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PUBLISHED TUI-WEBKLY
AUSTIN TUE&DA.MAY 1-1863.
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Pa'tln'teil " rnn lini rh urrt tti 16 Saturdays
BY D. Hl6HRD30N.
TerusS for I iiinntli -fl 00; for 3 months $1 50.
glritfle copies '.23 ooiits.
g-Owr Express jirrlvod this morning lit
3J o clonic with the Houston papors of yes-
terday. Tli.) " telegraph" publishes Iho following
ofliolal dupitelMbcoived by Pony Expross
.and tolegraphed from Boaumont:
(OFFICIAL.) f
llvsm Fbriiy 15 miles nboo ?
Aloxandcln Mays Oo'olopk P.M.
Oapt. 0. C. Gluts Aluxn'tdrii was ovucuitod
without loss of nny public property tit two
o'clock on Wodapday nvonlng. Gunboats arrlvol
ofTttis town ut 3 30 P. M. Tho nrmvirt now
oroaslngiit this point. - W. STEVENS.
Cnpt. and A. Q M.'
Tho samo paper1 contains the following lot-
tors fro.n Niblott's Bluff:
From tlia Sibley Brlsrade.
"Wo havn just received tho' 'following letters fninv.
frienls iu tho url1.? uti' Which WJ I iy beforo our
roulors atona. thd account of the lull of tho la-
moutort Col. Roily posioSaoVanelaucholyRuduljaor-
bins interest. ' lr ' ' '
NitJLKTT's Bluff April 3. 18C3i i
Editor Tdtgrajih Ilioriit will not'bo presuming;
to) much up in your 'colmlitis to address a short
letter to thoTolegraph.
V huve ju-t reached this placonftor3 wocksiof
lighting and retrjUitigbutore the oilemy. Dining
this time we have bt'cu' a1tp!cut our trntn and had
to subsist updn such scanty allow uico us tioutil be
picked up herd and tluro Our rations have almost
wholy consisted of beef. "J
Col. GreiSn thn whom a moro gallant addles
never troJ tha flol.l is in immediate command 01 Iho
Briga le (noley's.) lie has f luglit'tho eaeiny aUnost
every inch 01 tne way" until wo left tho frbnt and
m ide a detour In thrir'ro ir. Ho stubbornly 1 esntud
their a Iv.mce it overy'sti-p lie has doiimy proven
hluself horn fro 11 tho firing of the first shell.
Tho 4th Regiment (ReHy's)'sirsf.itiiod consl lerablo
hmiii tho battlo of tfrinkth). The los3 iu lulled
Whundud and missing; is ah ml SO men. J
The -1th I'oxus 23th Houiiiaua and.twcj cnmpinles
of the 2J Louisiana C.ivilfJvoafed'foHr HrigAdes
above FriukllnV utider coinirfnid m 'Gen. drover.-1-Col.
Kelly commanded our foicej in tltu battle and
fowle'sly did he bear hii'bri.vil.o'tho storm. His
command did rot exdeodonlhd Scitd ltioro thin 800
men and alt it a stbboru fiht pf tyo'hdurs yielded
tho fluid to the superior nulnbeH'Vf th'o enemy-
Our dead and many of tho w6unded were lolt in the
hand3 of tho enemy. C.tpt. Oiesoohe compmy (J
4th RuirlmeM't'was killed. Uiptl'Alexriirtor chmpajiy
H. sovfet vwonnecd.I.!5Uf.'Schllck. sa'ns regiment.
wounded.
We are yet far from our tmlii it'bainj; ner Alex-
andria and also moro thai) -li ill. tjlo Brig ide Is with
the trim. Wo probably shviPfoin'ain hoio until ra
inforcotrjHnts n-arh jrt trom Tux-is. Gen. M uton
" cotnmindd the fdrcojhofbj
.
rectly nscertiindd btft from tho mo)ic roliible ac-
count th'-ir foicelbPiibt fall' blurt or J4)000.
(Jen. Taylor's ar.uy before the battle numbered 1S00.
men UUo bittles'of fujCAi will be fought in liuisi-
nna and It boh'iovcn ua to strike for our homes.
Yourrf &on . J. il. H.
