The Sun (New York) Newspaper, May 15, 1866, Page 1

—7t Number 10.553, ~The Latest News By Ieiegrnoh tothe NX, VW. San, aint ( bUSTERDAY., Another Reccastruction Measure Vari} ee AUhbs Impartial Suffrage ‘avd Forgiveness THE MEMPHIS RIOTS. A Committee of Investigation, INSULTING RESOLUTIONS. The Radicals Ini CENSURE OR MA. CHANLER, OF Ns Ys POLITICS IN MARYLAND. Anti-Johrson Resolutions, LATER EUROPEAN NEWS. Cholera at Liverpool. Detention of a Steamer Bound for Amerioa With tho Diseaso on Beard. THE EUROPEAN WAR CLOUD, | | | UNABATED EXCITEME ! City aud Miscellaneous News. BODY OF PRESTON KING FOUND: Identification of the Remains. THE NEW FENIAN EXCITEMENT. Moeting at Jone Woods To-day. Wasiinoton, May 14, The Consul as Hailfax, under dase of May 7 hy Writes to (he Department of Biate that the cholera Bas enticely disappeared from the quaranilac stm tion, and that the last «ek no cose Las occurred either ia the clty or ite vicinity. It is rumored at the ‘Tiessury Department that Mr. Sm; (ho roy remain Prosident of the National Central Buak after envering upon his dutice as Cor lector of Naw York The Mexican Republicans bere fear that Sante . Anne's return of Secretary Seward’ vie't indicates that on bisroturn io Werico he way replace Maxi- Milian by acomine! Republican Goveroment guare teeing tho Preach dab, The Ssbbath relwel Union, composed of thirty- @ight Proves ind.ed and seventy eight tench u thoussnd echolars ee! brated ihe ery todsy with beudso wusley Bational ter, er pe, avd floral dorcratione. Tle Piesivent ba elwed the nwetded Habow Corpus Act, The ecs ie Intended to proveet civil aad mililary officers of ue rpincay {.om maliciou Prosecution for acw committed curing the civil war tm discharge of duty or in obed ence to orders The President granted a pardun weday to Big - Gen, W. ki, Cox, of North Carolina, Confoderrie General he pardon of Urir.djen. LD. H, Cooper, of Arkonass, who revved in the rebel ariny, bs also Deen granted Ly eideat It has been stated in some of the mewspapers that Gen. Sick!os has declined the mission to Liague, but Bomnch notification has ieached the State Depart ment lhe Senate to-day, in Executive session, confirmed the {cUowing nomina'! Richard H, Roussean, of Kactuekr, to he Minister Resident os Uoneuras; anu ae Gopsia Paward Maynard, of (ennersee, at Turk'# ieiaud; Joba enry. at Qiehes; Che .es Yates Boosevely of Now ork, at (olennagen; George F, BKeitell, of New York, at Curieruhe, THY FREEDMENS BUREAU, «Its Opersiien In Virgirin and Nerth Care- | Moea—iniial Report— ntere ting Stails- tics ani iUpintons te, bic. } Generals Fullerton and Steedman, sho heave beca 7) op a tour of ia yn through the Seathe: | by order of the Covorriment, ia erdir to inepect ihe ) operations of she Preedine: réean, bave forward: ed a rport to the Wari “traent, in which they | F state “ther have port med their duties m the De 2 pertrocai:of Vorvinia acd N ’ _ bave ted al! the towns an imme portance, rnd citaine! opmloms in reference to the Bureau, from eit a negated with ate work. finger. There are on duty ia attached te _ the Boreau—75 mulltay officers aud 235 civillan Om pores. ions from the Baresn, ¥.00) freedmen rece'red ray ee Lee, Uf Jin jhe mouth in the month of Dacer € ef Jennery, 0,055 ln bebeuary the provision oa (he ratons were lesued, show: oy women, 2,759 child Men. i415; women, otal, 19.460, bebruar: eh idren, 6.467, F bi The rer Freedmen to whos pished, ore unco In the is, where the rfflaire of the Bureau id propwriy adm inisered, the Lotreen the officers os the ed in all such fatrigiet lwith sie cMcers of e Bae Gevo'd OF any evpilicis, Lut in many whore the agents are not nen of capacity aud egriby, RVOTY Waret wactory condition of ihieor ry and offens reau with the yea in the arbicrarr, un rronce of the wcen's tw: sa. ub bt vied matte id resdly