Journal American

              SEMI-WEEELT HUNTINGDON JOURNAL and AMERICAN.
NASn A. WniTTAKEB,
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OLD SERIES, VOL,  29.
HUNTINGDON,  PA.,  TUESDAY, JULY  ?,   1861.
NEW  SERIES,   WL   2,   NO.   30.
JOURNAL AND AMERICAN.
A. NASU &8. «. WUITTAKER,
BAItors.
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OUR PLATFORM I
The TTnion,
The Constitution,
The Enforcement of the Lawi.
URAND CeI.EIIRATION AT SCOTTSVILLK,
—The pnlriutic oilir.ons of Scotlsville and ricinity intend celcbralini; the coming; tin- nircrsnry of oar nationiil indepenilcnoc in tho truo '76 sljk. Several distinguished ¦pealiers will be present. II. Milton Speor, bs']., will bc the orator of the day.
Tiik Gloriovs Fourth.—The anni¬ versary of onr independenoe will not bc honored wilh a gencml celebration by the citiiena of our borough, but the different Sdbbath Schools will cnUhralo the dav io the wooda. ArraDgcnieols have been made by aome of onr ciliiens to visit Sanlsbnrg and other plaees, where a big lime is an¬ ticipated. Wc hopo that the people will rcligionsly observe the day—that shops, stores and other places of business will bo eloaed, and all business suspended.
tor The Presbytery of Memphis have unanimously paased an ordinanee of seoea¬ sion from the Gencml Assembly of the Presbyterian Churoh ofthe Uniied Statea. The other Presbyteries of tho rebel States will do the same, and then a bogtu coofe¬ deraoy Qeneral Assembly will be formed. The sooner the traitorous crew of the re¬ bel States "dissolve their Christian rela¬ tions," lho better. As thoy apponr to be starting everything new, we presume the next movement will bo the institution of a new Sabbath, and a recommendation to their bogus Congress for proposals for tho services of another Supreme Kulor, as they will hare nothing common with Nor¬ thern men.
li^ On the ocoasion of Jeff. Davis' visit to Uniikcr Hill, during his lour ihrough Ncw Kngland, ho was made the guest of the Chariestown Cily Government—the City Guards being present. In some re¬ marks, made on that occasion, Mr. Davis said: "He should never feel safer than wben under the pmlection of tbe citiicn soldiers of Mi«."achnsett8." If Jeff. Davis should fall into their hands he willbe per¬ fectly safe unlil the gallows clainis him for ita own.
About the same tiue Davis was invited to attond tho celebration of tho birthday of Tbomas Jefferson, at Salem, Mass. In his letter of reply the following oeeurs :— "To make war upoo the Goveroment would besnieidal, and cannot beantioipatod until madness and venality have usurped tbe ¦eat of reason aod virtue." Let him be his own judge.
" Asdehson's FiKE Zouaves."—This is the aame of a eompany formed in this place, during the past wedi, under the management ofour young, go ahead friend, Dtek Anderson. The company is oompo¬ ied of about forty of the young men of our boroagh, who are now having uniforms qiMuifactured for thc parpose of appearing ia publio ou the approaching founh.— Tbeir uniform will consist of bine panta¬ loons, white shirts, trimmed witb red, and the regular army cnp. The patriotism of Dick woald »»t allow lbe "gloriou fourth" ie pass witbont some damonatntioa wor¬ thy tbe oooasion, hence hia untiring efforta ia gettiof; up this company. We oadar- ¦taod the Zouaves will appear in the fore- ••oa with "der uaraoheen" r^ged in ppropriate style, ajd in the afternoon parade aa military. Bairing tbe |iaMd« «f the Zouaves and the pio-nioa of the Sabbath Schools, the day we celebrate will be a dead letter in ''ye anoient borongh." 01 pMriolisai, why hast thou {ursaken tbis
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Manufaitcrb of Arms at Sprimo- riELn.—Tho nnlional armory at Spring- Geld is being laxod to the utmost to supply tho govornmcnt with its .splondid rifles.— In 1855, says a ocrroHpondont of tho Now York Tribune, tho arsenal contained 'iS7,- 000 muHkcls, nnd lliero wero probably manufactured in tho six years following: 72,000 more. At thc present tiino there aro about 30,000 remaining in the arsenal, and those arc being boxed up and sent away for actual servioe evory day. Of the arms which tho trailer Floyd sent South, but a small portion were riflod, wbiUtmust of thom were the old flint-lock altered over—an inferior and unsafe weapon for lho soldier tising it. The works are now run over sixteen hours per day, giving employment to seven hundred men, nnd this foroo is increased ns fast ns room can be prepared for thetn to work in. Over one hundred riflos por day ara now tnrncd out, whiuh number will bo inoreased in tho futuro. Now rifling mnohinos aro abont to be sot up, and the capacity of tho works largely increased.
