never discovers]. „Ent, Peivat d'Angle 'mont by no means exposed nit the occult 'trades of the french metropolis,: and one in Darticular, which be passe& over,• alight jhave formede. prolific theme for his enter tail:deg pen. I refer to the personage known as the **conjugal spy." • Althongh this in dividend who is a real character, anti is generallicelied the ":Vidsiect of the jealous," is quite abtive ratenliing to business him • 9 ... eifete nris organized a camplete establish ment of surveilance, te which app'ication may be sane and where assistance may be eeeneedqfOr cash,) without the elighteet tficulti. It is even possible to arrange mat .rteri by t . he. emonth, quarter 'or year—for all the as if you were subscribing for a 'ileFspoper, except that it is somewhat more expensive. The price of an annual sub scription i three thousand franc's. or SOO. For this Linn a jealons . hiisteanti is kept at'- Toed of every step Sladame takes outside 'the conjugal domicile, during an entire day and night. Nor has 'Madame any right to c3mplain, for she en joys prec:sely the same privilege and muy learn all her hesband's movem:ents as if she rnever • left his side. fl .we - ver, except in rare instances, the yearly plan is not patron ized. Sespicim;•is or4narily confirmed cr 'removed, in a very brief period, anti a few dais are generally sufficient. In these tenses, the charge is twenty francs per diem. • Not long age, a certain Parisian Othello, of an unarnonly - doting species; all at; once tormented himself with a notion that Mrs. .Othello held clandestine meetings with ta p- Cassio, of the Orenadiers, who was her own cousin- to hoot. CS posted Mr. 0. to the chief of the ccttingal spy establishment, 'and employed Mr e)C per t "shadow" to keep nn ere. open Mrs. O's pro:none les. The surveillance lasted a 'week. It might have gone on for a longer period, lint the any . ..rendered so good tun account of the ladY'he• twaS employed to wateh, that, at the end of eight days, her worthy hitsbend began to suspect that he had made an iass of himself and was spending twenty frnnon a day for nothing. lie nonveuently informed •docr tiLet r,Lite satisfied, and called for 124Thiff. A blt'of paper wan forthwith %presented to him, upon which his indebted- Lens was set down at 400 francs. "Four Bemired frlncol" exclaimed the good tr;an. mistake in this!— Our ertgagemer.; ha•rettended over a period of eight dart only, and, at twenty francs a day, tile amount is one hundred and sixty ftnnes." "Very true, sir," replied. the other; "hut thout.t_i• venture tv inetude Mad .4tne's.bill.in yours." "What! You don't mean to &y my rife owes you anything?" sar; ttrelvo days following and watching, at twenty francs, two hundred and f:.,:ty francs, which, added to your :nitndriel and six.ty,makeq the four hundred." Tho excellent In4band Nine' not displeased Rt th'4. Qb! far from it. So, his wife had - set n: ;grata over him! It became perfectly evidont diet she must be joal. as of him, and women are not jealous of men they do not love. He joyfully paid the money, took a recier.f,"ptt was about leaving the "office," when, struck with a sudden idol, he turned to Vidong„ and asked: • "When was it my wife emplcyod ono of -:our r. on to•foliow nui?'r • "Pc, al:: She never engaged us to follow you:" • '''"Eon what the d-1 iw the meaning o theat . two hundred and forty francs—hey?" "Why, sir, come (Jaye before you came to 149, to j;ar9 - gudn=e. vratchc 1, Madame em 'played us to lou after captaih'Cassin, of the Grenadiers. And I'm tier:7 to say, sir. the reports we have made to Madame have not been so satisfactory as was desirable.— Tito Captain is a hard case, sir, a stry hard case, and he l'as been going on with Ma'm polio Clementine, of the Opera, in a manner most kiptd..ing to our feelings as conjugal ; agents " Of couirae, (Abell° kit, r.-orc or lean pul verized by thiv "profossionnl" revelr.tion. TABLE OF Dt.i.owns.—Just at this time the question cf distr.:newt from point tt point :rt Virginia is frequently atizad, arid few are qiblo an<twor it: An oflieer in the army has compiled the following table, said to be accurate• =1 From To Ili/es Westin (via Potomac) Fortress 3loorne 16) do (ria Jo octiln ) Richmond 115 do Alexandria 7 do Manassas Junction 33 Alexar.dria Fa i ?far 15 Foircia Centreville 74 Centreville Manas.no s Manassas Fredei ckaburg 30 do Richmond 80 Fredericksburg Richmond nn Fortress Munroe Sewall's Point 1 i , dr Newport News .5 dc Norfolk 11} do Gosport (navy yd) 11)2 do vofi•slk 34) do T'etereburz, 84 do Richmond- 101 Suffolk VeteMburg 55 :Petersburg Richmond 24 Washington Richmond (direct) 94 do Charleston S. C. 443 Richmond Charleston (direct) 348 Baltimore Harper's Ferry, do 83 itiorpor'a Ferry • Bull's Run do 43 • WCSTETV: CIIMI4I A From. 7 7 , Wheeling Grafton Grafton' - Philippi Philippi Buckhannan do Beverly Buckhannan Beverly 'Beverly ' Richmond do ' Monterey Monterey - Staunton Staunton Charlottevillo ' 33 Charlottimilie Wilmington L Pal. 19 Wilmington Richmond 44 j'hilippi Beverly • n ...i /ETA woman s down East has commenced a 'suit af divoice'agabist her husband, be mime iro`r . dd not allower to apply her tonguti tbe Opipper of the nicidasses jug every time she stied it; a 471 . 