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fVOLl. m259.; 1 :l 1 mmi i - -i . i - - r - - - 1 v ; - , THE WILMLGTO. HEUILD. .111 I f . . .41. 2. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. "The CxtEBaATiojf . The celebration s yestef: day, ly our -colored population, of the anniver- Bary of their freedom as enunciated through the famous .emancipation proclamation Issued by President Lincoln, January 1st, 1863, was en joyed highly by the citizens of African descent, ?bo participated in it, and was conducted, so far as vre hare been able to learn, in ' a decent and becoming manner. They marched through pur streets witn Danner nyuig, preceded by ft band of music, and made quit an imposing &ppar ance as they passed by our office. - Among the - devices on iae yanous ujumerg m me procession, - we noticed iae ionowmg : , . " Abraham Lincoln, our Martyred President. ! : The Saviour of tie American .Nation; -the v ; Liberator of a down-trodden Race.' y j - j ' . . . . i ."'-... f i ti If no better than I be found, I will indeed be vour iu iuu jwu on 10 a Detter and happier future." Andrew Johnson to the - . I C - colwea people oj 1 enwwee. ' "The Emancipation Proclamation---This wc celebrate." - . . ' . i r "Equal Justice.",, 'There was nothing the least offensive in any of the devices or in the general bearing of those engaged ii the celebiation, so far as we could perceive, ana m iuis me colored people iliowed their good sense and their proper appre- I'll I I f 1 1 I III i.llV.1 1 V. I wwwux UV I 1 . 1 11 tors oi lueir nuumc5 nijujiueut. a prominent feature in the procession was the different colored fire companies of the city who were put fin full force in their red shirts and other paraphernalia appertaining to their organizations. In addition to those in the ranks, as. the procession marched up market" streets, both sides of the street and the sidewalks was. a moving mass of dark colored humanity-, pushing "scrouging" and elbowing its way 1 in th4ersistent endeavor to keep up with the "perce&sionl" In this motley crowd all ages and sexes, sizes and conditions, were represented, from the old woman in specks to .'"the babe in :. thearms'of its mother " , and as they went on i their way rejoicing, we could nothelp indulging the reflection, that freedom to the col ed race is not yet a "pathway strewn with flow T a .rnn f wrvrlr .liofArrt ' Vrdm " it s.; They preparing the price their du It is all tliemselves for the proper enjoynrent le boon, and a" proper appreciation ties to society ana lo-eacu A)ine verv well to eeleDrate tneir eiTmiici ation from the thraldom of slavery,- anjLbpi gratitude to their deliverors ana&fi ' .--i quite another thing to cuneS ceans : of - suSseDiities bf every day nVwever, wo like-to stWcwenjoy themse they, cer- tainly did so to the fullest exte sterday. There vas no , disturbance entire day that we are aware o thelneral food conduct, and the absence, tentffLto arouse unpleasant feelings, otlie panrpf those participating in the celebrationJaey fully come up to the standard of propriety wiJi the cpni nittee of arrangements . had proroijW should mark, their proceeding, and for this the rteeamea of Wilmington deserves much praise The procession proceeded to-Hilton, jwhero ad dresses were delivered by --ortbasd sev eral other colored oratoi s. wnVst sy that the speeches delivered on thnwocsijjj would hive done credit to any man,"whXor black. The past condition of the colored popJation of the south was reviewed, their present condition Tielcl'up' to tlieni, and good advice given them fpr the future.. The. speakers earnest in what they said, and eared to be y will only " exert the 'influence which they to have ly gifted over their friends who are not s with- sound views of -the present of affairs, thev mav do much 200a. t ne near as a gfen- eral -thing, .do not plStce much con co in the advice which white men give t They.ap thing un- pear to think that there is atovays derneath' which is not altogdfver hei-f good, hut when one of their own co 'plaiu facts before them, and advises t. . those facts, they believe him, iv io accept lined to follow, his advice, knowing tha er is 3 much - interested in the matter as are. . " General Crook was observed lobe presen was loudly "called on for aspeech, but decline to comply, ' stating that all he could say to them had already been put before them by previous speakers. He approved of what had been said. ne aiso approveu oi me oraeriy auu ueuwuiug . manner in "whjch the entire day's programme had been carried out, 'advised them to aiways so "con duoi themselves, and they would, without doubt, obtain from the white people that respect which they appeared so much to desire; The- procession then , returned to town, and ; drew up in front of Bailey's Hotel, when they gave three cheers for General Crook. The gen- , era! wis not present; at the time, which is to be regretted, as it is probable that he would have ' - delivered an address to , the assemblage. Three cheers were the. given for the citizens of Wilming- . tori.