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Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. 1851.
MOVEMENTS OF REBEL TROOPS
It is reported that the rebels have with
drawn large bodies Of their troops from Nor
folk and Richmond, and have concentrated
them at Or near Manassas. Their line Of op-
erations On the Potomac Is now extensive,
and well supported.
There are 10 rebels as or near Mount Yer
Eon. Ths rebels have heavy masked batter
les On the road to Fairfax, with lighter ones
fer the lines.
RRsFosEB 10 TIE CALI. FOR TROOPS,
The Governors Of all the ten States hsye
heartily responded to Nj. Canaeron's call for
more troops. It is believed that twenty
thousand viii arrive this week. Arms. sub
eistence and quarters are ready, though per-
haps not enough equipments.
TIE DISTRICT MAfoRs.
Mayor Berrett OF Washington declined to
take the Police Commissioner oath, On the
plea that he VAS member Of the Board e.
ebseso. The question is referred to the Attor-
ney General The Georgetown Mayo. cheer
fully took it.
MILITARY BoARDs CT ~HxARTFAT1oy,
L general order directs every General com
maading department or detached army, to
appoint Military Boards Or Commissions for
the examination Of volunteer ofhcern.
TEE RETIRING BOARD.
The following officers have been constituted
q Board for the examination Of cases under
the recent law for the army retired list: Gen.
J. G. Totten, Of the Eagileers Col C. 4.
Waite, LIST Infantry; Col. B. F. Larned, Paw.
master General Surgeons E. II, Abcadee and
Joaiah Simpson, Of tbs Medical staf.
RuxoHEp HKIRMlsH At CHAIN RRIDax-
We have had rumors In the city, to-day, 0,
q skirmish between pickets nea1 the Cha1u
| Bridge. The rumors prove, however, untound.
| ed. .-.-
THE POTOMAC FLoTMLA.
The Potomac fotilla has been strengthened
| The launches carry heavy guns, and we're sen1
! down the river to day.
eRAY UNIFORMS FoRBDpKE.
Gen. Mcclellan forbids the further uniform.
ing Of troops in gray.
| mp1AfAPoI.IB RHNDEzvoUs.
Indianapolis il to hsYe camp Of rendexyou,
aad instructions.
SUICIDE or NAVAL OFFICER
I4snt. William G, West, of New York, of th,
revenpe cutter Vixen. Killed himself 1t tn,
National Hossl last night, by taking dose O
| laNAaa1a, :
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ADDITIONAL FOREIGN NEWS,
BY Steamer CaRAan. ut Cape Race,

ST. JoBs, N. F., August eo.-The steamer
Cazada, from Liverpool 10Th, via Queenstown,
brings the following news in addition to the
specie Tor New York
The steamer Asia arrived at Queenstown on
the 10Th Instant
Brezdetuhs heavy. Weather favorable for
c1ops- Provisions dull and unchanged, Con
soils closed at 90A@9056.
recent speech Of Mr.. Va.1andighA1, Of Ohio,
mey he received as evidence Of the charges
taat Will be brought against Mr. Lincoln if the
South is successful. It sage that only Tic.
tory by which the stain Of Manassas may be
efaced and the South indace4 to come to
seQuencea OF having begun the civil war.
The London G1o6e observes, with regard to
he blockade question:, that the blockade is .
'!eht Of Was, but by what right, whether OF
as OF peace, can Congress empower the Ex-
euti7e to 6esist from the blockade and sub
stttnte the 1evying Of fiscal duties on goods
about to be landed In territories where that
that Executive can afford no protection to
them?
The Shipping Gazet% complains that the
bsGcl aGiRf squadron en- the coast OF America
appeaIs determined to intercept marine com.
me1ce, In defiance Of the best understood max.
inns Of International Law, xnd ut the risk Of col
lision with the fbfces Of mazitime power.
