Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-08

RR-The Fort Smith Times, Of the 31st uit,
publishes the following dispatch, asserting
that It needs confirmation
FAYETTEVILLE, August 3O.-A fight report
&c at Linn Greek Missouri. between Missouri
s ate troops and Fsderaiists, IN which about
300 OF the Federal troops were killed and
wounded and 500 taken prisoners. southern
loss p. Number Of troops engaged not known,
but an excess of Federal troops reported.
The battle occurred on Friday 23i. The
forces engaged in the battle were 1900 on each
sids-3000 in all.
INHUMAE AND FATAL ATTEMPT At BURx-
ING.-Ihs people cf ~BrOokhaVen, Miss were
shocked last Sunday morning bv the lHtslI.-
geEce that a negro woman named Melinda had
thrown her aged mistress, Mrs. Linton, toto
the FIRE. The old lady was povyeTless 10 the
bands Of the young and stout ueeress. Her
clothes ware Immediately enVelOpsd in flames,
ane before assistance could reach her she vas
burned so frightrully that she is not expected
to recover. The negro w6man gave 10 reason
for so foul in act except that she was iHs.i-
| gated by others 70 kill her mistress in o-der 10
get possession Of her money. She vas es-
corted to a limb In the woods on Tuesday
morning where she was hung by The neck till
she was dead, thus paving the Just penalty q
LeT cruel murder.-MLsiseipoaH.
EyGen. Ripley, in command at Charleston,
issued an order on Monday last, from which
the following is an extract
2 Citizens residing o. SuIlivan's Island will
hold themselves in readiness 20 proceed 10 the
city zt short notice. Circumstances only can
determine when or what moment it may DO
absolutely necessary to order a rAmoval from
The island.
ASSAULT UPON Hon. JOHN P. HALE.-On
Saturday afternoon, upon the arrival of Hon.
John P. Hale az the depot in Dover, n H,
Che place OF bis resideHce) a man, apparently
intoxicated, to whom an acquaintance had
pointed out Mr.. Hale as an " AbolItio1ist,0
stepped up to hIr. H, and, with the remark,
{ You are one Of the men who have brought all
this trouble upon u.s." struck him 10 The face,
knocking eff his hat. Mr.. Hale, seeing the
condition Of the man, replied, Get out Of ny
way" when The drunken fellow struck him
again. hr. Hale did not return the blow, bot
walked quietly away. The depot master and
others inter, cred 20 prevent any further as
sauit The attack did not appear premsdi stsd.
and the affair was over in a few minutss.-U.
S paper.
How To GET SALT AND IEAp.-The New
York Times, on the strength Of intelligence
received by way Of Cincinnati, accepts, as
highly probable, the report already given OF
the surprise and defeat Of the Federal forces
under Col. Tyler, in the KaBawha valley.
The Times fears that that important district
of Western Virginia will shortly revert 70 tho
C0Hfederstes. "Salt," says the Tirsss, els
selling il Richmond ard Petersburg al SIX dol
lars a sack. The COnfcderates must have bis
necessary article, and it seems that they know
where aud how to get what they want-lsad
in Missouri and salt in the KauaWha." The
Times regards the destruction Of Gen. Tyler's
command as possibly but the beginning Of an
onset that shall sweep every vestige Of the
Union army from that part Of Virginia.
G- We acknowledge the receipt Of the sum