Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-22

AT an election held IN the city ana county OF
St. Louis, on the 7th inst. Col White, of Boon
vile nOtoriety, was elected clerk of the land
court.
The United States district court met in St
Louis on the 9TH inst Judges Wells and Treat
present. The Republican says that the interest in
the proceedings attaches from The probable in
dictment Of quite a number Of ~weIl-known aud
prominent citizens. Henry n. Hart is charged
with aiding the rebellion by furnishing the enemy
arms and army news The persons recently
brought down from Lexington, among them
Major G. J. Blenstt, DR.. R B Smith, and J. c..
ROyle, viii also be presented. The court made
all the jurors, beth grand and petit, as well as
the lawyers, take the oath of allegiance. Judge
Treat admitted that the act of Congress applied
only to executive officers, but he was so fred
With zeal for King Abe that he must impose a
new rule Npon the bar. Judge Treat has always
been an extreme southern man, but he is a Yam
kee, and we see how his patriotism has bowed
before lis great desire to still hold his Office as
judge.
The following persons were elected directors of
the North Missouri railroad on the Eth: Isaac H.
Sturgeon, St Louis; Joseph c. Barber, St. Louis;
John Ouick, St Chorles; Frederick Morsey,
Warren county; Jas. II. Robinson, Montgomery
county; John T. Clark, Audrain county; \. b.
Goats, Randolph county; Andrew Harper, John
OF. FarraT, Josiah Fogg, st. Louis county
Jas. S. Rollins, Boon county; Henry S. Reed,
St. Louis county.
The following persons announced themselves
as candidates at the August election
For GovernOr-George W, Miller, of Cooper,
James H. Burch.
For Congress-Fffth District-Thos. L. Price,
Of Cole county, VIM. Douglass, Of Cooper.
For Secretary of State-Mordecai Oliver, Of
Green.
The Repu5IioaH says that Frank Blair, or his
friends, having failed to acquire a controlling in
terest in the Democrat, are about to establish a
new paper in St. Louis, with Mr.. Fay and Mr..
Banks as editors, with the understanding that the
public officers abroad are to be enlisted in its
support. He says, to establish a newspaper at
such a time as this indicates that somebody must
bleed, and intimates that the government will
I suffer some.
A writer from Jefferson City, dominates for
reelection, W. R. Gamble for governor, and
Mordecai Oliver, Secretary of State.
On the night of the 9TH, Gottschalk, the cels-
brated pianist, gave a concert at the Mercantile
Library Hall, in 81. Louis, which was two
thirds MI. The applause was immense. He
was assisted by Mile Patti, a sister Of Adalina
Patti, and Mrs. Strakosch-
a dispatch from Cairo says that the
steamer Mcdowell brought down from Fort
Henry a ten inch shell gun, the riHed gun that
burst inside Of the works, and eleven 32-pouud-
dsTs, with their carriages and a large lot Of shell,
grape shot aud round shot.
On the 7sh the Federal guuboat Cairo was at
St. Louis repairing, and the Tylor and Lexing-
ton were up the Tennessee.
The St. Louis RePa5iicqu, Of the 9Th. saws
that three deserters came into Hickman the dav
previous, and reported the Confede-ates fer1fy-
ing Fort Pillow very strong.
1t has been proposed that the Federal Com
, gress shall place a stamp tax of five d,IIsrs nj,
every recommendation for Office, and an add
uonal entry tax Of ten dollars On every car5i
) date who may fe his papers at the departmsrt
S The State OF Iowa mas levied g tag Of ~
mills on the dollar on the valuation of rssl
! which is required to be paid by the LIST of lima
The tax is levied in rid Of the Federal &C.,
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