The Daily clarion., 1866-08-25

Great excitement was occasioned at New
4 bern. North Carolina, Tuesday last, by the
discovery Of plot to rob the First National
Bank of that city. The leaders in the affair
were arrested.
The Corinth News and Merchant says that
the manner in which the freedmen's church,
in that place. is conducted has become an in
tolerable nuisance. They commence worship
at 10 O'Clock pm, and keep it up until after
coel1crow
An aged lady. Mss Badger, living near At
lanta, was brutaIIy maltreated by a Eegro, a
few days ago. After smothering her in a
sheet he dragged her by the hair around tbs
the yard, and stamped her until she was in
sensible He house was then thoroughly
pillaged blythe miscreant
The fair Of the St Louis Agricultural and
Mechanical Association viii be held at st.
Louis, Missouri, commencing the lst of Oc-
tober, at which $50, 600 worth of premiums
viii be distributed. Some OF the premiums
are very liberal among others, for the fast
est trotting stallion, in harness, $1,000; for
the best thoroughbred stallion of any age,
500 and the fastest trotting mare, in har-
ness, $500.
a little girl, near Milton Pa, was sent TO
the fields few days since, to carry lunch to
the field hands. Remaining away longer than
was necessary, search was made for her,
when she was found strangled to death by a
black snake The reptile had coied itself
several times about her neck, and had to be
cut IN two before he would release his hold
An eminent physician of Memphis says
there has not as yet been n single case OF
Asiatie cholera in the city. The case of the
whole family who died so suddenly in South
street last week, turns out that they were
poisoned by arsenic being placed in their
bread by colOred woman, who alleges that
she mistook it for baking powder. 1t seems
strange, however, that she ate none of the
bread herself
Notice has been given in New Orleans that
during the present quarantine the mails
from Mobile viii be sent to New Orleans via
Meridian and Jackson, Miss. The quaran-
tine creatos general dissatisfaction in Mobile
aud has already caused an advance in pro-
, visions there.
The following is the census of Holly
Springs: White males, 743; white females
646; black males, 293; black females, 443-
Total, 2,030. In 1860 Holly Springs had
1912 whites, and 1915 blacks, making total
of 26S7. Decrease 957.
When the torch was applied to the White
House where Washington was married, and
where he spent many a day, the old arm
chair in which lie used to sit was carried of
and found its way to Philadelphia 1t was
recently recovered, however, by John S.
Watkins, Esq of Baltimore, who has sent it
on its way to Gen. Lee, at Lexington.
A pretty girl. scarce out OF her teens. Miss
Augusta st. Clair, has been lecturing at
Leayenworth and the region round about,
her subject being: Our Moses; or, Andrew
Jonson and My Policy" An exchange says
Augusta had better hunt among the bnl-
rushes till she finds Moses of hertown, and
try her policy" on him. What will Miss
Augusta say to that
member of the Legislature who INDUCED
in afternoon maps, requested his friend to
awake him when the Lumbert act came up.
lie omitted, by forgetfulness, but accident
! ally gave him jog as the house was pas
sing bill to prevent fraud. Sleepy-head
started, rubbed his eyes and exclaimed
AiT. Speaker, word or two on that bill, for
more than one-half of my constituents get
their living in no other way"