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Social Life south

The salisbury, N. Z, conespondsn, Of The Tin.
einnah GAzrTIr whose letters have won The gen.
erAl es'scla Of readers writes rs follows in hi,
last.
lpe general Decentralization has been IN nro.
PorH"n 10 the arocious character OF the war. Nc,
IN 81 "a iorms has Increased. Respect for law /,
soIe ngion, which upheld he crime Of treason,
ana aSs rted the divinity ~ slavery, lies az prost
,N'n as eihtr The mental reservation, which all
u. lus' heI in making, has destroyed the sanctlty
ol oalhs' and those hro slmVst valule.s "a an'e.
snhrus IN re.lorng citizenship The standard q,
virtue IN public VI In pr waite lie IL very low Idle
IcsA, Whlch has ever rested Ike an incuinbus q,
na souri, 10 more apparent than ever. Pride Inc
iiseh IN proportion 10 the general debasoment and
u inc word laughs at tho ''ciivAry," those who
ohce AID claim 10 tho title, parade ID vet with
more os'entntion than ever il II is possible. thov
WIN Iorce themselves iuto their old positions AMI
stluino not ouly their snclent haughtipes.. bu,
VIII Asssu that their heroic deeds on the 6.id on.
nue 'hsin 10 tespoc, and crown lhsm with honor.
inst mere arc personal exceptions 70 all tbsss
general statements IL very true, but whistler we
count them by hundreds or Thousands n matter,
no'. AS soen on Tbs great scale, the sspec, OF the
SCUM 10 no, materially different nom wis, ,bs
sDove indicates. II Is very dreadful 70 contcnp.
sts, uus II IL the direct and natural ouigrovtn Of
sunh crimes as have accompanied treason
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The Freedmen In North Carolina.
Cruelty Of southern Women-The Planter.
breaking aith with their late slnyes.

The JudiciouS salisbury IN. ca correspondent u
the Cincinnati. GAZETTE, in his last letter, writes .
follows:
The women more cruel toward tho black. than
tis inon, and lar more vindictiye ThiA n tule N
NJ olAAses alike. The ~omen here have cultivated A
lffocions spirit IL Uughout the war, and ts clo,e
nhds them shOrn Of nearly every yomn nIy au.litv
The last piouChins which the moods b, fore h.r
Nest l. lust being hnirhed ana ali through This re
ZION tne planters s.e turning of the hands they had
MANAGED 70 keep, by fair promi,ss until the cron.
vcie planted and veil advanced. In Ino.t c.,e, tbey
are uTiVen of without pay. Not only are tLosa sbo
nave A"Ays been cruel matters doing thia but those
Who claim TO b. the most honorable MON bers Of s,,-
oieV. rev are paying two or thros dollars for the
dollars . month. This seems to be- a movement In
concert and one soon TO lie general As about one
fourth OF the corn planted late after The troop.
we're dlsbanded, many are not yot ready 70
drive on their hands stiii all seem preparing
70 do It,. The object Ia two-fold Firse
then 70 break their spirits and reduce them 10 a
oondition where they can practically enalavs them
ltsh oVsteIhatc efforts are being made 70 deceive
the negroes In iesnrd 10 their condition. The mus
leilhs out OF troops under the lac orders hAs given
color TO the statements industIiously circulated
among the freedmen, that our troops we're heinz
NithdraNn, and that all things inoualng the cooi ed
people were again placed IA the hRnds VI the civil
huthOiitee. In sofe places, those under ase have
been informed that none Of them were TO lie tree
until .hey should become al years old. They are
constantly told that the ID not over, aud that
they are only free Tor the time being By neHI
year NJ urthest when the state 10 reorg tina
biacH Wan De more completely in their power than
ever. Inc condition of the negroes eau euslly DO
Imagined IL viii DO improved however, the nom ent
% notion, and Information and adyics reach the
blackb through IT.
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The Charleston Corarrr .av..


The impression seems b. prevail No sou,s ex,r,s
81 the North that The planters srv cruelty p.fips
the frccdmon- And that the latter, b>rrminr m.
satisfied with their present condition. are mskjna
determined efforts TO overthrow all ssraiiishsd l,v
AID order. The parsons who originate ties, re-
ports, doubtless, do so for . certain oty,,c, w.
would caution friends al The North no. 10 place
lo} much credcnce IN all that they bear a. r~ps,ys
rsiu south Csrolins. We road that pc,lyons
n n neeh handed 10 the President IN whio, IL IL
s s." mat the planters and citpens generally Of
se r'a,e brutality lash, main and kill neerocs and
~ ~ tue't hotifsto remain unintcrrcd. n this 10
$500, ~ 49, VERY singular that we do not 70, IN.