1.110ga every Yankee woman considers' sacred. jQ•When ft girl has too many boys about bar.. the indication is—like that of buoying* • harbor=-••ebefowaess here." Gala, make a vow of thii.. eralm4iff gPY. COLUMBIA. P. SATURDAY. AUG. 10, 1f39/1 M.Rev. Charles penues . isilrpreach to morrow (Soncit4) ,morning. at 10 o'clock, in the German Refoimel Church'. War Th e Rev. alp..ler.ander 'will preach in the Pre3byterian.Church to-morrow (Sun day) morning anl evening. at the usual Imre.' ' MAP or THE SIR Vl' OF WAR.—We are in• debted to Nathan Greene, Esq.. for a very useful map of the seat of war in Virginia. It gives a birds ey.' %iew of the country -41 mountains. ricers an: gene'ral character, with all import:lnt towns. N . lr.9reene will cinvass the town with these mlps, and we ctn cordially recommend them as fully snr plying the identical want of the community. in the present crisis; 'Every one wishes to follow the movements' cf our nim'e4, and with this mip before him he cannot fail to conceive correctly the carious psitions of our own and the rebel force.. Hemmer. F It tea --The "F.trmer" fur :S.ogust—a r:-.)st almiruble immber--has been received. - This is one of the oldest of the agricultural monthlies, and that it re nerves its evistenPe for so many years is proof pot.itive of its worth. It costs but fifty cents a yens, and certainly every farmer can derive so much benefit from the study of its able articles on every subject con nected with tillar.,rs. FARMER. AND 0 trta.r.sol, &c.---We have received the: nurr;bers for August of the "FAMMEI SNIP OAMDENER" and thb "BEE lucaxAr.," both published in Phil tdelphia, and eli:tolen.ly elite I by A.. Iv. spon g ier, Esq. These publications are worthy of wide eirculution and geoerol study. The man who red Ii these tumthlies with care cannot g,:tio out of each number nn equivalent for the Whole year's subscription. We advise our farmer frien Ii to try it for a year. Tituuts .t. Scory.—The numerous friends of this gentleman in this place and neig' - boyhood, havedearned With pleasure of his appointment to th o n responsible position of A.ssistant Secretary of :War. Col..S.:ott has win this honorable advancement by the in domitable energy and practical sagacity dis played by him in the regulation and man agement of the military reads—railroads taken pos.ession of by Government for the transportation of troops and notinitions of `war—over which he has had the superin fendency singe 'the commencement of the present war. Among railroad mon his su perior talents have long been acknowledged, and to the great Vennsylvay;ia Central he has since his succession to the general su perintendency, been the back bone. Ile now has nn opportunity of displaying his grand strength in c nnpelling railroad order rind system where it is most needed and, generally speaking, very soldnu found,— We predict that under his management the d:tails of Wiar Department will be freed from confusion, and the general business conducted •O the satisfaction of the thous any:s directly and indirectly interested in its perfect administration. TETE RECRUITING BUSINESS.-A brisk stroke hne been done in our boreugit within the last week in the wc.y of recruiting for the different arms of the U. S. Service. Lieut. Geo. W. Crabb has been engaged for some time in enlisting men for tho new regular Artillery regiment, Etuthorizet: by recent net of Congress. The term of enlistment— five yea7s—strmls in the way of great suc cess, yet the attractions of the arm obttlins him some recruits. Lieut. Xelsy and Capt. liarnbc lave hang out a flag at Odd Fellows' Hall, for the In fantry: the company to join Col. Welsh's regiment. They have met with very fair success, a. number of the old "Guards" being ready to take service anew under the old commanders. Lieut. Haldeman, of Ilimey's Zou are Regiment, now filling up at Philadelphia, opened a recruiting station early in th wcek in Mechanics' Low, and has been very a tccessful. On Thursday afternoon be took a squad of fifteen to Philadelphia, and expect el to be joined at Lancaster by several more. Ile will return fur another instalment, sever e' having engaged to go with the next squad. The regiment will doubtless be a fine one. Toe Colonel served as Lieut. Col. under Col. Dare, in the three-months service, and is known as a first rate officer. Th'e dress and drill will be ZOIVIVC—ibo arts Enfield ri fles. Col. Daniel Herr, of this place, has com menced recruiting for a Cavahy regiment, to he attached to Gen. Harlan's Brigade.— This arm appears to possess unusual attrac tion—especially to the returned rolunteers, who hare stumped it in wearying marches over Maryland and Vii.ginia. Thn Colonel is an old and experienced officer, and at home on horseback. He would doubtless load a charge its bravely and efficiently as ' any officer now in the service. His bills are just nut, so we cannot speak or the success in obtaining recruits. We wish him every luck. Ydel. 65 16 1I Lieut. Col. Fisher, of the Fifth Reserve, has been in Columbia and Lancaster during the week, asking eighty recruits, to 611 up the different companies of his regiment.