The Ames Mannfacturing Company, nt Chicopoe, ailjoining Ppringfiold, is also very actively engngod in tho production of rifled cnnnon, James' patent projectiles, swords of various kinds, and the sword bayonet uscd upon the Sharp's aod Colt's rifles. Fivo hundred men are employed, and seven brass cannons—ono more than battery—nro completed every week.— Old smooth bore guns, including onlumb- aids, aro being riticd for the ase of the James conical ball and shell. The ool- umbaids will do good execution »>¦ a dis¬ tance of sevcral miles. Thc rifling pro¬ cess add* vnstly to their ofSciency. Of the projectiles, 400 shot nnd shell are tarned out daily, while swords are manu¬ factured at the rato of three thousand, and bayonets onc thoasand per month. Four rifling machines hnve recently been man¬ ufaelured for tbe government, ono of which is iu operation at Thompson's Island, Ncw Vork hnrbor, and the othors will shortly bo in use at tho Washington Navy Tard. They are of incalculable value, from the iooreaaed powor whioh they give to our artillery.
Sweltering—tho woatber.
Gono lo grass—our farmers.
A coward's refuse—the libel law.
Opened—a new stock of goods alOarmun'a.
rodepcndence Day—Thursday next.   Huual
Oood—the musie made by   the   *'8horl nap' band of Ibis placo.
What the Soulhern C'oufederaey eskod throe months ago—"Lol us alone."
Whal tho Southern Confederacy asks at tbis time—Qive us a loan.
Itarn to rise—people who leaae bulls durioR the continuance of ''fly time."
Will explode—large quanlities of "villaiaoua saltpetre," on Thursday.
Hemarkably pious—a certain bunoh of bones, lipped with carrolly bair, we wot of.
Complimontary—lbe Sedfotd Inquirer's no¬ lico of eur "bold soger boys."
Rustieatiog—"Bob Anderson, tbe bold boy," at Cresson.
Jnst tbe tiling this awcltering ireather—a eaucor of Agonl Africa's Ico Cream.
Duly appreciated—the token of friendship sent us, on Thursday last, by oor good-lookieg and highly esteemed upeountry frieud.
— Eighty-three Prussian offieers have reoei ved leave of absence for two years, for the pur¬ poae of Joiniug the Americau army.    Bully for them!
[From Forney's Philadelpbia Press. OuB Democratic leaders nre food of fair phrases. There is n mildness of lan¬ guage about them which we commend as an exhibition of a newly-obtained viriue. They have the most gentle way of dealing wilh harsh and wioked deedii. The reso¬ lutions of tbeir Inst Convention, which no¬ minated Mr. Biddle forCongrcss, are mar- vellons apeoiinona of ambiguous English, doulAI'ul nouns, and barmless adjectives. Ilow charmingly this reads :
"FoorUi. That w* believe it lo be the duly of tbe candidate which we have this day nomina¬ ted (if elected) te do all iu bis power to sustain the present OnvernmenI, in its efforts failhfully lo execute tbe law* of the coaulry, aod al tho snme tiaw to ase all honorable raeooK to lermi- lutt* Ib* pruent unnatural conjtiot betseien the Sittit as sooo as riossible, and restor* peaee to our distracted oountry."
