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Union Convention In Pennsylvania.

HARnIsBuRd, July 4.--YSB Union Convention to
nominate judge of the supreme court met here this
afternoon Governor Reeder elected president. On
the first ballot Oswald Thompson received "a, John M.
Read 25 j. F. Jones IT, JohnJ Pearson lS, scattering
49, Eight other ballots were taken without result.
The last ballot stool, Read 81, Pearson 40, Jones
Necessary to choice Ca The convention then iourn
ed until this evening.
IThe "Union Convention here meant is union of all
the elements of opposition to the democratic party ED
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Nicaragua Meeting.

AUGUSTA July IA barbecue held Mont
gomery on Saturday last at which Gen. Walker and Mr.
Yancey made strong speeches the subject Of Central
America.
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Indiana Politics.

CINCINNATI, July l3.-1he republican convention of
the 4th Indiana district nominated Jud Hackelman for
Congress- Resolutions denouncing the English bill and
the extravaganza of the administration adopted
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The weather in the south.

AUGUSTA July I4.-Heavy rains have fallen here and
throughout the southern country during the past few
days The damage, however, has been comparatively
trihng as far hoard from.
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Terrible Accident at Hnrper's Mines, neal
P0ttsYtIIe.. Five Men Killed.

louisville July I3.--Fve were instantly killet
this morning at Harpers Mines Wolf creek, by blacl
damp Five others seriously injured but it is sup
posed they will recover.
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OFFICIAL.

APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
Charles Ross of Cincinnati Ohio supervising inspector
of steamboats, for the 9th district in the place of Davis
Ernbrae 3D..
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Rs,V Fork ClassgaeatiOH.
IMPORTANT FROM UTAH TERRITORY
THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS TO TIL L SECRETARY
OF WAR.

Utah Territory, juno IL, 1858

Utah Territory, June IL, 1858.
DEAR SIR We have the honor to report that we
reached this city the 7th instant We lost no time
in placing ourselves in communication with the chief
men OF the Mormon people After the fullest feest
conference with them pleased to state that we
have settled the unfortunate difficulties existing between
The government of the United States and the people of
Utah We are informed by the people and chief men of
The Territory that they will cheeruly yield obedience 10
the constitution and laws of the United States They
cheerfuly consent that the civil officers Of the Territory
shall enter upon the discharge of their respective utes
They will make resistance the army of the United
States in its march to the valley of Salt Lake or else
where. We have their that no resistance will
he made TO the officers civil military of the United
States in the exercise of their various functions in the
Territory of Utah.
The people have abandoned all the settlements north
CT this and all the families have left the city, only about
fifteen hundred persons remaining here TO take charge of
the property and to burn it If the difficulties had not
been settled The people from this city and north Of it
have south to Provo, fifty miles south of this and
to points beyond
We will visit Provo and the settlements south in ay
or two, and and confer with the people, and inform
them that the difficulties have been settled and thus In.
duce them to return to their homes We have written
to GEN Johnston by the messenger that will bear this
informing him of what had been DONE and that he could
march his army to the valley whenever he desired to do
so We intend to remain and visit the people and con
verse with them until Gen. Johnstons army arrives
We think important that remain until the army il
located in the valley We have but moment to write
as the express will start in few moments
We will in few days forward a detailed report
We have the honor TO BIO, very respectfully your ODE,
dent servants, l.. W. POWELL,
BEN. McCULLOCH,
Commissioners to Utah
Hon. JOHN B. FLOYD, Secretary of War,
Washington d. G..
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Exrorts OF Cotton to Europe.

