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Freshets.

SoMERsvILLE, N. j, July IL. About
200 feet of the road bed of South Branch
railroad, near the bridge across ths Rari-
tan river, is washed away by the ffeshet,
causing suspension i'll the running OF
trains Thewater is now falling. is
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE rain of
Yesterday caused severe freshetiin the
Schuylkill river, causing great destruc.
ton of property. A number of small
houses on the banks of the river have
been carried away. The Aims House
meadows are overfowed. The trustle
work on the western side of the Chest
nut street bridge, is carried away. The
Schuylkill Canalis is badly damaged. Ser,
eral bridges along the Wissahicken have
been carried off. The streets of Man.
yunk are flooded. Several mills are
flooded and a number of canal boats
wrecked. The track of the MorristOwn
railroad isunder waterso that trains can
not run.
New BRUNSWICK, n. j July I've
have been visited by heavy freshet IN
the Raritan river The lower part of the
city is under water The rise in the riv-
er began about two o'clock this morning.,
and it quickly rose ten feet above high
water mark, but is now slowly falling
again. The Delaware and Raritan canal
is broken in several places, and several
days must elapse before navigation can
he resumed on it again, A number OF
boats, barges and other crafts have been
carried away. The amount OF damage
cannot be very well estimated at present,
but il will be considerable. The boat
wards have also suffered considerable loss
Ivy the freshet
SoMERsvILLE, y. j., July L. heavy
storm set in here yesterday afternoon
causing the most extensive flood known
in these parts since the year 1911. Along
| the line of the Raritan river helds ol
grain and meadow are completely Hood
ed. and the damage must be unprece
dentedly great. Houses and barns ere
nearly submerged and fences and bfidges
are completely lost to sight. At Middle
brook a bridge was completely under
mined and caused the smashing up OF .
freight train on the New Jersey Centra
| railroad In consequence of tins dlsas
fer a number of ears containing cattle
sheep and hogs were piled into one an
other in ruinous confusion. Many o
the animals were saved from the WRECK
only TO find watery grave. The hoot
at present prevents the employees OF th'
road from clearing away the debris, ant
tbe bridue remains imna sable.
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LAST winter the Legislature of Massa
chusetts passed law fining every land
lord who refused to allow his .colored-
boarlers to sit at the table with his white
guests the sum of fifty dollars. 1t is said
that several negroes have been making
small fortunes in Boston by taking ad-
vantage of this law. They put up at
certain hotels, demand places at the pub
lie table, and wAen they are refused they
remind the landlords of the penalty, and
offer to compromise for five or ten dol
lars
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From Havana.

New YORK. July 1.-THE steamer Ka
vana brings Havana dates of the 18th
The Diaro denies the report that Capt
Page, of the ram StoDewall, had entered
the Mexican Imperial service, and says
he has gone to England to enter the mer.
chant service 1t is well known, howev.
er, that several of the officers of the
Stonewall did go to Mexico, and Others
have engaged in the Spanish navy.
1t is reported that the blockade run
ncr Zephyr is to engage in the slave
trade
Monte Christie and Puerto Plato, St
Domingo. have been evacuated by the
SpaniardS. There were yet about 5000
soldiers at Santo Domingo.
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CIVIL STATUS OF PARoLED Prison
ERs.-The New York Tribune, having
been taken to task by one of its cores
pondents for declareing that the Confed-
crate soldiers paroled by General Grant
aud other Federal commanders are still
amenable to the civil authorities, thus
replies: "Now, then, we defy yon to
bring forward one single Major General
now in the Union service-barely one
who will back the opinion that the pa
rolled Rebels may he arraigned, tried and
punished for treason without 4 breach of
faith OH the part of the Government
And We back this challenge by a confident
averment that, if our Government ever
does so treat them, Generals Grant, Sher-
man, Candy, and others of onr most illus
trous commanders, will Immediately re-
sign their commissions And this We be-
lieve, some of them have already decided
" intimated. Would your ''proticients"
wish prosecution pressed in defiance of
such intimatiOn 2"
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R...Ia,;on Of Indian Affairs.

