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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-05-29
AFFAIRS In TENsHssEE.-Ths Winchester

AFFAIRS In TENHIssEE-Ths Winchester
trenn.) Bulletin, Of Saturday last, says that
our tickets are almost within cannon shit of
Murfrs esboro', but an engagement with the
enemy eeems less probable than it has &c, 'med
for come time Some cay that Bragg vii ed
vance, and some say that he v<ili not. The
same as to Rosecrans. In fact, siuce Rosacrans
has issued euch stringent crdsrs in regs s,rd to
our ladies-saying that they shall not pass from
Louisvills to Nash vile, or to Murfreaeboro /,
or whhj1 the u mits Of his depaItment-this
lead. some 10 nix he intends to commence q
so,vsrd movement, for the purposs OF "pul.
,.,;xins" the South. As bs stands now, he
..-taiulv 10 defeated, for his business IS TO ad-
nonee. That, what he came for-to crush The
.shaIiion. But for months be has stood behind
n;s 1Tn,ti6cstaops, while in his front, and all
n.s, S ths country in that section, the rebellion
ouv w.xs. more Bitter still. The bulletin adds. !
= i rsported to us, by gentleman Just from
the snsmy's lines, that kcsscrsass Iorce na:
LIN Greatly diminished by the sending OF
t,onns 10 Grant, and thst he has no idea OF ad-
vsnrine. His excuse last winter vas the reads
earsiv ths way q open now. and the roads are
aood. Bat hs might nest with some 0bsaclee
SGcrse thsn Ia rcaAs and high wasef courses.
We Ses'S eesaldss ight inninsst
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and national--how much they merit the right
OF eslf9ovsrnmsut, the freedom 10 manage
their affairs amer their own fashion, and d:s.
enthralmsnt Of Yankee nlsruse.
We believe our people generally are giving
these proofs Of. their merit in manner honors.
bic 70 tho nation. In some localities and como
circles there is still greet bsnkering after the
fashion and show. Of the past. Fabulous
prices are still paid for bonnsts, when little
practice will enable any young lady to plait q
bonnet In which .hs might appear ., proud as
queen, and more lovely than che ever did
before. 1t Is time when plsinness should bs
regarded greet virtue. Every dollar sent
abroad for unnecessary things is 80 much taken
from the ability to achieve the independence
of the country in the rending struggle, which
involves the happiness and very existence Of
the nation. Fashionable communities- which
are fortunately only local-ahould elevate
themselves ia all respects to the height of the
crisis, and BY. their example inculcate the pol.
icy which is enjoii,ed by every consideration
Of public daty and patriotism-the policy to
buy nothing thas is unnecessary, ard nothing
that we can make ourselves. This is Iade.
Den6pare
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PREsIDEEr DAVIS PRIsoNER--A corres-
pcndent of the Charleston Courier, writing
from Monticello, Ky, under data Of the 18th
inst, gives tie following startling announce
men.
Yesterday Gen. Morgan cent in flag Of
truce rela,ivs to the treatment Of some prison
ers, and the Yankses were in great g!ee over
"oifcia' dispatches which had been received
by Gen Carter that Richmond had been cap
tured by Gens. Ssonenau ard DIX; jeff. Davis
and all the Cabinet prisoners, besides about
thirty thousand Of our army, Surprising to
re ate, their whole army believe it to be h er
slly true, and even some of the citizens are Of
fsring to bet on tbs news being reliable 1t is
by such il f.rnal lies "a these that they have
tueceaded in dupirg 90 many thousand Of their
psOIls in.c Southern graves"
So it would seem that systemat tic and off.
eial lie has bsen perpetrated, with view to
encourage the Yankes soldiers, az d to carry
out the fanatlcsl ends Of the Administration -
Truly, the rulers of the North have become
lost to al shame
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RePf~lenSibIe Practice ce--The marketmsn
who Come to Richmond by the Charles City
ard Williamsburg reads constantly complain
of the robberias committed on their property
ALMOST in sight of the glitteriug es'ires of the
Metropolitan city. These roLberies generally
occur ia the neig ighborlood of Fulton and Ma
rion Hills, and are perre;rated by persons dis
guised in the uniform of Confederate solciers
Ons Ea:ketman was ,ne: near Fulton yes:er
day morning and lad sixty chad taken fl ON
his cart another was robbsd Of a sturgeon and
some other iish that he was bringing to mar
kat. Saturday night i'll ths lower end of Rock
cts q woman's house was entered by gang
OF men, who helped themselves to $500 worth
of clothing, mostly belonging to the Govern
meDt, and which the woman was engaged in
sewing On. These outrages should lot be toll
Grated, and if committed by soldiers the cont
manders OF posts near the scene Of thesout
RACES should take measured to detect the guilty
na.lied.
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LATEST FRon.IHE EH0aIH,
YANKEE REPORTS OF THE SIEGE
OF VICKSBURG.
Oar Fredericksburg correspondent sends III
the following summary, obtained from the
New York Herald, Of the Goth inst:
ExGM YlCR anuA0

