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DOMESTIC NEWS. 
AVa *lil ii” ton. 
Miscellaneous. — The Cuban Revolutionary 
Government is reported to 1 >o riegothttln&for 
the purchase ol the Peruvian monitors, now at, 
St. Thomas. 
The Peruvian minister denies that one of the' 
two monitors was lost In a recent storm. 
A sub-committee of the Waytyuid Moans Com¬ 
mittee of Constes* will visit Montreal speedily, 
for flie purpose of arranging with the Canadian 
olllclals a basis for a new reciprocity treaty. 
It is proposed to have the new treaty ready to 
lay before Congress Immediately niter its re 
assembling-. 
General D. 8 . Stanley reports that all that has 
Ix - ii done to make peace with the Sioux is an 
entire failure; that they are bent, upon war,and 
t liut (hey intend shortly to depredate along the 
line of t bo Pacific Railroad. 
II instated that when the President discovered 
that Colonel Crowe could not bo Installed Gov- 
ernor of New Mexico without an act of Congress 
for the relief or his political disabilities, a tele¬ 
gram was sent, to General Mitchell, present Gov¬ 
ernor. asking if ho would hold the office until 
Col. Crowe was ready to take it. Jle promptly 
replied that. lie would not hold it a week toac- 
comiiiodhto Buell a man. This renders necessary 
l lie appointment of some one as an ad interim, 
to keep the place open until the question issot.- 
lled by the Senate. 
A Washington correspondent of a Baltimore 
paper says it Is believed in well-informed circles 
that tint for the new aspect of the question, oc¬ 
casioned by the reject ion of the treaty, a speech 
would have been made on the Alabama claims in 
Iho House of Commons In defense of the claim, 
by Henry Lytfon Bulwer, who was the British 
m bussed or hero some years since. 
Captain John Bridgets, of Maine, Bupvrlntend- 
eni of the crypt at the Capitol, has resigned his 
position, to lake effect June 30. Congress 
rdiollshed this office at its last session. 
If is stated that William Cary, of Galena, Ohio, 
lias decided to deelino the appointment of 
Asses-ior for the District of Utah. 
Senator Sumner has sent to the State Depart¬ 
ment a letter which had been transmitted toliitn 
addressed to President Grant, from sixty of the 
leading Greeks at Constantinople, urging the re¬ 
told ion of E. Joy Morris as United .Stat es Minister 
at Hie Sublime Porto. 
Henry I. Blow of Missouri litis been appointed 
Minister to Brazil. 
The resignation of Ely S. Parker, Brevet 
Brigadier-General, bus been accepted in conse¬ 
quence of Ids entrance upon the duties of Com¬ 
missioner of Indian A (fairs. 
Gen R. E. Lee visited the White House on the 
Jst fust., and although there was quite a crowd 
of Congressmen and office seekers ahead of him, 
lie was almost immediately admil ted ton private 
interview with President Grant. The visit lasted 
about half an hour, but the tenor of it is un¬ 
known. A number of wlldsforlosubout.it were 
telegraphed over the country which had no 
foundation in fact. 
When the books of the Treasury Deiiai tinent. 
were balanced on the 1 st just., and the result 
showed that the public debt was more than six 
millions It ss than It was on the 1 st of April last, 
all the officials of the Department, including- die 
Secretary, manifested a good deal of surprise. 
They expected a. reduction, but, not more than 
three or four millions. The customs receipts 
and choreoelpls from Internal revenue have been 
unusually large the post month, while the out¬ 
lays of the Government have been coin parti t i vely 
small. This accounts for the largo decrease in 
the principal. Mr. Bout well hopes to be able to 
make a decrease each month, though the present 
favorable exhibit cannot be expected to bo re¬ 
peated every month. 
Warrants were issued by the Treasury Depart¬ 
ment during the month of April to meet the 
requirements of the Government us follows: 
Civil, miscellaneous anti foreign intercourse, 
$8,2SO,OCIO; war, $4,700,000; navy. $1,000,000; inte¬ 
rior, pensions and Indians, $2,660,000; Interest 
on the public debt, $4,134,000- The warrants 
issued for the redemption of the public debt are 
not included iu the above. 
