Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-09-20

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reliable Union men, when ali the Seces-
sion papers, Doctors and sVoutcrs in the
Dis,ric. are in his favor!
re- The Relief Board Of Union county
this week granted Sl70 per mouth among
the families Of - Volunteers.
Valandisham, the "reacemakcr," .(or
rather, to DO him justice, the trai'or,) has
been testing bis bravery in Dayton, Ohio,
The .IoHran Of tha; place says that Val
was presented with . bill oftifty-tivc cents
for whiskcy, which he refused to pay,
vhcreupon creditor called him scoundrel.
Val. drew revolver, Creditor ditto, at The
SHIT Of which latter Val. took to bis heels
and f1aliy sought safety among the erino-
line in a miIiucr's shop near BY
The New York DaiIy Ne,rs, 4 Secession
sheet, is dead. So they GO, and after
election there will be dozcus "mOrc Of the
same sort" found "suspenled.'
The .Ssoo,szci,apg estimates the majori-
ty 0! the Peoples Union War candidates,
at the approaching election in New York,
/ over the Richmond Cagaer Secession can
! didatcs. at hro h,oIrcd housuHd This
is not On exaggerated estimate. The Gsurc
is more likely to reach TLrce Hundred
Thousand.
The Spanish Minister has assured our
Government that the Captain-General OF
7 Cuba has not ordered the recognition Of
the Rebel Confcdcracy.
, Gov. MagciIin of Kentucky, in obedi-
cnce to the recent action of the Legisla-
ture, has issued proclamation informing
the Rebel Government that it is expected
to withdraw its troops from that State.
Alta theatre performance in Philadel-
phis the other evening, the tiglcaf dresses
Of some of the women performers took fire,
and six were burned to death, and others
injured.
Mrs Fanny Barrows, aged 93, native
of Groton, Conn, who was II years old at
the time of the battle Of Fort Griswold,
aud assisted in making garments for the
Revolutionary soldiers, is now knitting
socks for the Rhode Island volunteers, in
Providence.
! Lieut.. Col. Francis b. O. 'Keefe, Of the
lI,h New York regiment, having been
found guilty Of drunkenness, has been
cashiercd.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has paid
tie State of Pennsylvania 40 per cent Of
her advances for account of the war,
amounting to 100000.
We learn from Scdalia, No, that DR..
Jamison, the "Kausas Jayhawker," with
a small force, had fallen upon a party of
500 Rebels, under Dr. Staples, notorious
rufIan, and killed their leader.
At Wcs. Ely, Marion county, No, Col.
Moore engaged Rebel force Of about 100
men, entirely routing them.
Charles K Buckalew has returned from
lis mission to South America, in good
health He declined addressing "Dem-
ocratic' meeting.
It's known tba, there has been a scri-
ous and Troublesome variance between
Gov. Curtin aud Sec Cameron as to the
ordering Of soldiers from Pennsylvania.
Hy the labors Of Hon. John Covode and
Pres. Lincoln, an understanding has been
gained, and peace restored.
The officer killed on Saturday, the 3lst
nit, on Munson's i'll, By rifle sho, fred
by Naior Min,urn, was George W. Hugh
C., Of Maryland, son Of Gen. Hughes Of
Baltimore.
On the 18Th inst, The Rebel Gen'l Lee
attacked the Unionists under Gen. Roy
no!ds along the Cheat Mountain line
Lee was rcpulscd with great loss. 1t is
believed that Lee, Floyd, and Wise, arc
on the wanc in Western Virginia.
Gov. Curtin is sending fresh regiments
on to Washington.
The reception of Thos. G. Perry, of
Prince Georges county, Maryland, who
came to Gen. Sicklcs' camp toreolaim four
slaves, was not hattcring He was inform
ed tha, they were better than he, that he
was niger thief, and received other un-
sayory personal news. Garrison himself
could not have outdone these bold-spoken
Irish Democrats.
Two of the nominees of the New York
State Democratic Ticket have declined
Lyman Tremaiuc, the candidate FOR At
torney General, and Dr. Brouck, the NOM
ince for State Treasurer. Both are loyal,
and can not stand on the White Feather
platform.
Twenty Baltimore Secessionists were
arrested on Saturday about eight miles out
of the city on their way to Virginia, let
tcrs and sundry stores being in their pos
session.
The Cleveland Ohio Plairdcalcr repu-
dates the Peace platform of its party IN
that State, as tens of thousands of Demo
crats will the partizan platform in this
State.
SUNDAY, Sept. 15,-This afternoon,
$50 Rebels attacked Col. Geary's force at
lIarpcrs Ferry-a hot engagement, lasting
two hours, when the Rebels were driven
from every house and breastwdrk they oc-
cupicl. We lost one killed, aud the Rebels
10 or 10.
Horace Greeley was tried in Oswcgo, n.
Y, for an alleged libel, charging corruP-
ton on Speaker Liirlejohn Of the Leg;sla-
ture. The Jury stood 10 for acqui'tal, l
for nominal damages, and for conviction.
No, agreeing, were discharged.
Col. JOHN W. Lowe, Of the Twelfth
Ohio Regiment, who fell ct the head of
1t h. E,.rhs