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:Oy Tele^rapli. N?w York Market. Nkw YOBK, M vy 9 .-Cotton quiot, at 31 <38i!e. ?old?t . ? ? - From Norfolk. NORFOLK, May ty. -Tho United States Circuit Conrt was'opened yesterday. Judge Underwood delivered bia charge to the jury,?and dwelt particnlarly oil the neces? sity of bringing the leaders of the rebellion to trial. . -? ? m 'Foreign News. Nr.w YORK, Blay 0,-Panania advices have been received. Daring the bombardment the Spa.nub Admiral refused to receive a noto from thc Danish Consul-General, to the effect that the Danish Government holds Spain ac? countable for all damage done to property and citizens during the bombardment. Preparations aro being actively made for the reception of the Spanish fleet -by fortifications. From Washington. WASHINGTON, May 9.-The President lias approved the bill for encouraging tele? graphic communication between the United States, the West Indies and the bahama Islands. The House passed that section of the tax bill fixing the duty on cotton at live cents; and it has also been occupied in debate on the constitutional amendment proposed by tho Reconstruction Committee. Several members delivered thirty-minute speeches on the proposition. Mr. Raymond, of New York, was willing lo accept the report, providing the third sect ion was stricken ont. Mr. McKee, of Kentucky, gave it his approval. Interview of Mn. Dari? with her lIuKbaml. Our Old Point correspondent, of May ?4, says: It is now understood that Mrs. Da? vis, with her little child, had an in? terview with her husband, at half past 8 o'clock, yesterday morning. The interview lasted nearly two hours, and must surely have been extremely gratifying to both. In the course of a twelvemonth, many very noticeable changes occur. It was on the evening of thc 20th of April, 1865, that the steamer William P. Clyde, from which a few hours before Jefferson Davis hail been landed, slowly set sail, aud while tho steam and smoke issued from her engine and boilers she moved slowly out of the harbor. The solo passengers on the Clyde were M . i and Clay, and her destinatioi as Savannah, the Southern port f i which she came. For nearly a year Mrs. Davis has been refused the privilege of visiting her husband. The result of the many entreaties on her part, and those of , her friends, has at last prevailed on the clemency of President Johnson, and the desired boon has been finally granted. Your correspondent presumed, yes? terday morning, at an early hour, so much as to call on Mrs. Davis, as she was awaiting in the sitting-room ol the Hygeia Hotel the presence of an officer from the fortress. Sending in my card by the colored water in at? tendance, the desired object was al once acceded to The sitting-room of the hotel has never, by any means, been noted foi its comfort or the extensiveness ol of its adornments. Entering thi room and passing through the requi? site etiquette occupied but a few seconds, and the agreeable conversa tion with Mrs. Davis which ensued was far more than a recompense foi the courage which it required to so? licit such an interview. The mannet and conversation of Mrs. Davis wa? that of one perfectly at home on al subjects, and extremely lady-like ir all her remarks on the various topici of the day which perchance wen brought up. She had been?allowet the privilege of correspondence witl her husband, but of the exact stat< of his health she dared not hope The favorable opinions formed fron the occasional correspondents o Northern papers were often dissi [ pated by assertions perfectly contra dictory, and in the long time whicl ^ has elapsed since she has seen he; Wm husband it has often been a mer? Bmatter of doubt, owing -to the reti F?'eeiice of Mr. Davis in speaking of tin - subject of his general health. Of tin terms of her visit she was not aware Ibut hoped it would be her privilege to remain at this place until her hus band's fate was decided. After conversing for the space o ten minutes, your correspondent re tired, much impressed with thc in terview. Mrs. Davis was accompanied by large quantity of baggage. All o this was moved inside the fort las night. ? Alex. H. Stephens is expected bael in Washington city, this week, t counsel with his friends upon the re construction policy of the Presiden and the political course of the Deine eratic party, to which he is now de votedly attached, says Mr. Greeley' paper. The Senate, after a warm con tost confirmed ex-Sheriff Parker of Nc Orleans as surveyor of that port. Th Louisiana radicals have laborad euri; estly for his defeat. A despatch from Washington.state that the Bank Committee, have ?lt citied to report against the oreatio: of any more national banks. A negro woman in Mississippi coi fesses to starving her four children t . death, "as sh? was tired of support ing ue brats." From Washington. "We regret, to state that Adam, Count Gurowsky, who for several years past has figured so prominently among tho remarkable characters of the day, died suddenly yesterday. The narrative of Ins life since land? ing in this country is too familiar, especially at the national capital, where "his peculiar and unique indi? viduality made him one of our mark? ed men, to need repetition. I Washington Chronicle, 5///. Indeed ! How ignorant some people are. We confess we know nothing about him.-Richmond Dispatch. The following despatch was re? ceived yesterday by Gen. Howard: VICKSBUKO, May 4, 1866. An Assistant Sub-Commissioner of the Bureau, Lieutenant J. B. Blanding, was assassinated at Grena? da on the night of the 30th ultimo. Every effort will bo made to ferret out ami brint the murderer to justice. THOMAS J. WOOD, Maj. C?en. President Johnson has signed the pardons of Harry Hays, of Louisiana, (Confederate General,) and J. B. La? fitte, of Charleston, S. C., formerly a j rebel agent in Europe. A "special season of prayer for the New Haven editors" was held in one of the New Haven churches last week. It is understood that a simi? lar season of prayer will be instituted for the benefit of the morning papers of this city.-Washington Star. Judge Underwood, who is now here, states that tho grand jury which meets at Norfolk on Monday next, will bring in a true bill against Mr. Davis for treason. - Washington Correspontlence .Ve?/' York World. Tho habeas corpus Act has psssed both Houses, and oidy awaits the sig? nature of tho President to become a law. It protects every officer of the Federal Government who, aiding under orders, made what is known as arbitrary arrests dnriug tho war. It also removes all suits brought by ag? grieved parties against such officers from tho State Courts to the Federal Courts, lt transfers over 2,000 of that kind of coses from the Kentucky local courts to the United States Courts. The bill provides that tho production of a telegram or order by an officer for such an arrest is suf? ficient for his defence in the suit. Tile receipts from internal revenue to day were$765,052.70, and the total receipts for the week ending to-day were $3,304,318.21. DRAMATIC SKIJMON.-A correspond? ent of tho Baptist Journal (Mo.) gives an account of a dramatic ser? mon, which though not quite equal to thc famous dagger scene of Burke, in tho House of Commons, is yet worthy of a place among the illustrations of popular preaching. His text was, "He that is without sin lot him cast the first stone." "Last Sabbath, as I stepped into the house ol' God, I heard some one say that he had no fellowship for a rebel in Church or State, coupling a profane word with the term. My blood was chilled in my veins, and the above text rushed into my mind like pealing claps of thunder. It was my lot to preach on that day; so I determined to use the text to the best advantage, God being my help? er. I read a chapter, sung a hymn, and prayed. I arose from my knees, went out, and procured a stone of some four pounds weight. Coming back, T took my staud with the stone in hand. AU eyes were, fixed on me. Some appeared to he frightened; ot1 <;rs laid their hands on their re? volvers, preparing for battle, as though 'death or victory' was their motto. I read aloud, 'Ho that is without siu let him cast the first stone,' and raised the rock to the top of my head. The people began to look frightened. But 1 commenced by examining myself by the golden rule, then weighed myself in the ba? lance, and found that I was wanting, and boldly exclaimed, 'lam a sinner and a rebel against tho government of my God and king; I cannot throw the stone; I ask pardon of my God, and acknowledge my allegiance to God in the presence of all the people.' I then offered the stone to every man in the house, but, to my astonish? ment, they all foll on their knees, and, in sobs and tears, one solid pe? tition went up bi God for pardon, to the great King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Oh, how my soul rejoiced i in the Lord." There is every reason to believe that we are on the verge of a serious misunderstanding with France. If the recent opinion of Attorney-Gene? ral Speed that arms may be sent to the Juarists in Mexico is followed by corresponding action, it will surely be regarded by the French Govern? ment as a violation of Mr. Seward's pledge of absolute neutrality, and the French troops in Mexico instead of being withdrawn will be reinforced. j The Washington correspondent of j of the St. Louis Republican telegraphs I that so far as the declarations of wit? nesses are concerned in tia; evidence submitted to the House Judiciary Committee by the War Department, it is overwhelming in favor of reliev? ing President Davis from the plot to hosaasinate Lincoln and his Cabinet, j No witness of auy prominence testi ! ?es to an}- such fact. - ? -- A BKT&F BUT TRCTHFDI? DKSCKU? TIOM. Greeley has some pretension to personal convictions, while Forney is merely a ?log that barks with etjnal noise at. whoever be ??set upon by his last owner. Kew York World. I Secretary Stanton's Perfidy and Da. pllcity. Somebody has becu cheated*. Mr. Stanton has eithe? been making false professions to the President, or false professions to the radicals; and thc personal problem of greatest interest in Washington just now is-which? The following despatch appeared in yesterday's Tribune: THE CABINET MEETING-VIEWS OF SECRETARY STANTON.-No little com? ment has been had, to-day, upon the anonymous account of the Cabinet meeting of yesterday, generally cir? culated hore among tho Washington papers, and sent abroad by the Asso? ciated Press as a rumor. Herc its authorship is accredited to thc Pre? sident. That portion of it alluding to the Secretary of War is the only portion of it that surprises any one in tho least. There is no doubt but that he is incorrectly reported. Cus? tom has mode tho details of what transpired in Cabinet meeting con? fidential, and the account given out at a late hour last night is somewhat unusual. The general behef among members of Congress, to-day, is that the Secretary of War has made no speech in material antagonism to the Congressional policy of reconstruc? tion, or in especial support of the President, and that tho anonymous rumor is set afloat to induce him to say or do something hat would afford an excuse for his summary removal from the Cabinet. The day may not be far distant when tho cur? tain may be drawn aside, and the whole truth unequivocally spread be? fore tho people. In the meantime, the Republicans will need more evi? dence than any that has yet been furnished thom that Secretary' Stan? ton is in favor of the immediate ad? mission of the Southern delegations, and that he is against the restoration plan laid down by the committee cd* fif? teen. And this in the 1 ?adelphia Press: TUE RECENT CA- NET MEETING. - Thc statement telegraphed by the Associated Press yesterday, with re? gard to the Cabinet meeting on Tues? day, is not belie ved so far as Secreta? ry Stanton is concerned. The most intimate friends of Secretary Stanton are firm in the conviction that ho Ls in favor of the Congressional plan of reconstruction, and that he did not support that of "the President in the Cabinet meeting. A prominent mem? ber of Congress pronounces the whole thing a hoax, on good authority. The despatch in question was sent from tho White House to the agent of the Associated Press, and is un? derstood to have been manipulated by President Johnson ami Secretary Seward. Thc radicals may have something yet to leam in respect to thc deceitful doublings of Stanton; the President himself may have something to learn on tho same score; but those ac? quainted with the arts by which Stanton got himself appointed Secre? tary of War, nothing. While Gen. McClellan's star was in the ascendant, (as it was until after the close of Sec? retary Cameron's administration,) Stanton, then a Washington lawyer, with a great deal of leisure, was in tho habit of hanging around General McClellan's headquarters, professing for that officer the warmest friend? ship and admiration, and expressing the most devoted wishes to be of ser? vice to him in forwarding his strategy. General McClellan credited Stanton's professions; thought well of. his abili? ties; and on