Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-09
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Al recent draft in FORSYTH county North Carolina,
maa Of feeble health, with 4 large family dependent
upon his labor for support was drafted, when youth
stepped forward and noby volunteered to take bis CO.
A Confederate bomb SHE'LL which bad been sent to
Camden, New Jersey, from Cockpit Point, one CT the
abandoned 'rebel' fortifcltons on the Potomac eI.
pOdsd last week. tearing house to pieces and killing
two men.
Norgans rebel cavar' recently captured another train
on the Louisville and Nashville railroad. Col Currin
Poe, Of K-ntuckv taken prisoner, with few other
Union oacerS. The locomotive run into ditch and
the cars destroyed
The magistrates Of Sunderland, EGG, have issued a
variant for the apprehension Of Frederick Osburu Cur
It's said to bs General IN the Federal army, who-tvo
years ago-lef his wife and children, chargeabls on
the parish Of Sunderland"
castseel triangle or bar Of steel cast In form OF
il much better for sounding fire alarms than the heavy
bells now in use Such substitutes for bells not only
cheaper but be heard farther, especially at night
drew Johnson's appeal to the peopls Of Tennessee
promises full and complete amnesty TO all who will
turn to their allegiance the United States and assumes
Gictitoria right TO appoint sl, officers.
Toe ladies OF Mobile responding generously to the
ulsa for blankets for the soldiers Of the Confederscy
fighting th- battles OF freedom in Arkansas. Socks
drawers aud shirts also coming in
We learn that in Memphis they are raising an Irish
Brig lde OF 900 men. There is to be three Regiments
Of Iofsutry Battery Of I'D artillery, and squadron
Of cavalry.
Toe New Orleans banks supplied, 10 exchange for
no,c the volunteers who recently lef. that city for the
Of war with all the silver change they wanted
taking thc ncy Il par
Dr. Hawke, Who in oors qIence of hisssece.sion pro-
clViies fell irt) great dsvor With his corgrgatior
resigned his pastoral charge over Calvary Church IN
Ser York.
The @ lad CPex,.) Asr,sngr says $4,000 have been
rea from the elf. enterprise IN tha place. and that
the viii reach $1,000 This enterprise is for the
ben, st Of the soldiers
II Nashville General Buell. mIds his headq lare.s In
the residence OF the cssher Of Of the bank and bis
occupies that Of " K. Stevenson, the railroad pres
dent
An improved percus iou-cip machine, invented by
wm II. Wash, hAs been manufactured In Lynchbrg-
IL will N Ike nine ihou and caps per hour.
The New York papers announce a novel by Ben
Wood, formerly editor OF the Daily N,VJ, enu led
"Yort LlfAyette, or l. I'VE and Secession"
There are so mlny sick in the Federal hospitals at
Nashville that they have to send TO Louisville and further
North for nurses. male aud female.
The Raleigh and Castor R,irosd Company has resolv-
ed TO subscribe $500 00O to the building Of The Chatham
(Coaldeld) Railroad.
Dr.. Edward NJ Campbell was elected Pfesiden. Of the
Exchange Bank, at Abogion, on Wednesday, the 26at
vice Jacob Lynch decd.
The extraordinary japanese ambassadors, oep1ted to
visit the various countries Of Europe arrived at So on
the 20Eh Of March.
In 4 committee OF ladics, We have doubt but
Whatever Is votei op is always carried by handsCms
m jorty.
The Corps LeSsl,f OF France has adopted the address
to the Emperor With but nine dis ,entient yoes.
Mior william D. Smith, Of Georgia, has been made
Brig ldier q neral in th, Confederate army.