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DISASTROUS FIRE.

Destruction Of Bonded Warehouses In
New Tork-Ercat LosS Of C0tton-To.
tat. Loss n million Of Dollars.
NV YORK, Oct 17th.-The bonded warehouses
Of Ilarr1a Il Oshrry, Nos. and bridge stre:t.
principally used for the storage Of cotton, were de-
stroted by Grc at an carly hour this morning. The
bni,oiogs wcra STORED NTH cotton, Thfskey and
f]our. The yajuc Of the cotton II estimated at
s7g1,e0 There we're 1,500 barrels Of whisky and
large amount Of tlour also on storage. This is
The hTEest los Of cotton by tc that ever occurred
In this city, The total value OF the properly was
estimated ut million dolietS. The whtsKcy, which
Was stored N the basement, will be only sllsh;ly
dsnaaecd. The total loss nsfer delacftns salrage,
wiil reach s5Oa0, It IL supposed to bc fssl1F In
susea. Nearly two-shisds Of ihe city corapanles
h.1H Emil rfaEa
, 1865-10-18
Mining AH~t1taafftu.

NEw YonK. Oct. ia meeting o! gentlemen
interested in lhe mining iptercz: Of tue 4tcrn and
Pacific Etatcs. WIS held to-day at jE broadway,
Yor HE purpose OF forming ner1n1ncnt association.
The obfoct Of the orEnnlzatiun IL 10 develop the
shining resources OF the country. @. Curry WIZ
choFen Chairman. and j. L. uou.lass. st:cnctar5.
1,tn eicnattIee for general meeting: Seral.-
Ipe' H. G. Werthtnsaon: idaho-.t;cn Il. II sieca1vr7
California;. +. Benton j: Montana3 Il sag
New Eork-Frank Fuller. Was'e- T. laWfoa. p apa
Vrson--Ex-Gosnnor L. Curry; colo7ado--Go''
f.nnf f;t1nfn
, 1865-10-18

BosroS, Oct. 17-The Post, Q! this eitY, says
Alexander II. Stephens was ei.s at pslsaIe
dinner At The Revere uopse yesterday al.s4.--".
by Mr. Geptge a. Fairfield. Of Chelsea. Mr.. Ste.
phGns euid was his purpose to support the policy
o. fe.idcnt Johnson for the reconstruction Of fhe
Union, 10 he full esscus Of his ability and tnag
, 1865-10-18

The Sesv York Metropolitan Police.
NEW YonE, Oct. t7.-Ihe Comptroller being IN.
sble to ray the Metropolitan Police, Moses Taylor
being appealed to, has advanced $sooooo TO the city
for that pufpose.
, 1865-10-18

Important DecIAlop by Attorney Gen
cra1: S,,ea1:Eov. vsrtrnntut Elected
Fra,, III Trcnsurx ncnanmenfEpnr-
from tne 1leAsusf uep1s eat-EeE~
sonal-Sasea OIL ROLLING Stock-1Ater~
nul Revenue DecIsfon-The Wirx
TrfnJ-y'rxtforxat Mt t3,e White Hnuna.
,..as,., nasao,.t, - 49, ch,s."a nt-nan..
tepec'al oesp4'eo " !4s tblss5's 11iouu@I
WAsn1SoroN. Oct. II.
.s,',e," - -. 80. ~ a,'-.5 t-ruons In the
opinion upon Inc ttEht Of coloTeo '1oops ~ @oe
ewes paramount allegiance 10 tho GoyesnC,ent !:
,ha l nabtc M II ] enemy and aesjnst his nv ga'ns
, ne ~ a. an1 ,,,s C. s, If rebel
fs'nf sa CO ecI'1oe 10 tae -.cumcnt Of itself d1s-
solscs the relation Il master md s1ayss thu, the
relation onc- 5f,ro,yed ran reyc- ~ -as',,ed 49,
that i,cnen1ent oranr 49, ssee " aa
ton Of the soldiers Of the loyal army
Isl frre nen Il capable Of contracting with The f;ov
10 color Is fdy entitled ID ali tbe bene6ts m -
wards Of the service be pcror,ue md ia thrrsfnro
entitled to the h---' ~ ~,
- --.usy aurre1 r. co7ssEseSSs - .-sr ~ w
sa'oers. This om:lton puts The elaves o.
tus1Ses Gpin the South aud co]2red soldiers OF the
, 1865-10-18

