The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-16

The great Government sale ~ Alexandria
T. stlIl progressing. The competition = strong.
It i stated that descrtions from the regular
army &. becoming aIarmingly frequent.
Governor North was inaugiraied n Ra-
leigh. Yesterday. and made short address.
General Robert Mitchell. .of West virginia.
hss been appointed Governor q New Mexico.
The Mississippi river /. frozen over Al Du.
buaue. and yesterday teams crossed on the
icc
A IRE in Oswego. New York. on Thurs
DAY night, destroyed property valued at thirty
thousand dollars.
a boiler exploded az Troy. New York,
Yesterday morning. killing Philetus Ward. en-
i. giDeer. and destroying property worth $4,000.
Fleming snd Corbeti. convicted of mur-
dering a man named Hanfry, were hung In the
county jail AZ Chicago yesterday.
The Collector NJ Rochester. New York. has
seized Canadian vessel containing contraband
fooi-.
Mr.. snd Mrs. Fuller. residing near kala-
mazoo. were killed on Wednesday by a rail
road accident on the Michigan Central.
Louis 70 try the different parties charged with
boat-buring, has adjourned until January :
The Virginia legislature yesterday passed
a resolution recommending the pardon of Da-
Vi. and other political prisoners.
The lager beer establishment of schwdt-
ger x CO.. and twelve adjacent buildings. i'm
Philadelphia. were destroyed by FIRE last
night.
All the property Of c. 9. Clay. Jr. now 4
prisoner, has been put In process of conGsca-
fion by the United states District Attorney for
Northern Alabama.
The remains Of General Morris arrived in
New York yesterday, and were followed to the
grave by large number of military and citi-
zrn-.
The Post Office at wallctsville. saraca
county, Texas, l. closed because no one can bc
found who can take the oath prescribed By the
Post Office Department.
Glen Crawley. one of the robbers Of the
store q G.. II. Balsby, Rockporf. Indiana. has
been arrested. The store robbed Of Slf,.
~ on the nth ult.. 1t will be remembered.
1t j. reported that the Paraguayans have
lost $4,000 men since the war with the allie,
commenced. and that their cause i now con
sdcred hopeless.
a fire oceurredin Allegheny city on Tues
day evening which destroyed TWENTY-FIVE
buildings AMI deprived fny families Of shelter.
Us 100000.
Ii j. reported that In case Of formal ap-
pointment OF United States Minister to the
Mexican Reptile the French Legation will
Withdraw from Washington.
Hon. u. ;. Walker. late Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, has been elected Gov
ernor Of Florida without opposition, and Col.
i. Mcleod. 4 prominent lawyer Of East Flori-
in, elected 10 Congress.
The Naval Court Martial at Washington
yesterday convicted Commodore Craven and
sentenced him 10 be suspended on half pay tor
swo years. The Secretary Of the Navy docs
not approve the finding and has set II aside.
The revenue derived to tn Government at
Macon. Georgia, from the duty Of two cents
per pound on cotton for the six weeks prcced-
ing the first of December. amounted 10 SijO.-
600. Cotton Is already beroniug king Of re-
venue"
The case Of Garland. Who cllns the right
~ tlli Httttl NttAt~ supreme Uilrt
without taking the oath ef allegiance. has not
yet been decided. The further consideration
of the ease has been postponed until next Fri
day.
Captain John q. Ryan. who was conveyed
10 Washington last summer in such mysteri
Gus manner, and who. when he passed through
this city. was supposed % be Surratt. has been
released. He has been i'm prison At Nicksburg
five months.
a vigilance committee ha- been formed
- fitusyille, Pennsylvania. The whole oil
region j. infested 10y ruflians, who rob and
murder. At this same Titusyillc, il is said.
there are seven theaters in fun blast. and any
quantity Of drinking and gambling saloons.
-Senor Mackina, distinguished Chilian.
made a speech in New York on Thursday
night in which he stated that Chill built the
iirs. telegraph line in South America and
spoke of her progressive spirit. lie alluded to
the wanton attack of spain upon his country
and expressed his hope that the United states
Government would insist upon The maintain
ance Of the Monroe doctrine.
synopsis of Legislative Proceedings.
In the SENATE. yesterday. Mr.. Woods