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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION
THE WEEKLY OPINION.
BY W. L, 8CRUGQB AND ». B. DOUBLE.
WEI >N RED AY MORNING, OCTOBER 2.
TUB EMUTJS AT BAYAHRAU.
The late disgraceful attempt on the part
•of the mulatto Bradley and others,to Incite
Hl-fecllii# ami strife between the freedmen
and their former masters In Hrvannnh
abouJi] be a warning to certain J>arties In
this section. We pity the poor Ignorant
freedmen who become the pliant tools of
such men, and thereby become the uneon-
ftcloiis instrument* of their own destruction.
Nor U Bradley alone In this hellish scheme
for the butchery and extermination of the
colored race. We have In Georgia a class
of adventurers, of both races, who have
nothing to lose by a continual state of dis
order; and these seek to provoko a war of
races, and to turn tho South into a Pande
monium, ns the only means of keeping
themselves before the public; and In the
lio]>e of being able to realize something
from the spoils of civil war. Unprinci
pled white men—without character, with
WHAT TBBH1
The Millcdgeville Union grants that a
Constitutional Convention of the State
wlU lie held, and asks, “ What then ” ? It
demands of the supporters of the Military
Reconstruction Bill wfuit they then pro
pose?
We propose nothing beyond a strict com
pliance with the provisions of the Act and
its Supplements. But this acceptance should
bo real, full, complete anil In good faith.
Having thus compiled with the terms of
readmisslon, in letter and In spirit, we have
an abiding faith that Georgia will he
promptly admitted to representation, and
to all the other rights and privileges of the
Union. If she Is not, then the ouus will bo
upon others. We will have discharged our
duty; after which, treachery on tho part
of Congress uml those whom it represents,
cannot fill to place us in tho kioiit before
the eyes of the world, and thenceforth the
Republican party will he powerless for
good or evil.
We have everything to gain and nothing
to lose by this course. If we arc admitted
Into the family of the Union, we may
rightfully claim all Its privileges ns guar-
out local habitation, and without any In- the CoD.tUutIon-rlKhU and
non with the,ample of Geor- PrtvH«K« which wo now have not, because
rercst In common
gla—are engaged In stirring up ill-fecllng
and strife, by misrepresenting facts, ami
. appealing to the lowest passion* of an Ig
norant and Impressible class of our popu
lation. Snell fellows as Bradley. " the col
ored lawyer from Mas.-nchiisotts." and doe
Williams, the “colored orator Iroiit Ten- 1
■lessee,- aided and altered by a more - rc-
ipcctable ” si>eclc.s of pedantic epotiters, of
whom Ben Hill Is chief, tire responsible
for that bitterness and distrust among our
people which may yet culminate In civil
•war.
The more considerate and honorable
class of both races, and all parties, look
upon these mischief-makers as their com
mon enemy, and heartily pity those Ignor
ant but well meaning freedmen,[and excit
able and unreflecting white inoit, who be
come tho dupes uf tiiese reckless adven
turers.
Out or SIon-ky— 1 The funds raised, by
certain adventurers throughout the North
ern States, twelve months ago. In the in-
torvsts of Pciilanlstn, having boon expen
ded in idle and luxnrioii* living, another
effort I* being made to replenish their
pockets by raising a similar sensation. Wo
bear of fresh “risings” In Ireland and fresh
alarms In England, with corresponding
movements of English troops.
One would think, says the Now Vork
Times, that by this time the real nature of
the Fenian swindle would have become
' apparent, even to the servant girls who
have been .the most profusely bled by Us
tenders. But there seems to ho no limit to
the credulous confidence of the Irish. Only
tell them you are going to liberate “Otthl
Ireland,” and they’ll contribute their last
dollar, and never ask what Is done with It
afterward.' Tho fall elections, moreover,
are close at hand, and a rebellion or two on
paper, Judiciously managed, may be of
service In the matter of votes. A largo
lairtion of tho people lovo to ho hum
bugged. and of course they are accommo'
dated.
ANNOYANCE* OF RaII.UOAD Thavf.l.