This is a resolation, bo it remembered, which is supposed to speak the sentiments of a great parly on a mattor of national life ordaath And yet, bow artfully, how meek¬ ly, how soothingly, il is worded. There is nothing in il to hurl the feelings of Jeffer- Koa Davia himaelf. Plain DemoeraU oall tbia a rebellion, tbe kloot^mery leaders traitors, and the present war a wor against treaaon. But these Democratic leaden only a«« in it an "Miinatural conflict bt- Hectn At iftsUf /"    To their minda then
contending pnrties nro nnt "patriots" nnd "traitors," but morely "Stales !" Jeffer¬ son Davia is not a "conspirator," bul the representative of certain Slates, niij Jlr. Lincoln is not n President, but thc repro scntative of certain other Slates, 'fhis war is not a war lo crush traitors agninst the Slalo, but simply nn "unnatural con¬ flict" between certain Stnlcs roprcsontatod by A. liincoln on tho ono part, and ocrtain Statos reprosontcd by ,1. Dnvis ontho dtli- or. To our minds, thero is is nothing mnre natural than that knaves should cominit treason, nnd lliat tho rulers ehould crush it; but this is not tbo view of tho leaders of the Democratic pnrly.
Genllemen, it was nol nlwaya Ihna I You have lately revised yonr vocabulary. There was no atumbllug ovor phrn aes whan yon wlahod tc denounce Douglns and Packer, and all who would not yield obedience lo yiu when prn- ocriptlon waa the olijoot nf your rule, nnd when pmvor wns to bo propitiated by Injustioo or vrronpf. Tlioae men were "trnitnrs" nnd "dom- ngoRuea," and ".\bnlitioniata," because thoy .IaAi..) It enrrnnt party, and ovorv lournal iu your pny, end overy eonvftnllon under yoar rod, ocliord forth their donuiicialiens in words like these. Dut when traitors conspiro ngainat tiio lifo of tho Kopublio, Iheir infamies nre covered liy the choicest .\nglo-Saxon.
Letters ftrom the Army.
From the Hantingdon Infantry.
Nkaii HKDFoni) Si'iiiNiH, Juno "20. Dear Kdilors;—Vou cnuld scarcely ex¬ pect to hoar from our Couipany earlier, after so fatiguing a innroli, ns tbut of Sab¬ baih last, had been inflicted upon pedes¬ trians so unaccustomed lu suoh work aswu nro.
(Ml of U9 were tnneh rejoiced nt being pormitled lo re unite, ovon for a short time, witb those dear friemia in Hunting¬ don who have in former days beon so kiad to us. The ciliien; hsve otf M».!(«d thnnks for their bospitnlily during our short slny there.
Aflcr a short rido on Uroad Top we on- eauipcd for tho night, nenr IIopcwcll, where wo nll soundly slnmbercd preparato¬ ry to the succeeding day's march a In podoslrian.
Twenty-three niiles of hot suu, ocenns of dust, indifferent wnter, and bad "mul¬ berry," hud thoir effeot upon a number of every Company of tbo Uegimenls. None of our boys ni'o dangerously ill, but a siunll number aro considerably " under tbe weather."
At Bloody Run, evory soldior of the Companies wns marched to tho different hotels, where ample provision had been mado by the generoua landlords for our neouiuiuodalion. We dined wilb .Mr. .Morgan.
As soon iis we nrrivod al Cninp wce.inld perceive the generous citizens of Bedford wending tbeir way billicr well laden wilh good things for "the foldiois." I nm un der eapeeial obligations to Col. llafcr, of that lown.
