North Carolina Newspapers

I THE BAIILY :;'Wf:LMlMCTON I , .t .' is t " " iii i - . . I L , ,. , V OL. 1. X. 237. THE WILMINGTON HERALD, ' DAILY AND WEEKLY, THOMAS M. COOK & CO., EDITORS AND PBOPBIETORS. ' THOMAS M. OOOt T11U01 T. rOLST. THE DAILY HERALD Is printed every morning (Sundays excepted.) Terms f 10 per year ; $5 for six months; $1 per month. ' THE WEEKLY HERALD Is printed every Saturday. Terms $2 50 per year ; $1 50 for six months ; $1 00 for three months. fO 50 per month. The Sunday Morning Herald, A mammoth family and literary newspaper, is printed every Sunday morning. Price ten cents per copy. JOB WORK Neatly and promptly executed. Wilmington Post Office. Office Houns 9 a. m. to 5. p. m. Mails Close. Northern, Eastern and Western, Daily (except Saturday) at 8 P. M. New York, and Eastern, By Steamer Wednesday and Saturdays. Southern, Daily at 6 P. M. Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford R. R. Tuesdays and Saturdays at 6 A. M. Mails Arrive? Northern, Every morning except Monday, New York, Every Tuesday by Steamer, Southern, Daily at 3 P.M. RAILROADS. Wil., Char, and Rutherford Railroad. Office Wil., Char. & Ruth. R. R. Co. ) , Laurinburo, N. C, Oct. 18, 1865. AN ADJOURNED MEETING of the Stock holders of the Wilmington, Charlotte & Ruth erford Rail Road Company will be held at Lin colnton, N. C, on Thursday, January 18th, 1866. WM. H. ALLEN, Secretary. Oct. 26th. 203-s Wil., Char, and Rutherford Railroad. ON AND AFTER MONDAY, the 27th instant, a Freight Train, with Passenger Cars attach ed, will run as follows : UP TRAINS WEDNESDAYS AND SATUR DAYS. Leave Wilmington at 8 o'clock A. M. Arrive at Sand Hills at 6$ o'clock P. M. DOWN TRAINS MONDAYS AND THURS DAYS. Leave Sand Hills at 6J o'clock A. M. Arrive at Wilmington at 5 o'clock P. M. Nov. 34, 1865. W.H. ALLEN, Master of Transportation. Freight intended for shipment by above trains must be delivered at the depot by 10 o'clock A. M. Tuesdays and Fridays. J. T. ALDERMAN, Freight Agent. Nov. 27th. 230-s Wil., Char, and Rutherford It. It. Office Wil., Char, and Ruth. R. R. Co. Wilmington. N. C, Nov. 29, 1865. DURING my absence the Hon. R. S. French will act as president pro tern of this com pany. ROB'T H. COWAN, President. Nov. 30 - - 233-lw. Wilmington and Weldon Itailroad. Wilmington &- Weldon R. R. Co. ) Wilmington, Nov. 27, 1865. PASSENGER TRAINS SCHEDULE. T7ROM this date Trains on this Road will run 1 as follows : Leave Wilmington at 4 30 P. M. Arrive at Weldon at 7 00 A. M. ' Leave Weldon at 4 30 P. M. Arrive at Wilmington at 5 45 A. M. Connecting at Weldon both ways with trains to and from Petersburg, by Gaston Ferry j and on direct to Norfolk and Washington ; connects at Goldsbbro with trains to Raligh and Newbern. Also connects at Wilmington with the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad south to Charleston, Co lumbia, Atlanta, Savannah, Montgomery, &c. S, L. FREMONT, Eng. & Sup't. Nov. 28. Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. Office Gen. Supt. Wil. & Man. R. R., ) Wilmington, N. C, Nov. Uth, 1865. $ THE following trtuns are run on the Wilming ton and Manchester Railroad, with following connections : Leave Wilmington daily at 3.15 A. M. " Kingsville " 7.35 P. M. Arrive at Wilmington daily at 3.05 P. M. Kingsville " 1.25 A. M. At Florence these trains connect each way with trains on the North Eastern Railroad daily for Charleston. At Kingsville they connect each way with trains on the South Carolina Railroad daily for Columbia and Augusta. In going to Colum bia passengers stage From Hopkins' Turnout, on South Carolina Railroad to Columbia, a distance of twelve miles. In going to Augusta they stage from Orangeburg, on South Carolina Railroad, to Johnston's Turnout, on South Carolina Railroad, a distance of 52 miles. At Florence these trains connect with the Che- raw and Darlington Railroad, which road runs up to Cheraw Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and down from Cheraw to Florence every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There is daily stage con nection from Sumter, S. C, to Camden, S. ., con necting; with these trains. The steamer connect ing with these trains arrives and departs from the W. & W. R. R. wharf. The freight office of the Company is, for the present, on Water street, at the wharf formerly used by steamer North Caroli na, running: to Fayetteville. The office of the President, General Superintendent and Treasurer, for the present: is on the southeast corner of Water and Chesnut streets, up stairs. HENRY M. DRANE, Gen. Sup't. Nov. 13th 218 Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. Secretary's Office Wix,. & Man. R. R. Co., Wilmington, N. C", Dec. 1, 1865. r 1PHE appointment of a General Superintendent J. and Treasurer of this Company will be made by the Board ol Directors on the lath proximo. Salary of each of these officers $3,000 per annum. Applicants for the positions will please hand in their applications to the undersigned by the 12th of December, 1WJ5. WM. A. WAL.li.JfiK, Sec'y W. & M. R. R. Dec. 2. 