The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-11
ITEMS OF LATE NEWS.

sUousa10 Dates ot EDttoLls u Sooa staple, viii
Be sent to market from Illinois the present
year.
The present session of Congress reached its |
seventh month on Tuesday last
THD charitable rumor has been set on foot |
that Gen. Shields Is insanes
THOUGH frequently called @old Stonewall,'
Gen Jackson, the rebel hero of Shenandoah |
valley, is only thirty-seven years of age.
A REBEL guerrilla, named John NJ. Logan,
who stole horse and buggy from Gwin j.
Kirkwood, at New ALBANIA, a few days ago,
has been arrested and brought up to New AL
bany for trial.
LEONARD LorTRIDGE, Esq, one of the pub
fishers of the LaCross Republican, has received
the appointment of postmaster of that city,
vice VIM. C. Rogers, deceased
OWING to the scarcity of silver change q
new rule has been adopted on the Louisville
and Portland railroad, and the omnibusses
which run in connection with the road, BY
which change is not given for bills Of larger
denomination than one dollar.
THE first lot of new wheat was received in
Louisville on Saturday and sold at s5c for red
and white.
A MAN named William Hops, living two
miles west of Wheeling, Lake county, Lndians,
coldly and inhumanly butchered his own wife
with jack knife on Monday night last. The
crane was one of the most deliberate and
atrocious character.
IT il stated that on Friday last a guerrilla
party, under one Col. Imboden, made raid
on the village of Huttonsville, in Randolph
county, Va, and captured about one hundred
beef cattle
The Crown Prince of Prussia is shortly to
visit England again, in order to be present at
the marriage Of the Princess Alice.
THE Salt Company of Syracuse, New York,
has advanced the price of salt thirteen cents
per bushel to cover the government tax.
THE old town of Sterling, Missouri, on st.
Francis river, has been nearly washed away
in the recent food wellings, streets, grave
yard and everything. The stream has made
for itself new mouth into the Mississippi.
Dr. HAYES, who was precipitately dismissed
by Secretary Stanton from the service, for
alleged misconduct, isto be misunderstanding
Succeeded in showing that he was not respon-
sible for neglect to Gen. Shields wounded
A clamor is arising for Shenandoah reform
in Gen. Hunters department. No more sac
rifce of Massachusetts men for negro brig
AIDES and negro philanthropy.
G1s. Jamison, of Maine, Just nominated
for Governor by the democrats of that State,
is very i'll in Washington, and fears have been
entertained of his recovery.
GEN. VIM. Cook, prominent Douglas DEM
ocrat, is spoken of as the probable democratic
candidate for Governor of New Jersey at the
ensuing fall election. Governor Olden will
probably be renominated by the republicans.
As the military were firing salute at Cairo
on the 4th, Vim. T. Field, of Rolla, Mo-, and
Warren Porter, of Illinois, were badly injured
by the premature discharge of gun. Field
will die. ssf
p A CHICKEN BREEDER.-A Mons. de Sora
has hennery near Paris, which yields him
s2sO, 900 per annum. His expenses are about
$4,000 year. 7eeog
THE SUMTER-A letter from Gibraltar of
the 3oth of May says the rebel steamer Sum-
ter was still in port, and not sold, as reported
in the English papers.
I
THE number of visitors at the Great Exhi-
bition sduring Whitsun-week exclusive of
season ticket holders) was 249, $50, and the
sum received for admission from them was
Els, 446 sterling. sa-af7f s4l
1T is learned that the patriotic Germans Of
Baltimoro have recently subscr ibed and raised
large sum of money with which a splendid
charger has been purchased and within q few
days will be sent to Gen Sigel, the gallant
soldier. ia .s,s-5Fa.g .s-as
LORD PALMERsToE has been elected master
of the Trinity House, in the room of the late
Prince Consort .s's Eais
THE Mount Sterling (Ky.) Wing says the
wheat and rye crops in Montgomery and Bath
counties are unprecedently fine this year
Corn and oats are doing well also, and promise
large crop. Harvesting is nearly over.
HENSON BARKER, who was arrested at Bowl
ing Green by order Of Col. Bruce was com
mitted to the military prison in Louisville on
Sunday.
l. ACT or PATRroTEsM.-An ANONYMOUS cor.
respondent has sent present of $1,000 to tbs
State of Pennsylvania.
CHAPL1Ns IN THE ARMY.-There are a
present in the United States army in the fel(
about foar hundred and scventy-two chaplins
who may be divided as follows: Methodists
l24; Presbyterian, IN. ST. "a; Congregation
al 81. Ensacnnal sc. Rantiats AZ. Preshrfe