, 1865-04-15
! OUR MEMPHIS LETTER.
NJ I'm ph I . nd her Clezeus-A Diamond
FeddiuE- = he Jubilee in Honor OF
Recent sfctor1cs-Saaau Flight with
Euexfi{A4s


ter uatson. The. A'gus thinks .'ob-
talhed- inspiration from the editor
Of the. Bulletin. !: am 90 egotistical fas to
think that know Memphis better than the
| gentleman Of either the Dallk:in Or Aryas:
nav no. acquaintance with the Edttor o1
/ the Bu0fh, and lare Ind no Communication
DIRECTLY Or indireclly With him. ! an under
+ obEentnn to one Of the attaches of that papet
}oT the Item that 1gave JON IN advance Of
publication here, In relation to tue buehne
# The Charleston Railroad depot, ana 9er-
taps Dozen Other important items OF ear-
rent news, just as am under obligations TO
E. lemen employed by the argus, for
number Of other cr1tcms, TO kidd friends In The
military service fof military intelligence, and
to d II ien3 who is in the cotton trAde. for the
ccmpllcity Of cotton dealsFs- with Kirby
Emi:liand Dick Taylor. What business haa
the Argus with the sou,ces from which Ias7
certain cwhat is going on? Let him sp.cifcal-
y deny any fact alleged In my last letter End
slow me- rd8m in his columf1s to reply, eud
will prove it to the satisfaction Of the Argus
itseli lido not intend TO lumber your COL
umns with the prcot Of my statements since
| such proof would only interest your readers
IN this locality. I freely confess thafthe edl-
| tor os the BuAtfin is not my bcaH ideal Of
what the conductor Of dsily paper should
that Mr.. Bingham is not . hated and fcsrcd"
>hy small politicians, or that he has not pow
| er, er that he Won't as l gressed, "n1ake
the politicians With whom be squabblcs
"scrry." Ask e1-Nayor Harrlsand GcneraS
Dayiu If HFiuham hasn't power. Ask hndY
johnson, or Mr. Special Agent Tomeny, or
Gen. Wa*hHurn II Brigham hasn't done mare
for Ii. 1Dphis ttade and the restoration Of the
civil rights cfher cAtzensthau the 4ygus aod
all the candidates for office at the las ele.-
lion. Ash Wallace and Ralks ana Brooxs
and DAVIS and Mefriman~ and Hill If the poll.
TIC ans don't almost hste and tear Bingham.
Tie argus don't disprove o single fact That
stated bu: instead thereof, 1t responds by
/ such elegant arguments ae arrogatiEg the
right to SET in judEnept. )" "tpuerilfty,'' ''un-
.splac'pg Memphis in fals. light" 'eaorts
to blast character" imaginative" t..gns-
sarpy," " astonishing" ..vc, eatile,'' 81 eur.
gled," "wQnderful, "superIattye nonsense"
i &C., &c, oil Il which tbs, Args supposes
ss +h tst stndts was m,stahsn o. nS pf
and all her loyal people when say
from sustaining the Thug assocratiun-I gave
the !, els in relation 10 st1> mtmhers Of that
institation whom now the Aqzs bedaubs
With p: aise.. single word about the Argus
snd premise you that will not readily ro-
Ter to the concern again. Tho -drVus es:ab'
llshment would probably be conhscated If ).
anyRpe should make p,esentment against 1t
US the propertyuf rebels In @arna, nth ugh'
Its nominal owners, who are also Its nomi-
took charge oft t0-make money By obtain
ing the advertising patronage that WAS antag
onls.ic IL the RHlltlin on account Of its viI-
oroEs endorsement Of the policy Of the Ma
1icnal Government. The intention was, rs
We Judge from its course, to, make It. lust as
thorities. It has adhered to this idea
pretty consistently but seeing~ that
that twenty thirty Of her political and So,
| cial .nagpates have NO sp.clal virtues or In
teliigence to recommend Them. and that
| 1htir patriotism extends little further tAan
their Interests, dcn't sec that this touches
The othtr eight hundred loyal men who ypted
at the last election, and who have not been
on tho managing committees Of aa5 testmo-
on eot'on operations during the last six
| months may convince even the 4rgus that
| the patriotism Of cotton operators does not
| extend much further than their interests.
