The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-18
"RIcHMoND, VA, Feb. 6, 1863.

of the rebel Congress. But the follow
ing is the letter:
RICHMOND, VA, Feb 6, 1868.
My dear Anna Il have an opportu-
nifty offered this morning for conveying
a letter to you, and embrace it gladly.
\ My little boy is named Nal
vern.' His papa called him after the
battle-ground of Malvern Hill, where our
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 great
boy, and the best and prettiest baby l
ever saw. He is much petted by the
members of Congress who know him.
Mr.: +. is very much engaged in the
House during the day. We
are boarding at Mrs Johnsons, on Gov
ffRfs,Shdr. SSdrAAi it ifi' Is large boarding house
high prices and starvation aoittin.
Such living was never known before on
earth. Tell grandma the poorest hut in
the Western District of Tennessee is a
palace compared with this, SO far as fare
goes. We have to cook almost every
thing we eat in our own room. In our
larder the stock on hand is hoiled
bacon ham, which we gave only eleven
dollars for; three pounds of pure Rio
coffee we gave four dollars per pound
| for and one pound of green tea at sew
enteen dollars per pound; two pounds of
brown sugar, at two dollars and seventy
five cents per pound; one bushel of fine
apples, about the size of good common
marble, which were presented to me by
a member of Congress from Missouri;
one pound of butter, about six months
old, at two dollars per pound, and six
sweet potatoes at fifty cents We have
to give dollar for a very small slice of
pound-cake at the confectioneries.
l forgot to say | had a present of fine
jar of pickles and piece of cheese from
a member, also Well, so much for the
way we live. You see the board is three
dollars. each, per day for Mr.. F. and /,
and half price for the servant, and then
we get nothing on earth to eat Yester-
day, for dinner, we had nothing on the
table but two eggs and a slice of cold
bakers bread and glass of water. Well,
linen such as we gave one dollar for at
home, when | left, sells here at six dol
lars; and the commonest domestic two
dollars; calico two or three dollars per
ward of the most Indifferent kind. You
may we'll believe get but little Rich
mond is strictly Jewish city-all max
ing fortunes out of the war, and having
less sympathy for our dear Tennessee,
and Nashville in particular, than some
Yankees have; for they have learned to
respect us, whereas these Virginians are
the most horribly envious creatures that
ever called them elves men.
'The women are far below the stand
ard of NASHVILLE ladies either in elegance
; or refinement. There is seldom lady
seen who shows the gift of high-bDrn gen.
tility here. Such have generally aban-
doned this city and retired to the coun-
try, or keep recluse, so that the mongrel
race reign supreme on the street and all
the more frequented parts of the city
Well, we have some very delightful ac-
uuaintainces among the refugees oi
Southern blood, who show their hearts
and homes are near the sun.
We find Gov Letcher's family real types
of the Old Dominion gentry. He has a
daughter just your size. There
are about a dozen unmarried members
here that promise me to vote the capital
where l wished, if would provide them
chance with my little queens They
: all agree the Nashville girls are the
bellies deservedly of the Southern Con
t federacy. You have heard,
t reckson, that Mr. Harris, the Minister
: married Miss Emily Johnson, of Jack
t sou, Miss. She is worth million in hel
: own gift. He drives his Coupe" and i;
D quite dasher, and declares he nevel
s courted any girl in Tennessee, He ha:
: quit preaching, and is very clever ant
t hospitable in his house. L
n you will give any letters to the person
e who gives this to Mr.. Cheatham, | will
: likely get then. Don't let an,
one see this, but you may read it to them
: except --: don't want the Yank
t to hear what say"