New YORK. July 1.-THE Secretary OF
the Interior. in communication OF III
structions to the Commissioner of lndi
an Affairs, states that in future dealings
with hostile Indians the Interior Depart
ment will subordinate its action to the
policy and operations Of The War De
partment, and the Commissioner is re-
dnested to instruct the Superintendent
and Agents to make no deliveries of mon
ey OF goods to any tribes or bands in hos
tility to the Government, and to suspend
all intercourse with them; excepting Sc
far as may be sanctioned by the officers
! of the War Department.
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Arrival Of the City Of Washington
Additional Foreign News.
Press Dispatch.


New YORK, July 1.-THE steamer
CITY of Washington, from Liverpool 5th,
via Queenstown 9th, has arrived. IL.
The steamer Beatress, formerly block:
ade rnnner, left Caloir July I'd for Liver
pool. .t.-t,.. .,.,
In the House of Lords, Russell present
ed correspondence from America as to
the termination of the war and express
ing satisfaction at the withdrawal of bel
ligerent rights. -s. - -,
The session of the Corps Legistlatit
closed.
Bourse firm. .---..-
LONDON, July 6.-Mr. Bigelow, the
American Minister at Paris, gave fete
on the 4th of July; which was largely
attended.
The British Parliament was prOrogued
to-day. and dissolution Immediately fol-
lowed. The Queens speech was deliv-
cred by the commission. 1t rejoices at
the termination of the civil war in Amer
lea. and trusts that the evil caused by
the long conflict may be repaired and
prosperity restored in the States which
have suffered from the contest. She re-
grets that the confederation scheme in
British America was not carried out, be-
lieving that it wo1ld give the Provinces
additional strength and lead to many i'm
provements. She expresses qualification
at the assurances of devoted loyalty from
the Provinces.
LIVERPOOL, July 5-Evening. - The
steamer Lafayette arrived from New
York early this morning at Brest. having
picked up from three boats forty-hve
passengers from the American ship VIM
Nelson from Antwerp for New York, with
4sO passengers. The fate of the remain.
der was not known.
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In the procession at Salem. on the 4th,
on the middle seat of one of the carriages
labeled the past, present and future,
were seated beautiful white girl and a
coal black negro man. We pitied the
poor girl, says the Essex Statesman, and
she looked as if she desired commissera-
ton, for the unpleasant position inwhfch
she was probably placed by others
There were few spectators who did not
have feelings of disgust excited at this
spectacle. We saw little in the scene to
remind MS of the past or of the real pres.
ent, but much that was suggestive of
"the filture."-BOston Post.
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LYNCH LAw.-The town Of Walla-
Walla, Oregon, was recently disgraced
by Judge Lynch's execution of fifteen
horse thieves. In Canadian town, a
day or two ago, five men. without the
least provocatiou, seized a respectable
woman, st ipped her naked, tarred and
feathered her, and rode her on a rail
Twenty women, armed with switches,
severely whipped resident of Eastma ns-
vile, Mo, for improper conduct with a
yoman-not his wife.
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La,cs, from Port au Prince.

BosroN, July 1.-THE barque Spring
brook, at this port, brings advices from
Port au Prince To ine 18th
Political affairs ID the North were still
unsettled. The rebels Continued to hold
cape Haytian, and taeve Government
forces were making slow work III reduc-
ing the town. lhe place hal been de
clared in state of siefe and all the for
eign consuls notified RI tat fsct' but it
was considered dilIcult work on the
part of the Governuaent to make it ct-
fectiye. owing to the want Of suitable
vessels. The rebels were confined to
Cape Haytian. the fest Of the Island be-
ing in a tranquil statesas r
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GEN BRECKERIDGE, late Rebel Sec
retary of War, has left Havana for Eu-
rope Breckenridge is still young maa.
His life has been as eventful as that If
any man living. He entered pnblic life
at the age Of twenty-one, aud rose rapid
" until he had reached the second posi-
ton under the Goyernment-just as he
was of legal age to fill it. In 1860 he
was a candidate for the Presidency. Fail
ing ia being elected, he was chosen Uni
ted States Senator from Kentucky. That
position he abondoned, as he boasted,
cheerfully, to take the place Of private
in the rebel ranks. l. the rebel Army
he rose to the rank Of Major General, and
was finally selected as Secretary of Wa,
aud would in all probability have ; sr..
chosen TO succeed JEFF Davisift > 3 :
had succeeded in breaking up tao ,oT-
ernment of the United STATES BFecken.
ridge made one big blunder, and be is
now an outlaw anda fugitive.
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WHEELING REGISTER
TUESDAY MORNING. JULY "a 1865.
Tc,..raphie sammary.

