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FEW days since, having 6ist organized rs regu-
Jar association with Tvs headquarters in this city
AS the proceedings Of the Convention constitute
an interesting piece of cotcmporaneous history,
We publish oday pretty full report thereof
Further comment upon the movemn. is unneces-
cary q. this tine
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Ioss GA NV YoRz YAcHr On Sunday ogst 1Sd
inst the yash, Kstydd went 70 pieces or Cape Nav 40
&c ihn hands, no sever being saved This boA s~
fs.cr'ts vesset And w.s fast settling craft we having
lneiy psize 10 rega.a NJ New YOrt ma yssso
~ss vaiyol ~ e,99O, AL IN aN lm1red
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NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 80 1857

the lobby spoi'sussn Of tia Seward, Weed and
Mstteson clique at Albany, is q question Of
more vital importance to us than the doings of
ali the border ruihans Of all the Territories put
together. The great living and vital issue with
us is simply thi--Shsl Cur cities, towns AID
villages be restored to their ancient right Of
managing their own local affairs, or snail they be
subject hereafter TO the deepotism and "bleedng'
OF the raveuous spoiismen of an accidental ma
jority OF this or that party in our State Legis
latures
With this issue before us. the affairs of the con-
iicting bogus authorities of Kansas may be safely
lett to take their course, and to await the practi-
cal solution of Congress. Of late years, not only
Kansas, but every other promising Territory or
new State has been cursed with food of reck-
less and ravenous political hacks, quacks and
spoi!smen. The nuisance was fairly iuaugurated
with the great politicians hcgira to California
The consequences in that State need no repeti-
ton here But look at Mnnesota-two party
State conventions formed Of the delegates elected
to one! 1t is the dirty disease of Tammany Hall
spreading itself everywhere among the dirty
spoilsmen of the political parties of the day.
Such diseases cannot be cured by quack nos
trums. They must be left to time, to the people
directly affected, and to the Yugstive of Con
gresa, as far as the Territories are concerned
Thus, our best course towards Kansas, as we Gao
do nothing for Kansas is to let Kausas alone, and
to attend to our own affairs; for if we go on at
our present rate Of an increased taxation Of three,
be drained of every drop Of blood in its body.
Bleeding New York is with us the main and
only practical issue for November, and it cannot
be shirked in hue and cry about bleeding
Kansas
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rhs Htoop Of war rnimouti

NosrozK, August ~, 1857.
The sioop OF war Falmouth has been ordered hsre 70
be docked, and then 10 retura 10 Rio Immediately,
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Murder and Suicide,

sressCros, August ~, 1867
This afternoon Charles Beboock, or beverly, H. l.
Killed his Hfe with and ihon cut bis own ,hross
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Recruits for Nicaragua.

AreaRA, Ca, Auxu,, %, 1877.
HAndbins are beins oirA0ted In upper Georgia sod
Tennessee for NIca-asus troop, who are promised sas
per month and 80 acres OF land
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Ths Convention Of the Southern New scaoos
Presby tsxians.

Richmond, vlrgoia August o. 1867.
The Few tchoc OF Presbyte-sns he;e coaveuaou
yesterday. The Usual officers CHOSEN, and co,n-
mtee on resolutions was appointed.
II was sisted in debating resolution organizanon
tina. number Of churches which rymps.h,zed with sns
convenon rot represented from motives deoscy
bccausc they were presided over by New England
cerg, man, bet that these, sotwtnsapdipg had seat
members 10 sympathy, and tina. .hosc churches
would, ALTER the action or this body, sympahizs with tins
OBJECTS Of tie convention.
After debate Of unmporaa character tue coavea.
ton adjourned I'LL evening
EyINSG sEsnoy.
The Committee on Resolutions reported In essc, that
whcro tho relation Of master and does proper
y boocg to church udcaos:es subss, OF disousaios
inquiry, therefore, that resoved by this CoaveuHsu
that the General Anemby OF the church has no powa 70
pronounce ,ensence OF condemnation on lower jadica-
tory, or individuals, for any cause, uaiess they
have been before the Assembly in ths way pre-
scribed by the Consultation; that the Conveotisu
recommends ali Presby opposed tho ag auoa o,
slavery TO appoint delegaes 10 the Assembly 10 meet q
Knoxville, the third Tuesday In May next the pur-
pose OF organizing General Synod under the namo Of s
United synod Presbyterian Church OF America
After 'omc discussion tho resolutions, action upan
hem postponed until today.
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souT HooH, August -, 1857.
There Ia another ship Ishose at Cranberry lnls, Ma
nartirilarN n Yni
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The Missouri Gsbernatortai Election.
81. LouE, Angus. 20, 1907.
The following IL the ooAl vote Of Missouri for govar-
nor'stevsrt, democrat, 4I,o,6 Rolrns, independent
a7,ssl-ms oriiy for Stewart 334
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ostivity table gives 5oI natives u Che United
CO q IttIs15. " n Csrna.J, % Of EsgIsol,
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

