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Assets $500 900.
, 1861-07-31

tSpeci61 10 the Cincinnati Commcrciall
WAsn1NGTos, July @.
Patterson gives us one excuse for his failure
That he could get no army wagons, because Or
ders from the War Department Obliged him
to procure wagons only from one particular
Pennsylvania manufacturer Camera
nian exploit
! Gan. Mcclellan Is most active aud unramlt.
ting in the supervision OF the whole army.
!, His frequent presence among them has already
inspired confidence, and contributed to eHaca
al the effects OF the disaster before Manassas~
Col. Farnham, Of the Fire Zouaves, has BIZ
ccrne insane from the effects Of exposure md
haEdAhirs, and imagiaes himself leading at
tacks on the euemy's batteries.
Tie House, after much. equahhling, passed
the Dhect Tax bill, adding three per cent In
come taE, and f1ve cents per gallon for diatnl-
income tx ia all on salaries, profits, interest,
etc, over slI hundred dollars per annum. All
Democrats and Southern Americans voted
against the bin, which passed by the snaal1zlsr
Cox's Peace Proposition IN the House to day
Is the most damaging thing he could possibly
hare devised for. bis oTn political record
Just On the heels OF the repu1se before Manas-
eas, tho politician Who prates Of 3 peace COM
mission Of defunct Pfesidents: to: meet tho
further amendments. to the; Constitution,
stultif1es himself and insults the army and the
pecp,'i cps's demand for the previous question on
hgs resolution, met with perfect thunder OF
no; and bis demand for yeas and nays, Eecely-
seven votes. The following western members
voted aye, Coz, Webb, Morris, Nugent, Pen.
|. dleton, Vallaudigham, and White, Ohio ;
Crnyene. Holman, Lane and Voorhees,, In.
/ indiana Logan, Richardson and Robinson, q:
rnpis. =
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4 second time the House has called up
On the Senate to agree with it in the ad-
jou1nment of Congress, this time propo-
sing Friday noon for that purpose. The
Senate has not yet acted upon it. We
6hnll be glad to believe what our Wash
ington advices promise, that The session
will be brought to an end this week.
4 month has already been" con-
sumed, and the work that should have
been accomplished in ten days is not yei
complete. The tariff, the tax, and some
other important measures are still in con.
troTersy between the two Houses, and the
Senate reserves yet, for final vote, the res.
olution approving The extraordinary acts
Of the President While Congress has
done much that is commendable-andn not
all that it might with propriety hare
done@@1tsa a6jour71mer without hhving in-
creased the perp1exiies it was sought. to
remedy, will be the subject Of just congratu7
1aton. We hope its session may be. con
cluded within the period set by the House
resolution.
, 1861-07-31
HOW The civil War Goes On In Mis-
3ouI1. -

=: tFrom. the st. Joseph journal, july 98sh+1
i. We published an account Of the hanging Of
Capt Benjamin Sharp and Lieut.; Jaeger, near
road, BY the rebels, We hare noWth awful
'Ietributton visited upon the Perpetrators Of
the foul deed:
|. Sharp md his companion were hung On Fri-
day. On Saturday morning, e; body Of Col
Smiths Zouaves went to Danyt1e and arrested
|: four citizens, who were concerned II me trans.
towns they made. them get down upon laetr
knees, and shot them while In that position.
Their bodies we're then carried back to their
families by their neighbors, some OF whom
had been brought along for thepurpose- The
| nsmes Of the men shot. Hne Granville Nnn-
tor Of the Danyille HerdH, and i fmau named
Hughes, and his son, Nunley was not .imme-
d1ate1y Killed, but received ball through hls
bfeaeti from which he died sooR after being
taken home: The others fell dead, receiving
each several balls in tho body. The same day
two men Wera -fhot dear$ Mexico, under the
following circumstances: Captain Smith, com.
mand1ng company OF cayalry, learned that
half dozen Of the men implicated Id the
hapging Of eharp and Jaeger were In 4 house
ABOUT three miles from town: They iHmedf.
ately Started to capture them, and while ap.
sproaehlng the house, woman standing ut the
Esgdte gave the alarm TO the .ebels, who were
|. Mride1: eating dinner: They Imuediately
mcdhtsi their horses and attempted to escape,
wbe1 .tho cavalry pur1ued> and! fired upon
them, killing two, one Of whom WIS Captain
Mdpluie, of = rebel company from Mexico
The rest escaped.
, 1861-07-31
From Waahipgeon.