1 c l' 1 ' ' "
Death of Acting 'Bri. a-en. Janes
4 OnANGE TEXiSj iray21 '1863.
Peeling assurodJiliaVthfe'djtizfifis of Toxate
are auxioitdy-aw'aum'p:.'aIl ine iparlioplars 6f
tho lamented heroj wiioso namb head3 this
article an'i Ibeingpoi'liaps ableto gtvp soihe.
partmumrs uiau no owr una inuifi iu s a
was at;ung.a& Ais uu j Jt win proueeu
When
landin
army
with hia rewmnnt tTVO'CornnanieS ofinfdntrv
and foUr'bf artrllery?i)!ei'itlup to'reinforce
Col. YiricenVaiifl La'..Oa'alryi(who had been
sent up-theiday before-to k'qop- the enemy
from lar.ding)) '.WJioh Col. JlJly aTiYeJ.lie
. r. -t . .. 1 .1 .
fonndCol. v Inueut with about 200 of his reg-
iment eontQ.stiugr evoryanohrof grcnmdj 'and
offered tlien"bstUo. ' Tlf(p:(fidod 'to Ggh?
him on llie l'ourid.pC hj.ghorcefiaud turned
his left flanKticrossed.tho'biiyou; lib Vecross-
od and formed his battle Jitio agajn; heavy
skirmishing gfiihg'on all'-tne' while. By this
time it wnn'Tupplheenomj'thfllted;'" the
firing ceafeed. Od OKatninitiori 'tlio'Col found
that the enemy eoijlcleasily turn hi? left flank
again anaat -ppssustuou-ui rruimmi. uv
fell back iust below Franklin. .Next morn
ing about 2 o'.cl&clf Ue'oog4 were-put in'
motion. They rnjirchod about onoimilo -abovo
town formed lino of battlo' at; 'dftV-light' ex-
pecting tho unuiny lKjld a dqaBewgodB-about;
of a milo wde Ui front pf tlieiih 'llho lino
s
COmmancl: Col." Hoilov's own roirimont.
and nbojitJinlf tho'5d'Lni(uviiln'.hunder the.1
gallant Col. Vinbdiit and Oat Cofnbt'S bat-
tory.   L  '
Thu lliio was onlnroil fnrwaid bvGol. Roily bo
riduiu aho.in lpidiu pUolumnrt ttutlllv ion
Won ircii ii in m of l.nili uiunii onfc mllo nu
n'qn.iftio. wlikJii arj iviwg aUili!fnr uJuu Ot tho
ttmbur mi dtccuverud tVlxKQ brjHrivlos of Um fpd
dr.wiui( Hi Una olb vtt)p In the iltrlil Tho alV
lery wan luft iv milo'lmcU. On tiflctrtninitu; iho
pooltloli of 100 qjieniy he ojdercd.inp to brlmr up
the arti lift y nnd npurt to Mjijor Gon. Taylor
thu ptr(nv:U) ;inJ pavilion of iho oiiuny. By tho
time I ri uri'-vd with thu artlllory thu battlo bad
fa'lrly opened all along tho Ui)e. Tho Colonel
oooly diMrtb'ilpd hia mj after whlulnho dis-
inouted aent liU no run Jaomo 200 naoo to tho
DeserccrsTepreseiic mo ivnoio oj juuas auny 10
be hoie iii LouisUn excopi; lwo')r tbreet VYgiments
rt - i r
itwa3 known that? tno onomy Wore
'a heatvtorco'ih flie.roar of ourJittlo
 on'thc Xeohe gomelS miles CoL fteily
or battlo wasoomposod of 105 ofUol. qiaik'
hattulion denloved ftasldriils.h)rs'undQrhi
own
rear a4 walked up und dowi tliy llm. ohouring"
hmraon soaking nooover aall wbon tho Mlitli(
ball weru Qing tnlok a.u.f.wf. .At'terlm lmd;
thur ospOMvl htinc olf for. nb'out "ati Jiour and wna
bravely rallying his hiviRd'nmkfJ a cliargw the f.i'al
l v ".-1 vJltlKN1'1 -
I) ill struck tilm )u lilti luft Bldo diking the spJue.
I w.ij Hear him when ho fell Ijolploia. I ran and
plilsrid him lp as oany pwltlbii n powiblo. T. 1
about IH'o. iiilhutunlio ruoovered a mil jlijnt 10 apnak.
lib wiU cbol aifd cullooted. Ordutod mo to turn
tho conlm'iud oVur to ilaior Hamilton -I did 3 .
nhd ruturne'd and Insisted on hiving lilm tVkon oil'
tint iluhU Sjiid ho. " Captain I am miKitlly
wonndod nnd uihst diu soa; tuo uno ny's num-
bers are gr illy superior t? ours  I don't wish one
mm to bo tlikin from the fiell to eirrymooff.
Lot mo dio oil t'to biUlo-Uold." Ito finally oonson.
li'dfortnjto 140 after n phyio'.in and an am-
bulance when I retuinod. Mi. Mamoton had
'HP nt hltn to tlie roar. Bui illas I he had broilhod
ins last on mat oiyoay ujiiie-imiu aoovo I'rauutin
that enabled our llulo urniV to tunko afn their ie-
troitbJloro 35 01)0 of HmU thtovos I carried
the biily ol tho hero to Fra'ik.lln. htcullmr'Major
T P. Oohiltreo I was ordered by him to lay It
out In the court house which I did.
