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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17
THE MARKETS.
LEwIsTowN, August l.. 1851

LEwIsTowN, August l.. 1864
Butter, is quoted at 35 cts; Eggs
Is; Lard Is; Wool, washed. loo: prime
Red WSeat, 2.40; Corn, 80; Rye, 90.
Potatoes, | %; Extra Flour. per loo
500; Fine $50; Superfne, 1 90; Family
300; Salt per bbl. 4.50; Sack, 100; Oats
10
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17

Hoarding Of Prod4ce,-The Chicago
Tribune publishes the following table
showing the amount of -four and grain
in store at Chicago, at the dates indi-
Gated. 1t proves there is double the
amount on hand this year that there
was in 1868, and the fact indicates a
speedy collapse in prices:
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17
lapse IN prices {:

The poor man, who has so long been
compelled to suffer by this system of
hoarding, will look for this speedy
collapse" in prices with longing anx-
iety.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17
a Card to the Snfering

SW ALLOW two or three hGgsbea5s
~ 'Bucu, Tonic Bi'ters." I" .'Sar>anar;,.
Nervous An'iirtas." &c &c. &c. and a..
y"u are satisfied with the result try nno B.
Of OLD DR. BUCHAE'S ENGLISH SpP
ClFlC PlLLS-and be restored T. he,t.
aud slgor in less than 30 days Thew ~.
purely vegetable, pleasant to take. nrgm'
and salutary in their effects On the braF.,
DOWN constitution. Old and young can ~
them with advantage Imported and sold :
the United States only by
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17
JAS S. BUTLER
No. II Broadwav, \. Y.
eA- Agent for the United Star.

6sa- Agent Dor the UNITED Stara,
P. S.-A box of the Pills. securely packed
will he mailed to any address on reteinf +
price. which il ONE DOLLAR. n0-fpai3-
money refunded by the Agent if entire >an.
faction Is not gwen. jy20-3m
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7 ErTERs REMAINING UNCLAIMED

ETTERS REMAINING UNCLAIMED
~ in the Post Office at Lewistown State 4
Pennsylvania, on the 18th of Augus, 1874
Doftch Miss Susan Holden Miss Emma l..
% PACK mrs Ellza Hammond Madge B.
bentfy b. krepps Minnie
Baer John L. d. Rooms Mary
baer John LeVan Miss NJ. NJ B.
clark Maud Mchalips Samuel
Fisher b. Proeeus Miss Mary c.
German Elizabeth StuIl Harriet
Uarett Chas. Sterrett James W.
Harvey Mr.. y. j. Young John A. S.
Es-" To obtain any of these letters the
applicant must call for 'adrerfiseG letters.
give the date of this, list, and pay one cent
for advertising.
sa-If not called for within one month
they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office
augl7 SAMUEL COMFORT. p. NJ.
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Vendue Notes to Jno. D Bell,

VIE vendne notes given to John D. Bel.
IL due 9th September, are at the Banking
House OF the undersigned for collection. Il
which all persons interested will take notice
WM RUSSELL
Lewistown, August II, lS64-3t
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w. s r ~ w S &.
THE FIGHT IN MOBILE BAY.

NAsHINGToN. August 10.
The following official dispatch has
been received by the Navy Depart
ment:
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17

The legislature convened 10 extra session on
Tuesday last, and the Governor sent in his
message, setting forth the reasons for calling
them together. The message will be found
on our first page. In the Senate. on Wednes.
day, several private bills were introduced,
when resolution that no private bill shall
be considered at this session was adopted.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17

tThe Gazette Is the cag paper IN this part al the
DONG wor6 of ali kinds sgEaiea hy t-z We have
three presses il Ope-a:-lC-sn Adams Power Press
for The Paper. dCu'3 medium hard --a@s for Jobs
and NswbuEy Js56er 5oT Banks Cards &C.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
The GAZETTE Is Published -rerr Wednesday hy
'TEoEcE FETS1TGEE So. al $50 Il advance or s. at
the END ot tie year. 7 GjGyss copies win be
Fs5I ioE = eoP=- % So or = copestCT SO These
tsFIa- vii BE- -iEi5iy adhered ..
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17

