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uICuLY IMPORTANT NEWS!
HAS RETURNED WITH New SrocK oP
COnfectiOnnrics, Fruit and Toys.

| HAS RETURNED WITH A New SrocK oP
ConfectiOnnrics, Fruit and Toys.
| TT seems as if a new age, new life was opening
| i upon us, animating every heart to nobler deeds
and higher aims! Art, Literature and Science will
glow anew, and seek to develope sublimer beauties
| and grunder conception.
The business world too must feel tho new influence
and every part be quickened and strengthened by an
increased vitality, which shall urge with elec
ric speed to the contamination of greater things than
was dreamed of in the Philosophy Of tho past.
Animated by the enthusiasm which pervades all
classes and dcsrous of doing his share towards The
great events of the Age" the subscriber would re.
specially inform the good people OF SuNBUkf and
the public generally, that he has just returned from
the city Of Philadelphia with the largest and choices
stock of Confectonaries, Fruit and Toys, that has
ever been brought to this section Of country. He is
also manufacturing all kinds of Coniectionares, &C.
to fill up orders wholesale RETAIL at short notice
Among his stock of CONTEMPORARIES may be
found:
French Secrets Gum Drops, all kindsscent,
Burned Almonds, Love Drops,
Cream White Mint Drops, rcd and white,
" Lemon, Jelly Cakes,
" Rose, Fruit Drops,
Vanilla, Stick Candies Of all scents,
Common Secrets, Rock Candy,
Liquoricc, Almond Candy.
FRUIT.
Bananas, Prunce,
Dates, Figs,
Currants dried, Raisens, Nuts Of all kinds
LEMON SYRUP
Of n superior quality, by the single or dozen A
superior quality of Tobacco and Segar3, and variety
of Confectcnaries, Fruit Toys, &c, all Of which is
offered cheap at wholesale and retail
~ Remember the name and place e
NJ c. GEARHART,
Market street, doors west of L. Y Bright Sons
store
sunbury. April II, lSGI .--1y
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Grasshoppers have appeared in imnense
swarms in Colorado tCrritory, and are d6
stroying the vegetation oi tho country at a
fearful rate.
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are the bet in matters OF prudence, INC
last.
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War! War! Wnr

COME FROM THE NORTH,
COME FROM THE SOUTH,
COME FROM THE EAST,
COME FROM THE WEST
Save the country and build yourselves homes, for
now is the time 10 get your Lumber cheap. Yes,
LUMBER, LUMBER - LUMBER ,! ;
can be purchased at low rates at the STEAM SAW.
MILL of
IRA T. CLEMENT, SUNBURY, PA,
Such az Panel Lumber, Frame Lumber, Boards, ST.
ding, Shingles from S3 to - per thousand plastering
Lath, Pang, Roofing Lath, &c, &c.
All bills ordered for any kind of Lumber will be
furnished at the shortest notice
IRA r CLEMENT
Sunbury March O. 1861
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Cordial Elixir of Casaya Bark and Benzne, for
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.

Er1tution Of Four BWylorS-Mtctting
Correspondence Betus1n Gen. Butler Qnd
the Acting British Consul.
The national Republican., 1862-03-13
GEN. JAMEA II. LANE,

From the Chicago Railroad Gazette Of March g.
when one wolf Of herd is 80 unfortunate ea
to get wounded, the rest Of the pack expreA
their sympathy at once by pitching in and de-
vouring him. Human nature and .oolf nature
are strikipgly similar in this respect. When
Gen. Lane passed through Chicago few weeks
since to head an expedition South, and found
on bis arrival to take command Of the troops
that be had been deceived by false promises
those who eulogized him loudest Immediately
turned about, sneered at him a. humbug
chsrlstan, &C., and have not yet ceased to peli
him with mud. The fact that he, as the leader
OF IT, troops above all others, was and is the
choice Of gallant little Kansas, which has done
and sacrificed 10 much in this war, should On
title him to respectful treatment at least
Lane has returned TO the Senate, and we be
iieve those who conspired to crush him will b.
utterly confounded in the end. Nobody evel
kicked Lane yet, without hurting his own .hios
The national Republican., 1862-03-13
From Fort Pickens.

