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IL INsTRU TUTORS.
JOHN 3, CARY, A. M, Principal.
FLEMING JAMES, Jr "A. M, (U. of Va.)
WILFRED f. CUTSH AW, v. NJ. |.

MISS EMILY A. CLEV ELAND.
The exercises of this Sc hool will begin on the Is
OF October, and continue EN- months.
Board !lghts extra) and Tuition in Ancient Ian
guages, Mathematics. DO go per session, pdyd
bic semi annually in a9uamce. Modern Ian
guages. each, $40, and Music $50 Extra.
For catalogue or further information. address
the Principal, Hampton, Va. au 8-lm
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PEA TIEUL FnA.n.-H HWELLING,
- ON INTERNATIONALLY TURNPIK E,
NEAR VENABLE ST RECT, FOR SALE AT
AUCTION:-W Will be sold at auction, on the prem
ises, on WEDNESDAY,, 29th August, 1850, at 6
O'Clock 7. Nj. the very neat and admirably well
arranged DWELLING, losated IS above, adjoin-
ing the residence Of MI B. T. Chalk, and now in
q front of 4S feet, and depth of 1872 feet. The
dwelling has Six rooms, front and rear portico, and
is. ether, one Of the best built houses that
neig nbOrhood
TERMS One third cash; balance at A. and -
months, for negotiable notes, interest added, and
title retained until all the notes are paid
au22 GODDIN Il APPERSON, Aucts,
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And BGoHANAN, . Anu ri M aLSIFt IN
TE THE o ~ PaR paw NV hNhKIS DAILY
Fare from X edmond to New Canton Is ots.
The Through Line will leave Rlehm, cd, a.
FRIDAYS; and on and after the 2lst. in sts ad Of
leaving a,sA NJ will leave at 8 P. M. TUFS
run up as high az NEW CANTON.
Returning, leave New Cant u on MONDAYS,
WEON EsDAYs and FRIDAYS at IL M.
The Line for New anton will pass int rms ate
points between Richmond and that place, IT tho
same hour, ohlv on opposite DAYS.
au IL d. E& cW7t r. EDMOND CO
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OFFICE UNION STEAMSHIP cot
RICHMOND, August 10. 1910 {
&NAk THt S1EAMShlP CITY OF
21Ef& RICHMOND having been vi hdyavn
until the LIST prOAimo. for the purpose
Of rep aciug her b Hers. the Steamship VIRGINIA
Capt JAS. x. KELLY, will continue to make her
usual weekly trip.
Freight received on FRIDAYs,- and up to the
hours of departure ON SATURDAYS of each
week. until further notice.
CHAS. p. CARDoZo. Agent.
au Z-n 100 Main street.
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VHESAPEAKE HAIL FEMALE SEMI.
~ NARY, HAMPTON, VA, MRS. DR. BANKS,
PRINctPAL.-The next session of this Institu-
ton will commence on the 18th of September and
close the LIST of July. Terms very mode rate
Boarding scholars can remain at the Hall during
the visiting season, at $50 per month.
Address f'CHESAPEAKE HALL" Hampton,
Va. au ll-lm1
tn X. BASS ENGLISH AND CLASSICAL
SCHOOL-The tenth session of my School
will commence the Sd September, at my resi-
dence, on Clay street, between LIST and I'd streets.
Terms usual.
In the Classical Department. .......---.$ $50 90
In the English Department. ----.----.. 500
Payable Quarterly.
Persons desiring TO enter scholars will please
call on NE at my residence. L. X. BASS.
An 7-lmt
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-22
oar Bsiire Correspondence.

