, 1863-05-04
FROM MEMPHIS.
Daring Union Raid by Grierson's
Cavalry.
90 Miles of Railroad
Destroyed.

Especial Dispatch to the Chic.so TEtbune.1
Mxxrms, April 80, Via. cA1Ho, Mays, 1868.
Fast Day vas generally Observed here
Stores and shops are all closed, aud every
thing is wearing dull appearance.
we have glorious news from Grier=ons
Cavalry, which starting from West Tennessee,
had, at last accounts, cut up and destroyed
about twenty miles of railroad between Me
ridian and Jackson, Miss. The jackson pa
pcrs state that the distance destroyed Is full
twenty miles. Chalmers is after GEiersoa,
but another Federal force is after Chalmers,
and IN interesting tri.corncred sQuabblc may
be looked for This raid Of Grierson's is one
| Of the most daring feats Of the war.
The Provost aIars1al has issued the follow
| ing order:
1st II, after. ten days from the date Of this Or
der, any house Of ifame, kept for the purpose Of
prostitution and 1ewdpess, is discovered in this
| district, the inmates will be arrested and sent
North, and their household furniture reported to
the Commanding General for con1=cation-
I'd. ABy officer OF soldier Of tue United States
a,my Who in this district, should 20 far forget the
respectabilty and dignity of his position as to ap-
near in places OF the above nnmed character, e1-
ccpt on official duty, will. upon discovery be re-
ported, with his name, rank and regiment, to the
Commanding General. .
Sd. Matters Of steamboats, are prohibited IRON
b7inc;u. to this district, and landing passengers
prostitutes or women Of disreputable character
| and apv violation Of this order will subject tut
offender to arrest and ane.
CA1Ro, May 2.--We hare nothing laterfron
Grant, e army.
U, s. Commissioner George B: Field ami
| Rev. Mr.. Liyermore huvc rented the M0ranc.
: plantation, a few miles above Nill!ken's Bend
!; and have hired large force OF negroes to Plan
! cotton, They arc acting under General ING
mas regulation, and will no doubt demon
: strate tlat cotton can be raised cheaper b.
. hired than by slave labor.
The aunboat Emma Duncan Is down tro1
the Tennessee River. During the rebel a
tack on her, few days since, she received 81
. by bali-entering port hole and tearing Q
!. Thc rebel account Of running the battcrit
u at Vicksburg by six Transports differs IN =
= esscn,ial particulars from that already giyel
Tue vicksbng oa that fhe tho tho
TRANSPORTS should run our batteries at plea
u urc, ! cannot help but feel discouraged
rs witnessing the imperfect Arrangements NC
ol 10 rcpnlse the enemy"
,o Col. Gricrson's raid INTO tne neall .,. a. ~
nc sissirpi has spread CONSERVATION throM'
ag tIat State. The jackson +dnpcat Is terrlt
ncS4oes u Il rs says hat tic wages pTo1d
nd arc Int nominal, and that the WI
ut thing is scheme to put money into Yank
On 1,ocIets. The rchcl General Taylor is abe
he Apolousas, Ala, and falling back toward A.
;u;dria, ibis leaves the route to the mo!
Of the Red River, a distance Of eighty mil
opcu to Gen. Banks.
Gen. Prentiss is strengthening and add
to tAc Notifications at uelcna-
On "wednesday last a body of rcbel caya
J., cptured construction tram @ onfne e3ae 1net y
~ Grand Junction. Part of it was burned,
MS. throttle valve Of the engine pulled open,
De- part Of the train sent to Grand Junction ;"
- | mt INV one on board.