Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-08-07
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE " AK NEWS.
Baltimore Spies in Washington
CHAIN BRIDGE SUFFICIENTLY GUARDED
FGPoSeOss Sywp"thtses sCtth the
Fed. raissls.
THE REBELS PROPOSE AN EX.
GLANCE OF PnlSONERS.
Monthly Statement Of the Unitxa
states Trealuiy.
IMPORTANT MISSOURI NlWS.
COsC0rdice Of Patterson.
COsCNrdice Of Patterson
FORENOON DISPATCHES.
From w ashInstOn.
Herala's Dispatch.1

WAsaIAGroS, Aug s.
Information was received here to day that let
fevs are constantly gong south from Washington
aud tnat moi withstahding the uronlbifton %. ta e
Post Office department The rebels have had !
daily mail from aaititnore for several days.
FOR severai da past the city has been swarm
ing with Bait more secrsslonists
| A Batinor, detec i've WHO came here : sturda
repafts that 2, has seen dngging street,
one hundred oi the most violent reb | symplthiz
els from baltimore. They here - pies On
inceniiarics, or with view 10 hna access 10 the
re Del lines.
| The exceeding car.fulness and mlnuteness OF
the rebel Reconnaissance In tue vicinity OF the
! ,hain BRIDE during the past week. Lave induced
Gen. McCieiian ~ look weil to that point A sui
hcient force to guard against any contingency b
been placed there.
r ghteen or twenty rihed pieces, with carriages
and cassions compete, arrived here last right.
ihese viii more than compensate tor tt guns lost
al Bulls Run, but they are only an inst lin Mt OF
tue field iil3ery of the most approved pattern,
that will De at Ached 10 McClela4s j column. our
v-rious ioundries and arsenas turn out more
VI these arms in a than car be built ia the
south in ihree months.
report has come here from our feet IN th 1
Potomac, that the re els have coileeteda large
force Of negroes ut Musquito Point, 1T the N uuth
of tae Rap ahannock, hnd have comheneed tie
erection ut Qualifications there
1t Is proposed BY the Senate Military Commit
te 70 authorze the Gu, r. of the severa
tates t fill ali vacancl among the commls ssion
ed oilcers IN volunteer re iments ana cumpa nie-,
to be approved by the Examining Board.
Ii app ars that the rebel. propose u exchange
Messrs. Nc'Iraw ana Harms Tor the Off GERS OF the
privateer Savannah, MersFs. Harris and iagraw
we're taken pr soners while pr. ceedns ms
-ion Of mercy Jude. u Of ruce, ,and the pirates
were captured in ACTS Vi Lostiiiiy.
Ten. putles .v,.IiRpffst 10 psftl.J..-v 49, -
noon
The monthly statement Of the t. >. Ire surer
shows tha he I'D 81 2ol,l1 subject TO draft on
the lst list. lhl- Statement lHcude IA Yet sub
Jet to draftvar sums dep sited with the sub
IRE ,surer os the v.ri, statos. IL is singular
ttatt Sub Treasurer ot.>outh Carolina paid IL
uil, ana nut cent is recorded subject 70 drai
in bis hands.
The >far d Republican, .: this city still contin-
ue to publsb the aTiiyAl ana =fosiioh ui troops
this ciiy notwithstanding the ag cement not to
10 SO.
believe that Prince Napoleon has not hest
t,ted u state that he Emperor Of France is ex
rremey oesirous that the government shouic
promptly efficiently suppress the rebellion, and
tha, Government has bis warn est sy n pa Tines
The Tariff Bill, a. passed, contains about fifty
our sect that pu oiished In the Tier ,td which
contains n is bogus.
A Nortnerner just arrived fr IN Richmond, say
st the time OF his capture there was great
amount OF Dr tlsn coin II that CIT ~
rcI ortei that largo am ubt Of gold had been
DIV ,need BY BRUSH capitalists on the Few crop.
MIDSIGHT.-1 he Senate IL still 10 A. exciting
session. ali the prominent army officers appoint
,nents were confirmed, including GeI. Bates Gen
chenck and Col. Emory. thai 0: Commissioner
Public Buildingr, Col. Olwood has been scte1
l u on.
| hlrty FIVE Of Que cavalry had skirmish the
o ber dav at near Falls Church, with u sanad oi
ne .osis sever ii xoani-i On b)ta side.. We
have contradictory statements.
The % rebel re g,ment encamred near Alex
andris.