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GEORGIA WEEKLY OPINION THE WEEKLY OPINION. BT W. I. gCBPOOS AND J. B. PPMBtR gltlDAYMOBKiyOi! i iNOVKMBKR 1. Dlgrdt^candldatesdurlng the last three days. in the vicinity of the poll* In this city, bni weakened tho. claim of the Antl-Rc- construction men to tho title of the “ Dlg- nlty Party.” Some of the norolncca of the Opposition have been busy—their energy among tho voters of both races has been observed by nil. The “nigger”; has been ‘button-holed"as well as tho white man. Messrs. Mn-utm Asoir.n, Dussiso and Flynn, tho Union Reconstruction nomi nees, have modestly kept away from the scene of peaceable strife, yet liavo nothing to fear from tho titj/nljUd efforts of their opponents. Wo .want to see votes for a Convention, and for Union Reconstruction men, polled.iip to the clpso of the polls.— We want to seethe colored vote as well as the white vote take this direction. Our observation U that tlio Opposition are courting the colored vote more than the friends of tho Union.. Where Is the Dig nity Party ? It has not been seen thus far about tho City Hall j but we presume when tho election Is over they will resume their dignity! Candidates who have no sup porters arc, however, to be excused In thus laying aside the cloak of “ dionity," Tnn Musa iT Fatettevill*. —From a fHend who has Just returned from Fayette ville, Fayette county, wo have full partic ulars of the affair which came off in that place on the evening of tho 29th nit. A citizen of the town, late in the evening, about the time the polls were closed open ed hit bar room, with the view of selling spirits to those who desired to drink, and, at soon ns it was known the United Stales troops, who were there, closed the dooi and the officer In command placed a guard over Ittopreventaslmllarocourrenco. The proprietor of the bar room used some harsh words about tho manm - in which he had been treated by tbe guar I, but on being appealed to by his friend', quietly submitted. But little excitement was created by its occurrence. In fact, many of those living In and near tho placo did not learn of its occurrence, up to tbe even, ing of the next day after It had taken place. Such, we learn,are the facts of the affair to which Madame Ilumor gave such a col oring on tbo arrival of the newt In the city. ^ . Gen. Pope Cuaiutablx.—An Atlanta correspondent of the Journal and Messen ger states that the Conservative candidates tor the Convention In the Atlanta district propounded to General Pope tho question, "whether a ballot bearing tho names of candidates only, without the words ‘For’or ■AgainstConvention?’would, in the final count, be considered by him as valid and as In consonance with the Sherman-Shel- labarger bill and Its supplements;"and that General Pope's reply was •Tell Dr. Bambleton and his fellow-candidates, that the Sherman Military bill is before them. They can read It as well as I. AVrfher than thiM I dcclint to asswer.” Wo find the fbregotng In the Colnmbus Enquirerof yesterday. If such a question was propounded to Central Pope, the an swer attributed to him was eminently proper and kind to tho party that bored him. Either impudence or Ignorance led to the act. Tbo Military bill Is too plainly worded on the point referred to, to admit the propriety of such a question. IVo can not believe that any citizen of Atlanta was ninny enough to exhibit his ignorance, or brazen-faced enough to attempt to bore any official. !Ve doubt the whole story. HTWetlnd It stated In one of our North ern exchanges that tho disbursement oftlie various District Commanders, from an ap propriation of a million and a half made by Congress, to carry ont tbe military recon struction llw, have been at follows: First District Virginia, underGen. Scliollcld.up to October 12th, *131,300. Second District, North and South Carolina, under Gen. Canby, the tame date, 162,000. Third Dis trict, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, nnder Gen. Pope, to same date, *119,600. Fourth District, Texas and Louisiana, under Gen. Mower, to September 28th, *408,800. Filth District, Arkansas and Missouri, under Gen. Ord, to October 6th, *219,400; leaving an unexpended balance of the fbnd of nearly *000,000. It will be seen that the Third District, considering Its population, has been per haps the least expensive of tbe five. And another thing is remarked by a cotempo rary, vis: That It never happened under Democratic rule, that tho coat of a measure fell short or the sum appropriated for It. The Nashya and Floyds would havo been liorrlHed at the thought of such a thing. Amiss Paomantsl—The best abused men In this vicinity are Gen. 1’crs, Kx- Gov. Brows, Col. Mzuxr, Mr. Hvlbebt, Col. Fahrow, Judge Di nning, and a few others that might he named. But the result of tbe exciting canvass through which we havopassed will, we presume, compensate those gentlemen for nil the slang that has been heaped upon them. They have quiet ly and earnestly fulfilled tliclr duties and urged, their views. Now.thelr auccosa turns the Joke. Those who win can afford to lie charitable, and we suggest that the bitter ness! manifested by a few fowl!