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Rettor indications.

The Hartford Times says: at is a
significant sign Of the times, now that the
people are voting once more, and voting,
too, a little after the good and free old
fashion of the country's better days, we
are called supou to record results in all
quarters adverse to the dominant and
domineering party of radicalism, with
whose rise.to. power came SO many Of the
country's woes. Washington City over
throws the fanatics. Old Virginia, vot-
ing once more in the Union, excites the
wrath and alarm of the radicals by the
results of her elections. Even in Wheel
ing the Loyal Leaguers are overthrown
at the polls by an overwhelming majority
And OLD Connecticut is responding, il
such results as the elections Of last Mon
day in New London and Waterbury
! New London. hitherto relied upon BY
the radicals for three or four hundre(
majority every time, now elects a Demo
cratic Mayor, and that Mayor, too, i
\ Frederick T. Allen! Verify, tho skie
are Frightening when these signs happen
The negrophilists may see IN these sign
/ Of the times athe beginning of the end
so far as their baleful mission is con
cerned.
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A very GINNING scheme

1t is reported that the little squad of
Aholitionists in 'Voodsfield who rule the
party in this County, prof. os' to get up
4 County ticket composed exclusively of
returned soldiers This scheme is worthy
sf its projectors. The fat offices of asses
sors aud collectors of the revenue are not
-,fIerred to wounded soldiers. Not bit
of it. They are too sharp for. that: But
where there is nothing in prospect but
the empty honor of being defeated, they
generally offer the place to soldiers. 1t
is usual also to tax the candidates for
money to. carry on the campaign. How
very self-denying tits to shift this to the
shoulders Of the soldiers? If the sol
liers exhibit a proper, spirit they will
promptly decline to be made tools of in
this cunning manner. Why don't they
give the offices Of assessor and collector
to crippled soldiers? Simply because
there is money in them.o ss
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Tlne Celebration at Albany.

ALBANY, July 5.-Amoug the-distin-
guished persons present and participating
in the celebration yesterday were Gems.
Grant, Fitzpatrick, Schofeld, Sickles, But
terfeld, Peck, Ricketts,, Kautz, Devin,
Davis Mulligan, Wool, Wallace, Robin
son, Jones, Kendall and Roberts.
Gen. Grant arrived at 1870 o'clock
yesterday morning by special train. He
was escorted to the residence of Gov.
Fenton, where the other military gentle
men and select party of civilians were in
waiting to receive. him.
The hour having arrived for the SER
vices, to which the Gems. were invited,
the party from Gov. Fenton's house was
driven in carriages to the. Washington
parade ground, under escort of the mill
tary and the Young Mems Association
Here building had been erected for the
occasion, 240 feet long by 100 in width
provided with seats for 5000 people. The
appearance of Gen. Grant upon the stanC
was the signal for hearty cheering, and il
response he arose and bowed to the as
sembly. The tattered flags of about lot
regiments were then formally presented
to the State.
BANGOR, Me-, June 5-The celebra
ition here yesterday was great success
Thirty thousand people were present
The oration was delivered by Hanniba
Hamlin, which was most able and elo
queut. A novel feature of the cc!ebra
ton was an Indian regetta in birch ca
noes. with paddles-distance one mile an,
one third, three heats,
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The Hostile indians.

FoRT LARAMIE, July 3.-Tt is ascer-
tanned beyond all dispute, that the Arapa-
hoe Indians, who for some time have
been fed by the Government at Fort Hall
leck as friendly Indians, have been the
perpetrators of most of the outrages COM
mitted on the overland mail route west of
Denver. They ascertained by some means
that they wers suspected, and have.now
taken the war path, openly and defandly.
Troops are in pursuit. There are no
friendly indians East or North of Denver
and Camp Collins; neither can any peace
be expected until they are severely chas
Itised. The success they have met with
during the past year made them exceed
ingly bold and daring in their exploits
One or more Of General Cannon's three
columns is now preparing to march agains
them, being only detained by want O
supplies now en- route from Missouri
river, and daily expected. The Genera
arrived here on the 18th ult. from Jules
burg, and will take the field himself.
The manner in which emigrant train
are organized renders that class of trave
perfectly safe. The Indians have not s.
1 far succeeded in inficting damage upor
anything but mail stations and telegraph
lines.
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The Anteceslents Of General Cox
3 --NegrO Suffrage.

