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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
The Draft in Him ois.

CAIRO, August 2.-Thc Twenty and
Forty-sccond Maine Regiments of nine
months men arrived Yesterday en- route for
Bangor, Me- and Providence, Me.
Marshal Phillips has completed the en-
rollmcnt of the Thirteenth district of this
State. and is prepared to make the draft as
soon as directed He has enrolled over
$4,000 persons and arrested large number
of descrtcrs.
The Provost Marshal was obliged to place
the town Of Marion, the residence of Con
gresham Josh Allen, the kink of the Cop
perhcads in Southern Illinois, under martial
law. Pickcts were stationed around the
town, and orders issued preventing persons
from entering or leaving the place without
passes. Allen attempted to pass the guards
and was brought before Marshal Phillips,
when he demanded to know it a Congress
man was obliged to obey the orders of II
petty Provost Marshal.
He was told all were subject to the en-
rolmcnt. and no one could receive Il pass
without taking the oath of Allegiance to
the United States Government, which he
refused to do, on the ground that it would
compromise him with his constituents, and
and force him to violate certain pledges he
had made. lie, therefore remains vOlun-
tarily prisoner within the limits of Ma
rion.
The steamer Sultana. from Nicksburg,
brings about four hundred furoughcd sol
diers
The steamer City of Madison arrived Mt
Nicksburg from New Orleans, with dates to
the 2lth. The navigation of the lower Mis-
sissippi is entirely unobstructcd.
The expedition which left Nickshurg n
few ,lays ago had arrived Mt Port Hudson.
Gen. Grant is to command in person.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08

LiBERALiTY or PHYsIcIhSs.-lth has always been
said that physicians would dipnragc any remedy,
however valuable which they did not originate
themselves This has been disproycd by their liberal
course towards Dir. J. C. AVER : preparations. They
have adopted them into general in their practice
which shows willingness to cOuntcnaucc articles
that have intrinsic merits which deserve their a,tcn-
ton This does the learned profession great credit
and cfcctuay conradicts the prevalent erroneous
notion that their oppositionto proprietary remedies
is based in their interest to discard them. We have
always haG confidence in the honorable motives Of
our medical tAsn. and are glad to find it sustained
hy the liberal welcome they accord to such remedies
as Aver 4 Co.'S mimitable remedies even though
they not ordered in the l--k but made known
to the people through the newspapers, New Orleans
Delta
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
The Attuclk On GharlcSt
Monitors i'm the Fight.

CHARLESTON, July 10, ls63.-The Chip
pcwa has gained great. credit for going
nearer than any of the gunboats, and firing
faster, and making the best shots and an
swcring signals, dc In fact, the ship has
got something of name at last. Ycstcr-
day we were ON the right Of the wooden.
sides, next the monitors. The rebels gave
us but very few shots, paying most of their
attention TO the monitors, New lrOnsidcS
and the batteries.
The gun-boats were at work from s 4.
NJ, till after p. NJ. The iron-clads en-
gagged the rebels at little after H. But our
work was play compared with the change
in the face of the lire from Forts Wagner
and Sumter. II the move had been two, or
even one hour earlier than it was, Wagner
would have been ou:s at this present mo-
ment. After they got in, it was so dark
so those say who lived to get out again
that rebels fired on rebels, Union on onion
Sumter killing rs many rebels as it did of
our men, and our batteries killing and
wounding as many friends as foes. The
carnage, for | cannot call it anything else,
was awful. Our loss was from seven hun
drcd to one thousand men killed, wounded
and missing. 1t is said that the Fitty-fourth
Massachusetts regiment led the van, and but
six officers were killed, wounded or taken
prisoners. They fought very hard.
"Our men were in the fort something like
two hours, and it was nothing but the con
fusion and darkness, not being able to tell
friend from foe, that obliged them to get
out. Wagner is destined to be ours, it will
be, for Gilmore is not the man to give up.
have heard that he wanted the charge put
off until this morning at daylight, but the
officers of the storming party were anxious
| TO go then, so he was persuaded to do what
his better Judgment told him not to-"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
The E.onion Pres, on the Late Vic
tories.