LANCASTER, rA.. Oct. 17.-Tne bodies OF IN
adult female and tuo eirle, a;rd ten and flfteen
yenrx. Killed By tie recent nccl1en, ot Tie Peunsy
Jysnfa Cru,ral Railroad, arr rtlll un:laimed. Two
rrnnIA. labelled Mr. Julia A. ueald and Msa
MAR 4 Heald. Lye41noFe FA3le. Maine are also
rscisimed. They asc supposed 10 haye been the
p0scrty Of The three females above alluded 10.
, 1865-10-18

NEW Tons, Oct. 17.-Ihe Washington specill to
the New York Tribune says: 'A1hc daily mail ser-
vice between IitooIn, Cal, md Portland, Oregon.
which has been interrupted fo.' rome time past
owing to tic c-to1tionate demands of the former
contractors 4 to be resumed forthwith.
, 1865-10-18
The North Carolina Cnnyn<s.

The Norfl. Carolina Canvass.
RALEIGH, Oct. t7.-Jonatban Worth, State Tseds-
urcr, u announced ns candidate for GoyrTnos this
morning. Tie las been looked upon - peace or
Union map, hut will be supported by all the Vance
aEt1 Davis leaders, with the hope Of urEeatins Coz
Holden. GOV. Holden Is The Cnion Administration
candidate
, 1865-10-18
Iseccption of q <oInred Artillery Hcci.
v11nnk.

Erw YoHK, Oct, is.-No more 1Nlpoeins eFttta'
ctc he. been presented 10 the ctizcus Of New sors
rtnce The commencement Of the Fetut1, OF our sol.
march OF i've l.sh T. :. Coiored heavy artillery up
broadway. precctlcd By brays trud q! some thrt}
p,ssaf* IT, ameS a1m se'p .; equal nnnes Al col!
knarsnekt aud wnite glUvcs. m,Tcled in solid col.
unm with rteadlp'.s mud regularity tlst drew the
moi ',,s IlAaa'.t IRON tue thousands ol
, 1865-10-18

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.--Thc following II copy
oI the amnesty oalh subscribed 10 by Ten. Lee:
"Ufru~E OF NOTARY pcHL,c, |
"RocEDRsDcE CoCErr, W.. Uc.- : 1865.
81, Robert E. Lee, o. Lexington, Vs.. do sol-
s1nnly swrnr, in Presence Of Almighty God, that
will henccforh faithfully euD1ort, protect and de
fsnd the Constitution nj ihc United tates and the
Union Of thr states thcFrnnaer. md that ui!t tn
l1kc EuAnprr nhide ny and falhft.ly support nll
lawr nnd pfocjama.iusss which 1lave bccn uaade dur
fng the r11stfng rebellion. With rt.Fer nee to the
emancipation o, slaves. So help u'e Cod.
sITnr.rr L LEE"
, 1865-10-18
Cotton Sale.

New Yor1s. Oct. 17.-Eisht thousand bales Of
Sayunnat mud Sea Island cottou, belonging to
Goyernr,ent, were sold at auction today Ut gold
1atcs. alldjl:ns ats brought ai.tt, gold at iAa;
ets,ct mdlpcs, 4osfe; strict low mMdlings, a93zc,
and Q1dlpA5y, ftpm a33t 10 11;;c,
, 1865-10-18

great many g9e:sstsa zainc in Jaltsco, col1us,
Zac1tecas and GuacnsIato, without mentioning
Tieo5sa vt cal!snss, and IN The Ssaie o. Me5tSo:
T. 4nsssta5o th@3 have the aashtnQ g',s: ilaS
6eiae a9d ttaso--o who, with ono thc:.,isand vel
Monata taen are everywhere. I'd always stronger
Waea snty arc represented Il destruYed.
, 1865-10-18


NEw fonE. Oct. T.-The Hoaston tTexas) TIT
lo1d In Houston 70 into the hauus Of ncsroce
Several schools for co!ored persons are now In op-
stocks OF school books, for schools are already not
ttu1upert ut}cn Dt1nfAtinna
, 1865-10-18

InUIoNn. Va., Oct. 17.-Despatchea from Dan-
vile say It Is believed there that liey. L. A. Dayfs
Methodist Minister Of Fatrc]l county, IL elected to
Congress In the Fifth District. His antecedents
are unknown here.
stur1crant elected Mayor Of Richmond in July.
lta4 tnaf3+,,pt1
, 1865-10-18

WASHINGTON. Ott. IA prominent North Caro-
nfan syys The report e correct md believed BY the
politicians Of that State, that tue uauoes Of their
Eouercssucn ctecl will b. entered upon the roll oi
The House. aud called by the Clerk 1T the opening
, 1865-10-18

