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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-19
SCHOOL
OF ZOULSEE8.R.

&7S%8@ &G S-S ~
OF ZOUISEEBsR.
TUE next term Of the SEMINARY OF LEARNING
L and MILITARY ACADE dY Of L-usisna. Iocsted
near Alexandria on ksd liver, viii commences on tie
Ist Day Of November Next,
Undsr the supsrinteudencY Of Col William B Boggs,
OF the COME craze Army, who will a5Eme personal
charge Of the School on that day He viii be assisted
by 4 full cosps Of Professors.
TERMS Sky dtlars for tuitcn-ful expenses
about 500 per sunGm, ems half OF which must be de-
posted IN sdvsncs. Esch Cadet must bring Bis nat
tress and bed clothing The Uniform VIII not be re-
quiled while tie di6iculty Of obtaining material exists.
The age Of admission Is fourteen Cadets mlst. If boz-
sibis, b present a. shs opening Of the session.
o. MOORE, Governor,
And sL-chieo President Of Board Of Su1erviBcgs.
Alexandfis. Louisiana, September I'd, 1862
ssl3 wtIstBOv
A DEMONSTRATIONS NOriUE-Lettsrs - aduII.
"A Lstration o. the estate Of Dr.. q. D Cooper. ia u
, EMahatohie county, 5 are Of 81 ssiseippi. were Fisused
% me By the Probate court OF said e-uaiy. on lie 8 .
day Of September, duIng its September tsrm-lo lie
AL claims against the said deceased be- presented 10 ma
secordLg 90 the manner aad within the tine prsssj bed
By Law, els they VIII be forever barred
WISE A.. COPPER
sa13 Isw6w* Adniaiar~tsr
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have taken sdvsusage Of q possible blockade Of
the Potomac, or an interruption Of railroad con-
munielton, sud, in consequence, prices Of pre-
visions and fuel have advanced rapidly. OF
course they viii Vampires can flourish north
OF Mason's aud Dizon's line as well as Ia y
have south Of #, and their season is al hand.
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MISSISSIPPI and FEHNEssEE
= g - - @


NIL further notice the Freight Tran On tba
road viii be discontinued. AN f-sf75l viii r.,
hauled by Passenger Trains
a. S.-LEVERHDaE
aa. % 81 Earr--T Z--aa-s.-z-.
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4 Red Hot RebsI.

The S. Louis Republican, Of the 5th, says:
Out Of the mass of letters captured in the car
pet sack of Grimes, the rebel spy, are many Civ
ing important information 10 the Confederacy,
and some duplicating individuals here Want
Of space foTbids the insertion Of many This
morning.
The following specimen extracts viii show
something Of the style of the letters.
The following is from
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FIRST DISPATCH.

HEADQUARTERS ARMV OF THE POTOMAC,
September 18th, O'Clock, a. NJ
TO MaiorGenera Haleok;
/ have just learned from General Hooker,
who is ia the advance, who states that the in
formation is perfectly reliable, that the enemy Is
making for the river in a perfect panic, and Lee
stated last night publicly that he must sdmi'
tbs, he had been shockingly whipped. am
having everything forwarded 20 endeavor TO
press their retreat to the utmost.
r..--ll n-n ID nI.nr-rI. -
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The Oaih of AIiegiauCe-Bad Fniih IF I
Yankees.
the Misdssippian.

tIoW Iu3 HiIsl3sIpplan-I
Alter arrangements had been entered into for
a general exchange Of prisoners, the authorities
Of the United States, true to their Yankee char
acterisics, used all sorts Of means to sink the
plain requirements Of the cartel The subjoined
order Of the commander of Camp Chase is a.
specimen Of the insideous attempts restored
to defeat the object of the mutual agreement.
Having fsiled, however, to corrupt any respeeta-
bic portion of our prisoners to their own stand
ard of moral turtitude, they subjected them to
every hardship and Inconvenience in an unneces-
ssrily long aud exhausting trip TO Yi~cksburg.
The following is the order handed to us by one
Of the returned prisoners
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WASHINsIONl September I2-Ihs following
dispatch mas been received at the State Depart
msnt
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LIST Day Of November Next,

TUE next term Of the SEMINARY OF LEARNI,
Il and MILITARY ACADE dY Of louisiana locsi
near Alexandra, on Rsd river, will comueuce on
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ARMY OF THE FRONTIER.

