Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-15
Daily appeal,
THE Vac IN MISSOURI
ITEMS CONDENSED FROM THE ST.
LGUFS PRESS.


latest received bY telegraph, but the following
condensation from the st. I uis papers of
Saturssy last viii be found interesting
Prom the Buneun.l
Gov. Jackson, with three columns, is now
marching from the border noTthward to drive
out The minions OF the convention. One col
umn, under Gems. McCuloch, Price, Pierce,
Rains, Parsons and Kelly, is near Springfield
with thirty thousand men, couposed OF a due
proportion of infantry, artillery and cavalry.
The report Of a fight between portion Of that
column and the forces of Gen. Lyon, at or near
Springfield, may reach here at any moment.
Tae middle column Of twelve thousand men,
under Gen. Hardee, has already moved from
P0cahcntss into Missouri.
The eastern column, whose base OF opera
tions is at New Madrid, will consist Of about
twenty thousand men, under the command Of
Gems. Caeatham, Pillow, Bowen and Thenp-
son, and may move nOrthward in two divis-
ions. Notwithstanding reports to the contrary,
we state that we are informed that all these
columns are well armed and well drilled-snd
that they have an abundance Of artillery,
served by the best officers, and a plenty Of
cavalry.
There win undoubtedly be some hard fight
ing, bu5 when it is Tecoilected that the country
is almost a unit against the convention and
advancing army and unfriendly to the fedsrals
-tba. thousands OF men viii join tbs State
troops as they march nortbwaTd-we cannot
doubt hat Gov Jackson will shortly sit down
in tie executive mansion at Jefferson City and
exercise ia peace the duties of the Office TO
which tas people elected him.
We have been furnished the following letter,
written by a gentleman at Athens, giving an
entirely different account Of the battle at that
place. The gentleman who furnishes the let
ter indorses the reliability Of the writer:
Gel. Martin Green, (brother of ex- senator
Green) at the head of 40 men, wao had been
organized under the military bill, attacked
Col. Moore, whose force numbered $50, and
drove them across the Des Moiaes river, where
Moore was reinforced from KeosaUqua aud
other towns above. Green attacked them
second time, and drove them before him, u1.il
Col. Moore was reinforced again, when, after
a hard ight, Green retreated, carrying of their
two pieces Of artillery, wounded, etc. Green
haI to tigat in all from two to three thousand
men, vet his boys fought with al the coOlness
Of veterans, and drove them back in every
hand to hand fight.
Among the state troops who were killed,
eight in all, were some Of our best men. Tie
following names are all have obtained Jos.
E.gsit, Eli Barber, Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Williams,
and Y. Boyies, al living in this neisbbor-
hood.
There is no doubt but the federaIs lost from
900 to 500 men, in killed and wounded.
The country is thoroughly aroused, and the
masses are very indignant at the intermeddling
wIis th6ir rights by the people OF Illinois and
lowa, who, at The instance and information
Of every inteTmeddling, cowsrdiT Black-Ee-
publican, send their armed hories to rob and
murder our best citizens. A. B. o.
2 We have also been permitted to make the
following extracts from letter dated Shelby
vile, August 5th:
The state troops gathered one day last week
in Knox county, and took Edna, having first
seen the Home Guards scatter from the place
before tAev ccuid get a chance at them. The
Home Guards are said to have left, in their
haste, some fety nuskets, with tents, etc.
The cause Of State rights is continually
strengthening here, ! believe. Porter is said
10 have some 2000 State Guards under him in
Knox. J. P. n.
No authentic news reaches US as yet from
Spring6eld TIE Republican Of this moraiHg
has evidently received an intimation OF the ex-
pected defeat Of Gen. Lyon, and is striving to
break lis force. Rumors on the street are
plol.ife8 bGi Il IS impossible 10 trace them
back 70 their source. All we can say is
" wait patiently. Time will tell"
The St. Louis Rega5IicaB Of Sunday morning
las the following:
LATEST FROM SPRINGFIELD.
