, 1861-09-25

F&kNA&ANAF0iV u &EE1y; BJAA<ASz4 NIL RAVQ1* l
dinats anas1 sn1s1 u cdaanana, and hsa the i
PEestfse ,pf aounaE rfeeeFe, Waieh y great
element tn tho eonposihon ii dGhting mate.
z3a1 and i Gen. ffemont can put to ront the
comb1ned rahhle, now f1ghfng under Price,
:aa f.tsss r y. @ oasa sa6s 1ote n = IT, t
cil reputae3oA qkae3ortes eufround1ng hts car
reer u The *thardy RakhAnder." wM &vail him
nov-upon h1s oWnHus nenk Fremont fiaes
or fsllR, and IN dfhr csse thu change will be
grsst sna nnomentous 10 Missouri
The statement hAs been made that l. g.
Woods, Who CAME hsre u Fremsnt's private |
secretary, has been removed and has no further !
connection with the General This must be |
mistake, as on Saturday the name OF tie En-
Californian appeared in the hst, TOT OF tae ilrst
F.'s staff with the rank Of Colonel II Col
WooGs had been removed, IBIS name would not |
bare appeared ta the list mentioned Leoni-
das Haskell ia tx Flame Of another Californian
Eho has been appointed 70 Fremnnts staff.
The illusions to Califo1uians having fat con-
tracts here, have created stir In Washington
as well a. IN St. Louis, and it is saad that Quar-
termaster Gen. MGga, Blfted q few Of tnem
through and through M. SeloVer, it il IN.
deIstoed, e1ys that be Is sn american citizen,
tt>HDcle Sam - anybody. He says he has
bought certain articles, aud if be can sell them
at the prices which the Government would
have to pay, why should he not have the priv
| lege. Moreover these TRANSACTIONS are wholly
| with The Quartermastet and Commiesary's
| Departments, and Gen. Fremont has nothing
to do with them. The difficulty is, that when
friend Of the Generals secures contract or
| nekes Q eale, It Is charged thst the Inter Is
reeponsible because residents Of the city are
| excluded.
Ihsre are about fifty prisoners here st the
Ar:eHa, aud they are strictly guarded to pre-
vent any communication with the enemy. a
Iule has lately been adopted, borrowed from
Fort la1ay ette, New York Harbor, OF requir~
i1g prisoners to account for every square inch
Of blank paper which comes into their pos
session. II corner Ia b1otted or torn of,
or slip is mullated, the pieces must 21l be
| SAVED. The idea Is to prevent any csmlnunl
c7tion with traitors which may aid the enemy.
The prisonees are well treated, and ali are IN
good health.
Ore day last week about fifty Second street
merchants periodically threw ont their flags,
aud the street, for several days past has pres
| euteda 6na appearance This exhibition OF 10y.
a1fy, although late in the day and cheap at
l!fhat hss caused uuite 1uttettng among se-
cession 5rma Who have Illinois trade. They
IRE trembling lest liat Of those without
dsgs should be published. gentleman who
appea1ed to be writing down list Of names
Was suspected On Saturday Of an intention to
; ! collect list Of the notag firms, and he was
| in consequence Of such suspicion, rudely as
sailed and threatened with personal violence
4 well known liquor firm have dissolved
partnership because the senior partner had &
! lag hoisted, which disple2sed his associate K
The notice Of dissolution Wus published tht
:. same afserro oon That the f2ggs were thrown out
GeteEEionisis are Jet Sensitive Enl will bea
!; | watchllg IN this vicinity.
: Great lntcre: is nanitsstedin the progres
:: CT The gun boats, and the steam tugs designs.
: fcr towing harges. The wrought iron plate
. INTENDED Tor the guBboats have been tested il
= - part and will be further tested to-moTros
!, ! With riftd cannon. The first test shove
- !. that she greatest indentaten at . distance {
!. three hundred feet was one inch. At ever
? fire the iron shot flew to pieces. Each tplat
= weighs within small fraction Of four nandre
- pounds. The best ferry boat on the Mississil
10 II, the New Era, is being turned into
gunboat, as the machinery and propelin
wheel is in the centre Of the hull, the prote,
It tion afforded By four foot Of aolid oak, Wit
Ct iron plates il addition promises ample 6ecur
ut ty to the engines aad wheel.
Of Col E. 4. Ella, Of the Missouri First cayal,
er regiment left the city last evening. This re-
BIS iment is armed with Colts revolving rifles.
1g that each man il good for six successive shot
Cd It has another advantage, being drilled in Il
al elements Of infantry movements, the mem
10 hers fthe regiment can be turned into Shar
Of shooters with very little trouble.
pa Our citizens we're very much pleased ycste
r. day with the 37th and 42d Illinois regim chi
to Tie 37th marched through Fourth street abo
n; ten O'Clock in the morning, and by their sple
8: did marching and fine appearance elicit
is many remarks Of appreciation They We
Ia. talked Of all day. The same may be ssid
ic, tie 42d, and through the afternoon and e,
ria ujrg the question was often repeated, I'D
nd zen see tht 42d nlinois?''
ue The brass cannon intended for Col Blai
,m artillery regiment are being turned out rapid
It the Washington Foundry. They appear
be superior guns. The came establishment
NJ manufacturing several steel ritled cannen.
he TIE New York press will be represented
ae "a. correspondents in tie expedition accompa1
a i1g Gen. Fremont which leaves hera to-m'
-. row. The knights Of the quill have beea P
- raripg their C1tft for several days, and ara
- fghtirg as well as writing. Government p
~ vides them with horses SO that they can retr
- ~ well as advance.
,se ra The b1irg Of the State Convent
10 On the 10th pro1imo looks to measures
r. raising supplies to enable the State to coo
IL rate with the General Government IN rep
ing the rebel invasion Of this State.