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later from Europe.

HALIFAX, July 30.-The steamship China,
which sailed from Queenstown on the 22d,
has arrived. Cotton 4d.@3d. higher on
Saturday. Sales 10000 bales. Middling
uplands about 14@14ld. higher. Bread
st9ffs inactive. Provisions fat. Consols
SSt@8S4: Fivs-twenties 70a@71.
The China's news about the armistice
has been anticipated by the cable.
that Austria had accepted the proposals
for the suspension of hosti!ities caused
great buoyancy in all markets. The pre-
vaihng opinion, especially among the Ger
mans, being that peace is almost certain
TO- be concluded, and consequently there
Will be no resumption of hostilities The
Italian answer had not yet been received,
ing. -
LIvERPooL, July 22.-In the great naval
tight off Lisa, the Italian iron-clad Redei-
talia was sunk by collision, at the com
mencement of the battle. An iron-clad
boat blew up, with all on board, amid cries
OF Long live tho King of Italy!" from the
crew. Italian accounts state that the
Austrian squadron retired after one man.
of.war and two steamers had been sunk
A Vienna despatch says that the Italian
heet were driven back and were being pur-
sued by the Austrians, in the direction Of
Ocona.
It is asserted from Paris that Austria
: has decided to retire from the German
confederation. The Paris Bourse was ex-
cited-quotations 69.52.
The Observer states that Parliament will
be required, at almost the last moment of
the session, to give its concurrence to the
Confederation Of the North all the pro-
vinces, including the plan for the mainte-
nance OF the Grand Trunk Railway.
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BnHARHRs AHrAp.LThe Nu,io,r,lo,ij

BHHAHERs EAp.-Iha Na,ios.oi
Intelligence, Of the 2osh, says:
= With but one-haf of the country.
the prestige Of the Union cannot be
maintained. The continued aliena-
ton Of the staple- e-producing States,
and their subjection to- arbitrary
power and .pluader, begin tc shake
confidence In the stability. of the
Government. The next Congress-.
and indeed the action of the present
Congress ut the next session, may in
velve' the country more deeply than
ever in the danger OF dissolution of
the Federal Government. Rebel
arms could not effect that object, but
radical usurpation may do it.
. ( But it is to the next Presidential
election that men look With alarm
and :distrust. Already we hzrd that
prudent and consfderate men, who
are not of6oe-holders, ner partici-
pants In the public plunder, which is
tone7of the chief bonds that hold TO-
gether the radical Congress party,
are becoming shy of Government
securities, except for temporary puf-
poses, and are investing their money
m real property, which may survive
the shock of the public credit, and
the failure of the Government pro-
misses to pay.
a COLLISION at some time, either
before or soon after the Presidential
election, between the Congress fac.
ton and the conservative power of
the people, may be and is apprehend,
ed. The radical Congress cannot
much longer refuse, without hazard
to the public credit, to recognize the
loyal States Of the South and the
loyal men whom they elect as their
representatives. There are many
ways IN which difficulties might arise
which would render Legislation uncer.
tain, and even stop the wheels Of the
Government entirely, if indeed, the
people are to tolerate and support
this usurping and tyrnnnical Cor
Bress and theif messures.
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MiscegenntiOn.