I wi.sh yon could soe our camping ({Uar- ters, and then see Gnnip Curlin. In Cur¬ tin we roaatcd—didn't livo, but survived —here we would have a perfect paraili.so, if the drill grouud in paradise was in any¬ wise hilly nnd rolling on tbe surface.— J!asni£e==t!yFroportinno,Uroo.o„aU,,l„„. did shades hero and there athwart our grounds, nod upon three sides the thickest foliage, gently moved by the pas.sing brocie, invites one lo enter where he can foel with Byron, that "There is n plcaaure in the pathless wooda." I havo no means of knowing how long we may remain here—probably two or throe weeks. All are pleased wilh lho change from Huriuburg, but much sur¬ prise Was felt at our t>toppiog short of Cumberland
I would be very glad to havo aJnumnl and Amtriean directed to Bedford for your humblo servant, COUNy
From the U'nion Onards. Camp Newtos, June 27, 1801
Dear Etlilors :—Sinco my lust wo have pulled up stakes and travelled a liltle near er the happy land of Dixio. Wc are nuw encamped near thc Potomac, in a very pretty situation, and closo enough to the rebels to hear tbeir drums beating, but have not attacked them or been attacked. There seems to bc a disposition on all sides to wait unlil Congress meets before com¬ mencing active operations.
Information being eommunicnted to us of there boing a Secessionist olEccr near camp, Licut. AIoNally, of Company II, l,'3th Reg., took out a scouting party, and was fortunate io capturing him, at his father's boose, concealed under a sofa.— Ilis name is John M. Stonebraker. There is very positive evidence ngainst bim, and very likoly he will bo bung us a fpy.
A private in the 14tb was aeoitleDtally shot in tho leg, the morning we arrived here. It was amputated by our Sorgcon and hc is doing well.
Wc hnvc pickets thrown nut about six miles from here, and a vigilant watch is kept up. No penoo can pass withoat a elriot examination. There ia only the Potomnc betweeu our pickets and theira. We are getting tired of lyiog hero inactive.
Guards for tho very kind nnd nooeplublo proscnl of a box of provisions sont us.— May llioir shadows novor grow loss.
Thc peoplo hero aro overjoyed to soo us milling Ihoiii. Thoy woro hourly oxpocling 0 bo burnt out by tho traitora, who havo been duing nll tho devilinnut thcy could think of Our Cnnip bas been visited by hundreda of tlio blooming daughters of Mnrylnnd, who vio wilh oneh olhor in nt- lenlions lo tho troops. "Point Lookout," ns wo slylo our mess, waa tho recipient of a basket full of cnkcs nnd vogotnblos, from ono of the prettiest lasses it hna ever been the lot of It poor soldier to look upon. I havo nlinnsl como lo tho conclusion to sct¬ tlo down horo in this plncc, when my sol¬ diering daya nro over, marry ono of thc hnnd.someat girls, nnd turn my atlontion lo nurioulluro.
There Is not much news out of lho Cnnip. Tho honlth of the men is protty good, considering lho warm weather and ohnr^e of wutcr.    Moroanon.
Youra, SVKnSV.
voncd tho porforuiauces with sovoral ele¬ gant Nntionnl nirs. Who wouldn't liko to ¦llll ono of such fnseinnling, pnlriotic la- lies his own liltlo denr? Oh ! whnt bli.^fl I Kxouso mo, Messrs. Kdit.ua, fnr getting n liltlo out of tho wny.
rho wenther, whioh hus been warm nnd hot for sovornl dnys bncl;, is beginning to mnko ils uiurk on tho corn and onl.s. Tho fnrmora aro boginning to mow, and soon tho nir will liosoonind with now mown hay. Yourn tnily, AMKUA.
Pino (imvo, Juno '2!!, l(^01.
From the Standing-Stone Ouards.