The president has appointed Giics D. Overton 
of Pennsylvania Receiver-or Public Moneys for 
the Utah Land District; Daniel J. Vaughn, Pen. 
sion Agfid, at Portsmouth, X. H., and Captain 
Daniel Ammon Chief of I he Bureau of Yards 
and Docks in the Navy Department. 
The following Supervisors of Internal Revenue 
have been appointed ; Parker W. Perry, for the 
District of Norlh and South Carolina, Vtc« Gen. 
Bennett, and &. J. ( mild In for the District of 
Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas, via c. E. 
Creecy. 
Baron Cerolt, being on tiro evo of departure 
for Prussia, on loavo of absence, took an infer 
mal leave of the Secretary of State on the till 
inst. He has continuously represented that Gov¬ 
ernment at Washington for twenty-two years. 
Dispatches received from our Minister to 
China, J. Itoss Browne, are of the same charac¬ 
ter as those of the British Minister to the Celes¬ 
tial Empire, representing that the Chinese are 
really opposed to progress, and will not permit 
the Improvements con turn plated by Burlin¬ 
game's mission. 
Gen. Banks reiterates the statement that no 
members of the Committee ou Foreign Relations 
will officially visit San Domingo, no authority 
having been granted, and that consequently no 
money has been or cun bo drawn from the con¬ 
tingent fund for such purpose. 
It is reported that Minister MotleyV written 
instructions are now preparing at. the State De¬ 
partment. although he will be allowed large dis¬ 
cretion in all matters that may cornc before him. 
The instruct ian-i relative to the Alalia ma claims 
are based on Senator Sumner's speech, which 
seems to have liven madeour ultima! mu. Mr. 
Motley is directed to lie in no hurry, but In wait 
a lnvonible opportunity for opening negotia¬ 
tions on tin- subject. 
Mrs. Grant's roeoptionon thcRh inst., proba¬ 
bly the Iasi of the season, wasattendod byu largo 
number of ladies and gentlemen. .Mrs. Grant 
was elegantly dressed in a corn-colored silk, 
with black luce trimmings. She wore corn) or¬ 
naments. She was supported by Mrs. James 
Paul of Philadelphia; Mrs. Judge Dent.and Mrs, 
General Augur. The President attended the re¬ 
ception after the close of Cabinet meeting. 
Thu President has appointed E. J. Curtis Sec¬ 
retary of Idaho Territory, vice. J. R. Hewlett, 
superseded; and Ira A. Bloomfield Supori isor of 
Internal Revenue for the District of Illinois, via 
John Gluey. 
The new Commissioner of Patents lias made 
several changes of examiners, and retains Jas. 
S. Grinnell ius chief clerk. There being twenty- 
ono different rooms, each with its sub-chief, the 
Commissioner is maturing a pJan to secure more 
uniformity of working and to dispense with 
some of flic present, useless forms in order to 
facilitate the proouringof patents. 
All the prominent officials of tho Internal 
Revenue Bureau who were immediately con¬ 
nected with the Commissioner's Office during 
dm administration of Mr. Rollins, with the ex¬ 
ception of Dcp 11 ty-('ommissioner Purnell, have 
beep removed. Several appointments of as¬ 
sessors and collectors will probably be made in 
t he ciause of a few days. 
Uol. J. A. Martin, Assistant Adjutant-General, 
formerly at unity headquarters, and more ro- 
ccnt.Iy aid to Secretary Rawlins, loft Washington 
on the .Uli hint, for the West, where he is assigned 
to duty. 
Governor Well of Virginia, in fits Interview 
with President Grant on the5th inst.., obtained 
no satisfactory information as lo (lie time the 
< 'institution will be voted on in that State. Tills 
wiJInoi be determined until a thorough rogJs- 
tratlon shall bo completed, and General Clanby, 
who liiiB not yet become entirely acquainted 
wilt, the political sit nation, shall recommend the 
most convenient, period for that purpose. 
A telegram received at the War Department 
on ho Ml. inst. from Austin. Texas annminocs 
that. Il.wot Captain B. If. ibirknc-ss, First Lieu- 
t'iiunt i’hirtyKdghth inruntry. was shot andin- 
stantly killed wiiilo in pursuit, of deserters from 
the Thirly-oighth infant ry. The murderers were 
captured andeontllied in Foil Bliss. 
