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HURRAH FOR 1862.

BY THE BARD OF THE EASTON HALL OF FASHION
t1o! for the glad New Year.
For the year Sixty-Two!
For the glad New Year with its merry cheer
Hath opened upon our view.
Ho! for the glad New Year,
With its fears. its hopes and Joys,
And the promise bright of a conquering igh
Ger the traitorous rebel boys.
Ho. for the glad New Year!
Let the British Lion smile
And, ceasing his growl and belIigerent howl
BE pleasant 10 us for awhile.
Ho for the glad New Year!
Mid sorrows and smiles and woes,
There is JOY in store for the rich and The poor
Who are anxious TO wear good clothes.
Ho! for the glad New Year!
For clothing cheap for all;
For no man shall lack a coat to his back.
Who will buy at Pyle's Fashion Hall.
A splendid lot of all kinds of Clothing a,
Pyle's Easton Hall of Fashion, opposite the
old Easton Bunk.
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she left legacy large in proportion to the
amount Of her property, and there. in ac.
cordsnce with her oft repeated request.
her dust rests now with much OF kindred
dust. Of her descent from those who
had borne such noble testimony for Chris.
and the truth, she was accustomed to
speak much; not in the spirit of boastin..
but Of devout thanksgiving to God that
she had been SO privileged and honored.
And she vas not unworthy of such anees-
try. Hers was the very Hugaen not spirit.
Her Distinguishing characteristic was ar
dent love for the truth in its purity. and
holy abhorrence of every form ef error;
strong desire for the advancement of
Christ's kingdom, and unconpromisinp
hostility to evil iu any guise. And en-
dowed with superior Intellectual powers.
improved by much reading and reflection,
and retaining their yigor to the last; she
was enabled. though leading very re.
tired life. and never overstepping those
bounds which God's word as we'll =. good
ta,te, assigns to woman, to exert a riIs
iDfleDce for good, and against evil, Ia
the community. ChasteDed By afflctiou
the world bad lost its hold upon her.
Her body the prey to a disease which
makes death probable at auy moment,
she lived for years in constant expecta-
ton Of sudden summons. And this DO.
sition on the confines Of the other world
she accepted gladly; seeaing always like
one standing on the border, and looking
over joJfu!ly into the promised land
All who were permitted to see much of
her, felt that to commune With her. was
TO get nearer to the heavenly world -
And 30, the quiet sleep in Which the Lord
was pleased to call her spirit away, may
we'll be to Us token, that for ber, death
vas but an easy aud blessed transition,
into that world.
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The Legislature.

The Legislature OF Pennsy ylVsnia met
Oh TUESDAY according to law. The Senate
was organized ty the election of Louis
Hail. of Blair county, for Speaker, by a
vote of 2 to g. TIE House was called
to order by the Clerk and the returns Of
election and certificates Yre-eDted. A
resolution was offered BY Mr. Kane, of
Fsyette, to admit Messrs. Walsh, Trimer,
and Ross to.tbeir seats, hut after debate
it was agreed that tue first business in or
der vas the election of Speaker. Two
candidates were voted for--Jobn Rove of
Franklin, Union Democrat, supported by
Republicans, and William Hopkins of
Washington, supported by Democrats ex-
clu.ively, b. vote of 81 to 49.
On the next day the House made dis
position of several petition. for contested
seats, Iisteued to the Governors @essaee,
aud elected the following officers:
E Fl Raucb, Chief Clerk; E. D Pick
EFT, Sergeant at Ares; Casper Gary, Of
Allegheny, Doorkeeper; II. A. WOodbOuse,
Of Wayne, Postu aster. The several as
si,tents OF the parties elected we're then
sworn or affirmed.
No contest has yet been proposed of
tho seats of Messrs Hall aDd Russell, and
we do not think it will be undertaken in
the face of Judge Conyghsm's decision.
10 the Senate several minor matters
we're acted Cd, the Governors message
read, and the following off elected.
Chief Clerk-George W. Hanmer,ly.
Assistant Clerk-G S. Perry.
TraDscribiDg Clerk.-Fred. l.. Hitch
cook, james r. MsAfee, Martin Orlady,
aud W. w. Watts
Sergeant at Arms-Heruan Ycrkes.
Assistant Sergeant at Arms-Jos. l..
Moore and Thomas Dick-on.
Doorkeeper-Jobn g. Martin.
Assistant Doorkeepers-. Benz min Hun
seeker. John B. Hinds, Joseph Nj. Moor
head. Joseph Rioblet, George Bubb, and
D. L. johnson. .
Messenger-Tbomas w Walker.
Assistant Messenker--Wilhur G Brow
er.
Librarian William p. Brady.
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Important from Washington.-Res
ton of Secretary Cameron.

