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TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1865.
The Fires at mobile and Nashville.
Even the cessation of hostilities and the
:generous terms which our Government has
•offered to the vanquished, did not check the
'Vindictive spirit of some of the Myrmi
dons of JEST DAVIS. They seem to have
literally resolved to rule or ruin the South.
The terrible fire at Mobile, by which hun
dreds of lives were lost and millions of
property destroyed, is now said to have
been caused by a rebel major, who com
pelled two incendiaries, by threats of in
stant death, to assist his infernal labors.
The disastrous fires at Nashville and Chat
tanooga are probably - attributable to a si
milar agemiy. The business portion of
Richmond was wantonly destroyed by the
retreating rebels, as well as the capital of
South Carolina. These destructive sa
vages were not outieLed with their
schemes to fire - Northern cities, to
burn steamboats and hospitals, but they
have vented their malignity upon the un
happy people whose interests they pretended
to espouse and protect. All this is in strict
accordance with the teachings og the
leaders of the rebellion. They repeatedly
recommended that the Russian policy at
Moscow should be imitated,aind their teach
ings have been followed by a few faithful
adherents. The North and South have
both suffered from their cruel resort to such
Cowardly weapons as assassination and
arson. If we permit such men to escape
Unpunished, we should erase all our laws
against crime from our statute books, and
rob society of every vestige of legal pro
tection against its enemies.
AFTER TICE GLOBE of our Revolutionary
war, great distress prevailed :for seven
long years, on account of the distrac
tions caused by the weakness of the old
Confederation and the want of a sound
currency. But, after the adoption of the
Federal Constitution and the adjustment
of old claims against the colonies, a career
of unparalleled prosperity commenced.
WAERINGTON could not be inaugurated it
the beginning of his first term, on the 4th
of March, because so little confidence was
felt in the new Union that it was impos
sible to get a quorum of Congress together
before April. Industry was disorganized,
and business of all kinds was completely
paralyzed. Four years later, however, at
the commencement of his second term,
he had the satisfaction of announcing that
the money needed by the Govornment
had been borrowed in Holland, on terms as
favorable as were accorded to the most
werltliy and prosperous nations. We had,
in the interval, established on a firm foun
dation our credit abroad, and set our own
people earnestly at work in developing the
'vast resources of our country, by facilitating
the exchange of their products and stimu
lating exertion by the; certainty of prompt
and generous rewards. We are situated
xtow, after the close of another great war,
not as the colonies were at the conclusion
of peace with Great Britain, but as they
Were after WASIIINErron's administration
bad created a new financial system. We
have capital, energy, peace, a country
abounding in wonderful resources, and a
teeming population, skilled in the know
ledge necessary to develop them.
Tina INTELLIGENCE from Forth Caro
lina indicates that the policy adopted by
the President for the reorganizathin of that
State, is highly satisfactory to its citizens,
and that the people hail with delight the
opportunity to resume their old relations
with the Union on honorable terms. It
a certainly better to make them sincerely
loyal by a magnanimous course, than to
rekindle the smouldering fires of discon
tent by an unwarrantable interference with
their domestic affairs. State Governments
have a well-defined sphere.. We have a
Tight to insist that they shall not wield
their power in rebellious hostility to the
Union, but we cannot justly deny them
freedom of potion in regulating questions
in which they are exclusively interested.
The nation will rigidly enforce its legiti
mate authority over every foot of its soil,
and it will guarantee the freedom of all its
inhabitants, but it cannot usurp the local
authority of the States without violating
the great charter from which it derives ail
its power.
CONDITION. o THE Nnotto IN OmonotA.—The
ranOon Telegraph has a long article on " What Phan
be cone with the emancipated negroes 1" Witilst
the editor says that be holds it to be an ill.advlsed
measure to free the negro, still ha is willing to asks
matters ae lie finds them, and counsels his realers
to do the same. lle says that it the people of
Georgia wish to prevent half a million of mau"
rated negroes from being vagrants and public nor
thern they must move instantly in the matter, for
upon these questions " hang the beggary or com
fort, prosperity Or ruin of tho State." The planterd
and the people must accept the fiat of the powers
that are, and overcome the present diffimlty, ny
making the freedmen "good laborers, comfortable,
.WOlbled, and happy."
The same editor, In another article, says that
Many masters, finding it impossible to support their
helpless negroes, have turned them away, and tint
these poor beings are crowding to the large cities
where starvation is staring them in the face. The
editor argues that it would be batter for noth master
and laborer if the former would keep and employ
the latter, remunerating him for his habor either In
money or from the crops raised on the farm,
nil LotTeel . BROILS Geo. N. SANDIIRS.—That
Vagabond, George N. Sanders, whom impede= la
only equalled ill!!! treason and ante of perfidy, 1.8
Oat in a long letter to "the Patriots of the South,”
In Which he counsels them to acdept all test oaths,
because franchise is the Ili; blood of the Sontn,"
and must not be risked, come what will. Of coarse
he tlinita these test oaths are not binding, but to
take them is the only way to regale political power.
Us tells-them to "coalesce with the Oeneervatives
of the North," because if they do they wilt have
the power to "direct the future ; possessing
a majority at every poll south or Meson and 1)189es
line.” Thel " should allow no one to be returned
CO any Oltra who will submit to asaumptloos of
superior rights on the part of the North, and who
will not faithfully support the platform, the UM
etitution, with such amendments only 48 hill give
greater protection to minorities and geographical
Sectlems." One of those " ConaervAtives," the Ms
ton Courier, bey, that "whatever may be his
programme , for the tormation of parties, national
or sectional : 1n this Republic, he had better keep
It to himself, retire Into fitting obscurity, and spend
the rant of his days in repenting the sins of a fat.
tionlst, a rebel, and a traitor, it not of a conspirator
awl an assassin. Vale!"
NORTH CADOX.M.A..—Tee editor of the Ralelab
M. Progress hoe lately bad an interview with
Ron, W. W. Holden, lately appointed military ite •
Vernor of the State, and received from him
Views as to the policy which will be paraded in re
constructing the State government. These who
have been notoriously disloyal will not be allowed
to tate part in reorganization. Neithor will
they be privileged to vote or hold office. An en
rolment is to be made Of all the loyal me's, after
avldch an election for delegates to a State iJonven
flu) Will take place. This convention will probably'
elnrisaa in September, and will provide fir an elee.
ticn for governor, congressmen, legislators, &a.
Aitet tale the Work of reconatrwitiOn Will be MOM
easy.
In order to devote all his time to his ()Moe, Mr.
liolden has retired from the 06 Itorshtp and manage•
Mont of the Standard, haring it in the hands or
Joseph W. Holden 2.,Lti .101.0pra S. Gasmen. Mr.
Ihrlden has been le the editorial chair of that Patna'
for twenty. too;ease.
Tlin CONERT/TUT/ONELL ELNCTION it I<TIRBOIIII.I.-..
The majority against the new Constltatlon In St.
'Loots to, 50(17. The Democrat thinks there will be a
msj rile et 10,000 for the new Constitution. Norte:-
son end Nouthwestera 'Mir:rout' are ',et to be board
from, and the auldiera , 'vote Is else to be reported.
What has been Called the "conservative" vote has
been ittereaSecs, out not enough to defeat the new
Constitution.
THE LAKE ERIB PIRA C/Es..-0019, ono of the lead
ers or the Lake Erie pirates, veto committed demo.
de.t.lms In Sept„ 1864, has turned State's evlnance
unS gave is bla Witten) , at the trial or kno of these
pirates, in Cleveland, on Wednesday last Cole
Lys he la a resident of Carlisle, anti that he had
anqhttilnE In Philadelphia by the name of Lavalette
alias "T'3' Charles, and Robinson alias A, St.
Clair. Ude sold the Whole party of pirates worn
*PIIPRed t,y ThOmpson, Cleary, C. C. Clay, and
liolsorsh Thus ar,other ohaprer is added to the
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VOL. 8.-NO. 271.
LETTER FROM 460CCASIONAL."
WASHINGTON, June 12, 1865
Ex-President Buchanan's long-threaten
ed vindication against the charge, already
incorporated into the unalterable history of
the war, that his Administration hurried on
the events which led to and encouraged the
rebellion, is announced to be on the eve
of publication. The venerable Sage of
Wheatland preserves his equanimity to
the last. Wrapt in the robe of con
scious innocence, and serenely convinced
that if he was the last of the line of mo
dern- Democratic Presidents, he was also
the purest and the best, he will no doubt
give the world a work of some ingenuity
and labor. The Old Public Functionary is
not a 'prentice-hand at making- the worse
-appear the better reason. To cite no other
incident, who but he, aided, by a skilful
and unscrupulous Attorney General, could
have given gloss and decency to the
revolting heresy that the Government
of the United States has no power to pro
tect itself trona annihilation? Issued in
December of 1860, after President Lin
coin's first election, this argument was to
the conspiring traitor, in his own house
hold and in the hail of Congress, what the
map is to the traveller in a strange
country, or the chart to the mariner
on an unknown coast. 'With this as a
guarantee and a warrant, they began a
crusade which has cost the free States
alone nearly half a million of lives, and
almost countless millions of money.
Having succeeded in this one labor of love,
it is natural that he should boldly under
take another. There is something con
tagious in this habit of autobiography.
The sensation created by Louis Napo
leon's Caesar, in which he solves, to. his
own satisfaction, some heretofore very
difficult questions, has set the Empress
to writing her memoirs, and will, no
doubt, quicken the intellects and the
pens of other children of leisure and of
luxury. All such who print, however,
must expect to be read; and the higher
the place they have filled, the more certain
they are to be criticised. But James
Buchanan has not shown a very whole
some respect for public opinion at any
time since he was chosen President ;
and he is, of course, prepared to defy
comment upon his forthcoming brochure.
A few days ago a gentleman who
who served in one of the Pennsylvania
regiments in Sherman's army, handed
me the following letter, which he
picked up at Atlanta, Georgia, writ
ten by Howell Cobb while he was Se
cretary of the Treasury under James
Buchanan. It was addressed to the edi
tor of the' Democratic paper at Atlanta,
and was found in his office by my friend.
