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, 1862-01-21
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, 1862-01-21
Gen. Felix &. ZoIlfcoHcr.

Inc rebel commander in Eastern Kentucky,
Killed at the battle Of Somerset on the 10Th
inst.-Felix T. Zo1lcoffer-as more honoraa,}v
though perhaps less widely known as the
NhlG md American member Of Congress from
Tic Nashville Uenn.) District, in he wears
from 1883 10 1859 inclusive In all tic cxcit-
ing contests Of that cyentful period he WIS
esteemed I. conservative national man. and
Ills record is, tor the representative Of South
crn constituency, quite unimpeaShablc. We
do not recall what part he TOOK in the earlier
Secession movement, but he was auons the
first to take military rank in the Confederacy
and since that datc his name has been familiar
ar household Worde. Briefly, his militarJ
carce. has been 10 s'subjugatc and reconcile
The Us:ion men Of East Tennessee One of his
irst acts WAS to suppress Parson Brownlow' &
paper. lie earjy established himself at Cum
btalacd Cup, and from thence he invaded
Kentucky simultaneously with the movement
upon Columbus and Bowling Green His was
lie right tank Of the rebel line Of occupation.
II If Fill fresh in the minds Of the people how
1eraoiS hc was beaten at Grab Orchard, two
mouths slacc, and what horrors attended tic
retreat OF his shattered army. Recovering. bc
zadvanced anew into the State, by g bette,
route, and has occupied a-strong position on
thc North bank Of the Cumberland r;ver ,,ar7
Esblc thence to Nashville, and runn;og so,,t
5.npottant salt mills for the Confedcracy. VI
E?'al' soon have fill details how Ills position
was l#ade untcnab2e, aud how the battle xo,
74Ight that ended IN disaster TO his army ant
, 1862-01-21
THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-


SENATE.
The report of the Judiciary Committee on
tho Expulsion OF Mr. Bright Of Indiana wts
Mr. WILKINSON, of Mimi, referred to
letter Of Atr. Bright's addressed to JEFF. Davis,
| and asked if it was such as an honest and loyh
| Senator Should write.
MessrF. MORRILL,, Of Maine, BRIGHT and
| TRUABGLL spoke, but without action the
! Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
i Willard A.HALL, representative of the
! third Congressional District Of Missouri, ap-
. cared and was sworn.
Mr: DAWES Of Mass, from the Committee
On. Elections, reported resolution that joseph
2s ur Is not entitled to the seat us Represents
tiget from the 1st Dist Of Firz,iuia- Laid oyc7
ALAG; resolution, which was adopted, that.
penRA e the discussion of tile subject, Nj, Sc
g1mJs permitted to occupy seat On tie floor,
Wit:a la Te to address the House On the merits
Of lis q1 :cst;o1.
M.KA LLoGG Of Illinois introduced a bill
antho,zln :: tlse: Secretary of the Treasury 10
settle with, tie States for supplies furnished to
their respective troops. Referred to the Com
mittee On Jndieiary.
On mutton OF Mr.: DAILY, Delegate from
Nebraska, it was resolved Fiat Is Alabama has
reasonably entered into the rebellion, the
COMMITTEE on Fub1:e Lands ii1quirc into the
cSpcdicEcr Of confscatinr ccrt$1in lands Sc
1ected by tlat State uAder the law of Congress.
and that tie same be opplicd to the use OF i
Seminary noT IN operation in that Territory.
On motion. ST Afr: EDWARDS, OF n. Il the
COMMITTEE ca the judiciary was instructed TO
inquire whether further: lc!,is11tion is nec.5-
sary to scenrc 20 the relatives OF volunteers
killed or died ;. the bounty provided by the
session Of jus. A1St
, 1862-01-21
BATTLE OF SOMERSET, Ky.
Total Defeat Of the F;nem7's Right
Flank.
GEN. ZOLLIC0FFER KILLED AND
HIS ARMY SHATTERED.