The London FAt, in aQ editorial OF, fht
blockade question, says II, unfortunately, Eng
iand should be compelled to drift into til
quarel, it viii not rest with Englsnd, ba
with government which hss endeavored. K
the ruin OF innocent commerce, to enforce
Dtechade which j! is maoifestly incump ten
to maintain.
The Times OF the 20Sh reaarks that tht
Americans og the Mouth even nke pleas
ure tn 1hs sensation caused BY their recsn
unparalleled defeat.
Another letter from Mr. Russell says tbs
having acquired further information In re
spect to the fight, he hiss come to the conclu
sion that there WAS not tsyonet charge
By the Federal Infantry dnring the day. Taef.
vas not a charge Of any Kind nlsda by tn
Confederate cavalry upon any regiment 0
the enemy until they began to retreat.
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MINOR MISSOURI ITEMS,
from the Missouri Democrat, Alth. I

From the Missouri Democrat, ath.1
An ONO REGIMENT Fok M1ssoURL-H r.
Wilson, Esq, OF Springfield, Ohio, has com
meoced recruiting regiment for service in
Missouri. He is well acquainted with this
region.
OHIO VoLCETEERs EXPECTED. A l2rge
number Of the Ohio three months volunteers
are to be paid off to- day, and 1t il presumed 3
considerable portion Of them will come this
way for service in Missouri.
WISCONSIN ALERT-Two REGIMENTS Cox.
EG.-Col- Wilson, agent Of t1v G.7eznor Of
wisconsin, has been here On bHaines. relative
thoroughly eqaipped before leaving, and will
go into camp ID East st. Louis.
RRlGADIER GENERAL SIaKL-HIs Cox11B-
s1oH.-6igel Was at Gen. Fremont's headeuar-
ters on Choutou avenue lMt tight. He has
been appointed BriEadier Gsnezal, and last
night dispatch Eas received makinEhis COM
mission. Gen. Sigel WIS xe7epaded by his
German friends Last night.
ONO REGIMENTS Go1sa 70 CAMP Bxxroy.-
G1oesbeeks Regiment, due to-day, is the crack
regiment Of Ohio, consisting Of 1450 men, In.
cluding infantry, cavalry an2 artillery. The
other regiments did not leave On Sunday, as
supposed, but on yesterday. The first, and
perhaps both, viii be quaItered at the new
bsrrackE-Camp Benton.
Col. F. ?. Blait's regiment comes IN to be
recruited.
A company Of eight hundred eavGIry is
expected here from Columbus, Ohio, TO- Day
Eight hundred are also due from Evansville.
CAVALRY FOB JEFFERSON C11Y.-A large de-
tachment Of cavalry will Leave to dag for JEFF
fesson City.
HONE GUARDS TO BE AaAgD regiment
OF Home Guards at Rolla, and one at Jefferson
City, are to be armed Immediately.
CAvALRT FOB NORTHEAST MHsoURL-Col
Bishop, Of Northeast Missouri, ~ in the city
On Sunday, and made requ1st<heu on Gen.
Fremont, for 8 force Of 500 cavalry, for that
section. The iorce will 60 in \ day or two.
MISSOURI REGIMENTS MCsT1nED Our--The
| Fourth Regiment Reserve Corps Of Missouri,
| Col Brown and Col salou1on'a. Heze- march
ed into the Arsua1 yesterday, and mastaEed
out Of service, their tet1n Of enlistment hsyini,
| expired. Ost1rhaus'e command Il to be re.
| organized and merged into the Fourth Ms.
Ee1ri Volunteers.
| REoRGAExAT7oH OF THE MISSOURI FIRST
RE6rkEKT.-By order OF Gen. Fremont. the
gallant Missouri First, which has won for it.
| self impe1iAhxblA renoWn On the battle fields
OF Boonyille and Springfield, is to be reor0an.
| lied and made distinctive artillery regiment
with 3 guns. Captain Cole and Harry Stone
| will open recruiting Office III the city to- -day
| Of which proper notice Will be given, Tit
regiment when full aud thoroughly equipped
| will be oEe Of the very best III Iae service
Every officer IN the old regiment hH d1tia
gu!khed himself for courage and gallant CON
duct In the field, and ganNemaaly beaksng II
nd asd aa, as e. e. sss z e. d.