Rebels Concentrating sS.:=-. Gan Hunt
In Northwestern ADMINISTRATORS OF
the Forces of Hindma an and Marm ad uke e
Battle I'm minent-Gen. Heron March.
ing to Reinforce Gen. Blunt-No Danger
of Defeat.
ST. LoUIs, Dec. 6-tDispatch to the Phila-
dslphia Press. AT headquarters last evening
we learn that intelligence to the following
purport has been telegraphed by Gen. Blum.
from Cane Hill:
Generals Hindman and Marraduke appear
TO be consolidating their respective forces at q
poist about twenty miles south Of Cane HILL
with IN intention OF giving battle-propabIy Of
assuming the offensive and moving upon our
lines. No Tears are ascertained as TO the IT,
sults.
From previous dispatches we recall the fact
that Hihdman force was estimated at twel We
and Marmaduke's At eleven Thousand of tho
amount OF Blunts force we are, of course up-
adNis'd, but presume here IL no dan ger that
the commander of the department of the Mis-
sour W Ill be caught mapping.
General Curtis. in vie w of this, has ordered
Gen. Heron, with his - Division Of the Mis-.
souri," 20 march TO the relief OF Gen Blunt i'm
mfdiatsly. Gen. Curtis is pushing rward
other rein forcements, and the ar in the State
OF Ark'nsas will he prosecuted with increased
vigor to the end.
General Blair will join General McCIer-
nands txDt dition. and be assigned To the corn
mand of division. McClernand's army will
be called the Army of the Mississippi. b.
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ARMY oYrHK rEsSESSEE.

Gen. Hsvsy Captures Grenada, missile.
sippt-A Brilliant Msyement-Gen.
Grants n svsmens.-R ebel Retreat Gus
- Off-CRsssinS the Tallahstchle-Smsn
PsI Among she Csntrabands. ne.
CAIKo, III, Dec. o-Prom the Memphis
papers we iesrn thst Gen Hovey's expedition
twenty thousand e1ong, which LEFT Helena,
fifteen or twenty miles below, and marched TO
Grenada and took possession Of that place.
A largo number Of tbs citio-ns Of Grenada
fed on ths approach Of our troops,
The editor Of the Memphis Appeal has 70.
moved his pewspapeP establishment 10 Ma
rietta, Georgia.
Before the eceupzttonsof Grenada BY the
United State troops, the rebels burned come
fifteen or twenty locomotives and about one
hundred cars
CAIRO, Ill, Dec. There IL no arrival from
Memphis to-day.
A di, patch from Holly Springs SAYS the
rebels are falling back to Oxford.
Prom Able willie We learn that the rebel rout
from that place is complete.
The main body of Gen. Grants army crossed
tie 7 allahachie Tuesday morning. When the
rebels learned the movements they burned their
commissary -tOres 1T Able vile, and made Z
pr-cipitats retreat.
Gen. Grant left Holly Springs yesterday
morning. His headquarters would bcdn Able
Vile last night.
Gen. Sherman crossed the Tallahatchie ten
miles below the point at which Gen. Hamilton
crossed Sherman crossed on pontoou bridges
II Is reported NJ Holly Springs thai Gen.
days ago. have penetrated TO the Mississippi
Central Railroad, and destroyed the bridges
near Grenada, thus cutting Off re bel retreat.
There Were two new cases Of small pox to-
day ameng the contrabasds. There are now
about twenty five in the hospital. Five died
yesterday.
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DEPAR1URR OF An EXPEDITION.

DEPARTCRB OF An EXPRDITIOE.
Reported Departure Of an EIp"dts,s. f,sm
Hs1ptsn = ssds upd ~ EN- RAnd Of 0as.
.raI Observation-Disclosures SaiAts be North
Carolina.
BALTIMORE Dec. o.-Adviceesffom Fortress
Monroe, OF yesrrday, announced the sailing OF
feet Of s@vsn transports and two iron-el>ds
with sailed orders. DESTINATIONS unknown.
LAIKB PARTICULAR.
FoRTsEss MoSRoH Dec. s.-There was =
division, commanded BY General Emory, .ai!-
I'd South from here last night. II has b--n
hsre:ofoY' supposed that IL would form part
Of the Banks Expedition. IL destination il TO
reinfofce General Foster in North Carolina
The rsheis threaten 70 prevent him from ad-
vancins by way Of Weldon 70 SuHolf, TO re-
infOrce Banks in Ms advance from Suffolk
upon Petersburg, in erwhelming force. The
rsinforeemr n to cor sist Of three New York re-
sims nts, one Pennsylvania, snd one N sssschu-
setts, including a force OF yer four thousand
men, fAiIadelpAsa Press. '-.;-
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NEw JERsEr EDITORIAL CosvESrros-On
wednesday the newspaper editors Of New Jsr
Soy held convention. at which they adopted
resolutions suggesting the increas Of ad yertis
sag rates as far as the business in their res pee
i've Localities will permit; advance payments
Tor subscriptions; hereafter all notices of a
personal or private character, heretofore
Known under the title of "puffs," shall be
charged At regular advertising rates. A COM
nittee was appointed to nemorjalize Congress
to abolish the duty on paper manufactured
Abroad, so rs TO neutrali1e the combination of
paper spectators IN his country
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AospAY, Decembcr 9.

