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AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.

We have accounts from Vera Cruz to the LIST instant
aud from the city of Mexico to the 25th ultimo.
The news of the death Of Gen. Comonort is confirmed
He was murdered by gang Of Mexican bahdts Rumors
were rife that Gov vidaur of Monterey had been bought
by the French and would gallo the States of Monte
rey, Durango, and chihuahua for the monarchy. The
Archbishop Of Mexico has had quarrel with the French
Grnera Baz line Fa insistad the restoration OF the
church property which had been confscsted and dis
trbuted by Juarez This being refused ths Archbishop
retired from the regency General Doblado Governor Of
Guanajuato, had declared for Juirez Gnadaajara
besieged by the Mexican mperalist forces. The
published by recenNew Orleans papers about the capture
OF Puebla ia not confirmed
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DEATH OF GEN. CoRCoRAN.

despatch from Fairfax Court House Eva announces
the death, the evening of Tuesday last Of Brig Gen.
MICHAEL CoRCoRAN from injuries received by fall from
his horse.
Gen Corcoran among the first to engage in the
present struggle for maintenance Of the nationality 81
his adopted country, and entered the military service Of
the United States response to the first call OF the Pre-
sident Colonel of the Sxynnth Regiment Of New York
His capture at the first battle of Bull Run, his Subsequent
imprisonment Richmond his heroic and patriotic
duct during that imprisonment bis subsequent release
and popular reception 10 New York and other cities during
the summer of 60 all familiar to the public. La COT
alteration of hs eminent services and patriotism he was
commissioned Breadier General by the President while
yet he remained In the hands Of the enemy On his return
to Ne York he raised brigade with which he again took
the field and has been stationed most Of the time IN
the vicinity of Suffolk, Virginia. The announcement Of
his untimely and accidental death will fall heavily upon his
numerous friends and will be felt serious Loss by the
Government which he has served with much zeal and
fidelity His age about forty-fve years He was a
native of ireland, but resident Of the city Ct New
York ten fifteen years prior to the war.
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a. ssss.ss, q Witt ss 80 ra. .a ,. s sss.
tbs nspabs shall have t.ss ne s~fvss u NE
Government, their isats, aaa hsssdss
The prsvos. question sot s~seaasd' sAsss sssas
On divisan-ayes %. noes 70.
NJ. o'HLILL. Of Ohio. moved Nat NE rsso'ailsa 30
TSs question: W.. s.A-a .sd decided Ia ne sss
- Mr. WASHRuRNE. VI IlInsis. then moved ~ smssa
the soluiioa b. striking cai s sss the word ssssd
and inserting the hliownsi
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NAYsMsssrs James C. Alien. Augustus Bsia~in, ntnaks,
James Brown, william q. brown, coafoth Ds~son nssnson.
Eden, Edgerton, Eldrgs finek Gsnson orisr Hail hAass
Herman King Knapp Law L&zesr lie Blond Lcng Mary Meal
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samuel Randall Robinson Rogers. no.s scott, Jsha ssssy
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40 the substitute for the resolution was agreed d..
The question then required on agreeing 10 the prcanbe
Of the resolution
Mr.. LOVEJOY moved 10 lay il on tire table. which
rotion decided in the afrmativeyoss ~, nays 3D.
DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion Of Mr. STEVENS, the House then suspend
ed the rules and went into Committee al the Whole the
deficiency BILL the provisions Of which above stated
On this bill debate OF great length ensued which was
participated in by Messrr. BROOKS, STEVENS, COX.
SCHENCK, LOVEJOY, GARFIELD. KAsSON
sPAULDIkG, BLAINE. KELLY, HERMAN, and
STROUSE
The committee then rose, and the House passed
luton terminate the debate in minute after should
be resumed.
The Houss again went into Committee ri the Whole
and passed the BILL and the committee sgain and
ported the bill to the House
Mr.. HARDING submitted the following amendmest;
Propided Thst part Of the money aforesaid sha he
applied to the rasng arming eqapping or of negro
soldiers"
The question this amendment was taken and decided
in the Degative-Yeas Al nays los.
The bill then ordered to be- engrossed and read
third time; and being engr0ssed accordingly read
the third time and passed.
The House adjourned.
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ticular proposition now popularity known as "th'

