The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-01
LATEST NEWS.

cold closed in New York yesterday a,
~ ~.
The Virginia legislature eonycnes On Mon
day next.
There are seven contested Congressional
.eai- in the next Congress.
The Legislature Of Georgia will meet at
Milledgeyille, next Monday.
The tug Canada was sunk at Bar Point.
Lake Erie, yesterday. Total los.
The death Of Dr. William Irwin. American
Consul Al Annoy, China, is announced.
The steamer ATLANTA. 30 long detained a,
quarantine, has arrived at New York.
Hon. Littleton Tazewell. the distinguished
Virginian, died at Richmond yesterday.
Mr.. Samuel y. Pike has purchased the
Burnett House, Cincinnati. for 100000
Lieutenant Commander Bcyis. Of the
United states Navy, died at Havre, recently.
). @. xon.proprietor Of the New Orleans
Crescent, has been elected Louisiana state
printer.
The guerrilla Quantrcll was at Cairo YES
terday on his way TO Washington to sue for
pardon.
The usual instalment Of Mexican ..news-
was received last night. The Liberals are sue
eessful this time.
Orders have been promulgated from the
War Department mastering out 10000 more
volunteer troops.
a sale Of Government vessels took place at
Brooklyn yesterday; twenty-three were sold.
bringing slJO,lOO.
Rev. VIM. Barnes, distinguished Metbo-
dist divine, fell dead in the street. a few davs
ago, in Philadelphia.
The cotton factory Of Abr,m Folsom, Do
YER, \. H., was destroyed by fire yesterday
morning. Loss $4,000.
--Governor Parsons AMI Hon. George :.
Houston have been elected L. :. Senator's by
the Alabama legislature
The steamer Ruby was sunk ON we,lnes-
day about fifty miles above New Orleans.
Total loss. No lives lost.
jacob Merrill returned soldier. was muir
dered and robbed Of 500 at Ncwburyport.
Mass, on Wednesday night
Hon. G. W. Warner has received the Dem
oeratie and the Workingmen's and Citizens
nomination for Mayor Of Boston.
The grants of public lands to the Northern
and Central Pacific Railroads will exceed, by
careful estimates, l2j,O000O0 acres
The party headed by Miranda In the state
Of Trujilio, Ncnzuela, has been entirely de-
stroyed in battle and their General killed.
1t Is announced that an effort will be made
10 beat Mcpherson for the Republican nomina-
tion Tor Clerk Of the House Of Representatives.
"A destructive fire has occurred at Eddy
vile, destroying the passenger and freight de-
pots Of the Desmoines Railroad. Loss $780,
600.
Upon the premises of James stephens. Fe-
nian Head Center Of Ireland, were found let
tiers from John 0'AIahony, Head Center in this
country.
1t Is announced that the Paraguay ans have
met with another defeat, and that i'm revenge
they have burned some thirty villages belong
Ing 10 their enemies.
-Aterriflic explosion took place IN the Penn
sylvania Iron Works, Philadelphia 10y which
one man was killed and several injured. and
the building destroyed.
The Presbyterians Of Louisville have or
ganized the " Kentucky Board Of Aid" for
Presbyterian pastors in the South who are in
destitute circumstances.
The clerk Of prominent banking house in
Wall street, New York, has been arrested for
embezzlement. The amount Of defalcation
thus far discovered is S2O.OOO.
"A difficulty occurred at Grcnda, Miss, on
wednesday night, between party Of State
Militia and negroes, which resulted i'm the
wounding Of several Of the former.
The direct and unbrokcn transmission Of
telegraphic messages between New York and
New Orleans j. announced A. having been ac-
complished for the first time i'm ten years.
On Wednesday night the through train
from Washington to Richmond ran of the
track near Warrenton Junction, killing
brakeman and two soldiers, and badly injuring
twenty-eight soldiers belonging TO the Ninety
Sixth New York Volunteers.
Judge Holt, Chief of Military Bureau of
Justice, has been giving an opinion n to the
construction to be placed upon the second and
third sections of the act of Congress passed
july, 1861. Ii will be found among our
dispatches this morning.
The privilege Of the writ of hqbed, corpus
has been restored by proclamation of the
President in all the States and Territories
which were not in rebellion. The District Of
Columbia, however. j. excluded from the
benefits Of this proclamation.
The Emperor Sonlongree, Of Hayti. has
been expelled from Jamaica by order of the
British authorities. The rebellion in Jamaica
has been entirely suppressed. Cape Hayticn
has been reduced 10 ashes and the forts de-
strOyed by two British war steamers.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has decided that the proper construction Of the
seventy ninth section of the internal revenue
iaw eXempts newspaper publishers from tax
ing wholesale license ON sales. This Is a de-
cision Of considerable importance TO all pnb-
fishers whose newspaper sales exceed $2'.oo"
per year.