The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 1, 1865, Page 1

THE umber 10,308. he Latest News oe a Oe A WASHISGTON DISPATCHES. gotiations With The Indians. avy Internal Revenue Receipts | SW MEULETARY COMMANDS | 4 RICUMOND ELECTION. afirmation of Its Annulment. WHY Ir WAS DONE. 'BELLION NOT DEAD YET. ouble in N, Carolina and Tenn. ‘TER EUROPEAN NEWS. The Ocean Telegraph, * ERYTHING GOING ON WELL ‘he Elections Determined, SERAL GAIN OF TWENTY. IOLERA AT BIRMINGHAM. SES VERY. AUMEROUS. astance Kent to be Hung, on, July 31.—Previous to March, 1863, all * were required to be prepaid and the people ecome £0 accustomed to the law, that not more 50000 ungald letters were annually returned to ead Letter Office, But at that date Congress ia law permitting all unpaid letters to pase the mail the recciver of them paying erates, This arrangement resulted di ruus- the postal revennies; and eo at the late Congress tely requiring prepayment was restor- ple generally, however, are not aware of for the number of unpaid letters returned Ofiice averages 14,000 per d shin vet Dead Letter Commissioner of Indian Affairs, the Commis. of the General Land Office, the Superinteud- { the Southern Indian |Agency, Gen, Harvey, Hfevron and Col, Parker of Lieut, Gen, Grant's have been appointed Commissioners to meet on Diret of Septernber at or near Fort (yibeon, twen- irty Indian tribes. inclu ting the Cherokeee, Creeks, Seminoles, Chactaws, Chickara the Kaneas, and over attiinted tr bes il the Indiana who will attend the Grand cithave forteited thelr annuity and other bene- entering into treaties with the reLe iY t Pike, who bad plenary powers ont ludian Buresu hes @ printed copy all there ee, Itt « stood that the object of the | ie to reatore senuly relatoue heretofore ne bewween the Indiaus and the Lutted states re perce on the Piaine, «ated that the Consulship to Gaboon, In Weat- Afilea, having been tendered to J, C. Babcock, of York, that gentleman respectfully declined 1', to be appointed @ bearer of die- easing o desire on thie uiner to the White Mountaina, pro- od the latt ce would not prejudice hie appii- on tor any favorable appointment, eof the Internal Kevenne for July 22 #, Now that the income tax to be paid, it fv estimated that the be at least #1,000,000 per day for the twoor three months now remaina in the custody of the Govern- oner of war, Capt, H, Wirtz, confined in , awaiting be trial (which will not » weeks), opon charges of craelty to ‘ nviile, . McLaughlin's brigade, of the com powed of the ¥vth and S3ib sea hure! ts, pareed down the avenue on their way 2,00 pla will he on Old ¢ » Yeh Corp. he follow ing nevitnments of general officers have n made by the i’tesident fajor Gen, G. M, Dedee, to the general command ali the (uited States forces serv in Kaunas, lorndo, Nebeas Montoue, and that potion of wo ah, lying weet and wcottof the Misscurt; bes. utersin the fiel* fren, Alfred i tensan lots ommmand of ) Duetric of Wisconsin : head- 1 Gen, §&. OOH Smith, tot Missouri; head fen. A, Willareon, to plains, under cominaud of Major Gen, nm the la hang and Eng, the Siamese twins, who have heen aged in farts to years in North Carolina, oon to appear ou exhibition again ia the North- r sore ities, number of al appointees in the Southern es hav able to execute their bonds and ake the requilied oath that they have never volun sorgiver aif and counsel or encour. {in a 1 hostility dd Bidens and that they have not port to the late rebel govern. ily borue ar ment sinat the Lak ded a voluntary mu ut to persons ¢ General Graat tn Boston Lieutenant General Grant has u the guest of the clty of Boston to-day, After akfusiing with hia family, consisting of Mre, ant, Mins Jerse Grant, and Masters Fiederick and sees Grant, atthe | liouse, be wae taken in aree by Mayor Line and Aldermen Clapp and eld, and soon atter 9 o'clock carriages were a wor the ¢ lertown Navy Yard. The party yaton, July 31 ‘vere celved at the navy yard by Rear Admiral ' i. The workinen in the yara, thirty tive lied in number, were drawn up in line, and iy cheeres Lhe General aa he paesed. Atter ine ting the various Gepartments, gud having pare con of # collation at Admutal sStrinmehom's rosie 4 the entue purty paid a vielt tothe lon, G, W, bh, Aster spending seme minutes in social ine irre, the Cuere returned in carriages to the ‘The Richmond Election, Why it le Declared Nall and Void The Spe. cial Order—How It is Received. The following ie the order which was ismed in Richmond on Friday, reapecting the local e'ection : Franguanrere Drerrict oF Hesntioo) Ricumonn, Virainia, duly 28, 1865, 5 Sproat Guprns, No, 72..