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Election of an officer.

--Sergeant Zeph McGruder, of the Purcell battery, who was wounded twice in the recent battles before Richmond, has been elected a Lieutenant by his comrades. He was formerly a clerk in the Richmond Post Office. On hearing of his promotion, Col. Bigger presented him with a handsome sword.

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