W. % OF ~ IN larleston. The fsot 10 there 10
-, ~ a. ~ mo REPORT, which have beon presented
., W.. ".hoinsion author, ties relstng ~ The harsh
60, c. We coorsd people by the whites 4
SUM Caro ina. s, far a. We can learn and ,e
usNc tscne. for nc-rt aiming the st.ie ~ Ealing
.A..,us or'"een The planter and lhc freedmen, We
~ prep'lel 10 mi tin our Northern friends tbs,
w ny WMm q labor luLuxursted 10 working
HNl'u'"y' Tue llAnters Arv wiling N y.ye tbe
'e'h iAlt test ANIL = long tos, AMI they do,,,.
ea'e ~ ehemp.H TO create disorder and couhi.lon
smoag the l-oorlng clSasts. Tho ,,a,.,n,n, Ina,
color, iooplo have ben beaten or .sot 10 ,.a,b,
ar their bodies Allowed 10 rt,ain .1n.sI ~
unour'oi, SIMPLY bccauss they have t,-u trecd /.
pee OF hcLon got up ~ produce q sensation al
we North. We hope that persons leaving IN,
sontn Tor the North will, IN future, .lbcre mora
ny 70 tno truth q tleir rcpreB 1Alion L. IN.
Au.horl'les OF matter conuo tci with the relnvoo,
suphsNhS petWeou planters ant their freed Do pIe
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ley handed hin, bach lii tntst ri,hou, o,sr,,. q,
nna Ans nsa n N 10 ctie. lhs memo tas fLs AZ
VIZ noa ieh MO VI icnghtr uf t,e e1vrd s~.ps
msrniev u p,ton Prompted u,ts man 70 orne mn
ma auompt 70 vo<, In tho how Of cro,ffp~ 4 -
turlncc, As an ey,d pce " the Kind oi Din, th.t
!hucnccl Voseit In this c,cct,cn. ve shcnlI .t,te
tai 01e enthusiastic iniividusL he, from th fstv
uaiI Ncps, IN e' COLONIAL Terch urT,nS az
claims Of ~. iieAsnts TO the Office Of ci,y mini
ratch. dcciNed The lat time say Jim u. assnu
ne ~ osr loo,ci NJ General Lees gurrnder." Tho
nturns SHOW that I'll the rboi soldiers who rnn ve,e
Ia the city ,"'Nh
The RrrumIc, in commenting on this election, re.
marks;
Wal sn ,u,penriou Of public opinion As TO the
Snunent OF virginia ~ tar ~ any peresn mieht he
a,Iveq 70 Srs. ne enccs In icgard TO II, frur tile
.ouung IN hs CITY and county. We are not dispo ed
unEulse or DENY the tact that the Union candidate
io me nAyofalty OF Richmond lost his election or al
IeMI iost several hundred votes, by his distinct
NOra oi himself AZ Union man. The fact cannot
PC denled, and mast he accepted as true. II may
nurt toe city but tho donia Of the truth would hurt
" moe Let ~ the oiote Re honestly confessed.
hut Richmond " not Virginia and We sincer,y
pneve thai the ComincnveAlt vii vote in a differ
en- .piil whom Gomez to cleo, its Legislature asd
The Vino, the lately suppressed paper, has not
one word OF comment on the election,
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From Havana.
The Stonewnii - Explosieu on Board a
spanish Nes.el-Tho Evacuation OF san
Dominaa


Domingo.
The steamship Mora Castle, Captain Adams from
Havana arrived yesterday morning. She br1nss q
large and valuable freisht and seventy pa,sen-
gers To Purser X. W. Albert, formerly Of the Eagle
indebted for favors
Haudna, July 92.-The Spanish steamer Ysla de
Cuba arrived on THURSDAY from Csdn The popular
expectation Ia that she brings the royal order for Gen
Dulce W deliver up the stonowsll (Which, for the
Last month, has been lying unnotced at tho arsenal
or navy yard 70 the United States authorities.
