North Carolina Newspapers

i - c .- - r: Si. . " !i - ' -i ' :.'-, -.... , Hi 1 VOL. i. XO. 131 :WiL5ILGT0J, S. C, SIOXDAY HOBXHG, ACGUST 7, 1SG5. PRICE FIVE CEXTS 7 TON AUGUST 7 LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. City proTOt. Coiirt,.Aii;5, t--t The oroct eJings to-dlf are of a Very unim portant character,' mot 'of -ttem being cases ol a , trttial nature. ' , Soldiers. Oae aoldier for. absenting himself while 00 dutj was sent' to tbe county jail, aod r -. sent to their different commands for iuui - beii.e in the city without authority. StfjH ny. Louis PotXe'r, negro, was sent to the cit v for'stealiDg and killiog cattle. heath, j a Woman. Henry Walker, egro ! wa, locked up for beating a woman. Yoor ! coior iienry will not allow you to beat a woman 1 at the present day with irapunUy, which, you 1 no doubt learn before ridding" yourself of nresen lodgings. Trerpasfiing. Curtis Williams, Louis: Williams il Dill Williams of the ebony colored ,,rae, and unquestionably members of a large family of the same name, were arrestd by Dr.": Neidem- .eyr, upon a charge ef trespass, r They are be yond the prison walls. Another of the Rioter$. Arnold Freeman, a member of the 6th U. S. C. T., and oue of the rioters at that regiment; mentioned at the time of occurring in The Jlerald, was sent to the county jail, here to await the action of a courts martial on his case. - - This cleared the docket for Saturday and the court adjourned until Sunday. The hearing on Sunday presented about the usual style of ofv fenders. ' - -: - - More Soldiers. Four without passes were sent to their comujand. Fighting. Three colored gentlemen caught in the Tery ungentleraanly act of fighting among thcraselTes a Tery general row, were arrested iy the guird and sent to the lock up. Their urines are Elijah Williams, Shade O'Connor and K'.ijih Murphy, well known about the city at tlie pres-eut. The two bore some sueh sores that their oi l namesake did when the ravens fed him, an 1 it is thought, that their present abode will afford equally .is light diet as he experienced ia those days. But for their bollicose disposition they miIit be fed in the same manner, but what vrould go among such bears as they are. r Tub Applicants. The number of applicants seeking positions under the mayor's notice for city police on Saturdayt Wormously large, suSicieut, it may be said, to meet all requirements whatever, on this score. Among them, too, were noticed some of the hardiest and most decisive men known in the place, any of which would do justice by the city in the discharge of their duty, in protecting and enforcing law and order.wth in- its limits. Many of them are fully, acquainted' I witii danger, aid are not'to be hurried off from eight by the chirp of a cricket or the cioak of a trog. They are peaceahle men - too, and their 1 articular love for peace and quiet will-guard any one else from committing any depredations agiiast its dignity." From what could be seen - of them generally,' an 'efficient police force will le selecte l from among the applicants, and the once turbulent city given into the hands of per sons well calculated to preserve its former good character above reproaehl -- ' ' s Let it Cojie is. The complaints against the marketing offering daily to-buyers have been loud and lengthy during the last few day 1. There is getting to be somewhat of a disposition auion the country-marketing class ''to "ignore our people altogether. There ; is no1 scarcity, but the quality offered .for disposal is.npt of the best, and of 1 he character to demand .the prices obtained for it. The necessity however, com pels buyers to'chose this"or nothing better.' Any quantity of all kiada of vegetables and fruits are known to be in the. immediate country and it looks reasonable to suppose that it could be brought to market People never object to pay for anything good, but they.: "do "growl eeriously at the idea of paying . for , an .inferior quality. Country farmers will find a ready sale for good marketing, and A good price. 