The -ix6us says th1t pronounce everybody
copperhead and secesh but the Ting pe:sua-
sion. This mears that attack every body
but individuals who belong to little secret
political club to which neither belong nor
could II desired to. Is the: Aryus, 30
stupid as not to- know that so far
p1oieestd loyalty. II the A,yus denie. this
ard eiEes me room In lite columns; i will, by
reference to It's files, show that it denounced
]>union men as s'stinkpots," that it opposed
The policy Of the national government for
long time, thn< It initiated the Nashville
Prfsx, That it habitually assalled Union or
eanjzatioPs in this city, that 1t did not favor
State reconstruction until very few days be-
fore The election, lha, 1t has giEen State re-
construction very Indifferent support, and
give It an advertisement. ] can even, If 1t Is
desired, say some true aud hard things about
the gentlemen Of the Argus, and pfove more
than say.
| MATRIMONIAL. MATTERS.
Your corraspande from this city paid
| recently handsome md 1ich}T de-
Gen. chctlain, and noticed his departure ior
the North, but 1osgot to say that be is cx-
1 pected 10 return here shortly with prize OBJ
lained at Rockfurd, IN your State. That
N prize ia lady, one Of the most afmable OF her
We aru about to hare in this city a-creas
furor over diamond wedd ug that is expect
cd shortly to come Oft. The lady Is the niece
OF one Of euS largest cotton buyers, who has
ordered that Ahe shall bare unlimited credit
at m1llinets' and dressmakers'', jewelers. and
dir gods stores. Tie wedding dress will, II
| is expected. cost not less than three thousand
dollars There is much excitement as to who
| will be invited to this grand ,atf4ir.
THE JupuH.s
; Memphis On last Saturday night celebrated
in grand style the victories recently achieved
by the national Bins Id Virga11a. Cannon
| were tired, speeches made-lhe stores vert
| all bri@iiuntly illumlnated-aaSs waved Of
| hung in fe6toons IN trent of public building:
curious fireworks and beautiful arrange
, ments Of lights Cn balcpnies autN Wuiugs
drove night away-wltty, loyal, comic and
eiotesqu5 mottos and transparencies deco
rated many places-boys carried about eff
gieso JEFF. Davis which they hanged aut
Du1ied--aud the whole people cheered fo1
> victory Us the read to peace and nnsiona
prosperity Gen. Washbnrn made, IN tn
3 hundred brilliant lights, q. speech tha
: waa was N manly and doqasM. % Judg
Trisg, Of the United States Circuit Court
{ Jc1n Bnllee Esq, Prosecuting Attone.
e Wallace, and other gentlemen also mad: abla
speeches. One feature Of the assemblage Il
Court Square was tue brilliant cr1wd tha
surrounded the speakers' stand and the curl
3 tus fringe Of sable that stoud for many yard
:. around lhe outside.
:: The corRTs. y
!, The:United States Clcutt and other courts
q that baEe recently been In session In TIL
civ, hare all adjourned. The condacatiol
cases have, mfsi- Of th, m, been 1ald over
i One was tried, but the prosecution i1ilcd t.
: prove the trtason Of Tie owners Of the pre-
1 perty against which prcsentment VAS madt
/ GUERILLA OPERATIONS,
d The outrascs by guef1llas have almost eI
# | tilcly ceased, md most Of the bu5hwhacket
have retired to fifteen or twenty miles ftoI
Memphis, where occasional fights hctweel
! | them and cavalry scouts Hake place, In
fight north Of this city on lust Saturday, on
i or two Of our men were hurt and Wer
3 b. ought into the city yesterday. Several {
4 the que rillns were killed. In fight at MOI
l. ccpnuh Crcek, one day last week, sever.
e persons on each eide were hurt, and oneFec
d cra1 soldier killed.
3 MsCELLASEoCa MATTERS.
Gtn. MnCook, Of Helena, has Just been her
on visi. to confer with Gen. Washburn an
!. Eol. Eaton in relation to Tho Freedmen.
/, suppose you are aware that Helena has bee
fT some weeks submerged, there being
Gen. McCaUk's headquarters fige feet dept
= OF water.
Z 1nmy last letter stated that Ryder wonl
l. get his scat in tho State Legtslature, and
~ may noy say TINT he has got it, and that u
~ TiE1e Is on his return home. 1t Is said ths
petition was in circulation for. the remov
Of Mr. .Clatk, but that it VAS snppresse
when It was ascertained that Mr. TIghe III
20 70 on his way home
y /. Tfsde wss rather dull for few days, but
II how rtvivsng. The holders Of cotton q
d t firm and believe that prices must advance.
s. ,Our mll]jners and dIessmakers have tecen
OF ly had their opening, and Fashion has !
:. many devoted followers here es IN any Gu
,e the country. =.
a. FROM sPR1NG F1ELD.
military and Sanitary Matters. =