NEw YoRE, Oct. 17.-The Algonquin and vi
uoossI have changed be1ths, but did not begin tht
second trial at tho dock today as was expected Il
Ia impossible to state when they will begin, hu,
probably this week.
, 1865-10-18

ToEEno, Ohio, Oct. 1.-THE schooner r. II
Brown, Capt. Higgins, cleared trou this port thi
mu1utng for Boston. Mas, With a carco Of H. on
st. Lawrence river, etc,
, 1865-10-18

Srw YoHK, Oct. 1.-THE ra.ys Wa.htntton
s1ssa. tsyx . iSe ; es espp';, sseonpaaled
thIs morning. The President received them scrT
cordially and expressed hlt confidence fp The fututs
sia.a. The delegation appeared scs3 much plt1srd
Will their reception.
, 1865-10-18

4x0lfts
NEW TORE, Oct. IT, Gold opened this morning
at 14oK and rose to 1+G;s. bnt fell asufu to l{G.
, 1865-10-18
T3>A Trrnxury AfIrcfc1 by DrOuwtf.


new YonE, 0c1. 1.-THE Washington special to
The New York Utruu says the drought IN New Eng
lind Affects the Treasury Department here strange
as lie atatentrt may round. EASTERN paper manu-
factufers have recently advanced lhelr prices for
bank note paper about 80 per cens and since stock
, 1865-10-18

NEw YoRK, Oct. 1B.-Thc stesnlcr City Of Lon
don, from Liverpool 9Th, rtn Queenstown 5th inst.
and City Of Manchester, from Liverpool 30th nlt.
via Queenstown 1st inst, arrived about O'Clock
This forenoon.
, 1865-10-18

HE II Hf1.
e, NEW YORK, Oct 17.-Tho trot to-day between
Dexter md Dua1er. wns won by DEXTER in three
etrmcht heats Time, s:271{, a:31 and a::oa9.
, 1865-10-18
MEXICO.

4 Concession Of Null Privileges III
British Territory Denied to Mnxf.
mIlllan-Act1vlty of the Republicans
The General StatI-tfcs, etc.
, 1865-10-18

d due to her honor to show l,y her faturc mat sa
E.s done SO in good .allh and that elaress shsl
reycr again flourish II our borders In #hatsoeFee
l r,n,aa ~ tns.a htaurht frIXHIt.'
, 1865-10-18

Tho following u extract Of letter written By
Rev. J. s. p!e. pastor Of the Pc.pons atsees Nspsss
Church, brooklyn, r. T. to tha "JounAl md Acxaeo-
Ee" Cincinnati. Ohio and spe4kl volumes In ayo. Of
the world-feuoHned medicine, Mrs. WISSLOW'a
SOOTHING srEUP FOR CHILDREN TR3THIS6
ave sec an Advertisement IN your columns Of ARa-
WIN9ION'9 SOOTHING sYEEF+ Nov, We nevss
sail word IN favor Of the patent medicine before
life. hut feel compelled to ssy to your readers
that this Is hunbug-we hare tried It. sud know It
best sud those Of o1r readess who hare babies cant
do better than lay In supply
apo6u7l56u1-WYA4nes
, 1865-10-18

Important DecI>lop by Attorney Gen
cral Speed-Goy. Pctrpotut Elected
from the TrcasurF DcpaFtment-Per-
konaI--Sasea Of Rolling Stock-TAter-
null 1acrcnue Dccfsfon-The Wirz
TsfnI-H'1&itorxa nj the White House.
Especial Despatch 70 the ChIca9e Tribunal
, 1865-10-18
Meeting Of Thanksgiving to the PresI-
t1EH1fs

