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FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
Rebel ACCOMPLISHMENT.

CINcINsArI. April Appropriations
of Rebel raid into Kentucky still exist
notwithstanding the assurances of the
military authorities. Forrest, Faulkner,
and Mccullough. with ten thousand
mounted men. are in the western part Of
the State, and an equal force is collecting
at Pound Gap. Morgan is understood to
be preparing for raid between those two
points.
This portcnds series of invssions and
combinations that will give great trouble.
We have Memphis dates to the LIST inst.
Persons arriving from the interior report
detached bodies Of Rebels occupying po-
sitions in Tennessee in numbers.
Chalmers Rebel force, though not him
self arrived, was at Grand Junction on
Sunday last, and were there on Tuesday
morning in numbers stated to amount to
twenty-five hundred.
1t was also reported that Nicely was at
the san,e time at Bolivar with from ff-
teen hundred to two thousand men at
other places.
The Confederate soldiers had made
their appearance and some depredations
were lately committed on the fernando
road. They lead to the belief in the pres
ence of guerillas.
A skirmish occurred during last week
between a portion Of Forests command
and the 9Th Tennessee Cavalry, Colonel
Hurst, which resulted in disaster to the
latter. The location and date Of the af-
fair are not definitely given. Hurst lost
ten killed and wounded.
Ten officers and one hundred privates.
belonging to Colonel Hawkins 7th Ten
nessee cavalry. who were captured by
Forrest lately, at Union City, have made
their escape, and in part reported at head
quarters. They say their comrades are
daily seeding from rebel rule, and 1t is
probable that many of them will finally
get home. Lieutenant Bradford, who
escaped from the Libby Prison with COL
onel Streight, was among the lucky ones,
as well as son of Colonel Hawkins, and
Morgan and Grey. Several
hundred rebels Of Faulkner's command
occupy Hickman during the day time,
in the evening. They have
thus far made no demonstration.
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The War In Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE, March 31.-The rebels.
after destroying the trestle work at Bulls
Gap. fell back beyond Greenville, and
tore up the wagon and railroad bridge
across Pick creek, and carried off a por-
ton of the rails and telegraph wire.
Deserters continue to come in, and re-
port that large numbers are trying to
make their way into the Union lines,
Parson Brownlow telegraphs from
Knoxville as follows:
General Sherman left this morning
for Chattanooga. after returning from the
front. All is quiet at Massey creek.
Knoxville is so fortified that we can hold
it against all Lees army.
Lohgstreets forces are at Water Gap.
more than 100 miles east Of here.
"A force Of cavalry remained at Bull
Gap to protect the retreat.
II am still of tho opinion that the
rebels are intending forthwith to make a
raid into Kentucky"
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Why q Southern Born Ma i Is Anti.
.-..t SIaVnrV. .g.E -

There was an immense Union var
meeting at Bryon Hall, Chicago, last
week, at which Gov. Yates, of fllin lis
was the principle speaker. In the course
Of his remarks be said
II am Anti-Slavery, not because I
was born in New England and have nv
prcdjudices against the Southern people.
but because was born in the South;
there centre all the memories of my
youth, there is the home of my kindred,
and l believe that the warm, genial pull
sation Of humanity flow in as deep a cur.
rent through Southern veins as in any
people beneath the sun-but slavery has
oeen the canker Of the South to eat out
both its substance and its manhood, and
10 subject it to a boastful. insulting, AFRO
giant aristccsacy, which. from the habit
OF tyrann'zing over the poor slave, has
become too pampered and arrogant 10
submit to the rightful authority of good
government and laws Slavery mt onlv
oppressed the African race, sunderino
husband from wife and father from son
exacting service without remuneration
but degraded the poor white man, deprived
him of his rights, reduced the wages of
his labor, divided the land into large
plantations. so that the white population
was sparse, and schools few and remote.
1t stood as a perpetual living wall, black
and CHASTITY spectre to roll back the tide
of emigration which was pouring from
Europe and New England, and which
sought the prairies and woods of the
Northwest, and which, under the genius
and life-giving energy Of free labor and
free institutions, has marched forward
with stalwart giant tread to wealth and
power, while the South, with its fertile
soil and genial sky, has dropped and
withered beneath tho curse of slavery.
1t is for the South, as well as for the
welfare of the country, that wish to see
slavery extinguished. Small farms, free
labor, free schools. free Press and open
Bible, free institutions will make tho
South bloom and blossom as the rose
Loud cheers. Whenever self-poised and
conscious Of her moral status and power
when every man can lift up to God I'M
fettered limbs and soul-then the South
will start with bound emigration and
genius, and art and enterprise will seek
her sunny hills and wales; and these
shall be the Lookou. Mountains UPON her
doliverance and race of unending pro-
gress to wealth, power and renown."
Heightened applaule.
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InCendiariSnl in Richmond

