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THE NEWS.
31, s ars. Gideon .1. Tucker, P. F. Cutler, amt.
'orlos Butterfield. have written letters to the
3;ew York .P 0.4 denying a portion Of that jOnr
,l;Ll's report Of the meeting of Jeff David'
, = dead?, which was copied into The Press yes
„day. 3tr Tucker says that he was not at
be inceti”--', and Messrs. Cutter and Butter
, old afirin that no such treasonable sena
wnts MS reported were promulgated by the
peoßers. They met simply to devise means
,„ r a "full and fair” defence of Jelf Davis
. associates, and "nothing
partisan or
wmt - 1 contemplated by them.
haVe Mexican news, which we print
morning. Monterey has been occupied
tic French, and it was reported that am:f
lier expedition w amid be sent to Lower Cali
'ernio. The Indians of Sonora have rebelled.
3 : , aid 31nNinlilian intended visiting Mata
moros. Rirby Smith. Judah P. Benjamin, and
c u .tieverner keynOklS, of Missouri, have ar-
at DormM.
From Tesos we learn that the Western part
of that Stale is infested with robbers and Jay
nawliers. Berea railroads are at present in
•,:ttivg. order. The chief of the Cherokee. na-
;,„, ,a3s that his people are famishing for
Soil if they to not get it au outbreak
-will lie the result. A Gonzales paper says that
the liberation of the siaves has preyed ad-
Tanta eons to the people.
general Hooker, in a speech yesterday at
7,cw York, to the returning regiments, said
tho. if the people of the South showed. a proper
to reconstrn.tion our people would
lielp them; but if they did not the penalty
mould be on their Own heads.
The military police force of Savannah has
Peen aishannea, and an organization of, pa
roles substituted. F. W. Sims, former pro
prietor of the Savannah Republican, has peti
tioned to have his paper restored to him, but
the petition was denied.
The rebels in Hayti seem to lia,ve so far
the advantage. They had offered peace
io president Jeifrard if be would sign a treaty
tnahing five years the Presidential term, The
rebel ram Stonewall is to le delivered to our•
authorities in a few days.
Governor Feirpont has written to the jus-
nTs of the peace throughout Virginia, or
,bring them to declare null and 'void all elee
ti,ms of local officers, where the parties chosen
l:Ave heretofore been members of the rebel
ton!q7esS, Legislature, etc.
3hijor General Halleck and family, with
c i alb, a number of army officers, sailed for
tulifernia, on. Tuesday, in the Steamship
ovean Queen. The General goeS to the Golden
:gate to assume the duties of his new coin
the Military Division of the Pacific.'
t despatch from Heart's Content, N. T., says
111:!I reparations are being made there to re-
Oita and lay the shore end of the Atlantic
1,,b1c. The weather it very propitious for such
undertaking.
Gal, Grant is receiving a very enthusiastic
rceeption in Blaine. Yesterday he visited
;hen - dein College, where LL. D. was conferred
iin,the second honor of a like nature that
has received Within a week. •
The man taken to Washington in irons gives
:i•,i name as John G. Ryan, late captain in tile
rebel navy. It is said he was engaged in the
Ilooth conspiracy.
Secretary Seward. Judge Holt, and Minister
IlindingaThe conic op the Delaware, yesterday,
ia the ReVealle, boat Northerner, but they did
.i.ot land. It was merely a plea Sure trip.
The °Metal report of the public debt shows
die amount outstanding on the list of July to
e
:ionic of the cannon (forty-two pieces) cap
tured at Richmond, has arrived -at Fortress
.:.I, , mae. Among them is a Whitworth gun.
fire occurred at Atchison, Kansas, on the
ult., destroying property to the amount of
eeu :420,000 and $30,000.
Thr l'reident , s health is gradually improv
il,p:. although he is yet too unwell to receive
The report that the Arc-dollar notes of the
o banks had been counterfeited is pro
...uneed untrue.
beneral 'tom ard has beat breveted Major
General in the regular army. '
The total number of national banks so far
chartered is 1,411, wi , It a capital of +40,000,000.
The stock market was active yesterday, but
yrices were Irregular. Government bonds con
tinue quiet at former rates. Coal oil shares
are in fair demand i about .4500 shares of Maple
:in ale Sold at BC/W:iti.
Flour was dull, but prices are without any
material change. In wheat there is very little
doing, and prices are drooping. Corn and
oats are also rather dull. Cotton is more ae
tre at an advance. Whisky is firmly held at
1.1 gallon, but there is little or nothing
-Gold closed last night in New York at 11-114
lEEE LARUE ON SOUTHERN PLAN
TATIONS.
It is by no means improbable that a large
share of the work of social and industrial
reorganization in the South will eventual
ly devolve upon men reared in the free
tales, and who are accustomed to con
ducting complex as well as simple busi
nU7s operations with free labor. The
negroes arc no more incapable of free
dom than their old masters are of con
ducting their plantations with freemen.
If the latter had the practical experience
which Northern society readily affords in
enaoying and directing voluntary labor,
they would soon be able to reap greater an
nual profits than they ever realized from
slavery. If; instead of making vain attempts
to perpetuate bondage, they gracefully ac
cepted emancipation . as an accomplished
litct, and zealously endeavored to qualify
themselves and their former bondsmen for
their new destiny, all would be well, and
masters and slaves would commence a new
career of prosperity. A finv have had the
wisdom to do this—but many thousands
have preferred to turn their hopes and ener
gies back into the old channel, and to grasp
at shadowy prospects of restoring something
like the old system.. The efforts of North
ern men to work plantations with hired la
tor have been, in a number of cases, emi
nently successful ; and there is no good rea
son why Southern planters, who believe
they "understand the negro " perfectly,
cannot be equally fortunate, if they will
only conquer old prejudices. The follow
ing illustration of what can be clone, and
what, no doubt, oil/ be done in numberless
cases, if Southern planters fail to improve
their present opportunities, is furnished by
ft correspondent of the Boston Advertiser in
a description of a ride from Beaufort, S. C.;
10 a plantation in that neighborhood
' Our way led us through ileids cultivated by
freedmen, mainly refugees, who had arrived
but a short time before. it would he 'unrea
sonable to expect that the first attempts of the
emancipated slave to set up for himself--at.
t'mpts made under unfavorable einem
siances—zshouid in all cases prove perfectly
uceessful. Some Of the eOtton and corn fields
through which we passed wore in a decidedly
bad state of cultivation, others bettor; but
hardly any quite satistaci ory until We reached.
The plantation to which our journey was
directed. Then the appearance of the crops
suddenly changed ; the fields were free from
teas, the cotton plants . ealthy, and the corn
fields promising a heavy yield. Everything
beladm thrift and industry. We passed
through a most beautiful grove Of live oaks,
with its graceful festoons of gray moss—under
the shadow of the trees a roomy log-cabin, in
'which a colored preacher was addressing an
andience of devout neroes—for it was Sun
day—until at last. we found the mansion,'
:•urrnunded with live oaks awl magnolia trees.
,The estate had, before Vie war, belonged to
one et the wealthiest planters of that region,
1, liad gone to parts unknown as soon as the
~blue jackets threatened their descent upon
idran fort.
"The plantation ilacl been taken possession
Of bg the Government, and then leased to a
gentleman from HaSsuchusetts, who is now
'Working it with the same negroes who for-
Ynerly belonged to the place, and some who
had subsequently congregated there as refu
gees. lbnve heard it frequently repeated by
goutherners, that Korthern Men do not under
stand the negro, and 410 lint know how to man
age him. A short eimversation with the lessee
of thatplantation,together with the evidences
of thrift and prosperity all around, convinced
me that a sensible, pract Mal Yankee, brought
tap under the influences of free-labor society,
is better calculated to solve the great labor
problem in the South, i n 11, practical manner,
'Than a quondam Maxi:hinder, whose every Step
vni be guided by his former arehulices
"The system tollowed by the lessee is ;imply
this: ills negroes work,and are paid by the task.
:Certain kinds of work req airing a higher
skill,
for instance, ploughing, are better remune
rated than others which can be -performed by
a less skillful laborer. Euch family:las a cer
tain patch of rn for itself,
tables and so g m o e u tir d mts ' on which
on are raised. The
+only incentive to faith ful labor is self i ;
and the lessee considers it lieseilleic;t.nt'est
cured me that all he had to do was to ride as.e
Ms plantation once in two days, a n d to s ' i C : o r ,
'with each.gang of laborers about five mirnes%
long enough to give directions and to inspect
lhe work going on. No coercive measures
'were necessary; be had met with only one in-
Stanee of refractory conduct threatem.d
Abe delinquent with having him arrested by
the provost marshal of the nearest military
Test, when the d el inq nen t took to his heels, anis
uhlwared,and wee never again seen on the plan
lalioa. Aside from this, everything had. one
On smoothly. The negroes are living well, are
saving something from their earnings, have
their schools and meeting-houses, and the
lessee is dOing an excellent business. lie as
sures ns that - he as well as his negroes Con
entered the enterprise a perfeet SIMMS."
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VOL. 9.-NO. 3.
WASHINGTON.
TEE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH GRADUALLY
IMPROVING.
THE PUBLIC DEBT, ON THE 31ST OF JUDY,
$2,757,251,275,86.
GEN. HOWARD BRETETED A MAJOR GENERAL IN
THE REGULAR ARMY.
Important Instructions of Gov. Peirpont in
Bogard to the Late Elections
WASHINGTON, August 2,1865.
The Weftlth of PreOldent aohnsou
The President still continues too lumen to
neat - 0 visitors, and attends to • but little
Public business. His health, however, is gra.
dually improving.
Statemeni of the Pnbite Debt.
