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THE TROOPS AT CAIRO REFUSE TO ENLIST.
We find the following special despatch from the Cincir

matt Engs,rer:
CAIR6 July 1.-The prao.pSl escteEent here at pres
ent is concerning tbs three yeats' shlis,Rent Zen
Prentiss and the other officers talk very PRETTY to the
soldiers but as it appears, vsinly Republican prints
saY that the war matter OF dollars and cents and IL
setns to s % around here The troops have not been
paid cent sinoe their ensHsni sT5 see no chance
Of being paid. There ere Giants in tbis smsi teyn to
the amount Of near 100000, and no "sghtp for the
money. II the payments would come along, Ii 10 posi-
bic that half Of the three months would 60 10
for the war, but that ID not probable The three
months will be up inside Of north. and " the men
NOT paid off It Is not likely that onefh Of them viii
enlst for t.rse years
Captain Pitcher, United States army u heye for the
purpose Of swearing In the three years. men. II
significant circumstance that be vent up yesterday to
Camp Smith, the headquarters Of the Chicago light ar
lery, company A. TO them in for three years. and
every man refused to take the oath They the best
croyd 10 Cairo. When colonies Of regiments have not
half dime 70 buy nsEppsper with, what can be
pected Of tho menu Pnere WI be general stampede
this month, uoless have 6sh, las certainly viii
noD or some money (which Is not at all probsble)
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INTERESTING ERnx urAH


SALT LAKE, June IA, ls6l.--Last Saturday morning
doe sSsua paper Of 'A ey published Tie following
sJg EHfo 49, EXECUTIVE oyrics,
Great Sat Lake City, June 5, 1851.
To his ErcsLleney A6rahan Lineoss Prssidsnt of tks
United Sfass:
SIR; Having been appointed By President Buchanan
secretary d toe Territory Of ptab accepted I've tsast
and have endeavored to discharge ny duty bnce then
Governor Alfred Cumming, nnder lss.e obtsinsd has
left for the s,aes. In accordance with the provision
contained In the third section IAN act to establish
territorial government for the Territory Of Utah. am
now the Acting Governor OF Uah. The recent course
Of your Administration makes Il inconsistent with nv
senso OF dntT to longer bold Office under you, and sc.
coIdingly tender You my resignation. A am the
only Executive cfcef in the Territory will remain un.
81 relieved BY my successor, whose arrival I hope viii
occur speedily.
am, sir, very respectfully,
Ysur obedient servsut, .t-
g.,.s, -~., fRAECIS H. WODTT0N.
Acting Governor Of Utah.
Mr.. wootton Is q native Of Maryland, and came ont
here last Angus.
he Is young man. Of good education, plueky. I
chance 70 like T.
Superintendent Of Indian Affairs, COL Bsrj Davis Of
Psmyra Missouri, 10 anxously waiting for release 70
return 70 bis home. He has been superseded BY The
appointments Of NJ. Martin, Of Als suhie, but before
being released he had openly avowed his sennsns Ike
4. w9ottou Of dsapprovai Of The present. eosrss d
ginan, formerly connected with the Indian Department,
at Washington, siso leaves for the rebel rGnkA
hr: William s. Rcgns. Vreinlas oas Il ~ IniiAa
Agents, ls here some weeks since for the eouth, Ind
Mr. HunphFsy, anethsr agent n IndIsnian, ; ncV 3
~ ~ Nepaxhe ~ ~ esne deednatep,
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IN ROUTE FOR TIE WAR.

DALIh, hOAHOkI OOSIff,t
July Oh, 1861.
To tie Editor Of ae Rais:
Being nos "of duty" is affords me pleasure to drop
you few linss in regard to Wises Flying Artillery cd
camped on Burves plantation, within sight Of the Ale
ghany Mountains Your correspondent vas gra.ifed to
6nd the people in this section unanimous in their de-
monstratops of welcome to u.s. Along the road .hero
ever We passed house, the inmates saved hats and
handkerches and at point number OF ladies and
Gentlemen we're assembled along the ridge Of hill the
men firing guHs and the ladies cheering and waving
handkerchief
Lieut. Brummel deserves great praise for bis thought
fitness in providing for the comfort Of tbs men along
the line Lieut. Smith is yet in Richmond, attending TO
the forwarding of arms, stores, &c.
We have a march of seventy miles TO accomplish to
reach Lexsburg which eIpsc; to commences in about
eight days All of in good spirits only two being
on the sick-!is, and all e,ger to get into action.
write this scrs.l upon the bottom of bucket; the
rain is pouring down in torrents but our tents are good
and can afford TO do as the people Of Lynchburg 90
when i, raus viz e. il rain" will send letter Of
more interest ECON. Nv.
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THx WAY THE MILITARY POLICE OF BALTIMORE DO
Durr.-On Saturday last three little boys living in
Baltimore when returning from school, one of them pro
Josed three cheers Tor the Union which were gse one
II the boys stepped Of the ranks and hurrahed for
rf Davis. driver ola cart going along a. the time
threw the aboard Of his cart ut tie party, striking the
title boy on the head frlcurog his SKULL The party
vas not arrested, although by the police. We sup
that they Justify the act the driver the ground
hat the hoy Va a traitor
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Ex.Gov. TTatsh.w., of ,si.sI..ippi

