g)enti-Neellig 610 he.
W3l. LEWIS, Editor and Proprietor.
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HUNTINGDON, PA.
Thursday Afternoon, May 30, 1861
The Star-Spangled Banner
Ohl ray, can you one, by the dawn's early light,
What co proudly no Laird at the tualight's last gleam
ing?
Whose Mead stripes and bright stars tbrongh the perilous
fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly stream
ing!
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
ObOe proof through the night that our flag Was still there!
Ohl say, does that star-spangled banner yet Waco,
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the bravo?
On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foes haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it, fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses ?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam;
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream—
Tie the star•epengled banner) Oh, long may It nave,
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave!
And where la that bend who so tauntingly swore
That the havoc of war, and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no morel
Their blood hue wasted out their foul footstep's pollution
No refuge could save the hireling and slave,
Trom the terror of eight or the gloom the gravel
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O'er the lend of the free, and the home of the brave I
Ohl thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and war's desolation'
Blessed with victory and peace, may the lleaveu.rescued
land
Praise the rower that halls made and preserved us a na
tion I
Then conquer we mast, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto—" in Owl is our trust I"
And the star-spangled tanner In triumph shell wave,
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the braves
Appointments by the Governor
The Harrisburg Daily Telegraph of
the 29th, says : Jacob Fry, of Montt
gomery county, has been appointed by
Gov. Curtin, to aet in conjunction with ,
Benjamin Haywood, to examiue into
the bids for supplying, and the sup
plies which have been furnished to,
the volunteers of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Haywood has been engaged for some
time in gathering the evidences at
tending these supplies—and it is the
fall determination and intention of
Gov. Curtin to probe this business to
the quick, and expose (if there is any)
all the frauds which it is alleged have
been committed in the furnishing of
supplies and clothing to the volunteers
of Pennsylvania.
The public, we think, can rely with
confidence on the gentlemen appointed
to conduct this investigation. If fraud
has been committed, Messrs. Haywood
and Fry will most assuredly ferret it
out—and if there are any guilty par
ties to the wrongs alleged to have
been perpetrated, they will now he
brought to justice. On the subject of
. . sprethll - nimildthesattr
all who are in the remotest degree
connected with our military organiza
tion, and therefore we trust that these
chargss will either be refuted, the au
thorities vindicated, or the guilty par
ties of every degree brought to prompt
and merited punishment.
Until this investigation is bad, we
trust that the judgment and the ap
prehension of the public will be sus
pended, until all the circumstances
have been investigated, and the facts
in the case fully laid before the people.
te- The Richmond Dispatch—the
paper having the largest circulation in
Virginia—says in closing one of its
last week's leaders
" This very moment ought to see
our long range cannon planted on the
heights of Arlington, and the bayonets
of our legions on the Long Bridge.—
Not another week should pass over
our heads without witnessing the cap
ture of Scott and Lincoln, and leading
them in triumph through the streets
of Richmond."
A pleasant fact for the rebels to
know, that it is now too late for them
to " come in." When the news reaches
ns that Scott and Lincoln are being
led captive through the streets of
Richmond we will issue a double sheet
extra and then die out for all future.
SEir One of General Butler's shrewd
professional freaks is told by a young
factory girl, formerly employed in one
of the Lowell mills. She had been dis
charged , and the corporation refusing
to pay her, she sought legal redress
and retained Mr. Butler for her coun
sel. He listened to her case with
much intorest, and afterwards consult
ed the representatives of the corpora
tion, who still refused to pay the girl
her wages. Butler then issued a writ
and attached the main water wheel of
the establishment, and by bringing
the whole manufactory to a stop, the
corporation, rather than allow their
mill to remain idle and await the law's
delay, paid the girl her wages and re
sumed operations.
/kir The Now York Tribune gives
the following hint to those contractors
who are wronging the soldiers and the
generous people by rascality in the
price and quality of uniforms, blankets,
rations, Sze. It says :
and
must be summarily dealt with,
and at the very beginning of the war,
before their crime becomes chronic.
Wellington's remedy would be effec
tual. In the Peninsula War, some pe
culiar Commissioners, who made mon
ey by furnishing bad provisions to the
army, were sent by him first to a drum
head court-martial, and thence to the
gallows. Let New York and Penn
sylvania traffickers, who palm off rot
tenness and putrescence upon our
troops, profit by the example.
The Latest News.
[Telegraphic Carr.spondence or The Press.]
WASHINGTON, May 28
The Pennsylvania Regiments.