The President, on thofith inst., appointed Em- 
mii A. Me.Mnr-khi postmaster at Salem, III., and 
John A. Prall, Assessor or Jntema.l Revenue for 
tho Seventh Kentucky District. 
Colonel William P. Wood, Chief of the Detec¬ 
tive Force ol the Treasury Department, ha vim 
resigned, Major C. Whitely of Boston has been 
appointed to the office. Major T, J. Powers of 
Pennsylvania, law been appointed Distmrdng 
Clerk of the Register's office of the Treasury 
Department, in plucool' Colonel J. P. Burnside, 
who held the position under Register Jeffrh s. 
Colonel Gwin <»r Dca Moines. Iowa, lias been 
appointed Third Deputy Commissioner of 
the Internal Revenue. S. E. Middleton, for 
twelve years past tho Cashier of Hie Treasury, 
will resign on t ho 1 st. of June. 
After ail the reports of tho National Banks 
shall have been arranged and digested for u gen¬ 
eral abstract, the Comptroller of the Currency 
will issue a general circular of instruction* with 
regard to tho manner id' making reports under 
the new law, which is differently understood by 
the banks, us Is shown by the responses to the 
Compt roller's order of ( lie ,‘JOt.h of April. 
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue lias 
decided that, counter blank No. 3 of the Western 
Union Telegraph Company, as now used by said 
company and found on the printed headings of 
Hn-ir blanks lor telegraphic messages, is, when 
Idled up and signed by tho sender and delivered 
to the company,« contract, and as such, requires 
a slump of live cents. 
1 ho Income returns for tho year 1809 , In the 
several collection districts of Maisaehiwoits so 
dims received, indicate an Increase over n„,so 
for 1868. Those in the Fourth District alone 
show that tho tax will amount to $ 100 , 000 , or 
more than that collected in tho preceding year. 
New York, 
Thk State Legislature met. in Joint Conven¬ 
tion on Thursday i he 29th uit. for the purpose 
ot choosing a Police Commit-ionOr, in place of 
-dr. Acton, resigned, and a Regent, lor tho Uni¬ 
versity. Supervisor Henry Smith was chosen 
lor tho former position, and John A. Griswold 
for t ho latter. 
Clias. Hawkins, a young Englishman, was run 
over by a train of cars on the Central Railroad 
at Caurchvillc, on Thursday night tho 29th ult., 
and so badly injured l Imt ho died iu a few hours. 
Two new locomotives, designed to make the 
pioneer through trip from the Atlantic to the 
Pacific seaboard, over the Pacific Railroad, 
passed through Poughkeepsie on tho 30th ult • 
they carry numerous tokens of regard from 
Ltvstcrn engineers to their brother artisans m 
the fur West. Eight more locomotives for the 
same line were to be turned out of (heSchenec¬ 
tady works on (lie lldli inst. 
I lie bunk at Herkimer was broken into by 
burglars on tho night of the 28th ult., but. the 
vault resisted nil their attempts to force an 
entrance. So they gained nothing by their 
night ’s work. 
I he Twenty-second Regiment, N. Y S X G 
has been invited by thetutthorf.ks of liie"<-iiy 
Oi Boston to take part iu the grand peace festi¬ 
val to bo held there on the 16th of June. 
James Smith, accused of being implicated in 
the late forgeries on the Bank of the State of 
Xew York to Hie amount of $27,000, was on the 
30th lilt, commit ted for trial. 
Prank Swift and James Boyle, on the 30th uit, 
completed tho task of riding from Syracuse to 
Rochester on velocipedes. They made t he dis¬ 
tance ninety miles in fifteen hours. 
A German Count, who was commonly known 
an Robert M. Haldcnreld, commit ted suicide at 
an early hour on tho morning of the 1 st inst in 
ius room at Xo. 7 St.. Mark's Plane, by swallow- 
mg four ounces of laudanum. According to his 
own declarations, ho had become wearied of life, 
and therefore committed the terrible deed. 
William Simpson wis arrested on the 1 st inst. 
by t he police, for selling obscene books in Center 
street, Now \ oil, City. On trial he plead guilty 
and was lined the paltry sum or $30. 
Commissioner Delano has been formally noti¬ 
fied that his decision regarding t he taxation of 
flouting capital will bo appealed from in tho 
courts, by t he 'Wall street bankers and brokers. 
