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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-08-20
ADDRESS
OF THE
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COM
MITTEE.

To THE DEMOCRATS, AND ALL OTHER FRIENDS
OF THE CONSTITUTION AND UNION IN PENN
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-08-20

CEO. >. TUITION, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
VI Tunkhannoek, Pa. Office Starks Brick
Block, Tioga street.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-08-20

TT =. COOPER, PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
1 i. Newton Centre, Luzerne County Pa
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
FROM IWOA.
DIS MONIES, lows, Nov. p.

BY the oiiicial statement from the
.Adiutant Generals Office, the following
counties are exempt from draft; Wash
ington, excess 32s..; Clinton, eNca>s
179; Linn, excess ass; Mas. atiDe, ex-
cess sos; buchanan, sxccss l3; Chick
asaw, excess 80; Benton. excess !s's !:
Iowa, excess 95; johnson, excess 3o2 !;
Marion, excess 1863; P,weshiek. ex-
oess Is; Wapello, excess 1872; Adair,
excess 80; Cass, excess 8; Clark, ex-
cess l32 !; Madison, excess 2s4; Mills,
excess 8; Polk, excess a96; Riaggald,
excess 127; Warren, excess Is ;
Blackhawk, excess 2ls; Butler, excess
Al; Cerro Gordo, excess II; Clay, ex-
cass /; Dickinson, excess Z; Franklin,
excess II; Greene, excess 81; Kossnth,
excesss; Winnebago, sx1lss II; O'Isrien,
EXCESS 3. Total number OF troops re-
,x,ired from the State, 54,l49; number
furnished, t5,993 deficit, s,lho.
4 proolalpatiop announcing the
dreaded draft is said % be fortEcoming
The Iowa regiments arc al! the field !,
or under marching orders.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
4bpsitiaus
DIR. D. *. WEIR,

Late Of Pennsylvania announces to the citi-
sens of Toledo and vicinity, that he is perma-
nently located in this place, offers his services
ss Practitioner Of the German, French Span
ish mode Of medical treatment, so successfully
practiced of late in France, Spain and America
Tie not only nscertains the nature Of disease
as formerly practiced by physicians, but passes
on and discovers the cause, however intricate
he disease may be. Those living At = distance
and unable to visit him, can be treated by
sending him clear viAl full Of their monins,
urine, from which the disease will &c asccr-
tained. Female complaints in all thir various
forms treatede carefully and confidentialiy
will attend toaH calls promptly. Residence
and office. one door East OF the "Peaples
stor f5t EDe u. X. WlER
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
Taken Prisoners. BY psivs1s -

Taken Prisoners.-By . p.tivsss -
er from member Of the gath lows reg
Uncut, at Helena, we learn that Col
Milo Smith Of Clinton, and Major Sam.
Clark Of Dewitt, ofthc 26th Iowa fSe
imeut, were taken prisonerslby the rsb.
els on the 1lth Of November, in the fel.
lowing manner.
They had crossed the river from He.
lena in search Of good location Tor .
camp for their regiment, and whilst
thus engaged they were surrounded By
the rebels and captured. The surgeon
who bad accompanied them escaped
and game into camp : with III. :parsicsa-
lars
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
DR. P. L. BALDY

Again offers his services, Ito the inhabi-
tants Of Taledo and yicinity,) as Practice
ing physician and Obstetrician,
snecial attention piven to Diseases Of Fe.
males and Children.
Chronic diseases viii receive special atten
ion.
Those wi hose fears have been excited agalne
thee xccssive use of Calomel, or Mercury, IN
any Iarm-- May rest assured they will receiese
no iniury-durin~ treatment.
Every person will be expected to settle their
Indebtedness every
SlY MONTHS, BY CASH, IRO-
DUEE or NOTES.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

Board Of Educatiap.-The fAlovin9
members ofths Boardof Education were
declared clectedby the BOARD Of Stata
Canvassers who convened last week.
Its Dist. Henry X. Edison: I'd, >. -:
Moare 4,h W. s. Waggoner: sth, 8. q.
Vance: 9th ]. R. Day: 9TH Lyman 4.
Dllis: 9Th, VIM. Reynolds. 10th, q. u.
Stevens, ll,h, John n. Braipard.zr
Sqis Reyisser:
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

