Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 2, Number 23, Plymouth, Marshall County, 4 July 1861 — Page 2

THE DEMOCRAT.

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BT T. & P. .lIcDOAAIi. PLATT McDONALD, :::::::: Editor. rLTMOUTH, INDIANA: Thursday, July 4tit, 18G1, DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION The Democratic County Convention, last Saturday, was a complete success in point of numbers and enthusiasm. We do not recollect ever before seeing the Cout House as full of indomitable and unconquerable Democrats ; and ihe enthusiastic manner in which the able speeches delivered be fore the Convention were received, was a true in lex of the spirit which actuates them. There weie no exhibitions of petty malice and under handed wire-working which 13 frequently com rdained cf in Conventions ; unity of sentiment. and an earnest desire that a fair expression be had, Actuated all. Speeches were delivered by Messrs. Reeve, Ccrbin, Packard, and Shirley. Kceve and Packard each mad the ablest effort we ever beard them make. Mr. C01 bin's speech we did not hear, Ieing absent with the Committee on Resolutions. yr. Recve'd arirnuients aiiint the doctrines of the Republican party, its usurpations of power, and despotic tendencies in the present war with the South, were unanswerable. Mr. Packard's speech was one " eminently fit to be made,' as it touched more particularly on the duticj of loyal citizens, and Democrats in particular, in the present criis. He said their first duty was to snstain the Government ; if that failed, we had nothing to fight for ; our hearthstones must be defended, and the instigators of th rebellion punished afterwards. That to admit the right of secession makes our (ovcrnm-:t as a rope of sand, that may he rent in twain by every adverse breeze that may blow against it. The motto of the Democracy hid ever been, is, end ever should be "Tli Union, the Constitution, and the enforcement bf the Law." The emphatic demonstrations of approval with which these sentiments were gretted, told plainly that they met a re5pone in the hearts of all present Mr. Shirley's remark were in his usual felicitous stjle, and brought down the house. The candidates nominated arc all pood men, good Democrats honest and capable. The candidate for Recorder , O. II. P. Hanna, is a gentleman of irreproachibl character, is connected with the Ministry, and is well and favorably known by the religions portion of the community. As is not tmfreoucntly the case with ministers, he is poor, as respects this world's goods ; ar.d, among the aspirants for the office, there is not one more deserving. Mr. Finder, of German township, the candi date for Commissioner, is one of our most estimable citizens ; industrious intelligent, and mindful of every duty incumbent upon him. It has been the earnest desire of many of his personal acu-inVarce?, for a half dozen years, that he tdiould be a candidate ior the cilice of Commissioner, as his fjualiiications are ef a chiracter peculiarly fitting him for the discharge of the dixies of the office. He is an honest, nardwr iking farmer, reads the papers, and, if elected, will not allow the interests of the people to suffer through any neglect of his. Mr. Klinger, candidate lor Surveyor, has been x resident of th:s county for ti-ht or tenors, iivl during a great portion of this time h.s bet 11 connected with the surveying of the county, as deputy and assistant, lie has the frualifications 10 discharge the duties cf the cilice satisfactorily and fehould be elected. Our ticket is a good cue. It was nominated faiily, and without disparaging the claims of the other aspirants. Kvery man on it is well qualified for the ollicc for which he is a candidate. If the people are tired of Republican misrule, they should elect them. More anon. THE SURVLYORSHIF. W.j were called upon last Thursday by the County Survivor, and informed that our statements concerning his first survey, and some matters contained iu our article telativc to him, were t.ntrue. We have no desire to do injustice to him, and are willing togne him the benefit of anv evidence which he can bring, to prove our stateLticut4 I'.ilse. lie admitted to u.s und to some othrs we can name, that he tli.l mir the proper Outcome, probably fifteen (Vet, bt did not intend it as a regular survey ; it was done only to test the inxtruracbt. If this was ail it was dene for, why wa he so particular to try it on a line which the Supervisor had directed lorn to locate ? Why did he not detect ground which a Horded better opportunities, and fewer inconvenience ? We ? titled, that on the J'rst trial, he had missed the proper outcome fifteen feet. He has not denied it, and therefore what is there wrong about it ? He may have run the line once, twice, or a dozen times after making a mi-take of fifteen feet, but that has nothing to do with the statement we made. U'e guess ore toll the truth about the matter, and will therefore lot it fctand. We w ere in hopes he Tvould say that he waa an cx;(iic:i(td Surveyor, and understood the business thoioiigldy,Lut he did not. He oalj said that he could tun a line with our informant in the ruatler ; and as that gentleman is now a candidate for the office, he will have an opportunity of testing the matter. We would Advise him to be very watchful while " running ' this lino, at a failure ki the outcome might occasion him Dine Inconvenience. CITLY 'ONE PARTY." Evidences are daily accumulating that "there is now but one party in the North " We learn that the Post oflice at Wolf Creek Mill?, in this county, baa lately been removed, m order thnt a Republican Blight be appointed in plaee of the Democrat who has taretofore kept it. The office is probably worth nothing at all. Of course, party had toth'ng to do with this removal and appoiütmcnt ! How much truth is there in the statement which we have ?o frequently made, that tho Republican Administration is ignoring party lines; has ceased to remove Democrats, an 1 is appointing thtm to office as frequently as Republicans ? And yet, when Democrats declare, as the lacts warrant them in declaring, that the no-paitv, or one party cry, 13 only a clap trap to get their support, thy are denounced as enemies of tat Government. On account of our time being exclusively occupied tl past week on the mechanical department of the paper, and Job work, wc have been compelled to defer noticing tome matters editorially, until another time. Cincinnati, July 2. The Fifteenth and Seventeenth Indiana Regiments arrived here this morning, and went into encampment at Camp Clay.

