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, 1861-06-27
From the Iowa Regiments.


Mr. John Y. Cleghorn returned On satard,y y
reports TINT Col Curtis makes his headquar-
tefs at St. Jo. Five companies Of his Rest
ment arc in camp at that place. AL quiet, and
the Stars and Stripes floating ali over town.
"Seceshers" are occasionally brought In a.
prisoners, and Major Crocker puts them
oaths 10 thelr various pecuuarities. Quarter
master Smart Is gladly welcomed BY al busi-
ness men, who rejoice to sell him anything on
Uncle SUMS credit. Provisions are very plen-
CAPT. baker, With his company {Bloomaeld),
WIS and had been for o week stationed at =
bridge 50 miles east Of st. 10, right in the
woods. Last Monday night they were attacked
BY party Of b1ijge burners" who, after 3
lew fires, suddenly retired. The next morn
in j. 1t was seen that somebody had been &C.
yeTely wounded, and on Thursday Capt. Baker
learned that the Captain Of the rzbels, named
Harris, WIS mo1tally wounded; Since then
no fnrther attacks had been made, Harris hay
ing been their only leader.
Capt. Brewster, with part Of his (Daven-
por) company, and Lieut. Dgkeman with part
part Of the Des Moines company, were guard
Ing bridge at Cameron.
Capt. Coz {Lyous Company Was guarding
the bridge over Grand River at Utica, about
Eeyen miles west Of ChIllicothe.
Lieut.. Col Tuttle was at Mscon City with
Captain Brooks {KeosanquA) company, and
Capt. Metzler's (Fairfeld) company.
AL these companies complain that the MOI
quitoes are worse than the enemy. The latter
have great aptitude for running, ard never
venture in sight except on horseback. All
cur boys say that there Is no fight in the rebels.
They skulk up in the dark, and when dis
covered, run away on their horses like cow
ards. The only way our men can catch them Is
to buy OF take lot Of horses, and keep them
on hand. Several captains told Alr. Cleghorn
that they meant to lave horses If they bad to
buy them with their OWL money. They were
bound to catch the skulking bridge burners"
some way.
The companies named above were TO be r.
Eeved yesterday. Their service is tolerablS
bard, as most OF them sleep and live just 81
they can.
Several companies Of the Illinois 10Th Rsgl-
ment we're guarding the bridge ut Palmyra
Nothing lad been heard from Col Bates
and his regiment since they left the North
Missouri Railroad, 20 miles from Hudson,
and took to the woods, with about three days
rations. They ought to hsye reached Boon
vile in two days.
AL the officers and men of the I'd Regiment
we're paf6 of at St. Joe BY the agents Of Iowa
In full of amount due them from the State
total amount about $1,000.
, 1861-06-27

A more shameful example Of the neglect Of
genuine military merit, for the sake Of pcrso-
"a and political favoriusm, does not exist,
Inan me fAllufe to promote Capt Nathaniel
n. That bEaVe and meritorious officer, to
Those S.ats sneTgy, fidelity and wisdom the United
States chiefly oWes the commanding ground
which 1t occupies in Missouri to day, has been
wholly overlooked In the recent distribution
Of Official army hyors- It is true, he was some
time since elected BrigadierG General Of the
missouri volunteers; but this Is . mere TEN
Pofasy Office, which he holds In common with
dozens OF civilians, whom the army service
neVer heard Of before, and never will hear Of
sgain, alter this var is over: It Is well known
that an army officer would infinitely prefer
promotion to even an Inferior rank in the regu-
la1 army, to the highest In the volunteer ser
vice. Capt Lyon would rather be commls-
eioned Mnjor or Lieut. Colonel IN the army
eervice, than Brgsdier-G General Of volunteers.
he shonld have Been made both; and those
greenhons Of officers who, holding no rank
at al. haye been made to ontrank him in tho
army roll Of the United States, SHOULD hsve
been left to find aome moro legitimate field
for their ambition.
Wills Gen Lyon has been tneatJ 1oagyeara
, 1861-06-27

