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Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

Tho following IL extract from . letter vdffen b.
TIE Rev J. O. Holm, pastor Of the Pisrrepon; Street
Baptist Church, Brooklyn. ". T. 70 the Journal and
Messenger, Cincinnati o. and speaks volumes favor
Of ths. world-ren0wne6 medicine. MRS. WIESLOW's
SOOTHING syRUP. FOR CHILDREN rRKIHING:
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

~ DessaF, Brother 4 Co, the wholesale
dealers ia piece goods and ready made clothing
have removed 10 No. 90 Meridian street,
Scbnull's block and they would be happy TO see
their ola customers. and dealers in general. call
stock. 23-6
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

- rich growth Of hair produced. the
natural color restored. mot dyed aud all di-ea
see Of the scalp. falling Of. &c, cured By using
Eureka. the iniallihle hair restorative. Price
81 90 per bottle Sold by all druggists
J x SESoUR.
Druggist. Bates Block. Agent.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

FoR Rent large room in the third story
OF the new Sentinel buildings. No "a South
Meridian street The room Is well lighted and
the entrance good Apply at this office 7tf
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
SPECIAL CAUTION.

Tie great popularity Il Nrs. Winsiew's ssothins
Syrup, for children tsefhnx has induced snprincipA
persons 70 pat I'd Articles be used for The pur
pese In sdveristre uhch they have not soly espse<
sdvesen<sss and sesiess reE TIE press bss lave
copied eer'ieesfes AAf isttsrs frea elsfU19 a.
hv8s 81 I'll m1ss<oss - nN3.1oD4U0D~h
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

DO MOI LE1 YoCk PREJUDICE STAND BETwEEH
suffering chilr and the relief that vi be sbsoiute
" sure 70 follow the C YRS. WiSsLOW's sOoIH-
ING SYRUP. IL scdify Of the stomach relieve.
wind cboc. regulates tie bowels softens the gr-zs
gives res; TO the mother ard health 20 the child
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

Contributors To said fund from the above
named wards are requested to meet at the Court
House this evening at halt past O'Clock TO de
termine what disposition shall be made OF this
money j. CAvES.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

~ Our friend Joseph Lofsen has left with
"a very handsome specimen of honey comb
crystsized and pe,rifed. found on the romantic
banks OF Crooked creek. ia Pike township.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
Prom Cleveland

CLErsLASD. March 27-Nayigaton is open
between Cleveland and Detroit
The Steamer Morning Star arrived from De
troi this morning
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

- All muslins. all csiicoes. all delsines all
dress goods. ell and everything down fully 50 per
cent AZ the Bee Hive" Go there and get the
price before you buy
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

FJ r Msrot. No 233, Efst washin on
street. has IN store large STOCK OF second hand
furniture. nearly all COOS as new, which be
sells st prices 20 suit the times
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

- Judge Jonathan Li-ton recently sold an
acre Of ground, fronting on Washington and
Market streets. east Of fogpe's run. TO Jesss
Jones, for 4. 900
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

DON'T FAIL TO PROCURE MRS. wIssLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP, for children te>thns- IL has been
used for 30 years with falling safety and s1ccsss
by millions Of mothers for their children. IL corrects
scicfy Of the stomsch relieves wind cko<, requisites
the bowels and gives rest health and confrt mother
and child once No ~ Day street. New York
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

~ Ed-ard O'Doxey, Of Anderson has been
authorized to recruit ter company T. l55th req
ment. raised in the eleventh district
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
wv YORK MONEY MARKET.

New YORK, March 81.
Gold is stesdier The speculative operators
appear TO have come to the conclusion that at
present public opinion regards 81 so as about
the price required by the condition of affairs.
Gold opened at ST. 551a, fell to 81 50, and then
advanced to ST. 545s
LATER Gold closed st Gsllsgher's exchange
last night st 81 53IS
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
Price only IS Cents a Bottle.
The Florence Nightingale Of
the Nursery.

The following is from letter written BY
he Rev. 4. z. Weiser, to the German Reformed Mes
,enger, AZ Chambershurg. Pa:
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
NJ z 0ICAl.
TO INDIANA MILITARY Off Frs

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT o. IspIksAl
BukEkV or FINANCE.
fsDIASAPoLIs, June "A, 1864.
UNDlASA OFFICERS, Who have been or are servinsin
the army, inforpsf that their Ordnance Returns
will be made up ard pre~easec the proper Department
and certificates Of scquttsnce obtained free Of eharg
by applying 20 M C. r. Rocker Chief Clerk State Ord
nance Department, ornce up stairs vSens' hard
stare Nc 81 West Washington street. Indianapolis
By making returns, above directed, officers viii not
ooy Al fees bat they will be able settle With the
months earlier than II the Business Is entrusted 70 Claim
Agents.
BY order Of 6overDo< Aoszos.
W. n. z. fRRRkII.
eaS-x,f psnsnsial Secretary.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
CITY IrE m 9 .

