, 1865-09-29
Eastern News.
News of Sept. 22d.

New York, Sept 2l.-Seventy-two million
dollars have accumulated in the Treasury up to
this date. This is the first time since the out
break of the rebellion that there has been an in
crease of funds.
/ New Orleans, Sept. 2O.-The Montgomery
Convention to-day adopted resolutions request
ing the Provisional Government to call out the
militia in each county to suppress the lawless-
ness which exists in many counties.
New York, Sept. 2l-The special Mexican cor
respondent of the Times, under date of August
! Goth, says military operations will be actively
resumed in October. The country is rapidly go
ing to distraction between the French, Liberals
and guerrilIas. Cortihas has made haul of
500, 900 in silVer. Juarez is still in Chihuahua,
There are reports of many arbitrary arrests
! by the Maximilian Government. The Liberals
are masters of Durango, and have captured sew
eral hundred Begians. Macmillan promises a
! line Of steamers between era Cruz and New Or
! leans.
New York, Sept 22-The Tribune's special
says it has been decided by the Secretary of the
Treasury to anticipate payment Of interest on
| 5-20s bonds, which becomes due on the 1st of
November and the same will be paid on and af
ter Sept. 25th, on the presentation Of coupons to
the Assistant Treasurer or the designated depos-
tor, to pay interest on Government securities.
Kennedy Raynor writes letter from North
Carolina to friend in this city in which he
states that unless the Government cOmpels reb-
els to treat freedmen with less cruelty, there
will certainly be rising of the negroes and a
bloody retaliation.
Chicago Sept. 22.-The issue Of dangerous
imitation of compound interest notes has just
been discovered at the Treasury Department.
The face of the note is most accurate imita-
ton of the genuine white back and is either i'm
pressed from genuine Government plates or an
electrotype from it, 1t seems probable that the
original plates, engraved by the American Bank
Note Company, have been allowed to go into i'm
proper hands, or this fac smile was obtained
by the electrOtype process. Every exer-
tion is being made by the Treasury Department
to discover the mystery as to how this most dam
gerous counterfeitwas made
Washington Sept. 22.-ThG Government is in
receipt to-day Of youminous dispatches from
our Consuls at Constantipople, Smyrna, Port
Mahon and Barcelona, giving further informa-
ton of the ravages of the Cholera in various
parts ofEurope. The reports from Constantine
pie are most alarming the deaths from this dis
ease having reached the number of 1900 per-
sons per day. At Smyrna the epidemic was
checked some time since, but had broken out
afresh, and is now spreading to frightful ex
tent.
New York; Sept ga s. Mercer of Wash
ingtOn Territory has procured the loan of the
United States steam transport Continental for his
purposes. The Government wishing to send
her to the Pacific, she will sail from hele on the
Both of September with 700 woman of the sur
plus population of Massachusetts,, who go to set
tie in the above named Territory 300 Of these
woman are orphan daughters of dead soldiers
They are all good and industrious women. There
is no fear but they will secure good husbands
and occupy homes in the Territory
The Times City Of Mexico correspondent says
there is no change in the political aspect of
things; but one thing is certain; the most jeal-
GUS advocates Of naximiliah are discouraged -
This is occasioned by the tremendous increase
of the Liberal forces in every direction. The or
ganizaton of the Confederates continues. In the
Imperial armies they have five thousand men,
and expect to raise the number to 10000. Gwin
is at the head of this movement.
Montreal, Sept. 22.-CoI. Rowland as Com
missioner of the Northern Pacific Railroad is
here confering with the Canadian Government
and others, relative to acting with capital with
the grants of the United States in the construc-
tion of the Lake Superior and Puget Sound Rail-
road. Col. Rowland is confident that the COM
mercial Importance of Canada will be fully ac-
corded to this project as one Of great national
Importance to the people of both countries. He
has no doubt that his mission will be crowned
with success.