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Two moke big failures in New York are
announced.
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Quite a fleet of vessels, unheard of for
many days, are now supposed to have been
swamped in a hurricane.
Halthankt’s official majority is 14,500.
Thecity of Philadelphia defeated Pershing,
and that city is said to be honey-combed
with fraudulent Republican voters.
Stanley, of the Herald, has been heard
from again. He rather discredits the dis
coveries of his friend Livingstone, but
then Stanley is said to be of rather doubt
ful veracity.
Hon. A. H, Stephens is mending slowly,
but we hope surely. His nephew. Mr. Wm.
G. Stephens, wa9 in the city yesterday,
and reports that our illustrious Represent
ative hopes to take his seat in Congress by
Jar.uary next.
Asa companion picture to the loss of the
Pacific steamship, we learn this morning
of the burning of the City of Waco, and her
total destruction, iu Galveston harbor. The
passengers and crew will very likely bo
saved, as they were all gotten off In boats
which drifted away but must be within the
reach of rescue, as measures were prompt
ly taken to effect their deliverance.
Anotheb ocean horror is detailed this
morning. The loss of the steamship Pacific,
with nearly all on board, is one of those
sea-tragedies which curdles the blood.
Among the officers supposed to have gone
downjwith the ill-fate i craft is Mr. Howelt ,
a brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis. We
trust that the story told by tiie only known
survivor is susceptible of modification, and
thu, presently, we shall hear of other per
sons having been rescued.
Gen. Hawley, the Centennial Commis
sioner, does not seem to please everybody
at home any more than he did down South.
Trie Spirit of the Times learns that a meet
ing of clergymen was held lately at Spring
field, Mass, at w r hich tho Rev. Mr. Haw
ley said that his son, Gen, Hawley, one
of the United States Commissioners, had
written to him that he need have no fear
that the Centennial buildings would be
open on Sundays, as that nine-tenths of the
Commission rs were opposed to such a
step, and that should it be adopted, he
would instantly resign. The Times retorts
that “Gen. Hawley might as well resign I
at once. A great national enterprise can
n)t be controlled by narrow sectarian
prejudices. Sunday is the Peoples’ day—it
Is the only day that millions of our citizens
may call their own, and to close the Cen
tennial Exhibition on them on that day is
impossible.” Well, settle it between you,
gentlemen.
■<•■ •
Turkey seems to be coming to her
senses, warned by the menacing attitude of
the Great Powers. On this subject of Otto
man misrule, and the present status of
tho Eastern question, the Baltimore Sun
says: “The Christians of Herzegovina
have been oppressed and crushed by their
Musseln ian neighbors and by the Mussel
man officials as no people in a civilized age
ever have been by a power pretending to a
shadow of civilization before. Their very
houses Lave been desecrated and polluted,
and their wives and daughters dragged
away to become victims of their Turkish
masters. The courts of Turkey have been
dumb to their appeals. The eyes of jus
tice in those tribunals have been blind to
the atrocities perpetrated by Turks, and
open only to the crimes of Christians in
trying to defend their own households from
degradation. From past experience there
is not the slightest reason to believe that
Turkey will take any practical steps to
wards reform unless she is compelled to do
it by the Great Powers.
“In a military point of view, the outlook
in Ihe revolting provinces was, at the last
accounts, brightening for the Insurgents.
As lia s been before stated, Turkey has beeu
obliged to negotiate foreign loans at ruin
ous rates, and with the largest civil list of
any power on earth, and with the most
thoroughly taxed subjects in the world, !
has been steadily losing its credit, and has j
lately resorted to semi-repudiation. This
is a damaging confession of deficiency in
the sinews of war, and of dishonesty, be
sides, which last is likely to weaken mate
rially English sympathies in her behalf. It
is to England that she has always resorted
for money, and it has been readily loaned,
because a general impression of the good
faith of the Turk pervaded that country.
He might have other vices, but his redeem
ing virtue was honesty. When the eyes of
English creditors are opened to the fact
That he is as destitute of this as of sundry
other good qualities, the English people,
at all events, will feel no regret if the In
su'rgents succeed in the present rebellion.
“i?ut for the Government of England,
Turkey could not retain its place as a Eu
ropean power for a year, and though that
support, from motives of selfish policy,
may not be withdrawn, yet it will be pow
erless to prevent the Northern powers f.om
intervention in order to insure the humane
treatment of Herzegovina. The Emperor
of Russia has intimated, in language not
to be mistaken, that there must be an end
to the wrongs perpetrated upon the people
of that province. He says that the Porto
must be assisted iu its work of refoim, as
elegant a mode of expressing the idea of
compulsion as could be used. The mean
ing of what the Emperor says is not to be
misunderstood, and whatever course Eng
land may take, armed intervention may
vory possibly be resorted to by Russia un
less the Sultan carries out his promises.
Should the present limits of the war be
enlarged by the military interposition of
the Northern powers, there is no telling
where it would end. The present state of
Europe is unsettled, to use tho mildest
terms, and the rushing current of events
might piecipitate the whole continent into
war.”
PROM WASHINGTON.
Report on District Bonds—Appoint
ment.
Washington. November 9.—The gov
erning committee of the Washington
{Stock Exchange this afternoon adopt
ed a resolution tLat, iu view of the
opinion of the Attorney General
concerning the 365 District bonds, that
the United States themselves authoriz
ed the issue of these bonds to secure
their own debt they shall hereafter be
recognized aud classed in all transac
tions of this exchange as bonds of the
United States.
Alonzo Bell of New York has been
appointed Chief Clerk or the Interior
Department.
PROM BALTIMORE.
Proceedings of the Health Associa
tion.
Baltimore, November 9.—The third
annual meeting of the American Health
Association convened here to-day. Be
tween thirty and forty members were
present. An introductory address was
delivered by Dr. Toner, President of
the Association,
ffljf Augusta f Ccmstitnticmolist.
Established 1799.
AN OCEAN HORROR.