235-tDecl2. BLANKS. CHARTER PARTY, DRAT TICKETS, RECEIPTS ON ALL RAILROADS MANIFESTS FOR SHIPS AND STEAMERS BILLS OF LADING, . Fpr sale at The Herald Office October 31. 207-8. BUREAU OF RELIEF. ( To relieve Clerical distress, especially in Southern Diocese.) " UNDER the advice of the Bishops Tablot, At kinson and Lay. Address contributions to the Rev. W. Br Doane 4 Secretary, Hartford, Con necticut. . Nov. 11. : 118-tf. Southern papers are asked to copy this till for- ' ' jf w - I j ' v ; - f ; , m . . .- . . . , i ....... As, . Z , ' ! !., - ' ' i " ' ' 1 ' ' i ii.l!l i i SECOND 2 EDITION. the LiKf mm r ' BY MAIL. THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. UT7 It is Restored at tbe North. The South Not Yet Granted Its Privilege!. Proclamation of tbe President. , . ........ ,. Washington, Jov. 30. The foUowing proclamation has just been is sued by the President of .the United States of America: '' Whereas, By the proclamation of the President of the United States of the fifteenth day of Decem ber, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus in cer tain cases therein set forth was suspended through out the United States, and Whereas, The reason for that suspension may be regarded as having closed in some of the states and territories ; Now, therefore, be it known that I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare that the suspension afore said, and all other productions and orders sus pending the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus in the states and territories of the . United States are revoked and annulled, excepting as to the States of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, the District of Columbia, the territories of New Mexico and Arizona. In witness whereof I have hereonto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this first day of December, in the year of our Lord one thdu sand eight hundred and sixty-five and of the Independence of the United States of Ameri ca the ninetieth. ANDREW JOHNSON. By the President : WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State. MEXICO. Additional Official Advices of Further Liberal Successes. The French Compelled to Re treat From Yarious Poiiit , and Embark at Mazatlan. Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29. Additional official news has been received by the Mexican minister to the effect that not only the state of Chihuahua, but that of Sinaloa, was being evacuated by the French, who could no longer oppose the republican insurrection. Aban doning Noria, Concordia and Mesillas, they were compelled to embark at Mazatlan, where only 400 were left. This retreat had encouraged the pa triots, who, under the command of General Rubi, were getting ready to attack the city, thus put ting an end to the French invasion of Sinaloa. FUOTJ LOUISIANA. Rebuilding Levee Dick Taylor Taxes Tne freedmen. New Orleans, Nov. 30. The work of rebuilding the levees is to be com menced immediately. The steamer Ruby was wrecked when about fifty miles above the city, and is a total loss. The passengers and crew were saved. Several of the passengers on the steamer George Cromwell have arrived from Charleston, "where she put in leaking, and her machinery broken. The legislature has elected J.: 0. Nixon, pro prietor of the Crescent, as printer The legislature is engaged in the discussion of the constitution of 1864. General Dick Taylor has arrived here. Admiral Thatcher iuforms the Pensacola Ob server that twenty war vessels, ol ail rates, are tVslr'.butedfiom Cape Florida to the Rio Grande. The Shreveport Gazette of the 17th says the cotton trade will soon close on the Red River. The prospects of raising a crop next year, by the freedmen, is very gloomy. Many Louisiana country papers comment on the fact that the freedmen decline making con tracts to wk on the plantations next year, and are averse to working with white men, especially their former owners, and seem