The efforts of the rebels to embar1as the
Federal Government have fallen with peculiar
teverity upon the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
By their acts tho business Of the road has
been wholly suspended, and blow given to
It's prosperity from which It will probably
never recover. There have been in all some
G,O00 feet Of bridging and tress1e work de-
etroyed between Ha1per's Fez1y and Cumber-
land; the beautiful iron bridge at Harpers
Ferry has been destroyed for = mile in length !;
ard these and other serious breaks, with a
wholesale destruction Of rolling stock and
machinery, are 3 complication Of disasters
from which there Eill be no immediate recoy-
cry, unless the Government takes the road
into its OWL hands.
But the fate Of the road, as also Of the town
Of Ha1per's Ferry, is retr1butlon which
amounts to poetic Justice. Each encouraged
the rebellion, and courted the presence Of
rebel troops, and they hare fallen together
In the pit Of their own digging. Moaths be.
fore the North had any suspicion Of the designs
Of the Southern traitors, Mr. Garrett, the
President Of the corporation, who seems to
have been cognizant Of the plot, made q pub
lie speech ut Baltimore In which he fo,eshaa.
owed d war, and pledged the use Of the road
and tie services Of It's thoutands Of EMPLOYEES
for the defence Of the South and Its institu,
tutions. It is supposed that In fa7oring Sc.
cession, he was ectuated by an intense jesl.
ousy Of the threegre rival lines at the North
delnding himself with the idea that In South
ern Confederacy the Baltimore g. Ohio road
4 II n
, 1861-06-27

KENTUCKY STATE ELEoT1os.-The election
In Kentucky will be held, as usual, on The list
Monday Of August, for State Treasurer and
members Of THO Legislature. The heavy
Union mnjorities developed in the recent spe-
cial election for members OF Congress, make
sure Union victory In August, also. Inst
winter the dlsunlon Democrats spent much
timo at Frankfort, In gerrymandering the
State for their own advantage, bnt the new
Issues that have since arisen put all such cal
culations to fault, and they find the work Of
their hands only ve1ation and sorrow. The
Legialature will be overwhelmingly Union,
and liz personnel will be superior to any Of It's
late predecessors The people are Everywhere
making admirable selections Among them
We see the names Of Joseph B. Underwood
and ]. B. Cochrane-veterAn Statesmen and
patriots The Union candidate for State Treas-
user is James q. Garrard
, 1861-06-27

a correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette
volunteers the following explanation Of the
reinstatement Of Lieut.. Col Emory:
The n. Z. Tribune to-day contains au ex
ccedingly bitter paragraph on the reappoint.
ment Of Col. Emory, who had resigned, and
the non-recal1 Of Harvey from Portugal !
have heard from private source Of the, ~
yet unpublished story Of Emory, which makes
it less merited In his case. It seems that be.
fore these times had assumed their defined
character, although they We're Jet Of far too
great importance foE!an officer to think OF re-
efgniog, Col Emoy>Got somewhat annoyed,
and tancied himself personally prosecuted ly
signation.. He sent this to his brother, un
MaIy1and.) telling him not to hand 1t In until
he had consulted with his vito (Mrs. Emory,
most noble WOMAN, residing in Washington]
and also with Prof Bachc- Meanwhile Col
E. Was sent out West, and served the Govern.
ment most admirably. His brother, wishing
to commit Col E. to the secession side, did
not consult with the wife nor Lieut.. Bache,
nor show the rea1gnation to any one, bnt him
self rabfd eeccsslonist, he eagerly sent it to
the Sccretsry Of War. Col Z. had by this
time distinguished himself at his pest In the
West as thoroughly loyal and bravo man,
and his resignation was recaived with unfeign-
ed astonishment- he had written back to bis
wife forbidding that the resignation, written
In q moment Of personal pique, should be
handed in. ttH it has been done," he wrote,
"it is most deplo1able." His wife compre.
hendcd the etate Of things in moment, sped
to the War Department, but was three min
utes too late. The paper Lay On the Secretary =
table as yet unopened but sho could not re
call It. These taets were before the Govern
ment, their value enhanced By the really valu
able services that Col E. had rendered, and
by tie advice Of competent and loyal states
men the cntreaties Of himself and his wife for
restoration we're complied with
, 1861-06-27