= Especial Dispatch to tts Evening" Post.3
WASHINGTON, July S0.-A party Of rebels
were observed last night engaged in sounding
the depth Of the Potomac at Coon's Ford,
above The Great Falls. Beaurcgara has sent
parties Of troops into Loudon County, Va, to
procure provisions and wagons.
Gen. Mcclellan has Issued an order forbid
ding the departing soldiers from taking their
arms with 1hem.
Two Companies went cut yesterday On the
Fairfax Road, a. distance OF ten miles from
Alexandria, but saW no traces Of the enemy.
a s1ave who has just arrived here from
Springfield station, Va, reports that there are
no rebels at that pest, but that considerable
number Of the enemy arc posted ut Bark'5
Station, five miles Above
Gen. Robert Anderson Fisited the Secretary
Of War to-day.
The Herza's dispatch eayE the Confederate
forces are moving northeast and southeast
from Manaeeae. They. interd three simulta-
neon6 attacks on this appIoachss to Washing
ton. The centre will make feigned attack
on Arlington or A1exgndris. There are pick
sts oct from two to five miles apart on the
Potomac ard the Chesapeake, from Harpcr'5
Ferry 10 Fortress Monroe.
Ccls. Farpham and Slccum Of New York,
sre both improving.
dtred By Pest. Hovey, Ct the Illinois Normal
University, has been accepted. -
John Underwood, Of Virginia, has been
Ct ctmt111ued as 9Th Auditor of ths Treasury.
The Baltimore Clipper says nearly 400 ne
grGes appeared at FoIt Monroe, Friday night,
and claimed protection. It IL 6ald hampton
was 10 be attacked BY rebels, and they had
been advised to fee to tho. Fortress. Gen.
Butler ordered them to return.
, 1861-07-31

The srrira1 OF Prince Napoleon and the
Princess Clotilde, in New York, viii doubtless
turn the current Of public curiosity and attsn-
ton, for the moment at least, away rom the
rational capital and The dissgrseaols assoeta ::
lions Of Bulls Run. This visit, although 1t
fss no po1itica1 Significance merely for
tie benefit Of the Princess's health IS yet an
event that In ordinary times would have cTe-
sted intense interest In this city. Prince NJ
polrop, It VIII be remembered, would, n the
event q the death Of the Prince Imperial, b.
not bY any means impossible that be may Jet
iii It. His wIfa Is the daughter Of the pres mt
King cf Italy, The gallant Victor. Ema19e1, and
for This, 1t for no Other reason, wound con-
nsnd the respectful homage of our people,
.pruv.dtd it COLD be PfoHsred without odenae.
,hs ntenien E the .psss 30 fsup5s te
u;thG1,t nnhfic psrsde er the receipt Of atteu:
ticrs from government officials, except at
ny vsie tstt eetoss e
Gssirn ta St1sTel ;neoq,s.to VIII he respected B.
our people-N T. W0r!d.
, 1861-07-31
TIE RIGHT DOCTRINE.

Gen. Pope has discovered the way. to
protect railroads and railroad property in
Missouri In his proclamation Of the .22d
inst, from his headquarters at st: Charles,
he announces that he has Investigated the
recent cases Of car burning and bridge
destroying, and he finds that. the people
along the line of the road have been either
actiye participants in the outrages or ac-
, 1861-07-31
No Fear Of Attack ON waahtnstop,

WAsmHa7oA, July 30-The rumozs current
for the past few days that Beauregard intend
cd to effect q crossing into Maryland, near
Edwards Ferry, are now generally discredi:ed,
as any such movement would p1sce them at
/: the mercy Of Lieut.. Gen. Scott. ANY move
ment, on Arlington or Aexandria Is consId-
cred preposterous. =: r., .~
Col Lander has been appointed Brlkad1er-
/; General, at the instance Of Gen. Mcclellan
and others. s'x,- ~, ~ D. - -
.E:GoY. steye3e, Of Washington Territory,
:: il appointed. Colonel OF. the 79th N. 7. JHgh-
landj regiment, late Cameren's. j: ::
iSs h9 Vtraina Gwng
that II any cifizsn Of, that Commonwealth con
tinuea to hold ofilco under the q. g., after to.
MORROW, be shoud be declared IN alien aud
enemy to the State, and any citizen who may
Of the =. &, ahall; in addition to Tie sboye
penalties, be declared guilty Of treason, and
his property conhseated- '~st
, 1861-07-31
!. TRhAtoK m TIE DEPARTaEKTs,

= UH10 BR1G1nIEH GEkER1ts.
The Ohio delegation has recommended, in
their order; the following names for the Brig.
adler Genera1shipa to be given ito that State,
v1S:. Col Sherman, Col McCook, Gen. Bates,
Col @Amore, Gen. sch1elch, Gen. Geo. n. Nor.
gin, and Col Tyler. :. ~. -, :.
, 1861-07-31
GOOD NOMINATIONS.

