Fire On Saturday night last, the dwelling house of Mr. Michael Snyder in Carroll township, this county, with its contents was totally destroyed by fire. We did not hear further particulars. Bounty Sharks The Legislative Record sets forth that on Wednesday, 20th inst., in our State Legislature, “Mr. St. Clair, chairman of the committee on military abuses, in reference to defrauding recruits and veterans out of their bounty money, made a lengthy report. It was very damaging in its statements with regard to Col. White of the 55th Penna. Vols., Captain Walker of Co. M, 2d Pa. Cavalry and several other officers.” The report was ordered to be printed but we have not yet seen a copy of it. Changed Hands Last week’s DEM. & SENT. contains the valedictory of Mr. James S. Todd who retires from the chair editorial of the concern under the pressure of increasing bad health. Col. M Hasson will be the new editor. Payment of the Militia It was officially announced last week that a paymaster would visit Ebensburg on Thursday, May 26th to pay company commanded by Capt. Evan’s; Carrolltown on Saturday, May 28 to pay company commanded by Capt. Cole and Wilmore on Tuesday, May 31, to pay company commanded by Capt. Hughes – all militia of the summer of 1862. In consequence of something or other, however, this announcement has been nullified. The probabilities, therefore, are that the militia will be required to “wait a little longer” before being paid. Union County Convention Pursuant to a call of the Chairman of the County Committee, a Convention of the Union men of Cambria county assembled at Ebensburg on Wednesday, 20th inst., and organized by calling Joseph Miller, Esq., to the Chair and appointing H. A. Boggs, Secretary. A. A. Barker, Esq., was unanimously chosen Representative Delegate to the Harrisburg Convention and George M. Reed, Esq., Col. W. H. Piper and H. A. Boggs, Esq., were appointed Conferees to meet similar Conferees from Blair and Clearfield to select a Senatorial Delegate for this District. The Senatorial Conferees met at Tyrone on Tuesday, 26th inst., and elected H. A. Boggs, Esq., of Johnstown, Senatorial Delegate. The State Convention meets at Harrisburg today. The Sanitary Fair – An Appeal from Gov. Curtin Governor Curtin has issued the following appeal in behalf of the Sanitary Fair to be held in Philadelphia June 10th, 1864: Pennsylvania Executive Chamber Harrisburg, April 11, 1864. To the People of Pennsylvania: I have been requested by the Committee of Correspondence to address you on the subject of the Fair to be held in Philadelphia in June next for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission. It gives me much pleasure to comply with this request and to avail myself of the opportunity also of calling your attention to the Fair to be held in the same week and for the same purpose at Pittsburg. I cannot, however, speak for the relief of the sick and wounded volunteers of the State without saying a grateful word in their behalf to you. Charged by a joint resolution of the Legislature with the duty of caring for them, it has been my privilege to provide for this comfort and look after their welfare. To this end, the State Surgeon General has at all times, subject to the regulations of the United States, visited with corps of surgeons and nurses in the battle fields and besides the General Agency maintained at Washington, special agents have constantly been sent to the camps, to the armies in the field and to the hospitals and at all times when the occasion required or admitted of such aid, the provisions made by the United States have been supplemented by abundant supplies of bandages, clothing, delicate food – in fact, everything that could promote the comfort of our soldiers when suffering from wounds or disease. The compensation of the general agency and the general staff and the expense of medicines and supplies of like character were of course paid by the State. The special agents, men of standing and character, performed all their duties with diligence, fidelity and alacrity, and in no instance received any compensation for their services. I have never had to ask for such agents. My only regret is that I have been unable to accept the offered services of too many men of the same kind, who, being disqualified for military services, and having freely contributed of their means to every patriotic purpose, were still not contented unless they could bestow their time, labor and personal attendance on our disabled and suffering defenders. The bandages, the clothing, the food, the supplies of all sorts were furnished in kind by you, individually. On every occasion when it has been made known throughout the state that a battle had been fought or was expected or that from any other cause our sick and wounded volunteers were likely to suffer, the earliest trains from all quarters have brought the needed supplies in profusion. Every hospital within the State has