ENGLAND AND THE REVIVAL OF THE
SLAVE TRABE.-There is one question
which must have occurred to these advo-
Gates of revived Slave trade, and to
which we would invite their serious atten-
ton. Have they made sure OF the con-
sent of England, in the event of their OBJ
tanning majority in Congress to repeal
the law of 1920? We have perceived no
reference to this momentous question in
the journals that have yet reached us, and
we are not little surprised at the omis-
sion Can it be supposed fer a moment
that weshould be Indifferent to the matter?
Let not the men ef the South deceive them
selves upon this point England will new
er consent to revival of the Slave trade.
Her abhorrence of it remains unmitigated
and uneonquorable; she has pledged her
self to It's suppression by innumerable
treaties; she has opposed it by active hos
tilities for fifty years; and she viii not
now abandon policy which has, under
the blessings of Providence, had the effect
of extinguishing the traffic in every quar-
ter excepting the colonies of Spain. We
believe that France is equally in earnest in
this matter Let the men of Louisiana
and Carolina consider these things. They
mayrely upon it that, in their efforts to re-
viye the Slave trade, the opposition of the
Northern States will not prove their only
difficulty Posi-, 24th ult.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

ACCIDENTS ON RAILROADs.-The New
York Central Railroad, in Its annual re-
port for the past year, says, upon that road
during the year there were ffty-four per-
sons killed and forty-one wounded, there
being two millions six hundred and sew
enty-seyen thousand three hundred and
fifty passengers carried, and three millions
four hundred thousand miles run by the
various trains. Among those were two
passengers, one employee and six Others
killed, and twenty-five passengers and five
employees wounded by collisions Twen-
ty-six persons were killed while walking,
lying or standing on the track. Deduct
ing these last from the number of killed
and the proportion would be one person
killed out Of 95,619 persons carried over
the road. This certainly shows that Rail-
road travelling is, notwithstanding all the
accidents, the safest kind Of locomotion
yet invented
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07
From the True Democrat
ARKANSAS LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE.
FRIDAY, Dec. l!

FRIDAY, Dec. 19.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment
/. Mr. Lea, of Dallas, presented the petit
ton OF 10 persons, praying for the pas
sage of an act prohibiting the sale of spir-
ituous liquors within three miles of the
institutions of learning, located at Tulip,
In Dallas county-which was read, and ON
his motion, referred to the committee on
education.
Mr.. Moore presented the petition of j.
C. Morrill,, In relation to prosecution in
the Supreme Court of this State. for a
contempt thereof, contained in an article
published in the Des Arc Citizen, of which
said Morrill, was editor, and claiming dam
ages to the amount of so, 1872.
The petition was referred to the COM
mittee on petitions and memorials.
Mr. Watson, from the committee On
the Judiciary, to whom had been referred
the claim of John j. Clendenin, for pay
ment for legal services rendered to the
State, reported by bill, No lS3, for the
relief of John j. Clendenin, late attorney
for the State in the fifth circuit.
The rules were suspended and the bill
read a second and third times and passed.
On motion of Dir. Boone, House biz
No. l4F, to exempt all public or family
grayeyards or burial places from taxation,
was taken up, read a third time and pass
ed
On motion Of Mr. Graves, Senate bill
No l3, to incorporate the Ouachita Con-
ference Female College, was taken up and
read first and second time and referred
to the committee ON education.
On motion of Mr. Turner, Senate bill
No. Sc, to provide for the election of tax
| assessors in the counties of Union and Co.
lumbia, was read first and second time.
On motion Ouachita, Washington, John
son, Desha, Randolph, Prairie, Green and
Sebastian counties were added to the bill.
On motion of Mr. Williams of Pulaski
the bill was amended so as to give the as
SCISSORS for the year 1857 until February
| |, to file their afhdavits.
On motion Of Turner, the bill was read
a third time and passed
On motion of Mr.. Gibson the morning
business was suspended, and House bill
/ No. 10, to be entitled "An act to rid the
State Of Arkansas of all free negroes and
mulattoes," was taken up.
Mr. Oates was called to the chair
The Chair stated the question to be on
the adoption OF the majority report.
After some discussion, Mr.. Polk moved
to lay the bill and report on the table in
definitely, and called for the ayes and noes
on the motion, which being ordered, stood
ayes 81, nays p.
Mr. Hill moved the adoption of the mi
nority report, on which motion Mr. Bean
called for the ayes and noes
Before the roll was called, the House
took recess until 2 O'Clock, z. N.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

