The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-08

1-Fw YORK August 1.-The Australasia
reached her wharf this afternoon.
She left the port of Liverpool, Tuesday
July % touched at Queenstown Wednesda!
evening the 25th.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
TsvrRpoo1 july 25.-The sales Monday
July ed. in the Liverpool cotton market
amounted to 10000 bales including 1,6ot
taken by spectators and for export ,.,
| The supply of cotton offering for sale Stil
continues very large, and the quotations o
last Friday were barely maintained.
July 25, P II The sales of cotton to-day
amounted to 5000 bales. There is no no
ticeable change in the market to-day. 1h'
prices of last week were generally I'M
changed.
REPORTED SECESSION MOVEMENTS.
New York Aug. 1.-The Washington cor.
respondent of the New York Times refers tC
the ru.nor of a well organized movement or
the part of several Southern States for the
dissolution of the Union on Mr.. keitt's plan
He says agents have gone to Europe to
ascertain the course Of England and France
on the establishment ola Southern Confederacy
HOUSTON REFUSES TO WITHDRAW.
NEW York, Aug 1.-Gen. Sam Houston
writes to his friends here that he shall not de-
cline the nomination to the Presidency of the
United States, in any event.
THE GREAT Eastern At CAFE MAY.
CAPE May, August 1.-The Great East
ern steamship, with Il large number Of pas
sengers reached this point at an early hour
this morning in good condition.
Further from Virginia.
The Alexandria (Fa.) Gazette, of the 2Sth,
comes to us with full and detailed narrative
of the late trouble at Occoquau, from its
beginning to the close
THE ERECTIoS OF THE PoLE-On the 18th
Of July last, the Black Republicans, of whom
some sixty reside in the vicinity Of Occoquan,
Instituted all association, and agreed to erect a
pole, to bear aloft flag with the names OF
Lincoln and Hamlin.
Upon the raising of the pole, the pole
raisers were armed with muskets, and made
quite military demonstration. A meeting
was held, at which Black Republican speeches
were made.
DISSATISFACTION AND INTERFERENCE OF THE
WOMEN
The affair gave great offence to the people
who threatened to cut the pole down, while
the Black Republicans declared they would
detendit. TWAS in the midst of these threats
that the military was called out, as before an
nounced
1t is also to be added here that on the night
of the 10Th several of the wives Of the resi-
dents of Oceoquan, fearing bloodshcd would
occur the next day, attempted to demolish the
pole. In the attempt, the wife of Mr.. Duty
was seriously wound I'd by blow from her
axe. The men gatE red, however, and took
the women away from around the object of
their attack.
THE POLE FINALLY CUT DOWN.
The next morning, the 9th. the Black Re-
publicans proceeded to hoist the Lincoln and
Hamln with the American flag:
Seeing this, most of the women left the
village and the placed seemed quite deserted,
but no preparations were made for defence
and memorial to the Colonel, asking protec-
ton, was prepared and numerously signed
At 2 :. O'Clock, the Prince William Cavalry,
Capt Thornton commanding, entered the VII
lage and ranged themselves in the neighbor-
hood of the pole. They were followed by
about forty strong, under command
of Capt NJ. Fitzhugh and Major Carter, who,
quietly formed in hollow square around the
pole, facing inwards.
Whilst this company was surrounding the
pole, Mr.. Joseph 7. Janney advanced to the
Captain of the Troop of Horse and claimed
protection for his property, upon which the
pole stood.
AT the word of command. JAS W. Jack
son, stalwart yeoman, sprang forward and
gave the first blow; others followed, Gre
doubling stroke on stroke During this time
there was no interruption, save the Republi-
cans and others, who stood at corners near
by, would cry out "Ain't your axe dull p
Hope you're having good time,' &c. In
few minutes, however, there was cry of
stand from under" and the pole came to the
ground and shivered. Instantly the crowd
gave three cheers, when the Republicans re-
sponded by three cheers for Lincoln and Ham
lin. All were quickly at work on the fallen
pole, and in less time than it takes to tell, it
was chonned IN and the niacos ca~r;ad c4f-
The flag was sent to Brentsville.
So soon as the flag pole was levelled, Capt
Fitzhugh ordered about face, and his company
marched of, saluted as they went, by min
sled jeers and applause.
During the evening there was some excite
ment, and personal recontre took place be-
tween Col Brawner and Joseph T. Janney,
in which the latter was considerably injured.
The crowd cleared away Turing the eve
ming, and at shutdown all was quiet. The
Republicans say they will put up another
pole on the same site.