A telegraphic despatch, on Monday after
noon last, informed us OF the resignation OF
Gen. Cameron, Secretary Of War, and of the
appointment Of Edwin NJ Staunton, of Penn
syyania, as his successor. There is said to
be considerable futtering among the appoln
tees of Gen. c.; visions of decapitated official
heads floating in too close proximity to the
ewes of the '.in's" to be at all agreeable. A
number of Brigadier Generals, appointed at
the instance of the late Secretary, bat who
vet lack that Senatorial confirmation so ne
cessary to certainty are also greatly exercised
lest they fail to pass the ordeal of the Sena-
torial investigation, upon the result of which
their hopes depend. The President, imme-
diately after the reception ofthe resignation,
sent General Cameron's name to the Senate
for confirmation as Minister to Russia.
Mr.. Staunton, the newly appointed Secre-
tary of War, is native of Ohio, but for a
number of years has resided at Pittsburgh in
this State, where he soon acquired an envia-
BILE reputation as lawyer and an honest man.
he was brought up in the whig school OF
politics. but on sundering the leading strings,
which bound his manhood to youth, he struck
hands with what was famiiarly known, until
within few years, as the hard democracy oi
Ohio, and has ever since continued to act
with the democratic party, though he has al
no time been a politician. After the STAN
pede of Floyd and his co-conspirators and
co-robbers from Buchanans cabinet, he was
appointed Attorney General in place of Judge
Black who was appointed Secretary of State.
Immediately on assuming the duties of his of.
fee, he joined the Hon. Joseph Holt, who
was already in the Cabinet, in an effort to
bring "Old Bucks" foundering administra-
ton back to the constitutional basis from
which it had wandered and to the efforts OF
these two patriots, assisted by Secretary Dix,
are we mainly indebted that the governr ent
was not swamped and the Union lost beyond
redemption by the mbecile political trckster
who now rests. if it is possible for him to
rest. unheard of and uncared for at Wheat
land. Secretary Staunton is said TO possess
administrative abilities of high order. He
is a thorough energetic business man, and as
he is withall strictly honest man, can
hardly fail to prove an acceptable Secretary of
War. 1t is said that his name was suggested
to the President by Gen. Mcclellan.
Neither nomination has as yet been con-
frmed by the Senate, and it is even insinua.
ted that Gen. Cameron's will not be-
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CamD Mcclellan.
Richfeld, H., Jan. lst, 1862.

The Goth Regiment, P. V. (National
GuaIds) Col Peter Lyle. now at Camp
Mcclellan, Phila., received some volun
teers from our County on Friday last, in
addition to those who had previously
gone.
AS the Regiment is one of the best
that has been formed in our State, hav-
ing experienced officers, and excellent e.
quipuents, it is hoped that others will
embrace the opportunity now afforded to
enlist in the service Of the couutry.
The following gentlemen who have yis.
tied the eaeampment, may be referred to
for any information. They are also au.
thorized 10 forward to the eucampueut
any volunteers wbo may be ready to enlist.
John n. Stokes; j. Depue Labar. Shaw
nee; L. w. Brodhead, Water Gap; OF Rev
II. S. Howell. Cbaplaia.
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Executive Chamber,
Harrisburg, Jan. 6, 1862
Gen. Mcclellan and approaching move
ments of the Army.