The nominations respectively Of Col
Hooker, as Brigadier General for the
Massachusetts troops, and Of Gov. Btgvens,.
OF Washington, to the Co1onelcy Of the
New York 18th, {the Highlanders,) are fit
to be made. Both arc educated military
men, both saw. service in Mexico in the
army Of the United States, and both have
come from the Pacific to fight the battles
Of their country. Gov. Stevens was taken
from the army after his famous exploration
of The Northern Pacific Railroad route,
and was set over the Territory that he had
brought into Communication with the
world. Col Hooker resigned after the:
Mexican war, to better his worldly estate.
The army will welcome them home.
, 1861-07-31

'-- The malcontentss In Clark. and Scotland
countiea In this .etate do not appear to have
subsidized, entirely, though thus fAr thelr oper:.:
ations hare been attended by no other result
than continual alarm In the ueighbofhood
Of Memphis &nd Etna, Scotland couns1:ragn
Sunday last. they concert Ats atxEtnH tothe
ppmber Of NO.s and.ued45an many thseata
agaiast the loj1 eatizeas thasmsesengeEs NeRe
dispatched to lowA tur sad. - -
GoI. Fosters Conpsny o{ Infantry, dfty
, 1861-07-31

Thu F,Inve Ardrexv InhnPnn nf TenneSgea
.Ae otA,e Iu" S s ~
addressed me eena1e'1 1asl ea4ofoay, 1ot lne
first time this session, In an elaborate defence
of the Union and tle Ear policy. Of The Ad.
-.,.,.t..t,.. uu. r.-..t - .,.,,,..
1h1n1slfauon' II "as LIZ Aet 'sn1 ano oathess
reply Of plain spoken Southern man, 1.-THE
adroit special pleadipgs Of Breckintidgo, Polk
t,na Rat.,a IT. .I6,h,tsd tbe. h1re,;a.s NJ
ouu Ivy W." 10 sAi1o1se1 lAe oaS.o:' "
MI. BrecEtnrddge's argument, Whereinhe con-
demned violation Of the letter Of the Cousti-
linton on our mart while falling to n1lude.
even, 70 ne esoss ~ ''''aa'on u tas eonesaso'
tion by the rebslilous States; and be branded,
,es utterly holloW; the talk which we still hear
IF co,nn-o,,.ee AND ,,eaca -rha sou4b have
" oP.4ee ~ ee"4ee@ -ns oou'A n.'o
4fusnea upon tnear 1ase' ea5s Jonnson' ana II Is
cur part to 60 forward in the execution Of
plain duty-to maintain the union.-r3nafcate
~ osss:,.,,ts... .as a.--s ..,tss .',s . 49,.
"e oone1i.us'on' '''uI eai4s t:'e' a1a oens-
crance to the oppressed minority In the South
ern Stafee. In conclusion he smoke of him
se1f. NJ. Brtcl;1,,de- and II. ,eon,e of E.st
Trnesse, as follows: =.
If the Capital should he seized he Thought
tbs, ho could not aItep Quiet here. aud Wi,at
Iew 1ighls Lie had remaining would be bcttar
1uotscied If he located In some more distant
osition. But there wcre others who, he be-
lasr Presidential contest be had supported
one Of The distinguished Sons Of Kentucky be-
cause he thought him a Union man. Where
is bis eloquent voice now for the Union
Would to God that he wns as good Union
man today - he (Johpson) thought he IVES
~h.n he supported him for the Presidency.
lie referred to the ontragee Committed on
Union men In East Tennessee, when tbs State
VIE delivered over to secessfpn In defIanca Of
/. the people CT the s:ate Tho Constitution and
the laws are violated at every step eecese{on
takes. We demand that the Goyernment shal1
nro.ecA loysl men in Tenneasee. and rive thp,n
E,ms. ne r.be1s had eyen stoIneis tht 1,assea
t in fha monnteins fhat. he E5hnsnn1 sn;,,1d
lot 90 facE and Cart ] srma to- s4'a the
, 1861-07-31

man to his grave, lie has entered heartily
and, all accounts say, successfully, into his
work. 1fhe is not bound. hand and foot
By red tape or strangled BY octogcnarian
jealousy and fogyizm, he will prove him.
self to be the man for whom the country
has been Haitinr. -. :.
, 1861-07-31
Trouble In IovEa from tbs Missouri
Rebels-A Gail Tor Ho1pt


