The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-12
Southern News via Louisville.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. There was fire at the
corner of Western street and Center Alley,
Memphis, on Sept 80, which destroyed $50, 900
worth of property. 1t cxtended round 20 Front.
Row
The Memphis Avalanche has abscsbeed the
Bulletin.
Memphis papers of tie 30th says the cases of
Enfield rifels, part of the $4,000 VIII CHI came
into Southern port some time since have sr
rived at Memphis and Columbus
Memphis was literally alive with soldiers on
the 29th.
a Southern Commerc. Convention assemb-
I'D at Lacon, Ga, On the 14th.
The Mississippi University will be closed for
] the want o. patronage
| Jacob Thompson has teen nominate for Gov
ernor of Mississippi.
| The Pocahontas Advertiser says J. C. Hind
man has obtained 5000 more men from Arkan-
sas for Hardec and command.
| Elk Governor E. Lewis Lower, OF Nd, has es-
capped to Richmond
! Isaac Davenport, of the firm of l. & B. Dav.
export, gave check fer $4,000 owing to Nor
thern creditors to the commioners of Northern
Bank of old suspended specie payments at the
instance of Gov. Moore.
The Nashville merchants have agreed to Sc
cure treasury notes at par Tor debts and goods
Hlrdee's command has fallen back to Pitt
mans ferry on The Arkansas line.
j. b. Jones, formerly editor of philadelphia
paper, is Secretary in the War Department ut
| Richmond.
Gov. Moore, of Louisiana, has ordered al the
pork to be secured from New Orleans specuIa-
tors who had advanced it to $4,000 per barrel
| The estimated Yankee property in the Site of
Louisiana under the ban of the representation act
amounts to $30,000,o0o
The Mobile papers say the defenees south o!
that city are vigorously going on. The Mnnci.
| pal authorities of Mobile are issuing shin plas
ters in small amounts
| The Confederate soldiers especially those
from Western Virginia, are suffering for want of
| tobacco.
vessel with thousand bushels OF salt from
Swyogora, had no cargo taken from Brazos river
to Richmond.
prize schooner was captured near Galveston
recently, with 200 sacks of coffee and one hund.
| red and fifty thousand cigars.
Nashvi, papers OF the I'd say that heavy
rains have carried away bridge on the Eas.
Tennessee Railroad aid delayed mails from Rich
'nond three days. Tie Bowling Green cores
pendent of the Nashville Union and American
says Buckner is advancing towards the Ohio
river, driving the home guards before him
N. j. Wick, chairman of the military commit
tee of Memphis, says it is desirable that no more
cotton nor tobacco be shipped there, until fur
Their orders, and if planters do not stop shipping
the military authorities will send the cotton back
In the country at the owners expense.
The Fort Smith Herald says the Charokees
will furnish three and Greeks two regiments, and
the Seninoles one battalion.
Humphrey Marshall has escaped into the
Southern Confcderacy
The Journal tomorrow will state that Gen w.
I. Sherman will superccdc Gen. Anderson as the
head of the Department of CHAMBERLAIN Gen
Anderson retiring on account Of i'll health,
4 Richmond dispatch says Arnold Harris has |
been Internationally released
The Confederate Government has authorized |
Gen Wender 10 arrest all Yankees who may re
turn there in concern for their former RICH. Of /
property in the South So
The reported arrival Of Jas. Ferguson, Mem
Der of Parliament and Hon VIM Burlee, of Eng.
land, at Nashville, Sept. 80, en- route for Rich
mond.