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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-26
TTER LATE CANVASS IN mEmPmEs'

TIKI LATE CANVASS HN ~ EMP sAhass
The bogzs election in ldsmphis, held By order
Of ANDY JOHNSON, sngendersd no small
amount Of bitter strife between the aspirsnts
and their friends. One party, calling them
selves tke " Unconditional Union Men," vas
understood to occupy tie JOHNSON platform,
and to be unconditional submissionists. The
esll for the public meeting of this party, with
the namss appended, has appeared in our col
unns. Ire opposition styled themselves
" Union Men" and organized as supporters Of
the policy of BISCOLN's amnesty proclamation.
As q matter Of interest to refugee MemphisrS,
We publish elsewhere the call Of the latter party.
The BzLst;a was the organ CT the frst-named
organization, tbs Argus that of the latter ;
which, as wo lesrn from u Cairo dispatch, elected
is ticket By = decided msjority.
The Arggs of the 25lh ait. is HIsd with bitter
campaign arli1les. The charge is made that ths
lssders Of TIE other facii5a are in communities
ton with the guerrilla RICHARDSON wish refer
sacs to theeect on Ia ths country precincts; also
that they have 80 ganizsd with view ostensi-
BY to restore the Stats, and, as preliminary
thereto, Violently abolish slavery, heretofore
specially exempt in Tennessee from the acts Of
Congress and pToclsnsaions of the President,
bat really to promote 20 Office a faction at whose
head maEckes ANDY JOHNSON" They $40
styled "lactiOus, demagogicsl and revsnge-
fUl crew Of Old party hacks and political trick
sters," ard clearly given to understand that
they sre properly estimated We have no doubt
but lhat similar remarks were indulged In by
the other side, and if SC are wiling to vouch
both are correct. None Of them represent the
sentiments OF tbs substantial men of the Bluff
city.
So far as we have been able to ascertain tho
B%Lletias party was headed By the clique who
succesded in obtaining all the offices under the
military authorities, yel they were defeated. This
was done By tbs influence, with Mayor PARK 1t
the head, whica has herssofoTe carried the mu-
nicipsl elections. We observe his name in the
list we publish, and every MsBPhian will also
reccgEzs these Of several Of his political ieuten
ants. When they viii it they cannot be beaten.
The 1rgus laughs q! Some threats that seem
to have been made, and FrOmirrs to publish the
nsHiss Of al who dare 10 prevent iTeemen from
exercising thsis rights .: lhs ballot box" Tie
contest WIS evidently lively one throughout
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TRsRUTR OF RrnPRGr.

At q called meeting Of Atlanta Fire Company 10. 1,
held on the 24th instant tho following preamble and
rsBoluticus were unanimously adopted:
Wksrsas, Ii has pleased God 10 His Infinite Wisdam
to call from eur midst our late hoEoseIy member n
d. DOONkEi end whereas. are now assembled to
pzy to his remains the last trbats Of respect In con-
vsying his body to its last resting plscs On earth
therefors, be il
Resolved, That In the death Of T. D. Doonsn. this
company have l0si valGzbls and much sstsenlsd
member, who, by his round judgments. clear psresp.
on, and general fund Of useful kuoulsags sidsd IN
small degree to plass II ia The position i now holds
an nstitu.ion Of public seod ana by Bis kind and
csurisous manner in debate rendered hin believed y
all and An ornament to the company.
Resolved, That We deeply Sympathiss with h:s be-
reaved family In their deep grief who. at all timss.
found in him Kind and sffsctionsss husband BE-
loved and iu gent father Hhogs many virtues shine
Il pcsaIbs more brilliantly in the prfVzss relations Of
Hfe. HIs nature noble and disnifed, while at lhs
sane time his spirit was gentle and fol bsarant.
Resolved Thst in token Of respsst for the asessss5
the apparatus Of the company bs draped In ourpin,
for the space Of thirty days, and thst The raauhs,
wear the usual badge for the sane and also tb.a !,
blank page be left the record, dsdissssd 10 IA,
memory.
