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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-14

st LOUIE, MO-, Fec. 10, 1904. !.
Mr. Johnson, OF st. Louis. chairman OF the committee
% investigate the military Affairs Of this STATE msdc
lengthy and very elaborate report 70 theower house OF
the Legislature yesterday.
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NEWS FROM TENNESSEE.
Union Forces on q ScOut-Fifty Rebels
Killed and Sixty-three Taken Prison.


Killed and sixty-,hree Taken Prison.
From the Nashville Union, Feb 1911
me eight or ten days ago part OF the command Of
diton through counties bordering Kentucky About
the same time Colonel w. B. Stoke regiment OF cavalry
way OF Alexandria visited White, Putnam and Overton
counties. The Gaatin expedition would start the gamo
Payne's succeeded in killing thirty three and cap
turing sixty three rebel Rneas Amongst tho prisoners
was Colonel Thomas B. Murray Of Warren county poll,
ticket. he conveyed with other prisoners TO Gal
latin Colonel Stokes cavalry killed seventeen rebels,
but took no prisoners. Amongst the killed was Captain
James Davis. we'll known in this CITY, steamboat man,
who has commanded different packets on the Cumber-
land river He had on his person brace OF revolvers,
three thousand dollars In rebel money and copy OF
oath OF allegiance 10 the Union government which no
had taken certified by Stanley Mathews, formerly Pro-
vost Marshal OF this post He might have been taken
alive had ne halted when so commanded. But to tho
tell 10 halt, )" and attempted TO draw pistol COM
mand to fire followed, and he foil pierced BY seven
balls.
Tho Union scouts lost not man during the expedition
Rehabilitation or ediatc
Abolition OF Slavery.
The Memphis Bueln publishes a card signed by three
hundred Of tho best citizens OF that city, addressed 10
zatiop Of tho state and re- relations with the
national government. IL recommends immediate and
unconditional emancipation as the best Muost policy and
by meeting q Memphis on the 22d instant.
News from Cairo.
CARR, H., Feb. 10. 1864.
The steamer Tycoon, from Memphis for Cincinnati,
passed here 70 day. with over twelve hundred bales OF
cotton.
The steamer Sutana, from New Orleans the 5tb In.
san brought hundred bales OF cotton 10 vcksburg
and large cargo OF sugar for various accounts tho
Ohio.
Fifty.two rebel prisoners from Columbus. KY, boun'
for indianapolis, arrived here 70 day.
The Ninth Illinois cavalry regiment has rs-enlisted.
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wssr TENNESSEE.


from the Richmond Examiner. Feb. 81
While We anxiousy watching tho military lines ~
should have done from recent events 10 so far
but briefly related by telegraph We learn that there Is
good reason 20 expect results both permanent and bril-
been indicated that West Tennessee With the exception
Of Memphis and one or two other points s more
and Charleston Railroad have been abandoned and the
whole country north or that read is supposed be
IN free communication with other parts Of the
federacy.
THE CURRENCY
Con9ederaia Conors Ess Sooo - ,a,o uow &
Carolina that In two months from this time currency
viii be worth more than 4 has yet been during the war;
THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Hon. P. q J. Weston, Lieutenant Governor Of South
Carolina, died at conwayboro on the 25sh Of January
TIE NEGRO PRISONERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ExANNrR.
IS CANT, NrAR DALrox, Ca, Jan, 81, 1884.
see with great shame and modification, In to
down. as usual from The position has taken in regard
to exchanging negro troops Instead OF hanging every
changing those who were free and ivos at the North
when they took up arms, thus actually acknowledging
them 40 our equals.
Junior nxhibiticn or the Free Academy.
The basement OF the Cooper Institute was we'll filed
last evening by ladies' gentlemen and Juveniles the la
dies all smiling the gentlemen all cheerful the juveniles
all gIee and all filed with pleasant anticipatons Such
circumstances worth noticing these times, as well as
the fact that all were we'll dressed and few mourning
costumes be seen. The occasion the junior exh
bition Of the Free Academy.
The exercises commenced with prayer.
The following programme was then the ssAsS Of the
exercises
ORDER OF ExERCISBs.
Music-Overture TO Tancred-Rossini.
PRAYER
Musc-seecton from Norma-Belini:
J. Oration-Love OF Country. 80. Rudolph Setback
2 Oraton-America and Poland VIM H. Lane
Music-n Bacio Watz-Arditi
g. Oration-Future Of the United states,
Francis A. Sampson
4 Oration-Egomet. ..... .Chas. II. Smith, Jr
Music-selecon from Ernani-verdi
g. 0ration-Watchwords. WIN. II. Van Arsdale
9. Poem-Woman and the War. Geo. W Brdseye
Gounod
Z. Oration-Aimlees Men. ......... John II Parsons
3. OratiOn-Mir0beAu. john Z. Hunt
dissatisfaction from Siclian vespers-verdi.
Q. Oration-Nationa Greatness ...L Spencer Smith,
10-Perfection in Government. WIN. Warner
Music-Gaop, Frisches Leben-Zabel
BENEDHTos
Music-College Songs.
Harvey b. Dodwortn .Che' dorcnes're.
The youthful orator whose theme "Love OF Coup-
try acquitted himself very creditsbiy and In abiding
TO the bright stars Of America mentioned George Nc
Cean, which brought down boisterous plaudits. well
sprinked with Kisses.
The second orator touched with thrilling effect the feel
nge or the American heart when speaking Of the affinity
between free America and "Undaunted Poland"
1.-THE Future OF the United States was beautifully and
POLITICALLY pictured By the next orator and oil the cxer
cises were highly creditabe. The music al that
could be desired.
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see, with great shame and modification, In to
days paper that our government 70 preparing to back
down as usual from the position i has taken 10 regard
one Of them see Congressman 10 favor OF
changing those who free and living at the North
when they took up arms, thus actually acknowledging
them 40 our equals.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22
WHO'S CuEATEDe

