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THE TEXAS INDEMNITY
BONDS.
Seycrnl Of Them In the NInr'sct-IIoS,
l7acy were Obtnfl.cti-Protc+t Of Cor
Hamilton Against Payment.

Several Of Them In the Mnr'set-TIosr
17ley were Obtni.cti-Protc%t OF Cor.
Hamilton A@niust Payment.
WASHINGTON, Oct 11.-!The Secretary OF tho
evidence that lIcy werc loaned by loyal holders and
had been transmitted from the State of Texas only
through loyai paTias. Il Is not howoTer, tho IN
tcntcd without such es11cEcc, and without 4 care
1u1 scrutiny Of the faets, In each case. Gov. Hum
ilton, Of Texas ha. represented to tho Department
ofcers Of the rebel government, ftauducntly taken
by Tbs Stale Treasury, anl IRE now In New fosx to
be drroeed Of for tho beoeht Of certain rebels who
t:os. iiafon psoesis sssinst IL lie i rayment t 81
State of Tesas. Ihe tsc's rspfs:sns:4 y Coy.
5 1a9Sa Ss fss hst q :y fss S hosP q s9r1 &:
% fa5. rrbei Goyeraor and es-oi,lcio
1ssIdent ot tue Boar n: p Bearer and - Jemss s.
Ansttn, Texas, and John Chiie. Of Hamilton
county, Texas, TO deliscr them 135 Texas ladeu,-
mtg bonds, Mt!h coupons attached, amounting 70
payment therefore . 01 cotton eart ut five dollars
per pl,r and the balance m medicines Of the best
quality lhe bonds and coupons were to be s!clis;
The contract, on their furnishing satisfactory
rty 'or tho performance Of the ccntEact Or to pay
to The Military Board, ln caee they ehonad iat1 TO
cincs, Tcaa. sa,c te,en or eight per cent bonds at
par, worth at that time about eight cents
On the dollar, while United States bonds wcrc
ruted At ctrhty ccuts On thc dollar when
in iac1, they were worth no. being paid by Govern:
p,tnt in gpf. On the 18th Of January, lhc dqts OF
contract, White q ChIles executed their bond TO
s sa1s e tsa1s on 10
the Military Hoard took from the State Treasury
the ls5 T. $. Texas indemnify bonds and delivered
them 70 White chile& t7k,ng their receipt there.
these parties, hut White Il ChIles hare come North
and endcavorcd to ob,alu pardon by the President,
and trying to dispose ot the bonds as their own
property fl the EcT York market, Gov. Hamilton
bas requested the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay
of tlicke bontls aud it will be advisable foz
all rartles purchasing Texas indemnity bombs 10
sec that none Of then. have como through the
bands Of White i Chile, e. IN that event thelt
payment. against the protest Of the State authnrt
ttes Of Tear, Is very doubtful. White & Chiles
have both been In Washington, md arc now sup
nosed to be in Ncvr York civ,
, 1865-10-12

Political Affairs in nIissiasfppf-T11c
E1ectt0n-Status Of she Freedman
The Cnnvn&. for q. S. Scnntor-A Nc
gro Murdered LII NIcnlphis-Stcnmer
Fired lnt0-Rcs1Enotfon of Judge
Mu1kcy-A New Union Paper.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CA,Eo, Oct. II,
A despatch from Jackson, Misa, 6th Inst, says:
"The Legislature, from returns thus far received.
vii be composed OF men entirely loyal 10 the Cor
etnment, but who arc uncompromisiugfy Opposed
to any interference On ihe part Of the Gene, Gov
csnment with municipal aHa1rs. The legislature
wi 1u al probability acknowledge the status Of the
freedman in The Union to be only thai Of the free
uegro previous 10 tho war, Thcre ts no disposition
herc TO opprcss the negro, hut determination to
keep him IN m inferior position to Nhite men.
Col. Ed. ierecf, editor Of the D1ity iFezcs, the
'Senh e s Election s q Fshe
Gen. Humphreys Dot beang iafdoned, niEea thu i'm
mediate parton Of Gen. Humphreys in order that
be may take hts scat a. she legally elected Go :eruo5
not he excluded from Office under the provisions OF
thc new Constitution. Col. fetger, however, IN
Fiaent r. ia M nna the eeni of thc ca
The csens, however. ol BIZ not bei1s patlonel,
The next hsheet number Of vo;cs. Col. Patton, also
candidate for Governor Is running wel IN the cast
cTp portion OF the State, but will not be nb!n to
sii il sTplhss a hss $5ssex f.
opinion oEc Of the ab!set Of Lwyess, has miscoa-
sirUed the whole matter IN his proclamation accept
co sgJSsR Sa1u t.
would h aamitts to 81 ths privileges Of white
Gov. Sharkeyss chances for United Stntes Senate.
arc diminishing daily. The mott prominent names
tnat will conc before the Lcgtl1tnre for that po-
+ e1ttpn a1c Fulton Anderson, Judge YIN. l. Verge,
, 1865-10-12

