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I'he "AdJiti jaal" Reoonatruotioa Bill. ' < **f i Waiuisotos, July 13.?The f??ll<?w | inj{ is the text of the Re Destruction Uill , 1 h-* it passed both Houses : lie it emoted by the Sennte hw? Hon** f R*pre*enl<i lives of the Unitel Stitesof America, in. Congress asscmbleJ, ! h it it is hereby declared to linve be.Mi the true intent end ineetiintj of he Ant o* $ I Men-h, 18ti7, entitled, "An Act to provide lor the infote ertioient government ot the rebel < Rfateaw end of e<> A 1 i-io s'i|ipn'iii"n H'v i thereto, passed on the 23 I of M tret*. 1867. th&t tlio governments ihen existing in the rnWl States ot V'fginia, North Carolhift, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Lent: Biana, Florida, Texas and Arkansas, were Aot legal S'nte governments, and that thereafter the said governments ?f continued, were CO itinued suhject in ali re Dpects to the irtil'tary commanders of the Respective districts, and to the paramount authority of Congress. Sue. 2 That the commander of any district named in said Act shal. have pow or, subject to the disapproval of the Gen' eral o? the Army of the United Slates, to have effect till disapproved ; whenever, in the opinion of Rtith commander, the pro per administration of said Act shall re quire it, to suspend'oi remove from offi*e or from the performance -of official duties , and the exercise of ollical powers, any i officer or person holding or exercising, or presuming to hold or exercise, anv civil or military office or dutv in such district, Under any power of election, appointment or authority, derived from or granted hy or claimed under any so called Stn'e, or the government thereof, or anv municipal or other division lliereo'; and upon sns pension or removal hy such commander, subject to the disapproval of the General or me Army, us xfote*Rid, Rhall liave the power to provide from time to time for tlie performance of tlie said duties of such officer or person so suspended or removed, by 'he detail of some competent officer or soldier of the a'tnv, or hv tlie appoint' went of some other person to perform the bam?\ and to fi I vacancies occasioned by death, res'oiiH'iob or otherwise. RtiC. 3. That the (Jeneral of th? Artnv of the United States shall he invested with all the power of *imien*ion, removal, appointment and detail granted in the pre ceding section to district commander*. Sec. 4. And Ac it further enaclfd, That the acts of the officers of tlie army already done, in rcmovm't* in said district* person* exercising the functions of civil office, and appointing other* in their stead, are hereby confirmed : Prttvidrtd, That anv peri bou heretofore cr hor-after ?Dl)oiiited hv ficy district commander tp cx?rcisa the functions of any civil office, rnav he re i fv) 0 vol cither !>V the military officers in , command of tlie district, or by the Of>n< eral ot the Armv; six! it eh all he the duty of Mich commanders to remove from < office as aforesaid, nil persona wlio are die < loyal to ti e Government of the United | State*, or who use their official influence in any manner to hinder, delay, prevent or obstruct the due and proper adminia 1 tration of this Act, aud the Acta to which it is supplementary. SiiC. o- That the boards of registration ' provided f.>r in the Act supplementary to an Act to provide for the more efficient government of the fehel States, passed f, March 23 I, 1867, shall have power, and it shall he their duty, not to allow the w registration of any p rson ; to ascertain, upon such facia or information as they can n obtain, whether audi person >* enti'led to l( be registered under sa d Act; and the u bath required by said Act shall not he Conclusive on such question; aud uo per p sou shall he registered unless auch hoard |, ahail (Jecide that he is entitled thereto.? Aad such hoard shall n'ao have power to <] examine, under oath, to he administered by any msrnher of such board, any one touching the qualification of any person claiming registration. But in every case of a refusal by the hoard to register an j applicant, and in every case of striking hit name from the list, as hereinafter provid# ed, the hoard shall make a note or mem j orandum, which shall he re'urned ?i'h , the registration list to the Commanding General of the district, setting forth the * grounds of such refn?al or such striking from the list: Provided, That no person ehall be disqualified as a member of any board of registration by reason of race or ( color. SttC. 0. That the true intent and mean ( ing of the oath prescribed in said strpp'e , ttientftry Act is, among other things, that , no person who hae been a member of the j Legislature of anv State, or who haa held any executive or judicial office in any Siat-, , whether he has taken an oath to support j the Conati tit ion of the ifnited States or , rot, and whether lie was held in aufefi j office at the cnrnrfrr-nremantof the rebel , lion, or had held it before, and who was , afterwards in ? ? be! lion agninu the Ignited States, or giv inr* ?ir] aiul comfort to the enemies thereof, it entitle! to b? registered or to vote, and the words, "executive or judicial office in env State," in said oath mentioned, shall ho construed to include all civil oft* ces erex'ed by law for the administration of any general law of h Slate, or for the administration of Justice Sf.g 7 That the time for completing the ririginal regbtrat'on provided for in n At J Act may.' in the discretion of (he commander of nnr d:ettirt, he attended to me 1*1 n*y or tJejntief, 1887, ararl the board* of registration shell li*?a powor, and it shall he ilitir fluty, commencing ioiirteeo days prior to any election under aid Act, mi-J upon rea*onah!a public no. lice of the time and p'ace thereof, to re- 1 visa; fof n period of five dsya, tho regis tration list*, and upon being satisfied that ( any person not en'itied thereto has been , tigiVered, to atrike the mint* nf aooh par i son from the list; and sneh hoard ehall , nlrfo, during tha same period, add to ?neli , registry the rtr.m** of #1 p?r?one who, at , that tithe. porneee the qualifications re qhirer^hy said Act, whohare not already teen registered ; and ad person ahalT at nny time ha entitled ywheregiatared. or to l vote, by reason of an? efami'.ive pardon I] or amnes'y for any sol or thing which, without ?ueh pardon or amneaty, would , disqualify him from rcgwtarfng or vot' y\ log. ' , 6?c. 8. That section i of said laat nam- ; bJ Act shall bo construed to authorize the JonimHndiitf> Oeneral Hmitwl therein, whenever bo a\ih11 deetn it needful,-to re nior# hMv niomlo r of a t*nrd of re^iatra. lion ami t<> app >iot another in his stead, | and to till anv ?n -ancy ?' such hoard Sec. 0 That all tneaibcrs ofsa'd hoards of registration, hiu! h I parsons hereafter elected or appointed to otliee in saw! nnli, ( tarv d"?1ricts, under anv so cnl'ed S'atc or 'nunicipa! authority, <>r by tletail or ap pohiMneut of the d a rid commander*, shall ho required to take and to suh?cril?e ; ? the oatli of nlnce prescribed by |.t* for I - lU - -t .1 - I r I. . r?. . oiucvrs 01 me UfailPH Sfcu 10. That no district commander j oV IttVinher of 'he board of registration, or ] any of the ollirers or appointees action , under them, shad be bound in b s action hv any opinion of any civil officer of the United States. Sko. 11. That tli? provisoes of this ' Act and the Acts to which tit in is supple I mentarv, shall he construed li'ernllv, to | the end that all the intent* ihu'onf mar ( be fully and perfectly carried out A bdl has pasted the House appropri atinjf ?1,675.000 for reconstruction ? ' During lite tli?cu-s1on, Edridee spoke ' aftottl the ex'ravaeance of d.s'rict coot I manders? alluding " Sickles as a greater ba'leqitin than the commander at New I Orleans ; and Itad read )>V I'1? (Jlerk newspaper article speaking of th<? d'spUv made hv Sickles, rid'n^ ar<>und Ghar'e-ton i 1 in a coach and four. Bingham replied i tit at it was fVting a man whr? had lost a , leg m defence of his f} >verhment should ride in a coach and four. Nothing important in the Senate, ex rep' the oass <ge of the reconstruction Act, which go^s to the President.* In the House, today, the petition of i the Legislature of Arkansas for an appro ( pViatinn to improve the \ti?