Mr.. Pendleton spoke at Dayton, Ohio, on the
landigham, "on purely personal business" but
the crowd got little speech out Of him, never
theess. lie thanked them for " flattering
compliment" for manifestations of hospital
ity," that he had "no idea.' &C.. &C., in the
usual well-turned phrases. And he also said'
which was to the purpose, that:
"This immense concourse. thus sudd My convened
fills with renewed hope: 1t gives me confidence mat
again you will be called together. rot. rs now 70
commence vigorous contest but 20 rejoice over IA re-
.ulsto rejoice that tho powers of the Government WIZ
be again in tie possession Of the pem"craiic party
whose benefcent principles. recently solenhly an
ncnnced in National Convention. viii bring Us peace
maintain the rights Of the States, reinvigorac inc
Union. aud. with poace and Union VIII secure US we
blessings % personal liberty patcria prospertJ ara
nstiora power. But viii not repay your kindess Dy
OBTAINING you v 18th speech
He couldn't have said moro had he spoken q
pagc-lull The possession Of the Government
by the Democratic party, the rights OF the States
and peace, in other words, power FIRST. then an
acknowledgment that the Rebellion was just,
and then surrcndcr.-this is his Platform.
yallandigham followed him. The Democratic
party. he said, was "a States Rights
party "-(what more does JcG. DAVIS want y
sit was his parity" the Chicago plat
form enunciated its policy and principles" That
was binding on every Democrat, and by them
tho Democratic Administration MUST aud
SHOULD BIZ GOVERNED" and be, therefore,
should vote for the Chicago nominee. Mr.. Pen
dlaton assented to all this By bis silence, rs
why should he not VIII war Democrats s"a4-
low this, to be swallowed utterly in their turn
By these Oulspoken allies OF the Rebels Is
there anybody left fool enough to believe
that Mcclellan viii administer the Government
If he ever has any government to administer
ON the principles OF his letter against the
platform of MS party, and the avowed purpose
of the men who have all the brains Of that
partyi Such Democrats have to choose be-
tween a Union based on suppression OF the
Rebellion, or annexation to the Southern Con-
lederacy based On surrender to Rebels.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22
NEWS OF THE DAY.
THE WAR.

