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COLUMBIA. . Tuesday Morning, July 10, 1866. The Fonrth of July. Tho New York News draws a strong parallel on the occasion of tue cele? bration of the Fourth of July. " How? ever much we of the South are suffer? ing, we nevertheless hope that this anniversary viii never be forgotten. And our reasons for expressing this hope lay iu the fact that each return? ing anniversary is one of perpetuation of the principles which governed the signers of the "Declaration of Inde? pendence." The News thinks we have gained nothing beyond memories of a glori? ous past, if, having been reclaimed from the sway of the mother country, vre permit the turbulence aud ambi? tion of factions at homo to impose a despotism equally oppressive and humiliating. The record of the great republics that have lived and perish? ed before us, bear witness that it is easier to achieve independence than preserve it. The fathers of this republic be? queathed to us the pure gold of re? publicanism, tried in the crucibles o? deadly conflict. But, alas! the prin? ciples that inspired tho men of '7C have been abandoned ; the sovereign? ty of the States established ninety years ago has been repudiated, and the very essence of liberty itself is sought to be extracted from what ii left us of tho Constitution. But we meant to refer to the pa? rallel which the News draws. That paper says : "The same outrages that were per? petrated by Great Britain upon the American colonies, and that finally kindled tho revolutionary fires that eventually burst into tho blaze ol freedom, have been repeated by the radicals in Congress upon the South? ern people. * "They haye refused to pass laws for the accommodation of large dis? tricts of people, uuless those people would relinquish the right of repre? sentation in the legislature-a right inestimable to them, nud formidabh to tyrants only. "They have erected a multitude oi new offices and sent to the South swarms of officers to harass the South ern people, and eat out their cub stance. "They have affected to render tht military independent of, and superior to, the civil power. ''They have imposed taxos upoi the Southern people without theil consent. "They have taken away their char ters, abolished their most valuabh laws, and have altered fundament ally the powers of their government They have suspended Southern Le gislatures, and have declared them selves invested with power to legislat for the South in all cases whatever. ' There can be no denial of the trutl of this parallel, and although w thought of it ourselves, in some of it most prominent illustrations, we ar glad that it is drawn by a Norther; journal. We can appreciate thes things so much bettor when the come from abroad, that wei destroye* the article we had written on th "Dpclaration of Independence," t give place to the above pithy com mentary. The Truth Coming Out. H. C. Truman, a special correi pondent of the New York Time: writes: "The more I see of the Souther people, and the more opportunities have of witnessing their deportment the moro I respect and love then MIKI the moro I deeply sympathiz with them in this their most gloom hour. I candidly believe that ha we taken them by the hand un treated them as brothers, as it seen ed that we would do immediate^ after the surrender of their arm ie.1 a better state of feeling would hav presented itself now than has existe before for thirty years." That writer has told tito trutl Had the Southern States been tu tuitted, wo would, to-day, have a G< \eranientAve could be proud of. (io reigns, and we cannot despair. If we ?may judge from the tone i a speech recently delivered by Brij ham Young, that potentate will bardi submit without a struggle to the ii novations of the bill to regulate tli mode of selecting jurors in Utah, au for other purposes, now before Co: gross. Hear what tho old sinner say "If they undertook to try him in Gentile conrt, he would see tho Cb vernment in hell first, and was read to fight the Government the rub. li had soldiers, and rifles and pistols an ammunition, and plenty of it, an cannon, too-and would use then He was on it. The Governor of tl Territory was useless, and could c nothing. He was the real Goverm of this people, and, by the power the Most High, he would be, forev and ever. If the Gentiles didn't lil this, they could leave, and go to hell Oar People Suffering. ! The Washington National RejuTMt- j I can, of the 4th, says that the eoni [ m anding officer of the military post nt Darlington, forwards to the Com I missioner of the Freedmen's Bureau i au application from some of tho most ' prominent citizens of Chesterfield j District, asking the Government to j come to the relief of the starving j poor of that District. The i>otition ! states : j "There is now- great suffering j among the poorer classes of tho white people of the District for the want of j the necessaries of life, and the dis ! tress is