We are requeated By Col. Kelly, to eay 10
~ his numerous p1as p' friends and correspondents,
ind sent him many tokens Of their HIGH "a.
gard, that the feeble ssate Of h!sthcaifh hss
prevented him from acknowledging, or even
debating acknowledgement Of these fsyors-
So eoou Is his health permits, he hopes to b.
able to properly manifest hii appreciation Of
all these kindnesses. In the meantime, he
md well wishes to Ill who taIo 70 geasroualY
i,trreted thamselyas In 1ls WalfGs.-1YAs@.
ing lnte4igsseeT.
, 1861-06-27

List.
The State Journal sums up the position held
by Illinois in the new army List as follows:
OFFICERS FROM Pennsylvania.
] Major. General-G. 3. Mcclellan.
B1igadier Genezal-Asntgomery Aeigs.
Lieutenant Co1oue1s.
Majors.
1s Captains.
16 Leutenanta.
In the service.
FROM ONO.
dierGeueral-aicDoweu.
9 CcleuelB
Lieutenant Colonel.
Majors.
% Captains.
II Lieutenant5.
Fifty one appointments from Ohio, about
equalizng her with Pennsylvania, her officers
not being quite SO high In grade.
FEoA INDIANA.
Msjor. G.Sa:''
s Captains.
s Lfeutenants.
Indiana only gets something like her just
proportion, being the sixth State in the Uu-
ion. Now look at what our poor little con-
ttmptible Prairie State gets:
rnoA nL1AoIs.
Major-Genera1-
B1igadiesG Genera1s-o0.
coloDe1s-e00.
Iieutenant- Colonels- 5000.
Mefort-QOCDO,
Captaine-3.
Lfeutenants4!i!
As Pope Plus TX would say, Bully for us !
It's worth while to live in d State Of such vast
Importance.
Butthere are many more important appoint
mfnts c1aesed as made u from the volunteers "
nine te1ths of which arc really made from the
three States Of Ohio, New York md Pennsyl,
yHnia-principa1IV from the latter
, 1861-06-27

~- The Louisville Democrat says that In
Butler county, Kentucky-which is In the
southern part Of the State, close On the Ten
uessee 1ine-there was cast tha most over
Hhe1mlng vote for the Union Of any county
In the State Southern Kentucky has beaten
Louisville. They are in sight Of the armed
mob Of Tennessee, Jet strong for the Federal
Government
, 1861-06-27

vASDERTOORT, DICKERs0N 4 CO.
pxAR srHs:-Yours Of the Eth Last. 1, ut hand
and contents noted, and In reply would say that the
Eowc seales you pu: up for me works like charas
Elnce you were here, and any statement to the
tr4zy By the Agent Of Fbanks' Scales or auy other
party, must hare been nads from Elso Impression
made bE some Interested party O. from disposition
s part to injure the reputation Of the scales By
false ztatemeat At a!l crents the whole thiac L.
fabrication the Ecales thus tar works to F cntire
tstIafacor well to the sst1E1ctton OF ali other
parties who have witnessed their working slace you
vera here I have tho ntty pound weight ret snd
would Ike to keep It some time longer. HI, Jease
Burr hAs net purchased Scales yet aad pEoba5ly viii
not for come time on account OF the hard t1ues
Toazs respectfully. MR HARDEN.
, 1861-06-27

An INCIDENT or TEE WAR--Capt. Andrew
Crawford, OF the 14th Ohio regiment In V1r.
einia, who Eas shot by q sentinel, Last week,
fell within fifteen miles of the place where he
WAS born. 4 great number Of his relatives
live near Phin1ppi, and are strong secession.
iste. Many OF them have enrolled themselves
under the banner Of the Southern Confedera
CT, while Captain o. was glorlously ngting for
the Union,
, 1861-06-27

In the army, and has won repeated honors in
the field, be is suffered now to remain Cnp-
tain Of company, while b. B. Darlington Of
Ohio. man possessed OF no one military
quality, and who never SAW days service, is
made Colonel of a reglmentl Could there be
4 more mournfu1 aud disheartening commen-
fsry upon our abominAble system Of political
faYotitism Y-Cyneinnatt Commercial,
, 1861-06-27
GEN. MoCLELLAH,s TREATX,