The New York Tribune tells US that
the friends, of negro suffrage, who chopped
for aneemphatie expression by the Re
publican State Convention of Ohio, have
no occasion for disceuragement in the
record of its action. The question, we
are assured, will be canvasseG in avery
school district of the. State from this time
un il election day; the Dem ocracy having
ranged themselves against it as lie ubl :
cans nave taken ground for it,
1t assures US that'.Gen. Cox was origl-
nal!y an old Liberty-Party a Abolitionist,
andsis at this moment an ardent advocate
of :'negro suffrage, a fact well known to
the Ohio Convention, and, it may be add
ed for the benefit of one or two New York
newspapers, that General Cox has been
for many years and is now the warm per-
sonal and political friend of Chief-J US
tiee Chase. His wife is a daughter o.
the late President Finney, formerly OF
Oberlin College, in which blacks and
whites are admitted on equal terms"
The Tribune has thus drawn the issue
in Ohio sosclose that all the voters can
understand it, General Cox and his par
:tg are for negro suffrage. The Democ-
racy are opposed to it. Let the people
keep in mind the distiuctionr-C Cincinnat
Inquirer .,tstss,..i7 .a esaqi fa
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The FOurtll--Ceiebrat fn New
YerIA---PrOceeiin at Gettys-

The FOurtIl--Ceiebrat isl New
YerlA---PrOceetiin at Geftys-
burg.
NEW YORK, July 5.-The Seth ami
versary of our independence was observ-
ed here with all the eclat New Workers
could give to the occasion. The military
display consisted of % regiments of in
fantry, cavalry and artillery, acccompa-
MED by thirteen bends, and was received
with the greatest enthusiasm along the
| l ne of march The returned veterans
had perfect ovation. A dinner was
given to the Irish brigade at Irving Hall,
and the wounded, sick and we'll soldiers
were entertained at the State Soldiers
Depot, the City Assembly Rooms, regi-
mental armories and other places. The
shipping in the harbor was finely decora-
tod. Public and private buildings were
hung with flags and stseamers. The
parks and streets were full of fair women
and brave men, and in the evening the
| fireworks in the various squares ano
other localities closed the day in blaze
Of glory.
At Gettysburg the day was celebrated
with great enthusiasm, and the corne1
stone of the Soldiers monument was IaiJ
with the most Imposing ceremonies. A
day light one hundred guns were fired BY
the camp on the battle field. At II
o'clock in the morning the Procession
headed by Major General Geary, movet
; from the main street of tho town and tn,
cemetery was reached at few minute
before II o'clock, where the exercise
were opened with prayer and a discours
by the Rev. DR.. Tying, of this city AT
ter the reading of letter from Presiden
johnson, regretting that illness deprive
him of the privilege of being present, th
ceremonies attending the laying of th
corner stone were gone through with
Gen. Howard, the orator of the day, the
delivered an Grafton on the sacrifices c
the private soldiers, which was followe
by Che poem of the occasion, Thought
of the time and place" written and rea
; by Col. Charles G. Halpine. The exel
cises were concluded by an address frol
Gov. Curtin.
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The Latest Foreign News.

CAPE RACE, July 2, VIA AsHY BAY,
July 3.-The Cunard steamship China,
from Liverpool Saturday June "a, via
Queenstown Sunday, June 20, passed this
point at o'clock this morning, en- route
to Halifax and Boston.
The general and political news is mea-
gre and unimportant. The advices from
America by the Persia caused declinein
American securities.
GREAT BRITAIN.-The English papers
are unusually silent upon American af-
fairs.
The Atlantic telegraph cable was on
board the Great Eastern, and as soon as
the balance of the paying dat machinery
was put up the telegraph fleet would sail
for Valentia, and it was hoped before
their departure from Valentia that a
| United States Government steamer would
join them. The vessels will probably
leave Valentia on the 10th of July, and
arrive at Hearts Content, Trinity Bay,
about the 24th of July. The Directors
of the Telegraph Company have decided
upon the following uniform tariff between
all points of the United States and Brit
llSu NOrJu AmCFtca U 0ISdG DllIdiu
20 pounds sterling for twenty words oil
less and one pound for each additional
word; to the Continent of Europe, q
pounds for twenty words, and one pount
and one shilling fer each additional word
to Asia and Africa, % pounds for twent.
words, and one pound and five shilling
for each additional word. The address
date and signature are all to be counted
and charged for in messages. Message
for places in Asia and Africa, to which
the telegraph does not extend, will b
forwarded by first mail, postage paid
Messages in cypher will be charged dou
BILE these rates. The Directors are con
r. fdent that unless they charge high price
at first there will be such an accumula
ton of business that great delay vii
arise in the transmission of messages; bu
they intend to put down new cables a
, fast as possible, and then reduce tn
) prices. The cable will be opened for bu
siness as soon after it is laid as possible
apd all messages will be forwarded in tn
order in which they are received ;
= Hearts Content, Trinity Bay.
The new stock of the Atlantic Tele
: graph Company sells in London at a pre-
: MUM, and one thousand shares sold /;
| $500.
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T,he OberiEsi Candidate.