Il
watch.
A contraband brings each mnlc into
the yard, and head halter is the only
harness upon him. As il: by intuition,
the animal seems to know what is to
happen to him, and of course refuses to
60 into the pen. To remedy this, a
rope from the windlass Isl fastened to
the halter and a man winds it up,
drawing the struggling mnlc into the
machine. Being once in, two Of the
straps which hang from above are pas
scd under his body, and the third
across his breast, aud another man by a
capstan arrangement, winds them up,
and thus raises tho mule from the
ground. This. Of course, is accompanied
with another series Of kicks and lnrches
by the aid of which slipnoose is fas
tened on each leg, and the mule, whcn
he is through the performance finds
each foot securely fastened under a
curved iron bar, and his head chained
down. Four b'acksmiths one at each
foot, 90 to work, and the shoes arc on
in less time than it takes to describe il.
Few cap imagine the terrific s,rngg-
ling Of these mules. They rlange for
ward and backward, rock sidevays,
lnrch and kirk--but this nacl.inc secures
them in every direction. 1.-THE animal
rushes forward the strap across his
breast suddenly stops l,is career in mid
air; ifhe jerks backward, the rope from
the windlass almost pulls his head off.
Rocking sideways is only at the expense
Of his own ribs, which beat q tattoo
against the stont t;mLcfs Of tho pen.
lie cannot rear up, for his head is
chained down, and each foot being
securely clamped. ticking is ont Of the
question. Thus the animals every
effort is baked, and after abor'ive trial
Of all the kicks and jerks known 70 the
community Of mules, he gives NJ the
truitlcss contest and down on hi.
knees wi,A drooping head, submits 70
The four sturdy blacksmi,hs who are
pounding :avay at his. hoofS.
When the work is done the CLAMPS are
unfa>tencd, the straps are let down, the
wintllass nnwound, and the conquered
mule backs out Of the pr.i, convince!
that ropes, leather, and human flesh,
when properly applied, can master him.
There are six Of these machines in use
a, the Corral, and they arc so arranged
that the animals canno, hurt them.
selves.
The wagon business Of ih4 Corral is
its greatest one. Thirteen hundred
teams are kept constantly running with
>uppiies fov the army. These, when
parked, cover hundred acres Of fgrnnna
and ifplaccd III continuous line, would
stretch over eighteen miles. They are
operated with the worn ont horses and
mules, all the good anes being shipped
off to Gen. McClcllan's army. The
operatives Of this establishment are
forming themselves into corpse for
city defence. The "Goycrnment Horse
Corral is one Of the wonl .rs OF Wash
ington.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

~ l66U,614, ,946, being an incTease oi'
25l, per cents very much higher rate
than that of any State, which was q
member Of the Union when the census
of 1850 was taken. As regards rapidity
Of growth in both wealth and popula-
ton, Iowa stands FIRST among the States
whose inhabitants were enumerated like
hers in 1850 and 1860 California Min
ncso.a, and Oregon, territories in juno
1850, seem to show = greater rate Of n
crease in population. In 1850 Iowa was
the twenty seventh State in the Union
in points Of popnlation-in 1860, the
twentieth. During the decade she over
took New Jersey, Maine, Texas, Connec-
ticut Arkansas and New Hampshire,
tand came within tyeIys thousand Of
reaching State inl7oo, and having one
of the largest cities in the country. We
already have about ITO, 900 more white
people than Maryland, and in the next
Congress will have one more represen-
tative.
In 1850. the inhabitants Of forty mine
counties were enumerated, that being
the number then practically prganized
in the State. In 1860, all of our ninety
nine counties, except The two extreme
northwestern ones, (Occola and Bun.
ciMbe) wcrc inhabited. In 1850, there
were but four counties in the State
Des Moincs, Dnbnqne, Lee. and Van
Buren-which contained more than
10 900 inhabitants each. In 1860 there
were twenty mine, Of which four con-
taincd more than 10000 each: Our
rapid growth in population has obtained
in all parts Of the State. Our largest
city-Dubnane-coH,ains brt $4,000
Inhabitants. Thus there has been no
commercial emporium in Iowa, as Chi
caso in Illinois, or ST. I,pnis in Ais
souri, about which trade has centercd
and toward which immigration would
he largely attracted. For the extra
ordinary increase in our p prlation
We are indebted, mainly, to the fer
tility Of our soil, and heal,hfulness Of
our climate and rot 10 any sFacial ad
vantage Of local commerce. Nor will
the State ever need any particular com
mercial centre-Washcd by the Mis-
sissippi Oh one side and the Missouri
on the other, we have natural outlets
for our surplus productions greatly
superior to those which Ohio had during
the forty years in which she was gra-
dually passing from the eighteenth to
the third ralk among the States.
RAILROADS.
Until the year 1855 We did not have
a mile Of railway in operation in the
State. In June 1860 We had $50 miles
w,.ose construction had cost $780,
63a. We bulls in five years af shs de
calc more than one hundred more
miles Of Railroad than Kcntu' XIV built
during the whole period. The railroad
partly completed at the taking of the
census connected the interior of the
State with the east at five different
points on the Mississippi river, at two
Of which freight could be passed for
ward to market with ont breakiag bulk.
BUT We are now much more intimately
connected with the great American
Hallway system than We We're, even so
recently as lseo, and it pay safely be
said that i've years hence nearly every
county in the State viii have home
market Of its own, BY rcasoA At that
same system.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
1 ravnler'. Mectlas At Dixon,