MONDAY, Decemb~r g.
srsA1x.-After The presentation o petttioss
tsnsng them bsing nsny fOr ne eaaetmeut a
Mr. sumntr ossrea r,..o.puou anesasao-,
s rsoaseoa sdoysed sens dsys yisce 60
lhs iof coPs+e Of all III corrcsp0udence, kls-
Potomac FROM he TIM OF sss Ss,Srtuy. sro...
Harlkont Landing, 90 A. 10 mskpf that cow
ne n ~ or e: about thai Army fro.
Nr. Ssii.s.ry ssissd . ss SA1sn - 1870
tioa calling ea tAs ssss.sssy q Wsr - 49,
Inst'on conesr.iAs the cA.sss ss siSSch -
ware, arv irc.scssat~d Tssz nraaS1G
wss d bapd BY A>ssYss Sansbary -
for IL and xessrA Wtissu aed Dsolitfss $3.50
II, unfii the horr axYfved for ts1fne ~ -
special order-th> esii 70 establish scnera,
system Of baAkrubhey. -
Horsn The Speaker sppoinrd Moo.
McPhsnon - Pa, ana Yeafman OF Ky A
place % MessrS- Blair OF To-, saad Jsekopn -
Msssr.. T. A. d FsssebAen q Mssss, 90
Wsihef Of Nose, % M vscahctee on PrySrs
Land CiaIms. WITH thees e1cepttous -
Standing Cemmitssss remain ~ st the IA
The Sp~ahsr appesnAeA tAe .Soassvsar CO.
nnissee 20 inve<tiSzse the ehasves dsruErsneV ~
+ r. a. sAi siss. :. = os sss 80
w: Eesii Of No y L oessy o. Ky. a
Asashs = os.,.xx'.. ..ss ,,.....a:
he Committee on Indian A6ain % lsssSs
Wheshess sny fuFtAsP 1eris1sstoa - pecpsSsss
n reiafton 70 me InAiaa rrasf Bon<b helA =
ths aovernmsnt and 10 rsp0rt b. btii OF -
Mr. Train Introduces bin provsdaas sor Z.
imprisonment Of persons convicted ef criup IN
the District 81 Columbia. 1e -'tr-
Mr.. Con king introduces reDolutton reQur>s.
ing the President II not ~ bic via IT,
public Intervals, % transmit - the Bouse a.
last ofIcial report Of Gen. Buell. = AAopsed
Mr.. Van Wych introduced q bail TO prevxa,
for the paym nj for clothing lost BY soidisrr I.
battle, and . billto increase fhe par OF privs.~
non COM missioned ofi3cers ana musBcians -,
feYrs d
Mr. Stevens ashed leave 70 introduce a Nm a.
Indemnify the President Of the unised 49,
habess corpus and for other acts done in pur.
suance tbeIeof.
Dir. TaIiandigham objected-
The objection was not sustained. Yea. -
nayr, 50. -s
The hill was then rad a second time
Mr.. Stevens moved that it be postponed unm
Thrr~day, and made tho special order. y
Mr.. Sahandieham objected 70 making Il q,
special order.
Nr. Coz desired TO refer II 10 the Jadieaa,y
COMMITTEE. -.--. .-.-e. =
Mr. ssevrns Hsked tina, i, Be pu, on i.s pas.aes
and as'--
Mr.. Blair demanded the yea and nays On N
third -redi.e. Carried -, mar a.
Mr.. Olin counseied tine HsGss lot - p.s. -
bill without duly Considering IL.
MT St ven. asked leave 10 make cone re.
LOCKS -.
Mr. vallsndigham objected ana RACED pss,
OF order, With was under disc ussioa. -
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RELIASlD.

