, 1861-07-11
Domestic Items.

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A Mobile paper understands that twenty-five
gentlemen Of PickenS county have forty.four
sons in a company in that county-two to each
one.
Two regiments have been received by the
Government from New Mexico. The celebrated
hunter and ranger Kit Carson, is Colonel Of one
Of them.
Col. 7. T. Fauntleroy, who recently resigned
a position in the army Of the United States, has
been appointed Brigader General in the regular
army Of Virginia.
A citizen Of Hartford has given Capt. Ira
! Wrights company a set Of tooilet articles" TO
each man. He probably wanted to see the men
well dressed in line.
The editor Of the Louisville Courier (Seces.
sion) has been presented by friend, direct from
New York, with a bunch Of grass that grew in
the streets Of New York
jeff Davis's cousin, a young man at Rockford,
ILL.,, born at Natchcz, Miss has enlisted: he
expresses great anxiety to put ball through
his traitorous relative.
It is said the fit of secession which recently
afflicted Maryland, cost her over cool million
Of dollars. Expense is dear school, but some
people will learn in no other.
General Butler in his official dispatches, states
that the slave property escaped to his lines is
worth sixty thousand dollars. Twelve negroes
in his possession built Seweli's Point battery.
The New York Times learns from Lancaster
that the health of ex President Buchanan is far
from good. Dropsical symptoms have made
their appearance, which are alarming at his time
Of life.
Major Anderson says that no power on earth
except actual wrong and violation Of the Con-
stitution by the government, can ever force Ken.
lucky or any considerable number VI her sons
from their allegiance to the Union.
One Of the soldicr.boys in Washington wrote
home TO his mother that he was having u first
rate time, but that Washington was the "uorst
feG -eral Capital he ever saw. That boy ought
to COME home and engage on Vanity Far.
A Boston volunteer at Washington says, In a
letter: AT the time Of my writing, with nearly
| 1000 troops quartered in the Capitol building,
there is not much noise as your Common
Council would make in electing a city messen.
ger"
Arms are scarce in Virginia, and the Rich
mOnd papers recommend, as they cannot pro-
cure them in any other way, to take them from
their enemies in every battle. A cotsnpOrary
thinks that the advice is good, and might be
profitable if Northern troops would consent to
it.
Among the incidents Of female patriotism should
be mentioned the fact that, at period Of great
danger, young lady succeeded in reaching W ash.
ngtoD, and furnished to high officials information
OF most important nature, including an accurate
position Of the hostile forces, which proved SER
viccabe to the Government
The Southern bogus ConfSderacy advertise for
proposals to carry the mails between New Or.
leans and Texas. The Lone Star State is just
now enjoying the fruits Of Secession. Rem6rse-
less Indians on the borders, incursions by plum
deTing Mexicans, no defence on the sea.cOaSt, no
arms, no powder, no mails and no money.
Two men in Greene county, N. G., named Ty.
son and May, brothers, have been convicted Of
treason, in endeavoring to incite the slaves to
insurrecton. special messenger has been
dispatched to Gov. Letcher, Of Virginia, to sec
IL they can be admitted to confinement in the
| penitentiary Of that State IL not, they were
to be executed on the 10th ult
A Southerner's letter from Pensacola contains
the following: ave have one company from Q
sister State, nameless Of course, composed Of
old MethodistS. The captain gives bis orders in
! true STYLE and creates no little merrment; for
instance, Brethren, frontp Brethren, about
facet There is another composed principally
| of lawyers and doctors, and report says one-half
are always sick, and the other quarelling."
A lady in two-horSe buggy passed some Of
the scouts Of the Sixth Massachusetts, Regiment
at the Relay House. A large trunk was strapped
to the carriage in the rear, which the scouts bad
a curiosity to examine. 1t was filled with per.
cussion caps, and the lady was relieved from the
trouble Of its transportation.
Union Cocktails and Big Gun Whiskey are
popular fluids in New lork now. New York
city INDUCES in no halfway opinions or senti.
ments. She Is now for the Union and wholly so, |
| from the boot. black who adorns his box with q
miniature flag, and his ragged coat with a Union
cockade, to the corporation Of the Trinity, that
throws out star.Spangled banner from the spire
Of its most sacreu structure.
Thomas Francis Meagher is one Of the Cap
| tains Of Corcorans Regiment at present in
| Washington. He abandoned law .nr the camp.
Many IIishmen at the South sympathize with
the Seccssionsts, and have even enlisted In their
cause, but il is thought that the influence Of
Archbis op Hughes who is enthusiastic for the
| Stars and Stripes, will soon induce them to re-
trace their steps.
Nineteen counties in Northwestern Virginia
I give majority Of l6,5O0 against the ordinance
Of Secession. 1t is supposed the counties not
heard from, which were represented in the
Wheeling Convention will increase the majority
10 thirty odd thousand There is every reason
to believe that in other parts Of the State large
Union vote has been pollrd. So far as hS,rd
from, the Union men are astonished at the ex.
tent OF their maJoriles.
A very youthful duel was fought in Richmond
few days ago. Two boys, one aged ten and the
other twelve, hsd quarrel A little negro told
them they bad better fight duel to settle It.
! To this the boys rtc14ly assentcd. The young
darkey measured OF the distance, and the boys
took their positions The elder, Who vas aTmei
uih sinnin hnrr.l a I,sinl fired frsi md missel