Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-03-02
ny LAST NIGHTS MAIL.

We have Houston papers to the 22d nit
and kilograms from Shreveport as late a
the 10th. We condcnse the dispatches;
From the Houston Telegraph. ti
SHREVEPORT, Feb. IL, 1865.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 20.--The enemy sinfan
try is near Eame's road, on Sisters Perr,
road. Their trains are withthem. Harde
telcgraphs that enemy crossed tSpring
fed on the night of the 18th, and moved
northward in ihroo columns. On the NOR.
Ming Of the 9th, llardee reports he Ind re-
pulsed all attempts to cross the Combahee
J The Lynchburg Republican thinks the army
is in motion under Bcauregard.
4 The Examiner says the House passed the
Senate bill for the emp 'pyment OF free ne.
groes aud slaves on iortificatlons. +, NJ.
Bruce, Of KY, has been mqde Commissary
General Congress will pass the bin giving
market value to all property. House inan-
Subcommittee perfecting a sweeping taxbill
which will reduce the redundancy which
Otherwise will be created. The bill will
raise seven hundred millions per annum.--
Congress passed the currency bill embracing
Secretary Trenholms principal improving
provision for extinguishing the public debt
by coniinuinginx in kind on cotton, tobac-
co, wheat and corn after the war. No more
notes are TO be issued.
An order has been published in Missouri
bnnishing all rebel sympathizers.
Thomas army is reported ut Eastport,
Miss. Hoods army is in mption.
Bragg says he can hold Wilmington.
WASHINGTON Feb THE latest rebel pa
pefs are filled with editorials denomicing
reunion aud all wantto tightit ont There
is great rejoicing over Gen. Lees promo
ton Foote is in Baltimore, under guard,
and wants TO go to Sonora. Grants army
is in motion. Sherman is threatening
Branchville, Charleston an Augusta all at
once. No one knows whic', he win strike
first. Heavy skirnsling between Lee and
Grunt-a battle expected, The Enquirer
of the 9th says the Virginia army was never
in a better condition; it las been heavily
reinforced, and under Lee everything we can
wish viii he accomplished Grants army
is now weaker than at any time since Me-
Clellans defeatand viii be reduced much
more during the Spring ll.P.
SHREvEroRT, La, Feb. l9.--Yankee dis
patches. h
! WAsuIxeroS Feb s.--Prcsident Lincoln
and Secretary Seward arrived here FROM
Fortress Monroe this morning They had
an informal conference with STEPHENS Ilan-
ter and Campbell, en- board The steamer
River Queen, in Hampton Rhoads. The
conference occupied four hours. Ii is pos
itiyely Known that ii resulted in no change
in the attitude Of either the government or
the rebels. In other words it is fdilnic.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.:7-Y'he Richmond pa
pers OF the third, state on iIndopb,ea Au-
thority, that Baaurcgard had arrived at
Augusta aud taken charge Of the military
operations Of that Department. Fbe Pc
telsburg Express Of the2i, says that pre-
yiois 10 the passage OF the commissioners
through the lines on Thursday, Coy. Wise
delivered an address to his command not TO
relax in their vigilance on account OF the
SO caled peace commissioners, but tode-
pend on their arms for peace, The Wis
mington journal says everything is quiet
below Shermhn's army is reported burn
ing all the goods aud houses along the lines
ofhis march. Prisoners taken vary in
their statements as to Shermans destina-
ton N
NEw YoRK, Feb 5.-Richmond papers
in announcing he Continuation Of Gen.
Lee appointment as General in Chief say
he will rcihnin N the field with the army.
He has published an appeal to tie army, !
and calls torihe delivery by the authors
ties OF all arms IA the hands Of citizens.
The HetAlds correspondent in Sherilaii's
army describes the opening of Sherman 3
new campaign. The left wing under Gen.
Slocum had arrived at Listers Ferry on the
Savannah river, without opposition from
the enemy. A division Of the Doth corps,
which struck out for that pointlhad consid-
cradle difficulty in passing through the
swamps. The orhertroops who had march
ed up G e9rsia hy the bNaG VI sheliher had
no such embarrassment 10 contend with
On the 10Th ult., all Of Shermans mo were
ut Listers Ferry supplies being rapidly
received. The rightwing is operating in
better country for marching than sAs ieft
Commupi cations are kept up between the
two.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--Both Houses of
Congress have passed a jointresolution that
the Electoral votes OF Vigginia, North Car
olina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas,
Arkansas and Tennessee, shall moi be coun-
led next Wednesday, for President and
Vice President Of the United States.
CONSCRIPT.