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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-23

BAYoxETxp.-Yesterday,s Sergeant, with
squad Of men belonging to the 31st Pennsylvania
regiment, were sent 70 this city to arrest and ret
turn TO their quarters certain men Of the re linen
who had left the camp without leave. Among
the delinquents were two brothers emed Kaine
privates OF Com pany G, who were overloaded by
the squad At the corner OF Maryland avenue and
Pour-and-a-half street. j. #. Kaine refused to
obey the order Of the Sergeant, and fall In with
the squad, and became violent. The Sergeant
plead with him long time without effect, and
threats were m useless as persuasion. The Ser
geant then undertook 70 take him by force, when
. scufae ensued, In which the Serg cant bayoneted
Kaine, the bayonet entering his left side little
below the heart, and passed through his body
The wounded man opened his clothes and i'm
u,edistely laid down upon the pavement Drs
Morgan and Willett rendered what aid they
could In q short time after the act was commit
ted and the wounded man was taken to the In
frmary. The Sergeant and bis squad were con-
veyed 70 the guardhouse by the Provost Guard,
TO await an Investigation by military authority
The wounded man Ii doing well this morning.
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LOST AND FOUND.

STRAYED OR STOLEN.-From the owner on
- September 2lst, large dark indie a9eCH
COW. Any person return NJ her to III XA<fS
South B street, between 9Th and 10th ONT
the Island, gill be literally rewarded, as she I.f
a calf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-23
WANTS..

WANTED-A GIRL or WOMAN of good
w character, to do general hcusework for a
rety Store. SEA Pa avenue between I'd and 5 Its.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-23

Loox osT for the grand Sunday school Exhisl.
too Of 90 Alovsius- church. 70 come on next
wednesday night. A glance .t ne psegrsmms
Nvula efs4 cut - De8 sea3u1o4 Aeent. ids
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-23

QS REWARD Il ost, on Friday morning, the
pC goth instant, near Gen. Porter's Office,
leather w hLLET, containing two i've dollar gold
pieces and one ten-dOllar Treasury note. Ire
above reward will be paid to the finder on return
ing the same to this Office.
Sc st GEORGE BRIL-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-23

THE BATTLE AT BLUE MILLS
After the rebels retreated from Blue Mills Land
ing, they crossed the river just in time to fall into
the hands Of Gen Lanes brigade, 1900 strong,
who Were also marching to reinforce Muligan
The Unionists captured from 200 to 800 rebels
and killed 2O0. The rebels finally fed and re-
crossed the river, when the Iowa regiment started
In pursuit.
Eleven Of the rebel prisoners have been brougb
to q uincy from st. Josephs on Saturday. Two or
three are known there to have been concerned In
the burning Of bridges some days since.
FURTHER OF THE BATTLE AT LEXINGTON
The loss Of the Union troops at Lexington In
said 70 be eight nine hundred killed and
wounded, while the loss Of the rebels Ia esti mated
three or four thousand killed with proportionate
number wounded
The report Of the battle and surrender Of Col.
Mulligan is fully corroborated by passengers who
came by the same train.
The news was brought by stage to Hamilton,
the nearest point on the railroad to Lexington,
being distant 40 miles. or the fact Of the sur
render II is thought here there can be no doubt
THK SURRENDER OF COL MULLIGAN NOT CREDITED
AT ST LOUIS.
CHICAGO, Sept. pa special dispatch to the
Tribune, from headquarters at St. Louis, this
evening, says that the reported surrender Of Col
hulligan 10 not believed there, and that reinforce
ments Were pushing towards him from four
different directions.
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Gold Captured.

Capt. John List returned to this city last
evening, having in charge S97, 900 in gold,
taken from the bank at Weston, Va, where
it had been slaced to the credit of the Wes-
tern Lunatic Asylum by the State authori-
ties. Capt. List was commissioned by Gov.
Pierpont 20 go and take charge of this mo-
ney, the work of the Asylum haeing been
stopped, and there being reasonable appre-
hension that the gold might fall into the
hands of Letcher's government. The Cap
tain proceeded to Grafton, and. upon max
ing known his object to Gen. Mcclellan, in
less than Cd hours regiment of men, un-
der Col. Tyler, were On the march. The
expedition left Clarksburg on Saturday eve
ming, and, marching all night, reached Wes-
tan on Sunday morning about O'Clock
The people were all asleep, but the fine band
which accompanied the expedition aroused
the drowsy population by playing the Star
Spangled Banner. Col. Tyler took posses
sion of the place. and Capt. List went down
and demanded the money in the name of the
State of Virginia. No resistance was made
and toe money was soon forked over. Some
of the bank men thought the amount ought
to have been taken in currency, but Capt.
List said he didn't think so. and that was
all of it. Wheeling Intel.
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GREENWOOD COUNTY.

