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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-11

,F57 The regular session of the supreme Court for
the Northern District commenced on Tuesday last, at
this place All the Judges We're present except
Justice Thompson, A large number of cases were
disposed of, the most important of which was, the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania vs.. The Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company and the Pennsylvania
Coal Company.
month.
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Wan EDnrn. price HntI E.0VcEl Ssc-
Gr;,icA via <STcut Slaughter.
WAsnINGTON. October 5.


ASI''NGToN' October o.
Official information has been received
here that the rebels, under Van Dorm, Price
amt LoI'I' Yesterday attacked our FORCES "l
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NH''N""' 'e'' ''
Dispatches from Cairo tonight say that
Il battle has been raging i'll the vicinity OF
CoMnth since yesterday morning. At three
o'clock this afternoon, which Is the date OF
the latest report from Bethel, the cannona-
ding was still heard. The communication
is now out oil ut Bethel, consequently We
are unable to obtain amy particulars. Bethel
is twenty miles this side OF Corlnth.
CAIRo. October ).
C,or;ors rc,ys },os boon rocoi,ol f,,,
Cor;,,th Nis.i.sin,,i ma r,LcIS how, hocr
cnn,nIntrI,, rn,,trI ,nl ave- r,trnotirr Thcir
loss has been vcrv hr,vv Orr lnss j. also
,,orv lorro
GoncT,l Dol,,o cont g, ,,c..,,ro fr,,, 70
lumbus TO prenar, for Il very larrc number
of woundrj
Generals pric, Van Dorm and ovcII wore
in command of fine rebels, who numbered
40 0oO
! Oar trnons oro soid IN b,vo hnhovcI
molly
latter
'Nl"'' 'N'"pcI d.
! We can get no distinct account OF Friday ;
| battle at Counth. On Saturday morning
Price attacked RoScncrans' right, and Van
Dorm and Lowell his left. The assault was
made with great discrimination. At one
time our centre was penetrated, and the
| rebels reached the COrinth House, near the
centre Of the town. They were driven out
at the point OF the bayonet.
,"n D"ih lcu ms c".nii'h over an "pa'tis
cXnnsed NIL IN" time to y scatbina ire ot
grape and canister. and was driven back
! by II charge of the 27th Ohio and llth
Missouri. The battle lasted till half-past
! II o'clock, when the rebels commenced a
retreat towards the Hatche river. The
number OF Killed ana wounded Is not
NloMn, ir,N, i nc Ieoei ioSs Is iepoi'eo n'"cn
Ne have between seven hundred and
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-11
Making Il total of

For the American
CouRT Room,
Sunbury Aug, 10Th, 1862.
To Jno X. Clement Esq, District Attor-
ncy, Northumberland County.
Dcar Sir The period for which you
were elected to be District Attorney for this
county will soon terminate by a new election
this being the last Session of your official
term. The undersigned members of the
Bar desire, before you retire from the duties
of your office, to bear witness to the scrupu-
lous fidelity impartiality, promptness, pa
ticnce, industry and ability with which you
have discharged these duties to the uni
form kindness and courtesy with which you
have moved in and out among us-lcaving
nothing to cproach-nothing to assail-
nothing to defend
We take pleasure in addressing to you
this note, as an expression Of our esteem for
you personally, and our high appreciation OF
your conduct, diligence and skill us an Off
Ger of the Court.
Your Grand Jurics have never waited up
on you for employment; but have uniformly
been discharged early in the week. louI
official business has been disposed Of cor
rcctly, and with unusual dcspatch--to the
great satisfaction Of the Court and the bar
to the advantage of parties and Witnesses
and greatly to the saving of the tounds OF
the county. For all these things you are
entitled to our thanks and we hereby
voluntarily and cordially tender them tc
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-11

t-y7 ACCIDENT-A son of Mr.. Jacob Cable of
this place, about II years of age, had his hand
crushed in n cider mill, one day last week, and had
to have it amputated. We learn that he is doing as
well aS can be expected.
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March lj, 1862 .-ly

DOOTS AND SHOES can be purchased {
ID Mammoth Store of Friling x Grant, very
rs We are determined not tubC uudcrauld bvHny
Call and learn the list of prices for yourselves
Sunbury, Jan 10, 1861 FRIllNG 4 GRA
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pies of Breckinridge Democracy is doing all
you can "for the good of the party" Tor
Southern rights and Southern niggcrs'
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w A r n E w S.
The Great Battle Ncar eorinth.
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.


