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COLD M B V S. I KIUAV lIOKMMi. MAV Mt The Tender-Hearted Mb. Greeley A Cruel Letteb to a Distressed Mother. The following correspondence will ! show the tender heart of one Horace i Greeley. The circumstance alluded to j ought to require no explanation to South ern readers. The capture of the steamer Chesapeake, from New York, is a familiaT story. Captain, then Lieutenant Brain, now a resident of Columbus, a commis- j sionod officer in the Confederate States . Navy, went to New York with his crew. He had conceived a bold design. He ! took passage on the steamer. When out i at sea, he and his faithful followers over powered the Yankees and captured the ship. She boldly hoisted the Confederate colors and was carried to a Canadian port. During the capture an en ineer who re sisted was killed by an accidental shot, while an attempt v. as being made to over power him, when he knew everything on board was in the hands of the Confeder ates, and resistance was useless. Os this killing Lieut. Brain knew nothing until | order was fully restored. Afterwards, Lieut. B. was promoted to a Captaincy and commanded Confederate cruisers, the last of which he burned rather than sur render her. He returned home from the West Indies, and engaged in civil pursuits. Several months after his return, he was arrested for capturing the Chesapeake and thrown into a Yankee jail, Andrew John son at the time being President, and con fined some three or four years in a peni tentiary cell. He vainly endeavored to get a hearing, and finally was released without trial. It will be noticed that this petition to Horace Greeley and the reply to the af flicted, almost heart-broken mother, was written in 1839, four years after the close of the war. A man of feeling, after such a request, would have made some in quiries. Not so the virtuous Horace. Had it not been for Grant our noble and hon ored Lee, the gallant Johnston anil other ; might have suffered similarly. The Yanks may say the capture of the Chesapeake was the act of a pirate. What then do they term the action of the cow ardly Yankee commander, who, while the crow mostly was ashore, took the Confed erate steamer Florida ill a Brazil port? They afterwards apologized to Brazil, but promoted the gallant (Lord help us, if such be deemed gallantly,) Massachusetts captain. Month eat., 127 St. Constant st., * Jan. 11, 18(J‘J. ) To Horace Greeley: Sib—l take the liberty of trespassing on your valuable time, on behalf of rny non, Lieutenant John Clibbon Brain, now a prisoner ill the Kings County Peniten tiary, Brooklyn, where he has been incar cerated for (he last two years and four months, for having faithfully served as an officer iu the Southern war. My object in writing is to sue if you can give an anxious mother any reason why ho should not participate in the last general proclamation of pardon issued by the President. As I have hoard his caso does not come under this last general pardon, and having no friends from whom I can obtain the information, I have taken the liberty of appealing to you as the most likely person to give me some information regarding his case; and if in any way you would bring your influence to bear in obtaining liis release, you would confer a lasting obligation on his sorrowing mother ; and if it is not asking too much, I would crave a reply at your earliest convenience. I remain, sir, Yours, respectfully, Elizabeth Brain. New Yoke, Jnn. 17, isij'.i. Mr*. Drain: It would bo difficult to do anything for your son, but to urge that he be fairly tried (if ho has not been) and dealt with according tu law. Lieut. Brain came to this city in the guise of a peaceful, loyal citizen, and as such, em barked with his comrades on board an unarmed merchant steamer, which lie afterwords surprised, overpowered and captured through deceit and treachery. I do not see how he can be ragaicWd oth erwise than a pirate. Yours, Horace Gbeeley. Mrs. Drain, Montreal, Canada. Storm in Russell County.—-A severe storm of wind, hail and rain passed ovor the town of Seale on Thursday night last, about 10J o’clock. Fences, treos, Ac., were blown down. The rain was blown under the shingles of the Court-house roof, wetting the plastering. A number of window lights wero brokon. The wind was from the northwest. From advices east and west of Seale it appears the storm did not extend far in either direction. On Saturday a storm passed over the plantations of Col. A. G. Jones and oth ers, blowing down fences and largo quan tities of timber, greatly damaging crops. On the plantation of Mr. W. G. Chadwick, in Hitehatee, 400 panels of fencing were blown down. * -a- ♦ -——— What They Term Bluff. —The Nows’ editor still asserts that the Griffin News and Savannah Advertiser should in struct thoir correspondents to trump up some better charge than the late one against Gov. Smith and Judge Montgom ery. The last was the weakest we have ever read, too attenuated to cast a shadow. The charge was simply farcial. If this bo bluff, we mean to play it out. When a paper correspondent charges that a Supreme Court Judge—a gentleman of Goorgia—whoso career has been one of honor—made a decision by the request of the Governor—a man of integrity and stern honesty—without a particle of proof, it shows an amount of cheek and brass that is wonderful. Our cards this time are too strong and our opponents’ too weak for bluffing. The Result.— Yankee troops are being scattered gradually over Alabama. The authorities of the military satraps hope thus to produce the same condition as iu South Carolina, where, owing to their ar rests two thousand plowers have been stopped iu Laurens county alone. Negro witnesses are promised ;82 a day, mileage and ten dollars for each one convicted. Let the whites prepare to enforce their rights, report promptly every little official that acts ungentlemanly, ostracise them completely; for they are nothing but a set of spies, who earn promotion by be trayals. The Governor, like that of Geor gia, should protest against such outrages. Kissing — lts Origin. —lt is said to have originated in wine-drinking. After a eor tain Roman had caught his wife sucking his finest wines through tho bung-hole with a straw, the custom become gene ral for husbands to kiss the lips of their wives that they might discover the quali ty of their good wives’ libations. Women and wine were hence connected together. M e don't know how it is about wines, but we have no doubt the Romans, as well as 19th century men, deemed a taste of the ruby lips of some other man’s sister as more delicious far than all the Falevnian ever produced. Arrival of Ikon. —We are glad to announce the arrival of thirteen ear loads of T iron for the North and South Rail road. The iron is at the Southwestern Railroad depot, and we presume will be carried to the North and South Railroad depot to-day. This, with tho two and a half miles already laid, and what is coming, will reach 25 miles. Let ns hear no more grumbling about this road not being built. The iron is here aiid tho hands ready to put it in its place. Jutht Like Old Herod.— The follow ing is told: A father who had trained his young ones in biblical lore, was proceed ing to whip out the whole establishment to find out who committed a certain offence which all denied. Jimmy muttered under his teeth. “What did you say,” called dad. “I thaid,” whimpered Jim, “that thatth just the way old Herod didth. He killed all the children tho he would thure to kill Jethutb.” Division in the Cami> - "nv and Wherefore ?- —We are pained ~nd sttjvj prised to no Lice the tone oi a portion of the Democratic press, in their comments upon the Cincinnati nominations, and the course of those who honestly differ from them. These animadversions are the outgrowth of an arrogant spirit of dicta tion, which can result only in mischief. Who made the thy brother’s judge ? We have heard of no journal, profes sing to belong to the party, which does not consent to abide .. the action of the Baltuuoie National Convention, ,and heartily support and i ndorse its reeem meudations. We clip the above from the Macon Telegraph and Me .qer of the 22d inst. It is tho beginning ‘ a characteristic homily to the iui>i-Gr« toy wing of the Democratic press. 1! talk* of animad versions. “the out;'ro .tt’i of an arrogant spirit of dictation/ a one breath, and in the next it w»yu : “We. - avo heard of no journal, professing to belong to tho party, which does not consent to abide by the action of the Baltimore National Conven tion, and heartily mppert and endorse its recommendations/’ Where is ‘he “an out spirit, tec.” in tho consent to rmpport the action of the Baltimore National < m ention? We think the “arrogant spirit” i in the jumping of tho Macon T. and Vs. and like papers, before coming to i?.