Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-06-11
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TPoRTANT RAILROAD ACTION
~ tr.The presidents Of most Of The southern rail
ads held convention at Chattanooga onth
lEs,h inst, at which r1uch Important action wa
ffaksn. smosr Dther shings the roads repre-
Fssntsd uHanimoaslg agreed to receive in psy
ment Of all freight and travel over their road
the Treasury notes Of the Confederate States
With the Yicksburg Wig, we regard this a
=. eminently patriotic on the part Of the rsi
p 4 Dads. 1t must be a powerful support TO tn
iovernme@t Of she Confederate States, 20 fn
P. body Of capital thus representing over tw,
az hundred millions of dollars invested in rail
pqrostE, whose gross rscej pts we have heard &c
igiinatsd BY those capable Of judging, at not les
q thsa twenty i've millions OF dollars ner annum
thus, as it were, put at ths service Of the Gov
eminent The sffec. OF this generous and no.
blesctioa Of the railroad companies, must b.
to create an Immediate demand for Treasury
notes as medium Of circulatioa. Received
at par in all parts Of the Confederate States IL
payment Of all freight and passenger travel, t'
81 extent, as stated, Of millions OF dollars PEI
snnum, they must be sought for and kept il
daily use as an unauetgs ng standard OF yalu,
throughout the wholsAn m.ry.
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yAn unfortu9f inf, sidsnt occurred to The
1st East Tennessee Is .nent, shortly after tn,
departure of the troops from Knoxville, by
which ten men OF one conPsny, including
the captain, were seriously injured. One o
the car trucks gave way, which caused the cal
to run of the track and turn over. The limb,
Of several were brOksn, others wers badly
bruised and smashed, but no one killed. They
all belong to the company raised by Col
VsrEn, nov under command of Gel. More
iocsI He is ;hs least injured among them, and
thinks that in q few days Be VIII be well agaIni
when be vii proceed to jojn the regiment.
~ Ons Of the most extensive stos dealers
80 New Orleans has given notice that be is
taxing measures 20 manufacture his own stock
50 that articles can be sold upon terms as fav-
- orsbls a. those usually obtained. This Is g
eEeE III a-A4A --NeiaA--
ieal resources Of ths- South are generally de-
vel0ped, we can soon demonstrate our inds-
pendsues in every particular.
FRom CA1so.-Tle Cairo correspondent Of
,ths Times says here are eight Thousand sol
diers in that viciaity. Col Prsulss appealed
20 the three months voiunteers'' to stand by
their country for three ycsrs, but 2 great num-
Der declined. They WON'T lend Themselves 10
the smbitiousPurPoses Of Lincoln. 0-ders oi
arrest for hslt score Of lesdiog Democratic
politicians ia southern Illinois have been is
sued.
"a passenger who srrlys3 at Baltimore
oa the 9th inst informed the editor OF tie
Ciippa that great iissatisfaetion existed q.
Fort Msnroe between the regulars and voluu-
lssrs, the latter com planning that the regulars
Are better fed and quartered 1hs sending
back to New York Of the naval brigade caused
aoud murmurs frcm the Folunteer5, and revolt
Ess talked of.
II We learn from the san Antonio
(Texas) Lc9gsr, that in consequence OF alaict-
ing domestic intelligence received by Coiond
Reeve, United States army, Col Van Dom has
extended the limits Of Col. Reeves parole be-
vsBd the limits Of the Confederate States.
Col. Reeve, It will bsremsmtsred, commanded
the bodyof United States troops recently taken
prisoners by Col. Van Dorn's command.
CosrEDEHA-E FLAG At LrvERPoo1.-For
the first time in a European port, in Liverpool,
On Msv 7th, the Confederate flag wss hoisted
on q vessel. The last English advirss state
thst lsr-s number Of vessels have been fitted
.out az Liverpool as privatsers, and are only
waiting the letters Of msrque from America to
sail The subject is greatly s-italing the
connsreia aEeircles in Liverpool.