I know (ihousth of OjI. Rjlly to know him to
boa hfghmlndud honmabe goutleman a good
ollicer and as bravo aa'tho braveat.
. A.J. SOAUUOlOUOHi 
"Wo also givo tho latest Telegraphic news
from t'lxo s.uuo paper: 1
 Special to tho Appeal.
Panola April iii.- Tho situation of affairs In the
country uNortli'Ol June is uncertain ttm mobt. pliiua-
ablo thPory for- thb oiMlttop1 of the Yankees Is
that they Intcndod to break up Chahncrs' organiza-
tion. 'l'hoi evfiedltldn vla Now Albany whose
strength has been griintly evhgpratejl was intended
tobrel'ikmp tho lieglmont' (hefe being organized by
Maj. dial urns. ' 
'I'he last authontic report la that the Sardis column
dlvidpd atiUiiuksmirt and a portion moved towards
the Chdilestnn Railroad. - "
The lulnfoi cements fiom Memphis had not crossed
tbetTold water.
Evcppt plundering nothing was accomplished by
this dvtaeuntejit.
Chalmers his been strengthened Insto u nf wpalc-
om'd and liijpomtnind ls"aulous to push forward.
In flying through tho country fear kept the Feder-
al column compact and bepde but little injury was
done the people.  1 ;.
This hipjfy lo'sult was attributable to the punish-
ment they received at Coldwater.
' At CMienhO of a hundred Yankees killed and
wounded they have obtiined as miny hotses inulesj
anji wagons we suppose tuey conbiuer iney-niaue
ngoolltiadb. '' "
TheiChlcago Tlmos1 dispatch from Washington
Aniil 13th. sava Llucolu is not nle.wcd at tho cuimi-
liatibu of si- iniiiUUs ptep nations iptOjtwo hours
iteming .il' GhHt lostim. " ' '
Jt Is jio socret that tho reconnoianco wHielu ac-
complished io little v ill be followed by a' bonaflde
attack which Is tu continue as long as tho immltoro
'can tile their guns.
Itis-stated lhaO tho foreign diplomats havoore-
celved an unoiBoial iutimatiim fiom Lincoln tint lio
intends to luvo Cluileston leoccpplod by tlje U. 8.
aulh()iltius.  s
Tho Hei aid says nothing Is uno Wn in oflkl it circles
of.a withdrawal of the fleet-limn Chirltstou lor the
purpose of sending It to the Mississippi.
' l7.ishlntori'lelteis state th.lra run or was aiicnl
thnt the forelgit mlnliter' Intend moving their lejja-
tlona temporarily aorthwai d. ..
A dlspatchfiom bultolk .dated the litu says the
gunboat Aloit wa disabled and the gunboat Vest
End well 1 iddied by Hie fiom the 1 ebel bliarpshooteis.
tu the. Nausmaud river. The Washington was also
disabled witl a loss of some flvo1killedand clghteeli
wounded. '
'A'djBpatch from St. Louis says tho rebols
aro gathering on tho south side of the Arkan-
sas rive:' and holding all the fords.
A dfepatch from Now Yolc 'says a British
man-of-war entering a Cuban port' was fired
into by two Federal vessels they mistaking
hor Jon the Alabama.
TuiiAiroiiA Apiil 22. Tho bridge has been
burnt near Mcilinnvillo'l and tho wiiesinter-
1 uptetlj but it is not supposed that MoMinu-
vlle is in tho hands ol tho enemy. 
PN'Ola April 24. Telegraphic communi-
cation has been reopened wtthSdrtiilobi.i.
The 'retreat of the Fuder.ils.ftom that point
is conllrmed. 1 ' '. 
Two regiments of iufnntry; and one'of cav-
alrv. with AtbuttaHton of artillery have come
outifrohi Memphis to' a pbiut 4 hrile? boy6ridi
the Ooldwater - 1'1'
From 'the E renins Anneal bf the 24th : ' 0
(Dhe city hast boon ftillUf rumors 'tQ-'day.'
