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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-08

DOOM FOR RENT have a good
Il y LODGING ROOM for rent, suitable for sn-
gle gentleman.
WILLIAM WINSTON JONES'
Clay street, between Eighth and Ninth.
SITS
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-08

OUTER, BUTTER, BUTTER.-Just
Il , received, large lot of FRESH MOUNTAIN
BUTTER, at 50 per pound, at los Broad street, be-
tween sixth and Seventh. oc lite
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-08

M ANTED, an INSTRUCTOR in the
w use OF small AIMS The best OF references
required. Apply, On board the Confederate States
Scholarship PatIIck Heply off Drewry' : Bluff to
WILLIAM IL. PARKER
sc 29-codim lieutenant commanding.
Examiner and Petersburg Express copy three times
a week FOR a month
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-08
PERSONAL.

ZINE ENVELOPES FOR THE SOL
l. DIEkS.-We would call the attention of army
suffers, Dealers and the soldiers themselves 10 our
stock Of five six thousand fine BUFF ENVE-
rates by wholesale retail. Come and see
&C 7-Its BURRtJSS. GARRETT ~ 60
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-08

WANTED To HIRE A HORSE-A
w surgeon, on duty in the city, wishes to hire
HORSE for the winter or longer He will feed
him for his hire Best references given if required
Address Sc" box $40 Richmond, Virginia.
DC 7--3ts
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-08

WANTED, a WET n URSE, to nurse
w a child one month old, and who will be will
ing TO make herself useful. Apply at No 1, Frank
In street, near the Old Market. oc 5-3t-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-08

NOR SALE, THOROUGHBRED
i MARE, five years old. Her dam was out oil a
Margrave mare, by Revenue. She is by Red
Eye" and can be seen at the Government stable in
rear OF ST. PauPs Church For further particulars
apply to Thomas j. Deane, office Basin Bank
oc 1t X. II. WEISI9ER
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-10-08

THE PHYSICIANS OF CHESTER
FIELD COUNTY are requested to meet at
thear court-honse ON MONDAY, the 10th of octo-
Der teourt dayl to re-adIust their tariff OF charges
oe 7-3ts
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

o'clock he captain gave orders 70 sound with
tue lead, We did so, and, ts onr horror found
only ssqentesn feet Of wafer We saw that we
were lost, and IN few minutes the ship struck
forward, and with terrible shock, she after
wards struck att The ruddsr iheu gave way
We immsdikisly pr0cseisd 70 cut away the
mRsts, bat they broke Cf ike siicks, and their
wreck heat great holes inte the deck, Though
which the water poured and filed the tween
decks kuother fearful crash was heard, and
the ship broke in two amidshiDs. All who were
in the fore part Of the vessel and tween decks
were drowned, IS the one asnk with al who
were there, and the ether was full Of WatBr.
thus tso hundrsd and ff.y lives wsro ssGTi-
nesd TO the waves IN the space Of few min
utes. Il wss fearful sight. Yet we could do
aoinng Tho after portion OF tho vsssoi also
sAGk 81 ieU minutes, but was not entirely
covered Wltn water. The lower portion held
together, out gas imbsddsd in The sandy bot
TOM. Now, however, 0ne sea after another
rushed over The deck, toEs away tbs bulHarks.
and carried Of all who could not hold o. frnly.
We al Jumped ints the largest boat. which 4ss
firmly Jam ned 10 between The wreck Of The
masts aud water vessels. Behind and before
me lay dead and wounded, and among these
was tho captain. Thus covering together in
tAs boEt, exposed 70 every sea which swept the
Fassal, sometimes lying on the dead. st other
.in3eg packed between eoTpses, ] awaited tbs
saRa ef day. OF the thrss huudsed
passengers emily tWenty-four men and one wo-
naR are saved, aud, with the remnant Of she 1
rev, are roduesd 70 state Of utter dsstiiUiicn.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

The Nsr aIill.arr Mn.