:: Bua1noros, Iowa, July s0.--1ir: Thfelson.
Superintendent OF the Burlington T. Missouri
Railroad, received the following letter by this
evenings train:
-. =, : CHAc4uQuA, Iowa: July 80"
10 II. 1ni<zsoa, Superintendent Sir: The
rebels ot Missouri are within twelve miles OF
this place, burning and killing as they: come
this way. The men Of this place vial me to
write to see If you you'd let traln fetch =
load ct men from Burlington, If they will
come. The people ara. YsIy much excited
here. feigne3] ,.,.:< ,GsE. Rowe, !.
Mr.. ThfeIson Will start an extra train in the
morning with what men and arms can be-
gathered here. Frequent reports have reach.
ed here ftom the Mifsou1l line. Of depreda-
tiols committed by bands Of rehels who have
been, lodging across within the LAST two
weeks. =; - - :
:. -Four regiments are Tendezyoused here, but
without aims or ammunition. : =
, 1861-07-31
The Fox River Reelment..meett6g al
=, Tho Court House, Genovax
IEram The Aurora Beac0u1

Pursuant to Adjournment, parties interested
In the ft rmation Of the Fox River Regiment
met vt the Court House in Geneva, IN Mon.
6n motion Of Geo. E. Corwin, Hon. I. q.
Wilson WAS called to the chair, and J. D. Har-
yey, Esq was made Secretary.
g. B. WelIe, Esq. at the request Of the
Chairman, stated the objects Of the meeting.
He referred to the meeting held two weeks
sgo, aud said tnat the spirit then eyinced
plainly indicated that the regiment would be
reality-tbat labor and not talk was to be
in It's formation. The several gentlemen ap-
pointed az Committee on Organization made
the statement following:
E. 8. Chapel, on behalf Of Capt. Baldwin,
reports one company from Etgin Of "a men
uniformed and ready.
psny from Ffeeport, ready III tWo~days If de.
6ired-Henry G. Heco1, Capt.
Albert jerks, OF Aurora; reports one com
psny of Cavalry from Aurora now being form
I'd, muster rolls being circulated, and Will be
filed ifaccepted. Also an Infantry company
from The same place. :. .--'
ca, t jerks reported q company from Young
America of one hundred men. E. B. Bald
win, Capt.-wiu be ready with company ns
coon IS desired.
one company from Newark OF s. men, rep
'e;ented by capt. % olson: 1,,;.o,s .<.s,x.s ono
Ns D. { d1Iet " MAta1 4l1AAol9t 4t0Ac1VA oAt
company Of infantry.
+ C.H Barry, of St. Chazles, tendera one com.
rary from Wayne, DnPage Co., known As the
"Wayne Rifles" John Q. Adams, Capt.
One company from Morris, Grlndy Co.,
Capt PazkhurstHi1l be ready on short no.
tice.
e. Kelley, Of Wheaton, DuPagc Co., ofers
cne company Of artillery.
| A. B. Hale, Of O2wego, tenders company
from osWego, which can be formed on ahost
1G Ht1ry Willet, Of Bristol, hed a company
Organized and ready, with % men-capt.
Hnhts-
On motion, It was voted that a committee
Of five be appointed for the purpose oftecelv.
irg reports from persons representing compa.
MES, and decide upon the companies to be &C;
cepted in the For River Regiment.
The following were appointed as such CON-
c:B. Wells, Geneva; ". H. Clark, Bristol
D. ". Young, Au1ora; A.. B. Hall, OsWego
E. &: Chappei; Elgin. : -
And upoa motion, the following gentlemen
were added to the, committee:
:. A. Il. Barry: st. Charles; DzYid Gllett,
Batavia; DR.. Pierce, Lisbon; ". B. Plato,
During the absence Of. the committee, the
Hon. j: T. Farnsworth addressed the meeting
upon the events OF the day. He spoke Of the
necessity Of forming the regiment, and re-
commended It's speedy organization. :
, 1861-07-31
:: Intsreat1pR So1thern Newu,