(Cxraact,)—\. Where- BF racisiactory evidence Las been furnished at these bea {quarters that, at the election held in the city of Kichnond oa the 25th instant for munic pai officers, voe.e were exciuced on the ground of having lost th ir residence by reason of their absence as soldiers in the United States army du ing the rebellion, when | no rn bh ground was taken as against sodiers abrent | in the rebel army; and w ess, with but few ex- cep ons, al! of the officers ec ec ed at esid muaicipal e@uvetion have Le u prominent and conspicucue in ia- fticureting and usta ning the rebellion, And whe.e- as, (be issue was distinctly meade and openiy avowed At said election, as between those men who bad awed Qnd sbeived in the war againgt the Lined Stace ty, and thoee who had with their lives de- the tiag of our country, ‘Lheretore, ju tier to the ‘housands who have fallen tei or by diseare in ‘heir efforts to pat TeLeiiion, aud W shose who a:@ gow retusu- four years of in ing w thew bowee im (his diet jet atte: euffe gs, tou, privailons and dangers ficbuing treason, Getmauds that tho pe 4o lu ely contri uting all thelr effo ts nnd overthrow this Goverament shoud got be ine aed nto office and in rusted with power: Hence it beveby udciaied thas the (nied States Miituy authorities ot thucity will reward the eaid Mus cipal elections he.d in thie city oO (ue ZoLh ines, At Wuli Rod Void. excepune Ouly the election of the Clerk ci the E s Court: and each and every pad to taia ¢ & of the ym Oxirusing the curred Mice —exce pant i prohibited fre ducies oppectaining the eto, By command of Breves Major General Turner, '.. Lewin Moony Apistant Acjuaut Geveral, There does mot seem to have becn any excitement manilested openly in Richmond, recarding the order. The pewepape.e make ecareely any comment on it. The Reruntic, whore loyalty ts lese questionable than that of the other Richmond papers, reminds its reaters, in ite Satarday’s ieeue, that it had “warned them of their riek before the election oecnrred.” It tught ecrongly w prevent ore the election. the y result which tooe place.” ‘Lhe e:ecved cxndi es nevembled on Satuiday, in rerpome to a previ- ous call, tor qualifying and organizaion; bus the above order bene read, the only @ tion taken war to formally notity rhe Gove. nor of the seasous why they do not Oyanize, The U. 8. Mar-hal, ii cated the play + of the Petersburg RK, n number, A Vicvintan who bas lately been in Washington, wilies to the Kichmond Krruncte, “that Virginia loyal y #tands very low not only there, but genera ly, ‘Lhe dent informed ine tat he had baw eo Wau representations nade to bin ageinet us, that be did not know what tw believe, It any nuuber o1 uistoy OF to COUR. Gre, OF over to the termite: on the day of the above order, belonging to fifteen Gleloval Co, ‘Lhe slaves ary oo e uv ’ te shall be elected to the new | eginiauie fate ie taxed, We shal be turned udiuon and military rule.” (By Teleoraph.) Washington, July 31,—-The Richmond mail came throuch to Washington direct this evening, the fret tine for more thas four years, It appears from the Huchmond Times of to-day, that Governor Pierpont har promired to do all in bis power to represent the municipal election case to the authoritica at Wash- ington, and request of them @ removal of the order probil iting the exercise of the funetions required by the offices towbich the obnoxious gentlemen had been elected, It ie further stated that a meeting of prominent citizens was held on Saturday, to concert mearures for proposing a new ticket for the municipal offices of Richmond, NOT DEAD VET. Activity of the Secension Element, IN NORTH CAROLINA, Raleivh, N.C, July %.-The Raletgh Proanrss continues se denounce the recklers ure of the pardon ing power in North Carolina, It says: ‘This mnieplaced lenity is making the leading rebels of the Biate, who are daily receiving pardons, et more detiont and dieloyal than before, Comprising the public men of the Riste, they have all beea onven: h body it ieknown they willeontrol, ‘The and Union men are the special objects of their whore protection depends entiely upon the nent of the ecnfirc tion law, which disaime only the disloyal, who will be beyond the reach of the Federal au the new State govern |} ment je ine nderatood that this ele- ment who leid State securities tor upward of $45,- Ou), contracted during the rebeiion for war purposes, will make astrong effort to have the same assuined, by nos providing against it in the new couetitution, but leaving it to future legislation, Owing to thie unexpected exhibition of disio sity and vindictive arrogance, the Union menare en en. voring to have the eall tor a