We are not disposed to join in the hue
and CITY which has been raised against
Gen. Mcclellan, for his protocol with tie
authorities Of Kentucky. If indeed, he
assumed to commit the Government of
the United States to the policy Of recog-
mixing the right Of neutrality in any State
OF any individual, his position is untenable.
But we cannot see that he has done go.
He has, it appears to US, simply made q
military arrangement to be terminated at
option OF either party, by which he has
secured the protection Of the whole Ohio
River border from Cairo to Eonton, and
thrown the cost and responsibility Of such
protection upon Kentucky. Gen. h1cClcl-
lan's operations in Western Virginia are
drawing large portion Of the available
military strength Of the Northwest away
from home Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin aud
Minnesota are being drawn upon every
day to swell the loyal army in Virginia,
and it is apparent to everybody that trea-
son must be crushed in that State before it
is attempted to be crushed anywhere else.
With the example Of 0laib. Jackson's in
glorious rout and fight before them we do
not think that the Kentucky authorities
will be likely to violate their agreement or
allow Gen. Pillow to violateit # they do,
the remedy is in our own hands, as it has
been from the beginning. Kentucky, how
ever brave her secessionists may be, can
be trodden under foot by the Northwes-
tern States, and GOV. Mogof1n knows it.
Gen. Mcclellan has placed her In posi-
tion not only to keep Gen. Pillows army
away from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, but
10 execute the Laws Of the United States in
the management of all her railroads which
are now or have been heavily freighted
with provisions for the rebel forces. If
her State authorities do not carry out their
part of the agreement in its full spirit, the
whole thing falls to the ground st once,
and Gen. Mcclellan is ct liberty to march
ten thousand men into any part of Ken
lucky he chooses. Indeed, he is at liberty
10 do so now by giving Gov. Nagotln time
ly notice Of his Intention.
, 1861-06-27

WASHINGTON, June q, 1851.
It Is evident that our Yan will be subjected
to malicious and dangerous haraesneut, p,
long as, In pursuance Of Scott's iudicious poI-
icy, We are compelled to wait on our OARS an
advance Of the right and resistless accumuls-
tion Of forces. This talk about mint julepine
In Richmond on the Fourth Of July sounds TOO
much like the rebel bragyndocIo to be wise or
In good Taste. five get there before Autumn
IT will be the result Of grand movement 10
force, and Of . repetition Of the usual seces-
sfon ret1eat inface Of such movement. Just
now our opponents seem to have taken afresh
start, In this region, at least ito borrow their
own joke), they tender us their Bean regard
be reinTesting oil the petty villages from which
they lately departed. We heaf that the same
process Is observable up The river, perhsps as
far as Harpers Ferry itself
Again they have plenty Of artillery, and
We ara at last discovering that they know how
to use it. The talent Of Beaure8ard and Ma-
Eruder Is developing In Fairfax county, along
the lower Potomac and at Yorktown. You
know all about operations at the latter point,
tc1ies are quietly forming at every important
head and strait OF the river between Mount
Vernon and Hampstead Point, and it Is not
Impossible that their opening and the closing
Of our water approach to Washington may be
favorite masked batteries have been planted
on the turnpike to Fairta1, aud again on the
railroad to Vienna, and it Is supposed they
crouch In the thickets Of almost every thor
oughfa1e leading over to the enemy's lines.
In throwing out these troops to Falls Church
and securing ten miles of the Loudon and
Hampahire railroad, Gen. Scott makes the flrst
advance toward the occupation Of Fairfax
Court House. Those who supposed he would
march column fifteen miles from the river
base IN one movement falIed of their reckon
Ing. And Jet be must have the Court House.
since IN the first place, the- thirty miles OF
hostile territory between cur Arlington line
and Manassas Junction afford the secession
lists too much room for their guerrilla ad-
Vances, retreats, and ambuscades. Tho two
armies must be more nearly face to Bace to In
sure square aud open warfare. And again, the
immense column to be gathered here will re-
quire all the distance from the Potomac to
the Court Honae for its proper disposition aud
eucaupment. Gen Scott wishes this body
well across the river before msin advance is
made. Once over, and organized, it will be
ready to move.
s1GnAIs FOB TEE Amt,
It viii be remembered that Major Myers Of
the army, and another officer {now In the re-
bel 'Sanks(, some time since perfected very
valuable system Of flag signais to bo used Ia
time OF war By our forces.
4 staff Of SIGNAL officers hare now been drill
TrH &~- r
, 1861-06-27


