Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-12
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NORTHERN AND WESTERN TTRns


LFkoM THE ARlSE EDuloK.J
NORTHERN AND WESTERN TTRUs.
From Noble Aarsrtissr AnS Rsgisssfl
Wsbave bsen favored Ei.h a fie Of late Wes
tern papers By cur underground" express
Zen The Memphis BzlleiiH. Of the 27fh ult., va
clip some items, The Hon (Tnitof) g. "
CAN'T Is In Memphis, and iG gazstted 20 make |.
Epssoh, tie object OF which IS 70 prove the Ake
litioa loyalty Of the people Of Arkansas and Il
promise the restoration OF that STATE to ID,
UHisn.
We clip tbs following fron the Chicago
TTzA;
AFFeneh squadron is being ffisd ost for he
Pacific, with the purpose of stopping sbs aup-
ply Of arms from CalifoTnis t. The JuArsE Gov
eminent in Mexico.
TIE EEW CoEFEDERATR sTEANEH RArPA-
H4SsoCK.
spseial sorrssponzenss CAieaso Ti=saI
Pans, Franes, Dec. As was pred iclsd
By us ali in Paris, ths C0nfsdeTates have besn
sbis to obtain another ship for their navy in
Enzland This tius thegs shErP-ptaciics gen
uenan have actually managed 70 bay ship
frsu the EuEish Government itssli; that is, frurn
tbs Admiralty, and 70 bring i boldly into a
Freach pert. The faroe OF sending dSWR a
telegram just after shs had sailed was duly gone
through with, but It viii be very hard 70 cen
vince the public tkst the Ehsls Sfflir was not
cOunivsd at BY people high IN power, for, after
the purchase Of the ship (the Victor, new the
Rappahannoek) she was allowed 10 bo taken
into deck aid Be rePsirea.
A very briBk eonsspenaenes has been going
on between Mr.. Dayton and IL DrouyR dc
rHuyE, relative 10 the dessntisn Of she COnfed-
crate tisamsT, but il is 70 se Supposed that the
Frsnsh Government viii take nc steps to pre-
vent ber fIom geing oul, which viii st last be
aasrely precedent 70 Justify the fitting cut Of
Msxicsn pTivsteers in cur ports.
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE SOUTH.
6Dssial 70 The ChsOsEO Tllass.l
CHCAso, December 23-The Memphis Jour
sal Of the elst EGys; "a friend who kaz nlsde
an extensive tscr through Dixie returned yes
lsr5Gy, bringing full files Of Southern pspsT,
and communicating much interesting intelli
gsBcs fr0m Alabama Aad Georgia BE tells Us
that the people are by no means discouraged By
the recent disasters to their srmiss- They ara
Is plucky as ever in their determination to cen
tend 10 the last for entire Independence from
he North The eoDecTipt law Is everywhere
being rapidly enforced. Camps Of new recruits
sre seen in all directions. Soldiers generally
ere well clothed for the winter, the oHly serious
dihcisncy being in TIE supply Of shoes. Food
eyeYyWEerc seemed sbuudant
"TIis opinion, from Personsl observation there
Is that there are bTeadstsffI enough in the South
20 feed the population and armies tor two yearB.
TheFe is scrs spprehensions that supplies Of
meat nav, in consequence Of the interruption
Of iussreourEs-Fith Texas, Be de6eisnt; but the
abundant corn crops vii increase tho quantity
Of pork faliened. There are 10 fears Of famine
in Iha msst department..
Oar friend visited the market IN Mobile ssy-
sral mornings IN succession, 70 see gsunt fsmins
stalking abroad n that rebelhouE and threatened
city BE says the displays Of meat, game, fish,
vpgetAblss and fruit would absolutely shame
the ~eor exhibition made upon our stalls. For
Ia, rsft be would gladly exchange Northern
.bBpdrrss Tor SsGlhsra famine, Il the H0bils
u,.rsst fa;r criterion Of Southern 3sstltuiion.
Vylssn tbs currasciss sYe compared by the true
standard. prices are relatively ron thirty to
eftv per cant cheaper theEa thsn hers.
ssThs new organic lsion Of the array under
Jeknstpn, with Bragg ~ chief of-ssaii, had ere
,fsi The biehsst hopes and inspirtsd ths people
auS army with the greatest ontbusissm. The
s.lEaevation and devotion 70 the ca1se which
Rrseg has sisplsysd in accepting the position
Of CHIEF sEstaf Of his successor, has Eon tsr
him more loSS and honor than ne noss orillans
victsTy eeuld hsvs secured"
Oar informant IS el0ss and accurate oe-
server.
Tbs suhioined extract 10 from Boston nsWs-
paper, detsilizg the melted Of ref3rnl adopted
in ste hoaaa q correction foT Juveniles IN that
The girl WIS legged loF disobedisnes and
ins0isRca. The blows wefa inflicted with q
Taian, and lhe superintendent said: i struck her
with al ny migkt-sEe wCuld not yield, sent
for 4 LONGER stick, ard then Bhs held cot her
hand Alter this bestiBg sad this submission,
shs IFas eOmmitsed 20 the cell and the i0od Of he
solitary, where shs remained several days. The
wslts from the blows were dislieily visible On
bsr shoalders when The inspectors visited the
institution. In Che coarse Of the inveshgstsn
they were aSslms3 that IL the boys depart
ws1t the pupishufsnts are Rometmes inflicted
with an ordinary wsgeH FhiP BY the snpern-
leDdtnt in person"
Pufiianism IS very much the same noW ss
when it burned witches, hung Quskers, sna
legged men for kissing their wives en- Sunday
u Is & bigolsd, coHaEdiy, sTUsl and hypoerihsal
ism, and tie above narrative q q iaitbfsl per
traiturs Of lie spirit We Would WsgeF several
Of large diusnsiouB against q bad
oyster thai he supOrintsndent Who h0gEod tbe
litls girl, "With al bis might" with "a longer
stick" and committed beE 10 cell and the
foad OF The solllafy where sac I6ulelAed SOY FetAt
DAYS" Snd who E9ggsd the little boys With an
ordinary wagon whip, is descendant Of the
Pilgrims and = loyal sbolitiOnjsL he has
os6riskedn ever ths punishment Of colcred
brethren in the South, and grown eloquent II
dssa-ibinK thsir wEongs.--chieagO TINES.
Tas Toronto Leader relates that on Monday
laat Buffalo steam tug, with two seoEs IN tow,
got too far into the szFrsnf Of Niagara river, Just
above ths falls, for the head Of stsA2 on, and
he captain and crew Of four men beeoming
alarmed leaped overheard and made Tor the
shsrs. Tho captain and three men succeeded II
getting 70 land, but tie fourth mar sunk be-
meath The aPi1g and bsiling wstsrs, and was
carried ever the awful cataract. Some men Ia
one Of the scoRs were rescued By tWe hoatmeu
who put s in skif 70 their assistance. The
ting and eus seow went ever the falls, bat the
Other scoW struck on arOek iust bsiors the b1ink
and remains there.