1 Let them bring It in. .. . . .... ,1 . , r ' - ; ; . Died or His Wounds. Thomas DeVne, the policeman assassinated on Thursday evening last, near the residence of Mr. H. B. Eilera, v hile on his way home, and mentioned hereto fore, died of his wounds at his residence, in this city on Saturday evening last. No trace of the assassinator has yet been found, and it is ex treoiely doubtful whether anything will ever be. This is the second instance of a man being kiill ed in this place, withm . a short time, by un knowu hands. .. Mr. DeYune had been a soldier in the confed erate service since the war, and was one of the paroled men of Lee'rf army. He is represented to hare been very "inoensive and gentlemanly in character. -' - -1 'r1- ' ' ' Taoors roa Fatkttkvillk. The 27tlx regi ment of. negro troops, -forming a part of the brig ade and garrison of this city, leave this morn ing for Fayttteville as a garrison at that post, Gea'U. Ames and Duncan, and Xt. Cel.' Donnel Ion, the commander of this force, left for that cityon Saturday. - Col.. Donnellonrjt 8,tated is to' be" commandant of the plaoe. Fay etteville has been for some' time - past without any troops 1K -J-l-'- To Amusement SMKKBiDuring-thesehotl days and evenings it will bea great privilege to indulgeWin - the spoVp tftMrisit"' thr Yerahdah saloon and enjoy a game of billiard, the tables of which are entirely new, having just arrited VILMlXGTON. There -ia a bowline allcr also in the establishmVnt 'affutdir.e. another j:uie cooaucire to -good beaUh aa amused uettt. .;' , .... Thaxks. H. II. Dane E-q superintendent of the Wilmington and ? Manchester railroad company who arrived from South Carolina on f '-"??7,wlU. :Pt thanks for late and' important papers from that region. The messencrers of the AdAma Rmrt. rm any persist in getting the best of ua by keep ing us under constant obligalions "for the prompt delivery of the latest dates -from all parts of the country." ioa.jiiw, icbk. ine steamer Commander. H M. Barry, agent, is . advertised in this morn- "paper, to. sail for New York to-morrow This. vessel has undergone, while here, complete isyairs, ouu nm now dc iouna a very aesiraoie passenger boat, Her - cargo has ben engaged, and she will certainly sail as announced. lr "' Abbivxd Satchda't.-The -United States na val steamer Donegal, from Uiltoii Head, S. tij with despatches for the station, arrived on Satur day and now lies anchored in the river. To Aeriv. The "steamer ArUtdne, Capt. Avery, is expeeted to arrive from New York to morrow, one will bring the regular. mail from the north. . , NEWS THROUGH SORTHERST CnAXSELS. SlPPilE:SSI. THE DIAFF12C - t TED PAPERS. Tlie Northern Emigrants to the State in No Danger of Involv ing Themselves in Civil Strife With the Natives. Correspondence with Governor Ilolden on the Subject, &c., &c., &c. FaUe Reports About Affair in Norih Car olina. 'T"- New Yqrk, Aug. 2, 1865. The following interesting telegraphic cor ; respondence has transpired be;vveen some gentlemen frorn North Carolina, an this city, with a view to hasten the reconstruction of th it State by means of imuiigration, and Go ernor Ilolden: St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, July 25, 1865. To Governor W. W. Holden, Kaleigh, N. C : Dcar Sik We herewith send you a copy of a f press telegram, published this moriiing in all the principal papers JNortn.: it will go tar to stop the tide of emigration .about to go to North Carolina,' and ought by all means to be officially corrected at once if not true. If true, we will 4 have to cease our etforU to. aecure emigration;' but : we believe there is some mistake about it, unless1 the people have greatly changed since we ielfc home : . , The Jtaleigh Progress says' the native element including the aristocracy are growing more : defi ant every, day, and now openly threaten to hang Union men and negroes as soon as the troops are withdrawn. .'