Tftc few Orl<>Him Jl«(tnacrc. It is uot olten wo have as Had n story fit that told in the Tribune this morning. A company of American citizens, hold ing representative positions in Louisiana, members of a convention elected in 1804 by the loyal people of that State, legally assembled in pursuance of a call o! tlio Governor, are besieged by n mob and some of them massacred. A riot in Now Orleans is not an unusual occurrence.— Now it is not a riot, but «« uprising of the Ilobel population against loyal citi zens of the United .States engaged iu the performance of loyal duties. The accounts we have are mainly from Ilobel sources—the agent of the Associ ated I'rcss in New Orleans having been, wo are informed, formerly a soldier in the llebel aruiy. His statements show his full sympathy with the rioters. We arc told that Ihe outbreak was occasioned by an assault of a negro upon a white man —a white man having been pushed along the siduwaik and tripped up during a procession! Considering how moil are frequently pushed and tripped up when ever a militia regiment parades on Uriad way, we e»n i magi no tho extent ot the provocation necessary to oxcito Hebel ma lignity. Thb action of Mayor .Monroe is more intelligible. We see him serious ly proposing f.o arrest the members of the Convention for daring to coino together at tho call of the Governor. Then ho" issues a proclamation which read to us like au incentive to riot. He begins by spesking of lift Convention as tho Ex tinction Convention of 1804, and special ly calls upon the young men lo keep quiet and not molest said Convention, for 1 e is satisfied by " recent dispatches from Washington that the deliberations of the niomberrt thereof will receive no counte nance from the President, and that ho iciff tustnin th< wjents iJ' the present riril ijovrrnmenh and vindicate its laws and nets to the satisfaction of the good pcoplo of the the State '' In other words, ev ery Kcbol in Now Orleans is told by a Rebel Mayor that the President of the United States '..sin sympathy with him; that the members of tho Convention are Outlaws and r.ot under Executive protec tion, and that whatever the Rebels might do to vindicato the "Reconstruction Pol icy," would meet the President's appro bation. Still, do nothing scaudalous ! Gen. Baird's patriotic determination was promptly overruled by a dispatch from iho President, Edwin M. Stanton being Socrctary of War. Every Rebel knew that tho Mayor was sustained, and that the President was the Rebel's friend. Read tho dreadful story ! Tho Con fontion meets. There are no soldiers in the assembly. The police—Rebel sol diers many of them—aro "exemplary," and try to prevent "lynching and mob bing." One prominent member—a citi zen of many years'standing—is dragged to jail. The President and members are gradually arrested and imprisoned. A profession of negroes approach. " Some whites" endeavor to "disperse" them, but aro "repulsed." Shots arc fired. "Three negroes aro killod on Dryades street, anil two on Cortmon street." The Rebel mob rurrouhds the hall where tho members are in session. A regular sicgo begins. " Every visible head in the building is ftrecl upon." " Dr. A. P. Dostie and J. Henderson, jr., arc brought out of the building dead, and carried off in carts." Tho first was an eminent physician, the seeond a well-known lawyer of New Or leans, conspicuous for their loyalty dur ing the dark days of rebellion. They are carried off in carts, and it it doubt ful if "many have gotten out of the hall alive." All this time Andrew Johnson President and Edwin M. Stanton Sccrc-, Jjry of War 1 We are telling this story as it is told by Rebels. Wo cin make but one com *icnt For all the blood shed in New Orloans we hold tho Executivo power re sponsible. The Prosident knew the tem per of these meu. He had but to recall ? very few years of I:is own history to find himself flyingbcforc a mob like that which jnurdored A. P. Dostie and his loyal associates. These rioters were pre cisely the manner of men that President Johnson claimed to be. Xhey were loyal like him. They opposod Secession as he opposed it. They dared social ostracism and Rebol vengeanco, not from the safe distance of Washington—nor as the arm ed commanders of armies—but as plain citizens devoted to tho flag. It was to reward