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ticulars. It appears that Major M. holds a commission corresponding to his title in a colored regiment recruiting at Keokuk, Iowa, with the consent of the authorities of that State. He, Murphy, who by the way is a refugee from East Tennessee, and early entered the Federal service, had been sent into Missouri with written authority from Col. Pile, who is organizing the regiment alluded to, in order to receive and conduct to Keokuk one hundred negro soldiers recruited in Saline and Lafayette counties, Missouri. With their recruiting Major Murphy had nothing to do, although aware of the fact that they had all been slaves of disloyal masters.--These men had been "regularly sworn and mustered into the Federal service." Finding them in Saline county, Major M. was proceeding with them in an orderly manner over the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad, on the way to the headquarters of the regiment, when, on reaching Macon City, the headquarters of Gen. Guitar, commanding the district of No