The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-11
News Items.
tBy T,l,praph 70 u. Sev Yort Sun.I

dsy. snrRris and his family are ct St. Lou's.
Nm STEAMSHIP IImn.ya passed Farther Poin,
.. ten o'clock yesterdsy Sunday morning.
Tnn col1red population Of fvicksburg, Miss. pub
Hcly voted W asnst each other to maintain schools.
Tur Judge Advocate Of tho Department Of Mis-.
souri ., preparing for ihs trial Of the steamboat
burners.
A STREAK Of lightning knccNed down boy.
ovorthrsr church stespls, and killed two females
IN g. Louis.
A. suction sale ~ Government vossels't. plsce
Al Ths,on, Mass. The y.s,.ls did no, bring large
prices.
TmErr-FIvE conyslsscen,s have been sent homo
from H.mpdsn Hospital, Fortress Monroe. About
sghtcen hundred nck and wounded ronsin.
Tns eastern wing Of the Good Intent Cotton and
wooen Mills on Market street, near 9iih, Phls-
dolphi., WAS destroyed by fire Saturday, morn
Ing.
Tnu Charleston, s. C.. Election for delegates TO
N. reconstruction Convention, resulted IN the re-
turn Of tho Conservative members headed by
Mayor Macbeth.
TnE United States sloop- -of-waf Gusrcris was
succs s-f,illy l.uuchoi on Saturday afternoon from
crowd q spectators.
AnAS nsmed watkins sbot - lieutenant who
was In command Of the guard q, Bcrmuds Hun
dreds. las, Monday. Watkins 10 arrested. lilo IL
from Lees army.
Tns Un4ted States troops arc preparing 70 evscu-
ate tho Stats Of Mississippi, and large numbers
have already boen sent to Jackson, where tho
people arc rejoicing al the speedy restoration Of
civil authority.
GEs GnsorH has returned 70 Charleston. lie
has been on . visit TO Governor Perry al Columbia.
General Meade was also present At the conference,
and a &, now sihrned ths. The sta.s and municipal
authorities will resume their functions.
Iua EJiscops Convention at Nashville has nom
insed FOR Bishop Of the diocese Of Tennessee the
Rev Charles l. Quint.rd, who WAS for four years
the chsp.in Of .ho Rock City Guard, and after
wards Of Rebel regiment from Nashville lie
was un,nimousy elected on the frs. ballot
soSK returned Rebel soldiers on Wednesday
nlsht burned tho Freedmen's school ., Decherd,
Tenn. Nr. schulz The teacher was obliged to fly
for his life, Cen. johnson, commanding the Md
die District Of Tennessee, has taken prompt mss-
sures to suppress these and other lawless acts.
Bi military order. any PEI son except General
and stat officers of the United stsles Army, found
In the streets Of August, Ca, after ten o'clock =,
night without proper passes, sre to be arrested by
the Provost Guard. All bars and places where
Intoxicating Ia ors sold within the city, are to
he closed at seven o'clock in The evening.
1nE Illinois State Fair, held Of Chicago, closed
on Saturday las. no less than 90 100 visitors being
present on that day 10 witness ths concluding ex
,rcises. Notwithstanding the rainy westher which
las prevailed during several days of ihe fair, tho
exhibition 10 pronounced complete success, tho
receipt, exceeding these Of any previous fair held
| In that State.
TINS steam ferry boa, Thomas +. Olcot, owned
by tie Western Rlroad Company, and plying
between Albany and East Albany, accidentally
caught fire while lying II hsr dock, about o'clock
last evening and her upper works. deck, &C.
were destroyed TIE engines and mschinery
must 10 badly damaged. Tho Hudson RIVER
Railroad boat lying sJngsido was run ou. aud
| thus escaped dostruuton.
Inr B lizard touInsmsnt for he ohsmpionsnip
OF tho State of Maine terminated on Saturday
! evening. To trst pr!ye II gold mounted cue
worth 600 snd tho championship Was awarded
! 10 RIl ed T williams, o. Bangor. H. Gouldfrsy,
Of Bangor, wen the second prize, . silver mounted
cue. Tho thirI prils Of silver gohlsi WAS
awarded g. Charles T. smith, OF Auguss. Smith
has challenged tho Champion 70 . match game for
5000 and tie championship.
GEN. GRAsr, attended by Gen. Logan, Gov,
O.'lesby, and other dignitsries. VISITED Fresport,
| H., on Saturday last, where he was received with
gren enthusiasm, tho people Of that and sever.
adjoining towns turning out On mdsse 70 do hiu
honor, Speeches were made by Gen. Logan, Gov
| oylesby, and others including tho LisuG. Gen
himself tut which, as usual, consisted u simpl,
Thank you" To-day Gen. Grant receives fare
we'll banquet from his old towpsnsn, At Gslens
aud on Tuesday will leave for 81. Louis via
| Springfield. From thence he will proceed 10 Gov
inston, KY and about the Is. Of October return ,c
! WASHINGTON