such meu as the murdered Dostie that we took the outlawed loyalist, An dew Johnson, from the dust, and stamp cd him with a diadem. And in return wo have our brothers and friends—more than brothers, indeed, by reason pf their devotion during the war—butchcicd by a Rebel mob, in broad noon, with a Rebel Mayor inspiring the massacre, Rebel sol diers acting as "police,"and Union sol diers, under Union officers, compelled to stand silent, by order of Andrew John son. The hands of the Rebels are again red with loyal blood ; Rebel armies have once more begun tho work of massacre, and tho President of our choice, who has sworn to defend the laws and protect the people of tho United States, is silent.—- It is too much to say that this silence is a crime '! — -N. V. Tribune. Martial Law- l Dispatch from President Jwli II MOU. EXECUTIVH OFFICE, Aug. 1, 1866. fb ALBEMT Lifu tenant-Onrrrnnr, or ANDREW J. IIBBQN, Attprney-Gentral, New Orleans , La.: Were the civil authorities, State or Federal, conferred with by Gen. Baird before he declared martial law ? Could not the civil authorities, State and Fed eral, enforce the law and preserve order with the aid of the military, and without tho necessity of martial law ? I hope that order has been"restored and the riot pot as disastrous as represented. Please show this dispatch to Gfetf." Baird. ' ANDREW- JOHNSON. —A Convention is to be held in New Hampshire 09 the first Tuesday of No vember, to consider amendments to the constitution upon tho following prints : First, enable soldiers to rote during time of war while absent from the Stato ; sec ond, abolishing religious -tost; .third, in creasing tho Senate; fourth, diminishing tho House ; fifth, providing for future amendments of the constitution. —During a hunt in North Carolina, 8,266 squirrel): »<*»» killed Soldier*' Hon title*. WASHINGTON, July 28. The following is tho new bill to equal ize bounties as it passed both Houses, and was apro-ved by tho President; SUCTION 1. lie it cnaetcd, etc , Thut to each and every soldier who enlisted into the army of the United States after the 10th duy of April, 1801, for a period of not less than three years, anil having served his term of enlistment, has boen honorably discharged, and who has re ceived, or is entitled to recoivo from tho United States under existing laws, a boun ty of uue hundred dollars, and no more; and any other soldior enlisted for not less lhan thrco years, who has been honorably discharged on account of wounds roociv cd iu tho lino of duly, and the widow, minor children, or parents in tho order named of an such soldier who died in the service ot the United States, or of disease or wounds contracted while in the service and in the lino of duly, shall bo paid the additional bounty of one hundred dolluis hereby authorized. SEC. !5. That to each and every soldier who enlisted into tho aruiy of the United States after the 19th of April 1801, dur ing the rebellion for a period of not loss than two years, and who is uot included in the foregoing section, and has been honorably discharged therefrom a Iter serv ing two years, ami who has received or is entitled to receive from the United States under existing.laws a bouuty of fifty dol lars and uo mote; and any soldier enlisted for less than two years, and who has been honorably discharged on account of wounds received iu tho line of duty, and tho widow, minor children or parents, iu the order namc l, of any such soldier who diet in tfio servico of tho United States, or of disease or wounds contracted while in the service of the United States, and in the line of duty, shall be paid tho additional bounty of fifty dollars hereby authorized; Provided, that any soldier who has bartered, sold, assigned, transfer rod, loaned, exchanged or given away his final discharge papers, or any interest in tho bounty provide I by this or any other act of Congress, shall not be entitled to receive any additional bounty whatever, and when application is made by any sol diwr for said bounty, Inshail bo required under tho pains and penaltiesef perjury, to make oath or affirmation of his iden tity, and that he has not so bartered, sold, assigned, transferred, exchanged, loaned or given away either his dieharge papers or any intorest iu any bounty as aforesaid, and no ela : m for Euch