Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-01-22
TELEGR APHIC.

Hon. John Hemphill, member OF
Congress from Texas, died at the
Exchange Hotel, Richmond, Va, on
the 4th inst.
Messrs. Bennett and Sims, OF
Kentucky, have been elected Con-
federate States Senators. A dis
patch from Nashville Tenn, dated
the 4th, says:
800 federals drove in 20 Of our
pickets at Brownsville, Ky, Capt.
Eaton Of the federal army deserted,
and has arrived at Hopkinsvlle, and
reports the federal army dcmorali-
zed. He says other desertions are
daily occurring in an open and defiant
manner in the federal army,
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 6.-The New
York Herald Of the I'd has been
received. Its Washington cores
pondent says Mcclellan is advanc-
ing in drilling and disciplining his
army, and getting supplies. lie
will soon advance his column on the
Potomac and by sea. The cause OF
the retarded movements Of the fleets,
has been the difficulties with Eng
land.
The Maryland legislature has met.
Winter Davis, Reverdy Johnson and
Thomas Swami are competing cam
didates for the federal Senate.
BosToN, Jan. Mason and Sill
dell have left for Providenceton,
there to take passage on the steamer
Rinaldo for Europe.
The body Of Col. Hugh Mcleod
is in Richmond, en- route to Texas.
He died at Dumfree's on the 3D..
He was native Of Georgia, and
commanded the celebrated Santa Fe
expedition under President Lamar.
RICHMOND, Jan. 6.-In Congress
to day, eulogies werc pronounced
by Ochiltrce of Texas, Johnson of
! Arkansas, Boyce of South Carolina,
venable of North Carolina, and
Price of Virginia, on the death of
Hemphill Appropriate resolutions
were adopted, and committee of
one from each State appointed to
arrange the funeral ceremonies.
The funeral takes place tomorrow
at eleven. No other business.
Members arc daily returning from
the enjoyment of the holidays.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 6.-Jeff Thomp.
son is here.-He leaves tomorrow
for New Orleans. Priceis atSpring-
field with 10000 men. Military
movements are making to clean out
the federals.
RICHMOND, Jan. G, via n. O.7.-1n
the absence of official facts, we give
the following Many extravagant
reports have prevailed at Staunton,
for the past two days, about john
sons movements at Allegheny, and
the approach of the federals, butare
by many discredited. This after
noon rumors exist of battle near
Romney and our taking 500 prison
crs and Of skirmish near Hanging
Rock between Winchester and Rom
ney- Like former reports from the
mountain region, portions are pro
badly true, but confused and unrelia'
BILE
PETERSBURG, Jan. Ca flag OF
truce from Old Point brings to the
Norfolk Day Book the n. Y. Herald
of January Sd, which says Mason
and Slidell sailed in the Rinaldc
from Providencetown on the first Of
| January, in q perfect hurricane.
Gen. Mcclellan is much better
5000 troops for the Butler expedi'
ton. sailed on the Constitution on
the Sd inst. Gen. Williams ofhan'
sas is erecting fortiications to com
; mand Detroit.
The Spanish troops entered the
} city and fort at Vera Cruz on th'
7t6 December, without opposition.
! the Mexicans abandoned their artt
. lcry and munitions. 4
The French feet has arrived a
Havana. The London Times II
highly indignant at the Ston'
; blockade. and calls it an act OF hos
t;l;ty TO the whole human race. IN
> French press criticises Lincoln
message unfavorably.
R1cHxosp, Jan, III. c. Wayne
the present Adjutant General' ha
been appointed Brigadier Genera
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