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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-12-14
LATEST FROM CHARLESTON.

BALTIMORE, Dee. l0.-The following
special has been received at the .4nlsrnIs
Office: Annapolis, 10 PM: Tie
steamer Victor has just arrived from
Charleston, where all of Colonel Mulforf;
fleet is now lying. The exchange ofpris''
ners being changed from Savannah TO
Charleston, Generals Sherman and F0stg
having interrupted the exchange at the
former city. When the Victor sailed on
Wednesday, she heard heavy firing in tho
direction of Savannah, being eitheran at
tack on that city or on the railroad be-
tween Charleston and Savannah, all agree
that Savannah must fall.
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refusing to give Lincoln responses In
Church it is true the voice of the pure
and eloquent M'Michael is silent in the
Presbyterian Church; but he is a Demo
crat! Notwithstanding all this, we have
. freedom of the pulpit" and all that the
clergy have to do is to preach Abraham
Lincoln, and him reelected, and they are
perfectly safe!
Yes 8! eve thank God for the freedom
OF the pulpit" We thank Him that we
are rec to make the pulpit the vehicle of
political speeches. We thank Him that
instead Of being narrowed down to the
doctrines of the Prince of Peace, we can
now preach murder and bloodshed That
instead of thanks for his continued mer-
cles TO us we have the &c freedom of the
pulpit" to thank him for election returns,
and the success of shoddy. Oh how
grateful to the ear of Deity; how befit-
ting the attributes of the Great Jehovah
when his messengers to a dying world de-
vote Ills House and His pulpit, to return-
ing thanks for political victories: to in
forming Omniscience Of the last news
from the Hastings.
" We thank God for the freedom of the
pulpit. Time was when we were required
to attribute equal power and glory to His
Divine Son! But we have freedom now
to deny the Sonship of the Saviour of
mankind: And a Loyal Congress have
elected for their Chaplain, Dr. Claiming,
Reverend Yankee, who denies that
Christ Is God-who repudiates the atone
ment OF Jesus Christ-and denounces the
doctrine OF the Adorable Trinity as 80 be-
hind the age" and heresv, and super
stition! What amazing liberty! OH
how lost the christian is in the contempla-
ton OF 1t The chosen vessel to repre-
sent the nation and the people AT the
throne of Grace, a disbeliever in the
| atonement of Jesus Christ
have told you that ''our Constitu-
ton was the embodiment of the wisdom
OF all past ages" Still its trainers made
biunders, and we their wiser and more
patriotic defendants should correct them.
Washington was a slaveholder. and JEFF
terson a Democrat and what could we
expect?
Now, inasmuch as our Constitution
tolerates slavery 90 in for having a new
Constitution, and a new Government
Slavery should never have been in our
Constitution, and we must wipe it out
Our people have spoken and all the
champions Of freedom" abroad are
with US. And while Bishop Purcell and
Garabaldi, Rosecrantz and Kossuth,
Orestes A. Brownson and Mazzini, Bar
mum and Victor Hugo, George Francis
Train and John Bright, Frederick Doug
lass and Anna :. Dickinson are all
soo'ad on tie goose, let US in view of fra
tcrnizing with our colored brethren,
sing in conclusion that gay and feS-
tive > song of Gere al Morris:
A Union of ,akes and Union of lands,
; A Union which no rover can sever,
a Union of hearts and Union of hands,
, The African Union fOrcverp'
With the doxology:
John Browns soul is marching on, &c.
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A FIGHT WITH THE INDIANS n
COLORADO

DENVER CITY, G. T., Dec. S.-Des
patches of tie lst and Sd cavalry, under
command of Colonel Chiveneton, had
fight with the Indians near Fort LyOh
and killed between 400 and 500 of tLen,
and captured 500 ponies and mules The
Chiefs Blackkettle. White Buffalo ard
Little Bob were killed. Our loss Wus
killed and 80 wounded
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froS VS.. PoRK-Physicians recon-
ii''''u mutton as the most wh holesome
n'ca'-lhe easisst digested, and the best
"i'eo 10 mvaiids, while pork, as every
oooy knows, is the most unwholesome
9 n'ei' esien' In England mutton is a ia
s.,, so'l.e u'Sh' and we apprehend it is TO this,
r','ieF "a, 'ilan to roast beef, that the Eng
hs'''nan owes his robust health and rosy
complexion. Our people eat too much
pun ana 100 little mutton. And yet, as
contemporary well remarks, "mutton
, ,. pe produced pound for pound at less
''''' ','''' 'he price of pork, Yields more
a, ,o''iSi,meht when eaten. and keeping
,iesP , does not exhaust a farm to the ex-
a,,,: .: 'eeui''s n"ss does. Sheep can be kept
mangle wurtzel. or sugar bcets while hons
VIII not do without, al least some corn"
we "o''o iiSe to see in the papers fewer
accounts OF big pigs, and more fat sheep.
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REBEL BATTERY ON TENNESSEE
RIVER.

