The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-08-05

The anhcipations indulgcd in all quar-
ters in relation to the Reconstruction of
North Carolina are fest becoming dissipated,
Judging from the tone of the loyal press of
that State. The leaders of the late rebel.
lion are following the example of their
Richmond and Virginia friends, and thwart.
ing the efforts of their loyal neighbors. The
Raleigh Progress denounces what it STYLES
Governor Holden's ''reckless use of the
placed leniency is making the leading Reb.
els of the State still more defiant and dis
loyal. Comprising the public men of the
State, they have all been designated as del
egates to the coming State Convention
which body it is known they will CONTROL
The Union men arc special objects OF the
hatred OF these men, who will be beyond the
reach OF the Federal authorities as soon as
the new State Government is inaugurnted. -"
An effort is being made by the Unionists to
postpone the assembling of the State Con
vention. Governor Holden drafted q call
tor Convention some time since and sent
1t to President johnson for his ratification
Since then the opposition to an early Con
venton has assumed formidable proportions,
and is daily gaining strength.
The mysterious prisoner, supposed to
be John II. Surratt, arrived at Washington
on Wednesday morning last, and proved to
he John G. Ryan, who says he is from Texas.
and was captain in the Rebel service. He
was arrested in Memphis, July 10Th, charged
with having been engaged in the assassina.
ton conspiracy, and it is reported that the
evidence to fastcn this charge upon him is
in possession of the Government. He was
heavily iroued, with handouts on his wrists
and bill and chain attached to his legs, and
was taken to the Old Capitol Prison.
The last English steamer brings us the
important information that the Princess He
lena Augusta Victoria, of Great Britain, fifth
child and third daughter of Queen Alexan-
SAKE Coburg Gotha, is engaged to be mar
red to VILLAIN Nicholas Alexander Fred
erick Charles Henry, of Holland, Prince of
Orange, son of William III and Queen So
phie Frederique Mathilde, daughter of Will
liam |, of Wurtemburg.
Since the election in Richmond, and the
action of some of the leading Rebels in
North Carolina, the President has ceased to
sign any more pardons for the present. The
conduct of some who have been pardoned
is doing great injury to the worthy portion
of the Southern people, majority Of whom
would resume their allegiance and faithfully
act up to it.
The new system of labor liz South Caro-
lima, Charleston Courier, says is success,
and that the reported disagreements between
the freedmen and their employers is untrue.
1t is also working equally we'll in Alabama
and Louisiana. Give the negroes a little
time to understand their new relations and
get the hang of things before expecting per-
lection Of them.
"A policeman in Buffalo has been fined
five dollars for forcing gentleman in
street railroad car to vacate his seat in favor
of lady. The Judge held that ladies had
no more legal rights than gentlemen, and
that yielding of seats to the former was sim
ply an act of courtesy, which, he remarked,
ladies very seldom appreciate.
-Adjutant General Thomas estimates
that there are one hundred thousand colored
troops in the service. Previous to the close
of the rebellion there were one hundred and
ten thousand, which number was reduced by
the muster out of State organizations.
Judah P. Benjamin, late Confederate
Secretary of State, and one of the most in
famous of the Rebel leaders, with Kirby
Smith and other fugitives from justice, ar.
rived at Havana on the 25th ult At last
accounts Breckenridge was also at Havana.
The building on The Fifth avenue, New
York, which is being constructed for the res.
idence of A. T. Stewart, is of white marble,
and will cost ST ,20o,000 when completed
-Chambersburg, Pa, is rising from its
ashes. The court house, .nree hotels, and
buildings and business houses are going up
in all directions.