be acju iriendly advice of sible man, The efl-ct pro dby she action of is class of agents is bitiern ud sotegoatsm be- eon whites and tbe freedmen. a growing pre dice against the Government by the plaate:s, and Pectaiiwus on the pare of ‘he freemen that cas ver be resized. When thero bas b bo bad advice given to the fr ute of the J3wean, t eel.og of kind between good order and barmony prevails, Cited in the report iw whicu ow e@ acted arvitrariiy in thelr de- pe tere and freedimen, and in favor t all js of ave cuipal uature in elsions betwe en @f the later; OCH Ore iniorested Are vew sarned over the civil conrte, end lgoves Une agents of the eau 10 peri he Olle, dulien LAR Le oat ————— | | a ? Re -SnSSSSSSSSnS = SSSSS ° ‘ the |: NEW dasdinfre The reneet peor Of the presow eit wh ¢ @rwee oti none now cou Yue & employ + Lerwee vee aad families, NOATM CAROLINA, ‘There are thirtr on teil tency officers atteehod te the Burese, « itytro lueptial ate Clerks. ete. te adiition are a nnruber of de coer snd guards, Rations dave been ieeued ae Men, Women, Children, Necember 618 % 3.679 Janoary ° Febrwary......... Peon Mavch..... 3.406, The foe) to the Burean uch as working pi « in compeiiiion 4 ying frrodmen, T sccount of (he (ra Ste e mouey rece for tir bensts, Several instances of crue'ty to freedmen by Superir te are ren. tioned, alee improper and un) of the offi cere iv deciding cares be ead bisck:. Lhe report concludes ae that the recommend: he withdr 1 the officers of the Bureau fa Virginia, aud the transference wo the offi : mandioy the troope et such duty as it necessary ‘o periorm in ccnseriion ten x eyvealy v es 19) ith vline, TREDMAS, Ma) 3.8, FULLERTON, Brevet big Maryland. A Political Meeting-Avu-Johnsen Renelu- tons. Bavtiwone, May 14.-Horeee Mayward, Senator Crevewe'l, Hon, Frank Thomas, Gen. Garfield, and Hon, Joha L. Thomas, Jr, addressed a meeting at Hagerstown, Md.. on the isvuea ef the day, Among the resolutions adopted were the following lved, That ere alike opp sed to granting @iothr and rep ceente- nOn-*O, BY D 4 the Votes popuiatl Probib.t oe the lead.ug rob L iawe ua hyding @ Ol Couhue eor trust ved, That @e ftirn reid pesuity of the Jer aad Nasloasi, dope Ab (he aode of by here 'o Law doce Govern & Bleto. than five oh acd ore thei 4 wae tas jora: men eh Maer mutmler abou Lo i a firmly adheres to the Kegtetry law 0) atacylaud, and will oppose any effort to repeal of Modity the same JEFF DAVIS, ille Trial Fortress Mongor, May 12.—Immediately ow the sJjournmeat ofthe United Biaies Circuit Court in Norfels. on jest Tbhureday afterno Jodge Under- wood leit for Wasdingion, D. 0, and @ parsoular imatructions to the cle k of (ho Court to exbiblt to BO person or persons the indictment brought against deffesson D The reporters of the press en: deavoel in vain to obra pera ission toe It, the Jerkof (he Court, acting uiler the peremptory ordereot Judge Underwood, poritively refusieg to low RNY One bo BEL it, lila Condition, Four Monon, May 1410 ie understood as the renlt of Feeretary McCu.loch's vie't, ibat Pre Jounson has directed the eurceon of the post to mako @speciaiteporto. the health of Jeff, Liavls, ee i le e.uScently seid that during the past twelve months, the uncesring tran ping and chenging of the cnarce around his cell has enied Riu from @ujoviug at any one time mor antwo hours unbroken sleep, and thathis bealth te fsiling rapidly, He expressed exticme plossare when the news of his indictment reached him, confident thet epeedy jon in bie cave will soon follow. The Indictment. Purcavecreta, May 14,—A special despatch to the Lepore, of thie city, com Washington, received at milinight, saya: few or Americe, iy of said sbilitsion, peace aid Unit bees, ‘uo of the Unied aad egainet i Bates, of euch casos providid, CONGRESSIONAL, PROCUCBINGS, ‘Thirty Ateth session, SENATE, W astrrsoron, May 14.