MINNEsoTA--This Territory, it is sta
ted, is about to take the initiatorg steps
for admission into the Union as q State,
through her delegate in Congress, Mr
RICE 1t is estimated that a census to de,
termine the number of Representatives to
which she would be entitled, if now taken,
would show population of nearly OIL
quite two hundred thousand, and that BY
the time it shall be taken, it will amount
to number sufficient to give this flourish
ing Territory a right to at least three rep
resentatives. In1S60 it is estimated thai
her population will have become half a
million, and that even with the highesi
probable ratio of representation, she vii
be entitled to four representatives.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07
NEWS ITEMS.

rimony has been introduced into the North
Carolina Legislature
1t is stated that there are thirty-nine
candidates for the United States Senate,
in Michigan, in place of Gen. Cass-
The project of tunneling East river,
at its narrowest point between New York
and Brooklyn, is being agitated by the
scientific men of those cities.
The Secretary of the Interior has de-
eided to grant children of deceased rev.
olutionary widows the amount of pensions
due from the government.
St. Louis, according to the recent CEN
sus returns, contains a population of $780,
900 souls, of which only seven hundred
and fifteen are slaves.
Dougherty county, Georgia, is the
wealthiest county in the Union The tax
list gives s5,S2S,360 as the value of its
taxables-equal to $4,000 in negroes and
SO 900 in land to each voter
A meeting of the principal citizens of
Columbus, Georgia, was lately held in
that city, at which various resolutions
aiming at the Punishment of all abolition
emissaries from that portion Of the coun-
try, were adopted.
The bill creating Law Department of
+Io EoJoraI Co,-oro,,oo+ - 10 ,,-o-;1o IL
over by the Attorney-G General, and having
all the incidents Of the other Departments,
has been introduced in the United States
Senate.
The New York correspondent of the
Boston Transcript says that on the 1st of
January, Childs & Peterson, Philadel-
phia, publishers of "Kane's Expedition,
will pay over to the author the handsome
sum of fifty thousand dollars-copyright
percentage on the sale Of the work
During the quarter ending the 30th
ult-, the receipts into the United States
Treasury were s21,925,431, including
$50, ,677,7 ,748 from customs; and the expen-
ditures during the same time amounted to
SIS, ,675, 113, including 1902, ,095 paid on
account of the public debt and Texas in
demnity.
The act of the last session for compen-
sating members of Congress, pays mem
bers about s25 per day for attendance, and
deducts So 50 1-3 for each days absence !;
SO that a member who stays away during
his whole term Will henceforth be entitled
to draw about $4,000 from the treasury.
This is a pretty good premium for doing
nothing.
Hon. Howell Cobb has issued a book
from the Georgia press, for private circu-
lation, entitled 'sScriptural Examination
of the Institution Of Slavery" intended
to prove that the development of slavery
in the United States is calculated to secure
''eivil and religious liberty" to the race in
Africa 1t is freely distributed among the
public men, with the authors conlpli-
ments.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Inquirer states that some
adventurous individuals have purchased
Of the proprietor of Mt. Vernon, all the
trees and shrubbery left on the estate, at
a cost of twenty thousand dollars, and
that the same parties have erected large
building near the railroad depot in Wash
ington, at cost Of probably ten thousand
dollars more This large outlay is to be
reimbursed by the manufacture and sale
Of Washington or Mt. Vernon canes.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

