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Under this heading the Boston JOURNAL mar.
rates q recent incident which occurred in ShaS
city;
Two natives Of Africa, Of the boa species,
measuring respectively thirty and thirty-fivc feet,
and weighing from one hundred and fifty to two
hundred pounds each, have recently arrived In
this city. and are domiccd in large glass cases,
in char g of Captain John Sears. Their snake-
ships had not tasted food for nearly a month,
when, on Friday, q company of Scientific and
other gentlemen were invited to witness the feed
ing Of the reptiles. An attempt had Lren mada
In tho early part Of the week to feed the serpcnts.
which hby the way are the finest specimens ever seen
In this city, but the largest of the pair was thsn
In AN angry mood, and dartcd his hiIeous head
head about so viciously that it was Judged i'm
prudent to insert the food.
YESTERDAY however, both reptiles were -Sasb
sivc, and live hen having been placer m a.
cage the spectators awaited with uacomon intcr.'
est the result which was anticipated. Tlc fowl
looked upon the scrponts as "A culprit does upon
the jury about to 'try tho ISSUE" &c. The rep
tiles returned the gaze but not with the same
disposition to decide the ease according TO law
aud evidence. With their heads resting upon the
folds # their pli 'cninV bodies. they seemed as
first p'rlacly inllrrcnt To tho presence of their
victim. glciowl luttorcd about tho cage, now
perclin, upon he coil d forms If tho scrpen.s,
as they relaxed and c attracted their folds then.
standing molionlcs' Gnzcd i'enty upon the
fiery oycs ot the tormcn,ors. The largest or the
anacondas showed no disposition to seize It's prey.
and the presence of the spectators, inducing a.
was supp.soI son,othinS like fear IN his con-
duct.
The smaller Of the two, however, attempted
several times to seize the fowl Drawin,, back
It's head and contracting ils body, It twaited until
the chicken still when as quick as lightning.
with jaws extended, eyes dilatcl and its forked
tongue protrillnp from its mouth, it dariod Tor.
ward, striking the fowl, but rot fairly, ms in ito
half bin !cd state 1t was unable to take certain
aim at its victim. The scrp"nt repeated the at
tempt several times its appetite cvilontly sharp
encd by long abstinence, but up the time when
our reporter left, II had not succeeded in clutch
ing the chicken which remained uuLurt. II Was
evident that appetite was not strong enough in
the servcnis, and the spectacle Of their feastip~-
was postponed until it is otherwise.
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I'll. 1ynr in nc ,,nnli.mc,i.

WdstiHg,on. JaHe 26.--Flig O..iccr DAVIS, in
q Official report concerning tic expcitbn up
White yer, mcut ou..., tAat af,er tie accident t.
Mount c IS, the W .uu1od men were nLot ~ tie
enemy while In tic water sddsi Tie Navy de-
psriri,nt AZ, country viii contrast the harhsric'
q a savage enemy with the hun auc oilor,s made
v our own 10 PIE l., rescue the wound Il anil lis
sblci under similar circumstances ia TIE engage
ment Of the 9Th inst. Several poor fell VA who eV-
vircl shortly amer tie engagement, expressed Their
willingness ~ die wAon they were tod tue victory
wns ours.
Flag ON, ,cr Farrryut communicates g. the
Navy Dcrartncn, the report Of an encounter
between our yunhoa,s on the Mississippi ani tie re-
bel srtiery, IN the vicinity Of Grand Gulf between
Nat'hez and voksburg. A boat sent down u
bring up coal vessels nom near that point, dis
covered earthworks in the process of erection.
The Nissshickon and Itssca wero sent down h.
attack them. They found battery of rifed guns
located there, and forco OF some 800 Arllerists
| ready to relieve them. A vigorous fght ensued.
The Itasca WAS struck twenty Ave times, and the
yissahickon seventeen. They, however, lost but
ono man killed, and six wounded.
