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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20
From President Lincoln.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,

WASHINGTON, May
To the Friends of Union and Liberty:
Enough is known of the army operations
within the last five days, to claim our especial
gratitude to God, while what remains undone
demands our most sincere prayers to and reli-
ance upon Him without whom all human eff
forts are in vain. recommend that all patri-
OTIS, at their homes, in their places of public
worship, and wherever they may be, unite in
common thanksgiving and prayer to Almighty
God.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20
DEATH OF GEN, OWENS.

PHILADELPHIA, May 12.-The family of Gen.
Joshua j. Owens, have received intelligence
of his death while at the head of his brigade
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20
FROM GRANTS ARMY.

The Great Battle on MOnday..At
by the Whole Army..Irhe Most Ter
rifle Contest of the War--Appalling
Losses Oh Both Sides..Rcbel Rifle.
Pits Carried by StOrnl--Several Gem
erals Killed..Lee Short of RatiOns
$1,000 Rebel Prisoners Captured.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20
EVENING REPORT.

Confirm alton of the VictOry.-.Dis.
patch from Gen. Ingalls.-.Gen.
Grant to the President-..Thirty
Pieces of Artillery and Between
5000 and 1000 Prisoners Can.
lured.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20

ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-05-20
Movement of TrOOps--.DismOunte
Cavalry.

(Signed)
, 1864-11-09
NEW YORK CATTLE MkBKET.

Z.
KEW Yoak. Tuesday EYentux. Nov. q. 1861.
BEEF cATTLE-The Beef Catt1e tnsrkst fcr the
week ending to-day, shows receipt for the week It
al the market places of the city, Of 1871 head and
lie stase Of trade 1t tho clote is dali with large
amount lee over uneold, and pftcea Ac lever than
yesterta3. Psices At the close a1e as follows:
PrtMe bfevts, excluding fancy. e
sHEEF-0f Sleep. we hare =, n head reported for
the teek. and ACCORDING to tho reported ss1ss OF
thetp brokers', the general average pr1ta per head
bps bccn Sd'GG1Q % per hsaa. Tha market decllaea
&c today.
HoGs-The rec.ipts Of HoRs for the weak number
81 SIS head Tho price to-day of best corn fed hogs.
per cwt live Eetfht. arg 12c, which IL kc than
yesterday. Atto1s quotation trade il dull, and the
wes1her still unfaverable, nealdes ths excitement
nbout election has lncrt a.ed the dullness.
GoLoN RQBIGsuy.
, 1864-11-09
RESULT IN CHICAGO.
PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.

Tnfs i. E.tr,a- o.a -: a., .."s 7eUz5
ehet at an eleciun in this city, We believe thfs ia
1Afger vote than that given In Cincinnati
=. We have pot ttms btfole the paper goes to p,esa
70 aad foee:hor the votes for other om:ess they
wiz be lear the truth, though in several Of The
lor PreeIdent, ~Aseps
, 1864-11-09

BuiInIo MARKET.

7 INV VR6, HuHuHf1 NOV. 8.
lhsfe having 0een 10 meeting II the gold room to-
d81 t1R1SaettanE wire quite limited and fluctuations
u price nuch less marked than urosl. The quota
titua were 2a7azl8. and }aEest siiK.
, 1864-11-09

juft the thing IN thst sma, p5rhon Of the or gtaa
south Jet urder the 6om1nton OF jet. DAVIS. hut
1t will scarcely he tolerated 80 reaf Chicago.
The Vote.
The following ia the vote, a. near Is It could b
srners1 fsndeni Turtle for his kindness In furnish
inE rctu1Is:
TIEET WALD.
, 1864-11-09
I31 II ID .

