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From Washington. Alexandria, May 9.
--No news of importance here or in Washington to-day.
A policeman shot a soldier in Washington yesterday, whom he was trying to arrest.--The soldiers threatened to demolish the guard-house.
An investigation was pending.
A member of the Seventh Regiment was accidentally shot there to-day.
The bridges on the Northern Central Railroad will be finished to-day.
The Court-House in Frederick, Md. was burned yesterday.
The 20th New York Regiment is at Annapolis.
The 4th Pennsylvania Regiment, 800 strong, have arrived at Washington.
Also, the 3d Battalion of Massachusetts volunteers.
The Maryland Legislature will probably adjourn on Friday to July 10.
The house next to Willard's Hotel was burned last night, with the stock of E. Owen &Son, military and naval tailors, with $15,000.
Maj. Anderson has been appointed to drill two regiments of Kentucky Volunteers for Lincoln's army, and has been made Colonel.
The Daily Dispatch: June 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Arrest of a Desperado. (search)
Arrest of a Desperado.
--Wm. D. Pearson, a hotel keeper at Osyka, Mississippi, was arrested on Saturday, 25th ult., on a requisition of Gov. Moore, of Louisiana, upon Gov. Pettus, of Mississippi, said Pearson being charged with the murder of Charles Strickland, in St. Helena parish, on the 10th of July last.
The man has for some years been the terror of the peaceable people wherever he has located.
He is the same man who shot at New Orleans men at the Bell and Everett barbecue at Amite City last fall, and was shot and nearly killed in return.
Officers from New Orleans went up on Saturday, and with Gov. Pettus' warrant in their pockets, took him unaware in his own house and dragged him to the cars, which left immediately — the thing being done during a down ward halt of the train — and took him safely to New Orleans.
When he was seized, his wife screamed murder, and some of his friends ran after the cars, which had started; not being able to catch the train, they drew pistols
The Daily Dispatch: December 21, 1860., [Electronic resource], Succession movement at the South . (search)
The Daily Dispatch: June 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Andrew Johnson a Tory by descent. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: July 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Local matters. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: July 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], More about the comet. (search)
More Kentuckians for the South. Louisville July 10
--The Rev. G. B. Overton, the pastor of the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, South, left here a few days ago with volunteers for the Confederate army.--He preached to his congregation on Sunday last.
Volunteers for the Confederate army are leaving in squads, and average probably one hundred per day.
If the South be whipped, Kentucky's best families will wear black.
The Daily Dispatch: July 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Recent Deaths (search)
Travel via Louisville. Louisville, Ky., July 10.
--The travel between the North and the South is but little interrupted.
Passengers from Nashville via the Edgefield Road, meet with but little delay.
Hence South the detention is six hours. The trains from the South hitherwards arrive two hours behind time.
The Memphis trains both ways connect closely.
The New York press in a Fog. New York July 10
--In consequence of Gen. Scott's interdiction about telegraphic dispatches, the morning papers are almost entirely bare of special telegraphic reports.
Arrival of the Canada--one day latter from Europe. New York, July 10
--The steamship Canda has arrived at Halifax, with one day's later news from Europe.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday, the 30th of June, were 15,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters took 8,000 bales. The market closed at full prices and with an advancing tendency.
Breadstuffs were quiet and unchanged, and provisions dull.
At London consuls quoted at 89¾.
At Harvre, Orleans Tres Ordina 89¾.
At Harvre, Orleans Tres Ordinatre quoted at 111 francs; Bas 105 francs.
The market closed active at improving prices.
The stock on hand was 315,000; and the sales during the week were 9,000 bales.
[Second Dispatch.] New York, July 10.
--The Canada, at Halifax, brings intelligence that the new English Law Chancellor would take his seat under the title of Ashbury.
British naval commanders have been instructed not to recognize the closing of the New Grenadian ports.
From Missouri. Springfield, Mo., July 10.
--On the 6th inst., Gen. Sweeney, with his column of Flying Artillery, was advancing on Vernon.
Large numbers of mounted Missourians were congregating on the West Plains, and Generals Forsyth and Sweeney have sent a force to prevent their joining the forces under Gov. Jackson.
Col. Coffee has been taken prisoner.
Col. Wolfe has had an encounter with the Missourians, and has sent for assistance.
He lost 30 killed and wounded. The. The loss on the Missouri side is not known here.
Gen. Lyon was at Leesville, and advancing towards Clinton.
Quincy, Ill., July 10.
--The Missouri State cavalry have made a decided impression at Monroe Station, Mo. They routed the Federalists, burnt the station-house, six coaches, eighteen cars, and tore up the railway track on each side of the town.
A messenger who was dispatched here for assistance reports that Col. Smith and fifty Federals have been taken prisoners.