From Washington.

Washington, Juno 30. The Tribune ppecial says : The rebel troops lo Virginia are estimated at fO.OO of which 5.0,000 are armed and not more than 25,000 can be concentrated anywhere now. 18,000 are at Manassas, 9,000 at Yorktowu. Norfolk is regarded as impregnable.

It is said they don't intend making a stand at insurrection or invasion. Government will fur-j the place where it is ra:de, namely, tho governany point, and but a short one at Manassas. jnishthe citizens of such States means necessary j mcnt armory at Enfield, Englaid;nnd it is in It is not the intention to engage in a pitched for their protection and preservation, and if be- j most respects like the America, army rille, mado

battle, but to harass us. Beauregard's advanced guard encamped from Springfield to Fairfax C. H., mostly in forests. All the grain is seized, the farmers getting nolhing. One South Carolina regiment's term of enlistmcnt is out. It is said they are desirous of going home and have been paid Virginia Scrip. Col. Stone has been reinforced. Licit. Dutton of Mississippi, has tendered his resignation and has been dismissed from the avy. The Times dispatch eays : The fire in the Hospital caused alarm mainly. ft was quenched by the exertions of Dr. Engr aham. 160 patients were in the Hospital at the time yesterday. The Herald's says : All our vessels sent out have rifled cannon The Rodman gun was put on one to operate near Fortress Monroe, especially Sewt Ts Point. It is said that the Unionists of Käst Tennessee and Texas will follow the example of Western Virgil ia. Judge Shelby of Western Texas, ju.t arrived says there is a movement on foot to separate fiom the rest ol the ctate. It is reported that Gen. Carter at the head cf 200 Unionists routed 400 secessionist there. A lanre sand bag fort is being erected a o nitir ' Brownsville to mount S00 guns tf the largest calibre. Important information has been elicited from a South Carolina soldier captured 111 Virginia, who it seems is a native of Maine, and wa at the bombardment of Fort Sumter, and gives the number of troops stationed at Vienna, Fairfax and mana?sa3. Four South Carolina regiments arc at the latter place. All roads leading to Washington are obstructed. The rebe ls hourly expect an attack and are sleep ing on their arms. Col. Grecgs South Carolina regiment's enlistment has expired, and owing to bad treatment would go home if it were not for the pres. nee of j the enemy. At a meeting the officers almost I unanimously expressed a disposition to return home. Beauregard's advanced guard and best troops indi - cate a disposition to contest every inch of ground, j The Government can now concentrate 70,000 troops here in three hours.. J Intcllience received here this morning savs that fourteen Confederate scouts attacked our ' pickets on Shutter's Hill, near Alexandria. One of our men was killeJ and one wounded. The scout j were ro; ted and fled. Senator Johnson, of Tennessee, ia preparing a denial of the aftair of lor-".'d letters to Amos Lawrence of Boston. Frcm Grafton. (Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.) Grafton, June 2S. Col. Wallace sends Gen. McClellan the follow ing statement of the aftair near Cumberland : I have been accustomed to sending my mounted pickets, thirteen in all, to ditlerent poets along the ! several approaches to Cumbeiland. V n.bng it ; next to impossible yeste.day to get uliub'e in- ' lorai ation respecting ihr enemy, I united the thir- j teen, and directed them if possible to get to Ttauk . iWtton n. midway between this place and Roinney, . and.ee if the rebel troops were there. Th ,y ; went within a mile of tlie nlace, an 1 found it full 3 I 1.. i ..... . 