Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-20
Reported expressly for the Daily Times
Important Convention.
The Parasuayian War.
Gen. Grant Issues Another Order.
NEWS FROM EUROPE
THE FENIAN EXCITEMENT IN
IRELAND.
Numerous Arrests Being Made.

Numerous Arrests Being Made.
New YORK, Oct 19.-The Times Washing
ton special says: Members of the body of cor
porators of the national military and naval
asylum for the relief of the totally disabled Of
fcers and men of the volunteer forces of the
United States met to day at the Smithsonian
Institute, when it was again found that there
was not quorum-only twenty-three persons
responding to their names, whereas it needs
fifty-one to constitute quorum out of one hun.
dred and twenty members On motion of
Surgeon General Barnes Secretary Stanton was
chosen chairman, and Admiral Davis elected
Recording Secretary. Secretary Stanton then
announced the object of the meeting, and the
names of those present were called. Surgeon
General Barnes then said that in addition to
those present he had heard from twenty -nine
other corporations, all declining to attend,
among whom were two deaths, and one decli-
nation: W. B. Astor and Gen. Butler wrote to
me allnding TO two former attempts at obtaining
a quorum, and suggesting proposition for
action under the circumstances. 1t was impc-
litic they thought to adjourn over, waiting tor
the arrival Of other members. and Therefore sub
mttted a resolution, which, after setting forth
the impracticabty of assembling a legal
number of the corporators, recommend that the
meeting proceed to provisional organization,
and that committee be appointed 10 memo
rialze Congress to legalize this provisional &C.
ton and to legalize such legislation by reducing
the number Of corporators as will enable the
project to be carried out according to the de-
sign of the act.
This was supported by Chief Justice Chase,
who suggested the resolution be amended by
adding that this Committee proceed to make
| bylaws, rules and regu lations, and submit the
same to au adjourned meeting of the Cor pora.
tors, and to be held subsequent to the action
of Congress.
Hon. E. S. Toby submitted a resolution re.
quiring the committee thus appointed to memo
| rialize Congress for a stated appropriation, in
aid Of the work instead of relying on the char
| ity of the public. The act it would seem,
| prevailed that the work could not be com
menced until $500, 900 had been subscribed
and paid.
| Gen. Butler said that the funds proposed hy
the act for the endowment of the asylum, aris.
| ing from funds by court martial, forfetures OF
| pay for desertion, uncalled for prize money,
| &C., &c, already amounted to between $780,.
900 and $500, 200.
| After further discussion, Mr. Tobys resolu
| ton was adopted.
| The names of the committee, under Gen.
| Buffers resolution, Gen. Butler, II. j
Raymond, Gov. Smith, Mr.. Stewart, ex-Gov.
Clark, Admiral Deeyes, Gen. Barnes, Cen
Meade and Gen. Grant
On motion Of Mr. Raymond, the committee
were instructed to petition Congress for the re
peal OF the resolutions OF the act Of Congress
| of the sixth section.
On motion of Gen. Butler, it was agreed thai
| the meeting adjourn until called together by
the committee.
The gentlemen assembled to day exhibited
much earnestness in behalf of the object, and
| it will doubtless prove success.
| The war in South America has commenced
| in real earnest.
The Herads correspondent and newspaper
files giving details of the recent battle at Vat
tacy, show the sanguinary character which the
struggle is likely to assume
On the 18th of August the allied forces
numbering $780, under Gems Flores and
Pannero, encounted 3, 400 Paraguayaus under
Gen. Duorsc, on the right bank of the Uru-
quay river.
| The Paraguayans were unprOvided with ar
! tillery, and outnumbered them two to one.
a summons was sent them to surrender, but
they replied by hoisted flag
For one hour and u half the Paraguayans
met the furious assaults of the allies, with a
desperate resistance, neither asking nor re-
celvlng the quarter which their assailants were
but little disposed to accord them. At the END
Of that time they broke and fed to the river,
| p6 hv a
Here slaughter took place which one O
the victorious Generals characterzes as regu
lar bu'chery. Scarcely one of the defeated
army escaped. They left l 400 dead on the
field, and only 300 wounded
Their leader, Duorsc, and 200 of his troops
| fell into the hands Of the Brazilians, and thei
stores were captured.
The allies stated their loss at only $50 killed
and wounded
Another detachment of Paraguayans 1905
strong, on the other side Of tie river, wa:
prevented by the Brazilian gunboats from re-
inforcing Dnorsc, and at last they were securely
helnmed in at Uruguay, and by an immensely
superior force.
AS a set off against these successes, an en-
gagement is reported between the ParaguayaI
batteries and the Brazilian fleet. in which tho
latter was severely handled following the ex
ample SO successfully set during our war
The ParagEayans had constructed batteries
along the Panama river to prevent the return
OF the fleet. In running past these batteries
the fleet suffered much damage.
Further battles of an equally important char
acter are daily expected
The Times Washington special says th'
Postmaster General has ordered into operation
all the mail service in Texas which he, a
present, deemed of any Importance.
The 5sth New Hampshire infantry has beer
ordered mustered out
}. n. Broadhead, Comptroller Of the Treas
ury, announces decision by the Attorne.
General, which allows the paymen. OF bonnt!
to all colored soldiers except those who enlls
ted between the l1th of JuEe and July 4th
1864.
Gen. Grant issued another order assigning
=, regular troops to garrison duty in various part
of the Union.
} NEW YORK, Oct. l9.-At the Democrat rat
! ficaton meeting, last night, speeches were dc
hvered by Gen. Slocum, Montgomery Biai
John Van Buren, and others. President JOIN
sons reconstruction policy was endorsed. NJ
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