Our reports from this county are indeed
very encouraging. The crops are beyond
the most sanguine expectations of the set
tiers. They are much encouraged.
The people of Madison and Greenwood
counties are trying to get mail route es-
tablished between Eureka, in the latter coun-
ty, and Emporia. We hope they will sue
coed. There are heavy settlements all the
way along the route, that at present have
almost no mail facilities at all. We have
lately talked with several citizens along the
proposed route, and they complain bitterly
that they cannot get either papers or letters.
They are almost shut out from the world.
By establishing this route, Government
would accommodate large number of good,
loyal citizens, without any expense to itself,
as we believe the route would pay its way.
This route passes the following settlements:
Eagle Creek, Verdigris. Willow Greek,
Slate Greek, Wolfe Greek, Bachelor Greek,
to Eureka, on Fall river. Offices might be
established at each of the above settlements.
We desire to call the attention of our
business men to the Importance of taking
measures to secure the trade from the above
regions. 1t is certainly worth an effort.
By taking the trouble and going to the ex-
pense of making a road from here to Eure-
ka, we would secure heavy trade which
now goes to Burlington and Leroy. We
know that the people in that region desire
to come here to trade because goods can
be bought cheaper here than anywhere in
the Neosho Valley, and our merchants keep
a larger stock to. select from. Let US all
take measures to open up communication
with Eureka and intervening settlements.
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and so head Of stock arrived at Carson Val
ley Cd the LIST, reporting plenty of grass or
the route, and Indians peaceable.
For several evenings past magnificent
comet has been visible, about Is degrees
west of the North Star, with the tail stretch.
ing across the heavens more than ninety
degrees. In many respects it resembles the
Comet of 1853, with very much larger
nucleus.
On Friday and Saturday of last week
Gov. Downey issued some sixty Military
Commissions to officers of various compa-
MES throughout the State.
Dates from Oregon are received per steam
er Pacific to 1st inst.
Three companies of the 4th Infantry, u.
S. A, arrived by the Pacific.
Col. Wright has countermanded the Or
der for the removal of Capt. Pickett's COM
pany of the eth Infantry, from San Juan
Island.
The best indication yet seen of the exis-
tence of gold in paying quantity in the Nez
Perces country is the fact that abe Pacific
brought down some $50, 900 in dust from
there.
A violent storm passed over Puget
Sound, the 18th ult., doing considerable
damage to crops and fruit trees.
The Vancouver Washington Territory
Chronicle, of the Goth June, has the follow
ing:
We have it from undoubted authority
that Holiday & Co., of st. Louis, contem-
plate tri-weekly communication between
st. Louis and San Francisco. They are
building small steamers, with exceeding
light draught, but possessed of great pow
er, to ply on the upper Missouri, between
st. Louis and Fort Benton. From that
place to Lewistown, at the mouth of Clear.
water, stages will run regularly, and steam
ers forwarding freight and passengers will
connect the latter place with Vancouver,
which is to become the head of ocean steam
ship navigation. 1t was with this project
in view that the Company lately boug ht the
ocean steamers. If carried out, as it I'M
doubleday will be, it will be of incalcula-
bic benefit to this region. The practical
bility of this enterprise has been fully dem
onstrated. Steamers of light draught
would have no difficulty in navigating the
upper Missouri to Fort Benton a: ali sea-
sons of the year.
Austin e. Smith, late U. s. Navy agent
for this port, turned over the Office TO his
successor last week.
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WHIPPING VOLUNTEERS.

