Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-18
His Cavalry at Florence.
South Carolina Devastated
Schofield Moving on Will
mington.
Union Army Landing at
NeWbern.
Rebel Papers Concede the
Capture of Augusta, Co.
lumbia, Charleston, and
Raleigh.
especial to The Evansville JOara.l J

Especial to The EvaBsTiIls Joarsal
Confederate EmissaFies in Trouble.
SEw YoRK, Feb. ia Confederate
agent named CARTE committed suicide
yesterday, Wills officers we're attempt
ing 70 arrest him
The Times gives particulars oil the
Identification Of Ball. the pirate sen
teueed to be hung. Yesterday the clerk
Of .he Philo Parsons was brought here
from Detroit, and confronted Bull
among party Of twenty. At the time
be came here be was not aware Of the
arrest Bull offered the jail.keeper
three thousand dollars 10 gold to allow
him 70 escape.
Western Senators and Members Of
Congress, backed up BY delegations
from Indiana, are pressing Mr. McCai-
lougA Game s0r Secrata-v ~ the Trea-
sury. Their argument is that they re-
quire protection for Western interests
against the peculiar Influences Of East
ern financial Pslicy in the General Gov
ernment
New England ID also At work to secure
the appointment for its section.
The HeraIfs New Orleans cores
p0ndent says that about IS, 900 rebel
troops have left Arkansas aud are nov
10 tie vicinity Of Shreveport. These
are veil clothed BY the supplies received
I through MetamorA&
General Mailer was attempting 70 get
/ his command 70 the east side Of the Mis-
I sissippi, 70 assist Hood, and his men
7 positively refused 70 move. Several
7 hundred Of them deserted.
Sterling Price was recently sent to
Mexico by Kirby Smith, on some kind Of
I q mission
The Tribune Savannah correspond
eut says IN cur recent movement Col.
Swain Of Ohio los, a leg and Lieuten-
ant Kirby, Of Gen Blair's stat, was
wounded.
The sane correspondent says the inn
mediate objective point OF the l7sh
( corps was midway on the s. G. r. X ten
miles swest Of BrAnehville and near
Smiths fork of the Ediato. The 18th
corps would possibly strike the Railroad
at Longs or Graham's stations and the
le0 wing At Brsnehville aud beyond,
rendering the destruction Of the roads
Z Ntbtss L. NC ENnsiA HD@tfugAE1 tue
roads near Sisters Ferry, BY telling
trees and placing torpedoes among them
in such position that they would be ex-
/. ploded By any attempt to remove them.
The Heratds Savannah correspon-
dent speaking Of the probable eonven-
ton 10 Georgia, says If the couven.
tion assemblies the doctrine Of States
rights viii again be vindieatsd, and the
State by the voice Of ths people 10
the constitution through q convention,
viii secede from the Coafederacy and re
turn to the UuiOn. The drift is all oue
way and is daily strengthening, and ia 9
short time will be strong enough Il
sweep over ali obstacles. Some Of the
Georgia Unionists predict that the Stats
will seeede within sixty days.
The Worlds Savannah correspon
dent thinks that Sherman win soon ef
feet 8 junction with Scho6eld, whs
seems to be moving upon Wilmington
The Richmond Enquirer article on tn
rebel public debt, says the army is bat
less, shoeless, naked, hungry and suffer
ing. 1t recommends the impressment o
cotton, tobacco, wheat, forage and ne
groes and treasury honda II thinks shl
currency can be made valuable by repn
dating the present stock.