The editor Of tao Savannah RegaBiieas, VII
ting from Richmond, speaking Of the military
biz passed By Tie Senate On shs lob, ard now
before the HOUSE, gives the following as the
provisions Of that bill.
Il is understood that the bill extends the con
scFiption sgs 70 al sbls-sedied citizens un3or
kfty-fge years of Ege aAd over siEkteeR those
over forty-fEe to be employed in hons duties,
such a. the qusrteTmsstsr and e0mmissGrY de-
partments, enrolling efhcers. provost guards FOR
toWns and cities, guards for railroad Ines and
bn5geE, and sacb like empl0Ymsnts, those now
engaged ia them to Be transferred 10 aotive duty
u the Reld. together with Al paTBous urzTuiletl
under furty-ave yesTs Of sga. The sIsmPtlcn
LIST is enlarged upon that originally reported to
the SsRzte By the committee. z embraces min.
isteTa Of religion in charge OF regular congrega-
ticus, physicians thirty-five yesTs Of sgo and
over, who haVa been seven yeaTs in regular
practice; tsaehers Of established schools OF
tWeLty sehOiarBi one editor 10 each newspaper
published prior to ths 16.h CT April, 1882, TO-
gather with such iournoyrneu pFintsra as he viii
swear are absolutely nressszrY for keeping up
his i0urnal, (boolL-ksepers, mail clerks, report
srs, engineers and pressmen are not includsd il
he bill Is L atAnds) one shoemaker 70 even
.hrea hundred Inhabitants. to be over forty igs
years Of age and selected by the county courts
Fhase are all the special exemptions, though
discretion is vested ia the President and Secre
tary Of War to detail such persons ss may b
required By the absoiuto necessities OF tho eom
munity. The bill Will liiisly pass the Housi
without any material charge.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

The auestnn Of exchanging prisoners las
como 70 a deadlock once moro, and wholly, as
many ailsge, because the rebels will NOS treat
with Buslsr, whom they have outiaWed, but on
account Of the everlasting niger question.
Saws ths Richmond Dispateb Of The 2eh:
aThe attempt Of Lincoln to piacs the slaves
stolen By bis maraUdsra and recruited to 81 up
his ranks on the same footing with white sol
diers, and bis refusal TO continue tho exchange
Of prisoners unless these slaves be exchanged
for or own soldiers, is one of the moat impu-
dent proceedings Of which there is any ss-
ceunt.
"If we consent to the exchange, We admit
his rieh. TO libeEate cur negroes By his procaus-
ton. We admit that this proclamation has an
effect which 10 act OF Congress could have.
We admit thas IL has destroyed an institufiop
| guaranteed ia integrity by the Constitution Of
lie United stases We admit that we still
/ live under the LAYS of the United SsssOs and
! that we arc rebels, fighting against lawfnllz
/ constituted authority. On tie surface, MS rs-
fussl TO sxehsBge except on the condition in
question seems nothing more than dispute
shout the terms of such exchange"
We have had the nigge5 for the lsst sixty
years ia our pGlpits, halls Of legislation, house
I holds, on the ssamps, everywhere, until to-
/ isy. when he is the cause OF the most gigantic
wa Of modern ages. Even the ordinary ope-
4 rations Of our people slsughteriDg each other
csnnet go on without the same omnipressnt
niger, for, during its progress, bis snaneipa-
II ton, hiB atatus, his Rraaing, his exchange, are
fruitful matters OF discussion and iil-feelng,
and keep ten or more thousand of eur brave
men suffering in Southern prisons, and = much
larger NUMBER OF Confsdsrsies in she same
condition here at the North.
The whole question of exchange row hinges
upon Che treatment Of slaves who may have be-
come soldiers. II the Federal Government has
right to enlist them, then II has right 70 in
sist upon shoir receiviBg exactly tho Sane
) treatment as white soldiers. The North aiiirmE
L is tight, the South denies it; and hers Che
; I wbole mater rests, and hero It is likely 10 re.
main until the question Of the tight to snlisi
slaves ia ish uitsly settled.
3 The weight Of ssthoTitg IN this easeiE againa
! THE Federal Government, for john QHiscy Ad
]. ans, their Minister 70 England, 10 1915 Will
negotiating with the British Commissioners fl
$ the payment OF slaves taken By sAs British j
1912, held;
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