A committee, of which Hon. Israel T. Hatch is 
chairman, has been appointed by the Board of 
Trade of Buffalo to visit Albany and co-operate 
with the Committee of tho Commercial Conven- 
iion from Chicago, to secure from the Legisla¬ 
ture a reduction of tolls on eastward bound 
grain on tint Erie Canal. 
A cot ton factory, valued at $ 75 , 000 , (insured for 
$30,000,) was burned at Buttenkill, licorTrov on 
l lie 1 st inst. 
Tile convicts ill the chair shop at Sing Sing 
Prison attacked a keeper in their room, on Fri- 
•m!i ultimo, and boat him in a severe 
day the 
manner. 
The propeller St. Albans arrived at Oswego 
on tho 1 st inst. from Milwaukee, with a cargo of 
wheat. This is the first arrival from Lake Mich¬ 
igan since tho opening of navigation. 
Two adroit thieves removed a pane of glass 
from the show window of William R. Peyton’s 
store. XO. 274 Bowery, New York City, Saturday 
evening, the id. inst,, when they gained posses¬ 
sion of four hundred and sixteen dollars’ worth 
of silks and satin. The occupants of the store 
did not discover the robbery until they closed 
t he place, consequently no arrests were made. 
A bold attempt at robbery was made at the 
corner of Broadway and Pearl street, New York 
1 Ity, on the 1 st. inst., by throe men who jumped 
into one or the money wagons of the American 
Merchants’ Union Express Company, knocked 
t own the messenger in charge, and started to 
drive off . A man who saw the transaction, how¬ 
ever, seized the horses’ heads, and the three men 
Jumped out'and ran away. One of them was 
caught. 
* Itlalne, 
The schooner Susan and Julia, from Rockland 
for New York with eight hundred and sixty 
barrels ol lime, while in Edgartown Harbor 
Mass., Sunday, the 2 d Inst., dragged her anchors 
and struck, sprung a leak, caught tire, burned 
to the water’s edge and sunk. Tho vessel and 
cargo are a total loss. 
I lie British steamer St. George, which recently 
si ruck on Blonde Rock and aft erward went 
ashore, will prove it total loss. Part of her 
cargo will be saved. 
New Hampshire. 
Rev. Asa D. Smith President of Darmouth 
< Allege, has been elected to the same position in 
the State Agricultural College, which is also lo¬ 
cated at Hanover. 
The jury In tho ease of Ordway vs. Haynes, 
for mal practice, tried in Concord, awarded $ 087.60 
to the plaintiff'. 
At a recent meeting of the Boards of Trustees 
of Dartmouth Ooilege and of the Stale Agricul¬ 
tural College, plans for tho erection of buildings 
for the Agricultural College, for procuring an 
experimental J arm, and for securing other facil¬ 
ity's, wore received and adopted. 
ifftimarh iisctts. 
Wm. a. Rtr n.wuisoN, Assistant. Secretary of 
(he Treasury, declines the seat upon the Bench 
of tho Superior Court which was tendered him 
by Gov. uiftflin. 
The legal voters of the town of Peabody held 
a meeting on Thursday, (lie29th ult, and appro¬ 
priated the sum of $123,000 for tho purpose of 
building four school houses on the department 
plain, all to be built, during the present, season. 
Misha G. Minnler, nu employe of the Daven¬ 
port Brothers, who was arrested on their com¬ 
plaint at Boston, charged with embezzling 8160 , 
the receipts for the dark frame#, on the niglit of 
i lie ..’tali nil., has been sent, to the Insane Asylum 
at I minimi, medical testimony showing him to 
be insane. Ho hails front Cincinnati. 
Frank F. Cheney, aged fifteen years? and son 
of highly respected parents iu North Andover, 
Clot himself dead on flic 3d inst. His father had 
required him to apologize to his school teacher 
lor truancy, which is supposed to have induced 
Hie rash act. 
The ease of Belinda B. Kleins vs. Daniel I). 
Kelly, for damages for alleged breach of m.tr- 
ritigo promise, on trial in tho Supreme Court for 
several days, lias resulted in a verdict for t|ic 
defendant. This was the third trial, tho two 
previous verdicts, which were for the plaintiff, 
ha ving been set. aside. 
