The Nevada Democrat., 1862-08-23
BY OVERLAND TELEGRAPH.

The troops are constantly arriving. A dis
patch from AdjulaDt Gen. Thomas says;
1.-The Union men of East Tennessee are
here in confinement as prisoners of State.
Gov. Johnson bias q corresponding number
of traitors for exchange"
New YORK, Aug. 2Oth.-Sterling ex-
change is dull at l271; gold ll64Gll53;
Pacific mail ITO; Government Stocks easi
er. The Secretary Of Treasury sold to- day
in Wall street three millions $40 notes
at 1O4 aud interest.
The Champion, from Aspinwa !, has ar
rived. No California steamer to day; 1t
will probably leave Oh Friday.
KANSAS CRY, Aug. 2Oth.- The Federal
loss in the engagement at Love Jack, Mo-,
on Friday last is understood have been l5O
killed, wounded and missing; the balance
of The force escaped TO Lexington. The
artillery lost in the fight was retaken four
times and Gnally spiked aud abandoned by
the Federals.
During the fight at Independence. No.,
Oh the llth, Gen. Hughes who commanded
rebel regiment at Carthage aud brigade
at Wilson's creek was killed. The nOtOri-
Gus and brutal Col. Bird and Col. Thompson
were wOunded-tbe former fatally. The
Federal loss is set down at Fl killed and 35
wounded, while the rebels say their loss
was 10 killed and IL wounded. Union men
declare the rebel lose TO have been over
60 killed.
Sr. LOUIS, Aug. 2l.-A gentleman just
from Lex ingtOD, Mo-, reports that sOOn af-
ter leaving that city he heard an alarm
gun fred and the long roll beaten 10 the
Federal camp, followed by loud cannonad.
lug. lie is confident that the garrison will
be able to maintain itself and repulse the
enemy as the garrison is fully two thousand
strong of whom 800 are under Gen. Loan
arrived early yesterday morning. Our
troops occupy Mulligan's old entrench-
ments, which have been extended to the riv-
er to prevent the rebels from attacking 10
the rear and cutting off the garrison from
the water. The strength Of the rebel for
ces is supposed to be about four thOus.
aud.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-One hundred and
eighty Federal prisoners, captured at Bull
Run and other points, reached here to-day
from South Carolina. They complain Bit
terly of their treatment.
Reverdy Johnson has made report to
the Government upon points 10 the admin
istratiOn Of affairs at New Orleans, and the
President has approved its conclusions. 1t
is understood that Johnson recommends the
return 10 the Consul Of the Netherlands of
the $500, 900 seized by Gen. Butler; that
$7l6 900 be retuined to the French Consul,
and also that q large amount Of sugar and
and other merchandise be relinquished TO
Greek, British and other foreign merchants,
domiCiled in New Orleans, as. according to
Johnson, these seizures cannot be justified.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-Under authority
of the act of July LIST, to aid in constructing
q railroad and telegraph line to the Pacific,
the Secretary of the Interior has appointed
the following named persons to be Commis
siOners TO act in conjunction with the Others
named in the act: Samuel J. Tilden, Henry
V. Poorly, WIN. d. GriswOld of Indiana,
Robert W. Latham, District Of COlumbea,
and o. NJ. WOzencraft, Of California.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2lst-A New York
civilian, who left Richmond on the 18th.
says at that time troops were pouring out
Of the city on The Virginia railroads. Stone
wall Jackson is said to have left GOrdOns-
ville--nOne knew his whereabouts.
New YORK. Aug. 2lsI.-The Tines letter
from Fort Monroe, of the 10th, says the
army is already in process Of embarcatiOn
for another field Of operations.
NEw YORK, Aug. 2lst.-The Tribune's
Fort Monroe letter says Geu. Hentzleman
did not accompany the army down the
peninsula, but went 10 the direction of the
White House. 1t was commonly rumOred
he was gone off to look up fight. 1t is
surmised he will appear in the neighbOr-
hood of White House or West Point.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2lst.-The entire city