BELLE, Honduras, Oct. ~, 1880.
Csryids ~scgrotln n Bziis<r-No rellos Prsr--
wodsAo-7he Byisia hEndwas oorspauy-susar CroY
F7crisite, DC
IRON ihs place there nothing Of any mportsnce 10
your rend5 r 10 since the death OF
wsiksr everything has hcu SIN ies;h-so susi-
ns@, No trade, M moutJ--.ni what 10 the best Of
Afro Of yellow fever for three ~o,Ss
We are ssnssne thai 10 has entirely lca U.s.
the weather trcly delightful the thermometer 90 a;
sx a N. 20 Of noon. and e. al sr u NJ, with . eno
cool nofth WIND blowing.
NE British Hoaduras Company (llmtedl, the
of James ny o. ~ this place, have ended their
fru years brsspess. sad have dcclar. dividend o.
eight per ccbt Their inverted capital bydos having
'urpius tUnd o. tn s2nd eight hundred and ninety
pounds sicrl ~
M. v ccrsisered h D. ! most excellent Beginning,
rser, 81 hsnartd pounds sterling Of the ori.
gs3s rock q tie company has been invosscd.
TIE ba sncs ~ the .tndk eagerly sought aer ard
q sfRe pvrtion Of n. u 10 be hsi would he
taktn % here B@t The directors have resolved and
very is''y too u rive the resssi q sbe new stock 70
The prcsent holder.
Tue present year hiss been q vesy hsd the
All 10 have got out ~ psce--no dry weather for
IUcoas anr aoods 10 bring down What lille wood
IN ssfslsg rang nsiea feet Of mahogany aud tvo
thoa tons ~ iogwood fssoy for shipment, which viii
teeure l.rger dividend for the current year than
aeoisred At year.
sue p-vssrt The sugar crop " 1901 u more than
xR - 'ctA thousand Of land have bcen pve.
pared and kgrearer hser he had. sugar vii form
hn,s item 70 our exports. No American vessels In port,
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h wsuIa b ruined hs did not me clerks adavA .,
Nn fscs = on Ale BA Cyrus " Eslt
vs. q ssSAsnS Head AZ mo time, and sSh she
- her fr,enx MrA PaYmAee declared thai rey
Nv an ythipg in Mrs Burch lead Them " Capect such
4 ,bnE "a mat II xr Buvch wahet 70 susw his ~xe's
70 hsd better sppy 70 the sdies and gentlemen
sss nos negro walters for kr. BCrch = said 70 have
skeDod Tho winter, and he 10 have had white
blood sncrzh him 10 refuse 20 ssy whss not true
nd - 'bups with the whole matter. What 40 not erch
revelations promises
Al The ssginning Of ths Use Mr. Rrce . said 70 have
hoped 30 pettie n upnosoei One OF the papers which
syp nIch .'gred dr-,ny her stay ~ kr. B,r-hs was
,essse "a cower-he thinking Of raAs amid DTS agony
sDa she oAher letter 10 Judge Skinner asking him
70 employ counsel for her. To chose Ar Hoyne. VINO
vNs oss ~ The same firm Mr. Brrch's own awyers J,
an1 n N rectsd that among them the case would
1ase Seen settled by agreement. and lut az
boisE wished Bat xr. Corning spoiled th1,
ana VI, action Of the Judge OF he reasons why
soe, osee pos tried in Chicago.
n saCrt al SORTS Of charges Of slborring xitnesees
ruhEv ing DewspApers OF Brrcns writing articles on ns
rn sde OF the defence paying newspapers 70 ny noto
hs, Of NJ. Burchs ing, before be sent hs we
s IN two or lhrec there would Be no necessity OF
ne sixn,ps Wills and that at good for he cause OF
r-seon That The scandal ceased In hs and Of
ivory mas nable We may expect rich deveiope-
nsenas.
Bcooydsr Austin, Of New York, has arrived.
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REPORTE DISSOLUTION OF TIE PApL AaHY.
-.-.<>~s~~r>-~-<~~~~~~~~~~
Arrival OF Prince Alfred ac
Plymouth.
PROBABLE ARRIVAL or The PRINCE OF WALES.
ADVANCES IN COTTON.
Another Decline in American
Securities,
ks., &ss, ~.
kss,

