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The New York herald., 1865-04-11

Tm FoRr SUMTER CxLEBRAuos-A public celebration
Of the Fort Sumter anniversary will be given at the
Academy OF Music tomorrow evening" the proceeds of
which 10 be devoted the assanos of the orpbnn
children Of our volunteers Chauncey shaer Is 70 de-
liver grafton 'The Past Present and Future on our
Couptry," and poem by Robert n Holmes will be a.
cited. GrafuIla's band win supply the music.
OPENING or NEW EVENING ExcuASak-Gallaher's new
Evening Exchange situated In West Twenty fourth
street. door the Firth Avenue Hotel was opened
last night for business The building is yet finished
but the interior is sufficiently advanced TO admit Of even
Ing sessions II is nnc. spacious brick edince with
an elegant white marble 'front.' two stories high and pro-
:cnns very attractive appearance The business
on the second hoor and 10 divided into two parts by
ng inside OF which chairs for persons who desire
70 sIpsepe TWO hundred Fifty dollars per yeur for
scat ne admission price TO the space outside the rail-
ing ing VIII ~ vne hunarcd dollars per year: Stragglc'
VII pe admittea Tor hfy cents per head Besides the
business room, there viii be billiard saloon bar and
smoking apartment on the nrst GoJr The building Viii
cost upwards OF forty ihOusand dollars when compet a
MT Gallaher In OPENING the proceedings last rht rave
lte sketch Of evening exchange aud read tho rules
and regulations 20 be observed In the ooblImpnt tIe
was followed by Mr. Banks and ii George Francis Train
who made few remarks after which Tie callina com,
menood
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s.rout Belfast Me; th, steamer American Eagle Mevar
Glenroy Needy and He kscher Gallagher, New York
D,sssT o1ksi lsF ,TY Ss ysnssr March asAr .ebr. VII
na%s, Emily Fots Bride. and clifford Ns% Y%rs E.h,
Ssss Ssss SYors' sssr. Fwss.is EMS susan
smith do 18Th bark 1voa Webster - brig Philip Lar
new ORLEANS March 2-Arr brig Julia, Smith.
d:sas steamship Liberty Wilson. NYork Havana
cid BRIG b Cover, Wsshbufn, boston;
umar SsAer hosan snp roSpens Norw
Emily Tnufss Ssfrse Island VIM hogan
!r berry Belize; charmer Br Farre Ssrarnss sna Be
5aw ssp arsfs srs k Tay fS from qua
lowed 26th, brig Ed Kennedy; 26th bark cephas
ss S1 I.%s ssMysr Ssr
MAN. NsT San Pr"neiss iosn Gsn
,,Sf Sw hoSR@h o1 @ oIs es
r% f1r SG D ss,. sspadf foSps sS New
ao ds
9Th I'll sXM-AM schr Sarah Fisher, Marshall, Philadelphia
new HAVEN, Arrns-An brig. Tho. rarun, rhompsons
.ns sisasa no- ph
sss1sia ssr ae s;z xpr "s ship
s r aS Dgs Ss Sa koss aar ss Snson s
Ssik pswnee. William, fnladepha; Hy ,ymond.
.ar rs & sFs r1
.Sr M MEA % sS'f &
Nfork schrs Wet Dennis Sears Phi phia ~ Yankee
Dood Martin NYork; 9th bark Ahe X der E.r dge DO;
rigs Frost SIN II, do; Abby Ellen, Gmpe Chs tons
scnrs Dean, Westgie, do ID Brown, Fcsels ana En-
chantress, Btchford NYork; 6t r steamer f,o Grnde
Mmrshsi Mainmoros; bark Hannibal, Hawkins, New York;
Sid Msrch 81 barks G Malthy, Harvard: brigs Geor.
Sosas S R9 %s s%Ri'ss1l YANKEE s
PIiiADELPIiiA April led ships Island Light McFee.
Nayassa; Sebatopol Savn, Fort Baransas schr Golden
s,hArr bark La Ciguena Norve Pelero brlgs loser h
Baker Nickerson Port Royal; W m Nrkels Mitchell Fort
ross Monroe; Foss and l. Smlois Gnn'iy,
boston Pccuonnock, Barnes New Haven CID bark Hunt
er Yo k Fort Barancas bIgs Webb Greeneaf Charles
| ton: Vim emit Morri on Port Royal
gh-Ar brig Marshal Dutch Coombs, fortress Monroes
| schr RI Hudson, Avery, New London = -
IOth--Arr steamer Saxon. Bosom: bark VIM van Name
Nyuk: schr Harvey do. Below, ship New Englani from
Kew West; barks John Maltbes, Pernambuco; William
SON Key West; Nlckels, and Trojan, Nfork; br gs
| Merritt do II Morrison, and Arago
na brias Charena Means Queen Of the North tBr)s
| a-Sid orig Minnie Traub, True, Maanzas
| lth-Cld brig q Burnhain, Mountfor Havana -
Ctn-Ci brgs II Mctiilvery Gl' y. ami s.muei Limo
sew Wilson, Cardenas: Drisko. Hu. KIN m Matahzas
| PROVIDENCE, April 7-Cd schr Lady Suffolk PendIe-
ton NYork Sid schrs Cabinet budick, and shepard a
Mount, Young. Nyork; sloop Frederic d own, Carr 90
ROCKLAND March 3l-Sld schr vfcks,nrg Haskell New
York April bark Chas Brewer smith, Philadelphia; scnra
| Tios Uix Hall NYork; Oregon, Pr'it, do =.
! SAN FRANCISCO, April 3-Arr bark swallow bennets'
SALEM, Aaril 3-Arr schrs Fantauzz, Wooster, and
Yss ilnring Phiadephia Nelson Wells Ryder New York
| Forest. Struut, Mhchas do.
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Arrivals and Departures.
ARRVvAUG