One of tho annoyances to which pooplo are
subject on rnllrods is the cllckoty-clack all
the tlmo making itself hoard ahovo tho
rumble of tho wheels and tho snorting of
tho engine, and any or all other noises
combined. This Is a necessity, for it Is
cashmcil by the wheels passing over the
open points between the rails. Sometimes,
the unevenness occasioned by one rail-end
I icing above or below Its neighbor Increases
this racket, but the open since Itself Is the
main cause. Tills might ho remedied by a
closer contact, but that the expansion of
the Iron rails on a road, say, 500 miles In
length, In a good hot summer’s day, will
amount to nearly a quarter of a mile be
yond tho extent to which tho samo rails
will contract on a snapping cold day of
winter. Without tho Joints there would
lie a pretty state of things
Wiio auk Most Agreeable.—Tho most
agreeable of all companions Is a simple,
frank nmn, without any high pretensions
to an oppressive greatness; otto who loves
life and understands the use of It; oblig
ing alike at all hours; abovonll, of a gold
en temper, and steadfast as an unclior. For
such n one wo gladly cxchango tho great
est genius, tho most brilliant wit, the pro-
loundest thinker.
Tub Max Wonsiiimms,— 1 The New York
Times suggests that the committee having
General Sheridan In clrnrge In Now York
“strictly prohibit people from placing him
on their shoulders mid carrying hint
through the streets, as was done lit Balti
more on Wednesday.” It adds:
••There can lie uo doubt that it was very
gtiislicd soldier to lie treated In this way,
and If there are any fools callable of in
sulting him thus In Now York, they should
instantly be taken In hand by the police or
tho trustees of the asylum for Idiots,”
tgr Nebraska votes for local officers In
October. There are no prominent ques
tions to enlist attention, and tho vote will
probably be light.
0“ The lato General Griffin’s order re
moving the Supreme Court Judges of Tex
as has not been revoked, as has been here
tofore stated.
Mr. Bennett; of tho Now York Herald, Is
trying to get back into the Associated
Press. Uo finds It an expensive business
running alone.
Cotton in Muaedoeville—Thirty-flvo
bales of cotton were sold In MlUedgevllle
on Saturday at Horn 13*4 to UXc.
wo are a conquered State, out of tbe Union,
If we are rejected, our condition will be
improved In that, that wo^hall then have
the party so regoeting us lit great moral dis
advantage. The human heart revolts at
tin act of open and unscrupulous treache
ry ; panic faith on the part of Congress
would. In such an emergency, raise tip for
us a host of friends among those who are
now seemingly Indifferent toward us.
let us, therefore, cease grumbling and
bickering among ourselves, and work to-
getlier earnestly, zealously,ami honestly to
this common end. Much depends upon
our action now. In our present status, we
are growing poorer and more helpless
every day. Without cither capital or skilled
labor, ourgreat natural resources lie unde
veloped, With these, wo would soon be
come prosperous uml independent; but
these mill not coinc so long ns wo remain
In an uncertain and chaotic state. Every
thing to buy. and nothing to sell beyond
tiiat which will procure the bare necessi
ties of life, our poverty and wretchedness
must Increase In exact ratio with the time
wo are deprived of the rights and privileges
of Constitutional government.
In tlgi namo of the suffering widows and
orphans of this desolated and unhappy
lnmi, wo appeal to gentlemen to lay aside
their prejudices, to brood no longer over
tbe mistakes and misfortunes of the
past; but to comu forward with u will and
determination and settle this question, and
thus acquit themselves ns become brave
and honorable tnen who do not cower be
fore disappointment.
Dnv Goods.—Tho business in dry goods
during the past week has been only fairly
active. Without any marked variations in
prices, there has been a disposition mani
fested to favor the purchaser In most de
scriptions of cotton goods, particularly in
the lower grades of sheetings, and in un
bleached goods generally. Any attempt to
force sales would doubtless lead to consid
erable concessions of prices. Thu market
has yielded to the extent of ltnlf a cent a
yard bn an average; but tho finer qualities
of brown goods tor bleaching are a shade
licttcr.
In bleached goods tho demand has been
quite active, and there are no expectations
of lower prices at ——
accumulation of
New York Mills are In good demand. Cot
ton flannels are only In moderate request,
ami drills are heavy. Corset jeans are in
abundant supply, ami dull. Stripes and
ticks are in less request. Denims und cot-
tonadcs move slowly; heavy makes sell
more freely than tho lighter grades.
In prints of all descriptions there Is more
liveliness than in any other description of
goods, and tho stock on hand in first hands
is smaller than It lias been In many years
at this season, whllo the Jobbers are by no
means overstocked. Many popular styles
are sold delivery by tho agents of manu
facturers in advauco of their production.