On "wednesday morning, opposite Msternillos, the
powder magazine Of the Ysla de Cubs exploded The
ladies' cabin completely destroyed berths Of the
lover cabin demolished, and tho upper deck raised
about loot There being only about nifty pounds Of
powder In tie MAGAZINE, and bu lev PASSENGERS on
board, NO lives we're Lost or limbs broken Consider
able mail matter ~ burnt.
Within the Last few days several steamer. have
arrived from Santo Domingo and 81 ago with troops
etc. IL appears that In exchanging prisoners the
speniardh lost their supply inst and the D0minicans
not caring 70 give up those they si held (aout 5t
without an equlvalent, Gen. GaudArA made many
nrests In the capital OF prominent persons 10
hostages Tor the fhment Of the treaty, which be
AYERS 10 broken by the Dominicans The Island 10 In
stale Of partial blockade and there may yet he fur
moved to the steame.s frAnciioo de Assis aud Asia,
and we're 10 be brought 10 Havana and retained till
the matter could De settled The evacuation OF the
capital ID vn expected, would be complete on tho
1llh. AL the Cannon remaining had been spiked
AAd their carriages destroyed
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rslsnn - h.ssd 49, fur thopsAnf p.senhL Nszi
Tue-asv, - hz.An>A md s,xty-thsse yin b ~
isvued
Frcterck Cifnscn, Who v.s srrc-,cd fsv dsy, NO
for appearing on the streets I'm brs.dier-s snerxs
uniform, having on his pe,ou what are charged 70 10
forged psses and also four checks CHARGED 70 he for
feres and Who wsr commit tied 70 tn. Old Capital.
petiioned JudTe NYylie to-day, through hi, counsel,
for writ Of h1bsss ecrr.is directed TO Col. n u.
Coey, the offtcer charge, COMMANDING him 10 pro-
duce the body o. the petitioner on wedne-d.y, q,
Oh &c o'eoef Tho petiion rep eaents that he IL .
rood and loyal citizen that he 10 wronrfuIly and
literally restrained Of hi, ~ erty, and Thai be |. no,
In the military or travail service OF the United sses
Judge Wyie decited 10 issue the wit on the ground
but he remarked that n the military suihorities
would dismiss thst portion Of the charge he would
issue the writ reEs rds the other chargIa
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correspondent Of ,he Chicago TuIBuss wri.,,
FIELD, ILL.,
fiain, unpretending and substantial, ID 10 III,
yps OF MI Linoolns character. The shrubbery
In 'front.' OF The house, principally rose bushes
many Of them planted by Mr. Lincoln's own hand
arc IN full les and beautiful rose vine Chamber,
Up ono 81 the door posts, ard trails over the cor.
nice. Lilies arc spHnkled here and there, auJ
CLOSELY shsyen trim grass plsts ran down TO the
meat picket fence surmounted the walls. The col
umns OF The piazza at the Of tho house 40 sse
'winod with vines and crsepers, and the apple
Trees between The house and the barns, showsrso
me ground with ,be PINK aud white Of the bios
SONS. aud hlod the air with fra fancs. There 10
lile Of the furniture In the house which belonged
70 Mr. Lincoln. In the front parlor Is what-no,
and small marble topped table on which was ly
ing Beautiful cross u white csmslias. In tbs
back p.ror, watch no was accustomed 70 US. a.
his study, IL his book lease This WAS his fsvorts
room, aud here hs toiled and wrote, noonsciously
preparing himself for the great mission he was "
fulnll. Idle tho pen closed the book / departed
the writer Tho IN ssion 10 fuldllsd. Dropped the
curtain out tho gifts for The drama liz over bu,
tho great thoughis and the great doeds thAl pervad
ed "a are immortal A heavy oaksn bedstead ard
. chamber sol conclude tho relics.
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From Fortress Monroe,

Fortress Monroe, Ju,y 25..-The jeuo.ry store Of l.
VI F.c,man. on Main street. Norfolk, va broken
open at nisht and robbed Of all it, watches and
valuable Jouelfy. Locs upNards Of - ,O0C ... The
steamer Northerner, CAPT smith, has arrived from
civ Point. She Is bound to Baltimore, VII, the g,h
Ohio kesiment en- route home ....... Tho "a y Y.
Csvalry are ordered To Richmond for dlty. Since
June l. 1904 theie have been B. loi paUes issued At
'his poet to rebel prisoner. returning homo. Thu.
dos not Of coure ucluie those that have pasecd on
steamer ladea with them
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Tho UIion 1len IhnSrined, but net
Desponding.
