The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-09-25
GENERAL NEWS.

left here for Pittsburg this evening, consisting
of sixty veterans, from Brigadier Generals
down to privates. They were escorted to the
depot by a large crowd of citizens.
BALTIMORE, Sept 23--About SO delegates
to the Pittsburg Soldiers, Convention, left
here tonight, headed by Gems. .Fennson and
Wooley. More will leave tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23-The radicals Of the
Ninth District nominated George w. Ander-
son for reelection to Congress.
The Conservatives of the Second District
nominated Judge Bay for Congress.
PIcroN, N. s., Sept. 13-The Terrible ar
rived here at 7 o'clock this evening. She
and the Midway, as soon as coaled, will pro-
coed to the Straits of Northumberland. Mr..
Field came a passenger in the Terrible
from Pampey Bay.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23.-Forneys press
publishes the following special from New Or
leans, dated Sept. o.
There is no truth whatever in the statement
teegraphed to the New York Herald that the
Eighty second Regiment of colored troops
stationed here were contemplated at any time
to create a riot in this city. No troops could
possibly have behaved better than they have
done since their arrival among us, and any re-
port to the contrary has been manufactured
for merely polit cal purposes. General Sher-
dan is very much annoyed that such malici-
ously false reports should be sent North, and
intimated to-day that correspondents "1-~ IN
PEELED to leave New Orleans.
CINcIsNATI, Sept. 23.-The delegation of
Southern Loyalists arrived here yesterday af-
ternoon. A formal reception took place last
night in the Court Street Market space,
where the delegation was welcomed by Mr..
A. F. Perry chairman of the meeting. Speech
es were made by Col. Branscourt of Missouri,
General Thomas of Governor Brownows
staff, Mr.. Fowler of Tennessee, and Mr.. Grif-
fin of Georgia.
A Louisville dispatch to the Enquirer says
Dr. Ferris, mail agent on the steamer General
Buell., arrived there yesterday, and was de-
livered to the United States Court on the
charge of murder.
Mr.. Romero has received to-day dispatches
from Vera Cruz with dates of the 18th inst,
containing the following information:
The French were fortifying the City of
Vera Cruz on the Landslide approaches, as the
Mexican soldiers came SO near that the city
is thought to be in danger of capture.
The steamer Panama, from St. Nazaire
reached Vera Cruz on the 10th. The news
from the interior is most gloomy for Maxi
milan and the French. Their former par
tisans are deserving them by the hundreds.
Mr. Romero also received official dispatches
from Chihuahua up to the 9th ult. Presi-
dent Juarez, his Cabinet and Government,
were making preparations to remove to Mon
terey to establish there the National Govern
ment. The City of Durango had been aban-
doned by the main French force there. Only
500 men remained. President Juarez had
sent out an expedition against Durango, and
expected soon to be in possession of the city.
The official paper of Chihuahua of the Oath
ultimo publishes some correspondence be-
tween the Mexican Government and the
French Gen. Douay, in regard to the exchange
of prisoners 1t appears that. the Mexican
Government has been willing to come to some
agreement about general system of exchange,
while the French General declined to accept
the propositions made to him, although he
first applied for partial exchange.
South Carolina Legislature.
New York, September pa Charleston
despatch states that the Legislature adjourned
on Friday night. Among the measures adop-
ted was an act securing to freedmen the right
to make and enforce contracts, sue and be SUI
ed, to. give evidence, and to purchase, lease
and sell real estate and personal property, and
to enjoy all legal remedies the same as whites;
and also to be punished alike with whites for
the same offences. The next term Of the
State courts is postponed until spring. Mea-
sures were also adopted by the Legislature to
supply corn to the destitute, to establish
pententiary system, and authorize loan in
aid of rebuilding the burnt district of Charles
ton.
The Board of direct Tax Commissioners for
North Carolina, consisting of Messrs. II. Pot
ter, Jr JOHN r. FRENCH and E. II. SEARS,
have arrived in the city, and will, in compli-
ance with an order from the Secretary. pres
ent the reports of their operations and close
up their accounts.
A dispatch received from Springfield, H.,
states that at the municipal election held in
that place on the Dist, the conservatives car
red Congressman CULLUa's ward by Ga ma