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being on horseback and considerably in ad .
vance OF his command, overlook a partv of =
Yankees, together with their Adjutant. He
made gallant charge on them when the
Ad1utant shot his horse and commences
Loading again, when the Colonel grabbed n :,
small Yankee and presente him rs !.
nreastwork TO ward OF the Adjutants fire.
Win this he advanced on the Adiutant with
AdlGtant
As our forces continued TO advance they
commenced taking prisoners, in aii about
lorty, anu killed seven or eight Of the nyiug
Hessi,ns -
One Of the North Carolina com panies land
"a at the same time as the Georgiars, ans;
JOINED In the pursuit with great bravery
whist thr other portion OF the North Caro-
ana regi 'uent was ordered to hasteG TO th.
Light House, just below Kim yieeet 10 inter
cerf the retreat Of the federallsts. kim ykert
Is eight miles above the Light House towards
thickamacomack Tnay were unable to ianti
owing TO the shoal water though they did.
everything they could to accomplish thai o D p
Ject. They got their guns on board the fats
and showed OF, but got aground, and even
Waded in TIL they found themselves again
getting into deep water. They then sent =.
small boat to take sonndings, and founG 1t
i'm possible 10 land, o wing to the peculiar for
nation OF the flats.
Col. Wright continued his uursrit iii ha
found .hc North Carolina Regiment Under
Col. shaw nnabie TO land; and ascertaining
mat tne Ian hPts had been reinforced by nine
auhoFeu men from Hatteras, Ee withdrew his
forces TO the position he had occupied th,.
night before. After getting back to tins posi-
uon, the Federal steamer Monticello took Tp
position about half mile from the shore
and opened fire on them by broadsides, with
li-lach shell, and continued to shell them tor
hNe hours, without injury to any one exec. t
Il siiSht bruise on one mans leg, who fel!
doTb IN endeavorinS to dodge 4 ball which
rolled over his leg, and a slight scratch on
another s face, from The explosion OF 4 she'll.
During the Smelling, great portion OF the
Teorgla forces retired back TO the enemy $
vacated camp, and finally the balance sue
oeed.d in en- barking board our steamers,
which had now got iii the neighbour oOG -
They ON barked their two howitzers tn them
on board the Curlew, from this point.
Ihe Cotton Plant, under orders from Com.
Lynch, now ran up the Chickamacomack,
and took on board The entire forces which
had got back 10 this point, together With the
enemy r entire camp equIpage. consisting of
90 tents, cartridge boxes, haTersackg, can
Teens, cooking utensils, provisions, &c, to-
gether with their private wardrobe, which
ihey were in too great haste 20 take with
tGrIn. The entire expedition then returned:
70 Roanoke Island, where they arrived On
Sunday night at II clock.
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Confession OF the Murderer of Major Lewis,
Of the Federal ANN

The New York Hratd contains N. ccnf.s-
sion II IN officer murderer" the defaiis "
whose crime We published se1erii days ago.
IL Killed Major Lewis on the upper P,;o-
mae. 1t will be remembered
THE coxFkastox
LauuiEau made the following statement:
i Was born IN Ireland. In the county of Tip
perary am twenty three wears old. have a
mother and seven brothers no father or sis.
ters living My mother lives with so of nv
brothers, near syracuse. n. Y. Their names
are patri snd David Dounivan NV other
brothers are named Michael, who Is at work
in Dauyiiie, Pr; Thomas at Scrautou In
xerne county, Pa. W,iliam, near Pitxbnrg,
Pa, III BrowEstown. Allegheny county
Richard, who i Ia the Fifth United States
Artillery. Battery A, stationed At Washinx-
ton; James who yves IL England. and IL a
miner In the north part OF that island Nv
brother Patrick and the youngest one, David,
are with my mother at Syracuse. As have
said, ! have helped ID support my mother
frorI NY wages while at work at the rolling
mills and while in the army.
CArsB FoR SHOOTING MAJOR IRwIs
had no motive for shooting the Major I
blame the captain OF my company iFity-
gerald more than do the Major. The Cap
tain reported TO the Major that had been In
two lights that day, aud was always disor-
derry. l had but one trouble that day II
was Win one OF my comrades. He gave me
some talk aud l Kicked him. This was after
L nad paiG hlty cents Tor a canteen of wills
! key at a brick house inst above the Union
House, in Rockville. The whiskey made m.
ugly. The Major ordered me to be tied to q
tEon. After j found that 1 was tied, i
know nothing more than getting M yself loos.
graSpins u lnusket from a comrade, loadipg
| IL from my own c1rtuucb box, and firing it q
! the MAJOR. l had nothing against him. 1
/ never knew him before he ordered me TO be
! ted. The whlskey made rue mad. Am more
| sorry for him than ] am for myself Her.
| the prisoner Wept profuseiy.) / know my
| tate, AVID am ready and deserve to receive Ii
| out should like To see my brother Richard
/ before die. | have nothing 70 send to nv
| lauiher. she wrote 10 me five weeks ago and
said She wanted NE iii home. am not in the
; habit of getting intoxicated very much.
| Liquor has the effect of ma king me ugly. The
! fifty cents paid Tor the whiskey has cost ms
| my own life and that of another whose life
! hoid more than my own. A coInrade and my
brother Thomas will tell all ] have to say,
| Father Doberty has been here, He came from
| Rockville
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Clothinr far fhs Armx