IA few exchange papers. done up In pack
ages Of 100, can be had at this Office tf
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
The STOCKHOLDERS ARE THE VERY BEST
CAPITALISTS IN THE STATE.

VNyHEN you CAN HAVE EQUALLY RELIABLE
" Insurance at home, Why send your money abroad
Agents in every county in the State.
IT = POLICIES ISSUED BY hAkTlSDALE
GRuBBs the first building soutb OF the Post Once.
No. T. upstairs Talbot News Block
JAMES N RAY, President.
EN- gasrnpALs, V. Pres. and Treasurer.
d. w. GRUBB5. Secretary.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

See DR. Wm Tbomson's advertisement
On The fourth page Of 20 days paper
ian % ~
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
u. 8. LOAN.

These Notes issued under data Of August 18Th lsss
and payable three years from that time currency
convertible at the option Of the hsldsr Into
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

An old red Indian, who had Witnessed the
effect of whisky for many years, said that bar
rel Of liquor contained 900 songs and fifty
fights
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
SOOTHING SYRUP,
FOR CHILDREN TEETHING,

Which greatly facilitates the process Il tssthlns By
sgftening the gums acing ali infan wi aiiay
ALL PAIN and spssnotic action. aud 10
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

have in NV hands 81 500 30 of contrbu
sinns 20 the draft fund unexpended. to be dis
distributed TO the following wards. as follows:
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

Two bows fought prixe fight in England
recently. The mother of Que OF them was bot
tleholder
Lancaster Prnts, The best made in Ameri-
ca. selling in retail stores. Boston. for TWEEN
u-fve cents yard.
The cotton plantations along the Mississip-
pi are nearly all abandoned this spring. because
there are no troops to protect them against gueT
rillas
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

Later from New Orleans
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
U. S. $40 SIX PER CENT.
GOLD BEARING BONDS,

These Bonds are now worth premium Of zine per
cent. including gold interes; from November, which
makes the actual profit the % loan, at current
rates. including interest," about ten per per snsum
besides its exemption from STATE and paUaicipsl taco
tsen, sohich odds from 80 ares per cent. more.
according to the rate levied on other property The
interest is payable semisnnuAly By coupons attached
each note which may be cut OF and sold to any bsnl
o. banker.
The interest amounts to
One cent per day ON n $50 note.
Two cents :" 900 Z"
Ten $500
20 " $1,000 I"
81 $4,000
Note Of all denominations named viii be prouptly
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28
official War Bulletin.

&c.. &c. &c, &c.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

e2S-Sti
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

The cost of free FIRE department in New
York was las, year $500 900 That of the
paid departments of London. Cincinnati. Bal
timore, Boston and St. Louis together SAL 900
The people of Morocco have not taken kind
~ to the telegraph, recently introduced into that
country They cut the wires, and the emperor
returned the compliment BY cutting of the heads
OF two offenders. and orns menting the poles with
them
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-28

cod Il
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03
THE MEMS.