-The- Progress -says the troops must be returned and every consideration of justice and safety requires their presence in North Carolina as . well as in the other rebellious SuWr.' " Please answer immediately. Yours, very re spectfully, - ' '--2 ' : ' -i KEMP P. BATTLE and, TVM. HECK. . REPLY OF GO VERNOR HOLLXEN, ' .r RALfeiGtL; N. CJ, July 30, 1865." ' -To Kemp P. Battle and T. M: Heck, St. Nicholas Hotel. New: York i i! . Gentlemen In reply to your despatch I have j to 6tate tbfit the-great body of the people of this State are loyal and submissive to national authori ty; that I do not apprehend that Union, men will be hanged or p unished; that if all the troops should be withdrawn and we should not have an eflicient local police guard, there, might and probably would be disturbance in some localities; "but upon the whole, there is no ground for apprehending that emigrants will involve themselves in civil strife by coming to North Carolina. ; Let them come, with confidence in the future. Our people" generally will'be triad to 6ee them. , Yery respectfully, .. . ' W. W-HOLDEN. - r " ' r r ' - I ; ,'.', Th Pres Despatch, - : SdcHtBEK, N;-C; July;29,:I865.5. There are several new papers which have recently appeared in different parts of this State, pi the same stamp as h& Daily ' Jlaion Banner, ''suppressed by General Roger, and which will doabtlees be suppressed by mm, as theV "are publishing disloyal Sentiments of . J T r . tile mOSt aangerous Ciiamoteir. The Favetieville Daily JXevxs IS One Ot this I number.-: It says that the people -of tnis state will stultify and degrade themselves by adept in- the constitutional - amendment abolishing slavery,, and that the new State Convention must leave slavery where they found it as it existed before the war. Many of the Southern tier of counties in; this Siate, bordering on South. Carolina, have instructed their delegates to' the Slate Con vention to take this position, and insist to lb last on the adoption of the same by that body. The health of Newbern vas never better than at present. Such appears to be the case throughout the State. :; ; The population of Newbern is increasing at the rate of ten thousand a year. The city before the war numbered about six thousand; it now k numbers over thiity thousand, which mVna if. tha largest citv in the State. Thia rapid growth is owing to the enterprise and weatq CI ine iiorinernj ?eiemens.. xww nw daily papers are to be startdua Nehern this 'fal which will mike three, the'namea of i which will be the Merald; -Iribunt and Times. ' ' Ne"Wppcr .Statcmenta. FALSE BUMOIiS ABOUT NORTn CAR- OLINA- r--":- . " rrr From the N.'-Y Herald, Aug. 1 We publish in.an"" other oolumn aa impor tent'telegfaphic correspondence betw Uot Vrnor Ilolden of tforth Carolina, and two gen tlemea)"frjtm that State who arenow.sojoarnihg initbia pity for the purpose of assisting ami gration to the Old North State. Jt appear that rumors originating with a Raleigh jwur and put up for usef MOBTJI ual were circulated tbruugh the rawtlimu oti the prouj depatcbs that great lawh-ssne ex isted in N' rtii Carolir a ; tbt the aristocratic that is to say, former e'a eh.-i Jng element there was peirecu ting Onion men and the n eg roe, and that qs scon j 9 the United States truops' were withdrawn there would be aenrs of "anarchy and vio!ic enacted ther. This f: " if .t.t r'i j Vk-' . uoTcrnor .iitnuen iHsiiiTery ueui'.a. KJa tne contrarr, ail cU.es of the people he says are I submissive to the national authrr ty and that emigrants neea nave no tear in it tr.ey wni be molested, fie encourages emigrants to come and assure s them that the people will welcome ttieua. It is cunous to divine what the ob ject of circulating such statements as the Ral- 1 "l e,'k paper h-ia invented, except it fi ds sola ion in a latent hatred to the Nor it orth. w'cn