* he forgot ten. • Bather, wo know It will be. The friends of Reconstruction can be content to pursue the oven tenor of their way In the work of restoring tho State to her orb ginal position, regardless of tho abuse that hasLccn heaped upon them, and confident that-ere long their dofamers will thank them for tho past. t&*Gon. Hodman Is at Plttsbuig, super intending tlio manufiicture of Bis great gun. We suggest to our friends on the of tho “Dignity Party" that they havo already progressed far enough to demon strate their poreonal political pluck. They entered the canvass manfully, If not wise ly {they have prosecuted it vigorously, If not snccestfiilly; and now, when they must feel what everybody else knows— to-wlt, that they will he “dead cocks In tlio pit,” If they continue; to prosecute their purposes—we suggest they retire I The Ball of Reconstruction Is rolling. Efforts to stop Its progress’have been, and will continue to he, fruitless. In the political revolution now going on there may he a few hack seats. Such as aspire to be brakemen on tlio engine may yet occupy them with profit to themselves! lUu.noui IsantmuMnTennessee. The railroada of Tennessee are Indebted to tbo Treasury of that State as follows i East Tcnn. sad Vji. Rail road Co flDOMSOO Mcmptii, and Charleston 6a Sid 00 Nashville and peealar TLSSO 51 NashvilleaodCbstUDOosa u.uooo KsstTennesiee and Georgia--,' SS.SS1 80 Kdvedeld sod Kentucky IM tsa 11 McMinnville sml Manchester l: 87,018 10 „ Eorr,—i-nniMtit-e .*» uieEinomnsi, commercial. | t Tile OutlookAftnr tbe Elections—* he ticket l lilol Justice Chase and the Pres idency. WifBiKOTON, October 24,1807. If W«M street Is tbe lliiiuiclsl, Pennsyl vania avenue Is tic* ixilitfcal, jhiUo of tlio notion: or.If tbo metaphor Is not well ta ken, It can bo readily amended with a pun. by affirming that this most famous of Washington Boulevards Is least the na tion’s political beat. and by the number and character of tlio politicians who walk upon It at any particular season can be accurately determined tho country’s con-, dltion of health. A month ago the green flies buzzed only about the White 11011*0. where alone their instincts led them for carrion. The past two weeks, springing up after the manner of their genus, from ileuven.knows where, in brood, they swarm down the avenue, in and out of the hotel* along its whole length, and even flit through the corridors of tho Capitol us if they 11 * ‘ ‘ *“ there. Cumberland ; tiap and Charleston 81.W80 Knoxville and Kentucky.'.. <•».«• Memphis, Clarksville amt Con is ville.... M0.i7t AO Memphis and Ohio :.T7: TS.*r» so ast 8 Nashville and North trentign MS SH 0* Winchester and Alabama ..... 100.471 OS Memphis and I.ittle Uoefc.., M.OOOOO Knoxville and Charleston 0.000 00 Roaersvflle and Jefferson S3.$84 40 Mobile and Ohio ; M.963 SQ Total amount fi.4W.wl 70 Under tbe Code of that State a failure to pay, forfeits the charter. Governor Brown- low In a recent letter to the various officers of the roads, says; If the Interest due the State, or a reasonable portion of it, is not met nt the time required bylaw, I shall certainly appoint Receivers on all default ing roads. The interest upon the State debt must be paid, and (lie credit of the S*ate upheld, and, tills can only be done by those companies paying up their honest dues, I send this circular to every railroad President and Receiver in the State, that each may know what to expect. Further indulgence will not be giver*, and o*;pjht not to bo expected. Freight Charge* Editors Opinion: In your Issue of this morning I notice the following Why this Piffkrknck ?—A few days ago we received from New York by way of Savannah a box weighing 1301 b*. on w hich freight and drayage to our office w as 4.00. Yesterday we received from Savannah one bundle of wrapping paper, weighing 001 bs. on which the charges, delivered In our of fice was $2.25. Jf our box had been shio- |Hid from Savannah, at tills proportion, the charge would have been about $3.00. In other words, it is chenper to receive goods all the way from New York than it is from Savannah. Why this difference?—Mont. Advertiser. To which you add: We have heard some of our mercantile friends in this city make similar state ments, and propound the same question— Why this difference? Thinking the question directed to me, as Agent of that line, and to show you that no such difference exists, I give below the rates from New York and Savannah: From New York to At* From 8avannth to At lanta lanta. Ut class per 100 lbs |5 80 1st class per 100 lbs f3 BO Respectfully, R. A. Andkrson, Agent. Atlanta, Oct. 31,1867. Run aw at.—Forsyth si rcct yesterday was the scene of an intensely exciting runa way scrape. A horse attached to a buggy, standing in front of the store <fr Glcun, Wright & Carr, took a fright and started off nt full speed. A lady, Mrs S* sprang out and attempted to grasp the lines, but fulled to sue cccd, and, by some means, was caught In the buggy and thrown for a considerable distance, lighting on tho pavement, which •0 thoroughly stunned her for a time that it was feared she was seriously Injured if not mortally wounded. It howover turned out that her Injuries were not of a serious na- ture. STlie horse being badly frightened, went at fUU speed, and ore ho wu stopped, tore the buggy into atoms. OTThe New York Tribune's Constanti nople letter says: “Turkey has refused de cidedly the Russian demand to cede Candle to Greece. Russia, tho writer says, will not, however, fbree Turkey to war until Europe Is busy with its own affairs. But the way Is now prepared, and if war come now, this rejected advlco will be presented the justification for it.” HT It Is boastfully claimed at Macon that up to the close of the polls on tho sec ond day of the election, out of 1416 votes lulled there were but three whites. It is evident, therefore, thnt many officials who hold “provisional” offices are opposed to making those offices permanent. Is that the case? HTAmong the party accompanying .Mr. Romero on Ills voyage to Mexico, Id Gene ral 11. Sturm, chief ordnance officer of In diana during the late war, and since agent of the Mexican Government. In which ca pacity he has supplidd the Liberals with over $3,000-000 worth of arms and ammu nition. AH the munitions of war sent from the United States to Mexico, during the struggle, were supplied by General Sturm, lie annul and equipped nearly the Whole army of General Diaz in the last clays of the struggle. Colonel Mclht, of the Mexican army, Mr. J. N. Tiffin, of th«» firm ofOorlics A Co* General Babcock, of Grant's staff, Mr. De Golado and other military, financial and commercial charac ters were also of the party on board. Their objects are various. General Sturm goes to settle with the Mexican Government, and learn their probable future wants.— The others start principally for tho estab lishment fof direct business relations be tween New York and Mexico. they might eventually make their habitat e. Formerly the oJtv, like the country whs considered by the political doctor* tc bo In a healthy condition, and the White House grounds only a small center of nox« ions stagnation in the midst of It; hot this swarming of the flics elsewhere looks om inous, especially when the capitol is lujt safe Horn their intrusion. But laying aside metaphor to he plain; since the days of ’60 and '60, when men tvlio meant to main tain the country's Integrity, wero compell ed to go with pistols III their girdles hen* for protection against the hordes of traitor* who Infested tlie'city. such a multitude of heavy paunches and beastly faces, besotted with the lust for power and office, lias not been on Washington streets os is seen here to-day. The return not of lleraclld.'e but of the Democrats! green flies, or vultures, as you wUk scenting from afar the spoils of office after the rcoent elections! All this is unpleasantly significant to the loyal Republican as he walks tiie streets and finds these disgusting creatures so fre quently his vis a vis. Their scent for the bud is terribly keen, and there must surely become taint in the political atmosphere when they a warm and hover so around tills city. But for a few days past their numbers have certainly been something less. Tlio cllcct was of course, produced entirely by the result of Ohio ami Penn sylvania elections, from which Cop|>erlieads hoped, and Republicans feared Republican decay. Tlio Democratic leaders were 011 hand for the carrion. But