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COLUMBIA. Thursday Morning. June 7, 1866. More Centralization. The whole tendency of tho present Congress, in its legislation thus far, seems to be to centralize power in thc Federal Government, and to oblite? rate State rights, and, in the end, perhaps, eventually, State hues. Their latest legislation in this direc? tion is that of chartering railroads running from one State to another, running through a number of States and connecting with any other lines, without let or hindrance from Stato authorities. True, this does away with odious monopolies in railroads, and, thus far, is seemingly equitable and just; but it is dangerous ground to take this encroachment upon what the States themselves heretofore consi? dered their right and privilege, viz: the chartering of joint stock compa? nies engaged in private enterprises. If Congress eau legislate railroads into existence in any part of the coun? try, they can, with equal propriety, charter manufacturing companies or any other partnersliips for private en? terprise, defining their rights and privileges, and prescribing their mode of organization, and tho manner in which they shall carry on operations. Tho two principal roads now on Ute tapis are, one, called " tho air? line," from Washington to New York, and another, from Washington, through Maryland, to the Point of Rocks, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. How Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland will view Ibis encroachment on what they have al? ways considered their rights, remains to be seen. We, of the Southern States, with the close of the war, gave up that doctrine of our political faith, but we thought that the States of the North and West would escape at least this result of tho conflict. These railroad charters, however, will be extended in a Southerly direction, j whenever the interests of capital de? mand such extension. The ground ttkeu why these roads are made pub? lic highways is that of military ne? cessity, and the plan will considera? bly strengthen the hands of the Go? vernment. The upshot of tho Fenian news is, that the Fenians, under Col. O'Neill, formerly of the Union army, now "Commander of the Irish Republi? can Army iu Canada," with a force varionsly stated from COO to 3,000, have taken Fort Erie, which is not a fort, but a small towu nearly oppo? site Buffalo, on the Canada side. There are abundant rumors about other exploits of the "I R. A. in C.," but we can cipher out nothing very definite beyond the simple tacts above detailed. Fort Erie, tho cap turo of which by the Fenians has tho tone of an important military acqui? sition, is only a small village, located on the Niagara River, opposite Black Kock, three miles distant from Buf? falo. Tho placo is named from the old Fort Erie of the War of 1812, which has been long dismantled and unoccupied. On the 3d of July, 1814, General Winfield Scott crossed tho river with Scott's and Ripley's Brigades and Hindman's Artillery, and captured thc place, together willi a part of its garrison. On the next day be advanced upon Chippewa, skirmishing the whole distance to the position held by Riall, the British General, and, on the 5th, achieved the decisive victory of Chippewa, driving tho British beyond the river of that name. AN LNCENDIARY RESOLUTION.-At the New England Anti-slavery Soci? ety's meeting in Boston, on Wednes? day, the following resolution was offered by one S. S. Foster: Resolved, That deeply sympathiz? ing with our colored fellow-citizens for the outrages to which they are subjected at the hands of Southern rebels, through thc complicity or in? difference of the Government, wo warn their oppressors that tho day is not far distant when passive submis? sion will cease to be a virtue, and duty and honor will alike require them, in imitation of our revolution? ary fathers, to assumo tho defence of their own rights, and appeal for their justification to the intelligence and humanity of the civilized world. The steamboats on tho Mississippi Uiver provide no state room or cabin accommodations for colored passen? gers. The colored people propose to find out whether the civil rights bill will give them any redress in thia matter. .Jefferson Davis. The telegr?jpb lias already, informed ns that Mr?. Davis' departure from Washington wns liastouod by a--mes sago from Fortress Monroe that her husband's health was rapidly failing, and the report of Dr. Cooper leads to the apprehension that tho inter? ference of the President in the pri? soner's behalf may have come too late. The Richmond Whig, in pub? lishing the telegram announcing the chango in his condition, mentions that a note was received in that city, a few days ago, from Dr. Cooper, in response to one that had boen writ? ten to him relative to a suit of clothes j it was desired to send Mr. Davis, in which he expressed the apprehension that his distinguished patient would not long need the articles proposed to be sent. How much better would it havo been bad Mr. Davis been brought to speedy trial, or that, if this could not have been done, to have released him on bail or on his parole. We know not who is to blame in this matter, but such a course would be magnani? mous and worthy of that generosity of the President which he has ex? tended to others. --?