From the Daily News, July 20
The Fourth of July will hcnccfNrth hc as
memorable in the military annals OF til"
American Union as it already Is in the poll
tical history Of the people. 1t will be the
anniversary of II double victory for the Union
arms at the most critical Ccntrcss of military
activity in the East and the West. On the
4th of July Nickshurg surrendered to the
Union forces under General Grant. upd the
morning Of the same day SAW the invading
army of the ContrdCratcS, under Gen. Lee,
in full retreat toward the Potomac. 1t Is
certainly singular and striking coincidence
that on the SAME day. and that, too IA day
50 memorable ia American history, the great
I Confederate .,fohyh"ld "E She Mississippi
should have fallen, and the great Contcdc-
/ rate invasion of the North have been ahan-
doncd as failure.
The fall of Eick.burg j., however, far
more serious blow 10 the South than the
/ failure of General Lee. southern writer,
and statesmen have from the first justly con-
/ siaercd the possession of this stronghold and
the command sf shc Mississippi, which il
secures, an essential not only 10 the success
. but to the very existence of the COutrdcracy.
Mr. Jefferson Day j., the bead of the Con
tcdcracy, j. the man best able to Judge of
its Importance. and we hav" on record his
emphatic testimony on this bead. In the
speech he delivered ON the goth OF last De
ccmhcr to the Legislature of Mississippi, hc
pointed out that the grand object OF the
North was ITO get possession ot the river,
and thus cut the COntcdcraCy in iwO,' and
dwclt at great length on the vital impor-
tancc of defeating the encmy's fatal designs
in this direction. lie considered the dc-
fence Of the Mississippi Valley necessity
not only to the people of the adjacent States
but to the ConicdrraCy itselt Nick>Hurg
at all hazards. and every effort must he
strained for this purpose These are Mr.
Jefferson Davis words. and he is not given
to eXaggcration. He virtually stakcd the
existence of the Contcdcracy on the posses
sion of NickShurg and Port Hudson. Nicks-
burg has fallen, and General Banks, u fort
night ago, was within twenty yards of the
citadel of Port Hudson, Whi,c the naviga-
tion of the river To New Orleans was per,
fcctly free
When President Lincoln solcmnly called
the people of the North to render thanks I"
Heaven, on :hc great anniversary of the ma
tiOn'S history, his summons was neither ir-
relevant nor premature; while all who un-
dcrstand and sympathizc with the higher
interests and issue of humanity at stake in
this great conflict will be disposed to Join
with General Meade in returning thanks to
God, that in the goodness of His providence
He has thought it fit to give the victory to
the cause of the Just
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08

Keller, Smith, Better, Commings, White,
w. Moore, and klincfeltcr voted for Penney.
A. w. Taylor, Marshall, Carnahau, Silt.
lands, Graham, Ncvin, Ncgley, Gilmore
3loir, Steinland. Alexander, Scull, Lawrence,
Mkennan, M'Atce and Gallagher, coted for
Moorehcad.
MIR. Kennedy voted for Mr.. Brewster.
Messrs. Bluyloch, Gilinghsm and Jenks-
three, did not vote.
Mcssrs james Moore, Jr, Ccold and
Tomlinson, and the balance voted for Curtin.
Mr. Nev:ns, of Allegheny moved that the
nomination be made unanimous.
Mr.. Mckennan, of Washington, asked
him to withdraw it. [Applausc and Kisses.
About twenty voted nay amid Kisses and
applause.
Adjourned to eight r. NJ.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
Army of the Potomac.

w .huShoN
Advices from the Army of the Potomac
say that the enemy yesterday sent recon
noitering force towards the Rappahannock
in the vicinity of Kelly's Ford, probably to
ascertain our position and strength, but
after skirmish the foe was driven back.
1t is generally believed that up to yes
terday Lee had received no reinforcements
of consequence from Richmond, but the
rebels have been sending heavy supplies to
the vicinity of Fredericksburg, as ii intend
ing to re-occupy it in strength.
Information has been received that que
rilla parties scour the country between the
Rappahannock and the Potomac south of
the Occoquan.
Lieut.. holland and Lieut. Wilson, the
former of the 9th and the latter Of the 5th
U. s. cavalry, were wounded in Buford's
fight at Culpeppsr on Saturday.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08