— This is a good chance for Colombians to get together, as there are some vacancies in the Cookmaa Rangers. We have not learned how Gyp]. has fared on his mission. His regiment ii under inarohing orders, at Ilar risburg—or was on T'hursd'ay afternoon, bnt it may have moved towardi Washington ere this. The arms hive bean eioltanged—for old altered flint locks they have•feceiv'ed the new Harper's Ferry musket. Thero has been no end of a blow about what Governor Curtin was going to do for the Reserve Regi ments in the way of arms and equipments. After all, tho.best they receive are the Har pers' terry musket. They should have the • All over the ,State recruiting has been going od actively, I=4 the hatter portion of the ,three-month men have re-e_qtrzed, or will le-enter the ranks pgain.' Pennsylvania now has a fine vtuy:iii the field, but ypen her quota is entirely filled, she will, with her independent tsglEuents, be unsurpassed in numbers and etalf?.cy by any sltFtcom mon weal; h. DE.t7 or BmnoP BOWSIAN.—Thp ati in telligence of the sudden death - of Rev. Sam uel Bowman, D. D., Assistant Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the Diocese of Penn sylvania, Was announced on *outlay last.— llere, where Bishop Bowman, so long a reel idsnt of our neighboring city, Lancaster, was generally known, at least by reputation, his death wAs keenly felt. The suddenness of the call added . to the impression produced; hut more than all, the distressing particu lars, when received by the pipers of Mon day evening, contributed to excite in the en.nmunity a feeling of profound sorrow and sympathy. The following from Monday e7onin, 4 ,'s Express preptite probably the most accurate detail,: "It seams that the Bishop, after spending three dtiYi with Dr. Van Deusen, of Pitts burg, tiering which he was frequently con gratulated on his improved healthy appear ance, took the Ga. m. train on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, en route fur Butler, where he had an appointment to administer the right of conf;rmation on the f;illovving Sab bath. At Freepot t, 24 miles from Pittsburg he purposed taking the stage to Butler. "After proceeding :theta 10 miles, the train was halted, in consequence of a bridge which had been injured by a late freshet, and a' larrslide" nearly two miles beyond. Arrangements had been made to convey the passengers over this part of the road in a hat d- ar, a locomotive and passenger tar being in readiness on the °tour :itle to con voy them on. The female passengers were placed on the hand-car, but some of the gentlemen preferred to walk, among whom w. 1.4 the Bishop. Mr. Franklin Wright, civil en„incer, formerly of this city, was at the bridw,.',Etherin tending ity r!-construction and recognizing the Bishop, although he had not reen him for nearly ten years, urged him to take passage in the car, but he again expressed his deAre to walk, and accordingly left on foot. • "The passengers arrived at the other train and took their seats, when some one re• marked that an elderly gentleman whom he hay' noticed in the car after leaving Pitt•- burg, wits not aboard; bet, as no ol.e on the train personally knew the Bishop, er his destination, the conduCtor, after iletaining a few minutes beyond his time, moved oh. "The workman'in charge of the hand-car returned towards the bridge, and when ahcut half way be noticed at man lying by the road aide. Heat first suppose lhe had lain down to rest, but a second look satisfying him that the position of the holy was not one in which a person would seek rest, he stopped and discovered that the person was dead.— Ile then went on to the bridge, and reported the facts to" Mr. Wright, sv•th the amnion that the deceased' was a clergyman. Mr. Wright at once concluded that it was the Bishop, and taking some workmen repaired to the spot, where the correctness of his 'war m'se was painfully verified. lie found him lying on his face, evidently in the position he had fallen, as if seize I tt ith aperdexy.— In his hat, which still remained Lamm his head, was his pocket handkerchief, which he had evidently saturated with water, in a sm all stream IL short distance back—he doubtless having heard this spakon of as a preventive against sun-stroke. The r.isi'von of the body, the placid serenity of the fea tures, all seemed to indicate that he had died without a struggle or a single sensation of pain—that there, along the s ditary way side, the unseen messenger gently loosed the silver c.ord, the golden bowl was insensi bly broken, and the spirit of God's faithful servant 'returned unto Him who gave it.' "gr. Wright had n box constructed on the sp at, in which the body was carefully placed, and Mr. Morley, Superintendent of the read, very kindly despatched a special Incmnotive, on which it was conveyed to Pittsburg, where it was taken in charge by Dr. Van Deusen, to whom the intelligence thus suddenly idtparted was n terrible shock. ne at once employed an undertaker tohave the rent tins properly secured in ice, and called in three physicians to give their opin ion as to his death. Two of them inclined to the of in ion that his death was caused by appoplexy. It was riot a case of • cortp-de seal, or sun-stroke, as his death could not have oat:atter; later than eight o'clock in the ' mornin ,, ,' when although the heat was sul try and oppressive, 'the dire t heat of the 9LII was not intense. Another opinion, and we undr;hstand this is the one held by Dr. Atlee, his family physician, seems to us the more probable; that death ensued from a giving way of the' p inters of the heart, in duced by a chronic ziftening, of its walls. the exertion of the hour pr'obably /Mstening the crisis of the disease. This theory also explains the cause of two or three swoons or "fainting spells," with which pr. Pow man, had been seized on previous occasions while at the reading desk. Bet it is enough for 119 to know that Providence. in the ex ercise of a wisdom and goodness to man in s.:rutable, was pleased, in Ills own way and in Hi 9 own time, thus to permit flis servant to "depart and be with Christ." The funeral of the Bishop on Tuesday af tarnoon, wits very largely attended from all parts of the country. It scams a most im press've ceremony, and was participated in not only by a large body of the Episcopal ' clergy, but by the clergy of Lancaster of all denominations. In Bishop Bowman the Dincess has met with a heavy loss, dot to hsricaster his place can scarcely be filled. Since 182 S he has been rcc,ar of St. James' church in that city, rind was not only en erred to the members of his own congre gation who had grown up under hie charge, bat was beloved by the entire community far his suavity, christian charity and mu nificence. Most of all will the poor miss their benefactor, for ho was unceasing in his benevolence and tender care of the needy. At the time of his death the Bishop was in his Mid year, and to all appearance gave promise of many years 'faithful - service in his eminent position. The ladies of anntingdon are beyond all question the most generous of any we have met with. The care stopped long enough to give all an opportunity of partaking of the food so bountifully provided. The la dies came tc the ears with baskets laden down with good things, which they banded to our hungry boys. Whilst at Lewistown a rarer jumped off the oars whilst they were in motion, and re - ceived a severe if cot fatal injury for his CARP CURTIN, August 6, isql. I imprudence. Oar Army Correspoirdenoe DEAR SPE-Our sojourn of several days at New Creek, Va., was suddenly brought to a close on the 23d ult. The boys had rather an uncomfortable time of it whilst there.— The cooking utensils were packed in boxes, which were kept in wagons, as were also tho tents. At meals everything had to be unpacked, and repacked immediately there after, to 'be ready to tearpla at q. moment's notice. • . • • • On the above date we were transporied by rail to Piedmcint, about six miles further west. It is at ibis point the B. & 0. R. R. have their shops. I suppose one third of the population of the place, which is some thing like fifteen hundred, is composed of mechanics, &c., employed by that company. Thy}-base two Toned houses of perhalt . s,one ftinintred , and f.ftj feet iti;aisanetee, aaoa ge =whine chop, between them, about one hundied by two hundred feet square.— In this latter building rag quartered Com pany K, together with four or five other companies. Although it afforded protec tion from the inilemency of the wreathe', yet it was a disagreeable place, on account of the great% and coal dust, After the defeat of the Federal troops at Manassas, General McClellan telekraphed to Col. Biddle, to have out an unusual number of pickets, end hold the force under his command in readiness to repel or make an attack on the enemy at any moment when the occasion might so require. An alarm was created in camp one night by the acci dental 'discharge of the gun of one of cur pickets. The boy& all sprang to their arms immediately, which created some confusion, and a good deaf of merriment, being awak ened out of a sound sleep, many scarcely knew whets they were, or what foalish in terrogatories ; they put to those about them. One of the guard stationed outside and immediately opposite the door where Compftny K. was quartered, concluded, in violation clam rules of war, to taken snooze. For that pnrpose he came to a halt, ,placed his hand upon the muzzle of his gun, his foot upon a block of wood, from which it slip ped off mad scruck hammer, which, of course, fell upon the cap and exploded it; the charge passed between his fingers, tear ing the flesh terribly. If a few of the men who sleep when on duty of that kind, were hung, the country would be M 3 tly the gainer thereby. It is by such gross carelessness that the lives of hundreds are put in jeop ardy. There is nothing in Piedmont, or West ernport, n town of the sane size in naryland, just across the creek, or their surroundings, which is worthy of note. Both places are hemmed in on all side by mountains; the houses, streets and people are filthy. How ever, it is jig*, to say that a large portion of the male population are non eel. Some have joined the Confederate 4rmy and others hare been driven away on account of their sympathy with the Federal Government. We were ordered away from this place on the Sit. The bridge at New Creek be ing rebuilt, our progress to Ccmberlund was in no wise impeded. On Saturday night we encamped on the commons; nt daylight on Sunday we commenced our homeward march. Company K Wag detailed to guard the baggage end pick up all stragglers and bring them to next camp. Af;er being on the march about an hour, we were caught in n gust, or rather two, fur they met right over our heads; I think I ne7er witnevsed beerier rain; it laitod about twenty min utes. We encamped at "Mason and Dizon."