uie rrsuu ui sne war outfit 10 nave roughly extiMguished ' " ' " - ' , v I SO.XJTH. CAROLINA. PItOVISIOVAL tiOYEBXOIt PE3 1 RY'S PI10CLA11ATI0.V. , 1 Electiou Cor Delegates to tne State Convention to be held 011 tlie First Monday in . ' : September. J TIia rnnronfinn fn Ifnof nn 41ia v vwuivuuuu iu iutvi yu iuu : ma sepiemDer. Ac, &c.9 . .. The Proclamation . V"hikba3, hi excellency Pr?iUeut Johnson has ned his proclamation, appointing me (BENJAMIN F. PERRY) Provisional Governor in and for the State of South Carolina, with powers to prescribe such rules and regulations as may- be necessary and proper for conven ing a Convention of the State, composed of delegates to be chosen by that portion of tne peocie of said State who are loyal to the United States, for the pupose of altering or amending the Constitution thereof, and with authority to exercise within the limits of thetate all tlie powers necessary and proper to enable each loyal people to re store said State to its constitutional relations to the Fed eral Government, and to present such a Republican form of State Government as will entitle the State to the guar antee of the FniU-d States therefor, and its people to protectien by the United States against invasion, insur rection and domerttic violence : ' Now, therefore, in-obedience to the Proclamation of his Excellency Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, I, BENJAMIN F. PERRY, Provisional Govern or of tjhe State of South Carolina, for the purpose of or ganizing a Provisional Government in South Carolina, re-forming the State Constitntion and restoring civil au thority in said Stale, under the Constitution and laws of ,tLe United States, do hereby procJaim and declare that all civil officers, in South Carolina, who were in office when the Civil Government of the State was suspended, 111 May last, (except those arretted and under prosecu tion fortreason.) shall, on taking the oath of allegiance prescribed in toe .Freeiclent's .Amnesty I'roclamatlon 01 the 29th day of May 1865, resume the duties of their of fices and continue to discharge them tinder the Provis ional Government until farther appointments are made. And I do further proclaim, declare and make known, that it is the duty of all loyal citizens of the State or South Carolina to promptly go forward and take the oath of allegiance to the United States, before some magis trate or military officer of the Federal Government, who may be qualilied for administering oaths ; and such are hereby authorized to give certificate copies thereof to the persons respectively by whom they were made. And such magistrates or officers are hereby required to trans mit the original of such oath, at as early day as may be convenient, to the Department of State, in the City of Washington, D. C. Aud 1 do further proclaim, declare and make known, that the Managers ol Elections, throughout the State of South Carolina will hold an election tor, members of a State Convention at their respective precints, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER NEXT, accord ing to the laws of South Carolina, in force before the se cession of the State, and that each Election Disrtict in the State shall elect as many members of the Conven tion as the said District has, members of the House of Representatives; the basis of representation . being pop ulation and taxation. ' This will give one hundred and twenty-four members to the Convention a number suf ficiently large to represent every portion of the State most fully. Every ioyal citizen who has taken the: Amnesty Oath and not - within the excepted classes in the President's Proclamation, will be entitled to vote, provided he was a legal voter under the Constitution as it stood prior to the secession of Soutn Carolina. Ana an woo are wttnm tne excepted classes must take the oath abd apply for a pardon, in order to entitle them to. vote or become mem bers of the Convention. The