Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-12-25
GENERAL NEWS.

A Convention of Internal Revenue Asses
sors and Collectors for South Carolina, Ala
bama, Florida and Georgia, was to be held
at Atlanta on the goth inst.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church South convened at Macon, Ga, De
cember 18th.
A serious difficulty between the whites
and blacks is reported to have occurred re-
Gently in Emmanuel county, Ga, but no
particulars had reached Savannah at last
advices
The Fenian circles in Louisville have
adopted resolutions denouncing O'Mahony
and Killian.
The Georgia Legislature has passed bill
relative to negro testimony. 1t provides
that colored persons shall be competent wit
nesses in cases where similar persons are
defendants.
A vote was taken in Washington, d. G.,
in regard to negro suffrage in the District
About rs votes were polled for and 1000
against. The friends of the measure alb
stained from voting, and will petition Con
gress on the subject
The President has sent dispatch to Pro
yisional Governor Perry, directing him 10
transfer the papers and property of the State
in his possession to Governor Orr
George Brown. Editor of The Globe, To
ronto, and chief of the present Canadian
Ministry, las resigned. We presume the
breaking up of that Ministry cannot be fai
distant.
Hon. Samuel Ames, for ten years Chic
Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
died suddenly on Wednesday of apoplexy
He was in the street at two O'Clock and died
ut four.
Rarey, the horse tanner, was attacked or
the 18th with paralysis, at his residence il
Freeport, o. The left side is implicated.
The surgeon-in-chicf of the Washington
District Bureau of Refugees, has issued an
order requiring his assistants to vaccinatt
the entire colored population of the city.
President johnson has positively declined
to accept carriage made for him by the
workmen of the army repair workshop, aftei
their working hours, and it has been pur
chased by Secretary Stanton.
The pork packing business of Chicago has
reached the enormous aggregate of $780, 900,
900 year.
Colonel Charles G. Halpine informs the
New York Herald that Mr.. Hecker the Cit
zens' Association candidate at the recen
Mayoralty election in New York, expended
1856, 900 in the contested, 900 in buying VI
the Mozart Hall Democrats, and $4,000 il
bills, tickets, and other necessary expense
of the Citizens Association. The S35, ,00l
produced only 10,000 votes.
The southern representatives aiv all Ic
turning home to await the action of Congress
on the political status of their States.
Hon. Reverdy johnson made an argumen
before the United States Supreme Court, oi
Friday, against the constitutiouality of til
congressional test-oath.
The duties on lot of brandies sold a
Fortress Monroe recently amounted to SIS,
600.
Gen. Howard, Commissioner of Freed
mems Affairs, has issued an order to tn
Assistant Commissioners, saying that tho
rough inspection OF their affairs will be mad
at once 10 remedy the evils referred to b
General Grant in their administration. TIL
agents are not Independent of military gov
ernorship, as some of them claimed to be
but subject to the department commander.
The Union Bank has recovered verdi,
of $256,O0O against Ketchum & Sons,
New York.