The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-19

Memphis dates received to evening Of
the 10th inst, have ne news. Int In
formation from Memphis, otherwise OBJ
tanned. says approaches indicate another
attack on the n. 4 G. R. r. soon, by
Forrest and Chalmers.
All other news of interest from that
quarter is contraband.
Major Gen'l Hurlbut has promulgated
the following important General Order,
which We give entire:
Headquarters 10th Army Corps, T.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. Is, 1868.
General Orders No. 157. -
First-The people in the district of
West Tennessee and the northern coun-
ties of Mississippi. having shown no dis.
position and made an attempt to protect
themselves from marauders and guerrilla
bands, but having submitted themselves
without organized resistance to the domi-
nation of these petty tyrants, and having
combined in many instances with the
enemies of the u. s. to procure ffor1 cor
rupt traders in the city of Memphis and
elsewhere, supplies for the use Of the
public enemy, have proved themselves
unworthy of the indulgence shown them
by the Government. It's therefore Or
dered that the lines of tue pickets around
the several military posts of this CON-
mand, in Tenn. and Miss, be closed !;
that no goods OF any description be al
lowed to pass out, nor anything be bro't
in, except tirewood and provisions and
no citizen will be permitted to pass the
lines without an order from some gen raj
officer, and each permit, and the reasons
for granting the same, will be reported
to these headquarters, and for the neces-
si,y Of which. each officer granting such,
will be held risidly responsible.
Second-Ali merchants aud others do
ing business. will be held responsible for
knowledge OF the residence Of parties to
whom they sell salt or merchandise, and
If to persons beyond the lines of the pick
cts, will be punished with the higest rigor
known to the laws of war.
Third-All persons residing under the
protection Of the United States, aud ca.
pable of military duty, and especially in
the city of Memphis, where it is known
:nany have fed to escape liability to mil
itary service at home, this rule will be
strictly applied In pursuance. therefore,
u orders to this effect from Maj. Gen. w.
L. Sherman, commanding department
aud army o. Tenn, all officers comm and
ing distri;ts, divisions, or brigades Of this
corps, will immediately proceed to i'm
press into the service of the United States
each able bodied person liable to military
duty, as may be required to Gil up the
existing regiments and batteries to their
maximum. These persons SO levied up
on, II they enlist for three years or the
war, will be entitled to the fall benefits
pro aided BY the acts eff Congress. Each
company roll to be accompanied with re.
marks, stating their time of service, ad.
vances made by the government in clo-
thing. certificates of which will be given
them when discharged from such forced
service, the question of pay or other com
pensation to be settled by The proper au-
'iiorities hereafter. They will be dis
charged when no other military necessity
appears for their enforced services.
fourth-Senior surgeons inspecting
prisoners viii commence inspection on the
physical capacity Of recruits.
BY order of Maj. Gen. s. A. HurIbut.
| THos. HARRIS, A. A. G.
". IL. Munroe is annouced A. A. G..
OF the post of Cairo in pursuance Of in.
structions from Major General U. S.
Grant,
A quarrel arose in the saloon Of the St
qnaries Hotel in this city last night
sohn Hitler OF the Mississippi Marine
brigade was shot by Second Lit. Greene,
OF the 58th Illinois. The ball entered
The lett breast and killed him in few
minutes. Hitler was residen. of Iowa.
Greene has been arrested aud is in con.
inement.