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IOncston, Georgia, 1
August 23d, 1883. J
Capt. C. W, Howard, Savannah, Qa.
Peak Sir :—As the time for holding
tho election for Senator from this Sons;
tdi’iai District is near at hand, nnd ns
your nnrao hns been much spoken, of
jn that connection throughout the dis
trict, by mon of all clcsses and parties,
I have thought proper to address you a
few linesi to know whether or not, you
kill consent to become a candidate,—
I am prompted to address you upon y,qi;q declined until the authorities' at
this subjeot, from the faot that not on- j Washington could bo consulted,
ly in Bartow, but in Floyd nnd Chat-j It is reported through Northern
tooga, the geUuhtl desire uiul prefer* f sources that the oity of Lawrence,
ence for you is freely expressed, and Kansas, was destroyed by Qunntroll’e
Latest News, Condensed ftrom Tele
grams to Associated JPrcsH and other
Sources.
Ex-Gov. J, B. Floyd diod at Abing
don. Va„ on the 20th inst.
Tho nows of tho enpturo of two Yan-
koo gunboats, tho Satillite and Roli
ance, near tho mouth of tho Rappahan-
nook, is confirmed, and 6.4 prisoners
takon on them, arrived at Richmond
on the 20th.
Tho propositions of Judgo OulU, in
regard to tho exoliaugo of prisoners,
Rumors from the Front.
During (lie pnst three days, according
lie tho sago sayings of Madam Rumor,
■lie enemy,linvn]i rossed tlio Tennessee
liver three or four limes in fol'oo from
fco.DOO to 4(1,000, at Bridgeport, Shell
pleund and two or three other places,
liiwc advanced various distances this
jrny. and might be oxpecled at any tin.
Ixpected; time, almost any where most
Inivuivenient for our comfort and safety-
last we beard they were in the
Slate of Dad o’1 “looking three ways
Sunday” towards Wills Valley
|'li illanonga nnd Romo.
Ni.w wo uru,. nob^dl.-posed to make
cl11 bV any reasonable amjieliensipUJ!
I'l danger Iwt would dilution our good
iMiple against becoming frightened
a account of vagiio, uncertain, and.
- it gein.-rully turns out, false rumor,
'here is no doubt but that very irapor-
Iant military movements are going on
In the vicinity of Chattanooga. That
lliioc has been evacuated liv non com-
Iwlants, and a great pnttlon of the
(roods and chattels have been removed,
fo passing up tho State road beyond
Ibdtou is allowed, oxcopt for tropps.
yrlcgrapbio'"' communication to tho
ress from Chattanooga is prohibited—
Ih'rtgg has boon largely reinforced in
|ho last lew days. Gen. Johnston is
lio'w.on tho,ground, and Rose era ns is
likely to gol n good thrashing, wlirnorer;
|ie makes tho attack.
For Congress.
Warren Akin is an honest, earnest
faithful man nnd nn able statesman
lie is an unswerving supporter of tho
Tonfederato Administration and oppo
s'd to-iill disgraceful nnd ruinous con-
jesM'on^j'lo the enemy. Ho loks for-
I'urd with calm but earnest hope and
Ictorminaton to tho full realization of
|ur glorious hopes of independence.
! Ac not the proper man to represent
lie lOfh Congressional District ?
s.ljould you oousent to tho uso of you
name, it is beliovod that tho universal
satisfaction resulting iherolVom, would
prevent any strife or eontrst, and re
sult in your election withoul opposi
lion.
There is as yet, no candidate in tho
Held, and this fact is in a great meas
ure to bo attributed to tlio general ex
pectation of your consenting to become
a candidate,.
Tho p63itin.l1 of Senator is one o;
great responsibility and importance,
and the voters of ,the distrust are fully
impressed with the necessity of confid
ing thoso responsibilities and trusts, to
none but men of ability nnd experi
ence.
Tho position in which you aro now
herring your country, is one in which
you would doubtless bo nble to do val
uable service, but 1 hope you will throw
no obstacle in the w ay of your being
transferred by tho people, to any field
of labor, in which they may think best
in their judgment to pluco you. Hop
ing soon to hear from you, I remain,
Most respectfully yours,
H.T. FARROW.
feat.
We os rnosEiiTv.—Dj^ J. V- Mo
(air will soli at auction, Stock, Cotton
(arn, &o. &c., on Sept. 7. See, Notice.
[Town Property for Sams.—Col., A.