C1xe1SsAu, Oct 17.-A large rneetlng Of leadng
citizens Of Lexington, Ky. was held yesterday to
ezprest ttciz thinks lor The remoysof martial laW
tn Ecn:1cky. Speeches were made by Gen. Hous~
Ton nd Others. Resolutions were adopted think.
irg ths President. endorsing bis reconstruction
pplitJ, etc.
, 1865-10-18
TIE EPISCOPAL CON-
VENTf0N.
PATRIOTIC RESOLUTIONS
VOTED DOWN.
The QhanksggiyingSers;;csss
of the Conservatives,
AN ENTHUSIASTIC RADI'
CALTHANKSGIVING IN
THE EVENING.
Important Decision by Attorney
| General Speed,
c01ored Soldiers, Slave or Free,
| Entitled to all B0unties.
Cor. Pcirpoint Elected from the
Treasury; Department for
/ Ungentlemanly Conduct.
LATER FROM NEXIC0--~IMp0R-
| TART LIBERAL SUCCESSES.
The Election in the South.
| DISASTROUS FIRE IN NEW
t Y0RK-~GREAT LOSS or
| COTTON.
The Steamer Brilliant Burned
| al New Madrid.
i
The Kentucky synod--Defeat Of
Dr.. Brcckinridge's Resolution.
The Fenian Congress at Philadel-
phia--Enthusiatic Nesting.
9~n of the MiSsiSsipNi
vAG@s@1&A&4% -1.
Lesislature-CoE. Hunv"-
reys' Inaugural.
THE EPISCOPAL C0NVEN-
TION.
EarncAtneAs Of the loyal Es@nletn flt
the Couvcntfou-Crcat Indignation
Out>ide-A Loyal TlsnnkAZIysu:Sto to be
Hcld-Ite Effect on Delegates.

OutAide-A Loyal TAnnkAZiv5u:zto to be
l1eld-Ita Effect on Delegates.
Especial Derpatch 10 the Chicago Ttibuue.T
Pn11AuELr1uA, Oct. 1G.
The refusal ofthe representative body Of church
men in this city 10 recognize secular topics not
rccprocated, for there IL great deal oil talk IN
secular circles about thcse churthoen, who, after
hsvine all their live, prayed 10 be delivered from
sedition, prisy conspiracy and rebellion, now
publicly resnse TO thznk Got II thc.s speeches
tomorrow for euch dcliyet2nee. The outside
INDIGNATION here Is Intense. and something remark
able to be ellcitcd b. religions body. The city
papers, with one exception, strongly reh1kc #. 4
crare End hopored de!ceqte from Nes York, s,aed
publicly, N the ho,cl tlis morning, biz far iest
The services tomorrow. % l9rn which the
S oude esSa ss # 10 LOU 9ns
more eEc3tablc street loyalty. This IL unlikely.
hut 70 high runs The feeling. lhat the nrst hour Of
privilege members complaining that they had BEEN
mlsrpsrtcd o. ssGlstn;ns, sw;s thesf L sosss one
purely Pckn1csior and eeJcsiatdcal. I am able TO
hta1c that The eecGs,astica! gag in the House Of
s sea s q
and also loyai. The laahops actually xoted
dsy dsn ID aopffs:en faa a1S S5 7ui5 q
be found in III tie psayer hooSs. Ss.commenclns !:
I'VE praise Thy name tba. II has pleased Thee
to arpeaec the *ediriona unut that has lately been
reached fn the House Of bishops. II only remains
to lie Pecn "hnt form Of pastoral letter The return
ed rebel element now supreme Will permit Them 10
use.
In the Lower House 1t deserves to BE- recorded
that the great States New York. Ohio and Pcnn4yl-
%nnta ARE right On The ioya! record md Ans"aehu.
Illinois delegation. judge OTIS standing alone.
T1crc VIII yci he come strong md ealnes, protests
at,atnst 1he wnye Of dtslova1ty that has swept
tsiumphantly through The Convention.
There ts to be 1oyal service at which Bishop.
NcEyaine Lee ard othcrr will ot.icate. and where
s+roug patriotism Will guide the expressions o.
ntrty-
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gedtora gnqairer.
BEDFORD Pal, FRIDAE,. l.I MAT g, llses
AND STILL THEY COME.

F.. +
The leaders ofthe rebellion are being rap
idly picked up ard put in secure quarters,
whence they may be Forthcoming at the cali
of the Government 70 answer for their
crimes Almost every day witnesses some
addition TO the number aSIeff.nDavis, GleIas
ent C. Clay and General Wheeler have re-
Gently arrived ,at Fortress Monroe where
quarters are being prepared for their safe
keeping. The rebel Post Master General,
Regan, Gov v ahce of NJ @. . and Goyeror
Brown Of Georgia have been in the custo-
dy of the Government for sometime; Coy.
Harris of Tenn. is now added to the mum
Der. Breckenridge, Trenholm, Benjamin
and others are still fugitiyes from justice aud
liable to be picked up at any moment.
These WORTHLESS, who once prated so loudly
of the weakness of our Government, are
beginning to experience the legitimate fruits
Of then folly, and see a Development Of
strength and vigilance, that bodies them no
good. Instead of the rope Of sand. of which
they ONCE spoke 50 eontemptuously, these
valiant representatives of The clicalsg are,
to be troubled with unpleasant
visions of rope of hemp. gaY saa aaIf
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SURRENDER OFTHE REBEL NAVAL
FORCES OFF MOBILE.
MAsHINGT0N. Man p


