Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-08-17

lament closes. The buildings are nov being
furnished. and win be ready for occupancy in q
month
Several members to day asked the Minister
bis intention az 10 the Potter Wood annexation
latter snd speech.
Mr.. Cartier replied tina, The matter wa now
under Govefh nent consideration.
Hon. George Brown and other member. as
sailed Wood and Potter with gross language.
The ground taken by the opposition was tina,
the speech Of Mr.. Potter was made IN the United
States, and therefore the Canadian Governmen.
bad no right TO interfere.
The Ministers have agreed TO adjourn the
House till Tuesday.
A motion 10 enable the members 10 tsks
trip TO Saginaw at Government expense was de-
feated on division.
Attorney General Cortier. for the Govern
ment. today stated the policy of the Ministry
to be tordefer the confederation and colonial,
railway and defense questions till 1886. Ii will
legislsse upoa the Hudson Bay territories, and
endesvor to obtain q renewal Of the reciprocity
treaty.
Commission, composed of delegates from
each province. Is 10 meet at Quebec next month
TO arrange preliminaries, and they will also
make changes in custom tariffs.
REPORTED pEFKAr OF coRrISAs
The Tribune's Mstamorss correspondent OF
TIE <Ol0. mentions the report OF a DEtllc uctNteu
the Imperial troops and the forces under Cor
tnas, on the road to Monterey, in which the
latter were defeated Ii is rumored that seversl
negroes. who were serving under Cortinss. were
captured and shot win their white officers
VERT TRIAL.
Richmond correspondent. says The int
rest already manifested in arranging for the tria
OF Wertz bids fair to outstrip that occasioned by
the conviction of the assassins. The whole
Southern people as body are interested in what
ever facts shall be presented and what judgment
shall be passed Their popular sentiment 10
ward the Union prisoners will be sdjudged The
fact that our men we're starved. frozen and indie
Gently buried Is no. denied, but mitigating cir
cumstances offered ths; their own troops
were no better provided for. Personal violence
or wantou confinement are strictly denied
while they insist that better treatment was showI
their prisoners than was msnifested by the I an
KEGS for captured reoes. Upon the head of the
Secretary of War poured walls of wrath fol
his persistent refusal TO honorably exchange
Whatever unnecessary sorrow or trials were Wis
tied upon Union prisoners il was in consequences
of similar grievances at the North.
FRkKDNENs BUREAU.
Within a few week. he Freedmens Bureau
will control every county in tue State. The diff
hculty 10 procuring proper aud efficient men tC
manage each district has heretofore been very
embarrassing.
MISSISSIPPI CONVENTION.
Jackson, August l5-The New Osleam,
Times special says: The Convention met thiI
morning The following was offered aud car
ried:
Resolved, That the President appoint a Com
mittee of fifteen to enquire ard report TO Thu
Convention such alterations and amendments tC
the Constitution of the State as is deemed er
pedient 10 restore the State to its constitutions
relations TO the Federal Government. until il,
citizens are afforded protection against invasion
or domestic rebellion.
Resolved u, That Committee of fifteen b,
appointed to inquire into and repor; TO this bod,
| such action is proper TO be taken in relation
to the act of secession adopted and approved
January 9, 1861 by convention Of delegates II
this State