It, will be seen that the editor had taken
the alarm at the course of poor Hon. R. J.
Walker, at that time the Governor of Kan
sas, appointed by Mr. Buchanan, and
thought that Atchison, the infamous Mis
souri ruffian, was right in predicting that it
would be impossible to force slavery into
the Territory. He therefore demanded of
Cobb to know if the South was to be
cheated in the pleasant game.? The Bu
sier of Cobb ought certainly to form a
part of the forthcoming publication of the
Sage of Wheatland:
VirAsimiGTOir CITY, ,a.Ugnst 16,1657.
DIT DBMS in I have this moment received your
)steer, and ravly at cooo. I feared that General
Atchisou's letter would do harm, but I did not ex
pect that It would lidltiOnOC intelligent, conservative
Democrats, knoll as 3 ou sayhave °lliad at your oflice
to give txpreselon to their intliguatiOn. What are
the mats ? General At chlson lives in Missouri, and,
as I am i9aforvied, has had 'vary little intercourse, for
sevtial months, with the people of Kansas. Ito
a _private letter, ;hich Is published for the
pull:0E60 SUITOCC, of olatracting the flemacratia
pally, and wialon was soldently.writteu tO Bhow that
ha: lorruer predictions, that KaaSeS would be a awe
i - ;thre, would not be. ree,ll.od, on account of ove-..ts
he child net coutr...l; tied this solitary sta.toment of
Get era 1 Atcblson la to be tiOtett as conclusive evi
dence that the pro-slavery men of Katmai condemn
Governor Waiter against the following facts :
I... The pro-slavery and Democratic papers of
ICS.4< He all sustain Walker.
2. - The Democratic convention, composed of two•
thuds of prc•alavery men, unanimously aupprt
3 Judge Elmore, the President of that canyon-
Mr,. and one of the most decided pro Slavery man
oi Earls:is, sustains him.
4. stringiellow, Imam:, 'Whitfield (late delegate),
Woi.uwaro ; az.d ether leading' and promlnekt fro
tlavary men of ICIILAkg, sustain.
b. All the pra-davery men of KanSas who are known,
and with whom Gov. Walker has mat, without ex
ception, are acting in concert ana cooperation with
him.
Now, Onn It be possible that sensible men will
ie permi this overwhelming of ota to bo el
needt,
by the solitary letter of array
Gen. fa
Atchison, who
is notin the territory, and the eroaklngs of a few die.
contented spirits, who write letters to the Oharleaton
Mercury and similar sheets? If you. cannot, with
these facts ' present a satisfactory argument to
elaople or toorgirt on rain point, you are not the
Inal. I have taken lon to be. I repeat to you that
rase Acnolnistrailon of. Mr. Buchanan is the most
triornittddy identified with. our principles and our
rights of any that has ever preceded it, and I am
wtl
lin,r to stand or Tali upon. the tame. AS to removing
007. Walker for torzi cause now existing, it is not
Dreamed of, and those who Intend to quit the Demo
moue party on that account, cart con/mimeo atone
looking out for their (matters In the Know-Nothing
c-,zap. I writs in very great haste for the nexc
wan. ihspeetfulry yours. 5:0.,
Howora, °on%
At the time this interesting letter was
wirtten, it was known to President Bu
chanan that a large majority of the people
of Kansas were resolved to make it a free
State. Many of the prominent pro-slavery
men were then in Washington, and frank
ly agreed to this representation. The Pre
sident repeatedly acknowledged the truth
of the statement and accepted all the con-
sequences. He distinctly assented to the
proposition that the people of Kansas
should have a fair vote and their will car
ried out, and this with a full knowledge
of the certain result. At the time
Cobb's letter was 'written the pro
slavery •men of Kansas had not yet
broken with Governor Walker. They
still hoped to use him for their sinister pur
poses—perhaps I ought not to say they
hoped to use him ; they only hoped to de
ceive him. They thought they could
manage the gross forgeries afterwards per
petrated, and induce Walker to overlook
them, and accept the elections founded on
them as the voice of the people. It is true
Judge Elmore, and the other gentlemen
alluded to in Cobb's letter, supported
Walker and his policy ; and thus El-
more continued to do to the day, of
his death, which took place only
last year. Although a Southern man,
with Southern principles and prejudices,
Elmore was honest. I knew bun well,
and can testify that he was as indignant at
the fraud and violence of the Southern
party as Governor Walker and his seers
tory, Hon. F. P. Stanton. But this was
not true of others who were strong sup
porters of the territorial administration in
the summer of 1657. It is also true
the Democratic Convention unanimous
ly passed resolutions in favor of Walker;
but these were suppressed by the notorious
Ale Lean, who at ;that time controlled the
Democratic paper in Lecompton, and was
Stcretary of the Convention. McLean was
then in correspondence with the malcon
tents in the South. He frequently stated
that Governor Walker would not be sus
tained by Mr. Buchanan. That noble
patriot laughed at the idea; but McLean
was confident of his information, which in
- die end turned out to be too well founded.
h tchison's letter is only another proof of
the fact that Kansas was sought to be made
the victim of political adventurers outside
of her limits. But the sum and sub
qance of the whole matter can be stated in
1, cry few words. The honest Democrats
supported Governor Walker to the end.
That part of them having sinister motives
and objects, pretended at first to support
him. They merely professed to be willing
o give a fair opportunity to the people of
Icanaas to fettle their affairs by their own
votes. So long as it was understood that
Buchanan sustained Walker these noun
.;rely sustained him. But they had infor
ozuaom adtaried that 111114aThali , would
4bandon him. They had the game blocked
'n. Walker. They pretended to support
im until they were sure of Buchanan's
T.,id—then they took open grounds against,
.3nd defted him. They were sure of having
he Federal power to back them, and they
plunged into every fraud and villainy to
accomplish their objects.
When Cobb wrote the above letter to the
Georgia editor, he believed that Walker
was acting on the side of slavery, instead
of freedom. It also shows that when Cobb
and the rest discovered that Walker was
laboring on the side of freedom—or rather
for fair play among the people—he was
marked out as a victim, and pro
claimed a traitor to the Democratic party.
The outrages that followed were fearfully
avenged ; at first in the defeat of the
Administration in nearly every free State;
then in the division and destruction of the
Democratic party at Charleston and Balti
more ; then in the secession of the South
ern States from the halls of Congress in the
winter of 1800.61 ; and, finally ( what the
traitors intended when they induced
Buchanan to desert the solemn pledge
upon which he was elected, and to unite
with them in trying to force slavery
into a free territory,) in an open attack
upon the flag at Fort Sumpter, in April of
1801—the beginning of a war that has cost
hundreds of thousands of lives, and count
less millions of treasure. Here is a chap
ter to Which I respectfully invite the atten
tion of the distinguished exPresident be
fore he adds his august name to the illus
trious authors of the day. OccAsroNAL.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 12.
THE AMNESTY—CIRCULAR FROM TEE AT-
TO.RNEY OBNER&L
The following circular has been issued from' the
Attorney General's Office :
By direction, of the President, all persons be
longing to the excepted classes enumerated in the
President's amnesty proclamation of May 21, 1810.
who may make speCial applications to the Presi
dent for pardon, are hereby notified that before
their respective applications will be considered, it
must be Shown that they have respectively taken
and subscribed to the oath or affirmation in the
said proclamation prescribed. Every snot person
desiring a special pardon should make apidintiOn
in writing or in person therefor, and shall transmit,
with such application, the original oath or affirma
tion as taken and subscribed before an officer
tborised under the rules and regulations promul
gated by the Secretary of State, to administer the
amnesty oath prescribed in the said Proclamation
of the President. JAMLIEI SPUD,
"Attorney General."
ARREST 07 EXTRA. BILLY SMITH
Gov. WILLIAM Saara, of Virginia, has delivered
hirneelf under arrest, Ind is paroled. It 10 thought
that VANCB and LIM:SHIM will also be paroled.
PROVISIONAL GOVRENORS FOR ALABAMA AND
GEORGIA
Provisional Governors for Goorgia and Alabama
will be appointed to morrow Or neat day.
NUMBER OF TROOPS WElo HAVE DEPARTED.
One hundred and ten thousand troops have left
here up to to-day.
THE INDICTMENT OF LEE
The indictment and evidence against Lan for
treason has been brought here,
MATE OF A PROMINENT OFFICIAL.
Dr. Wilut.Ax, for twenty years Chief of the Nesrel
Surgical Bureau, died last night. HO MU from
Pbn nay Wants.
PERSONAL
It is reported that Governor Mums, or Mists ,
stppl, was arrested a few days ago, but , released on
his parole until further orders.
RICHMOND.
Opinion of John Moor Botts on the Re
construction of Virginia—The Aboli
tion of Slavery—Shah the Negroes Re
main in the henth—A New and Impor
tant Order—Judge (laid and Captain
Retch still in Libby.
Pan.Airzt:PHlA. PRRBS 13171213A1T,
R:OF. MOND, hirierl, 1605.
JOHN MINOR BOTTb ON EItOOIO37IIIICITION.
Wishing' to be as fully Informed as poSSible,
upon the present aspect of reconstruction, I called
yesterday on the Hon. John Minor Bolts, who is at
present In this city, at the solicitation of Governor
Plerpont, to assist in the reorganization of the
State. Mr. Botts says that the people of Virginia
would have had Jan objection to have rewind Mit
Plerpont as Provisional Governor, but that there is
a decided disinelinatiOn to acknowledge him as the
Erecuilvii of this Commonwealth. Ho thinks it
would be unjust to force the Alexander Constitir
tion, formed in a Convention of only eleven Mem.
hers, and adopted by four or fivehundred votes, upon
the people of this State. He says, as he honestly
opposed the Leeompton Constitution being toned
upon the people of Kansas, he cannot consistently
ask the people of Virginia to submit without pro.
test to the Alexander Constitution. Mr. Batts
quotes Charles Sumner with much emphasis, in re•
toning to that gentleman's speech, in Which he dir
dared that those who presented their Credentials to
be admitted to the -Visited States Senate were
elected by nothing more than a town council.