Gen. Sully's official report Of the battle at
Talk Kuty Mountain situated the Little Mis-
sour Gros ventres has been received in Washin gon
there we're at least five SIX thousand Indian wairi-
ers while Suly's entire force numbered on the field
about 900 men Of al Of tho service. The coun.
try Is intersected by deep raynes filed with timber
ofwhich tse savagss took advantage. But by the skill
fu mansuvers OF our officers they were driven In a
circle of about three miles the base Of the mountains
and beyond the limo OF skirmishers and many OF them
killed The Indians fought with skill and extraordinary
desperation but all finally put to fight BY sun
set none were the ground and troops that night
slept OIL the battle leld There subsequent sue
cessfa operations against tbs Indians, whose vast
quantities goods left in the timber and raynes We're
destroyed Early In August SILLY marched toward the
Yellowstone expecting to again oyertake the enemy Cd
his way.
Commander Carter, Of The q. S. steamer
Michigan reports to the Secretary of the Navy the cap.
ture By pirates Of the steamers Parsons and Island
Queen. He says they were pursued By lin. and that
he has got the principal agent prisoner on board and
many aocompices. All is safe at present Tie object
was to capture tie steamer Michigan. Col. Hall has
six Of the pirate party On Johnson's Island.
The U. S. Sloop Of war Brooklyn arrived at
the ChsrestOwn Navy Yard Tuesday morning. This
vessel led in the engagement at Mobile and suffered
more from the fire OF Fort Morgan than sly other Fiji
tynine shots entered her sides most Of them on the
berthdeck and seventy three shots took effect in other
pArts OF her. On her decks to DO seen more than
1900 pounds Of iron which poured into her from
ths Rebel batteVss.
The report has been widely circulated that
Admiral Porter Is to the mississippi Squad
roo 70 deliver 1t up another officer. that he win take
command Of the special West India Squadron and that
his Gag ship viii be the Vanderbilt. On inquiry is
uscertaine there no truth in any part Of the above
statement and besides there is no special squadron
An tho West Indies.
The latest information from the Army OF tho
Potomac l. to the effect that nothing Of Importance has
occurred for threc four days. The attack Of the
enemy expected Monday did not take place al
though VIVA believed that the Rebels seriously medi-
tatsd IN assault Scarcely shot had been heard along
the lines fos twenty .four hours
Commodore Theodorus Bailey has been order
ID 10 the command Of the Portsmouth Nayy.Yerd In
ylaoe Of Commodore Geo r. Psrsens who 10 ordered
70 the command Of the Pacific Squadron. Commodore
c. K staibus Is relieved from the Philadelphia Navy.
Yard and ordered to the command of the East Gulf
8lootadins squadron
Ths splendid U. s. steam frgate Franklin
~ isanohsd last Saturday. ~ uoon at Portsmouth
xIttey. Maine. She Is 265 feet long between perpen
Aioulas and 3Oe fec, ALL extreme Depth &c, feet
ssPsoity B. es4 tons weight ofvessel about 500 ons
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22

crowded and enthusiastic meeting was heic
last night ut the headquarters of the Central Lnoo'
and johnson Campaign Club in 23d-st to advocote 'h'
election Of Lincoln and johnson President and vice
President Chas S. Spencer. ESQ., occupied the chair
and the sneakers were Gen. Ahthon 4. ID. Smith, Esq
C. S. Distric. Attorney. and james i. Van Barren
ESQ and several odes and songs were sung By mem
bcrs Of the club.
A terrible daaster occurred or the Pennsy !
yania Railroad, at ThomPsonlon, Juuia;a Co., ear!
yesterday morning Tie fast p7ssenger-irain bo'nd
East ran into the Of freighsrain smashing the
locomotive and several cars killing or maimng large
number of passengers The fnll oxtcn Of tho injury is
not yet known. -Four were burned having caught
fro from "a stoyo in the baggage car.
A regular meeting Of the Board of Education
was held last evening President McLean in he chair
A small amount Of business was transacted and the
Board adjourned.
The subscriptions to the seyen-thirty loan for
tc last two days arc e. ooO Oo and to the tenforiy
loan s7l. eco.
Gold has been heavy all day, opening at 2s', fan
ing to l2 closing 2eo Antr the Board and :, the public
ell prices were Lover 70. mot $50 < de IN AT hr second
Board the market week. aud lower price. mad. upon
ne4Iy everything upon the list Money is abundant al q
cent or CAL. and ocTns than brokers In coz
,ne.c bill. there is nothing Best soil q. sas y
cent selection oil good paper be had Al isu|
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22
CITY NOMINATIONS.

"The several Union Ward Associations are
invited TO meet on Monday evening next, and
choose delegates to County, Judicial, Congress,
and Assembly Conventions. We presume only
those Ward Associations which are in fellowship
with the Twenty. third-street General Commit
tee are thus invited.
This call forcibly evidences the inveteracy OF
abuses, but especially OF those which have las
toned upon political organizations. We are TINS
Fall to choose Sheriff and other County ofh-
cers-ihe ShcriT-s Office being ono Of. very great
importance. We ought to nominate very strong
man for the post-one strong alike in personal
worth and in public esteem. To the selection
Of such a candidate, iii s essential that our voters
should have a fair and equal voice in his noni-
nation. Give to any five hundred men the
privilege of selecting the candidates whom I'VE
thousand will be morally constrained to support,
and it is almost inevitable that they should Sc
lect under the impulse Of selfish considerations
should select other than tho men who ought
TO be preferred. Now, the Observation-Disclosures
Committee have directed that Five delegates
from each Ward" shall compose the County
Convention, majority of which is to name the
County candidates. Now consider the fairness
of this rule as tested 10y the Union vote for
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22


