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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 9, 1868)
BY TELE GK APII. ~to the constitutionalist From Jk.tlan.ta. Atlanta, August 81. ln the Senate the Augusta municipal bill , up Conley offered a substitute. Hol combe offered another in place of the original aud the substitute. Mr. Hungerford said he was proud of Iks native place; she had no city government, and needed one. It was a duty the Senate owed to Aniru«ta, that she should have an election. The bill puts off the election to December. He knew the people desired an election now. Mr. Hungerford evidently favors Conley’s bill. It was agreed to print the bills, and make them the special order tor Wednesday. The homestead bill was made the special Ol der for Monday. Mr. McArthur reported a resolution that the Secretary inform the Governor that R. E. Lester was seated in the place of A. A. Bradley, and no vacancy now exists in that District. Mr. Chandler offered a substitute, in sub stance, that the proceedings in the case of Bradley, by the Senate, be transmitted, which was agreed to. Mr. Moore introduced a resolution author izing the Governor to issue a proclamation or dering the disbanding of all armed associations throughout the State. Mr. Hungerford spoke against the passage of the resolution, stating that the whole hue and cry was because the negroes were assembling for political purposes. A pretty sharp debate sprung up, in which some of the ultra Radicals attempted to fasten st political coloring to the resolution. Mr. Griffin, of the 21st, said if his vote on this resolution decided his political status, his seat should be removed to the other (Demo cratic) side of the chamber. He knew armed organizations did exist.— Why should they, when they meet in pub lic places, go armed? Even the negroes, many of them believe that the Governor author izes all of these things, and we believe that a proclamation from the Governor would do much good. The resolution was unanimously adopted. In the House, the negro eligibility question continues. Sims,negro, simmered down about 10 o clock. Porter, negro, got the floor, and spoke til. the hour of adjournment. He said there were Republicans in the House who could be pur chased with a drink of whisky, but such were not colored. Perter said it had cost him SSO to vote for the Speaker. «• Mr. Sisson rose to a privileged question, and offered the following resolution : Resolved, That James Porter, person of color, be required to establish the serious charge, he has made upon this floor against the presiding officer of this House, or suffer the odium which attaches to the calumniation. The gossips of the town have a sweet mor ceau, which they should not have had, in the Joe Brown and Mrs, Martin scandal, as pub lished in the LaGrange Reporter and copied in a journal of this city. Atlanta, September 1. . The Senate to-day passed the usury bill by a vote of 18 to 17. It was ordered transmitted to the House. The question was ably discuss ed by several Senators. In the House the negro question continues— Porter on the floor. He proceeded to explain his remark of yesterday, that it cost him fifty dollars to vote for the Speaker elect. He said he was in New York when he heard of the day for the assembling of the Legislature. He had a free ticket to come home, but in order to be here on the fourth of July, he had to purchase a ticket by another route, pay board and ex penses, charges on his trunk, <fcc. The following, by Mr. Shumate, was adopted: Reec.’verf, That henceforward the following regulations shall govern in the diccussion of the pending issue: First, color-J men shall be entitled to one hour in their de>- Second, All members of the House who ‘. .1 partici pate in the discussion shall be lim ,« to twen ty-five minutes. Mr. Parks introduced the following, which was not taken up : Resolved, That the Hon. J E. Bryant, if be shall insist upon carrying weapons in vio lation of the law, be requested not to bring them upon this floor with him to the intimidation oi members thereof, or if he does be be requested to more effectually conceal said weapons. Several negroes spoke but not much to the point. Atlanta. September 2. A petition from citizens of Augusta, lor pay ment of claims for teaching, was referred to the 'Committee on Education. A bill to provide for drawing jurors of the Superior Courts passed and was transmitted. The Committee on Public Buildings made a report, which was laid on the table. The bill providing a municipal election in Augusta, and substitute offered in lieu, was discussed by Holcombe, Winn, Conley, Cand ler, Adkins, Hungerford, Smith and Nunnally, pro. and con. Without concluding, the Senate adjourned. In the House a resolution to hold two ses sions a day passed—loo yeas, 33 nays. The Committee on Relief made a majority and minority report. Gardner (negro), Romu lus Moore (negro), and Warren, of Burke, made speeches. The rules were suspended and a Senate bill to provide for jurors at called or special terms of courts was read the