The sun., 1862-06-12


ss subsssnsiaiiy buih The meat conspicuous build
ing 10 The new Ovsrton HOUSE, with . hne brown
stuccoed FROM, srrmounted BY q tall cupola. y h
At present used ~ Retel hospital, and vas crowded
with wounded Immediately alter the betues of Bel
mont and Shiloh. The residence Of the command
ant At the old u. q. navy yard, the Odd Fellows
Hail. the 0uyoso, the wooden house, and one or two
churches were also noticeable for size And archtec.
tursl pretens.ons.
The streets sc regular Al right angles, and back
lrpn The main business street are ofnAnenei WIN
handsome shade trees. Several tasteful business
blocks meet our eyes, a. also number of very 81
pericr private residences.
The residents are, o. tp speak, ruined few Of
he ocrmsns aud tfadcsmen were oyerjoycd ~ ne
prospect % our arrival. few of the wcalthier
class.s, all or most VI which had been tactly ~
openly Identified with the r. bel causrt these men, II
obylols 70 see, ar sullen and prepsred iot she
considered, and there cannot be . doubt VI tue
existence Of q large Union feeling, which grows
with an increasing ratio US he Rebel fortune
wsnes
Soon sfter we landed we saw . large and ex rited
crowd chasing poor German who hsd the T. meh.
" and honesty 70 hurr.h FOR Linc"in. when he was
set upon by a lot Of rowdes and rpust-sbouts,
who pursued him into he streets, where he WAS
| severely handled. one of the most striking fca-
lures of The day was by the newsboys, who clain-
journalists throw over flee snd Nn less than bali
All hour they were teing sold on the l.vee. Ina.
ginc our feelings At hearing one urcin sing ous
"'Brc's your New York TRrBrSK' on the streets OF
Memphis before the negotiations had been concIud-
ed for It's surrender
On the bun overlooking tho levee we discovered
~ monun, nts of the folly OF Gideon J. Pillow. lie
hss caused to be flung up . great mnny banks OF
EARTH and had great many ditchcs dug snce the
outbreak o. the rebellion every one Of which lie has
abandoned.
We were s-mred twenty ,im.s during the day
That some o'tnc poorer people in town were actua-
ly In danger o. stsrvin.' Provisions are and have
been 40 scarce that they command fabulous priceg
The clerks Of the GsyOso Hotel assured US that
they could not procure market stuh- for love
or money, ami but for the timely arrival Of our
fleet they would hsv. been ohl scdto close doors.
III the supplies IN the SgutNe est are drawn from
the White ~. Francis, snd Arks rivers Gen.
Curt. In already on The White. and the army OF
Price hrs drained the REGION u the Arlanas. The
army Of Braurcyard lad exl4aJscd the Tennessee
aud Mis- ssippi t.trUory. 49,
The Conicicrats l1hcers had seized also all the
sugar. inols~-c-, aAor1cc above aud beyond the
wants o. the family u it, posss ssor one hoyshead
Of sugar and two barrels IL iossscs being appor.
tuv.' 10 An ordinary family. The owners ~ those
commodities have tecu alai u secrtte all they
could, considering them a. prt.crahle to 80 much
confederate aud state scrip. thousand barrels Of
sugar sud m equsl lrhitty ~ mpa--cs are said 10
he hidden away IN thc cellars Of Memphis. The
bslsncs las been ssut 10 tie army n burned, as
k.s cen frcgu'uty stated The stoppag. of whis-
key supplies .! late las cen severSe stroke u re-
bellon
Sutwiths.niing.,he largo 1',sn.,le II cotton set
Gre nd Taurc Int tu- river ~ the Confederate
sl1i -rtt.,s since tie evacuation Il 4 NV, the uss
/, not great. Al int 'e'' cufen told Ms thnt lot
more than i've hguir,u u,..- bal been dcs,roycd
~ M'iuI ais. o couirc there was a great TALL of
Con',d'r'te money, nid the paper trash used ss
currency ou urr arriva Nta lit OF gold Or silver
has teen secU Ia circulation Tor mouths. Every
Isa,r had bis cheeks. LH'cl-se,pers saic MS r,s-
'N4-aut-, agi harber-stui- issuing checks fer
tlsn.s. W. ve-e amused & see tie zr,Ls, Il the
! iILp-rgNrLp L">toS Srws inseniously buying up
cot 't t-r tAui ss sites, paying their full
= 20 10. -. yer, " TIE N' PIE ttrung round him,
,t, VII, li. la'If d. oi rags. dinner cos, a dol.
I.ri Ia vol t,ran
dollsrs. gIN.- o. liquor, twenty-five cents sugar
GIT cent pound srd -four twenty dollars bar
re-. Tte Liuyo,u greens ar readily taken, while
| the Com, d,futs 4 ssh was rel ccted.
| From our days' wandering ~ among the PEOPLE Of
| Memphis, We doubt Mt that the Larplest feeling
| Al. te rest r.,i imncdiatciy Even tire well known
seccssonlss - tie city are already gently backing
down from thelr former hish rr,iens'ns. We
| heard two ofthe sold men conversiry - { lows;
wv 2, Mr.. --, what DO you think o. 1t now =,
,t 4s 1s,. III t.. n r.y .psy.s tSs Ssy r
thing Is over. dout think they Will hurt Us much
| snybow"
The IRisu AMERICAN AMI METROPOLITAN
REcoRp, Of this week, call particular attention
to the bravery exhibited by Irishmcn-par-
ticularly the manipulating the present
war. The latter describes the charge Of the
Irish Brigade with their war cry faugh a bal
iagt, CLEAR the way) at Seven Pines, as " wor-
thy Of that old land, whose martial fame has
never been clipped nor tarnishcd." The former
speak of the deeds Of the divisions Of Richard.
son and Scdgwick, large proportion Of whic.
arc Irish Americans, also the Excelsior
Brigade, (Sickles',) which is mainly compose
Of lrishmcn. II defends General Casey's divi
sion from the structures Of the prcss, and is san
suino that an investigation will "cause a re.
vcrsal Of the harsh verdict somewhat hsstil,
pronounced against them" Tho Insu AMER
icAs condemns the system of paying larg'
salaries to clerks, visitors &c., who arc po
litcal favoritcs, as also the large sums paiC
for Office rcnts &C., out of tho appropriation fo
families of soldiers at the war, and recommend
that that if salaries mis-, be paid, the appoint
ment Of relatives Of those who are fgh,iu.
our battles, so that the fund may still fulfil it
legitimate object. 1t highly comments Coun
Gilman John Ryan, of the 17th Ward, VIII
discharges efficiently the du,iss of relieving oil
Ger in his district without cent Of cost an
wishes to know from the Comptroller how man,
like him ars to be found on the lists. In an,
. event." II recommends that tho money b
made available rs quickly as possible, 70
hunger and want are pressing creditors, an
those at whose doors they abide permanently
can III afford to wait while wel-fcd Cit
Fathers decide into whose lap the appoin.in
1 power shall fall. "