About dozen of the Kansas Volunteer re-
Of the first regiment were most shamefully
and cruelty whipped near Clinton, Mo-, on
the 9th of July, by Major Sturgis. The
boys had by some means got hold of some
whisky, and used it little too freely. They
took notion to have some vegetables and
young chickens to eat, and pilfered them
from the gardens and barn yards of the
neighboring Secessionists. For this trifiing
offense they were arrested and tried, and
condemned to receive fifty lashes, each,
on their naked backs.
of the regiment, to have the sentence car
ried out. He refused to do so, and gave
them over to Major Sturgis, who ordered
the regulars under his command to infict
the punishment, and he stood on and, we
are told, cursed the volunteers for scream
ing while this barbarous and cruel sentence
was being executed. This is the first in
stance of flogging we have heard of since
the commencement of the present war, and
we sincerely hope it will be the last. 1t is
relic of barberism which should not be
INDUCED mat the present day by any other
than monster. We have no doubt but
there are somepretty wild boys in the Kan
sas volunteer companies, as in theos from
every other State, but when guilty of vi
olation of the rules why not punish them
in some decent manner. Shooting would
be preferable to whipping. One of the EN-
poria boys who witnessed the obove scene
writes home to friend here that it was
heart-sickening. Col. Deitzler could have
prevented this, and we are surprised that
he did not do so. Such treatment is four
fold worse than that system of negro slave
~ which these same brave volunteers have
left their homes and shouldered their mus
kets to wipe from the land, and if persist
ed in the Government will soon call in vain
for volunteers. This same Major Sturgis
will catch a lot of vile traitors and 60
through the farce of administering the oath
of allegiance to them, which oath they have
not one particle of regard for, and let them
60 to resume their villainous work, but for
stealing vegetables and chickens, our noble
Union men are whipped disgracefully, till
the blood runs down their backs.
. We understand that the feeling toward
both Sturgis and Deitzler on the part of the
boys, is such that they have to be attended
by large body guard, and we will not be
surprised to hear that the former has been
shot, the first opportunity that offers to
their men.
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Now is the time to Subscribe
A PAPER FOR EVERYBODY.
LOCO Bushels Of Corn Wanted
ON sUBsoR1Pr1oN.

For the purpose Of placing our paper within
the reach of every family in this section of eoun
try, we have concluded to take on subscr;nt;or
all kinds of farm produce, especially corn and
wheat We will take any number of subscriber,
to TIE News, to be paid in corn by the LIST O
November next, at 25 cents per bu,hel.-
Now is the time to get the paper a year for some
thing you will not miss. Wheat will also be ia
ken at the highest market price in exchange 70,
the paper.
Notwithstanding the hard times we are deter
mined to keep the paper going, and shall issue
regularly every week If possible, and will devote
large portion of our space to giving a weekly
history of these stirring times We shall also de-
vote large share of our space to the affairs Of
Breckenridge and adjoining counties.
We have been induced to make this offer be.
cause newspaper has become necessity in ev.
cry family This will place it within the reach
of everybody.
Remember that your subscriptions may COM
mence at any time, and the corn is to be deliver.
ed by the first of November.
]. sToTLER, Editor and Proprietor.
EMPoRIA, June 22d, 1861.
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From the Pacific Coast.

FoRT KEARNEY, July IL.
Pony Express passed here nine O'Clock
P. NJ.
SAN Francisco. July 4.-The first daily
Overland Mail Coach started from Placer
vile, on the 1st inst, escorted out of town
by an immense concourse of citizens, with
bands of music, and cannon firing. The
coach and horses were decorated with
American Rlags.
There were six bags Of letter mail and
90 bags of newspapers, in ali weighing
1875 pounds.
Business is suspended throughout the
State to-day, and our National Anniversa-
~ receives the homage of people devoted
to the Union.
There never was such display of flags
and SO many manifestations of patriotism
in all appropriate forms. at any previous
anniversary.
Nearly all the churches of San Francisco
have run up the stars and stripes during
the week to remain up until the war is
ended.
Cook & Hovers train of overland immi-
grants, consisting Of 2e men, wagons
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Condition of Affairs in Virginia.