ASiilNGToN, oct. u.
The following dispatches have been rCcci-
we'd at the HEADQUARTERS of the army:
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Grvrp,r c,p,>.r,o Tn, t,,no,.,p,,.n.
JACKSON. Tenn. Oct. IS An
IA lE,,,,. Co,.r,,y u IL JI,1i.,L C,.,,,,,,,,}
c,,;,. mar.
yos+crdoy tbo robo,s r,dor Va, Darn
Price and Lowell were rcpuIscd from their
attack on Corinth. with Great SLAUGHTER.
The enemy are in full retreat. leaving their
dead and wounded on the field
General Roscncrans tclcgraphs that the
loss is serious on our side, particularly in
officers, but it bears no comparison with
that of the enemy.
General IIacklcman fell while gallantly
leading his brigade. General Oglesbv is
dangerously wounded. General MPhcrson
reached Corinth with his command ycstcr-
dav.
General Roscncrans pursued the rctrcating
enemy this morning. and should they attempt
to omoyc towards Bolivar he VIII follow them
TO that place.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-11


ty7 A MoST ATRoCIous MrRnHR.-A little girl
between five and six years of age, named Mary
Elizabeth German, was murdered in most brutal
manner at Harrisburg, on last Friday evening She
was discovered by some colorcd boys, in n meadow
on Sunday morning, shot through the throat, the
ball passing directly through the juguar vein and
carrying away the left portion of the neck almost
completely with it.
The perpctrator of this brutal murder has not yet
been discovered. The following is the description Of
the man seen with the girl late in the afternoon:
About 2j years of age, ) feet inches high, slim
built thin face, dark hair dark complexion, rather
sallow, smooth face wore soldier cap very much
faded blue blouse and old dirty grey pants torn about
the bottom of the legs.
Governor Curtin, by proclamation, offers $1,000
reward for the apprehension and conviction of the
wretch who inhumanity murdered the little girl, Mary
Elizabeth Garman, near this city, on Friday last.
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The Confessions and EXpcTicn'
aa Invalid,

DUBLISIlED for the benefit and as W.
| and Il caution TO young men who su1c
Nervous Debility Premature Decay, &c. Supl
at the same time the means of Sclt-Cure. 4
who has cured himself after being put to gr,
pcnsc through medical imposition and quack
BY enclosing ost-pnid addressed envelope,
copies may be had of the author,
NATHANIEL MAYFAIR, ESQ
Bedford Kings Co, y
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-11
The Emancipation Proclamation

Gcocr"l Ordr Issued By Gcp. WChNap.
llEADQU QUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc. !
CAMP NEAR SHARrsBURG, MD.
October :, 1862.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-11
SIMON P. WOLVERTON,
and Counselor AT 4

Othce, Market street doors west Of Depc
SUN b URYs PA
M ILL attend promPley TO the collection Of
w and all other professional business lu,ru
biz care in Northumberland and adjoining co,
s4ntury May 2 lot2 -
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1oral affairs.

Cy-GRANT CoRNEr BASD, Of this place, arrived
home, from the war, on Wednesday last They look
well considering the hardshipst they went through du-
ring the late battles in Maryland Having been nt-
tachcd to the 10th regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers,
for more than year, they have been in some of the
hardest battles fought during the rebellion Licut.
Grant their leader is deserving Of the highest praise
for his successful efforts to make his band one of the
most popular in the army. They have been highly
complimcntcd wherever they have been.
They scrcnadcd several Of our citizen on Wcducs'
day evening, and we must say that their improve
mcnt Is such that few bands can excel them for dis
coursins sweet music.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-10-11

W AsHINGTON, October >.
Official information has been received
here that the rebels, under Van Dorm, Price
and LoyoIl, yesterday attacked our forces at
Corinth, but were defeated with great
slaughter and rctrcatcd, leaving their dead
and wounded on the field Of battle
Our forces are in full pursuit.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14

