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^<C/UU/ wv rr /LVr 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.