as Republican* nisiiuie their proper courage, there is a falling oil* here among their enemies. Tim moment after the elections there was a very general cry in tlio country for a mi litary Republican leader as tin* candidate of the party in tlm approaching Presiden tial campaign, ns it was Imagined that, un der tho effect o» the recent reverses, the party could not recover sufficient prestige for success with a civil representative. A Roller second thought is evidently mo difying tills opinion. As matter* arc re* garden from tills stand-point of the Capi tal. it is believed that the Republican party will liest succeed in the coming campaign throuirli a proper representation of it* principle* by It* liest inen. The Commercial’* article of last week, advocating tlio claims ot Cldc! Justice Chase ns tho coining tnan, has been exten sively copied, and seems to have produced a profound effect In the direction already indicated. Tho prudent tinanciai Repub licans of tlm country say that the war i* over, and affirm that In the next Adminis tration tho nation demands a financial rather that a military leader. It Is certainly easy to sec that the great issue Impending over tho country immedi ately after that of reconstruction, which will bo scaled under tho present adminis tration, is tho question of tlnance. The talents of Mr. Chase in this direction have been so consi business world will hardly look farther for a representative man. The more radical Republicans, or those numerous adherents of tho party who take a more sentimental view of Republican doctrines, 11* em bracing equal rights etc., will also claim Mr. Chase as their representative, since lm is not only available us a party man. but one of the oldest and most conspicuous ad vocates of Republican doctrine, having stood thirty years ago where the party stands to-day with reference to the ques tion of exact Justice to all men. Nothing could havo more clearly evidenced this latter fact txdore the country than Mr. Chase’s decision, nt Raltimore, the other day. In the case involving the rights ot the colored woman, Elizabeth Turner. This decision, rendered by Mr. Chase, in Id* capacity of Supreme Judge, in behalf of the petitioner's liberty, stands out in bold relief and in perfect harmony with that other uct of his life thirty years ago, when, as a young lawyer at tho Cincinnati bar, he advocated the rights of the refugee. those who desired helped themselves and smoked, leaving at tho time of the adjourn ment a dozen or more in the glass tumbler containing them. At the Board was another quite straight-laced old Friend who, reinaininiiig a little behind Ids fel lows, our new director saw him give a quick glance around the room b« assure himself 1 that he was unobserved, and then stealthily whip the remaining cigars into his pocket, in alarm, our new director walked directly home, uml to the surprise of hi* wife, informed her that he meant to resign his office; and relating what he had seen, said he thought the : t must bo some thing in tiie air ot a bank to create an itch ing palm, and make tnen dishonest. True to ids word, he did resign, and lias never since taken a seat nt a Board of Bank Di rectors.” ably commented upon the radical Repub lican Journals, and has Justly increased the hopes of Mr. Chase's friends who desire to see his name prominent before the nomin ating convention next year. As matters appear now, it will certainly be no easy thing to ignore tho numerons dementis which will be made by the country for this eminent statesman as the coming political leader. Alpha. Talks or Bank Otocim.-Tho corres pondent, at New York, of the Mobile Ad vertiser, relates the following of what he calls an M honest” cashier: “Not long ago the cashier of a well- known bank informed the directors that he wished to resign, lie was supposed to be a poor man. in the comparative sense, and they asked him If ho could afford to “ ^Yes,' said the cashier. * If 1 could not I would not.