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Manufacture on gunpowder.
--The manufacture of gunpowder is said to be progressing rapidly in the South.
The establishment of a Government powder factory is only needed to give us abundant supplies of this important article.
The material is plentiful.
The most valuable ingredient of powder, saltpetre, is found abundantly in the limestone caves in Tennessee, Georgia and North Alabama.
Tennessee prisoners.
--Capt. H. M. Ashby, with an escort, arrived in Nashville a few days ago, from knoxville, having in charge four prisoners who have been sent on for trial before the Confederate States District Court, at the October term, on a charge of treason.
The names of the prisoners are John Gray, John W. Smith, Joel W. Jarvis and J. W. Thornburg.
They were leaders in the rebellious movements in East Tennessee, and took an active part in leading citizens of that end of the StatEast Tennessee, and took an active part in leading citizens of that end of the State estray by the most despicable misrepresentations.
They had a preliminary hearing before the Hon. West H. Humphreys, at Knoxville, and their guilt was so clear that he sent them before the Confederate States District Court for further trial, but the Sheriff of Knox county having refused to take an oath to support the Constitution of the Confederate States, Judge Humphreys felt unwilling to commit them to his custody, as jailor of Knox county, and ordered that they be confined in the jail of Da
"Tennessee Exiles."
--Some sharpers are making a good thing in Cincinnati and other Western cities, playing the role of Tennessee exiles.
The costume is an antiquated wagon, a venerable horse, with great development of kip and rib, and an ordinary stock of sunburnt children clad in dilapidated costume.
The caravan parades the streets, and a crowd of curious spectators is soon assembled; when the doleful tale of exile is told.
Driven from home with barely enough time to get aboard of thTennessee exiles.
The costume is an antiquated wagon, a venerable horse, with great development of kip and rib, and an ordinary stock of sunburnt children clad in dilapidated costume.
The caravan parades the streets, and a crowd of curious spectators is soon assembled; when the doleful tale of exile is told.
Driven from home with barely enough time to get aboard of their carts, they have traveled, so the story goes, through "thick and thin," and reached their destination penniless of course.
Then the contributions are solicited — the hat goes around — and $40 or $50 is subscribed at onc
More prisoners.
--The Central train brought down yesterday fifteen prisoners from Manassas, sixty-seven from Gen. Lee's command, and one man arrested as a spy, and sent hither from Huntersville.
Quite a crowd gathered around Gen. Lee's prisoners, these being the first sent down by him, and some persons entered into conversation with them.
One of our German citizens amused the by-standers very much by his comic remarks, and enjoyed his own jokes as much as anybody else did. These prisoners are from the Northwestern States--chiefly from Ohio — and were taken in a skirmish between two Tennessee regiments, under Col. Savage, and a smaller Federal force, near Kircher's (or Crrutcher's) Orchard — a point somewhere between Big Spring and Huttonsville.
They were marched to the military prison, followed by a number of curious spectator
Death of Hon. R. G. Payne.
--The Hon. Robert Garnett Payne, of Tennessee, died at his residence in Memphis, on Monday night last.
The Telegraph in Tennessee. New Orleans, Sept. 19.
--The failure on yesterday to receive our usual supply of news induces the belief that the Lincoln Government has taken possession of the telegraph lines.
Later.--It is now known that the Tennessee troops have possession of the line.
Swearing in East Tennessee.
--Judge Humphreys, of the Confederate District for East Tennessee, has been holding court at Knoxville.
The Register notices the proceedings of a late day:
By far the larger portion of the Knoxville bar came foEast Tennessee, has been holding court at Knoxville.
The Register notices the proceedings of a late day:
By far the larger portion of the Knoxville bar came forward and took the oath to support the Constitution and Government of the Confederate States of America, as well as the usual oath of faithfulness administered in our courts to all practicing attorneys.
Among the gentlemen thus sworn was Mr. John Baxter, who has been considered by the late Union party of East Tennessee as a prominent leader among them, and who has been regarded by Southern men as one of the most violent and ultra of the opponents of Southern Rights in the State.
During the