first time. The Senate resolution, requesting the Gov ernor to Issue a proclamation prohibiting un lawful assemblages of armed citizens, was agreed to. Atlanta, September 3. The Senate resumed the consideration of the bill and substitutes relating to the municipal elections of Augusta. Wooten in the Chair. Mr. Nunnally resumed. Mr. Merrill offered a few remarks in favor of the substitute of Conley. The discussion was participated in by Messrs. Hinton, Burns, Harris and Holcombe. The latter called the previous question. On the adoption of the substitute of Hol combe, the yeas and nays were called and are : Yeas, 15; nays, 18. On the adoption of Conley’s substitute, the yeas were 17; nays, 18. The question recurred upon the adoption of the House bill—yeas, 15; nays, 18. All were lost. Mr. Conley was mighty busy. So he and Ephraim and Bullock are still Aidermen. The Governor sent in a message asking ac tion relative to the difficulty of getting a settle ment with Treasurer Jones and Comptroller Bums. The Governor endorses the communi- ■ cation from Angier thus; (A muddle for your courts.) j Mr. Burns moved that the same be refer!ed to the special committee appointed for that purpose, and afterwards withdrew it, and the matter was referred to the Finance Committee. The letter created some surprise in the minds j of Senators. Mr. Harris stating that it should be investigated at once. The late Treasurer had on hand, as stated, $270,000. This had been told several members, and the letter, together ! with the facts, demanded immediate attention, j The Air Line Railroad bill, locating through ■ Gainesville, passed. In the House, this morning, Turner (negro) obtained permission to speak two hours. He was quite threatening. He said if this measure is carried, he will eall a convention of bis peo ple and send tor carpet-baggers, for Yankees, for anybody, to send to the Legislature except Georgians. You may drive us out, but, like Wickliffe and Latimore, we will light a torch toat will never be put out. You will make us your foes. You will make our constituency your foes. I’ll do all I can to poison my race against Democracy. I’ll pull the silvery veil off of Democracy. This thing means revolution. Look out, carpet-baggers and scallawags! When we go out, you’ll see they will go to work to turn you out, to impeach Gov. Bullock and upset the constitution. He concluded by a quotation from Byron. In the afternoon Shumate msde an able speech. Tumlin then spoke, and called the previous question, which was passed—SO to 23. Exeunt negroes, Turner exclaiming, “ I shake the dust from my feet,” suiting the action to the word. Atlanta, September 4. The Augusta bill, introduced by Mr. Hol combe and defeated yesterday in the Senate, was reconsidered this morning and, with a slight amendment, passed by 34 yeas to 4 nays. Messrs. Hungerford, of Burke, and Brock, from Haralson, took the lead among the Radi cals in its favor. Mr. Conley left the Chair and fought it to the last. Bic dgett, defeated in this, hastened to Bul lock immediately, as his last hope, to have it vetoed. The. House will concur in the amendment with great unanimity. The four voting against the bill were Wilch, Higbee and Sherman, all carpet-baggers, and Wallace, negro. The amendment extends the time of issuing certificates to the day previous to the election, and requires the sheriff and police force to be present on the day of the election to preserve order. John R. Prescott, of Emanuel, has been con firmed Solicitor of the Middle Circuit. Atlanta, September 5. The Senate passed the relief bill by a vote of IS to 17, and took up the House resolution de claring Burke State Printer for the present ses sion, and passed it by a vote of 19 to 11. The rules were suspended to consider the veto of the Savannah municipal bill. The previous question was called and sus tained, Pending the call of yeas and nays the Senate adjourned. In the House a resolution was adopted au thorizing J. W. Burke to execute the public printing. Efforts, without effect, were made to seat ap plicants for seats vacated by negroes. The House took up the bill authorizing the General Assemly to elect a Superintendent, Au ditor and Treasurer of the Western and Atlan ticßailroad. A majority of the Judiciary Com mittee favored the bill. The minority report opposed it. Mr. Shumate offered a substitute which was to elect by the General Assembly five commis sioners for the Western and Atlantic Railroad, whose duty it shall be to elect a Superintend •ent, Auditor and Treasurer. The substitute was adopted in lieu of the original bill. The bill was made the special order for Monday. Mr. Rawls offered the following resolution which was read but not taken up to be acted upon: Whereas, The House of the Representa tives of this State has recently decided, after investigation of the subject and examination of the constitution and laws of this State, that persons of color are ineligible as members of the House, and thereby virtually declaring the ineligibility of persons of color to any and all offices of this