Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-03

peripg with the railroad track between Crop.
'pers depot and Christiansburg and arrested
one of them, named Adam Neville, and took
him to Lexington. As they were proceeding
to the Jail in Lexington, an Irishman, a
butcher by trade, whose name we did not
learn, hearing the cause Of Neville's arrest
spraDg upon him and cut his throat, causing
his death in few minutes. The Irishman
was Immediately arrested and lodged in jail.
HENDERSON, KENTUCKY.
This place was reported to be in immediate
danger from rebels. Camp Young, at that
point, is intrenched, and holds four hundred
troops.
The six. pound brass cannon and all the
arms formerly in charge of the State Guard
Company, at Henderson, have been returned
to Frankfort.
EXPEDITION OF COLONEL CRUFT UP GREEN RIVER.
We find the following official report of this
expedition in the Evansville Journal:
EVANSVILLE, September 81, 1861.
To Governor o. Z. Morton:
1" have just returned from an expedition
up Green River one hundred miles; found all
right. We seized papers and twenty-eight
hogsheads of tobacco belonging to Dan.
White, Secessienist Of Ashbysburg, who is
terrifying the whole valley. He got off to
Tennessee. The men behaved well effect
good. CHAS. CRUFT,
"Colonel Thirty frs! Regiment"
NOT COLONEL II. c. HARRIS, OF covrNGroN.
The Colonel Harris arrested with James B.
Clay, is not H. @. Harris, Esq, of Covington,
Ky. Although they have the same name,
they are different individuals.
NELSON COUNTY.
The rebels have fled from the neighbor-
hood of Bardstown.
TOOK THE OATH.
General W. T. Sherman administered the
oath of fidelity to the United States to four
teen of the seventeen persons arrested with
James B. Clay on the charge of aiding the
Southern rebellion.
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS IN KENTUCKY.
The United States Court in Louisville
has Just appointed Commissioners whose
jurisdiction is coextensive with the State,
who are authorized to examine and commit
all persons proved to be engaged in levying
war against the United States, or giving its
! enemies aid and comfort. The following is
| q list of their names Richard H. Hanson, of
| Bourbon; Richard Apperson, of Montgomery;
Samuel Lusk, OF Garrard William j. Clark,
of Estill: James NJ. Ogden, of Clark; Jesse
Hoskins, of Woodford; William Welch, Of
| Jessamine; Claiborne W. White, of Madison !;
James NJ. Shepherd, of Scott; George Robert
son, of Fayette; Thomas Ware, Of Harrison; /;
John Dills, of Pike; Dougherty White, of
Clay George W. Gallop, Of Lawrence; VIM.
| W. Bowling, of Carter; James Harlan, Jr.,
of Franklin; James II. Irvine, of Boyle;
Thomas 3. Smith, of Fleming; Stephen
Stone and Morgan Vance, of Mercer.
The Hebrew citizens Of Louisville con-
tributed 500 to aid the fund for furnishing
subsistence to troops hurried into that city,
without commissary stores.
rvSTuCRy UN1TEn aTATEs qpNITnpQ
Both Houses of the General Assembly of
Kentucky have manifested their wish to be
relieved of the anomalous position of being
represented in the United States Senate by
statesmen who affiliate with the enemies oi
the General Government.
The Senate passed a resolution requesting
John c. Breckenridge and Lazarus W. Pow
ell to resign their seats as Senators in Con-
eress, as they do not represent the will o.
the people Of Kentucky, and in case they de
cline to comply, the Senate of the United
States is respectfully requested to investi.
gate their conduct and if it be found to be
in opposition to the Federal Government,
that they expel them from their seats.
When they reached the House, that body
for some cause was not in condition to su5.
pend the rules to consider them. The vote
to suspend was 30 to 40.
Yesterday the House passed them by 8
vote of So to 81.
ADJOURNMENT. - Provision having beer
made, by which, even if the Governor will
not act, to have the Legislature called il
necessary.
A fund of $2,OOO,OOo in addition to the
two million heretofore appropriated, is ap
propriated to the Military Board for Stat
defense.
Both Houses sat late Wednesday night, tt
adjourn to-day.
Magofin signed all the bills.
Fort Holt, Kentucky, is in telegraph
communication with Cairo.
THE CovINGToN AND NEWPORT LEGISLATORS.
These gentlemen are expected home thi
evening,
John +. Fisk, presiding in the State Senat
of Kentucky, has been so serviceable to tn
Union cause, that his name has been freel
Canvassed as a suitable candidate for Gov
ernOr.
George P. Webster is warlike in aiding tn
recruiting service.
Greene Clay Smith has been faithful anC
bold.
John W. Finnell has been as spirited as tn
little black bull that came down from tn
mountain" In his philippe against the in
vaders of Kentucky and the Southern rebel
lion, he said:
: az declare most seriously and solemnly
= that can listen to no pacific proposition
| from any quarter, until the invaders of ou
soil have retired within their own border
Let them repair, to the extent of their powe
D the injury they have inflicted, and let thel
a undo the great wrong they have committe
e upon our honor. There is nothing to /
s gained by elimination as to the origin of tn
9 war; it was not the act Of Kentucky"
u KENTUKEY THE BREAKwATER.
4 The food Of Secession has had a check
!. Kentucky. The old Union phalanx of vi
II ginia is also likely to be arrayed against Il
'e Provisional Confederate Government. tt
,e States of Virginia and Kentucky may yet i
Z duCe the belligerent South to lay down the
arms and enter National Conventio
They have learned that the loyal States q
, going to fight this thing through, aud no
~ the Confederate Cabinet are discussing Il
: propriety of awaiting "the action Of Il
= French and English Governments, that
= difficulties may be arranged without furth
VI eflusion Of blood p
Of the soldiers under Colonel Mulliga
R one named Bradburn returned to ChicaI
!. with So, 700 in fves of the Lexington M
,, Bank, which was part of $40, 900 stolen fro