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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily—one year $lO oo " six months 5 00 •• three months 2 50 Tri-Weekly—one year 6 00 “ six months 2 50 Weekly—one year 2 oo •• six months. 100 Bingle copies, 5 cts. To nows dealers, 2% cts. Subscriptions must in all oases bo paid in advance. The paper will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. JAB. G. BAILIE. ) FRANCIS COGIN, Proprietor* GEO. T. JACKSON,) Address all Letters to the Constitu tionalist office, AUGUSTA, GA. FOREIGN DISPATCHES. SPAIN AND BROTHER JONA THAN SHAKE HANDS OVER THE CUBA CHASM. Arrival of au American Bishop at Rome A Missing Steamer The French Assembly. Madrid, November 27.—1 t is ascer tained officially that negotiations with the United States are proceeding fa vorably. The relations between the two countries may be regarded as ex cellent. Rome, November 27.—The Bishop of Pittsburg, Pa., is here. Havre, November 27.—The Amerique has not arrived. Paris, November 27.—Proceedings of the Assembly under the triumph of the arondissment system of voting are certain. De Cassagnac has been summoned before the Courts. Verdict On The Pacific Disaster. Victoria, November 26.—The ooro ner’a jury find that the Pacific should not have been iujured by the collision if sound and substantial. The collision was caused by the Orpheus being im properly steered. The watch on the deck of the Pacific was insufficient. The Pacific had two hundred and thirt ty-eight souls aboard, and five boats, the utmost capacity of which was one hundred and sixty. The boats could j not be handled by an insufficient and i undisciplined crew. The captain of the ! Orpheus sailed away without trying to i ascertain what damage the Pacific ■ had sustained. The Suez Canal Purchase— Propping Up Liberia — The French Crisis. London, November 27. —The pur chase of Suez canal stock is heartily approved by the English press. A meeting of bondholders and others interested in Liberia resolved to send a deputation to, the English Foreign Minister and to the American Minister to England with a view of obtaining aid for the Republic in its present crisis. Wales visited Goa yesterday. Paris, November 27.—The Journal Officiel says the Government of Paris, after consultation with the Council of Ministers, resolved to prevent all meetings of a character to excite dis order. This is evidently aimed at Cas saguac's speech at Belleville and a Rad ical counter-demonstration organizing here. Sensation Over the Sale of Suez Canal Stock—A French Debate. Loudon, November 27—A dispatch from Paris to the Morning Echo says the announcement of the sale of the canal there t.® the British Government caused a great sensation in Suez. Paris, November 27. —In the Assem bly to-day the debate on the electoral bill was continued. M. Neguet, Rad- • ical, proposed an amendment in favor of au unmodified scrutin de liste. After ! a violent discussion the amendment j was rejected by 110 yeas to 477 nays. M. Gambetta said the Constitu tion of February iwenty-fifth had cost all parties considerable sacrifices. He now came forward to give a fresh proof of conciliation by abandoning the de mand for an unmodified scrutin de liste, and supporting the amendment offered by M. Jazon, which modifies the sys tem by limiting the number of names on the ticket to five. He appealed to the patriotism of the Deputies to adopt this course. It was the duty of the Assembly to endeavor to create a strong and powerful government. He implored the ministry to declare wheth er it intended that electors should be free from the interfence of the govern ment. Such a declaration would reassure France, now anxiously watching the gaps in the Vosges. Minister Buffet defended the votlDg by arrondisement. The aim of the Gov ernment, he said, must be to form a majority, and resolves to defend the Conservative policy. The ministerial programme, therefore, would be the exclusion of Radicals and union of all the Conservative forces in the cause of social preservation. This was re ceived with cheers by the Right and the Bonapartists. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Hanging of a Brace of Murderers— The St. Louis Crooked Whiskey Trial —Babcock and Bristow Mentioned Suspiciously. Sardis, Miss., November 27.—Ben Edwards and Oscar Freeman, both colored, were hanged here to-day for the murder of Lewis HU ber. St. LuUis, November 27.—1n the Av ery trial, store-keeper Thorp testified that Joyce repeatedly showed him let ters purporting to come from Avery and Babcock. He did not know the hand-writing of the famous dispatch read here four days before the seizure was from Barnes, the traveling agent of Newcomb, Buchanan & Cos., of Lou-. isville, who seemed to know all about it. Witness had been informed that the Secretary of the Treasury was in terested in the firm of Newcomb, Buch anan & Cos. [Sensation.] The prosecution said if the defense could show that the Secretary of the Treasury (Bristow) was a member of the ring', be would have him indicted immediately. J. F. Josephs, clerk of division ac counts, testified that he sent Avery to St Louis in 1872 to examine the ac counts of revenue agent Gunther. Avery reported verbally that Gunther’s accounts were probably correct. He remarked that Joyce was going to send us a Christmas present the following February. He hauded witness a pack age containing SIOO. Witness said he would send it back to Joyce. Avery said, “No; it was sent in such a man ner that no trouble could come o! it.” I returned the money to Joyce, and told Commissioner Rogers, who spoke to Avery, who said he intended to return his too. The money was re turned to me in % few days, without explanation. Several dispatches in figurative words and peculiar signatures were read. Shoving the Queer — Death of a Prom ising Boy—A Doomed Family. Patterson, N. J., November 27. —Two Italian girls, fifteen and eighteen years of age, tor passing counterfeit money, •were sentenced to three years imprison ment. Fort Monroe, November 27.—Arthur Curry, a bright, promising boy of fifteen, son of Lieutenant James Curry of the Fifth United States Artillery, ;vho was out hunting, accidentally shot Litpself through the heart, and died instantly. This is the third death by accident in the family within the past six raontbt?, his mother and sister being drowtlbd in Mill creek last spring. Chicago, November 27—Freight on flour and grain eastward hM advanoed live cents. tlje Augusta Constitutionalist. Established 1799. FROM WASHINGTON. Chandler Puts His Broom Through the Indian Bureau—Appointments.