:Y"The Coppcrhead journals publish
Tallandigham's address issued from the
British side of Niagara Falls, with approval.
We need no better evidence of their rebel
sympathies than their endorsement of this
impudent and traitorous political dcma-
goguc, who docs not hesitate to proclaim to
the people of Ohio the most unmitigated
falsehood. We publish the following ex-
tract in which he asserts that every one
south was willing to consider and discuss
the question of reunion Now it is well
known that all the leading rebels have on
all occasions, declared themselves opposed
TO reunion on any terms whatever, saying
that they would not unite with the north if
they were even willing to become their
slaves. And yet this dcmagogue and trail
tor is endorsed by such papers as the Nor
thumbcrland county Democrat. The cap
ture of Vallandigham's friend Morgan, has
somewhat damaged his prospects for Gov
ernor and his reputation as prophct
"Travelling a thousand miles and more
through near onc-half of the Confederate
states and sojourning for time at widely
different points, lmct not one man, woman,
or child who was not resolved to perish
rather than yield to the pressure of arms
even in the most desperate extremity. And
whatever may and must be the varying for
tune Of the war, in all which | recognize the
hand of Providence pointing visibIy to the
ultimate issue of this great trial of the states
and people of America they are better pre-
pared now every way to make good their
ineXorable purpose than at any period since
the beginning Of the struggle. These may
indeed be unwelcome truths; but they arc
addressed only to candid and honest men.
Neither however, let me add, did | meet
any one, whatever his opinions or his station
political or private, who did not declare his
readiness, when the war shall have ceased
and invading armies been withdrawn, to
consider and discuss the question of re-
union. And who shall doubt the issue OF
the argument1 l return, therefore, with
my opinions and convictions as to war OF
peace, and my faith as to final results from
sound policy and wise craftsmanship, not
only unchanged, but confirmed ana strength
ened"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
Revocation Of tl,c Order for I00.-
600 Six Months T'rOOps-Riic
Exigcucy Past.
WASHINGTON, August 3, 1868.

NSTIINNIVN, -NWEU'I ~ IVUU'
The following order was issued to-day
from the Adiutant Generals office:
"The cXigencies under which one hundred
thousand militia for the siX-months service,
from the States Of Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, and West Virginia, were called out
by the Presidents proclamation of June IL,
1868, having passed, it Is hereby ordered
by the President that, on and after the pro-
mitigation Of this order, no more cniistmcnts
under the said call shall hc made.
by order of tho Secretary of War
"E. D. TOWNSEND.
"ASgistaut Adiutuut General"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
The Influence OF Oar Victories Ina
Europe.

The CLEAN Of success which has fallen on the
Federal arms in the surrender Of NicksLurg
These words are almost the entire com
ment of the London Times upon the most
important victory of the war. While Nicks-
burg was in possession of the rebels, the
Times paraded the importance of the posi-
tion, its strength, the gallantry of its defend
ers, and considered hopeless the task of
General Grant Now that the hopeless task
has been accomplished, and NicksbuTg is in
the possession of the National forces, it has
scarcely Il word for the victory. Could ,he
Thunderer thunder more unjustlyl The
inconsistency of its course is not with a
comic aspect, for it must have been hard for
the prophet to eat his own prophecies, and,
indeed, his grimaces in taking such an un-
welcome meal are monstrous. We may mea-
sure by the silence of the Times in regard to
this victory its chagrin and disappointment
Had it been able to have spoken one word
of comfort to the defeated Confcderacy, it
would not have abstaincd from speech. But
with all its ingenuity, it was unable to
escape from its own record, and could only
disparage our success by the sullen statement
that the Mississippi would still be controll-
ed by the guerilla parties of the enemy
Phiid. Press.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08

~" Governor CURTIN, as will be seen by
the proceedings of the Union Convention at
Pittsburg, has been reno minated for Governor.
There were some strong efforts made by
some prominent politicians to prevent his
nomination and some dissatisfaction is, no
doubt the result, as is almost always the
case This will be temporary only and pass
off when the excited hopes Of rival competi-
tors has subsidized. The great popularity of
Gov. Curtin among the soldiers, and their
immediate friends without regard to party
has had no doubt, much to do in eifecting
his nomination.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
SUNBURY MARKET.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
COsNEN CONVENTION.

rs pursuance Of the usual custom of the County il
| Is hereby suggested. nai recommended. BY tho
Standing Committee ct Northumberland county,
thutdclr:atrS De elected by the several ToNr-hiI-
ana ioroUghs II III" county. on AIl NBAI. the 2y'h
day of AIGlS ST. Instant, to County CuINru,icu Of
saii county. favorable to the cHu>c Of the uou and
the Administrator of the Government of the Juit,j
States, in putting down and crushing the Present
Rebellion tn" Convention To be- held at sudbury. IN
the Cunr House" Tuesday the ls,dgy of september
next, nominate suitable persons 10 ill the Cou|-
ty Offices. and such other offices may be required,
and al,o for the appointment Ut Standing Con-
mi,tcc.
BY tho Standing Committee.
hu..Irt : Si3
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
Despatch from Admiral Porter.

