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WIHll . A THE rmv VOL. 1 5ft 227. WIISIIKGTOS, If. C, THURSDAY, SOVEUBER 23, 1805. PRICE FIVE CESTS. 11IE tYlLJMUTGN IIEUALtf. WltMINGTON, 2. C, NOVEmiER 23. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. TOWX MEETING LAST SIGHT. Popular Expression of i Feeling. Petition in Favor of the Pardon of lion. Geo. Davis. Alt APPEAL TO THE PKESI ' , JE3TT. Resolutions Passed. In accordance with a request signed by oyer twenty free-holders of the town, a town meeting' of the citizenjs of Wilmington was held in Town Hall last every ng, at half past seven o'clock, to adopt such measures or take such action as might be necessary lo insure the speedy application for pardon by the president of the United States to our distinguished fellow-townsman, Hon. George Davis.- - ; Mayor Dawson opened the meeting by stating '. the purpose for which it was convened, saying that he had knlown Mr. Davis for years, and that he had always' found him to be a thoroughly up right and good man. Mr. Davis was a native of this town; he (the mayor) was only a citizen. He had watched him from boyhood to youth, and from youth to Imanhood. In the whole course ' of Mr. Davis' political career no action of a mean or dishonorable character had ever been attribu ted to him. He hoped that the petition and res olutions that would be . adopted would show the Hon. Andrew Johnson, president of the United States, the high respect and. esteem in which Mr. Davis was held by his fellow-townsmen, and that, if the petition were delayed for a short time and sent through the state, there could be no doubt but that it would be signed by almost every Citi ..zen of the state, of North Carolina. (Applause.) -He believed Mr! Davis to be a good and pure man, and that if President Johnson only knew him as well as the ; people of this town and state did, he would pajrdon and release him without a moment's hesitation. The mayor then requested the meeting to ap- point a chairman. ,' On motion, the' mayor was called to the chair. Mr. S. D. Wallace and Mr. McLaurin were ap pointed secretaries to the meeting. On motion of Mr. 0. G. Parsley, a committee of fixe were appointed to draw up resolutions for adoption by the meeting. Mr. John L. Holmes was then called for by the meeting. . He said: I .' Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, I came here to night for the purpose of adding my sympathy to that of those assembled here at the present time. I am very glad to see our sympathy so fully ex pressed by the large j attendance here to-night. Mr. Davis is well known to Us all. He is the de scendant of an old Cape Fear family. He has -alwavs Droved true to us and to the state of - North Carolina. (Applause. In the recent war Mr. Davis occupied a very high, a very proud, and a very noble position the position of attor nev-eenera! of the Confederate government. That was a high and, brilliant position ; but the con federate government has passed away. That gov emnient and the people who lived under it have been conquered. jWlien I say .that they have 'been conquered, I mean that they have been L overwhelmed. (Applause.) In everything which Mr. Davis undertook, and in every position which he has been placed, he has in rjroved himself to be of high and dis tinguished character. If he were wrong in ac cepting the high positioni.which he did, he did not commit an error knowing it to be one. It was nwt an error of the heart, but of the mind We were in the power of a stronger goverment than the confederate government. We were overpowered, and it was manly and honorable to submit. He had known Mr. Davis for years, and he never knew him to be guilty of a mean or low action. Like many others who had accepted of fice under the confederate government, Mr. Davis had noble motives for so doing : he now asked the clemency which he so well deserved. (Ap plause.) Mr. Davis had been captured. .Hel.au attempted to escape, but in so doing he ran great danger. He was unable to get away, and had to put back to Florida. He (Mr. Holmes) must state to the sons of the south that every kindness, care and respect had been shown to our fellow- townsman by those officers of the United States who have had him in charge, and in so doing'had shown their knowledge, and appreciation of his high and respectable character. He hoped that ' thfs expression of their feelings would show to the government at Washington that they knew Mr. Davis to be a high-toned and honorable gen tleman, and that it would have due weight in ob taining the pardon they sought for from the ex ecutive of that government. He could not properly say what was due to Mr. Davis. He hn.l nnt th nnwer to ffive utterance to his feel ings on the subject,' but they must do everything in their nower to obtain from Hon. Andrew John son the pardon of our noble fellow-townsman. Mr. Walter Steele said that he hoped the chair- .man would excuse him from speaking on the subject, on account of the peculiar position in which he was placed, but if he thought that one word of his would aid Mr. Davis, ne wouia sud mit to any personal pain for the purpose of giv iuT utterance to it. Bishop Atkinson was understood to say that he had heard that a meeting was to be held for the purpose of seeking for pardon for Mr. Davis, and Vie had ennsidered it his dutV to attend. 