The national Republican., 1861-07-10
w Ar Item s..

gambling. -. --aa...-------i
r. D WAR ,ITEMS.TET-.Iy Y
A correspondent Of the Cincinnati Press,
writing from Feltsrman, Va, says: ----,....,-,-.
Yesterday, company Of Ohio boys had a
skirmish with body of dissolutors,' killing
thirteen and wounding nine. They captured
paymaster with $27, 1000 in gold, which he was
about to distribute to the soldiers in the rebel
army. The aforesaid paymaster is now pris.
oner one mile from here-at Grafton
1.-THE suggestion Of "pay" in the rebel forces,
and the aggregation Of so large an amount Of
money, unless 1t were Confederate or Virginia
shinplasters, throws an air Of doubt over this
statement, and seriously detracts from the
amount of credence to be placed in the killed
and wounded" part Of the account.
As an emphatic but profane expression Of
the determination Of East Tennessee to remain
true to the Union, we put on record Editor
Brownlows declaration, that the people Of that
half of the State would resist the secessonists
"till hell froze over, and then fght them on the
iee."
Gov. Wise is reputed to have said, some days
ago, that "he was going to eat his dinner at
Clarksburg or in hell on the 4th day Of July"
As he did not dine that day in Clarksburg,
we may expect to hear his views upon the bill
of fare in the other place. Not broiling or
birthstone would keep Wise from stating his
views" ........
Father Credon, of Auburn, N. Y, spoke as
follows in his sermon recently: o.. -
81 wish every man who can leave his family
to enlist This is the first country the Irish.
man ever had that he could call his own
country. The stars and stripes is the only flag
he can fight under and defend as his own flag.
Now, in the time of the nations peril, let every
Irishman show thathe is worthy to be part Of
great and glorious nationality. Now, when
the American fag is bombarded and struck
down by traitors, let every lrishman show that
he is true to the flag which always protects
enlist if he can. There are two classes whom
who can enlist, and do not, are either one or the
other
Gov. Morgan directed to be forwarded by
express July 6, a sufficient number of jackets
and pants to clothe Col. Clark's (Cayuga) regi.
ment in this city. He had previously, and on
the instant the requisition was made, forwarded
supply Of shoes for another one of the regi-
ments.
How TO REPLENIsH THE SOUTHERN TREA.
suRY.-While the planters OF the South, to
raise money for their Government are pledging
their lands, their cotton, and their negroes, and
the, women pledging their bracelets, their rings,
and their breastpins, why can't Floyd and
L.. xha bolo
once by plsdging their honorf
The Troy (N.Y.) Union notices that Lieut..
G. G. Strong, who has, for some time past,
been stationed at the Arsenal, West Troy, has
received an appointment upon Gen. Scots
staff. Lieut.. s. is graduate Of Union College
and of West Point, and is an educated gentle.
man and capable officer. The Union con.
graduates him upon his new position, and is
we'll assured that he will do honor to himself
and his country. .....
AGES OF THE GENERALs.-Lieut Gen. Scott
is seventy-fve years old; Gen. Wool is 73;
Harney, IS; Mansfield, co. Totten (head of the
Engineer corps) 80; Thayer, (Engineers,) 80;
Craig (head Of the Ordnance .Department,) 76
Ripley (Ordnance,) 10; Sumner, 65; Larned,
(Psymaster General,) 10; Gibson (Commis.
sary. General Churchill Inspector, General
having entered the army in the beginning Of
the present century-Gibson in 1903, and
Churchill in 1912. Gen. Mcclellan is not yet
35; Gen. Fremont is under 4S. Gen. Lyon is
about A. Gen. Butler is 43; and Gen. Banks
is a.. Gen. Mcdowell is about 40.
A letter from Martinsburg, to the Baltimore
Clipper, says'.
"fbis town is not so loyal.looking as we de-.
sire. The despotism peculiar to those who
were 'born to rule has been in operation here
Its effects are visible the closed houses tell us
that JEFF. aud his minons have instied their
poison, and TO such an extent, that some have
taken their families out Of the way, being un-
willing to trust them to the barbarous horde >
Among the vacated ranches notice the beau.
tiful residence of our late minister to France,
Hon. Charles J. Faulkner, through the grounds
of which we were politely shown by his-slaves.
"The release Of the Union men who were
imprisoned here, and the return Of the refugees,
has afforded no little pleasure to the loyal cti..
zens. Many are reioiced at our appearance,
and notice, in the few hours have been here,
that change Of feeling is working"
A Home Guard is being organized in Mar,
| tinsburg, with the avowed intention of offering
their services to the Government. Quite q
number of loyal Virginisns have volunteered
under General Patterson, filling up vacancies
occasioned by death or otherwise.
NEWS ITEMS.
Advices have been received from Rio ia.
| neiro to the 25th of May. The most Import.
ant item Of news is that disease has attacked
| the coffee plant in some localities, and the new
crop in those places will be entirely DESTROYED.
| The farmers are naturally very much alarmed.