The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-09-08
GENERAL NEWS.

Inc Great Eastern mas arrived at SheerneSS. -
The Atlantic Telegraph Company has resolved
to lay new cable next June
Mr.. Mason writes to the London Times that on
the termination of the war, orders were i'm me
diately sent to stop the cruise of the Shenando.
all.
The cattle plague still continues around Lon
don.
The cholera is disappearing from Constantine.
pie, Gibraltar, Barcelona and Valencia
vessel passed through the Suez canal from
the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, on the LIST OF
August.
In Mississippi the military has refused to obey
writ of habeas corpus. Secetary Seward in re,
ply to Governor Sharkey says that the State is
still under martial law and the military is su.
preme.
In Kentucky more than one hundred military
officers have been indicted for interruptiug the
free right of suffrage on the 18th inst.
From South Carolina Governor Perry writes
to the Postmaster General requesting mail facil.
tiles to be granted at once. He says the STATE
is all loyal and will be the first to return to the
Union as she was the first to go out.
Retchum, Son Co., have agreed to pay sixty
cents in the dollar. They resume business at
once. 1t appears that two of the firm were
cognzant of young Ketcbum's knayery for some
time previous TO his exposure.
Secetary McCuloch has published statement
OF the public debt as of August 81. The total
debt is $2, 757, 5s9, AL interest $l33, 03l,-
62s.24 legal tender and other notes outstand-
ing, 1854, 1850 The amount of coin in
Treasury is $45, SOC, 900, an increase of $40 600
during the past MONTH
The Brazians have gained victory over the
Paraguayans. ..
Advices from San Domingo to the 9Th of An
gust state that the Domnicans are masters Of
the Territory, and the Spanish occupation really
at an end. $780,.
% Inc accounts from Mexico are very COLLECTING;
1t is now stated that Cortinas, the bandit, has
recrossed into Mexico with three pieces of ar.
tillery.
Texas papers give accounts of horrible atroci.
ties by the Indians on the border.
another railroad accident occurred GU Satur-
day, this time on the New York Central Rail
road. One man was killed and several woun
ded.
A petition, signed by over four hundred ladies
OF Marshall county, Mississippi, in behalf of Mr.
Davis, has been drawn up for presentation te
president johnson. The petition received thu
warm sanction of the Mississippi State Conven
hon whilst in session recently. . ...s ...
correspondent of the New York Rcral,
states that there are, without doubt, upwards O
nifty thousand people in the Southern States VIII,
are prepared to immigrate to Brazil, provided tn
reports ofthe Commissioners, now on their wa.
to Rio Janeiro to confer with the Emperor
should prove favorable to the project.
- despatch from jackson, Mississippi, state
that the action of General Osterhaus, in taking
persons from the court room at that place, willis
on trial for offences against the civil law, ha
created much excitement among the people, Blu
that confidence was felt that President johnson
would sustain Governor Sharke.
DR.. Brockenbrough, the rector of Washington
College, Virginia, officially announces the &C
dency of that College.
The Provisional Governor of Alabama has is
sued circular to the magistrates and judges o
that State advising them to receive the testimon
of negroes in all trials between the latter ant
white citizens rather than allow the Freedmen
Bureau to take cognizance of such cases.
j. The Catholic Archbishop of st. Louis has pro
hibited the Pastor of st. Patrick's Church il
that city from performing any funeral service
or other religious ceremony over the body of
deceased member of the Fenan Brotherhood, TO
the reason that the Fenians intend to make
public demonstration on the occasion. Tn
Archbishop also states that the members of tb
Fenian Observation-Disclosures men or women
are not admissible to the sacraments of tn,
Church as long as they are united with that as
ISOLATION, which he regards as immoral in it
object, and otherwise illegal. ..a