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CONSTITUTIONALIST. attgujsta. q-a. FRIDAY MORNING. OCT. 4. 1807. 11. It is the duty of the military authorities in this District to secure to the people the ut most freedom of speech and of the press con■ st ent with law ; not to restrict either. No sa'is f ictory execution of the late acts of Gongris* is practicable unless this freedom is secured and its exercise protected by the usual legal mentis. 111. No officer or soldier in this command >oitt hereafter interfere with newspapers or sneakers on any pretense whatever. [Gen. Pope's Order, June "i>. “ Freedom of speech and of the press, edu •«- tion, equality before the law, and in political rights and privileges, are the essentials of any satisfactory reconstruction in the South." [Gen. Pope’s Letter to Gen. Grant. TIMES GO BY TURNS. One of the most beautiful poems ever penned by man is a quaint verse of the Middle Ages written by an English monk. It is entitled “ Times go by Turns," and deft ly and ingeniously does our rhymer prove that all things earthly are subject to muta tion and have an appropriate ebb and flow, whether in the material structure of the universe or the metaphysical emotions of mankind. Many creatures —some of them clever creatures, too—forget the valuable lessons of Change and accommodate them selves to the present hour, irrespective of the volatile future. Os such the Radical party in the South is measurably compos ed. They see that a certain faction has domination and that is reason enough for them to attach their fortunes to it; they are solicitous of their individual good, to day, careless of the good of posterity or the rich reward that comes of undaunted suffering for conscience sake. Nparly every great person enlisting under the black Hag of Thap Stevens, in the South, has turned pagan in his faith and persuade;! his fellow countrymen to despair of the vindica tions of the coming time, notwithstanding the attestation of ages that nothing is more certain than political vicissitude and the eventual triumph of those who never com promise their honor for the sake of gold or place. No glorious enterprise was ever brought to port by such epicurean philoso phers and no lost cause redeemed. There are other men, however, in all sec tions of this unhappy land, who prefer to travel the rugged and thorny road of pro scription, exile, chains and helotry, rather than kneel to despotism and claim the vile gifts of purple and fine linen. There are men who live witli steady glances upon the future ; who accept the sour cross, to save their children from its burden ; who gather fresh strength and courage from every de feat ; who are content to die with a ileath- J»ss hope; who, the true kings of thought, '• Wage contention with their time’s decay, And of the eardi are all that cannot pass away.” Such a man we deem the Hon. Chari.es R. Buckai.ew, Senator from Pennsylvania, whose recent speech, now before us, is in stinct with the eloquent anticipations of a faithful spirit. Commenting upon the turn of the tide, everywhere visible, to reassure the weary aud despondent, he thus con cludes : “ Now, gentlemen, in this turn of the tide,-tin this time of change in tin; currents of the polit ical ocean, our State lias the main, Hie import ant office to perform. As upon former occa sions, her decision will he potential-above that of any other State within this Union. 11. will be hearkened to by the States adjoining us. It. Will he heard within the limits of the Mis ds sippi Valley and upon the shores of (lie Pacific. Wherever it shall be announced throughout our country that Pennsylvania has reflected, that she has formed her judgment, and that she has declared it by the election ol Judge Sharswood —(applause)—there will be an acquiescence, a concurrence, a following after her example which will give the public administration and public affairs that purification which they re quire, that restoration ol ancient principles which they demand, and without which our ex periment of free government, in my judgment, is destined to inglorious failure. Yes, failure, for no other result is possible. What! Pour into the ballot boxes of your country hundreds of thousands of base and ignorant votes, to be bought by the rich, to be influenced by the demagogue, to be used by the prostitute, the venal and the base, and expect purity to remain, an energetic and 'aithful administration ol the law, aud security to property and liberty!— What! Will you escape the fate of former Re publics when you follow their examble and de grade suffrage and free institutions ? Will you go down into the gutter, to the low and ignor ant elements of society, and bring them for ward and expect that they will not be used and misused by base and even by mighty men for those purposes of ambition and gain which characterized the career of former republics in distant ages ? Why, gentlemen, it would seem that we have read history without profit; that we open its pages without deriving any in struction ; that we do not trace the successive steps by which mighty Rome degenerated, by which her freedmen and her rabble became her political masters, by which her soldievs dictated the choice of her Emperors, by which social degradation was poure.d into the capital of the empire and flowed out into all the extremities of its dominions, until private vice and social corruption, infecting political life, brought that proud empire to its ruin. Its grandeur had been such that even its ruins have tilled the contemplation of the world. “ We have not yet, as a republic, lived our al lotted period. Rome lived for a thousand years. Britain, from which we drew our politi cal descent, has lived as a leading nation of the earth for many centuries, and France aiso Even Spain has had her glory, not for a quar ter, or a half, or a single century, but extend ing through four or five; her annals illustrated and decorated by poets, historians and heroes. She has had her period of distinction and re nown. Russia is rising yet, and her Peter the Great existed before our nation was born. Wc have not lived out our time. We have not hail our share of prosperity and growth and glory. We deserve to live longer. And how shall we live longer ? By keeping the Constitution our fathers made. jApplause.J We shall live longer by treading out the seeds of civil war when they appear in our midst, by crushing those hot and heady passions upon which dema gogues thrive and by which the sections of our country may be kept apart in hostile attitude. We shall live by sneaking oat against wrong in high places. In short, we will take the securi ty to ourselves for continued existence and future glory by tresdiag under foot, those men who have abused the powers which have been conferred upon them by the American people, and by restoring to power an ancient and illus trious party which for sixty years proved its fidelity to our institutions and its capacity to manage our government, and to uphold all the varied interests of society, social as well as po litical. By restoring it to that power which it can now use to the public advantage, and which it will not pervert, we will take, so to epeak, a bond of the future, a guarantee against calamity—a guarantee that our nation shall not die before her time, but that she shall live in the annals of future ages to the latest period of recorded time.” |Great applause.] The funny man of the New Bedford Mercury cays, “it becomes every day more doubtful whether the President is an ’andv thing to have Jo the house. Pooit Sambo !