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TEXAS Kkws.

NEW 1OkkJ august zs
The steamer Morning Star brings New
Orleans dates to the 26th, but no import
ant news.
The Times Galveston correspondent
says seven railroads are in running order
in Texas, comprising an aggregate of over
four hundred miles. New rolling ami
other stock is much wanted however.
Before the war there were eighty-tve
newspapers published in the Stale, there
are now but thirty-thres.
Federal troops have bsgged about thirty
Of the miscresnts who have created so
much terror in the interior by their rob-
berries.
There are in Texas, including that en-
route for Mexico, not over $4,000 bales of
cotton, instead Of five or six thousand IS
has been stated.
The trial of the rebel Colonel Lowrey
t Houston, for pulling dowh the national
flag, is still progressing.
The Houston Telegraph says over 5000
osths of amnesty. and eco soldiers par
oles, have been taken there.
A great many robbers and jsyhawkers
have been arrested in Western Texas, and
much property recovered.
A Brownsville correspondent says &C.
counts from the interior represent a sad
state of sffairs. Returned rebel soldiers
have in q spirit of revenge turned on those
who stayed at home and murdered and
robbed them.
The Times of the 26Lh states that it had
Just learned that large portion of the
business quarter of Galveston was de-
stroyed by fire. The military finally sup
r1ressed the q 4mes
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"a Neu Mnr 10 Pnr OId DebIs.,

A Saratoga letter writer to the New
York Times tells the following good story:
Mr.. r. was here LAST Summer. he is
CAV customer. Sometimes he fights the
tiger, and sometimes he gets drunk. Last
Summer ne left here, owing faro bank
50 200. Night before lsst he went into the
same bank with $1,000 in cash, and in
creased it to $4,000, and stopped playing.
BE followed up his success by getting glo-
riously drunk, and, late at night was put
| {, bed by his Urbane host. Before retiring
the gambler went to RS bed, took out his
nocket-book and distracted $4,000, made
out q receipt for the amount and placed it
in one of the sections of the pocket book,
and went 70 bed in the same room with
MIR. The next morning the latter gen.
tleman arose early, and, after divers cock
tails. commenced counting his money.
Presently he shouted 10 his friend: "By
ali that's good, I've been robbed "Oh,
Ou1ess not. I put you to bed and locked
9ou in" HDidn't 1 make 5000 las
! ni0ht2D asked Z. "a Yes" said the other
g We'll, Pm if I've got $4,000 here
1Well, well, my dear fellow, don't you re
collect paying me that $4,000 odd tina
stood over IRON last year inquired tn
/ gambler. "No; good gracious, did I,
. said r. "Why, yes" said The other, "an
1 gave you the,reeeipt in full for fear 70
would not remember it, and you placed
in your wallet" K. fumbled oyer q
pOcfet-book for moment, took tAereFol
: 3 piece of papsr, Perused its contents onS
, or twice, snd fell over on his pillow, mu
: terinp, al always make - fool OF m
self when I'm drunk"
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THE PUEBLO DEBT.

WAsHIHGT0E, Aug. 2.
The official statement of the public debt,
as appears from the books of the Treasury
Department, on the 3lst of July, shows the
amount outstanding to be $275, ,725, ,327, ,5S5.
Divided thus, the bebt bearing interest in
coin is $llOs66, 264 lsO, on which the in
terest is $6,402, 1873, $50. The debt bearing
interest in lawful money is 81, 2s9, l56, ,545,
on which the interest is $7,474, O63,O78
The debt on which interest has ceased is
$l,527, ,O20. The debt bearing no interest
1851, SOC, ,969 The total interest, both in
coin and lawful money, is $l5,926, GAG, ,82s
The legal tender notes IN circulssttIi cent.
as follows Ons and .Go yesgt o,as notes
notes, $39. 954, ,2aSi UniiC5 &c. 80
O,u Uo,, Esus, ;s. $4s2 689, ,966; compound inter
lew y. tss act of March Sd, 1868, $l5 600 OOo'
est stioound interest notes, act of June BOTH.
IS Is68 slO7, l2I, ,47O. The total legal tenders
circulating is $6s52S6, ,26s. Fraction al
currency, $25, $40, 900. The uncslled Tor
nav Te6uisitions, and miscellaneous items
r. PS yba War and Nay departments amount
oI sIe sI5 zoe e1U. The amount of coin in the
70 70 S,asiry is $35 33s, 900; currency $sl ,4O2
600; total amount, $ll ,673, 963, 259.
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FRnMNEM YOKK.