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP PACIFIC
The Thrilling Story of a Survivor—
Nearly All on Board Supposed to be
Lost—The Brother-in-Law of Jeffer
son Davis Thought to be Drowned—
Engulfment of a Dramatic Troupe.
San Francisco, November 9.— Henry
L. Jelley, a survivor from the steam
ship Pacific, floated on a pilot house
from 8:30 o’clock Thursday night, to 10
o’clock Saturday morning. His com
panion died from exposure, aad was
cut loose by Jelley. Several boats were
launched, but all foundered. The pas
sengers, some 75, were from Puget’s
Sound and Victoria. Jelley is too low
to give further particulars. The ship’s
complement was as follows : Master,
J. D. Howell ; First Officer, A. N.
McDonough ; Second Officer, A. Weils;
Third officer, J. W. Lewis; Purser, A.
Hill, Jr.; Freight Clerk, S. H. Bigly;
Chief Engineer, T. Houston; Assistant,
D. M. Bafsett; Oilers, Thomas Listearg
and J. Dugan, Jr.; Carpenter, R. Errick
son; Watchman, Henry Norris; Steward,
J. Martin; Second Stewaid, Charles H.
Jackson; Steerage Steward, S. Mc-
Nichol; First Cook, J. M. Holds worth;
Second, 8. Miles; Third, H. Whiting;
Baker, Thos. Muller; Parter Ralet, F.
McNemain; Stewardess, Hannah Muir.
There were also five firemen, four coal
passers, ten seamen, two mess men,
two pantry men, and eight waiters.
The New Orleans Mutual Insurance
Company had a small risk on the Pa
cific. It is stated that Captain Jeff. D.
Howell, of the lost steamer Pacific, was
a brother-in-law of Jefferson Davis,
and was formerly an officer of the Con
federate Navy. He was a young man,
but was supposed to be an experienced
navigator.
Port Townsend, November 9.—Jelley,
the supposed sole survivor from the
steamer Pacific, was brought here by
the ship Messenger in a wretched con
dition. He says the Pacific collided
with some vessel whose lights he saw.
Experienced navigators here think she
struck a sunken rock. Jelley’s state
ment is that he took passage on the
Pacific from Victoria, leaving at quar
ter past 9 o’clock Thursday. About
200 persons were aboard. She steamed
all day against an eastern gale. The
crew were constantly pumpiDg water
into boats to trim the ship. The boats
abaft paddle boxes had no oars in
them. Other boats had oars. Between
9 aud 10 o’clock, while in bed, he heard
a crash, and felt a shock, as if the ves
sel had struck a rock. The bells struck
“stop,” “back,” “go-ahead.” He went
on deck and heard voices say, “all
right; we have struck a vessel.” He
saw several lights at a distance. They
were colored. He went to the pilot
house and heard the expression, “She
is making water fast.” The Captain
came from his room and burned
five blue lights. The engines were
still working. There was no one
at the wheel. He aided a number of
men to launch the long beat, but could
not. There were twenty women in the
boat. He heard that boats abaft the
paddles got off, but did not see them.
The steamer listed about an hour after
she struck, so much that the port boat
was in the water. He adds: “I was
in that boat, and cut it loose from the
davits. The boat filled and turned
over. I got on the bottom and helped
several up. Immediately after the
ship broke fore and aft, the smoke
stack struck our boat and the steamer
sunk. I think about all the women
were In our boat, and all drowned when
the boat upset. This was about ten
o’clock at night. It was not dark nor
was the sea very rough. I left the
bottom of the boat with another man
and climbed to the top of the pilot
house. Next morning I got some life
preservers floating by with their ropes
and Jashed myseliF and companion to
to the pilot house. I saw three rafts.
The first had three men, the second
two men and a woman, but couldn’t
make out the third. My companion
died Friday afternoon. I saw a vessel
and called. I heard people on the
other raft call the vessel, but she did
not come near us. I saw two other
vessels before I was picked up. The
Hurlbut and Rockwell troupe were
aboard.”
FROM .PHILADELPHIA.
Proceedings of the Episcopal Church
Congress.
Philadelphia, November 9.—The
secoud annual Church Congress of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in the
United States, is assembled to-day in
St. Andrew’s Church, Eighth street,
above Spruce. The Right Rev. W.
Bacon Stevens, D. D. L. L. D., Bishop
of the Diocese, occupied the Chair. An
extraordinary address was delivered by
Right Rev. Bishop Clark, of Rhode
Island. The post communion service
was read by the Right Rev. Bishop
Hare, of Niobrara, and the remainder
of the service by Right Rev. Bishop
Stevens. After which the Holy Com
munion was administered to a large
number of persons. In the afternoon a
large number of papers were read
and remarks made on ultramouta
nism and civil authority, by Rev.
F. Wharton, D.D.L L.S. Rev. C.
M. Butler, DD., and Rev. J. J. Morn
bert, Ph. D. In the evening session,
papers were read and remarks made
on “Ministrations of the Church to the
Working Classes. Writers —Rev. J.
Vaughan Lewis, DD., Henry E. Pellew,
Esq.; speakers—Rev. J. B. Rylance,
DD., Wm. Welsh. Esq., S. Wagner, Jr.,
Esq., Russell Sturgis, Esq.
FROM NEW YORK.
News From Stanley—He Takes Issue
■with Livingstone.
New York, November 9. —A London
dispatch says letters have just been
received from Stanley, dated at Ulagalla
in Uganda, giving an account of the
continuation and conclusion of his
examination of the shares of the Vic
toria Nyanza. They confirm Speke’s
view that the lake is one large body of
water and not a series of small lakes
as held by Livingstone.
A Big Failure.
New York, November 9.—Wright,
Hoyt & Cos., hat and cap trimming
manufacturers, failed for $750,000.
Still Another - Failure —Heavy Liabili
ties of Phillips & Cos.
New York, November 9.— lt ia now
said that the liabilities of L. J. Phillips
& Cos., who failed last week, are esti
mated at $2,000,000.
The failure of Solomon Meyer, dealer
i in ladies’ hats aad trimmings, is an
nounced.