The Fourth and Fifth Pennsylvania
regiments, encamped about two miles
north of the Capitol building,bave had
Gov. Curtin's letter read to them by
the special agent sent on to examine
and report upon their condition. They
are already receiving new outfits, and
every deficiency will be most scrupu
lously supplied.
Two Men Shot Near Alexandria
Two citizens of Alexandria, who on
their word of honor declared that they
were loyal to the United States, were
recently granted passes, with permis
sion to return to that city at pleasure.
They went beyond the outside guards
to-day, got into the bushes, and fired
upon the guards of the U. States Ar
tillery. They were immediately pur
sued and shot. The passses referred
to were found in their pockets.
Alexandria
Alexandria. is now held by the New
York 71st, Michigan, and Zor - Ives
Regiments, one company of U. S. Cav
alry, and one company of U. S. Artil
lery, with six guns. Three hundred
of its fitmilies are suffering for want of
food, their heads, being poor, and hav
ing no work, had enlisted on account
of the wages promised them, and had
gone off to the Southern army.
Military Movements in Western Virginia
Information has been received here
that over 2,000 Ohio troops from Camp
Dennison yesterday took possession of
the Northwestern Virginia Railroad
from Parkersburg to 7,rafton, a dis
tance of 80 miles intervening, and pro
ceeded in the latter direction.
A larger number also crossed below
Ohio, three miles from Wheeling. for
the same destination. This is indica
tive of events at Harper's Ferry.
From Alexandria---A Fight. !
Yesterday thirty Zonaves met a
party of thirty or forty Secessionists a
tb miles from Alexandria, with whom
they had a skirmish, resulting in the
death of one and capture of six of the
rebel party.
The Fifth Massachusetts Regiment Cap-
ture two Rebels
Yesterday the Fifth Massachusetts
Re g iment extended their pickets four
or five miles into the country. They
captured two of Jeff. Davis' men—one
of them, disguised in a ministerial
garb, proved to be a colonel!
Arrests in Washington
Arrests are made every day. Three
or four occured yesterday. One is ac
cused of poisoning the sugar barrel in
a camp.
Another was arrested—Brown, a
market man, for rebellious language
and acts; he was imprisoned in the
common jail.
Another was arrested on the Avenue,
opposite the Chronicle office, for the
too free utterance of seditious senti
ments.
WASHINGTON, May 29.—C01. Butler,
of Massachusetts, a brother of Major
-4' 1,181000 u =‘altYl algrAusta.h. intOfview
with the President this morning.
He says that over 100 fugitive slaves
have already taken refuge within the
United States lines, and Gen. Butler
wants instructions from the Govern
ment as to what he shall do concern
ing them. It is understood that the
Government endorses his previous
course, which has been to protect the
negroes, refuse to give them up, and
employ them iu constructing the de
fences.
All is quiet in the military world
here to-day.
The Government is satisfied that by
the 15th of June the blockade will be
effective along the entire line of the
Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
Horses and Wagons for the Army
llAliaisnuna, May 29.—There are
now on the west bank of Paxton
creek, at this city, sonic 400 horses,
and about 70 baggage wagons. It is
understood that they will move in the
direction of Charnbersburg in a few
days.
Important News from Western Virginia
CINCINNATI, May 29.—0 n Sunday
night Col. Kelly, in command of the
Ist Regiment Virginia Union volun
teers stationed at Wheeling, received
marching orders and left Wheeling at
9 o'clock on Monday morning, moving
towards Grafton. After their depar
ture, the 17th Ohio Regiment, one
thousand strong, stationed at Bellair,
under command of Col. Irwine, crossed
the Ohio and were followed by Col.
Kelly's command, the 19th Ohio Regi
ment. Col. Steadman crossed the
Ohio at Marietta about the same time,
and occupied Parkersburg at midnight
on Monday.
The rebels have evacuated Grafton,
departing in great haste. Col. Kelly
is probably in possession of Grafton
this morning.
Before crossing the Ohio, Major
General McClellan issued a proclama
tion to the Union men of Western
Virginia, setting forth that the troops
came as friends; that their homes,
families and property were safe under
their protection; that no interference
would be made with their slaves; but,
on the contrary, any attempt at in
surrection would be crushed with an
iron hand. The General's proclama
tion to his soldiers, says, you are or
dered to cross the frontier and enter
upon the soil of Virginia. Your mis
sion
is to restore peace and confidence,
to protect the majesty of the law, and
rescue our brethren from the grasp of
traitors. I place under the safeguard
of your honor, the persons and proper
ty of the Virginians. I know you will
respect their feelings and all their
right's preserve the strictest discipline;
remember that each one of you holds
in his keeping the honor of Ohio and
of the Union. If you aro called upon
to overcome armed opposition, I know
your courage is equal to the task; re
member that your only foes are armed
traitors, and show mercy even to
them when in your power, for many
of them aro misguided. When, under
your protection, the loyal men of
Western Virginia have been enabled
to organize and arm, they can protect
themselves, and you can then return
to your homes with the proud satis
faction of having preserved a gallant
people from destruction.
