The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-16
rsy. shsy must occupy u y tAsnsslvss tsnants or

psepsrty. hey must occupy ~ Asnssvss. tenants or
s. When houses are occupied ana the owner has gone
South, leaving agent 10 collect rent hs boncd4
agent collect and send money South without SUBJECT
ING himself 70 arssss nd ra for aiding and abesns we
. when houses are owned ~ loyal eisi.Ans. but are
Anssoey-such should NOS ps disturbed, but would be
well % ADVISE them y have some servant q ths hsuas
TO- When partss who occupy the house are creditors
OF the owners who have gcoe soutns
Ansssr-You only look 70 eolecsions q rent. Any
think business collect debts other Than rents
city under General Hovey's Order No. l. but in the
immediate neighborhood ON their paantationss
Anseeit makes no dinsreles where they are 30 they
H. When movable property Is found in that
closeds
Anaoer-The goods are security for the rent. II the
owner q the goods prefers 70 remove them 10 paying
rent, he can do so.
H. When tho owner lives In town and refuses 10 take
the oath Of allegiances
Arsser-r The house occupied it docs not fall under
the order. II the house be vacant it does. The
recover his property by taking the oath.
All persons IN Memphis resiaing within our military
lines presumed 10 be loyal citizens and may at any
ne called ures pose consitasus,
other ciy service required by the constitution and laws
81 ntry. Should they be called do such duty,
which would require them to acknowledge their aiieii-
and suboEdnaon to the constitution Of the United
states IL would then be too late to refuse. So long
they remain quiet and conform 10 these laws, long
they entitled 10 protection their property and lives
We have nothing TO do with ccnisoations. We only
deal with possession and therefore The necessity for
strict accountability because the United States
the place OF trustee, and viii account 70 the rghttul
for property, rents and profits. In due
courts will be established execute the laws, the
nscaton included. We will be relieved OF this duty
Until that time every opportunity should given the
wavering and soya to their allegiance TO the
consultation OF the country OF Their birth ind adoption
W. I. SHERMAN Major General Commanding
snft o1nxra Qrahy
ha tale The property OF the disoyal y ing
in and remaining in tho city has not h,s far been dis
turbed by the action OF tho order Of General Grant, ex
ceptng where such property Is entirely vacant Several
days ago houses belonging to loyal citizens who have
scssed by the by OF General Sherman
The having charge OF tho promises during the
strate against such an outrage but all they could say
of avail General Sherman announcing at the time
that he could make no difference with regard
persons absent from the city but should treat all such
az dsoyal- A paper addressed to him on the subject
failed elicit auy response. and the answer TO question
ninth the above letters the first intmatsn that any
distinction 70 be made. The houses speak Of have al
ready been seized and the question: What will be done
about theinYn naturally arises.
Smuggling is the only branch Of trade that is now car
risd with activity from this point. have detailed In
former letters the process Of taking goods through the
lines the direction of the enemy, and regret eirg
obliged TO say that hindrance has yet been placed
upon it. Lattcriy the river has been made line Of
travel by thosc engaged in the ccntraband carrying
trade, as tho most direct route for reaching the
Arkansas rebels. Yesterday morning several sus-
stream near the mouth OF Wolf river just above the city,
and making the Arkansas shore An order issued Ivy
Gen Slack at the time he assumed command forbade
skiS crossing In either direction without permit from
proper authority. This order has never been actually
revoked though IL had been allowed to become dead
letter since Gen. Sherman came into power Captain
Wnsow OF the gunboat ST. Louis, took tho law into his
hands, and fired several shells 1T the ral craft.
The pro tiles went so near tho mark that the contra
band fesyfnen concluded their best course
render at discretion and they accordingly pulled directly
for he 81 Louis. On searching the skis box q sabfes
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dress patterns and supply Of percussion caps were
brought to light. One OF the parties made
clean breast OF it, implicated several mon this city
as managers OF this private freight lnc Arrests were
made last evening" but the Of the guilty ones have
been dsclcaed nor il yet known what VIII be done
with them Last evening the oicars OF the navy maze
all the 1atboats upon Wolf river AM succeeded
uncarthng considerable quantity Of rebel supplies
Arms Gccourements, Cloth, quDine and Eait are the
great staples most needed in the coniedeacy Two cases
OF elegant boots for ccers wear were among the seized
gooGg.
The currency Of Memphis is at present vexed ques
tioa. There three KINDS Of fluids In rserrcasury
notes tennessee bills and Georgia and South Carolina
bills Tennessee money il twenty-five per cent below
"greenbacks," and from FIVE to ten per cent above
the bills e other Solthern states The merchants are
Obliged to take whateyer IL offered in payment for their
goods but OF find nothing but Treasury notes or
Northern bills available in meeting their Cincinnati or
brokers every dealer, consequently mportunss his
friends for their spare Northern funds paying twenty-five
rer cent premium in Tennessee money. AL prices have
thus Far been based upon the latter currency and ARE
consequently exorbitanily high II Is only when GUS
Informs the merchant that be does not
Southern funds that bargain can be concluded at
reduced figures The newsdealers, short time since
fixed the price OF st. Louis. Chicago, Cincin-
natl and New York papers at dime each
when paid in silver, or fifteen cents IN
Tennessee change notes. The merchants are falling In
the channel and ere long there will be two fixed
prices of every commodity unless the evil is remedied
by making the various currencios each other
value The following Is the bank note list OF yesterday
United states treasury notes Par.
Union Bank VI Tennessee. 20 DIS
Planters Bank Of 70 dis
Iahx 81 tennessee. 20 U.S.
Bank OF chattanooga. 10 un
Ink OF West tennessee .......... 70 djs
Bank OF Memphis. 20
X.
The of the banks of South Carolina Georgia. ALL
bama and Louisiana freely "currency, aud
ubout IL per discount for Tennessee bank notes
The ilterior banks OF the Stlte yz:Bank OF Middle
Tennessee Bank Il Nashville Merchants Bank Of Nash
low Memphis city money
Gold, Treasury notes 10 10 l5 prom.
Gold, 1e.Eessce money 80 10 10 PREM
Exchange Northern aud Eastern cities scarce, and
rates quite irregular
II Was announced weeks ago that several Northern
bankers their way hhor but they have not yet
tnalc their appearance
sccssonisls Of the city assert with vehenonoo that
several r0ncad gunboats have arrived at Mobile and
give their authority but that they know tho
story To DC true, i ccmts from reliable and RESPONSE
bic Tho Whole ihing considered stupen
dous cdncsd by ell save the admirers Of the coniederacy
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