The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-27

COWS were steady, with fair demand at $50 $50
$40. veals were steady at SIC. . exc. Sheep and
lambs were drmer Prices ranged from s. to $40 60
chiefly at IS a$7 Swine we're rather lower; corn fed
sold at exc. 7Hc and still fed &C. TIC. Tho total
receipts 6sos besves, la COWS, 800 veals 1874
sheep aud lambs, and o $40 swine.
Attempt to Burn Out Jen. Davfs-In.
creasing signs Of General Revolt
Against Him.
We attach some degree Of importance to the
news received through our military lines In
Northern Virginia Of the robbery Of the resi-
dence Of JEFF. Davis in Richmond and an at
tempt to destroy it by fire. A far deeper
design than the mere robbery of the house
must have actuated the desperadoes concerned
in it, or, without damage to the premises, they
would have been content to steal away with
their plumber. Indeed, considering the awful
state OF restitution, dependency and despera-
tion which prevails in Richmond we think it
not unlikely that some idea of the expulsion
and downfall Of the rebel government instIga-
ted this attempt to burn out the Unsuitable
Moloch Of the rebellion.
"Jim," for many years the trusted and
faithful body servant Of Davis. escaped few
days before this significant robbery, and, re-
porting himself to General Butler, was by
him promptly forwarded to Washington as a
really reliable contraband,' possessed of
valuable information, direct from the rebel
capital. 1t appears, too, from the tes-
mony Of "Jim,' that his late master, jeff, is
in shocking bad way, and expects to be out of
Richmond, bag and baggage. before long, and
10 some safer locality far down in the interior
Of Georgia. But then, as General Lee and the
robel army of Virginia, with the abandonment
of their State, would find themselves betrayed
and deserted, they would lay down their arms,
and, az this would end their 'sconfederacy" at
once. poor JEFF, against his WILL and against
his correct notions OF shorter defensive line,
may be compelled to remain aud Idle in the
last ditch at Richmond. "Jim" however, is
Of the opinion that his "master is gwine to run
The blockade, Y because be has sent of consider
able sums Of money to England, from the melt
ng down, no doubt of immense heaps of rebel
'crip into small bags Of gold. "Jim" further
,estifes that one turkey serves the imperial
household off his master at Richmond for three
days-the first day as a roast, warm from the
oven, the second day cold, and the third day
as hash, warmed over again; and he further
says that Mrs. Davis signs and pines all the
time over the lost pleasures of those good old
days in Washington.
Such being the state of things il the house Of
Lhe rebel President, how fearful must be the
among "the poor white trash of his
exhausted and contracted dominious, From
very quarter, and from every press within
lis Keeling 'confederacy,r come up the cries
nd echoes of exhaustion and despair. |
.et us cite few examples. A late |
chattanooga despatch says that 'the rebel
rider requiring soldiers to serve three years or
more is causing hundreds to desert;' that |
Gftysix came in to-day 10 one squad" An
,ther despatch from East Tennessee says |
rebel officers and soldiers continue to come
n daily for the purpose Of taking advantage Of |
he amnesty proclamation" They gave up
heir sinking cause as q hopeless one. Late
dispatches from the Army Of the Potomac say
hat "de5ertess coming into our lines report
hat no supplies are received by Lees army in
lack OF forage ''the rebel cavalry 10 fast losing
its efficiency and power to cope with ours;r
aud, finally, that "en Saturday Last the rebels
in front Of Klpatrick's cavalry division an-
had fight among themselves, as
heavy artillery and infantry firing was heard
theresa heavy that despatch was sent from
the headquarters Of the army to Kilpatrick's
division to know where il was and what was its
We shall probably learn some day
that refractory North Carolina, Tennessee or
Kentucky regiment on this occasion was cut to
pieces by some South Carolina or Georgia
brigade.
The sweeping, terrible and unexampled
horrors Of the late proceedings Of the rebel
Congress. in the way Of conscrptions, taxa
tons and cxtortions, are doing their work
among the outraged and az. ss,sesEyiog people eoR
cernea' tes 1eDe.Ja Is now Ia the crisis Of
u'e 81 death from spontaneous combustion.
II Is Probable, however. that between the rebel
rulers and their indignant and desperate peo-
pie some sort Of compromise will be made In
behalf Of another struggle for Southern inde-
pendence 10 the spring 10 this view there
fore, we would still admonish the admlnistra-
ton 10 prepare for an immense rebel move
ment against Knoxville or Nashville With the
resumption Of active military operations
Postmaster BLAR's RECENT SpgEca.-we
have not yet had yoom to publish the rcceut
speech Of Postmaster General Blair. II Il,