bounty shall bo entertained by the Paymaster General, or other accounting or disburs ing officers, except upon receipt of the claimant's discharge pap«in, accompanied by tho statement under o»th as by this section provided. SEC. 3 And bo it further enacted, That in tho payment of the additional bounty heroin provided for, it shall be the duty of tho Paymaster General, un der such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the \\ ar, to cause to be examined the accounts of each and every soldier who makes appli cation therefor, nnd if found entitled thereto, pay said bounties. SEC. 4. And bo it further enacted, That in tho reception, examination, set tlement and payment of claims for said additional bounty due tho widofcs and heirs of deceased soldiers, tho account ing officers of the Treasury shall be gov erned by restrictions prescribed for tho Paymaster General and Secretary of War and tho payment shall bo made in like manner under tho direction of the Sec retary of tho Treasury. flubs Defined by an Wffice Holder. Hon. A. C. Sands, United States Mar shal of the Southern District of Ohio, in reply to the circular of tho National Union (Johnson) Club, concerning the Philadelphia Convention and its objects, gets off the following : " You call a Union Convention over tho heads of the Union Committee, and do it as a club. You do it at a time when no Federal officer is about to be elected, and when Congress is about to adjourn. As nearly as I can make out from the call, you think Congress is rather too narrow a contrivance to represent the country, and so you propose to supplant it by a club. Not feeling sure that a club might not be a larger thing than 1 had imagined, 1 looked to Ihe last edition of Webster's Dictionary to get the latest information. He says the original sense is "to split, divide"; hence an association where they split or divide expenses is called a club. It would be hardly fair, in the work you have proposed, to suppose your club is intended merely to divide expenses. Be ing a Union Club it is probably to split or divide the Union, or the Union Party, or tho offfces of the Union. Club, is a verb intransitive, Webster says, means "to form a Club ; to combine for the pro motion of some common object." " The owl. the raron ami Ihe bat Clubbed for a frather lo bl» hat.* 1 To club a mnsket is, he says, 'to turn the breech uppermost.' Clubbiah, he says, means 'rough rude, clownish, disposed to associate together—as a clubbish set of persons.' Club-haul, he says, means 'to put on another dropping an an chor, and then as soon as she (the vessel) comes up to it, cutting the cable. Club head—'having a thick head.' " There is some uncertainty how to ap ply these dictionary explanations. Cour tesy forbids the supposition that any member of youi Club wishes 'tor a feather in his hat,' or wishes to turn his 'breech uppermost,' or after casting anchor with the Union party, intends to 'cut the ca ble,' But still tho thing to be split and dividcd'is"rt»e thing to inquire for. When h few men.in Washington feel competent to represent 'all the States in the Union,' we must not be disappointed to see some thing split. ,'Esop tells the story of a frog which tried to represent an ox. In that instance it was not tho ox which split, but the frog. Still I have no doubt if the frog could have gone through the operation he might have made a nice tiling of it. Ido not wish to discoursgo, lrat only as-a brother office holder to sug gest care and prudence. When the frog commenced the transaction referred to, no doubt he was inspired by a fine glow of enthusiasm. How he felt after it was over, the story does not relate." : JtmeVicau Citiscu. -~ n - -- The Largest Circulation oj an;/ Paper in (lie. County, THOMAS KQBINSON. - - Editor. BUTI.ER PA. WEDNESDAY (AUCU H. IHORT. fl|*"Liberly end Union. Now and Forever, One nd 'ntepareblo."—D. Webifer. Allium (Jichct. For Governor: Maj-Grn. JOHN W.GEARY or Cl' MIIK.IU.AN!