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Crops In Virginia.

The Richmond Times says it has pleased
God to bless the Southern States with
the most abundant and wonderful corn
crop ever known, and we are, therefore,
saved from all danger of famine and
suffering for want of food. No contin-
gency of drought, hail or storm can now
irjure that great Southern crop for man
and beast With glanaries bursting with
corn, all else goes well with the South
en farmer Whites, blacks, horses,
mules. oxea, cows, pigs, sheep and fowls
all wax fat when the supply of corn is
unstinted. During recent trip through
n portion of the Valley of Virginia. where
the ruins of mills aud barns still mark
the ravages of war, we found the corn
crop everywhere magnificent IN promise
We were informed that throughout the
Valley of Virginia, from Harper's Ferry
TO the Southern extremity of the Valley,
the corn, oats aud hay crops are better
than they had been for years. In the
Western and Northern States we hear
accounts of the same wonderful promise
of corn Before this prospect of plenty
the combinations of the spectators to
keep up the price of breadstuffs have
collapsed. Emboldened by the short
wheat crop, they advanced, some weeks
ago the price of all kinds of breadstuifs
But by no tricks, combinations or de-
vices have they been able to keep up
prices.
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Na.ioa, reaeher., Association.

HARRISBURG, Aug. l5.-Delegates to
the National Teachers. Association are
arriving here by every train. 1t is ex
pected that by tomorrow the largest rep,
resentation of educators ever assembled
on any occasion in this country, will be
present to participate 10 the proceedings
of the Convention
The National Normal School Associa-
tion met in the State School Department
at IL o'clock this morning, President Ed
wards. of Illinois, in the Chair. The reg
ular business of the body will commence
this afternoon. Among the distinguish
ed gentlemen present ars D. B. Hagar
principal of the Norman School of Mass
Prof Green, of R. L.; gyeenleaf aBd Val.
entine. of n Y; Wickersham and Thomp.
sou, of the Pennsylvania Normal School,
Hiucls, of Ohio; Hail, Of KY, W. F
Phelps, of MINI; E. A. Sheldon, of cswe
go; and Stearn and Sheldon, Of Boston.
The National Teachers Association will
assemble to morrow mdrning at nine o.
clock at the court hcase. Gov. Curtin
will deliver his addressM welcome. On
Thursday the membersof the Association
will proceed to Gettysburg. when speech
es will be made and other proceeding:
had appropriate to ths* hallowcd locali
ty. Gov Andrew win arrive aud take
part in the proceeding4 On Friday.
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Financial Excitement In New York
Failures.

NEW YORK, August l5.-There is great
excitement in money circles this morn
ing. A number of failures are reported
Among them Charles Graham & Co and
Ketchum G. Son are suspended. 1t is said
Ketchum & Son have over-issued gold
checks to the amount Of 81 800 900 and
left or parts unknown.
New YoHK, Aug l5.-Further develop
ments of the forgery of gold certificate is
have been made to day. 1t appears Mr
Edwin Ketchuln, of the firm of Norris,
Ketchum, Son s. ca has been in charge
of the business of Charles Graham. brok-
er, on Exchange Place, during the illness
of that gentleman / .,.ii his return to
his office he discovered that several
checks were missing from his check book
This fact has led to the suspicion that
Mr. Ketchum is concerned III the forging
of certain fraudulent checks that have
within few days passed been brought
to light. At all events he is absent.
1t is said Mr.. Graham has been vic
timized to the extent of s2a5.000 this
morning The firm of Ketchem, Son &
Co, suspended payment, aud Graham &
CO., have also announced their inability
to meet their engagements. Mr.. Graham
stated at the board that he hoped to be
able to settle all his stock contracts at
to-day's price.
Another statement in explanation of
the suspension of Morris, Ketchum &
Co, is that Mr. Ketchum's son had alb
stracted bonds and other securities from
the vaults of the banking house to the
amount of two millions of dollars. An
other statement is that young Ketchum
forged gold certificates to the amount of
two millions and half, which had been
passed into the Golfers of the banks,
which will he the principal sufferers,
Sitting the various rumors it seems
young Ketchum is guilty of robberies to
the amount of not less than two millions
of dollars. He had for some time taken
the place of his father in the manage
ment of the business, and possessed the
full confidence ofall who knew him. He
left his home last evening and has not
been traced since. His partners did not
suspect their losses yesterday, so adroit-
" were his operation conducted
Jenkins, the Phenix Bank robber,
waived an examination this morning.
and was fully committed.
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Pre.ident 3 ohnson and Secretary stan.
ION 10 Visit Richm and-C omference
With Distinguisiaeh Military Men
The Presidents Policy.
IPress Dispatch.

