AMERICA.

West Coast Times, Issue 99, 11 January 1866, Page 3

AMERICA.

New York, 20th October.

A special depatch to tho " Times," from Washington, the 20th, says that Joo Davis, brother of Jeff., hns made a demand for tho restoration of not only his, but of his brother's property, in Mississippi. Tho withdrawal of troops from the South, heretofore loudly demanded by the people, is now sorely deplored, and piteous appeals to retain them aro received. Tho "Post's" Washington spocial despatch' says :—": — " The Freeclmen's Bureau have received despatches from Toxas this 'morning, giving vory favorable accounts of tho condition of affairs there.

Tho "HoroldV special Wellington despatch say.s : — Tho Secretary of the Treasury lias decided to receive deposits of gold, and issue therefore certificates payablo on demand in gold. These gold notes will bo receivable for customs duties, and will be lavgoly used in advance balances in Now York. Fears of negro insurrections in tho South have boon brought to notico, and iu'o considered groundless. A Washington despatch to a Philadelphia paper says : — The counsel of Jeff. Davis has expressed a desire that his client bo accorded an immediate trial. Tho desire comes originally from Davis, who, it is said, has declared ho has no fears for tho issue, and that thereforo tho Government will do him a great favor by arraigning him at the earliest possible moment. Tho recent favourable chango in his every- day life has mainly improved Davis's health, and 'at this hour ho has about everything he could ask, save liberty itself and the presence of his family. 'Tho " Herald's" Raleigh correspondent says :' — The North Carolina Convention unanimously adopted an ordinance- submitting to a vote of tho pcoplo the ordinance prohibiting slavery, and declaring tho secession ordinance null and void. An ordinance to scale down both tho old and new debts of the State to a gold basis and consolidate them, and to issue new bonds was introduced, but laid over. A resolution requesting Congress to repeal the test oath imposed on tho National Legislature was introduced and laid over., The Convention agreed to meet again* after tho adjournment of the pro? sont session, in May next. Hichmdnd, SOth October. Tho ltaleigh papers of yesterday pub? lish ii telpgram iVoin tjio' President* lp Governor Tloldon, Moving font ovpvy M\W pf (Ipbt oft'iited to ftM ftp

lion should be repudiated finally and for ever, and expressing a hope that the people of North Carolina will wash their hands of everything that partakes in the slightest degree of the rebellion so rcccutly crushed by the stvong arm of tho Government.

Now York, Oct. 16th. The Charleston ( Courier ' of Tuesday says that tho elibrts of Julien Mitchell, of this city, who has been for some timo laboriously urging on tho Government the propriety of restoring lands (in the South, ?) to their original owners, have at last met with complete success. An order -will /bo issued making full restitution.

Cairo, Oct, 17th.

Tlio steamer Brilliant, on route to St. Louis, from Memphis, with 250 tons freight and 60 passengers, was burned at Now Madrid, Mo., at 6 o clock yesterday. The flames spread so rapidly that thoro was barely time to run the boat ashore and save the passengers, many of whom escaped without clothing. Tho firo was caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Private despatches quote gold iii New York, on the 20th October, at UG} s to 147 j sterling lower, 109 to 109£. The Bunk of England has raised its rate of interest to 7 per cent.