Important from Fortress Monroe
WASHINGTON; May 20.—The follow
ing was received this morning from
the correspondent of the Associated
Press, at Fortress Monroe :
FORTRESS MONROE,
Monday evening, May 27.
A force of 2,500 men, embracing the
Vermont and Ninth Massachusetts
Regiments and the Steuben Guards of
New York, with a few regulars and
four pieces of artillery, formed to-clay
an entrenched camp near the mouth of
I James River, and about ten miles from
this post, acrossfiampton Roads.
The rebel battery fired four shots at
the Empire City and Quaker City,
when off Sewell's point. Though at
the distance of over three miles the
shot fell but little short, indicating that
the guns of the rebel battery are of
the heaviest calibre.
The Point of Newport News, like
Sewall's Point, is in plain sight from
the Ramparts of Fortress Monroe.—
The roadstead is there about three
miles wide.
One object of the entrenched camp
is to command Sand Island, which is
about midway between and completely
guards the entrance of the James Riv
er. Gen. Butler was fearful that the
rebels would take possession of the
Island.
Newport News also commands to a
great extent the Peninsula between
the James and York rivers. A large
force is to be assembled there, and so
important a movement is likely to
meet opposition. Only a few persons
were seen at the Point.
There was evidently great activity
at Sewall's Point.
Hampton is nearly deserted. The
Long Bridge there was burned on Sat
urday.
Tlie weather is intensely hot, but
the troops are in excellent health and
spirits.
On Saturday night ProfesTior Grant's
calcium light was used, and illuminated
the most distant reaches of Hampton
Roads.
Later from Fortress Monroe.
BALTIMORE May 20.—A small steam
er from Norfolk, tinder a flag of truce,
has just landed over a hundred refugees
on board the Cumberland. They are
mostly the wives and children of the
laborers in the Navy Yard. The most
intelligent state that there are from
7,000 to 0,000 men at Norfolk and
Portsmouth.
General Beauregard had not arrived
there.
Butter was worth 50 cents, and
hams 25 cents per pound, and other
provisions high in proportion.
Sixty-seven Union votes were cast
at Portsmouth, and over twenty at
Norfblk. A feeling of terror and gloom
pervaded the community.
No immediate attack on Sewell's
Point or Norfolk need be expected.—
Gen. Butler is not the man to risk val
liable lives for points of so little stra
getic importance, compared with oth
ers so near at hand.
The Proclamation of the Queen of Eng
land
NEw YORK, May 27.—The steam
. Thg-£oll=ll
it i klmiallitilW frrn tiri war: tr,
Whereas, we aro happily at peace
with all the sovereign Powers and
States; and whereas, hostilities have
unhappily commenced between the
Government of the Uniited States and
certain States styling
themselves the
Confederate States of America • and
whereas, we being at peace with the
Government of the United States, have
declared our royal determination to
maintain a strict and impartial neu
trality between the said contending
parties, we therefore have thought fit,
by and with the advice of our Privy
Council, to issue our royal proclama
tion; and we hereby warn.all our lov
ing subjects, and all persons whatever
entitled to our protection, that if any
of them shall presume,,in contempt of
this proclamation and of our high dis
pleasure to do any act in derogation
of this duty, as subjects of a neutral
sovereign in said contest, or in viola
tion or contravention of the law of na
tions, and more especially by entering
the military service of either of the
contending parties, as commissioned
or non-commissioned officers or sol
diers, or by serving as officers, sailors,
or marines on board of any ship, or
vessel-of-war, or transport of; or in the
service of either of the contending
parties,or by engaging to or going to
any place beyond the seas, with the
intent to enlist or engage in any such
service, or by procuring, or attempting
to procure, within her Majesty's do
minions at tome or abroad, others to do
so; or by fitting out, arming or equip
ping,any ship or vessel,to be employed
as a ship-of-war or privateer, or trans
port, by either of the contending par
ties, or by breaking, or endeavoring to
break, any blockade, lawfully and Act
ually- established by or on behalf of
either of the said contending parties,
or by carrying officers, soldiers, des-
patches, arms, military stores or ma
terials, or any article considered and
deemed to be - contraband of war, ac
cording to law, or the modern usage
of nations, for the use of either of the
said contending parties, all parties so
offending will incur and be liable to
the several penalties and penal conse
quences by the said statute, or by the
law of nations, in that behalf imposed.