DIED.
u this cltY; Eov Eth ALFRED RUBERT. on son
oa w aIc +. n. Hetasrel. azed year, m3a;hs
Fnnssa! 70 day (Red5steay) st1c o'clock from ~
In Cir c1nrat. Fov. Tth. WA G. HoRHTs ad,,+n5
eon Of Mir. Ro cert Prnkkffop, @s 0oop'so
~. FansIal !h!s t*ednesoay] ater1oon II 4 c'clock
rem Pa State ltfeet. Fl+ands afe Invited "a ztrnH
without fufeher uotice. - 3AAs-"A
- E1ehaCAe papers pleake COPY.
, 1864-11-09

U Diseases OF the Neryoas. Sef,;ra, r,;n.r,
ard Sexual systemt. New and reliable treatm eat,
III III reports 81 Ct the Howard Association Sent By
mal IL ee3ed letter envelopes, hee Of charge, Ad.
HON No; e. South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, "a.
, 1864-11-09

ering the deterioration Of the potato plant
In England, that some edyepturous English
u an haa not been out to this region to pro.
ure stock of fresh nIantg.
, 1864-11-09
FROM SPRINGFIELD. I'LL.

Asvfew OF the CampasEa-Whae has
HeeN Accomplished In ChA0gtuC
Public Nentiment-What MAY be
lone ON the 8nh Of NoTembef-Ine
Prospect. Congressional, State, aud
National. etc,
, 1864-11-09

hosTmT MORTALITY The following il the
mortality report fer the month Of October com
piled BY Mp. Rio1dan, Assistant Health Onicer: :
6a,, 6G@.ss,rARop,s;xy aee1dsnt :; bronchitis,
1g, 1asgs, !; congestion Of bowels, / Group. IT,:
d1a'rhea .; child bisth, dis!rhes I; dpthe1ia,
ae ay;, sap s9a.opsy, = E; oyeentaFy ~; erystpe1As, I
'aamEa.lon Ct brain, 2; Inflammation Of bowels,
ifaHe fnet :, 81 Isr inam%at!on % Of stomach indanns.
braic, scEofnla, /; s1uall po1, Il stll born, s;
1ation, l; suddenly. .; suicide, j: shot, s; p
phntd fever. 20; typhus fever, g; teethicg, IL;
unknown, Is; Water on the BRAN, 8; Whoopins
Nativity Chicago, 1s8: co1ored, l.; caraaa, 1
Bohemis. England, 3 Ireland, G4; Sept and.
Germany, 81; Notwag. S. Sweden, ?; Other States.
II unknown, 3-Tota1, 80
j., AgtsLu1der i've years, 11s: I've to ten. %; ten
so fort, "a aity. y f!ty to s,xty si1ty to sey
s'iI1 nes bon, s; age Unknown, Total. a7o
Ht West Division, 1D9-Total 2.t:
, 1864-11-09

transparent Attempt Of the Tfusea To
Oele1 d The Camp douglas Tra1kOra
-1no 0cf<nse Exploded-Pse.
1uF9 Guilt Of Ibe accused
-mOfc Axfe8EA-lm-
poftAnt COnEca-
AfQQH.
, 1864-11-09

= Troublesome coughs and colds, II NEGLECT.
et,s Eec1oral Syrup wtll speedily aud etIactual!7
cure the most obstinate case. Sold Ia battles. At
t. cents and $i.25 peF bottle, at 9e and OF Lake
st1cet. GoEl-R3i3Im
, 1864-11-09
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AT AUCTION.

On Wstrs1dAy merninx, Nov sth. 1t q o,c,,cS
tnere VII he "a auction 6ls os Househom Fn,sten. =
II no. w ae9n 1ens1on seet- ans tou "a nv rrnt
nDQ1 v7A3t 1sseoasess'
, 1864-11-09
Gu1BERT d SAMPSON,
Antaoree1B. ". Is snd 4s Dearborn It
TRADK SALE VI q CRA rR8 OF CaQckK3Y,
AT ATCTYnW.

