, 1866-08-13
THE NEWS.

1t Is announced that the French Academy
has selected for the subject Of sss prize poem
nrxt ysar, At The Death Of Abraham Lincoln"
4 despatch from Madison says that rain
had been falling nearly alI day, doing i1ancuse
damage to s1ain standing aud in the shoek
The meeting il: 1.nnur of Senator Howe, at |
Madison, on Saturday. Was grant aa1aE- a re-
poss of the rxeccto'rss thescat Is gwen else
where.
The results Of MY Policy at New Or |
leans arc VII! demonstrated By The constant ar
rivals At Washington ard at points farther Moth,
OF Eniop men who harc been obliged to leave Inc
a.*t-namea city III ordcr to sarc tteis 1ires.
"Prolnincnt citizens Of New Orleans arc
going TO have meeting nj Cooper Institute, New
1olk. on Wednesday evening next, "to bring be-
fs.c the public the facts OF the late riot
Governor Thrpcknortin aud the rest Of The
recently elected State officers Of Texas were inau-
snraisd Friday. This terminates the last Of the
Provisional State Governments In the Sooth+
Major General B. F. Bnt!er will visit the
Northwest this week, On business in connection
with the Soldiers and Sailoss' National Asylu1n.
ur is expected at Nflwanke+-
The cholera is rapidly decreasing in New
York There we1c but two or threc new cases on
:>atnssas, and but ono or TWO deaths In Brook
i'm and on the islands the reports wess favorable.
i terrible disaster occurred at Root River,
LII AAEA3 1i41E@ hEFt u 1A4NfQo1<1 ~
sudden 1i*e in thc river Thirty persons were
l,owncd. Twelve OF the bodies ha1 been re-
cuscscl-
The bridges On the line Of the railroad cou-
ncc;irs Louisville and Mckunhis, which were de-
s1:oc.d dnrin- 1l,e VA. have been tebniis. and
t.i,s= Will rnu regularly bclwccn those cislrs On
:.nd aftct next Monday
The Albany Journal says OF the Sarltosa
Hscad-aad- Butter State Convention, tay4 that
qni,e number of the assembly Di6tricts we're
E,r=;.c.enset, and t!.. full thrcc-fonztas Of tho
de:c.alcs wee Democrats. There was scarcely i
Representative Gaiun mall present.
The rebel spirit Of the 'Recons!ructel'
vas manifested n, the Board Of Trade in st. Louis
On Saturday. by An cE-rcsc1 al the suggestion OF
another Of like pcysuasion fearing blue ribbon
from d lo4ues which Nus To -na together by IT'D.
white aud h'uc ribbons. Tie scoandsel who did
i: should Lave lecn lxnet:d on the spot-
Tic indianapolis JuurAaI say5 that Ger
Ea;n M. D. Of Camp poinl, Adams County,
ullluis. lays claim 10 fhe original plat OIL which
that city Is suitt, bas;rg 1lis rb:s thtEcto on
will Of ono Jp!n D. W!!=s1es to hi nephew of the
satc ,,anle- wto =t'ld it to c!ai ..ut- The Will +
claimed 70 lsrc been made between the years 1ss,
and lss5.
The Erie Pcnn.} DiY.a:ea records the fsc'
1.,:: a burglar was cntr42rcd ouc day lasf week
and Ia hed MP in room by young lady, svl'c
certainly possessed .a1c presence Of mind. Nhef
l-r f:her @nl 1nct1r sc:urucd, they sscrc Inform
Cd Q: the p-cscuee u the uEl1s41cd gncs.+ ard
Ealing c1oauct ruallct each. they as-ou1tet
hin vigorously, md with such eussSF That III
su.n died.
In the Canadian Parliament on Friday til,
A1to:1.c5 Gtre,al in discussing tba Amctical
iehiE. Gscs,ion, said 1hc concession recently mad
to 1he :.,uerican fishermen wss necessary TO pre-
vent waz. NLereat IL. Grown sesnar,:ed that b
would pscfcr WIT to Enakiu. ttls concession Nj
Do,ioa said tic Notifications clectc:! fuE the sccr
rig Of Canada against invasion from tho 0niic
S;aies, we4c useless, and thcit ercCton nothin
but fel1y.
The atlantic Cable brings he Eurorea
news 10 thc 11th inst An outline OF the Gucen
speech at the dissolution OF Parliament Is g1re1
The Emperor Napoleon has asked rrnssin for q
extension af isir IshcIish frontier. An atmisds
Ind been a.tccd upon 1'ctweeu Au,tria md 1ta1
OH tie husis ef The resson Of Fes"tia to The lat
pouc1. "details Of news. formerly received
tab!e are furnished 1'y tic stca.:ashii, New Iot
7fd ST. JOHNS. y. F.
among the delegate: from Arkansas to Il
Philadelphia Cz-:,.:1tist arc :he following origin
scccssiar:ets. Albert Pike. Bsi;alfcr Gcnes
retcl army; ua.7is Flanagan. Colonel rebel am
and .5ovc1nor Of the State from lsGs to the clio
o. The war; j. {. Tarp1n, B1iSadie1 General rel
army; II. L. Bell, 31ajoe rchcl army: ]. r. F
lows. Major rcle1 army; Felix J. natson- mcnaf
rebel Cong.css7 e. ". Lawrence, Surgeon re-
a.mr; E. c. Doudino:, haltbrerd Indian, Sex
tary Secession Convention; j. D. htubc1, re
tf1iceT, rosIl:on not known.
