Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-23
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Rom Our EvEsNG GDFTIoE OF YESTERDAY.



The New Orleans PicogaHe has Eies Of Texs
paPer5 to ile l2.h
Spring has mace hcT appearance ta-o7Sbou
the State. Around Austin, the country has beer
favored with rains. aud vegetation looks fine Il
tas south western section, however, a seyer'
daouth sill prevails, causing much injury, al
may be seen from he following from the San An
tonic Herald, Ct the 9Th inst:
In this vicinity toT twenty OF Thirty mile.
around, everything IS suffering Tor TaIa. ILs
grass is withered and dead, adoriing bat very
slight nOurishment for animals. In many place.
the springs ard creeks sud wells are Dry, and
she Inhabitants h=ve 60 haul their water five q!
TX miles. Where there is water, there is no
grass, and where there IS grass there Is no water
In some localities cattle and sheep are dying.
The ground is too dry 90 p'ow, and consequent
Y there viii be but little planting until It snaL!
. rain.
In this city. as well IS the valley Of the river,
or ten OF twelve miles below, there IS no lack o.
water. the ground being j Tigated irom Inc Il'eT'
<bose supplies continue as abundant as IN mere
avored seasons. The old bitches dag by the
Spanisrds, a HUNDRED and forty years ago a. an
expense, probably, Of more than hail $ hl--ioA
Of dollars. still convey the water and answer
,verv nurpose for which they were constructed
these artificial works are invaluable to TINS CITY
ard vicinity.
Tho Paris Press announces IFS suspension toF
want of paper. The san antonio Herald is
mich more fortaasae, judging by the annexed
extract:
In spite Of Old Abo's blocksie, he Herald
a1cs IS vel. supplied with paper. We rec iTed
lot last week lem England, by way Of Mats
morss, sId slso q let from New Orleans. The
prices. Is IS true, were enormous b0t we were
LAD g get it e. any cost from tuls statement
or subscribers viii perceive that there Is no
prospect Of the Herstds susPendirg for want OF
paper. We viii STATE, nlsos that cur suoscnp-
ion list is rapidly increasing, snd cur friends
very P%unctual.
The Houston Telegraph is assured By thos'
who know, that the country postmesters, under
the law Of the Confederate Ststes, arc much bet
se- pad than formerly.
II the following, from the same paper, be nos
tragedy IN Us most awful form, .hen We know
GOT what constitutes its elements:
About 10 O'clock this morning, Ed O'Meara
and Ambrose Floyd, armed with d0ub!ebsr-
rel ed s.ot guns, met esca other IN the main
load. in siQhE Of sdpir residences, when they
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When the wives sad children of the two un,Ur-
.aus,e men gathered s-oUaj tlea, with Piseous
mes end shrieks, the scene was most heart
-endiug, and God fof1id taat We should ever
szan be called TO witness 50 melancholy 8
scene.
The GoIad Messenger. Of the SD, thus speaks
Of affairs in that city;
We teok g flying trip to Lavacs last week. A
]cui;j5ude attended tLa receivers sac st that
lace. Carriages, 51gEiss, oZ yobe5, etc sold
very high. Money appeared to be plentiful, and
uen bid up IS II they never eI gected to gs5 any
more Of the Yankee notions.
The Messenger Lss also the foiowing3
Salt is still selling a. Crerory's lake for . 70
80 cents per busbeL They promise 20 keep
plenty on hand
Flour S ceiling scarce wi,h US It is now sell
ing at s. pr 700 lbs.
The late news from Brownsville created quito
s str amongst cur merchants, several OF whom
have cotton vs7shousei al that pace, oT on the
way there. We u Eht boDs tE9Cs was 10 cause
fo- the conduct Of our su,horiies on the BIO
Gran35, but 81 sureiy -oHy to hope against
reason, ana wore many Cd AS, wIo arr IzciIned
20 grum@lr, ia the position Of Col Lucket, We
night find just cause TO take the same steps
5sken by lin.
We presume. from -fc above, tia. an order
has bssa issued prohibiting the sending OF any
more cotton 70 The RIO Grsuie.
Hon R5bt 5 GGu'i, ;udge or TIA 18Th judi
cial dist-ics, has les signed 90 join the a7Ev. Col.
Carriers regiments OF it2cers hss its 'ui compile
zen az companies. tle State Gg=sus say5:
"The ffesH reg ments iuss called Gus dls the
quota Of Texas s5r the war Of SIX per cert Of
ne white popu alton Of the State. We have.
probably, uoa Than SIX per cent. in The held
now, bat fully oucls-f are ia fcT e limited
time"
Volunteering IN response to this Tequisition is
gong o. satisfactorily. The Houston Telegraph
says:
We observe a large Eucber OF cur c.tzeEs
going Of in squalls 90 he s-st0s war in Teunes-
sea. Scarcely a .-a.n caves bus takes e r1m-
Der. These men, unwilling 10 swsit the slow
movements Of rcd tape, aud ready 70 pay their
own expenses, aTe s1iEE 10 take s haGd in the
fight. They % armed aud ready for service.
We clip the following fiona the same psyeri
We believe the commanding general Of tFis de-
partment has done all ia his power, but We have
nassoD 70 believe he is sadly hampeTsd for ths
want % mrsus. The fact that bis c0mmis5ary
department hss only been suFylisd on credit
thus far, and that to-day tssrs wants much more
than P million, perhaps more thsn TWO El.h.crs
Of dollars to pay The deb; of this government to
the people Of Texas, leaving out Of ac-
count the vast amount Of stores and
munitions Of war captured a. san An
tonic and elsewhere by General AcCu,loch
snd Van Dorm. and turned over TO the govern
ment, is proof positive that Texas is looked
upon in the War Department moEe In tie light
of a colonial sp2eudsge than As & part OF the
Confederacy. Be bsve brsn called ngon % fur
-r5h H-r.r -Ar . L.-- ---ae.M- ill., -rs -.a !
Our solicitations tJr guns to dstend our
own coast, aad for money 90 pay the expenses Of
that defense, haze a.lsu upon q deaf ear, or
been GRANTED ra1zF rEarsiv