The Tri-Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 128, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 14, 1864 Page: 2 of 2
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V« pmirt ear m4« the following from a North
Aaerictn eorreependent to a friend la Inglsndu
eabraelag a t>uU of poetflcaUoa which give. a* all
we a*k for. and which abowa that there is a growing
party lo the Worth In few of doing us Jeatloe. The
Northern finance* J art now aro In a wo no condition
ttaBMTown,strangeeatheromwkmay eeem. The
York Tlmseof December Uthbaean elaborate
article In law of repadUttoo. Benkraptey In fact
ateree tbe people Intbefoee. If the war lsto con-
tinue tEey MeDOtta I oc bat ultimate rain. Them Is
I universal eenae of danger Impretaed on the north*
SHSi.^Salr newip peri ahow thla. We
SSrctly read a ItnancUl article la altber the abolition
igtKoopparheadJournal* thatdoea not foreMadow
tha uttfi* tMokroptcy*
Not only thla. not a Friday paaaaa bnt witness*
dozens of ezacntlona In the north* rn arm? for de-
aartlon. and etlll their eoldlera continue lo desert In
numbers, and Unlay Meade's army, numerically
mora ' ■" doable that of Lm, la unable to make a de-
monstration against him from tnla cause.
Notwithstanding tha apparent gloom that haa
aittUd apoa as, wa hare to day aa much eanae to
hope for aaeeeee a* we hava • « had. FT* era
right ami mutt saMssd. Lot ua heap on lighting,
Barring ourselvsa anew with ovary reverse, re-
membering It U tha part of trae courage to rlaa In
dlsaetor.aad ail 11 hoar the poaaeaaor oa to vleto-
ry.andaaaare aa day aaeeeeda night.aa aaraaa
God rewards virtue, wa ahall gala our liberties.
Wa add hero tha article above alluded to. It
U canted from a Mempbta (Yankee) paper, which
nabliahea Hwithout comment i
From tha London Times, Nov. 14th.
Tha following ti aa extract of a private letter
from genllcmaa In one of tha Northern States to
a friend tn London:
October 96th, 1883.
e ii aaswer ta yoar ionulrlea whether
paclloatloa on tha hwta of aeparatton, permanent
oTtemporary, t« likely to be acceptable or la prac-
ticable, I can oaly ana war for myself.* Acceptable
It certainly would not ba just now in tha North,
a community ezelted in oae way or Mother be-
yond the reaah of reaaon t bnt aocepUola It aoon
must be, whoa the wearlneaa of aorrow beoomee
atronger. and financial trouble la more Imminent.
There la a growing feeling In favor of poaee and
reoegnltloo la pretarence to the eontinaaace of
aaoa a war, or to tntorventlon from abroad ;
tbtigV ratter than thla hrothariy bloodahed ahould
le on. people may become reeoaolled to that aa a
aeaaaofpeaoe. My Amerleaa inatlncta yet re-
volt at tha forcible taterrontion of foreign aa-
ttoaa tn our domeatle fauda; I eannot, however,
aaa friend of peace, aae any objection to foreign
recognition, lo which I think the Booth entitled,
- ■ * nent, at once would
prevalent miatake
plan of pacification, anppoaing
to direct our policy, would be thla:
1. If tha war ta to go on for a time, aa from mere
perhapa It mnat, let it be turned aa aoon
M poeelble from attempted conquest to a war of
llmlla aad terma of aattlement.
t. Let negottatlona be opened at once with the
coverameai at Richmond for auch aattlement,
making mora formal recognition ono of the mat-
ton for dtaenaalon. The Shelburne Mlnlatry aent
Mr. Oawald aad Mr. Greenville to Parla in 1789,
to negotiate before tboy reoognlaad na. Tha mic-
tion of that negotiation ta very Impreaalvo now.
3. Of conrao tne Southern Confederacy, aa an
INDIGO
preelpli
bag Colli
palobji
aad whleh,'tn my poor Jadgment, at once would
prodaea peace. There la
abroad oa thla point.
A reaaonable
existing ooncreie wing, ia w ">«ui
jmrt. There can be no peace without It.
4. Aa to llmlta, I, aa a Northern man, prefer a
aatvtal toan arbitrary boundary, very much pre*
far the Potomac and Ohio to the line of blaaed
treaaand landmarka that now aeparate ui, and
whleh haa baen qalta Ineffectual to protect ua from
two tavaatoaa.
5. Bat tha itataa ef Maryland and Delaware
have a right to determine their relatione to the
two confederacies by a free vote—-free, I mean,
la fact, aad not la form—and their daclaion affecla
boundaries. Pennaylvanla ta Miamed to go with
the North.
g, in any event of aeparatlon, Washington
gHa'd not ba the capital of either Confederacy.
Por the North It woald be unenitable. Aa a fron-
tier fortraai, which It la, It would be Intolerable
to the South. For the South it would be equally
uaauttable. Let It bo a monument of the glorious
pact* It ta worthleaa now for any praolleal pur-
*7?" Tha navigation of tha Ohio aad Mlaaiiaippl,
and,tn tha evMtof Maryland Joining the South,
of the Baaqaehaanah aad Chesapeake, to ba firee.
S. A oommon tariff for the two Oonfederaolea
aa to fbrolgn nations, on a revenue bssla, to be
made by commercial treatise, and no tariff, or da-
Ilea, or oaatomhouaea between the two Coated-
eraoioe.
• 0. Indemnities and eompenaattona aad terri-
torial righto to bo mbjacta of negotiation.
Thla, f think, ta a fair and reaaonable bula of
PMtflaetion, neither Intimating aor eaolndtng too
possibility of reeoafederaUon, bat providing;
agataat future dlffereaeee.
