New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-07
Netpalprk DAILY Griba'ts
THURSDAY, MAY a. 1868.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
u,1Yu WAR NEWS.

o,-,ow, ,stters from Milliken's Bend are 70
"Wednesday noon, April %. They are devoted chieny
70 IN preparations there in progress for grand
rnovsmept Gen. Grant was at New Carthage. Cen.
Sherman had gone up the Yazoo. All cana-digging
hss has at last been abandoned; the Duckport affair,
which was the latest attempt; is a complete failure
tho river has fallen so that there is not more than
ak inches OF water in the ditch. The weather Was
warm but delightful, and the health of the army ex-
oellsnt. Our correspondent at Memphis writes, May
l. of the cavalry expedition sent into Mississippi and
Alabama, of which we have heard something through
Rebel sources 1t is expected that these raids VIII
break up all the important lines Of communication
between Brsggs and Pemberton's Armies and the
Gulf and perhaps in the rear of Vicksburg Desiue
destroying vast quantities Of Rebel stores one OF
them the 9TH Illinois, Col. Grerson, had destroyed
20 miles of railway between jackson ana heriden'
Another, we have been told has captured Maynew
and probably broken up the Mobile and ONO Road
Our correspondent says that the movement OF Grah'
up the Big Black region, and OF sherman up Tue
Yasoo will not be for the direct possession of Vicks
burg but to get bold Of the railroad running from
that pIace to Jackson That road once in our hands
Vicksburp must surrender. Latest OF all is dispatch
from Murfreesboro saying it is very probable that
the Vicksburg line has been cut. A deserter says
sbs. neither newspapers kilograms have been re-
oeived 10 Bragg's army from Mobile, Charleston,
Richmond or vicksburg, for several days. Dates of
the 3Oth inst were the last dispatches from jackson,
Miss If such cutting has been done, IT was doubt
lsss by Griersons cavalry. The telegraph last night
brings one day later news The attack on Haines's
Bluff was spirited, but failure; the guuboats were
repulsed and the expedition was returning to
Youngs Point. The new boat Chocktaw was badly
damaged The casualties are so killed and wounded.
All the rumors of forward movement by
Brsggs army are premature. On the 29th he
moved good force Of Breckinrdge's division from
Tullaboma up to Wartrace, Is miles up the railroad,
directly toward and but % south of Murfreesboro.
He brought no artillery and evidently meant nothing
serious Deserters from Bragg say bis force is from
$1,000 to 80, 000-a guess not very definite. They
say he has lately received few thousand reinforce.
meuts, chiefly conscripts. Some say the Rebels are
half starved; others tina. they are well fed. From
hundred conflicting stories our correspondent con-
sludes that the Rebels by means starving, al
though embarrassed for provisions that they do not
exceed 60 900 of all arms; that they do not intend
to attack MurfressbOro but if they do they will be
destroyed. A later dispatch, 5th inst. from Muir.
freesboro says that deserier repeats the story Of
Q renoooter between Bragg and Brecknridge-th
Bragg has died Of bis wound, and that the psrtcu-
lars Of the affrsy published in 1he Chattanooga
Rebel of Sunday last.
The excitement at Dayton, in consequence Of
the arrest of vslsndigham, cooled down yesterday
The fire Of the previous day burned down number
of buildings. At 10 o'clock at night troops from
Cincinnati and Columbus succeeded in putting dowI
the rioters, and Of III o'clock quiet was again re
stored. Yesterday about 80 ringlesdes were ar
rested. The Empire (new,paper) has been sup
pressed, and the editor sent TO Cincinnati. The
soldiers found q swivel gun in The Empire office,
and two wagon loads of muskets stored in the Light
Guard Armofy. The telegraph line has been re-
paired. dispatch Of last evening says that Val.
iandigham was brought before the Cour-M Martial
yesterday. He refused to plead to the charges,
which were founded on his Mount Vernon speech.
The Court proceeded with the evidence. Mr.. V. is
ct the BurDet House under guard. Montgomery
County of which Dayton is the chief town, is placed
under martial law The loss by the fire was $50 OOO
The last accounts from South Eastern Missouri
BY correspondent at Cairo, state that when Mar
msduke failed 70 the White water 20 miles frou
Cape Girsrdeau, he passed over the Bloomfield
Ridge, where be became entangled in our pursuing
lines and suffered immense losses. The main Obec
Of bis raid is said by prisoners taken from him Il
have been an invasion of Southern Illinois 70 eel
horses and provisions and test the temper of the
Copperhesds. The scene changed, to bis dscom
fture, and on his retreat he had 80 many men
wounded that almost every house on the way had
one or moro of them.
Another haul of leading Secessonists was made
yesterday in st. Louis; nearly 100 arrested and
will be sent South. Still further arrests will be
made. A number of spies have been convicted, and
are awaiting sentence.
We print elsewhere q list of the wounded
soldiers who arrived in Washington on Tuesday from
Fredericksburg. None Of them seriously hurt.
They were all taken to tie Hsrwood Hospital.
Several disloyal citizens were sent South from
Nashville yesterday; among them was the Hon.
Neil s. Brown, formerly Governor of Tennessee.
We give in another column the official list Of
Provost Msrshss appointed under the law for Ell.
rsllDg and organizing the militis.
GEN ERAL NEWS.
by the arrival Of the Australasisn from Liver.
pool April Is, and Queenstown April &c, we have
three days later news from Europe. The English
Parliament, on April "a and 25 had another i'm
Iortant debate on American affairs. The champions
OF the Southern COnfederacy censured the Govern.
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