Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-08
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Special Correspondence Of shs Memphis Appeal
RICHMOND. April !, 1s6s

AETTBE FROM RICHMOND.
Special Correspondence Of the Memphis Appssll
RICHMOND. April l. 1853.
Ice agsR IN the the cutters this morning, and cold
clustering wind but clssr sky, and lock IS Of dry
settled weather at lssi.
Not word Of ia tbs quarter Of the 'theasr of
war Only thirty days le Lincoln for his crushing
out operations announced be completed by the first
Of May Certainly withia shat time we shall hear Of
something done about the region Of Frederesburs but
The only guns rsd there atiery have been IN honor Of
General sumnsr-a funeral sslate to his msmory-that
high efeer having recently died As you know ia the
State of New York. The army Of General Lee Is in
the very best condition ksslth Spirits discipline,
clothing and sms-overything except food which is
IoEnty, but they have the prospect Of plenty before
them. The Yankss comlaisssrat Is sbundaniy sup
Piled and when the fight comes. the starving rebels
viii get enough to eat You reoolleet what Old Stone.
wall said Of his boys when there was wagon train Of
the enemy reach of thsm when the stimulus Of hun
ger Is superadded the impulse Of patriotism, and
heart and stomach unite encourage to deeds Of
valsr, they VII accomplish great things
Tls municipal elections are going on in Richmond to-
day in perfes; quetuds very few st the psls.
eur citizens taking but small Interest in sch matters as
the mayorslty and supeIntendency Of gas works ans
the like. The present mayer who has no opposition IS
very es8esnt officer, and it was In a great measure
due 10 the determined stand be took last spring with re-
gard the dsfenSs Of Richmond that the enenys gun
boats did not drive everybody away from the city,
There 8 feeble opposition up by very inconps
test person to she present gas superrteHdent whose
failure to keep tie city lighted for eight months during
tie past ysar, has caused very naturally dissat
faction II skillful and energetic man Of science, in
whom the ublc had eoRhdenee had offered hinasef for
the Office be would probably have succeeded Asitis
the old superintendent viii be reelected and in two or
Tires months We shall be in utter darkness sgain
The contest for the gaberastoral succession Is be
coming more animated AnotAsr prominent man has
slguiaed his reAdaess to serve If elscted-the Hoa
Thomas s Flournoy, Of Halifax This gentleman wa,
years age member Of the Federal house Of repre-.
ssntativeE and afterwards for the Office Of governor
as the candidate Of the KaOwnOthing party while It
in the very penitude of its power against Henry
A. Wise, snd beaten by niajority Of more than
ten thousand votes, He Is lawyer Of highly respecta
bic talents an elder in the Presbyterian Church, and
Virgnian His devotion to the cause Of the South
has been shown by service in the eld the cslone
Of cavalry regiment old party issues and prala-
dces brough up from the grave, where they ought
10 sleep forever, Mr. Fournoy viii probably be elected
for sl the other candidates before the people are
Democrats but there ia very general and honest de-
Iire the part Of great majority Of et tie
lead past bury is dead to politics and many prom
nent wings supporters of Col Bunford upon whose
ticket Samuel Prics Of Greenbrer long eminent in the
1ld line whg councils Is the candidate for len
.snaut-governsr
The Legislature Of Virginia Just before its adjourn
nsnt, settled the sa question by authorizing lease
If the suyihs and Washington csunties works Of 1
Stuart, Buehsnan.& Co. State account, to be man
sgsd by State superintendent elected BY them This
win Pui an end ioa monopoly which has been eonsd-
.rsd : grievances 70 the public
Ny Newspaper carrier, very dark individual, whose
,omng every morning st breakfast time induces one to
hink that the sky has suddenly eOuded up, appeared
'lsOkly above the raingI Of my basement ysster
isy at his accustomed hour with the gloomy announce
nent that hsrosfteF he shsuld be un er the painful
1oeessisy Of charging ms s240 month for the Exam.
aa, instead Of SL2O, as heretofore, because, you
lee sab, dsy done rlE us This is rather steep
'evssn in the price of iournszlng, but it will Illus
rate the constant increase in the Of everything in
Richmond Think Of one hundred dollars q ream for
oolsesp, and seventy I've dollars ream for letter paper
Thsss the prices the bookstores at retail Who
tho extortioner1 Where Is hsl Or rather where is
10 notf The eountryman comes 70 town to buy hat
or which he is charged four prices and cries out that
be halter ought Immediately to be placed In Castle
Thunder, but this eountryman has been paid ten
ress for his eggs and butter and twenty prices for his
,otatoes The editor writes an eloquent leader upon
xs0rliOn which he classes among he deadly SIM and
et we must give FIVE times the ordinary sum 10 read
s hne periods and generous denuneiation As mat
er Of pardonabe curiosity asked fa,hionable tailor
bis morning, Tor what amount he would make me
ain suit Of black clothes and he meekly repl d. two
uadred and hfty dollars. Further comment on the
srfu state OF things, here entirely unnecessary
There Is To bs q r,fTftsrw s,o,-f;ov, 4
liscraaRt named Webster, found ia arms under the
erpoat governmon nt after having given bis parole not
fight against the Confederate States He slipped his
tens few ughif ago aud jumped from the prison win
on 70 the ground and had he sprained his ankle by
be fall, would undoubtedly have made his eseape L
to be regretted that some conspicuous example Of Sc
Gritty could not be made among the dsorderiy mem q
srs Of q division Of the army present eueamphd {
Winchester in the county OF Chesterfield whose
irages committed daily and nightly are bsginninRto
Cete very natural indignation among the people +
three executions would do much 70 repress the
sordsrly spirit among tbsSs outlaws :
There was sale extraordinary this morning by Kent
ane Co. sue.ionsers In the disposal under tbs ham.
er Of marble statue by native seulptor-.ihe s
oquette q Barbee. The work is well known having d
zen very widely exhibited through the South 1t was
srchassd FOR John G. Neem Esq., ri Lgephburg at p
price OF seven th0nfAnd ooarsnot an eHtrayagant
E for ecqrette o. great beauty, certainly. These t
sar creatures frequently sold in society but they
rke for 4 higher bid IN the majority OF cases. {
Ths house Of representatives this morning voted 4
self Of its cid hall into the hall just vacated by
le Virginia house Of delegates where there Is more
,oa for members and the public, and where every 4
lember VIII hsss permanent dssk before him {
We had rumor to-day Of the capture Of Washing 4
lgton, n. c., the headquarters Of Edward stsnley,
ankes Governor Of the State Our cavalry have just Il
riven the Yankees down below Williamsburg once y
lore, but returned, unable to hold the town 0
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