A CHILD's INFLuENcE-Do not say you
have no influence. All have some. gen.
tleman lecturing in the neighborhood Of
London, said Everybody has influence
even that child" pointing to little child in
her fathers arms.
"That's true" cried the man.
At the close be said to the lecturer, 81 beg
your pardon, sir. but could not help speak
ing. I vas drunkard; but as did not
like to go to the public house alone, used
to carry this child.
As approached the public house one
night, hearing great noise inside, she said !:
\ "Don't 60, father" - ).
"Hold your tongue, child"
"Please, father, don't go!'
"Hold your tongue, say"
presently felt big tear fall on my
cheek. / could not 60 step further. l
turned round and went home, and have new
er been in public house since. thank God
for it. am now happy man, sir, and this
little girl has done it all and when you said
that even she had influence, could not help
saying. That's true, SIR All have influ'
ence- REQ. N. Hall.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14
The Town of Corintll.

Corinth is one of the neatest appearing
and best laid out towns in the Southwest
It the capital Of Fishimingo county Misssis.
sippi, situated six miles from the Tennessee
line. and more favorably located than tho't
it possible for any place to be in such re-
gion as this. There are neither hills, ravines
or swamps in or near it. 1t is surrounded
by thick woods, but is easily approached
from all sides by State and county roads.
The Mobile and Ohio, and Memphis and
Charleston railroads pass through the south
west section of it.
have called Corinth town, but it claims
the more dignified title Of city, and annually
elects Mayor and Board of Councilmen to
control its municipal affairs. Its population,
before the outbreak Of the war, was, be-
lieve, 1900. The streets are very well laid
off and handsomely shaded with trees, many
Of the houses are brick-some Of them three
stories high, quite as well built as those
usually found in Northern towns Of similar
size. Many of the dwellings have well cul-
tivated gardens in front, and despite the sad
surroundings the flowers bloom fun and fra
grant, as If delicate hands had constantly
been near to bestow upon them the nourish.
ment they could not get from the fiery sky
overhead The houses were found nearly
all deserted, here aud there family of the
poorer class had remsined, but. not twenty
all told. 1t must not be understood that the
inhabitants fed on the approach Of the Fed
eral army. They commenced leaving when
the Confederate forces arrived, more than
two months ago, and was told that many
of them would return now that the Federals
are in possession Of the city. Tishimingc
county Court House, over which the Union
flag now waves, Is . three story brick build
ing, which before the war was principally
used as secession meeting house, when tive
or three gathered together in jeff Davis
name, to concoot plans fnr the triumph o
the Southern cause. When the war reach
ed the great State Of Mississippi, however
tho valiant chivalry found it. necessary 4
convert it into an hospital After the issu
Of Gen. Frcmont's proclamation. some excl
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14

There is po lodging the issue forced upon
Us by the reorganization of the Democratic
party. Every man must be for the Union
without slavery, or for slavery without the
Union. The two cannot live together in
harmony, and one or the other must fell To
the ground. Those who declare in favor OF
slavery are at heart enemies of this govern
ment. Museatins Jour.
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H e r o e 8.
BY EDNA DEAN PRocroR.

Mother Earth are the heroes dead?
Do they thrill the heart Of the years no more
Are the cleaning 4noWs and the popies red
All that II lef Of the brave Of yore
Are there none to 6ght a. Thesus fought
Far In the young worlds misty dawn,
Or to teach ~ the mild.eyed Nestor taught
Mother Earth are the heroes gone?
Gone IN grander form they rise
Dead We can clasp their hands In ours,
And light our path by their shining eyes
And wreath their brows with immortal dowers
Whenever . noble deed Is done, re
IT'S the pulse Of herois heart II stirred;
Where right has ever triumph won,. E
There are the heroes voices heard.
Their armor rings on Q nohler field
Than the Greek and the Trojan 6ercely trod,
For freedoms sword 10 the blade they wield
And the light above 10 the smile Of God,
30, In his Isle Of calm deliget,
Jason may sleepthe years away,
Fer the heroes live and the sky Is bright,
And the world ID braver world to-day.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14

Hanover Court House, where Mcclellan
has struck blow, is on the railroad that
runs north from Richmond, and eighteen
miles distant. There are two roads, how
ever, running nearly parallel, from Rich
mond to Saxton Junction, twenty-eight
miles north ofRlchmond, so that one line OF
road is still open.'
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14

OF the Democratic party major portion
Is to. day in the secession army. OF the Re-
publican party not q single man is disloyal.
The pro.slaveryites are nearly to man trail
tors. The anti-slsveryites are to man 10y
al. Yet Republicans and not Democrats
are responsible for the rebelliyn. --fasear
tine Journal. E sa ~ har
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14
Wit and Wisdom.