A meeting Of ia, mers is to be held at
Dixon, Illinois, on Monday, December
l, at 2 o'clock p. m., to aicpss matters
pertaining to the interests of the pro-
ducer-especially to combine to secure
the attention Of the State and National
Legislature. Speakers will be present
from different parts Of the State to ad-
dress the meeting, and propositions Of
Importance will be presented for dis
cussion. We are assured it is to be a
big meeting.-Lhicago Tribune.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
Medical Notice.

Dast. II. Bunce, again offers his service to
he citizens Of Toledo, and surrounding coun-
Try. rs Physician and Surgeon. Doct. Bur &c
nay be found at his office in J. NJ. Shankiin
Drug Store, from o'clock A. NJ. until 7. NJ.
sxccpt whca professionally absent. Calls
eft with !. NJ. Shanki,n, will be proAriiy
sttended to.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
Attorneps
WAR CLAIM OFFICE
OF
O.. Il. STRUBLH
ATTORNEY s COUNSELOR At LAW,


ToLEpo, ~ TAMA Co., 80 Iowa
Ankinds Of Law AND collecting busines
promptly attended to.
Having procured all the laws. of the United
States. on Bounties, Pensions and Soldiers
Pay, am prepared and will give special
attention to obtaining and collecting,
Pensions due Invalid Soldiers, the widow
and minor heirs of deceased soldiers.
Bounty money and pay due the heirs of de-
ceased officers and soldiers
Back pay due resigned officers and deccas-
ed soldiers.
Discharged soldiers sending their discharge
papers, VIII, receive their pay by return OF
mail from the Department at Washington.
No fees charged on soldiers claims unless
IT, Q claim is collectel.
G.R. STRUBLE.
v4.n33.ly.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
FPar,ics in Richmond estimate

HPartics in Richmond estimate
the strength Of the rebel army At 4oo,-
900, and gay it can be maintained at
that point during the winter. The
new conscription act will add 100000
to their force and the common talk at
Richmond is that they will commence
active operations in the spring with
$4,000 troops.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

WA rich lead mine has been dis:
covered on the Shawangnnk Mountain,
Orange county, New York. It is sail
to be rich in ore OF great purity, and
will form > source Of great KeYlllt to
the owners. The vein was struck at
six feet below the surface and has been
penetrated to ths depth pf eight feet,
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mercer of
Marietta, and Owsn Of Bangor have
gone south for contrabands. This ar.
ticle Of merchandise can be obtained
near our army in almost unlimited
quanties.-.M .MarshuH Times.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

A country hoy who had read nf sail.
ors heaying mp" anchors, wanted ta
know if it was sea. sickness that lgade
them do It.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

The scarcity Of silver is to SOMA ex-
tent accounted for by the great abund-
anoe Of American coin in Canada. Il
is reported that the country is flooded
with United States coin. and that every
body there is seeking to tnrn it into pa
per.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
!" ID IL H " WD
FIGURING MILL.

