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subscription for testimonial to Caleb Cash
ing: it is preposed that it shall be minia-
ture, in silver. Of the Brig Joseph Grey.
The Washingtou Light Infantry toQk
charge Of ths q. 3. Araeaal this morning.
It j. suppossd thak there = An undefseaud-
ing betweezs Gov. Gist. and the President.
in regard 70 this matter
A convention Of the Cotton States, sup
posed to be for the purpose of adopting
|non- -intervsasioa tfsde with the Nostbsrn
Statss . talked Of
he Boot f.ctosy at Cheraw. is recsiv
ing heavy orders for the southern trade.
There = : disposition 10 boy such Northern
goods as south1rn messhantS may not have
on band, haak no nes orders will bs given
Northern manufactures. except for articles
really necessary.
Lincoln has been burnt in effigy at All
ken; no man will be elected to the conven-
ton, unless pledged to secession before the
first Of January. ~
- MnLEDGEyILLE. GA, IA.
Hon. Alex. Stephens and h. v. johnson
made Union speeches this week.
The bill appropriating a million dollars
to be used At the discretion of the Governor,
for putting Georgia in a state of military
defence, has passed the House of Rcpresen-
tatives unanimously. 1t is believed that
the convention bill will pass with equal
unanimity.
RlcHMoND, Va, 13.
S,,ne Union men are making efforts to
influence the sending of commissioners to
South Carolina, and Georgia, to induce
those states to submit to southern confer
ence. Inasmuch IS the legislature is not
in session. the probability is that the move
ment will fall to the ground.
EE se-r-e1e BosToN, IA.
The steamer South Carolina from
Charleston, Capt. Baxter, pronounced the
report, that the cargo was taken from the
ship, hoax, and says that the business
and social experience Of his late visit to
Charleston entirely satisfactory.
The European sailed this morning with
% passengers for Liverpool, and 20 for
Halifax.
WASHINGTON, ID. c. IA.
VIM. P Mullin has been appointed Dep
uty Postmaster at Matches.
NEW York. IA.
Charles Strasser, Bookkeeper in the
employ of Wm. P. Slayter & Co, Cort-
land street, absconded having robbed his
employers of 3 or $4,000.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Ia.
The officisl returns from So counties
foot up as follows Lincoln, 1877 ,O31;
Douglas, S4,531; Breckenridge. 11.235
Bell, 5,O03; Lincolns' plurality in the state
will probably reach 23.OO0. and he will
have majority over all Of about 5000.
Sr LOUIS, Is.
Official returns from 96 counties in Mis-
souri, gives Douglas 295 majority: Is
ties yet to hear from.
CHARLESTON, IA.
The Mercury in referring to dispatch.
in Philadelphia paper about the taking of
Fort Moultrie, says: 1t is totally unfound-
ed, and unless Northern journals send out
more reliable correspondents, they must ex.
pect to suffer in their pockets, as we'll as to
have their fears excited by unjust appre-
tensions.
CHARLESTON, H.
The booksellers Of this city and Savan-
nah. have returned Harper's Monthly, and
monthly publications. and movement is
contemplated to return all Northern books,
unlsss publishers are known to be sound.
Some Of the foreign Uonsuls arc waiting
for secession. to open negotiations. They
are said to have full authority from their
governments.
The Mayor. to-day notified agents of
northern Steamship lines, that he would
not permit the landing of steerage passen.
gers. unless the companies guaranteed their
maintenance. ii they should become va
grants.
New YoRK 13,
On Sunday, the Erie Railroad safe at the
Jersey City depot, was robbed of 100000,
in bills and specie.