Yestrday. MAJOR Sherburne. A. A. e.. con-
tinusd his lsbors throughout the day in the
Investigation of the cases Of the prisoners con-
hned In the Old Capitol prison. The resulrwas
NE discharge Of the following persons. Viz:
Citisens-Capt. Lewis Jones, VIM l. Little
paGr, Jes. 6. Willis, Haney HeadIey, John II
Rotrecht, Geo. Williams, N.ii " G.-.- r-h:,
II. Brown, Jos. Maainge, VIM. II. Gran, Jos S.
Wallace, Vincent Crob, Eustis Grymes and
Ito. Jeners9n Grymes.
Prisoners Of Wsr-John Barras, Michr Nu-
gent, Patrick Hart, Edward Calbert, samuel
ErteTidee. II. y. Sinclair, VIM. Pyle, Geo II
Warrington, II. s. Simons, Thoe. CahilI, Zsb.-
Dc. Cornwell, Charles Z Eagan and Richard
LAwrnce
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SECOND edition,
ral ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CAMP.

fHu CONNAIhSC1STs' CAhF.
The pubic sboaId know that much Of the
eurrrnt o1tcry about the suffering condition OF
tho-. in the coavalescsnk' camp, near Alex
.ndria, Is :" Of peiece" with the original out-ry
against the management Of the hospital In Al
cIandria, " hsn IL sworn that The inmates
~er. forced to e, their soup out Of swill tubs,
" hich, on real inv tigatIon, was proved 70 ce
q malicious fsise hood.
Tl~r- Is no truth in the story that seven men
froys 20 death there duriag oas might Of ths eur.
rnt cold rp-li. InvrsliSation already made
proves thai thsrs have been but two sudden
drsths thsre VI Late, though It's popalation nun
b<rr fun fourteen thousand souls, naost Of thern
in,alidr-one Of q man who died almost In
stSntiy Of heart disease, another Of . man who
was Hound dad In bis com Portable bed.
Thsrt Is no bett~F arranged OF constsaetfd
camp IN the country. Ths only difieuity is
the fact that the woods from which Ice fuel Is
Obtained IL distant two miles, ana is ofaoers
did not take the precausion 70 get in q proper
suppiy OF IL b<forehand 70 naeet the require
nents Of such . cold spell a. the present one
They are voiunt~~r parolcd onBcers, maiaty,
who; we apprehend. do not yet know their du-
tiss IN sech spssHrs. II may b that the camp
u not properly sufpited with wagons By the
QraYtsrmasteY's Department Both thess mat
tere may - instantly and easily rectided by
proper sttent ton. The Idea Of . sub-commitsce
ofthatintrrnina able War Committee Of Congress
raining around hunting up q new location for
this camp, however, embraces No mere folly
than that power in the-Ssate IL in the habit Of
rnanifestine on simiIar sensational occasions.
II q change 10 necessary, there are houses
enough 70 Be had In AIeIandria to accommo-
dste the whole camp. II not, there are GER
tsinIy experienced camp se lectors in the ser 10.
here " no can do that work infinitely better
thnn y committee Of Congress.
We may add that additional blankets are
probably wanted there just now, As In every
camp The Quartermsster's Department can
probably instantly supply the deficiency, we
appr,hend
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OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
pI-COHfIHUAScB or The DISTRICT OF TIE
pBREHCIs OF WASHINGTON SOCfH
OF rHR POTOMAC

Oh 1H6 POrOMAC.
The following order has teen Issued:
Heodgx0Tfeys Dsfsness Of Washsn0toa,
December 9Th, 1562.
GereYui O-dey Ne. fI.-ist Pursuant 70 In
s4roetsoas fsofn The Sommandins General, the
district OF he defenees Of Washington south Of
ne Potomac will be discontinued- All tia re-
ports snd resarns now required will Be for
Wafded - thsss hfadQuarteRA
ID. The following named onscsrs Will b.
Transferred TO these adquarters tor duty, In
addition 70 the present staH, and will Be obsyed
ard respected accordingly: Lieut. Col Scion
II. LAthrop, Assistant Inspector General; Lieut..
Col. Elias d. 6reene,s Chief z unrtsrmasteY;
Capt. Joshua Norton, Assistant q uartsrmaster;
Lieut. Col. Samuel McKsloy, Com. OF sub;
Maj Leavit; Hunt, Aid do Camp; Capt Gran
Vile l. johnson, Aid de- Camp; Capt. Henry
Morton. Aid-ds-Camp; Capt E. q. Sturg-s,
Commander Of Ambulance Corps; Lieut.. Z. r.
Dtacan, Volunteer Aid de-Camp.
ID. Brig. General J. J. Abercrombie may
trsasfes his headquarters TO the Arlington
House.
BY comm aud OF Major Gen. Heintzlemsn.
G.. II. POTTER. A. A. @.
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LOCAL news.