CAIRO, Dec. IA despatch from
Ii'ducah states that a report had reached
there that the rebels had planted Il bat
terry at the Harpeth Shoals, Tennessee
river. A sunboat has been sent to that
locality, and transports are not permitted
to proceed above SmiihlanG.
1he steamer Belle, of Memphis, brings
thirty tssles "f cottun fer CAiro
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. Il, I8G4.
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'Eile Freest Country on Earth. ,,

On Mon|lay last, five conscripts from
oarroii township, were brought to this
place through 'snilituy necesstv." A
very worthy citizen of that Township,
Mr.. Henry Hopple, charged with some
offence against this free and enlightened
republic, was also in durance rqls IN
der squadron of mounted infantry,
commanded by Provost Marshall Jim
Burke, and his man Friday, Enos G. Nc
Mnllen. .Strohecker was not along. We
are compelled to leave for Pittsburgh to-
day Ciuesday) to purchase paper for our
press, but will enter into the merits of
TINS f1a'ah Increment in our next issue.
onow fell here last night to the
Qe1fh Syf tzeS, ir-c6,,.
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carried on for ages. From theory we
might readily conclude that the longer we
fight the richer we get, and the more men |!
we get killed, the larger will be our popu-
lation. This can be easily proved at the
vote given at the Presi Dental election.
In speaking about peace he Gays
he does not think they would ac-
cept any terms short of separation, and
he does not think there is any use in talk
ing about negotiations. He says the door
is still open for them to get pardon ex-
cept some specified classed of them, but
the door may be shortly shut forever
against them. They can have peace
whenever they lay down their arms, and
give up their negroes, for he retract5
nothing he heretofore said about the negro
This is a synopsis of the message and
is exactly what we expected it to be. and
what the Democratic party said would
happen on the reelection of MIR. Lincoln
He wishes to raise a shoddy aristocracy
by giving them an opportunity to get gov
eminent stocks and keep them secure
from paying debts or taxes.
He proves conclusively from the number
of votes polled, that notwithstanding some
few of our men have been killed, the
population is still greater than formerly.
He does not take INTO account, that many
Of his voters voted five or SIX times, and
that all description Of men in the army
and navy voted. If he were getting in
his harvest, lie would find whether the
men were as plenty they used to be.
Were lie to travel through the country, he
, would find that great part of the agri-
| cultural labor Of the country was perform
cd by women and boys.
He says the country is incxhaustible in
material, he will live likely to find out his
mistake. No country on the face of the
globe could very long survive the extrava-
giant expenditures of such war as we
have. Every night the sun sets we are
two millions more in debt Nor is there
the slightest CLEAN of hope left for the
next four years. Continual war, enor-
nous taxation, draft that will sweep
away all the able bodied men of the coun-
try if not into the army, away to some
other country where they will have a
! better government. He talks about keep
ing up the population by migration, no,
that migration can't be depended on
! much longer Hereafter there will be
more people leaving the United States than
! come into it. At what time does Mr..
! Lincoln think this war will end He
says when they lay Down their arms and
give up. We think that wont be
for a few years yet. He talks also of soon
shutting the door against them and not
even giving them that chance long He
may shut the door and bolt it,, they will
never knock at it under his plan.
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CoCRr WEEK. There has been during
tins curt pretty good attendance, and
from that fact we presume that a great
MANY s"ts were disposed of, but whether
every one has been suited or not we can
not say, but, if there are any persons in
town who are not exactly suited let them
go TO T. j. Mills & Co.'S cheap cash
store and try on one of their SuitS and
'hey Will be sure TO be suited in quality
and in price
lhey have large stock of clothing,
as wei as all kinds of dry goods. People
III need OF goods should give them call,
oeioie purchasing elsewhere. -
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"a The soldiers of Grants army, in
order to supply Themselves with water,
nave dug wells from twenty to thirty feet
deep. The number of wells about Peters
ours is said to be at least five hundred.
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e We call the special attention of
'hose who are Competent to superintcnd the
running OF Biandys circular saw mill, to
l''e advertisement of James Stewart of
Lancaster, which will be found in another
column.
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- lhe navy department has received
'he treasure box taken from the Florida.
upon her arrival in port, with twelve
thousand dollars In gold
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Thanksgiving Discourse.

