Des Arc citizen., 1866-07-14
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1He tth, we nave Important news. It IS re- ported through private sources that revolt had occurred near New Port Principe, the in surgents declaring for independence. Troops were sent against them, and a skirnish had taken place, several companies went over to the insurgents, who afterwards went to the mountains. There were further rumors of a fleet of Gillian steamers landing upwards of 10000 troops on the island, and that they had effected junction with the revolutionists The Cuba authorities had not made such news public, and it seems to require corrobo- ration.
 NEW YORK, July 9.
 The steamer New York, from Aspinwall brings later South American adyices.
 Chlli, Peru, Bolivia, and Equador, are said to have formed league to wrest Cuba from Spain, and had invited Venezuela and Colum- bla to join the alliance The first three named are to furnish the money, and the oth- CTS the men, and hopes are entertained of aid from Southern emigrants, who are to embark from the Coast of Florida
 It was fcarfully hot in this city yesterday. Thirty-three cases of sun stroke occurred, twenty-seyen of which proved fatal
 George Peabody met with warm reception at Montreal on Saturday, but declined pub lie reception
 Adyiees from Porto Rico say the slave pop ulation IS rapidly diminishing.
 WASHINGTON, July 9.
 The President was very much indisposed to-day, and was compelled to decline receiving visitors The hot weather is too exhausting for his nervous constitution.
 The Senate, to-day, passed the Army bill re- ported by MT Wilson.
 The House passed Mir. Schenck's Army bill, which will resusctate the Conference com mittee
 4 memorial from the New York Chamber of Commerce, protesting against the passage of the Tariff Tax bill, was presented to the House and referred.
 The Tariff bill was again considered and various sections adopted by the House. One amendment adopted was to suspend the col lection ot'so much of tie direct tax, imposed by the act of 1661 as is unoollected until January, l868, Mir. Merrill said he c6nsid cred this as being one of the best reconstruc- ton measures yet known. The Tariff bill was reported from the Committee to the House, with many amendments, and q motion was made to re-commit the bill to the Commit tee of Ways and Means, and another motion was made to postpone the consideration of the bill until the next session, pending which the House adjourned. M
 h tie House, to-day, McCleary, from the Committee on Elections, i'll the case of NIr. koontz, who contests the seat of Mr. Cotfrath, of Pennsylvania, reported that Mr. Coffrath was not entitled to the seat. The report was lad over for consideration.
 General Sickles will be instructed by the President to obey the writ of habeas corpus. which he had refused to comply with in the case of Stearns and others, confined at Castle pinckney, in Charleston harbor, for murder.
 Governor Hamilton and others of Texas, have issued an address to those styled South ern loyalists, to meet here in September. The projectors of this scheme are in the interest of the Radical Senators and Representatives, who meet in caucus to-mowow night, looking after their party interests as well as legisla- tive matters.
 There is scarcely q doubt but that the Pses- ident will veto the Freedman's Bureau bill.
 LOUISVILLE, Pa, July 9. During the storm, last night the lightning struck gas pipe in we'll which communi cated with the tank, which exploded, and the burning oil ran down 10 BcrnhoH's Run, the flames reaching eighteen or twenty other large wells, which were burned, the tanks of all ex- ploding, and causing the heaviest loss ever experienced in the oil regions. Upwards of twenty thousand barrels of oil were destroy ed