- ' v . ' - . Kew Year's Day. In nothing perhaps, is a . greateV difference perceptible between the peo ' plpfthe various ststes .than in their observance of. the yl'liday.s which occur during the 'year. -.- 1 . - .,' .a..' ' . anu ine people of , the south "keep sup'' tne same holidays. In the eastern states Thanksgiving is the, day of the- year. Every one is expected to be-at home on that day to eat his share of the Thanksgiving gobbler. Even if he has not been "tu hum'.' for the other three' hundred and sixty -foijr days-he makes a point of visiting his family on the day appointed for thanksgivmg and prayer. There, also', is Cliristmas thought as Inuch of as . i; in tne southern states, wiin ine excepuon - that "there are no' fireworks let off no Roman candles, rockets, pin wheels or any other speci ens pf the pyrotechnic art which are so abun dantly displayed in the south on the anniversary ofthe birth of the Saviour of the "World. Then, aih,- the first day of the -new year is . thought vry little of scarcely more than any other day Jatoughout the year. In New York, on the con- - New Year's, day, next to the Fourth of . J?llI is the holiday most looked after' by the peo- ff . ' -' - ' - ' ; " '. - . J la Wilmington, yesterday, the white portion of ' Jf5 population took no more part in the celebra- "on of the day than in looking at the procession J?r colored people through the streets of our town, and passing remarks thereon, which, if overheard by the "gemmen " in the ranks, would . Fot y Lave led to no bad feeling, but would Ve. tended to promote even a. better, one be aTCCj th two sections of , the people than that already existing. --We overheard bno gentleman Jmaik; that this time last year- hedwned' ten ,rves and that he was just as glad "as bis former - Jf8 JCould . that he owned hem, no longer, i0r iad he done so' he skould hare bad to feed s,, JJ. Ill llltL c ahp mh fMSh v. uts anwarC raneispeftK MaTthey . ' ' .. ,... .. . . .... . . ., v T7 J - -r - . . : - . " - 1 " 1 - and look after them "throughout 'the entire Iwfeitien. ter ; now tney would, hare to look out for them- seires, wfcica would save 4 him a ereat deal of trouble and expense. Another said that one year ago he owned, sixteen slares, now he had ten colored workmen in his emnlov. and that the ten free workmen did as much, it, hot more, in j a tu uww uum uie sixteen aia wno were slaves. Consequently he was saving money by thechange, and things were going better in ererr respects The weather, notwithstanding it was the first aay 01 ine year, did not " turn orer a new leaf." as we have heard so many people promise, and have seen so few perform, but kept on in the style it has adopted (apparently . permanently) for some time past. Once, .and once only, did the sun attempt to shine. We saw it like a rushlieht in a fog, and'twas gone.;. j After dark, ih walking through the' streets, We observed that sereral of our , colored brethren were keeping New Year in the same style as several 'white men kept Christmas, and were " slightly demoralized." ' ' Up to a late hour eTerthin?? went ouietlv. both white and colored people behaving themselves' in a very proper manner. ; Matob's Coitrt Ja' liA ore'man; Who answered to the "name Of James Simmons, arres ted on Water street on the charge of picking up aud carrying ofif that which did riot, in the eyes of the law. belong to him. was turned over tin Special Magistrate Conoly for final disposal. Jim Culet, a negro, who was arrested over Bo- ney's bridge, for firing off a pistol several times, and, by so doing violating , an ordinance of the town, was fined ra the sum of three dollars, and ordered to be held in "durance vile' until the money should be forthcoming. We shall be hap py to see the police exert themselves to put a stop to the careless use of fire arms which has been so common of late, as there is no telline what harm may be . done, even without an evU " de sign. ' .- Two white boys, named Willliam Skinner and Chas. Skipper, were brought up before his honor on a charge of-having iron in their possession which was supposed to have been stolen. On investigation, however, it was ascertained that the iron had been taken from the camps at Hil ton. .The boys were, therefore, released. SpAEEiKG.