The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-01-29
BY GRAPEVINE AND OTHERWISE
OK Din or rHe pay.

CHArrASoosA. nom. wednesday Evening, r. N
This has been the coldest day sfthe New
Year. Several feeble attempts have beer
made at SNOW" without efTect-though the
cliffs in the distance begin to sbsw the white
feather and the summit Of tho grand old
Lookout seems Ike Lincoln to be growing
gray.
friend telssrsphs mo, the cllsving ance-
dos- Of the late Lisutsnant Dsrby-t'JShn
PhGniI,) Or the cid United States army: A
little child of Johns an only daughter absut
Ia mOaths old, whilo playing about the floor
one day overturned a caP5of water upon sew
eral Periodicals strewn about tho hsor, and
wet them considerably
MY dear" said Phoenix to his wifs--'I am
delighted at the Literary taste Of eur child
"What do you meant was tho reply.
why don't you SEQ how she is pouring
over the Periodicals!
have just received, by Lightning Express,
single half-dime, of the old United States
currency. Tho sight OF the little "Picsy nae"
awakens the same emotions, il did in my
breast "a hundred ysars ago, Lsrsns," when
/ was small hey and costumsd in linen tega's
after the Roman style What delightful asss-
ciatiOns the ring Of the metal rsvives. In the
good old times wheA mint julips we're cheap,
this little coin wsuld have furnished inspira-
tiOn for half dszsn hishfalutin articles. New,
as jerks says Times il ehanEsd--and SO is
our currency" Down il goeSin my pocket.
Tho grip Of the grapevine digitala almost
makes II scream cut in agony--"farswell vain
world, III see ysu no mere.
A paragraph has been EsinE the rounds Of
the papers 10 ths effect that LineolR was grew
ing gray under his trsublca. Now that his
locks are silvSred by the cares Of State ! sup
pose he will "goit" strong for fnishisg up
the Rebels, after the manner Of Bill SSrrslS
horse"
love to see the pretty seed,
When the sower ssWs it,
love to see the green grass
When the mower news Il,
I love 10 soc az old gray horse
For Ehea he gees be gees IT,
private dispatch rem the Richmond Tx
aminer that beth Houses Of Congress went in
to secret session about ore o'clock yesterday.
A copy Of this dispatch fell out Of lsy pSckst
and was picked up by soldier. AZ SsOn as
it was made public, it was Immediately rumor-
cd on the streets that France aud England had
the Southern Confederacy, and that
the announcement was to be made to Congress |
by communication.
The dispatch received here the other day
over this line that General Wheeler after de-
8troying the transports ON the Cumberland,
was pursued by a Gunboat, is confirmed. CUM
boat got mad-and pursued the General clear
down to Shelbyville and then got into Duck
River and wiggled herself out to the Ten
1essee.
P. S.--The above dispatch may be relied on
rs authentic as it was written by one of the
authors most intimate friends.
On dit, that an attempt is to be made in
Delaware to prevent the Inauguration of the
lew Governor, who is Lincolnite--by the
Ilavehoders of that State--New York Tri-
,une" authority for the slatement-New York
Tribune NEST authoritative liar in Lincolndom
Also, on dit, that the Yankees discovered on
he person Of Reed Saunders, several dis
patches for this Battery which tickled them
10, they had to be suppressed, for fear theyt
night get into the Northern papers and pro-
luce peace feeling.
| learn by a special private telegram from
Europe, that the Prince Of Wales hast yet
,own his wild oats. He was in Paris ono night
'ecenty, on his way to Lille to meet his sweet
leart. and "put up" at the Hotel Mirabeau, re-
using so it is whispered, to go to the embassy
n to Compeigne, as he was travelling incog-I
litio. With one of his suite, gay boy like
himself, he went in the evening to one Of the
dancing gardens (Mablle), had jolly little
supper at the Maison Doree, with couple
Of Duohesses They met there, and didn't go
home until ever so much o'clock in the morn
ing, if he did at all Shocking, positively
in tho destined husband of the love
Hest maiden in Denmark
Maj. Jno. s. Bransford has been made chief