—A correspondent of the Journal & Messenger vouches for the follow ing colloquy between Governor Brown aml himself: “ How do you think, Governor, all this po litical trouble will end ?” “it will end peace fully and much sooner than is expected ” said lie. “ But,” Governor, “ Hie negro will con tinue to be a source of political anil social dis cord amongst us.” “ No, sir. In. ten years there will be scarcely a negro in the country.” Why, GifVernor, what iu the world will become of hint ?” He replied to the question by ask- ( ing another. Said he. “ What has become ot the Indian V” Horace Greeley is of a different opinion. Growling and grunting over the signs of Conservative re-action, he desperate ly avers that “the time for weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth cannot be far dis tant.” “ And,” continues he, “let it come !” The woi ds of .Toe B. Come meekly and mealy ; But deadlj’s the glee Os grim Horace Greeley. Strange Figures. —lt can be shown that 2,000,000 Radical voters were repre sented in Congress by 143 members, while 1,600,000 Democrats had but 28. This lop sided arrangement was brought about by a dishonest distribution of districts. The same device is practic’d in the South to give negro minorities an actual representa tive majority. Hayti. —Matters have become gloomy in Hayti. President Salnave, who deposed President Geffrard, is on the eve of de capitation. His finances are drooping, trade is dull and discontent prevalent. They have a species of Radical party over there, and hence, a general discumboberation. Republi canism is in a beautiful fix between the manipulations of Hayti, Mexico and the United States. Agitation—Reform— The New York Journal of Commerce deprecates agitation of political questions, on both sides of the controversy. Agitation is a disagreeable thing, but we do not see how reform can come without it. [Correspondence New York Herald. Hayti. ENGLISH REPORTS OF THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN HAYTI. Havana, September 21, 1867. The latest intelligence from Port-au- Prince, to the Bth instant, arrived in King ston per steamer Crusader, and was re ceived here by the Spanish steamer Monte zuma yesterday, via St. Jago de Cuba. The following items are to hand : The Government is characterized with hesita tion, and it is truly painful to see how evi dent it is that the Executive fears to do anything, but it should thereby develop the revolutionary sentiments that are smould ering everywhere. The country is reported in the most extraordinary state of agita tion, and its affairs in a more lamentable condition now than they have ever been known since the establishment of Haytian independence. The prejudices of color seem to have become greater, and were the authorities to take notice of this the coun try would be iu a blaze. liow all is to be smoothed down ; how the people are to be pacified, unity promoted, and prejudices re moved Salnave cannot deline, aqd his Gov ernment may be said to be thoroughly tit their wits end- We are feeling the effects of a wretched administration, they say, from Port-au-Prince, and the inhabitants of this unhappy country already deplore (lie change they have made. The uncertainty which surrounds us prevents our entering into any mercantile engagements, for we do not know the moment everything may be overturned by another revolution—for we are really on the verge of one. What ever the Government may say and lead the country to believe, there is no mistaking the fact that the enthusiasm which greeted Salnave on his arrival has very greatly cooled down ; both high aud low now strongly sympathize with Geffrard, whom they repulsed, and would willingly see him return to the national palace here for the restoration of order, the establishment of peace, the development of commerce ami the resources of the country. The financial affairs are worse now than in the wildest days of the Emperor Soqlou que. Gold is fabulously high—thirty-four Haytian paper dollars for one Spanish silver dollar. Provisions are both scarce aud high. Ten days ago flour was $lO, gold, per barrel ; now it is S2O. The people are positively starving, and misery stalks the very streets of the capital. Several mer cantile firms have been obliged to stop pay ment ; others have closed up in consequence of the unsettled state of affairs aud left the island for America. Delinavie, a town in the south, has been pillaged, and the Cacos (a body of men opposed to the Presidency of Salnave) are still in arms, moving about with that per sistency and determination of purpose which proves that they are in earnest, and have many sympathisers to support and encour age them. The Government has sent opt all its available troops after them, but these ‘have neither had the effect of disarming them, por inspiring them with fear. It may be interesting to your readers to know that the word Cacos is not devoid of meaning. The armed forces who go under this name are chiefly colored men, and cacos is the name given to the black parrots which are to be found in Hayti in great numbers. The inference is that they are not only a numerous body,but are the blacks of the country. They are still in arms against the Govern ment in the north. They lawless behavior of tire people indicates an impending revo lution, and as the sentiments which they express, where numbers give courage, are not easily suppressed, neither are they easily forgotten. It is all a question of time, but another rebellion may be momen tarily expected, The plundering which goes on now, even in Port-au-Prince, is a remarkable feature of the times. Stores are broken into at night, and fire proofs with iron doors and solid bolts give way. The acts now being perpetrated are precisely like those which were committed two years ago, when her British Majesty’s ship Bulldog bombarded the forts of Cape Hayti, and when honora ble men were dragged from under the British Consulate and bayonetted. Although M. Coquierre had a pardon granted him, aud he returned from Jamaica to Port-au-Prince, he has been ordered -to keep himself within doors until the will of the Chamber, which was assembled since the 30th of August, shall be ascertained. Foreign residents have been warned by Salnave to avoid expressing opinions re garding the affairs of JJaytl, under severe penalties if discovered. A Bequest to the Government.— The Secretory of the Treasury has received a notifi cation from the executors of the last will and testament of Captain Ralph 6. JTretz, late of San FrancUco, that said testator has left to the United States the sum of twenty thousand dol lars, in trust, to be applied toward cancelling the national debt. The executors express the hope that “ this legacy may be but the fore runner of numerous similar exhibitions of patriotism by other men..’ The captain says in his will that he has been greatly blessed ; that ho has an undying attach ment to the Government, the best one tjjatman has ever been permitted to enioy, and' that as lie was too old to render service in the field to put down and punish the great crime of rebel lion, he feels it to be bis duty to contribute toward the payment of the debt incurred in that patriotic work. Officer Cashiered. —Captain Charles L. Brown, 37th United States colored troops, has been tried by eonrt-martial by order of General Cauby and, found guilty of illegally selling Government subsistence stores. The court sentenced him to be dismissed the service, pay a fine of two thousand dollars and be impris oned till the fine is paid. The sentence has been approved by General Canby, who has di rected Brown to be imprisoned in Fort Macon till the fine is paid. Brown i6 from Massachu setts. Count du Bisson says the British will never catch King Theodore, because twelve Os his warriors attire themselves in the same costume and cannot be distinguished from him, so that search is well nigh fruitless, I [From the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion. A Practical jsfgge*tion to JySfid liners. sale* Where ‘.tiii^step with the view to abani|pn pCcountry;s in despair, and in search is much to be deplored, msf Invoke our people to re main on their mips, soil, bear their burthens with fortitud&\i*trijse to fernM up the,waste places, ’ 'tigr 4 prhdeht Me’ of conduct endeavor as ftr as they arc able, to regain recognition by the suprejne power of their right of local self-government. If they are true to'tbemselves, it may be that in time, friends willingly and able to assist, will come to their aid. • Asa meaafcrefSre-populating the aban doned plantations, it has been suggested that owners will offer..their lands in small parcels to correspond with the limited means of immigrants. A writer on this subject wisely observes that “ land cannot be sold in large tracts to actual settlers; and the true principle is to sell in small quantities at low prices. The profit must not be expected to come from the first sale. It must come from the increased value of the land retained, which will rise in value in the market in proportion to the increased