-Yesterdav evening, a sparring ex. hibition was given in Mozart HalL The atten dance, though respectable, was not so large as might have been expected from the ability of the performers, several of whom -acquitted themselves in a very creditable manner jn the "noble art of self-defence." We do not much admire "blows from the shoulder1," especially when directed at our own head, but believe that if, when men must nght, they would use their hands instead of knives and pistols, many valuable lives would be spared, even if black eyes should be given and received. The Steamship Ellie Kxight. It will be seen in our advertising columns that the steam ship Elle Knight will sail on Thursday next for Baltimore. She is intended to run in connection with the Baltimore arid Ohio-Railroad, .-giving our merchants and others an . opportunity of shipping freight through to any point desired. Her capacity for freight is good, and she has al so splendid accommpdationsfor passengers, and, if proper encouragement is given to hers, she will form one of a permanent line between this city and Baltimore. ; - , . Count of Oteb vAxn Terminer. It will be seen by reference to our advertisement columns that a court of Oyer and Terminer for New Han over county will be held at the courthouse in this town on "Tuesday, the 9th instant, for the trial of criminal cases. . - : Hotel Arrivals. CITY HO TEL. Mrfl rorter, Edtrccorab, John Jones, TroVMence, T B Cardon, do, J F 11 amor, Richmond co, A McltiiuBion, Robeson co, John Lucas, wife t cLiJd, ' Kaihtuck. Dr J A Miller, Kayettevillc H V.Statts, KoCHiailount, J D rower? A T Floyd, GRA ASHING The PresfBcnt'i New-Year It - is Largely Att THE ORDER OF PRESENTATI COLWED MEN FAYING THEIR BE, TO THE PRESIDENT. THE OHIO XEGIStATURE. Message of the Governor. SPAIN AND CHILI. THE STRONG DIVORCE CASE. The Jury Discharged, uot being Able to Agree, Sec. .From WasUingtoii , WASHixGToif, Jan. JL s TCAtTritbstflnilmcr fhA flisacrrppAblfi 'irondition of the weather, the levee of President Johnson wa f - T" ... ' ' if i . largely attended. The ' foreign, ministers, tinem- bers of the cadbinet and other prominent civil officers, together with the senators and represen tatives, were received first, then the army aridjnavy and marine corps, followed by the citizens, paid their respects. , ; ; :i. ;- - Gen. Grant and staff were present and con- spicuous among the crowd. The marine band discoursed pleasant music: The public departments are dosed and busi ness nearly, generally suspended. ,A.fter the general reception at the' executive mansion this afternoon, a few colored persons on the grounds were admitted and paid their respects to the .president. , ' " f CixcissATi; Ohio, Dec. 31. . The Ohio legislature" assembles to-morrow. The governor's, message is very 'lengthy;' The state is represehted fo be m a flofurishing" condi- jne, do Jp FROM W I T AI'ttA TVr WIL3IUGT0X, H. C, The governor argues at some length against the" Monroe doctrine 'and interfering in Mexican affairs. In speaking of the detentWof lmoToIunteers;in the field, he says it was no part of his intention that these patriots were to be detained as police guard to oversee political roform in the south, still less to be marched to the Bio Grande in order to menace Maximntar. or any other despotism. ! New York, Dec. 31. An amvabfrom the south Pacific states that a Chilian man-of-vvar had captured a Spanish gun boat after a brief engagement. There was great rejoicing among the Chilians in consequence. Trmxu New Yorjk. New Yobk, Jan 1. The jury in the strong divorce cashave been discharged, beng unable to agree. BY MAIL. WASHINGTON. Slattern aiid Things at the White House. SAVINGS B4XKS FOE FEE EL M EX. SOUTHERN MAIL FACILITIES. The Rumored New Loan V Contraband Goods for Mexico. Tlie Fractional Currency, FINANCIAL, MATTERS. dec, &C. - Washkgto', Dec. 27. white iiorsE. There was not a large attendance of visitors at the white house to-day, and none of these were granted an interview with the president until af ternoon, his time being occupied with Secretary McCulloch, Secretary Stanton and General Grant; who came in about twelve o'clock. To-day the president received among his let ters a hiwuber from insane persons. One letter is from an individual in New York, who writes o the president every week on political topios, filling four pages of foolscap, and signing him self " Emperor of the World." Another individ ual at Fall River, , Massachusetts, writes every day concerning his imaginary possessions, amounting to macny millions, and importunes the president not to allow certain parties to share in the distribution of the property. A lady writes that she has had a spiritual visitation by her son, who died m Salisbury prison, and asks the presi dent to send her .some money. These are but specimens of dozens of letters received every week, and which alter perusal, help to fill the waste basket of the executive office. .SALE AT POINT LOOKOUT. The quartermaster general, upon the recom mendation of General Grant, has ordered the sale of all the government buildings at Point Look out. These include over eighty buildings, some of which are very large. The