Gold closed at the regular board ~
New York, yesterday, at 81 4aaa, and at
the evening exchange at 81 A. a.
The Queens speech has been delivered
IN Parliament She reioices at tat tex. =
,tion of war in America, and regrets th'
f,ilure of the confederation scheme III
American Provinces
Reports of outrageous jayhawking still
co,ne from the interior OF Texas,
number of rebel Generals have re,
oon,lr been released from Fort Warren
among them General Jackson. OF savan'
nah.
R.cent freshsts in New Jersey nave
caused much destruction on railroads
and canals. cs tNsa
Some additional particulars oi the loss
Of the William Nelson are given TINS
morning. Thirty Of the saved nave
reached St. Johns, Newfoundland.
The Heralds correspondent says the
free linen in Georgia and Alabama nave
.sttled down into regular labor, but that
s,me of them are still inclined TO idleneSs
Tn Georgia many of the planters nave
o,bst;tuted corn for cotton Ill their aSfi-
cultural operations
Cautain Page, of the Stonewall' mas
rome to England to enter the merchant
o,r;oa Several of his officers went to
Nexieo. and Others joined the Spanish
navy.
There are at present 2,loo patients IN
tbe Hampton General Hospital DE- NC
Cleylan has been relieved and ordered 70
Philadelphia
General Howard is organizing Freed
mems General Intelligence Office
The widow of Aaron Burr and AM
nrose l. Jordan, died in New York on
sunday.
The Interior Department is to be SUD
ordinate to the War Department III 1u-
ture dealings with hostile Indians
The Laborers' Union formed a process
sion in Buffalo on Saturday afternoon
# is announced that the places OF the
strikers have been filled.
q. s. Packard, of New York, has 'oeen
elected President of the National Busi-
ness College Convention for the ensuing
year.
The Newbern Board of Health reports
that no malignant disease prevails In
that town.
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Greeley on stanton sbont Shutting up
the Washington Theater.

The New York Tribune criticises and
condemns with great severity the action
of the Secretary of .Wari, closing Ford's
Theater, in Washinktdh, wherein Presi-
dent Lincoln was fssassinated, when it
was about to be reopened, few days
ago. Greeley wants to know under what
law, aud by what rieAt.. Biwip. NJ. Stan.
ton deprived John I. Ford Of the use of
his private property. He says 'it surely
will not be pretended that an imminent,
overruling public danger dictated the
Secretary's bigh banded course. We
have heard that he apprehended riot
in case the theater were opened-so he
arbitrarily closed it, in PURSUANCE of
policy to which AbolitiOnists of other
days were long accustomed without be
coming reconciled The police fear your
property will be injured if you use its so
instead Of protecting you in its use
they forbid and prevent your usingit AT
all 1t would take long and severe
training to enlighten us as to the beauties
of such legal protection"
The Tribune goes on through nearly a
column, and gives Stanton a most un-
merciful excOriatiOn, for his recent high
handed pct of arbitrary power.
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FROM THE SOUTH.
The Freedmen in Georgia.
The Latest News from Texas.
The Corn and Cotton Crops in Gest
gia-The Negro Lnb~f syAte& !
rpress D;spatch. Il : ss y

New YORK, July 1.-THE Herald's
correspondent details his tril' from An
gusta, Ga, to Montgomery, Ala, and says
the freedmen generally having recover
ed from their jubilation over the aequi.
sition of their liberty, have settled down
to work on the plantations, but, many of
them have yet to be taught that freedom
and idleness are not synonymous SIS
In Georgia it is said the planters have
this year, to great extent, instead Of
cotton planted corn, of which an im-
mense crop is anticipated. Though some
Of the landed proprietors are Determined
not to employ theirtormer slaves as hired
laborers, the majoritity are disposed to
give the free labor system fair trial aud
are confident that if the negroes will
work industriously, both they and tbeir,
employers will be benefited by the
change and that the lands and alf Dther
kinds of property will In very short
time be far moro valuable than ever they
were under the existenes af slavery. =
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FOREIGN NEWS.
The Debates il Parliament.
cslsbra,ioik kof independence
Neh4tes In Parliament ON the Censure
- Lsfx Ghsase3Aer-Go WESTON Of
/, ths'Feursk In LosdS6tNfom France
and Italy. ,sss~

