Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-08-17
THE NEWS OF THF WEEK.

4 E1-Another bank defalcation is reported
lin New York
i EE Last week there were $50 deaths in
New York and 100 in Baltimore.
EpThe American house, in Annapolis, was
destroyed by fire on Sundlast. ay
The arrivals of immigrants at New York,
last week, number 2,126. making the total
since the 1st of January 9o,49O.
| Ice MANUrAcTURE.-An establishment in
New Orleans manufactures ice at the rate OF
TWO hundred pounds an hour, the freezing be-
ing effected by chemical process.
/ A SNAIL CONSTITUENCY Lord Palmerston
was returned to Parliament at the late cleo
ton by the votes of less than three hundred
of his countrymen.
A HEALTHY OFYIcE.-The fees of the health
officers for the port of New York amount to
one hundred thousand dollars, and his powers
are said to be more absolute and unrestraned
4 than that of the President Of the United States
GFThere are II ,S5l Indians residing
with in the limits of the State of Michigan.
The total number in the United States is es-
tinaed at 3d.
EE- General A lien Thomas, late of the
Confederate army, and former resident of
Howard county, Nd, has been pardoned by
the Prerident.
Over two thousand applications for pardon
have been received by President johnson,
but only about one-fourtb have been granted
up to this time.
BE MERcIrUL.-Dont throw your water
melon rinds and pesch skins and stones
where they will take people from their feet.
We hear Of serious accidents from this most
reprcheusible carlsssness.
The New Albany Gnd.) Ledger says that
Sherman's great wagon train has been en-
camped at New Albany for the past eight or
ten days 1t is commanded by captain Will
son. The train will be conducted from In
dianapolis to Fort Laramie, and thence to
Oregon and Washington Territory.
Lieut.. r. G. Loveridgc, Provost Marshal
at Jackson VILE Fla, administered the oath
to Payne's father, George 6. Powell of Law
renee county, Fla on the 18th ult Mr..
Powell had started for Washington, D. c..
in responce to summons from his wretched
son to visit him.
The Richmond Times Of Saturday saws that
it has pleased God to bless Southern States
with the most abundant and wonderful crop
of corn ever known. and we are, therefore,
saved from all the danger Of famine and suf-
fering for want Of food. No contingency of
drought, hail or storm can now injure that
great Southern crop for man or beast"
The Navy Department has received INTEL.
gcncc that the Rebel pirate Shenandoah. be-
fore leaving Australia for her career of plum
dcring aud burning in the North Pacific, took
~, hn,r1 ,t Na1bnrrn, l.
of coal, and that her present First Lieutenant
who joined her there gave up the command
Of an English steamer to enlist in her pratt
cal service
DEATH FROM EATING Lex CREAM.-Miss
Emma Richards, residing temporarily in
Reading. daughter of John Richards, of
Birdsboro while in company with some of
her friends on last Thursday evening, ate
fourteen plates Of ice cream, complained of
feeling unwcll oil Friday morning, and led
in the afternoon --Hdrrisburg Tel
Col j. S. Mosby left Alexandria on Thurs
day evening for his home in Warrenton, there
to remain until the further orders of the War
Department. Such was the excited feelings
against him on the part of citizens and SOL
diers, that his life was in danger while he ro-
manned in Acknowledgement persons whom
he had deeply wronged during the war hay
ing armed themselves to kill him.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The following decision
was recently made by Acting Commissioner
Hon. Il. A. Rollins When receipts given to
parties who deposit valuables with banks for
ssfe-keeping contain guarantees for the value
of the same, such guarantees arc held to be
subject to stamp duty as agreements or con-
tracts.
GENERAL r. e. LRH.-The Stanton Spec
tatcr says:
"On Friday last the trustees Of Washing
ton College. at Lexington, unanimously re-
solved to tender to General Lee tho presiden.
cy of that venerable institution" ..
Gov Holden has issued proclamation Or
dering an election for members of State
Convention to be held on Thursday, Septem-
Der 81. The convention is to meet in Raleigh |
on Monday, October 2. The inspectors OF
the Election are to be selected from Justices
of the Peace already appointed. The amnes-
ty proclamation of President johnson is to be
particularly Observed. and the inspectors are
TO be very careful in administering the oath
to all who offer to vote, if they have not
already done so. The same number of dele
gates are to be chosen as there are members
Of the House of Commons.
A Novel CHOLERA TEsr-Thc doctors
specially devoted to the care of the cholera
patients at Alexandria. have tried curious
experiment, the object of which is to a.cer-
tain whether that disease is caused by DC
culiar state of the outward air. as has been
They sent up two balloons, one
from village as yet untainted by the epidem-
ic, and the other from Alexandria A quar-
ter of fresh beef was suspended to each bal
loon, which was allowed to float for certain |
lime in the air. On making these balloons
descend the meat which had fioated over Alex
andria was completely purified. whereas that
which had been suspended over the healthy
village was perfectly fresh. The quarters Of
beef had been cut off the same animal.
Tue MYSTERIOUS PRIsoNER-John S
Ryan is quite young man. who, previous to
the war, published a weekly newspaper at
Pine Bluff. Arkansas. He is a printer BY
profession, and being an editor also. aspired
to and obtained position as captain in tho
rebel army. He served the line for some time
and was afterwards employed as chief detec-
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