The fort being too serious an obstacle TO havo In
the rear Of the boats, Commander Palmer. serving
at that point decided 70 bring the remainder Of The
sluSdron down and break up the business before II
| became too formidable. On the afternoon o
the 18th inst, he dropped down abreast with th'
| squadron, aud shel!ed the town for an hour
! but they deserted Their batteries, aud will
the exception of few rifle shot, manifested no re
| sistance. Commander Palmer says the heights ar
| filled with rAcmcn, and II they give him any NOR
| annoy ance he shall burn the town.
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The ArubIu's Malls.

From the late foreign files received yesterday
by the Arabia, We select the following details o.
news.
The stock OF cotton at present held throughout
Europe, amounts 10 only 42S,0O0 bales sgsinsi
l,64iOO0 on hand on the LIST Of June last year. The
from America this year and an the high price las
failed 10 bring forward cotton from other sources,
the prospects are gloomy In the extreme. Paupor.
Ism incresses at the rate of 1000 wesk in.Lanca.
shire and Cheshire In the first week Of April these
two counties had 100000 paupers and in tho hs
week 10 10S,OO0
The English Post Office authorities have proposed
70 the Government to buy all the telegraph limos in
England AZ 81 place tho entire system OF coiBinu
nication under the control Of tho central Office ia
London. This Ia with view 10 facilitate the distri-
button ofletters and bring every village aud hamlet
In England into instant communication with tho
Depsrtmens. Ultimately, It is Intended 10 make
cheap teegraphina part OF the postal system, and
1t Is believed that this change, II successful " III bo
adopted in the United States and by every onlght-
cned government In Christcndom.
The DAILY Nsws charges the Palmerston govern
ineht WIN having exaggerated tue strength OF the
French army and navy tor political effect Lord
46OOO soldiers under arms, and 10000 ia reserve,
whereas IN January last, they had but Al 900 men,
with l53O0O Ia reserve, aud suce then the regular
army laH been reduced by the transfer Of 80 900
REGULAR troops H. tue reserve. SO with the navy
Lori arcneo Paget recently declared that the
French would soon have 30 rOnClad ships afoat,
whereas IA January laNt Ney had only iron-
plated fTigates in comaission-2 nfoat--and 10
more building Ofthose, however, 1O were Old,
dating back 10 tie frst crude Efforts at inperyious
ships In April last, 7 new yetsols were ordered,
and Il IL by including theba and tho 10 worthless
batteries that tue English government derive their
figures So as W alarm the nation, and lay fresh
taxes.
An Austrian talking machine is soon 70 be placed
In tAe Great Exhibition.
Congress- oi the Great Powers ot Europe, T.
ee'tle the affairs OF Italy and Tho rest of tho world
isseriously contemplated in European diplomatic
circles
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Washington, June 26.--Ihe rumors from New
York, of & ntenplated changes In tho Cabinet. are
not believed here IN any quarter, and are gun0r,lly
regarded as mere spoculAt"ns, from TIE fact tia
the Presidents Visittp Lieut,rlut-General Scy.
was On busincss the military bearing Of which ID
only conf ctrcd l.
Gen. Shields, Indignant over the acticr r.,
Senate IA req ctnI AIm ~ MAjor-General,
To- roslrn. Tho Senate, 1t IS sad, will, never
not cont IN him.
All the Pennsy vania members bave RgiW
| hist the new tnrii!, uuess iron 10 brV..
| higher duty ''.u<
There are flying rumors In the Gu 4
Earl Russell uHs suut n cOmmuncht. II
seward, protesting against the conduo,Jt
Butler towards the women OF New Orle. -
The new guuboat Paul Jones, CAPT
having taken on board her armament hIN{
inent Of s,aHeil, Left the Navy Yard yettS
tcrloun.
The Bri-lsh post oroe has withdrawn ia ol .
proposition made IN / >oI and formally accepted
Postmuter-General BAR u November last, foi q
reduced rate Of international letter poats,e fr1m
twenty five to tweye cents between tue two Co 81.
tries. The United States post Office drparmenttiid
not anticipate this withdrawal sitter the subject W
mvorabiy rcopened by the present Po tmast,r- zen.
eral.
