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Change OF Etase-EhuriovV Weed p Z
lires and, L0' the President Vurns All
HncLL on lhe kEadicaIs.

! a Change OF zsase-Thuriow Weed re
/ tires and, I.0! tle President I'urns EFfs
Back on the Radicals.
The Albany Argus gives the following ex
4 plsustion Of the retirement of ThurloW Weed
rom the EUeniRg Journal, of that place SAYS
! the ATgus
The hesdlong course of destruction upon
which the AbolidOnists are bent, alarms the Re-
! publican leaders. They are poWerless to arrest
it, snd they are determined rather than share
the destruction, 70 cut loose Mr. Weed sees
what is coming-the ruin Of the country, and the
I infamy which viii fall upon the fanatics guilty
of this great crime. He wishes publicly to
wash bis hands Of the future and be advises
friends 10 follow his example The new party
movement is q movement to escape from the
fate Of Abohionized-RePu ePublicanism; end, az
ia shipwreek, raft or "a plaak is seized to
float on. SO the refugees are willing TO accept of
any device that viii carry thsm ont of the reach
of the catastrophe.
Most excellent reasons for the eetion Of gen
tlemsn Of ssgacity. But Mr.. Weed not only
wishes to save himself, bnt also, is desirous of
saving the President Therefore he betakes
himself 10 Washington and had q two hours
private, uninterrupted talk with Mr. Lincoln;
and the Tumor now is that BIr. Seward, and not
Mr. Chase, IS now master of the situation, and
JIil5 Ihe ffaalleut tF1ii' ifzr74f-r, ila
ptALlLL'b-taa 4ArLA saA4O+L4 tt1 Cotl1Hf
That is understood to be Ir Lipcolu's present
intention. The New YORK Tri5uns'g Washing
ton correspondent 50 understands It, for, IN
recent disDsteh, re says:
THE New OPPOSITION ORGANIZATION
The confirming power Of the government is
ready for the nominations to the Office that are
relied cnsto build up the Hewly-hatched demo-
cratic republican conservative party; ready, but
not hospita5le"
Which means that the radical Abolition SEN
stors-the same who demanded Of Mr Lincoln
g change Of his CsbiGet-will Tejsct Mr. Lin
coins nominations, if ma]a from the Seward
Weed branch Of the family. If Mr. Lincoln
has really cut loose from the radical Abolition
ists-sad there is much that locks that way
the change viii be as remarkable IS that which
distinguished his conversion on the emsneips
tion proclamation.
We see thst some Of the Eastern papers do
not give Mr.. Weed credit for patriotic motives,
but declare that ne has adopted this change of
party relations, the better TO enable him to over
throw the personal enemies Of Dir. Seward in
snd out Of the Cabinet, especially Messrs. Chase
aud Greeley CiHci4Hafi Enquirer.
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Our Location

The location ct tae APPEAL Office
1s ca state street a f@vw doors below
THE Pest Office
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lfL A. S Artlelys
Under he Law resentF passed by CoBgress, -eZer3p
on Of csr-s1 persons from a usrvlcei you viii
see thHt "a empowered 20 au-horizs a. Orduanee
oficer o. eEeu1t al aTil1Cs me- chm Gs sld EN-.
poyecE IL ere estabhmses IF suca persons are ur
may be- e1r-Esd ulier contract with she government
in flrniTli & or1uEHc- and CFan1nGe stores ara
ohsr muniroua of Hr ssddias harness s1d arll7 sup
Plies" These 10 lst-sii BE- er. o.ie1 and tlan ie-
tss1 provided 81 eticu 8, Genera. Order Ho -
Yea sre -Gairnatel ss tas 0rszsncs ofdcer 10 6ct
1i0l J. Gtfh AS
Colonel and Chief OF Cidssace.
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PoNCHAroUnA.

Our forces under Lieutenant Colonel II. Fl.