This gentleman has staked his all in this His
two sons aud bis son-in-law in General Johnston
army attended by four negroes aud the old genieuln
himself spends most Of bis time in camp, ready to take
a turn, whenever the enemy shall siow himself.
Another Ex-Governor Of Mississippi, Gov. Brown, Is
a'.o 10 the 6ld He has company Of his raising
called Browns Rsbels," who are in position for the
soamV uheneyer he nav appear
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TIE NoRraERY kEBsLLlos.

Under tb, caption the Harrisburg (PA.l Union and
PARROT hitherto strong war Journal thus touches upon
danger which is beginning to threaten the North
Are readers aware that rebellion against the
thory of the Government is organizing at the North
hatreason ia rearing its ugly head in the midst of the
very party st processes the most determination In put
ting down the rebellion ct ths SOUTH il Is
Daily attempts now being made to array tho aSmy
against the Government and to set up the military above
civil authorities.
Daily threats made that IL tie war Is not pushed
forward with vigor, the army will act upon ia own
responsibility an6 tls y, compromise is effected three
hundred thousand men in arms viii pei disbaod whou:
administering law according TO the code OF Judge Lynch
After all the beautiful prate about the Constitution the
prlon, AND the enforcement Of the laws, coming from
sitution, derding the Onion and yioang the lays tho
old. hw.defyig instincts haye once more gained the
mastery, and revolution is nov the vatchyord. The
Goyerlnsnt must plunge bssdloug uso tho vortex Of
civil or be trodden under the iron heel Of military
despotism,
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The Louisville Courier learns from a gentleman shs
has ust returned from New York. that the sealed cars
shoa recently passed through Baltimore to Phiaiel
pha and Supposed contain the archives of the Gov
rnmeot TO have been the dead bodies of tie
eederalis:s killed at Rethel and Vienna
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The losses Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad By the
destruction OF bridges aud rolling stock since the
commenced upward of two million dollars. The COM
pany owe their thanks to Hicks.
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LINCOLN,S GARNET.

Pie editor Of the Cincinnati Commercial now ct Wash.
ingson furnishes bis impression 81 tbs weakness of the
War Department He sayg
Itishoped that a wholesome change In the Cabinet
may be brought about by the removal Of Cameron
spd Wells from the War and Navy departments, who
are very far betiOd the times. ~. - b
There is an organised band of thieves in Pennsylvania
that have stolen the clothes from the backs and the food
from the mouths Of the Pennsylvania volunteers us.
sesera regiments Of the troops Of that State are ragged
and half staryed These thieves are psticuIsr friends 81
Mr. CAMERON The Beunsyvaniaus sse being lhorou zh.
aroused about the robbery their ate and troops BY
ihotp scoandrsls, and it Is high time they vers
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QuiLts Our reader in ths country who have geese
will do well to save their quilts il will no. be long be-
fore the stock of steel psrs will give out and the old firm
Of "Goose GAnder Co." will have TO supply the South
with writing Implements We shall rejoice at this
say substitution OF the good oldtsshioned "grey goose
quill" for the barbarous metal innovations uni
varsslly used
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The London Times considers the privilege granted BY
Louis Napoleon to priyateers Of the belgeYen 10 re.
nan tyenty-iour hours 10 French ports favorable to
the South smart skipper being able in that time TO dis
pose OF much Of his prize goods.
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Washington letterwri.e, says ''th.t some Of the
soldiers, particularly of Of the Pennsylvania Feg
meats, are actually begging in III, streets. l saw
to-day the Notifying spectacle OF American sol
der, in the capital Of his country, asking foreign
minister for few tenpiesp
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GID WINCHESTER CHURoA--THE EPISCOPAL
SrRyIcs-GES. JOHNSTON AND NAJ0k WHY

