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A letter from Northern Arkansas, in the Little Rock Gazette, states that the crops in that region are the best ever made, and that there will be a large surplus of beef, pork and breadstuffs. A new regiment has been raised in Augusta county, Va., which will be commanded by the following officers: John B. Baldwin, Colonel; M. G. Harman, Lieutenant Colonel, John Ross, Major. A veteran of the war of 1812, named Elisha Franklin, is a member of Captain Grant's company, which left Abingdon, Va., a few days ago for the Northwest. He is seventy-two years of age, hale and active. Lieutenant J. T. Goode, late of the U. S. Army, arrived in Petersburg recently, latter a perilous journey from Utah. He is a son of the former Congressman from that district. George W. Stainback, who served in the war of 1812, and has filled an office in the Bank of Virginia for many years past, died in Petersburg on Saturday last. The steam tug W. W. Townes, and four substantially-built arks, were sold in Petersburg, on Saturday, to the Confederate Government, for $10,000. Thomas W. Barnes, convicted at Memphis, Tenn., of the murder of John Hendrihan, has been sentenced to be hung on the 4th October next. The wife of General Flournoy, of Arkansas, has become a having micmac since the recent death of her husband. So says an exchange. Henry McKenzie, of Talladega, Ala., is the owner of a quarry of lithographic stone, probably the only one in America. Major High M. Nelson has been elected Captain of the Clarke County (Va.) Cavalry, vice Captain Hardesty, resigned.
The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. September 3, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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