1 He perfectly agreed with the meeting Mnrexpressin their svinnathv. No man ever enioyefd more of the confidence and respect of the people of North Carolina than did that gentleman, ana that no charge on his character had ever been made. Mr. Wm. A. Wright, then presented and read the following resolutions : ESWhebeas : The Hon. Geo. Davis, a citizen of the 6tate of North Carolina, and of .the town of Wimington. is now a prisoner of state, confined, as we are'informed, in Fort Lafayette, in the harbor of New York, chare-ed with a participation in the Uteorganizd resistance to the authority of the United States Government, and is included in one of the classes excepted from the general; amnesty extended by his excellency, the President of the ymted States in his proclamation dated May 29, t(5. And whereas, not onlv all armed resistance. out an idea of resistance to the authority of the .United 8tnt the neonle - r lh state and of the entire southbe it there- lnr i Je Tnat 0n behalCpf our esteemed and be-lellow-citizen. we. as loval citizens of the requested to appoint a committee of three persona charged with the preparation of a me morial to the President of the United States, earnestly, but respectfully urging the wishes of our people of all former shades of opinion, in fcehalf of our , fellow-townsman, which memorial shall be offered for signatures, and presented at an early day, and in such manner as may seem best calculated to effect its object and accomplish the desires of the memorialists, by .the return of Mr. Davis to his family and friends. Resolved, That the committe to be appointed under the last resolution, be authorized to appoint suitable persons to present the memorial to be drafted as aforesaid, to bis exeellency, Andrew Johnson, president of the United States. The preamble and resolutions were nnani mously adopted. Mr. Robert Strange said that he was glad to see so large a meeting. He thought it was due to Mr. Davis, as he had known him long and well.i They were proud of him in the time of prosperity, and they should not forget him now. He knew that Mr; Davis longed to be back in the good old town of Wilmington, and he was per fectly sure that they would soon have the pleas ure of welcoming him home again. On motion of Mr. 0. G. Parsley, the meeting then adjourned. Rleetlng off Stockholders of the Wilming ton and Weldon Railroad M0EKI50 BE8SI05. The thirtieth regular annual meeting of the stockholders of the Wilmington and Weldon Rail road was held in this city on Wednesday the 22d instant, at the court house. On motion of the president, Mr. R. R. Brid gers, the meeting was organized by calling P. R t Murphy, Esq., to the chair, and by requesting Mr. J. W. Thompson to act as secretary, i Messrs. Wm. A. Wright and Joseph A. Engle hard were appointed a committee to verify prox ies and to ascertain if a majority of the stock was represented.' -' ( ""' The committee reported that 1,222 shares were represented in person, and ,609 by proxy, which being a majority of the whole number of shares, the meeting proceeded to the transaction of bu siness. On motion, the reports of the president and di rectors, and of the secretary and treasurer were referred to a committee consisting of Messrs. Walker Meares, J. A. Englehard and Dr. B. F. Arlington. On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet again at 3 o'clsck, P. M. 1 EVENING SESSION. ; 3 o'clock P. M. Meeting assembled pursuant to adjournment. The committee to whom was referred the rer port of the president and directors, with the ac companying reports of the general superinten dent and of the treasurer, submitted a report, which was adopted. On motion of Dr. B. F. Amngton, the salary of the president was fixed at $4,500 currency, for the ensuing year ; and the salary of the secretary and treasurer at $3,000. . . On motion of J. A. Englehard, the stockhol ders proceeded to the election of a president and directors; whereupon R. R. Bridgers was unani mously elected president. On motion of E. A. Keith, the following gen tlemen were elected directors on the part of the stockholders : P. K. Dickinson, Wm. A. Wright, S. D. Wallace, Alfred Martin, John Everett, A. H. VanBokkelen and Eli Murray. Dr. Arrington, as proxy for the state, an nounced the following gentlemen as state direc tors : r Edward Kidder, John Norfleet and Wm. T. Fairoloth. Resolutions were adopted instructing the di rectors to make application to the next ensuing legislature bf the state for such an amendment of the charter of this company as will authorize the stockholders or directors to elect a vice pres ident : also for a grant to the company of bank ing privileges. Patrick Murphy, John D. Love and Walter H McRae were appointed auditing committee. The next annual meeting was appointed to be held in the city of Wilmington on the Wednes day preoeding the third Thursday in November, 1866. ' Ori motion the meeting adjourned. TI m ilatest mm BY MAIL K A HORRIBLE ACCIDEXT. Four Persons Killed and Several Injured. i Rev. Ir. Cohen, Professor in the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Columbia, Among the Victims. dec, dec. Mayor's Court. Four seamen belonging on board the U. S. gunboat Lenapee, bj name Charles Chassin; Patrick Breslin, John Pemhoke and Pat rick Barret, were brought before his honor for being drunk and disorderly, and for kicking up a row at a store kept by a colored man in the old pilot house on