bent on some plan for the division of property. There is much complaint m Texas about the collection of direct taxes on the lands as oppress ing the people. Old business men of Galveston expect a busi ness crash in Texas next spring, thinking there is too much over tradmg. The debl of Texas is $8,700,000, includingall items, with interest computed to January 1, 1866. Tbe Murder of Otero; Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 2. A man was arrested here to-day by detective Wuhderly, of Brooklyn, who gives the name of Charles Oomby, , alias Charles . .Mercio. He is charged with being one of the murderers of Otero, in Brooklyn, a few days, since. ; They leave for New York this afternoon. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF WILMINGTON, N. C.DEC. 5. ARRIVED. Hurt, Skinner, from Steamer A P Fayetteville, to Worth & Daniel Steamer Lillian, Barry, from Fayette vale, to Shackel ford. HasB 6c Co. Bt earner Thomas Swan, .Reynolds, from n ewoern, witn government stores, to quartermaster. CLEARED. Steamer A P Hart. Skinner, for Favetteville. by Worth &. Daniel. Bchooner Hattie Rosa. Polander. ' fbr New York, bv w-r SI o m v . . COMMERCIAL. , i New York. Market. ByMaiL ! - - - ': , -.i 2Sw York, Nov. SO. COFFEE. The market is quiet, bat prices are with ont material alteration. COTTON. There is rather moredolnz at prices rnlinz fn the bnyers' favor; sales were made of 4,900 bales at tmr flcrora. me trovernmem soia - oy auction nwuy jk . . . - . v it i 4 am uizmir me iouowiok prices - kuuu juiuum line. 48 l-4c;"low middling, 48 l-2c: good ordinary, 42 l-2c; ordinary, 37 l-2c; pickings ' 18 l-2o, and rebaled42c. we quote: . f upland, jnonaa, JioDue. jx.u.asT. uooa uramary i " $ , .low Middling. ..v w ov x- Middling;,........-,,. tOJ'tf W W U A Oood middling S3 64 .11 Middling fair". 67 67 " -68 6960 NAVAL STORES . Spirits turpentine sold yesterday jo w as n 02 l-z, but to-uay a preiiy lair, payor t iu mmmim. c, Tuesday, December 5, un. qmry Is noticed, and the market has recovered some ln i ? Joe parcels having been made at $1 05 1-2 a 107, although the -business .has : not aa yet been very Eo8UV Uri 8re generally pretty quiet, though a httle more steadily held. ' .8UGAR The market for raw is still dull and heavy. We quote fair to good refining at 13 l-8c a 13 -8c: the alee include 210 b ids Cuba at 13 l-8c a 14 l-2c, and 600 boxesHavana at 13 l-2e. Refined is still inactive, but prices are the same; we quote soflyellow at 15 a 16 l-2c-on white at 17 l-2c a 18 l-4e, and crushed, powdered and granulated at 19 l-4c . TALLOW. The market is hardly as firm; the sales include U7 pounds at 14 1-8 a 14 l-2o for prime city, and 65,000 pounds utearine at 18 l-2e a 20c. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Shooting Affray. A phootang affray occurred at Lumber-ton, Rob eson county, on Friday last, the 1st inst., in which a negro man was shot and wounded." It seems that the negro was entering the town with a wagon and team, and was in the act of crossing the bridge over the Lumber river, when he was hailed by a white man named Benjamin Ivey, who, it appears, was considerably under the influence of liquor. The negro stopped his team, and approaching Ivey entered into conver sation: with bim, but fearing that his mules would become restive he left Ivey and approached them, when the latter raised a gun which he car ried, and shot him, the load entering his leg. Very fortunately he was only wounded by the discharge; and more fortunately still, no bones were broken, although it is asserted that the en tire load, consisting of buckshot, took effect. What provocation Ivey received we did not learn: neither did we hear .the name of the wounded man. Ivey was brought to this city yesterday, for the purpose of being tried before the proper authorities. A Daring Burglary. Mr. James Brocket, who keeps a small grocery on the corner of Church and Second streets, was considerably astonished on going into his store on yesterday morning to find his front door open ; and on looking around his premises he perceived that a burglar or burglars had entered the front win dow during the night previous and relieved him of the greater portion of his goods. The thieves prized open the window and as no one was alarmed by their entrance they (as there was evidently more than one) removed the goods from the store at their leisure. Among the mis sing articles are about one hundred pounds of bacon, a barrel of flour, a lot of sugar and coffee, box