THE ABOLITION OY SLAVERY.
This eminent gentleman also thinks that the die.
organization of labor, by immediate emancipation,
IS a source,of much disquietude. The people would
have preferred to have had a voice in what so near
ly affects them. They do not like the idea of al.
cepting a fundamental law with whose provision 3
they are unacquainted, and of whose spirit they are
uninformed. frankly admits that the anti
slavery clause is repugnant to the people, yet had
they the formation of anew Oonstitulon they could
be induced, by certain Influences, to yield their Ob
jections and Insert an article abolishing the system,
Mr. Bolts has no hesitation in saying that tee
abolition of slavery was one of the worst mea
sures that the Government has adopted for the
Blare. He declares that many of the negroes
are lazy and worthless, and not in a Andltlon to
enjoy freedom ; but that if the act had been gra,
dual, they could have been prepared for the pm.
Bitten which has been forced upon them. Re wants
it distinctly understood that he is noun favor of
slavery, and that at his death he had Intended to
make satisfactory provision for his bondemen. Maly
of them, however, not knowing of his generous in.
tentionS, Or, if theyldid, not caring to wait until that
period, mysteriously disappeared, among whom he
thinks there are only two or three who are oapable
of taking care of themselves. They left the women
and children with him, whom he cheerfully sup
ports, thankful that it is in his power to do so.
NISEIRONS lIIIMAININEI IN TRH 6017191,
Dlr. Botts emphatically declares that the demo.
eraoy of the people of the South le of that character
that they will not permit the negroes to remain in
the South in peace as free men. He mentioned the
fact of his friendship for the negrO in several in
stances, and spoke of these unfavorable signs, not
as expressing his own feelings, but as anticipating
unfortunate eventS. lie called attentiol to the fact
that in the Convention of 1850 in this State, to re
-17150 the Constitution, when efforts were made to
deepen the degradation of the Navin, and to in
crease the embarrassments and persecution! of the
free people of color, he demanded of the representa
tives of the State what—with the additional weight
of legislation, they were about to barden the
negroes—they wished to accomplish 1 When he Was
answered that if it were deemed necessary, they
would be driven into the Chesapeake. His liberality
with reference to the negro has frequently been the
cause and made the occasion for the most violent
vituperation from his politioal opponents in
Virginia, who seriously questioned his fidelity to
Southern institutions. _
AV IMPORTANT ORDER
The uniforms of treason, so offenSlVe to Union
men, are des:Hared contraband by the following or
which will be promulgated through the daily
papers to morrow morning, to the astonishment of
the rebels : •
ntte.J3QILLUTRIta DRPILILTSI'T Clif
AUNT OP TEEM Jamas,
Ilicassonn, Vto Jane 10, 180,
GBSIBRAL 01111118, No. 70.--A euffielent time hay
g elapsed since the sarreat er of the forces late In
rebellion with the United States for all who were of.
each forces to procure Other apparel than their uni
form,
It is hereby Mead, That PO person after June
15, 1805, appear In pu - blin in UM depart Mela Wears
ing any insignia of rank or military service worn
by officers or men of the late rebel army.
'Where plain buttons cannot be procured, those
formerly used can be covered with cloth.
Any person violating this Order will be liable to
arrest.
By command of Major General E. D. O. Oril,
EDW. W. SMITH, Ant. /Wit. General.
JUDGE OULD AND CAPTAIN lIA.TOIL,
Judge Ould and Captain Hatoh, rebel commie
sioners of exchange, still occupy their Well-venti
lated apartneents at the Rotel do Libby. Matters
of private intermit have demanded their presence
oleewhere, but the pressing nature of the inVita.,
tion to remain, to attend to public affairs!, are par•
fcntly irresistible. It is generally supposed that
the Investtgatlons which are now going on will re•
store Judge Wild to his liberty. Bat% is believed
to be capable of robbing our prisoners. Dishonest
practices having been discovered in the bureau, it
was deemed necessary to arrest the chief, as well as
his subordinate, which will acOeunt for the Judge's
detention. ROLLIN.
R1M98011114.
ADOPTION Olf. TEM NSW' CONSTITUTION.
T. Lowe, June 12.—Returns from seventy-One
counties, together with a portion of the Banners'
vote, kave no doubt as to the adoption of the neW
Constitution by a decided majority. Thirty.two
counties are yet to be heard from, nearly all
of which will give a majority for the Constitution,
which, together with the soldiers' vote of several
thousand yet to come in, will make the majority in
favor of its adoption of from 6000 to 6000.
Exploilon or a Locomotive and Loss of
'FissansnOwr, Ky., Juno 12.—The boiler ol
freight locomotive In front of the railroad depot,
rnplodod this afternoon, deitroying a portion of the
.spot. Four persOne were haled, and eight or ten
badly wounded, perhaps fatally Injured. The
canes Of Um explosion is nnlinOWn.
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1865.
FROM HAVANA.
SAN DOMINGO TO BE EVACUATED BY
THE SPANISH.
The Officers of our Iron-dads Entertained.
New YORK, Jute 12.—Tbe steamer Liberty has
arrived from Havana, with tOvlose to the 7th.•
The order for the definite evaortation of San Do.
ming° has been received Vern Spain.
Tie news from Mexico ie of no Importance.
The Ere Nouvelle does not think the Eimerloan
emigration would be dangerous to the Intereida or
the-Empire.
The Sociedad confirms the report that the clot
federates at Eagle Pass, near Piedras Nograil, and
EroWnsville, had tendered armed aid to the let.
portal authorities, but the tender WAS declined,
The Apostolic Nuncio, M. Meglia, had ion for
Europe.
The entertainment to the omoors of Otte iron-gad
fleet at Havana passed off, in the most eattsfuotory
manner. The authorities had visited the monitors
and expressed groat gratification. The equalron
sailed on the 6th, after a stay of a week.
The steamer Moro Castle made the trip from
New York in four days and seven hours.
EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OFTHE CITY OF LONDON
AT NEW YORK.
BANQUET IN HONOR OF THE ATLANit
TELEGRAPH.
TNE CANADIAN DELEDATES RETIIIUT
tiDEBEC AND MONTREAL TO BD FORTIOIRD.
"Alabama" Claims in the Enpish
Parliament.
THE PUNISHMENT OF JEFF HiVisi
PRINCE NAPOLEON ANO HIS MI-
PERIAL COUSIN.
DEATH OF MARSHAL MAGNAN
The British steamship City of London, Petrie,
from Liverpool May suit and Qateristown Joao Ist,
7 25 A. AL, with merchandise and Pl 2 hundred and
fattpfive passengers, arrived at New York on yes
terday monslag.
At the banquet, given In honor of the Atlantic
Telegraph, at the Ship tavern, Mr. Pander, M. P.,
occupied the chair, and after the toastof tie Queen,
ho propeSid the President of the United Stitia, and
remarking upon the motnemtons duties Welt de.
volved upon President Joi‘eson, he exOessed a
hope that In his, Johnson's, aaministration sf affairs
at the preaent crisis, justice might be tell:spared
with mercy. The sentiment was receivsd with
runeh applause and the toast drank with much en
thusiasm.
Among the other touts was 0 - 10 to the eneeeeg
of the Atlantic cable and one to gyro V.
exprening the hope that hia energy and perm
verauch on behalf of the Atlantic Telegraph Oom
pany may be rewarded by the permanent Mena
of the cable.
The speakers, one and all, expressed the most
confident hopes that everything would prove sue..
cessful. Captain Anderson, who commands the
Great Eastern; and whose health Wee drank with
mush warmth, stated that, although he entered
upon the affair with some misgivings, be had now
the utmost confidence in the undertaking, as it was
being carried out with a vigor and earnestness that
commanded r.neceldi. ,
The Owl says the lasnallian delegates are about to
-return to Canada, having established Wiihrtiie fie'
vernment ooMplote union respecting the fortitiOa
tion of Quebec and Montreal, and for the general
defence of Canada, and they feel confident the eon•
federation of all the North Amerloan provinoes will
be arranged to the entire sathfaction Of the IMperial
Governmeet and of the various provinces of British
Amerlea. .
The enestion Of the ese.ention of Seffereoll
-
as a traitor continues to be discuse. The Daily
a
News arrives at the following comb:Wien
_
We desire that the extreme pnaLshment of
treason may not be Inflicted upon Mr. Davie. not be
cause we are prepared to deny the justice of the
penalty, but because the principle which the Govern
ment of the United Statile represents Is already vin
dicated in a maar er so triumphant and glorious that
nothing can be added to that vindication by the %-
faction ot sneering more severe than that whielt has
necesearily Attended his feline. It would be ton
worths of the people of the United States so visit his
otioneee with its just anger in the position in which
he has fallen. Antandonee and cursed by the people
Anita, he has misled to ruin, he can no more en
danger the cause of the Republie than he can re
store the wealth and life and nappiness which he
has wantoely and wretchedly destroyed. It should
not be enough for the Government to know that it
has a complete legal right to execute one Dials for
treason. Uttleee that nee Is also believed with good
reason to be necessary on nubile grounds, it is one
which the MUMS of the Republic would, in after
years, look bark on with deep regret."
The Londae Times, Ina leader, says : Tee capture
of Davie may prove either a fortunate or a fatal
success for the Government ef the United States..
If it be viewed merely as the crowning triumph of
the war, and as evidence bstore the leee of the
world tbat the last spark of organized insurrection
hat' been extinguished on the soil of the Republic,
the event may conduce materially to th 6 puffin
tire of the country; but the new President hag pub-
Hely expressed himself in such ominous language
on tee subject, and the policy of the Government
mar be so directly affected by his personal views,
that we can no longer regard the ease with Doi&
denee or unconcern.
Debate in Parliament.
_ ANSI:U.OAX MAZES.
. .