Thomas Drew, who has been in Jail si nee the 
17th of last month by order of the State Senate, 
lor contempt in refusing to be sworn by the 
Legislative Committee, was brought before 
Judge Gray of the Supreme Court on the 4th 
Ra t., on a writ of Udhcnn corpus; and his counsel 
submitted a printed argument, taking ground 
Hmf no committee of the Legislature had a right 
to take compulsory evidence. This was replied 
: > by the Attorney-General, and the decision of 
the Court was reserved until the next day when 
tho Judge, after reviewing the ease, said the 
Court was fully satisfied the Legislature lmd a 
perfect right to summon the prisoner to testify; 
and also, in case of his refusal, had a right to 
punish him for contempt. Drew was thereupon 
remanded to the custody of the Sheriff. 
The Episcopal Diocesan Convention of Massa¬ 
chusetts met last week at. Worcester. The only 
important action, aside from the routine busi¬ 
ness, was in establishing missionary operations 
tn t he Diocese on a voluntary basis, in place of 
making contribution a Church requirement. 
This action is expected to largely increase Hie 
missionary spirit in tin- church. 
It!io<le Island. 
Christopher Tovnnuam, of Newport, 1ms 
purchased, at the cost, of $26,000, a building in 
Hml place, which bo proposes to convert into a 
“ 1’eoplo's Free Library.” 
Con nectli-ut. 
Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut, was in¬ 
augurated Governor ni Hartford,on Wednesday 
the 5th inst. Governor CJuflin. of Mossachuset ta 
was present and took part, in the ceremonies! 
About two thousand military Joined in tho pr»- 
cession. Tho weather was delightful, and the 
whole affair brilliant in the extreme. 
New Jersey. 
TnE controversy between the Newark and 
Paterson Railroad Company and the landowners 
aliuig the Hudson River front, has been adjust, d 
Gy an amicable arrangement between the par- 
l ies. Tho company agree to pay the damages t o 
the property of Alderman Stevens by the de¬ 
struction of hia partially erected docks, and the 
main questions will bo carried into tho Court of 
Errors for adjudication at the June term. 
It Is stated that tho French Atlantic Cable 
Company will land their shore end at a point on 
the beach nearly fronting the new Stockton Ho¬ 
tel, at Capo May. Front the Cope, throe main 
lines will dovinte, one running across the bay to 
Lewc-s and on to Washington, another direct to 
Philadelphia, and the third along tho shore north 
to Now York. The steamer haring the cable on 
hoard will sail from France in July. 
A! a recent meeting of the New! on Presbytery 
R was announced that John L Blair was willing 
to present to l.hw Presbytery the new Academy 
mid grounds at Blairstown, after the.same should 
bo '■oiiipleted and prepared for use; mid h. ad¬ 
dition thereto, endow the institution with a 
sufficient sum to educate, free of cost, I he chil¬ 
dren of the ministers of that Presbytery. 
Pwiiwylvn nla. 
i ATISO ri ” k «n Philadelphia, which cost 
$ 80 , 00 ( 1 , was totally destroyed by fire on Thurs¬ 
day night, the 29th ult. It was t.lio hirpv : rink 
in the country, and had lately been used as a vo- 
locipede riding p^tooI. 
On the 29th ult, the floor of the fifth story of a 
bonded warehouse m Pittsburgh gave way, and 
3.000 barrels ol whisky went crashing through 
t he intervening floors to the eollar. Fortunate¬ 
ly. a premonitory cracking of limbers enabled 
ait the employes to vacate the building before 
Hie crash. Only fifty barrels of whisky were de¬ 
stroyed. 
James Pollock. Director of the Philadelphia 
Mini, issued a notice on the Jst inst., that all of 
He employes of the establishment whose ap¬ 
pointments date subsequent to October, iSGij 
might consider tin mseivcs discharged. The hint 
was taken, and a large number of vacancies were 
speedily made. As the force is to be reduced 
considerably, but few new appointments will be 
made. 
John Destenet, formerly of the firm of Des- 
tonet Brothers, a French importing house, fell 
dead in Chesmit. street, Philadelphia, on the 5 th 
mst.; It Is supposed of heart disease. 