= 4eSteroay morning, the case of
Sergeant Peter ". Gary. of Company
G, Second Battalion United States
Infantry, recently arraigned on the
charge of marrying in this city mu-
latto woman, named Henrietta JOHN
son, was again called up before the
Mayor. 1t will be remembered that
the investigation, begun ON Saturday
last, was adjourned over in order to
allow time to receive legal informa-
tion OF the previous marriages of the
accused at the North-it having been
alleged that he already has two wives,
one In Massachusetts and another in
Maine, his native place) OF the
witnesses present, only one of them
Sergeant Major John w. Coleman)
had anything to say.
The prisoner was called to the
stand, when Recorder Regnault, who
was requested to sit on the case. as
he had heard the first of it, inquired
whether the documents, to prove a
case of bigamy, had been received
from the North.
Sergeant Coleman replied that
steps had been taken to obtain the
atfidavits Of the prisoners previous
marriage, but time had not yet elapsed
for them to be received.
The Recorder replied that the pre-
senuatlon Of affidavits was not srffi-
Gent to prove n case Of bigamy: 1t
WAS necessary to produce witnesses
who We're present at the marriage.
he, however. thought that, as it was
doubtful whether the necessary evil
dence to make out case of bigamv
(which could be investigated as we'll
at the North rs in Richmond could
be obtained without vast deal of
trouble, that charge might for the
present be deferred The prisoner
had been guilty Of outraging the
law OF Virginia 10y marrying a negro
wol lin, and was consequently amen
able to trial upon that offence. He
should, therefore, remand Cary for
indictment by the grand jury of the
Hastings Court.
Succeeding the decision in the case,
Se'saant Coleman inquired whether
th' intermarriage of negroes with
whites was not legalized by the terms
OF tho civil rights bill, recently pass
eo py Congress? Whereupon the
Recorder replied that the Common
wealth of Virginia had her laws on
the subject, and, as long as they re-
mained-intact, he could not conceive
that the Federal laws had any bear
ing upon the matter. Subsequently,
Mayor Mayo stepped forward, and
read from the Code Of Virginia the
act with reference to bigamy, setting
forth the kind of evidence necessary
to make out plea Of that character.
This was his only object, he said, in
reading the law.
Cary was then committed to Jail in
default of security, to await al indict-
ment.-Richmond Times, 2SM.
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PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION
correspondent of the New York
Commercial writes from Philadel-
phia:
"The Convention to be held here
in August, under the direction of
Messrs. Doolittle & Co., is regarded
with great disfavor here. The re-
turning soldiers and fire companies
freely and openly declare that they
intend to break up the gathering,
and movement looking to that end
is now said to be on foot. There are
a large number of invalid and conva-
lescent soldiers still about the hospi-
tails here who affiliate to a consider
able extent with the fremen, and
assert that they can prevent the hold
ing of any such meeting, especially
as public sentiment is against it.
Any violence, however, will of course
be summarily headed off and punish
ed. Extensive preparations are
being made to tender warm greet
ing and welcome to those attending
the Southern Union Convention
which meets in September"
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Tele@Essx9k1.
Ensland- And SAmsrica. Connected i,
fhs Atlantic Gable Successfully Laid !!
, .LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

NEW YohK, July 29.-TheA laying Of the
Aasntic cable is perfect success; the fol
lowing despatch has just been received:
=. HEARTs CeNrENr. July 28..We arrived
here at O'clock this morning, al weK.
Thank Coo, the cableshas been laid and is
CYRUs W. FIELD. =
sEcoND DESPATCH.
HEAnr's CONTENT, July 2s.-we are in
telegraphic communication with Ireland;
tue cable is in perfect working order. Eng
land and America are again united by tele-
graph. The cable is in perfect order We
-hsye been receiving and sending messages
through the whole cable since the splice
ON the 18th inst, off valentia. =.
!, CYRUS W. FIELD. :.
THIRD, DESPATCH. 8
HEARTS CONTENT, Friday, July 2T-94 40
A. M.-The Great Eastern has just an
schored opposite the telegraph Office. The
cable was spliced swo hours since, on the
Midway, and will be here in three OF four
hOurs. The whole distance run is 1863
nautical milesS%cabls paid out 1864 miles
slack little less than twelve per cont. of
the absolute distance. -
CIV, Field says the weather was rough,
with rain squalls and. fogs nearly all the
time. The signals meyer failed, but were
perfect all the time. He sent q telegram
70 London, q day-oT Two since, and got
,reply in eight minutess Mr.. Field ssys
there have been riots in. london, on ac-
count Of the refusaf;of the Goyernment 50
allow reform meetings inside the park.
A daily newspaper has been published, on
: the Great Eastern. =
: AspY BAY, July 2s.-The London 7l,ses,
OF the 27th, says Of the telegraph: ''It is
great work-the glory of the age and
nations, and they who have achieved it,
deserve to be honored as benefactors Of
their race"
"A treaty of peace has been signed be-
tween Austria- and Prussia
- A previous telegram says that five
days' armistice between Austria and Prus-
sia commenced atnoon on the 23d. There
was more. fighting, on the 22d, the Ans.
TRANS claiming y victory.
Earl Shaftsbury had protested in the
House Of Commons against the reform.
The Mo.sate,n' says that in the discussion
on the tarif, Sir John Farkington admitted
that England was behind other nations
There was q severe engagement on the
10th, off the island of Lisa, in which the
Aastrians claimed the victory. They sunk
the Italian iron-elads- ds--r,nning down one
and blowing up three.
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The SOUTHERN UNros1sr COVE,