The Richmond papers of the 2ls, pub
lish long accounts of serious fires which
occurred on the 18th in that city. The
Examiner heads its reports thus: dc
structive ConAagraticn-Arson Rife in the
Heart of the City-Put none but South
rons on Guard" then goes on to de-
scribe the scene as follows:
"At an early hour on Saturday morn
ing another of those extensive con0agra-
tons which have their origin in incen-
diarism, and which have occurred too Of
ten Of late without being followed by the
swift discovery and punishment Of the
inccndiarics, broke out in the collection
of frame tenements on the northwest cor.
ner Of Main and Ninth streets, in dan.
gerous continguity to the Mechanics In
stitute, Ninth street. occupied by the
Offices of the War Department. Secretary
of the Navy, Surgeon Generals Office,
and number of others connected with
the Confederate States Government.
The object of the incendiary or incen-
diaries was, doubtless, nothing less than
the destruction of the Institute. with the
Offices under its roof, and the mass of Of
fetal records. Happily. if such was the
object it failed, though the attempt in.
volved the burning up Of FIVE tenements
several in Government occupancy, and
the inAiction Of loss of not less than
two hundred thousand dollars. Two un-
successful attempts we're made several
hours earlier to fire the place.
After more than an hours contest the
flames were stayed at the Alabama House.
on Main street, and at the book store Of
j. w. Davies, on Ninth street. both of
which were saved by the expense of q
wreck between. f ,.
Powers statue of Washington, exc.
cuted in Italy, and belonging to Masonic
Lodge No 4. of Fredericksburg, the lodge
in which Washington was initiated, was
saved from injury from the fortunate cir.
cunlstance that it had been boxed around
with wood and stone. The statue was in
the rear of the buildings destroyed. and
was on rollers. ready to be run out, but
was not removed. r....-
The ground upon which stood the build.
ings swept away by the flames. is the
property of the Grand Lodge of Masons
The war interrupted a project, at one time
on foot. to erect Masonic Hall of impo-
sing dimensions upon the site recently
occupied by the late rickety buildings that
ever stood 3 combustible invitation to in
cendiaries. especially since important
Government property stood in dangerous
proximity" .
Then follows this remarkable statement:
THE condagration over, the Municipal
and Confederate authorities will redouble
their precautions and guards, to relax
them again in little while. One unal.
terable lesson should be learned from
such bold arsons in the heart of the capi-
tai. and that is. that there are in our
midst. Yankees. emissaries, douLtless,
bold and hazardous. who, under the inAu-
ence of Lincoln's gold. are willing to
risk their necks to kinole incendiary fires
at points where the conaagration will be
most likely to result in the greatest mis-
chief" ..rt.. ..
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STRENGTH OF THE UNION EpRcEs.-
Some well posted writers have ascer-
tanned that the call for more men was a
sudden determination on the part Of Mr.
Lincoln. This is a great mistake indeed
til, President doubtless determined early
in last fall to put one million of men i'll
the field, and the estimates of the wal
effice were originally prepared for more
than that number. Acting Surgeon
General Barnes estimated in October,
1868. that provision should be made for
medical and hospital supplies, for the
fiscal year 1S6l-65sfor one million two
hundred and thirty-nine thousand two
hundred and seventy-three soldiers,
which. at ten dollars each, made Sl4,-
e92.7 30. This was reduced, and the
Military Appropriation bill just passed
by the House provides for medical and
hospital supplies for seven hundred and
ffty-three thousand five hundred and
sixty four soldiers. When the quotas
rhsi, all have been filed we shall doubt
less have about that number in the field.
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The Ringleaders OF the Illinois Riot.