The official statement of the public debt, as
appears from the books, Treasurer's return,
and requisitions in the Treasury Department,
on the 31st of July, shows the amount ont
standing to be $2,7457,253,175..%;, divided thus :
Debtbearing interest in coin is ig,h15,462,1;11.80,
on whin the interest is iiii1,521,K37.50.
Debt bearing interest in lawful money, $l,-
289,156,515, on which the interest is $74,740,530.78.
Debt on which interest has ceased, $1,5:21,120.
Debt bearing no interest, $357,005,360.
The total interest both in COin and in lawful
money is $139,20,565.23.
Legal tender notes in circulation, one and
two 3. cats flee per cent. notes, $39,953,230.
United States notes, old issue, $172,503.
United States notes, new. issue, $312,687,433.
Compound interest notes, act of March 3(1,
1903, $15,000,000.
Compound interest notes, act of June 301,11,
1814, $197,1'211470.
Total legal tenders in circulation, $:355,233,- ,
209.
Amount of fractional currency, $25,750,000.
Uncalled for pay requisitions and miscella
neous war and navy, $10,730,000 !
Amount in Treasury, coin, 4;35,338,000.
Currency, $51,402,000.
Total amount in Treasury, $113,139,032.59.
The statement of the public debt, as appears
by the returns and treasury books on the 31st
of July, as compared with that made on the
31st of May, shows an increase of $122,009,000
during the intervening period, owing in part
to the extraordinary BUM required to pay
the arrearages due to the army, the entire
public debt being $2,635,205,753. The amount
of legal-tender notes now. in circulation is
W 5,9.311,209, or an increase from May 3151, or
*20,075,700.
Promotion of Gen. Howard_
Brigadier Gen. 0. 0.-llowAno, late a major
general in the volunteer forces, has been bre
veted major general in the regular army, to
date from March 30, 1855, for gallant and meri
torious services.
The Recently-Elected Local Oaicers In
Governor PEMPONT has addressed a notice
to the justices of the county courts of Vir
ginia, saying he has reliable information that
in a number of counties in the State persons
have been elected to the office of Common
wealth Attorney, Sheriff, sm., who are dis
rionlified by a clause of the Constitution,
which excludes from voting or holding office
Persons who have held any ontee under, or
been a member of any so-called Confederate
Congress or Legislature. The justices are
directed to consider all the offices above re
ferred to, to which persons so disqualified
shall have been elected, vacant, and to order
elections immediately to 1111 such. vacancies.
Internal Revenue Decisions
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
decided that a mortgage to secure an annuity
during the life of the annuitant, the present
value of this annuity being specified in the
condition of the mortgage at $6,000, is subject
to a stamp•duty of six dollars. Produce
brokers are required to pay a tax of three
fourths per cent. on their sales, and are con
sidered brokers under section Sit This tax is
is additional to the license tax. The 126th
section of the act of June 30th, Is3l,
declares that for the purposes of this act
the term real estate shall include lands,
tenements, hereditaments corporal and in
corporal. The commissioner Says it willhard
ly be contended that leasehold estates are in
eluded in the foregoing enumerations, and
what is not expressly included may reasona
bly be supposed to have been intentionally
omitted. I can see no propriety in extending
the application of the statute to matters be
yona the ordinary import of its language, and
I therefore decide that the sale and assign
ment of a lease or agreement ought not
to be regarded as a sale of real estate. -
Arrest of a Man Charged with dwindling
a Political Party.
During the late Presidential canvass, a man
named T. W. FULLER perpetrated a series of
frauds by pretending to he an agent of the
Republican Executive Committee, of which
Senator IfAntax was chairman, and collecting
money from various officeholders, amounting
in the aggregate to $44,000. lie had previously
provided himself with several hundred blank
receipts signed by Mr. ILI rit.ax, which he had.
stolen. The detectives have been tracking
FULLER, and have only recently been success
ful in arresting and bringing him to this city.
He hails from Indiana, but had served a five
years , term in the Missouri State Penitentiary.
Colored COnvention.
Colored delegates to the number of fifty,
from - various counties in Virginia, met in con
vention at Alexandria to-day, their object
being to secure the right of suffrage and other
benefits. The proceedings were varied by a
long, angry, and threatening debate on the
subject of excluding three colored men frOm
the. District of Columbia, who appeared as
delegates on behalf Of their Fredericksburg
brethren. They were finally admitted to seats.
The spectators numbered forty or fifty, inclu
ding a few white persons and several ex-rebel
officers. A public meetitig was held to-night
at Alexandria, addressed by the Rev. HENRY
HIGHLAND GARNETT, of Washington; Rev. J.
M. Ilnowx, of Baltimore, and FIELDS Cool{, of
Richmond, all colored men.
National Bank Notes.
There is no truth in the report in circulation
in some parts of the country, that the five-dol
lar notes of the Nationalllanks have been coun
terfeited. After the first instalment of notes
bad been issued to some five or six of the
lambs first organized, a slight change was
made in some of the lettering anti minor de
tails of the five-dollar note, which accounts for
the variations seen between the fives first
issued and the subsequent ones. There are no
counterfeits of any denomination of the na
tional currency.
Thy seven-Thirty Loan.
The printing of the notes for the last and
final issue of the popular seven-thirty loan is
entirely completed at the Treasury Depart
ment, and the amount will be issued to sub
scribers as soon as the necessary entries and
other clerical work ctuk be performed.
The Reported Capture of &airlift.
The person recently arrested and brought to
this city, and who, without any apparent rea
son was t supposed!to be Joan If, FActunmr, gives
his name as Jean' G. RYAN, of Texas, late cap
tain in the "Confederate Navy, It is said he
-teas engaged in the BOOTH Conspiracy. Much
and very unnecessary mystery has been at
tathed to this arrest.
National Banks.
The total number of national banks char
terra since the law of Congress on that sub.
ject is lOW., with an aggregate capital of
C570,WHi,01H.), nu a circulation or $ifi1,771,180.
The Reported Arrest of Suratt.
The man brought hither from the West,
- whom some supposed to be JOHN 11. SURATT,
is said, in quarters where the truth is known,
to be some other individual. His real nameis
thus far kept a secret.
General. Grant's Movements.
PrUTLAIND S August it.—General Grant was
Serenaded last night, at the hOtel, by the band
of the rah United States Regulars. Lie re-
Ceived an ovation from an enthusiastic crowd,
at the City hall, this morning. ifs will leave
for New Bromwick at one o'clock this after
noon.
Bni."7:swics". (Me.), August 2.—General Grant
arrived at 2.45 P. 21. from Portland, and was
received at the depot by the officers, alumni,
and students of Bowdoin College, and an hu
mense crowd of people. A procession was
formed, headed by the Germania band, and
marshaled by Brigadier General llyde, which
escorted General Grant to the residence of
Major General Chamberlain.
General Grant, family and staff, accompanied
by Generals Howard, Ayres, and Chamberlain *
and Brig. General Hyde, and otl attended
the closing exercises of the Commencement at
the church, where the degree of LL.D. was
conferred upon him. At the Commencement
dinner no inducement could obtain a speech
from him. General Grant will attend the re
ception extended to returned soldiers of flow
(loin College this evening. He leaves for Port
land to-night, and to-morrow will visit Au
gusta. '
Geo. 'Tooker's Opinion of how the Be-
tarried Rebels should aet.
, Ls:En — lona, August 2.—At a public dinner to
the Massachusetts 29th and :17th regiments,
General Booker made a brief speech of wel
come, and thanked God that, in a small way,
he had been an instrument in the restoration'
of peace. There will be no more resistance to:
11w authority of the Government. The course
of reconstruction is clear. The Southerners
may not love the Government as formerly, but
WO have whipped them and will keep them
whipped until they learn to behave themselves
Pruner/Y. Jr they show a proper disposition
oreestlcttheG7ernme4twe will ilthenziz;fheldon,tw,ewon4
ALABAMA.
Bishop Wilmer to the Laity and
Clergy of Alabama—The Doctrine of
Allegiance, and its Application to the
Existing State of Affairs.
The Bishop of Alabama, as will be seen by
the following letter,' has directed tkp clergy
of his diocese to abstain from praying for the
President, on the ground that the general di
rection which authorizes such a prayer im
plies that it 15 only to be used. when. " the
President and all others in civil authority"
can be prayed for, and that the present provi
sional Governinent is of a military character.
This is rather sharp logic on a point of this
kind, and a new proof of the stubborn feeling.*
that exists in the rebellious States:
21, the Clergy/ and Laity of the Protestant Episco
pal Church in the Diocese of Alabama
On the 30th of May last 1 addrOSSed a brief
circular to the- clergy, suggesting the princi
ples which, in my judgment, Should govern
them in their official conduct under the pre
sent condition of affairs. I deem it advisable
at this time to set forth, in a more formal and
public manner, a somewhat expanded state
ment Of this views contained in the circular re
ferred to.
The lapse of the Confederate Government
does not necessarily involve the disorganiza
tion of the general council of the church
within .the limits of that government. The
nationality of a church is a matter purely con
ventional, and of human arrangement. It is
assuredly possible for two church organiza
tions to exist under one common civil govern
inept without violating the unity of the
church. There is an essential difference be
tween the unity of branches of the church, and
their union as one icealative body. For exam
ple, the Church in England is in perfect nutty
with the Church in the United States ; but there
is DO iegiSlatiVeuniunlietween these churches.
Again (and this is a case more in point) the
church in Scotland is in unity with the church
in. England, and yet they exist as distinct or
gan:man/011S, under a civil government. Come
fluently, no charge of schism can justly lie
against the Church in the Southern States, in
case she should see fit to perpetrate herself
through a separate org,anization. She does not
thereby necessarily depart from the unity of
the Church in doctrine, discipline or order.
