Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-06
ADDITIONAL FRom THE NGRTu.
Fa0M THE hISsIssIPPI.

Disasters on that riUer-P arteGrs of The tight Selma
CHRo July 81 The ste IN er Fenry Al es fir m e..
GU s. truck nag yeste day, even miles abo e Lere,
an sunk ov r he mai deck She wi pro ly n' a
total 10 Z. The freight, which verf valuable,
W. t.u,n oil ligh " NJ : d. 2
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din, officer ii Re),l ioss 250
r. Bulletin hai, 40 n Of tn dest uct'cn OF u e
elusr ara b l. Il says folE coup les Of Tue oct
Nj gan In Il ~ vas aboard at .ftie attto (.
EauI Ihs mixing thj crew US ito IL IN gu II
de- " c the odic OF tne res otdIr the beat
to b raa 10 de Ms5n Poi SHORE The fold sis hred
her prev mt her fsllug ,he hands OF lie bes
Cuao, J,ly Sl.-NeW o l,a1s papers of the 20
ia tavs been received. Tney ctnt mo ntwI.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
The Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore Sum
writing under date of the sst JAY, communicates the
70 Iwing intelligence:
TIE piP-RIHKKT oLIEK5 AND THE NEGROES IL oEE Oh.
sAMzAI9S.
There was grand review of the military orgsnizs-
ton of the clerks Of the War Department last evening
lder the direction Of Brevet Mi. Gen. n. O. Aeigs
and Gen. RuckeT. l. i estimated shat there were on
duty between 1000 aud $40 men, including coored
battalion All WEo Witnessed tue review pronounced it
decided success; aud 1t was remarked ~ one OF the
comma ders that 1t Exceeded their most sAngnine ex-
pectaons deIing the short time the had been
under military discipline
A. an eci N for Id officers of the Treasury regi-
ment the ioOsing chosen: Colonel \. A. Wiett,
of Internal Revenue Bureau L euteDant Colon |, q.
Remission, OF cOnd Auditor 0fice Major Q. B. r.
NeyirF Of the Registers Bureau. At 81 cLoa fer
CAPTAIN OF Ilterna Revenue Company, made yacsnt by
the eecion of Capt in Wlett a. CJIone Lieut.. +. II.
Howard was chcstn, and Mr.. Calender elected Fr.t
Lieutenant. All IF these officers thoroughly drilled
military men.
"a fit association for the stewards Of the niger gov
erl ment An edying spectr ce TO look upon indeed.
1t is ply that the negroes we've net put in the ranks
alternately With ths whites, who would then have had
full eIjoymont Of Ia creme de hfare
De. sUsDERLAND's FARKwILL ADDRESS.
There was large attendance a. DE-. Sunderland
Church this Dg to hear his farewell sermon to bis
congregation prior to tskrg bis departure for France
cnaplAn to the American Church in Paris. Tnls dis
course was peculiarly interesting, referring, as the
speaker did, TO the relations loDg existing between
prescher and people, the striking pciien 8, religious,
ma ion al and personal which have marked The o.
hose relations 81 D.. Sunderland expects to sail in q
few days.
STRIKE AMONG TIE STONE CUrTEBs.
The stone cutters of Washington who are mainly
engaged in work on the capitol ,ens0h,
strks for four dollars per day. Ia ordinary times their
wages have been from two to :Wo aud half dollars per
diem and without any stiike we're soms tQe si0ce II
creased 10 three dollars In New York the stone cut
tsIs are at prefent on strike for three dollars and
hale and nine hours Of abo here they ssk for four
cellars without any reduction Of h'r present tine OF
ten hours.