Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-11

sDsslS G~ssrospOBasnss Memphis Appeal
RICHMOND. January 6, 1854.

The hrst snow storm Of the winter Is upon rs.
The sr is 6lIed with the descen1ing askes, sad
the ground Is slrssdy whitened BY them, drop
ping IS softly as s shadow, with not . move
nsnt ia the air, ell sounds muHsd and q winlTy
quietude ~thTougbous the tewn. FrOzl present
indications We shall have 3 very daP fall Of
sEoW, which in the lssi.sas 81 Richmond rs
always 8 very deep uuissBcs. sne" here does
net mean jirzIiug sleigh bells and nsTy par
lies on The road, and general enjoymlnt, as 81
tas CsrnivAl-snow. means slush and oiseom-
fqt e means izpassabls mud ~turnpikes in tho
he eeaniry, .nd unfathsmabls muddy streets
IN town-ii means suffering for th' soldiers
pnsumsnis Tor the picket guard, and rhoGns-
ssn for ths rest Of the arr. So we regard the
sesRs cut Of doors ssday with anything bsi
satisfaction The farmers say, ihsissd, that
sishs or ten inches Of snow is greatly to be de-
SIRED as . protection for the growing wheat
s~lrsas pssF7g Gus Of the ground ia spires O.
green, and somewhat pinched by the hard frssti
Of the ssssOa. If the snow falling ns his me-
NEAT should serve in This way as E blaskst fei
the crsps, undoubtedly the fact nusi be accept
"a az a grea. conservation for the inevitable in
s-oEvsnisneo and distress Ct the v.'itsien.
Congress sits the greater part Of sss that
with olsaed doors. Ths bill reported BY the
special sa1raistes ca the currency Is said to b
urdsr discussion in the House Ct Representa-
tivss, snd he senate Is eeCupisd With the mili
tAry bin. It is prsbabls that thsy viii make
taBuEa Tqsa in tho matter Of sEsuPts. The den.
tai surgeons Lave presented 4 memorial in beth
Houses, under tia patronage Of the SsrEeeE'
gsusrL Of the CoEfsdarass States, asking TIA
hey nay Be sxszptsd ss 3 clsSs. They nsJ
possibly sucseed, but tAs disposition ofCon,
grsss seems &c be 20 marrow doWR the sxsmPti
70 The smallest sgurs possible.
Ths signature of the President having beck
Amzod 70 TIA biH sbolishisg al substitutes 4
the amy, the SAM has becsme 8 law, sRd tb'
,rss1lt las been q regular exodus Of the IsrAsl
lies in svery direction. Az Broad siEess is shus
ting up is shsps and packing up its goods add
ehatssls, The roads to the PsteInaa are gaia
fnOd win Tia fugitiTss. Enormous suDs haya
bssn Psid to The drivers Of city carriages fol
transportation 20 The border. One hickman, Il
is ropsrssd, makes periodical trips to the lewsI
Rsppshanncck, receiving i've hundred dsllArl
for each p&sssRRsr. Bat not The Jews only sra
in cszmosisn. Applications are beseming mora
and rsrs numsrous at ths War Dspartnsnt for
lssvs e visit Europe, on various PTelexts Of
Government basissss, CT IL bsAltts of public
agencies, etc, etc. But the clzsy which raises
tAs IoudssF cutlery st the sbolitisn Of the sub
sfituts system, is the gamblers. All Of tbesa
gentry within the ages CT consumption have put
in substitutes. In the mBJerity Of cases they
hsvs gsArdsd against the dssertion Of thsr sub.
s-si.ziss, By getting than detailed fer some
special G9vernneni work. New that al priHei-
pals are called upon % enter lbs amy, they ara
elsnsrsHs over what is to then, Of coarse, a.
ways q painful shiBg-bAd faith. The Govern
meat hss played them false, shan who neTc.
played false to anybody. They are going to
test the lar before the courts, they say Any
sum Of money shAt Is required can be sad viii
BE- brought forward 20 t-y tbs censtitutisnaHty
Of the obRoxious law.
Two notable dsssPointnsEss were expert.
saesd yesterday The mounted Bone Gard
waited in body, with 8 band Of music, en- His
EIcsilsney Gsz. VIM. Saith, the newly installed
governor Of Virginia, to present hiEn their eom-
Pinenss and so forth. The eoRmARder made
His EIeellency 3 speech to which That bigb sR-
GER responded, concluding By aakirg them to
enter the Executive Mansion. Such an invita-
lien in Governor Lstcher's time, eszsuLs Rggsss,
always implied whisky snd witer, but under
the Few Tsgiss the thirsty defenders Of the city
were greeted With snly shaas " !hs GsverncEs
hard Some Thought Gsa. Smith wasting il
hospitality, vhils others Of the j~sdicirus sort
commended him for dscouf iruisg . custom
"mors hcEOrsd in tie breach thaa The Sd
ssrvsHee."
The o'h-r disappointment was : wider one.
About mid-dsy 3 telegram was Teos;ge5 Iem
Danville announcing chat Ger John Morgan
was Setsnsd IN that town b ths serious illness
Of his wife, aud would nst, therefore, .rriys in
RicsRona il the Cyesiag IS had ssen expected.
BE viii co7s tomorrow, il Me- MorSsn's con
olson will admit Of it, and vii be greeted With
77zisn as has been gfTea to 40 nan
cufng me war.
4 lsrgs number Of distinguished miliay
zen are nov ia Riosmond, among whom are
Generals Buekasr, QasrIss, Preston, KsnpeE,
H9od and Stuart. Gan. A 2. HKl has jast re-
turnsd 10 the army.
The sxehspge Of prisoners has nss yet been
rssaRsd, as We had hoped it would be. There
beer 40 Sag Of truce boat sines Jzdgs ould
REVISED ~ recognise Butler IS eoazissi9nsr.
d. Bsgby has retired hem he ssuassra LII
sTSTg Messenger, which has bssa sold 70 5 rev
sra- o. aI that As Record is 70 bscons unilsd
with the Ass. 3 rev magszins jast sseus %
eat DIXIE.
FoRF JACKsoN-Persons cut houa Kew Or
dEnng the past weak, brisg intelligence
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