General Cox, the negro-equality candi-
date for Governor of Ohio, is "a graduate
of that sweet-scented place, 0berHn Col
Iege. According to the ideas incalcated
there, making the negroes the. equals Of
the whites, is letting the darkies down con-
siderably. Bucks and wenches there
compose the, .'fns suckles, = but white
trash like, Cox, as an honorable distinc-
ton for meritorious conduct, were some
ames allowed to associate with them.
Artemas Ward, the great Snowman and
philosopher, visited Oberlin once prob
ably while Cox was there. he says that
"a CRATE many wurthy young men 60
there anpooalIy to git intelleck into em;
but its my unbiased 'pinion that they SO
it rather too strong on Ethiopians. al
0berrTn: Uneirainy daise white peple
cant fud their way threw the streets
without gas is lit, there bein such nu-
merosity of cullefd pussons in town.
He. concludes his description thus
aOberlin is a crate phase. The college
hopensw;th a prayer and then the New York
Tribune is read. A colleckshun is then
taken up to buy eperkoats with red horn
buttons onto them for the indignant cul
lerd peple Of Kanady. have to con
tribit hbrally two the glorious work, as
: they kawl it hear I'm kompelled by the
= Fackulty to reserve front seats IN my
show for the cullerd peple. At the
Boardin House the cullerd peple SIT at
the. ffrsttable.. What they leave is maid
into hash for the white peple. As
don't like the idee Of eatin' my yittels
With Ethiopians, ! sit at the seckind table
and the konsequence is I've devowered So
much hash that my inards is IN hill
mixed up condishun. Fish bones have
maid fheir'appearance all over my boldly
and paftater peeiins air springin u
through my hair
Cox is still true to his early instinct
and the other stinks ct that Ethiopial
paradise.
.You may break, you may shatter the vas
= SD II you will, 81 =.
But the scent Of the roses will hang round
$50 sse gsLill." ss 5Hs
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TEae Trade Isrocsaulariois.
LaaaaSatabie Truths.

The Pittsburgh Commercial, as If TO
ridicule its Abolition contemporaries who
are demanding votes for the Southern
negroes, published the following BIT of
eontraband" inforination: 2 a
''From Information known to the pub
lie, it appears that the Goyernment is
feeding moro than hundred aud fIty
thousand negroes in Virginia, besides
large numbers of white people. The
land, ii the meantime, is lying waste for
the lack oi cultivation. In Georgia, it is
stated that the War Department is feed
ing two hundred Thousand persons, not
connected in any way with any braach of
our service. We have no means of veri-
flying these statements, and hope they
may be exagerations, thoush,we have not
yet seen their accuracy questioned"
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Crops IN NoRTH CARoLINA.-We are
pleased. to learn that the wheat crop of the
State, when cultivated, will turn out an
abundant yield. A gentleman who has
travelled in various portions ofthe State,
and more particularly in the eastern per-
ton, gives it glowing prospect indeed.
Hc says that farmers are very busy har-
vesting their crops, and all whom he con-
tversed with were very we'll satisfied with
the amount maae.a On the railroad from
Goldsboro down, he. says such crop of
wheat has not been made for years. Tie
other crops arc said to be fne.-- Hilm;aJ
] ton Herald, 12th.
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mac Russian Plague.

New YoRK. June pa letter has
been received at the Custom House, ad-
dressed to the State Department by oul
Consul at Port Mahon,. announcing thai
the Russian plague is extending west
ward more rapidly than is ges er 'lly sup.
posed, and advising that all eargoes ar
irving from Russian or Turkish ports be
rigidly scrutinized before landing. The
disease is said to be the same as thai
which visited London century ago.
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Negro guaErage or Nothing.


