Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-28

the scene OF the occurrence. In this we We're
misnformed, and take pleasuae in hastily cor
recunE, in justice 10 the Misses Cowder, the
erroneous statement
THE Para To-NIGHr-Through the impoSsi-
billy Of perfectlng arrangements yesterday,
ana the miserable state OF the weather, the
opening OF the Fair for The benefit of disabled
Confederate soldiers. has been postponed &c
this evening. The ladies having the matter IN
hand were occupied throughout the greater
portion Of the day in decorating the hall, AZ
ranging stands, and in making everything
about the place appear comfortable fO- the re
ception OF visitors tonight An object more
deserving orthe hearty support OF tie Memphis
public could not De put forth, and We expect to
see mi together, tonight 81 the Cum
beilanz Presbyterian Church, a crowd COM
mensurats u the trouble taken by the ladies
ia their undertaking, and a geBerus ~ which
rhis humane puTPos 20 richly deserves
THE REPUBLICAN MEETING LAST NIGEr.-A
number Of persons. composing the Republican
element Of This ciFy, net early last evening in
the Criminal Court Room, and proceeded TO OF
cauize by calling Mr.. James Davis 10 the Chair,
andEppointtng Mr.. Hand Secretary. Dr. B. &c.
Brooks advocated In his remarks the organiza-
u0n ofthe Republican party in the city, and
the appointment OF a COMMITTEES for the pur-
pose Of making arrangements for the proper
celebration Of the eighth OF January by the
R~epublizn party. Both these propositions re-
ce'ved the entire approval Of the meeting, and
were carried. Messrs Beaumout and Louis
were embossed, by resolutions and remHrks, AS
the choict OF that party for eprssertatives
from this county 70 the Legislature The meet
ing thereupon adjourned.
C~RrELrY-Under this caption, on Tuesday
morning, we published n paragraph which Sc
cured as. yesterday, the pleasure ola visit from
Gen. Thurton and Mr. Humphreys, formerly
both OF the Freedmeu's Bureau. but recently
without any connection with that institution
beyons the assistance rendered them by Gen.
Fisk in the way OF transportation FOR negroes
from-ast1ey term it Isstituuou 70 employ
meut" These cenueluen have favored u with
tie following explicit statement OF events
merely alluded to on Tuesday. The cargo OF
negroes WAS some three hundred and my
strong. including men, women and children,
and were gathered from North Georgia, Ala
hama and a Few OF them from Tennessee.
Their destination was the banks OF the Ni,sis-
sippi, part above and part below Memphis The
negroes were brought by way n Nashville and
Johnsonville 20 Cairo on the Fanny Barker
nom the latter point We now give the stale
ment Of Gen. Thursion almost verbatim:
Mr.. Humphreys attended 10 the declaration
from The Fanny Barker, ard Gen. Thurston at
tended 70 cir embarkation Gu the Marble City.
The negroes were healthy. No sign whatever
OF SICKNESS, except a few cases Of diarrhosa and
bad colds Mr. Humphreys and Gen. ThurstOn
frequently visited fhe negroes between Cairo
and Point Pleasant There were five black
f0renen in charge Of this cargo Of freedmen,
who had reported 10 sickness On the arrival
81 the Marble City at Point Pleasant, Capt
Ts.hudi. commanding the Marble city, in
formed Gen. ThurSiOn thai 1here was a case Of
smallpox among the negroes, and that 1t had
been put on the bank. Gen Thurston went
on shore and examined the ease, and
returned to the gang plank. where
lie was informed that there was another
csse OF small poz on the boat This infouna-
tion was given him by one OF the five foremen
in charge OF the emigrantS The second case
was ordered on shore by Gen Thurston. There
were several citizens OF Point Pleasant who
threatened 10 shoot the negroes and roll them
into the avsr in ,ase they were left there. Gen
Thurston proposed TO place the infected per-
sons on the hurricane deck, wei AT but uis
arrangement the passengers would not allow,
and the citizens protesting and thr~eatenirg,-h e
Captain Of the boat, and Gen. Thurston ccuclu-
ded that IL would De better to purchase q skin
and send the negroes down the river ia charge
OF a black man who had had the
the smallpox. a careful man and one who
Knew well how to manage a boat, vas selected,
and with two days provisions for three men
ana every comfort that was possible, The two
sex men and their nurse set out The nurse
went ashore a0er the Marble City had len the
landing. but be was seen sgIlin 10 enter the
skill which aEaiH btSde its way down stre..m.
when the boat arrived At PecsE Point the en-
tire freight OF negroes was discharged. II was
at the urgent instance Of the passengers They
stu remain there. Tie negro who had the
smallpox cases in charge anived a. Pecan
Point on the ~ Patrick. He reported that the
night subsequent 70 his leaving the boat was
very inclemenL and that he had landed his
men and placed them I'm a cabin OF an occu-
pied plantation. Boats, both ascending and
descending were repeatedly hailed by the party
~ Pecan Point, fOrthe rurPose Of sending mes
s=ngers after the sci men, and also for takins
on Tie negnOes len b. the Marble city, without
bringing them 20, and nothing ~ yet known a.
10 the fate OF the two negroes