steam laundry, used in washing for the confederate prisoners and United States troops on duty there, together with the wharf timber, will also be sold. The efforts which have been made through Congress and the president to have the buildings at Point Lookout set apart by the government for a military and naval a&ylum delayed action on this subject for some time, but after a careful consideration of the matter by the authorities, it was deemed ad visable to sell the property and to adopt some other method of assisting the philanthropic ef forts of the people in behalf ofdisabled soldiers and seamen. , CASHIEREn. T,t untenant and Brevet Maior T. Reillv. Fourth pUnited States artillery, tried by courtnartial for 'Sonduct to the prejudice ot good order and mili- aryuiscipline, on the occasion ol tne diuiculty atthe war department barracks, last month; has beencashiered. J THE ALEXANDRIA RIOT. General Augur, commanding the department of Washing top, 'has ordered lieutenant colonel Eyre, in, command at Alexandria, to arrest all parties concerned in the riots in that city on Christmas darnd npt to release any persons arrested on Ithe demands of the civil authorities, but to refer j all such cases to department headquarters. SAVINGS BANKS FOR FREEDJIEX. Mr. . J. W. Alvord, inspector of schools and fin.TJices of the freedmen's Bureau, has i net re turned from a tour through . the southern states, j having established . freedmen's savings banks at ; Richmond, Wilmington, Charleston, Beaufort, Savannah1, Mobile, New Orleans, Vicksburg, Huntsville, Nashville, Memphis and Louisville. He states' that all classes in the states lately in re bellion are fast becoming reconciled to their new relations but that it will ,be necessary for the government- to keep a strong power in these states for some time longer, to secure justice to all. v ' PREPARATIONS FOR PAYMENT OT TROOPS. Papers are being prepared at the piaymaster general's office for the payment of troops in each military department. About two millions of dol lars rill be irequired forpayments in this vicinity. I - THE NEW LOAN. There is official authority for contradicting the statement that the national banks have ofieied the secretary of the treasury a loan of one hun dred millions of dollars, which he has accepted. Secretary McCulloch has no need to borrow money to meet the requirements of the govern ment, and if such necessity should arise, he will neitlrer ask nor accept loans from the national banks. Dreferrinsr to go direct to the people. It can also be explained that the: recent visit of the secretary to New York had no connection what ever with financial matters. SOUTHERN I MAIL FACILITIES. The Tjostofifice department to-day awarded t ntracts for services on forty routes in Virginia i i West Virginia. These routes, for which of- have been made since the regular biddings two months ago, will cover nearly the whole of these states not tlicn awarded, with immediate cilities. Mail service in North Carolina L ; flv increased demand, and a number of ecJL. be id 2 made. To-day upwards u;-xr ifa. s were let. All : these services will sniAAn.r.. ou on New lear's day. rt,r.tu "r services hv South Carolina, fiporoa. and btfn states are also being fully dis posed of in the appointment office, w,th a cor L, r;,v mg of . postoffices in every .Jfc.Ji7nA.JniU Western state.' .The number Kentucky and Tennessee 8hared largely. mvnt . -1BAS1 TO MEXICO. - Information having lx T received by tixe v.rw m New York, in the m- LAM.f r M.-WmTHsm.1 were 6IL S0 m wiipiuft SA vw w nm m TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 18G0. articles, contraband of war, to Mexico, the sec retary of state has directed the United States Attorney to keep a vigilant watch on all vessels saving for Mexican ports, aa I to seize all con traband articles. The government is determined to break np this sort of trafSc. The parties en gaged in this bussiness allege that they lave a carrier route, entitled, Maximilian Express com pany. Some facta will shortly be made public, showing up- the matter more definitely. FITS CEXT CTBRE5CT. T4ie new fife cent 'currency will be issued next week. About $80,000 worth of defaced and mutilated currency is destroyed per day by burning, and $50,000 worth printed. Arrange ments are nearly completed to make the amount of the latter equal to the former. Washisgto, Dec 28,: 1865. . yiXAXCIAL MATTERS. t I Senator Fessenden, chairman of the' .finance committee, and non. Samuel Hoorxr. chairman pf the house ways and means comm. tte, are re ported to have had a long interne w with SecreA tary McCulloch to-day, whereat financial mea sures were largely discussed in reference to; the introduction of a bill in Congress embodying the recommendations of the secretary of the treasury. J.EXOTHT INTERVIEW BeTWKEX THE PEXSIDKXT