The Des Arc weekly citizen., 1861-10-16

U. ford, 3lst Virginia Regiment. Wounded; Capt. Shoemaker, of Danville's Artillery, slightly wounded; Capt. Rice, of Rice's battery, foot shot off, Lieut.. Mann, 44th Virginia Regiment, slightly wounded; Lieut.. F. Bartlett, 3lst Va. Regiment, severely wounded; Sergeant Graves of Rice's battery, mortally wounded; Corpo- ral Eaton, of Danville's Artillery, severely wounded; Corporal Slaven, 31st Virginia Re- giment severely wounded; Corporal Eslie, 3lst Virginia Regiment, slightly wounded; Corpo- ral Hoffman, 3lst Virginia Regiment, missing. Privates wounded--S. T. Stevens and Milton Calhoun, 3rd Arkansas Regiment, slightly wounded; Anderson Scott 3rd Arkansas Regi- ment, mortally wounded; Messrs. Fitzgerald, keely, Paine and Kane, 44th Virginia Reg- ment, slightly wounded; J. Dean, D. w. Farr. w. c. Andrews, David F. Ferrell II Georgia Regiment. slightly wounded; D. l.. Brent, 1st Georgia Regiment, severely woundedS Messrs. Stillwell, Reesby and Crank, of Rice's battery, slightly wounded; Messrs. Reinhart and Elem ing, 23rd Virginia Regiment, severely wound ed; Jos. R. Dickerson, of Shoemaker's batte- ", severely wounded; Thos. E. Elliott and c. Wimsey, of Shoemaker's battery, slightly
 wounded; w. w. Clayton and Eugene Mat
 thews, 1st Va, Regiment, severely wounded. FREpERicKsBURG, Oct. 12.-There was fir | ing up the Potomac at three and nine o'clock i this forenoon. The first was caused by the batteries opening on federal tug, which un- der cover of darkness burnt boat. The dam age to the Tug is unknown. The last is unex plained. Each lasted thirty minutes. There
 was no general engagement
 RICHMOND, Oct. 1.-The condition of Gen Wise last night was regarded as exceedingly
 critical.
 Andrew J. McLemore, of Memphis, Tenn,
 was accidentally drowned on Wednesday night
 No more passports will be granted to per-
 sons to leave the Confectionery, who have their families here.
 Petitions were filed yesterday to sequestrate Monticello, the former home of elferson, now owned by a Captain in Lincoln's navy. The report of Prof. Dardey, of Alabama, in relation to the obvious causes of the vast amount of sickness in our camps is attracting
 much attention and will doubtless result fa- voraby to the health of the army. FROM TENNESSEE. NASHVILLE, Oct. 11.-A special despatch l to the Nashville Union and American from l Bowling Green, to-day, reports that the Lou l isvile Journal of the 8th, says: Gen. Sher- man has superseded Sumter Anderson in Ken lucky.
 l Large bodies of troops were passing through | Louisville to Muldrough's Hill. Fifteen Southerners whipped seventy-five of l the enemy East of Cave City, killing three
 men and capturing thirty horses. One South
 erner was Iaortally wounded.
 Postmaster Gen. Blair, has gone to St. Lou is to look into the case of Fremont. NASHVILLE, Oct. 12.-A special despatch to the St. Louis Democrat, dated Jefferson City the 9th, says, little doubt is entertained here but that Gen. Price is on his way South,
 with the main body of his army. The horse of Col Lyon, of the 8th Arlsan- sas regiment, fell through the trestle work of the Tennessee river bridge, yesterday, killing
 Lyon.
 FROM MEMPHIS. | FROM MEMPHIS APPEAL, Oct. 12.--An ac- cident occurred Thursday night. at Bowling
 Green, Kentucky. Col. Lyon of the 9th Regi-
 ment of Arkansas volunteers, approached the
 river at about Il o'clock, for the purpose of experimenting the crossing of his men, the night was windy, the rain falling heavily, and it was very dark, and under these circum-
 stances, Col. Lyons horse stumbled down
 bluff bank. The Col. had his neck dislocated
 and thigh bone broken--death was of course instantaneous. He was forty-iye or fifty years of age. He leaves family in Arkansas. During the crossing of the river, couple of
 mules drawing wagon, containing Col. Ly-
 on's effects and baggage, became heightened,
 backed over the ferry boat, and the mules, the wagon and the property were all lost. FROm SOOTH CAROGlNh. CHARLESTON, Oct. 1.-The Confederate
 Court Grand Jury, in the case of Sandrew and
 others, charged with mntiny on the privateer Jeff Davis, found truce bill against Sandrew. Others were detained as witnesses. The trial will be next Wednesday.
 The first case under the sequestration law, J. $. Terry, of New York, was tried and the ljury rendered verdict against him. FROM GEORGIA. MACON, Oct. l2.-All the Cotton States will be fully represented at the convention of the 14th It is believed that over four hun dred delegates will'be present. FROM NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Oct. GA serious riot occur red at Hudson City. on Saturday night, be- S. Arsenal, and three hundred citizens, which
 it was feared would lead to serious results.
 A number of persons were seriously injured,
 including the Mayor of Hudson.
 FROM WASHINGTON.
 WASHINGTON. Oct. Nothing but the im- perative demands of the public interest indu- ces the government to supercede Gen. Ere mont. The Attorney General has made an unreserved expression of his opinion concern ing Gen. Fremont, and does not hesitate to pronounce that his retention in command would be public crime. Publicity is given to the violation of the Savannah blockade by the British steamer Bermuda, which it is said proceeded from ladies at the dinner table in the village of Thompson, Connecticut.-- There is reason to believe that part of the freight of the Bermuda was seventy tons of powder; seven thousand Enfield rifles; ten ri- fled cannon; sixty thousand pairs of shoes; a large quantity of blankets. clothing, Quinine