Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-25
ITEMS OF THE DAY.

Hon. Albert Rust is raising regiment in Southeastern
Arkansas for the Confederate service du.irg the Nar
The Montgomery Post chronicles the app, arance OF
line ripe peaches in that market.
Ia all three bundled aud sixty thousand troops hus
far have red their services the Confederate States
to engage in the against LHcola aud bis hreliug
Richard Lowell Edgeworth, nephew OF Maria EDGE
worth, died in Chesterfield District, ). O., the
stant in his G6.h year.
The Brandon Republican states that in Smith comfy,
Mss the people are working on the crops Of those WHO
have gone to the
Col l. A. Jordan, Of Baldwin county, Ga, has con-
tribu.ed 1000 bales Of " the Coue lerate Govern
ment.
Secretary Cameron has ieegraphed to Gov. Morgan Of
New York, and Gov Curtin OF Penns lVAnis, ior more
troops.
Accordir TO the recent census the population o. Eng
land and Wales is 200J0 ooO increase in two years
100000. Population OF London 100000.
TIE n. Y. World says that the Africa brings inteli
gence that sixty Prussan officers who have two yeats
leave of absence from their government will tender their
services to President Lincoln
Dispatches from Alexandria state tbe. the migration
fever has broken out there and that tie Secesoaists
expecting General Beauregard TO TO their aid
Considerable excitement prevailed.
Resolutions declaring that the debt the United States
Government is incuuibg is unconstitutional and
that the acts OF that Government Unconstitutional
and yrannca and in favor Of the immediate reccgni-
ton of the Southern Coniedeacy, have been adopted
by the Legislature OF Maryland by vote OF ~ yeas TO
nays
The Austin (TeIas) Intelligencer says thas wheat -
being offered at sixty cents per bushe at As.ln TIE
LaGrange True Isue says that corn selling Caney
at twenty-five cents per bushel, and that Is believed
that enough and small grain would be grown THIS
year in Texas to do the State three years.
Ten planters of Coucorda parish ia have contrbu
ted eleven bales OF cotton, the bales averaging 4 IDS
each, TO the benefit Of the widow and orphans oil MI
Jackson, who so nobly defended the Confederate ais
flag at Alexandria, Va. The Iotegencer says the let
OF contributors in the parish will be largely iocresseo
The n Y. World says that large number OF the req
merts offered and accepted during the past lie" "stN
have failed to forward within the time spec leu
1t ntimates that there ia for plenty more Ind 10
regiment, ready within ten days. is likely TO Dc IT,
| fused by the Government.
| The following official order has been published:
II Il expected hereafter that any passport stneIV
Diplomatic agents accredited 10 Government, or any Oo'
sular authority Whatever to proceed 10 foreign eona
or beyor the military lines, will be countersgned' ~
| the Secretary OF State.
| lSigned) WIN. d. sE"Ahp'
| Vice President Stephens has made ergagemenn 70
address the people Of the Eighth Corgrefsonsl Ds'e
of Georgia the tnect Of the Confederate oln HIu
will thoroughly canvass the District. The hes: itsu9
may DO anticipated from the canvas OF the indeiahs
bic Georgia.. In Wilkes county alone where Ne loA,
cotton 10 the amount Of hundred thousand uo"Is
subscribed on the spot, and shortly after he let '''
| amount was doubled.
A gentleman who left Savannah on the s.h lns'A-'
states that sickness to alarming extent preVah !"
Havana. Cholera and yellow fever we're both pe-oNs'
and there great rush Of those who could leave ~
get away. Business is at stand STILL and no Iegn'
Offering for Northern Eastern ports. vessels are "
turning in ballast. The Cubans express the fullest ~"
patty for the Southern Confederacy and their cause
Toe information which they receive OF the conoloA
of things in this country Is received almost -
sively from Northern journals, and but little renane'
placed upon it.
Advces from Baltimore state that Col. Smith seleG
lot Of Confederate envelopes which were beng vsIO'
by boy, when the bystauders irterposed and mAae
subscription for the boy. Smith also sized por'fai
JET Davis, and told the vender that il he got ne
stock be would send him to Fort AcHenry. The peoP
again interered, and tie excitement became bteL'',
when Smith retired. Marshal Kane said the police sheu'
| have taken Smith to the guard house.
| soUrHERS Cox.-Des for the new coin OF the Col