, 1861-11-28
NEWS EXCERPTS.

Twelve inches Of snow fill at Utica and in
Central New York OIL Sunday-thc day that We
Ind 4 little snithcring Of snow in Chicago.
The storm seems 10 have extended ill over
the North, and even the troops in Kentucky
cot their first taste Of winter quarters. Cheat
Mountain must be knrc deep, if not belly
deep. by this tinle. They had five inches Of
snow some weeks since.
Tile Sd Michigan Cavalry, (Ktllogg's sec
cnd,) at Grand Rapids, is now being paid off
and expects to leave for Ut. Louis on Thurs
t;ay or Friday. The 11th infantry, Col. Slay,
at White Pigeon, is under orders for Ken
tuclSy.
- The S2-pound eo1um',iad captured by Col.
Geay at Bolivar, is too large and unwieldy for
service, and it is proposed to give it to the
city Of Plladclphi3, as trophy.
The John Alillikcn killed as asecessionist
in Paducah: was formerly postmaster Of that
place. and the Louisville Journal says:
'<uc las met deserved fate. Since seecs-
sion was first planned IN Kentucky he las
been among the foremost in tue rebellion, and
WHEN the Federal troops were about to occupy
Ills town lie left for Alayfiell, and has since
then been unscrupulou5 and uns!'aring in Ills
persecution Of every one who was lOya! to his
country. On Tuesday Of last week he entered
a house where he found two Union men, and
commenced III the most yituperatiyc language
to threaten them, and, having lashcd himself
into fury. he finally struck one Of them. As
quick as the thunder follows the lightning's
flash, the report of nlusket was heard and
The rufiian received its entire contents, killing
him instantly.
Tho surgeon-General Of Pennsylvania re-
ports that the quantity Of provisions, particu-
larly the meat, furnished Camp Curtin, at
Harrisburg, is such as to seriously menace the
| health Of the troops, and that considerable
suffering is experienced in consequence. The
| Governor Immediately notified the United
| States Commissary Of this state Of af-
fairs, and requested him to have it rcetided
Immediately 0: he would report to headauar-
| tcrs.
| Tho Wheeling (Ta,) IatdiJsncsr, referring
TO the late retreat Of Floyd from the vicinity
| Of Gauicy, says the rebel forces were obliged
to throw away or destroy 4 large portion Of
their blankets, ammunition, tents, camp equi-
I page, and arms. to get out Of the way Of Ben
hanl's men It adds that the victory WAS conl-
| rlcte. and, although Floyd was not hagsed, he
ia Floyd's force consisted Of six Virginia
regiments, two Mississippi regiments, and one
Georgia regiment, in all about i've thousand
five Iupdrcd men. General Benlam had the
Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and five hundred
men from each Of the Thirty seventh and Forty
fourth Ohio regiments, in all three thousand
two hundred men. Tic boys returned to cam:
III high Glce, and now demand to Ac sent tG
Kentucky or the Potomac, where they can find
something TO fight.
Monroe and Orleans counties. Western
| New York, are the great apple counties Of thu
country. Their product last year was estimat
cd at half million barrels. This year it i:
somewhat less, and the price paid is doubl'
what it was 4 year ago. Ono Boston firm ha
purchased 6S, l41 barrels At an average OF abou
two dollars barrel, and another Boston firm
| has purchased sc, 900 barrels. Ten thousan'
barrels Of arp1cs were, few days since, pile
up in the streets Of Troy, waiting sA1pmen
cast.
"A preliminary injunction has been issle
hy the Supreme Court Of PENNSYLVANIA,
I Pittsburgh, until it can be decided whether
permanent Injunction shall be made upon tn
Pennsylvania Railroad, restraining it from t.
king the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad undo
: the lease for 999 years. just conspmnated b