Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-01


I spsete sias o. pEcPeIsy - iapfessed - max
kas rates By first sseerfainiag their value i
i ConfedsIsis treasury noles, and taeR rsdacinG
I them q 4 spseis standard, according to I'll
| u5Hihlg Va.aal On Of tAs appraisers g. lsfgs, as
I herein Pfgyisd. The i1taTssz upon he said
! csr.ifcnsss, i paid n tas ssii nelss, shall be
I paid asese1irg % the value of said notes IN
specis duzias sas month IN which the sad inter
I est fails due.
/ See, 3 The certificate thus issued shall de-
eisze upou It's fsos that it Is payable ID specie
EHo years SITTER ths rat icatiOn Of treaty oi
peace with the United States Of AmeIies, sud
/ ths slnas may Be converted at the pleasure Of
! ih5 holder at par, in the untAxabls SIX per cant
/ bonds, salaonzed to b issued under an set en-
tiiled "An aes to reduce the currency, and to
suthoTizs 4 new issue Of notes and bands" sp-
proved February, 1854 but thsss certificates
can only b. converted in sums which are mutt
/ PIES Of one hundred dollars Tee said eeEEif
Gates may be given BY the Secretary Of the
Treasury, ~ bis discretion, in exchange for
property impressed CT seized By the C01fsdsTsis
GoVernmsnt according 20 isE.
Sec. 4. All c ns uPsr sse 9oFsrnrasls faE
railroad transportation. sasli b. s6ju5isd By
paynsus Of tFo-thirds Of To elsim, SO suditsd,
"a usas1lY notsss TIA remaining third shall Be
set down IS tha rates ef fha yesr 1850 end be
qzid 10 eerdfcstes isgnsd IN the form heTeinbs-
fore piescIibel And 10 casa Tao rElroad com
paHy shGuld bs willing 60 Bzca9t more than one
tbird iG eeFIiss.ss, such sddiii5usi amount Of
esTtfcztes shaH DO IS iusd, IS viii diseharga the
same a. the said rates Of the yesr 1850.
Sec. 5 That, Tor the purpose or procuring
specie 70 provids for the paymans Of the inter
est ou the certificates hereiabsfcre mentioned,
he sGfn Of ten million dollars De, and the same
is thsreby, appropriated, cut of any money
10 the treasury not Otherwise appropriated 20
b expended By he Secretary Of ths treasury
il tbs purchase Of eosion and is conversion
irso specie, to be sPpiisd exclusively to proyid-
ing for the paymsnt OF tbs interest sf0rsszid.
Tie Senats 1hea resolved iafo secret session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. Hsnly, Of Ari1lasas, from shs Military
committee TO Rhem had been referred memo
rial Of tie Society Of Friends reported a bill to
amend 90 maeh Of the aes Of February II, 1864,
TO oTga1izs forces to serve during the Wsr as re-
lases 20 the exemption Of essiain religious de-
nominations. TIE bill vas taken up and passed.
Il places members Of the Society Of Friends On
ths Same footing with those Of other religious
denominations exempted under ths act
Mr. HsnlY, from the sams committee, report
Cd a bill 10 provide for the enrolment and con
seripsion Of certain non-comnissioned cfiesTs
aud pnvAfes in the trans Mississippi depart
msnt. Passed
NJ Miles, from the sana committee, reported
back Ssnase bill TO snih0Tzs the sppoinfnsnt OF
general otiissTs, with temporary rank aud CON-
msnd, and 70 define and iimil tbs power Of zs-
signing ofEiesrs 70 command. aiih q rsoonusu-
dssiou thss It lie upoa he table II was 50 o.
dered.
kIr Niles then rsuortsd a bill 70 sulhorizs ihe
President 70 confer temporary rank and con-
mand upon ofiiesTs Of the provisional army wla0
nay b selected for special ssrTiee. Informally
passed over.
Mr. RasseT, Of Virginia, from the C0mmiEtss
on tbs Judiciary msde a TepoTt in relation %
the suspension of the writ Of hsbsas eogpas.
Laid on the liable and ordered TO Be printed
Mr. Russell a.so reported bill 80 amend the
! aFfY regulations with respect 10 gaming By
discussing ofieers and others entrusted With the
public funds. Placed On the ealendsr.
/ Also, oil to orgari45 ths sUpTeue court Of
/ tbs ConisdsFa.e States. Placed on tbs calendar.
I Alzo, j9iat resolutions il response 70 rssolu-
Eons of sas GsnegRl Assembly Of tho Ssaia q
! Virginia, ssgaTfiuE Ser jarisdsciioa and soSe--
Z eighty over her aBcieat boundsflss.
/ Mr. Hsnly reported back lhe Ssnsle bill to
double she compensation sld milesgs Of mgu-
/ 5srs Of C5uggsss foz the present session
! T8s uaesHou being UPON lbs passsgs Of ihe
/ bill, Mr. @aErhs' 5sr1aHesi Ire ayes and nces,
! which we're ordered and sEe bll Tss rsIsctals--
/ ayes 50 nos 45.