south Water street, below Dock They were turned over to the provost marshal. A colored soldier named Andrew Aeliy, was arrested about one o'clock, at the store of Messrs. Brown & Anderson, on Market street, on the haro of having stolen three gold watches ther 4'roni. An immediate examination of his person, as soon as the theft was detected, btought to light the three watches. The discovery was made by Mr. E. F. Story, who from the upper apartment of the store beheld the perpetration of the theft. He immediately informed Mrs Anderson, one of the proprietors, of this fact, and an examination - led to the disclosing of the stolen property. Kel ly was turned over to the provost marshal, who placed him in iail. to await examination before Justice Conoley. , Edward Mitchell, a city policeman, was charg ed with being asleep upon his post. Owing to his good character and fidelity in general, he was returned to duty. The Theatre. Owing to the illness of our theatrical critic the usual notices of the perform ances at the Wilmington theatre have been omit ted for a few days past. Miss Ida Vernon is still the star of the evening, and draws crowds of delighted people nightly. In this connection we are authorized by the manager to state that the report which had been circulated on the streets by unfriendly parties that it is his design to close the theatre on the termination of Miss V ernon s ii, x mr t i l engagement, is wnouy unirue. jur. oeiiKins uas shown a liberal disposition in his management of the theatre, and is constantly mtroducmg im provements in his company. It remains for the public to sav whether he shall be sustained or not. . s. ForTND Dhap. A negro woman, whose name we did uot ascertain, was found dead yesterday afternoon, some where in the limits of the city precinct, familiarly known to old residents, as Texas. None of the circumstances so far have transpired. A jury has been called and will sit to-morrow morning, when, further particulars will be ascertained. From the Charleston Courier, Nov. 20. The following details of a dreadful accident which occurred last Tuesday, near Hope station, about twenty-one miles from Columbia, on the Greenville railroad, have been furnished us by a gentlemarfwho was on the road at the time of the melancholy erent. It appears that a previous accident had occur red on the railroad a short distance below Hope station, the cars having run off the track. The passengers for Columbia were thus detained un til an engine with a box car could be sent up, which, unfortunately, met with a similar mishap. The paesengers were thus detained on the road several hours and reached Hope station late in the night, which was exceedingly dark and rainy. As the cajs neared Hope station, an agent of Jroors line of hacks came on board to sell tick- -A- 3 , , eis, anu several passengers wno wished to con tinue on their way purchased tickets. It was af terwards found that more tickets had been sold than the accommodations offered to passengers. They were all packed in two hack ambulances, the agent telling the passengers that this was only temporary, and that better ; arrangements would be made on reaching the hotel or public louse at Hope station. On reaching the station, in consequence of the darkness of the night, a general disposition was exhibited among the passengers to wait over till morning. Mr. Howard, proprietor of the hotel. said he had no accommodations, his house being already full. It was decided to go on, and the ambulances were again filled. As they were about starting some of the party asked for a lan tern. A gentleman cautioned them not to start without it for fear of accident, and one of the drivers said he could not undertake to drive in such weather and under such circumstances without a light." Mr. Howard said he had no light, and that Mr. Pool did not furnish his hacks with lanterns. After some remon strance from the passengers against heing sent off without a l.ght, the whole party started. The driver of the leading ambulance had pro ceeded but.a short distance when he stopped and stated that he could go no further in safety with out a lantern. It was proposed by some to pro ceed until thov reached rme house on the road, and by others to go back to the station. The latter plan was agreed upon, and the determina tion scarcely made, when cries were heard in the direction of the rear hack. The driver ex claimed "there has been an upset," and went back to the spot from whence the noise proceed ed. Before his return some of the unfortunate passengers from the rear hack came crawling up the gully, on their hands and knees to the road. They knew not all that had happened, but said their vehicle had been precipitated down the gully a distance of about thirteen feet, into a creek, and that some of their party had been killed. The driver shortly after returned and confirmed the painful intelligence. A messenger was dispatched to the station, and a light, after some difficulty, procured, when it was found that the mules and some of the pas sengers were buried underneath the hack. They were compelled to cut the vehicle to pieces be fore the bodies could be drawn out. Four per sons were taken out dead. These were Mrs. Van Winkle, wife of Mr. John Van Winkle, of this city, on her way home ; Mrs. Anna Bedows, an English lady; Rev. Dr. Cohen, professor in the presbyterian theological seminary at