Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-08-24
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
EgGold is selling now at 81 .43I.

son on Saturday.
Morris Ketchum pays his income tax at
Bridgeport He paid this year on an income
of $3.50. 900 and was usually considered the
richest man in Connecticut.
The excitement over the Ketchum fraud is
subsiding in New York and "all is quiet in
Wall street" Mr. Hiram ketchum will be
able to pay aboat forty cents on the dollar OF
the claims against him.
Reports frols all parts of the Northwest. in
regard to the coming crops, continue to I'M
prove the prospects for a big yield. The
weather the past week has been most excel
lent for farmers purposes.
General Grant has received on invitation
from the Northwestern Packet Company to
visit St. Paul, and has partially agreed to ac-
cept. If he goes at all, it will be soon after
his reception at Gacna.
The Ayny an@ Naoy Joprnal announces
that the place chosen for rendezvous for the
iron clads is the "Black Channel" on the
Delaware river, which separates League Island
from the Pennsylvania shore. This will con-
s,itutc an ordinary for all the light-draught
iron clads.
A private letter from Fort Riley, of quite
recent date, says the Indians have been very
troublesome f,r several days, and that about
forty men Of the 18th Kansas Cavalry were
murdered by them at Fort Yarah, near Fort
Riley, and that the Indians had also captured
train of military stores. The soldiers killed
were a part of the trade escort.
The Richmond Rcp"Vican Processes to have
"rcason to hope" That President Johnson will
visit Richmond before the end of August and
farther trusts that he will bring his whole
Cabinet with him lie is promised n cordial
reception as ''the best AMI truost friend of the
| South"
Favcttc McMulon. Of Virginia, member of
the Rebel Congress, has arrived in Washing
ton, armed with letter from Governor Pier
point to the Secretary of War, recommending
the withdrawal of the colored troops from that
State because they are highly obnoxious Ia
! the loyal Virginans. Mr.. McMullcn had an
interview with Secretary Stanton to-day. The
order for the withdrawal of the said black
| troops has no. yet been issued
1t is represented that in the battles between
the Liberals anl Impcrirlists no prisoners are
| taken, nor quactcr asked or given. War With
them is Vengeance in its dircst form. The
destruction Of Acapulco, when the place was
abandoned by the French, is said to have been
entire vandalism 1'ac whole city was turn
ell into ruins. Everything was destroyed
and icsolatiou took the place of plenty. Cat
of from their usua! sources eli supplies, the
subugatcl towns wcio reduced to the verge
of starvation.
Colonel NJ. Chapman, \. 4. j. g.,
continues 20 be the Judge Advocate Of the
military commission which has been rcorgani-
zcl AMI enlarged for the trial Of Captain
Wertz Although the charges and specilita-
TONS viii not be officially made known until
the arrangement of the prisoner, there is rc,-
son to believe that these include the charges
Of conspiracy, wit! certain leading Rebels to
cause. By starvation an other means the death
of Union soldiers in Southern prisons.
The Steamer Belgian passed Father Point
on the DIST briaging foreign adviccs to the
10Th. The Atlantic Telegraph Company held
a meeting on the 9th, nj which it was resolve
to pcrscvcrc in the enterprise. \ terrible
tragely had occurred in hondoh, n man nav
ing murdered three children in coIfcc-house
and then escaped. 1t was rumorcd in Paris
that six thousand more troops were to be sent
to Mexico The cholera was still on the in
crease at Constantinople. The market III
broalstu;f3 was advancing owing to untavor.
able weather for the crops. Consois closed at
S9las95.
The Hartford Times, of Thursday evening
says: \ number Of gentcmcn interested in
the kctchum failure went 10 New York on
Tuesday evening, They have learned all the
facts thu, could be- Obtained, and their friends
here to-day are not hopeful that the house vii
pay very large per centage Of its Indebted
ness One gentleman interested says hr would
be glad to get City cents on the dollar for HE
claim Mr.. Morris Kctchum, the senior part
ncr stated to 4 gentleman on Wednesday that
he considered himself worth $1,000, 900 be
> fore the late troubles, and that his spicndi,
farm at Wnstport. Conn.. where he resides
belongs TO his wife. lie does no: own it.