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Homicide in Memphis. --The Bulletin, of the 1st inst., states that on the previous day, as Mr. Wm. Wilson, who is a street cotton broker, was walking along Hernando street, near Linden, he was approached by a person named Carter, a butcher, keeping a stall in the North Memphis market, who placed a pistol to the back of his head and fired a shot, which proved instantly fatal. The cause of this attack is said to be a knowledge or belief on the part of Carter in regard to a criminal connection between Wilson and his wife.
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Fatal affray. --On the 1st inst., an affray occurred in Tipton county, Tennessee, between Hon. A. W. Smith, Probate Judge, and Mr. Isaac Bledsoe, resulting in the death of the latter. It originated from joking each other about taking the Lincoln oath, both having been in the Federal lines. They were old and highly respected citizens.
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he Yankees. --Some months ago the British schooner Atlantic, Captain Lazune, sailed from Bahama to Matamoras, and having completed the voyage, while lying at Bocca Del Rio at the mouth of the river, on the 10th of August last, she was captured by the United States steamer Princess Royal. The mates were removed to the steamer, leaving the captain, and three men on board. She was then put in charge of a prize master with seven men, and started for New Orleans. The Bahama Herald, of the 3d inst., says: John Bull was not, however, to be caught napping even by those exceedingly smart people, who on the 23d captured Nassau on paper. Captain L. succeeded in getting the invincible Yankees under the influence of liquor, and like a brave and gallant Briton as he is, boldly attacked them, and, notwithstanding the odds, succeeded in putting them all in irons. He then changed the schooner's coarse for Havana, where he arrived safe and sound on September. 3d, with the fruits of his sp
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Murder. --Major Amos McLemore, of the 27th Mississippi regiment, who was on duty at Ellisville, Miss., gathering up conscripts and deserters, was shot dead at the house of Hon. Amos Deason, of Jones county, on the night of the 5th instant. Some six or eight persons were in the house at the time of the shooting, but at last accounts no clue to the murderer. It was supposed to be the act of a deserter.
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n by those exceedingly smart people, who on the 23d captured Nassau on paper. Captain L. succeeded in getting the invincible Yankees under the influence of liquor, and like a brave and gallant Briton as he is, boldly attacked them, and, notwithstanding the odds, succeeded in putting them all in irons. He then changed the schooner's coarse for Havana, where he arrived safe and sound on September. 3d, with the fruits of his splendid victory, seven prisoners, eighteen stand of arms, one flag, &c. He immediately turned the pirates over to the Spanish authorities and made his statement to the British Consul. The representatives of both Governments endorsed his course, and dispatches in relation to the affair were forwarded Lord Lyons on the 6th instant.--The wildest excitement existed in Havana on the arrival of the schooner, and men of all nations united in their praises of the noble bravery of Captain L, who thus so adroitly turned the tables on these would be monarchs of the seas.
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ith Gen. Burnside for several days. The public has been wrongly impressed as to the strategic relations of his command with this army. It is serving a good purpose, but not in the manner generally supposed in the North. Owing to delay occasioned by the difficult arrangement of the details of the consolidation of the 20th and 21st army corps, Gens. McCook and Crittenden were not formally relieved until last night. Affairs in Louisiana. New Orleans advices are as late as the 9th inst., relative to army movements in the Gulf department: Gen. Banks had left New Orleans for the headquarters of the army, which had safely arrived at Iberia, in good health and fine spirits. The affair at Morganzia was more important than at first supposed. There was a Union loss of 15 killed, 35 wounded, and 500 prisoners. There had been heavy skirmishing between the enemy and Weitzel's artillery and cavalry. In the New Orleans Times, of the 8th, is an address from Col. C. W. Killburn
10th (search for this): article 2
ttacked yesterday while marching by the flank. The enemy, after a spirited contest, was repulsed, losing a battery of five guns, two colors, and four hundred and fifty prisoners. The skill and promptitude of Major-Gen. Warren, the gallantry and bearing of the officers and soldiers of the 2d corps, are entitled to high commendation. By command of Major-Gen. Meade. (Signed) S. Williams. Later from Rosecrans — Bragg shelled out. The Yankee dates from Chattanooga are to the 10th inst. A telegram says: Yesterday and the day before our guns on the left and right opened, and compelled Gen. Bragg to remove his headquarters from Missionary Ridge, and drove away the whole signal corps on Lookout Mountain. Up to noon to-day both sides have been quiet. Small parties of rebel sharpshooters have fired for several days from the south bank of the Tennessee upon the trains and detachments of troops moving over the road along the north bank to Bridgeport and Stevenson
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Burnside and his not reinforcing Rosecrans. --Gen. Burnside was ordered to move up to the East Tennessee Valley into Virginia, (so Northern papers say,) to justify his not reinforcing Rosecrans. The National Intelligencer says that he "was not ordered to reinforce Rosecrans until the 14th inst., when the Government was advised that the enemy were about to attack the Army of the Cumberland in large force. Almost insurmountable difficulties stood in the way of a rapid march of Burnside's forces down the valley."
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ate Relations, reported a bill to secure priority of transportation of food for consumers, which was read by its title. On motion of Mr. Deane, the joint resolution, offered several days ago, fixing the day of adjournment for Thursday, the 22d inst., was taken up. Mr. Deane moved to amend the resolution by striking out Thursday, the 22d, and inserting Monday, the 26th. Mr. Haymond, of Marion, moved to amend the amendment by inserting the first Monday in November, which was agreed to, 22d, and inserting Monday, the 26th. Mr. Haymond, of Marion, moved to amend the amendment by inserting the first Monday in November, which was agreed to, and the resolution as amended was passed. On motion of Mr. Buford, the report of the Committee on Banks, on the question of currency, was taken up. Mr. Buford offered an amendment to the second resolution accompanying the report. After some discussion of this amendment and the plan proposed by the resolutions, the report and resolutions were laid on the table. The bill for the relief of Wm. F. Ritchie, for losses sustained by him in the discharge of his duties as public prin
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l a fuller attendance of the Senate could be had to vote upon it. The Senate then again resumed the consideration of the bill to regulate prices, and continued it under discussion till the hour of adjournment. In the House, a resolution was offered by Mr. Lynch relative to a repeal of the act concerning fiduciaries. Mr. Shelton introduced a resolution in relation to changing the biennial sessions of the General Assembly from the first Monday in December to the first Monday in January, the consideration of which was indefinitely postponed. From the Committee on Military Affairs, Mr. Anderson reported a joint resolution instructing our Senators, and requesting our Representatives, in Congress to use their best efforts to procure the passage of a bill to increase the pay of soldiers, and to furnish commutation allowed by army regulations and not furnished in kind. The resolution was taken up and passed. Mr. Shackelford, from the Committee on Confederate Relation
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