Mr. Cameron's retire ment, favored his appointment to tin head of the War Department. Pre sident Lincoln's confidence in Gen. McClellan was at that time unshaken, and he deferred to his wishes tin selection of a Secretary. Rut nc sooner was Stanton in office than In immediately entered into an under standing wfth General McClellan': enemies, and became the leading spirit in their confederacy to mir hun. General McClellan's friend were as disappointed and astonished and, at first, as incredulous, as th? radicals now seem to be at Stanton': unexpected course. He professed dis interested friendship for McClellan because he saw that was the likelies way to get office; he immediately turned against him and joined th? conspiracy of McClellan's enemies because that seemed the likeliest way to keep office. It is perfectly cvhlent that Stantoi has been pretending one thing t< President Johnson, and another t< the radical Congressmen. Withii the last week or two, the radicals ii Congress have begun to exhibit sonn symptoms of "caving," anti accord ingly Stanton, with a selfish eye t< his chances, spoke in the Cabine meeting in rather more decided terni than he has yet hazardetl in condemn ation of the policy of the radicals A Cabinet meeting being, for tb most part, a secret conclave, he hut no ilread of exposure. The unexpect e?l divulgation has doubtless con founded him, as it has astounded th radicals, with whom he has been ii constant communion, whose plot against the President ho has beei abetting, anti whose full confidence h has, up to this time, enjoyed. Hav they been harboring a traitor and . spy in their camp? Has the PreSi dent been harboring a traitor and spy in his Cabinet? Either one o the other; the question is, which? o whether, indeed, it bo not both? The radicals pay a very equivoc? compliment to theloyalty andfidelit of Stanton's nature, in the confidenc they express that he adheres to then and not to the President. His ver position and official relations wonl create a strong presumption (if lie were a sincere, honorable man,) that he supported his official chief-, nnft not that chief's venomous foes. What is the ovidence, of wi 1 ich the radicals are in possession, which so completely counteracts this presumption-a pro sumption which would bo deemed ir? resistible, if Stanton wore accredited with delicacy, truth or honor. He owes fidelity to the President, ???Tl when it leaks out that, in socret Cabinet conclave, ho made profes? sion of such fidelity, the radicals make a great out-cry, and declare their certainty that he has been mis? represented. Wo suppose the truth ti) be, that he has been insincere: that he has been a snake in the grass. I New York World. The Pardon Bovines*-Official State? ment <>t Executive Clemency. The following message from thc President, with accompanying docu? ments therein specified, was receive*] on Friday afternoon in tb?'. House o Representatives, and ordere?! to In printed-: 7b lie ffoitae nf liepresenl'ttives: In answer to thc resolution of tin House of Representatives of the 5 tl of March, 1806, requesting the name: of persons worth more than $20,000 t< whom special pardons have beei issued, and a statement of the amoun of property which has been :w-ized a belonging to the emmies of the (io vemment, or os abandoned property ami returned to those who claimedb bo the original owners, 1 transmi herewith reports from the Secretar; of State, the Secretary of the Tren sury, the Secretary of War, and tb Attorney-General, together with copy of the amnesty proclamation ( Maj- 29, 1805, and a copy of the wai rants issued in cases in which specie pardons are granted. The seeont third and fourth conditions of th warrants prescribe thc terms, so ff as property is concerned, upon whie all such pardons are granted and ai cepted. ANDREW JOHNSON. ' WASHINGTON. 1). C., May 1, IS?li The report from thc Secretary < State shows that (lu: number <>f pc sons excepted from the benefit of tl amnesty proclamation nuder tl $20,00(1 clansovto whom special pa dons have been granted, is 7,40' 707 additional cases have been pass? upon by tie- Attorney-General, bi not yet acted upon in the State D partmcnt, and consequently are n included iii the lisl of name--; fu nished. The Secretary of War transmi the reports of Major-( ?-eneral I b ?war the Chief of Engineers thc Chief Ordnance ami Quartermaster^ lenci Mcigs. The most important is th of Genend Howard, rt states th thc property held by thc Freedmei Bureau was seized either limier t' Act of Congres-, of .Inly IT, 1862, as abandoned property. Of this, t greater portion was in the State Virginia, where a large amount land lind been allotted among t freedmen. Owing to the large nu: ber of applications for thc restorati of property, a circular, origina drawn up by Hie Commissioner t I the State ,>f Virginia, was issued fr? the headquarters of the Bureau, September, 1865, for the guidance its agents in dealing with such apj. cations. Much of the property In under the Act. of 1862 had been mc ly libelled, and no proceedings inf tuted for the confiscation; and in cases where this class of property li not been actually sohl, and when p: ceediugs against it were not pondi in tin- United States Courts, it v restored. Several estates held under (i. Sherman's Field Order Xo. I."., w I restored under instructions from t President, in War Department Or? j of October i?, 1st')."?, some of th having but few freedmen '.oca j upon them, who could be as adv tageously located elsewhere, or ot! special reasons existing; 'Hr the res ration. Among the ? tales rester was that of cs Gov. Aiken, which1 restored on the recommendation (icu. D. i:. Sickles. Thc report goes <>n to state thal had been understood by the ollie of tin' Bureau that abandoned pn>| ty which hail been seized for its i under the Act of Congress could held until the purposes of the Bur were accomplished, irrespective tho question whether or not owner hail received a pardon; a acting upon that understanding, applications for the restoration that ?-lass of property had been fused. But tho casi' of B. B. Lei of Tennessee, being brought to notice of the President, bis appl tion was referred back to tlie Bur on tho 16th of August. 1865, witl endorsement by the Preside**, dir ing that his estate be restored tob on the ground that his pardon tith'il him to resume possession, der this decision, a largo amoun property bad been restored, aud tenure of tho Bureau in property 1 by it. had sin?'?' that timo been so certain, except in the case of land 1 under Gen. Sherman's Field Ol No. 15, that it ha ! not been warr ( 1 in making allot men) s to freethi The amount of land held under Act of July 17. 1862, wi deb the port shows to have been restore? 15,452 acres, comprising about si five estates; of laud of which a melds had been made to freedn there has l>e?'ii restored 14,652 ac comprising over thirty estates. The Chief of Engineers state his report that lands bad been se as a military necessity for the pur] of fortifications, \c, both in r ami loyal Stater, but the war being over, such lands had been restored, and in some eases the buildings erect? ed thereon given to the owners of the land as entire or partial indemnity for damages. Tho Chief of Ordnance states that the only seizure made by that depart? ment was that of the foundry at Ma? con, 'Georgia, which had been re? stored to the original owners on the recommendation of (icu. Grant, pro? per conditions being exacted as a pre? liminary to tho transfer. Qurterm aster-General Mei gs states that the railroads seized in the South? ern States hud been restored to the directors, on conditions that they will elect loyal officers to conduct them. Thc Secretary of the Treasury re? ports that all lands had been trans? ferred to the Freedmen's Bureau, and that all information as to proper? ty restored was in possession of that Bureau. Our limy to the Frrtdincn. The negroes of the Southern or late slave States have peculiar claims upon the sympathy of their late owners who are still, bi a great extent, their employers. Free and responsible to the laws and to society for their con duet -almost wholly illiterate -having : notions of their new relations neces? sarily imperfect, and often false and j mischievous-it ln-comes not only our duty, but our highest interest, to j lead them up to a higher plane of ci I vilization and usefulness, to encour? age them in well-doing, and teach them the importance of a proper un-1 derstunding of their rights and duties. lt cannot bo doubted that the welfare of both tho white and black man de? pends upon the correct establishment of their true and appropriate rela? tions to estell other. This, we fear, can never be accom? plished under the tuition of Northern missionaries; and it