. 1nERfeat1UR 802khe2U N6VeHs .
=: LOUISVILLE, JnlJ 9o-Judge Catron, Of the
o. 8. Supreme Court, has returned from Nash
The Richmond Bank Convention adjourned
after advising the Confederate Government to
fekue .. hundred million dollars In Treasury
Mr. Toombs has resigned the Stats secre.
taryship Of the Confedelate States, and Mr
-Ihe Government gun.boats crossed Portland
Bar to New Albany yesterday, where they viii
be equipped, ~, Z. :. -. r.:
, 1861-07-31
FROM ST, LOUIS. ,

Ifpet1al l1spatch 70 tha ,Ch1ca4o TF7bun6. =,
49,, ~-~~- < :: 6r. LOUIS, July 30, 1851 ::
The .Ereninq sNe.fs sayR that the steamer
Maclay was fired into yesterday, at Cspe Cir
.rdssu,~ by. i. detachment Of Col Marsh's
regiment, bccause. the Maclay psad no attan-
ton to warning shots, but headed to the op.
, 1861-07-31

Orr FOE CA1Ro-The steamers Jesanfe
Deans and Warsaw fired up last night and
went to at'Loufs for the purpose oftrsnapozte
ing al the troops to ba spared at that point to
Cairo. Col TutchIn went Friday night o.
Saturday morning. They leave IN anftcipa,
lion Of 4 u b1neh,n which we hope may be tie
mendous to the rebels, II It does come
Q,ejsfu HKS1.. 2qkA >-~-t
, 1861-07-31
Great Destfuct1on OF Properky-.
Houses RrostI ated-- n Desolakins

From the Bureau Co. Democrat, 30th+]
The most terrific storm Of wind, hail and
1afn ever known In Princeton, occurred or
Saturday evening last, between Sand O'Clock,
There were tTo currents OF wind particularly
fierce; one Of which passed over the Union
The storm approached from northwestern
direction.
At the depot frame house owned by Mr..
Brckaw WAS entirely demolished; several
members OF The family received contusions,
barely escaping the loss OF their Lives. A new
L. s. Cloasop, was leveled to the ground.
:. Reaching the main part Of the town, the
the Methodist church seemed to be the frat
object Of the real fury Of the storm. About
,cnehalf OF the roof is gone and the west wall
partly blown IN: The basement was occupied
y several families, who escaped nnhurt. The
The City Hotel WIS almost completely IN.
roofed, and the west gable end thrown down.
The hotel is occupied by Mr. Orin Bill, and
belongs to W. r. Dayton. The roof Of the
barn helonging to the hotel was completely
torn cn; the building Is badly wrecked. The
1ots here thncludlpg damage to goods, must
The barn Of the Prairie House was also par
tally unroofed.
Tie brick block belonging to Messrs, Jones
& Snow waa entirely unroofed; a portion Of
the roof was carried over two buildings and
precipitated sgainst Webstes'a old buildings
smother portion was carried to the center oi
the public square, distance Of about sixty
rodsi The second story was used as billiard
iocm; the loss hers 10 about $500
The Messrs. Chapman'o tin ahop Was I'M
Iooted--aamage near $1O0. Y"
The roof OF the main block Of the Amerf-
can House Was started aud slightly damaged.
The belfry Of the Court House was blown
off, windows broken, and plastering badly in.
iu1ed-loes $500.
The Union School House WIS partially IN.
rooted, aud damaged to the extent Of 800.
East ot the school house, two frame dwell.
ings, one owned BY Mr. Metca1f aud the other
By Mr. Brokaw, we're scattered into fragments.
NJ ~B1nksW's family gought shelter in the cal,
lar, and wefe unlnjaIed. MI. Metcalf and eeY,
eral Of the family were badly bruised. The
loss Of these families 1s distressing; their all,
in a meaaure, is destroyed.
The brick house occupied by Mr.. Doo1ittle
Vas entirely unroofed- =
Mrs, James n. Fisher Was badly hurt on the
head and face by being struck with sash and
shivered glass. =
, 1861-07-31
THE WAR RoR EHE ONION.