Hon. Emerson Etherldge will deliver an Grafton
from tie steps OF the Washington Monument, in
Baltimore, on & % 4th of july.
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Congressional Proceedings.
XxXvIIth CONGREsS---Seuute.
Ejrsf Ressinu

Washington, June 2G.--1hc bill to grant the
proceeds OF the sHies Of certain public lads 10 aid
IN tile construction Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
was taken up eII passed.
Ih0 hill 10 Increase tLa cOmponsstion Of auryey.
ors Of tine Customs lol tAe Northern District Vi New
York, was taken up and PASSED
On motion - MI Sumner, tMlss1 the Ill 10
carry into effect the treaty with Great Britain for
suppressn2 the slave trade, was tskcnup.
NAYS Nesars. Carlisle, Kennedy, Powell, and
Slulsbury-4.
On motion Of Mr.. Wade, tO!io) the motion ~
the admission OF The State of Western Virginia Into
the Union, was taken up.
rehdIng the question, the Senate resolved itself
H'2 iiith Court Of lmpeaehment for the tr.a! VI
Judge Humphroy
TRIAL OF JUICE HuardREys.
The Senator's took their places at ,he pls,t,rr, on
slthor SIDE of The President pro tenn. The House
being noun"d' came over IN body and ok seats
on Tie h'or oi tho srnete The ret irn Of tho Ser
saait-st-Arms ~ the Senate 30 the summons is
sued for West IL Humphreys, showing that l..
'HumphrcyHy could not be found, WAS read. The
names o' th' witnesses subpmuaed were then
called W tue Secretary Of the senate. Andrew
Johnson not sniwerlug, he was excused, on the
ground that duties OF npublic character rendered
II Impossible fr him T. attend. Mot Of the wit
nosses having answered 10 their names Mr Tran.
on the part Of tie Managers Of the House, opened
the case annlyzing the articles Of the inpelcLmept
ana oriehy stating what ho intundel h prove
against the defendant
the TESTIMONY.
NJ. Bingham on the part Of the Managers orYer.
ed In evidence, 6Ta the message OF Franklin
lIsfce OF March "a, lsb3, nominating Wret H.
Humphreys for Judge of the District Court Of the
United states for the Eastern and Middle Districts
Of Tennessee second, the Journal OF the serate
conhrrning that limitation third an authentlca.
ted copy fthe commission issued by tho Presidcn ut
~ West ii. Humphreys.
JACOB McGaviit was called as a witness and ex.
amined hy Mr. Bingham, and testified as follows;
Resided IN Nashville, Tennessee: was clerk at tho
District Court of the United States until some tlrno
IN October, l,Ol when there was Court estab.
lisled there styled tho District Court Of the Goa.
mderate states over which West H. Hurtthreys
presided AZ judge and in May or June, 1851, he
Humphreys directing him to take an ns,h 10 sur.
port the Confederate States; tae records Of this
Confederate Court were ta5sA away BY tue Re.
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the 9Th Georgia. The qnd New York Volunteers,
from the neiehborhood Of Troy, AMI the eth New
Jersey were near by. The end New York were ON
picket, while the New Jersey troops we're doing IA
usue duty in redcutt some three hunded feet to
the right of the Williamson burg rad. The enemy
pressed In the pickets by their numbers and finally
debouched from the woods in front Of our lines
into open field. There they formed the line Of
battle, yelling like 80 many Csmanches. They ad-
vanccd sta charge. upon the redoubt. The COM
msndsnt wisely held his Ere until the enemy were
well out Of the woods Then the war-doss were
let lcpse, and the riaes of the Jersey hcys were
brought into play, and amid the smoke and confu-
sion incident TO such OCCASION tail and cny ske
dsddhns was indulsed In by the chivsrous corn
crackers and cotton pckerr. They succeeded In
carrying OF their dead and wounded. Our troops
did not modest them In this work.