State; and Whereas, Reports, deemed reliable, have come to this House that persons of color have been elected to certain county offices in this State: therefore, Resolved, That all offices of this State now filled bv persons of color are hereby declared vacant by reason of the ineligibility of such persons of color holding such office, and that the Governor be requested and instructed .o have such offices filled as prescribed by the Code of Georgia. Resolved, That the Governor and other com missioning authorities of the State are hereby instructed to refuse to commission any and an pedons of color that have been or may be elected to any office of this State until the Su preme Court of this State shall have decided the eligibility of colored persons. The House took up the bill for reorganizing the municipal government of Augusta and concurred in the amendments of the Senate thereto. There are rumors of impeaching Buhock. [Associated Press Dispatches. Baltimore, September 1. A North Carolina merchant had his pocket picked of $3,100. Virginia. Richmond, August 31. The United States marshal has levied on the rolling stock of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, in execution lor debts due by the company on their coupons, amounting to SB,OOO. The running of the road is not inter fered with. I I —II ■ Nortli Carolina. Wilmington, August 31. A difficulty occurred in Wilmington county, on Saturday, between Zeno H. Greene (white) and Dave Ruffin (colored,) in which the latter was shot and slightly wounded in the leg.— Greene was arrested and bound overby the Superior Court afterwards. Bill Grimes, the negro President of the Union League, made a long, violent and incendiary speech to negroes from the Court House steps. He and other r negroes used threatening language and urged the burning of houses and killing of whites.— : About 11 o’clock that night Green’s barn was discovered to be on fire, but he and his family , were afraid to venture out of the house for fear of being murdered. The negro Grimes was seen near the barn just before the fire. He was arrested and tried before a magistrate. His guilt was established and, in default of S3OO security, was sent to jail. The community is greatly excited, but it is Loped that no further ■ disturbance will occur. AV ashingtion. Washington, August 31. McCulloch has ordered changes in the New York custom house, reducing the expenses SOB,OOO. Other changes are contemplated which will reduce expenses for collecting customs $1,000,000. 8. F. Gove, member of Congress from Geor gia, appeals tor a September session of Con gress. Georgia letters state that the Legislature will probably adjourn before deciding the eligi bility of the negroes. Also, that movements are on foot to heal dissensions in Republican ranks. Revenue to-day, SBOO,OOO. In response to Southern Radicals, who ap pealed personally lor arms for a Southern mili tia, the President said : “ The Federal troops are in a better condition to preserve the peace than a militia drawn from one party to make war upon the other.” [Bully for Andy ! ] The debt statement will show an increase. Gen. Stout, of Kentucky, chief clerk of the Patent Office, has resigned. Grinnell, of Massa chusetts, succeeds him. ! The President delays his visit to Tennessee until the question of a September session be settled. The President’s health is excellent. Washington, September I—Noon. The President proclaims the ratification of the treaty between the United States and Nica ragua. It is of a liberal character, of friend ship, commerce and navigation. There is to be a reciprocal freedom of commerce, but this does not include the coasting trade. American citizens are to enjoy the same security and right of locomotion as natives in Nicaragua. The United States accepts protection to routes of communication through Nicaragua, and guarantee their neutrality and security on con dition that the persons or company managing the same do not adopt or establish such regu lations concerning traffic as are contrary to the spirit and intention of the treaty. Transit is allowed to United States troops and munitions over the territory of Nicaragua. Quite a number of Southern post offices have been discontinued in the South from causes which can easily be remedied. The Post Office Department desires advice from patrons of the several post offices discontinued of acceptable persons. who can take the oath. Married women and minors are excluded by law from the charge of post offices, but can act as assist ants. Washington, September I—P. M. McCulloch and Rollins had a fruitless con sultation to-day. The Indian Department has nothing new. Large expenditures in the War Department, Freedmen’s Bureau, <fcc., will increase the pub lic debt several millions. Washington, September 2—Noon. Some twenty parties throughout the United States, connected with the blank department of the Post Office, were indicted in Michigan Under this indictment, A. O. Reding, Blank Agent for the Southern States, G. A. Traver, Sixth Auditor’s office, Wm. Towers, chief clerk