The New York herald., 1862-02-10
MISCELLANEOUS SOUTHERN NEWS.


The Nashville Uics publishes the following communal
cation Brgadier General g. j. Piiiow being advised OF
Withdrawn his resignation He has been very III for
some days past, and very CHI reduced but wil as
soon as his health viii admit return to his post or report
GUS A. HENRY, A. A. General.
/ SOUTHERN OPINION OF GENERAL BUTLER.
Inc Mobile Register and Advertiser OF Friday has the
Iolowng gossip about Ship Island Rrmors have been
suost DAY or two IN the city that Pioaynne Butler had
evacuated ship Island with tho bulk OF his forces eav
ing only garrison IN that choice and lovely spot OF white
sand He did not follow his demand for the surrender
Oh Biloxi with the actual ossessio pe We suspect he
was thinking OF "masked batteries" that might have
Deen erected between the demand and the taking Certain
!. 49, he didn't como back. He had achieved material for
newspaper fame at the North, and shall hear Of
ths brilliant capture OF cotton port and tho admirable
GOODNESS and daring Of the sodery AS TO
PC destination and the reason Of his departure
lett TO doubt and speculation Some that water was
voy scarce at Ship Island and sickness very abundant
and that hs has to find pleasaner winter quarters
We are sorry he is gone, for there isn'ta man Of Plea
yunes kidney whom should prefer 10 route to
Mobile, sword IN hand than himself.
INDULGENCEs TO UNION PRISONERS.
The Charleston Courier says:-Many rumors OF i'm
proper indugonoss and communication with prison
in Columbia circulated. We know nothing OF the
facts of the case do desire them for publications.
but the persistence and prevalence OF the may
deserve attention from those officially charged with the
care OF the prisoners.
ARRIVAL OF UNION PRISONERS AT RICHMOND.
The Richmond Dispatch OF the 9TH inst says:Ths Gen.
ra cars yesterday brought down Yankee prisoner
German, Wilhelm Earnest, belonging to tho Forty fifth
Ponnsylvania regiment taken by pickss the Po
tomac Earnest represented himself, through inter
proters to have been deceived joining tho abolition
forces. He said hs had only been avs months In the
country.
DEATH OF TIE REBEL MAJOR roda.
Tho Nashville Banner and RpublicGa OF the 20th ult
sayshe people OF Nashville shocked last Sunday
OF Major Fogg, wounded in the late engagement at Mill
Spring had been generally understood that his wound
was not serious though painful, and that he was doing
we'll He had been conveyed from the battle fold over
the mountains, Sparta, in White county, where he
breahed his last Friday evening Tho remains were
brought to Nashville Sunday afternoon An immense
concourse assembled to receive them, in tributary
homage 10 the deceased.
SNOW STORM IN RICHMOND, VA.
The Richmond Examiner Of the 4th inst. says--From
haf.past four yesterday morning till twelve M quite
brisk snow storm prevailed But about one p ~ driz
cling rain set in which lasted till nghtfall, WITH then
every prospect Of continuance The snow, which
the ground, is rapidly disappearing, and tho pave
mens and street crossings arc in bad condition for pc
destrians
Tho Memphis Au2tanche discovers that quantity OF
poisoned quinns has been introduced into tho South
by our enemies since tho demand for that drng has be
como great Several packages Of quinine havo been
lately tested, and acid morphine was discovered to be
mixed with the quinne in such quantity as TO render
poisonous Strychnine was also detected In many other
parcels.
HATrERAs INLET AND IT'S SAND BARS.
Tho Richmond Dispatch says-Ihe narrow sandspt
which divides the waters OF Pamlico and Abemarls
Sounds from tho is nothing than long heap
Of shifting sand thrown BY the The outside shore
line changed by every storm, the soundiags
near the Shore and tho nets that sandspt by
shifting sands. Thus wo have reason to doubt that
Hatteras Inlet carried eight feet Of water three
weeks age, although Gen Burnsdss vessels, carrying
feet three inches, stuck fast IN attempting 10
through Those terrible storms had driven tho sand
from the shore line into the inlet
POPULATION OF CHARLESTON, D. O.
WHITES
The Charleston Mercury states the white population Of
tho city Of Charleston as follows
Males s.......................... .1313s
Females. ............l3,S $50
Total ........................2 20 300
Number OF families 5,O92
Males between eighteen and forty -fve 6,7S0
Males between sixteen and sixty. 130
OF the males All born in the Confederste States
and Of the foreign born population, which amounted to
41o 532 are Northern States III from from Ireland,
and 40 from Germany.