Posr RoYAI-steamship Fulton-It Col II G Ransom Maj
o Hatch Captains W II johnson, J w Carver, E Fow.
ler. Rowe and Peck; Lieus J. Smith, Champlin,
Titus, Wilson and A Ms,ury Surg Randolph, Or
II W Wsrbury, Geo N Hopkins W Wilson and b Barnett
N; Asst Paymaster Sherwin, U N; Asst Engi-
neers W Base and Swartwoud, Y S NJ Act Ensign Gil
Fernad, s N; Act Asst Paymaster A N Stewart;
Miss sane Hall, Mrs Thomas, Mrs Parker chl
dren, Miss Parker Ellen Parker Cooriiss
Mrs Small, Mrs Haywood and two children, Miss J A
Whittemore Mrs q Olney Mrs Peters, g Peters Mrs
Phillips and child Mis- Alice O'Brien Mrs Murphy and
two children, Hon VIM Mc(iivcry, Col Julian Aien L M
Gloss, Crane Wright Lieut. w Iltig, Geo Fish, Mr.
hies Eustice Murphy; Hewitt, Street: Furcil
Ketchum, H Hail. Harrison, rs Connor, J
Whiting Whit l. G Allen, H%swksworth % : Hoist Thomas
9imstead and family Mrs N Z E Aqsuy and son Mrs
Enstis Miss n Collins Mrs Putnam, Miss Buck Miss
ham, ham, Rider @ H ,p, B,Hrnett gowdy Nelson, 9
Ew M MKimher g Brooks A Small II Sands, Rey x
ton e s Myers Low!her, Moriarty. Cant oFoneel
Mrs aamiion Mrs De La Roche, Miss De La Roche,
trs Mis; Sarah Smith ah, p Bigeiew Leavy Gleason
Phinips Water Byington and two children Parsons
J James Dowe Lewis, Col Nichols, Franz
Total, $751;
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SHIPPING NE VS..
NEW Yosx-rHn DAT.
Sun Hfsrs 26 NOON RISES. ......eve u
Sun sEu. "a HIGH WATER. "a