MIesroSARr WoRK-YocSo MKy's CHus.
TAN AssotfATIos.-D1vtne services were We
campmsBt 81 . .. m, =. the Northvest :.
Encampment AT II a m, ~ the a uarrernss q
ho>pitaI AT p. m, at the headquArtefs sshs
carp n'ers at - p m fthe 2 w hall at ths
OF the laborsrs al y p. n. =
The-e occasions wore All interesting cad
enconraRine, especially n. last.
The missionary, Rev. o. p. Pftcher, Wa
materially aided in the morning aaI evening
by Rev. Alexander Reed, q delegate Of ~
Shrsnan Comnise io,a, WHO also visited Camp
The missionary likewise held q numser a.
e'rvhes during tn. evenings OF The past week
particularly at the Sol6fe ~ kfes,, Ca,p-- utAry'
dlning- bali. and q uarterrnaster Ho PIT l. 1t
Which specIal individual interest In ths o,et
OF religion was manifested, both by o.cii.rs = nd
QuaFtrrmastErss men. r-- -.
Naming the Quart~rmaster's Hospital coy
e. ets 10 US TO state that this nstitutien located
On Seven.eenth street, near Nj, has recen nv
teen enlarged, is now Capable Of a,comuo-
dating 100 patients, and lie keptin mos. admira-
bic neatness ard order. IL also reflects ths
highest credit on the ID pxrtrn, Mt that such A
cstaotishment has b~en erected and i. ma n.
tanned without dollar having b. en- drawn
CHAR DR. n fisSn1n. i.ss. s s1rs.,n in
HiiI = '
We are rogue ted TO remind members Of ths
association and subscribers that pay a lts n
nov In ord r.. Vim. Bailantyne, No. sps eve, n
street, n tbs treasurer Of the niesionar fui q
a RBNIEpER-hercquuY ters fsrs Id
tontyy, Car Mouh, December S, lsoa.-W. %.
W aHoeh, ksq.-Sir: There are ma !. thi, p,
gimept, who, having faithfully 8 ry.i for -
lat nf'een months, dem hat the ,'rq OF az
which 10 paid by the orporation TO the new "a.
cruits, shculd Also, a matter OF aim ME iustic.
be paio 10 those WHO have un:iergone the II.
tiIus, exposure and ra3eer abundant on acsual
warfar,, nnd are willing aud ready aenin -
take the field should the necessities Of the tia,ea
reqrire IL VIII you notsay kind word IN ov1
piishrsent VI our w.shi Recipe ;tfulIy yoorI
tARh~TT G. MooRk
Itt Sergt Company A, in b~sslf OF manv
midi .Ss~ r~ei of the 5th announces the 49,
- MS To-t OF the editor OF that paper III
tSeidsl from bis Imprisonment IN the Old CaP-
itcl
Three companies OF U. s. soidiers are now
etat joned al Rockville
Thr Senttnel says that nothing definite 4 va
know ss % the time for the draft In Mootecm.
cry county. No examining surgeon has ~
b.en appointed.
CRIMINAL Ooukr, Dec. e.-Hsueos H,~ytins.
colorsd, convicted Of committing rApe upoa 3
colored eirl, was sentenced TO an I'm ,.l <ag
OF twel We years in the penitentiary.
Martha w bite, indicted for larceny, was ae-
Quilted. = :
The case OF william Ssaliines; indicted for
larceny, was on trial when our rrp1rt closSd
INrASrrcips.-Aw bite mabe child was e1sal
on Tenth street, near the canal, In /. -. s-.,'f
VIII summon jury 20 In veetagase NE cause q
death.
PHRsoNAIcJudge }. w. " hite, N. Y; Ga
pou bleday nd wife, u. - A.; Gen J, z VI ass
worth, do, are ~ ~iliard-'. -
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- Private adyices from Mexico state that
Ne French army cannot leave its present posi-
Ton Tor the want Of transportation, and that
orders have been sent here for the purchase In
s6e United States of one thousand mules, with
~ reNeis$te harness, and five hundred wagons
The army will not, therefore, move until these
purchase Are made and the mules and wagons
Tesch the Amy
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fHB BANKS ExPEDITIOy