members of the Convention thus elected on the first Monday in September next, are hereby required. to convene in the city or Columbia on weonesoay, tne lata day of September, 18C5, for" the purpose of altering and amending the present Constitution of South Carolina, or remodelling and making a new one, which will con form to the great changes which have taken place in the State, and more in accordance with Republican princi ples and equalitv of Representation. , And I do further proclaim and make known, that the Constitution and all laws in force in South Carolina prior to the secession of the ' State are hereby made of force under the Provisional Government, except -wherein they may conflict with the provisions of the Proclamation. And the Judges, and Chancellors of the State are hereby required to exercise all the powers aud perform all the duties which appertain to their respective offices, and especially in criminal : cases. It will be expected of the Federal military authorities now hi South Carolina, to lena ineir auiqoniy 10 me c-iv u uuiwiu ui wc j. iuueiuu 1 . . t . - . A xL.. ...... 1 . T-v.-; ,.; .... 1 Government, for the purpose or entorcing tne law ana por rerry is propeny eustameu in nis en'rts, irood order of ifae fitate. ' .1 a i, nAf 'l,A ,c...i. nrftsprvinor tho oeafco and trood order of ibe State. And I do further command and enjoin all good and law ful citizen of the State to unite in enforcing th e.laws and bringing to justice ail disorderly persons, all plunder ers, robbers and marauders, all vagranU and idle persona who are wandering about without employment or any visible means of upporting themselves. It ia also expected that all iormer owners 01 ireea per- eons will bo kind to them, and not turn on the cnildren or aged to perish ; and the freed men and women are earnestly enjoined . to make contracts, just and fair, for remaining with their former owners. in nnirr tn facilitate as much as poeaible the applica- tion for pardona under the excepted section of the President's A!mnestv Proclamation, it is stated for infer mation that all tt)lication must be by petition, stating the exception, and accompanied with the oath presenb- ed. This petition must be tlret approvea Dy tne pro visional Gtovernor, and then lorwanwa to tne rTesiaent. The headquarters of the Provisional Governor will be at Greenville,, where aU. communications to him must , be addressed. The newspapers of this State will publish this Procla mation tiU the election for members of the Convention. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand - nd bauI TViBA-nt the town of Greenville, this iL 8.J 20th day of July, in the year of our Lord. 1865, and of the independence of the United 8tates the nine teenth - a r, perry. B? the Provisionai- Governor: x WiiLiAJt H. Pebbt, Private Secretary. Nowpapr Comments . From the Charleston Courier, July 31st . i TIIS PROCLAMATION GP GOV. PERRY. We publish this morniag in our colamtis the proclamation of the Provisional Governor of Sou:h Carolina. It concerns each individ ual in the State, and is therefore, entitled to the earnest Attention and eoAsideration of ralh Gov Perry, hy the promptness with which he has assumed, and the energy and ability, which, he has displayed in tho dis charge of, his official functions, has commend ed himself to the judgment and confidence of the State. Be L had difficult and delicate 4uteg to execute; and has thus iar perform ed them well. The happiness of the people of this commonwealth ;;their restoration from a condition of distress anJ rn ; the re-establishment of organoid "aw and government, nd the renewal of their relatiqas aa one of the o'omponent Sutes of the Federal: Union, are the important trusts cohSedto hfa keep ing. H is p roclanvition 'fwill-be read. "with" in t-rest,and is eminently suited for the attain ment of these ends; It is an assurance that the Government comprehend the wants and riwmes of