Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-31
ITEMS OF THE DAY.

| TEE SPIRIT OF IHE People One day last week. %,
the tanton Spectator 1--WE happened In he Quirtsrmas-
ters Office in this psce when one Of the most respeca-
BILE farmers of the county stepped 10 and epquired
gun could 10 furnished for bis son, who going out to
bin the Churchvils Cavalry. Some present asked il
another son belonging to the company had not been
killed by the enemy at Rich Mountain "fes" said the
gentleman With emotion "and his brother goes TO take
his place" The gun promptly furnished. Il is
necessary comment upon such incident but We take
the liberty Of adding that the gentlemen alluded TO Ia Mr.
James Wilson, who, while his heart is still bleeding for
the loss Of Sou sends forth another to risk his life.
SHOE Prss-Mr. A. U. Tomnson, Bloomington, N. G.,
has put up machine TO by seam to make shoe pegs
which the South has always heretofore been content TO
| buy from the Yankees.
TEE Army TsLEasAp PHO CoRps-The operators on the
telegrapbic lines OF the government have adopted
uniform on the cap are the letters vt. G." teegraphc
corps the suit is the dress uniform Of the army, dark
blue. They humber some sixty and are distributed
more and Ohio Rslroad at Annapolis and at Fortress
Monroe ]. R. Gilmore, Of Pennsylysnls, hss been sp'
pointed assistant in the place Of Srousr
who has returned to Pennsylvanls his health being 30
poor he could not attend to the duties Of the office
NoytL IMPORTATION A vessel arrived at New York
from Liverpool Monday freghted with 900 bales Of
cotton which were shipped from York four months
ago at 10 "a per ID. The cotton thus returned II
u stated was sold at 1T cents, the consgnee
having refused $4,000 profit on the reshpment
FsIscH SUICIDES According TO the 4nngaire Easy-
clopediq the average nber Of snicdes each year In
Frar ce is $685. Of whom only $40 females II Is
in April, May Jure and July, that they are most fro.
quent and the age Of the greatest number OF persona
committing them Is from 40 to 60. or the total 63S
are accomplished by strsngulstion drowning I'll BY
.uocation with the fumes Of charcoal 396 BY firearms
| 1853 BY sharp Instruments 40 by l'apirg from high
places s3 by poison, and the rest by different means.
KIr CARsox-Kit Carson, the veteran hunter and
peire guide has raised regiment OF volunteers for the
Union on bis old stumping grounds IN New Mexico.
JEFF Thompson being told that Hecker bad offered a
reward for his head replied "orry cannot return the
compliment for would not have bis {. gift.'
SOUTHERN AGENTS IN CAsADL-The Toronto Globe
mentions in an editorial article the presence In Csnads
| of an active sympathiser with Mr.. Jefferson Dsvs-s
gentleman who did service TO the Southern cause q
| newspaper writer in pgton-seekng through the
Ministerial press of this country 10 stir up strife between
the Northern States and Great Britain. r ..,l d
WILL REsrsx-The Baton Rouge Gszstis md Comet
learns from q servant Of Capt r. K. Voa Bockin, Ar
rived there from New Mexico that the captain With he
family & on his way to Washington from the WesS and
will resign bis position in the Federal army to osr biz
services TO the Confederate States.
| CENTRAL BEAUREaLRD WoUYDrD.-A correspondent oil
New Orleans Delta describing tie battle Of hsnasss,
Plains, says:
/ should mention what has not yet been mentioned
and which vas let known by mere accident and With
good deal Of buhing the part Of the gallant son o
Louisiana. General BeauregId was wounded tyics or
this occssion Luckily the wounds were very tlsht-
one In the small Of the leg and the other In the uPps'
part Of The arm.