Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-26
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! Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
! WAsHNGTON, April IG.-The Secretary OF
( Wax has given orders to shoot every person
caught cutting telegraph wires One such was
| shot last week
! Two soldiers, having struggled from the ranks,
were found near Cattlet's with their thrOats cut
! One of our gunhoats down the river sheled, a
| day or two since, squad of rebel cavalry, at
| some distance from them. The latter promptly
scattered, but three rebel women rushed out OF
a house in the neighborhOOd, and made insulting
! gestures, whereat all the soldiers on the gun
| boat, who had fred wide, were much exasper-
ated.
Passes to Fortress Monroe have been refused
| to the young English lord.
Charges have been preferred against Blenker's
division of wantOu atrocities to private property
and persons at Manassas.
Col. COrcorau writes that if he can serve his
| country in jail best he will gladly stay there.
Representative Trowbridge yesterday charged
| that the adjutant general had shifted the ex-
change Of Colonel Wilcox for Colonel Pegrsm to
another man.
Guerrilla parties made up Of farmers roam the
country behind our lines at EdiDburg, and are
killing UnioEists and stray soldiers.
Letters from Yorktown say Gen Magruder 5
reason for leaving the outwOrks was because
the roads were too bad for the transportation of
supplies, and to get our troops away from the
protection Of their gunbosts.
Baltimore men say there never was a period
when so many fugitive slaves were abroad in
that city and State as at the present time. They
are generally sent to Jail until surrendered TO
their owners.
A deputation of railroad presidents is here,
seeking to modify the tax on railroad corpors-
tiOns, so as to equally distribute it over the
entire receipts Of passenger and freights.
MT. Cameron sails for Russia Sn May 9TH
Cassius NJ. Clay is ordered not to leave until his
(Cameron's) arrival
Intercepted letters conflict with previous in
formation stating that the rebels have in the
neighborhOod of 10000 troops constantly in
motion.
COlameTs substitute for Trumbulrs cOnfsca-
ton bill provides that persons owing allegiance
to the United States, who may be convicted of
disleyaity, by their own confession or the tasti-
mony OF two witnesses, shall suffer death or i'm
prisOnment for not less than five years, and be
fined not less than 900, the fine to be levied
upon any or all property of the persons 80 con-
victed every such person TO be forever incapable
and disqualified from holding Office under the
United States, and the slaves of such convicted
persons are declared to be free An act of trea-
son committed prior to the passage of this act
may be punished by the law now existing
The President is empowered through commits
siOners TO d" hold, occupy or rent" the property
of armed rebels until such time as judicial pro-
ceeding may be restored within and for the State
or part of State in which the inhabitants are
declared in insuuechOn. This occupancy NAV
continue six months. The President may, also
by proclamation, fix day when the slaves of
persons contsnding il rebellion shall be free
The President is also empowered to grant pardon
OF amnesty to any person at his discretion.
The President has named as commissioners
under the District Emancipation bill, Messrs. J
K GOodlOe S. T. Vinton and J. S. Bennett
The Vallandigham Democracy is jUbilant over
the Chicago election.
Vanderbilt has given his steamer Vanderbilt
to the President, and offers his second best
steamer at price to be fixed by the government,
for irOn-cladding.
The section which requires ocean steamers to
carry mails under penalties has been struck out
of the post Office bill by a conference, Com
Vanderbilt having come to terms.
The rebel commissioner to Mexico, Mr. Pick
ett was at Richmond, whittier the French min
lister had gone.
Mr.. Etheridge has returned here from Tennes-
see.
The tariff bill is soon to be reported to the SEN
ate
Powell Of Kentucky, made a very long speech
to-day against the cOnfscation bill, aud ike his
late colleague, Breckinridge, made great ado
over the Constitution"
There was a lively debate in the House on
Stanton's communication, asking for thirty mil
lions to pay troops in excess over the five hun
drtd thousand now authorized by law Mr.
Valandgham msde an ugly little speech, and
Davis had something TO say ON the free States,
got up for the benefit OF officers. Yet the pay
rolls were regularly presented.