/ Tbs HJase, IN committee Of tao Whcis, (ar.
I S=xson 10 the s1air.l rssansd Els eoo7-aaratlan
u the hill 20 smeaa the tar Avs.
Ths BIZ was debated u1al o'eleos, Ehsn the
| ecmnistsa rose, reP0rted pfcgresss and ne
House to0k recess uu.il 8 a'e'eek P. d.
ExpsrIeacc. of Uaisa EssssneFs.
From the Knoxville whls Nay %
DR ". G. BRowNLOW; ! have esu7srssd
| with Wm. 3. Underwood, Wm Dial and T L.
/ B. Huddlssian, members OF he Second Tennes-
ses mounted dinisnt1y, which, yoa win Tsmsm-
bsr, was ezptnTed Rssr RoKeTsvills, On the 9th
Of N0gsmacT last These yoRng men Of iasal-
Egsaes ard veraeisy gave some facts rslskiga q
the treatment Of prisoners ct Bslls isls. EhaEe
/ they we're eoniusd DRtil 3 short time ago
which 1 regard Of safisiens iRseTess 70 be gfvsu
TO the public thro1gh your VeztlGtST.
TEE principal part 0t this command, cap
| tufed 90 the 9th, found themselves on Bale izis
a. early as tbs 18Th Of N1vembsr, 1868 Her
thsy net many prisoners from ths vsIioEs State
Of The Union. Tbs rebel authorities and guard
they found 70 be Fl. representatives Of secession
: and tTessoR Waen amp Of the prisoners hap
nsuad to offend the chivalry, thsiF cannon pun
ishmens Ws7 to pace than ssirids 81 raj, Il
6 rops to each f50t and spiks them to the saEtf
1 thsn Eis their hands behind tlss1 aud put @
, in thair uau.hs and thus lssvs fhans 20 anj5
s sla pleasant bsans Ct s S5gtasTn sun Ca
] vasTic punishment
: On ons occasion Tebal seTgeznt brutal
klsei Two prisoners and yFgundsd another 3
4 vsreiy, for no othar cEinas thar lail1 70 ansai
!. to shsir names ai roll esn aR lhs firss tn
8 called.
!. Il vas 10 uncoamsn occurrences for Il
! gusris 10 Ere into the prisoners camp Ser
> efsl were murdered IA tass pious way.
a At the time the % Tennessee was captures
: as IN many other regiments. there were sever
Q Of its soldiers who had escaped the rebel eoI
' seription, and were serving in is ranks ThTs
; Of these were ostecfed and Shot On 3 pFetendl
s charge Of Gessztioa- Their names were Frsn
: Dsbasy, Wm r Silvsy and AbFShsm Haai
Is tea. This Is tAs ciViizatioH Of ths rebaliio
\ aad tie christianity Of traitors and rebels
= While IN this prison they Wsrs frsqasnl
/ visited BY pSrson (aame forgottsnsl who y,
I, engaged IN the pious work Of eirculafing tract
q among the prisoners, the most important
I, which, and Of equal msral teachings with an
oil was one detailing shs poldcsl dsafh and pr
a diesiHg the probable resurrection Of the fezdil
os and hardened traitor, c. L YAlslsdighsm
n Daring imprisonment, these soldiers rsesi7s
eight oulcsa Of corn brad REd four ounces
poor beef per day far tils first tw0 monihsi b
S loF sha lss; two months the Cry bread aiane.
On th8 12ih Gay OF Mzreh 1854, tie Eebe
stzlts3 ths Iennsssas pnzenezsf together vi
q: many o.hags, ScIla- L1ey ~srs taken Y
Of Chzrioitss q G thsir supposed dssnaaiil
al Amaricns, 6s. On the l9sh-of M4Feh, thsf /
3 keHsssslIs, ez1ssiag M hsa iris Sonsh C4goli
70 abcus dusk A502s sa hour beIoss day ne
al nolalng The Train, ioE soma eAass, VS. halls
u aiiaia about four miles Of Co.uubis. the eApi
Ii sf Ellie SseassiA. Hsre, notwithstanding
n assTy gusrd vas IN and On tas train, ths IA
ss soldiers named daisTEined 70 u1sks tAeir esea
Sr do. How shoa5d hey sacessd2 IN
e E2nszsd 70 enlaE tbs closes II he rear Of {
Of car, sad tearing the cap iL0u the seat tbsl
Cd sessed down un6sr the tain, Whcze hey d
- aasa bassraasr she cross lies ard sHai Ted !
f. esrl 70 70 for1STi szd pass over them IN
usfrOwiY escaped beng crushed % d5sih, Es {
Is e-rs essss within fsW inehes Of Cha cross q
al But, tha tfaiu nsvirg of, hey 1ers last Elo
- among enemies IN taeir oNH eeanErY, and
- fsc-u those thsY could 1rss IS iIiends-save
el nsgEees.