increasing and extending every day, while there are none there able to give relief or save these des? titute ones from actual starvation. "This District suffered more se? verely by the march of Sherman's army than perhaps any other in the State, from the destruction of provi? sions and tho means of providing for the future, and there is now neither grain sufficient to keep the popula? tion nor money to purchase it with. The state of affairs is becoming truly alarming. Every day, poor women are begging, in the streets of Chernw, I for meal or corn to savo themselves i or children from starvation, und the petitioners would gladly afford it, if they had it. Therefore, in behalf of these sufferers, they apply to the Government for assistance, and state that, to be effectual, it must be speedy." We hope and trust that our own I people, iu the Western part of the j State, who were more fortunate dur ! ing the invasion of the enemy, will now come nobly forward to relieve ? their suffering fellow-citizens in the j Pee Dee country. Fanny'* Ku KC-JI 1 it v. The New \ork Herald very properly says that when Forney takes his peu j iii hand to address anybody, it is very I difficult to tell what will not be ro i vealed. Thc Herald says: "He can never keep his own secrets i or anybody's else. We noticed this i peculiarity in his famous Forrest I Jamison letter, in which he revealed ; a plot to suborn a witness. That i revelation made n blot upon his cha I racter which he hus been trying ever j since to rub out. But the moro he i has rubbed, the larger it has grown. ! All the p&tent lotions advertised in j the radical papers have been pur I chased and used by the Chevaliei j Forney, in his effort to get rid of th? I black blot which has annoyed and worried him as much as the blood OK her hand did Lady Macbeth. But instead of getting that stain oft' from his character, the Chevalier Fornej has put another on. In the following letter to President Johnson, whicl. wo find in tho Washington Republi can, Forney reveals the motive of hit present opposition to the statesmat whom he therein endorses as a grea i patriot and an honored pal ron: ! " 'NEW YORK, January 21, 18G0. j " 'MYDEABMR. PRESIDENT: Ihav< I been in the city for two days, um j now write under an impulse which . I cannot restrain, been use I feel it ti bo for your own good and that of tin country. I take it for granted tba you are resolved not to be unmindfu of your own fame, and that you wi! not allow your friends, who heartil; sustain your policy, to feel that the; are without your aid and encourage ment, whether you aro a candidate fo President or not; and if you are not I shall be greatly surprised, with th wonderful? favor that crowned you ? restoration policy. You should no j allow the great offices to go tOjjndil I ferent men, or those clearly in th ! interests of your foes. 1 need ne repeat to you that T am now, as ovei j for twenty years shown in my wril ! ings, and since your great act of pr j triotism in IHtlO, especially, yon I open and avowed friend. Where am to-day, my two newspapers, botl I daily, show to the world. Hence, i I what I now say, I speak no idl words, but mean all ] say. Tho co ' lector's office at New York is a pos j that you should dispose of outside c . all the politicians; not that I mea j to defy them, but to select your ow I mau, who should be free only to bel ? you and serve the Government on ! they could neither attack nor us? Such a man is Henry S. Stebbins, < ; this city. He was elected to Coi I gress in 18f>2 as a Democrat, but, lili i you, refused to follow the party i I treason. He. served a short tim ; with great distinction, and resigne \ on account of ill health. He was member of the Committee of Waj and Means, and won great applausi ! He is a very able man, educated 1 I nuance, intensely l::".ional, hone ? and independent, and co ;id fnrnii I millions of security. He has an o i gani/.ing mind; would make you j party or fight your battles singl ?handed. He is an Andrew Johnsc Democrat, in short. 1 write in tl j knowledge that he would accept, ai i that his appointment would be r ! ceived with joy by the whole coi: ' munit v. Yours, truly, " J. W. FORNEY, j " 'To tho PRESIDENT.' The English counterfeiter of gree : bucks, recently arrested at Atlant j has been sentenced to lifteen yeai imprisonment. On hearing the se tence, he attempted to commit si cide by knocking Iiis head against tl I railing, h\\t was secured. The Design* of lite P?<l?i?1? ' ?