Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1863-01-09
Harrisburg Correspondence.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 3, lS6:

Legislature. Mott Of the Senators are
present and | suppose the House members
also. The attempt Of certain presses to
raise clamor that an attempt was max
lug to "arrcst" or "brbc" certain Demo.
Gratis to get them out Of the way, is
laughed at, here, as the crazy folly of
some mad or wicked partzan with more
moOnshine than brains in his head
The smallpox is ye, troublesome in the
city, aud vaccination is prosecuted with
none too much rigidness.
There are ye, many shoulder straps aud
blue.coais IN llarrisburg-the latter are
mostly c0nvalc-ccnts from the Hospitals {;
what the former are doing, nobody knows.
Gov. Curtin continues much worn
down, and sometimes prostratci, from his
ar iuous attention TO the extraordinary du-
ties of his Office. He is ably aided by
S c. 5 lior, bis deputy Thomas, the vener-
able Attorney General (Meredirh,) } and
The other officers of the Executive Depart,
meut.
Capt. Henry X. Ritter is on hand,
looking very robust and cheerful. lie
says his Company aud Regiment enjoy
good health, and receive the best of treat
ment down in "Uld Virginia" Assem-
blymau Strouse aud Senator johnson also
are here.
GAIT. EITTER.-prompt to time, Mon
day last, Ileury kessler Ritter appeared
in Harrisburg lie was in the l72d Pa
Reg, direct from Yorktown, Va prepared
TO attend to bis duties even before going
to see his family. In his military dress,
the Captain appears soldier in all his
many inches lie is in capital health,
aud says he left the men of his Regiment
well, geuerally-I.ieu, John A. Ettinger,
commanding his company.
Two Democratic members of the House,
and Senator Of the same stamp, are
drafted men, and could not be exempt
under any law. If the Republicans felt
disposed to be tyrannical they could have
refused to furlough these men, and thus
the Republicans would have two majority,
close, on joint ballot. But Gov Curtin,
considering that the people have elected
these men, thought proper to parole them.
They are Brown OF Milton, aud the two
representatives from Adams. Capt. Rit-
ter, on our side, was not drafted, but vol
un,eered. He also is furloushed)
Capt. Il. II. Rauch, the old Republican
Clerk of the House, is serving under Col.
Coulter, in the immortal llth Pa. Reg
Capt. Rauch came to set the machinery Of
the House in motion, and looks rather
worn by the hard service be has seen.
Of the last years officers in the Senate,
Clerks Orlady Of Huntington and Hitch
cock of Luzerne, with door keeper Bubb Of
Lycoming, are now in the Army, battling
for their country, and Hitchcock suffering
from a grevious wound recei.ea in battle
Andrew J. Peters of the MiGdleburg
DiL:jreund, has position in the Senate
this year, in place Of young Brewer of the
Dluville American, who had an office here
two years. by all accounts, Wilbur
Brewer was one of the most attentive and
worthy officers, and l hope candy" will
be equally faithful and popular.
Tue Senatorial Republican caucus was
very harmonious-bu little con,est-snd
fair acquiescence in the will of the major
ity.
The Democratic House caucus was very
exciting. 1t is understood by the out
siders that the "cOpperhead" or extreme
ultra wing Of the party was f,ored. W.