State Convention cel ved unt.l Cong ee meets, which will gave time ae yell ne BLIOR Expense, Ae the pi posed constitution ie des- to be repudiated by the pecp.c, ae it isve y ” it it wil, be of on obnoxious character, judging fiom the eral di nated to compose that body, These tren ous leaders, who have Leen pardoued through Governor Holden's recommend tion, ale now omanizing in every county, end oponty aes that their party ta strong enough to deve.t Mr. liol- den, or any other candidate tor Governor who falis to identify Lismeelt with (hem, Governor Holden dintted acall jor aconvention some tine since, and rent it to President Johnson for his ratitication, Since then opposition to an early conven jon hae assumed tore daidabie p.oportions, aud 1s daily gaining streagth, laleich, N.C, Jul —Hon, William A. Grabam, ex member of the rebel Senate and the political Irader of this State, who is to be a delogrte to the coming State Convention, says that under no cireum- stances will he consent tothe ceturn of North Carolina into the Union if the negro suffrage question is made a condition, Some of the county meetinge which have nominated rebel leaders as candidates to the State Convention, instruct them to favor, by constitutional or legislative enactment, the binding cut of liberated slaves to their former masters for a term of years, ‘Thia is the material already designated to represent North Carolina in her Convention and aleo in Con- grees, The Union men, alarmed at there fresh devel- opurente of disloyalty, are organizing for the purpose ot demanding the immediate enforcement of the confiscation law, which they claim will drive these rebel leaders and sympathisers from the political field, The reckiess manner of pardoning the grest lenders of the rebellion in North Carolina, ench as Graham and others, is exciting the grave apprehensions of the loyal citizens of the State, IN TENNESSEE, Nashville, Tenn, July 80,--The Parse, this morn- ing, publishes « letter from Governor Brownlow to Mayor Andrews of Columbia, in reply to a remon- strance against the order of General Thomas, eus- pending not only him in the performance of his du- tiee, but the office of the Mayor also, Gov, Brownlow ways: “Yon are accused of using your official power in op- position tothe * jreed” people of Columbia, prevent+ | ing their education, &, You will observe from the letter of Gen, Thomas in the city papers this morn. designated os deleyates o the coming State tion, w! ere House, At J% o'clock the General attend | ing, that martial law is till in force in Tennessee, & receplon at Larcuil Mall, attended by | Our rebellious peope have not yet given suffici: wor bineon and reveral members of the | assurance of returalng loyalsy to the Genera! (io- ety Governmen The Mall was densely | iment to warrant the withdrawal of maillita: wwded, Lpon the General making bis ape | power he abendenment of military courts, It rance he was gieeted with deseuing cheers | pot stranee that ‘he sathorities should disturb » wiueh he bowed in acknos ledgment, Mayor Lin- applied every. Means at people, who, for four years, bin ®ehort speech thanked tue wuuienes mM behalf | their command to destroy the nation, In- the General, joy the kind ace piiou they hadten. | deed it ie & concersion on the part of cahim, A number of persous then pressed tors | the General commanding to deelare his military will dito the plat m, in ¢ » shake bande with | to sustain the civil povernment, and never to assume General, whieh occupation he indulged in tor | the cxercise of that will @xcept iD cases where prompt ut bat an hour, until ibe following speech | action ie necessary to insure he public eaiety, Cul be equeezed out ‘Laces ond gentlemen, 1 would | our people have elven conclusive evidence of their eiytue ,ouiby (ve hand, but Tiud it wid be | intention to obey ail our Jaws, stare and Nations podslude tor ine to do ao, | thank you for your | you und J, and all citizens, are liable to be arrest idnere will bid you good attespoou." “The | aud tried according to the forme of military prectice, alt re ined bik ewr:age and drov: back to | It is extremety tmportant that all conflict bewween ! this até.noon he will visi: the | the civil and military authorities be avoided, As we u Cambridce. ung Union Club. Gen, Great invende Us proceed to Mas , 400 the Ars nal, and in the | will attend «dinner given in bis honor, by leaving tor jaud jo-Morow worbing, from which point be wie now situated, just out of areceiion in which the peop @ retused to lay down theiy asia till forced to do so ut the point of the bayonet, the civil government is ouly allowed to proceed