Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-07-18

viding for additional paymaaters and thc force bill
 have been passed
 WASHINGTON, July l3.-HoUsE-Tbe civil ap
 propraton and five hundred thousand volunteer
 bills passed. Money being wantei, clerks are
 being discharged. The reserve fund Of ScU oo' II
 the patent office has dwindled to S5,UUO. 0cott ls
 in consultation with a negro from Alabama, who
 says there are lNe regiments and eighteen heio
 pieces in and around Fairfax C. Ii. Among othei
 information the negro informed Scott that ever!
 thing indicates the sOutherners are about to retreat
 LOUISVILLE, July l3-Rich Mountain fight fig
 zling The latest dispatch states that soutnerner7
 were eight hundred strong and had two canhon'-
 Southern loss . killed, about as many wounded Federal loss II killed and 35 wounded The aooVe is approved by Mcclellan, but his own Qispalc to W Washington reports 20 tedeTailst4 Killed anu 4o
 wounded. Apparently the invaders had made
 plans for certain victory and sent bulletins before
 the fight, but a courier lost his way-McCiehai
 waited all day for signals, which he ddnt get and
 the enteprse resulted n the dislodgment ol el3ht
 hundred southerners by five invading regiments.
 WASHINGTON, July I3-Two ladies whp inveig- led Connecticut, Capt. Goodwin, to his capture,
 have been arrested and are held prisoners as guar antees of Goodwn'5 return. Clark, member from Missouri has been expelled for having served under the Missouri State law . soldier.
 Bosrox July l3.-French steamer with admiral has arrived at Halifax and is awaiting the arrival of six others when the French fleet sails south ward. Frigate Vincennes is looking for the Jeff. Davis.
 CINCINNATI, July l5.-Seyeral boats with first and second bogus Kentucky regiments going mp the Kanawha river. Col Woodruf7s regiment
 landed a mile below Guiandotte. company of Virginia horsemen left on the approach of the in- vadeIs. Woodruff arrested 20 citizens, killed one. LOUISVILLE, July I5.-ColIector Cotton places all | appnt at RuSsellyille tO-1norrOW
 NEW Y oRK, July l5.-It is stated that the Sum ter brought into ] Cuban port six prizes. Pending advices from Spain, the Sumter has been ordered to sea.
 BALTIMORE, July l5-Henry May has returned, says the confidence of the confederate leaders is unbounded.
 NEW YORK, July 15.-The Wyoming and Pana- ma will proceed cruise on the 9th, under Lieut.. | Murray. Commander Mitchell, Lieut's Porter, Hacllett, and engineer Linning, have resigned. Lieut.. Shryock ot Saranac has resigned.
 ST LoUs, July l5.--Gen Harris has dispersed his troops without the loss of man, to rendezvous | in Galloway county as speedily possible Young men are leaving in tens and hundreds for the | dezvous in western part of the State. Jackson s | followers are becoming bold and defiant. All tele | graph wires are cut around B0onville. Nothing l reliable from the southwest.
 l CINICNNATI, July 15-McClelan occupies Bev- erly. Confederates concentrating at Laurel Hill whence it reportedthey will again retreat without l a general battle.
 A train has arrived at Grafton bringing the body 1 of Gen. Garnett who was killed while trying to rally his forces at Carrick's Creek, near St. Agnes | Fifty southemers killed and many prisoners. 1 WASHINGTON, July 12.-The tariff notifications | are going, to cause considerable delay. Thad- l deus Stevens committee don't agree to report | the reduction on iron recommended by Secre | tary Chase. Judge Burton, of Kentucky, is to raise a company of sharp shooters for Col. Bor dan's regiment. SENATE-The military committee is overhauling the regular army appointments made by the secretary of war-many will fail of contr matiOn-some who have hurried to don the epau- lettes will have to shed them. Both houses con- sumed the day over amendments to military or ganzation bills, consequently Breckinridge got opportunity to speak
 WASHINGTON, July 15.-SENATE-The bill in creasing military establishment to be reduced at the option of Congress has passed. The bill de- fning and providing penalties against conspiracy has passed.
 ST. LOUIS, July 16-Oficers from Sprinfeld on 12th report all quiet
 BALTIMORE, July l6.-There are several news paper reporters in Patterssn's guard house.
 WASHINGTON, July 16.-Seward issued recla- nation to Spanish government for the surrender of the Sumpter's prizes. Lord Lyons called attention of the government to the fact that private parties were allowed to run the Chesapeak blockade. A dispatch has been read at the Mexican legation, announcing the death of Occompe and Gen. De gallods
 CINCINNATI, July l6.-Special dispatch to the |" Gazette, reports that Laurel Hill evacuated on the 1lth. The retreatng southerners were oyertaken by advanced guard of federalists the 18th. Their rear guard showed battle to cover the retreat. At the next ford Gen. Gtrnett was killed and was succeeded by Col. Ramsay of Georgia, and the pursuit ceased, the result of the whole affair is taking Laurel Hill by the federasts with equip page, forty baggage wagons, field chest, two regi- mental banners, four Georgia Captains and Lieu tenants besides Gen. Garnett; twenty of his men were killed. Garnett's body is at heal quarters waiting orders from Richmond.
 LOUISVILLE, July 1.-Two of ROusstau's cap tans had rencontre to day-One receive trliiing wound in the head-the other was put in the penl tentiary at Jef'ersonyile. The cause of the fight stealing each others recruits. Joshua A. Jew ett of this city is dead. A trunk containing books and buttons seized at the railroad depot here. Pistols were drawn, but not used-the owner of the | trunk being advised that there was a masked bat tery of forty muskets bearing on him. NEW oRK, July l6.-The schooner Ella bound l from Tampco to New Y ork was captured off New Orleans.
 JEFFERSON Cry, July l6.-4,0O0 Missourians 1 are gathered at Georgetown with three pieces of artillery. People hOcking to the State standard | Fr. MONROE, July l6-Russell of the London Times is here lie says American camps are worse than the Crimear's
 WASHINGTON, July 16.-IIoUsE-A bill was | passed calling out the militia to suppress the bellion. Militia to be discharged in sixty days af- ter the next Congress, unless Congress otherwise directs. The 500000 military bill with the Senate amendments was passed and an additional amend ment that the President select brigader and Iaalor generals from the regular army to command v0lun- teers, who assume their present rank at the close l of the
 SENATE Breckinrdge of Kentucky is speaking to-day against the bill justitylng the Presidents | acts.
 | LOUISVILLE, July l6.--Gen. Gamett's force num- bered 5,0.0 McClellans 9, ,000, in three columns. | Gen. Morris had fanked the patriots on the north, | Mcclellan on the south with Rosencranz approach ing in front. The patriots stood their ground to the last possible moment of saety the retreat must have been admirably managed, as the pursuers had no opportunity of using their small arms. Sowell was the rear guarded, that though, ill the retreat, they were twice outhanked by convergent columns, only 20 were killed in their retreat towards Hardy county. It must be remembered that these troops have kept Mcclellan columns in check for weeks. | a---Soe.+
 | MURDER.-There was murder commit ed at MerrilI's store, in this county, yester- day about ? o'clock, by Samuel Howell, upon Frank w. Daniels, by shooting him in the forehead. Daniels died instantly. Howell made his escape. It was base murder. Howell is about 20 years of age, light complication, bule eyes, sharp Roman nose, thin lips, heavy built, feet } or 6 inches high. He carried the mail last win ter for Thomas Hughes, of this county. It