The navy department this morning re-
ceived a communication from Acting Rear
Admiral Thatcher, under date of May 9th,
off Mobile, in which he says
/ have the honor to inform the Depart
ment that on the night of the 4th instant |
received written propositions from Commo-
dore Bbenezer Farfand commanding the
Confederate forces in these waters, to sur
render to me all the naval forces, officers
and men and public property yet afoat, un-
der his command, and now blockaded by a
portion of our naval forces in the Tombig-
bee river, and desiring a meeting with me to
arrange terms of surrender to the United
States. ts#i
accordingly met Commodore Farrand at
Citronyille, point about % miles above
Mobile, and accepted his proposal on the
same basis as granted to General Richard
Taylor by Major General Candy, the latter
having taken place at the same point and
time, Gen. Candy being present. Some
days will elapse before all the arrangements
win beeomplete for the reception of the Con-
federate officers, men, vessels and property
when further details, with copies Of all cor.
respondenee, and the written agreementand
obligations will be officially made known to
the department.
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en- and three-tenths inacurrency- a right
which would pre-suppose return to specie
payments, and make SIX per cent. in gold
even better than the high rate in currency
"a eohsummation most devoutly to be wished.
g The privilege Of converting the notes into
.6:20 six per cent gold bonds at the end of
three years, or receiving payment at matu-
rity, at the holder option, is retained.
~ The first day Of the Third Series opened
with ayspbseription within fraction Of FIVE
millions, and the month Of June will certain
~ see the last of the 7:30s ont of market.
How earlyin june we cannot predict, but
parties wAowish to make sure Of a portion
would do wen to be in time.
Fall particulars may be found in our adj
yertising columns. ..ae u 3.1. eHa :,
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ENGLAND AID THE TAHITI SYs-


The following extract of d letter from one
of our most distinguished representatives In
EnglaAd was received here to-day, and viii
attract considerable attention. Nele York
Tribune. ~ sV, b3hg
tGreat efTorss viii now be made by English
capitalists and manufacturers to induce MS to.
reduce our tariffs, ard permit them to do all
our manufacturing they are beginning to stir
this matter already.f Our warm, personal
friends viii be'pnt forward to move the mat
ter, such men as John Bright, Goodwin Smith
and others who have stood by Us through this
war. | have seen decisive evidence of this
purpose here. Personally we owe them very
much, but we may frighttully abominate their
free trade principles, They willstruggle hard
to break down our tariff. See if this does not
prove true, There viii be a terrible pressure
put on the Government = -
The. above extract indicates the source
from which cur industrial interests are ike
ly to suffer, now that the rebellion is over,
and the incidental protection furnished BY
the premium on gold is taken away. Our
old enemy and rival, since the day the
Stamp Act was passed, has never ceased her
efforts TO break down our manufacturing IN
terests and monopoEze orr markets. Here
tofore she has been so successful that her
friendship has been more preiudicial to us
than her enmity, She breaches free trade
to the world, but keeps her own counsel,
and practices what she breaches, only in
those productions which She can furnish
cheaper than other countries. Shepractices
free-trade in iron and cotton manufactures,
because her immense capitalists and skilled
workmeh enable her to, manufacture cheap
ly. Aniarticles that are produced more
eheaply by other nations are compelled to
pay heavy duties before they can be sold in
British markets Suchis British free trade.
If the advocates Of free-trade in Gun country
would onIt take lessons in political economy
from British practice, instead of from Brit
ish preaching we might long ago have been
able TO compete with British, wares not only
in our own, but also IN foreign markets.
Just at this time it is Of the highest impor-
tance tous, to guard carefully against every
attempt toinjure cur manufacturing inter-
ests. a On them we must depend for large
portion ofthe revenue for paying our ma
tional debt, and nothing will 50 surely and
speedily bring us to national bankruptcy as
neglecting to protect and foster our manu-
factures We are in more danger to-day
from the preaching Of British free-trade than
from all tbecannon and bayonets of England
and France combined. SIS
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ASTOUNDING DISCLOSURES. s.-The testi-
mony taken before the Washington Militia
ry Commission reveals some extraordinary
facts. In that evidence, which goes over
nearly two years in time, and includes the
sworn statements of large number of per-
sons who can have had no collusiYe purpose
In view, there is, we take it, superabundant
proof that the scheme of assassination, in
some form, was agreed to and approved in
rebel military circles twenty months ago;
that the Richmond authorities hired and
paid the conspirators money; that Booth,
besides being hired assassin himself, was
engaged to hire others; that he was empow-
eredto offer thousands of dollars for the aid
of a single confederate; that he did offer
this for the cooperation of a New York
actor named Chester who, fortunately for
himself, refused the bribe; that Sanders,
and the gang who act with him in the Prov
inces were privy to the plot; and that every
step in the conspiracy was with the cogni-
zance of Confederate officials
The business in which Booth engaged was
opened near Swift Run Gap, lin the Shenan-
doah Valley, shortly after the rebel defeat
at Gettysburg in 1863. Booth first offered
his suggestions in rebel camp; and Beall,
who was hung the other day, was the tlrst
volunteer for what was to be thereafter
known as the detached service. Shortly
after this, Booth was found In funds, !"
and upon these he made various essays in
perfacting the conspiracy, until the thing
took the shape it did on the 18th of April
last.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-05-26