The Nashville Gasetk Is furnished with
letter from Fort Smith, Arkansas, dated the
18th instant, which represents the people Of
the entire country thereabouts highly excited
about the wnr; that nothing but warts talked
about, aud especially do they fess IN inroad
upon them By Jim Lane and his represented
thousands Of bloody aoolitlonlsts, who are to
retake Forts Smith, Washits, Arbuckle, and
other Important places. The following arethe
main points Of the letter:
There are now mora than three Thousand
troops at this place one regiment OF flue
looking troops from Louisiana, and another
between 1000 and 5000 Confederate troops
will be stationed along this frontier Is far as
Texas, beside our Stats troops. With these
troops, and those On our border, and others
held in reserve, our country can be held
against any force that may be brought
against Us.
Gen. Ben. McCu1loeh, " The Brave Fighter
and farorite Of this frontier, arrived here
few days ago. He is appointed Brlgadier
General, and takes command Of the forces Of
this western frontier. He Is also commits.
stoned to raise several regiments Of volunteers
in the Indian Territory. / am fully convinced
that he will have no trouble at ali to ACCOM-
west Of here have among them good many
slaves no country richer and more beautiful,
west OF the Mississippi; none better adapted
to the use OF Stare labor than theirs. They
consider themselves Southern men, and sym
pathize with the South Their chiefs and
Southern brethren. They are brave race Of
people, and will make fine warriors.
The Chickasaws, Choctaws, Cherokees,
Creeks, seminolcs, and probably some mora
Of the 1ndian tribes, as all are Invited to at
tend, will hold grind council on the Gath
each other, aud also to enter into treaty with
the Hon. Albert Pike, Commissioner On the
part OF the Confederate States, who passed
through here the other week to visit the diff
terent tribes. He is authorized to pledge to
them the same privileges, rights and aun1ities
they enjoyed under the old Confederacy. They
say thai they viii never permit the country to
be Invaded By an Abolition army. They. to-
gether with cur troops, will be sufficient to
send Jim Lane, with his Abolition cohorts,
ito the happy land Of Canaan"
here on the Missouri and Indian line, aud near
Kansas. These Hoops here, together with
others, will be stationed there aud at Forts
Cobb, Washita, and other important points.
From what We can learn OF the movements Of
the Federal troops, they evidently design an
attack Oh the frontier; this WILL be the great
batueg ground Of the West
AL the youug men through this country
hare volunteered The old men have organ.
tied home guards, ard are constantly drilling
With their Old rifles and shot guns. The la-
dies hare formed sewing clubs, aud are en-
Kpged In making uniforms for the soldiers,
9ad doing something for every body else who
There Is but one feeling prevailing here,
and that ia to flght-hght as long rs there is d
Of the North. ~->A A@'
, 1861-06-27

4 eCB1Kcr or SUSPICION. Cyrus L.
Durham Of Indiana, e1-M G and ex-Becrctay
of the State, hid his baggage searched By the
REIve.o or Of tho Port At New. Albany few
Days sgo, ss he wss IL the act of crossing the
Hyt1 to Louisville.
, 1861-06-27
The Illinois Regiment of Cavalry.
GHuxaA1. HEADQUARTERS or ILLINOIS,
Ap{uTAHr-GENEEA1's OrrIcE.
SPRINGFIELD, June a, 1851,