And we do hereby declare that all
our subjects, and persons entitled to
our protection, who may misconduct
themselves in the premises, will do so
at their peril and of their own wrong,
and they will in nowise obtain any
protection from us against any liabili
ties or penal consequences, but will, on
the contrary, incur our displeasure by
such misconduct.
Given at Richmond Park, May 13,
1861.
ATTEMPT TO FIRE THE CAPITOL BUILD
ING.—On Sunday last the watchman
at the Capitol, while going his custom
ary rounds in the basement of the
building, discovered in a pile of dry
wood a tightly wrapped bundle of pa-
Ter, partially consumed and still burn
ing. The combustible material was
no doubt placed there by some black
hearted traitor in our midst, with a
view of burning the Capitol with all
its valuable contents; and his fiendish
purpose would have been accomplished,
but for the timely discovery of Mr.
Luker, the watchman.—Harrisbtn•g
Telegraph, May 28.
Truth: Well Spoken
On Friday evening last a meeting
was held by the Bible Society in New
York, to devise means for supplying
the troops raised in that city with
copies of the Bible Several speeches
of great merit were delivered on the
occasion; but the
.following, by the
Rev. Dr. S. Tyng, -is, in our opinion,
the very best thing that has yet been
said on the subject. We think we
never saw a nail hit so squarely on
the head as is done in the Rev. Dr.'s
reply to the question answered him at
the close of his remarks :
Never were a people brought together
to maintain dearer rights or more
imperiled and important interests than
those involved in the present contest.
He could not take a pirate's hand,who
was going out to secure a prize of
twenty dollars a head for every man
he murdered, and put a Bible in his
hands, as a sanction for his course.—
'What kind of Union would that be,
where the chains of the slave should
sound from one end of the land to the
other, and the infernal boast be realized
that a man should count the roll of his
slaves on Bunker Hill ? This was not
a war of sections; it was not a civil
war. He would dignify it by no such
name. There were hundreds and
thousands in the 'Southern land pray
ing for the power which should give
them help. In Virginia, the scene of
eighteen years of his ministry, there
were tens of thousands, he believed,
who were anxiously waiting for. that
which is called the army of the North
to deliver them from the tyranny that
had been usurped over them: He
would not condescend to call it civil
warfare. He would not meet pirates
upon the deck, and call it warfare.—
He would hang them as quick as he
would shoot a mad dog. [Cheers.]
There was one road to peace, and
that was absolute, and entire subjec
tion. [Cheers.] He did not ,mean
the subjection of 'the South, but of the
riotous mob which there had control
of affairs. The sword of Justice was
the only pen that could write the final
treaty. fleferring to the troops that
had been raised, the speaker asked
who ever saw such an army as has
been gathered in our land? lie would
not except the rare birds of Billy Wil
son's Regiment. He might venture
to say of them that - their salvation
might lie in the very consecration
they have made of themselves to their
country. [Cheers.] Twenty-three
thousand Bibles had been given to the
troops who go to fight for their coun
try; did anybody believe there were
five hundred copies in the army of
renegades who are meeting them in
the contest? It would scald and singe
their polluted hands. Wo had every
cause to be proud of our army. They
are worthy of the Bible. Now their
names will glisten in glory ! One of
the noblest results he looked for was a
land without a slave upon it. [Cheers.]
A nation in which no more shall God's
image be sold upon the block by the
auctioneer. Said a gentleman, "The
Bible authorizes human slavery; you
must acknowledge that slavery is a
Divine institution." The old minister
-+Orrnmr4annazn u .yinttqtt—r,
?n the same sense in which hell is.
WHAT Tut: SOUTH SAys.—The COM
mittee on Foreign Relations of the
Jeff. Davis' Congress, in a report on
Jeff's Message, thus speaks:
"The South has the institution of
African Slavery, with 4,000,000 slaves.
Their slaves have no political power.
The white man is a privileged man.—
He alone rules the country ; whilst the
offices of servitude are performed by
the slaves. With the North it is dif
ferent. They have a laboring and de
pendent class Who perform the servi
ces of the slaves in the South, but they
are voters., With universal suffrage
they influence and may control the
elections, and through the elections,
the government. The evil day, when
those who own no property will be
the majority at the polls, may be put
off for a time."
The foregoing extract isnot the gas
eons product of some hot-headed South
ern editor—but is extracted from a
grave State paper laid before the
Southern Congress, and may be re
garded as the settled views of the rebel
government. Let our readers among
the working-men—especially " those
who own no property," see how they
aro valued by the very people whom
many of them have heretofore been
aiding at the polls.
