Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-06
GasNTHE LATE REPORTED RAID.-Onr

6arTHE LATE REPORTED R4ID.@oaT
Pittsburg papers received yesterday, are
full of rumOrs'in regard to the big scare in
Aonongalia and Preston counties. Among
the half dozen rumors which. The Chronicle
publishes, is the following:
Thelatest news from Morsaptowbiis 10
tue effect that the rebels were then between
that place and 0larksburg, twenty thou
sand strong, and their avowed intention
was to invade our State Their number ia
greatly exaggerated, but of the fact that
they were marching on Morgantowu. i'm
formidable force, when. tne refugees left.
there would seem to be little doubt. The
greatest excitement prevails along the boz
der, and men were fleeing with their prop !.
eFty to escape visitation from the APP
preaching enemy, - q. 80 90
If the refugees from Morgantown who
are reported to have given this information,
really believed it themselves, it is not
much wonder they ran away. i4
The following extracts are from the Ga
Setts, They will prove interesting as
showing the condition. of the public mind
about Morgantown and through the excl.
ted districts: |.a7l -
Rev. Mr.. Arthur, of MorgantoWn, a ref
1gee who has arrived in this city, states
that ne knows nothing personally about
he had conversation with a released
Union prisoner, recently from Richmond,
who Informed him that another and a much.
more extended cavalry raid had been talk
ed of. So far as he could learn, the pro-
gramme was to sweep down through Penn.
sylvauia, capture Wheeling, cross into
Ohio, secure what plunder.they could, re-,
cross the river at the mouth of the Big
kanawha, and escape int their own lines,
through the Kanawha Valley. The expe-
dition, it was believed, would be COM
manded by Gen. Stuart, IS i. s5..aa 40 z
A Mir. Hewitt, a gentleman belonging to
New York, but doing business In the South,
arrived here short time since from Yicks-
burg, having escaped through the rebel
lines. He informed one of our leading
merchants that it has long been the inten-.
ton of the rebels to destroy Pittsburg-i
not because it has the reputation of being
an abolition hole" but because it is an
important national point, and renders such
valuable aid to the army in the manufac.
ture of cannon, shot, shell, and other mu:
nitious of war; He wished our. citizens
to be on their guard, as the rebels would
certainly embrace the first opportunity 10.
destroy the place. vi
+ A Pittsburger, engaged in the oil bust
ness, and who had his property DESTROYED
on the Kanawha river, by the late raid, had
a conversation with rebel officer, in
which be stated that it was their intention
to destroy the cannon foundry in Pittsburg
as soon as it was possible for them to do so.
Should formidable invasion be in con.
temptation, or in progress as some. believe,
under so daring a leader as Stuart, an eff
fort to reach Pittsburg would no doubt be
made. The gathering of rebel cavalry at
Culpeper, for some time past, is looked
upon as mischievous sign, and boding no
good to the Pennsylvania border, n 4 Il
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R9-ELECrIoS RErURNs-sIGR1oN' ! AND Il
BARBoUR.-We received last night by mail
the following statement of. elections:
MARIoN-For House of Deleoates-John
s. Barns and Isaac Holman; for Sheriff
r. Morris; Clerk of the Circuit Couyt-R.
B. Lotti Recorder-Johu B. Crane Prose.
cutting Attorney-A. Brooks Fleming; Sur
Oeyor-U. Knight; Circuit Judge3Halps
majority 293.
BARBoUR-For House of Delsgates-Jos.
Teter, jr. Clerk Circuit CourtSD. NJ. Nv
ers; Prosecuting Attorney-Spsncer5 Day
ton; Recorder-Lewis Wilson Sheriff.
Spencer Glasscock; Halls majority for
Judge 467.
Harrison's majority over Hall for. udge
in Circuit, 657. i94t az 45sG ]