Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-24
TELEGRAMS, &C.

Inc memphis Argus says that a number of
white men having blackened their faces and
attended meeting Of negroes, managed 20
eIclt from negro that an insurrection is re-
solveo on next Christmas Most of them are
armed. regiment of negro soldiers is TO
come from Lagrange. All negroes are to ion as
tney advance, and utter destruction OF the
general eora the es ssms nansp to
that another gentleman, who has returned
from Grenada, Mississippi, reports that the ne
groes having had their minds disabused of the
Idea that lands were TO be divided among them
on CHRISTMAS, are now generally entering into
contracts for next years work
Both Houses of the Alabama Legislature have
organized The message of Governor Parsons,
aenvered ei to the Legislature, urges the adop-
uon OF the Constitutional amendment abolish
ing slavery, and the passage Of laws protecting
tue negro In his person and property This
course, @ ne says, will secures the admission of
our representatives in Congress, and restore
the State to all her political rights in the Union
He offers special code for the government of
me negro, and recommends the adoption of a
Vagrant law bearing upon the whites and
blacks alike. He also recommends that pro-
vision be made for destitute white and black
persons.
Jose Garcia Ortera, proprietor Of the Havana
Theatre, was robbed of eight or ten thousand
dollars Wednesday night and brutaIly mur
dered, near the Central Park, BROOKLYN The
murderer is supposed to be Jose Gonezales,
VINO was last seen in his company. No arrests
tache.
1t has been rumored that a Chilian agent has
been purchasing large quantities Of arms and
material of war; also that a certain vessel was
httlng out as privateer. The Chilian Govern
HhehI uoes not propose at present TO fit out pri-
Nateers, or even issue letters of maruue No
persons are authorized TO purchase arms or
war material here.
AT the Tobacconist's Convention. in New
York, on Wednesday. resolution was adopted
pledglng,eyery effort to secure modification of
the revenue law, respecting leaf and manu-
Iactured tobacco, and adjourned sine die, after
quet at the Astor House.
The steamer Montgomery, from New Or
leans to New York, and the steamer North
Point, from Savannah TO Baltimore arrived at
foruess monroe short OF coal, having expert
enced heavy weather, report wrecked steam
er Ten OF n1teen miles north of Hatteras, on the
beach. 1t is supposed to be the Jacob Bell
william Willis, who was to have been exc
cuted at Kingston, New York, to-day for the
murder OF Mrs Rockwell, h IS received re-
spire from the Governor, postponing the eye.
cuton until the 18th of December.
Nashville is infested by bands ofrobbers and
murderers Not night passes without the
S iiittai n VI our ages. A number Of parties
nave been arrested, and the citizens threaten to
lynch them.
The Crane court martial at Nashville has
closed. Inc decision has not yet been made
IL is believed that Colonel Crane has fully vim
olcated his cause in every particular.
All hopes of raising the sunken steamer Ben.
Suckney, at Cairo, have been given up. She
was one OF the finest steamers in the Atlantic
and mississippi Steamship Company's line.
New Orleans advices state that Major Gen.
HeTron has resigned his position in the army
tbeLeyeuIvIary Seward, IN despatch to our
late representative in France, Minister Dayton,
said "the Executive Government of this
country has organ in the press, and its
views and sentiments in regard TO France, as
to all other countries, can be known always by
the language of its diplomatic representatives,
for 1t instructs them minutely and directs
them to speak always frankly and sincerely"
short time before this communication was
made the Secretary of State informed Minister
Dayton that the statement made TO him (Mr.
Dayton) by M. Drouyn de LHuys, the French
Minister, concerning Napoleon's intentions re-
garding Mexico ''are entirely satisfactory, in
view Of the present condition of affairs" He
says also the Emperor's purposes may 'here-
after change with changing circumstances"
that the Government of the United States is
not unobservant of events at home and abroad,
and in no case is it likely to neglect such provi-
for its safety as every sovereign State
must always be prepared to fall back upon
sswhen nations with which they have lived in
friendship cease to respect their moral and
treaty obligations"