Thla may aave the publlo deble— nothing elae
will) fortaa alternative for the North will be
fanner dtatatogratloa when tha hoar of dtagnat
comae, aa It earely will; and than tho national
debt (alia la rala.
Thla la aa honeetwayto antwer yoar qaeatton
Tbl soil of Che rich alluvial b otto mi of Textl
H peculiarly adapted to the ealtare of the Indigo
plant, frequently attaining the height of from four
to six feet, wtta eompeiatlvely ao care in either
the aaeda of planting or meua of cultivation.
Farmere who attempted lie culture In (Braaoe
county, utterly failed in procuring tho dark bine
precipitate In which oonaleta lie chief valae. 1
have been Informed by thoM who have experi-
mented tn the manafhotare of Indigo In Texas,
that the Invariable reealt haa boon a deep green
reetpttato, not la a aolld maae, but rather In float-
follicles. To obvlato thla roaalt la the prlncl-
object of thla article.
It ahould be borne in mind that all tha varietlea
of the Indigo plant, from the Indigtftr* tinttona
to tho BepKeia Untttria, eontalne a greenlah
brown and groenleh red coloring enbatance, each
of whleh yTelde more readily in the proeeee of
manufacture than tho deep blae. Hence great
care la roqalalto la order to obtain the dealred
recall*.
Tiaa or Ptaartao.—The ground ehould be
thoroughly prepared by plowing and harrowing,
run out In furrowe about three feet apart, the
eooda planted In drllla about one foot dleiant from
each other. Thlaahoald be done aa aarly in the
spying aa the tomperaturo and condition of the
eotl will permit. Ono or two plowings between
therowe will be aufflcient for the s.*son, unleaa
tho ground ta quite foul with w«eds or other
undergrowth- New ground la preferable, when It
oaa be had, but even in old fields there ia no crop
that will yield ao rich a reward to the husband-
man, with the aamo amount of labor,aa the one
under conalderatlon.
Timor Gatbbrixq—When the plantaarein
their greateat perfection, the aeeda well formed
bnt not yet ripe, le regarded aa the best time jor
gathering the etalke by thoae engaged in lie cul-
ture in the Baat Indlee aa an article of oommerce.
Although an inferior article or Indigo ia manufac-
tured from the etalke rcaerved aa aeed bearera,
after the aaeda are gathered, the difference be-
tween the two artlclea ta ao marked and appa-
rent, that the latter alwaya commaada a mnch
leaa price than the former. The flret le alwaya
formed In Arm donee cakea, preaontlng upon
fracture, a bright gllatenlng bine, while the latter
eontalne leaa of the blue coloring matter, and an
oxeeei of the brown. The cakee are more poroua
and more eoluble In water, hence lie Inferiority.
Moon or MaHorAC-roamo.—The planta having
been gathered aa above Indicated, they are placed
In large barrele or vata, and covered with rain
water (no other kind of water ahoald be uaed.)
Our streams and wella generally contain auf-
flcient foreign matter, either of a saline, ohaly
beate, or ealphurlc character, aufflcient in quan-
tity to prevent the dealred reault. Theee barrela
or vata ahonld be allowed to remain in the eun.
In a fawdaya the fermentlve proceaa will com-
mence. The etalke ahonld be etlrred up once or
twice every day,from the commencement. Ac-
cording to the rapidity of fermentation will the
etalke yield their eeveral coloring princlpieeto
tho water. The length of time which they ehould
remain in the water ia determined by the water
aaMming a deep green color. The etalke are no w
taken out, and a email quantity of lime water, or
a eolation of potaah or laalaratua la added to the
water, In order to aid the precipitation of the In-
digo. The water le now either decanted or
drawn off by meana of a faucet placed immedi-
ately above the precipitate.
Thla precipitate now undergoea a marked chem-
ical ohange, from a bright green to a deep blue
color—from a eoluble aubitanoe to one that will
bnt eparlngly yield lta coloring matter to either
water or alcohol. Thla change le doubtleee oauaed
by the rapid abaorptlon of oxygen from the air.
Thla pireoipltate la now oollected, washed upon
linen etralnere, moulded In auch ehapea aa fancy
may dlotato. placed in the aun and dried. The
prooeee la thua completed—the yield Incredible,
the reward abundant—the reanlt satisfactory.
• *
POPPY.
Tha Poppy ia too well known to require any
deecrlption. Ita vaat varieties have been culti-
vated In gardena aa ornamental planta from time
Immemorial—while all rlong our vaat plalna and
wood-aeoped pralrlea, a variety may be round
growing wild, preaontlng all the floral beantiea
of the more highly favored membera of thla family
whloh haa so long raoelved the foaterlng oare of
the tasteful gardener. But, aa a aonrce of profit
by the manufacturing of opium, the only variety
that will remunerate the laborer la tho White
Poppy. Thla la dlstlngulahed from others by its
round amooth stalk; growing to tho height of from
three to six feet, and by lta large white or allver
gray-colored flowera, often doable and notunfre-
quently tinged with a deep violet oolor at their
baaa.
Mods or Cultivation.—Tbe manner of cultivating
the Poppy 1 quite similar to that of the Indigo plant
it may, however, be planted much thicker aa the'
atalka are not ao branching, and the plant absorbs leaa
support from the aoll; hence It growa well la compar-
atively poor ground.
