Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-10
LATE FROM THE SOUTH.


We are in receipt Of Richmond papers of the
9th inst. Elsewhere Will be found some items
of military news contained in them, and we
CLEAN also the following additional
The Richmond Wing has gloomy article on
the condition of the Confederate currency, ad.
mits that ssthe public mind is alarmed on th,
subject" and adds:
"People begin TO believe that the currency is
regularly depreciatng, and this very idea re-
acts upon the currency itself. The Chairman
OF the House Finance Committee has proclaimed
his belief in a steady and progressive depreci-
alton OF Confederate notes: and this circun-
stance may already have produced some effect
on the public We told that some of our
most distinguished officers have written to
members Of Congress requesting them to use
their influence in behalf of having Confed-
crate money made legal tender, stating such
a measure to be absolutely necessary for the
maintenance Of the army.
Judge E. p. Pitts, Of Virginia, is to be tried
for treason.
From the Richmond Wing, Oct6l
GENERAL TOoMBS.
AS an act of justice to this gentleman against
whom popular prejudice in Georgia was ex.
cited in relation to his planting what was called
q large cotton crop last spring, we state upon
the authority of the Columbia Sun, that his
crop for 1862 consists of $50 acres OF cotton, and
500 acres of corn, besides $50 acres of other
grain-in all $50 acres.
THE PASSPORT SYSTEM
Confederate
ate Saturday. The authority exercised by the
Provost Marshal in requiring passports from
citizens, will shortly be practically tested by
several members of Congress, who have re
solved 10 start homewards without passports
and il detained will bring the matter to the at.
tention OF the Courts. etc.
FLOUR AND WHEAT.
The Lynchburg Republican says that whea
going up IN that market, q strictly prime ar
icle commanding from $500 10 81. 6J per bus shell
Family flour is held at $3.50, extra $3.50, SUI
perfine S11.J0.
The Wing says of the Confederate sExemp-
ton Bill' that has recently become a law:
!sSince its passage by the Senate. originally
1t has undergone several important modifica-
tons prominent among which is a proviso ex-
emptlng certain manufacturers and mechanics
and all employed by them, on condition that
they shall not exact profit exceeding seventy
five per cent upon the cost Of production This
affords an ample margin for profit. il is true
bnt as some manufacturers are realizing at
least two and three hundred per cent. the effect
upon this class Of eXtortoners will be beneficial
Let everybody keep a sharp look out for the
Shylocks to prevent evasions of this wholesome
law
The Examiner complains bitterly of the oppo.
sition and annoyance which Virginias author
ity and army g has to suffer from those who
abuse the power Of the Confederacy at Rich
mond," and thinks this arrogance OH the part of
the Confederate government has been encour-
agedb the trucking OF members Of the Virginia
Legislature. 1t contrasts this submissive spirit
with that of the State of Georgia which
quietly prohibits the enforcement of the. con-
script law i'm its limits" ai
From the Dispatch,l
YANKEE ENGINES.
Five engines, captured by our troops in the
neighborhood of Manassas and Warrenton, ar
rived in Lynchburg on Friday by way of the
Orange railroad. Three offthe five We're not at
all damaged; the other two are slightly injured,
but can be soon put in running order Their
value cannot be less than S20,OOo a piece Ex-
plete the trestle work across the Rappahannock
river to admit their passage over the stream,
and it was finished just in time TO get them out
OF the way of the Yankees in their late raid to
Warrenton. A number of cars have also been
brought across the Rappahannock, and are
now safe from their former owners
The Dispatch warns the Confederates not to
undertake the courage of the Yankees, and says
s.the progress of the war thus far has shown no
ground for such an imputation."
The military discipline of the Confederate
army is rgidly enforced: showing, in this re-
spect, marked contrast to the laxity prevail,
ing in our own in the matter of punishments,
through the interference of our Congress.
On the 9TH inst. Patrick MCGOWAN and John
Kelleher, of the 1ith Va Regiment, Were exc
cuted for desertion. Owen Mcclure, of the
same regiment, received fifty lashes on his bare
back, for the same crime.
ID. w. Rogers, of the lIth Va. Regiment is to
be executed for desertion.