WAsHISGToS. August l.-Rcar Admiral
Porter, after giving Il detailed account of
the blowing up Of the De kalb. says:
We are somewhat compensated for the
loss of the De kalb by the handsome results
OF this expedition. Five Of the largest and
handsomcst boats that ever run on this
river were destroyed by the rebels to pre-
vent their falling into our hands. They
were burned entirely up, and one smaller
one was captured
The rebels sustain great loss III these
boats. ANY one OF them could have been
converted into powerful ram or gun-bout. .
and the loss of them breaks up their chance
of transporting troops.
This frees the lazoo river of Rebel
troops.
Tie loss of the Rebels by this expedition
has been all the guns they left on the GaZou
river sS00.000 worth OF steamers, $500, 900
worth of cotton. and Is much more in other
stores necessary for the maintenance of an
army.
Rear Admiral Porter says that he is not
sure of raising the De Kalb and cannot yet
ascertain her injuries.
All the guns and everything which could
be got out were removed, including the Pay
masters book and Government funds.
As tie re .idcnts ut laz0O city did not
| take the trou lie to warn him of the tOrpe-
I does, whicu they had an opportunity Of do
ing, three thousand bales of cotton were
seized to pay for the gun5oats.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
Stus. Of Affairs i'm Savannah.

The inhabitants Of Savannah arc truly
frightened. Az valuables are being rrmov-
cd to the interior of the State, and the
people consider themselves IA having been
left dctcnsclcss General Mercer, in COM
mand Of the city has repeatedly called upon
Governor Brown for troops. but has as often
received the reply that 'thcre were no troops
to send and the people must defend them
selves" When you consider that there are
left in and about the city but six hundred
cavalry, three hundred infantry and bate
ry Of light artillery it will be evident that
General Mercer is second king Cole"
with an army magnificent in its littlencss.-
The inhabitants will not arm the negroes
because they are afraid that the negroes will
desert to our lines, arms, equipments and
all There is no danger of this while they
are kept to work on Notifications. And
this, ! think, is the true reason while the
chivalry do not fight gentlemen with mig
gers.
The Savannah people are afraid that some
of our monitors will come up the river, or
that the Yankee troops will appear upon
the limited horizon of their hopes and cap
turc their sacred friends. All their fortiiica-
tions are almost deserted Of garrisons. AT
night they throw picket boat down the river
to watch Tor our coming, and "all their bat
teries and Notifications, instead OF being
manned, are only pcketed. If Savannah is
not now ours, if we choose to go and take
it, then my ideas of an easy conquest are
very limited. A few Yankee troops assist
cd by monitor, believe, could 60 up and
possess the city, The ram Savannah will
try the old route of the Atlanta, If so, War
saw Sound will witness another secesh iron
clad captured.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
N
BFE2 q B'lzS.

In Wcllsboro'. Pa. ON Friday morning
last, DR.. OTlL l.. GIBSON, aged - years,
DR.. Gibson was the father of the Rev l.. ".
Gibson. of st. Matthews Church, Sunbury
Killed at Shclhyyillr, Ky. on the 27th of
June. 1868. Captain GILBERT WATERS,
son of Dennis and Matilda Waters OF Nor
thumbcrland. of Company /. 9th Pa. Caval-
r., in the 2sth year OF his age.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
Yankee Printers at YicissburS.

