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DEMOCRATIC STATE NoMIN ATIoNs,
THE FOURTH AT nONROE.

THE FOURTH AT 1IONROE.
The Democracy Of Monroe and adjoining
townships celebrated The anniversary Of our
Nations birth, in 4 becoming and patriotic
manner, in a beautiful grove near the resi-
dence Of Zjba Billings, ESQ. The meeting
was largely attended Icy ladies and gentle
men from Dallas, No.tImorelani, Exeter, Ea-
ton, Monroe and Tunkhannoci. There were
certainly not less than one thousand persons
present, and the proceedings were all cLarac
terizad BY the utmost union, harmony and
good feeling.
Tac meeting was called to order by Dr.. J
Y. Smith, upon whose motion the following
officers were nominated and unanimously
elected -
PrcsideqL JOHN WALL, Of Monroe.
Jice Presidents, A. 0. LurEs, ESQ, GoRDoN
PIKE JoHN d. MYEEa. of Norihmorcland :;
CONRAD KUNKLE, EsQ., DANIEL SPENCER. Of
Dallas WM. WHITE, SAHL. SicKLER, Of Ex
eter; p. W. REDFiELD. e. d. GEARHAaT, IF
Tunkhannock borough; WH. Z. OyEEFiELD,
NATHAN Billings Of Tunkbanuock tsp;
JoHN WRIGHT, IlBA BuLINcs. Monroe; ST.
MON BoUsE, Eaton.
hecTeiarieS, u. u. DEWITT, u. L. HITCH
En-
The speeches were made by Jacob D. De-
witt and Il. r. Little E-qrs. Mr.. Dewitt's
speech was terse logical and to the point
Amongst the many interesting and pltriotic
remarks which fell from his lips there was
certainly nothing at which any true friend Of
his country could complain lie referred.
first, 70 the causes whica Induced oar fore.
fathers 10 undert2,e lnc Revolutionary strug-
Gle, ard traced Tie urg,.gllv and rrucress
of our country down to the breaking ont of
the rebellion. Without particularly discuss
ing causes which have produced present re
suits, Air d. proved corclusively to any un-
biased mind, that the Democracy are not
responsible for the unhappy difficulties which
are now dividing the country He was list
encd to with marked attention and frequently
interrupted by enthusiastic applause.
Mr.. d. was followed by Hon. r. r. Little
W. referred to emancipation in the British
t India islands. showing BY statistics TIE
:. Its which followed that act. in the sup
.~5ssion of their commerce. the dminu.ion
+ their exports. the rclapse Of pIantations
into their original natural condition, the neg
lect Of cultivation and failure of production,
and in the mental, moral and physical decre-
dation of the cmancipatcd race--resuIts so
patent that even the leading Aboltionists of
that day were forced to acknowledge and la
ment them. He contrastcd these results
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Executors Notice.

p. nheredS, Letters testameDtary on the estate of
Elhu ~assett, late of Forkston Township Wvo,,;ne,
County, Pa, deceased have been granted to the
undersigned. Notice ia hereby given that all per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment, and those having claims agains
9ne same WIN present them. duly authenticated for
settlement, to the subscriber at his residence ;r
Forkston Wyoming County. Pa. - =
@'a+ sa+ JOHN G. SPAULDTNG.
.st Executor of last will and
Testament of Elihu
A's Fassett Deed. srs
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VALLNADIGHAM ATHALI FAX

HALIFAX, N. July 6.
The steamer Harriet Picknev. four and A
half days from Bermuda arrived here on
Sunday, with Mr., ValIandigham and several
other passengers from Charleston and WI.
mington.
The remains of the pirate Tacony have
been towed into Cape Cove.
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firing slowly ceased. and the dicharce of ar