:. The new regiment xiN comprise sonae a,o0
NEE, aaA Will still b. cou,MAndad 13 The ss.n.
otaeess-or What II In o< the@-%;oh BAR y
I
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WKLC0KE KkEAWHA.

The u needng Ecnve1tion has complct-
cd the scccnd, and more important edition Of
It's work, in the passage Of an ordinance cre-
sting he new State OF Kanawhs from those
courties Of Western Virginia which are
knn7%n to oppose the Richmond govern
ment. The number Of counties 1amed is
50. being. with few exceptions, all west cf
the Allegheny Mountains and north Of
line drawn from the head Of the Cunlber-
land range. These counties have, by the
last ccnsus, white population Of 259,s55,
and only e,6s4 slaves. The Convention
hAs Wisely refrained from an appearance of
forcingunwilling communities into the new
Stale, as also from making an awkward
boundary by running the line along the
upper Potomac go as to include Harper's
Ferry and Alexandria; but it is provided
that at The election to be held On Thurs-
dry, Oct Ath, upon this ordinance, any
adjoining county not named therein may,
by vote Of its people, cosne into the e.
rangcnent The proposed new State is
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Especial Dispatcn to the Chscz4r rtsuaa.]

Especial Dispatch to the chicz4f Trtsuan.] :.
CA1Ro, Apsarae ae0-1o i. II.
a fight e1me eft last night Charleston,
Nc, thirteen miles out on tia giro i Fulton
railroad, between $50 men os !; II T Txanty-sec-
cad Illinois RegintLt, aud an sssizaatsd rebel
te-ce Of 100. The Feterals we1J attachments
CT Companies 4, (13), G, D, EgA,d G, under
command Of 1beir several Cap**azsasa; the whole
force under Col. Doughe7ty IA Lieut. Col.
Hart. Lieut.. Col. Ransom, Of :t.e Eleventh,
accompanied the expedition.
The rebels, according to theat OWE showing,
must have been 600 to 700 ssEo5g. commanded
By Col. Hunter, Of Dallas, Bsa!agsr county,
Mo-, and belonged to JEFF: Thhmpson's force.
The fight lasted about al hoSi, aad RESULTED
IN the complete rout Of the rebsp, thcy having
Eome 80 CT their number kine3 and 10 taken
prisoners. They were weE armed aud
equipped, having reviewers, shtsp's tiaes, dc,
One Of the prisoners Is badly Eg5naded.
The Federals had but o2e nsan giIIed, Vim,
z. Sharp. of Company a, who: Tas shot dead
On The field. Tne wounded, af.:#s:cm Ill will
recover, ere Col. Douehort-:, - blow from
q mueEes In tbs hands OF 7iI.ain who hsd
surrendered; Col Ransom, os ':ne lth, shot
through tie shon1der BY 8 sesnaarel who had
also surrendered. The brave Colonel, not.
~lthstaneing his wound, drs;z his revolver
and killed his 2ssai!ant, aud: than rallied his
command and charged upon the enemy. Col
Rs wound is bsd one, though not fatal. Tbs
ball Was extracted by Surgeon Coateawcrth.
Geo. 8. Perry, Company a, was slightly
wounded in the arm; Corposal j. G. Park,
flesh wound; Capt JOHNSON, Cumpany A, shot
in the leg; Lewis Sharp, father Of the pooz
man killed, Of Company L, akhs in the leg.
The Chancellor brought down 800 troops
last night from Cape Gir&-deaa to Commerce.
Thty lsnded about 2 O'Clock this morning
ard found the -cbels gone. TIE brave rebels
had got #ird Of the coming Ct CIR Cape Gi.
rsrdeau expedition and had iag1oriouslF fed
TIE bridge over the Big Muddy is sasa.
