Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-10-03

MEMPHIS, Sept. 3O.-Hugh Tate killed Angus tus CastilanO Saturday night on board the Sam Hale. Fired several shots at him, all of which took effect in his body, and to make sure work oi it he stabbed him when dead several times with 8 dirk First shot killed him. Tate escaped and has not yet been arrested. Castilans was White river pilot and had previously killed Tate's brother at Jacksonport. Tate is gambler.
 MEMPHIS, Sept 30.-The block of buildings run ming from the corner of Washington to Centre street were burned yesterday morning, and proper ty to the amount of from $40 O00 $50,0 ,0O0 consum- ed The fire originated in the picture and mirror framing establishment of A. Liench.
 NEW ORLEANS, October 1.-The Richmond cor respondent of the Deta,' telegraphs that parties from New York say that formidable federal ex- petition is fitting out destined for Brunswick.
 An engagement took place w Wednesday between the Confederate batteries and two vessels of Transport, on the Potomac, about Aquia Creek The steamers hauled off crippled. Rosencrant2 crossed Gauley marching upon Wise Tho re- ported mutiny in McClelland's command is con. frmed. The postal department will issue five cent stamps next week.
 NASHVILLE, Sept. 30.-The St. Louis Democrat of the 25th says, Sigel did not attack Price at Lexington. lie was in St. Lous-only two thou sand two hundred tederas engaged at Lexington, against thirty thousand confederates, ten thousand of the latter were out on maraudlng expedition, and the federals so exhausted that they were unable to make any resistance to the confederates The following is Fremont's dispatch to Washing ton: l" Lexington has fallen into Prices hands having cut off the supply of water-our reinforce ments, fourteen thousand, had no means of cross ing the river in time. 1 am taking the field, and hope to destroy the enemy before or after the june ton of McCullOch's forces" A dispatch from Jefferson City says: Clab Jackson is advancing on Bonneville with 10000 and Price is marching to- wards Georgetown with 2O,O00. The Lexington army divided for that purpose The steamer Clara Bell was re-taken by the confederates with thirty thousand dollars in merchandize Prices force in a few days will doubtless be thirty or forty thou sand. Nothing later of interest from Lexington.
 NEW YORK, Sept 26-Fremont having made an immediate requisition for five hundred thousand dollars for military stores, Gen. Ripley replies denying Fremonts authority to make the pur- chases-further accounts show that excessive prices have been paid and no inspection made of goods purchased Ripley says unless purchases are regulated aud restricted the present appropriations by Congress will be insufficient to meet our lia- bilites.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 26-The secretary of war forbids the drafting of troops. He will rely on the popular love of the flag of the Union.
 NASHVILLE, Sept. 30.-Passengers by to-day's train report that Gen. Buckner broke up the Union camp in Owen county on Saturday, capturing 460 stands ofarms and camp equippage. The Unionists ran-sOme of the lRdlanians swan the river Buck her it is reported has gone to Hopknsville to dis perse the Union camp there. Smthland was occu- pied by the federal forces on the 2ith The Louis vile Democrat of the 27th says that John C. Breck ridge and George B. Hodge fifty miles above Richmond, Ky, with 2,S00 men drilling Gov. Morehead, K. T. DuraEd and M. w. Barr have arrived at Ft. Lafayette. James B. Clay and w. G. Overton, of the Louisville Courier, are ar rested Ex Minister Preston escaped It is re- ported that Gen. Zolcoffer captured nearly l, 900 stands of arms few days ago intended for Union men. The Democrat says the bridge of barges over the Ohio at Paducah IS cOmplete--the boats used were sent from Cincinnati two weeks ago
 ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. 25-Gen. Prentss ar rived here Monday evening and assumed command yesterday
 NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 30.-The Richmond pris oners of war; 250 in number, arrived oday at noon, and were escorted to the Parish prison by several companies of citizen soidiery. There was q uni versal turnout of the people apparently to take look at the prisoners.
 MEMPHIS, Oct. lst--The machine shop of Quin by X Robinson destroyed by fire last night A great calamity to the South at this time-it being exclusively employed in finishing cannon, etc., for the government. The foundry depart ment barely saved by the great exertions Of the fire department Loss to the propretors about $50 ,0O0-no insurance-supposed to be the work of an abolition ncendiary.