The Sun (New York) Newspaper, July 8, 1865, Page 1

- ‘ng we (THE : = ' TH L 4 — a 7 T r , - : Number 10,288. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 8 1865. ! —————— — a oe a ——a ———-—— ~~ ~~ a ee = ~ —————---- H World into the joys of heaven. The minister who at- | of the Prisoners—Atrerott being firet prepared, Mre ! sible. Hence the departure of the commission, It is, | 4 e Lates OWS | tented rraroit aise returned thanks for the kind | Sursatt last—the attendant eenoe tee mre Mee: however, believed that there will bo no coufscation 5 treatment of the prisoners, and offered « prayer that | was ready. Almost immediately « portion of | in North Carolina, i Tel God would receive his soul. Harold was affected to | the flooring dropped, and four bodies were hang- Neeroes are making two or three dollars per day at ¢ By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sam. | "°r!, minister who ettended Atrerott also re- | ing saspended © fow foet from tho round. | rewashing the dirtin the North Carelina gold tales r turned for him thanks to Gen, Hartranft and other | Harold twitched convalstvely, and Atzerott envo | frown which gold has beou extracted | ry RETRIBUTION ! oMicers for kind attentions, and then invoked the signa of life for some ecconds after (ie drop feil, The negro who was hang up by hie thumbs for forty | ; ‘ merey of Giod apen the prisoner, Payne gave no sign, and Mia, Surratt's body did Hot | hours, near the depot in Raleigh, on Friday last, died | at Execution of the Assassins. {HABEAS CORPUS FOR MRS. SURRATT. ,The President Settles the Matter ; MARCH TO THE SCAFFOLD. iConduct of the Doomed Criminals, )N THE DROP. ISCENES UPON THE 'The Death Struggle. ‘ FOUR LIFELESS BODIES. y Important General News. d RAM oar Government to Have Her. APEARFUL MARINE DISASTER. ‘Ship William Nelson Burned. +400 LIVES SUPPOSED TO BE LOST, ;FROM NORTH CAROLINA, « The Confiscation Question. iHe is Hung by His Thumbs 5 Until Doad, HIMPORTANT FROM Mbss0o, Max, Paying: “On Nap, 8 States ‘to be Ceded to France, The Execution. ee eee and Atzerou, Washington, July 7.—On tho petition of Mary E, <INHUMAN PUNISHMENT OF A NEGRO, The condemned were then required to rise from thelr seats, when the chairs were removed, They were now all on their drops, Their hands were fasten- ed behind them, and their legs bandaged both below and above their knees, and white caps placed over oir heads. Atzerott, while being prepared for the exeention, exclaimed: “Gentlemen, farewell! Take care!” and “ Goodby, gentlemen, now before me !"* One of the clergymen standing noar exclaimed: “ May wo all meet in another world |" As pron as the noose was placed aroand each neck—Mre, Burrat being the last one adjusted the section of the platform on which they bad beon standing suddenly fell, and the culprita were left banging severa! feet from the ground. Mre. Surratt andi Payne scarcely moved a muscle, Atzerott ex- hibited some twitchings, but Harold showed mora nervous sensibility than any of the others. ‘ibe bodies hung until Life was extinet, and were after. wards given over for burial, the mugh onffins being Blrealy at hand for that purpose, The arranyemer for the execntion were perfect. Major General II STON EW ALL, cock was present throughout the proceodings. It ieraid Payne, Inst night, made a etatement in | behelfof Mrs, Surratt, exbonerating ber from com- plicity, and that another person eubseribed to an affidavit impoaching the testimony of an tnportant Witness againat her, ANOTHER ACCOUNT. The execution which oceurred this morning cre. ated intense excitement, and the desire of the people | to learn all the particulars was manifested by the crowds who assernbied in the neleliborhood of the Avenel, At 10o'clock the guard was tolmforced by wiiisiona! companios of soldiers, who eurroundet the #rounde and sternly reprossed the slightest encroach- meut upon thelr lives, Tickets were issued to all who er if the guaried preeinct, and | hledabl everett) stad bora eee werg | Dot of tar, which was located between the decks the holders of these “open