firing slowly ceased, and the dcharge of ar
tillery continued for brief period, but even
these reverberations finally died away.
General Meade was not deceived in antici-
pating another onslaught. Lees colnmns
were collected and reformed with magical
haste Within an hour what seemed to be his
whole force was again amassed directly in
our front, where the contest once more open
ed. The assault this time was made with
fury evan surprising that of the first. 1t
would seem as if the entire rebel army had
resolved itself into gigantic Forlorn Hope,
and bore in its collective bosom the concions-
ness that theseffort now made was the last
and the only one that could be made toward
retrieving the fortune of that army, or pre-
venting the inevitable disgrace which how
cred over is.
The firm array Of Union soldiers which,
previously remaining stationary, now bent
forward to a charge and became a pursuing
Nemesis to the hordes that in great numbers
went reeling westward. through the streets
Of Gettysburg, and beyond, as the
brave troops Of Rcynold's corps went through
them eastward oa the previous day but one.
The victory was secure.
1t was victory won not without sadden-
ing losses-sadder in their comparative exs
tent perhaps then those which have chilled
the nations heart so often before to day OF
our actual disasters in killed and wounded
st is now impossible to make just estimate
The same is true of the rebels. thought it is
positively known from the appearance of the
field from the Acknowledgements of the rebel
prisoners themselves, that it is far greater
than our own. The number of prisoners Ia
ken by US was between 10000 and ~ 900.
The rebel General Arnold was killed Amcng
our wounded were General Gibbon and Webb
slightly. Generals Cauldwell, Hancock,
Doubleday, Seriously, and many minor off
GERS. The eneny's list of disabled is known
to include an equal number of officers of
high rank. As | write our cavalry are out
on the tianks Of the retiring foe, harassing
n
has this instant returned from the front to
ascertain the position of Lees Army which
is believed to have begun preperauol for Is
final retreat.
1t is sail By rebel prisoners taken in the
later part Of the ensays'nlnt that this cage
was lei by Lee IN person. TIE prestige o
his name and his presence could c,rtl'n'y
have added to It's power or enthusiasm. Vt
the cool AMI gallant phalanx which secure in
It's position and confident in its leader, wait
ed with silence only broken by the occa
sional roar Of artillery the approach Of IT,
foe, and viewed it as calmly AID
met it as unfal;eringly as before
Back, as easily as a girl hurls the shuttle
cock; d'd the soldiers cf our gallant army
hurl into chaotic retreat the hosts that
came on and off, over the stones and djtches,
over the bodys Of fallen comrades, pIlin. its
dead in'heaps ard making the soil over
which it trod ghastly and alive with strug-
Cling wounded.
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STILL LATER,

Official Dispatches from Gen. Meade.
WASHINGTON, July SIS p. M.-The two
ollowil z Dispatches have been rec, iyed.:
HEADoUARrERs ARMY OF TIE. PoToMAc. ,
Noon-July 4th, 1893 !
To Maj. Gen HaNect, General-in Chief:
No change OF affairs since my dispatch of
II o'clock, noon.
GEORGE G.. MEADE,
Major General.
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The Rebels Supposed to be Fortlyins
SOuth Mountain.

The Rebels supposed to be FOrtlfying
South Mountain.
WA~HINcroN, July 81 P M-The lat
est official dispatch received here up to this
hour from General Meade is dated neadquar.
ters Army of the Potomac 7 A. NJ July. 4th
which merely states that the enemy had
withdrawn from the position occupied for the
attack on Friday.
The information in the possession of &c n.
Mead at that time did not develope the char,
acter of the enemy's movements, wether it
was retreat or a manocuvre for other pur
poses. Reliable information Received here to
day asserts that Gen. Lees headquarters
were at Cashtown yesterday afternoon, and
that the rebels were fortifying at Ncwman's
Cut, South Mountain, apparently to cover
retreat.
Later official dispatches are expected.
Cheering News--The Rebels RepuIsed with
Fearful Slaughter Gen. Armistead And
1000 Rebels Captured-Rejofcing in
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, July 4-Reports deemed en-
tirely reliable, from the battle field, down to
6 O'Clock last evening, represent the rebels
as being repeatedly repulsed with fearful
slaughter.
The battle lasted all day
Seven thousand prisoners were captured.
The rebel Maj. Gen. Armistead was CAP
tured yesterday. ..
Dispatch from General Me ade-Repulse O.,
Lee--3, ,0oo Prisoners Captured.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc, ,
July 3, s. 30 p. NJ. near Gettysburg.
To Mqj. Gen. Hdlleck GeneroIin Chief:
The enemy opened at P NJ. from $50
guns concentrated upon my left centre, con
'inung without intermisson for about thre
hours, at the expiration Of which time he as
saulted my left centre twice, beng upon both
occasions handsomely repused with severe
loss to him, leaving in our hands nearly three
thousand prisoners among the prisoners being
Gen. Armistead and many colonels, and fiji
GERS of lesser note.
hS NiShIt iN'C many bCdi upon tue uSiu
and a large number of wounded in our hands
The loss upon our side has been CO nsider
able.
Maj. Gen. Hancock and Brig. Gen. Glib
bon were wounded.
After the repellng of the assault, Indications
tending to belief that the enemy might be
Withdrawing. an armed Reconnaissance was
pushed forward in force.
At the present hour all is quiet
My cavalry have been engaged all day on
both fanks Of the enemy, harassing and Wig
orously attacking him with great success, not
withstanding they encountered superior
numbers both of cavalry and infantry.
81 The army is in fine spirits
7 (Signed} George G.. Meade.
Maj Gen. Commanding
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The illness Of one of our principal
compositors has prevented our giving the
usual amount Of reading matter this week.
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A We have bccn favored with .several |
delightful rain storms, during the past week
From this cause vegetation has received a
Few impetus, and the hearts of the farmers
are being rejoced in the prospect of an abun-
dent harvest soa alt g a.cs sz,
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i~ Our Demo cratic friends in Nichol
son will have meeting at the old Bacon
stand IN that Township on Saturday July
l8th A number Of able speakers have been
secured for the occasion, and good time
may be expected
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Il. y. PETERSON & BROTHERS..
ana EhnStnnf - IlhiIaLalaLt