Both Coles and Edgar counties furnish
striking proof and warning to all other
counties in the State, that no local Office
can safely be entrusted to disloyal men.
Two meaner tools of the rebellion cannot
be found in Illinois than the two infamous
brothers. William s. O'Hair. Sheriff Of
Edgar county, and John S. O'Hair,
Sheriff Of Coles county. Their father is
ex-Sheriff Mike O'Hair, Of Edgar, and
both are chips of the old block" and
of the three it may be said that it is
misfortune to the loyal cause that the three
are out of the rebel conscriptiua. which
would find them ready-made to its uses.
and far less dangerous to US in the rebel
service. 'tr-
The share of Sheriff John 0'Hair, of
Coles county, in the late disturbances is
set down in our dispatches elsewhere
Both he and his brother are men of des-
perate character, and he seems to have
led in the bloody work begun and carried
out. It was u deliberate and muderous
attack on the soldiers and Union citizens.
resulting in the loss Of several lives, many
wounded, and the fight of the assailants.
1t is noticeable iu this case, as in Paris,
Edgar county. short time since, that
the assembling was not chance one that
the copperheads came armed, with wagons.
which were arsenals in reserve. and this
with deliberate and deadly purpose.
In the Edgar county disturbance the
brutal and outrageous assaults of the
copperhead sheet at Paris had excited the
veteran soldiers, who threatened to de-
molish it, but the apologies of the editor
saved him and 1t. But the copperheads,
indignant at the success of the soldiers
in backing down the organ Of treason,
had determined on vengeance. and, as is
sworn to in the testimony. the Infamous
Sheriff, VIM. S. O'Hair, Of Edgar county,
secretly collected one hundred armed cop
perheads from Coles, Clark. and Edgar
counties, impudently calling them in tho
secret missive a posse comitdtus. The
gallant soldiers had seen rebels before, and
a cleaning out and rapid fight Of the mis-
creants took place. One of them. named
Canady. was captured, says the Paris
Beacon.
The sworn statement Of Canady was
taken by a notary public. He declared
that SieriF o Huir had sent for these men
to come ,ol'arfs in squads Of three and four,
withom arms, their guns to be brought in a
wagon, and secrcted until occasion called
for their use; that paper to this effect
was read to him. signed by William
OHair, and witnessed by some of the
best citizens of Paris--among others,
Amos Green, aud we believe Jonathan
Mayo was mentioned in this connection
Col. Mayo positively denies having signed
or seen such paper. Can it be that for.
gerry has been committed for the base pur-
pose of inaugurating civil war in Edgar
Tribune.
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From the Army or the Potomac.

WARRINGTON, April 1st.-A letter from
the Army Of the Potomac says that the
Rebels for the past two days have been
busily engaged in digging rife pits along
tho south side Of the Rapidan, in the
vicinity Of Raccoon Ford. It is also re-
ported by descrters that they are tearing
up they railroad between fredericksburg
and Hanover Junction. Six deserters
came in yesterday. bringing their wives
and twelve children. They travelled by
way Of Madison Court House, where their
families had been living, encountering
great hardships on the route.
Twenty-Five prisoners sentenced by
court-martial to labor on the public works.
for terms ranging from one to ten years.
were sent to Alexandria yesterday, on
their way to the fields Of their future toll,
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Destruction Of the Waterbury Per.
CusSlOn Can Factory.

WATERBURY. Conn. April LA ter
rible explosion occurred in one of the
buildings belonging TO the American
Flask and Cap Company in this city about
eight o'clock this morning.
The building was burned down. aud
three girls persisted in the flames.
The loss is about twenty thousand dol.
lars, on which thore 10 no insurance
Nearly al the percussion cap machin-
cry in tho Northern States Was in this
building, and the loss is a serious one at
this time. in other respects than that sus-
tanned by the Company.
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PHrLApEtrurA. April San Official
document dated Imperial Palace. Mexico.
Department Of Foreign Affairs. March 4.
1864. states that the Regency. of the
Empire having been informed that GER
tain persons coming from ports on the
Pacific have taken possession Of lands in
Mexico under contract made with Presi-
dent Juarez, announces that all such
contracts are void and Of no effect.
This act Of reputation Is in sccord-
auce with similar documents issued July
1858. BY General Almonts and others.
altar Jusrez had lcN the capital n
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Nor SO PRoFIrABLE.--keepers of
drinkeries now complain for the first time
Of their inability to make a living. When
they could buy whisky for fifty cents
gallon. they could manufacture other
liquors from it. and realize handsomely
at six cents dram. At this moment
tho very commonest whisky costs them
81 rs to 81 so per gallon. The result
is that. instead of three hundred per cent
profit. they scarcely make fifty per cent.
To carry on legitimate rummcrry both
license and United States tax must be
paid. Tosmall drinkery keepers this is
. very heavy tax, The result is that
thus far only sbout 740 parties have TAX
en- out licenses. and 80 Of these are in the
Fifth Ward. There are more than the
first named number who have taken out
no licenses. The result wYll probably be
the ssle Of q great deal Of rum in an ille-
gal manner .tl
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Departuef,t or the Gulf.