by pertuission of the wilitary aushoriies deeply regret the NEW YORK, TUESDAY, AU¢ , do not sympathize with the nat onal police OCCMIT ERGO at Colambia- but the high character of Gen, Thomas for prudence, justice and patriotiem, warraute me in assuring you that he will gladly receive and impar. tally consicet say tertimony you may wish considered in your behalf, The Memphis Butierts of the 26th rays: There are now probably 15,00) United States sol. diers in and aroun! Memphis, The accumulation of such alarce force here, when the ceuntry is being rapidly pacifcated, causes some discussion, We think it likely that the gove;nwent is aware tht there are in many parts of the country, men who ul affect sympathy with the relelion, ani hove hopes of beine able vw excite fresh outbioake; whe who Plot the keep.ng alive of aileuat.on, and, through State action, hope to gain their ends, From Euroye, Ono Day Later News, Farther Point, July 31,—The steamehtp Hiber- nian, from Londonderry, the Ylet, passed Farther Point at 6 P.M. thie evening, The United States steamer Kearsarge, from Lisbon, arrived at Best on the 19th, and fired a salute of 1 guns, which the fort returned, London, July 21.-The Pe an Gulf cable has | been repaired, and telegraphic commuuication with India 1e-ostablished, A Valentia telecram of the 19th anya: ‘The ates mere (Great Kastera aud Caroling have arrived off here, Allwell, The former gowe to Bantry to-day, whilst the Intter ts laying the shore end of the cable, and thie will be accomplishe! on the 2lset or 2a, if the weather moderates, The war steamers Terrible and Sphynx are also bere.” The election returns to the evening of the 19th thow 679 members returned, of whom 234 are Lib- @rala, and 244 Conservatives, The net Liberal gaia fo 20, Disraeli had been making a epeech, in which he nrserted that the Conserva‘ives in Parliament would not be inferior to those elected in 1859, and when the Houre falls into ie true shape, and is weeded of thece Liberal members, against whom coir ‘pt piactices can be proved, he belleved the po- Hides! position would be identical with what it was two months ago, Satterthwait's Crrounan ays: Tranenctions In American securities are scarcely Up to the average of the past fow weeks Five- i wenties, afer reaching 72 iq, hive receded to 71a 1 In railroad stocks there have some laree during the week, Ui eniral ahares rd thiee doliars, coring at 80 qs, were as high ne 65 but on anles to realize protite, bave given away, closing at 65 9a55%. The cholera bad broken out in Birmingham, Large nutobers of paupers are said to have been attacked, Advices trom Alexandria, Egypt, to the Lith, show ® g@ratifylog daily diminution in the cholera, On that day only two died ef cholern. At Cairo there was alao a decrease, although the mortality continued high. ‘There were 156 deaths on the Lith, The cholera was spreading in Constantinop'e, Tar key. Atrict sanitary measures were adopted, The Paris Monirrun announces the health of the Prince Imperial ns completely re-established, The Emperor left Paris on the 19th for Plombiers; and the Empress and Prince Napoleon were expected to leave for Fontainblean on the wsih, The Moxirece contains the following : The reporta current that an undelstanding had been arrived at bet ween the ereat Pow for the asembly of acongrerm are devoid of foun fon, The proposal for a common deliberaion of the European powers wae formerly ma.e by the proper author itios, ‘or the purpose of removing d.fil- culties then exist ng and obviating shoes that might have been foreroen, The projec’ was contested, and the war between Germany and Deumark did not fail to demonstrate ite juatness; but the loperial Govern ment le.vea to time the task oi compiweilely justify ing the counciis of the Emperor, A diepatch relative to the recognition of Italy, left Madild, Spain, on the 16th, and is anid to contain no conditions nor restrictions of an important charactor, There was an earthquake on the Isth, in the Cata- nia district of Italy. Several lives wero loet, aud there was rent damage to property. A frightful tailroad accident had occurred at Buch- ana, Russia. A passenger train collided with a goods train, by which 13 persons wero killed and a large number wounded, (Lateat via Londonderry.) London, July 21.—The elections are now deter- mined, The Liberal gain remaina twenty, Glad- stone is elected in Routh Lancashire Constance Kent, who pleaded guilty of murder, has been sentenced to death, Latest Finnoctal, London, July 21,—Cousols eloved at 90a90's for money. Ittinois Central ahares 90, Erie shares 64 U, 8, Five Twenti « Tluall's. ‘The bullion in the auk of England has decreased £451,604, NESTE The Ship Wm. Nelson Names of Saved Passcugers. Halifax, July 31.