NEw YORK, August 2.
The Government steamer Florida which
carried the assassination cOnspirstors,
M add. OLsughlin, Arnold and Spangler
TO Fort Jefferson on the Dry Tortugss re-
turned here from that place on July 20,
from Key West the 29sh.
The prisoners were not aware till after
starting on their journey that their desu-
nation had been changed from the Albany
Penitentisry 10 this arid spot of the south
ern coast of Florida, and on being IN
formed of the change were unPleassntiy
affected, but after their arrival finding tnAt
Inc Island wss about thirteen acres IN eX-
tent. enjoys sea breezs, is very healthy,
and was not so bad place as they had
suDposed. they were agreesbly disappointed
ana congrstulsted themselves on the
change. They reached their place of i'm
nriso1ment on the 25th of July, and were
soon nut to service, Mudd being placed in
the position of an Assistant Surgeon, Ar
mold that of q clerk. Spsngler wss set 10
work at his trade, that OF q carpenter, and
OLaughlin put te some employment on
which ne can be useful. There are about
$50 prisoners on Dry Tortugss.
The statements recently Puolsned In
Northern papers, regarding the bitter
| feelipes of hatred said TO be entertained by
a large portion of the inhRbitsnts of North
Carolina towards the Government and the
Union people, have led to correspondence
ON the subject between North Carelinisni
interested in promoting Northern emigra
ton to North Cssolina End Governor aot
den. The Governor says that such feel
ING is not general, and is not TO be sPPre
hended by persons designing to settle tner
"a calculated to render them uncomtorts
bles.
Some newspapers of rebel persuasion ar
strongly opposing the proposed amend
ment 10 the Constitution sbolishing SLAYER
and inculcating the idea that slavery Is
be re-ests blished in the State as soon as
3 is free from military control and the PEI
ple of several of the southern tier countlt
: design sending their delegations to Il
| state Convention with instructions 70 tn
effect.
The Hersld's Charleston correspondel
4 saws that 8 preparatory order for musteriI
= out the troops at present serving IN u
; military district OF Charleston has be'
: published.
Superior and criminal provost courts
very extensive range have been organic
bv Gen. Gilmore, and are now In II
operation.
} Cotton is now coming into Chsrlest
If from the interior more freely than here
. fore, the result OF additional repairs to
railroads.
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DAILY LEADER.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1865.
Isr0fecfion OF Homo IndusfrY.


The following able letter has been re-
ceived by an officer of the Society for Pro-
lection of American Industry. It's writer
is the distinguished suthor Of fThe Amer
icsn Statesman" the HOitizens' Manual
and other valuable works of financial and
political history. We commend his refer.
ence to the position of the trainers of the
Government, and bis broad and sensible
views generally.
RIPLEY, NEw YORK, July 2s, 1865.
DEAR SIR:-It affords me much pleasure
toIsee any movement which contempt tes
our commercial independence. / earnestly
wish an Association similar to yours were
founded by the friends Of home industry in
every city and considerable town in the
Union. A general dissemination of facts
on this suIisct would, confidently Se-
Ieve, result in securing to ns tne' Pernls-
nent benefits of protection, and consequent
ly uninterrupted prosperity.
1t is strange that there should be 10 any
orest extent, two opinions on the exPe1l-
ency of the protective system. AZ the
time ef the organization OF our GoVern-
nent, its founders certainly 80 lAr As pun
lie records show, were nesrly or einlOeI
unanimous in its support Indeed II was
the want of power in the old OonleoerSsiO1
20 eountervail the restrictive policy oil
Cat Britain. that, more than anything
49, bron0bt together the wise men who
Sron,ed the Constitution. AMI on its
adontion. reioicings took place, South as
valI as North, as the long desired object
had At length been Rttained-the power 70
A md
In later times, however, the opinions OF
Che noIiticsl fathers have by many been re-
Iacted. and bv men too, Of eminent ability,
And e II not strange thst great men should
not understand q subject which any youth
oftixteen, it would seem, could not tsll e
comnrehendI He who can see why tsrn
a hundred miles away from large city
IF les value than one of equal fertility
Ivithin a mile or two, surely ls capable Q
saainO the great disadvantage under WHICH
Ne nave lsbored through most OF our ns
tionaI existence, in consequence OF haVlnl
virtnallv established our workshops on TN
other side of the Atlantic, transports
tbither proyislons to feed our Wofkme1
and bro1gh BIT back our fabrics, heavy IS We
.a LIGHT. scross the wide waters ana
tbonsSnd miles by land, TO their America
,coDsnmersl Yet this policy hiss Its sov'
80 1vbo hsve succeeded 80 often IN In
posing it upon the country under the maj
name Of aFree Trade"
bad fsstered myself that the necessiI
ofhigb duties for revenue, would disAr
he Opponents of the protective policy,
- % fsT Feconcile them TO these high dutie
ssSt least to tolerate them. But am pc
shaded that the war on protection w
s.ain be waged, snd Southern aud agsln !
invoked for is destruction: Every PAIN
and friend Of commercial indePenoe91
ebould be ready to engage 81 once N 2
ssmnSting the right kind OF lniormA.l' ~ Vl
among the people. You have my ~ man ,A;,
for vo1r undertaking and my earnest WI
a for its complete success.
Yours &c7 A. W. 40UAs
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The Tribuue,s Mu,eum Romnnee.

