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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-02-24
WA r N EW S,

According to rebel news Gen. Sher-
man is rapidly advancing against
Mobile.
Official information has been received
that the rebels have been defeated in
an attempt to cross the Tennessee
river. The Union forces were COM
manded by General Dodge, and the
rebels We're supposed to belong to Rod
dy's command. Another report,
almost too good to be true, and yet
wanting confirmation, although sup
ported by figures, which are said never
to lie, gives us to believe that General
Sherman has beaten Polk at Brandon,
and captured twelve thousand pris-
oners.
Brandon is twenty miles east of
Jackson, in Mississippi, and is the point
from which Grant took his departure
eastward at the moment when Sher-
mans secret movements puzzled the
eoniectures Of all who were engaged
in watching the expedition from Vicks-
burg
A special despatch to the Cincinnati
Commercial from Louisa, Kentucky,
says, on the 14th, Col Gallup surprised
Col. Ferguson's command in Wayne
county, Virginia, capturing sixty pris-
oners, including Ferguson, his surgeon,
and two ieutenants, eighty stand of
arms, and large number of stolen
horses, and all the rebel supplies of
forage, ammunition, and subsistence.
1t was Col. Ferguson's command that
captured Gen. Scammon recently.
The despatch adds that sixteen hun
dread Union prisoners were released.
Details of the operations in Florida
of Gen. Seymour state that the ad-
vance into the interior of the State
resulted in the capture of eight guns,
and the capture and destruction Of an
immense amount of rebel property.
On hundred prisoners were captured.
A document emanating from the rebel
Commissariat Department at Quincy,
which fell into the hands Of our troops,
reveals the desperate condition of the
enemy. Beef and bacon are entirely
exhausted throughout the south, and
from all quarters cries are arising for
relief from Florida. This circular was
intended only for private circulation
among I" the prudent people of the
South" Gen. Gilmore, in an official
order dated Hilton Head, S. c., Feb
ruary Is, invites ''loyal people, and
such as desire to become so under the
provisions of the Presidents Procla-
nation of December s, 1868, who are
now absent from their homes in East
Florida, to return there, and resume
their usuals avocations. 1t is the in
4 .tention of the United States Govern
ment, and wholly within it's power, to
afford all needful protection"
/ A letter from correspondent in
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Died.

In this place, after q short illness, on Mon
day morning last, LAURA, daughter of Jno.
Cubblson, esq, aged about IA years.
This interesting little girl was heedful of
the Importance Of religion, and made pro
fession of faith in the Saviour Now the ten
der plant has been removed to a cline where
1t will attain the stature of the fulgrown
tree. Thus pass the good, the beautiful, the
true. Here to day, to morrow up there-sol.
emn thought, yet the more beautiful!
On Saturday evening. Goth inst, in this
place, JOHN STONEROAD, ESQ. formerly
Sheriff Of this county, aged 73 years.
In Decatur township, on the IIth inst,
ELIZABETH BOWERSOX, agod 80 years,
3 months and days,
In Union township, on the 18th inst. 10.
SEPH WISER, of Co. C, 45th Pa. Regiment,
aged about % years.
At Concord, Franklin county. Pa, ON the
Both January, suddenly, PHEBE, daughter
Of VIVA. A. Jenkins, deceased, aged ii years,
D months and 5 days. Her remains were
brought to Newton Hamilton for interment
Dearest Phebe thou hast left us,
Here thy loss we deeply feel;
But tits God that hath bereft US,
lie can all our sorrows heal E.
Near Newton Hamilton. on the 9th Febru-
airy, JOHN POSTLETHW AIT, son of VIM.
L. Postlethwait, aged Ii years
Near Newton Hamilton, on the 7th Febru-
ary, Mrs. WILHELMINAH McKIBBEN,
aged 35 years.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
A BR AHAM LINCOLN
Notices of New Advertisements.