> COUNTY. Union Republican County Ticket. CONQRBSS. E. M'JUNKIN, ( Subject to District Conjerees.) ASSEMBLY. HENRY PILLOW, of liutler Co. WM. C. HARBISON, ol Lawrence Co. JOSIAH M'PIIKKUIN,| m c JAMES A. LKI4CH, } * ASSOCIATE JPDUE3. JOSEPH CUMMINS, TIIOS.OARVEY, SHE IFF. ,TAS. 15. STORY. I'ROTHoNOTARY. J. R. CLARK. REGISTER AND RECORDER. SIMKON NIXON. CLERK OF COURTS. FRANK M. EASTMAN. . COMMISSIONER. JOHN W. BRANDON. CORONER. JAMES KEAKNS. AUDITOR. G. 11. GUMPPEIt, 3 yrs. J. CALVIN GLKNN, 1 yr. TRUSTEES OF ACADEMY. Rev.,). I). LEGO ITT. Rov. JOHN GAILEY. E. McJIJNKIN, Esq., 2yrs. Kiwi lit NewOrlmtn*. One of the most wanton, unprovoked and cruel riots that has ever occurred in this country, took place in New-Orleans, on tho 30th ult. In order to form any thing like an understanding of this bloody tragedy, it is necessary to take a view of the situation in Louisiana, past and present. In Louisiana,its in all tho robel States, there was a small squad of patriots who, during tho darkest days of the National causo, stood fruo to the "old fag," who nevej for a moment, swerved in their pa triotic devotion to tho Union. Many of these wore ban'shed from their homes and their States, by the dominant rebel power that at times hold sway in that treason-cursed country. As tho country was wrested from rebel rule by the valor of the Union arms, these exile* returned and generally took an active part in the work of rtorganization. This was tho case in Louisiana. New Orleans, and with it a largo portion of the Stato, fell into tho possession of Gen. Butler, in tho spring of '62. Many of tho loyal citi zens of that city, who had been absent teturned. and the work ol restoration. Several efforts wore made of which we have no time now to take notice. Finally in '64, under the direc tions of Mr: Lincoln, a issued by the Military Governor, for an election for delegates to moet in Stato Convention to form a constitution preparatory to the restoration of the Stato to her former status in the Union. This constitution, we believe, was ratified by tho people of tho StatOf and under it State officers, and a Legislature were elected, in whose keep ing the Stute organization thus *effeoted, still is. Before the Convention of '6l adjourn ed, it passed a resolution authorizing the Chairman to call it together again, when ever he thought it necessary to do so. An election took place last spring iu New Orleans, for Mayor, which resulted in tho choice of Ex-Mayor Monroe—tho same that surrendered the city to Gen. Butler in '62, and ao inveterate rebel.— AH soon as his election was known, the loyal authorities communicated tho fact to President Johnson, and asked to be instructed as to whothcr he should bo al lowed to assume control of tho city ! Loyal men generally, thought it quite presumptuous in so notorious a rebel as piring to the position ho had once dis graced by his treachery ; but to the d's may of patriots and surprise of all, Mr. Johnson answers these inquiries by send ing Monroe his pardon, and instructing that he should not be interfered with ! From that hour, loyalty seems to have been doomed in Louisiana! Traitors thus emboldened, commenced the work of persecution. Tho situation was be coming more and more unbearable. The laws for the regulation of the black pop ulation, placed them at tho mercy of their old masters. They were refused any share in the sohool fund of the State, I and their children forbidden all tho ben efits of tho aehool system. Schools that had been started by themselves and un der tho influence of their friends, had beep broken up, tho houses burnod, and in some instances tho teachers murdered. And all this without a word of remon strance from their "Moses" in the White (louse ! Mutual suffering created mutu al itj mpathies and interests. Thus it was that tho best feelings prevailed be twoon tho loyal whites and blacks, who compose a clear majoiity of tho people of the State. Twenty thousand, too, of latter had served in the Union army. Here was a clear majority of the pe< | le of tho State, all loyal to the gov ernment, without any influence in its manageme nt, while a small in nority of the people, who having failed iu an effort to do stroy it, was now, under "my policy" al lowed to control its destiny, to tho in jury, if not expatriation of nil who hail opposed their treasonable purposes!