Progress Of the RevolutIon-DIaxatlz.
faction Asaln~t Sn1vador-The Chin
cha IAlaHds still Held by the Rebels
-Cofa.titutiona1 Reforms IN Chill
Cruel Murders In New XeaInnd.I
NEw ionK+ Sept. 11.-By The Ocean Queen we
@ ha.s Eana13a dntes 70 oc:. 1st- panun,a has beea
Eepa maSet5 escitHi BY reports OF an anticipated
President. The excitement ceased, however, by
TIC frssdent putting the prisoners On boasd YES
S, sfS a.ar aenap hfY to their h9mes Ia hs caasa
ard Co.'s. slcrta and Va1ln1ino, and few Others,
we're shipped ou 10 Janaica md santa Maths.
TnspSss IL uniied s.ese sises ste,e, one As b,
turned to Aspluwe'l from a cruise to flo Iacaa,
where It L reported that Inc Uni ed States Con
snnsf had been aet:sked b reses md he
rusc 10 get torciC1 Wa1 vessels to 60 thcro and
ffahten the reyoluionIsts. But Ii did moi srceood,
and the re,oluiionsts haye possession Of the place.
.lar1ha. The rebt.s appear to bo making hcadway
Throughout tho repEbs1e, md though n:w govern
n3snt Is to os insl4nrated next April, u is doubtful
The steatlcr from Central America by1ncs tnto1-
maiion Of great disfatistnciion throughout all the
Ecpublc aGa5pei s9lsn5of, for The brutal execution
obliged to keep his touto guarded, and dare nut 20
sinated.
From Peru we les.n that The rebels stIll hold the
chtueha Islands agafnet tho Peruvian Government,
but al!cw Ameliean, English, and Frrreh vessels q
lard under ihetr regular charters. Matters, how
e'es, look ll.tle fa!o9ble for The Government.
terA there, In tho course ofn mouth interesting
bcwe nay BE- looked for from there.
Datea from Valparaiso to September 10th, Ca1lao
alsi. and New Zealaud August 9TH, had bsrn rc.
ctlsed at Fcnama.
The Cht1cn Congress VAS still occupied on the
rciotms In tho Constitution. Trade WIS eatislac'
tory, showing lasgc Increase In customs.
IN New Zealants ihc Maoyts had cruelty murdered
a Edith Government Official, and tho nastcr and
crtw Of a vessel they had captured. The Maoxl
Wsr was Ct nsIdcrct Closed Is negotiations furpeact
had been e nclpded.
The Ocean Queen brinsa cuc million thrco hun.
cred ard sIxty-two thousand. seycn hundred ant
seyenty-hve dollars in treasure Judge Field, o.
Ssa FflnCizco Is nmoog her passengers.
, 1865-10-12
The Patterson Isace-Oar American
Derby-Thc SFcclksa Programme
fLrt,,, In No1v Tnr1r E.yen1yts pn1t nthl