Four NEGROES EXECUTED AT GALA
TIN, TENN.-Our Nashville exchanges
state that four negroes were executed at
Gallatin, recently TheJ had been con-
fined in jail for some time, and after un-
dergoing an examination, their owners,
and the committee appointed for the pur-
pose, being satisfied that they were guilty
of laying plans, and melting an insured
ton at some future time, decreed that they
should be hung.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

BANKS IN PENNSTLvANIA.-A
tions for bank charters in Democratic
Pennsylvania appear to be more numerous
than usual The Harrisburg papers con-
tain eleven notices of applications fol-
banking privileges for Philadelphia alone,
with an aggregate capital of s14, 300, 600,
while there are twenty-five applications for
banks in the country, with an aggre-
gate capital of s6,628, ,0OO,- being total
of thirty-six applications for the State,
and an aggregate capital of s21, ,92S,0 600
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

NEGRO INsURRECTION IN ALABAMA
A telegraphic dispatch dated Mobile, Dee
p, says dispatch has been received from
Selma, stating that a negro insurrection
had been discovered in Sumpter, Perry
and Marion counties, and that one hun
dred negroes had been arrested that one
white man was engaged in the insurrection
and that great excitement prevailed
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

AN ABORIGINAL AUTO DE FE.-A
ChippeuG Indian Burned ct the Stdke.-
From the ST. Paul (NIinn. Pioneer, of the
4th inst, we extract the following account
of a most horrible affair:
BY the arrival of gentleman in this
city yesterday, we were put in possession
of the details of a terrible outrage, COM
mitted by the Sioux Indians, near Glencoe,
On Sunday, the 23d ultimo:
A party of Sioux Indians captured few
DAYS previous to the 2od, near Glencoe, a
Chippewa Indian. The Indians, in coun-
ell, determined, after retaining the Chip
pcwa in their possession several days, to
burn him. Accordingly, on Sunday, the
23d ult, the Sioux, numbering some seven
hundred warriors, took the Chippewa to a
point on Buffalo Greek, near Glencoe, and
there burned him to death
Our informant derived his information
from a teamster, who was passing near the
spot selected for the terrible outrage, with
a wagon loaded with dry goods. All eff
t0r;s made b7 him tie ChippeMa
were futile He represents that the Chip
pewa met all the horrid tortures inflicted on
him By the Sioux with the greatest iudif-
ference. He was burned at slow fire,
and fingered several hours before he expi-
red. When the teamster passed, the In
dian was tied to d stake, and the slow fire
by which he was destroyed had but par
TALLY consumed his feetand ancles " hile
tied to the stake the Indian was scalred
and otherwise mutilatcd.
1t is supposed this outrage was commit.
ted by the Sioux in revenge for the horri--
BILE murder of women, in the fall near Lac
qui Parle.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

@ We had the pleasure of a visit
yesterday from our contemporary, Col.
ABBOTT of the "South Stamp" The
Colonel is spending few days in our town,
and we take pleasure in extending to him
the privileges of our sanctum during his
stay.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

WHAT IS IT?-We perceive By the
Legislative proceedings that bill ''to
keep open the section lines within two
miles of Washington, y passed the House,
but was defeated in the Senate. VIII
some friend forward US copy of the bill?
As it is something new here, we would
like to look at it in It's length and breadth,
Notwithstanding it has been defeated
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

EDITORS TaLEGRAPH-In an issue OF
two past OF your paper there was a call
upon me to become a candidate for Alder.
man CT the town of Washington at the
ensuing election With many thanks to
those friends for their preference, must
most respectfully decline the honor intend
ed, believing that there are many older
citizens, any one of whom would be pre-
ferable as city officer, to myself.
Your friend,
a. b. WILLIAMS.
Dec. so, 1856.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07
INCREASE OF STEAMsB1ps.-Stear

INCREASE OF Steam
ships have rapidly increased within the
past few years. There are now no less
than thirty-nine steamships regularly run
ming between America and Europe. COM
prising seven British and four American
lines, one French and one Belgian. The
average tonnage of these vessels amounts
to about 10000 tons.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07
Dec. so, 1856.