In this country with early planting it will bloom by
the middle of May or the flratof June. In a few week a
thereafter the capsules will be nearly half grown, at
which time Ita milky fluid la fully elaborated no I tne
proceaa of collecting It ahould commence— tbl 1*
qolte simple, consisting to making email longltuUinn
luaclsalona with a sharp knife, In the capsule* una v>-
rtoue portions of the stalk, from which a tenacious
mllay fluid escapes. This is collected every day, an-'
from di
BY PONY EXPRESS.
Richmond Dlapatch ol Dec. 11th, quotea g Id at
l|b jbr It atlvar, it lor 1; Confederates per cents., 107
to Ul i *per eenU., lOVt to 108; fifteen million loan
rrper<
1811 Va.reguU
Hm 8 pjk cents., 287 anj
lular 8tata bonds, 140 to 2471 North
per cents.,287 and Intereet; Mo. bonds, 140
Coupons ol tne fifteen million loan bronchi
as
8150, (nearly tour for one); Wbeat, 16 to 18 per buahel;
Ootn. 14 to lft per tu*h«i: Flour, 8i00 to 106 per
Baora.83 to 8 36 per It; Lard, 8326 to 560; Beef, 90c
to 8100
(to isVSrbaaori iBnwn Bn.ar, 83 to 8 26 per lb;
bbl.
I Hi a so |nr n, uwu. aw, w. w
I per lb; Butter. 84 to 160; Apples, 866 to 80 per
; On tone, $80 to 86 per buenel; Sweet Potatoes,
„ j8 >er boanrli Brown Bnaar, 83to826 net lb;
. Oruabed, $4 60 to 6; Bice, 30 to 32c: Salt, 80 to 36c;
_aky,86ftto7*; Brandy, to 116; scotch Wblsky,
i Oiaret qta, 880 perdoaou; Aiaop's Ale.8*0 for pt
1110 for quarts; Sole Leather, 86 60 to 7 60 per lbs.
' IT> Weara indabtad to Ool. Ross for extracts
from many lata papara from beyond the river.—
Ba wrllee aa that Forrest has 0000 cavalry alrea-
dy In Weet Tenneuae, and many mora coming.
Urga aambaiaof volanteers.are coming la from
portions of tha oouatry wltnln tho fedoral lines.
Wa aopy tha following ro ardlng a lata faat of
hi* from tha Mablla Advertiser:
Cxoloba, Daa. 8.—Capt. Cole, arrlvlag from
(he treat, reports the saocesaful attaok of Ool.
Koaa* Brlgaaa, of Oeneral Lee's Division, apon
•aatabaiy,tbaroatof thegarrlaoaaad its redae-
U a to aahta. The Tankeae retreating towards
Oertnth war* ovarUken at Wolf River, whore
lh«a lent aavarat priaoners and two raglmeata of
hereaa, that laU lato oar h nds, besides nambera
thai drowned la the ooafuetoa aad panlo of oroi-
Blag. Oar loaa la said to be aavera.
Ool. Baaa la Mltag baok to war da Oreaada
with hie trophies.
~ , fargaaoa la aa tha aorth aide of tha
Me aad Cbarleatoa Railroad, moving down
Iraage. Active work has aommoaaod la
m AXIOM.
tne process of lnsclsslon again renewed _
day until It oeaMa to flow. This Jo Ice when cole, tet
i day to
Is pnt In large deep piatea and exposed to the action
of the snn until It acquires a consistency sufficient 10
farm It Into flat cakea or whlcb la better round balls,
lo thla condition It ahould be a'lowed to dry for three
orfeurweeka. It la then fit for market, aud sold un-
der the name of Opium.
It mlgot not be Inappreprlate to remark lo this
connection, that Opium tbua procured Is''entirely
"ATM, !
vn.-;i Jt,k i
• •' H //
■ i l.tl u
Vavritae that he Mptarad 43 priaoaera, aad
AdaBaaayUat la killed aad drOwned,988. Hie
aniwmiN.
in: isaai
_ JD^Wa are ladabted to Capt. Nagle forNaw
York papara ta De earn bar It, They are a rlah
had. far wains wttl tad la Stoaxli latter aa
tWlntfl 1 tha tatotUgaaae 1a Uem. -
4V Wo a«a ladetoad to Mr. Ifla M. Oaaap tor a
baaaofhl aample ef Oaator OU of hla owa manahe-
toro.a8 pare and alaar aa My wa ever aaw. Ha haa
• the atoek
are Invited hra Heepttal toad
NUtoft raalmeat. We will acknowledge all eaau
free from adulteration or deterioration and would be
mora anvlonaiy sought after by oar physlctana and
drugglata. than even the Turkey Opium provided our
trade wltn that coantry waa at preaent entirely nnln
tarrnpted.
Another proceaa of extracting the active propertlea
of the Poppy conMsta In maaoeratlng the capsules and
aulka, rejecting the leavea, pravloualy bruised to a
pulp in a email quantity of water and atralnlng It
through flannel.
The laaplasated fluid thus obtained is evapora-
ted down by means of a aand bath, or an opened
mouth vaesel kept In boiling water nntil tho de-
sired consistency Is attained. Although the re-
sult of this proceaa la vMtly Inferior to the first, it
hM this advantage, it oan bo reeorted to after the
eapeules and stalks have oeased to yield any ex-
udation by Incision or acapaneture; and although
tha opium thua obtained Is vastly inferior to that
procured by the former proceaa, it la nevertheless
superior to the ordinary artlole of oommeroe.
PaortT.—One aere of ground properly attended
to, will yield from fifty to eixty pounds of opium
by the Aral prooeaa, and about twenty by the laet.
Estimating the pare to be worth $100 per pound,
and the inferior at $30 par pound, you have, aa
the prooeede of ene aero of laad, a sum exceed-
ing six thousand dollars, and that, too, by work
thatoaa ba dona by small negroes, at aaeason
when they have little or nothing alee to do.
