The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-10-10
Southern News Via Loui,yiIe. "

LOUISVILLE, Oct. There was FIRE
at the corner OF Washington street and
Cetrer Alley, Memphis, 90 September
goth, which destroyed $4,000 worth Of
property. 1t extended round 70 Front
Row.
The Memphis Avalanche has absorbed
the Bulletin, IilT.. ..tlI{J w
Memphis papers Of the 3Oth say 80 ca.
ses Enfield Rifles, part of the $4,000
which came inlo Southern port some.
time since, arrived at Memphis and are
on their way to Columbus, Ky. Mem.
phis was literally alive with soldiers.
On the Goth Southern Commercial
Convention assemblies at Macon, Ga On
the 18th the University of Miss. will be
closed for want Of patronage. ~ |.
Jacob Thompson is nominated for Gov.
ernOr Of Mississippi The Pocahoh,As
Advertiser says: p l-' ! ann alI
JO Hindman has obtained three thou.
sand more men from Arkansas for Har-
dee's command. ... .,..
Ex Governor E. Lewis Lowe Of Mary
land has escaped to Richmond.
Isaac Davenport, Richmond, Of the
firm of I. IL B. Davenport, gave check
for Ten thousand dollars. owibgto North
ern creditors, to the Commissioner.
Northern Bank Of Alabama suspended
specie payment at the instance Of Cover.
nor moore. #oss: I.1.Ius N..
The Nashville merchants have agreed
to receive treasury notes at par for debts
and goods. Hardees command has fall
en- back to Pittman's Ferry on the Ar
kansas line. o7jDa log1 t-.. .e.r, i bro ..up
J. B. Jones, formerly editor Of a Phil
adelphia paper. is Secretary of the Wal
Department at Richmond.
Governor Moore of Louisiana has or.
dered the seizure of all the pork from the
New Orleans speculators, who had ad
vanced il to $50 per barrel. The es.ima
ted Yankee propertyin the State Of Vir'
ginia, under the ban Of the sequestrator
act, amounts to $50, 100000. ~
The Mobile papers say the defense o
the south of that city is vigorously going
on. The municipal authorities Of Mobile
are issuing shinplasters in small amounts
Confederate soldiers. especially IN Yves
tern Virginia, are suffering for tobacco.
A vessel with a thot-and bushels o
salt from Lagura, habits cargo taken from
Brazos river to Richmond.
A prize schooner was captured neal
Galveston recently, with two hundred
sacks coffee and one hundred and fifty
thousand cigars. Nashville papers Of the
Cd say the heavy rains have carried ava,
bridges on the East Tennessee Railroad
and delayed mails from Richmond three
days. ..
A Bowling correspondent of the Nash
vile Union and American says Buckne
is advancing toward the Ohio river, dri
wing the Home Guards before him. M
j. Wicks. chairman Ofthe Military Com
mittee Of Memphis. says it is desirable
that no more Cotton nor tobacco be ship
ped there until further orders, and i
planters dc, not stop shipping, the militia
ry authorities will send the cotton bacI
into tho country, at tie owners ex
pense. .1.5.g" .u.5.
Humphrey MarOhall has escaped to th'
} Southern lConfederaGy. 70 IgCJ
The Confederate Government has au
thorized Gen. .Winder to arrest all yam
KEGS who may. venture there in concerl
for their former rights ofproperty in III
, South. s'"i.'iAf1 'v""E 52on lE
There is the reported arrival Of Jane
Fergusons member Gof Parliament. an
Hon. VIM. Burulee, Of England, at Nash
vile, Sept. 30th, enroute for Richmond