: SrRyICE-GES. JOHNSTON AND MAJOR WHY
ING.
A correspondent Of the Louisville Courier, writing
from Winchester, says;
Il uy coed fortune to-day to attend divine service
in the Ep,cop,l Church, and Nh.e the 10
wise above the character Of ordinary oscourses there
other circumstances more than compromising fos
the lack oil good, hearty sculstirrng sermon. The
bull ling itself possesses certain degree OF historic inte
rest dS'iug far back into 'the good old colony times
when VIC under the King" Upon s walls there
s1let commemoang the virtues of worthy personsges
whose sshes nurned beneath the Church. Many Of
these committed to the grave prior to the reyOu
ton, and among them ia staple inscription TO the men,
oy Of Thomas Lord Fairfax, gallant bat rather god
less old Engsh noblemsn, who died in this vicinity in
l7S2 leaving bu. the wreck OF estate which
o. pncey proportions The thunder pesls of the grand
ogtn ard the voices OF the sguers they chsnted
tn paises of the great Captain OF our salvaton
ndescIibably impressive. But that which was OF all
affecting the ancient service IL intoned
oy the snS responded 10 by thu large assembly OF
deyort worshppes. st ous religious belief be What il
nay and opinions Of whatever nature concerning
forms of prayer, canao. deny to the grapdg vorded
invocations the Most Ugh used by the Epsoopaans
soul subduipg impressiveness. There we're numerous
uniforms observable through the house, but saw
moe inten:ly engaged in the services than Gen. John
ton aud HsjoT W8tinr, the chief commanders Of our
divsons of The army. They are both commandments and
have the enVisbe Tepqsaea Of being true, Christian
soldiers
The casual observer would take Is IN. yohnston
for the man be s-Below the medium size, plaip and
unassuuing in garb and unpretenoDs in manner,
there is soIhing whatever in his PERSONNEL TO indicate
the exaaijon Of his rank. He has however, striking
head and face, bat tbs former he generally keeps
cesled beneath broad bEiPmed, slouch hat or old
fashioned round crown glazed cap. Hs coun,enanceis
sladowed by iron-grsy whi.kers and ponstashes but
beneath the latter there is be thin compressed
In, which thara almoat c0natanflv nlaye n
asjor Whiting is crest man in physique, but in-
elecsualy be has few superiors In the army. Ample
evidences Of his great engineering genius Afforded
in the construction Of the ha Dor deencss Charleston
AID the working OF the tremendous batteries that senced
the guns OF Fort Sumter The only striking thing about
the ksjors appearance i, his peaked hat ard immense
eye. The latter has all the fierce briance Ct the hawk
the pupil Is cllated TO extraordinary szs.
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Caps Robert Ransom. US Amy, lately stationed at
Fort Wis., Colorado Territory, having resigned his con-
mission, has returned 70 North Carona his native Stale,
airy, ~, AZ
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Colonel Cooke and one or two oflcers have BE-
the city for the Last thrss days looking around and
iting the lake, - they taking the last viss
greatness and growing importance 10 the world. n
Of the army from Utah. nothing Official hes yet been re.
esivfd ct Fort Crendsn Of that character Bvsfyhre
10 ready march. The troops on the W, stsrn mai.
rous have been called In, and the vhoIe-ccsrs and
men-wl BE- glad when the day comes 70 cot their faces
Eastward. ~
10 way greved to the gigantic preparations
for good set TO- Il 10 my mind that they expect
to profit BY IL in some way. Congress may attend to
Utah without prayer, potssion representation from
this quarter and add the State Of Deseret the Eorb
but II Congress does not should be surprised to
the people do that or something else. You may hear
from Utah some Of these days; meantime all quiet and
the dkcpIes cultivate psiisbce Just wait little just
wait 4 lttis." Exactly.-E Y. Herald
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A somewhat inquisitive petsou approached Genera
Bauregard some days ago. in the vain hope Of extracting
something. when be curly replied that if bic own coat
knew what his Intentions verc he would throw Into
tn, FIRE and burn il up.
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Decentralization, c. w, June 2s.-Mr. Russell,
correspondent of the London Times, passed East
the Great Western Railway this morning
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Washington correspondent Of the New York Timss
thinks IL has been resolved blockade the harbors OF
charleston nost esctualy" by sinking vessels loaded
with stone the entrance of the port to pre-.
vsnt the passage Of vessels in or out
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A tsls is told In W&hiugton, that old Abe went up
with Professor Lowe bis famous Balloon one day Lass
week. to reconnoitre the position Of the rebe o
They bad not proceeded very high before Old Abe TAP.
ping lis companion on the shoulder cried out-ihoid
Professor think ~ masked battery Just below d
hsa pspt yea think W had hs,lsr ntntnia
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UscLS SAx's hEs eating TIRED OF PcKxSs-The
Fort ries.ps on ~. 4h June, gives most melancholy
picture Of things there. Here it is:
There is no doubt about it-yort 2csens i dTesry
place. Il has all tho elements Of dscomfort and not
solitary attraction. The Island on which il Is located Is
all sand every bit Of it. Not grain Of corn or blade
Of grass will grow olj.-nothDg vegetabe-noteven
thistle Not an animal could live on tue native proauc
tons of the SOIL excepting perhSps the hog which they
say eats rattcsnakes Dig down into the earth as desp
as you please, and you get sand et the wind blow
and yor eyes .ns cars ios AND the yscEies Of your
teeth are filed With sspd Take an evening promenade
on the rampsr or walk rods the beach, and your
boots and yrur stockings, unto Jour censs, are
ali led with sand. You cannot escape ftom this into
the water for ten minutes sea bath without running
the rick of being devoured by sharks IL il IL calm the
ar 10 imprsguated with fever and alive with ticks. To
escape tbe burbog bat sun 90 oo the damp classmates
You have flies by day and mu'?ao's ey nishs.a'as all
the time.
The heat is intense and almost intostsee II scorch-
es the few tys 81 s that aspire to grow on the dee
ert soil, and bikes the mo,s,eneS Esd as solid as
brick II is steady and persistent Ieeoftnues Y Gay
long and all night and thereby gains aceumusvs force
and adde r. It's next days intensity. II you put mus
quito bar over VOW 10Y reast-f you don't do 1t, you
are pestered by aes bitten by musYatoes become ner-
yoss and irritable. and saear astage driyer-uniess
you ora Fouse. is ny opinion that you swear any
bow.
Beside ell this the water Is bad. Nobcsy can Fssb
10 Is wthou. adding the fragrance Of d eo'ogns, or
drink /. wshou. FIRST Disgusting its favor with otto OF
whkey Its taste is indecribable. But Its smell Ia that
Of sulphur and hydrog n, chemically mixed. We have
the Of knowing that it Is daily getting worse.
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Col Thomas L. Cris.sldsn has been chosen brig,dier
General Of IN, first brigade Of the Kentucky Sale
q luds
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GIN LOSGsrRExr "A correspondent Of the Iynchburg
Republican writes from MANASSAS urction that Brgader
General James LongSreet gallant soldier OF the Next
can hes been assigned the command Of the 4h Big
,de stationed there, aud lately commanded BY Col
Terrett He the frs; TO pl.ut the U. S. Tag
he vail Of Chepultepec. after Major Selden shot
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GES1RALs IN TIE Rr0ULAR ARsy.