Monroe doctrine" in the following terms
"Au agreement between all the parties Represented Al
the meeting that each ioM guard, by IFS OwH means
against the establishment OF any future European colony
within its borders, may be found advisable This aoas
than too since announced ty my predecessor
TO The io0rd principle resulting from the emancipa-
ton of beth the American Continents 1t may be So de-
veloped to the Southern Dsors that they will all ee
it ss an essential appendage to their independence.
The Monroe doctrine" under this the most
important of its heads, hath this extent, and no
more. Each State of the American Cont
nents was to guard by It's own means against
the establishment of any future European colony
within its borders, thereby excluding the old
theory that the American continents still con-
tanned waste and unoccupied territory open
to settlement by right of discovery and occupa-
tion-a principle which John Quincy Adams
had denied while he was Secretary of State, and
for which he substituted as doctrine of public
law applicable to the situation of these continents
in 1928, that the flags of the several States CON-
prised within their limits covered the whole Of
their surface, and thu, shielded them from entry
and settlement by colonists acting under the au-
thority of European monarchs. The right of con-
of these States, was right neither affirmed nor
denied, for this was question that did not arise
under the conditions of the political situation which
the statesmen Of that era were called to meet, ex-
cept SO far the alleged design ,of the Allied
Powers to repress the revolt of the Spanish Anne
ricau States seemed to be an Infringement on the
doctrine Of intervention for the purpose of
crushing popular institutions Any such purpose
was naturally deemed in derogation Of :" the right
of the United States to be-" and just in so far
any designs Of this kind, inspired by such mo-
tive, might be set on foot by the Hoy Alliance its
members encountered the expression Of Mr.. Mon
roe's warning when he said that we should not
behold such intsrposition, in any form, with in
difference"
Any exposition which undertakes to give 4 diff
ferent import to the declarations made by Mr.
Monroe in 1928 must necessarily be unhistorical
in its basis, whatever other merits it may possess
In all that we have ever written upon tn, subject
we have treated it simply question Of history,
without regard to the different aspirations which
have made the "Monroe Doctrine" stalking
horse behind which to prosecute their ambitious
aims though our original Investigations under this
head were set on foot for the purpose of exploding
the yretepsions put forward in defence of Southern
schemes of territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, which, un-
der the guise of asserting " the Monroe Doctrine"
attempted to exalt brigandage into ga great Anne
rican principle" having the sanction of that go
called traditional policy " which was affirmed by
the statesmen of the year 1928.
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FROM EUROPE.

BY way of Halifax have accounts from Liverpool
to the 18th instant, brought by the steamer Asia.
There ia OF importance. The report Of the
death of Lord Egn India is nfrmed 1t took place
on The Goth November.
The suspected rebel steamer Pampero has been for
mally seizsd by The custom authorities.
serious revolt has occurred among the bill tribes Of
India, and sangunary engagement has been fought
The Liverpool cotton market frmer, aud prices
!, Ad higher the weeks sales Breadstufs and provi
sons were dull Consos closed tho 18th nstsnt al
9O1 a 81 for money.
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A CHANGE IN MISSOURI.

Washington letter to the New York Tdbure says
that order issued Monday relieving Gen Scho-
field from the command of the department OF Missouri.
and appointing Gen. Rosecrans to the command Of new
department, comprising all the territory included within
the department Of the Missouri except Kansas Colorado
and the Indian territory which erected into separate
department under command OF Gen. Curtis These changes
it said will be entirely satisfactory to the Radicals" in
Missouri and in Kansas.
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on this question we are in danger Of establishing
by our own act one Of another kind"
We shall take future occasion to remark on the
treatment which the negroes receive from the essees
of the abandoned plantations, that treatment is
described by army chaplains and by respectable
agents of the Christian and Sanitary Commissions.
There are abuses connected with the system which
call aloud for correction
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MUTINY OF NEGRO SOLDIERS.

NEW ORLEANS, DEC H. p. The excitement oc.
casioned here by tho report Of mutny at Fort jackson
on the 9th his barely su,sded yet The most wild and
imp. obabe rumors prevcei-lhaf every white man in
the Tort bad been massacrd that the negroes were about
TO XIII every white inlhe vicinity, &c But the truth
was known at headquarters early the morning Of tho
10th. The following the facts:
The negroes had taken offence &C one Of the ,cers in
commsno ana swors vengeance In trying to get possess
Of his person they encountered more opposition than
they anticipated, and fred shots at random and into
the sir But they never intended create muti,y or
shtd blood Nota pers IN was Injured The whole affair
did not last half hour The ofcers easily tho
men, aud they have not made any Recommendations.
There is no news from reres except confirmation Of
tie reported capture Of Fort EspeEacza, Mstsgorda
Bay.
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THE WAR Upon NAVIGATION

NEW ORLEANS, DEC. 1.-The steamer Won Pbul
which left here for ST Louis Monday was badly dam
aged by rebel battery just above Bayou sara shell
exploded 10 the pilot house, killing Capt Yeoman aud Mr.
Curry the bartender. Nine boat hands were wounded
three fatally The boat saved from utter Destruction
Lieut. Cove ct Boston, and others Of the Third
Masa, buse'ts Cavalry, We're captured few days ago.
near Port Hudson by party Of Logau's men Ls9t
Govewas badly wounded and four OF his meh or ess
seriously Injured
destructive FIRE occurred here this morning the loss
beng estimated at S250,o00 The building. consumed
we're the large hardware establishment Of f. Fulger 81
Co the store OF Grief Byrnes & Co. the store az Snhmt
d. lcger, aud two stores we'll stocked with liquors be-
longing to Jonas Pickles. Several other budinYs were
injured by falling walls One fireman was killed aud seye
raj injured
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h, +, Kelly, Brigaiier General