1. .ci ,u,l'u,ul"i' -l 4 uoiseiueu, and at once charged on them, routing and driving them back more than a mile, killing eight of them and sccuriii'r seventeen horses. Corporal Haves, lw w.is in command of mv 1 - - men, was desperately wouieled wi.h sabre cuts ' j litikin h;ni back, thev halted ab jut oo hour 0 ' j 1 I...'!. . aiiu nvii; ii.cn iin.icrcu uy un; enein , w no w ere reinforced to about seventy-five men. The attack was so Hidden that they abandoned the hores and crossed to a small island at the mouth of Patterson's creek. The charge of the rebels was bold and confident, yet t enty-t' r. e un ter the hi eol my picket, close about and uu the island. JIy men f.nally were driven oil" and sciitteied each man for himself. All are ir camp now. Corporal Hiyesof Company A, is wounded, but recovering. John C. lloliwig-nvorth of company 13, is dead. He was taken prisoner and bruta.ly murdered. Three companies went to the ground this morning and recovered everything belonging to the picket except a few horses. The eiitmy were engaged all night in boxing up their dead. Two of their officers ware killed. Thev laid out twenty three corpses in the porch of a neighboring farm house. We tha 11 bury Hoilinqsworth to-rnoirow. I have positive information that our regiments of rebels are in Roinney, under Col. .McDonald. The report cf the f-Lirmish sounds like hction, but i. 14 not exaggerated. The light was really one of the mo?t desperate or. record, and abounded in instances ot wonderf d daring and coolness (Signed,) Lkw. Wallace. Washington, Tnursday, June 27. Colonel Weir left here several days ago for K.mt-as, taking with him General Lane's proclamation calling on tlie people of the State tonlly and fill up regiment, stating explicitly his purpose to rut down rebellion wherever it may be exhibited, and to sustain Union men without regard to State or locality. Senator Jam? II. Lane has received his commission as a jirigadicr General. In addition to the three regiments heretofore ae-cepted from JvaiLay, he la authorized to raise two more, consisting of twelve companies of infantry, four of cavalry and lour of artillery. The Colonels of these to regiment are Wm. Weir, who served during tlie entire Mexiean Wur, and the wellj known James .Montgomery. General Lane will oe-cupy hi seat during the extra ses-ion of Congress. He exacts to take command ot his brigade about the 2t)Ll of July. (Special to the J'oit.) A movement is ailo-t to elect Emerson Ltheridge Secretary of the State, lie will accept if chosen. An election for State Senator to represent Fairfax county, Virginia, will occur Saturday, but no voting is expected except within tlie lines of the Federal troops. Special to the Commercial. Mr. Chandler, Dell and f.verett elector in Virginia, arrived here from Norfolk, being obliged to leave. He says every bodj thereabouts are being pressed into the Confederate service. It is ascertained, on reliable authority, that it is

