, 1869-11-06
%seklg StatesmaI.
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
TceNPILED PROM THE HERALD.l
Dates to October 26.

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retary of State in the Dominion Cabi.
net.
Philadelphia, Oct. 25.-Brewstsr,
formerly Judge of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas and one Of the majority
Of the court that decided the election
contests in favor of republican con-
testants, has been rendered by Gov.
Geary, the position of Attorney Cen
eral, now occupied by Benz. Harris.
Washington, Oct. 25.-The Sec-
retary has authorized the payment
at once with rebate of the interest,
due November first on both register
ed and coupon bonds.
OPINION ON THE YERGER CASE.
The opinion delivered by Chief
Justice Chase, to-day, in the Yerger
case, was very elaborate aud lengthy.
It does not involve the merits Of the
case, or constitutiOnality Of recon-
struction acts; but merely the ques'
ton Of the authority of the Court 10
issue writ of hd6eds corpus under its
appellate Jurisdiction. The case, on
its merits, if the Court shall issue the
writ and proceed to a hearing thereon
will present a question only as to
which power, in the States present
condition, shall exercise jurisdiction,
and whether the person charged with
crime is amenAble 10 the military or
civil law.
A number of officers have been
assigned to duty in connection with
registration and election in Missis-
IiPpi.
FROM TENNESSEE.
Nashville, Oct. 25-The Legisla.
ture, to day, postponed the election
Of Public Printer until~November
I'd. 1t is proposed now BY John,
sons friends, to run him for State
Convention, and if elected, to make
him President of that body. The
Legislature has not yet called a con.
vention for taking any action on the
Fifteenth Amendment.
The FIRST ice of the season formed
this morning.
Memphis, Oct. 25.-The Chamber
Of Commerce passed resolutions this
evening to extend aid to the South.
ern Pacific Railroad.
POughkeepsie, Oct. 25.- There
was a landslide near Rondout yes>
terday. 1t moved three acres OF
land considerable distance, covered
Brooks yard to the depth Of six feet
and swept away the engine house
and engine. The damage is heavy.
FIRES IN MONTREAL.
Montreal, Oct. ga series Of
fires occurred here on Saturday night
aud Sunday morning. The most
serious was the complete destruction
of St. Andrews Church and partial
destruction of the Unitarian Church,
and the manufactory of Lerry &
Brothers. The Baptist Church was
also considerably damaged. The
fires are supposed to have been the
work bf incendiaries. Loss about
sl50,OO0.
CAUSE OF BUTTERFIELD's REsIGNA'
TON.
New York, Oct. 25.-The Tele
gram learns that recent complica
tions in regard to the gold specula
tions connected with feeling of per
sonal self-respect, pending the invest
igationS upon the point, have impel
led Assistant Treasurer Butterfel
to send in his resignation to the Sec
retary Of the Treasury, and communi
cation to that effect was despatchet
to Washington this evening.
The Commercial says it hears tn
General has expressed himself to th
effect that as be could not have th
thorough and impartial investigation
he desired, he preferred to resign
and would forward letter of resign
alton Immediately. A report ais
says he has telegraphsd to the Sec
retary Of the Treasury to that effect
and will forward formal letter to
night.
1t is understood that the gran,
jury Of the Court of Oyer and Term
iner, devoted to-day to the investi
cation of the gold ring transactions.
The evidence thus far taken b
the Congressional committee on th
Paraguyan outrages are important.
The Erie Railroad strike is ende
By the reinstatement OF all the dis
placed men.
CUBAN NEWS.
Havana, Oct. ga decree q
the Cortes, establishing uurestricte
liberty of religion in Cuba and Port
Rico, to-day promulgated, will g
into effect Immediately, as the Ia,
Of the land.s One clause of the de
cree provides that no person be pre-
vented from holding Office unds
the Government BY reason Of hi
religious belief. Decree receive
with general satisfaction. 1t is prob
able that a Protestant Church wi
be established in this city.
REVENUE DERRAUDERs PARpoNEr
Richmond, Oct. 26.-The Pres
dent has pardoned Anderson, Pat,er
son aud Elan, convicted here in 1856
of conspiracy, to defraud the revenu,
and sent to the Albany psnitentiAry
The State Fair commences No
vember I'd, and will far exceed thos
OF any fair before the war. The eu
tries from the northern States ar
hVe times as great. The Presiden