The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-12-14
LATEST NEWS.

"'' iiNfi anu IflNiI'l last DlEHl.
They repor, II troop Of the 9Th Texas
Rangers at Lebanon, destroying proper.
ty generally.
! McCulloch and his army are expected
at Lebanon on Sunday, prepared TO give
/ the Foderals battle.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.-I.ord Lyons
was indiscreet enough to say in geHerel
conversation soon after the seizure of
! Mason and Slidell, that Of course they
would be returned Understanding the
effect his words had upon the country,
he has since preserved silence, say ing
that he has nothing to say until he re.
ce;ved instructions
Gen. Blcnkcr has been induced to
withdraw his resignation.
PmNcEToS, Nov ga detachment Of
Yankee troops visited Cascyville, Union
county, Ky, on the 30th aud stole about
100 hogs and several beeves 1t has
since been ascertained that the hogs he
|ongcd to Union men
Surgeon Van Wickc, of Forests reg.
imcnt, was shot aud killed by a Lincoln.
lie named Best, in Crittendon county,
Ky, Oh the 30th, IN an effort to arrest
Best who escaped
Van Wioke is from Huntsville, Ala.
bama
MrNrHrs, Dec. 3--Last Sunday the
Federal gun boats came in sight of Go.
lumhus, aud five Confederate gnu.buats
chased them for miles No capture
made.
The Confederate steamer Grampus
captured lumber boat near Birds
Point, on Friday. with lT5 600 feet Of
lumber The Fcdcrals sent twelve boats
nl troops to Cairo, Paducah aud 81
lnuis
East PAscAoouLA, Dec. THE Florida
aud Pamico engaged 81 Federal vessel
on the east end OF Horn Island. this
morning, a, 9 O'Clock The Federal
vessel retired
SAvASvAH, Dec. a-Thc News this
morning says that the Fedcrais have en-.
tiiely evacuated Tybce Island
Capt Read visited the Island yester.
day and saw no enemy, and no marks Of
them
AUGUSTA. Ga. Dec 4.-Thc Legisla
ture a, Columbia yesterday, elected
Robert W Baruewcll, and Jas. l.. Or
Confederate Senators.
The Presh, terrain General Assembly
convened here to-day The Rev. Fran
els Mcfarland was elected Moderator by
acclamatlon.
MEMPHIS, Dec. i--0n last Sunday,
three Confederate gun boats went with
in gun shot ui Cairo and fired fifteen
rounds at Fort Holt The Fcderals
scampcrcd out of their tents bat would
not fight. One gun boat anchored IN the
channel below Cairo The Maria Den
ming is at the wharf
4 deserter says that Sunday was
fixed for the Fcdcrals 10 come down, GO,
600 strong, but it was postponed.
The rumorcd nomination 81 Heath to
suprccrdc Price creates great disaPpfo-
baton, especially among the Missouri.
aus
\ special dispatch from Jefferson City
to the 1t Lonis Democrat, ct the 18th,
reports that NrCullHch is moving "a
large force ON that place.
4 special dispatch from Rulla, NOV.
u. to the st Louis Republican Of NOV
r,,r',.r,J, r,.,,,,..,,, or the Federal
army as an attempt 90 get ip bis rear
MrCulloch is ructmpcd at Springfield
with a force OF 40 900 men
Raucs left SatcnNi un toe 2'th e"
;..;n u.CuJlarh Win , force Of : 00u
,.,
Price left Pincvillc on the 2jth, aud
the balance of the Confederate army
are marching uor,bHaid to JOIN McCal
lueh aud Rajues
lie has destroyed everything To pre-.
vent the frIrra's getting 'u MS ''',
RcpN'Np Dec I r'd -N'lf p''''"S . --
The Norfolk Day BOOK ~ lhlN uihiht'
intmates the pl"uah''ly ~ ven. scout =
soon being IN lht NnulH, a'e' '"t "'"'
oi Mason aud Nhl,i
Toe y. ! Herald, Of the l'i INST re-
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