Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-10
AFFAIRS IN RICHmOND.
News, Runners and Gossip.

! GEN. A. {. JOHNSON.
| The Richmond Examiner Of the 9Th says: "Thert
is no truth in the rumor that Gen. A. SIDNEY JcHS
SON. now in this city had been ordered to the ARM
of the Potomae The probabilities are that he wi
be Immediately sent to Missouri with plenipotentia
ny authority to control all the military operations
in the department Of the West His Kentucky ma
tivity, and his thorough knowledge of the Western
country coupled with his great ability, renders hin
especially appropriate selection for this impOr
tant position"
ARREST OF ALLEGED TRAITORS.
| The Richmond Examiner says JOHN S. Bowers
| GERGE PITCHER, and LUDWIG HISS residing wher
sat home" in the vicinity of Martiusburg Va
were on the 9Th taken to that city, under custody
| by way of the Central Railroad and committed to
prison to await future investigation into the charge
of treason against the Confederate States, upon
which they are held.
YANKEE FAITH.
The Richmond Examiner of the 9th says: A Yam
kee prisoner named De Yilliers, who was lately at
tached to one of the Federal regiments now oper-
ating in Western Virginia. and who was captured
several weeks ago by detachment of General
Wises column, is supposed to have violated his pa
role and to have left Richmond with the intention
of effecting his escape. The fellow, who has no
been seen since Sunday night last was in attendance
upon the YaEkee prisoners at one Of the tobacco
factories, and in consideration of his hervices and
OF his pledged faith, was allowed privileges which
he is thought to have shamefully abused
One Haskell, member Of a Michigan regiment
who cOntrised, about two days ago, to effect his es
cape from this city was arrested within ten miles
of Newport News, and brought back on Tuesday
last.
PICKLED BEEF.
The Richmond EaqdrTlof the 9Th has the fol-
lowing paragraph, which viii commend issef to
the attention of Tennessee stock>raisers
If the war, in which we are now engaged is 10
be long one-and no one is wise enough to predict
when it will termnate-the people of the Southern
Confederacy will be called upon to look ahead and
find substitute for the quantity Of Northwestern
bacon they have used, aud the want Of which, since
the blockade, has caused so much ineonvs nince.
Every effort that possibly can, will be made 70 in
crease the amount of pork ususlly raised in the
Southern Confederacy, but We doubt whether
enough can be made to prevent during another
year the same Inconvenience to which are at pres
ent subjected. Fortunately the Southern States
pOssess beef Of the best quality and in any number
and the indications that it viii be of finer Gual-
ty this season than usual Now all We have 10 do
Is to pickle or salt this article IL large quantities
and the demand for bacon will be lessened fully
thirty or forty per cent The Yankees, who know
so well how to make money, pack up thousands Of
terees OF beef every season, all OF which meets
with most ready sale. A great many Of the cattle
which have been driven from Virginia to Baltimore
and Philadelphia thus used. When well picked
it keeps for two three years and Is regarded By
many as much better and healthier than bacon. We
hope some of enterprising capitalists in Virgil
MIA, will turn their attention to the subject Besides
being public benefactors, have no doubt that the
business would be very profitable to those who will
undertake it, as in all probability, provisions will
continue in active demand.
TIE YANKEE PRISONERS
The Richmond Examiner of the 9TH says:
The Yankee prisoners, of whom there are now
enough on hand 70 form several of the skeleton
regiments" so earnestly demanded by Lincoln's IN
principled Secretary Of War, have increased so
rapidly since the Bully Run of the Grand Army y
as to require the almost undivided attention of an
entire Department, which their necessities have
created. Upwards of l, 400 are now confined in the
five tobacco warehouses appropriated to their re-
ception, and few are fully aware of the trouble
care and annoyance which their safe keeping de-
wolves upon those entrusted with that duty.
The very limited number Of mea allowed for
guard service at the several prisons and the natural
carelessness of volunteers in their performance of
the 1rsOme duties of sentinels have rendered absO
lutely necessary the most stringent rules net merely
for the secure keeping of the prisoners but for
their comfort also. Perhaps no of these rules
has excited more unfavorable comment than that
excluding all idle visitors from the prisons; and yet
it must appear, upon the slightest reflection that
sary discipline, and that fair dealing and duty re-
Quires that general rule should be Of general ap-
plicaton.
1t Is Insignificant fact too that the great mass of
visitors to the prisons attracted thither solely
through morbid curiosity, and the admission Of
such would be a needless imposition of additional
duties upon officers whose time aud energies are al
ready fully taxed. All circumstances considereI,
the admirable manner in which Gen. Winder has
acquitted himself of an Onerous and thznkess duty
fullV pntitpa him IA the prpfit h bauo
wen in official circles.
Notwithstanding the large numoer of prisoners,
but two have yet cOntrived to escape; and since
the appointment of Captain Gibbes, Of Florida, to
the posi- Of Provost Marshal, not escape has been
attempted even. Under the rules recently instituted
by this vigisnt officer, all newspapers are denied
to the prisoners. The coffee and sugar with which
they have been heretofore literally supplied has
also been stopped measure rendered necessary
by the scarcity of those articles 1t is said that
the priaOuers will shortly be removed into the in
terror.
AID FOR NORTH CAROLINA.