First Regiment N. Hampshire Volunteers
From MM. Press, May 23.]
This fine regiment of soldiers, as we
stated yesterday, passed through our
city en route to Washington at a late
hour on Sunday night. A train con
veying their baggage, however, was
detained at Broad and Prime streets
until eight o'clock yesterday morning.
The regiment is accompanied by
fifty ladies, who act as nurses. The
men are provided with thirty days' ra
tions, plenty of shirts, drawers, stock
ings, and all the little comforts neces
sm..), in a campaign. Each man is sup
plied, in addition to the regular uni
form, with a light-gray suit for the
warm weather, and a gutta-percha
blanket, besides the regular army blan
ket. They have a hospital wagon
along with them, well filled with an
abundance of medicines for all com
plaints. Sixteen two-horse wagons
accompany the troops, well filled with
provisions, besides ono lour horse wa
gon—all being made in the most sub"-
stantial manner, and that, too, at I
twelve days' notice. They have sev
enty-six horses, of the best stock, for
the regiment, with the complement of
teamsters. The regiment is provided
with twenty thousand eartidges, and
each man has the modern-style mus
ket. All this has been done by the
State. This is undoubtedly ono of the
finest equipped regiments that have
yet passed through Philadelphia.—
They number nearly one thousand
men, and are a fine body of soldiers.—
Their dress is gray pants and coat,
gray cap with rod band around the
base.
Vet- The troops at Alexandria and its
neighborhood are in excellent fighting
condition, and the defences are daily
strengthening.
THE REBEL TROOPS IN WESTERN
VIRGINIA. •
Experience of a Loyal Alan Among Them
[From the Wheeling Tacitlgen= of May 27.] ,
We have been permitted to make
the following extracts from a, letter
from Taylor county, received in -this
city on Saturday morning. Wo do
not feel at liberty to give the name of
the writer, but it is sufficient to say
that he is one of our most prominent
citizens, who is now travelling ,on
business in that section, and that what
he writes is entirely reliable.
WETISTEII, TAYLO T t Co., Tray 24.
I am here this morning, and I
confess considerably excited. I left
Grafton yesterday at 4 o'clock, 2.
M., under some apprehension as to my
getting across the river at Fetterman,
but with a good deal of explanation,
succeeded in passing the sentinels on
the railroad, and at both ends of the
bridge. I arrived at Pruntytown in
safety, and left for Webster, hopino• '' to
be out of all confusion and danger, but
to my great surprise just as I entered
Webster I met three troops of cavalry,
numbering between 300 or 400 men,
all well mounted and equipped. These
companies stopped in Webster over
night. They were from Augusta,
Fauquier and Pocahontas counties.
At 3 o'clock this morning another
cavalry company, numbering 100 men,
came into town and stopped also.—
They are from Highland, Hamilton
and Barbour counties. Since I have
1
got up this morning, six or seven cora
panics of infantry and riflemen, re
ported to number some 500 men, have
come into town also,
and they report
over 1,000 men back on the road be
tween Phillippi and Staunton, all
marching for Grafton, as they state,
" to defend it from Northern aggres
sion."
They have all the equipments of war
and camp preparations in addition to
the arms the men carry. They have
nine or ten wagon loads, of guns in
boxes, and two loaded with muskets
loose. I learn from one of the pri
vates,. rather an unsuspecting, inno-.
cent man, that they expect to be in
Wheeling,shortly.
By some means it got reported
about that the man with the carriage ;
at the tavern, was a Wheeling man
and a "Black Republican." I met the
i Colonel of the regiment 'and had a
conversation With him. He is quite a
gentleman in his manner, but strongly -
Southern in his positions. He treated
me respectfully, but denounced' the
National Government—in unmeasured
terms. I said as little as possible; not
knowing what might beild me among
so many. A little after daylight this
morning, the Colonel (I suppose it to
have been from the description given
me by the landlady) with several offi
cers came to the tavern and inquired
for the man with the carriage," and
said that they wished to see me; that
I was from Wheeling and a Black Re
publican, and they wanted an inter
view with me in regard to my posi
tion. The landlady told them I was
in bed asleep, and she hoped they
would not injure or disturb me at her
house, and prevailed on them not to
enter my room. They went away,
leaving word with her that a commit
tee would wait on me after I got up.
ernrmtd - tir - my 'A' 6\r.clititoitta
not believe her.