The steamship rHestne rom Liverpool on no sshs
via Londonderry the 9th in,t arrived Of Portland,
Me- AT half past three O'Clock yesterday aiernoor. Te
Paestines dates day later than those already
received
The Palestine substituted for the North srto1.
The mails by the Palestine were despatched South by
tho steamboat train II ave O'Clock yesterday evening"
and arc due in New York this afternoon.
There was . doubtful report that treaty Of pesoe
with China had been signed 1t Tien.tsin.
Nontegence had received Of tho Prince Of Wales,
bus two vessels supposed have been The Hero and
Ariadne were passing PHI, on Portland, during tho
night Of the Sth inst.
Prince Alfred arrived at Plymouth on the morning
the 9th inst.
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Fopessy SSp srcIpx Ar 81 PArr ursSvsorl "A prom.
nent real essstc broker OF 60 Paul. MINI named Gray
united suicide saturday, uncer peculiar eirca IN
stances Hc had lately become pccuniarly embarrassed
and having borrowed until he could DO - no longer be
obtained several blank county BONN and ned them up
Thsee forged bonds he offered security 10 gentleman
Who vas about 10 lend him money me forgery was ds
covered, and an oatr was appoirted 10 watch Mr. Gray
until warrant ootfd be procured when The osccr seat
70 Grnyp house the atssr entered On pre-
tenoc Of wishing then passing through hs door,
he ran 10 the bridge The officer pusptd bit before be
could overtake him Mr. Cray had psfsei under the raj
pg OF the bridge, and suspended hnse over TIE es'er
A. tie ofcer approached he ooscd ASP aud ieN one
hunered Get nd the river HIS 0ooy roi bren ioaha
He was q native II Cape Cod, Na-s
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ysru~y RsA1 FsrAvS At sac HAsRo~ --Tbe vevy sxpe-
rot s, gsnty laid cut grounds o. the late 40.
austus Howell nj the corner Of Main and Garden Streets
tho rhi hy many 70 Dc The aDesi property In The vi
lsse-tas psen pnfchassd BY julius Hitchcock, Ha. a
New Ynk cily, saose fanny riu shoruy take Up their
rfslsurcs there Rncnor hxes the price paid AZ ~ 900
me az rv~sderce Of Non r. Heoges. on Talon stre-
lshicn .0 sssRined ssr By the Notcodst Epecopd g.
bar bear nurcsMed b. wm Gles~on. wbo vii in.
prove and n co fJr ha rtsdencc. Toe heta0is's
have bon ri tAs propcry OF John S,lviet 90 ksiNOu
street kust sh>vs Captain Chk1es smith,. sperc toey
intend 70 AZ mr. their church IL the rprng u pnce'
siood that the pr sept chuscb eafce H. 20 twes GOWN
anc re erected us nov ste enlarged sh5 e,e.tF N
provcd - A. ySs1ec seSr@sp1tr. IL ~ H,%'.Aap,
hfe. II
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IMPORTANT FINANCIAL NEWS.
SuspsnsIon Of Specie Payments BY ths
BaltimoEs and Virginia Bsnks-Con-
dition OF Trade nc the West, &c., de.

dftl0n Of Trade at the West, &c, de.
SUSPENSION or THE BALTIMORE BANKS.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nov. Il, 1880
Tho Bank Prc.idenis of this city held meeting this
afternoon resolved TO suspend specie paymspA to
morrow morning
susPnsIos or rHK VIRGINIA BANKS.
RcHxoyp. Nov. Il, 1850.
All the Richmond and Petersburg banks have suspend
ed specie payments.
FAMuRE or PLoug MERCHANTS AT ALBANY.
AiRASY, Nov. 81, 1900
Pour gour houses tgmoled here day. long esssb
EKroR1gD SUSPENSIONS AT NEW ORLEANS.
SHw ORLEANS, Nov. al, 1860.
nn reported that several produce firms Of this city
have suspended payment today.
MONETARY AYFArEs IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHLApnFHiA, Nov. 2l-Evenlng.
Tie market was c1seed!pgly stringent TO-DAY. Call
loans could not touched nj less than per cent
month ard best securities declined average Of one
half yer cent.
his reported iha, AL TIE banks in virginia have sus
pondcd specie payments Two banks ID the interior Of
this state nave suspended specie payments 10 day, their
names and locations re-Pit,ston Bank or Piitston Pa
and Commerce, At Erie, Pa and it thought that many
more, not al, both here and there, viii follow suit
STATE o. TRADE IN CINCINNATI
CINCINNATI, Nov. q, Iseo.
An kinds CT produce Is greatly unsettled There T.
very little demand for any rrlice, and prices are little
better than nomin, Flour 4 oiered At ~ 20 for super
ape. Wheat has declined &C. Sales OF red Al $50 aud
white at csc. Germ u dull a decline Of %
The her market u duI and there is disposition
{, sell on the part Of owners while buyers are hOIdps
back, looking 70 . further decline.
For lard there 10 demand, and prices are nominal
The money market 10 stringent, bu. the demand
Is not pressing. First class paper soils =, l2al5 per
cent. sight exchange on New York IL nrmor, and may
be quoted nj y per cent premium.
The currency market Is very unsettled The rates Of
the Bank Of Virginia and s branches thrown out II
ten per cent discount, the Of Illinois and Wisconsin
banks al ten per discount, and the notes Of Iowa and
Missouri banks Of ave per cent discount
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Hrsny Pres the second ensioer q the NJ CA ttea.n
sh 90 Ermerly tEc llfi1noA, and pAsscrger
bv Inc Tam. s-ec bound rom Ners csuk det
90 board the si er vessel the ps"sfc - the r,v-f
H. New Orleans, % the lib lntt Ht etewa ~S CO
-
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OYpfrIoN on rnE cAHApIA. sANEs.

