Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-16

weeks from Monday. and falling IN this he chose
70 submit the case without argument.
Col. Chapman Is already preparing his argu
ment. promising 10 cover the gronnd 90 both
sides. and will read it next Wednesday, when, a
q usual in such cases, the Court will. With closet
doors. proceed 70 consider and make Up their
hndings In the case before them I
ssLEs DIT rHE NAVY DKrAErxxSr
The Navy Department will close out its "a "a
Of steamers and sailing vessels by disposing Of
twenty-five 81 public auction in New York, or
the ooh met They will be sold to he highes,
bidder, without reserve. A larger number o,
above the assessed value of the Government in.
spectors.
soUTn CAROLINA OBLIGATION.
The Sosth Carolins delegation have 10, We
had the desired second interview with the Presi.
dent. who was too much occupied to again re-
eeive them.
r JUDsK cHAsk-
Chief justice Chase has retained 10 Washing
ton. IS
a.-f-- sTrknKR SUNK.
CAIko, Oct l5.--The steamer Hsntress sunk
on the wreck Of the Black Hawk in this harbor
last night. The cargo will probably be saved in
damaged condition,
TRIAL OF ENkRsos kFakkIDeE.
Emerson Etheridge. who ha. been permitted
to plead his own case, read & plea denying Oh,
jurisdiction Of The Commission. which the Cour
overruled. upon which Etbsridgs fled an exesP-
ton to the ruling He plead not guilty TO I'll
the charges and specifications except the second
specification. second charge, TO which be plead
guilty on the Court allowing him 10 introduce
whole letter. from which en- extract was made
This letter Is known az the Dresden letter, dated
June 2eth, IN which he made the declaration thai
Tennessee had no Law but force and no semblancs
of civil Government. State or Federal, bat ar
usurpstion enforced by bayonets Of negroes. Al
ter some evidence for the prosecution, the &C
eused presented the Court with a written state
ment which admits oil the facts in the frs,
charge, namely: encouraging resistance TO the
Enforcement of the laws.
NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION.
RALKIGH, n. c., Oct. I5.-Shernan yester-
day continued the discussion Of the State de-
partment, though the question was thought to
have been disposed Of on the previous day.
resolution was passed requesting the Presi-
dent to relieve all negro troops from duty in
that State.
The Convention will be ia session some days
yet -tta nt"a
~ EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
PEILADELrRIA, Oct l4-Ths Convention to-
night proceeded to the consideration of the mill
tary canon, which led TO lengthy discussion
1t was participated in BY Mr.. Hunt, Judge Otis
and Rev Drs. Kerfoot, Keen. Adams and others.
PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION.
From present indications the Union majority
at the late election viii exceed that Of Mr. Lin
coins by several thousand. Official returns from
40 counties thus far have been received-26
counties are yet to be heard from.
BoILER EXPLOSION.
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct 1.-THE loss of life BY
the explosion Of the boiler OF the Steamer Youse-
mite proves greater than At first reported.
Twenty-Five whites and thirty-two Cinnamon
were killed. and thirty two whites were wounded.
Among additional names OF killed are James
Bornus OF n. H., and IL. NJ. Dokin of n. J.
a 'i - cALiroKSIA MINT.
0 Receipts Of Treasurer for nine months SAB
900 .00e, gain over same period Of last year or
0,0Oo,ooO. The coinage at the mint for the last
nine months foots up over $4,000. 600.
BURNING Oh A BRIDGE.
BosToS, Oct 1.-THE burning Of bridge at
Stanford. Connecticut. delayed the mail train
from New York last night, and il has not arrived
up to this evening s-s
RAIN STORM
A northeasterly rain storm commenced early
this morning, with prospects OF a continuance.