The residents of Logansport, lud.,
had a dispute over two hogs. Costs,
$20.00.
Great big, overgrown, shuffling black
bears are unusually thick in Wiscon
sin,
AUGUSTA. GA„ WEjDNTESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1875.
PERILS OF THE DEEP.
The Steamer City of Waco Burns in
Galveston Harbor—Escape of Pas
sengers and Crew —Supposed Loss of
Several Vessels in a Hurricane.
Galveston, November 9. —The City
of Waco arrived from New York yes
terday and anchored outside with the
fleet of vessels. At 1 o’clock this morn
ing she was discovered to be on fire, a
strong northeast wind was blowing
with showers of rain. The passengers,
officers and crew took to the ship’s
open boats, at 3 o’clock, and passed
through the fleet. The sea was so high
the other boats could render them no
assistance. The last seen of the
open boats they were drifting in a
westerly direction down the coast. The
agents have telegraphed for a list
of her passengers. One of the
Galveston pilots who had gone
out on her arrival was also on board.
Carriages have been sent down the
beach and a steam tug dispatched,
cruising outside iu search of the pas
sengers and crew. The steamer burned
to the water’s edge and is now reported
sinking. It is supposed the vessel and
cargo are a total loss.
New York, November 9. —The City of
Waco was valued at $150,000 and was
partially insured in New York and Eu
rope. She was three-quarters full of
freight of general merchandise which
was valued at SIOO,OOO. She was built
in 1873 at Chester, Pa.
New York, November 9. —The steam
er City of Waco, burned off Galveston,
was an iron screw steamship of 1,500
tons burthen. She was in thoroughly
good condition, having been overhaul
ed just before sailing from this port.
She left New York for Galveston Sa
turday, October 30th, commanded by
Captain Greeuman, an experienced offi
cer, who has been employed by Mal
lory & Cos. for the last twenty years.
The City of Waco carried a valuable
cargo. She carried a crew of thirty
men, including officers. Her passen
ger list numbered twenty in the cabin
aud steerage. Her cabin passengers
were Miss Moelling, Mr. Rogers and
wife, H. Meyer, Mrs. A. Horsley and
child, Fanny Heiler, B. Wedemyer. In
the steerage there were twelve pass
engers, as follows: Robt. Tarkeuton,
Mrs. Mary Ehrenberger, S. S. Duane,
A. Frasier, Wm. Mclntosh, Alexander
Chisholm, M. Minesta and son, A.
Steinzmeske, E. Dreisbauch, J. L. Al
bert, P. J. Martin.
Galveston, November 9.—The City
of Waco, which had burned to the
water’s edge and her hull rolling in a
heavy sea, sunk at 1 p. rn. to-day iu
seven fathoms of water. The vessel
and cargo are a total loss. There were
no tidings of her missing boats up to
eight o’clock this evening.
Boston, November 9.—lntelligence
has been received hereof the supposed
loss of the brig J. W. Spencer, of Bos
ton, which sailed from Navassa, Sep
tember 11th, bound to Charleston, S. C.
Twenty-four hours after she sailed the
terrific hurricane commenced, which
caused so much damage, and it is fear
ed the brig was lost with all on board.
Her crew consisted of Capt. Joseph
Thomas, of Ellsworth, Me. John Albert
Dawes, First Mate, or Boston; Aiueu
R. Wilder, Second Mate, of Pembroke,
Me.; J. Manuel Rodriquez, Steward;
Wm. Broon, Chas. Broou, Peter Peter
son, James Perry and A. Adams,
seamen, all of whom shipped in
New York. The Spencer was a
good vessel of 315 tons register, was
owned in Boston, valued at sl2,ooo,and
insured for about one-third of her
value. When she sailed, she left at
the Island the brig Toronto and schoon
ers Moses Potter and Nellie Chase, all
of which put to sea during tbe hurri- !
cane, aud none of which have ever been
heard from except the brig Toronto,
which was seen drifting past Jamaica
dismasted and abandoned. The schoon
er Serene (Capt. Jones), of Baltimore,
for Wilmington, N. C., sailed in com
pany with the Spencer, and, as it is
now nearly two months since they sail
ed, it is doubtful if either of the five
vessels or their crews will ever be
heard from.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Whiskey Frauds —Marine Disaster —
More Earthquake.
St. Louis, November 9.—ln the Uni
ted States District Court yesterday, a
petit jury was sworn in, after which J.
R. Jowlett, against whom two indict
ments were pending for conspiracy
against tho Government and defraud
ing the Government, withdrew his plea
of not guilty and entered a plea of
guilty to both indictments. The grand
jury made a partial report, returning i
indictments against two parties already |
indicted for whiskey frauds, but their
names have not yet transpired. Capias
has been issued of A. M. Everest, a :
Government agent, who absconded af
ter being indicted last spriug, but who,
it is now understood, will return and
plead guilty.
Washington, November 9.—The Sig
nal Service Observer at Marietta, Ohio,
reports that the steamer Panther sunk
two coal barges at Fishing Creek Bar,
the steamer Blackmore one, aud the
steamer Resolute one; also a brick boat
sunk at Mill Creek Bar, opposite Stone
wall.
Manhattan, Ks., November 9.—There
was a distinct earthquake here, with a
dull, rumbling sound.
Capture of an Illicit Still.
New York, November 9. This af
ternoon, in Brooklyn,the DeputyUuited
States Collectors made a raid on an
illicit whiskey still, and captured 1,500
gallons of mash and a barrel of whis
key. A large crowd of rowdies sur
rounded the Government officers and
hurled stones at them during their op
erations.
Ornamental Woodwork.
Tbe decoration of wooden pauels is by
placing successive layers of different
kinds of wood together, and carving
away the successive layers, preserving
form as well as outline, and thus bring
ing several materials and colors direct
ly under the artist’s hand. After the
panel is prepared, the artist has only
to draw and to carve, and is not trou
bled with any mechanical processes.
The effects produced, especially when
holly and ebony are used, are some
what like cameo work—for gradations
are got, not only by the form of the
carving, but by reducing the outer lay
ers to such thinness as to show the
color of the wood which is under
through the outer layer. Color and
gold have beeu added to these panels,
with good pictorial effect. The general
treatment in such cases is very similar
to pathcijral glass work.
Miss Fealty Wheat, of Indiana, was,
tho other day, gathered in by the
arms of a stalwart young Hoosier har
vester, and bound in the withes of
wedlock.
A young man of Lewiston, Me., has
been fined $2 for swearing on Sunday,
LETTER FROM ALABAMA.
L
IS OURS A FEDERAL fl NION OR
NOT? I—
i
Hon. A. H Stephens and Jknator Mor
ton —The True Issues t|f the Demo
cracy. t; ,f
I
Alexandria, Ala., v. 6, 1875.
Mr. Editor : MyAttention has been
brought to consider very Seriously the
above question by reading very lately
two speeches, delivered before large
and intelligent bodies of ‘ioters during
the past Summer. The fifst oue was
speech of Mr. A. H. Stephens, de
livered in Atlanta on thevith of July
last. The other speech |to which I
allude was delivered by Senator Morton
at Urbana, Ohio, very so'ui after Mr.
Stephens’ Atlanta speech.s In (tie esti
mation of your writer nc| speech ever
went before the country tint was more
appropriate, more patriotic, aud more
powerful in the good it yas likely to
accomplish, than this Fourth of July
speech of Mr. Stephens* The great
beauty of it was the patriotic and I
might well say patriarchct spirit that
seemed to inspire the If cart of this
great and trusted man. j
The deep-seated, broad find National
sentiment of the Sage ofiLiberty Hall
breathed iu every sentenc* of this calm
and truthful review of thy early histo
ry of the struggles ant| criumphs of
our renowned forefathers) It was evi
dent that the whole soul Lf the distin
guished orator was wanted up iu his
effort to bring the thinkiiig portion of
the vast audience before h|in to a prop
er appreciation and understanding of
the principles of our Federal Republic.
The powerful effect of th|& speech was
in establishing upon the mind of every
impartial hearer and readier that the
Government of our Fathers was a Fed
eral Republic—a Union of} States—rat
ified by the people of Sovereign States,
for the benefit of the Stafes. But the
best evidence of the telling effect of j
this speech is to be foun<* in the fact j
that it bad no sooner goijje before the I
reading public of tills country,
full of its patriotic and soul
moving eloquence, than fcfmator Mor
ton—a man of brains andkio little po
litical shrewdness; in fact,ft,he leader of
the Centralist party iu| the United
States Senate—undertakes to reply to
it and its doctrines in a sjLech before a
large audience in Urbaifi., Ohio. He
takes this speech as a test, for a gen
eral attack against the Federative the
ory of our Government, ’ n fact, start
ling as it may sound to aliy reader of
our early history, he denies, in positive
terms, that our Government was form
ed and adopted by the States in their
sovereign capacity; but,ion the eon- 1
trary, asserts that it w*s done by a
majority of all the people* in their ag- j
gregate capacity. 1
Mr. Editor, I wa3 perfect ly astounded
when I read such a statelnent coming
from so intelligent a soui£e.
It was a square lock-h(|rns with Mr. i
S.; not on a speculative p|iut on which j
great minds might honestly differ,
but a denial of the great a matter i
of history, that the Constitution of his
aud our couutry was ratified by the
k3Lcltuo itx thoir loui o*a tLo
contrary. He tells the people that it
was ratified by a majority of all the
people in the aggregate without re
gard to State lines. AijLl I have no
doubt but that the most of them be
lieved every word spokerj’ by him. He
then went into an argument to sustain
his position and falsi assertions, ,
but it was as futile t and ridicu
lous as au effort to f batter down
the granite sides of |Btone Moun
tain with a bojis pop-guu
would be. Tbe truths of it is, Mr.
Stephens’ speech in Atlanta and Senator
Eaton’s in the Senate winter were
both stunners, and Mr. Ij'orton knows
it will be dangerous bis party to
let two such powerful jirguments go
before the thinking n*isses of the
country without an effjrt to silence
these two seige pieces. * have alluded
at some length to these speeches, as a
prelude to what I wis| to say. Is it
not startling and disgraceful that after
the lapse of nearly one hundred years
two of America’s most* distinguished
statesmen go before larg|; audiences of
intelligent voters and positively con
tradict each other as to *he most vital
fact in the history of th(| formation of
our Government? If (they are not
posted iu this matter of ‘- he history of
the formation of our Constitution, how
can you expect the toiliig millions of
farmers (like your humbfe writer) aud
the mechanics, who dim’t have the
time to investigate these.matters, to in
telligently vote and action such ques
tions? Right here, Mr.* Editor, is the
answer to the question j What caused
the late war? It was ignorance on the
part of the masses, of ti*o true history
of tho formation and |heory of our
Government. Many speeches aud
books have been wrilteij since the war
trying to elucidate thq great mys
tery why such a gigantic and bloody
war should have been passible between
Sister States and children of the same
family. But the only jiorrect answer
is, Ignorance. My acquaintance with
the Federal troops duriul; the war, con
versing freely and in a perfectly calm,
friendly manner with tiiem on picket :
lines, with their prisoners, and being j
myself a prisoner, giving me fre
quent opportunities tj> interchange
views with them as o the causes
that brought on the {war, satisfied
my mind that the gre.|t majority of
them were just as patriotic aud sincere
in fighting us as we (thc| Confederates)
were in repelling them, tit was simply
an honest difference of opinion on tho
part of the masses that Jirought on the
war and made it so Ctubbornly con
tested on both sides. Mr. Stephens,
iu his “War Between States,” says
it was the love of poweij on the part of
the Centralists, that Brought on the
war. Senator Norwooq, in his great
speech at Oxford, Ga. last Summer,
says it was from mercenary motives
that tfie war resulted.] Both may bo
right, so far as the leathers and politi
cians are concerned ; buU the war never
would or could have jbeen fought, if
the masses had not) beeu falsely
educated in the theory and history
of our Government. > Mr. Editor.
This is the issue for |he Democracy
to go before the country on next year.
Let every other issues be put under
foot or laid aside until |ho great fact is
determined and settles by the masses
of voters in this country, viz: whether
the government at Washington belongs
to the States, or do the States belong
to it? In other words, is ours a Fed
eral Union or not? L?t all discord in
the party on the subject of finance be
banished forever untiuthis transcend
antly more important'issue is settled
by the peaple. The tlist patriots and
wisest men of the partlr may honestly
differ in regard to Jthe finances -
a difpeult and complicated matter
at best; but for the >sake of its past
record, its brilliant pibspects, and for
the sake of the hopes f our posterity,
heaven grant, that th< party may cot
| throw away their opportunities to save
I the country next year by wrangling
j ver the finances. "Fellow-Democrats,
it has been but a short while since the
strong arm of the Centralist Govern
ment at Washington, carrying out Sen
ator Morton’s theory, overturned the
6tate Legislature of Louisiana. Don’t
let finances or any other side issue
come in now to prevent you from oust
ing and crippling forever this hydra
headed and blood-stained monster.
After this is accomplished, then we can
take care of their rotten system of
finances which they have put upon the
country.
Respectfully,
W. S. N.
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FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
The Egyptian Finances—Turkey Re
commended to Reform Abuses—The
Vatican aud Spain.
London, November 9.—A Reuter tele
gram confirms the dispatch to the
Times, of yesterday, to the effect that
the Egyptian Government had applied
to England for two experts to examine
into and arrauge its finauces.
Vienna, November 9.—The Turkish
Ambassador in this city has beeu sum
moned to Constantinople to assume
there the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
He favors the reforms recommended
by Russia, Austria and North Germany.
Rome, November 9.—Recently the
Diario Espanol, of Madrid, gave publi
cation to the statement that a note had
beeu dispatched from the Vatican to
Spain insisting upon the execution of
tho Concordat, attributing the civic
war to religious tolerance, demanding
that the Bishop of Urgel be tried by
ecclesiastical judges, &c. The exist
ence of this note is denied here. The
communication from Spain is still un
answered.
Serious Illness of the Queen of Hol
land.
London, November 9.—A special to
tho Times says the Queen of Holland
is in a precarious condition.
Arrival of Spanish Troops.
Havana, November 9.-Two transports
arrived to-day with reinforcements for
the Spanish army.
The weather is dry and great activity
is manifested.
Fight Between the British and Malays.
Penang, November 9. — The mutilated
remains of Mr. Birch, the late English
Resident at Perak, have been recovered,
after a sharp engagement with the
Malays. In the fight, Capt. Innis, of
the Tenth Regiment, was killed and
two officers and eight men wounded.
London, November 9. —A special tel
egram from Penang to the Times says
all this side of the Malay Peninsular
is greatly excited. A general outbreak
is feared. Hong Kong has been tele
graphed to for troops. Oue man-of
war, two gunboats and about 400
troops are now at Perak.
Lord Mayor’s Day in London—A Gen
eral Jollification.
To-day is Lord Mayor’s Day, and
business aud street traffic were for a
long while, to a great extent, suspend
on, The weather, which this morn
ing was coiu uua ru 6&; ,
ed up in the afternoon, and be
came pleasant and favorable for the
great event of the day, the installation
of Alderman W. J. R. Cotton as Lord
Mayor of London for tho coming year.
The general arrangements for the
usual ceremonies were successfully
carried out. After religious aud other
exercises had been performed at tbe
Guildhall, the procession, at about two
o’clock, started upon its march to
Westminster Hall. Among the fea
tures of the procession were the
band of the Grenadier Guards,
the 20th Hussars, Mounted Cavalry
Band, tbe Honorable Artillery Com
pany, one hundred Odd Fellows of Man
chester University, one hundred boys
from the Marine Society, tho usual
delegations from the city, liveried com
panies, nnd the new Lord Mayor and
Sheriffs In their gilded coaches. After
a short stay at Westminster Hall, where
the Mayor aud Sheriffs took the neces
sary oaths and went through other le
gal formalities, the procession returned
to Guildhall. The route throughout was
lined with thousands of people, and
tuany houses were gaily decorated with
flags and streamers. Owing to the ex
cellent police arrangements, there was
no disorder whatever beyond the man
ifestations of good humor usual on
Lord Mayor’s Day. His lordship will
sigualize his first occupation of the
Mansion house, by the customary
grand banquet. Iu consequence of the
report of the select committee of
the House of Commons on loans
to foreign States, it has been deter
mined not to invite the ministers for
Honduras, Paraguay and Costa Rica,
but all the other members of the Corps
Diplomatique will, as usual, receive in
vitations. To-day is also the birthday
of his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales. The bells were rung merrily
daring the forenoon, and salutes were
fired from the tower, the barracks in
St. James Park, at Windsor and else
where. The city will be partially illu
minated this evening.
Seal Skill Fashions.
As large as has been the demand for
seal-skin for tho last several years, it
promises to be greater this Winter than
ever heretofore. Indications from all
sections of the country are to this
effect; nor is this surprising when the
beauty, richness, comfort and adapta
bility of seal-skin sets to all ages and
styles of dress are regarded. On ac
count of indiscriminate slaughter of
the animals, as previously alluded to
by us, skins of the Shetland or South
Sea seal are more scarce this season
than even last; and consequently are
held still at high figures. The finest
Shetland seal sacques cost about $350;
sets ranging at from this price to about
$425. The average price of au Alaska
seal sacque is about slso—figures rang
ing from SIOO to $200; and sets at from
$125 to S3OO, including the muff and
boa.
The seal-skin caps of this season ap
pear in the toque, the round Hungarian,
and the English walking hat. The last
promises to be the most popular, the
trimming consisting of a full ostrich
feather of seal brown, or a sable tail,
held in place by a small seal or sable
head. Asa complete and most becom
ing outfit for excessively cold weather,
we would encourage the use of the seal
skin head dress; aud especially is it to
be commended for traveling wear.
Sets for children comprise the sacque ,
muff, boa and cap, and the manner of
making-up is about the same as in the
garments for women.
Delmonico feels the hard times along
with the rest. He complained that peo
ple don’t eat ana drink as they used
to do.
A weeping relative is narrowly like a
very drunk man, being mournful, while
the inebriate is more ’n full. — Inter
Ocean,
GRANT.
HIS POSITION AND PROSPECTS.
The Trump Cards of the President —
How to Popularize a Third Term —
The Cuban Trick—The Hard Money
J uggle—The School Question Fanati
cism—A Cunning Game and a Mas
ter Player—Can the Democracy be
Bought, Sold and Euchred?
[Spirit of the Times.]
In the great game for the Presidency
Grant has from the first held the best
cards. This is partly because he dealt
them. The possession of the Govern
ment is alone an immense advantage;
the power to destroy, by intrigue or
open antagonism, any formidable Re
publican candidate is another ; he has
the national finances also iu his con
trol, and can influence either of the
parties by his policy; at any time he
may introduce foreign complications
into the canvass. In short, the cards
in Grant’s hands are all trumps, and he
has played them with consummate
skill.
The third term project is, in Itself,
odious to the country, and no one
knows it better than Grant. But he
has carefully contrived to represent a
third term as being a contingent good,
as compared with other great national
evils which it might avert. In his let
ter to the Pennsylvania Convention he
put forward this view for the calm con
sideration of the country, when he
urged that it might be unfortunate, if
not disastrous, to prohibit the indefi
nite re-election of the President, and
then added that he would not accept a
renomination unless circumstances not
likely to arise should make acceptance
his duty. Since then, events have been
so skillfully shaped, aud dangers have
been so forcibly paraded before the
people, that the third term movement
is made to appear, iu the opinion of
many, the only means by which pros
perity can be maintained. Grant has
kept himself at the front, and towers
like a giant far above the Republican
leaders around him.
Since the Ohio election the third-term
project has taken more definite shape.
By inducing the vepal Democratic chiefs
to introduce the inflation plank in the
Ohio platform, Grant removed from
the canvass all personal opposition to
himself, and substituted a fiuancial
quarrel for the real issue of reform.
The Democrats were no sooner brought
before the enemy than, like an army of
madmen, they began to fight with each
other. They lost Ohio in the twinkling
of an eye. Next they lost Pennsylvania,
and if they have not lost New York
they are at least badly demoralized by
the capture of Tammany Hall by the
Custom House politicians and the enor
mously diminished majority in the
State. In the manoeuvres which have
led to these results Grant has
displayed wonderful skill, aud has
achieved the inestimable success of
dividing the Democratic party on
the question of inflation and installing
himself before the country as the Hard
Money candidate for 1876. This posi
tion alone Is equivalent to a renomina
tion. Whether such vast strides of
fortune wore anticipated eveu me
audacious uvpcrui ULOD O £ Grant him
self, is a question ; but whether he ex
pected such success or not, he has cer
tainly exhibited the genius of a true
leader, in the arrangements which
made it possible. All those qualities
which are essential to personal ad- '
vancement, Grant possesses iu a supe- !
rior degree, but they must not be con- j
founded with the higher qualities of a ;
statesman who labors for the nation
only. Iu nearly eight years that Grant ■
has governed he has not given the i
country peace, nor reform, nor finan- j
cial soundness and stability, nor any I
great measure by which his adminis
tration will be celebrated hereafter;
but his severest critics must concede
that he has left nothing undone to
strengthen himself as a leader.
Anew proof of this remarkable skill
in managing his own campaign for the
third term is the adroit manner in
which Grant reserved the Cuban card
to lead after tho trick he won in Ohio.
By this new alarm, this appeal to
American sympathy, this revival of
ancient policy at a critical moment,
Grant follows up his political conquests
with tremendous force. The acquisi
tion of Cuba has always been looked
upon by the American people as a gold
en gain ; that Cuba should be inde
pendent of Spain, they have always
considered the natural right of the
Queen of the Antilles. Grant, in mak
iug auy movement against Spain, any
demand in the cause of Cuba, ap
peals both to our natural acquisi
tiveness aud our natioual feeling of
patriotism and right. His first
step has been carefully taken;
the Spanish complications have been
kept before the public, accompanied
by constant warnings and apprehen
sions inspired by the Administration.
His next movement will probably be to
announce bis intention to declare bel
ligerent riarhts for the Cuban patriots.
Then will follow a proposal to pur
chase Cuba of Spain, and to secure the
consent of the insurgents by giving tbe
indorsement of the United States Gov
ernment to the Cuban bonds. Here is
a brilliant programme, and one not
very difficult of execution. The sup
position that the next House of Repre
sentatives can be depended upon to
oppose Grant’s Cuban scheme, as a
bridge to a third term, is not well
founded. Iu the first place, he is just
as able and as willing to buy his way
through a Democratic House as he was
to buy it through the Democratic Con
vention of Ohio aud Pennsylvania.—
Tho purchasable material in Congress
is alweys large, and not likely to
be smaller at the next session than in
the sessions where Republicans and
Democrats were equally involved in
Credit Mobilier and Pacific Mail sub
sidies. Besides this, the Cuban bonds
held iu this country will be powerful
agents in influencing Congressional
legislation. Mr. Cushing, who was in
terested with Dick Scholl in this Cuban
scheme three year3 ago, is probably
working up that feature now, and Mr.
Schell might tell us, if he were so dis
posed, of the great profit to be made
iu the Cuban bond speculation. But
though Grant and the Cuban ring, un
der his control, could easily buy a ma
jority for his plans in the House, it is
unlikely that he would be forced to
spend dne cent. The acquisition of
Cuba has been the policy of the Demo
cratic party for thirty years, or ever
since the Ostend Conference. No Demo
cratic Congress would dare to oppose
that policy on the pretext that it was
presented by a Republican President.
Thus, from every point of view, the
Cuban policy, which Grant has never
permitted to pass out of sight, and
which he is now prepared to make a
prominent issue, is strong. It is strong
with the people, with the Democrats,
with the politicians, and with the
speculators. It supplements with
amazing force hie victories in the late
New Series —Vol. 28, No. 82.
elections of Ohio, Pennsylvania and
New York, where the Administration
revealed its power to sustain or break
down either of the two parties. Grant
holds in each hand a weapon of enor
mous value for attack. The Cuban
movement gives life and purpose to an
almost dead and meaningless foreign
policy, while the dexterous division of
the Democracy upon inflation makes
Grant the master of the financial fu
ture of the country.
But all these matters must be looked
at from one point of view to be rightly
understood. The third term is the key
to the situation, ana to all the Admin
istration mysteries of the Presidential
campaign. Grant would probably be
an inflationist did he not see that to di
vide the Democracy is to make him in
evitable the candidate of the Republi
cans and of all the Hard-Money voters.
He would probably act very differently
with Spain, and, if he were not a candi
date for a third term, would long ago
i have sought to make his administra
tion memorable for the acquisition of
i Cuba. But it must not be forgotten
that now he does not want to gain Cuba
so much as to use her to promote his
i own ambitious ends. He does not for
one instant meditate a war with Spain,
for that would only result in the block
ade and the bombardment ef our
coasts, in the devastation of our ships
and commerce, and—worse than all for
: Grant—the creation of anew Presiden
tial rival in the person of a naval hero.
All that Grant wants is to arouse pub
lic concern on that subject, and then
gradually avoid the dangers of war by
a peaceable debate upon the granting
: of belligerent rights to Cuba, or upon
the purchase of the Island and the
guarantee of the Insurgent bonds.
Are we wrong, then, in saying that
the third term now appears more cer
tain than ever? These recent events
have proved Grant's power to be great
er than it ever was with the people and
the politicians. His successful strat
egy, abroad and at home, shows that he
is, perhaps, the ablest political as well
as military leader the country has ever
produced. The third term, which was
made odious by the example of Wash
ington, the precepts of Jefferson,
Jackson, and the founders of the
American Republic, against which
Grant himself once protested as
irreconcilable with American liber
ties, he now makes seem necessary by
(.is skilful presentation of foreign and
domestic dangers to the nation. It is
really the greatest of all dangers, but
lie dwarfs it by his skilful contrasts
with others that are more imminent.
And infamous as the third term is, and
ever will be, Grant is teaching the peo
ple to forget its evil by the resplen
dent bribes he offers them in the shape
of glory and territory to be won
abroad, and financial and material
prosperity to be established at home.
KIN cT COTTON.
Report of the Memphis Cotton Ex
change.
Memphis, November 9.—The Mem
phis Cotton Exchange aggregate re
port for the month of October is as fol
lows : Eighteen correspondents report
verv favorable weather; 46 more favor
able than in 1874; 32 about the same; lu
not so favorable; 5 report heavy wind
and rain storms; 80 report killing
frosts from the 9th to the 20th, the
average date October 14th. The aver
age damage is 6 per cent.. Forty re
port no damage; 12 report beneficial re
sults; 11 no killing frosts. Tennessee
reports 47 per cent, of the crop picked;
northern Mississippi, 35 per cent.;
Arkansas, 42 per cent. The total aver
age for this department is 41 per cent.
Tennessee estimates that the picking
season will alose December 20th ; North
Mississippi, January 14th ; Arkansas,
January 11th. Tennessee estimates
the increased production over 1874 at
18 per cent.; North Mississippi at 15
per cent.; Arkansas at 34 per cent.
The averaged increased production for
the department is 23 per cent. Under
this head Tennessee complains that the
crop is very late, and consequently
liable to serious damage by frost, both
in Tennessee and Arkansas. The
picking has been seriously retarded
in Arkansas, both by sickness and
the fact that the laborers have waited
for extortionate wages. There has
been considerable damage done by the
boll worm iu Mississippi. Thirty-four
report damage by rust; fifty-five no
damage estimated. The damage from
this source is estimated at 4 per cent.
Forty-four report laborers working
well ; forty-five not working well.
Twenty-seven in Mississippi report po
litical excitement as the cause ; twenty
seven sickness ; eighteen depressed by
low prices and abandoning their own
crops to work for wages. No fears,
however, seem to be entertained but
that, with favorable weather, the
crops will be saved. Twenty
four answer that the September esti
mate of small grains and grasses to be
sown is too large, and 56 answer that
ii is not. The estimate now given is
16 per cent, increase over last year.—
the causes given for the falling short
is the time consumed in the elections
and sickness. Iu the aggregate for
North Alabama, 14 report favorable
weather ; 9 more favorable than last
year, and 5 about the same. All report
a killing frost from the 10th to 18th
October; 11 report damage, 3 no dam
age. The estimated average damage
11 per cent. The crop is reported 46
per cent, picked. It is estimated
that the picking season will close
by December 17 th. Five report
increased production, 2 about the
same, and 7 a decrease. The
estimated decrease is 1 per cent. —
Under this head the crop is reported
to have been very backward, very
green, and growing when overtaken by
a killing frost. Three report damage
by rust, 2 by rot, and 11 no damage.
The estimated damage is 2 1-2 per cent.
Twelve report the laborers working
well and 2 not; the causes being sick
ness and depression by low prices.
Three report the September estimate
of small grains and grasses to be sown
is too high and 11 that it is not. The
estimate now given is 20 per cent, over
last year.
The past summer has been noted by
meteorologists as being cooler by five
degrees than the average season for
more than 80 years past.
An exchange wonders why the popu
lation of the Maine pineries decrease.
Probably because there are so many
shingle-gentlemen up there.
Alice Fuller, of Easton county, Mich.,
has obtained a prize of $lO for having
got along without anew drees longer
than anybody else in the county.
Bishop Hare, of Niobrara, Nebraska,
is soon to marry Miss Kittie Wolf,
of New York, reputed to be the rich
est lady in America, Lucky Bishop
Hare.
Mrs. Rapp, convicted in St. Paul of
participation in a murder, has been
sentenced to imprisonment for life, six
days in each year to be spent in a dark
cell,
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KING LOUIS’ TROUBLES.
Important Religious Crisis m Bava
ria-The Ministry and the Ultra
mont&nes.
IMunich Correspondence of the London
World.]
Munich, October 15,1875.
By the close vote of 79 against 76
every member being in his place and
voting—our Chamber of Deputies has
passed an address to the King impeach
ing the ministry for high crimes and
misdemeanors, amounting to high trea
son in effect, and demanding their dis
missal. To-day this address, which is
drawn up in bold, vehement and fiery
language, has been delivered to the
Grand Chamberlain to be forwarded to
tne King, who is at present taking a
holiday somewhere in the Alps. In any
other constitutional kingdom a minis
try so impeached would hasten to place
their resignation in the hands of their
sovereign; but this Bavarian ministry
will not retire with dignity; they will
wait, it seems, to be kicked out.
The events which have led up to this
crisis are deeply interesting, and they
can be easily explained; the consequen
ces which are likely to result from the
step now taken by the legislature are
of the gravest importance, not to Ba
varia alone, but to all Germany.
The general elections in Bavaria in
July last gave to the Catholic party in
in the Chamber of Deputies a majority
of two members. This narrow ma
jority does not at all represent the real
strength of the Catholic party in the
kingdom. The ministry, in anticipa
tion of the election, had “gerryman
dered” the districts so cunningly that
in many instances a liberal elector had
twice, thrice or four times as much
voting power as a Catholic. Large
districts, containing immense majori
ties of Catholic voters, were thrown
into one and allowed to return only
one member ; others were joined to
precincts where the liberals would out
number them, aud the representation
of these was increased. This is an old
art, not unknown in America, and it
almost; succeeded here. In spite of it,
however, the Catholics, as I have said,’
succeeded in returning a majority of
two members. The death of one
of the liberal members has now
increased the majority to three.
When the chamber met three weeks
ago there *-as a fierce light over
the organize* on ; but the discipline of
the Catholic party was perfect, and
they elected their officers. Then they
moved, for the appointment of an ad
dress to the king, and after a long
struggle they carried this resolution,
and the committee, consisting of eight
Catholics and seven liberals, was ap
pointed. The committee, or its ma
jority, drew up the address of which
I have spoken, and it was adopted,
after a very severe struggle, by 79 to
76 votes. On to-day it was deposited
to be forwarded to the king, and both
parties are now resting on their arms,
waiting for the reply of King Louis. 1
have j ust been shown a dispatch from
Berlin stating that Prince Bismarck is
“too unwell” to accompany the Em
peror to Italy. It is natural, for what
Jacxo liajipunmi to nvo Lro him
very uuwelL The people of Bavaria
have proclaimed their detestation of
him, his laws and designs in unmis
takable terms, and the unity of the
German empire is seriously threat
ened.
The address sets out by declaring
that the general election in July was
manipulated by the ministry in the
manner I have explained. They failed
in their desigus, but their guilt is not
the less heavy. This, however, is only
one of their crimes. They have pre
vented the king from hearing the cry
for help raised by his suffering people,
aud they have been so won over by
Prussian Intrigues that they are allow
ing Bismarck to destroy the rights of
the Bavarian crown and people, and to
swallow them up one by one. It is
impossible that such ministry can be
permitted to remain iu power. Had
they not been shameless they would
have resigned when the Chamber met.
But they must be dismissed now; for
until the king sends them away and ac
cepts their advisers, Bavaria cannot
rest.
This is the subject of the momentous
address. Seldom has a king been ad
dressed so plainly—but seldom has
there been such a necessity for plain
speaking. There never has been much
sympathy between Prussia and Bava
ria ; and since Priuce Bismarck com
menced his war against the Catholic
Church the feeling of coldness towards
Prussia has deepened into one of posi
tive aversion and fear among all the
Catholic Bavarians. And the Catholics
of Bavaria form an immense majority of
the people. The cities and towns con
tain a certain portion of liberals and a
very few “Old Catholics”—but the
great mass of the people have re
mained firm in their attachment
to their fsith. Religion and patri
otism, in this case, have gone hand in
hand together. A united Germany is a
good thing, but a union in which all
State rights and home rule are to be
crushed out by the centralized despo
tism of Berlin, is not a good thiog in
the estimation of the Bavarian Catho
lics. The king himself, it is well known,
does not love either Bismarck or Wil
liam, but it is very doubtful what
course he will now take. He absented
himself from Munich when he saw the
storm coming on, and told no one
where he was going. He did this, It is
said, to be out of the way of tjie pres
sure which Bismarck was sure to uring
upon him. But he must now come
back, and the question is, what will he
do?
His position is a hard one. If he dis
misses his ministers it will be punish
ing them for serving Bismarck too well,
and he will offend the great ohaneeilor!
He will offend, also, the Bismarck or
Liberal party among his own subjects.
They are a minority, but they are a
formidable minority. On the other
hand, if he refuses to dismiss the minis
ters and dissolves Parliament instead,
he will throw the country into the tur
moil of another election, which will re
sult in the return of a still larger
Catholic majority. A ministry formed
to please the majority in the present
assembly would be composed of zealous
Catholics and anti-Prussians. They
would bring in bills to nullify the mea
sures upon which Bismarck’s heart is
set; these would be passed, and then
would come messages from Berlin, to
which even the easy-going King Louis
could not listen with patience. The
situation, you will see, is extremely
critical.
The Schenectady ladies go to pawn
brokers and borrow jewelry to wear to
parties.
An opera bouffe, the plan laid in
Utah, is to be brought out at the
Vienna Theatre.
It is hard to tell the men from the
women in Cochin China—they botijj
dress alike,