On TauRspAY. Hov; 10th. It ~ o'clock, We VIII
FIFTY CrA. Of ths beit White Gfaatte ware In al
s1s!sa 70 .9't dsa.s.s n goods ~ a nrts
etscrtnt1t- 6oods carefully packed and lhto,ad ~
nnt1y bu3efs. ssmeIe1 can ba exaplrex ri Fl "a
ncrnpE ri tht dsy Of tate. 1 e49
rosI5l: s: dILHERT i SAMPSON, Auet,-,
, 1864-11-09

Vessels Passed DeErott.
1Speclal Dispatch to tbs Chicago Tsihune.1
D1TRo1r. Tuts11y, Nov. 8, 1851,
Ur-Lccy Clark.
nowx-Narth.
WMD-Enkt.
, 1864-11-09
LOCAL MATTEEE.

81 Dr.. James. 70 celebrated throupho,t III.
uL1ted States and New Orleans for the Treatment
OF eypnils In tts var1oas ftaQes With ueutralzer
atd other private chronic diseases, ia consuted
oai!y py persons nom all part. OF the United
s.a:es and csnsda, at his rooms and ps.lora. M
Randolph street, between State and Dearb.Sn
sieets. Apply mnediateiy-there ID danger in
o6@f' 1oy9.y9i3-1t
80 TO THE REsT.-lo to Bryant & Stfattou's
Cn'caco Comm ercial College to get thorough.
Telegraph Operator. Address (eucosing etampsl
tor circulars, 0AEAST = STnATIpa. Ehlcaen Ili
, 1864-11-09
1.910es AutdonGefs 8.
GILBERT q SAMPSON

es speclal Bale OF Fine s,lYer Pl.te8 w..n AND
TAB @ Cutle:y at Auction. N ~0
On WEDNESDAY,, Nov. 9sh. At 10 o,c1or+ =, v,tl
M Mte a. ouf sae.soons e. 4s sed g DeaSbofa ss.eet,
tas anest aeso!ont nt 81 Silyerss:ed Vars evtr Of
sns rGtt{sa; Ise Pseaes, e sess Tsts 1Tsts Sets,
Cai Relle rkt ace SPOONS, Lsdle1 ey1n5 PTtchsrs
Eitn ltacdl, Butter D1thas a,oon H.idef7 Hfasfasy
aooys Eocds a:e ~ warranted TIasr orAITY1 ma
the ytry nEesL Of rcCBLx pLAr1. Also 4 snIendid
very best rakes a2d 1Iat quality. - ".'
AIso-1rede fale u * O'Clock A. ~, Of tia same
sreoss: !s dez: ,zIa @ nae Tabs md TEA FoEks: %
acE. 9ve tta ~ n6ssle CaafuE1. Tho above Eoods
Company: And are aIet quality and douol. pllted-
Ec+ ybi53s GILBEf<T BA4F3fIn AucSsfs
, 1864-11-09
mafkete ht Telegraph.

.D Paper Haneipg, Pairttcg, Calcim,ninp ani,
Glazing, Ct +. E. Rt3bS'e, s9 Randolph street.
, 1864-11-09

srAn11xa ArFRAr.-Tesserday afternoon q
quarrel occurred between a couple Of mes. whose
aames opr reporter did not learn. on North Wells
street. near Division. From words the party pro-
cttdcd 10 blows and in the ensuing seufle, oce Of
he men, sn elderly German 1iylEg on North ave-
Iue. was severely stabbed in the breast by bis op
pol cnt, who fed Immediately after the comp;s.
elen Of tie deed. The wounded man staggered ~
lar Is the drug etore on the corner Of Division
GREET In front Of which he fell In sepseles. con.
, 1864-11-09
GILBERT IL SAMPSON.
" General Aucuoaeer1. n. u h Il Ussypcru- n
lAEGE SALE or
FINE FURNITURE.
Household Goods and SeHipg Machine,
AT .AUCTIO

