Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-06
DAILY SENTIN lei.
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Noon Reports.
A CHANGE AMONG MILITARY OFFICERS.
Gen. Hufier NOT fo he Oafiasgsd
by the the Rebels.
HIS POWERS ENLARGED.
All lsebei Prisoners are now un-
der his Care.
A SPICY REBEL LETTER.
CHARLcST MIN led.
Indiana Soldiers Frozen TO Death.
Terrible Railroad Accident.
TIE TRAINS sMs>uED TO PIECES.
Organization OF the Ohio Legislature.
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Terribie Railroad Accident
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cial utteu Washington the an says.
Mai Gen Burnside. Who y now here, has NJ
the earnest solicitation nl the President Withdrawn
his resignation II i probable he NAV be given
the comnrnd of the Department of the Ohio.
Nj j Gen. StOHemin hns been relieved from
the Cavalry Buteau and assigned to duty
Chief oi Cavalry IN the West, whittier he pro-
cee,is at once
Maj Gen. Butler has arrived in town from
Point Lookout. where he was met by dispatches
from the President He hid "A long conference
with Mr Lincoln upon matters pert,ining To his
department aud upon the su'ieet of exchanges,
and the psrdonung uf those rebel prisoners ut
Point Lookout who have expressed willingness
10 take the oath of allegiluce
The Heralds special dispatch. dated Washing
ton the 4th. says:
a dispatch received here from reliabe source
states that the rebel Gen RELY with five bri-
gades of Ewell's corps. perhaps 5000 in all. be-
sides the forces OF lmbOden. MeAliles and other
rebel leaders. and also Fltzhugh Lees cavalry.
are in the Shenandoah Valley aud west of il, to-
ward Peter sburg
B,e. Gen Sullivan and Gen. Averill. under
command oi Gen Kelly, are in good force. aud
wide awake
Gen. Rosecrans is to take the place oi General
Schohed in the Department OF the Missouri
The Heralds correspondence from key West
by the steamer Blackstone says:
The naval operations on the coast OF Florida
have been active aud successful
An extensive satwotk. belonging 10 the rebels
was destroyed ut ST Andrews Bay. and ST. An.
drcws City leveled tn the ground by the
crews OF the steamers Bloomer and Restless
The salt works destroyed are valued. in all. at
nearly S3O0 900
A Freedman celebration Of The anniversary OF
the pr, camation al emancipation took place at
the Cooper destitute last night
The assembled muses. were addressed by Rev
Bellows. DIR Cheever aud Others aud letters
read from Gov. Andrews. Chas. Sumner, and
others
The principal portion of the audience WAS
colored
Admiral Farragut is expected 20 sail to day in
the tag ship Hartford 10 take command of the
eastern blockadng squadron.
About inch oi snow Tell during the night,
and II is still showing AZ nine O'Clock this morn
ing
\ special TO the Times. dated Washington the
5th says:
Our Government will not permit Gen. Butler
10 he outlawed by Benjamin The exchange of
prisoners c1mmitted To him Will be kept in his
hinds Secretary Stanton has to-day enlarged
Buticr's powers hy putting al the rebel prisoners
IN the United State under his care
There will be 3OD00 prisoners at Point Look
on within three weeks. The policy is resolutely
insisted on that all exchange, shall take place
through Butler. and nene but him There il no
doubt but the exchange will soon be re ostab-
lished
Gen Stoneman has been assigned a. Grants
Chief Of Civalry.
The Tribune vouches for the genuineness Of
the following letter. which inlima,es that Charles
ton Is mined
CHARLESTON. November 9
DEAR Cousin: Fred has consented at last 70
let me come TO Macon, 81 YOU may expect me IN
very few DAYS
The other day Yankee she'll exploded Just
around the corner from our house. tearing a
building 10 pieces and setting two Others on fire
Nobody was injured. all the buildings having
been vacated some weeks ago.
| don't believe there are poo ladies in town
who are able To get away. but Fred declared We
should not leave while We had a root over US
but now that ne sees the danger in he il
gltd to hurry l. off Most of the families have
+ gone To- Dorchester. Summerville. Conbobee and
even TO WATERFORD. and every house in those place.
i crowded. Nearly eyerS room Is filed with
bets and every bed has to accommodate three or
tour persons 80 much for me. bat would will
ingly live ia -ty the remainder of my life if il
would keep the Yankee miscreants out OF oul
city
The majority of our people have left their fur.
nitufe IN their houses expecting Ia y few week.
To return % them. bat of course thes
I KNOW III tNe alikee- ttke the CITY ther houses
and furniture will all be DESTROYED
Gen Beauregard caused information 10 reach
all that It he finds it impossible 10 hold the city
he will leave it a mass of ruins No one vii
+ complain OF this they know tie birbtran:
have sworn - DESTROY every vestige of the seces-
sion nest ii thev can take Il
Ii they should ever enter our house NAV God
have mercy on them Tor ! can't II they ever
enter tie city YOU wil helr of the greatest earth
quake ever caused by human isency |, will b'
consolation. Louise for YOU To- know. tha
should the vandal~ get here they will neve
be able To reach VI ieon
Gen Beauresard i confident that they could
never get miles beyond the CITY in any direc
ton. bat he i equally confident they can nevt
come
Ii is mournfG TO 20 through our streets. ono
+ alive with heiufy aud fashion. aud see them en-
tirely deserted. with the exception now and ther
OF one OF our colored people or a squalid Irisl
woman. But an 10 see YOU - soon that vii
not write a long letter
Fred sends his love. bu' saws he will not writ
until dipping his zen in Ytnkee carcass. 80 tha
he can write sith red ink
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