Therefore, it may or may not, as circumstances
may indicate, be advisable and c. - pedicut to
dissolve the general Council. This is a ques
tion for future ecclesiastical determination.
As to the changes in the language of certain
prayers, which arc made necessary by late po
litical events, I obSrtye that the lapse of the
Confederate C4overnment requires, of neces
sity, the omission of the "Prayer for the Pre
sident of the Confederate 'States and all in
civil authority."
The immediate substitution of another forni
of prayer does not follow of the same neces
sity, as will appear from the following con
siderations :
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To pray for all in authority is, unquestion
ably, u duty—but a duty of religious, and not
of political origin and obligation. The mode
oe discharging that duty must be determined
by the 'proper ecclesiastical authority. Con
sequently, any attempt on the part of :t civil
or military power to dictate to the Church in
this matter cannot but be regarded as unau
thorized and intrusive. Certain tests of loyalty
have been established by authority, and they
who faithfully conformed to these tests have
fulfilled the requirements of the law, and have
right, in equity and under the constitution of
the country,t,o manage their ecclesiastical af
fairs according to their own discretion. The
Church hasidue regard to established autho
rity, and is not to be presumed regardless of
her sacred obliations, She must be left free
and untrammeled in her legitimate sphere of
action. Any attempt to dictitte to her can
only serve to retard the action which, in pur
suance Of her Obligations . to God and to her
own traditions, she will unquestionably take
at the proper time and in the proper manner.
Now, the Church in this country has esta
blished a form of prayer for the President and
all in civil authority. The language of that
prayer was selected with careful reference to
the subject of the prayer ' "all in civil autho
rity," and silo desires for that authority pros
perity and long eontimuume. No one can well
be ell:Meted. to desire a long continuance of
military rule. Therefore, the prayer is alto
gether inappropriate and inapplicable to the
present condition of things, when no civil
authority exists in the exercise of its func
tions. Ilence, as I remarked_ in the circular,
"we may yield true allegiance to, and sin
cerely pray for grace, wisdom, and under
standing in behalf of, a government founded
'upon force, while at the same we could not iu
good conscience ask for its continuance pros
perity, &c."
When the civil authority shaitbe restore. it
will be eminently proper for the Church to
resume the use of that form of prayer which
has been established by the highest ecclesi
astical authorities, and which has for so many
years constituted a part of her liturgy.
- You are aware that in times past I have
expressed a strong desire "that the regular
and ordinary forths of public wOrShip should
be so entirely catholic in character as to be
adapted to all the exigencies of time, dace,
and circumstances," and that I urged this
matter upon the attention of our Diocesan
Council in 18e4, with a view to action at the ap
proaching General Council. I still entertain
the preference which 1 then expressed, but it
is not for me, in my individual capacity, to in
troduce into the Liturgy any other form of
words than that which the Church, Miler col
lective and legislative capacity, has already
established.
illy conclusion is, therefore, and my direc
tion, which 1 hereby give, that when civil au
thority shall be stored in the State of Ala
bama, the clergy shall use the form entitled
"A Prayer for the President of the United
States and all in Civil Authority," as it stands
in the Book of COminon Prayer.
And my counsel to the clergy and laity is,
to heed the teachings of the Church in regard
to Scriptural obedience due to "the . powers
that be i" and whilst carefully maitaining
the inherent - prerogatives Qf the Church within
her sphere, faithfully to dilicharg9 their duties
to the State, thus fulfilling the injunction of
our Lord: Render unto Ciesar the things that
are Cmsar's and unto God the things that are
God's.
The doctrine of the Church upon this point
is briefly, but most comprehensively, summed
up in her:Dth Article of Religion: "The power
of the civil magistrate extendeth to alt men,
as well clergy as laity, in all things temporal;
but bath no authority in things purely spiri
tual. And we hold it to be the duty of all men
WllO are professors of the Gospel, to pay re
spectful obedience to the Civil authority, regu
larly and legitimately constituted."
lit regard to the. taking of oaths t it is bey
an question the duty of every citizen to g l e i t
der faithful allegiance to the Government
under which he lives ;and an oath of fidelity
i
to the Government s only the formal and ,
solemn acknowledgment and expression of
an already existing obligation. If, therefore,
the oath of allegiance should be lawfully re
quired of all citizens, there is no good reason
why such an oath should not be taken, pro
vided that all things be done (see Bath
"in justice; judgment, and truth." All false
swearing is an abomination.
And now, brethren, commending you to the
guidance and protection of God and earnest
ly praying that all things may be ordered to
the advancement of His glory, the good Of His
Church, and the safety, honor, and welfare of
Ills people, I am yours faithfully in Christ and
Ills church, RICHARD 11. WILMER,
Bishop of the Diocese of Alabama.
GREENSBORO, ALA., June 20,184
NEW ORLEANS.
A Steamer Earned—Another One E.
ploded.
NEW ORLEANS, August I.—The steamer
with 700 bales of cotton, was burned on the
riven No lives were lost.
The steamer Joseph Pierce exploded twenty
miles below Vicksburg, and subsequently
caught fire and burned• to the water's edge,
killing six and wounding twenty-eight sol
diers. The steam passed through every part
of the boat.
The steamer Dove was boarded by robbers
on Sunday afternoon on the Yazoo river, and
was rObbed of twenty thousand dollars. The
thieves opened an indiscriminate fire on the
passengers, wounding several of them.
Governor Hamilton reached Houston on the
26th, en route for Austin. He met with a warm
reception at Houston.
The Houston Telegraph mentions the arrival
of officers of Shelby's party. Shelby encamped
near Monterey with four hundred or live hun
dred men, and sold his artillery, and other
plunder, and was trying to get a grant of land.
Adams' Express Coffipany has opened seve
ral offices in Texas.
THE SOUTHWEST.
Maximilian Expected to Visit
Matamoras.
CAIRO, August I.—Twelve hundred bales of
cotton passed here to-day, mostly for Cincin
nati.
The steamer Rtlth brings New Orleans ad
vices of July 27th.
E 1,9 expected soon to visit Mata
moros. General Mejia has forbidden any per
sons leaving Matamoros without a pass, or
crossing into the city from Brownsville.
Cortinas is punishing the robbing bands, and
has proclaimed all communication and com
merce between Matamoros and other ports
closed,
Superintendent Conway reports that 1039
than thirty-live freedmen arc maintained by
the Government in Louisiana. No rations
are issued except to the sick and helpless.
Cotton, sugar, and molasses wore unchanged
in the New Orleans market. -
SAVANNAH.
NM' YORK, August 2.—The steamer Nevada
brings Savannah elates to the 29th ult.
The Southern Herald says flee bags contain
jpg Thad matter were, for the first time, for
warded to ./11,11stn on the 27th, for the interior
of Georgia. A huge mail was also fOrtrarded,
on the 29th, for Southern Georgia and Florida.
The United States military police force of
Savannah has been disbanded, and au organs,
zntion of armed patrols Substituted.
The provost courts have Been abolished, and
all criminal cases are tried by Captain Cox, as
'Provost marshal, and the functions of district
indae are perfOriked by Lieutenant Colonel
York.
F. 'W. Sims, the former proprietor of the
Savannah Repubticen, has petitioned for the
restoration to him of that property; but Ge
neral Brannan has ordered that, on account of
his treasonable col - tablet, the petition be denied.
A list of prices for the public market of Sa
vannah has been established by General Davis.
Secretary Seward and Judge Holt en
route for Philadelphia.
CAPE ISLAND, N. J., August 2.-3ecretary
Seward, Judge Holt, and A. S. Burlingame left
for Philadelphia at H A. K. to-flay i on. the
revenue euttter Northerner. The Secretary
will return bete to-niorrow. :Baron Gerolt,
the Prussian Minister, arriyttl at congress
Hall this evenitig.
I i i SDAY, AUGUST- 3, 1865.
TEXAS.
A GREAT AMOUNT OF ROBBERY IN TILE
WESTERN PART. OF TILE STATE.
Returned Rebel Soldiers Murdering those
who Remained at Home.
STARVATION STARING THE CHEROKEE
INDIANS IN THE FACE.
NILIV Toni; August 2.—The steamer Evening
Star, from New Orleans on the 26th ult., ar
rived at this port at noon to-day.
The Galveston correspondence of the Times
says that there are seven railroads in running
order in Texas, comprising an aggregate of
Oyer four hundred mites. New rolling and
other stock are much wanted, howeVer. Be
fore the war there were eighty-five newaps,
pers published in. that State. There are now
but thirty-three.
The United States troops have bagged about
thirty of the miscreants who created so much
terror in the interior by their robberies.
The trial' of the rebel Col. Lowry, at nous,
ton, 'for tearing down the national flag, was,
still progressing.
The Houston Telegraph says that over 3,000
oaths _of amnesty. and 1,000 soldiers , paroles
have been taken in that city.
A great many robbers and jawhairkere have
been arrested in Western Texas, and much
Property recovered.
The Brownsville correspondent of the New
Orleans Times says the accounts from the in
terior represent a sad state of affairs. The
returned rebel soldiers, int a spirit of revenge,
turned upon those who stayed at home and
murdered and robbed them.-
Stand Watie, principal chief of the Cherokee
nation, appeals to the people of Thxas to scud
aid to his people, "who are famishing for want
of bread." Should not relief be speedily at•
forded, he fears an outbreak that will endan
ger the safety of the country on both sides of
Tied River.
