Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-07

cavalry. He says " l an at present making
forced marches with my regiment for the pur-
pose Of joining General McCULLOcH, who is
now abeut ninety miles from Fort Smith,
awaiting our arrival to advance on the enemy.
We have been two days crossing the Arkan-
river, night and day, which is very high,
OF we would swim it with our horses. We
have left all Of our baggage and wagons be-
hind one blanket, guns and munitions of
war being allthat is needed. We will make
about thirty-fve OF forty miles day until we
reach the enemy.
The boys are cheerful and cFy lead us
on!,o
Election ews
MADISON CoUNTY.-HarTis 1746, Polk 106 /;
Mosby s)8, Currin 419, Avery I34, Bond 70,
Harrington Al, Payne I'D.
HENDERSON County. Harris 907, Polk
62I. CongIess-A-kiBs 720, Hill 80, Ethe-
ridge (for black republican congress) 292
votes.
DYER.-We have received from a friend the
official vote. Harris sol, Polk 412. Psrma-
Consultation 10, against 13. For Con-
g5ess, Hill received III majority.
IScBEAsE OF H ARMY.-The Richmond
Dispatch says it is understood in official cir
c'es that the Secretary Of War, the Hon. L.
Pope Walker, has recommended to Congress
an addition to the southern army Of about
three hundred and fifty regiments, or such a
number as, added to the force already organ
izel, viii make an aggregate of FIVE hundred
and sixty regiments. Estimating each regi-
ment at a thousand men, this would give a
force Of five hundred and sixty thousand, rank
and fIe. The white population Of the Confed-
crate States being, in round numbers, i've MIL
lions six hundred thousand souls, the proposed
army would amount to justten per cent. Of the
whole, or one soldier to every ten white Peo-
pie.
~ The New York city controller has
made a return Of the valuation Of the real and
personal estate in the city for the year 1861.
Toe aggregates are as follows Real estate,
Sl06, 955, 645; personal, SI74,624.S66. Ag
gregste, S5SI,579, Oil. This assessment was
made before the war Developments, which has
by the estimate Of men Of business in New
York, reduced the valuation OF the property in
New York fully twenty-five per cent, or
nearly $3.50, 000, 600, the first installmen. of
the luxury of going to war to Pillsge the
South.
GREAT OUrRAGE.-Soms wretch, in human
form, says the Abingdon UrgiHicn, threw a
rock into one Of the cars the evening Gov.
Jackson, Of Missouri, passed this place, from
a eecretsd position on the lot adjoining Major
CarnahaH's at the east end of the town, which
bit the governor on the jaw, knocking cut
three teeth. The person who threw the rock
could not have known that Gov. Jackson was
on tie train, as the point where tie rock was
thrown is near a mile from the depot. The
hitting Of Gov. Jackson was accidental.
A FEMALE SPY.-The correspondent Of the
Cincinnati CommereiaL writing from Western
Virginia, says that female spy has been dis
covered in the First Kentucky regiment. She
is from Georgia and enlisted at Cincinnati,
She was detected by writing Information in
regard 10 the movements Of cur troops to the
enemy. she is a member OF the Knights of
the Golden Circle, Gays she knows the punish
ment Of a spy is death, and is ready for Der
fate. she is to be sent to Columbus.
O. The Mississippi legislator has recon-
mendod The following presiden al electoral
ticket: For the State at largs Hons H.
C. Chambers, of Calhoun, E. P. Jones, of
Suu1owsr, z. s. Hudson, of Yazoo, and D. {.
Glenn, OF Harrison. FOR the five districts the
following were appointed in the order named
J. Fred Simmons, o. Pamela, J. Wilson, of
Pontotoc, :. Drsne, Of Choctaw, T. c. Tup-
per, Of Madison, and P. S. Ca hings, Of
CoPiah.
MoRE Arms FOR UNION MEN.-We learn
from the Cincinnati Press that FIVE hundred
muske.s yesterday passed over the river for
Nicholasvllle and other points in Kentucky.
They are intended fer distribution among the
Union men. What are the southern au;lori-
ties doing to couBteract the evident design Of
the Uuionis.s to invade TENNESSEE?
4 EIoRAL REFoEM-The new sultan OF
Turkey has inaugurate5 a most wonderful re-
form, having abolished the harem completely,
be having always had only one wife, as in
Christian nations. He also ordered that the
Jewels and valuables Of the late sultan be sold,
10 order to raise a fund for the payment of bis
personal liabilities.
An EXCELLENT sUGGEsTIoE.-Tbe Macon
Georgia. 1eIegrrpb says: at has been
suggested that cur Southern volunteers would
be pleased, ard their health promoted, BY a
liberal allowance Of corn and rice, instead of
the bread rations Of flour exclusively. We
think the suggestion a NEST capital one, and
trust that tie Commisssriat will investigate
the subject and attend to the matter at once"
It is related of a gentleman boarder at
one Of the down town restaurants, says the
New Orleans True Date, that be was so over
come by the glorious news Of the battle of
Manassas, that he asked for the left wing of
the enemy for breakfast. Tie ebony waiter
showed his worries and replied: "If de gem
man means de enemy at Mansssers, dar amt
asry wing left, nor muffin else 8"
CoLD STEEL.-We have endesyorcd to learn,
saws the Richmond WAig, the exact number of
separate ard distinct bsyonet charges made by
our troops during The battle Of the 21st. We
believe there were at least six, and perhaps
more. It is stated that the enemy in no case
awaited TIE charge, but fed precipitately as
soon as the cold steel was visible.
II The Richmond Wing says the banks in
Richmond and those in Savannah, including
the branches Of each, have made arrangements
by which their notes will be received by each
other at par. Volunteers and others may go
directly to tie banks and get full value for
their money.
e. We see it stated that that bot-bed Of
abolitionism, northwestern OhiO-known as
the " reserve Pa district Of country contain
ing fifty thousand voters, has not sent a single
regiment into the field to fight in the war which
lis own leaders, Giddings and others, have
contributed so largely to bring about.
STRENGTH or THE CONFEDERATE FoRcEs.
The Montgomery Nail says that the COnfeder-
ate Government has now 100000 soldiers,
well drilled and armed, iudiciously DISPOSED