The sTindlos OF this Wsr arc eafried on On "a
grand & scale as ths war issaif-both exceed
anything yet accomplished I'm their respective
lines. Ospt. Dseie, an Eugiishman, residing
near the Montgomery White Sulphur Springs.
mas " recognized % the C0nfsderaoY-ions De-
Tor the handsome figure Of s 259 500-and
slope3. His operations were sales Of bogus
bills Of sterling exchange. Tho LynGabuTg
Virgisiaa giyes the following aecognt Of tais
sWindle
sThs bills were disposed Of 70 various usr
chants and bFokaTs Of Richmond and other
towns, snd on being forwarded for solleeiisu
the startling fact was brought 70 light thst they
wers spurious. They, however, besr The sH-
d0rsement Of tbs cashier Of the Bank OF fhe
Valley st ChristiaHsbuFg, which indemnlass
the holders from loss, bat vii ruin The bank
The esshisr had such assurance as 70 makB him
perfectly confident Of his safety IN the Eaasae
lions, but it turns out that thsY were delnsivs-
Among those Who vouched f0T bis rsspougihili-
", We hesr ihs names Of gentlemen IN high
station connected with tho Government
Dseie, yse believe claims 10 be an officer in
he Roysl navy. and We understand, bad some
eonnsetion win our Government He has been
residing for c year or two n MautgomerY,
where he owns & plsntsiioB, and has recently
had erected a splendid rssideues. & gTeat deal
Of his time. however, was spent in Richmond
where he lived in prnCelT style, paying a.
much as oas hundred and f0Itg dollars Day al
the hetels, besides taking ais m6als At he res
fsugsnts. His exiraVGFanes seemed 70 have no
baunds FTs hear ths names Of H HadsWorth,
Palmer & Co, Samasi Harrison, and Eos
ter, broker, Of RiChRond, as amaug tie we
tinizsd. Parties ia Wilmington also sgnsfed-
Deeis is supposed to have gone 70 EHglaud. He
leit 6fesn er twenty nsgro8s, laTn, iuIniflfs,
ele which have bean attached for he 3eEeat
of she suf srer1 O.her facts VIII no coaht Be
developed Of this mammoth sHindls.'
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

q The Register is informed By CD inieIli-
gent gentleman, an eficer in The army at Dal-
ton, that many Of the men who deserted our
ranks about tho tims Of the aght on Lockout
mountain and during the retreat frOu, Mission
ary EidRs, were arrested On their way to Middle
Tennessee BY the Yankees, and sent st once TO
Northern prisons. Cur informant states that so
far as be has been able to learn the fate of these
deiudsd men, ard he has heard from quite =
number Of them not one wss permitted to take
the cath, but we're immediately seut North and
inprisoned-
oa their way through Nashville, they were
met by some Of. their friends, who attempted to
prove their loyalty, and get permission for
them to take the oath and 60 home, but in vain,
Thse who went to Chattanooga and gave them
selves up, shared the Same fa.e.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