-?-?-? North Carolina Convention. We have not paid much attention to the re assembling of thia body; but the following from the Wilmington Journal, of the 5th inst., indicates that "there is something rotten in Denmark:" Mr. McDonald, of Moore, whose political sympathies aro with the radicals in Congress, and who, with other par excellence "loyal" North Carolinians, hates the conservatism of the President second only to the in? tenso hatred he has for .Southern "Destructives," and would gladly see North Carolina returned to a "province," if, as he may have rea? son to believe, he could regain the position from which he was so justly ejected, has introduced a preamble and resolution, declaring what we have done towards a return to the Union, and authorizing the appoint? ment of live Commissioners to go to Washington, asking of the President and Congress what moro is required of us. The preamble to the resolu? tion expresses thc "hope that the President (during the recess of the Convcution) would be authorized by Congress to declare the States restored to the Union." Should the resolution bc adopted, it, will bo fully endorsing tho most ultra radical thoories of Stevens and Sumner, by the highest authority known in North Carolina, lt de? clares, in fact, that tho President has acted thus far without authority, as he has acted without the sanction of Congress. There has been no final vote upon the proposition, but upon the motion of Mr. Richardson to lay upon the table, the voto stood ayes, 2<J - -nays, 71. Wo, of course, at this distance, cannot say that tho vote is a test of the strength of the resolution, and we certainly are surprised to seo some names recorded in the negative. We will watch closely the final vote, aud call thcattention of constituencies to their faithful representatives, and dwell more ut length upon the effect of the proposition, should it pass. The resolution was referred to a select committee of seven, where we hope it will find a decent burial. CUSTOM HOUSE AFFAIRS.-Collector Smythe has at last commenced re? moving thc radical oilice-holders in the Custom House. Ho was very slowin beginning his work of reform, but now that tho ice is broken, he will no doubt make ?mick work of it. He has an excellent opportunity to exercise his power in this line, for it is safe lo estimato that at least nine tenths of tho old employees are radicals of the strictest typo. It will, therefore, be hard work for him to go amiss. If lie will only ener? getically continue this work ho will soon seo that it will have a good effect upon the radical Congress at Wash? ington. It is reported that thc long delay of Mr. Smythe in commencing to apply the guillotine created some suspicion on the part of tho Presi? dent that he had been captured by tho radicals. The new collector was, therefore, sent for, and no doubt re? ceived positive instructions during his visit at Washington, for immedi? ately upon his return the decapitation commenced. - New York Herald. . A Pt nt,ic LEAK.-Tho recent losses of public funds by tho failure of thc Merchants' National Hank at Wash? ington has disclosed tho fact that the War Department has not paid into the Treasury any of the millions of dollars realized since the cessation of hostilities from the sales of buildings, steamers, horses, arms and other public, property. Tho New York Herald asserts that the Government has lately lost from #20,0<X),(HKJ to $30,000,000 to keep down the price of gold, but Ibo effect was disastrous. Speculation is ram? pant. "Gladiateur*?" colors, bluo and ver million, aro lite prevailing tints in Paris, and like the horse, aro warrant? ed "fast " Speaking ftor the South* An interesting lecture in behalf of tho South was delivered at the Cooper Institute, New York, ort last Friday evening, by the- Hon. John W. Fowler. His subject was "Cotton Growing, in its Relation to the Inte? rests of the North and the Induce? ments now Presented for tho Invest? ment of Capital in its Cultivation." Wo extract from thc report of the lecture published in the New York Daily Ne~ws: Dr. Fowler, during the course of his address, remarked that planta? tions, once the seat nf wealth and fashion, were now abandoned to the undisturbed possession of roving beasts- many of tho most princely mansions have l>een left dilapidated and tonantless by means of tho late civil