MILLER have beaten the enemy back on the
lowsr coast and driven them thrse miles below
Ponchatouln The Yankees left in such haste
thstthey were compelledto burn their own stores
deposited in the railroad depot, in order to keep
them from falling into our hands They fred
the place. bilt our boys succeeded in sxtinguish-
I ing tbs flames. The energy displayed by our
military -autlorities IN sending reinforeements to
/ Colonel Ii, on the advance Of the enemy, was
communicable, and has been attended with the
most glorious results. Not much danger need
/ be unprecedented in that quarter hereafter
I SOLDIERS Yesterday afternoon one OF those
aets Of imprudence so frequently recorded, the
careless handling Of firearms, resulted in the
death Of soldier, at the Southern depot, in this
/ city The guard, We learn, had been amusing
themselves for SEINE time, until the relief came
round One of the relieved guard, Mr.. John
Burke, shortly after picked up a musket, sup
posing it 70 be his own, which he knew to be
unloaded, srd, pointing it at one Of his COM
radss pulled the trigger. Unfortunately it
proved to be a loaded gun, belonging to the
relief guard, aud Mr. John Rambean wss
killed instantly. The charge entered his back
near the left shoulder, and passed out near the
I right BREAST Both were members Of Captain
Bohln's cavalry company now stationed here.
Burke Immediately gave himself up and was
placed in the.guar5 house.
rHE TRANS MISSISSIPPI DEPARTmENT.-
A gentleman from Arkansas informs the Rich.
mond Eraui,sr that the appointment Of Gen.
Kirby Smith to the command Of the tTans-Biis-
sissippi department, in place Of Gen. Holmes,
aDd the substitution Of Gen. Price for Gen.
Hindmsn, who has been ordered TO report at
tbis city, has been highly gratifying to the
troops snd there is every reason to expect that
the unsatisfactory condition Of things which hes
prevailed in that department for several months
/ past, VIII now be terminated.
Cotton shipments on the Rfver.
The policy Of the Federal authorities has
again changed, as wiz be seen by the following
card published IN the Memphis Bulletin, Il is
to be hoped o,ir partissns viii place an embar-
20 on the commerce contemplated. The gTeedi-
ness Of the Yankees to obtain the staple wiz
afford fair field for successful operations;
Memphis, March 10, 1868
FDTToRs BuLLET1N :sI have received dis.
matches from Admiral Porter Of date March
I4th. In which be assures me that no order from
him was intended 20 interfere with the shipment
of cotton rom Helena up the Mississippi river.
Boats therefore,, viii be permitted to land under
cover Of gun5oat, between Memphis and Hell
iena. 10 take 90 board cotton, eic., or discharge
permitted freigEs. Boats between Memphis and
Cairo win be pismittsd to land as usual
TH0s III. IEATNAE,
c.-...l -.....,A IL. slrrr Dana rtrneslt-
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CITY SANITARY MEAsUREs.-In consequence Of q
mandate from General vsacb requiring larger force
to be quito work cleaning the Streets than was EN-
poyed, meeting Of the city council was held the
goth inst.
Alderman MulhOlland, who has been very sctive in
hsyn the district committed to his care well cleaned
was Of opinion tbst full force should be set 20 work
to have every alley and street thoroughly clsanssd
Alderman Merrill addressed the board at length
repeating his experience gained In the city Of Natchsz
sni in this city during she yellow fever period Of 1850
he was Of the settled opinion that the process Of remov
ing the filth lying In the alleys and CUTTERS when the
warm weather was just coming upon us is one full Of
the most fearful danger. Observations made in New Or
leans with microscope had sho n that the street h was
filed with myriads Of anmalcula. These little erea-
lures were devoung the hlth among which they sub.
sist but whsnthe filth was removed and thrown out so
as to expose it to the and air, these creatures die
and become mass Of purifying corruption, loading
the air with poisonous ezhaatlons The cleansing pro-
cess now proceeding should have been performed dur.
