Year: 1866

13o Dry goods dull, and nearly nominal Cotton,
groceries and petroleum were dull and nominal On


Change -four was dull and common grades were lower
Wheat lower. Corn was moro active and lrmer
Pork dull Lard was in good demand and armer
whlskey nominal.


MIsCELLANEOUS.


The Democratic State Convention OF Indiana was held
at Indianapolis on Thursday and largely attended
The highest Office TO be dlled at tho ensuing Ind
election s that OF Secretary OF State for this posi-
ton the convention nominated General H. d. Manson
Candidates for other Offices also chosen The reso
utons adopted endorse the Presidents reconstruction
policy and veto of the Freedmens Bureau bh condemn
Congress for excluding the Southern and
for its course generally oppose secession the payment Of
the rebel debts negro suffrage protective tariffs and pro-
hibtory liquor and Sunday laws condemn the sfrauds
committed by abolition State and federal ofcials " favor
religious federation and the eight hour labor SYSTEM and
express thanks to the national soldiers.


s reported that about forty thousand colored troops
now stationed in the South will DO mustered out Of
service within the next two weeks including three thou
sand In South Carolina


Additional particulars regarding the recent revolu-
tonary outbreak in Cuba and the cargo Of Africans cap
tured of the coast Of the island alluded TO in issue
Of yesterday have been received by the steamer Corsica
which left Havana hours after the departure Of the
MORO Castle, the 10th ns and arrived here yeser
day. The republican demonstration appears to have
been movement of little consequence politically OF
the captured Africans numbering in ALL is said, nf
teen hundred, seven hundred had been landed at
San Antonio, and sold 20 Q prominent planter at
the rate OF two hundred and twenty five dol
lars each In connection with the privilege recently
granted by the State Of Florida to American company
to land and extend telegraphic cables from the Florida
coast to Cuba, It is stated that the exclusive right
TO land telegraphc cables the Cuban coast was
conceded to Spanish company by decree issued IN
Madrid, in June, 1885, One Of the Havana dailes, in
discussing the subject Of public education gves strik
ing contrast between the free schools Of Cuba and those
Of New York joint stock company being organ.
lied at Havana for the purpose Of erecting building
consisting Of four stories the first Of which is to be
devoted to stores the second to Cuban atheneum the
the third to theatre and the fourth to hotel.


Baron Beaneu, the Envoy OF the King OF the
Belg ans yesterday received In his Official capacity
at the Executive Mansion by President johnson. The
President in response to the speech Of the Minister
graduated him the present peaceful condition OF Bel
gium and expressed hope for increase Of the friend
ship now existing between Its government and own.


Orders been issued for the discontnuance Of the
Military District Of East Tennessee and for the dis.
manng Of number Of tho forts comprised in the de.
fences Of Washington.


The question of the consutonality Of the test oath
Of the constitution Of Missouri is before the
United States Supreme Court on the appeal from de-
cisions of tho courts Of that State Of Rev. Dr. Cum
mings, Catholic clergyman, and Mr. Garesche, . law.
yer who fined and excluded from the exercise Of
their professional functions for refusal 10 subscribe TO
said oath.