X. AXD SECRETARY OF WAR. ! Secretary Stanton called .on the president soon after breakfast this morning, and was clos eted with him in the library until nearly one o'clock. The protracted interview caused some speculation; but the purpose, is. unknown. j. THE MEW YORK COLLECTORS HIP. f Mr. Smythe, of the national central bank, New York, is said . to be gaining considerable strength for the New York collectorship, , TEXAS. COXDITM OF AFFAIRS. Ignorance, Destitution and lawlessness. I The Feel ill! of the People, . &c, , &c. A dispatch from Washington, dated the 28th, savs Brigadier General William E. Strong, inspector general on the staff of General Howard, of the freedmen's bureau, returned on Thursday from a three month's visit to the southwest, and will soon submit a report of his official action and ob- i : a l j v ' . i- ...t u 1 tiei viiuuu. j. lare jKjruon 01 liis uure wuiie a.u- seiit was spent in Texas, and accounts of the con dition of affairs in that region are far from satis factory. It has been found impossible to keep troops enough in Texas to do more than keep Up the semblance of government, and almpst the en tire population is represented as being hostile in feeling and action to the United States authori ties. No Federal troops have ever penetrated the interior, and rowdvism, secessionist and ! crime run rampant. The general visited most of the principal towns of the state, was obliged to travel hundreds of miles with a mounted escort through a country sparsely settled and fearftj.lly destitute' of the necessaries' of life, and found blacks and whites ignorant, lawless and starving everywhere. The freedmen are mostly congre gated on the rivers towards the coast, though large numbers in the aggregate are scattered throughout other portions of its territory. .', In the central and eastern parts of the state the whites scarcely knew the war was ended, and the negroes still supposed themselves the lawful property of their former masters. Ih other places, though nominally free, he found them in all stages of suffering and destitution, and unable to procure 'sufficient remuneration for labor to sustain life. The planters, who have corn and other provisions, are unwilling to part with . it; white families importuned him often for some order compelling the rich to sell their corn , at one dollar in silver per bushel to such as were .destitute arid starving. The negroes professed a willingness to worK, uut comparatively lew per-r sons were in condition to ; employ them. The former also complained universally of bad treat ment and violations of such contracts as had been entered into. The labor.question will ulti mately regulate itself, but thousands of poor, white and black, will perish this whiter from starvation unless the government interposes for their protection. As an evidence ef the feeling of the people, General Strong states that when Mr. William Johnson wai- wounded in the arm by the accidental discharge of his own gun, a number of surgeons were applied to for profes sional service, and. every one hot only refused, but based his; refusal on the specific ground of Johnson being a brother of t he president. ? He was obliged to send nearly one hundred miles for a federal surgeon, and died solely from the consequences of delay in treatment. General Strong furnishes much sorrowful information, but being neither a radical nor a politician,, his testimony is entitled to great weight. Th Fenian : From the New York Herald. There is a movement afoot on the part of the rish citizens of the city to effect a compromise l among the Fenians, oy navmg Dotn parties trans fer the general managemenit to a directory of un nartial erentlemen in this city. The circles are still taking their stand on either side of the line. Mr. O'Mahony s convention is to declare tne sena torial division expelled fenians. There are movements of considerable importance going on in both camps. As one of the upshots of the feeling of out siders regarding the great scandal the Fenian fracas is, causing the insn race, we learn tnai a movement is culminating to make a formal de mand of John O'Mahony and William R. Roberts, imtTi to resim their Dositions. and tne eleven senators also to retire from tne ueia all' tn h inelisible to office thereafter and a directory of non-nartisans to be selected d by a committee of unbiased Irish gentlemen oi tnis city ana else where, who have not been implicated directly or indirectly in the fenian troubles. It is proposed that this directory should nave entire control ; that ample Donas snouia oe g en; that American fenianism should be governed by them until such time as tne general temper would become cool enough to admit of a general Congress,- to be held in some central place, where all cotrid be represented, and all troubled ad justed on an impartial