Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-08-29
ITEMS OF THE DAY.

ITEMS OF THE DAY.
Tar s,cxtxs BsaaAps The Philadelphia EseninE Jour.
nal of the 2ist speaking Of "thst precious Brigade
sckes gives the folio wiug specimen Of his 'tpecu
| latug impudence" and RECKLESS expenditure"
The lumber Of which the barracks at Camp Scott vas
composed IL 10 i'd was not worth 81 600 whereas the
Government have been charged 5000. The clothing
was contracted for at the rate Of SCI the suit mt half
so good as that for which the State pays only SIS At
the time the three Regiments composing the Brigade left
Staten Island for the seat OF war tie u1psii debts
said TO amounted TO more than $3.50 600 including
about $4,000 due TO Delmonco for wines and othr re-
freshmens furnished the Brigade ohcers oil exclusive OF
81, 900 procured from the Union Defence Committee
Those who profess know say the three regiments were
Only enabled to reach Washington at nett st to the
Government of half uni lion Of dollars. ~ tIt4
LiscoINs MyN LK.vNG-The Nashville Union says
Three resigned officers Of the United States army pass
ed through this city Monday who we're impress ID in
to srvice against their native South AZ Manassas They
had lost returned from their commands in the far West
aud we're ordered to the command Of drsgoons in the
battle of the 2lst They rendered their designations but
these were declined and they ordered TO go into
| the battle against their will.
They we're not ordered up 10 the front Of the battle
until near its Close Their men did not FIRE gun, but
eighteen Of them we're killed aud wounded. After the
battle they applied for furough, which was granted
when they went Louisville, KY, and thence fcrHarded
their designations TO enter the Confederate service
| They have gone to Richmond.
GETTING RKsrIvs-Some Of the principal business
men Of Cincinnati are getting FESTIVE under Lncolns
blockade Of Kentucky ports will be seen by this eI'
tract
large number Of the principal pork packers Of Gin
cinnAti held meeting few days since, to take into con
sderaton the necessity Of raising the blockade and
so sng all articles not contraband OF war TO be shipped
to Louisville without the formalty of permits. certf-
Gates, etc. The feeling that preyailed-with not a
single exceptonwas that the blockade should at once
be raised aud that oil articles except munitions OF war;
should be allowed be shipped to Louisville, and all
loyal cities without hindrance on the part OF the Gov
ernment.
WORTHY OF INIrArIoS-The authorities Of Russell
county, Va says the Abingdon Democrat, have set an
example worthy OF imitation by others. They have con
tacted with citizen for the manufacture OF 300 pair Ct
home made heavy doubesoed shoes for the use oil their
volunteers Now, let Washington aud other counties go
and do kewe; for pair OF good domestic shoes will
do more service than pair OF tho ldRkss trash with
which the men were first supplied. And in addition to
this our own mechanics would be encouraged and the
money kept at home.
A MySIs RIFLE MAsUricrosY IN Nrw ORLEANS
The New Orleans Bulletin says il may not be generally
know that minnie rife mandatory has been estab-
ished /, this CITY, aud is in successful operation
The rifle turned out is equal in all respects, In accuracy
of BORE completeness durability and elegance Of finish
TO spy made In the North, In England, France Bel
GUM The establishment upon its present basis is
psble Of making ten rifles day.
PAPER RsGMKsrs Cincinnati Commercial shoots
the following paper bullets at the New York volunteer
companies:
"There are forty.eight so-caed regiments 10 New
York city. Half Of them will be organized. They
consist of humbug officers each with few recruits and
All enormous stock Of mpudence. II 10 said that there
sre fifteen thousand enlisted. The object OF the
order jus. Issued from the War Department is to free
these recruits rom their incapable officers. If 10000
goods troops can be turned out III New York in one week.
and twenty thirty Of the paper regiments can be an
nih lated good work will be done
HANGING SRA reliable correspondent, writing to
u.s. from Princeton, in Mercer county, Va August goth,
saws:
Yesterday msn by the name OF Parkerson y. Penn.
inCton was hung and shot nine miles from this place,
by the citizens OF this county, "a spy from Gen. Coxs
aImy 10 the Kanawha valley. Pennington raised in
this county, and confessed biz guilt.
IMPORTANT ARRE.r-Ths Knoxville Tenn Register
of Saturday last says:
Col Pleas McOluug, Capt II. l. McClung, and Charles
r. Wallace, Esq acting under the authority Of Gen X.
Z,lcofsr arr .ted the down train Yesterday, Com
mauder l. B. Boutwell,, U. 5 Navy.
He was arrssed upon the order of the Secretary of tie
Navy OF the Confederate States aud will be san. to Rich
mold. The Of the arcs 's unknown.
The Mobile Adesrlissr and Register, Of late date,
sns: ut may be comfortable for Lincoln TO know that
letter hss been adore ID to high ofser in the Con-
fedcTatc States service, by high officer in the United
States Asny who holds very important pest offsrng
to oin the Cause OF the South hGse and surrender his
comnand into the hands OF our ooIs The letter isslf
Val vouch iJr tbs 5.Atement
QsAla FROM HTRRoPHoBIs--A man named Wheat
land disfin Clinton Iowa. lasi week. OF hydrophobla
He was bitten by dog nine years ago. and the ca.
nine virus seems TO have remained femidoTmantly In
his system until now, lie had 10 be locked in al oh
freight car 10 order To prevent him from irjur.ng
those 10 attendance upon him.
Failures AND SgsPEgsIoSs.-Tbe Boston Commercial
Buleti's Ilgt of biness changes for tho Iast week.
gves FIVE failures ard suspensions In Boston, 90 in New
York, in Philadelphia and Il in other places-a to-
tai Of al for week.
Az ARMY OFFICER COMMITS HoMorDs-Capt r. T. A.
Crofton OF the 6h United States infantry, got into an
ARRAY railroad depot, in Chicago, on the 3ls nst,
with an emf )yee of the road, named Frederick Kraats
and killed him with hs sword The Chicago Times says:
CAPT Csofoa is in the United States service, attached
to N.jor Semmers command. He was appointed on
the civil list three or loar months nee from the ale
of Maryland Those who wore associated wih him speak
OF him as popular ID ehicsnt man, and all regret
the present occurrere most unfortunate one. He
is c0ul1ed IN Jail
The Paris tTenn) sentinel understands that the Ia
dies Of Caledonia and vicinity, according to previous
agreement met ia the Presbyterian Church last Sstur-
day evening and organized themselves into Knitting
Society for the benefit of soldiers.
They have Tree market 10 New Orleans for the fam
lies of soldiers who left without the OF sup
port The wives of 4l3 soldiers supported thereby
with the necessares Of life.
The New York Herald OF the 2lst says "Gen. Scott
il no coward. He has, however, been guilty Of blum
dera and we are glad to see him superseded by Gen.
Mcclellan" What fail for "the Great ChefIan of the
Age" Even the drteet blRckguArd newspaper in the
North despiseS him"
The Boston Transcript says that more than fly
for guers were list week discharged from the navy yard
at Charlestowo by order OF the Navy Department, and
their pacrs filed by natives. Several OF the had
tikan out their Grst naturalization papers.
An Anonymous advertisement appears in the Liver.
pool Press for shilling testimonial TO BeaGregard says
the by the Bohefniln.
The Lou svile "Coufier says that two merchants Of
that city have received orders from Europe to purchase
bonds of the Confederate States.
The New York Nsss Gays that there Is every indca-
ton that there will be peace meeting 10 that city
early in September.
L. Is said that than thirty thousand men in the
city Of New York alone are out Of employment
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