New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-26
WENTWORTH DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY DECEMBER g. 1861.

A fair for the benefit of the Free Market was
opened in New-OrleaDs on the 9Th inst., by the
+" colored ladies."
The "Coufedera'e Leather Manufacturing Com
pauy" on the 18th of November elected their board
of dire :tors. The Southern Shoe Manufacturing
Company" held similar election on the 9th inst.
Nine men belonging TO the United States friglte
Santee had been captured on Last Island and brought
10 New-OreaDs. Their names are: A. o. Child,
masters mate of Eew-York; HID Osirin, Canada
James q enn, New-York; James Douglas Prov-
dence, II. l.; Henry Mayo, New-York and Geo. Z.
Clancy, New York
The following is from The New- Orleaas Dclta OF
the 18Th, under The head of "Talk on Caange:'
"Tbese was some talk about the suggestion and
acio Of the Governor 10 regard TO the admission OF
cotton 70 the extent OF ten per cent, or oneenih OIL
the CROP which, of course, embraces Mississippi
Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, and I.ouiiia IL is
the general impression that the blockade OF the
mouths Of the Mississippi lie avoided. particu.
Iary if few resolu,e British steamers should hap
pen 20 be in the vicinity and il is not unreasonable
to say that 100000 bales of cotton be taken care
OF in our city with great ease that L. money can be
realized on that quantity There so 900 900 now
ON deposit in the banks of tDs city, One-baf Of the
amount be available for the of the cotton in-
terest, but that sum will not be required. -Four
millions and half of dollars is the outside estimate
that will be required from our banks, winch they
will, We verify believe, furnish. OF course, 1t Is
taken into conside that the cotton interest OF
Louisiana Mississippi, and Arkansas Is one and me
same. There il no question but what the requisite
means for the benefit of the cotton interest VIII De
realized"
AFFAIRS At RICHMOND.
President Davis has telegrsphed to Memphis that
Gen. Price of Missouri il not TO be superseded, ana
adds: q have not received tender oi hihs)ar
troops and consequently have no power TO nake
appointments for them, or u control their oggaIEa
uOn."
AFFAIRS IN MISSISSIPPI.
A bill has passed the Legislature OF Mississippi
sn,horng an advance of Treasury Notes-not to es-
ceed the sum Of s. 900, 000to the planters OF the
State upon the bypothecaon Of cot on valued at W
a ba'e. The Senate proposed TO pledge the fatb OF
the State for their redemptl0n-a feature which was
stricken out by amendments on the DILL going to the
Lower House. These notes are 10 be recelyed III
payment of all State taxes and dues, and II Il con-
tenplatei 10 obtain the consent OF Congress Tor the
Confederate collector to take them In payment OF the
national war tax, which the State has determined To
assume. Another measure has passed proposing 10
relieve the INDECENT families OF volunteers Oy levy
ing 81 per cent in addition to the regular state tag
which is to be distributed TO the various couhthes ~
proportion to the number OF soldiers they nave luz
usJed for the service. -,
The lowing is the plan adopted III mississippi,
by law, for securing volunteers;
After providing Tor a thorough organization TOTO
companies of able-hodied men, between the ages OF
ia and 10 wears. il is made the duty OF each company
commander, Immediately after the organization Of
his command, 20 prepare number of tickets eqnaI
TO the number Of bis company, one-thlrd OF Wblch
shall be numbered "one," one-thid numbered
two" and one-third numbered three lhey
are then To be placed in box or hat, ana De ufaMn
hy the members of tho company. Those drawing
,mber one shall constitute the fret class, and shall
transfrred into actual service first, and the seIof
class next, aud the third class next. Any person
lot la nj. nf le
m stitute ia the class from which he taken. A
ike classification il 10 be made annually, and 40
shall Ice required serve III the regular service Tor
more than twelve months.