|. THE SOUTHERN UN1eMsr CoNvrS-
TIuSA:ENDoRs1Na TIE CA1n.-The
Following papers, South, have en-
dorsed the call of the Southern IN
conditional Unionists: TIE Nep Ma
ton, Richmond, Va; The Naionole,
Mobile, Ala; The Loyal Geroiou.
Augusta, Ga; The Press, St. Louis,
Mo-; The Bulletin, Galveston, Texas:
and letters have been received from
prominent citizens stating that dele
gates will be sent from South Caro-
lima, Florida and Alabama, in nearly
every district, and that all the i'm
portant towns or cities will send full
delegations. .-Speciai to The Neao York
Tribune
The delegation from Georgia has
already arrived at Washington, con-
sisting of Chaplain (?) French and
Lawyer (?) Bryant. Both of them
having swindled and robbed the poor
freedmen until "there are no more
feathers to pluck" have gone North
to try the ''persecuted loyalist"
dodge. ''Charles" will overhaul his
'scrap-book, and radical tears will flow
IN torrents, as the twin 'sAminidab
Sleeks" rehearse their woes, sorrows
and prosecutions among the rebs.
Vcd la hu0bug
[Augusta Constitnionalist
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Market Reports.

MOBILE, July 2S.--Sales OF cotton to-day
$50 bales-middling 1892. Market un-
changed.
New ORLEANS, July 2s.-Cotton firmer.
With ssles of $50 bales-low middling 80
@34. Bank sterling 64 Gold 48. New
York exchange discount
NEW YORK, July 30.-Cotton higher, but
as the European news is not fully develop
cd, we quote 36039c. Flour dull. Wheat
dropping. Pork dull and heavy. Sterling
dull, at 81. Sight 1o4. Gold 473. ~----S'
P. M.-Cotton Ic. high er-sales 1000
bales; middlng uplands 81; Orleans 80
Flour heavy, but unchanged. Wheat heavy
and nominal, Pork firm, at s31.5o
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ANOTHER FATAL DuEr. despatch
rom Mobile, of the 10th, says: "T.
!. Chandler, this morning, at daylight,
fought duel with l.. Holcombe. At
the second fire Chandler received a
ball through the chest, living about
twenty-five minutes. Holcombe was
formerly a soldier in the Federal
army, and Chandler in the rebel
army The, difficulty originated in
disputing whether Columbia, South
Carolina, was burned by Gen. Sher.
mans order. or by orders of Con-
federate Gen, rails.
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The New vsrConsttsutiem.of or Netth Caro-.
lima. -


