The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-01

addressed letter Of thanks to Lieut.
Cushing for destroying TIE rebel ram
in North Carolina And congratulation
wells up from the whole country upon
the gallant deed
A correspondent in Hoods army,
writing to the Columbus (Ga) Sun, from
near CORTLAND, Ala, says: "You never
saw body of men so anxious for peace
as is this army" and he sometimes
thinks Hthey would sacrifice almost
everything short of honor il order to
secure it" The iron is beginning to
enter the rebel soul
Gen. Banks returns to New Orleans,
subordinate to Gen. Candy, who won't
die to please newspaper correspond
ents.
Thousands of negroes from North Al
ALBANIA, and the lower counties of Mid
die Tennessee, escaped from Hoods
ragamuffns, have arrived in Nashville
Dead heads on the Philadelphia
horse railroads are to be required to
present their cartes de visite, to have
their passes printed or engraved on the
back, in order to prevent the use Of
their passes by other persons.
A ST Louis paper says there are not
less than 100000 persons in Missouri,
who are but little better off than pau
pers, not knowing where to get food to
maintain them during the winter. This
is one of the results of the rebellion.
There is terrible retribution in store for
the rebel leaders
1t appears that the rebel r. A Pryor
thinks his capture not in accordance
with the code of honor These scoun-
drels would have others observe a code
which they make a merit Of violating.
A RzMSIsCENCR-T following ad-
vertisement is from copy of the
Weekly Telegraph, small advertising
sheet, published in st. Louis, by VIII
liam R. Sloss, of March -, 1859. The
rapid advancement of one member of
the firm of Boggs q Grant is too patent
TO everybody to need any further men
ton:
H. BoGGs. $ GRANT.
DOGGS & GRANT, GENERAL AGENTS FOR
d Selling, Bartenng Real or Personal Property,
Notes, Bonds, and other Securities; Borrowing or
Leaning OF Money on Real Estae or other good
Security; Collecting OF Rents, Rem ing Of Houses,
Collecting Of Notes, Bills, Accounts, or other de-
mands. Office. No. So Pine street. st LOUIS, No.
Fred Douglass made a speech in
Washington on the night of the 24,h
ult
General Buffers plan for dealing
with the rebels, as laid down in his re-
cent speech at New York, is not entire
ly original with the versatile General
The same idea is expressed in Bulwer's
play OF "Richeleu, in a scene between
the Cardinal and his confdant
RrrH Remember my grand rnaxims: First en-
ploY all means to cOnclliate-
JOsGPH Failing these
RICa.-Al means 10 crush!
MONITOR AT SmrHLAND. The Evans
vile Journal says the Ericsson monitor,
Neosha, is now at Smithland and is at
tracing much attention. She is said |
to be a very complete craft with a pow
erful armament. She is commanded |
by Capt. Howard, of the Q. S. n, who |
is represented as an accomplished and !
trustworthy commander.
The Chicago Post of Monday says by |
a private letter from Vieksburg, we /
learn that Lieutenant Dee, cOlnmissary I
of subsistence of the cavalry forces,
was killed last week by Captain Jesup, |
of the 4th Illinois cavalry, who is one
of the most daring officers in the SER
vice Both officers were somewhat in
toxicated, and were playing william /
Tell" Dee.placed a cup on his head |
and Jesup fired at it As he pulled the
trigger, Dee raised his head little, and /
the ball went through his forehead
Jesup is now under arrest and is to be
tried for the deed
The Emperor of the French is laying
out city, where but lately was a fish-
ing village, st. Nazaire by name, near
the mouth Of the River Loire, which he
hopes viii rival Liverpool, and draw to
France the commerce Of all nations
The population Of the town has in
creased from 1000 in 1857 to Is 900
now. Two lines OF railroad connect it
With Paris, and the Government is nov
building nine ships, Of $500 tons each,
10 engage in the Mexican and West
Indian trade
SHoOTING ARRAY n KNOxvmLE-Lt