The fire which, three days ago, destroyed the
annory of the 37th Regiment, Col. Ashley, did
not, we learn, originate in the armory, but in
another part of the building, over which
those connected with the Regiment could exer-
else no control. No blame, therefore, can at
tach to tho Regiment for a want of watchful-
ness as a paragraph in this paper yesterday
would seem to imply. The 37th, it is only just
to add, is one of the best Of our city regiments,
unqucstionably loyal, always ready to respond
to the call of duty, as it has done on several
occsaions when troops have been wanted for
temporary service in the field. It, los by the
ERE is so heavy that it will have to be fully re-
equipped. Fit needs help for this purpose, it
ought to have it.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22
~ Wards .4.929

The Tweny.third-street Committee directs
that less than five thousand Union voters re-
siding in lower Wards shall be empowered to
impose County candidates on three times their
number residing in uptown Wards-that
ono hundred voters residing in the Ia Ward
shall have equal weight in choosing
County candidates with over sixteen humid
red who reside in the XVIIIth, XXth. or
XXIst. And the issue Of .his atrocons rotor
borough system we are expected 10 accept and
indorse as the voice Of the masses which il
studionsly snppresses and ignores.
Now if this were casual, forlsitous, Etlul, IL
might be endured rs unavoidable; hu, i, no,o-
riously is not. We have repeatedly called az
iention to il. md shown how easily II might be
smendedby authorizing each Ward to choose one
delegate 10 each Nominating Convention and
ono additional for each two hundred votes cast
for the leading candidate on our ticket at the
las, preceding election. This would give Us
County Convention very fairly representing our
l.ll.v.-.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22
THREE EYES TO SIZE TT:

We have the assurance Of that true man and
good orator, the Rev. Robert j. Breckenridge,
that Kentucky viii not swallow the Chicago
Platform. He mildly calls it a trick" and
moderately designatos it as GINNING swim.
ding" thing. In speech to his neighbors
lately, he said: 81 reckon you have all seen
little instrument lying on the table in some Of
your friends parlors, by which, If you look at
thing, with both eyes at the Same time. tho
thing changes to some other thing. At Chicago,
they fixed up their Platform upon the plan Of
this funny instrument Hyou look ct it with
one eye. it is one thing-if you look at it with
the other eye, it il another thing; but if Won
look ct it with both eyes at once, tits something
else. So, ifyou look at Mcclellan with one
political sye and at Pendleton with the other.
you don't SEQ either Mcclellan or Pendlston.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22
Cows loss OF n.iority............
MAINE.

Tie L,wiston Journal has returns from nearly
400 Towns and Plantations in Maine. which
show about 1900 majority for the Union side.
Every County, except Aroostook. is certainly
Union, and The Aroostook Times is Of the
opinion that County is also on the right side.
Admitting it, however, to be the other way, the
state Senate win stand: Union. 30; Dem, 1,
The House probably i24 Unionists to n Demo
crats-a handsome gain from last year. There
: considerable falling OFF in the vote on both
sides, equal perhaps to nearly 10000 in all.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22

1t would make the representation little moro
exact to give an additional delegate for each
major-lraction Of two hundred votes. adding
one each to the delegation ths year from the
With, IXth, Xth. AIth, XIIth, XIllth, XVIII,
XVIII, and XlXlh Wards, bringing mp the az
gregate to %, or very nearly the present mum.
Der: the only difference being that minority OF
the delegates would then represent majority
of our Unionst voters: whereas it may nov
represent only fourth of them.
Why can't wo have correction of abuses so
.monstrous, 30 fragrant Simply, because selfish,
cunning men derive pef and consequence there
from. Any well posted Ward politician can tell
YOU who "runs the machine in the Isi. Id.
lid, IVth, VITA, or any other Of the Wards
in which We poll but a handful Of votes, elect
ing himself and his dummies to County, State
aud District Conventions with unflilng regu-
larity, and enabling him to bargain and bully
for places in the Customs, the Post-Oice, and
to dictate the appointment OF Harbor Masters,
Port Wardels, &c. The machine thus supplies
the Gil that keeps il in running order, and pre-
vents It's joints ever wearing loose or getting
rusty. In fact, il works NATURALIZATION the
engineers; ard they can't DO made to see the
necessity Of new gearing it. As Hamilton is
reported (falsely, we presume,) to have said
about the British Constituencies abuses rem
der it practical and perpetuate its existence.
We had hoped that the loyal voters of our
City would this year muster the requisite cour.
age to smash the old machines altogether. We
need six of our very first men presented for Con-
gress-presontcd by no nominating conventions
derived from packed primary meetings; but by
the spontaneous action Of our ableSt and wsest
citizens who have no personal axes to grind,
and who arc solicitous only that our candidates
shall be worthy Of our cause. With such can
didatcs promptly nominated, canvaSsing their
respective districts from evening to evening,
and if need be from house to house, We could
achieve results whereof our opponents do not
dream. A majority Of our voters Will vote on
the side Of their country if they can only be-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22