Oar Fredericksburg correspondent sends us
the following summary, obtained from the
New York Herald, Of the Goth inst:
FxoM vicKssuas
CAIRO, May 25-l0 p. NJ The boats from
below had not arrived at Memphis up to nine
o'clock tonight. All tie boats ct MilIikena q
Bend have been sent up the Yaz,o to meet
any possible contingency. The last pcs;tiya
Intelligence came to day BY tho North S.ar.
which LETT the mouth of the Yszoo at O'Clock
on Thursday. The battle was still raging.
with the land forces In the rear. Porter !
mortar ooats above and below were engaged
and children still remaining In Vicksburn.
CHICAGO, May 25-Dates below to the
morning Of the 22d have been received. The
oombsrdment Of the enemy's uFpsr works by
the mortar fiset was continued. Persons who
saw the operations through q glass say they
are confident Grant captured q battery on Wal.
mt hill. A furious cannonading is going on
all around.
Dispatches from Washington, of the 25 b
say that an officer Of Grants ., under date r,
NJ Friday night, has written a letter confirm.
ing previous successes-tha. {, COO prisoners and
"a pieces of cannon had been captured. At the
hour when the letter was written McPherson'a q
force, u the centre. was within one mile of the
court house at vi. ksburg, while Geo. Herman
Ou IiSut anu NACCIclUduu Oh Tile le1G We're
each within ] milos of-the town, and the
gnnboats Were shelling in front 1t is believed
Grant has nothirg to fear from any conesn.rs.
tion of forces in fis rear. The destruction Of
the Big Black bridge will prevent the epasdy
arrival of the small force Johnson has.
Rear Admiral Porter's official dispatch to
Secretary Wel'es, dated Hainess Bluff, Zazoo
River, May Doth, ea5a:
On the 18th he came over the Yaz 20 +, co.
operate with Grant On the iS.h firiak was
heard in rear of Vickebms, by the s'aid of
glasses saw artillery driving the rebels be-
fore them. 81 sent steamers up the Yaz % to
open communication, and in three hours re-
csived letters from Grant Informing me of
their vast success. Ia the meantime pushed
on to Haines Bluff, which the enemy had
commenced evatualing the Gay before. When
they saw the gunboats they IAN ont and left
everything. On the 10Th placed six mortars
in position with orders to tire night ard day,
as Iafidly al they couid Tne works at
Hainess Bluff are very formidable burned
the gun carriages. blew up ths magazine, aud
DESTROYED the works generally, aud then sent
Com Wilkes up the Yszoo to Ysz,o City to
DE- stroy everything Grant has closely invested
Vicksburg. The rebels have been completely
beaten at all points. In few hours the Mis-.
sissippi will be open.''
Dates from Europs to the 18th have been re-
ceiged. English reports from America caused
a heavy fall in the rebel loan. 1t closed at 81
d r cent. discount.
tIold l42! to 15S.
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VIsrT OF THE YANKEES TO MuRFREEs
BoRo', N Give noticed yesterday that seve.
raj Of the ensmy's gurbosts had recently paid
avisit to Murfreesboro', N C, and that sun.
dry outrages had been committed by them
From the Raleigh papers of the 27;h we
gather the following further particulars. The
State Journal says:
We have just learned with regret that the
Yankees few days since found their way up
tho river to Murfrsesboro' IL this State We
learn that they committed depredations to
considerable extent. The Wesieyen Institute,
an academy iof young ladies', was entered and
the furniture entirely demolished, even to the pi~
anos and the other school apparatus. The pnbiic
stores of course were destroyed. But we think
there were not provisions TO much amoent
accumulated at that place. We expect they
were looking for the two steamers which were
captured by Captain Elliott. OF course they
cid not find the boats, as they were then at
franklin. We have learned no furihe par
ticulars OF the incursion.
The Progress says:
We learn from reliable source that three
gunboa.s came up to MurfreesbOro', N. c., on
Friday last, ard landed a party who tore up
thirgs generally. They stole 10000 pounds of
bacon belonging TO our Comuissary Depart
ment, gave. away part ard destroyed the
Balance They went u the Methodist Female
College in the village, broke up the furniture.
ana-sees the pianos beloasin,; to The irssitn.
lion aboard and carried them off THE Yam
KEGS p,owlod about town sad had everything
their own way. They were stili there ut last
accouEt1 OH saturday morning
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FINANCIAL an CON- iERCiAL.