NEW ToRK, March 1.-THE steamer Phiia
deiphia has arrived ut this port. from Fort
Pickens on the lst instant and Key West cU the
9Th
The bark Tycoon. with a part Of the New
Hampshire seventh Regiment, has arrived al
Tortugas, and the ship s. r. Mallory, with tho
other portion Of the same reg msni, was passed
OF Carysfort on the 9Th instant.
General Arnold was in command at Fort
Pckens, Colonel Brown having sailed for New
York.
The troops al Fort Pickens we're all well.
Contrabands from Pensacola report that a
Rebel regiment had left there and two uuarmed
regiments had arrived.
Anderson was 10 be court martialled for
commencing the bombardment on the lst Of
January.
Seven Northern men, deserters from the
Rebel ranks at Pensacola, are passengers In
tho Philadelphia.
The ntsamsr Magnolia has bosn brought TO
Key West. She is u prize TO the steamer bouth
Carolina. and had / 900 bales of cotton aboard.
The national Republican., 1862-03-13

name, and In behalf Of his State. IL you av
the cottrn States 10 20 out Of the Union, k |.
tucky will not be with you.
Mr.. BINGHAM, Of Ohio, replied to e
speech Of tho gentleman from Kentucky, Il
Noteworthy The gentleman had said d y
slavery was divine instiiuti0n--a civilized 4
the children Of Dahomy; and unless this in
tuition can be retained, he will leave the Uni b.
Hls argument Gun be used with equal force y
JeG Davis.
This Government has the right Of self pr&
ervation. He would repudiate tho abomlnable
doctrine that slavery and Tho Constitution
are iudissolubly connected. Slavery Is an III.
fernal atrocity. When be said that q man must
give bis services and bis life for the preserva-
ton OF our country--that he must give his first
born-his family, bis home, bis all, for the pres.
ervation Of our country, the gentleman makes
no objeotion-but when he says that slaves
must bo surrendered, II necessary to save the
Government, the gentleman shrinlts back In
holy horror, and threatens that fifteen States
will leave ua
The Government has the constitutional power
TO adopt all the measures necessary for its own
protection. The rebels have no State rights
for they have no States, they have no govern
meDt they have no judiciary and no rights
under this Government, except what this Gov.
ernment shall give 10 them.
Slavery is the sole cause of this Quarrel, and
the whole world has now come to understand Il.
PRIsONERs IN THE CENTRAL GUARD HOUSE.
Mr.. POTTER, Of Wisconsin, offered q reso.
luton that The Secretary Of War inquire into
the condition Of the prisoners ut the Central
guard house In this city. Adopted.
The House then adjourned.
The national Republican., 1862-03-13
THE PRESIDENT As COMMANpkR-IN-
CHIEF.

We publish on our first page three orders OF
the President, which will form the authentic
materials OF the most interesting crisis oi
American history.
The first order is that Of January q, appro.
priately fixing the anniversary Of the birth 81
Washington as the date Of general advance
upon the enemy, by oil our forces b. land and
rea.
The second order is that Of March {, direct.
ing the army Of the Potomac 10 BE- constituted
in four divisions. under the command Of The
four generals, who had just voted in council
Of war that an advance should be msde. Tht
President, having overrulsd the eight generals
who declared al advance to be impossible
wisely dsvolved the exec ution OF the policy 0
advance upon those who favored it.
The third order ia that Of March II restrict
ing Gen. AcClellan's command to the depart
ment Of the Potomac, abolishiDg (by transfer
the departments recently commanded by Gem
Buell. and Hunter, and assigning Gen. Fremon
to the command Of department bounded eaet
erly by that of the Potomac and westerly by
line drawn north aud south through Knox
vile.
The Causes Of this order Of March IL ar
perfectly well understood, and the order IL &c
ceived with unbouDded satisfaction by al
sound and loyal men,
The national Republican., 1862-03-13
From the Upper Potomac.

