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GEORGIA- WEEfflY OPINION.
VOL. I—NO. 8.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY MOENW, SEPTEMBER 24, 1867.
TERMS—$3 00
TUESDAY MOANINGSEW. 17.
Anotiik# Destructive Finn.—About
one o'eloek Sunday night, our citizen* were
orousod by tbo cry of lire, only to witness
another destructive conflagration. The
building* attached to the carriage manufac
tory of Messrs. Illtchlns & Bro„ corner of
Forsyth end Walton streets—consisting of
ware-roomi llnlshlng-room, and smith end
wood shopB—with their contents, were en
tirely consumed. The Are had progressed
so fur before an alarm was given, and, the
buildings nil being wooden structures,
spread so rapidly, that the firemen could
do nothing beyond protecting adjoining
property, which wus seriously threatened.
•• Tallulah ” took the loud handsomely, but
Nos. 1 and 2 got to work with but little de
lay. The proprietors of the establishment
estimate their loss In buildings, finished
work, stock, and books, at $12,0110. Insu
rance *0,000. The lire was. evidently, the
work of an Incendiary, os It originated In
the main building, about which there had
been no lire since Saturday morning.
A How Aiiono Tint Fseedwomex.—The
citizens In the vicinity of West Peachtree
street were entertained, on lust Saturday
night, by tho pleasantries of a ••row”
amongst tho freed men. or, rather, freed
women of that part of the city. The police
were on hand us early as the distance from
the main part of the city would allow,
though they succeeded In finding but one
of the rlotrcsses. Jealousy was the cause.
The disturbance was serious. As the |o)ct
lias said,
"llell knows no fury like a woman scorned."
Tub Border State Cox vent ion.—The
Herder State Convention of the Union Ee-
pnhllcan party assembled at Baltimore on
the 12th Inst. Delegates were present Horn
Delaware, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Maryland, and the District of Colombia.
Hon. Horace Maynabd, of Knoxville, Ten
nessee, war elected President. Several Im
portant speeches were made, the most elo
quent and searching among which was
that of Mr. Maynard. A letter from Hon;
( has. Sumner was read, In which he de
clared it to be the solemn duty ot Congress
to establish eqnal political and civil rights
throughout every State of the Union. The
resolutions adopted assert tho duty pf Con
gress to protect equal right* of all Ameri
can citizens in all the States; approve the
course of Congress and Mr- Stanton; call
upon Gen. Grant to faithfully execute the
Deconstruction Acta of Congress; urge an
amendinent to tho Constitution prohibiting
the dlsfranclitsemCntdf any citizen, In ally
State, because of hit race or color ; and de
clare It to be the duty of tho House of Rep
resentatives to present Articles of Im
peachment against Andrew Johnson.
Eg-Gencral Jell'. Thompson, who fought
with vigor for the rebel cause, lias written
another letter explanatory uud congrma-
tory of the one of a few weeks ago, where
in he urges tho South to accept thc.sltua-
ilon and go manfully to work under the
Congressional Reconstruction act. lie
gives sound advice, when ho tells those
who fonght with hint for a defeated cause
not to mope over the past, hut to strive to
develop the resources of the South and to
increase her wealth, under such conditions
ns Congress may require.
Kf'The Richmond Dispatch thinks the
Amnesty Proclamation ‘‘will restore to the
parties concerned all their property, as wclj
ns reinstate them In all rights not taken
from them by special legislation,’’ but that
"under the acts of Congress none of them
can vote. If these acts arc unconstltutlon-
nl, they have not been pronounced to by
the courts. Until that shall have been
done, the disfranchised will of course re
main disfranchised.’’
CS'A correspondent of the London
Times, writing from Mexico, says; Juarez
made lit; entry into the Capital on the l.Ttli.
Ills reception was ley cold, not a single
cheer, and not a lady or gentleman of re
spectability to he seen. He appeared In
the balcony of tbo [mince, and not a vita
greeted Idm. This statement is directly In
conflict with that of some other corres
pondents describing the same event.
tWTho Jonesboro Herald states that
cotton crop* In Clayton county aro being
very soriously damaged by the excessive
rains. Rust, rot and wornu are depreda
ting upon this growth, and the condition
of the weather warrants the belief that
their ravages will be increased.
(9* A letter from Tbomasvllle. dated the
liltli miyai "Reconstruction Is all O. K. In
this County." The same report retches ns
from every section of tho State. "The
work goes bravely on,” despite the efforts
of old political leaden.