To ae, especially at thla time, there ie another
aoaroa of profit aad utility that aaould not ba over-
looked. All the varieties of the Poppy yield a
large amoant of eeede which oontain a great quan-
tity of bland oil, which Is easily expreeeed. Thle
oil le a complete enbstltuta for tho pure Olive Oil,
Md ean bo uaed for all purposee, both In tho arts
and sciences for whloh that oil has so Justly com-
manded attention. aae
Moeoow, Polk eounty, Jan. 4,1884.
Kdit*r Ttitgra?k—Qa laat Wednesday, about
aoon, daring oaa of the coldest aad hardeet rains
ef tha aeaaon, the monotony of oar usaal quiet
village waa Intorrapted by the entranoe of Capt.
k. 8. Poole, oommaadlng detachment 94th Texas
Cavalry, with forty man ta hot pareait ef some
daaartara from Sablae Paas. Learning that a body
of tha drejrters were a boat fiftaea miles ahead,
the Captain gave ordora far Immediate penult at
fall apaed. Although tha rain wh pouring down
la torreata. aad vary cold,yet tha gallant Captain
woald not tarry a moaaeat to partake of re free h-
meata offered by the patriotlo altlaans of Moeoow.
woald no! tarry a momaal to
■aata offered by the patriotlo
jiat off they waat at fall apaed, overtaking and
capturing tha deserter*. SB la number tha same
evaalag. Oa Thursday hlghl Capt. Poole, with
tho 89 priaoaera Md guard ef torty men stopped
"iffSt, T *
Lmoay to tha gaatlei
duet Md soldierly bearing ef Captala Poole and
la thla plaee aver alg&t, The oltia'aaa of Mo'eoow
deelre to boar taetlmoay to thegentlemanly eon.
hla brave eoasaaMd, whom wa know to ba per-
forming good aervloe In err noting daaerters, and
free lag the oouatry from J ay hawkers and turbu-
loot charaators, thaa eontribnting to the
ud aoearily of the eei
army. Tha dloelpllae
IVB8 WMnMWiBi mmmmw
ud eaearity of the eeaatry and tha merale of onr
amy. Tha dloelpllae of Capt. Poole's oompany
seemed to be perlOot. and tha Captala'a ooaataat
PVIfi ««
peraoaai attaailon to baalaeea wee marked by all.
OITlSBNS OP M0800
>vall
•W.
■aw Oauujta, Deo. 89.—Tha YMkaea hare
are yremlag every thlag^n the shape of a steamboat
that aaa gatte earry troop* to Taxaa.
Special ta the Telegraph.
FROM ALBXAMORIA.
ALiHNl.au. January 11th, HU.
The New Orleans papera of the Slat and lat have
been received, „ , .
Maxioo.—The reported death of Oen. Comuudjfort
vh ooiiflrmed. lie waa asraHslaated near Qucretan.
Mexico. Ttie principal capltala have beeu occupl>d
by the French. Ban Louis wa^ expected to be occu-
pled by the 25th tint., un«1 Junrex It In luteod^l
totake refuge In Tex«a, wltb hla family and frlemla.
Qen. Verag" who had gathered aom** 10.000 for the
purpca« of flg'ntlng the French and Mexican army In
their sdvance from Querltaro towards d in LouU has
retired avoiding an encounter.
Qen MeJIa who commands the rear gunrn of tbs
French and Mexican army haa opened the route trorn
Tamplco to the City of M'Xlco.
YANKKK DI3P \TCI1E8.
Paibvax Couxt Hoosa, Dec. 21.—Oen. Michael
Corcoran died thla morning from the efforts of a
fall from a horse. .,
8t. Loots, Deo. 82.—The rebel force which
passed the Arkansas going northward, w*s under
Stanwattte and Quanlrell. Capt. Tilman, with a
detachment of Indiua troops, enconntered them
at Barrea Plain, in the Cherokee country, and
fought them two hours and routed them. Rebel
loss about seventy.
Wabhihoton, Dec. 28.—Geo. Burnslde Is ex-
pected hera this week, to take permanent leave
of the army and rettie into private life.
By a gentleman who left Richmond on the 20th,
we learn that the Richmond papers of that date
contained dispatches from Tennessee, stating that
tha army was advanolng, and that no doubt a se-
vere battle would be fought In the vicinity of
Jonesboro', Tenn.
Reinforcements from Col. Jaokaon and Gon'l
Tom Jonea were going to join Lougttreet. A
dispatch from Mississippi reports Joe Johnston's
army in metlon.and It Is conjsctured that he iua
tends to reinforce Gen.Hardee. It is also rumor
ed In Richmond that Gen. Lee is to take com-
mand In Northwest Georgia. The rebel army In
Virginia has gone into winter quarters except one
division under Karly. In the rebel Congress, the
substitute bill has been abrogated, and all persons
who hava put substitutes in the army, are com
polled lo go themselves.
1TBM8.
Since Morgan's escape, all the rest of his men
that remained behind, have been in solitary con-
finement. Basil Duke is in a dungeon.
Banks in his Oeneral Order, No. 91, first gives
Lincoln's last proclamation and a long section
from his message and then win Is up as followa:
III. Persons desiring to avail themselves of
the amnesty above, proclaimed by the President,
will report themselves to the nearest Provost
Marshal General, and subscribe to the prescribed
oath. The Provost Marshal Oeneral will give the
necessary Instructions to hla subordinates. All
registered voters in Bank's Department are now
required to take the oath found in Abe'a proclam-
ation. ^ U* P-*
Lavaca, January 6.—It Is certain that 'he force
of Yankeea at Salurla and Deckrow'a Point,
does not now exoead 7000. When they visited
Lavaca the other day. they had no transporta-
tion of their own. Their transportation was
wagons taken from the Sermons of Powderhorn.