— How to change this order of things was, doubtless, the great problem to be solved, and as a step in this direc tion, it was suggested that tho constitu tional convention of'(i 1 reassemble Ac cordingly Gov. Welles wi.s asked to is sue a writ of clcctiou in districts whore vacancies had occurred, which he did, and tho co nvention was called to meet on the 30th of Juno ult.] As soon ns the rebels discovered that this course was being taken, they appeal ed to tho President, ami strange to say, lie at unco espouses tlioir causo by wri ting to Gov. Welles to inquire, by what authority and for what purpose tho con vention of '(54 were assembling. How the President can justify this wanton in tcrferance in the affairs of a "Sovereign State" we are at a loss to know. He has always assumed that theso rebel States are as much sovereign as Pennsylvania, or Ncw York ; in short, this is tho rock upon which he and Congress split. In obedience to the call, the Conven tion met at noon on tho 30th ult. It seems to liavo been previously determin ed, both by the Mayor of tho city, and the Judi 'iary, to suppress it. For this purpose the Chief of Police had sworn in quitean accession to his police force—most of tho rebel army. The negroes seem to have had a prognostication that something favorable to thoir race wa s to come from this movement. Wlioth cr they expected to bo admitted to thoir long dormant political rights—tho equal ization of the school fund, jind tho prae tiolo protection of the law, or whether their only liopo was that, through this movement thoir friends would, in some way, acquire tho control of the State, to the displacement of their enemies, tho late re bcls, wo nro not advifed. One thing feoms certain, they looked with hope to this convention. Many of them wore yet wearing ihc uniform of tho na tion. From ouo to two hundred of theso with tho flag, for which they bad fought so well at Port Hudson, and else whore, waving over them, and with a band des canting national airs, marchod to tho Hall, whore tho convention was to assem ble. Soon after the convention had con-, vened,' a possy of Monroe's police, enter ed the building to arrest its members.—• This was resisted by these present, inolu ding tho negroes. A promiscuous con flict ensued, crowds of rio'crs who had al ready assembled in various parts of tho city, at once eufrouuded the building. Clubs and firearms were freely used.— Several members of the convention were brutaly murdered 1 Especial pains seems to have been taken to make lure work with those who had been most prominent as Union men during the war. It is be lieved that scarcely an individual escaped from the Hall! Those who were not killed out right, were taken prisoners ! From here the riot spread to different parts of the city. No loyal man was spared, who came in contact with the mob led on in many instances, as in Memphis, by the Mayor's Police. About half-past three o'clock, Gen. Baird de clared martial law, and soon succeeded in restoring order. Rut not, alas! un til some of the noblest patriots of tho city had fallen a prey to rebel malice ! is supposed that from forty to fifty persons fell, the victims of this most wanton baibarity. The simple rehcrsal of this most fiendish massacre is, in in itself heartrending, but when to this we add the reflection that, in the main, it must bo laid at the foot of the Presi dent of the United States, it is humilia ting in the extreme ! No act of Mr. Buchannan, with refer ence to the Territory of Kansas,'is to be compared to this wanton act of Mr. John son, in assuming to take part against the loyal citizens of this rebellious city. The Constitution authorizes the Presi dent only when requested so to i*tance in the dispersion of any unlaw ful assembly, (the convention,) and thus our brave soldiers are made the unwilling instruments for tho oppression of their country's friends, seeking the protection of the flag against a lawless populace, rallying in the interest of treason and with the rut/ nf te.cektion Jlwttiny over t/irm ! While AVC gricvo at tho ticachcry of tho Executive, and sympathizo with its victims, let us renew enr vows to the causa of liberty, and never cease our ex ertions till treason is ;>auithetl and loyal ty rewitrilvtl. " JollllNOll ll<"|lu1>liathn WI».I in bcrofour National Executive t oininiltee. of which Mr. llaymoud was chairman , and suggested to him the propriety of his using tho advantage such a position gave him, to disabuse tho mind of tho Presi dent as to tho feeling of tho people, and especially urged that ho would press upon Mr. Raymond the disloyalty