the times, and iadiapoaeil lo'tioli III II L A O C! A OQTTVT.Q aJi thatitcbn-tituuonally can fothe relief. I f ; JL rl Tl ilODiiDDUyU - me advancement and the welfare f thm rwv. pie. Tbc sincere co-o Deration of J1 in ih. tneasurea rufftfrite.!, ai d in the viea wLL-K v., me uer con- ncuon ot rea.on and tne highest d ity of ;atriotim. The cituens of South rnIiua have accecpte! th- evenu of the present bon es, ly and in g-wd faiih. They hate tikco th oatn ot ailegm.ee. iot wi h unhallowed lit tutl eorijcwuxness of its cbJiat.'on, and wo uirau uy WOICO ICJ Will De ie atort-u Vi a voice in tue G.ven. me.it nd tui Ue adniimstration of their internal affair. It 1 neither an element in their ,chWAJ I history to held a TJViniivA m tha A. break it toihe hop"." WbaUver duties hey heze asunied we believe thev wilf ronsrt. mf. :UT0 jeci 'ho restoranoaot the fctate to its consti- tuuonai niauon.. witu th Federal Gowern- menanM the preservation of uch a Kepubb can form of State Government as will nttl- fbe people to the! guarantee and protection of the Unite States. Tbemo'e by which this isle oe oDuiinea is tne re-iormation ofihe Stite Constitution, and the resolution of the civil authority. To eff. ct thi la ter end, th tv wTio were civil officers under the State in May -uuituu aic licuurr 111 arrest Or Utl er pro8ecut!oii for treason, are upon the amnea 'j - .iuo.uu uuiiusuu, imuiedtaieiv reinstated in the duties of their respvetive ofif- fir fiat tl t.t Pranw ah InknaA- - - . vco, ui;u nicj mi euipuwereu to resume and dichare. The Judges and ChateeUra ot ttne Sstate are requued to exerciso perform all the prerogatives whii belong to me.r respeciif e 1 poamons. lhe Uonstitotiou and law s to be administereJ are deel ired to to be ti.e same as thoye which wcr in force in the State prior to the Act of Socession. ex cept whtre thry 'conflict with the proviJiona of ihe.Provlamation. The body politic of the State, it h true, ro tm lined, but islposae is J ''of re ther life or gpi -i . It presented the aj.paa.ance and figure tf a State without the ca"Qity to perform a iy ol its appropriate function. The soulless corp has .become a living being. The re-establishment of a provisional .civil Government and of the tribunals of justice and the r-inst;il-tnent of the various public officers, wil' impart vigor to the system and invest it with the attributes of liie aind prirtgress. ' But it is not only required that the various civil functions should be performed, but that the Co- Sii ution sh iuld be remodeled aud the relations of the Stati to the Fc.d?ia! Union bi ra-e t b shed. A Conrpntion of the i;co jb is tnnreiore, orucreu ip ue neia in me Lapifa on the 13i of September ensuing Trie number of its aiembers is to be the same as that of the Ilouse of R.-p-esentatives alone, leaving out of view the Senate. This was re solved upon, doubt'ess, to prevent the undue influence of the smaller -parishes who, othe; wise, would be enable i, with a voti"' roDti latiun i f from sevent) -iive to one hundred, not only to neucralz. but to b ,v is those districts in which irh'th ' cast between one and two thousard -ballot.- It does not deprivo them of representation, but places it uponthe true elements of equali ty, population a id taxation. The class of voters are those who are enti Miuuyiiaun I tied to exerc'se the right under the Constitu tion as' it etood previous to the secession of South Carolina, and who hive taken the am nesty oath, and are not within the eiceptel classes iu the President's Proclamst ion. It is therefore strongly urged upon all aj their pit amount duty, promptly to go forward nd take the oath of allegiance; and for thtsa who are " exclu-led by the exceptiuns, in addition thereto to present through the Provisional Governor, , by petition, their app!icaions f.