In the House of Commons, on the 3oth, Mr. Le•
levre asked whether the communication Stated to
have been received from the United States Govern..
went on the subject of the depredationa of the
Alabama, and other vessels of the same charaoter,
was in any way contrary to the tenor and spirit of
the despatch of Mr. Atiama to our Government of
October 1863, in which he stated that In order to
preserve amity and friendly re:attain with foreign
governments, statesas induced by the Government
of the United te to postpone any question aria
ing out ot the depredations committed by those ires.
eels ; he wished to know, further, whether that de•
spatoh was dated before or since toe accession of
Mr. Johnson to the presidency.
Lord Palmerston said that communications had
taken place icr some tine with regard to the depre•
datlons of the Alabama and other vessels. The
claim made recently was of the setae klgd as former
claims. It was delivered to the Government since
the accession of President Johnson, but he could
not say whether the lustruetions to which it related
were issued by President Johnson or President
Lincoln.
Ain W. Forater Said there eras an impreasion
abroad that, elnee.the accession of President John.
eon, new claims had been made in a different spirit
from those which were made formerly. lie believed,
however, that the furpreadon was altogether an•
founded.
Mr. Layaril said that no fresh deManag had been
made.
FRANCE
The proceedings of Prince Napoleon in ()orate%
has called forth the following rebuke from the Em
peror:
s , I cannot refrain from mentioning to you the
painful impression produced upon me by reading
your speech at Apace. By leaving you, during my
absence with the Empress and my son, as Vice PT&
sident of the Connell of State, I wished to give you
a proof of friendship and confidence. But the po
litical programme which you place under the agis
of the Emperor can only be useful to the enemies of
my government. To be able to apply at the present
time the fdr* of the Emperor, it is necessary to
have passed through the Were trials and the re
sponsibility or power.- Can we, pigmies as we are,
really estimate, at its true value, the great histori
cal figure of Napoleon i That whtoh-11 clear to all
the world is, that to prevent anarchy; the Emperor
had to eslabilsh severe discipline, admitting but
one will and one action. I cannot henceforth devi•
ate from the same rule of conduct:,
The Paris Frew of as 27th publishes the follow
ing letter addressed by Prince Napoleon , to the
Emperor . •
Sara: Ia consequence of your Majesty's letter of
the 231 that , and its publication in the Moniteur, I
resign my post as vice president el the Privy Conn
ell and president of the OOMMillSiOn Of the Universal
Exhibition.
Receive, Sire, the homage and the profound and
respectful attachment with which I remain your
Majesty's very devoted cousin,
NAPOLTiON Jintossa.”
The death of Marshal hlagnan is announced.
La Pattie announces the arrival at Paris of M.
Efoin, Mel of the Oabinet of the Emperor Maxi.
miller, on a special mission to the Emperor Na•
koleon.
The French Derby was decided on the 28th lilt.,
Gontran being the winner by two lengths, Le
Mandarin second, and Argences a bad third.
nineteen ran.
It In rumored in Paris that Prince Napoleon con
templates another "visit to the United States.
ZniNV YORK CITY.
0113!=
The trot te•day between Dexter and Lady Thorne
wag won by the last named, who made the first,
second, and fourth Mate. The best time made was
2.24, on the first heat.
TUB STOOK 38031.1.8G1C.
SECOND BOARD.
12e660 II 8 66 3,0 Quick 1/716 C 0... 6334
360) 11 866 10.40.-- c 0836 900 18.r1p0.. 1t Co_ 11
/000 Tr IT 7 1046 So.. 5674 61.4 Hrlo 7034
0.00 Missouri 81 780 d 0... ..... v3l
20000 0 & •26 100 do Prof 85
6001 Amorloan Oold .140 300 Ilnd6on RR. 636163%
100 Canton Co-- 3 , 64. 100 do .... • . b 3010136
100 do 334 200 Beading 93
200 Comb Co pref.... 4236 600 do. ~ . . an't
100 12 Y Can 12 0116 400 0 1 0 v 66 .r1/5656.1£
2(0 ...... 531,1 200 d t u i x
100 do— • --- 934, 2000 66
118 Quiak 6111 6"..3.11 1000 Di 16M1.. . .«...6434
100 do 833. 600 do
100 do 03X
TWG STOCK EXCHANGE.
At Gnihigher's Xrchange this evening, Gold
closed at 142; New 'York Central, 04; ETle ltatb
Toad 70X nadoort nivel', ; Iteading, 943‘;
Old Southern s .6s„ l / 4 ,'; Pittsburg. 68k; Chicago and
Rack Island, 99K; North greet 4 an 2 7m . North,
Western preferred, 67; Fort Wayne, 98K ; Ohio
certificates, 26K; Canton Company 88K; Ontn.
'lwland Coal, 43 ; rderipoos, Geld, miter eon,
was quoted jat 143,1 t.
A REPORT OF PAYNE'S (POWELL'SYCON
DITION TO BE DUDE TO-MORROW.
Important Testimony Concerning the
Explosion at City Point.
C, C. Clay's Connection with rebel Pirates, the
WarwmoTorr, June 12.—The reading of the re-
Cord of Saturday haying been concluded, the id
lowing Winners were examined:
By Mr. Boater : I reside in Warrenton, Virginia
114:cognize the prisoner Payne as a man whom I
Sow on the road in front of my house, having tnroe
Imirn soldiers in his charge; an attempt was no ids to
1111 the prisoners, and the man palled Powell ( mean.
irg Payne) tried to prevent it, and I heard him say
that he was a gentleman, and wished to be treated
as tuck ; that if they attempted to kill the men he
bad Captured, he would dewed his prisoners at the
peril or his life ; one of the prieners was killed,
when the perry left the road, and I did not see them
afterwards ; the affair occurred last Ohrlstmas.
Cress examinee s by Judge Advocate Holt: I was
speaking of the affair afterwards to a citizen, and
tolling Elm this man tiled to save the Union sol.
Mem, when I was informed that his name wag
Powell bad not seen him before, nor have I seen
him since until today, but I am aortain ho ie the
Ey the Conn : Re was dressed as a Ocrifederate,
and I thought they called Min lieutenant; there
were he marks of an ter upon him; he looked'
More genteel than the daimon soldiers.
,
Testimony or ar.sim. cesium—
"litir...l)oster f - I am the husband of the witness -
Who hes just left the stand ; at the time the affray
~.;courrcd In front of my house, about Ohristmas
last, 1 was retorting home, and was within three
Lubdred yards of my house when the tiring on the
roads commenced; all that I heard was that the
prisoner at the bar, who went by the name of
Powell, had • tried to save the Jives of two Union
solciers ; the prisoner was not an offloer, so far as I
am aware.
By Mr. Cos ; I am an ensign In tho navy; I have
known the prlSoeer, Irlionael O'Laughlin, about
eta years ; on the afternoon of Tuursday of 13M
of April we Caine together from Baltimore to Wash.
ington, reaching here between five and six o'clock ;
we came up the avenue sod stopped at Ruliman'a
hotel; I.then went into a barberstiop to get shaved,
and the prisoner proceeded up the street, but re•
joined me before I had been shaved; he was not out
of my company at any other time that evening ; I
went up the avenue with him to look at the !Bumf
natien, but did not go farther than Seventh street;
we went to the Vonterbury about 9 (echoic, and
stayed there about three. quarters Of an hoar, after
Widen we returned to Bnilmen'e hotel, getting
there between 10 and 11 o'clock; we remained there
about Leif an hour, and then went oat again ; the
avenue was so crowded during the evening thatit was
almost impossible to get along ; I can state post.
tit ely that the prisoner was not near the house of
the Secretary of War, on Franklin Square, at any
time on Tniatethty evening; we retired between ono
and. two O'clock on Friday morning; the prisoner
was at his room when I called neat morning; he
Was not with me on Friday afternoon ; on Friday
evening I met him at Bull atitn'e hotel ; he was there
With me until ten o'clock, and then went out in
centrally with a man by tue name of Fuller; that
1 , a* alter the atsassltatlon we had arranged to
return to Baltimoie on ' , tidal,. mothlt.c, and I pr.,.
posed to stay until evening, which we did.
UrOkellumnined by Judge Advocate Bolt was
impossible for the prisoner to have been at the
Muse of the Secretary of War before ten or
eleven o'clock on the evening of the lath of April,
as I did not part with him at any time ; when he
rejoiced me at the barbershop, after leaving me on
Thuretiay afternoon, he cold me ha had been to see
]tooth; that was between five and BIS ; tee
next morning he was to go to sea Booth, and I
called for him at the National hotel, but he was not
there ; I then went to hit room and saw him there ;
Le said he had been to see Booth but did not see
him, that Booth was out ; he did not state his ob•
jou in evotavering to see Booth,
(lox: lie did not say anything about
Beeth eyeing him money; he merely said that ht
hed been to seal:looth oa Friday morning ; he told
Me ha had not seen Booth. •
14) Judge Advocate Bolt: I had no partionlar
mac n for Staying in town undi Friday evening ;
ELggeEied to the party in whose company I was,
O'Laughlin among the number, that we should re
main until Friday evening; I had no Bpi del Tea?
son for so doing; O'Loughlin did not make any
suggestion of that kind ; the arrangements far our
Slat to Washington we determined OD Monday, in
Baltimore, Thursday being the day fixed; I sug
gtsted the day ; the party did a great deal of
drii.king while in Washington; it would be impos
sible for me to say how many times we drank ; i do
not think it could have been more than ten ; one of
the party, Mr. Early, was not sober.
Testimony of M. B. Sweeney.
By Mr. Aiken! I OM loSiplaititini with John M.
Lloyd ; I met him on the 14th of April last at IVlarl,
Moro', and rode with him a portion of the way tenor Marlbor o, towards his home; he seemed to be 3.111.
siderably under tte influence of liquor; he drank,
or attempted to drink on the road, at least to pun
the bottle to his lips ; the bottle contained liquor.