of candles, box of tea, a lot of cigars, soap, candy, &c, the loss amounting altogether to about $200 or ' $260. It is to be hoped that the authorities will take the matter in hand and succeed in ferreting out the perpetrators of this daring robbery, or else we may expect a fre quent repetition of such offences and finally a state of affairs in our midst which it would be well to guard against in time. . A Bold Theft. Last night about dusk a negro entered the store of Mr. R. S. Waldron, situated on Market street, and succeeded in emptying his money drawer of a considerable amount of mo ney, estimated to be in the neighborhood of $100. The theft was peijacd daring the absence of the proprietor, and while a young man, a clerk, was engaged in the rear end of the store with a customer. The thief no doubt had cal culated well his chances, and knew exactly how to proceed, having been, apparently, well in formed as to the precise location of the money drawer. The theft was not discovered until after he had left, and although prompt measures were taken for his apprehension, no clue has yet been obtained as to his identity. A Negro Riot. A row occurred last night at ! a negro ball given at the saloon on Nroth Water street, formerly occupied by Fay and Rafferty. A colored man and his wife, both "slightly tight," got to quarrelling together, when another col ored individual interfered, and matters seemed approaching towards a general war. Fortunate ly the arrival of the police upon the scene . put an end to the difficulty. The doors were closed, the crowd dispersed, and the result summed up, when it was ascertained, that " noDoav was hurt." Some pistol firing was heard afterward, which came from some of the crowd, who were merely discharging their pieces in the air. No arrests were made by the police. - r- Sunken Steamers. We learn that means are about to be employed by the government agents here for the raising of the sunken steamers which still encumber the channel of the river. The confederate steamer Yadkin, Commodore Lynch's flag ship, and the blockade runner North Heath, are both lying under the water within a few miles of Wilmington. In a few days, it is hoped, that' one, if not both, of these steamers may be re covered. They are both hew vessels. The Yad kin, the smaller of the two, was built here espe dally for the confederate navy, and the North Heath, a fine large steamer, with a powerful en gine, was formerly in the service' of the Albion Trading Company, and was for some time engaged m freighting cotton from this port to Nassau, for the redemption of the Erlanger loan. Overboard. The locomotive Cumberland, with tender attached, "belonging to the Wilming ton, Charlotte and Rutherford railroad, was light ered "down toFRoiberts' foundry, on Saturday last for the purpose of undergoing some repairs which were needed. Unfortunately, in endeavor ing to remove them from the flat, alter their ar rival at the wharl, through some mismanage ment, they were precipitated overboard. Efforts were immediately made to recover them, and the tender was soon brought up, but the locomotive proving to heavy for the derrick used, the attempt on that was postponed to another time. Mayor's Court, Monday, December 4. Two negro boys, Robert Howard and Joe Smith, were brought before the mayor, charged with fighting. Their case was laid over for next day s court. Thomas Johnson, a policeman, for sleeping on post, was suspended for one day. Policeman Carroll, whose case was laid over on Saturday for this court was suspended two days for sleeping on post. MrsicAii Notice. Attention is called to the advertisement, in another column, of Prof. Hend ry Schoeller ' who offers his services as teacher, piano tuner, die. Prof. Shoeller comes highly recommended from the Columbia Female Insti tute where he was formerly employed. Ackkowxedgmeitt.