The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-08

the State. a correspondent of ths Lou
isvi'ls journal, speaking Of his capture
aaya:
Hawking evaded the disclosure Of his
name ana rank until be was taken Re.
/ fore Colonel Murray. The evident abil.
iiy, finished address, and cOnsummate
eeif-posssssion Of the great guerilla chief
| impressed that sagacious officer with the
] facs tbst chance had thrown into his
hands some important parsonage. A
coairabsad ct length recognized him, and
| she Cxuitation OF officers and men was
extreme when the news rang through the
eDcsmPmsnt that Hawkins was taken.
He was OF cour5e treated with the cour-
tesy due to an officer, who, though op-
posed to ne, has yet displayed that
dsTi8g coursge, cOmminglad with bis own
kindness TO prisoners and his own full
recognition Of every rule OF honorable
warfare, which have already stamped
hin as = rising aud SAGE ssfal leader.
Upon bis person were found important
and confidential letters from Forrest and
| Wheeler, disclosing, however, only come
general plane, yet indicative Of the IN
b7unded confidence placed in this youth
fol and accomplished chicftaia BIZ his
superiora. H Was for 8 long time In
spsclor General and chief of staff to
Maj. Gen. Wheeler, commanding the cav
airy Of the West. His personal appear
ancv is very prsposseaaing, his manners
remarkable for afsbility, and his con-
versation betokened mental culture CT no
ordinary cast.
Major Breathitt conducted him to
Charlotte with a strong escort, where
Maj. White took him in charge and re-
ported him to Gen. Rousseau. Tha~ at
ter expressed the greatest qualification
a. bis capture and seemed no little sur
prised 81 finding him SO young a man.
lie is about 70 years OF age, was made
Colonel Of cavalry in June, 1863 and, as
we learned from his papers and tie le9-
ters of Forrest and Wheeler referred to,
was soon 10 take charge of one of the
brigades OF cavalry ordered to West /
Tennessee.
CAIRO, January 4 BY the steamer @. !
E. Hillman, Captain Clayton and Clerk
JeWett Wilcox, l have Memphis dates to
the afternoon OF the I'd. The Bulletin
announces the death of Dr.. Jeptha
Fowlkes, an cd resident of Memphis, and
celsbra ed for his connection with the
South Pacific Railroad scheme, and lat
terly as editor Of the Dsily Avalanche.
he filed tie last position until few
months before the Union troops occupied
Memphis.
There was q Union meeting at Helena
under the management of Ex-senator Sc
baeti.n, Judge Mcneil and PArson But
Ter. General F. B. Buford allowed the
use Of the Episcopal Church, and ordered
general suspension of business while
the frat meeting convened. Delegates
were to be appointed on the I'd inst. to
attend a State Delegate Convention st
Little Rock.
The editor of the Bulletin makes the
following announcement of the inten-
tons of GovenOr Johnson regarding re-
cons ructioD in Tennessee: We have
reason TO believe Governor Andrew John
ston will make known st an early day, in
an official manner, not only the views
and wishes of the Government with re-
gard to reconstruction in Tennessee, but
also plan, easy and simple, by which all
persons who desire to participate in the
glorious work OF re-erecting the temple
Of civil and religious freedom, in the res.
toration Of Tennessee TO the Union, can
do sc with the full assurance that their
laboys will be successful.
Circumstances have heretofore not
been very favorable to such a consum-
nation; but now our victorious armies
have driven the enemy beyond the lin
its of the State, and President Lincoln
has made such generous overtures to our
people that the long-wished
seems to have arrived, and
we may soon expect TO hear from Gov
ernor Andrew johnson favorably and
authoritatiVely in regard to the matter.
We feel certain that no avOidable delay
will be allowed, and that active meas-
ures in the right direction will be soon
announced"