Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-29

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RIrHMOxB, January 2s.-Iu the House. his morn
lag Hllt0B from the Judiciary COMMITTEES, reported
bill 10 amend IRE Esbsiiuts law It provides that eli
iarnsrs and planters gho engaged last year in s
production Of grain provisions By their manaal
'Ahor or were supsraisnng others having subsil-
'uiss in ths army. shsH be exempt on the following
soHaiil0nl
L They shall devote their tl=s aud abor sxeIarsly
/ to the production Of provlslons
/ 2. TLsy shall pay the Govsrnmsns an additional
tenth oa their pork bseou. bssiHHiug wh no Pre-
dsst Of last yesE
2 II requirsd, hey rhsH sell al sufpius provisions
HoW hand hereafter to be made e ihs families
Of soldiers a tbs Govornmsnt price.
They shall have substitutes not liable to oongerp-
tea now IA the army wis havs been iegallY Dis
charged OF died IN tbs service.
s. The benoais Of hs asi shall not apply psrEons
On arms Or paatatioas where there say othsr male
sauls nos Liable to eozseripflon.
The bill was taken up and discussed untl he Houss
went into secret session.
Nothing Important m She Senate
Later frsm the North.
RICHMOND, January 2s.-Tks New YorlS Herald Of
Of the 26ih has bssn received k9r0.
On The Sd, Gea- Longsrosi sent letter to Gen. Fos-
ter demonstrating sgsHsi The circulating LireolHH an
aaitF pAuItAiAAA8u among lis 1uluAefA
ths proprisy Of communicating any views ths Federal
GoveraHsnt nay have upon the subject through him,
rather than by hsndbills.
Fsster, IN reply. accepts Tho suggestion. and en-
SrsesI the oPpori uny to send twenty copies. reylrg
spon the generosity q L0ngztrsst % give them publ
city anozg bis officers Gnd men.
The World Of the 2sd says that Gen schoRsld as
aurass command Of the Federal forces a. Knoxville l1
place Of Foster. who Is IN.
The World quotes solI at 1879. Tie other news "a
animpor,snt.
The steamer Oasada has arrived At Halifax win
( Qaesnsiown dates Of the IOlh.
The Princess OF Wslss has bssn delivered q son.
The sehlsswig IIolsisn question had assumed a very
thr ateuius aspect
II s sstiEstsd that thsrs sre 60 00o German froopl
on the borders Of Ho'stsin.
AiTsirs in Poland remain unchanged
The EusIish PagliAaeai viii assemble on he 4th o
FebruEry.
The Liverpool cotton market reported hEm, With
slight advance al qualities.
Re-snIissmsaf os N0rih Carolina TrosPs.
RICHMOND JsnuAry ss.-Johns5Hs brigade OF North
CsrOinA troops IN the srmy Of Northern Virginia have
rs-snliIiod for .be War.
GanBost Raid.
RICHMOND January 25-Ths sunboat sect which
recently asosHde5 James river. have burntd and De-
stroysd svsrythi within reach. At Lever Brsaa5u
they destroyed the outhousss, thousand 6Arrsls Of
oors, and large quantity Of Gour, and earned oa 3
hundred negroes.
The aest stil in the river, doubtless astsg unaar
tie iustruetisns u Butler.
From Northern vfrEInfa.
ORANGE O. n, January 2s.-Cspf. sirosts-, q the
l0th hsinia cavalry, captured twelve Yankees near
James Ciy, Madison county, Tuesday evening last,
with al iheir arms, equipments and. horses.
Two prisoners. captured near Brsios station, have
arrived here.
There Is so be a review Of the Yankee army assE
UuipePer O. 4. 10 morrow.
The weather is very warm The Temperature being At
sixlyvs In the shade ard the roads are IN as ndi
/ ton.
RUssELLvILLE, January ss-The enszny evacuaied
raz&FeIi yesterday morning rstrsating towards Gun
bsraHd gap. Nsjor Day occupied the place the same
/ dsy, capturing some stores aud other property
Our troops are beng rapidly supplied with oloihing
Gov. Vance. Of Eorth Carolna, having kindly offered
Gen. LoBgitTest suoush clothing 20 supply his command
Il to be hoped thRt liberal contribution Of socks and
soyes will be forward by private Individuals, a.
much FsIsriug can be prevented thereby.
From Chariestsn.
CHARLEsToN, January % Five shells wsrs shEoEH
iato the city last night
Fivs shois woso ared a. Fort Sumter. al Of wllsl
sruek
The enemy are stin at work on their Batteries a
Cuumius point, and are engaged In hauling alamuOi
tion.
Thsre has been no change in he aseL