An explanation of the remarkable and
evidently fabulous account given by the
Tribune reporter Of the burning of Bar
NUNS Museum has at length appeared. Its
author, as previously stated, was Junius H.
Browne whose new book entitled 'iFour
years in Secessis," describes his experien-
ces in the South as an army CORES spondent
and q companion for eighteen months of
Messrs. Richardson and Davis in their I'M
prisonment. Il seems that Mr.. Browne,
having been for some time critical reader
of the Hersld's sensation" reports, thought
the great conhagrstion an eligible oppor.
tunity to burlesque the style of that we'll
known sheet. Il is further stated that Mr..
Gay, the managing man of the Tribune,
did not "take" st first, and expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Brownies report "might
do for the Herald, but not for the Tribune"
When he came to be enlightened, he is
said to have fully appreciated the "take-
of"
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Special ReDOrt.
NEW York, August 2

FINANCIAL
At stock exchange this forenoon there
was stronger feeling on railroad stocks.
The p rioes are all higher, The feature OF
the session was the purchase of 1900
shares of Reading by one house. The fear
of stringency in the market is evidently
psssin g away, and there is returning con-
fidenc,e in leading shares. A great many
weak parties st stock exchange have been
shaken out since Monday morning and
stocks have passed into stronger hands.
In the afternoon the stock market was
stronger with more disposition to buy
Erie & Northwestern were in demand
while there was quite a rush for Hudson
at a sharp advance. Government securl
ties at the session of the Board were more
stesdy. There was less pressure to sell
Seven-Thirty notes are more plenty, Ou
holders are not SO eager to thrust them up
on the market as yesterday. State bond
are dull and lower. Miscellaneous share
are generally firm. The gold market
very quiet, and operations are Ignt- Man
parties think the present high rates OF In
terest will weaken the bulls and cause
fall in the premium Money in active d'
bmand and'more plenty than yesterday.
4 Petrol Rum STOCKS.
Petroleum stocks were heavy and thel
was large decline throughout the entii
j list, but they became stronger in the Afte
noon.
4 Cherry Run 30; United States 292i
. Buchanan Farm 500; Webster $50 PIT
hole roo; Manhattan 25; Oceanic l2C
Ohio 1000; Oil Creek $50; Southland 6
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In letter written from Lexington, Va,
on dingy dirty brown paper, with no Ay-
leaf by John Letcher, who signs himself
Ex-Governor of Virginia" he begs Secre-
tsry Seward to furnish him q copy of the
laws passed by United States Congress since
1860, as not copy can be found in the
county in which he resides. The request
was referred by Secretary Seward to Secre.
tsry Harlan, of the Interior Department,
who has directed that copies of the laws be
forwarded to Letcher, as requested. He is
not entitled TO them IS q right, being sim
ply 8 private citizen, but under the peculiar
circumstances of the case, and being desir-
GUS to enlghten thecitizens of the rebellious
States as 10 what laws have been passed by
our Congress during the period these States
were un1er the control of the jeff Davis
usurpstion, Secretary Harlan has exercised
the discretionary power vested in him in
such cases, and sent the books.
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sAVANNAH NEWS.

New YORK, August z
The steamer Nevada brings Savannah
dates 70 the 29th.
The Savannah Herald says: Five bags
containing mail matter were for the first
time forwarded to Augusta on the 10th, for
the interior of Georgia. A large mail was
also forwarded on the Goth for Southern
Georgia and Florida.
The United States military police force
Of ofSavannsh has been disbanded, and an
organization of armed patriots substituted.
The Provost Courts have been abolished
and all criminal cases are TO be tried by
Captain Cox, as Post Provost Marshal, and
the functions of the District Judge are TO
be performed by Lieutenant Colonel
Yonke.
F.W. Sims, the former proprietor OF
the Savannah Republican, petitioned tor
the restoration 10 him Of that property bul
General Brannan has ordered thst on ae-
count of his reasonable conduct the petit
tion be denied.
A list of prices for the public market o
Savannah has been established by GenesA
Davis.
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HAVANA news.
New YoRK, An

