Smyrna times., 1865-10-18
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lue Iulo"lhg congressman have been cleo
ted IN llrgna: First District, William Gus
tbs; ID, L. IL. Chandler; Sd, B. II. Barbour
4th, Robert Ridgway; 5th, Charles L. Nose
by; 9th, \. ii. Stuart; eth, Robert Conrad.
and oth, ID. Ii. HOge, Stuart and Conrad will
not take the OATH the others will.
Great interest is taken in South Carolina
IN the election for State officers, held to-day
eecessionlsts seem to have the best chance of
election.
The Legislature of Mississippi met on Mon
day. The administrations of Governor Hum
phreys began on Monday Mississippi is now
thoroughly re organized.
The majority for General Cox, Of Ohio, for
Governor, is 2S,2S7.
1t is reported that over 100000 prisoners
were taken by both sides in the late war.
A returned soldier was killed by two others
during an afray at Cambridge Mass, on Satur-
day.
Gen. Baker, Chief Government Detective
will soon publish full history Of the secret
service Of the Government,
The North Carolina Convention has petition
ed the President TO remove the negro troops
from the State
All articles of Government clothing declared
unit for the army are to be given to the Freed
mems Bureau
On Saturday, fight occurred between white
and coloTed troops in Washington. One man
was Killed, and several wounded.
William Lloyd Garrison is to 60 to Eurone
to represent the Freedmen's Aid Society,"
1he Llborator newspaper will stop publication
on January !, 1866.
During last week the customs at New York
averaged S562, T26 u day in coin.
The Internal Revenue Assessors from many
OF the States will meet in convention at Albany
on October y, to Recommend changes in tho
Tax law.
The Court Of Appeals of New York has de-
clded that national bank stock can be taxed bv
the State
A two million dollar hotel is projected at the
fltth Avenue entrance of the New York Cen
trail Park
The evidence at the Wirz trial Chased on
saturday. 1t has adjourned until Wednesday,
when the counsel will present their arguments.
Alexander Fl. Stephens and John II Rea-
gan were released from Fort Warren, Boston.
on Saturday.
On Saturday afternoon an accident o,currad
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Harris.
jured 3i+u '"o III
An informal session of the National Feriap
congress was held i'll Philadelphia on Monday.
DIX hundred delegates were present. In the
evening there was an enthusiastic mass meot.
lhgi at which several addresses were made
An attempted disturbance completely failed.
a number Of drafted men who had rim off
but returned since the end of the war bsvo
been tried by a court-marsbal at Dctro;t Oao
man, named William Jones, was f,nnd or;I,,
ueSertlon, and sentenced to confinement
al hard labor for three months to be disbonoro-
Diy discharged, to be forever deprived Of citi. |
EehShlp, and the sentence to be published in at
least two papers published nearest his homo |
sentence approved, and the State Prison Of
CoiumDus, Ohio, designated as the place of
ms confinement. The same pei,altv was ,A;x-
ed IN the case Of George Giddings, convicted
Of like offence
The IItusviIle PENNSYLVANIA oil raaion Her.
"'A says an experienced Colorado miner has
discovered ~ a spur Of the AIleghany Moun-
cams about forty miles west oftbat nIace. an
extensive lode Of 21Id-bearing quartz sneci-
mems OF which nave been sent to New YorL g
lOr analysis and which are said to contain. for
surface specimens. fair per centage of 0old -
Some excitement las already been prodpced
BY the discovery, G.
''1rt- y Cotton make Fine Black French d
Cloth Frock- Goats for S27. b.
About 2p vessels and large numbers oForon I
Er tren employed off the coa,. or p
-I@4A@ ~ the prosecution Of herring fisheries st
the present aeas6n-lasting from the latter nor, u
01 August to the first or middle Of Octobar te
ana 1t is estimated that $4,000 barrels bove d.
D'en taken Cine establishment alone has Vi
packed from 1900 10 $1,000 barrds. The =
market price Of the fish is 81 per barrel, :;
= Inc Albany journal says the runor that tc
secretary Seward Informed the English Gov. h
= cfhilenc ol ths proceedings of the Fenians is G.
iaiTG Ia It's strength and breadth that Mr. Sew ~
ard had not furnished the British C,orornr,o". :;
such information as represented. tho. - 1- q
respondence has passed in which n c,a;n, ~.
been made for such intelligence, and that 80" M NJ
whole story is as false as it is foolish. '"' f. r.
BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH,-The Southern !"
ts"np tte%spapers never were so crowded with aiyerl
.lsoilchts a. they are at present It is M ~,
npllnoh thllg Tor the daily papers Ia nnbI;aI liz
PPlementa filled with the advertisements t6a "
JJ.ulnary sheet could not contain. These eri III
Iences ,b OF local sctivity arise, no doubt f frn ~
nsT condition h in which the people p nd 'n
pie have The Uas snersy sssy tS show also that t
proper manner to the se qepy ro themselves in the e.
position. 'osery OF their true 20
phedp. '''iof Groceries very
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