ILO HUVU1UU1IU UU tllCIU 'U1I WlllllU Jim U UVUIl'
exorcising a degree of credulity wo do nofc'ac-
knowlodge -possessing.. 'Tho situation may
be stated' as follower 1 " k
rFrom the Northern portion of the State we
Jearn' that a Keddrab force had1 atlvanced to
Coldwater Depot but-manifested 11O dispjsi-
tion to1 continuw ThoN force-'p'rciviougly ce-
ported atJ3ucksport has'gpne'East: ' '
-JLiis repoit comes moiu uon i;naiuiers anu is 01
.cuursajonec!. In Iuj c;oiiurfjIoniHWu w glad to
lpirn thVt0e C.'ls feady to sfiiku  ittTiVtivo blon
.in'miy direction the euemy may attempt a move-
' Tioih Vlofjs' urg we Myeyi no new movements to
repo't. ' pf'ho b)iU?Mluvtx passed tho city 'a few
uiilliU'ago ojily fouraj-eafliatytwoof thorn having-
fcuiik ' t r -
APiliril force i cerfalulv occunvimr Qlcalona. '
Tho.in? I lniiiurtmt.taoxfineMt.wf tlimFwIeral lie.
r . .' . .'. ....Ku.... il.t.Ui .... .. I.t.n .-. 4ili.e.
JaciimutliiiljW travriigibiiHtate almost ntpleas-
ure is i'l !'' dii ctionof tii outherb ruid be.
twHfii ibis eitv mid Mvfldlaui The impure is that .1
uctncjinumts 0itwnii hail p wl tbrtJiigU Deeatii'
XmvL0.11 cduiiU. Jt stiiuiflo bi orettv-wtjll uilllicii-
tiuutfd ililit t'ho.v ruiLiicil Iho ralhotd at Noutlm
.nfu.ti.uii un M'a"'ug)it "tliP 21th.: when' tlnmiiriR
Wtre oat mil t"lm stiitioii-lioiifi' lnirned. Two pi'-1
seiiger p'rsJiiijiHO rtpiu'h'il t imytP'ou.ui-itcoyi'U.
.Viiit funh.r daifugoi ss ilouei or iwhtmro tbt
If tbfv'hao reached the point 'stated theirincxt
pffort Hill doubtless bo-" push on to Baton Ibmge
iaklng the fN. 0. .1. fcO. N. ltailioad on their r ute.
I'oi tunately In 'iJib deviation they ai 0 llkidy to meet
with iibstriietiotif theyluve put yyt encountered.
Th AllPeal. of thenurhing of the34tU qpcakjng
of this Biima detnchihenf. suvii : '
. Tiio mdvewenu of .tho Yutikdoulotacltment that
came tl6wn through tlteMnorth-eflsUrn ctniutira ol
Mississippi appfur Jobo dllEuult tii(;jhoertaliu jVu
hiiv had various minors nsHti their dcstliiutlon and-
... i ...t. ... -..1 ...i u. .....).. ..11.. r
ilK'ir .viieini"oiiu is nun nijuii nnil - t
 On tircS'y'tl thoy.ti'i'iijatfJ-odii.inClioiJlaJv county'
ten miles west of Ulnunu which point. it " as re-'
raldviiirnni;wi iiOjiiifrrvnHtiim 'has biwiitivotiivuil
; iriipjulellfgi-iiwijftiup ..iudaeUvof the de-taghrtniU'wii'l'Iftli'it-Ml
flntirtV lid.lnto Marrlatid
nnil IViinslvinla and ilrimud M(0lellan' army.
ported.! day m two since they were thtl-atenlng.
Our force at Columbus will bo able to punish tho
vontiirsomo foico If alumled the oppoitunlty.
Tho raid is a dirjiig one cxtieuding In boldness
any of their former expedition!. Hut they will
probtbly tlnd their reluui lrom the country inter-
fered with.
The "T6logrnph" flays: "Aloxandria has
been taken by the gauboals apparontly bo-
cutde it was preniaturoly evacuated through
four of Banks. .which rendered tho evacua-
tion of Fbrt Dp Rtisey nocodiary. We' pro-
sumo tho gunboatd that woro to disputo the
passage of the enemy up tho river foil back
to moro disputable ground abovo Alexan-
dria." It also says : "Ihoro uromany rumors re-
lative to battles bping fought ut Vioksburg
and upon our Western line but) our informa-
tion derived from Shroveport loiters of re-
cent date leads us to plabo ho rolianco on any
report wo have heard. That a battlo has
boon' fougjit ore this between Johnston and
Rosoncraufc is not at all improbable but no
reliable report has roachodais."
We copy thb following from tho "News" :
"Ttri: Yantcehs at Ahvnsas Pass. Ro-
ports have ro tchpcl' here (Matagorda iIay
4) that thb Y5ihkec3 of Aransas Pass sontin
oh last Wednesday 3 launches to papturo n
lighter lbadod with cotton. They were fired'
upon by our troops stationed on Mustang
faland and one launch was roportod sunk
tho otlier'lwo foturnod to tho yussol out;sido
the bark1 got under way and 'shelled our
ti'oops with what result is nut known. This
morning cannonading is heard very distinctly
at Matagorda Pass; The presumption is the
enemy is shelling Saluria. J. W.