Anl they viii re eive itnmeiiate attention AMI
he sent to you within an our after receipt of tho
order
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Change of Commander &C the Army of the
Eootomac--E,en Hocler pn,roraI


Change of Commander CC the Army OF the
Potomac--I:en. Hooker Removed.
The public heart was thrilled with delight
or monday morning last' when the news
flashed over the wires that there was a
change IN the command in ihe Army of the
POtomac--that Gen. Hooker had been re-
lleved "at his own request, "and that Gen
George G MEADE, of Pennsylvania, had been
appointed in his place Althoguh Gen.
Meadels uot generally known, every one
seemed to think that any change for the bet
ter. Gen. Meade. is a regular army officer,
and was one Of the original Bricadier IN the
Pennsylvania Reserved Corps He has been
ior some time a corps commander in the Ar
my Of The Potomac He has vet to be tried
a sa commander Of large army, and
whilst all hope that he is the man
for the times, there are thousands of
citizens AMI soldiers of the north. who re-
greet that, a change had to de made. the
bray and popular Mcclellan was not called
back-titat the man who carries the hearts
ot people with him was not restored to COM
mand in these dark hours. But let us hope
for the best, and casting our preferences
ASIDE, lend all onr energies to aid the man in
whose hands the President has seen fit to
place SO vast responsibility.
Gle (Burgess) proceeded to give us lengthy and
able address We will not dwell upou the merits Of
tho TJSe n word fo tha W. -
number Of Ladies were present, which seuced the
vugarity and added considerably to the iveiness
of the lneeting''- Ertract from published
proceedings Of Union Leaguo meeting in
-uehoopany- Prof S. s. Butts President-W. D
Barnes Sccty.-ond Um Burgess, Editor ofMe
| Wyoming RepubIiean, Orator,
Has it come to this, that the presence of
ladies is necessary to silence the vulgarity"
If this polished and refined E li.or at a gath
! erlng Of his brother Leasuers Shame Billy!
shame! a. then to think, that you should
! publish tie fact and thus become the trump
eter Of your own suppressed i'll manners
VIII the learned Secretary inform US if he
acquired bis style Of writing and knowledge Of
! the classics, under the tutorship of the ''Pro-
fessor President " and, if the language in
which he finds 90 "t oPper habea,r corpu,' is
dead one and only lives in him
/ a.. e. <.s---------.---
/ Eg Our Demo cratic friends in Nichol
son will have a meeting at the old Bacon
stand IN that Township on Saturday July
l8th A number ofab'e speakers have been
secured for the occasion, and good time
may be expected
/ Ezza@@ We have bccn favored with severa,
delightful rain storms, during the past week
From this cause vegetation has received a
Few impetus, and the hearts of the farmers
/ are being rejoced in the prospect of an abun-
! dent harvest a1 soa aal 81 a.eszt
I E@. The illness Of one Of our principal
compositors has prevented our giving the
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7. B. PETERSON g., BRs,
3O6 Chestnut st. PhiIa.
AND ALL NEW BOOKS
MILITARY NOVELS.

The cheapest place in the world TO bay or ssna
for stock of all kinds Of Books, suitable for Sol
diers and for the Army and for all other reading !,
at the BookseIling and Publishing House of
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A FALSE RIMOR

FALSE RUMOK.
The New York Times OF yesterday contains
the following Washington despatch:
"The command Of the Army of the Potomac,
of course, is fatal. Gen. Meade in his turn has
been compelled to give place to some other man.
His removal from command seems to have
been determined on. His successor is said to be
Major General Daniel E. Sickles."
There is no foundation whate YER for any part
of this story. On the contrary, we hear from
those on whose sources OF information we have
every reason to rely, that the President ex-
presses great qualification with the manner in
which Gen. Meade has conducted the recent
movements of his army.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
SECRETARYC CONGRATULATED
THE PEOPLE OF OHIO OVER THE
GREAT UNION VICTORY THERE.

COLUMBUS, OHIO, Oct. 16.-Secretary Chase
spoke to large crowd in this city last night.
He congratulated the people upon their victory
and spoke of the good effect 1t would have
not only in this country, but in Europe.
1t would, he said, strengthen the hands OF the
President and the Cabinet and send JOY to the
hearts OF our army. II you had giver 10000
majority only 1t would not have suffered, but
your grand old loo, 900 has done the business.
He rehearsed the history Of his leaving Ohio
three years since to attend the Peace Congress-
the policy he advocated, and the result; and
his transfer trotn the Senate by President Lin
coin, to the Cabinet. He also referred to the
his financial scheme, and to his three years
absence; and feelingly thanked his audience
for their kind welcome Of hum to Ohio.
He cempllmented Governors Dennison and
Tod for their fidelity and zeal in managing the
affairs OF State.
Secretary Chase left Columbus this morning
for Washington.
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fRah CHARLRsTOH,-The steamer ,Arapo.
from charleston Bar on Sunday, arrived at
rev York on Wednesday afternoon. Firing
between our batteries and those of the rebels
sun continued, they endeayoring to retard and
narrass our operations, but with little success.
Inc reoei Fort Johnston is again silenced, for
81 Time, at least. A skilifuliy aimed shot EN-.
tered an embrasure on Friday, and dismouut ted
the guns behind 1t. The rebels hays had had
luck with the work. It is completely under
the range OF our guns. Probably, it will be
abandoned. No other incident of consea uence
Had transpired. The Baltimore American saws:
BY an arr1yal at Fortress Monroe from
Charleston Bar, we are in possession OF our
correspondsnce from the feet to the 10Th. The
was still the most exciting incident Of the day.
II is gratifying to know that, beyond the de-
struction Of q bulkhead, nj serious damage was
done 70 the sturdy craft, and she can be repaired
without leaving her post. The torpedo was
brought down TO the Ironsides attached to the
PROV OF q small and partially submerged
steamer, manned by four rebels, who deter
mined to risk very narrow chance OF life in
order 70 accomplish the destruct ion Of the huge
1oaanG battery which has become tho terror Of
Cnsfieston The torpedo was charged with go
POUNDS OF powder, and IL exploded directly
amaosnsPs OF tne llronsides, probably sinking
the rebel steamer q the moment il was ared.
Al any rate nothing more was heard Of her, and
two OF her crew Were taken from the vater
where they bad been tArown BY the explosion,
Slockade has brought destitution and SAT ys,ion
20 the people Of Charleston, ana conseo nsrti-
no effort Will Be spared to break 1t hy dsssrov.
ing the iron clad feet Tho fostincatjons On
truly formidable under Gen. Gilmors's reIaod.
elinx. and we may reasonably expect TO hear.
hesore = great while, Of q combined naval aud
army attack against tho Eeheliious city. -,
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PERsoNAL.-Gen. Hunter is in town.

american says:
1--WE learned yesterday from military gentle.
men from Harpers Ferry that the rumors of
rebel advances in the Valley have turned out
to be entirely unfounded Captain Cole on
Wednesday returned from scout as far as
Front Royal, having found no enemy, and
heard of none, except a few small guerrilla
parties. He picked up and brought in as pris-
oners fifteen rebel stragglers, including tive
officers: Neither Imboden, Jackson nor Jones
were or had been At Winchester or in the neigh.
borhood. In fact, the whole excitement has
turned out to be one of those occasional base
less panics which are so common in that vicin-
ity. The running Of passenger and freight
trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
been esumed again" .
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OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
THE SITUATION.

The impression prevailed yesterday evening
in the 'front.' that A. p. Hills rebel corps was
then moving towards the Potomac in the di-
rection of Leesburg. 1t Is to be presumed that
whatever rebels that may be en- route in that
quarter were duly "felt'' with cavalry and
supporting infantry in the course Of the night.
There seems to be little reason to suppose that
Hill is about to operate so far to the right with
any considerable force; more especially as the
change in the weather Immensely increases
Lees difficulties in supplying his troops
in the .ong since exhausted territory
he now occupies. Upon the information at
hand we are inclined to believe that Lee will
not under present circumstances, leave the
protection Of the Bull Run mountains, west OF
Loudon county; any advance hitherward from
them being an apparent utter impossbility in
the current storm.
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THE MISSOURI EMBRosLIo.-Though the
President has declined to make public his let.
ter to the Missouri radical committee, en-
bracing his decision upon the points on which
they recently prayed action from him, it is
known here that he has declined to remove
Gen. Schofeld; or. in other words, to throw
the weight OF his influence against the Gamble.
Blair wing of the Union party in that State.
It is cle.. no loa~oa tho .-oharovdI' and sscIay
banks" each to fight out their own battle at the
ballot box
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TIE OPERA - WASHINGTON THsArRR.-
kfeufzer's :" Night in Granada" was well rem.
dered last night By the German Opera, though
materially cut down in the representation
The new prima donna, Mile Lang, has a weet
voice, particularly good in the upper register.
but not powerful enough for the part of Ga.
9sssss-o rScheele has a baritone voice of exceed.
Eng volume and richness, is capital actor. and
was great as Count Otto. The part Of Goml.
was mainly cut ont owing probably to the
indisposiuon OF Herr Habiemann, who only an.
peared In the closing scene He is a pleasing
tenor, and makes fine impression. Chorus
and orchestra were admirable throughout. and
In these particulars especially the German
company deserve the thanks of the mhsica,
community for coming square up to the prom.
isas Of their bills. I" 7 n
This afternoon the German company appear
at Growers Theater, in I" The Daughter of the
Regiment and TO- night at the Washington
Ineafer' In Mozart's great opera Of " Don
.inan," which the capabilities OF the company
WIN enable them &c execute with great effec.
tveress Tickets can be obtained at Metre.
iOtt D. ID -. . b.
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SEIZED BY THE CONFEDERATEs.
Enoch Haeslup, delegate elect to the Virginia
Legislature, and Marshall Da Wis, both of Oc-
coquan, were arrested about three weeks since
by Kincheloe's gang, and carried to Gordons-
Vile
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SECOND edition,
81 O'CLOCK Pm.
4 O'CLOCK p. n.


Up to N p. m. to-day no Information has
been received from the front indicating any
collision to-day with the enemy anywhere
along our lines; and whatever fighting there
was yesterday seems to have been nothing
more than outskirt skirm'shing. , s$@ @+
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JOHN MINOR BOLTS UNDER ARREST
John Minor Bolts was arrested ON Monday
last at his home at Brandy Station by the Con.
tederate cavalry. 1t is presumed it is a set off
to the arrest of several prominent Culpeper
men, now at the Old Capitol, sent in by Gen.
Meade as dangerous men.
1t may have proceeded, howe yer, from the
gossip OF the correspondents Of the New York
papers, respecting his entertaining Union OFF,
cc1s at his house, having reached Richmond.
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q r T / e i Al .
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President Of the United st.ta.
- --T 4.aE II g of America:

ABRAHAA LINCOLN, President Of the United St.ta.
81 -rj a.s q of America:
To All Whom ii May Concern - E
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited to
me that BsT.BAN RoaERs hiss been appointed Con :
sui I'D interim Of the Republic of Chile, for thu
port Of New York and iss dependencies. do hereby
recognize him - suck, and declare him free to
exercise and enjoy such functions, powers and
privileges are allowed to the Consuls of thu
most favored nations in the United States.
In testimony whereof, have caused these letters
10 be made patent, and the seal of the United
States to be hereunto aff xed.
Given under my hand at the city of Washin.
ton, The 14th day Of Oct, A. D. 1865 and IF
L.. G. the Inde pendence of the United Statas of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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DOESN'T WANT AN ORGAN.-TheWashinr
correspondent of the New York Herald says:
Numerous publications have been made as
If coming from the President and they have
been called oHclai.' Your correspondent has
authority for saying that the President never
has had, has not now, and never will have,
any organ Of his opinions. He believes that
the organs OF an Administration do more harm
than good, and whoever aspires to be his organ
does it without his sanction or even rermis-
sion" a".s
We take it that the Herald correspondent
about hits the facts In the case
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Missouri zDifiieuaty-The Presidents
Reply e tAs Delegation.
WAeHINoroH, Oct Isl Dispatch . the N.
7. Eening Pssf-Ths President this inorninx
sentto St Louistwo copies OF his reply 10 the
Missouri deiegation, in reference to ths Scho-
Held diniculty. re publication Of the reply
mere is not peTmittsd