Cross.examined by Judge Advocate Roil: I
drink with him ; I could not tell which drank the
moat; bOth drank from the same bottle; he
seemed to be otnsiderahly_ excited, witch atttiblitedto the infioece of °rink; he was alone In
his buggy ; I was on horseback ; he Wall eXOBed in
conversation and general deportraent ; • I do not
think rwes excited myself; I suppose helsnew what
he was doing, and weere he was going; at leash I
thought he was able to take mare of himself.
By :dlr. Glampitt : I have known J. Z. JenkinS, a
brother of Mrs. Swett's, for sixteen years; I have
heard it said of him that lie was a Zellettil Union
man ; on one occasion a Union flag was raised wttt,
in a hundred yards of the house in which I boarded,
and, there being a rumor that an attempt would bo
mate to out it down, Mr. Jenkins formed ono of a
party who stood guard around It an ulicht ; I heard
that he came to Washington to get votes for the
Union ticket in Maryland, bat Ido not know any.
thing Of that I believe him to be_to.day a con-
OW/lily loyal man.
By Judge Advocate Roll! I have never acted
against the Government, that I know of; I was
Strictly neutral in my conduct and feelings in re
gard to the rebellion • I was perfectly indifferent as
to whether the rebeldon failed or succeeded.
By the court : I parted with Mr. Lloyd, on the ce.
caller , of which I have spiken, about six miles from
Surattsville • I did not Wm more than one drink
out of the bottle from welch Mr. Lloyd drank.
Mr. Aiken, counsel for Mrs. Surest, stated that
when on Friday last he announced that he would
not delay the court after the other counsel for the
aroused bad closed their defences, he had not learn.
ad some important facts since communicated to
him. On Friday afternoon last he visited Suratts
villa and Marlborough, and while on that visit ace
eutred some facts whisk he believed to be of material
importanee to the accused, Para. Surat. He there
fore sidled the privilege of introducing that beau.
mony. Thewltnesses wetild probably be present to
morrow, and their examination might net 000upy
more than a Couple of hours, and would be likely to
affect materially any rebutting testimony which the
Government might have to offer.
Tudge Advocate Holt stated that, inasmuch as
some important testimony for the Government still
remained to be taken, and the witnesses might not
arrive to.day, but would be present to.morrow, there
would be no loss of time ; he was, therefore, disposed
to grant the request of counsel. •
Ttatimouy of Assistant Adj ntAnt General
By Judge Advocate Holt:.Q. State whether or
not you are acquainted with G. T. Rains, a briga
dier general in the rebel military ser vloe 1 A, I
WitS very well acquainted with G. J. Rains, who,
in 1861 resigned his coin: Maslen as a lieutenant
colonel in the Bth Regular United States Infantry.
Q. Were you acquainted with his handWriling 1
.11., Yee, sir.
Q. Look at that endorsement, and state whether
you believe it to be in his handwriting [Exhibit.
ing a paper to witness.] A. To the best of my
knowledge and belief it is.
The paper referred to was given le evidence with
out objection. It is dated Richmond, December le,
1864, and is addressed to Captain S. McDaniel,
commanding Torpedo Company, and signed by
John Maxwell. II sets forth, in substance, that in
obedience to the order of the person to whom it 18
addressed, and with the means and equipment far
.nished by him, the writer left Richmond on the'
26th of July, 1864, for the line of the James river, to
operate with the norologieal torpedo against the
enemy's vessels navigating the river. The writer
was accompanied by Mr. R. R. Dillard, whose see.
limo were engaged for the expedition. After tine
dry adventures, the two men reached City Point
before daybreak on the 9th of August last, arid the
Writer aline the result of his operations as follows
"Requesting -my companion to remain behind
about half a mile, I cautiously approached the
wharf with mymac hine and powder Covered by a
small box. Finding the captain had come ashore
from a barge then at the wharf, I seized the otiose
51031 to hurry forward with my box. Being halted
by ono of the wharf seatineas, I succeeded in pass.
tug Dim by representing that the captain had ordered
me to convey the box on board. Dialling a men from
the barge, we put the meanie. In motion, and gave it
in his charge and he carried it aboard. The magazine
contained'abent twelve pounae or powder. Rejoining
my companion, we retired to a safe distance, to wit
ness the eßect of our effort,. in snout an hour the
explosion occurred . Its Meet was communicated
to another barge beyond the one operated upon, and
also to a large wharf:building, containing the ene.
my's - stores), which was totally destroyed. Tile
scene was terrine, and the effect deafened my corn
panfort to an extent from which he has not recover
ed. My own,person was severely shocked, but lam
thankful to Providence that we have both escaped
without lasting injury. We obtained. and refer
you to the enclosed slip from the enemy's nee/Ma
w, which afford their testimony of the terrible
et:filets of this blow. The enemy estimate the loss
of His at fifty-eight killed and one hundred and
twenty-six wounded, but we have Minn 10 bra
lieve It greatly exceeded that. The pecuniary
damage we heard estimated at four millions of dol
lars, but, of course, we Can give you no exact ac
count of its extent.
The writer then detalla the capture of the vessel
Jaae Duffield by a party Of which Acting Master
J. 11. Kinds, of the 0. S. Navy, and the writer were
mombers. The capture occurred on the 17th of
September last, in Warniak river. The party far
ther states that he was finally compelled to abandon
these operations in consequence of the vigilant
v Melt kept upon him and his coadjutors by our
forces.
The Indereemente en the letter were by Z. MoDso
Captain Of C. A. Secret service, and G. J.
Rains, Brigadier G eneral , Superintendent ; that or
the latter being to the elfoot that John Maxwell and
B. K. Dillard were sent by Z. MoDaniels into the
rtemy'S line, by the authority of the writer, for
tome such purpose;, and that when the tremens.
eons explosion occurred at City Point on August
Orb, the supposition was strong that it was done
through their agency.
A further Indorsement was as follows :
Certified copy forwarded to War Department,
June 8, 1865. J. MeanT, A. A. G."
Nuw Yuan, Tune 12
ASSlsitint Judge Advocate General Bingham, by
permieston of the court, placed upon the record
Pertided conies of the journals of the Senate and
House of RepreStilitatlyes or the Oengrees of the
Hutted States, Showing - that Abraham Lincoln and
Hannibal Hamlin were elected President and Vim
President of the United States for four years from
the 4th of 16 arch, 1861, and that Abraham Lincoln
and Andrew Johnson were elected President and
Vice President of the United Stelae for four years
from March Otis, 1805.
Assistant Adjutant General E. D. Townilend being
recalled, testified that from and after the 4th day of
March, 1851, until the 15th day of April, 1865, when
he died, Abraham Lincoln acted as President of
the 'United States ; that for tour years preceding
the 4th of March, 1865 Hannibal Hamlin acted as
Vice President of the United States, and that from
the 4th of Mardi, 1886, until the of Aril of
the saws year, the day of the death of Abraham
Lincoln, Andrew Johnson acted as Vies President
of the United Stelae.
Mr. Doter stated that he grad read it note from
Afidstant Surgeon Coddlunton s of the Clover:Meat
THE TRIAL.
St. Albans, anCother Raiders.
. .
TeNstwouy 011111 fro. L. Ormurt.
'Lend lemony or 3. P. Patterson.
E. D. Townsend.
hospital,
I 11
%Te l Il Lit ll e l iA th o e i t tin! death ofr s : b
Dr. Plichois,
for the
et
of
that gentleman as the proper person to examine.
into the question of the alleged Insanity of the pri
soner, Payne.
The propoSed substitution was acoordingly made.
The president of the Commission gave notice that
the report of Dr. Bali would be expected tomorrow
morning.
Be•Examtnation of Richard Bfontgo-
By Aselatent Judge Advocate Burnett Q. Et
amine that paper, and state when and from whom
you reeelveu it. A. I received that letter from 113.
o. ()lay, Jr.. on the evening qf the Hest or second of
November, 1884.
Q. State • whether you saw Mr. Clay write any
nation of that paper. A. Yea, Sir; a very con
siderable portion of It.
Q. You know that to be his handwriting?A.
Yee, tar; he wrote the letter in the house In whlslt
he wee residing, on Clark street, I think that le tits
tame. at St. Catharine's, Unmade.
Q. To whom did you deliver the paper ? A. To
Eon, 0. A. Dane, Assistant Secretary or War.
Q. [Exhibiting to witness a second paper.] State
whether that is a copy of the letter which was made
by you for more convenience In reading? A. It is ;
that is a correot copy.
Q. There are certain blanks and omissions hero;
bad you any itstruotions with reference to giving
Information as to what should be inserted 1 A.
Yes, sir, I was InstruCted to deliver that totter to
Mr. Benjamin, Secretary 01 State of the ilanfede.
rate Statee, and to tell him that I wag lerforased of
the names to be put in the blanks ; there are several
blanks.
Q. What was the reason for omitting the signs&
ture of this letter I A. That was for my safety
principally, and so that it might not be used n 8
tvidehoe against the writer; both reasons were
given to me by Mr. Clay.
Q. Do you know at what time Clement C. Clay
left Canada I A, About the first of January, I
think.
The letter wee then read,hearing date St. Oaths,.
lines, 0. W., Nov. 1.341864, and addressed to lion.
J. P. Benjamin, Secretary of State, Richmond,
It gives a detailed account of the oircumstanoes
connected with the St. Aligias rail, the letter stating
that Lieut. Bennett a v rOling, who led the raiders
wastwell known to him *Wane whose heart was with
be South in heretruggle, end that, in hie attempt to
burn the town of St. Albano and rob the beak% he
acted according to the writer's inetruetione, urging
iltr'omerit to assume the revolt
sibility In the pre
Captain Charles 11. tlole, an escaped prisoner of
war, in the rebel Forrest's command, who was cap
tured on beard the U. S. war-steamer Michigan, on
Lake Erie, while engaged in an attempt to cap
ture the vessel and liberate the rebel prisoners on
Johnson's Island. The writer protests against Cole
being treated as a spy, and gives various reasons
why he should be regarded as a prisoner of war,
and concludes with a statement that 4 ! all that a
•iarge portion of the Northern people, especially in
the Northwaat, want, in order to resist the °pores-
Siva of the despotism at Washington; le a leader;
tney are ripe tor resistance, and it msy come soon
alter the Presidential election?' Tue letter was
not signed, the reason given being that no sigma.
ture was necessary, as the messenger or/meting it
and the person to Whom it was addressed could
identify the author.