As soon as I made my appearance
at breakfast, the landlady called me
into the back part of the house, and
informed me of all that had transpired,
and plead with me to say to the com
mittee, if they came, that she had told
them truly, that I was a Southern
man. I observed that I would not do
it. She then said to stay by her and
she would fight them off for me, as
they would not molest a lady, she
knew. I drank a cup of coffee, went
out to the stable, saw my horse and
prepared to start. She advised me
not to attempt it, and, as prudence is
sometimes the better part of valor, I
took her advice, and' went out and
passed the troops just arrived, and
walked on out to—, about a mile I
out of town, and stopped, and am now
here writing.
As soon as the troops leave for Prun
tytown, if the " Committee" don't fol
low me up and take me prisoner, I
shall return to Webster. I understand
as yet no one has followed me, but I
am expecting them while I am writing.
I trust they may not come for I would
not like to be stopped on my journey.
* * * * *
I am just informed that the troops
have left Webster, so I shall return
arid get my buggy and horse.
Six of the troops deserted here last
night and aro off. It is rumored that
six men who had deserted on the way
were recaptured and hung.
MARYLAND HOSPITALITY.—Our vol
unteers are lavish in their praises of
the hospitality of the people of Mary
land. One of them writes as follows:
"We are as well treated " as if we
were at home. You can form no idea
of tho kindness of tho people. A day
or two since we were short of prowl
sions, and the fact somehow got abroad.
In a very brief space of time we were
abundantly supplied, the neighbors
sending us in basket after basket of
bread, pies, butter and other articles.
The ladies are especially attentive, and
have sent us large supplies. Besides
this, we have standing invitations to
visit the neighboring houses, and make
ourselves at home whenever we feel
disposed to do so. Go whore we will
we aro alwayS welcome, and our fre
quent refusals to accept cause sincere
regret. If what we witness here is a
specimen of Southern hospitality, I
can cordially endorse it as the real
thing. There is nothing bogus about
it."
A NOBLE Smarr.—The Philadelphia
Dispatch narrates this : " A young man
in one of the counties in the interior
of the State was instrumental in form
ing a company, which was accepted.
On being inspected at Harrisburg, this
young
,man was refused a commission,
on account of a defect in ono of his
eyes. When his fate was made known
to him he burst into tears, in which
the company pretty generally joined,
for he was an universal favorite With
all of them. The first lieutenant, with
a magnanimity that does him credit,
stepped forward and resigned his com
mission, and nominated his friend for
the post, who was elected unanimous
ly on the spot. The lieutenant now
carries a musket, but the facts were
made known to Secretary Cameron,
who will no doubt see that such a
spirit is in its proper sphere."
Sarper'a Ferry
A correspondent .of the Philadelphia
Inquirer, dating,' Harper's Ferry, May
27, says :
The effective force consists .of fine regiment '
s, of which two are Virginia
State troops, and one from Arkansas.
The latter regiment has been attacked
with small pox, and was sent up the
Shenandoah to prevent the infection
spreading. Capt: David Scbriver ar
rived from Wheeling yesterday morn
ing, with a company of about fifty
young men, equipped with gray shirts
and pants, but without arms, except a
few small pistols and revolvers. They
are now being drilled at the armory
by a Nest Point Cadet, whose name
we have not heard. General Jackson,
or, as he is sonietime's . calleil. Colonel
Jackson, is the commanding officer
here. lie is about forty years of age,
and of very soldierly bearing. The
great body of the troops are camped
at a place called Tousontown, two or
or three miles back of Harper's Fe'rry;
on the Virginia side. The Ferry end
of the Long Bridge is guarded by two
brass pieces, Commanded by Captain
Finley, with the Roanoke Guards, and
the Maryland end by a similar battery,
under a- Capt. Pennington.
There is a battery partly mounted
and yet. under cowtruction, on the
Maryland heights, cominanding the
whole length of the bridge and the
town, and another is about being com
pleted on the Virginia side, and Mune
mediately back of and over the town.
Four very large guns, said -to be thir
ty-twos, arrived yesterday, and are
now being taken up to the Virginia
battery to mount.
Tho troops we have seen are but
poorly equipped, and all with the old
style fiint lock muskets, which appear
musty and in indifferent order. - *
All here appear to think the place next
to impregnable, but they live in a con
stant state of excitement and alarm,
expecting an incursion of the Federal
troops at any moment. The railroad
is picketed all the way from the bridge
to the Point of Rocks, and pickets are
also thickly placed up th . e llngerStown
wagon road, which conies in just at
the Maryland end of the bridge. The
whole bridge is said to be' finned, so
that it could be destroyed, as one Se
cessionist elegantly expressed it,
" quicker than fire would scorch a feath
er." The guards will not allow any
person to go on it, unless it is one of
their own officers.