General John Fly, recently appointed United 
■ lutes Marshal for the Eastern District of Penn¬ 
sylvania died suddenly Monday night, tho 3 d 
st , at his residence in Philadelphia. Hccntcred 
on his duties ton days since. It is supposed that 
his nE!" “ 1,100(1 VWBel wh,1 ° P'«J ing with 
lale'sterffien^r 1 '' 1 G , ln ‘ r ' 1,onc of ""'heirsof the 
U v or it aT 1 , ' t!0nK ‘ ycars slnef ' subdthe 
RJ of Philadelphia, with the aim or breaking 
the wifi donating a iarge pari of the real estate 
of the deceased for the estabUshrncnl. of a eol- 
ege for the education of poor orphans. Tho 
title to the girt was vested lathe CMv of Phila¬ 
delphia as it then existed. The claim'now made 
is that by tlie extension or the city in 1 HAI by 
Dm Consolidation Act the title was forfeited. 
f h(' decision of the Circuit Court of t he Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania was adverse to the 
e aim of Mine Girard, bill it was sustained by 
tlie t nlted State* Supreme Court, 
On the 6 th inst., in the Court of Common 
I leas of Dauphin county, the case of the Com¬ 
monwealth v». The Atlantic and Ohio Telegraph 
Company was tried. The question at issue was 
the liability of the Western Union Telegraph 
Company, as lessees <»r the Atlantic and Ohio, 
or taxes due tho State, on Iho dividends of the 
latter and on Ms not naming*. Tho accounts 
wci-e Horn 1864 to 1867. A verdict was rendered 
n favor of tho Commonwealth forsumsamouni- 
lng m the aggregate to o\ er $ 20 , 000 . 
JFiirylaud. 
GtjVEitxon Bowie, of Maryland, has appointed 
Friday, the 28lh inst,, for (he execution of 
George Truman, colored, cdnvlelod recently at 
Frederick, of tho murder of na unknown man 
on (he mountain near the Point of Rocks 
Join. L. Thomas, Jr., the new Collectoror Hie 
fort of Baltimore, assumed Hie duties ol Hu- 
oilier on Fat unjay tho 1 st fast. 
J. J. Atkinson, Treasurer, and one of the 
oldest employes of tin- Baltimore and Ohio Rail¬ 
road, died suddenly on the evening of the bi 
inst., in Baltimore. 
In tin* case of Mrs. Rowland, who is on trial at 
Cumberland, charged with having poisoned her 
husband, a former domestic in (iu- family testi¬ 
fied that Mrs. Rowland and Mr. Weaver sought 
to bribe her to poison Mr. Rowland in the win¬ 
ter of 1 SR 7 . She refused, but Mrs. Rowland 
made several it (tempts-four times with arsenic 
ami oneo with a pinkish fluid, poured on a pieee 
of meat and bone. Tim fluid alluded to was 
shown to have been croton oil. 
In the Superior Court of Baltimore City on 
the Jd mst., in several suits brought by James 
Kelley of New York, against six insurance com- 
panics of Balftmoro to recover the policies of 
insurance on the building known as liarnum's 
Museum, in New York City, Judge Dobbin i„- 
Mracted the jury that there was no sue!, sale or 
conveyance of tho property by Beckman and 
Reeder before tho fire us would forfeit their 
right under the policies of lusunnoc. Judginont 
was then entered against tho six Baltimore com¬ 
panies for the plaintiff for tho amount claimed. 
1 he amount insured by t hese companies is about 
£ 15*000. 
Win. (’. Ross, Chief Assistant Engineer of the 
Baltimore City Fire Department, died on the 4 (h 
inst. of injuries reeevod at a fire in McClellan s 
alley on the 17th of April, He was impaled on 
tho spear head of a rod of iron railing bv tlie 
fulling of the wall, and was budiy Injured about 
the loins. Hts sufferings since the injury have 
been intense. Tills is the third death which has 
occurred from injuries received at this fire. All 
the other injured men are doing well. 
Virginia. 
The Southern Opinion, heretofore published 
at Richmond, announced its last publication 
Sal urday morning. Urn 1st inst. Tho editor says 
that la- has for some time thought that, perhaps. 
Hie mission of the Southern Opinion laid been 
fulfilled, and adds that the distinct Southern 
principles upon wlilnli the paper was founded 
are dead in tlie hearts of the people. He lur- 
liKT says: ” Another fact, which we cannot but 
recognize is, Ihut- no cause, however just and 
good, can Jong outlive defeat.” 
