Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-08-30


vile, in the Kanawha Valley. were sur
rounded, and pretty badly cut up b. the
Rebels under Gen. Floyd, early yesterday
morning We have 10 particulars.
Col Tyler's Regiment, of 900 men,
from the Western Reserve, were surprised
while at breakfast by force Of ., goo In
f1utry, 400 cavalry and 10 guns. The
Umionists rallied, cut their way through
the fire, and, with their baggage trains fell
back towards GanIey. They made dread
full havoc in the encmy's ranks, taking one
Of their colors and two prisoners, and
were not pursued-some proof of great
losses or fears. There are 200 Of our
men missing-killed, prisoners, or escaped,
including three Captains and three other
commissioned officers, from Oberlin aud
vicinity.
/ New YoaN, Aug. 26.-Thc Eceniay
Post states that the Government has re
funded to Illinois 10 per cent. Of the ox-
penditure OF the State in fitting out voinu-
,eers, which gives the State 81 100000.
The State Committee Of the Brcckin-
ridge party in New York, a, Albany, ez-
pci.et Matthew M'Mahan from the Com
mittec for having accepted an appointmen;
under Pres. Lincoln and declaring himself
supporter Of the policy of the Admiuis-
tration. They adopted a series of resolu-
tions declaring against the present war as
not being a var for the Union, advocating
an armis'icc, n national convention, auG
peace Douglas Democrats will never gree
to fra;ernise with Breckiuridge traitors.
! Col. M'Cunn has been honorably acquit-
ted of the charges preferred against him
at the recent court martial held in Alex
audria.
The contract for the first and second
class of paper for the public printing has
been awarded to James d. Lahey, Of the
house Of Negargcc Brothers, Philadelphia.
7 The salaries Of Clerks il the Patent
Office have been reduced fro;l two to seven
hundred dollars head Per anrun.
SCRANTON, Ia, aug. 26-Wm. Hal
sey, baiiing from lthca, vas compelled to
leave the town to-day, or accep: the alter
native OF being rode ou; on rail. He
had cndeavored to induce parties to take
the New York Day BJoh, aud uttered tie
raukest treason.
LOUISVILLE, Aug l5.-A Seccssi0nist
just arrived from Nashville says that yes
terdly the military authorities on the
Northern Tennessee lines searched the
passengers coming Northward aud took
money from them amounting to niue
thousand dollars.
The alarm about the "army worm" in
the North, is subsiding. Some say the
true army worm Of the South is not to be
seen here.
Capt Price and Lieut.. N Faddin, arres-
ted in pdilad on the charge of inducing
men to leave one Regiment for another,
we're houorably discharged, as the men had
not been sworn in.
Rev. Dr. Brantley, of the Tabernacle
Baptist Church, Philadelphia, has resign
cd, it is supposed to return with his wife
TO her home ln the South.
Richard a. Jacob, son.in-law Of the
late Thomas II. Benton, and brother-iu-
law of Gen. Fremont, is one of the Union
candidates for the Presidency of the Ken
tucky Senate.
Tho Lyconing County Agricultural So
cie'y will hold no Fair this year.
John Dudley, of Coganhouse, Lycoming
county, fell from wagon on Saturday af-
ternoon, while going to tie Democratic
delegate election, and received such fnju-
ries that he died from internal hemorrhage
about u o'clock in ihe evening
A pickpocket was recently arrested in
st. Louis who said that his hand had found
its way into fifty pockets during the day
without coming across a single dime.
Lieut.. f. T. Embick, of the Woodward
Guards, has been appointed Major of Col.
Stuart's engineer regiment. The rendez-
vous is at Elmire.
Our soldiers, under the new law of Con-
srcss, are now better paid than any sol
iiery in the world.
The wife Of Charles Henry Foster, of
North Carolina, has applied for divorce
m the ground that her husband is al
i bolitlouis.. '
Capt. Dodge has been appointed the =
Iol of a regiment that is being enrolled ,
.long the North Baauch. i
The three States of New York, Ohio and G
'eousylvonia, have population Of 8, l33,
i |, which is 1888, $50 more than the en-
ire population, Slave and Free, Of the
leyen Rebel States, while these same :
tates have a valuation of Sll9,I ,Sl5 v
reater than all the so-cailed Confederate y
tates. Ia
The Episcopal church at Hampton was il
be Oldest building in the village, and (says t,
.adition) was surmouuted by the cnat-of-
rms Of George III. prior to the Reyolu- :
on.
John f. Essingtoo, of Williamsport, NJ
as been commissioned Captain, by the -,
.ar Department, and authorized TO enroll {.
company.
Two little boys, the sons of Mr.. Geo.
lcobs and John Cox, Esq, of Holidays 60
irc, wen. to the canal to swim, on Mon ".
~ week, and both were drowned. Tr