If they have any transportation at all along
with them, it Is at Ceckrow's Point. From this
you may draw your own Inferences.
Port Lavaca. January 4th,18G4.
We are now nearly a week without a mail, and
consequently do not know whether the Yankees
made good their threat, tore-capture Galveston
or not, but of course know they have not, because
the men and munitions that they expect to do it
with, are still here at Powderhorn, and they ap-
pear to be very anxiously awaiting for somebody,
or something to "turn up" or come along, for they
oertainly would not slay of their own choice where
they are, on those barren sand ridges, with such
water as they get, and with such a force as they
have got, unless they were compelled so to do.
Their emmissarles are constantly circulating re-
ports, whloh of course are false, (tor all is consid-
ered fair In war,) but H seems so strange to me,
that any sensible people will believe them at all,
after the experience we have had. Now I have
no doubt but what Baker told Mr. Wheat exactly
what he wrote, (see News 28th Dec. ult.) about
the 60,000 troops, &c.,&c., and perhaps Baker
himself believed what he told Wheat, and it Is
plain to be seen that W heat believed what he
wrote; but the fact Is, that that sortof lieing is
considered strategy by our enemy, and they are at
It with a lavish hand. As, for instance, the other
day when they were here, they told some of thier
confidants, that they had such and such a number
of troops, at such and such places, making In the
aggregate quite an army already here, b"tws
found out almostto a certainty, that they double
their number, and I Judge it to be a fair inference,
that they have lied In equal proportion when they
say that they have a heavy column ooming in by
the way ol Brownsville, and another via Shreve
port.
I stale these items to pnt our people on their
guard against believing eveiy, or any repo't put
•>ut by them—lor it makes weaker the knees of
thosa who are already weak; it makes the traitors
among us bolder, and spies more daring.
Being here at tbe front, you will naturally ex-
pect m e to r port some news, but such items are
not to be had at the n^ment, although we are
liable to have some at any time.
Yesterday our scouts reported a slight skirmish
between pickets near Old Indianola, out without
results or note.
There was a very nice little affair happened the
week after the fall of the fort, the particulars of
whloh I never got till within a day or two. It
appears that eight of Capt. Keliy'a oompany of
State Troops were scouting, down in the region
of Salurla, and on this side of Big Bayou, when
they discovered live men on foot, apparently
hunting. Our boys of course gave chase at once,
and being about a mile from them, and they some
dlstanoe from their boat in the bayou, made it
quite exciting for a fe<v moments. Tne Yanks at
once jumpea In their boat, and found her hard
Md last. This delayed tbem a little, and gave
our boys a chance, whloh they Improved, by dis
mounting, two of their party holding the horses,
while the other six went to work in good earnest
—and they soon discovered four of the five—wilt
down into the bottom of the boat. Tbe filth man,
in a crippled condition, continued tn scull it with
one hand, cursing back at our boys all the while,
In the most violent manner, and refusing to sur-
render; but In a short time he too was down with
the others, bnt the ebb-tide was carrying the boat
out into the bay, and beyond range. This hap-
pened about 3 r. k., and they were seen drifting
on thebay till suLdown. Tbe Yanks said 4 of the
5 were killed. Our scouts were in charge of Corp.
Nixon, who conduoted this little affair with mnch
eredlt to himself and friends—which is a feather
lnlhacapof our State troops. D, B.
HuADq'xs Sumter Knoampmint, 8. S.J
Houston, Dec. 19th, 18«3. 1
Tbe following resolutions were passed by Sum-
ter Bneampment, S. 8., at a staled meeting held
at their Hall thlsovenlng, vlx:
Rutlwti, That the thanks of this Encampment
be due, and they are hereby tendered to Mr.
Charlea O. Otis, tor his thougbtrul and timely ap-
propriation, by which, In plaolng at the disposal
of this Bneampment for benevolent purposes the
sum of #1398, the proceeds of a publio concert,
originally intended for tbe benefit ofa" Soldier's
Home," is hereby acknowledged.
Rtttlvid, Tbat on tbe failure cf the speciflo ob-
jects for whloh said fund was raised, It could be
diverted to no more noble purpose, or one which
would appeal more strongly to our sympathies,
thaa the relief of soldiers' families and tbe help-
leaa suffering poor of our community, and tbat,
In so appropriating It, Mr. Otis is doubly reward-
ed by tbe heartrelt emotions of gratitude of tbe
destitute widows aad families ot soldiers absent
from their homea, fighting our battlea for lib-
erty.
R$toh 4, That corresponding thanks are due
and are hereby tendered to Mr. J. H. Perkins for
the sum of one hundred dollars—partof the above
fond,tha prlee for the use of hla llall for aaid eon-
cert, donated by him for the samo purposee. To
both of these gentlemen oar assurances may be
given, if any are needed, that, like "bread oaat
upon tho waters, It will re tarn agaia alter many
days."
Xn*l*«d, That in times like the present, when
speculation ia rlfo, and gala aeema to be the mov-
ing principle of so many In our land, aaan act of
Justice to the two gentlemen named herein, these
resolutions ba Inaortod In the city papers, that an
approving commaalty may know that thcVe are
still those who hava not bowed tha knee to mam-
moa. WM. T. AUSTIN, Capt.
HaxiT Sa art cm i Lieut, aad Adjutant.
