The national Republican., 1861-06-29
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bers about one thousand men, and comes com
pletely equipped with everything necessary te
= protracted campaign. They have asplendid
band with them, led BY Professor J. Cole, and
numbering twenty.four pieces, besides which
they have q full drum and fife corps.
The regiment are accompanied BY Lieutenant
Colonel j. +. Miller, Of the Governors staff,
and G. D. Hayes, Of the Qusrtermsster Cen
erals Department Of Maine, and several other
military men who have taken an interest in the
regiment ever since its formation.
The regiment have sixty horses. Twenty.
four Of them came on last night, in charge Of
eight men,. The remainder, together with fif
teen baggage wagons and two ambulances, are
yet to come on.
The regiment have been encamped for sew.
eral weeks at Portland. When they broke
camp there, their camping ground was imme.
distely taken up by the sixth volunteer regi.
ment, who will probably go to the seat Of war
sometime in the course Of the next two weeks.
The fifth brought their camp equipage away
with them, and the sixth pitched new tents.
The fifth ere armed with l848 muskets.
Their uniform consists of light grey pantaloons
and coats, and high top, dark grey felt hats,
turned up at the sides. The officers wear a
similar hat, with the regulation feather. The
U1eu 8LS mOutiy IbEucTB Bnu 6UOV0 tue oVcTHSo
height, good many being over six feet two
are six feet seven inches high. The colonel is
well known in the State, having been the su-
perintendent Of common schools for two or
three years. -
The following is list of the officers:
Colonel-Mark Il. Dunnell Of Portland.
Lieutenant Colonel--Edwin llsley, Lewiston.
Msjor-Samuel G. Hamilton, Lewiston.
Adjstant--Chas. 8. Whitman.
Surgeon-E. g. Buston.
Assistant Surgeon-Francis @. Warren.
Chaplain-Rev. John r. Adams.
Quartermaster--John Merwin. sa
Qusrtermaster Sergeant--A. B. Tuthill. ~.
Commissary Sergeant-Be BENZ. Freeman.
| Sergeant Maior-Fred Speed. =
Hospital Stewsrd--Wm. p. Noyes. -
Company A, from Gorham-J Josiah Heald,
captain; William Merrill, lieutenant Henry
B. Willett, ensign.
Company B, from Biddeford-E. L. Good
win, captain; Robert Stevens, lieutenant; Sam
uel F. Pilsbury, ensign. b -ssI a- 80,
! Company G, from Ssco-Isasc B. Noyes
captain; Fred. D. Gurney, lieutenant; David
8. Barrows, ensign.
Company d, from runswick-Edward W
Thompson, captain; George B.. Keningston
lieutenant; Charles H. Small, ensign.
| Company E, from Lewiston--E. W. Sawyer
captain; L. L. Daggett, lieutenant; Frank L
Lemont, ensign. g III 4
Company F, from Portland-Geo. P. sher
wood, captain Nathan Walker, lieutenant q
E. Atwood, ensign.
Company G, from Portland = Henry G
Thomas, captain Geo. W. Martin, lieutenant
Thos. Sawyer, ensign.
Company II, from Portland-J. H. Gearmor
/ -. A T. nuvor l;ontona,t. I. Mupaov
ensign. 20 a.
Company I, from Bethel--C. L. Edward
captain ;.J. B. Walker, lieutenant; G. NJ. Wan
well, ensign.
Company X from Mechanic Fslls--Wm.
Tobie, captain H. T. Duckman, lieutenant
B. Spillen, ensign.
During the passage from Boston to Fs
River, an Irishman belonging to one Of tn
Portland companies jumped from the train an
instantly killed. .. o.. a-.a.. 20.
HOMICIDE IN THE FIRST WARD-The Gull
Party Still at Large.-About ten o'clock Il
, night before last, Sebastian Kinstler, priva
in company B, second cavalry, and man
the name Of Michael Murphy, Of the Unit,
States infantry, got into quarrel in tavel
kept by Jeremiah Crowley, on G street, betwe'
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets west, whit
!. / cuueu III tuc iOTiHcE uEdWHHK ihtRc ucu
revolver from his belt and firing, the ball ents
ing the body of Murphy between the four
and fifth ribs, and passing through to the ski
. causing his death In very few moments.
0 1t appeared that everything had gone on
very friendly way between the parties I'M
: Murphy was heard to say that he feared
man in the house, with whatever weapon tn
!, might use, though he had none with him
; which Kinstler Immediately raised his revolv
and fired, as above stated. --
Coroner Woodward yesterday held an inqu,
" over the body of the deceased, when g verd
= in accordance with the above facts was n
e dered. " .- FH.r
70 Kinstler at first gave himself up, and "
placed in the guard room, in the basement
the Treasury building. About noon, howev
when the guards went to remove him frt
T. thence to the county Jail, it was discovered IL
81 he had escaped.
8, A number of scouts were instantly put
N the alert, and information given TO the poll
- but he has not yet been arrested.
ARREST OF SUPPOSED AGENT OF TIE Sou
ERIN CoNFEpRRACY. - Yesterday afternoon
man of about twenty,eight years of age, a
.. Of prepossessing appearance, named Pure
st McQuillan, Of Charleston, 8. c., was arres
G. at the State Department by a squad Of rel
In lars, at the instance Of the Department.
charge against him is that he has been in N
York for the purpose of purchasing arms
the rebels, and that he was at the Departm
for the purpose of having his passport revis
and was about to 60 to England on Q simi
m errand. When arrested, he was highly ind
~ nant, declaring that they had no right to ia
N him, as he was British subject. BE was tai
III to jail and searched, but nothing was fou
nd excepting parcel Of letters, which were tai
charge Of by the military authorities. Dur
his examination, he was told to take off
boots, but he protested loudly that he
- nothing in them. Captain Starr reminded b
a however, that some important papers were OF
,o found in the boots Of one Of his countrym
=. The recollection of which fact seemed to b.