& ' kirewa or We??e11 Phillip*. It hrus been said that Wendell Phil? lip? is not only the most brilliant orator in Ute radical party, but has moro brains than all the rest of its leaders, and that what he advocates to-day his "party will advocate within twelve months. He is at any rate a candid, outspoken fanatic, and never leaves his hearers in doubt as to his principles or purposes. On the 4th of July he made one of his character? istic speeches in Boston, following two negro orators. He commenced thus: "This is the fourth day of July the day -which for ninety years the nation has devoted to the sublime idea that all men are created equal : but we all know that these words have been for nearly ninety years a glitter? ing generality and cruel lie-empty nrrd idle words, coming from hypo? critical lips." Then followed this dogmatic asser? tion : "No mun was over horn so weak that he did not know better how to protect his own interests than another could protect them for bira." This would be a fino world if this latter statement were true. We know not only many negroes but a few whites who would be better off if they had some one to "protect their interests." But this by the way. Let us come to his political outgivings. And first, herc is his present platform and the prospectivo platform of tho radicals: "Admit rn? .State for tho present; hold it under the sword till its high? ways are safe to Northern travelers, and its marts of business safe for Northern capital. Admit no rel iel State, even then, till thc land, educa? tion and the ballot, under the sanc? tity ol* thc Federal authority, aro the secure inheritance of every man boi n on its soil." He advocates this platform because, so he says, the land and the ballot box control every country-especially the land, which also controls the bal? lot-box. Hear him: "Men and influences pass away; but there are certain things and cer? tain great elonients vdio.se influences you can calculate as tho astronome! calculates the motion of a star. Laud, capital and tho ballot an things as durable as the North star, and their influence are just as calcu? lable as the moon. My advice, there torc, is, trust men no longer; trust capital, trust the ballot, trust land, trust knowledge, but never trust men. Tell me not what Aleck Stephens, tel ne- iud what Roger Pryor believe; tel un not what Governor Aiken ha.' be? u whipped into. I do not care r jot for it. I want the land of Sont! Carolina upon my side; I want th< ballot-box of South Carolina upon un side, and its capital on my side; J want the same elements of trust am confidence to make the South th? same image we have made th?- West "1 am apprehensive, not of thc ab solute future, for J believe in Go? and justice; but my apprehensioi covers the next dozen or sixtcei years, that cover an epoch in whicl the still powerful white race of tin South will strive to regain posscssioi of the State Government machinery and to wield it against the possibility of national peace. My apprehensioi is with regard to State .sovereignty still strong enough to commit tren son. I would cut down State soy? reignty by congressional act or eon stitutional amendment, so much a to allow the Federal Government t arrange political rights and to protec thu civil privileges of its citizen within the several States. Myappr? hension extends to that race to winn wi! ar?* bound by such ti?1.s of grat; tudo, and who are lett to bo groun up by the terrible hatred of thei former masters. "How ?lo w stand to-day? Th?- South ra lit's her broken lines, marshals li? scattered forces, and ber policy is t restore as closely as possible, and : exactly as possible, tho Union as was-yes, and if possible, the Coi stitution as it was; not on?- word, m ?>n<? clause altered, not otic ?-lau> added since 18G0. ! say the Sont to-day indulges the hope that in th contingencies and chances of politic she may yet be able to carry tb: poiut. Who loads her? The Pres dent, who is her general-iu-chie He is encamped in the White Hons? and he pledges the policy of 1! United States to second tin- plot . Southern politicians to roll back tl revolution. Well, the President is great force. It is idle to ignore tl fact that the tenant of the Whii House, with tba patronage ?if tl Government behind him, cut almo guarantee success to whatever pari he lends his weight. Congress lu surrendered the point in issue su rendered tho exact question on whit depends thc character ol'tia- futur Look at it. A barborous and a ci vi i/.cd community can never be unit? under ono government ?rn equ terms. Tho result must Lo coudie In order that barbarism and civiliz tion should be united under om- g vernment, ?mc or th?' other must 1 able lo control its rival for tho tin being. If you accept this, in the f ture tli?! North must have a right carry its civilization into the ba barons South. The civilized N?