Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-04
Huron HEAD, Dec. 20. 1876
From our special Corresponds nce.

From our special Correspondence.
Huron HEAD, Dec. 20. 1868.
The following cxt,a acts are from let.
tiers to persons in the South TO friends
aud relatives at the Moth and else
where. They were struggled through
the rebel lines, and it was thought
by the writer's Of them that they would
reach their destination without coming
under the censorship Of the military
authorities here. Several are from we'll
known pcrs ,ns ia the G ,ntederacy.-
The first is f.o,n the widow Of the late
Commodore Tatnali. The second is from
the principal Of fashionable seminary,
formerly ard for many years located IN
Charleston, to a chemist doing business
on Broadway. It will be seen that they
all corroborAtc each other as to the con-
dition Of things in the rebellious States.
am indebted to Brig. Gen. T. Seymour
for the privilege Of making these extracts.
N. G.S.
FROM MRS. TATNALL.
81 hope you have received my letters
in which | begged you to have sine un-
Departments made up for Mary, and if
you have, AMI you are able to come out
to us, please stock your trunk we'll, for
we all nee our waflrobcs replen,shcd.
III. F. TATNALL."
FRCMA sCHOOLMAsrER IN COLUMBIA.
IL have removed my school for safe
tv's sake trom ChstI.s on to o, nca. Co.
lumba. thavc been dong the most
prosperous business, but the expense OF
living is such til It can barely make
the two ends meet, and have los, ali my
hard-eatned resources. II l could ca,ry
the op mon my patron have with the /
would be sure ~ do 10 New York 90
have done. Expenses are so fabulous
that | have given up my carrisgc and
horses. tea, sugar, coffee, and T. wear
homespun, aud make my own gloves
these latter cost SO pair; meat is 81
per pound, and flour $50 barrel corn
~ bushel. So you can fancy With ser.
wants wages s25 to S4Oa month, how
my income can support family. My
friend Gov. Aiken, thrice -mil,ionai.e
three years ago, IS as poor rs am nov,
and we are certainly in good company
blu, az my sole motive for remaining
was Ellen, aud it has pleased God to
take her home to Him, will not re-
main to witness the last misercs cfthis
dear country. Nv all is gone, and l am
willing to begin again. People hold on
to Charleston as it it were the heart of
the body of The Confedcracv, aud ia i,
will. | dare not express my belief, but
It 10 grounded on more than fears"
PROM A GENTLEMAN IN SAVANNAH re A
FRIEND IN NEW YORK.
~ sincerely hope that the Revolution
will not continue much longer, for feel
like one in prison, and am getting old
and rusty. May God, in bis Infinite mer.
cy, send relief to us soou, and shsw rs
wav of escape. Savannah il eull--very
little business here. Rice is % cents.
aoar $3.50 per barrel, soap so per 10.
candles 81, whisky SIS to $40 Tor com.
mon to fair, butler S. per h.. meat 81
per h., turkeys $50 per pair, moadclo,h
coat and psn'a'oons $500. My sons in.
du'ge now and then in boots at $780,, ut
cannot. These are rcalti.. nov: what
1t will end ia Ne shall see. II YOU an
ticipated such . state Of thing. Won
were wiser than /. dared never resl-
'se that such madness could sxist ON
earth IN this Christian age. We must
wait patiently TOR The end: but We both
can regret the patriotic and innocent
blood that il beiog shcd on both sides
( for our couutrv."
1soM TEE SAME TO ANOTHER.
II feel that am growing old du,;,o
these sad and uniatereslinO ,;ms..
hepes Of . speedy snd Of the war sloos
keeD mo alive. Savannah gets more ana
moee' gloomy every day, and 1 do resilv
- real etarvation and suffering IN air
- - sisssl tsya Every thing appear.
~ - eoedselisg seaisst us--universal
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