Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-03-25
VEsE NEWS.

| inst. informs VS. thata Union meeting was
! held in New Or cans on the 1gh inst, and
speeches vero made by Judge nipand, Z.
Warren and Mr.. puran,,
Mr., Duraut said il was now ten months
since the stars and stripes were displayed
in front OF the city, at which time there was
not loyal citizen holding office in the
! State of Louisiana. This time had elapsed,
and no effort had been made &c establish II
State Government, and tie proposition no
! had TO make was this associatiou, as the
| ouly representation OF the views Of the Un-
! ion men OF New Orleans, take the initia-
/ tory steps towards the formation Of such q
! government.
| The city of New Orleans contains more
than half the voting population of the State,
and as loyal citizens they were entitled 10
II Government of their own choios. lie
submitted the following resolutions 10 the
meeting:
Resoired. That the President ofthis meet
ing appoint committee Of three to prepare
plan for calling a convention Of the peo.
pie of Louisiana, to be submitted 10 this
meeting M Saturday evening next The
President appointed Tho. j Dursnt, ] Ad
Rozier and y. j. Graham.
We copy the following dispatches;
RIcuMoND, March 5.-The n. Y Herald
says that the c. s. steamer Florida cap
tured aud burnt the ship jacob Bell, from
China for New York with 600 tons of val
liable merchandise. Her cargo was valued
at one million eight hundred thousand dot.
lars.
Judge Bernard, of New York, has in
structed the Grand Jury 10 find bill
against parties implicated in arbitrary ar
rests.
The London Times says the blockade at
Charleston was not raised at the time of
the attack on the Federals, that there was
not even an intermission Of it.
The London Post takes similar view.
The Liverpool Post announces the an
rival of the Sumpter in. the Mersey.
An extra session of the U. S. Senate was
called by Lincoln because the interes. Of
the U tied States required it.
A bill giving Lincoln power to suspend
the writ Of habeas corpus at pleasure, FIN
ally passed the House by vote Of 81 10 As.
The Washington Chronicle says; We
have sad aud humiliating reports of in
subordination and outrages committed by
regiments from New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, and 1--WE say it with shamel
from Massachusetts.
A bill TO enroll and call out the militin
passed the u S. House Of Representatives
with amendments-yeas l1G, nays 40
COLUMBIA, Tenn, March j.--positive
information has been received that Seigels
NHi''! IO' ~ -0ooo '''TT"a', VA ,l's,HiN,
recently came up one C''ihosrNtho IN iorIy
nye ,,, 'lthsppisS' .; "nn Is no" pe'"een ntsn-
VH'' "''u '''' P04''' oN'"U'' ~ Jo'" ~s0''-
cramNa III army :.
Inc fehcH IegIlion uenles' tha' ING I'm
peror mas neen PIot,tng 70 seP|rate Ie&"s
from the eouthefn CoAle4erAcy
ng,wo arc indebtrito to J. W. Smith Esq, for
copy of he JacEson, (5Issl AppeaEog,hc 10th Inst
from whi,A we lake The following ;elnggaphlc itrmI
GRENADA, March. S.--Ihe Menphis Ar
gus OF the 3D. has been received, The river
is reported to he still rising.
The Federation in the city has been
largely decreased by reinforcements sent
down the river In consequence OF the
small garrison, military Vigilance hiss ,
been greatly increased and o-reas south
ward from the city hl7 become extremely I
difficult.
Federal reports from Murfeeshoro' to the
9th report heavy rains in Middle Teune-
ssee. Two bridges between Nashville and /
MurMeeshoro' had been washed away.
Rosecrapz had advices from Bragg's
army, indicating the intention Of the latter
to contest further Federal advance.
Van Dorm WAS reported occupying Col
umbia.
A Federal expedition has been sent on.
from Corinth, which occupied Tuscumbia,