MOBILE, July 1.-The exports of cotton to England,
during the past week, 1000 bales From New
Orleans during the period, the exports to Great
Britain 20, 900 bales, and to France 1000.
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John G. Breslin who misapplied several hundred thou
sand dollars Of money belonging to the State of Ohio Is
about to reveal how it did GO. The oppose will be inter
esting TO some, but not to others
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John ]. Schroeder, esq, has been appointed by the
Postmaster General postmaster at Lcavenwortb city,
Kansas Territory, in the place of James j. Clarkson re-
signed
The Richmond Enquirer says Report says that g.
p r. James, esq., British consul for Virginia has lately
been honord by the appointment OF consul general to
the Black sea, Odcssa that he is allowed month to
decide aud that he inclines to accept tho mission
doubtless on account of the promotion and the large sal
ary''
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prices. Wheat was l cents per bushel dearer and
in better demand. Corn in good demand and bet
ter. Pork steady and beef unchanged Cotton wa,
firm and active at the following quotations:
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News from California, Central America, and


me Telegraph advises us OF the arrival at Charleston
s. O., on Tuesday Of the steamer Isabel from Havana,
and at New York yesterday OF the arrival Of the Phia
dephia from Havana and Of the Star of the West from
Aspnwal bringing dates from San Francisco the goth
June, and from Havana to the sth inst The Star of
the West brought ST. 400 900 in treasure. and 400 pas
sengers.
CALIFORNIA.
Eight thousand persons had left California for Frazer
river. Owing TO scarcity of laborer in California
prices had advanced 80 per cent and six steamers and
ten sailing vessels had been detained in San Francisco
The Hudson Bay Company had stationed armed yes
sells at the mouth OF the river To prevent the emgrans
from carrying goods into the interior, but American
vessel reported to have entered in spite of the blockade
The defeat of Col Steptoe is confirmed. His command
fell into an ambuscade, and was attacked by large
number OF Indians. He forced to retreat with a
loss Of killed and fifteen wounded The troops
were not sufficiently supplied with ammunition
general Indian expected. General Clarke
had despatched troops from San Francisco and Los An
geles to assist Col Steptoe in case Of necessity.
Business at San Francisco during the past fortnight
had been quite active, with large sales of provisions
mining Implements clothing, and firearms at advanced
rates Haxall flour had sold at auction at heavy de-
cline and last quotations $1l $l2 for superfne.
Small lots brought $l4.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
The Cass Herran treaty is still under consideration in
the New Granadan legislature. A joint committee of
the two houses had been appointed to make some COM
promise.
NJ. Bellys contract with tho Central American gov
enmcnts had reached Panama via Europe, and created
great astonishment.
The brig Dolphin and the Colorado and Macedonian
were at Key West The Fulton, Arctic, and Plymouth
were at Havana on the 10th.
The brig G. Perkins, of New York, was sunk in the
harbor of Havana, having been detected in bringing
cargo of negroes.
M Ma En,b Ia In nrisor FIR having insulted Gen Con-
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REPLY OF GEN. JOHNSTON.
HgADoUAnrERs, DEPARTMENT UTAH,
Camp on Bear River, June I4th, 1858.
GENTLEMEN: Your communication from Salt Lake Civ
was received to-day The accomplishment of the obe0
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sSso1 in which great many of our hardest
'seamen are educated, pensioners on the gov
ernment;" but it is very praiseworthy, to be-
stow quarter section of land On pauper for
elgners to "attach them to the governmentp'
The Senator says that the passage of the
bill "will give Us better voting population
To give just idea of what he means by a
better voting population, we give an extract
from the same speech, which escaped the at
tention of 1.-The leading democratic paper in
Tennessee" which runs thus:
"When was there any nation that could loob
to the East and behold the tide of emigration
coming, and, at the same time turn around
and look to the mighty, mighty West. and be
bold the tide of emigration approaching from
that direction! The waves of emigration
have usually been running in one direction
but we find the tide of emigration now chang
ed, and we are occupying a central position
on the globe. Emigration is coming to M
from the East aud from the West, and when
our vacant territory shall be filled up, when il
shall reach q population of one hundred and
fifty or five hundred millions, who can say
what will be our destiny?
What more do SEWARD and GREELEY and
sneif piach repuoNcaii, freedom, Tree SOIL, Iret
land, free home adherents, want? The ques-
ton, "who can say what will be our destiny?'
when our vacant territory shall be filled up
with foreign population, whose '.loye for the
government" shall be secured by land brides
is indeed pertinentl
We have given the vindication of Gov
JOHNSON, and our own. And since the Union
and American intimates that we are striving to
injure faithful public servant, will it in jus
tice to US, republish this?
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PRINT IT IN LETTERS OF CODA father
whose son was addicted to some vicious pro-
pensities, babe the boy to drive a nail into a
certain post whenever he committed certain
fault, and agreed that a nail should be drawn
out whenever he corrected an error. In the
course of time the post was completely filled
with nails.
The youth became alarmed at the extent OF
his DETERMINATIONS, and set about reform.
ing himself. One by one the nails were drawn
out the delighted father commended him for
his noble. selfdenying heroism in freeing
himself from his faults.
They are all drawn out" said the parent
The boy looked sad. and there was whole
volume of practical wisdom in his sadness
With heavy heart he replied
True, father; but the scars are still there
Parents who would have their children
grow sound and healthy characters must sow
the seed at the fireside. Charitable associa-
tions can reform the man, and perhaps, make
useful member of society: but alas the
scars are therel The reformed drunkard
gambler and thief, is only the wreck of the
man he once was he is covered with scars
dishonorable scars-which will disfgure his
character as long as he shall live.
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A 'Sordid Wretch-A Man RObbing
his Vife,s Grave of a Set OF Teeth.