CLEARED
Steamship City Of Port au Prince, Qpuis; Port Prince
Murray. Jr.
steamshp Richmond, Baker, Beaufort
Brig Eastern Star, Ward, Barbados.
Brig Annie Collins (Br Smith, 81 Johns MA smihcrs
AGO
Brig Prairie Rose L,tened, Fortress Monroe-E Huri
but a Co
scbr Mcintyre tBr), Mcdonald, Antigua-M Green
scdr Thomas Bssley tBr) Mcconnell Halifas-J Hunter
kCo
Schr Atlantic tBr), Lockhart. Hantsport--A Smithers
Schr Holmes, Haywood. CITY Polnt-van Brunt Slacht
Schr y Miller Cole City Point
fchr u Foga, Barber Fortress Monroe-L Kenny
DAYTON =
Schr rnsse1, -, Bal.irrore--Tf Racket & son.
Rrlr lncn j.. lIlls. Phiiadelphm--H Racket a Son.
Sclr N Lewis Shuie Philadelphia.
Ser Butiun, Hawcs, Clsdcn-w $ Brown q Go.
hchr aus g Mary, Han. Nockltnl- > Brown x Co.
Schr Forest Con ~. Rockianh-W Brown 4 20.
schr Mary Mason Henderson, Proylncelown-Crowell g.
Pane.
sehr Garland, Norton, Bcston-smpson on 4 Clarp
Sl0up C4O NOrcuti, Fall i1vcr
s'ss'ner Occsnus Young. Hilton Head. Charleston &C.
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COrOners' Inuuests.

The BROADWAY SHOOTING AYrAR-AxrE- -MoRrxx Ex-
ANIMATION OF Mr.. wnLIs-Coroner wildey yesterday
proceeded to the residence Of Robert Willis No 702
Broadway for the purpose Of learning further
concerning the shooting Of Willis Sunday evening"
previously reported In his examination Willis said:-
between eight and nm, o'clock last night / was
standing the stoop of Meachm's drug store alone
when Peter Young alias Harvey Young approached me
and sed me Of interfering with his business by ing
where was; ! denied II, when he called me damned
liar and struck violent blow side of the head
some four steps and fred the pistol at me; after
wards clos-d In on him, and when he was
came up, and he and | prevented him; the
onlcer took him to the station house; ] think he
made deliberate attempt TO take my life; have known
him for fifteen years. had weapon in my possession;
was shot by his pistol in the abdomen and have
confined to my bed since. Ieputy Coroner Wooster
Beach, Jr, examined the injured man, and found the
mafk Of the entrance Of pistol bail into the abdomen
the left side about inches from the median line
and just below the ribs; there signs OF exhaus-
ton Inflammation apparent The doctor says there s
chance for Mr. Willis to recover but there Is strong
probability Of Inflammation setting in, in which event
fatal result would almost certainly follow The jury
found That Robert L. Willis dangerously wounded
by pistol shot at the hands Of Peter H. Young the
9th day Of April, 1865" On this verdict Young
committed TO await the result Of Willis injuries Willis
forty -four years OF age, and native OF this city He
formerly police oc In Brooklyn but during the
last twenty years he has been known sporting man.
THE srABBrso or Robert McCoRY.-Robert McCory, the
boy sixteen years age who stabbed South street.
knife in the hands Of John Mcdonnell alias Commodore
Mutt Is lying precarious condition in Bellevue Hos
ptal Coroner wdey held an ante mortem examination
In the case yesterday at Bellevue Hospital when II ap-
peared that the trouble which resulted In the stabbna
occurred about kite which the boys were flying NC
Donnel arrested by officer Town. of tho Fourth pre-
cinct and the Coroner committed him TO the Tombs
There are hopes that McCory will recover.
CHnD PorsosED.-Coroner wldcy yesterday held an
inquest at 12s Sixth street the body Of Rebecca sev
uir anfa
OF swallowing small quantity Of Paris green containing
arsenic The mother Of deceased had placed tho poison
closet for tho purpose OF destroying roaches where
It was found BY the child who swallowed portion Of it.
of poison but without any serious consequences en-
suing
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MISCELLANEOUS.


