Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-12
THE wIRZ BURIAL.
The North Carolina Elections
Great Fire in Philadelphia !
An AuthOritatiy Announcement
THE GEORGIA CONVEl
Reputation of.the War Debt

RALEIGH. n. C., o il.-NOrJh mas
been elected Governor, over Holden, by
from five to ten thousand majority.
spies Searching for Arms.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11.-Mr. Wakeman,
the surveyor, denies that he sent any
officers from the Custom House to search
any vessel for arms on the complaint Of
the agents Of the Government of France.
The searching officers probably were
spies.
Trial of Mr.. Davis Urged.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Il.-There is a
strong pressure on the President for the
trial of Mr.. Davis, under an Indictment
pending since June, in the Supreme
Judicial Court Of this District.
Death Of Col. Bowman.
WILKEsBERRE, Penn, Nov. H.
Col. A. II. Bowman, of the United
States Corps Engineers, died this NOR
ing at New York.
Haytien intelligence to October twenty
eighth says President Geffrard has issued
a manifesto TO the soldiers announcing
that shipsof war purchased at New York,
on their way to Haity had been cap
tured.
New York Market.
New YOBK, Nov. 11.-COttOn ffty-two
cents. Flour declined five cents. Wheat
unchanged. Oats ffty-three cents. COT
fee unchanged. Sugar firm. Pork thirty
two and a half. Sterling eight and three
quarters. Gold forty-six and seven
Fights.
The Executive officers of the Fenian
Brotherhood engaged a spacious mansion
for headquarters.
The EepTesssays the present Organiza-
ton is not intended for the government
Of the future Irish Republic, but only tc
aid Irish patriots in their struggle fol
independence by money, arms etc.
The City Bank of Trenton, q. J. sus-
pended payments, but its notes are re-
deemed at the Merchant National Bank
Burial Of Wirz-
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE remains
of Wirz was buried in the penitentiary
yard.
Great Fire ut Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-THE loss by
fire at Bancroft's Mills, at Media, Thurs.
day, was not less than two hundred
thousand dollars.
ReReOntre between HIaddOx and Dixon
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. lin
~rencontre between DR.. Maddox and Maj
Dixon, paymaster, the latter received
fatal pistol shot in the abdomen. Mad
dox surrendered to the civil authorities
New YORK, Nov. 1.-The Herald
special says Fitzpatrick has been granite,
leave of absence far n year, to visi
Europe.
William E. Dodge intends to contes
the seat of James Brooks in Congress.
Gen. Forrest, landed on the Mississippi
bank, says he doesn't expect the Presi
dent TO pardon any of his class, but leav
it to Congress. He proposes to go t
Washington, to try the effects Of none,
to accomplish his purpose.
Gen. Convey does not speak e~ncourag
ingly of the spirit which animates IN
majority of Louisianians.
Navy Department
New York, Nov. l1.-Preparation
are icing made for quarantine hospitals
in view of the approach Of the cholera.
The Navy Department has ~ascertainet
that during the war the navy has los
only fourteen hundred and six mel
killed, and sixteen hundred and thirty
eight wounded, the whole expense q
maintenance being less than two undre
and thirty million dollars during tn
war, only about seven and a half per cen
of our national debt, and our navy isnoy
probably better than that Of any Euro
pean power. The army exceeds one hun
dred and eighty thousand men, one.haI
of which is on each side Of the Missis
sippi.
No new cases of cholera reportedin tn
harbor.
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-The followin
dispatch has been received by Presiden
Johnson:
MLLEDGEvuLE, GA, Nov. III
E~rceHeRcy, ARdretC johnson, Presidef
Of the United States: The Conventio.
has repudiated the war debt by a vote {
Of one hundred and thirty-three to on
hundred and seventeen.
[signedl J.JOHNsON, Prov. Governor.
WASHINGTON, Nov. s.-The Washing
ton Republican says: We are able t
state positively that it is the settled pun
pose of the Government to give Nj
Davis a fair and impartial trial before
jury of his peers, in the highest tribuna
ofthe land having jurisdiction over sue
criminal eases. 1t is but just to stat
that the delay of the trial cannot b
attributed to any act on the part Of tn
President of the United States.