Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28
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kreIn the memphis B0iisti1.l
NEw YORK Ja1uEyy 5-rhe Hsyala's correspond
enes mem Key West By the stesuler BaGkEtcnss state
hat naval operations on the ccms Of FloriSA are AZ
/ i've aud suecgasf1l
In extensive salt work of Inc nsbela was dcsgsoYe
On 81. AndrsH'r bay. ard st. AIdrsws city vas lov
slsd 70 te ground by the bf the steamers Rest
less and BlOomer The SALT wohs destroyed were vsl
/ ned a S300o0Q.
NEW YoRE, January The FrtBase . washington
special says that haoren BuIEide. who 3 now here
has at she earnest solicitation Oh tho President wiiA
drawn IFS resignation It's mott nprobable thai hs vi
be gned to the command Of the department. q 81
| Chic.
kajor Gen. sioueman has been relieved gan III
command Of the cavalry bureau and assigned 70 fuiJ
chief Of sEvalr at She West yhither lie Pr eesas
The Tri5aas voaoles for the yenunoasss of The fol
lowing letter which niaates lat he city Of OhsEiHs
ton Is miuea with powder
CH4aEEsros November 1868.
DEAR Cousin Fred haE cam ented last to let nj
come 20 Msoon so YOU NAV expect Ine o very few
dsys The othor day q Eank Sc shell e1piUdsd just
around the frsr our home tearing building 70
pieces and setting two others hre. Nobody was IN.
jared all the buildings we're Vacated soals weeks
sgo. 90 not believe there two hundred Lsdias IN
town who able 20 get away bat Fred deelS1d rys
seoud not esVe wke we had roof over rsi hui rev
that he the danger are 10 he Is glad 30 hurry
Of Most q the families have gone 70 = 'rehestsr,
Sum1erFille COM ahee, snd even Watsrhoto and
every house il hese places Is crowded. Nearly every
rol Is filed with beds aud ovry ssd hiss 70 Eecoal-
nodaie three or f5HB persons. 50 mach for war But
would willingly live In sly tho remainder Of my
city. The majority Of our pe0 pie hsys left their far
nture ia their houses expecting IN few weeks TO rs-
turn 70 them but Of course hey know that II the
Ysnk take the city, their be uses and furniture viii
all be destroyed. Genaral Bsanregsrd caused nforna
tinn 10 reach sl that u he anss Is impossible 70 held
the city. be viii leave a. a MAST Of rnns
No one viii complain Of tsis AZ they know the bar
bErAns have zpForn 30 ceSro. every Yestige cf the
secession nest they teke ii. II they should aver
enter on homes may God have mercy on them. for
can't II they ever enter the city you wiIi hear Of
Sue greRteal earthquake ever 'auEed By haman agsn-
cy Il will be consolation, Lsuiss, TOR you 20 know
that should the Fan0Hls ret here they viii never
be able 10 resoh Mae9n.
General BsAHregsra IS confident they can never get
taR miles beyond tie ciy IN airy drcstion but be
fully confident hey never CONS.
Il is mournfui So 90 ihrough cur Streets sI!ve
with beauty End fsshion, snd thom entirely de-
serted, with the e1cegt!on OF How and then OF
colored people, or sqnalld lish Woman; but TO
see You so sOoH ~ not write long letter Fred
sends his love but says be Will not write until dppirE
his pen In Yaukes carcass he san write with red
Nrv YORK January 6.-Fse BsralGs army Of the
Potomac dispatch Of the 9Th, suyg there viii be rs
much or more excitement during the ensuing TIRES
or fsHr months As wili1 auy ether department.
NEW YORK, January IA letter from Harpers Fer
ry states that Coles Mary nj esysry have with
seriaas disaster, ffiy lts out Of seventy I've men
being either killed cspturd RsefoItovn Ylr-
ginis where they encountered an overwhelming lores
Of rebslH,
From Washinziou.
WAzHIEGTeN. Jan. "A dip tch rscsiye7 here
from reliable ststes that The rebel Gen Early
with Eve brgRdas Of Ewsls corps, perhaps 5oo0 men
n ALL be sides The forces Of IabOden McMles and other
rebel leaders and also Fizaiigh Lees cavalry, in
the Shenandoah valley, and west OF Il toward Peiers.
Big Con. sullivan and ,4su. Ayerili, under com.
msnd Of General Kelly ara ali in good free and wae
His understood to bs dsalit,Iy arranged that Ger
R-scorns is 20 take tbs place Of Cen Schefeld in the
Departments Of ths MI souri,.
Year honorable boiy apprbEsd, December %, 1858
the paying Of bsuniigs 70 veteran Yoianrsrz AZ now
praciised by the War Department, the extent Of
S3G each ease. prohibited sfer the Ssh d&y OF the
communication from the Ss seret4ry of War, aecoups-
MED By one from tha Proyos Marshal General to him
both relating the sChieet insntoHed above earn.
estiy recommend that She laE be modified as TO al-
lew boun'ieE 20 be pail lsy are, ~ least untll
the ensuing hrst day e February. not without
anxiety lest appear 70 be impertunae In thus recall
Ing your attention subig ct upon which You have 50
recently acted, and nothing but deep conviction that
the public interest demands il con induce me 10 neur
the hazard Of being misundaEftood On his pant
The executive approval Was given by . tire reso.