. Harper offers his beautiful residence.
|eo Advertisement.
New Cavalry Company.—E. R. .Di n .
Jiond and Wm. McKay proposo to get
Ip a Cavalry Company. Sep notice,
1 Notice to Planters.—An. interesting
wnmuriieation from.(VC.' Boone, Ag’t
Var and Commissary Department may
found in another column.
Communicated,
For the Legislature.
Mr, Editor :—Please announce the
Allowing Tioket, which will rocoive
0 support of Many Voters.
For the Senate,
wm. McCullough, 0 f Floyd Co.,
For House or Representatives.
K. RAMBO.
M. DWINELL.
■■ +W*-
Spring Bank, ,V
Aug. 24ili, 1803. j
Col. H. P; Farrow :
Dear Col. 1 am
flatten'd by your letter received fo'day,
and hasten to reply to It. Tlio subjeot
to which you refer, lias boon brought to
my attention from a number of sources.
You have so kindly mid so strongly
nrasi'ritell it. ns to require a discision
from me.
When the State was in prosperity, 1
asked no other luvor from her than liio
protection of her equal and just law
Now that she is in adversity, 1 am whol
ly at her disposal, and am ready to
Serve lier in ariy capacity, either civil
or military, in which it is thoughL 1 can
be must'useful. • If my fellow citizens
see proper to select me as Senator from
this Senatorial District, 1 will serve
them (o t tic best of my Ability.
As 1 leave for r»v command to mor
row, I shall Jiji.vu no o]iporiuuitv
cor.for personally.with others on the
subject. Indeed, if I had the oppor
tunity, 1 should not use it. At n time
like this, till elections in my humble
opinion, should express tho froc, un
biassed voice of tlio people. With
nssurnneo of high regard,
I am yours truly.
C. W. HOWARD,
Deserters Returned.—Some thirty
deserters arrested in Cherokee 00. A
were b:ought upon tho Boat from
Gadsden Inst Thursday, nnd were seni
forward, under guard that, evening, to
their regiments, mostly in Bragg’s
army. They wore arrestod by Wlihr-
ton’tf cavalry.
Wo are credibly informed llml there
aro from 20 to 50 deserters nnd con
scripts in the vicinity of Tarnpin Creek
near the, Ain. line, evading the service
and the law. Cannot uu udeqtlutc
fov.ee bo sent out, that will compell
Guerillas on tho 2lsl, One huudred
niui fifty citizens aro reported killed
and wounded ; some in their own hou
ses and others as they ran through tiie
streets in their night clothes. Two
banks Were robbed of ovory dollaT.—
The loss to the uity is estimated at $2,-
000,000. Jim Lane esouped'
At the latest accounts Qunntroll was
falling back towards Missouri.
The Yankee Gen. Boylo 1ms issued
nn order for tho improssmout of 6,000
Negroes, to build a military road into
East Tennessee.
Tho draft is proceeding in New York
without disorder.* The city is su’d to
b<a full of troops, nnd Gold bus declin
ed to 123J.
Grant is reported to have left Vicks
burg on tho 20th, and gone up White
river into Arkunsus, after tlen. Price,
who has recently met with seme impor
tant successes in tlmt quarter. Ho
promises protection to citizens of War
saw and Hinds counties, if they will
return to their homes and- uVuol avo
cations, yet he tells them to consider
their slaves free,
, The abolitionists seem to bo about to
udvnneo again from Newborn, N. C.
A party of our cavalry oros.ied tho Big
Black and went within eight miles of
Vicksburg,jon the 26th, and drove in a
line of negro pip kefs. Tlio Yankees
aro about aft important move there.—
Itissaid thqt 3,000 of their* troops
left Yazoo City in the direction of Ben
ton on the 27tli. Buoy .threaten that
unless our cavalry is withdrawn, they
will lay waste thoontire oounlr)\,
Tlio Yankees claim to have destroy
ed fifty-seven locomotives and four
hundred Oars, at Grenada.
Charleston still holds but nobly, and
there is a growing confidence in ulli
mate success of our-forces there but
the. fate of the city is very doubtful.
A full account of tin: light on the night
of the 26tli, may be found in iiiiollpjr
column. Nothing of itnportanoo alid
transpired up to tho latest accounts on
the 26th.
