Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-02-01

Later from the Atlantic Side.

Later from the Atlantic Side.
CHICAGO. Jan. <. A. M.-The 7rsJ-
uae's special dispatch saws the Catholic
bishop Of Nashville has arrived there.
lie states that drafting in Tennessee
lIad proved a failure. Great numbers
in Nashville are outspoken Union men.
L. Bowling Green falls, Nashville will
be destroyed. The Bishop saw a;
Glasgow Junction, the remains Of a
splendid tunnel destroyed On Jan. 9Th,
by rebels. The railroad from that
point north was entirely destroyed.
The rebels arc endcavoring to draw the
Union army into Bowling Green,
where they have masked batteries.
The approaches to Columbus are
splcndi,lly defended by numerous bat
tcries, and chains and torpedoes OBJ
struct the river.
Gen. Shields has arrived at Wash
ington.
The Ways and Means committee in
Congress has framed bill, which will
be introduced to-day, authorizing the
issue of$lO0, 600, 900 in demand Treas
ury notes, and drawing interest, and
paying generally without specifying
places or times, which as we'll as other
Treasury notes, are to be declared law
full money.
1t is settled that Gen. Jim. Lane is
to have command of an army of 80
600 men to penetrate South from Fort
Lcavcnworth lie will carry on the
war in the Southwest according to his
own peculiar notions, and strike at re-
bellion with any weapon that he can
command.
The agent Of the Government who
superintendent the removal Of Mason
and Slidell from Fort Warren to the
the British gunboat returned this morn
ing. No papers were exchanged be-
tween the agent and the English COM
mandcr in connection with the delivery
and reception Of the rebel Commits
sioncrs.
HALIFAX, Jan. 3.--Rumors are cur
rent in this city-not traceble, however
to any reliable sourcc-of tho loss OF
the steamship Parana in the st. Law
renee, with 100 troops on board.
Quincy, Jan. 1.-THE steamship Van
ierLM, from Port Royal, Jan. 8, ar
rived at New York yesterday, and
brought 3,790 bales Of cotton.
200 prisoners released from Rich
mond, arrivcdut Washington yesterday
and were paid off.
The Federal gunboats Essex, Lex
ington and Tyler, went down the river
Yesterday, to make reconnoisanccs.
They went within range of the rebel
batteries near Columbus, when they
met the rebel steamer Mohomk, which
rctrcated after our boats had fired two
shots at her. When our boats were re-.
tiring, rebel gunboat followed, but
was chased back.
Quincy, Jan. 7, p. M.-Ar expedi-
ton, second to none yet sent out, in
numbers, character and purpose, under
command of Gen. Lane, is soon to
start from Fort Lcavenworth.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Presi-
dent sent to the Senate the name of
Col. Dana, of the First Minnesota regi-
mcnt. as Brigadicr General.
Gen. Mcclellan, for the first time in
several weeks, appeared out Of doors to
day in his carriage. He has nearly re-
covered his health.
In the Senate Jan. 6, Mr.. Nesmith
presented the credentials of Mr.. Stark
Of Oregon.
Mr.. Fcsscndcn Of Maine, moved the
administration Of the oath be suspend
ed for the present, and the credentials
and other papers he referred to the Ju.
dietary committee.
\ discussion arose as to the proprie-
ty Of the motion, which was participa-
ted in by Bright Of Indiana. Fessenden,
Bayari, Wilson and Trumbull.
The credentials OF Stark and papers
showing his disloyalty were laid on the
table.
Mr.. Wilson Of Massachusetts,, pre-
sented a petition Of the citizens Of
Pennsylvania, asking that john c.
Fremont be appointed q Lieutenant
General.
In the House. Conklin, Of New
York. called up resolution Of inquiry
into the Ball Run disaster. He said
the resolution was offered several days
ago, but no effort had yet been r,ade TO
show who was responsible for that dis
astcr. In the course of his remarks,
Concklin commented severely on the
plan Of covering UP the faults Of Ger
tain generals and laving all the blame