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The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-11-04
From ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
Imnortant from Chattanooga.

CIScINEArI, Ocl. 29-The Gazetfe's Chat
taEooga dispatch, dated the 9th says, that
a detachment, under Col Stanley, of the
ll,h Ohio Regiment, foa:ed fly pontoons
down The river, in the face OF The rebel
sharpshooters, landed a Browns Ferry ,and
surprised and drove the rebels from The
ridge on the south side, thereby opening
communication with Bridgeport. The reO-
els are flanked, and must evacuate Look
out Mountain.
second dispatch says tha, Gen Hazen,
with 600 men OF Gen. Palmer's Division,
attacked the enemy on Lookout Noun tain,
and drove them from their position.
Our loss in the brilliant achievement al
Chattanooga was only five killed and fifteen
wounded of Hdzen's Brigade.
Gen Palmer is assigned 10 The command
of the l4th Army Corps
Communication will be opened between
Bridgeport and Chattanooga. along the Ten
nessee.
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LATER-OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM
MAJOR GENERAL THOHfS
g CHATTANOOGA. Oc. BILL 2n Z

"6HATTANooGa, Oc: 30-fI. 80 p NJ
"Major Gen II. w. HaIleck, Gen.-in-Chief:
''ln The fight OF last night, the enemy al
tackled Geary's division, posted al Wauhal-
chic, on three sides, and broke into his
camp al one point, but was driven back in
a most gallant style, by pau OF his force,;he
remainder being held in reserve
Howard, while marching 20 Geary's re-
lief, was attacked on the flank, The enemy
occupying in force two commanding hills,
on The leil OF the road
. He Immediately threw forward two of
his regiments, and took both at the point OF
the bayonet, driving the enemy from his
breastworks and acrsss Lookout creek
In the brilliant success over their old
adversary, the conduct ot the officers and
men of The 10Th and 18Th corps is entitled
10 the highest praise.
"GEo. Z. THOMAS, Maj Gen"
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Movements of Gen. Lees Army.

WAsHISGToN, Oct. 81 The Star says -
''No information has been received here
indicating that The TWO hostile armies upon
the Rappahannock have come into collision
again-ihai is, since Saturday last. Ii turns
out that the importance of The Cavalry fight
on that day, this side of the river, was very
much magnified Ii is the belief OF nearly
all military men here that no considerable
portion OF Lees army have recrossed into
Fauquier county, as alleged, and his act OF
layiug pontoons across the river in the vi
ciniiy OF Rappahannock Station was intend
ed 20 lacili'a,e the retreat, when pressed, Of
the portion o: his cavalry and The incousid-
erable supporting infantry he threw north
oil the stream TO support the cavalry.
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The Occupation Of lookout MOurtain-Rehel
Attack on Gen. nOOker-The Enemy Re-


WASHINGTON Oct. 30 The Siar of this
evening contains Information that on the
9th inst, by very brilliant movement
which was planned and executed npder The
direction OF Gen Smith, chief Of engineers
in the Department of the Cumberland, two
wagon roads and the use of The river lines
OF supply were acquired for the forces at
Chattanooga, thus relieving the command
OF Gen. Thomas of ijs chief embarrassment.
General Smiths operations al The Look
ont Valley are spoken OF as a great success,
aud the brlliancy cannot be exaggerated.
Major General Thomcs has ielegrs phed
to the War Department the following dis
patch, dated nine clock yesterday morn
lug:
General Hooker was attacked al twelve
O'Clock, midnight. A severe fight conlin-
ued Tor two hours, with lighter work mill
four o clock A. Nj.
Hooker reports, at 7. 80 this morning
that the conduct OF his troops was splendid
They repeIled every attack made on Them
and drove the enemy from every position
lhev assailed."
Nothing additional has been received at
.he headquarters OF The army,up to noon to-
day, concerning Hookers victory. The
fight took place at Browns Ferry, on the
Tennessee river, near Chattanooga and The
result is consider red Of the highest impor-
tance, as it relieves rebel distractions 10
steamboat navigation IL that point, and Sc
cures other advantages in opening np the
way for army supplies.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-11-04
A Citizen Murdered by a Soldier

