Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-18
TEXAS TVEHIR,

| The Gonzales Enquirer speaks Of the receipt
by shat county of one thousand pounds of pow
der, forty bags of buck shot, ton Of lead, and
fifty thousand percussion caps.
The Seguin COHtederaeg says:
| 1t seems as if the rains have purposely avoid
ed Seguin and vicinity. We nave had but one
good shower since last May, and this was the
last of August Nevertheless, our crops are
good comparatively Cotton is yielding much
more than the planters thought for couple OF
months ago.
| From the Cibolo TO San Antonio the grass is
very fine, showing the rains to have been good
in that quarter. From the Cibolo to Seguin, on
| the stage road, il is very Indifferent.
The following, from the Houston Telegraph,
is the first intelligence of Gen. Houston being
i'll we have received:
Tbereport that Cen Houston is dead is not true.
He is very ILL., and it is feared will not Tecoy er.
! We sincerely hope that careful nursing and the
assiduOus attention of physicians and friends,
viii restore him to health again.
The same paper says:
Notwithstanding the war, and the complaint
Of hard times, we do not see any falling off in
the value of property in Houston, or in the
rents obtained for desirable locations. Within a
week we have heard of a vacant and unim-
proved block Of twelve lots, quarter of a mile
from the confines Of the business portion of the
city, changing hands at $4,000, which is fully
up 70 the value in flush times, while every or
dinary cottages rent as high as S25, $50 and
even $40 per month. Can any city under the
Lincoln despotisiH say as much
The Washington Ranger says that Richard
Norw ard was hung at Millican few days since.
He had been haTboring a runaway negro for
several months. Hewas betrayed, his premises
searched, and the negro found concealed under
the floor of one of his cabins The citizens of
Mllican tried him, found him guilty, and know
ing him TO be a bad and dangerous man in the
community, concluded to put him cut Of the
way of doing further mischief,
The San Antonio Herald says that Hon. John
Ireland, Of Seguin, viii be rendered the appoint
of receiver in the Western district, under the
legislative law.
All the papers in Central Texas are echoing
the call we have made for troops to defend the
island of Galveston, and most of them have
notices Of several companies from each county
rapidly forming for this service.
The San Antonio Herald has the following
relative to the examination of six men in Comal
county, accused of treason:
Although no proof was adduced Of the overt
act Of treason, yet there ample proof Of trea-
5onsble designs. A company had been organ
lied and drilled, with the avowed object of assist
ing Lineoln's troops, should they invade the
State. The authority of the Confederate gov
ernment was not recognized by members of the
company. Other witnesses, whose testimony
was said to be important, were not in attend
ance.
Under these circumstances, the Judge permit
ted the accused to give bail for appearance at the
next term of the Confederate court at Austin, TO
answer to any Indictment that may be found
against them. Upon further reflection, however
he Temanded them into the hands of the Marshal
for safe keeping, or to be dealt with according to
the recommendation of President Davis in his
proclamation, informing them that they could be
released upon taking an oath Of allegiance to the
government, and abjuration of old Abe's govern
ment in particular. This they readily agreed to,
and were released.
Hon. E. NJ. Branch, an old soldier legislator
and judge of Texas, died few days since at his
residence in Liberty county. He was among
the leading spirits in the Texas revolution, and
fought gallantly Al San Jacinto.
The Galveston Ne,rs SAYS: Abundant rains
have fallen in the Guadalupe valley Cotton
picking Is going on briskly on the plantations,
and the yield promises to be very abundant.
The grain crop is immense. Grass excellent,
and cattle fat. Rain has fallon also in the CEN
trail counties
Hon. Albert Pike, commissioner Of the Con-
fedeTate States to the Indians west of Arkan-
sas, has stipulated with the ChOcta,ys and
Chiekasaws that the Texas troops stationed at
Forts Cobb, Arbuckle and Wichita in the In
dian Nation shall be withdrawn, and their place
supplied by companies of ChOctaw and Chick
asaw troops. He has notified this to Col H.
f. McCulIoch and Coy Clark