, 1861-12-02
Ctr Trihtttte.


LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Henry Wager, oilc Of the leading agriculture
Isis OF New York. 1t times President both OF |
The State and the United States Agricultural
Societies and of the State Agricultural college
at Ovid, died ut lis residence car Utica, few
days since. He was an OF uncle Gen. Henry |
Wager HalIeck.
Lieut.. Col GralGlm late cli!or O: the |
Moline (Il) Independent, has been appointed |
Colonel OF the 1st regiment Of Kansas Foluu- |
tccrs for svrsicc in Ncw Mexico.
- George ". Havc1ncycr, junior partner OF |
Hayenlvser, Townsend Il Co., sugar. rctincrs,
was crushed 10 death in tn: machinery ot their |
mill at Williamsburg, n. T., last Wednesday.
he wa= u years Of agc, aud lad been cap /
tain>s clerk OIL the Monticello.
Adjutant- General Hilllousc Of New. orlk
has issued all important order relative to the
organization of rev regiments Of infAntry, ar
tillcry and cavalry; the pumber not bein.
mentioned, but to be determined by the exi-
yc1cies OF thu service.
The Wheeling IskEi9caccr Of tic 2stl
says:-
The soldiers up in Cheat Mountain have built i
very Respectable mountain city in Which to house
this Writer. When tie disadvantages under which
the men l.d labor taken into consideration
II will appear that g lguntIc work has been per
formed. One brigade had 10 tools except 4 few
a1cs one Eccssh :, anger, one do. asize, one do.
saudi lad 10 work. The greater part Of th3
lumber had to be brought from distance Of half 4
mile. and that upon the backs Of the men It is 4
to twenty-five men staggering along bcnea'!l Il
huss pine and fa5Iy 9roggin: ,shen they aFrvs,
ou.h1y.
The Sixteenth Regular Infantry, about
SEQ strong, under command Of Major Sidney
Coolidge, and the Eighteenth, about 100
lus, O., Oh Monday {to-dayJ, for Louisville,
Ky.
- Pretty much all tie Governor Of Pennsyl-
vanla has done, in the last two months, has
been to travel around and present flags. with
1oug-windca speeches, to the sc7er.u State
regiments; and VIC see he has laid out big
job for the future in a visit to tho thirty-onc
regiments scattered along tic Potomac.
The Philadelphia Republican Committee.
ofwlich Collector TLonlas is President, have
adopted tle following resolution:
That it is the deliberate opinion Of the Central
Republican Club. Ct Philadelphia. that the Eurest
method to crush the rebellion would b: for Con-
gress 1T its 1ltAt session. to pass Law cmbodying
The policy Of the Fremont proclamation to wit:
Thai the slaves Of all persons ken in arms against
the au! hority uf tic United States shall By law be
decluret free.
The Washington correspondent OF the
Philadelphia Itq~irtr says that John c. Breck-
i,nridge aud R. N. T. Hunter will bc sent
abroad Us the SUCCESSORS Of Mason and Slidcll.
They Will cude;yor 10 smuggle through gia
| Canada.
There arc in Indiana 10000 more boys
| than girls under The age of2l years. That's to
| make ul' the waste Of war.
"A number of improvements have lately
| been made at the Capitol In the Senate
Cllambcr a new clock, Of beautiful workman
ship, has taken the place Of the old one. New
| carpets have been laid upon the floors, aud
comfort and convenience Of the members,
| made. The old Senate Chamber now used as
the Supreme Court room, las also been rcnno-
yatcd and improved and presents :, very neat
| appearance. The House Chamber has like
| wise undergone the process ofrenoyation, and
!: number of changes calculated 10 increase tic
! convenience Of the members have been effect
| cd. Tie walls Of tic rotunda have been paint
cd Il beautiful lilac color. The bas rcliefs, on
tue walls OF this part OF the building, which,
LOT somc tlint pasl nave presented Il ulns5y ll>-
! pcarncc, have been rel'aintcd. The large
printing, representing Warrington on horse
| back, which formerly hung above the east door
| Of the Totllnda, llar been taken down, and is
TO be placed asain=t the scafto1din. facing tht
entrance to the old House Chamber.
