The national Republican., 1861-07-26
LOCAL NEW S .
Military Movements in the City.

enlisted for three years, and ia known as the re.
served corps. The regiment is recruited from
the northwestern part Of Pennsylvania, and
comprises very fine looking body Of men.
There officers are: 'r"
Colonel McClemont, Lieut.. Colonel Kirk,
Major Allen, Adjutant Smith, ouartsrmastqr
Evans, Surg geon Rhorer, Assistant Surgeon
Keuney, and Captains Cummins, Mcconnell,
Over, Mcdaniel, Knox, Adams, Warner, Part
ridge, Aver, and Miller.
ARRIVAL OF TIE SEVENTH pENNsrLyANIA,
This regiment, numbering l,046 stout, able
bodied men, arrived here at one o'clock yester.
day morning. The men in this regiment are |
we'll used to the management Of firearms, and
will undoubtedly render good service. Their
officers are:
Colonel E. B. Harvey, Lieut.. Colonel ]. Tot |
ten, Major Lyman, Adjutant A. B. Sharpe, |
Quartermaster Lane, Surgeon Green, Assistant |
Surgeon Jones, and Captains n Henderson, jaime.
son, Lantz, Speece, Bolnger, Chapman, Mar.
tino; Peel, Myers, and Linn.
ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST EXCELSIOR REGIMENT.
The first regiment Of General Sickes's brig.
sde, l,O46 strong, arrived here at six o'clock
yesterday morning, direct from Staten Island.
1t comprises as hardy, robustlooking set Of
men as New York city has yet sent, and may
be set down as certain to do their full share Of
mel, William Dwight, commanding; major, J.
Egbert Farnam; quartermsster, Lowell Purdy
adjutant, o. Il. Hart; surgeon, William II.
Tingley chaplain, Charles q. Buckley assist.
ant surgeon, Harvey f. Brown sergeant ma
jor, William ]. Kay; quartermaster sergeant,
j. M. Drodger; commissary sergeant, Henry
Wilkes; hospital steward, B. T. Croft; drum
major, W. q. Barclay; second fife major, +.
l.. Rainbow; and Captains Joel NJ. johnson,
Daniel Mahon, William q. Hugo, Benjamin
Price, Jacob Brunn, Thomas Holt, Joseph
Keller, H. Bugbee, E. J. Ayres, and F. T. r.
Gruett.
MORE PENNSYLVANIA REGIMENTS ARRIVE.
Yesterday afternoon the third and sixth
Pennsylvania regiments arrived at tie depot.
They are both fne.looking, ellequipped regi.
ments, the first numbering one thousand and
forty-six and the latter about nine hundred and
eighty. They come fully prepared for any
emergency, and are determined to fight for
their country during the whole war.
ARRIVAL OF THE SECOND REGIMENT, EXCELSIOR
BRIGADE.
The second regiment of Col. Sickes's brig
ade arrived last night about ten o'clock. Like
the former regiment Of the brigade, they are q
fne.looking set Of men, who come completely
equipped for the war.
The following are their officers:
Colonel George B. Hall, Lieutenant Colonel
Henry L. Potter, Major Peter McDermot,
Adjutant James W. Powell, jun, Quarter
master James W. Powell, Surgeon, ]. J. Nc.
Gowan, Assistant Surgeon James Ash, Chap,
lain Joseph Il. Twitchell, Sergeant Major John
Cowell, Hospital Steward Heman Steecher
and Captains J. Pollen, T. B. Bradley, ]. G.
Brown, W. q. Greene, o. Murphy, W. A. Don
elson, E. W. Powers, T. Rafferty,, o. c. How
ard, and T. H. Glover.
ARRIVAL OF HussARs.
With Sickle's second regiment, company D
Sd regiment Hussars, of New York, numbering
about one hundred well mounted men, arrived
RETURNED HohF.
The second New Jersey regiment, the sixty
ninth and seventy first New York regiments
the first and second Ohio regiments, the frs
Rhode Island, and the first Connecticut, re
turned home yesterday afternoon and last night
the terms for which they had enlisted havinl
expired. Most Of the men express their de
termination TO return as soon as they spend
little time with their friends. The noble fellow
we're heartily cheered as they passed down on
streets to the depot.
ARRIVAL OF TIE REsoLuTE-AU Safe
The gun.boat Resolute arrived at the navy yart
at q late hour on Wednesday night, all ssf
and sound. The Resolute has been doing goo'
service along the eastern shore Of Virginia, il
preventing the shipment Of articles to the Con
federates, and in seizing suspicious vessels
The Resolute was sent to cruise off the coss
for a term oftwo or three days; but her officer
found so much to do, that they deemed it bea
to remain as long as their stock Of coal an
provisions would allow; hence the rumor tha
the vessel had been captured. Within the las
fu0 pr hQ
sells, and they are now in charge Of an arme
cutter at Piney Point. The vessels are: tn
sloop Chesapeake, of Baltimore, empty, an
schooners artist and Nc Cabe-the latter heav
ly laden with potatoes fruit, and eggs. Th
Artist had nothing on board, save empty boxe
and barrels, and it ia thought she was on hf
way to be fitted up for prvateer. She is on
of the neatest crafts on the river, and remarl
ably swift sailor. The vessels all hail frol
Baltimore, and were captured near Watts an
Fox islands.
ANOTHER HOMICIDE IN THE FIRsT WAR
Last night, a quarrel occurred in the FIRST war
between an Irishman, named Pat Flaherty, an
negro, named Joseph Penny, which resute
in the death of Flsherty at the hands Of Penn
The affair took place about o'clock, st u
house of James Kennedy, in a neighborhoo
on Twenty. first street, known as Mageestow
1t seems that Penny was with soldier at Ke
nedy's house, and Flaherty's wife, who lv,
near by, came in, and while there was gross
insulted by Penny. Her husband hearing
it, came in to punish the negro tor his condut
when Penny drew long dirk.knife and Stable
at his back. Flaherty fell, and died almo
instantly, while his murderer Immediately ae
Penny belongs to the notorious Penny famil
end has recently completed q term in the Del