The Gonzale paper says :
The order of General Granger, liberating the
slaves in Texas, has been pretty generally car
ried out by our citizens. But few have ex
pressed any regret at their loss-Andeed a great
majority appear perfectly reconciled at the
new order of things, believing that with pro-
Der regulations the change will be greatly to
their advantage. All the negroes, with ft few•
exceptions, wisely concluded to remain at
their old homes, upon the same terms as here.
tofore, or for small wages. The few that pre
ferred shifting for themselves soon realized
that their " freedom , ' was not what their ima
ginations hid so beautifully pictured, and
some quietly returned to their former homes.
There has not been exceeding a dozen loung,‘
big about in the streets at any one time.
So many ucgrocs have congregated in the
neighborhood of Houston that, with the pre
ference of the "motile to employ unemployed
white men, good negro men can he employed
there at less rates than the actual cost of keep
ing them decently clothed.
RIM AND NEXHO.
MONTEREY OCCUPIED BY THE
FRENCH TROOPS.
AN EXPEDITION ALSO INTENDED FOR
LOWER CALIFORNIA.
THE REBELLION IN HAITI THUS FAR AD
TANTAGEOVS TO THE REBELS.
NEW tonn, August 2.---13 y the steamer Eagle
we have received Havana advices of July 29.
Judah P. Benjamin arrived at Havana on the
25th from Nassau, and Kirby Smith arrived
from,yera Cruk on the 29th, with ex-Governor
Thomas — Keynems and Captain. Beat/regard,
late secretary to Duke Gwin.
The idea Liberal, of Puebla, calls for a convo
cation of whole people, to decidenitUer for
the empire or a republie, and thinks by this
means all risk of war with the United States
Will he evaded.
Monterey was occupied, :filly 22, by French
troops under Jeunigras, who- had called for
the delivery of all arms held by citizens, and
bad established stringent rules.
Fifteen refugee rebel families from Texas
bad arrived at Monterey.
Stranahan, a correspondent of the New
York Heald, died. in Mexico on the
The mir stitutional Governor of Lower Cali
fornia,, who was supposed to favorthe Empire,
had gone to San Francisco. A Franco-Mexi
can expedition was preparipg to go to Lower
California.
_
The Indians have rebelled against the Gov
ernor of Sonora, and military operations
against the rebels in Sonora and Sinaloa Were
to commence after. the rainy Itason.
The American schooner Wilson Crawford
of Brooklyn, had been seized by the Mexican
authorities at Sisal, on suspicion of smuggling.
Her master and crew, except one man, had
been imprisoned.
A general exchange of Spanish and Domi
nican prisoners was to take place on the 22Z1
instant.
The rebels in Hayti thus far have. the ad
vantage. Jeffrard has not yet taken. Guarico.
The rebels had offered peace to Jeffrard on
signing a treaty making five years the Presi
dential term..
The rebel - ram Stonewall will shortly be de
livered to the United States authorities.
The health of Havana is good. 'pm United
States steamer Oneida Is there.
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE TO RECEIVE IT AT
HEARTS CONTENT,
THE WEATHER FAVORABLE , FOR
THE UNDERTAKING.
HEART'S CONTENT, N. F., August 1, via Aspy
Bay, Cape Breton, August 2.—The steamship
Hibernia, from Glasgow on the 22d of July, for
New York, was intercepted off Cape Race, at 2
o'clock, on Tuesday afternoon, and the City of
Dublin, from Liverpool on the 22c1, via Queens
town, was intercepted off the same point an
hour later. Their news • has been anticipated.
Crowds are beginning to gather here from all
parts of the island to witness the landing of
the Atlantic cable. The weather is unprece
dentedly fine. The Great Eastern was to leave
Valentia on Monday morning, July 24th. The
favorable weather encourages the hope that
the cable across the Gulf of St. Lawrence will
he got• in working order in a day or two.
CSpy BAY, C. 8., August 2. The steam
yacht Clam Clarita, with Engineer Everett's
party on board, arrived this morning. The
weather is fine and the elements most• favor
able for the prosecution of the work of under
mining and repairing the telegraph cable
across the Gulf of §t. Lawrence.
FORTRESS MONROE.
Arrival of Captured Cannon—Presen
tation to a Chaplain.
Foratmss MONROE, August 1,--The Washing
ton-street Baptist church in Petersburg was
Struck by lightning last Saturday night, and.
entirely deatrOyed.
One company of the 11th Pennsylvania Cit.
valry, heretofore on 'duty at Cherrystone,
Eastern Shore of Virginia, have arrived here
on the steamer Monitor, and will be mustered
out of service at once.
The United States steamer Fort Donelson,
from Key West on the 22d ult., has arrived in.
(11=mA - inc. She reports no sickness at Key
West, and all well on board.
The ladies of New York city and BreOklyn
have presented to Chaplain E. P. Roe an ele
gantbible and set of prayer-books. Alsoahmtu
tiful ling for the soidiers , chapel at . Hampton
A one-turreted monitor, name 11111MOWn, ar
rived at Norfolk to-day.
The schooner Elizabeth and Eleanor has ar
rived from Richmond with forty-two cannon
captured from the rebels. Some arerough, un
finished castings. Among them is aWhitworth
gun that (luring the latter part of last summer
and fall played upon General Butler's signal
tthrer on James Inver. The gun bears the fol
lowing inscription: "Whitworth Ordnance
Company, Manchester, 1810." Also, 4, Rich
mond Arsenal, August '22,1304."
NEW YORK CITY.
NEW Yonn, August 2
THE EVENING STOCK ISOAP.D.
Gold, 14-11/ ; old 5.2e5, 10.5 y, ; New York Central'
91 1 ,6 ; Erie, N3i/j; Hudson 'River, 113; Pittsburg,
GU (I:00c 10S; Northwestern preferred,
hl. Market steady and dull. Gold active and
firm.
sun' NEWS.
Arrived, - Dutch corvette Wittergoms, front
Lattimore.
Tun heavy black drapery and symbols have
all been removed from thq Ex.eetive Blausten
at Wtolzinton. ,
CHARLESTON.
The Vessels in the Stream—How the
City Looks—A. Ramble through the
learnt , District —The Church of the
"First fituntliest* , —The Negro Troops—
The Hotels—The Weather, ete.
U. S. GUNBOAT "CONVICAUOTI,"
CiriannErolv, 8. C., July 28, 1825.
COlrrespontlence of The Press.)
have been lying here as flagship for some
weeks past. The numerous armed tugs, once
onOu ty, have now nearly all followed the n'un
bottS North, and there is at present of
nifty here, besides this vessel, only the United
Stles steamer "Home, ,, and the old-time
slopp-of-war "John Adams?? The last Monitor
(litiatekill,) left here for Philadelphia about
theinth instant.
THE CITY.
T 1 to city is under strict martial law; and
ree i ntly, from the quarrels fomented Iw the
i
eiti ens with the soldiery, the former have
'bee forbidden the streets after eight P. M.
Bus in:we:Wetly interfered with by this order
is 1 at of the drinking an
li
d ice-cream Saloons,
which were patronized up to the latest hours—
thelaultriness of the days-driving many in the
evepings to those sources of refreshment.
Stoics for the sale of each and every kind of
warLs are one by one opening, and prices are
-611 circumstances considered—moderate. Un
tenanted houses are very numerous. Fine
dwellings can be everywhere rented of the
miligiry authorities on payment of taxes for
three years in: advance. The most frequent
style,of construction 'is the houise standing
gable to the street, with piazza above piazza,
along its side, looking out upon the private
carriageway and garden, the front doors being
in the street-end of the lower piazza. But
there are many dwellings facing the thorough
fart;7-doutde-with piazza the whole length of
thefrent, and more.or less ground in shrub
bery between the latter and the' public sicle•
- walk. Frame houses are not built any more,
a law- having been put in force some years ago
forbidding it. Quite a number of elegant rest
d eUees are occupied by the General Command
ing and his staff, with other army officers.
Lower parts of the city (which, by the by,
much resembles New York, in its position be
tween two rivers) were almost entirely de
serf ed during the months of bombardment'
and property went to decay. Furniture of suf
ficient excellence to tempt cupidity was corn-
Monty carted fromnbandOnetillollSeS and sold
at anttionby thepurloiners.. Lead was scareint
for with such eagerness, the war demand be
ing heavy, that the various pipes of buildings
were cut ; and the leading of roofs and around
chiinneys torn off—leaving the interiors at the
mercy of every storm. Our unexploded shells
Were so often trifled with by boys Rail others
that much life was lost from this cause alone.
Roadways of streets were, to a great extent,
unpaved, to :furnish stone for defences. The
Battery terrace, a flagged walk of 1,800 feet in
length, running along the top of a sea wall of
tile- harbor, has - one extremity covered with
lingti banks of sodded earth, within which was
a fort with bomb-proof and heAviest of guns.
The intentional bursting of oho of these at the
evacuation, ruined a sixty-thousand dollar
mansion a few yards off, shattering its columns
and dashing every suth of every window bodi
ly out of its frame. Around the corner, skirt
ing the Ashley river at its month, is a narrow
tract of some acres covered with trees, low
and smallCharleston 7 s attempt at park
Making.
The "burnt district "—ravage of the great
fire Offset—runs in a broad belt across the
lower part of the city. Ruins stand as the
flames left them, and the ground and cellars
are rank with weeds. Sonic of the most valu
able properties of the city were included in
the conflagration, also half a dozen churches.