The enemy did no, make another attempt 10 take
the rcdoubi at the point u the hayon,t. II is a
science or art tha, has T. be studied not mere ador
1t is skill that these Southern uncducsted rebels
cannot accomplish. The musketry from the 70.
douit looked like one sheet Of famc ay IL poured
forth dccimatng the ranks of the rebels The bat.
tcrts 10 the rsh, aud let assisted by throwing in
shell and canister. swing the enemy the benefit OF
ercss hre Great praise il due the I'd New York for
the manner in which they acted during the engage.
ment. They stood their ground hike heroes ~ Old.
never hin,hins rom the stand they bad taken at
| y wounded, one man being struck on tie nose ly
| spent hail, and the other wounded Ia the breast
Abe ~ New York bad one Killed. and soyen wound
| ell, all o. them members Of Company n
CAPT W. J. Gary, OF Av,sclfs 81 Pennsylvsnia
| cavalry, took with him four men aud penetrated
| into tie cnemy's country and secured some ysus-
| tle informal On. lie secured cclored man whc
| las been In the habit Of carrying marketing &
| Richmond daily. H. WAS taken " headq ~ ,cts
| The Information derived from him is of the uimos,
| importance. The people Of Richmond are hard
! pressed for food. Coffee aud salt caunot be had
sugar seventy Ave cent. por pound, aud scsrce nj
t,s'. No marketing IL coming into town. All The
large s1avs arc sold out and closcdup. The dnrkoy
In passing through our camp. asked If our soldier,
were not AL gentlemen, a they were 50 We.
| dressed.
Our troops are sadly In need Of ant'-scorl,u,ics
There are a great many cheap iitto articles of diet
the PHI nnthr pic might s'ni ''wn, which won ID
add materially 10 the contt NJ I'll. poor fellows ~
| this hot and dusty co.niy. We Rr, al anS ously
| looking forward ~ t.r Ir,st event n sciiur Int
| RcAmoli W. are WITHIN s.sht uf 10. Ouf ~ ket
get Csrer aud nearer & II every day.
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City Point, Va, June 25.-Southcrn papers
have reached here. The Charleston MERCURY says !:
All was quiet at james Island on Sunday. but the
enemy was buslly engaged throwing up earth
works.
Chdrleston, June R.-The steamer Memphis
from Liverpool 10 Charleston via Nassau, N p, ran
the blockade yesterday successfully. She has Oh
board Mr. Ward, late minister to China, and va
luable cargo Of British goods. Tho Memphis Is a
new iron steamer
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Tie galleries were deasely crowded. The mem.
bcrs o. tie House Of Representatives filed tho seats
of tie Seniors, who were arranged upon q plat
form especially for tie purpose. The Witnesses, in
clul.ng Col. Polk, Parson Brownlow and Bale
Peyton, occupied settees on the outer circle. Two
tables were placed inu tie area, fronting the secrc-
tary's desk, one Of which was surrounded by the
Managers on the par, Of the House 10 prosecute tie
case, willie the otAer was unused, the accused and
La counsel ut boing present, for whose conyen.
Ienco ii WAS formally provided. Tho proceedings
were conducted with all the dignity b,ecuing q
High Court Of Impeachment
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NEWS ITEMS, &c.

EyES the sun hasn't an unspottcd character.
How much pain have those evils cost Us that
have never happened.
The number Of emigrants who left Ireland
durisg the past year g. 326, being decreaso of
ei9JO as compared with the preyioas year,
The Frankfort Dcit has assumed the expenses
of sending one mechanic FROM every large city OF
Germany t0 the London Exhibit.oa.
TIE rate Of postsgo on letters In the '.South-
ern Confcdersc." hss been raised from i've to ten
cents.