oe carefully questioned and utinized before being admitted to the place of execution, Meiween two and three hundred civilians were allowed to witness the final scene. During the previous night workmen were engased erecting the scaffold, which war put opin an enclosure adjoining the Arsenal, which was guar! od by double Hnes of soldiers, Yesterday morning, Mire Surratt visited Ler mother, and remained with her for a couple of hours, Afterwarde she went to the White House, in company with two priceta on « mission tothe President, Mr. Johmson declined to eee thom, and they subeejuentiy, in compauy with “appear to move. Those who were noarert, asrert that o esingle quiver ‘moved the frames of those two The coffins were now moved) forwart and placed in Feadiness for the reception of the fbodirs, which re. mained saspended nearly twenty.minutey. The phy- Gicians ting entiefiod that all were dend, the bodies Were encoffined and given in charge of the reepective friends, Rumors prevail of confeasions.t¢,, by several of the prisoners, but as yet mothing hasbeen made pubile concerning them. Tho Ram Stonewall, i le to be Given Up to the United States, Washington, Juiy T.-The Department of siate has beco officially informed that the S anish (overn- Mens proposes issuing omtorsto the Captain General of Cuba to deliver to the United Staves Government the insurgent ram Stonewall, now at Hay ana, Fearful Disaster at Sea, The Wilimm Ne'son Destrayed by Vire— Pour tuudred Lives Sapposed Lest. The news reached this city inet evening that the Prcket ship Willian Nelson had been destroy! by fire at rea, arid it was rupposed that the passengers were nearly all Jort, ‘Tho free, eo far as necertained, areas follows: The Wiiaw Nolevn left this port on she 27th of October, 156.4, wuder command of Captain Tevi Sraith, bound for Panama with a carve of coal. She reached Pauama in rafety, and aailed from there tothe Chiarha Islands, Pera, where she took on a load of gnano aud proceeded with is to Antwer tp. At Antworpehe diechargod ber guano, and took on a cargo of sone 600 tonsof rallroad iron, and with o large nurmter of passengers sailed for New York, ior living freight, paasengere and crew, numbered some 450 roule, When off the Banks of Newfoundland she took fire, through a red bot bolt being dropped into « The fire spread rapidly, and moet of the passengers tu Great terror took to the boats, Ther were mainly rinan owigrants, Thore remained on the burning parol aomne forty of (he passengers and crew, and on the Int inet, while che tlames were till raging, they were taken off by the steamahip Meteor, and brought on board that vessel to St, Joha'sa, where they arrived yesterday, The fate of thore who took to the bonte is unknown, but it ls feared that they have meta wa- tery grave, The William Nelson wes rated at Lioyd's in clase A, 1's, with 1,029 tons register. She was built at Somerset, Mase, io 1554 and has made many euc- Mrs, Gurratt’s counsel, called on Julge Holt, whom cessful voyages, being looked upon by her owners as they requerted to examine some additional evidence in favor of Mra, Burratt. The Jadge Advoonte examined the testimony, listened attenaively to Mins Hanging of Mrs. “arrntt, Payne, Flarreld Surratt's eppeal for a commutation of her mother's sentence, and promised to bring the matter to the notice of the President, Boou afte: this interview, deter through ber counsel, Messrs. Alken and | the five sisters of Harold waited on Jadge Hoit, hav- lampitt, Judge Wylie, of the Supreme Court of thie District, directed an issue of the writ of habeas cor- §pUs to General Hancock,comman ting him to produce dn Court, as ten o'clock, this morning, the body of MMary E.Surtat', with the cause of her detention, \The writ wes sorved on Geveral Hancock at the Me ing been directed to him by order of the President, who was too unwell to receive them They also de- sired acommutation of the eentemce agaluet their brother, Although they plead eloyweutly for mercy, sobbing all the time, the Judge Advonate said he could not encourage them to hope that