the fixed determination of tho Government to

fully sustain and pi o tec t in their constitutional axd legal rights those citizens of Tennessee who, iu their devotion to the Union, are now stragj gling to wrest their State from the hands of the usurpers; defeu I all loyal States against parts thereof claiming to have seceded, and to afford them every protection against domestic violence, lieved to be unable to defend themselves against , their invad ?rs and oppressors, will speedily come ! to their aid with men and arms in sustaining the constituted authorities of the United States. j The Postoffice Department, in consideration of ; the loyalty of the citizens of East Tennessee, , has made anangemcnts lor furnishing them increased postal facilities. The mails will hereafter j be sent thither by Cincinnati instead of Louisville. j Washington, July 2. j ji0ft all of the Congressmen arc here. The fight for offices will be very warm. All of the j Democrats are to be ousted, and the border States ; b;j ftlir by giv;ng Etheridgc the Cleikship of the ! iiou5e. Colfax or Blair is to be Speaker. Colfax ' j,a3 tjie ucsi chance. New Yoik, July 2. The steamship Hammonia brought 10,000 rifles, j General Jackson's Suspension of the Ha j beas Corpus In New Orleans. j jM ,he discussion 0f the Merrvman case at Rai timore where the habeas corpus has been disre'gardedby the military authorities, many rcferen - t.cg i,ave "bctn made to the celebrated case of Gen. ! Jackäon in 1815 n3 a trCcedcnt As the history I ne i,..n, ,sn nri. Bnr, n i.a .,.irtn.vi br many of th(WC wllo ftre appi.aiing t0 it, we will b;icfly gtate ,t am, ,eaTC the rtadcr tn juJge whc. j i uiu iiutti vucv vw.o v 141 ksv MHUVICVVO 1 .1 ,i : . .:.,:i,.:tn 1... ,.:.... c lucr iiicic is any aiuiuiiiuj ociw cww wii; atnuu ui Genends Jackscn and Cadwallader. The city of New Orleans was besieged by the Rritish, and was in imminent danrer of cant tire. General Jackson occupied it, and converted it for the time boinff J into a camp, in which martial law waj proclaimed. This was indispensably necessary for its safety. A communication was published 'vithin the prccincts of the camp severely reflecting upon the conduct of the General. The author was found and taken to a guard-house and confined, as hia communication was calculated to iclax the ties of military authority and bring the command into contempt, and so endanger the city. The friends f tlllS ,UPll on. a of h--.be a3 corous. bcfore JuJ c lUlf which jircctca Gcueral Jackeon to produce his body before him. As the civil law had been suspended within the nrecinets of the camn bv nroclama'.ion of martial 1;lw. it 5a more than out stiouable whether ,he juje wa3 authorized to exercise any jurisdiction ! while it lasted. The General disiegarded the writ, i but afterward, when the civil law was re-estab- j Ihdicd by the susnenon of the martial law, he appeared be'ere the Jud-e to answer to a charge ! of contempt of Court. He was fined $1,000 lor i his conduct, which he paid. Twenty eight years i afcer that a grateful contrv refunded the fine by 1 an net of Congress, but expressed no opinion a? j to the le-aliu of the Gcnt-ial's act, lthouh

many members, embracing the late Stephen A. Convention of tho Democracy atsme early peUouglas, bed eved and argued that he had violated ru to take definite action upon the issues now no provision of the Constitution. Whenever such . bcfor0 lhe P-!!?, ami rrcoir mend some means to a case as this shall arise, the American people will ; tl,e country for the settlement of the difficulties