CoTToN MANUFACTURES IN THE UNI
TED STATEs--The Secretary of the Treas
ury, ~ his late report, estimates the value
OF eur cotton manufactures, In 1856, at
nearly $50, 900, ,000 In 1850 the value
was little over SCI, 900, 900.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

DIsUNIoN AT THE NoRTH.-The Bos-
ton Liberator announces that grand State
Convention OF Disunienists will be shortly
held at Worcester, Mass. 1t adds that
the call has been numerously signed "with
high satisfaction" and closes with the cry,
"Hurrah for no Union with Slavehol-
ders"
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

RED River RAFT.-WhiIe cur Leeis-
lature is engaged in memorializing Con
gress on variety of subjects and instructine
our Senators and requesting our Represen-
tatives to use every exertion to procure the
passage of divers and sundry bills, we
would most respectfully suggest to our
Senator and Representatives the proprie-
ty-nay, the neecessityS@vprocuring the
adoption of resolution b our legislature,
requesting our Representatives to urge
Congress to pass the act making an addi-
tional appropriation of sixty thousand dol
lars, for the completion of manageable
passway arouRd the Red river raft. This
sum, it is estimated, viii be sufficient to
complete thisimportant work, and as the bill
passed the Senate at the last session. we
trust our Representatives will use every ex-
ertlen to procure its passage by the House.
The work Is now Progressing rapidly. and
with the appropriation asked for. success
at no very distant day is certain.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

An ABoLITIoNIsT CAUGHT Rev.
VIM. Anderson, a preacher of the Meth
odlst Church North, was captured at Louis
vile on board the steamer Telegraph, on
the 18th ult- His carpet-bag was found
to be filed with incendiary documents,
proving that he had beeu engaged in rum,
ming off slaves from the neighborhood
Carrollton, Ky. The papers found in
possession also implicate many disti
guished Northerners He was taken b5
the steamer Superior to Carrollton. wherS
5000 have been offered for bis capture and
arrest.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07
n@- We have received the January

B5| We have received the January
number of ''Arthur's Home Magazine y
edited by I. s. Arthur and Virginia f.
Townsend 1t is handsomely embellished,
and replete with interesting and instructive
matter. Terms 81 per annum, or four
copies for S.. Address, T. s. Arthur &
Co., 103 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

Some one writes of Paris: ssThis splen-
did city teaches idolatry for the golden
calf-it places the ballet girl higher than
the orator, the cook higher than the poet,
the millionaire higher than alI-for with
his millions he can command ballet girl,
orator, cook and poet. In Paris the heart
must bronze or break
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

"a Red River is low and falling, with
barely sufficient water for boats to reach
Fulton. The "Reub White" and ezra
are above the Shoals. Weather cold ana
cloudy.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07
2 O'CLOCK.

House convened.
Mr.. Foreste was called to the chair.
Mr.. Oates moved to recommit the bill
reported by the minority to a committee
of five
The motion was lost
After an animated debate, Mr.. Watson
renewed the motion to lay the bill and re-
port on the table indefinitely
Mr. Mcconnell called for the yeas and
nays-yeas II, nays %.
So both the bills relating to free negroes
and mrlattoes were laid on the table in
definitely.
Mr. Williams of Marion, introduced
House bill No. 165, an act to amend ex-
listing laws on the subject Of free negroes
and mulattoes.
This bill provides where there Is doubt
as to the defendant being ",,,iced," his
personal appearance may be taken as evil
dence.
The bill. was read second time and re-
ferred to the judiciary committee
On motion of Mr. Venable the House
adjourned.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

1t is stated that the number of persons
killed during the earthquake at Gambia,
was 1970-that is, HOO Turks and $40
Christians The loss of property is esti-
mated at 250, 200, 900 piastres.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

Fresh GARDEN SEEDs.-B. L. BRIT
TIN & Co. have just received a supply Of
fresh Garden Seeds from LANDRETH' s.
See advertisement.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

D@ Our Acknowledgements are due j.
NJ. WILLIAMS and J. r. THORNTON, for
late New Orleans dates: forwarded u.s.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

>H We are under renewed obligations
to the Hon. W. K. SEBASTIAN for Con-
gressional favcrs.
Washington telegraph., 1857-01-07

B1 Gen. RoYsToN and Mr. BLOCK
are entitled to our thanks for Legislative
documents.