New Orleans Items.
Tlio How Oiluiliir I'uuyuno ot April 10th and
lltli contains the following ttoma :
Tne Pic iy una mehitonh the Hcircityof polton
thejio not being TOO biles t' be had the oily It nnl
tn.it.58 that those wtio bought a Law weeks before at
SOe. had ovoi reached thomsWvo- h.if cjinplacentiy
romitrks that "these uafortanatt lhvestmenta
will not react cm our ieiitent nieroh.iiuo. ijJme
foW tfans'.bul dtmluid may siiiFer provided there
'ohonld ie no ra.lctlon. 'l'he editor Baya that of
11140000 balodiof cotton rocuivod in Now York
thi eo fourth hsv been ro'ceived fiom Touuedsee
l)y theOhlirUer.
The sales noted in New Oilcans are To bales dam-
agei) onthe!)that31JS'c. nnd 70 It's loose on 'the
llUualSGc. What; a maiket-report 1 Seventy poumfs
afolrilapois In bne day I and that in the greatest cot-
ton iniirt In the world
'the 1 ictuiiie has an accpunt di the Retribution's
last capture a sugir brig from St. Jag. tor New
York. 'The Retribution appears to have been n
hchooner with piu pivot (gun amidships. Her cap
tain's name is Job n 1'iiuptly.
'r ".Mr.1 Uennut w.i at rested in New Orlcnut for ipak-
ing ConfeiloMUnflacs. Tim charge' was founiled on
Jiirt painting' a mill) ituio Gin federate ilagovur tho
top of the HOUg ' ill U'dtoiuuvall .Tacl.HOii' wuv.JI
Tbrue'of tlio- ten'f ble things vVere captured 1 t
ir ' '
Tub Foiit at FaybttevHjUb. The let-
ter of otic qor respondent ''Troopor" gives a
very clear account of tha skirmish at Eay-
etteviUe. Wo learn from letters that our
wounded had to bo left. Besides Maj. Wil--son
we had one or two olTtcois wounded.
The enemy lo-it a major a captain and a lieu-
tenant and Co llairison tiip federal com-
inander Wag wounded. Their total loss is
uiiHScertuincd'. Tho fighting was dosporato
and iti onb instance seven tnon of Monroo's
'regiindnt ere killed pr wounded while ttt-
tchipting to enter a 'house. The houso was
taken. Tho enemv had tsvo rotrirnents with
in supporting distance; and 'if-the attack had
been tradb about two 'hours sooner Jiarrison.
could have bedn completely whipjSOd boforo
the regimenti enme' ffom Mudtowh aM an-;
bthor'Jrbni a'difTerontpoiut to'Iiis" assistance.
At 0110 time wo are told Gon. 'Cabell might
havoifulloh babk with 'twenty or thirty wag-
gons and his prisoners but as ho'cumb there
to wntp incm( no was uetoi lutuou to uu it.-r
Qabplljsa hafiij lighter a man of indomita-
ble pluck and itho feds and tonegades'in the1
northwest will find him a tough customer.
Weare glad & le'tnv'that hjffcrirrtmandaro
satisfied 'witi xliei;; leadei) an'dtheinbolVo
are iu fine spirits and) eager to try it ngoin.
stall
ed.
charge
tup to.ihoir rifle pits and entered-iho town
while tho 'enemy wero'fiiing at thetri from the
hfjm-es1.1 The f'ds woro mostly redes:ade.Ar'-
Jvapsians and depprato (ppii. ttliey fought
wellj but if onoOabeU's contmand had beetii
equalli' as well armed he could' have maiii-
tained his position agaiifsf; th heavy bddst
The next 'thno'lio' will go better prpnrejl and
whenUio whips tham. ngaut-Ahey viU stay
whipped. LUtle ItockrDam. A)ril 29.
fi-Frdm-a'prJvlite letter foceivt'din this
city y'estQt-day .fiojn treenvjllo.liuutcqnn-
tyt jiay zu we nave oeeu .peruuttuu tw iuukc
the followintrttixtMctt j '
fVo have )iud)con3lddrablexctenieal iu
our comV dfvjr)))'g .Mtftch pnd.'.pnl.'intcon-'
fcqtjeucefaiband'of traitors who h;d left
this irogiou last Bummer 'unaor tne notorious
With jjiese
pwplfeAv '  rt 4 s-. c- t
no lettor from an ofiicer ot Cabell's'
puts our loss at '32 killed apd '3fif wound
This may be true as our men had to
M.'D: Hari SbVbn 'wpro captured trietby1
nituycf twoVyo oitHsqit .fqnnd' gU.ilty-nd
lhlhgV 'Fo TjC'iVl alifltfoiurothers.aro' btill at-
Inio-f. nril linvrfaRviiin-itlir.tirfl in tilts dountv.