A brutal murder occurred at Waynesboro
on Tuesday afternoon last. The facts of the
case as far as we have been able 20 learn
them are about as follows Mr.. Henry
Unger, the constable, was endeayoring 10
quell disturbance near The election poll
when young man named John Fiohr, a
six months soldier in Captain Hnllingers
company, pulled ont his pistol, and saying,
Cd D-n you, I'll shoot you" preseu-
ted il al Mr.. Unger's breast aud fired, kil-
ling him instantly. Flohr was immedial-
ely auesred, bnl while he was being AIKEN
10 the Justices office, some of his friends
originated difficulty, during which he
succeeded in escaping. We believe he has
not yet been arrested, but hope the author
tiles will awake to sense of their duty
These are strange and startling times,
but such outraees as this should not he al
lowed to 60 unpanished, even if the per
peirator does wear a military suit. Mr..
Unger was quiet, inoffensive citizen, re-
specied and beloved by all who knew him
and when killed was acting in the plain
discharge of his duty. He leaves a wife
and several children to mourn his loss
ChambeTSbug SPIRIT.
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TnELATEST WAR NEWS.
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
CanuOnading near BealtOn-Horss Stealing.

IuHuUHduluS HUuT DCultUH-HOESt GltdtiuSs
WAsIuNGToN Oct 27.-Heavy cannonad-
ing was heard al Gainesville "a. day which
continued Tor more than two hours, up 10
noon, in the direction OF Beauou, which is
five miles from Rappahannock Station. At
seven O'Clock This morning the 2ud Army
Corps started out on reconnaissance IN
that neighborhpod, aud may have encoun-
terPG the enemy.
Last night between and Q O'Clock len
or twelve teams OF he Reserved Artillery
were captured by about 100 guerllIas when
two miles from, and proceeding towards
Wanenton. On first being hailed, The guer-
iilas represented themselves as attached 10
the 18Th Pennsylvania Cavalry, and soon
alter ordered The teams to hall, when they
stole the mules; but one-lhIrd of The animals
were subsequently recovered.
This afternoon, about O'Clock another
band came within bait a mile o Baker S.a-
ton, sixteen miles OF Alexandra, and cap
tured twenty-five or thirty mules, used Tor
hauling wood, together with the wagon
master and several negroes. They ordered
the wagoB-masler 10 take them TO where the
guard were; but one oil the negroes having
made his escape, hurried to the guard and
informed them of their danger when they
prepared 10 give the Toe a warm reception.
The euerilas, evidently supposing they
would make an easy conquest having been
informed by the wagon-masler that the
guard numbered SIX, when, in TACT, there
were about thirty men, approached with
boldness, bnt were suddenly driven off by
a volIey OF muskelry. These guerias were
armed, for the greater part, with pistols, ,and
had only a few carbines.
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The Election.

"STAED FtRM-FALTER NOT MomENTn
No Democrat should be discouraged. by
the result of the recent election-no true
Democrat will be. Our noble champions,
Woodward and Lowrie, world have, By a
fair election, been elected by al least thirty
thousand majority. Over two hundred and
| fifty thousand Democrats, under the most
bitter and unrelenting persecution ever
| heaped upon men foF opinions sake-bra-
wing all threats of violence, all taunis and
leers- marched in solid phalanx 10 the
polls and cast their ballots for Constitution
al Libery and against the exercise of ar
biary power. They were defeated, ii is
true, but they have met with defeat before.
We fought for principle. Il still lives in
the heart of every Democrat, and will live
on forever The principles of Democracy
are not ephemeral--they are as lasting as
the "rock OF ages As long as we have a
country, there will be Democratic party,
ever struggling for equal and exact Justice
10 all men OF whatever religious or political
persuasion, and clinging 10 the Constitution
as The ship-wrecked mariner clings TO the
last plank when nigh; aud the tempes, sur
round him.
We say again, "s:and frm-falier not
moment" We can find consolation for
our temporary defeat in the consciousness
that we have labored for the right, and for
what we honestly believed for The best in
tsrest of the country, and in the full assur-
ance that time, the great arbiler, will vim
dicate as before The Nation. Let US all
take fresh courage and remember that after
the battle of Thermopyle, in which the
three hundred Spartans under Leonidas
perished it seemed that the last hope of
ancient Helas was gone Yet the disaster
was retrieved, and Greece saved Salamis
and above all the tones of those who fell
at The fatal pass where The Asiatc met the
Greek was raised monument with the it,
scripiion ave lie here in obsdrt nee TO our
country" Let the conservative men of the
nation place the inscription over the de-
feated friends of nationality in Pennsyl
vania give Us what credit they may for
the fight we have made against Abolition.
ism, Despotism, deception, fraud and
money, and rest assured that a Salamis shall
fOiIOw Thsrmopylo. The Hanouer Citizen.
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al Cherokee Station, SO miles from Tuscum
bia Alabama.
General Osterhans was in the advance.
and had not moved far when he encounter
ed two brigades Of Rebel Cavalry under
Generals Lee and Forrest, estimated at from
600 10 600.
The light lasted Tor an hoor, whea the
rebels were driven back with severe loss
Our loss was seven killed and thlry seven
wounded caused chiefly by an unforunats
mistake, by which Lees cavalry who were
dressed in blue overcoa;s, were supposed
10 be a part of our forces.
The rebels are said 10 have very strong
Notifications constructed mile thi. side OF
Tuscumbia, on the railroad. The prisoners
captured report that the enemy expects 10
make stout resistance al that place. They
say they had 600 men there or Tuesday
and received Teintorcements of 600 cav
airy on Wednesday. Two thousand more
were expected from Gen. Bragg.
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The Military Situation.

