Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-21

in Southeast Missouri ale becoming trouble
some to Union men, and have commenced
driving the latter out Companies are being
formed under the military bill in St Francis
county, ty B. Candy and Others and it is
said the Sccessonists will make all able bo-
died men enlist or drive them out Of the
State.
The Presidents mansion and all the depots
are closed to day, in honor of the memory of
Senator Douglas
a special dispatch to the Post says several
companies of regulars belonging to the Third
Infantry leave tonight for uarper's Ferry,
via Chamhersburg.
A special to the Commercial says addition
al troops have been ordered to Chambers
burg. This is understood as an Indication
that the lines of the Federal army are
rapidly closing, and that the forces under
General Mcclellan in Western Virginia will
act in concert with the Pennsylvania troops
for the reduction of Ilarpers Ferry.
Senators and Members of the House are
arriving by every train
The Government has decided that it will
not receive aGy more contributions from
States, and hereafter will obtain all the fund,
necessary for the support of Government
through the regular channels.
WAsuINGroN, June 7th.--All rumors since
Saturday of marching Federal troops on
Fairfax are without foundation.
The President has recognized Manuel Sa-
ragoza, Consul from Mexico to San Antonio
Texas. This is continuing the policy of
t eiting secession as uuity.
Five companies of United States Infantry
left here to-day on the cars for Chambers
burg.
Thuty-six guns are row mounted on the
emhankment near the Arlington House. An
attack is shortly expected from the rebels at
Manassas junction.
CHICAGO, june 7th.-Business generally
was suspended to-day, the board of trade
having adjourned yesterday until Saturday.
The banks, jobbing houses and dry goods
stores were all closed. and the Streets at an
early hour, in the vicinity Of the line OF
march of the funeral procession were densey
thronged with people, large numbers of
whom arrived from the country by the
morning trains. AT eleven o'clock, amid the
tolling of bells and firing of minute guns
the procession moved from Bryan II Ill,
where, since Tuesday, the remains have laid
in state, through Clerk and Lake streets to
Michigan avenue thence to Cottage Grove.
The procession was about two miles in
length and occupied about an hour in pass
ing given point At low estimate, ten
military, Government and State officers,
members of the Legislature, mercantile and
legal professions, Masonic Fraternity, Mer
camille Associations Fire Department, Typo |
graphical Union. and all other benevolent
soclrties of the city were out to do honor to
the iilus'riou, deed. The services were con
Quoted 10y Bishop Duggan, who delivered IL
brief hut eloquent Grafton on the character
Of the deceased.
LuIsylLLE, June 7th-The journal says
that II arge qlantity of arms were secretly
brought from Tennessee to Kentucky, on
Wednesday, hy Hecessionists.
There is destructive crevass on the LOU |
i~iana side Of the Mississippi near Natchez,
250 feet wide and ten feet deep
The Charleston Courier of the 4th SAYS /
that the Minnesota is the only vessel off that
port.
The Memphis papers are calling the atten-
ton Of the Nigileuce Committee to the high
prices of provisions changed 10y dealers there.
The Mobile Register says that the Baltic
towcd The British ships Pcth~hire and Dron,-
ley 10 sea, June lst, from Mobile Bay. The
port is LOW clear of shipping.
ST IorIs, Jane 8th
4 special to the New York tribune dated
Washington, June 7th, says several hundred
regulars have left within tweuty-lour hours
for the Relay House. They viii form a por-
ton of one Of the columns " hich are 10 ope-
rate against Iarper's Ferry. y column Of
Gen. Puttersons arRy is approaching by the
way Of IlagerStowni and column of Gen. !
McClollns is moving from the west. Help
cannot come to Gen. johnson from Manassas
Junction. for Gen. Mcdowell will engage the
whole attention Of the rebels posted there
nor can they be reinforced from Richmond |
gercus foe to leave even inactive in their
rear, and he will not remain quiet There i
are armed steamers enough in the Potonlc |
to threaten other approaches to the Capital
Of the Old Dominion.
" e have good reason to believe that before
many hours column Of 1000 men will |
march FROM this city toward IIarpers Ferry, |
the whole commanded 10y Colonel Stone, of
the Fourteenth Infantry. The hour of start
ing, which has been post tpoucd several times |
is rot yet definitely determined. The |
column viii probably have no more serious
task than that of iutercepting the tugiliYes
driven hy other commands from Harper
Ferry Other regiments Al { under marching
orders. /
We learn from prominent politician from
Wheeling, what will be the probable course
of the Convention All the leading men
have agreed not to attempt making a new
State ont of W estern Virginia, but net for
the Old Dominion as Il whole, set1iHg up a
Provisional Government. The first act of
the Convention will be to disposo of Cover
nor Letcher and his rehellious associates. 1t
will then appoint good and true men in their
places. The Provisional Governor will pro-
baby be Gen. jackson, of Pnrkershurg. The
Convention will then declare Eastern Virgin
ia in insurreclion against the General Gov
ernment, for which aid to put down the re-
bellon will be invoked
The Legislature chosen on the Esd instant, |
the members of which are. by its request, to
meet with the Convention, will be pro-
nounced the legally elected Legislature of the |
State, and will be empowered to proceed at
once to the transaction of business. The
Governor will send in his message to the two
Houses, and two Senators and Lending Re
puhlican for the other House will be chosen
Ia this plan OF operations, with Messrs Car
isle, Wiley, Pierpont and jackson united,
our informant thinks it will be one of the
grandest popular assemOluges ever call edto-
gt(her
ST. LOUIS, June l0th.-Captain Emmet
Mcdonald having been discharged from Gus
todv by the United States Court, at Spring
field, Ill.,, has arrived in this city. His friends
attempted to get up demonstration on his
return, but the Captain declined it. lie
seems to shun observation.
1t seems to be the general impression that
Governor Yates will appoint John A. McCler-
nand to fill the vacancy in the United States
Senate caused by the death of Judge Doug