Ginghams of the better styles are In good
demand, and prices are firm. As a general
rule, tho better description of all kinds of
goods maintain prices better and are more
freely taken than tho poorer grades,
llollcd jaconets, sllcslas, mpl cam-
bricks, both colored and blenched are in
fair demand, and firm lit prices. Llnsoys
exhibit a greater degree of activity than
lost week, uml nil goods of a similar char
acter are more inquired for. Tlio market
for muslin do lntncs has Improved just in
proportion to tho Improvement shown in
tho styles of the goods offered. Our muu-
ufoeturers are learning tho importance of
milking their fobrics at least equal to the
tastes and cultivated wants of the commu
nity. All the various makes are In good
demand. Pacific, Lowell, Hamilton, and
Manchester de tallies sell readily at twenty-
four cents.
A new kind of goods called tho Boule
vard skirt, made entirely of wool, and
wovon without seams, have lately been In
troduced. and bid fair to tako tho place of
tho almost Indlsnensablo “Balmoral."
The demand for shawls Increases with
the season; and tho groat variety and ex-
cxeellcnt quality of tho various makes—
such as tho Waterloo, the Peacothtlc, and
the Watcrvlict—give to these articles In
creasing Importance. The trade In them
s and woolen cloths tho de-
-jes favorable, especially foi
the cheaper qualitlos. The finer qualities
of Italians are not so much required. The
Importations of Italians from England are
very heavy tho present season. Fancy
easslmcrcs, cloakings, and coatings are in
good request, at fair prices.
Flannels sell readily, b —
twilled, and at firm prices. The sales or
blankets havo been large, without any ma
terial modification of price, though there
Is a tendency to a decline.
In foreign goods there’
taut to notice—N. Y.B
miscellaneous. '
Tho annual session of tho Virginia Con
ference of tho Methodist Episcopal Church
South, will commcnco In Petersburg, an
tho loth day of November next.
It does no't require a majority of all the
-gistcred voters to ratify tho new Con-
ttutlon; but only a majority of a majori-
Sced wheat is In demand In Lynchburg,
Va, at *XE0a*3 per bushel.
Tub Comino Grbat Catholic Council.
The Pope of Home has summoned a Grand
Ecumenical Council to assemble shortly at
St Peter'* Church, to deliberate upon grave
matters connected with the tnterestsof that
church. The New York Journal of Com-
merer thus discourses regarding Its proba
ble chief object:
Tin- purpose is commonly Mleved to be
the assertion. In the most solemn manner,
of the Infallibility of thu church ns repre
sented by tbe Bhliop* and ether dignita
ries It. Us pstphl head. Tills Is an old doc
trine of the Boman Catholic Church, the
very foundation of Its power; but tlm ef
fect of rc-nllirming it will be in all proba
bility temporarily, at least, to strengthen
the church. The dnginanf the mimin-nbite
conception of the Virgin was one general
ly entertained liy Catholic* for eentnrles,
lint its promulgation in the form of a do.
ercu in 1*5-J, though actually milling noth*
lug new to the volume of Catholic doctrine,
was not wItholit a visible effect iqjon the
apparent prosperity of the church. The
councils also stimulate the pride and confi
dence of their appeals to the popular ad
miration of power and magnificence. /
gathering of Cardinals, Archbishops, Bish
ops. und heads of orders front nil lauds and
clinics, attired In their sacerdotal relics,
seated In the grandest building ever erected
by man, surrounded by all the objects of
art which genius could contrive to minis
ter to tbe sente of the mystic and wonder-
fill. presents the most splendid and Impos
ing spectacle conceivable. It Is a-type In
,tho most papable form of the tremendous,
far-reaching authority of tho Boman Cath
olic Church, of Its numbers. Its wealth, and
the unquestionable obedience which binds
its members to their common head at
Home.
IIaiiits of New York Millionaires.
A New York corrcs|mndcnt of tho Boston
Journal, in arecent communication to that
paper, spoke as follows, In regard to A. T.
Stewart, whose death has been announced
In our telegraphic dispatches:
A. T. Stewart works probably more
hours than any mcchanlu or laboring man
lu the Stuto. Ills vast business Is in his
own hands. Uo consults nobody as to
buying or selling. He has many partners,
but tliey are partners In tho profits, ai '
not In the management of tho business.
Ills system Is exacting, hut efficient. Ills
tnen are all timed. If they ure late, if they
overrun the time allowed for lunch, if they
sit down during business hours, If they
misdirect a bundle. Ifthey cat In the store,
they ure fined. No person Is allowed to
take a bundle ill the store unless tho “walk
ing gentleman” marks it. No bundle
leaves the store without being cxnmined.
Mr. .Stewart is about the first man dow n in
the morning, lie takes an curly breakfast,
und in u one horse coupe rides to the store.