St. LoyIs, March 3l.--The New Or
leans Delta, Of the 2Sd says that official
information WAS received this morning
that . reconnaissance was made under
General Mower 70 Natchitoches. seventy
Eve miles above Alexandra. on the 2lst.
The enemy we're met in some force, and .
fight ensued. in which We turned the
Rebels flank and captured four pieces Of
artillery. with their csissons, and two
hshdrsd prisoners.
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Cruel Treatment or Sick Prisoners
BY he Rebels.

CAIRo, April IA Rebel Surgeon 10
detained at Paducah - hostage for D.
D. Herd. captured and carried away from
the hospital there BY Forrest. Thirty or
forty sick, taken prisoner in the hospital
there at the Same time. were kept ten
miles back Of Paducah on the night Of
the battle on the damp ground without
shelter or Gre, and marched off next day
wi.hcat food, All is QUIT =. Psdursh
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THE New YoRK LEGISLATURE AND THE
NATIONAL BANxs.--The New York Post
says the banking committee of the House
Of Assembly of that State, composed Of .
majority of Republicans. have made re-
port, which blames Secretary Chase for
not continuing to fund the national debt
rs fast MS possible. and by every means /;
it charges that in order to secure the ap-
parent advantage of lower rate Of in
,erest on long term bonds, he has suf-
Tered or caused an overissuc Of legal-ten-
Ter notes of various descriptions, thus
lcpreciating the currency, in order to in
crease the value of gold-bearing bonds,
md sacrificing the great interest Of the
country, causing enhancement Of prices.
disturbing commercial operations, and
encouraging the speculative spirit, in or
Ter to place bonds at five per cent. in
stead of six. Further. it blames Congress
for exempting the holders of United
States securities from taxation, and es-
pccia.ly from State and local taxation /;
points out that by this act one hundred
and nine millions worth Of property is
exempted in this State, altogether, from
State and local taxation, all of which is
held by banks and corporations who ought
to contribute largely to tho support Of law
and order. .t.... D..
The report declares that such state Of
things ought not to exist, and that the
attempt to control the whole capital or
the country by giving the national banks
advantages of exemption from taxation
over the local banks, is not proper. The
committee therefore report adversely to
the passage of the bill of Mr.. Brandreth
to authorize banks. banking associations.
corporations or individuals. incorporated
by or under the laws Of the State Of New
York. to become banking associations un-
der the laws of the United States"
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FOR PRESIDENT IN 1864,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
Of Illinois.
Subject to the Decision Of a National
Union Convention.
ELEC1IOV NEWS.
VICTORY.

The result of the election throughout this
Site yesterday, indicates an overwhelming
majority and decided victory for the Emanci-
pations.s in this State. In Baltimore city, no
position was made TO the Emancipation and
Compensation Ticket. So far os We are
Gole to judge at this time, the majority in Al
le.any is about one thousand. We give BE-
low such information as we have received from
her arts Of the State.
to nc time of going to press we find it
impossible to give more election returns than
TIE ,onowng. AS soon as the official result is
obtained, VIC will give it to our subscribers in
an extra,
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The War in the West

CINCINNATI, April lst.-The Ohio Leg
islaturo adjourcd yesterday. as
The Commercials Chattanooga de-
spatch says Major Generals Buell.. Neg
ley, McCook, Crittcnden. Newton and
Sykes, and ten Brigadiers have been or
dered to report to Gen. Sherman for duty
in his Division. General Buell. will likely
succeed General Scho6eld in command Of
the Army of the Ohio.
Deserters report that Johnston is rein
forcing Lee.
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The Sale OF Liquors and Employ.
ment or Walter Girls Prohibited
In Places Of Amusement, etc.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2.-Governor
Curtin has signed the bill which was
passed yesterday by the State Legislature
to prohibit the sale of liquors or tho en-
ployment Of female waitera in places of
amusement in the city. and requiring all
proprietors of shows, exhibitions or con-
certs, to take out licenses.
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Attempt 10 Blow up . shlp-A VI.
client COlOred Man.

