, 1862-05-23
FROM THE, SOUTH.

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FROM THE, SOUTH, F.
The Consc1iptionzAct and Confsa7
crate Money. =" +
MATTERS ARD THINGS GENE
RALLY.;-
Interesting Ressl1ne Of South
..:eFu News. .-- +
We have Memphis pipers Of the 14th, 18Th |;
and 18th Of: Aay, from our correspondent at |:
Cairo, into whose hands they had fallen. We i
quote from. them great variety Of interesting |
items which will well repay the attention .ot /
our readers
from :::e :. :; r. --.,che, May t4th.]
TIE MARKETS..
MExtHrs, May14, 1854.
Cor1oS AID ToBAcco.-No sales, receipts or
rlopH-wi neager supplies aaa active retail
ba1rl for superane. and 5ae92l for exsra: |
VIE Sn saes 81 II Tie oa nneasneed rases
| $2@l4E5 per bushe1, as In quality.
neW suppsa It s s & Sasbs
o17a-Are retailing 81 s' e per bnzhel.
BnAK-Bran l. ateady ut g. per cut.
ac1er aDd fuppes 70 At aaase for hog r roana and
3O@32c for sides and hama
at hasis Of G7xc for fsr to fa1y tsir '&''A ''N'
NoIAssEs-1s 9nter and steady At &c, 10: fer
mentirg.
BrasEe COTTON.
| The Mississippiaa Of Monday learns that the
| torch is being applied readi]y to the cotton
a1ong The valley Of the Mississippi, and adds
If.there was any evidence wanting TO make
] the establishment Of our Independence abso-
lutely certain, this would furnish ali TINT could
| be a:kee to convince the most skeptical. its
a flaming proof Of the sincerity Of our profess
| sfons, and d csinching argument Of the Ger
| tain1y OF our success It shows a proud.
glorious sentiment. Let it be persevered in
f1iekering flames show that the last lock has
been consumed, before the enemyis permitted
| to get q pound.
| GOVERNMENT OFFICERS TO SERVE.
President Davis, according to the Richmond
t Dispatch, has expressed tue opinion that al
the clerks in the various departments Of gov
ernment over 10 and Under Is years Of age, are
liable, with the residue of their fellow citizens,
to military duty, by the regulations of the
Consumption Act recently passed by Congress.
| CoNFEDE1ATE MONEY.
| The Provost Marshal has recciTad i1sfruc-
tions from the military authorities to require
the banks at-MeInph;s to take Confederate
business, and to arrest, as disioyal, all persons
who refuse To receive Confederate mouey in
| ordinary business transactions. These irstruc-
1ioDs tile Provost Marshal will vlg1antly and
rigidly enforce
| TILE BANKS PROTESTING.
It was rumored in the streets yesterday that
| tho Enion and Planters Bauks wcrc taking
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doing so nnder protest. This is verS unfor-
| tuuale, ftrue. Indeed, it is calculated to do
far more BARN to the cause than il they re-
fused it altogether.
l. Since the above was written, we learn that
it is Dot improbable that one of our bankers
may be rcqufredto appear before the Provost
Marshal this morning.
WHAT THE PROVOST MARSHAL WILL DO.
The order Of the Provost Marshal wiIl arrest
tie attention Of our readers. Residents will
rot be allowed 70 60 outside the corporation
hereafter without passports. Pleasure seekers
| and those havi1,, other objects i'll view should
! | lake notice, end provide accordingly.
| PRICES UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONEY.
. We have heard Of fgool many fabulous
! prices asked In these times Of scarcity, and
hare been surprised often to hear that they
, hare teer given, but yesterday demand Wa5
made for coffee thai rather took Us further thar
, usual Tho owuer lad but few pounds on
uanu' n. ~ w." " 49,, a-.:, ~ @ hi'nS eas
dinary times would have been held at IL IL ~
IS cents; but salt goes at ~ cents pound
l ceHee re,Dg IateeF searcer ~ thou5ht chca;;
~ t3o eoaft!s ~ enG he.J poena, anu IoS ouln
at tes': u iaat "a! - % hot steeP' we 20 not knaH
e WIKI 10; "a 10" e"eao "o91u PtAcnia7e u Aanu
t | sonc estate.