Resolved, That The secretary BE- Instructed q, -.
nish copy Of these resolutions TO ths fs,.il, =, -.
dessased and also have them publlshed IN a.. T.u-
IHtslligences and AsmPhis APPEAr.
ISAAC B. PILGRIM.
Secretary A. e. %. No. 1,
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ImpcFtant Grem Texas and Arkansas.
Special Dispatch to the Missouri Democrat
VAN BUHEN, February 2l.-A scout from
the Rio Gfsnde country has made his way
through Texas and Arkansas, and arrived here
to-day. Since the arrival of our forces on the
Bio Grande, the State of Tsmaulipas, Rear
Brownsville, has had five governors. Governor
Serro has lust been compelled 70 vaeate in favor
Of governor named Rnz, of the Jusrez party,
and COTtinss is now trying to force Ruiz out.
JuRrez, the President of the republic, was at
SaltillO few days ago on his way to Monte
rey. Fr m there be viii probably go to Mata-
moros, and will endeavor 30 reach Brownsville
and claim protection of the United States
forces.
Our troops are gradually extending their lines,
and the MexicaB5 appear very friendly. We
have 8 force at Indisnoa and Cavsllo.
The forces Of GJT. Ruiz, Stale of Tsmauli-
pas, and of CortiDas had lively fgh! on the
l2.h ult. Gov Ruiz notified Can. Heron,
commanding the Federal forces on the Rio
Grsnde that he could not pGo!ec! the United
States consulate, and Pierce, the consul, begged
Gen. Heron TO send force to taxa care of him.
Gen. Heron took the responsibility, and went
into MatGmoTos, while The fight vas going on,
with four companies Of troops, and moved the
consuls family 10 Brownsville, Texas, bring
log cut at the same time : 600 600 in specie,
that was deposited with tho consulate.
Our forces did not interfere with the troops of
either parry, nor did they interfere With US. The
movement may create some hubb1b, but it IS
conceded thss Gen. Hsrroa scted very properly,
Gnd thss The invasion for the purpose named
did net conflict with the neutrality laws. La
the Internal civil strife that Is now going on in
the different Stsses Of Mexico, too much pIu-
dence csnnot be exercised, bus Gen. Horror hit
The Dsil on the head when he is reported to have
said that be did not see anything wrong in
stepping IL and helping our consul out
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Esenrr Essbb,rr nt Cnmn Lee.

joel T. johnson, member of company l, I3.h
GraTgiR regiment, was robbed at Camp L3e, on
Thursdsy night, Of about S25 600 in money.
johnson Is one Of the Confederate prisoners
who returned on parole On the last Asg of truce
boat which arrived from the North. While a
prisoner he was made ward master in the Pris-
oner-ol-Usr Camp hospital, at Point Lookout,
Md, and being member in high standing of
the Masonic and ODD Fellows fTaternities was
entrusted with a largo amount of money by our
prisoners who died there belonging to those or
deIs. Many Catholics who died entrusted him
with all the money in their possession, with in
ssruetons to hand over to the bishop Of this do
cesse, whenever he was released, q sufficient
sum 10 secure the prayers Of that denomination
for their souls, and thas which was lefs RRB 70
be given 10 S.. J0seph's orphan asylum.
On Thursday Mr.. johnson attended to the
religious fesiuro Of his instructions, which oc-
cupied TOO mHch of the day to permit bim to
dispose Of sll his business, and after TeiRrning
20 camp he deposited the remaining $25, ,000, IN
his hEVeTsack, ~ the place which ne thought
lesS likely TO attract tho attention of thieves.
This he strapped tightly 10 his shoulders, and
when bed time came, went to sloep with it on.
When be aWoke yesterday morning, bo found
that the straps to his hsversaek had been cut
loOse and al the money he had placed in it
gone, together with q wallet containing some
funds Of bis own, which he bad in bis pAnta-
looms pcckets.-RiehmOnd Dispatch
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Loss AED GAIN BY THE WAR.-A eompari.
son Of the census Of 1860 and 1863 shows. that
Of the number Of slaves in the entire Ssats in
1860, only 1903 have been lost since then,
above natural propagation and other causes.