Mr. Johnson would Ysropolitan Lote! at eight o'clock this morning, by | Commute or delay the execution already ordered, ce ed States Marshal Gooding yPousulied with the Attorney-(jeueral and the Secre- lary of War, Athalf-pust ten the General bad not | “clock. Harold’ lobered the writ, This fact was brought to tbe notice jof the Court by her counsel, but the Judge sald he shad not the power to euforce the writ. 3 BEOOND DiePaTon, 4 Washingten, July T,-This morning Jndge Write Ygranted, on application of the counsel of Mis, Surrete | { much contrition, or exhibit any strang belief in « a Tit of habeas corpus, commanding Major. Geu ‘Hancock to produce the body of Mre. Surrat: tefore | future existence Abe Court, The writ was returnable at ten o'clock, He immediately | This morning, stan early hour, Mise Surratt virited her mother and remained with ber until twelve sisters also went to the Arsenal early and held an affecting interview with the young map. who bade them @ last farewell about eleven Oolock, Atzerott's brother vieited him in company with a clergyman, During tho night clergyinen had) been in eonsimat attendance the Arsenal, Payne did not evince He was reserved, but on one ocea- sion expressed regret for the fate of Mie. Surrati, of ut nearly two hours after that time, Gen, fancock | Whom he spoke tonderly, anathematizing her son ‘entered the Court, accompanied by Attoruey General | Johm aa & cowantly fellew, devoid of sufficient fpeed, who apologized for the apparent delay in mi ing @ retarn on the part of the General, as it wae un- jevoidable, He then proceeded to read the return, in hich Gen, Hancock ssid the body of Mrs, Surratt ‘was in his posession under and by virtue of an order y from President Johnson, for the purpose expressed, | the clergymen, which order is as follows: Exvoorrve Orrice, July Tth, 1965. Maj or-Gen, W. J. Hancock, Commanding, Fite. t J, Andree ohnaon, President of the United States, ate thet the writ ot habeas corpus has been heretofore eus;er ded in such cares ie ned T do hereby pecially eu peod this wiit, and direct that ya proceed to execute the order} ereiovore given ‘upon the Jud.ment of thi itary Comission; and you will elve ‘Lis order in return to this writ, ' (Slened) AspRaW JomNsON, President. The Court remarked that no further steps would be ‘taken in the matter, sly rejoined, commenting upon the distinction be- ‘tween the civil and military jurisdiction, showing the utter impow ibility of fichting battles, carrying on war, maintaining the Governmentin times of war, lete., by procem of law, c fuards were placed all round the prevent the intrusion of persons vpon the ecene of execution, none being admitted ercepling those previously supplied with tickets by Mujor General Hancock, ‘The relatives of Mrs, Burrattand Harold apent several bonra with them @uring the forenoon, and they were also atiended by ‘their epiitual advisers, a were aleo Payne and Atzerois, A few minutes after one o'clock, the outer prison door was opened, aud Mrs, Surrats was supported on her way to ihe wallowe by two military officers, Next followed Atzorott, Harold and Payne, accompanied Attorney-Cieneral Speod brief | Medicinal pluck to save his mother’s life, by eurrender- ing himeelf and testifying on her behalf, Payne appeared far more concerned for Mre. Surratt than he was for himeclf, The last hours of the con- demned were spent in their cells, in company with Mrv. Barratt devoutly attended to the instructions of her spiritual advisers, Harold and Atzerott betng also attentive to the exhortations and prayers of the clergymen, ‘THE LAST BCENE. About ten minutes past one o'clock, the door of the Prisov turned upon ite hinges, and Mrs Surratt came an orpecially lucky ship, No list of passengers hae as yet Leen received, but it is thought the ship's papers may have been saved, fo which case the list will yet come to hand, From Virginia, Secesh Exhibition at Potersborg, Etc, On Thursday night of last week, an extertainment wasgiven in Petersburg, to wid the Confederate eol- diers returning through thet city, Mejor