New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.
GENERAL NEWS.

Gov Brownlow yesterday sent In message
20 the General Assembly Of Tennessee. he recon-
mends amendments TO the franchise law. but ry no
means advocates its repeal. Guilty Rebels should oe
treated th severity In proportion 70 their ehshses
Emigration should be fosered lie advocates the set
ting apart portion Of the neona territory for the
colonization Of frscdnen. He recommends that the
Testimony of negroes be taken in the Coars and heart
Ny indorses President Johnsons reconstruction policy
1t ia not true as reported that Meesrs. Doug
t.ss and Christian hare withdrawn ss candidates in the
Ist Congressional District Of Virginia Ii the Lynch
burg district the nddates having declared that they
could not the testoath the citizens have called on
them to Withdraw, and nominated in their stead the
Hon John Mirror Bolts.
The Alabama State Convention, on Friday,
adopted ordiaaLces ordering the election ofSate officers
on the rst Monday in November. legalying the NAL
fiages u negroes. authorizing heCountyCommissoners
% provide for ndiget and helpless negroes and direct
tDg judicial officers 70 continue agents Of the frcod'
mems BureAn '' 80 ..-,.... ...
Col. Wells, the Superintendent Of the South
ern Indians. On Friday last concluded an important
fres,y with the Osass tribe. The Ossges eede Ocoo
ores TO ths Government for eoOoOo Other lands are
also oeded and the rights Of settlers thereon proteoted
The laud is all in Kansas.
svsre under wrong impsessos in stating that Gems
Eas Johnston and Howell Cobb. and others,notoriou'
In the Rebellion had been su5peaaed witnesses fo
ths defense. JudgsAdvooate Chapman says that sucl
u not the fact 5000 A3..
The trial Of Emerson Etheridge was to com
msnos on Monday before Military Commission. a
Columbus, Kentucky. He Is charged with utternl
aisioyai language and trying to ncite the people
Tennessee during his late for Congress to In
sprrecton .E'i ..' f.'. tf'..'a
woman named Mysi Seyior was shot ant
lnstan:ly killed in Nashville on Monday by nan wit
whom she had been living, named Garrett Six sho'
were fred as her. ell of which took efeot- Ssa'oos
Mas the cause. Garrett il IN jail fi.HiI-.th
Gen. Candy mas seized tho steamers Cherokt
and Magnolia Mobile packets. a. New-orieai''' th'
having failed to comply with the principles OF coneeSs
made in the Joint order Of the ar"y and navy CO.
manders. -H 90 - -, l~QA
An enthusiastic meeting If the freedmen VI
\ shs,d in Petersburg. Va, on Monday evening. Cal
.uart Barnes and others made them addresses urg'
4 anaustry ard sobrety and friendly spirit toward
whites. . f 'er
The Methodist Episcopal Conference of Te
psssee viii meet to-day IN Edgefeid large nurnb
of preachers are already in attendance and it is
pected it will be the srgost assembly since the war.
Y Gov Sharkey Of Mississippi has given Il
opinion that unpardoned Legislators will not be able
sake their seats. This will make Gen. Humphreys 4
gubernateriai candidate. ineligible 1000. ~.
Authentic information has been received
Washington that His Grace Duke Gwin and co
Clarke. late of Mksouri have been arrested and
xuitted 10 Fort jackson. ..t.l. ..l.,
Gen. Fitzpatrick has accepted challenge frol
fhe Hon. a. J. Rodgers fNew jersey TO stump th
State In company They viii first speak together
Newark on the 7tb inst .,I,.lJrlffIgrt.
Il The Grand Masonic Lodge Of Tennessee me
IN Nashville on Monday. for the first time In for
years Large delegations were in attendance from O
parts of the State
The North Carolina Con vention met and O,
gsnised at RsleiGh on Monday. Hon. 4. G. Read
was chosea PRECEDENT Over one hundred membe
were present c.tI4 hLl
n A Cabinet meeting was held yesterday morr
ing and the President wasrelieved from visitors A
the members Of the Cabinet present except Soc,
4 tsry Harlan.
X Later returns from Connecticut show tn
every county save one voted against the amepdmer
The total majority against win not be less than COCO
The Democratic City Convention Of Newarl
n. j.. have nominated Elphaet c. Smith their ca
didste for Mayor In the coming charter election.
The State Department Yesterday receive
voluninous dispatches from our ccnsab in Tarke
showing that the cholers Is rapidly absting
The Wisconsin State Fair at Janesvillt
closed Friday night The total receipts were go 90
b The exhibition was very succcssful. ~
1t is reported in New Orleans that T. w. Con
vay Superintendent OF the Ffeedmep's Bureau 1
Louisisns, hes been superseded
The President has appointed William B
Little Of Nevada % Consul ct Panama. In place Q
"A. X Mckee. deceased.
Gen. Grant left Cincinnati for Columbus yes
tsrdsy. where he ust with ssthusiastic reception
Gen. Howard estimates that 10. 900 freedmen
bsvs learned 70 read and write sisos the war
The recsipts from internal revenue yesterda,
Aaesstsd 10 ta3lssas n -i ~ ~ -
A Louisisns delegation. headed by Mayor
ksassdy, Of HsvoEissaA ssrfssd IN wsshinsts'