Tlie United States Circuit Court at Richmond 
was opened on tlie 3d inst, by Chief Justice 
Chase, i’lie “iron clad” test oalli being dis¬ 
pensed wit!., many old citizens of Richmond 
appeared in the Grand Jury box for Hie first 
time since the war. 
A number of oyster sloops were recently 
seized by the Virginia Stale officers for taking 
oysters contrary to State laws, and (heir owners 
v ci c lined five hundred dollars each by a rnagis- 
(nile. An appeal was taken, but the Court 
above has just decided tho law constitutional 
and direcled payment of the fines. 
The tobacco factory of E. T.Pilkinton & Co. 
of Richmond, was destroyed by lire on tho 4 th 
inst., involv ing loss of $50,000. 
Joseph Ilolmcs, colored, a member of Ihe late 
Constitutional Convention, was killed at. Char¬ 
lotte Court-House on the 4th inn. A personal 
difficulty occurred between him and John Mar¬ 
shall, son of Judge Marshall, of whose family 
JI olmes was formerly a body servant. Both par¬ 
ties drew pistols and firing commenced, which 
was participated in by Marshall’s friends. After 
being ultot Holmes walked into the Court-House 
and foil Head- 
Governor Weils is out in a letter saying that 
he has never been satisfied that the disfranchise¬ 
ment clause would accomplish the object (or 
which it was framed, and if i i„- majority of Hie 
people vote against it all ought in assent lo the 
decision. He adds:-” I hr Revo that whichever 
sections of tlie Constitution tlie President pro- 
let's to have stricken om he will submit, sepa¬ 
rately, and Hie probabilities are that tlie weight 
oi his namo will be such that the provisions so 
submitted separately will la- defeated.” 
Active preparations are being made for the 
opening ol the political campaign in Virginia. 
A number of Dutch emigrants arrived in 
Richmond on the 7th inst., and w ere preparin'- 
t o settle in Hie interior of the State. 
r l’ho Washington Mount Vernon Estate was 
advertised in the Alexandria Gazette of the 7 th 
inst. for sale on t.ho 10th of June. 
A Hi baitiii. 
The late rains proved very disastrous in Ala¬ 
bama. Many of the si reams ran over their 
banks, and much cotton and corn has been 
drowned. 1 he rains still Continue, and 1 he farm- 
ers (iiv much depressed. 
th^ wh,eh c ' lr,nrc(l from Mobile for 
the V est. Indies, was nccenlly overhauled by a 
. panisli man-of-war off the. coast of Cuba, and 
I S<,I '! C ‘ ai 7‘’ < boin ff found on board, the Spanish 
authorities decided (hey were iulendcd toaid tlie 
revolutionists, and took the schooner into Ha¬ 
vana. The Captain, named Jones, was put in 
• lose confinement, and his crew were imprisoned 
in Morro Castle. 
Louisiana. 
A SEVERE westerly g.de at Iho mouth or the 
Mississippi, which occurred on the 30 th uli 
swept away tlie galleries of Dm light-house and 
light-keeper's dwelling at Southwest Pass, do- 
sfrayed the lfgiil-hmise boats and blew five feet 
ot water into liie lighthouse and dwelling. The 
buildings Settled one foot. The storm also dam¬ 
aged (lie rigging ol' vessels at tho Pass. 
A warrant for the arrest of J. e. Forbes, of 
t he brig i olson. has been issued upon the afflda- 
Ml of Supervisor Creecy, at New Orleans, lie j s 
charged wit), branding 3,000 boxes of tobacco. 
Mr. Creecy orl tho is I ...st, also seized one hun¬ 
dred and three boxes of tobacco shipped from 
Augusta, Ga. He has left for Mississippi to 
examine into other alleged irregularities. 
Tennessee. 
A riot occurred in Brownsville on Sunday 
night, (ho 2 d inst,, between whites and negroes 
m which one of the former and two of the hit¬ 
ler were killed. A white man was also mortally 
wounded. 
Kentucky. 
