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Georgia State Convention.

MuAEDGEyIILE, Oct. 2S.-The State Con-
vention this morning tabled, by heavy vote,
resolution asking information Of the Pro
visional Governor whether President Johnson
had made reputation condition precedent
to readmission to the Union. The afternoon
session was unimportant.
SECOND DISPATCH.
MILLEDGEvILLE, Ga, Oct. 30.-The Provi
sional Governor sent message at this morn
ing's session, transmitting two kilograms from
Washington, the first being identical, except
the name of the State and date, with the Pres
idents telegram of Sept. 18th, and the second
received on the 29th, as follows:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2Sth, 1865.-His Excel
lency Jas. johnson: Your several telegrams
have been received. The President of the
United States cannot recognize the people of
any State as having resumed relations of 10y
atty to the Union, that admits obligations,
contracts or debts incurred during the late
rebellion. WM. H. SEWARD.
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From the n. \. Herald, Oct. 2S.
The following despatch was received by a
gentleman of this city at a late hour last night
''WEsr POINT, Miss, Oct. 2G, 1S6j.-Gen
&. NJ. l.. Johnson, formerly Colonel of the
18th Indiana Cavalry, commanding the sub
district of Northeast Mississippi, has discovered
the most stupendous fraud on the Treasury
Department. and has arrested Harrison John
son, assistant special agent at Columbus,
Miss, and all his sub-agents in the counties of
Monroe, Octibbeha, Loundes, and Noxubee,
and has taken possession of their books and
papers and suspended their operations 1t is
rumorcd that the investigation will be damag-
ing to persons in high places.
''The General has been some time engaged
in ferreting out these frauds, and deserves the
commentator of his Government and every
honest y
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CORRESPONDENCE.
letter from washington.
Correspondence Baltimore Commercial

correspondence DaitlmOre commercial
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2Sth 1865.
Washington is preparing for the National Congress
What interest will attach to the grand reunions
on the first Monday in December next. of Senator's
and Representatives from States unreprescnted since
1861, in either of those glorious legislative halls so
munifcently provided fosthe servants of the Ameri
can people,! Who would not like sto witness such n
re-assembling? Who would willingly be absent from
an occasion which will constitute one of the most
memorable epochs in the history of America?
The universal expectation here is that the city will
be crowded to extent never PARALLEL at any pre-
vious opening of Congress- Almost every desirable fur
nlshed houSehas already been taken and choice apart
ments in the accessible parts of the city of mag
nlhcent distances are held at extravagant prices
The street however will enable those who desire
TO cultivate economy 10 be within reach of the great
places of public business, the Capitol the Depart
ment and the Executive Mansion and the residences
also, OF most OF the party giving people, while they
may obtain quiet, well appointed, and even elegant
apartments IN the Northern section of the city-k L.
and NJ streets, from Goth street to 10th or gt-with
pure air, and comparative freedom from that dust
winch Is one Of the worst evils of the Metropolis
some OF tho best and most commodious houses
including several new ones. of the finest finish are
to be found within the lines have indicated. In
deed this will soon be the avorite locality from its
elevation above the noise, the bustle the din, and
especially the malaria and dust of the lower rc
giOns.
The approach of Congress is indicated, also by the
return OF most of the prominent officials
There are families and personages whose absence
our Washington society always feels and whose re-
turn Is uniformly hailed with peculiar qualification.
There is no need of the services of jenkins TO re-
port their movements. They are missed when away
and looked for when coming back, like the much
loved, or fondly revered members of an aectionate
household or an attached neighborhood. Of none,
am sure, can this be cordially or peasantlysa
than OF the Secretary of State and Mr. Frederick
seward and Mrs. Seward. The regard entertained
Tor the venerable Secretary his and daugher-in-
law, during the years they have all been among US
has of course been deepened into tenderness by their
domestic Affections, and they have been welcomed
back with heartncss which attestcd the hold they
had and continue to keep upon the Washington
world
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From Fortress Monroe.

FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 29th.-The steam
ship Victor arrived here to-day, in tow of the
steamship Alabama, in a completely disabled
condition. The Victor left New York on tho
Dist for New Orleans, and on the oath encoun
tered a severe gale, which during the day in
creased in violence. carrying away her sails
and clearing her decks of every movable thing
At 4 P. NJ. a hurricane was blowing from
the northeast, and the ship sprung 4 !eak-al
hands at the pumps. On the 25th the gale con
tinued; and the steamer cast her anchors, The
machinery being disabled. The vessel was
now in lat. 800 81, long. 7S0 1S/. The crew
labofed at the pumps until exhausted, whel
the captain employed all the deck passenger
at S. per day to relieve the men.
The ship engines were completely wrecked
and hev boilers shifted, as also her freight
Doubtless she would have been lost but fo
the timely assistance of the Alabama. The
Captain &C the Alabama from New Orleans
with a cargo Of cotton for New York. reports
speaking on the 25th the English ship c. "
Reeves, also laden with cotton, dismasteG
but could render her no assistance.
On the same day saw a bark and brig dis
masted, but could not obtain their names
Their decks were swept. The gale encounter
eo by The Victor continued from the oath tC
the 9th. The Alabama took her in tow yes
terday. Her passengers will nearly all return
to New York.
The four companies of the 9TH United State
Artillery, passengers by the disabled steamer
North Star, are waiting at Norfolk for trans
portation to the Dry Iortqgas, to which place
they are destined.
The steamers George Cromwell, Euterpe,
and Raleigh, left New York the same day as
the Victor. The Raleigh was seen on Satur
day night, but the other two have not yetbeer
heard from.
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LITERARY AND Personal.

DIR. Joseph Z. Worcester, the distinguished Lexi-
cographer, who died in Cambridge, Mass the 2Sth
of October in the SD year of his age was born in
Bedford, N. H. He graduated at Yale College, in
1911, edited an edition of Todds Johnsons Dictionary
in 1877, and subsequently was employed by Webster
as an assistant on his dictionary. Worcester was
pains taking and conservative compiler, but laid
claim to little originality either etymoogist or
orthoepist.
-Ex-President Buchanan is saij TO be engaged in
revising the last proofs of the history Of his admins
tration; work that will undoubtedly give rise to
good deal of controversy, and perhaps shed a new
light upon some doubtful points
The London Spectator, criticising the new novel
of 'St. Phillips" by the author of "Rutedge, -
says: THE Americans must swallow their literature
they are said to do their meals in any quantity,
but with very little regard to flavor or digestion y
What of the thousand and trashy novels issued in
England every year? What of the stomachs that find
nutriment in them2
MIR. Samuel Bowles, of the Springfield RepuJi-
can. who has been travelling among the Mormons
and in California is about to publish in book form
his "Acrossithe Continent" letters
"A daughter of Captain Marryatt announces a
novel entitled What became of Tommy" and the
authoress of John Halifax now Mrs. Craik, has a
book in press entitled "A Noble Life
Henry S. Foote of Tennessee, is said to be in
where he is engaged on history of the great Rebel
lion, in which, it is understood he will take strong
ground against jeff Davis
"A new edition of Mr.. Epes Sargents novel OF
Peculiar" has just been published by Carleton Of
New York An elegant edition of this work, in three
u mo- volumes has been recently put forth in Lon
don by Messrs. Hurst and Blackett Few books have
called forth more lively abuse than Peculiar" but
the public seem to persist in buying it; seventeen
editions have been already sold. The truth is. Mr.
Sargent is of those writers whose whose singular
merits will ever be appreciated by those who regard
true genius. He has transatlantic fame, and hon
esty has he earned it.
"A eommendable enterprise has been started by
Messrs Hurd and Houghton, of New York. They
are getting out a new and uniform edition, of the
great English Divues, such as South, Tailor, Leigh
ton, &C. The first five volumes will embrace the COM
plete works of South, edited by the Rev. Mr. Shedd
-Transatons of Homer seem to be all the fashion
just now. Bryant is to give specimen of his powers
in the work in the December number of the Atlantic
Monthly in version of the celebrated parting scene
between Hector and Andromache. Lord Derby
whose translation of the Iliad has been recently
published in this country, would have been much
benefited by few quarters, drilling in some of oul
German schools In Book Second, line 4S, he writes
Would to Jove-
7 had hut ten such Counsellors as thee!"
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LATEST TELEGRAPH news
TO THE
DAILY COMMERCIAL.
FROM WASHINGT0N.'


WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Letters from Texas
say that directly after the war the people OF
that State were willing to agree to almost any
thing for the sake of pacifcation, but now,
owing to the dilatory movements of Governor
Hamilton, much dissatisfaction begins to be
manifested, and the State has made but little
progress in restoring her relations to the
Union, nor are the proper facilities yet afford
ed throughout Texas for taking the amnesty
oath.
THE TUNIS EMBASSY.
The Tunis Embassy will, tomorrow, visit
the Notifications, and a salute will be fired in
their honor. At night they will receive the
officers Of the army and navy at their hotel.
APPOINTMENT.
Clarence Litinge, clerk in the State De
partment. well-known and appreciated for his
gentlemanly character and scholastic attain
ments, has been appointed Secretary of the
United States Legation at Lima, Peru.
TRIAL OF JEFF. DAVIS.
There are as yet no arrangements for the
trial of Jefferson Davis.
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The Steamer st. John Disaster-FOur More
Deaths,

New YORK, October 30.-The following ad
ditional deaths by the explosion on the steamer
st. John are announced: Mr.. and Mrs. F. S.
Lyon, J. Lambert (before reported missing,
and John Anderson, deck hand.
SECOND DESPATCH.
New YORK, Oct. 30.-The number of per.
sons killed by the explosion on the steamer
St. John now foots up 13-Mr Archambault,
of Montreal, Miss J. Lyon, Adrian Searles
and S. W. Northrop, of Albany, having died
during the night. Most attrocous robberies
were committed after the catastrophe, and
before the boat reached New York. The dead
body of Mr.. Brooks was robbed of a watch and
pocket book, and Mr.. Searles was robbed OF
his watch while crawling around on the floor
of the cabin. 1t is thought that the walters on
board the steamer were the thieves, one OF
whom has been arrested.
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ANUS EMENTS.

HOLIDAY STREET THEATRE.-"The Mystery Of
Audley Court" will be repeated this evening at tho
Holiday Street, with Mrs. D. P. Bowers as Lady
Audley." Her performances in this character last
night was par ecceLeHce, and she was greeted with
the most enthusiastic and unbounded applause.
FRONT STREET THEATRE.-The Hanlons appear
this evening ina series of daring eats and beau
tiful Roman games, and Gymnastic Zouaves Tho
Zanfrettas will appear in ballet and comic panto-
mime.
THE New AMERICAN THEATRE.-This new place
in our list of amusements opened last night un-
der veryfavorable auspices. There is no change that
We are advised of in the bill
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HARPER's MONTHLY for November, presents its usual
variety of good reading "The Ascent of Popoca-
tepetl' is thrillngly entertaining. THE Walker
River Country" distinguished by view of quiet
humour blended with instruction peculiar to the
author of Yusef" and Mr.. Conway's article on THE
Great Westminster Canvass" an excellent paper,
full of useful information. The remaining articles
are of usual merit.
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY, presents an excellent
table of Contents. "The Visible and Invisible in
Libraries "Dr. Johns No. y" Jeremy Benthan, u
The Forge" THE Field of Gettysburg" and Alex
ander Hamilton, all carefully written and can
not fail to interest the reader. Holmes, Whittier
Owen Neal, Mitchell, Trowbridge. Hasewell. Stowe,
Prescott Waterston, Fletcher, Halves and others are
c0nTihVtQgs,
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A Double Murder and Robbery.

ALBANY, Oct. 30.-A most atrocious murder
was committed at place known as Bradt S
tavern, on the Basin, on Saturday. The cap
tain of canal boat and the driver were assas-
sinated, as is supposed, by two men hired as
deck hands in New York. The captain was
robbed of between two and three hundred
dollars, and his body and that of the driver
thrown into the canal
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.
The Recent StOrm-RepOrtedD Defeat OF the
Liberals hefnre Mafamaras

New ORLEANS, October 30.-The steamers
Flag and Mississippi have arrived from New
York. Both experienced heavy weather.
The Mississippi lost her cargo books, sixty
bills of lading and Office mail bag, She saw
. large vessel sunk off Cape Carnival. A
large quantity of wrecked stuff was also SEEN
Matamoras dates of the 26th, direct, say
that the Liberals had been whipped and
driven off.
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Base Ball Match.

