, 1861-07-09

Col. Curtis iowa Regiment is composed Of
ajolly eet Of boys. It is stationed along the
line Of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Road, from
Hudson, where the St, Louis Road connects,
to st. Joseph, which is the headquarters.
The regiment has been reforming the newE-
paper literature along the line Of the Road
AL secession printing Offices are "confscated,"
ard converted into Union establishments.
Tie Chiliicothe Ch7onicle has undergone
this st1ansmogridcation. Its editor run of on
the arrival Of the troops. TAereupon the
types Of Companies 4 and B took possession
Of the concern, changed It's name into the
.Sectssionist, and blazed away at the enemy
through its columns. We make room for
paragraph or two:
EALuTAToRT.
The former editor Of this sheet having
yamooscd, put out, scratched gravel, nizZled,
abequntplated, GkiCaddled. gone where glory
waits him, in short, 8s Micawber aays, 7theY
a1e not" we are here in his place, and rs we
hope, the humble representative Of better
The good Will and kind Indulgence of our nu-
ueT0us readers, end acting upon the gupposi-
tion tbat We have the hearts Of the people
with US in our glorious undertaking, We
plunge boldly in, and here make our editorial
bow and wave metaphorical salutation to an
astsniehed world.
On the journey Of Company to this
place, on last Tuesday, they stopped at Ham.
i!ton, 40 miles east Of St. Joe, where they cap
tured five secssionists fresh from Boonyi1le,
with all the honoTs Of defeat clusteroa around
their classic broWs. They were, ut the time
Of their capture, In room over saloon, con.
soling themselves with game at cards, and
rf 1thfe In
mighty :alen, when they follow in tho wake
Of Claib jackson.
DRu3tMED OFT.
dfan,aing ota Was witnessed by that part Of
the I'd Regiment LONG at St. Joe.
The name Of the Individual who was com
PEELED to 60 through with this unpleasant fca-
ture Of military campaign, was Corporal
Boehm, Of Co. B, of the ST. Reserve Guards,
for the crime Of deeertion-
As some Of sur friends may not be posted
on the N.odus operaEdi" OF this grand and
imposing spectacle, ne win explain 1t in -
brief manner as possible. The regiment is
formed in line Of battle, then comes the drum
me1s with the deserter in the rear, with one
half Of his head shaved clean also onehalf OF his
1ace, with his hands tied behind his back; th n
co1po1al's guard with bayonets at cl argc
within few inches Of his posterior e1tr emf
tics. He aB then marched up ard do VII before
the ranks to that discredi!ab1e tune Of the
Rogue's March tlen drummed outside Of the
lines 3ud left to make the best Of his dishon.
orable situation. So be it with all such Ter.
min.
CuR1osIT1Es FOR BARNCM's MUSEUM
Fond in camp at Grand River, = large guam
1lty Of what are supposed At sometime to have
been crackers, embalned in soap; by some
mfsta6c they we're served up as provisions By
the Commissaries to our boys; having no ust
fer them, companies A and B are ready to par
with them on easy terms they would answer
fer shingles, paving stones, SOLE leather, bdcl
| bats, k;ndling wood, . bo mb-proof battery, O
| ANYTHING else Of that sort; building cuntI1c
| tors are respectfully invited to give us call
| during the recent rainy Season they served II
very ueefnlly as flooring for our tents also
military companies hacking. ammunition, ar
requested to examine our beans, as substi
tute for bullets. A few more left Of the sam
/ sort
| The Democrat and Ncaes, OF Hannibal, Gaeet4
| Of st. 10, and Chronicle, OF Chillicothc. Tn
| above named secession sheets hare expire
since the advent Of the Federal troops in thei
midst. They have been the means Of leadin
great many old and young men astEay, whs
had they not been influenced by the nbov
psmed sheets, would not now be deeiug fror
their homes, to escape the laws which the
| have 20 foully trampted under their feet. "
| heartily hope that every secession sheet
Missouri, will be dead before the glorious At
Of July, and reason, common sense and dece1
cy resume their sway, When the Shiny trail {
secession will be wiped out Of the fair State {
Missouri.
| TO TIE PEOPLE or CH1ILICoTHE.
We have come against you, good people, nj
| to disturb your peaceful homes or deprive 70
of any Of the God given rights, that the Co
stitution Of the United States contains, tn
instrument for which your fathers and ou
willingly and profuse1J shed their blood, =
you are not molested in ysur business, or yo'
pence disturbed by the designing and At
bitious villains and traitors, who now inte
the country, and Whs, as one Of them not vel
elegantly declared, twill either take the Sta
out OF the Union or to hell" Hyou Will on
obey the laws Of the country and attend
yCur daily avocaHons yen have nothing
fear, as it is with the uDruly aud rebellion
with whom we have to deal. So long as '
j are amoBg 5ou, your property Is safe II
products ct your labor can be carried to IDS
ket without danger, you can visit your neig
bors and friends and return unmolested, al
when We leave you, we hope you viii aeknoR
fiisnds. IS ~ 70 " AA' ~ N'' eN''@- -
Prof: mitcnell on the "Great Comet
This magnificent object, which has 50 su
denly ald Unexpectedly b'azed forth IN
: Htavens, was Observed here, for the first tin
| on last evening.
The nights Of July the Let and "a We
cloudy, but On last evening perfectly &c
sky and transparent atmosphere afforded
4 fine opportunity for critica! examination.
The comet is 20 brilliant md its train
light 50 extensive that 1t is quite superauo
to define its position further than to aay Il
It's present location, In the early evening,
: about thirty degrees west Of the north star.
The nuclcus or the head OF the comet is
markah>y brilliant, though buried In lu1n
!. Gus mit Of vast depth. It resembles son
what one Of the drawings Of Halley's comet
It's appearance in 1886. Unlike the great co
ct OF 1855, the misty haze surrounding the =
cleus has no well defined outline Tie rcgt
, opposite the sun aud near the nucleus is mu
darker than that On the side next the sua,
the intense blacknees and the dark ray Viii
Il penetrated far along the axis Of the tail
J.. Donatie cone, is not now seen in the pzes<
Hrarger.
The taN could be traced list night to =
t. | <errA nF me,rrv NINETY f}e~rees fr1r,, thA 4