The national Republican., 1861-05-30
NEWS ITEMS.

The Scagbticoke powder mills, New York,
are now running constantly, day and night,
and turn out twenty-five barrels Of the best
Government powder per day.
At Elmira, New York, now occupied as q
ready for service.
The Wheeling InteHiyencer says: " Two com.
panies Of 100 men, besides Colonel Kelley's
regiment, have been sworn into the United
States service, are now encsmped on the island,
and recruiting is going on rapidly. 1t is ex
pected that the second regiment will be full by
Saturday night"
REPORTED ElBEzzLENExT BIT A CoLoxHL.-
1t is rumored about town that the colonel Of
one Of our volunteer Zousve regiments has fed
with the whole amount Of funds contributed
toward the equipment Of his command. The
amount is estimated at $24, 900. We are not
able to vouch for the truth of the report, but
we have it from excellent authority that the
supposed culprit has not been seen or heard Of
for ten days past.-NeU York Tribune.
CoXsUL TO PASANA.-Colonel Alexander R.
Mckee, of Pulaski county, Kentucky, has been
appointed United States coRsul to Panama,
New Granada. he is at present in Washing.
ton awaiting Instructions, and will return to
Kentucky previous to his departure upon his
new mission. This 10 one Of the most impOr.
tsnt consulshps in the gift Of the Government,
and the selection is most judicious one.-LOu.
isrilie Journal.
There are not more than from twenty. five to
thirty hundred bags of coffee in New Orlesus.
In that city they are reckoning Of receiving
corn and supplies from Texas, and, if this is
CUTOFF by the blockade, they will be in 3 very
bad way. There are but few people in the city
J.R. Lips, q Northern school teacher, long
| resident in Arkansas, got drunk on Saturday
week, and gave vent to abolition sentiments, 1t
Taylor's Creek . crowd set upon him, and
fred sixty shots into his body.
Major General McClelland, at the West, will
shortly have under his immediate direction and
control over $4,000 troops. There is desire
for the possession Of Memphis, Tennessee, and
it is said that the General intends soon to make
an advance towards it with the Wisconsin
brigade.
MOVEMENT OF TRooPs.-The concentration
Of large number Of troops at ChambeTsburg
has commenced, and it is probable that Camp
Slfer will be reinforced by at least ten thou
sand infantry and cavalry during the present
week. Last night two regiments from Camp
scott arrlVeq AZ bridgeport ana passed over
the Cumberland Valley railroad en- route for
Chambersburg. One OF these vas the second
regiment, with which the State Capital Guards
of this city are connected. A number Of camp
wagons, loaded with provisions will leave this
city for the same point within q few days.
Harrisburg Telegraph, May 28.
Persons recently from Kentucky say that the
six western counties are as hot with the seces.
sion fever as Sout Carolina ever was, and that
mob Law and teFrerism sweep everything before
them. The rest Of lhe State is either quieseen,
or actively loyal.
Fifteen regiments in oil have besn accepted
from IAnois.
Lieutenant Oliver o. Howard, of the regular
army, now one Of the professors at West Point
has been elected colonel Of the third regiment
Of Maine volunteers.
Six additional regiments have been accepted
from Indiana.
The third district Republican Convention
Massachusetts, has voted not to make any nom
ination for Congress-. conseq q.enily, there viii
be little if any opposition to Judge Thomas
the Peoples candidate.