Fort Powell was abandoned, its
/ garrison escaping to Cedar Point It's
armament of IS guns is in condition
for immediate service.
/ Gen. Granger will Immediately in
vest Fort Morgan. leaving garrisons
in Fort Gaines and Powell"
/ 4 telegram from General Sberidan's :
command, dated Aug II, at Cedar
/ Greek, was received this morning It
states that except Moseby and " hte's
guerillas, there is no enemy this side
OF the Blue Ridge; that Sheridan's ;
trains are all mp. and his army in fine
condition.
Gen. Sheridan. in a dispatch of the
/ llth inst, reports that the stories OF
pIunder taken by the rebels from
Maryland are all humbug. They have
very little, just enough to subsist upon,
and no more, most of which has been
taken from the Shenandoah Valley.
In another dispatch, Of August 18th,
be says Gen. EIrly's train is very
small one, not exceeding 250 wagons,
and the stories about accumulated
plunder from Maryland are untrue.
The Department has received an
unotticla! report from Fortress Monroe.
that movements were being made yes
terday in front Of Petersburg. but
owing to the telegraph line being bro
ken, no information has been received
from that quarter.
The Department is without any re-
cent intelligence from Atlanta.
The rebel papers received here say
nothing about Mobile, since the cap
ture OF Fort Gaines.
L. NJ STANTON.
Secy. OF War.
Gen. Sherman is extending his lines
around Atlanta with occasional fight
ing.
The rebel pirate Tallahassee has
burnt a large number OF vessels on
our sea coast.
The mail boat Keysport reports the
movement of the % corps up the James
river on Saturday night, resulted in
the routing Of large rebel force at
Dutch Gap, and the capture Of over
500 prisoners and seven guns.
The position occupied by the enemy
is said to have been a strong one, and
is now held by our troops, who are
able to hold it.
GuerriIIas again infest the region
beyond Washington. Small rebel for
ces are also in Kentucky, acting in
concert with the western tories.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17

The Mauch Chunk Gazette saws
that the patriotism of a majority of
the moneyed mer of that town 6can
be put into the heart of fly and not
half fill it," Ditto.
The majority for the soldiers right
to vote is over $4,000,
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/ HE GAZETTE. .
LEWISTOWN, PA.
Wednesday. August IT, 1854.

6. C, R. FRYsINGER, PUBLISHERS.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-08-17

The shortest way to peace is to
furnish the men called for.
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-18
Gen. John Pope.

The following very HUMOROUS skotch of the
character and services oraiis notorious I'M.
dividual is taken from yesy admirable re-
view Of the "books Of the American war;"
published in Backwood's Magazine. The
author had evidently a. keen appreciation Of
the iudcrous side Of General popc's peg.
formancos
Gen, John Pope has sgualizod himself
and illustrated the Northern genius for
smartncss by a feat at once simple and Grand.
lie had, with q stroke of his pen, converted
hundred Conlolcrutcs, whom he had made
the captycs Of his bow and spear, into ten
thousand, and had thus at once giycu rraat
pleasure to the North and great reputation
to himself. lie was in character the oppo-
site of the General who bad lust lumbfcd
from his pedestal for, whereas. Mcclellan
was distinguished for modcsty and reserve,
and a faculty Of keeping his own councils,
John Pope was prompt and voailcrous in
self assertion and anticipation of success.
n, brilliant disciple Of the new military
lumlnarY Stanton, announced that " llc
only lines Of operations he knew of was the
line Of the cnemy's retreat" and with a
view, probably Of simplifying the details as
well aS the principles Of war, he declared
that his headquarters would be "m the sad
dle'-tho dependent branches of the staff
being perhaps, in this compcndious arrange
ment situated in the stiuups.
Furnished with these new and simple
clements Of victory hc took command Of the
Army which rushed toward Richmond from
Alexandria to take the pressure of General
Mcclellan
"Mot on tho Rapidan by Jackson, Popc's
advanced guard under Banks was defeated
at Cedar Mountain and at the approach
Of Lee he retired behind the Rappahanuock.
The noyt move of the Confcdcratos must
have greatly disturbed his theory Of war.
for it brought jackson, by a circuilous move
ment on his line Of communications with
Washington, and compelled general CON
centration to secure his retreat
Next day the remainder Of the Coufodc-
rate Army, following Jackson's line of
march, came into line, and Gen. Pope was
compelled to mount hastily into head quar-
tors, aud to transfer himself, and the re-
mains Of his army, to the shelter Of tho for
tliications of Washington.
"The change which thcrcupon camo upon
the calm and reflective spirit Of his country
men would have left him the most comical
example ul eXglodad-s,rs,t''''''.'.
rdd no uOJ bGen 80 soon displaced from his.
pre-emneuce by the superior claims Of fight
ing Joe Hooker"
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-18
Checks on Banks.