Ho indulges in alcisurcly dinner at a pub
lic house, at 5 o’clock, then returns to Ids
den ami continues his labors until every
Item of business In the store Is finished.—
ricasure seekers going home from tho the
atre often ecc tho twinkleof Mr. Stewart’s
light In the counting room, show ing that
tho great millionaire is hard at his tasks.
But it is his recreation, lie finds his pleas
ure at work, and asks nothing more.
Vanderbilt is u gigantic speculator.
Like Frederick tho Great, he takes his leis
ure to mass Ills troops, and an unexpected
moment throws himself upon his foe, sure
of victory. He Inis the Harlem and the
Hudson roads. He is after tho Central,
and means to control the Eric. Ho takes
his leisure in thu morning and divides It
between his breakfast, his cigar und his
horses. He spends a great deal of Ills tlmo
in Ids stables. Ife lias a trotting track in
bis yard, so that ho does not have to go far
to try his favorites. At ten, precisely, ho
enters Ids up town office. At twelve he
rides up to the Harlem and then over to
the Hudson railroad. The rest of the day
ho gives to business and rides. Uo seldom
appear* at tho Stock Board. Ho buys
through other hands, because be can do it
better.
Daniel Drew is a very quiet man. of
plain, simple habits, seldom speaks, and In
Ills down town office. In Broad street would
Ihj taken for a rustic farmer or a New Jer
sey trader, who Is not bright enough to
sharply Invest Ills motley.
Clatlln, who Is treading so closely on the
heels of Stewart in tho dry goods trade,
was a small trader In Worcester. Ho
bought goods In very small quantities, and
was noted for carrying homo his own bun
dles. Like Stewart he managed Ids own
business. He found his complicated trade
wcuring upon him, und, Uko a wise man,
as lie Is, he purchased a llttc plaeo up the
river. Ho leaves bis store at four every
afternoon, drives up his own team, and
spends the evening in the quiet of his own
family.
It is the younger class of traders uml
speculators who trade In the night and
give themselves no rest on Sunday. They
reap their reward in prematura decay, sud
den foiluro or great losses. Tho lino of
demarcation between tho old stylo of doing
business and the new is very broad.
Colored Children Ejected fuou tub
Tublic Schools in Buffalo.—For a time
past a degree of cxcltcmont has been occa
sioned in sorao of tho public schools on ac
count of tho fact that a number of colored
children Insisted upon attending, and re
mained, despite the efforts oftlio teachers
to compel thorn to leave. Recently, a peti
tion by colored people’ asking permission
to send tbolr children to otlior schools than
tlint set apart for them, was referred to the
Common Council Committee on Schools;
tho Commlttco reported that tho Council
had no authority to grant tho permission
nsked, and the report Was adopted. Not
withstanding this action, tho parent* of the
children continued to send them to tha
schools and yesterday Superintendent
Fostlck went to Districts Nos. 11 and 12,
and ordered the colored children to leave.
This they refltscd to do, when they were
ejected. This morning tho colored chil
dren In No. 32 wore also ejected by tbe
Superintendent. It Is understood that Mr.
Fosdlck has adopted this course in pursu
ance oftlio action of tho Council, and It Is
rumored that tbo parties considering them
selves aggrieved, threaten to havo mm ar
rested and arraigned before tho United
States Court under tho Civil Bights Bill.
Tho school set apart for colored children,
on Vine tsroctwIU accommodate two hun
dred, we are told, though the averago daily
attendance Is only forty-five.—Bvialt
' ■"*!..< J' i'il -Mr- ,-liV r.
Good.-*“According to Milton, Evo kept
silent In Eden to hear her husband talk,"
said a gentleman to a lady friend, and then
added In a melancholy tono:
“Alas I there havo been no Eves since.”
“Becanso there havo been no husbands
worth listening to,” was tho qutok retort.
IIcoe Cotton Stalk.—Wo saw a cotton
stalk at tho store of Mr. Asher Ayres,
grown by Mr. S. J. 0satin, on land In the
vicinity upon which he had put 300 lbs of
Gostin's Ammoniated Raw Bone Super
phosphate to the acre, which had 301 foil
grown bolls upon It.—Macon Messenger.
Arrest on a Charob of Murder—The
Ortttu Commuted Tico Years Ago.—Satur
day forenoon a man turned George L. Van
Bolen was arrested at tbe Wheeler House,
n this city, by Detective Sam. Ellis, at the
Instance of Chief of Follco Mcllretb, of St.