A Sermon Delivered on Thanksgiving
Day, November 24th 1854, by Jeru
Salem Mellon.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-12-14

1HE ARMY VOTE OF THIS CoUNrY-It
Is proper to state, that the army vote at
Hancock Station, Virginia, and which
amounted to twentyone votes for Lincoln,
was twice counted by the Return Judges
There were Two returns sent from that
Station, only one of which should have
been counted. There was but one return
from the same place sent to Harrisburg.
lie correct majority therefore for McClel-
Ian IN this county was nine hundred and
thirteen, and not eight hundred and
ninety-two as officially announced.
A CALAMITOUs FIRE-We regret TO
learn that OF last Friday night, the dwell
ing house of Mrs. Charlotte Yaccr, in
Chest Township was entirely destroyed by
fire. boy only three years old was
consumed in the flames The rest of the
family, consisting Of four persons, had
barely time to make their escape in their
night clothes, and without their shoes.
Our informant states that about four hun
dred bushels of grain were consumed;
indeed nothing was saved. The fire is
supposed to have originated from a de-
fective stove pipe.
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snow fell here last night to the
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CORRESPONDENCE.

REV. j. :. MELLON: Dear SIR
Having had the pleasure of hearing your
discourse on the 24th instant, and believe
irg that the cause of "Shoddy" and
Aboltionism viii be promoted by its pub
lication. respectfully request a copy for
publication. Very Respectfully,
Richard Johannes, E. Saw Mills, z.
Bobbs, D. IL. Bobbs, d. j. Johannes,
1hos. Alloyed, Geo. McReadi, John
L. Master, John Bills. Samuel Davey,
+. Hugus, Georgia Rodger, Daniel
Oh Eyens.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-18

~MAJOR N Corr, JR.-A letter has
been received from Major N. GoR, jr, of
the 4th cavalry, who was captured be-
tween New Creek and Petersburg come
time ag6. He writes from Moorefeld that
lshOrse was shot from under him and in
falling was somewhat injured, and he was
therefore comparatively an Iessy prey. at
the time of writing the letter the Major ex-
pected to escape and SO expressed himself.
He is a gallant young officer and we hope
be succeeded in getting away from bis
CAptOrs.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-18

B9-AoorDusr gaOx Flnn Senator Hawk.
inswho is boarding at the Kramer House in
this city in dressing himself yesterday morn
ing asked his wife, who was 10 the room,
to button the collar of his shirt. She step.
ped between him and the fireplace forthat
purpose, when her dress caught fire from
the CRATE, instantly enveloptug her in
flames. Mr.. H first attempted to extin-
guish the flames with his hands but not
succeeding he threw large wash bowl Of
water upon her and then the contents of
The pitcher which fortunately subdued. the
flames. Mr.. H's left hand was eighty
burned aud his wife escaped uninjured.
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EWCOLD.-Yesterday was an extremely
cold day-the coolest we have had since
the first day OF January, and in severity
was not far behind that famous'specimen
of ffigidity. Furs, comforts and heavy
clothing were in great demand, and still
there were red ears, beety hands aud frost
ed boards. AS we are now in the middle
of the last winter month 1t ls not likely
that ibis weather will iast.lOug.
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JOSEPH R1oER, who was fined Iy
Alderman Robertson for selling an Irish
man piece of beef at short weight. COM
plains that the fine was unjust, 10 that the
charge was not true. The Irishman's plea
WAS that be bought the meat ford cts per
10; paid 40 cts aud received but 81 lbs'
while Roger AYERS that he sold him the
meat at 124 cts per Id, aud that therefore
the weight was correct.
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c. FAFAl saooTIIEa ArrRAY In KIM.