For tbe TelsgTapb.
Tbe Defence of Cbarieatom
Br J. HAIXBS.
llall! gallant city of the South !
hofe trl*-d in Freedom's tlery te«t,
Let Fame'* loud trump, with cannon's mouth,
l'r cUlm thv woith from Ka*t to West!
Charleston ! Queen city of the brave I
Tbe Yankee's wormwood and his grave!
Like glunt rock* on ocean's ohore,
bite hurl-i tbe wave, of flendteh spite
B«ck on her toe-, m r shfirik* trotn more.
And khouu, " Let Ood defend tbe right.
"And ere we y'eltfto >och a
" Tbe thistle ou our hearths ahall grow."
Let Rhodes, who scourged the Moslem host.
Let Vlckaburg Klory lubt rdooaj;
Let gsragnsna proudly boust,
Whoi-e loes won out " tbe bloody tomb,"
None beart away ibe palm trorn thee,
l'bou mill-clad warrlur of tbe seal
Sumter! tby walla shall live In song.
Thy battered walls In amoke and flame.
But coui tlerig years are not o long
As thy defenders' dealbles* tame.
P ace bli(h their uatnes on Fame's pro'id rolls.
Anil Itt their pral-es teach the pole* I
AII hull 1 proud cl y of the free I
Let Yankee malice do Its worst!
A Htr.nxer greets a Are In thee
Will quench hla " Ureclan lire." accursed.
And i-weep from eartli. with scourge of flame,
Tbe lilsoed aud haled Yankee name!
Acs-tin, January 1st, 1864.
*%* H. P. has submitted the lines of Richard
Henry Wilde to Miss Mollle Moor*, to know
whether they have the genuine ring. These little
stanzas had a gre t run among tbe newspapers,
when first published. They are certainly very
pretty, but H. P. misquotes. A copy taken from
the original manuscript has been in my posses-
sion for many years. Soon after their first ap-
pearance, an answer was written by a lady of Bal-
timore, which is also submitted to Miss Mollle.—
Keally, I do not know which the more to admire,
tbe feeling of pleasurable sadness pervading the
first, or the hopeful reality that consoles tbe read-
er. of the last piece. All lovers of the Poetry of
words ought to preserve these little effusions for
the scrap book. They indicate poetic genius,
which is a very differ nt thing from poetio per-
severance. Sqcixi.
My llfs is like the summer rose
Tbat opens to tbe morning sky.
But, ere the shades of evening olose.
Is scattered on tbe ground to die;
Yet on that rose's bumble bed
Tbe sweetest dews of Nightare shod,
As if she wept such waste to see;
But none alas! shall weep for me.
My life Is like the Autumn leaf
That trembles in the moou'n pale ray-
Its hold Is frail. Its date Is brief,
Kettles-, nod soon to p ss away;
Yet ere tbat leaf Phall lull and fade.
The parent tree will minra Its shade ,-
The Wind bewail the leafless tree;
But none, alas 1 Khali weep for me.
ui.
Mv life Is like the prints which feet
Have lift' n Tampa's desert strand ;
Soon as the rising tide shall beat.
All trace will vanish from the sund ;
Yet, as If grtevlug to efface
AH vestige of the human race,
On that lone shore loud mourns the sea;
But noue, alas 1 shall mourn for me.
THE ANSWER.
The dews of Nlijht may fall from heaven
Upon the withered rose's bed ;
And tears of fond rrgret be given
lo mourn the virtues of the dead;
But morning's sun the dews will dry.
And tears will fade from so-ro ^'a tye ;
Affections pangs be lulled to sleep.
And even Love forget to weep.
ii.
The tree may mourn Its fallen leaf.
And autumn winds bewail its bloom,
And friends may heave the sigh of grirf
O'er those who sleep within tbe tomb;
But soon will spring anew the flowers,
And time will bring more smiling honrs;
In friendship's heart all grief will die,
And even love forget to sigh.
in.
The sea may on the desert shore,
Lament each trace it wears nway;
The lonely heart its grief may poar.
O'er cherished friendship's fast decay;
But, when all trace is lost and gone,
The waves dance bright and gaily on ;
Thus, soon affection's bonds are torn,
And even love forgets to mourn.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
TEXAS ITEMS.
HXADQOARTBaS, DlST .Of TsiAJ, )
Maw Maxico k. AaicoxA, >
Houston,Texas,Jan. 12,1864. )
Oeneral Orders, No. 6.
Commanding oflcers, and all Quartermaster*
and tb«lr agents, are bereby strictly prohibited
from Interfering, in any manner, with tbe corn
whieb has been purchased for the Sobelsteuce
Department which has been shelled and saeked.
when Depots have been established, daarter-
masters will use due dilllgenee in keeping up
tbe supplies, and will not Interfere irith the eorn
for tbe Commissary Department, aa it la abso-
lutely necessary to Insure subsistence for tho
army. By command of
Maj.-Oea. J.B. MAQRUDSR.
W. A. Alston, A. A. O. U nl4-tw2t]
We regret to observe the suspension of the Mar-
shall Kepubiicsn. It is the ablest paper leftin
the East, in fact always was the ablest paper there.
Tbe Republican has the following :
" It becomes our painful duty to record ono of
those revolting crimes which above all others
disgrace humanity. On Sunday night last,batween
8 aud 9 o'clock, Mrs. Ludolph, whose residence
is near the public square, was assaulted in her
garden by some ruffiaD, choked, her hands tied
behind her, the rings taken from her fingers, and
her person violated. We sincerely hope that tbe
infamous wretch who committed the foul d?<d may
be discovered and punished."