Menus. Jacob Schaper and Wines linniston,
citizens! of Troy, N. Y., being called for the prose.
cutlets testified that they had been intimately
acquainted with Marcus P. Norton. a witness in
this case for the prosecution, for a number of years ;
that in the city of Troy, where he is well known, his
reputation for veracity and integrity is very good;
that they would believe him on oath or otherwise ;
teat they knew him to be a lawyer in good practice,
and that an attempt welch bad been made to inp
peach his character, had proved unsuocessful.
Tea - Moony of Horatio Ring.
By Judos Advocate Holt : I live In Washington
city; / hive held the position of Assistant route
roseter General and Postmaster General of the
United States. I made -the acquaintance while
bore, of Marcus P. Norton, a lawyer of Troy, N.
Y. I have known him quite intimately for eight
or ten years. I always regarded him as being
serupulously honest, and from my knowledge of his
clisraoter I would unhesitatingly believe him under
oath.
By Mr. Doster : I have never lived bi Troy ; I do
net kLOw whet Mr. Norton's reputation is in that
OitV ; I have had Some connection With him In a
patent; I never hoard any one In Washington
speak otherwise than favorably of him ; I never
heard of any attempt to impeach his veracity.
By Judea Advocate Bolt: During March lest I
Slew Mr. Norton in title city and had frequent eon
yam:tient with him; in one of these conversations
he tunnelled to me the circumstanee of a person
having abruptly entered his room In the National
hetet; I do net remember for whom he said the per
son inquired.
By Mr. Dater : Q. Dld you ever hear Mr. Nor.
ton say that he had overheard a Conversation be
tween Booth and the prisoner, Alzdrott, at the
National hotel T A. lie made some allusion to it •
I Three it wee about tr..) 11th I
of May, which was,
think, the date of his letter.
Assistant Judge Advocate Burnett handed to the
wittess a letter, wheat wits ideotified by him as one
be had received from Mr. Norton about the 17th of
May, and from which he read as follows :
el believe Johnson was poisoned on the evening
of March 3, or the morning of March 4 hat. I
know of something which took place at the Na.
Banal Hotel last winter, between Booth and stran
gers to me, which, since the death of our good Pee-
Meet, have thrown me Into alarm and stupid , "
and about which I will talk .with you when I see
you."
Wm. H. Roberer, being °ailed for the proseouleon,
testified to his knowledge of the handwriting of
Clement C. Clay, Of Alabama, and identified the
letter given above as having been written by that
porsoa.
There being no farther witnesses the court ad
journed.
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF VIRGINIA
General Lee and Others of his Generals
Indicted for Treason.
An Extra Session of the Legislature Called Ti
Thursday Next.
WASHINGTON, June 12.—Judgo Underamou, Of
tba Eastern section of Virginia, who has come
hither to consult with Attorney General Speed,
brings with him all the documents =fleeted with
the indictment for treason of Generals Robert E.
Lee, Corse, Ewell, and Longstreet, Ex-Governora
Smith and Letoher, end A. G. Casanore and New
ton McVeigh, 01 Alexandria, and Jihad forty
othore.
The Alexandria (Va.) Journal says: "Governor
Pierpont ,has determined to call an eztra session
of the Legislature on Thursday next; and for this
purpose oonfidential ciraulare have been sent to the
members of the body which heretofore assembled at
Alexandria, representing the loyal sentiment, as
oontradiSiingUilthed from the late rebel legielature
at Richmond.
The Journal is alarmed for fear the call is made
with a view of removing thefdisablllty imposed upon
those who have been identified with the rebellion,
and restore to them the elective franchise and the
right again to hold ()Sloe. There is no certainty,
however, that anon is the object.
TEE GREAT EXPLOSION AT errs Town 1.1.8 m Au
CUSP OKETSED BY REBEL TOP.PEDOES.
The Richmond Whig has the following news :
PETERSBURG, Va.—Tadge Underwood has ar•
rived here, bringing with him indictments for trea
son against Generals Lee, Corse, Ewell, and Long.
street; esr.Governors Letoher and Smith, and forty
others. He ball come to consult with Attorney
General Speed upon the subject.
It appears from the testimony before the Milita
ry Commission today, that the tremendous explo
sion on the vessels discharging storesat City Point,
on the nth Of August, Was caused by an infernal
machine, introdueed by John Maxwell, of the rebel
secret service, who left Richmond on the . 26th of
July in company With R. K. Dillard.
SOUTH AMERICA.
War Between the Argentine Republic
and Paraguay—Two Argentine Steam-
ere Captured.
By an arrival from Buenos Ayres, bringing dates
to the 27th of April, we learn that the foroas of Para
gully had invaded Corrientes, one of the Provinces
or States of the Argentine Bepubllo, and had sur
prised and oaptnred two armed eteamers of the lat.
ter GOiernmeut on the river Parana. The invasion
was made without notice, and in direct oppoSition CO
article eight of the treaty between the two Govern,
meats, by wbieh It was formally agreed that, should
any came of war spring up between the two Go
vernments, sit months' notice should be given
before any overt act of hostility should be commit
ted. In the capture of Ohs of the Steamers, oalled
the Twenty.iiith of May, all the officers and crew,
numbering about fifty t men, were, with the comp.
Lion of five or six who lumped overboard, killed, It
is alleged, in cold blood. War now exists between
Paraguay on the one hand, and Brazil, the Argon.
tine. Republic, and the Oriental Republic on the
other. Paraguay has a population of abontl.Boo,ooo,
and, though nominally a republic, is in fact an ab.
00/Ilie despotism. The army is nominally AVM
Men, and the navy cone its Of twelve river steamers,
both army and navy having the advantage of a
number oi, European °Moore, as well as of natives,
educated in Europe. The three governments united
against Paraguay have a population of about
8,000,C00, with a navy or ninety sailing and steam
veasels, chiefly Brazilian, and including S 3 820 two
or three irori.olads. It may be an item also to no.
Use that Paraguay is now said to be mainly ruled
by a woman picked up by Lopez in the streets of
London—a curious whirligig of fortune.—N. Y. Tri.
bunt of Monday.
neeeption.of rbiladelphia Firemen In
Reading.
limantroas Juno 12.—A parade of the Fire De
partment Of this city came off taday, on the ocrom•
don of the reception of the Independenee Hon
Company of Philadelphia, In which about five hun
dred men participated.
MANX MODBI3TY.—The people of the Isle of Man
am gendrally reported to have more leg for the
race of life than their neighbors in Eogiand. They
have shown their propensity for distancing the pep•
pie of the bigger island by making an application
to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give them
the benefit of the reduction on the tea daty pro.
posed in the Budget. This seemed fair, but It
turned out that the Manz threteleggea ones have
only been paying Bd. in the pound duty daring the
time their fellow-countrymen have been paying lib
ad. In the pound, and they want a reduction from
their former ad. Modest people ! The as No n of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer may be witted.
paled, and if ha ventures to couple it with a remark,
it will not be a pleasant one, assuredly.
DHSTAIICTIVII Fish IN OHICAOO.-011 the Yth
inst. a destructive fire broke out in No. 186 South
Water street, Mingo, Illinois. It soon spread to
the neat door, where a large quantity of oil had
been stored:. In a very little while the same horri
ble science that were witnessed at Ninth and Fade•
rat streets, In tide City, wore reenacted. The lire
men, with their accustomed will, Subdued the
flames, but white they were yet SMOilidering, the
walls of the building fell in, burying eight men
tinder their ruins. Two wore killed, and several of
the others were so mangled that they are not ex
pected to recover. The loss amounts to over $BO,OOO.
—Michigan claims to be the second State in the
union in the amount of iron ore. Two hundred and
torty.eight thousand tons of iron ore were shipped
from Marquette the past year, and 26,000 tone re
tained for the use of furnaces located in that region,
making a total produotiou 273,000 tons of ore—an
antual amount only exceeded by Pennsylvania in
3500—that State having mined 1,706,470 tons ; Ohio
lben ranking neat, MK mining TWO tops
FOUR CENTS.
STATE ITEMS.
White Sulphur and llisalybeate Spring, at
Doubling Gap, or this Sta opens for the season on
Thursday, June 15th. Th ve:lghtfel place is 10-
eated In Cumberland county, thirty miles west of
Harrisburg. It is accessible from all the principal
cities by railroad to Harrisburg, thence by the Cum
berland Talley Railroad to Newville. from Now.
elite eight milts good staging to the springs. Pas.
congers leaving Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Wash
ington in the morning can arrive at the springs the
same evening at Ilse o'clock. The long experienoe
of the present proprietor, S, Rolenson, enables us
to say that the establishment will be conducted in a
manner to please an who may be Inclined to flint tt.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the Onm•
becloud Valley and Franklin Railroad Companies,
held at Ohawbereburg on the asst of May last, the
sgrsement previously entered into by and between
the hoards of managers of said companies to merge
both companies into one, under the charter of the
Franklin Railroad Company, was unanimously
sanctioned. One consolidated road now extends
from Harrisburg, Pa., to Hagerstown, Md., a die.
lance of seventy-eight miles.
A convention of the superintendents of insane
asylums In the United States and the Caudal,
will assemble In Pittsburg today, and continue In
session for Several days.
The cheese factories at WhltnereCorners and
the Round Top, Charleston, Tioga °may, unitedly
are turning out upward of eve thousand pounds of
splendid cheese per week.
Dlies Annie Eberle, an actress performing In
Pittsburg, was, on last Friday evening, the occa
sion of her benefit, presented with an elegant silver
tea•set, the gift of a number of prominent citizens.
Louie Rich.arde, Esq.; has been appointed tale.
graphic correspondent of the National Associated
Frees at Reading.