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Thc Santa Fe mail confirms the report
frs received through rebel sources, that
The T xas troops, under Col. Loring. (ste
se The a1u.:.( a-e ove1rurning the MesilIa
Valley, ard have made an easy capture Of
Fort Fillmore, with but little doubt tha.
ferris ssaEiau aud Union would quickly fol-
iov. Major Iynde, in command Of Fort
Fillmore, surrendered himself and bis 500
troops to tie rebels without firing shot,
as indeed resistance against such an over
|'helming force would have been hopeless j;
The {ost being hardly more than palisade.
The Major is Ferlnonter, and has been in
tae service since 1927. He will probably
t:e Let of On parole, and under the ruling
et cur Government, debarred from further
ser ice IN the war,
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Ne understand that Major slemmer,
Vho las been in this city for several weeks
recruiting for the 10th Infantry, is called
= like the field st once, within the de
Iartmeut Of the Ohio" In the absence Of
sso,e explicit Information, We suppose this
e-eer is &c take him to Western Virginia,
Where the more Important operations of
Ie: department are being conducted by
Ger Rosencrans The Government needs
the valuable experience Of its old army
officers Ill the field; and they can be better
spared from the recruiting stations than
tom The camp. Major Slemmer will leave
as soon as possible, after receiving the de-
ta;ls Of his war commission.
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ISpeelal Coffe9p0ndence Of the Tfibnne.[


CAMP FHEX0ET,
hoNroS, No, AUG. 19, 1851.
Il will take several days, perhaps weeks, to
reinforce Gen S;gel at Rolls and resEsne often
stve operatioxs In Southwestern Missouri.
Fiaoing On Friday last that preparations were
making to give Hardee and JEFF. Thompson
gone warm work In this part Of the State,
came down in the evening with Gen. Prenti&s
and staff, and employed Saturday in gathering
up what information could be obtained in re-
gard tc our OWL troops and the posltioa and
movements Of the enemy. To know exactly
what to send you and not give Information to
the enemy, is a matter difficult to decide, as
all must realize who are with division Of the
army and attempt to give information to the
public. Before AZ action Fit is plainly better
20 say too little than too much, and hence my
letters may be regarded as rather meeEre IN
regard to the details Of our own movements,
While I shall freely give everything deemed
reliable IN regard to The operations and plans
Of the enemy.
THE s1ruAr1cH.s
The 1i:tle town OF Pilot Ksob, situated d.
xeet1y at the base Of the wonderful deposit of
iron whose name 1t bears, il the term:rns OF
,he Ircn Mountain RsilWay. 1t Ia 90 Mills
south Of st. Louif, and is nearly half way to
he south Iiue Of tht State or the minera.
treasures Of This wonderful region, I will spel
il separate letter, If time n afforded from
otaer duti<e. 4 rarrow valley separates Pilot
Knob fzem Shepherds Mountain, directly
vest Ironson, the county towG OF Iron
county, II little more than mile from the
:erui5ue Of the railway. snd the trenton
| House, he principal eo1oi, Is now the hea5-
/ quarters ct Gen Prsrt.s- Arcadia. aHe 1er
| little tnxn, il abou. mile south Of lronta7.
! Al these places Tow ew2rm with soldleri-
[ Most OF the eRcsEapae1ts sre situated between
1roLtoa and A1cali4, and are finely l1ea:sd.