sustain the General who shall act as General Jack- i son did on that occasion. General Jackson was a law-abiding man, so ' much so that he actual: v protected the Court with ibis authority atrainst nubile indignation when it Unpoa the" i;ne i:ion him. H.viitnot been for remonMr;lllCe tlie cIt:zcn3 woulJ ,,avc hl .rlcti t,ie JlK,,,e from tl,c u5 tll..y fclt firatcful to tho fllP , lU ,,..,: ,,f theij homes, nn.l COJlsii..,cml tl.e prot.cution 0f tl.c matter a perse- : tulion ufjlhn, AUr he fine wafl .m , tiey 1 1 fie red to p;sy it, tut the General would not allow them do it, but too!; the money out ot his own rr;vatl. llrsn to - n,o:is..ro hieb h:id t,revented New Orleans fiom falling into the hands of the Rtiii.-h. When the. militarv author ties at llaltiu oie ceek the sanction of General Jackson's ' . 1 . . . 1 , .great name, let them mutate his example in all 1 1 i.i ticul irs, and the country will be coi.tent. Rut they have thus far fallen lamentably shott of it. -.-? " i-mcinnnii Li.q. Delinquent School Revenue. Onto: tri.RixTr.xdr.NT Tibmc IxTnrtTio.N, li diM.jij oiis. June 12, li-Gl. To Couhty Ai cHarsuvd Ttrasurtrs: Ckmifjux: In ti e up.rt of the apportion" inient ot the mIh oI fund, made by ti c i - Mipcrin - tendi nt of rnblie Insti i'ctirn on the 1st inst., the counties are not cicditid with the amount of delinfpi- tit school tax paid in at tlie lat October settlement. Even though tin.' bad been included, the Auditor could not nave drawn his warrant for the niao .nt There was no money in the State Treasury, when the present incumbent assumed the duties of his ofiice. The en-bezzterr.ent bill makes it a penal ofiVme for the Auditor to draw a watrant for lhe pajment of any money unless there is in the Treasury money belonging to that particular fund. If such a warrant was i-sued, und the Treasurer was to pj it, lie puffers the penalty, Hence as the Legislature made no appropnation to j ay back thw larpi delinquent fthorl reve nue, it cannot he included in the ap - portio'i'iicnt till a specdic appropriation is made for its re-payment which will doubtless be at the next ses-ion. 'I he difficulty caa never again arist, as there is to be a distribution of the delinquent tax in Octob er. A LUCHT LANGE, Auditor of State. Mn.rs J. Flktcher. Superintendent Public Instruction.

Tho Funeral Procession of the Republic. 1 his right arm in his embrace and binding it to his The St. Louis Uepub.ican states that the Hon. ! k''y l n:'d heen secured with chains of steel, W.U. Ogden of Chicago, a Republican member nd of course notwithstanding he strained every of the Illinois State Senate, ami a very popular the e ffort, he could not release it. With gentleman withal, was called ujKin by a number of 'vft nal,d he drew a sheath-nife from a breastgentlemen in that city a few days since In a Pekct of his coat, und made short vork of fcvspeech, be made use of the following language i'i , ering the coils of his disagreeable foes. The larreference to his own (the Republican party : Kest "f these monsters measured seven feet, four He could not be untrue to his own conscientious and one-half inches, and the other five feet eight convictions. He would not say that the Repubii- 'H-lies in length. The Sheriff says that the crcan platform was not riht, as fir ..s an abstract rble embrace of the large reptile was equal to the tr-th was concerned; but he would say the Kepub- strength which two men co. Id bring to bear on a licau party made a mistake. The doctrine ot that 'I' beut a person's limbs, an 1 was extremely platform, that there should be 110 more slave painful, while the quickness of their movements

States, could not be carried out. The attempt to carry it out w ould put an end to this Government. He saw the mistake which they had made before

the election, and ho had anticipated the result. A Rkcoi.lection ok John Mi rrvman. When When, on the evening after the election, he stoodf! the rennsylvania Regiment arrived at Cockeysiji the house of a friend on Beacon street, in the ville, Md., they were entirely destitute of proviscity of Iloston, and saw the long procession of ious. One gentleman geneiously provided them "Wide Awakes" go by, with torches and banners with hams, beef, meal and tkur, killing many ot and should of triumph, a lady standing near him his finest cattle for that purpose. Ho refused all remarked : ,4Mr. Ogdcn, jou don't seem to enj y compcnsition, cither from the Government or solit." Madam." was tho reply, I am never merry diery. Th man's name is John Merry man, ho at a funeral." With Home surprise she inquired who is new incarcerated at Tort Mcllenry and de-

what he meant, llu reply was that he feared tlie . procession then pajsing would prove to be the fu neral proce;ion of tho Government.

j Ihe Enfield and Minie Rifle3.

