The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-12-13

eoiuJ euu Gue proceeds placed 10 IHe CTeuuG OF
Mr.. Louis Desotry. But he further states
that Mr. Desotry was well aware that at the
time the city of Vicksburg was in the possess
sion of the Confederate authorities, and re-
manned in their possession until the 4th of
July, 1863 and that the only currency used,
and, in fact, the only money that could be
procured, were the treasury notes of the So
called Confederate States A tender of pay
ment In the currency was made and refused,
and since that time the monuy has become
worthless.
The court decided that the full amount,
something over ten thousand seven hundred
dollars, must be paid in United States Trea-
sury notes. The decision, in full, we found
it impossible to obtain.
MAN AND WIFE BRUTALLY MURDERED.
| Albany, NJ Y, Dec, 9.-On Thanksgiving
Day, Mr.. Crandall and his wfe-the former
aged 66 and the latter 65 years-were brutal
ly murdered at their residence, at Coontown,
Oswego county Mr. Crandal was shot
through the head, and the brains of his wife
beaten out by bludgeon. There were 5000
in the house, which was not found by the
murderers.
FROM NEW YORK.
Neao York, Dec. 9.-The new stock ex-
The new steam frigate Meteor built by Mr..
Forbes, of Boston, which was placed in the
sectional dock to-day, is said to have been
purchased by the CHILEAN Government.
TEXAS AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
The Galveston News, of the 29th ultimo,
says:
/" 1t has been said that the Constitutional
Amendment requires nothing more of us than
we are willing to admit in our State Constitu-
ton. We think differently. Admitting that
We are willing to agree that slavery shall never
again exist in Texas, we certainly cannot be
willing to permit Congress to have power to
carry the provision into effect. What Con-
gress might consider carrying such provision
into effect, we can have no means of knowing;
and, besides, it is contrary to all precedent
and the whole spirit of our history to give
Congress the right to interfere in the domestic
concerns of the States Mol Texas will
never adopt that amendment unless she is
forced to do it.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
From the Memphis Appeal, we have the par
tculars in detail of bloody tragedy recently
enacted near Brookvie, Oh the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, in which a man named James
| Thompson murdered his mother, brother
and three sisters, and attempted to kill
his father and another sister. James left hom e
| about ten years ago, but little being heard
of him until a year since when he re-
turned home, and by means of letters and
documents showing that he was a citizen of
Peru. persuaded his father to deed all of his
property to him so that he could place it under
the protection of the Peruvian flag, the Federal
| army being in the vicinity:
Recently he shipped one hundred bales of
cotton, and was about taking more, when his
father set out to GAINESVILLE to obtain legal ad-
vice. In his absence the son deliberately shot
and killed his mother, his brother Clay and his
sisters Margaret and Jcmmia, whilst on their
knees before him %uppcating for their lives
He then shot his Youngest Sister Emma, and
leaving her for dead, went TO the river, where
he met his father He deliberately fired
twice at the old man, who, though badly
wounded, clenched the desperate and held him
until be could be bound The citizens fol-
lowed the villain to the Macon Jail, and were
with difficulty restrained from burning him.