The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-11

abjoined captured letter 10 that news :
aper. We copy It chiefly for the conn
,liment il pays TO the beautiful girls OF
Nashville. We are sorry that the admir-
alton is not mutual, by any means, but
We are candid and magnanimous. The
etter has other excellent points which
will divert everybody;
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercially
Life in The Rebel Capital-Mrs. JolnSon's
Boarding House-Lstier from tie Hono-
raJe Mrs. E-Pquam GossiP-Mrs
JSsrson Davis and how She Dresses
"Jdy'-Price Of FOOD.
MURrREEsDoRo, Tenn, April a.
A few DAYS ago one Mrs. Fulguu from
Richmond, Virginia, was arrested at the
ou,posts. and a number Of letters for
rebels in Nashville were taken from her
person. She gave the Provost Marshal
some unsealed letters, probably to avoid |
suspicion. but one sealed and directed TO |
"Mrs. Anna Hays, Nashville, care OF EX- |
Mayor r. b. Chealham or Robert i. Smi-
lev, ESQ.," was found in her custody. |
Upon perusal this letter was smart and
interesting. Your readers will certainly
enjoy those portions which have copied
for the public. The writer is the wife of
a notorious ex.m member of Congress OF
the United States and member of the
present Confederate Congress. Her son,
Captain II. S. f., is Adiutant General on
the staff of the rebel Major General Nc
| Gown. II any skeptical traitor in the
North doubts the genuineness OF the
| letter, he may have all doubts satisfied
upon application to Messrs. Cheatham
and Smiley, who are well-known citi-
Gems of Nashville. The letter will be
forwarded per address to-day. The
Honorable Mrs. +. gives some very vivid
sketches of Richmond life. Her touches
of "Jeffy" and of Mrs. Jefferson Davis
are extremely we'll done. But here is
the letter, viz
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 6, 1868.
My DEAR ANNA have an opportunity
offered this morning for conveying a
letter to you, and embrace it gladly
= Ny little boy is named
Malvern" His papa called him after
the battle ground of Malvern Hill, where
cur braves fought so nobly. He begins
TO play, and tries to talk He spits at
the Yankee pictures, and makes wry faces
at Old Abe's picture. He is a great boy,
and the best and prettiest baby / ever
saw. He is much petted by the Mem
beers of Congress who know him. Mr.. f.
is very much engaged in the blouse"
during the daY. We
are boarding at Mrs. Johnson's, on Gov
ernor street, just opposite Governo
Letcher's mansion. 1t is large board
ing-house, high poices and starvation lCithin
Such living was never known before or
earth. Tell grandma the poorest hut in IN
Western District Of Tennessee is palac
l compared ,oih his, so far as fare goes
q We haze 10 cook almost everything zoe eat 1,
on, o,sn rom. In our larder" the stool
on hand is boiled bacon ham which W,
gave only eleven dollars for; three pound
: of pure Rio Coffee we gave four dollar
Q per pound for, and one pound of greer
tea, at seventeen dollars per pound tive
pounds of brown sugar, at two dollars
and seventy-tive cents per pound ont
3 bushel of fine apples, about the size of {
good common marble, which we're pre-
, scented TO me by a member of Congress
: from Missouri; one pound of butter
about six months old, at two dollars pc
l pound, and six sweet potatoes at 80 cents
We have to give dollar for very small
! slice of pound cake, at the cOnfection
aries. l forgot to say l had a presen
of a fine jar of pickles and a piece o
cheese from a member, also. Well, 81
Q much for the way we live. You see tn
3 board is three dollars, each, per day 70
: Mr.. +. and /, and half-price for the ser
want, and then &c get nothing on earth
eat Yesterday, for dinner, we had no
o thing on the table but two eggs and
: slice Of cold bakers bread and glas
. of wafer. Well, linen such as we CAV
one dollar for at home, when | left, sell
: here at six dollars, and the commones
5 domestic two dollars, calico two or tire
s dollars per yard of the most indifferen
4 kind. You may well believe | get bu
little. Richmond is strictly Jelcish city
{ all making fortunes out Of The toar, and haU
= ing less sympathy for our dear old Tennessee
4 and NasRviIle IN pdrticaicv, than some Yan
KEGS haze; for they have learned TO respect q
l0lereqS these NygiaiaHs are the nlost Ao,9Idl
= envjoUs creatures that ever called UiemSelVt
D mon.
Tie ioomen are far BsloV he standard I
( Nashville ladies either in elegance or refine
I nenG There is seldom lady seen VIII
4 shows the gift of high born gentilit
here. Such have generally abandone
this city and retired TO the country, O
II keep recluse, so that the mongrel rae
n reign supreme on street and all the NOR
frequented parts of the city. We hav
some very delightful acquaintance,
: among the refugees Of Southern blood
who show their hearts and homes ar
= near the sun. We find Gov
i Letcher's family real types of the Oh
= Dominion gentry. lie has a daughte
just your size, = There ar
. about dozen unmarried members her
that promised me TO vote the capita
i where wished, II / would provide then
It "chanee' with my little queens. Tie
i. all agree The Nashville girls are he bellies de
seyved'y Of he Southern Colfedsracy. .
You have heard, reckon, that Mr.. Har
n ris, the Minister married Miss Emil,
johnson, of Jackson, Miss. She is vert
million in her own right He drive
% his "Cope," and is quite dasher, an
: declares be never courted any girl 4
>. Tennessee. He has quit preaching, an,
is very clever and hospitable in his hous,
i If you will give any letters t
d the person who gives this to Mr.. Cheat
n ham, / will likely get them.
), Don't let any one get this, but you ma
d read IL TO them, except; l don't wan
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