Special Correspondence of llie Texas Almanae Ktia
San Anton'iii" May 9th 18G:'..
A rbport hhs reached u'that tho Fcik-rals
aro bombarding Cotpiis Chiisti. No particu-
lars given dipt. St'uckon's companj' now
hero has received orders to move to that
point.
A now gonoral 01 dor has boon issued and
will be published immediately. One section
removes the restrictions heretofore existing
on cotton and tho specio exchange lav.
Othpr scetiops aro interesting as regards em-
ploying conscripts.
Grass on tho sovor.il routes' to Mexico is
said to 1)0 rapidly disappearing in conse-
quence of tho groat and continuous travel.
It is foarod that in course of another month
it will boimpossiblQ for'teams to travel West
unless corn-led on tho toad. Pnnto.
Humors Dining the past week our citj
has been full of rumors. Thete is a report
of a battle at Iuka of- b'000 on oach'B'ulb. in
which the enemy -wero dofoated. This is
likely as the forces iwere in close proximity
a weoltor ten days ago. It -is said that th-er
Federals have a large jforco on this side 6-t
tliQ river and show an intention to march
down to Red River by land. DoubtFul tho'
they willido anything or go anywhere to ste?l
cotton. Then wo have stories of riots in Il-
linois dostruct ou of tho penitential 3' at Al-
ton and thaUBuoJl at tho head of 10000
men was resi&ting tho conscript law in tjiat
Stato. iFor several days it was '.oportod
that severe lighting had been going on at
Vicksburg and that nino gunboats were
sunk etc. All of which ourreade-s may be-
lieve to suit thomselvesi-Lit. 11'k Dem. 20th.
llvniE Robert J. Townbs. A largo itmnhor of
our citlzensiiftcr the publication of .ludgn Icrrell's
letter declining topeimii his name used lor lo-elec-tiou
to thejtidg-diip united iu a call on Judgo It. J.
Town's to run lui that olHeo. There was a uatmal
tuixiet to have sonic one of expeiionco as a .ludo
to fill the position hut Judge 'lownes had resigned
the 8 uoe position some yens suico and wo bid hut
little hope th.it he would run. Wi are requosted bv
him tosiy that he will not under existing circum-
stiiiuesbe a ciudidite. Willi other friends nf.luigo
Terrell ho doeo not ousidcr the n-asons gnen by
that gentleman as suthuioiit for declining to run I'oi
ie election. Lawyers clluts and witiiesies havrn
in mo-it c.cses (Ken consciipti'drlhuio cannot possi-
bly be .tn civil bimluoss transactctl. by the courts
dining the war. 'Iho criminal cases can bcaitendoVl
to as heretofore without any detriment to the public
good. Why thciefore cannot and Bhould not.ludgo
ierri.ll answer the aI'no-t unanimous voice of the
tMsiricI f We know tliat theso iewR have iccently
bwn strongly urged upon him and have re ison to
believe that ho wilUaltor his determination and be
come a candidate lor re-election.
Since the uboe Was In typo we have received the
card of Judge Terrell announcing lilmselt iwr can-
didate whicn will be found in uuuther colitinu.
FROirAuKVSAS. A member of Allen's
regiment 'McCiilloch's brigade reached heie
on Saturday the 9th inst. d'trebt fiom Pine
Bluff Arkansas lie says that Walker's di-
visipn were am route for Shrevoport he hav-
ing parted with them ut Canlden on the
Washita. 'As to their numbers &c it is not
our piovinpo to speak.
Ptior to the battles in Louisiana Gen.
McOullOch had been ordered to assume an
important command iu Texas and had just
turned over his command at Pine Blufl lutti
when the hews from Louisiana reached him
he asked to be returned to his former brigade"
to go to tho relief of our friends against
Danksi His requobtiwas granted and ho nt
once started with liis command. TJ.iis Bri-
gade consists of' the regiments of Allen &
Flournov from Wostein Fitzhnah from
Northorn and Waterhouao i'roiri  j'iastern
m M If
Loxas. 
. Walker's whole division piobnbly reached
Shrovopot'L or some point ! oil .Ped River11
HLIUUV 111U dill Ul lu.iy.
SAtn of Au&tin Oitt Lots The sale of.
lo'ts on Monday (payable only in State Wur
rants) brought the sum. of 27402. ;The
property was well' so!d-"one corner lot on
Congress Avenue .banging the handsome
sum of llidO. The lots around the Capi-
toLwcre not sold an injunction against the
sale huvilfg been granted by Judge Terrell.