.TFrom tho New Tork Evening Post, Nh.}
The Paterson fall race meeting will begin
tomorrow. The gentlemen who are at the
lcad Of tho racing association lore ho7or and
fair play, understand the roclng business
thoroughly, and 80 manage their races as to
give Tery agreeable three days sport to tue
ladies and gentleman who patronize them.
The first race tomorrow wflt be one of mile
heats, IN which CONC excellent horses viii
run. The second race Will he for the ''St.
Legcr stake'' Of q, ,ooo, for three year olds,
are forty entries for this race It is not u1-
likely that twelve horses, some Of them al
ready celebrated, will start There il, nfso,
tho same dag, rnce for purse Of 35D, two
mile heats, and for selling stake, one mile
and q quarter.
On lie second day the leading feature will
be the stecp1e-chase, for purse Of seven hun
dred dollars, over three miles Of fair hunting
country, hedges, bitches, walls, fences aud
water leaps, all of which nre In sight Of the
grand stand. No less than seven Of the lead
ing steeple-chasers from Canada arc candid
ates for victory. On that day thero will also
are teu entries n1so, a race OF single dash
Of three miles, Ia which some Of our best
horses Will run. ....
On tile third day there will be q hurdle race;
also one fer the sequel stakes, three hundred
dollars, for three year olds, two miles, five
entries. The event Of the day, however, will
be the three mile heat race, fn which two OF
three Of the most celebrated horses on the
continent are expected to run. Tho meeting
will close with rnce for the consolation pre-.
mium Of two hundred dollars, for all ages, the
usunl allowance to beaten horses.
The number Of horses In training for tli:
meeting Is vcry large. The interest in the rc'
snlts among the rtal ttrfmen is very great
The regulations for the maintenance Of good
order upon the grounds are Of tho most stzln
gent character.
, 1865-10-12

The Presbyterian Synod-Rcsvarl for
Murdcrcrx - Tl,1rtcenth Wisconsin
Officers Commissioned - Rlll Paper
Destroyed.
Especial Despatch to the ChIeago Tribune-l
MADISON, Oct. II.
The annual session Of the Old School Presbg terian
Synod OF this State commenced at this place last
e.tn!pg with twenty ministers and ten elders
in attendance. At the session this morning, Stew
at Mitchell, OF knhouru City, was elected Nodcr-
ator, ind Rev. ., a. DInsnaost. Clerk. The Synod
will continue its session during the present week
Gov. Lewis has Issued proclamation oGerln: 4
reward Of }G0 for tie apprehension Of the murderer
or rnnrde1ets Of John Schrot, who was murdered ut
Greenfield. outaganie county, on the ath Of Scn-
te1nte1, ISIS.
The Governor Las commissioned the following
officers Of the veteran 1cth Wisconsin tnfantry !:
Lieut.. Col. Aug. II. kimmel as Colonel: Major
Charles s. Noycs ns Lieutenant Colonel; Captain
S1nutl c. Cobb as Major.
j he1o have been S.ss et0 Of unsIencd imrres 1o7.
for Nrcontln bank bills destroyed hy Bank Comp
trol}er f:au1sey dnrin, the present week
, 1865-10-12

Tic Taking OF Negro Tc.tInaony-Ttse
Negro Troops Enlisted in the State
Dnrin. the Eynr.
NEW yeEK, Oct. 1t.-Proyisfonal Governor
sharkcy, Of mississippi on tho 18th ulino is.ued
approximation regard 10 thu reception OF the tcs.
tlat Il, ali ciI O. criminal cascs in which the nights
OF The ncrsuc. orc n-olycd their testimony may he
received In the courtR Of The State, subject to the
s1mc restrictions Is govern the taking Of the css.
agreement had been entered into NTH Col. Tnomas,
Assistant Commissioner Of the Frceln,cE's Bureau
Ia mississippi, by which that officer consented to
11rsieral c1ses aEec,tny negroes from the military
10 the local civil tribunal.
1hc special to the HtrnlA says:
t.Adjntant General Lorenzo Thomas reports that
tic State Of Mississippi alone Is credited with ha
m- furnished upwaids OF seventy nine thousand me-
nrccs and oEe thoueanl whites to command them.
They arc represented to havc becn ralse1 during
the ycaTS lStl and 1SG for service during the ur
, 1865-10-12
CHICAGO, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1865