of his course in voting, and otherwise acting with Copperheads and against his 112 riends. We regretted that Mr. I'urviauce's answer loft us quite in the dark as t) his own po sition and views. Certainly wc would not be the only one who would thus write him. llis attention being thus early called to this subject, we thought strange that he lay so long noutral. He could scarcely overlook the fact that his mo tives might be suspected, now that public sentiment has set in,in t-uch a strong currpnt. No one cau now doubt where the great majority of the loyal people will rally. For ourself, however, wo arc will ing to give him credit for sincerity, though we would have been much pleased to have had his position defined, while public sen timent was still unsettled. II is letter to the contemptible traitor Cowan is a good one, and will pay perusal. Our readers will find it in full elsewhere in this paper. WBf~ One of the delegates to tho Con stitutional Convention of Louisiaua, who fell a victim to Executive treachery and Rebel cruelty, is Dr. Dostie. cor respondent of the New York Time* writes that, after he was dead, the mob jumped upon him and, with knives and other weapons, mutilated his body terribly.— This brave patriot was hated for his un swerving loyalty. Gen. Hanks, in notic ing his death, speaks of him in the high est terms of praise, alleging tint he was one of the foremost men of the State— that in his case, as in all such cases, the blood of the martyr will bo the seed of the cause. 865- By the following letter wc have been advised of the death of Mrs Kerr' wife of our much esteemed frioud. lion. Kerr. She wag much esteemed by all who knew her.. We heartily sym pathiae with the Judge in his severe dis pensation of Providence : HARRISVIIXE, PA- Angust Q, l*t>B THOS. ROBINSON,ESQ.. liear Sir; Mr* Priscilla Kerr, wile of Hon. James iv. r , died at Harrigvilie, Rutler conn y. I . tfuly 29th-, in the triumphs of living i faith. She leaves a large circle of triemis j to mdtirn her loss- * 1 -8®" Notwithstanding the fact Hint tlic President exhibited his disapprobation to (!on. llnird, for having declared Mar t ial Law in the city, as shown by his dis patch to tho fit. Governor, dev. Sher id'iii hns had pluok enough to ilsuo the following order All honor (o liirn for his independence! Tho following is tho order : UKAIKJ'HS MIMTART DIVISION, J or Tin. (jiiu.r, NEW OIU.EANM, LA. - August 4, IXOO. ) [GENEIIAI, ORDERS NO 15 In consequence ot tho unfounded ru mors in eirculalion ill reference to the military status in tho city of New Or leans, it is deemed necessary to announce thai martial law will be continued and en forced, so lur as may te required for the preservation of llio public peace aui the pro'eel ion ol life and property. lly command of Majwr General I'. 11. SAI RIDAN. iaV A eorrrospondent from New Oi lcans says : ' «• 11 will be sworn (o, that a well known and respected citizen, remon strated wi h the mob and police for their butchery, when tho mob cried, ''!)—n them, kill tbew The President is with us ! haven't wo-seen his order to-day H" Tho back,door in the Institute was nailed up during the massacre to prevent tho escape of those inside. Arrangements wore made by the Chief of-I'oliec, with A. B. irf in their proper light Why brin_' hese young men whiHie misfortune it :s to be their v v titus, before a court ot' justice, to receive its stern rebuke, while these authors of I their misfortune nro et II undisturbed? I am happy to say flint I believe some of our hotel keepers seem to be observing the law, strictly, of courso our remarks don't apply to thciu. REFORM. A New and Grand Fpoch in Medicine! Dtl. MAOOIEL is the fnuuder of a new Medical System ! The quantitarians, wh so vast internal doses enfeeble tho stomach and paralyze the bowels, must give precedence to the man who restores health and appetite, witn from ono to two of his extraordinary Pills, and cures tho most virulent sores with a box or so of his wendorful and all healing Salve. Thcso two great specifies of the Doctor arc fast superseding all the stereotyped nostrums of the tlay. Kxtrnordinary cures by Maggiel's Pills and Salve have opened tho eyes of the public to the inefficiency of the (so called) remedies of othors, and upon which people have «o long blindly