Foul, Minn, on the charge of the murder
of Dr. H. Harcourt, near that olty, In Au-
g jst.1805. Van Solen, In 1801, was in tho
ovomment service, being employed os a
hospital steward In St. Louis. There ho
met Dr. Jlsrcourt, who was a young Eng
lish physician of raroattaimnents, and had
lately cotao to this country. In the spring
of ltsifl Van Solen was in St. Paul, and by
means of a decoy letter, offering Harcourt
tbe position of surgeon to a bogus expedi
tion to Lake Superior und tho British pos
sessions, lie Induced Harcourt to go to St.
Paul, taking with him a large supply of
medicines, surgical Instruments, personal
effects, and quite an amount of money.
After the arrival of Harcourt In Ht. Paul no
mysteriously disappeared, and, from the
subsequent Investigation, it seems almost
certain that he was taken down the river a
fow miles by Van Solen anil murdered lu
cold blood. The only object of tho awful
crimo was to obtain possession of the ef
fects he had brought and tho money lie was
known to have. What first excited the
suspicion of foul play was tho receipt of
letter* by tho mother of Harcourt In Eng
land; one from her son Informing her of
his appointment, and enclosing the decoy
letterAnd afterwards a letter In answer to
her anxious enquiries for him from Van
Solen himself, both of which were In ex
actly the same handwriting. It was also
found that, after thedlsappcarance of Har
court, Ils friends in St. Louis had received
letters purporting to come from him, and
dntod“ln tho woods,” all of which were
traced directly to Van Solon. Ho was found
at tho hotel named, where ho was employ
ed In the capacity of night-watchman.
Since his nrrest he has admitted that he
wrote the decoy letters spoken of, and It Is
now almost certain that|io Is guilty of tho
horrible crime.— QkWtpa Times, Sept. IS.
Interesting to the Odd Fellows—
Among tho resolutions adopted by tho
Grand Lodge of tbe United States, Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, at tho an
nual session held In Now York last week,
were the following:
Resolved, That It shall not lie legal to
expel orsupend members of tbD Order for
non-payment of dues.
Resolved, That any member of a subor
dinate Lodge or Encampment of this Or
der foiling to pay his dues, as required hy
the by-laws or such subordinate, until the
arrears thereof, exclusive of lines and as
sessments, are equal In amount toono year’s
does, shall bo held to have voluntarily re
signed Ills membership In such subordi
nate, and shall bo dropped from tho roil
thereof; and ho shall take rank in tho Or
der, from and after such droppingfroin the
roll, ns an Ancient Odd Follow; provided,
however, that no member shall be dropped
whllo under charges for misconduct.
Resolved, That any person thus drop-
ped may be readmitted to membership,
cither In his former suhordinnto or in any
other of tho jurisdictions of this order,
subject to tho general and local laws re
gaining residences, upon application, In
tho same manner as may he required of a
candidate for initiation; nndheshall payan
Initiation fee provided for hy the laws of
tho subordinate to which such application
may bo made; and lie shall take such rank
only In such subordinate as ho may prove
himself entitled to.
Resolved, That tho provisions of these
resolutions shall apply to ull persons here
tofore suspended, expelled, or dropped
from membership for non-payment of dues,
and for no other cause, and members of
dcfonct lodges or encampments.
Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions
shall havo tho foil force and effect of posi
tive law, and shall go Into operation from
and after tho niloptlon thereof l>y this
grand body. State bodies are hereby di
rected to promulgate the some for tho In
struction of their subordinates, without
unnecessary delay; and further, to Make
all local legislation necessary to give ofl'ect
hereto In their several jurisdiction.
nORRORH OF AN UXDEnOltOUND RAILWAY.
Tho condition of tho Underground Rail
way Is exciting somo attention, not to say
alarm. Two passengers havo died whllo
traveling on the road, und It Is alleged that
their deaths wero occasioned or hastened
by tho suffocating air of tho tunnels; Tho
latest Inquest was held yesterday. A young
woman, apparently In good health, entered
the Bishop s Road Station on Wednesday
evening. On reaching the platform slid
sahl: “It Is a very nice station, but very
hot.” On getting Into one of tho carriages
she said: - What a dreadful smell there Is
here.” These were the last words she
spoke. At King's Cross sho was taken out
hy her companion In an apparent lifeless
condition. A physician being sent for, ar
rived lu live minutes and found bar dead.
