Des Arc semi-weekly citizen., 1861-08-07
FROM MISSOURI.

ST. LoUfs. August 3.-Solomon's and Sci gels regiments, two Iowa regiments arrived, and will be disbanded.
 Strong efforts being made to continue Home Guards in service beyond the time of enlist ment.
 FROM OHIO.
 CINCINNATI, August 2.-Bnsiness houses closed, as d welcome return to three monthers.
 FROM NEW YORK.
 NEw YoRK, August 2.-Northern Light brings Panama Star, which states that an English ship was overhauled and boarded by Confederate privateer-longitude 60.
 Washington official dispatches to Patterson vN show that the entire blame of Bulls Run dsaster rests on his disobedence to positive orders. Orders were first to engage Johnston, thltit was impossible to get between John soa and Manassas, that it was impossible to lirrass his rear, that failing, repair to Wash i0gton, form a junction with Nc DoWell sim uItaneouslY, with Johnston joining Beaure gard.
 SExArE-Bill authorizing Welles to pnr- chase and charter vessel to aid the collec- ton of revenue, passed.
 Resolution paying for Mir. Douglas arFear- ages, passed.
 Cameron ordered all slaves confined at Al exandra liberated, and be employed as labor CTS for the future. Fngitives to be treated Tn the same manner.
 New York 5th Regiment en route for home, were stoned in Baltimore by crowd who cheered for Jcf Davis. Little harm done, several sbouters arrested, but released on swearing allegiance to Lincoln.
 Pennsylvania Reserve placed under com mand of Mccall.
 Three steamers from Fortress Monroe at the mouth of Potomac river fired on, and get aground in attempting to escape, it is supposed they will be captured or destroyed.
 SENATE -Breckinridge spoke, laying slaugh- ter before Manassas upon the Government He said they were hurling brave fellows into death, for principles which three-fourths of them abhor. Baker responded, saying that Breckinridge's appeals were made only to ami mate our enemies. Were not his words, words of brilliant polished treason uttered in the Capitol. Sumner interrupted Baker, when he asked what would have been done with Ro- man Senator similarly conducting himself 1; remarked, soTvo vocE, he would have been hurled from the Carpean Rock.
 FROM KENTUCKY.
 LOUISVILLE, August 2.--Gen. Flournoy, of Arkansas, died here to-day. He was an officer in the Confederate army.
 :. LOUISVILLE, August 3.-Gentlemen from @ Louis reports important despatche3 re- Gslved from Springfield, but suppressed. All elegraphic goes direct to Fremont's head Quarters, where most absolute censorship is exercised.
 Dispatches dated Springfield, July 29th, punished this morning, says McCull0ch IS moving slowly forward, his forces in three columns the better to subsist by forage. We are quietly awaiting their approach. It is stated state Gen. Lyon officially applauded Seigel. ' nis dispatch most probably gotten up in St. We are in receipt of reliable information rom McCulloch's camp up to the night of .ne 14tn ult., and are satisfied that his whole i0lce IS now in Missouri.-ED. CITIzEN.l
 x,v FROM WASHINGTON.
 WARRINGTON, August 3.-SENATE--Bill ptoYlolhg punishment for certain crimes, pun ITTInins TIns recruiting for any army hostile to Unlon, With from $20O to SlOOO fine, and from 10 D years confinement. Those who enlist ana thoSe who encourage enlistment by words Na.aaas mna.,1s or publication, being alike guilty Letters from Commodore Engle. who was CCsuered Coed to bring home Hong Kong fleet, under commodore Stribbling, of South Carolina to 1tsS S tnat the fleet is not there but is supposed basIaIn IaIneron goes to Pennsylvania to recruit his sMutsn' Ihos. Scott acts in his place. etsld says it has been observed several uays mat Confederate engineers have beer Cisliass ,',o reservations near Chain Bridge. Mo ,elf in rss s;siesd the neighborhood, posting him