, 1869-11-20

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Church. Among distinguished per
sons present we're Generals Meade,
Mcdowell. Hunt Arnold, Hynes
and Gov. Hoffman and staff. The
military ccrtege and large procession
was half an hour passing given
point. The gathering Of people was
immense, estimated at 10000 on the
streets. The ceremonies were cous
Quoted with great impressiveness aud
solemnity, aad there was manifested
an unusual sorrow. Business was
generally suspended. The flags
throughout the city were at half
mast, and many dwellings aud bust
ness houses were draped in mourning.
The remains we're deposited in Oak
Wood Cemetery.
HAYTI AFFAIRS.
New York, Nov. 13.- The gun.
boat Algonquin has arrived at Hayti,
and has been transferred to the
Haytien navy. Alexander Tate has
left for Washington, as Haytien
Minister.
Philadelphia, Nov. 19.- At a
medical lecture in Pennsylvania Hos
pital to day, a class of thirty>nine
ladies were present with one hundred
and four male students.
New Orleans, Nov. l3.-Col. Alex
ander, formely Quartermaster under
Gen. Butler, who was arrested here
recently as bogus Treasury agent
has escaped, leaving large number
of letters from prominent parties
relating to the custom house business.
They will be sent to Washington.
CARPET-BAGGERs IN MISSISSIPPI
Memphis, Nov. 13 The Ava
lauche publishes a list of persons
residing in Tennessee who it asserts
have been imported by Gen. Ames
into Mississippi ss managers of the
election in the interest of the Radical
party, aud calls on the authorities at
Washington to interpose and prevent
| it.
Louisville, Nov. 13.-In the suit
against the mail line to Covington,
by those who lost relatives by the
Ohio steamboat collision in December
last, the Judge OF Common Pleas
decided to-day that the case was not
one of admiralty jurisdiction. The
suit will be argued next Friday.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
Yesterday morning the passenger
train from Nashville to Chattanooga
was thrown from the track near
Antioch by the axle of the locomo>
tive breaking. The tender aud bag.
gage car were thrown down the em-
bankment, injuring the baggage
man, mail agent and express messen-
ger.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
| Nashville, Nov. 13.-The third
Committee of Conference to consider
the disagreement between the Sen.
ate and House failed to agree. A
proposition was then made in both
Houses instructing the Committee
to report a compromise, providing
for IS members Of the Convention
instead of 50, as proposed by the
Senate, or 100, as proposed by the
House. The proposition was adopt
ed, and the House and Senate ad-
journed without action.
Bailey PeytOn introduced a bill
providing for monument to John
Bell.
Baltimore, Nov. 12.-The funeral
of George Peabody was observed to-
day. Flags we're at half mast. Many
buildings we're draped in mourning.
Bells we're also tolled.
Chicago. Nov. l4.-Washington
specials say Senator Cole is pushing
his brother, Gen. Cole who killed
Hiscock, for Secretary of the Sen
ate. Whether he succeeds or not
he will make a fierce opposition to
Gorham.
A searching investigation shows
the ub-Treasury books of New
York to be correct in every particu>
lar.
: New York, Nov. 1.-THE City
News says an important meeting of
leading merchants and importers was
held last evening for discussing the
subject of return to specie pay
meuts. 1t was the unanimous decis-
ion that the sooner Secretary Bout
well issued an order to receive green
} backs in payment of customs due,
the better. The amount of mer-
cbaudise now in bond in this city is
estimated at FIVE hundred millions oil
dollars. 1t was stated at the meet
ing that a decision of the Supreme
Court denying the Constitutionality
of the legal tender act is certain.
f WASHINGTON, Nov. II. = The
Tennessee railroad case was conclud
ed yesterday, before Justice Swayne
sitting in chambers. Four of the
principal railroads in Tennessee are
parties to the case. One of then
running from Nashville to Johnson.
vile, was partly rebuilt by the Gen
| eral Government during the war
} The Government claims about 81
1000 indebtedness against the
companies for equipment, while the
companies present counter claim o.
! 100000 for use and damage tC
property used by the Government
and the State of Tennessee. The
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