We find the following in the ST. Paul
Pioneer of the 21st instant
sturgeon Murphy, of the Fourth Mime
sofa, who arrived here yesterday, has shown
us a copy of the Vicksburg Ddly Citizen, T.
NJ Swords, proprietor, and dated July .,
1868. 1t is one page of four columns, prin-
ted on coarse wall paper, and filled with
accounts of imaginary rebel victories, and
pleasant gossip about the straits to which
they were reduced for food, and few obi
tuarics of the chiyalry who had fallen within
the few days preceding in defence of south
crn rights At the bottom of one of the
columns there appeared the following:
"'0N DIT.-That the great Ulysscs-the Yankee
goncrsIssimo, surnamed Gran-has expressed his in
ention of dining in Nick-burg Saturday next, and
celebrating the Fourth Of July by grand dinner and
SO forth. When asked If he would invite General
Joe Johnston 10 Oiu he said No! for fear there will
be II the table Ulysses must get into the city
before he dimes in it, The way TO cook rabbit is
at first to catch the rabbit, &c.'
When our soldiers entered the city, some
of the printers rushed TO the printing office
of the citizen, and finding the form stand
ing they issued a supplementary edition,
with the following note at the bottom of
the last column:
"NoTE July ith, ls53.-Two days bring about
great changes. The banner of Union floats over
] ' NNh'puIe' hcutIhl uEuhi caught the fhDDt
ho has dined in Nicksburg and hs did bring his din
ner with him. The CitizrH lives to see it, For the
last time it appears Wallpaper. No more will
it Culogze the luxury Of mule meat and fricasseed
kitten-urge Southern warriors to such diet never
more This is the last wallpaper edition and is
cepting this note, from the types found them.
1t will be valuable hereafter as curiosity. "
-
! MORGAN IN THE PENITENTIARY.--Ad de-
spatch from Columbus, Ohio, 3Oth ult.,
! says:
/ Morgan was incarcerated this afternoon
/ in the Ohio Penitentiary. Himsclfand men
were delivered over to Captain Merton by
the military authorities, and.immediately
put through the same motions as other
/ criminals, having their persons searched,
I hair and boards, shaved bathed and clad
1 in clean suits. Morgan and Cluke sub
mitted very quietly, but some of the young
thieves demurred bitterly, until told they
must submit. Morgan had his belt filed
with gold, greenbacks, ami Confederate
notes. One who had before broken his
parole refused TO strip, when it was instant
4 ly done for him. Cluke begged for his
moustache, but it was in vain-it was razored.
! They will be compelled to submit to prison
/ discipline, be confined apart from the con
yicts and guarded day and night by the
military. One or two talked about retalia-
tion, but the rule against speaking was
instantly enforced.
"A negro convict did the barbering for
! the chiyOly.'
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08

CoPrERHEAD SToRY-A French Cana
dian in Wateryille, Maine, wishing To ex-
press his contempt for man with whom
he had difficulty by calling HIM copper
head, and not being able to think ofthe
nrme, said: You d-d old one cent?" A
correspondent of the Lewiston Journal says
this expresses about the value Of copper
head.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
Southern News.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 4.
The Richmond Wing of the 3lst ult, has
the following;
MONTGOMERY, ALA, July 29.-The funer-
al services of the late William l.. Yancey
took place from the Presbyterian church
this afternoon.
The Richmond Whig of the lst says John
B. Floyd is lying i'll at the residence of his
mother and is not expected 20 recover.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08

MADAME PORTERS CURATIVE BALSAM
hns long tested the truth that there first principles
IN Medicine there is In Science, and this Medicine
IL compounded on principles suited 10 the manifold
nature of Man The cure of Colds is in keeping open
the pores and creating gentle internal warmth
rnd this caused by the use Of this Medicine ls
mrdai qualities are based its power to assist tho
healthy and vigorous circulation Of blood through tho
lungs ii cnlivcn the muscles and assists the skin to
perform its duties Of regulating the heat of the sys
TEN. and in gently throwing of the waste substance
from the .uriace Of the body 1t is not violent rene
dy. but the emolient warming searching and cilcc-
tive. Sold by ,li druggist at IL and 70 cents per
bottle. aug. l.u
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
Highly Important from lovn.
MUsCATINE, Iowa, August 4

WUsUAIINE, IUWH, august 7,
The Journal of this morning has the fol-
lowing "a collision occurred on Saturday
between the copperheads and Union men,
at South English, Keokuk county. About
fifty shots were fired on both sides. Talley,
a leader of the copperheads was killed, and
two Others died OF their wounds. The cop
perheads were driven out of the place
l. A I L r.
The Sheriff of Keokuk county reached
this place this morning, en- route to Daven-
port to apply for military assistance lie
reports that the insurgents have gathered
to the number of 1900, and are hourly in
creasing in numbers. All are armed and
full OF fight
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-08-08
EDUCATION: EDsCATroN..

UNllE Select High School oil lhis place. will bo
i rcopened August 3l,t, 1903, under the sup,riu-
tcndence of ;. r. FINK. Alhcral patronage is so-
lcicd from the patrons of the school and the citizen.
generally
TERMS OF TUITION PER SESSION
orihograrhy, Reading, Writing and Primary
Arithmetic 81 50
Arithmetic, Typography and English Grammar 3 80
Nat. Philosophy, Watts on The Mind Algc-
bra and Geomstry, J 90
Book Keeping and Languages so
~ One half of the tuition money to he paid in
advance and the balance at the expiration Of each
term.
Pupils studying any one branch in either If tho
higher grades of tuition will be cassed in tlc grad,
embracing such branch.
For further information apply +,
Sunbury, August slh. 1863.