Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-10-09
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LOUISVILLE, Oct, IA fire took place at
Memphis Crenn) on the 29th ult, destroying
$50, 900 worth of properly situated at the
corucr of Washin gtuu street and Centre al
lev. The ire extended tO the front row of
buildings.
The Memphis AraI,,nch has absorbed the
Bulletin (newsphper) Of that city
a Memphis paper of the so says Thirty
cases of Enfield, being part of the fifty thou
sand which came to a Southren port some
tine since, have arrived at Memphis and are
on their way to Columbus Ky.
The city of Memphis was literary alive
with soldiers on the 20 ut.
The Southren Commercial Conventio will
assemble at Macon, GA. Oh The Il of Octo-
Der.
The University of Mississippi is about to be
closed for waut of patronage.
Jacob Thomson has been nominated for
Governor of Mississippi
The Pochohontas (Ark J dRrertiSer says;
L Z IIiudman, formerly member OF the fed
eraI Congress, has ubtaIucd 1000 m"Te men.
from the State of ATkAnsas, fox General llar
dee's command.
Ex-Governor, L Lewis Lowe, cf Maryland
has escaped 30 Richmond.
Issac Davenport, gave check for $40,
( 900, being the amount due their NOrtheIu
. creditors, TO the Commissioner. for the rccep-
tion of such sources of revenue,
/ TIE Northern Bank of Alabams has sus-
pended specie paymeut at the INSTANCE O:
/ Governor Moore.
The merchants of Nashville have agreed t"
receive Confederate Treasury Notes at par fer
debts aud goods.
Gen. HaIdee's command has fallen back on
Pieman's Ferry, Oh the \; kansas iiue.
! j Ii B Jones. formerly editor of Phila-
delphia paper is Secretary in the war Depart
ment Richmond.
JEFFERSON CITY.-Oct Little doubt
that Gen Price is on his way south, with tile
main body Of his army. The force reported
to be making demon st rations near Gcrgrr"wi
aud Sedalia, being merely detachment sur
the purpose.
When last heard from, Gen Pnca's cru,-
mauu was at Clinton, In Henry c"uury. L
is supposed Price will push to the Arkansas
line.
Gen Fremont will follow him closely, and
give him battle wherever he can fud him
A force of between three and fou, thousand
rebel cavalry were seen near Li2ton to-day
whose object is presumed to be, to get be.
tween our advance and this place, and fall up
on some stray regiment. or transportation 60
ing out.
Col Cofe, of Boonville passed through
!, here the other day for st Louis. but it ha
been ascertained that he is Oh his way SouIi
with important documents, containing the off
, cial record of the proceedings of the noel
Legislature, held at Lexington recently.
A scout from Linn creek reports the prob
able death of the notorious rebel leader Rev
Miskel Johnston. who while moving some o
, Dupont & Co.'S powder. on Friday night, Wa
dangerously wounded b5 the explosion of on
of the kegs
, Gen Fremont and staff will probably lesv
, for Sedalia to morrow.
l 1t seems to be the belief in military circle
{ here. that Gen Price will avoid a battle wit
Fremont if possible but others entertain th
opinion that be intends a surprise upon som
5 point the least protected, and that we sha
hear of fight SOON.
! Gen Fremont intends to follow the rebt
> army into Arkansas, and force them to fgh
f wherever he eau encounter them.
: The paymasters, who brought 1000. 90
: to pay off the troops 10 the 3lst of August
q have disch arged their duty. and returned t
St Louis.
Calib Jackson is reported to be on the Wa
to Texas.
The farmers of Pettis county recently of
erep to furnish Gen Fremont. gratis, wit
$3.50 600 worth of grain for his army.
Captain Champion, the rebel who was her
last week. has been arrested a spy at Georg
town.
Gen Harney. ard two or three other distir
n tinguished military officers left this evenin
Z at o'clock. on special train on the Oh
and Mississippi railroad. Their destinatiC
r. is not known
/. Robert Scott announces himself a card
.e date for the Confederate Congress, in Farqu;
county.