The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-11-08
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

LATE dispatches announce that Mr.. Orr,
and not Gen.. Hampton has been elecied
Governor in South Carolina.
The renewal OF mail service has been or
defed OIL the Alabama aud Florida and the
Montgomery and West Point railroads.
THERE has been paid 10 the army since
the beginning of the rebellion 81 ,oO0, ,OOo,-
600.
Gov. CURTIN, OF Pennsylvania, accompa-
MED by the Hon. Alexander K Mcclure,
visited the President on Saturday last.
A PRINTER, in Ohio, says they don't brag
on the size OF their babies out there, but
they are most uncommon sure crop.
The military officers in Charleston have
been directed TO surrender all Jurisdiction
over whites 10 the civil courts.
IT is reported The Cholera has made its
appearance in Brooklyn, N. Y, lis first vic
Tim being policeman.
Gov PERRY Of South Carolina has been
elected United States Senator. President
johnson has notified him 10 assume The du :
ties OF Provisional Governor until relieved
by special order.
The fifty dollar counterfeit greenback is
such a successful piece of workmanship
that abon, dozen copies of it have been
paid over the counter at the Treasury.
Provisional Governor Parsons, of Ala
bama, had an interview with The President
on Thursday, in which he strongly urged
the adjustment of the Freedmen's Bureau
in his State, as the cause of most of their To-
caLiroubles.
The Legislature of Missouri is again in
session. As il is merely an adjourned ses-
sion of the old Radical Legislature, no good
need be expected of them.
Gov. WELLS has organized four cavalry
regiments of militia for service in Northern
Louisiana, recently threatened with negro
insurreciion.
The bloodhonnds Of the Abolition press
are again upon the track of the statesman
and patriot, John Michel. He is too proud
aud high spirited an lrishmen 10 be insulled
by these vilifiers and scoundreIs. Let Them
bark until their ihroats become blislered.
The Steamboat, Sr. JOHN exploded her
boiler las, week, when opposite Yonkers on
the Hudson River. Seven persons were
killed aud about twenty scalded badly some
OF whom since died. A Capt LYONS, and
his vile, who were married only a week
previously, were killed.
hc OhCdulOi Audutd dsllpCO IIDiu LOHOOus
at New York on Thursday last. There were
so cases OF cholera am ongst her passengers
during the voyage, OF which terminated
fatally.
silver has been discovered in large
quantities al Silver Peak, Nevada. The
California miners are hocking 10 the new
'diggins," in great numbers.
The Democratic Candidates in Philadel-
phia are coniesting the election in that city,
and are exposing one of the most v:llauous
frauds ever attempted in this country.
THREE anthracite coal mines are in oper-
alton near Ithaca, New York, and coal there
from will shortly be delivered at Rochester
at cost of about 81 per ton.
IT is said that almost the whole Mexican
population would rise against Macmillan if
they had arms. They are expecting aid
from the UGted States.
ONE hundred and one negroes were furn-
ished with employment by The Freedmen's
Bureau in The District OF Columbia during
the month OF October.
The President has sent telegram 10 Pro-
visional Governor Johnson urging the rspu-
diation BY The people of Georgia of their re-
bel State debt.
DURIEG the month OF October is. SIS en-
igrants arrived in New York, an increase
of 5,649 over the corresponding month OF
1864.