From Flake's Bulletin we clip the following :
'• Quite a number of old houses have disappear-
ed since the cold weather came on. We under-
stand that Gen. Magruder, In consequence ol the
scarcity and impossibility of procuring snffioient
firewood, has issued an order for tbe Impressment
of the wharves and the old vaoant houses, to be
used as fuel by tbe troops. A number of bouses
o been torn down. Tbe wharves have thus far
id destruction,"
Tlfe Corpus Ranchero, Dec- 24th, now printed
Santa Margarita, says:
Somers Kinney and George Pfeuffer, both cit-
izens cf this county, were captured by tbe Yan-
kees, it Roma, and taken to Brownsville, where,
when last heard from, they were undergoing a
trial before the Provost Marshal. What they are
being tried for, no one here oan imagine.
One day last week, Capt John Andarson, of
Corpus Christi, opened communication with the
Yankees at Aransas Pass, by delivering into their
possession a man and his family, who were stran-
gers In this section, nnd for aught we know, the
man was just as likely to be a spy as any thing
else. We notice this affaiPfor the purpose oi sta-
ting tbat those who are within the Confederate
lines are, if not guilty ota positive crime, certain-
ly blameable for great Indiscretion, tn wilfully and
voluntarily opening communication with our en-
emies. When the Yankaesilf ever they do,) pos-
sess our country, then it will be time enough, and
bad enough, to commence dealing with them.
We also understand that another Corpus Chris-
tian contemplates a visit to the Yankees, for tbe
purpose of buying a barrel of flour. We will
state, although the true Southron requires no
such statement, that Confederate money will buy
more flour within our lines than it will within
th se of the enemy.
From the >an Antouto News.
One of those me'ancholy occurrences, which It Is
difficult to account fur, happened In this place, on Sun-
day afternoon, abjut 5 o'clock. Cornelius Peterson,
B^q., shot and killed >. A. Mitchell, oar Senator, with-
out anv apparent or known cause. They were seen,
a short time before, In Mr. Peterson's room, apparent-
ly in frlend:y conversation, and afterwards were
heard some angry orda uttered by Peterson and tben,
annost Immediately, tbe report of the gun. Mr.
Ml cuell was evidently reclining upon a lounge In the
nom. ami manltest'y su-pected no violence. What
conl 1 have wrought Mr. Peterson op to such a pitch
ot phrensy Is mere oorjecture. and It Is very generally
believed that he scarcely (if be knows at all) knows
himself, as be waa Intoxicated at the time. Mr.
Mtiched was the 1-st person whom anr one would
have ever supposed would meet with such a death,
and Mr. Peterson the last to Inflict It. Tbe former
was exceedingly amiable, aud we do nut believe had
an enemy In tha world.
■HtAtXWARTSRS, IMSTKICT Ot TEXAS, NSW
lal Wider nr.7.
use 4th. Paraataph 6th. Special Orders No. 317,
1 Headquarter*. Texas, etc., Dec. 1st, 18<M, an-
cine tbat Lieut. Ool. tiutchlns will exercise his
A-a e KKWABD will be paid for a bunch of
9IJ keys, lost Friday night betweea the Gov-
ernment stable and tha theatre, at this oSee.
Janlt-tv4t*
Jr.. ALlifcN, wno was published In the Houston
• Telegraph aa having deserted from hla company
about tbe lSih day of September last, haa reported
for duty, and folly shown that there waa no disposi-
tion to desert the servlc •, but was laboring under a
misapprehension, and this card la publlahed to re-
move any stigma that may have attached Itself from
said advertisement. J. M. WESTON.
Oapt. Com'dg Co. >1 Reg. Oav. 8. T.
By J. Y. Ceavln, O. 8. Jail twit
xas, Naw 1
Mexico a*o Arizona, iiou?too, Jan. 7,1864. f
Special Older Nr.7.
Clan
dated
nouncina
discretion In execntlng any order upon tbe subject ef
cotton, previously Issued from these headquarters Is
bereby revoked. By order of
— . M«J. Qen. MAORODIR,
W. A. Alitor. A. A. O. Jail tw «
UDAKTiaMAsTsa's Ornca, O. 8. A.,1
Columbus, Texaa, Jan. 8,1M4. J
Notice Is bereby given to all parties Interested that
agents tn my employ are prohibited from purchasing
certified accouuts or claims against the government,
where these orders are disregarded the money will
be paid only to the original owner of tha claim, and
the agents dismissed from employment.
Holders of certified accouuts and other claims nay-
able at this office are assured tbat their claims will be
liquidated at thei earliest possible noment. The pur-
pose of the government Is to lulflll Its contracts spee-
dily and in good faltb.
UDOLPHO WOLFS.*
Oapt. and A. Q. M., C. 8. A. Com'dg Po t.
jalS tw St
hbadquarrars, Dis't or Taxaa, >
New Mexico aun Arizona, >
Houston,Texas, Jan. II, 1804.)
General Orders No. S.
I. All men belonging to the Confederate
States Provisional Army, detailed or employed aa
teamsters in the transportation of ootton, will re-
join their respective eommanda without the
slightest delay.
Officers, contractors, and others, having auch
men in their employ, will see that thla order ia
promptly obeyed.
II. No exemptions from impressment of ne-
groes will hereafter be made exoept by apecial
ordera from these headquarters, or by the Chief
of the Labor Bureau, to whom all applloatlona for
exemption will be made, and no Impressments of
slaves will be made except by the Labor Bureau
or by special ordera from theae headquarters.