The Harrisburg correspondent of the
Philadelphia North american, writing from
that city, July 9Th, draws the following pic
ture of secessionism in Eastern Virginia:
We have from Virginia, via Hagerstown,
information that the whole State East of the
crest of the Alleghanies is suffering all the
horrors of war. Property is seized and ap-
propriated by the rebels for military purpo-
ses without compensation men are i'm
pressed into the army or compelled to flee,
and wherever an army movement is neces-
sary the general makes a requisition on the
farmeas for draught horses and baggage
wagons. Horse stealing is so universal that
it is almost impossible to KEEP a good horse
So great is the number of fugitives and i'm
pressed men that the crops are neglected and
all is going to ruin. Business is at an end,
the banks fearful of their treasures, the ne
groes dreaded by the whites or carried of
to work for the army. Free negroes are
mercilessly used in this service, and white
men Of Northern birth are all marked out
for impressment.
The gallant Col. Kelley, the Philadelphia
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
who was so severely wounded in the cap
ture of Phillippi, Va, has been promo ted
to Brigadier Generalship. At the time Of
the capture he commanded the First Virgin
la regiment
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We have been kindly shown letter !, 70
w. r. Griffith. from prominent and rsiF
able citizen of Marmaton, Bourbon county;
The letter represents that large force I"
Secessionists and hostile Indians have con,
menced driving ont settlers on the NeullII
Lands; that nineteen families encamP@
near the house of this gentlemen's inform
ant on the Cd inst, flying from their hon'''
The letter says:
''Our men are ready to meet the enemy,
hut we want arms. We have
large Secession army but little way from
US in Missouri-Indiaus on the SOUTH ID
arms, sand we are unarmed. It is shame
a disgrace. We have 100 fighting men ~
this town, but not more than City guns ="
all kinds. There are no u. s. troops nete
that we may rally around-consequenF
we are obliged TO look out for ourselves. n
The letter also states that Esq. Redhso'
a twenty years resident of Vernon county,
fifteen miles from Fort Scott, wealthy
stock farmer and gentleman highly '
spected By everybody in that region ~
robbed by the Secession army on the Az
Mr.. Redfeld is New England man, snI s;s
strong Unionist. and this was his was y ~
offense. a majority of the citizens Of .vsr.
non county are Union men, but are ling yE
borne by the Secession mob now Pss[0D''
that county.-7 Topeka Record.
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MOVEMENTS IL ARKAEsAs.-The Mem
phis appeal of Tuesday publishes the fol-
lowing proclamation of Ben McCulloch to
the people of Arkansas, to which the Ap-
peal suggests that portion of the organized
forces of West Tennessee, the gallant vol
unteers. might respond by a "forward move
ment' in answer to the call of Arkansas to
aid Missouri:
Proclamation Of BrigGdier- General Ben.
Ne CulZougA. Citizens of Arkansas To
defend your frontier, troops of Missouri are
falling back upon you. If they are not
sustained your State will be invaded. and
your homes desolated. All that can arm
themselves will rendezvous at Fayetteville,
where they will await further orders. All
those who have arms of the State will march
to the scene of action, or give their arms to
those who will not desert their country in
the hour of danger. All organized compa-
MES, whether cavalry or infantry, will re-
port at Fayetteville, and be at once formed
into regiments and battalions. The neces-
sary subsistence stores viii be forwarded
from this post. Rally promptly, then, cit
liens of Arkansas, and let US drive these
Northern hordes back from whence they
came. [Signedl BEN. McCuLLocH,
Brigadier-general.
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The Commission appointed by Governor
Robinson to locate the lands granted TO the
State by Congress, will start out from this
place on Monday, to engage in their duties
They expect to be occupied about three
months The Commissioners are H. B.
Denman, of Lervenworth S. E. Hoffman,
of Neosho Falls; and A. r. Bancroft, Of
EmPoria. Theo will be accompanied by H
s. Sleeper. of Neosho Rrpids, Surveyor T.;
G. H. n. Ruggles, of Neosho Falls, Team
ster and G. B. Cooper. of this place, Cook.
We wish them pleasant trip.
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From Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, July l

