Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-03
Latest News from the South.
AFFAIRs AT RICmMONp.

AftAlhS Al hlN IL hbNbs
VIM. II. IIurbut, for many years one
Of the editors ofthe New York Times, has
been brought to Richmond as q spy hay-
ing tecn arrested in Atlanta, Ga. His
manners ard appearance are said TO be
progressing. lie is well educated, and
has remarkable conversational powers
has travelled extensively, and is well post
ed on almost everything atioat in the
world. lie claims to be native Of South
Carolina President Davis has Landed
him over to the Governor, who commit
ed him to await an examination.
The following prisoners Of war, who
were arrested within about three miles Of
Alexandria by the Confederate forces, were
brought to Richmond on Monday by a
guard commanded bv Lieut.. VIM. Ergl sh
of the FIST regiment Virginia volunteers,
viz: Captain II. q. Kelly second regiment
Connecticut volunteers Sergeau! Austin
G. Monroe, company b, same regiment;
Corporal Charles +. llanswert, company
y, same regiment. A member Of one OF
the New Nosk Regiments and Virginia
spy were brought to Richmond the same
dav from Yorktown. A North CAROLINE
drsorter has been sent back in irons TO
that State. He IS a Pennsylvania by birth,
and was taken at Yorktown while trying
TO MI Ike his way to Fortress
Monroe. lie had in his possession draws
ings of Williamsburg and Yorktown, and
plans of Col Magruder's Notifications.
Two companies of the celebrated bat"
talon of Washington ARTILLERY, under
Maj)r Walton, left Richmond for Manas-
sas junction on Monday.
Two companies consisting Of $50 men,
belonging to The Maryland Line of Vol
untee:s, left Richmond on Saturday cyen>
ing for Manassas function.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE CONFEDERATE
LOAN.
The Nashville Union, noticing the
amount Of cotton subscriptions To the
Confederate State H., n, says the indica-
tions are that the government will re.
ceiye more than 100000, 600. We have
been shown letter from gentleman of
Columbus, Miss, in which he suys, cot
ton is icing eagerly subscribed to the
Confederate States loan by almost every
planter in that portion of Mississippi, in
amounts of from - 20 400 bales"
NeaTly 900 lalts & cotton, about
800, ,0OO was subscribed in about twenty
minutes, to the Confederate loan at Wash
ingion, Ga, on conclusion of Mr.. Steph-'
ems speech. The indications are that a
very heavy subscription o! cotton will be
made up in the cotton growing States,
amounting 10 100000 bales or more
This will give our government more than
Sl0O, 600, 900 with which to prosecute Out,,
war for independence.
A pEsERTER FROM FORT PICKENs.
A soldier lately deserted from Fort
Pickeus by swimming a distance of two
miles to the Banancas, where he was ta-
ken prisoner hv the southern Avengers, ~
Mississippi company ofvoIunteers. who
generously clothed him and treated him
with kindness. He gave his name as Jas.
Lober; that he was born in Baltimore, and
enlisted tor CAPITA Brooks company in
New York in January.
col. BOWMAN.
Col. A. II. Bowman, Of the United
States army, is not the person who has
been captured 10y the Confederate troops
in Virginia. Col. b. is in command of
the United States Military Academy at
West Point, and is now at his post, The
officer who has fallen into the hands of
the Virginia forces Is Lieut.. Col. Samuel
Bowman, of the Eighth Regimen: of
Pennsylvania volunteers.
ATTEMPTED INSTRUCTION.
In Monroe county, Ark, thirty miles
west of Helena several negroes were ar
rested las. Sunday week upon a charge of
attempted insurrection. On Tuesday
three Of the negroes, two men and one
glrl were hung. One of those executed
belonged to Col. Lightfoot. He was n
mu,atto boy, a blacksmith, formerly own.
ed by James Bush, of Big Creek. lie
was the ringleader of the plot, which, as
detailed 10y himself and others, was most
atrocious. The white male inhabitants
were to be murdered, the females and
children spared, provided they did not
resist.