Hon, Wm. D. Kelly.—It Is stated that
Hon. Win. D. Kelly will rovlslt tho South
at an early day—confining lilt trip to tho
sealHiard States. Wo hope lie may bo In
duced to visit several prominent points In
Georgia.
HTAUy Gator, writing to the Chatta
nooga T’nlon, says;
Tho Amnesty Proclamation has appeared,
and the great question Is, what does ic
amount to?
Docs It amount to anything?
Personal.—llr. S. Rose, of the Macon
Journal and Messenger—the veteran of the
Georgia Press—was a guest of the Na
tional yesterday.
THE TKMFKRANCB QUESTION.
The Prohibitionists of Maine.who con
stitute a majority of the Republican party
In that State, Incorporated Into the princi
ples of their purty a clause favoring
IJquor restriction, and staked the Issue of
the State elections upon tho result, A re
spectable minority of the Republicans
being ardently attached to the whisky
Interest, Imltcd, amt made common cause
with the Democrats against Prohibition.
The consequence Is now well known.
There were some thirteen hundred Repub
licans who enst their ballots against Pro-
hihltiop. and therefore with the Demo
cratic party. An eqnal hiimbct wlm
could neither vote for Prohibition nor
against their party, did not rote at all.
Those who voted against Prohibition, each
made two votes gain for the Democracy,
whilst those wlio did not vote at nil, made
a gain for the said party of one each.
Prohibition was, however, carried, and Is
now a par;' and parcel of tho Republican
platform of that Stale. Wo may therefore
expect a renewal of tho "Maine LtqMor
Law," and a new Impetus to the Temper
ance Reform Question In other States; and,
as was unco the cate in Tennessee. we
should not he surprised oseaslonally to see
the most beastly drunkards seeking politi
cal position a* tho representative of the
Temperance cause! It wus thus that the
Whig party was defeated, In Tennessee, In
1862; and It will ho thus with atiy party
that attempts to qualify men, by mere leg
islation, for anything beyond this world.
In the first place, no party Bhonld presume
to put a man In nomination for office, who
is a drunkard, and then all the evils fol
lowing upon the action of drunken Lcgls-
turos will cease.
THE BORDER STATES.
Proceedings of flic Union Itepubll*
can Cunveullou,
111
’ho was hemmed 111 hsr the
itlteli In
BHUUFICADT.
An esteemed friend—who has heretofore
received high honors by the voico of the
peopla of Georgia—Inserts the following
paragraph In a business letter t “I am glad
to see so many ofonr friends declaring for
Reconstruction. Let me suggest, that you
presa upon the consideration of tho public
the fact that every memberof the Supreme
Court of Georgia favors It.' The letters of
Judge Warner and Jndgc Walker are
decided.”
The fltet stated It significant. The hon
ored sons of Ooorgla named by our friend
have given utterance to sentiments that
will be supported by the masses by an
overwhelming majority, Tho noble stand
taken by the best men of tho State, who
dsro to disregard old prejudices, Interests
and political associations, is not only en
couraging, bnt gives assurance as to what
tlw result will be.
C9~TIie continued heavy ruins have
been very disastrous to cotton In Georgia,
tt is estimated that onc-tbtrd of tbo crop
lias been destroyed. Reports from the rice
plantations state the ruins anil freshets
have ruined the crops.
Cotton buyers may rest assured that the
foregoing Is as favorable a result as will
be realized. Ho far nit cotton In Georgia Is
concerned, the statement Is true.
SYUNfllllglOll flUNMip.
WAsiiiKQTON, September HI.
Eililort Op futon: The letter of Hon
Tuaddeus Stevens, relative to the remov
al of District Commanders and which was
published some three weeks since, Is now
alleged os the cause of Mr. Johnson’s Is
suing his Civil Supremacy Proclamation,
In that letter. It will be renlcmbereil, Mr.
Stevens Intimated that a necessity might
arise for extra Constitutional measures,
touching the enforcement of tho Recon
struction law.
Mr. Seward's removal Is still talked of.
The friends of the 1’resldent express the
opinion that Mr. Reward will certainly he
removed before many days—perhaps be
fore tho President visits Antletnm. which
takes place uti the 18th. This Is very doubt
fill. However, the time Is near at hand,
and we shall see.
