New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-08-27
TO The NEW ORLEANS CRESCENT.
LATEST WAR INTELLIGENCE
Affairs in Missouri.

JEFFERSON Cry, Aug 26.-Gov. Gamble has
issued a call for forty thousand Missourans, the
teers fail to raise the quota of the departments,
cldzens will be drafted for term of six months
unless peace occurs sooner.
He says that the arms will be furnished as soon
as they can be had.
Condition Of the Springfield Prisoners.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. De- The correspondence Of
the st. Louis Democrat says that the Springfield
prisoners were sent to town naked, every man
having his pockets picked()
More Northern Newspapers Gone Under.
TRENToN, n. j., Aug. 26.-Fhe True Democrat,
tue Oldest and most prosperous paper in the State
has discontinued publication, on the ground that
its circulation was virtually interdicted
GRAFTON, aug. 2G.--The office Of the Allegha.
nian is gatted.
Arrest Of New orleanian.
CLEVELAND, aug. 25.-DanI C. Lowber, of New
Orleans, has been arrested.
Communication Between the Sections Cut OFF.
LOUISVILLE, Aug 2G.-The last letter express
left yesterday, Postmaster General Blair having
directed the arrest of all carriers. Written com
municaton between the two sections is forbidden.
Arrest Of Confederate Agent in Philadelphia.
PHILADELpHIA, Aug. pa man by the name of
Akin was arrested in this city, on the charge OF
being Confederate agent ..r.-'
Numerous Arrests by the Federal Government.
WAsHHGToS, Aug. %. - Among the arrests
recently made were several women.
-Four naval officers, who had resigned, were
arrested and sent to Fort Hamilton, and their
names were stricken from the roll.
The Difficulties in Kentucky.
The Herald's correspondent says that the entire
blame Of the:recent Lexington, Ky, affair belongs
to Breckinridge.
,., Washington Gossip. =
Especial to the New York Tibune.l
The Government is considering the proprety OF
organizing detective police, forming net work
of surveillance. ..
The detective force of Washington is increased
by the recruits from New York and Philadelphia.
woman from Gen. Beauregard's headquarters
was arrested, and letters were found on her impli-
eating prominent parties.
All the mntineers, including those of the Second
Maine, Thirteenth and Twenty first New York
Regiments, will be sent to Tortugas. DE-
Mrs. Greenhow, widow of the former librarian
and translator, has also been arrested.
Mrs. Senator Gwin's trunk was examined
Traces of the Washington Notifications, drawn
by some clerk, have been found.
DR.. Manning was arrested to-day.
Special to The New York Timesl
Mrs. Phillips, wife of Phillip Phillips, the we'll
known Counsellor here, has been arrested. Mrs.
Phillips prepared to illuminate her house over the
Bull Run victory, but was dissuaded from SO doing
by her friends.
Orders have been sent for the arrest of Mrs.
Gwin, wife of the Senator from California, at
West Point.
Regular Lieutenant Kunewell, who fought at
Bull Run, has gone to the Confederates in Missouri.
Effect Of the Battle Of Manassas on the Foreign
Powers.
The Federal Minister'S in their letters to the De-
partment do not disguise the fact that the Govern
ment suffered severely in the estimation of the
Foreign Governments by the late disaster. 1t is
conceded that the defeat has closed the door to
Cancellation.
Martial Law in Washington.
Special to The n. Y. Herald
The city is in a state of excitement caused by a
report that martial law will be proclaimed.
Changes in the Cabinet Demanded.
A committee from Boston has been here en-
deavorug to induce Lincoln to change his advisers
The committee represents the capitalists who
will n0t risk their capital unless certain secretara
heads come off,