90 Will some Republican apostle be good
enough to reveal any affirmative measure
l's Of his party except that of negro suffrage?
.si On the subject Of banks, eurrehcy, tar
sasesifTs &c, it never was pretended that there
- wasa correspondence of views among them
The sole question upon which they ever
attempted to, harmanfze was the status Of
81 ssthe negro The .odor Of the Ethiopian
aixs aIonescould draw them together. One OF
3 their stumpers might as we'll read the
riot act as to address a Republican as
semblage on any measure to benefit the
osg while race. Is ta4s os8Sssea as1A
Now slavery is abolished, and thesteck
...; jef .slang.whang about. abloody, lashes,
clauking chains" and soul drivers M i i
aei sisno longers effective. The only "niggel
question remaining is, shall the negroes
80 Be placed upon an equality with th'
CO. whites That party is for negro suf
frage or it is for nothing. II this meas meas
q II asaure will not hold it together for seasol seasol
it must and will go to pieces Upon al
ether questions there are as many shade
8 Of opinion as shades of color anon
laf stheu. PS .a
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Lifelong Democrats ssOuf in the
aIngssse

The recent Union State Convention
treated the 'life-long Democrats" who
came up before it for nomination with
very little ceremony, and refused to con
fer nomination upon any of them. The
successful candidates for nomination, one
and all, are original members of the Re
publican party, 1t seemed to have been
determined prior to the assembling of the
Convention-most probably through the
instrumentality of the "Union Leagues
that the lifelong Democrats of the
Union organization should be left out in
the cold and the public positions monop-
olized by the original Dir. Jacob Town
sends of the black republican persuasion
PLAIN Dealer.
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All Radicals.

All the candidates on the Abolition
Ticket are what are known as radicals.
Mr.. McBurney, the candidate for Lieu
tenant Governor, is accused of having
been a sort of Democrat in early life
Long since, however, he bravely get over
such feelings. The Abolitionists feel so
secure in their hold on the people of this
State, that they did not think it necessary
to bait their ticket with any man who re-
Gently was Democrat, in order to entice
voters to its support from the Democratic
party-Ohio Statesman.
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The Radicals and Presid ent John
son.

~ - III - Fa f
A meeting Of the radical members OF
Congress was recently held at Washington
for the purpose of ceercing President
Johnson into the adoption of their OK
treme views in regard to negro equality
What transpired at the meeting is not
fully known; but the statement recently
made by Mr.. Ashley, of the Toledo dis
trict, who was one of The "oonspirators,'
shows that they utterly failed to force
Mr. johnson into the adoption of their
detestable doctrine. Mr. Ashly among
other things says:
81 merely said to him president John-
sony that the ,Anti-slavery party had de.
stroyed the old Wing and Democratic
parties-that the wrecks of these parties
were now scattered and 'strewn along the
political coast-aaG that ace intend under
God, to crash any party or any man who
stood up against the universal enfran
chisemeut of the country
There you have it "We," (meanine
the advocates of negro equality) Gin
tend under God, to crash any party ol
ANY MAN who stood UP against the uni
versal enfranchisement of the country
This threat, we are rejoiced to know, die
not disturb Andy johnson in the least
He has taken hisstand as firmly agains
these traitorous sAbolitionist as he dit
against the rebelhous seeessionists of tn,
South.--Mt. Vernon Banner.
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Kirby Smiths Fare,vell Address