The old Firm Of DOOLITTLE s. STEWAR r
gives notice to the citizens OF lama and ad-
joining COT nties, that we have possession Of
The TOLEDO FhOpRlNG Mill, and BY strict
attention to their business will endeavor to
give complete satisfaction to all who may pat
ronize them.
Those who come from distance would do
we'll to come on Friday, SO as to get their grst
on Saturday.
CUSTOM WORK DONE AS SchEAp
as at any other mill.
Doolittle & Stewart.
Toledo, Feb. 9Th, 1862. vi nl2-
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

HThe new statue Of Fr.nkNn,
made by Powers in Rome, has just ar
rived in Washington, and is opened in
the House Of Representatives 1t cost
$4,000, Is eight and a half feet high,
and is one of the finest wotks Of art
ever made.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

Goll.-DMr,ny the war with Ma
poleon, the highest premium on gold.
in England yxs l4l3 and it was hsl,l
at that price from Dscem4er 1912 until
March 1913
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

Il IL stated on the authority Of the
La Sale Press. .,hat = hu1Han skeleton
was laifly found in coal bel ninety
feet below The surface.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
GROWTH IN POPULATION

Such a rapid acquisition ofwoalth as
the above tigne,s show, would indicate
intense energy, or rapid increase, or
both, among our population. Doubtless
our people arc as energetic as any other
Certainly We have grown most rapidly
in population. The number Of inhabi-
tants in oar States il, 1880 was lo2 ,2l4;
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

According "a tho United States ceA-
sus, the total valne Of bouts and shnss
produced in this country in lsGo, war
nearly SOC, 900 ,AQa;
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

The Missouri Senate is said to
stand seventeen E,nancipationists and
eleven Proslayery men.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

To Aov. Eirkrood o4d Gen. n, n:
Baker.
An order will issue to day, to release
all the Iowa paroled prisoners, and r.
turn them to duty in the field.
They will be sent to Benton Barracks
for rendezvous, preparatory to starting
Tennessee at the expense Of the Coy:
ernment.
All who report them selves there, n
onc0 will not be punished for leaving
Benton Barracks without permission.
JAMES W. CRIMES.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04
.lsas goapa Tra',seript.
pupLlsHED EVERY THURSDAY,
sGB .HgSt&9 Ht h9Yaztta EE
). el,D0, per Year II Advance.
,o02at tho expiration Of three month
AAAssasf A4ysElising.

~ Square, Ar1t Insertion, haaHg $500
N ,sa0h. subsequent insertion, s O,5O
- square Three months, 400
- Six months, 600
N Dc f One year, i2,Oc
.,er column, one year, $500
.ait column, one yaar, s6,m
ca.,,mn, one ysar, 60,6O
addition to the above rates. advertise
obtaining rule and figure work, wiH
a,'arp ea. one third more. s.ss9 s3s.s Ill
peivs lines Of this type make.n square
slnsss Cards, consisting Of six lines &,
.r 81 90 per year.
re- Transient and Legal advertisement
Z - - nsid in advance.
~ .'.sstb. number Of insertions be sreci.
!. ,s.. sne advertisements are handed
@ .i,l 80 published It the discretion Of
ne !:a,lisher. and charged for the lcng!h ol
The, sre inserted.
liberal discount from the above rates
be made to large advertisers.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

Important Ncws-All the Iowa Pas
rolled Prisoners Released The tollhw:
ing teiegraphic dispatch has been re-
ccived NJ the Adjutant Generals Office:
The intelligence it brings was hailed
with delight by the parolel iowa boys:
Washington, Nov. 90:
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-12-04

ssSes - I'D
s,.aa suhserincr having removed his sad
pd Harness Shop, 10 tie Front Room of
second story Vt the t. iedo Grocery etore is
s'.rarea 70 40 all kinds sf x9rk in bis line. in
sarkman-like Iaanner upon short notice.
Al work warranted and . fair tri respect
,ily solicited.
HERMAN LAEFER.
iodo, Jan. 18th, 1884, WINS
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-25