ing ths winter To expose tbs filth 60 the air At this
period, the speaker declares as medical man is re-
pets with disease and death He hoped the board
would not undertake the dreadful responsibility Of
inviting death to hold horrid carnival in our
city-desolating households, sweeping away fam
lilies, bringing death and weeping into every
house. For his owu part he would not he could not
be shsrer in a responsibility so awful Te avoid 1t
be would, II nseersary after giving as soema warn
ing in his power 10 do, resign his place az the
board lose his personal liberty, and meet dssth
ITSELF he spoke what be knew, what experience ia
this and other Southern citiss had taught him. The
opinions Of Northern physicians, totally unacqusintsd
with the peeuiariues OF ths Southern climate Of
weight IL the case. He had, not osly In eouversa-
ton. but in repeated communications In the news
papers In 1850. before the yellow fever broke Out,
predicted what coming Ths sol then turned up,
and uasmsiic sfiuvia fsd the air, ard disease and
death was the consequences. Alderman Mulholand was
Of opinion that committee should be appointed te
wait upon Gen. Veateh and eau his attention to the
facts thai he bad svertsd TO- and consult with him gen
orally upon the subject. which was agreed TO-
Alderman Drew wished TO have an ordinance passed
forbddng citizens throw sIoYs refuse from ther
houses into the streets.
Alderman Merrill warned the board against taking
measures that would lead to such articles being poured
down in the yards and cellars. Of private premises
whatever objection there might be thought to exist
against depostng such substances in the open air In the
streets there innumsrable and most iporsnt ob
isctons against placing them in holes and corners
where they woald become very hotbsds Of disease
The 6nal action Of the board is not stated BY the
BuLlstta.
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DusTT.-Ihe BulEetia complains taat the dust, that
fault Of Memphis IS upon the city, and adds.
The tanks the buf, at the foot Of Jeasron street
from whenes streets used 20 be Watersd, de.
stroyed, bat streets wasred in summers be.
fore those tanks built and Of course they can be
watered sgain Z business men and others prefer 10
have the dust sprinkled TO having It destroy their stocks
and furtinuTe. If subscriptions got up for street
sPriukug, council should pass ordinance forbiddng
any stagnant impure water to be used flr the pur
nose
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WOTICE 20 COWsCRIPT.


TIE undersigned, oue Of ths Ezaiaini1s Beard foe
4 the Fourth Congressional District ll-sissppi u-
der General Orders No. 81 Adiutant ana inspe-l1r-
Geneua's once hereby sves not &c % az Fh1 ii m1V
concern that be has fixed uron fhe dsTs mztiared b-
low for tbs examination Of couscrp s. who viii
bic a. the points specified ia thsir palFe cruss,
in pursuance Of ths notice
Bov-ns, Warren cou1ty, 3d and April Is63
Gallaii1 Doplah IN AMI ef1
Por- Gibson Claiborne l0'h ans lith
Fsyette, Jefisrscn la b and -
Natchez Adaus l7ih ard 18Th 90
z. P. LHFEkElI- Surgeon @ s.. a.
Agrssably 81 ths above tcs al pcnu16 between
the Of eighteen snd forty years whether raslauls
any other portons Of the Stae, q clher fatse
hereby required 70 report themselves 90 t7 Exam
ming Board and i ling officer for ezaairaacn snd
This nstcs incudss every peEsoa b4.Nesa t1s eqss
specified those WIS haFs horst0lore been szsuiaed
and discharged either oy The S5ats n Confsder sur-
geons, those who hsTe az any time eeen disahsrgsd
rom the army these who have fain,s1el sresti1ies
and ang and all persons Vh5 nay e. aim eEs elton On
any ground Whstevsr- No pers8n between tta sees
59eeihed VIII bf excused from sle1darce At the places
sppoinied
Attentir is called 70 paragraph l3 sections and 3
General Orders 10 g. ss follows:
Section .. Afthe laws and rsguiafious apDcahla to
deserers shall be applied 70 such coHscipt3 ial 20
repair % the place Of rHHdez7ous fer enrolment sr
who shall desert after enrolment
Sec. ,. Al the agencies employed f1fthe apprehsu-
sion aud confinement Of dsssrers and their iIlnD Dorla
ton to the snd5 af ther respec i've eaunuars,
shall be applicable 60 persons laPls 70 daiy con-
scripts who shall fail 70 rspsr 70 The Place OF rsns
vou5 after the publication Of tha calL
C1uscripis wiz come prepared With ss leest three
dsvs rsrioug LIEuT n r. JONES
nh73 let EnroIling OBcer ith CunE ID strict.