TososTo, W., Nov. "a, 1870.
The odscAl statement Of the Canadian banks for ne
lss Of circulation OF o. 900 900
over the previous month the yearly statement shows
m inoresse o. $4,000 600 over the previous year.
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ITALY.

Tho london PEGS Paris correspondent Gays that ne
dissolution Of the Popcs army positive, and thai b
viii only have left TO him simple guard Of 900 men
Victor Emanuel arrived n Naples on the morning Of she
7h inst, In company with GArIbaIdi rhcy prcceeded
together to the cathedral and afterwards to the royal
palace where great festivities took place. spite Of tns
bad weather.
The British Legion q. Naples were dwIndng away, %
account Of the disgraceful conduct Of It's members
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spEaorsLD, Nov. Is, 1890

cfk3aiIsh, NOV Is, lNSo
HsfIy Poiaicsan-L.ncOin and 7rIrmtsal-s.ay'lo,
Tan y Poivfsl Ftyrsna--Hr D,usiai ~ 2e Pres
,ienl Eissf, and ~, rTsa-gr. LinSoin Mo- 70 B,6ns
Ha gos,toa Prsusoa b ~ F5triA Of karcA--Ho,a
~ Lools tpca ~ yc,vion sorsmess-Egset n "a
Fag II sac s.ks Crsn WalsrH --Arrvcaersioa
q csnarl catA, q a..
nc happlssi man Al inc present moment IN This sti
iudr Iol Inc rresiaoUt ccci but scnaior Trumbu.
cosspni ,rrlc dominates his faco The light or pcrfeci
lnrr satisfaction Ani oompaccncy beam. from hin eyes
q Land ever ready tor friendly grasp. His oonst
u srpcArtt dcsrer 70 him. And why all this
H roltlcs iature Al stake in thp late
canvas / hs state. HIS ssostoria term
III 90 70 The IN Of March next, and hence
The triumph - defeat or Bis party also implied per
tonA Amuts he republican ooufeicrates his
Gains T. clectlao universally reccpnized But
tbe followers 81 Senator Douglas strained every nerve
defeat hin Nv returning the wanted democratic orty
u ne State Iegi,ature They hated him far 10
t,rstl than Lincoln. Thsy feared bis shrewd tactics
more an honest iransncss Of the a,ters opposition
They kr,~ rat, - long Trumbun lived their own
eheiian would cnioy no power, ard hcpco taey were
btns hls political eeagh 9Th desperation. Bot the
gods w,lle1 otherwise They visited a most signal dis.
confiufc upou te DauEa.tcs Instead N The majority
4 f,e Join, bso, the last Legislature that re
estee ucaiss they ont ~ the baltic vth one Of
se,eu ~ al hntsrsu zoe. mus Trunbui may vel feel
~ case carry ns hcs3 erect snd think TIE world s1
llars v i've 10.
~ fssnhril spsars " bs--to use poyuisr wesieru
,5-est,Ee rsht ~ tie President elect Although
~tiAts Aiou. 10 ihe .octterp part r TIE STATE h
'lstfa cst 4 n, mo Beyo Hls irtcroour,e vi.h ~
lIns0 /, csb'hes1 All mart intimate. srs yressbi %
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FRANCE.