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Washington JiRe 2i.--lniormlti0n has been
received At the Post Office Department that the ser.
vice by the overland Mail Company was recon-.
menccf on the 18th inst. The malls from Colorado
Tor the past month were vlsibly increased by tie
heavy Immigration which has gone thitner this
spring, while the presence Il an Increased number
Of troops At Forta Kcarney aud Laramie will ac-
count for an increase at those points On the nj ght
Of the 18th inst there were received at ST. Jo,.ph
Mo- 20 pouches under the brass lock, and 10 un del
tie iron lock, being mail matter which has been dc,
layed by the ats troubles.
During the past two three days several posil
Offices have been re-opened In TenneTa.e, and mat
facilities aro being gradually EXTENDED throughou
the state.
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LOCAL NEWS.
SEw YORK ASD THE VICINITY.

THr FNrCrrIoS or IIAwKiNs TopAr.-Bs.
tween nine and four O'Clock, today, in the yard ol
the Tonts prison, Hawkins, the colure,i mt rierer
is To be hung. The murder wrs committed on The
Goth oi September, 1901, on toari the ship Lamsp,
Continued on Fourth Pdge)
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Billiard Match.

Boston, June 2i.-Tho billiard match, carom
game Of fifteen hundred points was played last
night between VIM. Golthwait of Boston and John
Deerey Of New York The game carefully con-
tested, occupying from eight till two o'clock, when
GolthMait won by 23O IOnts.
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Camp Jackson, aud conducted the concluding nsgo-
tiations which led " that result General Lyon hav-
Ing been disabled by . kick from his horss. He
WAS mainly Instrumental In the organization Of The
Missouri Shrec months volunteer regiments, Of
which hs was appointed DrigAder- General, Colonel
tnow aenerall sissl taking command Of Me First
Regiment. General Swccny did good service du-
ring the brief but glorious campaign under General
Lyon.
After Tho dis''ending ~ the three months voiun.
teers, Gen. Sw cony received and accepted the Ap-
yointmoht Of Colonel Of the SD Regiment Of Iii.
nois Volunteers and has been since acting Brig
adler General. After tho capture OF Fort Henry
lie WAS placed In command OF that position.
A. the battle Of Pittsburg, General Bweeny was
again wounded, receiving two bullets In his re-.
manning arm and another In his leg His courage
and conduct were the aarniration OF the whole ar
my, As notwithstanding his condition, he never
lei the field till the close Of the hght though his
horse killed under him, and he had " rsmain
u great part of the time on foot.
Neither the country nor ns flag can afford, at
this crisis to lose such defender; and ID is 10 be
hoped the Government will evince it's recognition Of
his merits by his appointment to the full rank Of
Brgadier General before the adjournment Of the
present Congress.
Gencral SweCny IN an ardent lover ~ the land of
his BIRTH and longs for the hour when, In her serv
ice, he may meet the foc, of his adopted as
well as his native country. Even while lying dis
abled by his wounds received Ia Mexico, he had
made arrangements u cast himself into te then ex
pectcd struggle I, r Irish Independence. That op-
portunity was not afforded him but his heart IL
still as warm ever for the good cause, and tho
moment Of nction--ift come Ia bis lIlctime--wi
not ful him wanting. Brave, generous and CON
hlng In an eminent degree, b. ID true type OF the
Irish chsracter-u representative man of whom wo
may be proud IN any comparison.
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rs I. 81 the question.
x. iTSy4St,sT - ,as then adopted,
~. $s'ss s>'d' yeas 80 :

: -, H. - TW theh Tr0nSu.0,d IIuE'
s,1e,t. II is t~~Se ordered and decr6ed thal West
~ Iiumpheya yI1se Of the District Count Nflhe
Western, Mida'e, and Eastern Districts Of Ten
hessee, bs and " remove from said ofce and that
he be and Is disqualified from holding or enjoying
any office Of honor, trust or proat under the United
States.
The Court then adjourned sine de. Senate sd.
jOurued.
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Too Laie for Classification.

A STRONG BOY WANlED-TO LEARN
= the uak.nS trade, at % Mulberry 81 1873
T OST-ON 2GTll INST, 4 FRESH MILCH
- COW, dark rsd. WID,teT VAL return her In
Mr. CRATIC 6Gl"u Shades, c 4, near Union avs,
Gresnroja% VIII hc luurally rewarded. 200
NJ ALE NJ RISES WANTED 10 hBLF.