— Health Statistics—More Indian Troubles. Washington, November 27.—Chandler to-day dismissed tbe chief clerk and three heads of divisions and seven other principal clerks of Indian Af fairs. This makes a clean sweep of all the old clerks associated for any length of time with the Bureau. Their suc cessors have not been named. Capt. J. B. Barringer, of the S übsis tenee has been promoted to a Majority. Lieut. Jno. F. Weston, of the Seventh Cavalry, has been ap pointed Captain and Commissary of Subsistence, vice Barringer promoted. A report of the Board of Health shows ninety-five illegitimate births, three white and ninety-two colored; three hundred and nine persons buried at public expense; twenty white and two hundred and eighty-nine colored. Indian Agent Saville telegraphs from Red Cloud Agency that a young Indian, without provocation, shot Bosler while bringing in cattle. He will demand the surrender of the Indian, which he knows will be refused, and asks advice. Commissioner Smith replies that the Indians must be compelled to surren der the guilty party, and says; “If the military will stand by you, stop rations until the surrender is made.” Reorganization of the Indian Bureau. Washington, November 27.—The Commissiouership of Indian Affairs has been tendered Edward S. Tobey, of Boston, vice Smith. Tobey is here by request of the President. There is reason to believe Tobey will accept and be appointed Monday. Vacancies caused by removals to-day will be filled after consultation with the new Commis sioner. 1 FROM RICHMOND. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Case—The Debt of Virginia. Richmond, Va., November 27.— 1n the United States Court to-day. Hon. Wm. M. Evarts, of New York, counsel for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, made a motion for dismissal of pro ceedings appointing a receiver for the road, looking to au early sale of the same. He contended that jurisdiction in the matter belonged to the State and not to Federal Courts. He cited numerous decisions of the United States Supreme Court bearing on the question to establish the position of Judge Ship man, of New York. The counsel for plaintiff stated that, after examining authorities, be was satisfied this court had no jurisdiction. Judge Bond, after stating that the court was not ready to hear such mo tion, by request of counsel, fixed the 20th of December as the time, and Alexandria as the place for the next hearing of the case. Mr. Evarts fur ther asked if it was convenient that Chief Justice Waite be present at that time. From the report of the Second Audi tor, it appears that the State debt, on the 30th of September, 1875, exclusive of bonds and certificates had, by the literary and sinking fund, was $99,514,- 426.88. The debt, as reported October Ist, 1874, wa3 $29,957,014. For 1875, the debt is divided as follows : Amount of tax-paying coupons issued to date, §18,881.50; amount of registered bonds and fractional certificates, which may be converted at the option into such bonds, $1,350,515.80, making the amount of consolidated debt $20,237,- 015.85; amount of debt fuuded and to be funded in bonds not convertible in consols, §9,277,410.58, making the debt proper $29,514,426.38. The West Vir ginia portion is $15,239,370.74. The public debt is held as follows : By citizens and corporations in Virginia, about $8,000,000, of which probably $6,000,000 is in consols; in other States of the Union, $13,000,000,and in foreign countiies, $8,500,000. BRISTOW. The Secretary of the Treasury Emphat ically Denies Connection with the Whiskey Ring—He Will Show No Mercy to Culprits. Washington, November 27. S. P. Dyer, United States District At torney,-St. Louis. Sir —l learn from the morning papers that, in the course of the trial of Wm. O. Avery, yesterday, a witness men tioned a rumor that I was interested in a distillery or liquor house at Louis ville, Ky. The same rumor was circu lated in St. Louis by corrupt officials and guilty distillers, their confederates aud friends, last Spring, obviously for the purpose of breaking the force of the proceedings against them. So long as the matter rested on mere street rumor, or in the columns of newspapers friendly to the ring, I could not properly take notice of it; but now that it has been dragged into court, as it appears at the instance of indicted officials, I deem it proper to r request that every person whose name has been or can be given you as having knowledge of such alleged facts shall be brought before the grand jury and subjected to the most rigid examina tion. The statement is absolutely and unqualifiedly false, so far as it affects me, but I do not desire to allow the matter to rest on my denial. I beg to repeat the request heretofore com muncated to you that these frauds on the Government shall bo probed to the very bottom; that every ramification of the ring shall be followed in every part from beginning to end, and that no one having connection with or guilty knowledge of its operations shall be permitted to escape. So far as this department is concerned, I ask that every allegation against any officer of it, from its head to its humblest em ploye, be thoroughly investigated and vigorously prosecuted, if any grounds exist therefor. I have read this to the President, who repeats his injunc tion. “Let no guilty man escape.” [Signed] B. H. Bristow, Secretary of Treasury. FROM SAN FRANCISCO. Death of a Bandit —Railway Pro gress. San Francisco, November 27. Chanez, Lieutenant of the late bandit I Vasquez, has been killed in Arizona. A large force of men has been sent ! to work on the southern extension of j the Denver and Rio Grande Road. It is expected that the road will be j pushed through to Trinidad. Chattanooga, November 27.