Nrw YORK, Augd,t lJ-lhe tlcfdla ;
Richmond correspondent says the rre'',
1ent of the United States, accompanied
bv Hon. f VI. Stanton, it Is conhdentiI
asserted. will visit Richmond during the
last week in August The main object
of the yisit will he to attend councii OF
the leading general officers of this ana
an adjacent military department, IN raia
tion TO the condition of affairs III TINS
section as affected by the policy OF Presi'
dent Johnson administration Among
distinguished officers who will meet pres'
dent johnson on this occasion, VIII be
Major General Terry, Major General Iurn,
e.. Major General Cu'tis, Mayor General
S.hofietd. Major General Howard, OF the
Freedmen's Bureau at Washington, Gen
raj J. B Hawley, chief OF stan to the
commanding General, aud others
There eau be but little doubt out that
anal action upon grave issues OF State
policy with reference to the attitude Oh
this people, growing out ot the recent
anomalous action held III tnis city, VIII
oe determined upon after the retn: o'
The President aud Mr. Stanton to WASH
.noton. 1t is expected that one effect 81
his movement will be to materially pal
ate the approaching Congress, when
assemblies in December, and winch were
# TO assemble now, would not prove very
,ractable in several issues of NATIONAL
moment
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Genera, Cobb and Goyerner Brown.


The Augusta Chronicle of August lst
notices the presence Of Geuerai Howell
Cobb in that city, and says: I'm a con-
versation with the General, he .'ressed
q great desire to have all matters now in
agitation settled at once aud wished
most heartily TO see Georgia once more
esuming her former position in the
Union. The ISSUES which have lately
conyulsed this cuuu'ry he considers for
ever disposed of .i'ery, he says, can
never be resllsaitatrd an any shape He
thinks il best that all submit promptly
and willingly to the authorities OF the
United States; that matters which have
passed should be numbered among tie
things that We're, and should not be drag
ged iuto the present, thereby creating
discord and trammeling the movements
of those who are doing all they can 70
settle affairs" The same paper speaks
of the arrival in town of Ex-Governor
Brown. and SAYS: Gov. Brown speaks
hopefully for the future, and thinks 1t
would be well for the convention to de,
clare slavery at an end i'll Georgia, with
out excitement or discussion. He also
says that the people in Northern Georgia
are anxious for an opportunity to take
the oath of amnesty, and will return con-
servative men to the convention. He re-
CARDS the question of secession as settled
BY the result of the war. and that any
further agitation on that and kindred
topics shonld I've 'studiously avoided.
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Letter from the Abscouding Banker to
his Father

NEW YORK, Aug. backward ketch-
um, who has absconded, is % years of
age, has been married two or three years,
and has one child. Before departing he
left letter for his father, in which he
admitted the crime and asked his father
to provide for his wife and child, saying
he had provided for himself. 1t is re-
ported he distracted bonds from the safe
of the firm, but to what extent is not now
known. The 4th National Bank, it is
now stated, is involved by his transac-
tions in the sum of S275. 900, having nego
tiated some of the forged certificates
The last seen of Ketchun was in trunk
store on Broadway, when he had some
fifteen packages of money, thought from
glance to be as much as $1,000, and
where he bought q travelling bag.
A card from the President of the 4th
National Bank says it is perfectly sound.
The earnings for the last six mouths
largely exceed the amount of forged GER
| tiHcates held.
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WE clip the following pair of items