JggTMIon.i Jno. M. Ciockofct in n enrd to
the Dallas- Herald has withdrawn his namo
as a caudidatjo for Governor.
Editor Almanac :
-The Galveston "News"
of the 6th says it is generally conceded that
Eti8tei'ii'T1evas js this year jeuHtled to tho se:
Ibbtiou fqrGcvoruor as "tho woso has had it
lbr two terms. The idoa of sectional fooling
in a crisis like this having any niniionco in so
Important an. election is Wholly wrong iiv
fact it is always wrong nhd mischievous. -
But admit itB propriety ar.n i dQily unit
Western Texas propqr has over been honored
with Jhe governorship. Governors Bell and
Peaso woro both takeh from tho Drazos
Hbpstoit ai)d Xubbopk both from Middle
Texas- iienuorsoni .vora ivunneis anu
Clark aro'from tho East. Noittyor the west-
ern.half oftho State not' the northern ever
'lad the Governor. Till now noMnan wbt'J
of the Broa8 valley has over been a ' candi-
date for Governor 1
Xet W hVnr'no' moro of sodtionnl rihtli'or'
influouecs in a timo 'Jilfctlif?. wlum Qvry
man'' woman aud child Jias."lUe( hbQty.-uud
ttho'pursuit of hiippjueoV at .stake.
1 Jr '
u U-r
Thk '6J:vi.
An exchange Mates a "good anecdote" of a chap
who was mi bouid a m in-of war. When tho iron clad
Yttis Just going into notion tho poldtcr was ou his .
knoi'H. An ollicer sneoilngly rsked him if ho wis
nfmld. ' No I wiw pra mg" Wasth0 rospfltiso.
"Well what were yon pi lying for?" 'cnntlnnod tho
olllpur. ' l'rajiug that tho eiiLUiy's hutkt!-rma bJ.
dUlributpil the sinio way U3 tho pi're ulquUjl-rinlir-. t
clp illy among tho ofiicer!" was tho quick and ruady
retort.
- r
A dark colored man oncn went tb Port-
land Maine and attended church lie went
into a good pew ; when the next neighbor
to tho man that owned it said j
"'What did you put n nigger into your
pew for?" 
''Nigger 1 he's no nigger hols a'Hnytien."
"Can't help that; he's black as the" ace of
spades." 
"Why sir he's a correspondent of mine."
"Can't help that: I toll you'hcrS black."
"But ho is worth a million of 'dollars."
"Is he though? Introduck VP'
. .Ml .j
fty Wo ure authorlead to allnncei3l)n. T. J.
OUAliBEltS a's a candidate for the olllco of
Governor Of Texas. " "
L.' .-.  'or Goverp.or.. .
Tho friends ot Uunuidt'Iihauiri isMcCdlloch.
from all parts of the dtale piesenl .hiaiuuio'td ilia
people of Texas as a candidate ur 4pvernor. In
eodoirig thy pbliitwith conUd'onco U; his long
resldunce his nmplo Ciperlenco la civil life us
ReprcBorituMvc Behiitor v&c; to"" bis mllltuy
knowiodgc ucquired in 20 veiiru oxperlenco us
prlvntu and olllcLr; to'h s niiblouiislied iniegiity;
Ills unseltlsh patriotianr bis fearlees defense of
theruuBO ofllberh for '"wearorhvoe." and to bin
'henrttolt sympathy with tho aoMiurs (n tho field
unu 111011- luiniiH-H ai uome. 1 uete witn hta
strong dleorlinlhaiing cQuinreliuuslvo mind nnd
fearless will in defense of nil thnt Is dear to the
tJouthorn .heart uumistnkably indicate Genora.
MoCullooh as thi) man di-mauded by tho crii-i.
11 has been in active seivice for two and n quar-
ter j cum and will-remain in tho Jreld till du'y
calls him homo.
ID UN AWAY. My boy Tom a bright mulatto
-"' aged 19 cars; lea -May 10th; took W'lrb him
my Biy Ilorsrtand sodd'e. A llbenil reward will be
given if delivered to mo on GUlilaud Creek (or put
in jail iu Austin Ti aves county.
.Austin My 12-2t S. B. GTLUS.
pOMSnTTEI) to tho Jail of Travis county on
81I1 ot May mat. a negio boy who calls Ids
name I'ansfime nnd says lie belongs to 'John II.
Baker of McLellah county Tens. Said boy is about'
siucen years of agb five leet ix or eight inchts
high a blight inulatti) and veiy Intelligent. '1 he
owner is hei eby iiotilil-d to come und pay tho charges
on said boy and tahe hitu away or be will be dealt
with as tile law th-ects. ' T. C COLLINS.