An examination showed that she had died
from restriction of the aortic oritlcc, hut tho
physician declined to say whether her
dentil had been quickened by breathing tm
impure atmosphere. The coroner in this
case was the eminent physician. Dr. Lank-
ester, and at his suggestion tho inquiry
was adjourned, In order that the nlr or tho
tunnels may be analyzed, and its precise
condition ascertained. At an inquest held
last week, n surgeon testified positively
that death had been accelerated “by the
suffocating air of tho underground rail
way." Tho statement produced Inquiry,
and the Inquiry produced tho fact, or the
assertion, that sulphurous and carboretted
gases have gone on accumulating Iti tho
tunnels of the railway, till tho air bad be
come dangerous to breathe, tIU tho pres
ence of choke dump, to ho followed hy
lire dam;), threatened at no very distant
day, a terrible explosion. This account Is
denounced as sensational, and D probably
ft Tho following was issued by Gene
ral Schofield, Commander of the First
MUltary District, dated Richmond Beptem-
bcr21t : ,
ilBAnyiu riHT Military Disnier.)
mate or Virginia. }
JtieinioNo, Kept, at, lsST. )
General Orders, No. 07.
1. All persons In this Military DDtrlot
who wore subject to parole upon tho sur
render of tho Confederate armies at tho
close of tho Into war. anil who avoided
giving tholr paroles by exiling themseles
from tho country or otherwise, are her '
required to tnko the prescribed pai __
within thirty days after the publication of
tliU order.
2. Tho parolo oath will ho administered
and certified by any Military Commis
sioner. It will bo signed and certified In
duplicate, ono copy to he given to tho per
son taking tho parolo, and the other sent
to these headquarters.
By command of Ilrlg. and Brevet Majur
General J. 31. Scholl eld.
8. F. Chalfin, A. A. G.
Poland—A correspondent of tho Pull
Moll Gazette, writing from Warsaw on tho
5th ult, says:
An Important decision has been arrived
at by tho authorities here und at St. Pe
tersburg. In order to destroy as much as
posslblo all historical recollections among
tho Poles, it has been determined that
Warsaw shall ceaso to be the capital of Po
land. Tho kingdom will be divided Into
twodDtrlcts, In which the chief seats of
government will bo Kaltsch and Lublin,
Warsaw thus being reduced to tbo rank of
a second rate provincial town. Arrange
ments are already being made for tho re
moval of the provincial officials from War
saw, and tho rents of housos have accord
ingly fallen considerably. This summary
measure is supposed to bo partly Intended
as a defiance to France, which nation, since
the Berezowskl affolr, has been the subject
of constant attaelu In the Russian press.
All the French Professors at tho Warsaw
University wcrodlsmUscd from their posts
on the 1st Inst- anil 1 hear, on good au
thority, that all Frenchmen employed on
tho railways anil in Government offices are
also to bo uDmlsscd.
The NAsn.s-ir.T.r. Election A Nash
ville paper of tho 30th, says:
Tho election on .Saturday paused off in
the mildest manner possible. There was a
great deal of excitement and rumors were
circulated of every shade and character.
The programme marked out by General
Thomas was faithfully executed at every
point, and most gratifying it is to bo able
to report that nothing occurred throughout
tho day to mar tho general peace anil good
order which everywhere prevailed.
Tho 3Iayor, with ex-Governor Foote and
a fow others, was racing about town quite
lively until about half past two, when thoy
received positlvo assurances that they
would not be permitted to hold thclrmucb
covettcd separate election.
Tho Mayor at first refused to receive tho
returns, hut afterwards changed Ills mind.
Thus ended the most exciting municipal
Views of Bexator Sherman—Senator
Sherman, of Ohio, whose conservative ten
dencies are well known, said in his speech
at Clnclnnattl: “I, perhaps, am disposed
La tnko n darker anil more gloomy view of
tho President's position than some others.
But 1 Uo say to you that there Is good rea
son to believe that tho President of the
United States contemplates even more
than ho has yet done. If you nick tip tho
papers that support the President’s policy,
what ore they tilled with ? Threats against
Congress os a rump Congress, and about
tlispcrslng Congris*. W'i . I- ‘ -
Who are these Senators ami Itejin- cilia -
tlvcl? Nothing blit your ngi-nth aunt to
do your will ami todlspursc them I* to dis
perse you; to deprive tlivnt of the jiower
to make laws Is to overthrow ynnr point
to make laws, mid let me tell the President
that whenever ho attempts to do that, and
to run a tilt against you or your agents,
he will rim against live thunder.” [Great
applause.]
Stbeet and Home Dresses.—Short
dresses for walking are gaining In popu
larity ; they arc more worn In Europe than
formerly, Eugenie having apjietired in one.
