, 1864-12-21

(From our Special Correspondent
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. u, 1881
ARRIVAL OF GEN. DANA.
Since I last wrote you Gen. Washburn has
left US and Gen. Dana has assumed command,
Gen. Dana has thus far madc very faTorable
impression On many Of our best citizens, who
haye called on him for the purpose Of well
coming him TO Memphis.
TRADE RESTRICTIONS.
The mercantile community we're appEehen~
siye that more vigorous restrictions would be
imposed On trade than had hitherto been the
case, and that military considerations, rather
than the material interests Of Memphis would
be regarded but no changes In trade scgu1a~
tions have Jet been made, nor arc they likely
to be for some time. There has beena report
for the last week that our army lines were
about being opened for the bringing in Of pro-
dpce g7own In the fnsurrectionary districts,
and taking out Of plantation supplies but 1t
is your correspondents impression that the
military authorities and agents Of the Treasu-
RI Department hayu concluded that the mat
ter had better be postponed until action has
been taken By Congress, which will deter
mine hoE and under what regulations trade
VII! oe pe1matlea;
II "as SUPPOSED a q "onen oms'z VI t~o aSo tnat
million dollars to her monthly trade, but the
sersistcnt efforts of Gen. G. G. Wnshburn an,
cpecial agent ToTncny have, for the present
allied 10 secure this most desirable and need
ful object.
W.
We nave Iece1tly 4aa !, ,meet1ng mere 70
elect delegntes nom nest tennessee to ne
peumlna1y Sta1 Gon!enuon, whose nom1-
M! o?]cct ls tne seleSLion .! ae!esaes 10 oe
t. voteo 1o1 ~ 1nG peopie, % Attena NE conVen-
Ts, re.i ohia<+ ~ the 1r1;,ninor
il neri1ars a. much 10 indicatea nrrfercnce
Eor the military Governor who shall snccerd
Eove, mn :Tohnson as snytbfnr eIse.
1ha 1nrol nennle hpre a maturity of then,
nrcfer Pnrson BroTn1oE. int Mr. Wisneran3
6nd M Mavnard rave both manv fr;erde
ar,onn re The conrcnt;on mat re1ar1od ~ to
faxa1 n.soint;ons Int exnressed m nrsfer.
o,;ca car n5ts,ar ~ thn .,rntlernen f'~-o
'o' 1870 eN
Ah' ChAsE foeot-Ah In aEafA!s'
The news Of the appointment Of Mr. Chase
as Chief Justice Was received here By loyal
people Win nearly eai'siacu9n. !nc s1eat
ooa, ~ r;Ho;2as .ao ~ ~ - nt;an - ~ ~
80 -. s-;,;n.' ~,
min1sLIaItGn, anu .ss1'a ~, "!an eueEatlon .a Msn
l. H. META : ttn% nj H..
out lAea 81 l at ae ts ~ esn" ~ 20 .es; 1ute
~ 'ea' u'@. ~ ara. ~ 1par % 4o'1''s "e'e'
A -
Inc paid guards 81 INC mtnth afmorfes
went IN duiy tor ne hrst lime on fr1day
last. as Mentloned IN u previous letief, Inc
1cm, and defending the property o. the GILL
zens Of Memphis, has been imposed On work
ing men, Ns:-aio ~ pfesecn1 = " pussu"
% 49, ~, ,,,csat ~ % nS on1 NJ ~
1';s;,,., ~. stend o1,nrS ~ ~.
~. ,f;.ra ia r,nr ana a. NJ the - ,n;f;sh,,
80, .ha;r r,ns+ nnarn,,a t1nt;as II. {. -
.u4l 1er4l5 *Iat 1n;1;t"~r ;nrest;So+,on ~ ~
apa.,,+;nn cases nav hc ca,1cd for r so thc1c
80. r. sn,anwhat ri! a sir hare n mo nf
t,,,r s,,,c,..,n,;,e esto5iz zhmcnts wbe1e thcrc
~ ~ s;r4s.n rnn|orccs and Ssh;rh Is ciosci
~ ~ occas;on ~ Militia dr;,1a ~ rai1es r.
~ ~ rss os..a1:on y. ut.. ~ 10 pa,n 49,,
Ea1.a;,,aa ~ e; a1p+e54;or, f..1, n,;1;+so 90. ~
e;an a,H =, onnthar caee rhara a1orsn cierre
s. ua - +o., - sa;a -. Ia e-o,o,,t AZ
f.ia t fnon - ~. ~ ;,ara
are 'allls en'nsu " lnsi1 IT,. eaepatuu - F'
o. daEesay theS are. ont ~ Ine nrst oiasn,
does II not aook talnef surlH1slhs
AMATEUR TuEATn1cA1s IN MEMPHIS.
Asan illustration of the fustuess Of our
citI r. nav mention 1hr foct that a weak
oc1 nm arnafcnr I1raInatic assoclation. called
f1e 4theneum snl,ordinate to thc Iibrarr
asson;a .;nn wss fnr7ned and has o1neai1v nrsr
went tr.f,.e hundred dollars in iis treasury.
II ,,rn,nscd at fsrst occasjonsIlr i,irjntr halls
~ thcatres hrt fin;,;nt- that exnrhitanf ratcs
Sxou]d t,r chor1cd ran:-in~ from one hundred
to two hundred and titty dollars Der night,
the managers, Of whom probable the most Ct
1cient is H. NJ. Loe1renstein, Esq, have de-
teinincd to build hall for their Own use.
MILITARY RUMoas.
rt,s rrdoretooa that Con 1ooan ;s IN he
,,occ5 hore snhnrd;nate to Gen' Dana Int
~ tta-r i ,,rnheh1r 7v;,hnnt fnnn1,at;,n
WIrthe, ~ f3cn ERuckia1a viii rc:ain his nres.
~ Gae;t;on r. soma t;na rct ~ @ ~ + 20
r,pd Tne ps1u Law ~; i, fsv weets Il a,torc,her
ip,si.n,,,,, n mor hara ,.rof,ss;nro7 hns;s
ness 10 sete y noe peo ,;n,' H. us ds slase ~
ti,e ~ tne o1ea+aa hnt SonsSe' ~ "AA@A ~ "@7 -
c! undees+ood That con. tr,crso, MIL
o;,ho. - ha ea,,t ~ EcsL,;fia 1j:f fs;s cnm1nand
e..as! ~ a. - otf"r oo,,r'. dntr IN onnn-;3
o1oa 1,;s ,crnes, f;,n ETiorson is 1fvc
-na,, nn;i ;s orx,nUs r. h. 1nore actively em-
11nxs.d !, 1i,e sun1,ression If the rehs11fon
As he stands ycry hieh in ayor with the mill
tarv euthorities. his wislcs Will doubtless be
fay5r;biy rccnrded.
II is hoped by our people here that, simul-
fartc,.s with tile lc.cat If Hood ut Nashville.
so:9c yt.;rt Will be made at this point to cut
III lis retreat, Ls the destruction Of The 1.ll-