New YORK, April Captain Mosicr,
of the ship Norway, reports that while a
sea negro made desperate assault on a
sailor, and then endeavored 10 blow up
the ship by firing the magazine. but was
shot dead while endeavoriug to accomplish
the act. The body was thrown overheard,
and the wounded sailor taken to-day to
the City Hospital.
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ExcnANos or PRISONERS. letter
from Fortress Monroe says Of the arrival
of Col. Ould at-that place: :
The appearance of Col. Ould, to = per.
son who knew him prior to the breaking
out of the rebellion, is one of great change
In size the rebel commissioner Is about
six feet, and rather rotund, His face is
completely covered with sgreyish, grizzly
beard. Altogether he looks like . man
who has the btrdena Of 4 Kingdom" to
wear. upon his shoulders, The object Of
his mission can only be guessed at, but
relates to the future plan Of exchanges.
It is understood, and in fact was publish
ed in the Richmond papers, that if Gen.
Butler would come 70 the capital to make
the necessary arrangements he should re-
'ceive ample protection. General Butler
and Col. Ould are on friendly terms and
up to the moment Of my closing thus the
two commissioners ere engaged in their
humane and laudable undertaking. Il
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DaEAe.uI Acc1prNr.-On Ea,ter Ma

DR.AesuL AccIDRSr.-OnE Easter Mon
day. John W. Moditt was cunning on tho
Fairlee creek. near the Public Landing.
with his younger brother. and, in pushing
!. boat from Of shore. i ola French mus
ket. lying in the hon accidentally explo-
ded and shot him in the left side. He was
carried home. md lived IN great agony
till 10 o'clock next day. The gun was
loaded with No. 4 and doubts mot, and
when discharged was not more than three
inches from his body Two physicians
were called in, but his case was beyond
medical skin. Deceased was ia his 18Th
wear. ana !. son of.the late Stansbury
MoFit,-.Caesr.o.oa ND Tre"srpt,
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General James Watson Webb, United
States Minister to Brasil, IN old friend Of
Louis Napoleon in the days Of his exile.
has received an autograph letter from the
Emperor Of France. in which be expires.
ses himself dsspundingly concerning the
Mexican Enpise.,
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Explosion Three Persons Killed,

WATERBURY,, Cr.. April "A guam.
tity Of gunpowder used in the msnufAc-
tory Of gun caps exploded yesterday u
the American Flask and Cap Company.
Elissbsth Dross. Margaret McGraw and
Mary Fox persisted in the flames. Their
bodies have since been found Miehsel
McAuliGe, another laborer. was nearly
burned to death. DR.. Blake. the super
came near losing hp life while
attempting to rescue the female .labosers,
His face and hands were badly burned.
The loss will amount to severel thousand
dollars, T -
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MA,oa CIV. ORp.--Majos General
Osd has hsen ordered 70 report 70 General
6isel for duty in tho department Of West
Virginia. He will be die mixing olkcer
under Sigel. He has JEFF 70 report 1t
Cumberland for dnt~, s.o... ss51.-
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Maj. for q Con. Against.

BALTIMORE, April 6.
Fifth District, Cecil County majority o:
three hundred and five for Convention and
Emancipation.
SALISBURY, Nd, April G.
Ninth District Somerset County, gives nine
teen against Convention.
Fifth District, Worcester County, gives Gfty
majority for the Convention.
EALTIaoEE, April G.
Fort Deposit, Cecil County, Seventh District,
q majority OF one hundred and ninety six for
Convention and Unconditional Emancipation.
BALTIMORE, April c.
Baltimore City gives nine Thousand and
twtnty-one votes for Convention, and forty
c. against. The unconditional anti-compen-
saion ticket gets the entire vote cast.
BALTIMORE, April 8.
Returns thus far received indicate majority
Of not less than fifteen thousand for n Conven-
tiou, in the State. Newtown, Worcester coun-
l., Ciston's district, gives 1855 majority fol
To Conservative Cnioh ticket. Annapolis
r'-"' 1873 fer Convention, and Conservative
ticket.
b. rINoRE, Apr'lr.
American Office estimates there will be a ma
iority in the Convention Of at least twenty for
immediate and unconditional Emancipation.