Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-10-16

and seeking safety from the Lincolnites in the int
rior Of the State About three hundred fled the city
the day our informant left, 1t being generally be-
lieved that the Federals would destroy the town
rather than yield it to the Confederates.
The principal Union wholesale merchants were :
engaged in boxing up their goods and sending them
to Cincinnati in anticipation Of the capture of Louis
vile by our forces, Notwithstanding the preseace
there Of about 5000 Ohioans and lndianians, but
they were moving all the time.
The office Of the Louisville Journal has been
moved to Jacksonville, Prentice preferring to. be
upon the " safe side" Of the Ohio.
In regard to the " stampede" at Hopkinsve; We
learn through military gentleman, connected with
Gen. Buckners staff that the affair at HopkinsNille
was even worse for the Federals than has heretofore
been represented. The Federals "made track" so
fast that they creditable performances beside
the Manassas races. Our loss was one man killed
and one wounded. We captured two men, killed
three, took 800 stand of arms, lot Of camp equip
age, etc
Gen. Buckner has fallen back to Tate's Station,
two miles from the State line.
Gen. RoSseau is encamped two miles fronn Eliza
beth town. He has under his command about seven
thousand troops.
THE BATTLE AT THE CHEAT MoUNTAEs:
STAuNToN, Va, Oct. An intelligent gentleman,
who was present at the battle of Greenbrier, the
Sd inst, has just reached here and has communca-
ted some additional details Of the engagement He
states that Brig. Gen. H. r. Jackson occupies the
same position now with his brigade that he occupied
before the BATTLE and that his pckets are stationed
at their former positions.
The Virginia regiments engaged were those COM
manded by Colonies Jackson, Scott, and Eaaferro,
with Hansbrough's battalion, and three artillery
companies, with two batteries,D commanded by
Captains Anderson, Shumaker and Rice. Captain
Shumaker was wounded by the bursting of bomb,
and Capt Rice had portion of his foot shot off.
The first and twelfth Georgia regiments, and
Rusts Arkansas regiment, were also engaged One
of the members of the latter regiment was killed
Among the killed and wounded in the Georgia
regiments was David Brown, Of the Atlanta Gate
City Guards, killed; member OF the Dalonega
Volunteers was seriously wounded-his name not
remembered; Richd Currey, Of the Marion Guards,
killed, and John Dean, Of the Muscogee Guards,
received three severe flesh wounds one of the
Lowndes Volunteers was wounded in the thigh.
The Confederate loss was killed, 90 wounded,
and II missing
RICHMOND, Oct. Slate northern papers received
report the death of Zen. Geo. Gibson, Commissary
of the Federal army.
The Washington Star says Fremont is to be Court
martialled and Gen. Wool is to preside at the trial.
McClelland has issued L proclamation fixing deaM
as the penalty for interfering with private property
Northern kilograms report that Reynolds has OBJ.
tanned decisive victory over General jackson, at
Greenbrer River.
The Tribune says the Vanderbilt Atlantic, Baltic,
Roanoke and CoatZacotcas, are taking in Coal and
Provisions and arranging ber,hs for troops for a
Southern Expedition.
The Washington Star considers Missouri almost
lost to the Feieras since the Lexington battle.
Northern journals are engaged in discussing the
Fremont and Blair quarrel.
MOBILE, Oct: 9-The St Louis Correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial says paroied Officer
from Lexington, reports that two hundred of the
Irish Brigade had deserted and joined the Confed-
crates.
Passengers by this mornings trains report that
the Conestosa and another GunB Boat, attacked Co.
lunbus on Monday morning by throwing shell and
shot into the town.
The Batteries replied, striking the gun-boat,
knocking down the smoke stack and otherwise Sc
verely injuring the boats, for they retreated in
sinking condition.
Freight train collided with passenger train on
the Missssi ppi Central Road, on Sunday, but no
person was injured.
AN ORDINANCE TO SECURE TO CERTAIN
OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS THE RIGHT TO
VOTE.
sKcrrox 1. BE it ordained By this Contention
and is hereby ordained By authority Of the same
That all officers and soldiers in the service of the
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age of twenty-one years, and who citizens of
this State who, il within the State shall be alb
sent from their respective counties at elections here
after to be held if the gences of the times shall
permit shall be entitled to vote for Sheriff. Clerks
of the County and Superior Courts, and members of
the General Assembly for their respective counties
and shall also be entitled to vote for Governor E!cc-
tors for President and Vice President Of the Con-
fedcrae States, and for members of the Confederate
! CoupreSS for their rpSnpctlye districts
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That three free
holders of the respective companies under the d.
rcction of the commanding officers of the regiments
| to which they belong, shall open polls on Thursday
before the day appointed for holding elections in this
State, and said elections shall be conducted in all
respects according to the laws of this State. The
three holders aforesaid shall prepare fair copy
of the votes poled and shall transmit the same with
the list of voters to the Sheri of their respective
counties; and where officers and soldiers in the
same companies shall vote in different counties or
different Congressional districts the said freeholders
shall specify accordingly, and make returns to the
Shers of the different counties above referred to-
Sec. 3. BE it further ordained, That the Sherifis
of the respective counties of this State shall count
the votes of the said officers and soldiers within
seven days after the elections; and they shall not
declare the result of the said election until the
days above mentioned shall have expired.
Sec 4. BE it further ordained, That this ordi-
shall be IN force from and after the day of its
ratificaton Proridea, This ordinance shall be in
force during the existence of the present war with
the United States and no longer.
Read three times and passed, 25th of June, 1861
W. N. EDWARDS,
| Teste: Prest. of Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE, Secretary,
l.. C. EDWARDS, Assistant Secretary.
Why HAVE THE LAWS NOT BEEN PRINTED ?-Is
there such person at Raleigh as a State Printer
If So why have not Laws tina: were enacted at the
Regular session, and the called term in the Spring
been made public? What is he for but to publish
the Laws within a reasonable time? We learn FROM
a member, that the Legislature, recently had to
draw from memory, what was transacted at the ses
sion which assembled in the Spring! Who knows
what is law? How are the people to be governed
by law? But for the acts which have leaked out
through the newspapers, from time to time, the
legislation Of the past two years would be sealed
book. Again we impure, what is the use for State
pripferp Is he emnloye6 ,,orf,, nurnoseS moro