The city Of Philadelphia Eayingnearly e2
pended last spring. appropriation Of s220o, ,0oG
for the relief Of Glmilics Of volunteers, the
Council has added another sum Of 500, 900
The disbursements ARC now about $4,000 :
week; the families relieved number about
IL eco, and embrace probably 80, 900 persons
| -Gcuer.1 ]. WoIeott Phelps, lately in com
mand 1T Newport News, has been transferred
10 Buffers Southern coast expedition, aul
sailed from Fortress Monroe OIL the stea1nc
Constitution, i'll command Of the 3Iassachu
sctts 20tl and the Connecticut 9th, that lef
Boston last week Gc1. Butler was at For
Monroe to see the expedition oil.
Capt. Wilkes, in Lis speech at the Bosto1
banquet, given in lis honor, said:
Before deciding upon1, tue % course IT adopted,
the Ieztnnd satiEed myscf that 9t thesc 4nl
selves. had DO rights which attach 60 such funs
t1onaries when .prupcrly appointed: and findin
took it for granted that had right to take thes
.commml=siouerS" as the embodiment Of di*
patches. l should Aarc felt Justified in Selling tn
Trent ITSELF bit concluded to allow the Tessel t
proceed. though TINS deprived nJ men Of a priz
) worth s15n.oct): and take pride and pleasure i
tayin. that thr!s was a. not man On board thc sa
| Jacinto who said did not do right.
+ Lieut.. Fairfax also said:
sit was By no means an agreeable duty to 90 Q
board the Trent. and arrest my old friend. Mr n:
son, wl,psr fanlils is connected with mine by ma
riagc, though VIC arc nut, as some OF the paper
to do. and knew. soon after got nboad the vc
scl TINT should have something more to eontcn
with than tho lnAr gentlemen was to take VII
me to the San Jacino Mrs. slidcl1 and her dlug
ters were there; they we're womanly and lady-lik'
but they wcrc under great deal Of excitemcn
and yo' may well imayinc that they gave ute
ancc 10 a good many nut very pleasant expression
, Lieut.. Greer of tho San .facintu came un boar
and took quite as active part in the transactso1
as did, He was rather apprchensrc that II
| lalie= and the mob wonld overcome me, and pr
], | sc1,ted six very inofirnsire marines III hoard.
be made f:ft;,s5f+. if necessary. [Applause.1 Th
gave rise to tue report about charge OF the n
| riues. with fixed bayoncts. Oh the Indies.
There arc 5000 Uuion refugees at Ha
teras Inlet, in great dcstitution, and the eli
zcns Of New Tork arc getting up ship To-
lc of supplies for tbc1n.
- There are s42 cotton mills in Eng1ond,
which ut last accounts 40 had stopped, l
running three days in the week, 305 runui
four days, Is five days, and :a.a5 on fill tin
Tic number Of work people involved
II, PSI The mills are constantly shor1 eni
up, and the greatest alarm is felt in the man
featuring districts for the winter.
The organization Of the Convention
Wheeling is as follows:
T7xs5de1t-7ohn Hail. Of Mason.
,eecTetdr3-Ellcry r. Hall Of Taylor.
;srrysanf-at- -4tn*-James e. orr. OF Wheeling
Senator Wilson has determined to int
= ducc 1ill Immediately on the opening OF Ce
~ gross 10 abolish the office Of Sutler iii the :
- my. He has been impe11cd to thi: by rr:s
ofthc cStortions and abuses practicrd up
tho soldiers, tic profits often being from 200
70 900 per cent, aud the quality Of the artic
furnished :,s had rs will be tolerated. LiQu
too, is often clandestine1y furnished. I
1, | pastry and other :lrtielcs Of food furnish
or- have hcen found to cause sickness. It
ad known that III very many eases, tho Colonel:
:; regiments are partners Of the suffers,
-o' profits being so large that men arc often Il
'gs lie to yet the appointment upon any OF
terms. The profits OF sNtles for a full X
Z me,st are from 81, eco 10 81, 600 year,
- The Army Board to regulate and fx
number and cHlib.e: of the cannon to
- mounted i'll easements and lslrbettc. 1T eacl
the permanent fortifcations Of the Uni
~ Steics and also thr nutnhrr and dissertation