An elegant black silk was embroidered in
jet unu silk, with a largo medallion on
each breadth, and a smaller ono on tho
sacque to match. A velveteen Btsmark
brown has skirt and sack trimmed with
black silk ribbon with cord edge. Blucand
purple and brown jwpllusuitsarctrimmed
with satin folds of the samo shade. A
pretty mode of trimming Is a satin fold
around tho skirt und depending from lu
scollops of poplin, edged with satin pip
ing. Tho underskirts Is sometimes or a
contrasting color, and when they harmon
ize has a pretty effect. A new stylo that
will l>e worn Is tho pelisse, which is made
with two skirts, tho under otto quite long.
Tho body is closo fitting, ami trimmed
with plaited folds. ' " ‘
tor In tho season.
-riXEUUAPMIC INTELLIGENCE.
From the New York Press 4»ociitloe.
St. Louis, Sept. SO—Tbo funeral of Gen.
Sterling Price to-day was one of th«
largest over seen In ■ this place. Tho cere
monies took place in the First Church, Dr.
Boyle pastor, where the remains lay In
state all the morning, and wore visited by
a very large uttmber of citizens.
New York, Bopt. SO.—Gen. Sheridan’s
reception by tho Union League was *
showy afllalr. Gen. Sheridan said: “I
havo scarcely language to express the very
great appreciation I havo for your Tory
warm and hearty welcome. I only hopo
that I may hereafter be able to deserve the
samo approval In n.y acts. 1 only know
that heretofore, and X bclclvo hereafter,
I shall never, by any act of mine, attempt
to make rebellion honorable. [Loud ap-
plausc.)31chclllon Is a crime, and It shall
not be made honorable. [Chocrs.j Gentle
men, I thank you.”
Newabk, N. J., Oct. 1—A boiler «.
plodcd, this morning, killing two men.
Washington", Oct. 1—'Tho Secretary of
tho Treasury, considering the act of Con-
gressof March 2, 1807, amendatory, to
day Issued the following: Notice is hereby
given that tbo Assistant Treasurer at New
York Is prepared, and has Instructions to
Dsuo threo per cent, certificates indcnoml-
nations of five and ten thousand each, In
redemption of compound interest notes
maturing In October and November next.
The accrued Interest on all notes presented
for such redemption will bo paid in cur
rency.
New Orleans, Oct. L—No perceptible
abatement Is noticed In the epidemic; In
terments to six this morning, Blxtry-tlirec.
Wasinoton, Oct. 1—Goncral Grant was
present during the entire Cabinet session
to-day.
Internal Revenue receipts to-day *795-
000.
Gen. Stccdman is here again.
Advices from Iowa Indicate a serious
German defection from the Radicals. Well
informed Republicans, though confident of
tbo State, apprehend heavy losses.
New Y'ouk, Oct. 1.—Gen. Sheridan visit
ed the Stock and Gold Boards this morn
ing, and was received with much enthusi
asm. After tho excitement had subsided
he thanked them kindly. Tho members of
tho Board sang “ Old John Brown’s March”
to tho satisfaction of tho General.
Tho Government examiners havo taken
possession of tho Croton National Bank.
It D thought that the depositors will be
eventually paid.
A collision occurred on tho Essex Rail
road to-day. Several cars were smashed
and ono brakeman killed.
The Chanccy brings 3813,000 In specie.
Kilby Smith, Consul to Panama, sailed
for San Francisco to-day.
The steamer Tioga, from New Orleans,
via Havana fur Philadelphia, was totally
burned, whllo.at sea, on tho 27th. Tin-
steamer Kapidan rescued anil brought her
passengers anil crew, except Perry Short.
John O'Donnell and Thomas Crowley, who
v,-*r* burned, to *ht* eftr.
This will ho worn la
titat there Is a good deal of foul air in the
tunin'!*.—.V. Y. Tribune.
TnE Case of Fitz John Poiiteii.—Speak
ing of thocose of F'ltz John Porter's appli
cation for a new trial, tho N. Y. Times
says:
If granted, will establish a prcceiuhmt
which may involvo the government *ln a
good deal of difficulty. No ono doubts
that during the war, hundreds and thous
ands of cases eeeured In which tho gross-
such a course Is to bo established la thocose
of Gen. Porter. Every ono understands
and peremptory decisions, and It Is Im
possible always toavotd Inlustlco; person
al rights must always yield to tho imbue
good. Twenty years would not BUillco for
a rehearing of all tho eases where It will
be demanded, nor will ten millions of dol
lars pay the cost of new decisions.
t*“!Vcndelt Phillips having used up lha
English language In abusing all who dif
fer from him, now attacks the .Supremo
Court lu Latin.