The following is Kirby Smiths fare
we'll to his troops
HEADQUARTERS TRANS Miss. Dept. !
HoUsToN, Texas, May 30.
'SoLDIEes--The day after l refused
the demand of the Federal Government
for the surrender of this department., L
left Shreveportfor Houston; ordered the
Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana troops
to follow, My purpose was to concen-
trate the entire strength of the depart
ment, await negotiations, and, if possible,
secure terms alike honorable to soldiers
and citizens. Failing in this, intended
to struggle to the last, and, united in pur-
pose, firm in resolve, and battling for the
right, [ believed that God would yet give
US victory | reached Houston to fad
the troops disbanded, and fastening to
their homes. They had forsaken :heir
colors, and their commanders had aban,
doned the cause for which we were strug.
Cling, and appropriated public property
TO their personal use.
Soldiers, [ am left a commander without
an army, General without troops. You
have made your choice. 1t was unwise
and unpatriotic, but l pray you may no
live to regret it. The enemy will soor
possess your country and dictate his owl
terms. You have voluntarily destroyed
our organizations, and thrown away al
means OF resistance. Your present duty
is plain. Return to your families; re
sumo the occupations Of peace; yield ODE
dience to TIE laws, and try to restor,
order. Resolve, both by counsel aud ex
ample, to give security to life and prop
erty, and May God, in His mercy, direc
you Alright, and heal the wcuads OF GU
distracted country.
"E. KIRBY SMITH, General.
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We find the following in the Chicago
Voice OF the FIair.. Our lady readers
who have not seen the wives OF Generals
Grant aud Sherman will, no doubt, be in
terested in knowing how they looked, and
what they wore at the Grant reception on
Saturday, when both Of these ladies were
on the p a.form with their distinguished
husbands. Mrs. Grant was dressed in
pain travelling attire. having but just ar
rived from the cars. She wore white
straw hat with green trimming, trave-
lag mantle and dress of drab, and short,
black veil. over het. face-altogether a
modest, unassuming attire.a She is of
medium height, not exactly slender, and
has an exceedingly cheerful countenance.
She and Mrs. Sherman are about the
same size .andage -preba bly, about thirty
five years. Mrs. Sherman wore mourn
ing, having lost son some six months
since. She is graceful and easy in mar :
ners, and has pleasant face. Neither of
these ladies are handsome, but both of
them are very lady like, modest and un-
pretentious-just such women as men of
good common sense would select for
wives. h5dfhk
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I,he Returned soldiers.

- ysa We are glad to learn that many of our
teehlsai returned soldiers, who were inducedrb by
the powerful Influences which the Aboli-
tionists brought to bear to vote agains.
sssisxs the Democrats wilhelm the army, find
bs~aT4e pom, rninglipg with the people that they
wsse deceiyed-that Notwithstanding the
- f5di abuse By the negro lovers the Demo
Gratis arc, after all, the best friends ofthe
country and of the people. They dome
believe that the pegrees were their equals
80 ,,s ssltlfers. nor do intend by votfns
for Cox for Governor to aid in making
negroes their equals as citizens
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Heaith OF the Presfdent--AI IEOni-
tor to be SenttO the Pacific Coast
complaints from rErOOps near



SVslSilingtOn.
New York, July 5.-The Herald's
Washington special says: The health Of
the President has so far improved as to
warrant his devoting few hours to bus
mess, commencing with Thursday morn
ing.
The Navy Department has resolved to
send an ironclad gunboat of the Monad-
mock pattern to the Pacific coast but has
not decided which one Of the four shall
go.
Tho troops encamped in the vicinity of
Washington have been nearly unanimous
in their complaints of bad treatment by
commisSaries for month past.
Those remaining here declare that they
Jared better in the field during the cam
paigns against Richmond for three years
past than they have done since being en-
camped in sight Of the National ca pital
They also complain of not being paid il
many instances for six months, and mani
fest much feeling on the subject. -.
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The Sentence Read to the Pris-
OnerS.

New YoRK, July 6.-The CONNER
cial's Washington special says: When
the sentences were reld to the conspira-
tors to-day, Payne took it cody and ask
ed for Baptist minister, Atzeroit was
deeply affected and cried bitterly, asking
for a Lutheran minister, Harold display
ed considerable fortitude and only asked
for an interview with his family. Mrs
Surratt was collected and asked for Father
Walter and Wigel to attend her last mo
ments. = 10
The Posts special says: The counse
aud friends of Mrs. Surratt are already
making efforts to obtain reprieve fol
her. 1t is thought they will not succeed
PRESIDENT johnson has suffered an ir
Ireparable loss--the "loyal," greenbacl
''bloodhounds OF Zion have quit praying
| ror him.
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Don't KNOW the Man.

The Nashville Dispatch, President
Johnsen's home organ, says that if the
Radicals think they can make the Presi-
dent come to their terms, they don't know
the man.
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LATE NEWS.

CAIRO, June 23,-45o bales of cotton
passed up for Cin;innati; 25o passed last
night for st. Louis, and 750 passed yes
terday for points On the Ohio River.