The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-07-16

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for final adjournment of Congress on We'd
nesday next was adopted. The bill to
extend the Territory of Nevada was
passed.
In the House, the Committee of Ways
and Means reported their last appropria-
tion, being for miscellaneous objects, but
it was laid on the table. The Senate
resolution declaring the meaning of the
act authorizing the President to take pos
session of the railroads and telegraph
lines was passed. A bill was passed to
punish persons who erased the used mark
from postage stamps and sell them over
again. In Committee of the Whole, Mr..
Richardson of Illinois, the leader of the
Democratic party in the House, made
dlsgraceful exhibition of himself in call
ing Mr. Blake of Ohio "a Cd ID
liar" &c.
The Republican caucus at Washington,
instead of adopting an address, embodied
their sentiments in single resolution,
declaring it to be the duty of all citizens
to stand by the Uuion and uphold the
President against traitors at home and
enemies abroad; that we invite the CO.
operation of all men who love their coun,
try in the endeavor to raise fire of pat
riotism that shall utterly consume all who
strike at the Uuion of our fathers, and
all who sympathize with their treason or
palliate their guilt.
In the final report of Joseph Holt and
Robert Dale Owen, Commissioners on
Ordnance Contracts, they state that they
have effected saving on contracts made
prior to Secretary Stanton's taking Office,
of SIT, 100000.
The possibility that Congress will pass
a Bankrupt law before adjourning is again
suggested 1t is claimed that such a
law would be highly bene fetal, by stlm-
ulating trade and thus adding material
for taxation.
NASHVILLE, July IS, 1S62.-The city
is filed with rumors about fight at Muir
freesboro' to-day. The most reliable
reports confirm the statement about a
fight having occurred. The following
particulars are given:
About eight o'clock this morning a
large force of Rebei cavalry, under the
command of Col. Forrest, composed prin-
cipally of two Georgia and one other Reb-
el regular cavalry regiment, drove In our
pickets and assaulted the town.
The 9th Michigan Regiment, Col.
Parkhurst. were surrounded and captured.
Gen. T. 7. Crittenden of Indiana. and
Gen. Dufield, who had recently arrived
to take command of the 23d Brigade,
were made prisoners; also, Lieut.. Barry,
Commissary, and Lieut.. G. II. Irwin,
Acting Assistant Quartermaster.
The Sd Minnesota, Col. Leslie, and
Heritt's 1st Kentucky Battery, made a
gallant resistance. Their bravery is be-
yond praise. They saved the railroad
track and bridges, losing but few men.
The Rebels destroyed the railroad
depot and other property, including the
telegraph Office.
The town was being sbelled by Her,
ritt's battery at the last reports P. IN.
to-day.
Forrest is not expected to make an at.
tempt upon Nashville, as he will find
work enough for HIM to attend to before
approaching the city. By trustworthy
accounts he has 5000 cavalry, but nc
artillery nor infantry.
LOUISVILLE - Midnight - Reports
have been just received that the main
body of Morgan's guerrilIas were at
Rough and Ready, nine miles south Of
Frankfort, at 5 o'clock this afternoon
Our informant says the State archives are
being removed from the Capitol.