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

inc County Democratic Convention are a
follows:
Seuator-Rob't Crane, Jersey Shore.
Assembly-,Iohn s. Smith Moreland.
President Judge-George White.
Associates-li B. Packer, Isaac Bruner
George W. Taylor.
Treasurer-l'enjamin Strawbridgc.
Auditor-L. Dusenbury.
The nominees for President Judge, Sen
ator and Representative, to select theil
own Confcrees
The proposition of the Repul lean con-
venticu was respectfully declined.
LOUISVILLE, Aug oG-Thc Adams Ex-
press Company having discontinued the
sending If letters to the South, those now
received and arriving from the North will
be returned to the seuders.
RE-ENLiSTEp-The Gth Massachusetts
Regiment. which on the 10Th If April was
attacked in the streets Of Baltimore by au
armed mob, incired to their murdtrous acts
by the wealthy advocates Of treason resi-
ding in that city, have voted to re-eulist
for the war.
Whilst train Of cars filed with horses
for the Government, was passing on its way
to Baltimore, two of the ears, at a point
/ near Hanover, on the Northern Central
ElilrOai, caught fire from sparks Of the
locomotive, and rs there was q considera-
bic quantity Of straw the men in charge
had some difficulty in rcscuing the animals.
A number in each were badly burned, AID
presented a pisiablc sight.
CIHCISNATI. Aug. pa stirmish
took place at Ua@k's Nest, in Kanavha
Valley, eight miles beyond the river, ou
the 2Oth. The Rebels, some four thous-
and strong, advanced to where the llth
Ohio Regiment had erected barr.cades,
and were driven back with loss of City
killed and number wounded and taken
prisoners. Our less was only two slightly
wounded and one missing. Our forces
captured quite number Of horses and
equipments.
IRoNToN, No, Aug. 20-Gcn. Prentice
has been assigned to the command Of the
division embracing Cape Girugdeaa aud
Birds Point
John A. Montgomery, Esq, of Will
Transport, has invented an army canteel
which We believe must soon be adopted for
all our troops. lis advantages are that it
combines n can,een, a funnel for filing a
cantecn, and drinking cup.
Southern papers argue soberly that at
IS p'un hat Me IIhdes Of tie South are
10 Jopern tie World" Their seif-coaceit
is Iaughably absurd
The arrssting and confining of spies and
traitors, and the stopping up of avenues Of
information between the Rebels in the
South and their allies in the North, is
vast and oncrous labor the Government
has to do. Every day, traitors are sen.
off or imprisoned, but others spring up.
The gallows may have to be resortcd to
to make the lesson properly impressive
that any overt act Of treason is worthy of
death.
1t has been concluded not to hold an
Agricultural Exhibition in Northumber-
land county this year, on account of the
condition Of national affairs. A meeting
has, however, been held, and officers of the
Society elected.
A large naval expedition has left For
tress Monroe, probably to perfect the
blockade southerly.
The exchange Bank of St. Louis loaned
Gen. Fremont SlG0,0 600.
There has been several sharp picket en-
wesward Of Arlington, indicating
an active, heavy force there. The recent
Rebel panic was on account of information
received from some of our traitors of
movement to cut them off.
The Northum berland Brass Band has
been engaged as the regimental band of
he 5th Reserve Regiment, in which are
he Milton, Lcwisburg, aud other Compa-
lies.
The Richmond papers complain that the
federal prisoners there are "saucy."
Grautham I. Taggart, Northumberland,
las been appointed Comm>sary of Subsis-
encc, with the rank Of Captain. Mr..
'aggart was at the battle Of Bull Run,
'here it is said, that although there mere
y as locker on, be took up u musket and
Anticipated in the fight.
On the 1lth inst, the corner stone of a
ew house of worship, 30 BY 75 feet in
IZc, was laid by the German Reformed
hurch, in Boalsburg, Centre county.
There are said to have been four L. 8.
ongressmcn elected iE North Carolina,
nd the Union League there embraces per- c
APPS majority of the legal voters.
The Sunbury Guards, on Monday eve :
ing, of last week, met in the Grand Jury
,om and elected j. Z. Schin del Goblin, -.
ap,ain. Ofthc Company, considerable
lumber were members of the llth Regi- :
ent, but the majority were new recruits, q
few of them from PittstoD. The Sha-
okin Company, under command of Capt.
rouse, which was A in the Sth Regiment, D
cnt down to Harrisburg, in the same
ain.
Gen. Dix has requested the Baltimore
pcrs to refrain from the publication Of j
ilitary intelligence. They will comply b.
th his wishes. There is some appre- di
psion that the Sun and two other papers