Especial Iispatcn 10 Inc Ca1caS0 Ifl1nne.l
LEXINGTON, ny, Jan. 20, 1862.
Official private dispatches from Somerset
give the result and only few details as yet, Of
the battle ut that point on Saturday. 1t seems
that Zollicoffer, hearing that Federal force
had appeared Oh his rear, on Saturday morn
ing at O'Clock, marched out from his en-
trenched position, at Mil Spring, and attacked
ShoeptFin camp. The Federal pickets were
driven in at an early hour, and the attack
made before daylight.
The battle is reported I" hare ragged with
great fury until three o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, when General Zollicotter, having
bccd killed, the whole force Of rebels fed in
confusion to their camp,
Their loss is not stated, but is thought to be
heavy, notwithstanding the fact that we fought
under the disadvantage Of i light force Of cav
airy and artillery.
No Information has yet been had Of the
movements of the force in Gen. Zoficoffer's 's
rear, but there is little doubt his whole force
will be captured. The position Of the rebels
was reported very strong,
The Bailic Peyton killed is son Of the ex-
member Of Congress from Tennessee.
Our victory is said to be very decisive, and
will result in rout Of the whole force defend
ing the right flank of Bowling Green.
A DR.. Steele, surgeon Of the Confederate
army, WAS arrested here to-day.
, 1862-01-21
BATTLE OF SOMERSET.

Victory at last. After long months Of
waiting, with lis promises and disappoint-
nlcuts. We have u cr.,,sh Of comfort IN the
Shape cf Il very handsome victory won at
Somerset, Ky, by Cur troops, on Sunday
Tho first announcement Of the news, YES
terday afternoon, hardly created {. sensa-
::on. People don't readily believe il. IAN
other Jaii!c' Until they sec H. But now
tho Information is 50 direct and positive,
AMI frein so many sources, that VIC think
We c5ay rest assured thai Gen, TAonas las
achieved a signal triumph: that Gen Zolli-
Golfer is killed; and that the right flank Of
lac rcLt] army in Kentucky is turned!
This is glory enough for one day.
It wor}d appear hy the accounts that
Gen. Zollieofer, who had been promising
himself :. quiet winter in the salt manu-
dacturing districts on the Cumberland river,
;swokc ono morning and found very
considerable f"rce Of Union troops in It's.
rear. Ills camp upon the north bank Of
the river was admirably chosen for defence
nh that side, and be had little to fear from
TIT five thousand troops under General
S!:cpf 1t Somerset, iyc or six miles
.llisl.nt. The movement against him,
l.wcyer, upon The other side
~ w:sein accomplished the reports
to IN. statc-Aad the effect TO drive
lin orl. ind to make i desperate battle for
Ills existence. He opened the attack be-
f".c d..light, and the fight lasted until the
middle Of the afternoon, when the rebels
their clieftain having been slain-l,rolse
in confusion.
The enemy were at least 10000 strong,
While the entire division OF Gen Thomas
would not number more than as many. Of
these latter there were at last accounts be-
tween 4,Gu0 and 5000 under Gen Shoepf
ii Somerset, where, and by whom the
battle was fought. The balance Of Gen
era! Tholnas's force assisted, either
i'll stirring up the game or IN strengthening
the hands Of Their brave comrades. The
va!or Displayed On both sides, and the NOR
tality list tl4at remains, sufficiently prove
how rSl the battle was fought, and
how biavely it was VOL. A single Union
regiment Indiana 1oth) lost 75 men The
en1lrc II ',cl loss is put down at 2775.
, 1862-01-21
THE CALIFORNIA FLOOD.
Sacramento Inundated-.-I.e.fsIa
Compelled to Adjourn--Great Loss
of Property.

as sS &C. be sa zt inst e. ST. M
water to subside from Sacramento. The
whole city has been under water from two to
eleven feet deep. The people hare been driy-
en- to the second stories Of their houses, and
arc unable to build fires to cook their food.
Cooked provisions IN large quantities have
err. The water has materially subsided since,
but the weather is still unfavorable in the
whole valley. Other portions Of the State
have suffered severely from this unprecedented
inundation, and many millions OF property
have been destroyed.
, 1862-01-21
FROM ST. LOUIS.