In these piping times of war, we eee a great deal in print and hear much nonsense talked about the Enfield and Minie rifl. It is most generally ; supposed that the Enfield and Minies are peculiar rifles, the one French and the other English, both invented by men whose names have been given to ! these firearms. The Enfield derives its name from at Springfield, Massachusetts. The barrel of it is formed of the best charcoal iron, its length is 39 inches ; bore 5:60 of an inch ; it has threo grooves 1-16 of an inch wide and 500th of an j inch deep. The pitch of the grooves is 6 leet b j inches. A hollow conical ball, with a plug of boxwood in the base, is used in this rifle. A graduated back sight, set for ranges from 2 )0 to 1,060 yards, is fixed on all the EnCelds. The Minie rifle derives its name from Lieutenant Minie, of the French infantry, who first applied the hollow expanding bub et to the army rifle, and by whose exertions it was first brought into actual use. The French rifles have four grooves, 0,2753 inches in width, 00788 in depth, and one turn in G feet. The bullet is hollow and conical. Formerly, elevating sights were fixed on 11 the French army rifles, but these have been supposed with so as to render the arms more simple. The back pij.bt of the rifle is elevated at 78 of an inch abov the barrel. A French soldier of the line aim at the waist-band of the foe; and ' W,SI1 his good rifle sight he is sure to strike him j wi,,lil or at 20 yards distant. When firing at ; Pre:lt distance, he uses his thumb nail for a back s'Sht '.V rld-',!S l ac?s the barrel, and by long practice 11. iudirinr of distance bv the eve, he obtains wonderful precision in his aim- The special corps of Chasseurs and Zouaves have ele-atiug sights on their rifles. Scientific Amtiican. The Democracy cf Indiana. The Democrats of Huntington county, Indiana, belJ a B,celin 0,1 J,ine Ut at which resolutions denonncing the attempt of the Republicans to sup press the freedom of j-peeeh and of the ptesi were adopted. The Republicau merchants of Huntingtoil having withdrawn their Ftipport from the Huntington Democrat, an anti-war paper, the meeting resolved to discontinue all patronage from those merchants, thus paying them oflf in their own coin. Among the resolutions adopted were the following : Resulted, That we cannot believe it was ever the intention of the framcrs of the Constitution that it should be held together by force. That patriotism and fraternal love were the ligaments b? whith t,lt'J ll0l cd to lloM U together, and when these fail, and w hen all etforts to compromise the difficulties are exhausted, the onlr policy to be purput'(I 13 a P separaucn ot me oppong eiem,n ana a ,rMfy 01 a,.v netwee n tnem as 111epcmicnt nations Aorra, we reiteiate and aiiirm tue resolutions of 1798-9 of Virginia and Kentucky, as tl,c interpretation ot the Constitution of the -tilt0-a-m IfSolrr'l That wc reccmmer.d to the Democratic JMaie central uommiitee the calluig ot a btate u,at 'racr us. Resolved, That the Committee be requested te assen'blc Convention at Logansport, or some oll,rr P',5nt ,han Indianapolis. wWre il '" be i,um l"c o ernor .ior.oii anu ,lis ,,oJ-v W:,n, amI 1,10 ot,Kr evils which render pestilential that portion ot God's footstool, ! Rttohed. 'I hat we recommend to Congress the c,iinS of a ional Convention for the settlement of nati"a dilüc.dtias, and that every po ble.honorable means .hall bo first exhausted bv ment or national nimcuiua?, arm mat every possithe national government before our prosperous people be plunged into a civil war, tne ultimate result of which the wisest cannot forsee. j AWrrJ, That we arc eppofed to civil war. prevented for tl.e subjugaiion or destruction of tliC needed States, while it is possible amicably to ' spttli the l:fllpn!tii' nu- ;rmr. . tclut llu u.mtuiues now existing. Resolrcd, That we are opposed to the prosecutton of a war against the seceded States, waged i 1 r .1 um'er any circumstances, for the purpose of emanj cipiting the slaves in the southern slave-holding ! States. ' - - iThiilling Adventuie with Two Large j Suakes. (From tlie St. Josepli (Mich.) Tnvtlcr, June 12.) 1 We learn that James Graham, Esq., our up- : and-dressed SheriflT, wln.se adventure with the ' wolf, which it will be recollected, he skated down and caught on the river last winter, an oxploit, by the way, that has been copied into almost everv ' paper in the United States, yesterday was the hero ' of an adventure more wonderful than the one above alluded to. While crossing a piece of marshy ground bordering on the Northern bayou i netr this village, in company with a small boy, he ' discovered two extraordinary large blue-racer ' snakes just ahead of him, and although armed J with nothing but nn insignifieaatsticK, he resolved ! at once to endeavor to dispatch the monsters. j Therefoie hy describing a circle he headed them ' off and hemmed them in next the water, which ; Miis species of reptile dislikes exceedingly, but as be approached nearer and nearer the large t one, with head erect, turned upon him, and in an instant coiled its strong sinewy body about his legs with such tenacity that it was impossible for him j to move from his tracks without falling over. But in spite of this trying predicament, the Sheriff was not much alarmed until he saw the other snake, which had meantime been ruining from side to side, s'lddenly started towards him ai:d with the quickness of lightning leaped upon him, catching was indeed as'oni.-diing. lie brought away their heads as trophies of his victory. nied tho benefits of the habeas corpus Shame a burning shame! Not upon John PInry mm, however.

