New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-18
NEWS OF THE DAY.
GENERAL NEWS.

TAs VermilEon Q,a,) Advertiser of the Both
nit. has the following; "we saw gentleman who in
formed US that during the storm which swept the Gull
coast on the 18th Of September. the buildings at Cal
ca,ieu Pass were all destroyed but one, and oil the
people were drowned except one man. who saved him
seby getting on the top Of house There were "a lives
iost At Sabinetown everything was swept away snd
the residents the number OF 6l were drowned The
water rose % feet above the surface Of the ground at
Cacasieu Pass. The people Of Grand Chandiere were
not injured on the sanl but We understand one OF the
citizens lost coo head Of cattle. Generally everything
animate and inanimats, was swept away.
The President has made the following sp.
pointments John Paeman, Assessor Of Internal Rev
enue for tue xIIIh District Of PennsylvaDis; Elias
O. Croft Assistant OF the Sixteenth Division,
-Ixth District Of Pennsylvania Alexander Mitchell
Assistant Assessor Of the Seventh Division, vth Dis
triet Of Ponnsyiyania james a. Gant Assistant As,
SCISSOR of the Sixth Division, XlIIth District OF New
York Leren Jones' Assistant Assessor Of the Fourth
Division. XXXIId District, and John W. Hnh As.
sistant Assessor Of the Sixth Division, XxxIId Dis
triot Of New. York.
The steamer Huntress from Louisville for
New-Orieans with an assorted cargo OF $50 tuns Of
freight, consisting in part Of cement. whisky fsur
fobaeec stores &c, sank Sunday morning near the
mouth of Cash Greek. three miles above Cairo. The
was yaued at go CO. and can probably be saved
without serious damage She has six feet Of water
her deck aft the boilers
The steamers City of London, from Liver
pool 4th inst via Queenstown 5th inst, and City o
Manchester from Liverpool Both ult via Queenstown
lst inst. arrived about o'clock this morning. Tn
news has been anticipated. s-.l-
Alexander II. Stephens was entertained at
private dinner in Boston Monday. st which b
declared his intention Of supporting the President
reconstruction policy to the full extent OF his sbt
and usefulness
The following State officers have been certain
ly elected In Mississippi: Swan, Auditor; Echo,
Treasurer; Braugher Secretary Of State; Hooker Al
torney General; West PeytoD Reynolds and Harrison
TO Congress. lM
The bodies of an adult woman and two girls
aged 10 and Is years. killed by the recent disaster ol
the Pennsylvanis Central Railroad are s.ln unclaimed
Tk1E are supposed 70 be residents Of Lysrmore Falls
Me-
The Mississippi State Convention met and or
gsnised on Monday. Gen. 8 j. 6holson Of Mopros
vas chosen chairman. Gen. Humphreys was inaugu
rated Governor in the evening. t
The coroner's inquest in the case of Hugh
Parker resulted in verdict that deceased came TO bis
dssth BY the nse OF chloroorm The evidence before
the jury is interesting. g."
Over 5000 bales of Government cotton,
uesry half Of which damage wers sold ysster
day. The bidding was not brisk, but the Southern
staple sold at good prices.
The trial OF Col. j. C. Crane, Assistant Quar-
sermsster st Nashville was adjourned yesterday fol- 30
lays 10 enable tho defense to procure witnesses.
The ocean yacht race between the Henrietta
snd Palmer resulted in the former reaching ths Sandy
Hook lightship twentyone minutes ahead.
a At the District Convention held in Osweg ;,
H. T.. Yesterday tie Hon. d. C. Littelohn was uusn
I nously nominated for the Assembly.
The State Senate of Tennessee spent Monday
h debating the question Of admitting the testimony Of
negroes In the civil courts.
The press of Texas does not approve of negro
suffrage expressed IN ex-Postmaster- General
Resgans letter. f-r -erftt
Strenuous efforts are being made by friends
Of John Mitchell for his release from Fortress Monroe
The losses at the Bridge.st. fire will reach
u, ooo upon which there Is only small insurance
Andrew Blakely was last evening nominated
fcr Supervisor by the Republican County Convention
Gov. Bradford 10 about TO convene an extra
session Of the Maryland Legislature
Over thirty seven thousand voters were regs-
tered In this city yesterday.
Tho loss BY the Chicago fire on Monday night
will amount TO ts500o.
E The receipts from internal revenue yesterday
s~ounted TO e799,as3 S.
The property Of the Rebel Gen. Corse has just
been restorcd 10 him. ap.-hs
Cod vas higher yesterday. The opening fstsl