, 1865-01-09
FROM NEW YORK.
Our Midnight Dispatch.


Our Midnight Dispatch.
rspecIsl Dispatch to the Western Press.1
New YonK, Sunday, Jan. s-Aldmght.
Southern News
The new Governor {Magrath) OF South carolina
has issued proclamation calling upon every free
white man, between the ages Of sixteen and sixty,
tn cnme to the defense Of Charleston-vialingly1 II
thcy will, forc1b]y II necessary.
The Richmond EnQ.arer suggests the hanging
of certain merchants in Wilmington who refused
to takc Confederate money whilo our feet VAS be-
fore that city.
The Ra,eiuh Confederate says: "Thc surrender
~ thc Junior Reserves by Maj Reese, near Fort
Fisher, was an net very damaging 70 MS fepata-
"Gs Ry the Columbia South cdrollatan it appee:ss
thnf a number Of Union prisoners who bad ayr .ed
hs IL ppot to De 70
Sherman's lines. Seven were shot, aud -ho re"
mainder sent to prison.
Charleston. succeeding Gen. Ransom. Gen g.
". Smith Is in Augusta. Maj. Gen John G.
Brown, brother Of EI-Gov. Brown, Of Tennessee,
ts recovering nom his WOUND. 1eee1'e at f1ank-
= The Raleigh Progress says Of tte Roanoke at-
fir in which the rebels at first claimed 60 gEeata
victory that 1t did not amount 10 MUCH no one
being killed or seriously wounded on either side.
The Richmond Exe1aaner reports sk1rmlsh On
| the Spring Place roau near D2lton. "a. IN Wnacn
or 90 stand or farms: 90 date giEra: . ,>.,rox
The Aoene Kt9sstsn !e9os. j. ~ sis1 ~ IJE. has
in!ly armed JUST h Sor,a a. ea as 'eiaesanca n
strength md speed.
eouthern Items.
Richmond papers, In addition to what was tcle-
eruphed la.t night, have tho following: a yio-
aYth Of December, killing hfteen persons, demol'
irhinr a large number Of houses, and destroying
III !s sst I'd f
e%onnt q damage &oqs Tas immense sa,ss
Gu JannsrE eh Paask. x. 1as Ns GsGssed tSs me
Ina sidr Of the Savannah river.
Western Virginia papers report that General
%ha SnnRecs nn have nude raid On The Mobile
md ohio Hailroad. They tore up souao miles OF
trecE near Vcrina.
privalc letter says that Gen: Price is not dead:
ia Il ILL., ~ currently fsp0''u DeA' '4N| ''1 A''A
x dispatch from Charleston, 9Th, Rays No fur
III; force is still concentrating .anl assembling
heiween uartsyilie and the Savannah river.
There is no truth in The reported advance on
Enrreat ora not conGrmed
Fto1m savannah We learn thar Gen. Sherman is
pursuing vsEy co1sIat9,y po1sy, and has a,h j.,
IN ths}r nroduee as usual, and hollis out induce
! on4s a. .heno tn do a. This looks as If he felt
nerfrctlv eccufe and means to make all tho friends
ke cnn.
Thr Charlcston Mercury understands that Shcr-
man has given the citizens Of Savannah fitcsn
days to aettle up their back and other accounts,
| Which arc to be balanced In Confederate Treasury
notes. II this be true there Will bo but FEW open
accounts y savannan a11er Ine ai.ee9 n Gay trnee
Expires. 1'efyooos "4'A W s'e' ~ eaaa'' ~
atoace; uoa ,a,n, ,o,v eof,,r ,cross ,ba To,noq.
ee2 Aooa ne1ae npw sas'y aesoss ,e,, tng 11
| lntesee! 1or ue1ali5 " Als 141ult nostnent9.
Gen Thomas VII 4 y al paet,fa'eo S'
1T III ,rents-,rnm nroceeIine to Chariestou Of
any other noint on t6e prospective line OF Sner.
to march to Tic defense Of Charieston remains to
be seen. Whatever i 1he determination, We nay
nsRse seys5e h,ng osWseg the 1y1
marrb nnrthysr,l from Sayannah does not appeaI
~ h. n1nkinf. ycry rapid hesdway. The wsathc,
1s + ra,acs XIX cnmHined IL imnedc his ai rnce
| nnnr rhar1cston.
The Richmond Stnttntl Of the 5th, JEFF. Davis
. orcnn, has leadcr headed ssThe Government anG
tiope. iaiiected, treachcrous host of indictments
I'd mi as eminentIr dangerous to tie South, ani
If they wonld quit Southern territory 1t would bt
+ happy riddance Considering that the Ssnsin,
aEii does not include In its ranks one single maj
b cmjnent for virtue and talent, aud in whom th'
c pcople have ever accustomed 10 eonndc, ii i
+ tojt
: Gen. Fremont.
;. Tho Scw York Hernfd,s WASHINGTON speciu
eontradicts the report that Gen. Fremont haz bec
: appointed Minister to France.
r I.ocomativc Explosion.
me Nf0fa,S Cay Inlnt eo1EcsponqTgInilcc TIil 9, u
6th says me oo1!e1 ol tae ocomose !uoasu =
p!ooca on t6e ol4 ~! nts,J i111u;is ~
- conductor DonGias AndrcW: OF uofnelisslne. an
y breaking the collar bone ofthe engineer, Esastu
= d1ay, OF AAisance' on'o.
Interruption OF Trains.
The ice On the Susquehanna has seriously oil
C structed the truins on the Phisdelphin railroal
c Yesterday mornlng.B train did not get throug
il till this afternoon. Tke New York papers Of ye
- Ing. The trniE from here yesterday attetday q
eTnoon had to return, and last evenings tram d
:, NOT 60 qut' ila1ns noMesea, Met " @ oua ~
r aasn usua. va" ''sf~~@ ~ s~'%'os 49, e"N
t. sea1v ac,t.,ent nm tbcHudson River Hntlrond.
:. 4 sleenine car to the trniu due at PouchEeepsl
n r r. 49, I.as ~ tI,r,.,-.. T.on H. t-aci 1T To,
Il dcr,nrr,s Rsy iwo n.iics af,nya Strattsburc ii
70 car ;umblinr into the r9yer. Tho car contsinc
thtrunvn " fnrty n,ascnSers rf1o ,Scre iii M,
~ icsa nnrc T tRc shoTs and cnt viii, .,lass
le hreakinr ont The windows in endeayorins to c
e. cane 5enfh from drowning. brakema1 nauc
+ rnncywas f cy Iatiy hurt. regular paaseacer c:
II .yrs oisa thrown from the track b,t did not
e, into thc rirrr SUPERINTENDENT Toucev's rnnr
men cIcared tlc rubbish, aud the ron ia all riyl
ID again. The accident was caused By the breakiI
.Gs .G ora wheel.
q A1ettcr received At w Waships ston from, tho Arm
=. ,ha for,aa dotad Eri,t,y SAYS: NalI Is ouiet
III. demsrtmsnt. < serere rain storm has nr
ra;icJ Ii aay| maxine fhe roa,Ia nlmost INN
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Reconstruction Of the States.
>. It's known That t!sl il ptndin, in tfe Hou