<- Ihqjublicartditch and in case of a fall, to pul! in with them the whole Deinoc’-ntio party. We, and other independent pup"re have discussed and intend to discuss (we trust with no “arro gant spirit of didst mu”) the respective merits and qualifications of Grant and Gn cine. Wo pnbli: !i rmfact without evi dence wo make no conclusions or permit no convictions from passion, prejudice or interest, so fir as vv arc able, and use no argument which coediets with our reason. We respect tlic opinions of those who differ with us honestly and have no dispo sition, like the tyrant of Sicily, to erect an iron bed. lop the long, and stretch the short, to one uniform mental or bodily standard. Wo arc not in tho habit of canting about ofir moderation, which is but another word as now used for policy and want of principle, neither do wc boast of bur edi torial courtesy while v. c apply Such epi thets as “Bourbon.” “Red Hot,” to those who choose to differ with us as to 'live or dead issues. Wo will not misrepresent a true friend like Daniel Yoorheos or A. H. Stephens to advance the aspirations of Greeley who even now, would sooner aid tho election of Grant than a Democrat; and whose black record, lie scorns to blot out with a single repentant tear, tie may be, and doubtless is a wiser and better man than the President, but there are infinite degrees between men, angels and devils, and as yet the country can choose | between being burned by Grant or drown ed by Greeley like a witch and with old | Judge Dooly and the flics and butter, it may mix the tiro unit water, the flics and butter, to suit its own taste and inclina tions. Tho Columbus Sun is running the bluff schedule inaugurated by some oi the self styled “respectability” journals of the State, to attempt by blackguardism and abuse, to prevent by intimidation, publi cation of unpalitable items of news con cerning the present Democratic adminis tration. That style won’t do in our case. It hits had the desired effect in one in stance, with other parties; but the Sun will lea in much concerning the manage ment of affairs, if it will read the Griffin News during the approaching campaign that it would bo hard to make even “a silly negro” believe. Just keep your duds on; you shall not lack opportunities for tearing your hair, wo promise you. When we first read the above precious niorceau from the Griffin Daily News of the 21st, wo came to the conclusion the writer was mistaken in his credit, a slan derer, or an ignoramus. We, the political editor, was conscious wo had never at tempted to “bluff or by blackguardism and abuse,” prevent by intimidation tho publication of any thing unpalatable con cerning the present Democratic adminis tration. In glancing over‘our exchanges to-day, we find the following copied from the nows columns of the Sun in the Au gusta Chronicle and Sentinel, and Savan nah News of 22d: The Columbus Sun says “the Savannah Advertiser and Griffin News, through their correspondents, are circulating again the absurd and ridiculous story that Judge Montgomery, of the Supreme Court, made his recent decision on the forty days ses sion by request of Gov. Smith. Now this is rich. It is so palpably little. There’s not a darky in tho State who could not trump up a more believable story. It is so small that the vilest wretch in the State wouldn’t give it credence for tho millioneth part of a second. It’s as thin as carpet-bag patriotism.” Now we have no hesitancy in saying that Judge Montgomery never asked, nor did Gov. Smith ever give, any opinion to him as to how he, tho Judge, should decide. If this is “bluff abuse or blackguardism,” the editor of the News can make the most of it; if it is not but truth the editor of the Sun desires to learn facts and “the management of affairs” from some more truthful source than the Griffin Nows. To * 'Savannah”—About Railroads.— We will endeavor to answer the queries of “Savannah,” published in the Republican, in regard to the Savannah and Memphis Railroad, as soon as we can get the official data. The'headquarters of the road are at present at Dadoville. The articles “Savannah” has written on the subject of a connection between Savannah and North Alabama have been very able and inter esting. He is correct in his idea that Sa vannah should not divide her resources and thus accomplish nothing. We be lieve this Savannah and Memphis road will give her superior facilities. Savannah is the second cotton port in the United States, but she does not compare in trad ing facilities with some of the interior Georgia and Alabama towns. She ought to boa great commercial city; but what merchant, except in the immediate vicini ty, purchases provisions or general goods iu Savannah? Quotations in Macon, At lanta and Augusta are lower than hers. The road from Griffin to Decatur was sur veyed in 1853, not 1833, as published in the paper which we read. A belief is gaining ground in New York that Greeley proposes to play "possum,” and that if he can get the Philadelphia Convention to shelve Grant he will coolly throw the south overboard. A letter writer states that on all sides he hears Democrats declaring they will vote for Grant if the Baltimore Convention en dorses Greeley. The worst of it is that while a split is threatened over Greeley, an iutrigne is going to force the nomina tion of Davis and Parker on the conven tion, thus making “confusion worse con founded.” The Washington Patriot, which reflects Democratic sentiment iu Congress, holds out against the Cincinnati pressure. It says “the generous disposition manifested by the Democracy to co-opetate with the Cincinnati or any really liberal basis, was misconstructed into a sign of weakness," and thus the “grand opportunity” for a successful coalition was rashly thrown away. lhe Hon. Ben. Wood, of *New York, suppoits the Cincinnati nomination. Iu his speech before the National Democratic Association, Wood said he would oppose any other Democratic nomination. He is satisfied that tho Tammany element would control 11. G. if elected. Dissolved Partnership. —Mr. Hcyman. formerly of Columbus, who made a con tract to carry Katio Putnam and Edwin Brown, the actors, on a European tour, has dissolved connection with the troupe and returned to his home in Philadelphia. Buck’s Brilliant Stoves. - -We refer readers to the advertisement of this excel lent cooking stove, which has taken pre miums at a great many fairs. Its merits are enumerated in the notice. Horace Greeley's Letter ot Acceptance— ; His Version of the Cincinnati Platform, OFFICIAL. I New York. May 21.—The following is the official notice to Mr. Greeley of the ; Liberal Eepubliaan nomination: Cincinnati, May 3, 1872. i Dear Dir —The National Convention of Liberal Republicans of the United States have instructed the undersigned, Presi dent, Vice President and Secretaries of ! the Convention, to inform you that yon been nominated as the candidate of ( the 1 liberal Republicans for the Presi- , deucy of -the United States. We also j -i :ai< to you the address and resolutions ilr.animom fy adopted by the Convention. Be please 1 to signify your acceptance of the platform and nomination, and believe ns, Very truly yours, C. Schukz, Pies’t. Geo. W. Julian, V. Pres’t. Wm. E. McLean, Jno. G. Davidson, J. 11. ItixOi >E!', Secretaire->. To Hu::. Horace Greeley, In. Y. City. mi:, greei.ey’s reply. New York, May 20, 1872. Uatlieinen—L have chosen not to ac knowledge your letter of the 3d instant, until I could learn how the work of your Convention was received in all parts of our country, and more, whether that work was approved and ratified by the mass of our fellow-citizens. Their response from day to day reached me through telegrams, letters and comments of journalists inde pendent of ottjcia! patronage and indiffer ent to the smiles and favors of power. The number and character of these uncon strained, unpurchased, and unsolicited ut terance satisfied me that the movement which found expression at Cincinnati has been hailed by a majority of our country as the harbinger of a better day for the Republic. Ido not misinterpret this ap proval as especially complimentary to my self, nor even the chivalrous and justly esteemed gentleman with whose name I thank your Convention for associating mine. I receive and welcome it as a spon taneous and deserved tribute to that ad mirable platform of principles wherein your Convention so tersely, so forcibly set forth the convictions which impelled, and the purposes which guided its course; a platform which, casting behind it the wreck and rubbish of worn-out conten tious and by-gone feuds, ombodies in fit and lew words the needs and aspirations of to-day. Though thousands stand ready to condemn your every act, hardly a sylla ble of criticism or cavil has been aimed at your platform, of which the substance may be fairly epitomized as follows : 1. All political rights and franchises which have been acquired through our late bloody convulsion, mast and shall be guaranteed, maintained, enjoyed and res pected evermore. 