WE clip the following pair of items
from the Martinsburg wv. W Union.
The mellenium is certainly rapidly APP
preaching For the past ten days we
have had no soldiers here TO keep down
rebellious spirits-and yet. remarkable
as it may appear to some, our town has
not enjoyed more perfect season of
ouiet and order since we have known the
place. Men who with swords in their
hands for ths past four years. opposed
each other in deadly conflict, meet and
pass each other as they did in times of
peace. in the happy days before che rebel
lion Surely this is commendable in our
people, and we are glad that our people
have such hearts in them.
MORGAN COUNTY The good people OF
old Morgan are trying to rebuild the ru.
ins and waste places in their county, and
to wipe ont by thrift and industry the
rough and bIackened track of the engine
of war. Oftentimes have the loyal peo-
ple of that county been driven from their
homes by guerillas and reckless free
hooters whose object was plumber aud
rapine. The officers of that county have
nearly all been prisoners in Castle Thun.
der, having been carried off simply as
civil officers of the State government
But the war is past, and let the dead
bury it's dead-however, if not dead let
it be effsctually killed.
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WHEELING REGISTER.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 10, 1865
Ue,.araphic sum NAVY.

4 c,jj closed at the regular board IN
4 New York yesterday, at 81 4i4, and at
4 the exchange at 81. l.42i
Gavernor Holden has issned second
proclamation, appointing a day to elect
delerates to the Convention TO br held at
! ileigh on 2d of October.
Greot excitement has been occasloned
in financial circles in New York by the
failure of Ketchum II Son. the JUNIOR
m,mber of the firm absconding with a
4 LARGE amount af stolen certificates. &c.
Dick McCown, the rebel cavalry ieader
4 IN Tennessee, has been arrested
OF the schools for freedmen establish
"a that at Memphis is the most extensive
Alfred Ely. of New York, is to appear
AZ a witness fer the defense in the Wirtz
trial.
President johnson aud Secretary Stan
,,n are to visit Richmond during the lat
FER part of this month, to cGnfer with
distinguished military men on the effect
If the policy OF the Administration on
affairs in Virginia.
The President is about to turn the par
don department over to some suonrdi-
nate officer.
The work of intr.rring the bodies OF
Federal soldiers nj AuderSonvilie is near
~ completed
General Forrest, it is asserted, can not
return to his plantation in safety with
aut guard
The schooner FIRST Fruit has arrived al
Harbar Grace. She encountered the Great
ro.+sr, and Terrible, on the 9Th. aud was
,nform.d that t..e cable partel on the
2d
The trial of Captain WiriZ was post
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The Trial Of Captain Wirtz the
Charges Against Him-Aifred MY q
witness for the Defense.
IPress Dispatch

New YORK, August l5-The Times
special says Wirtz, the Andersonyille
prison keeper, is to be put on trial to-
day. The charges against him are viii
fni maltreatment Of prisoners, iujuring
their health and destroying their lives,
refusing prop I shelter and necessary
food, stealing their blankets and camp
equipments, ordering rebel soldiers to
KIN them without cause, and causing
them to be hunted and killed by blood,
hounds. Much surprise has been occa-
stoned here by the report that Hon. AL
ired Ely, of New York, would appear as
a witness for the defense in the Wirt7
rial. Such is now ascertained to be the
fact
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News from the Great Eastern 10 the
9th Of AuSust-The Cable Parted.


HEARTS CONTENT, August Ia, VIA
AsPY BAY-The schooner First Fruit,
from Cardiff, arrived at Harbor Grace, n
F., this morning She makes the follow
ing report: On the 9th of August, at 4
o'clock, She saw the Great Eastern and
British war steamer Terrible. AT six
o'clock in the morning she saw the bea-
con bnoy with a flag upon it marked
Great Eastern, number 3" The Great
Eastern and Terrible were then about
FIVE miles southeast from the beacon
buoy The weather was quite foggy -
At noon the Terrible came near the First
Fruit and received information from her
of the bearings of the beacon buoy. The
Terrible reported the cable parted on the
I'd of August The position of the bea-
con buoy, by account of the First Fruit.
was in latitude 81 deg 40 min. north
longitude 3S.
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M1sCHIEvOUs BoYs--A number of
young rascals in Troy, N. Y, have been
in. the habit of inserting a quality OF
Scotch snuff among the leaves OF o rose
in snch delicate manner as to be invis-
ible When lady came along one OF
the party would step forward and say.
very CALAMITY" Won't you have arose :"
The flower is usually accepted. and the
natural impulse in the world is for the
recipient to apply it to the nose to in
hale it's delicate perfume The result
may be imagined Away would go the
rose, and the lady would hasten along,
either blusbing amid the sneezes, or
wondering where the police were.
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The Pardoning Business-The Burial
of the Dead at Andersonviiie-Gen
Forrest-Schools for Freedmen in the

Press Dispatch. !