-r executive remission, so that they may be eligi ble both for suffrage a:,d p-tsition. , In the 'meantime the military authorities are invoked to lend their aid for the purpose of enforcing the laws and preserving the peace and good order of the State, The former owners, and the freedmcn are enjoined to make such contracts for the tillage of the ground as are founded injustice aud equity. , ' , . , - The provisions, of the Proolamitioa are lib eral and comprehensive. They establish civil order and law. I They provide for a speedy assembling 01 the Convention, and if Oover , , . . through the chosen delegates and representa tives, by.the time that the frosis of vf inter shall whiten the ground, will ' possess the complete adniinistration of her interna.!, polity, and once more shine in full radiance as one of the constellations of the. Republic. Let her people . - - .. . :,. ,' "For weal and right and duty persevere, . , - And not from paat or present ills depair, For blessings ever waft on virtuous deeds." ' Nortla Carolina Circuit Conrta. Gov. Holden" appointed last Wednesday the following gentlemen to judgeships of su perior courts of j law and equity. Some ' of them have attained high position in the legal profession, and all enjoy repute for ability and integrity : f j - :.; '.: - J - r ' - : ,'. 1st Circuit, Ueorge w. brooks, of Paaquotank. 2nd 3d 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Edward J. Warren, "of Beaufort. u Daniel Q. Fowle, of Wake. R'obt. B. GUliam, of Gran ville, r Ralph: P. Buxton, of Cumberland. . Anderson Mitchell, of Iredell. Robert P. Dick, of Guilford. Edwin G. Reade, of Fcrton. , - . t lie' has also designated the parties below, aa Solicitors : - A . - 1st Circuit, 2nd M J esse J. Yeates, of Hertford. David UL Carter, of Beaufort. John A. St amy; of Pitt. ? Thomas Settle, of Rockingham. Archibald R. McDonald,of Moore. David M? Furches, of Davie. -WUUam P. Bynum, of Lincoln . Robert M. Henry, of Macon., 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th " u u it (i tc 8th Raleigh Standard. Tha Health pf Prsldent Johutoa, WASHixGfpxAuguat 1, ;lG5. 4 The public hope and expectation "concern; ing the President's health bare not been veri fied; No cahinst meeting was held t onlay in I con sequence of .his continued indisposition. f He is -till confined, to; his. room and ni isl- tors hafe heen received spce; Saturday Mr Johhjoq nas sun erf u irom ouious at.aosa tor years at irregular intervals, and the j resent, we are glad to announce, presents no Aw ox alarxnimz ftaturej. k. CFrDACPfl 1 DYrCT tV THITV IL ' 1 , . . suniLiTr. The lriioti Place of tUc CompN ratort 5In2d9 Arnold Spaa ?r glcr and OMttPZiU" THFIR ARRIVAT AT THE inCIlT AnnlViiLi iil . DRY TORTUGAS. They arc put nt ilaru Labdr. -. Dr.ndd Placed lu tho Ilotpllal, Aruoid a Clerk and Spau-- filer a Carpcutcr. Ilnmtrii Arrcvt of Job XI. flrrtt. , 'IUmxudcim, AuiMt I.. A mm. surpOiQ 1 ta be JohrtJI. SurratL one ol the conspirators engage 1 in iho atassl nation of President Liir. olu, antvthi here, in manages and uudcr a nr.pcr curcL in the morning train from Pi.ttburcr. and Id t for train at ash ngton in the northern oentr! noon to-day. He was arrested ajiuewhrro ia Texas. '-. ": i WAsnivoTOM, August I, . The recent pHrazranh ioit or:r the wiro.i from Cairo relative t-j the arrest of a myU nou-i pcrsutge, coujtc.tiii e l 10 be h aasat-, sin J 0.111 burrtt, la-i induced vmiM!eatIe ; tpeculati-m'in Washington to tt probabili ty aud qu ta a aauguine f.e iujr, ia inanifeitrd' tnat the arrival of the uiiknuwn cnptve will r p 0c the truth f tl.e s ory of tLo.pnrcin;r - , mud of thiK cir:rau'r. wlu had so ion buf- , iled the erds of jut'c. Conslnirieiit cf Or. Mrdd and "Zot Pi I-5 " New Y'tHiK." August 1.