The Weariness of Parluu Music—A
few years ago, before musical taste was so
highly cultivated, and before It was possi
ble to hear as much good musto as Is now
easily accessible, tho childish bulbuls of tho
day, oven when sung without taste and
expression, wore not only endured, hut
positively enjoyed. Now, however. It D
different. Listeners, even those who do
not pretend to cultivate inmlc practically,
are better eduonted ns to ear, and can more
easily discriminate between tho stupid and
the Intelligent. Among tho amateur per
formers, however, there Is not a corres
ponding Improvement. Yeung ladles will
sit down to the piano and Inflict their
cannot say listeners—those who may ball
pen to he in tho room, ami who gcnerally
ttse tho performance ns a cloak for conver
sations. If singing ho attempted. It too
often happens that tho singer --cannot re
member the words,” anil will break down
In tho second verse, in consideration of
the amount of coaxing required bofurc-
hand, and the indlffcrenco ot tho perform
ance Itself, It may bo safely assumed that
parlor music, as a general thing, D not
worth tho trouble it makes—Note York
Mail. t < <
“Master.”—Somo colored folks object to
using this word, thinking, uo doubt, that
it means slavery. The great dictionary
maker, Webster, thus defines tho word;
“Mister—A man who rules, governs or di
rects either men or business. A man who
owns slsvess, their master; ho who has ser
vants (s their master; ho who list appren
tices D their mailer, or he who has tho gov
ernment and direction of thorn. Tito man
who superintends and directs any business,
D master or master workman. ‘Nations
that want protection will havo matters’"
and so on. ■
HP*Tho Now Y'ork Evening News says
that a largo amount of wearing apparel be
longing to Mrs. Lincoln Ison sale In that
city.
tRD sihmiii.
Prado ha* been proclaimed President of
Peru and the new constitution promul
gated.
Gold has been discovered In Northern
Chili.
The Congress of Ecuador hail a stormy
session, resulting In the expulsion of cx-
Fmident Garela.
An attempt to expel Don Antonio from 1
the Senate failed.
WoucEsitte, Mass* Oct. 1.— 1 The Demo
cratic Convention was in session here to
day.
Quehkc. C. K- Oct. 1.—The steamship
Hibernia arrived to-day.
The largo mcrcantUo house of Buchanan,
Hope & Co. lma failed.
Mobile, Oot. L—Election on convention
question commenced to-day with follow
ing results: Mobile County, 750 black*. K
whites; City,2330blacks, 28 whites. 'To
tal, 3080 blacks, 32 whites. Election pas
sing off quietly.
Richmond, Oct. 1.—InthcUnilcd States
Circuit Court to-day, the counsel for the.
party charged with defrauding the revenue
oftlio wnisky tax, moved to quash Indict
ment because tho Federal Court, being ol'
limited jurisdiction, cannot tako eognl-
zaneoof any crimo not oxpressly declared
so hy Congress.
Tho amount of pay received by troops In
and around Richmond is one million and a
half per annum. The total cost of milita
ry cstahllshuii-ntls five millions.
Heavy frost hero last night.
Personal—Gen. John C.Breckinridge,-*
In Paris. Is quite a frequent visitor at the
Amcrlenn circus In that city, anil delight*
there to while away the loneliness ami
inlsfortnno of his exile, and bring hack
the gladsome memories of hla childhood.
Spurgeon U a common looking little,
chunk of n man, with a rather large head,
higher in front than behind, brown hair,
straight and not short, blue eyes, thick '
lilts, large white teeth, coarse though not
decided features and face, Including upper
Up. covered with closely trimmed beard of
a light color, nis neck Is short and thick,
and ho Is so round-shouldered as to look
somewhat humpbacked. His anus arc
short auil his hands fot aud chubby. The
anglq of Us face is bod," ami Its expression
is neither refined nor Intellectual, lie can
not bo more than five foot six Inches high,
and weighs at least a hundred and sixty
pounds. HD stylo of speaking is sonver-
sattonal and perfectly natural; ho makes
but fow gestures, anil those not graceful;
looks directly before him for tho most
part, leaning upon tho railing of the pul
pit.
General Canby has Issued a general or-,
dcr authorizing post commanders to sus
pend the collection of taxes, In North and
South Carolina, assessed hy local authori
ties, in some cases.