Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-05-04
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HAnRisRune, April 29--Tbere are full
preparations making here to rebuild the
bridges destroyed or The line ofthe Northern
Central Railroad. The Pennsylvania Rail
read Company has loaned to tho Govern.
ment number Of iron bridge'frames, which
they have at oil .imes on hand, to Pot up 10
ease of the destruction Of bridges on their
own road. 4 gang of carpenters, two bun.
dred aud ffty strong with other workmen OF
approved skill, have been quietly ccncentrsted
at York since Saturday last. These will be
protected by the troops as they advance.
Stills and heavy beams os timber have been
forwarded to be used Wherever they may be
necessary. with any amount Of lumber, from
this point. The whole of the civil engineer.
ing is placed under the control Of 7 Power,
n we'll known engineer. The FIVE regiments
now here will move tomorrow for York
The intention is to guard every bridge with
troops all the way to Boltimore. When the
troops reach that point they will pass around
and reach the Relay HoDse, at the jupction OF
the Waship ton branch Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, which will be permanently oc-
apied.
The Governor will apportion the troops
under the new requisition according to the
population-of the counties. and the number OF
troops now in the field from them. This is
dcne to prevent a too great depopulation Of
the agricultural and mining counties.
A change Of officers IN the Tenth Reei.
ment was made to day. Col. Mccall hsylug
declined, S. A. Meredith, a brother OF Wm. nj.
Meredith, of Philadelphia, wes elected.
The State Administration is greatly annoy.
ed by companies coming from the different
state encamp pments without and against or.
ders. a Il companies not notified officially OF
their acceptance under the new law will be
seut home again.
Mr. Palmer, the Speaker Of the Senate,
will introduce bill to morrow, authorizing
'Schuylkill county to appropriate $4,000 for
the support Of the families Of volunteeas. A
general bill will also be INTRODUCED to reach
similar cases in the different counties.
Erie county has oheree a full reoiment,
equipped by subscription. and five hundred
beyond the regiment.
The Chief Justice OF the Supreme Court Of
Vermont arrived here to day. lie has been
siding 10 North Carolina for two months
for the benefit of bis health. he called OF
Governor Curtin to-day, aud exhibited the
passes he had received from Governor Ellis
Of North Carolina, and Governor Letcher, oi
Virginia. lie says the Union sentiment pre-
vailed largely two months since in North Car.
alina, bot now secession is almost unanimous
81 visited the house Of ex Senator Badger
Of North Caro-! "a, and found bis wife and
daughters scrap.ng lint One Of Mr.. Bad
gers sons had visited. Ex-senator Badger
had been until Gently one Of the leading
Unou mea OF tie State.
a number o! troops that had arrived o.
Alexandria were shipped back into the nteri
or o: Virginia, because there were no arms
for them.
4 passenger saw Geueral Harvey atte'
his capture at Harpers Ferry, at Winches
ter, on his way to Richmond. He seemed tc
be on the best terms with his escort, and il
high spirits. He thinks that Gen. Harney
was rather glad that the arrest occurred.
1fl the passengers from the extreme Soutt
say that the people are universally of the be
lief that President Lincoln has been continu
ually drunk since the Inauguration, and thai
when he leaves the White House he is al
ways disguised, for fear Of assassination b.
the Republicans.
A thousand other such extravagant state
ments ore flying 10 every direction.