- To Mr. Hays, the gen tlemanly purser of the steamship Fairbanks, our thanks are tendered for files of late northern pa pers. Court Martial. Pursuant to order from Ma jor General Ruger, a general court martial con vened in this j city yesterday morning, at nine o'clock: officers Maior J C. Mann president, and Lieutenant J. L. Rhodes judge advocate. , No bu siness was transacted then, and the court ad journed brer to meet on Wednesday morning, at ? To be Mustered Out. The 37th Regt. U. S colored-troops, arrived here yesterday. They are to be mustered out of the service.. ' ' ; ;, BI TELEGRAPH. FROM WASHINGTON, THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. The House of Represen tatives Organized- Colfax Elected Speaker and Mc Pherson Clerk. All the old Officers Re-Elected Except the Postmaster. BILLS IN RELATION TO AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTH PRESENTED BY SUMNER AND WILSON IN THE SENATE, AND STEVENS IN THE HOUSE. NEWS FR0H RALEIGH. Win. A. Graham Elected United States Senator, fcC.s &Ci &c. Washington, Dec. 4. In the senate, Mr. Sumner introduced a series of bills relative to carrying oiit a republican form of government in the District, oi Columbia, en forcing the constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery, guaranteeing a republican form of gov ernment in the late insurrectionary states, &c. Mr. Yvhson introduced a bill to maintain the freedom of the inhabitants of the states declared in rebellion without distinction of race or color. In the house, Mr. Colfax was elected speaker over Mr. Brooks, the former receiving 139 votes and theatter 35, All the old officers were re elected, excepting the postmaster, who is Josiah Quin. ' Mr. Stevens introduced a bill providing that a committee oi hiteen members be. appointed, to report whether any of the late Confederate States are entitled to representation. Passed, by a vote of 123 to 36. From the State Capital Raleigh, Dec. 4. Hon. W. A. Graham was elected United States senator to-day, for the long term, receiving 138 of the 154 votes cast. Ballots for senator for the short term were had, but without success. Mr. Graham was in the confederate senate, and has not been pardoned. BY MAIL FROM WASHINGTON. Mallory and Y, lee Released. THE CASE OF JEFFERSON DAT IS. AN ARMY RETIRING BOARD. The Department Reports. &c, &c, &c. THE TRIAL OF DAVIS. Washington, Nov. 29. It may be asserted with confidence that there is no truth whatever in the statement that Jeffer son Davis is to be tried by a military court. mallory and yulee. released. At the same time the order for the release of ex-Secretary Seddon and ex-Oovernor Magrath was issued an order was also issued for the re lease of ex-senators Mallory and Yulee, of Flori da. The latter order by some means or other has been retained in the war department, and has not yet made its appearance. THE STONEWALL. The rebel ram Stonewall will remain at the navy yard until after the convening of congress. THE PRESIDENT AND MR. COLFAX. All statements to the effect that the president has expressed dissatisfaction; with Mr. Colfax's speech are pronounced by the president himself to be without foundation. POSTAL SERVICE IN 'GEORGIA. Postmaster General Dennison has ordered mail service to be performed in Georgia on all the rail road routes of that state. This has been done in compliance with the recommendation of a Salisbury. THE INTERNAL REVENUE. Commissioner Rollins to-day completed the internal revenue report, and it is to be at once put in type. It is an exceedingly interesting doc- I ument, and makes most favorable exhibit ot the workings of that important bureau. , APPOINTED CONSULS. The following appointments of consuls have been made since the last official list was publish ed, viz : L. D. Merrill, Sydney, Australia, fees ; J. Covell, Prince Edward Island, salary, 1,500: R. Fitzgerald, Moscow, salary $2,000; G. G. Fleurot, Marseilles, salary 2,600 ; L. W. Vallier, Lyons, salary $2,500; J. De La Montagme, Bou logne, salary $1,500; A.O.Addis, Nice, salary $1,400; R. F. Farrall, Cadiz, salary $1,500 ; F. F. Cavada, Trinidad, Cuba, salary $2,500 ; J. C. Walker, St. Thomas, salary $4,000 ; A. W. Aerta, Don, salary $1,500; W. C. Brown, Augsburg, fees ; A. C. Brown, Hanover, fees ; A. Ueaubon bar, Jerusalem, salary $4,500 A. Canfield, Foo Chow, China, salary $3,500. . AFFAIRS IN LOUISIANA. General Fullerton, who was sent by the presi dent to New Orleans to adjust the difficulties be tween the military authorities and the inhabit ants concerning the freedmen, returned this morning, having successfully executed his mis sion. The general reports that the planters are unable to obtain a sufficient ' amount of labor, and would employ several thousand more freed men than, are now in the state. The negros are gradually becoming disabused j of the idea, en couraged by mischievous northern men, that they are to receive lands from the government, and are contracting with the planters for the ensuing rear. - " - Aflairs on the Rio Grande excited very little interest in New Orleans, none -there anticipating any serious results from the