The people of this State will be
called on to- vote on the ratification
or rejection Of the amended Consti-
tutaon on the days designated in the
notice at the head of our editorial CO.
l1mns, and as the time is rapidly ap-
preaching, to enable ouryreadefs te
form correct idea Of this ,inetru-
ment In comparison with, the old or
present Constitution, We give the
changes proposed blythe Convention,
IS grouped by q correspondent Of
the. Petersburg hdec. They are as
follows.
The office of Lie,atenant-Gove
Ne member of the General Assem-
bly, can be elected to any Office dur
ing his term.
Magistrates are to be elected by
the people, once in every--six years,
by districts. Two magistrates are al
lowed to every 1000 inhabitants; an
additional number to shire andincor-
porated towns.
Petty mlstemcanors may be tried
before a single magistrate out of
court Police courts and courts in
Incorporated towns mny be estab-
liShed.
Every man elected to the Office of
G' Eernor, Lieutenant-G Governor, and
to the General Assembly, must take
an cath that he is constitutionally
qualified -.
;. The basis of representation has
been changed IN tho House OF, Com
mons from the Federal basis to the
white basis alone.
The Governors must be thirty years
OF age, twenty years n citizen, five
years a resident Immediately before
the day Of election, and must possess
land In feesto the Yaluc of $4,000.
The observation-disclosures the same.
These qualifications are not all
changes, nor-are they qualifications
tor Senate and House of Commons,
but qualifications simply.
"A Senator must be TWENTY-FIVE
years of age, FIVE years q continued
resident before the day of election.
and must possess land in fee to the
value of $500, or freehold to the.
value of LOCO.
A comnlener must be twentY-one.
and possess real estate to the value Of
$500.
Finally, all officials must be white
men and citizens.
. A person. having one-sixteenth of
negro blood or more is a negro, or at
least not white man. A person
having less than one-sixteenth negro
blood is q white man in the constitn-
tional sense.
Negroes only are excluded on nc
count OF color. A taxed Indian is
eligible to any Office in North Caro-
lima. - Wilmington Dispatch.
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New CRUSADE. Phillips
calls on the clergy of the Nol tn to
preach up another crusade against
the South. We should think, saws
the Richmond Enquirer, these men
had sufficiently humbled their calling
already to be excused from further
profaning it. It is told of the late
Brazil Gordon, of Falmouth, for
many years large wheat buyer, that
he once received load of grain from
an up-country farmer, with letter
stating that the writer had sent him
"a load of wheat littl touched with
rye" After examining it, Mr.. Cor
don wrote in reply, that he had re-
celved "a load of rye a little touched
with wheat" The Northern clergy
commenced proclaiming to their
hearers, religion, a little touched
with politics, uutil they have ended
by preaching politics little touched
with religion-and only little touch
ed with it. Phillips, who knows
them, calls upon them as if they were
so many campaign stump speakers.
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1t is whispered in Washington,
says the Nashville Gozene, that the
President is about to publish to the
world lot of letters written to him
while he was Governor of Tennessee.
These letters will "show up in no
enviable light Il number of distin-
euished men in the North who are
]nst now opposing the policy of Mr..
johnson. Mr.. Sumner has had q
long private interview with the Prcsi-
dent, for the purpose, SO says rumor,
OF dlssuading him from making pub
lie these letters, for it is said that this
radical Senator is deeply interested in
not having them brought before the
eyes of the public. The correspon-
dent who gives the above gossip
thinks that something more definite
will come to light in the course of u
week or two.
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A GooD SION. The German popu-
latlon of Pennsylvania are represent
ed as unit for Clymer, the New York
Germans having urged an abandon
ment by their countrymen every
where OF the fanatical Republicans.
The effects of the excise law are felt.
Whatever doubts have been heretofore
felt to the contrary, it is certain that
the campaign in Pennsylvania looks
decidedly better for the Democrats
than their opponents.
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SPECIMENS oR sUSApu1rERArED
PATRIOTISM. The New York Post.
speaking of the tariff bill, shows up
the positions of some of the authors
as follows:
There is Mr.. Stcvens-he demand.
ed "a higher duty on iron, whose
object is TO raise the price of that
article; he is an iron master. There
ls MIR. Griswold, who demanded q
heavier duty on railroad iron, which
would, of course, increase the price
of that commodity. Mr.. Griswold is
a manufacturer at Troy, in this State,
OF railroad iron. There is Mr.. Nor
rlil, who imposes higher duties on
foreign marble; Mr.. Morrill,, we are
told, IS interested in marble ouarries
IN Vermont. There is Mr. Dodge.
of this city, of whom a correspond
ent wrote the other day:
''On motion of Mr.. Dodge, ten per
cent ad nolorem was added to the
duty on iron wire. On motion of
Mr.. Dodge, the duty on crinoline
wire was increased from seven to ten
cents per pound Il he the Mr..
Dodge, of the firm of Phelps, Dodge
d Co., who ale said to be largely in
terested Tor some Of the members of
the trm are) in wire works in Con-
nectlcut and Massachusetts?
These are only examples. They
90 not exhaust the list of members
IN the present Congress who seem to
think that they are in Washington
for the purpose of filing their own
or their friends pockets.
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TRH PRas1DrNr ON THE Fns1As Re.