of Superintendent Public Printing, have been arrested. The prisoners were discharged, on the ground that they could not be tried on an indictment found in Michigan for an offense committed in Washington. Judge Wiley, who discharged the prisoners, did not investigate their guilt as charged in the indictment. Washington, September 2—P. M. Gen Orlando Brown and a dozen officers of negro troops, acting as Bureau functionaries, are mustered out. They will continue the suctions in the Bureau as civilians. A number of storekeepers and guagers were appointed to-dav, including Chas. B. Fry. Rich mond, Va., J. A. Ross. First Alabama District. Revenue to-dav, $971,000. Minister Webb advised the State Department that the complication with the Brazilian Gov ernment, regarding the detention oi the Wasp, has been adjusted. C. J. Megrue has been appointed collector of revenue in the Cincinnati District, vice M. P. Gaddis, resigned. Commissioner Rollins received a dispatch from New York last night that a warrant had been issued against him, but at a late hour this afternoon the"warrant had not been served. — Rollins telegraphed that he will not appear per sonalia or by counael in New York to-morrow. Harland, Deputy Commissioner, will ajso ig nore the warrant for him, should it be served.- It is asserted positively that Rollins will not re cognize Binckley, that is, be will assign him no duty. Rollins disclaimed any idea of compro mise regarding supervisors. The law makes it his duty to nominate them. Th eexcitement in official circles is intense, with increased bit terness of feeling. . It is stated on good authority that the Presi dent and McCulloch disavow any active parti cipation in the New York proceedings against the Commissioner and his deputy, Harland. The Herald, of this morning, has an editorial on “ Newspapers and Internal Revenue.” It states that it has been served with a notice oi tax due on its business, and, unless paid, the. usual remedy would be forced. It is not in formed by what law this attempt to tax the press is made, and styles it a forced and absurd construction of the act by ignorant assessors. The whole tenor of revenue laws, as regards the press, shows that Congress did not intend to tax newspapers. Incomes from the news papers business pay tax the same as other incomes, but the business itself is not taxed. It announces its intention to resist the con struction put on the law by the assessors an.a believes the press generally will do the same. Washington, September 3 —. Revenue Solicitor Brinkley’s affidavit says : “ The deponent is informed and believes that the said E. A. Rollins, he being then and there Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and the said Thomas Harland, be being then and there Deputv Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and the safe Thomas E. Smith, he being then and there Collector of Internal Revenue, with divers other officers of tbe United States, and other persons, to deponent unknown, did combine and conspire for the purpose of procuring themselves to be bribed in their said offices, and for the purpose of levying black mail upon persons engaged in tbe business of distilling and rectifying spirits.” No further developments here to-day. The investigation is progressing in New York. Revenue to-day, $800,009. Washington, September 4—Noon. A storm last night delayed dispatches. Washington, Septembi- 4—P. M. United States Marshal Merit wether telegrants that his deputies are prevented from serving process in Larue, Nelson and Marion counties, Kentucky. He states that his posse was cap tured taken to a mill, robbed, their papers de stroyed, and they escaped with their because they were special, and not regular offi cer® They were taken to the nearest depot and warned not to return. Merriwether states that Thomas has no mounted troops, and, as the process must be served within two weeks to make them returnable to the October term, he asks immediate action. Tbe matter was re ferred to tbe Secretary of War, who replies that both tbe Marshal and General Thomas must be governed by the Attorney General s opinion to the United States Marshal oi Florida. Rollins and McCulloch have almost daily conferences regarding revenue supervisors, without any apparent approach to a solution. Schenck and Morgan will not meet to deter mine a September session until the 17th or 18th. Representative Kellogg, of Alabama, opposes the session, because, even if a bill arming the militia could pass over a veto the army could not be. distributed before tbe election. He ap prehends the session would do more harm than K impression is there will be no SC Baron Charles Von Lederer, Austrian Minis ter was presented to the President to-day. Commissioner Rollins, replying to a tobacco manufacturer, says: The tobacco tax will be assessed and collected as heretofore, until stamps are furnished. Pomeranz’s letter to Gen. Lee commences: “ Full of solicitude for the future of our eotrn trv I come with my heart in my hand, to Iqarn rhe’condition, wishes and intentions of the peo ple of the Southern States, especially to ascer tain the sentiments ot that body of brave, energetic and self-sacrificing men, who, after sustaining tbe Confederacy for four years, laid down their arms and swore al- legiance to the United ' States, whose trustci, and beloved leader you have been. “ The letter is quite long. Gen.