but the one runs into tho other. aud you only
SEQ the Platform! Shut your Mcclellan oye--
you don't SEQ the Platform. Shut your Pendie-
ton eye-you don't 500 the Platform. You have
got to look with one eye at Mcclellan and with
the other at Pendleton, in order to 500 this won
derful Platform. Oh my friends and ncghbors'
the whole Chicago thing is cunning Swindling
trick that does not suit this latitude, ana 40"
not 90 doun." We "reckon," as the Doctor
saws. that it does not suit the latitude oil New
York either Kentucky has no monopoly OF
tho love of truth and square-dealing. That
Platform will not go down in single Northern
or Western State.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22

The Erenisg Telegraph (Montreai) is under
deep concern of mind with regard to Gen. Sher-
maps position at Atlanta. and is moved thereby
to give q flip to the spirits of its Rebei-sympa-
thizng readers by The following paragraph:
ave have trustworthy Information that Gen Sher-
mas position at Atlanta Is exceedingly precariouA
Wheeler hrs destroyed his railway communications nosta
81 Chattanooga eieetualy that Supplies cannot reach
BIN lfom tNa quarter for weeks Tunnel ILL 70
also reported blown mp b. running captured ammaui-
ton IT IN into ~ and exploding il. thus cutting oil ha
railway communication north uf Dalton. Sh, r;Dan -
reduced toa few days supply of provisions il is utterly
impossb,e ior him to feed his army BY wagon trans
p,t. ilhis trains could escape capture in country in
Tested by thousands OF Confederate cavalry lie has os
Atlanta. bat il The enemy keeps up the his
municGtons until the Fail rams set in he neithsS
hold t. nor escape from it,
TIE Telegraph is bound in fairness TO justify
Gen. Sherman in sending away the wives and
children of Rebel soldiers LETT in Atlanta. As
Hood LETT nothing to eat, it was most unresson-
able to ask Sherman to feed them under such
enormous difficulties.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-22
No. 4.

We ore nor ready TO supply copies o. TIE Two
PLATFORMS Baltimore and Ca'cagoh printed 'I0e
bv side on good, firm Tarer, nth only me reTc Je"
comments needed to sIacidGte their dntGg0"'Sh''
Please cali or ,snd for them ia arg quantity so as
TO let tour neighbors sec for rhdt the rival Par'e'
are contcndsug-each speaking for itself. F'fes
n per hundred copies, cash. Where they are sent
BIZ mail re deduct from tie remittaNcc' e"oHg" 10
prepay postage, schich rs about IA cents per iV0
copies.
The PLATFoRNs IN GERMAN, printed in same
style a6ove and for sale at tic same price 81 per
10oo2pies.
CAMPAIGN D0cUMESTs-W haze jast printed on
a 5roadside, uniform WitA tie " PLATFORM" PREsI-
DENT LNCoLN's pie9s Of Democratic Strotegy, as
prscatcd b. him in recent 'uteypseW Nth Judge
bf,Us. of Wfscorsir; GENERAL GRANTS Letter 10
Hon. F.. b. U'assburns; and BAYARD TAYLoR'S
Poem on me "CurcAGo SURRENDER al on one
sheet Price 81 per 100. scntby NAL or By express
JVaeA ordered By pa'l~e dedct from die re0'iftan-
&c, enough to pay he postage, rhieh is II cents per
100 copies. Send on yoar orders 70 THE lEI-
eUSE."
no. 81
Also, uniform ,cih tie oJore, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE
FOE TIE WAR 1-6siag a portion Of ALExANDER
u STEPHENS Speech, in h'ca he foretold the desc
lations and horrors rhieh scosd arse from Seces-
sion, dclircred before tie Secession Contention Of
Georgia an Asgust,lS6o. re rkiea as aided, WEo
COMMENCED TIE WAg Catalogue Of Wariike and
Ireasonoble Acts which oere committed priorte Mr..
Lineoln's Administration. Price 81 per 100 copies
No. 3.
Aiso, uniform 10Th tie others, THE REAL CHlcA-
40 PLATFORM, AS ExPoUSDED BIZ THE DEMOCRATIC
ORATORS AT CHicAGo being Extracts from The
Speeches Of distiaguisAed Democratic Orators
made at Chicago during The sitting Of the Consen-
sson at that place an August last.