PooLsvsAs, neeoA u
Colonel Edwin Q. Charles, Of ~ rsumsHy
regimest, is here Ia command a ~ r.ops d
this post. The inhabitants ars oon nstsn'Iy up
plying for passss to cross the riv r to v.si
their relations residing 10 Leesburg and ihst
vicinity, for the purpose Of carrying thcm sup
plies Of all kinds, Of which they have been con
pletely dcspoiled by the rebel force In theiI
rstreat -.-- .a.. -. ...-- ....
Sugar, tee, coffee, boots, shoes, and clothing
of all kinds are diiiicult 10 obtain. Coffee Il
selling al one dollar and CITY cents per pound;
sugar Aty cents; unbleached muslins ninety
cents yard, DC.
Farmers have been robbed Of their tsams
One man complains that twenty-six horses were
taken from him, and ssven thousand bushels Of
bis wheat destroyed.
Fify.one male residents were imprisoned
and carried off--some Of them bound. All re-
fused to carry their arms which were mostly
shot guns collected from the inhabitants, and
were carried in the stolen wagons. "secesb u
bas had Its day here, and strong Union feel.
log predomipates.
The national Republican., 1862-03-13

TuI PoioaAU BAIrEREs. - From letter i,lst
received from the steamer Yankee, by the tug
Robert Leslie, written Oh Sunday we have o
description Of the discovery Of the evacuation
oil those rebel strongholds which have been
such bugbesr to Potomac river commerce. 1t
was curly in The morning that smoke was seen
to rise in dense columns from the destruction
OF ali that was colnbustible OF Cockpit, Evans
port, aud Opossum Nose batteries. The Ana.
custia steamed up TO within three hundred
yards OF Cockpit, and commenced shelling it,
but there wss no reply. The letter Gays, fur
tber: She has already fired about sixty i've
shells. and she Ia now under the Evansport
battery .shslliug it, bat no reply to her is made
From the deck we can plainly discover with q
glass the .moke and iiames arising from the
rebel steamer George Page, in Quautco creek,
The AnacostiH s slowly steaming down the
river aud firing shells over Evansport. There
have been several exp 'osloua in the vicinity Of
the batteries. What they are cannot say. but
II appears To be powder from the sudden rising
O! the clear white smoke, We now distinctly
hear the report which jars aud shakes our
vessei that is lying -iS mile. Up the river, and
Just below Indian Head"
The national Republican., 1862-03-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Fortress Monroe.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
CAPT. BUCHANAN. COMMANDER OF THE
REBEL STEAMER MERRIMAC. REPORTED
f.s SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.

ReU York, March IL "A dispatch received
/ here about three O'Clock this morning, from
Fortress Monroe, dated yesterday, gives q par
tial list Of the killed and wounded and missine
Tho latest account makes the number killed
or drowned on the Cumberland ll8, which will
probably be reduced to 100.
Lieut. Selfridge, Of the Cumberland, was or
dered to the command Of the Monitor.
The rebels represent that four were killed
and several wounded on the Merrimac, and
| that Capt. Buchanan was seriously wounded.
The Yorktown is said to have n shot In her
| boiler.
Twenty three prisoners from the frigate Con.
passage.
The Southern papers say that every member
ofthe Tennessee legislature has signed u peti.
| ton for the removal Of General A. Sidney John
ston.
The rebel steamer Nashville, which managed
| to run the blockade Of Beaufort, North Carroll.
nv, recently, IL said 10 be lying at Morshead
City. whioh Is the terminus Of the Atlantic and
North Carolina RAILROAD.
Virginia has been called on for forty thousand
| troops.
The Norfolk Day Book received at Old Point,
has an article glorying over the feats perform.
ed by the Merr rlmao, and highly complimenting
the bravery exhibited by the crows Of the Con
gress and Cumberland.
The effect Of the Cunberland's broadsido Is
admitted. and also that one Of her shells ene r.
cd II port of the Merrimao, bursting and killing
six men and wOunding eleven. Commodore
Buchanan, who was In maud was among
the seriously wounded.
II also admits that six were killed on board
tho Yorktown.
The Day Book says nothing with regard 10
the Merrimac's condition, except that abe viii
require some repairs.
The Monitor Is described AS looking like a
black Yankee cheese box on raft, y and she
Is admitted TO have been formidable, but no
statement IL made as TO her effectiveness fur.
ther than that she is formidable.
On Commander Buchanan being wounded the
command Of the Merrimac is said to have been
deyolved upon Commander Ap. Catesby Jones,
who had charge OF her during the fight on Sun.
day with tho Monitor.
The reason given for the quick movements Of
the MerrimaG Is that she was endesvoring to
keep the Monitor from getting on the side that
had been weakened by the brVsdside of the
Cumberland.
The national Republican., 1862-03-13
REPORTS VIA SPRINGFIELD
~ RELATION 10 tut
GREAT BATTLE IN ARKANSAS.