Colum bia, and a small colored gi rl, servant of Mrs. Van Winkle. The bodies were all brought to the city Satur day. On the return of the party to the station with the bodies of the killed, much indignation was expressed by the passengers at the refu sal of those who had previously denied them a lantern. No inquest was held on the bodies, there being no magistrate within twenty miles of the place where the accident occurred. We have not learned the names of the parties in jured. being done, and I hope that the next commata. when assembled, will at least have the courage, by a resolution, to say to the president of the United States, and of the country, thai Maxi milian cannot remain there any longer. And when the United States of America notify him to leave you will sag. " Little gentleman, get up and dust." (Loud laughter and cheering.) This is a duty that I bebeve our government owes to us, that it ought to perform, and the sooner it is performed the sooner, in my judgment, will the rebellion be at an end. And not only with refer ence to Maximilian, not only would I haTe him leave this continent, but I would say to all countries who have interfered with us while this war has been progressing, "What damage we hare received by means of your outrages you shall pay us." (Cheers.) If we adopt that plan there will be no difficulty in getting along with them, for there is no nation that particularly wants to go to war with us now. (Laughter.) We have certainly won the respect of ourselves, and my impression is we have won the respect of all the powers of the earth besides. The way to settle these ques tions upon a just and proper basis is to make just and proper demands ; to stand erect before the world, and demand our rights, and submit to no wrongs. ("Good," "That's the talk," and cheers.) This we ought to do ; this we must do. Unless we do so the United States of America will cer tainly fall in their estimation, and in that of all the other powers upon earth. We are not the people who desire to see ourselves placed before the world in such a light as it seems to me a fai lure in making these demands would place us. These are words spoken freely, in the heat of a political address, but they are consistent, and embody the expression of a deep conviction. General Logan is a man of genial manners, thoroughly gentlemanly, though not highly pol ished, of sound judgment, good temper, courage, decision, and respect for law and superior au thority. He is eminently the man for the place, and Mexico is the place for the man. necessity for going to British North' America. Why not have tbe terminus at Sandy Hook, on lAmgUlxndlrXiLjJtlpkial'rts THE WAR 15 SOUTH AMERICA. NEWS FROill CUB 4. Xbe Effects of the Recent Gale General Leriundi, the New Captain General of tbe Island -End of the llaytien War. Havana correspondence N. Y. Harald. Havana, Nov. 12. The hurricane that swept over this city a few days since has left fearful marks of its ravages in all directions. Many of the oldest and finest trees are lying near where they so lately flourish ed, torn up by the roots, and in many instances snapped in two like pipe-stems. A large por tion of the iron railing, with its heavy stone sup ports, around the Campo de Marte, has been torn away. Nearly all one side is down. In the bay considerable damage was done. The government has despatched three war steamers to look after vessels wrecked or damaged between the Cuban and Florida coasts. Well informed persons inform me that General Lersundi will be here next month, to assume the captain generalcy of the island. The United States gunboat Hornet has gone over to Key West for coal. On her return, in a day or two, the Rhode Island will likewise go there for the same purpose, and it is said that they will leave on next Saturday, with the Stonewall, which went into dock to-day, to be cleaned. I am told the latter has her officers and crew here, and that all three vessels will go direct to Wasnington city. . We have two circuses in full blast, and an opera company of undoubted talent and popularity is promised for the winter season, under the man agement of the best impressario in America, Grau. Tho end of the Haytien troubles is announced in tne news to day, a settlement navmg Deen brought about by United States and British officials. The declaration of war by Spain against Chili causes scarcely any comment nere. it is not thought there will be a shot fired. The Corsica arrived yesterday morning early, There is very little doing in exchange on New York, which is quoted at 26 per cent discount. Ff&OiH NEW ORLEANS. Activity in Military CirclesTroops Order ed to lexaLaie news irom ine uio Grande tne Cause. New York, Nov. 16. A New Orleans letter of the 5th instant states that there has been unusual activity in military circles in that city since the reception of the recent despatches from the Rio Grande. Mysterious orders have been issued, and the sale of boats prohibited. Those on hand are be ing placed on a war footing. The sale of all transportation and supplies has ceased. The 1st, 4th and 6th regular cavalry regiments have been ordered to embark for Indianola, and to report for duty at San Antonio to General Merritt. The dismounted colored . cavalry at New Or leans are destined for the same place. General Forsyth General Sheridan's chief of staff has gone to Brazos. $ institution Vir- state than