Smyrna times., 1861-05-23

The WIscousIn Legislature met Friday. 10
extra session, and Governor Randall sent in a
message, recommending six regiments, in ad.
dtlon I'D the one now waiting for orders, be
equipped amp put into camp by the State, and
$l,OhO,OO be appropriated for war purposes.
The papers OF Keskuk, Iowa, and Quincy, |
Illinois, say that hundreds of Union men have
been driven out of Missouri. under orders issued
by council of the southern Legion
Commodore Pendergrast, commanding the
blockadlng squadron 10 the Chesap peake, has
caused to be delivered up to the authorities of
Virginia, six slaves who had got aboard one
of his vessels
a. GENERAL SIcKLEs's BRIaApE.-The brigade
OF the Hon. d E. Sickles will comprise five
thousand picked men. His officers are among
The most accomplished and scientific military
men,
| The Legislature of kentucky has passed res
Oiu;ioDS declaring that Kentucky should main.
, taln strict neutrality.
The U. 8. sloop- Of war ST. Louis has cap.
tnTed the yacht Wanderer.
President Lincoln has appointed ex.Gover
nor Andrew Fl. Reeder. Pennsylvania, Briga-
dier General.
Hundreds of ladies' of character and refine
ment have applied TO the War Department to
be accepted nurses and a favora BILE response
has been given to number. All such appli-
cations are referred to Surgeon Gen. Wool.
Every household has it's pet names Mf.
Jones enchants his help mate by calling her
"hs idol" Jones, however, privately spells
, 1t i-d.te.
1 The steamer Great Eastern is advertised &c
sail from New York on the 25th, for Liverpool
E with passengers and freight.
q Orders have gone from the War Department
directing Major General Wool to proceed tC
: Fortress Monroe, and take command there, il
place OF Colonel Dlmmick
1t is said that the price of provisions at Frede
. rlckbUrg, Virginia, have advaoced, in conse
: quence of the large number of troops encampe
n there, from fifty to one hundred per cent
s VOLUNTEERs REMEMBER THIS To rub com
:, mon hard soap into the threads OF stockings
e before putting them on, Tor a long march,
d recommended as preventive to the osdlnar
foOt-SOreness and bliserIng which occurs I
4 those not used TO travelling.
= Kentucky currency has been thrown out b
= the banks of Cincinnati. and will. it is though
be altogether refused, except the Farmers an
, | NOrlnern OanRS.
.e The Union ticket, in Kentucky, received 81
l. 562 votes in 50 counties. AT the Presidentii
& election the whole vote OF the State was onl
g l2G,26l.
- One thousand ladies' of Masssc chusetts ha,
j. enrolled, ready to GO TO the seat of war
nurses.
J. c. Williams, of Farmville, Va, has sci
. five hogtheads OF smoking tobacco to Govern,
. Pickens, for the use of the troops.
e Gen. Scott will be seventy. five years of az
D. on the 18th of June.
Is THE question is often asked, what is " sta
r of arms!" Properly speaking, it is a compile
10 set OF arms for one soldier, which would nclud
Of the bayODeI, musket, and It's apPurtenances.
Flour is selling at $l5 a barrel at Monigor
4 cry. Ala, although the local papers quote
IN much lower, to prevent bad effect abroad
- The reign Of terror is horrible in Alabam
4. enlistment or conhscatIOn of property is d
N only alternative. The planters trcmbe f
~ their negroes, and lock them up every night.
A new projectile has bee lnvented in Franc
IT it weighs 30 pounds, aud is expected to k
20, 100 men when falling on a COLUMN.
10 Twenty-one regiments Of volunteers a
!. now organized in Pennsy ylvanla, for three year
service.
ss The Rev. II. II. Garnett. colored preach
r 10 New York, ls about To emlgrate at the he
m of colony 10 Abbeokuta, in the Niger dlstrr
~ Africa, where they intend TO ra,se cotton.
Fifteen hundred negroes have offered thu
on military services 10 the Governor OF Louisiar
~ ~ Gen. T. H. Bradley has given the Arkan,
~ volunteers the sum Of So 600, and placed 8.
ho sacks Of corn at their service.
Over one thousand men are now employ
ed in Philadelphia navy yard in fitting out VI
Of sells of war.