro
scepic, to fit him for the life he leads
AuimalcUlsc too minute to be seen by the
human eye are found, when examined by
q magniiying glass, to have we'll defined
and useful organs OF vision.
Solomon seems to have made the eye
study, aud frequently refers to ii IN his
writings lie warns Us against eating the
bread of him that hath an evil eye-that
Is, Of the covetous hypocrite who grudgcs
his guests the entertainment TO which he
has invited them In the East. the words
Of solomon would receive a more literal
application for to this day there are whole
nations that have full faith in the malig-
nant potency OF an evil eye. Thomson
tells us that the SyIians stand in such
dread Of this blight that they resort to
countless charms TO ward it oil. If you
only look at Il beautiful child, you must re-
peat the name Of the Prophet of God, or
Of the Virgin, with prayer for protection.
If you czlol the beauty Of a horse, you
must Immediately spit or it; and the same
is done to child, though most persons
are coutentto blow In It's face aud pronounce
charm. Bright and striking figures are
made on ig trees to draw attention from
the fruit, lest II be blasted by too stead
fast look, We read also Of naughty and
lofty eyes, that are wauton, Of the eyes OF
fool that are in the end OF the earth, and
OF the eyes Of the spouse in Cantitle, which
are ike the fish pools in iIeshlow, By the
gate OF Bathrabbim.
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Gne Nights Picket Euty.


Luther Kingston and Frank Milton
were churBs In one Of the Majne colleges
ard they had noarlycomplated their course
when their studies were Interrupted by the
reverlerations Of the rebel cannon planted
about Fort Sumter WAR has cOmmen-
ced, said one, . and we are tied to books
under the eyes ofprolfs and tutors" '.Alas,
Just 50, replied the ether ''Why could
they not have waited few months longer
I would then have given up nay promised
European tour8ad have gone SoutLigstcad,
wit, knapsaci aud muskes'
\ day or two after came the call for
troops Che whole college Yves IN com
motion. Il must 60, and viii. said
Kingston. "But not without me, .aHsgered
his friend. They expected opposition
from the president and faculty; but old
and Young were aiise filed with enthusi-
astic devotion for the old flag o. the repub-
lie and for those sterling principles and
great IDEAS Of which it is the emblem
The friends expressed their desires and
intcutions. So far from meeting with any
opposition from The President, the venera-
bie patriot praised them for their determi-
nation, and encouraged them 10 honor
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NUMBER 9.
interesting CcreUEoEay--- "a or(i
E'Ec&c c2t&tf0R.
CAnr HAnuoyD, D. G, Nor. I8, 1862.

CAMr HAMMOND, D. c, Nor. 18, 1862.
Correspondence Of The AllegLanian.
Last evening, just after coming in from
dress parade, it was ny good fortune to
witness one Of the most interesting cere-
monies which has occurred in the regi-
ment since we came out ] allude to the
presentation of a sword to Captain S. H.
Brown, Of Company c, l37th Penaa
\ ols., as token of the respect and esteem
Of the company under his command, and
Of their gratitude for the unnumbercd
acts OF kindness shown them.
The company being drawn up in front
Of the Captains marquee, in presence of
the staff aad line officers, the sword was
presented on behalf Of the company in the
following brief aud patriotic address:
Captain Brown: The soldiers of your
company have selected ne as the medium
through which they desire to present you
with this testimonial Of their regard and
esteem. They have purchased, and have
here for you, a magnificent sword and
pair Of shOulder-straps, and rs If 10 make
them more expressive CT their hountitul
regard for you, they purchased them with
the Government bounty No words that
can utter, nor any outward show, can
more than ieebiy express the earnest IN
ward impulses ol the hearts that prompt
TIE present. Your social qualities when
OF duty your strict military discipline
when ca duty; the generous impulses Of
your nature the noble qualities Of your
head and heart, all combine to call forth
the testimonial OF their due appreciation.
Take, then, this splendid sword and these
beautiful ePau eltes-the one true as the
generous and brave hearts that give it;
the other adorning as are the graces Of
their recipient Ii, porchance, tie for
tanes OF war bring you and the donors
face to face with the rebel foe, be assured,
yea, douhly assured, that wherever YOU
brayeiy point thus Siitterins blade, they
will calamity follow,
On receiving the sword and epaulettes,
Captain Brown replied Ia the tukowlnS
words:
" FELLOW Soldiers IN accepting this
testimonial of your affection, must say
that the JOY and gratitude 1t calls forth
on my part are mingled with degree OF
hot uN+ hot
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EssESsBCRa Eso1. OFFICERS

dasiicss y tts Peace.-Davld II. hoDeFts
Herrsoa Kinkcad.
Rfryess-George IIuntley.
School Directors-E. }. Mills, DR. John VI.
Jones Isaac Evans.
EAST WARD.
Coustqb'e-Thomas Todd.
Torn CoaacH-Wm Davis, Daniel J. Davis,
T. !. Waters, John Thompson, Jr., David ".
Jones
Inspectors W. Roberts. L Rodgers.
Jadye Of EIection-Thomas j. Davis.
Issesssr-Thomas P Davis
WEST gARD.
Coastajle-N NJ, O'Neill.
Torn Coan61-WiI isal ,littc!l. IT, Kinkead
Z L. johnston, Edward d. Evans, Thomas J.
Williams
iasaegVa-J. D. Thomas, Robert Evans.
'H3}e Of EIscjjon--j ohm Loye.
As7sssoc-Hlchsrd T. Davis
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PA Y,

z---z7z-=as--
for the seat Of war. were weary epoueh,
but at lenoth the order came to msreb.-
Wben the narrir,a q came. Iucy said nothing
at all about ncoming back with your shield
or on it because she had no time to ..cet
nm" anytbir~ in the dramatic line. aud
hesidoe she md forootten All about those
ol1 enartan women. who used to saw such
things because they were made without
hearts, or had their hearts hardened by
peculiar and disgusting process before
they arrived. 1T maturity She onIy said:
.Dcar frank, | hope this war 4rlii soon
he over. and that vou VIII come back TO
Us an safe. You and ( love each other all
fhe sama vb;Ia we arr. senarlted. Good
bve. Frank. aooG bve keen ygirh Luther
all the time GOOD bye, my own dear
Prank" And she wound her arms about
his neck. and nestled closely to his heart
and went there-cocd, honest New Eng
land girl as she was and is. :.
Frank could ngt stand this. His own
ewes were swimming; he Lett the house
sjmost reneptinr Of his Datri }tic resolution.
oraat crowd was about the denot where
the realnlent was to take the cars. A bv-
sfsnfer said in .rruff. coarse voice:
"There goes d pretty soldier: he is cry
;,o Iacsn.s h., b5s oof 70 laays his ,potI.
err,
Cs;J Fr.,,L t,r,ine, shout .ty-o, oro -
sn;vallir~ coward. or van wonlIn't have /
said that.5'
Coward. am - said the bully. aD-
nroacling with clenchea fst
..Yes. a coward" said Frank. and he I
cave the rulliau's nose 50 hearty a twist
that ne sbrieke3 with main. while the Lv-
standers said. aThat's right." After this /
Frank felt better his suirits revived. a,.i
he vent on his wav rejoicing. /
Luther and Traul, loved each other bet [
ter than brothers generally do, and they
never tired OF each others society; on I
duty and oG they were US much together
as circumstances would Permit; they nu-
tualiy couided in each ether; and when
Frarl, sometimes read over I.uthers letters
to his sister. he wondered how his c9nlraae
could address an angel precisely as # she /
were only an ordinary human beng.
One thing only mar'eJ the happiness
OF the friends; they were comparatively
id!a, and wanted action the mere routine
Of camp duties palled upon them, and they
refraired from complaint only because
tkev had sense enough to understand that
the discipline Of the camp was necessary
preparation for successful action upo, the
feid.
1t was July, and an advance was to be
made. Both Of oar friends we're fall Of
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Gs8 Soldiers are always most tfltigued
in April after finishing March.
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RONpTNG Don. be afraid of a little
rompiug on the part of your girls, and
rcver punish them for induging in it, buy
thank heaven, who has endowed thcm so
largely with apimai spirits. These must
have vent in some way, ana better the
glow which little romping imrarts 10
the checks, than distorted nliGd or
rallid brow Health Is one Of the greatest
blessings; and only good share OF phys
ical exercise can secure ihis 10 children.
Let them romp, then, even if they do
make some noise, and tear their dresses
occasionally, aud lead YOU 20 cry out, @Ol,
dear, what shall / Go" Nes, let them
romp Soberev times Will come by-and-by.
Lie brings is cares soon enough to all;
and les the children he happy while they
are young God made them to be happy,
and why should parents thwart His plan
We DO NOT believe in dull childhood. besc
in theerfuiness IL youth and 6hee.Iaiuess
in age.
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C~ Rarey snb1ues yicious horses as
schcollnasier> do vicious boys .hy sys-
ten. e ssrap.ing.
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w. Nearly efery eNil has is eompcn-
saiion For instance, Il = n,an has but
one feet, he never tteads upon his own
toes.
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Not only is this fact (Which | had the
means Of knowing from sources that pu'
it beyond doubt entirely free; but that
other statements which / have more
lately made in the face of apparent facts
is also true the movement of the army
has not been toward Richmond, but
toward winter quarters. The one pos'ttre
conviction which have found at head.
quarters, where a spirit Of universal
indifT,rentism and skepticism seems to
reign, is that fall campaign would be
incop venicut, uncomfortable and absurd.
Gen. Mcclellan and his surroundings
have repeatedly argued: and Prore" IN
their own way, that the pursuit OF the
rebel army on to Richmond tits fall, with
the plodigious amount Of transportation
required aud the enormous line ut ccssary
to be protected, was Improbable and
impossible; and that if any advance were
to be ma lie it should be made again by
way of the Peninsula, whence General
Mcclellan was forced away against his
will. The nations life trcmbles in the
balance. No longer in the dark, but in
the open day, the plot;ers are 1T work.
Something must be done; and the Com
handing General. intr,nched behind i'm
pregnable bulwarks of mathematics, prove
that nothing can be done. In tn" mean
while the term for the fine weather aud
fine roads is rapidly slipping by; fifteen
days are occupied in moving the army
as many miles; and the time is drawing
nigh when it will be really true that
nothing can be done, or at least when
anything that as done will be done at
enormous disadvantage, 1t was necessary,
at all hazards, to extrica.e the nation
from this perilous coil. The President
has done so by stern exercise of his
power as Commander in Chief. Let US
hope the event may Justify the change.