Especial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Eribunc.1
ST. LOUIS, January %, 1862,
The appointment Of John B. Henderson Us
Senator riee Polk, expelled, is regarded with
US much favor as Wilson's was with disap-
proval. As Henderson has been 4 straight out
Union man from the first, the earliest in the
cessioI Us treason, and seccesionists SIS traitors
he will be found duncompromisingf for the war,
and endorsing the confscation Of the slaves Of
rebels III arms.
It is reported and credited here, that fire
at Upton las consumed large amount Of
commissary stores.
It is also reported that large number Of
troops have left Seda1ia for the South. Gen.
Sigcl goes With the last column which left
RolIa, and will have charge Of the entire forces
on the march.
Tie Commissary here adyertiees for Eations
for troops and prisoners of war, to be deliv-
cred at the Alton Penitcntiary after the 9th
inst, showing that the Mcdowell College pris-
oncrs are to be removed Immediately.
The ice opposite the city broke yesterday,
smashing a few barges and damaging slightly
u AEH hAA4A INtl1s AAN 4eH<A ASAA5 A%GAAAANA
its trips, and the I'd Ohio cavalry Was enabled
to cross the 1900 horses and equipments.
Gen. Sclofeld has returned TO North Mis-
souri.
The arrest Of Col Fitz Henry Warren, Of
the First Iowa Cavalry, was for alluding to
Major Chamberlain as a "fnancier,'' and for
using profane language on parade. 1t is gen
orally belived the charges will be dismissed
sixty-one Of the Mcdowell College prison
ers have been released On taking the oath and
filing bond not to take up arms against the
United States. They were all citizens, not en-
listed for Prices army.
The State troops will not be mustered ont
of service on the 25th inst, unless paid, but
will be as soon as paid.
There is big e1citementamong merchants
clerks and others about tile Mercantile Library
election, tomorrow. Both parties art raising
| funds to put in new members.
On Saturday company Of the first cavalry
| came into Otterville with 40 prisoners and
/ 100 captured horses and mules.
| On Sunday morning company OF Merrill
| horse arrived at Sedalia with 10 prisoners and
! Is horses. They arc the best stock yc1
! bropght in.
, 1862-01-21
Showing the Position of Somerset the Cumberland River
where Zollicofer was Beaten Jam TO- 1862


The st. Louis War Claim Commission
.-.SoIne Account of its Proceedings.
The st. Louis Republican Of Monday sums
up, in advance Of the official report, but with
due access had to the official figures, an ac-
count OF What the War Claim Commission la7
donc-its labors being now completed. The
Commission is composed Of Hon. D:l7id Da-
yis, Of Illinois; Joseph Holt, Of Kentucky;
and Hugh Campbell, Of st. Louis. They
were appointed upon the removal OF General
Fremont, to examine the accounts Of the De-
partmcnt prior 10 October 14th and have been
in session continuously for some seventy days.
The period in which to present clain,s expired
January 10th, but the Secretary Of War has
allowed discretion to the Board to receive
Claims after That time, (when they could not
have been presented carlicr,) and Il number Of
these claims have since been received. In aIl
5,s75 claims, rcprcsen ting 81, C67, ,37155, have
been flied. Over six hundred witnesses have
been examined, thcir testimony covering six
thousand pages of manuscript. Thirteen hun
drcd claims have been accepted and paid; 9TH
crs ART il progress OF payment; and the bal
ancc are not yet decided upon, or have been
rejected, or arc lcid for examination before
the Court of Claims at Washington.
Tie Rpu1liean says the claims footing
$685., ,sss1.55, as aboyc,l may be classified as
follows.
, 1862-01-21
An Illinois Regiment Eoerced by NIfs-
eoEri Troopgint0 n Surrender Of Me-
groes.--Ra0eck.s Order No 81,