C.\>ip M'DiiwEi.i., I
Alexandria, Vn., June '28, 'Ol. |
.Messrs. Editors ;—Wo nro at tho samo placo, and do not know whon wo will louvo. Our Cninp bns been full of minora as lo the tinio of our leaving thin plnoe. Wo bnvc packed up two or throo timos, but nlwnys hnd to unpnck our knapsacks in the ovening.
Yesterday, at about II o'clock, wo re¬ ooived orders'to nppenr on "drcss pnrodo" in twenty minutes. Tt was a short notice, but our men put on their trappings in doublo quick," nnd were rendy long bo¬ foro the time to appoar. We laid around wilh our knapsacks until nenrly three, ¦(•hen w« funned thn lino. Brie. Gon. MoDowcli appenred and inspected nur arms. Ifo passed from company to coin¬ pnny nnd exnmined each gun.
In lho ovening wo had a Brignde par¬ ade through tho rough slreets of Alexnn¬ drin. It is supposed ihnt Gen. McDowell reviewed ua from somo point in the city.
Onr men hnvo learned lho Battnlion drill very well. Col. Christ has been vory nctivo sinco wo havo been in this Camp. Until wo cnme lo this place wo hnd not much chance to drill. In Wn.sbinpton wo bnd not tho space to form n battalion for drill. Then we wore not settled enough, moving overy now and then. But wo nre making amends for it now.
Wo have heard so many reports lately, lelling us in what place wo have to spend our fourlh, that wo have conclnded that wo will spend it boro. Wo would liko lo spend it ut home, but that is loo far of.
From what wo oan gather, wo  will   bo in tho "ancient borougli" before long. Yours, S. 3. O.
TBLEaRAMS.
Bai.timiiiik, Juno 27.
.\t Ihrco o'clock this morning, flen. P. Knno, Jlnr.shul of Polico, wna arrested nl his hou.so, by orilor of Genoral Baiik.i nnd conveyed to Foit Mo Ilonry, whoro ho in now hold ptisoiior.
Gen Banka is.sued a proolainalion nam¬ ing Juhn A, Kenly, of the Mnryland regi¬ ment, ns I'rcvosi i'laiaiinl, Mij.orocdiiis al¬ so tho powers of tho polloo comini».sioners who is to excroisc sunreiuo control over the deparlmenl, until sonic kuown loyul oitiien is appointed to nnt as marshal.
The proelnnintion gives as a reason for tho arrest of Knne, thnt ho is known to bo aiding nnd abetting thoso in nrmed re¬ bellion lo tho govornmont, ut lho heud of nn nrinod force, which ho had used l»con¬ ceal raihcr thnn detect ncls of troason lo thc government.
Cun.aldcrablo exoilouicnl has beeu occa¬ sioned by this arrest. The I'nion men arc ploa.sod, but the seces.«ionists aro indignant. Col. Kenly, the Provost  Mnrshnl,  waited
whoro Ihoy roccivH nrin.i, funiiahod from the South, nnd whoro thoy criwct to bo jiiliiod by Iroops from .\rkan-i.i.-i, Tennes¬ see and MLsauuri, lo ovovrun lho !;tulc.
Bird's Point is now strongly guarded by two rcgimenls, nnd n baltalion of flyiuf^ nilillcry, nnd li i.s fully cnpnhle nf reaist- Ing nny ntlaok from thn rebels.
\. T. Lneey, a iiiember of lho Missuuit Logislnluie, wna nnostud nt Cnpo Girur- donu to-dny, hy Culunol Blnnd. Messn. Xewiiian, Slnrs nn.l Allison, wero nrreated n few days ago nt Coiiimoroo, Mu , nnd ta¬ kon to Cairo, whoru thcy were ruleasod on Inking the oath uf ullr.gliinco to tho giiv¬ erninent.
Mr. Morrison, Stntc Tivajurer, ,'*Ft' Mosoly, Stain .\udilor, and Mr. Houston, Regisler of Linds, took tho oath of alle¬ giance to-dny, nnd will eiiloi upon tbolr official duties. Tho Allorney Gonoral Mr. Nott, doclinoil to take tho unlh, nnd ho ia nuw a pri.snner in the capilul.