DECEMBER lS-Gen Kelly to night received a despatch
from Gen sullivan announcing the capture Of Col Garter
OF the lst Virginia Cavalry ard number Of other pris-
oaers by force Of the 22d Pennsylvania Cavalry sent
out on Reconnaissance in Loudouu county and toward
Uppervle. Near the latter place they captured this
party The Ct Uuion movements continue highly
favorable.
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The Virginia Qoya) Legislature, in session at
Alexandria passed Monday, as was expected bill call
ing Convention Of the people for the abolition of slavery
ia the State II il to assemble the 18th Of February
next.
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A NTSl LOOK TO YOUR INTERESTS Call
N examine ON, thing urgently eeded bs every per.
tamples seht fRsf Shy msil, for tw en,y tents
tla, lrst lie for two dollars, by X. l. wOLCOiT
&C -e-wly No. 40 CHATHAH S9uARr, Nav YORK
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Capt F,ske and his party have arrived at st Pan from
their journey the plans His party consisted OF but
July and went to Pembna where they connected the
story Of the which received some time since
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.

The steamer Evening Star arrived New York bripes
accounts hom New 'rleans to the 18th instant
part OF the news by this arrival consists of
of small piracy of the style as that of the Cbea
peake The schooner Joseph L. Geretz, Capt Nichols.
bound from Matamoras, November l6 for New York
captured the second cay by party of persons six in
number, who shipped AS passengers for New York from
Maamoras The officers and Of the schooner were
confined on board eight days, when they we're put in
small boat and after ten days floating about they landed
al ssa from whence the captain and supercargo got pas
sage to Havana
Another item of is that the gunboat Kanawba has
captured the schooner Wenona from Mobile for Havana
laden with 245 bales Of cotton so barrels of rosn ID bar
rels OF turpentae, and $4,000 in money She had been
used rs rebel gunboat Mt Mobile.
There is but little from Texas All our forces
hsv' LETT the Teche and but small garrison ID at Bra
shear Other news ia contained in tho sutoned letters
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The Richmond Wing Of the 9th instant says: "In Dan
vile i've dollars in gold sold at auction day two
ago for one hundred and forty dollars in Confederate
notes"
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A REBEL ROUTE IN WEST VIRGINIA.

CUMBERLAND DEC. 16--Gen Scammon attacked Ger
Echols at Lewsburg Saturday the 18th, routing him
ed,ctuay, killing and woundng quite number of the
enemy aud capturing many prisoners. Gen Dufls wac
parsung the enemy at last advices
Il, r. KELLY, Brigaiier General
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On "wednesday evening, December 23d, at ak O'Clock
after an illness Of ten day., Mrs SARAH WESTON
-sEATON, the beloved wife Of WILLIAM w. sEAToN,
aged "a years.
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A FIGHT AT NArCHEZ

New ORLEAss, DEC live learn by an arrival fror,
up tee river that attack made on Sunday morning
last upon the Uncn troops garrisonnz Match, q The
REBEL under commsnd of Gems Wrt Adams Crosby and
Logan, opeed the fight early in the morning. but were
bravely met by soldiers under command OF Gen Gre
sham and finally repulsed The 6gh did not become Sc
re at time bang cotned chiefly to the skirmshers
and when during the afternoon the Union too began tn
press the m, IN rapidly retreasd Gen Gresham pur
sued the enemy or eight me., when evening coming
he halted his forces aud finally fell back point which
covered the approaches Nachex During the nnrsnit
number Of prisoners captured by our men, but how
many our informant did not learn 1t was also mpossbl
TO ascertain Nha ose was sustained by either side When
the gentleman to whom indebted for the above in
formation left hatcher, Sunday night was expected
that the fight would be renewed by Gen Gresham the fol-
lowing day, provided the rebels had, not decamped
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DROVOST MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
IL 7ru DIor P1.,r
HuNTISGDoN, June II, 1873. I