On FRIDAY. Nov. 1lth. st QH O'Clock. The ssso-t.
ment conb1ssof e!es ant BOOK Cases aud
T. T., HoteEo9d and 4n Waeu1 E;e9erea, Has TfceI,
AalE Clota. Aar2le Top Tables, so4as, EnsrevinEs
G. airs. elegant CnAm oe< 8ots E1ta a1d
F1eneh and Cetta9e Beet1t sd5 Bpt1ug Beds Lounges
AatHea:ss, Ken Marble Top dldeoaard IN Oak, ON.
fiater Gasts1t, Spoons Fesks - Set. 1vo.Y haa-
olte Lapls Cnt!.!X csiyats md Forks, ono WheeIer
WWon HeNtnz Mach ne, ne 7 0Hd In pe7feet ordrr
Coohrk, CHI and Pstlaf 9'oves, tcRst1er Vish =
EeltE&l a2so1tueot Of housEhold rooes. "t<A
6uBART BANP1Oy
ASFs94pet Apct1nneeta
, 1864-11-09
3k,uHt.

T ,O5T-A Black and Tan Tezriar
IL a liberal revsrd VII b p1ve, to xhoav.- -
saiIsE to % aon!h WAts: iuess- as Ys;ss:
OMsT-satu1day psf nieh:, in Tia Vi.
kate Nhot YER will Ie:u1u ia sans - 1N1 "A
no3ys73 1t w A2s4 Ally seHAa-a'
, 1864-11-09

We ri1e for he sake Of comparison, the vote in
6sing then between 7. B. Bryan, Republican, and
, 1864-11-09

TnE FEsrAS BaoTuERHoop.-TheF FenIan Dro-
thers in Chicago this morning, through thsis Gen.
ter, Mr. scarlan, delivered all the arms and amnu-
milton belonging to them tntothe hands Of Provoat
NaTthhl james for safe keeping. None OF their
arms or ammunition were found among the mate
rial connscated In Walsh'e house.
, 1864-11-09
WIT Ann WISpQN.

Be not vain Of your want of vanity.
n,a'ea Mes1t can afford to give long credit fol
gale -
An evil heart can make hell without ths
hnoWledge ard timber shouldn't be muct
used till they ore seasoned.
Watches are often stolen. Every watc{
should be kept upon Its guard,
a cunning political rope walker nay come
at,last to rope that he cant walk.
Tho man who goes for the killing Of all
dogs ia probably thief.
There is little use OF the sense of hearing
if We can't hear sense.
1e ejaculate "qod help the poor," ia one
Of the cheapest OF charities.
Forgive. 1fyouf neighbor's offanse IL rank,
don't let yours be rancor.
It is right to be contented with what va
have, but never with what we are.
The surest way OF gaining mems respect I,
to prefer your own appreciation to theirs.
Attention csn really be as little preached
or Aogged into young person Is ability.
That man Is rich Indeed in friends who can
lose two OF three and not be bankrupt.
Nothing tpt efforts after virtues we haze
" q
When man eaye, II Iwould not be egotis-
tical,' be might as well add, "if could help
II sou think that your opportunities are
not good enough, You had better improve
them. e0''
A man is badly of II, in hard winter he
has ehinks II his roof and no cbiuk In his
pocket. 40
Some persops rut great deal Of money in
stocks, who shonld be put In the stocks them
!. All our natural actions are done without
thought, and We can make breathing 5rH-
Guilty By thinking about 1t.
Events are constantly ticking pIace. and
politicians are constantly deeirou5 Of doIus
the same thing.
Why Is the letter like young lady civ.
ing away her sweetheart to anoeherS Be-
eauec 1t makes over lover.
Good manners ara part Of good moraIs, |
md IT as much your daty as yoar interest to |
Practice both. ~
Love 1g the ace Of hea>ts, and 1t trumps the
worlds Mrga, queens, knayes, dyamcnds.
nd all there's Of the pack.
The science that could teach many men To
o1get ri ould be more welcome to them than
IL The tricke-3 Of Mnemonics.
We admire to see fellow take twenty
ept cigar from hts mouth to e1umble at paY-
ng I'VE cents tor morning paper
TIE poor auther mu8t "keep the wolf
rom tie door," and be has no weapon With
Inch to confront him but his trusty steel
en-.
It mstters not how triflfDg the apec;slfty.
man only &nowssonething that nobody
se knows, the world Will respect him.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-26