density of the population, caused by immi gration. There are but few planters who cannot well afford to sell one hundred or two hundred acres at a tempting price, and still have more than they can properly cul tivate. These are the persons who can offer the proper inducements to the immi grant ; and they will have their neighbor hood settled up, and their property doubled in value, while those who will not sell allow one-half or two-thirds of their land to be altogether unproductive. Cut up the farms, keep the prices down, make your natural advantages known, and immigra tion must come. The effect of conferring the elective fran chise on the blacks will give them the numerical ascendancy in several States, even under the military bill; and this as cendancy of numbers will be increased au hundred fold if the present scheme of ad justment should be rejected. But if an ef fective system of immigration is set on foot and actively carried out by prompt appli ances, the much dreaded negro ascendancy will become a myth. Let no one seek to accomplish this object from motives of re venge towards the colored population, but in order to erect a barrier against class and caste legislation, aud above all, in order to restore the prosperity and wealth of the State. Agricultural Statistics. The following table represents the pro duct of grain, potatoes, hay, &c.. in the States of Georgia aud South Carolina, during the year 1866, compared with the product of the whole United States in the same year, compiled from official returns for the Banker's Magazine. New York, and published in the September number of that work : YEAR 1866. GEORGIA. UNITED STATES. Coin, bushels 15,635,909 867,940,295 Wheat, ’u5he15........ 1,272,456 151,999,906 Rye, bushels 69,319 20,864,944 Oats, bushels 985.453 268.141,077 Barley, bushels 11,745 11, 38,078 Buckwheat, bushels... 1,922 22,791.839 Potatoes, bushels 258,221 107,200 976 Tobacco, pounds 1,195,113 388,128,6*4 Hay, tons 46,448 21,778,627 Georgia, at the last census, was the eleventh State in population, having 1,057,286, or 3.36 per cent, of the whole. Georgia produced a crop of 263,373 bales of cotton in 1865-6, against 525,210 bales in 1860 ; but is deficient in all the crops above named. YEAR 1860. SOUTH CAROLINA. UNITED STATES. Corn, bushels 0,026,242 867,946,295 Wheat bushels ( 42,815 151,999,916 Rye, bushels 53,454 2 i,864,944 Oats, bushels 605,881 268 141,077 Barley, bushels none 11,238,078 Buckwheat, bushels. none . 22,791,839 Potatoes, bushels.... 158,714 107,200,976 Tobacco, pounds 22,200 388,128,684 Hay, tons 70,069 21,778,627 South Carolina had in 1860 a population of 703,708, or 2.24 per cent, of the whole United States. In the articles above enu merated the State depends materially on the North. Cotton and rice arc the main crops, the former yielding 510,109 bales in 1860, and 113,218 bales in 1865-’6. Official Agricultural Report—The Crops of the United States, The Department of Agriculture lias just issued its report for August, anil September, which contains the following statement of the condition of tlie crops as compared witli those ot 1860. The tables for September pertain chiefly to the state of the fall crops as far as heard from. Wheat. —From the August returns it Appears that, there is a uniform reduction iri the general averages of wheat as compared with the July figures, aud the September estimates, when harvested, as compared with the crops ol 1866, drop the figures somewhat lower in a number of the States, attributable, to a considerable ex tent, to bad weather while harvesting, as well as to the fact that in some sections the grain was found to be shriveled, and thrashed out less to the acre than was anticipated. The leading wheat-growing States report the following per centage of increase at the close of harvest: Ohio, 130 per cent, Indiana 50, Michigan 33, Wisconsin 17, Minnesota 25, Illinois 15, lowa, 20, Missouri 10, Kentucky 31, West Virginia6o, ,Virginia 50, Tennessee JO, Georgia SO, Arkansas 45, New York 14, Pennsylvania *O, while only Kansas and Texas show a failling off from last year, when the crops in those States were very largt The returns due October Ist will enable the department to estimate with a greater de gree.of accuracy the amount of this great crop t(K the current year. d-'Corn,—The prospect for a corn crop con tinues to improve, and if frost holds off the general crop may be a fair one ; while a number of the States return low estimates, others, par ticularly the Southern States, show a marked increase overj.be yield 'of last year. Qeprgja promises double her crop of 1866; Alabama re ports an increase of 75 per cent.; Mississippi 80 ; Tennessee 21; Louisiana 40 ; South Caro lina 54, and Arkansas 100. Ohio falls off 30 per cent, from crops of Inst year, estimated from the condition of the crop on the Ist of Septem ber; Indiana 17; Illinois 14; Kentucky 28; West Virginia 15, and Virginia IQ. Cottop.—The cotton crop promised well up to the first instant, when worms were making their appearance, aud much apprehension was then felt in various sections for the safety of the crop. Under the head of “ Extracts from Correspondence ” we give notes from the sev eral cotton growing States. At the close of our returns Georgia promised to yiefcl 53 pej cent, of her crop of 1866 ; South Carolina, 50 ; Ala bama, 4? J Mississippi, 24; Arkansas, 18, aud Teuuessee, 9; while Louisiana and Texas show a considerable falling off from last year’s crop. Rye, barley aud oats exhibit no material change from previous reports, though oats were severely injured in some sections by ex treme wet weather during harvest, but general ly the crop appears superior to tnat of 1866. Buckwheat shows an average in ac'fps, jyith prospect of a fair crop. Potatoes are rotting badiy in many of the large potato growing States, and the crop will probably fall below that of fast year. Sugar Caue and Sorghum.—The leading su gar producing States show a fair increase over the crop of 1866. Sorghum is evidently on the decline in most of the States, without sufficient reason. The crop now growing is in good con dition. Apples and Peaches. —in some States the ap ple crop promises well, but in a majority the yield will be from 10 to 40 per cent, -below the crop of 1886. Peaches were much injured by rains in July and August, and orchards which promised well early in the season have proved entire failures. With the exception of a few States the crop is grown for home consumption Or local markets, which fact, together with the irregularity of yield in different seasons, ren der it difficult to reduce the various estimates to average for the State, though we include the figures. Hay shows au increase iu almost every State, and quite large in many of them. Pennsylva nia returns an Increase of 50 per cent.. New York 24, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois 28, Maryland 26. The general average will reach from 25 to 30 per cent, above the crop of 1866. The wool clip will probably fall from 5 to 10 per cent, short of the crop of 1866, attributable to the severe weather of last winter, and conse quent exposure and destruction of a large num ber of sheep. . Masonry and the Cburchhs.