TTNITED STATES sEvEN-rHIRrY LOAN.
Sv authority of the Secretary of Treasury UNDER
ened has assumed the General Agency the
sale of United States Treasury bearing and
per cent interest pr annum the
SEVENTH RrY LOAN.
These notes are issued under June lo 1850 ana
are payable three years tms currency
convertible at the option Of the holder into
UNITED STATES FIvE-rwENrY SIX PER CENT
GOLD BEARING BONDS
These bonds are worth MUM, which increases The
actual profit the seven-tlry loan, and its exemption
from and municipal adds from 10 three
per cent more according levied other property
The interest payable currency seni-arnuary By
coupons attached TO each no- which may be - and
sold to any bank banker
The interest amounts to q
ONE CENT PER DAY on i 50 NOTE.
TWO CENTS PER DAY ON 500 NOTE.
TEN CENTS PER DAY ON A $50 NOTE.
TWENTY CENTS PER DAY ON A 5000 NOTE
ONE DOLLAR PER DAY ON 5000 NOTE
Notes of all the denominations named viii bs promptly
furnished upon receipt subscriptions
warded at once The interest June next be pa6
in advance by the local sussertion agents at the time Of
subscribing This is
THE ONLY LOAN IN MARKET
now offered by the government and it confidently
pected that its superior advantages will make It the
GREAT POPULAR LOAN OF THE PEOPLE.
Less than s3OOOoo Of the loan authorized by the Lass
Congress the This amount the rate
which s being absorbed will all subscribed within
four months when tho undoubtedly command D
scrpuons to other loans.
In order that citizens Of every and the
country may for taking the lo,n the
National Banks State Banks and Private Bankers through
out the country have generally agreed subscrp
ons at par Subscribers will their agents. in
whom thcy have confidence, and who only 70 be
sponsbe for the delivery notes for which they
ceive orders.
JAY COOKE,
Subscription Agent Philadelphia
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UR Quor A.

EFFORTS to Keep the Provost Ezarshais
Busy-Tne Draft to he Enforeed Proba-
AIy-Lettcr from Provost Marshal Dodge.
Recrutseg goes on, orders TO suspend having bs
re eived An may be wanted after the present af
fair is oscr ard ariy all ths in the field will
be released rhe.r terms expirins before Aagst next
Our Supervisors Committee will also be Obliged, we
suspect to relieve with substitutes most OF the who
have been drafted provided they likely to be ordered
on.
The Supervisors Committee arc now only mastering in
three year men for the regular army and the navy.
All others order TO met the wishes Of the various
ward commit keep the provost marshals busy"
are sent with special messenger to the various
districts to be Mustered ,,si in But the in1 snalr
ity OF those appearing at Chairman Bunts headquarters
volunteer refuse utterly to go anywhere else; con-
to be mustered In BY the provost marshas, we lose
them altogether
companied by their wives or children parents, who
receive the bounty money, Of whom CO Id
be forced go TO the provost marshas districts No
day at the of the committee positively declined
when informed that messenger would accompany them
To s % paa
i is ali the samcn .o ant and III see you damned
first before I'll enlist, II that IL the go This Is the
usual response Close the entirely and nearly the
whole of the large number who recruit there would
In reply to letter from Colonel r. D. Goodwin, chair
of the Relief Association OF the Twenty second ward
Provost Marshal Dodge has written the following com
munication important drafted and those liable TO
the late of the wheel
orrcE AcTIse ASSISTANT PEovosr MARssAL dEnrnAr
o-o SERVICE, sourHEsN DIyls,oS or IN NEv ,ses YoRx
Col R. D. GOODWIN Chief of the Advisory boa board DO
s~Yours 9th inst is received regre. that the
% s Of @
drafp OF our recent vctorles % s.. urv.. ,. min not he
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steamer 3 n Thompson, McKais. Baltimore.

