True Democrat., 1863-02-18

run PriSon, WHO nad been tnefeln lmpriSoueu by Brute Butler, and permitted certain churches to be opened. Afterwards he endorsed all But ier's acts, continued the sales of property, and carried out the Brute's policy. --s-
 We congratulate the people of Texas, that commissary Banks is going there. Magru der will have more supplies than he will know what to do with. In the valley of Virginia, Banks furnished Stonewall with ore comnis, sary stores than he could consume, Banks is an excellent purveyor, and we mistake. the Texans, if they do not ' press" all the stores the great commissary brings to the Lone Star State
 - The famous Forrest divorce case has been decided. The frail fair one gets forty thousand dollars down, and four thousand a year.
 - Buckalew, democrat, succeeds, Wilmot as Senator from Pennsylvania. His competitor was Cameron.
 - Lincoln has stopped the exchange oi prisoners. Vcksburg, Richmond, and other places are-filled with federals.
 - Among the federal prisoners at Atlanta Geo., was D. B. Hopkins, of the 4th Ohio cav -alry.- He was found to be deserter from com. pany G. of the 9th Ark. - Yankee gun>boats are not the things they are cracked up to be-. h narrow and crooked rivers they can betaken. Their sea going iron clads with their revolving turrets cannot live through a gale, for the Monitor | ID 1 14. Al l,xx- overheard. The English iron -clads, Warrior, Black Prince, Resistance and Defence, recent ly rode out severe gale.
 - The abolition papers of the North con tain articles in reference to European media tion, which have created quite a stir. The Washington Republican says that they are on the. eve of some developments respecting foreign mediation and that it is utter folly to resist the inexorabk logic of events. The N. r. Tribune concludes aa article. with these worlds '" Only secure caSable and candid tribunal; and we shall be willing to submit without force to its arbitration
 - The New York Worlds London cor respondent says that he .h>s reason tosbelieve that England and Russia have reconsidered theiraction upon the proposals of. Napoleon for mediation, and that the proposals will be re newed and accepted, We give this, as one of the many statements of the northern press, all tending to the same point, because if true, it may hasten matters, and ffalse the Confedera .cy is abundantly able to win her Independence without outside. help. -~ -' -- The northern papers now admit, that the battle of .Murfreesbero was drawn one.
 -. .The.northwestern papers contain T list of the killed and wounded officers at Mnrfrees boro, which fills space of three columns. They say the loss in otficersis heart >rendng." They do not mind the loss of privates, but. when ii. .comesto officers, 1t is heart-rending. --.
 -- Lincoln has nineteen steamships in search of the Alabama. r -s
 - The false aud falsome boastof the Tan kees that theirs is the best government the world eyer saw should be altered to read, "the second best The Kingdom of Dahomey excels it. d..
 Those who have sheep or goat. skins, raw oi tanned would do well to save them, as manu- facturers of cotton cards are anxious to ex change for them. They have machinery in the Georgia penitcntiary, rvhiJ'l. ruus day and night They sell the cards at six dollars pair, giving ,he preference to soldiers wives, and those who will exchange sheep or goat skins.
 - The following Texas regiments are,. ol lately were, in service in A-kansas Young's -R rndalls, Mills, Warehouses, Wilkes, Bur ford's, Ochlitree's, Aliens, Gillespe's, Flour noy's, Hubbard s. Roberts. Darnell's, Fitz bugh's, Parson's Lanes, Barnett's, Taylor $ Garland's Carter's and .DeMorse's. Also the following batteries: Daniels, Hardeman's, Ed gar's' aud Pratt's. To these should be added -Goulds Battalion. This list is taken from al official order published in the Texas papers, r Yalandngham is candidate for governor of Ohio. -s. <. > s - i60 of McCleIan's officers have resigned or cen pat in Fort Lafayette. r'~ ~'3
 r - Cotton on the 3d feb'y, in New York 35c.-- Gold l7s,-ster!ng exchange f92,--Cs s notes 70 at Mempals and freely bought, N. -. In Lincolns Senate, on the 7ih. of Jan uary, W llson of Mass, asserted that of the of ficers in the federal army, 4 had deserted anf 1900 were absent without leave The number of .deserters will reach 1000 by this time. 4 - The Mo-, legislature met in joint session early ill January, and balloted for senator. fdi several days, Intellectually, then adjourned unti the first Monday in February. The vote takeI before adjournment stood: Brown 4, Phelps5l Glover g, No, Il ,, Breckenridge 5, Broadheac 3. ~.
 - The earth works at Port Hudson, ar, -four miles in length. -@
 - On the 10th of January, train of car in which was Beast Butler, collidel with anothe train, smashing up the seats, but not injurint the Cyclops.. The Devil iavors his own.
 ... Clippings and Comments.
 The following is an account of Confederate victory il. Arkansas that will be new to ou raa1tr;: