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WHMRGTON, Sj (i, THpfiSDAY, SEPTEMBER U, 1865.
PRICE FIVE CEW
ANNOUNCEMENTS .
For ICoaTentibn.
Ik'lkvSng that lh "j a crisis in our country
which calls for abl'aniaj prudent meito repre-f.-nt
in tUc councils of the appfotehing Conven-
tiuu,e Uke the liberty bf recommending to the
voters of this county jihe name f S. P W AI.
t CE and T. 1. FAISOfN, without tUelr know-
kd 'o or copsent, beLering that they will not
fchrink from duties so eseential to the future wel
fare of the State, and which duties we believe
thf-e men so we calculated t perform,
'?. ). MANY CITIZENS.
fcept. l4th ' ' . j . ; 167-3t
For Convention.
X want business men and wprkinmen, osrho
h:ive the interest of the Stateat heart, to represent
us ia the Convention shortly to convene.
O. G. PARSLEY, Sr., Esq.,
T. J. ARMSTRONG,
will be supported by
W" 1 ' MANY VOTERS.
Aug. 17th 13-1 m
A Card. s
W'E oiler to the community the name of
ADAM EMFIE, Esq., as u candidate to repre
fc. ut New Hanover County, in the approaching
fi .-f'j.i.fnntinn TVm mntmititflp nf thfl intrftcta
Ciaiu vwn i-u""". -
involved, demands the selection of men, who are
not eoniinytted to past party politics, and whose
integrity, cajnicity and experience are undoubted.
These qualifications belong in an eminent degree
to Mr. Empie; so that all "honest men can be as
sured of a .representative, whose intelligence and
experience will dictate the part of wisdom, and,
wtiose nerve wm unuouoieaiy exeuuie me tie
cibious'Df his judgment, without fear or affection
MANY VOTERS
Wilmington, N. C, July 31st, 123-lm
RAILROADS.
Wil-, Char, and Rutherford Railroad.
Office Wil., Ch'ak. & Rcth. R. li. Co
Iiurin burgh, f3ept. 7th, 1865.
SCHEDULE.
Up Train
Tuesday and Saturday
Leave
Wilmington - ,8.00 A. M
Down Train
Mondays and Thursday,
Leave .
Sand Hill 6J00 A. J
Laurel Hill- --6.54 " "
Riverside - . 9.00
North West -10.00
Murlville- . .-11.00
u
11
11
Lauririburgh -7.30
Shoe Heel-. -8.00
Red Banks--. 8.36
Moss Neck- -.2i
Lumberton 10.12,
BladenboroM1.36
Kosindale-. -12.18 P. M
Brown Marsh 1.00
BladenUoro-- 1.54
Limiberjton-- 15.18
Moss Neck-- 4.06
Red'Baikb" 4.54
Shoe Hel--. 5.24
Laurinburgh 0.00
Laurel Hill- 6.0
Arrive at
Sand Hill.-.. 7.30
11
li
11
Brown Marshl2.24 P. M
Rosindale----1.12 "
Marvitle 2.24
North West--3.30
Riverside -4.30 "
i Arrive at
The above train will bo run as a freight train
coaches attached. In addition, an
other train will run exclusively for freight' twice f
per week if a sufficiency of freight is otterea.
1 WM. 1L ALLEN,
, I - Master of Transportation. !.
sept. Mi r 1 163
Wilmington and Manchester Railroad.
OFFICE GEN'LiFRElGHT A'OENT W. & M. R. R.
- Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 7, 1865. $
OHIPPERSby,Wil. & Man. Railroad are hereby
O notilied that" in all cases the prepayment of
freight will be required on articles sent from -this
depot, i JOHN McLAUKlN,
; General Freight Agent,
sept. 8th V l2-lw
""Great Southern Mail Route Opened.
PASSENGERS' can now go from all northern
pohits by Bay and James River Line, or by
Rail and 'Boats from Washington to Petersburg,
thence by Rail via Weldon, Wilmington to Char
leston and Columbia, S. C, thence by Boat to Sa
vannah, and Rail to ; "
Augusta, .
-Atlanta, '
Macon, &c, &c.
Close iconnections are made at Weldon with
Gaston Ferry, arid at Wilmington, Nr.C, by Rail
South and Southwest
j S. L- FREMONT, ,
! Eng. & Sup't.,
WiL 4& Weldon R. R.
Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 2d 157
Petersburg Express, Richmond W hig and Bal
timore American, copy one month and send bills.
Wilmington and Manchester Railroad.
Office Gen. Supt. Wil. fc Man. R. R., )
Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 26th, 1865. S
ON and after Sunday, Ang. 27th, daily trains
for passengers and freight, will run overthe
Wilmington and Manchester Railroad as follows :
Leave Wilmington daily at 0.00 A. M.
. KingsvUle - " . :7.35P. M.
Arriveiat Wilmington dairy at 3,05 P. M.
KingsvUle
1.25 A. M-
These trains connect with trains on North Eas
tern IlWili Road for Charleston, the Cheraw & Dar
lino-tnn Railroad and Wil. & Wei. R. R. There
Is daily $tage communication between KingsvUle
niul rnliiimhia. S. C. connecting with these trains.
There islalso a line, of stages between CamderT and
Sumter (on, Wil. '& Man. Railroad.) The boat
connecting with these trains lesaves and arrives at
Wil. & Weldon Railroad wharf.- The freight of
fice of the Company wiir be at A. U- VanBokke
len's wharf, on the premises recently occupied by
A. E. Hall, and by steamer North Carolina in run-
ing to Fayettefllle. Ali-rreigmv. wm oe retrncu
and delivered at this point. Passenger business is
done from ' Wil. & Weldon Railroad wharf and
.freight business from above wharf.
r HENRY M: DRANE,
J Gen. Sup't.
Aug.'26th
Wilmington and Weldon Itailroad.
Wilmington & Weldon R. R. Co. )
Wilmington, Aujt. 2i, 1865. y ,
PASSENfiER TttAISS SCHEDULE.
7T?ROM this date Trains on this Road will run
J? as follows : i T
Ldave Wilmington at 4 00 P. M.
Arrive at Weldon at 8 00 A. M.
Leave Weldon at 2 00 P, M.
Arrive at Wilmington at; 5 40 A. M.
Connecting at Weldon both i ays with trains to
-and from Petersburg,' by Gaston Ferryi and on
direct to Norfolk and Washington ; connects at
Goldsboro' with trains to Raleigh and Newbern.
Also connects at Wilmington with the Wilmington
& Manchester Railroad south to Charleston, Co
' lumbia, Atlanta, Savannah, Montgomery, &c.
i S. L. FREMONT,
Aujr. 30, 1865154. ! EygT'te "Sup't.
Wil. J Char, and Rutherford Railroad.
Office Wil., Chak. & Futh. R. R. Co. )
(Ldurenburg, N. C, Sept. 7th, 1865. $
THE regular annual meeting ofH the Stockhol
ders; of this Company will be held at Laurin
burtr on Wednesday, the!8th day ofOetober,
1863. ! WM. H. ALLEN, -
" i Secretary.
6ept. 9th " - 163-tm
Wil.,; Char. & Untherford Railroad.
Depot W., C. & R. R. R. Co., )
, Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 11th, 1865. S
TREIGHTS must be delivered at this depot by
11) o'clock, A. M., Mondays and Fridays, in
order to insure their shipment by the trains leav
lng Tuesdays and Saturdays. . r
Receipts in duplicate must accompany each ship
ment, and freight invariably prepaid. -
' J. T. ALDERMAN,
5 Freight 'Agent,
sept. 12th 165-s
THE WJUIIXGTOtf HERALD.
VFILaVlNGTOX. : SEEMBER 14
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Compositors Wanted.
Two or three good aad reliable compositors
will find steady employment Jnd good wages on
immediate application at Ihis'oface.
& "! : w
We iB TKEpAkTO o, print tfekets for the
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approacning election in anyyesired quantity at
the 8horU8t possible notice. Send ia your
orders promptly.
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Mayor's Court, Commissioner Shackle
ford, Mayor pro tern., presiding, Septem
ber 13 th.
Times are getting harder for those who trans
gress city ordinances, and "no mercy to of
fenders " is hung upon the walls of the "city
prison. Things ain't now ashey usd to was,
nd a man can't get drunk and become disor
derly with impunity. The wheels of public
justice are well greased, and certain punishment
awaits theguilty ones. Consequently the at
tendance before the mayor's court is daily
growing beautifully less.
Fightingfboys and fighting men were brought
up this moraing to answer for their pugnacity,
but as they made solemn promises never to be
caught in such a scrape again they escaped with
a little forcible admonition.
The;case mentioned in yesterday's record of
the two colored ladies was investigated this
morning, and the two blooming roses made their
appearance surrounded by their neighbors and
friends as witnesses. One of the witnesses was
I a Utile colored girl of about twelve years of age,
and the principal feature in the case was in his
honor's instruction of the child as to the nature
of an oath. It was clearly pointed out to her
that such an oath as she was about to take held
a widely different signification from -an oath she
might give vent to if in a passion or under the
influence of wrong treatment. She commenced
giving her evidence very timidly but soon
warmed with the subject, and her tongue went
like a smokejack, the mayor having to restrain
her volubility. The oase was concltded by the
discharge of the two prisoaers, with an intima.
tioa to them that any further violent action
towards each other would be visited by severe
punishment.
In our report the other day of the nuisance
and threatening case we were led into an errone
ous statement in-regard to the remittance of
both the fines imposed on the defendant, one of
$10 for the first offence and $50 for the other.
The ten dollar fine was remitted, but the fifty
dollar one was collected and retained.
. False Reports. ,
. Our attention has heen called to the following
notice in the Journal of Commerce of the ftfi :
" Sept. 3d, 4 P. M., spoke on the N. E. part
of Georges Banks, schr. Ann and JSusanj from
Wilmington, N. C, bound for Halifax, cwifli
Captain and all hands sick with yellow fever."
As there has been no case of yellow fever in
this city this summer, We hope that this report
will be contradicted. Northern menwho come
to'this port and who will persist in sleeping-on
boardVf their vessels in the river, andkeeping
their crews with tnem, may expect, ifjthey sur
vive the attacks of mosquitoes, to have albillious
attack. It is a disease which all persons are
liable to, and, unless proper precaution is used,
may result fatally.
The Seaman's Home, an- institution got up
by the friends of seamen, is much in want of
furniture, money, and everything necessary to
make a sailor comfortable when in port, and
prevent those unachmated, from contracting
diseases indUgeneous to thiEjclimate. The Home
ha been a home for many years to seamen.
The' doors and windows have been torn down
and burnt and the furniture carried away. Will
not" the seaman's friend assist in reestablishing
it. '
Freedman's Bureau, Wilmington, N. C,
Sept. 13th, 18G5, Sub-District IVo. 1, Capt
R. K. Reath in charge.
Virgil Coibett chargesjBonaparte Corbettwith
claiming onehalf of his crop raised by himself
in old age with great exertion, after serving the
family for eighty years.
X
Action. Wrote to Bonaparte Corbett that he
probably had a legal right to a portion of the
crop, but that the meanness of the transaction
in making a claim to half waspnparalleled.
City Provost Court, Sept. 13. .
John Loug, 6th Connecticut, was arrested by
one of his old officers for desertion from his
regiment previous to its leaving this state. Sent
to the military prison.
No Coroner Acting. In the local column
two or three mornings since an article appeared
headed1 " Mysterious." A body had. been dis
covered dead, supposed to be a soldier, and it
was surmised thai the man had been murdered.
ThVbody still remains unburied on the spot
where it was discovered, owing to .the fact of
there beiffgno coroner in the county to hold an
inquest. Two gentlemen have been appointed
at separate times of late to the position, but
each are unwilling to give the bond required
($2,000) for so short a term of office "as "one
under the provisional government. Every city
of the size of Wilmington should surely have a
coroner at all hazards, and in spite of any con
sideration. The dead should not be suffered to
rot.
H-
Tops ail Sound where persons go sometimes
to catch oysters and fish, is rendered rather
hard of visitation on account of the scarcity of
water along the road from this place. Horses
suffer muh on the jburney. and a gentleman
assured ns that the only, vay he saTed himself
from erishitfg on the way was by the aid of a
couple of bottles of whisewiih which ne con
tinually moistened bis parched lips. Some good
Samaritan ought to dig some wells for the ac
commodation of travelers.
Desperate Attempt at Scicide. Eeter
Murphy, steward of the steamer Ttcihaht,
eapedfrom a second story window f the Sea
man's Home last night, and received injuries
which in all probability will result fatally.
Murphy had a severe attack of billious fever,
and was unable to return o the steamer. A
nurse was in his room and had turned his back
after bidding hiai goodnight, when Murj by
jumped from his bed, and before he could be
T
stopped was a mass of bleeding brok. humanity
on the pavement.
Steamships. -The Atlantic Coast S. S. Com
pany s steamer Gen. btdgwick left ew lork
yesterday bound for this port, forming a semi-
weekly line. This company has three other
steamers nearly ready, viz : the Raleigh, Rapi
dan and Gen. Sherman, which, if business will
ustify, will be placed oa the route, thus form
ing a daily line to New York. Agents in New
York, Livingston, Fox & Co-; Harriss & Howell,
Wilmington.
Convention of the' Africans. The African
populatjpn, in full, force, assembled in the
Front Street Methodist Church last night in
mass convention on the political status of their
race in this country. Several speeches were
made by " American citizens of African de
scent," a full report of which will appear in
The Herald to-morrow, press of other
matter having crowded it out to-day.
The Old Graveyard. -The hogs are
revel
ing in the old colored Cemetery on the borders
of Newtown. It has long been uninclosed and
most of the bodies have been removed to the
more receetly established receptacle for the
colored dead, yet the remaiisg corpses should be
kept sacred from the profanation of swiae.
Rain. We had a most delightful shower on
Thursday night, and yesterday the weather
was in consequence much cooler. We wish we
could have a few more showers; we think we
could endure this life with much more satisfac-
tion.
Army Matters. We understand that the
6th acd 27th rejnments U. S. C. T., will be
mustered out of the service at this place inf a
few days. Transportation will be furnished
them to aid the organization" to be kept up un
til they return to their homes.
The Turpentine Case. The negroes ac
cused of stealing three barrels of spirits turpen
tine, and had up before Justice Conoley, were
all committed for trial before the
court.
superior
-
Off Again. On Tuesday once again the cars
of the down train ran on the track between
Goldsboro' and Weldon, altriost on the precise
spot where the accident occurred the other day,
near Rocky Mount.
ARIEL'S LETTER.
New Yorlt on its Virtue Twelve Indict
ments Against Ketchnm-The Haytien
Man-of-war on Shore Disciples of Pna-raon--Repnblican
Cards English Capi
talists Trying to "Strike Oil "John
Bright's Bogus Visit News for North
Carolina The Democratic State Convcn-
tion Who were Nominated Soldiers Lead
ing the Politicians The Sound Platform
The Radicals Whipped Out Conservative
r Republicans Trying to Get into the Demo
cratic Party Ariel's Insulation Lost dec,
Are., &c.
Our ftew York: Correspondence.
New York, Sept. 9, 186-5.
Well, New York is going to showTwhat a Vir
tuous city she is. We are not going to spare
our criminals in high place?, I can tell you.
We are on our morality, and intend to show the
world that, even if tb justice on top of our City
Hall v has both eyes bandaged and her nose
knocked off, she holds her scales very nicely
balanced and gives guilt its just deserts.
In other words, the grand jury has just
brought in twelve indictments against young
Ketc'hum eleven for forgery and one for grand
larceny. Everybody said that he wouldn't- be
indicted; but what everybody s aid is not trae
this time. Everybody predicted that the forged
checks would not be forthcoming ; but district
attorney Hall has two hundred and fifty of them
under his control. Everybody felt satisfied that
Ketcbum's rich father and powerful friends
would save him ; but, on the contrary, he will
be tried, he will doubtless be convicted, and he
will be sent to the state's prison for about twea
ty years.
The Haytien man-of-war, "The Geffard,"
arrived here on Thursday evening. Yesterday
the reporters made a rush for i er- and to-uay
she is fully described in the papers. So frr as
I can see, there is nothing peculiar aiiout he
except, her black crew. Of course she has a
white Captain. The negroes here and over in
New Jersey are very proud of her, however, and
tomo row Sunday they will crowd the piers,
the ferry-boats and the Staten Island shore to
get a good look at her. I suppose that the radi
cal papers will make as great a fuss over the
black crew as they did over our black soldiers :
but the reporters say that, when they boarded
the vessel, the crew were chiefly engaged in the
manly game of faro ! A clever story is printed
to the effect that the Haytiens are such intense
republicans that they h7e abolished the king
and queen in their packs of cards and subati
tute plain, democratic figures instead. If this
be true even their faro may be lauded as a vir
tue. The officers deny the rumor that they have
come to ask aidfrom President Johnson to put
tdown their rebellion. They have simply saile 1
over to have their vessel repaired. Tom Hood
thus 'describes one of these sable mariners :
His face was black, his arms were black and
hair and eyes aj dark ;
His hands were brack, and where they touched
they left' aable mark ;
His shoes were black, bis vest was black, and,
when we looked beneath,
His breast was black,, all, was black, except his
grinning teeth.
Tom Hood wrote in the old times, but he
beats the reporters of the present day in his
pen-pictures after all.
Sir Morton Peto, Mr. McHenry, the builder
of the Atlantic and Great Western railroad, and
a large party of other English capitalists have
arrived in this country losee if they can "strike
oil " and look after their little jobs generally.
The New York Herald of this morning editorially
suggests that the contract for building the Pacific
railroad sheuld be given o these gentlemen, or
rather that the road should be given to them on
condition that they build it. For myself, I can
not see the matter in that light. I go for the
Monroe doctrine against the English capitalists
and even begrudge them tb.e Atlantic cable.
But there is no fear that the suggestion about
the Pacific railroad will amount to anything.
Indeed, I shouldn't wonder if the New York
Herald wheeled about and drove these English-,
men out of the country, as it did Bull Run Rus
sell, before many weeks. In England they
have started the report that President Johnson
Iras iuvited John Bright to visit us and has sent
the frigate Colorado for him. This is probably
a bogus rumor. Still, tfce London papers make
a deal of fun out of the idea that a wnr vessel
should be despatched for a peace man like
Bright.
This morning's paper contains the following
. extraordinary piece of news, which will proba
bly astonish you if you have not beard it be
fore: S
Newbern, Sept. 5, 1865.
4 Mrs. Robinson, a loyal widow lady, living in
Beaufort, N. C, made an application for the
back rent of a building occupied by the govern
ment. A decision recently arrived from Wash
ington adverse to her claim, on the ground that
Beaufort war a captured city ; therefore, all the
property, yicluding personal, in the town, is
lawful prize of war. This decision will apply
to all property and persons in the insurrection
ary states, which are also conquered territory.
If this be true where are you ? v7hatisyour
property worth ? And where is President John
son ? What is his policy worth ? It becomes a
matter of intense interest to all North Carolinians
to know Wjhat authoritiea at Washington made
such a decisien. If it be net true, why is it
published? Who could originate anch a re
markable statement ? What was Ms motive ?
It behooves the southern pedple to look into this
matter or they may all find themselves utterly
penniless, all their property being confiscated
because the SDuth. is " conquered territory."
This is a very queer world arid very queer people
soiuetimes write for the newspapers. I think
that this Newbern man needg a trifling applica
tion of the higher law quite as badly as the
associated press correspondent at Raleigh.
J I hurry over these matters to-day in order to
get atthe great and absorbing topic, viz the
action of the democratic state convention at
Albany. The predictions of my last- letter
were, in the main, correct. Horatio Seymour,
who was to have been chairman, was suddenly
and providentially called away by the death
of a distant relative. The Hon Mr. Humphreys,
'whom I najned for temporary charman, was then
elected in Seymour's stead. The proceedings of
the convention wereiehtirely harmonious and
unanimous. The ticket is headed by Maj. Gen.
Slocum for secretary of stateMaj. Gen. Patrick
for state treasurer, and Colonel SJeNett for in
spector of prisons. These three 'gentlemen are
well known soldiers. Slocum now commands
the Mississippi department, Patrick used to be
provost Marshal of the army of the Potomac,
and McNett lost an arm in the war. Robinson,
a conservative republican, was renominated for
comptroller. Priuce John VanBuren was nam
inated by Tammany Hall for attorney general,
Can that ticket be beaten ?
The platform is as sound as the ticket, and I
hope that you will print it in full, as it accu
rately defines the position of the great demo
cratic pWty of the north which was called the
war democracy while the war lasted upon the
issues now before the country, and it wastes ne
space upon issues dead and gone.
This platform is printed elsewhere in this
paper. Ed. Herald.
The radicals are completely beaten both by
the platform and the ticket. They already give
up the game. But the conservative republicans
ire more than ever inclined to go over to the
democracy, as I predicted ia my last. The
Washington correspondent of the New York
Htrald telegraph thU the conservative republi
cans '-are so averse to any reconciliation with
Gvey h!.j supporters that they choose
rather to court the affiliation of conservative
war democrat- by offeriug to meet on the com
mon ground of supporting the reconstruction
jw dicy of President Johnson." You observe that
the democrats have already taken that ground in
the platform. The correspondent continues;
4 Weed, Raymond and Company undoubtedly
visit Washington to ascertain the Tiews of lead
ing republicans on the subject, and to learn to
what extent they may rely on .go'feniment pat
ronage provided they bring theiTparjy over to
that smgle' enunciation." All this is significant,
and I refer you to my former letter for an eluci
dation of it' bearing upon the sooth. And
here, having written in hot haste to c4ch the
mail, I must abruptly leave this interesting
subject. Pray take it up and consider it in
your own common sense, vigorous style.
ARIEL.
IMMIGRATION.
Its Decrease and the Causes.
Immeusc Increase Anticipated.
From th New Yorfe.,&ew, Spt
Statistics from the office of the commission
ers of emigration go tolghow (bat the close of
the war has not been marked, as many per
sons supposed it would be, by an increase of
emigration to this country from Europe. Oa
the contrary, there is a decrease in the eight
months of this year, as compared with the cor
responding period of last year, of twenty
thousand ; and there is little prospect that
this result will be materially changed tin the
remainder of the year. The figures are as
follows :
EIGHT MOSTHS.
No. of eratjrranU arrived.
1&64. 180.
January....,.. , 0,075
February 6,5fiO
March,; 12.768
AprilTT, 16,849
May 26,682
June 81,909
July 14,717
August 20,469
3,614
8,576
6,045
10,277
2227
28,969
21,370..
