The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-06

IN the Georgia Convention on the Sd inst resolutions
adopted declaring tho duty Of the Legislature 70
provide the widows and orphans Of Georgia soldiers
who served in the rebel army and requesting rrovnona
Governor johnson TO order the organization OF Sase
militia resolution asking the President TO pardon the
rhel Commander Tana and restore 10 him his property
was unanimously adopted
The government OF the city Of Savannah Ga, has
been given up "a the Mayor and Council by the national
military authorities. =
The substance of recent very interesting conVorsa
ton on the present condition OF the southern country
with n,auter of much intelligence, and who has trav-
eed extensively the suppression VI sne repeon
in nearly all the States lately In revc rs gwen py one
NJ our corresnondents in Columbia South Carolina The
general condition is that OF poverty anu nest"uson
deficiency Of crops Of every Sort and widespread pros
tratiou Of agricultural operations producing great des
nondencv. among the white inhabitants On many OF
the plantations the improvements well the dwellings,
rs the sugar houses gin houses and costly machinery
were destroyed and the stock tools and materials neces.
sary for working carried daring the progress of the war;
and the planters besides finding themselves agnaed
by this Of affairs meet with INFINITE trouble In the
new system Of naugurted by the emancipation OF
the negroes to which seems they are not yet ableto
| adapt themselves.
An exhibit made up a.the Post Ofne Department shows
the whole number OF post routes so far restored IN
the Southern States is hundred and forty one en-
bracing eighteen thousand five hundred ana ny-tnree
miles of service tothe government or SSso7so
less than by the contract existence at the outbreak OF
the rebellion for the same amount OF service.
Important news in regard me war between Paraguay
and the allies was brought by the bark Kharne haade,
which arrived at Boston yesterday The town OF uSu-
guayana with its garrison Ave housanG Paraguayans
had been captured by the allies after stutStDsny main
tanned siege OF six weeks The prisoners wers immediS
atey mustered into the army of the allies, aocosdir
the man adopted cnolera board the steamship
Aalanta at the Lower Quarantine, ported by the
physician in charge but the disease 10 SILL confined to
the steerage Of the cabin passengers having yet
been attacked. There ia, however cause for alarm
as there has yet been the slightest sign of cholera in
the city; but the Health Commissioners also many
private individuals taking necessary precautionary
meas,res 1t would be well if these matters were
generally attended to by tho people, and put in
such condition Of cleanliness as might completely
avert the future visitation Of the scourge The Governor
Of New Jersey has issued proclamation, Calling the
municipalities and individuals to look atsr tleir san
tary condition
Further details F the terrible rava coAnmittndi
among the shipping the Florida coast by the recent
gale gvenin Key wcst del pstcheta The
steamship Newborn, which arrived at Key West the
2Sth ult picked up the 18th 70 found,
floating on raft who provedto be the MY survivors
of thirteen belonging 70 the ship Aersey, Lverpool
laden with mahogany, which Deundered These |
men were miserable condition having ipeen for four
days exposed to the winds and waves with ost any food
The Prussian bark Meyger from New Orr for Liv-
crpool fallen in with the 9th nit, in q COM
pleely disabled condition, blythe Nevbeln and lowed
10 Key West The Newbem also saw ashore on
he Florida the barky John Wesley |
md j. NJ Howard. scsidaa numerous eri.
fences Of additional wrecks The steamship
heretofore reported ashore n 70 miles south |
" Carysfort Reef Fla ia sMppeS ID to have been the
Jatharine Whiting, from this port the 10th ut for
Galveston is thought that her passengers and
we're saved The ship Caroline Nesmith went ashore
bout forty miles west Of Key West on the 2lst ut She
lad valuable cargo Of cotton II thought that tho
versions board Of her were cued The bark Wal
ham, from New Orleans Cor BossN was also among the
esses wrecked the Florida cast Other craft will
found noticed ANOTHER coln nm as among the suf-
erers
The ofcers OF the Steamship w ybosset from this port
or Savannah when of Cape Him teras on the 9th ult
aw vessel on FIRE, hoard which, soon after she
vas discovered, there occurred an explosion by which
he blown up; and comb aely DESTROYED II was |
hought that she a. small river steamer and that
hose board OF her tn On on by vessel which
vas seen lying alongside prevn US to the explosion
The November term 81 the ourt Of General Sessions
commences this morrxng. y idge Russell will preside.
nd Assistant District Aatora& Bedford will conduct the
prosecution. Inc calendar very heavy, and several
homicide case DO disps led Of tho most important
II which are the inde'menhs against VIM O'Koefe and
James Dram II g proo lie that the trial OF Jenk ms
The alleged Vail street dss alter will take place toward
the close Of the term,
There WIS mystsrioos xplos0n yesterday in front OF
the Wyoming HOTEL No. S3 S;rsenwich street. by which
twenty-five persona nred and several OF the sur.
rounding buildisgs seriously damaged The affair Is sl
matter Of mystery, and IS o.undergo thorough
tigaiioa. Mr. william suddara the proprietor OF the
hotel IL the heaviest loser The explosion caused
by unknown compound, placed in a box, the Same
being left with the hots prsprec< by German named
Theo Leers The box beisg discovered on ars, il was
removed 70 the sidewalk when exploded Going the
damage fully described In anaer portion OF paper
Additional particulars q the elects OF tho sarth
quake shocks experienced In San Francisco the 9th
and 9th Of last month. and heretofore different nss
noticed in columns, furnished by Of
respondents in that city. There six distinct dts:
turbahces Of the earth tho rss Ave occurring during tire
afternoon and night of tho Sh little before and
at four and ten O'CLOCK and the SIKH nj ha past
city, comprising ta main business streets, which 10
considerable extent located made ground, sslercd
the most nearly all the buildings here ,clng to cS
tent shattered, and some Of them hroSn down and
petely ruined The back and hgher part OF the town,
where all the best private residences situated suffered
only the cracking Of pasterng and wallis breaking Of
glass; &C. In toe southwestern par; Of the city the osc
latons great that extensive assures were made
in the earth. The earthquake was felt with more
less severity various placcs hrougho, the state OF
California.
The Rae Morgan L. Dix preached sermon on yester
day in Trinity Chapel in whslh he stated that there was
a perfect unity between the southern and Northern
branches or the Episcopal Church at the recent
ton in Philadelphia He also furnished interesting
facts in regard to the work Of tho convention.
The corner stone Of Roman Catholic orphan asylum
10 be erected In Brooklyn laid yesterday with imros