Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-12
VARIOUS IYEMs.

NAhlOUo ITEMS.
Col Jones @. Martin las been elected Adiutant Gen.
eral Of North Carolina, with the rank of Major General
and General In Chief of all the forces in the State He
performs the duties Of General in Chief Adiutsnt and
Inspector General Quarter Master General Commissary
General and Chief Of Ordnance. .
Charles J. Where E.q, talented creole Ia q cardi-
date for Congress In Louisiana he is brothernlaw
Of Gen. Beauregard-which connection viii probably 90
moro for bis success than his own merits.
Sugar and mo'assfs are beginning to arrive 10 New
Orleans The crop very sbur dint and enough 10 sup
ply all the people Of the Confederate States 30 that
there WILL presently be for high prices in those
important staples.
The Convention Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of the Confederate States will meet in Columbus g. G.,
on the 10th inst.
soue Eve or six thousand hogs from Kentucky were
driven through Nashville on Wednesday. They come to
Tennessee for the Improvement OF tbtir physical cond
ton.
A. the last accounts Massachusetts, had in the field -
regiments, Maine s, Connecticut Z, Rhode Island s. Yer
mont s, and New Hampshire 4. Tie N. o. Crssesnt
says that Mississippi with less than fourth Of the vo
ing population of Massachusetts, has four regiments
in the field. Except Florida, whose population is sparse
there IL not State In the South that hes not
in the ID than Massachusetts, and yet that psstient
State has been Of the most active causes Of this war;
Hon. VIM. 3. Smith, of Tuscalooss, has raised Re-
ginent for the war; which has been accepted II will
organization ard irs ruction.
1t il said that Secretary Cameron ct the commerce.
ment Of the battle of Bull Run, impored tie 4h Pean
sy, aas Regiment to strke for their homes ard they
did 60 at the rate Of ten miles ~ hour.
The Secretary Of State of New Jersey, present to
tie Lsgisa abstract Of the State The
tai population is 672 024. OF there GA $50 Whittier,
81. 1886 free colored, and eight slaves
Mefsrs. John o. MLean and John hahoney, Of Aleiers
Ls have each just flushed six launches, twelve in ALL
They 40 feet long, 90 feet BEAM and 81 deeI; will
curry % men, Of whom 90 will be oarsmen and will be
armed with 24pound howizer, besides small arms to
each man. When fully armed and manned these boats
will draw only p feet water.
Hon. Coin J. AcRae having declined 10 become can.
didate for reelection to Congress from the Mobile Dis
tric Col Percy Walker has published rd srnounc.
Ing himself candidate. John W. Ports, l. O.. is also
crdidate from the came District.
Gene al Sherman, il Is stated has been appointed to
The command Of the Lincoln forces in Kentucky, in
place of General Anderson Of Sumter notorety report
| ed On the sick list.
Messrs Ross and Thomas Winsns two of BaHmore's
most wealthy and en:erprisng ms about going
abroad Europe with their families TO mako extend,
ed stay. William Mcdonald, Esq Of that city, also goes
to Europe.
The Wheat crop Of the North Wts., on threshing,
does not yield than half the usui average. Along
the line Of the Glena and Chicago ii! Load H. crop
does not exceed ten bushels per acre, while last year
vas thirty bushels.
Brig. Gen. Ben Huger, stationed at Norfolk, hes be
promoted to the position Of Nip General 1t is al
rumored that Brig Gen. Msgruder, on the Peninsula,
has received similar promotion.
Gen. James Shields has DECLINED the Brgader Gener.
alsbp which be wSs not lopg since appointed by Pre-
sident Lincoln. Owing TO the condition Of bis health,
from bic wound received in the Mexican war be some
time since removed from Califorrii Sinoli in Mexico
and is compelled to remain there for the tine being
The London Post sayJ that Admiral Miles, the com.
nander of the British Forth Amer pin sauadEon, hiss
officially rpdtted to his Governmtn. that tie blockade
| Is totally inefficient.
The Memphis Avalanche ssys that thirty cises Of En-
field as received in that city the 29;b ut, and
Immediately forwarded to Coumbus, Ky They were re.
Gently brought over from England, .iit more of The
same sort,
Georgian at Pensacola takes the slime on the erena
dsrs By stating that MerWethor county furnish II
men feet I iscbes high, with q commander feet
inches high-,he latter weighing 3il lbs, without
pound Of surplus asi about him. His wife is feet IL
inches high, and weighs 263 lbs. This Is pretty good
chapter for Georgia.
The laws Of Louisiana prohibit the Banks from ssu-
ing notes Of smaller denomination than Gse dcilus,
which is found to be very great tconvenence in the
matter Of change To oov ate the diculty, the Bark
issue half notes, say dollars cut inwo which answer
the purpose Of two dollars aud ity cents in bill.