— The Green field church, in the Presbytery of Chillicothe, Ohio, having suspended a member for joining the masonic order, an appeal was taken to the Presbytery. This body, by a vote of fifteen to ten, sustained the appeal, and restored the party appealing to the communion of the church A resolution was also adopted that the Presby tery, in so doing, did not wish to express ap probation of the order of masons, or any other secret society. Wile and I were looking at some pictures in which little naked angels were quite con spicuous. She called the attention of our wee daughter to them, and remarked: “ Lizzy dear, if you are a good girl, and go to heaven’ you will be like these angels.” Lizzy looked up, with a lip that told at once she didn’t appre ciate the promise, and said : “ 1 want to be better dressed than that when I go to heaven !” Tennesgee is expecting an invoice of English farmers. [From the lxindon Times, September 17. The Pan-Anglican Synod. The London Times on the Council—Anglican Bishops Beyond England—The Synod Ac complishing Nothing. The Pan-Anglican Synod, as it has been rather idly termed, is certainly in one re spect an interesting assembly. It illus trates the remarkable manner in which the English Church lias been recently copied in communities of English descent. The Bishop of Louisiana in the address we re ported yesterday, observed that before the Declaration of Independence there was not a single Anglican Bishop on the American continent. He has discovered indeed that this omission was the chief cause of the success of the United States in their revolt from our allegiance. If this he a tradition of American episcopacy it must be regard ed, we fear, as another instance of the “ nn historieal ” character of theologians. It is to be hoped this is not an instance of the way in which history has been manufac tured by religious writers. However, the fact remains, that within a century there was not a single Anglican Bishop beyond these realms. There are now no less than forty-three bishops of the Protestant Epis copal Church in the United States, deriving their succession from our own bishops, and as many as forty-eight bishops* in our colo nies. A certain class of churchmen has had quite a passion of late years for export ing bishops from the- mother country. Some of these have taken root. Seme have found the climate ungenial, and have either died out or are lingering through a hope less stage of decline. What may be the result with these forty-eight bishops re mains to be seen. However, there they are—a little copy 7 of the Church of Eng land sent out from home, like an iron church, “ to be put together on the spot.” The result that this episcopate- now out numbers our own. * * * What re mains, then, to justify all this apparatus of special services and prayers issued by archiepiscopal authority, and the ambitious title of Pan-Anglican Synod ? Nothing, it seems, but a few details of diocesan ar rangements, for which, after all, the assem bly is not competent. There is, it is true, another purpose much spoken of by the promoters of the Synod. It is the reunion of Christendom and the furtherance of “ in tercommunion.” It is hard to see what the Synod is to contribute toward this object. The mother and the daughters retain their affection for each other, but it is not appa rent how th° spectacle of domestic affection can be regared as any sign of general friendship. The family may be very happi ly united at home without having made any r advance toward a union with other families. The truth is that here again the Synod has debarred itself from the only subject which would advance its purpose. Christendom was divided originally by dif ferences of doctrine, and if it is to be again united it must be by again recovering a substantial unity of doctrine. This is the point to which all endeavors are and must be directed. We cannot but feel some cu riosity, therefore, whether or no the bishops feel quite satisfied with their position. The Synod will meet with its hands tied. It is to promote reunion without touching the real causes of disunion. Irreverent persons might deem it a scheme for doing good to the world by looking solemn, just as the outward semblance of solemnity is suppos ed to have a good effect on little children. Is such a spectacle edifying? Might not the bishops have done more their object if, according to their first resolution, they 7 had, “ each for himself,” given all their energies to promote the better understanding of the faith in their own dioceses? The days are gone by for the mere show of authority 7 to maintain the most respectable system in the world. The only support for a church in these times lies in “ manifestation of the truth,” and that is a task which the Synod lias been compelled to decline. [Special Dispatch to the Boston Post. The Grand Army Conspiracy Against the South and the Government, Washington, September 23.—Important ad ditional facts have come to light pointing to the treasonable purposes of the Grand Army of the Republic. At the convention of the “ loyal Governors” anil other Radicals in Philadelphia, on the 13th of September last, a committee of two from each of the States was appointed, and this committee appointed a sub-committee on the politieal situation, consisting of Geti. Ben. Butler, Gov. Harriman, of New Hampshire; Gen. Seigel, Seuator Ross, of Kansas; Gen. Schenck, of Ohio ; Col. Hawkins, of New York, and George W. Paschal, of Texas. This sub-committee met with the Soldiers’ Convention at Pittsburg, in October following, and there aided in organizing the Grand Army of the Republic. As it was apprehended that the President's policy would restore the political power of the rebel States to the Southern whites, this sub committee was specially charged to take all necessary steps to defeat such a result. It was determined that the Southern “loyalists,” in cluding the negroes, should hold all power and, when necessary, should be supposed by this secret army, the members of which were to be educated up to the point that no change of ad ministration and no change in Congressional power was allowed to interfere with this negro supremacy. As showing the animus of this treasonable body as organized at Pittsburg, it is only necessary to allude to the speech made by one of the members while in secret session. Ho said be knew “ but little aud cared less about politics, but that he would bed and if the war should close uutil every rebel was out ot office in the South.” My informant was . present at the meeting, and reports that this declaration was received with great applause. Tlios* who doubt the truth of this statement can have it verified by inquiring of either member of the sub-commit ted, aii of whom were actively engaged in in stilling the idea into such of the veteran sol diers as they could entrap, that what they fought for would be lost if the policy of Presi dent Johnson should succeed, and negro supre macy in the South would be defeated. Since the adjournment of the Pittsburg Convention, this Grand Army of the Republic has swollen to gigantic proportions, at an expenditure of nearly two hundred thousand dollars. Sot only has the enrolment been progressing stead ily and rapidly among’the negroes at the South, but the militia of several of the Northern States have beeu officered iu a manner looking spe cially to the crisis, when the State troops may be needed “ outside of the Constitution.” If this fact be questioned, I respectfully re fer to Governor Fenton, of New York, who can tell why Col. Hawkins, late of the Hawkins Zouaves, and a member of the eub-cofgrnittty, was placed at the head of tfte' tpilUia organiza tion of his State. One reference as respectable as this will suffice, but several others can be given. In view of the late election results an other meeting of the oiiginators of the scheme is proposed to t held for the purpose of re ceiving the, reports from recruiting and othe.f offices, and for perfecting their plans Os resist ance to the Government authorities. These facts are not less true than startling, and I have the witnesses who can prove them. A Double Bereavement. —One of those heart-rending incidents always at tendant upon epidemics such as the one now prevailing, has come to our knowl edge. During the past week a child who, with its mother, was visiting some rela tives at Pass Christian, fell sick and died. Word was immediately sent to the father in this city, informing him of his child’s death, and with the expectation that he would go over at once. The boat returned next day to the Pass, but the father did not come, nor was there even anything heard fi-om him in reply. Another letter was written, bat with the same result. But, ou the third clay, the distracted mother re ceived the intelligence that her husband was dead and buried, having been attacked and carried off by the yellow fever; aud that, besides being childless, she was a widow. Thus, in one day, as it were, hus band aud child had been taken away by the fell destroyer, leaving the once happy wife and mother to weep alone for those who are gone.— Crescent. Religious Revival.