| have some Banks checks" or checks
on Banks to transmit you. When General
Banks returned to Grand Ecore, after the
battles of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, an
officer rode up to him and remarked "This
is pretty rough, General" "Only a tempo
rary check" replied the General graveIy.-
He is now in Alexandria.
This is the first of a series of "checks on
Banks" that have been related to me. The
following is also good:
1t is said that the rebels captured at Mans
field two wagons, loaded with paper collars,
and that Gen. Dick Taylor returned the col.
lars thorough flag of truce, with a letter to
Gen. Banks, in which the facetiOus rebel
said: 81 have boiled, fried, baked and stew.
ed these things, and can do nothing with
them. We cannot cat them. They are a
luxury for which we have no USE and / would
like, therefore, to exchange them for like
quantity of hard tack"
The Joke is a good one, and has convulsed
the Western boys who have no great admira
ton for the " LibgraJOT or Louisiana" -
When the Western troops passed General
Banks Headquarters, coming into Alezan-
dria, yesterday, they groanod jeored and
called aloud, How about those paper col
lars ?"
To-day, a steamboat was rounding out,
while a large crowd Of soldiers were swim
ming in the river, The boys cried out t1
the boat, "ITaye you got any of Banks pa
per collars aboard ?-and then went up a
shout from all, in which "paper collars, "
"buly for the paper collars" were the only
audible words used This is good check
on Banks. 1t will be honored at sight.
Another one is told in this way:
"After the two days battles, our forces, ii
is said, captured rebel courier, bearing dis
patches from Dick Taylor to Magruder and
among the letters, it is said was one from
Gen. Taylor to the Texas General, in which
Taylor said:
81 thank you for your kind offer to furnish
me and my army with supplies; but | have
plenty on hand Your offer came too late
My efficient commissary, n. p Banks, has
supplied me ubundantlY," &c.--Co ST.
Louis Republican.
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-18

The CmCKAUomNY.-Wo have recently
seen pretty minute map of the country in
the vicinity Of Richmond, and had pointed
out to us by a gentleman who was ON the
field this week, the relative positions Of the
contending armies Of course without the
map we could not point out these positions to
our readers. We satisfied ourselves, howov-
or, that there are only two crossing places
on the Chickahominy below Bottoms Bridge:
These places are at the Long Bridge or
bridges and at the Forge Bridge Crossing
at either of these places would bring the
enemy to the James low down in Charles
City county, and he can hardly cross further
up, as all the bridges are in our possession.
Whether he can cross at these lower bridges
remains to be seen. 1t would appear to us
to be doubtful policy for him to do so.
VII. Jowual.
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-18
Gen. wndcr ordered to Amcricus, Ga.

Brig. Gen. John II. Winder, recently
commanding the military department Of
Richmaud and assigned to the post Of Colds
boro' n. C., has subsequently received adj
ditioual orders instructng him to report to
Americus Ga, with assupton Of the com
maud of the forces at Amcricus and the
prison post at Andersonyile. This is "a
moro important command than that to which
General Winder was first ordered, including,
as iu does, the care Of the twenty odd thou
sand prisoners of war held by us at Audor-
s1uyjlIc
Gcuual Winler's staff and attaches, who
accompanied him from Richmond, report
with him at the latter post Andcrsouville
is the grand depot Of all the prisoners taken
in the Southern Conlodoracy, south Of Rich
mJud and the Libby prison is the receiving
depot of those captured north Of Richmond,
but with Andcr,onyille as their destination.
CoI A. W. Person was in command at
Audcrsouyillc previous to the ordering Of
GcgcraI Wiudcr there, and it is probable lac
will remain iu charge under the command
of the general
Brig. Gen. Baker has been assigned to
the post Of Godsboro', vice Gen Winder OF
dercl to Amcrcus Between Gen. G. W.
Smith, In command of the Georgia reserves,
and Gen. Wiudcr warm intimacy exists,
aud we anticipate the best results from the
iuxtapositi0n Of their commands.
Rich. Eram., oh,
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-18