frient ut the depot OF the Great Western rail-
road, in This city, last NIGHT, Nas ahot b. watch
man md seriously though not patntully injured. :,
An incendfary attempt, as Is supposed was male
early this morning to bum the celebrated tlrf
ra 'tPrairfe Boy" "Pra1rie Bird" and "Jenny
Lind" The stables were burned to the ground but
the horses escaped. ...-
The Democrats OF this county made their nomi-
nations this ct ching rs follows: :-Wm. H. Warren,
fer County Clerltt n. DurtIe, for Treasurer; " T.
D'lcr, County Superintendent Of Instruction; Gen.
Geo. G. Kogcsx, County Surveyor.
, 1865-10-12
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

Jeff. Davis md His Condition-T1ic
local EicctIobE-Efatrcd Of Northern
Enlf.runts-Df~nlnl Swamp on Fire
Gun Practice, Etc.
NEW YoEK, Oct. 1l.-The NsrakFs Fortress
Monroe correspondence 6ays: Jea.. Dar1s, / am
tnld. expresses himself Erratfy pleased in hrs
change Of qtaztczs. Temporary steps have been
bu1t, admitting Of his gotag to the raropct from
Carroll Hall direct. 1fc takes lis walk daily and
continues 3u &hc enjoyment at excellent health.
There If The a,rne guard over htEa now ns from bis
6rrt entrance TO tie Foffrrsz.
Within tho past tlx horra there has bean an u1,-
usual srrtyat Of gunhoats: They consist OF the
deuble- -turreted mentor Miontoqomaha. The side
nheel and old b1ockadc-runne., Ifisirnun Shandy,
{aye rot yet asccft1ined.
Al The election dsaws near. there ID growing IN
tcrcst to the local canvass aud the result Of the
coming election in Norfolk. The most interest, OF
courrc, centres In tho Congressional candidates. Il
IL understood that Mr. Chandler will be the ETC
ceteful candidate.
There Is no let up in the antlpathy to Northern
emigration md Northern capitalists. A growing
system Is developing iiseG OF letting Northern bu
sinfee men ecscrrl3 a1one IN The hope and dctcEm1
nation 10 1site lhem, IN this way, from the city.
AZ extensive fl1e + sweeping ove. the y ptsma
hare ai.cndy been burned over.
Major Furqrar. Of the Engineer Colrs, to-day
mounted the first gun on the Rip Raps.
FoR7nEss MoNEoE, Oct. 1l.-Gen. Mann LETT fo1
New York to-dny.
There are indications Of excitement in Norfolk
ut The State election. to be hcld tomorrow. Th'
military Mi1 be held IN readiness to Quer any dis
tCtbancc that may occur.
, 1865-10-12

BAl1rNoE1,' Oct. 11.-Gov. Botu1nan, Of West
Virginia, has issued an important proclamation in
tous pe1eona In The eocn.y Of Jefferson, to inyite
The people there to resistance Of the laws Of Wcet
Virginia By to1dlnr e!cc!ions or delegates to the
Geueial Assembly tf Virginia claiming TINT county
to be IL nc State Of Virginia. The Govcrnor Or
dera the ar1eet Of all pa:tles oEendins and calls
upon the United States mtlftnty authorities TO aid
the civil authorities to prevent such election.
, 1865-10-12

4 General Locomotive Snin4h Up-Thc G
S. P.Thor1aus ConspiratoE*.5
Ispeclal Despatch 10 the Chicago Trihunc.]
CISC1sNA11, Oct. II.
TIE Little Mimi and Marietta Railroads hare
tcen smashing up each others locomotives at u
fcarful rate yesterday md to-dny. They have ons
ore trick for few niles to and from the city, and
haTins c.th put On on estra train ibis week, easf'
neers have 10 Keep their wits about them to keep
out Of each others way. Yesterday morning during
a den-e foe,'a couple Of Little Mtault locomotives
we1e run into by Marietta train, which scnt them
bcck with s1cf1 velocity, that tncy forced some
lseight cars through The btiek wall of The depot
building. This mczn!ns similar occurrence took
place. Four locomotives and Elk cars have thus In
lwenty-fonr hours bcen nearly destroyed, the en-
glnccis luckily e*carlns injury.
United Stnfcs District Attorney C0rwfnc, IN fhe
District Court here to-day. announced his deter
m1na.on to force The s. +. Thomas con.p;r1for4 to
trial this Term. Some halfdo7en defendants a1e
concerned In the charges. which are stmiiar to
those of the Chicago con.piratots. The cases have
been continued from term 10 term for three yc.rt
, 1865-10-12

