The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-10-07
TELEGRAPHIC.
New York, Sept. 81.


visions is shade higher. White wheat con-
tinues to advance, with prices very firm.
Flour isiffteen to twenty cents higher the
best grade is selling at $l4 1-2 per barrel,
! and medium at $S. Hides are active. Wool
is steady, withsno speculation, however, in
it; sales are made only to answer the wants
of consumers, and holders are firm in their
demands for an advance sales. of 100000
pounds California at 81 to AZ cents. Tallow
has advanced within two days to II 1-2 cts.,
| with demand for export. Gold is quiet,
and foreign exchange firm. The leading
| banks asked lO9 7-8 to 10 for sixty day
| bills, and lilo 5-S to Ill "a for three days.
Stocks are without animation; Quicksilver
Mining, 46; Mariposa, IL. al..I.u.t r.".
| The General Land Office has issued in
structions to the Register at Marysville,
CAL, informing him that selections of public
lands by the State are not admissible from
unreserved lands for double minimum, nor
from within the limit of the grant of Con-
gress for the Pacific Railroad. .l...I-rIaa-,.
The American naval squadron in the Pacific
is being reinforced by the addition of ten
heavily armed vessels and two iron-clads.
| "r .'@... New York, Sept. %.
Documents concerning the free govern.
ment of Mexico are published by j. N.
Navarro, Consul of the Republic of Mexico
in the United States, including commits
sion from President Juarez and NJ. Romero,
his Minister, at Washington, iE circulars
from the Secretary of State. Mr.. Leido de
Joda Juarez left chihuahua August 5tb, and
arrived on the 18th at Ell Paso, where he
established Government, surrounded by his
cabinet. He is not only hopeful, but conf
dent of ultimate and complete triumph over
the invaders. He has still large bodies of
troops at his disposal, who had commenced
attacking various detachments of Imperial
lists in detail, and now that the latter have
so greatly weakened their lines by extend
ing them, be anticipates decisive victories
very soon. He does not think Maximillian's 8
forces will be likely to attempt to drive him
from Ell Paso, but should they succeed in
doing SO, has no idea of abandoning the
country, but will run over 20 some other
point within the limits, and there continue
the struggle, sanguine of success.
The officers of the Mexican Republic who
arrived here, leaving El PasA at the begin
ming Of the present month, state that the
people of that town were unanimous in the
reception of President Juarez, and officers
and men have gone to the interior to collect
and discipline the recruits, and it is expected
that he will be able to raise a large force in
a short time.
/ New Orleans, Sept. 81.
The Times's Montgomery special says the
Convention has passed the ordinance abol-
ishing slavery, by vote of 80 for and three
against.
The amendment to the Constitution alters
all previous relations of slaves. and protests
for the freedom of personal property, and
guarding the State against all evils arising
from the sudden emancipation.
Montgomery, Sept. 81.
: The convention to-day passed the ordi-
nance ratifying all laws passed by the Leg
islature during the rebellion, not inconsist-
ent with the constitution of the United
States, and the ordinances of the present
= convention, except that concerning the issue
of treasury notes and bonds.
Shreveport, La, Sept. Is.
The Provost Marshal of Freedmen has
arrested the Judge, Sheriff, District Attor.
ney, and Jury of the 10th Judicial District
for trying negro on the charge Of larceny
:, The Superintendent of Freedmen says tina
the jurisdiction over negroes during the ex
listing interpreted civil law, belongs exclu
sively to his Bureau. They gave notice o
an appeal which was granted.
+ + New York, Sept. %.
2 The steamer New York, which arrive,
e from Aspinwall this morning, made the pas
sage in six days, eleven hours and twent.
3. minutes, being the quickest passage OF
: record. Over five hundred dollars wer
. raised among the passengers to purchase
service of plate for Capt. Tinklebaugh, an,
one hundred and sixty dollars for the Goa
r. passers.
- e. New Orleans, Sept. %.
Governor Wells's proclamation calling fo
an election of Congressman and State off
GERS on the first Monday in November, wa
: issued to-day. N.-
Gen. Osterhaus has assumed command Q
the Department of the Mississippi, and Ger
Slocum has gone North. ..f.- ." t'""
II. New York, Sept. %.
10 The printing Office of Williams and Scot
was destroyed by fire this morning. Anon
the papers printed there were the Leader
Atlas, Citizen, Dry Goods Reporter, Com
mercial Bulletin, New Yorker, Democra
" Sunday Times, and Courier. The editio
of the Courier for this week was total
destroyed. All these papers will suffer
delay.
The u. S. steamer Florida, with seve
) guns, sailed from this port for Aspinwal
yesterday, with three hundred men for th
he Pacific Squadron. ~ ..',,-.... 49,.
...s 0-# , T'l.1 Washington, Sept. %.
The u. s. Consul General at Constantine
a pie, under date of August 23d, reports tf
T. sensible abatement of the cholera since b
> last dispatch. The number of deaths Q
aa the 2lst. was one hundred and forty-thre
IS while heretofore it has exceeded 1900 in
: single day. " @di E l19H1FH .a' 92"
The President has granted fifteen pal
h, dons to-day. Nine of them were for vi
~ ginians, including the wife of the rebel Ge
" Longstreet. as NJ 7at -Giysrt '19UHl.yo
= "dl = OF yIs.5jm New York, Sept. "a.
? Another great Fenian denomination
7I advertised to come off on next Wednesda
A evening, at the Cooper Institute, and del
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