The national Republican., 1861-07-20
LOCAL N T. w S.

ted to stand the work Of the campaign. They
number one thousand and forty.si and are
accompanied by fine band of twenty pieces |
with full complement Of field music Each |
man is fully uniformed and equipped, carrying a |
fatigue uniform in their knapsacks, which was
presented by the various sewing societies Of
their State. Several ambulances and one hun.
dred horses have been brought on with them.
In New York, they were handsomely received
by the sons of Maine, who presented them with
handsome United States flag.
The following is list Of the officers:
Field-Colonel Abner Knowles, of Bangor
field; Major Frank Pierce, Of Bucksport.
Staff-Adjutant John d. Mcfarland, Ellis.
worth Quartermaster Isaac Strickland, of
Bangor; Surgeon E. F. Sanger, of Bangor;
Assistant Surgeon DR.. John Baker; Chaplain
zenas Thompson, Portland; Sergeant.M Major
Percy Knowles, Bangor Quartermasters Ser.
geant P. W. Porter, Bangor Hospital Steward
Charles A. McQuestion, Of Bangor.
Company A-Captaiu M. W. Brown, Of
Brownsville. ... tr... "T
Company B-Captain Isaac Fraser, of Ellis.
worth.
Company C-Captain Benjamin Harris, of
Machias. .
Company D-Captain Joel Haycock, Of fCalaif.
Company E-Captain Joseph Snowman, OF
Bucksport.
Company F--Captain Lysett, Of Pembroke.
Company G-Csptain Young, Of Cherry6eld.
Company H-Captain George Fuller, OF
Corinth.
Company I-Captain A. G. Burton, of Old.
Company K--captain Theodore Carey, of
Eastport.
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vict OF the penitentiary who was arrested on
Thursday evening, by Officer Kimball, is quite
an old convict, having been sentenced some
eight years since TO twelve years imprisonment,
for the crime of arson. He has for some years
been used as kind of hostler about the prem.
ises, attending to the horses and cows. On
Thursday afternoon he was sent to drive up the
cow, which had by some means got out Of the
enclosure. He then went out, accompanied
by guard, who left him and came up to the
city. When he had driven the COW into the
yard, the officer arrested him and brought him
to the guardhouse, where the warden received
him yesterday morning. The prisoner asked
the officer to take him back to the prison, but
he refused. We hear that, under some of the
previous wardeus, he was used as coachmsn,
and often was entrusted alone in the city.
CRIMINAL CouaT-Yesterday Henry Bus.
chrae was convicted of stealing $50 from
Charles Clements and sentenced to the peni.
tentiary for eighteen months.
Sally Felix, alias Phoenix, was found not
guilty of keeping bawdy and disorderly house.
Elizabeth Ann Mitchell was tried on the
charge Of keeping disorderly house, and ac'
Quilted.
The grand Jury having finished their duties
were discharged, after receiving the thanks oi
the court for the able manner in which they
had discharged their duties.
LINCOLN GuRAps-At second meeting Of
the Lincoln Guards, held night before last, at
Temperance Hall, Mr.. Buckley was elected
first lieutenant. The election Of non-commis
stoned officers was postponed until Monday
night. During the evening, DR.. John E. Smith
made very eloquent speech to the members o
the company, urging them and their friends
never to forget their duty to their country ant
their flag, which was heartily responded to b,
the men. The "Lincoln Guards promises t
be one of our crack companies.
ACCIDENTALLY KIJLED-A member of on,
of the New Jersey regiments was shot througl
the head and instantly killed, by q comrade, OF
Wednesday night, at the camp near Roach
Spring An alarm occurred during the night
when several sentinels fired their pieces.
went out and discharged his piece, the bal
entering the face of the deceased, who was Of
picket, killing him Immediately.
MORE REGIMENTS FROM PENNSYLVANIA
The Secretary OF War has accepted fifteen ad
ditional regiments from Pennsylvania. Six Q
these are to be ordered to Washington, five wi
Join General Patterson's command, and tn
other four ore variously distributed. One G
these, now at Cumberland, is commanded b
Charles l. Biddle, successor of Z. Joy Morri
who has not taken his seat in Congress- Thes
are said to be the finest troops, in outfit an
equipment, of any furnished by the Stat
especial paius having been taken by Governc
Curtin, in consequence of former complaints
THE New YoRK TwELFrH.-Twenty.f .fou
members of Col. Butterfeld's twelfth regimen
arrived here yesterday, several Of them bein
i'll, and others being unfit for duty on accour
of lameness. They left the regiment, on Tue
day morning, at Martinsburg, all ready for
march,. The boys ore all well and anxious
be at close work with the rebels. Those wh
came down have taken possession of the
former quarters in Franklin square.
DEATH OF SoLDIER.-Thomas Bolton,
member of company B, first Rhode Islam
regiment, died about five o'clock yesterda
morning, of congestion of the brain, at tt
camp near Glenwood. The deceased had bee
sick but three or four days, and was highly e
teemed by the members of the regiment. Il
was an Engishman by birth, and had no rel
tves in this country.
A SIoK SoLDIER-James HILL a member
company G, New York twenty.ftth regimen
Col. Kerrigan, was found in the Inauguratic
Ball room night before last, suffering fro
severe sickness. Mr.. G. A. Clark, the messe
ger to the Marshal, kindly took him into