"HuR.DAr, Esy GO 1862
SPECIE AND NOTES.-The market is exceed
ingiy dull, with little disposition manifested
eitttr to- buy or to sell. We quote gold nofai
naily al $ja5 5" prem buying 70 selling rates.
There have been no Gales at S. 80 prem, so
far ss We can learn, unass effected by out
tiders or Galley brokers'" Bank notes are dull
at 70aS0 per cent prem.
DoNps AND SToCKs-We have no charges
to report in the prices Of stocks, and accord.
ingly renew quotations of tue leading sscnri-
tiss, viz Confederate bonds, 100 III, l03 TO
1C9, according to date do per cent. convert
bles | 10 and int; Go, IS M loan, 1870 and int
Va regd bonds ll2 ard int; City of Richm nd
do l36 and int; Norta Caroliaa skies l79; I'M
porting and Exporting Go 800. :.
PRODUCE, Provisions, &c.--The qrotations
given are wholesae Whsat-Gothing doing
we quote it nominal at 6 81 to u Corn very
&C rec r,ay be quoted to $40. Ors & to
$3.50 per busheI Flour-Sans, line $32, Elk
ira "a. Family 81 psr bbl. Corn Meal $ll per
strictly prime article shade, higher. Batter
81 SO to 3 per 10. Lard 81 SOTO Leo. Candles
S275 to , for taIlow, S5 for aismantipe.-
Dried Ffuit-Arp'es $40 10 II, Peaches SIS
TO Is per bushel. Egge 81 40 to so per dozen.
Beans SIS to 20. Peas $l5 to Is FER bushel.
Potatoe. IS to 10 per bushel. Hay and Shsaf
Oats $40 TO II per cwt. Rice Is TO 20 cents
per h. Salt 45 to 80 cents per 10. Soap, 30
10 GO cents per 10. for hard country.
TogACCo.-Breaks email and receipts very
light. The sales for the past fsw days have
been insufficient to afford data for quotat'ons,
though they indicate firm market, with an
upward tendency.
LgATHrR-K Karket unsettled. We quote as
folIows: sole, % 50 TO per h.; Harness..
$i 10 4 25. Rasse!s aud Wax Upper. . TO so;
Wax Kip Skias, &c per ID; Calf Skins, 4aoOto
&325 psr dozen.
LtuUoRs.-We continue to quote Apple
Brandy at $23 10 %; Whstey, SO to 32;
French Brandy Common, $t5; genuine. $50
per gallon.
GkocxRIrs.-Beown Sugar, u 40 to IS
psr ID; no clarified or crushed Offering. No.
1sssss, tl0 50 to IL per gallon. Coffee, % IS
70 4psrlb. g@~ >~ssAs ~ w lb.
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OrRnNfzin1. Mt Home