A country girl, desirous OF matrimony,
received from her mistress twenty dollar
bill as her marriage gift. Her mistress de-
sired to see the object Of Susan's favor, and
diminutive fellow, swarthy as Moor, and
ugly as an upe, made his appearance. "Oh,
Susani' said her mistress; "how small !!
what strange choice you have made."-
"La. am" answered Sue, sin such hard
times as these, when oil the tall and hand
some fellows are off to the war, what more
Of . man than this could you expect for
twenty dollars?"
l had the pleasure Of sitting next to DR..
Ashe one day at dinner, when he began a
story with "As eleven Of my daughters and
were crossing Piccadilly"--. "Eleven
Of your daughters, doctorr' rather rudeiy
interrupted. eyes, sir" rejoined the doc
tor, 81 have nineteen daughters, oil living
never had son; and Mrs. Ashe, myself,
and nineteen female AsAs plants, sit down
ne-and-twenty Of us--to dinner every day.
Sir, | am smothered with petticoats." He
probably meant Ashes.- Wills.
''Mother," !" said Ike Partingten, 'did you
know that the Iron Horse has but one ear p
"Onc ear, child what do you mean p Why
the engin- eer, Of course
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14

Many goodly leg is lost in hattie; thou
sands ofbrave fellows walk proudly into .
war and hop out Of it.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14

The following are points Of interest in the
new Homestead Law, lately passed by Con-
gress :--All the lands owned by the Govern
mcnt are spen to settlement under it, in
quantities not exceeding 100 Acres to each
person. Any person who is citizen Of the
United States, or has declared his intention
to become such, who is 81 years old, or the
head ofa family, or has served in the militia
~ or naval service Of the country during
this rebellion, can make the entry on pay.
ment Of ten dollars and the fees Of the Regis.
ter and Receiver Of the Land oflce. That ID
al the settler has to pay at any tins. Tbs
act takes effect the nrst day OF January
next, and requires residence and cultiva
ton Of Ave years to perfect the title.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-06-14

The way some people betake themselves
to piety is sin.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-11-20
The Apprehended Danger from
Rebel IrOm-Clads.


The whshIngton correspondent Of the New
York Tribnne gives the following in raierence
"a ihe missioh % ihis subject from New Yofk;
1arerntr Motgan, Collector Barney, sod
olher New oskeFs, are here for purposes Of
tssfol nee with ibe authorities t6uohing hp,
pfehehded dangers growing out of ouf foreign
relations, apd: The b1ilding Of an iron-clad feet
by England, the 6rst instament Of which they
had supposed 70 have run the blockadsa at Char
lesion recently, loaded with iron plates with
which to mail hulls already Constructed there.
The Navy Department, however, scouts a the
paragraph touching this vessel, which was tel
egraphed from Boston, and says that it fefers
10 an affair Of which the official report wac
published weeks ago. Instead Of tWentytwo
shots,from the Flambeau having struck her
without penetrating, as this account states,
not one Is believed TO have hit her, the night
being very dark, and the outline Of thesessel
scarcely discernible; nor is there anyiproof
that she was iron-clad or had any plates on
board. However this may be, il is well known
that an iron.clad aeet is building in Europe
for the Rebels; and however confident we
may be- that our own feet will be finished first,
the representatives of the Empire State now
in the city believe that it is never to soon 70
guard against an apprehended danger OF this
magnitude We understand that the delega.
ton have, as regards all the points of their
mission, been entirely successful, and have
secured from the Secretaries Of the Navy and
the Treasury all they require to make the de-
fence Of New York harbor complete. soc
The correspondent Of the New York Her.
aid, however, says; iIoD De- ,s..ia.,sa 3d
IL is said that the President desires some
stronger evidence than mere surmises to con.
vince him that ironclad ocean steamers are
being constructed in England To operate
against our Northern cities, and is unwilling,
until so convinced, to authorize the expendi;
ture of several millions of dollars more than
has already been appropriated for additional
harbor defences He believes that Great Brit
ain will have need at home for all the iron-clad
vessels that can be constructed in her ports.
As matter of precautiOn,. however, orders
have been issued to station several iron-clad
vessals in New York harbor for the present
The naval defsnces of Philadelphia also
being looked afterin this connection. A Wash
ingtOn despatch to the Philadelphia Inquirer
says:
A committee Of gentlemen arrived here last
night from Philadelphia, and waited on the
President and Secretary of the Navy to-day
with whom they had an interview relative tc
the defences Of Delaware river. Their objeci
was TO ascertain what course the Administra
ton intended to pursue, or what measures wers
being adopted TO put the Delaware river in I
state Of defence, and what improvements the
Government intended to make. The result O
the interview is at present unknown. 10
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-11-20
The Right OF Discussion.