1A bodied experienced curses, 90 attend sick and
wounded I. ..crs. Pey ilcul C,uthIu., So
hlrti'hed. Ailly 1t - wh.'e u, from 10 p. III.
OPERATE AND GAVrEE yITrERS
~ want.d. Experienced aui- only, 20 King st.
nrEE\,OkO LADIES CONGRESS, One
Ctnnt c''i' use the binding .lape, gC, Elm, rm ~.
ROuMS To LEf-SECDND AND Attic
~ iloVrg 81 the satury br.ck dwelling, ca Ctuaon
II. luluirc IN cifcc ~ Iron s4gJ Mo.Ls, o. al al
Murray st' cor. College Place. je2I 6'laa
WANiEU - FIRST CLASS PRESsMEN
W ON par.s, % VERY. MOORE. 10,
w WANItD--A WIlEtiWRlGHTA AT JOB-
" br,, steady work. 4, flCk, las y. 3gth st.
\NANIkD--A ROY 10 Run OF Errands.
w NJ lot store, III Broadway, shernoon. Iea
NM. WOLF, AlCTlONEER, MILL SELL
w on Saturday, 2Sth, at 10k O'clock the htock
and fixtures of the grocery and liquor stoF~, o,1
Grand 81, CIR. OF Cannon 81, viz. countera s. and
~ gal KEGS beer pumps pails also a stock Of gro
oerIeS AMI liquors je2I eis'i93
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DEATkK0.

RAfNOR-On Thursday, June e6ih, William
RIynor, aged W years, north and - days.
The relatives and friends of the family, and Of his
son Jacob Hayl.Ir, ASA the raemhers of RutxerA
st. Church. ar respectfully ihyted 10 attend the
funeral, this ttr,iay. afternoon. eIth inst, st .
O'clock, tr3Ip n.D lAtc restepce, 80 Suffolk st. ~
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Col. THOMAS w. SWEENEY, Of the Y. s. Ar
my. acting Brisadier General whose portrait we
are enable 10 present 70 our readers, through che
enterprise aud courtesy OF the publishers OF che
lRisH AMERICAN, IL u native Of Dunmanwsy, In the
county OF Cork, ireland, aud was born In the year
1922. The Sweeneys belong PROPERLY TO the West
Of Ireland, where they formed st one period nu-
merous and powerful scot but the branch OF the
family ffom which both tho parents OF the subject
Of our sketch were descended had been located In
the county Of Cork for at least couple OF centuries
II not longer. The father, william Sweeney, was =
true Gait gifted with uncommon force OF character,
aud NOT less remarkable for his courage, daring, and
manly spirit than for that nice sense Of honor that
ever distinguishes the "noblcst work Of God" an
honest man. lie died In 1921, leaving widow with
several hildreu. Of whom Thos. was the youngest
Soon after tie death Of her husband, Mrs. Sweeny
determined 70 try what opportunities ofsuccess tho
New World would afford her growing family, and
accordingly came out 10 New York, whore she
settled aud finding the prospects In accordance
with her best anticpauOns, she sent In
her sons whom she had let In ireland uhs -,
should satisfy herself of the espedlcncy of removing
her family v America. On the passage out Thomas
who wss then about ten years old, was washed
overheard by q sea which struck the ship but
with the unconluorable energy which through his
subsequent life has marked his career, the littlo
fellow gslapty kept himself aaoat and after boing
\ conaierable time In the water rescued ty
The sailors who lowered boat 10 his assistance.
AZ an early age, young Sweeney was apprcutccd
% the printing business, and served out his time
faithfully in the uice of tho well known and re-
spel table firm Of Banks, Gould Co., the leading
law publishers Of tie United stst,s where his
riauy good qualities made him general invorte
ilio soou betsmo connected with several 0f the mill
itIry organizations of tie time, particularly wh n