New Details of the Surrender of Uruguayana. I., i From the River Platte Times, Sept 29.) On the morning of Sept. 18, at six o'clock, every tent was struck, and at seven o'clock the whole of the allied forces were ready to advancce. A large quantity of gabions, poles and scaling ladders were carried by the men for the purpose of taking the town by assault. At eight o'clock A. M. the bugles sounded the advance. There were about twenty thousand men under arms. The centre was occupied by the Argen tines, the right by the Brazilians, and the left by the Orientals, who, though few in number, con tained perhaps the most experienced troops. In passing the river between the camp and the town, General Flores, with his usual disregard of per sonal risk, advanced alone to find a pass, which ne speedily accomplished, and at once crossed his command. The whole army followed, taking up the respective positions assig ned to them. At midday the batteries were posted on an eminence within five hundred yards of the enemy's trench es. A last summons to surrender giving two hours' grace was then sent to Estigarribia. Some of the troops, however, beginning to pitch their tents, General Mitre "gave the order, to advance, which was promptly obeyed, and both infantry and artillery neared the trenches within two hun dred yards without a shot being fired. Some battalions were thrown out as skirmishers, but the enemy made no sign of resistance. In this peculiar state of things some of the men advanced close to the trenches, when Gen. Ficasio Borjes, who was among them, was ad dressed by Estigarribia himself, who said, "give me at least time enough to answer, and do not be in such a hurry." In a few minutes the number of those who approached the trenches had rap idly increased, and in a quarter of an hour about a thousand men passed the trenches, and an ear nest traffic immediately commenced between them and a part of the garrison, who offered for sale spirits, beer, cigars, &c, and were delighted to find that they were paid in coin. A general fraternization speedily ensued; lots of Paraguay ans, being invited to visit the allies, might be seen mounted behind the cavalry approaching the lines, so that under such circumstances fighting was out of the question. At two P. M. an an swer to the summons was brought to the Emje ror; and then the Brazilian Minister of War, Se nor Ferrazt entered the town to conclude the ca pitulation with Estigarribia. In front of the lines of the allies the troops were intermingled with the enemy in perfect harmonyj and it ap peared a farce to await the reply of Estigarribia. But the allied commanders decided to observe all formalities. Shortly after 3 P. M., Senor Ferraz sent a message to the Emperor "that all was ar ranged, and that Estigarribia and his army had surrendered." The generals, accompanied by their respective staffs, then advanced to the trenches, and the Brazilian minister of war led forth Conimandarite Estigarribia, who surrendered his sword and re volver with an air of dignity which showed that he fully comprehended the importance of the act. He was followed by the wretched priest, Duarte," his colleague and monitor. This man trembld from head to foot, and, although leaning on Gen eral Cabral and an aid-de-camp, could hardly place one foot before the other. General Cabral was obliged to reassure him by declaring that he "had nothing to fear, that the emperor guaran teed his safety." The two Salvanachs, Oriental officers, deserters in arms against their country, surrendered to the Brazilian flag. Then followed the formal surrender of the troops, who defiled before the emperor, with Gen eral Flores on his right and General Mitre oh the left. The appearance of the Paraguayans excited feelings of pity mingled with disgust. Their filthy condition was indescribable. They were in rags and appeared like walking corpses. Hunger and misery were depicted inVtheir countenances. As they marched out they were divided amongst the three armies, and the few officers who command ed them presented themselves without their arms. There were not five thqusand five hundred men all told. The emperor gave immediate orders that the medical staff should attend to the sick prisoners. The whole of the arms, four field pieces and the correspondence were taken posses sion of by the allies. verr warmly : But for that ginia would have been a richer Yorklq-day." , The southern gentleman abore alluded to re marked to the general, in relation to his removal ; by Jeff. Davis from command of the rebel aruiy of Tennessee, that the entire south, the people and press, with the exception of the Alabama press and those of th Richmond government, took sides with him in the issue ; and that in the state of Georgia fiis removal from command of , the army of Tennessee at that time was consid ered the greatest calamity which befell the rebel cause, with the exception of the datb of Stone wall Jackson and Sidney Johnston. President Johnston, he said, is a. great man. He had not been appreciated in his own section, but as chief magistrate of the nation his great abilities and power were developing. It was remarked to the general that he looked exceedingly well. " Yes," he replied, smilingly, " I have never been ill, having a sufficiency of fresh air and out door exercise all my life." i OCR MINISTER TO . MEXICO. His Opinions on the ITIexican