J. w. Sterrett invites his friends to give
him a call in PHILADELPHIA
James NJ. Martin, of Derry, offers fiue
Norman Mare, &c, for sale.
Notice Svain's advertisement, Dental prep
arations, Fancy Goods, Toilet Articles. sc.
Samuel w McNitt sale Of personal prop
erty, Armagh township, March |.
John Strong, sale of personal property,
Granville, March s.
John D. Bell. sale of personal property,
Oliver, March g.
Samuel Rhinesmith, sale Of personal prop
erty. Decatur. March IA.
Matthew Forsyth, snle of personal proper
ty. Derry. Jarch Is.
VIM. b. Johnston, sale of personal prop
erty, Brown township, March D.
Joseph Hawn offers his fine farm near NJ IL
roy. at private eale. Any one desiring u
pleasant country home will do well to inquire
Auditors Notice-List Of Letters.
kisacoquillas Turnpike Election
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| Charleston harbor gives some particu-
lars of the progress of the siege Of
Charleston. Operations were becom-
ing more active. The rebel desertions
were numerous, and the crew of Gen
Beauregard's barge, recently came in
and gave themselves up to the navy.
Two more fires had occurred in Charles
ton, and the condition of affairs in the
city was desperate The rebels were
still experimenting with their torpedo
steamers.
News from New Orleans to the 9th
inst, by the steamer Havana, reports
that on the Sunday previous Gen. Dick
Taylor attacked our troops stationed
opposite Natchez, and was repulsed
with considerable loss and driven six
miles. The attack was renewed the
next morning, when the rebels were
unsuccessful, being again repulsed with
loss. Their force numbered 5000
Gen. Grover has secured the country
with his cavalry in the neighborhood
OF Madisonville, across Lake Pontchar-
train, broken up conscripts camps
within a circle of fifty Or sixty miles,
and captured several of the enemy,
A large quantity of beef cattle, sheep
and horses have been brought in.
Gen. Kelly reports the capture Of twen-
ty two rebel prisoners in Western Virginia,
one of the number being the notorious que
riila leader Dan Dusky and another Major
Adams.
A despatch from Gen. Butler announces
the safe arrival of FIVE more of the officers
who escaped from Libby Prison Thirty
eight of those escaped have so far arrived
within our lines.
The prisoners at Camp Morton, Indiana,
recently attempted to achieve their escape
by the tunnelling process James Barn
we'll, of the I'd Missouri regiment, was shot
by the sentry just as he was emerging
from the passage, and the plot was discov-
cred.
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a Strange Phenomena.

The Trumpet, Published at Elizabeth
town, Lancaster county, relates the follow
ing singular phenomena:
An unnatural phenomena took place in
Rapho township, three miles east of Mount
Joy, on Thursday last, at the residence of
Martin Inly. His daughter, aged eighteen
years, died quarter before eight o'clock.
After the usual ceremonies were attended
to, towards morning the attention of the
mother was drawn to the corps, when she
dlscerned something unusual on the lips of
the deceased. Attempting to remove it
apparently voice seemed to say, "Let it
remain" Astonishment caused an exam
nation, and the fact was, there appeared
in the middle of the lips and teeth, com
plete rose bud ready to open and on the
lett side of the bud full bloomed rose
what florists call double levy rose On
close examination it was ascertained that
the bud and rose were a hard substance to
the touch, and in appearance like ivory. 1t
was perceptible that from the first and last
nights of the phenomena it enlarged
Thoughts were entertained that the removal
of the body to the burying ground (Which
was in hearse and over mile of rough
ODD might cause separation, but the bud
and rose still remain as when first seen,
only increased perceptibly in size. The
rose and bud were as white as ivory, and
supposed equally as hard.
Many persons were eye,witnesses Of the
fact The rose was very natural, and those
not knowing the fact, felt satisfied that it
was real rose and bud placed there as an
ornament; and reports caused many to wit
ness the fact.
The disease of the deceased was measles;
relapse took place attended with cold
which caused her death
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taking the testimony of important witnes
ses, and finding a verdict of murder.
Marbourg was merchant, we'll off,
and leaves a wife and nine children.
Moore has been an auctioneer, is a
shoemaker by trade, served in the nine
months service in company K, 136th
regiment, and bore the reputation of
an honest, upright and peaceable man.
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On Saturday afternoon last Z. s.
District Attorney George A. Cotfey
expired at the residence. of his sister,
in South Ninth street, Philadelphia.
The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial states. upon
the very highest authority, that Gen.
Grant has, within few days, formally,
peremptorily, and in most decisive
terms, rejected direct offers made to
him lately by leading Democratic pol
iticians to secure his nomination for
the Presidency by their National Con-
vention.
The Supreme Court of the United
States has refused an application for a
writ of certiorort in Eallandigham'
case, on the ground that they have no
authority to review in the mode pro-
posed, or in any mode, the proceedings
of a military commission. Judge-Ad-
vocate-General Holt, who appeared
for the Government, pertincntly re-
marked that the Court might as we'll
undertake to restrain the proceedings
OF Congress by injunction as to inter-
fere in time Of war with the jursdic-
tiOn Of a military tribunal
The steamer Bohemian, Capt. BOr-
land, from Liverpool, struck on Al
den's Rock, four miles outside of Cape
Elizabeth, about9 O'Clock on the even
ing of the %. She beat over the rock,
turned her head toward the shore, and
sunk in an hour and half, about two
miles from the shore of Richmond's
Island, having slowed hole in her
engine compartment. Part of the
steerage passengers are supposed to
be lost.
The steamer City of Manchester,
arrived at New York, brings foreign
news to the 4th inst The war in
Germany has commenced The Ger
man troops attacked Missunda, and
were repulsed by the Danes alter six
hours fighting. The battle was ex-
pected to be resumed next day. The
British Parliament had assembled The
Queens speech refers generally to
Danish affairs and the desire of the
British Government to maintain peace
The commencement of hOstilities had
occasioned great excitement in Eng
land.
Nsa- Get one of SWANS Black Sea
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Married,