GOT BACK "A colored boy named sam, but
generally called Dick, seryan. Of Mrs Cath
eriRe Alien, Of Brunswick county captured By
tae Yankee beats crew which made dash into
SailhVills shout the Ist OF March, and carried
cH Capt Kelly, General Hsbert's chief Of en-
gineeTs, EuiVed here this week from Nassau On
beard tho steamer Alice. Sam gives the follog,
ing account Of his lTip;
The Yankees carried Captain Kelly, along
with the two eoiored boys whom thsy had seized
(Sam and boy named Josh Howard, J on bosrd
The bloekadipg steamer Monticello, where they
were hept thirteen days; at the expiration Of
this time Sam was carried to Fort Norfolk Grip
Rzps) where be remained for tbgee weeks, after
Bbleh he was sent TO Camp Hamilton, near
Fortress Monroe, and kept there until the % h
ADsil, when be was turned loose and sent to
Baltimore. From his capture until his arrival
Ia Baltimore Was precisely two monEhs. He
does rot know what became Of the ether boy
after his arrival ~ Fort Norfolk Heard that
Capt Kelly ives carried 70 Point Lockout,
Mzrylsnd.
AIiyed st Baltimore, Sam, by 8 summary
process kBOWn 10 persoRs ne net with on bis
ttsge.s, transferred his allegiance to the British
CfeEn and bis birthplace to Turks Island,
i0uRd ont ,hat be bad been captured on Bfit-
ish steamer, and sought tn assistance Of the
BTilsh cossug 20 have him Eeturre9 to bis saline
home The consul Al Baltimore sent hiIn on to
Nsw Yerk, and the consul Al New York sent
him 10 Nassau en- board The schooner Mary
Harms, Captain Dsnnis. He stad ia Baltimore
cnly ono day, and IN NsT York less than q
week. Got 70 Nassau 0n ibe 25ib May, and
tcuEd one OF more parsons trom Wil4alnE4on OF
Smi.hyille, Who helped him. MaoE Hyliger
Confederate agens al Nassau gaEe permission
to Gene here and be got passage on the Alcs
Yesterday mernlng he got passport from Ii,
provost marshal and went over 70 Brunswick
10 report 70 "old Miszus - Wslniagt0s J0arAal
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-26

Loss CT GEsER AIS since the opening CT
the spring canpsign cur loss In general officers
has been grssler tbaR we have sustained in the
same length Of time siRes the war began. We
have lost Gems. MoUton and Green, in the trans
Mississippi department.; Gsn. Polk, cf the Ter
nsssee army; Gen. E~R Stuart, of tho Vir-
ginia array; sRd several others have been either
wounded or had their horses shot from under
them. Now, IN casss Of emergency, it is neces-
ssIy for our commanding generals, perhaps, TO
expose themselves, in order 70 save an important
peint; but it does not seem that they should be
reckless Of their lives when there is 50 much
6epeRding upon them. In one Of the recent
battles il Virginia, Gsn- Lee wss about to ex
pose himself 20 heavy Ere, BY leading 3 charge
IN perssD; bat that true and gsliant effeer, Gen
John B Gordon, esnghi his horse By the Feins,
and prevailed on the general to Yslire TO the
rear, while every soldier WAS exelsiming, ITO
the rear, Gen. Lse!' Gen. LIE retired, and
Gen. Gordon led thechaEge, resulting in glo-
r.Ous success
Suppose Gsu. Lse had insisted on leading that
charge, and had fallsa. would be have performed
bis dniy 70 his countTyl This is a pertinent
question, which all sur general officers should
susWef 10 the best interests of the eoHairy.
None os Us doVbt tie eoussge Of cur ofiesFs;
and il Is duty they owe to their men ana their
eo5ntTy'no 20 necessarily expose their lives
LaGraHgs Reg0TfsT.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-26
The spell. Of ,As B.nIs FIsid.