The Habeas Corpu3 Case. From the St. Joseph Gazette, June 20.

Yesterday Col. Curtis filed his answer to the j writ of habeas corpus in the case of Win. Carson, ' arrested for treason, t.hith in substance is as fol-

'lows: (cross the l'otomacat 3 o clock this mornj At the time of the service of the writ he was ( The federal trooop at Williamsport and now is Coloial of the Seccnd Regiment of. crossed yesterday, and had an engagement jlowa Volunteers in tho service of the L'nited with the rebels, who finally mado'a precipitate and as such he was authorized to retreat, leaving behind blankets, &c. jtary possession of the Hannibal and St. Joseph j ur 1 was two killed and several wounj Railroad in Missouri, and bv force of arms sup- j ded. Tho rubel loss muFt have beeu very

j press insurrection and rebellion, and to oppose and suppress all wailikc movements of everv i kind, and while in discharge of such duties the said Wm. Carson was on the 16th day of June, 161, arrested by officers and soldiers under his command, and was held as a prisoner of war at the time of the service of said writ upon him, that said Wm. Cars;in was, and is, a citizen of the United States, and owes allegiance thereto, but without regarding his al'egiancc wis engaged in belligerent levying of war again-t the United Statcf, was enrolled as a member of a military company, organized to oppose the United States, that the members thereof wore badges of the enemies of the United States, and were waging war against them. That said Cat son at various times just previous to his arrest was cuilty of treason against the United States by adhering to the enemies thereof and giving aid and comfort to them. Wherefore, the Colonel claimed that said Carson was legally in his custody as a prisoner of war, duly captureel, and as a traitor to his country and liable to be punished as such, and asks that the body of said L-arson bo remanded to his cus tody to be dealt with according to law. The counsel for ;h applicant asked for time to reply to the answer of Col. Curt's, which was granted, and the case continued until ten o'clock this morning. The Sixteenth Regiment. Gov. Morton was into town last night in conference with the officers of this regiment. The result was that the regiment i accepted for the United States service. Col. II ickleman leaves to-day for Washington, on matters connected with the sub ject. This will probably be good news to the boys, as they will now have a chance of seeing service in a short time and burning powder to some purpose. V'e also learn that as soon as the pay role is nude out, which will probably be in a week or two, they will be paid off. Tlie money is ready and will be forthcoming, as soon as it is completed. The pay of officers and mon commence with their enrollment and acceptance by the State. Richmond Nncs. Military at Rocheport. About 4 o'clock on Monday evening, after the battle at Elliott's Spring, about 150 Fcderel troops came to Rocheport on the ferry boat, which they pressed into their service in the morning, and pro ceeded to a search of the town for "contraband" goods, particularly for sundry kegs o: powder which they heard had some weeks since been sent there from Jefferson City bv Gov. Jackson. After noising around to their hearts' content among the warehouses and other suspected localities, they gave up the search as useless ; but determining not to go away empty, they seized and carried off several kegs of powder belonging to Harris, Stephens & Co. We understand they also inquired for Gapt. Tiip'e ttc, intimating that as he was a well known