Tho Federal troops arc in cxcelloiit trim. Wahiiiniiton, Juno 28.
The slonmcr I'nwneo nrrivcd nt tno nnvy ynrd Ihis morning, bringing interesling but p.iinful intelligence, from Mulliins Puint. .Vccording lo ..^Inloinent of persons in llm expedition, dipt. Wnrd, of tho Freeborn, ycstordny obtained fi'om Cnpt. Knwni' of tho I'nwnee a ruinfurornioutnfuLoiil twen¬ ty mon, unilod with ulhcrfi from his uwn vessel, comprising holweon thirty nnd forty in nil, stnrtcd in sovernl cnltera for Mnthins Puinl, taking with them nboul '250 bugs, whioll were fillod tvith sand on shore, und willi wliiilicartliwuvkaiverehiiuu ereij(od, tho jiruoiorlings bting under the directiun of Ll. Clisplin.
•I'l Whilo in lho not   uf  rctiii-
lu   th.i
oil the Mayor and   I'olico Cummiasioncra. - p,„„,,„rn, fur tlio puniuso, il is saluted,  of
OUR LBTTER BOX.
.Messrs. Editors :—Iinving paid a visit to the little town of Saulsburg, on Saturd.ay lnst, I wns much pleased wilh the grand military demonstration made there. It was nimost equnl to thc militnry encamp¬ ment at yonr town last fall. There were four Companies present—the Jnckson .\r- tillcry boing the fir.at nnd most proniinent. This company has donned a new suit, and now play Zouave. Their suit consisls of yellow pnnls, red, shirts, trimmed wilh bluck velvet, and a regular Zounvc enp. They mado quile n handsome appoarance, and wont through tbcir new drill witb groat cxportnees—suoh as fulling down, jumping up, lying on their sides, loading, &c.,—whioh, by tho way, is ratber a dirty business, in a dirty sireet, but soldiers must got used to it. With a littlo practice they will be second to no other company in thc Slate. Tboy still express a desiro of going to "Dixio'a Laod." I hopo tbey will not bc disappointed, but m.iy get leave tn walk through Jcfl'. Davis' traitor baod. The ncxt company wns tho "Barreo Cav¬ alry," which is composed of some twenty- five or thirty members. One would havo thought thcy wero in pursuit of tho onemy from tho manner in which they made the dust fly as they rod'e up and down the slrcct. If fnst riding is any advantage to soldiers, they may bo sot down as number ono. The third company was the "Ilome Gaards." This couipauy, owiog to some canse, did not drill very well, but let the enemy invade tbe Htutc and they will bo met by tbese gray-headed old patriots.— Tho fourtb, and lnst eompany, was the "Sand Hill Rnngora," composed of boys from eight to ton yeara of ago. Tbeir uniforms consisted ofa variety of styles— some rather more fantastic than military. As thoy approaohcd the town, from tho south, I thought it was Jeff. Davis and his men ooming to tako it, but as they came closer tbe stars aod stripes were displayed by tbcir enaign, wbich put ull things to rigbla. Oo on, boys, yoa iniglil bavo to light for your oonntry in some future lime. Jeff. Davis will not be the last traitur tbat will have to bo pot down. The whole thing passed off 4]ai«tly and orderly, ox- coptin^ a small rumpus tbat was kioked >np in the evening, in whioh some  of tha
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Camp  life is caloulated   to  prodnce  the participants got their probosoisos knocked
worst form of snring fever, and if we don't a little lo ooe side, doing n» othor harm
soon get u brush we will all spoil. than to make the ckiet flow in profuaioii
ThohKlicsof Jusiata iron Woriu will *      - .. •" .