From the Richmond Ssniinell
Il vii be > isEg time, If svsr, before he trssh
viii be known, as 20 the full extent Of G,ant's
losses in the battles Of SDolisylYania Hig
mustsr-T0lls and morning reports, If fairly ksDt
and not suppressed viii hereafter tell the ssoTys
but not no7. As one Of the ciretmsianess 5yr
which sloHs We can jGdgs at present, the iol-
loving IS very striking;
The Eum6ef Of smsli arms gathered By us
from tte batls I'D of the Wilderness, is thirty
'eighs thousand. This is exclusive Of the battles
Of Sp0ttsylyanis G0aTt House. L refsrs only
TO the irst two days Of ightiDg-;be 9Th and
Sin Of Nay. Thsse arms represent fha number
Of the wounded and the dead; for most Wos1dsd
men, unless, indeed, Euuudad very slightly,
d. Io7 their guns where they leave the fght Tha
number Of guas bOrns eff By the wounded, and
the number Rot found in 80 vide battle fed.
and wilderness, are probably equal to the
number left By prisoners.
Assuming, 5isn, thirsy-sght thousand as the
number Of men VINO were wounded and slsin in
the battles Of the Wilderness, it IsmalRs 70 so
portion them between shs two opposing armies
for the guns picked up belonged to both ahzs-
Ths number Of casualties in sbOss battles Ea
asna0s accars1sly State, bus after tie heavy
AID mors prsEaeled 6gAis as Sp0lisylyania
CCurs House, Hesrs shs snsmY. a. least, suf-
isrsd tnora aeaviiy hhsn a. ths Wilderness, our
EfiAi AlaA Ok al-icA atlA rsAtAAale-4s u
zinizisg, sesarlisg 20 hs medical rspoT1s, vas
aaoQt 2 sve1 thouszad two hualzsi Adding
TO tins, tor such ag may not have bssn found AZ
rspCr.sd, and We haTo, rs hseEsi estimate.
twelve thoGsa1d If We divide this numbsr
equally between the Wldsz1a5s and SDoEtsylVs-
MA Court House, We SHALL hzve aix thousand
for the casualties Of the f0Tmer place.
If, fGr he sake Of ail5 wing liberal margin 10
our estimate, Es put ssshi ih0asasd e the num-
Der OF Coaiaderats musxsts lett on the W idsr-
ness battle gruu8d, We sbal ssh have thirty
Thousand IS the aam5eE ct Yankee masksla
which nc longer hsd msn 20 stzBd behind thsm-
II, therefore, thsre b TuSa 10 6gures. IS least
ghir thousand CT Grants soldiers Esrs killed
sr EsHndsd ia tae bzssiss Of ths WIldsrasss.
OF me slaughter s. Sp0usylvEsis G. H We
do not speak, because We have nos ths saae d.
IA rs n the esse Of t1s WLidzrnsss. But Is Is
notorious that Grant suf red even nuch more
largely on tno 10 D and l2th Ihaa he DID on ths
fin and SIKH NJ Woud-r he haE stepped
aghting and called for Es-aioresmenis Lin
soln's railroads snd steamers cannot bring wen
to Grant 20 fast a. rs can butcher them.
Another iscs Is fl0rihy Of msntiou here, as
showing that ths enemy fell chiefly BY their
own summation We are infsrmed thss in lll
the fEasl6g SPosfsylvsaia AZ average Of only
Eeq6nlaea reunds Of cur eHu ANIMATION Wsle
eIsd By cur troops. For tbs rsas lhrg we're in
dsbted TO tire supplies br0ughs On By i4sut.-
Gen U.yssss 5. GEzat
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-26
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MORNING EDITION
ATLANTA. ga.
SUNDAY koRNINs, JUNE 26. 1864.
PRESS FAGTLETIEs-TRO OF
FRE THANs-MEssEssIPP jour