PRICES OF HEAL, ESTATE,
d Seems to be looking up In our market Yes
c ! ter1uy, about noon. Us wo passed down Mai.
2 street, we discovered large crowd near th
corner OF Maa1s9n, ana on nearing II, fonnf
!, a.1an" o,,a nr.inr mt ,n ~,
r. .,,t s 10 Tor aii 1,na ~ 3sS5 % na .oxa -
co a. tb,t M a. *'s ~ PER ne[s e,
rso1 .rtatt suction nni 10 wara o,,r;aus :,
nhS.rta tfa :. Rn11s ard q p.srs ,, T.. ,his IA
# ner,rr,,t Far fl,rr,. honTs did p,as,,, ~
pn, ay,p = ,nts and 1anS .} the f,1n,tn
ID .,;,'s W. ac1cs fonr 7u;,cs ~ src-, tnzen =
s555 1cr arrc. ~ acr.sa, s5:s0. az acr..a - -
II Ss25: ~ ac5cs 1t slS5; 10 aczes II $3.50: =;
Of aerse Al 500; * acres ut $3.50; * acres 8
!! | s5Soi i,CtQ acFus Arhansas MnGs ~ - pt
u acre; 1.0s5 acres Arkansas lands ut 81 rs p
y acre Inese we're regarded IS 1a1r prices 1e
80 TIT property sold
THE cosscR1PT1oS ACT.
% There is evidently some apprehension
Cd the public mind as to the operation Of tt
s.nn ..st H.. s ~ IL ~ ,na .I * orrai,aS e
- seYyice is tr1e7 hut then ths enroilnien1 i
hc = fft1rtA ~ |f fh,a GfE+ nF
ascb Stat. a,, if ~. +eis,.o, ~ ~ tben .s.ne :,
ene'i o.atss na :. ae .eiI1ee. snen s9s
t'se - ~ aet: SosclnoF M haliI5 - a6 lal.sa ~
81 lar 10 ACT IN t0e f1atter, ana tAe 7lany MIST
-. | presentations which have been made of Il
~ | luw, MAY hare originated with those who .
Io1 | yunautd: in eulfs: 1r,e for caH11at,;es Al
N, | cvs.nrs there fs mn raason why any citizen
y. e nn-;d,+, ;; .san;I a. ~ bn-r ~
on - .sss III - suouu ~. ata ~ a.:i I. a.
~ ou'eI'tol HAS uo" y asteu, :nu a1t!l ne iot
su- VI appoints 6C1hc one 10 act for htln, tac
lrg bee<1 be DO fears THAT n'sn will be sent to t.
Ire war under it's provisions.
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tie. 10 - 5A' 80 A3itH"
We learn that party of thirty five. who Il
b. on tho Memphis aud Ohio road on Monds
~ uot off TT Bells Station and have siDce s1la
I'd, 9i,o;r aoo,na ;1tn 41,a n,nntrv ,r,,,;rl hu +
ing 80 ,Fa oh;aot ,ra;nr i, o@-St5 49, ~
by N:.t3.., - ~ ~ H.. IL
etf'Ftiohu wv. wv W wy pats3 atona AsIap
ece IVES arrested aI aumoolat, anu oraerso bae
for t pua "nen AE sot ~ oppo11 1oAA*5 ne 1uA1Peo
IN llc lfaln ana escaPea
"' NINE REFUGEES ARRESTED.
a. 1s.,a.-, .;.,h. ~, 5.+,,hn,a,,. ,s :, ~,
uel oh 1aoAu"y 'a6n'. = uH1..u'noa' ~ = IL IL
it's | tary corps. on hpeeia! service, arrested u
the | men--si1 Geru,s11s aud three Ilshutn-wt
nd | luak ing their way to parts unknown. It
Nm wer, cani.,n iu tlie act, and permitted to
IN their W;iT for this time
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0e- The following appears as an aaver{isem
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cra III 1s'e dst1Se.te''e'
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The art lers}izine and recon mneuduc tL0 orgunizat