Show latest from the retiring Ee tiring army we learn from a letter written by mr JW myers to mr J V Y long of this city dated at bear ri verMay 31 that on the night before for hennefer was so inhumanly treated al at yellow creek a discharged soldier named harris who had served in the ath infantry and who with his wife and other characters of that kind who follow the army array were traveling with the retiring colam columns ns was killed there by some of those by ing in 0 a ball through a his head bead while asleep tent while camping that night some of the sol diers belong belonging gln gin to col morrisons Morri sons command wished harris to stop nearer their encampment than he chose some words were passed and threats made at the time and in the nig I 1 it a gang 0 of those debased beings bemm beff ilys ills 0 went to his tent and shot him in his bed t the men who were with him fled to the hills and the women went on with the troops one ore of the degraded females that followed the ar my from this city driving 0 the dead mans team comment is unnecessary |