Steamship Fulton GU transport) wotton. Port Royal
April with passengers 70 Qurtermaster. 9th inst l
bound B. same day st PM sssamships Gen Barnes and
bound & OH SAN 70 miles o. Hai.ras steamer towing
Steamship Stephen Cloud 10 transport Ekin Fortress
Monroe ~ hours 10 s Quartermaster.
Steau hip Barnes (U transport), Norton Fort
''s sseamshp ESrrman 70 transport Bcasson. City
Point, TO U 8 Quartermaster
Ship Southern Eagle Boston, Fasg Cardiff via Queens
sns Iva Br Berry Maracaibo March e. with Coffee
Maitland Phelps Co. Sid in co with brig Maracaibo for
Bark Albertina Br, oimstead. Vera Cruz, IA days. with
brig Won Schsck Retchendorf ec Bruss TaganroG l79
days and 81 days from Gibraltar with 4c 10 order
Brig Aura (Br) King Demarara "A days, wite sngar &C
10 d Dewof March 80 G0 miles NV OF Antigua, spoke
brig Hsttie Eaton from Demarara for Boston
Brg EmelIne Br), Ryder Naguaoo Y aAys WIN sugar 70
schr Sarah Maria tof Cold Spring. Underhi Bsracoa. 10
schr wilson Mall for PhiaarlgShIad lad pSsds,Dh.
Schr Evergreen 81 !rlow, Boston
Schr Gilman, Crowell Boston
Schr Ann Brown, Fisk, Boston, ,,,
Schr Clark, Grinin Boston for Philadelphia;
schr II Benedict, Case, Boston ior rhiiadeiphis
Echr S I, Crockett PresDrey, Taunton
Schr q King Mcliregor Providence.
Gchr A Hendrick kson, Clark Providence.
schr Mary NOVEL; Chase Providence for Eiinanesnpon
schr E%% aSss Ess Schultz srfwes Horweh oo
9chr J L Wiletts. Bay les, Port JEFFERSON
Bark Jamss n Churchill
Bark Ganua
Brig Emms Dean. --~
Steamers oceanus. City OF Port su Prince; bark Amelia;
bres Annette, EYampcr; schrs II Cooznbs, W Freeman
Wind nj sunset FOE.
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Court CaIendsr-This Nav.

supRssS Couar-CRcun-far Court opens at ten
is41 ls4e issi 1853 lsb1 1862 1891 1885, 1885 1857
1899, 1911 1873, ls75. Part 2--Court opens At ten
O'Clock Mos 17eo, 1852, 17o4 176o. 1772 l774
lSos, 1910 1sl4 1sie Part a-13 Duane street Court
opens at ton o'clock A. Mos 1874, 1l1e 141o 1420
1901, 1919, 1896, 1044, 924, e6O
&c cosso, ss, -, rlTas sso ccusfA r.xPa Nos e
~ szl ST ess ,s7 7s3 OIL e3s, e47, pls, $50. s45,
a, ZOO, eS7 9, s26, es5, 500, ea8
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Police Intelligence.

