American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19
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crossing fayorably.
Colonel Barton Harrison, lately pri-
vate secretary to jeff. Davis, is now con-
fined in the Old Penitentiary at Wash
ington.
Gen. Fitzpatrick has been appointed
a delegate to the New Jersey Union
State Convention, from Sussex county,
where he resides.
On the receipt of the news of the
execution of the conspirators in Canada,
the rebels there manifested their feelings
by wearing Grape, singing secession songs
and threatening retribution.
The Masons of the State of Texas
met in Houston on the 18th ultimo, aud
issued an address to the Masons of the
State, counseling obedience to the law,
cheerful submission to the authorities
and discountenancing all insubordination
or mutinous conduct.
A public meeting was lately held at
Mariana to initiate measures for the resto-
ration of the relations of Florida to the
Union. No delegation has yet appeared
in Washington on this subject.
Acting Rear Admiral S. p. Lee has
reduced the Mississippi Squadron to the
peace basis. Fifteen vessels are retained
in tho inland service Of the Govern
ment.
Prof s. NJ. Mccullough and Genl
Thos. a. Harris, prominent in the rebel
service, have been brought here from the
coast Of Florida, and lodged in prison.
Within the memory of boys who are
yet beardless, there was sign over the
door of n small house on the corner of
our cross streets, the reading of whidh
was "a. johnson ~ GreeacUe
TENN Nc,e Era.
Tho military commission which late
ly tried the assassination conspirators has
not been dissolved. 1t is said to be the
design to order Jefferson Davis at an
early day for trial before the same tribu-
nal
The Galveston Bulletin says that near
ly all the more conspicious rebel leaders
and fuuctionares in Texas have skedad-
led.
"A Telegraph line is proposed from
San Francisco, southward, through Mex
leo, to the principal South Ameaican cit
les.
General B. f. Butler will be can
didoto for the Republican nomination
for Governor of Massachusetts,
The petrifed bones of mammoth ami
mails have recently been found in large
numbers near Yorktown, in the York riv-
er. Immense ribs four inches in dame
ter are among the specimens recently
brought to Fortress Monroe by excurtion-
lists to the point mentioned.
In trial in progress in one of the
courts of Sweden, a series of the most
appalling crimes has been brought to
light. A clergyman named Lindback,
is charged with the murder of several
of his parishoncrs by administering to
them poison in their sacramental wine =,
The proofs so conclusive against him
that not the slightest doubt of his guilt is
entertained.
Gen tral and South America are wrap
ped in civil war. An attempt is making
to inaugurate a revolution on the 18th
mus. The war of the allied forces against
Paraguay is being waged with great cru
city. A third revolution has broken out
in Bolivia The revolution in part is
gaining gaound, and areyolution has bro.
ken out iH Ecuador.
"A large lake of petroleum, fed from
an exhaustless source. is said to exist ON
the lsthmus of Tehuantcpec, not far from
the old Transit Line Among those who
have recently gone out there is John
Mcleod Murphy, Esq, formerly super
intendent of the Transit, who claims to
be the original discoverer and explorer of
the lake, 1t being but a few miles from
navigable wateron both the Pacific and Gulf
sides of the lsthmus, its contents could
readily be shipped at small expense, to all
parts of the world.
Late intelligence from Mexico gives
a gloomy condition of affairs for Maxi
millian, On the 18th ult, the Imperi-
ahst General Castagney reports hav-
ing routed an encampment of $500
Republicans with 70 French soldiers,
at La Pasceu, sonora. In the State
of Mihorcan, where, besides other
triumphs, General Regules, after an
obstinate engagement of a day and
night, had taken the town of Urapan.
and mde prisoners of its Imperial