From tie st. Joseph lMo.} JOURNAL Friday.
Yesterday, the Fifty-sccond Illinois Regi-
ment leaving this city, under orders, for
Cairo, Z party claimed that there were two
eontrahands in their lines that had no right to
depart with thcm- Complaint being made to
Gen. Lane, he waited upon Col Wilcox and
requested that the negroes, in ACCORDANCE
with Gen Halleck's order, should be turned
out from tbc lines Of the Fnty-second. The
Colonel very promptly said it should be done,
and left the room to see that it was done,
leaving Major Stark, Gen Loan and the claim
ant together, when the Major commenced in
terrogatiIg the claimant as to his politics.
&c, End clearly intimated that the Two ne
groes would not be given up.
WhcreEpon Gen. Loan proceeded toCDlone1
Smiths headquarters, and procured an order
from lin for compliance with General Hal
leck's order, called out the State forces,
and proceeded to the railroad aud removed tho
switches so no train could leave, and notified
the officers Of the Fifty Of ~ha5 be had
done, and that they could not leave without
the negroes were turned out Of th9ir lines.
Major Stark ut once decided to handthem over
to Col Smith Is cont1:ibands, and Let the facts
be Investigated, whether the owner had for:
feited lis negroes, by violation Of the act Of
Congress.
Al one time the affair looked serious, but
fortunately, better counse1s prevailed
Gen. Loan showed his usulI fFnaacss On this
OCCASION, and proper regard for the instruc-
tons Of Gen. Hal1cch.
, 1862-01-21

The expedition from Cairo, that set out.
:, week since with such a flourish Of
:11mrcts seems, after all, to have been but
"a Reconnaissance in force preliminary to
something more likely 10 happen The
Country around Columbus was thoroughly
gene over and surveys taken, aud
The entire troops have now returned
to Cairo and I'alucah Immediately
upon lis return, and as an IN
diu.tion Of what is to he, Gen. Grant calls
upon ss,cl Of Ills volunteers as arc used to
boating If: 10 enlist upon the gun boats,
now lacking only IN crews to be comr1et-
cd. The people cf the Wes: are row pre-
Pared 70 hear from Gen Grant. His friend,
Gen. Thomas, at the othel end Of the Ken
1:1cl,y luc, has spoken.
, 1862-01-21
THE SITUATION AT SOMERSET THREE
DAYS BEFORE THE BATTLE

a correspondent Of the Cincinnati CONNER
c;a', writing on Thursday, SAYS:
From the different run1ors flying about, now
Of one move, now Of another Of the enemy, it
would seem that old Zolly was rather In q
quandary, brown study, or bud fix, from
which it would be advisable to extricate him
self soon, if not sooner. The old gentleman
begins to smell large sized mouse; there is
something wrong somewhere; there arc alto
gether too many men getting behind him who
do not belong to his side Of the house.
Now Mr.. Zollicoffer is too old fox to get
caught in trap he set himself. His position
On the Cumberland, at the mouth Of White
Oak Greek, was 4 natural fortified place, and
not conc at-able from the north side Of the
river, on the main road from Somerset to Mon
ticcllo; but whether he is going to take up q
permanent position there, or whether he is al
ready making backward move through Mon
ticello, is NOT definitely known.
Tic report that Zollicotfcr WIS crossing the
Big South Fork, and aiming to get back to
Cumberland Gap, turns out to be false.
Some |, 400 or 1,500 troops passed through
force; they came from Virginia, through
Knoxville -and there are swar1ns Of soldiers
at Knoxville. have just seen man who
lives within a nile Of Zolicofers encamp-
ment; he is still in his original position, with
abeut It, 1890 @ m men, al tod, endorsements
II u
many Of his men sick. The man who brought
this news Is reliable man, and one who fed
many Of the Tenuesseans when they first
came to Kentucky,
Night before last was terrible night; it
Iaincd, hailed, sleeted, snowed,- and 61owed.
"Fntt, it snew, then it blew, aud then 1t ftiz
Like Lcz|asad.'' The water courses are all up,
and the mud ha1f-leg deep in the roads, and
unless in case Of emergency, 1t would be al
mest impossible 10 move an nrmy. After sew
erai days, misty and drizzly, old Jamaica has
shown us the light Of his countenance, and
smiled upon us; but it is stingy effort, and
not d genial smile that imparts much conf
dcnce with it.
Tonight, on dress parade, IN order WAS read
for = company from each Of the Ten:
nessee 1egi11ents to go out tomorrow, and
work on the Danyillc road. What dees il
mean? Are preparations bling made for /
1et:<at:
, 1862-01-21