OF horses in that portion Of the S.ats under
our control, We have lost . ,20l-
In 1860, ths numbsr Of cattle returned for
taxation in tina entire Stats was 02l, 1872, OF
ninsty-ssTen for eTsTy enc hundred white per-
sons. Ia 1868. the number Of cattle within tbs
Territory, free frsm the occupation and ineur-
sions of the enemy, was 507 ,l52, to which add
per cant, the ususl Differences between the Sc
tuAl and taxable numbers, and We have 547, 724
cattis within our control in the last msnhonsd
year, which Is one hundred and I've head Of
cattle 10 every one hundred Whils Inhabitants.
The returns show an increase Of - ,336 sheep,
aud loss Of 155 go hogs in the counties and
corporations uGder cur conlTol-RiekE0TR
Wig.
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Az EFFECTUAL BLOCKADE.-Tle Richmond
EIaHaissr states tbas pretty cfFsciuAl check
has been put upon the exodus through the liRes
Of pa7hes ia the Confederacy who desire 20
gain tie heaven Of Yankee bliss beyond the
Potomae, carrying their wealth with them, by
the fate that has bsiallen so many Of tho pill
grims a. the hands Of InBcTUpulcus aSssssins
and robbers on the b0Ede-, who regard nsither
Gad nor man, but ueas Jew and gentle alike.
Several have been muTdeIed, and mere Pluad-
cred, and even Hopeful, in BuByAn's Pilgrim
Progress, would be deferred from Masking tho
journey, cuviTsued by the danger that nov be-
sells ne pa.h to tie Potomac. Il is literally
easier fol a camel to pass through the eye of q
needle, than fOr rich man to enter the king
dom Of Abraham.
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FLAG or TRUCs.-We learn that another
flag Of truce boat is expected TO arrive at City
Point, Sunday or Monday, with nsagly one thoR-
sand Confederate prisoners fer exchange, when
q pFoportionste number Of Yankees in our hands
viii be returned.
If the enemy design to continue this exchange
Of prisoners, it Is somewhat remaIkAhle, with all
their facilities for transportation that they do
not send Of least two installments Of prisoners
Dsr week, TO City Point. At the present pro-
aress, Il will require several months to comRlste
me exchange OF ali held By either side. II is
orssumed thatit is q matter over which our COM
miSriouer has no control, and the frequency Of
exchanges will be regulated By the caprice Of
The Yankee authorities. -RsehmOsd Khig.
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Freu, New OrIean.-an O&erifsrous Meet

Frsus New 0rIezns-az H O&eriferous Meet
ing.
The total number of votes registered in the
election for governor of the " Yankee State Of
Louisiana is 1880. The election of Miclrsel
Hahn has already been announced. A CORE.
spondent of tho New York TriJuHs, writing of
the Canvass, says:
The loysl Irish are determined 10 vote for him
because his name is Michael, the loyal Ger
mans will support him because his name is
Hahn, the conservatives think it prudent 10
siviSe his election because he delivered an elo-
queut little speech upon The presentation Of a
Gag 10 a company of rebel infantry before Gen.
Boller took possession Of the city, and the rsdi-
Gals are grsduHily falling into liEs becsuse be
has declared himself in favor of all the procls-
nations Of the President, and tho immediate
restoration of the State upon the ruins Of
slavery.
A meeting Of the 4" colOrod people OF the
city was held on the evening Of tho 9th ult., to
meet commissioner appointed BY Lincoln to
investigate the condition of The negroes emsnci-
patad by act Of Congress and Lincoln's procls-
nation Stress is laid Oh the fact shat It was
held In the hall whore the ordinance of secession
was drafted BY the Convention that carried the
State out of the Union. The correspondent
says:
It is no szaggsrsiion to say that more re
specsable audience, so far as external sppesran-
css were concerned, was never assembled in Nsw
Orleans. The female portion especially wele as
well dressed and looked as tidy and gonteel as
the audienco TO be found in your fashionable
churches on TIE Sabbath. Many Of the quad
ICONS and Ocoroons we're Of surprising beauty,
aad in Every line of thsir cOuntenancs express
ed intelligence, refinement and go9d breeding.