recently, reported collisions between our troops! and the 4 French. ! The citizens of Louisiana are absorbed in re- L pairing the losses sustained daring the war, and take very little interesi in political or military movements. Real estate, rents, and all products are commanding high prices, and all branches of business have been resumed with a degree of en ergy unusual in that section. FREEDMEN IN NORTH CAROLINA. Official returns received at the freedmen's bu reau show that of the 10,000 negros sent down Cape Fear river in Mareh, 1865, to Wilmington, by General Sherman, 2,000 died from 17th March to 31st of May, for the! want of medical atten tion, which it was impossible to afford them at the time. Since the establishment of the medi cal department of the freedman's bureau in .North Carolina, the mortality among the freedmen has greatly decreased. j OLD CAPITOL PRISON. The highest number of prisoners in the Old Capitol at any one time during the rebellion was 1,004; but according to the official returns to day there are but eleven confined there now. large majority of the members of the recent Georgia convention, who also petitioned for the re-opening of over thfee hundred additional postoffices in the state, it the same time desig nating citizens eligible for postmasters. AFFAIRS IN FLORIDA. A letter from a well j informed gentleman in Florida says there is no doubt but that Provis ional Governor Marvin, will be elected United States senator from that State. THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. The report of the secretary of the treasury is completed and placed in the hands of the printer. It is not believed that it will create so much of a commotion in Wall street as some of the specu lators here seem to imagine. The general finan cial principles enunciated in the secretary's Fort Wayne speech will be more elaborated in his an nual report. There is no truth in the intimation that he hints a reduction in internal taxation. THE CURRENCY. The comptroller of the currency to-day finish ed his report. It contains some important sug gestions and recommendations. The removal of the bureau to New York is also recommended by the secretary of the treasury. The capital of the national banks has been exceeded some ten millions of dollars. He recommends that it be extended to three hundred , and fifty millions, in order that the southern states may have the ben efit of this system of banking. THE WIRZ COMMISSION NOT DISSOLVED. The military commission which tried Captain Wirz is not yet dissolved, and this gives color to the report that it is to be retained with one or two changes, to try Captain R. B. Winder and Duncan, for cruelties to the union prisoners at Andersonville, and Gee for similar conduct at LATER FROM MEXICO. Arrival of Imperial Reinforce ments at Bagdad. GEN. LOGAN' AND" THE MEXICAN MISSION, &c, &c., &c The Latest Reports from tlie Rio Grande New Orleans, Nov. 28. We have further highly important and exciting Mexican news. , The Ranchero of the 19th instant says: Noth ing more has as yet been heard of the liberal forces besieging Matamoros. The Ranchero also reports that a federal'pay master, above Brownsville, was murdered by the forces of Cortinas, who fled with thirty-five thou sand dollars belonging to him into Mexico. The Ranchero also says that the amnesty pro posed by the emperor Maximilian has been ac cepted by some of the leaders of the opposition on the Rio Grande. Flake's Bulletin, Galveston, Nov. 19, states that a reinforcement of about 2,000 Austrians and French had arrived at Bagdad, and that General Meiia was fully able to hold Matamoros and keep open communication with Bagdad. The impe rialists have two gunboats on the Rio Grande besides the steamer Antonio, which mounts one gun. Telegraph lines are to be immediately extend ed from the city of Mexico to Guanaiutto, Tam- pico and Matamoros. New Orleans, Nov. 29. The Times' Brownsville correspondence of the 15th says : The correspondence between Genera Weitzel and General Mejia culminated in the fol- ing order : The Mexican authorities having officially noti fied the commanding general that the Ranchero will be ordered to cease publishing articles in suiting to the United States soldiers, the people are hereby ordered that the officers and soldiers of this command will not allow any person on the neutral bank to insult any person on the Mex ican side. All remains quiet around Matamoros. Captain Burrill, United States inspector of sub sistence, made