— Most of the boys slept in their wet clothes: some undertook to dry theirs, but fell asleep and awoketo find them burnt up. On Mon day we marched twenty miles, and en. camped four miles south of Bedford. We ant along tho way many fri mds, some of whom, and especially our friend Mrs. Smith, to whom I am again indebted fir dinner, have been kind to us At the camp a littia incident occurred which amwel some, at the expense of others. Col. Simmons in the evening, issue! an or der directing us to get ready at the beat of drum at 4 o'clock A. M., and to move nt 5 o'clock A. NI., and that the first company which was formed and in line, should have the right of the Regiment for the Saveral of the companies not caring to be last, formed their companies in line nt 1 o'clock A. M. floe company, to prevent all mistakes, kept a guard up nil night to awaken tho boys on lTte sly before anybody else was awoke. Col. Simmons hearing same of them coming down the road in double quick time, rushed out of his marquee and ordered a halt. Those companies al. ready out had to stand severnl hours and were then ordered to the roar. Those who took no time to get breakfast did some tall grumbling. We marched in the morning and halted in front of the large. hotel at the Bedf.rd Springs,for rest. We did not stop at either Bedford or Bloody Bun. We understood that at the latter place the State ha..l to foot some of the bills for grub which was so generously tendered and accepted when on oar former march. We did not mire to give them an opportunity to repeat it. We en camped five miles south of Hopewell, which place we reached early the following morn ing, (Vic4r,:esday.) The rr,on endured the several marches much better than tey did when going southward. They drank much less of cra ter—and of whisky ton—which I doubt not produced that result. '4TO worn all glad to have once more the opportunity of braving the dangers consequent upon a ride over the Broad nip Railroad. When it was an nounced that Huntingdon was in sight, and we were safe, we all involuntarily prayed to be forever delivered from the perils of a ride on the B. T. IL It. Arriving at Camp Curtin at 11 o'clock P. M. on Wednesday night last, we slept as best we could, in the cars and along the railroad. A number got well ducked in the night with rain. We are now encamped in a clover field, north of Camp Curtin. Al most simultaneously with our arrival here, came also two boxes of provisions, the gen erous gift of the ladies of our good old fia rough, The contents were duly distributed and fully appreciated by the boys. I forgot to state in my last letter that P. W. Saylor, of Manheim, of Company K. was in the hospital at Cumberland, Md. lio has bad typhoid fever, bat is now bet ter. I -called to see him; he expressed -a wish Jo -hear frorp i his father, whp.bad been written to. If he has not communicated with his . ion, ane.. this should meet his eye, I hoed he not wait for furtherstotie3. We eF.pect to remain in camp a few pays longer; our ,destination I understand is Al ya. We no longer accompany the Bucktails; they go to flamers Ferry. Benjamin F. Souders, of West liemppield; George Rote, of Lancaster; and George W. Findley. of Columbia have been honorably discharged. chtasti BATTLE IN IVIISSOBB:L. DEN SeCULLOUGIII REPULSED By GEN.LTON. GRAND CAVALRY CEIARGE. C:cptatre of Arms and Munitions of Tar Sr. Loots, August 7.—A. battle occurred on Friday at Dug Spring, nineteen miles south of Springfield, between the Federal forces cndor General Lyon and the rebel troops under Ben McCullough. The battle did not commence until late in the afternoon, and was short but spirited while it lasted. The rebels left on the field forty of their dead and forty-four wounded, whilst the Federal loss was about eight pled and thirty wounded. During the battle a division of United States Cavalry, two hundred and seventy strong, made a c! , args on the rebel in fantry, said to have been four thousand strong, cut titer way through them, and returned with a loss of only five men. The charge was most gallant and terrible, sev eral of the rebels being found with their heads cloven entitely through. The enemy retired during the night, and Gen. Lyon took posseslion of the field, hav ing captured eighty stand of amp, fifteen horses and wagons. Another,battle was momen,tarilv expected, the enemy being in largo force west of Springfield. Federal Forces P7ctorioro.— Terrible Cavalry Ciargc upon the Enc;nl/. WA9ITINGTON, All7 3 llSt 7.