Tss white gentlemen present, who hRd spent
much time among the degraded negroes on the
sss island Of South Caroline, we're astonisEcd to
find before them sn audience so tashionRbly
dressed, so intelligent in appearance, and an
every respect so thoroughly cOmpsyetent 70 IN
deysiKnd all that should be said TO them.
A "colorsd ladies' Douglass fair was organ
ICED, ard resolutions, among others, adopted
recognizing ths services of the " illustriOus
Frederick Douglass" in the d" elevation and dis
enthrRilmsnt' Of his race that committee Of
twelve /" Gentlemen" be appointed to make all
necessary arrangements for the reception Of
Mr. Frederick Douglass" and that the invita-
ton be extended in the name Of the native
central committee, left bank Of the Mississippi
river, parish Of OileEns, and in bshslf of the
colOred population therein.'
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VOL. XIV, NO. 81
omcer., Rasious.

We haYa received several additional commu-
nicRtiens from officers, complaining bitterly OF
the great hardship Of the law lately passed BY
Congress, on the subject Of ofiesrs rati0ns.
Undoubtedly Il operates very OppTessivelY and
injaIieusiy. Desigred 70 benefit the cfieer, Il
is really a seTious injury 70 him, and must set
prejudieiaily TO the pnblie service Instead OF
allowing bin 10 buy ration lor himself and
Fatisn for his servant. at cost prices, il gives him
q ration for himself, but refuses to sell MN ons
foT his servant oZ for visitor. Thrown upoH
the market, on upon sueh market as the Vicin-
ity Of a cEmp affords, for supplies for his ser-
VEnt, he finds not only great officially and an
noyance, but slgo that tbs one ration thus
purchased costs lin much more than the two
rstions formerly did. BE cannot dismiss hia
servant and do his own cooking and grooming,
If 10 would for his time Is required By bus on
cisI duries. Ths bsrdship sDpliss to 0fhceTs Of
every grade. up to the highest, and is in the
law, and not in the construction. We trust that
our eo1gressmen viii all mako = note Of i, and
administer = remedy Immediately on their as
semblSge in May; and VIII laks better care nezt
time not to give q stone where they intend to
give bread.
Is there no way Of sfcTding relief N the
InteTvslf We earnestly commend the subject
to the Luth0riiies.-RishmOHd SsstiHsk
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For THE SCIsNTIFIC.-Mr J. T. Cooper, of
the Houston factory, writes the Macon Tels-
graph that VIXEN his establishment WAS destroy-
cd by Gre, IN November, 1862, he happened TO
have about three-fourths Of barrel of sal-sodA,
with lot of other barrels of dye stuff, in the
dys room, ali Of which were consumed to ashes,
except the barrel Of soda, and, strange to say,
theTe was not hoop or slave of the barrel sven
scoIched, although the soda seems to be bnrnOd,
as deep in the barrel ss it was examined. Mr..
Cooper calls the attention of scientific men 10
lhe laes no states.
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x We observe, in the Richmond Dispatch,
Of the 70 b, EeFs paragraph stating that the
Federal strength at Chattanooga and RpggOld
Is under 20 000 effective men This may be SO,
bus ge dislike 70 see s1ch lcose statements
placed before the public. They are calculated
to lead the public 10 believe This 70 be the full
amount Of ThonGs' strength, snd to csuse a
feeling Of dissrpcinineIt because Gen. JohL-
ston, " no, every body knows, hss much larger
force, does not gobble ihe handful up at once.
