Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-08-31
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From the Daily Nebraskian.


| to Cairo.
Col. Dougherty and Lieut.. Col. Ransom
who were wounded in the fight at Char.
lesion, are recovering.
Kansas City, Mo, Aug 90.
Information Of the organization Of large
| forces of secessionists is received here
| From 500 to 1900 will leave jackson
county this week, and as many more from
Lafayette county, all en- route for secas.
sion head quarters. Rumors Of an attack
on this city are current.
Cincinnati, Aug %
Private dispatches say that the Tennes-
seeans seized at Paducah to-day the Ev.
ansvile and Paducah mail boat and took
her and her Cargo up the Tennessee river.
Washington, Aug. 81.
The several newspaper restrictions on
the Administration are regarded as attacks
on the country, and many are suspected
! Of being in the interes, of the secession
lists. This subject is attracting much at
tention in Washington.
Maj or Barry, OF Gen. McClellan's staff,
was to-day appointed Brigadicr General
of the Volunteers.
Washington, Aug. 81.
The lntellgencer has advices that the
rebels are preparing to attempt an inva
sion of Maryland, and intend an offensive
movement on Cheat Mountain Pass.
Deserters from the rebel army say that
all the enemy's troops have moved up from
Richmond to Manassas. Much sickness
and discomfort exists among the men.
Senator Wilson has accepted an ap-
A feeling of perfect security pervades
our entire community. The feints of the
rebels on the line of the Potomac are now
better understood, and military men say
that soon, with the ordinary dependence
on raw troops they would desire nothing
better than that Gems johnson aud Beau.
regard should sttempt that part of the
Confederate programme which contem
plates an advance on Washington. 1t is
suspected that this rallying cry is adopted
to sustain the tagging spirits OF tie rebel
troops, whose numbers it is positively
known are fast diminishing by small pox
Government is satisfied that General
Fremont could not have sent reinforce
ments to General Lyon previous to the
battle near Springfield, without endanger.
ing the safety Of Eastern Missouri.
Louisville, Aug. %.
A special dispatch to the Courier, dated
paducah, says the gun boat Conestoga,
came here this morning with $50 men,
and captured the steamer W. b. Terry,
and took her to Cairo yesterday, and that
1000 Lincoln troops came to Bondville.
Ky, and captured two citizens of tina:
place and took them to Cairo as prisoners.
The Courier also says the excitement at
Lexington was very great on the arrival
of the guns sent from the Federal Gov
ernment, which was increased by the tur-
ming out of the Home and State Guards,
and the arrival of cavalry. The Courier
says difficulty would have been inaugu-
rated but for the persuasions of John C.
Breckenridge, who addressed the crowd,
ugring no violence, but to permit the
troops to take and convey the guns to
their destination. The Courier says the
excitement along the road is 8, great that
the further shipment of arms will not De
attempted for the present.
Alexandria, Aug a.
The largest secession force between
Manassas and our lines is at Fairfax
Court House. All quiet on tie Potomac
Washington, Aug. y.
The rebels have withdrawn a mile be
yond Fairfax Court House, leaving only
their pickets in the village. The rebels
strength at Lecsburg is increasing, and
consists 0! several thousand men support
ed by artillery
Gen Mcclellan has assumed command
OF all the troops on the Potomac.
H. -xt-
2lst regiment, stationed at Fort Runyon.
Forty of its members were arrested and
sent to Tortugas.
Gen. Fremont has been authorized to
take and use the Illinois Central Railroad
for military purposes.
The War Department has accepted
regiment of mounted rangers to be raised
in Colorado, rendered by Judge Pettis Of
the Territory.
A formidable instruction occurred a.
mong the slaves in Orange county | days
since, set on foot by negroes. Several
negroes were hung, having taken part in
the movement. There are very few whites
left in that county nearly all having been
drafted into the military service of the
State.
I'VE" DTK, august =
The British brig Andover arrived this
morning from Savannah. She reports
that on the 18th inst, off Cape Hatleras,
she was boarded from prlvateer steamer
She could not learn her name, rs there
was none on her stern. She was a side.
wheel river boat of about 200 tons, and
mounted two guns, one small pivot, and
the other large stationary gun amdships.
They reported having several prizes in
Hat,eras inlet. They furthermore stated
they expected United States brig of war
along, and if she came, with two other
larger vessels, they intended to attack her.
The officers of the boats crew of the pri
vateer were all apparently Eastern men.
Gallipois, Ohio, Aug %
A skrmi.h took place on the Goth inst,
at Hawks Nest, eight miles beyond eau.
ley. The rebels 400 strong advanced to
where the 18th Ohio had erected barrie
cades, and were driven back with a loss
of fifty killed and a considerable number
wounded, any many taken prisoners. Our
loss-none killed, two slightly wounded
and none missing. Our forces captured