NGltTHERN ACCOUNT OF THE WouNDtNG OF COL
MOSBY
A Yankee Major General furnishes the New Yorl,
Herah, Of the 3lst, with the following account the
wonLding of on! braYepartizan chief.
'-On Tuesday, December IL an. expedition, COM
priSing the 1hiIcenth and SiNtCenth New York and
Eighth llippis cavalry: under command of Lieut..
Colonc Ceedenin, started u scout che country this
side OF the ede Ridge in search Of Mosby. On ar.
riying at White Plains on Wednesday, the commahd
separated and the Thirteenth and Sixteenth New
York went towards MldltruIg aud the Etgh;b Hi
no5 by another road towards Aide. The first named
proceeded towards Salem and when short distance
| from Aldllebmg came, upon the house at which
Mostly sas ;hsE dining, Captain TayIor's company,
T. OF the Thirteenth New York cavalry, were in the
| advance. and msnGhvercd 10 surround the house
near whlss two horses, With cavalry equipments,
were fastened Corporal Cane OF Kane. Of company
T, rode near the house, and was about to secure
TWO horses, when Nosby opened the door and
fired at the CORPORAL. Kane raised his ear.
bins to fire. IN return, VIXEN Mosby closed .fhe
door and ran into another part of the house. The
corporal seeing him pass window, injtantly tired,
shooting Mosby through the bowels Captain Taylor
end others hastily entered the house Some of the
men proposed finishing the rebel but Capt Flylcr
having exmined the nature ofhis wound, pronounced
it mortal Major Frazer, Thirteenth New.York Gav-
airy, also exainnedthe wound, and declared that the
man would die: The rank and name of the wounded
nan we're not at THIS time knswn lie had on Il mag
nicent cloak of gay, trimmed with tngiish saarleE
and gold clasl S. This cloak he'd often been talked
about by inhabtants vt the Valley as belonging to
Mosby, and described by the citizens as the rich
est article of the kind ia either army, The boots
which the wounded man wore were carried of, and
found to agree exactly, in make. and maker name,
witha pair taken from Aosbys house when burned
last summer. Thlse ci;crmstncps led the partytl
the belief that the man was MO-by. The rebel acr
counts show that their conclusions were correct ,
but il wc arc tobeiieve the rebel stories, Mosby is
got yet dead lie may possibly recover, 1.-The devil
takes care Of his own.h r"
q THE NEW CARTEL ...
A Washington despOtchto the New York papers of
the 3lst says there arc so 600 of our troops inprh
oned in. the South 1t will be good news to Their
friends 20 bear that Colonel milford will go to Rich
mond this week, authorized to negotiate new cartel
that will probably exchange tire whole Of them. +
This:V be equally gTatilynsto the friends of the
lrlve Southrons now l9nguishing in Northern Bas-
ties guardedty negrosentnels. III.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03

A MUNG the miny ridiculous failures made by
IA the Yankees during this war, none has been SO
ridiculous as that OF Burer and Porter against VII
rniurtou. They set out Il must be- remembered, with
q meet procla.med'by the Yankee journals to.be the
largest ana NEST ioymidabc-that had ever ploUghed
the waves The Armada with which Parma al
tempted 70 invade England, according TO their vera
c;ous journals, was hut a fleet OF cock boats in CON-
parisol, the squadron with which Nelson triumlhed
AT Trafalgar, would have gone down beneath its fire
IN the twiukhug OF eye. The land force wa
scarcely less Formidable, ahi the fact tsat II wa
couauanicd by Butler prove, the opinion OF The
Yankees t. have been that the capture OF VII
mugton "a, certain, as surely a, the presence OF
thumb-strevs aud Joint di>Iocators On board tic
Spanish Armada proved chat the conquest of England
wss a f,rgoue conclusion with Parma. This "rmida-
bic feet arriving before poor little kgrt gSr e.
saved To blow il up with = lire ship and succeeded
in blowing up the ship agr, sid. AStonished at
finding what usslc Ire hre ship had proved Porter
next tried the eilect OF hi, batteries, firing number
p, broaiidcs al the rate 30 rs gun, minute
Bni the Parrutt guns proved Us lutractable as the
Jlrs.erIlss OF Huiibras. Like that famous weapon
Porter say, the, proved more dlugstous To- the men
char 5red them than 10 the men at WHOM they were
lived. Tlev evidently didn't value old Ale Lincoln
.fafthing. but. with the most rebelious ob>tinacy
began 10 burst one after another t-7t a> the ian
ward was pulled, until the Number OF explosions had
amounted 10 seven. E'ery fire seut some hat 3
dozen Yankees 20 kingdom come" ANA Knocked
Others INTO the middle OF next week. Porter soou
found tins would never do especially a, hc was Ett
certain that he ~. khng any rebels IN return Tor the
lives OF his own men which he sarapidly taking
,1e had siIeucci the font aniho thought that glory
.ro,,,h for one dey, SO be determined 10 let Beast
Brlaz nave ell tue glory that was left.
All the Best got it all lie landed force, cap
trr.j tort which offered no resistance, took prisoner
= mrle hsd a rebel ofBSer murdered, who was car
ryins an order. (re say nHrdered, because ii was 10
hettsr, than a murder found ont that Hoke's d.
vision or part Of it. was in the aeshborhood, and
not liking them for negtbors took 10 his heels and
ned 70 his boats PoIterwri,cs him letter, in which
be intimates that is pity Of his soldierS WEo
had stolen into the sort and out again, did not cap
ture u. We dare say Batter thinks So TOO. The
-vo heroes give their own accounts Of the na,ter--
Th DO not much accord save in SO fur as they make
them the laugh Of the world. And thus has ended
tEis grarG farce in the explosion Of fire ship with
ont i,urv the capture Of fort vhcL, offered no re-
s;stsrce. and The bursting Of seven P1rr2tt guns
each Il which killed and crippled its weight in Yam
KEGS. We are under Obligations TO Tose guns and
their makers. We hope there are plenty more OF
the same sort behind.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03

