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osT OEfIUE DEPARTME1T,
APPoIsrAEsT OyFIcE,
WAsHINGroN, July 6, 1863.

SrR:-The fifth subdivision of the
forty second instruction under the new
Post Office Law is amended by striking
out the word t,oeioe and inserting the
word M'rty-t,eo before the word ounces,
30 that it shall read as follows: "The
weight of packages Of sssds. cuttings,
roots. and scions, to be franked, is linn
'.ited 10 thirty two ounces"
BY order OF the Postmaster General. d.
ALix w. RANDALL,
First Assistant and Postmaster Gen'l.
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Impertan I 70 Farmers.

The order appended below has been
Issued from the Post Office Department,
and viii prove Of importance to farmers.
Il will Be ssen that the right to send the
usual weight Of seeds has not been
abridged. The following is the erder:
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punishment Of wrong. He will do hi
utmost TO cmbarrass the Administration
and bring about dishonorablo peace In
snort, he will play, ali the time, into the
hands OF the traitors, and afford theil
| hclllsh plans against the life of the nation
ali 1.-The aid and comfort that in him lies
/ In this connection, we may add that, so
! doing, he will damn himself to everlasting
! infainsy, and leave as a legacy to posterity
name beside which BENEDICT ARSoLp's
will pale into obscrrity
/ While we do not feel disposed to call
into question the truth Of the assertion
that Dir. BUCKALEw is Northern sympa-
thizer with Southern Rebellion, we must
be allowed to add the hope that, in his
new and exalted position, he may. rise
abore party and place, and take such a
Course as will cndear him to his constitu,
ents and the friends of loyalty in every
land. Such a course would work wonders
In the matter of exalting him in public
opinion, and would certainly cau>e him to
be regarded as "not SO bad man after
all. just at present, his name is in ex.
ceeding bad odor with all good men and
true
We direct attention to letter on our
outside, written to the New York Tribune.
III which Is given full and graphic ac-
count of hoso the election Of NLr. BUCKA-
LEW was accomplished Tt is a plain, un-
vanished statement of facts, and fully
illustrates the high degree o: corruption
and desperation into which the "Democrat-
lc' party has descended The Chamber
IN which the Legislature sat for delibera- |
ton was surrounded by an armed mob of |
doSperadoes, in the pay of Democratic
politicians, and the solemn act Of election |
was performed under the Inspiration of
pistols and bludgeons. 1t was openly
given ont that if any Democratic member
Jared vote against the Democratic nominee.
ne would soon be "rccAoaed among the
hngs Of tie past" The result was, the
Democracy voted-as the mob dictated.
and outside pressure did their
work too well-and to-day CHARLES r.
5UCKALEw is L S. Senator
Well, perhaps this utter disregard of
honesty, propriety and political honor may
AVE been ali right: perhaps it may not.
Fc shall see
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suE7 sElary OF war News.

