Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-06
NORTHERN ITRms.

Private letters received at Washington from
Gen Hunter, the Federal commander on the
south Atlantic coast, announces that he is about
to arm negroes.
The Federal House, by a large vote, passed
Mouilrs bill prohibiting POlygamy in all the
Territories, and repeating the laws OF Utah on
that subject
The Federal papers of the 29h ult report
Fremont in possession Of Staunton, Virginia.
There is no truth ia the intelligence.
The northern papers state that the Richmond
Hartford, Brooklyn aud Iroquois, Of Com. Far
ragut's feet, were plated with heavy chain cable
from their ports to a point below the water line,
previous to the attack on the Mississippi forts
! The food at Cairo is the greatest ever known,
| All the Federal stores were placed on board
their transports dispatch dated the 2oth'
says: The river Is rising rapidly - two inches
within the last ten hours. Il seems now imPos-
sible to avert the great calamity.
! Letters from PittsbuTg Landing, published N
the northern papers, say that there is much SICK
ness among the Federal troops on the Tennes-
see, the result of fatigue and exposure IN an
unhealthy climate"
The Federal papers report the capture OF the
| Confederate schooner Columbia, from Galveston,
aud two vessels from New Orleans-names not
given-au freigbtad with cotton.
| It's stated that all boats leaving Cairo for the
Federal headquarters on the Tennessee, have
brass pieces upon the bow aud on each side5 be
sides an armed guard upon the hurricane deck
| to repal any attempt Of guerrillas to fire on the
boat a gunboat nss also been sent to scout on
! the river.
Nj Cramp, for more than a quarter of cen
tury connected with the press Of Philadelphia,
principally attached to the Inquirer, died on the
25th ult. at his residence in Camden
The Federal teamer Eunice sunk near Cali
polls, Ohio, on the 25th inst.
The northern papers state that their 'guuboats
on the Tennessee had effected a passage over
Muscle Shoals, and penetrated as far as Hunts
vile, Alabama, where they captured quantity
Of rebel comraissary stOTea" How the land per
ton Of the trip was effected is not stated.
Lieut. Gov. Keorner, of Illinois, has been de
signated U S. minister to Spain, nplace Of Carl
Schurz, resigned.
Com Foote, of the Federal feet on the west
eru rivers, not having recovered from the
wounds be received at the bombardment Of Fort
Henry, has asked to be relieved Of his com
mand Il is stated, however, that the navy de-
partment has ordered Capt. Chss. Davis to re-
pair to the squadron as his second in command,
thus relieving him of much Of the physical labor
of his responsible position
The St. Louis Republican asserts it has good
authority for saying that Count Mercier, the
French minister, had no official communication
whatever with the southern authorities. The re-
port that Lord Lyons had gone, or is going, to
Richmond, is also denied
John Cochran has been rejected by the L. S.
Senate, on the nomination for brigadieT-geue-
ralship. 1t is also stated that the notorious Dan
Sickles, who was once rejected for the same Of
fee, has been re-nOminsted by Lincoln. The
key to this change Is mildly said to be a missp
prebensiou " when his case was previously be-
fore the Senate. His chances are reported to be
favorable.
Horatio King, Of the post office department,
under Buchanan, has been appointed one of the
commissioners for the abolition Of slavery in the
District of Columbia