2. All political rights and franchises which have been lost through that con vulsion should and must be promptly re stored and re-established, so that there shall be henceforth no proscribed class and no disfranchised caste within the limits of the Union, whose long estranged people shall unite and fraternize upon the broad basis of universal amnesty and impartial suffrage, 8. That, subject to our solemn consti tutional obligation to maintain the equal rights of citizens, our policy should aim at local government and not centralization; that the civil authority shall be supreme over military, the habeas corpus should be jealously upheld as the safeguard of per sonal freedom; that the individual citi zen should enjoy the largest liberty con sistent with public order, and there shall bo no Federal dictation of the internal policy of the several States, but that each shall be free to enforce the rights and promote the well being of inhabitants by such moans as the judgment of its own people shall prescribe. j . There shall be a real and not merely a simulated reform in civil service of the Republic, to which end it is indispensable that the chief dispenser of its vast offi cial patronage shall be shielded from the mean temptation to use his power selfishly by a rule inexorably forbidding and pre cluding his re-election. 5. That the raising of revenue, whether by tariff or otherwise, shall be recognized and treated as the people’s immediate business, to be shaped and directed by them through their representatives in Congress, whoso action the President must neither overrule by his veto, nor at tempt to dictate or presumo to punish by bestowing office only on those who agree, and withdrawing from those who do not. (i. That the public lands must be sa credly reserved for occupation and acqui sition by cultivators and not recklessly squandered on the projectors of railroads for which our people have no present need, and the premature construction of which is annually plunging tho United States into deeper and deeper abysses of foreign indebtedness. 7. The achievement of theso grand pur poses of universal benificence is expected and sought at the hands of all who ap prove of them, irrespective of past affilia tions. 8. Tho public faith must at all hazards bo maintained, and the national credit | preserved. Tho patriotic devotedness and ines- I timable services of our fellow citizens, I who, as soldiers or sailors upheld the flag j and maintained the unity of tho republic, | shall ever bo gratefully remembered and ! honorably requited. These propositions, so ably and forcibly I presented in tho platform of your cou j vention, have already fixed the attention | and commanded the assent of a large ma | jority of our countrymen who joyfully I adopt them as the basis of a true benefi j cent national reconstruction, of anew de i parturo from the jealousies and strifes I and hates which have no longer any ade , qua to motive or even plausible pretext, j into the atmosphere of peace, fraternity j and mutual good will. In vain do the drill sergeants of decaying organizations 1 flourish mechanically their truncheons, ■ and angrily insist that the files shall be 1 closed and straightened. In vain do the whippers-in of parties, once vital because rooted ill vital needs of the hour, protest against straying and bolting, and de nounce men in nowise their inferiors as traitors and renegades, and threaten them with infamy and ruin. I am confident that the American people have already made your cause their own, and resolved that their brave hearts and strong arms shall bear it on to triumph. In this faith and with the distinct understanding that if elected I shall be President not of a party but of tho whole people, I accept your nomination in confident trust that the masses of our country, North and South, are eager to clasp hands across the bloody chasm which has too long divided them, forgetting they have been enemies and joyful in the consciousness that they all remain brethren. Yours gratefully, Horace Greeley. Washington, May 20.—1n the House, Butler, of Massachusetts, moved to sus pend the rules and pass the following re solution : Whereas, The House is informed by telegraph that, at a meeting of the Exeter Chamber of Commerce, Sir Stafford Northgate, who presided, in a speech, stated that the understanding of the Brit ish Commissioners was that a promise had been given that the claim for indirect damages should not be presented, but it was necessary that the American Senate should not be placed in a position requir ing a confession that wrong had been done ; which statement by a leading mem ber of the Joint High Commission, on the part of Great Britain deeply concerns the good faith and integrity of the Amer ican Commissioners, and of the Govern ment as well as the honor of the nation. Therefore, be it Resolved, That the President of the l nited States is hereby requested, if not detrimental to the public interest, to in form the House whether the Executive has any knowledge of any promise being made by any official person that claims for indirect damages shall not be present ed to tribunal of arbitration, and if so, by whom such promise was inado, or understanding given, and if any. and what arrangement was made with the British Commissioners or the British Gov ernment, by which the American Senate should not be placed in a position requir ing a confession that wrong had been done. Or whether any arrangement what ever has been made with the Government of Great Britain, or with any official thereof, by which the action of the Amer ican Senate was to be controlled, or influ enced in the belief, and if so, by whom, and when, and by what authority such arrangement was made. While the House was dividing, Cox said the honor of our country is involved in tins resolution. If there has been a dis honorable humiliation, let us know the worst and who is responsible. uiotion to suspend the rules and adopt the resolution was rejected yeas, 10'J; nays, 73; less than two-thirds in the affirmative. The resolution was then re ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. CAN GREELEY BE ELECTED? The Southern Greeleyites echo the re sponse of the old maid to the owl’s who-oo! who-oo!—“Anybody, good Lord!” They are so anxious to defeat Grant that they clulch old unde Horace and hug him with all the ardor of first love. Now we admit that there is a great deal lovable in Air. Greeley’r character. Tie is the man that a ehild could look upon with tenderness and innocence in its soft eyes and meet 1 with sympathetic affection. A beggar from him would receive no such cold words as those—“Go and work!” but his hand is open as day to melting charity. He is a philosopher, raises the largest cab bage, writes the ablest editorials in real Sax on, and lately we see, he onee worshiped the goddess of poetry. Ilis white coat and hat covers a big body and brain, and even his savage oaths and his fierce “You lie, sir,” like uncle Toby’s “By God, he shan’t die!" causes the accusing spirit to blush as he flies up to Heaven’s chancery and hands them in, and the recording an gel to drop a tear upon the page and blot : the words out forever. If agreeably to Mr. Sumner’s hope, the contest could be made a personal and not a political one, then a Greeley victory is already gained. Hyperion and a satyr could not be more unlike—Greeley ami able and strong, even in his weakness and profanity; Grant cokl, reticent, vulgar and brutal, with the whisky redolent on his lips. We know the personal, however, cannot be separated from the political character. Each must live or die accord ing to their public record. The impression is attempted to bo made that Greeley is the only man that can defeat Grant; and very uncharitably and ignorantly it is argued that all who do not endorse this idea favor the re-elec tion of Gen. Grant. It could be urged with more strength and propriety that the support of Greeley as the only oppos ing candidate, is the certain election of Grant, and at best the election of his twin political brother. Such articles as we copy to-day, from the Washington Patriot, may cause the scales to fall from many eyes, and we have no doubt that the Greeley enthusiasm will grow small by degrees and beautifully less, and the views of the writer increase in strength to the day of tho meeting of the Baltimore Convention. The late Convention at Rochester, N. Y., was very significant. While it adopted the Cincinnati platform it refused to endorse the nominees of that platform, but “ pretermited ” and agreed to wait further light and instructions from the people. The New York World,too, chal lenges the Tribune to point to a single Democratic paper in the State in favor of the philosopher and farmer of Chappaqua. We believe that Greeley’s nomination, or failure to nominate, at Baltimore, would unite the Radicals to a man for Grant. They would see in such action nothing but a trick. Greeley never can receive Southern votes only as a choice of evils. Like the good old lady who was no member of a temperance society, and when pressed could worry down a little with sugar in it, we may shut our eyes, hold our nose and bolt the dose, however nauseous. Grant, to swallow, would be unadulterated arsenic, Greeley would be same