BY dispatches received from Col. CrabI
! to Gen. Curtis, dated Jan Iith, we learn
! that the rebels attacking Springfield, No.
were repulsed at every advance on tlat
| place, and that our forces held the town
Our loss is Il killed, but the number Of
wounded has not been ascertaiaed. But
little Of the town of Springfield was de-
stroyed, and this was done by our trcor s.
The Vicksburs Expe edition under Gen.
NJ Ciernand has gained victory in Ark
ansas, having captured the town Of Arkan-
sas Post, on the river Of the same name
The surrender occurred on Sunday. the
llth inst, witt: all the guns, stores, and
ammunition Our loss is reported at 200.
Rebel loss, $50 killed and wounded. and
from 5000 to 1900 prisoners taken.
We have New Orleans dates to the 9th.
with further particulars of the affair at
Galveston. The expedition from New
Orleans up the Mississippi had rot started.
nor was II known when it would be off
he rebels were eucroachine upon the
Union lines in the neigh borhood of Don
aldsonvilic, but no danger was app~ehend
ed thereirom. Admiral Farragut had sent
the brooklyn, the Sciota, and half dozen
OF his best ships to recaprure the Harriet
Lane at all hazards, and, if possible. to
destroy the rebel euub boats in Bayou But
fao. OF this expedition nothing had
been heard IN New Orleans up to the Sth
inst. Gen. Banks had been in command
a month, but nothing of his plans had I
transpired. 1t was knowa, however, that
he was not idle. Most of his trooos had /
gone 20 Baton Rouge The disaster al /
! icksburg was already known at New [
Orleans.
Dispatches from Nashville dated Friday,
ays that the Rebel Geu Forrest. with
1000 men ard II guns, attacked our relief
Ind storeshlps coming up the Cumberland
River, capturing five steamboats,. laden
With valuable comlnissary stores, and the
,unboat s5lideii Several of the boats
on!aiued wounded soldiers, who, in lump
Dg from them while burning, were shot
the water The nesrow crews were
tripped of their clothing, tied to trees. I
owiiided, and left to starve on shore =
he boats were ali burned after beiny :
1bbed Of valuablcs. The officers and {
al soldiers were stripped 81 clothing and |
aroied. Several bridges on the Louis +
lie and Nashville Railroad have been
and mail comm uuication can !,
IT be be resumed for some time. An .
the Rebel regiment numbering about II
10 men, deserted and came into our =
Itpost, . miles beyond Murireesboro on +,
hnrSday. The Chattanooga ite6ek renorts p,
large fleet ot 2unboats apd transports r
cending the Mississippi River ou the 81
ih inst. ;,
From the Rappahannock, we have the q
shIy interesting news that another
'yemcnt OF our army is about to be "
idc. Que report even says that our hi
ces are across the river, although as nj
nc have no confirmation Of the news ar
telegraph. Il.
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nlttee OF this House, or of the two Houses,
to wait upon Jefferson Davis, the gentle.
men would not be received by him. He
understood that certain gentlemen of New
Jersey made an atteupt of this kind and
that the delegation were not received by
the Richmond officials
Mr.. PERRY said there was not one
word Of truth in the report
Sir. WRIG HI was glad to hear it was
not true. He lad better opinion of the
State, being half Jerseyman himself =
/ Laughter After further remarks he
SAID: As to the results of the recent cleo
tlons. those in his own State were not hos
tue to vigorous prosecution OF the war.
And rs to New York, he presumed that
/ 6ov Seymour spoke of an unqualified and
vigorous prosecution of the war. Never
was Il war so bunglin9ly conducted, from
Alexander the Great, to Napoleon He
would not discuss the question of who was
to blame. Perhaps it was wrong TO remove
VI Clellan, or Il hundred other things; but
because blunders had been committed.
should we stand up aud say we would
abandon the war aud surrender our lioer
ties! 1he men who now stood up for the
war would be dear to the country. and
their names would live forever, while the /
Tories who opposed it would be as infamous
and detcstatle as the Cow Boys of the /
Revolution
Fir. FALLANDIGH II a u said Amen. /
Dir. NRIG dT-Why the gentleman
ought to have a straight Jacket Laugh
ter.
Mr. YALLANDIGHAM-Scnd me
yours which you have been wearing for the
last twenty months
Mr.. WRlGHT-If you were to get my
Jacket you would be better Democrat
than you ever Were in your lie before -
Laughter
Mr. FALLANDIGHAM-H Have the
kindness to loan it TO me-
Mr. WRIGHT, resuming, said Our
men have the power and the coinage, and
Will pnt down the Rebellion TCries OF
Good The Internal devils at the !
south are trying to destroy the Govern
nent, and men at the North are aiding i
nd abetting them. Loyal men only are :
ny brothers. Let the rebels alone. Where
Has there ever rogue but wanted to be I
ct alone? !
.'No rogue ever felt the halter draw )
With "A good opinion of the law" \
ind yet their rebel necks itch for the e
ialter. They are not only attempting 10 !
lay the North, but to destroy the best i
Government ever made by God or man. {
c had better make another sacrifice of Il
re than dishonorable peace. In concIu- ;
ION, he said We must fight to secure the Il
tars and Stripes Tor the Constitution and J.
ne Union Of our fathers q
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1HE PRINCE OF WALES MARRIAGE
The marriage OK the Prince OF Wales is ia
be celebrated with much magnifceuce. 1t
Is announced that the preparations have
already been commenced at Windsor Cas-
tie, 10y command Of the Queen The state
apartments are to be furnished with the
superb hangings which were used DURING
the visit Of the Emperor and Empress of
the French, in 1875, and the ZuccarelIi
room Is undergoing com piete change
The whole of the furniture, picture frames
lnoaldings and panel frames are to be
richly rc-giit, while the walls are hung
with costly Italian silk, six feet in width
bearing the initials ''Y r - encircled
with wreath and ornamented bv crown
in other parts Of the castle, suites o.
apartments are fitting up with much care
ana taste, especially those which will be
occupied by the Princess and Prince
christian, OF Denmark, and other members
of the same royal family, who will be
present. In St Georges CHAPEL workpeD
are engaged IN erecting nine rows of tenn
1orary seats between tae pillars on each
'Ide OF the aisles, for the accommodation
II those fortunate enough to obtain tickets
or the church A large space Of ground
It the west eud Of the chapel will also be- /
nclosed and fitted up for the accommoda. |
Ion OF visitors attending the CEREMONY
lie Duke and duchess of Maximillian are /
be present. Prince Augustus of Co5nr, (
nd his wife are also going to london to
sSlst at the wedding.
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ksS, he Hon. 7, a. Hendricks, just
elected United States Senator from
Indiana, for six years, was representative
IN Congress from Indiana from 1851 to
1919 In The latter year he was appoin
ted Commissioner of the General Land
Office by President Pierce, an office he
held under Mr.. Buchanan.
ssz-- The Legislature of Massachusetts
on Thursday elected a United States
Senator-the Hon. Charles Sumner-by
a vote of 22S to 43 for Josiah G. Abbot
: for c. +. Adams, and , for Calcb
Gushing.
nEa- Ben jamin F. Wade was on Fridav
nominated for reelection to the United
States Senate by the Republican Union
members OF the Ohio Legislature. He
received hity-six of the sixty,6ve votes.
nssA- The vote by which Gov Ramsay
OF minnesota, was elected to the United
States Senate, was 10 to II for q
Chatfeld, Democrat.
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-Our drlioltfnl frint.d Il

