, 1865-08-07
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1 O'CLOCK 4. II.

(Speclnl Dispatch to Western Associated Psess.1
"a National Convention.
NEW YokK, Aug. 8-Ths Htroidrs epoci4l says
esn lo1 halional Convention. to De co imposed
tItct 10 the country, to devise means tof securing
the votile privilege to colg.ca people, is being
extensively eircu!ated IL Norfo!k, Portsmouth,
aLd other places Of Southeastern Virgins. IL.
American Union Commission.
: The American Union Commission hae recently
unlimited statements Of tts operations to. Maj.
Gtn. howard, Com missioner Of Bntelu Of Rem
gsef a7d e DI TIL was
81 sepply17cl reiisf 10 the white 81 innsSi.ants hsn
feee1 ss 90 so1esstR14ion sd!R,4 I'd ohsI
where they wczc supplied with rhelter, f3od. md
clothing. were estahltehed In various Northera
cities. Nearly all Inese tomes tire now co.ed,
tes.nee m no ionser neeessa,y net 81 fbe ,ee Gom an
; zion H1ds other work IN supplying the Southern
people, at their homes, with many kind, Of a1ti-
n nsa o 9.
via via tesehers. The 9onamis,ion eaiinases i tie
ssne Ct ~ 1see.p's ~ for The yoas ending Jnl5 Is,
Jeff. Davis Heolth. .: T. .
JEFF. Dawn health Is easd to bs still rapidly
5nptogtnr, IN consequence Of daily open iii walks
III "htsh be !. noT II 1ntu'ging:
NEW YoAK, August 6-The NereVry't Wash.
infton speelsf says The Eumo1s Of n77fo plot At
Aqua Cseek to murder the Whtts lahorcrs en-.
Is esoWs s.ncs he Ratiro,d 0 tom heh@oue a1e
to Aqua Creek has been placed In Gu .rge OF the
owners, To Company hare been repairing that
ietsbnrE, al boss Be- iused % nesnTh,is. I coaehe, Caches
connecting The boat ruun1ug from this city With
that portion Of ths road In Eaaniug order. 70
eSie ss 5ee II a 5sp5 1 s.1s
besn working number cf Whlte mech aulcs and
cuored 1aoolels. The latter. It Is said; have had
very bitter and ytndlense feelings toward the
whites have been, latteIty, on thGif guard, appre
EenslEe Of tzcnhle, but, finally, begin to snopuse
their fears unionnced- On roesdaT night last,
forming ttem that The hl.ckB had formed CON.
pact 10 murder all the whites Of the p'ace, and
had, for that purpose, collected plEtols, kniTe3,
they we're to felze during the night, md eaca one
rush and cltpsteh his victim. The1nlormantg gave
nsHea Of tbs p!tne1tae. and other det1ils, and
rnmbesiEg hy considerable Inc whites, tne litter
sent to Stafford Court Ho1.e, and informed the
cenmandznt Of the military, Of the uaattet, and
csp'uie the ploste1s.. Some oI ths blaeks Al.
tempted 10 resist, and fought desperately. 10 the
neee IN securing them, one OF them Ha8 killed
outright IT twG o. 'h.ee ta ~ 'eeeived s,Jona.
6lty Of the blacks and matched them of to q
place Of eecu1ltJ, and also gathered up molly
collection or 1mplemGnT9 WEIGH were found IN
The pisces described by the informant. There
va. copaI5s rable excitement durtlg The tntsrven
irE time between. the d1sco7esy Of tho plot and
the arrival Of The military. Preparations were
made BY few whites, II. case the negroes IT.
ttmp ed to put their plans into e1ecutloa, to give
iherR warm 1eceptlcn.
Thefclerk tn charge Of the commissary stores
packed them On barge, and pn.hed out into the
stream. hut this vas dpns 10 quietly that the
plaeks were not aHase II sFas on account OF the
t.fcoyery Of the p OF; and the arrival Of ID ttarY
~. the frtt tnt1mat1on they had that thete Diana
hid been mads known.
ttir en- the Other Side
The Tmfs Lonucn correspondent sass reTs
frcH1 America u nkely to make son. Stir ACROSS
The channel.
HebeIs In N5nx1milltan'a Army. .
Ills bei:ey4d here that ore thousand qf}souIh-
ern "a. .dters are already in tas army or Ma1im.I-
Nsu, anu that The Emperor kspoleon,
tpoi1g such q body Of secru is at baud,
viii not be under The necessity Of esnd,
log ftiniorcements ac1oes tho Atlapii:,
breck1Lrtcce IL expected to arstve In London
On lie *8,b, en- Els way to Paris, accompanied BY
several Corfsde1ate eGlcets, who, 1t Ia supposed,
vii: ycluptf ct fu1 Mexico, sule OF being Joined
ibcIe hy rpmbeIr OF their late tumm.uue, 1t IL
eald t6st Gxinn's Arrangement IN Northern
Mexico viii be carried cut and there Il no dupbt
tbat Napoleon ia fully comHatted 10 HIS Mex 'can
] po,leY, ind will do whatever seems nscess.Yy to
Heuye 1t, The capitalists OF Francs are ID
'efeeted 10 rome ex1ept IN the develop
mint Of Mexican Ieeuurcea. II II Ii
| true a. reported there Ia formidable moyement