Gen. Mcclellan and approaching move
ments Of the Army.
The following extract of letter comes
from responsible source, and hints at
certain movements said 10 be impending:
Washington, Jan. IL, 1862.
my Dear Sir: The night of
the rebellion has passed, and the dawn is
about breaking. Before the presant
month has gone these things will surely
come to pass: Gen Halleck, with The
great 6otilla and an army of 100000
strong, will sweep like an avalanche down
the Mississippi, where they will be Joined
BY Gen. Butler in New-Orlesus and Mo.
bile. Gen. Buell., with nearly or quite
the same force. will march into Tennes.
see. capture Nashville, and CO operate
with the UDion forces iD a manner and
direction it would not be polite now to
point out. Gems. Rosencrsns and Kelly
will advance from Western Virginia, and
do their share in harmony With the gen
ersl plan. Generals Banks and Stone
will move 10 conjunction with the rest
from the Upper Potomac. General Burn.
side will do bis appointed work in vir.
ginla. General Sherman will explain by
deeds. not words, bis iDaction. General
mcclellan will force the rats from their
holes at Msna-sus, attack them at three
points at once. aod will fulfill his m Oldest
pledge that the war will be "sbort. but
Desperate ! do not give you more than
The general outline Of these simulta.
Deous movements. The details of the
grand plan of this campaign will startle
be world, and viDdieste Gen. McClel.
aus bigh reputation for military strate.
y. The men snd supplies are now for
ne 6rst time ready. The delays, caused
uainly BY red tape apd im becile fossils,
and out Of the departments, and by
brewing contractors and material men.
'iii' be accounted for. aud the blame
laced where it belongs. A premature .
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movement would have deranged the plan
of the whole campaign, which SO per.
feet that success is certain. A bad
move. ultimately made. might have has
arded the game. The impending move
ment is close at hand in Q limited number
OF forced moves. The loss of piece
here or there, the defeat of one or ano.
ther division of the army, cannot affect
or proloDg the result. The com biDations
are 90 perfect that failure is impossible.
Yours ever
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leads truly to the salvation of men no
only spiritually but financially. 1t is in
deed passing strange that notwitbstand.
ing every financial crisis We pass through,
as we'll as the uni ted testimony of every
sensible. thoroughbred business man,
teaches that in the ship of credit there is
dagger that so many will continue to en-
bark therein.
PORK PROSPECTS.
Usually 99-lOO of our pork crop is
bought and packed By other parties; this
year however. a large part Of it will be
packed by the producer rather than sell
at prices less than three dollars. Had
it not been for disease known in the
west as Hog cholera, the crop this season
would have been more than the average
of former years. but the loss BY this dis
case will make it less.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
Economy in expenditures will. of ne,
cessity, enter largely into future trausac-
tions. Rye will be used for coffee, Sor-
ghum and Impbe will be grown largely to
fill the place of New Orleans Sugar and
Molasses. I made 1880 gallons of Mo
lasses the past season, the quality was So
perior to plantation or sugar house. The
average yield of sorghum per acre the
past year was about one hundred gallons
a company in Chicago. the past year
bave made from it the finest quality o.
golden syrup. We expect copious cir
culation of United States promi-e to pay
with fair amouDt Of non specie paying
bank paper for our currency. and specie
at premium, from 10 to 25 per cent,
which will have tendency to increase
our prices for produce. The prospect Of
fall wheat is now good. The month pa>'
has been very mild.
r. ". HINCKLEY.
Richfeld, H., Jan. lst, 1862.
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- NAGA-Aa-E
DK ED.

10 this borough. on the 9th inst, Mrs
Ann Ert, aged about 81 years.
1t is thought that the character and
history Of the deceased were such. as tc
cell for something more than simple an
nounceueut Of her death. She was a
lineal descendent Of Hugucno,s. Her
maiden name was Depoe. Her paterual
ancestor was one of those, who after the
revocation of the Edict OF Nantes, for the
faiths Sake" left "home and father.
land" and went to Holland: sojourning
there for time; aud then emigratiDs to
free America. His descendants in this
land continued to manifest love for G cd s
truth, ond for the ordiu suces Of bis house.
And it was chiefly through the zeal and
liberality of one these, the grandfather it
is believed of the deceased, that more
than hundred years ago, there was g.
reeted on the hill side that skirts the
Shawnee flats, the Stone Church, which
was few years since removed, and neat
brick structure placed on the old founda.
lion. To this little church of Der fathers.
and to the burial place of her kindred
,lose by it, her heart clung with peculiar
ovc. To the church organization there
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Librarian William p. Brady.

Incendiary fires are becoming yerJ com
mon throughout the South. Several frs
have occurred in Charleston siDce the re-
cent large one, aud seven attempts have
been made to burn the city Of Montgou-
cry (Alabama) The towns of GreeDvi'ls
in the same State, and OF GeorgetO@n. in
Texas, we're nearly destroyed BY the same
means. At Nashville, Tennessee large
quantity of commissary stores and ord
mace belonging to the Rebel GOVernu ens
was burned, entaiing loss of over two
millions of dollars, while powder mill,
near New Orleans, as related in our last
issue, was blown up. In Virginia sever
al large fires have taken place, and some
days ago the Richmond Theatre, situa-.
ted in the most wealthy and populous
portion of the city, was set on fi'e. which
rpread to other bulldogs, and destroyed
a large amount of valuable property. It.
is reported from Norfolk that several sus.
pieous locking men we're arrested BY the
guard, while walking around the navy
yard, with ombustible material, their de-
sign being, no DOUBT, to either burn the
yard or the frisate Merrinlac, in the dock.
We have DO doubt that nine out of ten Of
these fres have been the work OF iDcendi-
aries, who in many cases have, We sup
pose, been 'contrabands. PhtLddeLphaa:
Press.
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Western Correspondence.