Fl
Woon.-A SoLplRR RILLs a oIrIzEE.-Au
earay occurred in Kirkwood, Ohio, oppo-
site this city, on Tuesday night. which r..
suited ia thedeath of man BY The name
of James Ammons. There was . danciue
party at Frank Linn's. In KirKwood, on the
evening in question. A soldier named
John lCoss and the deceased, with Others,
we're in attendance, Gosa took with him,
to the party, two members ofhis company
who were not invited. Linn is q brother.
in-laR of the deceased, and the latter ex.
ercissd some control over the party. He
complained that Ooss had no right to bring
the t 70 unlimited soldiers, Who were in
toxiCAted, and there was considerable ILL
feeling in regard to the matter. During
the evening one Of Coss' compositions be.
came little dtsorderly, when Ammons
struck him. ooss took the intoxicated
soldiers part, when quarrel snsued be.
tween himself and Ammons. the latter re-
marking that he could whip any man IN
the house. Coss replied that he (Ammons)
conIa not whip him (OOss). Ammons then
threw OF his coat and made At Coss, when
the latter drew pistol and shot him, the
ball passing through his heart. Ammons
died in about halt an hour.
Another version of the affair WhIchsWs
have heard is, that during the evening
Ammous asked cosSif he had partnsr.
Coss replied "YeA, am going to dance
with your sister," meaning Lihu's wife.
Ammons then stepped back, pulled OF his
coat, and saying "I'll get you partner
rushed upon oOss, when the shooting took
place. This is said to have occurred Sbes
fore the dtnaculty with the drunken soldier.
AT last accounts Ooss had not beea,ar-
rested. He is member of Company e.
Let West Virginia Cavalry, and resides near
Bridgeport. Ammons was lately married;
and resides near Klrkwood.
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DDCApruRE OF "a ,GANe on BUsH-
wHACKERs.-we learn from Senator W. b.
RollysOu, that few days ago a scouting
party from the 10th West Virginia Infan-
try came upon gang of bushwhaokers in
Webster county, and captured the cele-
braIed Dan. Dnskey. P. B. Adams, former
" lawyer in Braxton county Dick Gun
bingham and fifteen others. The thieves
are expected to arrive here daily.
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pBTHE BOHEMIAN GLASS BIowBRs had
a very good house lastevening, and every
body was interested in The performance
The distribution of the presents was very
interesting feature in the entertainment, as
the presents were the choicest specimens
of the art. Everybody should witness
this entertainment once at least in their
lives.
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n. 10 ASSIrERsARY OF Tas BlRrH OF
%4sH1SoIoS.-A few days hence will be
Tue anniversary of the birth OF washing.
700 whose name, itpossible, is more fondIy
cherished T now among the friends Of the
:; Union than ever. There is patriotic music.
u Tue name of Washington. Il steals up-
W our senses like sweet dream, and IL.
,pl'ss the patriot to take courage now in
'oe hour of the national trouble. Effort,
OusattO be made to celebrate the DAWN a
VI. whole ''0uled, patriotic style, such :as the
,us,ng of bells, the firing of cannon, and
.us display of the National and state flso,.
v. grand civic turn out; the reading Of he
r.'eSeH Address of the Father Of opr
a U"snt'yi bOnfres and Examinations 4
AK ka'i the suspension of business geper.
N.Y.: N.Y. and winding up of brilliant dis.
pay of Pyric ires.
~ ~ the military hospitals. the dayawtll
o on. % forgotten. Every church should be
Opea Tor an hour in the morning. and n,
,S 'u;steF'' every one oftkem, should read
,.s ~ sfs"ell Address. 1t should also b,
ST. s IN every public school, in fact, hun il1
so deus Of thousands Of copies Of that erest
StsS y ut ought 10 be printed and distrib,
'ns people gratuitously. \
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Rg Uelegrap1.
Narrative ofthe Escapsd Priso6I4,s