At the residence of T. G. Bell. in Derry
township, on the 18th inst by Rev W. A.
Houck, SAMUEL HOOVER to Miss N. J..
E. Martin, both of Mifflin county.
On the 2lst inst, at the Lewistown Hotel.
by Rev H. r. Fleck, Lieut.. WM J. BURNS,
of the 10th Pa. Cavalry. to Miss ELIZA,
BETH BELL, of this county.
At the Lutheran parsonage. in Mechanics
vile. on the 10th inst, by Rev. j. NJ Steck,
JOSEPH X. ALTERS, to Miss MARY L.
BELL, both of this county.
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The Enrolment Bill.

The amendatory enrolment bill was,
as we anticipated, referred to q COM
mittee Of conference, who reported,
and their report was passed by both
houses. With few exceptions, it is
the same as we published last week.
The Communication remains at $500.
The following additional provis ons
are Important:
IF the quota of any district shall not be
filed by the draft made 10 accordance with
the provisions of this act and the law to
which this is an amendment, further drafts
shall / e made and like proceedings had
until the quota of such district shall be
filed. Persons enrolled may furnish at
any time previous to the draft an accepta
Bile substitute who is not liable to draft,
and such person thus furnishing a substi
tute shall be exempt from draft not ex
ceeding the time for which such substitute
shall have been accepted.
If any drafted person shall hereafter pay
money for the procuration of substitute,
such payment shall operate only to relieve
the person from draft on that call and his
name shall be retained on the roll, and he
shall be subject TO draft in filing that
quota, and his name shall be retained on
the roll in filing future quotas; but in no
instance shall the exemption. of any person
on account OF his payment of Communication
money for the procuration Of substitute
extend beyond year, but at the end of
one year IN every such case the name Of
any person SO exempted shall be enrolled
again, if not before returned to the en-
roment list under the provisions of this
section.
Any person forcibly resisting or aiding
to resist or oppose the enrolment, etc,
shall, upon conviction thereof, in any court
competent to try the ofense, be punished
by fine not exceeding five thousand, or
by imprisonment not exceeding five years,
or both these punisbments, in the discre.
ton of the court And in cases where as
saulting, obstructing, hindering, or imped-
ing shall produce the death of the officer
or other persons, the offender shall be
deemed guilty Of murder, and, on convic-
tion, be punished with death,
Any person drafted and liable to render
military service, who shall procure exemp-
ton by fraud or false presentation, is to
be deemed a deserter, to be punished as
such, and held TO service for the full term
for which he was drafted, reckoning from
the time of his arrest; provided that the
Secretary of War may order the discharge
of all persons in the military service who
are under the age of Is years at the time
of the application for their discharge, when
it shall appear, upon due proof, that such
persons are in the service without the con
sent, either express or implied, of their
parents or guardians, who shall first repay to
the Government, and to the State and local
authorities, all bounties and advance pay
which may have been paid to them.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-02-24

Book jor the Camp Fresno. 2--is
ready. 1t is claimed to be the cheap
est original work yet published 1t
contains l04 pages, minion, and 5
spirited illustrations. 1t is entitled
Clotelle; Tale of the Southern States.
by W. w. Brown, native of Ken
lucky. Price ten Cents; for which it
will be sent to any address, postage
paid, by the publisher, James Redpath,
Boston. No, 3, q Tale by Balzac, "the
Dickens of France" will be issued
soon.-. On Picket Duty, by Miss Alcott,
No. of this series, has gone to its I'd
edit on 1000 were sold in three days.
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HgA- Get one of SWANS Black Sea
Cigars
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Philadelphia Market.