been beset by individuals of both sexes, but chiefly women, eager to nurse, to watch, to aid the inmates. Throughout the cities, towns, villages, hamlets, farm houses of the Commonwealth are found the Heaven directed benefactors whose names are unrecorded; for whose individual efforts no reward has been sought; but he who has witnessed the results, as I have, must have a heart of stone if it not be melted by their true, unpretending, gentle, persistent, inexhaustible alacrity in this best and holiest of good works. The object of the proposed Fair is to provide means for similar good works, and it is one that commends itself to every friend of his country – to all who admire the heroic devotion of the brave men who are bearing arms in its defense. It is understood that the managers of these fairs solicit donations in goods, saleable articles of every description of manufacture, America glass, produce, fruits, flowers, paintings, engravings, statuary, and the income of all the people of the State for one day. Several similar Fairs have been recently held, the proceeds of which are stated in the newspapers to exceed one million of dollars. Another is now being held in New York and others in Baltimore and St. Louis are to be held in this and the next month, the proceeds of all which will no doubt be large. The spirit of emulation has been stimulated and Pennsylvania has been appealed to in the hope that she will rival her neighbors. I cheerfully bear my personal testimony to the prompt and beneficial efforts of the Sanitary Commission immediately after several battles and especially after the battles of Gettysburg and to the abundance of supplies then furnished by it. Beyond this I have no knowledge of its actual operations nor of its internal structure or administrative arrangements. The oppression of public duties has been too great to allow me to acquire or seek such knowledge. It is well known, however, that gentleman of the highest character participate in its management and that its objects are patriotic, meritorious and charitable. The proceeds of the Fair are to pass into the hands of the Sanitary Commission, as declared by the committee for the relief of sick and wounded soldiers in anticipation of the opening campaigns of our noble armies; and the object commands itself to every friend of his country. [Signed] A. G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania -Cannot Cambria county do something for these Fairs and thereby demonstrate that her heart beats responsive to the wants of our sick and wounded soldiers? War News The Baltimore AMERICAN of Saturday, referring to the speculations indulged in concerning the troops that have for some time been collecting at Annapolis, says: “General Burnside has ordered, we understand, all troops now on the way to join him at Annapolis, to their destination; and we also hear that he has asked the Government further time to gather more men. Another report says that there will be no expedition from Annapolis; but that these troops are here as a reserve corps; but all surmisings are at an end as the troops are to move today.” The President has made a call on the Governors of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa for 85,000 militia to serve one hundred days after being formed into regiments, to perform such military service as may be required of them in any State. They will be armed, clothed, subsisted and paid by the General Government. This looks like business! Our arms have experienced a reverse in North Carolina. The enemy numbering 10,000 attacked Gen. Wessel’s command at Plymouth on the 20th inst., and, after some desperate fighting, succeeded in defeating it. They captured 1,500 prisoners. Our loss was about 150 killed; theirs, 1,500. Gen. Herron is sick at Brownsville, Texas, with the small pox. The Great Fair The great Fair which has just closed in New York city netted the Sanitary Commission over $1,000,000. The principal feature of the concern was a magnificent sword, worth $1,000, to be presented to the General having the most admirers, they dictating their preference by paying a dollar and registering their votes in favor of their choice. Grant and M’Clellan were the chief competitors, the former coming out winner by over 15,000 majority. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATHS Mr. John Evans Died at the residence of Mr. James Myers, Ebensburg, on the 23d inst., of inflammation of the lungs, Mr. John Evans, (Carpenter), aged about 60 years. The remains of the deceased were interred in Lloyd Cemetery on Sunday. Mrs. Flattery >From Local Correspondence Johnstown, April 25, 1864 Quite a number of deaths have occurred here during the past week. Among them I notice the decease of the mother of Esquire Flattery. She had reached the ripe old age of 84. _________________________________________________________________ It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_AE_Same_022009