, 1861-12-14

Jesse Clement, editor Of the Dubuque Tines
was cowhidcd, the other day, By John Hod-
nett, who, snaarting under some editorial
structures upon the sherifalty contest, took
this course to <syindicate himself" before tic |
people. Mahoney, Of the Herald, looks on
with satanic grin, and says to Hodnett, SEQ
it, little fe1low.'' i
Full official returns Of elections to the |
Pennsylvania Legislature show that while the |
Senate remains Republican by 22 to II. the |
House is Democratic. There are IS Demo- |
Gratis and d Republicans four Democrats and |
thirteen Republicans being elected on Union
tickets.
The army suffers on the Potomac are
moving for an organized resistance to Senator
Wilson's bill, abolishing their office. They
held meeting, the other night, at which
about forty were present. They can afford to
spend considerable money in resisting the bill,
but it will do little good, wc imagine.
Col Brodhead's 1st Michigan Cavalry
have Joined Gen. Banks's division, at Fredcr-
ick, Md.
Tho Moyameusing soup society, at Phila-
dolphin, furnish about 2 800 persons daily.
| The Philadelphia Inquirer says the grand
total Of the public libraries in that city is 27,
| 412 books. There are no less than forty-thrce
| such libraries, besides the collections of num-
ber1es5 societies Of a moro exclusive character
| The principal libraries are: The Odd Fellows,
g., 600; Academy Of Natural Science, 25,oDo
American Philosophical Society, 10000; Mcr-
camille Library, 1880; Apprentices Library,
1920; Athcneum, $4,000; Pennsylvania
Hospital, II 600; Southwark Library, $500;
German Society, 5000; University, 1900; etc.
The payroll Of the Portsmouth On. H.
navy yard for November showed :, 134 persons
employed Since the 1Rt Of May more work
has been done than in any four years p1cccd-
ing.
George D. Prentice, Of the Louisville
Journal, has arrived homo from Washington.
Gen. Rosccracs is on brief visit to his
family in Cincinnati.
The regular trains between New York
and Washington being often delayed by the
great body Of passengers they are required to
; carry, the roads have decided to put on q
fourth through train, and will carry soldiers
on no other. This will tighten up the regular
passenger train.
COL Williams Of the Sd Iowa regiment,
at Camp Benton, near st. Louis, having been
restored TO his command after being some
| two months under arrest signalized his arrival
. by putting under arrest several officers Of his
e command who had given evidence against him,
: and has 80 got himself into hot water again.
7 He is very unpopular With the regiment.
: Col Bridglan1's cavalry regiment Of In
Dina is under orders for Kentucky, and would
| 111 nm Eri1or %Iaro
= l 200 men. It has received Its sahres, though
= still lacking pistols and carblncs.
The Terre Haute Daily 5onr"ol, which
| was destroyed bT mob from the 45d regi
c ment on the night Of the 21st Of October, has
T ngain made its appearance, and the editor
e Col Cookery, in card to the public, pro
S 1csses unbounded loyalty, and claims to be
t. better Union man than any who assisted il
r the destruction Of his Office.
!, John P. jackson, Vice President and su
= perintendcnt Of the New Jersey Railroad AMI
' Transportation Company, died at his residenc
: in Newark, on "Wednesday last, aged 56. H
1t had been connected with the company sine
e its organization, In 1882, and was prcvious1
> speaker Of the New Jersey Legislature.
II - The Montreal Adpertiser states that til
Canadian military authorities have engage
the Grand Trunk workshops at Point Sain
Charles, for The purpose Of riaing heavy ord
u nance. It also states that the British Cover
r. ment has given the necessary notice to til
a different companies carrying the mails undo
= Imperial subsidies, to prepare to receive th
+. armament they arc bound to carry in time I
rd | VIII The latter statement is very doubtful
nt Lieut.. Wilson Of the I'd Maryland reg
IN | mcnt at Baltimore, having shot soldier Will
n irving to run the guard, tic other day
m friend Of the deceased deliberately shot Il
az lieutenant The murderer has been sent I
en- Fort McHenry.
i'd They are burning corn for fuel down
,st Logan county, and corn for 7c. per bushcl
n. cheaper than coal at a0c. It is in great fav
ri with the boys, IS It docs rot require to
,ut sawed and split.
mr. -The New York Express says that slave
is to>perish if the South persists in the ws
m. Probablyso. Tho rebels counted the cost al
be- estimatcd the risks, doubtless, before col
to nlencing hostilities.
ned From MI the reports, sickness continu
1tp- to dccimatc the army, the troops from t
gut Middle States suffering relatively more tn
re- those from the far North or West. 4 life
re- such exposure as soldiers in its best est
Or a must be, is vorY certain to break down all
IS strong constitutions, unless conducted wi
The more neeo 70 the laws OF health than
and average Of our volunteer army possesses. 4
lew prehcnsions arc cherished by the most into
mr.. gent obsercrs, among whom arc some mc
pht cal men, that the winter will diminish I
# Q efficient force of the army Of the Potomac
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