* Lee’s answer is also long. The late Lour at which it is received here for bids telegraphing it in full, and it would be profanation to attempt a condensation of Gen. Lee’s noble letter. After Ger.. Lee’s signature follow thirty leading Southern names. IV ashing ton, September s—Noon. The Secretary of War, perplexed by con flicting legislation, has asked the Attorney General’s advice as to paying Southern claims on file in the War Office, growing out of the war. They aggregate twenty to thirty mil lions. Washington, September 5. The debt statement will show over $10,000,- 000 increase. Rollins and McCulloch had another inter view tills morning, in which it is stated they agreed to disagree, declaring that none of the supervisors will be commissioned shortly. Rollins purposes going Northward early next week. Grant’s brother-in-law. Dent, arrived this morning and visited the War Office. He states Grant will rem.du West until the last of October. Rollins has nominated five more supervisors, making twenty in all. McCulloch shows no disposition to confirm any of them. Among Rollins’ nominees for supervisors are James R. West for Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas ; R. F. Patterson for Tennessee; John Cramer for North and South Carolina; W. J. Saffbld for Alabama, Georgia and Florida; Thos. R. Lacid for Virginia and West Virginia. Washington, September 6. The State Department has issued an official notice that travelers will not be allowed to land in Cuba without authentic official passports from the Department of State, vised by the Spanish Consul at the port of departure. Pass ports issued by the Mayor of New Orleans, and vised by the Consul there, and certificates which persons calling themselves agents issue, stating that passports have been applied for to the De partment of State, vised by the Spanish Con sul, are worthless. South Carolina. Columbia, August 31. Motions were introduced in the Legislature to-day looking to adjournment.. The Governor issued a circular to-day in relatiop to armed organizations, and introducing arms into the State. He disapproves of boih, and calls oa all persons to keep the peace. He gays he will exercise all hie authority for that purpose. Columbia September 1. The House sustained the Governor’s veto of the Charleston City Charter bill—an extreme Radical party measure. Columbia, September 2. There was an angry discussion on the dis crimination bii! in the Senate to-day. The ne groes insist on the right to enter hotels, &c. The Democratic Central Club issued a circu lar denying that the Governor’s proclamation about armed organizations has any application to the Democratic party of this State. Columbia, September 3. The Senate passed the Social Equality Bill in a very modified form. Delarge, member of the House, resisted the Sergeant-at-Arms and cursed him most in sultingly. The House wasted the whole after noon session discussing the case. The State constable reports to the Governor the investigation into the late Santee riot. The whole blame rests on a negro prophet called Bates. Columbia, September 4. A bill was introduced into the House to guarantee four millions of dollars in bonds to the Blue Ridge Railroad. Georgia. Savannah, September 2. The negroes on the outskirts of the city are causing trouble. They are armed and drilling nightly. They stop farmers on the roads lead ing to the city. Country folks are compelled to go in parties of ten to twenty when they come to market. A boy has mysteriouely dis appeared—supposed to bare been murdered by negroes. Savannah, September 3. The body of the white boy who mysteriously disappeared has been found. He was murder ed by negroes near the city. His gun anti clothing were gone, and it is supposed he was killed for them. An inquest was held, and the verdict was: Killed by parties unknown.— There is great excitement in the city. Parties, who have been out three days hunting the body, were met by armed bodies of armed ne groes, who halted them with military pre cision. Parties are now out sconring the conn try in search of the murderers. 'Robberies and assaults upon the whites by negroes on the roads loading to the city are of hourly occurrence. The negroes in and around the city are thoroughly organized, drilled and well armed. The Radical Convention at Blackshear yes terday nominated J. W.