Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-07
E0RTmEEEN INrRLETGrrsR.

thought st dfst be msans 20 attack Little Roch
, The general commanding was anxious fer Hir
to sttaek, as he dislikss to follow hin to Re
River country, which Be viii now probably haV
70 do, sRd psIhAps even 70 TsxaJ.
DsssrteTE and others, passing ron tie Souil
eoneur IN the repo-s that Pnes's and H9lms.
arHaiea are pssrlY provided with pzovisi5ns an
eolAicg. Ssms new men arc beirK reerUisss
bat are net prepared to do Tsuch frhsinz Thsi
fGTcss have not been greatly sugnnszssd sine
The retreat fram Little Rack- Their present d
cation is said 20 b. south ef the Washiia, nov
il tie vicinity Of Prsiris D1chisR, On the Cam
Ssa and Wsshi1gtoa road.
Tie sVslEy uGder Shelby, Churchill, 81,
aaArmsauks is tbs Ross elective force thsl
have.
Tas lsading sdllerials IA the Weshin9tol
Tsi,FreDL Of szs 18th ard z5lk ult are on th,
Eubisos Of the dspredstiens Of The rsbsl aoldssrs
who are ohsTesd viii the yorst oufrsses upoE
the rights sf private eisizsHs.
Tia editor protests against their taking leed
sad clothing, saying that IN lboir country { is
not st eli ussalgaTy, and hsucs net ustifabls
The Memphis EvsB;zg Bulictix Of the I7.h
says ttgst movements for Tecsaslruetios, under
the Pr5TisieEs Ct he Presidents lats prsclsaa-
| ten. Will bs inauguEsted innediztsly.
/ WAsHgaTON, December 20.-Ths gsnass
/ viii % morrow take up tie aRsuduo1ts to the
~
foTs sdjsurniBg. II i Is foUad thsy viii aoi
/ get thTaaeh the Hsuse ere tho recess for -
/ holidays is 10 understood that the draft VIII &c
I p37ipo1sd uEhl i can tsks plaza UEdar lie
/ aHsa3ed lsU.
/ As the slnezsmants nav stand thay abolish
I lh1 $500 casss End Fat bSta Glasses iulo ona,
/ besides r7duoiug Tie causss Ct exception.
! Tho Ways ard II ans c1m1iit6e have ap-
! pointed q sE5-C0nnittee to eaEsidsr aoass of tho
. I-a
! Chsss. An evident dispositish Is shown to get
ali tka rsYeEzs gCs5ibls ont Of iqu9rs, an3 tax
Of teE or fftssn eslss higher nisy be locked fer
zFhe representatives Of the Fgcs3 e1ter.aiosd he
1 speaker OF the House Of Representatives at 4
[ DINER ls1t sTsEiRs e. Willzzd'5 hotel il ia
IN 1sTEt0od that thia eoDR Rlnsut was in aekooWl-
sdgslEent OF tha aet that Air. CoiiaX Il a ylsm-
! 5nr q the Western press. Ike entertainment
Was on g msEniEsszt scale, and vas sckuoWl-
edged by the speaker in an elective and fssliOg
address.
An agent Of Soy. Msr.oz has lust eous 70
The ATuy Of the PetOmsc 70 see what trosps
lron tdSs 8.ats intend 20 rs-euiist, IN order
that ihe pEopeT fuIloEghs msy be obsaiRsd for
them.
Senator CsHnsss viii lsaTs for Chaissnoozs
in a day or 50, to present 20 Gsas-sl Hooker
tho s8oTd tsadsIed hia By tie Sale ef Gali-
f0rniz.
OMClAl AGflCGd AAf0 i-tt N13E IEetlFeI IGtal
aTaut. TAsy do nst indicate any TscsBt change
in the status of affairs there. Grant i ia cua-
staus sud direct tslsgTaphie communication with
| Festsr st KnoLYills, and had shoTs been fght4
/ iaE er magsmant between L9nEs!T8sk's forces
I and sUTs pursuing HIN, Grast HeRid doubtless
1 have sent such information h5re. Ths fact that
[ ho says nsihing RhoHi any sueh engagement
induces the belief that the statements referred 10
absYs are mEoh exaggerated.
On Thursdsy two hundred and SIX rebel de-
seTtsrs, coHfinsd in tbs old espisol were seat 20
PhilsdalpAis to take the cath Of allegiance szd
be discharged, and this morring two hundred
aRd twelve more were seHt TO the same place
for the same purpose. are yet about one
hundred rebel dss, ; old capitol who
will prebsbly take cath.
The prisons here Rain nearly one thousand
prisoners Of war =! this tine.