The Abbcvi1lc Is c. Banner, Of Wcdn
<lav, has an account Of IN afIair Of honor that
cured nj Moscly's Fc:Ty, Oh Saturday morn
last brtwecn Captain Dirch and 4 Ar. knig
young lawyers OF Eit,erton, Gs-orElH The 1
tuuce WIS eight naec-. ana there was to be
propoeition Of adjustment previous to tue til
Nr $d$tf -
Ehut through both thighs. The wound, tho1
r.infut, Is flesh womb, and not regarded
dangerous As usual, Tue fight, wo hear, ,
about Ii lady.
A fltr occurred at Whitewater OF the 9
acs,revinc C. j. ChaHec'e sash factory, the
ui.ut. warehouse Of II. F. Thistle & Co.. J.
eey@e meat market, Il. liu=rrEtans black =
s9:e;., and large qna.tity of w"nd and TN
owncd hy ya.ions parties. Tue principal 1O
were CLsilec and T1listle s Co., who lost III
x.!Gn0 each The later sas Insured for =: ,01-
to,aI damage Is c-fin,a;cd at about II, ,0un.
H;rlejulu, lumber dealer. Lost S1oH'
The Faycttc County Nowa} Record
Miss Loatie l:oti1l.on, Of thatsplace- twas g
what startled Ecw days ago. while b:caki
hens csg, TO Sec small .naSc- :oont III III
long anu NJ la;.e a. Il pii.cstcm, come Out
the yol1;. Tue egg WAS common len eSSg
xolk 1,es4ect, and the snake csiled up IN the !
ri thc s-,,. The snakc il bottled ny and ou
a,{tiop Al nob1asoss 4 Natcrhuty's ding I
We hate sreu II, mud can voucl fur thc Tn
vh:,s VIC ray. We re;;asd 1t a. one OF the mos
cnIar f;raks OF noiurc. We'll ~os1Ey anc 'use
lion t't The nal1,alist-'
4 r,.,n,rt ,,air t,r the Directors Of the
dnn V,,.ru,a,ic Despatch slows that since q
improvements hare been u3ac, il appears
III; 3.,us Of goods can 1e irass..d through Tilt
,rr 1!uGr. Vi the raic Of eighteen miles an
Il. sAc rst-. nj under Id. ton per mile.
DIRECTORS hare ulso asecrta:uca from, stat
Information fuynt hcd 1t'm by tic Dirtset'
y III. o,,:un apt Northwestern Halfway Com
tint thr line Of lube when cs'nplctea. will
larwe pee ccniagc On the capital expended
construction.
The Syracuse {New York; !Sfanslsrt
acnu>3 let named William II. Baker, in cust'
Drputy Sheriff II. II. 1last Of Saratoga e.
cuusir. cast OIL the fonr o'clock express La
tc:day ruor1lEE, jumped ifoM tha cars
i;clt-le crossing and was Instantly Killed
train was moving ri sarid er:cd at the
n ;,sahably forty mites an 1.urr. naEez WIS
cd OF grand larct,sy in Saratoga County Il:
hut was krpt in jul 10 bc n=rd y
Ancpt year aso he bzoee Jail and has
.f large crcr s;ncc- lie was arrested ut his b
PerGe!d Michigan auG was bcing takcu
Satalosh County
General Eutlcr at Il social gathering
evenings Since. in rsfc,ring to tht. New
p,aelsc4e, +rokc of Mayor MouEof as a II
son Of Massachusetts, who, af:cE being tr
I'd by lin as q iIattor was about to be
,:;'on taking the o1t,. OF altc=;anrc,
actually The pcn in tis hand to at'ix Ills Il
rhen word WIS brought In that Ac1ci
been dcrn,ed by Tie frhe.s With foRs
thousand men. Eelie.ing Ills csnasd.
-cfascd 10 sigh threw lown hie l'et.
rakcu 1,ack 70 pfison, f,on which he W
wards released ~ the action ofthe auth
Washington
The indianapolis Journal eays tia
Tro:tcr, Of 1adnga, we'll known caet'e
th.t State who wns reported several ne
NJ ha,iuG SO successfully duped some
dianapo1is banks By forged lal,rE. has es
you'd lhc lines OF United S.nfes turtsdtc.i
thought that he In. gone to Europe II
.. rally conceded that TEutter fnccecded IN
banks and iudiridusss to tho amount
Three hundred thousand do1iays-twcnfy
eand Of which he obtaincd In Indiana
TIT remainder In New York md Buffalo
latter city he had dealt heavily In etof
. prompt business dealings had eucceedt'
Timing m almost unlimited credit.
now appears, he 1sed to TIC ecrions
C-rdiI4-E.
Ii is stated, upon good authorlf
member Of The Cabinet has received
General Sheridan viii rrfc1cncx 10 ii
1cars riot wherein The hero OF The :
Valley retracts what he IL reported Il
about the Louisiana Convention in b
sratch 10 General Grnnt, and gircs his o.
~. freely nbout Mayor Monroe aud his re
4die letter Is not allowed to be public
might ncnt1ol!ze the supposed cEect Of
h1el despatch, Which, it WA thought,
10 brig odi,!7a upon 1l1e Convention.
l. thc .o1tcs second thou-ht ot Sbc.ida1
ro doub;, intended by him for publies
Tic Frccport (lll.) Journal says
Of s1c:.. interest to the citiztns of that
rcerrt!y lecu Iried il the Ci1cna e
f.orr.t Aaforc HIM N ueat0p. Circu