St. Philip's (I'. E.) escaped by reason of its in
tervening cemetery, in which, by the by, are
graves °Pilate of the close of the seventeenth
Century and the sepulchre (very plain) of
John C. Calhoun: This church's white, old
fashioned spire of frame, resembling some"
what that at Tenth and Arch streets, Philader
phia ; and the brown one of St. Mfelmers (P•
E.) sevevil squares off, were the targets of our
Morris island batteries. The latter church re
ceived a shell through the back of its chancel
completely destroying all the fittings imme
diately within. Its spire was the chief look
out station of the rebels, and from the belfry
they with wonderful acuteness and patience
acquired the knowledge of our distant navy
and army signals, reading them at pleasure.
Both these-churches are closed ; three or four
other, however, are open Sundays.
Grace Church (Y. E.), in Wentworth street,
up about the centre of the city, has been, and
is the prettiest and best maintained in the
place -- x-o--.l,4aoshie with walls mastic-coated.
Its lofty nave, with gromea roof arid tasty
freseoings, escaped uil injury, as did - also - ono
of its parallel. aisles 5 but through the roofing
of the other have descended two shells—one
bursting, destroying a dozen peWs and pene
trating through to the cellar. No repairs have
been made within. Arm-chairs are simply
substituted for the demolished sittings. The
elite of the city attend here. They are very
exclusive, and live in all possible seclusion.
Among them are numbered many ladies of
attractive youth and beauty, who are only to
be seen at their homes or at churches.
TRY. NEGRO TROOPS
The presence of negro troops is considered a
sore grievance by the citizens, especially by
the aristocratic class ; of whom many, while
in their teinporary or permanent impoverish
ment, drawing MOM& from the Government,
.scruple not to talk disloyally. There are sta
tioned here two regiments of black and one of
white troops, 47th Pennsylvania, Brevet Brig.
Gen. W. T. Bennett commanding the post. A
Zouave regiment, lately here, behaved so re
fractorily that they wore sent down to the
sand-hill forts of Norris Island.
The market is well supplied with fresh pro
visions; the meat being, however, usually very
dry, insipid, and destitute of fat. Melons and
eantelopes are plentiful. Charleston Hotel,
on Meeting street, is the chief one iu ope
ration. It is run by New York parties and is,
for the time being, the exchange of the city.
Amnestied rebs are daily to be seen there de
bating what business to take up. The Mills
House, on the same street, was once the first
in consequence in the town. Its northern face
is altogether stripped of its piaster by the
great iire, Which burned close up to it. We
have had intensely warm days. On the gist
the temperature on our deck in the har
bor was 117 degrees in tiuS sun, and 100 degrees
in the shade. Yellow fever prevailed exten
sively last summer, but it is not expected here
this. - Many families will probably return from
plantations in the interior and from else
where, as winter approaches. Rumors of
various outrages, committed by negroes up
the country, reach us continually. But just as
water clears itself by settling, if time be given
it, so this turbid society will resume ulti
mately, and, it is to be hoped, permanently,
order and loyal quietude. R.
'WAIFS FROM. THE SOUTH.
==!
The Military. Commission is rapidly and
quietly supplying the place of the convicts
who escaped from the penitentiary during the
excitement incident to the fire of the Id of
April. During the past week they have sent
eleven new recruits, convicted of sundry Of
fences against morals, law, and order.
Governor Pierpont on Saturday appointed
William Wirt Henry and J. W. Marshal nota
ries public for the county of Charlotte.
The Capitol Square in Richmond has been
taken in hand by the authorities, who will en
deavor to restore it to its former attractive
ness as a place of resort.
On Saturday the markets were well supplied
with meats and vegetables of all kinds. The
Republic says : Over fifty country carts were
in attendance at the Second Market alone,
reaching a distance of over three squares
around the market-place. Country butter and
Chickens, notwithstanding the supp iy is equal,
it not superior, to the demand, eon - mann ex
liorbitant.prices, and it is evident that the
only way which the prices of these articles
can be brought down is to get up anti-butter
and anti-chicken-eating associations. The
supply of melons and °antelopes was immense,
far exceeding the demand. In the forenoon
the prices of melons ranged from twenty to
fifty cents each, but in the afternoon, the sup
ply having been increased, prices fell to ten
and fifteen cents. Very line °antelopes could
be purchased for five cents. Still later in the
evening ominous black clouds rolled up from
the north and west, and a - slight shower,
which fell about six o'clock, caused a still
greater reduction in the prices of all articles,
and a general stampede of buyers. We have
never known the markets to be so well attend
ed as on Saturday. At the Second Market the
crowd was so great as to render eireumambu-
Intl= a matter of considerable difficulty.
PETEUgIIVRO
The First Baptist Church of Petersburg was
on Saturday evening last destroyed by lire.
During a thunderstorm the steeple, having
been struck ,by lightning, took fire, and soon
communicated the flames to the building. At
the time of the occurrence the darkness was
intense, end few, With the exception of the
firemen and soldiers, who made every endea
reel° save the. church, turned out. The MSS
will fatly heavily upon the Baptist denomina
tion of Petersburg. It was reared at a cost of
nearly *40,000, and has an insurance of only
about $20,000. It was one of the most beautiful
and convenient structures of its kind in the
South, and an ornament to the city of Peters
burg.
Peter Pettigrew, body servant Of the late
General Pettigrew, of South Carolina, has been
arrested in Petersburg, charged with robbery.
Plicenix Hall, Petersburg, will be opened on
Saturday night as a theatre.
The Court of Conciliation met on Saturday
morning, persuant to adjournment. An order
was received from Major General liartsuff,
stating that as the recent election had re-es
tablished the civil courts., and thereby ren
der ed the Court of Conciliation no longer a
necessity, it was therefore dissolved. The or
der expresses the thanks of the General Com
wand in for the very efficient assistance given
him by the members of the court, and for the
benefit they have conferred on the community
by the equitable settlement of claims, and ad
justment of so many perplexing and trouble
sonic diflieuitice. it was therefore ordered
that the court adjourn sine dle.—Express, 31.0.
Yesterday, July 30, was the first anniversary
of: the Crater , explosion. This event was
one of the most important, that occurred in
the military operations around Petersburg.
I
It occurred about dallight, and t he dull, heavy
c so it ur w Awm a o s n c g lis t t h ill e i lCty heard throughout the ve,4 - 4 lost, were several of
Petm sburg's sons: : A vt.' l 7 severely contested
battle took place, before t,').c Confederates were
able to re-establish` the lines captured from
them by the Federal troops'---Thia.
MEM
The Raleigh Record'annonnees that, owing
to the disarrangement of the mails, its daily
issue will be suspended'for the present.
CLAUKESVILLE,
fyo,
. Cr r its n et l l e ian c s t g i ons of tire country comes the
- same dismal tones concerning the prospects
ere
aide for its growth. Icloiotlb) T eo l e l f e n t e, °' x 'b' c s& e ew:e siv vn e r iAwt ti x l' l . sltl twenty
early part of the year rendered it impossible
for planters to prepare their seed boils in good
order, and the rain continuing. after the seeds
were sown, so compacted the soil and sO
washed the beds, or overflowed them, as to
preclude the possibility of a bountiful supply .
of plants. As soon, however; as• the few re
maining ones grew large enough. for trans-
Planting, a severe drouth set in and continued
until the planting season was nearly over.
The consequence Is, that not more. than one
third of the crop intended to be planted was
set out in good time. And, when ! we take
into consideration the shortness of the crop
that must have resulted from the• aban
donment of farms, the loss and inellieleney of
labor, and the general derangement and uncer
taip condition of public affairs, hr the early
part of the year, we make a large estimate,
we think, when we Set down the quality which
the present growing crop will make, at one.
fifth of what it was in 1859. Indeed, trout :dili
gent inquiries made, from every part of the
Clarksville tobacco-growing region, we are
sadly and painfully convinced that the quan
tity which will be sent to market from this
section will hardly be appreciable. Occurring
at a time when the country taus jest emeraed
from one,of the most destructive wars known
to history, and when the taxes, State ; county,
and Government, are most onerous, and the
Ram hands all to pay for at high rates, the
failure of the crop is justly regarded by our
farmers as a very great calamity, and one
which will be most disastrous in its & results to
the community. We arcpleased to learn,
however, thatthe corn crop is looking exceed
ingly well, and promises a heavy yield. So we
may console ourselves with the reflection that
if we cannot dress as fine or chew as much to
bacco as we wish, we can, at least, have enough
of "hog and hominy:"—Clarksville Chronicle,
2817 i.
IMMIEMEI
As the steamer Anna Maria was proceeding
on her passage from Uharlestonto Hilton Ilead,
on Saturday night last, and when she lied ar
rived at a point about midway between the
two places, fire was discovered issuing from
the 'woodwork which encloses the smokestack.
The alarm was immediately given to those on
board, and, fortunately, by dint of active exer
tion, the lire was extinguished before anything
serious had happened,although, had the dis
covery been made fifteen minutes later, per
haps a sad and painful result would have en
sued. As it was, much fright was occasioned
to the passengers, a majority of whom were
asleep in their berths. The Anna Maria is now
undergoing repairs.—Courier,l7lh
The Merchants Hotel is shortly to be re
opened.
The Charleston Courier. reduced their terms
to tl2 a year on the Ist.
pr.oninA..
On Thursday of last week the first through
train from Lake City arrived at Jacksonville,
This places us in direct connection with the
interior of the State for a distance of two hun
died miles, with branch roads running in each
direction. The benefits derivettfrom reopen
ing the route are already manifest in the ship
ments of cotton, Sugar, syrup, and other pro
ducts of the country; winch are daily arriving.
at This place, and the shipments of goods of all
deseriptions,which are dailybeingsent foto the
interior in exchang9.—Florida Maw',
Excitement in Kneelsburg.