FRIEND SCHocH Our National trou,
bles, the great financial embarrass II nts
of the people, and the hog cholera, are
the leading themes in Illinois A person
not posted in poor human nature would
suppose that our National and financial
salvation were param cunt to that of our
immortal spirits which are destined to
exist forever. All the surroundings OF
our Western men have combined to ma axe
then snphstically fast, if not Hise. The
extensive snd rich prairies Of Illinois with
10 the last thirty years have undergone a
radical change. Then We had a sparse
and limited population, now We outnum,
Der the Old Dominion with all ber slaves.
Then We were as many months distant
from New York as we are days travel at
present. Then we had war on our north
ern borders with the Black HQack. now we
have one With the White Serpent. Then
our fathers broke the virgin soil and rails.
ed COIN at dime bushel, and after
spending few days 10 bauling load of
wheat to market if they realized thirty
cents cash per bushel, they considered
themselves fortunate. Now, when We
only realize for corn and wheat at bone,
Is and 60 cents per bushel, we consider
it hard indeed. and so it is. 1t is hard
for those kind merchants who bought
goods on time, for the past few years and
sold the same on credit to the people for
fair profit. They cannot pay Jo66erS
old bills because their customers fail to
pay them. This is the financial condi-
ton of this State at the com % encement
of 1862, aDd the result will be generally
to ipaugurate the cash system in buying
and selling, which will encourage greater
economy in both. II our fathers bad in
stiled into our minds more fully that in
junction OF holy writ "Owo no man any
thing" and bad obeyed it strictly, how
many thousands who cannot now enjoy o.
happy new year would to-day have worn
a smiling face. The Good Book says -
''He that would be rich fell into tempta
tion." And may We not easily infer that
one Of those is getting into debt as the
a postle in the same connexion informs
Timothy: "For the love of money is th g
'oot Of all evil. The wise man informs
Is that she that tilleth his land shall have
oleDty of bread" and also that "a faith.
ul man shall abound With blessings: but
,e that maketh haste to be rich shall not
'e innocent" Again he says: she that
lasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and
'noweth not that poverty shall come up.
% him" Now what crime is more prev
lent with those that would be hastily
lob than acting on borrowed capital
'he second quotation clearly indicates
hat those who would suddenly be rich
,ake wrong estimate on the future
hey run in debt and fail as a NJ aiority Of
ur young men do who rush into business
ithout real basis, and their end is poy
rtyi being rich only in that expericn ce {
hioh they so dearly bought, Wisdom
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The Milford Demagogue still kicking


We have been noticing the silly twaddl
of the Milford Herald for some consil erab bl
time, and, perhaps, longer than propriet
fully warrants. We intend, however. to fir
a parting salute, in the course Of which i
will be our endeavor to show that the grinde
of the Herald is not only perfect demagoge
but he is also a consummate ass.
He complains that we called him dema
gogue, because, as he says, he "very modest
Iy asserted that the Democratic party wa
the only party of and for the Union, in or ou
of power" Is this extract not enough te
prove beyond all question that he is great
denagogue or blundering ass! To stam]
him as the former, We simply referred him t.
| the notorious fact that it was the southern
half of the democratic party that made th
rebellion. That it was they who first broke
their allegiance TO the Union, and if they hat
remained true TO ii We would have no rebel
lion. To, this the ungrammatica ass re
spends:
"They done did it. Sir. because your al
lies prescribed their institutions as barbarou
(are they noD because they based their appea
for the suffrages of the people on the idea o
uncompromising hostility to their system o
labor"
Any one whose skull is less than an incl
thick knows that this is the merest clap trap
which has long since been exploded and ut
terly repudiated by the rebels themselves
For conclusive proof of this read Senators
Chesnut, Toombs and others late speeches in
the United States Senate; and other southern
members of Congress said substantially the
same thing. JEFF. Davis IN his late message
TO his rebel Congress said nothing on the sub
ject. Many of the southern journals, be fore
and since the rebellion, said that they cared
nothing for slavery, for it was not in danger
but that they were going to build up new
government, and one which should far excel
ours. They had no relish for governments
in which the "white trash have so much to
say as they have in this they were deter
mined to form a monarchial or arstocratc
form of government, in which the would-be
mobiles would have all to say-hence the well
fare of slavery is only pretext or excuse
The merchants of the south were induced 10
throw their influence in favor of rebellion, by
the hope of repudiating their great indebted
ness TO the north, which exceeds three hun
lred millions of doll ars.
Had the rebels staid in Congress they
would have had every thing their own way,
or they had majority, with their northern
satellites, in both branches. Do the rebels
'elieve that slavery would be benefited by
laving the Canada line brought to their doors,
las the stupid demagogue or ignorant ass of
he Herald forgotten that the rebels tried to
ret out of the Union in 1888 on the tariff
and that Gen. Jackson then predic-
ed that they would at some future time
make an attempt to go out on the slavery
uestion. This, We trust, is enough to estab-
sh the fact that the crank-turner ofthe Her.
I'd is both demagogue and an ass, and as
uch We leave him.
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OTOur thanks are due to Col. Fl. S. Mott
of the Senate, and George H. Rowland, Esq
of the House of Representatives of Pennsyl.
vania, for early copies of the Auditor Gene
rails Report.
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B. F. Howey.

