The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-21
VERY LATEST
THREE O'CLOCK 4. VI.
GrNER,LT. W. SHERMAN.

GENERAL T. W. SHERMAN.
NEW YORK. December 30.-It Is stated tha
/ Brigadier General T. W. sherman is 20 D.
placed in command of Fort Adams, at New
port, Rhode Island, and that that fort l. s0OI
to De garrisoned by the Third United state
artillery.
MEXICAN AFFAIRs.
A letter from Mazatlap SAYS: The Republi
cans are again IN possession Of nearly tn'
whole Of two States. Tie only remaining I'm
perial troops Of consequence in Durnbrig ar
closely shut up In the towns Of Acapulco aut
Manzanilla. where they are very short Of pro
I visions and other supplies.
The forces Of the Republican chiefs are Yer,
/ active In that region and are determined q
force the inaalers from every point In th'
country.
CROPS IN FLORIDA.
A Tallahassee letter says: The crops o
Florida here have been injured for want of ear
during their growth. though not ruined. Tn.
negroes are abandoning the belief long enter
tanned by them, that the Government woul,
1 give them land, and are now willing 10 cnte
into contracts.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
/ A letter from Milledgeyile, Georgia, say
nothing Of Importance was transacted by tn
Legislature during the first week of the session
.
| the first and second times in both Houses, bu
none Of them passed. The opinion prevails
that no legislation would be valid when tn,
\ Legislature il deprived the cooperation Of thl
/ constitutional Executive. whose approval 4
/ Indispensable. Many measures for the govern
ment and protection OF freedmen have beer
/ introduced.
FROM FORT Az PRINCE.
/ The steamer Desota, from Port an Prince
arrived at Fortress Monroe Yesterday Sh,
reports that General salandore was at Morit'
4 Castle, In san Domingo, with his staff anC
senate. He was recruiting his army, whiel
was being strongly reinforced by deserter'
from Geffrard's forces.
There was great excitement at Port au
Prince, and reinforcements were being sem
forward.
President Gcffrard sent a commissioner tC
the San Domingo Government. 10 request the
delivery Of Sulyanor, and afterwards offered
four rthousand dollars for his arrest, and vari
Gus other sums for the person Of his counsel.
LATER.-A Swedish frigate and the United
States steamer ShamOkin We're coaliRg fol
Brazil. The English fleet were raising the
gunboat Naldrugue for Jeffrard, and had re.
moved the machinery from the British steamer
Bull Dog. The British steamer Jamaica, cap
tured by the river steamer Naldrugue, was the
only English vessel chartered by Jefrard, and
had on board troops and munitions Of war.
DEATH OF JUDGE AMEs.
PROVIDENCE, II. L., December 2O.-Hon
samuel Ames, for ten years Chief Justice OF
the sRhode Island Supreme Court, died sud-
denly this afternoon, Judge Ames had re-
signed his Office last month, on account Of ILL
health.
FIRE IN RHODE ISLAND.
The Wakefield Mills In South Kingston
Rhode Island, was burned this morning. Los.
Sl1s0O0. Insurance light. The mills were
owned by Gideon Reynolds, who manufactured
cotton jeans.
REGIMENTS MUSTERED oUJ.
The War Department has issued orders mus
tcring out the following with other regiments
The Thirty-ninth Illinois. One Hundred and
Thirtieth Indiana, SiXty-seVenth Ohio. Forty.
seventh and One Hundred and Eighty-eighth
Pennsylvania.
General Thomas has been ordered 10 reduce
the aggregate force Of the white troops Of the
Departments Of Georgia, Alabama and Missis-
Sippi 20 900 men, including regulars.
William J.. Black, one Of the Panama pirates
whose sentence was committed 10 ten years
Imprisonment. has been pardoned by the Pres
ident.