* -•Gentlemen,' ssald he, perfectly cool and quiet *1 have used the money of the bank- used it liberally. But the bank has not lost anything. I saw chances, made the best of them, and returned every dollar l took, I liavo enough now, and want to resign. Have the books examined: you will tlnil everything straight. It may have been wrong to uioyour money, but there's noth ing lost, ami ft's not wortli your while to any trouble.' ” - They did not make any trouble, and the lucky cn*lder is now a mein tier or tiie beat society in New York.” The Philadelphia Ledger, commenting upon the above, relates tho following Inci dent : -Something akin to the above U n fact In the life of a newly elected hunk director in this city, a* tiie same was told 11* by the individual liitmc T. He was a stahl, active business man, a member oftlie Society ot Friends, nnd, like the most of Unit unob trusive sort, rarely took part In affair* out side of. Ids own store. Being a man of means and keeping a good bank account, one of our oldest banks solicited him to be come a director. It being a grave question with hint, he said lie would think of it, and afrer consultation with his wife, who, being a little ambitious, Instated that he should accept it, and he did. At the first meeting of the Bonn! thereafter he took his sent, 1: nd after the disposal of the business before it, some cigars, as usual, were brought In, and Editors Enpiirer: A* the time is near at hand to contract with freed men for the ensuing >**ar. it U vitally important to the plantar. and indeed, to every interest of the South, that some uniform plan be adopted tore gn .ifer efficiency and permanen cy of iai*>r than we have experienced i’ the past two year*. The present depn***1« In the price of our leading staple, and ' general distress prevailing throughout 1 Koutli arc em-hing to nil speculative th- Tie*, and fotae n* to adopt the severe bn practical lesson which misfortune ucvci fails to teach. The defects of.our froc-lalK>r system are apparent to every intelligent planter, and they can only be partially met and removed by (ifiifurruity of action, both as to the term* of hiring and manner of enforce ment. In the cultivation of the average quality of.iands in the South during the post two year*, the results have shown that tne mon ey rate* which have been paid for labor will ultimately involve tho planter In irre trievable ruin: and It Is to meet this the -crop system” which bos been pnrtially and successfully adopted by some, ami U now being generally discussed In South western Georgia, as tho plan for next year’s operation*. There are three modes that have tieen adopted by planters In contracting with frcedmcti for a portion of the crop: 1st. To furnish land nnd stock, and pro vision* lor stock, nud give one-fourth of the crop to the Ircedineu. 2d. To furnish land and stock and pro- isions for stock, and give one-third ot the crop to tiiefreedmen—freedmen famishing their own prm is ions. 3d To furn!*ii lumi and stock and one- half the provision* for and give one- half. of the cron to the freedmen—the freedmen furnishing their own provision* and the other half of the provision* for stock. In usuries of years there will be but little dlftVreiKV in tiie aggregate amount paid out, uuuer either of the above contro l*, which can Ir* adopted according to tin* condition of the planter or the necessities ot die freed men. If lids uniform piau of hiring should meet general favor, tbe fol lowing would I** none of the odvam.tngcs to both planter and freedmen. To the plant* r: 1st. With a knowledgcof the usual pro duction* ot id* laud, lie could approximate and estimate of his annual proportion of tiie crop, ns a certain basis of credit, free from any incumbrance or lien for labor. 2*1. The incresning benetlu of a local ized labor. There being no difference In the term* of contracts, when the freedmen nre once established in comfortable houses and kindly treated, there would bo no in ducement to change homes at the dose of each year. 3d. As a consequence of localized lalmr, the Conservative sentiment of each neigh borhood would be strengthened and stimu lated to more enlarged efforts for tho moral and educational interests ot the freedmen. thereby suemiiig a more peaccublo and well ordered sysu m of iubor. To the Frtedmtn: The certainty of re ceiving their wages at tiie end of each year. A* tiie crop is gathered, they can separate their 1*01 lion and have it marked, stored and sold under their direction, ami the pro- From our tables above It will I** seen tiie imports were small, say 8.624 bales. Tbe stock shows a decrease of 66,230 for the week, and is now estimated 7372)00 hale*, against 78*2.740 bale* for tiie same time last year. There is, however. 