The Dtseharged 1Fnops-Okhss for tie War
.1fuze7u3 fn-No' Dhnlnz.tloa III Mu1sbeTs-
12s AYmy AZ &.osgl a. Erer-CA. Bakers
California Rtgtment- ~. -
, 1861-07-31

! Mass4chusttta RECOMMENDS Col Hookef =
educated at West Point. He has spent the
last eight OF ten years on the prairie. :. . - >
Arp1x j. TIE B1RcH. -
|. President Hovey Of the Illinois Normal
University, has offered regiment Of profess
sors and students, which has been accepted.
= -. EHET TO NEW 1oRK. : :
The Police Commissioners: Of Baltimore
have been sent to Fort Hamilton, New Yo-k,
harbor. = i. -,:.. .-,'.
MoR8 nuMoRs--BAsKs' MovEMzsrs..
There are etln rumoffs thst the enemy have
crossed or are preparingto Cross, the Potomac
at Leesburg, with the intention Of attacking
Washington in the rear. There is reason to
, 1861-07-31

DEPARTURE or. .TRoops FROM PRIScEroH.- -
On Ih1rtdsy company Of fresh recruits undeE
Cairo, left Princeton, III, nearly thousand
people, msuy Of them relatives md friends of
the Volunteers, being present At the final dc.
psEtnrei which was In every respect repe-
, 1861-07-31

FnrDEn1cK, Nd, July sso. Tho MARYLAND
1ee1llstufe assembled to-day; there being no
quorum present tho House adjourned TIL to:
morrow = = =: I. = : - = .-...:.-,
, 1861-07-31

strong, fow Warraw; Illinois,, and COL Nor
1is' command Of Northeast Missouri Home
Guards, 500 strong, went into Scotland, id
vanced On the Recession camp, and, after some
skfrrnishfnE, in which tHo or thrcs Of the So
cees,ontsts, aud one Of the Iowa troops, wero
wounded, hrokeup the camp aud dispersed
the SecesaIonists: It was reported at Keokuk
On Thurtday that heyhAd reaasembledn IN con
adorable force In another quarter Of the coun-
II, and were still maintaining hostileastI-
tnde,-Sk. louis Ekeniwg Ness.
, 1861-07-31

Gen. Mcclellan Hard at 1Torx-Ano.ter Of
GanaYoa's Hays-1he Houss o., Direct It11es
-FooliM Proposition from Sam. Coz.
, 1861-07-31
Eeceaatonlsrs Employcd.--Navy De-
- :: pArrMsnE Waking Up.

Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette,1
- WASHINGTON, D. G., July -, 1861.
Astounding revelations Of the number and
daring Of the secesslonlsts In the employ Of
the Government have been made to- day be-
fore Mr. Potter's Special Committee, It was
in evidence that q majority Of the employees
In tie Arsenal are secessioEists-
Generals Hatney and Wool are to be or.
dered here into active service. Major General
The Navy Depar tment is most active in its
exertions to render the blockade effective be-
fore the cotton crop comes in. To that end
tHet,tv clipper ehfps have been purchased
, 1861-07-31

P11TenuBaH, July so-Tho Duquesne: De-
pot of the. PenugJlyani4 Railroad Company
accldentaMy took fire about halt.past three
O'Clock this afternoon, and was: entirely CON.
eumed, with Ill It's conteuts The fire Is sup
posed to: have originated In the basement,
Nhere about 5000 harreIa oil was deposited.
: The: aamee spread SO rapidly that it Was i'm;
possible to u1feat the fire or saye anything in
the building. In quarter Of an hour the en-
. tire struetlle was 8 sheet OF dames. It is
supposed all the oil was consumed, with ten
freight carr, and goods not to exceed in value
5000 The depot was valued at $10o, 900 IT
was :: ,built in 1854. The. amount OF
insurance r.; large! but. not get ascet-
tanned. All the houses in the rear alley,
mostly occupied By poor fauilies, nrmbering
perhaps twenty, and some dwellings on Penn
eylvania street and Liherty street, were con.
fumed, besides several badly damaged All
goods 10 snd from the West are transferred
about two miles from Duquesne dspot, aud
none but gccdsHoF PlttehuEghwM be delayed
The Railroad Company have taken prompt
measures to erect . Temporary building to nc
commodate their trade until a depot eau ba
rebuilt. :. No Inconvenience will result to the
business OF the Company from the disaster.
, 1861-07-31

-'HAaPRR's FHnRx,Jnl 30 The whole armJ,
except isw companies, Is la5ing on the othef
etde Of the Potomac,
, 1861-07-31

- - New Jersey Called Upon.
TRENTON, July 31.-Gov. Olden to-day re-.
ceiyed cali from the General Government
for dve regiments Of volunteers for three
years or the war.
, 1861-07-31

CHICAGO PRODUCE TRADE:
. The receipts and shipments Of -four,
grain, live stock; &c, during the past week