Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-14

NEWS ETEMs.

j NEWS ITEMS
The Columbia South Carolnian is informed that In
St As5hsws pasiah S G.. tzat ths planters havs re.
pasnosd ths hsavfssf rains thsy have known for ten
years. Six mitdams have bsen brcksn Crops aro
somewhat backward, but Look well. Ehsat crops very
Has-farmers hsvscouamencsd reaping
A correspondent Of tbs Laerangs, Ga. ttia says
that hFs. 4IAFR Arnold, wife Of Wn Arnois. Of Co.
Wsa county Ga, made In the ysar 1872 aas t6oaaznd
and twenty eight yards Of elot besides knitting sever
al pairs Of gloves and socks for the soldiers gratis
Col H. H. Baker, who esmpeiisd On account o.
Ill health to rsgn his position az eutsnanteoIonsl Of
the 9th Alabama regiment died at Rsssca Ala on tho
sih INST
The Columbus Enquirer earaz that on the 18th tfan-
Bsunings wound was doing we'll and likely 70 give bin
lisile srOa5Is. His general health Is said to be quite
good
The Selma, Ala, Reporter, learns fha Capt. J. II.
West, Company A, 4th Alabama regiment and Lieut..
John Stone, Of that city, wounded ssriously,
but not dangerously, In Virginia, last week,
A lady was sceidentsly killed near Carrollton Nss
few days sincs. While attending to some household
duty, pistol which she carried IN her bosom was aeci-
dsntay discharged, shooting her through the heart
A correspondent Of ths Mobile Tribune states that
the crops IN Monroe CIalk and Wilcox counties. Ala,
fns and prOmisaau abundant yield. Corn and rye
promiEing-wheat oats and potatoes rather back
ward.
correspondent Of the Mobile Tribune states that in
Wilcox county, Ala the farmers ia addition to the
tiihs, are called BY npFessiog agents sell have
forced from them ell the surpm bacon and corn they
have to spare aud Of their hOrses mulez
They allowed supplies the rate of fourth Of
pound Of meat per dsy for grown hands and one
eighth OF pound per day for those under twelve years
Of age and peek Of meal. They recsivs, when s,iv
en- 81 50 per pound for bacon and 60 per bushs for
corn
Tbs steamer Coqustte, on recent voyage betuoss
Wilmington and Nassau chased foe thirteen hours
by sdewhosl steamer supposed to be the late NarEa-
ret and Jessie. During the ehass portion of her
cargo was thrown overheard. She arrived at Nssszu.
safely hoEeEer. on the Lat
The Macon COnfede ate states that the ore Of The
Macon manufacturing company has been closed and It
Il Informed by nr webb that It viii not be opened
sgain. Il Is said the Government has Impressed The
factory for It's exclusive
A correspondent: Of the Augusta Chronicle, writing
from Blarsyie, Gs states hst the 3Oth us. about
o'clock, two approached Withia few yards Of
one Of pieksts the public highway. Al was
quiet in camp At the time. The picket demanded to
know who they were. They pretended though they
Confederate soldiers, belonging to Johnsi0R's
army Capt. Joseph Red who commands here,
walked up about the time they trying to impose
the guard, and hearing bis mans announced hey
acknowledged that they wsrs Federal officers Fs-that
one vgas Lieut. johnson and the other Lieut. - Of
the 10Th New York cavalry egimsnt-thst they were
captured six monrhs ago in Virginia had been in
prison in Richmond about six months-that they were
being brought TO tho prison Americas when they and
others jumped from the after night GFisEoid
the Central rzlroad-that they had travelled up to the
time Of their arrest entirely by night and that they
were making way to Tennesses. They are both quite
intelligent.
correspondent of the Chreuies and Sentinel writes
from Sparta Gs., that the LIST inst Ten Yankee
officers rscAptursd in this county They escaped
from the Central railroad at Ns. l3 and
dssvoring make their way TO Shermans army There
were eutsnsnteolOnsls three eaptAinE one atj--
ant three lst ieutena1ts and % lieutenant Their
capture was effected by picketing all the roads night
and getting in their supposed with hounds to track
them If necessary This We had no occasion to do, e
surrounded them before they aware they were
pursued They were without arms and mzde NJ resist
anoe They took their capture with very good grace
had negro pilots part o. their route; travelled at night
and made usually from twelve to fifteen niles They
u4a.e hardIoeking set Of feIowE and had evidently
not rad for want of something TO sat-doubtless
negroes had supplied .hem with food They very
cautious in their movements They stated that large
number Of them had escaped from the st different
points between Augusta and Macon They travel in
squads of from siK to Seven captured week
ago in Warren county, and three in Putnam Many
others are probably at large, making their way to Shsr
man. Too much vigilance cannot 5e exercised by he
citizens in the several counties bstsen the Central and
Georgia railroads They should watch the roads at NIGH
and orgariza Themselves into squads for the pUrPOss
Hlggnbotham, a clerk (Irishmsn) Of A. T. Stewart
vsa ons of he lieutenant eeIOnsls Some OF jour sr
si.,.aa rlay-recoleos bil-1