05.000 bale* more supply of 19,200 bales h last year. This dated by many who have not yet received their wages lor the past two year* labor. In addition to the above, tiie freedmen will share relatively In tiie advantages enumerated for tiie planter. These point* require no elaboration, and are submitted to planter* for their practical notation. The pressure is to6 great, and the faturetoo dark and uncertain, for the trial of doubtfal experiments, and nothing is more certain than that inevitable disas ter awaits the planter if some plan be not adopted by which freedmen shall share the vicissitudes of the crops and the fluctua tions In price. Very respectfully yours. \ C. Watts it Co.’s Weekly Market Report. Liverpool, October 11,1867. OsRon.—In our lasqe of the 4th instant we reported a quiet aud Irregular market, closing at 8*{d for middling Orleans. Each day since then there has been a fair trade doing, but prices have gradually receded, and cannot now be quoted higher than 8Jfd to 8)41 far middling Uplands to Or leans, as shown by onr tables above. We have constantly referred in our cir cular*. for somo time post, to the depressing influence exercised upon all departments of trade by the threatened complications on tho continent. Tilts week we have no news to give under this head, tho feeling being that all is hy no means secure, din** our market harm; but the most depressing feature at present is tiie enormous quanti ty of cotton that is being continually ami urgently pressed far sale. Much cotton ha* now passed Into tlio hand* of Bank* and Ranker*, in consequence of matured bills not having been met, and. fearing a further decline, they are instructing their brokers to sell at once, ut tiie best prices they can get. Until this pressure I* taken away, there is hut little hope of a revival In prices. Again, there seems to be a languor about the market which It is uimbfo to throw off. Every one here complain* they have lost money in cotton; and speculators having no confidence In the maintenance of present prices, do not operate. Quotations from New York continue to decline from day to day, until they have now reached a i»oiot that put* them on slxtat »Vlevel with the ruling prices here. On Monday it became known tlmt the re ceipts at the American |s»rr*, for the week ending 4tb October, wero 18^00 bales against 17.000 bales for tiie corresponding week last year. This Is thought by many to point to a decidedly larger crop than that of last year, more especially ns yellow fever being so prevalent in the Gulfport*. It was to be expected that receipt*of cot ton would be considerably retarded. The sales of the week, ending last eve ning, sum up 00,770 bales, of which 47.600 wero taken by tiie trade, 18JS00 declared for 1 <620 taken for speculation. In ( co m pa rod with hwi year. Our Manchester report of to-day says, -Market dull; small business doing; prices again rather lower than Tuesday.” New York telegram# of last evening report middling upland* nt 20 cent*, with gold at 143. costing 8J^d per pound (aid down here. Private telegrams report stock at all American ports at 00.000 bale*, against 230,000 bale* last year.— Havre, stock on 4th instant 87.527 bales, against 146.830 Inst year. London stock, Instevenhig. 103.578 bales, against 01,071 last year. From Bombay our advices are to the 4th invtunt, reporting cotton quiet nt 17rs Dliolleruh, equal to about 6,685 uale*. Very respectfully. W. C. Watt* & Co. 21 Brown's Building. Variety. A nmn In Warren, Massachusetts, suffer- I terrible abdominal disturbance, ami b«- »e « iimclated from an apprehension that • sleep he had swallowed a partial set m‘ teeth. He convnlcaced when the .. were found In nn old coat. •-Vienna Press ha*Just made the In: « wit discovery that BUtnark ha* forgot ten to make a treaty of peace with the Prince of Liechtenstein. There is a chance, however, that this omission will not con vulse Europe, for the Prince’s army is ouly tUty*one men strong. Mr. Robert Browning is about to publish a poem of 15,000 lines, containing -discus sions on a host of the most Interesting and puzzling social problems of the day.” He (s advised to next try his hand at turning the Congressional Glol>e Into verse. Boudro. tho Deimonice of New Orleans, is dead. It was of JioHdro that Thackeray said he was surpassed by no transatlantic coo 1 '. Hi* specialty was the preparation of fish for the table, and his little cottugc on Lake Pontehartrain, was the resort of New Orleans fashion. The New York World says: -Dartmouth College made Long John Wentworth an L.L. 1). on ‘spec,’ and got $10,000 by it. •Long John* can be D—D for less. Dart mouth did the work cheaply. In considera tion of the facts that *tamg J.