Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-10-04

s GENERAL. NEWS.
There was Slight frost at Nashville,
Tenn, on Tuesday morning.
The Croton National Bank, Of New York
City, was closed on Tuesday morning by
the Government Examiner, for not redeem
ing its circulating notes in lawful money on
demand.
A New York company has purchased one
hundred and forty thousand acres of land In
North Carolina, and are going into a wool
growing speculation on it.
A gentleman who has kept record of
cotton LOSSES during twenty-five years.
makes tic statement that more cotton has
been destroyed by fires and other casualties
in that time than would now pay the natiorf
vi debit
A humber Of the members of the Bar of
Washington, d. c., held meeting on Tues
day to hear the report of committee, APP
pointed in August last, to investigate the
difficulty between Judge Fisher ard Mr..
Bradley during the Surratt trial. The re-
port declared that Mr.. Bradley's name
should not have been stricken from the roll
OF attorneys without giving him an oppor-
tuniiy for explanation, and closed with
resolution declaring tho action of Judge
Fisher null and void
The head Chief of the Usage Indians
writes from the Usage Nation, south of Kan
sas, to the officer of Indian Affairs that the
tribe desires 10 remain on friendly terms
with the United States government
The Navy Department will incorporate a
limited number of engineers into the regu-
lar service. Persons who served not less
than two years during the rebellion can
make application for examination.
The President has appointed Colonel Noah
L. Jeffrys, Of Maryland, Register Of the
Treasury, vice Mr.. Colby, who died few
days ago.
The wife of the lats President Lincoln is
obliged, from poverty, to offer for sale
$45, 900 worth of choice jewels and costly
wearing apparel, and they are now exposed
at Brady's, on Broadway, New York
General Grant positively refuses to have
anything to do with the unsettled claims
now before the War Department. He gives
as reason that they were pending when
lie eame into the Department, and as they
were contracted under his predecessors he
cannot be supposed 10 know their merits
There arc claims TO the amount of hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars upon the War De
partment, some of which have heen standing
since General Cameron was Secretary o
War.
General Grant has issued an order author
izing officers now absent from their com
mands, which are now serving in the Filtl
Military District, to remain absent unti
further orders, in order TO avoid the risk o
yellow fever.
The branch mint at Charlotte, N. G.,
soon TO be put in operation, but will only b
worked for assaying purposes. 1t is sai
that the gold mines in North Carolina an
contiguous States, which were neglected dui
ing the war, are being worked again.
In Russian America seam oil pure nnthrl
cite coal over thirty feet deep has been dii
covered, and has been traced for milt
near good harbor where there is on abunt
anee Of oak and fir timber
General Candy, commanding the secon
military district, (North and South Carolina
has issued an order prohibiting the provo
Noults ilphl oAeiSlsin6 JuilsuiCliou III an
ease involving the title of land, or in an
evil cause where the issue exceeds $500
He has also signified his intention of mod
flying General Sckles' order closing the ba
rooms.
All applications for notifications of Il
recent bonded warehouse regulations are
be considered and determined in the Off
~oflhe Secretary of the Treasury
Revolutionary demonstrations are rcpo.
cd TO have been made ut Viterbo, Italy.
The Emperor of Austria will visit Pal
on the goth inst.
The Grow Indians refuse to meet h
Indian Commissioners at Fort Laramie
sNovember.
Roar Admiral Dahlgren has reported
The Navy Department the stations of {
vessels belonging to tho South Pacific squa
ron on the first of September