Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-16
TELFGRAwS, Gc.

mat the State never lost its organization as
government by reason of secession or war, but
mat u was IN all respects not only de fGcfc but
"eJEre, State; and tina. the functions OF the
seWrnment were rightly and constitutioeaity
exercised by those who exercised the execu-
i've, legislative, and judicial functions during
inst tine within the State. The opinion Of The
SCurt was delivered by Judge Harris. Judge
Shellyerger. OF Mississippi. also dec .ded
hat sales and execuiary contracts made be-
1oIe tbe surrender, fouBded upon the Con fede-
iate usasnry notes as a eonsideration, were
said, and can be enforced now. Judge Gay
ION some time since decided the contrary
Intss cases go 10 the Supreme Court for ad-
judicafion.
The Society of the army OF the Tennessee re-
assembled in Cincinnati yesterday morning,
and the following officers were elected for the
tnsuiDg year: President, General J. A Raw
h9gs; vice presidents, Major Generals j. A.
Logan, I. Blair, X. ]. Oglesby, q. A Smith,
-Brevet Brigadier Generals w. w. Belknap
ard - Fairchild; recording secretary Colo
mel l.. NJ. Day ton; corresponding secretary,
Brgadier General a. Hickenlarfer; treasurer,
Major General M. p. Force. Resolutions were
adopted TO hold the next annual meeting az ST.
IoDis, the time 70 be Indicated by the presi-
dent; ~hereupon they adjourned.
The General Assemb Iy of the Presbyterian
Church South met a. Memphis yesterday.
Geo. Howe, moderator Of the last General As.
sambly, delivered the opening address. Rev.
Andrew II. Kerr, of the Memphis Presbytery,
was unanimously elected moderator. A very
large number of ministers from the Southern
States and Presbyteries are In attendance.
The greatest harmony and fraternai feeling
characterized the proceedings.
Considerable feeling was manifested BY the
Republicans in Detroit over the action OF the
board OF comfy can yassers, who threw out the
vote OF the Fifth and Sixth Wards, on account
OF a surplus Of votes being eturned over the
number on the poll lists, the excess being four
IN one ward and eight in the other This ac-
ton causes the election OF the entire Demo-
cratic county and legislative ticket.
The Memphis cotton mills destroyed by fire
Tuesday night were owned by Jesse Page and
George Cheek. and were valued al Se59,OOO, on
which there was an insurance amounting to
$4,000, principally in Hartford, Conn, Offices
The fire was academia. Two hundred
hands have been thrown out of employment
by this disaster.
DIR. Robinson will lectare at ST. Louis upon
the subject OF insecurity Of life and property Of
aGentile in Utah. He will also lecture upon
the same subject throughout the North and
East, with view Of interesting the people
generally In THIS matter and procuring the in
terposirion of the Government in behalf OF the
prosecuted citizens.
The crew OF the schooner Adirondack re.
Gently experienced extraordinary hardship on
Lake Huron. The schooner was dismantled,
and drifted about the lake twel We DAYS nine of
which they were ont of sight OF land. They
subsisted for nine days on boiled wheat.
Five white men and one negro man were
nogged in Richmond yesterday by order of the
hnstings Court on COM nviction of petty larceny.
This is the fret instance there in many years
dicial sentence.
The Grand International Division of the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers com.
menceo tneir annual session In Boston. Mon
day. Mr.. Charles Wilson, OF Rochester, pre-
sides. -
magnificent banquet was given TO Cyrus
w. Field in New York last night by the Cham
snT ayAa %hA
Three hundred guests were present
Eleven ofthe guerrilla bandits who recently
robbed the train on the Louisville road were ar
rested "Wednesday by citizens near Frank
lin, and forwarded to Louisville.
j. b. Brisbin, chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Minnesota, ad-
vises the South to adopt the constitutional
amendment . A.
n: w N0rthcut, promlnenl merchant of
Deestur, Ill, committed suicide by hanging
Monday. The rash act was caused 10 is sun
posed, by financial embarrassments." !" : 10
w. p. King has been arrested and commit
ted TO a military prison as one Of the marau-
ders on the Louisville and Nashville rail.
road. 7L
Rev. q. Il. Cummings was consecra,ed As.
sistant Bishop of kentucky at LouIsviIIe
yesterday The ceremonies were very i'm
posing.
Tine next Legislature Of Missouri will stand
as follows: Senate. 26 Radical and Conser.
vatives; Honse, 20 Radicals and 40 Conserva-
tives. .... r.r. -f.
The Democratic Kentucky State Central
COMMITTEE have determined TO call q STATE
convention at Frankfort, February %.
The second tournament for the billiard
of Connecticut was commenced
in Hartford, Thursday.
Rev Mr.. Mcleod. editor of the Salt Lake
Vidette, WAS deferred from returning to Utah
by fear OF assassination.
1t has been resolved TO erect at Alton, Ill.
monument TO the memory Of Elijah T.. Love.
joy.
Governor Crapo, Of Michigan, has appointed
Thursday, the 29th day OF November, as q day
Of thanksgiving. -
The N. Y. Tribune OF yesterday fouts up Fen.
tons majority to I4,2lO.
The Tennessee Legislature is organized