BRUTAL ouTRAGE AND ROBBERY-AN AGED MAN
THE vJCTIx-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN
GOLD AND ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GREEN
BACKS srOLEN-rHE PERPETRATORS KNOWN.
Captain Walling OF the Twentieth precinct, yesterday
reported Inspector Carpenter the particulars of high
handed brutal outrage which took place In his
cinc about half past eight O'Clock Sunday evening
It appears that Mr. Gerordus DeForest man eighty five
years Of age and almost helpless who resides at No liz
Thirty ninth street, heard the street door bell ring
and proceeded 70 answer IT, As he opened the door o
STRANGE asked for lady named Gale, and was In
formed by Mr. DeForest that she had moved away. Al
that moment two other men up the steps, when the
trio pushed themselves through the door into the hall
less victim by the throat while the other man placed
his hand Mr. DeForess mouth to prevent an alarm
being given. Tn y then threw him on the hoor; after
which he was carried up stairs and placed on q bed
sheet In strips, which the villains bound over
Mr.. DeForests mouth, and tied his hands and feet so
that he could neither speak nor move. With jimmy,
with which these bold operators were provided, they
forced open Mr. DeForests private and stole there
from 90 goo IN gold and goo In greenbacks Fearing
yard scaled fence and escaped into Foeth street.
Mr.. DeForest eventually managed to work the cotton
bands from his mouth, when he screamed for help His
cries heard by neshbor who called officer Newton,
Of the Twentieth precinct and on entering the house
particulars Of the outrage search resulted in finding
$500 Of the stolen greenbacks the floor in the hail.
%so Ssa an
offenders, are sangune Of speedily arresting them.
CHARGE OF FALSE PRErENcEs.
On the 18th ofFebruary last John Donaldson
Der Of the firm Of Messrs. Horace B. Clafin Co.,
chants doing business in Church street, appeared before
Justice Downg at the Tombs and preferred complaint
for false pretcnces against Abraham Sicke merchant
the city Of Rochester, this State In the affidavit Of
MT Donaldson he charges that in the month Of Septem
Der last Sickel obtained from him on credit bill OF
goods amounting o. by representing that the
firm Of which he (Sickel was member had commenced
business with cash capital $4,000 and were pr
fccty free from debt Is also alleged N the complain
ants deposition that the representations made
by Mr. sickel false and untrue, and
made with the intent to cheat and defraud Justice
Bowling Issued his warrant for Sickcs arrcs and he
taken into custody In Roch ester His counsel how
ever sued out habeas corpus and took the before
the Supreme Court there to test the question whether
the accused should be admitted to bail In Rochester
before the magistrate issuing the process The Court
decided that Sickel must give bonds before Justice
bowling and accordingly he yesterday appeared before
the magistrate at the TOmbs and gave bail In the Of
six thousand dollars to the charge Mr. Segis
mund Housman, Of 267 Broadway, entered into the
requisite bonds Tor the defendants future appearance
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+ T. O II I D a.

A successful Raid-Defeat OF . Superior
Rebel Faree-Ioss ef the Steamer George
G. Collins, &c., Sc.
MR. sAyUEL W. NAs0Ns DESPATCH.
HrrcS HrAD. g. C., April s, 1885,
Lces oy rzs sEoR0s oorLNs.
O Tuesday, AarA n, the Unated seates transport
steamer George c. Collins Ios the st. Augustine
bsr She laden with commssary goods from Htton
Head. She haA touched at Jacksonville, discharg'ds
part Of her cargo and her way to st. Augustine
By some mistake The Collins msinerpreted the signals
and weAt aground in very shoal water On the bar
large portion OF her cargo thrown overheard to
lightA her. but of saved, in damaged con-
dtcn. The steamer at last accounts was ia very pre-
carsous condition. and It supposed that she would
prove sotal loss.
A SUCCESSFUL RAID
was made lately by colored troops from the
Third and Thirtynfth United States colored troops
under command Of Sergeant Benn (cooredl They left
jacksonville on the 7h Of March, followed che river to
Fort Gates then marched into the INTERIOR and after
tampof three hundred miles arrived at Jacksonville.
During their "Trip, while at Lake Church HILL they were
attacked by force Of rebels three times their number
and finding themselves surrounded thought II prudent
to surr,nder. Sergeant Benn seeing rebel approach
ing told him he would surrender his force they would
b. treated prisoners Of The rebel assented; but
when by this rrse he had approached very near.
he took deliberate aim and shot the sergeant ,crrs
followed They all took cover, and one brave fellow
sung out "Rcmember Fort fillow" Every man took
careful aim and the rather unexpected result was that
the whole rebel force repulsed with sa ghtcr The
man who shot rgeant Benn was among the killed,
having several bullet holes in him. The rebel dead after
the fyht, numbered twenty,six-some accounts ssy
twcnty-s Our men took four prisoners and the
| rebels had q large number Of wounded, which they
| manifested great anxiety in getting OF the hed The
party brought in eighty contTabands, mostly men,
and nearly thirty horses and mules. They destroyed
seventy-ave hogsheads Of sugar, three hundred and
nfy barrels syrup, and distllery with four hundred
| barrels OF wliiskey We had only two wounded. The
| faht occurred with Houses cavalry
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March of -Four Thousand Mexican Troops
for the Conquest Of Yucataa.
MAxIMILIAN's FIRST FOREIGN WAR.
FRENrH ePFIeERS PROSPECTING IN BELIZE,
&C., &C., &c.