The people are certainly degenerating in
the LAND of steady habits" The following
we clip from the Norwich Comm Courier:
1--WE had yesterday the particulars of a
revolving transaction just come to light in
Greeneville Harlan Hyde lost his wife one
year ago. She was his third wife, and has been
married only a year when she died, and was
buried in the Greeneville Cemetery. About
one week ago, Hyde went to the Cemetery,
dug open the grave, broke open the coffin,
and rihed it of-what does the Reader imagine?
of set of false teeth that he might coin
the gold plate upon which the teeth were set
into money to put in his pocket! We dare
say the fellow meant to sell the teeth too, if
he could find purchaser. We wonder not
at the intense Indignation which blazes
against the miserable creature in Greeneville,
or that the woman of the villas can scarce
" be restrained from treating him TO u coat
of tar and feathers
Hyde is not far from so years of age, a
house carpenter by trade, in comfortable cir
cumstances as to property, aud we shame to
add, is member of Christian church. The
wife, whose grave he has desecrated, was, as
we have said, his third wife. When she mar
ried him, .'he is understood TO have had some
$500 or $500 in the savings bank. A part Of
this she used in furnishing her husbands
house, and when dying she gave him her bank
book. on which she had still standing, to her
credit, between $500 and $500. 1t is now
currently reported and believed in Greene
vile. that when his wife died, and while she
Law dead in her shroud in the house, her af-
fectioaate husband attempted to remove the
coveted teeth from her mouth; but the rigid
muscle would not relax, and he was conse-
quently compelled to suspend operations for
the time. But il was only n suspension. The
purpose was merely postponed, not relin-
auished, aud after brooding over the idea for
4 twelvemonth, be has finally put il in execu-
ton. Hyde not only confesses to have done
this horrible thing, but he Is even brazen
enough 10 Justify IT,
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The "Leonard scott Publications. ,,