poison dipped in honey. We think the salvation of the country depends on a straight Democratic nomi nation. With Gen. Hancock and a united front and valor, a victory, a glorious vic tory, a victory without a stain, would crown our arms. Let the fierce resolution which nerved the arm and fired the heart of Richard 111 at the bloody field of Bos worth inspire every patriotic American mind: “Advance your standards, draw your willing swords, Bight, gentlemen of England I flglit, bold yeo men ! Draw, archers, draw your arrows to the head 1” P. S. —Since the foregoing was written, the correspondene,e (which we know is genuine, and publish to-day,) between H. G. and the mother of Capt. Brain has been exhibited to the editor. We with draw all we have said about the goodness of Horace Greeley’s heart. The man who could write such a letter to an afflicted mother deserves to bo despised and des poiled : “Of that mother’s caro, Which guards our infant innocence with prayer.” UNRECOGNIZED BLESSINGS. Man is said to be a fighting animal, again a religious animal, some are eating, drinking and sleeping animals, but with alibis mysterious and conflicting instincts, passions and reason, we find him in every age and nation, civilized or savage, a dis satisfied animal. He never is, but is al ways to be blessed. Heap upon him every blessing, give him health, wealth, power position and troops of friends, still a va cant spot remains to be filled. Two thou sand years ago, Horace sang Ode X.— Blseecnas! what’s the cause that no man lives, Contented with tho lot, which reason gives, Or chance presents—yet all with envy view, The schemes which others, variously pursue. He then goes on and tells how the lawyer, when disturbed in his slumbers, envies the quiet of the farmer, how the farmer, when dragged by a subpoena to town wish es to exchange places with the lawyer; the soldier with arms oppressed, sighs to be a merchant, while the merchant, when he dreams of shipwrecks, awakes with a passion for arms. He says nothing of edi tors (as the animal did not live at that happy period) but since, a very restless, dissatisfied creature, who is never so hap py as when turning the world topsy-turvy and then acting surgeon in cutting off the rotten limbs and setting the broken joints of Time. Miecenas did not as far as wo know, answer the question of the great poet and give the cause. We suppose it w r as enough for him to admit the fact, without further bothering his brains. If he had been a Plato and could have reasoned elo quently on the immortality of the soul, or a philosopher like Horace Greeley who tells how it is that the cabbage grows from the top and the exact partition which should separate the Negro and Cau casian in social and political rights, he might have essayed a reply. He might have said that “it is not all cf life to live, nor all of death to die,” that immortal hopes and aspirations can never be real ized by mortal possessions. We think one of the great causes of dissatisfaction is a false estimate of things and a too great desire to obtain and enjoy without the use of necessary labor and honorable means. This evil is greatly stimulated by the yellow backed literature of the day. The real true is neglected and lost in the grasp after the pretence and imaginary. Hypocrisy is substituted for sincerity, while brass, 1 show and presumption passes current for genuine coin. pUbILIUII tllld LrOOpS OI iriCllUb, btlli a Vtl cant spot remains to be filled. Two thou sand years ago, Horace sang Ode X.— Blseecnas! what’s the cause that no man lives, Contented with tho lot, which reason gives, Or chance presents—yet all with envy view, The schemes which others, variously pursue. He then goes on and tells how the lawyer, when disturbed in his slumbers, envies the quiet of the farmer, how the farmer, when dragged by a subpoena to town wash es to exchange places with the lawyer; the soldier with arms oppressed, sighs to be a merchant, while the merchant, when he dreams of shipwrecks, awakes with a passion for arms. He says nothing of edi tors (as the animal did not live at that happy period) but since, a very restless, dissatisfied creature, who is never so hap py as when turning the world topsy-turvy and then acting surgeon in cutting off the rotten limbs and setting the broken joints of Time. Miecenas did not as far as wo know, answer the question of the great poet and give the cause. We suppose it w r as enough for him to admit the fact, without further bothering his brains. If he had been a Plato and could have reasoned elo quently on the immortality of the soul, or a philosopher like Horace Greeley who tells how it is that the cabbage grows from the top and the exact partition which should separate the Negro and Cau casian in social and political rights, he might have essayed a reply. He might have said that “it is not all cf life to live, nor all of death to die,” that immortal hopes and aspirations can never be real ized by mortal possessions. We think one of the great causes of dissatisfaction is a false estimate of things and a too great desire to obtain and enjoy without the use of necessary labor and honorable means. This evil is greatly stimulated by the yellow backed literature of the day. The real true is neglected and lost in the grasp after the pretence and imaginary. Hypocrisy is substituted for sincerity, while brass, show and presumption passes current for genuine coin. Few recognize and appreciate their present substantial blessings in the hope of some expected future good. A sick man alone can value health, a poor man wealth, and a disgraced man character and friends. Strike out of existence the common elements of fire and w r ater, of light and heat, and air so little thought of or cared for in daily life and this great globe and all which it inhabit, would im mediately pass away like a vision of the night. Mr. Greeley on Negro Equality.— The remarks made by Mr. Greeley on negro equality at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., will attract the attention of our readers. Mr. Greeley is but little less a fanatic on the social and political equality of the darkey than the learned fool Sumner. When that heretofore-supposed impossi bility of the British Parliament of legis lating a man into a woman is accomplish ed, we will then believe Sumner and Greeley will, through Congress, convert a negro into a Caucasian. Come where my love lies dreaming— and see how she looks without any paint on her face. Mr. Greeley’s Speech to the Negroes- Mr. Greeley made a speech last Thurs day night to the negroes of Poughkeepsie, New Y’ork, which contain? the following passages: In the next place, we must consider the fact that the .African people in our coun try will remain for an indefinte period a peculiar people. Certainly I trust that, with the outgoing of slavery and the polit ical changes necessarily resulting there from, there will be less antagonism, less repulsion between men of different races, than there formerly was, and trust the day is not far distant when their common rights to any public con veyance and in public meetings and in stitutions will be recognized as they were not recognized of old. and as they are but imperfectly recognized still. I trust that political equality, justly established, will lead to recognition of their equality in other respects than this; but, after all, while I desire and expect that invidious and galling distinction will gradually fall into disuse, I still believe that there are differences of races which political equali ty will not efface, but which will remain long after the memory of slavery has faded to a faint tradition. “Blood is thicker than water,” and the time will probably never come when men of races diverse as ours and theirs will mingle so cially with tlie same freedom that men of either race mingle with their own people. There will always be recognized a decid ed difference, which need not be dispari ty, need not be inequality, but still a dif ference. I hope the time will come when our educational institutions and seminal ries will be open to men of all races with a freedom, with a hospitality which has never yet been enjoyed. I trust the time will come when no man’s color will ex clude him from any Church or any reli gious organization whatever. But though that time should come, I am not at all sure that the colored race will not, as they now do, as a rule prefer their own society, and prefer to have Churches, and seminaries, and colleges of their own. Nor am I clear that this would not be a wise choice. So then, I say, with regard to our com- j mon schools, where a rural district con- j tains but twenty-five or thirty families, it j is simply impossible, where two or j three of those are colored, to have sep- ! erate schools; and in those cases to say j that black children shall not go to school with white children is to say that they j shall not have any school whatever. But iu communities such as these, while, if I were a black man, I should not ask a sep- I arate school, I