New YORK, August l5-The Times
Washington special says it is understood
that the President has determined to sus'
pend the bestowal of pardonS for a short
time. An arrangement will nrobably he
made to transfer the labor from the Exec
utive to some one of his subordinates
the applications for amnesty having for
the last month proved of more annoy
ance than any other business brought to
his notice.
The Heralds Washington special has
the following: Capt. j. NJ. Moore tr,o
graphs from Andersonvillet that he will bt
through with the work Of reinterring the
remains of our soldiers, who died at the
place during the war, by the latter part
of the week. l4,000 head boards are to b'
set up.
Asa slight indication of the esteem i'll
which many rebel general officers are
now held by their fellow citizens, whom
they so long and so cruelty delndcd, it
may interest the public to know that
Gen. Forrest cannot return to his planta-
tion and old home on the Mississippi
river with safety to himself unless prn
tected by Federal bayonets.
Schools for freedmen are established
at Paducah,and Columbus KY, Memphis
and Presidents Island. Tenn, Little Rock
Pine Bluff and Helena, Ark. Vicksburs,
Davis Bend aud Natchez, Miss, camps
near the Mississippi, Duvals Bluff, Ark.
and three remote camps in Arkansas. OF
the cities above enumerated Memphis
takes the lead in point of attendance at
it's schools, and the revenue derived there
from, which represents the number of
schools at ten, and the number OF scholar.
eight, the latter paying an aggregate tu'
ition during the month of May OF $50
The total number of schools in the dis
trict is set down at So; number of teach
ers employed 220, and number of scholars
enrolled 1000, who during the month Of
May voluntarily paid tuition aggregat
ing one thousand two hundred and sixty
six dollars.
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From Nashville.

NAsHvn LIZ, August l5,-MDor Dick
acCown formerly of the rebel army wh'
made himself conspicuous as a cavalry
leader in this State, was arrested yesfer
day, on the charge OF being member O
the Court Martial who hung severa
Union citizens at Knoxville during the
war. He will be taken to Knoxville to
stand trial.
The scaffolding Of new building Oil
Market street, in this city, fell yesterday
precipitating five persons to the ground
all of whom are badly injured; one is not
expected to live
The town of Stevenson, on the Nash
Vile and Chattanooga railroad, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire this morn
ing, the work of an incendiary.
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The Trial Of Captain Wiriz.
Press Dispatch.l

WASHINGTON, August I5.-The trial of
Captain Wirtz was to have commenced
to-day, but has been further postponed
until tomorrow This morning several
Government witnesses were in attend
ence, and there are others in the city
who can at any moment be summoneds
The accnsed has for counsel Judge
Hughes, Gen j. W. Denver and Messrs.
Peck and Schade.
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The Evening Posts Account Of the De-
faIcation.

NEW YORK, August l5,-The Evening
Post says concerning Morris Ketchum &
Co: The failure of Morris Ketchum q
Co, has produced more profound sensa,
ton than any aimilar event which has
occurred for some Years, attended as it is
by the fight of one of the Junior mem-
bers of the firm, E. B. Ketchum, who has
abstracted securities to very large
amount, besides drawing out of the
bank as much as possible of the availa-
BILE fluid of the firm. On the discovery
of these facts, Mr.. Morris Ketchum this
morning ordered payment to be stop
ped, and in few days he will be ready
to submit to the creditors proposition
for liquidation Meanwhile all remit
fences are deposited in bank to the credit
of the remitters The; large capital OF
the firm and the wealth of its senior
partner renders it prob stsShaazshu tnal
to the creditors will MOI be 50 heavy as
was reported Ii it askyet premature to
attempt to state the amount. OF the de.
falcation, but it is seriously estimated
at from two to four mil lions Of, dollars.
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Late New. from Tela.-,Tsxienu In
teIIigenEe. =.