— Quite an interesting meeting was in progress at Auraria last week, under the direction of Rev. John K. Murphy, Pastor of the Baptist Church at this place, and Rev. T. A. Reed, son of Wm. P- Reed, of this county. The meeting resulted in the addition to the ehurch of about fifteen persons, who re ceived the Ordinance of baptism, by Mr. Reed, on the Etowah river, below Auraria, on Sun day evening last. An interesting meeting is going on here, anil several eminent divines are expected to be in attendance. A good feeling seems to be aroused among our citizens, aud it is hoped that much good will result from the meeting. Services will be held to-day and to-morrow, at the Baptist Church, —Dahlonega Signal. Two pretty nieces of the late Gen. Philip Kearney arc about to marry the Hon. Messrs. Wellesley and Fane, gentlemen of the English aristocracy. Each of the young ladies, besides owning immense estates in New Jersey, Is worth $5Q,000 a year in her own right. By the Dead. You are gone away, away! Here the tabernacling clay— But the shutters now are fast, And the door has swung Its last; And the cold body lies quite still Asa snow-drift on the hill. Are you really gone away? Did you love me night and day. Are you gone ? I kiss your eyes, . But they flutter not to rise ; Long I whisper in your ear— You would speak if you were here. You are gone, sweet spirit, where ? Are you near me in the air— All invisible to me— Yet my weeping do you see, And lean downward close and low, Watching wistful where I go ? Do you feel heat of the sun— Chill of night when day is done— Clammy touch of drifting snow ? Hear the wild winds when they blow— Fluttering leaves and falling rain— Rivers running through the plain '( Do you see the purple beatli On the cliffs, and undemen' h Azure sr-as and yellow sands, Poppied cornfields on the lands— Or is earth its sight and sound So much loose mist coiling round ? When at night upon my bed, Seeking sleep, 1 find instead Some strange coldness on the brow, Feel it comiag—goipg now— Is your presence in the place, And your breath upon my face? When by day I take my stand, Working steady head and hand, * Comes a warm th'ill to my sou', Spreading swittly through the whole— Are you there with touch intense, Flashing through the bars of sense ? This I know not, but I know You are gone from all below; You will suffer no more pain, Never weep or grieve again— I am glad that this is known, Though I stay here all alone. You are with the angels, dear, And they tell you not to fear; Though surpassing glories blind Mortal eye and mortal mind ; And they teach you what to do In the land with all things new. I must try to follow on * To the heaven that you have won ; I remember what you said, And the path you bid me tread— Though I cannot see you near, I shall think you see me here. You are gone away, awa> ! Pass the night and pass the day, We shall meet in that swett place, Hand in hand, and face to face— With the resting, there to rest, With the blessed to he best. - [ Chambers' Journal. A Wonderful Story. The following log-book story may seem to some almost incredible, and it has lost nothing of that quality by age and repeti tion! In the course of the voyage, that dreadful disease, the ship fever, broke out among the crew. One of the sailors, among the first victims, was accompanied by his sou, a lad of fourteen years, who was strongly attach ed to his father, and remained with him day and night, and never could be persuaded to leave him for a moment. A large shark was seen every day follow ing the vessel, evidently for the purpose of devouring any one who should die and be committed to the deep. After lingering a few days, the sailor died' As was the custom at sea, he was sewed up’ in a blanket, and for the purpose of sinking him an old grindstone and a carpenter’s axe were put in with him. The very impressive service of the Episcopal Church was then read and the body committed to the deep. The poor boy, who had watched the pro ceedings closely, plunged in after his father, when the enormous shark swallowed them both.. The second day after this dreadful scene, as the shark continued to follow the vessel, (for there were others sick in the ship,) one of the sailors proposed, as they had a shark hook on hand, to make an effort to take him. They fastened the hook to a long rope, and baiting it with a piece of pork, threw it into the sea, and the shark instantly swallowed it. Having thus hooked him, by means of a windlass they hoisted him on board. After he was dead they prepar ed to opeu him, when one of the sailors, stooping down for that purpose, suddenly paused, and after listening a lew moments, declared most solemnly he heard a low gut teral sound, which appeared to proceed from the shark. The sailors, after enjoying a hearty laugh at his expense, proceeded to listen for themselves, when they heard a similar sound. They then proceeded to open the shark, when the mystery was ex plained. It appears that the sailor was not dead, but in a trance; and his son, on making this discover}' when inside the shark, had, by means of a knife, ripped open the blan ket. Having thus liberated his father, they both went to work and righted up the old grindstone—the boy was turning, the fath er was holding the old ship carpenter’s axe, sharpening it for the purpose of cutting their way out of their Jonah-like prison, which occasioned the noise heard by the sqilor. As it was the hottest season of the year, and very little air stirring where they were at work, they were both sweating tre mendously. The Pan-Anglican Synod. —The special services in connection with the Synod com- Uicuced on Saturday afternoon, the 13th of September, in the Church of St. Lawrence Jewry, Guildhall, one of the largest and hand somest churches it) the city of London. The Bishop ol London was first a ivertised to preach the opening sermon, but in consequence of his indisposition the duty devolved upon theßight Rev. Dr. L. Polk, Bishop of Louisiana. Four o’clock was the hour appointed for the service, and at that hour the church was crowded. Tne congregation is said to haye been the largest ever assembled on a week day in the city, except on some national special service at St. Paul’s Cathedral. At (lie sound of the organ a procession emerged from the northwest corner of the church, and moved slowly down the aisle, about sixty choristers in surplices singing the processional hymn : “ The Bon of God goes forth to war.” The Lord Bishop of Louisiana, U. 8., followed, attended by about thirty clergy men in their robes : In the evening a second service was held, and the sermon preached by the Rev. W. Cad man, one of the most popular London preachers. On Sunday, the 15th, the services were re sumed. The Bishop of Antigua preaching in the morning, and the Bishop of Nnv Zealand in the evening. On the Itjth there were three set vices at the same chpreli, the preachers ttie Bishops of Ni agara, British Columbia and Ontario. On the 17th the Bishops ol Buibadoos, La baun and Rupert’s Land were to preach. On the 18th the Bishop of Honolulu, Bishop Twells, of the Orange Free State, and Bishop Poser, ol the Central African Mission. On the 19th the Bishop of Arkansas, the Bisppp of Vermont, and flip Bishop of New York. On Sunday, the 23d, the Bishop of Rhode Is land was to preach gt 'l'rinity Church, Footing; the Bishop of lowa at St. Ann’s, Highgnte ; the Bishop of Montreal at Curron Chapel, Mayfair; the Bishop of Alabama at St. Peter’s. Beloize Park ; the Bishop of Quebec at St. Thomas’, Stamford Hill, &c., &c. Two of the United States Bishop? were also to preach at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, and the Chapel Royal St. James’, to both of which the public are admitted. The Savannah Niggek Riot.—ln our issue ol yesterday morning we mentioned that seve ral arrests were made after the Chippewa Square demonstration. The parties arrested were committed to the barracks and brought up before the Slayov yesterday morning. Lieut. Bell, who was in charge of the bar racks when the prisoners were brought in, pre sented a miscellaneous assortment of pistols of various descriptions, razors, knives, powder and caps, which had been taken from the prjs, oaers. There were sixteen of them brought up to answer, all of wnorn professed perfect inno cence. Not one acknowledged that he knew where Bradley lived, or that he had anything to' do with him. The evidence, however, show ed that each one was a participant in the crowd which refused to disperse at the command of the police. Wm. Johnson resisted the arresting officer, and was sentenced to serve days at the United ,States barracks. Jim Habersham, Albert Gibbons and Jim Harris were each sentenced to thirty days. Cornelia Thompson and Maria Habersham, who were influential in raising a disturbance, were each fined six dollars or twenty days ip jail. The other negroes who were arraigned, hav ing only been present out of curiosity, and proving good characters, were dismissed after an admonition from the Mayor as to the evil of being found in bad company. His Honor considered that they had been already suffi ciently punished by being locked up since two o’clock the day before. One exception was made against John Brown, who had recently come from Augusta, and re sisted the officer who arrested him. He was fined five dollars.