Tho lalter nskcd timo to consider, but lho Colonol told thoni bia orilirs wcto iniine¬ dinte, and proceeded lo tbo JInrshal's of¬ fice, tnking possession, 'i'he tJomniission- ors then directed tho police offioora tn oboy thc military authority, and declared tlioir intenlion lo proparo a protest ng.iin.sl lho action of thc government.
WAsniNoro.N, Juno 27. Gen. MoClellan tolcgrnphs to thc gov¬ ernment that ho has rond in lho newspa¬ pers an account of a cnmpnct which he ia said to hnvc made wilh Ocn. Bucknor, of Kentucky, in regard lo the status of Kon¬ tucky. lie denies, eontrudiets and repu¬ diates the wholo atatement, to the grcut satisfaction of tho oominnnding general nndthe Administration, whoso only knowl¬ edge of thc prctoudod compact wns from the newspaper statements which Gen. Mc¬ Clellan thus denounces.
Intelligence from Manassas .Tunetion gives satisfaction nt headquarters. It is nseerlnincd that the furces there aro nol nenr ns large as repros.inted. Thoy nro uol well clothed nor woll fod.
Tho ngent of tho .•Vssoci-.itod Pres.a, has aulhority from nn officini souroo forsaying that "tho man is jet to bo soen in Wnah¬ ington who hns soon or henrd of tho ooia- promiso nlleged lo havo been proposed by Jefferson Davis to tho .\diniuiatration." New Youk June 27. Thc Barque Virginia Ann arrived hero, reports that on the 10th inst., in lal. 27dog. long S-ldog. showaaboardcrodbythe lirit¬ ish ship Bruinloy Moore, from Mobilo fur Liverpool, and received from hor a nepro mnn belonging to tbe nortli who was por¬ mitled lo leave Mobile. She reported th il she wns boarded the day prcvions by the U. ^. steamer Massncbusotts, which hnd tbo day previous taken twonty-five piizcs, one tho I'lnglish ship Forfarshire, from .Mobile. Tho Virginia .\nn wns chased on tho 23d, dny and night, by a supposed privateer, which apparently had formerly been a pilot boat.
St. Louis, June 29. After a session of about ton days and a thorough examination of a great numbor of witnesses, the coroncr's jury rendered the fullowing verdict in tbe street shooting affuir:
"That the subjects presented to the in-, quest came to thoir deaths from gunshot wounds inflicted by MInio musket bnlla, discharged by certain membcr.-i of compa¬ nies C, K, F, B and I, of the Seoond reg- ment V. 8. Reserve oorpa, whilst march¬ ing down Seventh street, on the morning of tho 17th inst. The jury further ex¬ press tho opinion that said wounds were inflicted withoat any provocation or dis¬ cbarge of flro-arms from citizens then pre¬ sent, nnd without any ordera lo fire from tho oflicera of said oompanies.
Boo!i«viLi,K, Juno 28. A party of LSO men bave arrived hera from Gcorgotowo and Scdie, Pettis eoun¬ ty, for the purpose of being awnro inlo tbo United 8lat«* sorvico as Home 6o.'ir<if, lo serve in this State. Thsy are all Ameri¬ cans and expeci to be joined soon by 70 men from the same eonnty. l/orgo bodief of a«n in Jobn.son county are preparing to take ths sime step, and they will bo sworn in and receive their arms us soon as possible.
Gen. Lyoo is still here, bat it is thooght he will soon take his departure wilh n Urge force. Ilis destiuatiou bas not trans¬ pired.
Tho Cairo oorrespondent of tho St. Lou¬ ia Democrat says   that  hundreda  of Mis-
obtnining cnnnun for thc batlcry, n force of ('oiifodcrnlos, variously estiinnfeil nt from 800tu 1200, .suddtnlly cmcrucd from thc lliiok woods in wliii-h tlioy had been cuiicoalod, and punrod n vulloy of abut into the I'eilernI pnrly, whu mndo a lin^ty re¬ trent, sovoral nf llie men by swiiiiining, lo the Freeborn.
