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'4981 '0% Largest Circulation in City and State A VOTHE so SMIN The Bank of New Orleans suspended the 18th inst. Albert Smith, a freedman, was appointed by General Pope a Justice of the Peace in Osacola, Ala. Virginia reports four hundred and sixtyfive cases in bankruptev, the applications come in faster than ever. The Postmaster General asks an appro priation of $22,837,500 for the next year, ending June 30, 1869. Official returns from all the districts South Carolina, except seven, show a cient vote cast to insure the success of Convention. The Paymaster General reports thirty five millions paid out on the bounty thus far, and forty-five millions yet to paid. The Republican State Convention New Hampshire, which was held on 18th inst., expressed a preference for Grant for President. The Boston Board of Trade has decided to call a commercial convention to consis of delegates from all Boards of Trade Chambers of Commerce in the United States, meet in Boston on the 5th of ruary nexts The Chicago Tribune suggests the of Schuyler Colfax for Vice President the ticket with Grant, under certain (ingencies, and the Chicago Journal dorses the suggestion. The Chicago police are strongly pected of great corruption, but as the lice Commissioners, the only persons thorized to investigate charges, are though to be not free from complicity, there nears little chance of getting satisfaction the matter. A new town called Dale City is built in the Black Hills, thirty-five west of Cheyenne, on the Union Pacification railroad. It consists, at present, of fifteen buildings, and others are erected. Gold has been discovered in vicinity of the town. The Committee of Ways and Means timate that a revenue of $305,573,40 ought to be realized from the whisky tax whereas it only produces $28,000,000 Estimating the product from the capacity of stills in operation, the government '000'000'002'1$ received bave 01 Accounts from the farming districts port great destitution among the farmer in some sections. There is nothing in the cotton fields, while labor is sought but cannot be procured among freedmer because their term of service had expired others because they will not work, from various causes. Thad. Stevens' amendment to the struction laws, which was forced through the House of Representatives on the inst., is designed to secure the ratification of the constitutions that may be adopted the conventions now in session in Southern States. Gen. Hancock has ordered an election in Texas on the 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th 14th of February next, to determine for against a convention. The laws governin the election will mainly be the same existed in that State. Each ballot sented by a negro must be marked colore by the judge of the election. The vention, if decided upon, is to consist eighty delegates. A Dublin dispatch of the 18th inst. The examinat on of John Martin others connected with the Fenian demon stration on the 8th inst., was conclude yesterday, but the decision of the was reserved. This morning the men were again brought before the trate, and Messrs. Martin and Taylor committed for trial on the charge of misde meanor. They immediately furnished requisite bail and were discharged custody Another attempt was made to blow the prisons in London on the 18th Powder was placed under the walls of bank jail, in which a number of Fenian were confined. The preparations were complete, and the fuze had been lighted the conspirators without attracting atten tion. Owing to some defect in the arrange ments the powder did not explode, and plot was discovered before the attemp could be renewed. No arrests, and no to the guilty parties. Sheriff Arcutt, who was shot at mazoo, Michigan, last week by some ans, who were trying to release prisoner rom jail, was buried on the 16th The funeral was attended by an immense crowd. After the ceremonies at the the crowd rushed for the jail where prisoners were confined whose release attempted when Arcutt was shot. A ful scene ensued between the mob and police, but the latter finally succeeded quelling the disturbance. The Judiciary Committee had a meeting on the 17th inst. and attempted to