The people of Alabama and Georgia are cr-
ganizing themselves into companies with the
view Of presenting some obstacle TO Yankee
raids ahould they occur. ltie sssy for a body
of cavalry to pass through country where
there are neither soldiers nor armed local guards
to present sosue obstacle in their way. Ifthose
who are not in the field are enrolled, ctficered
aud armed, even with shot guns, they could be
promptly called out, and would in MANY case
stford efficient protection, arid prevent the de-
struction of great deal Of property. Thee
ample of Georgians and Alabamians deserves
to be followed elsewhere.
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Independence,

q iny spirit, Independence, let me boast" is
~ 'aspifafion of all. 1t is one tina. no-g shonld
"'ns'hing more than an empty prayer
very one should endeavor to show his merit
rs, y surviving to be independent, The nation
,h.- ."'s OF individuals, aud in proportion ss
], y, :, exhibit the ability of independence will
n ~. ~ eli0yed BY the nation. Every one should
"i' time of war-wheu 90 manv are called
xsa h~ 'ns held and workshop to the army
,,.'a. 'hs blockade has cut of supplies from
r., Vaa :, and shut up our expor.atious y
~e0-when, in short, the ~ pay
v,sa,, lsoesssry is increased. s>nand ior
say s,;' diminishsd-svssv and the supply
..1, 4s aspsnse with - one should ut such
80. - sud eads' .srything not indispsn'
WIZ -vor, il possible, 70 supply
\" what he must have. The ward
-As lsrdsr, the house furnishing, mosl
come down 70 war footing, and mel
Mase show by their sslf.dsnial and the cheer
,S'asss with which they submit - deprivation
Aa'dship-nsy, sulsrag-how Dssh they d
s'Fvs tas blssuipgsof inAepaall9ee pAs' 4ua
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Afapnr.a 4cn,an1 Thursday, Mag esth.--
None Of che cases before this Court to-day
were examined into. Hosea Pitt, charged
with behaving dsorderly at the Theatre, was
let oH. The following parties were sent to
Ii for examination before the Mayor to-day,
viz William Perry and Jos. Young, charged
with stealing silk dress, ons velvet cloak,
one silk wrapper and calico dress, all OF the
value OF $3.50, the properly of Mary A. Smith !;
Jacob Frey fogle, ior shooting and killing Il
youth, Lam d George Lsathers, in S;reamers-
vila, On Wednesday afternoon; Ann, slAve of
4. w. Bro2nweli, for STEALING wearing sp-
parel from Carohns, save OF K. +. Morris, of
the value OF $50; Susan, slave of Bridget
Kelley, Eo pass and supposed IaLaway !;
Mary +. Lilley, for injuring tie infant child of
J Jalus SoAoltz; ELz4Usth Lilley, q iree negro,
for being unprovidrd with Certificate attest
ing her freedom, as required by law.
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MORNING. MAY 90. 1876:
- .c The Yanl &c Cavalry.

...sse Of the D t0nhce SuN~Hy
Yankee iournsls, stimulated by the
~, s, of q partial succsss in cavalry raids,
H''e" ,o, their attention from gunboats u
's .. -. and are as delighted and denoussrs-
s''' ,h,laren in possession Of new toy.
!" .r,boa,s, which were ore terror. have
~. ,r,o almost eqnsl contempt with friends
a'a s.. and now the horses, with which
sA1 49,. .re much less familiar than with gun
'.. are expected TO take the place as an
e' Vs., Of Yankee power Of the dsfunct mon.
.... We are not disposed to undsrrsts
s-Vs "o,soev of this last instrument Of mischief;
,hs forswarrsd is 10 be forearmed. The
.'.s.s. .s' are always good enough to announce
~. sn,sble intentions to rs ia advance, as
:. ia occasion of Stonsman's raid, and they
,sv hundred thousand cavalry will be
.,,.s to their army in six months. We may
'.r.l, believe them, and prepare for the re-:
:, A comparatively small forcs of infantry,
ting ;tssf of the natural difficulties Of the
.,,,,ry, csn keep back large force Of cav.
.,,s bot, for this purpose, the whole populs.
-. Of sble bodied exempts should organize,
.,5 psrsmptorv measures be everywhere
.,,p,.d for any sudden emergency that may
.,.s our military leaders might be called on
:, tpruish the details of plan for the proper
5,,,pcs Of the country against cavalry incur.
.;.r, Wherever there are woods, or means
.gSehirg ard -obstncling roads, il cannot be
rs,ult 70 keep at bay Yankees or horses !;
4, ,hs Yankee ia never less at home than on
.s., snn,al, and if, with the aid of only two
,.z. be runs so fast that even our own cavalry
eu scarcely overtake him. what might he not
!. ,,sd. 10 % with the aid of elk
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The Cbarlestsn Affair In Pariiament-AG Gene
ralYatk Of Iroa.Clads and Iron NAvies.