| NEW YORK, Aug. z.
By the steamer Eagle we have Hsvans
dates TO the 29th.
Judah P. Benjamin arrived in Hsvans
on the 25th, from Nassau, in q small
schooner.
Kirby Smith also arrived in Havana
from Vera Cruz on the 2stb, accompanied
by Ex. Governor Reynolds and Captain A.
L. Besuregard, late Secretary to the Gov
ernor.
The Idea Liberal of Pueblo calls for q
convention Of the whole people to decide
either for an empire or republic, and thinks
by this means that sill risk OF a war with
the United States will be evsded.
Monterey was occupied on the 22d by
the French troops under Jeannigras, who
had called for the delivery OF all arms held
by citizens, and has established stringent
rules.
Fifteen refugee rebel families from Texas
had arrived at Monterey.
Mr.. Strsn8hsn, correspondent of the
New York Herald died in Mexico on the
18th of July.
The Constitution Governor of Lower
Cslifornir, who was supposed TO favor the
empire, had gone to San Francisco. A
Frsnco-Mexicsn expedition was preparing
to go TO Lower California.
The Indians have rebelled against the
Government of Sonora. Operations against
the rebels in Sonora were to commence si.
Ter the rainy season.
The American schooner Wilson Craw-
ford Of Brooklyn had been seized by the
Mexican authorities, at Sissl, on suspicion
of smuggling. Her master and crew, ex-
cept one man, had been imprisoned
A general exchange of Spanish and Do
minIcis prisoners was to take place on the
22d.
The rebels in Hayti, thus far, have the
bosJ of it OeGrard had not yet taken
Guarico. The rebels had offered peace TO
GetRrard on signing q treaty making five
wears the Presidential term.
The Stonewsll is being prepared TO be
dAlivsred to the United States.
The health of Havana is good.
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rOREIGN WRWs.
HEARTS CONTENT, viG /
AsPY BAY, August 2. I

HEARTS CONTENT, viG /
AsPY BAY, August 2. !
The steamer Hibernis from Glasgow the
22d ult, for New York, Wss intercepted off
Cape Race st 2 o'clock TO day; and the
City of Dublin from Liverpool the 22d via
QueaDstown for New York was intercept
ed off the same point an hour later. Their
news is anticipated.
Crow, Is are begiuiDgto gather here from
all points of the Island to witness the land
ing of the Gable.
The Great Eastern was tol leave Yslentis
on the 24th July.
AsPY BAY, August 2.-The steam yacht
Clara CIsrits, with Engineer Everetts par
tv on board, arrived here this morning. The
weather is fine and the elements favorable
for the prosecution of the work of under
running and repairing the Cable across the
Gulf of St Lawrence.
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FROM CAIRO.

UAIRo, Aug. I.
Twelve hundred bales of cotton passed
here today, mostly for Cincinnati.
The steamer Ruth brings New Orleans
dates to the 9th.
Msximillisn was expected at Mstsmoras
soon. General Mejis forbids all persons
leaving Mstsmorss without passes, or COM
ing into it from Brownsville. Cortinas is
Furnishing tho robber bands, and has pro-
claimed that all communication and COM
merce between MstamOrss and other ports
be closed.
Superintendent Conway reports less
than 5000 freedmen maintained by the
government in louisiana No rstions are
issued except to the sick and helpless.
Cotton, Sugar and Molssses, st New Or
leans, are unchanged.
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Scene in an Insane AsyIun---4ttempt-
ed Escape of Il MaDiae.