-Clift for Congress. I Alabama. Mobile, August 31. The yearly cotton statement shows the total receipts for the year just closed, 36,619; exports to Great Britain, 211,154; to France, 10,432 ; other foreign port's, 14,925; coastwise, includ ing 8,659 from Montgomery direct; New Or-i leans, 1,893; stock to-night, 2,161; receipts, I new cotton, 307, against, 157 last year ; crop estimates, 250,000 to 500,000,; estimates, Ala bama and Mississippi, tributary, Mobile, 300,000 to 350,000; buyers contending latter figure; sellers generally looking between 300,000 to 350,000. Montgomery, September 5. Gov. Smith has issued a proclamation, con vening the Legislature in extraordinary ses sion, on the 16th, for the purpose of passing a registry law. Montgomery, September 5. At the recent session of the Legislature, a law was passed requiring the Governor to designate one or more papers in each Congres sional District in which official advertisements were to be published. Nd advertisement is to be of an v validity unless it appear in a paper thus named. Under this law, Governor Smith has designated all the papers in the State; j therefore, probate judges and sheriffs can pub-; list notice's in whatever paper they choose. ‘ Texas. Galveston, September 3. Stock of cotton September Ist, 1867, was 2,557 bales. Receipts this week, 227 bales; re ceipts previously, 97,770 bales; received at other Texan ports, 12,297 bales; exports—to Great Britain, 39,610 bales ; France, 1,625 bales ; other Continental ports, 20,639 bales; New ; Orleans, 11,127 bales; Baltimore, 188 bales; New York, 34,574 bales; Boston, 4,856 bales; on hand and on shipboard not cleared, 172 bales. , . Account® from all parts oi tue State concern ing this season’s crop say it will far exceed the last, and the impression prevails that 175,000 bales will be received at this port. Florida. Key West, September 5. I The writ of habeas corpus for Mudd, Arnold , and Spangler was refused. Ohio. Cleveland, September 4. The cattle plague has appeared in Cuyahoga and Portage counties. Many have died and there is much alarm. Havana. September 2. Dispatches of the 14th of August, from Pu erto Cabello, say Bruzual and forces have abandoned the city and gone to Coro on the steamers Bolivar and Maparari. Bruzual hclds only Coro and Maracaibo. 2ST e w "V oi’lc. Saratoga, September 1. The Exchange Hotel and several adjoining buildings were burned to-day. New York, September 1. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of prominent revenue officers here. Charges not made public. Ex-Collector Smith was ar- Albany, September 2. Murphv’s name has been withdrawn. Thia leaves Hoffman a clear field for Governor. idler.—John T. Hoffman was nominated on the first ballot. Albany, September 8. The convention’s resolutions reaffirm the National Democratic platform ; demand the immediate restoration of all the States to their rights in the Union ; amnesty for all past politi cal offenses ; franchise to be regulated by the people of the States without forced interfer ence; payment of public obligations in strict ac cordance with the term, in gold when gold is no minated in the bonds,or in lawful money of the country when gold is not specified ; equal taxa tion on every species of property, including bonds; reduction of the standing army and navy ; abolition of the Freedmen’s Bureau, and all political instrumentalities designed to se cure negro suffrage ; equal rights for natural ized and native citizens; encourage the people struggling for national integrity and constitu tional liberty. Albany, September 4. The Democratic convention passed resolu tions eulogizing Johnson for his unswerving defense of the Constitution, and Chase for im partiality in the impeachment trial. ■ll I ■ ■ Ala ssach-visett s. Boston, September 2. The Democratic Convention of eleven hun dred delegates has nominated John Quincy Adams, of Quincy, for Governor, and Reuben Noble for Lieutenant Governor. Boston, September 3. The Democritic resolutions demand a return to the limitation and requirements of the Con stitution ; denounce Congress for usurpations; characterizes the reconstruction acts as prepos terous, contemptible, dangerous, unconstitu tional and revolutionary. An official letter from Washington states that unless a job printer produces work which is sold by himself, or by others on his account, be is not liable to manufacturers’ tax. I— * Kansas. St. Louis, September 1. A Denver dispatch says that the Indians ap peared in force at Ciemont’s Orchard. Four Indiana were killed in a fight on Platte river.— Volunteer, are gathering* rapidly. Provisions plenty. The Indians captured seventj’ Govern ment mules here, and near Cooper’s Creek.— Ned Neff’s family of nine persons, residing at Kiowa, were found murdered on Saturday. Kansas City, September 4. A Mexican train was attacked at Pawnee Fork, Old Platte Road, seventy-three miles Northwest of Fort Dodge. Sixteen Mexicans were scalped, and their bodies burned with the wagons. Another train, with 75,000 pounds of wool was attacked within twenty-five miles of Fort Dodge. The escort fought until their ammuni tion was exhausted when they abandoned the train. ——— « 1 Louisiana. New Orleans, August 31. Moderate estimates place the number of per sons in the Democratic procession on Saturday night at fifteen thousand, of whom twenty-five hundred were mounted. The ovation continued ttil after midnight, and the police records fail to show a single arrest, more