The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-25
ITEMS OF LATE NEWS.

GEN. MCDOWELL arrived at Warrenton
yesterday, and has pitched his headquarters in
the field.
THE steamer Courier aud Eugene, from
Evansville, report everything quiet ST Hender-
son.
AMONG the Generals not confirmed by the
Senate is Gen. Marcy, Gen. McClellan's father
in-law and chief of staff.
ARRIVALS from Sperryville report almost
daily skirmiahiDg between Sigel's picksts and
the rebel scouts near the gap at Lauray, and
several of the enemy had been killed.
ADvIcEs from Key West report the British
steamer Adela captured by the Queen City,
eight miles southwest of Abacarisa. She is
fine paddle steamer, of 600 or 500 tons, with q
cargo for Dixie.
THE laborers on the Lehigh Canal are On .
ssiike for high wages. They ask 81 81 day
for their services. Heretofore they have been
paid 81 10. The strike is reported to be gen.
eral. No one is permitted TO go to work.
On Wednesday evening, Gen. Banks paid
'AoAt VI tOOAbcSJ ~ 0Su. hGhLuA . Oh
Gen. McDowelFs corps. The brigade was
formerly commanded by Gen. Abercrombie,
in Gen. Banks corps.
THE rebel schooners Julia and Uncle Nose
were captured in the Gulf, respectfully, by
the Kittanipg and Tobony.
RICHMOND papers of the 18th contain ac-
counts of the death of Gen. Twiggs at Angus
Ia Island, on the 18th. ~
The United States steam sloop-of-war Hart
ford and gunboat Montgomery, have arrived
at New Orleans. Faa e
A WRITER in the Boston Transcript pro-
poses that the clerks in dry goods stores should
enlist and their places be given to young wo-
men now out of employment
A REcSNoIssANCE in force went from Sigers
command on Wednesday toward Madison,
and several guns are reported to have been
heard in that direction by travellers the same
day.
MAJoR-GES. HALLEcK is expected to arrive
at Washington to-day. as
LEWIS BENEDICT, an old and prominent
citizen of Albany, well known to many West
ern men, died on the 18th inst.
TIE Southern Confederscy seems to be
losing its English hackers Of late The Lon
don Times, of the 18th of May, calls the rebels
the transatlantic dregs of the English cav
aliers."
The steamer Belle of Memphis, bound to
ST. Louis, was fired into by gang of guer-
rillas at Randolph. No results known.
Two members of the rebel Legislature of
| Virginia have been arrested and sent to Fort
McHenry.
EVIDENCE amounting almost to certainty
has been obtained that the wholesale poisoning
of about seventy Of the guests at the DeKalb
Masonic festival was intentional and premedi-
tated villainy. Many man has been hung
for crime less black than this, by which men,
women and children have suffered so severely.
A LARGE and enthusiastic meeting was held
at Columbus, Ohio, in Capitol square, one
night recently. The meeting was addressed
by Ex-Gov. Dennison, Gov. Tod, Q. ID. Gen.
Wright and Others
Mr.. wHIDDEE, New Hampshire lawyer,
has been confirmed as Commissioner to Hayti.
The more Jealous anti-slsvery men persuaded
Mr.. Giddings to consent to swap OF posi-
tons with Whidden, but Sec'y Seward with
held his consent.
The Toledo papers report the murder in
that city by. morphine, of an old mas, seventy
wears of age, named Roswell Hicks. The par
ties alleged guilty By the coroner's jury were
his wife and q man living near by, named
Lyons. They have been arrested and held to
wait an examination