AT one O'Clock the watch on deck reported bright
glare in the sky, directly over the place where IT
Was expected the explosion would occur. This glow
gradually increased to bright light, which finally
expanded into brilliant illumination The ilumi-
nation did not retain its viydnesS throughout its APP
pearance, but at intervals would die down to dull
glare, thus giving one the impression that huge
bonfire had been built and occasionally replen-
ished with fresh fuel The light continued visible
till fifteen minutes Of two, when, as if by magic, the
heavens were electrified into one vast sheet OF vivid
flame This lasted but for moment and then the
light disappeared altogether. We now breathlessly
awaited the feaEiul shock. The INNER sc conGusson
came to Us in a very meek manner. A deep, heavy
report not unlike that produced by the discharge OF
100 pOBnder, which COMMUNICATED slight tremb-
ling motion to the ship, greeted our ears fifteen Sc
combs after the disappearance OF the Hash of light
Thus ended the exhibition. The officers and men
vhe engineered Je Experimentation experiment 1t
certainly was-retrned safely to the fleet that nght
The next incoming, not vestige Of the Louisiana was
TO be Seen and the presumption IS that she was
blown to atoms The effect the explosion had ON
Fort Fisher, or any OTTER of the rebel works, is not
known but il Is the impression throughout tho teet
that II must have been slight from the fact that the
rebels at tunes during the DAY. opened their guns Ia
a manner too lively 10 indicate weakness IN material
Aud so endedthe YANKEE attempt 10 blow the bot
tom from user Wilmington and to take the place by
grand coup dsthedtys. o
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03
EROM THE EMITTED STATES.

| We have received the New York Herald OF the
3lst OF December and the afternoon edition Of the
| Baltimore american Of the same day.
[ The Herald is very glum over the Yankee failure
to take Wilmington, and implies that Butler is a pro
digious military humbug, Butler has returned
probably in disgrace) to the command of the .sArmy
of the Jamcs' 49,. o.
There was a rumor in Nashville on the 10th that
another battle had occurred between Hood and
Thomas, in which, of course, Hoods ''fragmentary
army was attacked, routed and captured;4 Lrt
| this rumor needs confirmation" II q.
Gold opened on the 9Oth at 229. and closed at
226 So: The Yankees are evidently getting over the
effects Of their late victories. ~. II p
Seward, as wasexPeeted, has once more truokled
to foreign threats HeAas apologzed Tor the seizure
of the ,.FlGrida," and informs the Brazilian charge
Nj affairs that Capt: Collins, oftho Nv achusett will
be suspended, and court -martialed b !
THE WILMINGTON FARCE. ).
now BUTLER FAILED TO T4kE FORT FISHER, AND
HOW RoRTKR STOOD OFF AND saw HIN DO 1T.
: A correspondent of the Herald tliusdesGribes1tre
operations iocthe 22d against Fort Fisher,
Ok BoARp L. S! STEAMER MONTGOMERY,
/ -" or W ihnington, Dec. 25.>isG4.
Z To-day mas certainly SFaliufSl SpeCn
tacle in theway of naval engagements, Of the pre-
sent war; and when the immense number OF vessels
and their heavy armament are all taken into consid-
Grafton, there will bG-foutd fewif any equal to il in
the naval history of the world Over fifty vessels of
all classes from the Ponderous frgatc TO the light
dTaugfft gunboat ,:and comprising in all some 500
guns were engaged over four hours in most terrific
bombafiment of the rebel works commanding the
entrance to Cape Fear river and Wilmington by way
of New; Inletc 8
. = THE ATTACK BEGINS. i II.
Tbs first phase the opening of the attack by the
-cladswas necessarils6ne of absorbing interest,
as it promised 10 develop the position strength and
rangc'of the enemy's works. The ironsdcs-the re-
d ubtable invincble ironsides, with her outaidish
trapeZoidal hull and her queer rgging-ed the xan.
and at a quarter before O'Clock opened with an
eleveninch shell 1T fell short far short land
she steamed on again. the Monitor canonicus follow
ing clce aStcrn. Next came the double turiretted
Monsdneaks followed atsome distance by the Aaho-
pac, which had longer stretch to come from her
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03
MARRIED..

