Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-12
sgIRMISHEs HERE AND THERE
An Important Decision Of the
Circuit Court.
FURTHER PARIICULAR RS OF THE
AISSOURi TROUBLES.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
From New York.

from New York.
New YORK. July II.
The Herald has special this morning, stating
that the arrest of Col. Thomas by the new Uni 3
police Of Baltimore, has nipped in the bud
scheme for the seiAure Of one Of the steamships
leaving for New ork, in the same way they cap.
tured the St. Nicholas; but others of the gang Of
steamship pirates are still at liberty.
The Secretary of War has finally decided to
detail those officers captured in the Texas, and
discharged on parole, for du at Forts Kearney
and Laramie. This duty will not conflict With
the oath. Government intends to send sufficient
force to those points, and others along the Over
lana Route, to fully protect mails and other prop
erty OF citizens. considerable force of yoIun-
teers will be sent to Salt Lake.
From advices just received, trouble is Appre.
hended in Nevada Territory. by the resistance of
some Of the people to the exercise of Gov Nye's
Federal authority. The Mormons are said to be
at the bottom Of this movement.
Fremont had an interview with Gen. Scott YES
terday, and expects to leave tor st. Louis in q
few days. Kit Carson will probably join him.
IN brush between the pickets at Great Falls
few days ago, some of the LIST Massachusetts
Regiment, With long rifles killed two of the enemy.
The rebels have q camp near Great Falls. 1t il
supposed they are endeavoring to plant batteries.
Freni Is OF Gcn. Lee report that he has resigned
and will be found on the side Of the Union in
Virginia.
a s..s'.m.n yho arrived here to-day from vir.
ginia, reports that there are two Regiments at
Leesburg, one South Carolinlan, and one Virgin
ian.
1t appears that while our Regiments average
about 900 men, the Southern Regiments do not
average over $50. There were At Leesburg. l50
troops slck in the hospital. The South Carroll.
mans were mainly diseased with measles.
The most important information obtained is
that there has been o severe quarrel between Lee
Letcher, Gov. Wise, Sagruder, and Roger A. Pry-
or, jeff Davis was called in to settle the difficulty
old I0td f.ny, h.. chnvf
Gov. Letcher, who is st, inactive and Indifferent
to the success Of the rebels. This informat atiop
confirms the despatch that Lee had left the rebels
ami was nov in " estern Va "a sing forces to sup
port the Union. jeff. Davis not only snubbed Col
Lee, but against tho protest of Gov Le,chcr. Ma
gruder was detailed to comm and the rebel forces
in Eastern Va Gov. Wise to command in Western
Va. and Beauregard was assigned the command OF
the centre column at Manassas.
An organization is on foot here under the title
thedespotism Of the rebels in the Southern States
to perform special duties principally detecting
rebel spies in midst.
Gen. Buckner, Of Ky. is here endeavoring to re.
commend the armed neutrality policy, which al.
though proposed originally in good faith by loya
cloak for their operations. II is we'll known tha
the Kentucky State Guard is entirely under the
rebel influence, and would unquestionaoly make
the pretended neutrality advantageous to thu
rebels.
Home Guard is organising independent ol
Gen. Buckner's forces, which viii be amply SUN
cient to protect the Unionists from any macL ina
tions Of the rebels.
Worlds Special.
A large number of clerks were removed from
the land Office to-day. Many removals from the
departments were expected from the operations oi
the special committee raised By the Hsuse bu,
this committee intend sitting during recess and
will not bo ready to report before December.
There is high authority for asserting that Gov.
ernment has refused Congressman May ~ Con
mission to 20 TO Richmond. lie was distioctly in.
formed no compromise would be rendered and
none entertained If he visited Richmond il would
be - : private citizen.
Especial to the Times.]
The proposed treaty between the United Stasea
and Mexico, respecting which negotiations have
been pending for some weeks, has fallen through
for the present ct least. Gen. Blair imposed slip
ulation which Mexico cannot concedc.
There is No immediate prospect Of direct mail
facilities with MEXICO.
Orders were received 1t the headquarters o
the army on Monday to sail immediately to the
scat Of war, the first artillery-part Of Forl
Sumter garrison, which il 1t Fort Hamilton. The
brave fellows were under AIMS for sail in . few
minutes. The old ensign Of Sumter went alona
with them, % they believed there would b nd
luck without it.