The Illinois Regiment Of Cavalry.
GExxAA1, upAp-QuARrEAs STATE or ILLINOIS,
ApJuTANr-GENEEAL's OFFICE.
GFHIHGY1E1D, June a, 1861. !
General Orders-No. I'LL
The several companies Of cavalry herelnait-
CT designated, which haye been accepted by
the President Of the United States, VIII ran
devious at the following named points on or
before the Sd OF July, 1851: +
Monmouth Dragons, Captain a; 9: Hard
jne; Knoxville Dragons. Capt !. 3. smith :;
Kane County Dragons, Capt. (. J. buscheu-
Bloomington Cavalry, Capt. ]. B. McNntta :;
Yates DragoonB. Can't. John Burnap; White
County Cavalry, Capt Orlando Bu1rell; dl-
LATIN County Cavalry, Capt James Foster-at
Gait, R. D. Nobleman, commanding ths
CeutIaiia Cavalry Company il ordered 10 70
port with his command at Cairo.
The officers commanding companies will
march their respective commands to the p1acs
of rendezvous, by the shortest wagon roate,
and upon receipt Of this order will immediate
y adVise this department o. the tlme a. Whicn @
their companies will leave for the points above
designated.
Officers, non commissioned officers, musl-
clans, prjvntea, saddlers, faTriers and black
emiths will furnish their OWN horses, in the
selection Of which care should be taken to
procure LlEll 01 Ii uE1Al q ulAVA LII IVAo1
and size, a6 possible. The U. 8. mastering
officer will inspect Ill horses, and only those
which a1e sound and in good condition OF
flesh, aud fifteen hands high or over, VII
be received by him. All Others will be rejec~
ted, hence the necessity Of strict compliance
with the above will readily be perceived.
Commandapts Of companies will as soon Is
! the blank forms are received from this office,
| make out a full and complete muster roll Of
the officers and men Under their command,
| together with certificate of election Of off
/ GERS, and forward the same to these head
quarters.
In recruiting men for the several commands,
| commanding officers will enlist no one who ia
in any manner physically disabled OF other
| wise iucapacitoted to perform active service,
! OF who is below the army standard In height.
Uniforms, arms and equipments for the men
and horres, will be furnished 50 soon Us prnc
ticab1e, after the companies shall have reached
the p1sce Of rendezvous.
The Quarermaeter- General will provide
suitable quarters for the different companies
upon their arrival at the place Of destination.
The Commissay- General will provide subsist-
ence for the same until nustered into the ser.
vice of the United 6t.tes.
By order Of the Commander In. Chief.
T.s, MATHER, Ad't Gen.
The State Journal says that Gov Yates has
appointed Gen J. ", Singleton, OF Quincy,
Colonel Of this Regiment.
, 1861-06-27
A MOTHER TRIUMPH IN THE
IA NORTHWEST
FOR HERRING'S SAFES.

BIXLHt FIFE, Apsn lt1. 19S1-
AKrHEx. HKKnzN8 d Co,
Il The recent dtfas trous IRE In tits city iwas o1e
e ae !uneTels hAvink lost my stcre aad IL entIo
tontenA had In rny atofe two Safes, cne large pnn
safd e hsTe been manufactured IN Eocheatert +
1he 1Y; other srnan aize BEHRING'S PATENT CHAM
P32A q Ioqs ma1e The large sao stood e1 thc sias
q the building aud fell lato tbs cellar 4nd ws1 not
.ub5eeted 70 great amount Ct heat: tie contents
hMese 6sdiy scerehed, md an satisned you'd hsre
net8 entirely Destroyed if 1t ha been located vhe1e
e sn111 Il asntass Sac NJ The Hersas1 $40 y
ee4as a.mtonGss lafEs q9anag Of butter vhicA ads
q tne iFon Rsts napos,nx 10 nams of tae ssfs
nftlZ OF kosEi1xtandinE the terxhla ordeal which
Qis es1e passed through An happy 70 say ihat lta
entire cohtena. consisting OF money and Other Y1lf.
ables, 10 tic amount Of about $stn cana Q1t
UN1NJURED,
And without the Losa of ain1Ie Can't
1regard this most sad1tsctory tast Of tho SUPERB
o1ttY q IT freToof qualities OF Jo1r PATENT
CHAAF10N SAFES uTer any aad m utbefa I haye
todsy ordered aaotheF Of the tsas sixa - taa oae
Yourr Fespe1ahny, y. ", CAtH4Rr.
Ns she'e asfa c. 'Aw soaesah fesst af - stoea
HEHHlHfS Il fxa-
%sAbo1J.apg u Ssate street.