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

NASHVILLE, Oct. 7.--The Tennessee Lor- islature met to-day. Edward s. Cheatham was elected Speaker of the Senate. Edwin A. Kee- ble was elected Speaker of the House.
 John c. Breckinridgo and Wm. H. Preston arrived here yesterday.
 The Kentucky Legislature, on the 2nd inst. passed resolutions instructing Breckinridgo and Powell to resign their seats in tho United States Senate.
 The following is from the Memphis AppsaI of to-day's date: A special despatch to the Charleston Courier from Richmond, beading date of the 4th inst, says: Ten thousand United States troops have landed at Occoquan, on the Potomac. This indicates a general advance of Mcclellan on our lines.
 The New York Times of Monday received here, reports the United States forces accupy- ing the points abandoned by the Confederates. It thinks these movements of the Confeder- ates very mysterious, and fears an advance into Maryland.
 Two regiments of the United States troops. by mistake, fired into each other on Sunday, killing ten and wounding sixteen.
 Gov. Morgan, of New York, has been made a Major General of volunteers
 The New York Times fears that A. Sydney Johnston will triumph in Kentucky, and win- ter in Cincinnati or Louisville. It complains that recruiting in the North is dead failure.
 Prince Napoleon has departed for Europe.
 NASHVILLE, Oct. 8.--St Louis correspon- dent of the Cincinnati Commercial says, one paroed Lexington officer reports that POO of the Irish brigade deserted and joined the Con- federates.
 The Kentucky Legislature passed bill au- thorizing the Military Board to raise 200, ,00O, in additiona to the 100000 heretofore author- ized; also, to raise force for the protection of the locks, bridges, and other public works.
 Nat. Gather has been confirmed as Secre- tary of the State of Kentucky.
 Judge Catron has been appointed U. s. Com missioner.
 The most yigilant action will be taken to crush treason in the counties.
 A despatch from St. Louis, of the 2nd, says, that in consequence of the secession of tho Cherokee Nation and their alliance with tho Southern Confederacy, Col McNeill, Assist ant Provost Marshal issued proclamation notifying the St. Louis Building and Saving Association, that S33,0o0, part of the annuity paid to the Cherokees, on deposit in that in stitution, is confisc ated.
 Governor Harris message to the Legisla- ture to-day, recommends the payment of the war tax by the State.
 NASHVILLE, Oct. 0.--Passengers to-day re- port that Capt. John + Morgan, with 27 men, had skirmish with the Lincolnites, who were eighty strong, at Noln, on the Lou isyille and Nashville Railroad, beyond Green river, on the 7th, killing fourteen. Captain Morgan's loss was two. The Lincolnites hed-
 FROM VIRGINIA.
 STANTON, Oct. s.-An intelligent gentlman just from Greenbrier river. furnishes some additional details of the battle on the 3rd inst. Gen. Jackson's brigade still holds it's former position, with pickets stationed as before the battle. The brigade consists of Jackson's, scott's and Teliaferro's, Virginia Regiments, and Hansborger's Virginia Battalion. Rast's Arkansas Regiment, three companies of Vir- ginia Artillery, with two Batteries, commend ed by Capt's. Anderson, Shoemaker and Rice and the 1st and 18th Georgia Regiments. Capt. Shoemaker was wounded by bomb bursting Capt. Rice had 8 portion of his foot shot of. The Georgians had several killed aad wound