Water Is nea-, geo1 sEd abundant. The troops,
| however, vii rems'- iu them only till means
i OF tratEp~r' san CONT forward for Gen. Freq
TIES Il Lot tEt man t., remain Idle when Z
! chsnse for aetsoI il zf1o1svd
| TIE topography ef TIE, 41str:c is pecuIsr
| The 2 runt:ins E@em to have bee. tarowa up
| atoys the genera! level OF tic countr. e1pa
| rateIy, end reads wind around mas. al them
| 50 that they 90 not impose carriers TO the
| marching ct armies III any direction. With
/ out giving particulars, it may be adat4i th4t
| this 1:1ieT is strongly tu1dd+s, SO that the
| termi1 rs ct the railway Can be held against
III Immensely auPeEier torce but this would
| rot pteyeut division Of the e4emy, IL be
| could spare one, from natzcaiag through the
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in good hands, and in due time KsnaWha
Will, We hope, be welcomed as the S5th to
join the Union. Happily there are too few
sIayes to crease disturbing element in
her politics; and cut loose from the Rich
mond dynasty, and thrown upon her own
neh resources, We predict for Kanawha
career of prosperity and an honorable po-
sition in the sisterhood Of States,
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C114H+ duE. .0-1~ L.
Capt. Nolemsn, with 50 men Of the Cen
tfatia cavalry, accompanied ths expedition
list night, but arrived gn ta:g ground By an
ots..11<-- ots.11 fcute af:aY T}ol- nt;A4ks1ss eom.aacl
had left Tie Centra1ia boys, however, pitched
on to the rebel stragglers, and after emsrt
fight, killed t#o, made So prisoners, and cap.
tured IS horses, without the loss CT single
Man. The prisoners, dfEy-one in al, are just
brought into head quarters-the most God.
to1ssken-looking Wretches the sun ever
eLone On.
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From the Soath--KenxEcky Looking
after HeF keutfal1rys~Hepor1ed Dex-
E1sntto1 and Sickness In the Hebs1
Army
LOUISVILLE, August 20--A dispatch to the
Couri1T ssys the steamer Hannibal City, with
Feders1 troops from St. Louis southwark, was
fired into By Ccnfed derstea at Commerce, No.,
and au1k. 1krse hundred Fe1e1aIs were Is.
ken prisoners
TIE Frankfort Ytomdn Gays Gov. MseofRa
deputlaes Y. A. Dudley and n 4. Hunt as
courisa to President Lincoln, to request the
withdrawal Of troops from Kentucky, and
George Johnston to JEFF. Davis to seques. him
to respect Keltucky's neutrality.
The New 0.leans Btalet4s Of the 18Th says
Cart. Alden had informed the Galveston an
thorities that unless two boate, which he
alleged belong to citizens OF Massachusetts,,
should be returned to him, he would fire on
.Ie city.
Richmond papers Of the 18th place 10 reli.
GIce upon the reported battle at LOYettS7iile
The Nashville Ba:zner Of the 20th says indi-
cations paint to speedy reconciliation Of the
conflicting elements in Eaat Tennessee.
The Abingdon, Virginia, paper says there ia
trouble in Johnston county, where Union
men are oyernWiDg and making prisoners Of
secessionistz, and reports passlse-at. arms in
which several rebels were made to reEreat
from the county. The rebel vote was LOO in
the county, while the Union vote was 1000.
- "a AAA LA11 4SFOAlEA t4IAb LIZ Cu10u15lh Ut
s:gr driving al the secessioEists out Of the
county.
R. ". Barnwel1, IN letter from Cha1lot:tts-
vile, August u, Gays supplies Of clothing for
;. the army are not half enough. The deatitu-
i ton Of cur army in clothing snd food is ter.
nt!e. Many applicatious are made to us by
veil men, who With to escape sickness, By
having an extra pair Of drawers, sacks or IN
dershlrts. It will require every nerve to be
strained By you at home aad ourselves here,
ID meet the exigercies of the fall and winter
| should the war last 60 long.
TIE Charleston Courier hes letter from
Richmond, 14th. saying there's great deal Of
| vile. At Cu7pePer, there are 5000 sick
| troops. A great many have been brough:
sick to this city, and at Norfolk and Yorkto ~
! there is more disesse than with us. Measle.
| has swept, and il sweeping through eve:.
| division Of the army.