a satisfactory inspection of that department on the Rio Grande. James Sibley and his men are quietly settling down as imperial citizens near Cordova. The San Antonio Herald of the 13th inst. says a number of imperialists had arrived there, con sidering the liberal cause so desperate in their country that they were compelled to abandon it. The Mexican Times of the 14th ult. gives a fav orable account Sof the immigration to Mexico, and publishes a list of ex-confederates settled near Cordova. The imperialists claim a victory near Oajaca, where they routed three hundred liberals, killing thirty-seven and capturing sixty-eight. The lake in the vicinity of the city of Mexico had risen to within an inch of the level of the city, causing considerable alarm. An ex-Confederate had rented a plantation in San Luis Potosi, where he would plant five thou sand acres of cotton. Robbers made a furious attack upon the town of Pamos, in Coahuclen, but were repulsed and suffered a heavy loss. , The family- of the Emperor was to leave Vera Cruz on the 9th, in an American steamer. The Mission to Mexico. Washington, Nov. 29. General Logan was expected here before this, but has telegraphed that he cannot come till near the close of next week. .There is no doubt entertained here of his accepting the mission to Mexico. The French government is I reported to have a large sum of money in Washington city for lob bying purposes connected with Mexican affairs, The members of the third house are snuffing the expectant spoils already and making grander ar rangements than ever before., Capt. Maury and Gen. raagrrader The following are copies of the decrees of the emperor Maximilian, assigning to honorable and important positions two distinguished political exiles and officers of the late! confederacy : : Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico : In consideration of his well known capacity, I hereby nominate ouf Honorary Counsellor of State, M. F. Maury, Imperial Commissioner of Colonization. The Minister of the Interior is charged ;with the execution of this decree, j" r :f I MAXIMILIAN, For the Emperor : ; f Loyis Robles Pezuela, Minister of the inte rior. - i . Mexico, September 27, 1865. Maximilian. Emperor of Mexico ; Desiring to forward the object of immigration PRICE FIVE CENTS. to Mexico, a Land Office of Colonization shall be established in this capital, and J, B. Magruder is hereby appointed its chief. The following suma are appropriated for the expenses?: of this office": For salary of J. B. Magrnder, annually, $3000 ; for office furniture, annually, $lj0; for rent of office, monthly, $100 ; for office expenses, annu ally, $500; for pay of messenger, annually,' $300. " ". ; Sr. Magruder will report to us ihe number of engineers and surveyors which will be necessary to carry into effect the objects of Eis appojntmen and also the amount wh'ch he recjommends to be appropriated for their salary. ' The Minister of the Interioris charged with the execution of this order. - ' ; - ' MAXIMILIAN. To the Minister of the Interior, , j For the Emperor: ; j . LouisRobles Pezuela, Minister of the Inte rior, i Chepultepec, September 27, 1865. SOUTH AMERICA. TheWar Between Para guay and Brazil. TBE PARAGUAYANS AGAIN DEFEATED. They Burn Thirty Tillages on t m their Retreat. &c. &c. Advices from Buenos Ayres to the 11th of Oc tober, and Rio de Janeiro to the 24th, have been received. From the River Plate we learn that the Paraguayans had received a further defeat at Narahjitos, ten miles above the village of Yagua rete Cora, a force of eight hundred, consisting principally of their levies in Cbrrientes, having been cut up by an Argentine cavalry corps, un der Colonel Felix .Romero. The following is Col. Romero's account of the action : Vallejos Cue, i - Six Leagues above Yaguarete Cora, Sept. 21. General, &c, Hoknos: I have the honor Lor to communicate to you that this morning, at seven, the enemy's column under Lovera was surprized by tne, and I, charging at a gallop, succeeded, after a few shots, in routing them completely, pursuing tnem tenaciously lor more than three leagues, as your excellency will see by the place whence I address to you this dispatch, and where I gave up the pursuit through the wearying of the cavalcade. surprised and beat the eneniv at the place named Naraniitos, three leagues above the village Yagua rete Cora. According to what I learned from the prisoners the column of the enerfiy consisted of eight hundred men. The number of