—-Mr. wart, of Noveda, submitted en amendment, intended to be proposed to the “Senate bill, to provide for resiorine to the Bratea Inely im sasurrection their full political rirhts, and also iutecded as @ wubstiiute tor the Joint reeolution to secure the riguis of citirens of the United Siates, It provides, among © her th ngs, ented to by tho Biates, and the exclusion from office of the Presi- dent aad Vico President of the so-called Conieder- acy, and the members of the 36:4 Congress and Heads of Deparsmouts who weat Into the rebel'lon; also thore who have beca crael te Union prisoners, General amnesty is to be extended on a compliance With the conditions proposed, Mr. Biewart said that Le proposed to amend the iret section of the article amending the Conatitu- tion, reported by the Comumities, ro as tu dene the word “citizen.” Without this, the consimetion of both the firet and secend sect ons would depen orn the perty in power. lie also proposed te ar. £ the third seciiom, disivauchieing rebels, aod iake is the first section of @ law, which be propored a9 & substituie for the reveral Lille renoried, Hoe woud then wake the bill reported by the Coro mittee, excluding rebels trom cllice, the second seo Mou, aod require each Btuse, in addition to ie require t of the Commitiee, to consent to the propose ! exclusion from oftice, and dis taach.eement, Ho said the remainder o! bis proposed suas ute gtve the aliemative to the sous tu ratify tue Con: #stutiomal amemdinent with the propo.ed moa nica: Hons, conform their Constitutions anu laws teres, and extend, by etmencwents to their own Constiiu- tious sud laws universe! suffrage, as iu his ioriser proposiiions. ‘ihiedone by any btale, auch Btate ve to De acini ted at once, Wikhoul waiting Lor the cup tion of the amencment t the Consiitution by iLe O.ber States; aod universal smuesy is then te be extoas'cod 'o tue poopie of that Stste, excep ing ony tae President aid Vice Press to: the so-omied ufeders.@ Dietes, beads of LD pai iuute of iho Vauies Binee bud WOME Oh Weneene wie YORK, TUFSDAY, MAY mendae that | Wen: Into the rebellion, ant those who maltreated “| | Caton prieone Propositions ember ied were enforced to be Me. Morrill mowed to take wp the bill to prerent emis ling was tealat ere y Uteanetete4 of te i A Amel i ed to pre : f vi via d f autrios ‘ ‘ ithe she ae tid was pospowes unl tomorow The Souste et 4 ote ca, and toon afters ‘ook went into Exscutiro eos. SESYNTATIVES Mr, Dounelly introduced a bill toamentthe Aer ewlinral College Dill eo es to oxic the States Jatoly in ret n, ernteof lands ahoul be ‘fined to the Jande in thelr own States, @af that the proceate the:eol should be applied to the suport of pubite schools In. Sioad of nericu tural or ecientific ¢ ieces, Th wae fread twice and referred to the Commmitiee ou Pablic Lands, My. Cailom {ntroduced a bill for the consolidation Of the Incian tribes, and toestahlish evil govern mentin the Indian Torrory, which was read twice and referred to the Couwmitics on Territories Mr. Stearns introduced @ jolut res lution anthor- {ging the appointment of an addi‘ious! Assistant Becretary of the Navy for eit months from the first of Jusemext Heexplalned that the Arsistant Se eretary of the Navy was about to proceed to Hurope to eremine the navies and navy yards, end thatan ecdivional Aavietants would Le required during ble absence, Referred to the Commities on Naval Affairs, Mr, Williams, of Pennayivania, introduced a reso- lution, which was alop instenciing the Commit tee om the Judiciary to inquise into the expediency of altering the laws so as to vie the tennie of off uting pow Aud to make all official trusts to bo termuta t times cer tain, eubject only to the condition »! bebavior Mr. Stevens, of i's, offered! the “w Resolved. That a comin! of threo invmbare