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Drummed Oct.

--A soldier who had enlisted in Capt. Johnston's ‘"Jefferson Rifles,"’ and been boarded by him three weeks, refused to take the oath on Friday, deserted and came to the city. He was caught, taken back to the camp, and drummed out as a deserter in the morning, in front of a column of drummers. The scene is said to have been most amusing, and the fellow when he got out ran as if for his life.--Pittsburgh Post.

The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. may 20, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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