i NV YoRK, July 1.-THE steame
Hansa, from southampton Sth, has ar
In the House of Coasmsns, on the Sd
/ HINT moved voteof censure on Lore
| iChaneellor, in connection with the bank
ruptcy court scandals.
/. Lord Advocate defended ChancellO
aud said there was nothingin the case tt
kwhrrent severe tcensure passed on him
| He moved an amendment to the seffec
| that the House agreed with the report o
/ the committee.
sbonyerie said be had no confidence il
Lord Chancellor,
tafMr. Hunts motion OF censure was neg
I-atived. s'@@5
Lord Palmerston moved an adjourn
ment of the House until the 4th, which
was lost by LIZ to 1853.
s. Bonyerie's amendment, which is simi
lar to Hunts, with one exception, was
carried without division amid loud
cheers s.- - g-..g-s-sr
The Times says that the result of the
debate i'm the House of Commons is that
a grave vote of censure has been passed
on Lord Chancellors The discredit of a
Lord Chancellor is,a reproach to the ma
ton at large.}C .sFt|. -t -
On the 4th the Queen accepted Lord
ChaIcellol's resignation. He will con
tinue in Office until propagation,
Independence day was celebrated IN
London on the 4th. Two hundred Amer,
leans were present -,
Consols steady 90b 90f US .5,20's re-
covered T. ,s-A:
FRANCE.-The bill for a loan to be rails.
ed by Paris was passed by l73 against 81
votes. The Chamber admits the necessi'
ty of a new lean The Government is en-
Gaping to secure installments Of Joan in
four Years, although the loan for two
|huudred and fifty million would be issued
in its entirety, The bill for the ex-
tention of public works in Algeria was
adopted by 227 against l. z :
Patrie says France and England, act
inciwith view to the preservation Of peace
and general Cancellation, have come to
an agreement upon the principal ques.
.tions which may result from the present
state of affairs.
ITALY.-The official journal of Rome
confirms the fact that negotiations with
the King of Italy are broken off in con-
sequence of the King demanding condi-
tions the Pope could not accept Nego-
tiations were offered at the Pope's in
stance. and in consequence of private
letter from the Pope to the King
! 4 AUsTRIA.-Itis is asserted in military cir
cles that the cabinet has had an order is
sued to place the entire army on peace
footing. 1t is expected the new ministry
ww;ll he formed immediately. ~.
i INDIA.-Cotton firm and advancing.
Shipments for Bombay and Calcutta, for
the last week in June, $1,000 bales.
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The Geld Market,

NEW YORK, July l7.-Gold dull, but
firm. The active. demand for customs.
and the action of the bulls in keeping q
large amount off the market, keeps the
price firm. There is very little demand
from short operators, and cash gold is
loaned at per cent. currency On Sat
urday gold was lent until to-day for
drinks. The bank statement shows An
increase of gold in the banks of 81 ,299,.
s47. The quotation opened at 81 ",
went up to 81 43i., and down again to
81 42i
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National Con.sssiaI G CsIisss Conven-

CHICAGO, July II. .--On the 9th day OF
the Commercial College Convntion, at
the election Of officers for the ensuing
year, o. S. Packayds Esq, Of New York
was elected Presil6nt and l. y Gray
Treasurer, and President Packard dele
gate to the National Teachers Assccia,
ton at Harrisburg General Qgleshy ad'
dressed the convention in a5riag ap'
neal on behalf Of the returned soldiers
nreing some suitable eneouragemcnt to
them from fhese colleges to prepase them
for the business Of life. .sa
At public meeting this evenifs5 the
Hon. ID. v. Bell and Prof Mccoy were
the speakers The convention coses
with q grand banquet at Breyan Hal on
Wednesaay evening.
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H.np,.n General H..,i,.I.