he eppelated by the Apeaker « tu rt wall t ithout @anecesstry « of Lonneser, to ma miei tere Oomnected with b that citv, which began particularly to tuquire into ¢ HOUSE OV R 1 its banefite to on condition that the ‘The rosolution, as offered, was adopied by yeas 57, neye *) Mr. Chanier, of N.Y, offered the tullowing : Rero'ved, Vhat the ind consiiiutional course of the Bratee im soeliug to proinet t Ti hte o: tue peopieof thie Li ond revoluiienery aci#o: a ch .evous men, meeia wih nd ese: see the cordial muy, oi the United Aietes, Liesolved, ibat tue Moure believes the Freadm Bureau unbects@ary dad uous) utonal, aod t by dire the ebei tama ot the vomaitios b charge of the Bureau to Lr, ‘ Fie BG parie cl eC.e icous hou, Mr. Febenck raised the question of ord filet resolution con aiued an [osuliing Conaress, for which the wember offering It deserved to be dealt with by the House, @ ConsuertG OF & eon Wee teKen, aud the‘! yew The au rece@ive she resol. th «may dir, cle nek, aeey Vinge, oleied tho follow Ing resolution thet the Hon P on W, Chanier, a Rap 1 dretrict of + It to the Hou mp 4@, Gud ls herevy comured r. Schenck added that he ehould, perhaps, have Proposes a resolution of elon, but thes he harde ly believed tho gentiemen fom Now York uuder- stood the character of the languere he had used. Le moved (he previous stion ou the jou, Roger w leveer, i + tho me indietinent fonnd lest week at Norfolk | jo ut Atv bes ( ary ( shee the J ecitea that he minut Gave meus y we they Lancs wi thems au, coped ion whetever bao, Rew eA (has dr. hve hers were on the oor at duu € we Cuair, bat the ! ¥U8 QUGs\iou bar. om pewsible imake (Le its ty Pas ce athomp. ab 8 Brose ideult upon Congresaw, showueh be douc'e. Weether tuo gOo.aueu (Cua. loc) compreben ‘oi ‘Lhe Mouse evconed the Command fur the quosion, Mr, Le Blond pugeess previous ts Pa at y oined ta erye ib vepe the demand b/@: couid Mitiei ty wake 1) Le Chivet Ucaalmous consent having beco given, Wr. Chan ler ad: emed the jiows Mr. Ce s2id diwae imposrthte for him or the Hou the + B d, bub }.4 ibe “he we enews pur bom of the ger neult upon b. suiler, fie [ cl oue word,” OU. mialyueacy OF Gir} Bibive 6hO Mote vh BO 6. asi ed Lol Os o ee Inquired what Mr, ( "Phe wickes aut ic DSN ADd MaeChiv vol ler repiie very mel Counectou w bhes sate ia prowoctiug be poopie withuus color Dawes repracea Lis question of phrasculogy, without 8 mora defivite reponse couciusom, Mi, Chscsiir niet monnt by Uy de OL ww pply thos with several COU ae dd Ox 1 thas if he ould cro#a Be Majuris, of tus be an paity he woud uo @e, He would pus it 1@..em! er fiom Pennsylvania (as, s.oveus, Lk ware rounéed by barcasis, which he (44 ey woad Co uaigo Londreds of thousauce vi Le fecow-citizens, enc bow they Wight vote ior wwe /ee uu. va, ‘The question was then taken, aud whe reselution of cousure was adopiod—7% to Ju, Bare Mem biiger, Darling, Darl Daveon 15, 1866. { Denatom, Vinck, Gootvaar, Grider, Herd ef 5, Horan, he i Le@ Heou, Marebel, Nio lec’, Ritter, + , Pon aeen, Sheandlin, 51+ DY. : » tawes beamble, Van Horm, ° Yu V urnn, ot Lad The vpea i toe Special Committee on the Memphis “ p ded for by Sti. stewen's res- Olation, adopt . lt consists of Mesars, Wash- } burue, of Litre ts, Bb and Le Blond, dhe biouw went * Comm tee of the Whole © Vo alata et the ani resumed the consider- ation of the Tax hi teve al amenueontsof aa animportant character Ferd m we i fl 406 8 \spvsing of eettions down t the bill, { | to death ab a t Atéo'clok COMING SASH, Palure of a Uhiledetphin Nanking Nonse Pur May it.The failure of Wirk, MeCouch & Co, brinke of this city, created much excitement at (he Steck Board this morning, Their forlure bas entailet heavy loses on the specaiators, ‘Lhey were great’ bulls” in Westonvile lassenger Railroad shares, which were forced up te $45, havo fell to $20, aud to-day declined to $° & share, ADELIITA, The Gale Nerthward. Famarooa, N. Y., May ld—The gale yeaterdey wae vory severa north of here, The new engine honre at Whitehall was blown down, coveriie up fourengines, Uhe roof of the Fort William teary Hotel was blown off, ead the eteamer Mirneheha brose from her moe: vd was blown cue ao bhe Jake, wiih the lows of ber hurricame deck and © her Gamage, la the vicla trees were blo .n cown, aud soveral Chinnese were kiowm over at Ballston, From Europe, One Day Later News. Parnes Pott, May 14 1566.