Sheriff Travie County
Austin May 9 1363-4W.
TjU)E lilRli a negro uirl 15 orv14 years of age.
Knquiio at this office.
A Card.
My letUr publiBhed last wock dccllnlna to bo.-
olid n candidate for re-election to the ludgpBhip
lias not i)H'tthqapprpval of thopo'Ulromihout tho'
Dictrlot who had Bolloited me lorun. JMygrdateiit
Tiublio obligajipn Is due to the people of this
District arid espt'oiully to thoie among them -who
lby their aupportfor enrs past buovplnoid mo
Under obligations vrhioh Jt oannot dreuard.
Tliey still deipaid thatlbuta candldato for ie-
election upon tho ground that no civil buiuiuBs
cap bp1rans'actqdnnd that m.V presence nt homo
wi!i berequiredqilytotraiHBCtcriinunihbr.sinesH
tuns gilng me nn opportunity ot being still with
the army the laigc-r pmtlonof my time. This
course will require mo to deo'ino any rank In the
auny. My iiumu is before fj;h& .peauissof the
aecona uaioiat uistrici as a candidate for ro
election A. W. TKRRKLL.
May 11 185C tf
en Itiup of good Stoek IpRStS for pale. .Apply
0U to " J  V. S. WILLIAMS'
May 12-2t Kpundtock "VYHUamsoti Ct'y.
Vy ANTED Bacon Flimr Beans Vinegar Can-
' dies am S"aP fH ike Ubo uf thcFf ontler regi-
ment for which 1 will pay tho market nrioo on de-
llery at AtisUVClty.' v -
1 CIIAS. T. FREEMAN
.ma7-im.  t Capt & C. S.jMufd R. IE. S. T.
PUR'K MKIUNO BUCKS;ior sale by
' UKABTUVRERD -
May 5-Gmoa  r Bourne Ien.dall C'ty.
Krt HEAT) OF STpUJv 'HORSES n6v tunning:
-"U Tienr Mr. iressner's.''I2 tniles abovo Austin fop
sale .by g . mnyS-tf " II- FELLMAN.
1 Clothes for the Soldiers: .
. A 8 Qpnoral lAgeot of the Trans Mfealpslppt
Bastrop Cal dwell" Hay b Blrtiico''BurnetLlAno
San Saba I.ampnfsas BcllWIllmnSi-on nnd'Bur.
Juron J ntn pyrL; oAbh fok olotltinM of bll' ulndn
suitable for nnny jenna. llmftly cotton olbth
sodlp haUycnpSj blioes leather .vjj. to I profer
cloth 10 ofotMng ready vnado.
EST I cat) bo foiyid ot all tlmos at niy Head-
qnurtert irl tho ttoro lately obonpiodTy Palm &
I3rOR.. tJworiEbu'B'buildlng Austin.
9RT ;LadeslnAn(tiii nnd vidlijtty dealing to
tn'iko upo'.othing will poftBepalldtnti3't(tno after
Mandnv7 April 7th. '(19 preiorenoo will bo gtvea
to tho fnmifloft of soldiers undtlioeo In ncody olr-
cnniPtanocs whoae'ver.thoy do the work In ii suit.
aUlo manner. JOHN IIENUYJJIUDWN
Gen'l Ag't Olothlug Burea Trane:MB8.
npriJd-lm ' r pepttfjtntent.
THE TEXAS ALMANAC JOB' OFFIOf
JOB PRINTING In all Its branches t.hflvtea i&d
pamphlets printed; coiinlfr wai:rR!)W;or barfk
'u'jte'paper; blank books mhno to ordr; iutirtr-
mtis.trV$ and ConltuUsary's Blanks aocorddnp-to
the forms prescribed In tho Army Regulations fur.
nlehed m the shortefct notloo.
JlavingAfalr Supply of paper on -hand consjd.
cringlbe'EjciitcjKCuy of that'iwllclc at this time
and liuvini:. also Just racehod a liitgo addllion Ut
oiir'Otucviuihe shape?! material Jnt9 &o.weBr
pvepaieilitp (uiulah cyery (Ucr(uUon of pililtlug In
ulnlu audipuicy coloisat spch piivew as will euable
U8"m Uve iliuhig lhea tluicit.
Our Jp)) olllco being under the charge of Cnpt J.
2LConiad ipimerjy pf Galvebton und Ilousloii wo
havp ;P hesitation ip jtuying that wo can do work
aqua) to any In the boidh ai)d we will make It our
Study lo'glvl cailsfaction to all who may. favor ttfl
with their pHlionuC'i