becomes the duty of the Southern people t devote j more attention to his mental ?end mo I ral training. Ho should not be made ? to depend upon New England adven ! tiners for bis education, but be fur? nished by thc people among whom he I was brought up. We know this cannot be done, at present, to the exb'iit that is desira ! Ide; but if we commence the work, we j will eventually have a full supply of ; means. Every neighborhood in i Middle Tennessee, and many in the : other States of the South, eau fur ! nish negroes who, with a little train I ing. would bo competent to teach j those of their own color in the rudi ! nientary branches. With this begin ? liing supervised, encouraged and fostered by the whites of the So-ith - it would require but a short time to develop such a system as would answer the necessities of tho blacks, and lessen, if not, finally, entirely relieve ourselves of many evils to which society is now subjected, by reason of the class under whose tntil ago they are thrown. Wo must control not only their mental but their moral training. If loft to those-who, upon a false as? sumption, ifould have themselves re? garded as their special guardians and friends-we may expect nothing else but that they will become indoctrin? ated with the belief that the very people with whom they were raised are their natural enemies, cruel and oppressive, against whom they must entertain prejudice and disgust. Such a state of affairs could not long j exist without proving fatal to the best interests of society at the South. Happily, our duty and onr inter ! ests go hand-in-hand in this matter. The subject is one of such magnitude, ! and of such immediate importance, as to justify labored discussion ; but jour purpose at present is simply to I invite attention to its consideration. ? I We have no time for delay, and it 1 will not admit of neglect, j I Xashri/!'' Union and American. NITRO GIAVURINF.. -In many cu? rious and intelligible ways, Professor > Noebel, says tho New York Times, experimented with tho material, and convinced all present that so far as . the conditions there presented are . concerned, nitro-glycerine is safer to . handle and transport than gun-pow > : der, gun-cotton, or enmphene, while s i its explosive power is vastly greater. ' ! Tho Berlin correspondent of the ' Watchman ami Reflector says: "Wo think New York. Londou and Paris I are as bad as can be; but they can . harldly be as wicked as Berlin." He writes: ''There is a beer house for every '200; a church for every 00,000. Funeral Invitation. Tho relatives, friends and acquaintances of General and Mrs. s. R. t;ist, are respect? fully invited to attend the funeral services of thc former at Trinity Church, THIS MORNING, at 10 ??clock. Funeral Invitation. The friends and acquaintances of Mrs. MARTHA K. BLACK, and of Col. and Mrs. .). Ti. Black, aro respectfully invited to at? tend the funeral services of the former, at the Presbyterian Church, at 9 o'clock, THIS MORNING. OBITUARY. Pep:uted this life, yesterday, the 9th instant, suddenly and calmly, BENJAMIN UAWbS. Esq., in the ninety-fourth year of his ago. His friends and acquaintances, also those of John I. and Thomas J. bawls, G. S. Bower and J. J. Mackc aro very respect? fully invited to attend his funeral, THIS AFTERNOON, at 4 o'clock, from the resi? dence of (i. S. Bower, Kast end of Plain street. Episcopal Method tat Confer? ncr. Tho probation system was to-day stricken ont of the disciplino by the General Con? ference. Cls?? meeting made a privilege. No test of membership any longer. Church meetings monthly were ordained. Love feast kept intact, with closed doors. The Committee on Finance made a final report. Tho salaries of ministers are to bo regulated by their congregations. Iii Shops' salaries are to be raised within tho Episcopal Districts in which they labor. Bishop Pierce will attend the following conferences: Arkansas, at Searcy, Septem? ber '?Cr. Little Kock, at Arkadelphia, Octo? ber 10: North Carolina, at Fayetteville, November 7; Virginia, at Norfolk, Novem? ber 21; Baltimore, at Baltimore citv. March, 18C7. Bishop Doggett will attend Wtwt ir:: . ginia, at Parkersburg, September 5; Ken? tucky, at Winchester, September 19; Louis? ville, at Elizabeth town, October 3; St. Louis, at Lexington, October 31; Missouri, at Richmond, October 19. Bishop McTyerie will attend Holston, at Ashville, N. C., October 