EZThe ii-bt house at Cape Hsl-y has been
dsssrgysd By the Confederate forces, and
smother substituted s. i,s n'ses iorig asiles
f--tbsr zouthxard.- o. Monday hight, TIE ga
inst, four vessels, l5sce- VIA railroad IRON,
deceived by thstaiss iEht, were captured and
held by ths South era -troops.
FEIa the state * New Yoz'- -
Efty pspsrs opposed to LEncoln's sruy ihvad-
ing the South. la Ohio there are fourteen pa
pers which. in spite q neb law, and threats
Of violence, have conc out in opposition to
Ltneoln'a war policy.
a. The Lebanon Ksaiaeliaa says that
Hon. John Young Brown made a speech at
Hodgea ville, Kentucky, last week, ia which
be took strong ground in favor Of the Southern
Confederaev.
ey An officer at Hsrper's Ferry was sup
piled with uniform BY a patriotic lady from
Baltimore. who managed te get 20 through hy
basttng the cloth together and wearing Il for an
enlargement. So says lstter writer.
"a The Louisville Journal learns from
Cincinnati letter that, on account Of failing
health, Col. Robert Anderson viii spend the
summer in the mountains Of Pennsylvania, and
that be vail take no command in Kentucky.
L1zrHAL.-Hoa. Jacob Thompson, Of Ok
fer. Miss, has made a subscription CT four
hundred bales Of eolton te the new loan Of the
Coufsaerate States.
FrnrHAu FoRoes * The FizL1.-Itis est-
mated that the forcs Of federal troops nor IN
service at the different points, which msy be
considured seats Of war, amount to about s5,-
0C0. and this does u1t incisde The men 20 the
various camps, whose location is no. yet deci-
dsd upon. This force e stationed aud con-
EBsndsd az follows:
South side Of the pctonss, BriZ.-GensraI .
srenawen, q 600 Washington, etc, Brig /
~ fel5, 2z,O00: Fortress Monroe, F..
EEs oPNio- 'Brtler, 1000, Pennsyiva MA, !
wet. re Passlersl Ksim. Is coo; Cincinnati I
ana Western '.sTgiuIa, Mai.-5eneral 8cCle 2
80 rIrIr- q aar-r TlHara 40 -a-1H
Prentice 900; Baltimore. etc, Brig General I
CsdraIader, 5000; Plilsdelphia, etc, NAL 4
General Patterson, 5000. Total 1000
~ lac dansge to the federal steamer
Ps,7ses. during The attack upon Aqua Greek, f.
Is much mere serious than sbe northern ac- .
couats adni.tsd-or, indeed, greater than our
friends claimed. A correspondent Of tie
Riehmond Irpfesss says;
A gentle nan Just from Aquia Greek informs
r,e ff5st Che Pawuss has not been able to get
,oF from her position, 50 completely was she
-iddisd on saturday last By our batteries. F.
g0srDeBters were a. work on her al Saturday
Ufgbt. an sunday and Sunday night, and have
hcsn ever since. The carpenters can be seen
= m the Virginia shore BY laF with tbe AID Of
u, ,sss, and az plight the sound Of their saws
80 ,sfrmsrs is distinctly f3- fuii wag-
=. 80. Of the damaged --.avsrs removed Tor
s-.s~. ave washed ashore, snd much Of 10 .
-. - se,.red by our soldiers and dia,rbuted .
s,5oD- 81. lds as relies. Ny informant relaiss .
r1asy intsrs ting incidents, which ] viii en-
Sesror 10 inc tTporate in a future letter.
~ Tbs 6r.st regiment sent from East ]
7.-es.sss. ~ left KDozriils FOR Yrglpia on the
"a Iast. It is CO. .nnsnasd BY Col John C. .
v,rgb,. Of whom a correspondent writes as 4
follows
coi vaughn was in The Mexican wsr, and .
e. -, of tried and unqaegtioned daring and 4
L-sye~v When Senator, noF President DAVIS I
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