The monthly return Of the Bank OF France shows .
decrease In cash OF twenty ave and third millions u
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bad weather.
The British Legion a. Naples were dwIndnng away, %
account Of the dissrsceful conduct Of It's members
FRANCE.
The monthly return Of tho Bank OF France shows
decrease In cash OF twenty nve and third millions II
francs.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL NEWS.
LONDON MONEY MARKET.
LONDON, Nov. 9-So1n
Console are At s33s as3,4 for money and account
AMERICAN sScrIurr.
The rates for the following American securities -
follows
Illinois R,, Cent, S,d Rsilroad' 20
New YORK CentrA haiHoad... .........s.. ~ ~
LIVERPOOL COTTON nARKEr.
LIVERPOOL, Nov 9-Soou.
The brokers' circular reports the sales In tho Liverpool
cotton market for the week at % 900 bales, Of which
IL coo bales speculation and 1000 bales 10 en-.
porie. The market opened unsettled and excited, and
AL qualities considerably aivnced but afer the arrival
Of The Africa and the PRONUNCIATION Of her news slgbt
reaction took place, and the market closed with Al
advance Of oae eighth q one quarter Of . penny
over the prices OF the previous Friday. rho sn.ted
saIcs to-day Frday) arc 10 900 bslos, Of which leoo
bales have been taken speculation and for export:
The market closes arm. The improvement, mostly ON
tic mddng qualities. Tho following the authorized
qIoations:-
orleans. kootk. Uiss~d.
fsf.s.....ss.s's..s-.ss "a IN N
Aid1lng. ............... Ia Us
Inc sock In port ols COO bales, OF which All 900
American.
LIVERPOOL BRRADsTurrs MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 9-Nol.
Tbe Liverpool oroaisuns market opened t,-day with
lite nlniry ~ weak prices Corn-AD qualities have
slishtly declined.
LIVERPOOL rRsvIsI0S MARkEr.
IIvsxPoot, Nov. 9--Soop,
Reef Is duh Pork arm.
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Isfus Arts.

Reef Is dun. Pork arm.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-07-31
Periodicals.

Our friend, the Charleston Merc3ry. contains the
following about the Southern Literary Messenger:
":The Southern Literary Messenger: for July opens
with udicous essay tho negro race, illustrating
their inforiory race from science and history,
for $3.50 years and indicating their suscepblties as
race and the degree of civilization to which, under
proper direction and control Of the superior race tc
African may attain as an initiative animal y large
and interesting miscellany follows this article various
as essay and romance and treatise and poetry while
the Editors Table and his criticism on current litcr'
ture, show equal bodness and ability
We were once familiar with the Messenger: and can
bear testimony to high appreciation of its merits
as Southern periodical Southern men every where
should patronize and encourage home publications
and cease tile abominable practice they have of run
ming to the North for everything. Let them but dc
this-not only with reference to their literature but
everything clsc-and in inconceivRbly short time
We would have the North chrouching ut our feet like
Aors
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Ccrrttt Smith Descending.

We copy the following extract from the Caroltn'on:
by which it will be seen that this honorable gentle:
man has ':fca in his car" We suspect some politl-
cal trick The idea Of GEERrTr SMITH repndiatng ABE
LINCOLN is, to our mind out Of the question:
"The Hon. Cerritt Smith has written letter, in
which he declares that he will not vote Tor either
Breckenridge Bell, Douglas Houston or Lincoln lie
says he believes either Of them would Use their power
to restore fugitive slave If any one for whom lie
voted should do that he thinks he would die OF reor'
&C. He is despondng because lie believes temperance
and ant-sarery are both on the decline. Hc says the
mass of those who were once intent on abollshing
slavery everywhere, do not go now for its abolition
.nywhere He complains that the calculating policy
of nonextcnsion has taken the place of the uncompro
missing principle of abolition. He says that either
Jefferson Davis Wendell Phillips is right; "all bet
ween them, be it Mr.. Douglas. or Mr. Lincoln, or who
ever else, are wrong" Mr. Lincoln, it will be remem
ed, in the controversy with Judge Douglas, declared
himselfin favor of enforcing the Fugitive Slave law
against interfering with slavery the States, ami fol
the admission Of slave State, if lie saw that the peo
pie were determined to have slavery. We would moi
be surprised if this letter does not draw of from Lin
coin large number Of rank Abolitionsts. The letter
is addressed to his friend, "Fredrick Douglas"
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COMMUNICATION.