*i-s-on' levees, was received, hv n vote of 50 to 43. and j referred to the t'ommitfee on Apnr->pr'H' ' tiona. The reception w?s opjiosed, r?n the j ground trai was noMmte and i the L?s5i?lkIiir?< cmiM no' petition. i 1 From the Columbia Phoenix. | Pleasing Correspondence. Wo &nhj en a correspondence between I Governor Orr and Dr. J. Marion Kims which fellow* tliHt (lie tije of benevolence and generosity which Cotne? looor trirk-n State is not all-c'e- 1 distance, while it I ' domonstrs'es that the children <?f Sootli ' Carolina, wherever scattered on i fto face ' of the earth, are not forgetful of the fit?! lies which Ion ! them to her, especially in ' llio.bour of ? fll ction jimi advet?iiv. Dr ' Suite i* a native ol Lancaster District, but ' lias been, for many teats, a ru*i<l?*n* of ' Para. II s native 1) strict is. perhaps. p me of the severest sufferer* in d-siittr.ion * .f any in tho?Siate The news has liven torne to tins nobleson, across the Atlantic, " utd has met a most gefierrtna response a' ' lis hands, as the correspnn ienee shows ; H 47 pAPDOfRO floVORR. Paris. M?v no isd7. *' Vo Hit Exerllenry Governor Orr, Co iumbia, So. Ca. # ' l>?nr St: I bnve jmt read voiir appeal >r NOnitiHiicH fnr our ntnrvii>i; )>wo|>Im * C 1 ?u? ti iiiiti?f (?' I ati'-asfer l)'?irict(Hnd (< fOUld l'k? to llHVM tllM I'twb ?*nl HlUOIIflt j isbur?ed tbern hs tl may suit VooModu iet?t?i ff., if it in :t11 >.?? ?h?-r convenient M r? you to give it a.IochI direction. If not, '* a it hh you best. Tbirtv<two tear* nbsrnr* from my na ive State has not in the least marred inv ->v? of country. Believe inn your Exee'lpocr'* mo*t oho * lient servant, J MAKION SIMjJ. ^ H ExHCtmV* I >Kr a ktmknt, kl Cou'JiBU,Jin>r20, 1867. w Dr J Morion Sims, 4'< Eouboury St 1 Jionore, Pari? b My l)?*t Sir; J take pleasure in nc n (HH*le<lK'Mtr lite receipt of four lenei of Vi Hay 30, enclosing a draft for $1,000 hi j, jold, for the relief of dm (legume in vour ^ lHtive Stale mnf I) Miict A* von have well **<d, 'thirtv two ream ' )f ab?ei ee Ironi Voiir unlive Stnle" ban *' nndenliy "not marred your love of conn f rv;" and vour present not of generosity, , n rememberirg n distressed people, soma >f whom are your former neighbors. nobly ^ lemon?t'nien ibat attachment* Af memory ind f tied ion nre not bounded by the ' unit# of time ?f place 1 A* a South Carolinian living ahroad, | ( oil done honor to 'ho State of vour t i.irlh ; bill no professional triumph winch rou have vat achieved will nitrate vmu higher in the respect of mankind, and ps peciaHv of vour own ronntrrmrn, than ih'l* voluntarv donation for he atneliora lion of their sufferings , Permit me, in the natneof charitv, and j in behalf of the citizens of Lancaster Dn ( trict?to a cnmiinlt'eeot whom. agreeahlv (o your re<joee?. t hnvn transferred \ our | eil? ? to return \ ou mv thanks, and to ? express the hope t)>at yoirtnav enjoy da , served reward 'in the roMtcioOmro of a deed unselfishly performed, add of heing , long rememhered hy those you have so nohlv succored. , ' I have the honor to he, dear sir, your obedient servant, J A'MKii L, OKK, Governor of South Carolina. i , There ia a f-ver in New Orleans for j filibustering, and "On to Mexico" has ( become the popular crv in all circles.? | r?? ? i ? . H . ?n umwtisn voniaoeraiee i and Fednrala, there iMmn to ha a perfect unanimity of feeling, And. At the anniver ?nrv dinner on the 4lh, at ih* St. Charl*n , Hotel, lli? aentiment which evoked the noat applause waa Uttered bv ft (inver Dor Wei lor, of California, and waa, 'On 10 the hail* of the Monieknrnaa." I ExroROtso to* Liquor Law.?The proprietor* of the M II* fTrHfe, Cbarle?lon t Unlet. Pavilion Hotel and Victoria Hole', t were yeaierday fined hr the Mayor ilOO i each for keeping their barn open without t a lioenae. Thee took legal advice on the nubject, and the ho'el bara were e'oaed r yesterday eveoing.? Ckarletton Afertmry, 1 ... 'J'....1 ..i-yiij-i1-.1 Can matrt linger. H'HLISHKU AT LANCASTER C. It. 8. 0., B ?T ( ()> \<?HS A CAUTEIl. bVEDNKSDAY MORNING, JULY 21. 1867. Suhscrihors fltxlinc * (X) cro?* mark on tho nnrgfn of their p*J>?r may know thai their j ;iim? i* nhnill In **oir? , TRRMS FOR-SUBSCRIPTION. ' Per one year, in advance, ? f 3 00 For rixmonttis, " . ?' * HO Por three months, " T 00 ,j Tlecon*tructton in another place will he fortnd the text if thn Mil, awicndipir and explaining il;? , rnrm?T. recona'rnct'on Apja. ??a it panned i l>oth IT nine* of CMp^ree* It ha* been ' lent to the Preaident, and should lie vein ' it, a* fn all likelihood he will, it wi I . Toiihtlea* lie pa?*ed o?pr the veto hv the ? reqni?he majofitie*. We may dierefore i regard tt a* heitio ?he law. The principal feature* of the hill in ita , * prae'ieal hearing* upon n*. ere 'he enlarged. power* extend* I to the T)i*trict \ (/ornmariler* and to the Hoard" of Reg i iteration, atid the extepai n of ihp time * nf reoi??entien. AM .civil fnpMionarie* ' now hold iheir ofTic"* at the ple*ntire o' I lie Commanding General, and the c'?il | machinerv of Govern rnent, Slate and i Federal, ia ahaolii'e'v under hi* control ' *tid direction. The Genera' of the ?r- ' m'e* n'ao appear* to he inve*'ed ?vi>h an lireme anthoritv, 'eg'wlalive a'd jnd'C'*', , over the afT*'r?#of the lain rehel State* The MM provide* that appointe-** to the civil o(Vices ehnV he r?qniret! to take the tea' oath T'"i* will leave a co?v until "In** from wl<?eh no,'pctinn*itn*\' hp mnil". rtml th? of ffnliififf com * potent opmoiis lonupplv the'r p'acp*. w ill, i iif itself, opp?*tp to prevent unvthiior like . h eotiertl removal of the pros-nt innim hont' from nfflee. Wo infrf from fien | ^ft'Kt.vV r?Conl ! ?11 ?r 'o Senator Tnt'M- I Ij r LI, 'hat lio h'?H p*peripnre<l 1 he iiiConVpoipiiOO of re*triclP<i mi . ii* nt>poiiiimt>nlft to ilio pnrr*nrhi?eil , tin! Coni/w*, hv tlio new hill, tin* in ( ro iso I thp ! ffl'Mi'oon in the ?av ofliiv ? ?p the ..fTvoi r^fl' I "<1 hv oom not out in*. ' erial. Wo in iv roa*on ?*?Iv onnolmlo, liprpfnto that lb* present Inriim'ipn'd, t *> 0111 in ?p-e5al inM'-inre*. ml! not tip M ntuovp.l during iIip exis'enpp of i|ip pro, >t*<nn*l rj.<Tprnmont. Civil officer* who Ifp eHrirnl in tint Hi?' h **<!? of lh?ir fill, ip* will prohah'tr not li? rlin i?rI-? I ; t.iif II m tp li * I'Ip io he o'ik'p'I *t nnr lime for ? irp'iiMmn of rlutv. or n'lirr rmiir, report '' il to ili? Commanding Cier.pt*!. Upon the wKo'o wo no not nrrroivo 1*1 iIip l?lp hill will produce ?nv sensi* lo Vlm"po upon oar ma'oii ?l pr .spprit v.. { > ir croos now *ro of paramount imth>r n A . i : ....... r? Ml ? rniirn'Jin^nrc l!lf l?rm? " lioti'J hp thp rpri'rw of a<?r?o'inn, and rl>en 'Iipv ?r?. Ui'l hv, wp fihoii'd attend > th? b'lllini>M of ration. A Handsoma Donation. Wp are indebted to 4Ith Columbia Iyhanix for the information that Dr. J. H Iahio* ^tmb.'a nUttre of tI'it* D'mtricl, c ml at prpdpni a re?ident of Pari*, haa , pnt to Gov Okr. to Iip distributed ( monc lite dpstitn'e in Lanraatpr. one i honaand rlollara in cold. Tips act of ? >m-tnitA' tnwnt I* r! a it'??r?aja.t ~~ f hia nntiv? I) a'ric1 ia evidence of a no ^ tip heart and will deaprve a pmnvnent t'ace in I It ^ hia'nrv of flip donor'a ilia'in , -uiahed acipntific achievement!!. We p>ib i?h pUewhere the tn?or#alinfir corrpepon l?r?cp lieiwaen him and Gov Orr, copied ^ mm the Phmnix, which pave n? ihe fir?t j niimat'on ?t have had of the donation. It ill he aeen that the Governor mv* the ? nnd ha? been forwarded to a committee ' >f ritijai.a of ili? D'atriot for diairibmion Pi e name* of the Committee are tin ( tnown to u* In the turn* of our pov | ntya'rioker people, w? thank the donor I irr hi* noh'a art of char>tv. l The Christian Neighbor. Tit? above i* the titl?a of a paper, to bp j inhtiahed, "at a p'arp, time and price | lereafte- determined upon," bv R*v. Sjnt fl. Browv*, tlia Pro<ppctu? of which ?*p Hlbli*h e'a?v?IiPre and a*h the atten'ion >f the p'tblic thereto. A paper conduct id hv R?v. Sidi II Brown* cannot, I?p otherwise than interesting and?ua*fnl.?' We aliall be plea?p<J to greet iteeirly ( tppearance. i Thr Mexican authorities having rpfu?pd i he reqneat of th? commander of :he Atiaran frigate K r.aheth for the body of Maximilian, we now learn, per cdde, that he Austrian Gorernrnent will immediate y dMp*t#h a flant for tha hody. Tin* I N?w York Tribune nbaarvaii : 1 "AH tha E?rop*an 0*?*rn'nai.U nho* ( tha moat intauaa atHtamant, and it <*?n iiMlf ha dmibiad thai, hi?i f.iriha U?>i | ;?d 8' il??. A now Mud tormiiinbin Coiohi' ( union of K iropn^n (in<?ani ntfrnnn* tha ( vpohlicnn Government of Mexico would ( >? formed.'* Rao?irt*o Hcan Mojrrr.?A charge | if ihm character w*a rna-le againat a Unit < ad 8t?taa ei??l officer, veatarrUy ; hut m I t ia undoraiood that tbe ?n*?t^r la >o hi* i horoughly inv6?tig*tei| ha the military luthorittaa to morrow, w? forbear referring ' nor* particularly ta it?Columbia Phc? i 1 MS. < The Death of Maximilian A eotteopondent of tlie T\mt9% writing mm Mexico under date of J?n>e 2flth, hv* : Colonel Sawyer, of til" KepnhlieHn aril*, arrived here from Qirremrit Ihri tight. H? *1* the execution of M ?x? iiiiliMU llo Mtvik : Wlim lit** Euiner? tr c*in? down to the Plaza. which he one where the citv refn?e >s thrown. ie took h aeat on n rude tt'Oh? henoh mil ni er no Mej'a ind Miramnn nlmt and their hod'ps taken iwhv. 11 h then Wkonrii to Prince * din Ra'm, who Minni! near him. ?o ap? >roach Ha calmly requested this officr o give Itim h good soger in Kuglish. H?* it ttie s^gar and wa'ked cm c'lv and I'radilv to the low platform, which con? listed of a few p'a"k* laid Upon the de? ifaipnfiiailtniMiw, wi h which thin square ??? Covered. Afiir nikine the seigeant if ?he riflemen to do liiin the favor to aiin lirectlv at Irs heart, lie seated himself tpnn the stool where hut a few minutes lefoie he had se*n expire twit hrave renera's whom ho loved Casting awav lis seoar, he told them he was readv.^ soareelv a llinnle afterward thoc'ang of >i/hteen rdles was hoard, and Maximilian ?r?* a corpae. without a shttdd-r or a pasnt. We had fought for vears A,Ve md ?nlT?r?il Mi campaign*, hilt there was tot a Lheral officer or so'ifier. there wua in' a solitary spectator at'hat scene, who lid not ween "I do not know," said fhp tarra'or. "what mv conn'rvmen mean ? \l! th?r seem to de?>re >s hloo't ! Won? ! ! slood M ! I have seen it dow"ng in a'l he streets of Q lemtaro. and fair'v loath ? til tnv land I heaitatfld to return to my siife and chi'i'ren. wltotn f had not seen n four vears. hecattse I knew that the atrial of mv cottnirv was to he made as 'ed wiih Wood na w? Qieretaro." Hon W W- Boyce. W? find the following hrief extract of a letter from our former Representative In ["Tongreas, In the Clarendon J'rcH.i It is ,.1 i......i ~ \?_ /a ?ii?s? " - ?i"frpni<i ill nir iiiimicnit, CM I Till I 'H irict ; A wnril r* fn*the pnVic nut'tpf*. ] hink nnr people otipht to nn?t inrtioipxie in ihe cU'iiom. To do nn'li will be to cnrti'nii miic'de I th;nk he '(rre?i p?>i t i* in o*rrv out ({ n-r^l IT"innto'i'x id '?. Hn<l ili?w hi-oliv iii" friend* of dip cn'nr. d pp. pV ")nr people nhoiild reeoi?ii't? wlm' i? ine rj'nMf in rev?nrd to the 'e '?l end politico! icfht* of tli* black*. and. yrnnt of lh?jir >wn million wlmi w''I l>e given in nii't" >f ilium :$v 'hi* cotin?e, Imrmonv e ween tbe tiro rue! ? will li?? inft'otn'rMil, im| p >1*ti<*M 1 no?vr in tbe State ? l! re r.ni? ip ?Rfe hand*. All i>t(iriwtinn< lirou|(l\ i lie pre** nr o hpr w me ng abml ihe loiii'iiHiit p'?mc liere kiioom |i? avoid** I i i? iiupoM'lile h' 'hi* lime for ilie 0-in i ratir p?rtv to lielp the South The oext nlij?''t with ilie South now nlmnlil >e to if el ex!*' linhed in their politic*' 'l?ht?. Then a fee' in if of confidence ?i I *kp the piece of pr-'xent i"*?cui it v, nini apitw! flow in f-oin the North. I fee' in'enxelv for the ilohappr eonil'Ion of int Southern fr'en.t*. Von mn?i o| l.e di*con?R _*ed?u ruvgle on ? ulTeire n ?t improve. Willi kind *?. voor fr'end. WILLI AM W BOY' 'E Mo Advice Wanted ( General Sickle* need not expert to keep n THvor with the ltadicd* to mich 'et^er* it the onu he ha* r>-c?i?llv ?ri|l?n, re? mmemlinif nnireraal amneatv nlon/ with miveraal a* the cure for nil South >rn Ifouhle* The yenl!enien who, tt heir comfortable ??*i? el .Washington, ire Irving exoaritnenta in g Vvrnment ijiou the conquered Stale*. do not coudeCeiid to H?k the H<lv f?j of the Mili'ar* iovernor* ? i?p->i?ir???i to execute the r net It might he suppose.I, in accordaMie sdlti the drift of hitman experience, thai lie opinion* of those olTyial*, who are on he ground, and are keeping earelullv mated on the actual condition of alTarr* n their department* wou d he va'uali e n de'ermtriing die heat course to he purued liut the Kadical* have erigira* Hid peculiar .idea* of governuient, and are as little f r the opinion* a* for the i; .r .1 .. u ?nnaiK? ui nui-m. ror <ui# thing ihev ire to be commended, and that i* the |ir>mpf manner in ?htoh they lure put hetr amended K-womlrut ion h?ll through rh? llonae It will proUahlv lie adopted without iit iMi d*l*v in the-Senate, and tha S ?U'hern people will then know tlie worat thai in to happen to th?m noiil th* next aeaaion. Then if Congreaa will adjourn the oountrv will have another mnw lo he grateful ?Ntut' York Journal oj Commerce. Tub following paragraph w ? find in the N*w York Journal of Commerce : .'The horrible account of ilia butcher? of an en'ire family in Wiltn countv, N C., j'i?t reoeiv*d. remind* m thai atrocitiea of thia description, p-rpetr*t*d b\ negro**, m? coming from the Southern Stat** will. mI>%rhii 14^ frequency. Wh can r? oernher nothing like it ?n firmer veara. In everv instance, <) far a* we have observed, the -rim* la inn'gated In a d~*tre for plifndi-r or llia gratiftcalioii of boaaily paaaiona.? Nowhere do three inn at?an partake of a political character. Thnjr do not proceed from a apifil of retaliation or revenge, and run onlv tie trihuted to n growing ?f? morahaatuin among the n?gro pttpulnimi, Oin?*i?l>it^r Ht * Urge <1 rg/i-f i>( il>oe>. who laiajv ?c:f nlaV'-fc. hiH now ar?r re ?a*ed From *lin<>at ?v?.r? form of rcatraiht. Not nnly this, but the ndtjrnea are often dm j n pea of nunc hift iinkao, itinerant leo lurtri, noli po i|icd orniora. who fill their weak inwji wiili crude r.o'ione concerntig their p-r?nn%f righta, die lew* of pro partv, Ac The aign* of Inereaetng *oct*l Heor/niiitn'iO'i manifested in the pre* a lenceof dm werat farm of atmeiir?lull, murder anil rapi-.e?cannot he regarded jih endre comp'aur*. The tinal demiry >f the hUck rare now in America pree-nie i problem, of which, et thie eerlv dkj,oo ioiiaite aolotion ia offered. j Loi: \ tj . I Watermelons. Tlie fir?t t?f the p??on that t fcuvp j aeen were e*'il>iterl on our atreAta * few il?v? n<*o rungp-l liinl)?too much ro for our fimilrd ewah. Death of Mr. A A. Caskey. It ? with.regret that wn chronicle the riernUe of thia excellent toting man. lie lieil on SnmlaV evening U?t. after a pain fill and lingering illness. Ilia loss I* tin! versallv latnehtAd, And mora k--enlv felt | hv his late comrades in ?hi\a W a le* ve it fur an ahler pen lo inscribe a jitat tribute to lira tneltiorv. ' A Good ChanceA silversmith of industrious and e'eadv h?hlt*. w ll find ah m-ening at this place r*re1v off-red. There is not at present, in our knowledge, a mechanic of thi* branch, 'n our District, and the situation, we th'nk, warrant* a lutrative husine**. ! In guaranteeing thla, howvrr, we hare atlnai'-n nn'v to a person "master of h's trade"?jack-leg* will not he encoura ged. Mill Burnt. We regret to 'earn that the flour mill of Mr. Ja* U Massicr, aituate on tbe (^atawl n K ?er, dentrovpd hv fire on he morning of the 18'h inat. It ia he tiered to have he^n the work of an hicend;arv. A considerable quantd-v of grain wa? aU.v consumed. Es'imated lose hei tween five and si* thousand dollar*. We understand that it i* 'he intention of the pioprietor to rebuild it aa anon as circumstance* will permit. "Here's Hoping " If there he anything amis* in this issue, if we have left ' out*," made "donhleTa " | tramped upon snvhodv'a toea. jostled any fellow** hat out of p'nce, or run Against 1 snv lad v'a*Waterfa!l rC< forgive them, our heart is repentant; hut if there he tiny an inconsiderate aa rot to accept our apol o(jr, then rli?t'nctfv tini1er*t*nfj Mint ?f ; xre no* th* mnn However, ehonhl von feel in mn w*r? wnrm over the mutter, our preform'ion i*. invito ti* rlown to the new <*?.<>? Fonn* of ortr neit rionr neiph hor, where we will rlnnU to vont health liopinjf," nnrl "won't o*re ? Hnrn." D'ntrlct Court. Th* thiol Qurterlv Srwiotl of the IV?iriot Court i? in ?e??ion th* iTtxent | week There i* n cood deal of Smt.n' I hii?ine?*. priqcipwllv.^, of the ? !><?I! am) | invnt or-fer 0?? c**a of enD?iiin*hU 1 interval ?M ?* ? ! on M .n?l*v? the Stntn j va. George MH#-?evt iu'lic'eJ f.>r atealrnjr ; a riKt'e. The Jnrv hroii >ht in a verdict j of tfil'ltv. It ?m a v^rv pUin caae, and | We presume the l<irkle?* culprit wj|l to j inornate ti e convict* at theS'ate PnlHten- j llllf p_ Tlk? ? I"* ' ' ? ' - 1 ' ' . -nil liniMHItM! mill I indigr anil v ler?'i>d i) ?* public for pre I judgmg hi* ; liut without ever j having heard tiie circumstance* hef >r>t the , net, or knowing what the co nnuut teuli men' ?aa in reference thereto, w? nin*t , conclude that the pu'd?e, if it d'd commit the tndia< r?ti<>n charged hv the cot?n?e', wt* anmewhal excoaahle tinder the atate of faC'a p'omnlaated on the trial. It i? (trnhahle the Court will I-tot during the greater put of the week Very lit tie huaiuetft on tt>e civil aide. Neoeiiity of Lew. Since the Towr. Council ceeond to eiiat bv ihw limitation of their Charter, it has r?n douht, appeared to everv ohaerver, that auch a Government ia aliaolutelv necenarv to the welfare of the place ? We mint either aurrender 'ofil'h and diet or adopt ioin? atrjngenl measure for feliff We understand that effort* have been made to procure * temporary authority from .the military power*, hut in conaei qoence of ??at o|ihl, etc , these effort* have failed What we ah all, do tinder the present embarrassment* we leave (<>f other* to tug creat. It >* a plan fact that we can not r e^iat a* a healthy people with all the?e ohno* ioua compound* constant'? under | pur noatrila. The annoyance*, thou h <!!?atfreeah!s on m<ir, i? nr.t to compare with aorne localities on the hack atree'e. Tt does aeem t'nat the ru'ea of decency | would compel a man to have more r?? apect for h> neighbors, if none for him self, than to drag hia d??d a'o-fe to their very gate* and leave it. Though we have no municipal regulations whereby to seek re.fresa, vet, the injured parti a will find ample projection in the higher Court*. fcOMUUNtCATKU 1 - J Mltw** Enrrntn: ?I i**rn from n cor. rr^pnndrne* rriirli >? rnenmly nppnnrrd in tfn f?nprr?. h*t wmh Dr. S m?, of P?r?ii. nnd Oor J L Orr, tint *! ? former g*ntirrtun h*r cnn?Hhnt#>/i $1000 in cmW fho rn'Uf of if* rtmtita** of thin DutHet. O- * Orr tnflN rhnt thn donnlion tin* f*rn foro<*'W?'1 to <l nooimitlon in tfin D'Mrirt for pmprf diitriSotinn." Tt ?o?m? ili?t thn amount hue bo*n fonrnrrtotl lo oiH n*?r month tgn- and or (hi information of th? pnhli? yna or no of ymir r?art?-r? nrill plnanniriform ?a, if awnr*, who Ibnt commute* tpt.. A. L^rssr 3? JYt&IL. Ffom Washington.. WAsniSOTOs, J ill y 14 ?A IflttjOlJ memorandum liH? l?e??n iieuel from t! Sw?t?* loeparlment >itn?*r?>r'itj? Napihatfvi's application ft.r Saul* Anna'* re^ef. It i?iv?? a detailed account of the lat er*< tt?ov?in?nU. and pi?rpo.e?, and ii eigne 1 l?y S-wafd, and concludes S "Upon tlii* revmy of thn fade, itaeeme proper that govern/Pent nhmf'd wait for further and more definite information hefore entering upon communications relet tlVM lU I lift lUVMnloixl ..r M- M-- ? I - ? --r *? tii/itiui, v>| i?l r . linpiilMIVj wi(l? |hf (Vvermuvtit of Mexici*. Tb^K nation seem*.at length to have triumphed nvpr all internal and foroign enemies,and to have reached a crisis ?hen.If left, stone, it inev be expected to restore tranquility atid reorganize nttn'f upon ptrtrinnent fouo(lotion* of unions freedom and repub lican governmenu Only noma great nation*' injur*, wrong or offence would Ji|Stifv this government in ttnMkn!y a?*nm* inn a hostile or even unfriendly atUtuJe towards the Republic of MpX'co " Mr. Seward s!*o says that during ft considerable part of the period during which Mexico ha* been the theatre of civil war. an armed military and naval force ha* been maintained bv the United States on the Rio (-irnrple and in the waters around the porta of Mexico, among other purpose*, to prevent and defeat tho invasion of that Reuublio by anv military or naval expedition* which might bo got Oft font ?o the United St*te*. Generals Stnhorn and ffiifori, of the Onmm;??ion, sent to tho Indian country, to examine and report noon Indian nfl'airs, represent that tln-'hostilitfes at Kort Phil, K-srnev, were c*o?ed hf an attemtt through an order of Gen. Pope, fn estsh. Ii*h Miti'srv po**? to the injury of the hunting ground*. Tl>e*e General* anil the 0 miop-R oner of Indian Affairs condemn the prosecution of a general war, and shoV that for a comparatively small nm peace can ttn secured throughout all the tribes. The Oomintsrioner'a recommend justice to the Indiana, and the payment of an if>dtnnt,ii'v for the villages and other property wantonly destroyed Th?j \ mo Ovum' al Havana, officially r.-port* tli?t tli? vnMnw fever exiat* litere with much violence. It '? expect"! that the Pre*ident'n vrdo of thp Supp'ementarv K"cn??airtietion hill will *ent >n on Tu-Kilnr, wlmn Con t;rp?n after jriwiiif,; Lite l?i!l over liid veto, "ill adjourn. w asinxoro*. July 1.1.?tiip President aetit to the Senatd the document! called for re^ardini; recoitalruction,and estimate* ih" p*ii?ii?" nl cafrvinj; out ihese |,'!U at 14 000.000, in a I lit ion to the _>. 100,. 00t) already expended. Tliia it the air. Lrr?*i?Hip for governing those Statu* before tliM war. 'I lua expnitHO, continue* the President, would l o considerably hiiit* incn'eil if Siali* ii ae.li'tipry eliotjli) be operated ItV ill" Fftlef il (niremmanl, *l|i| wiiiilij 1>? largely increased if tli" ITiilfod State*, bv abolishing' the Stat" governi rnenta, should become responsible fur lia tii ittee incurred l?v them before the re' el linn in laudable allur'A to d-veltp ilieir own resource*. and nowise connected with insurrectionary pnrooup*. These debt* wi I approximate f 100 000 000, the greA'i ?*r pari of wIiicIt ih due i<? loval cbiz?u* and foreigner*. Il i* a subject fur Coo gressi mat fiiwiaideraiion whether the h*i -..lup.oxi <>I mini mm/lkllOIII would llOt impair 'he nation el credit. T'>e 11oura hill rpprnpriatintr over |t|,. 600.000 for reconstruction rm reduced l>v amendment to $1,000 000 and pane*,! hy the Senate. Ate* ? 37. Naya?3. A hill for the r?*li?-f of r?rta;n d~*srter* w*a r?ferrc<l to the Military Committee. The. PreRidatilS message etiffffeetintf ItsMh'y for Ronthern State deb's canned an swmali' J .'abate, and heated dernont atratinna a* inopportune and calculated to unsettle the finances. The in ear age u ordered to he printed ar.d the Senate adjoii rned. A resolution was introduced and p**?ed tnatrurMri g the Committee on Public Laud* to report a hill forfaiting the swamp lamia heretofore granted to lit e SouLham Smie* to tlie United State*. A reaolatioo instructing tha Jodiciwrtr ComaiiUaa to inquire whether Kentucky. Maryland and I tela ware Itare State C'on-tit ntfrina' Ha* puMtcan in form, paaead Uv the Speakers vote, llie ll.iu?e nihiiiI4 7 to 47. Tl?a amendment reducing llie reconstruction appropriation to a million ?*? ci/icurrad in Tha liiM goe* to tha President. Tha lull paa?ed at ilia laal ae?tion, prohibiting Ilia Kieciitiva from tranting with the Ini , 'liana, was repealed. TApp'auia from tlia Democratic *;de over tha firat atep backward* J Adj oirned. TVe Senate confirmed tha appointment ot Hancrob aa Miniater to Prussia, and | II. O derrick a* A?*e*?or of tha Third District *?f South Carolina. Prom Virginia Richmond, Va .July 13.? Registration c'n?ed >n ?h-? riiy to day ; the colored majority fa 1,110. I A eompmr, with t527 MO capital I paid up, was formed to day tor the pur* poeenf purchasing land* in Virginia tor i iti* ?rfClfc>uof utaunfacioriu* and davalop [ iotf tli* min?ra! r?*o<irc?a <?f iha i K. L- Hamlin, of Ol?'o. i? ProLiant, and Thoa. II. Wyiinn, of Virginia, Secretary, I 1 Cabin DMp\taha>. Pxnra, J ?if 11*. ? Tha Franrfb Oirarnm?m, haaring nothing from i?? Mm'atar antra tba <ap?tira of tLa U It of Maiuxi, ia abotH aandmi; a atro? j flaat to Vara Crux 10 p'oiect Li u or r???al iodigr !)(( r>flT*ri,<t Lim. Jotxts ClUftS OH iMPKAOnXKNT.?>Tll? W??iii*e?on orrMpoodeai of the N?# Yntti Tim** mt?: "fNrlioOftt lo tlio impM?K?n*ni q??i iu?. il r?*f h? Mid CtvW J flio* ? liw r?e*n|lf Ilia opinio* jarf po?iii??lf iIiai iH? f?-np??*<?f?mant mo*#? maul wnt one of gratl foil?. II* aipTOa hi ao opinion m to tha daaaloped, bat aimplj m lo tbo polirf uf th? rnof?rotni."