The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-31

between Warrington and Giover's Gap, were
guarded by citizens of tie former place.
Ret"rn to Huntington.
=, lne 'hio Regiment reached Manning ton on
honday evening just at dark, having felt their wav
over tue road, examining all the bridges to see
that they had not been injured. The whole town
assembled to receive them. They paraded in tb.
street IN front Of liough's Hotel while their band
Played the Star SpangIed Banner and other airs
a. a. Tue conclusion the crowd gave three cheers for
on'o, winch compliment was returned by the Ohio
men, VIII" gave three cheers for The citizens of
Warrington. VI
The CITIZENS then proifered their houses for quar-
ters tor the soldiers. Some were put in the church
some IN the Odd Fellows Hall, Others at the hotel
ded for. r
Further Incidents.
Durihg the night. owing to the breaking down
"i the wires at Gl0ver's Gap, one hundred men
were sent up to take possession of the place and
guard the road and telegraph. This morning the
ONO men Will go down To the camp at the burnt
bridge. Ii Is expected that all hands will 90 To
work rebuilding the bridges, that the trains will
De enabled to go in day or two There are now
IN IRE than 600 men at Mannington and the camp
oe"w. There is no doubt that they will push
through to Grafton as snon as practicable. Colonel
heUey was heard to say Yesterday that he was de-
slrouS OF paving his respects to that place and to
Fetterman at as early dav as possible An expe
renced telegrapher accompanies the troops to re-
ptir piir the lines and keep up communication with
W Wheeling.
At Cameron, yesterday, they hauled up some Sc
cfSzlohiSls and mad them swear to support the
N"hStitu'lon OF the United States. To-day that
place was full of men, armed Squads of them were
gong out to bring in more of the same stripe
intending to make them take the same oath also.
How the Secessionists Took Grafton.
Mr. Fred. Duval and Mr.. Joseph Fulton engi-
neers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad arrived
IN Wheeling Tuesday. They lett that place
shortly after the secessiouists took possession
OF the town, and about the time the bridges
were burned between Manningtnn and Farm
ington. When the secessionists marched in
ana commenced taking control of things they
ordered Mr. Duval to remove an engine
which was III the way, and in order to do So il was
neceSsaro t" get up steam. This Duval proceeded
I" ao ana atier removing it to the place requested,
got 1t upon the main track with its head towards
Newhurg, eighteen miles distant and before the
seceSslonl>ts knew what they were doing Mr. Du-
Va', MIR Fulton and others mounted the iron horse
and started with the speed of fast passenger To-
comotive towards Newburg. Leaving that place
tney went to Morgantown, from Morgantown to
Unlnntown, Pa, and thence to Pittshurg, and
down the Cleveland and PittSburg railroad to
Wheeling
The lHetfgcHccr here says that Southern troops
drove the residents along the road out of their
houses, occupying the same with their troops
They had, it is alleged, but twelve hundred men
and only one company of calvary. On Monday
they evacuated the place and the Federal troops
took possession.
Distances. Bridges, &c.
The distance from Wheeling to Gra fton is 100
miles From Wheeling to Warrington the distance
Is 90 miles. Pennington is I miles beyond, and As
miles from Grafton. Parkersburg is one hundred
miles from Grafton, and Marietta is only twelve
miles above Parkersburg. gentleman from Par
kersourg reports that thousand Union troops left
that place on Monday morning for Grafton over
the Northwestern Virginia road 1t is said the
bridges are also destroyed on this road so that
these troops, like those at Manuington, will be de,
tanned.
More Troops for Grafton.
despatch from BelIaire, May IS. says four hun
dfed more Ohia troops have just left here for Man
nington, to join the troops of Col. kelley's COM
mand. The 18th Ohio regiment, Col. Andrews
has just arrived the other side, and will cross
over and leave here o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.