The currant worm is causing great trouble in
Honesdale, Wayne minty.
r— Butter has become a drug in the Harrisburg
market, at twenty ciente a pound.
-- "Sears.s_.r N iL
—At Hezeiton, Ind., a short time sines, a sol•
dieee wife having received $l5O from her husband,
received a call In the night from a man who ap
peered in her sleeping room and demanded her mo
ney. Fortunately she had provided herself with a
weapon In the shape of a rolling pin, and as the 410.
mend was made, she threw the money on the floor,
and as he stooped to pick it up, dealt him a blow
with her weapon on the neck. She then ran to the
nearest neighbor for assistance. The man wall not
at home, but the lady kindly volunteered and went
with her, when, lo and behold, the unfortunate
man was the latter lady's husband! The blow he
received proved fatal.
The Government has had a photographer em
ployed at the armory In Springfield for several
months, who has made excellent pictures of the
houses, Shops, grounds, do. The breeoh•loading
muskets presented for the inspection of the military
commission, lately in scission in Springfield, ware
photographed, a dozen dtiplleated Of which have
bean Bent to the Chicago Sanitary Fair. every
thing connected with the broechdoading of each of
the guns has been photographed in Its `parts, and
copies preserved In Springfield, while duplicates
have been sent to Washington.
The Boston Medical, and Surgical Journal con-
Wins a curious ease of a child about three years of
age who had a morbid appetite ter everything made
of wool. The little fellow would pick up item the
floor bits of yarn and swallow them ; gnaw his blau,
kets, rush at woollen garments—ladies' plush over.
coats especially—like a little fury. Diarrhoea en.
sued, accompanied by Vomiting, and at the end of
ten days he threw up a very herd, egg-shaped mass
Of woollen, three inches in length andlan Weh and a
quarter in Its longest transverse diameter.
A man In Salem, Alan, owns a farm whip, has
been In the hands of the family for over one hen
sired end twenty.live years. This farm has been in
two.countles, three towns, and two probate districts.
All Its owners have lived to a great age, two living
to be over ninety. The bees on this farm can claim
as direct ancestors, those who lived and made honey
on It one bundled and twenty-flve years ago.
We print the following Jersey story, bat query
IL Is it not another exaggeration of the truth?
tc A novelaccident happened on tile Central Rau
road a few days since, A hogshead of molasses
burst on a freight train and besmeared the track
for four miles, between Berth Branch and White
Rouse, to such an extent as to cause a following
train to stick last in the glutinous mess."
—At a serial party in Mobile, recently, there was
some restralut betweeuthe Federal and rebel ottisers
present, till one of the latter, a fine singer, was
oohed on for a song, when be sung "Tile Star
Spangled Banner" with mush spirit. The whole
party joined in, and after that only joviality and
good tooling reigned.
—Fifteen or sixteen persons at Paddock's village
were nearly POhlOned on Wednesday last from
drinking root beer. It is eupptscd that the boy who
was sera to dig the route, gathered by mistake some
poisonous substance. All but two of the partiaL
pators were out of danger, but a Child, it was
thought, would die.
At Haverhill, Mass., on Thursday, as a man
named Hiram Young was engaged in charging a
soda fountain, he unfortunately applied more than
the Mal quantity of pressure, and the fountain
heist, mangling him terribly and eanslng his death
in a sbort time.
—Twenty.flve years ago a Mr. McGuire, of Al.
bany, adopted an orphan boy and educated him.
Alter becoming of age he went to California and
made a fortune. Re eabsequently visited England,
where be recently died, leaving by will $50,000 to
the McGuire family.
A new mode of raising fonds at Fairs hag
been devised at St. Louis. A vote is taken
on the question, " Who is the most popular
clergyman of the city with a dollar quail&
cation for a voter—the aumegefal candidate being
pretested with a geld•headed Cane.
Mr. Rogers, a Connecticut legislator from MIL
ford, remarked in his plane, the other day, that be
never heard of a negro who was a passable me.
char lc, whereupon Thomas Peterson, a colored man
of the same town, challenge!! Mr. Rogers to e. trial
Of skill, both being ornamental carriage painters.
—ln New Bedford, a short time since, two doves
flew in at the window of a house, and took lodgings
on the top of a closet in the entry. Each evening
Mee they have regularly returned to their new dor
Mitory.
Dr; J. T. Leach, one of the prominent Union
men of North Carolina, made a contract with his
negroes to glee them food and clothing as before,
and to pay them ten dollars monthly. The result
only a few have left him.
—All 'Aarone found loitering in the attend!, of
Richmond, Va,, are taken in charge by the provost
Marshal of the district, and are set to work cleaning
the duets.
Three funerals tcok place at a church in Pas.
sal°, New Jersey, lately. Each arriving at the
church about the same time, the coffins were placed
along the front of the pulpit In a row.
General J. W. Spragen, of Erie county, Ohio,
has received the appointment of general superin.
'tendon% of the freedmen for the States of 111.16sonti
and Arkansas.
Tam le great exOttement at Detroit, is aon•
sequence of an order eloping up all the IlquOS atir
Toone.
Captain Robert Lincoln has sent to the Chicago
Fair the manuscript copy of the message sent to
Congress by his late father, on April 16, 1862.
The Ricianond Whig resumed its motto, Sic
per tyrannis, on Friday last, the prohibition of the
Government thereto haling been removed.
Mrs. Colonel Mulligan, of Chicago, has been
presented with $2500 in oath and a $5OOO homestead
by admirers of her brave, dead husband.
Business at Savannah Is at a otand•ettil. The
market is overstocked, and there is no money to
buy With.
a weekly eemmarclal and finanOlal newspaper
18 shortly to be homed from the office of Lfunt'S Pier
chatat's Magazine, at New York.
A legislative inquiry haB dieoloeed the fact that
the deposits in the Hartford savings banks have
fallen off $239,8131) within the last four months.
Mr. Madill denies the story that hakes heft the
Chicago Tribune.
About fifty new buildings are In process of erec
tion in Atlanta, from the ruins of burned houses.
—A project is on foot to establish a National
bank in Raleigh, N. 0.
The Minnesotians intend to use blood-hounds
against the Indians.
FOREIGN ITEIIIS.
The aping of the manners of Fernand be the
young gamins of Paris, has led them Into the very
deepest abyss of English sang fraid, A. young
French count and his valet were proomolirg by rail
to the South of France recently, when a terrine ste.
Went occurred. After picking himself up and ea
playing Mantel( with his toothpick for a time, a por
ter came up and said, " Monsieur le Comte, we
have just discovered your valet, but he Is out com
pletely in IWO," "Indeed 1" was the reply. "Take
care of the trousers men, for the keys of n thine
ore in that."
In Vienna the famous drama of "Frank Mul
ler" has now given place to a new piece, entitled
"Abraham Lincoln, or the Civil War in America,"
and consisting of a prologue and seven scenes.
These &renamed as follows: Prologue, "The Plough
at the President's Birthplace." Scene 1. The
Father's Tomb. 2. A - Slave's Vengeance. a. A
Levee at the President's. 4. The Uonspiraey Of
Good Friday at Richmond. C. The Spy. O. Victory
and Joy on the Announcement of Peace at Wash
7. Death Of LIAM,
The demonstration! of all MA In Lampe In
favor of Mr. Lincoln continue. A. biography of one
hundred and fifty pages has already reached a sale
of more than 100,000 Copies; and photographs, made
by Benninger, from a large portrait In the bank.
imphotoie of John Munroe & Co., are Selling by the
thousand. The portraits and biography of Prem.
dent Johnson are also muoh sought after.
-- The late Duke of Northumberland had a de
cided objection to draw trio half pay as it became
due, the result of which was that, at the time of his
death, a large amount had accumulated. The ex
content, however, have fro scruples, and have since
Claimed the amount. They are about 10 PAS4I9B the
whole of the arrears of twenty years' aeoamula
none from the Britten Government.
—ln Southern Africa, the liatlire and the ma
jority of the native tribes positively refaced to occu
py the land across the Bet. Threats of a war to
terminate the white man had also been held out,
and, although no serious disturbance was antici
pated by the English Government, It was admitted
that the poettlon of affairs was IBM unsatisfactory
then it had been for several Yam Part.
.... The question Of the /reported eitiht to We 6
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The ?flout, meet always accompany the emu*. gmit
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Ifir Postmasters are reottsetod to sot Ai mink' to
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tar-To the retter-up of the Olub of ten or twenty, tot(
extra *opt , of the met will be EiVell.
great cannot title upon living notabilities la pend
ing before the French eourto, on account of the set
of the r.toperor, conferring the title of the anoint
Dukedom of Montmorenal upon Quint Taneyrana
de Perigord.
There is a report that the Senate of Frankfort
is about to nominate 2/1. Memo Marks de Rothe
child as one of its member,. This will be the first
time that a Jew tuts received a nomination to that
assembly.
Jules Gerard , s effects, announced for sale, coin.
prise weapons of the abase, and valuable arms
which had been presented to him by kings and
princes.
MusaiTor•ed•dln, eldest on of the Shah of
Persia, Is expected to visit St. Petersburg, and pro.
coed through the other capitals of Europe on a three
months' tour.
The Assembly of the Vstablished March of
tieotiend recently adopted 'ft reßointion strongly
condemning the lat 4 lianovatlohil 111 the church SOF.
v 1069.
—lt is stated that the Freilet Government hal
requested the executors of M. Earconrt to hasten
the publication of Talleyratfil memoirs.
—We hoar that the Emperor of the 'Emelt
will pay a visit on returning from Algiers, to the
Queen and King of Spain.
A R1160161115d7 fa said to have preSeritOd to the
Pope a pair of slippers, In whlob. Wore placed loo s •
(00t. In bank notes.
-- It appears that France is gradually becoming
a free country. The Easperorhae just ramrod the
restrictions from the sale or tripe in Paris.
The heat at Vienna Is emissive. Miring them
has been none, the hot weather having set in at the
beginning of April.
The "gentle" Mouravieff, late of Warsaw, In
Poland, will be made a Count, as a plaster for We
dignity, wounded by Ms removal.