Collector Sjiy iiu; of New York. Is here,
anil has had several Interviews with the
President. Hu Is net the only man who
bns visited Washington, post haste, from
New York, since investigations of alleged
frauds have been Inaugurated by the Con
grcstlonal Committee.
Upwards of 18,000 applications for spe
cial pardon, from persons In tho Houtliern
States, are now lodged In tbeAttornoy Gen
eral’s office. Many of them ltava not been
acted upon-, and us the functions of tho
" Pardon Bureau " have been virtually sus-
pended by tho Amnesty' Proclamation, these
applications will bo tiled away among the
relics pertaining to tho history of this re
markable administration.
It It now Well understood hero that Gen.
Guaxy, who succeeds Gen. Sickles In com
mand of the 2d District, will pursue the
line of policy, under the directions of Gen.
Grant, marked out by Gen. Sickles; end
that he will enforce the system of orders,
rules and regulations already established
by his predecessor. Thus, It will be ob
served, a change of commanders will really
ainouut to very little. The only rational
way to get rid of the inoonvcnlcnccs of
Military rule Is to carry out tho provis
ions of tho Reconstruction law, and thus
render It Inoperative.
Tho swarm of Democratic place-hunters
Is somewhat subsiding. Several of them
took their leave tills owning. Tho Presi
dent has been literally overrun by them. It
will lie''difficulttoflin}pise**,fbralb They,
however, go homo to make preparations
for the coming elections. A change of dy
nasty works a change of pensioners in
Office; hence they will go to work In hope
of the reward.
The Border State Republican Conven
tion met In Baltimore on the 12th. Dele
gates were present from Delaware, Ten
nessee, Missouri, Kentucky, District of Co
lumbia mid Maryland, for the purpose. In
the language of the call of the Conven
tion, "to advance the cause of manhood
suffrage, and demand of Congress the pas
sage of the Semner-Wllseh Bill.” There „ j. ounjf man on the
wuh no distinction on account of nice or Ixwsifl of hi* wife like a fellow indulging
color iti tho Convention. A temporary or- In u sjfrco ? Uecatisc ho is on £ bust.,
ganlzatfon was cfleeted, with lion. Lewis T' -(‘on eluding words of u Utah obituary
Thompson, of Delaware, in tho Chair;ffff Pisthetb-.; Ho Waves thirteen wl«f-
Jamcs IV. Clayton, of Maryland, Secretary, j is writing a new'novch a per-
A committee otrresolutions wus appointed* tloaof it beln" now in the printer’s hands,
consisting of Hon. J. A. .T. Cwswell* ot Tim gimp is laidin a new England village
Marylund; lion. R. It. Butler, of Tenues-
might carpenters really believe
“»•» lie such thing asa stone? Bc-
never saw It.
jcyman ha* Invented a machine to
I number of parsons that enter
* r or public hull.
hove been moro casualties on
; trips this summer than for any
ons before.
’ U a young man reclining on the
see; Hon, It. T. Van Horn, of Missouri;
J. J. Htmvart,of Maryland; n.M. Jenkins,
of Delaware; R. Stoekett Matthews, of
Maryland; David Goshorn, of West Vir
ginia ; IV. II. G. Brown, of Maryland; Am
thony Higgins, of Delaware.
The following permanent officers,wore
elected;
President lion. Horace Maynard; Vlo*
Presldents-Hon H.T. y*n Horn, of Missou
ri; Colonel J. II. Clondenlng, of Missouri;
Hon. H. R. Butler, of Tennessee; Rev.
Daniel Watkins of Tennessee; Hon. J. A.
Creswell. of Maryland; Goo. A. Cook, of
Maryland; Harman Robinson, of Dela
ware; Robert A. Cmnmens, of Delaware;
Samuel Segars, of Delaware; David Go-
thorn, of West Virginia; Mr. Gallaher. of
West Virginia; H.T. Johnson, District of
Columbia; A. 1*. Clark, District of Colum
bia.
Speeches were made by Ron. Messrs. May.
nard, Creswell. and others. Letters from
white and colored distinguished politicians,
among them one from Senator Sumner, in
which, alter stating his Inability to be pres
ent he says;
Congress will leave undone what It ought
to do if tt falls to provkla promptly for the
establishment of equal rights. whether po
litical or civil, cverwhero throughout tho
Union. ThU li a solemn duty which can
not be shirked or postponed. The Idea fs
intolerable that any Stato under any pre
tension of State Rights, can set up a polit
ical oligarchy within It* borders, and then
call Itself a Republican government. I in
sist, with all my soul, that such a govern
ment must be rejected as Inconsistent with
the requirements of the declaration of In
dependence.