—Senator Key started for Washington to-night. The citizens, en masse, escorted him to the depot amidst bonfires, torchlights, sky rockets, music and enthusiastic demonstrations of regard. CARTING A YICE-PRESIDENT. [From the Washington Republican.] The community recovered in a meas ure yesterday from the first great shock caused by Henry Wilson’s death, and all day long calmly contemplated the preparations going forward for his Washington luneral. Those whose duty it was to write up the incidents of his death have also partially recovered from the dreadful shock given to their nerves by witnessing the autopsy, un der the circumstances one of the most fearful exhibitions, to unprofessional eyes, of the , COOL AUDACITY OF SCIENTIFIC MEN in obtaining a contribution to science. The imperturbability of their nerve, their light estimation of the sacred ness of the vacated temple of the spirit, their utter inability any thing o| savageness in the operation, was to the laymen present of wonders. The soul had scarcely left its body when the men of science gath ered around the dead form of the Vice- President with knives and saws, sponges, forceps, needles and thread, probes and all the vast array of tools and appliances which the carvers of the human body use. They were alone intent upon the body. The idea that the immortal part of the “subject” might then be greeting kindred who had gone before into the realms of bliss and eternal life, never entered their heads. But as near as could be made out by the awe-struck and helpless spectator, in the hurricane of technical words, sounding new and strange in his ears, they wanted to find out by a dissection of the dead body the cause, seat and nature of the disease of which Mr. Wilson died. Science demanded this, and the dreadful medical machinery having been placed in the hands of a skillful manipulator, the work was commenced. As the grating teeth of the saw flew across the orbit of the head and plunged into the old home and source of all the dead states man’s inspiration, au humble quill driver could not help feeling profound ly grateful to Heaven that he had escaped the accident of a great man, and that the prospect was bright before him that he could die and be gathered to his fathers in presentable shape. The head having been sawed in two, it was apparently an easy matter to take out the brain and weigh it, and the result of this contribution to science was the knowl edge that Henry Wilson’s brain weigh ed forty-nine ounces, aud that this is the only fact the world at large will ever remembor in connection with the autopsy. Various other things were revealed within the skull. The “sin uses” of the brain, which to the ordin ary man mean folds, were full of black fluid, and there was lymph on the sur face of the cerebral hemispheres. Now, lymph is a colorless sort of fluid. In each choroid plexus there was a cyst the size of a pea, which, being translated, means that a pouch the size of a pea was in each exterior membrane or set of fibres; and in the arteries of the brain there was an atheromatous deposit which a layman would call a sort of tumor filled with a substance resembling a liquid plaster or milk. Whether it is healthy to have a brain in this condition or not the autopsy does not inform us. It seemed, though, about this time that causes sufficient to produce the death of at least one half of the United States Senate had been discovered. It was evident, too, by this time, to even the most casual observer, THAT THE LIFE OF THE SUBJECT was entirely extinct, and the frightened reporters gained courage to witness the attack on the spinal cord, which was removed and preserved for micro scopical examination, and then the lungs and heart, with all their pulmo nary arteries, aorta, right auricle and ventricle, mitral and tricuspid valves and septum, were rigidly examined, as though a perfect bonanza of diseases was to be found; but all they found were pleuritic adhesions of left side of lungs, and in the middle lobe of the right one a calcareous deposit the size of a pea, a wonderful coincidence com paring it with the size of the cyst in the brain—a fact which O’Blerne, of the New York Herald, noted down as one of the probable causes of death. The epigastric re gion, hypogastric region, umbilical region, hypochondriac region, lumbar region, iliac region, the esophagus, pancreas, stomach, pylorus, spleen, co lon, lesser and larger intestines were all carefujLr inspected. The spleen turned outT;o be normal gall-bladder full of bile and normal, the two kid neys weighed a pound, most of the vis cera normal, pyloric portion of stomach normal, heart normal, pericardial fluid in the heart normal, liver congested and somewhat fatty, etc. The great surgeons of the army, the men of sci ence, the doctors stood around the man gled remains, the headless body, the bloody streams running over the white skin, the protuding bowels, the differ ent parts of the victim scattered about the room, the absolutely unrecogniz able mass of flesh and bones which had so recently constituted the erect and imposing form of the Vice-President, and came to the conclusion that he died of apoplexy ! And this is the contribution to science ! Great Heavens! Is medical skill re duced to this, that before it can deter mine what a man dies of he must be chopped into inch pieces ? The physi cians to the poor never think of cut ting a human body up to find out such a thing, but they report deaths from apoplexy every day. When a Vice President dies of the same disease his body is demanded by science. Col. Lubey will not allow a subject to be carried away from tbe Potter’s Field for dissection, and tbe community stand by and applaud him. An infidel Christian is caught going at midnight with his spade and bags to rob a grave, the pauper grave of POOR OLD BEAU HICKMAN, and he is arrested and thrown into prison, and the community are glad that the remains of the hobbling men dicant are taken care of by law. The Vice-President of this great nation dies—he dies in the Capitol building of the United States, and in less than three hours, before his body is yet oold, while perhaps the soul is still struggling to free itself from the tene ment of clay, the Surgeon-in-Chief of the army of the Uffited States, his learned aides and auxiliaries, the prin cipal surgeons of the city, some of the personal “friends of the corpse,” a wondering and staring set of specta tors, all get together, and in the inter ests of science proceed to do just what the law forbids the student of medicine to do with the body of a poor and un known pauper! This is a strange, a most strange and eventful thing, and one is hardly reconciled to it, or to any one of its ghastly phases, by the as tounding discovery that the Vice-Pres ident “died of apoplexy!” AUGUSTA. GAY., fSTTJNTDAUY, NOVEMBER 28. 