rsnccial Dcspateh to the Chicago Ttibuuc.1
DEs Mouxs. uct. il,
TIE Ant,.Scrro suf.4.re nsr,v has eone M an In
.oriors rnout 1bis civ has rivpn the Rennh1ics,,
t,rr.t arr one bnndred n.iortty. Tbi. county
d,o,k, ,,iyea Stone abort two hundred md inv ma
torjtv' and fhe cntire eonu,y ticket from tuo hun
drcd and INV 10 three hundred and twenty-five
The Repuhlcau majority to ills c,ty was given by
the Vest Side-Des Moiues township, The East
Slde-1cc towushlp-rfytpe flyc AGAINST Stone, md
scttcrine On the counfy ticSet dm ayc against, 70
nItccn for rs. The home Of the gallant Csocker
has endorsed the great democratic doctrine Of mans
cauaai:y Of tirhts and Iowa sretaps the President
she helped to elect md the cause Of universal io
crdy and perpetual peace and union, founded upon
imnart,al tnffraec far wh3rh bcr sons haye foncht
Returns trum Dallas. Cass, Pottawuttomie, MadI-
snn, Warren, jasper, Story, Marshall, md other
cnunttea 1ndica,n thc enrress NJ tbe Rcnubl1enn
party and n nex tiumph Of fts prlnciplca. You
can 1eprin, m prcdietion. n, ,Tne r,:turns Con.
, 1865-10-12

WASHINGTON. Oct. 1.-THE Commissioner OF IN
tctral Revenue has caused the subject Of the liab
ity Of playing cards or property stamped BY rlAn
ulactu1cr to M additional stamp duty in the hands
the grounds OF his decision. lie concludes as fol
lowa: ~ aln Of opinion that whe1 manufacture:
Of playing carde hns nfiIed stamps appropriate Ia
the price per Fack ut which h. sold them, th3 sub
ecqncnt vender should not be required to ntiix any
additional stamps thcrrto, wlHieYe1 may be tha
price at which he oEezH them -
, 1865-10-12

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE defence of Cen.
nrEeoc, charged with the larceny ofcer1nIn money,
opened To-day. Ills counsel proposed to show
previous good character, as brave, faithful and II
ictcnt Officer The Judge Advocate satd 1t had
BEEN too common to bring before military courts
the conduct OF accused parties In the field when it
had relevancy. Good conduct Ia the field might,
however, form sronud for executive clenency
after party had been sentenced but 1t was not the
province Of the court to entertain any tca consld
rtbtfon
, 1865-10-12

4 Commission Clerk AEBconded-The
Steamboat Burning ExpedItfon-EI-
animation Of a Government Defcc"
tive.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago 7rihuue.I
ST. Lou1s, Oct. II.
It is reported this morning that commission
house near Main street has been y'c.im1zeh BY m
sbscondtng clerk to the amount Of s. 600 or co.,
The Military Commission met ycstesda5 md re-
uewcd the tEtol Of Wm. Murphy One witness WIS
examined, P. F. tfoneosas. Mr. Il. was Gor-
ernment detective at New Orleans, aud was the
officer who arrested Murphy after be slipped through
the fingers Of Col. Baker. Iils testimony Was con.
fined to what Murphy said when be was arrested at
Ncw Orleans, and Whilc he was slightly into8'ca:
eearcling croskezamtnat1on. but nothin. bat bear
eay testimony could be ct]clted. At the concu ion
OF the examination of this Witness the Commission
more witnesses from New Orleans and Mobile.
, 1865-10-12