There were but thirty-oRs members and Ssna-
tors at he Democratic caucus last night. Fer
nsnde Weed Was present, bus saia nothing
Those in fEysr Of change OF front by the party
are labaring with him. The shjset Of the csH-
ezs was to unite the Democracy on =. platform
in opucaisioR 70 tie AdminiSuat5n-
WASHINGTON, December 20 The folloHisg
Senators and members Of Congress compess the
committee appointed b tho Democrats caucus
70 confer With TIE National Damecrstie csmzait
tee to SIX ths time AID place fer ks!ding The Ra-
tsnal convention; j. G. Allen, Of Illinois,
Fernando Wood. o. Nov York; q. B. Steele, Of
Nav jersey; VIM. Il Miller, Of PeEnHylvasis;
] D Marcy, of New Usmpshirsi Garrett Davis,
/ Of Kentucky; Senator Hendricks, OF Indiana.
| The following gentlemen have been sPPointsd
/ 70 arrange 70 order the husinsss for The Demo
/ cratic members, who ere to report 70 esuc1s On
! Monday next; Messrs. DsWson Of PsRnsylVs-
/ MA, Blocks Of Kew York, Pendleten Of Ohio,
| MsllsTy Of Kentucky, and RssiRsoR Of Illiaei8.
/ Since the Senste eosanistee Indicated lis Bur-
pose TO repeal he $500 exemption elauss Snliss-
/ meuts have substantially ceased all over the
country. TAs governors Of many Of The States,
/ in letters 80 leading senators, have protested
| sesinst the Tspssl, - i 10 sET9 to run up the
/ pTiea Of subs dtEsss 10 st least $3.50
| Ths probabilities. today sTs that the ezemp'
tier viii bs increased BY the Senate committee
to $500.
Gavornmsns win dispatch messenger to
| Hsliisz to menoW, with instructions to our eeB-
| sul there.
Tho action Of The British authorities in pro
J LeeHng the pirates of ths Chesapeake CEASED
mHeb comment in diplomatic circles.
! WAsHNGToN, Dscombsr 2l-Althouga no
l oflcisl order has been Issued, II may Be settled
/ that Cen 8ahC fald vii bo relieved within 3 dsy
/ OF TIVE, AID that Gen. RosecrAHs viii susc0ed
/ him.
A nsv7 command vii soon be arranged for
I Sea Caytis, The Prssideat having said the
/ charges against him in connectoR with cotton
/ speculatioz were utterly untsan5sd.
4 gentleman who has resided in Richmond
during tie lait ave years reached this city, hsv-
! ing lelt Richnoud sn tbs 4th Of Deesaber &c
! furnishes tAe following: The garrison Of The
/ city sad forts numbers aboat thee taoagGRd
{ Cea. vhs are pYi-c-czily employees OF Ike GOV
eTsteeA:. They aTs ayGed win B5igign u6ss
The fSgti6eslieas esrEiss Of several liEes sl
I iEsre8ehmsRts, osTtABoTks, AID The-Pi,s, BE-
/ sidss forts, sparsly mssEea. Eambsr Of guns
HOznted On all tha works were suite iRconsid-
srabls, compared with the extent, at the time
or prisoners plazns3 sn ssesps The Union
mea of Rchusnd we've sBsTo of tbs intended
effort, and Woald heYs joined lad the prisoners
ssceeo5sd.
Prom tho crmory at aiBichmcns, ard tho works
as Fayetteville, Hsrth Carolina, ab51t tHrsf
handTed guns per week are tnTned out AL
thsss pms arc Tihsd At the EredegaT works
the heavy guns have beez heeped, and the work
Of thHs improving the2 iS shH going on Ar
rapcemeats are boiag made ~ WHICH they hope
20 make tive Thousand tihas per noah Taa
D-ine;pal powder nannfEesory ia at Augusta
9s. I'hs loss Of stock and matsrisl st Fayests.
vile VII prove irrspara5!0.
Esrly ia the war, pzsil q very late date, Ii.
drawings Of projsesilss adopted by our Govern
I rnept were rseaiYod fson Washington. and \
sosss Gases thar nsanUfseture commenced II
the ConisdsTatO capital even before they wer,
msdo here.
Oar informant says the prices Current under
gRsse everything Flour, quoted at s75 De
barrel, actually sells for Sl25, and Other thing
ia proportion.
The arriVAi Of Frenea corvette for shs uzr
poss Of attsa3ing 10 the rsnogsl Of the FrsneI
tobacco had cEcatsd considerable iesIiDg auoz,
the merchants and people, and ohieesi0rss ,ray
made to its hsiBg given up unless the Ffsnel
would raise the bioeksds,