— Advertiser , 2d. A tender-hearted railway engineer says he never runs over a man when he can help it, " because it musses up the track so.” Bale Rope vs. Iron Ties.—At the request of a merchant we publish the following article, on this question, from the Missouri Republican , as before stated. We express no opinion on the question : A question of considerable pecuniary import ance to persons interested in the cotton busi ness, is, “ Which should have the preference, bale rope’or iron ties, for binding or baling cot ton ?” We have instituted careful inquiries on the subject, and have ascertained certain facts which satisfy us that both the planter and the factor will find the advantages are decidedly in favor of the rope. We have before us letters from leading cotton brokers in New York and Liverpool, from which we learn the following facts: 1. No loss is suffered by life tare on ro >e bound cotton in the New York market. But iron-bound cotton suffers a loss ot two pounds tare per bale. 2. Iron bound bales are liable to rust. It is the custom of the trade to demand that all cot ton stained by rust elia 1 first, be picked off. To do this the bale must be opened. The iron ties are cut, and ns they caunot be used to re-tie the bale without a press, rope must be bought. A triple expense thus falls on the planter or the shipper, through the use of iron ties. He loses the value of the cotton stained and picked off, the price of his iron ties which after beiug cut are worthless, and incurs the cost of rope. 3. The leading cotton brokers of Liverpool, in a letter written in response to inquiries upon the subject, write that “ the rope bound bales are much preferred,” by the spinuers. They say : “ Were there two lots of cotton of equal quality aud value before us, the one rope bound and the other iron bound, we should certainly give the lonner the preference, for by so doing we should only be carrying out the instructions of our spinners.” The spinners complaiu of the difficulty of opening the iron bound bales, because so tight., ly rivited, aud ot the danger there is of firing the cotton in strikiug off the hoops. They find, too, that the ropes of rope bound bales can be disposed ot at a fair price, while the old iron hoops are worthless. These are the statements of the highly re sponsible cotton brokers of Liverpool, Messrs. Fairc’ough, Howell & Sons, Williams & Cos., aud Williams <fc Buckley. Messrs. William Bryce & Cos , among the best known and most highly responsible of l1 "' cotton brokers of New York, after enumerating certain facts showing the disadvantages of iron ties, aud the superior economy and profit ot rope, say : la our own business we have found that when good machine rope wis used, such as the best Missouri or Kentucky; there was no diffi culty from bursting bauds and loss of weight, although we have handled many thousand bales, "aud some of them were transported through long and rough routes, where they had to be handled many limes. During the past season we have had so much trouble in deliv ering cotton with iron bauds that we would strongly advise onr planter friends to use the best quality of hemp rope in preference to iron bands.” But one advantage is already claimed for iron ties, and that is in ease of fire. — But this is by no means free from doubt. A few bales, placed where tho air can circu late around them, to keep the iron cool, would perhaps realize the benefit from iron ties. But in the presses, warehouses, steamboats and ships where cotton is stored in mass, iron ties are of no special service in case of fire. This is asserted by those who have learned it by costly experience. In such conflagrations the iron bands soon become red hot and communicate fire. Under the heat they weaken aud burst, giving the entire bale to the free action of fire, while rope-hound cotton in the same fire, pro tected by rope which burns, with surprising slowness, will burn through and through before the ropes will yield to the action of fire and break. Facts like the foregoing, viewed intel ligently, lead to but one conclusion. The pref erence is to be given to rope for baling cotton. In the matter of first cost, iron has but an in considerable .advantage over it; and that small advantage is entirely lost, iu the two pound tare demanded upon iron-bound cotton. That tare amounts to fifty cents per bale, which is equiv alent to a discrimination of five or six cents per pound against iron ties —that is, rope at 15 cents per pound is as cheap to the planter as iron ties at 9or 10 cents. Adding to this the considerations named, that rope-bound cotton is subject to no loss from tare, none from rust, none from the necessity of rebinding, and that it enjoys the preference in the great markets of the world, and reasons enough appear for de termining the quetfion with which we started in favor of rope for ties. Gov. Swann has duly proclaimed the adop tion of the new constitution of Maryland. He states the certified vote at 46,152 for, 23,036 against the constitution, with 27 blank ballots, and declares that a majority of votes having been cast for the constitution adopted by the convention at Annapolis, on the 17th of August last, it will go into effect as the proper consti tution and form of government of the State (superseding the one now existing) on Satur day, the sth day of October. No JODGE YET IN THE OCMULGEE CIRCUIT.— The business of Baldwin court was but par tially disposed of, says the Southern Recorder. No court in Putnam last week, nor can we hear or there likely being any in the county of Wil kinson next week. A criminal lies in jail at considerable expense to the county, who ought to be tried. Then Jones and Jasper courts fol low each week successively. A New Express Company.— The railroad and steamship companies between New York and New Orleans have organized an Express Company to be called the Railroad and Steam ship Express Company, which will commence operations in that line of business early in October. President Wadley, of the Georgia Central road, is now in New York arranging the details and laying iq stock for the com pany. An office has already been opened in that city, and the necessary wagons, horses and equipments have been purchased, and are prob ably now on their way South. The business of the company will extend from New York to Mobile and New Orleans via Savannah, and ar rangements arc bciug perfected with all the rail road lines intervening for receiving and for warding freight. ft is proposed to charge a small per cent, over the usual rates of transpor tation on all goods, thus aftbiding the public all the privileges of Express transportation and at a greatly reduced cost. The formation of this company will be hailed with pleasure by the merchants of the South and business men generally. It has been a desideratum so com merce, and is in the hands oi meu who have peculiar facilities for making it successful. Competition is the file of trade, and we are glad to see it inaugurated In this particular branch of business,' The Adams Express, which has proved a powerful and effective transportation agent and a great public conve nience, in spite of its political proclivities, (we are willing to do it full justice,) will doubtless continue its operations, thus producing a healthy check that wifi guard the public against impositions. —Charleston yews. It is again asserted by a cable dispatch that, the Japanese are cruelly persecuting the native Christians. Since the re-evtablishment of a friendly intercourse between Japan and the Christian countries, the opinion has gained ground that there still are in the country many thousands of Christians descendants of the mar tyrs who perished for their faith in the sixteenth century. The Governments of the Christian nations will, of course, not fail to intercede in Behalf ol the sufferers. A startling leLter from Marshal Baznine is published in the Liberal papers of France. It is a confidential circular t.o the officers of the French army, in which he directs them to make no prisoners, but to put to death all the cap tured Liberals. As the Government orgaue do not deny the authority of the document, it seems to be genuine. If so, it is the most powerful defense of Juarez which has yet been published. “ The Beautiful.”