New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-12-26
FROM THE SOUTH.
General Davidscn's Rsid-nssir"enon OF
the Mobile and Ohio npd N"e'io nm"
NartbvestcPn Railroads.
FIGHT NEAR YAz0O CITY.

County by the Same journals: 49,,
The fight Yesterday was at Concord Church. on inc
Yazoo City and Vicksburg road. Iae ankee iorGo
was two regiments. They were completely TOy.eu'
twenty three prisoners wee captured lEeladng
tenant They carried aVey MCss n tier WouhuC9'
1leir entire loss IA between seventy and Il hundred
Dor loss is killed. end sir wounded. largo quuH
tliy of arms and equipments and several horses were
qHK MOBILE AND GREAT SoKTaEHN RAILROAD
CUT At POLIARp, IA.
From The Richmond DcsI sc5. Dec. E
Several days since raidilS parry came; ~
from Pensacola and cut the Mobile aud Great Noflhefn
Railroad al Poafd's. seventy.two miles A0slneSst Vi
Noble, and then retired.
ANOTHER PAErY on THE NOBLE AND OHIO NALL
ROAD.
Prom Tie Richmond De.Pa;oh Dec. -
Official information has be"n received mere
that column Of SEQ Of the enemy are on tic Mobile
end Ohio Rsioad, north Of It's clo4'1s Of TIE Ml'sS
CONDITION OF ATLANTA.
FROM 1he kichnord "! ., Dec. q.
Gen. Howard, dispatched 10y Gov. Brown to
look into The condition Of Atlanta hos, We learn roIl
2Ae Naoo. Cont derate retained ard submitted report
The destruction has been far greater than We sup
posed Ont of tho tcBclueIts Of all Ecs With covered
ihe size OF Atlanta only 400 have been left, and about
600 have been baInci; ami it i believed ne 'e,lI9s
ZION would hayO been far universal but iol ice
Interference Of The Catholic priest VINO made rdu,s
resistance. bac%ed by the Catholic sodiery u Shtf
mans army against ale drihg q houses when |o"'d
We are sorry learn that afer ihe departure o. tue
enemy The few remaining houses. together with tho
debris lef, by tie flames including large Quantities OF
irop tools aad so on were IeIaorolessy plnndeIed by
the people fiom surrounding oot.ts WHO Df.rg1t tel
wagons from long distances TO carry on VIC pluhoe!
HUNDRED, were engage int ais shameful work for IasIy
days before their oIeIatoDs couli he arrested The
FEW remaining clearinghouse nave been plmGGi ca oil
their furniture, aad The state Las been c'foied o.
large values.
ATLANTA SINGH IT'S RT-0CCvPAfloE FY TIE
REBELS.
letter from the city Marshal Of Atlanta
who has returned 70 that city, gives aoun Of what
kas been done t. tat Ciicl;l innate city. IL says;
From The best Information can Get, taere have beeu
from fly TO three hundred wagons pr day IN Atlanta
since the Feders left, hauling oH 'r9p, fBruitnTc
wagons wiudOw blinds. door locks books lumber &c.
su,Gluiing ~ about Eft or huldrt wagon loNGG. ILeY
cane from fry 20 c2c hundred miles u every GIcc'ion
They broke cIen I'll the houscs tat we're 1 including
tGe Ciurcles IA which The exes lurn tunes stored,
and plandered indiscg:mina,cy;
Wesley Chapel aHq Trinity, de tiIst cad Second Rap
,is, Fist and Second lrCsb'ig!i,n and Saihoic
churches are standing. The t.rst LyscoP. Chuich j
standug. bat badly Damaged: IRE Nars'os rsed IT, !
have been told, FOR aterlia siry.
Every depot. railroad tmn'tab'C, water teub, pump
eros.t!s bridge bl3cksuiti sop (,@ccIt cnc nud ~
She mills oIe buried think e.oo dan t"eh'Tds Of
OIL the re- iercos il tie city orc dc,royeG but can
give but g faint !dea o. tie destruction.
The cemetery fence ]. al destroyed. ne YANKEES
have buried their dead ~ she city ana have taken
,he fence from around Tic cemetery 70 mid soma
separate fc Themselves. They lave put hcir deac
into private Jonts. aad have stolen ,oEibstoneS ton
Nj OsinsIs marble yaId 10 PIT st err heads. They
heve tgken The and s.fnlD,, from ether graves
10 cover tho grave. o. their dcad ind have robbed
seed in tie ya1ile q he silver coiir plates 20 make
Ne haa an elest;on for Mayor red Council today
James NJ. Calhoun AID Dr. J. T. Alexander woe can.
Aldermen. oar hundred ord Liocn woes Veic Poled.
Calhoun received ter majority.
Dark DAYs or THE REBrl C0yF2pEgACY.
Prom The Rchulond Wt;s. Dec. q.