NV YonK, Oct. 1.-THE following gentlemen
were yesterday reelected Directors ot the Erie sai-
MSi, the combined common and preferred eapi,al j;
Samuel Massb, Daniel Drew, John Arnot. WEn. u.
skidmors, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert u Re7tiell,
my, Wu. Erane, !. c. bancroft, David II. L. Pier
eon, u. 4. Cushmsn, Alexander S. Dlyeu, Thomas
o. Gate, Isaac n. Fhe1ps, and ). F. D. Lanier.
, 1865-10-12

Petition for Con11nutntfon Of Sentence
Tho INDIAN n1urlererA Kcpricyed-
The Third Illinois Cnvnlry.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tsibane.l
ST. Paul, Oct. II.
The petition for commrtation Of Pryor's sentcnce
to Imprisonment for lttv has been signed by tia
Governor, Supreme judges. State and United
State officers and city od1e,als md I large number
of c1.i7en+. The facts were tclegraphea 10 thc
President thls morning, with m urgent request fos
suspension Of sentence.
The I'D Iilino.s cayalrY left On the keoknk this
1oon for Springfield ria LaCrose.
4 despatch Just received i:om the Secretary oi
War euspcns, by order Of the Icsidcnt. tho execu-
ton Of Ltt!c SIz ard MedicIne Bottle, wAIeh was
IN tcka place tomorrow. No future day Is set, and
thcr rtnhahlY Nil cscane The haltet
, 1865-10-12
Naval,

NEW YonK. Oct 1.-THE sloops Of war Laeka.
wsnna md AonoD:ahe1a arc fitting for sca.
Another sale Of surplus naval vessels takea place
ut brooklyn Navy TnlI within tWo weeks. Among
the yesEcls 10 be sold are tho steamers Stetcedta
Shockotau. Statc OF GcoEgi1, Wanko. and Union.
II is the Intention OF The Secretary Of tho Navy t1
sell twenty or more OF the class Of grnhoats bufl1
for river service. The vessels arc between 500 and
To tong, and CIT five guns.
, 1865-10-12
Obituary..

Bosrox, Oct. 1t.-latnes Q. DIE, principal editor
OF The Boeten Daily Journal for number Of yc1r8,
died this room Of consumption, after m Illness Of
eeyernl months.
Dos1ox, oct. 11.7Jnmes $. Eaton, Princlpl Of
1hc Engheh department al Ph!11lps' Academy. 1t
h1t.oycr, the well known author and taachcr, died
to-day.
, 1865-10-12
Tho National Finance

Szp YoEK, Oct. 11.--The Washington co9Tcs.
poulent or tho Herald says tho receipts and expau-
aiture. Of tic United Sates for The quarter ending
June nCth last, were as follows ltcceints exelu-
sivc Of loans, 96 Isl: from loans, 3l3S4 417aG3t.
Total rece1p1-. t616, is LSa0.
Expenditures, 7G7, III, Of which s,Dit 4s6
was scx thn redemption Of United stases notice,
bonds. fractional currency, &C.
, 1865-10-12
Wspcllo county, Stone III majority, Union gain
II. .....
CLINTON, Iowa. Oct u.-Clintou, In this county,
Dlaintilx d for StnDe

al. ~
Wspelo county, Stone III majority. Union gain
1T.
f,,n7oy. IONA. Oct. u.-Cliutou, In thI. county,
,.s no;nr;i, fnr Stone.
r Itnns @ II for stone,
i;sTi,f an ~ Sinne,
rsmrnrbe ~" G, for Stone.
Ccn.+c atnut Fl for Den,on.
T1is conntv about 5oO ior Stone. The rote has
,ccn S,naii Stnnc will have ahnnt q mi raiorify.
''sT 1jreraT1sr. Oct. 1iN1i:s n m.@Heturns ION
.bn sorcrr1 fnT.nsh,na ~ th}s r1nntv rhn1r "a.
,,,;tc,t, rnn;frity m M Sfn,e tirrtt ~ heixcen
IN ani an stnr,t ha1f zrhst r. crx lsst rear 'r
, 1865-10-12
Spap.ier Protesting I:.noccncc.