should not object to it. 4 should only ask that the schools for my j children, should be made as good, as suf- j ficient as schools provided for other men’s i children. Then, if the majority chose j that the minority should be educated in i seperate schools, I should say, “Gentle- j men, be it as you please; I have no choice i in the matter.” A gentlemen or a lady never discusses the question. Was it proper to refuse me an invitation to my neighbor’s party ? He or she accepts the fact and lets the reason take care of it self. Precisely so with regard to reli gious fraternity or associations for main tenance of divine worship. I would ad vise the colored man to make a distinc tion, and never to refuse one. If the whites choose that the blacks shall not be members on equal terms of general con gregations, I should accept exclusive con gregations, not as my choice, but as the choice of the dominant race. General John B, Gordon to the Tront. HE FLAYS A RADICAL KNAVE —AN ELOQUENT EXTRACT FROM HIS LEXTER TO SCOTT. [Special Telegram to tlie Savannah News.] Washington, May 23, 1872. General John B. Gordon has written a letter to Senator Scott, of Pennsylvania, replying to the charge of the latter, made in the Senate the other day, in which he alleged that Gordon was among the or ganizers and earliest leaders of the Ku- Klux. Gordon pronounces the charge false, and quotes what he did testify be fore the Ku-Klnx Committee. The latter concludes as follows: The kindliest relations existed between the two races,., Peace and the observance of the law were everywhere found, and never, sir, until your carpet-bag govern ments, through the fears and cupidity of the poor, deluded negro, had embittered him against, us and, by his aid and yours, had robbed our treasuries, plundered our corporations, blighted our agriculture, blasted our hopes, hung debt, like a mill stone, about our necks—-never until then, and until the administraiion of the law had become a mockery and political sub serviency. the passport to Executive clem ency fpr crime, was tho peace of tho South ever broken or ill-will engendered between the races. And this, diabolism you would continue in tho South. Like tormentors in the Spanish bull-lights, you continually fling the bloody fikg in the face of the negro and goad the white man to desperation with the bayonet, that the inevitable conflict may furnish an excuse for the perpetration of your despotism. I pray that the American people may rebuke this spirit in the coming elections and let the rcigu of constitutional government be once more inaugurated. But be that as it may, I shall not permit you, by my silence, to bolster up the fortunes of your political party by thus dragging my name into notoriety, without asking you to carry the responsibility of the wilful falsehood you have perpetrated in the effort. The South as a Manufacturing Power. —lt is not often that John W. Forney has anything good to say of the South, either present or prospective; hence the following view of our future uuder tho influence of combined production and manufacture of the great staple, cotton, may be regarded as candid as it is true. He says in the Philadelphia Press of the 20th, and wo desire to call to it special attention: “Hitherto, it is said that less than one fifteenth of the cotton crop has been work ed up in Southern factories. Yet water power and coal abound in the cotton dis tricts, and if the proper efforts were made skilled labor and capital could be obtain ed there as easily as elsew’here, and by thus bringing the factory and the planta tion together a large item in the cost of transportation is saved. “The time is coming w r hen one-third, if not one-half the cotton of the South will be made into yarns, at least, in that sec tion, and, when it does come, what has been the poorest portion of the country will become the richest. Stimulated by the greatly increased home market for food grain farming and grazing will then be no less profitable than cotton growing Thus there will be a practical diversity of industries with its resulting prosperity, and there will be no longer an excuse for exhausting and abandoning to a worse than their primitive wildness whole tracts of land. “Let but the Southern people general ly be stirred by this industrial awakening, eschewing the rancors of politics, except to see that neither demagogues nor carpet bag adventurers misrepresent them, and a glorious future awaits them—an era of wealth, business activity, peace, and good feeling which shall consign to a perpetual oblivion the distraction, desolation, and bitter hatred which resulted from the war. A ship canal across the peninsular of Florida is proposed. The route is up the St. John's river one hundred and twenty seven miles, then up the Ocklawaha river for sixty miles. To this point a ship ca nal for the distance ,of forty miles must be cut through the swamps to the Amaxa ra river at a spot thirty-five miles from its mouth where it empties into the Gulf of Mexico near Cedar Keys. By this route sixty hundred and fifty miles will be saved on the voyage between the mouth of the Mississippi and the Atluntic ports. As the trade of 1871 between the ports on the Gulf of Mexico and those on the Atlantic coast amounted to eight hundred thousand tons, it is believed that a handsome revenue would he derived from the proposed canal. Colonel Benjamin !8. Ewell for Grant.—Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, Adju tant General of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston during the war, brother of the late Gen. Ewell, and now President of the College of William and Mary at Wiliamsburg. Virginia, in a recent letter, strongly urges the re-election of President Grant. He states as his belief, that the Administra tion of President Grant has not only been in the main highly successful, but that the South herself owes to him largely of what ever of peace and prosperity she has at tained since the war, and that her best interests demand his re-election. From tlic Washington Patriot. !s it “Expedient” to Nominate Mr. Greeley | at Baltimore ? Editor Patriot: Beyond the walls of Bedlam no man coaid have been found six months since to have suggested the name of Mr. Gree lav for nomination by the Democratic Na tional Convention. This fact alone suf fices to show that whatever consideration is now being given to his name is based j solely upon the ground of “expediency. It constitutes no part of the purpose of ' this article to traverse the illimitable field j of ordinary objection that may be urged against the nomination of almost any prominent public man, and peculiarly so against the nomination of Sir. Greeley; nor do we now contemplate the discussion of that most vital question to a party, whether its great principles can be even held in abeyance during the hours of de cisive struggle; its leadership confided to strange guidance, for the mere sake of j success, and that inuring to an hereditary j enemy—without the inevitable debauch- j ment that ever crowds close on the heels j of wavering virtue. The honor or safety of such a political course we must remand to the keeping ! of the great body of the Democratic party, j whose members, under circumstances far : more discouraging, yielded nothing to the insolence of power nor the temptations of place. In the judgment of some men, it will be .“expedient” for the Baltimore Convention to nominate Mr. Greeley as the most ef fective mode of defeating Grant. Put as we may the question of Greeley’s nomina tion at Baltimore, it comes to this com plexion at last: “If with him we can most surely beat Grant, then it is expe dient to nominate him. If he cannot ac complish this, no Democrat will be so j poor as to do him reverence at!Baltimqre. ” Considering, then, the whole subject from the stand of “expediency,” let ns ask if it be prudent to rely upon the sup port of the body of the Democratic votei'3, who must constitute Mr. Greeley’s main strength in the contest, when through all the years of his vigorous life, of all men he has been most forward in defeating the cherished principles of the Democratic party, and most bitterly denunciatory of ha honored leaders. The dead with the living, who have endeared themselves to the Democratic mass of voters, have alike been the subjects of his incisive pen and burning words of denunciation. Can the mass of Democratic voters forgot this truth? It is safe to rely upon the adherence of that large religious element in the party— Catholic and Protestant, North and South j -—who, applying the test of conscience ■ and of morals, will at least omit to cast j their votes for a candidate whose editor- j ship has been distinguished by its advoca- | cy of doctrines that sap the very founda- j tioiis of religious teachings, whether ex pounded by a New England Presbyter j or Dome’s prelate. The editor who pub licly justified the criminal parties to the McParland tragedy can scarce expect a large support from consistent Christian men. or escape from the potential criticism of the virtuous women of tire land. Can the Democracy afford to encounter the almost united hostility of capitalists, who shrink from placing their sensitive treasure within the reach of the Tribune’s crude and rough, and levelling financial policy. Granted that the impulse of the Southern people to-day is in Greeley’s fa vor, will the certain publication of his abuse of their cause, of them, their mothers, wives, and sisters, during the long years of the war, and now first brought to their notice, hold them to their “impulse?” If not, can Mr. Greeley suc ceed without a united South? It is not true that the Southern vote for Mr. Greeley is mainly to be had by a uni ted white vote, with a considerable addi tional colored vote in some of these States, to be effective? And is it not equally true that the colored vote at least, save as to a few localities, is as absolutely in the hands of a few leaders of the race in each dis trict of the South as ever sheep were in shepherds’ hands? Is it “expedient,” then, to count on a united Southern vote in November? But should even this be gained what will be the vote of the Northern States?