10; Tennessee, at Huntsville, Ala., October 24; Oeorgia, at Americus, November 28; Florida, at Quin? cy, December 13. Bishop Wightman will attend Son tn Ca? rolina, at Marion, November 7; Montgo? mery, at Jacksonville, December 5; Mobile, at Enterprise, Miss., November 21. Bishop Paine will attend Memphis, ut Jackson, Tenn., on November 14; Misai? eippi, at Natchez, November 8: Ixmisiaua, at Baton Rouge, December VA. Bishop Kavanaugh will attend Pacific Conference, at Petroleum, Cal.; Columbia, place not fixed, bishop Marvin will attend lud?an Mis? sion, at Bloomfield; Texas, at Galveston; East Texas, at Marshall; West Texas, at Sequin; North-west Texas, at Waxahatchie. Bishops Sonle, Andrew and Early are without regular work. [ fjouisville Journal, 2d. AN IRON BREAKER.-Rockau up in the cell in the Henrico County jail is a man named Ch as tain Hampton, who has been sent on by the Justices on a charge of horse-stealing. Hamp? ton was fastened to the floor with an iron anklet chain and ring, but in some mysterious way he smashed the anklet os if it was only a woman's garter. He was ironed again, smash again-so for seven times in succes? sion, to the great bewilderment of the blacksmith, who swears by ham? mer and anvil that Hampton must be the devil. No tools have been found in the cell by which the smashing could be done, unless they be con? cealed in his clothes, which, we believe, have not been searched, and the clerk of the court, as soon as Hampton is left to himself, can hear the sound of his work in casting oft* his irons-which, by the way, it ap? pears he does in derision of his keepers, and not with any view of making his escape. -Richmond Whig. The whole number of white blind persons in tho United States in 1844) was 5,030; iu 1850, 7,997; in 1860, 10,729. Increase from 1S40 to 1850, 5'J per cent. ; from 1850 to 1860, 34 per cent. According to the latter rat? nf increase, the number of white blind in the United States in 1865 would bc 12.581. The Masons of Richmond are mak? ing active exertions for adopting a more general system of education for the cliildren of deceased and indigent members of the Order. Delegates from the several Lodges in the city met at the City Hall, ou Friday Lost, to take the subject into considera? tion. Twenty-dollar bills on the "First National Bank of Portland, Connecti? cut," are circulating. There is no such bank. COMMERCIAL. AND FINANCIAL.. A n?cSTA. May 8.-Cotton less active than on yesterday. Oft*eri?g stock light. Trans? actions are so very limited that it is im? possible to give correct quotation?. Gold ?lull. Brokers buying at 120; selling at 127. SUver baying at 120: selling at 125. Auction Sales. Sugar, Molasses, Segars, ?tc. By LEVIN & PEIX0TT0. THIS (Thursday) MORNING, 10th inst., at Uli o'clock, we will sell, at our Auction ld Tom, to close consignments, ;l bbls. Coffee Sugar. 4 " Stewart's White. 2 tierces NY. I. Molasses. 12 boxes imported Havana Segara Flora ('anido. 8 boxes Ibo Hondo. .") " Cilendrados Rososito. 20 '. Londres- Young America. 400 packages Cigarettos. With sundry other articles. May 9 2 Superior Young Mules, ?tc. By LEVIN & PELX0TT0. THIS (Thursday) MORNING, 10thinst.,at lit o'clock, previous to sale of groceries, we will sell, 3 very superior YOUNG MULES -titles guaranteed. Also, Wagon, Harness, ?fcc. May 9 2 WATER NoSc?. THE WATER will be shutoff the city Ibis dav, at 3 o'clock, for three hours. Mav 10 * W. K. EVANS, Supt. Cows fofflUe. THREE fine MILCH COWS for sale all excellent milkers. Can be seen at tho New Market, this Thurstjfty morning, from 9 to 12 A. M. May 10 1? Richland Lodge No. 39, A. F. X. A An extra communication of this ?^V-Lodge wiu I*9 held THIS EVEN /^^ING, 10th inst., at 8 o'clock, at Odd Fellows' Hall, to confer the 2d and 3d De? grees. Rv oi\ler of tho W. M. May 10 'l H. TOZER, Secretary . Building Notice. 11HE undersigned having at command a large supply of LTJMBLu and otht r BUILDING MATERIAL, and having st? emed the services of skillful workmen, will undertake to erect, at reasonable rabas. Buildings of Wood Ol "A lek. Mr. Troy, well known as a most compe? tent workman, is in charge of the me? chanical department of our businoss. To all work tho subscriber will give his per? sonal attention. By promptness, fidelity,, and strict devotion to his business, he hopes to merit a share of the public pa? tronage. May 10 {3 J. P. THOMAS