-Our delightful friend, the Dem. e
Sent, says that when General Mcclellan
was in Philadelphia, couple of weeks
since, the crowd focked around him in
such extravagant numbers as to absolutely
Blockade the street.
We believe it. Aud had the c6itor Of
the d. & s been there, the street would
also have been Blockhealed
Among the Standing Committees Of
the House of Representatives OF this State.
We notice that Mr.. Pershing, representa-.
tive from this county. has been appointed
member of the committees on "Ways
and Means an / the judiciary System"
and Chairman OF the committee on Fed
eral Relations
General Butler is now at home at
Lowell Gess
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- "e current error that payments
" W tiIe army have been suspended, says
" " astiinGton dispatch, requires correction.
:, Nearly nine millions have been paid within
the past ten days, and the payments
yesterday exceed million These nav.
nients are all made under the law PASSED.
at the last session. The joint resolution
authorizing an additional issue of United
states Treasury Notes, only reached the
! resident on Saturday, aud cannot be
signed aud returned to tue House before
Monday
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE :
A UDITOR'S NOTICE

: = 1T gIa - NJ II -
L \ The undersigned. Auditor. alyDoirt,l :
by the Orphans Court OF Cambria COUNTY -
report distribution OF the funds in the hand.
of William kjttell. Adulr &c Of the estate d.
Robert Finn, decd, upon his account flcl
hereby notifies all parties interested in saii
fund that he will attend to the duties Of l.;
said appoin tment, II his Office. in the borou,b
OF Ebensburg, on SATURDAY, the 3lst day
OF JANUARY, inst. at one, o'clock. 2 r..
wnen and where they can attend if they think
proper. P :. NOON. Aujitor
Jan. 70. lS53-3t
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- The undersigned, Auditor. appointed
10y the Court Of Common Pleas of Cambria
county, to distribute the proceeds oc Wm Il.
nardners real estate, Id by the Sheriff On
Nend. Expon. No. 58, Dec T., 1862. ut tie
salt Of Nm. kittell. Admir- &c OF the esta,s
of fooert Finn, deceased, hereby notifies all
PaFtIes interested that he VIII attend to the
GaileS ei ms said appointment ut his Office, IN
:he borough al EIJensburp. on TTFSDAY
81 dey OF February. next. at one o.,lock.
/ ~ f \. SH0EMAKER, Auditor.
Jan. Is, 1862 81
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" HERE THE SpECrE GOES To.-Mr
Abraham Hershey. an aged farmer, died
DIT his residence in West nempGrid. Ian,
caster county last week, and was buried
! on Friday. After his death larue
amount OF specie, gold and silver, was dis
covered IN the house, and was brought on
Saturday to this city and specially depos-
tied in the County Bank. The gold was
| in match boxes, bags, &c, aud when
counted amounted S:8,884,4I. The sill
yer was also in bags of various sizes, and
from the weight is estimated at over S2f
0JG. 1t Is not yet counted, but will not
fall below this figure. i great deal oe the
coin gold and silver, is Of old issue and
valuable. There was a half bushel of old
United States coin. The premium at the
present time on this Family Bank of
Deposit viii not be less than 10000.
Mr Hershey was an unmarried man,
tut lived In his farm house, occupying
room up stairs as sleeping chamber and
depository for his wealth In this cham
Der be kept his Iron" chest, containing
part but not al Of his wealth, for besides
the specie he holds bonds and mortgages
and owned the farm of I56 acres on which
be lived, toiled and died
The accumulation of so much money in /
coin by farmer must have taken many
long years Of toll, and rpany anecdotes are |
related how the old man was accustomed |
to bargain for the hard metal He was /
and close, but withal honest t
IN has dealings, paying every cent he owed, /
but eNacilng the same from every one he /
dealt with. He has, however, gone, and
his boarded treasure has already been re.
moved from It's secresplace, and will in a
few months find its way to the pockets of
he heirs at law.
Since the above was IN type we learn
nat On Monday another "deposite" was
ound in the house. This time the "ba..k"
vas an cid blanket, and on the contents
Investigated 1t was found to contain
u 100. Nine hundred and fifty dollars
+ this was in gold, and the balance in
onds sc.
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slaves Made FreeTnen.

