The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-12-17
The Attempt 10 Escape from DanvIuc
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COLONEL RosstER, or NEW YORK, NOT KILLED
From Ms EaNriHc Eegtttr, Dcrsmbsri2
On Saturday last, about one O'Clock in the
afternoon, the Yankee officers confined In prison
No. 2 ATTEMPTED to overpOwer the guard aud
escape from custody Eight Of these officers, at
q concerted signal, seized the two scntines on
the ground floor of the prison, and wrested their
muskets from them, al tue same time choking
them TO prevent their giving the alarm to the out
side guards. But the calls Of the sentiuels were
heard, and the officer of the day coming promptly
to the place, ordered the guards without the
prison to fire upon the Yankees, which was done
A sentinel aimed through the window Of the
prison and shot the leader Of the plot, when order
was restored.
The officer shot was a colonel Of New York
regiment, who confessed he was prime mover Of
the scheme to break prison. He is supposed to
be mOrtally wounded.
A number of the prisoners were armed with
sticks and clubs, and the wounded colonel as
sCTts, we understand, that the programme was TO
seize the muslIets at the guard-houre, Overpower
the guard, make prisoners OF the Confederate
States officers at the post and destroy the town.
Attack ON MurTreesbOrG. N. a., by Men
from Our GunbOatS i'm ChOwan River.
Ron the Richmond wig, Deeem5erH.
We learn that the enemy, some three hundred
strong, landed from their gunboats in Chowau
river, on Sunday last, and proceeded to Murfrees
boro, in Hertford county, where they destroyed
all of our commissary stores, and carried OF a
number of horses and mules.
Life In Richmond.
(Adyenisemenl nom the Richmond Enquirer, Dec. ny
NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS.
Persons visiting the city can be accommodated
with good board and comfortable rooms by APP
plying on the corner of Main and Eighth streets,
next door above the SpotswOod Hotel. Price,
twenty five dollars per day, including lodging.
single meals-Dinner, ten dollars; breakfast and
supper, eight dollars. Also q few table boardeTs
can be accommodated.
"LOVe Rules the Camp"
COLONEL MULFoRD, EXCHANGE COMMISSIONER
EXCHANGING COMPLIMENTS WITH A REBEL
LADY.
A Savannah paper contains letters from Cap
tain Hatch, the Rebel, and Colonel Muford, the
Union Exchange Commissioner, 10 young Lady
in Savannah, from which it appears that if lovers
have their troubles there are also those who, even
Dmid the scenes of war, wish them well. The
lady had sent some "verses and flowers" TO tue
object of her solictude, then @ prisoner at the
North.
This seemed like unsubstantial fare 10 hun
CRY man but it proved to him n sesame to the
comforts of home and the society of his lady
love. Colonel Milford writes to herr
The letter containing the 'verses and dowers'I 7 de-
vered In person to your frend, and not only that but
had him pa ogd ana regrned to his hoe and trust that
er that his release was the result Of letter contain
ing the flowers. ...
General Pillow shoots a Rebel Soldier
for Piilnging.
FToRl hs charleNoH Courier, December TO-
While stopping at a house near Florence, Ala,
few days ago, General Pillow was Informed by
the lady of the house that q soldier was XIII
her hogs. He immedi tey went out aud ordered
the soldier of. The latter refusing TO obey Gene
raj Pillow told him who he was, aud again orde ed
him To let the hogs alone. Determined not 10
leave without a supply of pork the soldier shot
one Of the hogs, whereupon General Pillow dew
his pistol and fired, killing him on the spot.
The IA. Int aI COOsawhatchte last Friday
General GartreII Wounded.
Dspateh 10 the Richmond WAi1
AUGUSTA, December IS. In the fight at Coo
SawHtche, Friday, Brigader General Glrtrel
was badly wounded in the side by a shell. Not
wilbstapdiDR The severe wound he remained on
the field until the fight closed He was brought
TO Augusta on Sunday.
From he Richmond Whig, Decen5erl4.
We have no report OF fight ut COosawhatchie,
on Friday last and no information of any con lict
at that point since the 3lst utimO has been
received at the War Department General Gar
trell commanded brigade of Georgia reserves
lie was representative from that State In the
last Congress.
FiRh Ting ON the Charleston and Savan-
nah Railroad on tuesday.
From hG Richmond Dispatch, Dsesm5srH.
There was a report yesterday that a fight was
going on on the Charleston and Savanulh RAil-
road, at Coosawhatchie. IL was probably correct,
and the enemy have persistenty endeaYored 10
make lodgment on this road.
bheEmRD's Army BeIOre SavauuRh-De-
hlnl thar the city IL Invested.
From he Richmond Examiner, DecemJsrM
The only definite information from Georgia is
the appearance of Sherman's army in the vicinity
of Savannah. The Yankee papers Informs us that
he had accomplished this much almost week
ago, but of course their statement was based upon
what they deemed the probabilities Of the
situation,
Up to yesterday forenoon no fighting had taken
place between Sherman's army aud the Con
fCdeTate troops in. the defense of Savannah.
General Hardee commands the latter. A con-
temporary paper speaks Of Savannah as "in-
vested" This is not the case.
Savannah is no more "invested" than Rich
mond, and we have no evidence that it stands in
the least danger either from assault or siege.
An official despatch of yesterday mentions that
Sherman had developed" his army noar the
into trenches. Savannah has a triple line OF