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Ttibune.l
SPRGaFIE1D, Jan. 10, 1852.
The Convention has been occupied with that
section Of the Legislative article Of the Con
stitution fixing the per diem Of members Of
the Legislature. The leading men of the Con
yention favor salary Of 5000 per annum- No
final action was had on the subject.
A Communication giving statement Of the
amount received from the Illinois Central
Railroad Company on the eseven per cent allow
ance to the State, shows the amount received
blythe Statefrom Dec. 1856, to June u, 1861,
to have been s894, $685. The President Of the
Company gives his REASONS for the non-pay-
mcnt Of the allowance for the last six months,
and promises it shall oe paid 50 coon as the
Compsny settles up with the State and thu
Uni..d S.ates> The President Of the Compa
, 1862-01-21

RIOT IN AcDoSorGH CousTY.-We learn
from the Macomb Journal that the coal miners
at Colchester, in NIcDonough county, in this
State, are on strike for higher wages; but
portion Of the men, pFefering to earn all they
can get rather than run tie risk Of being
thrown entirely out Of employment, kept on
working, whereupon the strikers assaulted
them, and a riot ensued. At last accounts for
ty-six Of the rioters Lad been arrested, and
were undergoing examination before q Justice
nj hTacomh Qn Friday.
, 1862-01-21
THE coNGR REsS1ONAL LAPPoRTIoN-
HEET.

Tic Constitutional Convention are likely
to waste some OF their precious time on
subject over With they have no control,
viz. arportionment Of the State into Con-
;=-csaion:l districts. The Constitution of
t1n lHitcd States, Article I, Section 4,
says:
'7hc lines. places, and m:soncr Of holding cleo
lions ior Senators md Representatives shall BE-
prescribed IN each state b. tie LEGISLATURE thereof
hut tisr Congress may By Law make or alter such
regulators, except as 70 the places Of choosing
Senators.
There is no law Of Congress authorizing
any otlcr body or power to make Congress
sional districts, except the Legislatures Of
the several States: and it is clear that the
Convention now sitting at Springfield have
no more authority to create such districts
Than they have to abolish the e. s. District
Courts in Illinois, Or to appoint Collector
Of Customs at Chicago, or to declare 6ena-
tor T1ulnbulrs seat vacant. How far the
second clause Of tAel paragraph quoted
above allows Congress to change or modify
the first clause, need not he discussed, be-
cause Congress never has changed it except
IL require Representatives to be chosen IN
t7;>!rit''s q; contiguous territory, as opposed
u elcys;un ou general ticket By the States
al large. The paragraph Of tho Constitu-
ton Ncald then read as follows:
TIE tines places and manner Of holding cleo
:inns t.. Sclatprs and representatives shall be
prescribe" il cnch state by The Legislature thereQf
Icxccp1 that Representatives shall be elected In
districts of contiguous territory and not by gen.
G!ai riclet.l''
Now If the Contention shall proceed to
divide tie s:ate into Congressional Dis.
1ricts. and shall persuade any political
party TO try the experiment of voting fol
members in those Districts, let them sex
how many seats they can get assigned te
7hem il the next or any future Congress
The appointment Of 8 " Committee on Con
gressi.'ral Appoltionment' in the Convcn
lion, LIS occasioned considerable srzpris
among those who do not see how the Con
stitution Of the United States can be over
ridden 1'y any body inferior to that Hhicl
established il. Not even the whole peopl
Of Illinois could make legal Congresion
ri aplurtionmcnt Of the State, difIcren
from that made By the Legislature tzert
1"
, 1862-01-21