—Lhe tollowing is a list of pan eengere saved from the ship William Nelson, and landed in St. Johu's, N. Fs Louls Hegel, Jacob Englehardt, Boynton, Frederick Miler, of Wer- Geo. ge Kastner, tenburgh, Sebastian Globior, Thomas Wikert, Apollance Kuli, of Baden, Joseph Hiinechart, Konrad Lippes, Hessen Barth, Hachtel Becker, Karl Alkin, dean Wagner, Pebastian Frevel, — Breusren, Jroob Fircher, Albert Blippup, Jos, Weatvortuer Fratr, Margaretha Frey Scheiveite, Rows ltoms. (Bg Telegraph to ths Now York Summ) Ges. Hooxe arrived at Baratova yeeterday morning, where there is now a lar<c number of visitors, ‘Lue Mayor of Porternouth, Va, has been arrested by order of Gen, Manu. The cause of the arrest ig eaid to be interference with military law, A Blot occurred in Cummingsyileé, Ohio, on Sunday, in which three men were shut aud @ large amount of property des roye.. Wak partios of Indians have appeared in several places on the Bouth Platte route lately, and there is no dot that there isa considerable force of In- dians in the vicinity, A pispaton from Memphis reports the seizure of the Commercial Bank in that city ant the discove- ry of @ defalcation in the Custoro House, It is supposed that the mouey which siould have been in the Custom House has been used by the bank, A party of Indians sttacked an emigrant train forty miles west of Julesburg, Colorado, on Satur- day, killed two men, anc cay tured one Wagon, Oo the same day a large party of Io ian# Surprised « camp of twenty-six soldiers # fev miles north of Valley Station, captured their sick anc drove the men to the station. Anovr 9 o'clock last evening « fire (Probably in- Cendiary) broke out in a five story /rick building Corner of Commercial and Kicl aon! #treets, Bos. ton, owned by Bilas Pierce, and occupied by F, W, Lincoln, Jr., & Co,, dealers in charts end nautical {natruments, the Marine Society, !’vrt Wardens, and other parties, Loss about 79!)(""- Two fire- men wero badly burned by the bursug Of @ bar- rel of oil, Katharina Lee: & 4 ch, Ran Quevett, an Italian, Nicolans Koreh, Omar Menesdorf, Adam Adains, Ferdinand David, UST —————————————— eee ————————————————————— Ee oe: 1, 1865. what improved {n health. Jackaon C, Schultz, of Albany, P. Mann and Dr. Joun Swinburne, have been appointed by the Governor Commissioners to confer with Collector Draper, agent on the part of the general governinent, relat.vo to the purchase an! erection of suita! |e warehouses for the storage of goods sul ject to quarantine within or near the port of New York, General Intelligence. (By Masl te the New York Sun.) Tagen bas been @ great temperance revival @tmonw the Catholica of Troy, N.Y, Over two hun dred took the ple ige there last Sunua: Tur colored people had on the 20:h a erand com- men mM, in Savennab, of the anuiversary of the in lepeudence of L beria. Tiere ia a brother of Charles Dickens, the nov ess | ving im Chicago, His meme ie Angustus, sod be fe @ small railroad clerk Onae day last week be had three children Lorn to brim, Bo much for | ving ip a free country. Herearren all letters deponited in the mails d essed to post offices tn the South which have not yet been reopened, will be forwarded to the reopen +c offices nearest to the ones for which they are designed. “Rarre gxt mein my portrait,” sald a roman- tic young lady to @ painter, “with = book in my hand—rnd readin: aloud, Paint my servant also in acoinir whee he cannos be aceon, but in suche Tanner wat be may hear we wheu I call him,” A BUNAWAY accident In Bchobarie county, on Thursuay, cated the deat. of Mra. Mamilion Robinson, of New York, together with her toot. Mr Robingon, bie son, and the driver, were also badly burs. Tus heavy black draperice and symbols of mour- ning have all been removed from the Execuuve Mansion, itetanis @orely in need of repaira, The Stray soldiers and uquiteus relic hunters have damaged the curtains aud furniture very wuch, A Faw evenings since two negroes applied for adm on toa pl.ce of amusement tu Boston, but nt refused to sell them tick The next day the newroes aued the agent and won their case ov the strength of @ law passed by the Massachu- soils Levislature last winter that no person was to be exclude! from any place of amusement on ac- count of color A vance awindle has been committed in New Or- leans by some individual who claimed to bave Grafte signed by Jobu J. Roe, of &. Louis, and on these forged drafts Le secured wow one of the N tional bauks @100,000, of which suin be spent 260.000 in Cuying two stearnboate and the other 240,000 he decamped with, and has not been beard 01 since, A rnisonen arrived at Cairo, I Jeet Poursday, eu route for W whom there exists much mystery, Ho was heavily jroved and atiicily guarded, The officer Laving bm in charge would give no information beyond the @iatewent that “bis capture was the moat im- rhant ove made for some time.’ There are con- Jrolures thas be is the son of Me». Burrats, Om night last wook a beas: in the form of a man enkied the house of M vabeth Darwin, fenselens widow in Chester, Li, cus her thre she lle in led, so os to cause slinost immed death, diagged her from the bed to the tloor and abused ber person while she was dying. The Jaly's husband was waylaid and murdered in 1861, Toe poor lady's children, Woual grown, saw and recognized the murd pie name ie Forsee, He wili probably be cap- sured, Tue import entries of the country dunng the pas. Worn, amcust to $4,207,829, as eayaings the total entries o/ $5,716,165 same week lass year, Loe ences, domestic produce simount to 5, aga.ust ¢5,010,864 same week last year, » from Memphis fnogton, around ‘Loe eXpors of rpec eamounisto 918),715 apainst k 401,012 same w lawt yoar, Lhe custoins tor the week are #Y, 629, The receipt coon, coastwise and by railroad, wre 20,274 bales, The number of emigrant passeng: re arcived during the week is 8,508, Mas. Havpen, @ emart old Jady of 75, in Brain- tree, M was ous ber:yin; t Wi dnesday, wheo sue caught eicnt ofa rattlesnake, with raised head, about ready ior @ spring, Beising @ stick, she thrust it into Lis open mouth and down his throat, thus bolding vim to the ground ; then draeing ® stone to her by the aid of her foot, aie, with slick and slone, dispaiched the “varmint'* by severing the head trot the ody, Shouldering the snake, she siarved for bome, with e pail of berries in eacu band, but confesses to beng « “Lite atariew'? when the head.ess body was sudcenly coiled around her throat, aud concluded to transport her prize some other way The snake measured nearly five fet aud had ten rattles, Tan Missourl river 1s again oo arise, At St, Lou.s4 ou Fy dat, loom nse trees were being car- ried down by the current, and the lumber, boards, rails, &c., ming od with the Crift, inuicaten freshet in ihe upper streams, Arise of two feet more would ig the water to a level with the streets, ot a disustrous flood were felt, and store. koepers slong the levee wore prepariug for the worrt. epatch from Washington, Mo. au- nouuees a rise of vver three feet in the Missour: at that poinw Five bridges have been carried away by the swollen strearne on the Hannibal and St, Joe Ralroad, and no trains bave been running over the track for two days, Miss (Lana Barton has written a word from Andersonville, under date of July 12, in which ele says the work of recovering and burring tho remains of murdered Union if ners is proy reas: ing favorably, Bhe writes: ‘Two bundred wud Bev nty-six were recovered yesterday from the grouud known as outside of the ‘dead line,’ or, as it was generally known to the public, ontwide of a provibite! ling beyond which they had accident. ally sirayed for t.@ purpose of procuring a little fresh water, or the roois of shrubs or wees, to allay the pangs ol thirst and hunger, and for so dolug were barbarously wurdered,"’ In the early partof the summer an incredible number of black ynats made their appearance in the Mississippi Bottoms, and attack.d nor only cattic ond Lorses, but aleo biria, wild turkeys deer, and other game, with such ferocity, as to kill, in @ sbort time, quite a number of ayinals, Afier the disappearance of the gnats, @ cisease broke out among the cattlo, horses and hogs, and has been raging for some tune, aud da etl) prevail. ing. The lowes havo been Very great, One planter lost over two hundred hogs asd seven Pee and mules, besides oxen and milk cows, Another b lost thirteess mul # and horses, and hogs aud catilo ip proportion, These are Lus ine shences, MATILDA James, an orphan of 16, came from her home iu Wisconsin to tuo wickod city of Chicago, {no search ef einployment, Ble was there mes b a Wretwcb named Aired Di Costa, who, taking ad. vaniage of her guileless lunocence, effected her ruin, Ihe very next morniug be deserted her, and the poor girl, penniless snd friendless, wancered sbout the city all day and shrough the long mght, and wes found early the next worning near an old graveyard far out in the north division of the city. 8.0 was cared for, and Da Costa arrested, Tne fellow, to avoid the consequences of bis vil- lainy, offered to marry his vicwm, but before he could accomplish b.6# purpose, pews caine that he hadalready # wile Lving whom