ltis absolutely necessary that something
be done Immediately by the authorities To
cause the speedy forwarding of clothes
stores. &c, contributed by the patriotic peo-
PIE 10 the army, or else there will be suffering
IN the ranks this Minter. We learn at the
passport oiice that from ibros 10 joar hundred
carloads OF clothing, &c. have accumulate.
nj Chattanooga and knoxville. and that
there is deficiency Of locomotives between
hno&viile and Bristol. Could not some be
transferred from the Mississippi Cen trail Rail.
road, where we uDderA, and III re is q snpe~.
abundance
On the SYST OF August, Congress passed she
following :ct; THAT the Secret ry OF Wa,
,5e authorized and required TO make all ne.
cess:,ry arrangements IN the reception end
forwarding OF Clothes, shoes, blankets. and
ether articles of necessity that may be sen
t. the army by private con;Ii bUtion.
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said to me, IF you will emancipate all the
slaves, we will synpathize with you
Here. then, are tn. views we have so often
expressed fully confirmed by this witness.
The Aristocr5sy aad A 5oiitionist of England
sra al league with the Il boil onis /. OF Amer-
ca 10 break an the L nion and beuee the
aili-s avery pres se5 and pgliits Of the North
are giving utter 20 The most treasonable
sentiments against the Union aud the fonstl-
tHfion- and are denoun ing tins Chief VI lis l.
tFate Tor his patriotic and conservative action
~ modifying the proclamation Of Fremont
The public safety demends that q stop b.
sf'@ediiy put t. their mutuy and TREASON.
We're tie President base enough 70 lend him
self to their foul purposes, iIe would jns tifs
all tfat the %ecsFsionists ever alleged agtlus t
him asiti - ,sinst tha majority OF tie Il orth
r. "a would saneafy the Southern rebellion in
the ewes of all honest men. But he good
igith the President has shown aas set 81 RES
ali doubts as ~ the nature 2uI ocincts OF the
war, has given the lie to the asst gtious of the
rebel chlef&Ins. aud has dashed to earth the
vile hopes OF the ant, slavery pro.'agandists.
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EIIIHE D1YN.
Hy 7BOS. ". HEISEE, anctioat.r,
(Ctlioc corner OF 18th and Cary sts)
DEMONSTRATORS SALE OF f.

4 DEMONSTRATORS SALE OF ELE-
u CANT HOUSEHOLD AND kITCHEN
FURNITURE. PIANO, CARRIAGE AND
HORSES, AND COWS. AT AUCTION-As
Admi6istra' r of Charles b. Hal decd shall, on
WEDNESDAY, the iGth a, 10 O'Clock 4. NJ, at
his la:A residence 10TH street. be w cen Broad
Songl property. s;Jes other articles, are the I'D.
loving.
A vey fir" and costly 1TANo.
Two 'iearttGi and large CARpEIS-ona Velvet
AVID n" Brus els.
Two elegant Rc.c'vop III TErEA-TETES.
4 large and costly AiJ <=D',
tour magnificent Broc kstte!ir CURTAINS, COR.
NiCES. Sc.
Two Nal 1gany rETE aTEFES.
ON Walnut ET'rEGEh,.
Five large ara elegant ENtiRAViNGS.
Reserve j ani Mahogany CaAiRS.
BEpSIEaDS, BEDS, REDpING.
WARDROBE&, &c.
-~ALSO,-
One & tRRiAt Is and II ARNEsA
Two Carriage lIOR ~ES.
Two fue MiIf II CONS
Al lhr irlrnitur- Is new and m perfect order. Fsf.
sons VIII DO we'll T." cal aud examine this eega1t
uroHare- which they 10 any DAY before fhe
sac, between tie hours OF II A. II. ard r NJ.
TERM -tHr all under 90 cash; for all
gums OF 500 And n.er, months credit: ths sur.
chaser giving 'ferotiab mote. with approv cd en-
dol cement. and with interest az led.
THOs. }. EVANS
Admir- Of CLaS. b. HILL decd
Sale conducted by Tnos. W. kKzsEE, Auct.
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EsCARcs from tic Lincalnitas.