ny further says the money for the fr>I term Of
the past six months has been deposited in
New York.
The United States Government las agreed
with Governor Yates to take the outstanding
army contracts of the State Off his hands.
Theyamount to about $940, 600. The Governor
says that the State shall be reimbursed to the
full amount, and that no loss will accrue to it.
He makes an official statement tomorrow.
, 1862-01-21

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Jan. eo.-Gen. Thomas
telegraphs to headquarters that zolIcofer
came up to his cncampment and attacked him
near Wcbb's Cross Roads, in the vicinity Of
Somerset.
Zollicot1er and Baltic Peyton had been
killed, and tho rebels were in full retreat to
their entertainments at Mill Springs, with the
Federals in hot pursuit.
, 1862-01-21

E~ The Provost Marshal of Cairo is A. J.
kuykendall, ex-senator from johnson county,
who cannot forget the partisan in his new po-
6ition. He frequently Insults Republicans
when applying for passes to leave Cairo, BY
Wishing he had power to send them 7own tie
rirtr.'' III short his Senatorial term has not
improved his manners. Most men improve
Egypt has plenty Of gentlemen capable Of
filing this position mort acceptably than it is
now filled.
, 1862-01-21

[From the st. Joseph (Mo.) Journal, FridaT.1
On Wednesday night, at the residence Of
Warren Lewis, who resides some eight miles
below this, on the river, there was quite q
brisk and desperate fight between FIVE or six
Federal soldiers, and . party Of the same size
of Jayhawkers, from Kansas The JayhaWk-
ers were making descent on Mr. Lewis for
the purpose of taking his horses, which was
resisted by the Fede1nls, H5S were STAYING
was hand-to-hand fight, and one Of the joy
hawkers received several severe baycnet
wounds, and four others werc shot. I1 the
melee, two ho1scs that hsd been stolen. the
day before, were recovered, and the coamis-
sion OF John Burtwen, Second Lieutenant In
dependent Greek Rangers, was found afser tile
affair wss over. It bears the bread seal Of
Kansas. That the JayhawkcEs hads very
hard time Of it, there is no question, as there
was great deal Of blood on tie ice, whese
they crossed the river, going over 10 Kansas-
hr. Lewis was in the city to-day, and OBJ
tained reinforcenlents, expecting anotl.er at
tack.
, 1862-01-21
marshal Lamon Exposed.

Tit exposures Of Marshal Lamon and his
singular career during the last nine months.
did not surprise any ono who knew him. Els
ordtr 10 close the doors Of the black hole over
Which lie prcs:des agaiust Senators and report
crs MSS caused By the visit made by your re-
porter in company with him. The expose Of
Lis Management by us. and the subsequent
action OF the Senate, has exasperatcd him.
To-day Ac has been hanging around the House.
arm il arm with Val1andigham and NAV OF
Ha::inore, bo:.l sccessiorists,- Cor.
Ft1n Iyo.{ycy
, 1862-01-21

tY a cattle train from Albany to Boston,
over the Western Railroad, broke through 4
bridge near Russell, md eight cars with their
living freight were precipltated into the chasm
below. The road here makes a sharp turn,
and Is, withal, down heayy grade and the
accident Was oceasioned by one Of the cars
getting of the track and smashing the bridge.
The lrcak was repaired within twcnty-four
hQurE,