—The steamship Mo- rav an, from Leodonderry the 4th inst, bas passod the Point en route to Quebec, Livenroo., Mar 4~ My telegraph to Londonderry. —'the steamehip Helvetia, from Liverpool #d for New York, bas put back with the cholera on board Two deaths oocuried before she reached Queens- town from Liverpool, The National Steamship Lise hare decided to etep German emigretion through thelr veuns, The Government has ordered a full eramination of all German emigran's before their admiasion to fnglend, Tho cholera mac firet &; pearance emovg the German emigrants while they were in Liverpoo! GRRAT NRITATN, Tn the Mouse of Commons on the @d the bill legelir- ing norriacoe wi! he deceasou wife's slater was te Jec ed by 19m jority, Satterthewasi'c's cirentar, dated on the evening of thes vawe baveto report a weak aud deeliving tunrke Anieriean reouriiles The English fonds comtinued drooping, and much beaviness and on vos prevailed, The discount demand at the Beok had been heavy. and the craw of gold for iho continent continued, AUUTiLAy PAUOSIA AND ITALY. Tat o from Vienna, Berlin end Florence, cont nues menacing. Aimaments were vicorously pushed forward by tra, aed goods trains had been suspended on the Trierto Reiivoad in order to quicken wililary = tra bation Kamors were that England end lrance » between Ausicia and Prussia, aly created. ine Berlin cor- he London Timee rays: gan tos to a month aco, at the time when two Geran power ere lu the height of ther lage \ue tos wee about to dissin when (ho p ide ofthe }mperor was nroused by the prepara- tone which Itay hud commences, with (he view of elriking & bowincasea war be ween Au tris end Prussia. Avetra then berante ora instead of dir ain dag, Sud Maly te.urned menece for menace lialy hea telerrephedto the French Governments Natan agreement bas beca eutered into not to a tack Avetria, Corres mueut oF Tialy | , Commercint Livenroor, Mery 4.5, Ev'ng.By Telesraph to le der Corres The market closes dul aod uuclenged, ihe low quot itous: 1Giad Ided od ‘i iid idad Loswpom, May 4th, Ev'ng.—Cousols closed at 5640 RG-« bus 1 AMERICA Pho Iatest eclos were: U. F ilinois Coutral Rati- road, News [tens By Tovesraph to the Now York San.) De. Gwin has been re} ‘Tose were seven deat) net’, Oi last week Ove eased fom Fort Jackson us by eulcide in Cincin- i five negroes were burned f'n Now O:leaas, on Saturday white persox re nig family of Albert #iducy Johnavn, who are in want in Ca iornis. A tana” track Maus,, was bu ated lows of of valuable woodland fn Sharon on Mouday, involving an $60,000, Serious fires tu the yton, Masa., have also occurred. re! Boga lott Eastport, Me, yester- sor De Soto, to demand an exp commeanier of the Coglish steamer ar5.A vs in regard to the firing into the pcasure-! of Robbinston, with a party of Ame- ricang on boar', Mrxtoan advice confirm the death of Fx-Gov, Allan, of Lou'sa:a, The “Emmire’’ was quiet, Max mil!lan hed returned froma # flattering tour to neat Over tn of sof } Coernaea, Too French troops @ concentrating in Northern Mexico under Gen, Domay,to unite with Mejis, ani disperse the guerilias, The Lib- orale elsewhere sre discon fi'od, A suit wee commenced in the Supreme Court, {pn Boston, yesterday, by John M, Way, of Roxbury, claiuning $50,000 damages from L. Dame and four