Geueral Harteoff and a large nomber of Federal officers Kindly purchased tlokets and attended; Lut after the band, which volunteered for the occasion, had played Dixte, a National alo wae performed, whieh br outa storm of hisies and other riotous demon tous, The prominent citizens of Petershure Lave published « card repudiating this cheap exhilitiou of “plu The Richmond Rervurso says the negro's best friend te his former mnater. It is contemplated to run a Une of steamers froin Richmond to the West Indies, At Gifford’s Springs, near Richmond, on the 4th, some rebel and |. #. soldiers got into a ficht, In which knives and pletole ficured freely, but no sert- eur injuries were sustained, The provost guard quelled tt, The first house in the Richmond burnt district was completed this week. It is three stories high, and 30 by 46 feetand is to Le used as a wholesale grocery aud liquor store, The Kiehmond Rervnite says: A handfal of men in Alexandria, all, or noarly all, horn in other States, bave got up amass meoting against Governor Dier- point and the present Government of Virginia. Tho partic!pants im this populous movement represent no sentiment or feeling im Virginia, They are aliens by nativity, aliens in sympathy, aliens in interest and in parpors, to the Virginian people, The Pourth of July, according to some accounts, was forth, accompanied by two officers, upou whom abe | celebrated in Richmond with very litue demnoustra- leaned boavily, while walking to Ler place upon the | thon. There were a few fiags raired, a few gune fired, scaffold. trast lier appearance bere a warked con- from her eondition during the ¢rial, stimnlents had beem preseritys, for her by the physician, nevertheless she appeared weak and faint, ae she took aeoasatthe front. She seemed to have grown ten years older, and looked haggard, Aged about 60, when the trial comumnced she was well preserved and somewhat handsome — when seated ou the scaffold she was an incernation of wretchedness, The priests in attendanee took stations immediately behind her, Atzerost noxt appeared with bis guards and clergyman. Then came Harold, and lastly Payne, who was followe! by several guards, the ministers and oficials walking In the rear, The prisoners being sented at the front of the platform, the guard, clergymen and officisls were grouped around and between them, T’he atill nese of death waa next brokea by the voice of Gen, Hartraupt, who stepped forward and read the order contigning them to the doath they were abont to undergo, Upon concluding this portion of the cere- by 8 guard sud thetr reepective ministers of the | mony, the General made @ sign tosome personson the forpel, Frout senate were provided for them on the Platform in tie following order : Harold and Atzerott The officere entrusted with the execution and the minisrers occupied invermedtiate positions, Major- General Hartvanis, who has beea from she commences | meut in charge of ‘he prisoners, came forward and read the order of the War Departiuent, already pubs \\ lisbod, approving the eentences and ordering the pen alty of weath to be ted Uoned on the walls surr below soldiors wc unding the grounds, while formed on two sides of equare civilians weie preeent—auxicus emn scene e feverul hundiel spectatore of th One of ropeated wor the priests attendant on Mre. & ehors prayer, to which Payne, who nest to her, attentively listened, who bad been administering to Payne exp 4d in the name of the latter his rine theuke to General Hartranft and the off- cors and soldiers who had charge of him, for their personal kindness, Thoy had not uttered an unkind td, bor giveu @D unpleasant look or gesture, but wemed to compassionate his condition, The minis- reuted miniete « \ Leavy cuard was eta. | forratt | pintform, and then a priest onthe rightof Mrs, Sur- Mre. Surratt, Payao, | ratt slowly repeated a short prayer, commending her foul bo the Ciod who gave It, Payne elichtly turned towards the man of God while this scene was boing enacted, His own clergyman then briefly thanked General Hartreupt, aud other