BALTIMORE, July IL.
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.-Mayor Brown
message to the City Council says the attack
in April on the Massachusetts troops was
the result of sudden impulse, and not a
nremeditated scheme =: that in the ensuing
excitement it would have been impossible
to convey more troops through the city
without fighting and bloodshed; therefore,
the railroad bridges were, with the consent
of the Governor, destroyed, but with no
hostility to the Government. He reviews
subsequent events, but fails to see sufficient
justification for the grave and alarming
violations of the rights of citizens of Mary
land.
Col. Thomas has been indicted by the
Grand Jury for piracy and treason, and is
now in jail.
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Volunteers writing to the Lawrence
Journal, and Leavenworth Conservative,
denounce the recent whipping affair in Mo
in the most bitter terms. The correspon-
dent of the Journal fears there will be
trouble in the regiment. Several compa-
MES of the boys, aud some of the officers
wanted to save their comrades from whip
ping by rescusing them, but Col. Deitzler
would not permit it to be done. Orders
have been issued by Sturgis which the vol
unteers fatty refuse to obey. We glory in
their spunk. The shrieks of the victims,
while being whipped, were heard all through
the camp, while Sturgis and one of his
Captains stood on and cursed them as id
abolitionists. Sturgis shows great favor to
the rebels. and he is supposed by the SOL
diers to be Secessionist at heart. There
are FIVE hundred men who have sworn to
shoot him the first opportunity, and we
shall have no regret on hearing that they
have carried their threat into execution
He and Deitzler had better both resign and
lerve the army.
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'TISN,T so.

R. NJ. Ruggles, who has been appointed
by Gov. Robinson as the successor of Judge
Learnard, in the Fifth District, is Demo
crat, and has been ever since he came to
Kansas. We are told that the Bar of the
District demonstrated against the appoint
mediterranean Conservative.
We would like to know where you got
your information, Mr.. Conservative man.
You have been wrongly informed. The
Bar did not remonstaate against the appoint
ment, but on the contrary Mr.. Ruggles was
recommended by The entire Bar of the Dis
trict, with two or three exceptions, includ-
ing some of the best Republicans in the
State. 1t is true that Judge Kuggles has
been Democrat; whether he is still an ad :
herent to that creed or not we do not know,
nor care. If he makes a good Judge, it
matters but little what party he has former
ly been allied with. We look upon it as a
position into which partisan feeling should
nst be dragged. He is sound Union man,
and that is enough in a political point of
view. Those who were formerly Democrats
are being appointed to responsible positions
everywhere, both by the President and by
the Governors of the different Strtes, and
we think it is right. Old Democrats a g
everywhere rushing to the support of the
Government just as unanimously as are the
Republicans. The Democratic party is
desd-dead. The Administration is turu-
ing no Democrats out of office-only Secs
sionists. We are for Republicans for Office
every time, but don't put the political heel
on mans neck because he has been a
Democrat, provided he is all right on the
great question of the Union.
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The latest news from the East confirms
the report of the battle at Beverly. The
Union loss was only IS killed and about 46
wounded. The rebel loss is 200 killed
1000 prisoners and 2 cannons were taken
Gen. Nc Clellan says he has completely an
initiated secession in Virginia. The best
of the news is, that Gen. Garnet, who COM
manded the rebels at Beverly. is dead.
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Fire in st. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH, July IS.
About II o'clock Saturday night fire
was discovered in the Boot and Shoe estab-
lishment of Fisher and Collins, which was
consumed together with the Post Office and
Book Store of G. G. Woolworth. Loss of
former S. 900. Fully insured.
No mail matter Of consequence was
burned. Loss in papers, blanks and furni-
ture about $500 not insured. Wool
worth sdamage $4,000; fully insured.
Insurance on Buildings not known. The
fire was caused DO incendiarism.
The H. d st. 10. R. R. is again open,
and trains go through to and from Hanni-
bal to-day.
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A letter from Jaynesville. Wisconsin,
informs us that that State is afflicted with a
drouth almost equal to that which cursed
Kansas last year. The writer says they
have had but one shower since abouadhe
first of May.
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When Col. Davies of the New York Six
teenth Regiment was marching through Bal
timore. without drums, some of the look
erson sneeringly asked, where's your mu-
sic ?" "In our cartridge boxes" said the
grim Colonel. That man must not go into
Virginia.
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Kansas has a patriotic Supreme Court.
Judge L. D. Bailey is farming in the vicin-
ity of Clinton, Douglas county. He writes
us that he is raising '' roasting ears" for
the soldiers. The last we heard of Judge
Kingman, he was acting in the capacity OF
"high private F" in one Of the Northern
Kansas companies.
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From Memphis.

CAIRO, July II.
A gentleman from Memphis reports that
a regiment left there yesterday for Missouri.
He also reports that there are 1000 Rebel
troops at Point Pleasant, Mo-, making pre-
parations to attack Gen. Pillow. Gen. Pillow
has been superseded by Col. Atkinson. All
quiet here.