The national Republican., 1861-07-27
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Military Movements in the CITY,

The regiment numbers one thousand and forty. |
six men, all Of whom are substantial, athletic |
men. They are greatly superior in many re.
spects TO those composing the second regiment. |
The uniform Of the companies il somewhat |
varied-the greater number wearing dark blue |
jackets and psntaloons, while of the remainder
one company wore gray cloth uniform. with |
capofthe same material, and one other had dark |
hunting shirt and blue pantaloons. They are
provided with army overcoats, Of heavy mate.
rial Eight Of the companies composing the |
regiment are armed with Springfield muskets
oflS42 patent, the remaining companies march |
ing without arms. The men have been we'll |
drilled while in camp, and march with great |
precision. A drum and fife corps Of ten, with |
portion Of the regimental band, under Pro |
fessor Peters, Of New York city, accompany the
column.
The following is list of the principal
officers:
Colonel Nelson Taylor, Lieutenant Colonel
J. Moses, Major W. o. Stevens, Adjutant 8. M.
Doyle, Quartermaster T. W. G. Fry, Surgeon, G. |
K Irwin, Sergeant Major Samuel Bailey Com |
missary Brooks, Chaplain Rev. G. L. Morton,
Quarternaster Sergeant Grant, and Captains
Grechinck, Brown, Chadwick, Abel, Barrett, |
Leonard, johnson, and Austin. ....
This regiment is accompanied by splendid
cavalry company, under the command Of Cap.
tain Sauer.
ARRIVAL OF THE NINTH PENNSYLVANIA.
bringing the ninth Pennsylvania regiment,
1000 strong-a splendid looking regiment
recruited mostly from Allegheny, Bucks, and
Berks counties.
The officers Of the ninth regiment are Colonel
c. F. jackson, Lieutenant Colonel r. Ander-
son, Major J. NJ. K. Snodgrass, Adjutant
Swearingen, Qusrtermaster J. Kirkpatrick,
Surgeon ]. A. Phillips, Assistant Surgeon
Martin, Chaplain J. B. Pyatt, and Captains
Smith, Esstinger, Shannon, Galway, Barnes,
Dick, Brookbanks, Withberton, Lynch, Flem.
ing
ARRIVAL OF THE PENNsYLvANA ELEVENTH.
Yesterday afternoon, the eleventh regiment
Pennsylvania State volunteers, commanded by
Colonel Gallagher, arrived at the depot and
Immediately proceeded ont to camp. They num-
her one thousand and forty fine looking and
we'll equipped men, who are enlisted for the
var.
GONE BACK INTO VIRGINIA.
Yesterday afternoon the Garabaldi Guard, the
eighth New York regiment, German Rihes)
and the twenty.ninth New York volunteers, pro.
ceeded over the Long Bridge into Virginia
REGIMENTS EXPECTED.
The third Vermont regiment, Colonel ". F.
Smith, the third regiment Excelsior brigade,
Colonel s. B. Hail. and the twelfth regiment
Massachusetts, volunteers, Colonel FletchsrW W eb.
ster, were expected last night but had not ar.
rived when we went to press. They will all
probably reach here this morning.
CRIMINAL CoURr-The Boyd Cdse-Yester-
day morning the case Of R. Rawlings, G. Os.
bourne, jeremiah Carter, 8. Howell, Hugh
Myers, J. o. Lusby, ". Nicholson, F. Lowe,
and Sergeant J. H. Murphey, charged with kill
ing Cornelius Boyd, was taken up. After the
Indictment was read, the District Attorney, +.
c. Darlington, for the prosecution, opened the
case by briefly defining the difference of man.
slaughter and murder, and reciting the occur.
rences leading to the perpetration Of the act.
Joseph Il. Bradley, SEN, briefly replied on the
part of the defence.
Officer Fl. Harrorer s,rorn-Witness is a
police officer, and heard early the following
morning that man named Boyd had been muir.
dered. He went to the house about seven o'clock
in the morning, and found that the door and
windows of the house had been shattered by
bullets The neighbors declined entering the
house, and witness, in company with Mr. Van
Riswick, went in. They went in the alley and
entered the middle room, where they found Mrs
Boyd sitting on the floor with her child. She
was very much prostrated, and asked witness
what must be done, TO which he replied that he
would do all that he could. The floor was Gov
cred with pieces of plasterng and splinters from
the window shutters and lathes. Mrs. Boyd
showed witness the blood along the steps, and
took him to the upper room, where her hus
bands body was. The body was laying on the
floor, with the feet towards the door. A bed
spread was partly thrown over it. Boyd's dog
was licking one Of his masters hands, and woulc
no, allow witness to approach the corps. Wit
ness asked Mr.. Van Riswck to remain in tht
house until he went for the coroner, but he de
cl;ued, saying that he would stay around, how
ever. Witness got horse, and went for tn,
coroner. When be came back, he summond tn,
jury of inquest. He examined the body will
the Jury, and is under the impression that th'
bali entered the left side, four inches belov
the arm.pit, and took an oblique direction, pass
ing out the right side. The wound WAS large
on the right side than the left. Witness sav
Murphy, who was killed by Foley with Mimi
ball, and thinks the wounds were made BY tn
same kind of ball. Six balls were found In tn
house, including a pistol ball found by Mis-
Mills. Witness cnt one ball from the studdin
between the rooms. One ball went into the wr
dow at All angle of not more than ten degrees
which could not have passed more than eigt
teen inches from the door. Witness then shov
ed piece cut from the door, showing the mar
Of pistol bullet, which entered from the ou
side.
hrs. Margaret Boyd, sicorn-Witness is tn
widow Of the deceased, and was present at tn
house when her husband was killed. Mr.. an
Mrs. Mills and two daughters occupy the upPe
part of her house, and were all there on tn
night in question. Witness knows none Of tn
accused. Witnesses husband came home sbor
eleven o'clock, and they had all gone to sleeI
Witness heard rap and awoke her HUSBAND
who went TO the window. 1t was Mr.. A. Gril
ier and mr. Wilkerson who were let in by he