Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-08-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

estimated at twenty -one million dollars.
In fight at picnic. between returned
Union and rebel soldiers, in Tennessee, three
were killed and seven wounded.
Large quantities of rebel ordnance are IN
course of shipment from Richmond to Nor
them arsenals.
Ey-The original secession ordinance OF
Virginia was exchanged by rebel oihcer ior
a lunch of bread and butter.
General Sicklcs reports that all the Centrai
American Governments consider the lhuis-
solvability of the Federal Union the best guar
anty for their safety and permanency.
Robert Dale Owen is to have two years for
writing his life of President Lincoln, and his
publishers pay him $4,000 when he begins
his work and $4,000 when he ends it.
Agents of North Carolina are said to have
come North, with view to opening offices for
information, and otherwise to encourage emil
grafton to that State.
The Solicitor of the Treasury has appoint
ed Colonel illam p. Wood to assist him in
the prevention of counterfeits of government
paper aud coins.
General Thomas has suspended the Mayor
fAndrews) of Columbia, Tennessee, and or
dered the arrest of Justice Welch and TWO
lawyers for their late persecution OF negroes
The Republican State Convention of New
Jersey on Wednesday nominated Marcus L.
Ward for Governor. \ resolution relating
to the rights of colored men was laid on the
table
Robert +. Lee, late General in the Rebel
,rr,y ;s soiourninr at the Clifton House,
N;,sara Falls. 1t is said that G. j.. Nalan-
dicham has also gone to the same place, pro.
baby to have conference with the noted
chieftan.
The Washington Star says it is understood
that m order will be shortly issued returning
General officers of volunteers to their proper
rank in the regular army. This will reduce
, larre number of Major and Brigadier Cen
+ erals 70 CAPTAINS and Lieutenan:s.
A eood-looking lady gave birth to fine
healthy boy in the cars on the Eastern raj,
road on the 10Th, when near Boston. Th'
lady anolocizcd to the conductor OF the train
She cou dn't help it.
, A sale of horses, mules, and wagons tool
place at Chicago under the auspices OF Colone
. Ellison. Chief Quartcrmaster. They hroug
GOOD prices. Horses sold at $3.50 for best
-. mules at Sl05. and wagons at 500.
i Governor Fenton, of New York, is quit
,t III, and fears are entertained that he will nc
= recover. Three Governors are now scriousl
;l-Fenton. of New York; Brough, of Ohio
&c and Morton of Indiana.
l. The public Journals of the West are expo
ing he mpositions of high prices. by sho'
ID ing the relative cost of production, the re
ms increase of cost by taxation, and the like
n The German newspapers insist on the redu
in ton of the price of lager beer or the cnarg
mcpt of the glasses, which have been grown
less capacous for two years.
ow EE-An Irish correspondent of the Chlca
,cr Tribune having claimed that four-fiitls OF t
rvs Union army during the late war were Iris
" men, that paper declares that a careful inspt
the ton of the army rolls will show that not G
lp .ecdinr so coo men of Irish nativity foug
in the Union ranks OF the whole 800, u
on names on the rolls, eighty per cent arc matt
born.
on Fs-Gcn. Sherman says--'I always tr'
eled with a copy of the census in my shdd
ov- bags. | could tell how many nhabltan
how many cultivated acres, how many he
nal of cattle and horses, how many bushels
grain each county possessed at that time. q
nal so. approximately, how many there would
now, and how long it would subsist
ee army"
oo The Memphis argus learns that BIZ
Va animosity exists between the people up
49,. Arkansas. Frequent alterations occur
Wy. Wy. tween those who served in the Rebel ar
Az and others from the Union army, who reg
'ne each other with malicious hatred. Some d
,n since. at Spades party of discharged Tn
o"- soldiers met number of parolcd Rebels, I
after an angry discussion, fight cnsned
~" which firearms were freely used. resulting
,on- killing four men.
Mr.. Dckersons challenge to the Secret
). of the Navy for Il trial of capacity with
steamer Algonquin by one of our naval '
sells has been accepted by Mr.. Welles and
Winooski is designated us the competing
sci. 1t is proposed that the vessels, inst
den. of running out to sea, shall DC placed at
into in New York. one on each SIDE, ana their
Will chinery being put in motion, an account
be kept of the average number Of revolut
por minute of the wheels of each, the qua
W of coal burned, &C.
= The Philadelphia Press reminds those j
| w nails which are stating that since the tin
the Bacon no Lord Chancellor of Eug land be
,cept Westbury has been condemned for mlscon
It of that in 1925 Thomas Parker, Earl of
polls clesGelds, Lord Chancellor, was impea
the by the House of Commons for selling 1t
vert, tive offices to incompetent persons, was
Lou by ninety of his peers, was convicted wit
south a dissenting voice, and was conlemn
Vir- pay fine of 100000 and to be impris
Viva in the Tower until it was pnid.
. The Washington Daily Chronicol ha
telligence from the Rio Grand that a
nlted state of feeling existed between our sol
I'd on this side and Maximians forces or
eral. other and that there was imminent dant
hostilities occurring at any moment.
4tERs think the report is good deal exagge
Ealing but there is probably some foundation f
v 90 The commander of the Russian Teles
crews expedition, Colonel Buckley, sailed from
nitrate Francisco for the Gulf of Anadr, on the
S Ed inst. The land force engaged is fifteen
VIM. dred men. Five vessels accomran.
I. md expedition The land work is to go
most once on the whole line from New Wcstm
onded to tbs Amoor River, distance of four