The fash papers come and go like young
spendthrifts who strut ''their little hour upon
the stages" the gay fashion monthlies float
out like so many Flora McFlimseys, and the
Pearls" and "Lilys," and sWreaths," SEN
tamentalize for the Rosa Matilda school but
the Eclectic Magazine and LEONARD SCoTT's re-
prints of the foreign periodicals come march
ing up to the rescue like the "solid men" in
''crisis," and we turn aside to them with a
feeling of relief-a belief that we grasp
something durable and substantial. We have
before us the LONDON QUARTERLY for April,
and BLACKwooD for May, both of which sus-
tain their high reputation.
What, for instance, can be more interest
ing to the general reader than the QUARTER
LY's "Eirly Life Of Johnson . "Fictions of Bo-
hemaia." italian Tours and TOURISTS" "Mchad
Angelo," and the '.Siege Of Lucknow" or BLACK
wooD's .'Food and Drink, OH part,) "Anhqni-
ties of Kertch," and "haly-of the arts, the era
die and the grave" We have also received the
June No. of the ECLECTIC" and now, as in
deed at every time, copy of this admirable
Magazine arrives we cannot help repeating to
ourselves the comprehensive commentator
of the Hon. THEo FREIINGHUYsEN, who says
that he could not take all the foreign Maya
zines if he wished. He could command suf-
ficient time to read them all if he had them
but in the 'ECLEcTIC' he is sure to find
nearly every article that is really desirable.
The engraving in this No. is a mezzotint por-
trait of the noble hero HENRY HAvELoCK, the
portrait accompanied by a most interesting
biographical sketch from the Eclectic Rerie1c.
Every article in the letter-press merits atten-
ton, but we would especially particularize
"7He Moral Discipline Of Children" and "Re-
collections of Shelby and Byron" Every one
who has desire to keep up with the rum
of foreign literature and affairs should sub
scribe for the ECLECTIC" Address W. II.
BDwELI, No. 5 Beekman street, New York.
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The Cuhan slave Trade.

Private advices from Cuba gives us a new
version of the affair of the aBuzzard' and
the-which occasioned the landing of the
British Officers, and the searching of the
plantations near Sagua la Grande.
1t seems that the 'Buzzard' had followed
suspicious looking vessel for several hours,
and finally overhauling her. enquired her
name and nativity. For answer, she ran up
the English colors. The boarding officer was
then sent to question the pretended English
captain as to his cargo, and Also to enquire
whether he had not seen a suspicious Ameri-
can built vessel cruising about
The captain remembered distinctly having
met long, rakish craft in the morning.
regular elipper,-with some unmistakable
signs of a living cargo being on board. She
was making for the South. H. Ms Lieuten-
ant fully satisfied with his information, re-
turned with his news to Captain Dobbin, of
the "Buzzard," and forthwith II. NJ. ship was
steered for the South, much to the delight of
the rascally Yankee captain, who no sooner
saw the "Buzzard, fairly under way, than he
too crowded on all sail. made for the North,
and safely landed his living cargo of 600 ne
groes near Sagua la Grande.
But, the omnipotent .'BuZZard" had not
sailed forty miles a,cdy from her prize before
she met one of her consorts running North
in search of the SLAYER. An explanation took
place, and the "BuzZard," finding good
reason TO suppose she had been fairly sold,
tackled about and steamed away most wrath
fully after the deceiving clipper. Too late
for the prize, she was not too late for revenge
or at least SO thought all the "Buzzards."
when they were rash enough to make an
hostile landing on friendly and foreign soil,
and to carry their right of search into the
various neighboring plantations, where they
suspected the negroes might have been secre-
ted. Few, if any, were found, but it is to be
feared that HI. MS officers have got more
than their trouble for their pains.
The Spanish officer commanding the troops
at Sagua has been summoned to Havana by
order of the Captain General. He is now
under arrest and awaiting his court-martial
for having allowed this insult from the Eng
lish to pass unpublished.
On the other hand, III. Ms Consul General
at Havana is endeavoring to pacify the irri-
tation of the Captain General by Offering all
sorts of explanations and apologies. Gen.
Concha, however, turns deaf ear to all pro-
testations, and assures his friend, the British
Consul General, that he extremely regrets
anything so unpleasant should have occurred
to interrupt the pleasant relations existing
between the two governments. but that ii is
question only TO be settled between their re-
spective governments. Here, then rest the
question, and here it will rest for some time,
il the affair treated with the usual delay of
Spanish diplomacy.-N y. Express.
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HAVANA, May "A, 1893.
Action Of the United States Congress reported IN
Harana-A Firm altitude ApproUed ef-Efeas


