Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-06-29
Later from the Atlantic Side.
News OF June Ath,

Illinois Regiment OF volunteers lcIt III
Cairo by steamer last evening. Col:
Cooks regiment. from Alton, passed
down the river to Cairo in the night.
WASHINGTON, June Capt. Wards
official report of the affair at Aqua
Creek, says the firing commenced Sat-
nrlav forenoon, and Terminated in con.
sequence of the fatigue of the men and
the excessive heat. He fired incessant-
" for FIVE hours.
Cant. Mari, killed at Fairfax, was a
member of tho Virginia State Conven-
tion. and member elect of the Legis-
laturc from Fauquier county.
II ia understood that Colonel Ander-
son will be promoted to a Brigadier
General, and Thomas II. Nelson, of In
diana, has been appointed Minister to
Chile.
Nrw YoRK, June 3d.-A London
letter says Col. Fremont will probably
take with him 10000 rifles and park
Of artillery, say forty 12-pound rlflcd
guns.
The Government has suppressed
new map of Virginia.
The Posts Washington letter says
It is considered certain that Congress
will authorize loan of 800, 900, 900;
3 or 10 per cent. will be offered, and
notes issued fl ON $50 to 81 ,OOOin value.
A special of the Express says that by
the end of the week, Government en-
meets to have $4,000 men in Virginia,
near Alexandria; 10000 at Grafton !;
10000 near Harper's Ferry; $4,000 at
Fortress Monroe, and 10000 around
Baltimore, Annapolis and the Relay
House.
A letter from Annapolis says: Col.
Smith, Of the New York Thirteenth
Regiment, took 7G0 muskets from the
Secessionists of Maryland, and intends
capturing all arms held by them in his
vicinity. ..rs
The Times Washington dispatch says
T. H. Smith, Of Vermont, is appointed
Consul to Odessa, in place of Arnold,
of Illinois, transferred to st. Peters
burg.
BALTIMORE, June 3d.-Gov. Hicks
this morning demanded and received
the muskets of the Baltimore City
Guards, 159 in number, and had them
conveyed to Fort McHenry:
SpR1NaFIBLD tllinoisl June 3d.
The city is in mourning to-day over
the death of Senator Douglas, and the
public demonstrations of grief exceed
anything of the kind which have ever
occurred here on the the death of a
public man.
1t is positively asserted that at Cab
met meeting on Saturday it was deciq-
ed to make further reluisition of 75,-
900 men, to serve during the war.
A Richmond dispatch reports that a
son of the law partner Of the President
of the London and Hampshire Railroad
was hanged as spy by the South Car
olina volunteers.
News Of June 5th.
The army is undergoing a thorough
reorganization. All the junior officers
in the service will be promoted. About
eight hundred commissions for officers
of new regiments are being made out
and will be sent in for confirmation al
the ensuing session of the Senate
New appointees will fill the places of
the promoted officers.
It is ascertained by careful inspec-
ton of the proiectiles used by the reb-
els at Acquia Creek, that they are un-
like any in common use, and it is be.
lieved that their cannon and projectiles
are from Europe, but how and where
they got them is the question.
Lieut.. Col. Farnham has been ap-
pointed Colouel of the New York Fire
Zouaves, in place of the late Ellsworth.
LOUISVILLE, June 4th.-Union flags
are constantly being raised here amid
great enthusiasm. They are all flying
at halfmast to-day, in consequence of
the demise of Senator Douglas.
j. j. Crittenden consents to run for
Congress in the Lexington District.
Mr.. Mallory was nominated for the
Seventh District, by reclamation, at
Lexington, yesterday. 2 ~ss-.
Twelve well attended Union meet
ings were held privately at Nashville,
Saturday, Notwithstanding the suppress.
sion of the Union sentiment by the se.
cessionists. - ....e. aa.. s.i
The Richmond Examiner says there
are 5000 unemployed negroes there,
and manual labor is stagnant.
Slaves are continually arriving in
considerable numbers at Gen. Buffers
camp, and are able to work in the
trenches. They are said to comprehend
the position Of affairs clearly, and re-
port their masters are very much alarm
ed and are flying from their homes