* i* an orphan, and has lately broken some of id* leg*.” Waiter Drown, the oarsman, has laid a wager with a Portland gentleman that lie will run live mile* in thirty-three minutes or IcM* at some lime within the next twelve days. 1* there no chance for u ••foul ? ’* An American who was sentenced to ser vitude in Van Diem in's Laud for com- 1 1!icily in the Canada rebellion in 1837, ha* u*t been |kjrtioiied, and made hi* way to d* old home in Saratoga, tin* other day. penniless. A Paris doctor cures stutterers in fifteen day*, aud the stuttering world run* attar him. All licensed bootblacks and ncwsiioys in Boston are outlaw*. Ho say* a recent or dinance. Tiie celebrated Oriental scholar. Ewald. professor of the University of Gottingen, having declined to take tiie oath of fealty to the King of Prussia, has received an of ficial intimation from tho Minister of Public Instruction at Berlin that, -as his faculties are evidently giving way, he will be placed on the retired list.” Thomas Mallory, the gallpnt fellow who descended the Hoosac tunnel shaft, at the peril of his life, to learn the fate of his com rades, lost all his property, consisting of •500 in notes, a gold watch, and other valu ables, which were in tlio building destroy ed. Tiie State will lose notidng hy the disaster, having leased all its property nt the shaft to Dull, Gowan & White, the con tractors, who were prosecuting tho work, and who will sustain tho loss. General Intelligence. The race* on the Memphis course have liecn postponed one week, in consequence of the prevalence of fever. By order of tiie War Department, head- boards have been placed at tlio graves of the assassination conspirator*, in Wash ington. There were ten deaths from yellow fever In New Orleans 011 .Sunday, ami sixteen on Monday. There tin* been no frost, and ab sentees are cuutioucd to remain away a short time yet. The estimated expense of the pension office for the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1867, Is, for salaries aud contingent expen ses, $411,340; payment of peuskras, $31,- 740JJ00; total, $36,151,340. Passenger and freight train* are now running to Hillsdale, on tiie Pacific Rail road, five hundred miles west of Omaha. It Is reported that the Sioux, Cheyennes, Arrapahoes and Crows, have formed a league lor the pursose of exterminating the Blackfeet. A fire In Wallingford,Conn^ on Sunday, destroyed the Episcopal church, town-hall and Keeler’s stove store. Loss about $30,- 000; Insurance about 1R000. The report that more counterfeits of compound-interest notes havo been dis covered in New York is correct. They are the same counterfeits discovered several months since. None have recently passed the Department at Washington. The Commissioners of Interna! Revenue has decided that selling, or offering to sell, distilled spirits at less than $2 per wine gallon, does not raise any presumption in law tlmt the tax has not been paid, because thr spirits may have been rectified and di luted. . Gen. Hancock, will go to New Orleans In a few days, to tike command of the Fifth Distrlc. Other military officers, as signed to duty at tiie South and furloughed oiraccount 01 the prevalence of yellow fe ver. will be required to report at their posts immediately. OT Father Abell, who Is tho oldest Ro man Catholic priest In Kentucky, recently delivered a sermon at tiie Louisville C'nthc- dral, and in spite of his venerable age, his E owerful And sonorous voice was distinctly eard In every part of tlio Cathedral. This aged priest Is, a remarkable specimen of physical power and endurance. Ho Is six leet four incites In bight, nud his frame bear* evidence of a former strength and ▼Igor, such as few men pofses*. even in the land of Aimk. Kentucky. Father Abell U the subject of nn amusing anecdote. When In Purls, some years ago, lie visited the Zo ological Gardens, where the chief curiosi ty at tlmt time was a giraffe. A* he passed through tiie crowd, head ami shoulders tall er than tho tallest. Father Abell wa» espied ' wui by n couple of pert grlscttcs, one of immediately cried: u Ttenst Viola vne autre airaMt.~ giraffe.” (-Look, there is another cottonto arrive not a single transaction W A new Journal has been started in has been reported* Knoxville, Homage A Co. proprietors. TCLkOniflllt' INTKLMGKNCK. .run New York rrraa Ahtoti.tlon. El.ctl.n Itcturn.i Aruu.Ti, Ui't.91.—Tlio lUqHibili'zn lit, tlio following niMItlonnl return*: Wilke, county, lir.t din, 739 for Convention; Tnl- lafcrro county, lir.t d»jf, 379 for Conven tion; Greene county, lir.t dny. 1150 for Con vention : Fierce county, tlr-t tiny, 124. from WualilnKt.ii. WtntllNUTON. Oct. 31.