— of New England? New Hampshire and Connecticut alone present a hope of suc cess. Will the scarred and oft-beaten, but never-dishonored, Democracy of those stern States bow their necks as one man ■to the yoke provided by their life-long enemy? If not, the simple abstinence from voting of a few hundred men in either State gives it to Grant. Os New York it may be said that when Mr. Gree ley, as a candidate of his own party in 18G9, fell far below his ticket, he can scarcely be assured a promising run as the candidate of a party whose chiefs are Sey mour and Hoffman and Church—whom Mr. Greeley, by pen and tongue, has im povei'ished the vocabulary of invective to traduce. Os New Jersey, it may be said that the State—true to Democracy when every other Northern State failed during the years of the war—has yet given no coun tenance to Mr. Greeley’s nomination, and but one paper of either party, of over two hundred published in the State, gives Mr. Greeley a support. Will Pennsylvania give Mr. Greeley its vote ? Undoubtedly he will gain votes in considerable numbers by his well-known (and not yet abjured) “protection” pro clivities. Os all States, however, Penn sylvania is the most unreliable. Her large indifferently informed mining population are as fitful and uncertain as the April wind, and one unfortunate quotation from Mr. Greeley’s endless writings would turn the force of their terrible energy against him. No astute politician will need be in formed that when a great corporation like the Pennsylvania Central has been made the object of Mr. Greeley’s attacks during years, its power is neither loosely bent to its purpose, nor sped to its mark with un certain shaft. It would be wearisome to still further enumerate. Is it not enough to say that if these battle-ground States are rendered very doubtful for Mr. Greeley, or certain ly against him, it matters not what the West may do in her debatable States, Greeley is defeated, and Grant re-elected? Intelligent and thoughtful men will con sider the manifest weaknessof Mr. Greeley from such causes as his persistent advo cacy of a protective tariff that will array against him a great foreign interest and capital, which, right or wrong, works with questionable, but potential touch, to main tain its power and profit. They will also ask how largo a percentage of the corrupt vote, which the Democracy hold in com mon with other parties, will be rendered especially free to consider its value when, to them, no principle is at stake, and no candidates to be elected save Republicans. To a very large class of voters Mr. Gree ley’s intemperate temperance proclivities will constitute an obstacte to support. Men rarely rise in patriotism to self-con demnation. Is it needful to push our inquiry further as to the “expediency” of Mr. Greeley’s nomination at Baltimore? Surely, if a tithe of the objections that have been sug gested in this article are real ones, then even the meaner and humiliating question of “expediency” is disposed of; and we may, as patriots and Democrats, turn in honor and with wisdom at Baltimore to the promulgation of principles that in their completeness will in nowise lag be hind those given at Cincinnati, and in the nomination of men -whose names alone will be a full guaranty of honesty in ad ministration and faithfulness in principle. A Liberal Democrat. Rus ell County Criminal Court. Russell County, Ala., 1 May 27, 1572.) Editors Sun and Times: I am no can didate, nor do I expect to be; but lam a citizen of Russell county, and her best interests are ever dear to me. Excuse me for calling the attention of my fellow countrymen, to the fact that an election is near at hand. On the 3d day of June next, we will elect a Judge of our County Criminal Court, Col. Wm. Chambers has consented to become a candidate for that position. This gentleman is too well known for his integrity of character, his personal worth and his social standing as a gentle man of the highest type, to require a pa rade before tho people. My only object in this communication is to call the atten tion of the citizens of Russell to the fact, that he is a candidate. It is well known that Col. Chambers bitterly opposed the bill constituting the Court, because he felt that it would run the county to an expense that might be avoided, and because he be lived there were nou: Courts enough to punish all the criminals and attend to all the legal business, if the laws were prop erly administered and the dockets cleared with dispatch. But since the Court has been created and someone will have to be elected Judge of it, let us, fellow-citizens, see to it that we elect the man that will do the most good Farmer. F. C. Johnson & Cos. advertises the . ar rival of neiv goods. See notice. TELEGRAPHIC. fobetgnT London. May 23. —A dispatch from Hasting announces that the North German (Lloyd’s).steamship Baltimore, which ar rived at the harbor of Southampton, and subsequently sailed for her destination, has met with a disaster which will proba bly cause her total loss. At 12 o'clock last night, when the Baltimore was off the !' town of Hasting, she came in collision with an unknown steamer, and had a hole eigh teen feet long and seven feet wide stove in her hull. The water poured in rapidly and extinguished the fires, not, however, j before the steamer bad been run aground. | The coast guards at Hasting immediately came to the relief of the distressed vessel and succeeded in rescuing her passengers and crew and lauding them in safety. When the Baltimore went ashore she ran on a rock, and it is probable will go to pieces. Sidney, May 14.—The wool crop of last season shows a large deficit. Cotton and sugar promise well. Paris, May 23.-—Henri Rochefort, whose departure for Caledonia has been delayed, will sail to-morrow for that is land, together with several other prisoners who have been convicted of participation in the Communist revolt. Madrid, May 23. — At the session to-day of the Congress, or lower branch of the Cories, Senior Sagosta stated that in con sequence of the publicity given to docu ments relative to seeret funds the govern ment would resign. Paris, May 24.—1 t is understood the Party of the Left in the Assembly will, after the close of the impending trial of Bazaine, demand the impeachment of the members of the last ministry under the Empire. The journals of to-day generally agree in the expression of the opinion that the debates in the Assembly, on Tuesday and Wednesday, inflicted a crushing blow to the hopes of the friends of the Empire. The Journal Des Debats says the result of the discussion is a parliamentary Sedan. Madrid, May 24.