I PoRrER-w RfH-Deccrabei 18Th. 1854, at Cornth
Churfh, in Powhat II county, BIZ. Rev Nv. Chaemle-
M ISAAC poRrrRfof hichmopd City, to Miss MARY +.
WKES, Of P0whatan.
SAuNDFRs- SAuSDERsLA the same time and place by
the same, Mr. WILLIAM SAUNDERS of Henrco and Miss
MARY v. SAUNDERS, of Powhatan. :
T. ASDERsOE-I Ewjs-rD December 18th, at Lewis Level
tie re ience of the brides father by the Rev H. W. l.
II nipple, assisted by the Rev. Howard Montague Captain
R0BT. N, ANDERSON of the LIST Richmond Howtzers to
Mis- HARRIKi S. daughter Of Warner Lewis, Esq., of Es.
sex county. :; =.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03

1t will be seen that although the year which has
just closed was .Leap Year, )" in which, according
TO traditional custom, the ladies privileged TO
WOO the bashfu mascnlines, the number OF matches
made up fell short of those sealed hy iymen in
1863, to the number OF seventy seven. The most
singular fact presented, however tho exceedingly
small number OF licenses issued in May, hS,etcora
ranking as the most propitious month OF the year,
except December for aspirsuts to connubial felicity
There were fewer marriages. solemnized in Richmond
last May than in ahy-preceding month since lst JAM
pary, 1851, and more ill December last than II any
former month, except January 1868, when thirty.
four pairs of willing hearts were united in vcdiock,
'of the whole nulher of males who obsuill. H.:
censes last year, OILY &c born in Richh.ond,
whilst the numbeDoi females registered as natives
Of TIM, city is 10, The numbers in 1868 we're q and
g.: Only ~ OF the males married last wear yere
wd6yers, but g OF the females were widows and II
of this number married to wiowcrs. : With
these explanatory remarks, We submit the subiectto
all who wish 10 canvass II further.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03
IHL IUNSIII NV - - II ~
~----~-~--~---~~-------~-~c~ 100000
RICHMOND WING.
'-rues,iay Morning, january ), Iss5.
EVENING WIG.

We shall publish to-day, at o'clock P. NJ ant
every succeeding day Sundays excepted) at the
>ame hour, an evening edition OF the Wing. Tn,
fvcuiug Wing viii contain the latest news by mai
and telegraph up to the hour OF going tc press, edi
torisls. local intelligence SC. y 20
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03
died.

GwaTHNEY- in this city, January ID, ALFRED GwATH'
His friends and aequaintances, and those OF the
family respectfully invited TO ATTEND his funeral t a
the residence Of his brother G. N,Gwathmey, this TUES
day. afternoon, at 4. o'clock j.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03

JUDGE Lyons CorRr.-lh this cou,t yesterday the
hade's corpus case OF ThOmas Rouke, who asked To
DC discharged from the cousc!Iipt officers, On tho
GROUND lhA, he is Il British subject, was partly ar,
sHsd the court being addressed " Mr.. Watson for
the petHlcaer Mr.. August will address the court
on the same side to-day Mr.. SeesQn appesSs for the
Government. I.
A writ Of AabedS corpus was granted in the ease Of
Wm- Notts, who asked to DC DISCHARGED f,.m the
lst Virginia Regiment, ON the ground that he was a
llaryIander.- 49,:
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03
THE CITY.

MATRIMONIAL STAnsTIcs.-We subjeih our annual
comparative exhibit of the number of marriage IL.
censes issued from the Clerks Office Of the HystiDgs
Court Of. this city:
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-01-03

L.
SELMA, Dec 3o.-Thc Reporter of this afternoon
says:
"A well known gentleman Of Huntsville who lee.
that place on the 2lst, arrived at Meridian Thurs.
day afternoon bringing the following very gratifying
intelligence ,ifOm General Hoods army and North
Alabama;
"General Hood, on the eve of withdrawing from
near Nashville, was attacked vigorously ty the enc.
my, who massed heavy force and threw it upon
his centre, composed Of Cheathams and Bates di;;
Visions, Those veteran troops gave way. THE tel.
egram has probably been eliminated at this point
IHhgl
" Hood moved on Columbia, yhers he was at la
test dates.
.''On Tuesday, the H2Oth there was another fight
IN which tue enemy were badly whipped, losing one
entire brigade, captured.
about the same date, Forrest captured an entire
brigade of cavalry dnd COO Wagons
'Ihe Population Of Middle Tennessee and North
Alabama is thoroughly aroused and every man and
boy capable of bearing hurrying to Join our
army Ten companies formed at Huntsville in
week That place had been taken possession Of by
ten Yankee regiments from Point Peak, but Roddey
had been ordered to retake and hold it at all hazards
'Tcn gunboats came up the Tennessee river and at.
tempted to cross the 'MuscIe Shoals. Roddey had
attacked them, destroying one and probably, ano.
other. The remainder were injured.
Forrest had been made Lieutenant General