TRE PRESIDENT ON THE FRNIAN Re.
soLUTToNs.-The Intelligencer, in its
"Notes from the Capitol" :" under date
OF the 26th, says: The message of thu,
President, delivered to the House TO-
day, In response to the two resolu-
tions in behalf of the Fenians, sent
to him, yesterday. has rather taken
the wind out of the sails of the Con
gressional party. The resolutions
were simply intended as bid for
Irish votes, by. manifesting an extra
ordinary interest in the fate of the
recent Fenian raiders upon the
border. It appears, from the re-
sponse of the President, that the
suddenly-awakened anxiety of Con
gress. in reference to these unfortu-
nate persons had long ago been an
ticipated by the Executive and that
the desired action in behelf of the
Fenian prisoners in Canada, and the
Eenians indicted in the United States
Courts for breach of the neutrality
laws, had long since been taken,
without, awaiting for the growth Of
Congressional sympathy In their
favor. This purely electioneering ar
tifice has, therefore, not only failed
In its design, bat has served to bring
to the attention OF the Fenians, who
are just now so assiduously courted
by the Revolutionists, the fact that
the President had promptly, and
without suggestions from Congress or
elsewhere, instituted proceedings for
the relief and release Of all the par
ticipators in the Fenian raid, who
had been placed in arrest on either
side of the line.
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From Washington.

WASHINGTON, July S.-Representative
Rogers yesterday made minority report
from the Judiciary Committee, showing
the perjury and utter worthessncss of the
alleged guilt of Davis and others in Lin
coins assassination.
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-Congratulatory
despatches have passed between the Queen
OF England and the President of the United
cable. ~
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The conservative Republicans of
New York are to hold State Conven-
ton at Saratoga Springs on the 9th
prox., for the appointment of dele
gates to the Philadelphia Convention,
and for the organization of an Admi-
nistration party in that State.
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MERCHANTS TAXES TO BE REFUND.
ED.-The House of Representatives,
on Th arsday, passed a bill providing
that when the License tax upon whole
sale dealers shall be imposed upon
the basis of sales of the previous
year, and it shall subsequently appear
that the sales for which such license
Is imposed are not equal in amount
to those of the previous year, the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue is
authorized to refund thel excessive
amount Of such license.
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A RADICAL YARN.-The Nashville
Press and Times gives the following
as part Of the proot,edings-in Gallat;n
on the 4th OF Jolly: ssThe flag was not
only torn down, but the blaspheming
and sacrlleglous Union haters actually
tied one end of it to tie tail of a COW
and the other end of it to the tail of
a dog. and then drove them pell-mell
through the streets, while the sacred
symbol of the country was dragged
through the dirt and trodden under
foot.
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A. new-fangled machine at Mont
gomery, Ala, turns out 25, 900 bricks
per day
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sfsIr NEWS.
PORT OF CHARLESTON. JULY 30

ARRIVED SATURDAY.
Schr. Jonas Sparks, Crowther, Baltimore.
ARRIvED-YEsTERDAY.
Steamship Emily B. Souder, New York.
WENT TO SEA SATURDAY,
Steamship ss.esmship saragossa; Crowen, New York.
8. 98.eamsmP sas Cumbrla, French, New York.
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A STATE DINSER-THE GUESTS. -
At the dinner party given in Wash
ington by Secretary Seward, Tnurs-
day evening, the following named
guests We're present:
Senator and Mrs. Patterson, Scna-
tor and Mrs. Fowler. Mr.. and Mrs.
LeftwicE. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, Mr..
and Mrs. Maynard, Colonel and Mrs.
Stokes, Major Seats, Colonel Cooper.
Postmaster-General and Mrs. Ran
dali, Attorney-General and Mrs. Stan
bury, Senator Anthony, Major-Gene-
raj Ord, Governor Parsons, of Ala
bama; Governor Sharkey, of Missis-
sippi; MIR. Bingham. Of Ohio; Mr..
Dawes, Of Massachusetts; Mr.. Bur
leigh, of Dacotah.
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How Mr. DAVIS PASSES HIS TIME.
The latest news from jefferson Davis
is given in the correspondence of the
New York Times: ''By day, Mr..
Davis is at cutirc liberty, under pa
role, within the limits of the fortress.
and generally spends the most of his
tlme IN the apartment OF his wife,
who has had one of the cascmates
assigned to her He is at liberty to
receive any books or papers that any
body choose to send him, and in pc
rusipg these and in conversations
with his wife, and with the numerous
visitors who are constantly calling
upon him, he prevents time from
hanging heavily upon his hands.
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Columbia Wholesale Prices Curr..t
CORRECTED WEEKLY
BY A. l.. SOLOMON.