The Census Report of 1860 affords a
cotemporary the data by which to ascer-
tain the proportion OF the slaves who are
freed by proclamation, or permitted to
remain in bondage in loyal States and
parts of States. All slaves in the border
States of Delaware, Mary land, Kentucky,
Missouri and Tennessee are exempted
from the scope of the edict. and are there
fore left, rs heretofore, in bondage under
the State laws which hold them to invo-
luntary service for life The slave sta.
tistics of theee States are as follows,
according to the last census;
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4 UDgTOR.S NOTIcE-

L I The underS igpei. Auditor, appointed
by the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria
county, TO make distribution of the proceed.
OF the real estate OF Thomas Eaylor. sold br
the Sheriff on Nend. Expon No -. Dee T
1862. nj the suit OF J. Blair Moore. for use Of
bridges ! West, hereby notifies all person,
interested that be viii attend TO the duties q
salo appointment 1T his Office in the boz
Of Ebehsburg. on WEDNESDAY. the 18th dar
OF FEBRUARY, next. at enc o'clock. Z. "
VI. HAS>ON. Auditor.
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4 UDITOR'S NOTICE.

- The undersigned Auditor. arpointe!
oi the Orphans Court of Cambria county. TO
"'s'f!oate the money in the hands of H. Kin
Hc"d, Lsq-; adm r of Edward Hutchinson.
deed hereby gives notice. that he viii
attend to the duties of said appointment At
hiS office, in Ebensburg. on WEDNESDAY.
the 2ist day OF JANUARY next. at one
CLOCK, j. ii, when and where all persons
interested may attend
Dec. ., Is6e-st.
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a UDITOR'S NOTICE.

"a The undersigned, Auditor. APPOINT,
oy the Orphans Court of Cambria COUNTY =
distribute tie monev in the hands Of Ca,b,
rine Cassidy, Executrix Of Lewis Cassidy 4.
ceased, hereby gives notice that he viii :.
tend 10 1he duties Of said appointment, At h,
oihce, in Ebensburg. on FRIDAY. the 3n,
Gay Of JANUARY, inst. AZ one o'clock p v
when and where all persons interested ~.
attend. J. l. SEAMAN. Ausi.,-
Jan. 10, leG3-3t
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'aEO THE PUBLIC

= All persons interested nre hereby noti-
ned that the Books, Notes and Accounts Of
MhSHAC THOMAS are left in my hands for
settlement and collection Those not ready
40 pay np VIII please come and settle and
give thelr notes. All those whose accounts
~ hot settled before the first day of Decem-
Der VIII be visited hy tho. pro,,, oi,;c,rsi, i,,,c.
diatcly after that Time.
y. II. ROBERTS.
Ebcnsburg, Oct II. 1862.
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sENHE UNION
7 Asst NOTICE

z AHl NO1ltE-
= = All persons indebted to the Ebens burg
ouuorF, oy Note, Book Account or otherwise,
are herehY notified to call and settle Costs
VIII follow neglect of this notice.
E. GLASS & co.
foensbpTg. Dee. *, ls6c.s..
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.sNO LUMBERMFN -

