The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1863-01-23
Che 2ost,
Athens, Friday, January 90, 1868.
Further News From the North.

Further News From the North.
FREDERICKSBURG, Jan. i2-The New
York Herald Of tho OH, and the Philn
deipha Inquirer, Of the llth inst, Wa,
received to-day.
Gen. Brown, commanding at Spring
field, Missouri, telegraphed Gen. Curtis
that the rebels under Gems Marmaduhc
and Bmrbridge attacked the town on
the 8th. The rebels forced the stock
ade on Thursday afternoon. when the tel.
cgraphic communication ceased, and was
still Interrupted on the 9th. Springfield
has large amounts Of army stores, arms
and ammunition. Gen. Browns left
shoulder was shattered, and amputation
was resorted to. He was being rapidly
reinforced. tut too late.
Fifteen four horse teams and thirty
men were captured few miles north of
Springfield.
The Federals represent their force at
2,OOO and two pieces ofartillery.
a Dispatch from st, Louis, 9th, says
the opinion strongly prevails that Spring
field has been captured.
A dispatch from New York, 10th, says
the steamer Warrior, from New Orleans,
reports tina: Banks is concentrating forces
at Baton Rouge to attack Port Hudson;
that the rebels have ll,000 men and 80
guns at Port Hudson, and earthworks
twelve miles in extent. The Capital at
Baton Rouge was destroyed by fire re-
Gently, wiki many thousand valuable
books and papers. Loss $4,000.
Gen. Dix teleeraphs Gen. Hallecll that
a party of cavalry from York town landed
at West Point on the nigth of the 7th
captured large amount Of property at
the depot, the rolling stock at the White
House, and burnt steamer and several
sloops. ~
The train in which Butler was moving
to Boston, on the 10th, collided with
another, but he escaped unframed. a
man born to be hanged will never be kill
ed by accident
The steamer St. Louis had sailed from
San Francisco with three hundred thou
slnd dollars for New York. and five hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars for Eng
land.
W. a, Ei.hudson has 'een nominated
for u s. S<mr. from Illtnols,
A dispatch from Memphis, dated the
sth, says that Mcclellan supersedes Sher
man.
The ship George Griswold sailed from
New York, Friday, with forty thousand
dollars worth of provisions and sixty
eight thousand dollars in money, for the
suffering operatives in England.
The Washington Chronicle says the
election of Seymour was an act of rank
treason, and gave aid and comfort to jeff
Davis; that the men who nominated him
are traitors; and all, with their leader,
guilty OF treason.
The Herald says telccraphic communi-
cation between Memphis and VicksUurg
is complete.
The Herald says it ia rumored that the
administration will accept Burnsdcs re-
signation as soon as his successor can be
selected, and urges the appointment of
Mcclellan. 1t says Burnside advises it.
The radicals urge Hooker, who will prob.
a6ly be selected.
In Congress, notice was given of a bill
to aid Western Virginia in thccxtinguish-
ment of slavery Mr.. Colamer intro,
duced a bill authorizing any person sum.
marily arrested to institute suits for dam
ages.
The New York Times says Vallandig-
ham will soon make speech in favor Of
mediation
The New York Tribune and Times says
Nallandigham tayors intervention.
Vallandigham says the Reunion Of the
South and most Of the Ntatos Of the North
and West is a necessity, and is practica-
blc that the people are ahead Of the po-
liticians in their demand for peace.
He is 70 havca public dinner soon.
The Confederate Debt.