, 1864-03-24

with the Administration for crushing ont the
rebellion, is to be continued, provided the
Union men ey1nce sufficient interest and give
Ing Union men in tits ie county m that can be
found In the State. In one school district
every voter but one is m unconditional Union
man.
State, the present appearances are not very
unfayorablc. The wheat is much frozen out.
there may be two thirds of.nn average crop,
but probably not more. Peaches are total
failure There is singular fact connected
With the result nf the cold weather: Then
trees were affected much moro than the
. youhg!j While nearly half Of the former were
killed, the latter, III many instances, escaped
entirely. There is ane: prospect es fos
Of berries Sald other. small truita. ! The
spring Is backward and cold There has
been very little rain Of late; - ::
Political matters In. West Tennessee are as
Stunning nn pnf.yorablc turn - In the recent
election, for county Officers, it was at first
.snppoeel that the unconditional Union ticket
!Has elected, but In somc instances the cleo.
Germantown, Shelby county, several hun
dred votes were cast, where 1t Is claimed
that there fs less than fifty loyal voters. This
led to an investigation, when 1t was found
that many Of the members of q Tennessee
regiment, Which was stationed there, voted,
and none Of them were residents Of Shelby
county. :. 1t is claimed that II. the vote of
ticket fs elected. It ia unfortunate that mat.
te1s have taken 80 untaTorable O. turn at the:
:1rst election under the old order Of thIngs.l
Undoubtedly the affair will be satisfactorily
settled. The difference between. the two
parties Is understood to be in regard to
slavery, but vcry little has been said in re-
gurd to it by the obstructionists, They ap-
pear to be ashamed to say anything in de-
fence Of thing that is 80 effectuaily dead
; and buried! s:-;: !; ~. = -
~ Large numbers OF: REFUGEES continue to ar.
rive on every boat. rA{any OF them come to
our wharf in an entirely destitute; condition;
II 1t were not for the, did furnished them By
Government and private munihcence, the
casc6 OF MANY Of then; ;would be-uesperate
indeed. Some fdea may be 56btaineii of what
has been done for them from the following
order Issued by Gen. Reid and the result Of
that order:s, * ,.''..--': -, {
'A''- HEADQUARTERS Posi- OF CAmo,' y !
SPECIAL onn1n M 9s,obes s sSsh, q, lgs2
Goveinment through tic State Of % Mitpots' - and s
such other states az; he may think necessary, 10
pfosdng or dcstate ssfneees from tso 1sea seuth
rent to tits place BY the military authorities, o
xill remit tic funds ratsed by hin, weekly TO g.
sion at CAIRO, to be dleburscd By said Commission
for the purpose above mentioned, and will report
to thcee Headquarters every twenty days by letter.
and Will return IN siKty days, unless otherwise Or
81 order of Brig. Gen. Il. 7, Reld. =,
+ - ]. K1MBALL, A. 4. G.,
Tie total amonnt Of funds received under
this order is $1I Cos; expenditures. S12,592;
whole number Of refugees asslsted, 7,042.
Double this number have been supplied
with rations and transportation. When NC
compare the situation Of the South with
that OF the North at the present time, surely
no one will fail to contribute Of their aba1d-
ancc to tile aid of these victims of. tt rebel
lion.
One OF more regiments Of veterans arrive
on almost every bout from below. They are
all hearty looking fellows, and from their ax-
peraence IN campaigning, are, worth half
dozen INV recruits.
The following note was handed us By IN
officer Of the 9Th Illinois Cavalry: -
Editors Chicago Tribnne:' II
city Of its BIRTH In tie ago and worn condtion il
comca loE the purpose of meeting the niends OF da
youth, and 10 be born again as veteran regiment,
Il lct Chicago 20 strong under Col. A. @. Brack-
turns with 100 tried men, under Lieut Col il. Is.
Bnrsb, who intend offering their support to tho
old flag for second te1n Of three Tears, should
this war continue so long. These men have march-
cd and fought over ycry wide extent of country,
and lave Witnessed the workings Of the pro elaYr-
~ rebellion in l&e darkest and most hidden haupts;
but they intend continuing their efforts againat
them are wounded and wuru, bat their physlcaland
moral strength has brought them through, and atiu
enables them TO rcrsevcre in their nobfe efforts.
numbers, and renewed in strength md enthusiasm. n
OEE OF THE RE1tNEyr