MEXICAN SILVER. The New Orleans
True Delta in late article says: The
question is asked where do all the specie
dollars go from Mexico2 The receipts at
New York are very trifing. We, however,
can give some information on the subject
The British West India mail steamer, the
February packet, landed at Southampton
with about 81, 10000 early in March. The
greater part of this was Mexican dollars re-
eeived from Vera Cruz We also observed
another shipment of nearly one million dol
lars a short time since. England realizes all
the profit and advantages from her Gordon
of mail steamships ramifying in every quar-
ter of the world, under subsidies for mail
service. The steam marine of great Britain
is monopolizing the passenger and carrying
trade of the world
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-05-26

MEXICAN NEws.-Late reports by way
Of the Mississippi river from Matamoras,
are to the effect that between four and FIVE
thousand republican troops appeared before
that town on the 29th ultimo that its sur
render was demanded and refused, and that
spirited fight between the imperialists and
republicans ensued Business was suspen-
de1, the streets were barricaded, and many
of the citizens were fleeing aeross the Rio
Grande to Brownsville, Texas, A report
reached the mouth of the Rio Grande on the
4th instant, that the Republicans were in
full retreat. We have heretofore had ru-
mors that they had occupied Matamoras.
Later adviees viii have to be waited for in
order to decide upon the true state of affairs
In that region.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-05-26

ONE OF THE RESULTS OF ABOLITION
The abolition Of slavery in the Southern
States, which viii become reality as rapid
ly as our armies advance and take posses
sion, win practically nullify that clause Of
the Constitution which restricts representa-
ton in Congress to 'three-ffths' of all
other persons, thereby meaning the slaves.
The effect will be to increase the represen-
tative population of the South to the extent
of two-ffths of the emancipated blacks, OF
about one million souls This augmenta-
ton of numbers, however, cannot be felt in
Congress, though all the rebel States should
at once be reorganized, until another appor-
tionment shall be made under the census of
1870 But when that event shall occur it
will strengthen Southern influence in the
national councils very materially; and those
States which had the largest number of
slaves will be the greatest gamers. II its
burgb Dispatch.
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AppREHrNprp SLAVE IssuanEo11oS m

APPREHENDED SLAVE INsURRECTIoN IN
CUBA. The Colonial Standard of Jamaica
has the following startling intelligence
From conversation which we have had
with gentleman VINO returned to this city
from Cuba In the Jamaica packet, we learn
that matters lin Cuba have begun to assume
a threatening aspect There was evidently
deep and bitter feeling of revenge slumber-
ing among the negroes, which only awaited
favorable moment to burst forth with I'M
measurable fury. Already had several es-
tates been burned by the torch of the incen-
diary and so deep and silent was the plot
that no clue to the perpetrators had as yet
been discovered. At Guantanamo, where
the first two fires occurred, an oyerseer Of a
large property had been murdered, and two
companies of troops had been sent thither
from st. Jago, in order to suppress any at
tempt atrebellion On the departure from
st. Jago, onthe evening of the 22d Of March
of the Jamaica packet, twolarge fires were
plainly seen from deck Little doubt is en-
tertained by our informant that they will be
found to be the further acts of incendiarism
Our next adyices from Cuba, then, may be
anxiously looked for, although the Govern
ment is most watchful in keeping from the
public the least information which might
give clue to the present widespread dis
affection.