The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-31

villo had been commenced, and several miles CT
the track wore laid. telcgr graph limo wonld ALSO
be completed in q few days. Brownsville is grow
ing amazingly. lucrative trade has commenced
with the Mexican ranchcros on the Upper Rio
Grandc.
Political news is unimportant
The ship Francis Is. Cutting has cleared from
Mobile for Liverpool with cotton cargo valued at
s460oo0 the first cargo shipped for foreign port
Inc Wood of the by the Union
bidding cotton in Alabama to bo taken from plan
tations or warehouses; for tho present
Governor Parsons has issued proclamation
against cotton and horse stealing, and providing
for the reorganization and sitting of courts to
suppress theso crimes An Office to procure white
labor from Europe has been opened in Mobile
Cotton ceases to como into Shreveport, owing to
the seizure of nearly all TINT arrives by the mill
tary, complaints being general Of the non-fulfl-
ment OF contracts made with freedmen.
PASSENGER TRAIN ON THE TENNESSEE AND ALA
BAMA RAILROAD THROWN FROM TREsTLE BRIDGE
TEN OR TWELVE PERSONS KILLED AND ABOUT
TWENTY INJURED.
NASHVILLE, TENN, August 25.-A terrible acci-
dent occurred on tho Tennessee and Alabama Rail-
road to-day. A passenger train which left here
for Huntsville, Alabama, this morning, ran off
long trestle work near Reynolds station. The
entire train was thrown off and ten or twelve per-
sons killed and about twenty injured. An express
messenger, named Moseby, and a Mr.. Hazelton,
were Killed. No further particulars yet received.
DEBATE IN THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT ON THE IRE
NEwAL OF THE RECIPROCITY TREATY AND THE EN-
LARGEMENT OF THE CANALS.
QYEpIo, August 25.-Tn the Canadian Parlia-
ment last night tho opposition offered the follow
ing resolution, which, after fierce debate Of six
hours, the ministerial party voted down by 20 ayes
to rs noes:
Resoloed, That the renewal of the Reciprocity
treaty with the United States is regarded by the
people of this province an object of the utmost
Importance; and, to secure that object as well as
to augment the trade and advance the prosperity
enlarging the Welland and St. Lawrence canals
should not be postponed, but should be pressed in
preference to any other work involving any con-
The ministry declared this involved a vote of
non-cont1dence, and, with their creatures, voted
1t down When they ask for q renewal Of the treaty
point them to this vote.
DEATH OF A PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN.
PHLADELrH1A, August 25.-Moses Thomas, the
well-known real estate auctioneer died this m orn-
ing at an advanced age.
DESTRUCTION OF sIx MORE wHALERs BY THE SHE
NANDoAH.
The whaleship General Pike, Captain Crowell.
OF New Bedford, which arrived at San Francisco
August ], from Ployer Bay, reports the following
vessels aa;s burned Lg n l by the Shenandoah:
Bark Nimrod, Of New Bedford.
Bark Catharine, of New London.
Ship General Williams, of New London.
Bark Isabella, of New Bedford.
Bark Gypsey, Of New Bedford.
FROM Observation-Disclosures TO APPLICANTS FOR
PASSPORTS.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, DEPARTMENT
OF STATE, August o.
Paroled prisoners asking passports as citizens
OF the United States, and against whom no special
charges may be pending, will be furnished with
passports upon, application therefor to the De-
pertment of State, in the usual FORM Such pass
ports port wl however, be issued upon the condition
thGt the applicants do not return to the United
States without leave Of tho President
Other persons implicated in the rebellion, who
may wish to go abroad, will apply to the Depart
ment OF State for passports, and applications will
be disposed OF according to the merits OF the sew
eral cases. "
BY the President of the United States.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD
Secretary of State