, 1866-02-06
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T&TE NEWS.
Gen. ]. n. Whitfield. 1ate Of the Confcd.
ssste army. formerly Of Kansas, ia elected to TIT
Convention from 1araca county, Texah.
The delegates to the Texas statc ConFcn-
ton IRE almost entirely tecesetontsfs, and tht
Pzee1dent at the Secession ConTcutaon ot taat
Stale Will be the presiding officer.
Col. Ada1ns' lDdian expedition has returned
10 Fort Abescrombie alter being absent tweusy
ays, md Rptng within thirty miles Of Dcsna Lake
without sseinr IN lndtsn.S
John Roberts, the English billiard cham
ptor tus artIycd IL ths country, and ~tu make bis
5lrst appearance al the Memphis billiard touring
1ueuf.
The extensive paper mill Of o. n. Butler,
ut ST. Charles, III ras entirely destroyed BY dzs
on SUNDAY Int. Lees, fuG,0o0; 3naursnce, &aQ,-
COO.
There is rumor in Washington that II the
Frcedoens tlascsu bill pas*es ihe House the Pres,
dent si restore the witt Of habcas corpus through.
gut The border santhe1n Stztee.
Major General James D. Fessenden. Of
NAipe, who has Just BEEN uusercd out Of the ser
VICE, has accepted the position Of superintendent ot
the New England division Of the National Express
Company, o! which Gcn- 1os. E. Johnston is lsesi
dekt.
01Ae' o4aass CAS1 A0dus 44o1uas Ai0 IAe@aoEt
Lave nnished their revision Of lhe vafaons Con-
grczsloual military bills and returned them. They
opposc the incorporation OF the volunteer clement
tn'o the regular nsu,y. and approve the regular ar-
my, StAte militia and West Point bills.
On Sunday, 18Th nlt-, the up train on the
Mobile and Ohio 1al1road co1ded N1ih down dirt
train. near 11,rdy, The up tram was loaded with
eoldieru az the 9Th Illinois volunteers, on theu
wny home. Three wtte killed and fourteen wonnd~
cd. The engineer Of the oir1 ttniu. uho il said to
hhrc been lntoxicated and grossly at ault WIS also
ecriously injured
The Memphis Argus says the report that
Gen, Fornet Ind len the country, probab1y tu the
direction OF Mexico, though not iniy confirmed. is
sttu generally believed. The arrest of Admiral
Semme+, and the propoted anert Of Ger. Forrest,
may b. tnEer fu3c1eut caxfe iue the disappear
anee- fosrest hao gone 1nto tht toeesy R1ld CON-
mission business On the Memphis leycc With Thte,
till g. Abie.
Between twenty-five and my petroleum
compancs "ou the hoof md IN the shell = &re be-
fore the Legislature ol Aahama, asklnr for char
sc1s, 2he oil ,cver" II surely! epidemic. An oil
ws1l sunk On the Capitol I'LL at Montgomery, il In
partial operation. and under the management Of
sentcsnn amply able to meet the demand made
upon thetu-whlth II equisu1ent to saying that II
they don't ett1ke oil Il won't be their fault.
The Africa's malls furnish additional news
from Europe. Interesting details arc given or the
.arel between Prince Mu1at md N. Rochcfort, the
Journalist. 4 sharp diplomatic Correspondence hiss
7akcn place between Spain and England On the
subject Of prisatce1nr and in this connection, tho
A4nus. VINO sofnsnoo the fcoei piatea+ mare hted
". ano taeateo .a1a LOT tNA. -. SHtsa'n aas
In it, Frauco-Mexiezn relations.
The Portnce. Wis, Rfgisfer announces the
Amht1 nf T~St. Il 4.Mta+ mf4 . =
,cs, which occurred on SATURDAY, the 9Th Of jam.
ary, aftcr bieI illness, nj thn residence Of his
grind daughter, M1x. Bs1seo1s tn Caleaou!s about
1our n.lea from Portage Daring the p,st sea. Nj,
Circle ob,ained world wide notoricty 1h.oura the
Newspapers, OF account Of his extreme longevity.
ue WIZ bonn near the city Of Detroit, In the yea,
1s5 a hhown bT the records Of tie Catholic
OF that city, and was probably the oldest naa In The
world.
The seat Of Mr.. Go]den fDe,nocrat, WIN re-.
carved e,,r+,nca,e f,f .1ertion n rha nhfo stat.
sena.e from the Athens and Fiirneld Distric1. va,
Contested by Brtctdier General c. H. Grosrcno.
the Union nominee st the last election The Scuat,
Committee On Elections tss Lad the 1nstter tefosf
them for some time, sud the arcrmeuts Of eounse
ou both sides hass been submitted. It il non
hnue.ry .cre<.s th.t ,hr fs m hr comnron,.et
Gen. Gsosvcnor Withdrawing from the contest and
1if. Golden rr9icninc. The Question viii thus be
referred tsck to the neop}e Of ftar District,
pncscott Arfzonn had m arrival of a farrn
asmy of new Territorial Officials ~
ri inn, the rt.,.. -.4 tales retutn.
"'4'"'s' VII 'ae sth Of forenbes.
'Eeaestasy 4nd Acting Geyernor Mesn,n,rs r,n,.
accompanied by Chief Justice Turner. f1ate a,
Eeokul. IoWA,} Judge Henry T. Backu.. fIstc a.
4oefoat. CALVIN White. nephew of Judge Turner.
70 be lossznasscf 1t Prescott; Captain william n
Ford. late Of the AFmr nj 4he f,otcn,, -. ,,,.