depended. Maggiel's Pills arc not of tho class that swallowed by the down, and ot which every box fuii taken creates ait absolute necessity for another. One or two of Maggiel's Pills suffices toplncetho bowels in perfect order, tone the stomach, cieates an appetite, rum re.ider the spirits light and buoyant! There is no griping, and no reaction in the form of constipa tion. If the liver is affected, its func tions are restored; and if the nervous system is feeble, it is invigorated. This last qualify makes the medicines very desirable for tho wants of dclicato fe males. I lecrous and eruptive disonses are literally extinguished by tho disen feetant power oi' Maggiel s Salve. In faet, it is heio announced that MAOOIEI.'K IIII.IOLS, DVSI'EITIC AND DIARRHEA I'IM.S cure where all others fail. Whilo fin Burns, Scalds, Chilblains, Cuts and ail abrasions of the skin, M AOOIEI.'s, SAI.VE is irifalliable. Sold by J. MAII' OIEI., 43 Fulton Street, New York, and all Druggists, at 25 cts. per box For Sale at Drs. OKA MAMS ft HUB KLTON'S Drug Storo, sole Agents in Puller, Pa. (may !>, '6(5. Inion lte|>iihlieuii it} K\- ecntfve Committee. C. K. ANDERAON, Chairman. Adams townpship, Jas. Ilarr. Allegheny " Joseph Roscnberry. Brady " Jonathan Jluttou. Buffalo 11 M. N. Groer. Butler •' Jacob Sehaffncr. Centra " J. C. Moore. ('lay " Andrew Wick. Cherry " John Smith. Clearfield '■ Peter Fennel. Clinton " Harrison Norris. Concord " Alex. Kuhn. Cranberry " Jas. Sample, Ksq. Connoq'n'g " Samuel Reed, Ksq. Donegal " An Ircw llumliart. Fairvjcw Lewis D. Campbell, Franklin " A. W. McCullough. Forward " li. I. Boggs. .'ackson " James Jones. Lancaster '' George Kueiss. Marion " Hubert Atwell. Mercer " J. X. Cubbisou. Middlesex " Alex. Leslie. Muddy creek • Mention Slianor. Oakland " t lirislj Itobli. J'eiiu • J A. Kennedy, Psq. Parker Lt. Hubert Story. Slip! cryrot k*• J 11. Christley. (Summit .lames Stevenson. Venang.t '• I'ranklin Jamison. t \\ a-hiiigtoii" Lt. Samuel Hilliartl. Winfieltl •' Ctipt. Sani'l I). Ilazlett, Worth " Thos. M'Nccs, Ksq. Bor. Butler, Thos. If White. '■ Ccutreville David M'Donald. * " Saxonburg Chas. Hoffman, Ksq. '■ Sunbitry. Cbas. M'Clung, Zelieuoplo, Lewis Recu Ksq. Letter from OeD, Sheridan to Gen. Grant. New Orleans, Aug. 1 —1:30 p. m. Gtn. I. S. GJiA A IIW, injfoa, I). ('. Yon arc doubtless aware of the serious riot which occurred in this city on tho 30th uit. A political body, styling it self tho Convention of 18(14, mot on tho 30th for, as it is alleged, tho purpose of remodeling the present constitution of the State. The leaders wore political agitators and revolutionary men, and tho action the Convention was liable to pro duce breaches of tho public peace I hat) made up my mini) to arrest the head | mefi if the proceedings of the Conven tion were calculated to distuib the tran quility of the Department, but 1 had no cause for action until they committed tho overt act. About 40 whites and Blacks were killed, antl about 160 wounded, Kvcrything is now quiet, but I deem it best to maintain a military supremacy in the city for a few days, until the affair is fully investigated. I believe the sen timent of the general community is great regret at this unnecessary cruelty, ami that the police could have tnatlc ai y arrest they saw fit without sacrificing lives. P. H. SHERIDAN, Maj. Gen. Command'g —The report that negroes have been kidnapped on the coast of Florida and j sol I to Cubd Is untrue. The Navy De» partmcnt directed Commodore Winslow, of the Gulf Squadron, to make a thor ! ough investigation of the matter. Ho : reports that the statements are without the slightest foundation. —Given's large whiskey distilleries in Philadelphia, have been seized by tho ! United States Revenue officers. They found there a well organized rectifying establishment, with all the appurtenances in the shape of stills and drays. The owner claimetl that the whisky was dia- I tilled in Allegheny county, and had al ! ready paid excise. --It is understood that the Secretary of War, by direction of the Presidential ordered General Sheridan to institute qn investigation >nto the causes of the New Orleans riots. A movement is on foot in PhiladeL pit a to erect a new and commodious ho« u: < n ibe plan of >ot; recently commenc ed in Boston, and to be somewhat large* | than it-