Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-06


Bank $4,000 pounds. News unimportant.
A bottle was found on the Hebrides solving
the fate of the Collins steamer Pacific. She
was surrounded by icebergs and went down.
From Washington.
| the President to dismiss Officers was tabled.
| The House adjourns Tuesday. The Confis-
cation bill passed by a vote OF 60 to AZ.
| Standardization of the Maryland Lee
| gislature, protesting against the President s
| usurpatlOls, were read and ordered 10 be
printed.
A bill supplementary to bill for the pro-
lection of commerce. passed; also to increase
| the Engineer corps.
A motion to postpone the bill dividing
| Kentucky judicially, led to the discussion of
Judge AonrOe's loyalty.
The Senate confirmed the follor ing Major
| Generals-M Clellau, Fremont Dix and
Banks.
The steamer Yankee is at the Navy Yard,
having shot in her engine room.
Bayard and Clark are appointed Brigadier
Generals, and authorized to form a Cavalry
School.
A military force is placed at Silver Springs
Mary land, 10 protect F. p Blairs property
there.
The World says it is believed that the
Southerners have abandoned the idea of
crossing the Potomac. and are vigorously
concentrating lower down and establishing
line OF defence between Manassa and the
lower Potomac. They are certainly deploy-
ing large numbers from Mount Vernon south
ward, and increasing their batteries on the
river.
Members of Congress are paid one fourth
in gold and the balance in Treasury notes.
The Government employees will be paid
hereafter in Treasury notes.
WASHINGTON, August 5.-Gen. Butler, in
letter to the Secretary of War. after saying
that the withdrawal of forces interfered with
his schemes for capturing large number of
slaves, concludes that in loyal States he
would put down Instruction, but in insur-
rectionary States he would confiscate that
used to oppose the Government, by arms,
and take all the property which constituted
the wealth of States and furnished means by
which the war is prosecuted besides being
the cause of the war, and if in so doing hu-
man beings were brought to the free enjoy
ment of life, liberty and the pursuit OF hap
piness, there was no serious objection.
SENATE-Saulsberry moved certain amend
ments to the Constitution, looking to an adj
justment, which were voted down by vote
of ayes IL, nays "a.
From Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, July 1.-Two of Rousseau's
pilfdlSS IOFmer COM
panions on the levee, had collision, and
one of his Captains drew pistol on Mr.,
Small, of the firm of Hite Il Small, when
bystander made him swallow a tooth or two.
The only regretted incidents of the day is
the serious injury of Ed. Crutchfield, a we'll
known and eStimable man in the county
where the contest was animated. Crutch-
field soto UOce hurrahed for JEFF. Davis. He
was insulted and threatened, he hurrahed
again when pistols were drawn, but his
friends prevented injury. Crutchfield came
to town and was alone in the reception room
of the Calf House when party of five lead
by Tom Salvage, well known in police cir
cles, assailed him. Crutchfield fired once
wounding Salvage in the breast, and posi-.
bly, fired twice. Six shots were fired, four or
five by Salvage's friends; one taking effect in
Salvage's arm aud one in his groin. The
last probably fatal, at least it will take away
Salvage's manliness. Crutchfield received a
blow from a pistol cock, putting his left eye
out. He is otherwise not seriously injured
The election was one sided, the Southern
ers not generally voting.
From Missouri.
JEFFERSON CITY, Aug. 5.-Gov. Gamble
has proclaimed in all essential respects sus-
tanning Pope's programme. In addition he
proclaims that the lConfederates must leave