Question. General Logan has felt strongly though clear ly, and spoken decidedly, on the French Austrian fraud in Mexico. On the evening of November 3, 1865, he used the following language in Brooklyn, which is emphatic enough to be repro duced : My friend, General Kilpatrick, said something in reference to , Mexico and foreign intervention t is a question that we can very easily decide for ourselves. So far as I am concerned, I believe hat Maximilian in holding Mexico to-day is part and parcel of the rebellion against the govern ment. (Cheers.) When the rebellion was first organized there was no thought of Maximilian entering Mexico. France did not dream .of set ting her foot upon the sou of North America or anywhere else. But when it assumed the pro portions thatit did when JNapoleon lookea across the briny deep and saw the great strug gle going on in this country believing that we could not succeed, envying the peace and pros perity of this great people ; having, with some of his neighbors, the strongest objections to our form of government, and desiring that it should sever and crumble and fall, as they have so oft en said we are not capable of self-government, he first conceived the idea of taking possession of Mexico. If we had failed it would have prov ed their words true, and the world would have been rolled back a thousand years in its advance ment in civilization and human liberty. Seemg this, and knowing this, they seized the opportu nity and planted themselves on this soil, so that DIED. The funeral of Mrs. MARY ANN WRIGHT, relict ol the late Joshua G. Wright, will take place thia afternoon, at 8 o'clock, from the residence of William A. Wright. .Esq., on oa street, to at. James1 Church, thence to Oakdale Cemetery. Hotel Arrivals. CITY HOTEL, NOVEMBER 22, 1865. bulled Rfatoo Ix. .T, Vlo nxmnlloriPV .-lyl.. . ' wi WG UU1VCU uuwto, wiuuf, iron Pr , 10 Mm of that executive clemency so feuerously wanted tn ourselves as well as to it nna - - w - - I !,.I.?eilg assured that In this case such clem . CU-J Will IIP 117 nil V t.n.j...ni lrtinwlnfr VirtW i w nrii i i't ii iw rt k n.1111. niiu nin uv vv gratefully it vm be armreciated bv those to whom W-W Baum, New York, monv tlV knoVn' wh6 r te8tI F J oESSSiL do nf ,a 7 ""J. mo mo uums di6vuv.u . Tho Favne, Me J B Smith; FSyetteville, J II Uawley, do, B Banm, New York,. . H J Walker, do, E Manning, Marlboro, L R Hardin, Greensboro, "Wm Barstow. S C. WEB Fnwer, 8 C, A J Jonea, Whiteville, 8 Wooten. Bladen. W G Kirbv. Peter's Creek, LAM Laueio, Lovely Horn BAILEY'S HOTEL, NOVEMBER 22, 1865. of his motivA. Xfolved, That the chairman of tMs meeting be I X uu a J uw, jus. t Newton Haight, Mich, ' H Shaw, AugTUta, , ' i . " " From New Orleans New Orleans, Nov. 9. The election in city and state on Monday last was very quiefWnd orderly. The democratic ticket was carried by a large majority. The prin cipal officers elected are J. Madison Wells for governor ; Albert Voorhis, lieutenant governor J. H. Hardy, secretary of state; Andrew S. Her ron, attorney-general ; Adam Griffin, state trea sure; and R. M. Lusher, superintendent of public education. In the first district, for congress, Louis St. Martin, the democratic candidate, re ceived a majority of 1,628 votes over Judge Abell, the candidate of the conservative union party. In the second district, Jacob Barber, democrat, was elected over A. P. Field, the con servative candidate, by a majority of 2,107. In the third district R. C. Wickliffe, democrat, re ceived a majority of 297 votes over Wm. Mithoff, the conservative candidate. MOVEMENTS OF THE PA.BAGCAYAX FOBCES. General Madarfaga has received news up to September 17th, of the movements of the Para guayans under Robles, who had retired to their former positions. Their squadron had come down to Cuevas with the intention of acting on the offensive. If the allies move across the river Corrienties the Paraguayan general may be taken in the rear, with General Gellyoy Obes and the mam ooay oi tne Argentine army in front of him. COL03TEL ESTIGAKR1BIA. , ;- This Paraguayan chief, who, after comparing himself to Leonidas and other heroes of anti quity, surrendered himself and his division of five thousand men as prisoners of war, arrived at Montevideo, by 'the British steamer Mersey, from Buenos Ay res on September 2t, en route for Rio Janeiro. He is a tall, spare man, very dark in color, with straight chestnut hair and aqualine features, completely Indian in appear ance, and showing no mixture of white blood his dress and carriage not ungentlemanlike. His preference for the Guarani language as a means of communication confirms' thfe surmise that his colleague, the Chaplain Duarte, was the editor of his bombastic despatches. This latter worthy remains m the allied camp by his own choice. Till? Cfl OLE It A. Official Information on tJbe Subject. Dr. Sayer, of New York, having been requestexl by the commissioners of health of the city to pub- lish such information as may be of use to the" people at large; In view of the anticipated ap proach of an epidemic of cholera, most earnestly calls the attention of the public to the following statement of facta, and begs their careful consid eration of the suggestions and advice : Whatever differences of opinjon may exist in regard to the cause and mode of propagation of the cholera, all now agree in their obiervalions in this acknowledged fact, that