Col. Ellsworth's Last Letter. ,
The following letter, directed to Col.
Ellswortli's parents, was written by
him the night preceding the visit to
Alexandria, loNbiel.i resulted in bissieuth;
It seems from its tone as if the gallant
soldier must have impressed with
the fact that the expedition would re
sult fatally to himself:
" HEADQUARTERS FIRST &WAVES,
CAMP LINCOLN, WASHINGTON, - May 23.
—My Dear Father and 3.fother : The
regiment is ordered to move across
the river to-night. We have no means
of knowing what reception we are to
meet with. I am inclined to the
opinion that our entrance to the city
of Alexandria will be hotly contested,
as I am just informed a large force
trif:; - happen, my dear parents, it may
be my lot to be injured in some man
ner.
" Whatever may happen, cherish the
consolation that I was engaged in the
performance of a sacred duty ; and to
night, thinking over the probabilities
of the morrow and the occurrences of
the past, I am perfectly content to ac
cept whatever my fortune may be,
confident that He who noteth even the
1411 of a sparrow will have some pur
pose even in the fate of one like mo,
"My darling and ever-loved parents,
good bye. God bless, protect and care
thr you. EL3lEit.'!
Western Virginia
We have returns from 25 counties
of Western Virginia, not all accurate,
and some giving only majorities, in
stead of the sell vote. But the result
on the question of ratifying the Seces
sion Ordinance is as follows:
Against Ratification,
For Ratification,
Maj. against Secession, 22 x 548
This is as near unanimity as any
thing well can be, in a country of free
suffrage. The counties so voting and,
the others that are understdod to have
given Union majorities embrace near
ly one-third of the voting population.
But for the presence of the rebel
troops in other parts of the State, and
the general intimidation of the Union
men practiced by the State authorities
all through Bas-ern Virginia, it is al
most certain that there would have
been a Union majority in tho State at
the election of Thursday last.—Bp.
Bulletin May 29.
PHILADELPMA HAMLETS.
Nay 29:
Fancy and Extra Family Flour .0.75a6
Common and Superfints ' $5,506,5,62 1 4
Rye Flour ..{3,50
s
Corn Meal ' .$2,873
Extra White Wheat $1,45@1,60
Fair and Prime Red .$1,35@)1,37
Re 6ac
Co y rn, prime yellow ISFi
Cate ' 30
'
Cluvorbeed, , B 64 the 0.50@-1,75 .
Timothy $2,76@2,24
HUNTINGDON MARKETS
CORRECTED WEEKLY. ,
White Wheat
Bed Wheat....
Bye
Corn
Oats
Cloverseed....
Flaxseed.......
Dried Apple.
Butter
Eggs
Lard
Yarn
Shoulder
Sides— ........
Ta110w..........
?TRUSTEE'S NOTICE.-
The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Court of Common pleas of Huntingdon county, Trustee of
John Y. Hay, on insolvent debtor, hereby gives notice to
all persons Indebted to the said nay, to make immediate
payment to the undersigned, and those barring claims to
present them fur settlement.
IL MILTON SENER,
luntingclon, May 30, 1861.-44. , ' Trustee
OIL CLOTH WINDOW SHADES,
GILT GOLD SHADES,
MUSLIN 874nr3,
BAILEY'S FLITUBES,
- TAPE, CORD AND • TASSALS,
A FULL ASSORTMENT
LEIS'.IS' 1160 -
OLIT - WITER'S -
MANUAL, .
&Wolin; full Instruction. fur the Recruit,
In the t3cliools of tho Soldier and
coi; C.' BAXTER::• - • s •
Tko work contains 103 pew jtlnstratlona designed express
ly for thla work; It Is gotten op In the beet style, and
incite with tr very ready eats. IT Id AVPROVM OE
OFFICIALLY. -
Iluntlngdan, 3ray 28,15131..-4 t. PRICE 25 CERTS.—
For_Onlo at LEWIS' RODE: wrong.
Aisco .
THE HANBY .BOOK
POR:TrIE -
UNITED STATES SOLDIER,
On coming into service: containing a conildete iiyirteni or
instruction in the School of the Soldier, with a prelimina
ry explanation of the formation of o Battalion on pollute,
tho Position of the offlccre, &c., &c.. Just published. PriCo
25 cents. For sale at LEWIS' BOWL STORE:
Hardee's Rifle and Light Infantry
Complete Iq 2 tole. Price SLSO. For Pale at
LEWIS' BOOK STOBB.t
.
a The Backe cent by mail to any address on'tho re%
ceipt of the prim
Huntingdon May 29,1801.
