, 1865-12-01
Eastern News.
News of Nov. 2Oth.

Fifth Congressional District. shows that Bed
ford Brown is elected over Hawes by ninety
ty six votes.
Philadelphia, Nov. 15.-Wasbington l..
Lane, editor of the Leader, died this morn
ing.
New York, Nov. l5.-The Tribune's spe-
cial dispatch says: By order of the SecretaI
fy of War, the name Of Fort Richmond,
New York harbor, will be changed to Fort
Wadsworth.
A Washington special says: Gen. Steele
represents the Imperial forces at Matamoras
as completely beIeagured He expresses the
opinion that the French will be compelled
to surrender to the Liberals, who hold both
banks of the river, aud environ them On all
sides. The Liberals hate authentic infor-
nation that three weeks ago the lmperialists
we're reduced to one third ra,i ms, and they
are completely cut of from Vera Cruz and
Tampico.
The Times Havana letter of Nov. 8th,
reports that the defeat and capture Of the
Republican General Ortega, iu EichoacaD,
and the destruction Of his whole army. His
troops were divided into three bodies to caps
tail and dispersed, 400 prisoners remaining
in the hands of the Imperialsts. The Re-
publican General Diaz is said to have led
the attack on Morelia. Though at first sue.
cts,ful, be was finally beaten. The Repub-
lican General Rpsaies was defeated at Ala.
mos in Sinalia. 7 he adhesion Of Lower
California to the Empire is annuun led.
New York, Nov l5.AThe steamer Persia
from Liverpool on the tth has arrived.
The Danish Ministry have resigned.
The prelimlnaries OF Il treaty OF commerce
between England and Austria have been
concluded.
Chicago, Nov 20, 2;45 p. M.-The pirate
"Shenandoah" arrived at Liverpool, and
was surrendered to the British Government
with her captain and crew.
Sigucd, RANKIN.
Agent of The Associated Press.
New York, Nov. l4.-The Hartford Cur
rant of yesterday says it is informed semi
officially that company Of marines from
Canada crossed into Maine for the purpose
of arrestingsdeserters' The men refused to
return with the officers, and application was
made to the United States authorities to have
them given up which was refused. There
was danger OF an outbreak.
nancuck'> corps is ordered to rendezvous
in Maine \ company attached t. Hancock 8
in that city Left for Augusta, Maine, on Sat
uriay evening. The Hartford Post says the
cnmpany left the city on Sunday evening for
Augusta, it is rumored either 10 prevent the
Fenans from entering Canada Or to prevent
British soldiers trom capturing ieSerters
from their army who have fed to the United
StatcS.
New York, Nuv I4.-The Iiera!;'s Mil
l"dGevilie despatch says: The New ConSti
,n;on o! Georgia, constructed by the State
Convention. was adopted as a whole on Nov.
9th. As it was adopted the State debt con
,ncted to aid the rebellion is repudated.
\ special dispatch 10 th" Tribune says
that the rrhrIs defeated all the Union cau-
diGatCs in Northern Alnhama.
New York. Nov. - The Times special
snys: Two co onpatlics Of Hancnck's corps sta
toned at Albany, were dispatched to Bur
ln@to" yesterday. 1t is supposed they are
destined for Maine
The Worlds Washington special says that
GEN Sanhorn h. : been Iappoin;ed by the
President Acer to harp pr"niza the freedmen
made free in the Choe ektaw and Cherokee
nations 10y the recentInd;an treaty
The Times says:/Governor Parsons left
fr home yesterday with two hundel para
dons for ci izensI of AahGila.
Washington Nov. lG.-TIik Government; is kept
advised on the Snhject of the cholera abroad.
The latest dSbatches show that il is disappearing
from Palermo and spreading over the peninsula
of Spain. and Portugal.
N.sr York. Nov. l6.-.-A special dispatch to
the Herdid, dated Toronto, Oct. 10th, says that
intense eXcitemept prevailed yesterday. The
Governor placed troops at the disposal of the
Mayor, who informed hfH-ofa probable early
attack on the city, and gave Instructions TO take
as many prisoners hossib!e. ~Qn Tuesday
night Col. Leary,s house Was pelted with brick
bats.
Judge Archer L. Hopkins, long distinguished
on the bench and at the bar, died at Mobile
Nov. Sth
The Press represents that there is an unparal-
leled drought in Texas. The stock is dying all
through Western Texas. The rivers are extreme:
ly low
Mayor Gunther was reuominated last evening
by the McKeon wing of the Democracy.
The Commsrcidts Washington letter says the
appointment oc General Logan as Minister to Mex
leo is believed here to be based on the promise
that the French troops shall be withdrawn from
Maximilians dOminions at the same time that
the United States Army of Observation shall be
withdrawn from the Rio Grande, and armed emf
grants to Mexico will be discontinued.
Nep York, Nov. l6.--The Mobile Register says :
Major Hastings, with his colony, will sail from
that port for Brazil on the I'd of December. The
tmigrants from this country, who have arrived
at Rio Janeiro, were welcomed by the Govern
ment and citizens and given every encouragement
by the Minister.
Yesterday the Government refunded the
money derived from the proceeds of confscated
property, in pursuance OF the act Of fMarch, 1865.
The case in which the money was refunded, is
one in which the claimants former owners of
con6scated property, show that they were loyal
citizens, and supporters of the Union, uotwIth-
standing the fact Of the abandonment of their
property at the outbreak of the rebellion. The
property is located at Alexandria, Va. A large
number of such cases are pending and under
way.
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