Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-10-09
LATEST SOUTHERN NEWS.

ISSUE anOtner CnCular leJter 10 Jne planters,
advising them of the prospects of Congress
sional relief, as there has been some restric-
tion Of the action of the planters, from the
apprehension that the Government may have
to resort TO forced sales to their own preiu-
dice and loss. Subscriptions to the loan still
continue constant. We are informed that
not day passes without the incident of Wis
its of applicants, offering to sell, not only
produce, but every other conceivable article
for Confederate bonds.
SECESSION IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Several of the Presbyteries of the Old
School Presbyterian Church in the Confed-
crate States have held their regular fall
meetings, and, without exception, have
passed acts of separation from the General
Assembly of the Church, and appointed del.
egates TO attend at Augusta, Ga, on the 4th
of next December, for the purpose of form.
ing General Assembly of the Southern
Confederacy portion Of the denomination.
THE DEFENsEs OF MOBILE.
The Mobile Register says:
This work is going on rapidly. The peo.
pie Of Mobile have met the call of the Mayor
for one thousand hands with characteristic
liberality, and hands and money have been
so far freely supplied to meet all demands.
We are indebted to our Mississippi friends
for liberal offers Of negro labor.
SklZING THE RAILROADS.
The Jonesborough (Tenn) Union says that
the Confederate States authorities have taken
possession of the Tennessee and, perhaps,
other railroads. to enable them more effect
ually to concentrate troops and materials of
war at any point, and with greater prompt
ness and celebrity than heretofore.
| DIED OF WOUNDS.
A letter from Warrenton, Va, under date
of October 2, says;
Colonel Barlow Mason, late aid to General
| Johnston, wounded at the battle of Manassas,
| died here last night. He was the brother of
and others.
PLANS OF THE REBELS
The Richmond Examiner, OF Thursday,
contains the following:
The people of Richmond were again in.
tensely agitated, yesterday, in speculation;
on the general subject of affairs on the Poto
mac Rumors of various credibility were
circulated. 1t was said that President Davis
in his address to the soldiers at the railroad
station, had told them "if they handled theil
muskets well by next Saturday night they
would be in Baltimore"
Other evidences equally emphatic of ar
approaching action were told and circulated
through the city. The well authenticated
facts in relation to the movements on tht
Potomac are very few. There is no doub
but that on last week orders were issued t
the Confederate forces at Fairfax Court
house to hold themselves in readiness, will
three days rations, to move forward.
This order was general one to the who'll
army. The occasion of it is understood Il
have been the advance Of several thousand O
the enemy in the direction of Lewinsvile
from which, however, they had, at last &C
counts, retired.
THE PosToPFICR DEPARTMENT.
1t seems that the administration of the
postal affairs by the Postmaster. General
Reagan, does not give satisfaction. The
papers are complaining of the irregularity O.
the mails, and charge the inefficiency O.
the system to the head of the department
and demand his removal.
The Fayetteville (Tenn Observer says:
The conviction seems to be fixing itsel
upon the minds of the people that Hon. John
II. Reagan, Postmaster. General of the Con.
federate States, is not the man for the station
he is attempting to fill. He has been in office
for months, but has done nothing known to
the public, we hear it said, to commend him
to their favor.
The Charleston Courier remarks:
Will Mr.. Postmaster General Reagan bt
so obligiDg as to pay some attention to the
mais2 Having very industrously warned
off all express managers from doing whs
they would have done to supply the failure;
of mails, the Postmaster General should en-.
deavor to do something, or give place to one
who could and would.
VIRGINIA IRON FOR CANNON.
The small four.pound cannon, made oil
Virginia iron, that have been 80 long at the
State Armory, are being rebored and rlled,
| frar fhn MIA Of fhaua
were tested yesterday, when all stood the
| full trial charge; and in experimenting upon
| one, Unfortunately selected, it stood q
| charge of one and three-fourths pounds Of
powder, with shot of seven and a hall
| pounds, without injury. AS three. quarters
| of pound of powder and seven and a hall
pound shot is the service charge for the field
there can now be no doubt about the strength
of these guns.-Richmond Dispatch.
The Louisville Journal has been furnished
with Nashville and Memphis dates to October
2, from which they make the following
extracts:
| We find the following in reference tc
| Buck ner's movements in the Nashville Union
and american, under date of Bowling Green
September 30. The statements made are re-
freshiDg;
General Buckner is advancing toward the
| ODlO hlftT, uIlfluk tue LluCOlu lTOOp5
him, and it is thought will reach Owensboro
to- night He has taken a thousand Lincoln
| guns or more, but can not get fight, fOr the
enemy keep at respectable distance by 'or.
| derly retreats
"The advance guard of the army at this
place are moving forward to day ten miles
bevond Green River.
'Rousseau is retreating toward Louisville
| 1t is doubtful whether we will have any
| fighting until we get to Louisville, unless we
can overtake them"
We find the following in reference to pro,
ceedings under the sequestration act in the
! Richmond Examiner:
There is lately an apparent increase oi
! yigor in the proceedings here under the Sc
questIstioD act to defeat the attempted eva
sions of the law, and the peculiar dodges o
the Yankees to relieve themselves from III
operations. In pursuance of the spirit OF tht
law, and with the obviously just and proper
view of retaliation for the arrest of our citi
zens In the North, who had gone there II
protect their business interests, the Govern
eTnment has authorized General Winder Il
execute the arrest of all Yankees who NAV
, adventure here in the concern for their formel
rights or property in the South. The Gov
ernment is quite competent and lust enouoI
to determine and administer these right
equitably, without the interference and trick
OF new -comers
IL is estimated that the Yankee propert,
under the ban of the sequestration &C
amounts, in the State of Virginia alone, +
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