, 1864-12-03
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SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1864.
THE NEWS.
Our news from Nashville is to yesterday,
but only lightly and by inference gives the
military situation then existing, save to re-
iteratc tho previous assurance that all was as
Con. Thomas desired md In accordance with
the programme. By this we must under
Btand that, failing to receive his rein
1orcements in time to dispatch them
to the front and check Hoods really
formidable advance on Columbia, Gen.
Thomas decided to make stand near Nash
willie, md unite hts forces by retiring his ad-
vance. In this movement occurred the des~
1crate rebel attack on our army at the Har-
Icth river at franklin on Wednesday, one of
the f.rcest actions Of the war. It is
a victory Of no inconsidcrab,e c proportions,
measured by the harm it inflicted on the
cnemx and on the immunity secured to us
from he great disaster ,nenaced in the fierce
onslaught Of IN outnumbering foe. We took
many prisoners, several prominent rebel
Officers, and ornamcnted the triumph with
thirty stand Of rebel colors. We savcd
our Trims and with oil our material got safely
back 70 where now, with strong front, our
troop are ready for the worst the rebels can
attempt, with the probability that
they will decline the battle after
all. The Tennessee is high and our
iron clad gunboats are at Nash-
-ei1lc and higher up. They would make
The recovery Of that river :an ug1y business
for Hood, while frop Murftcesboro md other
polos now actually In the cncmy's rear,
Th,mas has forces that remain to be heard
from by the rebels, and We hope disastrous1y,
lut hoping, let Us whit and see.
AtIatayette, Indiana, yesterday, a Ken
tucly rebel Vns overlauled and sent where
hc will get his deserts. These stray emissar-
les Of JET. Davis have had rope enough In
some instances It Is about time to loop one
end Of the twine about their nccks.
Another week and VIC sball have the law
unlers an at work, in Congress. 1t is cap.
ital opportunity tor legislators to give up
petty schemes and be faithful to the inter
csts Of the people,
Muller, the London Railway assassin, has
met The dread penalty Of his crime. On the
scafIold lie made a full confession Of tie deed,
which will live among the celebrated cases OF
the criminal calendar.
In another part Of this issue we give, in ont
tclcg7nphic correspondence from Cairo, full
and highly interesting details Of Gen. Lees
great cavalry expedition in Louisiana, fully
confirming previous reports as TO its success.
Gen. Lee, in Lis official report, says that he
1lad a strong fight at Liberty, md captured
200 prisoners, including a5 officers. 5 pieces OF
artillery, between COO and 800 horses, and q
number Of negroes, and destroyed immense
rebel army stores on the railroad. 0yer
$4,000 worth OF property destroyed.
The weather, contrary to the recent blus.
Ter of November, has become kindly consid~
ernie Of the coal binsof the poor. The late
month made immense promises as to what
his successor would do in the way Of risor,
which December has thus far declined to
honor. So mote it he. With orcrcoats at
one hundred dollars apiece and fuel worth
its weight In greenbacks, every bland day is
godscnd, and mud, %he emblem Of hyber-
nal mildncss, shall be as welcome as flowers
in June. We have no unkindly feelings for
the ice men. Let them have their day pres
entity, but let the present month follow pre-:
va1ing customs and declare Fair for the
benefit Of tue poor.
4 St. Louis dispatch gives the very crafty
ing announcement that Mcssrs. A. D. Rich.
ardson and Junius Brown, the 50 long i'm
prisoned army correspondents, are shortly te
he released from rebel hands and exchanged
for Pollard Of the Richmond press, We trust
this may be true, and mt "nd to til. trial.
Of twoexccllent gentlemen, whose experience
Of rclcl prison management has been some
thing quite too practical to he satisfactory il
any other Sense than sufficient.
THE EDUCATIONAL LAND GRANT
Our city column ins reference to meet
ing OF mechanics and others interested In th'
pending discussion upon the Educational
Land Grant to Illinois, tn be brought befors
the committee at tic Illinois State 'Agricul
tnrnl socicty'e rooms at Springfield, on Mon
day next. 4 letter from Hon. John P, Reg
nolds, at Springfield, tow n. .Boyington Esq.
invites this action and cooperation on th4
Iart Of mechanics and the manufacturing in
tercst in this city, and we trust the respons
made both in the attendance and interest," a
the meeting called for this evening will b
commensurate with the importance of tn
subject. Not only Agricultural but Polytech
MICS ehouh be- permanently the tainers b!
the mun;Accuce Of the General Government
and on the wise adjustment and decision o
questions now to be disposed Of by thos
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