—It In understood the Itetrenciiiflent Committee 1ms ^re nounced tiie questioned 7.3H notes counter feit, tints relieving tiie 1'rltitiHK Bureau of damaging suspicion. Tiie State Department lias no inttmntlnn who will succeed'Sir Frederick Bruce from England. Thu London Glolie says: “Although Prussia It pledged to neutrality, Itisninrek lias given assurance tliut liu will not allow France to war on Italy.” Itema via New York. New Voice. Oct. 31.—The Ohaiincey from Aspinwolh brings 9910.000 In treas ure. There has been a severe iturrn and heavy rain in Central America. Tlm cholera Is disappearing. A line of steamers is to be established between Valparaiso and Liverpool. Uedicinb Lodge, Oct 20.—Six hundred Cheyenne Indiana threaten tbe Commlt- tluuere. They have sent word to the In dian! at the i. nuncll to get out of the way. The Commits loners have three hundred men to protect them. Borne of tbe Com missioners remain.. A treaty was made yesterhay with the Apachees, numbering eighty-five lodge* Front California. San ;Fb*»ciscih Oct. 31.—The entire Democratic State ticket is elected hy about 3.000 majority. Foreign- I.ondon. *Oct 30 — Napoleon decline, Italian co-oireratiun in defending tile Papal interest. From Waaklnglou. Washington, Oct. 81 —Tlio oilici.il ma jority against negro suUrnge in Ohio 1, 19(10112. Internal lEcvenue receipt' to-day *765,- 000. For the week fourteen aud a quarter million. Forty-nine paymasters atrl department clerks were discharged u>-d ty. Senator Wilson, chairman oft lull- clary Committee, is here. Fast Hampton, Oct. 31.— 1 Tlm French steamship Amsterdam, from Malaga, with fruit, run usliore at Muntcuik Point and went to pieces, yesterday. From Havana. Havana, Oct. 31.—Intelligence has been received here that St. Domingo has declar ed war against Hay tl on account of sym pathy and assistance given by Haytians to cx'Presidcnt Baez. Baez wasatCaracus planning an attempt to return to St. Do mingo. President Cliral vnd General IYssin were on tiie Ha) tlau Iromler with an army of 4.000 men; Ten prisoners who took part in the re volt at tiie penitentiary, ut Suntlagoda Cuba, were shot on the 23d. All the others Implicated have Iwen sentenced to long terms of Imprisonment. From New Orlrnns. New Ohlkans. Ort. 31.—There were 13 interments from yellmv fever for the twen ty-four hours ending nt 0 o’clock tills morning. Tiie order repealing previous school or dinances not receiving a voteol two-thirds of tlio members elect to the council, but only of those present nt the meeting, the Mayor’s veto was sustained. From Galvanton, Galveston, Oct. 31.—Tiieru were four deaths from yellow fever fcr tho put twen ty-four hours. Gen. Reynolds uks the War Department to make Austin permanent Headquarters. Headquarters were removed here Friday. From North Carolina. WIIJIINOTON, Oct. 31c—There is consid- erkble Interest manifested in the approach ing election. Tiie Conservatives, being In • hopeless minority In this county, will probably nominate no ticket. The negroes are almost a unit for tho Radical policy. Ralekiu, Oct. 31,—The County Conven tion of the Constitutional Union men nnd friends or Civil Liberty usembled to-day. After reasserting 1U devotion to the Con stitution of our forefethera and conserva tive principles in » series of resolutions, Hon. D. G. Fowlc, J. A. Morris, P. H. Man- gum and II. T. Ul*k» were nominated for tho State Constitutional Convention. H. A. Bledsoe addressed tbe awciublagc in op position to Radicalism. All parts of tho county were represented with, frill delega tions, and tho utmost harmony prevailed. The opponents of tho Radicals are thor oughly organised and in good fighting trim and expect to carry tlio county. Conservative Convention Called. Ciiam.eston, Oct. 31.—A Convention tu take action in behalf of tlio white popula tion In this State has been called to meet in Columbia on Glh of November. From Ittchmond. Richmond, Oct. 31.— 1 Tlio official vote of the State cast is ns follows: Whites 75,074; colored 93,056; for Convention 14,835 whites, 02,507 colored!; against Conven tion 61,219 whites, 033 colored. General Schofield, In view of complaints of fraud, is about to order a new census of tho vo ting population of Richmond. WTlio Iowa Voter gives tiie fallowing singular incident; Alxmt 8 o'clock on Friday evening lost, two common screech owls flew into tbo room where a Mrs. Shopo was dying of consumption, and perched on tho head of her bed. Attempts were made by persons present to drive them out of tlio room, hut lacy would not go until Sir. Shopo caught them and’took them out. Tho woman (fled an hour afterword."