Flour-Superfne Sc 25, extra 6 rs
az 123. Rye flour 6 25. Corn meal
5 so per bbl.
Grain-Red wheat 165c, white 180a
1850. Rye l30a000c. Corn liz. Oats
Soc weight. Cloverseed so 00a8 so
per 64 lbs. Flaxseed 8 80 per bushel.
Timothy 3 so.
Beef Cattle, 8a13c; Cows, $40 to so
per head; Sheep, 8a93c per lb. gross !;
Hogs, $40 to II 90 the 100 lbs net.
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n@- The receipts and expenditures,
which have been taking up consider
able room for some weeks, appear to-
day for the last time. During their
publication we omitted over four col
umns of other advertising, so that our
subscribers were benefited to that
amount in reading matter Our sub
scription list continues to increase at
an uncXampled rate, and our edition
is now greater than any ever printed
in this county since the establishment
of the first newspaper. In fact, peo-
pie are beginning to discover that
those who do not take the Gazette or
advertise in it, are behind the age.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-02-24

~ oTlCE.-The stockholders of the Lewis.
~ town and Kishacoquillas Turnpike Co.
are hereby notified that an election will be
heid at the house of Simon Yeager on the
second Monday of March, 1864, to elect one
PRESIDENT, six managers and treasurer for
the ensuing year. VIM. THOMPSON,
ep@f President.
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!p.lRlSnlnR GlAInlDg
PUBLIC SALE.

WILL be sold at public sale, at the resi-
dence Of the subscriber, near Burkhol.
der's mill, in Decatur township, on
Monday, March II, 1864,
the following personal property. to wit:
2 Mares with Foal. Yearling Colt. 4 Cows.
head of Young Cattle, Shoats, II head of
Sheep, 2 horse Wagon. Spring Wagon, Plows,
Harrows, Cutivator, Tanning Mill Rakes
Forks, and variety of other Farming Uten,
sils. Also, Household and Kitchen Furni
tnre, comprising Cook, Parlor and Ten Plate
Stoves, 2 Bureaus, Tables, Chests, Stands,
Chairs, and many other articles, too numer-
Gus to mention. Also Hive of Bees.
Sale to commence at 10 O'clock. a. m. vhen
terms will be made known.
fet24-td* SAMUEL RHINESMITH
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TRAGEDY IN JOHNsTOWN.-The edi-
tor Of the Tribune, who witnessed the
killing of Marbourg at Johnstown on
Friday week, narrates the transac-
ton as follows:
Immediately beneath the window which
we raised, we found two citizens whom we
recognized as Mr.. Joseph Moore and Mr..
Jordan Marbourg Mr. Moore had hold
Of Mr.. Marbourg, (whom he had showed
back against the closed window-shutter of
the Post Office, next to the entrance to our
Office about the neck with his left hand
while in his right hand he held and fou
rIshed above his head a revolver pistol
Moore, in a very wild, frantic and loud
manner, charged Narbourg with having
seduced his vile and ruined him. Mar
bourg softly denied the charge-said it was
not so-that he had never injured him
Moore repeated the charge-saying that
she had made clean breast of it-that
she had confessed it all to him-that she
had acknowledged the corn-that while he
had been in the service of his country, he
(Marbourg) had debauched his wife, and
he would be fully justified in shooting him
like dog-in killing him We think
all these words were used, or words to the
same effect, though perhaps not just in
the order they are here introduced, as Moore
expressed himself very frantically and in
coherent y-accomp his charges and
threats with vehement oaths. Marbourg
in the meantime made no resistance other
than repeated protestations of his limo.
cence. After continuing thus for perhaps
couple Of minutes, Moore let 60 his hold
OF Marbourg, and stepping back a pace,
leVeled his pistol at his victim and fred,
the ball striking in his forehead. He in.
stantly fired another which seemed to take
effect in his breast-theh another. and
another, and-after Marbourg had fallen
to the pavement-another in all, FIVE
balls, every one took effect, and three of
which inflicted mortal wounds The first
ball, however, did its fatal errand but too
surely, aud all the rest were thrown away
1t killed the man instantly, and his body
Tell to the earth lifeless lump, entirely
unconscious of the after shots. He never
u IL,
muscle, so far as We saw, afterwards.
Alter the shooting, Moore deliberately
walked across the street to the opposite
corner, and thence, at the suggestion of a
citizen, to the Office of ESQ. Rutledge,
where he surrendered himself into the
hands of the law. In the meantime, the
shocking occurrence had attracted mum.
Der of citizens to the spot, who picked up
the dead body and conveyed it to the fam
lily residence, on Main street. Moore, up
on his own information, was committed by
the magistrate, and in few minutes after,
was on his way to Ebensburg, there to
await in jail the meeting of Court. Cor.
oner Flattery was Immediately summoned
and he at once selected jury, and pro
ceeded with an inquest, which was contin.
.usd in the afternoon and the next day,
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-21