General Lees army, which disappeared
SO mysteriousiy week ago, was found
north of the Rappahannock on Saturday
when portion Df it engaged and worsted
the Federals in sharp fight, and the iele-
graph says he is now ready for battle, while
the Federal army hangs on pivot, at War
rsnton, But the recent movements o. the
Confederate General still remain a matter
OF conjecture, and justly excite appreheE-
sion. II cannot be doubted that his strategy
walls a dangerous purpose. The most plan
sible theory is that, having secured he
present salty of Richmond be has detached
a formidable force 10 re enforce General
Bragg or TO operate against General Burn
side. The latter is most probable, and may
have occasioned the hasty withdrawal
OF that Generals forces from Sonttw
Virginia into East Tennessee. General
Burnside is in position OF danger, 10 es
cape from which will severely prove his
skill as a tac:ician and soldier. We have
a report that General Hooker has crossed
the Tennesses and had fight with The Con
attempt to form junction with the army al
Chattanooga, and 10 resume offensive war
fare The troops besieged in that city
have been on short ralions for some time,
and to increase the force would be only to
increase their troubles, unless, the armies
united shall be snffici emily strong TO offer
battle and win il. Al present the Confed-
crates invest Chattanooga, and command
all the avenuesi to ii, except the road over
the mountain, which communicates with
Stevenson, Alabama This makes the
matter oil supplies very difficult, and it is
cerlisn that without speedy relief, The army
must attem p. retreat from that point. In
the meantime Middle Tennessee and Ken
lucky are overfun wth-guerllas, who are
harrassing th cir enemies in the usual
mode
The Confedsraies have abandoned Cam
ton, Mississippi, twenty-five miles from
Jackson, after fight in which they lost
Two hundred men taken prisoners Gen
eral Mcpherson commanded the Federals
Cornth is again filed with soldiers who have
had sharp engagement with the Cou'ed-
crate General s. d Lee, and Others, who
are conles;ing General Sherman's advance,
TO prevent his junction with General Hook
er al Stevenson. TIE railroad from Coriuth
has been badly damaged by the Conied-
crates.
There are Indications that the absurd
Texas expedition, through The Altakpas, in
Louisiana, will be abondoned. Generals
Banks and franklin were in New Orleans
al The lasl advices. The rnnor that the
Federal naval force had taken possession OF
Point Isabel, at the mouth of the Rio
Grande, is uniounded. We are told that
matters are progressing al Charleston, but
We cannot say whether well or badly.
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Death Of Hugh BellaS, Esq.

Ths Sunbury papers last week chronicled
the death OF one of their distinguished and
esteemed fellow citizens, HUGH BELLAs, Esq,
aged SO years and months He had arri-
we'd at good old age; was native OF Ire
land, from whence be came to this country
swher quite youth. He stood high at the
bar, was profound jrrist, and an able and
eloquent advocate, scholar and gentleman.
His first practice was in 1906. Ia 1909 he
was appointed Prothonoiary OF Nortbumber-
land county, which Office be filed, 10 the
general satisfaction OF the citizens of The
county, some nine years. The members
OF the Northumberland county bar met, pre-
Pareil ard adopted an appropriate preamble
and resolutions, on the death OF their highly
esteemed fellow citizen and associate al the
bar.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-11-04