PHILADELPHIA, October 30.-The great base
ball match to-day resulted in the victory of the
New Workers by the following score: Allan
tics, 81; Athletics, Is. The Atlantics made
II fly catches and 2 home runs; the Athletic!
made flies and home run. The AtlanticS
skunked once and the Athletics four tines
The second game will be played on Monday
next at Brooklvn
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MISCELLANY,

General James Jones, long one of the
most eminent citizens of South Carolina died at
Graniteville the 18th instant, of appoplexy. He
was for many years Adjutant General of the State,
also chairman of the visiting committee of the Cita-
del Academy, and latterly he superintended the
structon of the new capitol at Columbia. The de-
ceased served in the Florida under Gen. Taylor.
The Canadian residents in New Y ork have
issued formal invitation to their countrymen resi-
dent in other parts of the United States, to meet
them in general convention in New York, on the
18th of next month for the professed purpose of dis
cussing subjects pertaining to the interests of the
countries 1t is said how truthfully cannot TELL
that annexation projects are at the bottom of the
movement.
The Boston Advertiser under the caption
of Reconstruction Begun states that at the COM
petitiye defamation at Harvard College, on Satur-
day. the 18th, open to all applicants from the fresh
man class, the first premium awarded to student
who lost his arm serving Captain in the Confed-
crate army; the second to a young man of negro
descent the first undergraduate Of that race who has
been admitted into the University.
"A new evidence of the tyrannical system
of Prussian officials. is the violent punishment re-
Gently inflicted upon boy of nine years. at Posen
because he had stated that certain lady had been
invited by the minister of police to follow him to his
summer resort thus nculpating the morals of thi:
functionary. The boy is in a dying condition.
The Boston Transcript says the pressure
upon Collector Hamln for places in the Boston Gus
tom House is very great from that and the neighbor
ing States. Thousands of the applicants viii be
doomed to disappointment, while the claims of few
meritorious soldiers will probably be allowed.
Rowland Hill once said to conceited
minister who had preached in his pulpit and fish
| ing for compliment on his effort, There one
passage I very much admired" "Ah, which wa:
| that ?" Your passage" said Mr.. Hill from the
| pulpit to the door,"
The body of a colored woman, name un
known was found on the beach at Old Point Fortres
Monroe) on Saturday morning Her throat was cut
Lady Raglan died on the 30th. Her lady
ship was the only daughter of the late Earl Beau
| champ. She was born in 1892 and leaves youthful
family by Lord Raglan; to whom she married il
| September, 1856.
The entire Government expenditure fo
the coming year will be 1856 100000 which, according
to present appearances will be quite covered by tn
income from the Internal Revenue alone
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Group is an inflammation of the inner sur
face of the windpipe Inflammation implies
heat, and that heat must be subdued or the
patient will inevitably die. If prompt efforts
are made to cool the parts in case of an at
tack Of the Group, relief will be as prompt as
it is surprising and delightful. All know that
cold applied to a hot skin, cools it, but all do
not as well know and understand that hot
water applied to an inhamed skin will certainly
cool it off. Hence the application of iced
cold water with linen cloths, or almost hot
water with woolen flannel, or two folds large
enough to cover the whole throat and upper
part of the chest; put these in pail of water
as hot as the hand can bear, and keep it thus
hot by adding water from boiling tea-kettle
at hand.
Let two or three of the hannels be in hot
water all the time, and one on the throat all
the time, with a dry flannel covering the wet
one, so as to keep the heat in to some ex-
TENT the fannels should not be so wet when
put on as to dribble, for it is important to
keep the clothing as dry as possible, and keep
up the process until the phlegm is loose, the
child easier and begins to fall asleep; then
gently wrap a dry flannel over the wet one
which is on, so as to cover it up entirely, and
the child is saved. When it wakes up both
hannels will be dry. Hay Journal Of Health.
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Surrender of Cape Hayticn to Gefrard