The election Of municipal officers Il Richmond on
Tuesday was an occsson OF comfortable Interest
bo TO citizens and oIsIters. he REruBLIo statcs
that the candidates that lltracisd Host sttentlOn
were Aes,is Taylor and suEaivant for MAyor (;
hessp, WTisht anu Ellison or sheriff Ae,sr..
Tazewsil and johnson Tor Prosecuting Attorney OF
the Richmond Circuit Court aud he,sr, PcaIce and
BgGer ior suponnt.Eaelt of The CITY Alinshouse.
Mr.. faylcr IL a native Of new io.G but hAs been .
resident OF Riehruout To- over thirty yea.s. There
wa tut one s.ail Lron ms e.1Id e-ieIdv morn
Ing, In card plbiisled n ID" putc pilntF, ho de-
elIrad tina, he wAs all agsys hsd D9ea an unconli-
IonA Jh.oI man, Aalos y. a. SiI!uNent " a na-
tive Of some Gle OF The SOU hsde 'nlA-lee On the
pAsAse OF the Con:ele ave Goa 'i al, he ente cd
The Atmy q q captain q an aIt4neiy oonpsny. Mr..
Wright enieied The war "a p,Fale tna pore him
self bravelV 10 the ODD. NJ tttoh Is An old citi-
zen. M. Bigger sas soldier NJ. fe4Ice was slim
ply citizen, Mr. THcs oil has Iulnt Aha var,
n!led the Office Tor which no rUsfiAF oueTed. Dur
Ing the same period IA. J1nl 1n NN IN the ar
uliery service OF the Coincide. &c s'a'oH'
TN ELRcIloS
pAsssd Oh without a much hghtus - usual. u waa
noticeable TACT that lnmlet o. "a elLkens did
not vote Tor any Of tie osdcse, W ior election 70
once. In ono Ward, at atOut J. NJ hhen the vot-
Ing was rather slack but the eroNd atvunu the polls
considerable, a nesro man nsmri n'o ~ BOILING,
walked Up TO he window through which the yotss
sere received and handed In uehet' Mr' Chalkiey,
Conductor or Election, who knew Tue mhn well, said
What did you bring this here loi I'D replied,
"raAE told ms HOme Of them -. 'VA1~' NJ chAlks
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treaty with IIRyti--ewnrd and FAMILY an
for cape lIay-rhe Baiiimsre Appoint-
ments-Anotner iisbeas corpus App.ica-
ti9n. Etc.
reyce ana Narration tor the extr-t lion Of fugitive
lie OF HaytL is officially poo aimed by the President
j wsr concluded aud signed In November last.
Secretary sesard and family left Washington to-
say for A. extended eIounion perhaps "a lar ss Cape
NAY. The P-esL, Ut and has family also started do.
the river, in,cu ius to return to-monov.
Thomas stosy, loflnerly clerk Ia he Trsasury De-
garment who h.s beeh in jail tor the past sixteen
moaths on :he ,hsIGc oCsorc.n, oonsuss certificates
w,s to-day ieiea,sd on glvin 81 10 bail story has
already hat las but the Jury in each case were
unable TO a'ree.
Thiee o. four dclers'ien. to-day had ,epsrate in
ioview- with he l. es teu,, concerning the Nary.
land appointments, The occupied 70 mush time
thtt msAy oLe's Eho" vai;iEs in the ante-rooms
an s's-e'Sc.e pcsea Cd irom sain.us admIttance
20 The auD.eGCa CHAMBER.
Pos.ma-'crs have been appointed for Columbia, g.
C., Petei'b1Is, Vs., ami Augusta. Ga. Foster Blod-
sett, prominent ciszeu OF Augusta receives the
Gppo ntnent ior that place
During the pact month more than 2, 900 army pro-
motions By hIevet have been made They are chiefly
in IN volunteer service and embrae, All ranks.
Several CongIessmen frem the South are In wa.h.
ington on pardonins missions. Among them j. T.
Harris OF Va.
The General Land Once has Just prepared, aud
El soon issue, an important circular containing de-
tailed Information for the benefit Of ou- people and
emierants q TO the mode o. obtaining public lands
since ne l't .! Mach, 1865, w C9mmLiL,Ones pf
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Tns haVAnnAh RBUBLIoAs, July 23d, noting
r1se lnspeoie, aays appears 10 have been brolvb,
about almost entirely by locaI causes From near.