— This is the subject of an address delivered at the Louisville Academy, Louisville, Ga., on the 96th of July ult., by Rev. Armenlus Wright, of this city. Pub lished at the request of the Trustees. The sub ject i3 treated in a scholarly and poetic manner and is eminently worthy of preservation it has received at the hands of the” art preservative.” Fkost. —One of the oldest inhabitants pre dicts we will not have frost until the 16th of November. He says the first fog precedes the frost sixty days, and asserts that the first fog was noticed on the 16th ult. BY TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES. "Prom Washington. Washington, October 2. Headquarters of the Ahmy, Adjutant General’s Office, October I.—To avoid risk of yellow Jever, officers now absent from their command, who are serving in the fifth mili tary district are authorized to remain absent until further notice from this office. By com mand of Gen. Grant. K. D. Townsend, A. A. G. Mower telegraphs Grant the election passed off quietly throughout Louisiana. Treasury clerks now work from 9 to 4 o’clock. Revenue to-day SIOI,OOO. The Crow Indians refuse to meet the Com missioners at Laramie in November. Thousand pounds of bullion were recently shipped from Gold Hill, Nevada. The Merchants' Union Express safe at Brownsville, Nebraska was plundered of $15,000. . The Massachusetts Democrats have nominat ed John Quiucy Adams for Governor and Geo. M. Stearns for Lieut. Governor. Two hundred and nineteen towns wore repre sented by 903 delegates. Unusual enthusiasm prevailed. The Branch Mint at Charlotte, N. 0., will soon he put in full operation for assaying pur poses only. Mr. Jones, the Assnyer, now here represents that operations' have recommenced in miues neglected during the war, and that receipts are on the increase, not only from lo calities in North Carolina lint from contiguous States. The Secretary of State has letters reporting the discovery of pure Anthwaeitc coal in Rus sian America. Prom Richmond. Richmond, October 2. Congressman Shanks, of Indiana, would have addressed flic blacks this evening. He said he spoke as one of a parly who had power when lie said the Southern States been in ihe Union long ago il they had given rights lo ihe blacks, anil would never get in till they did. Johnson, if guil ty would be impeached, and eveu with the aid of the Maryland rebel militia, which was arming, would be powerless to do anything. The men of the North were ready at the tap of the drum to quell him and militia. He predicted 30,000 majority in Ohio for the Republicans. Alex. Rives and a colored man were nominat ed by the Republicans of Albemarle lor Con vention yesterday. Last night they were burnt in effigy by »he opposition. Foreign. [BY CABLE. | Florence, October 2. Quite a serious riot of Garibuldians at Viterbo has been quelled. Paris, October 2. Much distrust exists in political and financial circles. Rouber, the Foreign Secretary, Savallette, (he Home Secretary, and Nigra, the Italian Minis ter to France, left for Biaritz to confer with the Emperor. Vienna, October 2. Francis Joseph .visits Paris 20th October. Cable Summary. New York, October 2. The Pan-Anglican Synod lias issuod an ad dress condemning ritualism and popery urging the unity of the church. Garibaldi declines giving his parole. It is reported Napoleon has issued a calmly worded note to the South German Sovereign:;, asking pledges against the union of North Ger many. Foreign. | BY STEAMER. | New York, October 2. The Scotia, with dates to the 22d ult., lias arrived. The Tunes says : Bruces’ deatli is a peculiar misfortune pending the present intricate deli cate negotiations with the Government. Not always disposed to approach Great Britain in a spirit of generosity and forbearance, the posi tion is most onerous, and each occupant finds his labor more exacting than his processor. Hon. Jonathan Sturges, A. T. Stuart, Judge Hilton and Bishop Baylcy, arrived on the Scotia. From New Orleans. New Orleans, October 2. The interments from yellow fever, up to f> o’clock this morning, were 54. Iu the case of the old and new School Boards, Judge Duplantier decided the new board was appointed when no vacancy existed. The reso lutions of Council, repealing all ordinances touching public schools, were null, because they conflicted with the act of the Legislature, and were in violation of charter, because passed by both boards the same day. The Judge decreed the new board not qualified, and the members are forbidden to perform the duties of School Directors of public schools in New Orleans. No appeal will be taken. From Charleston. Charleston, October 2. Gen. Canby has issued an order prohibiting provost courts from exercising jurisdiction in any case involving the title of land, or in any civil cause where the claim exceeds three hun dred dollars. He has also signified his inten tion to modify General Sickles’ order closing bar rooms throughout the second district. From Alabama. Mobile, October 2. The second days vote stands, blacks, 820 ; whites, 24 ; and with very few exceptions, for convention. There were no disturbances what ever. From Alabama. Montgomery, October 2. Two days’ voting in Montgomery, 4,589. — First day in Selina, 3,300; first day in Opelika, 150; first day in Wetumpka, 1,000. All for Convention. From INT ashville. Nashville, October 2. A slight frost was noticed yesterday morning. Marine News. New York, October 2. Arrived —Albemarle, Richmond ; Champion, Charleston. Savannah. October 2. Arrived—Steamers Alabama, New York ; Al liance, Philadelphia ; schooners J. R. John, Philadelphia; N. W. Smith, New York ; S. R Jameson, Roekport. Sailed—Brig J. A. Devereaux, Boston. Markets. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. London, October I—Evening. Consols, 94 3-16; bonds, 72%. Sugar, 25@26. Liverpool, October I—Evening. Cotton closed steady; sales, 12,000 bales ; prices are unchanged. Manchester advices are favorable. New York, October 2— Noon. Stocks irregular. Gold advanced, 144. Sterl ing unsettled ; time nominally 9%@9% ; sight, 9>g@9%. ’62 coupons, 13. Tennessee sixes, new issue, 64%. Virginia sixes, 58. New York, October 3—Noon. Flour 10(3115 better. Wheat B@fi better. Corn I@l% better. Rye very firm. Oats dull. Pork firmer at #24. Lard steady. Whisky quiet.— Cotton quiet at 22. Freights quiet. Turpen tine quiet at 58%. Ro6in dull; strained, #4. New York, October 2—P. M. Money active; call loans fully 7. Gold closed firm. Governments closed quiet and fraction lower. Sub-Treasury to-day sold 1,000,000 bonds and bought 1,000,000 Seven-thirties. Sub-Treasury balance, 114,000,000. New York, October 2—P. M. Cotton active; sales, 3,200 bales at 22. Flour active; State, #8 65@10 90; Southern, #lO 5° @l4 25. Wheat buoyant; white Michigan, *3 95@3 07%. Corn active; mixed Western, II 29%@1 S3. Provisions steady Groceries limn Naval storps dull. Freights firm. Louisville. October 2. Floui active; superfine, #B. Corn unchanged, new cotton, 12. Pork, f24. Bacon—shoulders, j 14%; clear tides, 18. Lard, 13%, Baltimore, October 2. Cotton—rather better feeling ; small sales { low middling, 21 ; middling, 22@22%. Flour Sluggish ; shipping superfine, $9 75@10 50. Wheat stronger ; prime to choice, $2 55@2 65; receipts light. Corn scarce; white, $1 27@ 128 ; yellow, $1 33 @ l 35. Oats steady; prime, 70@72. Rye steady at 40@47. Provisions— lair Southern demand ; quotations unchanged. Cincinnati, October 2. Flour firmer with a fair demand. Corn dull and lower; No. 1 shelled, 96. Whisky uomb nally unchanged. Provisions firmer and held higher. Clear bacon sides advanced % ; there were buyers but no sellers at 17% at close. Lard in