Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-13
La.e.t Nsrrhera Iatelligenee.

Special Dispatches for he Memphis Buiietnl
cARo. Febuary 6, 10 P. M-The Illinois
Legislature has. BY special legislation, amended
the habeas corpus act 50 as % give greater Sc
curity 70 individual lights
Union society c slled tho eSirong Brother
too5 . bas bsea starts ed in The North, in order
10 counteraet the Knights Of the Golden CIR
Adraft t. make u3 the quota Of Michigan 10
10 be had in that Salte in five days OF course
there is opposition to It, bnt the impression y
that it viii pass of qnietly and as pleasantly ss
possible.
There ere three thousand conyalescen's at
Washington ready to X DIN The army Of the Po-
tomso.
It's now understood 10 be- the belief Of tbs
government, ;iiet the attsek o. the rebel gun
Boats on our fset uf Charleston harbor, has
6san grossly exaggerated. Ths result was Of
t. fling consequence except the moral effect II
may produce.
All our iron cisds have been ordered 20 pre-
pare for see s%erviee az ones, and warm work IS
expected tor the Ercssons
The senate called for twenty thousand volun-
teers for the defense Of kentackyi passed the
house on The 4th, and Is now alaw.
It is probable thaE sneh o body q organised
Ksntackiaus will be sbundaulY able to clean
cut the rebels 10 that commonwealth.
~ WILSON B NNA Al tue ANAeNA tlAteh va NAN t'Nf.
of the Northern Sls,as into the army, elieited
an interesting discussion yesterday but without
reaching conclusion, il was Passed over.
Secretary Chase has recommended a reduction
in tse duty on foreign paper. !,
Mexican dates 20 The 4 b say that the French
are gradually advancing upon Poebla, Ihe
Mexicans, under Cayagal, are said 70 be ready
for the %co0fict.
S. @. Forester, just arrived from the rebe
army, was arrested at st. Leuis on the 4st
instant.
About two hundred Murfreesboro' prisoners
have taken the cath at st Louis, the sanitary
comm ,sinn there donating them clothing,
Stokes Tennessee cavalry and one Kentucky
regiment dashed upon = camp Of rebels at Mo
dleton. fifteen miles west Of hurfreesboro OF
she Cd inst. One rebel was killed, and 10,
were taken prisoners in . sabre charge. Th'
rebels were surprised. We captured all then
camp ~equipsge, horses and wagons. MAYO
Dongias, Of Douglas rebel battalion, and othel
officers, were taken.
The Confederstes were this side of the Cum
berland, in Clinton county. Kentucky, on Sun
day, but they recrOssed
The steamer W. A Knapp was captured .
Island No. 10, with contrs6and goods FOR th'
Confederates, and taken back 70 St. Louis.
The feeling among the Republicans 10 Wash
ington, is in favor Of Butler for Secretary Q
War.
NEW YORK, February 4-CoIton is dull an
lower at 81 cents.
NEW YORK. February 3.-Fbe Washingtol
special of the New York Times says;
Theirs are rumOrs to-day of alarm among tn
rebel leaders, and q rapidly growing disposition
to treat for peace. Whether or not these report
have sufficient foundation, they are gaining cor
siderable currency among these who claim to D
posted.
The HeraId's special says;
Although it has bsen positively announced
there is good reason for stating that Gen. Butls
has not accepted, and probably will not accept
the command Of the Union forces 10 Louisian
and Texas, rendered him by the President.
is not certain to what command he will be Al
signed.
Gen. Candy, of the regular army, has bee
ordered to duty here, and now performs II
functions Of the two late assistant Secretaries
War, Tucker and Wslcott.
The New York Times special says:
Friends Of the great Ede aud illinois shi
r canal in the HOUSE hope 10 have that measul
? taken up to-morrow. They say it will pass b
fore the adjournment, if once up
The house committee on elections have +
ported favorable in the New Orleans congress
, ional cases and adverse in those OF North Car
lna.