~ all ths counties within two hundred miles a
Savannah, farmers have visited the city during The
past week, W Tie humber oil some hundreds, Lriny.
my cotton, wool and general produce ii Is no,
strange thst with fow hundred or a few hunuroJ
thousand dollars OF entIsy WORTHLESS Con fetor.n
i-,ur 70 show for thoir las. four ears rece MA AID
L iully posted to thr financial condItioi OF Ls
cgnnhy, aud the value Of the circulating GU rspcy
"hie NC intrinsic value oil specie admits Of no
ashsor OF deprec alton, tLey should prs;sr gold W
~ u Rrsonuseks Without any panic, but With
o4,y pr 'AilnS preference FOR gold, thouSh talel
~ hlgh prem I'M, specie has gone up nearly Ten
per cent and now, what 10 very unusual, 10 a. an
h'Vahce of i've 70 seven por cent. on tho New York
ma'k'ta at lest quotations.
An Irish lunAtc IN n hosp.t-l At NYrthampton.
hAas,, escaped on 70 t.e ro4 OF tie bu'ldry laat
lnursdly, lhrOu IA the yentlstor ealing ffo,a IN.
rom. lie was soon DIS over q, aud eylry effort
thai MO ingenuity Of tho Superintendent a.. ais
AssOc.ateh could invent, WAS made W iuiu,. l. m
20 ONE down, bus without .vAll. A hole W., cut
In the roo, but vth pieces If slate which he trre
from the roo, tho mailman hoAI back all wi, At
tempted to sppros hu Tue rUJf % quit. st,ep,
buI mo crazy mAn would run all over ia even
along Ihe o-Ves, WITHOUT lear and with pel'e,t i'm
punliy. No sAne person could accOmp 'sn "a.
he did. lie declared he would never Tome Gown
alive, and would XII any ono who should c.mo
upon ms roof was therefore an imp ssiYil " ~
ges aim thlely, and II would be certain deaf fer
any one " 90 upon the ROOF and grapple with him
He was perisct "mAstor Of tho situsiion." A watch
was keeps upon him during tho night aud ths next
forenoon, bat a. shout II o'clock on Friday morn.
Ing ne was seized with It, rolled ch, aud wa5
killed.
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Texas and Mexico.

Cincinnati July 27.-A dispatch from Cairo, H.
states that the Galveston correspondent Of the hous-
ton NFws writes under date Of July let /" follows {;
Odsr have been IOsued 10 the officials Of hatAmosAs,
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ries--J. N. ws',un, n Nav Yotf. .rs = A s>,s6
7" seA1uc- Ifra-orer-J. ". Psr<sr. a 49,
An Hvenfns Hc-ion ~ keh - v~v4--s u,.Hs>-
eecs-"d' snu Which the Assriafis. .s,svrrrs
SIM de THIS Convention hss hsss ~ ps-s q,
cesfui that has ovur bccr hold nv tn A~x-a.xs~~
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From Washin gton.

treaty with llayti--eward and PamIly on
for cape May-rhe l5aiiimsre Appetite
ments-Another IiGbeas corpus App lea
ton. Etc.
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The Election at Richmond.

Who tho Candidates Were Lees Rebel
Soldiers Elected A Negro Oilers to Vote
-1ho ULion 1ien (hnSrined, but net
Desponding,
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spear or the assassination Of the President taa
1 can recollect He did not tell me where
was going. He passed In the neighboFhood
under the name Of Atwood.
yon recognize the prisoner Atzeredt as man
wAom you ever saw before A. Yes, sir
line witness then detailed the circumstances
astendins the prisoners arrest which occurred
n,ha, ha mat mis- name Vas Atzerodt and gave an
vsasaJ u Did the prisoner ask why you Ar
49, Nun a. No, air. z. He made NO In
left Germantown whsthsr hs n nsd s Svrs Ws We
ng.on recently He told me no. Then asked
nam in wne.ner ne had not something 20 do with
,ars,., On dans;n ana ne said mo-. q Did he
he had not given fictitious name. - Al vvnat
time did you ask the question as to Whethar he
was connected with the assassination A. It
was between the hours of seven and eirn;
O'Clock. as was going 10 leave Germantown.
z. You arrested him about four o'clock, and
up to seven or eight o'clock he had made no
inquiry as to the cause Of his arrest! A. No,
sir.