basis. , The scheme aas Deen maturing ,ior iutj paat m eight days. It has not been Tomiauy Droacnea to the parties concerned yet. We are informed it is intended to call a grand mass meeting of the Jrish citizens of New York, under wnose aus pices the measure would be promulgated and ltS auOpuOU eucucu. y .uouw uiw ..v yet given, but persons who profess to be informed are confident tnat tne matter wiu-resut ui a. complete and final quashing of the discreditable proceedings that have marked tho last two weeks in this city. - , The 0Mloney Fenians. A large Fenian meeting was held in New York on Tuesday, in Cooper Institute at which Col. O'Mahoney presided, and James J. Rbdgers, Esq.; delivered a lectnrecrtinent to the present situa-i tion of lrelandfThe hall was crowded to iti.nVj most capacity, arid much enthusiasm was mani-; fested by the assemblage. ' The members of tho Ninety-Ninth regiment New York militia were r S I prtesent in imifonu, wearing the leUers pl," on Ue left breast. After the lecture fa8 fcails breusht out CoL 0Mahony. th io J nrH Slimed brief adtireses. CoL'O'SiaV-y iaid that he wished to declare one fact, "thar repubbc di4 not exwt tn Union Jjquai-.. or ihlatiT Tart of Broadway, bnt m Ireland, t T 3rre it had its council, its Iaws and its military: ir- eriiaieat, aoa omy mere. lie wu cheered; I MEXICO. TOE FRENCH RECEIVING Hfc- M! IXFOnCESIEXTS. i Preparations tor an j!h ' sire War. IMPORTANT MILITARY TRAH J I ' . ACTIONS. .'' . k IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST C0A1&&. 1 I : ti - ' ? : The Fortifications of t j j&c, &c, theN. Y. Herald of the 29th has MexicLtt we glean i 5 ' nesupto Uie 13th, from which following items : ' ' "- 1 f Vera Car, Dec. 7, 18 1 LANDING OF ANOTHER RElNFORCKltKNT OF FRES Jl I f SOLDIERS. v f; , Yesterday, immediately after the depart ure if the American steamer Manhattan, onf tBou"'i twri hundred French soldiers, who had arriy ! oh he previous day, in the transport Amazbi;:- direct from abroad, were landed at Vera Cnr. To41ay this' force was sent into the field- ' PREPARATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF VEf ' CRCZ. Preparations are' going on for the, protection 1gf "eila-Cruz, especially on the land &ide. 'VTJ earthworks . thrown , up by the liberal sof J time since are being repaired and strengthened; This is "odd," in one 'sense. French engines s. havfe been boasting that Mexican generals I ai ,i engineers were of no account; but npw it seei they can find no plan "which is better for j defence of this place than the one recognized the;Mexicans, and so the French and other , f? -;' eign engineers here nave aaopteu it. i Vera Crcz, Dec. 31,A SIGNIFICANT PREPARATIONS CONTINUED FOB i ' . ; EXTENSIVE. WAR. ' j On close observation, and after careful fci; sfderation of the . verj" significant prepafauoJ, going on in the neighborhood of this city and i, o!ther points within the control of the imperial commander of this department, it does seem v "4 thoigh the French did not intend to withdraw? "j but on the contrary, were making every preia tiori to meet the United States in aims at an enr date. This is not the mere opinion of a " nen r paper correspondent," but it is the belief of "sojg,? lieii " who stand high in society and reason wyf sbuad and accurate judgment. i fh ilYSTERIOCS PROCEEDINGS AT VERA CRCZ. 't I ! Tlie fortifications (especially the earthwork , around the city of Vera Cruz are dailybei"! Strengthened. The best , of guns are bei mounted, and the work is generally performed . nigljt and an attempt made to do it in secrecy .14 i if ORE IMPORTANT 'MILITARY TRANSACTIONS A s. . i t w t i I've ii i ? i Un tne.eui instant me rrencn uarKiMinos, ircx ioxi de France, Martinque, arrived off Ve-'-V Cruz, loaded with munitions ot war, while on X 3d instant a long train wassent to the city--3 Mexico, loaded prihcii)ally with cases of anl4 Tnero were several pieces of artillery with .1 IMPORTANT IF TRUE. , i : The railroad is nrdcressius verv slowly tween here and the city of Mexico. Last weO four hundred men refused to work on account 1 hear that the milicaryPdesign is. to Uke possess-S Uie r reaucuon oi wages. At uie same ume t- rAo A nnA tii f If flirAn rr i f Anna i Vi 5 3 aid f ' soiaier labor on military account, e, l object being to facilitate the transportation? y reinforcements, and supphes. At all ev.entsf n S-yr; - J0 great deal of rolimg stock is constanUyarnvi i , there is no truth whatever in tlds statements and being sent out to the present terminus aM-have neither made nor authorized such appliea. workshops of the line. tion, and would not accept a pardon from the S 4 j , general intelligence. ' e president of the United States Lf gratuitously ten- Itj is still said in the city of .Mexico that tdercd me, without con ditions or restrictions of any Emperor will visit