he had veseried, He was, thereiore, beld in 94,000 bonds answer a charge of adultery. Taw Louse of Mr, George Bent, at Cambridgo- ty Mass., Was entered by » burglar sour? A, , ou Saturday, Mr, Bont and bis olsier slept in separate parts of the house, The sister wae awakened by the noise the Lurglar made coming up stairs aud goon afiersaw hiw #ianding in the doorway of ber room, The girl pretended that there wae @ map in bed with her, gud asked him Govaanon Fanon bes revurned # AlL@MY, Somage J for @ drink of water, but Sually waid abe would go Thirty-Third Year. and get it berself, The robber immediately back {nto the entry, and she passed close to bim, Dut did not Jet bim know she had seen bim, she went to her brother's room, woke him up, and told him there was a strange man in the Souse. The brother seized @ revolver, and by the aid of « light held by hie aieter, saw the man crouching in the entry, and discharged one of the barrels at him. The man ran, and escaped, but, it ie believed, prone bullet (in him somewhere, That girl hae uck, Ta confeasion of the Swedish clergyman Lind. bach, who murdered several of his parishioners with the communion wing Is published. Tt is a curious ducument, These sentence in‘icate ite character: When one stencds beside an inourably Sck and creacfully pained fellow creature, one wishes, of all his icart that he might be released from his beartrending nigre. * © © Ty there- fore, Lelieved that the merciful God would nos coudewo me it Tahortened the sutlerings of a mis- erallefelloworeature, Lis s certainly, to outward appearence. aganet all law, but in reallt it rests upon grounds f compassion, My Gadd, beiore Whom Tehall fivally answer, knows thin end with deep contrition I fvel my sel worthy of the sore puolshment of ibe ciyv.l law, forth. sinful compass.on T exercised towards the diad persone in the case, © © © You have nowe.cus, my crime coniesse'y my bh use deatroye., my grave openet, Farewell! arewe}, © riniade! V asday Twas ordained your pamor, L wae orvaiued vo death, O God lhave mercy upon me | A vooun@ Frenchman Leionging to ove of the “firet fugues’ in San Francise morried a young country Woman fresh froma convent school the daughter of another leauing Freneb ‘amy, with reat delat at the Cathedral of Notre Dame dea ‘welowres, ove Sunday evening last mon The ceremnouy Was pertormed in presence of a large number of the elise of the cliy, and the bridea- tue de were among the lovelies and mos. elegaut- ly attire \ever seouin (he cathedral, On Wedoea- day, the town was starved by the report that the beautiful meok-eyod bride bad decemped with the tarciage pros nis aod wedding garments, in come with @ gay Lotharo, whose acquaintance ad made Haven only knows how or where, leaving the lave bappy brid. groom in his desolat home witLout 60 much a# saying “Good-bye.'* The forlorn husband contenis himeelf with adver- tizing his truant wife in the usual manner, adai that “trom date Will resume the liverty of ainglo blesseuunesa—(''ll reprend toute ea Uberte de yarcon.") LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY, Tok Beaver Street MUBpER—CORONER'® Ixquest.-Coroner Collin, on Saturday evening, eupanelied «jury to investigate the ctreumstances of the murder of Joseph Van Doren, a weigher and guager, of No, 40 Beaver street, who was shot in bis office on Saturday afternoon, by James F, Oram, ae already reported in the Sux, Oram gave care- ful atteution to the evideuce brought beore the jury. Wilham H. Kirby» ecarman residing at 121 Eas Twenty otxch atreer, being duly sworn, «aid he saw Prisoner running on Saturday, and turned round tw wee It any one wae pursuing him; two or thine young men caine rune down the lane between stone atreet and 6 Wiviams t, crying stop him; witness thowehe the prisoner would go through into soutly Wiliam aud then witness went up on the staire saw prisoner on the ceatre of the flight witness was oing up; he was cowing down aud witness selzed im end said: “You aie my privouer.” Le said: “Very well. il go wilh you." Wituess was taking him to the Station house, when # policeman caine siong and said: “I want this m ‘the witness gave him invo the gands of the offi le Alfred Segre, a Frenchman, was (he next witness, Hie testified he saw the prwouer bet» een eleven and tweive o'clock standing ut the door of the premises in Beaver etieet; next with the policeman: heard uo altercation; witness hoard two ioud porta, but could not tell what they were; be thought an explosion had takon place; after he heard the noiwe he went to see what it was, and on reaching the pot found Mr, Van Doren lying on th 1 i@sting on tho last step