While IL now seems 10 be generally believed
that this expedition 10 not designed to approach
Richmond, the outside world remains as much
IN the dark as ever with reference TO It's desti-
naton. Its competition. store., ships, &C. are
such a. really 10 battle all attempts al shrewd
gnessiig in the premises. So the quid nunc,
must continue 70 suffer An agony Of suspense
with refrtnce TO its destination, Il may be, for
wteks on we eks to come
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- The Senste OF the Western yirxinia
Legislature have adopted resolutions declaring
that Senstor CGllle has violated the instruc-
tons OF the body that elected him, and request.
ing him TO resign. The House will, it is said
concur In the passage of the resolutions. Reso-
to"ons were also passed requesting the United
eSAies Congress to pass the bill admitting
western vtrginia a State of the Union.
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o2oThe I" Brother Jonathan" well-known
weekly paper p1blished in New York. charges
npoe the paper manufacturers that they have
coooaned 70 raise the price Of paper beyond
Whaf % demanded BY the increase In price Of
nsGsrtai- Ths Brother Jonathan" proposes
70 - W par towards defeating the purposes
% u coAsAnattoa By srspeadins publication
fur n anaSou
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TIN ENEMY REPULsRp.

st. Louis, Dec. 7.-Advices from the South
west to night say that the enemy, under Gems.
Hindman and Marmaduke. % $50 strong, at
tempted TO force Gen. Bluntr position at Cane
Hill, yesterday, but were driven back. This
morning they drove Blunts pickets three miles,
but on the arrival Of endorsements were again
repulsed.
The opinion OF General Blunt 10 that the
demonstration made 10 to cover Their retreat As
they werc Telling timber all night, probably to
obs.suet the road and prevent pursuit. Blunt
held the enemy In check four days.
General Herrou's command will reinfoYce
him to- morrow.
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LATE PROM NORTH CAROLINA,
slS1AAL BANKS NOMINATED FOR PRlsI.
pBNf bf TIL Fk11 LABOR ASSOCIA-
TI0N OF THAT STATE

NEW YoRK, Dec. 8.-The Newport stsamers
Mise esippi and Merrimac have arrived al this
port nom Morehead City, n. c.. on the ID.
leaving Beaufort on the cd.
Gen. Banks has been nominated for the next
Presidency by the Eastern North Carolins Pre-
Labor Association. Ratification meetings will
be held by local associations At different point,
in the STATE.
The native North Carolina troops belsnsias
10 the org anization, strenuously insist On a
vigorous and prompt enforcement OF the con.
dscatioa and emancipation acts Of Congress.
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~ fASson brownlow suggests. by way OF
n onsst To the demand for the surrender Of
Gen. McEetl, that President Lincoln instruct
Gen Rosecrans 1t once to demand a surrender
q Bragg. whose army, on its late re.rea. from
kentucky, executed seventeen loyal men,
among whom were Capt. King and his two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-08

PHI ApKLPHIA, Dec. 9Th. second edition
Of the Press has dispatch from Nashville,
dated yes,erda which says that battla had
tax. place betwes n our ad, anced forces and
Morran's guerilias. Col Morris's brigade WAS
epulsed several times by the enemy and finally
captured.
Our troops made a desperate resistance, bat
were forced finally to en- Ncumb. Our ,oss in
killed and wounded was sixty, and tn, se were
left On the Geld.
Morgan attacked Gen. Fry At Gallatin, BIT
was repulsed with heavy loss.
Fry has been Rim for, Led, and is new pursuing
the en, my closely. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-08

TN Rfa8r CAsA-We learn that .hs case Of
- recent exssutiea Of . Turk for The murder
% ~ Anericaa misstorary-nsws Of which
arrived b. tas last s.eansr-is The first On rec
Ord n which Ia death penalty hss bsen in
nscTed On II sss0lmaA for killing CArisusa
Ihe osuonas 00v,SzAsni were induced 70 -.
Ne sxanpse, - tAs urrcnt representation o<
- AnsoxLcS Ssats Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-08

SIT Ia currently reported among the Secs.
sionists in So. Lsuis, that Sterling Price has
reefs ned from the Con iederate service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-08

~ Judge Carmichael, who was released from
confinement in Fort Delaware last week, has
arrived At his home in \ ueen Anne's county,
Md