PRESS FACTLErIEs-TR0gRLzs oF
FRE TxANs-MEssEssIPP JOUR
+ WAEs.
The supsrinsendest Of the Press Association
received 70 Day the following letter from one Ct
the Associates west Of the Mississippi river,
which gives & graphic picture Of the difficulties
eneeuniered IN newspaper publishing there.
Tie troubles Of or Texas fEiaaos may prove
somewhat Of balm to journalists On this side
of ths great river. Here IS the letter, which
nseds no comment:
Col ] s. Thrashsr:
Yours Of March 5th has just reached me.
Our mssns of communication sTs exceedingly
slow and uncertain
TIE press of this department is lAboripg IN
der burdens that I almost fear viii sink it. My
teIearspbiug bills amouni TO from $500 to $3.50
psr week Ny paper cssis mo from SIS to S25
per Tesn (24S36) IN specie. lam paying 81
psr 1000 ems f5I eomposisiousAnd priaisrs can
not live oa tbas The Nssss and Telegraph
hsve bcenF forced to GENE to a specie basis. bus
whether they viii be sustained By the people il
is impossible to say Jet. L was their only al
sarnaiive. Even to-day a lot Of paper is offered
ne for which S35 is demanded Reduce this "a
currency at thirtg-ive f0r one, and you viii see
the imPossibility of keeping seeounts in Con-
fsdesate notes With oar customary notation.
Ny tslsgrsphic report is, hope, short
enough today Youf complaining Of fvs to
eight cents psr word smuse5 ne pay twenty
to thirty cents for every wcrd I get from the
East, and am obliged to have nearly all tho
press kilograms sent over our wires. TIE press
east Of the river don't know anything about
burtbsnz; Ehsy are IN paradise compared with
Us here.
1 have as jet received but little intelligence
Of The meeting of the Press Association. The
Mobile papers of April S-h, lllh and 14h, are
al that havs reached nae, snd their seeOunsu
are very meager, What Is The matter that yeu
can make no arrangements with ihs Postmaster
General for line Of eouriers across the nVsr
for account Of the Press Association. 1 do not
see What hara it can possibly do the Poaf Ofies
Department.
We are ell hight here ia Texas, and tOlerably
free rom the Yankees, etc.
*Eo press report of the dsie of this letter hiss
been received.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-26
Trent,. Reach.

This section Of James river is between the
mouth Of the AppomAttox Cor City Peint and
Drewry's Bluff, ia a curve of the river to the
south side, embracing FSrrsr's island. Il is
the nearest approach OF the James river to Port
Walthall, on the AppOmAttox, the distance
across being, We suppose, about twenty miles.
This neck, between Trent's Reach and Port
WAlthall, is he entrance to peninsula Of con-
siderable extentbstween the Jsnes and tie Ap-
pomsttox rivers, ali Of which must DO held by
the enemy. It was in Trent's Reach that the
Yankees sunk i've steamers, as reported in Gen.
Lees dispatch of the I7tA- Ali Of their gun
boats snd tTAHspoFt6 are below this Reach, and
their encAmpmenis within the fork CT peninsula
formed By tbs confluence of the James and Ap-
pomAtox cannot be attacked from the river IN
I'll the Reach is passed. Il WAS doubtless an
apprehension Of an sttsck by Confederate rama
and guDbests coming dowR the James, that in-
duced the sinking of the I've steamers in Trent's
Reach. Il will be seen by a Yankee report,
which NE published short time since in this
paper, that they entertain great sppFehensions
Of the strength and number Of our vessels Of
war At Richmond. Whether their fears are
well grounded or not, we, Of course, do not
know. Il sppears from Gen. Lees dispAtch
that theig FIVE steameTs are, and with that re-
suit of their big scare we are for the prsse. it
content.