ThE ATIPPOSED ARREST OF SITRATT
The Harrisburg 2tlearaph, Of Tuesday Ott
-ning, has the annexed :
A good deal of excitement was created this
morning at the railroad depot by the dis
covery of the fact that John IL Suratt, was
was in the city; in custody of a. guard of Sol
diers, en route for Washington. Several ver
sons claiming - to know the murderer readily
recognized him, but the soldiers who had the
wretch m charge were exceedingly reticent as
to his identity, and even denied that their
prisoner was Sundt. The officer in charge of
Suratt arrived from the West at di hour when
no connection could be made with the train
South, and the party was therefore compelled•
to lay over until the departure of the cars for
Baltimore .at, 2.30 to-morrow morning. In
conversation with an Officer professing to
have a full 'knowledge of the capture of
Suratt, we learn that his pursuers first
got on his trail at Memphis, Tennessee. It
appears that the Suratt family have many
acquaintances in that city—MarYlanders, Who
went South at the opening of the- rebellion. It
is also alleged that Mrs. Suratt originally emi
grated from Memphis to Maryland, and that
John still has relatives in that part of Ten
fleSSee. Be this as it may, it was certainly
ascertained that John H. Surat had taken re
fuge in Memphis, and that lie was compelled
to fly from that locality by the knowledge of
his presence having been discovered. Yrom
Memphis be was traced into Arkansas, through
which State be was steadily pursued into Lou
isiana, where, for a time, Suratt managed to
elude his pursuers, who were still diligently
searching for him. At this critical time, by
the merest accident, it was ascertained that
he had passed en to Texas. This fact was
communicated to the pursuing party by a sol
dier who was on his way Northward, and who
mentioned the circumstance of having sus
pected that he saw Suratt, or a man very much
like him, travelling towards Brownsville. The
pursuers again took up the trail, and as they
travelled, step by step, they traced the guilty,
flying murderer ny has description, until they
reached the neighborhoott of Brownsville,
where it was unmistakably ascertained that
Suratt was concealed. His capture was a sur- ,
prise, of the ordinary character, which needS
no description here. When his pursuers came
upon him, lie was in no condition to resist,
All he did was by expostulation, zealously in
sisting that his arrest was an imposition, and
almost denying-that he was Suratt, before he
was charged with any identity to that crimi
nal.,
TIM duty of conveying Suratt from Browns
ville, thus far, was an important, and even
hazardous one. At many points along the
road attention was attracted to the prisoner
by the fact of his being heavily ironed, and in
localities where no allusion could have been
possibly made to the name or character of the
prisoner, there were parties who recognized
him by his resemblance to his Sister—these
parties having seen that afflicted - young lady
during the trial of her mother in Washington
city. In appearance Suratt is of fair com
plexion, with light_ auburn, crisp and curly
hair; in height about five feet seven and a half
inches, and weighing one hundred and forty
five pounds. An officer who had charge of
Mrs. Suratt before and at the time of her exe
cution, was presented by her with a miniature
of her son John. This officer is now in this
city, with this identical miniature in his pos
session. A comparison of this miniature and
the prisoner in charge of the guard, who left
this city to-day, disclosed a wonderful and
startling resemblance, which left no doubt on
the minds of those who had a glance at both,
that John H. Suratt is on his way to the, gal
lows.
It will be remembered that John IL Suratt
was engaged, during the rebellion, as a bearer
`of despatches from the Baltimore traitor.
sympathizers to the traitor-chiefs in Rich
mond ; and bearing back, also, from the latter
to the former, such instructions as were ne
cessary for the performance of their part in
the rehelliOn. During the trial of the conspi
rators, it appeared in evidenee that Suratt
was in Richmond the day preceding the night
of Mr. Lincoln's assassination. It would seem,
therefore, :that Suratt, after performing his
full share in the work of the assassination,
had taken his position in Richmond, where he
would learn the news, and make the necessary
movement for his own protection. His friends
in the North concocted and circulated the
story that he bad been traced to the doors of a
monastery in 'Canada, where, of course, the
pursuit ended, as when a sinner enters such an
abode lidie safe from the arrest of man. This
bogus story attracted .the officers of justice
from Suratt for awhile, he in the meantime
abandoning Richmond, striking for the moun
tains of Tennessee, where he lurked until it
was safe to seek the protection and shelter of.
his friends in Memphis. We have already re
ferred to the story of his departure and pur
suit from that city.
The prisoner is heavily ironed. Beside the
manacles on his hands and feet, attached to
his ankles are two heavy iron balls, of a weight
sufficient to render the assistance of two men
necessary to carry those balls while the pri
soner walks. During the morning Suratt was
confined at the' United States Hotel, well
guarded by the aoldiere in charge. Al the
hour of the departure of the train southward,
over the Northern Central Railroad, we were
informed by an attache at the United States`
Motel, that it was discovered the baggage of
the escorting party, which bad been accident ,
ally left at Pittsburg, did not come on with
the train from the West at 1.30 P.M. This ne
cessarily detained the party at the United
States Hotel until the departure of the next
train for Baltimore; which, we believe, will
not be until 2.30 to-morrow morning.
A NNW YORK CRARACTER.—Before the war
one of the most remarkable figures to be ob
served on Broadway was Elias Howe, who
made a fortune by patenting IL sewing-maeldne
needle. His long yellow locks, white " choker,"
and broad-brimmed felt hat, were familiar to
most people. Some during the war it was re
ported that be bad enlisted into the army as a
private soldier. and one of the illustrated pa
pers bad portraits showing him as he looked
before and after the operation of having his
hair cut. Was all this .anthenticl 'We recog
nized him, not many days since, on Broadway,
yellow locks, white choker, broad-brimmed
felt, and all, Just as he looked four years ago.
—.lll. Y. Citizen.
Death of an Ex-Governor of Rhode
Island.
Pnovinanca, It. 1., August 2.—lion. Byron
Dimah, formerly Governor of this State, died
at his residence, in Bristol, last evening, aged
seventy years.
The Health of Gov. BrousG.
Burrell>, August 2.—lt was roperted this
morning that Gov. BrOugh was dead. A later
despatch from Cleveland says he slept eonl•
Portably last night, and has a fair appetite.
Markets by Telegraph.
navrilithax, August 2.—Flour is dull and
heavy. Wheat firm' new red 4262.10, £'oru
dull at 95@90c for both white and yellow. Fro•
visions quiet. Bacon shoulders, 11) 11 4e. Whisky
firm at $2.27. Coffee dull ; Rio nonalnal at 19%
0214 e in gold.
CITICACIO, August 2.—Flour quiet and Wheat
active; No. I *1.2034; No. 2, $1.06@1.07. Corn
quiet, and 1 4:@le lower ; sales No. 1, 07@080; No.
No. 2, Oats dull and 2c lower ; sales at
4eatac. D a - b
iwirieg quiet at $2,13@2.1 5 . Provt.
sions Arm pless Pork, *32 ; Prime Mess, We
.25.
Receipts. Shipments:
Flour
2,900 1,800
Wheat. 25,000 15,000
153,000 1,035
Oats 22,000 500
- •
; dull;sales
1 %11 3 00 0 t e b "W a s A il v i a -g i t i7 k 513 4 e l x i A t t i *O l 7
s t Wh fo 2 :7el e t i . ° ll u l . i i ii v ice rt Y d g
Coral
Oats, and Rye dull and nominal.
Receipts. Shipments.
Flour, barrels 1;/00 2.200
Wheat, bushels 47,000 49,000
Freights limn; 7y,e on Wheat to Buffalo, and
13e to Oswego.
CINCINNATI August' Z.—Flour more ptendy.
Wheat—receipts large, Whisky arm 0,112.20..
Sales 800 bbls moss rork pt 330 50_ tor eountr7
and Sal for city,
THREE CENTS.
The Memphis Bald( Affair.
DICTAILS OF ITB ESPORGED cLosuro.
[Fran the Memphis Commercial, 25th last.)
A great deal of excitement prevailed yes
terday in business circles, occasioned by the
closing of the Commercial Bank by a special
Treasury agent—Mr. hoot—and the placing of
a guard upon its doors. This occurrence took
place at 1 1 A O'clock, at which time the agent
of the Treasury Department entered the bank
and asked for the President, Mr. Jesse Page,
Jr.,. to whom he gave the necessary orders and
satisfied as to his authority. The order to
cease business was so unhooked for, that all,
employees as well as principal, were taken
aback, and the confusion was not hiesoned'
when Mr. Page was informed by the Govern-
Meat agent that he Would not give a reason for
the strange procedure, until some time to-day.
Prom all that we ealt learn the facts are, that
Mr. Carleton, of the Custom House, who i,,9eet
now absent et the East, was a few weeks ago
reported a defaulter, and that the Secretary
of the Treasury deeme.d it necessary as a mea
sure of self-protection, to send out an expert
to breestigate theaffairsof the Custom-lfouse,
and if any derangement were discovered, take
the necessary steee to protect the interests of
the Government. To this duty the gentleman
referred to Mu strictly attended. De yester
day lhormighly ioyeetigated the - Woke, itc
counts, and affairs generally of the Custom
house, and reported - Omni correct, but when
he reached that part of its business manage
ment immediately under the control of .Mr.
Carleton, es Depositary of the- United States,
there was foiind to he tie deficit of nearly
iideeetee, which suite may or may not lie
in Mr. Carletows strong-box; which lies
in the vault locker. Oil reaching this
conclusion, so unfortunate for the -ab
sent officer, who has ever been esteemed
an honest and , good business - mamthe Treer
sure agent proceeded to the Commercial
Bank, whose President is nee of the bondsmen
of the Collector of Customs, and forthwith took
Percussion, with results as above given.
