Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-18

Eesd..Trisi OF Capt. Pettit--Canada
NeWs..Cen n.,ssgrr.nh..D,HTcy Grant In SAY MeGee in
= Mon1reaI..He Denounces the Fenians
as Ravishers--Latest News from s,n1 Msx-
100000, and 40 1000 men-&c., &c.
New York, Nov. 1.-THE Tribune 8 special
saws The Government has decided to appoint
| female detectives for the purpose OF searching
| SUSPICIOUS women who are extensively en-
gagged in struggling silks, lace, furs, &C., be-
| tween Canada and the United STATES Inc
| chief operations are transacted by the way OF
! the Grand Trunk Railroad. IL ls beheVed that
| Buffalo is the main depository for these goods.
| It is said that the gunboats at the Portsmouth
| NAVY Yard are being fitted for sea. 1t is also
stat ed at the Navy Department that 1t IS untrue
| that from this date the Government Will cease
| purchasing ca tile for our armies at the North.
| The Worlds special says Gen. Duff Green
| is not dead as reported, but alive and well IN
in Washington.
| Gov. Curtin, who has been i'll in this city two
| weeks is recovering
| The Times special says: An application to-
day was made to the Navy Department by
| Ethan Allen. Of New York, in behalf OF the
Russian and American Overland Telegraph
| Company, for naval vessels to aid in laying the
| cable across Behring's Straits. The apphca.
ton was refused by the Assistant Secretary OF
| the Navy, on the ground thati was exclusively
private enterprise
The Tribune's special says: The witnesses
thus far examined at the Craven court martial
| case have given the weight OF testimony de-
| cidedlv in favor of the Commodore.
| The Worlds Washington dispatch says The
trial of Capt. Petit an artillery officer at AL
exandria, on charge Of cruelty to prisoners, is
| progressing before a general court martial
| The testimony thus far adduced has been very
strong in support of the charges.
| The Herald's Washington special says A
| batch of sixteen prisoners, three-fourths OF
whom were colored convicted of offences rang
| ing from grand larceny upward in the cat
alogue, were to-day forwa rded 10 the Albany
Penitentiary.
Brig. Gen. P. s. Mickie, successor OF Gen.
Weitzel who now occupies the position
as chief engineer under Gen. Butler has been
granted years leave Of absence, which he
will spend in Florida
NEW York, Nov. l7.-The latest advices
from Toronto represent the excitement as sub
siding The troops are still under arms, and
patrols are out.
Hon. Darcy McGee, in speech made at
Montreal last Monday. denounced the Fenians
as ravishers. Speaking of the anticipated in
vasop he said, :! to the banks y would be the
cry of one set ard " to the Converts y of the
other. The 'heart Of CAIN the cupidity of
Judah and the dust of Belial would be
the justification of the we'll sorted allies, for
| the objects of both would be plunder and out
| rage.
| The Times special says that amongst the
property captured by the Federal forces just
| before the close of the rebellion, was a dra.t
| belonging to the rebels, dated January 18th,
1865, for three thousand pounds sterling,
drawn by the rebel government on the house
| of Brown & Co., London. short time ago
| this draft was sent to New York for collection,
| and to-day the Secretary Of the Treasury re-
| ceived official intelligence that the draft had
! been paid netting the sum of Sl4. .63S in gold
New YORK, Nov. l7.-Ye Yesterday General
Grant visited Dubois private trotting track,
where grand display of trotting horses was
| made. In the evening he visited Niblo's.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Worlds Wash
| ington despatch says: Intelligence has been re-
ceived here to-day and been communicated to
| the proper authorities, relative to intentions
| in Mexico. A gentleman arrived here,
| whose word can be vouched for, who says
| that on his way from Tabasca to New York,
within the past two weeks, he met an agent Of
Maximilians who stated affairs were nearly in
extremes for the Imperlalists; that every re-
ported victory of the Imperialists brought with
it no substantial results, and that on account of
| their inability to draw from the rural districts
supplies, &C., the war against the Liberals was
carried on at dead expense. He further ad-
ded he had been despatched by Macmillan to
| France, to ask for 800, 900, 600 and 40, 900
! troops, and that in the event of Napoleon's 8
| falling to furnish men and MEANS the eyacua-
ton of Mexico by the French must soon follow.
Maximilian was paying visit to Yucatan, but
he had removed his personal effects to that
point as a safe place to set sail from in case
| the city of Mexico had to be abandoned. The
EmDeror was also shipping good deal of spe-
Gle to Europe.
The action of this Government, it is said,
will hasten events on the part of Maximilian.