its greatest mva ges and most fearful mortality are among ' the filtliy", the vicious and the destitute; ami, in fact, it is almost confined to the imprudent,, the in temperate, and those w ho injure themselves by taking improper medicines. Cleanliness, therefore, if of the first importance both of your iersons and of your houses jar- ticularly your yards, sinks, privies and cesspools. where fresh chloride of lime should be daily sprinkled, and tile adjoining walls and fence? sur rounding them repeatedly whitewashed. Be careful that there Is no stagnant water eith er in; your cellars or yards, and it ybur hasomeuts. are damp use fires in them frequently, to burn up the foul air and cause a mpre perfec t ventilla tion. Remove all garbage at least unco a day, and twice if possible, and permit nothing to remain on the premises to undergo decomposition. Keep your houses well yentillated. - Be temieratein all things both in eating and drinking. Be temperate in exercise, ih laVor, both physi cal and mental. Keep good hour's. f Take proper food, in reasonable quantities, at proper times. - Plainly cooked meats with boiled rice, tread and thoroughly cooked potatoes shoun.1 form the ordinary base of diet. . , ' Abstain from ail unripe fruits and staV. par- tially decayed vegetables; but above all a.oid excess in intoxicating drinks of every kind. Wear flannel next the skin, and at all tiuX maintain the natural temperature of the Body l v a sufficient amount of clothing. Avoid all expo sure to sudden changes of temperature, and if accidentally exposed to a storm remove your wet boots ana clothing as soon as possible. The cholera is not the necessarily fatal disease which it is commonly believed to be, but is a dis ease that is both preventable and curablei It is always preceded by symptoms, of languor and de bility, with diarrhoea, and in this stage is almost always curable ; but if neglected at this period, and the diarrhoea permitted to continue until collapse comes on it is then alnut alwavs fa tal. . At the very commencement of i !:e disease i;o to bed, and stay there until vou are well, v th warm flannel around the bodT,warm bricks or bottles of hot water to the feet, if necessary ; and, if there is a tendency to vomit, apply a mustard plaster over the stomach. If you have not got a j bed lie down on tbe floor, and keep yourself warm ; butby all jmeaus retain the horizontal po sition all the time, not even getting up to attend t to the evacuations, but use a bed pan or other convenience for that purpose, and immediately send for some Qualified physician for advice. But, above all tilings, abstain from takius any of the advertised nostrums that will flood the city, and swallow no medicines unless prescribed by a competent physician. The commissioners of health are doing all in their power for the purification of this city cud the protection of the people ; but it must be evi dent to all that they cannot do evervthimr. and would therefore resjectfully call upon their fel low citizens to coioperate with them in every pos sible way in their power. , Sources of filth and impurity may exist with out the knowledge of the public authorities, and every citizen houkl feel the necessity yf keeping v a watchlul supervision over his own premises, and ., when individual efforts are inadequate for their - f removal they should call upon the board for aid '( and assistance. .i Fear and despojidency are the great sources of I danger in all epidemics, but more particularly so in cholera than any other. Tne Fenians. The fenian brotherhood, having outgrown their central office in New "York, have . procured the large and costly building No. 32 Seventeenth street, on Union square, capable of accommo dating all the departments into which the execu tive work of the society was apportioned by the late congress at Philadelphia. Tbe building is a capacious five story one, decorated and appointed in the highest style. Possession was taken by the fenians'on Thursday, and their usual busi ness has been transacted there since noon on that i day. There is to be a grand opening when eve- they might be.the first to recognize the southern rything is properly arranged. Af. T. Herald, Ko- confederacy, and they expected to De tne nrst to tembcr l&ti recognize them if both succeeded agamst the government of the United States. But they came a little too late. (Cheers and laughter.) The bottom went out of the rebellion sooner than they thought it would, and Maximilian saw him self standing there alone (cheers and laughter,) and the old American eagle looking across with a keen eye at him saying, "Maximilian, you must tremble in that state of yours, for not long shall you remain there." (Tremendous applause.) That GEN. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON. Hie Arrival In New York Views on tbe Situation Citizens Calling Upon Dim. Ac dec ' From the New ork Herald, Nov. 18. General Joseph E. Johnston, of the late rebel army, arnvea m this city at an early hour on Monday morning, and is at present stopping a the New York hotel, on Broadway. This is the first visit which this military personage has made to New York since the termination of hostilities and his resumption of the more peaceful avoca tions of civil life. We . understand his present visit is in connection with the new National Ex press company, of which he has recently been elected president. j The Atlantic Cable. J Since his arrival here his leisure moments have There is a project, started in London, to-lay j been besieged by numerous applications for an Allan's telegraphic cable across the Atlantic by a new route. Mr. Allan has invented a new cable, which he affirms is better than any other. He sheathes his wire within a gutta percha covering, instead of having a wire protection outside. His wire has an internal conducting copper core, of dimensions varying according to the proposed was a part of the rebellion ; it's a part of it to-day, length of the cable, protected by a spiral coating and the sovernment of the United States has only of small steel wires which themselves consU- to say to Maximilian, " Sir, you must pack up vour duds and travel." (Laughter, ending in another tremendous outburst of cheering.) The government has not suppressed the rebellion until it does-this. (" That's so.") I, for one, don't propose to give that state to Maximilian; lor instead of one and one-tenth inches; takes upr one. am in favor of our government saying to;l little room in a ship ; costs about one-fifth of the tute the strensrth of the cable the whole em bedded in gutta percha, and covered with an outer covering of tarred hempen tape." It weighs only one-fourth of the lost Atlantic ca ble ; is only five-eighths of an: inch in diameter. N 8 Carpenter, Lumbert'n n ALcaeen . ' do, J M Freeman. do. 8 C Eambert, Fayettevitle, Ja Billiard, Ala. him, "You were induced by this rebellion to take possession of that country and to attempt to establish yonrseir mere j l win not permit yon to stav there : you must get-omt of that country: I you must get out of that country and leave it to L its people." (Cheers.) I am in favor 'of this other cables, and will transmit & number of letters in a given time, ed line is intended to run from London to Oporto, six hundred miles ; from Oporto to; the Azores, nine hundred miles, and from the Azores to Hali fax, fourteen nundred more. We cannot see any f interview with him proceeding from southern sojourners as well as residents of the city. During an interview yesterday between a citi zen of Georgia and tho general, the question of reunion or submission arose, in the course of which the general said " they had submitted with no ill feeling toward the north ;" and further, " that they were compelled to do it." He said it had been frequently intimated at the north that the people or the south were still of the opinion that their allegiance was due first to their own state. " This,' he said, " is not tbV case. The question is settled. Tbe people throughout the entire south regarded themselves as citizens of the United States. Yet I have no doubt," he re marked. " but there are some bitter men still in Gov. Halm on the Situation. Gov. Hahn, of Louisiana, delivered an i address before the " National Equal Suffrage Association" in Washington, ou Friday night last. The governor commenced lust remarks by say ing that slavery was not dead ; that it existed in fact, though not in name, in a more odious form that ever, in the south. He said that the consti tutional amendment must be ratified, apd then . that congress should, by legislative enactments, provide that the states should not pass any ap apprentice bills which discriminate in favor of the white as against the black ; that' tbe schools should be free to all; that the institution of mar riage should be securely guarded, and that per fect equality before the law should be secured to alL He advocated in eloquent terras the right of the colored soldier to vote, and said that it was not true that the colored people were more ignorant han the 44 poor whites." He said that the union men of the south were willing to forgive and for get the crimes of the secessionists, provided they would rerent and. give the colored men'the right of suffrage. :, He was in favor of intelligence, morality and patriotism as the grounds f qualification for elective franchise. He said we must grant the right of suffrage to the colored man in this dis trict, and that would inaugurate the movement so well that it would be granted elsewhere. The address was frequently applauded, and at its close a vote of thanks was extended to the speaker. much greater I the south who oppose tbe idea of reunion. What The project-1 country is .there where the government lias not The Collection for the South. From the Catholic Mirror. , The collection' taken up in the different catho lic churches of Maryland for the relief of south ern families made destitute ;by the wart may be said to' be now complete and to reach a sum lit tle short of $12,000. Of this amount we under stand that about $6,000 have already been dli tributedprincipally in Virginia, GeorgiaSouth Carolina, Florida, and Mississippi. In parcelling out, the money, amerences of religion have in no instance been considered. The , applicant had only to have his or her necessities properly vouch ed for to become a recipient of the fund. its enemie 1 ' But the people have aecepted with out the lightest dissent. I have seen no dissat isfaction on the subject" " Speaking on the question of .slavery Robberies and murders stiU continue iu Nash ville and vicinity;: Four men and ode woman were killed, near the Chattanooga depot on the ha said, 1 eight of the 16tb inst. :.v. 4 j
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