--The Govern ment last evening received the following important despatch from St. Louis, Mis souri: Sr. Loopq, Mi.souri, August gene° has just holt received of a battle fought on Friday, the 21 inst., at Dug Spring, nineteen'rniles south or Springfielo, (Missouri), betweon Gen. Lyon's fortes, 8,000 strong, and troops of Don McCullough, estimated at 15,01,0 strong. Gen. Lyon's logs was S killed and 30 wounded, while McCullough lost 40 killed and 44 wounded. Gen. Lyon took SO stand of armo, 15 horses, and some wagons loaded with pro : - visions. Two hundred and seventy United States Cavalry curie suddenly on a body of the enemy's infantry, estimated at 4,000, and rode over them, creatitpg a stampede among thorn. They cut their way through (the ene my's line of infantry) and canoe book with a loss of but five men. This cavalry charge was as terrible as bravely executed. Numbers of the enemy were found with their heads cloven entirely through with sabre strokes. The enamy retra.te during the night to a point called Meenllongh's Sore, a few miles distant, and Gan. Lyon took posses sion of the battle field. LATEST FROM MITISSOURX Movements of General Lyon SPRINGFIELD. Mo., Aug.,s.—Our advises from Lyon's army are up to Sunday. The cavalry charge I,cr4oforo reported was made by a scouting party, sent out to ascertain if the enemy were approaching. nftcr our troops had encamped for the night at Dug Springs. Seeing a regiment of infantry coming along the road, the Lieutenant orderel a charge which resulted in killing thirty rebels and wounding forty. The charge wan not intended by Lyon, and prop ably prevented the rebels from attacking his main body, which had they done, they ' unquestionably would have been routed with severe loss. A largo body of the enemy's cavalry, which had takc,n position on some high hill ground to observe our position and strength, was disperse 1 by a few shells from Totten's battery, wounding some thirty of them. On Saturday morning our forces moved toward cautiously, and on approaching Cur ran, the rebels to the number of throe thous and, were seen pasted on a hill-side south west of that place. Gen. Lyon immediately formed his army for battle, and gave the order to advance. A our column was ap proaching a piece of timber, to flank the enemy, Capt. Dubois' battery opened fire on the rebels and they retreated in haste. It is not known whether any of the enemy were killed on Saturday. We did net lose a man, and took several prisoners. Our army encamped for the night at Curran, and on Sunday morning Gen. Lyon determnied to retire to Springfield, earnest of the Rebels are mounted, and they might flank him and Ole Springfield. Generals Price, Rains and Parsons aro said to have twenty thousand mon under their command, and Ron McCullough forty five hundred—the latter well armed and effective troops. Congressional. TITCR.D.I7. Aug Ist.—ln the F,enato Mr. Grimes gave notice of a bill declaring the invalidity and unconstitutionality of the act making a retrocession of a part of the Dis trict of Columbia to Virginia. The bill giv ing the President power to discharge incom petent and appoint competent cams of the volunteer forces vas passed. A bill to re duce the Consular foes of vessels running to and from foreign ports was also passed.— The louse amendment to the bill to sup press fraud on the part of contractors was concurred in. SenatOr Trumbull's bill to suppress insurrections VMS then taken up, the pending question being on the motion of Mr. Carlile to strike out the section author izing commanders of the military depart. ments to administer an oath of allegiance to suspected persons. 4 motion to postpone the bill was Toted down, and the Senate then went into-executive session. The House 'Naomi various bills relating to the prosecution of tk.e war. Me. Stevens, from the Ocp(erence Committee, reported upon the disagreeing amendments of the House and Senate tc,the supplemental loan bill. Mr. Blair made a personal explana tion in relation to certain charges brought against him by Mr. Tht;:lcie Feed, and the Ilouse soon after adjourned. FainAv, 2nd.-- 7 Tho resolutions legalizing certain acts of the President were taken up in the Senate but not finally acted upon.— The tariff bill as agreed upon by the Confer ence Committees was finally passed, ayes 34, nays S. The bill making further appro priations for the naval service was also pa,s ed. The bill to punish fraud on the put of contractors was reesnsidered and laid on the table. Resolutions were passed : by the House and concurred in by the Senate, acknowl edging the faithful services and loyal devo tion of the soldiers who had fought and fall en in defence of the flag and in vindication of the suprernctey of the Alenbtic. Mr. Bingham, from the Committee on the Judi ciary, reported a bill confiscating all prop erty employed for insurrectionary purposes. After a vigorous protest against the law as affecting the right of property in slaves, the bill was recommitted. The report of the Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes on the direct tax and tariff bills was agreed to, and the bills passed. A bill to punish recruiting in any State or Territory for service against the United States was passed. SATURDAY, 3rl.