the prisoners and dead it is not possible to calculate at present, but i can say to you that we took many prisoners, all their cavalcade, and the greater part of their arms. On our part we hav& not a single one kill ed. To-morrow I will put Tuvself in march to the place where I was posted, but before I do so I will transmit to your excellency the detailed account. FELIX ROMERO. Colonel Grifon Cardenas reports also a slight engagement on the 20th of September, near Luiz Gomes, with some five hundred Paraguayans, who lost about twenty men, the Argentines hav ing only one man wounded. He says that, in re venge for tliis repulse, the Paraguayan corps burnt some thirty villages on their march. AN GUTHAGE0US IMPOSTURE. Arrest and Escape o the Guil ty Party. &c., Ac, &c. From the Charleston Courier, Nov. 30. For the last few daya a certain Major Dircks has been . advertising extensively for all claims against the United-States government for cotton and property destroyed by the United States forces, and notifying those who had previous to the 10th November, 1865, handed in claims to call at his office, corner of Liberty and St. Philip streets on the 1st prox,, to receive their money. He also gave notice he would continue to receive ' claims for collection until the 30th of November. Since the appearance of the notice the office of the pretended claim agent has been thronged by crowds of citizens, ladies and whole families giv ing estimates of their losses and damages sus tained by the war, more particularly by the shel ling of Charleston. The affidavits setting forth the facts were filled out by the agent, and after wards sworn to before a notary public ; claims for all description ol property werei presented and received, and an advance fee of fifty cents asked for every thousand dollars of the Stmunt stated in the application. f Yesterday several citizens and member of the bar visited General Bennett and drew his attention to the claim agent's circular, and asked his opin ion of the agent's authority for this,extraordinary proceeding. The General replied that he had not seen it before, and gave orders for tiim to appear at headquarters. Captain Burger, -adjutant gen eral, having secured the services of: Captain Met- caii, the latter visited the office of the, Major and informed him of the General's wish : to see him at headquarters. The Major, who was surrounded by a host of applicants pressing forward to have their claims filed, replied, "Tell him I will be there directly." "No," said the captain, "he wishes you to accom pany me." Ihe major thereupon, very politely excused himself to his clients, and Closing his of fice started in company with Captain Metcalf. He was stopped 'frequently on the street by parties anxious to forward their claims. To this delav the captain cheerfully assented, but declited to accept the invitation to go in and take a drink. On their arrival at headquarters the wiley agent, after a little conversation, managed to slip out and make his escape. Search was' made at bjs office, but no trace of him discovered. His per-' sonal effects were secured, among which was a large box of affidavits from various towns and cities on tfce line of Sherman's march. It appears the .major always left a day or two before the ar- . rival of the day fixed for payment, and such was doubtless his intention here. The largest number of claims made were' from Atlanta, Columbia and Charleston. A commission from Governor Ogles by, of Illinois, appointing him sergeant-major of Illinois volunteers, was found among his papers. vii a xiuj , xew i one, DanK. were also found. In the affidavits he Major First Tennessee eavalry; A. J. B. G., U. S. A. Many of the claims drawn up and filed by the major are for large sums, ranging from twenty w i-wevkyr-nve inousana dollars, all of which he guaratjed in the shortest possible periods. oieps nave been taken to secure his arrest and it is believed he cannot escape. . Small Pox' in Macon. , "7" v There are quite a large number small poxjiow in Macon, and new cases are daily occurring; Our 'Macon exchanges? are; of 'the opinion that the atmosphere -. is thoroughly im- revm. w Bctwe, auu every person in the city whose system is in the proper state W j taKe it wui no doubt be visited bv ih dreadful monster. Vaccination, cleanliness and - If v i't, ; . Y tfif- I ir " ; jl - 1(1 it- ru v If-: ;. ' i - i t ; -I ' :; 1 f. i v i I- t. m . .i i v ; ..i-i n ti- . k : ;. i' r1 J '.I I s-$ .1: t.7 if- IK -i li ii