Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-05-04

OAeHhAHUIiNG POST OEFlCE--lLi Is now IunIc
than probable that distributing P st Office
will be established here as soon as the Over
land Mail is put into operation. It will De Of
advantage 70 the people Of this section 10 have
it here, as a very large number Of mails leave
this place now, and after The FIRST Of July the
number will be greatly increased.
A NEw COUNTY PRoPosED. In the Dss
Arc Citissa we observe the proceedings of =
Public Meeting held in Jackson county, by tie
citizens Of jackson, Prairie, Monros, WI Q
and st. Francis counties, on the 27th ut, fer
the purpose Of forming new county. The
new county, We suppose, is to be composed of
territory to be relinquished by the counties
above named. The candidates for the Legisla-
ture are to be interrogstsd in regard to the
measure, and none supported who are not in
| favor Of it.
OVERFLOW AT NAPoLEoN.-The Planier Of
the 23i Of April, says:
80 The low lots within the corporation are
I still under water, which makes II very IN
pleasant to thess doing business or residing IN
such localities; yet az long as the river re-
mains at its present stage, there is no remedy
for the evil. We must waiI until the river re-
eedes."
LEGIsLATIVE TIcKET.-The Napoleon PiGa-
ter takes ground in favor Of A. h. FERGUsoN,
ESQ.,, for State Senator, and JoHE PATTERSON,
ESQ for Representative from Dssha county.
The same paper has the following:
Or Bridgewood was tried yesterday before
r. C. Mayson aud C. L. Kline, Esqrs., charged
with attempt to commit rape on the person OF a
little orphan girl about ten or eleven years old
and remsDded 70 jail to await his trial at the
next term Of the Circuit Court"
RETuEs OF TIE OVERLAND MAIL ExFE-
DITIoR.-Tbe expedition sent out under the
auspices Of the Overland Mail Company, which
{ left s.. Louis on tie p Of January, for the
purpose Of examining the route for the carrisgs
/ OF the Overland Mail from the valley Of the
Z Mississippi to the shores OF the Pacific via the
e Paso route, returned tn this city on Saturday
last, having made the trip from FL Paso on The
! RIO GTsnde-a distance 0f about nine hundred
and twenty i've miles-in the unprecedented
short time Of twenty-five days, which we be-
iisve is the quickest trip ever made across the
Plains.
4 At El Psso, the expedition met the Pacific
party who had been waiting for them nearly 4
1 month. and a portion CT the ST. Louis party
ioined the party from San Francisco ard i'm
mediately set ost on their return trip. The re
turn expedition consisted Of seven men, On'
wagon and thirteen animals
The names Of the gentlemen are as follows
George W. Wood, Jesse Talcott, and Charlie
P. Cole, OF tbe St. Louis party, aud Frank De
| Rytber. s. kellis, James SWart, aud JONI
B1ttsrfeld, IT,, OF the San Francisco party
The route which they returned was wa tn
! Waco Tanks, the Carnndas mountains, througi
tbe Gsudalonpe Pass. 70 the head Of DslawsT
Creek, cross Bg the Rio Pecos at new cross
ing reeecsntly made BY Capt. Pope, OF me AT
tesisn We'll Expedition, thence along the eas
side Of the Rio Pecos for dis sbee OF Sky
Eve miles, to the Emigrant Crossing, WoeI
they struck Capt. MaTey's trail, proceeding
the Sand Hills. and across the LlaB0 Esideadi
to the Mustsry Springs; thei &c TO the 81
Springs OF the Colorado, the Cl ar Fork OF 10
Bozss, the Rio Bra zSs, 10 tort bslknap; tnene
BY the old military road 70 Preston, on the ne
River, and from thence to this city.
The members Of the expedition are highl
pleased with the route, and pronounce IT 10 a
respects perfectly practicable. The only o.
stseie Of note is the want Of water on 70
LlGAO EsfGcad0-a distance OF sixty Eve niisi
I, but this can be easily remedied by the cor
, struetion Of artificial tanks. They pTononRc
this desert to be BY no means Of barren vast
? but is clothed with a luxurisDt growth
grama grass, which with sufficient supply
I, water viii prove practicable for staging pul
!. poses, although presenting no inducements
the agFicultuTist. IL can be made available Z,
the grazing Of stock, and should Capt. Pot
q succeed in procuring water By means OF art
sian wells ButHcisBt foE iETigstioD-Wblsb