FEMALE DHUMMER.-A girl, aged Twelve
years giving The name OF Charles Martin,
enlisted in Pennsylvania regiment nearly
two years since, as a drummer boy. She
had The advantage of education, could write
a good hand, and composed very well. She
made herself useful to officers in the regi.
.meni in lhe capacity OF a clerk was in i've
battles bul escaped unwounded. The Off
GERS never dreamed OF her sex. short
time since she was taken sick with the ty-
phoid fever, a disease quite prevalent in
Philadelphia, and was removed 10 the Penn
svlyania Hospital. A day or two since the
maron OF the institution discovered the
drummer boy 10 be no more or less than a
girl. Her parents, who reside in Bucks
county, have been advised oil the facts by
leIer Phil Press.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1863-11-04

CAMERoHs PROPHECY The evening be-
fore the election Cameron made a speech
in Harrisburg, when he took occasion 10
make the following prophecy
Now, gentlemen, lei me prophesy lit
tle-for an old man may be permitted
to do this The people of Pennsylvania
nave renomina,ed Mr. Curtin because the
war is going on, and because they believe
il would not be wise iochahge the comman-
der. Lei me prophecy that in a short time
there will be another person re-nomin ated
and reelected, and that person will be
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. might say more on
this subject, gentlemen. but you have re-
aponded so heartily that il is unnecessary.
Only remember tha. make the prophe-
cv.
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Attack on Baford's cavalry.

WAsHINGroN, Oct 2S.-Iniormalion from
the army OF the Potomac says, that General
Buford's Cavalry Division was attacked by
the euemy's infantry near BeaI;on Station,
on Thursday al noon, and was forced to fall
hack upon our infantry within one mile of
Germantown. There were bu, few casual
lies on either side. The skirmishing con-
tinued Tor several hours.
1t is not trne, reported, that General
Meade's army is rereating. His head
quarters have moved, but not towards
Washington
Gentlemen in military circles here view
our present position as highly favorable in
the event of Lee veuturing general attack.
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The QuoTL--The next draft quota Uf this
State has been set out at 38, ,7O9, about whai
the lasI draft was. What a happy people
we are. Ii is not in every country we can
iivs te be drafted. The Abolition press all
over the country told rs II we wanted a
shi,rt war, one that would be crushed before
Eexi Christmas, and no more drafting, we
fh5uid, by all means, vote for Andrew G
Crrtin, the sssoldiers' friendD Some folks,
no doubt, believed this story, and voted for
AsIcy, bat zoe sidnf, ty a long shotf We al
wigs have considered this war of the Re-
plblif,au and Abolition party's own seek
inl., ald consequently they will war till they
eel tired Of il, and their thirst for blood Is not
- gF'sai. How much longer are the peo-
pie g3ing 10 allow his Abolition party 10
practce decepiion and fraud upon them F.
Tlisy have done nothing but lie, cheat, s1roEg
end draft the people ever since they came
inlo power. They procured position in the
first place with he ia their mouths, viz: that
ihsy we're not AbolitionistsI but simply a
RPMtiran party. But the negro was peep
ing through the hail-pils all The while.
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Thanksgiving Day.

President Lincoln has appointed a day Of
thanksgiving. We are of opinion that the
present state of the country is not all suited
to juhilaiion. There is much, very much,
in our condition 10 thank God for; but we
have so sinfuIly opposed his merciiul dis
pensaIons by the destructive and maIig-
nant operations of war, that il would much
more become Us TO PROSTATE ourselves be-
fore Him in sackclolh and ashes. A New
York coiemporary says:
"'We praise Thee, good Lord is TO a
certain degree associated with Good Lord !,
deliver u.s. Can we render thanks for such
Cabinet ss.l the Presiden, is surroundedby
for What is done al the War Office, and for
what is not done by the navy2 Can the CO.
untry thank God thai General Rosecrans is
compelled lc advance into The enemy's Ter
riiofy against his own convictions, and with
an insufficient force, so that our arms sus-
tain defeat and that over ten thousand
citizens OF the republic are killed and maim-
ed TO no good purpose Can we thank
God for war that has lasted nearly three
years, when il should have been ended in
one Can we thank God for the immense
damage done to the commerce By The Ala
bama and the Florida-ior the Twelve mill
ioEs. of dollars worth that Maffii boasts 10
have destroy ed, aud for the sixty four cap
lures made by Semmes We Can appre-
ciaIe the emphatic No = with which the
country may answer these queries. Evil
denlIy we cannot give thanks for these /;
and there is, therefore, deficiency in the
Presidents proclamation. With his nalion-
al thanksgiving Day he should have associ-
aed mol less national fast day, on which
the whole country might feel abundantly
humiliated that the Presidents advisers are
no wiser or better than they are. Let US
then, when the thanksgiving is we'll done
with. have another day upon which the
whole country may formally mourn in sack.
cloth and ashes over Chase and Stanton,
HaIleck and WsIIes; over the imbecii,ies of
each and the persistent blunders OF all; over
the vices and weakness of the War and Ma
w Departments alike. and over the awful
loss that they have caused the country"
A fnl regiment OF colored cavalry win
eonn he oroani nizad A Yirksbuyv
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The Occupation Of Lookout Mountain Con-
fiFmed.