lieutenant : +. Powers and Sergeant Re.
bert Hsmiii, OF Ire Metropolitan Police, and
taptain Jca'sies and Mr.. William OMEN.
o.nhens 81 baltimore, made their escape from
Maryland IA few c?ys ago, and succeeded in
rraohlas THIS city. While they lay concealed
IN tAe bushes oa the Maryland shore, they
saV a Federal proguii,r pass in the river :
put waiting FOR a convenient opportunity,
they ali came over together in lolnoe. The
bltng 40 news that has not been anticipated.
except thJt Dan >ick!ess lhievng brigade
Ias ieff the sCU theru COUNTIES, 10 The grea
Joy OF the llhabit tn. is uo doubt
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AUCTION SALES.
THIS DAY.

Bg GOpDT 4 4PPERSON, Aucaioaeeys.
TWO NEAT FRAMED TFNENIENTS.
I ON THE CORNER OF CLAY AND
SMITH STREETS, FOR SALE AT Are
ilON Will be sold. al auction, on the premises.
on WEDNESDAY, ath October, lS6l. at O'Clock
2. Nj, two excellent Framed Tenemen,s (brick
basenents,l located above. Each Tenement has
six raous, besides kitchen, and besides being Just
across the western corporation line, they In
excellent neigbborhood
TFRMs.-Oneiourth cash balance at 4, H. aud
II months. for negotiable notes interest adt L. aud
title retained TIL last note Is paid.
&c ; t:DDDIE A APPERSON AuctS
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Young Iel'. christian Association.

The Army Committee of the Y. NJ. G. A, in
dis cily, continue their worA Ct relieving the
sick and wounded soldiers The operations
q TIA" Committee tire conducted under Tie su-
p'rNision OF Mess-s. W. i. MuEford, j. +.
bnyrgss aud JAS, Gordon We learn that tie
Rev. Er. Read, late Chaplain of The 9TH Lou
isiena Regiment, who is travelling through
the Soath soliciting supplies Ior the sick, has
tA"s itT met with good success, ana liberal
donations @rc expected as thr result OF hi, la
b0Is
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TELEGRAPH
The Tennessee Legislature Hon. John C.
Breckenridge Instructed to Resign his Seat
in the FEDERAL C1uRrass.

NASHVILLE, Ue! The Tennessee I.eris,a
ture met TO day. Edward : .'aeathan was
LEGGED Spe1ter Of Tie Senate, and Eiw1rd A.
keibIe sp axe d tho House.
The Hons. John &. Brsekiusiags aud t9li>
liam Preston srs.s I'd ia this eity o. ysstsa.
day.
The Kentucky Legislature, the ID In
iant, instructed Messrs. Breckenridge and
Pow II to resign their s.ste In The Federal
t,onrrasS
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ArarsfA, October s.,-.Ihe Charleston papers,
of this morning, report that the schooner re-
ported on Monday is prize of iha Federals.
was taken wheu at aiiehor on Siono Bar. The
battery on the bar fired at the Re, erai steam.
er, but she was TOO distant for the shots to
reach her. The tederals sent Jour of their
boats with armed Crews and took the schooner,
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NJ G0pDIs & .aPPERSoN, Aso,ioaee,s.


