The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-02
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY AUGUST z 1859


mn nosa Tho curiosity Of the dsputasts vas smmed,
a.sy excited % Tie highest pitch. TIE escsyias body
q tho deceased individual va a. once sxhsmsd asd The
war; discovered ms cofcusos hence arising ihas
We body vas inst or vrs MAJOR snd thss Me Major had
How wuca OF caAKrxRsBrad WAS rEsrscvyD.
me number o. buildings, public property aud private
residences destroyed . estimated az 10 bandred aud
sixty, aad representing a value OF fully N3Uitnrs on
aohars % the north side Of the town bes the fai
ng sprng que QUE hoaae was burned IN " .o.n 'ns
ouapRs on boh sides Of Main street running hortn ana
south were destroyed for dstaE-s OF Ave hlocss ON
street. runoae east ard west, the buianrs were
uesfsyed tor the sane distance On washington ana
Queen streets there also q number OF buildings
burnedn fact no street IN she entirely escaped Ihe
49,. -. I, Is vi sle faasss' AuohH VAC I'm $3.50
tne tourt Rouse three printing oice3viI the 0s. man
AsioT1"sd Messenger kfasklis Repository and the Ha0e!
Splris To later was vioea. coupsrhead sheet ana
was IN iar way, under Any circumstance, OF reache
annihtstion ultimately failed 10 gss its share from
ne men whom !. has SO frantieay supported All the
hotels were also destroyed, and the remainder OF tuo
burned buildings were private dwellings,
Asrr POSITION.
" thought by mauv that rhe destruction or Cham.
oerseus ~ "a retaliation Tor siGar offences comm,t-
Ed m s.aer degree, however, b. our troops III the
a cart roR Assisra rcr. raox ABROAD.
Inc following address has neeo issued eating upon tins
.renas o. tae sufferers durg e ato raid of pecunary
assistance 70 alleviate their wants, rs many OF them
hitnero 10 oplence have suadeuy reduced 20 the
lowest degree OF need:--
AN APPEAL THg sRysyoIsrr crr.zy.Hs oarrg NORTH
.s Command accsasisns WITH ss ' 5oies aboai i've
and demanded ssJy0D) from tie olizeus under 4
tarsat OF burning the town THIS reguiaition in
writing and signed BY General Jnba Eariy IL
IL now established by indispGahe proof thar thia demand
was mere preex ON the part Of the
up purpose formed before Lhey reached the burn
u 70 tae sround Without giving time 10 remove private
property and scarcely time enough for the citizens Ia
move their families they fired tie houses OF
perhais htv places VI awards Of hundred aud sAty
husrs IN the heart OF the consumed, Including
all tie pubic buildings hotels comprising about
TWO thirds OF town Containing ak thousand inhaoi
comparative wealth absolute poverty Many families have
lost all their bedding all OF their clothing except such
they have had their The loss viii I've largely
million Of dollars Without sdtrom abr~sd there
VIII be gteat suffering community. The Rev. JoLn
Il. Warner providenaly with this time is the
contributions
Signed by number OF old responsible and prominent.
citizens.
AGYcsr RELIEF,
Mr.. Warner, isnow hs way TO Philadelphia Tor the
purpose ~ prosecuting his pios mission The suffering
people OF Chambers burg viii doubt thankfully
contributions from their friends in other States
SESSION o PENNSYLVANIA LKGIs.ATURE
proclamation calling extra session OF the legislature,
on matters connected particularly with important mill
ary affairs The time appointed for the opening Of The
session Is at noon Tuesday next. Preparations arcs
now being made 70 put the houses IN dt0n 10 re-
ceicc the members
Enlstments in Harrisburg. and, in fact, all the
state, have rccsived fresh iiuets since the deatruc
ttoD OF Chsmbetsburg enc regiment has already been
raised in Harrisburg within the past few weeks.