The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-10

houses that is two and half dollars per day Board.
taken for the session at $40 per week Fires
half q dollar q day extra So, even at $40 week-a
rather high hRure-a single person csunot more than
barely live here As to boarding houses, they are
ruDerous but they are, In one word, execrabe. Adeu
for the present.
Negro Movements In the South.
THE THREATENED INsUIRECTIeN IN LOUISIANA.
said that the black had TO rise against
the whites on the l4h Of October In Louisiana. and the
Morebouse Advocate published in Bssrop, gives the fol
lowing account OF it, detection and the punishment of
two white men accused Of being engaged IN it,
We learn from the Claiborne Adrocce Of the 2tst u
that sboltonst or the Hancock arrested IN
Union county Arkansas. few weeks SINCE suspicion
OF berg engaged attempt slaves In that
vicinity to nsurrection, and amer making some comics
sons managed TO he has been captured, carried
back 10 E Dorado tried and shot as waa not found
guilty his trial, says the Advocate but said he knew
all about the matter and who were engaged 10 It, but
woad not tell who they THIS so much excited and
enraged the people that mob Of czens, who were
WINGED Of his guilt after his trial seized him. carried him
TO the woods and 81 OF him.
Martini another ofthe villains engaged In the vile
plot sted last week. tried by al FL Dora
do, ioun1 guilty. and hung rbere ~as TO be general
concentration Of about 900 negroes at CIV point led
by Hancock and several others. Tue of Fl Dora
do to be attacked, its Inhabitants d ordered, 30
money and provisions obtained by force Kansas
to have been their destination, where oromse OF free
dom was held out The plo, was 10 have matured on
the 18th OF last month
About fortnight aso there was consi erabe excite
NEXT among the citizens Of town. aence of
report put c cuiaon here the eject that an ar
rsctioIsry movement bad been discovered among the
the tale goes, by negro Of that county 10 her
Tbs disclosure led to the examination of several
others which developed the fact that considerable
Der OF negroes In Akansas and the upper part OF More
house, were engaged in the plot. led by white
citizens Of our tosn was called, and twelve ger
temen were appointed to investigate whether any
slaves Of our town were connected with or Knowing TO
the pos This committee have examined several slaves
In this place very strictly and report that they have not
been abe 70 elicit, by thorough examination, . single
any connection knowledge on the part OF the
slaves this vicinity with the nsurrecon
number OF planters in this neighborhood have ex
amned their negroes but they have been able de-
tect anything OF q suspicious character.
THE INSTRUCTION IN TENNESSEE
The excitement regarding the attempted nsurrecon of
the negroes continued at Nashville toe s,n mat, -Four
OF The rpgeaders have been relied executed at DO
yer, Tor beng implicated IN the conspiracy.
HIGH PRICE OF NEGRoEs IN GEORGIA.
The supJoinsd extract from . private letter to the
nand osletnorpe county Ga These are the highest
prices We recoliect to have ever heard Of
LEXINGTON Ga, Dec. 2. 1855.
About hundred thousani dollars OF property
was sold here today-land and negroes. Some OF the
sales were ahead Of anything We have ever heard.
years old ,old for 81 $50 another girl Il years old
sold Tor 81 300 another girl, 10 years old Tin family
vsy) for $500 boy, IS years old, Tor 8 lso; fol
the estate OF John Wynn, deceased. and sold
credit OF twelve months There were 81 OF Wynn's
groes sold 10 day and brought S o26 or these great
(more than ordinary women and children
and few diseased and old sold low II Ia also proper
ete toA but rev Oh neee negroes were bought the
and moi ooe a thaas OF which have mentioned
specific ornas lacy were ,mmcn negro,s-hed bands.
Bot the most taies OF THREE negroes
negro girl years Old sold for ST. 525 Harriet about 20
old and Guild 10 her arms, solo for 81 sio ter
twelve monihs. These prices ,psar dible bat ali
who are disposed 20 doubt can be satisfied by referring 10
the record Of the Court Of Ordinary 0setnorpe comfy
TALL PICKING.
Tie manager or Villa VISTA pazn.aiop owned by VIM
H. HaTs staten in the vlcksburg Wig that four nego
men ard girls picked between cayngh, and sunset
one day recently, 1850 pouncs OF cot,on-L Henry,
1850 pouncs Arthur, l,2s5 Gorge. 100 Abnsr,
had been picking at the same rate Tor ten days
Interesting from Mexico.
from Vera Cruz received dates days lator
than those brought oy the Canou1 The folio wing letter
from correspondent embodes everything Of ineres,
yrRA CRuz, Nov le, 1855.
Siege Of Pre1la-RcC,sy IF the AaiIs-spania asd Eng
luh Questions.
vessel leaving for NeE Orleans t,cay, win en- lea.
vor TO give you summary cfsuch hens and m's IS may
TIE siege Of Puebls continues be prosecuted with vi.
gor, but 90 Jet witnou any eecisive result Tho pro-
liabilities ara, however that the government troops will
again succeed IN crushing the reactntas In that quar-
Communication with the capital. well the Interior
generally almost entirely suspended the proaunctados
robbing ana destroying all mails thai fall into their
bspds the frogTas newspaper Of this place aludng TO
this matter. SAYS
Already the reaccicnos no longer counnc themselves
10 the defence OF ther causeinvadng private rights and
committing acts Of vandalism which viii place tncm in
the category Of iootpads and sssssins II reserved
for the defenders OF rao fu,roi 70 give such examples
OF immor Atty. To them belongs the glory OF snch
criminal conduct ana 10 society tue duty 10 purge itself
OF such dcprkved beings
Uncer there circumstances, people write ouly when .
courier ccvpacncd, and as tbis but seldom, We have
qusnily very mesgre irregular aviccs from
city o. Mexico and al parts there beyond. Ia fact We
Of proound ignorance 10 recent events In
Queretsro. Jatisco, Motoacsn, &c.
Public mind s much occupied with the spanish aud
Epsiish questions. squadron Of one or botn those
nations " seriously ard daily exoectsd. Among tho
ksser symptoms that somsthipg may be apprcheuded,
pu ohc declares the English Consul IL renng bis
house preparatory TO receiving the Admiral
BroaklYn City News.