, 1863-07-25

CoNTRABANDs AT WAsHINGToN.-Tb
late proceedings here relative to fu,itive
slaves, has created the impression in the
surrounding counties of Maryland. that Il
is hardly worth while to make an effort to
reclaim tham under the provisions of the
Constitution. Large numbers are lockinp
here and our city bids fair to become q
small st. Domingo. Riots occur almost
daily. Attacks are regularly made unon
the ''contreband camps" and numbers of
the blacks killed or bruised. Troops are
called out, but while they restore order in
one place, more serious demonstrations are
made in another. Where these constant
disturbances will end we know not
A sort of bureau for colored troops is
now regularly in operation in the basement
OF the War Department under the direc-
ton of Capt. Foster. There is board Of
examiners in daily session also. Col. Bir-
ney has been ordered here from the Arrv
OF the Potomac, as one Of the inspectors
and not as BrigadierGeneral over them. as
some OF the papers have stated.
The appearance on our streets of negro
officers wearing the American uniform has
given great ofense to those who claim the
right to monopolize the gold lace, and con-
slant alterations occur. The negroes sa-
Lutte and then demand of their brother Off
GERS return Of the salute, as required bv
the army regulations This is refused N
large majority Of cases, and in lieu of it
kick or cudgeling. In a word we NAV
be said to be having lively time of it.
In the meanwhile, the fugitive slave.
Hall, seems to have been spirited away.
and his counsel have been indicted by the
Grand Jury for obsiructng the execution
OF the Fugitive Slave law in the District of
Columbia. Messrs. Joliffe and Dean have
given blil in the sum of 81 600 each to
appear and answer. Mr.. Dean is a clerk
in the Revenue Department. Cor. San
Francisco Bulletin.
The LATE BOGUS NEws.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Commercial writes as follows:
'An investigation has been had into the
origin of the taking of Richmond stories
which so convulsed the entire North
month since, and it turns out that the
whole thing was pure invention, for
which the Government and the telegraph
were not in anywise responsible. The re-
port originated in the brain Of Philadel-.
phia broker, who went from Washington
and paImed off his information upon the
too susceptible Philadelphia Inquirer, who
in turn bulletined it as coming from a.
Washington correspondent of the paper
The Philadelphia evening journals copied
it, and added to it, as coming from private
sources the confrmatory street reporcs
which were gotten up so speedily upon the
publication. An attempt was made to tel
egraph the printed copy to New York, but
the War Department prohibited it, and it
was sent through on a late train to New
York by special messenger Thence it
was telegraphed by the Independent Tele-
graph Company to Boston, &c, an order
prohibiting its Transmission over the other
lines having been issued From Philadel-
phia it was sent West over a railroad line.
The simple result of the whole matter
shows that it was a bold movement for
speculative purposes, which too strict tel
egraph censorship gave a wide berth for
circulation.
A CHANGE-At the outbreak of the re-
bellion, the rebel chiefs tauntingly said
An- IL