New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-02


40, city M good coffee and appeals 10 the farm.
.nd railroads. to relieve the distress. Brooms are
N.oounced luxury and the gro owing of broom corn
.orne.tly recommended. So scarce has leather
L.ooms tbst hickory splits are recommended as
.,hsti,ute in harnesses. In view of the scarcity Of
lad. merchants aud others having old tea-chess,
.,s recommended TO bring them out for the lead they
oonta;n, "There IL also" says The Express, "a
lsree quantity of lead on the various iron ratings
about the city, which the>ow lers could spare
The Express says that the defeat of Jackson al
Winchester is not bad as frst represented
The Union force is put q, $4,000 No particulars are
given the Rebel SIDE but our loss is represented
as being very great 4 dispatch from Staunton, the
Nah, says Jackton's army Was between jackson and
Woodstock, e in good condition"
dispatch dated Savannah, March &c, states that
the Yankees are in full possession of St. Johns
r7er Florida ana that the Union force at Jackson
vile is about 2,500.
JEFF. Davis has appointed aud the Senate has con.
trmed the following officers of the Territory OF
Arizona: Goeernor, John X. B,ylor; Secretary,
Robert Josseyn; Chief-Jusiiee Alexander NJ. Jack
am; Associate Justice, Columbus Epson; District
Attorney, Russell Hows rd Marshal, Samuel d.
jones.
The ladies' Of Norfolk are raising "eunooa'
supd," which on the second day was SlOVO. IL wSs
ruuored tbst JEFF. Davis would soon vieiI Norfolk.
Il is announced that the ministers OF the Epscopsl
Church in Norfolk are excused from military dri !
during the season of Lent, as the frequent church
services engross so large portion of their time.
A dispatch from Richmond the Goth states tha,
Vim. l.. Yaucey had arrived aud taken lis seat ia
hs Senate.
THE tenor Of these items Of intelligence plainly it,
doses The couoiiion of the Rebel cause snd the
almost complete exhaustion If The eli ire South.
For the iast week we here have had numerous
and contradictory rumors from Norfolk end The
country immediately around us. Concerning the
aerrinsc, the latest and, / an led 10 believe, the
most Trustworthy Intelligence is that size il IL the
dry dock undergoing repairs which are nearly COM
plsted Several parties of d,serors and negroes
have come ia, In as general thing their statements
are confused and uncel tain. One thing is certain,
however. Large numbers Of Union men, impressed
into the Rebel rako are improving every opportunity
to desert 10 the Unon lines and tag. They repre-
cent that tone Of encouragement prevails among
bopelessness OF the Rebellion. / understand that
Is view of tho probable increase IN the number
Of negroes who will seek this vi iniy, it is contem-
plated to es, ,hlish syslem Of labor on the farm
laods in the peninsula that have been abandoned by
their owners ana given up TO waste, for The direct
benefit of the negroes employed
There real grounds for Tho suggestion that Je.
Davis, foreseeing the failure and reIitutOn close at
band, 10 preparing 10 make tracks for the south
weet border with the view of escaping into Mexico.
Ibsve it on good authority hat Davis and Gov.
Leseber recently had violent falling ont at Rich
rond. Davis threatened 10 abandon Virginia.
Ielcber az TN offset in such case, threatened to
abandon the Confederacy. They confessed 10 each
other however, tina Davis could rot protect Vir-
gnis is would be Of little consequence TO either what
happened.