, 1865-11-10

News Of oct. sia..


New Orleans, Oct. 24--Tn reply to COM
munication from Gev. Wells, in regard to "a
threatened negro insurrection in North Louis
lana, Gen. Candy says be win order an adtion-
al force TO Shreveport, and that arrangements
have already been made to disabuse the negroes
of any wrong impressions imposed upon them.
New York, Oct. 2F.-The Herald,s WASH
ington special says it is positively known here
that the trial Of Jefferson Davis has been decided
upon. The arrangements are nearly completed,
The trial will be for treason, and will take place
either in this city or Richmond,
Milledgeville, Oct. 26.-In the convention
to-day resolution was introduced to appoint
committee of Eve 70 memorialise the President
for the releaSe Of JEFF Davis. An amendment
was offered to Include all Confederate prisoners.
1t was passed ID heavy majority. An ordinance
nullifying the ordinance Of secession was adopted
and'the resolutions Of the secession convention
which we're incompatible with the United Sta
ties, were repealed. The ordinance to restrict
the State was adopted. Seven congressional
districts are thus made. An election is ordered
for the 25th ofNovemberfor Governor Congress-
men and Assembyme1.
Columbia, s. c., Oct. 2e.-GoV. Perry's
Message was read before the Legislature to-day,
He says that though his appointment was made
several months after the other provisional Gov
ernors, South Carolina is now as far advanced
any other State. he alludes to the new Con-
stitutiou as popular democratic and is inspir-
ing the people with zeal and energy in develop
ing the resources of the State. He recommends
the fostering Of Internal improvements and man
ufactures and the encouragement of foreign
immigration. Northern friends are invited to
come: The election of electors for President of
the United States should be given to the people,
and an early day fixed for the election of mem
bers of Congress, Should those be In Washing
ton, With their credentials, when the clerk calls
the roll, they cannot be excluded any more than
those from Massachusetts,. No man In South
Carolina can take the oath without perjury 1t
is not the policy Of the President to enforce this
and be believes it will not be the policy of Con-
gress An election is necessary for two United
States Senators, one for six years from the Sd
Of March last, and the other for the unexpired
term to March, s67. He recommends the is
suing of State bonds, and the selling of them to
pay the State debt and avoid present taxation
for the organization of the militia
Columbus, S. c., Oct. 27tb.-In the Legisla-
ture to-day message was received from Gov.
Perry, transmitting report of the commits
sioners appointed by the convention to prepare
a system of laws adapted to the new State affairs
The report embraces a bill for the regulation of
the domestic relations of slaves. The bill is A
preliminary in that legislation induced by the
emancipation of the slaves and is a code for the
regulation labor and for the protection and gov
ernment of the coIored people Of the State. The
18th Of November has been fixed for the election
Of members of Congress-
New York, October 26-The Tribune's Jack
son (Miss.) correspondent says Governor Shar-
keys first order to his militia is that they shall
search the bbuses of freedmen for arms and am
munitions.
AdviSs Sss from Mis- sssippi represent that the
condition Of he Tcesdmen 3 aggravated By every
possible evasion of the laws for their benefit.
Great precautions are taken again the spread OF
cholera at the east. The treaty abolisbing slave
ry among the indian nations on the Arkansas
frontier has been ratified. Henry s. Foote
took all the necessary oaths to qualify him to
admission Mt the bar, in New York. but the oath
OF allegiance, which, he said he could not take
without committing perjury. The motions of
the Fenians, in Canada, are exciting alarm
StupendOus frauds in the Internal Revenue COL
lections, in Mississippi, have been discovered.
and officials of high position ATE implicated
Charles Francis Adams it is rumored, is to be
recalled from England to take the place of Mr..
Seward. Caleb Cushing, it is said, is to take
Mr.. Adams place at the Court of St. James.
Provost. Marshals in Louisiana, have been abol-
ished, and freedmen referred to the civil
conrts for protection.
John F. Miller, an ex-General of the Union
armies, has been appointed Collector of Customs
at San Francisco in the place of Charles James.
quincy n DTOOkSyO OF fOrtlhnQ, oregon, mas
hecn appointed special agent Of the Post Office
Department for Oregon, and Washington and
Idaho Territories.
New Orleans, Oct. 27.-The Times Matamo.
ras correspondent OF the 18th, says Cortinas has
$500 men and twelve cannon. The foreign
pickets were driven and pressed into town by
Cortinas. For FIVE months there has been repe-
titon Ofthese scenes Cortinas, with a force es-
timsted at from 800 to 500 men, is keeping Sal
tonals force inside their Notifications. There
Is no communication with Bagdad except by the
other side of the river, and at all with
Monterey and the interior. General Mejia has
ordered all communication closed with Breyi-
acb, Brownsville, and the chappsral levelled for
the artillery. Mejia has about LOO men well
armed and equiped, but lacks officers and guns.
The native population are decidedly in favor of
the Liberals 1t is believed that the Liberal
force is greatly exaggerated. 1t is hardly thought
that they VIII assault the town, but probably
will beseigeit and try to starve it into submi5-
sion or force the imperialists into battle. The
convoy often driven back to Monterey, has at
last started with escort of 900 French troops
and COO Imperialists.
Foreign News.
Halifax, Oct. 3l.-The British Government
proposes project for the appointment Of a Joint
Commission to investigate the claims of citizens