—ln the Senate Mr. Ken nedy submitted certain resolutions of the Maryland Legislature in reference to acts of the General Government in Maryland. Mr. Wilkinson denounced them as false in form, false in fact, and an outrageous violation of the rights of the Senate, and moved that they be returned. After some debate, in which Messrs. Hale and Trumbull objected to their return as violative of the right of petition, a motion to print prevailed by a large ma jority. After some unimportant business the Senate went into executive session. In the House the Senate bill authorizing the President to discharge from the service any commissioned volunteer officer for in capacity, misconduct cr neglect of duty, was debated and finally laid upon the table.— The Senate resolution to request the Presi dent to set apart a day for public humilia tion, thanksgiving. and prayer was passed. 'The bill from the Judiciary Committee au thorizing the seizure and confiscation of a 1 property employed fur insurrectionary pur poses was passed—ayes co, nays 4S. MoNn.tr, 4th.—The Senate by ayes 11, nays 24, refused to take up Mr. Saulsbury's resolutions proposing amendments to the Constitution for t!e adjustment of the National difficulties. A WI: to increase the pay of privates and non-commissioned officers of the volunteer force was passed, with an amendment legalizing the act of the President in calling out the three years vol- unteers. In the Grouse Mr. Calvert, of Maryland, introduced a resolution providing for the appointment of a Committee to consider and report such amendments to the Constitution as may restore confidence and ensure the preservation of the Union. Laid on the table. Mr. May, was refused permission to ntroduce resolutions providing for the ap pointment of Commisioners to procure an armistice, and so compromise as to preserve the Union if possible, if not, to provide for "the peaceful separation of these, f..ltates that have seceded or may hereafter secede." Mr. Diven offered a resolution declaring that as rebels are now in arms against the Government all resolutions looking to a com promise aro either cowardly or treasonable. The House refused to suspend the rules to receive the resolution. Tho Senate bill in creasing the pay of volunteers and legalizing the acts of the President was passed. Tuesday, Gth.—Tho special session of Congress closed at noon. All the bills passed were approved by the President.— The increase of pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the army, volunteers and regulars, was finally fixed at two dollars, making their pay thirteen dollars a month. The triumph of the Unionists in Kentucky I was announced in the House by Mr. Wick. liff, and received with great applause. All the prominent military nominations were approved by the Senate, including that of Major Emory, of Maryland, to be Lieutenant Colonel, such evidence of his loyalty being presented to . the Senate as to completely ;silence all accusations. CONFIFCITION OF RCM, PROPERTI".—The following is the bill providing for the confis cation of rebel property, which has passed both Houses of Congress: AN ACT to confiscate Property Used for Insurrectionary Purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congress assembled, That if, during the present or any future insurrection against the Government of the United States after the President of the United States shall have declared, by proclamation, that the laws of the United States are opposed, and the execution thereof obstructed, by combi nations too powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the power vested in tho marshals by law, any person or persons, his heir or their agent, attorney or employee, shall purchase or acquire, sell or give, any property of whatsoever kind or description, with intent to employ or use the same, or suffer the same to be used or employed, in aiding, abetting or promoting such insurrection or resistance to tim laws, or any person or persons enznged therein; or if any person or persons, being the owaer or owners of any such property, shall knowingly use or employ, or consent to the use or-employment of the same as aforesaid, all such property is hereby declared to bo lawful subject of prize and capture wherever found; and it shall be the duty of the President of the United States to cause the 8412:1C to be seized confiscated and condemned. Scc. 2. And be is further =acted, That 1 such prizes and capture shall be condemned io the district or circuit court of the United States having jurisdiction of the amount, or in admiralty in 'any district in which the _came may be seized, or into which they may be taken and proceedings first instituted. EEC. 3. be,it further enacted, That the Attorney General, or any district attor of the United States in which said property may at the ripe be, may institute the pro ceedingspf condemnation, and in such case they shall be wholig fur the bepefit of the United States; or any person gay file an in formation with such attorney in which case the proceedings shall ho for the use tit' suet: nformer and the United States in equal parts. SEC. 4. Ancl.be it further enacted, That whenever any person claiming to be enti tled to the service or labor of any other per son, under the lays of any State, shall em ploy such persons in Aiding or promoting any insurection, or in resisting the laws of the United States, or shall permit him to be. so employed, shall forfeit nIC right to such, service or labor, and the person those or service is thus claimed shod ba q.?poce forth discharged therefrom, any law to-.t.bo contrary notwithstanding. THE FIELD AND REGIMENTAL OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED AT DULL KEN.