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charged by the Governor Of Cardenas to present him
to the Captain General, and he is now ~ Havana
NEW YorK. June 22-The R,ra{G's Havana cor.
RESPONDENT says Breckiuriige and party were all near
JEFF. Davis when he WAS captured. but manager 10
eluie the National troops, and Travelled across the
States Of Georgia ami Florida TO the coast "nere
they secured \ small boat anu put 10 sea. theS
arrived at Carleuas on the lltb inst. AFTER thFee
DAYS and nights, passed almost entirely without eat-
ing or sleeping. At Csrdeuas they were serenaded'
and received marked attention from the Spanish
Government and people. They expected 10 Fenaio u
Havana for some time.
New York. June 2I.-During the reception OF
Volunteers at Staten Island to day, a collision occur
red between the soldiers and citizens. A platoon OF
soldiers fired on the crowd Lieut. Nei'on' oil Tue
Sixtieth New York, was ounded-suppos mort
ally; two citizens, and one soldier Of the One hun
dred and Thirty third New York, were wounded;
several persons were injured by stones and bricks.
The Tribuue's Washington special dispatch saysit
is stated that Ex-Governor Wright. OF Indiana VII!
be rendered the Mission TO Berlin.
NV York, June 23-The Washington special
dispatch 10 the Tribune says a member OF the Ala
bama delegation now here brings intelligence from
that State that most Of the Union citizens are unarm-
ed. while the rebels are left well supplied with the
arms formerly used by them in the army. lie was
present at the surrender of the rebel hoddy : COM
mand, and states that out of 2O,OUO men out SUI
delivered up their arms, accounting for the oaknce
as lost, whereas they bad been hidden, only TO De
sfterward reclaimed by the rebels.
The Tribune's Washington special dispatch says
the first rebel Secretary of War, Mr.. Walker, is ex-
pected there soon, to apply for pardon. The South
earn Union men who are conversaut with his political
course for four years, assert that be deserted the
rebel cause two years ago and did everything III MS
power, by word and deed, 10 atone IN some manner
for the error he had committed; and also state that
through his personal influence the whole OF the loyal
people Of Tennessee were treated with great leniency,
and he saved Governor Brownlow from Imprisonment
and Gen. J. Hickman from u rebel halter.
Two demonstrations of Union men have occurred in
the vicinity Of Alexandria within the week past.
The HerQld's special dispatch says that Gen: But
ler's friends are proposing his name for Military
Governor Of South Carolina. IN case ne shoulu iaii
in obtaining the civil one TO Idaho.
The Rerall's Washington dispatch says that
among the new applications TO the President for par
don are the following rebel officers brlg,Gen; par
ton, J. w. Frazer, l. B Smith, W. L.. oaoeii: NJ; H.
Corse. W. Gordon, Eppa Vaughn, Jr.. John ). Mar
maduke, d. NJ. Duboise and John X. Tatnall. Com
modore of the rebel navy. No prisoners OF war
above the rank Of captain are being released III
present. The numerous applications for pardon from
prisoners and civilians are filled away for future
action; none but exceptional cases are Immediately
granted.
NEW York, June 24-The Tribunes Washington
snccial dispatch says the headquarters Of the Army
of the Potomac will he broken up in a day or two
Those entitled to discharge are being rapidly muster,
ed out, and but a skeleton of the once noble anu
magnificent army now remains
WAsHINGTox, June 23-Gen Grants health IS
somewhat impaired, and he will seek q few weeks
repose. He is now in Philadelphia.
New YORK, June 26.-To-day, for the first tlmo IN
four wears, direct overland communication 10 to DC
had between New York and Richmond-the old rail-,
road route, with connecting hhhs, sleamoo"'o "no
stages, being opened. ,
New YORK, June 26-The Buenoe Ayres Stand
ard says that the project started to connect 'aipa-
raise by rail along the west coast OF south hmerio'
to Panama, thence to the United States, meets wiz
much, favor in the countries interested. E. Z. Colds
borough is Civil Engineer.
NEW YORK, June GA note from Cyrus W
Field, dated london. June 18th, states that th'
Grcaf Eastern will probably sail from the more OF
July 9th. and from Valentia about July 10th. Al
is going on satisfactorily. The greatest confidence Il
entertained that the cable will he successfully lald.
New YonK, June 27.-The Herdid's Richmon'
and Petersburg correspondent says that Gen. Terry
commanding at Richmond, has issued an order an
nouncing that slavery having ceased to exist IN sir
GINA, ali State and municipal laws restraining tn
liberty Of colo red persons have become obsolete am
that here after colored people will ENJOY the sam
personal liberty as whites, and be subject to only Tn
sam, restrictions. The punishment Of vagrancy
however, viii not be permitted on the part oil negroe
, any more than on that OF whites. The testimony q
coIored persons will be received in all cases before tn
military courts in his Department.
| Gen. Hartsuff, commanding at Petersburg, ha
D forbidden, in an official order, the holding OF an
more meetings by the planters to establish a hxe
price for the labor of negroes, nor to make distlnl
e lions prejudicial TO their interests. No difference
1 the rate Of compensation Of labor by whites or blaci
I will be allowed.
Y The Conspiracy Trial
{ Is now nearly over; after q five weeks siege sever
witnesses have been examined. Some days mu
elapse before the finding of the Military Court
II known. The evidence does not show one OF tho
strong cases of conspiracy, on the part OF the accu
d cd. which the Government expected to prove. !
II the eight, one only had the rufian nerve to carry OF
:; his understanding with Booth-the latter TO kill Il
President, and the former to STAY the Secretary
. State. Atzerot's victim, in the programme, beir
II Andrew johnson, but Gas was shown in the evidence
= he had the character among his intimate associates
>. being a coward; and therefore did not attempt
strike.
81 The testimony against the others is more circun
- etantial than real; and although there ls enough
!. damage reputation, there is not sutl clent to hal
them. But the investigation has brought out mo
important facts against leading rebels than again
a the miserable creatures now ~arraigned. 1t show
l. First, that persons regularly commissioned by I
b late Rebel Government undertook to scatter ciothlI
ne infected with yellow fever and small pox, both amor
l. civilians Of the principal cities and the soldier
OF Secondly, o system of city burning-arson On q ST
~ pendous scale, the destruction of shipping ana [
Is defagration of steamboats, on the western water
or being q part of the policy. The tremendous expl
o. sion at City Point last August, by which vessels we
blown into atoms and many persons killed, was I
NJ result of an Internal machine, and 1t is PLAIN IN
~ there was a plan to capture g Old Abe" as he "
he called. How far JEFF. Davis himself IS lmpllcat
ey does not appear. There is nothing to show that
err actually aided the assassination, although he and
d, Government advisers did no,-so far as the eviden
ps shows-discOurGge poisoning, burning and steaiI
ID -UdShington Cor. -alta California.
he How Earl Russell Snubbed Mason.
he An important chapter of history has lately col
TO light. As in the multiplicity Of your exchan
Il papers YOU may not have seen it, | enclose the folio
y, Ing article from the Atlanta (Georgia) Intelligence
in which shows how and why Mason was snubbed
ii I'll D,,g,1l Tho TpToHJUPOcPT GQVG.