l. Samuel Cooper, Va, Adjutant GeneralU s. 4.
2. Joseph Z Johnston. Va, Q n. Gen U. 3. A.
). Robt y. Lee, Va, Col 0, Cavalry U. s. A.
MAJOR GENERALS II THE PROVISIONAL ARMY.
l. David L. Twiggs, Ga, Brigadier Gen U. s. A.
2. LeondAs Polk, La, Episcopal Bishop OF La.
BRiGADIxH GENERALS II rHK PROVISIONAL ARMY.
l. p @. 7. !; ,suregard, La, Capt. Engs Y. 8. A.
9. Brax.on Bragg La, Captain Artillery U. s. A.
s. N. L. Bouham, s G, Congressman from 8. g.
{. john Floyd, Va, U. S. Secretary OF War.
5. Ben Mccullough, Texas, Asj. Texas R.ns'rA
G. VIM Ii. T. Warer, Ca, L. Col iutf. o: 5. A.
7. Hepry !. Wise, Va, late siovernar Of Va.
3. E.R. jackson, ca late Minister to Austria.
Q. Barnard Il Aee, s. O., Captain loft. U s. A.
10 Nathan G Evans, Z. g., keior Iaf;. p. s. 4.
II. John B. Magrader, Va, hrJor AT. U: y. I.
"a VIM J. Hardes Ca, 1t, Col. Cav. U. z. A.
~ RAJ; "--ar. s. o, Major Ordinance U. 8 A.
- n :! -, ~ -. W. .alnr Inf IL. s. A.
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RICHMOND WHIG
FRIDAY moRNING, JULY ~, 1851.
TO coRRRsPoNDKNTs