NASHVILLE, Oct. 29.-Lookout Mountain
was taken on The 2sih by our troops under
Gen. Hooker, with ihe llih Army Corps,
portion OF the 18th and Palmer's division of
the 9Th Corps They met with no serious
opposition.
The river is now open to Chattanooga
ard the Army of the Cumberland relieved
from any danger of having It's comm unica>
iion cut off.
Gen Palmer has been promoted to COM
mand the l4ih corps, over Gen. Rousseau,
Reynolds and Sheridan General Rousseau
is very i'll.
Gen. Mitchell has been relieved from his
cavalry command. and ordered 10 report
here. He is now in This city.
There is four feet OF wafer on the shoals.
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How it was Done.

That Gov Cur,in's reelection was not &C
complished by fair means can, we tn ink,
easily be demonstrated. The modus 6peran-
di which prevailed in Mifflin coucty, was
no doubt Systematically practiced through
ont the State How il was done here will
be readily understood when We relate fe "
facts.
For some months past company OF SOL
diers belonging to the Invalid Corps has
been stationed al H Huntingdon, ostensi5ly as
Provost Guard. The company was un-
derstood TO have been organized in New
York Just ten days before the election a
squad of thirteen of these soldiers were
brought 10 Lswistown, and euar,e red a
were escorted to the polls by Deputy Pro
vosi Marshal Mnthersbough, and all but
three made the oath required By law, as 10
residence Sc. and were permitted to vote
Eerf day they tOsre ordered back to Hunting
don Now, who doubts that these men
were sent here Jjr the purpose Of votiag 2
Certainly no sane man doubts it There :
fore il is plain they had no right to vote
here, for no man who removes into dis
tfct ten days before the election for the pur-
pose of Uoting there, is entitled to a vote,
according TO the Law OF Pennsylvania. But
the case becomes still more aggravated
when we consider The additional fact that
not one oil those men had eUsr been citizen
Of fhis county and perhaps not even OF the
Slate.-LewisteDa Democrat
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a Change in POsition,-A skirmish.

WASHINGTON, Oct 29.-Gen Meade has
within day or TWO, made some changes in
his pos tion, looking to the better proiec-
lion OF those engaged in the Reconstruction
of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
While this change was being effected, at
about three o'clock yesterday morning, the
rebels ma ade demonstration against the
9th Corps, but nothing further was accom-
plished than The driving in of the pickets of
that corps shou distance, when the rebels
retired.
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WOMEN SHOT AT a recent Democratic
meeting in Eaton, Preble county, Ohio, an
indescribably infamous outrage was perpe-
irated. AS the Democratic procession
passed through the town, an Abolition mo5
threw stones and eggs into the procession.
The democrats, anxious to preserve the
peace, forbore resistance. The forbearance
however, was not appreciated. There was
delegation of five hundred ladies on horse
back. The villains fred a number of
shots among the ladies, severely injuring
four-two dangero usIy. Such is speci
men oil the patriotic ~ John Brown "Un-
ION pariy'' of Ohio - Constitutional Union.
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Northampton county is credited with IL,
3l5 laxables-her whole vote for Governor
is s,s23-not voting. orphans, widows, &C.,
2.493 Bradford is credited with 9,862 tax
ables-hsr whole vote for Governor is 6, 676
mot voting, widows, orphans, &C., 202!i
There was probably an imported vote ia
Bradford from York State or elsewhere
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TKR.-In these days of ''rag currency" a
reliable Bank Note Reporter is indespen-
sable TO every man who handles money.
We can recommend Inlay & Bicknells TO
be such. h is corrected by the old reliable
Banking firm OF Work, McCouch & Co., Phil
adeIphia, and published the first and
fifteenth OF each month. The monthly is
mailed 10 subscribers a. 81 90 per year :;
ssmi-monthly, So 90. Address Inlay &
Bickneil, No. IS South Third Street, Phil
adelphia.