Thomas poss ibly may nave moro than
20 600 in and in front Of Chattanooga, but the
whole truth Is, he probably bas three times that
number within easy supporting distance. such,
at least is ths opinion Of cur most cautious
amy officials
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- Unques.i0Rsbly Mr.. Lincoln draws more
drafts OF aen thsn any prince, poientAte or
power that the world has ever sssn. II thsy
were all honored, or II they had been or csuid
haTo been all enfoTcsd, the North, considerable
ss its population 10, WoEald, without doubt have
been 20 a great extent dspOpUlGtsd. Every
other flag Of tIucs boat brings the news Of
fresh draft Of anything from tW0 hundred thou
sand mea up to half million. These drafts
B5mehOW are apt TO be postponed, OF if enforced
At all, fsll fer snort Of producing the number Of
men called foT. A kistoTy Of these drafting
pToelsmEtions with the stts8pi8 made to CARY
them into sffeet or to not cary than into effect
as the csse may be, would fOTa quite an anus
ing work, and would 10 doubt be read Tiih IN
terest OF sstonishment amusement or Indigua-
tioD, according to the humBr or the ciTeumsiau-
ces Of the reader. We doubt if any citizen Of
tho North will hereafter derive much pleasure
from TsTieY Of this part Of The annals Of hig
country Wilmington J0tgzGi.
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LIVERPOOL PRICEs-Ths Wilmington jour.
nal is indebted to the courtesy ef q mercantile
house there foT copies of private letters and cir
culars from Liverpool, giving the ruling rates
Of cotton, tobacco and naval stores at HAT place
on the lst and 18th Of February, 1864. a let
ter Of the 18Th says:
Cotton is steady, middling American being
now quoted al about 27d. per pound. This az
ticle seems to hold out the best prospects OF
prof. to blockade runners.
Naval stores are steady. Spirits turpsniine,
in barrels, so shillipgs per cWt. Rosin 26 shil-
liurs 70 36 shillings for fine pale.
Estimated stock of cotton in LiverpOoi:
Fsbfasry y, 1864. February 70, 1863
Arnarican-hales..... sO440 $3.50
Olbsr .,,.,.20 900 3256l0
a-
OK $50 $4,000
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Try on which We must 30 greatly rely for the
speedy extnguishment of ths national debt.
IL. The extension of suitable aid for the con-
strucsion Of railroad ACROSS the continent, for
the better union Of the Atlantic and Pacific
States, and their easier defense against possible
foreign enemies, as well as to hasten the devel-
opmsat'of the rich mining region Of the conti-
nent, which We have reason to believe is des-
tined to control the commercial values Of the
world.
In conclusion, Mr. POmsroy urged thstilthe
earnest aud loyal men of the country were work
ing and uniting upon these issues, and that we
had enough of hssissney and uncoTtGinty--5f
indecision and wrong deeision-Of eoldness and
neglect to the friends of ths Government, while
favor and kindness are metsd out to its enemies.
This appeal be said was urged by the memories
Of the past and most fearful apprehensionS Of
the future. Faith in progress and triumph of
the right must not be lett to lRnguish without
work. In the Union that is to be, liberty and
union shall be found one and forever insspaTa-
ble This is war for mankind. It has the old
battle cry of Liberty. 1t establishes freedom in
free Government, as the hope Of the world.
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IMPOsTERs-A citizen who has recently re-
turned from the up country says that great
deal Of imposition is being pTEeiiesd in Pickens
district in the country around Psndleton, Wal
hsils, and other places, by what appears to be
an organized gang Of bush1hsckeTs, hoTss
thieves, etc, passing Themselves of As MoTgEn's
men. They are committing al sorts Of dspTedA-
lions, broSking opsn meat houses, stealing NEST
and fowls and u Dhate7eT they can lay thsir hands
on, under the guise Of impTes5mRnt, with an
thoIiiy from General Morgan. They idks ths
best horses, giving in exchange their own brok-
ea doan animals. They wear no uniform, but
any who question their authority ara abused
and denounced as traitors.
Gen. Morgan, 1t viii be remembered, wrote q
letter some ZINE ago, stating that these gangs
were not Of his command, and requesting the
civil authorities te have sil such iapcstoTs Ar
rested. Our citizens IN the up country should
be put upon their guard Ckarlss.0s Courier.