HUNTINGDON, June IL, 1873
MEN WANTED FOR THE INVALID CORPS.
Only those faithful soldiers who, from
wounds or the hardships of war, are NO
longer fit for active field duty will be received
into this Corps of Honor. Enlistments will
be for three years unless sooner discharged.
Pay and allowances same for officers sad
men of the United States Infantry; except
that no premiums or bounty for enlistment
will be allowed. This will not inyalidate any
pensions or bounties which may be due TOR
previous services.
All persons honorably discharged from the
service, not liable to draft, whether they have
served in this war or not, can be admitted
into this Corps of Honor.
Men who are still in service and unable TO
perform effective field, may be transferred To
this corps
For the convenience of service, the men
will be selected for three grades of duty
Those who are most efficient and able bodied,
and capable of performing guard duty, ETC.,
ETC., will be armed with muskets and assigned
to companies of the FIRST Battalion. Those
of the next degree of efficiency, including
those who have lost a hand arm; and
the least effective, including those who have
lost foot or leg, to the companies of tho
Second or Third Battallions; they will bs
armed with swords.
The duties will be chiefly to act as provost
guards and garrisons for cities guards for
hospitals and other public buildings; and as
clerks, orderlies, etc. If found necessary
they may be assigned to forts, etc.
Acting Assistant Provost Marshals General
are authorized to appoint Officers of tho
Regular Service, or of the Invalid Corps, to
administer the oath of enlistment to those
men who have completely fulfilled the pre-
scribed conditions of admission to the Invalid
Corps viz
l. That the applicant is unfit for service in
the field.
2. That he is fit for the duties, or some OF
them, indie ated above.
3. That if not now in the service, he was
honorably discharged.
a. That he is meritorious and deserving.
For enlistment or further information apply
to the Board of Enrolment for the district in
which the applicant is a resident.
j. D. CAMPBELL,
Capt. and Provost Marshal.
Ebensburg, July 2, lS63.-tf
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LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
JoHNsrowN, Nov. 8. 1858,

JoHNsrowN, Nov. 8, 1863.
Dear AUeglanaon The show fakes are
falling rapidly, as write, covering the
earth with mantle of white, and giving
unmistakable evidence that the Ice King
has assumed the sceptre, and commenced
his bleak reign. In view of the fact that
cold weather is now upon us, there is a
subject which every editor should enlarge
upon, which is, that associations should be
formed for the relief Of the destitute fam
lilies of our volunteers. 1t is praiseworthy
to assist in relieving the privations and
sufferings of our brave volunteers, but
many heart in the tented field will ache
tonight, by thinking of destitute wives
and families left to the cold mercies of an
uncharitable world. There is no use in
trying to disguise the fact that there are
many of this class in our midst, and whilst
We honor the sacrifice of husband or son,
should we not in some measure alleviate
the hardship and suffering of wife or pa
rent whose sacrifices are still greater?
This IS subject which commends itself
to the serious attention of the community
at large, and although the county provides
pittance for these destitutes, yet the sum
is not sufficient to meet their wants.
Whilst our volunteers in the field are
Drawing the dangers and enduring the
privations of war, something must be done
the alleviate the lot of those dependent
upon them; more real service viii. thus be
done our soldiers than all the luxuries
which kind hands are monthly forwarding
for their benefit, can possibly confer This
is rather out of the line of local correspon.
dencc, but the sight Of thinly-clad women
traversing our streets, with marks of
suffering in their faces, has LED me to
write the above.
In the local line, nothing unusual has
transpired during the past week, aud am
at loss to make my letter Interesting The
young ladies of the Catholic congregation
are making arrangements to hold grand
fair in their new church for the purpose,
I understand, of contributing their mite
towards its completion. From knowledge
of the fair ones who have the matter in
hand, hays no doubt their fair will be
success. -
The Blaisdell Brothers, moro Familiarity
known as the "Swiss Bell Ringers" are
advertised to appear at Union Hall on.
Tuesday evening. Their performances
are said to be quite interesting.
MAY LEON
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TAKEN PRISONER R-Corporal Frank
Leavy, of Capt. Gregg's company, 18th
Penna. Cavalry, was taken prisoner by
the Rebels at Jefferson, Va, on the 18th
ult Thirty y-seven of his comrades were
captured at the same time and place
Corp. L. resides in Loretto; this county
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"4AvE YOU GOT THE GREENBACKs
READY?-Samuel j. Roger, Collector OF
U. S. internal Revenue for Cambria CO.,
gives notice that he will be at Wilmore
on Friday, 18th inst, at Cresson, Satur-
day, 18th, at Loretto, Monday, 10th, a.
Chest Springs, Tuesday, 18th, at Carroll
town, Wednesday, 18Th, at Ebensburg,
Thursday and Friday, 10Th and goth, and
at Johnstown at any time prior to Esd
inst, for the collection o. excise and in
come taxes.
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Snow !-On Friday last, we were yis-
tied by the first snow of. the season. On
Sunday and Monday, the fakes descended
in real midwinter style, covering the
ground to the depth of probably an inch.
At the present writing, (Tuesday,) the
ground is still partly clothed in white;
and all nature wears the impress of the
dainty fingers of the Frost King. Winter
is coming