GIVE tender our thanks to the gentle
manly operator at the Depot, for dispatch
announcing the resignation of Secretary
Cameron, of the War Department, and the
appointment of Edwin ~ Staunton of Penn
sylyania, as his successor. The news was
nearly "a hours in advance of the mails MIR.
Dunn has placed US under similar obligations
repeatedly.
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OFWe regret to learn that our friend A.
mos Drake lost valuable horse. on Tuesday
last. The horse was smooth shod, and on Ia
king him out of the stable, he slipped on the
ice and injured himself SO severely as to cause
his death.
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Tbe 1effersonion.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1862.
Peoples State Central Committee

Peoples State Central Committee
A Meeting of the members Of the Peo
ples' State Central Com mittee will be held
at Coverly's Hotel. Harrisburg, on Wed
nesday. January the 22ad, 1862, to de.
termine the time and place for holding a
State Convention to nominate State can
didates, and to transact such other busi-
ness as may be presented. A full atteD
dance is requested.
ALEX. K. MCCLURE,
Chairman.
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0JAt the Annual Meeting of the Stock
holders of the Monroe County Agriculture
Society, held at the Court House, on Tues
day last, the following named gentlemen
were elected Directors of the Society:
Robert R. Depue, Daniel Boys,
A. Reeves jackson, Morris Evans,
B. IA. HuWeY.
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1t is Eow said, apparently on good au-
thority. that Sigel has not resigned, and
that he does not intend to resign. Atthe'
latest accounts. be was actively engaged
in the duties of his position 10 the West. :
The War Department has received no in
of bis resignation.
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W. II Ienks. Esn-

Some time ago We announced this gen.
tleman as having reserved an a, poiottnent
as Land Agent in Nebraska. 1t vas a
mistake. He has been appointed to .
$1,000 clerkshipin the General Post o flee
Republican.
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on A NEW METHOD OF
treating Venerial Diseases, inclu-
ding Syphilis in all its stages;
Gonorrhea. elect. Structure, Nari-
cocile. and Hydrocele, Diseases 81
the Kidneys, Bladder &C, with
out mercury containing a val
liable treatise on thatwide- spread
nalady Of youth, Seminal Weak
hess, Nocturnal Emissions, Sexual
Debility, Impotency, &c. the Sc
cret intirrnitieS Of youth and ma
thrifty arising from the baneful
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ItANPBELL & ROYLES. Book Binders and Blank Book
Manufacturers, No 81 East Washington 81. of
6lenn's Block. MP stairs Indianapolis febe5-du
NOUGLAS PALMER, Book Binders and Blank Book
~ Manufacturers. No 3eA East Washington street,
over Afford Mills a Co.'S Grocery. may27
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MEDICAL BOOKS, &C.
A Medical Report.

CD1triai1g 7Aivtv Fine Plates Eagrarin0soft ths
Andtossg and Physiology eftte Serp- Orgols IN q
sfnkl Of Hl.tifi mi iik1HSe-
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STOVES AND TIN WARE.

ItHARLES cox. dealer in Stoves, Tin Ware, &c
III West Washington street. apr