Fuitlifolly Yours,
Chables Sumner;
The following resolutions were adopted;
First. It la the duty of Congress under
the National Constitution to. protect the
State to limit the franchise to one «>*** ad
mits its right to jlralt.li.to any. extent, an
abnse effectually guarded against by tbe
Constitution lu requiring that the United
State shall guarantee to uvery State in the
Union a Republican form of government.
Second. That with tills duty placed up
on It by tho fundamental law of the Re
public, the Congress that has prescribed a
code of Rquul Rights for ulucotatus lately
In rebellion, eaunot. lu reason or Injustice,
withhold Us patient nudicncc, nor its bivilt
and thorough relief from the States, a ma
jority of whose iieoplu have, always fhltli-
fhllv adhered loth" Repo bile.
rd. That this action of Congress, de-
. ... . ’ unity to
the Republic, and reasserting the rights of
mun ns proclaimed by the Declination of
Independence,
Foul tli. That wo respectfully urgo Con.
gross to act bravely anil, thoroughly In .the
adoption of whatever measures they may
determine to Iks requisite for the establish
ment of jwaee'and prosperity throughout
the whole land;unci wo expect them to re
pose full faith til the courage, loyalty, and
Intelligence of tho masse* pf tpo people
who regard no perils *a more to he
sliunued than timidity and Indifference to
their representatives, and who will always
sustain Congress in their efforts to establish
by law the most thorough development of
true republican Institutions.
Fifth. That while we affirm the Consti
tutional |surer mid duty of Congress by.
statute tq secure to the States a Republi
can form of government, yet, wo earnestly
urge li|Miii Congress to present to tbe Suites
for .their adoption all amendment to the
Constitution of the United, providing that
no Statu shall disfranchise any citizen be
cause of nice nr color, and thus put beyond
the danger of |ml!tica! changes the funda
mental prinelploof American citizenship.
SlXUULAK Sl'EECU OV LOUIS XaUOLKON.-t
Tho French Kmpcror, on his pussng*
through Amicus, was presented with an
address by the Mayor of that town. Ills
Majesty, In reply, said:
I have crossed France with the Empress,
from Strashurg to Dnnklrk. and our hear
ty ami syutlxithetlc reception everywhere
has filled us with tho liveliest gratitude.
Nothing, 1 petcelvo with pleasure, esn
•hake tho confidence which for twenty
yean tho Freneh people have placed In me.
They have ostlmated at their real VRliethe
difficulties I have had to surmount. The
III success of our policy across the ocean
has not diminished the prestige of our
arms since everywhere the valor ofonr
soldiers overcame all opposition. The
•vent* accomplished In Germany have not
canted our country to depart from a calm
and dignified attitude, and it relies with
Justice on the maintenance of peace. The
excitement of* small minority has not
caused u* to lose the hope of seeing more
liberal lustltutlona peaceably Introduced
In our public life. The temporary stagna
tion In comnierolnl affairs bsinot prevent
ed the Industrial classes frotushowing me
their sympathy.and from relying upon the
efforts of tho Government to give a fresh
Impetus to commerce. 1 have round, with
pleasure, tlioso sentiments of confidence
and devotion existing at Amiens and. In
the whole department of Somme, which
places liavo always shown a sincere attach
ment to me, and where a residence of tlx
ears proved to me that misfortune is a
:m>d school to suiqiortthe burden of pow"
r, and ;q avoid the dangers of fortune.
Cotton.—I ii our market yesterday, the
closing rates of last week were maintained,
say 20 cents for Northern middlings.—Co-
lumlus Enquirer. 17fA.
i K-eno Is
fifty ors dxty years ago,
A shark ninefbet long was caught off
lie of tho New York piers last Sunday,
not so much swimming done just
.luce us there h|ia,been,
inucl Gideon, a peddler, was fined In
iioiton, the other day, for nibbing r
teeth with a piece of cotton saturated
muriatic acid, to show bystanders tho In
stant effect of Ids “wonderful tooth pow
der." The acid Is very hurtful to tho
teeth.
Dr. Henry C. Shaw lias contributed an
article on “Foreign Bodies In the Ear” to
the Boston Mcdlcsl and Surgical Journal,
lu his experience, he has taken from the
ear beans, cotton, slate pencil, peas, mag
gots, cockroaches! beads, glass, crockery,
shells, paper, pins, ivory, teeth of cauibs,
stones and seeds.
Tho Grand Lodge of the United States,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, com
mences Its annual session oil the 10th Inst-
In New York city. Irving Hall, Union
Square, boa been selected as the place of
meeting.
Hon. Mrs. Theresa Yelverton, of divorce
case notoriet
coming. EngL __
States. She will deliver readings. She has
fine elocutionary talent, aa she evinced In
her lets appeal to the House of Lords.
An old bachelor remarks, that al
though the Scripture says the glory of wo
man I* in her hair. It nowhere sayt that the
glorv of any woman Is in any other wo
man's hair.
The wanderers for health and pleasure,
by seaside, mountain and lake, are return
ing to their homes refreshed and sunburn
ed—darker If not wiser people. Vacation
s over, and tepool has commenced,
An editor, getting tired of paying prin
ters, resolved to put hit own ehoulder to the
wheel. Hero Is a specimen of his efforts at
' ’ o shyll dOmost
hereafter
ITs bAF.ing dif
ficult to *Et tlpe- buy WcdOn.t cxportenoE
mccchdljicnltVr
A law In New Y’ork compels all care In
the city of Brooklyn to be horse ears; but
on tho Coney Island Railroad the law Is
evaded by having a horse fastened ahead
of a veritable locomotive of elxty-horse
power, drawing a long train of cars. All
tho frisky creature has to do 1st
of the train. When tbe train reaches the
city limits the horse Is detached, and the
engine Increases its speed.
A Hot Hkuiox Discovkbed—The Indian
Peace Commission,—St. Louis. Septemb
13.—The Montana Post says an exploring
party to tin; headwaters of the Yellow
stone river, just returned, report having
traveled through a volcanic country cmlt-
tlng . blue llatues and living streams of
brimstone. The country was smooth and
rolling, with long level plains Intervening.
On the summits of tho rolling mounds
were craters from four to eight feet In di
ameter, ami everywhere on tlic level plains
Were smaller craters of four to six inches,
from which streamed a blaze and constant
whistling sound. The hollow ground re-
soumlcd Ixmcath their feet as they travel
ed, and every moment seemed as if It
would break through. Not a living thing
was seen In the vicinity. The explorers
gavedl tho significant appellation of hell.
The peace commission bold a meeting at
Omaha yesterday, and expect to depart for
the North Platte oil the 14th, to meet Spot
ted Tall, who promises to bring In the prin
cipal men of his band.
Gen. Sherman this evening received a
telegram from the commander at Fort Lar
amie saying the hostile Indians will not
come In to meet the commissioners at that
point at the time expected. They wlllsend
rs to listen to tho propositions to be
us they fearsome trap will besprung.
and suspect bad faith. If they aro satis
fied the commissioners arc acting In good
fiiltli the hostile chiefs will come In ami
hold a council lu the full of tho moon In
Nuremlier. Under this aspect of alliiirs
the commissioners will hold n meeting In
the morning to settle upon what course to
pnrsti^.
Memphis.—'Tho editor of tho Chnttanoo
ga Union, a visitor lu Memphis, gives his
readers some notes from the Bluff City,
We clip from his letter of the 13th:
K its still keej
and lilt
thrao men wero
till keeps up Iti reputation for
bloodshed. On Tuesday night
to shot und two brutally beat
en. the difficulties all originating la oi
from some of the low dance houses or con
cert Moons, which exist In great numbers.
A gentleman showed me a part of the city
where, In two blocks, twelve men have been
killed within the past two yean.
Business Is only modereteJier* Just now.
Tho river is almost too low for boats to ram
and very little freight Is now shipjied.
Tho newspaper interest feels the hard
times about as much as any other. Three
of the papers aro immense barn door sheets,
and In tbo present scarcity of advertising
have to fill their columns with dead mat
ter.! Tho Avalanche has lately had the
good sente to reduce Its else considerably,
and it would be wisdom on the part of the
others to do the same.