1875 LETTER FROM ATLANTA. Of the Mud-muddy- A Weak and Hon est Treasurer—Uuited Reformers— The Colleetorship- -The Tea Party — Hijim and. His High Jinks —The Newspaper Worts, ■ . ' [From our Regular Correspondent.) Atlanta, November 26,1875. Atlanta has a terrible fancy for mud —pure, red, unadulterated mud. It sticks to her enterprbing surface with a terrible tenacity, and its cussed ness has produced more wickedness from local and transient pedestrians than? could have been caused by any other sin-making agent. Th; principal streets —Broad, Whitehall; Pryor, Alabama and Marietta, have beeo thoroughly covered over with a good layer of cobble stones; but they have now sank out of sight, and the mud oozes through the crevices with a lavish disregard to j polished boots and snowy shirts. It is j like a cork in water-:- bound to stay on top. Some plan should be devised by which we could get; rid of it. The slightest sprinkle of; rain gives it a juicy liveliness and a iayof bright sun shine dries it into t:jo finest powder. Therefore it is a downright nuisance any way you can fix it*' If some fellow would come along and rid us of this evil, he would confer a lasting iavor upon millions, and > his name go sounding down the ages I of time as a public benefactor. THE TREASURY MATTER is still the topic of discussion. Comp- j troller General Goldsmith has ordered ; all tax collectors to send moneys to the Treasurer in his care. Perhaps Jones j could not rearrange his bond. It is a ; hard matter to find a man willing to j risk money on Jones after all this dis play of weakness. They know he is honest and incapable, of doing away 1 with the State funds;’but they know he is too old, and conssequently incom- j petent, to perform bid duties as they ; should be performed. I have heard nothing to-day relative to the matter, nor do I know when the ten days allowed him to get iuw securities ex pires, but I am quite certain the new bond cannot be made, and he will be | compelled to vacate his office. THE UNITED REFORMERS. This new order organized a lodge here last night, electing Mr. Bam Hope chief officer. The atteudance was not large, owing to the very inclement weather, but as the lodge embraces among its members the representative working men of the cit“-, its ranks will soon swell. Its institution in this city means a revolution in the prices of ne-j cessaries, and will servo to bring them down 16 ths ante helium standard. It is a dead lock against the Grocers Pro tective Association and similar combi nations for keeping up the high tariff. The object of the Reformers is the uniting of all intelligent working peo ple of all trades. When thus banded together, they prove a most formidable phalanx, and are likely to succeed as well as the Grangers. Labor is very cheap here. Fifteen dollars a week for flrst-clasi workmen is good wages ; and even at this low rate there is no assurance given of steady empfoyment. Suspension quick ly follows the slightest, slack. The prices of comforts remain unchanged with Tew exceptions; the cold winter being on us, requiring wood an dooal--all i these things have a strong tendency to j force the working man to grasp at al most anything that looks to the re duction in price of food and fuel. Though stripped of all semblance to communism, the United Reformers demand justice, and will have it. A lodge will probably be instituted in Augusta, in a short tir;je. THE REVENUE COLLECTORSHIP. After a few months’ 1 Tigering in the rose-lined blissfulness of the Revenue Colleetorship here, Jack Brown has shared the fate of all holders of office under the present administration, and has been ousted. Th< cause of his early demise as a Government official, was the wicked charge that he occa sionally quaffed the rosy—in other words—got drunk. Tbf flat fell like a thunderbolt, and his astonishment was intense. The new Collet tor is John L. Conley, son of the Postmaster, and the appointment meets with geneial ap proval. Young Conley is a clever, steady sort of a fellow, a good Repub lican, and will, no doubt, hold the office until the end of the administration. It is hard to tell what will become of Jack Brown now. Perhaps he will rejoin the Democracy. The Rails having gone oack on him, he needs something to bracohim up. He will probably return to Americus. THE TEA PARTY. This unique affair was one of the most glorious occasions of the season. It was well attended, well patronized, and will enrich the Young Men’s Li brary, for whose benefit it was given, to a considerable extent The weather has been quite unfavorable to its utter success, having been cold, damp and drizzling, and besides there were seve ral other amusements in the city. The appearance of ladies dressed in old fashioned attire was quite a novelty, and added a charm to the occasion. REX. Hijim, the Royal Chamberlain, is busy preparing for the grand display and carnival of his Majesty’s subjects, on the 6th of January next. Among his appointments is E. H. Pughe, Esq, of your city, as Count of England and Courtney. The fine physique and distingue appearance of the genial Briton will make this; appointment one especially worthy, 'and, no doubt, Col. Pughe will prove himself as loyal to Rex as he haa ever been to his Queen. Extensive arrangements and preparations are being made to give the affair the grandness and glory it merits, and the outlook augurs well for success. There is nothing like a good, hearty laugh about once a year, if no oftener. THE NEW PAPER. I mentioned in my last letter that a few printers here were endeavor ing to start a newspaper,. The plan has failed. They calculated on getting the material of the late News, but it has been discovered that General Toombs will not dispose of it. It is useless to attempt the publication of a daily paper without money. In some kinds of busi ness a little capital is only necessary, and there is still some that can be built up without any capital at all. It is then perhaps a good i bing for these ambitious typos that they failed to get the News material. A SUNDAY PAPER. Whilst on the subject of papers, let me tell you that scarcely any moderate sized enterprise would pay better in Atlanta than a Sunday paper. Not overly religious nor too wicked, but a cross between the two—spice enough to make it readable by everybody, and religion enough to tone it down. Lo- Mkl news and gossip carefully and crisply written up, a few short sense ful romances, and a good collection of sketches, a seasonable editorial, but not too solid and indigestible, would form the composition of a paper issued every Sunday morning that would take like hot cakes. Sunday is a day set aside by working people as a day of rest and reading. Scraps of news papers and borrowed books are laid by to read on Sunday. A daily at ten dol lars a year is too much for the luxury, and to buy a paper on that day is buy ing an account of Saturday’s news only. The Sunday paper with the local and general news of the week and a plenty other reading, at say two dol lars a year, would just fill the bill ex actly. It is a wonder that this enter prise has been neglected so long In At lanta. If your correspondent had a quantum sufol the rhino the Sunday paper would be a fixture in Atlanta in less than a week. But, alas! Martha. DOSING A DOCTOR. GRANT AND THE ORIGINAL ABO LITIONIST. Reputed Conversation Between tlie President aud a Disciple of Charles Sumner—Fearful Effects of His Ex cellency’s Medicine. IN. Y. World.] A curious.conversation is reported to us as having recently taken place at Washington between President Grant and a rural citizen, a conscientious abolitionist member of the coalition which put Charles Sumner into the Senate. This estimable citizen of Mas sachusetts, who in his early youth had cobbled on the bench with the late Vice- President Wilson, went on to the capi tal to see that statesman in his last illness. He had read with simple hor ror most of the disagreeable revela tions which have been made during the last two or three years of moral and financial baclcslidings in the Republican party, and he took advantage, there fore, of his presence in Washington to call upon the President, “bear his testi mony” and get some explanation of all these uncomfortable matters. This was the result: Venerable Abolitionist—Mr. Presi dent, we in Massachusetts abhor the devices of Beu Butler, aud are shocked at your allowing him to trample Civil Service Reform aud all decency under foot in the way you have done. Why have you done this ? President Grant—My friend have you ever reflected upon the horrible char acter of slavery in Cuba ? Do we not owe it to our posterity to abolish that atrocious system at our doors, peacea bly if we can, forcibly if we must. Ven. Abolit.— Mr. President, how can you excuse yourself to the honest men of this country for your open patron age and protection given to Shepherd and the rogues of the District Ring ? Pres’t G. —Revered patriot! Have you read Mr. Gladstone’s able exposure of the infernal designs of Rome? Is not our school system in danger when red-legged cardinals are openly nomi nated to high ecclesiastical office in this hitherto drab-colored community ? Ven. Abo!.— Mr. President, will you not answer one question directly? Who is the “Bab” that figures so impudently in correspondence at Washington with the thieves of the St. Louis Whiskey Ring? Pres’t G.—Noble-hearted heir of the Puritans! does not your heart bound indignantly at the outrages perpetrated upon the negro land and cattle owners of Texas by the savage Mexican bands of Cortina? Can you blame me for sounding the trumpet and setting Sheri dan at these marauders? Ven. Abol. (in despair)—Mr, Presi dent ! Why have you insulted the deathbed of our Wilson, the champion of total abstinence, by recalling to your couDcil-chatnber the flaming counte nance of Chandler? Pres’t G.—Exemplary philanthropist! Ought we not out of our abundance gladly to saddle ourselves with anew debt of several hundred millions -if necessary in order to rescue the groan ing freedmen of Cuba, Spanish, negro. Chinese and promiscuous, from the yoke of their barbarous oppressors! Ven. Abol.—Mr. President! Has the Lord deafened your heart? What is the truth, the dreadful truth, about your brother Orvil Grant, and these wicked rogues of the Indian Ring whom Professor Marsh so manfully exposed ? Pres’t G —Descendant of Edicott whe cut the Popish cross from Eng land’s flag! Did not the blood curdle in your veins when you read my Attor ney-General’s awful revelations in my Des Moines speech—aud learned how the stealthy Jesuit is creeping cat-like upon our innocent schools to crush them in his ensanguined jaws? At this point the aged votary of great moral ideas fairly gasped for breath ; he moved h'is jaws as if to frame anew question, but no sound came forth. The President, whose politeness is proverbial, promptly caught up a decanter of bourbon fiom the table, poured out a tumbler, and offered it to his visitor ! This happened on Sunday afternoon. The remains of that unhappy man were yesterday transported to his native village. He was the last of the honest, original Repub licans of Massachusetts. President Lincoln Saying His Beads. The Catholic Review quotes from the Monde the following statement made by S. E. Martin, concerning an inter view which he once had with the late Mgr. Lefevre, Bishop of Detroit: We came to speak of political events and of the assassination of President Lin coln, and we were not a little surprised to hear Mgr. Lefevre say, with sadness ‘Ah ! poor Lincoln, if he had remem bered my advice his end would not have been so deplorable. Why did he not remain at home on Good Friday, and why did he not continue to say his beads?’ ‘His beads!’ we exclaimed, ‘but Lincoln was no Catholic?’ 'He was not so lately, you say rightly, he had become an infidel. But in his youth he was baptized by a Catholic missionary of Illinois, and I myself heard his confession many times. I frequently celebrated holy mass in the house of his parents. Later in life he aspired to to honors, he married a Presbyterian and he became a member of the Masonic society. We felt it a duty to break off our relations.’ “We confess,” says M. Martin, “that we did not at all expect this revelation, the authenticity of which we guarantee upou the testimony of Mgr. Lefevre, aud Americans need not have the least doubt that they have nominated a Catholic for President. But Lincoln did as many others have done, he abandoned a religion he had freely em braced upon serious examination, and, to arrive at fortune and position, h* became an apostate and an infidel." HENRY WILSON. THE LAST HOURS OF A PUBLIC FUNCTIONARY. Sunday With, the Vice President—A Long Interview—His Friends and His Flowers—The Issues of the Day—The Old Fire Burning—No Chance for the Democrats—The Third Term—lnfla tion—Political and Personal Charac teristics, Etc. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] Washington, November 22d, 1875. The announcement of the death of the Vice President of the United States, after so many satisfactory evidences in his condition assuring a speedy con valescence, took every one by surprise. On Saturday last, the correspondent of the Sun called upon the Vice President at his room in the Capitol, and had a lengthy interview. The condition of the Vice President was apparently such, and his disposition to converse so persistent, that it seemed as if his progress towards health and strength was certain. The Vice President was seated in a large arm chair, with his feet resting upon a low stool. He wore a pair of black pantaloons, and in oth er respects sat in shirt sleeves. Over his shoulders and across his knees a blanket was drawn to protect him from exposure by the openiug of the door a t his back. A portion of the time, two members of the Capitol Police were in the room, and one stood guard at the door to answer questions aud to pre vent intrusion. As your correspondent entered the Vice-President partly raised himself, and, extending his hand with firmness, not indicating weakness, and in a strong voice welcomed his vistor. FLOWERS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE. He then turned towards his table, re marking at the sa me time : “Every body has been very kind to me during my illness. Policeman, hand me that basket of flowers. See here what the wife of the President of the United States sent to me.” Here he held up a beautiful cluster of the choicest pro ductions of the conservatories of the Executive Mansion, arranged in a wire basket. His admiration was particu larly bestowed upon the superb lily which formed the centre piece. He said that he never knew much about flowers, but since his illness he had studied them as they lay on the table in front of him. He thought the lily was the queen of the floral world—that its neatness of form and color was strikingly above all the beautiful tints clustered around it. He thought the lily the fit emblem of the purity which surrounds the world of immortality. We all hope to reach there some day.” The Vice-President then 6tood the basket upon a chair by his side. Your correspondent remarked that it must be lonesome to be thus separa ted from home influences and sur roundings. He said that he had not felt that so much, as his wife bad died several years ago, and since then he had been alone in ail his sicknesses. He said that so far as attemWit vms concerned he could not have more anywhere, and while affectionate sym pathy was a great source of cheer in the sick room, he had what was the next best thing, the sympathy and aid of kind friends. Here he turned upon the political ISSUES OF THE DAY. These, in an abridged form, were communicated yesterday. The Vioe- President appeared to De deeply in terested in the result of the late elec tions and in the political prospects of the presidential campaign next year. He then reminded your correspondent of a conversation last spring, soon after the adjournment of the special session of the Senate. He said : “I told you how it would be. Don’t you think I am a little of a prophet in po litical matters. The Liberals have been coming back ail summer, and they will all be back, that is those worth having, before the nominating convention, whenever that may be.” To the suggestion that he might be present, the Vice President replied, “Well, I don’t know about that. I would like to be, but you know a per son in my condition cannot make en gagements far ahead. Still I feel now as if I would attend a good many con ventions yet. I feel strong; the doc tors say I am geting better, aud I be lieve so myself. They say I will be able to go North on Monday. We will see. But about the elections; I always thought that the results which brouglit in a Democratic House would prove transient. I believe I told you so.” Being assured in the affirmative, he continued: “Now you see that I was right. I tell you the Democrats wili have to improve a geat deal before the people will trust them with the Gov ernment. Now bear that in mind when you get the results of the elections just a year from now. A year is not very long.” Here the Vice-President halted in his speech. He seemed to be lost in meditation. “only thinking.” His eyes rested dreamily upon the glowing embers of the grate before him. His face wore an expression of anxiety. After a moment he recalled himself, and raising his head and turn ing remarked: “I was only thinking. A thought struck me. A year does not seem long, does it? In some people’s lives it is very long. It seems eternity. Perhaps that may be my experience, but I feel well enough now. But re member what I have told you. There is one thing, the people never will put a Democrat in THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE if he ever had in any way any connec tion with the rebellion. The Northern Democrats were worse than the South ern. The Southern people may have been misdirected by their leaders and have been driven into an inexcusable attack upon the very life of the gov ernment. They risked their lives and sacrificed their means in defense or their principles, and you might say their firesides, but the Northern Demo crats did not have that even to pardon their sins. They were Intrigueing in every way to bring fire and devasta tion to the North. They had no re spect for their own families, let alone their honor. If the Democrats ever expeet to have a chance as long as this generation lasts, they will have to nominate a war Democrat, if there are any suitable left in that party. After this crop of candidates dies out, the people will take up other subjects, but now they have more confidence in a union Republican than a rebellious Democrat. Remember, there are many good men among the Democrats, but they have a way of keeping these in the background. I don’t believe in always harping on the war. I believe we are taught to forgive our enemies. I believe in that, but I think they should be put on their good behavior a New Series —Vol. 28, No. 98 while. I suppose they will spend all their time investigating this winter and Hmelling about to find something ' wroug with the Republican party. It will be interesting to watch them. THIRD TERM. Your correspondent, seeing the dis position of the Vice-President to con tinue his conversation, made an allu sion to the third term talk in the news papers. The Vice-President replied that he was a little shy on that subject, as he had been a good deal misrepre | sented about that. He said: “ I have ! every confidence in President Grant. We have been represented in the news papers as being on unfriendly terms. I never thought so. The President has his views and I have mine. I think his third term letter expressed everything. It might be dangerous under some cir cumstances to make a change of Presi dent, no matter how many terms he has had. Take Lincoln for instance. If he had lived, and the war had been raging at the end of his second term, it would have been a dangerous thing to make a change, because he had his hand in, and was familiar with every phase of the coutest, and means at hand to put it dowu. “ Under other circumstances I have nothing to say only I believe in fre quent changes, say every four years, in persons in office.” ROTATION IN OFFICE. “If I had my way I would substitute new men in the place of at least one third of the present officeholders, as I believe at least that number have lost their usefulness to the Republican party. I think something like this should be done before the next conven tion meets.” The Vice-President, changing posi tion in his chair, and reaching out his hand and pulling your correspondent !on the knees, said laughingly, “Now, „you newspaper men know everything, tell me what you know about the third term.” Your correspondent had to plead Indefluite knowledge on that ab sorbing topic. NOT LIKE IT USED TO BE. Continuing, the Vice-President said: “Well, I tell you one thing, it is not like it used to be ten or fifteen years ago. The people are ahead of the ' leaders, and, as for that matter, ahead of the newspapers too, as we saw by the Liberal movement. That was a swinging off and had a largo news paper backing, but the people knew what they were about. I think the people will settle the third term matter in their own way. If they have more confidence in General Grant than any one else they will have him. The peo-‘ pie know what they want, and as long as we have our public schools they will know more. The Democratic leaders and a few Republicans had an idea that INFLATION was the popular issue, and aimed in that way. It did seem they were on the popular side, but the people knew what they wanted. I presume there will not be inflationist to be seen in Congress this Winter. So the people rule.” HEALTH AND HIS WORK. Suddenly turning the subject he spoke of his health. He said that per haps he had been imprudent in over exerting himself, but that he felt so much better and stronger all Summer that he thought there would be no risk. He was anxious to finish up his work so that he might thereafter .take rest and await his time to pass away like all the rest of mortals. Efb said that in New York he had called on an emi nent physician and by him was assured of entire recovery from the effects of his attack of paralysis. The physician, he said, pronounced some alarming symptoms of disease of the spine, ami recommended the treatment to which Mr. Sumner had been subjected, which was the application of hot irons to the back in the region of the spine. After undergoing this treatment and recovery from the anaesthetics previously ap plied. he felt stronger and better, and said that ho thought he would at least be able to preside at the opening of the Senate, and perhaps through most of the session. STRUGGLING WITH AGONY. He observed, in this connection, that he had had a long struggle with in tense agony in his spine before he yielded; that he thought he had brought every power of endurance to bear ; that no one could ever imagine the suffering he had battled against, and only yielded when utterly exhaust ed ; that he was so utterly prostrated that he did not think it possible to re vive. He said that at no time was he without a clear perception of every thing that was going on ; that the only striking sensation he had independent of his suffering was that of excessive fatigue. He said that he accounted for that in the exertion he was com pelled to make to preserve the mastery of his will over his physical suffering. He felt that if this should yield he would lose his reason, as the agony he endured was beyond expression. . PARTING TO “CALL AGAIN.” Your correspondent, fearing that he bad protracted his stay longer than was judicious, apologized for so much occupation of the Vice-President’s time. The Vice-President remarked, “Don’t hurry on that account. I am doing very well. Call again and tell me the news. What do the people say? Cali again on Monday.” Assuring the Vice-President that great spmpathy was felt for him in his suffering, your correspondent took his extended hand. The Vice-President once more remark ing, “Call again on Monday,” and I withdrew. POLITICAL CHARACTERISTICS. This conversation, which is given at length as of more than particular in terest, in view of the circumstances, is thoroughly characteristic of the man. He was a politician in every sense of the word. From the time of his first entrance on the national arena in 1855, when he was sent to the Senate by the Know-Nothing party of Massnchusetts, the whole aim of his life was to float on the top wave of popular favor. Utterly inferior in intellect and In culti vation to his great colleague, Sumner, he surpassed him Immeasurably in the arts which tickle the public fancy. His adroit pandering to the anti-slavery sentiment of his seotion, and his loud huzzas for “loyalty” and “liberty” dur ing the war secured for him the political preferment at which he aimed. In all the MOUNTAINS OF WORDS v?hich he has plied up In the last twenty years, one idea is uppermost and paramount in almost every sen tence. He made it pay, however, and that was the main object. By unpreju diced minds Henry Wilson could not be looked upon as a type of statesman ship, but would be placed upon a lower plane. PERSONAL QUALITIES. . At the same time he had many per- To Advertisers and Subscribers. On AND afteb this date (April 21. 1875.) all editions of the Constitutionalist will be sent free of postage. Advertisements must be paid for when han ded in, unless otherwise stipulated. Announcing or suggesting Candidates fot offloe. 20 cents per line each insertion. Money may be remitted at our risk by Express or Postal Order. Cobbbspondknob invited from all sources and valuable special news paid for if used. Rejected Communications will not be re turned. and no notice taken of anonymous letters, or articles written on both sides. sonal qualities which commended him to those who associated with him or who were brought in contact with him. Mr. Sumner was haughty and often times inaccessible unless to his inti mates. The humblest person need never have an apprehension about ap proaching Henry Wilson. He never seemed to forget his own obscure origin. His kindness of heart was suoh that he rarely if ever refused a favor, and would interest himself for almost any one who solicited his assistance. DEATH IN THE CAPITOL. It was always the darling hope of Mr. Sumner that he should die in hi3 chair *a the Senate. The realization of this hope was not vouchsafed to him. Mr. Wilson died within earshot of the seat where for fifteen years ha had spoken. FROM NEW YORK, Deacon West Issues from the Cave of Gloom —Mr. Beecher’s Reply to Mrs • Moulton—A Savings Bank Closed- Bank Statement—Sentence of a Dep uty Collector—Another Failure. New York, November 27.—Plymouth Church has reconsidered the action of dropping West’s name from the roll. Beecher read a long letter to Mrs. Moulton containing this: “We accept your proposition for a call of a mutual council of churches and will listen to their fraternal advice.” The Peoples Savings Bank Is closed. Deposits two hundred thousand. The bank statement is as follows: Decrease, $750,000; specie increase, $500,000; legal tenders decrease, sl,- 000,000; deposits decrease, $375,000; reserve decrease, $375,000. The funeral of Wm. B. Astor from Trinity Chapel was largely attended. The Vice-President’s remains ar rived at three o’clock. Col. Robert D’Anges, ex-Deputy Col lector of Customs, has been convicted of smuggling goods through the Ap praiser’s office at an undervaluation. He was sentenced to two years and SIO,OOO fine, and to remain in impris onment until it is paid. Goodkind Brothers, wholesale liquor dealers, have suspended. THE GRANGERS. Proceedings of the National Conven tion. Louisville, November 27.—1n the National Grange Convention last night, Mr. Davie, of Kentucky, ofiered a pre amble and resolutions reciting that the agricultural interests were unjustly burdened, and that these interests were not properly represented in the legisla tion of the country, recommending the substitution of intelligent and practi cal farmers, recommending Grangers to keep out of party politics and gtye their votes to those promoting agri cultural interests. These resolutions were appropriately referred. Mr. Lang offered resolutions and a letter from the Praire Valley, I. TANARUS., in regard to patrons ginning cotton declining to pay more than one-twelfth of the cot ton to gins, upon which Gov. Overton, part owner of the gins, issues an order prohibiting the carrying out of the resolutions and threatening to order all the members of eaid grange from the Chickasaw Nation in the Indian Territory. A letter from the Master of said grange stated that, un der said order, some were leaving and others unable to get away. Mr. Lang stated he had written to the Governor but received no reply. Referred to the Executive Committee for appropriate action. Minor Telegrams. Westminster, Md., November 27. | E. J. Crout, aged fifty-five, a leading lawyer, fell dead while addressing the jury. Baltimore, November 27.—Peter A. Kelly, aged sixty, a well known citizen, was found dead in his bed at Barnum’s Hotel. He was for many years Vice- President of the Hibernian Society. New Haven, November 27. —Ex-Gov. Jas. E. English has been appointed Senator, vice Ferry. Baltimore, November 27.—Prof. C. A. Pope, aged forty-five, found dead, had letters recommending him highly as a professor of music and languages. His papers showed that he was a mem ber of Eagle Lodge, No. 71, of Hills boro, N. C. A letter from his wife was dated at Tuggles’ Tank, but no State was given. New Haven, November 27.—The ap pointment of English, as Senator, is very favorably received by both po litical parties. Frankfort, Ky., November 27. Fifty boats between here and Udca, and forty between here and Little Falls, are all under way, with a good deal of ice in the canal. The boats have been running since seven o’clock this morn ing and there is no detention now. Supreme Court of Georgia, j Atlanta, Nov. 25, 1875. j No. 13. Augusta and Summerville Railroad Company vs. Renz. Com plaint from Richmond. Argument re sumed and concluded. Frank H. Miller for plaintiff In error. H. Clay Foster, contra. No. 14. In re Henry Lark. Habeas corpus, from Richmond. Argued. „ Salem Dutcher, for plaintiff in error. H. Clay Foster, contra. No, 15. Mary H. Fulcher vs. James H. Royal et al, executors. Claim from Richmond. Argued. Hook & Webb, for plaintiff in error. Frank H. Miller, contra. No. 16. Mary A. Fulcher vs. Michael Mixen & Cos. Claim from Richmond. Argued. Hook & Webb, for plaintiff in error. Frank H. Miller, contra. No. 17. Wm. R Adams vs. Wm. H. Goodrich. Foreclosure of Mechanic’s lien, from Richmond. Argued. John S. & William T. Davidson, for plaintiff in error. Frank H. Miller, contra. No. 18. Wilkinson & Wilson \s. Lucy V. Chew. Claim from Richmond. Ar gued. Frank H. Miller, for plaintiff In error. Hook & Webb, H. Clay Foste?, con tra. No., 19, The Port Royal railroad com pany vs. Henry I. Perkins. Withdrawn. Pending the argument of the case of Smith, Son & Bro. vs. Fouche, injunc tion from Rome, the court adjourned. In the case last named, Smith & Bran ham are counsel for plaintiffs in error, and Dabney & Fouche for defendants in error. — Constitution. The only living thing that can match a sieging canary’s noise, weight for inches, is a baby with the colic. And the only thing that oan match a flea’s jumping, in the same proportion, is a nervous papa, who sits down on hia hopeful’s bent pin.