Il That private property on shore is exempt
from capture, BY the ussges ef war
thas siEvos are private parry.
'S. That proclamkii5ns invislng them to de-
seEt frem their mastszs aro degiAtiohs from tho
usAgss Of war
q That Govern mon. whose sfieefs had
issued such pEoelanations must restore the
slaves who had Gvailsd themEslges el The Brae-
lanAtion, or mast compensate fhs owners ios
their l8sB.n
Ia SPITE hOuegeT, OF prsesieBt and ausAoritv.
Ee suppose chat Adjdtsat-eiens1al Thomas win
60 on ellisting slaves 90 soldiers. thus Fi0iasiz
Ihs plRiHesi usgges Of var, and thua driving The
ansariupsis slaves 20 punishneRt when caught,
and cur own captured soldiers to the horror OF
perpetual imprisonment Bat what are prece-
dents, sutRorisies, the usagss Of war the Illegal
srmiBg OF negro slaves. and the safEsYings Of
white men, compared to tho righteous objects of
al administration ruled only By higher law
and whose only present purpose in carrying on
iAe weHi IS 20 comploto the unfinished task OF
that Hglorious nsTsyr John BsOwni-Ch-
szq0 Is1ass
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28
sEErINe OF mOReAN's sEN.

In camp Asar Decatur Ca, January 26h, 1854 a
meeting was held. composed Of he members Of Nor
Ean's command thsrs rendszgousog, aad now namber-
ing hundred men, for he purpoae Of asceraialng
their feelings relative to ih ssleOOn Of representatives
to the next Conerssa The mscting ssisg osAed 10
ordsr on nssiOn of Dr.. Leuis, Lisut Col J. ". Bowes
vas called the chair. and Nj. B. ZaniEiDger re-
qaostsd to act AZ secretary Of the meeting.
A committee Of three tAsa appsintsa ts ffslss
resolutions Lieut. James Nash. LleEt. }. B. GaihrigLt
and Mr. &. D. Hora, composed the committee
Daring the interval Capt. p Cunningham, being
esIsd upon by general aeeaEHtion, delivered brief.
pointed snd soqleB; spseeh, audIag, In the Ct
bis roArKs the uzas proceedings sf The convention
hsla reeuntly At Dalton In which only small minority
vas represented After which, lir NJ. W MAnyills ts
numerous eaII responded in very stirring and able
address.
Tho somzitfss having returned, submitted the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, which unanimously
adopted:
whereas, the election of Representatives fEsn tie
twelve districts Of Esniaeky ne cOufedsrsts Con
gress will take place the ioth Of February next,
aud whereas, the Dalton Eoealled" convention
failed to reflect our wlshes aud sincerely believe
the wishes of nearly all Of MorssMs men," and those
OF an overv hsl-nIzg majority Of EsntaekRs Esasrsyi
and Whereas although at preliminary meeting y
vas unszimousIy agreed to hold general sonvsntien
On the 25th day Of January, HnInber Of men, IN
thirtv seren assembled The 20sh January, without
previous notl6eason and nominated their ticket, Civ
ing IA and thousands ef Ksntackians no oFPortuRiy
whatever Of expressing opinion; thsFefore, De 1t
Rsssssea That We consider ourselves in no manner
bound By the proceedings Of the az resaid eonvenen
and tbat We proceed lmmrdlntsly 10 nominate snel
men A. In ear opinion win best represent Ksniueky
3 IN the nezt Congress Of tAs Confederate States.
Phs nseilDg tAen proceeded to election with th'
= following result
First Dlstsist--W D. MseheH.
81 second DiHtriet--John D. Norris
Thsrd Bstriet-C. J SterrilL
: Fourth Dis.rlel--J r Barriek.
Fifh DiHsricf-Ihornss Napier.
sixth Disiriei-F. L. Barnett
4, Ssvsnfh Dis rict-H. W. Brace
Eighth DstEiet-John I. Pickett
e Nsn,h Dlatriet-E. 81. Bfuee.
! Tsnsh Diairiet--J. w Moore.
> Eleventh Distui6t-J. =. Monroe.
+ Twelfth Dsiriea-J d. Elliott.
Rsmsrks-Hon z. n. Bsues who wss shamsfull
br.up overheard BY the called Dalton convention
not only dsearestde choice of the meeting, but h
- v,s received with tho wiidsst demonstrations
. applause. = ". DO' l'-'' O''''' '''''l'
e a r. zAErzg6Rs Secretary.
o othes papers plsAss copy Or notice.
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a s0LUTE0N or THE PROVISION
QUESTION.

