Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1864-12-03


deny the reported evacuation and burning
OF Atlanta, aud the destruction Of CAaita.
naoga, Atlanta railroad aud Hood march
ing on.Chatfanooga.
NEW York, Nov. S--!The IIerAld's Mar.
iinsburg correspondent SAYS; Gen. sheri.
dan, accompanied BIZ Col Comstoek, OF Gen.
Grant STAFF Capt 7, W, Moore and Others
While on visit 20 Winchester, were sudden.
~ taken with symptoms of poisoning from
corrosive suhlimalo, The most ready anti
dnics were administered, aud az last ac-
couuIs they were doing Well, though NJ que
tune ihvlr eases were almost hopeless, The
pi'on is supposed to have been contained
Ia some cheese, of which ali had partaken
freely.
TuEoNTo, Nov. S.-Startling development
In regard 10 u secret reasonable body Of the
feninn brotherhood ARE being made in this
city. Srcrctrd arms have been found, aud
the leaders in the conspiracy ar" being ~.
rested. There is existing "a painful feeling
OF insecurity.
SABINE Pass, NOV. 2lsl 1864.
Fin. NFws-For tho information OF the
friends OF the members OIL Speights aud
Cr ihns Battalion, brig leave 10 make
v
laui OF Sprighi', Battalion, tc-wit; Cap
tins Mat,lls GIBBS, o lryuns, Duncpu's,
Gentry aud ,a.onnrls; aud iru compa-
mes Of driliin battalion, to.wlt; Captlns
Eyaus, becgnn 5, Carson snnd Given : were
cons Ii lated on the 2Oth lust, aud nov con-
mute Sprights Regiment Of Infantry
Tue following he Field aud STAFF OF the new
Regiment:
Colonel ). W. Spcight, Lieut. Crl. W. II.
GIilhu; Major +. G. McReyuolds; Dr.. John
4, BarIoh surgeon; Jehn +. johnson Adiu-
tnut; i. D. Trowcll Ensign. The Quarter
master aud Assisiuu, Surgeon have not yet
been announced. The Regiment numbers
thousand aud twenly men, we'll disciplined
aud thoroughly Injured 10 cump'lite, The most
Of them having hren in the service from the
beginning O, rhe war. SpeightS Battalion
manned Inc "Alagrulcr Cotton Clads, that
''run down andcnplwed, o sea, the "Morn-
ing light and Velocity jnuHrr 23d,
! g.; Seryeh through the cam paigu in Lou
isiHna in 1853, with the amcnJed Green,
participating in tho tights Of the campnign,
conspicuous among which WAS the baltle of
ForlocAe which resulted in q glorious vic
tory, but with severe cost TO the Battalion,
il ha ing lost one seventh of its Numbers;
killed and wounded, Griftins Battalion
has been kept in the State, and has cense-
qucntly, had no opportunity to show its
proves iran active CAMPAIGN, but it has
won for itself golden opinions ut home
having galluntly participated in the battle
Of Galveston, and in conjunction with
Spaigh IS Battalion achieved the 4ignal VIC
tory NJ CaIcnsicu Pass in May last.
r,1 N II, 4 r In
regiment. does MOI profess TO be West
Pointer, but he is every inch soldier Of
uphinching bravery thoroughly acquainted
with every department. of The army, Of un-
firing energy aud industry, and, by hiseven
temper aud genial manners secures the re-
spect and esteem Of all who come in contact
with him.
Lieutenant. Colonel Griffin is q soldier by
profession. having received thorough mil
i'aty education. and having shown his abil-
ity to command in the well planned and
successfully loughr battle of Cnlcasieu Pass.
Major Nci,cynolds is gentleman of un-
bemishel character, fine military attain
mchts, and il every way suited to the posi-
ton he occupies.
There is one thing true Of The Field and
Staff of this Regiment, that would be glad
TO know to be true of the Field and STAFF #
every Regiment in the service, aud thai is,
there is not drunkard OF gambler among
them.
Whilst both of the old Battalions are
proud of their well ca ned fame. neither
feels TINT its reputation is furnished by a
union with the other--tle consolidation be-
ing entirely agreeable TO the men of both
commands.
Lately we have had larger number of
Blockaders off the Pass than usual A few
days ago there were eleven vessels. To-day
however, there were ouly six.
The Houston Telegraph has received papers from
Fast of the Mississippi Of the End November, from
which it makes extracts. We copy the fsll'v-
ing;