—N0 change in the j ministerial situation. Members of the | present Cabinet insist upon their resigns- j Senor Zabala, who was called upon by i King Amadeus to form anew ministry, | declined to do so. Owing to ill health, his Majesty lias now requested Marshal Serrano to undertake the task. Paris, May 24. — The Gaulois publishes a letter from Napoleon, dated Chiselimrst, May 12, and addressed to the Generals and Commandants of the French army. In this communication the Emperor makes the following acknowledgment: “I am responsible for the Sedan army which fought heroically with an enemy twice its strength after four thousand had been killed or wounded. I too, saw the contest was merely one of despera tion; the army’s honor haying been saved I exercised my right and unfurled the flag of truce. It was impossible that the immolation of sixty thousand men could save France. I obeyed the cruel and inex orable necessity. My heart was broken bnt my conscience tranquil.” Madrid, May 2,". — The Carlist bands which were announced yesterday as hav ing appeared in some of the provinces and cut the telegraph wires, have not yet been suppressed. They are still active, and continue to sever railroads and tele graph communications between various points. Paris, May 25. —Peri, Bon and Baudin, the three men who were tried on a charge of participating in some of the most out rageous acts committed in this city during the reign of the Commune, were convict ed and sentenced to death and were exe cuted this morning'at Satory. They exhib ited no emotion whatever at the last mo ment, and died crying, “Vive ia Com mune!” WASHINGTON. Washington, May 23. —The Philadel phia Union League held a meeting to or ganize for the campaign, and adopted resolutions endorsing Grant. A commit tee of twenty-five w as appointed to con duct the campaign. Senator Norwood, Col. Price, M. C., | and Col. W. B. Frobel called on the Presi dent this morning relative to the Atlantic and Great Western Canal bill, now before Congress. The President signified his intention of calling the attention of Con gress to this great national work at an early day, expressed himself as fully satis fied of its feasibility and its national im portance, and stated that the reports of the engineers would be laid before Con gress. It is probable the message will go in on the 27th; or soon thereafter. The work is attracting much attention from capitalists as well as public men. The President approved a large number of bills, including one sanctioning the subscription of SOOO,OOO by the District of Columbia to the Piedmont and Potomac Boad. Senate.— A. resolution expelling the I Associated Press reporter, Devine, from the galleries, was referred to the Commit tee on Privileges and Elections. A bill was introduced removing Chas. ; J. Faulkner’s disabilities. Hill introduced a bill relieving certain citizens of Georgia. [Note— These persons are within the amnesty exceptions.] House bill duplicating defaced or de stroyed bonds passed and goes to the President. The bill donating three acees of land in the suburbs of Nashville to the Fisk University passed. The Agricultual College bill passed and goes to the President. House. —The House went into Commit tee of whole on civil appropriations bill. Eogers, from North Carolina, was re lieved by amnesty and seated. The committee adopted amendments to the appropriation bill of $250,000 to pay unsettled claims for carrying mails in the Southern States; also, on motion of Pierce, it -was ordered that in payment of cotton claims, the internal revenue on cot ton shall not be deducted. Washington, May 24.—The Freedmen’s Bureau gets $74,000 and closes on the 13th of June. Its unfinished business is to be transferred to the War Department. Senator West appeared to-day before the Committee on Finance, and contended for a reduction of duty on cotton bagging. The committee agreed to report a reduc tion of twenty-five per cent. Gen. Y'oung succeeded in getting through the House to-day an appropria tion of SIOO,OOO for the public buildings at Atlanta. Senate.—The report of Conference on the Postoftlce appropriation was adopted. Anew Committee of Conference has been appointed on the mail service be tween the United States and Brazil. Executive session on the treaty'. House. —The Election Committee re ported. confirming Herndon, from Texas, in his seat, and paying the contestants $2,000. Passed. Kern called up the Senate bill provid ing the redemption and sale of lands held by the'United States under the several acts levying direct taxes, and moved a substi tute for such bill, providing that all the lands now owned or held by the United States by virtue of the proceedings under the act of June 7th, 1802, and other acts for the collection of direct taxes in the in surrectionary States, may be redeemed and restored to the original owners, or their representatives, within two years, on payment of the tux and costs, with in terest at 10 per cent. The applicants are also to pay the value of permanent im provements that may have been made by other persons after acquisition of the property by the United States. If the property is not claimed within two years it is to be sold at public auction. Theact is not to apyly to property used in whole or in paid for national cemeteries or other . public purposes. Purchasers of property from the United States who have lost it through inability 7 to establish title, are to be reimbursed by the government. The substitute was agreed to and the bill passed. Senate—The Committee on Finance consolidated the tax on distilled spirits from 65 to 75 cents, but the House made a reduction in other respects, so as to make it about the same aggregate as pro posed by the House and have further amended the tariff and tax bill by making the uniform tax on ail tobacco 24 cents a pound instead of 20 cents. They struck out the section providing one-third of the duties on imports may be paid in currency The bill will come up in the Senate to morrow. Washington. May 25. —The House was still in session until 3 o’clock this morning over a call of the House upon a trifling claim from Missouri, and adjourned till Monday. The Senate had a twelve hours’ execu tive session over the treaty. Probability still seems that it will fall. It is regarded as a political measure, and that Grant falls with the treaty. All the machinery of the Government has been brought to bear to secure the the adoption of the supplemental article. The amendment to the supplemental treaty was adopted. Detailsard unknown, but the result appears to be an Adminis tration defeat. Deports to the War Department men-' tion the concentration cf a large party 7 of Indians, to obstruct the progress of the Northern Pacific llailroads. On the west side of the Missouri, about 2,000 mem bers of the tribes hostile to the whites are preparing to operate in a mass against the builders of the road. They are said to be well supplied and equipped. Some of the stakes that were driven by the road’s surveyors have already been pulled up by savages. House. —No Session. The Senate rejected the bill dividing Louisiana into two judicial districts. The Senate has been in executive ses sion all day over treaty. NEW YOKE. New York, May 20.—'The Executive Committee of the National Board of Fire Underwriters have appointed Thos. P. Montgomery General Agent of the Na tional Board Office, at Insurance Hall, Nos. 15G and 158 Broadway, N. Y., and to whom all correspondence concerning the National Board matters is to be ad dressed. The Shakspeare monument was un veiled this afternoon at Central Park, with appropriate ceremonies, including an oration by Wm. Cullen Bryant and the reading of Stoddard’s poem by Edwin Booth. The erection of the new office of the Western Union Telegraph Company will be commenced about June 15th. It will be brick with granite terrnining, eight stories high, and is intended to be fire proof. In the Methodist General Conference to day it was decided to hold the next quad rennial session at York, Pa. Stokes was arraigned to-day to plead. His counsel tiled a special plea of great length, the contents of which he declined to state. The ease was then adjourned till to-morrow. Exports of specie to-day $1,214,700. About two hundred strikers yesterday wont to the cabinet shop of Alexander Stein and threatened to clear out the place. The police was sent for and the intruders dispersed. The stone cutters of Long Island City struck yesterday for eight hours’ work and $4 a day. They have been receiving $4 50 for ten hours’. Two yards consid ered their demands. Brick layers are receiving $4 for eight hours’ in the same locality. The forty-eigth anniversary of the Baptist Bible and Publication Sooity was held yesterday. Reports of receipts for past year were $386,369, leaving $54,219 more than receipts of any previous year. It was decided to sever the union of the two societies of Bible and Publication, as they prospered better separately. New York, May 24.