of the stairs, and wae geep ue lor breath; after that, witness wut to bis own ol Ferdimand Crea 4. Beaves a H street about ha.i-p ist one o'e.ock; Geard areportof ea pistol; on looksuy out raw Mr, Van Doren and the prisoner on the steps of No, du Beaver sieet; as wit- nese woked he saw (he eceuse. press his hand to bis stomach as if in pain, and the prisoner ian towards Deliunonico's, Witness's coat was off at the time, but he rau atier the prsouer, A manmet hin his if he wasatter (be prirone:; b msn told bim that the prisoue: wae went there abu found lit ning and war ariested, Alter the pooroner was arrested he admitted to witness and officer Liat be committea the murder Ducan R. Norvell, of No, 1 South William atroot, teetitied thay between one and two o'clock, while st.uding iu the door ot hte office, he aaw a ciowd run. ning past De monieo's, aud turvugh a house im Wile liam steel; witness (an theo s 60; saw & Wan come down with the prim r} Gs Koon as they got ourside the door a pode: man sau up aud eaia, “i'tl take charge orth au.” Wane seme: Dr, Gunn, and gold him thatatmnn warshot, went with the decto, and he oid witness to open Van Doran's shirt; did so, and the locvor sald st wae ml up, poor teilow—it's his boart John A, Reilly, the officer who arrested the prison, or, tertined that he eft the station about one o'clock, vot within two hundred ieet of load atreet, when he faw a tuen run, whom he recoguized as the prisoner; saw the crowd collected about No, 4) Leave: street; when in front of the etore, [ oeked what was { was anewered, “A tan snot hinaself" b running down the aregg* On jooking about witness saw the run that waa Witness also saw @ pistol » body; he continued the i when ho te.ched 18 Novello stauding at Novve.le lor the couung out, when tho crowd and eaid, “I ou shoot another man supported bin about three feet b chao to William @ Wiliam he saw @ the door; took privoner; saw the witness want this man,” r, Mr. prisoner rushed through Asked bim, “ What did this mantory’ Le suid, 1 ehot hun in self-defence, He ca led we & — » Oud eeratehed my fac.” Ha sud, thee are the marks on my forehead.” Wiy. ne-efaid that that was no reason to shoot hita, Pri_. one: replied, * 1 hope he is not deed." As wa ap. proached 40 Beaver etiert, he eaid. “My hat is there {wish you would get it tor me." Witness called for soe one to band hina that pistol; it was banded to witness, Who auxed the prisoner if that was th pistol he shot the man with?” ‘Lhe planer replied "Yeo" When withent re ehed the «tation-bouse te handed the pistol to the sergeant, who asked bim af ip wae jones; the prisoner paid © Yer, there ae three barrels loaced," gd eaid to the sergeant, “Do you wan! towurch me # Witness wens to seareh him, nied out # five dollar bill aud some stamps, also a wt of keya; the prisoner put his baud io bie vide pocket and pailed out @ pistol; the sergeans aged it ib wes lowed, to which le :eplied, “Yea wr, and newly capped," atter which be wae locked up. Wituees went back to 40 beaver atieet and ordered that Mr. Van Doren's body sould be takeu to the stivou-house, Atter the arrest @f the prisupur he appeased to be excited, I. Faurbanks, of 44 Grevory street, Jeray City, fed: I was wr, Van Doren’s clerk; tus sent by 1, Yau Doren to New trees; was 008 about fifteen minuves; when the withess returned he jouud Mr Yan Deen and the prisoner together: wr. Vao oven was sitting at vis desk when witn came in; the prisoner tusmed round to see who was coming ; Mr. Yan Doren said to witness “go around here te Marketiiewd atieet lo weigh some tierces, and 1 will soon be atter you." Mr, Van Doren dia vote me, ae wituess rejurned tothe office; aa he was com. down Beaver stieet he saw (he prisoner coimiug with 4 pol.ceumn ; when bo reached the office he saw Van Loven tng on the #teps; th.oxs Mr, Ven Doren breathed about two miuuies alte: he reached there; he beveved Mr, Van Doren and prisuner were not on frieudiy teime—the only :eason (hat he bad for the bevief waa, that the prisoner ounce lad said te hun tuat Mr, Van Docen went around w his custom. ere aud told lies about hia; prinuuer told witnone that he did not think deceas Used bim tight; Mr, Van Doron once sad to witness, that Mr, Oram took his cotton and converted It to bib Own tee 5 this wae whie he wasin the conipany of Mr. Yau Doren, The inquest was adjourned until two o'clock to-day, Duarn’s HAkvest,—The deaths in New York during the past week were 695, an increase of 4 upon the mortality of the previous week, and ag increase of 6 a# compared with the mortality of the corresponding week of 1864, Of the deceased, 3% (Coutinucd on the Las Pagou