New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-06-23

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when we behold the sacking Of house, how sad
picture is revealed. Let tell your readers what
saw on Sunday. - .o,rrs
At Big Shanty on the Atlanta line Of rnroad STANDS
quite a notwithstanding twostoried wooden note,
which in peace times was used as the dinner STALLION a
the famshed passengers travelling rom Cha''Uhoosa'
Tenn, TO Atlanta. Ga. z-.r,,
sHEIIs FROM NORTHERN MUDNLLs IN SOUTHERN
HOTELS.
On Friday while some Of our cavalry were out on
reconnaissance, sheing tie woods one OF our sncns
passed through the part OF the hotel entering
large sleeping apartment containing some eight OF zen
bedseads and passing through the oedstead OUT OF le
south side Of the ROOM the shell burst IN the YARD AZ
this time several Rebel officers were partakng leisure
" Of a sumptuous dinner. and. without waiting LOT
orders, they changed their base tring IN the Widest
confusion. Several ladies were m the hote az inc uu
this unruy Yankee messenger entered: and one OF
them was in the room through which the shell wh1zed
on its deadly errand but fortunately the fuse was long
enough to prevent its explosion Tor several scconus
thereby saving the terrified womans lie. go
Upon the arrival Of our advance at Big Shanty THIS
hotel which quite Well furnished for this section OF
the country, was guarded The owners having aean'
doned the property the guard was relieved anQ IN less
than half an hour the rooms were filed yes. the hotel
was fairly besieged with soldiers representing every
arm Of the service with asprnkine OF negro servants
the rough crowd oil intent upon getting " something
good 10 eat while another portion were bent upon mis-
chief In company with Earpers Special Artist,
stepped inside TO get view Of the premises ana 70 waie
the proceedings. Such scenes as were there enacted
and such terrible realization of Pandemonum neitheI
Mr. Daviss facie pencil or this feeble pen, can bali
portray Up stairs down stairs inside. outside kucn
en-, dining room, parlor and bedroom all shared the
general tumul and not cobwebbed nook escaped over
hauling from these inquisitiye mudsills.
In the parlor was fine piano drummed and played
mon alternately with boisterous crowd Of soldiers
leaning upon it, each shouting for some PARTICULAR
expressive Of their musical tastes Give us of
Hselujah," shouts one -" No that played our, sa!s
another. "Play Rally Round the Flag "Pshaw
give US Jig and thus II went perfect jargon OF SOUND
filing the apartment while in one corner OF the room
two soldiers at work winding up and causing an
old clock to strike Look into the entry With me and
see the scrambing Of fifty soldiers barrel OF -four
and barrel of sugar and molasses while feather oeds
are torn 10 pieces One mschiev0us fellow has found
the dinner bell and yels out Fifteen minutes LOT uih'
ner." Another has discovered string Of COW bells
and strives 70 drown the nharronious SOUNDS
Of his rivals
the blowing Of horns the rafting Of dishes the ringing
Of COW and dinner bells, the CHATTER OF sewing
machine and the wrangling Of soldiers over the spos
the was appalled, and deafened furniture, bedding
wearing apparel hoop skirts and bonnots were throw
together IN promscu0us heaps with A sorts OF dlrty
rubbish For better description the reader is referred
10 Mr. Theodore Davis's excellent sketch. which will
shortly appear in Harrs Weekly Illustrating this RAD
upon the Zig Shanty Hotel
roRPEDO8 ON THE RAILRoAD-MEN cAPIURED'
presume the particulars Of the disaster upon the
military road running between this point and Nash
vile. Tom. which occurred last Thursday near Cni
houn Station, Ga, have reached you For lear you
may not have hoard OF this latest Rebel invention,
rive you the details train was on Its way 10 Mash
vile consisting OF locomotive and IL or 10 empty oars
Tho gucrrill.s had placed torpedo on the uacs'
which exploded. damaging the locomotive and CON.
eely destroying six Of the box cars, which aervsrd
took fire. Twelve men, employed by the Government
in the repairing and construction Of the southern MIL
tary telegraph lines captured while OH this tram
Fortunately they were In one OF the rear cars and 10
this lucky circumstance alone they owe the preservation
OF their lives
| PAISx ALARM IN CAMP-sILKSCE EEIGNs.s
Last night we had big scare" one Of tie most
unpleasant sensations Of the present campaign. Al
midnight while the ebon canopy above Us sent down
its delugng torrents, and the wind howIsd Hereby
through The dense woods there rushing OF mounted
orderles their horses splashing through the oeop
mud dashing 10 Gen. McPhersons headquarters, with
news that the enemy threatening An assault upon
our Jeff Horses were quickly saddlod aide-de-camps
were unosremonOusly aroused frOm their damp couohes
to gaop TO the front In the midst OF the drenching rain
Everything was speedily prepared 10 welcome with
ell The honors Of war the chiyalry should they de-
eide to call upon In an hour or two the usual quiet
ness that had porvaded our lines was restored and
with deep mprecations, and tho londest OF " Yankee
anathonns upon the heads Of Rebels In general and
Joe Johnston in particular, tho fys were again he(
r with drowsy officers.
YRAR OF SICKNESS AMONG OUR soLDIEEs
Surgeons predict unusual amount Of sickness
among troops if heated term follows this remark
+ able long spell Of cold rainy weather Many OF ou
brave have nothing to protect them from the in
which, during such storms as we have experienced
since the LIST Of June. afford little or no protection
Can our nation ever repay the debt Of gratitude due
these gallant heroes who manfUy face death and court
danger nations lbertiesi How checrially
they submit ~ these priyatiOns lnnumorabe pains
and hsrdships endured, but not ono complaints no re
grets but firm determination 70 conquer or die. ii
you would behold the Quinteesence Of herois witness
the conduct Of our priyates on an arduous campaign
like those now in progress IN Virginia and Georgia
1 Well may we say,
i They've mustered In their simple dTess
| For wrongs to seek stern redress
Torisht those wrongs, come veal or woe,
Topensh-or oercoIne the foe