From St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 31

A seizure of furniture was made to-day at the residence of Wm. G. Clark, secessionists, to satisfy an assessment.  The joke is, Clark owns the building in which Gen. Halleck has his head quarters.  His secession neighbors and daughters congregated around the premises, and as the wagon drove off they vehemently hissed and cheered for Jeff. Davis.

The secession women are collecting large number of blankets for the McDowell College prisoners, preparatory to their removal to Alton.

Sol. Sturges, of Chicago, having recovered the tug Mulford, advertises for hands and leaves immediately for Cairo, to enter into the service as a volunteer in Com. Foote’s fleet.  So says to-day’s Democrat.

A Rolla letter says Gen. Sigel has sent a communication direct to the President on the subject of his resignation, and expects an early reply.

Nearly all the Mercantile Library officers have taken the oath prescribed by Gen. Halleck, but the librarian Johnston has not come to time, although it is believed he will.

About twenty-five additional prisoners have been released on parole on filling their bond of $1,000, to observe the same faithfully until the war is over.

John Wyman, brigade surgeon in Price’s army, arrived here last night, a prisoner.  He is accused of violating his parole.

Edward W. Shanks, military prisoner, attempted to break out of the Fifth st. jail last night, by removing bricks from the wall.  The guard discovered the trick in time.

John Wickham, lawyer, was waited on this morning by the police, and a seizure would have been made if he had not handed over eleven shares of bank stock to avert the same.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport Iowa, Monday Morning, February 3, 1862, p. 1