All the opeotatore agree u to the beauty of th
Fight afforded by the oozier° of Sante Crops at tit
boot. x••••ttvol, la Flnnanell.
GUIBILOPeo ths groat Prewer of Dublin tot
hag been knighted, Ifl beer boktleti pill henoeforth
beta' the title of Sir Benjamin.
General Garibaldi is to leave Oaprera for the
vves.--*___n villa on Lake Maggiore has been put
it his dlopcsarurvwv r,.m m t„
The owlet/m.ollm of snails has Wet&
in Paris that it Is said a spools' market Is about to
be opened for them.
Letters from Stockholm state that the Xing of
Sweden and Norway Intends paying the Emperor •
visit this summer In Paris.
The story about the terrible Siberian plops
depepulating St. Petersburg is now said to be a
decree Witt be peidieked 1111 4 E111M rendering
the teaching of the French lan ginkgo obligatory in
Government mauls,
The Sultan has given orders to fortify Erserontl
and Kare.
A German newepreper, edited by Herr Burow,
Ikea been founded in Moscow.
urnu CROPS.
THE PROSPECTS POE Mb —DOXINTDrax. utairtVESINI
EVERYWNMEN.-NEPORTS .PROM THE LOYAL AND
REBEL STATES AND CANADA.
From a number of sources we glean the following
facie In relation to the crops of this country and
Commie:
In Maine, wheat and rye looks hatter than rirnid
and barley full as well. There will be a good yield
of areas.
The gran crop of DT ew gampahlre h very promises
Mg, and farmers have old hay on hand whloh they
refuse to sell fur $BO or $4O per ton. •
There Is considerably more than the average
amount of winter wheat and rye in Vermont, also
at spring Wheat, rye, and oats. All the amps look
wen.
In affaSlaelfUlhate grass is very forward and very
phoning, The foliage of both tarot and MIN
trees Is very luxuriant, There Will be only a Mother
rare orop of apples, and quite a small orop of pears.
Cherries and peaches will be more abundant than
of late years. The limallerairulta and berries are in
good condition, Potatoes also promise well, but
coin lags behind, as It almost always does la the
early part of the season.
There was about the average amount Of spring
wheat, barley, and oats sown in Rhode Island, and
all the winter crops look promising.
if In this part of New York," says the Poughkeep.
ele Eagle, and etpecially In the river entitles,
the wheat end rye crops have not been as good
in twenty years as they now promise to be, Cans
also promo.) well. 'rue harvests will be unusually
early. Corn hail 001110 up Wallt and Is not d i a turbad
by worma.o
The grapevines throughout the State leek very
thrifty, aid a large yield of fruit and fine vintage
ban be expected,
The farmers of New Jersey. have been Wand
with an abundance of rale, which has brought the
crops forward rapidly; the winter wheat bloke bet.
ter than usual, and barley and rye not quite as
well. There were more than the average qua*.
ttty of oats sown cilia season and leas of spring
wheat.
In Pennsylvania the peach and cherry trees are
full of newly•formed fruit, and the prospect for ber
ries le very fine. The amount of wheat sown lad
fall was not large, bat equal to the average of four
years past, It Is now looking finely. As to oats.
theta can scarcely fall to he an abundance Every
grim piece h$ laud has been pat fa oats, and the
crop Is °ming forward beautifully, Oats Will Prra
bably be down next fail to the old prlee,
getter, the indications throughout the Country were
never better for a plentiful yield. The yield of hay
this season In Gumberland county will be immense,
and of the very best quality. Most of it has been
safely gathered, and the wheat harvest has Piet
commenced. There will be a fair crop of grapes,
but no early varieties. There is an abundant crop
of strawberries, and cherries in certain login
tiee ; the prospect tor a fell crop of raspberries
is good ; there will be a fait mop of plums, bat a.
light yield of pears and Mies.
Reports from all Bectione of Dela Ware say that
this year wheat is lets injured by the winter freltie
than usual.
The indication are that there Will be a pretty
fair yield of fruit this season In Maryland. The op..
pie and pear trees bear evidence of a healthful con
dition. The peach and other tree& of a kindred 1111.
Lure also look thrllty and promising.
In West Virginia the wheat and winter rye crops
look very much batter than usual. There wee about
the usual amount of spring wheat sown, and con
siderably more of oats. The grape crop in the
vicinity of Wheeling was almost totally destroyed
by the late frosts.
The Sandusky Iteryislesays that the promise of a
large drop of all kinds of fritit to that part of Okla
is good, The editor Of the Fayette °entity Berea!
ems "The result Of our observation Is that the
prospect fur an abundant wheat crop is as good as
we ever saw it. From Toledo west through the
counties of Lenowe, Hillsdale, Branc h. and St, Jo.
eeph, in Michigan, we never saw a better prospect
for a good wheat harvest. In Elkhart and St. Jo
seph counties, Indiana, the prospect Is very good;
but on the Laporte prairies the wheat has been a
good deal winter killed, w bite in the timbered lands
wheat looks well. In all the rest of the country
good The whe at
crope anticipated."
The wheat was never more promising in In
diana than the present season, and there are probs.
bly more sores planted this year in Ibis cereal than
for several years past, Oats look welt and are
Coming on Scaly. Early potatoes are also growing
Neely, and there is yet abundant time for making
a large OM of late potatoes, 101 Well as turnips and
sweet petateee. From all parts of the State we
have the most flattering prospects for a large and
remunerative crop the coming autumn.
In Illinois, aceounte from the Southern and middle
portions of the State represent the amps ite looking
finely, with every promise of a large yield, As.
counts from some of the northern counties are much
lees favorable. Rain is badly needed throughout
the State. The apple crop does not promise well.
The crops in lowa are all laid to be above the
average. •
Wheat and rye look better than venal In ROSA
and barley full as well.
There has been a scarcity of field hands in Ken•
tricky, and Consequently there has not been as
amok grain sown this year ni Usual However,
;neat, rye, and barley, protein/ to yield more than
an average crop.
In Michigan it is estimated by farmers that the
wheat harvest will beat least a week earlier than
usual. Throughout the State wheat le already
heading, and never promised better.
It is the universal testimony that in Wisconsin
wheat never gave a tatter premise of an abundant
harvest than It now does.
In Minnesota beyond St. Paul, wheat, It said,
Is a drug at fifty cents a bushel. In the storehouses
tbonsande of bushels are wafting transportation.
Some dealers who bought a year sines at a dollar,
and even ten shillings a bushel there, have been
ruined by the fall. The enormous cost of railroad
transportation eats Up, it is said, all the profit on
the artiole,
The San Francisco correspondent of the Chiceger
Tr Warm says: "in calitornia the crops are now
about a robrith behind thtif regulor nine, hut never
looked inure promising', Iwo, abundant mono&
will be gathered thretighout the Atato tidg Tess."
The cereal and fruit crepe In Itilsoeuri promise to
yield largely tido year.
The season In Virginia has been propitionS to
wheat, and the growing orop gives every promise of
heavy yield. Within the past two weeks the fly,
however, bas made Us appearance In Orange and
some of the neighboring counties, and threaten
serious ravages. The peach and apple tree!' are
bearing a rich promise of fruit. In fact, vegetation
Is more promising than It has ever been Moe the
war commenced.
North Carolina gives a great breadth of whets
eown last tall. The oorn orop Tooke exoeedlngly
well.
The OM moo In South Carolina to promising, and
eMenalve nal& are being planted In the Interior of
the State. The land is ao poet that only opa stalk
of *ern thriven In 11. hill. ut labor and land are 00
abundant that there will be no Miami'
Letter writera at Montgomery, and other plate
In the Interior of Alabama, state that there MU be
good crops In the State tide year, if the elements
continue to be as anaploions as they have been thns
far.
There never was a better prospect for an immense
crop of knit than this season in Georgia. The ce
real crop is promising, considering the times, Th e
planters have got In a large amount of seed.
New Orleans papers eta that the growing' arena
are looking remarkably well in Western Louisiana.
The Viefisluirg liehdld Says; lt From Ike breadth.
of land sown in Idlsslasippl s we have no dOtibi
the wheat crop of the State Will he better
than it ever was before, and, as demand regttlateil
trade there will he a diminution of price as Seen MI
the yield is fatly known."
The farmers throughout Tennessee are already
beginning to make the country "blossom and
bloom" again.
Reports from Texas state that large crops have
been planted, and that from present appearances
there will be unusually large harvests.
OANADA.—The Montreat Transcript says that ex
changes from all parts of the seem s t o
favor.
9 bly of the crops, mind the hope tO be Universal
that the Provinoevnt this year be favored with.=
abodard hedleet. Fot Borne ;man' E an l n t ' d hl ik w e t io nte Z
Dave hoed open, with very WO abbr .,
Mop have suffered In ontseeprenoe. Daring the DNS
winter the weather was oomparatively steady.
There IS, therefore, good reason to hope for a large
harvest the present year.
Fearful Accident in the East Elver, N.Y.
Th re e woods', named reepeotivety Mm. Wineap,
Mary McNamara, and Johanna Reardon, were
Crowned In the Beet River, New York, on Suladay
evening last, under the following Oiraumstanosa.
It appears that they had been out rowing with a
rouvg man named Jeremiah O'Connor, during the
sfteruoup, wad had _returned in safety to their
homes. They provided all 0110: etoureion and at
about half past eight again started out, bu ttinter.
tunalnly just as Monter Was endeavoring to get
the boat clear of the pier, the heavy Hood.tide drove
the boat and Its contests under the stern of a vessel
lying near. The frail row-boat was, of coarse, cop
sized, sending the unlucky occupants into the wo.
ter. As it righted Itself O'Connor seized one
of the women by the hair, but was stable long to
keep his hold. Re made desperate efforts to Wave
the unfortunate women, but all to no avail. The
whole three were drowned. He then Caught the
paddle-wheel of a steamer lying near, anti thus
saved hie own life. The bodies of the women hart
40t 140 qe4 kooii Opoovutsl4