American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-10-26
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: lDe coast,
The trial of Emmerson Etheridge ha
come to close.
Etheridge submitted the case with
out argument. being confident of bis &C
, quittal.
, He expects an important charge, to
which he will plead guilty
The New York Herald's Raleigh cor
respondent says that the Moth Carolina
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 90 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 raft, aud brought here by the
gunboat Florida.
Joe Davis. nepew of jeff, has made a
uncle's property in Mississippi
Forty of the fifty million of the issue of
fveIwentes bonds for funding compound
interest notes and certificates of indebted
ness, have been taken.
New YORK, Oct. 9l.-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 tie 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 ye
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 Constaninop!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
culion. He den uncrs the Free Mason, |
as the inslignlors of revolution, and calls |
on the secular governments to suppress
them.
The Paris Sccle estimates upwards Of
two millions OF Catholic NJ ,sons in Eu
rope.
The steamship City of Dublin, from
the city of New York. was ovrrhanIad at
Cork Haven in consequences of the Bl 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 de-
sire for his immediate trial. The Presi
dent is daily receiving memorials in b.
half Of Mr. Davis
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 81 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 enemies.
NEv YORK, Oct. 2l.-Gold 46; Cot.
ton 585
New ORLEANS, Oct. 9l.-Gold 46t;
Cotton SO.
New. YORK. Oct. l9-The Herald's
South American advices say that on An.
gust II b, the allied forces, $500 strong.
under Gen Fanz and Flanders. encoun
erred 1890 Paragraphs under M4ior
Duantee, on the right bank of the Uru
yuay river.
The Paraguayans were unprovided |
with 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 slaught- {
n took place. which one Of tie victorious
Generals designated as regular butch
Try. Scarcely one Of The defeated army
escaped.
They left 400 dead on The Geld and
,nly 800 wounded
Their leader, with 1900 troops, fell
nto the hands Of the Braziians.
All their stores were captured.
The allies state their loss to have been
$50 killed and wounded
Another detachment Of Paracuans,
1000 strong. on the other side of the riy
II, was prevented by the Brazilian gun
,oats from reinforcing Duante. and At the
asst advices they were securely hemmld
n at Uruguay by immensely superioI
oTces.
An engagement between the Para
Iuayan batteries aud The Brazilian feet
5 reported, wherein the latter was Sc
erely handled.
New YeRK Oct 10 AT the Demo
ratio ratification meeting last night,