The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-09
BY TTBER(GiktPB
Portland Daily Press.
ITEMS FROM SOUTHERN SOURCES

| From SaUGanah and The SoatI.avest-Afore-
! nsesits of Shes7nGn's army - R,.ssos.ed
Movements of Gen. Hood-Raid ON the Mo-
bile and Ohio Raitroad- Great Toynado IN
AiabamG = Hoods LOSSES in has Recent
CGnapai0n. A . In aTf
WASHINGTON, Jan. Z.
Richmond papers of the 9th contain the fol
lowing:
A dispatch from Augusta, Ga, 4th, says the
city of Savannah continues quiet. An order
had been issued not to cut the shade trees for
fuel. Sherman proposes to bring wood blythe
Cult Railroad. hftA 81
The l4th and 18th corps are in intrench-
ments reaching from the Savannah River to
| the Plank Road. ~ sA s& SAkN I
The Yankees are building a new pontoon
bridge opposite the Exchange. L HH1 7
Many negroes who joined Sherman in the
country are leaving. The roads are lined
with them. IA ea.s5 a-s.fe.,sy
Several Federal steamers are engaged in re-
moving distractions from the river. iaaa
4 Three hundred negroes were sold In Au-
gusta Tuesday, at auction, at an average Of
from $500 to $3.50 each. sasfsa s.,e -,
Several buildings and 500 bales of cotton
were burned in Albany, Ga, Last Tuesday by
an incendiary. 4aaase 80.
Yellow fever has entirely subsidized at Gal
weston and Houston, Texas. 9liti aaa
Kirby Smith is impressing tobacco for the
use of his army. b ifasis .ss.,i ~, &c.,
Everything is quiet in the trans Mississippi
region. The soldiers are in good condition,
well fed and clothed. tA go
Charleston, Jan. 5.---No further movements
OF the enemy are reported to-day. His force
is said to be concentrating and are assembling
between Hardeesyille and tho Savannah River.
The Mercury understands that Sherman
has given the citizens of Savannah fifteen da Us
|. TO settle up their bank and other accounts,
which are to be balanced in Confederate treas
ury notes. sfF sh 9ufa snofsasf51ass
Hood being now safely across the Tennessee
River, we await with some interest for the de-
tails of his future motions. Thomas will en-
deavor to prevent or delay him from proceed
ing 10 Charleston or any other point In the
prospective line of Sherman's march. Wheth-
or 1t be the object of Hood to march to the
defence of Charleston, remains to be seen. If
such is his determination, we may anticipate
more severe fighting between the rival armies
Of Tennessee. In the mean while Sherman's
march northward from Savannah does not ap-
pear to be making very rapid headWay. Pos,
sibly the weather has been uDpropitious, or
other and more important causes have com
bined to impede his advance upon Charleston.
Richmond papers of the 9th have the fol-
lowing: sa IA rs rs l.ss csn z
augusta. Ca, Jan. 5.--Gen. Fitzpatrick has
crossed the Altahoma, but is supposed to be
on the Carolina side of the Savannah River.
IA Yankee raid on this Mobile Dc Ohio Rail-
road, tore up miles of the track near Verona. D.
Richmond papers of the 9th, in addition to
what was telegraphed last night, have the fol-
lowing: a.fa = II sYs8g go
"a violent tornado passed over middle Ala
bama on the 9th ult., killing fifteen persons,
destroying large number of houses, and de-
molished a bridge on the Montgomery and
West Point railroad, twenty miles east OF
Montgomery. The damage done was i'm
mense. ae & ele AZ aos1asaaosa
At the battle Of Franklin. the Missouri
brigade went intothe fight 6SS strong, and
had 100 killed, 242 wounded, and 96 captured, 4
making loss of AIT. Gen; Cockrell was
wounded three times, but not seriously. Col
Gates was also wounded, and Col. Garland
and Nal Parker, with long list of captains
and lieuteuants were among the killed. -
The Examiner says :-aY esterday q COM
missioner from Grants lines arrived at Varina
under a flag of truce with 1850 blankets for
distribution among the Federal prisoners in
Richmond, in addition to the 1000 received
last week. q sga aenf-s u - H53 III
hOf the fifty odd. thousand Yankee prisoners
held in the South not over two thousand are
confined In Richmond, and more than half Of
these are in hospitals. For year past the
great body of them have been shifting south.
Richmond is hard pressed to feed its super
abundant population, and the large armies de-
Tending its gates is relieved from the incubus
Of an overstocked prison post in its midst. /.
The reports of Sherman having crossed the
Savannah is confirmed. He is believed to be
marching on GrahamsFille." dsfa 81