NEW YonE, Oct. 11.-A1ctter nom spaus1er, ono
of the parties convicted d. nceessoEy 70 the assassi
1aion OF President Lincoln, dated Tortu:as Isle,
sspt ts rnbIls9e LIZ says EsoF Is Sd a,5 aPd 5a
chu1res and specifications brought against nc by
thc prosecution. haa no knnslease Of idea of
a:saaafn Of The Pctcsdcn, either before or alter the
assassination -
, 1865-10-12

NNAhEEN 0I 4HlIIEXIF 1REFl1UFEt
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Department oE MIS-.
Riee1ppi is transferred from the Military Division Of
the Gulf to the Military Division Of Tennessee.
The Territory OF New Mexico Is transferred from
tho Department OF California 10 the Department Of
The missouri.
Tue Headquarters Of the Department Of Missouri
arc transferred 10 ST. Louie.
Gen. Frederick Steele Is assigned 10 the CON-
napd Of the Department OF Columbto.
, 1865-10-12

NAsHv1lLt, Oct. 11.-Imnensc tnui1s,in revenue
h4se been discovered here. The United states Col
ltctnt tor Cincinnati reached hero yesterday to t
yertjentc. A jarre house llAH swnd1ed the Gov
cyu1nent out Of one hundred and fty thousand dol
larr. but will BE- compelled to refund at once or
ray two hundred thouE1nd dollaTs.
, 1865-10-12

Political Affairs in nIissiasfpp1-Ttse
Electton-Status Of she Freedman
The CaI3vnS. for q. S. Scnntor-4A Nc
gro Murdered LII Mcnlphis-Stcnmer
Fired lnto-Rcs1gnatIon of Judge
Mu1kcy-A New Union Paper.
, 1865-10-12

NEW ToaE, Oct. 11.-1n the races at Patterson,
easily by tsKentucky." over "Lorl Monmouth
and = 0akhsnd;" the first two miles done tn z:
The one md 4 quarter u,ie race Sas won By SILK
stonc," over Arlington" with ease. ia s:17,t.
The newly imported English stations " "1exington'
and "Hart1ngto " ton we're exhibited on the course
and excited reueIat admiration.
, 1865-10-12

WASHINGTON, Oct tl.-Gen. ]. D. Webster
pcctfng to be Immediately mustered nut: LIZ ha
bought mn interest IN The Catawaha Iron Worss
1ronda1e. Jefferson county, Alnba1na, and intend
tcttlin- there permanently With bis family.
, 1865-10-12

WAsu1sGros, Oct. 1t.-Thcrc Is on trial fa tbs
Supreme Court. here. The case OF the Board OF
Water Commissioners ot Detroit against Henry A.
lurrett to recover $50 0G0 in consequence OF the
building, many ycars ago, Of defective engine Tor
the Detroit Water Works, by Dickcrsou 5 S!ckle5,
and Tor the proper construction Of which defend.
antr Ind become snret;es.
, 1865-10-12

wAsu1yoroN, Oct. 11.-1hs Treasury Department
ha. Issued regulations. the substance Of which was
published eeSIsl days ago, forremoyal under bond,
without the prepayment Of taxes. Of taxable pro-
in,uuecionaI3 distdc.s, but requiring ths taxes TO
, 1865-10-12

te paid to The Collector Of internal Eeyenne at the
poTr OF destination, either New York Philadelphia
Ealt1morc Boston, Cairo St. Louis, Cincinnati, o.
New Orleers- These regulations are not to be held
TO apply to the removal Of distilled spirits, coal oil.
nanIlacturedi tobacco snni, or cigars, matches. Or
quicksilver, which arc fu1ly provided for Under
regulations OF MaF let, tsG5.
, 1865-10-12
Lost Check for $1,000,

The public arc cautioned against ne-otiatlog loI
check trnHu BY J. 3. Smith. Cashier Secona Sauona
able to join Becker, md endorae BY him. payment q
Bnnnc hsrtng been stopped The Under VIII pleas9
trrn II to this bftlSG &1@A