New Advcrtiscmeuts,
Removal' of the Bank. — Depositors
Bank of Empire State aro notified
lU'omnvo their deposits as the assets
f the Bank are to be removed to safer
T H them to come in and not moro like
I gold Locket Lost.—See advertise- . .
patriotic men /
patriotic 1
Old Men Wanted.— Col. Yeiser in
forms us that lie has tho promise of a
sufficient number of Seigo Guns to
furnish the Forts aroun'd this, place,
and he desires a company of men over
45 years old*to man them. Tho officers
of the company will bo commissioned,
but tho men will riot bo mustered into
service, yet will bo entitled to all tho
privileges and. protection of. regular
troops. They will bo assigned to,, the
' duty of manning these seige
guns ancl cannot bo ordered to any
otherplaoe or- duty.—Who will raise
the company ? Thevo is ' no time to
delay—move at once so as to relieve
young men, who may be needed in tho
field. '
ChumiDoogu Newspapers.
Thu Offices mid Editors, IViutqrs, &c.
of tho Ilobol and Confederate, aro now
in Marietta, and will open up there in
adny or two. Success to them.— tim-
fedvracy.
“Bureau ol Subsistuncc.”
Under this head, lit another column,
may bo found an appeal to Planters
from Mnj. J. L. Locke, Chief Commie
sary for Georgia. Lot ovory man who
has provisions to spare of any kind
suitable for army supplies, rend the
articlo referred to and decido lor him
self what his own duty, as a patiiotio
citizen is, under the circumstances.
Tho .Savannah Republican makes
tlio following remarks upon this sub
ject;
If the country is not worth the sacri
fice now domanded at the hands of 1 lie
planters, who alone have life means
to save tho army from want, then let it
go by the hoard. ^ -When that comes,
they will find [oltL sduid of tlio conse
quences of their .present false notions
of-intcrostand eaonomy. What will
theireoni, tluiir. wheat, their bacon,
and their slaves be worth when Yankee
task-masters',swann-over this land, ns
they will if our army is not lud and
properly sustained. Is the Government
that is trying to save both liberty and
property to tho oitizon, a fit subjeot to
bo victimized by the extortionate rates
of speculators and land pirates ? * If it
is, then we aro unable to bo free, f
Lot nil think of these things, ponder
them well, and hot wait until regrets
shall.be unavailing.
JSSf* The enemy fired at .-Fort Sumter
between Monday, tlie 17th, to Saturday,
tho 22nd inst., inclusive, 4872 shots.
Of these 2315 struck the Fort outside,
1422 inside, and 1135 passed over or
f?ll short.
’ To Pence nnd Submission Mon.
Thoso who talk or think about peace
upon any. other torms except sueli ns
are found at tho point of tho bayonet,
have often been Warned by tho Con fed*
orate press of the bed of degredation
and ruin which they are preparing for
themselves. Hoar tvhnt a Northern
paper, opposod to tho war and friendly
to tho South, says. Wo quote from
tko Now York Coucaosian
At tho pi’csont writing it Would seem
that, failing to broak Gen. Meade’s
linos, Gonerul Leo fell bqck to soouro
Iho vast amount of stores which he
S athored in T’ennsylvania, tho losses on
oth sides being about equal. Thus
stood matters in tho East. In the West
it is announced, at last, that Vicks
burg has fallen, the horoia garrison,
after a siego of dearly two mouths?
having capitulated on tho 4th inst., to
General Grant. Thoso two events have
filled tho War parly with feelings of
utmost exultation and joy. They now
fancy that tlio Boulh lies bleeding and
helpless at their feet; that they now
have only to give a few moro telling
blows, and the Inst “robcl army” will
bo exterminated, and nothing left to
stand botweon them nnd tho holpless
mon, women, nnd children, of the
Southern States.
We know very well what tho policy
of Iho Administration will bo towards
every State so soon ns it falls into their
power. Missouri, Maryland nnd Lou
isiana arc vivid examples of their hate,
cupidity, injustico and tyranny. First,
tho people will bo disarmed ; and then,
when helpless, their property will be
seized and confiscated, and their homes,
lands and ancestral acres turned over
to tho rapacious Yankee speculator.
Their organs of public opinions will bo
suppressed; their tribunals of justice
overthrown ; their State laws sot aside,
rind their Slate ^Constitutions ignored.
In place of all these, sits one supri me,
semi-military Judgo, liko Peiibo ’,v in
New Orleans, appoilWed at Washington
who, under the mockery of tlio fern s
01 justice, simply registers tho edicts of
tho vile Abolition cabal at Iho espllal.