4sts : sgAS!9s VI Inc ESCAPED PRISONERS.
BA1TlNoREi Feb. 1.-THE escaped Union
prisoners reached here this moraine. and
go to Washington this afternoon. Tie 40.
count otlhetrescape is full of thrilling in
Fterest, but for prudential reasons many
particulars sreiRithheld from publication
at present. 49, y ss.St
NPhey were ftty-ons days making tah.
nel. Having managed to fnd access 10
the cellar, they tcommenced the work, re-.
IieSipg one another as opportunity offered.
ct knives, chtsels and files. q e a
Twice they had to abandon their work
and Commence anew, on account of ne
obstrnctions which they could not passl
They had hoped te avail themselves of a
calvert, but found ii impfacticable.S
after getting through the wall, they dis.
posed ofthe exeavRted soil BY drawing Il
out in a.spfttoon, which they attached 10
cord. This would be filed by the party
At work 10 the tunneland pulled out into
the cellar by their companions, who dis.
posed Of it by spreading it In shallow lay.
ers oyer the door, concealing il beneath
the straw.
The work was necessarily very slow.
So close was the atmosphere in the tunnel
that they could remkin In Il buea few min
utes 81 time, and their apdles would 90
out.
Atone time they got so near the bend
Of the street!thRt small hole, about the
size ofa stove pipe, broke through, bnt
fortunately this Was not discovered BY the
guard, and wac great service, allowing
them o2prosecutet their work more rapidly.
The tunnel. when completed, was about
sixty feet long, and opened into an old to-
bacco shed beyond the line of guards.
! As soon as they found the way clear.
they entered. slowly, in single squads of
two or three, and sauntered off until thew
got clear of the guards, making their way
towards the Williamsburg road by the
shortest route.
The darkness favored them, and the fact
that the rebel soldiers whom they mat
were ha6ited in the army coats Of Uncle
Sam. which they had stolen from the supI
plies sent to our prisoners by our govern.
ment, was of great help to them. Although
they were attired in our army oyercoats.
and many OF them had their haversacks.
they. found the national uniform better
disguise than II they had been provided
with genuine rebel uniforms.
In order to elude the pursuers who they
knew would soon be on their track, they
scattered as much as possible. Many were
their hardships and snfferings, and fire..
quent their escapes from the rebel cavalry,
who the next morning were bushWhacking
in. every direction for them.
The 10y which they experienced when
they fret caught sight of our. troops sent
out to help them and protect them from
their pursuers, cannot be expressed. To
the officers and men of the 18th Pa. Cav.
airy whom they fret met, they express tn q
most profound gratitude for their nnbound-
ed kindness, aud also bear testimony to the
igallsntry with which these gallant fellows
pursued the rebel cavalry, and rescued
many of the wayworn fugitives who other.
wise would have been recaptured.
There Is good reason to hope that many
will yet come in safe. -.
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BLEEDING OF rHREuRas,
BLENDING OF THELUNGA.s
.RnAp FHR RoLLoWINa.

Of SWlsHAR1-Sir: / return my grateful thnnlrs
tor tho discoyery you have made In makinf: neiI.
etne that viii cure Inflammation Of the Lungs and
his ComPlalnt. When eommenoed to use your
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ny grave had been for length Of time spittinr
0leod, and would at times Nomitit, =
Ny physicians (for employed tVol pronounced
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Tree Tar Cordial which did her 80 much good, that
me prevailed on me- IS . last resource, 10 tryit:
a1as thank God, commenced to uSe Il. i have
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An ready aud willing that any person that q sioi,
Cordial has done fer me- An my ffiends mi Tsish.
ooEs were utterly aGtonished at my speedy return
t9heaith; for they had seen me Tomif blood IA a
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Rumored Rebel Movement on Rom.
1ey- Secret Union AsSOciat r.
-.aNIcGlnla.

Virginia.
HEApeUARHARs DEP'T, w. Va, Feb. le.
Snow and wind storms prevail here to-
day partially interrupting. teleRraphic com.
mlnication. ~
Reports are in circulation of rebel
movement towards Romney. The reports
lack confirmation. e "a 5'5'53Fff
From two captured rebel letters We
CLEAN interesting Information. One letter
says there are several Union associations
in Virginia that are known to have over
1000 members; some of them being wealthy
end Influential citizens. The letter saws
JEFF Davis knoWS this and has ordered sew
erall suspected parties to be arrested and
that secret agents are now on the. hunt for
the suspected traitors. 81 4
The Tribune has q Washington letter
which says Lee has over 80 900 &c csuits.
Lpngstre0t 10 now to be strengthened.
his force is said 70 be 45 900 men! ai'il5
Breckenridge and Bnckner, the writer
says, areto invade Kentucky, assisted by
;Lqngstreet eitherby remaining IN reserve
'ats Bull's Gap or Advancing to Central
Tennessee to attempt movement on the
rear OF Grant. The latter seems ont of the
- * ~ 80 "a! II