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

were principally Msaped.
Congress this moiSnp attended
the Hemphill funeral. She after.
noon session was unimportsst.
1t is reported by passengers'Som
Wilmington that Burnside's expca.
ton has been seen off Hatteras
Intelligence from camp Allegheny
to the 9th appears exciting. The
Yankees are cutting off oursupplies.
and reports are current that the
tederals are at Huntersvi!le and
Monterey, where there are large
quantities Of Confederate stores.
Further intelligence anxiously look
ed for.
NASHVILLE, Jan. IA gentle
man direct from Louisville says the
federal army between Louisville and
Bowling Green is 100000 strong
25, 600 of whom are unfit for duty
the larger portion in consequence
O: sickness. The federals are push
ing the work on Green river bridges
which will be completed in q few
DAYS, when it is probable that o
movement will be made toward
Bowling Green.
The St. Louis Democrat Of the
31st, says orders have been received
from Washington directing the sus-
pension of the payment OF coin on
u. S. Treasury notes, payable on
demand. This policy has been
adopted. Dispatches also have been
received from the leading New York
banking houses by the st. Louis
banks, which say that U. S. Treas
ury notes are not redeemed at the
assistant treasurer's Office, and we
cannot receive them on deposit until
provision is made for their payment.
The Cincinnati Commercial ofthc
31st, says it is reported that Gen
| Buell. has written to Washington,
that his army in kentucky is an
armed mob, and he must have time
to drill his men before he makes an
advance.
RICHMOND, Jan. S.-A statement
has been published that the treasu-
ry department purchased gold at q
large premium for the payment OF
the January and March interest on
the funded debt of the Confederacy.
This is unfounded. The coin to meet
these payments has been in the
treasury for some time. Coniede-
rate bonds Of the fifteen million loan
with interest, payable in March, are
quoted at 81 02-interest off,
Dispatches from Europe recently
received by the government, and
which were written prior to the re-
ception in England Of the news OF
the capture of Mason and Slidell
represent the feeling Of France and
England as being favorable to the
cause of the Confederate States.
New ORLEANS, Jan. s.-To-day
has been appropriately celebrated al
a State holiday in commemoratior
Of the valor 6f our forefathers with
out any exultation over the deiea
of Great Britain in that memorabl,
battle. The military were received
by Gems. Ruggles, Lowell and Lewis
and also by Gen. NJ. Jeff Thompson
who was psesent by invitation.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 9.--The Appeal
correspondent writing from Colum
bus, dating the 4th, says there is no
thing new regarding the enemy
movements. A rumor is current o
an unusual stir about Cairo AM
Paducah. Gen. Smith, commandin;
at Paducah, has been removed. Hi
successor is not named.
A party of Hessians on a foraginI
expedition. came out beyond May
field. which gave rise to the repor
of an advance Of 10000 federals o.
+; Camp Beauregard. Ii is rcporte,
that several hundred torpedoes, eac
capable of blowing up--the larges
steamers, have been sunk in the n
, yer above the batteries, in such OF
, der as to make it impossible for eve
n fat boat or skifi to float down til
, river without destruction.
The Cincinnati Commercial oAth
9th, says: "lfweare not much ihl'
taken. It will soon appear that tifr
! has not been any intenuon on "
| part OF the government permlttiin
the army TO subside into wiIft