The New York herald., 1864-12-23
THE S CUTH.
Jon. Dav.s ia |. Bs.l way,

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Tho inal dissolution OF Je Davis and his bogus con.
fsdsraoy appears 70 be rapidly approaching The attacks
OF Sherman on Hsree OF Thomas Hood, and sf
on Iee have we'll nigh knocked all the life OF tho
rebel armies. Davis u subjected 10 person 70 fre,
quent attacks Brown, OF Georgia. vigorously attacked
him for bis usurpaons. Tho press OF tho con'sdoracy
also nduged In attacks not less vigorous. The Richmond
Examiner OF the 10Th inst. delivers few well directed
bows and with the aid OF the rebe Congressman Henry
g. Footo demolishes Jsf's reputation warrior
statesman and almost inclines TO bsevo that he
lacks common II appears that Jer. has been
suddenly attacked with neuralgia. These attacks
enough to make any body is wonder that
Je Is suffering bodily and mentally, and II will DO
prisng they do not kill him. II would be wcll;
now Is Davis best to die. He cannot pass or the
scene OF action at any future tine with moro dignity
aud for that matter hardly With loss "His life In the
and yellow lear,p and ought 10 end. He should
sct that though yesterday hs was powerful usnrper
to day he "poor, weak and despised old mar" aod
By dytng, do tho country Tho esy service in hi Powo
Partfc nj n r. or tho Fight at Kfnseom.
The Kinston correspondents OK she GoIdsb0ro 0wrral
The enemy numbered about ono Thousand, and coa-
sisted OF portions OF the One Hundred and Eighty second
~ M Ss Yor
section OF Bruce's New York light artillery, all under
command OF Lieutenant Colonel Hitchcock Of the One
within two mibs or Knstou whore they encountered
portion OF tho Third North Carolina cavalryr COM
by Lieutenant Colonel Beard, aud section OF Cummngp
Battery all commanded Ivy Lieutenant Colonel Starr
The casualties aide thsss men Of tho cavsiry
CAPTURED and ono wounded. Eess killed. Lieutenant
John B. Wooteu, Of Captain Ferris' COMPANY captured
Yankee oavairymsn, his hoEse and scco0troments,
ssd brought them u ts,.
Dcsiruction in the shenandOah Valley
s by sho oridan.
The Rockingham Register Ia Indebted 10 "a Intelligent
riepd-one OF the commissioners OF tho revenue 10 Sho-
nandosn--for tho foiowiug statement detailing the
lnago doue by the public enemy 10 part of sster
viii try and give You some idss of tho damage
done part this county by the Yankees h the OF
whole Of dis ric comprising all tho upper end OF the
county, Marrow Passage creek TO the Rockingham
county limo, and nd there have been burned Shert
daas army Two hundred and hfssen barns, eighteen
sawmis, furnace. two fOrgee, fuling mi
one cardng machine, besides number oe smaller bud
iags ssbes 60 Tho quantity os grain destroy Cd
|. inmense osonos give you any ids. oi tne amount
very large.
East Tenmoaooes - sf A D
$780, from the Bristol Register. De-. l4.J rs3l 4
Citisens direct from Knoxville SAP that heavy trains
daily from Chattanooga 10 Kn0xvsc, carrying stOrea
aad troops the atter place. 10 vnersto0d thai abe
been removed Knoxvis We pegesA 70 learn THAI se
ocs Of the Bristol Re0ser has bssa destroyed ~ The
eDemy.
Peace Resol utf0ns I'm the North Cnros
Ha lima Lsgfsha tufe. t
ID the Senn&e Wednesday Mr. PDo,'s peace pssoau-
tops laid the table by vse OF tweutp eear 70
twenty and kept thcrs, despite sdost - resur
rect them. ft & ~" !
Tusuelv InvouslOm.