office« for their acte of kindners towards the prisone's, end then offered up a prayer on behalf of the prisuuer Payne, The minister accompanying Harold nt expressed the thanks of that culprit for the kind treatinent he , had teeeived, and also prayed for that misguided youth » hore sou! was so soon take ite tight intothe pre-ence of His Maker. Atzerott's minleter then, on behalf of the prisoner brietly thanke! the authoil- Jes, and prayed for the mercy of (iod upon the udemned, These ceremonies being over, Mrs, Sur. Tatt wae pow requested to rive, end all the other prisoners aloo asked to stand up; baving complied, the chalis were placed on one side, and the prisoners moved to a position upon the drop, Where sheir arms and lege were firmly pinioned—Atzerott breaking out with several expressions, such as “Good byo,"—"Take care you dont’ —"Gentiemen before me"—] say to you, Good-bye!" A clergyman added, “May we all ver then uttered a brief prayer, asking for Payne the | meet again in the next world!" The ropes were next ergivenors of O bis slap, gad a pasonsy gab of Ale adiusted and white muslin cavs dsawa over the faces and some display of fireworks in tho evening, with o fow excursions and afew rows throughout the day ‘The Wuts ridienles the celebration, but the Kerva- Lic speaks more reepectfully, and eaya: The anniversary wae pretty generally observed and appropriately celebrate At an early hour in the morning, the Uspitol square wee filled with « promis tag of cit'zeun, soldiers and nevrovs, The being Little tables cuour gathe Inst named clare greatly predominated, there but a slight epriukling of the tirat two. were etuck ulouk under the tre ade, fee crema and Piew an 1 retailed at as mall advance upon ory the greedy and pieasure-seeking colored fodiv cual Here and there, a the @ounds, soall knots were eathoret, sore singing, * Kaly Kound the Ving, y nd others ¢ uf in their *expenence” ina voice, ail th Lib ng 4 ® ul brother or clea of the Africen Pp mulatto, with «pao: tha} eluigeso atur wool the shirtiess nutme, hosil ep. muncling bhalt-cooked Young America, for the first time in four yoare, had axiorlous of it, aod as night voelferously voted the day a big thing" nod no mistake The Richmond Wri states: Traine run fromm Lynchburg, on the Tennessee rall far ae Big Lick, seven miles enst of dulens, in coke county, The bridges over and along the of the road most sporoximate to the Roa ke, tream of which fe crossed ‘hee tines by ond the couth brauch of the river cove, are pot Loivhod hel New river, on the | Tine of Puloski a "e counties, Is completed, | The road isin running der trom Mriatol wo Marion confer with the a tion, Tho tide of emis a having already se and as many important sales of roal estute are poudiug the eettiomeat of this question, the bert intereste of the State re Qn understandiug should be rennbas Ou the subject of coufisea- jon from the Vroe Bt MAUL Ob DORs _ | ete, ifthes did what he required of them, one of his | in omy ih county, and Pooombly to Wytheville, iba | only sire, (hen, to be nade, are bets eeu Ble Lick, | hoanoke county, and Wethewille, TLese repairy, it ispuid, can be eflecied iu trom thiee to tour we ke when the road wii! Le euuvely open trom Le nclvure to Brito, ‘Tbh ion Of country has been the rource 6 ) of provie to ihe city of Kiehmo opeulng of this avenue ol trade Wil be giutilying tot Bor both localitiva, North Carolina, Confiscation Pmigrction to the ®tate Enterprising *carees—A Crucl Vunishe ment, bee, Newbern, N.C. July 3.