Escape OA n NANAdsCa
The Northampton, (MSss) Gazette of
July 25!h, says:
A fearful tragedy occurred st the hOspi-
tai last Friday. At about ten o'clock the
nigbt previous, an Irishmsn, large, stout
and desperately crazy, crswled through
the veusilator in hi5 rOonay in ono OF the
rear two story buildings, and reached the
| roof Uhere he established himself and bade
| 5aRanee 70 all the world. He was soon
discovered, and every effort that the in
genuitv of the superintendent aid his Gs-
Soeistes could invent, was msde TO induce
him to come down, bnt without avail.
hole was cut in the roof, but with
niaees of slate which he tore from the roof,
the madmsn beat back sll who attempted
To approach him. The roof is quite steep,
INIT The crazy man would run all over 1t,
aven along the caves, without fear and
with perfect impunity. No sane person
could possibly accomplish what he cld-
He declared he would never come down
alive. and would kill anyone who should
come upon the roof. Il was therefore an
impossibiily TO get st him safely and it
uonld be certain death for any one TO up
on the roof and grspple with him. He
vas sperfect master Of his situation A
: watch was kept upon him during the
night snd the next afternoon.
Ii was though that Father Sullivan, the
Catholic priest who had previously visited
: him, and seemed to have considerable IN
Ruenee over him, might induce him to
} come down, and he was sent for at Holy.
oke, but being sick he could not after d
+ and sent one Of his assistants, but before ht
: arrived, the madmsn, st about clever
I. o'clock, was seized with a ft, to which h
: was subject, while sitting beside chin
! ney, and curling up, rolled otf striking OF
= the solid hsrd-pan below, breaking on
> arm and iRjuring himself internally, 5
I; thar he lived only about an hour. In h
disabled condition even, he fought desPel
p otelv, and it was with difficulty that b
y was secured. The ventilatOr throug
le which he escaped is oval shaped, sbol
;, eight by twelve inches, and extended froI
40 near the top of the wall boriz9stslly ab0l
ou ten inches and then up " tDA4-roof- II
~ hole he, enlarged by kRNekiAg ont Il
lls skbsick. he entered the ventffator - tur
rs 81 iAg up his bad against tAsrEsl~-
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FoRrREss MoNRoE. August !
DESTROYED

DESTROYED.
| The Washington street Baptist church,
at Petersburg, was struck by lightning
last Saturday night and destroyed.
ARRIVAL.
The United States steamer Fort Donel-
son arrived from Key West on the 22d ult.
They report no sickness in Key West and
all well on board.
scHooNERs.
A feet of schOoners, about fifty in num-
Der, have taken hsrbor in Hampton Roads,
owing to heavy eastern winds prevailing
for the last two days.
CANNON.
The schooners Elizabeth and Elenora
from Richmond with forty-two cannon
captured from the rebels, arrived TODAY.
Some are rough, unfinished castings
Among them Is q Whitworth gun that
during the latter part of last summer and
fall played on General Buffers signal
tower on the James River.
The guns bear the following inscriptions:
"Whitworth Ordnance Co, Manchester,
1860" and Richmond Arsenal, August
%, 1864"
MURDER.
A colored man was murdered in East
vile, yesterday, BY two Confederate SOL
diers. One is arrested and in jail, but the
other escaped.
CRICKET MATCH.
NEW YORK, Aug. 2.
In the cricket match between the St
George and New York Clubs on the first
day, the st. George scored, at the first in
ningS 155, and the New York lO2.
REVENUE DECISION.
WAsH1EaToN, August 3.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has decided that q mortgage to secure an
annuity of fifty dollars per annum during
the life of an snnuant, the present value of
the annuity being specified in the condi.
tion of the mortgage at six thousand dol
lars, is subject TO q stamp duty of six dol
lars. Produce brokers are required to pay
tax of three-fourths per cent on their
sales, and are considered brokers under
section nine. This tax is additional TO the
license tax. The 10th section of the act
of June 30, 1864, declares that for the pur-
pose of this act the term real estate shall
include all lands, tenements and heredits-
ments corporal and incorporal.
The commissioner says it " i'll hardly be
that lease holders estates are in
cluded in the foregoing enumerations-
What is not expressly included may be
supposed to have been inten-
tionslly omitted. can see no improperly
in extending the application of statute be-
yond the ordinary import of its language
and therefore decide that the sale and
of lesse of agreement ought |
not to be regarded as a sale of real estate.
BANKS.
The total number Of National Banks |
since the law of Congress on
that subject is 1 1,499, with an aggregate
capital of $37OOOOOOO, and a circulation |
of $16I, 81 $50.
SEVEN. .THIRTIES.
The printing of notes for the last and
final issue of the popular 7-oo loan IL on
Iirely completed, and the amount is to be
issued to subscribers as soon as the neces-
sary entries and other clericle work can be
performed.
GALLAsHER's RxoHAEGE.
NEW YORK August 2.
Gold l441<.
Old Five-twenties, 1859; New York
Central, 9111; Erie, $50; Hudson, 11S;
SO; Rock Island, los; North
western, preferred, 81.
Market steady and dull.
Gold active and firm.
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Prom SOUTH CAROLINA;

WAsHIEGToH, August 2.
Psymsster Wilson, who has just return
ed from the interior of South Carolina, re-
ports the people of the section he Travelled
through as feeling very bitter at heart to
wards the Union and Federal authority.
Armed or open resistance is out of ques-
tion, but be says great deal of opposition
will have to be overcome in restoring law
and order. The people are unit in op-
position to negro suffrage, and retain al
their old prejudices against the race.