Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-05-24


ges Notiess Of F1asrals and anuounesmsnts
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Another Letter from our, Correspond.
ellt 9t@YoriSS Pa.
Ci3P SCoTT, .YoRK, PAIL
May 81, 1881 r.
Eds. Lnteiligcncer:-All hSre is excite.
mcut just now, on account of the morning
news from Washington. The End and 3ri
regiments have for three days been under
mArChing orders, and hearing that the
troops Mt the Capitol are in like cnse, the
Inference is, that something is about TO oc-
cur Their impotence is ievcrish, and the
veXation OF the rest, who are not yet en-
'ireIy equipped. is extreme. For awhile,
the three yenrs excitement" rs it is called
here, was The ruling tOpir=of camp talk ;
hut sihis IS now entirely over-shado cd.
A test inquiry was made ia cAciE company.
TO determine how many would enlist for
three years, or the war. The result was.
that enough were reported from each to
retain every company and rcgimerital or
gInization. Often whole companies vol.
unleered 10 man. Those who seeded
arctic have their piuccs filled by recruits
from home. This priTiIegcsis most CRATE
full. The Withdrawals consist entirely Of
elderly men of family, who have only made
arrangements for three months, and arc iad-
vised that there are hosts OF young men,
h7vipg no drawback, either in domestic;
ties or through age, waiting and anxious
To- come from home st,tipus. Even yet,
mnny patriots arc disposed to sacrifice
everything nnd go. For the present, aud
until the three months time runs out, all
who enlisted for that time remain togetl-
eF, both those who Intend to go for
longer period, and those who will be dis
charged.
Our somewhat protracted stay here is.
beginning to systematizO even the smallest
details OF military duty. Asa consephehces
leisure Is thore plenty, and various are tie
DEVICES t0l while .itA way i Peis Are ps
GpenElng he sDuquesly GTNyk of Pit.s-
burgh, have Il diminutive cat and dog
The sinners have stunted the little. fellows
With strong drink. They nre each about
the size of your fist. a mess the Wash-
ington Grlys hNVeN pussy too, with the
significant coguomen of .bottle-cake," Z"
iIAy with these seems to be the days rec
5re1tion. We are pushed though by the
strict confinement of Camp, mud must have
somc deliverOate. In the evening, i'm
pronptu theatricnls and "the light ftn-
tastic" are the rage. Nearly all the COM
f''"y AlANAAAGIS GullNEuNu Uy u 4UuulO
and iiddle, and the sound of revelry Is
heard by night. "Let the wide world wag
n II will, we'llebe gay and happy stilI,"
as our cnmp-song says, is the principle Of
life. Our friends from every part nf this
great State, have been making nhnge Com.
miSsariat of themselves. Scarce u train
TINT does not bring numerous mcsses,
clothes, fodder, cakes, preserves, canned
peaches, and other fruits, boiled hams and
butter and eggs Thus, fur tue past week
the quHrtCrmaster has been nm individual
of no transccndent imrotiancc. Sill nsn
personal favor to him, I'VE draw our ratio us
daily. Let all WHO have favored Uncle
Sam's boarders.know that such substantial
home patriotism is of the most ErNtitude-
demanding kind possible. The Govern
mentis no longer, either, liable to any i'm
PntatiOns of slOwness in regard to snp-
plies. noticed some aspersinns Of the
sort with reference to PENNSYLVANIA, in
the papers Ovcrcoats, uniforms, haver-
sncks aud alinccoutrcmcntsr rome hourly by
she wagon load. lastly, but not lcastly,
our quarters are well furnished with
both wood and stray. only hear of Que
complaint, tue tillest man ia Cump.-
He cannot, he says, find room TO stretch
himself. Our wag snggests, bringing up a
ten pin alley for his accommodation,
Lengthy is some feet eigHtI The health
of the force is first rate, Ons or two
deaths, and those from wounds aIe all. A
little dinrrbaea and some pulmonary COM
plHinls comprise the diseases. They rcndi-
ly yield 10 treatment. Both tho wounds
epoken of we're received in attempts to
force past the guard, they were shot But
few disturbances of serious character,
however, occur. Even ia town on furlpLgh
the soldiers are generally orderly. One
WAS shot dead by citizen for insulting a
wife since my last. THIS and an afFr1ly be.
tween two men of Company o, l3th1Rtei-
ment5 are tue difficulties worth Mentioning.
Frank Grant went down town, got drunk,
and tore round promisru0uslE. Gorplfal
NleGOwAn aud guard were sent TO bring
him to gpard-hOuse. Frzink shnuted
fight. and Nc Knocked lim out Of time Wilha
pair Of brass khuekles. This occurred tNo
Bsthfee Wecks. siny ca iilIlt 6 iyStlie
C0muabyeWas AZ dinner, Z rank came lp 10
Me-, and drawing knife, stabbed iim.iu Tho
lace and through the len arm. Ne rose
and shot him between the eyes with one Of
those Pnp.Gnn ravotvers. Tho bail vent To-
the skull aud ronnd ttis head to.t the ear,
fracturing the bone. The Court-mafttal
condtmnvd Grantto loSe liiS pay, accoutre.
ne1is. and be drummed ont of the seryics
sluAg tlE MINUS VI tllp GtEtt tNkuOtILieA Iof
stnriher disposal The sentence WAS exe1
cuted on Sunday noon. Grant, in soma
old clothes, sIonch hat oSer his eyes,
bands tied behtpd, was marched round The
whole fair grounds betNeenl t==os smen.vrilli.
musttPts nj boulder: i1inied edtafeIy behind
were three with charged bayonels. In
'front.' was \ hte and drum aud An officer.
Nnsie, the 9. Ragne's Iatsh. Even this
hardened EeoundreI (lle has stabbed fre
in his time was cowgli or EtTHmed, and
walked along lootIink down 1t vas a
most degrading and painful exhibition
Punishment to the Euilty IS mercy 70 the
inhpceut, OF he would have rheens5Iiti tiesl . ;
.6veFy naiisi6 camp sc g lid be asEetl 70