# the planters shroughoul tho whole eouR-
Try, ssys the Mseon Confederate, win follow
the example SET them BY soma Of their brethren
in this State, tho great question Of supply viii
be satisfactorily settled.
In Msnros county, the planters held meet
q aud resolved to sell such articles as they
rsised At The following reasonable prices Germ,
% SO wheat, S. per bushsli bacon, 81
beef, 40 cents and lard, 81 per pOend cats,
81 SC s; fodder, 50 per hundred.
Ia Sumter county, the planters agreed On the
following prices for that sections Corn, 81 per
bushol, aad bacon IS cents per pound.
O.ber msesirgs. for a similar purpose, have
been called in various parts Of the State. Tha
planters who inaugursted this movement are
lastly entitled 20 the gratitude Of the country.
They arc patriots, in the fullest sense Of the
word While political economists, COngToss
men and editors are discussing the food quss
ton and suggesting thoussRd plans to snabl'
/ tie army and the people to live, these PsEieii'
gentlemen step forward and decide the grsa
question, in nsnner alike honorable 70 tbem
9elFeH eAa 3eneICtaa ~ ne SoAAATs @Aee hAS'
example be followed in 80 sections Of the sSun
try. shd the ruinous and suicidal speculation Il
food viii be At Al end. People msss est, bu
Al the present exorbitAnt prices, thousand
snd It diAictlt to procure the whsrewithsl
soh
In the French revolution, FOULoN said sh
people might eat grass. The Faz5Oarg st. IA
,s;ss remembered this saying, and when the
| time came, they cut CT FoULoN's head, 0
which the snows Of seventy winters had Sc
Led. aaa bore it through Paris, with tuft
grass .hruut between the dumb lips, A grii
spectacle such as we never expect to sec
lZ,- land. The moyemsnt Of shs planters
So ,ssr and Monroe counties, il followed IN
10y, viii relieve the most anxious iOr
ss5,,es tens Of thousands Of their iallo'
.iti.,ss and cary JOY 10 The hssrs OF every "
\ lover of his county. All honor 70 the sn0i
and Isl tbs press 40 rs utmost 70 have me e
ampls followed everywhere.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

Il has been briefly announced that an ami-
grant veusel which left Hamburg for Australia
: short time since. with between three and four
bundled passengers on board, was lost on the
coast Of Holland. during the recent storms and
tbs. nearly oyery soal en- board perishsd. One
of Tho few suryi,ors has furnished ihs following
narrative Of sho wrsek
The vessel was driven a5out In terrible
rnanaor BY tha winds and the waves, and ct
lsss she eeuld ne longer bs staored. About enc
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

Several senslsmen have reeesily reached
Dalton fron Wnlamson county. They stAse
thai the people in that county have plenty TO-
eat. and have beer molssted BY she Yanleos less
thsn might have been expected
During Christmas week there was negro
regiment st Bsgleville, near shs RathsFtsFd
line. engaged in eonsciibins ths nsgress Of The
,s;sbbosb9od, and snesesasd in edding tsrss
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

ET- Mrs. 8. C Lsw. at The head Of deIegA-
ton Of ladies, passed through our city last
evening, ia charge Of fEc hundred blankets
ard fifteen hundred pair OF socks, desigaed fOrs
the needy sel5iprs Of Gen. JOhnqton's srmy.
This manisesnt donstisn TO the gsllsnt men of
tho Tennessee army, ia tho free will efsring Of
tho lsdiss Of Columbus, Georgis, who have
shown themselves untiring in their efforts to
provide for tho wants and comforts Of our
war worn veterans. Mrs Law has been sn
active, energetic and efficient worker in the
cause since the commencement of the war,
and viii be remembered as President of tie
s5cisty Of the Southern MOthers of Memphis,
in which capacity she acted with gfea; efi
eiency until that place fell iato the possession
Of The enemy. Her zeal in the cause. as ven
a. ttss Of her eo-laborers, cannot be too highly
commanded
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-28