HAVANA, May "a, 1858.
Action Of the United States Congress Rsported IN
HaUana-A Firm altitude approved ef-Efaas
of the ,Styz Aggresxioras Insurance Companies
ALdTmed-Rates os Gold Sent North, &c.
The information received by the steamship
Isabel, of the action of the United States Sen
ate, the inquiries in the House of Represen-
tatives, and the demand of the President in
relation to the aggressive action of the
British West India gunbaot fleet upon the
commercial marine of the United States, have
caused good deal of conversation in all
circles. and are generally approved. The
orders for some of the Home Squadron to
appear here, with the Colorado in the lead, to
put a stop to these indignities, now of daily
occurrence. have given a heart-springing
sensation of gratitude from those who languish
far from the s'stars and stripes"
Our insurance agencies decline granting pol
ieies com shipped IN sail Uessels fof the United
States for Northern ports, or along our coasts 10
the Uarlous osdports Of the Island, where we are
obliged to remit, to meet the expenses of YES
sells taking in cargoes for North or for Europe
Previous to these visits and the searches by
British cruisers, we had no trouble in this
respect. Policies at moderate premiums were
always given for such purposes to vessels of
reliable character.
The change comes with the doctrine laid
down by the admiral Cockburn" of the
British war steamer Styx: ''That sacks of
ounces on board of vessel in these waters
make good evidence of intention of piracy
by engaging in the slave trade" &C.; and if
there is nothing else to condemn the vessel,
she is condemned because ''she may have a
consort to meet with the munitions necessary
for the trade"
You will understand this annoyance about
insurance by remembering that many impor-
tant shipping ports of our island products
have no steam communication with Havana,
and sail vessels are the chance we have for the
needful specie remittance.
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Especial Dispatch 10 the N. Y. 7imes.l


The war sentiment here is greatly on the
increase, and has been very much accelerated
by Senator Wilson's resolution and the debate
upon it on Saturday. War has suddenly be-
come the absorbing topic in the hotels and
elsewhere, and there will doubtless be great
rush to hear the debate in the Senate to-mOr-
row on the subject.
The Democrats express surprise that pro-
minent Republicans have taken the lead in
hostility to the assumptions of the British, and
will hardly believe them in earnest, but there
is no doubt that they are; and thus all parties
concur in taking the most decisive measures.
The President himself wishes to be invested
with the powers conferred by Wilson's or
Douglas proposition, in the event that the
Derby Ministry adopt the conduct of the
British officers in the Gulf in which case there
is every reason to believe that he would exer-
else these powers, and order the StyX and her
coadjutors to be brought into an American
port for adjudication. With this view the
President has intimated his preference that
Congress should remain in session until the
arrival of the next steamer from Liverpool,
with intelligence of the policy to be adopted
by the British Government.
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Total amount paid over by burton, SIS, eos 81
Total amount collected by Burton Com
missioner of Internal improvements, from
Turnpike Companies sss tee as
Whole amount paid over above, is, da3 81
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LAMENTABtE ACCIDENT To THE Rev. Dr.
HuarHREY AND orHERs.-We learn, with deep
regret, that on Monday night last, at the first
tolI-gate beyond Nicholasviile, the stage was
upset whereby DE-. Humphrey TO
Danville from this city. where be had preach
ed two admirable sermons on the previous
Sabba,h--wss severely injured, one OF his arms
being badly dislocated and also broken near
the shoulder; and our fellow-citizen, George
Stewart. likewise suffered dangerous injury
In his hips. Some other passengers were more
slightly affected. but as 90 whom we have
beard no particular account-Lez- OBS. aad
Rep. I'd.