good demand at 13%. MobiT.e, October 2. Cotton-Sales, 750 bales ; receipts, 1,893 bales ; demaud chiefly better lor all grades ; closed quiet and steady at 18@18% for mid dlings. New Orleans, October 2. Cotton —Sales, 1,15 Q bales ; demand more general and supply increasing ; prices easier ; low middling, 18@18% ; receipts, SSB bales’. Flour firm with upward tendency; triple extra, SIL 75 ; choice extra, sl4. Corn firm and un changed. Oats—prime, 80. Pork firm at S2O @2O 25. Bacon—fair jobbing demaud; should ers, 15 ; clear sides, 19 ; sugar cured hams, 26% @27. Lard very firm ; tierces, 15; kegs, 16. Gold quiet at 143%@143%. Sterling, 54%@ 58. New York sight, %@% discount. Savannah, October 2. Cotton active ; sales, 376 bales ; middlings, 18%@19; receipts, 1,400 bales. Charleston, October 2. Cotton active and somewhat firmer; sales 150 bales ; middling, 18%@18% ; receipts, 490 bales. Augusta Market, Office Daily Constitutionalist, ; Wednesday, October 2-i>: M. ( FINANCIAL GOLD—Brokers buying at 142 and selling at 144. SlLVEß—Buyfiig at 132 and selling at 135. COTTON—We notice a continued avoidance of low grades of cotton by buyers, and a good demand for high grades, at 17 Jf for New York middlings and 18 for strict to good and middling fair, of which very lit tie of the latter is on ihe market, all offering being be ing below middling. Sales to-day amounted to 368 bales, as follows: 1 at lg, 11 at 16, 2at 16)£, Bat 10X, 28 at 17, 37 at 17if, 15 at 17X, 88 at 17«, and 28 bales at 18. Receipts, 625 bales. WHEAT—Red, $2 30@2 50; white, 82 40@2 60. CORN—White, $1 60@1 05 ; yellow and mixed, $1 46@1 50. BACON—Shoulders, 16X@17; li. sides, C. R. sides, C. sides, 20@20>f ; liams, 22@25. River News.— No'arrivals or departures. River at the bridge 3 feet 5 inches. From Washington. [Special Dispatch to tho Baltimore Sun. PACIFIC RAILROAD DIRECTORS—THE CANVASS IN OHIO—DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS—THE PRE SIDENT’S RILEY LETTER—INTERESTING PER SONAL MATTERS, &C. Washington, September 29. The President has appointed lire following gentlemen as Government Directors of the Union Pacific Railroad: Jesse L. Williams, of Indiana; Timothy J. Carter, of Illinois; Jas. S. Rollins, of Missouri, and George Ashman, of Massachusetts. A letter received here to-day from a promi nent citizen of Ohio, who Ims just finished a tour over that State, contains the following pa ragraph : “ L liud the Democracy arc very san guine of Therman’s election, and are taking all the bets they cau get, while the Radicals are claiming ten thousand majority. 1 think there are strong grounds for hope, hut I fear for success so far as the State ticket is concerned, though lam of opinion that the Democrats will carry the Legislature, and the negro suf frage constitutional amendment is certain to be rejected.” Several journals have animadverted upon the letter of President Johnson, recommending one Frank Riley to the favorable consideration of Collector Smythc as one suitable for ap pointment in the New York custom-house.— The letter is dated iu December last, and was found upon the person of Riley when he was arrested in Chicago, a few days ago, on the charge of breaking open a safe iu Louisville, and taking therefrom $16,000. If is learned upon inquiry of Hie President that the Riley to whom the letter was given was known to Mr. Johnson whilst the latter was Governor of Tennessee; that whilst Nash cille was invested by the rebel army, Riley sev eral times performed hazardous service by pass ing the lines of the Confederates, and return ing with most important information for Fed erul officers. On one occasion Riley under took this service when all others refused to at tempt it. He came to the White House December needy, and asked assistance, and, the letti r above mentioned was given him. General Slocum, of New York, General Forest, late of the Confederate; army, were among the arrivals in this city yesterday. The latter Jell, last evening for the South. The Governor of Kansas has sent a letter to General Hancock, written upon the announce ment that the latter had been relieved of the command of the Department ot the Missouri, and is a very complimentary testimonial of the appreciation and services of the General iu the West. Data. Fries— Supposed Incendiary Arrested. — lndianapolis, September 30.—Three fires oc curred at Madison, Indiana, during the last twenty-four hours, supposed to be the work of incendiaries. One lumber yard, two carpenter shops, two dwellings and one stable, contain ing valuable horses were totally destroyed. Tho extensive furniture warehouse of II.'F. Rob bins, was partially destroyed. The latter was fuiiy covered by insurance. A man named Wilson, supposed to be the incendiary, has been arrested. The Pan-Anglican Synod—Dr. Oolenso’s Writings Condemned.—London, Sunday September 29.—During the session of the Pan- Anglican Synod at Lambeth last week the writings of Dr. Colenso, Bishop of Natal, on the subject of the inspiration of the ScriDtures were discussed and condemned. TnE Weather and Crops. —Contrary to ex pectation, on Saturday evening last the absent clouds again obscured our heavens, and del uging rains fell throughout this section; and every evening this week heavy showers have fallen, greatly to the detriment of every plant ing interest. The sugar-cane is running up luxuriantly, and is lull of sap, but possesses but little of tho properties of the cane usual this late in the sea son. An early frost will prevent its sweetening, and render it almost valueless for producing palatable syrup. Potatoes are also injured by the rains, the substance there is in them being absorbed and exhausted by the demands ol tho superabundance of vine and leaves. Peas are said to be shedding their blooms, and really having but little or no fruit. Much of the corn is rotting and sprouting in the fields ami cov ered with mud and dirt. It is hardly necessary to include cotton in this report; with but few exceptions this great staple, upon which so much depeuds that is essential to our resuscitation and happiness, has been cut off at least onc-balf. While a very few Yvill make two-thirds of a crop, many will make less than one-half, and some almost noth ing at all .—Bainbridge Argus, 28 th ult. Large Receipts of Cotton,— The receipts of cotton yesterday were the largest since the season commenced—September Ist—and are as follows : By Central Railroad, 1,418 bales ; by Atlantic and Cult Railroad, 303 bales. Total, I,72l'bales. Making the total receipts, since September Ist, from all sources, 11,021 bales. [ Savannah News, 2d. That Conference.—“ The Georgia Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church will be organized in Atlanta October lOih. Bishop Clark, of Cincinnati, presiding.” That no one may be misled by the above no tice sent to us for publication, by the Rev. Wes ley Pretty man, we deem it proper to state that the proposed organization is a politico-religious movement, one of the purposes of which, as af firmed by one of their church organs, Is to '‘see that the negroes voto right.” While we cheerfully bid God speed to all purely religious institutions, restricting them selves to the holy work of the mortal and re ligious elevation of the people, we do protest against their using religion as a cloak tor the furtherance ot any political creed or party what ever. It is an unholy alliance which can result in \ no good, aud may bo productive of much evil. ■ We have already an extensive and complete " organization ol the Methodist Church in our midst, whose doors arc ever open to the stran ger, and are constrained to look upon the pro-, posed organization ns an unnecessary innova- - lion. It is understood in this city that the Rev. Wesley Prettyman is a shining light In tho Loyal Leagues of Atlanta secret political or ganizations that are productive of no good to white people, while they are having a fearfully demoralizing influence upon the blacks. ... f Atlanta Intelligencer. Mrs. Fanny Kemble has gone to to see her children. She first appeared In Bos ton, with her father, John Philip Kemble, the Tremont Theatre, in 1832, being then 21 ' years of age. Subsequently she was married to Pierce Butler, of Georgia, (whose death was noticed recently) from whom she was divorced* . the affair giving rise to much scandal,