than usual, though over one hundred thousand people were on the streets at once, The Republicans contemplate making a de monstration on the 9th inst. The Senate to day ousted E. L. Jewell, Sena tor from the 2d District, Orleans parish, and in stalled in bis place a mulatto named Pinchback. The ground of contest in this case was that of election frauds. The witness, upon whose testimony, mainly, reports of the election com mittee were based, has sworn to an affidavit, which is published, declaring his evidence and testimony, given before the election commit tee, to be false and untrue from beginning to end ; that he had been influenced and induced by certain prominent members of the Radical party to testify as he did by a promise oi re ward. An effort was made to-day to bring this witness before the Senate while the report of the committee was under consideration. The Republicans refused to permit this proceeding. The Senate to-day was utterly discordant, Re publicans not harmonizing among themselves. Jewell was not heard in own defense. By bis course since the opening of the session he has incurred the bitter personal animosity of a number of Radical Senators, one remarking during the proceeding that the Democrats had brought this action upon themselves. New Orleans, September 4. A bill was passed both branches of the Legis lature authorizing the city government of New Orleans to borrow $1,000,000 for current ex penses. City officials were in the market this morning endeavoring to negotiate a loan. The House yesterday instructed the Judiciary Committee to report a bill providing for the appointing of auctioneers in the city of New Orleans, to be confirmed by the Senate ; also to prescribe an oath to be taken. The Democratic State Central Committee calls for a State Convention on the 30th inst. for the nomination of a candidate for Congress, i and electors and alternates in the place of those I who may be found ineligible under the four-| teentb amendment. New’ Orleans, September 5. Pinchback, the mulatto, recently installed in j Jewell’s place as Senator from the 2d District, j Orleans parish, rising to a question of privi-! lege, and replying to newspaper paragraphs j concerning him, after charging the people of • this city with murdering and manifesting a growing disposition to murder men for politi cal opinion, and the color of their skin, uttered the following : “ I want to tell them to be ware. I want to tell them they have nearly reached the end of their String. The next out rage of the kind which they commit will be the ' signal for the dawn of retribution—a retribh- j tion of which they have not dreamed ; a signal ■ that will cause ten thousand torches to be ap-1 plied to this city. For patience will then have j ceased to be a virtue, and this city will be re- j duccd to aches.” He was here called to order, bttl proceeded with his speech, reiterating his threat, adding a notification to the Democratic party that they (the negroes) propose to take the matter in their own hands in future, and propose to have a peace if they have to conquer a peace. Elections. New York, September 1. The Vermont election resulted in the success of the Republicans by a largely increased ma jority over last year. Returns from a third of the State indicate a Republican majority of 27,000 for Governor- some make it 30,000. The vote is the heaviest thrown since 1840. Wilmington, (Del.,) September 1. The Municipal Election was warmly con tested. The vote is largely increased. The Republicans re-elected the present Mayor by an increased majority of one hundred. I--*.- Far AVest. Omaha, September 4. It is reported that a large body of Indians is moving North to strike the Pacific Railroad between North Platte and Yvlesburg. Denver, September 4. The Indians killed three and wounded one near Colorado city yesterday. F oreign. [BY CABLE.J London, August 31. Accounts of recent events on Rio Parana have been received of a Paraguayan reverse.— Paraguayans claim that the allies have received, severe checks in two battles, on the 16th and 18th of July. The fortress of Humaita was subsequently evacuated without theknowl- I edge of the enemy—all heavy guns were spiked and arms, ammunition and stores removed. The Governments of Chili and Bolivia have ofiered lheir good offices to Lopez as mediators. The Paris Patrie has advices from Paraguay which explain that Hnmiaat was abandoned because Gen. Lopez had completed his new de fensive line of fortifications on the Tebicuari. The Paraguayans are confident that the allies, though holding the river, would not attempt to enter the interior of the country, and t h ey be lieved the war would soon be brought to an end by lassitude of the combined powers. The yacht Sappho has challenged the Aline. The challenge has been accepted, but details are unknown. Paris, August 31. The Austrian papers are discussing the rela tions of the United States and Russia, as indi cated by civilities between Farragut and the Russian Minister at Constantinople. The rep resentatives of other powers at