war. Southerners themselves told them that tho desolation is fear? ful, and they were without the means of effecting a change. Thc freedmen would not work without assurance of ample compensation. Therefore, the South must receivo sustenance and support from other districts. The South was crippled, and in view of this deplorable condition, what were the duties of the peop'e in theNorth ern States? Some people would Ray, let them raise themselves now that they are fallen through their treason; but ours was a Christian, nota Pagan civilization. It constitutes reason for passion as the. guide of human con? duct. When they took the prostrate foe, and raised him up and blessed him, tlioy threw oft* the mortal and put on the divine. But ho would base his appeal on the basis of inte? rest Patriotism also demanded that the North should seek to raise up the South from its present position. To sacrifice pecuniary advantages to sa? tisfy a feeling of roveugo was not the besetting sin of Uncle Sam. (Ap? plause. J Under the operations of the manufacturing interest, the couu t ry had become ten times richer than when she was almost totally au agri? cultural power. Of all manufactures, that of cotton was tho most profitable. In the procoss of tiausforiniug thc cotton into fabric, and in the manu? facture of machinery for that pur pose, how many persons received re? munerative employment? Was there; not liing in this consideration t> in? cite thom to restore the Southern cotton-growing States to their former prosperityV Any other policy was simply suicidal. Tho Southern States, in their ordinary condition, exported 3,000,000 bales of cotton per annum, for which they brought into this country iT'2U.U0<),0<K). Under the present, condition of things, it was far di li?rent Surely, there was not a person in tho United States who was not interested in the condition of the Southern Stites and their im? mediate amelioration. Cotton was gold. Duty and interest were powerfully combined therefore. The South were at one time purcha? sers of Northern goods lo Hie amount of Silo,OOO,OOO per year. Who would turn their backs upon such customers. Tu the past tho South had looked to the North for goods, and if the North was wise the South would do so again. [Applause. | Tu the disposal of our manufactures the East and the West, as well as the North, were interested in the re-gal? vanizing of the South. There were other considerations. For example, there were taxes which the South at present was unable to bear. Uncle Sam had his hands on tho public pocket with an iron grasp, and if thej refused to como to the relief of the South they would have to bear the burden of tho debt and taxation alone. He then proceeded to refer to the condition of the freedmen, auil demanded that they should .re? ceive opportunities of employment by the North creating a demand for labor. If to redeem Southern terri? tory it was necessary to sink our Moating capital, its compliance would be a sagacious policy. The lecturer thou enunciated the following propositions, viz: To restore the South tho North must: 1st. Supply the people of the Southern States with pecuniary means to carry on their agricultural and cotton grow? ing pursuits. 2d. Buy and cultivate cotton plantations. 3d. Encourage emigration from the North and else? where. Dr. Fowler then concluded his lecture in a few remarks upon the glorious future before the country consequent upon such a wise and statesmanlike policy, as would restore the cotton-growing States to their former condition. The speaker closed his address amid much applause. The lecture was delivered under tho auspices of the "Association for tho Advance? ment of Science and Art." The lec? turer has presented some sound views, but with what effect on the capital? ists of Gotham remains to be seen. The Abbeville Banner says that on Friday night last, Mr. Freston Belcher, after retiring to his room for tho night, was handling a loaded pis? tol, which was accidently discharged, tho contents passing through the body, about t ho centre of the stomach. Ho has since died. The "Unconditional Union Fatty" assembled the other day in Baltimore iu convention, and, among other things, adopted resolutions declaring that they were opposed to negro suff? rage The Fetiinn Movements. The latest despatch wo find in rela? tion to tho Fenian movement, in out New York exchanges, is a special to the New Yc?k World, dated B?llalo, June 2,3 a.m.: I hove just received from Canadian sources the latest and most important news in reforenco to the Foni movement. Tt is now ascertained that tho Fenian invading forco has been compelled to relinquish its in? tention, by reason of a blockade, on their communications, with this side of tho Niagara. They broke np their encampment at the mouth of French mare's Creek about 10 p. m., destroy? ing all superfluous arms and ammu? nition which they had taken across, and h ive divided into bands, with the intention of penetrating tho Cana dian interior by stealth, doing what damage '.hoy can to railroads, canals and other property, in the capacity of raido*?, instead of a fighting army. If thc regular British troops now on thc move can bc evaded, a re? union of the Fenian forces at some strategic point will be striven for. If not, and if aid expected from this side is not speedily rendered, the only course left open must bo a general scattering ami retreat; without sup? plies, they will be forced to exist on the country they traverse, and they will bo unable to oppose the forces now on tho move against them. Trains arrived at Suspension Bridge during the night have brought l,.r>iio British regulars and part of tho artil? lery, whose aim was to move up the Ene and Ontario Ko.nl and attack tho Fenian force, which has by this time entirely vacated their encampment. The World says of the movement: This movement lakes the Cana? dians unawares and unprepared. The abortive movement of the Fenians against New Brunswick had so cov? ered their order with derision, that.it was deemed safe to dismiss tho Cana? dian volunteers to their homes, and it will require some time to recall them. If, mean while, thc l'en ians should get possession ol' the St. Lau renee (tanais and the (?rand Trunk Railway, Hoy will spread infinite alarm throughout Upper Canada, ami cut off all hope of succor from the mother country. The Fenian forces, if they succeed in getting across (he bonier armed, will consist mainly ol veteran soldiers who have served on one or the other side in our civil war, while the defence will consist mainly ol' raw Canadian militia, nove? under the. Upper Canada is a rich grain-growing district, abounding in cattle and swine; and the invaders, once there with arms in their hands, can easily subsist on tho country. Until this sudden movement ii further developed, it will bo difficult to estimate its importance. As yet, it looks like a desperate ami brainless venture, hazarded by thc Fenian loaders to redeem their organization from contempt. And yet, a - th oj cannot bo supposed lo invite a rope tition of the derision which followed the Campo Bell?) ?u.<*t, they mus? have persuaded themselves that the} have a chance of success. The //'./-.(/-/ concludes its comment: as follows: "Wo are rather inclined lo h< thankful to the Fenians for admiuis baring those provincials a st i tl" ?lost of ('anadian non intervention, what ever may bo the sequel of thi.s foray The season of tho year is well chose] by (?on. .Sweeny for a grand emu paign, and w hile tho odds appear t< bo heavily against, him there arc cor tain advantages wit h him which ma; possibly turn the scale in his favor fjouis Napoleon, w ith his live eagle a Boulogne, was laughed at; but whcr is he now? The Sweeny pioneer have gone forward to fight. The; will, doubtless, very soon hav bloody work upon their hands Upon the issue of their adventur depends not only their own fate an? that ol' Canada and Ireland, but perhaps, thc fate of tho Britisl Empire in every tjnarlor of the glob? An actual light or two will bo noces sary to disclose tho veal strength 0 weakne.-.s of this movement. Meat: time, it appears to bo sufficiently foi midable to justify the terrible fri gb which luts seized her Majesty's loy; Canadians. The wolf at last is upo them and they are in a fearful stat of commotion. They probably thin it the coming of Sherman's legion on another march lo the sea.'' -.-?? The Newberry Herald says: Aft( a short season of drought in this in mediate section, tho weather is agai propitious, warm and showety; veg? tati--; will now stretch out with ne life. L'ho crops, pretty generali; (excepting cotton, which is sorry i the extreme,) are doing well, but u fear that too much cotton and m enough corn bas been plante? Fanners are cul ting wheat, m>\ which promises abundance; ii is lon since such fields of wheat have be. seen. The storm of Saturday, thoup violent, lasted but a short time, doh very little damage as heard from. The court-martial which has bo< trying Major Coe, who was con mandant of the rebel prison at Sali bury, has adjourned for a she period. Up to this time tho expo ses ol' the trial have been ?