The union Democrat., 1870-04-16
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TElEGRAPnrC NEWS.

seven hundred emigrants nave arrived mere,
including 5, $50 Germans.
A wallet, containing caia. notes and pa
pers, ta the value of $4,000, was found in
the attic of an out-bailiing. on the corner of
Third Aven1e and 1lSth street. 1t il sup
posed to have lain there for years and was the
proceeds OF robbery.
LOUISVILLE. April Tile negroes are
making great preparations to celebrate the
Fifteenth Amendment tomorrow.
The Democratic Convention to nominate a
candidate for Congress in place of Goiladay,
was held at Russell-ille yesterday. On the
fifth ballot. General j. III. Lewis was nomin-
ated. Lewis was Confederate General, but
had his disabilities removed by Congress.
Troy, April S.-Tbe obsequies of General
Thomas took place here to-day. The city
wore a most sombre aspect. Public and pri
vate buildings were draped in the habil-
ments of grief. and the streets were full of
people. all in mourning. Martial men march
ed with muffied drums while the funeral was
taking place.
In the line of the funeral cnrtege were the
President. the Secretary OF War, the Attor-
ney General, the Postmaster General, Gener-
al Sherman. the Congressional Delegation,
representatives of the Army. the Governor
and the Legislatures of the State. Citizens
and digntaries of ali ranks in life were pres
ent. to testify the national irreparablel loss.
St. Paufs Church. where the services took
place, was lraped with American flags, bor-
dered with Grape. Emblems of grief met the
eye at every par. of the edifce.
New YoRK. April "a proposition was
made to telegram men. some time ago, by
Robert B. Hoover, of Allegheny, Pa, to
| ny tba fofh o. .bo
graph, with testimonial on his S0th birth
dav. In response TO general wish, tits now
found the fund will warrant casting bust of
the Professor. so the original idea Of per-
sonal testimonial is abandoned, and the ma
tional one substituted, after an animated de-
bate.
New York. April 9.-The last meeting Of
the American Anti-Siavery Society was held
in Anpollo Hall to-day aud evening. Wen-
dell Phillips presided. and delivered short
address. He congratulated the members on
the dawn of the day that hardly any of them
had believed they ever world see.
Resolutions were adopted that the ratifica-
tion Of the Fifteenth Amendment was fulfil
ment Of the pledge made hv tie Society of the
negro population If the United States. express
ing their confidence in the integrity and ulti-
mate intelligence of the newly enfranchised,
and hedging themselves to continue to labor
for the removal of hateful prejudice which still
furnishes and diseraces ourlegislation.
Resolutions disbanding the Society were
adopted, after a long discussion. in which
Stephen S. Fostnr and few others opposed
the iisbapd;rg, but there was only one mega
tive vote.
The Society was organized in Philadelphia
thirty-seven years ago. and closed it's pro-
cecdings to-day. 1t was stated there was not
then a single member present who attended
the first meeting.
HAVANA, April l1th.-A telegram from
Captain General De Rodas. dated Puerto
Principe, is published to-day. lie states that
two columns of Spanish troons returned with
out meeting the enemy. The forces were
then provisioned for two months. and sent to
occupy Guanae and Manga. Two men and
one woman-one of them spy-werc caught
The men were executed and the woman was
pardoued.
4 great amount of important corrcsron-
dence is captured, and much property of the
rebels was destroyed. The insurgents ad-
vance guard had surrendered voluntarily
They report that Enrique, Agramonto, Fran
cisco CASTILLO. Casper, Betavont, Diego
Agrue and an American named Magnet, were
the chief leaders of the insurgents, and that
scme of them had embarked and fed from the
country, after having fought among them
selves.
Some insurgents had issued an order to
punish with death whoever accepts De Rodas'
proclamation.
Cespedes intends to leave the country. He
will be actively pursued.
Anarchy and desertion prevail everywhere
among the rebels. Some have raised the
standard of revolt against Aguamento, upon
his tyrannical behavior. Yesterday, the lead
ers of the revolt assassinated fourteen Of their
men for the purpose Of robbery This news.
which is regarded as official, has caused great
rejoicing.
LONDON. April 1-Advices from Paraguay
state that President Lopez suddenly turned
upon ard surprised his pursuers, winning
quite victory. 1t waa thought at Rio
Janeiro that this advantage would result in
the indefinite prolongation of the wer.
New YoRK. April l2.-Ten:ans are said to
have left the city in large numbers. Some
sny they have gone to attend the Chicago
Congress; others own that they are concen-
trating on the Canadian frontier, with view
to another raid. The arms and ammunition
stored in the various Fenian armories of this
city are said to have been removed but no.
body seems to know where they have been
taken to.
New YORK Aaril 12-General Sherman
has returned to Washington. He has receiv-
ed dispatches from military officers in Ten
nessee reporting that all is quiet aid the peo-
pie generally attending to work preparing for
the planting season. Sherman announces his
opposition to placing troops under the order
of Gov. Senter, or other civilians. He says
nothing would so soon destroy the efficiency
Of the army.
The evidence of Gcv. Senter. rs we'll as
other leading Tennesseeans, shows that there
have been less ousrages perpetrated in the
last two years then during any other period.
Mercury in the various forms, has filed the
earth with shattered wrecks of humanity.