Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-03-19

Ne,c Hampshire Election The Democrats
make gain on the united opposition vote of
last year of d 800, when the majority against
them was 1868. The aggregate vote of the
State will be about 65,500; last year it was
2,51l-increase, 5000. The democratic
plurality over the other two candidates, for
Governor. is at present, 2, Os2, but as a law
of the State requires a clear majority over all
the votes cast, the Legislature (which is re-
publican) will have to choose Governor.
4 Needed OrRer.-Gcn. Asboth, comman-
ding the Department Of Tennessee, has is
sued an order to the effect if any northern
copperhead shall be found guilty before a
court martial OF harboring feeding or cloth
ing deserters from tic army. or ferrying them
across streams, or furnishing other facilities
to escape he shall suffer death.
Tile Injuries to tie Harriet Lane.-One OF
! the engineers on board the Harriet Lane at
the time Of her capture informs a New Or
leans correspondent that she can never be Of
any use to the rebels They have no ma
chine shop at which she can be repaired
Her port shaft is bent six inches out of line,
and two Of the flangcs on her port wheel are
bursted.
Tennessee L0YqliSts-A correspondent Of
the Nashville Union says that an Fast Ten
nessee hunter has collected about five hun
drcd men in the mountains, who can pick a
squirrel off the top of tie tallcst oak with
their long rifles, and is ambuscading the reb-
ell cavalry at all points, and wiping out whole
squads of them with astonishing celebrity.
Ne,c Var SIeamcrS.-Two new war stea-
mers are being built for the government in
Baltimore. The dimensions OF the vessels are
to be, length on the load line 1873 feet, beam
264 feet, and depth of hold / feet. They
are to dc constructed Of the best material,
and so as not to draw more than eight feet
water. They will be provided with propcl-
-ers and two oscilating engines, and will be
schooner rugged. The keels. as yet, have
not been laid, but are to be completed in five
months. Each of them will be provided
with a heavy armament, including 100
pound Parrot gun.
The Ko,mons in Uah.-1he faithful in
Salt Lake City arc growing troublesome
again, and have ordered the United States
officers to leave the territory. 4 Salt Lake
City dispatch of the 9th instant, to the Chi
cago Tribune says:
Governor Harding, rs well as Judges c.
b. Waite and Drake, in very emphatic Ian
guAgc, refuse 10 resign or leave the territory
Governor Harding 81 i to the committee:
4 will not coWardIy abandon my post Of giu
ty until it shall p,cISc the President to recall
me. | may lie in danger Of ! CrSonal vio-
lcncc by remaining hut will not leave. !
will nos he dsivrn from he territory. As
this is said to be a land Of prophecy. | to-
will prophecy. If one drop of my blood is,
shed whilst in the discharge Of NY duties
by your ministers of vengeance, it will be
avenged and not ono stone in your city
will remain upon another.
CoTToy PLANTING N S. CAEnLTHA The
Legislature of South Carolina, at is recent
session, passed an act limiting the planting
of cotton in that State. The act provides
that there shall not he planted in that State
a greater area than three acres Of short staple
and one and half of long staple cotton t.
each hand employed in agriculture between
the ages of fifteen and forty.tivc 1t further
provides that hands over fi.y-ive years Of
age and under sixty-fve, or over twelve and
under fifteen shall be considered rs half
hands. The penalty is fine uf five hundred
dollars for each acre cultivated in excess Of
the allowance above stated.
THE BATTLEFIELD OF ATTIETAM. "A
revolving spectacle is already presented
on the battle field of Aniietam. The
earth is washing away from the shallow
trenches used for graves, and bodies of
the buried soldiers arc appearing on the
surface in various parts of that vast
grave yard.
The New England pin Company of
Winsted, Conn, is making pins of iron
instead of brass.
A respectable private family in Low
ell, Mass sold the cotton contents of
their mattresses last week for 5000
Prince Dcmidoff finding himself short
Of money recently in Paris, sold dozen
Or so of his cabinet pictures for $40 900.
Gen. Pope is in ST. Louis. and it is
rumorcd that he is to take command of
the expedition against Nicksburg.