$l.r>0,()0 ami no ?vidence criminating the pi souci' has been adduced yet. The St. Paul (Minn.) Pioneer sa that all the reports coming into th city from the agricultural districts tho State are of the most favoral nature C?EN. STOI?EMAN-A KIND Ain\ Tho Memphis /iu?etin tpttn tim fol? lowing on Gran, Stonoman: On Saturday afternoon, Oenornl Stonoinan, tin; General comtnumiing this district, performed n kindly and lionevolent act, which deserves to \yt? recorded. While tho General was passing ?long thc levee, ho saw liv?; Confederate soldiers, on their way honie to Nrw( )rleans from the North. They were poor, their clothes were torn and ragged, and ali of them had lain long on their beds of sickness in a Northern hospital, recovering from desperate wounds. Ho learned their sa<l story tho heart of thc General was touched and walking np to on?; ? of the men, ho banded him a live dollar bill. Tho Confederate asked his name, and on being told that the generous donor was (ion. Stoiioniau, his heart lilied and his tongue was unable to utter the thanks which his heart dictated. In a few minutes, he recovered himself, but the (?enerril had left. Ile, however, told several of tho bystanders what had taken place, and the manner in whicn lu1 had boon relieved by a gallant officer and brave enemy. Gen. Stoncninn, by this noble act. bas .shown that, when war ii over, ho, at least, can forgot and forgive, and, when it ii required, can put his hand in hit pocket ami relieve the poor wounded soldier who bad fought on the olhei .side from him. -? . Wo take tho following from tin North Sumpter (Alabama) News. This mau is but ono among manj How in our midst, and the negro?-; should lookout for them. Tho Ni'iei says: '.On last. Saturday, a while mat named Hill, alias Laiup.son, was ar rested in this place, charged wit! tampering with the negroes and pro posing to sell them certificate- \t\ which they would be furnished wit I f?overnment arms on presenting them (the certificates) either ?it tin arsenal at Selina, Vicksburg, 01 ( Jamesville Junction. For each c.er tifieate be \v:is to have S2.?0. lb represented himself as a (lovernnien detective, in the employment of th? War department, i le was a strange! boil-, bul dill in;:, Iiis short. Sojoui'l (slime live or -,?\ days) he had severa private meetings with the eoloro? pooplc al which lie li.ld tin in tha they had been ba lly treated by tin whites cited a ease where some ne gino:: had been hilled in Texas an? advised them lo arm themselves am defend their rights and person against the assaults ?if the whit?; rae. Tin- follow was evidently a thief, win wanted lo make a raisHiit th?; t-xpens of th?; negroes, lillie earing what lh ?dVeets ol hi; incendiary harangue niighl be." Svui'ATHY PK?IM rn v. UICHT QITAI TRI:. Tin- ra?li?*als ar?; getting up tesl i m. m ?al for Wm. Lloyd (larrisoi lt is to I?.' an endowment ??f ??~iO,00< ( !hief du dice (.'luise heads tin- !no\. meut, (lani on deliveiv?l a s}iee<; in New York, a few year.-, ago. i which be said : "N?i a<-t ol' ours ?lo we regard wit inure conscientious approval, ? higher satisfaction- none do wc sui mit morn confnhmtly to the tribun: of Heaven, and thc verdict of mai kind, than when.' s? voral years ag? on the Uh of July, in the presence < a great assembly, we committeil 1 the flames thc Constitution ?d' tl United States'" Tin- motto at the head ?if his pape Boston l.ibfi'tit,/i\ was: ''The ('oust tutioii ami the I ninti; a league wit hell and a covenant with death." By all means make him an emlov meut! lb- is entitled to one at tl hands of the radicals, and id deser ingall the sympathy Chase can b stow on him. -??? One vi t he many start ling . tel grams relative to the reeeul mov meiits of the Fenians announces th Gen. Pitzhugh Fee ?:. to head ti cavalry forces of thc invading arm This statement should lie reeeivi with caution. There are two geueri in Virginia named Pitzhugh iiec, tl oin- a son, tho oilier a nephew, Gen. ll. Iv Loo. A personal friei of these gentlemen, now in this cit assures us thal neil licrof Hies?; ollie? is at all likely to embark in such movement, and is quite positi that their own judgment and eonv tiona of duty, no h-ss than tho i fhience and counsels of the'gr? leader of tho Southern armies, won induce them to avoid all part icipati in this rash enterprise. ] Xi ti ional intelligencer. STATE 1 TUMS.-The Orangebr Times, speaking of sale-day, sa From representatives ?if the ?lill eut parts of the District, wo In doleful accounts of rainy and c< weather, backward crops and rh mafic cotton. Very few can coi upon more than a third of a ei : of t hc latter article. The Marion Star has been revn ! in a mw dress, and we clip the I lowing items from it: Reports from ilitlcrent parts ?d' District represent the crops general and cotton prrticularly, as look rather sickly. This is at tribu mostly lo the few very cool nights had last work. Lewis,I. HarmH, the murderer Dr. dames Jarrott, on?' of the ni prominent physicians in thia sect of the State, expiated bia crime h? on the gallows, on Friday last, committed the aetof murder in a si of intoxication -another warning thc evil of intemperance. Mortgages Mid Conveyances of Real E > tate fur sale at titi* office. THANKS.- Hie Charleston papera having failed to come to hand lu-<t evening, wc ar?? nuder particular obligations t?? thc agent ol' the National Express Company for a copy Of lin- A'c/rs. THE "JOHNNY RKUS.