- The United. States steamor , Fl 'tiJi. , from T Dry Tortugas the truth inJ K?y Art th.'27U -t ult , arrivd at 'this -p-wt vu-rtay m-nwin'f at an cany hou. Key.u'ejt w h.sMiy ou the 28th ot July. . , . IHtt CONSiJNVENT OP THR dlVSriBATOR. It will be. reotiltrcted that tho 'FinrMl wai (he Hteutiier employed by the civerAmewt to c Hivey t!io conspirators Dr. MuJd, 'Arnold, fcpangier ana O Liiughlm. to tlie ultc deigi"f I nated as their alude until ther shaH.have cx- , piatd their grpat crime of beifu; concerned in. thf dc.ith ot ii fcsidoiir Lincoln. Whm t!ee state priannerx weropotopon tlu Florida they ' were totally ignorant of their d wtinatnn, but ' supposed tney wre to be take u to Albany j lor ino.irccrj.tio., ajd thay were sadly diap- iointci whei informed that lh eir prison nouio ; - W"W !'e uPn the arid wrRts of the Dry m i f ..is, .1 ..- . . .i"i t'Ttu.a. oi wni.cn iner riaa unuountoiiv' heard enough to inspire them with a desire to' be sent aim t anywhere e!e ujhxj die foot : stojl. Hut, on 1 10 2-jih tf Ju y, when they reached the' rslan r; t hoy Wfre rithcr agrees hly fcurprie.I (o lind tint all the horrors they had imagined of thept hid bean fincntsof (he brain, and had no exuteuce in reality.' ' ' " : TUB TORTVOaS, '- ' - f s, ' : an island r.f souie tliirtfcn acros in extent. has; . no particular cfu'im t preont as a ,dblight; ,, t'ul place -f protracted residence; belnj dry, lurren and Mnd oovoroJ, with but- few trV and le-s green gr.ss and vegetation but it ' not Htdes exacvly, nur is it Pundcraouiara; and the consj irutors may coQiratultto them- . .' celves that they have thj freedom of , its liar rni heaths and arid sn lbauki rather thaa the close, dreary cells of tie Albany peniten ' , tiary, whro the pure sunlight Koldom pcne: ' trates, and where their : fettered ' limbs t? would chfe and, their hearts beat against V only four bard, , naked - and -4 chcerltrev -stone walls. Frt JefTerson, an encloanro. of about ieven acres of the island, will ba . their place of confinement during the' greater part of the time ; bat at intervals tho inmte, ' mostly political prisoners, have the freedom of ' the entire surface.of ; the inland. There are at.'-, present five hundred an . fifty of these criminal!- connnea ac tne Aortugas who are well treat ed, and who, other atoriea to the omtrary notwithstanding, do not wear the ball and chain, excepting as a punishmtnt fr extreme mtraotion ot the military jaw governing ttio . fort and the neighborhood. . There were bat nine persons inmates of the hospital when iuc xiunua icii, wnicn is pretty convincing evidence that the prisoner are properly fed and have the necessary medical and - tnrgical ' attendance.. v .H" J ; f who is said to have, many qualificitiona, naU ural and acquired, for the position and it la bors, has ben placed in the hospital, wbera ' he will hold the post of an assistant aurgeon.' giving hi mind andv body somathing to do -which will aid in pasting the tedious hours of .. V his imprisonment, rendering life soms thing more than mere existence. ' . ' - 'l' AB50LD, ' - who has probably had some experience In the : w line, is to ba uade a dark among the prison- ' era, and will also derive profit irom employ- ' ' r ment and relief from the, pang of outraged . conscience. , j spAxouK 9. ' '.. . is to return to his fade aa a'arpenter, there' being plenty of labor of that charaoter to U'1 " performed on tho islan l, in the way of reptirs and erecting xxpvt additions to the buildings - T connected with tlie fort, .lie is reported as -; feeling more cheerfu!, 'since . learning that lie. is 'to. hare pure sir to breathe and plentj to T eat,-accompanying manual employment. : ' ' : will also find same business on " the island suited to .his: mental, and. physical status, 1 n. though it may not be a 4 conieuial as that uso- - ally pursued 'by. tho mcmccrs pf the corps . dramatique, when at Iibeity, enjoying Uie fa-. f tor of a di&cnmraating or a ncn-diarrimlna-' ' ting public, and pliying their part "Mot the 's 1 f jotligbta of a popular theatre. lie' is alsd reported to beir his.-'mprisoomeat rery well, fPd AftSi&lf hr t&wmzWUaAkd hanJ The profit on two million feet of lumbar bought at ratmphii naUy wis tOfiOO. ' A 1 ." ' r ' 1