Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-08-14
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LOUISVILLE, August 13.-River falling
fast. There are two feet eleven inches in
the canal per mark.
New ORLEANS. August I3.-The
weather is very favorable to the crops
warm, with but little rain. Accounts of
Louisiana continue gloomy. Portions
report little or DO cotton, owing to the
ravages Of the worm. In the uplands
the prospects are good.
The brig William Anderson. which
brought q load of coolies from Havana,
has been libelled. The captain and the
man in charge OF the coolies have been
placed under bonds Of u thousand dol
lars each, to answer for the violation OF
the laws prohibiting the Introduction OF
coolies into the United States.
A telegram reports twenty-three new
cases OF yellow fever at New Iberia, La,
yesterday, but no deaths-disease assum-
ing a mild form.
The Tines has extracts from late Vera
Cruz papers, with little OF political inte-
rest. An interchange of salutes passed
between Admiral Palmer and the officer
Of the flagship Susquehans, and Gen.
Zarega, Liberal commandant At Vera
Cruz.
O'Hsran, who was reported captured,
July %, in the neighborhood Of Mexico,
was ordered to be taken TO Flampan and
put to death.
The Mexican journals are appealing to
the government in behalf of certain Mex
leans, who were exiled to Martinique
during the national troubles, and VINO
are now in a destitute condition.
NEW YORK, August l3.-Mexican ad-
vices state that Mejia, minister of war,
is dangerously i'll.
Escobedo had arrived at Vera Cruz.
1t has transpired that an Austrian
alliance was guaranteed to Mexico in
return for Msximilian's life. Juarez
replied that the decision of the whole
case was with q jury.
WASHINGTON, August 13.-The Intel
hgeReeT says that the report that Post
master General Randall had any inten-
ton of resigning is unfOunded.
Judge H. W. Thomas, Of the Alexan-
dria circuit, vas arrested this morning
1T his residence in Fairfax courthouse by
the deputy marshal and taken to Rich
mond to answer an indictment before
Judge Underwood for alleged violation
Of the civil rights bill in refusing to ad-
nit negro evidence in his court.
NEW YORK, August 13.-European
advices, per Pieriere, are to August Sd.
The empress Carlotta arrived at Tarviea,
q royal residence near Brussels. The
empress Eugenia accompanies Napoleon
in his visit 70 the emperor of Austria at
Salisbury. A Paris paper says the Ital-
ian government has decided on the for
nation Of a fixed corps Of observation on
the pontifical frontier, to consist Of u to
15,O 900 men. Admiral Rebottie has is
| sued instructions to keep the forces uE-
der his orders assem- bled together and to
be ready to leave for a fresh destination.
This accounts for Garabaldi's postpone
ment Of movements in Rome.
A terrible earthquake occurred at Java
on the 18th Of June. The greater part OF
the indigo and sugar manufactOries and
private houses and military establish
| ments at DjokjdO were destroyed, cut in
other districts the damage was not so e x
tensive. The loss, however, is inealcnla,
Die, the sugar crop being totally lost.
A number of Europeans and natives were
~killed-report says as many as three
hundred.
SARATOGA, August BIN the last
racing race, the Hurdle race was won
easily by Black bird, he beating Zigzag,
General Williams aud Red Dick. The
latter threw its rider. Time 4.25 minutes.
The four mile race was won by Onward,
beating Fleet Wing two lengths. Time
1854 minutes. The third race, hsndicaI
one and 3 half mile, was Won by two
lengths by Duke of Orleans, who never
headed in 2:46f. Lucy Fowler's colt was
second, Ripley third, Enchantress fourth
and Luther last.