—Gov, Holten has appoint. ed a commission consisting of Col. J. M. Heck, Kemp P. Battle and others, to proeeed to Washington to S soon after he was taken dowo, Newbern now contains # large Northern element in {te population, and hae become the business centre of the State, Cotton and other products from all parte of the State are daily arriving here in large qnantl ties for eh ent North, which gives the portavery | lively appearance, Mexico and Havana. hs atch | behitath jen Ttemn A | theg | 48 favorable te UN. | Vhird Year. Thirty-’ paper was suppressed @ short time «in by miiltery autho ity, baw been arrested and placed in prison Tt is proved that marriet printers aro smarter than unmarried ones, Yue married ning at tbe printers’ | ass ball match, ou Monday, in Albany, reat the winvle nine badly Tr boa been observed th al! countries that crimes of wolence are most unmerous in the suenme months, Boston st. Few of which sro com fatlet ip cold blood, tt fe presumable, cat harvest in Southern Nhuola and ea nenced, The yield is enormets uvpaseed, The weather haw beeg ould be desired, and the crop ow every best condition ston has # horse that te eo balky, he never | been able to drive him out of town he advertives bin, “to be aold for no othes ; Feseon thud that the owner wants w go out 0 na Leen harvested Ai wraninl “| town ‘te | ‘The new steamehip Manhattan, Capt. Lurner, from x Mas A. Dana ‘ Paper at Apt rn Ae tirishet ‘ a hee pace, While fig E10,000 @ venr editor has never Vera Crus, $5th June, and Havana, July 3d, arrived | geen the office where it in printed. He hae not yw yorterday afternoon, making the trip from Havana | lef Washington, but Acting Secretary of War- in three daye sud twenty bourse. To the Pureer ot) Wits te the iteof Mr. Stauton, the ship, Mr. Edward Austin, aro indebted for his Prompt delivery of our correspoudence and for infor mation | ‘The only important news from Merico fe that the Emperor intonded issuing a decree, about the end of | June or firt of July, ceding #inaloa, Durango and | Honore to the French, as security for the war debt of | Fiance, The Meaican journals are full of the vulll- tary trials colug oo in Washington, on the assessing ton of Mr, Lincoln, In conrequence of the a of Mr. Lane, Mr, Adolp! rowiech ia the only Con. sul for the United States at Vein Cruz, The Dell | Fence between Mexico and Vera Orie, when abont 19 | | miles from Cordova, wae attacked by eipht brieande | They robbed the passeneers-.450 from one $640 from { Snother, and $100 from avother, Awong the passou- | Gere were two egucetrian artiote. (Correspondence of The Sun.) July 3. The steamer Manhattan arrived erday afternoon, from Vern Crug the @ and leaves for New York to-day The Dtanto saya: At Santo Domingo, the eanad ron destived te complete the abandonment of the Island wos expected. There weve yet aintng many families disposed to leave the L dome | folng (0 dt, Thomas, Porto Rico, and different pe of Cubs. As regards the treaty which wae celebr: with the ¢ -| mont of the Irland, according to the general ve sion, it is agreed to inde the war, and to respect the Hivew and property of Bpanian Intend The steamer Leon arrived at Hantiavo on the 24th, from Puerto Plata, bringing the troops lately taoned there, and the late Governor, ‘The place had 1 left in the greatest order, nothing being de- stroved but the redoubt built at the Chureh Tha houses constructed by the Spaniards iil remain standing, and thore inhabitants that remained to look after their propurty occupy themeely emall trafic, In Hayti.the revolution was'tnaking headway, and Geffrard’s troops bad suffered several reveress, Gef- frard is always asthe bend of hia fighting troope, Among those who have taken aria awainat the Gov ernment are many Dominicans, Guarico had been in satate of velge and was reoceupled by the Govern« Mons troope after aderporate deht which obliged the rebels to evacuate it, ‘There had been quite au citement at Jacknal, caused by an old » who, peseuting himself as @ Sorcerer, played upun the crodullties of a fow people, promising them riches, Harana, bere ren imissloue ho remain on th ware | in requirements being to drink the blood of a man There were not tound wanting rome hard hearted and cruel enough to believe bln and kill an innocent old mau aud drink hie blood, The deed wes discover. ed and alinost all the parties concerned in this diahla- rie except the promoter, have been arrested by the | police, who are in active pureuit of the “Sorcerer.” Havans dull-nothing doing, weather wann and many Cubans have goue to the States to pase the summer, Hiews Items. (Bp Folegraph to the How