The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-12
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.


The montgomery Confederation Of the 31st uN says
The sale Of furniture yesterday at the Presidents house
very successful as most Of the things put up brought
quite as much as the original cost Some brought more,
and the whole 1t s to nothing was Lost ON the
few things sold The idea OF having household articles
that had been Used by the first President Of the republic
was undoubtedly strong Incentive for many to pur-
chase and others bad the incentive of Mrs. Toodee-t
be handy to have such things In the house At
the govern building only such furniture was sold az
Is generally used in counting rooms and business houses
ard the sale was, consequently, at q loss
MOVEMENT OF REBEL TRooPs-TtiE COTTON LOAN.
The following intelligence from the latest Southern
papers,
Fifteen hundred troops from Georgia, Alabama and
instant, Oh their way TO Virginia The Caro,lnida says
that about 500 more expected TO follow in few
DAYS. We will no doubt have 600 armed there
in ten days.
CcIonel John B. Lamar, of Macon Ga was thu arst
subscriber to the cotton loan His subscription 900
bales
THE REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE PHrLTPPI AFFAIR.
From the Richmond Examiner
government messenger, who arrived in stanton on
day night reported that our 70
lunteers OF the reghborng counteswere attacked at
the Place called Philipp in Barbour county on Monday
nng about break by three thousand OF the enc
submission party Of the Northwest but were mingled
With regcisr troops of the Uuted states ARMY The at.
tack Was surprise and our troops were thrown into mo.
der, aud retired without loss to place called Sperms
Hill, about two miles from Philippi Here they were
again attacked by ,he whole force Of the enemy regu-
lar orde and here they made determined aud successful
stand. After considerable struggle the enemy were
repulsed with the loss Of sevety Killed the spot and
among the MORALLY wounded Colonel Kelly. We had
only 500 men engaged on our slice in this combat The
enemy made three we'll organized and determined attacks
on our forces upon the nil They were each time met
with valor, completely repused and finally compelled to
retire, as above stated.
The Enanner states that Colonel por.erasld and Cap
tain Richards OF the Confederate forces killed. and
young man named Danger.ieo MORALLY wounded-one
of his less thot Off by cannon ball Ths accounts
from wheeling make no mention Of the deaths Of these
two officers.
DISTORTIONS FROM THE REBEL ourPosTs NEAR
HARPER'S FERRY.
telegraphic despatch TO the Baltimore American
Gated the Stn inst saysFive members Of the Wise Ar
tilery Company which went from Nartinsburg escaped
company started strong and reduced
by desertons to twenty men, They stationed at the
Point Of Rocks. At Nartnsburg are three companies
commanded by Captain Nadenbush. One company
which originally numbered one hundred and FIVE, only
had fifty men when they returned Thursday last 10
impress deserters into service. They caught about
twenty Of their in bed Three Of Captain Maiden
bushs men got over to Frederick Wednesday. They
escapes by swimming the Potomac between the Point OF
Rocks and Hafpers Ferry Governor Letchers brother
left Martnsburg with bis company on Friday, having
been ordered to burn thu Opecan bridge he did not DO
30 on Saturday but returned under strict orders from
General Johnston, and burned it on Sunday last Only
twenty-six men IN his company are secessionsts. He
tried to the ferry boat at Dam No to destroy it,
but had failed, up TO dark last night 10 find It, The evil
dent plan OF the secessonsts to destroy all the ferries
and guard all the fords against the passage Of federal
troops along the whole line OF the Potomac. The river s
now very FULL and cannot be easily crossed at present
HORRIBLE AFFAIR ON pLANrArroN-A MAN
SHOOTS HIS WIFE AND PARAMOUR.
at Cow Bayou six miles from Walnut Bend, the c0th
ul., VIM b. Robinson was shot by I. J. Dale. The Mem
pits Bulletin gives the following psrtculars-n appears
TIA: Robinson and Dale s partners IN the manage meat