Constantinople feel slighted. London, September 3. The Times has a long criticism on the Chi nese treaty, terming it a retrograde and exclu sive measure, calculated to stop progress in China and put a monopoly of advantages therein in the hands of the United States. An unsuccessful attempt to launch the Ber muda from the dry dock, on the Thames, was made yesterday. Except the Great Eastern, the Bermuda is the largest floating structure in the world. St. Petersburg. September 3. Bishop Platzk, for refusing to send a dele gate to the Catholic Synod, about to convene under tbe Emperor’s direction, has been sent to Siberia. London, September 4. The standard combats the Times' views of the Chinese treaty, and says : “The treaty puts eyes in the Chinese wall and opens the way for Western civilization in China.” Reverdy Johnson made bis first speech at the Sheffield Cutlers’ annual feast, saying he came to this country as a messenger of peace. Berlin, Septembers. Ship Germania, of the North Pole expedi tion, was again seen, all well, in latitude 83. Baden, September 5. Schonbein, the distinguished French chemist, died yesterday. London, September 5. Reverdy Johnson made another speech, and in closing said a rupture between the United States and Great Britain would now be impos sible, on account of Identity ot race, language, institutions and aspirations. * The Bermuda was safely launched. The potato riot in Cork was dispersed at the point of the bayonet. The cholera killed the heir to the Persian throne. Several incendiary fires have occurred in Cork. Loss quite heavy. Liverpool, September 5. The report that Bayard Clarke was killed by the Wales accident is untrue. Rome, September 5. Count Sartiges, French Minister, presented letters of recall to the Pope. Markets. >. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. • London, September s—Noon. ' “ Holiday; no markets. Liverpool, September s—Noon. Cotton steady; sales, 10,090 bales. Lard buoyant at 675. 9d. Tallow strong at 455. B<L Sugar dull. Others unchanged. Sales of tbe week, 69,000 bales; exports, 18,000 bales ; speculation, 5,000 bales ; stock, 512,000 bales of which 175,000 bales are American. Liverpool, September s—Afternoon. Cotton easier with a slight decline ; uplands, 10% ; Orleans, 11; sales, 10,000 bales. Lard, 68s. 63. Turpentine, 265. Frankfort, September 5. Bonds, 75%@75%. < Havana, September 5. Sterling, 15%@16% premium. Federal cur rency, 60 days, 7% discount. Gold, 60 days,. 4%@5 premium. New York,.September 5- <ooii. Sterling, 9%. Gold, 144%. ’62’. 18%; North Carolinas, 73; Virginia, ex c :.nons, 53%; new, 53; Tennessee, ex coupon 67%; new, 67. New York, September 5- P. M. Money easy at 2@4. Gold firm 144%, and closed at 144%. Sterling quiet al 9%. Gov ernments active and higher. Stocks lower. The bank statement shows’ an increase in loans of $49,000 ; circulation, $52,000 ; decrease in deposits, $2,480,000; legal tenders, $1,778,- 000; specie, $133,000. New York, September s—Noon. Flour a shade firmer for Spring; 10@2O lower for 'Winter. Wheat 2@3 lower. Corn 1 lower. Mess Pork dull at S2B. Lard quiet; steam, 19%@19%. Cotton shade lower at 29%. Turpentine drooping at 43%@44. Rosin quiet; strained common, $2 75@2 80. New York, September 5—P. M. V ! Cotton dull and a shade lower ; sales of 600 bales at 29%. Flour dull; sujerfine State, Wheat—Spring shade firmer ; Winter shade lower. Corn dull ; mixed Western, $1 22@ 1 22%. Whisky heavy ; bond, 65. Mess Pork quiet; new, S2B 90. Lard firmer and active ; steam, 19 : kettle, 20@20%. Turpentine, 44%. Groceries steady. Freights dull. Baltimore, September 5. Cotton steady and dull at 29%. Flour weak. Wheat firmer.’ Corn steady. Rye, Oats and Provisions unchanged. Virginias, inscribed, old, 49 asked; Coupons, 53%@53%. South Carolinas, 54 bid, J? Louisville, September 5. Stiperfine flour, $6 75@7. Corn, 85@90. Mess Pork, $29. Lard, 18%. Bacon—shoul ders.. 18%; clear sides, 17%. Raw Whisky, $1 27. Wilmington, September 5. Spirits turpentine dull; no change. Rosin quiet; No. 1, $2 50@3 50; Tar declined ; held at $2 85. Mobile, September 5. Cotton—Market quiet; sales, 80 bales ; mid dling, 26 ; receipts, 84 bales ; exports, 31 bale®; New Orleans, September 5. I Cotton ’quiet and steady ; middling, 27 ; sales, 268 ; receipts, 465 bales. Sterling, 56@ 57%. New York Sight, par<3% premium.— Gold, 43%. Sugar nominally unchanged; stock Cuba in first bands about 5,000 boxes and 100 hbds. Molasses neglected. Flour easy; superfine, s7@7 25; treble extra, $8 50@10 50; choice, sl l@l4. Corn steady at $1 07@l 12. Oats firm at 65. Bran firm at $1 30. Hay— Western, $24@26. Pork, s3l 50. Bacon dull; shoulders, 13%@14; clear, 18. Lard easy; tierce, 19; keg, 22. n Savannah, September 5. ♦ Cotton dull and nominal; receipts, 273 bales. Charleston, September 5. Cotton dull; no sales ; middling nominal at 28 ; receipts, 4 bales ; exports, coastwise, 319 bales. j Montgomery, September 6. Cotton—Receipts at this place the first week of the season, 1,268 bales. The damages by rain and worm are not as great as anticipated* t