Tlio whole theory of self government is
overthrown at a single blow. The
right of Iho free expression of opinion,
which every American claimed ns ip.
alienable', is tyrannically subverted, and
tlio privileges wo claim .for our elves
inhumanly and wickedly denied to
others.
How do you liko poiioo, Messrs. Sub-
missionist Croakers, on these terms?
Tei-hnps you may bo willing to accept
peace On any conditions, but you will
•find that tho patriots of the South are
not.—Chronicle,
The SinkiNg ok tub Vanderhilt.—
The story of tlio sinking of the Yankee
slenmer Vanderbilt by a Confederate
ve/Si’l of wur, said to -be the Georgia,
begins to assume an air of probability.
The Mobile Tvilune ol’ Saturday
says:
We have lute news from Havana, by
tlie arrival ttf pi tossel running the
blockade. When she left, : it was rum
ored, uud pi'(stty generally believed at
Havana, that' Capt, Seinmes bad had an
engagement ftitli tin- Ynnkoo, steamer
Vanderbilt, mid sunk her, with a large
loss of tile. Tho V., it will be recollect
ed, lias been for a long timo in search
of tho “rebel pirate,” us tho Yankees
designate Semmcs. An account of tho
engagement lias been published in
La Ilabana, a Havana paper, and wus
received both from Key West and.Nasi
sail, and wus believed by Yankee nnd
other shippers. It is, wo think, quite
probable. Tlio action is reported to
have occurred off the Bahamas.-
Movements on the Border*--Georgia
Threatened.
From tlio Coiambus (Gp.) Sun.]
It is conceded by oil that Chattanoo.
ga is one of the most important strate
gical points in tho'Confederacy. It is
regarded by military men as tho key
to Georgia and Alabama. It Is also one
of the strongest positions, naturally,
on tho American continent. Honco,
its moro possession would bo of suffl.
ciont importance to Rosccrans to 60m-
pensAto for the risk and trouble of ta
king it. But this is not his plan, as
wo Itavo abundant reason, to beliovo.
IIo can flank tlio placol on tho west,
can pass it by and enter Georgia with a
large army, with nothing in front to
impodo hi's movements, and an insuffi
cient forco in his roar to assail him, is
liable to bo invaded any day. Wo con
put very little relianco in the army at
'Chattanooga. Under the command of
Johnston, or Ewell, or some other com
petent mon, it might afford ub grent
protection, sinoo it is mado up of gol-
lant mon. Btt.t no ono expects much
of it,’ under its present administration.
Tho fact that it has boon stationed
within eighteen miles of the mam hotly
of tho enemy’s troops, with no pickets
out, and allowing tho enemy to an
nounce his own approach by throwing
sholL into tlio very headquarters of
tho General commanding, to tho sur
prise and astonishmont of. himself and
command, is a sad commentary upon
tlie skill of him whose ipso dixit is law.
Lot Georgians prepare to dofend their
own .State. Our homo organizations,
throughout tho State, should bo com
pleted ns soon ns possible, and mado
efficient for immediate service. We
may expect notivo movements from
tho enemy in a few weeks at most.
Tlio evenings will soon be cool and re
freshing, nnd if the middle of Septem
ber finds its unprepared, our condition
has ceased. The onomy arc firing
few mortar shells at BatteryaWagnor.
Tho first assault has boon repulsod.
C. H. Olmstead.
Fort Johnson, Aug. 25.—8t40 r. m.—
Tho enemy assaulted Bottory Wagner
heavily, and woro repulsod, I think, at
tho rifle pits.' Wo opened a glorious
fire on them from our James Iddrid
batteries,
J. A. Yates,
Lieul. Colonel.
will bo deplorable indeed
o enjoy life, you -should be a
little -miserable occasionally. Trouble,
liko cayenne, is.not very agreeable to
itself, but it gives it great zest to other
things.'
Charleston—-Effect of tlie.Shulling.
Dillturiul Corrosiioadeiico ot tlio 8011th Car-
ulmimi.] I
Charleston, Aug. 24—6 a, m.
We have jusV seoti tho liouso of Mr,
Barrett, on Society street, which, was
fii'.st struck by u shell InBt night. It
pussed through the roof mul two stories,
nud buried itself in tiie collar, without
injuring'any of tho sleeping women in
tho bouse. Another struck tlio carriage
establisiimentof Benedict & Co., passed
through and fell in the cistern; two
fell on tho lot of the artesian well, ex
ploding, scattering bricks, oto., another
struck Martin’s Insurance office, next
to tlio Courier office, without damage;
one passed through a liouso in Quoen
street, and several at other points, but
with no loss of life. About fifty shells
were tin-own when the fifing ooased.