All sorts Of altsnira rumor., wore passed from
lip to lip, and by . three o'clock the fact of tue
elesieg of the bank was as well known hi the
length and breadth' of the corporate littilte. of
Atempliis; as if it had been telegraphed and
advertised spedially to every family.
Most of our business men, to whom Mr.
Page is personally known as an upright, in
telligent banker, would not believe any of
the thousand and one runiOrS, a few of which
we have endeavored to Sketeli. They would
wait and meantime hold the worthy president
of the Commercial in as high estimation as
ever. They know , him, and are satisfied to
accept him, as ever, " all right." As- to this
affair we have no opinion to offer. -
Sport, to Chicago—A "Unique Entertatn
meat.
(FMhi the Chicago Times, litoitday.]
The announcement of the novel contest be
tween the horses Cooley and Princess, andAthe
Indians Deerfoot and Stephens, was sufficient
to attract an immense crowd to witness.the
sport, at the Driving Park yesterday after
noon. The day was favorable ; and the fai r - sex
were out in force. Altogether -the attendance
could not have fallen far short of two thou
sand persons.
The race which had been arranged was ono
of A new description ; and was, therefore, wit
nessed with no small degree of interest. The
horses were to go two miles, while the Indiana
were making one mile and ten rods each ; that
is, one horse would trot two miles, and then
the other animal was to take it up there and
trot another two miles. The Indians were to
make a corresponding, change. One was to go
a mile mid ten rods, when the other would be
Substituted, and complete the race with an-,
other mile and ten rods ; so that the -horses,
taken together, were to make four uttles,while
the Indians, went two miles and twenty rods.
The winner would receive the purse of Com
Of course, there was a deal of dispute as to
which weakd carry off the prbse—the men or
the horses—and, as a cOnseqUellee, the betting
was quite lively. The prevailing opinion was,
that the Indians would conic oft best, but
those who thought so did not feel sufficiently
confident to offer odds. and therefore bets
ranged about even.
At three o'clock Princess was driven upon
the Coarse, being quickly followed by the red
men, who were arranged in their running Cos
tumes. Lastly, Cooley appeared, when - the
course was. cleared away, zind preparations
were made for the start. Twenty rods were
measured off before the score, and at. this
Point. Stevens took his place and awaited the
signal. Princess was then driven up, and on
crossing the score the word was given, and .
both started. The mare was evidently not up
to the condition in which she ran her bust
races, and her movements were stiff anti slow.
She passed the quarter stretch in 40 seconds,
the half mile in 1.21, and the first mile in 2.42.
Stevens started at the dropping of the nag,
and ran the twenty rods to the score, where
Deerfoot started in on the first mile. The pace
at which he went was very rapid, so much so
as to elicit the warmest admiration from the
spectators who sent forth cheer after cheer as
he rapidly , drelV around the course. In fact,
he seemed to go nearly as fast as the mare, for
she did not draw away from ldm as rapidly as
it seemed she should. On coming in, the mare
gave way to Cooley, who took up the race from
this point.
By the time 11e had reached his first half
Deerfoot had reached the end - of his
mile, and had given way, in his, turn, to Ste
vens, whose long., sweeping pace took him
over . the grOutur at a rapid rate. He was a
good way around the course when Cooley had
completed his first mile, and it was easy to see
that the India* had the race his own way.
The gelding was unable to overtake the In
dian,. who came in the winner, amid enthu
siastic acclamations, he having completed his
mile in 5.10. The time of the two miles and
twenty rods was 10.17.
Such a conclusion Struck every one with sur
prise ;.-for not even the most sanguine had
thought that the Indians would have been able
to win with such ease, against two such noted
horses. However, all expressed themselves
highly satisfied with the race; and the losers
cheerfully yielded up the "stamps" they had
invested On the result.
. _
A double team race, for a stake of $lOO, be
tween A. Daniels Dan Palmer and mate and
E. A. JessOPs Wicked Johneon and mate, eon-
Maned the aftentoOn'S contests. The latter
team was the favorite at alight Dads, though
both ranged nearly even. Four heats were
trotted, of which Mr. Jessers team took the
first.; the remaining three being won by Dan
Palmer and mate.
The following is the summary.
Dam:No P. an CornsE, Saturday, July 20.
Trotting fora stake of $lOO, mile heats, best 3
in 5, to wag Ons
A. Daniel's Dan Palmer and mate 2 1 1 1
E. A. Jessel's Wicked Johnson and
mate 1 2 2 2
Time-3.20; 31214; 3.13; 3.10.
• A Life-long Fend.
The Memphis Argus says that two boys in Dc
Soto county, Miss., had a quarrel, which they
kept alive until they were g-Fown men, mean
time having several fights, none of Which
either was materially hurt. Finally, through
the interposition of friends, the hatchet was
buried. The account—which certainly has
rather a romantic look—says:
" This understanding was accepted as
and was strictly adhered to until some three
months ago, when Brown saw Payne riding
past is house, when it is supposed the old d
mon h arose him to such an extent that hcsei zede
his gun, and from behind a fence shot at the
passer-by several times, fortunately, however,
missing him, and Payne, putting spurs to his
horse, was soon out of shooting distance. At
last the day of reckoning came, and that on
a country holiday, when all persons for miles
around had come together to spend the
day " mid festive pleasures." At this bar
becue the enemies met, and at sight took
up their arms for fight. Payne was armed
with a double-barreled shot gun, and
Brown with a revolver. Payne fired the first
shot and missed, when Brown fired, his shot
missing its mark, and taking effect in the
bosom of Miss Collins, a young lady standing
by. She, poor victim, dropped dead in her
footsteps, Again he tired, this time wounding
dangerously in the groin Charles AfeChare, an
other guest. yet another time, and a brother
of Payne fell, with a broken arm and shot in
the shoulder. Meanwhile, Payne was not idle,
but was loading and firing, and seldom mis
sing, for Brown was dreadfully shot in the face
and body ; and his wife who clung to him, en
deavormg to shield her'husband with lier own
body, fell, her collar bone having been broken
by a ball. At last Drewn fell ? thus putting an
end to this bloody duel."
TUB GRAVES AT ANDERSONVILLE.-111193 Clara
Barton, who accompanied Captain Moore on
his expedition to Audersonville, Ga., to give
Christian burial to the prisoners who died
there, writes the following note to her uncle,
James Barton, of Washington :
ArinzusomviLms, July 12, 1865.
DlsAa UNcLet We arrived here on the unhi
and are now in the active prosecution of onr
labors. Captain James M. Moore, kindly de
tailed by General D. H. Bucker to assist ino in
the performance of our sad, though interest
ing duties, is now organizing our fbrces, and
preparing the ground for the reception of our
heroic dead. Two hundred and seventy-six
were recovered yesterday from the ground
known as outside of the 4 dead line, l ? or, as it
was generally known to thopublik, outside of a
prohibited line, beyond which they had acci
dentally strayed for the purpose of procuring
a little fresh water, or the roots of shrubs or
trees, to allay the pangs of thirst and hunger,
and for so doing were barbarously murdered.
The grounds are all selected for the cemetery,
and Jo a few days I will send you a statement
for publication, if the editors of Washing
ton think it worthy of publication in their
columns. Your affectionate niece,CLAItA.BARTON.
A Ifonnuma Puinnonoit.—Prof. Leonidas,
an Indianapolis astrologer, after looking at
the rings around the sun, makes the following
horrible prophecy;
"I observe by the planets that n dreadful
plague will commence in Russia, originating
from silks brought over front Egypt, Cairo
and Turkey. It will extend across the Baltic
Sea, desolate Germany, cause immense mor
tality in England, and then spread to the Uni
ted States. This dreadful epidemic will spot
the people like a leopard, and turn the flesh of
a purple black. The pestilence will carry oil
such no amount of mortals that there will not
be enough left to bury the dead or give them
Christian burial, The streets of our Cities,
towns, and villages will be swartilial with the
dead and dying. The groans and yells of hor
ror will flu every breast with consternation.
Confusion will abound on all sides. The death
knell will cease to toll as the malady rages In
fury. The infected will fall and die wherever
they take it. The stench of-the dead will be
come so common that the survivors will not
heed it,"
PIGEON STIOOTixo MATCIL—A Digeon.etwoting
match, for a certain sum of money, is an
nounced to come off on Augustl.2th, between
Joseph V. Kerr, of this city, and, Charles Lo
vett, of Philadelphia. We are informed by
competent authority, that at these matches
she eastern is for one contestant to place, or
h a ve awed, in the box, his competitor's birds,
and that very frequently they are." deetored , "
This process, imported 2•ont England,consists
of breaking the legs, cutting off the toes, frac
turing a wing, or some other humane devioc,
that will cause the bird to fly wild and irregu
lar. In the match 'proposed above, we have
been assured that the match woe id never have
been made had not Kerr agreed to alley, his
adversary to "doctors the Millse(Kerr)was
to shoot at, as he pleased, We respect the
lovers of sport butmush beautiful and highly
humanitarian performances as above de
scribed, like - "selling" horse and boat races'
are fast bringing all kinds of somalled sport
ing into rapid disrepute. The sheriff might
find it convenient to attend this match, mid if
doctoring is attempted, have the parties an-
Berer e urt for cruelty to animo.—ptethucg
Aroncdey.
Fire in Kansas.
ATCHISON, _Kansas, Aug. I.—A fire last night
destroyed the grocery stores of J. Holthouse
and F. Bock, and the queensware store of 0.
cook, and seriously damaged. several small
stores, and a new biock being sreoted by Dlz
bitch & Lew. The lose elk geode le between
leop3o and 1130,000,
THE WAR PRESS.
(PIBLISTIED wErKLy.)
