The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-04-09
LATE NEWS.


Col. Hawkins 9th Tennessee) cavalry,
and captured by Forrest, lately at Union
City, have made their escape. Lieut.
Bradford, who escaped from Libby Pris-
on with Col Straight, was among the
lucky ones as well as Lieut.. Hawkins,
son of Col Hawkins, and Lieuts Nor
gan and Gray.
The Navy Department has received in
formation Of the capture, by the Steam
er HoneysuckIe, of the sloop Florida, on
| the Goth of March. with cargo of pow
der, shot, hats and coffee. She was from
Havana, and her captain said she was
bound TO no particular port.
A letter from Shubuta, Miss, in the
Mobile Register, says that Col Maury
has hung 3 number of loyalists there;
also, that .'the Colonel has issued an am
nesty proclamation, giving three days to
report, and after that-the halter indis-
criminately."
/ The pirate Alabama was at the Cape
of Good Hope February 10, with thirty
of the crew sick of yellow fever
Everything is quiet at Charlestown,
the scene Of the late Copperhead out
break. The insurgent are not congregat-
ed in camp, as was reported, but are
scattered in small squads of two or three.
O'Hair has not been heard from, and it
is supposed ne has left that part Of the
country. Eighteen of the prisoners
have been sent to Springfield under
| guard Of the Odd regiment V. r. c., and
the the remainder have been liberated,
no evidence having been found against
them.
Secretary Chase has authorized all
! National Banks to receive Subscriptions
for the 1910 loan and also to become
depositaries for moneys paid as com
mutation under the draft.
Congress is asked to appropriate $780,
900 to purchase agricultural implements
for the Navajo Indians, who have at last
surrendered to Kit Carson after many
years Of hostility.
Grierson had fight with Forrest near
Somerville on Tuesday, but not being
strong enough for the rebels, was com
PEELED to fail back. He expected to re
new the attack yesterday.
A boiler explosion in foundry engag
ed on Government work in Philadelphia.
on the 9th, killed seven persons and
wounded thirty. Seven hundred men
are temporarily thrown out of employ
7 II, ~
eminent steamers will be much delayed.
Lee is erecting strong Notifications
on Clark's Mountain, opposite Mitchelrs
! Station, on the south side of the Rapi-
| dan.
It is believed that by this time, the
forces of Gen. Banks have taken Shreve-
port the rebel headquarters in Louisiana.
| On the 21st ult. Gen. Mower, with three
or four brigades of troops surprised the
enemy at Bayou Rapids & Henderson's
Hill, "a miles from Alexandria, capturing
go prisoners, including 20 commits
stoned officers, one full battery, Edgars
Texas Artillery, consisting of 26-pound
and two - pound howitzers, $50 horses
embracing So well csparisoned artillery
horses These are all now under guard
of loyal colored soldiers.
But little reliable news has been re-
ceived Of Forests whereabouts. 1t is
thought however that he will be inter
cepted and harassed on his retreat.
The ringleaders Of the Copperhead ri
oters in Coles Co. Ill, are safe in prison.
No news Of importance from the Ar
veterans are returning by thousands daily.
The Potomac Army is now about re-
organized, but will be mud bound for
some weeks on account of great rains re-
Gently fallen.
The National Bank billswas laid On tAs table
in che House, on tho 9th by two-thirds vote.
It had received about sixty amendments. which
it, friends claim destroyed all its vitality.
The Committee of Ways and Means were
willing to adopt al but two Of these amend
msnts, but when Mr.. SrKvKNs offered q substi-
tute differing from the amended bill only in the
following particulars, viz: restoring the uniform
rate Of per cent interest leaving it under
National. and not State legislation. and emitting
the section leaving the capital stock of the
institutions to be taxed for State and municipal
purposes the bill was summarily disposed Of
~ above stated. Our Washington special says
that while many of the amendments were
carried by few Administration men uniting
with the Democrats the final defeat Of the bill
was effected BY its friends. who preferred it, de-
feat to the excsion Of its salient points. new
bill will probably Be introduced.
CAIRO, APRIL 6.
The steamer j. H. Russell. from Vicks-
burg to New Orleans on the 9th ult-,
took FIRE from sparks out Of torches, and
was soon enveloped in flames. The
passengers and crew had barely time to
escape. The loss is $50, 900. No in
surance. Seven hundred bales of cotton
were destroyed: also dispatches from
General Lee (Union) to headquarters
Two hundred and forty-one rebel
prisoners from La Crescent. Arkansas,
and Texas arrived in New Orleans from
Alexandria, on the 18th ult. in charge
of Captain Bush, 95th Illinois.