Aid for the South.—The Wash
ington CArozucfe suggests, that a good
way, if not the best way, to give re
lief to the people of the South, would
bo fur tho Federal Government to
loan money to the States (along tho
Mississippi, to be expended in repair
ing the Levees along that river, and
thereby afford relief, without tho
humiliation of mendicity. It thinks
that, to deal out food, without setting
those who eat it to work to produce
something for themselves, will securo
no benefit beyond that of relieving
present distress. This will do for
Congress to think of.
I*%» An Illinois volunteer, whom
Quantrell captured and tied to a tree,
pour : g into his body tho contents
of eighteen muskets, is an applicant
for admission to tho asylum, it Day
ton, Ohio. Every one of tho shots
told, and ho had both thighs broken
over the knees, both hip bones brok
en, his head pierced by two balls, ono
of which extinguished the right eyo,
tho other lodging in his throat. Ono
ball struck under tho right arm, and
passed out under tho left.
X-fTSenator Morton said in I his
speech a few days ago: “When
President Johnson issued bis proc
lamation disfranchising those who
had participated in tho rebellion, it
included not less than fourteen classs
es. numbering between 250,000 and
280,000 men ; but the Congressional
system of disfranchisement will aps
ply to only 45,000, and not to exceed
50,000 men.”
•S»Tbe message of gov. Fenton Of
New York, was delivered yesterday
The state dent of the Empire State is"
§44,000,000; value of property in the
state, 84,500,000,000. The Governor
takes ground against the contraction
of the currency.