—The National Workingmen’s Convention to nominate a President and Vice President of the Uni ted States, met yesterday, in accordance with a call of the Workingmen’s contract Union of the State of New York. The Convention was called to order at 2.20 p. m., by Col. Hedmond, of New Jer sey, who was elected temporary chairman. The usual committees were appointed. The call of roll showed delegates from thirty States, to the number of over two hundred. A permanent organization was effected by the election of Gibbons, of New York, as chairman. Col. Gibbons, on taking the chair, eulo gized Grant’s recent action in regard to the eight-hour law 7 , reviewed his policy and said he w-as the only man who could be trusted by the working classes. A series of resolutions were reported embodying the following principles: re duction of the national debt; the uncon ditional settlement of the Alabama claims; the enforcement of the eight-hour law; the encouragement of ship building; giving our mail exclusively to American built ships, and sympathy with nations strug gling under oppression. F. M. McGee, of New York, recom mended President Grant for re-nomina tion. The Missouri delegation recom mended Horace Greeley. On taking the ballot Grant received 204 and Greeley 5 votes. The nomination of Grant was then made unanimous. Senator Henry Wilson was then nominated for Vice President by the following ballot: Wilson 160; Edwin D. Morgan 25; Colfax 24. Grant and Wilson were then notified by telegraph of their nomination. A committee was appointed to prepare an address to the workingmen of the United States. A motion was adopted to hold a ratifi cation meeting at the Cooper Institute. The evening session was occupied in | discussing questions in regard to strikes. In the Methodist General Conference to-day, the committee on Episcopacy re ported a resolution that one new Bishop make his residence at or near each of the following places: Boston, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, Omaha or Council Bluffs, and St. Paul. After considerable discussion the report was adopted. The new' Bishops were consecrated to day. Seven dead bodies from an emigrant ship were sent to the Morgue to-day. An inquest will, it is said, develop the fact that the deaths were caused by diarrhoea, induced by inferior provisions. The Stokes car--'; has been postponed un til the 3d Monday in June, to give time for the sending the commission to London, the motion for which was granted. New' York, May 25. —A bipther-in-law of Commodore Vanderbilt, interfering w ith officers in the arrest of a colored coachman, whom they charged with forcing a white girl into a stable, shot an officer, probably fatally, and a bystander seri ously. The shooter escaped into the stables. The Health Officer at this port has made unusual preparation, in anticipation of the approach of cholera this season. The third ship provided for the use of patients is capable of accommodating nearly 2,000 persons. A convocation of Western railroad men failed to make satisfactory arrangements to prevent damaging competition for freights. The first sun-stroke of the season occur red yesterday. Buildings 102 and 101, West 27th street, were burned. Boiler bursting was the origin of the fire. Carl Voght brought before Judge Blatchford in the U. 3. Court to-day on , writ of habeas corpus. The Court dig. missed the writ on the ground it had n jurisdiction in the promises, and refu M q to interfere with State authorities. Voriit is charged with murder in Germnnv n „ : held for extradition. oiiio. Cincinnati, May 23.-It i s re ( that locusts have appeared in l arge hers in Bourbon county, Ky. It j s {,. r . , they will do great damage. The Detroit Conference adopted a res lution for a Committee of Fifteen on'];*! nevolence and Finance, headquarters at New York. The Treasurer of his Coni mittee shah Treasurer of the Board f Home Missions. A tremendous tornado passed over the country north and east of this city about o o mock p. m„ yesterday. Several houses and barns were blown down. The hon of Geo. McCullan, a farmer, was taken Z and carried several rods with the members of tbe family in it, all of whom were in jnred, but not fatally. The tornado was a quarter of a mile in width. Cleveland, May 25,—Tin Second N a tlona! Bank has boon mu! .J f. Jr tho value and interest of the bonds of the special depositors, wh! h was used by the . peeul at in g cash ier. VIRGINIA, Richmond. May 23.~»1n the Presbyte rian General Assembly to-da r, Rev. Rich ard Mdlwaiue, of Lynchburg, V a ., was elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Executiv e Committee of Foreign Missions and Sustentation. The Assembly referred the resolution to change the location of the Committee of Publication from Richmond to Nash ville. Rev. M. D. Hoge, of Richmond, was elected delegate to the Associate Reform Church of America, and Rev. W. M. Diu widdie to Old School Presbyterian Synod of Missouri. Richmond, May 24.—The Presbyterian General Assembly dissolved to-night, to meet the third Thursday in May next, at Little Rock, Ark. Norfolk, May 24. The Conservatives carried this and Portsmouth municipal elections. MEXICO. Matamoeas, May 23.- — For the last few days the revolutionists have appeared in small parties in tho vicinity of Camargo. which is the headquarters of the govern ment forces under Gen. Cobailos. Yes terday the revolutionists attacked one of Gen. Cobailos’ out posts, and wore re pulsed with a loss of several killed and wounded. It is reported that a small party of men belonging to the forces lately commanded by Cortinos, pronounced and joined the revalutionists. Triveno is said to be near Monterey, and Guirago near Cevaloo, both of whom are recruiting their forces. Brownsville, May 25 — The Insurgents defeated the force near Camargo, captur ing two cannon, and checking Palacios on the advance toward Monterey. ILLINOIS. Springfield, May 23.—The Conference of the Liberal Republicans will convene June 2Gth. Every county is represented. Coop is temporary chairman —Stephen T. Logan permanent chairman. Nominations: Gov ernor, Oglesby; Lieutenant Governor, Beveridge. Resolutions passed: Equal rights before the law; modified State rights; instruct delegates for Grant; op poses unconstitutional legislation as a cure of disorders of society; demanded equal rights and duties for every human being. The Democratic caucus in this ci-y elect ed Greeley delegates to the Congr ssional District. Convention. Chicago, May 25.—A tornado swept sev eral counties on tho Mississippi river, lowa and Western Illinois. Everythng in its path was swept. The Times against Greeley’s nomina tion, and says it has utterly failed to unite opposition to Grant. PENNSYLVANIA. Philadelphia, May 24.—Wm. P. Schell has accepted the nomination for Governor from the Labor Reform Convention at Williamsport. Pittsburg, May 25. —G. Tyler, with an other notorious counterfeiter, of Fort Wayne, was, this afternoon, discovered by two United States detectives, near Wells ville, Ohio, on the river bank. Tvler drew a revolver and fired a ball through the coat of one of the officers. Tho other officer returned the fire, shooting one man through the hand. Tyler then made for the river, jumped in and was drowned, leaving on the bank his coat which con tained eleven hundred dollars in counter feit s2()’s, legal tenders. The other man fled to the hills. NORTH CAROLINA. Charlotte, May 23.—The Democratic district convention here to-day nominated for Congress lion. Thos. S. Ashe, of An son county, Walter L. Steele, District Elector, and Hon. Z. B. Vance and 0. B. Means delegates to the Baltimore conven tion. Attendance as large as State con ventions formerly were. Ex-Gov. Van'- presided. MARYLAND. Baltimore, May 24. —Geo. N. Murdock, convicted of the violation Section 2 of the Enforcement Act, W'as fined SSOO and S3OO costs. He appealed to the Supra- Court, MASSACHUSETTS. Springfield, May 24.—The lOtli Dis trict Democratic Convention ratified th- Cincinnati platform. Greeley men were elected to Baltimore. MARKETS. Liverpool, May 25. Noon Gotten opened firm; Uplands ll]d; Orleans 11 Id- Later.—Cotton closed unchanged; sales 12,000; export and speculation 3,000. New York, May 25. —Stocks unsettled. | Gold steady at 113 J. Money 5 per cent, i Exchange, long 9f; short 101. Govern ments steady but dull. State bonds firm and steady. Cotton nominally -jc higher; sales ‘O' bales; Uplands 25j}c, Orleans 2."qc. Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat » shade firmer. Corn advancing. I®" 1 | quiet; mess sl3 75. Lard, steam '■'i'C-'r Bank Statement. Loans decrees 1 j $2,112,500; specie increased i legal tenders increased $250,000; P. M.—Cotton nominal; sales i- 1 ■ I Uplands 254; Orleans 25'. Gold 113i@113i'. Sales of cotton futures to-day 5 bales as follows: May 21 11-16, 21 | June 244, ‘2.-,. Jtdv 24;, 25 3-! I 24 11-16, 24 15-16; September 22.. 22 j 16; October 29), 20 j; November fv D e ‘ i cember 19}. Wealth, Taxation and Public j edness of the State of Georgia -" take from the census of 1870, the rc T’: ed financial condition of our State. * figures will be found quite interest!) g 1 the lover of statistical facts. • „ The assessed value of real estate. 8- 948,216. Assessed value of personal estate. * 271,303. Total assessed value of real and pers"- al estate, $227,219,519. True valuation of real and personal es tate, $268,169,207. Taxation, not national: State v’- 1 */ 1 ’" 394: county $906,270; town, city, es ’ 775,365 ; total, $2,627,029. , Public debt, county, for which o°‘‘ ‘ 3 have been issued, $300,386; all $263,349 ;toivn, city,etc., $11,383,31a other, $264,162. “ . „ The total receipts into the State Yre^-' 7 ” nry during the fiscal year were ’ • 304 ;of which $732,898 were from gene™ taxes; $35,924 from liquor tax: from licenses; $21,440 from corporate $45,000 from State Road: $10,2'.'- interest; $310,000 from loans; and 966 from miscellaneous sources. Total disbursements from the * a „° Treasmy w-ere $1,414,817 ; of which 035 were for the Executive DepartnK'-- ■ $526,891 for legislative expenses; y’y 260 for judicary ; $2,547 for penitentia . expenses; $114,647 for institutions 1 deaf, dumb, blind, and insane; t for educational purposes ; $57,321 . printing ; $495,603 for payments and u - terest on public debt; and sl.>7,4stj ' ■ miscellaneous expenses under acts of < ll Legislature.
