The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-12-06
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releasing from Fort PulasKl. the reOei
Secretary Of War, Seddon, and Judge
Magrath, of South Carolina. The order
did not emanate from the Adjutant Gen
erals department, but came direct from
the President. Hence arose the contra
diction of previous reports that they had
been released
A Columbus, (Miss.) newspaper is in
formed that of $50, 900 collected by Cow
ernment agents, but $50, 900 has been ac
counted for. 1t says the stabbing mania
is rampant.
The steamer Mellnotte, from Cincin-
natl to New Orleans, struck snag at
Island No. 60, Mississippi river, and sus-
tanned severe injury. She was obliged to
throw her deck load overheard to pre-
vent sinking.
The Tribune's Washington special says:
A new paper, to be called the Recon
structionist, edited by Mrs Jane Swiss,
helm, is to be Immediately commenced
here.
The Richmond Enquirer learns that
there is nothing left of the apple tree
under which General Lee surrendered,
but red hole in the ground, and it is
feared that unless the hUfe 10 fenced in,
that also will be removed by curiosity
seekers.
Intelligence from Central Mississippi
reports healthy reaction existing, per-
sonal enterprise active; provisions plenti-
full; negroes well disposed and returning
tn their former homes
The small pox is prevailing to gIeat
extent among the freedmen of Alabama,
Georgia and Virginia.
Agents of the Rethchilds in this coun-
try have put in claim for the tobacco
seized by the Government at Richmond
as rebel property.
The health officers at New York have
decided to permit all passengers on board
the Atlanta who show no symptoms of
cholera and who intended to go West, to
leave the vessel.
A special to the Tribune says: An
ingenious scheme for smuggling whisky
from Canada into the United States has
just been detected. There were thirty
two women ON one train bound to the
United States who held in their arms
what at first appeared to be babies care
fully wrapped up, with their little feet
exposed to the gaze of the passengers.
Upon investigation it was discovered that
they were tin cases, fashioned after the
similitude of babies, containing from
three to five gallons of whiskey. About
thirty Of the women were arrested and
over one hundred gallons of whiskey Sc
cured.
The Washington's special dispatches
to the Commercial says: There are good
reasons for believing that Secretary Nc
Cullough will recommend "steady fund
ing" of the floating debt, with regular
withdrawal of Greenbacks, which must
cause decrease of the national bank
circulation.
The citizens of New York have nearly
completed arrangements to pay off a
mortgage of $50, 900 on the house recent
rly purchased by General Grant at Wash
ington.
All workmen in the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, who have not served in the army
or navy during the rebellion are to be
discharged.
A special to the Herald, dated Wash
ington, Nov. 9th, says: The contrac-
tor at Ford's theatre has finished his
/ twentyfeight thousand dollar job of re-
modling that building, and has turned
it over to the authorities. II is now ready
for rebel relics.
| The large government building at Camp
Nelson, Kentucky, occupied by the Quar-
termaster's and Commissary Department,
was burned last week. A large amount
of government property was destroyed
All the public funds and papers were
saved.
A company in New Haven has just
finished pair of wheels for government
use in drawing heavy ordnance. They
are warranted to sustain sixty thousand
pounds, and are thought to be able to car
ry even as much as one hundred thousand
pounds.
The Times special says: Col. Nor
gan, Superintendent of the New York
Soldiers Agency, has been in Washing
ington several days, and is consummating
arrangements with the military authori-
ties for the care of New York disabled
soldiers. 1t is contemplated to fit up al
once the Ira Harris hospital, at Albany
for temporary use as Soldiers Home.
President Jaurez claims to be gaining
strength, and expresses the opinion thai
he will yet succeed in driving Maximil
liam and the French troops from Mex.
leo.
1t is declared that in order to avoid {
collision between the French acd Ameri
can troops on the Rio Grande, orders
have been issued that the Imperial sol
diers shall not approach that stream.
Warm blood by the tumblerfull is giver
to consumptives in France. The slaugh
houses furnish an excellent article.
/ An official report published at Con
stantinople, states the number of victims
of cholera in Turkey this year to hav'
been barely 11,000.
Of the one hundred and twenty-one in
mates of the Lunatic ASYLUM of Ten
O.