American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1865-10-26

: Tue coast.
The trial of Emmerson Etheridge ha,
come to a close.
Etheridge submitted the case with
out argument. being confident of bis &C
/, quittal.
!, He expects an important charge, tc
which he will plead guilty.
The New York Herald's Raleigh cor
respondent says that the Moth Carolina
J Convention unanimously adopted an or.
dinance submitting to the people the or
dinance prohibiting slavery, and declar-
ing the secession ordinance null and
void.
The ordinance to consolidate the old
and new States debates was introduced
and laid over.
New YORK, Oct. 2O.-The brig Till
ance, of Philadelphia, for Mobile, found
cred at sea on the 18th, sunk in two
hours, and was abandoned
The passengers and crew were picked
up on a raft, aud brought here by the
gunboat Florida.
Joe Davis. nepew Of jeff, has made a
u v II ICotoI w VI MS OWu III
uncle's property in Mississippi.
Forty of the fifty million of the issue of
fve.twenties bonds for funding compound
interest notes and certificates of indebted
ness, have been taken.
New YORK, Oct. 91.-The Herald's
Washington correspondent says the Sec
rotary of the Treasury has decided to is.
sue the gold notes.
A medical officer writes from Calves
ton, that there are not more than ten. in.
digent negroes in that vicinity, receiving
aid from the Government. He also says
the negroes are getting along well in the
interior.
The expenditures Of the Navy Depart
ment for the year ending June 20lh, last,
were one hundred and twelve millions.
The expense current, for the year, twenty
three millions
Although The commissioner has not yet
resigned his position, the Secretary of the
treasury has declined to appoint the pres
ent assistant As his successor.
The State Department has been inform
ed that the cholera is rapidly declining
at Constanrinop!e, IlaIy. and else where.
Hon. A. II Stephens in an interview
with the President, told him he fully APP
proved his course in regard to recon.
struction.
The Pope has again pronounced alIo
%cution. He den uncrs the Free Mason,
as the inslignlors of revolution, and calls
on the secular governments to suppress
them.
The Paris Srcle estimates upwards Of
two millions OF Catholic NJ ,sons in Eu
rope,
The steamship City of Dublin, from
the city of New York. was ovrrhauIad at
Cork Haven in consequences of the Bti ish
Government having received information
that large parties Of armed men were
coming 10 Ireland. There WAS nothing
suspicious found aboard Of her.
jeff. Davis is reported to express a de-
sire for his immediate trial. The Presi
dent is daily receiving memorials in b.
half Of Mr. Davis
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 81 1.-The Fenian
Congress is in session, and has prohibited
The delegates from making notes Of the
proceedings, lest they might give inform
alton to their enemI.s.
NEv YORK, Oct. 2l.-Gold 46; Cot.
Ton 585
New ORLEANS, Oct. 9l.-Gold 46t;
SO.
New. YORK. Oct. I9-The Herald's
South American advices say that on An.
gust II b, the allied forces, $500 strong.
Gen, Flan'z and Panders. encoun
erred 1890 Paragraphs. under Major
Duantee. on the right bank of the Uru
yuay river.
The Paraguayans were unprovided
artillery, bat met the fierce assaults
If the allies with desperate resistance,
out finally broke and fed to the river,
pursued by 800 cavalry. where a slaught- {
n took place. which one Of tie victorious
Generals designated as a regular butch p,
Try. Scarcely one Of The defeated army
They left 1,4O0 dead on The field and
,nly 800 wounded
Their leader, with 1900 troops, fell
nto the hands Of the Brazilians.
All their stores were captured. I
The allies state their loss to have been !
80 killed and wounded.
Another detachment of Pa~racuans,
1000 strong. on the other side of the riy
II, was prevented by the Brazilian gun
,oats from reinforcing Duante. and At tie
asst advices they were securely Lemmld
n at Uruguay by immensely superio,
An engagement between the Para
Iuayan batteries and The Brazilian feet
5 reported, wherein the latter was Sc
handled.
New YeRK. Oct. l9-At the Demo
ratio ratification meeting last night, \