Fort PulUski, Savannah hurbor, which
surrendered to our forces on the llth inst,
], described Us GTStroug clsrmated work,
mounting fily.s,von uss in all, VIZ, five
l0-iEch coiunIbiaGs, four lO-inch mcrtars
Two On the rJmpG.ts AID Two on the
ground IN front Of The flrt--une l2-iuch
mortar one lii.d cannon Is pcmdcr,)
tworil d ~. Founders, and the balance
heavy S-Inch and 32-pguudors. There
was 4 supply Of one lundr d tons OF
powder ana she'll stored IN lh pugaz'ne.
The troops OF tue g1rrison were aimed
with smuuth-bore muskets,
The tort stands on Cocksrur Island,
which Is scpur1trd lrUm T'y bee Island hy
q crock " arm in the sea. IL 10 al hreg-
ular pcntaCon, with tie buse line or cur
tain-laco ialand, aud tle other faces case
mated and bearing upon the approach.
es.
The curtain, " hioh is simply crenella-
ted, or notched, is covered by redan--
two lines OF earth-work, meeting Ia an
acute angle like u wedge. This redan is
surrounded by deep ditch, inside the
parapet Of which are grauite platforms
ready for the reception OF guns. The
parapet is thick, ana the counterscrap
(the side Of tho ditch next to the fortress
is faced with solid masonry.
A drawbridge affords access to the in
terror cf the rodan, whence the gate Of
the fort is approached across a deep and
broad moat, which is crossed by another
draw bridge. Sand-bag trayerses guard
tho magazine doors, and everything is ar
ranged in cXeellont order. The walls
are built Of hard gray brick, aud are up
ward Of six feet ia thickness, and were
thought to be of strength and soldily sui-
licicnt 70 resist any pgojecIiles,
Tho classmates and homb-prools are
lofty and capacidus. The regular gerr-
son ofihe foit would be $50 men, aud It's
lHll armament 1873 guns. The garrison
consisted of500 men (ineludiug Germans
and Irish compsniesJ. Considerable dis
affection Is said 10 have existed among the
troops. Though cut oil by the adsance
oi cur gunbeats iron all Communications
with Savannah, they had in the fort pre-
visions aud water ior six months. There
src three furnaces for heating shot
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-25
Brig Gen. IluLBUET,
SMITH =. AIRiNs, A. a. A. G.
Opcns,'s SecI A, .a sAc 2atjie o.
A'iis5UTl.

opcs,s,;.s SccI s. la .Ac cattle o.
4'nts3Urg.
From the correspondence Of the Pitts.
burg Gazette we copy the following dcs.
s r'ption Of the soul-sickcning scenes at.
tending the surprise Of the Federal ARMY
at Pit,sburg on Sunday morning:
Almost at dawn, Shcymau's picket
were driven in, Il very lii.la later Prom.
tlss' wcrei aud the enemy were into ihc
camps almost as soon as were the pick.
cts thtmseNes.
Here began scenes which, let ms hope
twin have no parallel In the remaining
annals Of the war, Many, particularly
AMONG our officers, were not vet cut oI
bed. Others we're dressing, others wash
ing, others cooking, few eating thcil
breakfast. Many guns were unloaded
accoutrcments lying pell-meil, ummuni.
ton was III supp.i1C--in short, the camps
4 were completely surprised--disgracelully
might be added, unless some one can
hereafter give some undiscovered reason
TO tho cOntrary-and were taken at al
most every possible disadvantage.
The fret wild cries from the picEots
rushing in, end the few scattering shots
that preceded thoir arrival, aroused the
regiments to Il senscOf their peril; an in.
stant afterwards, rattling yollcys Of mus-
kctry poured through tie tents, while be-
lore ,acre was lime .or thought Of prcpa-
ration, there came rushing through The
woods, with lines of battle sweeping the
whole fronts Of the division camps and
bending down on their huHks, the fine
dashing, compact columns Of the enc
my.
Into the just aroused camps througed
the rebel regiments, firing sharp yol!eys
as they cane, and spriuging forward up
on our lggglrd5 with the bayonct, for
while thclr artillery, already in position,
was tossing shells to the further side of
the ehcGmpments, scores were shot down
as they were running, without weapons,
hatlcss, coGtless, TOWARD the river. The
searching bullets lodfld other poor unlor-
lunatos ~ their teuts, and there unheed-
ing now, still they slumbercd with the
unseen foe rushing on. Others fell, as
they were disentangling themselves from
the flaps that formed the doors to their
tents others as they were buckling on
Their accoutrements; others as they were
trying to Impress on the cruelly-eXul-
tant enemy their readiness to surrcn-
der.
Officers were bayonetted in their beds
and left for dead who, through the whole
two days Of fearful struggle, lay there
gasping in their agony, and on Monday
evening were found in their gore, IN
side their tents, and still ablo to tell the
tale.
Such were the fearful disasters that
opened the rebel onset on the lines Of
Buckland's brigade, in Sherman's diyis-
ion. Similar, though perhaps less terri
bic in some OF the details, were the iates
Of Prentiss' entire front.