VINO "PROcLAIWEp Wharf.-The New
York Times, an accredited organ of the
Administration party, devoted to the in.
terests Of Mr.. Lincoln, in late editorial
taking issue with Thaddeus Stevens for
stating that the rebel States are bellger-
ents and that they are no longer in tho
Union" writes this down as a fact that
cannot be controverted "The Confed.
eracy wanted peace, and sent Commission
ers to Washington to secure it. We
would not receive them and proclaimed
war! They accepted war. The ques-
ton, who fred the first gun is nothing. I"
Does not this admission of leading Or
gan Of the Administration prove that the
Democrats are right in holding the Abo-
lition party responsible for the war p
They begged for peace, the Administra-
tion refused to grant it. We proclaimed
war and they accepted war, says the
Times. What else could they do under
The circumstances
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-21
ENTERPRISE GOLD AND SILVER
MINING COMPANY.

NOTICE is hereby given that, IN accordance with
N the laws Of the state Of California, the bylaws
Of said Compan!, ami an order duly made by the
public auction at the office Of the Treasurer Is. d.
Peltouj, At Pelton's HoteA oP the Cplqma road, at
10 o'clock An, on sATTRDAEs JUNE 5h. 4; D.
1854, to the highest Bidder for cash. payable In "
CAPITAL stock Of said Enterprise Gold mad Silver
Mining Company, standing in the names OF the fol:
lowing stockholders as will be necessary to pay all
assessments now due from said parties, together
with all expenses Of advertising and sale, unless
snid assessments are previously paid:
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-21
BLUE LEDGE GOLD AND SILVER
QUARTz-MINING COMPANY.

StTOCKH0TDERS in the above named Company
Company is called BY the Board of Trustees, at the
office Of the Company, in Coloma, on MONDAY
MAY 30th, 1864, at o'clock, P NJ, for the purpose
OF electing Trustee to all the uneXpired term o
G.. b. Oliver. and such other business as may come
before the meeting
BY order OF the Board Of Trustees.
A. ST. c. DENVER, Secy.
Coloma, May 18th, 1sG4.-td
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-21
PIONEER CoPPER-MININa CO.,
Coloma Township, Fl Dorado County, California.

NOTICE is hereby given that at meeting Of the
~ Board Of Trustees Of the Comppny, held on the
4th day of May, 4. D. 1851 an assessment mo. 49,
stock Of said Company, payable in &. s. sold or Sill
coin, to the Secretary, at the COmpany's Office,
at Uniontown, in said Township and County And
it was further odere1 that all stock shares upon
which said assessment shall remain unpaid on the
sth day OF June, 4. D. 1854, shall be advertised
that day Delinquent, and unless payment shall he
mate rpfbre. sold on the 23d day Of June 1854, to
pay said delinquent assessments, together with costs
Of advertisement and sale.
t%- Further notice is hereby given that ALL
Delinquent Assessments. under former ievcs, to No.
IL inclusive, which SHALL on the said 9Th day Of
June, remain unpaid, will be advertised In like
ner and subject to the conditions as the first
above mentioned
BY ordcrof the Board Of Trustees.
II. X. STOWE, Secretary.
Cniontown, May 1ltli, 1864 -4w
The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-21
GENERAL GRANT MINING co.
Johntown Mining District El Dorado County.

NOTICE is hcSeby given that, at a meeting Of
day Of May, 1864, an asses ssment of Twenty-Five
Cents per share levied upon the capital stock of
said COMPANY, payable on or before the 9th day of
June, lSGt in gold coin to the Secretary at the Of
Ace of the Company, in Coloma.
Any stock upon which said assessment shall re-
main unpaid the lth day Of June, 1854, will be
advertised on that day delinquent, and unless
21th day of June, 1861 to pay the delinquent as
sessment, together with the costs of advertising and
the expenses Of sale.
Ccloua, May t2th, lS6i-iw