Tax WAn PBEse Witt be sent to tobeertbees by
mom (per anima in advance, y at 43 50
19vc copies 10 00
Tell COllieB 6..20 00
Larger Cuibg thin Ten will be charged at the name
rate, *9.00 per copy.
The money mutt always accompany the order, and
fn no (notance can then terns* be (undated &MN tet
they Vora very little more than Oil cart of paper.
'or reetmastere are requesioa: to act at agent*
ior TAX WAit rIMSEI.
,k'i`. To the getter•up of the Club often or twenty,
an e x: re, copy of the paper will be given.
STATE ITEMS.
Tuesday morning, so,i,c workmen eft
gaged in excavating a cellar on Grant
street, Pittsburg, diScovered an old pump
stock somewhat below the surface of the
street, and near by a stake of peculiar shape.
some gentlemen standing near had their
curiosity excited the peculiar formation of
the stake, and on pulling it, out of the
gronad a smathpackage covered with dirt and
mould dropped at theirfeet, which on exam!.
nation Was found to contain four old coins—
three copper and one oilVer. Of the copper
coins, one is an Eatrt India Company farthing,
bearing date 1804; anothe7' is an East India
fart hingiWilh indian characiArs s,the other has
a heart, in *which arc the Mimi.% MC, Edir ,
mounted by a figure 4, and hewing date 1785.
The silver coin is a Runian gtdider, bearing
date 1687.
On Sunday afternoon last four persona—
three males and one female—were baptized' in
the Monocacy Creek, about half a mile north
of Bethlehem, by ilex. Dr. Hoffman. There
were some 406 or 500 people preSent tO witness
the ceremony—baptism in the river being
something new in- that locality; the congre
gation call themselves the "United Brethren
in Christ." During the service.s on shore
several of the females were "moved by the
sqdrit,” swooned away, and were held by their
sisters until they recovered, Ei-erything
passed off quietly and orderly,
—The United States rttny hospital at York is
virt unity closed ; all the patients were dis
posed of by transfer, Muster out, and die
charge, by the 27th nit. The hospital accom
modated two thousand four hundred patients.
The surgeon, S. .1. W. Mintzer, IT. S. Y., has
been ordered to report tO' Brig, iien, B, M.
Grgery, Assistant ttommiasioner, at Galvee
ton' Texas, for duty as Medical Inspector of
the Department. A sale orthe Government
property at this hospitaliWillbe held at York,
on Wednesday, August Oth:
The Crawford Democrat relates the follow
ing incidents Two horses were' Standing Oft-
Melted to a °reeky wagon, facing toward the
railroad. Two other horses attached to a.
wagon became frightened at a locomotive,
and running furiously up the alley came hi
contact with the horses hitched to the (wacky.
The pole of the wagon entered theltreast of
one er the cratiky horses, penetrating three
feet, and, of course, killing him instantly.
:Li One of the other horses were injured,
—'A gentleman conversant with the whisky
business in Easton, has made an estimate of
the loss the Government sesta' ns Justin that
vicinity in consequence of making the tax on
whisky so high as to stop all the distilleries.
lie calculates from reliable figures that if the
tax was only one dollar a gallon, the, Govern
ment would derive an income of iitS,ooo a day
from the manufacture of whisky, within-a cir
cle of fifteen miles around Easton.
On SatUrday a box containing twenty-SU
hundred dollars, and se v eral deed s and^papers,
was stolen from the house era Mrs, Griffith, in
South street, Harrisburg, The box was anbao
quently found in an nut-house in the vicinity,
vitlt the cheeks and deeds sate, but minus the
money. A man has been arrested on suspicion
of the robbery.
—.Mr, Cagier Standley and Mrs, Christiana.
Standley celebrated their golden wedding , at.
Steubenville, on Friday evening, at which
were present seven children, thirty-two grand.
children, and four great-grand-children, be.
sides a number of invited guests. All wont
merry as a marriage bell.
The Democratic Comity . VOllVention or
Schuylkill, which was tailed for the ith of
August, has been postponed until the 14th.
The courthouse is being repaired and painted
inside, and will not be in suitable oonditied
for use previous to that time.
Major John Fritz, late of the 93d Pennsyl.
Milt Volunteers, has been tendered the ap.
Peintmout of chief cierk in the Reading Mkt.
°Mee, by Major Driver, the incoming beta
master.
Hon. A. L. Roumfort, Mayor of Harrisburg,
has issued a proclamation closing all places in
the city where intoxicating liquors of any
kind arc sold. -
—At Harrisburg, a portion of the provost
guard haOeen actalloti to hoop the approach.
es to the post-office clear, during bushietth
hours.
The Pottsville Standard calls attention tO
the.tdthy condition of the smaller streets and
alloys of Pottsville.
-- The Hamburg Makly Herald has com
menced its third volume.
—A Fenian "Circle" bat been organized In
Ilarrisburg,. It has sixty members,
—Morse thieves are doing an extensive busi
ness in Montgomery county,
Edgar Cowan, Esq., is to deliver the ad
dress at the State Agricultural Fair,
Stuart Robson is playirvg, in Lancaster.
HOME ITEMS.
Some boys being surprised by the pollee
while bathing at Troy, tho other day, one of
them made a rusli for the shore and put for
home. Ile naturally created a sensation, run.
ning as lie did four or five blocks through the
business part Of the city without any clothes
on.
—A duel fought near New Orleans about an ad.
tress resulted, oiler twelve shots, in the death of
one, and the mortal wounding of the other.
The last shot was fired by ono of the duellists
on his knees, being unable to , stand from the
loss of blood.
' - 7 - The New York MfB, in noticing at
tractions of the several theatres, ittottiousir
closes what it says of each place of amuse
molt with the words, 14 this's the coolest houSet
in the city.”
The celebrated Indian warrior t , Moody'
liand,” of the Seneca Nation, died on the Cat
taraugus Reservation on the 10th instant, near
ly one hundred years old, lie was torrildeL
with the tomahawk and scalping-knife.
.A.raan in Minnesota has made a flying ma
chine which brought him safely to the ground,
but how to rise in the air is the difficulty he
cannot surmount.
Hard money only is - tuna in Western
Texas. Pho_lhimbitanto tier's, had au expo.
rience With rebel money Which loads theta tel
distrust a paper currency,
A young lady poured Kerosene on her lire
in Chicago, to hurry it, and was roasted to a
crisp iu consequence.
The fashion at Newport this season is for
ladies to invite the nice young men to ride.
the lads' driving.
A romantic young lady in Waterloo, New
York, proposes a monument over the grave of
Edgar A. Poe, Bather late.
Nearly twenty thousand dollars have been
Colleeted for the statue of shattspeare, which
is to be erected in Central Park, NeW YOrk.
—Houses are exported from Nantucket tO
Norwich and New London, Comi.,,,and prove a.
paying speculation.
One county in Illinois will produce a mil s
lion gallons of wine this year.
The Petersburg, (Va.) tobacco =aura°.
tories are conw.eittiag.work
The religious papersare Stating again itl
Richmond.
A brother of Charles Dickens is residing
in Chicago.
Two 200 it nabobs had a foot•raco at Sax&
toga last week forth° champagne.
The Italian opera in San Francisco loses;
thowitnd dollars a week.
The prize money diStribittiki sine° 41131.
amounts to W 8,167.55.
Not much cotton in Mississippi.
Frost in Vermont last week.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
There. are, till the London AthftiOlOSp
many scions of the aristocracy whose income
is derived from mercantile pursuits. Many
make no secret of it, but others are ashamed
of their position. One of the oldest wholesale
and retail firms in London is carried on under
names whose Owners were gathered to their
fathers a century ago. The real proprietors
are never seen upon the preteises, and the
highly-salaried manager of the business, is
bound never to reveal their names or where
abouts.
music is sometimes turned to odd uses. It
Is announced that at the 11141%11M - ion of the
statue of Dr. Jetincr, which is to take place at
Boulogne soon, a " Hymn to Beauty," written
by .M.,Elwart, will be sung, in which the great
discovery of vaccination is to be successfully
illustrated by choruses of children, young
men, mothers and patriarchs.
The PrincesS Metternich and the Eu11)14393
Eugenie often go a-shooting together at a little
bo4 of the Emperor's near st. Cloud. Eugenio
is a good shot, but the 'Minden IS better ; ne
vertheless, the latter has tact enough to let
the empress shoot just two more than herself.
They bagged seventy birds the other day,
It London letter says the Davenports and.
Fay have been taken possession of by an Old
glISt Indian Nabob, who, having plenty of .
mone y, bps carried them or to a castle- in
France, where he has nightly seances, in Wltielt
the Ppirits give him concerts, drink whisky.
and play at billiards.
Covent Garden Theatre, the largest, itt
London, has seats for two thousand seven hun.
ill-amid fifty peOplUl the New York .e.eadotuy
of Music 'WM seat tWO thousand 913/4 htt#d4/14.
and thirty-throe.
Dent Zen, the Polish refugee, has.wrltten
letter to the Czar warning him against greater
severity towards Poland, as if it were poseible 4
Louts Napoleon is said to hake. Derby on
the brain, and hopes to win the neat great race
with one of his own stud,
-- Eugenie, rainy, esS, Is driving alight pony
carriage this summer, With Monies to match
her toilette, and every day a.change.
Farms in Mexico sell, att4ee Miami per
acre.
There havebeeAtirty-foursuicideadt the
Gorman spas this 6oftBoll—all gamblers.
The Princess May, of Eauthridget it said
to be the fattest lady in Europe.
The Empress Eugenie has sent a thousand
francs to a Kew York orphan asyhtm.
Queen Victoria's salary Is pcmt 'two Ito,