The colored American., 1866-01-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

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The Snrface of the river at Albany il
almost covered with ice, and navigation
will III few days have ended for The
season.
The Louisville Journal fears the cor
rectness OF a rumor that the Sixth Units
ed States colored cavalry had mutined at
Helena, Arkansas, and killed their com.
manding officer, Colonel Bowen.
An extensive governments sale of rail,
read iron and other stock has been going
on at Alexandria, Va, for several d&Es.
Sales have amounted to from two to
three hundred thousand dollars day.
A collision took place on the New Je. .
sey Central Railroad, December lSt.
Seven persons were killed and ten woun-
dcd
Chambersburg, Pa, is rapidly recover.
ing FROM the severe blow it sustained
during the war. New and beautiful
buildings, stores, dwellings, factories, etc
have been and are being bnilt in all parts
Of the burnt district. Some Of them are
exceedingly tasteful ana costly.
Waterfalls arc making a great disturb
ance in Germany. The innocent maidens
there wear their hair hanging in long
plaits, and pestllent fellows are around to
clip them at every opportunity for the
waterfall makers Even the churches
are dosecrated By these singular thieves
A Paris letter mentions as an instance
of the folly and extravaganza prevailing
in that city, that baptsmal dress for an
infant has been prepared, of exquisite
embroidery and lace, at an expense Of
eighteen thousand dollars
Colonel Brown, assistant commissions
er of the Frccdmcn's Bureau for the
State of Virginia, has just submitted to
Gen Howard proposition for the re-
moral of all negro resid ents Of that State,
to the uno@cuplol government lands OF
Florida. This would necessarily involve
Congressional action; but General How
ard has not yet fully determined what
course to pursue in the matter.
4 grocer in Now Haven, in moving an
Ola counter. reoantig, Found twe.. mice
nests made entirely Of bank bills and
fractional currency. On pulling them to
pieces, sixty or seventy long-missing
dollars turned up. All the bills were
more or less muti4ated, but some fifteen
or twenty dollars worth were saved.
We are surprised to learn from Eastern
papers, that al the mid streams and
reservoirs in Massachusetts,, are still
lower than ever before known at this seas
son, and that the running Of many mills
is still suspended and viii seriously im>
peded, unless :; great deal Of rain falls
yet before the commencement of winter.
Judge Ballard, of the United States
District Court for Kentucky, delivered
an important decision at Ccvington, in
the case Of members Of the family Of
colored soldier, who are entitled to their
freedom under the laws Of Congress, but
who are held in slavery By their former
owners The man sought to secure the
release of the persons held in slavery, but
failed, owing, as the Jodge points out, to
a defect in the law regulating the juris-
diction of the United States Courts.
A Washington dispatch states that
since General Grants return from the
South, he has expressed himself III favor
of the speedy reduction OF the military
departments in the Southern States, aud
proposes that instead of having military
commander in each State, that three de-
PAL tnlents at least be merged into one.
General Sherman is understood to favor
the consolidation Of departments, as il
will result greatly to retrcnch expenses, |
and secure i more uniform and SatlSfac |
tory administration of affairs III that sec~
tion Of the country.
The Alabama House of Representa-
tiyes by vote Of 81 yeas against 70 |
nays, adopted law which makes the
leaser of property leased to negroes re-
sponsible fol the taxes, Subsistence, cloth
ino. and medical atten dance of the lessee |
The spirit Of the Legislature, and the
white people throughout the State, is |
opposed to allowing the negro |
to become possessed Of property. 1t is
hopel aud expected that by this means
they will be enabsad to control his ser
vices on the most advantageous terms
for themselves, totally regardless Of the
interests If the negro, and make the
present or future system of labor APP
to the old anu divine one as
nearly as l1ay be; taking care, however
to disclose as little as possible OF the
cloven loot until after their Congress
lonal delegation shall hayr been admitted
to participate in the 'unclis OF the
nation.