The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-26
LATEST BY EVENING PAPERS.

Senator Lane to raise Troops-Gen. Hdtteck
and staff gone TO the PeRinsald-Patriotic
Position Of Nec York City-Rebels con
centrating at Gordonsritie-W Washington 10
be attacked-Gen. Butler compiimented.
NEW YORK, July 25.
Special dispatches from Washington say
Senator Lane has been commissioned by the
government to raise and organize an army in
the department of Kansas in his own way up
on his own principles
Gen. Halleck and staff, with Generals Burn
side and Meigs, went to the peninsula yester-
day afternoon.
The post office department will continue af-
ter the first of August to issue stamps for cur
rency. Those intended for this purpose win
be without gluten and will be redeemable at
the United States Treasures or exchanged
for postage.
Col. Norton. the accuser of Gen. Mitchell,
has been ordered TO be arrested. He has not
yet been found.
Capt. Mansfield, the late provost marshal of
Fredericksburg is under arrest. His doings
while in office, are being investigated.
Resolutions were adopted yesterday at
meeting of commissioners representing the n.
Y. Chamber of Commerce, Union Defence
Committee and the Common Council, to the
effect that every person in the community of
doubtful loyalty should be regarded as dis
loyal and no one should be trusted who is not
willing to sacrifice property, life and opinion
to the public good That the time has come
when we must strike for the national life with
every weapon that God has given us; that de-
lay strengthens the rebels and weaken us
that it is better that every rebel should perish
than one more Union soldier should die, and
therefore it is earnestly urged that it is best to
Immediately issue the order which, while it
will take from the rebels their great source of
strength, will diminish their army BY calling
TO the defence of their homes large numbers of
rebel officers and men.
A letter to the Tribune dated Memphis, 18th,
states that a rebel telegraph operator recently
for four days read all the dispatches between
Gen. Halleck, Col. Davis, Gen. Curtis and the
commandant at Memphis, and made good his
escape after it was discovered that some one
was tampering with the wires. Another let
ter gives our loss in the recent fight with the
ram Arkansas rs "a killed, Is wounded and
% missing.
The World publishes despatch which says,
Il learn from pretty accurate private sources
that Ewells, Hills, Longstreet's and Jacksons
divisions of the rebel army have left Richmond
during the past fortnight, most of them going
over the Virginia Central X. K, and that they
are now concentrating near Gordousville. con-
stituting an army of 10000 strong. Undoubt-
edly an attempt is to be made ON Maryland or
Washington. Our people are still uncertain
whether it viii be made ny the valley or this
way.
Counter raids and attacks are to be institute
ed by us. A force may pnsh for Richmond
from fredericksburg with the purpose of
either frightening them back or of gaining
more than they
The Times story about Secretary Stewards
resignation is without foundation.
Col Scott, the agent of the Post Office De-
partment, has returned. He states that Gen.
Butler is the man for the place, and but for his
stringent measures New Orleans would prob
ably not have been held.
New YORK, July %.
A Baltimore letter in the Herald gives a list
of rs rebel Notifications around Richmond.
The funeral of Ex-President Van Buren, will
take place from the old church at Undertook,
on Monday next.
MEMPHIS, July %.
Mai. Gen. Sherman has assumed command
Farragut's fleet silenced all the rebel guns
while running down last night.
The canal was completed, but the water
would not be let in till the water rises.