How often since the fall ot DoueiSOn have oTr
sIs been OF So gloomy aspect as go maze the faut
hesrted predict tie impo.sihl.d. OF escapo. Livery
considerable disaster brings repetition u these PIE
dieuors. "Nuw,' exclaimed IRE weak .iLeed. "the
worst has cone the worst. This IS undoubtedly tie
darkest hour We have ever seen VOW We SAa eeI ~
% the present difficulty no o.e can ielA Ana y.i
and again, have e.nci 80 ton The Oi1eul
ties in manner and oy mean. r"c.' were sufFfi'n'
II IL be commended that oil Pre'llla troubles Wtr"
soothing compared 20 those Who'll no" surround ne. W
shall not take tue trouble 10 ieiue - o!os" an error
II IL shoud be Affirmed that cause IS IL moro peIi
iban II has ever been since the beginning Of the wer
ye shall dispute the pl"posifion, be,suse We bare
desre e. Overiate any evil, however gTe2: IFS magnl
tlde. WeCOunsei patience Ala nope. snG lecGIiehe
70 the Lessons Of the Pa.i.
In vhc!rio, nay recall several occcsons when th
l.e Of the COniedegJcj s0 far lis capital and ia
1bief army co3crrreG 10 say tho least doubt
fol. Within $50 Neol atcI ile anpigH opened every
railroad leading iHO EcamOnt ha0 bee cur Sheridan
vas in et's rc'r and Lad Gesfoye4 us rrcyislcis
RaiI Dad Lad been terribly damaged, aud Eutler ad
vancinc from B0lmdfs HurdTcG 80 Chester iuterpCsed
bh army between Richmond and Pct'rsbrrg Two
~teEs dffcfNa.1 tts Woe ifi FOt q" NlIc1t.cs Lac
disapptefei. AGda, "nsi lTocH -.!'se hsd len The
valley, and William L. Jones h-d bee. def-a,ed De.r
I5ranntor ~ Hloe Of Virginia seeined oIen 10 ,te
legions Of Hunter SIC 2fe.il \ Few dsyse!apssd AID
Nnuter vus feen. fuy lie b. .Ge' re i'eglany Moun
tsins So sgl.n. V boa Early was ue';aed az Bunker
Hi and again at Cedar Crcei. a. seemed that on! re.
sources ~ Ear no eas " THIS >tac UGs concerned, h'o
been exhausted, ard tlet th6I" 70 power 10 Nay
sLcrldan's adj alce without l~i ~ Lces Amy 10 IN
extent which void Iele Il tls easy riey oil Grant.
Yet n,r the iIst ash % 0e.?otenc? was over 1t was
discovered Lat ." lad rmPv A-5ts not only to sifrs
Sheridan bad BE- attempted % -ctaH"e, but ve:s able
10 force Bii1 back % us .ntrcG az q Winchester.
Hood las bcea bguiy dc.,G'cj. Us cFry was larger
aud msrc inpO' iait than Eariys n'i u my herI q
lesson 81 endurance lroW ENts oolH! pvn, snd Hood
msy profit by Esih's example o. uhs':uste courage.
WeLeycT kieN pl'i his SIEucs Lev mary iorcses
virtually injured IN lie Re ,yc ana ofclre capacity
Now ths 40 know THIS j, would ire fIly % despopd
becssc Hood ha. los Naal"r q caEnOn ar4 Prison
ers n H,pts dciat p.otes 90 b1 NOIsc than ,h-
YANKEES and our OWn fans = FIT od Us ID tel.eYc
viii BE- tie is instance ~ the kind which has oc.
euITcG drIiEe The LEI Is be- pai.at and hopeful
AMI tie cloud which 10" hangs over will 'oon pass
svsy.
TIE DIssENTIoXs AMONG TEf REBELS.
Flo,1 g.. E.licuc re>tisl. Dee u.
" The factions spirit That prcral. 20 80
great an siteRt is iAe elsair.t PeIn that besets
20 wan lie pe6;Io tirt lie d.iror lon his
,urrce is vO,'hy 81 tHcJ mot NrT."us attention.
eor /, Is great and sruai. tc ie growing Ihe con
fience IL on srny in IL r"1rra, n rail- s strength
The confidence Vi NE people iR ner rulers ). equal :
important IN times sHch 3. ihe VeS"tf. !! men 0'
learning ond eloqucn'e wee ioahd trs'rtshS Gen.
Iess ceinp making .nv,r 5islH.aa % t1drce him 10
Ale soldiers sSsId- ls cslioi'y, doc yiTs is merits,
fnputing ina gnety nl,ts, charging Ina V I'm inicn'
SeIste passions aid :. A. dos-Hs l't ~ proportion
as these persO- Wcir &c Ell. wog'd he FL nous Amy
~ Northern HgVfua - d'lto.ali/"d ana lnihta.
We need not sar bal 'hre Hle I"f-y Wore rhlt en-
S.s,s b. tler 1ccsvan. ss1 !' 81 TIE President and
Ms Adup stfntpI !. j. ~ complement 10 tEeae men