York Sun., H Gen Brenman loft youterday for Cincinnat en route for Lancaster, Obio, Jax Cooke reports subscriptione to the Beven- | Thirty Loan yesterday to the amount of #4, 261,200 Gov, Contin has signed the death warrants of David Gregor and Wiliam Hopkins, for wurder, They are to be executed on the 11th of A august, ip | Philadelphia, Tho largest sale of horses that ever occurred in this county, isto take piace on Government ac- counton the arsenal grounds at Harper's Forry, Va., to-day, Beccsr.ny Wer ducing the navy fr * has issued an order re & War establishment to «| Ponce, Hoe thinks that this will reduce the navy | | from 65,000 bands to 12,000 or 15,000, Mr, Peroreicy Sewarn hag so for recovers! an to be able w ride out each day, weather perruit | ting, and he expects ahort!y to be able sib his | | home in the State of Now York / Among tho tions for pardon recently re- | Celved by the I’vesident wore those of three mem- Dera of the lute rebel Congreas— Aah, Katosey, aod | de | with the idea Tirue wes avother listurbanc Porwoen a negro and the horse-cars, on Thursday Newro tried to get inte several cara: hot blood + Proa) ects of @ riot; police; driver arrested, au? the baile cove uted » Phileade|phia, | Revrt Gen, Sterling Price, the Miseourl warrior, {5 to Mexico bo engege tn allver mining with iw brother ju-law, Dal nay Garth, of Broo kiyn, oul other who are extensively interes t ens purchase, in val @ silver tines in th country Two robing in Rochester recently atcle some pis es of lw elo @ clothes line, and used them in ‘uo ding a nest, One of the articles waa eo lure j Sud heavy that (t must bave required the nuited iron th of the pair to bave conveyed it to she site for the vent Cae Enelish don't tke ft ‘the French horse Glatiater woo the Epaow r Their papers hint that te erect! the horse « falnely represented, sud that H falbane had been ‘got at,’ keep hits bobind: The jockey who rode Broadalbane Was hiosed and J afver the race, As intellivpent ventiomar, a college gredunte, has rine! the Utioa Hmuarn that he had oa fure- for the Great ime heard read consecutively for Le had wever hinwelf read-—the Declaration of Indepenve neni and extrac milior & \¢ iumortal document as ® whole, was @ bovelsy to hin, Tow schooner Ruth A. Baker left Savannah for Now q cargo, con- # ating ton, 300 bales of sheeting, whips sbout 10 tons of iron, and @ large amount of sun Gry freight The groas valuation of this cargo would mot stort of one hundred thousand dollars Ara Fourth of July cloner in Carthag Mr Coburn propored @ toamty the which wea thet Abraham Lincoln wag among the first aud most prominent traisors of the rebeilion ; whereupon seine eolliers drove him out of the house, and made birn shut bineelf up very care- fully the rest of ye Taw number of applications for wan grestcr than ever before, gin, BAOG0 sions have been lasued; 84,000 to Invelis sol ler and 50,000 to widows, u others, and winorebiliren, Lhe payments to pensioners the past year bave amounted to $9,000,000, When all pensions arising trom the war shall } pensions ip Jine Siace the war be- Vern wianted, the annual expenses will be abou $14,000,000, Tim wi low of Gan, Wm, Cook, of Holoken, bas been preseuied hy Bi A ol the) whie thousand Wollery and onda of the Morr a Cainden and Awboy Railroad Company propose t> fontinue to Geveral Cook's family bis selary to the end of the present ® just recompense. for Linlong auu tauliul services, Avon Tavion, in Eastmanville, Mich, took an siloced bad woman into bie house as @ servant Troul le aroce between him and bis wife, and the wise left uly “lalies," espousing the wife's catiae, arined thormeeclves with Hive hesct ada, and procee ied to his res.dence one night, a short time sigee nol yave him a sound thrashing. Taylor, os goon as be had wifliciently recovered from the asiisement, bad the ladies arrested for the of- 1 for assault aod battery-—with what transpired, f the Treasury has produced re. ® estinnates of the quantity of cotton Weat of the Mismesipp! The figures submitted to him add up sboute million om, Partial