Crowds aro leaving tlio'oity. We
expect some difficulty in sending our
dispatches, but will do the best wo oan.
Tho Charleston papers will give you do-
tuiD. Of oourse thero is much oxcite-
inent, but at is lessening, sinoo the in
jury from the first night’s shelling is so
light. Tho city will bo held in spito,of
the malevolent and infamous attack on
women and children by the wrotcii
Giltuoro, who is ovidelitly a second But
ler.
From the Mercury of the 26th.
Progress of the Bombnramcut—Num
ber ot Fleet--Casualties.
From Mississippi,
The distributing postoffico at Jaek-
Kon, Miss., having been discontinued,
letters to persons in Gen. Jolinslon's
army will save several »/lays by being
addressed to headquarters at Mofton,
Miss.
It is rumored that the Fedorals aro
agititi to tnako another rind through
Mississippi. Wobopo our people in
that section will bo ready to meet
them.
Yellow fevor is committing its rava
ges among tho Federals in Mississip
pi.
Tho capital of Mississippi has boon'
removed toMaoon, Noxubee county.
letter from Richmond says tho
exchange system has been resumed for
a time, and for the future, efforts ' will
be made to keep square- with tho Yan
lcoos, and if possible, to keep up with
their trickery. Hereafter, tho num
ber sent off b^-our commissioner will
be made to compare with tho number
received from tho other side. In this
way wo can keep ovon with tho Fede
rals.
A gentleman of respectiibility,
who formerly represented one ol tho
Northern border counties in the Vir
ginia Legislature, was recently arrested
by Federal authority and taken to
Washington. He was after a time lib
erated, and was by Lincoln’s order con
ducted into his presence. Tho North
ern President asked him “How long
did tho Southern people think this war
would last?” The reply ' was, “They
think it will erid with your Administra
tion.” Lincoln very cooly replied,
“That will probably last os long as I
live. This is no -time for elections.”
This looks as if Lincoln intends to bo
ruler at tho North as long as ho wishes,
whether his subjects wish him to or
not.
At a rooent blockade sale a tel
egram from Richmond was read to tho
crowd by one of the interested, an
nouncing a great rise in gold and ex
change, and instantly the goods ad
vanced in prioes. Tricks of this kind
itro despicable. No one but Yankees
ought to bo guilty of practicing them
Charleston Courier»
Tho winds on Monday night blow in
gusts and the vain felt in torrents.—
Thoto was, in consequence, but little
aotiv'ly among tho opposing batteries.
Tho expected bombardment of the oity
was not renewed.
On Tuesday tho bombardment of
Forts Sumter and Wagnor began at the
usual early hour, and continued slowly
and steadiiy throughout tho day. No
further material damage was < dono.—
Sumter is no longer a doublo-tipred bat
tery, for the defence of the water ap
proach to Charleston. As a groat artil
lery fortress, its proud proportions are
■educed to ruins. But tho ground is
sacred to Southern independence.—
Tho sito'is nogativqly valuable, and,
with even tho rifle and bayonet only, it
may bo held still from tho bands of
our foes. *
At Wngner tho enemy’s saproller is
gradually moving.on, and the formost
Yankee battery was ot least within
long musket rango of tho fort. _ Wind
and wave, however; still conspired to
keep tho fleet inactive.
Thero were inside tho bar, on Tues
day, thirty-five vessels, comprising ..the
Ironsides, five monitors, six mortar
boats, and twenty*tliroo gunboats, trans
ports, steamers, supply vessels and
tugs. Outside thero woro nine, and in
tho inlet thirteen, including woodon
vessels of all kinds.
Our James Island batteries were not
less active than tliey have heretofore
beon.
It had been expeoted yesterday after
noon, from certain indications, that an
assault on Battery Wagner would ho
mado in the courso of tho night. This
expectation was confirmed by a sudden
ly inoroased rapidity in tho firing from
tho James and Morris island batteries
just about night fall. Not long after,
the. following dispatches were sent to
tho oity:
Fort Sumter, Aug. 25, 7:35, r. st.—
There is an assault op Battery Wagner
being mado at this time.
Alfred RnETT,
Colonel Commaning.
Fort Johnson, 7:45, p. m.—Tho ene
my aro assaulting Battery Wagner, evi
&ently in heavy forco.
