New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-18
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From Our Special Correspondent
BROWNSVILLE. Texas. Aug. 81. loo''
All is now quiet along the Rio Grande, an'
one no longer hears the words Of war spoken.
THE COTTON CROP.
There a report that the cotton crop In the eastern
part of this State is destroyed by the cotton worm
Some say it is by another insect; but all agree that the
crop will yield next to nothing. This is hard upon
Texas, after its late troubles.
SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE ARMY OF HE RIO
GRANDE
The glad news of the coming Of the paymasters will
g. 900 for the Army Of 1.-THE Rio Grande. has rur
PIKE flash along the river. In a few days the welcome
greenback notes-so good for the eyes-are expected
flood all places Of business and not the least th'
Saloons" which are in every third building here ant
vend bad claret lemonade made with bad water and I
very small bit OF lime in each glass; with bad cigars
etc. Bad drinks and worse cigars swallow up the pa
of the troops here and will absorb fearful In
few days.
Along with tie news of the advent of the paymas!er
came an agent Of
ADAMS EXPRESS,
to open an Office in this place The agent is looked up
the precursor of the paymaster and Is very
welcome. Mr.. Hanks, who is an active, obliging man
will have his hands full of money letters from the boys
to send home -Four to six months pay Is due to the
regiment out here.
THE SICK LIST
increasing though the heat for the last few days ha'
been very great good deal Of the sickness among the
negro troops here may be ascrbed to the lazy habit
the oflyng in the sun, thing feasible only to ne
gro In such heat as has, with the files set man and
beast wild along the river. Our African boys will basI
in the sun in spite Of all that be said to them.
THE FIRST NoRTHER
came with some rain on the 10th. cooling the air and
laying the dust 1t did not last long but seemed to
give us notice that we may look for the usual series
Of those very welcome blows which cool the air after
the heat Of August and give life to every creature
There was general bu,toning up Of linen and flannel
blouses while this nofiher lasted, and men with neu
ralgia put themselves under cover from the blasts
| HEAVY RAIN STORM.
AT 10 a. m. on the Goth. heavy rain storm from the
east came to refresh u.s. 1t lasted about twenty
minutes and did much good. filing the csterns with
some fresh water cooling the air. to delight and
irrigang the patches of cultivated land along the
river.
This aquaeero swept over both banks Of the river
and laid the dust for the Me1cans which they could not
think Of doing themselves They with true Indian
IDEAS like to leave everything to Nature and trust to
her gifts for all they want.
| WAR TO PEACE.
The bricks used to reset one Of the earthworks at
this pont-and believe, taken from the pddre' clergy
here by the Rebel general for that purpose-are now
being taken away to be put to more peaceful use,
leaving the work Of war mere mound OF earth which
rains and time will level with the surrounding ground.
1t would DO well If time could eace all the effects Of