Sir j. Ephinstone rose to move thai an ad-
dress shonld lie presented to Her Majesty, that
she would be graciously pleased to appoint a
royal commission to consider the best mode OF
construction and form of iron clad ships which
were to compose the future navy Of England,
and to report upon the ships at present built
and building, and the amount of dock and ba-
siu accommodation required for their use at
home and abroad. Ihe honorable baronet
said that during his time there had been three
recOnetructions of the British navy, which had
coss large sums of money to this country. One
very great objection to our present sy stsm " as
the divereity Of sizes in which these ships had
been bnilt There Yves nothing moro O. sential
than equality rate. Hear, hear The ruling
rate of speed of squadron was found to bo
that of the elOwest ship; and whilst the War
rior and Black Prince c0nid make fif,
teen or eixteen knots, he doubted whether
other vessels, when at sea, would be able
to maintain speed OF nine kuotss This IS
a point to which royal commission wonld
assign great importance, aud whatever " Q did,
il was essential that equality OF spsed ehonld
/ maintained Hear, hear Ths noble lord
the Secretary to the Admiralty Nd given the
House some description of the iron-ciad navy
of France. With respect to the iron fleet OF
America, events have recently occurred IN tnat
country which threw the strongest light on the
question. The American Administration bad
been completely untrammelied in the construc.
ton of ships, and yet it was most extraordi-
nary that with the whole resources OF the
country at command, and with the undoubted
skill in naval ship building which the Ameri-
cans possessed, they had not yet succeed dsd a. 10 2
constructing one serviceabls irOl. olad ship. The
most reliable information 70 which ne mao nc
cess was to he found in French publication,
the kevme Maritime ct COlOHials. in which the
various classes Of the American fleet were NIL
nutsly described Il appeared that there were
no less than eight or ten different classes, vary
Ing In amount Of tonnage from four thousand
TO seven or eight hundred, OF every degree Of
speed, iron coating and construction and yet
before Charleston nine Of those chips were
entirely destroyed. Oas was sunk, and the
othefs appeared 20 have had very great did.
ealty n getting swsy. sas~ AAae q 3essa ~
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THE VERY LATEST FROM TIL: H0RIa.

PETERSBURG, May 2sth.--The B.Itimors
american, of the Goth, evening EDITION, has
been received hare. The latest from Vicks.
burg is contained in the following ''cficial dis
patch," dated Friday night, 22d inst, 9 p NJ:
An ordnance officer writes that our loes is
not very neavy for the position we have gain
we shall have the place to morrow. We COM
pls:eiy encircls the town, and to night our men
have their colors planted on the enemy's
works, aid are lying OH the extreme slope. -
The qua ard mortar boats are in front Of
Vieksbufg, working away. Our captures thus
far are 6,oOO prisonss and "A pieces of artil-
lery. Grant is in good spirit,. Ii we take
Vieashusg we shall secu.s $4,000 prisoners,
with Pem3arton & Co.
iSsced,l S c. LYFoRD.
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LAIR FROM vICxSBuRc.
Confirmation Of the Great Taught OF Yam.
KEGS Horrible snch of the Dead
RRdies 1--WE Grhboats
Sunk, &C