Awls Vendino vs. Jouemamsm.—A
Now York Bohemian writes to a Western
paper: “Byway of contrast between the
non-success of journalism, ns t profession,
and tho prosperity attending any other
calling, let mo mention tho fact that an old
man aul woman who have for years sold
apples and nuts In Spruce street, nnder tho
shadow of tho Tribune building, aro to-day
worth *30,000 or *00,000 a place, while not
one of the writers for that Journal, unless
a atockholdcr, has much more than enough
to bury him decently. The truth Is, there
Is no other vocation under the sun so poor
ly paid, and so entirely thoughtless,as that
to which “we" ol' tho dally quill-driving
brotherhood so forlornly belong.”
tapers of tho Treos-
TELEURAPIIIC ItVTfXLIGEtVCG.
From tho Now York Press Association,
Washington', Sept. IS.—Scwsrd gavo a
parting dinner to the Austrian Minister,
Count Wydenfruch. The French and Brit
ish Ministers were present.
Tho Secretary of Legation will act till
the arrival of Von Fraukcnstcln,
A special Omaha dispatch says that the
Northern hostile Indians refuse to meet
tho Commissioners, unless they agree to
withdraw all troops from tho Powder River
country.
Foutuess Monroe. Sep. 12.—Tho steamer
Lavopeo, from Key West, arrived with two
raises of yellow fover, and wus ordered lu
quarantine.
Htormy wind from Northeast. Largo
fleet of coolies weather bound.
■Rio Janeuio, Aug. tfc—Reports received
r tho disastrous result to the expedition
of allied forces fitted out T at Han Paula to
Invade Paraguay by the North. Tho ex
pedition was obliged to retire, alter ad
vancing far Into the Paraguayan territory,
hurrussed for 20 days by the enemy. The
cholera broke out, carrying off the princi
pal officers and large numbers of membra
f>« July 27th another,'"— " i
among the Government
destroying them. All pane,
(try wero burned, togethe I J
other public documents. Tho work of an
incendiary.
Constantinople, August IS.—Tho For-
nlan, from Subllmo Forte, brings news of
tho granting of general amnesty to tho In
surgents inCandta.
N kw Orleans, August 15.—General Grif
fin died at Galveston to-day. His inter
ment will take place to-morrow.
Richmond, Sept, lit.—The negroes will
voto to-morrow for tho first tlmo in this
State, when the eitizctis of Richmond will
voto on tho subject of appropriating
*2JH)0,000 to tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad.
Col. Mallory, of tho Freedman's Bureau
has returned from thu investigation of the
recent riot at Farmville. Ho reports about
the same as before sent to the press.
Hague, Sept. 18.—A man named Gnr-
dolster with forged thousand dollar United
States notes andsoveral other had United
States notes Is afloat.
Paris, Sept. 18.—The fortifications ?of
Strashurg ore to be extended and strength-
-ied.
Florence, Sept. 18.—Tho Italian Gov
ernment threatens to commence legal pro
ceedings against Garibaldi If ho persists In
preparations for a movement against Rome.
Lisbon, Sept. 16.—A mail steamer from
Rio Janeiro brings Intelligence of recent
advantages gained by the allies over tho
Paraguayans.
San Feancisco, Sept. 16.—Steamer Col
orado has arrived from Japan. She brings
three hundred and seventy passengers and
eleven hundred tonsof freight. . J
One American and two Englishmen hare
been murdered at Nagasaki.
The Japanese authorities have arrested
sixty-three native Christians.
Washington, Sept. 18.—The President
has snspended Mr. Calllcot, Revenue Cote
I lector of the Third District of New; York.
A letter from Mr. Greeley, dated Jan
uary, 1800, lias been unearthed. It Is
warmly commendatory of Stocdman for
Secretary of War.
In Maine tho Democrats have forty-five
Representatives, against thirteen last ycur.i
Senator Fessenden writes," 1 have writ
ten no lettcrand expressed no opinion on
the subject of impeachment. Itwlllhm
time enough for me to expres^^^^H^I
oil that subject when the ease comes before
line. You are perfectly at liberty to con
tradict that report, ns I do not like to be]
considered as giving the He to all I linv
said in the Senate with regard to my duties
as a Senator in such a case.”
Houston, Texas, September 10.—^Yester
day the yellow fever was very prevalent.
