, 1865-02-01

Matters in ETckt Tennessee and on the
9susE-Thc F-cett nlell.s Jubllee-Eeu-
cral River and alIlitary News. >:

=: Especial Dispatch to the chicaso Tribune
MEArll1s, Jan. %, 1855.
The following is Dr's. Gen; Caeathans a;i;
ercer onaesumng the command Lera:
I1EADQp'Es Posr AND DzFENsEs OF MsMra1s,l
MEMPHIS, dan, 20, 1855.
M. r. t1atci1 Headquarters District Of West Ten
nctsee, January 1G, 1s65, hereby assume CON-
mard Of the post and defeases Of Memphis, AL
main in force, and the present staf will continue
an duty a. hcrctosarc. All communications for
tlscsc Headquarters will be addressed to LauL J..
(s'snq9d) Al; X; c4sA7T41: 9aa = + y
Official: j. S. LoRp, Lieut. aud 4. 4. A. @.
Col. Rob1s: State Agent, 'sends the following
EEmea of Illinois soldiers who hare died In IL :.
l!niled Statcs Gcnesal Ho. p'tai, Mt Munlphs, u:
The week ending Jan. ssth: Henry c. York, 9th
regiment Illinois Vols. infantry Geo. ". Cham.
hrs. .Gsh tesine1t Fols. iuianIy.
The following additional particulars regarding
tic skirmish on the State line road, near Mem
phie, on Thursday last, have come to hand: The
grerflns made an attack Ghen challenged. They
Killed Elisha J. Hobson, Of Co. A, Mississippi
Mounted Rides. He was morally wounded, and
died mex, day III The. Ada,ns hospitll.. Priyat:
Cp,on was brought in badly woAul,l, aud Is
% Il H. m eneriiias wns iilci and d. trsasst . 6s
IN. lie was not AcLamo1e, o. eIenlpais
81 stated. it ilas. since hecn asccr:aioed
commission a. Lieutenant in Tho rebel army The
amnesty oath WIS found upun lis petson, aud he
had hccn in tie city during tue day Previous Ills
resemblance to McLautore i3 striking.
Ahcul luyhreaS On the same morning on which
lhe ticht occurred four men Of the s2ulc regiment
on picket duty: Wert captured Or perhaps Killed.
, s s hsss ;ns @ as
t',i they ft,! prey to ohrshwaa:keE.. ~
rcau Of Free Labor, has Issued the following
EuIf and 1t has been approTed by Maj. GA.
I.ullbut:
BUREAU OF FREE LABOR, \
DErAETMEST or TIE GULF,
January q, 1866. Il
All work By freedmen employed under military
orders On plantations throughout the DEPARTMENT
suspended On Tuesday % next, s,th Of Japusrr. a IN
accordance with tho call Of the Governor OF the
State, and the day will be given mp to freedmen to
onn emancipation In Louisiana, as well as that Of
lheir brethren In Tennessee, Missouri and Mary
1snd, whose Eorcrnments hare proclaimed free
1om to their bondmen. Planters will not require
the usual labors Of their employees on that day.
Let the Eons Of freedom I'LL the air which-was
once poisoned ny Groans and c:ic4 Of the slaye,
and let praise End thanks to God thc gses o. u.s.
fations Of the free people OF this Department
Resolutions were adopted hy ths Legislature Of
Louisiana on the I'D approving Of and sequicecing
Frcinrv tha Hnra,1 lux Wy o. us
,fs sionrn,nnf ne1ru :; Wdnaader aS esas on
Anshcr resnint,aH cvnte.s,ro ~ NJ t,,,,nat !as5
-. 10 onis1nt1,to ~ Iaat, " tnt Esaucanon
y. .tin, H.. - ~ ~, tI " tns eu'apci-
I1run IFsS..,l ~ ~. ~ s LEGISLATURE o' s4ssour1 WIS
's'p.ea u".1s.'oos's' ~
lSpeclai Uiepas1n 10 the C11eago TrlbudcI
cAEo, Tuesday, jan. ST..
Private letters from Eastnnrt dated The aith
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e.aSe @a't W 'ne ~A~t Wy" t'ue@" sc"o1nea from
with force composed Of one bri-ade a. the lat
dtyfs1ou Of coya]1y. II. D n. and n,e 1ivisirn ri
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