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anil II EnhJx Il ,adEa

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saoE an Macy G2rasa saey lts sts did
3 iehe dd 20 wss as1s
t1ad fr sec ri TIC Sat cay Of toe - Ee monn ii
t. iss st h b e; e 3 be; ss eo59s
e me- = M M Lot 1lnetssn &C. IN ne sa
4 Z azs to chE 4 he
sntt3 if q t Sat nna sss.s o laIno sgbgt 70 tn
a,d It st:hta tsp tset l55n tse wst ne tsessot n
Il sid nc is arc De cr,bed Ia aaa d.td IS f1ilo ~
as e RsSsas
bsE ;s7: one nete # re huaerea and ttfJ dellare
W 5sssst s aoss
ss
e. 6S & s and 81 81
rtsrszta s,s cent on 1hs tn'retn dsy Of Marcn
ra Ts4 ss aanasy " 81 rss 4 esas
nsun ts epRs2t9n sf he s aods .;
sIeh salz II ga5s L daily nesspa2er paol.aed IL
s. ty e FL E 81 p so
t!i sald r. mises Or AT part there AID 81 right
p9n4 4 &c. s1 "a ssf Ras q Il y =
t1E1 the1in T. st Inof yesaqe t. II: a;hsst hiddsr
nd, whereas the ncte cescr1bed in said Trust Dsea
ct SIX ps1 % ias thtisth asy q Na1ca ISL ana
ss : 5yss R v s & 4 e.
and unpaid togeher WIN re interest taereo1 up 70
which hiss been paid aud t.ere IS d1e and unpaid
said for pr1acpal aud iatt 1ha
ttoutand eight hundred and i've dollars {fl 5u5) tue
other notes described In said deed having beeu pstd
ard whereas, application has been made to me by
Nov, erefort Robert HerveJ, the Trustee named
prem nj E Iii public azerisn o 5 ba
az !or caso On Tnesda tae ttira day Of September
Of The Court Hoa:e. n the G1sy Of Chtrago IN the
County Of ccoF aad stste .: Illinois re pEemfsss
described IN said TrzHt Deed 70 rnnch thereon -
may be necessary. sEbiee the coz d.ton as sooTe
together With al right and equity of redsm2f2n OF
his vie and their hers eSecasors edzaisssasofs Or
Paid and the cost Of AdyertMng. selling
ard conveying said rrentsee, including attcrneJ
as fouoEs-Lornun ninsss=n 9,9} IL the snbdlvi-
fftr (5 Kinzle'a Addition to Chicago, subject TO
the condition that no building shall eyer be erected
Gn said lot within ten feet OF the west line thereof
ROBERT HEETET, Trustee as aforesaid.
Chicago, August zsth 1861. auz!-gN9 I'd
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x-'i)iraul> Grihut1E
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NIUNEsDAE, AUGUST 81, 1861.
SATURDAY EVENING AUGUST ~,
LET EVERYBODY COME.

-l.c.. viii be War MEKrIse Of the c;d.
cs.:s {! Chicago on Saturday evening next,
M = t5e :-=-sss::ces Of TIE Union Defence
tou.1l:t::ee, 70 THE i1.c consideration ysr:oEs
-aht.eis concerning TIE welfare Of the Illinois
volunteers and L. p.oseetion Of our csuatrp.
IT,. I5ace s1d hour Of meeting to be here.
::;er Get5AHateG- Let all prepare to attend !!
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WHEELING, Aug. 20-The Ccnveati:n to-
Day p2seed ste ordinance creating nev Safe,
as reported ty the Selec. COMMITTEES u di.
vision Of the State this morning, by : vote Of
50 to Is The boundary, as dxe5, includes
the counties Of Logan, Wyomirs, Rale:gh,
Fayette, Nicholas, Randolph, Tuck5z, Preston,
honongalla, Marion, Taylor, Barbour, Up
shur, Harrison, Lewis, Braxton, Ciay, Ka-
uawha, Boone, Wayne, Cabel, Putnam, Ma
SOC, Jackaon, Calhoun, Writ, Glmez, R:tch!e,
Wood, Pleasants, Tyler, Doddridge, Wetzsll,
NarshaE, Ohio, Brooke snd Hancock.
a provision Was Incorporated permitting
adjoining counties 10 come into the arrange
ment, II they should desire, by the expression
Of majority to do so.