FORTRESS MONROE. July 16.-There
are 2.l00 patients in the Hampton Gen.
eral Hospital at the present time, mostly
colored. 81 During the last fourteen
mon tbs there have been admitted into
this hospital 6.122 patients; returned to
duty 7,113; transferred TO other hospitals
8,S2z; died 2.0a5; discharged 1872. The
balance admitted are rebels and civil,
iaus. DR.. Mcclellan had had charge OF
this hospital for nearly three years BE
has fecently been relieved from his du.
ties ard ordered to Philadslphia.
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Too MUcH RESPECT FOR HIMsELF-
Geasral Sherman in speech the other
day said he had too much respect for his
own comfort TO desire to be President =
twenty-five thousand dollars a year
wouldn't pay him for the performances of
the civil duties of that Office, NOE hun
dred thousand. BE had all the military
reputation he cared about, and it was
enough for him to do to take care of that
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SMALL-PoX.-Six deaths occurred from
this loathsome disease in Philadelphia
last week The new Municipal Hospital
contains 36 smallpox patients
Anewspaper correspondent from Cairo,
Illinois, says: THE season here is usual
ly opened with great eclat by smallpox
continued spiritedly by cholera, and
closed up brilliantly with yellow fever.
Sweet spot
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Appointments by the President.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE President
has appointed Thos. Maxwell direct Tax
Commissioner for Alabama; Calvin
Brown, of N. j., Consul at Augsburg;
Aaron Gregg, of Tenn, Consul at Kings
ton, Jamaica; John II. Gibbons, Assayer
of the Branch Mint at Charlotte. n: c.;
Charles Kurkee, formerly L. s. Senator
from Wisconsin, Governor of Utah: Wm.
Fl. Wallace, Governor of Idaho, nplace
of Caleb Lyon. The former was lately
delegate in Congress from that Territory.
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A DrPERIzNCE General Lew Wallace
writes letter three columns long. to in
duce our disbanded soldiers to goto Mex
leo and fight. Gen Sherman, in a speech
of about three minutes, advises them all
to 20 to labor for their own benefit, and
leave fighting in Mexico alone General
Sherman knows what fighting is, and
tallrs like . man of sense Those who are
without his experience or sense can 60
70 Mexico md fight if they choose.
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Proper Policy Of the soutb

Gov. johnson, Of Georgia, advises the
people of that State to lay aside their
animosities, and their humiliations
which keep alive wounded pride, and 90
back into the Union determined to enjoy
its advantages by respecting its laws,
and using their present representative
influence in restoring them. This coun-
sci is that only by which practical good
can result to Georgia, as well as the other
Southern States lately III rebellion The
danger with those States is, that until
their civil rights are properly restored
under Government Of their choice, there
may be division among themselves, with
one or other small parties seeking to get
acknowledgement and support from the
central power at Washington. In Vir-
ginia there are two parties now, one for
the State Government which is represen-
ted by GOV. Pierpoint, and one opposed
tol il, who want the General Govern
mert Ut appoint another alleging that
uudcri Pierpoint's rule the old order of
things will be restored. This dispute
arises not only from old partisan issues,
but from the desire to rule OF the part of
radicalism. But it SO happens, that in
Virginia. the present State Government
has been officially lyrecognizedb by Congress
and the President, and therefore there
can be no interference in their local quar-
rels, but where Provisional Governors
only are invested with authority, there
may be disposition on one side or the
other to appeal to the authorities at
Washington fox redress OF their supposed
grievances which tend To the mainten-
ance of military rule, instead of that Of
the civil authority, more in conformity
with good democratic government. The
people should, and doubtless will, exert
themselves to restore the authority of
their State government, then they can
settle their local disputes Cor themselves,
and enjoy, besides, their just representa-
tive influence under the General Govern
ment.
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New COMMUNICATED. n. u. AXteh'
nt the lo2d New York Regiment, has been
,ppointed Military Commander at this
post vice Col II F. Duvall, OF the hth
Ohio, who is awaiting mastering out. =
Durinc his brief stay amongst us as
Commander of Post, Col Duvall made
orthv and efficient officer.
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GENERAL EwELL.-The Rebel General
Ewell is in his usual good health, and
was much gratifed on Friday last by 4
visit from his family By permission Of
The military authorities his wife and
step-daughter went down in the morning
from Boston TO Fort Warren on the Gov
ernment boat, Wm Stroud,
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ReIc.,e Of Rebel CenernI..

Boston, July I7-The Traveller learns
that q lumber of rebel Generals have re-
esntly been released from Fort Warren.
Among them was Major Gen. Jackson, OF
aEannah. and it is understood Generals
AarmadIke and Potter were also Of the
marty