*' Tho concert <.! thean Ethiopians wa? well attended last night, ami, aa usual, gave general ?alis ^T radian. Another entertainment will ho giVt-u tin? evouing, with an entire change ol' programme. ISSUEANCK. Tin; ? aid ?.!' Mt-nnm. Henry Scott A F. W. McMasU.r will be found in another column. Tin-*?- gentlemen aro agentw of reliable companies and ar?: pre? pared iH?n?' life, lire, marine and acci? dental potieie*. Newspaper subscribers at way station? are required hy law to pre-pay their post ag?- at the post office where the newapapci ls pnbli?hc<l. This will, no doubt, account for tho non-reception of thc fluent* by a immbt-r ol' snl.Mei il.el.?. RRMTCTION IN FKKIOHT OH.\U?:ES TO NEW Y..?:K. -WO understand, from a reliable M..nne. that Hi?' Charlotte and South Carolina baili eel Company are receiving colton for Hhiptnehl to Mew York, ria Portsmouth, al sis <l,.Uara }*r hale all charge? to |?e paid al point of tlestiuation. PKOVOST Cor KT. The Court wan eu gaged, yesterday, in the nial of mauydebt cases; the most important of whieti was an action hronght by a citizeu against a freedwotnan foi tho exp? no?- of keeping and feeding a e?dt ai nee the. army of Geu. Sherman passed through the District. Tho evidence, both pru anO con, wa? ?pule ex ? citing. The Court gave a decree for the j plaintiff. ?NWvriu'.w. SIIIX-PLASTKKS. The article I ..l "Citizen" ?all? attention t<> the cir?u ! IA!.on ol individual change bills. If we are ! riot mistaken, since the announcement that j each note of this sort issued has to pay a t.tx of live ceiil?, tlie number afloat han - j considerably diminished. Thc ueeeasity i for i heir further usc has passed away, thc I issues of the city and of the Government bein?; now amply sufficient :.? supply the ! tlciiiHiidn of the community. \ Ont KUI.UOAU CONN E? moss. ACouveu i lion is slu.r'.lj to meet in Cincinnati to j take into i.?ideratioii the conueetioii of I that eily hy railroads willi different point? ? m South Carolina. At a meeting of the ! Directors of the Itlne Ridge Railroad Coui ' pany, hehl in Charl, ?ton on the 30th ult., the following gent leinen were appointi-ci s Commit tee lo lipr? nt that road in thu - sahl ('imv. ntion. viz: John T. Sloan, Pro sid. ni. Ct. A. Tu nholm, Esq., Mon. Ed %\ ;. i.l frost, ll.my Comdin, Esq., CM. Inn,ian, Esq., Ib.n. li. E. Perry, J. P. lb ed, Esq., lt. M. Johnson, Esq. The ... iiih uieii will, wo uinlerstaud, leave for the Convention un Saturday. The e\leiiai?m of these facilities, ?>n the com? pletion <>r Un- Blue iliilg*? Railroad, will prove highly advantageous bi th?! eily of < '. .hunhia. NEW AIJVKKI ISKBKN rs. -Attention is call? ed to the following advertisements, which ar?' published this morning for the first t im?-. I!, bollard Knives, Scissors, Ac. Fisher A lawrance flour al Cost, Ac. t?ovei.. orr Proclamation. < . f. Jackson Selling tub C. ll. balduin "Incomparable!" "Johnny Keb." Minstrels - Concert, Scott A .M. .Ma.- t. r Insurance Agency. MESSRS. Knrronx: The circulation oj sh inplanter* ha? become a veritable nui? sance in ?>iir city. Many of them have be coiue BO mutilated and dirty iu their circu? lation, that one is unable to discover who issued them, or who will be their redeemer. 1 propose t<> put au end to their circulation bij our citizens refusingto lake an y in change. 1 aui satisfied that there id enough small fractional currency of the United States to answer ali purposes <>f change; if uot, then use thc change billa of the city, and, when t hey become mutilated and unfit for use, have them presented to the City Clerk for redemption or a new issue. CITIZEN. ?ii? edisor of tuc rinuina fruaS'u, Louisiana, in a recent look along Bayou ?lu Large saw but few negroes: ''We walked out into the fields and saw. no laborers but the planters themselves, their sous, or, in a few instances, white assistants. AU were in the fields plowing, hoeing, harrow? ing <u' planting-men, women and children. Tho crops were generally in line order." The State Legislature of New Hampshire met on the 5th 'l's?-^d?^ is to choose a Uuited States Sein^^r in place of Hon. Dauiel Clark. Tho prominent candidates are Senator ("lark and Hon. E. H. Rollins and Gen. Gilman Marston, at present members of tho United States House of Representatives. Tin' anniversary mooting of tho New England branch of the Freed? man's Union Commission was held in Boston on Thursday night. Gov. Ambew, Gen. Hawley and Col. Hig? ginson were present. The peace commissioners reached Fort Laramie, on Thursday. There was a large gathering of Arrapahoes, Cheyennes and Sioux to attend tho council on Friday. The steamer City of Memphis, from New Crleaus, exploded on Thursday at tho foot of Buck Island, tearing the forward eal in and setting the boat on tire. A book publisher in London tells h?>w to make ono thousand puddings.