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POCKETIHG THE SURPLUs.-Ye5teTdsy the
proprietor, waters and visitors ai The cafe, on
Main street. celebrated for its charges, was
astonishsd at The conduct Of q soldier who,
having called and p1id for 4 hearty meal Of sew
ersi dishes, quietly cot about packing up what
remained and storing !! away in his knspsAek.
He rolled up sundTy bits Of meat, scraps sf
bread, and particles Of butter, and concluded
by emptying the contents Of the sugu-bowi
and cTeAm-jug down bis throat. Ths proprietor
interpOsed. 1T was not customary for. The
soldier checked him. "Did I not call for these
dishes7 Aud did you not charge me fifteen
dollars for thom The surplus is mine, and is
shall serve me for an extra ration
The soldier Vas night, and We recommend his
example for adoption to all who lunch in sa-
looms. The first charge e0mpensAtss ths keep
eT, without the guest leaving behind him the
fragments, 70 be served up TO the next customer,
to be paid for a second tims.-Rishm0Hd Exam
iueT.
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For tho Memphis Appeal.
Ny HONE BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS.


I've rosmsd DER many bsauteous plain,
And elimb'd wild AlIeghsny's peaks;
I've wondered By the rolling main,
And heard the noisy seSbird's shrieks.
I've pitched my tent on Southern sand
Where The tall pines In beauty grow.
I've seen the O,d Domlal0n's isnl,
Wrapped up in her susumnal saew.
The river james, Of ancient nois;
The Cape Pears rles-emboWered food
Curved Alabama, fringed with white
On these and scores beside, I've stood.
Carolina bold. Virginia great,
And Georgia, in her manhOod's prime
AlabsmA and her sister State,
Mississippi brave, have heard my name.
There's bsauty found in al Of these,
Whsre Art and Nature have combined
The ear to ehRrr5 the eye to please
Yea in e word 10 bIen mankind.
Bat happiness I do not fnd
In rolliag food or bubbling fountain
For ssili, I Ween, that lsYsiier streams
AdOWn my home beyond the mountain.
That honei 0 how Ilong to see
Il g Il was in days Of yore.
When sll 1srs happy, all we're free
Then life was blIEs-ceIestlzl, pure.
Then fathers voice often hsArd,
Imparting wisdom to his sons;
Himself 10 Us he thus sndesred,
E'en more than had ne gave us crewns.
Ny mothers evsr.WHichfal care
Was over ne, 10th day and night,
And Oft she asked In secret prayer
That Gcd wouid lead me In the right.
Ny sisters gentle kind and true,
Seemed hEppisst when themselves denied,
And chseFfuily my pathway streW
With gifts they knew would make me glad
Blessed momsnts these, forever gone,
Bat DER their loss IIlnOs rspiue;
For He who lays each sparrow down
One day will give ne back my home.
OLEN.
a.rr1 oth Tapuaasas Ra0;p1aot uVrfrbtss prs-. Il.
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9aiIg gesppsal,
MORNING EDITION.
ATLANTA,
sATURDAY MORNING, MARCH a6, 1864
ERTHER.

We viii continue TO re,eive the present cur
reney in payment for subscriptions and ac-
counts due this ofics until the 26th inst, after
which time We win receive it only at 333 per
cent of. As this course has generally been
adopted, VIC are compelled to do so in SelEde-
fense
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BREGING THEa BAcK.-The Memphis 1F-
gas Of the 25.h nit. says: We saw on the
lsvse last evening q crowd of some two huR-
dred and fty citizens of African descent, who,
with their wives, children and goods and chat
tells, are bound down the river to work on the
leased plantations"
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~ Tbs Alexandra Journal of ths evening
Of the l2Gh says that il became necessary, on
the day before, to amputste a leg of Senator
Hicks, Of Maryland, as last sxpedient Of
saving his life. Bis disease is eEysipslas, fTem
which Modification vas about to ensus.