Springfield, March lO.-[special dispatch to
the st. Louis Republican. IA messenger, who
arrived here at 3 O'clock this morning, reports
that the battle at Pea Ridge lasted from Thurs.
day morning TO Saturday eve. and that our luss
was about :fcur hundred and fifty killed and
wounded,
Tho rebel loss WAS one thousand killed and
wounded, and ono Thousand taken prisoners.
Among the latter was Col. McRse. Of an Arkau.
sas regiment.
The attack IN our forces was made from the
| north and west, nnr army being completely
| surrounded.
Gems Van Dorm, Price, McCulloch and McIn
tosh were present with rs 900 men,
| McCulloGh and McIntt sh reported 10 have
beeu mortaly wounded.
The attack from the rear was made by Nc
Culloch and not by Cen. Sigel, who wounded
him, and completely scattered his force In wilt
confusion. We have also captured Il large
amount Of stores, teams, cannon, small arm
and ammunition.
The national Republican., 1862-03-13
Perennial Cotton free os Chile.

In reply TO communication from tbe .Aari.
cultural Division OF the Patent OIiice =, reuuest.
lug Information on the Perennial Cotton Tree
OF Chile, the Botanical Committee of the Penn
sylvaniu Horticultural Society say that, in the
absence OF specimens, or any facts beyond
what have been already presented 10 the pub
lie, they can only offtr the opinion that the 80
called Perennial Cotton Tree Is nothing more
than form Of the common cotton Of general
cultivation. The main facts relied on by its
introducer are that his plant Is perennial. and
that II will endure greater amount of cold
than the common berbaceous cotton. This
character is not inconsistent with what il al
ready known Of the cotton plant Il changes
It's habits and powers OF endurance with the
circumstances around IL. In this 1t DO ssesses a
power owned also by many other plants The
castor oil plant (Ricinus Community Is q we'll
known instance OF plant being apparently q
tender annual In some climates and tree OF
considerable hardness in others.
10 the Transactions Of the Linupan Society" !"
Dr. +. Buchanan Hamilton says OF The common
cotton: "The plant being an annual, or grow.
ing to small tree with a woody stem lasting
Tor years, 10 mere accidental circumstance,
owing to manner Of treatment He further
shows that this is brought about 10 The East
Indies BY the time Of sowing. II sown early
10 epring, 1t flowers the same year. exbausis
itself, and Is ploughed undtr; II sown late in
GUNNER, 1t only partially exhaust, itself and
becomes shrub; II not Gown till fall, II forms
woody stem, aud then continues for ysar,,
He has seen them cultivated us tree cotton In
the East lodies at least twelve feet high and as
thick as bis leg He ooncllties his remarks by
observing: ~ am couideit that erery Kind
known In India might be reared In differ eht
ways 20 as to become IN annual, shrub, or .
treeS
The national Republican., 1862-03-13

CATCHING 4 TARrAR.--ielyin Hutchinson
Third Maine regiment, being Oh picket duty IN
Heintzlemans division. ani In advance OF two
Of his comrades, was challtDged by Couiede
rate, and ordered to throw down bic musktt
and move forward. He i'd 60, but 10 passn q
by the tree behind which The rebel stood, with
his gun presented, ho qui,kly pclzed the bayo-
net with bis right band, vhereupon Secesh -
discharged the musket, lowing OF two Of the
Federal soldiers fugers. The Maine man thu
ran for bis musket and, ,eiore the rebel could
reload, be shot bin though tho back. He
staggered, and fell bacl dead. The Feder,I
soldier retreated In saietl to his company Net.
withstanding the balls whistled around hin,
pretty lively, he escaped without further injury
He Is now doing we'll i the Mansion House
Hospital Alexandria.
The national Republican., 1862-03-13