JoHN FLnTcnrR was re examined relative
70 the horse ridden by Atzerodt, but no new
facts were stated.
Lieut.. JOHN J. ToFPRv testified that on the
twelve o'clock, he was going to the hospital
where ne was Stationed, when he saw horse
standing near Camp Barry, about three. uar-
ters OF mile east Of the Capitol He took
cnaree OF the animal and, in compliance with
orders, finally delivered it to other hands at
Gen. Augufs headquarters, having taken the
saddle Off the horse. The horse was a large
brown animal, blind of one eye. A saddle
nlZed as the one taken Off the horse by himself
He testified further that when he first saw the
horse II was saddled and bridled, and that the
animal was little lame which was probably
one OF the results of having fallen.
The Court then adjourned TO meet this morn.
ing at ten o'clock.
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TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
An Expedition Fitting out for Texas-Im
portauce of Dick Tayloyss

portance of Dick Taylor's Surrender.
NEW ORLEANS May IL, VIA CAIRO, May To-
Provost Marshal Andrews and General Dem
his left Mobile en- the sth for Meridian, To
parole Dick Tayloy's forces.
Governor Wells and Mayor Kennedy have
gone 20 Washington. The late trouble between
the civil and military authorities causes their
visits
General Hamilton, Military Governor OF
Texas, has gone to Washington.
1t is reported that grand expedition is
being organized to go to Texas.
Governor Clark, Of Mississippi, has issued
an address 10 the people, stating that General
Taylor surrendered his forces east OF the Mis-
sissippi river, with all the sovernmsnt cotton,
quartermaster, commissary, and other stores.
ALI officers and persons IN possession OF public
stores will be held to a strict account and en-
beZzlers arrested
The legislature has been called TO meet on
the 18th OF May, and will dou ubtless order q
State convention. The State officers are di-
rected to Immediately return to Jackson, with
tn archives OF the State, and county officers
enjoined TO be yigilant in the preser yation OF
order, and the sheriff Is empowered to call ont
this purpose. He says the State laws must be
enforced as they now are until repealed, ana
masters will be held responsible, as hsreto-
fore, tor the protection and conduct OF their
slaves. He earnestly advises all citizens TO
unite In the preservation Of peace, arrest rob-
bers and marauders; to fearlessly abide the for
tunes of the State; to discontinue twelfth. hour
vaporIng, and meet facts with fortituds and
common sense.
It is believed that this address will ma.eri-
government
The cotton belonging to the Confederate
Government, east of Louisiana, Mississippi.
Alabama, and West Florida, ha wing been sur
been prohibited from removal for expectation
by order Of General Candy.
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FROM MOBILE.

CAIRO, May 16-W obile dates of the 7th In.
slant say that boat belonging to the trans-
port feet had sunk in Mobile.
A party Of naval officers, pilots and enej.
bring down the vessels surrendered 70 Admi.
raj Thatcher.
General Canby will soon move his head.
quarters to New Orleans.
Cotton.
CAIRO, May l6.-The Galveston News says
the corn crop is good, bnt that the sugar crop
will be very short. At New Orleans the hold
ers OF cotton were demanding an advance, and
exchange on New York was half per cent.
premium.
About fourteen hundred bales Of cotton have
passed Cairo in the last three days.
Steamboa II obbed by Guesrillas
CAIRO, May i6.-The steamer Martin Wolf
was robbed OF eighteen thousand dollars In
money and twenty thousand dollars worth or
goods, by guerrillas at Molne's Landing, on
Saturday week. The boat was released.
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Arrival Of U. s. Vessels at Havaua-
Capture Of Specie.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE steamer Colum-
bla, from Havana on the 18th inst, has ar
over the bar at Nassau, rawing over sixteen
feet Of water. She was three days in her pas
sage to Havana. She was not salutsd at
Havana, but the Spanish General De Marina
aids and several Government officers also
visited the pirate. Some difficulties were in
terposed to prevent the clearing by our consul
Messrs. Morales overcame them, and she was
allowed to depart. The result OF the consul
sending to Key West was the arrival at Ha -
Captain Worden, and the gnnboat Aries is
outside.
The Aries captured off the Florida coast an
English blockade. runner, with one hundred
bales OF cotton, $500. coo in specie, and two men
not on the crew or passenger list, who refused
to give their names.