MOBILE, May 23.-The special correspon.
dent of the Adrertiser and Register, under
date of Jackson, 9th, says:
Reports from b, low state that Banks has
crossed his army at Bayou Sara.
A Federal ssertsr conHrms thu rarorta nj
the carnage among the enemy at Vickshurg.-
Grant sent in flag to-day about the sick and
wounded.
Pemoerton is burning tar and using other
d,slnfectants to cave his troops from the effects
OF the stencil from the YANKEES dead, WI are
fottng IN front Of cur works The slaughter
OF the Yankees has been far greater than in
any other battle Of the war
The Mississappian states that two gunboa.s
Eave been sunk by our batteries at Vicksbury,
and that the bsttls on Saturday was tho most
stubborn Of all!
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Feat.re Of Yankee Excellence

Henry Ward Bseeher some time since, il
ons Of his speeches, took notice of scheyn,
,bs, had been moo!ed for the re storation of til,
raisD. nlaus the New England States. III,
-5'calsi The proposition as prepos:erous &,
s,.e;,y impossible. There was no. ouch thins
= kssping them ''oot III the cold they couis
%, be ssgt out. The Yankees, ne s.id, were
100 i1Qasitive, too pryiug, too pernea,ipg, e
bs kept cut from any place they wanted to 90
Trey were the P'ck locks among the nations
sni 10 fastening was proof against them OF
could keep them out
This picture, drawn by Yankee Of his OWL
people ia not only true, but one of " which they
a,s rather proud. From early times the mos.
interesting traditions of Yankee households
he pleasant conversations "te h1m'-are the
"reminiscences of Yankee psdiars among the
people Of the South showing how the poor
snpls Southerners were robbed and swindled
before their very eye., and defrauded out of
asiI money by the most patent cheats and
haudalsnt notions. They were delightful sto.
nss for the Yankee change at the meeting
house. on the Sabbath, and elevated their mar.
faloFs in the estimation of the elect and &c.
!scinen as very smart and promising young
Hen, who would get along in the world"
There is hardly anybody in this world-and
impossible that there is any one IN any other
siher above oi beneath it-who will dsny the
iath OF Beecher's portrait of his own peofle.
Ii J'iDga TO mind celebrated trial of skill at
the Worlds Fair il London few years since.
Hobbs, the Yankee lock manufacturer. werit
u the fair aud challenged the world on locks.
lanots London mechanic unwittinsly took
LII up We forget his name. 1t NAV have
sssh Brown, or Johnson, or Smith-hs was
certainly a toeksmith. He presented his lock
ID COMPARISON With Hothss. How was the
ilsiioH Of relative meri. between the locks
10 bs selIedi Hobbs said 'easy enough
III undertake to pick your lock and you un-
dsfiAke to pick mine. If pick yours, and
!on can't pick mine, o course mine is the best
AID F'ce 1sfsa" The Englishman was green
enough 10 accept the terms--he was not posted
oa iankee cuteness and skill The result
Vas Inevitable. The Englishman's lock was
Iiessd the Yankees was not. Bat the Eng
-'lnan could not escape the consequence.
hop'as lock 'riamphed ,andthe Yankees boast
sdinaensely. Sd
How, tne truth was, no doubt, this: The
haghshman's lock was the bes. but the Yam.
so was the bsst picker OF locks! The tria |
S-s stirling illustration Of the fidelity Of
1'eelefs portrait of his own racei
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The ATTACKS OF THE ENEMY srKA.
Oily REPULxrD.

An official telegram from General JOSEPH
f. Johnston to President Davis. dsted the 9th
'nss., states that Gen. Stevenson reports tia.
lard fighting has been going on at vicksbure
sincs Tuesday Of last week, with continued
suecsss on the Confederate eide, and that our
men are confident and in fine spirits.
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IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS.
Captare Helena, A.k-s n gimeMt OF Ne.
groes an. the Yaukes Officers
Captured 0ad Hung

Jackson. May 81 The Mississippian says
tha. news has been received a. Grsr ada from
Memphis, lwhere it was credited thai Helena
AK, had been captured by the Confade rates
Afterwards a telegram frum Oxford TO Gseua.
da was received, stating" Helena captured
to-day
On Monday man from the river reached
Canton, who bad read a dispatch TO ColoLel
Ferguson from General Marmadake, announc-
ing that he had taken Helena, aud hanged a
regiment of negroes and the Yankee otficera
commanding them.
The q larterm IS or at Canton says this state
reported q. Yazoo City.