The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-09-16
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Washington. Sent 4

IT, washington, Sept. l.
40 Inc me income receipts yesterday amounted to over
600, which is an excess of S40 000 over anr
previous day. The entire receipts for June and July
amount to nearly S5S, 900 O0O There are reasons t1
oeheve that this will be increased to 900 900 by
the LIST of October. - ~''''''''' "
The Herald's Richmond corresnondent sers th..
tne people OF that city, on Tuesday called a Union
meeting, for which they had been for some time pre
Sloas making extensive preparations. All the speak
supporters of JEFF. Davis RESOLUTIONS were aJonO
TED, expressing indignation at the imputation of
part Oh the northern people and journals that recant
are not sincere taking the oath of
allegiance and pronouhcing such imputations utterly
groundless and false protesting the warmest
ment to the national government. and aconissc;na.
In the result of the war, including the abolition Of
slavery. oA
The Herald's Vicksburg correspondent reports the
capture OF steamer by party of guerr1ilas. who
tpopea sne omcers and crew. and did not leave until
they had secured everything portable aboard Other
outrages as well as well as murders, by them, are
recorded. ''
In order to put stop to lawlessness in the State
GoVernor sharkey has, by proclamation, called for
tne formation OF one company of volunteers in each
county.
Cotton stealing by vagrant negroes is very preva
lent in Vicksburg.
Philadelphia Aug. 81.
The United States sloop of war Dakotah arrived at
Sdypnnp
Thomas The Dakotah left Boston for the Pacific
squadron, but at Cayenne her engine was disabled
which rendered her return necessary.
New York, Aug. 81.
The Trlbune's Brownsville letter of the 18th saws
that the line of the Rio Grande sgrowing dark with
troops. den Steel is said to be getting things in
order. -
Owing to the bad weather and the want of vereta-
ees, the mortality among the negro troops in Texas
is serious.
New York, Sept L.
Inc Herald,s special says, in relation to Wertz.
'aI documentary evidence was placed in the hands
OF his counsel yesterday to prove that in establish
ing the dead line In Andersonvile, he acted under
orders from General Winder, and Seldom, the rebel
Secretary.
The war records of Andersonville prison are miss
ing 1T Is believed to prevent them being used AGAINST
Wertz. The clerk of the Ouartermaster's Denart
ment, In whose hands they were last seen. has bean
placed under arrest 'e|A
The Times special says that both the President and
ne secretary of War are decidedly in favor of the
practical moment the chief difficulty being TO find
the proper tribunal The President looks with favor
Oh knoxville, Tenn, where Davis committed the
overt act OF treason by melting to nsurrection in
speech 10 the army In he is tried before Chief
Justice Chase, Norfolk Virginia will he saIected
This is what Daviss friends desire It NAV be fnr.
ther sald that whenever the trial takes place Gen.
Butler, In conjunction with the u S. Attorney
deneral will take prominent part as public prose-
cutor. f
The whole matter was under consideration at q |
recent cabinet meeting, where the question of the
mode and place was so far decided as to render the
trial an event near at hand
Washington, Sept L.
The Secretary of the Treasury represents the denat
In an easy condition, the receipts from the rev.
'nue being fully equal to the calculation heretofore
made those for August amounting to something over
S34 ,000, 900. ''ef
The last mail from England brings a renort nm
good authority that the Great Eastern win he Mt
once dispatched from Sheerness to Newfoundland
Ihe object of this trip to fish up any fragments of
he discovered cable which it hoped will be recov
'red by means of the grapnels and buoys.
The promoters of the enterprise in England are
determined to lay another cable the cominr vaar
making use Of the portions which NAV be recovered
If the old one.
Advlces from South America to July oath. state
nat the Paraguayans had suffered a reverse near
south Bogota. The Brazilian forces attacked tbe
anguard OF the Paraguayan army, and drove it back
With great loss.
The Post states that at meeting of the creditors
# the firm OF hetchum, Son & Co., TODAY, after a
uli discussion, settlement agreed upon. The
redtors are to accept sixty per cent of the amount
It their claims All the property in charge of the
rm Is to be given up to the assignees.
The Posts special says that orders have been ssued
o muster out thirty more regiments, including
Infantry, cavalry and artillery.