—Froms late Southern pitpers we make up the fol lowing list of Field and Regimental officers killed itt the battle of Dull Run, from which it will be understood why Jeff. Davis pro nounced it a "dearly bought victory: " CONFEDERATE. oFricr.r.s KILLED. General Bernard E. Bee, Carolina Colonel D. K. Mcßae, .I"Tcr,th Carolina. Colonel Charles F. Fisher, Ncrth Carolina. Brigadier-General E. K. SmilL, Regular Army. Colonel Francis A. Bartow, Georgia. Colonel Lamar, Georgia. Colonel Nelson, Second Virginia Reg',t. Colonel Mason, of General Johnson's staff: Colonel Francis J. Thomas, of Baltimore. Lieut. Col. Benj. J. Johnson, Hampton Legion. CONFEDERATE OFFICERS WOUNDED. Colonel P. T. Moore, First Virginia Vol unteers. Major Robert Wheat, Louisiana - Battalion. Colonel Gardiner. Colonel Wade Hampton, Hampton Legion. Colonel L. J. Gartrell, Seventh Virginia. Regiment. Colonel Jones, Fourths Alabama Reg't. Colonel IL C. Stevens, of Geo. Bee's staff. Major Scott, Fourth Alabama Regiment. Major Stevens, aid to General Smith. Major Wheat was previously reported dead, but there is now a prospect of his re covery entertained. The Federal forces lost no field or staff officers. The following is a complete list of the Regimental officers killed and wounded: rrntrtat. OFFICERS KILLED. Col. Cameron. Seventy-ninth New York, Cud. John S. Slocum, Second Rhode Island. Lt Col. Edward B. Fowler, Fourteenth New York. rtnErcm.orrirEas WOUNDED. Major Sullivan Ballow, Second Rhode 1.9 7 land, Lt. CA John A Creiger, Piro Zotmvcs. Lt. Col. Robert S. NIcK. Elliott, Seventy ninth New York Militia. Col. Farnham, Fire %convey. Cul. Heintz°lman, Seventeenth U. S. In fantry. Col. Hunter, U. S. Army. Col. W. G. 11. Tompkins, Second New York. Col. A. w. Wood, Fourteenth New York. Col. Corcoran, prisoner, slightly hurt. Congressional Representation. The following communication of the Sec retary of the interior announce the appor tionment of Representatives among the sev eral States under the Eighth Census: DEPARTMENT Or THE INTERIOR, WASHINGTON, July 5, IS6I. To the Speaker of the House of Representa tives: "I Caleb B. Smith, Secretory of the Inte rior, do hereby certify that, in di.charge of the duty devolved on me by the provisi o ns of an act of Congress, approved May 23, 1850, entitled 'An net providing for the taking of the ith and subsequent censuses of the United States, and to lis the number of member of the [louse of Representatives, and to provide for the future apportionment among the several States,' I have apportion ed the Representatives for the XXXVIIIth Congress among the several States as pro! vided for by said net in the manner directed me by the twenty-fifth section thereof.— And I do hereby tarthlr certify that the following is a correct statement of the num ber of Representatives apportioned to each State under the last, or eighth, enumeration of the population of the United States, taken in accordance with the act approved. on the 23d of May, 1830, above referred to: To THE STATE o Alabama, Minnesota 3 Missis , ippi, 5 3 Missouri, 9 4 New llornpshire, 3 1 New _Jersey, 5 Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, 1 New York,. 7 North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, 13 Ohio, 11 Oregon, 5 Pennsylvania, 1 Rhode Island, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas. Kentucky, S South Carolina, 4 Louisiana, 5 Tennessee, S Maine, 5 Te xas, 4 Maryland, 5 'Vermont, 2 Massachusetts 10 Virginia, 11 Michigan, 6 Wisconsin, G The aggregate being two hundred and thirty-three (233) Representatives. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Department of the Interior to be affixed this fifth day of July, in the year of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred a lity one, and of the Independence of the ited States of America the eighty-sixth. CALEB B. SMITH. AN ACT To Preserve Trott in the courties o Schnylkil and Lancaster. SEC. 1. 130 it enacted, &c.; That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to take. catch or kill any trout in any of the streams or ponds of water in the counties of Schuyl kill and Lancaster, by means of baskets, seines, or trap of any kind whatever, or by. means of lime or other poisonous substap.7 ces: .Provided, That it shall be lawful for any person or persons to take. catch or kill any trout, in any of the said streams or ponds of water, by angling, between the first days of April and October, of each year, and at no other period. SEC. 2. And any person or persons vio-• feting the provisions of this act, shall for feit and pay the sum of five dollars for ev ery offence, to be recovered before a justice of the peace, by an action of debt, in the. name of the commonwealth; one-half of the said sum to be for the use of the informer, who is hereby made a competent witness in such action, and the other half for the use of the directors of the poor and house of cal.. ployment for the county in which the Of fopce shall have been committed. Approved the 28th day of February,.-A. D., 1861.
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