NERY VALUABLE BRIO 4 TENE.
y MENT. ON I Ii l. SOUTH SIDE u.
FRANKLIN. Is l. II ZEN ~ AND trs
STREETS, FOR SALE AT AUCTION ~-As
the reaaes, OF Mr. Samuel -. Hicks. twh0 contsan-
plates occupying smaller houss,l We .hsiI call u
public anc.i,.n. on the ,sscmses. on FRIDAY Az
TERNotbA. the itih Octohar. issit. u Ii O'clock.
tho new ard admirably arranged TEk EMENT,
located Us above. now owned ard occupied BY him.
TIE b uss has 10 rooms. besides asap!e ,sfvaatS
apartments. wash raoni, Goa, heuss. Sc. Tia
promises afe kat with the ussAi usndsrH consssl.
sEsss. gneh a. mI be ilantes. SSs, water bssAiae
room, sc.
posscssion Owen in = ssw dsys Afsss tie sale,
Taking into confederation the location u - ~
perry, II y justly regarded ~ very vaau.hse.
TsRNA --OusAnk eAsh. balanes - 4 q ~ -
l6 months. for negotiable uoeoA mlersst addeA -
cured BY truss deed.
TIE house can b sxamineA my ~ oasWeen
the hOurs Of ana 4 oeleeA 2. =.
0ODDIN APPERSON,
ssy Aaetieaeees.
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By 4. r. COOK, .da<st1nssr.

Z AR>iE AND ATTRACTIVE SALEOF
! READY MADE. LOTHING BOOTS,
ShpE~, 81. AT AUCTION On THURS
DAY, I0r' Instant, vi 10 o'clock will sell a; nv
store, large aa7 ATTRACTIVE as u ineni OF READY
MADE CLOTHING, consisting In part Of
Cloth, Cashmere, ana SGtiust Business Dress,
and Uyer.H0afs
Cloth Cashmere, and Satin.t Pants
Goth, Cashmere, a1d SIX Vests
tiiris Drawer, Cans e:rspanders
Collars. tiautk aTahefs, xc.
After which. about 20 eas-s assorted tnen s, ,~o.
inens, misses, ant childrens Boot, shoes ar
Caters.
TsRss fash on delivery.
oe Z r. COOK Aur.'r
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g.. u->.ratioa Proceedings.

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Prom elton in ii,e ARMY.

Major Thomas r. Good. OF the ri Regi-
meHL NiTSinia Cavalry, has been prom ted to
tho rank OF Lieutenant Colonel
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Electoral Ticket

''.iE "-.~-,1rY 20 form u ticket of Flee
s''' ana '"" C!4e being 100 short TO call a
',~'eAi1yl II the people, il was suggested
."T editors of the Richrnond papers
.-'i' Wrea ticket and submit IL TO the
'"4E portion Of those editors, aided
- 9eeA s'"ti~n-n as they could consult,
-'' 4"'~r-14eA The task, and submit the re-
'.'i # 'la.s .aaoIs.
'"' rang" OF SELECTION was limited by the
'- Inc Constitution which says
.. senator or representative, or person
t.., 'i rlne' Of t.us: Or profit under the
Fl.. .,,- >,1tes, shuil be appointed an
'.''"it no, be- known which OF the gen
~ N4o arc candidates for Cong may
'71. The rule was adopted 10 name no
VAC "'s candidate. The Constitution
.s3'' excludes ali w:..o hold commissions
,A ia" Confederate authorities very
'Iiae - the present time.
10y whose names are mentioned are in
'''lsI 'hey viii please notify the fact to
u tAe Richmond editors Immediately
'1'iF place on the ticket may be supplied
q! others
ELECTORAL TICKET,
r" Pres{dfHt end Piee President.
= 11oseph Christian, OF Middlesex
Lclbnatus Newton, of Norfolk city.
-, / Daniel, Of Richmond city.
~ ~ : Thompson, OF Din widdie.
/, 1000 bonld.s, of Charlotte
" "a. /. Q0ggia, OF Bedford
2 E4lr4oiph, Q! Alhesarie,
IataSs ". walker, OF Madiaoa.
10 asa h9gers, OF Loadonn.
~ sam ( Williams, Of Shenandoah.
- oan Med. Reid, OF Rookhridge.
i = "A. EdInpndson. of Roanoks.
yaafs ". Shefey, Of SInythe.
=, Henrl j. Fisher, Of Mason
h 5pseh Johnson, Of Harrison,
w. l. Ii fiiznaeh, % 0hie
Fur STATE az Lar1s.
J9hn L. Edmunds, of Halifax.
A'ien 4. capcrton, vi Monroe.
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lNcRRAsB OF THE FEDERAL F0RCR IN TIE Ms
stssIPPI.-The Neyv Orleans Rnl'l;.,t OF the 30
con tains the following:
The Lincolnttes Down the ri yer are getting
bold and sauCy, and should ne taught q lesson
tha It woud mako them keep III q rgor., rt.speat
ful distance from Louisiana soil. 4 Dispatch
was received last evening from Capt. Hager
Of the Confederate steamer de Rae living
near Fort Jackson, announcing that the
enemy 3 war steamers Richmond and Water
witch, pilot boat and schooner -tppnfIy
captured in the river. are living M apchor a
short distance above the Head OF the Passes
having taken lint position yesterday. Oar
iittle steamer, the Ivy, WAS engaged IN recon
0itcTing. These iankee vessels have eyi-
GENTLY been sent there for the purpose Of more
FH|c:H&liF and easily bicckaGinE the IisFi$
supp. and OF Going away with the necessity
Of keeping tieet at the Balize. some efforts
should speedily be- made 30 drive away these
ships. While they eannot do Us amy {ajurv
where they now are. IL Is morufyias 20 the
! pride OF IoUisianiaus that such an inconsid-
| cradle naval force of the enemy should be al
! lowed TO remain In our river for any length,
| OF t,Tnr Why slamber the energies aud enter
| prise of tl.s people OF the -rea, city OF New
| Orleans, and why IL not something done, IN
! dey,endeGtly of what is being done by thu
! Government, To keep our river, ri least, nee
/ of Lineoln's taardaderss
| The Richmond, which is a large steamer,
/ had great difhcutty ia coming into the river.
| having been OIL the bar ut the Southwest
| pass for thirty hours, and was gotten OF BY
| The Water Witch and large propeller pull
| lug her over. Night before last the sloop-of-
-! war tincenues was on the bar Mt the same
pass. All the pilots, together with their
| boats, NJ the Bali1e, have been seized by TIE
Lincolnites. 1t Is passing strange that they
! should have been permitted BY our authori.
/ lies 10 remain there, when their capture by
/ the enemy WAS ineSitabss.
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By RICHARD CAUTHORN, Auur.

HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN rURNI
II TURE AT ATCTI0N.--O THURS
DAY, leth ius'al; =, oclack y. NJ, at tho late
residence OF Mrs Ffeeplsn on the York Rive
Railroad. the Powder Magazine, ~ Ill sell
a1ction, Tor cesb, I'LL the Household aud Eitclsr
Furuitlro. 81 Of tbs deceased
by order OF tho leSstses.
oe3 Ii cat THORN Aue,'r
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PsAsea roa sgE saesH.--ihe following re-
solution has been adopted BY the Bethlehem
baptist Association, OF Alaeamai
Rssoissd, That the Bethlehem Baptist Asso-
citation, now In session, recommend, espe-
ciaily to the churches within her bounds,
as we'll as throughout the Confederate States,
that the first Sabbath Ia November next be
observed a. 4 day OF fasung and prayer, In
behalf of our bleeding country, and for the
success Of her arms.
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4 UCTiON--GREAT ATTRACTION -
n WIFI be sold n Lo1isa Court aouse, 90 ,he
second MONDAY in Oc'abe-. ls6, tbelpg Ccurs
dav q large stick o, DRY GOODS. dROCE-
RIES, HARDWARE, CuTLERY, SHOES,
HATS, &C, embracing stock OF IS 600 worth 81
goods o. cioro. Merchants would do well 10 a.
tend, the sale will certainly take place aud ths
terms liberal & WESrHElMER.
SIS
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Y~OR SALE-A HORSE.-wil be sod Ia
u tfasi Of tho Manchester Actei on the iith Of
October ~ hAf-past o'clock +. NJ ROAM
HORSE, 7 years'od t9 pay charges. The said
ho 81 Was eft ~ nay table oa the III dsy Of Al.
gust by soldier. supporting To bslong to DR.. Bah
cock of the 6tL Regiment Soa,h Carolina yolun,
teers. TERM Cash. W. q DAY.
Manchester, Ue.. I. l-5.. oe 2~$ims
p s.TGs above sale viii Nor TAKE PLACE.
AZ "a Ys rftSad en1
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The New York Hra.d contain. IN. conf.s-
sion II IN officer murderer" the details "
whose crime va published several daye ago
He Killed Major Lewis, on the upper P,;o-
mae, It will be remembered
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-16
ITEMS Oy TIE DAY.