DsEaseraaIe Leaders 81 ass UH4iei States,
Tae New York Daily Est5s rssents tho supposi-
ton made BY some Yankee jouIn@ls that FER
nando Wood was preparing 70 aes q g patriotic p
psrt in Congress, notwithstanding the vots Of
Mr.. Wood for the resolution to pay negro sol
sisEs, and bis failure to vose with Mr.. Harris
against she war resolutions Of Mr. Green Clay
Smith, the Meas assoEts hat Mr. Wood ID q for
peace Speaking, some days ago, Of the
Democratic Congressional caucus hsld in
Washington, The Nsi0s denied that i vas in
favor sf war platform
At that caucus The speaksrs wsFs Senator
Powell and Saulshary, and Msssrs J. c. AIlsn,
Eohertson, Holman, Cox, Pendlstou, Fernando
Wood, and others, Of the Hcnse Of RepEessu.
sstives. Not o0e Of shsae gsntlsEan advoea
ted or inIimAted a desire for s var piasierm
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sFGE AND STH TEHNEssKE RKGR.
MaNFS kE-ENEABTRD FOR THE
WAR.

6EGA AND STH TENNEssRE REGE-
M9NFs SE-ENEABrED FOR EHE
EnIToRs APPEAL: 1 took occasion while at Dalion
20 vlstths sth snd 9th Tennessee regiments smpora.
riy consolidated and while there sn event occurred
tie 22d inst which will sver be proud azd glori.
one In the history Of there regiments RhO mem.
bers Of tbs several sonpansE Of their owa rss viii
and accord, without peI1uaEion from thsiz efiesrs,
either company reslmentsl fel into line and then
notified their commanding aleers that they desired to
rssnliHi for lhs war.
TIE company having ths honor Of taking ths Inita-
slys In his patriotic step company A. commanded
by Captain r. Williamson, OF somcEvile, Tenn.
The second was company c. commanded BY Captain
]. B Locke, of Memphis, Team. she remaining com.
ysUies followed saee-ssiyeiy whose csptEins names
(belns SOMEWHAT Of stTnngsr], I'D not learn.
Whist grand sight 10 The searcoversd and bat
ts-sssneS veterans. with uncovered heads and upted
hands, sssarias TINT they would "eOnqusr or de" be-
fors they voaid lay down their araal Tho survivors
Of SHILOH Of Psuyve. Of aurfreesboro OF chisama an.
ga aud Missionary ridge; deprived Of AL the comforts
and u1u1es of hsme from which they hsve been ab.
sent for three long years with not even the facilities Of
communication TIE promise OF Congress unfulAlsd;
subssing E7on half rsious elzS 10 garments Of king
eo.tOn's on ard WHOSE very tracks make soil turn
red aetus ed by the holy desire Of serving their country
In her darkest hour Instance Of fcacaeng
devotion 70 principle unparalleled in the history Of the
world.
While othsT rsslme ats, In common with this. have
expressed intention, iz thu form Of resolutions
Of tsndsring their services to the Government sn.
pessa shall have been declared the need Of przss Is
Justly due 10 these gsens for being the Ast to rs.
again upon the altar or their country their deter
longs stu the proud appelGlion Of being the vsHn-
tser State for the thlrd tine ker raliyng
around the battle aag OF their eosnsTy pledging their
lives and sacred honor snsisin tho cause,
and in doing hs they prefer to folio" their oy-
alrous leader Gen. B. p. Cheaihsm whese blade
aashinE il tins light Of Heaven. -ai' who're
the enemy arc thickest 'OLD AVEN."