Capt. Ward, on llio Fivoborn, protecttui Ilia men na fnr na poiisiblo wilh bia guna, firi'il twelve ur fifto'jU shot nniong the rebels, with what effect it cuuld nut br a.i.corlaiiiod. While in the not uf Cring n gnn after, it is snid, the gunner had been woundod, Cnpt. Wnrd wna slruok in lho breast ly n bullet, and in tbe oourso of un hour he died from internal licinorrhngc. ¦•\ sailor named Wm. .1. Beas was wouu¬ ded in four places, it is feared mnrtnlly. Several nthers were nlso wounded, nmung lliom .Fncub Williams, the ooxswaiii, a ball entering bis thigh. Tho flng ho enr¬ ried W.1.-I completely riddled Thc men nil rcnolicd lho vessels withoat furihor d.iiii- ago.
WAHniNiiroN', .lnno 2tl. Il is unileralnod tbnt tli.; I'roaidenl's message, to bo delivered nt llio extra »as- sion of Congress, will tnko linn ground ngainst thc cuncliiaion of nny poaco wilh the robols unlil thcy neknowlcdiro the nu- thoriiy of the government. Tho outrage- OUH conduct of tlio Virginia rchol conven¬ tion, in outlawing any citizen of thn State whu mny tnko hi.s scat in the FedcrnlCon- jfroKj. iletnrniinoa llio poliov of lho •rovcrn- inent to sanction severo monsurcs agninat I lho rinirleaders of the rebellion.
Tho nrreal uf Mnrshal K;inc will be fol¬ lowod up wilh mnro vignroos mensures to¬ ward the Irailorsuf B.iUimorc, if nnysymp- tonis of revolt appear.
Tho Second New Yurk Regiment, now at Bull's cross ruads. will soon ehango th* oamp now occupied by thom several niilea ihonoo.
A ganllcnian just arried from New Or¬ leani reporls that a Itrillsh ahip recently run tho blookndo an 1 brought to that pott several hundred tons of powder and 20,- 000 stand of arm.s.
A Suuth Carulina soldier wns arrested yonlcrJay aftornonn nenr Falls ('hurch, ba¬ ving arms of the best doseription. He re¬ presents that ho is n Masanchusetia man by birth, but long a resident in the soatb. lie was at lho attaok on Fort Sumter. He nlso slatea that nllhough money ia searee, there ia no lack of snbslantinl food in tb* confederate nnny.
GRAtTov, Va., Juno 28. Corporal llnyps and twolvo men belong- in;r to Cul Wallace's rogiment of Kouav**, whilo scouting on I'atteraon Creek, tweir* milos southeast of Cumberland, on Tues¬ doy nigbt, encuuntcrcd a party of rebels, about forty. A kharp engagement ensued. iSevcnleen of thecnemy are roported killed, and a number Wounded One of Hayes's party wns killed, antt himself badly wnnn¬ ded. They onpturcd a number of horae*- Th« rebel force ot Bachaoan is reported to have been increased to 4,000.
iS^ Kxtcnaivo preparationa are being mnde for o graud Union Cclebratioa of the Fourth of July, at Wilsontown. Tho peo¬ ple of Pelersbnrg, WilaoMown, Moorea¬ ville and Shaver's Crctjt Valley will parti¬ cipate. Several distinguiahcd speakers have accepted invitations to address th* peoplo on Ihat ocessioB. B«vs. A. N. Barnitz and H. U, Keid, Major T. I*. Campboll nnd David Blsir, Ksq., wilt de¬ liver addresses.
19- In,the Uniicd Stalea Senate atth* approaching session, there will be 81 Ba-
tt^lt, \°  '^" "u*"'"? '""t ^"t ^J'^'^^y '••   ¦'""'•'">». from different paris of tho Stato   pablicans, 15 opposilion, and 22 vacancic*