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re-organized. No men to be mounted until
instructed one year. Onethird of the cavalry
force will be kept as recruiting regiments,
with only euough horses for instruction.
Washington, Dec. ll.-Official information
has been received at the Department OF State
of the adoption of the Constitutional Amend
nent by the Legislatures of the States of llli-
nois, Rhode Island, Michigan, Massachusetts,,
OHIO, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Con-
necticut. West Virginia, New Hampshire. In
diana, Vermont, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ten
nessee, South Carolina, Vrginia-23 States.
Telegraphe information has been received OF |
the adoption of the amendment by North |
Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. No iufor-
nation of any kind has been received of its
adoption by California or Oregon, Florida,
Mississippi ard Texas. Official Information
OF its rejection by New Jersey, Delaware and
Kentucky, has been received.
Ne,o York, Dec. 1.-THE Macon, Georgia,
Journal has letter from Milledgeville say
ing that Provisional Governor Johnson has
received orders from Washington TO retain
his position until further Instructions. He Is
ordered to issue certificates Of election to
Georgia CongressmeD.
Gov. Parsons of Alabama also received
dispatches from Secretary Seward, on the 5th,
congratulating him, the South, and the conn
try, in the Presidents name, on the adoption
ny AlhUamt OF tue OOnStlIutlOuHl hncuumeut,
which completes the number of States re-
quired to make it the organic law of the land.
New York, Dec. ll.-Amoug the charges
against Col O'Maboney, President of the
Fenian Brotherhood, are, violating his oath
in refusing to communicate with the Senate,
refusing to enable the standing Finance Com
mittee OF the Senate to obtain the books and
accounts; having placed in official position
and salared several persons who had been
rejected by the Senate; having usurped the
position of agent of the Irish Republic after
having been peremptorily rejected for that
position by the Senate; having rsed bonds
with his name on them, his agent having
epent money by paying an immense sum for a
mansion on Union Square, and having re-
fused TO pay over to the Secretary of War
money that had been appropriated for war
purposes by the Senate. 1t is also alleged
that large sums of money have been used for
specializing in gold. The charges against B.
B. Killican, Secretary of the Treasury, are
perfidy and malfeasance in Office in refusing
to pay money when ordered, and paying ou
large sums when there was no authority
Att convention of delegates from the Feniar
Circles, held on Saturday, an address wa
adopted endorsing o Mahoney as foremos
among the noblest, truest and most earnes
defenders of the cause, and repudiatipg :th
authority and condemning the action of tn
Fenian Senate.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE State Depart
ment received by the last steemer from Eu
rope important dispatches from our Ministe
to England. There is strong reason to be
lieve that England will back down from he
position on the pirate Alabama, and at ono
agree to quiet and amicable adjustment
the question in dispute. The temper of th
last dispatch from the State Department
which emanated from the President hmse
was calculated to open the eyes of the Eng
lish Government.
New York, Dec 1.-THE Heralds specii
dispatch says that the evacuation of Chihut
hua by the French is fully confirmed by q
official letter just received from the U.
Consul at that city. This movement of II
French is construed to mean that their Con
mauder has abandoned the idea of holdir
the frontier in close subjection to the Imperi
Government until the army is increased
foreign enlistments. The Mexican LegatiC
In Washington have also news 10 the san
effect. Their sangnine interpret alton Of th
is, that it is Maximilians intention to SO.
them b ,ck to France.
Washington Dec. ll.-In the House Bla
introduced a resolution rembursing the 10y
States for the money advanced and debts CO
tracted for the preservation of the Union.
Elliot introduced joint resolution wh
was referred to o select committee, defni
the position of States in rebellion, and pos
tionof Congress iu relation to them.
Schenck introduced joint resolution
claring against the attempt to establish
Hierarchy in Mexico. and requesting the Pre-
dent to take such steps as will vindica
American policy and protect her honor q
interests. Referred 10 committee on Fore
Affairs