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

VARIOUS ITEMS.
Whenever valuable cargo arrives in New York which
the Yankees specially desire they seize it aud cotn,cae
IT, leaving the master OF the vessel TO prove
60 does not belong TO secessionit.
Stephen Cromwell, Esq Of Camden, Oneica county,
ns .sds q contract by which he Is 70 furnish, Tor the
oenuai kAiu~-A nnnpany $50, 900 cords Of wood Tho
magnitude OF this contract he understood only when
we take into consideration the fact that Il makes pie
four feet high and less than 227 miles In LENGTH and
requires the delivery Of nearly fifty cords day andays
e1cepted) for ten years-7roy ~. ~ Budget
The Washington Star says that In conversation With
Mr. Buchanan the EXP. esident fully endorsed the poll
cy of Mr.. Linoolns Administration. Well, Who cares
be did?
Hon. Edward Everett refused to serve a. delegate to
the Massachusetts, Republican State Convention.
The New York Tribune of the 2ls. ul es.ima'es the
whole number of volunteers $50 900, Of whom 50 600
have been dschirged by expiration of term 10 900 have
deserted and 10 600 proved inefficient from dissase,
leaving In the field 100000 with next increase Of 900
q day.
We learn from the Santa Pc Gazette, Of the 18th Of
August that Kit Carson is in command Of the Fret Reg
meat of Volunteers ct Fort Union.
Its said that the paw Of RUFUS Andrews, surveyor Of
the port Of New YORK. this year, In consequence OF he
enormous avalanche Of confscitions will be little less
than million Of dollars.
Treaty of Commerce with Denmark has been ra,i.
fed BY the Administration at Washington. IL concedts
TO Denmark the privileges accorded the most favored
nations and the U. g. Government to be on the same
footing.
The first cargo of new rough rice arrived IN Charleston
few days since from the plantation Of Z. BirnWel,
ESQ Pom Pon. The cargo sold arrival deliver.
able after being pounded, at % per hundred
The Webster Aasa Times relates the following iIci.
dent of the return of the SIKH Regiment:
The engine baked for at the North Village, and
ss the girls in Saters mills bad congtegated upon the
lawn tetxeen the mills and the railroad track the eel.
oeIs ocked from the and occupied the few minutes
Of the halt in the most prolonged and ind crmince ks-
log wi i,h the blushng girls submitted With commend
able and becoming grace.
A lady Of Chunncnuggee, Alabama, Mrs. DR.. N. B.
Powell, whose take the liberty TO mention, has
finished hundred piIs Of cocks foi the Southern HI.
Norfolk, and in few days viii have hfy addiion
Il pairs comp letet Such instances OF the sympathy Of
the LADIES' for gallant sodiery, encourages hem and
RODS their duties Of than half their hard
ships-DotuIgbw Gan.
The Lircolnes at st Louis have IN account ofs fgh.
which occurred 10 Clay county, No., on the l7h ult
which suited In OF those Yankee victories where
they make forced irci and brilliant retreat i'm nedats
~ after BATH Il was fret reported that lows reg
inent had hill and captured one or two regiments Of
Mssouiiins bu il afterwards came out they calas
very near being capture ihems Ives and only escaped
by leaving their art l.ery on the ground.
A New York correspondent OF q Cincinnati p,pes
writes that The war is very severe on the New York
weekes. Several sensation story papers have lost half
others thIesfourtts Of their circulation. Bonner d.
ger Is on the decline, while the attractive Loms
Journal has become poor that even It's own ffnds
are hoping j. will die, only on account Of It's former
reputation.
Ross Wiuana Of Baltimore, who was recently released
from Fortress Monroe, is about starting a. etead,d
visit to Europe.
II Lnlat
keeper at Pnlppl Va has been committed to prison,
at Wheeling, on charge Of treason.
The Philadelphia papers say that John Rrowp, Jr
son Of the leader at Harpers Ferry, h successfully car
Ing the region Of ThuTi Pennsylvania for picked
Iiasmen. He tray ls in grey shrt q; d irowers with
Urge revolver and bowie kue p'ouadins from his peck.
cts. He is large, muscular map.
The Ac;hodist Conferences, In session at Detroit Mch
gan, Monday hs,, tabled tire resolutions Of the Bat
more Conference tes,irg to the substitution Of tie
ios the old chapter on slavery.
Tie friends Of Er.Aayor Bsnett, OF Washington, FAY
he has gone New York. puposiDg res!de there du
ring the continuance Of the present troubles.
Biyard Taylor, who has been speeding the last three
months a, Gotha Germany Il expected home BY every
sesmer Immediately upon his return, he will Iin tne
Of the div Of tie Ysnkee army the war corres
poaiel. 9, the New Fork TribuAs. 49,
II or Thomas 7. Gooie, of the I'd R'grss, Virginia
Cavalry, has been promoted TO the rank OF LeueI ant
Colonel.
Toe Charleston Courier announces tbst an epterp sDg
gentleman who commands The requisite c'pi a., has
solved to estsbih glass factory in South Carolina If
the proper labor be procured.
The last arrival from California brings intelligence Of
The death Of Edward Randolph, prominent lawyer Of
San FEarcsco native Of Virginia and "a tenSisey con-
neced in this State.
MONEYS San Francisco "EIrrtss7 d,s not believe
that Zen. Shields will hight either side in this infer
nal var" The Genera at ths las. spcosnts bad gone
to Hsy titan TO spend feS weeks.