@ Lssrs On bssness % addressed 70 s "Etr q
a. WIG"
Articles tcts bo sdss Of IA Paper ttR nos Dc Po's-
Cd IA. q rus u ~ sasdiR9. 0u9 20 % kaOton % all
af ,siR n no easS - departed FROM 05uars ROoss szessd
sag sigAs Hass are eArrgsa Jor as adesrtiSs5ssnsa
~ We Hadsrsafs rst rejected communication
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Il FoUtrs ,. UAFHtII, ' a, -. ~ :.
There have b-sa other appointments m,"" pu' 'hIy
are not yet known outside stshs War Office. Genera
Fauntleroy. wnder Cooke, Rugsies anu ,ts.ss ia
tie Provisional Army OF Virgins. General TheophOiis
a. Salaes, esJHs and Gatin are in the Provisional
Aray OF North SsEo,ns lsnersls Pllor and Anderson
have appointments as s;"r Generals "a Tennessee.
Nsior General Jere. Clemens comman6; IN Alabama.
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GfsskALs IN PIE COSyxpEEArE SrArEs sERyrcs-THr
fJllOsng is lis: Of the Generals appointed in the
Provisional and Regular srmies Of the Confederate
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yTATR or VIRoINIA

o. EORrap sBEkLkND COUNTY ro-wIr:
kues held 10 the Clerks once Of the Clrc.h North
gssrsad eoan'ysn Monday. the Ora DAY o. Ju in ne yep
'0nn cahfs coepsnanr
RopertPp.r CshuineN Brent Thomas Hunou Lewis g. Hs.
vy ADDISON Yerty, Thomas Brent eh-rrof Norh
iaud county VIM D. Harris James n Harris william E,uisb,
fahflx Mitchell and wm b Davenport DsfsndanuL
IN CHAh.ERY.
NE bect OF th suit 70 recover Of The defndsn Robert
epssr he som OF sbau t1 due BY and scossnt
attach the cs Of the said sp The hands o. The ros
Ssod.n. 70 ssfy sash De be rsadsd sganst ban
Ans appearing by sfsetory sxd.ne, that The dss.dsn
Reost epesr dent Of The Of Virginia. -ooa
he complainant counse .rdersd hs the said defendant
do here within monh due pubueaoa Of In
der do What nssesary protect be le<rst snd that
opy Of this be pubhhed week for four sncctnys
vssts IN he Richmond Wtf, nevpsp9 pubnsbsd d us -
q lietu.nd and that another copy thereof Be yesa q ~
front door Of tbs Court Hsnss Of scd eosn1y, on Ne
ne nest county 0osfk =
Aoopy-fats: TO-. - -,
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EAMIL, FL0UR.-F.rtiss Who have been walt ns for
Il that
SUPERIOR FAMILY FLOUR,
from Wnchetsr Supplied vl,h "a article which has
given snuss sstsaet.oa 70 ~ vhs have tried
$500 TYLHR son,
INV ~ osxy sussk
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N AR hIRD.

On the N Day Of Js the bdss fsbs- M
The Nv Dr. Read, hsios ROGER en- ~ DRY Of KIo~ x
Han :, NJ" Bsls SRANoE daughter sf william Alien,
,his e.ty.
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oabh1SoE bEPt.rskkr-
NOTICES. more WAGONS Ne rsqsii:d y 8: part.
p3 Nv Colonel CT Orduanee
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OHkPIkIH HUFI'Asr DxttHIIo1
p ST. would also notice the reception Of %, which
will be appropriated 10 the purchase Of articles suited
for the sick. 7. ". W.
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GREELEY ON OLD SCOTT.

The New York Tribune bitterly sssais Gen. Scott and
the Administration because they do not by provoking
.so%pto"i'e: ~ " fH'Ays is'ao a's' - Fellows
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SALT LAKE, June IA, lS6l.--Last Saturday mornip
tHS sesuias paper Of 'h e Pssshsd tie fooxD