The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-16
ITEMS OF LATE NEWS.


army
GEN. SILAs CASKx, United States army, and
Robert Scott, of the Fourth regular infantry, |
srrivea st the AstOr House on the 9th inst.
EDWIN FoRREsT, the tragedian, is in New |
Work, and occupies apartments at the Metro
rolitan Hotel. Z,
Rev. DR.. CHAPLIN sails for Europe in the |
City of Baltimore, next Saturday. He goes
for the benefit of bis aealsh, and.:expects to be
absent about a year.
NICHOLAS P. ARHELTU, French sice-coasul
for the port of Baltimore, died in that city on
Sunday last. He was great favorite with all
classes.
HoN. PHIL1P' RIPLEY, ex-Mayor of Hart
ford, died in that city on Tuesday. He held
she Office of Mayor from ls47 to 1851.
GES. o. NJ. MITcHEI, formerly Of the Gin
cinnati Observatory, and recently commanding
a corps darsnee in the West under Gen. Hal
leck, is stopping at the ST. Nicholas Hotels
A frernen's tournament was held at Peeks-
kill on the 4!h, when prizes were awarded to
the following companies: Niagara, of Pough-
keepsie; Nos. ? and 3, of Peekskill; Hope
Hook and Ladder, Yonkers, and Niltwick
Hose, of Kingston.
SOME of tha Massachusetts and Connecticut
journals recommend that drafting be immedi-
ately resorted to in those States, to raise the
quotas of reinforcements required from them
under the last call of the President
GEoRaE BABERa Esq, formerly editor of the
Nashville Banner, and a secessionist, made
public reeantation of his political errors at
Pulaski, Tennessee, few days sinea, and is
now editing a new Union paper-she CO'lsti
t,ttion-in Nashville.
THE New Haven Journal says that Commo-
dore Foote is gradually recovering from his
debility and wound, and if his ardor does not
hasten-him toe quickly into service, he will
again play leading part in the suppression of
the rebellion.
The Citizens Committee, appointed by Gov.
Morgan to encourage the work of recruiting,
in accordance with the new call of the Presi-
dent, held a meeting st the Chamber of Com
merce. New York, but their proceedings were
strictly private. Mayor opdyke presided.
Tar telegraph dispatch from Albany yes
tsrday, that the Buffalo common council had
appropriated eighty thousand dollars to aid in
raising a new volunteer regiment, is untrue.
There are legal difficulties in the way of the
appropriation.
THE weekly statement shows that 335 emf
grants arrived during the week ending on the
| OH instant, making total of 5000 during
| the present year, against A, ST. to the same
date in 1861. The lumber of inmates residing
| on Wards Island is CAT. The Treasurer's re-
/ port shows that the commissioners have bal
ancs of s27,Il5 81 remaining in the bank 10
| their credit.
THE steamship Great Eastern, from Liver
pool, will arrive at New York via Long Island
Sound, and may be expected to anchor in
Fishing Bay on Friday evening or Saturday
morning. Her agent, Mr.. G. w. Whitney,
has sent forward two of the most capable
Sound and Hellgate pilots to meet her at Mon-
tauk, where the ship will await orders. Com
plete arrangements have also been effected
with the custom officers, the health officers ard
the commissioners of emigration.
| THE highest estimate yet made of our losses
in killed, wounded and missing in the series
of battles before Richmond is $4,000, ard the
least estimate of the rebel loss is Is, 900. The
highest estimate of rebel loss is 900, and the
least of ours is 10000. The rebels took about
| $500 prisoners, bat whether this includes the
wounded left in their hands, we are unadvised.
| 1t will be some time before an exact estimate
Of the losses on either side can be made.
A MASS meeting of the citizens of New
Haven, Conn, was held at Music Hall, in that
city, on Tuesday evening. Commodore Foote
presided, and was enthusiastically welcomed
Resolutions were adopted responding to the
call for more troops, and pledging the State 10
raise its full quota. A letter from Commo
dore Gregory was read amid enthusiastic ap-
plause. He closed by saying:--"I shall sus-
tain the government, right or wrong, in crush
ing this rebellion. Ny keel was lain in Union
blocks, and my course will be true to the
| Union always"
AT a meeting of the directors of the Amer
lean Express company, held in New York,
July 9, 1862 it was unanimously resolved that
any of their present employees who may
promptly enlist under the recent call foI
troops shall continue. to receive one half their
pay during the term of their service in the
war, and have their situations returned to
them on their return.
Two thousand men are in the regular en-
nlov nf this counnanv at an AVERAGE salary of
over ak hundred dollars per snnum.
SEN. SIMMONS SEAr.-The Senate by re-
ferring to the Judiciary Committee the resolu-
iton expeIling Mr.. Simmons has decided to
retain that Rhode Island Senator in his seat.
Very well. Each House is to judge of the