BY the arrival Of the brig Grace Worthngton, Captain
Lind from Belize at this port yesterday, received
hs following important adsces from special CORES
poudents in British Honduras.
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS


MARRIED..
WIvrER-WRrGr r-0n Thursday, April Q, at the First
Reformed Presbyterian church. by the Rev. j. c. Mil
lgan Mr.. GEORGE d. WINTER TO JENNIE third daughter of
William Wright, Esq., all Of tnis city No cards.
WInsoN-PRALL-In Brookion, On Sunday, April 0, by
the Rev. d. v. NJ johnson, J. W. WILSON to ELIZA NJ.
daughter Of w. H II. Pral, Esq
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The Efghth Distrfct.

Business very active yesterday 1t Provost
Marshal Maniere's Office, owing to the cessation Of
recruiting at the Park. Twenty-four recruits were
passed and great many more could have been
obtained, but the Provost Marshal not kept
supplied with funds; that great many who
had presented themselves in the evening had 10 be
refused Sixteen Of the number obtained credited
TO the Twentyhrst ward, which is working very
getically TO all its quota.
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BELIZE, British Honduras, March Is, 1868.

BELIZE British Honduras, March Is, 1868.
There has recently arrived here from Mexico corps
sf French officers who call themselves naturaliss and
give out that they collecting information for
swn purposes This story is not believed here and
little anxiety Is felt In regard 10 their true object
which Is believed to be in way connected with the
movement now said to be In progress to drive out the
indians from the State OF Yucatan In order to make
an attack our distant mahogany cutters while some
think their object 10 examine the roads the Interior
with Wow 10 marching army down here from To-
basco or Campeachy. These create excite
msnt which Is increased by reports through the
% the effect that s1v3ra attempts have been made 10
Qet ths place on fire. We have special constabulary
force OF NV ny four men guard each night and viii
hot be caught mapping IL We can help IT,
The sugar planters are busy making sugar Tho crops
6. cane are most abundant and yielding one-third
pnors juice than In any former year We shall have n
large crop OF gNd sugnr, with end OF molasses and
rum The cotton CROP II s feared, will be q failure
fofne planters have planted coffee cocoa tobacco in
6Eo, allspce and Indian corn, all OF which are doing
vel and promise 70 give rcmunerative crops
We have had an arrival OF one hundred and thirty two
Immigrants from Barbadoes, and are now expectinp
about nve or six hundred more from China These will
be followed by other cargoes ~
Trade Ia dull Money scarce. The weather IL dry hot
and dusty.
The monthly mail steamer due on tho Iith has no,
yet made her appearance.
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The Fourth District

The business of the Provost Marshals Office Of this
district quite brisk yesterday the Of Lees
render having stimulated patriotism considerably Ten
substitutes and nineteen recruits mustered and
reasonably busy the officials that but few drafted
men.coud be examined, and held to service.