III. Hereafter the proportion of hospital
nurses will be one to every ten patients; and
commanding officers of regiments, battalions and
unattached companies In this District, will forth-
with forward to these headquartera a list of the
men of their commands most delioateand unfit for
field aervioe, from whom details for nurses will
be made. Details for this purpose will be made
from negroea, on application to the Labor Bureau,
where auitable nurses oan be found.
IV. Cotton and other supplies, public or pri-
vate, can be tranaported over the rallroadaby
permits, to be obtained from Capt. J.B, Garey, A.
Q. M., at Houaton, in charge of transportation,
whenever the same doea not Interfere with the
transportation of troops and supplies. All per-
sons are notified that cotton oan be transported
across the Kio Grande via San Antonio and Eagle
Pass.
V. Mr. J. O. Illingsworth, exempt from mili-
tary aervice, ia hereby assigned to duty as Volun-
teer A. D. C.,on the staff of the Major General
commanding, and will be obeyed and respeoted
accordingly. By command of
Msj.Gen. J. B. MAGRUDER.
Stxphim D. Yamcry, A. A. A. General.
janl3-tw3t
WK are authorlaed to announoe A. D. McGIN
NIS, of Baatrop, as a oandidate for Distrlo"
Judge of the 9d Judioial District. JSlectlon 8th t
February next. dee 18, tw2aw5t*of
HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.—In a pleasant part
of t.he c ity within four blocks of the Court House,
the bouse Is a new one, with a front gallery, new cis-
tern and plenty of water, five rooms In the bouse.
Apply to A. B. HATTON,
Jal3 3t On the premises.
CIKCVLAH.
Hzadqdartzbs, District or Tax as, \
New Mexico and Arizona, i
Houston, Jan. 11.1844.
The following Is published for the Information of all
ooucerned:
" Headq'rt'rs, Dept. Trans-Miss., \
Shreveport, La., Aug. 26,1863. /
" A large number of stroug horses being required for
artillery purposes In this Department, citizens are In-
vited to offer all sush to the Government on the fol-
lowing terma:
" Department and .other quartermasters, charged
with tne purchase of horses, are Instructed to trans-
fer horses unfit for active service to citizens In part
payment for good artillery horses. The difference In
value, as ascertained by two disinterested persons
(selected, one by the officer and one by the citizen)
to be paid to the citizen.
*' By command of
Lieut. Qen. E. KIRBY SMITH.
"F. Ddcatbt,
Capt. * Insp'r Field Transp.
" Approved, by Older of
Lieut. Oen. E. KIRBY SMITH.
"S. S. Anderson, A. A. G."
By command of
Msj. Gen. MAGRUDER.
S. D. YaHcit, A. A. G, JalS tw at
REWARD.—Stolen from my premise
on the night of the Slat Inst., a large
grey horse.sixteen nands high, branded on the
left sbonlder thus, HL connected. I will pay the
above reward for the horse and thief, or S50;00
for the horse, or any Information so that I oan
get him. LOBINDA COOPER.
Waller's p. 0. Austin eo., Texas, Dec. 92, 'S3,
deo. 25-tw2w.*
11HE TEXAS BOOK DEPOdtTORT AND AD-
. VOOATE OFFICE are now being moved to
Hempstead, from whleh place we will fill all
orders for Books, instead of from Houston, until
farther notloe. All persons having business with
ua willpleaae addreas us at Hempstead.
J. W. SHIPMAN.
Hempstea1,Deo. 10,1863.—dlft-twlm
FOR SALH—A neat dealrable cottage, near the
busineas part of tha elty. Apply to
Deelfi-twlm* W.B. VINCENT.
HRADqCARTZRB, OOHSCRIPT SsRVICB, t
Austin, Nov. 19, 1803. /
Orders No. Si.
1. Tbe following order la pabliahed for the la*
formation of all oonoerned s
* Headq'a, Bureau of Conserlptlon,
Department Trana-Misa
:\
Marshall, Texas, November 5,1803. ,
" Colonel: I am directed by the Brigadier Gen.
commanding, to require yoa to revoke General
Order No. 4, issued by you on lat, August, 1889.
" Tbe Brigadier General dlreets me to say tbat
he thlnka It Imprudent 10 confer upon Enrolling
Officers tbe powers given them by the order in
question, and they must be exerolsed by yourself
or the higher offioera of the Conscript Servioe.
" I am, Colonel, vary reapeotfully,
Your obedient aervant,
(Signed) W. 8T1DMAN, A. A. G,
11 Col, John 8. lord.
Commanding Conscripts,
Auatin, Texas."
II. In purauanoe of the auggeation of the Brig.
General Commanding, Enrolling Officers of coun-
ties will, without delay, send to the Enrolling Of-
ficers of Congreesional Districts, lists of all the
men forloughed under Order No. 4, with a brief
statement of the reaaoaa for granting tha furlough
In •aeh cist.
III. Dietrict Enrolling Otteers will forward
theae llata to these headquartera, with their re-
marks in each caae.
IV. District Enrolling Officers of the Eastern
District of Taxaa, will forward Uste to Major Mar-
tin, who will,aftarttoiion, forward to the Brigadier
General oommanding.
By order of JOHN S. FORD,
Celonel A Commasdaat Conscripts. <
J. Hbhbv Tbass , Liaat dt Adj. Ja8-tw-3t
A DMINISTKATO&8* NOIICE.-Letters ofad-
-axl. ministration on the estate of Salvo Ballba,
having bean graatad lo the sabserlber at the No-
vember term of tha Probata Court of Harris Coun-
ty—all pereons indebted to said estate, will pro-
seat tha same properly aathentleated within the
tima prescribed by law. T. W. HOUSE,
Jan 4wSw '
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