~ The apprehension expressed by Mr.
CRrrLNpES, that the Presidents message o
March G, and the passage by Congress Of The
resolution connected with 1t, will create al
emancipation party in the border States, is well
founded. We hope 80, and believe 60. There
was an emancipation party in Virginia 10 Gen
Washingtons time, and very strong one 10
Kentucky within thirty years, We even hope
that emancipation will be accomplished In
Kentucky, before Dir. Crlttendsn dies. We are
10 iavor Of emancipation everywhere, and OF
emancipation parties, and Of anything calru
lated to create such parties.
The national Republican., 1862-03-13

FROM FoRIREs5 MONROE. dispatch from
Fortress Monroe, last evening, reports all quiet
The Tag Of truce from Norfolk brough. nothing
Of interest The boat returns to-day. Pertie.
accompanying 'be rehe. flag of truce boa
jodngly admitted thpt our cheese box
(meauing the Monitor had severely injured th'
Merrimac, and that 1t lie not probable that sh'
will make another visit 10 Newport News INIT
abe has been rspairt', The telegraph work
admirably, and Washington oonversos will
l ortress Monroe a. READILY IA with New Yorl
and Pbilaiclphis,
The national Republican., 1862-03-13

The LrsGs.--Tbe bills of mortality show the
astounding fact that no less than me hundred
and eighty.seU thousand tlvc hu,d-ed persons
(ls7 .5OOj In the United States d. every ysar
from diseafes of the luugs and air passages
OF these. the great mpjority are ott of iu youth
and middle lite, and could be ss ed by proper
treatment. None OF taeee diseasa are durable
by medicine given by the stoniosb, but by in
haling proper medicines into IJe longs, they
Y. Journal Of Disease, Of hs Gsr.
DR.. Robert Hunter editor Of the Medical
Journal, from which the above quotation Ia
made /. now on q professional visit to Wsst.
ington. His letter today's Republican will
repay attentive peusal. We shall ccntipue
from time TO time publish such articles from
bis pen as we may ,eem Of public importance.
The Doctors card'will be found In another
column,
The national Republican., 1862-03-13

Mn. SHERxAS's MoDIYIED CoSrBCAros BILL
Mr. Sherman, Of Ohio, yesterday introduced
into the Senate 4 bill to authorize the Presiden,
to take possession Of persons and property and
for other purposes" II embraces In IL. PRO
visions five classes OF persons, viz: l. Oficers 10
the army and navy Of Tho rebsls: 2. Persons
acting as Preside Mt, Vice President, members
Of Cong ess, and Judges Of the so.called Con-
iederate States: 8. Governors oil Statea, mem
bers Of Legislatures, aud judges Of States Of
rebellion, who hereafter take oath to support
the rebel oonsttuticn; L. Persona holding off
ces OF honor Ia the United States Government,
who hereafter hold ofice under The so.called
Confederate Government: 5. Persons owning
property in loyal States. phr hereafter give aid
to the rebellion.
To recover poseeasion Of such property in
loyal States, proceedings inay BE- instituted 10
the name oi the United StRter in districts
where the property is situated snd property
may 10 sold, aud The proc'e 'eds deposited in the
United Statce Treasury.
The aizth section provides tina, property
seized where Judicial proceedings are ob
struc,ed. shall be held ill judicial proceeding
are restored, when The suit may be instituted
Articles Of perisbsble nature may be sold Q
used And no person described in lbe 6ls
section can hold any persou tn service or lab.
after the passage of tbia act
Section frth give power to district conrts /
issue processes to carry this law into effect
The sixth section authorizes tho President |
release hy proclamation Of amnesties eltte
of The five classes described 10 the first scctior
The national Republican., 1862-03-13

Tpt Yo1gAll the Republicans in the
House voted for the Presidents emancipation
resolution. 1t received also the support o'
three OF four other Northern members,
The negative vote, thirty one, was made up
Of nine from The slave States and OF the North.
ern democracy 'etiDe nearly solid.
The vote fr"m The slave States was as fol
lows:
YEAs--Messts Blair (ot Mo.), Blair (of Va J
Brown (of Va, Clements (of Tenn }, Fisher
(of DELI and Whaley (of ya.)--6.
NAYs-- Messrs. Cristisld lot Md, Crittendsr
lof KY, Dunlap (of KY, Harding (oi KY
Leary (of Md, Merton (ot Mo-, Thomas 20
Md, Wsdswortb (of Kyj and Wicklifs 10
XVI.