Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-16
southern News GIeanlngs.

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A correspondent writing from Pollard
Ala, says there is superabandance oI
provisions in that section Of the country.
The 18th Mississippi Regiment, in thf
army OF Gen. Lee, have authorized their
chaplain to donate one days rations Of
their weekly allowance TO the poor o4
Richmond. This is to be the noble be-
Eevolenee Of men who are themselves
often In short commons
hsFosine oil Of an excellent quality Is
beisg manufactured from Alabama coal.
THE CASE oF GEx. LovKLL.-We pub-
lishsd yesterday from the Columbia
CsarohntaR 90 able article vindicating
this cfhcer from an unjust assault lately
mads by some writer Ia the Rich mond
Enquirer. Few officers entered our ser
vice with higher reputation for eapaci.
ty than General Lowell. None OF our
present general officers had ever before
held separate commands. They we're
all experiments, and were assigned 10
their positions by the President on the
strength Of their regulations in the old
service. In making this assignment.
Gen. Lowell was placed at the important
post Of New Orleans. He was anfortu-
nate. The city fell. and public eenaure
rested heavily on him for the disaster.
We confess the Published facts 20 far TO
acquit General Lowell Of al responsible.
ily for the capture Of New Orleans, aud
the decssion Of searching conra of inquiry
not only relieves him Of all odiusa. but
establishes that throughons he displayed
"high capacity for command This was
no white washing verdict Of she court.
Il was composed Of officers who, II they
had any bias, II was against General
Lowell Bot they dealt with the ques-
zion as became honest men, and rendered
their opinion on the evidence aa present
ed to them. Gen. Lowell has suffered. We
think, eaoughin this matter for sins not
bis own-Aoatgomeyg Mai.
MISS DR MARY f. WALRER--The cor.
respondent Of the Macon Confederate
writes frcm Tunnel Hill, on The 18th
We've seen the Doctori Yes. sir.
we've seen her. Have seen who7 Have
seen Miss Mary L. Walker. NJ ID. Extra
SeFgeon, SD Regiment Ohio Volunteers.
McCook's Brigade So she styles her.
self, and 30 she ID styled In order assign.
ing her to duty. Some weeks since the
Northern papers, with much flourish an.
nounced the 'syoang, beautiful and ae-
compiiahed" M D's arrival in Chatsa.
nooga, We read the announcement,
smiled, and--thonght Of il no more.
You may imagine our surprise when, TO
day, our piekets sent in the Doctor her
self She Ii apparently of about twenty
eight or thirty summers. a little worn,
but still passahly good-looking Hair
dark and gathered under a silk net
Figure about five feet six, aud rather
thin. Her costume is as novel as her po-
sltion. "Bloomer' costume Of blue
broadeloth, trimmed with brass buttons:
Federal uniform hat, with cord tasaels
surgeons green silk sash, worn over the
right shoulder aud across the breast, fast
ening on the left side. Over her frock
shs wore blue cloth military overcoat
and cape LASTLY, she wore boots, (and
here LET me say thai, in respect to feet,
there was more of her person parallel to
earth than strict rules Of beauty would
require plain calfskin boots over her
pants, and reaching 10 the bottom OF her
dress. When taken she was near our
picket lines, with the purpose, as she
states, Of sending some letters through
the lines She was mounted on small
but different looking horse, (ssifyoa have
tears to shed prepared to shed them
now. Yes, sir--I say-it-I say she was
riding a mans saddle wi,h--one foot in
each stirrup.
The Doctor, along with her stirrups,
got her foot in il this time She appear
ed q little emharrassed--to her credit,
be il said-bns answered promptly and
intsligently,