Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-21

to give up account Of its wretehed Typography
The literary pspers are also exceedingly prosperous
The Masaoie. a competitor for public favor, ha
already reached very large figure ia the number
copies sold, and the Tnsfrates Neus is forced ever
week to decline orders for thousands OF copie.
the propristors being unable 20 print them Ia bot
these works the wie has been pursued Of payn
handsomely for literary contributions, BY parsainI
which policy the propresors viii soon create literary
class and draw around them corps Of writers that VII
make their papers sort ef necessity to the educate,
people Of the South In the book line 8Iessrs West
johnson distance all rivals in the number, frequency
and good appearance Of their publications. They have
now in press q new original novel by member Of "a.
Washington artillery, Of New Orleans Translation q
les Mserabls Of Victor Hugo reprint Of Wilke Col
Inns :" No Name :" Greenway Court" by John Bsei
Cooke; aad revived edition Of WAR Songs Of the
South besdes any number Of plays noyelletes and
biographies aRd many expensive military and scientific
works.
There was rumor afOat yesterday evening concera
/ ing Governor Seymour. Of New York, fhatbe was de-
ermiaed to resist the enforcement of the conscpou
act in that State, but it is probably wholly without
foundation
twas Capt. Mosby, Of Gen Fiizhugb Lees cavalry,
who took the Yankee prisoners mentioned in my letter
Of yesterday The capture occurred in airax and not
in LOwdon, and there was no fight as the telegraph
stated, but the victims taken in bed Among them
was the Yankee Brigadier-General Slaughter.
DIXIE
RIcHMoSD, March 10, 1868.
The fire bells have been ringing, az short Intervals
for three four days Two or three alarms have been
occasionsd by the breaking sfrssb Ct the burning
smbers Public warehouse and The rest have arisen
from the destruction Of sheds and stables in various
parts Of the city The State Of Yirgni it is said win
not after all, be heavy Lesser by tho Public warehouse
fire. The greater portion Of the tobacco reached by the
flames was only partially consumed and what remains
the core of each hogsheRd viii sell now for as much as
it originally cost The State fnsures the doposor only
to the extent Of the price paid for the article lea it
was first stored in The warehouse and it Is thought that
many Of the owners viii be glad to release the State by
taking what remains Of their property, charred and wet
It is rather than give up FOR its value two years ago
This morning. at II o'clock, dreadful accident oo-
Cured in the cartridge factory of tia ammunition works
Of the Confederate States Browns island st the
foot Of Seventh street. in this city by which large
number Of persons, mostly females were killed or
wounded. The OF the disaster is not and proba-
bly, viii be known but doubtless through some
extraordinary earesssness spark was communicated
to the powder contained in the workshop where several
hundred operatives employed in the manufacture
Of cartridges and half the building was 8inmedi-
stsly blown into the all. The scene az the bridge
connecting the island with the main lani which was
presented minutes after the fatal explosion beg
gars all description Mothers crying out in the widest
agony to learn the fate Of their daughters children
rushing to hear Of their mothers husbands busy en-
deavorug ascertain whether their wives were In
Guided in the appalling sacrifice crowded the approach
to the island, where guard had been stationed to keep
of the throng not long before the bodies Of the
dead and nutilated victims brough over ons by
one scarcely recognizable in the horrible disfgure
ment they had undergone, others suffering the most ter
ribls tOrtures. AS write it is positively known how
many HIVES were lost or how many operatives were
manned by the casualty. The killed, fear, viii not
fall short Of twenty aad the wounded will probably
number hfy sixty. A Confederabe officer in the
Ordnance Department had just been assigned to duty
in the cartridge factory and manifested great imps-
tence yesterday to have the proper papers made ont At
the war office. They were not ready this morning and
the impatient officers life no doubt saved by the
delay. How strange and uDaccounabls are the chances
Of our daily existence
The Northern papers premise that Hooker viii ad-
from rcksburg the very earliest moment
after the drying up Of the roads though we receive no
Intelligence Of this from the Iines Of our army AID
the scouts Of General Lee are active and vieiant al
ways informed beforehand of an intended movement
The Yankee deserters. who every day get across the
Rsppahannock, all declare that Hooker has no Idea Of
advancing and that it at least doubtful whether biz
troops would obey order to move over sbs river
again.
The difficulty between Hunter and Foster at Hilton
Head has been happily settled By the appointment OF
Burnside to the command Of tie troops who as
tack Charleston by land. The leader who doomed him
self incompetent manage the array Of the Potomac
aad whose estimate Of his own capacities was fuy con.
frmed by the Fredericksburg disaster VIII no. he ike
ly win many lsurels when confronted with Beau1e.
gsrd will his presence do much encourage troops
who by inspired with the livelle hopes
Of success P. w. A." elegTaphs that the combined /
attempt upon Charleston has been fixed Tor the 19ih
Thursday Of next Egeek-so that the month Of
March viii be likely to witness Important results
than have yet been produced by the war. The Yam
KEGS are more confident than ever Of winding up the
aT sirs of Jefferson Davis, and commencing business
again by the 1 of July under the old style of E. Plur
bus Unum & Co, but Cbarlesson ard Richmond are /
two points IN the calculation which must be reue5d or
their expectations viii be sgaln disappointed.
Both houses Of Congress were in secret session For
iAs greater pert OF the time to-day In The house Of
representatives yesterday 4. was detsrmued by vote
the pars Of a member with References u legislation
which is obnoxious to him, but that his negative
must alone signify bis dsapprobatlou. In The seEss,
Ibis morning, the further discussion Of the bill for the
organ zaon Of the supreme Cougt Of the Coufederae
Siate-, postponed til Monday, the 10Th instant,
when Nr. wigfsH viii be entitled 10 the floor.
The city eaptinuss full of thieves and robbers Fresh
instances Of crime afforded every day. Night be-
lore last misereanis broke iRio he stables Of Ym
Allen, Esq, wealthy gentleman @, Richmond, for.
neriy Of olaremont. James river and stole seven
horses and two carriages The property was after.
ward found in the streets igaous parts Of hs town.
he horEes ba5ly beaten, and the carriages broken and
It is difficult to conceive motive for SO
,ass and cowsrdiy piece Ct mischief
The name Of the brgadisr.general captured by Capt
dosby, Of Gen Fitzhush Lees cavalry was Slough
on not SJaagktsr. BE IL Vermont Yankee, sud
probably Inventor and proprietor Of stoagbton's pre-
mum bitters.
The weather is excessively cO,d-tempersture below
be freezing point and the wind blowing keenly from
be north. DHIE