>r must have a right within tho nation girdlo to control tho barbarism of i neighbor. Now, what controls tl Government? Two elements lai and tho ballot-box. Land owns tl Government. That class which OT land will be able, to mould the 'Go? vernment. It always has been so, and always will be. What made the democratic revolution possible in France, in 1789? Because its nobles had parted with their lands, and be? cause the French peasants got pos? session of them. What thou made, and still makes, a democratic revolu? tion impossiblo in England? Because then and now the ruling class of England held the lands in its own hands. The South knows this, and pledges herself to keep the lands of the South out of the hands of the ne? groes. On thi*. she plants tho cor? ner-stone of her policy in the firmest possible manner. On thc other hand is the ballot, thc only pos? sible thing that can control the nor? mal rule of ail governments. Land is the ballot-box. In our reconstruc? tion scheme, these two items are thc primary ones. Tho ballot-box is in? dispensable With it, all the others range themselves in proportion: without it, there is hardly a possibili? ty of salvation. Now, on this sub? ject C.<ngre.ss surrenders the two points the 'and of tho United States and tho ballot. Thus, infamously beyond all words, meanly beyond all description, Congress deliberately gives up its friends to the hand of their enemy, and declares thc war ended, and places tho loyalists of the rebel States under the iron heels of their oppressors." ? Tl?e I<*oMi*tli in Xcw Vori*. PKESIOKNT JOHNSON'S 1.KTTKI?. WASHINGTON. I). C., July 2. 18GG. Sin: 1 thank von for tho cordial invitation of tho time-honored So? ciety of Tammany to participate with them in tSic celebration of the ap? proaching anniversary of <>ur national independence. The national tone and pat tildie spirit of the invitation meei tay hearty approval. They are indica lions of a growing public se ii ti ment, which, now that thu bitter strife ol civil war lias ceased, retpiires a rc newal of the pursuits of peace and : return to the Constitution of oui fathers, rigid adherence to its piinei pies, increased reverence for its sa cied obligations; a restored, iuvigo ruted and permanent I nion, audi fraternity of feeling that shall tuaki us, a a people, one and indissoluble There- can be for the patriot nohighe duty, no uoblt r work, than the oblite ration of the passions und prejudice which, resulting from our late san gui nary eon tl ie t. have retarded recoil filiation anil prevented that complet restoration of nil the States to thei constitutional relations v. ith the Fede ral Government, which i>> essential t< the peace, unity, strength and pros perity of the nation. Regretting that my public dutie will not permit me t > bc present a your celebration, 1 am, very respect fullv yours, ANDREW JOHNSON. EXTRACTS KKOM MK. SKWAKu's LETTE I ! mourn, with the Society, that th perfect Union given to us by our p? triotief re fat he rs lias not yet bee entirely restored: that eleven sovi reign Slates arc denied represent! ti on in the Federal Congress, and ai not recognized as co-ordinate parts i the National Legislature. IL> strange all this is! We have kille disunion outright, and have kille African slavery with it. and yet v are not completely re united, it' did not feel assured thal the Ann ! can people cannot sutler so great an fatal a solecism to continue, Ishoul say. as many others do, that we a: ut a crisis. Hut ] 'nave unbound) confidence in the wisdom and virti of the American people, lt is sail in excuse ot thc denial of represent timi, that the States and their chose Representatives, still continue to 1 seditious and disloyal. 1 ask, is Te nessee disloyal? ls Arkansas se? tious? Are thc Senators and Repr sentatives ?d' either of these Stat disloyal? I desire, in this respet that ea? h ot' the two Houses ?d' Coi gress will apply the constitution test, v. it'n ?ill thc improvements legislation upon it. and thus ada those Slides and Representatives wi arc loyal, and reject only those aga it: whom the crime of disloyalty sin bc established. 1 believe, with the Tammany S eiety, thai tho Union was created he perpetual, that tho States are eqt under tuc Const il ut ion, t hat 1 lie i storation <>i" thc Union by the nee war ought to bc acknowledged a recognized by all departments of t Kelcrai Government, that a spirit magnanimity and fraternity shot prevail in all our councils, and tl the South, bavin- accepted the li sons of the war and relinquished t heresies of secession, should, just ftt" and so fast as she comes in t attitude of loyalty, and in the p sons ol' loyal and qualified rep sentatives, he admitted t.> hereon* tutional representation. I want, henceforth and forever, North, no South, no East, no We no divisions. ie> sections and classes, bul one united and barn nio.is people. V,". H. SEWARD L Alu iE REI KI ITS OF WHEAT AT 1 Loi ts. i'esterday, the steamer 1 peria], with five barges, reached 1 port from St. Paul, willi 7,ono sa< and -Jd.ooo bushels in bulk of win or .