Mn. ED1ToR: Please allow me small space IN tile
columns of your widely circulated paper, in which to
ublish the proceedings of meeting OF Zion DIVISION
Of the Sons of Temperance which took place on satur
day, the 2lst of July inst, on the premises oi Mt
Samuel Lauhon in the South eastern portion o FAR
field District.
At 10 O'Clock. the members Of Zion and Ri:gcwny
divisions with the Lady visitors OF eAcl' met ut tic
Division roon from which they walked with regaia
on) conducted by the Marshall Of the day, to grove
near by; where some little preparations had been
hurricdly made in the way OF seats, and where thc!
were met By about hundred pcrscns chiefly citizens
Of Fairfield, but many from the Districts oil kcrshaw
and Rchlaud.
Bro. Joseph Lauhon was called to the chair, and
PRAYER was offered by Rev. Thomas R;ysor; alter
which the large and respectable audience was ably and
clooucnty addressed by Capt John H. kinsler and
that well known champion OF temperance, y. NJ
Kennedy, Esq. Dr. T. Raysor, and Dr. Wm. Carlisle
also addressed the meeting; at the conclusion oil Which
last addresses dinner being announced, the assembly
were conducted to lengthy table, on which were
placed many of the good things with which bountill
Providence las supplied his creations; and OF wlncl
all present we trust with gratitude partook.
After dinner the people oil assembled at the stand
and were again entertained by Mr.. Peck with al
eloquent and soul stirring appeal i'll behalf OF temper
ancc. When Hon. Vim. N. Shannon, was called upon
who always Goes justice to whatever hc undertakes
In communication like this, Mr.. Editor conld no
do Justice to tile Speakers Of the occasion, wthou
trcspassing too much on your generosity; but slic
it to say that the claims Of temperance have never becl
presented to this community in so clear. strong AM
forcible hight before and the effect has been vcr
satisfactorily cvinccd already, inasnsuc as nine gen
tlemcn came up at the close Of the public meeting ant
wore initiated as Sons Of Temperance. In the Division
room two ladies were also initiated as lady visitors
and some five or six gentlemen were proposed to b.
initiated at tic next meeting Of Zion Division, to b
held on the ID Saturday in August
Allow me to add that good order prevailed, and Til
audience manifested deep interest i'll the exercise
of fe day. and at the close one might sec 1t written Il
almost legblc characters OIL the countcnanccs OF al
an, glad Mat I came. BY order of the Division.
D. II. MONTGOMERY,
Secty. pro. tenn.
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CnospiracytoS to Set Fire to The whole of
Northern Tpxas

AUGUSTA, July 26.-A St. Louis Extra from Bon
tan Texas, contains letter from the editor of the
Dallas Hera stating that fire in that place led to the
discovery of plan to devasate the whole of Northern
Texas.
Two preachers Blunt and Mckinney, who were
expelled ast year. the nsgators of the plot The
plan to lay the whole country waste by fire. des
troying all arms, ammunition &C.. to get the country
into state of helpeSsness and thcn on election day
in August, to make general nsurrection, aided by
emissaries from the North and parties friendly in Tex
as
The plan was to district and sub-dstrict each dis
trict being under white men, who were to control
the negroes. Several white men and negroes have
been arrested
The following fires occurred the same day that Dal-
lea was destroyed: The mercantile house in Black
Jack Grove-loss SsOOoO Three business houses
at Denton-loss 100000. A large store house at
Pelot Pons-slo.oo0. Store house at Ladonia-loss
$4,000. Eight ssores at Be!knap.
The Town of Meford was totally destroyed and scve
rnl other smaller fires great excitement prevails
throughout the country. Prompt and effective mea-
sures viii be taken for the preservation Of life and
property.