The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-10-09
SOUTHERN ITEMS OF NEWS.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. "A fire took place al
Memphis, Tent, on the 29lh ulL, destroy
Ing $50, ,o0o worth of properly situated al
the corner of Washington street aud Centre
alley. The fire extended 10 the front row o
buildings
The Memphis AuaIanche has absorbed the
Bulletin wsPapers o thai city.
| Memphis paper of the o0th says
Thirty cases of Enfield muskels. beins
parl OF the $4,000 which came into South
ern port some Ii me since, arrived al Mem
| phis, and are on their way 10 Columbus Ky.
The city OF Memphis was literally alive
with soldiers on the 29h.
The Southern Commercial Convention
will assemble at Macon, Georgia, on The
14lh oil October.
The University of Mississippi is aboh tc
be closed for want OF patronage.
! Jacob Thompson has been nominated lor
| Governor of Mississippi
The Pocahontas (ATk } Advertiser says =.
c Hindman formerly a member OF the Fed
eral Consress) mas obtained 900 more
men from the Stale oil Arkansas Tor Gen.
| Hardees command
Ex-Governor E Louis Lowe, of Maryland
has escaped to Richmond.
| Isaac Davenport Of Richmond and
member OF The iirn OF & g. Is Dsayen.
| port, gave check Tor SO 600, beng The
| amount que lHeIf NptbFIb tfSntiNs- - VIC
1 commissioner Tor the reception 0i spef
/ sources OF revenue.
The NonneTn Bank Of Alabana bss sBs
pended specie payments, - ias instance 9j
| Gov Moore
The mefchats Of Nashville bsye sgfes4 ie
receive Coule teIale usasqry bp.es - par
for debts aud goods
Gen. Hafdee's command gas faiIee back
to Pilman's Ferry. on Tue A0stgsas Ing
j. II b. Jones, foTmeTiy eali9f 0t Phjis
de- phla paper is Sscfslary ~ tbe Mar De-
parment AZ Richmond
Governor Moore. ol LOBsisBBs. has Or
dered The Slate authorities 10 secure sll The
pork now IN The hands Of New Orleaus
spectators, who had advanced he price 70
$50 per bbl.
1t is estimated that the Yankee property,
in the Stale of Virginia, which has been
placed under the ban OF the Seqdestfaiio1
Act amounts 10 $50, ,000,0
NJ ]. Wicks, chairman of the Military
Commiuse OF Memphis, says IT Is desirable
that no more COTTON nor tobacco be shipped
there until further orders, aud if planters
don't Stop shipping The military authorities
will send the cotton back into the country
al the owners 5 expense.
The Fort Smith (Ark } Herald says the
Cherokee Indians will furnish three regi-
menls, the Creeks TWO regiments, aud The
Seminoes battalion.
The Mobile (AIa.) papers say the defen-
ces sonth of that city are vigorously going
on.
The muoicipal authorities of Mobile are
issuing shnplas;ers in small amounts
The rebel soldiers, especially those al
lached to the department in Western Vir
g:na suffering greatly for the want oi
tobacco.
vessel. with cargo of goo bushels
OF sail, from Laguayra, bad its cargo taken
from the BraZos river TO Richmond.
prize schooner vas captured near Gal
weston Texas, recently. with geo sacks o
coffee and 80 600 cigars
The Nashville (renn) papers of The p
instant say the heavy rams have carried
away the bridges on the East Tennessee
Railroad. and delayed trains from Rich
mond, Tor three days
The Bowling Green (Ky.I corr espondeu
OF the Nashville Union and Aulerican says.
General Bnckner is advancing toward.
the Onin rIver, driving The Home G yards be
tore him "
The Richmond Dispatch says Arnold Har
ris has been uncondItionalY released
The Confederate Government has author
lied General WIuder 10 arrest all Yankees
who may venture therein concern for Ihei
former rights of property in the SouIh.
The arrival oi James Ferguson N ernbe
OF Parliament. and Hon. W liam Burke O
/, England, is reported al Nashvslle on tn
= 3olh September. They were en- roufe 70
Richmond