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= oheleles 70 Gensral Order No. e. Adiufaut end
a Inspect }ensrais once, dated November 1862
the undersigned. of The exaInning board, hereby
ives nofies 90 Lcut " iY flkesr enrolling officer
for the Fourth c1ugressrnl aistrie and 10 ths per
sons enrolled u the counties Of Madison, 81 zoo Heuss,
Suuho7rer, Carroll Attaa and Leake that DE viii De e.
the following places st TIE times specified for the pur
pose Of exam ng couscr ptEs
CsHton April 81. flh ahf 9th
Bentoa, april sth 9.h ard i9sh.
Lsxrgfon. April l3th lsta ana l5th.
lfcNuri, pril - aud lSh.
Carlol. A pFH LlFt 2li AID 23l
Eosciuis1, prs l3-h, 2fih ana 23ih
CsftlaEs, APza 5Jta, Esy lst and 2i.
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C. 6. NTTEE AMI EI4Is7G BUREAU. Z
EIcEall.p. E.hrusrr 8 80

MAJ WILLIAM 3 RrNF g charged yy-sh +. e exc.
VI cutiou 3. tie ab I'VE Gener Or5er 10. 4 ,n t-e
Ststes e GeorsE, TengHssess slz5a-ea ard . ppi
b. ST joins
lsjor and lintand-ut.
20 ETRaCroEs f3r lrcn and other m1aiti'ns q
~ var rFsl ses ,tasE sn eaar ed with the execution
o. ihe s5ove 4ldsr. s-sl rigdly enforce j. Ia all
cases brought mv notel aad VI aldliol Is er pre-
vious orar from TIE Sa 5ein.eu1ent OF the lirs and
Einilg huraag vii gend every c7atrsc-or falling,
who Is subject 20 conscr low % the nearest camp
of insiracfion for service ln re army.
WE KICaAEDSON HUFT,
mh5-Im EIai 10. rlc., Cn Ordnance DutF.
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MEMPHIS ITEMS.

u We have the Bzllstia Of the 2oh and eIss insiE
upon the local columns Of which we draw largely for
local itema that wiz interest abssntssa
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At-Istaut Surgeon p a G. s.
Hqreeabiy @ the Shove notice, ai ler-ons between
fse axes of esfe and forty years whe;her resdsnts
~ rv othsr pnrcn of the state Of other Ststes are
hereby required t0 p0rt taElsses 10 the examining
surseon and enrolling officer for examination and en-
raIr,ent ia the dsys fzed la tls foregoing uUlee.
Frhis notes iuerG-E every person between the eges
,spocfsd those who have been Heretofore examined
- dischsrged, eth ~ state or C3u.ed.ra.e sar-
,-sonF shose wao hsve at say tine necn diseEargs d
srora si5 army those who have furnished substitutes
- nv ana sif persons who may claim exemption on
- 7utds sFlateFer 20 persons oischsrse, ez1 nlp-
- - ,ta from e7y source vii e2-aso taem from
.t,= mr. .t the place appointed
sf+r1ien il eelsi io opao graph y, sections 2 and q
rsen.rsi order No. 81 as fol'cass
q, q fFe lsIga ana regulations applicable 70
rer sbaI b. appll,o % seen conssFpts as ~ 70
rersir Ia he ace Of fsn1zYo-s ir enrolment or "n2
ia desert after enrolment
section 3 Al the eEeleles euHloyea l9i ~ sPPle
heusen and confinement of any asseFlel@ eaa Il-n
1rersBortstion 10 the cemmau9s q Their respective
o11rsanders shan be applicable 70 Persens liable e
rfv as conseFpfs svha shall fail TO rspar % te pie'
81 rssndezvou7 afser iha publication Of the eau
1s--e rsfiorg LIEUT.. " ~. sCChbk,
-,,.7s-i.v EuroI ling Oaicer p Con. District
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CASE OF BIGASIY.- A man named J. L.