TIE ordinance also provides for the election
Of delegates to convention to form Consti-
tntion; at the same time the questions tsfor =
ne* sstate," or "a2alns: q leE sisse," shall be
sEbIii.ted to the people within the proposed
boundary. The election il to be held on the
24th Of October next.
The name OF the ne~ State is to be IA
HkWHA4
The utmost harmony prevailed. The Con-
Ve1tion will adjoarn tomorrow.
The First Virginia Regiment Is expected
TO return here to ncsTow. Great prepare
ton have been made to give then brilliant
reception.
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Bosrox, Aug. @.-In Hayethill, Mass, hst
night, Ambrose L. KimbalI, editor of the Es-
icrcibly taken from his house by an excited
mob, and covered with coat of tar and feath-
ers> and ridden On rail through the town.
Subsequently, under threats Of violence, Mr..
T. promised to keep his pen dry In sid Of re-
t,elliou, sud WIS liberated The town aathor-
tiles and many Old citizens Insqceessfully at
suffering the sbuse and indlgnity Of the mob
for 4 long time, made the following atfyn.a-
ton OF his knees: III am torry that hzve
published what I have, and promise that I will
never again either publish srticles against the
North or IN favor of secession, 90 help me
God" After this he Was conducted to his
home
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Compared with the week previous, the
receipts show an increase Of G,00o brls Of
hour, $50. .O00 bushels wheat, 10000 bush
els Of corn, and $4,000 bushels Of oats
amounting in all, flour being reduced to
wbeat) TO 1874 515 bushels. There is also
heavy i11rease in the shipments-al-.
though these were restricted because Of a
scarcity Of vessels.
The following table shows the receipts
Of leading articles from the 1ss Of Jan- TO
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Reducing the flour to wheat, the to-

Reducing the dour to wheat, the total
receipts yesterday foot up 425, 494 bush
els TAe receipts during the past two
days amount to 9o5, 1886 bushels,-of
which 520S97 bushels were CON-
l. gentleman to whom We showed the
shove figures informs us that in 1910 he
drew up petition to Congress for har-
t,or spr1u priatiou, in which was emhlazoa-
cd il large capitals the fact that the ex-
i.oris Of g1a;u in Chicago amounted TO the
tc;or1noEz *otai Of 100000 bushels in q
vt.t.r."
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During the week ending, August II, the
total receipts Of Flour and Grain in this
city amounted to !, ,674, ,515 bushels, show
ing en- increase on the supply Of the week
previous Of about CSC, 600 bushels.
The receipts Of -four and grain yester
Esv were es follows.
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. M:-Injustice Las
been done to Col. Walton, Treasurer Of the
Philadelphia Mint, by recent reports that
charges against him Of being seeess.ollst
were to be investigated. BIS Union send-
ments are well authenticated.
, 1861-08-21

/. e The st. Louis Democrat OF yestarday
Gays:
The amount Of money stolen By the aeces-
eionlsts from the branch Ut the Ht Louis
Bs1k, at KirksyllIe, n this State, wss foIv
41HOoo, aid not tss, ,ooo ae Ant reported.
, 1861-08-21

Tho New Xerk Fire Zouaves-Another
State Prisoner.
New YoRg, August 20.-Louis DeBebia1,
Frenchman, and resident Of WILMINGTON. n.
e., q rebel emissary, Waa arrested at Newpcrs
aud is now confined ia Fort Laytayette-
The Fire Zousyes have gone into qua1aers
at the Battery TO re organize.