C. H. Olmstead.
Fort Johnson, 8:15 r. m.'— Mupketiy
Fort Gumter. 8:30.—Thore has. been *
no repetition of tho assault siheo my
lust dispatch. A dropping fire of mus
ketry is still heard.
Alfred Rhett,
Col. Commanding.
Northern Itoms.
8®* Rebel prisoners from the South
and Southwest continue to arrive at
Camp Chaso in large numbers. Tho
prisons at Camp Chase are full and
running over to a degree that tents are
used insido the inclosuro.
2®* The Nashville Prosa says that
tho Nashvilla and Chattanooga railroad
having passed into tho hands of tlio
military authorities, Col. Innos, pf the
1st Miohigan engineers, becomes super
intendent. . ; r '■■■ r,
2®* Gen. Halleok has summed ‘up
tho situation in a sontoneb : Wo hnvo
to raise two hundred thousand men
now to finish the war, oreigl^tltundrod
thousand next spring to rocover tho
ground we shall in 1 the meantime have
lost. We deem it every way preferable
to raiso the two ltundrod thousand,
now.
2®" The. editors of both tho Aomin-
istration papers in Now Haven- Palla
dium and Courior —woro drafted, nnd
both exemplify the difference between
preaching and praotlco, by hiring sub
stitutes 1
2®“ Damages have .Already been
assessed to tho amount of $1,^05,740;29
against tho city of Now York for prop
erty destroyed by the mob.
2®* A special dispatch to tho Cin-
cinnatti Commcrojal, from Lexington,
Ky., tho 12th inst., says: “Everything
is quiet in this direction excopt our
own movements, whioh aro very active.
Tho presence of“ the gbneral*in-ohief
among tho quartermasters, commissa
ries and contractors, ns might havo
boon anticipated, has inspired now
vigor in thoso departments, and matters
oonnooted \t itli them look very olieor-
ing. General Burnside is now at Camp
Ne^on. •
2®* The reorganization of tho entire
army is being pushod rapidly forward.
2®»A.T. Stewart, of Now York,
has given $5000 for tho relief of the
families of policemen it\jurod or killed
in the late riot.
2©* One hundred and twenty-three
of John Morgan’s officers havo been
sent to tho Stato prison at Harrisburg,
Pa. .
2®" Several farmers who have plant
ed cotton this soason in Indiana, re*
port that the prospeot for a remunora*
tivo yield is discouraging. Owing to
the unusually cold weather lost month,
a number of fields are considered
worthless. •
2®" Railroad faro is said to be com
ing down, from comuetition between
different roads. Faro from Chicago to
New York, all rail, forty.eight dollars
2®* The Louisvillo Democrat says
that a number of notv generals aro
spoken of in connection with the army
of the Potomao. It is thought that
Gon. Incapacity will be tho man.
8ST Undor tho'now postage law of
tho Lincoln Government, the franking
Garrison and Mrs. Polk, ^relicts^of two
ex-Presideuts of the United States, is
abolished.
2®* Tho barricades recently ereotod
ia.the streets of Baltimoro are being
removed, but the work of eroding
strong fortifications outsido of tho oity
still goes on..
Dotaohmonts of Federal cavalry havo
been sont to Southern Illinois, to seize
the arms of oitizens there, who, it is
stated, aro drilling in large numbers to
resist tho draft.
2®* Northern papers say that Rosen-
encranz is arresting all the Cotton
speculators in his department. Some
of his prominent offioors aro implicat
ed.
.©“ Federal capers say thqt Hunts*
vlllo, Ala., will be permantly occupied
by their troops.
®*Gen. Ilalleck says 200,000 new
troops r.ow will be worth more to the
Federal cause than 800,QQQ six months
honoe.
2®* A South American steamship
recontly carried to England two thou
sand pounds of ginned cotton from
Paraguay. This oountry lies in latitude
twenty-five degrees South.
2®* Archbishop Hughes is in a pro-
carious state ef health. He has been
failing badly for a yeay past, fie now
requires assistance ip passing from ono
room to another.
2®* Memphis papers'state that cot
ton now arrives so freely at that port,
that they will soon resume the publica
tion of the dqtly cotton statement,
which .has been so long intermitted.
We do hot believe the statement. Too
improbable.
. 2®* The poople of Haywood, Maili
son, Hardeman, Tipton and Shelby
counties, West Tenniisseo, are now
permitted to ; obtain.their family . sup
plies in Memphis. .