PreWitt was ayraRned before his honor yester-
day on = charge Of bigsmy. it appears hom
the testimony that be has wife and family now
residing in Prattville, Ala, and that he married
. young lady OF this city on the 30sh Of Jaau-
ary last, since which tins he has been trying 70
get possession Of her property. aud has sqUen-
deTed q part Of it. Sac hearing that be had
been married before made the complaint aud
demanded an investigation. It was also prDTen
that his wife No. | was IN the city during
the month Of February, and that she was
made acquainted with ali the facts con-
nected with his second marriage and forgave
him on bis promise to quit wife No. 2. II was
also proven that some lady (vsiled) had, with
| trembling hand, signed, or that is, be held her
hand while she signed her name to document
which is said to sequaint hsr with all the facts
Of the first marriage.
The mayor deemed the evidence conclusive
enough to hold him over to the city court, under
bond Of three Thousand dollars, to answer the
charge Of bigamy-Mobiis Tribune.
PESsAooLA-The only additional news we
have from this point, is the following from let
ter in the Mobile Register, dated Bluff Springs,
March 95h:
On Sunday, the 221 inst, the enemy removed
their last regiment from Pensacola, having com
pletelY evacuated the place aud removed all their
troops to Fort Piekens The day previous to
the evacuation, they fred the town in several
different places, and destroyed much valuable
property. Their intention was evidently TO de-
strey the whole place; bus the commodore
commanding the feet outside ordered the gen
eral commanding the troops ia town to stop It
ct once, under the penalty Of holding him per
soually responsible for al properly thus de-
s.royed. II was with great difficulty that the
general could have the orders Of the commodore
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lEsjlE and aupsl.ntendslt

sELsla. Ala Februery I3 1858.
TTAYTNG been ehareed With tae management Of the
II Iron interest 0f The Government ID ths States Of
Ala1a1za Geozeis ard Tennessee, al cfiears having
co1frzcs wiz frOn masters n hOss states Fi report
thsm ne that may make them CONFORM 70 the
and scale Of prices which are established and en-
force tasir flal.lleut
EM RICHARDSON HUGT,
Iii .-.i-r e-- - 0---arr LIZ
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c. s. NITRE 6ND ilIgTEs BURrAu.

EfCHnOSDi JalulrF ., id53.
II ornCuclt o1s ooece cd " so TIC z0voI snt
- Iron snd Cooper -utrscts ia Gre, rgai ilbaine,
fFEEiss ppi snd Tennessee viii herssfteF sddra ssa
% E1ior WA r Hant. Selma. Ala
IN proposing fo8 contracts iu Irn1, ete. tEe VII be
Esved By rst sraugns the terms aad al scal details
ihrou Fh the Selma ofce iEsted Cf lub1ntilg propo-
sals a. hsretofo.e, in Richmond
J. A. eT JOHN
mh5-1m Esaj d and aua 6lintendeuL
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CITY LIGHTHG.-The number Of lamp pests in the
city Is hundred and sightY-sight. The four on
Court Square have four burners each making the
Der Of burners lighted each night exactly two hundred
In New Orleans, the number Of public burners is
tyf7e hundred In Memphis each post cost the city
for light thiysi dollars year, in New Orsans, for
ty-fve dollars. Owing to waut Of system, the lamp
posts are very regularly placed In some PLACES they
all one side Of the street. while the other s left
in darkness Such is the case for instance on Second
street. between jefferson and Adams. The Bgzaia
suggests simple but efectual plan to prevent mis-
takes of this kind IN future.