Itis pcrfscily competent for any citizen
to discuss the policy Of peace or war with
out any impntation upon his loyalty IL
one party may deliberately prefer war and
disunion to compromise and concession
why may not the other party prefer peace
TO a war which they 90 not believe can re-
suit in any good to the country? That
man is incapable Of reasoning from cause
to effect who believes that the Union as II
was can be restored by the simple exercise
Of power that a free government can be
maintained without the consent of the gov
erned !. that the constitutional guarantees
to the States can be preserved and entorc'
cd in those States where the entire electors
are opposed to them that civil govern
hent can be administered by military rule
and personal right not infracted. That Is
n bad cause which will not bear the light
Of free discussion, and subterfuge is usual
" the resort of villaiuy. The Democratic
party have given no indication OF disloy
alty to the Government, and failed IN nc
obligation of loyal citizens. They pre-
ferred compromise to war, and they prete
granting constitutional guarantees to per
manent dissolution Of the Union. Th'
Abolitionists will give nor accept neither
war. war, war is their only cry, REGARDLESS
Of consequences.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-11-20
WHITTIER are we Drifting,i

The Philadelphia Bulletin, an Abolition
sheet asks the question whittier are we drift
ingY' to which the Evening Journal, an in
dependent paper Of the same city, replies:
You are drifting toward the rude breakers
upon which you have so industriously lAbored
to wreck our good old Ship Of State. ,.
You are drifting far, away from the conf
dence of the people, whom you and your Abo-
lition associates have so basely betrayed
You are drifting far away from the CONF.
dence of the people, whom you and your Alb
olition associates have so basely betrayed
You are drifting from the pinnacle Of polit.
ical power to the lowest depths Of political
degradation. 9iagab eif % ga4so4a'h DO
You are drifting 10 the land where ''stFaw
hats, linen pantaloons and red herring" con-
tracts will no longer be tolerated.
You are drifting, thank Godp where you
will soon be beyond the power of doing fur
ther harm to the country which was once great
and prosperous, but which, under Abolition
rule, has been brought to the very verge Of
ruin .'i ae'a 'H3sIh 81
You are drifting far out to sea, while con
servative Democracy has made preparation
TO take charge of the Ship of State Under
its wise guidance, not only will Southern trait
ors, Southern treason, and Southern rebellion
be ''crushed OUT but Northern Abelitiouism
will forever be driven from the land. odss gau
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1862-11-20
Abolition massachusetts.

Our Republican contemporaries boast over
the Abolition triumph in Massachusetts,. They
may take her, She has burnt women at the
stake. She has hung Quakers for opinion
sake. She has whipped men for kissing their
wives ON Sunday. She has resisted the Fed
eral laws. She was the author Of the Hart!
ford Convention She manufactured blue
lights burned at New London for the benefit
Of our enemies in the last war, She has
mcbbed converts and refused to pay the loss
She refuses charters to colleges which do not
subscribe to the religious sentiments Of her
people, She resolved the Uniona dissolved
because we added the lone star Of Texas to
our banner. She welcomes thenegro popula-
ton to the poles, and drives white men away
because 0f their poverty or their place OF
birth She imprisons Democrats and refuses
to furnish men for the army, except upon con
ditions God forbid lhAt she should vote the
Democratic ticket.---M MilloGatkee Neps la /,