D. P. GWIN -
, HAS JUST OPE:!TED
SPLENDID STOCK - •
NETV GOODS
SPRING AND SUMMER.
CALL. AND -EXAMINE TIrEM
I April 10, 1061. .
NEW GOODS 1 • NEW 'GOODS!
,rITBLIC ARE INVITED' TO CALI,
EXAMINE OUR GOODS
April IP, ISM
s I'IUNG AND SUMMER
JIM Street, one door wed of Clermeoes More,
WITH A TINS A9OOICT3Inft
GRA - TREMENS' DRESS GOODS.
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PLAIN AND FANPY.VESTINGS,
the neatest and best that could be found in 010 city, till or
Mach he will take pleantire in exhibiting. and nothing .
up to order. It n ill oust nothing to call nod examine laid
gonda. Call soon.
Iluating.len, April 3, ised.--a..
B ENJ. JACOBS
SPRING AND SUMMER.
~• t ,
.
Ile het received a lane nesortroent of DRY: GOODS rui
no Spring nod SIIIIIIIIor 8M.% comprieing • very es:
(entire •ssortment of
I.AUIYS DRESS GOODS,'
GROCERIES, lIATS A CAPS,
• BOOTS AND EtEOES, Ac. to
Tho pnbiic genernlly nro requested to cull and OXllDlille
ho y,rnals—nral his prices.
As I ant detormittell to sell toy Goals, all who call may
sport b.tr,rains.
Country Produce token in Exchange for Quota. •
lIHNJ. ACUBS,utthe Cheap Cbrnfr.
llttutlngilon, April 2, IS6I.
24,843
2,295
NEW GOODS !
SELLING OFF FOR CASH!!
BARGAINS IN HARDWARE
'As " the nimble penny Is better thnntleislow stipenca,"
end snail 1 profits In cash, nro better then -ming el/clone
book accounts, JAMES A. BROWN is mar determined to
sell off the Lugo end splendid stock of Herawnre, Paints,
which he Ibuqust brought from'the enst'et such low
prices, es will Induce every body to,cron d iu fore share of
the bargains.-
His stork includes a complete 'minty of
13UILDINO•11ARDWARE, SINCHANICS' TOOLS, '
. lIOLLOW.IYA /LE.
OILS, PAINTS, SADDLERY,
VARNISHES, IMASS,
STEEL. IRON. • CHAIN PUMPS,LEAD 111%
31°
- LINIIO SKINS
M7211L " LAMPS and COAL OIL, hr.. Amu
PATENT MICA LAMP CHIMNEYS,
Toelliei with a full ardortment of everything pertaining
to Ida line of Inis'nese.
frisAll order. recelio prompt at tentiou. — OX
JAS. A. )IROIII.I.
Iluiltlngloo, April 10, 1561
MaMMI
lIIGII PRICES DEFEATED I •
yow is the Tinie:to buy Cheap Clothin
PiXANRO,L GUTMAN.
Itespectfolly inform tho, pnblic genemlly that be bag.
just received a largo and well selected stock of fashionable,
• SPRING AND' StlMMtit CLOTIIING,
to which ho asks the 'ationtion of all who are in watit of
neat and comfortable Coat, a Vest or a pair of Amts.—.
Ills stock will bear examination, and be respectfully ,
requests all to call and see for themselres. -
Should gentlemen desire any particular kind or cut of
clothing not found in the stock on.bend, by tearing thete
measure they can be accommodated at abort notice.
A giod assortment of
.41,05
BOOTS AND SUOES, HATS AND CAPS, &C., &C.,.
till 'also bo found on bend. All "Of which ttOt laCrintd an
ow, if Hot lower. thou the same quality of goods con tat
ad in the county.
at, the coruer of the Diamond, Long'n now building,
Huutingden, April 2, (Sol. M. GUTMAN,
1861.
nomAN.
SPBLYG spwat-Eh,
.40NAN'S
CHEAP CLOTHING STORE.
For Gentlemen's Clothing of the best material, and male
lu the best norkmanlike manner, call at
11. ROMAN'S.
opposlto the Franklin Ironer in Dtarket Snnnre, Hunting
F 2
ALSO,
TM3TLCS,
FISHER & SON
OM
JUST OPENED
SPLENDID" STOCK'
W GOODS,
Ed
FISHER & SON
FAS ifIONS
RO.BERT , K.ING,'
MERCHANT TAILOR,
CLOTIIS
,CASS131E111?: 1 , anti
IS ON lIAND
NEW GOODS,
DItT GOODS In genera?,
READY-11AM: CLOTHING,
Fur Mon and Boys
CLOTHING. 186 L
NZW
0 LOT II IN G.'
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