$0,000 bushels in all, consigned one house. Arrivals like this are coming freqtn nt, ami hence it is t the receipts of the present y< -.dosing with Saturday last, over the supplies of 1 ser?, for the sa corresponding period, nearly 400,1 bushels. / femot ral, '2d. John Ball. The Richmond Ti mrs says: The English papers nrc lilied with the most gushing expressions of gra? titude for tho services of the United States Government _ in keeping tho Fenians from Canada. John Bull talks about the matter with tears m his eyes, and expresses himself like a man who would like to take a drink with Brother Jonathan us a mark of his distinguished consideration. The fact is, the old sinner does owe us a great deal for saving him from those Fenians; for, until we took them in rear, it appeared that there was really very little i TI front at all calculated to eni harrsss them. Canadian courage oozed rapidly, and the pluck of the provincial volunteers evaporated at the first lire. With them expectation had been *ou tip-toe too long, and when the Fenians really advanced, they wero suddenly seized with an affection very nearly akin to what old hunters rall the "buck ague," only more violent and possessing a motive power. liow long British gratitude will continue, remains to be seen. Per? haps it will last until the next steamer brings intelligence of some clash in English and American interests. At any rate, we should dui}- appreciate ami cherish all the nice things that are being said about us with such a gratifying profusion ol' bows and Ci nnpliineuts. Thor" can bono doubt that Eng? land has cause to be profoundly grateful to this country for doing what thc former power would never herself have done, and did not do, during thc late war between the North and South. We of the late Confederacy have no cause to feel grateful towards Albion for ber viola? tions of her neutral obligations to? wards tin- United States while wt were ai war with thc; latter; because it is \ ery well known and undorstooi that the aid which we received wai not on account of any good will i ?tin r felt or manifested towards us but simply rendered in order to breal up thc I nion and destroy a danger ons rival. Wt; can never forget tin heartless selfishness with which Eng? land bore herself ?luring our blood; and disastrous struggle, coolly pock eting all she could wring from tin necessities of a gallant people, bat tiing for existence. And while it i gratifying to reflect that we have President who faithfully discharge Iiis duty in the enforcement of th neutrality law s, yet wo cannot forbea a feeling of disappointment that th Fenians did not wrest Canada forcvo from tia- greedy clutches ot' tho Br; tish Lion. -? . ? .rn.- Wi-tlge ?if <;<>i(i. The question is often askec ..What shall we do to restore th feeding of friendship between th North and the SouthV" Just so lon as each section, or portions of cac section, hate the tither, give vent t their passions, boast over each otho revive the past, thronten in the fi ture, just so long we will bea divid* people. A little incident has ju t rans]?ired in indiana which is tone! ing, ami which will do more to un into hive the bitterness engender? by tho war than can be easily im gined. When our army occupied Butt ltoitgc, a force was placed around tl deserted mansion of Col. Bird, w] was abroad in the Confederate servie At last it was deemed advisable-, as military necessity, to destroy it; ai house, furniture and library were once reduced to ruin. A young An: rican officer saved two splendid ci glass vases of gigantic size, of Fren manufacture, and two books from t library, which he forwarded to i uncle in Indiana. Said that uncle me, "I never wanted them; my w never wanted them; I felt like a th every time I looked at them!" B hov, to find the owner-how to . turn them was thc question. Aft trying several plans without succe he finally asked the Grand Mast Mason of one of the Western Sta' to write to the Grand Master of t State of Louis: ma, and if possil through him lind out where Col. Bi could !><. found, if living;and if dei who tho heirs were. Hewasgrowi more and more nervous over tin* Although thc plunder of war, th were not his. it was pence now,a they must not remain in his house A few days since, ho receivet touching letter from Col. Bird, w had survived thc groat conflict, was raking um.mg thc ashes of home, not knowing that a tiling 1 escaped the fire. Yes, ho wanted t vases, thc books. lt was all that A left the only link he hail to bind' past and jucse-.t. Send them cal fully; spare not expense. Such *< the* tenor of his letters. And tl bis thanks and expressions of reg; for tho kindness and tenderness t prompted such an act. Last week tin* vases and books w packed, ami are now on their way Baton Kongo. How many houses in this fair ii <>f ours have this wedge of gold them! How many arc furnished i right from the plunder of the v Some, 1 know. If lhere is any \%'..o eau sleep easy under such a le he deserves pity. [Xett> lo/* Observe} -?-??