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FmEs-Thsrs two fires the night Of the 20th.
The arst one. at o'clock was in Chelsea too FAR be-
Yond the city limits for the fire engines to getto IT, The
second broke out At eleven o'clock In hollow beneath
the blu the left hand sitter passing the bridge be-
yond the Charleston railroad depot. It broke ont in
one story frame house, tsnanted by Mrs.. English,
widow. In the some negroes and the FIRE be-
gan in the back kitchen where the negroes lived
and is believed 70 have arisen from earslessness on
their part The house south, also story frame, ten
snted by Mrs Hannibal another widow, caught ere and
was also destroyed, as was q third house, south
Of the latter, IN which a number Of negroes
were living Zach Of the three houses were one
story frames Of value They were the property u
Mr. Armor and the rents ware received BY the govern
msnt The three 6reateamsrs wers on the ground and
hand engine. # water had been plenty enc Of the
three houses would have been saved it the Gre
kept from spreading to the houses By the
right and left Of those destroyed, by chief Ois and
his men The VoIentins was unable to get water at
all. The Danbary got an insufficient supply. The De
Soto late in gettng9 water, but she worked wel
when it was obtained The present FIRE steamer force
Is evidently capable Of doing splendid service.
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EVBE. EFsEETY
sugar alad Cotton Merchant

Ylesler % Tob2cea, D0meStieS, Etc. Etc.
s,s.so's ALE1AEDRIAs LA.
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From The Rnppa8annocII.


WHITE OAK CHURCH. Va, March l2.-Thert
are unmisfaZable preparations now being made
for q speedy movement Of the army. Our trans
] portsiion is now being cut down to facilitate
oHr movements in the coming marches, sad
! officers are warned beforehand that al superad'
Gus baggage must be sent home, while such
poor devils as hold commissions in the line have
! been notified that their weage tents cannot be
transported for them in future, and that in the
coming campaign nothing more viii be allowed
them than 3 sholter tent apiece such IS the men
! have, which they can carry on their own backs.
/ This last fact is sufficient forewarning Of tte
trials, troubles dseomforts and seventies Of the
next campaign
Suffers and caterers to oficers' messes, who
have quantities of valuable goods on hand, and
who have heretofore relied on the generosity Of
| quartermasters for the transportation of their
surplus stock IN the event of a march, ere n0W
looking about in = most nervous and helpless
manner for some means Of carrying their goods
sway when tina order comes for move, which
no one in the army doubts viii come at the ear
lest possible moment.
Yesterday we were favored with a clear sky
and a fine drying breeze, and its effect on the
face of the country has been remarkable. At
seven in the n8THiDg mad was -eya8 yWhere up
TO & horses knees At dusk in the evening
Virginia was only soft in spots, and horsemen
actually found good gsllop practicable. This
Of course presents to Gen. Hooker fresh op-
portunity Of bringing his plans to 8 head.
The restriction having been virtually remover,
intercourse has lately renewed between our
piekets ana those of the enemy; but the other
day one Of our officers, considering this state of
things, a violent violation Of en- order not yet
eountermsnded, seized on perfectly dinlinutive
model Of a ship-with keel, rigging and rudder
plete-which The rebels had sent across tie
river freighted with a Richmond paper, and IN
which they expected 70 be shipped to their I'D
dress q copy of the Herald. The vessel is now
in possession of an officer of Shsler's brigade,
and on its stern is painted the unique name
The Body L0use" 1t IS to be sent to the
North for exhibition
This morning is the fairest imaginable. There
is not cloud in the sky, and 40 prospect Of a
storm for day or two at least
Yesterday heavy firing was heard on the right
1t continued throughout the elFtire afternoon,
and, from the rspidity with which the artillery
was apparently served, Judge that my bret6-
rem in that vicinity must have quite hot little
skarmish 10 report you.
Affairs begin to assume lively appearance,
and | anticipate within few days some start
ling news for my pen.