Nebraska advertiser., 1861-10-24

here in sending troops thIther.
DIR. Burley, the agent at the Yancton
Sioux District, date Of the 9th ult., re-
ports The Indians there had become turbu,
lent, and demanded a council, the result
of which was unsatisfactory to them, when
the warriors gathered in force ard threat
eDed TO burn the agency buildings and
drive them away. lie asks for two
companies, and says unless the federal
forces in that section Is increased, much
evil can but result.
CAIEo, Oct. IA.
A detachment from the Twentv-ninth
Illinois Regiment and the Second Illinois
Dragons went to Shelby Thcmpson's
farm yesterday, and seized 5000 bushels
of corn, a large number Of horses, mules,
cattle, &C., and took tive prisoners
Thompson is an officer in the rebel army.
MADISON, Wis, Oct. IA
The Secretary Of War has approved of
the action of Gen. Fremont, authorizing
Gov. Barstow 10 raise a regiment of
cavalry. The regiment will rendezvous
al jamestown, Wis.
WAsHINGrON, Oct. ii.
The Richmond Enquirer, of the 18th
inst, Just received here, has an account of
the ~coniscations of estates and property
in Virginia, which have occurred under
The terms of the recent sequestration act
of the rebel Congress, since the Both Of
September. The aggregate value of the
property thus confscated owned by North
ern. citizens or loyal Virginians, is esti-
mated at 100000. Among the sufferers
are the following persons named in the
Enquirer'S list:
Augustus belmont, of New York, who
loses 500 hhds. tobacco, valued at $685.
600; Roads, Savrey g. Faranh, of Nor
folk, G. Merry & Co., of New York.
Chickering & Sons, of Boston. Phe last
named house loses a large stock of pianos
in the hands of their agents in Richmond.
Also an estate owned by w. c. Rives,
Jr.. of Boston, consisting of 5000 acres
fine land, fully stocked with negroes, live
stock and implements and another estate
owned by Francis Rives, of New York
City, also containing 5000 acres and
stocked with slaves; another large estate
of 500 acres, belonging to Mr.. Sigourney
Of New York City, with It's negroes and
live stock, have been coniscated. The
rebel authorities have appointed agents to
take charge of these estates and TO paw
the revenue arising therefrom into the
rebel treasury.
WASHINGTON, Oct. is.
There has been purchased ror the use
of the army on the Potomac since the
war commenced, and now within It's lines,
in round numbers, thirty thousand horses.
al one hundred and twenty dollars each
seven THOUSAND mules at one hundred and
hfty-one dollars each five thousand wag-
Ons, at one hundred and ten dollars each
-or S5,200,O00.
Capt. Henry Clay, son of Col. Clay,
who fell at Buena Vista, and grandson of
Henry Clay, has been appointed Assist
q General to General Richard w. john
son, recently appointed a Brigadier, to
serve In Kentucky.
A letter found at Townsville from a
rebel officer to his mother, bidding her
farewell, says there is no hope Of escape,
since when Banks crosses above, and
Mcclellan advances little further forward,
the army Of the Upper Potomac would be
crushed.
To-day, in full sight of our lines, Just
above Falls Church. the rebelo, number
ing about one hundred, burned the house
of a widow Childs, of known loyal sym
pathy, who has been a close prisoner on
her W place for some weeks. Her
property has been protected by the inhu-
snce of a rebel, DR.. Butler, the admins
traitor of her late husbands estate. Ev.
erything was destroyed this afternoon.
- HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. Is.
The Senate, by a vote of twelve TO six,
this morning passed the following:
ResolUed, That the messenger of the
Senate be, and is hereby directed and re-
Queeleo5 30 remove from the Senate
chamber the portrait of Isaac Toucey and