The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-10-25
General II ews.
MISSISSIPPI.

The ClnclHu11t c A. Ill;
respondcut v7itos in regard to the D''''
tin in that State! -,
In this county the militia has not ye'
bsen oraanized, but l hear Of its WORK
mos in Other parts Of the State AT
one place a company refused 70 ma, ,s
under the United States flag !; at a"o'n'
er thew robbed several nogroos OF guns
m tbe ground that these were lnsurroo'
tionary implements. Their only WORK r.,
80 far has consisted in what they cali
s,disarmins the negroes the most In
offensive and dcfcnscless persons IN tue
State Meanwhile white thieves anu
r,bbers arc becoming boldcr than ever
Last Friday party Of them a''acS:u
wayon train in which there were e'sh'
,oan teams between Bottom and Jackson
shot ono negro driver, and stole the Tour
mnlcs he had been driving. The next
div they cap:urel' two horses belong,
inc to Capt. IIeaton, A. q M'' on inc
same road. And such outrases are De-
iur perpc,ratcl all over the State; ie'
this militia finds nothing to do but 10
hunt down and "diSarm" the negroes
The same w-i,er represents the people
OF Mississippi as literally in STRIVING
cond;,iop. Oae hundred and twenty
cirht persons in one ncighborhood, with
uo,hing to cat, had applied to the foS'
commander for government rations'
THE WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM
VIRGINIA.
General Terry has had a long IN
,crvicw with the President and secreta'
~ Of War, in reference to military al
fairs in Virginia. 1t is understood that
Gen. Terry and Secretary Stanton both
opposc the withdrawal Of the few troops
still remaining in that State, while Gov
ernor pierpont insists that the only way
t. restore amicable relations hetwccn the
! General Govcrnmcn, and Virginia Is to
withdraw tho troops. In the meantime
the blacks, who are not consulted IN. the
matter, are in state OF fear ard trcm
bling, lest the couuSels Of pIerpont pre-
vail
4 coon DECISION BY GENERAL GRANT.
; Tb. JIcr,lJ's Richmond cnrrc<pon.
dent says Gen. Grant has refused the mp
pIica,inn made by Henry a. Wise, who
declines taking the oath, for the rrstor'
alton Of the lands formerly owned b!
him.
INTERESTING WAR REGisTEH.
80. ~. w.. ,..... sa,,;I s,..
INC ,w IT,, ,aon "n"1,I;n1 n thc War
n 'i-.,'e' "' ~ :. nn,y ~ ,ho hand, or
~. hsF ".;",on rhirh ,;vcs rho name and
wv p I,,n,,,, ,,linu. wh, has
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serve" S1"'' r W. . '; "nm,a;rS ,l.n
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! FIRE AT ci''cA""'
Chicago, Oct. 20.-Thc packing es
tabli<hmca: Of $ Favori,c 4 Son. and
Williams 4 Co.'S tann"ry. burncd las,
NIGHT, Loss about 100000, mostly in.
surcd.
JACKSON, Mss, Oct 2O.-Thc Leg
islaturc has iudorsed the course Of WIN
l.. Sharkey by clccting him United
States Senator, to Gil the unrxpirei term
of jeff. Davis, commencing March >,
1868, by an ovcrwhel lining majority
100 to 20-.ovcr Fulton Anderson.
MEXICO AND TUE RIO GRAxpE.
vrw yopr Or .o-Yh. Uerall's
corrssnonarnt rrom Brownsville, Texas
md Vsw Orleans furnishes new Of in.
, 'ara. ,'f Sro W. ,Ls Rio GranIr harder
''' ~" ,ha MSx;n,r Sid, or ,hr Rio
c.nnl, 49, ,c;,,,cd and coniux,d state
"Fana ,, d" 's sna;i G c"r anJ n,hsr
T ~ ,""aii, l haSr,s arc .t;jI boveriny
,s;,h ,ho;r hands in ,hr ,;r;n;tv Of Nit.
Wv" ',J sL;rm;,hos ho,r.on tLom
I'u'' u.s., i "a ,,,r, s,;lI oo.rrr;u,,
auq 'H' i"p y. c.oo"o",I" as s"n,a lie"
tNosS" not az 't eLus ,h,, .an;on , Nv
ago A'':."' o o". ~ - nu;. t ~ .,n,o
,wa;tino thc result Of General t'arvaiars
aSa aa;on - W" n. ITni,cd S,,tcs which ibev
'n''. "oaeioat will rosult in rnrr;shinr
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