Or latest adFices from Springfield are to 7
o'cloe6 Thursday morning, There had been
DO fighting up to that time.
Jacksoa's and McCulloch's forces were then
ebcamped along Wilson creek for distance
of eight OF ten miles and about as many miles
from Springfield. Il was reported that they
were awaiting The arrival Of arms.
Gen. Lyon was confident Of success. A
train bad lust arrived from Rolfa bringing him
plenty Of provisions and ammunition.
pALMYRa, Aug. 10.-PasseHeers from the
west this morning, report being fired on be-
tween Clarence and Shelb.na stations, on the
Hannibal and s.. Joseph road. From ninety
% one hundred balls struck the engine and
passenger coaches. The windows were broken
and the cars were badly cut up by the bgliets.
Fortunately, no one was hurt. Engineers
are protected BY stats Of iron srouRd the CAB.
TGis city was visited by a company Of Sc
cessionists yesterday. They attempted to take
two Union nen prisones, but were persuaded
to abandon their purpose BY the mayor. They
are nov encsmped . short distance from here.
The EissOEriaa Of Saturday evening has the
following version Of the reported killing Of
Gen. Lyon:
LYON REPORTED KILLED
A somewhat plausible rumor was circulated
on the rect yesterday, to the effect that Gen.
Lyon bad been killed in the late skirmish near
Springfield, BY o0e Of bis OEn troops. The
story goes that Gen. Lyon had been for some
tine In bad odOr with bis men, resulting from
harsh and inhumsn treatment. L is said that
he accused a sergeant Of his regiment, knoWn
among his comrades az an honest and respect
able man, cf having stolen pair of boots, not
withstanding the latter denied the charge. de-
clsTing most emphatically that he bought and
paid for them. Gen. Lyon is said to have made
use Of The language, "You are Id liar, you
stole them,o at the same time bringing the
boots into close contact with his face.
We learn from a soldier belonging to CON.
pany D, Of Col. Stiles regiment of home
guards, stationed at Lexington, that affairs in
that region are in rather delicare and danger
Gus condition.
The term Of Co. Stiles men expires on the
J1th instant, and the entire force will, in few
days, return to this city, leaving Lexington in
a defeBssless condition, and exposed to tht
mercy of q force Of organized secessionists
fifteen hundred strong, encsmped at various
plscss il Lafayette and the adjoining counties
Jne secessioBists have a battery Of thre'
guns between Lexington and WaFerlv, CON
Tasnding the river, with which they could repe
any small force ascending the stream.
Col. Sites command is said to be practi
CGiy hesleged at Lexington, ahd IN constan N
apprehension Of an attack. His force consist
Of about seven hundred men. 1t is thought j
he attempts to come down the river on a boa
lie will be attacked by the secessionists' bat
taries, and that these batteries will be vigor
ously used against any expedition sent up t,
take Col Stiles place.
Congregational Districts.
Tie Mississippi legislature has passed I
law dividing tae State into saven congressional
districts, as follows:
District No. / shall contain the following
counties, viz: Marshall, Lafayette, Yallobu
shs, Calhoun, Tallshstchie, DeSoto, Panols
and Chickssaw.
District No. 2 shall comprise Tishomingo
Tippah, itawambs, Pontotoc and Monroe
District No. 3 shall comprise Lowndes
Oktibbsba, Eoxubse, Kemper, Winton, Choc
taw and Neshoba.
District No. shall comprise Tunica, Goa.
homa, Bolivar, Washington. Issaquena, War.
ren, Copiab, Claiborne, Jefferson and Adams
District No. shall comprise Sunhower
Carroll, Alfalfa, Holmes, Leake, Madison and
Yszoo.
Districr No 6 shall comprise Kinds, Rankin
Scott, Newton Laudsrdale, Simpson, Smith,