n HG"trd, IT c. ALBRIGHT & co.'s Uni
ted states Bakery, Nos. >. ard 9 Dock =.
rhliadeiphla. Two Million feet SPRTCg.
LINN: POPLAR or BEECH LUMBER and
one Million feet SPRUCE, LINN. POPLAR
or BEECH BOARDS, ten inches wide and
one one men thick. -1{so, Two Million LIGHT
ia'3 DIN n oiktfS, FIVE feet SIX inches long. sha-
oI0,iy ie'uy Tor use. Persons proposing for the
above or any part of it will sfate ,,rjce on
cars, and their railroad station. or in raft At
Dock Street. Wharf. '''''
address G. ALBRIGHT & co.'s
I. ;. Bakery, 5 I and Dock St.
J""' . 'oooI PHILADELPHIA.
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"e H!lftS declared 10 De free In parts
OF states in rebellion are as follows:
Ia Louisian, in thirty-fve parishes, 243.s24
In Virginia in ninety three counties, 452 .533
The total number ofslaves emancipated
in the designated state, and parts Of states
amount, thereof. TO 4.1US. 1917.
In point Of fact, it is likely that the
number Of the slaves in the Cotton States
is larger than the figures at which it Is
stated by the census returns, as MANY
masters have removed their Save prom
erty into these states from Missouri.
Virginia. and other border states which
have been the theatre of military orera-
tionS. Consequently, the number ofsiayes
actually resident in the border states is not
50 great as the aggregate above stated. and
the number OF slaves declared free is real
iy greater than the sum derived from the
data OF the late census.
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IuIFIFeh paflsHes IN LOuslana and tfiy
five counties in Virginia are similarly
omitted. In these thirteen parishes Of
Louisiana the number OF Slave population
is S7,8l2. Ia the fifty five counties Of
Virginia the slaves excepted from the
operation OF the ed = are 1882, making
the aggregate mum of persons still held
in bondage within these two States l27, HI.
And the whole number Of slaves in the
United States still recognized to be such
by the executive Government amount to
So, ,259.
On the other hand, the slaves in the
following statns are tl.-clarel 20 he tran.
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4 UDITOR'S NOTICE :

Jan. Is. ISC2-3t
The New York herald., 1863-10-12

as,ou viii be checked tho serious determination 70 oope
with ,hs the backest cloud on the horizoo
return greater confidence TO the usthink nG
masses. again lowered the price OF gsd IN Rtch
nond which this day be purchased 1t the price OF
Ri-HsOsD, Sept 7-eveDing.
Ps-rhe intelligence, by no means unex ec'ed, has
just been that Gen Beauregard deemeh shNs-
bio 20 abandon Norris Island, or, IN o'her wres' I',e
rles Waener and Gregg last niqht, opon the coe o ue
fifty ninth day of the siege. IL had been my m"o
thu tho nnoctial eles had favored such an enter.
prise and driven the Mentors OF the ceaat an athek
would have boen ina % Tho FEDERAL works apn r
ris Island oy suob .oroe - niedeFaes as Sond We
infaibiy cnpmindef success. But, 10 we" 4" thH
delay N tho e,uiaoctiai gal 9, - has appeared ~
General Beauregud undesirable eacfa many iyee 10
attain object When IL considered, aztec ell % hiie
moLenL Ihe Ay-uire aays q eiege have made Norris
Ia and into ie more than The oeteF crust Of tho
Of Chareston and there Fort and Fort
Ripley and ia the basieries upon Sallvau's and jamef
islands, ara last 81 az IN ne battery or se whn o.
tafy engineers 10 The con.ederacy ponouDc 10 be I'M
pregrRbe.
thrown the city OF Chlreston but persons ho
YcNsblrg after months and mOnths o she,lng
wi entertain ta apprehension IN regard g The danago
which from Distance q moro than onr miles, b.
d TO Charleston 10 seems 10 me that The disp'
ylotagea arisiug the Con ederates from the oss q
Morris Island sl be twufold In tho hrst place, OF he
two eharnea which lcld into Chareston harbor one win
be rendered mFass bic ior idc ming vessels by tho
federal batteries Morris Island, and al tho
attention or The D.ocSsiing vessels viii be concen.
traied upon the other cnsune. secondly, the nos
OF Morris Island win enable the fedeals TO mako
a large camp there. into which they vii throw any mum
beF Of en and thus threaten beat down ssstancoa, a,
thai oson by weight numbers. rhs dagger ceu o,ly
be by a step which easy 70 the osederafeg %
is no withdrawal Of the troops from Washington 10 tho
ederas In o,hor vords the number OF defenders mast
pari with that OF the assaiants There il
such disgust nhs city at the depreciation Of the currency
owgrds yhh tho Introduction OF goods through hares
ton has powerfully contributed, that doabt whthor tho
capture OF ih9t city by the federals would not on
the WHOLE be accrp able 10 majority. ought not To
forget 10 mention thai General neanegard brorgh, all his
guns on from batteries Gregg and waguer The siege OF
Charleston ~ lust commencing.
Tho only lber notable incident Of this daJ has been
the opening Of theses ION OF tho Virginia Stat, legsla
Richmond Tho message OF Govenor lc.chcr has
attracted mach attention, and, II must bo added hearty
a,urObatiOn.