At Covington, on Friday, the 30th uit,, judg¬ 
ment was rendered against A. W. Darling of 
CarroltOn. in favor of tho Government, for rrioo - 
000 , for evasion of the lax on whisky 
A negro named John Conley was to be lnmg 
for murder on fhoJSiih nil. at Louisville, but was 
respited by the Governor to enable him to pre¬ 
pare for death. ' 
Janies .Madigan, Iho celebrated circus rider 
was instantly killed while attempting to throw a 
double sumomii.it, at Paris, on Iho 281h uli Ho 
foil and broke his neck. Mr. Madigan was a na¬ 
tive of A Ihtuiy, X. Y., and was I ho son of Harrv 
Maatyan. 
Ohio. 
In Cincinnati, Friday night, the 30th ult., irus- 
R es and a Board of Managers, the latter consist¬ 
ing ol ladies, were elected for the Homo of the 
friendless. A uuinbcrof benevolent gentlemen 
turned over to the trustees a new building for 
Ha- institution worth $25,000, built by their con 
tribiii ions. The Institution is for' reforming 
(alien u union. The new building has a eapadt v 
for forty inmates. 
Tlie city authorities of Cincinnati are contem¬ 
plating extending an invitation to their stale 
Legislature to visit that city, and have a good 
lime at the expense of the city tax-payers. 
Indiana. 
A Mas. An heckle, of tins State, draws a 
pension for herself and sixteen children p Pn 
sioris are not allowed children after they become 
sixteen years old. How many children exceed- 
nl| £ a & ( ‘ Mrs* Artmcklo 1 ms l.s not stated. 
Illinois. 
The members of tlie Illinois Press Association 
appear to be greatly pleased will, their visit to 
tlie. until, they have proceeded from Mont¬ 
gomery, Ala., to So)maraud Columbus. 
During tho administration of Mayor Went 
worth deeds were forged in the name of that 
official and other parties, conveying to them 
public lands iu the City of Chicago valued at. 
o\ er lmlt a million of dollars. In December last 
a bill was filed In tho Superior Court lor the pur¬ 
pose of having the conveyance of one of Iho 
parcels of laud declared void, and compelling 
It a Judd, one ol the parties above mentioned, 
to execute a quit claim deed to (ho city Tlit 
Court decreed the forged instruments utterly 
void, and Judd was ordered to execute the quit 
claim deed required. This, of course, was a test 
case, ami the ruling will apply | 0 all the others. 
George U. Parkins, Superintendent of tho 
< lueago Reform School has been appointed 
Warden of the State Penitentiary at Joliet 
The i!icrease of convicts in the State Peniten¬ 
tiary continue. The number on the 1 st inst. was 
1.19!, and before tlie end ol' ibis week there will 
probably be over 1 , 200 -the largest number con¬ 
fined in any one prison in the world 
in Springfield, a boy named Finley, about 
lourtoon or fifteen years old, who was bitten by 
a. dog five years ago, was id tacked on tlie 1 st 
inst . by decided symptoms of hydrophobia 
Oil tlie morning of the 3d insi an Eastern 
bound freight train on the Toledo, Peoria and 
Y abash Ruiraud broke ihrough the bridge ovo- 
Panther Creek, near Sccor, killing the engineer 
and severely wounding the fireman. Several 
cars were smashed. 
John 8 . Hayward, an old and wealthy citizen 
mid one of tho largest landholders In the State 
of Illinois, died at his residence in Hillsboro on 
I he 3d inst. 
Iowa. 
The Republican State Convention will be held 
at Dos Moines, June 10, to make nominations 
ff ir the offices of Governor,Lieu teuant-Governor, 
J rnlgcof tlie Supremo Court, and Superintendent 
of Public Instruction. 
JllxRouri. 
The Young Men’s Christian Association of St 
Louis intend to erect a building for the purpose 
of affording cheap board and lodging for poor 
people. A fund of $1(KI,000 is to be raised in $50 
shares to commence operations with, 
A barrel of gasoline, MundJug before the lamp- 
storeof A. H. Bm lord, in Second-street, near 
UK\ St. Louis, took lire Saturday morning-, the 
1st inst., and the lower Moor of the building was 
pretty well burned. The second Hour was badly 
damaged by water, and much of tho stock was 
destroyed. The banking-house of u. u. La kin & 
Rro., adjoining, was badly scorched, but was not 
materially damaged. 
Nebraska. 
man named Hale has been ar- 
At Omaha a 
rested for inhumanly treating his nieco.agirl 
of lii teen. The City Marshal found the girl 
handcuffed, chained to a stake, and her hands 