secessionist, they had important business with him. The Captain was not in town, nor was the powder ! Columbia Statesman. Two Men Killed. Two young men got into a difficult last Monday, on the road between hers and Fayette, and were both killed. Their names were ßest and Sars, and they both lived some where in the neighborhood of Roano'tc. They had (tailed to Uoonville, to join the State forces, but had turned back upon hearing of the engagement there. They got into a quarrel, when Sears shot Best with a ritle, who partially raised himself up and discharged both barrels of a double barrelled idiot gun at Sears. They fell close together, and both soon expired. IaisiiMEX Retcrxixg to Ireland. The Cork (Ireland) Examiner, of the 15th ult., says that the City of Glasgow, just arrived from New York, brought home a number of Irish emigrants. It continues : " With one or two exceptions, none of them appear to h ive been benefitted by their exile, many of them being very poorly clad, and having an anxious, deji-cted appearance. Notwith standing this immigration, there i.i no diminution in the amount of emigration. Oa the contrary, it appears on the increase, but there is probablv owing to the emigrants being ignorant of the actual state of America. Last week a number of intending emigrants went to Queenstown, but of this n imbcr one hundred withdrew their names fiom the agent's books as soon as they were told of the condition of the country to which they were about committiiiEj their fortunes." Cassius M. Clay, our Minister to St. Petersburg, has made himself the laughing stock of Europeans, and brought shame to Americans, by a bombastic and foolish lettrrto the Iondou Times. Mr. Burliiiijame, our Minister to Austria, has Heen refused recognition by that Government, and sent home with a Ilea in his ear. Mr. Schurz, our .Minister to Spain, will, it is understood, be treated in the same mvnner by that Government. Mr. Sanford, our Minister to llelgium, has made himself ridiculous generally at Paris, where he made a gosf rating speech, and involved himself in a person il quarrel with a Virginian, which it was supposed would lead to a duel. Aud lastly, Mr. Ilarvy, our Minister to Portugal, rewarded for his scrvices to the Republican party, is charged with being in communication w ith, and lurnishing important information to, the South Carolina rebels. Surely our country is most admirably represented abroad in this vital crisis. iY. A. Ledger. The Executive Committee of the Illinois State Agricultural Society have determined to add to their regular list of premiums, to be competed for during tbe annual exhibition for lt-Cl, at Chicago, September Dth to the Ulli, several gold medals for firearms an i materials of war of all kiuds, competition for certain clashes of which will be limited to American manufacturers, while for the bestand greatest display of fcrnis of all descriptions, and all varieties of weapons, with the trappings and accoutrements for serving them, aud for the best and greatest display of military goods, including uniforms, banne, &c, competition will be open to the world. The Society' tegular premium list amounts to $l22,UU0. Tho Wateitown Union has information of tho proceeding! of a recent Cabinet meeting at Washington. It aajs : The following resolution, it is understood, was unanimously adopted as embodying the policy to be observed by tbe Administration in future : Retolrrd, That until tbe war is ended no party lines hball be observed by tlie President or any of the heads of Departments, ex -.opt in the distribution of offices. "