17,375
Total in eight months 135,159
113,799
21,360
Uecreaue m 1865
There are several causes for the decrease of
emigration this year, dependent to a consider
able extent upon the wa.-. The great cost of
living heise in the latter part of last year and
in the earlier part of this year, was one of the
reasons. The high pneo of exchange was
another ; for a considerable proportion of the
immigrants were provided with tickets paid
for by their relatives here ; and the steamship
and packet proprietors have in most cases
made their rates to conform to the gold stan
dard. Many of the passage tickets that were
sent to Europe have been returned unused to
this country.
Still another obstacle to eimigration was the
action of recruiting agents, who, under false
pretenses, induced newly-arrived Irishmen and
Germans to enter the army.
The greatest part of the emigrants come in
the early part of each year. The arrange
ments for departure are usually made in win
ter ; the preparations are then completed, and
as soon as the Spring storms are over, so that
a vojage in jailing vessels is endurable, the
embarkation begins. The mdnffiV in which
the largest proportion of the emigrants sail
are March and April; and the arrivals are
greatest in May and June. A vessel mailing
before April is frequently two months. en the
ocean, and nothing is therefore gained by so
early a start. The emigrant waits for g9nial
weather aijd a pleasant voyage.
There is' every reason to expect a heavy
emigration next year if not an amount of it
unparalleled .in recent years. The unofficial
advices received by the agent of the commis
sioners of emigration, Mr. Caserly, indicate
that a vast number of emigrants expect to be
on their way here liext Spring.
From IIrazil.
ovations to professor agassiz the rev.
mr. fletcher.
Recent letters from Rio Janeiro state that
Professor Agassiz has had a continual ovation
frorhthe emperor and influential men. He
had made a vast collection of objects, ahd has
left for the Amazon, where the emperor has
placed a steamer at his disposal. lie has al
ready, ho prophesied! before leaving the
United States, found the traces jof" glaciers in
the neighborhood of Rio Janeiro. His obser
vations in Brazil will prove of great interest
to the scientific world. 'The project of a line
of steamers between Brazil and this country
is fuily decided on, as w leatnpy the follow
ing article from the? kQtipreio MercantiUxx.
which a deserved compliment is paid to one
ot our countrymen: 1
"The Rev. Mr. Fletcher has again departed
from Brazil after one of those visits to this
country which seem to have originated from
an inspiration of the intense desire and plea
sure that he experiences io benefitting a
conntry which already owed to his compre
hensive and inquiring mind and ready pow
ers of fascinating description so deep a tri
bute of gratitude, for his labors in making
known and appreciated the country and the
people by a world which, previously to his
great work, "Brazil and the Brazilians" now
a standard work found in every library, had
looked upon Brazil and its inhabitants with
such Strang e and erroneous misconceptions."
News from ' San Salvador.
A LETTER FROM PRESIDENT JOHNSON TO PRESI
DENT DUENAS POLITICAL AFFAIRS, ETC.
News f'Om San Salvador has been received
to the 21st of August.
An autograph letter from President John
son to President Buenas is published in the
Sun Salvador papers. It is datd July 20,
and in reply to a letter from President Lin-
coin congratulating Duenas on his elevation
to the presidency of San Salvador, and as
sures him of the kindly feeling of the United
States towards the sister republic.
Cabanos had arrived in Costa Rici, whither
he hsd gne in expectation of mooting Bar
rios and joining him in Ms intended revolu
tionary movement in Sn Salvador.
A gold medal has been struck to commem
orate tho meeting of the recent South Ameri
can congress, and a copy has been t-tnt to the
Mn balvador government.
Military Affairs in ItUntucky.
Locisville,! September 8.
Major General Palmer has organized
the ten regiments of colored troops now
serving in the department of Kentucky into
one division of three brigades. Brigadier
General James H. Brisbin has been assigned
to the command of the division, with Brevet
Brigidier General James F. Wade, Colonel S.
A. Parker and Colonel J. M. Mc Arthur, for
brigade commanders. All the white troops
in the department are to be mustered out.
Generals Palmer and Brisbin are the only
officers now on duty in Kentucky.