Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-16
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The following bill, 70 be entitled an act %
promote the easisneY Of lhs cavalry Of the pro
visiOnsl army, aad to puuish iawlessEess and
Irregularities Of any portion thereof, was passed
By the CORfedersts Senate on the Ioth;
Ths Congress, etc, do snact, That It is hereby
made the daily 0i any general ofhseI command
ing department., whenever be may deem the
public interest win be promoted thereby, or
whenever he msy have Satisfactory eYidsncs
that any regiment. battalion, squadron, com
pany, or squad Of The cavalry under his con-
msnd have behaved badly IN the fses Of the
enemy, or IN sn irregular or diBogdsTly manner,
or who have, without sutbeTiiy of law, isksD or
Destroyed the property Of any loyal resiGcnt CT
the C5nfsdsrats States, immedistsly to dism0unt
Tie said regiment, battalion, squadron, company
OF squad, and 10 plaes those composing tia same
il The RANKS to serve as infantry during the
war.
2 That The horses which may be taken from
persons so disalsunted, snd which msy bs their
properly, shall be taken for the use Of ths amy
uPln ths pay ment Of the value ihsTsOi, 70 be
fxed a. provided By law.
3 That all Isws or parts Of laws authorizing
The organization Ct companies or bands OF par
iissR rangers serving As cavalry, be and the
came are bsreby Tepes!edi and al companies OF
bands Of said troops ROW existing shall have the
privilege OF volunteering for the var sEd serT-
leg WITH the pay sud Allowances now allowed
By lsW to regular troops Of the proYisi1nsl army,
but upon their tslurs to 50 yo.un,eer within .
Fessonabls tins, they shsiI be dismounted and
placed 10 the i3lahiry sefgico, and their horses
taken Tor public u5s - provided for Eb3ys.
Great Steamboat Disaster al LozEsvEIIe.
We gvs the following psFtieulars, taken
from the JszrSsaI, Of the steamboat eon1agTa-
lion which occurred At Louisville on the 5sh
inst;
Ths flames were discovered sf about hslE past
o'clock bursting from tbs W3sehman's room,
and bY the timo The siaFm was sigsB the smoke
was 80 dense that the ofisers and crew were a.
mest smoshsred befora getting CT he boat.
Two of tie deck hands were nos awakened until
the boat was wrapped in flames. aud ,hs unfoT-
tunAle men psTishe1 ia their beds. Thsir
eharTed remains were plsialy discernsd By these
on board the msl5Oat before the steamer went
down.
The ehambermRid had very narrow escape
Il seems that she did not awake until it was 100
lats to escsps to the deck, and with great pres
oncs Of mind she rushed up stairs aud gained
the huFricaue root. Sac Bas discovered By these
on shore, snd urged to Jump into the river, bat
tho frantic woman needed not The advice, and
had apparently resigned herself 70 the terrible
fate that awaited hsF, when tao Of ths hsToie Of
fesrn Of the bost asc led tie side Of tho bGTn-
ing steamer and rescued her from her psrllous
position.
Capt. Logan, Of the Tayler, sHecse5sd in
reaching Tho ofies, and bad sscaTsd ale money
from the safe, but ca getting cut, ran mp against
a table and let Is drop. H3 vas nsErly suhJcR-
ted with the smoke, and barely escaped with
his life. TIE amount los. from the safe IS $4,000
| in uonev and 4 draft for IS 600.
TIE W. g. Taylor arrived from New Orleans
on Moudsv. and had contemplated leaving for
Nashville lsst evening, bat The falls pilot Jailed
/ 70 arrive At the spPointsd time, and thus the
| trip was dslays9 until this morning.
| Sac was loaded with GoveFBment supplies,
| consisting Of bacon, ion and medicines, vaiued
| a about 800 600 She wss buils a. So. L9uis,
| about six years ago, and was owned BY Capt.
/ Logan and thTse other parties residing in that
city. Her capacity was 800 tuns, and she W 8
| valued at $50 O00 We gro informed there was
= smslI insurance on her in one Of the Offices in
/ IS Louis The beat Was burned il less than an
| hour, sad not an article was saved
/ The timely precautioR Of lbs oficsrs Of the
msilbost Gen. Lyle, in eutting their lines sad
/ dropping down ths TiYeT, saved her from ignit-
/ ing from the TsyleT.
/ The toyboat Robert Lee was cut from her
moorine BY some unknown party, and dTifted
alongside the Taylor with her freight Of baman
| lives. She Wss almost iDsisBtly wrapped in
/ flames from the burning steamer, and the five
men escaped By jumping into lhs riveT belize
/ she got into the river.
The csptsin and first engineer, It seems, weTO
not awakened until the boat was partially
burned. They were ssen to jump from the
wreck, and the eaptsin Of the msilboas dis
patched skif to save them, but they sank be-
| lore the beat reached them.
| Cspt David H. Rhodes is = citizen Of Keys
port, twelve miles shove Pittsburg, g. which
place he leaves family to lament his uui.msly
end Tso first engineer, Mf. Geo. Janes, was
also 3 man Of family, snd resided ct Lawrence
vile, Pennsylvania.
] The Robert Lee was owned By Capt. Rhodes,
and valued At $50 900, upon which there is 10
| insurance. She wss b;ITnsd to ths waters tdge,
aud sank near the head Of the canal l. is be-
iieved that bsr macaiaoTy is not materially dam
| aged, and, If fbs river recsdes, may Be saved.