other .ersons, whom he charges with inflicting in- juries aod tudigmtes upon Lis person, as leaders of a mob, who eurrounced bis house on the night Apol, 1805, Tce aftsir appears to have origivated from doubts of Way's loyalty, and he was compelled to nat! a fla, to Lis house, make @ loyal aeech, and waa considerably hustled about ou the occasion, General Iateiiigence, (by Mati te the of the lb.be ow York dun) Srvaw fires occurred iu Chicago one day last work, which destroyed property to the auount of $150,000. A van factory, employing forty hands, and man- ufacturing smo $00 inos per day, has been started N.u, Cerolina (State) banks are redeeming ez botem at the rake of 46 conw (greeubacks) op | € ty-Third Year. ——————== fy Tan Tleda Mpioy by actual count, 4 differems ay) hiv Pane aenerte that there are, one hundred and seventy-five seo hats worn by the ladies of thes city, and vial to any fine day on the street, Erout years ae. ly devetion to a oat wie good Nh ges in ia teeese ts bad Bane 0K nem, ani’ N , Government bonds,” wit Ph dha ade Iria said that thi cbanged hande in “pla: since J \puary, ot one 0, 000, which gives a return of $9,600,000 per annum, , Ln the town of Waynesboro’, Augusta County, Vow there ie mot @ single dram-abop, the current of pubMe opinfon being eo Strong against the poa- Hee ne person dare brave rt by vending Kyu Gas, Gnawt hes received a present of a mary. ce.) horse (rou the Mexican Goneral Carvajal. Tse boree 9 @ lescendans from pure Arabian stock,eud is the same thas Gon, Carvajal rode through all bis compaigns, A tany, Look chow wg Gro i wares b no low 4 Tecornised, A BooTon paper states that the o; sheeurkers ak o cre tle CorTecHaLm is meeting with great success tn Peis anu bas received « new decoration there, in have of # gold avanthus leaf, ornamented with old Co diamonds, and surrounded by the sym* set music, A Bostrom paper tells of a #t. Louis merchact who went to Toston leat week to buy boots a.nt shoes, bus got c.nguated because he couldn's have wine «t his Sunday dinner, and came to New York and bought $40,000 worth of goods, Tae Austrian Government is preparing to send protussional perp t0 she great Pars exhibision, wlo willcook all the national dishes of that ew- he ved al candy known there, and sell all 6 wines, co dials am rite (especially rastop- clin and slibovitay of Austria, Ganat names and email, mean deeds frequently fot mixed Up, aud @ remarkable instance occurred in Richroouc, Virginie, on Friday and Saturday. George Washington and Charies Dickens, Napoleou rogeneate end Julus Omsar were arrested tor theft, A coLonen waller, named Benjamin, died ia « «noular wanner io New Haven, Commecticut, ou ‘Thvreday last. He bad troublesome corn on one o! bis feet to which he applied one of those advur- fined ‘*intallible aatves’ end some turpentin +. fhe resuls wee imfammation of the leg follened by aniputatioa death in » few bours, ‘Tos inhabitants of Taschkent, Asia, have volun- terly resolved to eet free their Persian slaves, asa complimcat to the Caur, ing learned thas the t eunancipated thou serfs in deference . Toe Russian papers cite this as proot on the civilizing influence of Bt ia beast. es Georgians Hill, has published » how to cook of serve eggs in # hun- ut she ssye that in French cookery ox hundred and eighty-five ve bakers, *ra, coach bull and tailors i : g & A youne man and wife arrived at at the Kine pp #toauers one day with neiiher baggage nor tooney to pay The clerk of the Loat ee!zed the wife'in and kept ber on the boat as security, W tLe husveod took out ® warrant kiuns) ping. Hixiy rumsellere were fined $56 wae to three wonths in the po Koh a\ Boston, on Friday, and all One of deputy constables who made seb ought car atoneof the places which @ vaited, wod the liquor sellers’ attorney envorid ® com lint ageiaes Lim