New YORK, Oct. 30.-The St. Thomas cor
respondent of the Herald under date of Oct.
7th, says that the United States gunboat Kan
sas arrived there on the 5th, bringing news OF
the surrender of Cape Haytien to Gefard.-
The Kansas left the gunboat De Sofa at Cape
Haytien
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FROM MEXIGO.
The Siege of Nlata,nora,

New ORLEANS, Oct. 29.-Matamora ad-
vices of the 2lst say that no serious assault
has yet been made on the place. Gen. Mejia
has $1,000 well armed and well disciplined
citizens under arms. Cortinas is in Browns
vile, and is said to have given up the COM
mand of the Liberal forces, because he was
not allowed to lead the assault The Liberals
are about 1000 strong, under Escapada.-
Mejia has an iron gunboat patrolling the river
above and below Matamoras. Firing was heard
at Brazos on the 22d, which was doubtless the
gunboat practicing her guns. No apprehen-
sion is entertained in Matamoras of the fall Of
the city. General Canales is at Meir, levying
heavy contributions and committing numerous
outrages on the merchants who owe money to
the citizens of Matamoras, requiring them to
pay the debts to him or he will burn their
houses.
The Matamoras Monitor has advices from
Belgium that six thousand volunteers are com
ing thence for the ImperiaiSts.
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Attempted Murder.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 30.-George Reilly was
snot tonight by man named Thomas Tracy,
a' ,ne sailor boarding house, corner of Fifth
ana Lombard streets. The motive was jeal-
ousy. Reilly is supposed to be mortally
wounded.
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Incidents of the Solar Eclinse,

letter to the St. Louis Republican, from Padu-
cab, KY, says:
. During the progress Of the eclipse had my atten-
ton attracted to some singular and interesting phe-
nomena connected with it which had never noticed
before though have doubt of their occurrence at
every solar eclipse, where the scenery and crcum-
stances are the same similar. Standing before our
mouse and nall door two large oak trees still COW
cred with their green foliage through entershceS or
openings of which the rays of the sun find admit
tance had my attention called to the singular ap-
pearaneeS presented where the rays of the sun tell on
the hall toor when found that each pencil or col
lection OF rays formed complete image oil the sun
as IN the eclipse. varying in size according 70 the
number of rays of the aperture, some OF them
being larger and some smaller. On stepping out of
DOORS and looking at the side of the house, where
the rays through tho foliage fell on it, observed the
same appearanccs And they continued TO represent
the sun in ali its phases during the eclipse,
II was doubtless the principle of the camera OBJ
scra as noticed that the images We're all inverted
But the mystery with me was that the rays forming
these images coming they did through interstices
among the foliage not round but of all shapes with
Jagged edges, should form perfect images and all
alike! Indeed, so perfect and plain were they that
being seated III the house, just before the formation
of the ring, carpenter at work under the trees and
noticing the appearance on the side of the house
called to me that the ring formed which, on go
ing out and viewing the sun, l found to be the
case" ~
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New York Bank Statement.

New YORK, October 3O.-The weekly state
ment of the city banks is as follows: Loans
decrease, $4,0OO,OOO; specie, decrease, Sc,
o7o,ooo; deposits, decrease, $3.50, 900; circula
ton, increase, S5SO,OOO; legal tenders, in
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THE RAILWAY KING OF THE WoRLD.-Sir
Morton Peto, head of the English railroad
party now in this country, is chatty, agree
able person, careful in his mien and Language,
and if devotion to the Baptist church and to
Sunday School establishments is fair test of
grace, he gainsays the automatic hardness of
a rich man going to heaven. He leads the
railway enterprise of England, and agitates
that of America very much at present, con-
trolling the employment of one hundred thou
sand men, which is, in itself, great standing
army. His speculations embrace the United
States, Canada, Russia, Austria, Italy, Peru,
New Zealand and Australia. The laborers,
on the lines he regulates, really outnumber the
fighting British army. He is largely concern
ed in subterranean London, where his people
are excavating day and night, and his engines
whistling under mems coal cellars. In the
empire OF Austria he has eight thousand men
eating his bacon, and, all things considered,
is fairly entitled to the name of a railway king,
though while here his habits have been simple
and republican enough.-New York Tribune.