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Arrival of Treasure from California. New York, December 20. --The steamer Henry Chauncey, from Aspinwall on the 13th, brought $880,000 in gold from California.
The Daily Dispatch: December 28, 1865., [Electronic resource], The railroad projected by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company in the Valley of Virginia. (search)
Arrival of the steamship city of Washington, from Liverpool. New York, December 27. --The steamship City of Washington, from Liverpool 13th instant and Queenstown 14th, has arrived. The following is a summary of the general news: Governor Eyre, of Jamaica, has been suspended from the exercise of his functions pending the official inquiry into the recent insurrection, and Sir Henry Slorr has been appointed, temporarily, in his place. At the Fenian Court, on the 12th instant, O'Donnovan occupied the whole day in his own defence. He was insolent, and sought to exhaust the Court. A letter received in Liverpool confirms the statement that Stephens, the Fenian Head-Centre, is in Paris. The London Observer says that Napoleon is apprehensive that Maximilian will follow his Empress to Europe, and has prevailed upon the Mexican Minister at Paris to proceed to Mexico and endeavor to dissuade Maximilian from abdicating. London, December 14.--O'Donnovan was co
Mysterious disappearance in Baltimore of a Virginia merchant. --On the 13th instant, Mr. John P. Bledsoe, merchant, of Staunton, Va., registered at the Malthy House, having in his possession a large amount of money, intended for the purchase of goods, since which time nothing has been seen or heard of him. His partner in business, Mr. C. B. Wood, is now in this city endeavoring to learn something of him, but thus far without avail. His bed was not disturbed at the Malthy, and his baggage still remains there. There are speculations of course as to his disappearance, one of which is that he has been made away with for the money which is known to have been on his person.--Sun.
McCafferty, the American Fenian, is progressing at Cork. Second Dispatch. New York, December 29. --The bullion in the Bank of England had decreased four hundred and forty-eight thousand two hundred and fourteen pounds stealing during the week. It is stated that Admiral Goldsborough, commanding the United States squadron in European waters, will establish his winter quarters at Villafranca, near Nice. The Fenian Special Commission adjourned its sittings at Dublin on the 13th, and commenced in Cork the following day. The trial of McCafferty, late a captain in the Confederate army, is progressing. Strong precautions have been taken to maintain peace in Cork. The Cork Herald alludes to the recent departure of skilful pilots for America as an evidence of contemplated naval operations by the Fenians. The Times says the passage in President Johnson's message which concerns England ought to be read in a friendly spirit. The Morning Post says it evinces a des
oned Juarez, and protested against the latter continuing to act as President after his constitutional term has expired. Herald's Vera Cruz"> Events at and in the vicinity of Vera Cruz do not indicate any intention on the part of the French to withdraw from the country at an early day, but, on the contrary, are regarded as showing a disposition to contest their occupancy of Mexican territory with the United States. Arrivals of soldiers from France continue--twelve hundred being landed at Very Cruz on the 6th instant, and about three hundred more on the 11th, all of whom were immediately sent into the field. French cannon and other war munitions and supplies were still daily arriving, and the defences of the city are being greatly strengthened, and remounted with the heaviest and most improved guns. The work is being carried on secretly — principally at night. The bearer of dispatches from the Mexican capital was in Vera Cruz on the 13th instant, on his way to Washington.
Mysterious disappearance of a Virginian --Schooners Ashore--The Inauguration of the Governor Elect of Maryland to take Place on the 10th of January. Baltimore, December 29. --Joseph P. Bledsoe, a merchant of Staunton, Virginia, stopped at the Maltby House, on Pratt street, on the 13th instant, with a large amount of money about him, intending to purchase goods. He suddenly and mysteriously disappeared on the same night, and has not since been heard of.--It is generally believed that there has been some foul play, resulting in murder and robbery. His partner (C. B. Wood) is here, anxiously looking after him. During the recent heavy fog on the Chesapeake Bay several schooners went ashore and were lost, with valuable cargoes. Hon. Thomas Swann, Governor elect, will be inaugurated on the 10th of January. A grand time is anticipated at Annapolis. His address is anxiously anticipated.
of the court, and did not desist until after six o'clock in the evening. There was nothing remarkable in his address, a large portion of it being the reading of editorial articles from the Irish People newspaper. He insisted that he had done nothing criminal; asserted that his case had outraged all law, and gave it as his opinion that Ireland would never be free without fighting. His bearing was insolent, and when he remarked upon the court his language was offensive and saucy. On the 13th, after about an hour's absence, the jury returned a verdict of guilty on all the counts against O'Donovan Rossa. The Attorney-General called the attention of the Court to the fact that the prisoner had pleaded guilty to a similar indictment in 1859. In reply to the usual question, if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon him, the prisoner said he expected no other result, as the Crown had reserved documents necessary for his defence, packed the jury and the bench.