Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-09-11

IAN iaNnhee 10 aeAhs ss a49V1Ae! general
during Bates absence,
ST. Louis, Aug, al.-The Herald says il
is estimated by men eRli.lel TO know that
5000 coniederales are between Harper >
aud EdWayds ferries, waiting an OpPorIn-
nifty 10 force crossing into Marylandi-nean-
time the Maryland seeesslonlsIs are gath
ering on the eastern shore, FOREIGN-The
Arago aud Great Eas,ern are expected 10
take mote troops 10 Canada,
WIlaISCTON, n, C., Aug. 3l.-0Aieial in
lelligenee received this morning says that
llalIeras battery was taken at II \. n. yes
Ieriay by the federal lorees-535 prisoners
were also taken, including Com, Barron
aud Col, Bradford.
LArER,-ilalleras report says that Forts
llat,eras aud Clark, two miles north were
both taken. Our mon fought hraNoly. The
loss OF our side In killed Is supposed TO ho
i0-in wounded 20. Another report SAYS
50 killed anl wounded. The balance OF tho
forces was u TO 500 aud were taken prison.
eys, only Ia or ~ escaped,
PET.TxuRG, Va Aug. Sl.-Tho Express
of this lf6l ming says lAai on reliable Gu-
thoriiy, tie lect under Bntlcr took Fort
liarcras on Wednesday morning. The fort
7VHeu' tll after firing twenty cunA The
to.t ". Uuisr llt command n' Capt h. -
ryn, ..Narly % Jbg fgjega, army, vit, ,3'
men, llIier ,urrGs was 5000 giln Trig.
uIgs Minnesota Wabash, rrpEt Muu;i-
I cello, Ilurc,t Laue, AIoi1,Ji aud uihog vos-
sslssss
LTsra from passcrgcr5 ty b. Manassas
I train @-daF say Uyuys -k'fm.sU.ie u.u-
iu ngyi 81. tUu Church un Neiucsdly AZ
1egnuJn Tho opinion p.cyn,- 'lHr0 gcG-
erat engagement viii r..' place at 6uoIv'y
day. l'e-iJrH. payf is muyh lgttoI, Gal
has Irlr1,gG several bills today. Secrecy
unO yer iswggeG.
lsysguLs, Aug 3l-T1, management
%. ,A, s.u,"tu l.ao a. ~ rcinipt ol % Tot
ter from LaIaesCls, p,ouu, ug 10 place ,hcir
line through Kentucky in charge of Anson
Snser, OF northern Lines, thus allowing
Kentucky telegraph privileges. Tho man
agcment replied that they cannot consent
TO such an arrangement. 1t VIII be more to
their interest TO wind up the Kentucky line
but provided communication with the
South IS allowed a censor might be placed
at some point. say Bowling Green, who
could see that nothing imp oper passed over
the line They will make no change, except
upon legal OF other compulsion, and will
not willingly place their line in the hands
ot government agent. The management
OF the railroads, say no interruption vii
be made in the regular tripso trains with
out due notice. Travel entirely uninter-
rupted.
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 3l.-The gun
beat Laquois arrived arrived from the
blockade off Savannah. She reports hear
| ing heavy cannonade when off iIattcras.
The Confederate tug, armed with rillcd can
non fired twenty-thrce shots at the Sayan-
nah no person was injured. The tug re-
tired towards Old Point Comfort She fired
two shells one of which exploded near tie
5cminolc, and the other close to the Rip
Raps, and then retired behind Sewell 5
point.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 31.-Thc government
will not collect duties on ship board or de-.
clare ports closed but will rely on the etl7
cheney Of its blockade.
ST. LOUIS, Aug 31--Fremont has pro-
claimed that circumstances render it ncces;
sary for the commanding general of that
department to assume the administrative
power of Missouri, and declares the State
under martial law. Persons found with
arms in their hands shall be court martial
ed and shot. Property real and personal of
persons who shall take up arms against the
iederals is coniscated to the public use,
and their slaves, if they have any, are here,
by declared ireemen. Rail road tearcrs up,
telegraph interrupters, false report cfcua-
tors, aiders of the enemy from this date
subject themselves to the severcst penalties.
The people are warned to return to their
homcs-any absence without sufficient cause
will be considered presumptive evidence
against absontees. Provost marshal Nc
Kinsly, forbids persons passing on of the
county without pass from his office, and
ordered the ferries, rail roads and steam
boats to sell no tickets unless the applicant
held u pass.
RoLLA Mo- Aug. 31--A skirmsh is re-
ported between Kansas Montgomery and
Gen. Rains.
WAsHracToy, Aug. 3l.-The Post says
startling news reaches us from Kentucky.
MIR. Jackson, u member. of Congress, left
suddenly for kentueky last night, having
received urgent dispatch indicating danger
OF an instant outbreak. Similar advices
were received here to-day from Guthrie.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 3l.-Thc al owe is en-
tircly sensational. Jackson doubtless is
coming TO attend the convention of Union
legislature. and Congressman Guthrie has
been spending most of the day with Ex-
President Pierce, who is here. Did Mr.
Guthrie expect an instant outbreak, the SUI
perintenueut Of lie road Of which Guthrie
is president would not have authorized the
statement that the road would not he stop
ped without ample notice. Frenionts abo-
liton proclamation is 'ead with amaze
ment.
WAsHIsGToN, Sept, 2.-Among the papers
found AT TT. HatteraS, was one from the
late consul of Rio Janeiro-glving q dcs.
crption of vessels leaving or about to leave
there with cargoes. Six Of these yesseis
were captured by priyateefs. The Harriet
Lane ran ashore at Itatteras and threw
oyerba,srgI iicr- guns a d coal.
.MHKELEse, Sept. IA great excitement
preya Is here in consequence of d.cp@ lcf
from Paramount, which reports that the Sc
in The back counties are march,
ng on the town to burn it and tear the rail
road up. The rising is supposed to be in
concert with Gen. Lee
QUINcEY, Ill, Sept. 2-Great excitement
icrei an attack is applohended from Mis-
;ouri.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 2.-1l0 mounted
hissourians paraded town and captured
.wo federal recruiting officers. a company
If city cavalry surrounded Georgetown, and
ook Magoffin, a brother to the Gov. of Ky.,
Ind sew, raj others prisoners.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 2--Congress adj
ourned at midnight yesterday, until The
hird Monday in November, unless conven-
d by the President sooner.
The annexed acts were approved and
made public. An act establishing rates of
postage FOR newspapers and periodicals sent
o dealers by mail or through exprcss-m made
he same as those paid for by the regular
ubscrlbers. An act requiring post mas
ers to receive treasury notes in sums Of
We dollars Or upwards for stamps or stamp
d envelopes. An act for the scqucstration