for suoking tn the street. - i F i F i i i E i | i é ; Sriveersa Mowry, of Arizona, bas written » letter to Gomeral Grant, propomng to take com- mand of ® ree ment of cavalry ior the purpese of punishing the Apseches in Arizona, Hosaya: ‘I dewre neit!or rank nor pay, only the absulute baudlilog Of this force withous ri ctions, 1 wil then undertake to clear Arizona of Apsches in 13 wout For several (lays and nights past a destructive fire hay ben ragiug im the South Mountain, ia the vi telly of the Black Bock, Md, The prevau- joe bigh wind during the week has caused the dos vucuve clement to eweep forward with in- creased tury. Large bodies of valuable timber lana bave ben sweept away, aud ft is feared th-s th «will be lar greater r@ the march of we fire ie arrowed, Ar .be death of a plous merchant at Neuehatel, Swiserlan , the name of God was found against weveral evtes on the credit side of his books. No one knew of h a creditor, and en investigation sowol that toe merchant bad opened an secoums with the Masher of Adl, and entered to is each yuar 8 sare of Lie profits, The clergy have claimed tbe sum on (he ground that they represent God upon earth, while ther demand is opposed by the authorit es of the canton, Tar body of Sterling King, who has been in jail at Lowavll, Ky. for some time, on a charge of hore st siin , aud Bis made a conf oe woes pucliebed ell over the country, claiming to au ‘exan ve iu the assassination of President ') arcived at Cincinuall on the 10th, om the 1 ule ®eaner, His death was really» eui- cde vy starvation, For forty days he had taken ti. > merout Maureel of food, amd during the ten days previous to bis death he refused to eat more thay 4a ounce of food per day, At St, Louis, Mo, a few days alnce, a German shot | mwelf in tho Western Cemetery, It appears that siler bo bad spread an ollclowh the exce- vaied cay of @ grave, be took » seas; be then Sane aciring over tuo wiryer of a heavily loadet gn, acd thon looped it around bis t toot, rest- eu Lis bead ow the muzcic, and thus blew bis bead of trom the eyos backwards, as completely as if it had come under the scalpel. He lay with in head towaru the edge of the opened grave, aud hia feos @ sia cus bree, while bis soalp daugieu frou tue uppermows branches, LUUAL NEWS. MEW YORK AND TEE VICINITY, Tue Reoovery or ris Bopy ov Hos, Preoion King--loknTuFOa sion OF THE Bema on AND EMPASNBUING OF Tits Cononmn’s JULY. ihe, body of a msn was discovered floating into the eup leading into Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn, about { ¢ o'clock yesterday morning, by Officer Kenny, of the Avanti Dock Polleo, Captain Thompson was avtt- fied, end being convinced that it wae the body of Lion, I’roston King, he notified the New York Custom Hioae Uiicers, Mr, Preston King Webster, nephew of dececeed, and Mr, J, K. Lydecker, of the Custom liou e, caine over and postively Wentified the de- esaed, Mr. King, os is woll kaown, Jemped over~ board fiorn @ Hoboken ferryboat on the 14h ef No~ vember, 1865. Te hed previously purchased a bag of shot at estore ia West strect, N. Y., which he ae cured about his walet and neck with « cord, with the intention, doubtless, of sinking himself. The body as found is described as follows :—A short, thiv, stous man, the Lair all off the head by the action os the water, the features #0 much decayed as to be uns recegnizabie. The ciothing consisted of @ blue ol:..a overcoat, bine cloth undercoat, with brass buttons and biue cloth pauteloons, Im the pockets were found e pocket-Kalfe, pair of spectacles amd pocket- book, but nothing else-—nos even a scrap ofpape:, A cord wos about the neck, and anether about the waiet,lus uothing was attached to them—the weight, whatevor it may have been composed of, had Loom woravil, The body, which te mush decayed an@ (GVeoninacd em the Las Pagey