The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-06

We have received copies Of New Yok aud
Phiiadelphia papers OF last Wedu. scaS ANA
Thursdays q an usry 1T md 2d} dates. The
sxtrA . 1aIcn we subjoln from tasm win ss
iouud inter ssting:
TIE WAR II MISSOURI eKS. sHGEL SUPER.
skDfD-A FEDkkAL LIEUTENANT sAUOrs HIM.
skLR-A CTsfPiRAoY, &c.
Especial isp.tch to the Missouri Democrat
RoLLA, Dee. a. Major General Curtis ar
rived In town this evening, and will assume
command Of the forces here to morrow, SUI
lerseding den. Siegel. This would seem TO
indica,s change OF programme.
Col Dodge, while riding out ON horseback
this evening, received tissh wound la the
thigh from he accidental discharge Of q pts.
tot carried In his side pocket The ball was
extracted, and the wound will not prcvs 90
serious az was at first supposed.
The railroad from this point TO Franklin Is
strongly guarded at every point. Ii is re-
ported that on "Wednesday evening an at
tenn pit was made by q rsoel squad 10 corall
the pickets OF Capt. driffith's command,
stationed at the Staun ton starion. the rebels
were fired upon and dispersed.
For the first time It bsccnnss necessary to
obtain passes from the Provost Marshal 70
gaia admission to the camp.
Lieat. Muroxliager, Of the Seventeen tn
Missouri volunteers, whose remains vera
taken TO st. Louis ON Wednesday, came to
his death az foiiows: W lille seated IN his
tent, with the Captain and Second Lteutsn-
ant Of his compan he took up revolver,
and, telling the Captain that IL was his de-
sign to shoot himself applied the NUKE OF
the pistol to his right eye and fired. The
ball entered his eye and lodged in his skull,
but he survived eight days. 1t isstated that
the rash act WIS owing to emprrary aber-
raticn Of mind, caused by chAgrin the I'M
fortunate Lieutenant having an IDEA that he
wac 20 Do turned out Of his place In the re.
gimeat.
Four desperate haracters, belonging to
Company A, lows 4th, II 10 supposed were
concerned In q conspiracy to m urder one Of
their ofscers and q private. To accom- plish
their purpose they made q collection of stolen
pistols, bowie knives. and had loaded blud.
g~cn. II is coOjectured that they In tend.
ed 70 desert afterwards. The ARRAY broke
on. On Christmas night, II is supposed pre-
maturely, r-suitiDR la one man being stab
bed, the dirk being driven in sfx inches, and
was broken OF in the operation. Another
person was aiso badly beaten with the biud-
geon.
Major S. and his clerks occupied dwell.
ling during their stay here, which, from some
undiscovered cause continued TO be flied With
smoke. Il poured ont Of the stove door in
dsecy volumes, RULED along the floor, curled
III fantastic rim 81 on the table, peeped out OF
sly corners, and lay dsnsely stratsfied % TO
the ceiiing. Little rivuists poured out OF the
stove .p!pe joints in spite Of all attempts 10
drive ths unacoountabls nuisance ppvard.
The doors and windows were thrown omen
on fne days, and relief was obtained. or q
cold morning ths shineiss OF the smoke
haunted dwelling steamed like distiiIery,
and every knOt-h0ie cent out lively Nj az
smoke. After the Paymastsr's force left :he
dwelling il was discovered that the top AZ
The chimney was bricked over, and 81 courss
Theoretically closed assinat ali eHorts of RI =
not Q bad Joke, 1t prov good smoke -
gaoA LIxMaroJ.
The Aiasosvi D.mosyas, Of the sSsh Deosm.