Vra Cruz to meet the E W kind. I have pothing to regret in the course pur-. press on her return to this place. - suea Dy me aurmg tue war, except mat my ser- Almost daily we hear and read of "import&bes were not of more avail to the cause for which imperial victories," in which the imperiats K sL"en tacked strongly fortified towns, and carried tj j have DOt giTen or icurred anyobU- jfarufications only aftera long and ; hotly coWl nation to the authorities of the United States, and t ted i battle. The results are as follows; on & f average : Captured from the. enemy, four of horses and two men : killed two men and . fcj-' wounded. Loss on the imperial side, one killi, tilt C?t3 V J LAHVAVA j CLAAV4 OiA MJ X4A100AA1 . . 1 THE FORTIFICATIONS OF VERA CRFZ. jjjjj1 The condition of Vera Cruz, in a military noni Vf view, is becominff verv interestincr to the ei- tl lernm'ent of the United States, as the French fjie, changing "the guns upon the fortifications, & putting heavy and new ones in the places-octj -a piea un ui recently oy iigut anu oiu pieces. i ; 1 Vera Crcz, Dec. 13 Midnighf The Frencb are now landing munitions of ivery last, anu in lorgt; uuiuun. r ur .Hw ; two days they have been working night and fc2 iatthis. . 'UI i ! , ' STILL T5TET COME. ft, j ' The last arrival of French troops was on MM ATt aftpnumn whm twelve French officers fltli iwj mv , ....- -y-ic two' hundred and forty-one French soldiers, ,!' theForeign Legion, and one hundred and thirH four employes of the wagon tram corps wx'n ianeu. . . . 'vh i A bearer of dispatches is here, on Us way ii WflliiMortnn cliar?ed. it is reiKrtel. with the .?: livery or commumcations oi great importance. the-U: fnited States government. Important from tkc WetCMt. ALVAREZ1 FORCES 15 THE FIELD THB DIFFICT 't TIES OF THE FRENCH IX GETT1XO PE0TrgI05i S An Francisco, Dec. 2'i Advices from Acanulco state that' Alva!r,s forces were at Providentia, twenty-eight nif oa . rif thai Tla on tlie 30th ult-s Alvarez fc confident of the success of the liberabi, whet! assisted frr the; Americans or not; He barnuveS; the French at Acanulco terribly. Tliey geti5 provisions from the back country, which fcVj the possession of the liberals. : - ; . - FROKTHE Xlie Indiana XeRislatwre The Ajcli cultural Cellece Defeated rcn Convention. - i , . !r Isdiasapolis, Dec. 23 ft' The compromise state department bill as passed both ; houses, and will be signed by covernor. .The bill locating an agricultural conege-. Bloomington . was defeated in the house ai&P having passed the senate : ?- f ; I ':. " - JL . Durins the session a large number of acts hv been passed, which will make a large volume the benent ox the public printer. . , r ? i,- A resolution! accepting the Jeffersonville lgj pitai tor a soioiers nomer was auupieu. 4 1 - A" resolution to dear Maximilian out of Me'Uro was adopted by a vote of 13 to.l. - r - The Tenian convention is now; in $ssion 1 MICE FIVE CE5TS. SfT5rito,to? were Pwi; among them CoL B. F. Mullen, Ute the distinguished commander of the thirty-fifth (Irish) regiment of Indianj. It is understood that the whole brotherhood of the state stand by O'Mahony ; but as the labors of the convention are not yet concluded, matters may take another turn. - ; CAITADIAX AFFAIRS. J Tbe Pirmte Georgia .Defere ib CevrU OrwlaC pppostUea to the CoaUtloa timr 'eramnt - ,. .i la the ctLff of the pirate Georgia demanded by. tho United States government, and beard, be fore the Toronto Assizes; Mr. McDonald, the Confederate agent, makes an affidavit that the vessel was the property of the rebel government, aiHl was designed for tne raid on Johnson Island. and that the said to Dcnison, the present posses sor, was a mere blind. ; . , . Consul Thornton hopes 16 recover" her for. the United States government. ; ' Denison, who figures proar'nently In these transactions Is a major in the Canadian service. wr. iiowiana lias Deen appoinUHl to uu Mr. - George Brown's place as President of the Conn cil in the Canadian government.4' ; A caucus of reformers has been beld here. when all refused further support to the coalition government. - , v -, , 51 A It 1 F, DISASTERS: Em ef tbe Schooner SiphmhU and AIL ller Crew An Inknowii Xtark ASMwttK -tn Urcaker. , Rostov Dec 28. The sunken vessel off Sow and liffs. Vinevard Sound, proves to bi the schooner &$knmia (of Fall River), for Bristol. R. I., with coal? All hands are supposed to have been 1 losL The names'3 of the crew were Thomas Henderson, master, of Wiscasset; W. S, Bordrymate, of MatUpoisett: OUs W. Chase, coolc of Harwich. James Grant, of Nantucket: J. L Hathawav and John Shilog, seamen. , An unknown bark, said to belong to Portlaiid. was discovered this mornina near Tuckernmck. Vineyard Sound, among the breakers. A steamer which went to her assistance could net anDroach near enough to render