-? The Emperor Napoleon has si? tied bis intention of being presen tho experiments of submarine toi docs invented by Lieutenant Mai anti has fixed an early day for his \ to Villeneuve Saint Georges for purpose. Thu "Johnny Rob. Minstrels" are on a professional tour through the np country, and we bespeak for them a kind reception. BOOK AND -JOB PBINTINO. - The Plnjcnir office is now fully supplied with cards colored and white piper, colored ink, wood type, etc., and is in condition to execute all manner of book and job printing in the shortest possible time. Tun ELECTION TO-DAY. Our citizens will bear in mind the election for Repr?senta tire, which comes off to-day. Colonels 'I bomas and ( !hilda are thc only candid'^f^fc in the field. The polls wiU be opened 2'. the Post Office and at E. Stenhousc's store. THE "HKATKD TKBM." Sunday and yes? terday were the warmest days of the sea? son, and tlie heat was not confined to this quarter of the globe, judging from our New York despatches. We were forcibly reminded of a joke told of one of our old citizens: A few years ago, on a very hot night, he was sitting en dishabille on the piazza in froid nf his house, fanning him? self vigorously, when one of his daughters came out with tho thermometer in her kami, and called the old gentleman's at? tention to it. "Take that darned thing away," he yelled; "it's hot enough here without that!" NEW AnvKr-iisEMKNTs. -Attention is call? ed *?? ?1 e following advertisements, which ?r<- published this morning for the first E. Nt?j. ie mse- Pure Liquors. Tr?..'et St Beragbi-CougareeRestaurant. Schedule on Charlotte Railroad. Eutaw Encampment -Meeting. Calnan A Krcuder-Grocories, kc. "Three Wive? Wanted." J. J. McCarter- More New Books. browne Si Schirmer-Corn, Bacon, Ac. Durbec St Walter- Furniture at auction. Tile Ed urn t lon of the Freedmen. The Governor of Florida, we are told, has, by soms means, secured the whole control over the education of freedmen in that State. Rev. Mr. Duncan, who preached at St. Luke's M. E. Church, last Sabbath, has been appointed General Superintendent. In a few months, he has organized thirty-two schools, in the principal towns, and the large majority of the teachers are Southern men. Some are negroes and some are Northerners. In selecting from the latter class, care was taken to choose only those men who intended making the South their homes. The radical element was dis? carded altogether. Mr. Duncan re? ceived tho warmest co-operation from the Northern merchants who had set? tled at Jacksonville and other points. They wanted friendly relations estab? lished, and mutual affection to exist between the two races, and they knew this could never be found where abound New England school-marms, who eom<i here only to make a little money, and whose hearts are full to the brim with hatred for the people of this section. Mr. D. and his assist? ants, in every case, consulted the leading freedmen, sought their assist? ance and secured their earnest co? operation. Thus, a number of schools have been established, every ono of which is self-sustaining. Thc advantage of the system is the proper ?education of the freedmen, the teaching him that his futuro must be identified with the Southerner, and that the kindest feeling should exist between former master and slave. It is impracticable, at present, pro? bably, to put in operation such pro ceedures in our Statt?, but we can in Columbus. Every one must perceive that it is both our duty and interest that our former slaves should be taught aright, and that the South should, by kind and prudent mea sures, get control over their educa lion before New England can. School? marms will be here in crowds next fall. We have y?mng and old men who would teach schools if publie opinion, expressed plainly, would give its approbation. There are also colored meu who would make good teachers. Each school could have a number of free pupils, and still be self-sustaining. Gue thing is necessary. A com? mittee should bc appointed to con? sult fre?dy, explain matters, and gain the co-operation of influential freed? men. A conference of this kind was held in Angosta, on Friday. The colored men warmly promised aid to tho movement. Prominent gentle? men have suggested that the com? mittee hero consist of three-Rev. Messrs. Evans, DeVotie, and some prominent alderman-said committee to be appointed and requested to act by the City Council. To it could aiso be entrusted the business of pro? curing teachers. No money ia re quired for the movement-only mo? ral support. We hope these sugges? tions may be improved and acted on. [ Columbas Sun. A telegraphic despatch, in the ??kr^' Francisco TiuUetin, reports that a par? ty of fifty Chinamen, from Virginia city, Nevada, were attacked near the Owyheo river, bj about 150 Indians, n... .. . fy-nii.e ot' tb . Chinamen were killed. The 1 mlians stole several ban,, of horses and mules. They aNo stole a drove of sixty head of cattle, and killed and dried tho im^at in sight of the fort. Abram Lincoln, cousin of the late President, is an itinerant peddler, residing in Harrison County, Indi? ana. Ho bears a strong resemblance in f?>rni and feature to his great rela? tive. Corinth, which suffered terribly during the war, is fast recovering from its effects, and gives strong evidences of prosperity.