luton mentioned, and i is now by closer attention
fuller knowledge Of fe,E thai feel constrained
to recommend reconsideration Of the subiset
AsRAHAA LIEeoLN
WAsHmGroS, January THE Secretary Of War,
ia a lstter accompanying the message, ssYs one
doubt the necessity increasing the military
force for tie speedy iermtlon Of the rebellion and
although much difference OF opinion IN respect
the system Of raising trotps by volunteers snd iho
paYDsnt OF 6ountes, aud tue system Of raising si
equate foiss By draft yet two things certain;
lst. That whatever may b TIE weight Of argument,
s intusuee OF indYidu1I 0pini0n, large portion
Of the cope every stale prefer the methrd Of cen.
ribu buiing sheir proportion Of the military force by
bounty 70 volunteers, rather han by draft
2d. Ihsf veteran soldiers, wh0 have become Injured
20 tbs service, when paid te bounty, constitute
eh6seer force thRn rnVT reeruiis drafted men,
without bounty
WksHIEsToS, January iL-Maior q rxrd cavalry
officer Ct the Southwest replaces 8tonem8n here.
Lieut,go. ESIn has baes made chief asvRlry officer
Of the esvslry bureau, vcil SaWtelie
Fhs Times special sHys Not less than twenty-five
different propoFtonsto amend lie eOnscrpiien law
vera snsmitfed in ihe Semitic today The bill before
its military committee bias he approval Of The Secretary
Of War ana Provost Maitha General II viii retain
ihs $500 clause and reqaess that the cOnscripts shall
be responsible for hB suotitutes service and fitness
for duiy.
assigned the Departments Of Missouri. and says be
will nos be.
The WOrlfs correspondent, who is with Ire army
Of the Potomac writes th Meade reurss 70 his former
camaand.
There iE reanon TO bslie4e that Eary's movement in
te Shenandosh sh valley s for other purpose than to
protect that section, ami tho railroad south OF that
psiut from cavalry riids Esrly has none Of his
division, but has been furnished with brigade
om sash OF thu divisonI OF Ewps eorpE for the buT
pose 0f leading TO wrong conclusions from the
ports 0f rebel pris0nerE ind deserier No apprehen
sl0ns now tet Coueetnng tEe operations OF EaEly
IN that region.
and Msans had he uava. appropriation bill under
siderati0n day and examined Smith, chief Of che
! B. tf.fln reUaff
to appropriations for bis branch Of the service. mr
Lsnthsll, Of bureau Of construction. hss been sum
mond 70 appear before them, also MI sherwood en-
gineer, IN chief command They Ere getting hold o.
some important facts nect ed with the naval servics
Il has leaked tst eBezl reports rut the Unan os
Il Killed wounded and missing Chnnceilorzviile q
| the appalling figures q 2se0.
The Forlds ChattEDiioga correspondent Of tHe 29tl
ul says Tie rebel Wheeler with large fQros Of cav
airy attacked train saptursd Il for few momsn s
bt The {fh Ohio and g IN Missouri mounted infantry
up and dispersed he rebel forces, rseapurlnB th
| trair and taking over 2l0 pritorers
WasHINsreS, Jsnasry z. in the House, gr Wilson
introduced Il fer the consolidation Of States ef th
lifted giaes. It wss refeTed % tho judiciary oOn
mittae,
ment Of postage accommodations from soldiers ali
sooetlos. Referred 20 Post Office Commites.
Mr. Blair of Missouri, offered a rssoaton, whichiie
over directing he SeTetAry Of the Treasury TO sscel
tain and report ths amount of debt incurred By n
several States to suppress iugurrec0n dacisRlng
he Judgment Of the Housa that sl guch debts sheuld a
imately be liquidaied By the general government
Mr. Rogers offered aresolutan declaring for vigoE
oue prosecution Of tht war, but at the time sEk
consistent with honor aud most earnestly res soulnene
ing he coOperAiiun cf The President and Senate
sending eommissionsrs to Richmond IN order that 10
war may be brought 90 an honorable cioso On motto
Of hr Stephens she bli lsid on hs table by o'
The Hsuss then want into eomnlttss Of the ghol
on ths conaular snd diplomatic apprc cpTiation bill
Mr. schoded oiieTrd resolution, which lies over, r
ouestlng the Secretary Of the Treasury to inform Il
limited stRlss treasury notes due August 1qh aud 0
/ fobsn Ia 1864 will be rspsid m Of the Uniie
states also whether any additional lsgs alton Is neee
sarv 10 have the interest and principal Of tie ten
yesr bonds uio which the 80 Betea are eenvortoi
pavsbla In coin.
The consular and dipiORatie appropriation Dill "
= missed when tho House adjourned until Monday.
Mr FaldWin, Of Massachusetts, offered a preanaOi
satna fsrth that Organised reason, having iis hea
quarter al Riehmand exists n violation Of tho B0us
tutau and has H04Aim 20 be treated otlerwss tnEn
| An outlaw Thcrefors, DO e
Rssolosd That say preposiilcn or negotiation vi
the n bells ought TO be setsd Without hesitation
! delay.
w4ssrasToH, January SIN the Senate, Mr. Dix
presented mem msrisl from ministers Of the gosl
asking when drafted, thai they be employed ha ene
lanl In hosPtals =,
y Hiisou preieuied rStlfion OF Col ". ". q
i,sos rrayi9g f5r infariaalieB as TO the gay OF e
ored troops eoipBrsd with that of the Brigasrs IN
regular army, skiing Tor the sans pAy as yoie
teeTa. -. .
Mr. Grimes offste6 resolution requesting the s
q nTar fnrnfeh tha names and grades OF o