Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-13
Late Eastern Dipastches.
lie following are taken from yesterdays

I = mon
FoRsY1H, Taney county, Mo, July 2S -
| General Sweeneys command which left
Springfield on Saturday last, arrived here to-
day, dispersed band of / 80 rebels stationed
here, and took poss s-ion of the town Five
of the rebels were killed and several wound
od. Three of our men were wounded but
none killed The first and second stories of
| the Court House here were filed with blank
cts, provisions, camp equipage etc, which
| togeth her with the two tons of lead found in
well, and other articles secreted in different
parts OF the town, in all valued at between
$4,000 and $4,000, fell into our hands
Wilkes, correspondent of the Times, was
slightly wounded.
WAsuIyGroN July 29.-The Post Office
Department has issued the following:
! Postmasters will take notice that all Ire
! paid letters to soldiers in any regiment in the
/ service, and directed to them at points where
they have been st,lioned may he forwarded
Whenever practicable, to any other point to
| which they may have been ordered, without
further charge thereon for foro arding
-igned. a. KIs>oN,
First Asst Psmaster General
WAsulNcroN, July 80 The Douglas Dem
ocrats have repeatedly mentioned the fact
]
uted volunteers for the war, they have been
neglected in the appointment of Generals -
The complaint is likely to he soon obviuted
in part 10y the selection Of Colonel McClor-
nand, OF Illinois, member of the House Of
Representatives., as a Brigader General.
Colonel McCiernand's name was sent in for
BMg"dier General, by the President, on the
$Ist uH.-ED DEMOCRAT
General Mcclellan has issued an order,
saying that he sees, with much regret. that
off GERS and soldiers are in the huiit of leav-
ing camp and visiting hotels and otherrluees
in Washington; that their time belongs to
the country, and to be devoted to their duties
as officers and soldiers, and positively pro-
hitits in future
WAsnI>GroN, August l. Official dispatches
Just received from General of the Federal
forces Of on the kanawha river. in Virginia,
state that the KauaWha valley is nov free
OF rebel troops General CoX's rapid pursuit
of WIse's forces resulted in the capture Of
aims and large amount of guupowder left
behind ly the enemy in their flight Wise
and his forces were completely routed. -
There Was no chance for fight, as the rebels
retreoted faster than pursuit could he made
All was quiet in the Federal encampmeuts
on the Potomac last night.
Mrs General Gaines returned from New
Orleans a strong Union woman She con-
sders the Southern Confedcracy II failure
and says such was the general feeling there,
when she left
Fogr MoNHon, Aug 1-Lamontan made
balloon ascension and could not discover any
thing Of the enemy in any direction.
Congressional.
WA-utNGroN, July 20yh--In the Senate.
MIR Fts-enden, from the Committee on III
nance, reported back the Act supplementary
to the Act authorizing Lean. with an amend
nieut The amendment authorizes the issue
of five dollar treasury otes. The amend
ment was agreed 10 and the Till passed
MIR. Wilson from the Committee on Mill
tnry Affairs reported back bill to purchase
arms, ordnance, etc. The bill makes an APP
proprintion of $4,000 600.
WAsurNGroN, July 4Uth-lu the House Mr.
Dawes crlled up the Oregon contested ecc
tion case The Committee on Elections re-
ported that ohiel was entitled to the sent and
not Ihayer. The lormer was then sworn in
WAsHINCroN, August -t.-lu the Senate,
Mr. Grimes gave notice that he should intro
luce bill declaring the uuconettutoual'y
Of the Act making rctrocession OF part of
the District Of Columbia to the State Of Nr-
gjuin.
Mr.. Saul-hury moved to take up the reso-
ution of inquiry in reference to the sending
of arms TO Delaware. He s,id HAT Delaware
was us loyal as any state in the Union, but
pers' MS attempted 60 make it appear there
were di-loyaI men tucra hloton agreed To-.
Sir Wilson Introduced Till making ap-
prolraliou> for lorlifcatious The till pro-
vidcsfor 100000, aud prohibits loggiug in
the army Passed.
y hiltopromotr efficiency Of the volunteer
forces of the United states was taken up and
p sscd.
The bill to punish fraud on the part of oni-
GERS making contracts for Government. which
wa. returned from the House, with amend
ments Was taken up
Mr. Wilson movrd rccon-ileration' After
some di-cus-iQu Wilson withdrew his motion,
and the bill pa,scd
Mr. Wilson made o report from the Com
mittee on Commerce. on the bill for the bet
ter organization Of the army. and after some
discussion tile report was agreed to, and the
till passed.
The oill f4: suppression Of inaurroetion was
taken Up.
MIR Fe~sondon made report from the Com
mittce on Conference Oh tie Loan Bill 1t
stands pissed.
ne consideration Ol lhe lnSuFNeclOn OH
was secured
In the House. the Senate Til authorizing
the appointment of eddie camps, III addition
to those allowed 10y law hy the President, on
tho recommend .ijon Of Lieut. Gen Scott and
of the other Mayor Generals, passed
The bill passed oppropriaing $l,o000oo
for the purchase Of ordnance for the use Of
the navy.
STEAM BOILER EXpI XpIo,IoN.-About IL
O'Clock on "Wednesday last, the town was
startled 10y terrific report, which shook the
earth like heavy artillery 1t was soon dis
covered that it was caused 10y the coIlapsing
Of tlue in the steam boiler Of the Napa City
Mills The iue about II inches in diameter
and probably a feet long, was -torn open
from end to end, and the escuIing water and
steam Instantly demolished the brick-wolk
around the boiler, hur,iug br.cEs Gud.uroken
machinery against the front part Of the huild-
ing, the lower story of which was torn into
fragments aud hurled across the street Mr.
Wm McN ell ard Scotchman v ho was sew
ing tour sacks, were in the front part of the
mill almost in II line with the explosion. and
some thirty feet from the boiler. Both were
severely scalded, but it is thought that both
will recover Mcneil was thrown at least
fifty feet, and landed in the stree in company
with Fragments Of the building lie was Sc
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