bCyESsE or Nav OELs4Ss The D,i.2 says thai G'1
TSigQs having signied BIZ readin to undertake The
works OF defense for the ely Of New U.Cans il the
fEnd, necessary 70 their construction furnished
the Ourel have considered the proposition and by
unanimous vote placed one hundred thousand dollars 10
the credit Of Gen. TsiggS 10 the city treasury.
Besides this sum lhs Delta understands Gen. Twiggs
viii be abe 70 use an additional hundred thousand dol
lar. literally advanced BY one OF the New Oeans banks
making total Of Two hundred thousand dollar TO be
thsbursed by him for he city detsrses.
RxpoRrKD NAVAL EyGAGxuKSr.-A gentleman who
reached this civ YESTERDAY from the coast reports that
on wednesday afternoon last Aurrsys inleL with
the aid Of glass, he witnessed naval engagement,
several miles distant between full rgyed brig and a
steamer The engagement lasted about two hours when
the brig finally bore about East. ard the steamer
shout soushw' : .-CharleslON Courier Of lSlh.
DEIrH OF BlsHoP RoKxAN.-Laueasier, Aug. s, 1861.
The community vas shocked this afternoon by the IL
tsIigence Of The death OF Bishop Bosnian. He died
.0ddsoly this morning. 90 the from Pittsburg to
Butler The Bishop leit bis home in this ely In Oroins-
~ good heath Tuesday las, visit 20 the rural
gons Of Western Pennsylvlna. be preached his last
srrnon in s. JONAS Free Church. At Lancaster Sunday
evening last.
TESSxssrE PovDER-we met with W. E. Jones, E.q ,
Of Nashville, agent Of the military board Of this Ste,
rhis morning. who ia returning from the mountains of
Ark11sls where be has been investigating the caves,
ard has succeeded in making contract with Aessrs.
Smith thompson, OF Independence county 10 furnlsh
this STATE With hundred thousand pounds OF satpe-
tire, which viii Be converted into powder By Samuel
Watson, ESQ, Of Nashville, fast il Is received
Memphis Bails'in.
The New York Tribune says We have for some time
past avoided naming futures but the importance Of the
hJuss Of AessFs Claim len. Co, which Suspended
70 day. indnees 70 depart from our rule with the
exception perhaps Of Msssss. A Stewart Co., this
VAS much the largest dry-goOds jOboing house In the
country Their sales years. have reached twelve
Millions Of dolars
II, IA said that the POsty member Of OongrssS des
.;s5 nv Mr. RAYMOND as falling from bis horst, turn
-. nsIs q was no other than the Fedouotabie Senator
Cen wilson, OF Massachusetts DE went 70 see 'n'
h,s In Gen SCOTS carriage, but got scared abandoned
:; "a ,oo 20 horse This explains the dispatcn saying
rat the Confpderstes took eArrage bearing the eres
"a. OF Gen. Seott-AibdHy Argus
THE AMY wOkN.-A private letter 70 ~, 80
ch.,Isstop. from Newport r. l., dated August sa1e
Ia he army..Orm has eaten up all the gas 70 az
49, AZ N, eounuy, and thss ths tanners had a'n
sSIs 10 procure forage suaicsus io' 'hsir sAi'ls'
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-16

DSAra o. An ARsr O'sIcyR.--Csp,. yaA 3. 8. Alex.
aner Of the Confederate army, died on Tuesday is a.
Ieghany Sprsxs In the 25th year Of his age he was
native Of Charlottesville and odtsi son OF Mr. James
Ae1 lnder editor Of the Charlottesville hsrsouian. ne
graduated at West Point in 1886.
Fousp Dx,p-soses While, mail carrier between
"a mvilIe and Car.rsvile found dead IN ms 1usgy
Que day last week. on the road, near Va Ira, ne was
yrR in the bottom of thu buggy-~here h' had prooa
Div fallen in fit His head was hangiug outside, ana
bore the appear CT having come IL contact repeat
edy, with the wheel
How THxY SrooD.-Gen. Irwin Mcdowell, OF Onio,who
The Federal arpy at the battle OF hauass's
plains Is graduate Of West Point, OF the class OF 1888
lie vas twen,yhird in class Of forty-6ye n. Beau
regard OF the Cor ederate ANY, second in the same
eLss.
THE BLOCK ADE AT NKw YORK.-fhe imports at New
York frcm Jmuuy lss TO August Isl, show decrease
Of S4O,O1O,OOI, compared with 1850, and more tasn
$50 Vo0, OG0 Iess thin in 1889.
Ths Washington correspondent Of the New ork iinSs
says the hotels are again almost cleared Of polite
the most striking indication be has seen Of danger TO he
capital