BEn-. The hat was passed round in a Ger.
tain congregation in one OF tho New Eng
land States, for the purpose Of taking up a
collection. After it made the circuit of the
church, it was handed to the minister, who,
by the Hay, had exchanged pulpits" with
the regular preacher, and he found not a
penny in it. lie inverted the hat over the
pulpit cushion and shook it, that its cmpti-
ness might be known, then looking towards
the ceiling, he exclaimed, with great feryor,
81 thank God that l got back my hat from
this congregation
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-18

RAY We learn that the new and splendid
steel clad steamer For, Captain Brown, has
safely arrived at a Confederate port 1t is
stated that she brings very valuable cargo
mostly on Government account Charleston
Courier
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-18

During the months Of January and Fobu-
ary tho sun did not once shine in England.
The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-18
Correspondence Relative to the Forged
Naval Report.

Naval Report.
The Richmond Dispatch has been furnished the
following correspondence, which passed between
Secretary Mallory and Sir Rounded Palmer, the
Encouragement of rGreat Britain, on the subject Of
the forged report purportng to be made by Sccrc-
tary Mallory to Mr.. Speaker Babeock;"
[corTl
c. 5. NAVY DEPARTMENT, I
Richmond, March 10, 1864.
Sir Romdcll Palmer Attorney General Of Great
Britain;
SIR: My attention having been called to the de-
bate n the House of Commons ON Tuesday, tho
22d ulmo, and to the paper introduced by you on
that OCCASION and read to the House as an authon-
tie "rcport of yhe Secretary Of the Confederate
Navy to his own Congress" deem it proper to in
form you that the paper in question is forgery.
AS you have thus inadvertently been misled into
lending your name to a paper fabricated by the
enemies Of my country, for purposes too obvious to
require explanation, l confidently appeal to your
sense Of justice and proproy for the correction Of
your mistake with the same publicity as was given
90 the erroneous assertion
With great respect I have the honor to be, your
obuligut servant
MATTnUV
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17
Gen. Grant at Washington.

While Gen. Grant was at Washing
ton last week he was formally pre-
scented his commission as Lieutenant
General, by President Lincoln, in the
presence Of the entire Cabinet and
several prominent military gentlemen.
The President addressed him thus
GEN. GRANT In consequence of
the nations appreciation of what you
have done, and its reliance upon you
for what remains to be done in the ex-
| listing great struggle, you are now
presented with this commission, con-
shutting you Lieut.. General in the
army of tho United States. With
this high honor devolves upon you,
also, corresponding responsibility /;
as the country herein trusts you, so,
under God, it will sustain you. |
scarcely need to add, that what here
speak for the nation, goes my own
hearty personal concurrence.
To which Gen. Grant replied as fol-
lows:
Nh. President II accept this COM
mission with gratitude for the high
honor conferred upon me. With the
aid of the noble armies that have
fought on so many fields for our COM
mon country, it will be my earnest en-
deavor not to disappoint your expecta-
tons. feel the full weight of the re-
sponsibilities now devolving upon me,
aud / know that if they are met, it
will be due to those armies, and, above
all, to the favor of that Providence
which leads both nations and men.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17
Ige gntelligenter.
Union National Convention.

The undersigned, who by original appoint
ment, OF subsequent designation to fill vacan-
cies, constitute the Executive Committee cre-
ated by the National Convention held at Chi.
cago on the 10th of May, 1860, do hereby call
upon all qualified voters who desire the I'M
conditional maintenance of the Uuion, the su.
premacy of the Constitution and the complete
suppression of the existing rebellion, with the
cause thereof by vigorous war and all apt and
efficient means, TO send delegates to a COnvcn.
ton to assemble at Baltimore. on Tuesday,
the 7th day of June, 1861, at IL O clock noon,
for the purpose OF presenting candidates for
the Office of President and Vice President OF
the United States. Each State having a Rep
resentatiye i'm Congress will be entitled to as
many delegates as shall be equal to twice the
number of electors to which such State is en-
titled in the Electoral College of the United
States.
EDWIN D. MORGAN, n. Y, Chairman,
CHARLES J. GILMAN, Maine, - -r
+. BRAINARD, Vermont, -
j. Y. GOODRICH. Massachusetts,,
THOMAS G.. TURNER, Rhode Island,
GIDEON WELLES, Connecticut,
- DEFINING DUER. New jersey,
EDWARD MCPHERSON, Pennsylvania.
N. b. SMITlIERS, Delaware,
- tJ.F. WAGNER, Maryland,
THOMAS SPOONER, Ohio,
ii. s. LANE. Indiana,
SAMUEL c. CASEY, Kentucky,
+. PECK. Illinois,
HERBERT NJ. HOXIE, Iowa,
AUSTIN BLAIR, Michigan,
CARL SCHURZ, Wisconsin,
w. ID. WASHBURN, Minnesota,
CORNELIUS COLE, California,
WM, A. PHILLIPS, Kansas, s.....
o. II. IRISH Nebraska,
JOS. GERHARDT, District of Columbia.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17
Remember, Oh, Remember!

The festival of the Congregational
Sunday School, at the Court House on
Friday night.
:. The children are gathering from near and
from far.
and the old folks must come and look
after them. As before announced
there is to be supper for the Sunday
School Scholars, and because the peo-
pie are coming forward SO literally
with provisions, scholars will invite
all of their young friends not of the
School to eat and be merry with them.
Tickets 90 cents) for sale at the Post
Office, j. w. lie hmkuhls and Gilber,
& Deans. Any willing to donate pro-
visions, who are accidentally not cal
led upon, will oblige by sending them
to the Court House. l..
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17

The sum of six hundred dollars was
voted at the School Meeting on Mon.
day, for the purpose of building a
sschool-hou in sub-district No. 7, re-
Gently formed, near Mr.. John Fergu'
sons. We venture to assert that a
town cannot be found that has com
piled with the true spirit of the law
in regard to erecting school-houses
more strictly than St. Charles Town
ship. No sooner is a house applied
for in any suP-district, than the PEG
pie cheerfully vote uniform tax
throughout the township for the pur'
pose Of raising the means for its cree
ton.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17

Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan.
Vermont. New Hampshire, Rhode Is
land and Connecticut are free from
the draft, according to semi-official ac-
counts. having filled their quotas I'M
der all the calls heretofore made for
troops.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17
A Graded School .

At our Township District meeting,
held on Monday, an appropriation OF
nearly two thousand dollars was voted
for the purpose of making commence
ment in the matter Of erecting n suit
able school-house for the requirements
of the town. Graded School being
in contemplation. Under the law, on
ly limited amount can be raised by
taxation, in one year and twill neces-
sarily require some length of time to re-
.alize sufficient amount to put the
proposed School in successful opera
ton.
We heartily rejoice at the move
ment thus inaugurated, and we now
confidently look forward to the time,
not far in the future, when the project
thus happily begun shall be fully con
summated. Such School will be OF
great value to our town it will at
tract to our midst the better class OF
citizens seeking a new home; it will
reflect credit upon the public spirit and
liberal enterprise of our people it
will afford the children and youth OF
the place School worthy of the name.
We are the more highly pleased to
know that the appropriation was made
without a dissenting vote. Although
taxes are high and the calls upon or
citizens for money are urgent and oft,
repeated. they have nobly decided that
it would tc false economy to with
hold from their children the means OF
obtaining good education. Success
to the Graded School of our town!
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17

BY Wednesdays mail we are inform
ed that Gen. Grant will return to the
East in short time, will re-organize
and largly reinforce the Army Of the
Potomac, take the command and pro-
coed toward Richmond as early in the
Spring as the state of the roads will
admit.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17
See ADVERTISED ent.

Nearly one hundred and fifty mail
bags filed with letters and papers,
were burned last Thursday on the Mi
chigan Southern Railroad. This was
"a very large and important mail des-
tined for all pats of the West. The
accident causing the fire also resulted
in the death of the baggage master
and several other persons.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17

Suffolk, North Carolina, now held by
our troops, is seriously threatened by
the enemy, said to number some TWEEN
ty,thousand strong. Kilpatrick's cav
airy has gone there to the support Of
Gen. Hickman, now in command at
that point.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17

1t is reported from Washington that
another call will soon be made for
800, 900 more men. If the Government
requires them let the call be made, and
let men enough be taken to clean out
the rebellion without delay.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-17

The election in New Hampshire has
resulted in a complete Union triumph.
Mr.. Gilmore, the Republican candidate
for Governor, has been elected by over
1000 majority. A majority of both
Houses of the Legislature are also
Rcnnblicans.