returne of the juantity of coston Vast of the Mississippi been received, from which an exceeding » wullion t Hecrebary is reported t be contident that the from ex. Guages of the vast values represented Ly the cotton willant hie eiforts to restore the cur- reney bo a eound baria, A ootommp woman in conversation with a Indy juss Leiore Davia wae caught, expressed her cout - dence that Jet!, would be teken, saying: “Hie own wite will ‘peach’ on him form hundred thou- sand dol “Ob, that is impossible,’ return. od the le ») there je nothing impossible with them folks; if they wi'l sell their children for two or th ree hundred dollurs, I guess they'll se} abusband or a wife for abundred thousand do}. lara,"* A Fersoaman in Co, A, 224 N, Y. Infantry brougit to Detroit a large fron chain, which he had jreked up near Chattanooga and carried wit! him in his koapeack for many weeks, It weighed alous tweaty pounds, and he had brought it home hat it would make a capital log jefarm at home, The Frenchinan « ' opinion upon reaching Detroit, that ‘ of the chain bad increased trom tweity to about two hundred pe 1 Powder Company, ® powder mill a Haggerty ant Jobn I MeDowell | Phe iil wan completel; ° nph se o mn re © pace scattered in overs dire | Ges. Howarn has iasned an order trom the Bu munca, &S cornea waa the Gea reau of Refugies, &e,, in Washinet thas bere. | that scer @ wetize remaine on tie | after bo transportation be granted to refu,ees ex- | “pot to show that aK idhow ever atood ore, The q i ly de J two men were, course, instantly kolled, at cept where humanity evidently demande it, I ahale badieas i RTI e neneled acu eeain Tue Philadelphia Bonteris announces » mupif- pitcvs as to be alisost unrecognizable, were fou cent endowment of half # million doilaraty Li j OMe whore Gidter s the spot where the ere », P hunk, P, eo ihele | eb work, Th © et) N chu over te Ara Parker, of Mauch Chuo » Ba. f “ hale | ota thes picaredua ln the be }labmens of s college near Bethlene together | ing at the tine, No less than twoto f powder | with fifty-seven acres of lan’, | eaploded, yet the n Was comparatively «ight A squap of the provost wuard were i pursule of Vur wl Dy tory 1a & by one who saya he 1 t y | eye wlicas the Just before the an escaped prisoner at Wheeling, Va., on Thurs. | eat Bag en tawad anh we ca day, when an order was given to fire, which) was f how stafl, entered gre depos at Chicayo, one obeyed by one of the members, the be!) taking | fie moruing, to twke suo cars Seth oD way te a sy) ony apd dhe geueral beir » aor effect in the thigh of Captuin Jobn List, sevrring ; hance ad f the tt era, stepped upon the an artery, and then passing throngh the foot of Ma- atiorn) of wear, about to enter it, bub wes & jor M Phial, Chief Payriaster of the Department, js #u [rainan with: “Ye Hy inet be Li u A , | i j there? OW he asked the general, Tt wrreut there Wido There wan sate | ’ ' General Intelligence, Jv Goat caur over ther é " ‘ politing to ab (By atl to the Now Yerk Sun.) } veveral, “L vee o in « . | wii yor’ eOut ‘ pe sub re A "a ‘ | Ir the present thaw continues, itis thought the ‘and’ ak ver stall ous of the windy slewhing will not be good next week, | rus f ‘s és Masacnat Foun shes ac stating why Tus famous patriotic hymn “A merica”’ waewrite | ino sale of bis theatre has bot Lean made to the | tou forty years ago, lor @ Bunday shool celcbra- y ing Men's Chr: Aneoviatic would veo t pas ree —and be ‘For theatrical pay Lie pre ‘ ayes Potts V. stam Hannts, of Tonneases, and Hon UrpoNely the property {4 o! ore value. Inisl ule, are Low rew.ding in Mexico-—the fore | Lave wet with too inueh ui ted kindurss too wer at Puebis, and Mr, Soule in the city | WakCh sucesso Wish Uuader any c Nyoumnsias oo a: oO jon of dury A Kansas paper, ering at the stupidity of a | t? park Wik | { from @ convict colamporary, saye—'* Te best thing be bas got off | only to a ce eutiune it T offered to gall when this woek is a dirty #,* { epphed ur diferent parties offered the sume Naw whose b Tae editor of the Prtershura Ve Cvetuieed om the dash Lage.)