New YORK, August I5,|The steamer
Mississippi, from New Orleans and the
bar 9th has arrived, lOnr files contain
the following. items of Btelligence:
Judge Haveock, Texan refugee, ar.
rived at Galveston and reports the peo
pie from Austen and Galveston perfectly
reconciled to the new order of things
and willing to adopt the policy and meas
ures of the administration
The army worm is ravaging acres in
Wharton county, Texas 81
Mai. Gen Mower has succeeded Gen
Granger in command at Galveston.
Judge Paschal, of Auston, is mentioned
as the probable appointce to he vacant
He was a Union man through the war.
The City of Mexico correspondent of
the n o Times says the Imperial feast
have been of themost gorgeous descrip
ton, and the display of diamonds Ut
fabulous price was redundant
Marshal BazanZis, organ. the "Esta-
fette,' declares one hundred thousand
more men are needed to pnt dawn the
republicans, and the Earl Nowvele says
that number would lie Insufficient, as the
opinion of nearly the whole population
is against the EmpiIb The victories
claimed by the French are unfounded in
fact The liberals shoY the utmost dis
regard for.death. Mejias division is kept
clear in NJ atamoras byfCortenas, and the
latter wonld occupy il even were the
former to evacuate. Cprtenas has issued
proclamation that unless the citizens
of Matamoras ceased their addresses to
Macmillan, he will pronounce them
traitors and confscate their property
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ST. VINCENT'S
Classical & Mercantile College
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA.

DISH p w III 4 L Al TRUST
ID that the success Of his efforts In behalf OF
female education, will recommend nj once 20 the
favor of the public this Institution for boys and
young men, which he hopes TO make all that "
desirable as a school for youth.
The modern languages will be taught by gen
tlemen TO whom they are vernacular. and who
will afford to the pupils occasional opportunities
Of learning by practice and conversation. II Is
intended TO provide such Instruments and appa.
ratus as may elucidate, while they give interest
To the studies of Natural Philosophy. Chomis
try, Surveying and Engineering. The depart.
ment of Book Keeping and Penmanship will be
superinteuded by an eminent accountant.
The school will be open TO the public. but on'
" Catholics will be received a. boarders. unless
for special reasons exception be made. Tho dis
cipline will be strict, and be enforced by the ds
missal of the insubordinate.
Payments will always be required IN aduanes,
for the day scholars, quarterly In the case OF
boarders, for the half session; and the figures be-
low indicate the cash in advance terms. II from
the neglect Of parents or other causes, payment
is delayed an addition Of ten per cent. to the
ca,h prices will constitute the regular charges
of the College No deduction viii be made Tor
absence or for removal whom a quarter or halt
session has been commenced except IN case Of
sickness
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The Gold Market.

New YORK, Aug l5-'rhe discovery
of the gold frauds produced, last night.
a rush to sell gold, and about eight mil
lions changed hands This morning the
market is more calm, but stii, nervous
ard weak. The quotation opened at
81 4l1. ran up 70 81 l3s, and down again
to 81 405
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Spain and the Deminician.

New YORK, Aug. l5.-The Washington
Chronicle says the State Department has
been informed that Spain having failed
in her efforts to snbjugate the Domini.
clans, now demands an acknowledgment
from them that she went there to take
possession of the country at the request
of the people The Dominicians fatty
refused to make 80 humihating an &C.
knowledgement, and her coast ports have
been declared bloekaded.
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Press Disp6tch.l

NEW YORK. Aug. i5.The Washington
correspondent of the tbst, in noticing
the statement in the Ckfcago Times that
Davis is to be tried by = civil court in Q
few days, says that 90 n1neh as intimates
an early trial is without foundation Il
is true the Government has decided to
try Davis in civil court, bat the date OF
the trial has not besS 7xed It is also
probable that he wiIk7h tried af Rich.
mond.