The New York herald., 1865-01-01
NEWS FROM HILTON MEAD.
Affairs ~ Deveaux Point.
NM. sAnURL ". MAsoN's DESPATCH.
HmTOs HsAD, q. O., Dec. -, lse


Ygon DnvxAUx POINT
There Is nothing now OF importance from General
Hstchs column Devesux Point which II is proper 20
publish. We now command the railroad, but not
sufficiently 10 prevent the occasional passing OF
trains Our right battery Of light rned guns IL within
seven hundred yards Of the railroad 10 front OF swah
through the woods by the Twcntyhft Ohio on the
morning Of the 9th. On the loft we have swamp bat
tory which commands a culser on the road, and our
thirty FOUNDER PARROTS arc in good position. There
have been no casualties since my last despatch that
learn
DEATH or ooLosn sILisAs Asp sAyos xAspoLrH
Tho gallant Colonel siAmsn, Of tho Twenty sixth
United States oood troops aud Major Randolph Of tho
Twenty-nf Ohio, have died In hospital OF wounds
Both were fine officers Major Randolph had los, foot,
and Colonel stnsns leg was shot on 10 the hight OF the
9Th.
The wounded are all In the best hands, and doing
finely, with fewer deaths than Was anticipated
Reported Disaster 20 q United states
Gunboat.
HoLxEs' HoLs, Dec. 40, 1894
The British bsrk springbok, from Cape Haytien on
The 18th inst, for Boston, has arrived here.
She reports Ian at Cape Hayten United sts,ss
gunboss Gsa,ca and Nep,une also the bark Haven, of
Portland, disabled
report had come 10 Cape Hayden THAI United States
gunbcai with the mails &c, ashore on the north
west pan cf Inagus.
PERSONAL InteIIigence.
Major GENERAL NJ r. Banks, United sss,es Army; aens-
raj r. j. s,rsng Savannah: Colonel WIN. X Lunt, Wash.
inston; Colonel g. s. Mathews, CITY Point Va. n. y.
Belfour Norwich Conn. 4 Surgeon r. b Ross Washing.
ton and Robert r Lincoln, son OF the President are ~
the Astor House.
General Charles g. waicuis of the Army OF the Teu.
nessee; Colonel r. T. Mathews, Baltimore, and O. A.
Dana, Assistant Secretary OF War, Washington, are ~
the Metropolitan Hotel.
Hon Samuel Mclean, Of Montana Territory, and Cor
don Mckay Of Boston, are al the a. Nicholas Hotel
DiyuoSARr THE UsrrxD srArys CosurEss. I'VE
have just received copy Of Dictionary Of Congress-
complied ss manual Of reference for ,hs legislator and
statesman, by Mr. Chss IAnnensn late librarian OF the
House Of Representatives The book s neatly got up
and ssassans interesting biographical ske,cbes Of all the
members of both houses The work only be had by
application 70 members Of Congress- who viii have for
distribution among their constituents u viii shortly Be
lssued a. public document
Preparations for tine Desssss os Cssvies-
ospsR PROM oyssWAL nArsos.
oaDyns-HO. y
HsApquAnrrRs ssoovp AND 1msp sor Duvrspcrs.
sovm cAsotsA. Dec. IL. 1884
On no account viii non ocm hsssuts be allowed " enisv
the cty ~ Charleston except passing through 70 mors
interior porsicas Of ths STATE. sfssr the smusaSs
rhces slaves whose owners living beyond the
Us n the city ~ Charleston excspt one slave 70 esks
charge real estate ~hics suco owners oavs sn aoo
tSoted viii be removed from the oty.
In Gsss days sftsr The issue o this order sny sucn
found IN tho city they VIII be 81 ooce Arrested
sod sent oo, Of the oi'y 70 sest their o~sera
=, oomm,os o. u.or General Assox.
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