, 1862-04-05
LATEST NEWS FROM The SOUTH,
AFFAIRS I'm TEXAS.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,

herself and little boy, aged about five years,
Won!d Die n n short time from starvation, she
carried the boy in an upper room Of her house
then attempted TO cut her own throat with a
Iazo5: she, however, was prevented BY the
llmely presence Of some member ofthe house.
hold from taking her own life, but not until
enc d1sclosed 1t herself, was the hanging Of
her little hoy made known-she making the
request that eome one should 90 up stairs
and see II her boy had not been hanging long
/ enough. Upon going up stairs, 1t was then
found that the little boy had been hanging
at least an hour, his feet short distance ffonl
to the floor, sna that life; Vas entirely extinct
Cd delighted when informed Of the fate Of her
child, and only regretted that she had not sue
eeeded in taking 6er own life
AN INCIDENT IN TEXAS.
The New Orleans Crescent mentions the fol-
lowing incident:
The "Bell County Rebels" from Bolton.
Bell county, Texas, started for their rendez.
EoQs, Hampstead, some time ago, when one
Of their I1entenants, J. r. Hardin, a lawyer,
dies of the place, incenEed to see him strut
ting about the place In his uniform, got te-
gether o few days ago, and seiziug him in
pubic, stripped of his stripes, which they
sent to als company, who rewarded them with
4AAIs A11-a-1-a MA 4 Of DAAtl LING.
The counties Of Parker, PaIo, Pinto, Jack
and onng, Teyas, were requested to furnish
one company Of one hundred men for the
trontlCF regiment Parker was called on for
twenty-five men, and one hundred we're at the
rendezvous, seventy-1ve of whom lad to be
oralteG out 10 stay at thome.-FHdyune.
SALTPETRE.
The Petersburgh Express states that Dr.,
George Dowden is IN Southwestern Virginia,
engaged In stimulating and encouraging the
manufacture OF saltpetre with CREST success.
He reports that large amount can be obtained
In that region.
This is very scarce article In the Confeder-
acy, and ono which Is much needed by the
government to make cartridges. We hope
every householder will constitute himself
committee Of one to ascertain and report how
much lead there is about his premises which
can conveniently be spared to the Government
for the protection Of his home. There are
Thousands and tens Of thousands Of pounds Of
lead in the Confederacy, which might yery
well be turned over to the Government, where
it would perform efficient service. c.-Rters5u1y
Express.
IN EARNEST.
The Sumter {Ala.) Republican, In noticing
the action Of planters to substitute grain for
the cotton crop as the best war policy, states
TINT DR.. jarratt has instructed tile oyerseer Of
| his plantation, i'll Sumter county, not to plant
any cotton whatever, but to plant one thou
6ard TWO hundred acres in corn, potatoes, &C.,
to asd IN supplying provisions for the South
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Charleston Gouric,. says that the plant
ers in Mississippi are piling up their cotton
ready for the fagot the moment the enemy ai7
yances. They are also sending their SERVANTS
up the rlrer to work on the Notifications, and
they say they are ready to make any sacrifice
the Government may require.
Major Charles Williams, cabinet maker, has
been arrested in Fredericksburg, Va, and Ia
ken to Richmond On charge Of disloya1ty,
The members Of the Tennessee Legislature,
| in a card published in the Memphis papers.
| state that they never heard of, saw OF signed q
| petition for the removal Of Gen. A s. John
| ston-
The Executive Council Of South Carolina
! has set apart $4,000 of the State funds to
! encourage and force forward the manufacture
| of salt.
The Tuscumbia Constitution has been shown
| samples Of lead lately taken from mines in
Lawrence county, nearly pure, and learns that
| any quantity has been found.
| TEeHon. Meredith P. Gentry passed through
Augusta, Ga, on the 10th instant, en- route 10
Richmond. He had been detained at home by
illness.
Tie planters Of the Southwest arc respond
| ing Iberally to tie call Of Gen. Beauregard for
Both branches Of the Arkansas Legislature
met On the 5th instant There we're only i've
oGha1ors ana nlteea representatives present.
samuel Nichols, Sd Corporal Of company A,
| Isl n; y. Arllllery, has demltted to tue Treas
Wy Jspaft9ent ~ a soo Coniederate note,
nt naifn y. He aeslles 70 prescn! 1o'the Govern
Governor Harris is making great efforts to
bring the Tennessee militia into the field Hc
w 4asoseH eulna4o ~ Eap EasLn ~ person;
heoep yusspa ~ ~. .es5 rleSman mas ocen appointed
N!r, NNSSFsi VI tc PapAe st;1naatu OF t1me 1of the
1ne norta II r Gafo!1na R papers are loud N their
- N, y. oen' L. y D. ofueA 1or Ills oele;at
"e Tto H.. p,o,
t"cnt3Io1r uemoGls Q! the virginia Senate
1'9n tne1T sfats az tils llne:
ma. a; I 6fltcaa!a, asent OF the southern
Assocl1'eo a.. Ifess' olca Ill h1chmona on Mon-
GAY; &
Tcnncsse Tn;nni.ts on W,daI, aa' ~ cst iast
| cut The telegraph wire nile west Of that
| place, carving of three snons Of the wires
Captain David FRYE, North Carolina lo1-
alist, accused last summer Of bridge burning.
| is accused of having headed mid Tnto GrccHn,
county, and roughly treating the seccssionists Gees
| there, taking alI tie powder thew could lind.
and other things.
The.McmphiS 4pueaz sars that on wcdnes-
day Of last week, Yankee Cavalry from Savan-
| nan. Ieun., succeeded in tGaTiuE mn q portion
Of the track OF the Mobile & Ohio RaiIroad'
near Purdy, but were driven OF By tue rebel
pickets.
Governor Andrew johnson has suppressed
the publication Of the Nashville DaNV Iires.
Tie fredericksburg HcraM says that tht.
turvd large numbers Of nep1ucs eniieavnr;nr
to make f1!eir way down to The banks Of t1e
Potomac, and sent them home again.
Dr.. Burrows, suuerintcudent Of the Ala
bama Peuitentiary. at WctnunEa has heen
murdered by convict,
Dr.: ". s. Bel, chief of the Medical Deoars-
ment of the Confederate Army of the Missfs-
sipni. died al. Memnh;s m rhe 1;t,, 14e 3'"''l''
fr;a1 i'm 'of the gnphoots ,1r ~ Rforoc,,,
Gaines, Just built Of Mobile, is pronounced
| satisfactory.
/ Clarke county, Miss., with a population of
| 11,c00, is alleged to have eleven fun compa-
| MES in the field, and twelfth nearly organ
lied.
UNION FEELING IN NORTH CAROLINA
| o.,,.> tto1a N.Y. e.
cessjon until she stnod almost o1nna ~ IN no
| .ttachn,nDf n tho I7r5n, ,t;II sra4 - a -
a;nns s,Fni nF ;t ~ 1e oR.ea, SUI mani1ests some