aid. There is no chance of saving the vessel. , ' f ' - . Frou Brasil, " New York- Dec. 27. The steamer North America, fronl Rid Janeiro c ' Dec 2, via Periiambuco anTl St. Thomas, arrived , " to-day. The Empetor returned on the 9th ult. . from Rio del Sud, causing great! rejoicing. Cof- - fee was lower ; fipur advancing; ! ' . The Paguaans have withdrawn entirely across Jhe Upper. Panama out of Corricntes. The Brazilian fleet is at tlte mouth of; the Para guay. The allied army crossed the river to Corricntes, and was on the march to the Panami, ' near -uazaIt' will be sent in vessels up that ' river to the point selected for further opera tions. .; . . ' ; , i :5 SECOND DI($PATCU. New York, Dec. 27. Later news from South America via St. Thomas to thoj2d of December, is received. , The fortieth aniiiyl.rsary of the birth of . the emperor wss 4 . observed in Brazil with popular rejoicings. The 1 emperor released a number of prisoners. , 5 Tne American emigrants, chiefly .southernert, represented by Colonel Wcod, has solicited a site for a town near Baraguora. It lies between two small rivers, and can have railway connec tion with the capital. 1 A vast tract of 8,000,000 acres of unoccupied government land has also been selected. His expected that the flow of emigration from the United States lately composing the confederacy will soon. set in. ; . There is no change in the position, of military affairs. No new battle had taken place. " r . , Letter front General Early lie Does "Sot AVaut a. Pardon. The New York New of yesterday says ; t " We received, by the Havaoa steamer on WeUnesday the following letter, from Lieutenant General Early, now in that' pity, but about to leave for thtf city of Mexico. It contains many interest- j ing statements which have never appeared before about the forees, engaged in tho late war, and , uiutu ui luti uciciviJic.euit;i uisturjr vi mo miik ' v tar' movements ofthe Confederates : Havaxa. Dec. 18. To the Editor of tlie Nexo York New : " ' Having seen it stated in several papers publlthc d in the United States that I am an applicant for par- utterly disclaim all allegiance to.or dependence upon tne gov era uie ui ui tuafccuuuirv. i am a voluntary exilo from my own country, because I am not willing to submit to the foreign yoke imposed ' upon it. All declarations attributed to me, which are inconsistent with the above statement, are en tirely without foundation, audi hope there will be no further misapprehension as tovmy position. Early then goes on to state that the recently published reports of the campaigns of 184 -and oy oecretary -otan ton ana lieutenant Oen- eral Grant, contain many erroneous ; statements which do great injustice to the confederate f ar-. mies. The press in the !outliernl states is at present effectually, muzzled by military rule, and the confederate cause has np -appropriate., organ by which the ears of the warld can be reacnedV He reviews Lee's campaign and his own exploits in the Valley, and -accounts for hfs defeats , by stating that he was outnumbered by Sheridan, etc Baltimore American. , -. f . Stabblnir Aitray in 'Waanlnton - Tjhe Washington correspondent of thei fialti more Sun, writing under date Dec 27, says t - u Col. Richard Dunbar, known in Washington as a contractor for government work, and James McQuire, formerly of the United States xaarine corps, had an altercation. last evening, in the haA of the MetropoHtan hotel, when Mr. Dunbar 'rei -ceived two stabs with a pointed knife of soma kind, in the lower part of the abdomen, from Mr. ' McGuire, which are represented by Dr. Johnson, 1 who was called to see him, as. somewhat danger ons. The difiicuttty grew ont of an old fend. The president has approved the sentence of a ; military court held in Georgia, wherein a colored ' man called Isaac wrs sentenced to 1' hnne for kflling his former'master. It appeahi Isaac ran away from his master and joined the Union ' ar my, after the war he returned, and learning that 1 uu uuurn uu uu uia xx ue uegiu ever came - back he would shoot bin, Isaac 'deliberately went to his master's house, after night,.' raised the window, ana snot turn dead with a rue, -. , - : . m ' " y j Jfot Awan of ihe; Wsr, H John Campbell, Sr., lately died in Cecil county; ' Md.f at f the great age of Ninety-eight yearf- Ile had been blind for some Tears, and was so deaf that he bad to be spoken to through the trumpet The yazette says : During tlie four years of bloody strife from which we have just emerged,' he lived through them all withott even a knowledge of there bemg wa-4n iho i land - the 4 manner . of conversing being so irk-' some, and for other reasons,' his relatives never r informed Mm of the fact." - V " J i" ' 'i -f A 4 .f a m ,1
The Daily Wilmington Herald (Wilmington, N.C.)
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