There wero at lenst one thousand raises,
with ten or fifteen deaths. Mr. Powell,
Deputy Postmaster, died yesterday, and
Capt. Wallace, Assessor and Collector of
Revenue, late of the United States Army,
died to-day. Rev. Mr. ltcese and Dr. A. I
X. Covcry hnvo also dicd.^^^^^^^^H
The Firemen's Charitable Association arc
providing the destitute with nurses and
physicians at tin expense of over two hun
dred dollars dally. The fever Is very fatal.
llcmpsteail. Novosoto, Milton, Bryan
Chapel, Brcuhatu, Lagrange, Huntsville,
and Allcyton Charitable Associations arc
extending nil the aid In their power. There
require money, phyalclnnt and nurses.
Col. O'Connelf, Post Commander, and all
Ills family, tiro sick with the epidemic, but
hopes are entertained of their recovery.
Gen. Griffin’s order removing the Judges
of the Supreme Court in this State, and ap
pointing others in tlicir place, has been re
voked.
The cotton crop will turn out one-fourth
to one-third of a crop for tho whole State,
and will not reach nbove fifty or sixty
thousand hales fur Gulf shipments. Tin
yield of thu corn crop lu some conn
ties isciiormous.
New Orleans. Sept. 16.—Deaths from
yellow fever on Saturday and Sunday, as
officially reported, were one hundred and
three.
NewYoek, Sept. 18.—A statement of
the Banka show that loans have increased
S3,!HO,UOO; Increase of specie In Banks,
*217,1X10; increase of specie In circulation,
•37,1100; decrease In deposits *2,097,000;
legal tenders decreased *1.480,000.
The City of London arrived with Euro-
Wasrinoton, Sept. 10,—General Spinner
has withdrawn Government fluids from tho
MoffifeRovenueofllcc to-dny, to thcumoiuit
Tho Land Office Commissioners have re
ceived specimens of rouk crystal from Ar
kansas, sufficiently clear for bead*—equal
to any Imported.
Brevet Major Gonoral J. J. Reynolds suc
ceeds General Griffin In Texas, and Major
General Jos. A. Mower will command thra
Fifth District until General Hancock ar
rives. •
General Sickles 1ms been ordered to re
port at headquarters betwoeii 17th and 21st
Instant.
New Ouleans, September 10.—'The fol
lowing order was Issued to-duy:
llKADqttAnTEns District Louisiana,?
Now Orleans, Sept. 10,1887. j.
General Order No. 11.
It having coma to the knowlcdgo of the.
Brevet Major General commanding that in
various parts of tho Stato tho assembling
of urmzd men for political and other pur
poses Is of frequent occurrence, and that
well disposed citizens ore often subjected
to annoyances front armed personsrpoated
os sentinels or.Yldettes, It Is hereby order
ed that such practices, and oil other acts
tending to disorder and violence, must he
at onco discontinued. Commanders of
post detachments and stations, with other
commands, will arrest and detain until fur
ther orders all armed men found posted as
sentinels, pickets or vldettes, or pretend
ing to be guards on duty for any purpose,
or by any authority not duly authorized
by law.
By order of Brevet MaJ. Gen. Joseph A.
Mower.
Official: Nathaniel Bardouk,
2d Lt. 37tli Infantry, A. A. A. Gen.
Richmond. Sept. 10.—Tho subscription
of two millions to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad was carried by two thous
and majority. Tho negroes voted for
lt en matte. The opponents Intend con
testing the legality or the election, on the
ground that tho negroes, under the Supple
mental Reconstruction bill liavo no right
to vote except In eoso of an election for-
offleo. Also, that registration Is not com
plete till the final revision of the list;
therefore,' the negroes to-day were not
registered votew; *
Judge Bryson, ot tU United States Dis
trict Court now sitting In Greenville, has
Issued an order that the names of negroes,
as well os other Citizens, be placed upon.
Jury-lists.
The Maine Election.—That the tefe-
of the result of the Maine
colored to suit tho views
Ion, wen
of ptoludlced reporters, we have not
doubted from tho start. The result was en
tirely' different from that reported. A late
lcttef from Augusta, Maine, gives tbe foot-
’ j for Governor as follows:
pvemor Chamberlain Is undoubtedly'
.....icd by a majority of from 10,000 to
12.000 showing a falling off In his majority
of last ytir of less than one half. IVe lmro
received returns from one hundred and
tlirco towns, which foot up, Chamberlain,
21,080, Plllsbury 10,170; against last year’s
vote in the same places wltlli stood, Cham
berlain 27.187; Plllsbury 13.909, showing a
loss of 5.507. These returns embrace about
oue-thlrd of the vote of the State.
The same letter states that thu Issue was
not tnado on National politics, and adds;
The Democrats made a most desperate
effort to carry the State, leaving no stone
unturned, and urging every appliance to
achieve success. Local issues, with other
questions not of a political clmrcter, caused
the Democrats to rally and make such
gains ns they have In certain localities.—
Tho prohibitory and constabulary laws
enacted Inst winter by tho Legislature,
caused a division in tho Republican ranks,
and the Unitor question was seized ns an
isssuoby the Democrats and their ally, the
“ P. L. L." organization, who run candi
dates for the Legislature pledged for the
repeal of these enactments. The Democrats
practically waived all discussion of na
tional Issues, and pressed the Republicans
in nil localities on the somewhat aggrava
ting points presented by the extreme lcgls-
lstloti of last winter on the liquor ques
tion. Tho result Is, therefore, In no degree
an expression of popular change In
Maine touching the uteasure of the Na
tional Administration or the merits of
Andrew Johnson. The issues were purely
local; and the result lias no significance be
yond the fact tlmt n large section of the
Republican party do not bcllcvo In a radi
cal prohibitory law.
The International Medical CoxmtEssr.
The first sitting of tho International Med
ical Congress, which took placo Inst month
In the amphitheatre of the School of Med
icine at Paris, was very stormy. Upward
of seven hundred physicians, from all
parts of the world, were present, ami the
proceedings began with a s|>cech from Dr.
lloullland, the head of the organizing
committee, which was very well received
by the meeting. When, however, two lec
tures on tuberculosis had been delivered,
and ten more announced on the same sub
ject, the audience became Impatient, ami a
Dutch physician, Dr. Van Lolie, asked the-
permission of thu President to make a re
mark. Tho President gavo the required
permission, upon which the Doctor said :
"I am a stranger from Holland, and. as n
Dutchman, I waa Invited to attend the
Congress. ( see that I liavo been deceived.
This Is no Congress, but a lecture room, In
which physicians meet to listen to and
applaud each other.” These words caused
an Indescribable tumult, the foreign phy
sicians warmly aiding with their colleague,
and the Frenchmen ns warmly protesting
against his conduct. Ultimately, order
waa restored, and tho lectures were con
tinued, but not till Dr. Van Lobe and his
supporters had left the room. It Is proba
ble that nnless tho committee niters
the programme for future sittings of
tho Congress they will he attended bv.
French physicians only.
Tbe Cotton Supply.—The Cotton Sup- -
fly Association of Manchester 1ms nrauo
their annual report. In which they sav:
Believing that the Southern States or
America. In their altered condition, would
not furnish cotton so abundantly n* before
the war. tlm Committee made It their first
business to encourage renewed exertions
to extend and Improre the cultivation In
other countries. An address, prepared with
this object, was translated Into the differ
ent .languages spoken, where cotton I*
K )*n, and widely distributed; and the
mmlttce had learned with much satis
faction .that fresh exertions had been made -
lit Turkey, India, tho Brazils, and every
where accompanied with the mon exten
sive use of American seed. The result had
been tho growth of a better quality, and
cotton from Stnyrtmnmlotherillstrietshad
realized In Liverpool nearly at high a prlcc-
as the produce oi the United Stater..
peso dates to the 6th.
TTKi
Dally New* admits tliat England la
liable to one million and a quarter of dol
lar* on the Alabama claim, but say* that
the citlxens have large claims against the
United State*.
Tho Government has taken tlx steamara
from tho New Y'ork lines for tho Abyssinian
exjirilltlon.
It Is thought that Blsmark will do some
thing with matters as toon as France and
Austria show their hands; and It is also
•aid that Prussia promises to assist Italy If
the takes the French position In Papal af-
flair*.
Richmond, September 10.—Gen. Scho
field to-day Issued sn order for the election
of delegates to n State convention to be
held on tho 22(1 of October next. There
are one hundred and five delegates, of
which Richmond has five, and Norfolk and
Petersburg two each. Fourteen days pre
vious to the election the Boards of Regis
tration will mako a final revision of their
The polls at Richmond are to be
kept open two day*.
Burnlinm. v ho was recently detail-
udgo of the Hustings Court, charg
ed tho Grand Jury this morning. Ho said
no distinction on account of color or cssto
would be allowed In tho court.
Gen. Schofield this morning ordered that
all Registered voters, and none others,
should be allowed to vote In tho city on the
subscription to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad.