Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-20

/ Iadfaus) Journal Of the 18th inst, says From
the officers of the packets We learn that all tn.
large steamers laid up at Louisville have beer
chartered by the government and ordered to hol,
themselves in readiness fora trip down the river
A formidable movement is on foot, but wher,
the troops that are TO be placed on these boat.
are bound, is a matter of conjecture. The specu
Istions of our military critics at the telegraph
Office are are not made public, lest their sagacity
/ should have discovered the real intent of The
Expedition, and we should thus be guilty o
publishing government secrets Let us hope
that wherever our troops 90 they viii hereafter
be in sufficient fore TO achieve "a victory.
SUDDEN DEATu-A letter from Montgomery
90 the Mobile Register, dated the 18th, chronicle,
the death, in the former city, of Hon. j.. c
Spencer, one of the members of the House from
Tuscaloosa, who was found dead in his bed. Ht
was in his seat the previous day in apparcu.
health. lie probably died of affection of the
heart. He was a most estmable gentleman,
and bis death has produced d profound impress
sion upon the members Of the General Assembly.
Resolutions of respect were offered in the House
by his colleague, Mr.. VIM. Jemison, and feeling
addresses were made by him, Messrs. Stansel, Of
Pickous, Mason, of Macon, and OFT, of Barbour,
and the resolutions unanimously adopted.
EsCAPE OF SLAyEs-The Suffolk correspond
ent Of the Petersburg Erprlss states that some
fifty negroes have left that section recently, and
thrown themselves into the hands Of the enemy
at Ola Point. The excitement about Suffolk Is
considerable on the subject, and the people are
taking active measures 70 arrest the stampede
The Norfolk Day Book says that many valuable
slaves are making their escape on the Rappahan-
mock.
LEGISLATION hGAINT MoNoroLy-A bib
was introduced in the Alabama Senate, on the
18Th. applying all the provisions of the salt bin
to the article Of coffee. It was read three times.
passed forthwith, and sent Immediately to the
House. An effort was made to concur with the
same dispatch, but that body refused TO suspend
the rules, and the bill was laid over to come up
in the regular course Of proceedings
SMALL Pox-This disease, which has been
prevailing at Fort Smith in a mild form, is, It i.
stated by the Times, increasing in m~aiignity
That paper says: d" Several deaths have occurred
from it, and if it Is not stopped by vaccinations.
for there is no other way to arrest it, it VIII ruin
our town. We dislike to keep back The truth.
for the truth is far better than rumor, when the
truth is greatly exaggerated.
SALT-The Caddo (La.) Gqzata has been
shown a sample of salt, made from the salines on
Lake B~isteneau, in Bossier parish. The plant
ers are obtaining their supply from this source,
and there is an inexhaustble quantity Of strong
salt water. the salt works in BienviIe are now
in operation. and the wants Of the eastern par
ishes Of Louisiana can be met by home manutac-
ture.
u The Bowling Green Courier says: Owe
have been shown a letter from the wife ola sur
geou in one of TO regiments at Cairo, in which
she says there were COCO troops that left that
place in the Be'-al5t expedition, and the next
morning a oretun not 5000 could be
found to alou was ine names
iUual Ha-
IL W4su legers TO the northern press
say that army movements are now made under
sealed orders, so that a regiment leaves a brig
ajo without giving any intention Of its destina-
ton TO those who have been its comrades and
in several instances officers who have come into
the city on a twenty-four hours Through have
found it no easy task to find their comrades
again.
- The Raleigh Standard states authentic
ally that the recent call Of the militia Of North
Carolina into actual service by Gen Hill was
without the knowledge or sanction of the Gov
euor, and that as soon as be heard Of it, he inn
msdiately directed the acknowledgement to write
TO Gen. Gatin TO revoke the order, which was
done.
SUsPENsToN.-A bill is pending before the
Alabama Legislature authorizing the Bank of
Selma and Bank of Montgomery to suspend spe-
Gle payments also, tho Farmers Bank at Mont
eomsry, an institution which is just organizing,
and which has paid over to the Controller the
amount Of State bonds required by law to put it
in operation.
INDIAN INTELLIGENCE. -T The Confederate
States agent among the Seminoles arrived at
Fort Smith on the 10th. lie reports that there
continues to be considerable excitement in the
Creek country, about Opothleyoholo, who is still
on the scout. It is feared that he may meet
with the northern army.
= The A5aiaHeie Of yesterday had a very
respectable amount Of apparently original news.
The editor had evidently got hold of an APPEAL
extra of the day previous. We are sorry that
we cannot accommodate him every day in a simi-
lar manner
70 The steamer Arago sailed for Europe on
the 9th. Among the passengers are Gen. Scott,
Col. II. !. Scott and wife and ThurIow Weed.
The general went aboard at 10 o'clock, and no.
body but passengers were allowed to go Oh sub
sequently.
~ The Louisville Democrat abuses the west
ern reserve in Ohio for not sending more volun-
teers to the war. The Cincinnati Commercial
by teIingthe Democrat it had better attend
to the " Blue Grass region in Kentucky before
abusing Ohio.
IRON CLAD STEAM RAM SHPs.-The Secre-
tary Of the Confederate States navy invites pro-
posals for the construction Of four sea-going
iron-clad and bal-proof steam ram ships, to
carry at least four heavy guns each.
= The special Richmond correspondent Of
the Mobile ddrc1iser and Register asserts that
there are indications of an imminent battle be-
the great Southern and Northern armies
Of the Potomac.
E-A bill has been introduced into the Geor-
yia Legislature to appropriate five million dol
ars as a war fund for the defense of the State for
he year 1862.
PATRIoTIC-The ladies Of Louisville, Win
ton county, Mississippi, have spun, woye, and
made up full suits for the Winston Guards, now ]
a Virginia.
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