Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-08-01
By Telegraph!
e WAR NEWS!

WASHINGTON, July 31-Gen. McCleilanf for
bids officers and p~Tivates when leaving camp
visiting h0tels.
Matters are quiet at HarpeT's Ferry, Ger.
Banks is occupied entrenching and drilling.
The House bill, transferring the control or
district a torneys and marshalls from the inte-
rior department to the attorney general, has
passed.
A bill providing for the monthly pay of the
trooE has passed.
The London Telegraph and Star denounces
Lincolr's message as unsatisfactory.
Secret movements are in progress TO remove
secessianists from the departments.
The FIRE Zouaves were paid to-day. :,
Cen. Dix is closely watching the Maryland
legislature to prevent them from passing an
ordinance Of secession in secret session.
Gen. Mcclellan expresses it as his opinion
that this will be an artillery war. He asks
that as many batteries as possible be provided
bv the government. He orders a line of pick
cts to be placed along The Potomacto Harper's
Ferry, to prevent correspondence between
Maryland and The soulherneTs.
NEW ORLEANs, July 31.-Tbe Louisiana
bank declares this evening a dividend OF eight
per cent. ont Of the profits for he last SIX
months, and reserves A large surplus.
JEFFERSON CITY, July 3l.-ln the conven-
ton TODAY n. r. Gamble received sixty-eigbt
votes for governor, and W. P. Hall siXty-one
votes for Lieutenant governor. The inausuTS-
ton takes place tomorrow.
Nebraska adgices Indicate general Indian
troubles. Three wagons, loaded with arms,
have crossed Big Blue river for confederate
parties.
Louisville, July 3I-Two Of LiEcoln's
giants exchanged seven shots IN the neighbour
hood of women and children just previous to
Hollis speech-R general scattering ensued.
RoussesR's soldier leading in the scsmper.
kansas CITY, Missouri. July 31.-Harn-
s~onville, fifteen miles from Independence, has
been sacked By Kansas TEhi&ns.
RICHMOND, Jelly 3l.-CoEgress bSs been IN
secret session ali day. They have made pub
lie a resolution, which has passed, permitting
the 1st regiment Of North Carolina volunteers
10 be mustered into the service fer the time
agreed upon By them when they volunteered:
the services already rendered will be paid for
BY the ConfederaCy; this includes
The pay for private cadets from the North
Carolina military institute.
The President approved of The resolution,
making disposition OF the donations made by
the churches on the last fast day, TO relieve the
wounded at Manassas. The amount was
S527S.60.
RIcHMoHD, July 30.-Besuregard has been
appointed general in the Confederate service,
an appointment ~unaniESusly confirmed by
congress.
His commission dates from tho 2lst of July.
Congress has pessed and made public a bill
permitting soldiers 10 send letters without pre-
payment Of The postage, which is to be col
lected at the office of the letters destination.
The bill confers the same privilege on mem
5eTs of congress.
JEFFERSON CITY, July 3i.-The convention
will tomorrow elect persons to fiji the State
Offices, all IF which it lately declared vacant
by a majority Of thiTty-fVe
WASHINGTON, july 31.-Banks is strongly
posted at Harpsr's Ferry.
Nothing is known OF Southern movements
in that vicinity.
Oficers Of Che fire zousves and Of The New
York s~eYentY-ninth are rss;gning.
The president calls on New Jersey for three
regiments.
Scott has had thirteen government employees
arrested.