Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

In the course of discussion 10 the Virginia Lee'pla.
ture few days ego, letter from COL Turner Ashby 10
MEMBER read, and in It be stated that durr a re-
cent attack made by his company, Of his rods
into the fsht bareback horse With other weapon
than club.
The Fort Smith ARK, TINES says that the remains Of
Generals hcOslocn aud Mcintosh inferred at that
place toe llh uls Besides large military attend
ancs, an immense Cor curse OF cit sans we're present.
and hundreds OF ladies' yep. over the graves Of these
brave soldiers.
Canadian paper s.ys that one Of their ofncsrs, on
hearing that the mil tia be called out, his
commission to lis aforementioned, endorsed a. fol-
lows:
"D,er curn.l, beg to resine mi commission. Being
deciple Of Krist cannot take up the sord."
Tusbkahous, = Ohoc.sw chief, Is sbou, starting 10
Virginia with regiment Of bis people, veil armed and
equipped for the Confederate service. fhs only one
OF several Choctaw regiments In the army. The Chico
all true aud earnest In the Southern cause
All the Generals Of our army Of the kssIssppi :rs
a. Corinth, nolidpg Besureg ard, sydasy Johrn,
Bragg, Polk, Critsncen, Gstdes, Ragslss, Carroll
Kirby Smith. General Jackson, Of Ca, 10 In command
| at Corinth.
The ladies OF Troy, New York, have invented ~
feature in their fairs. parcel OF handsome gili sat
thems,'es up and allow gentlemen kiss than for 1T
cents Per kiss. o1e girl made to2 In one evening. Oae
man took Sll worth.
The total LuGksr Of horses and muies purchased In
year. Up to the Is inst 2s sos The cost OF tAsss
animals was s. 1885, 95 10, producing an average OF
los "a.
The residence Of Gan. L. P. Walker, 10 Huntsville,
Ala, consumed BY f. on Sunday night week The
hIsonic Hall caught nre, but promptly sIipEuisbed.
Gen. Wa loss must amount 10 tl2 900 or No
Insurance.
Charles II. KY, cousin Of Congressman E!y. Of New
York hiss Just been sentenced to ten years In the hssa.
spp PepitenAry for robbipg the mail between Oxford
aud Ponto.oo, while be stage driver He confessed
his guils.
sld "Ths gorgeous strings Of glass beads, gseped on
the besons OF the village bales, Ike polished rubss
resting the delicate surface OF warm apple dumpnRs"
The Salisbury a. o. Waterman cypress. ths opihiss
that whisky and r,pc9 have seen tbs caue d. nearly
all our dss9tes. There 10 doubt that they have con.
t.ibuted in great degree TO bring them sbtg.
Buekler and Tilghmsn ara 10 close confinement ~
Fort Warren. The Boston Post gives sketch Of then
And incidents Of their Incarceration nduEing In vein
Of ic,uldng sbuae almost equal to Prentice.
Mr.. Thomas D!ddsp, weigh master a. the first MARKET
Is no doubt tho oldest inh.btant Of Redmond at Ills
int hsvng on Thursday last sonplstsd the sch year
Of biz earthly pilgrimage
o.rv,j,l adopted the cIpsjLu OF making two morlsrs
., lead, which very well for tlroEIg shs tie
shor: range required.
email tobacco trade has been opened up the Con.
bsrlaGd by the F.dsr4s and he LJulsvls ytondl
oos over the ARRIVAL Of lots f7e hegsoeads Of tae sr;
Gle, which haj bstn stolen, IL tsat cy.
Governor Bro IN OF Georgia, sugses,s in procsms-
ton tbs, those Cclsnbats Of destruction TO army,
the cerp stills Of the dssriOs be into batteries
10 destroy the enemy.
P.raous having sby kinds Of fsed for a.ld, Erp or
gardens, beyond their demands, should supply or
exchange sith others lam. d.tey, dsver to dealer
Who viii sell at honest raio..
n,n oC Gan 4 Il ssiA
ia camp 10 Keusuck! ge their water In TsDre
AID drill in Virginia. Taey are rgh. in tie sosass
Asssrs. Tfuston Folk and Waldo p johnson, Of Ms.
souri, Who PEELED from The United States Sel ss
are both priya.es 10 Gen. Prices army.
Tho very visil.ut COMMITTEES At New Orleans ssys
sez,d several hundred kArrels Of Rise found In the
hands OF sougers and monopoisa. .
The Ystarie Jockey Club Of Esu Orleans have dc ..
maed to omit tue regular sprl0g m:elas Of tae Glib.
which was announced 70 como a in April.
The steamer Florida has arrived safely at Of The
Gulf pors With large amount of powder gurs pistols
| and other materials Of var.
The General Conference Of the Methodist Pfotsstsnt
Church vii be opened in Montgomery, Ala On the inst
Tuesday tie 6.h) Of Nay.
The Yankee aas captured At shidavsy battery, Ga,
had but thirteen stars in the union. Have they eeu,
GUIDED that restoration Of the Union - tting iuprsss
| t:ablef
The Bshops Of the Methodist Episcopal Church, sou:h
will hold their annual meeting In Atlanta the l0h q
| April. Ample provision viii b made for theu-
The Drec;ors Of the Virgins Central Railroad bare
paced . resolution allowing tho Rev. A. Dlchitsop,
| Geuersl Superintendent Of the Army CoportAgs, 70
| travel free over the road.
The ladies of New Orleans have presented splendid
sword wish gold scsbbard, to Gen Sterling Priss in
testimony Of their grateful admiration Of bis heroic
| deeds.
The Massachusetts, Legislature has passed resolutions
eulogirrg Lieutenant Col Merritt A6juan StsSns md
oher Of Massachusetts, who fell at tho battle 81
| NsuberH.
The tea called "hypJris.p which Vas used 10 olden
.imtsr as substitute for "6nisa" Vas Of domestic
| ufacturs-the dried leaves Of the rsspbtrry plant
The great steamship Vanderbilt IL being converted
into an iron clad ship and the OCEAN Queen into steam
| ram at New YORK.
The s,ns (Als reporter learns ths. Il Is the intel
ton Of .. ess, maj ,ry Of tbs planters al shat aclos'
| TO plant no cotton this season.
Why do officers Usually wear their swords !, As
streets while taiors never wear their shears Nor snfk
| layers their trowess
II the Co f.deracy corll ret cruiser among the erc.
n,s eommerc, on tho Pacific IL would create 40 agree
abs diversion.
The sou,berners 10 Havana had great dinner onths
~ Of February in honor Of ths Inauguration Of hs
President Of the Oonfedcracy.
the lae.. date the subs,ri3ions for the relief Of
the sudrers BY tbs great ere in Charleston amounted -
| tsfl OlO 81.
The city Of B,din IL about TO have built four furr,s
Halls o. ~hish tbs cost vii be aboutsi& hundred theg.
sand thaleFs
We are informed that tho county Of Russell, Va, has
turned on, 2eo miis Tor tho defence Of the South
| west.
| The buildings Of the Est Tennessee Uiver,ity,
willie have been gwen up to the military for hoss ~
purposes.
Tho Victoria Advocate, announces the death Of Col.
". P. Miller, an old reIsI Of the hsIeo-rtxh rsvolu.
| ticn.
Mayor Branch, for many years the pop,lir and ca.
cient chief magistrate Of Lynchburs, reelected o.
Monday BY large majority.
Prot BedsQs has been arp ,intsd Assistant Secretary
Of War, In pscs Of Mr.. osld, resigned.