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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1877 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1867)
OLD SERIES, VOL. LXXVI. Chronicle & -—rr- ll-1 J 1 KNIiV MO< »IIK. A. It. Will OUT. PATIUCK WALSH, Asuorlate lidMor. THRUM OF BUBSCUIPTION. DAILY. r.«jK«a. 550 iooo Weekly. ' soc apopwa. *■ a 1 WEDSF.SUAY MOK.VI.YG, OCTOBER3O. f)r>. Henry Ravknrl, formerly one of the largest cotton planters in South Caro lina, died on the 18th instant, aged eighty years. COSORE.HBIONAL RAILROAD COMMITTEE. —The Congressional Railroad Committee has arrived in Charleston. They leave for Savannah to day. • Personal. —The many friends of our old arid esteemed fellow-citiicn, Mr. John Rones, will be pleased to learn that he ar rived in New York Thursday last from Ireland. Bihiioi* Lynch. —Right Rev. P. N. Lynch, Catholic Bishop of Charleston, ar rived homo Friday from a visit to Rome. Ho met with a hearty reception from his congregation, an address being delivered on the occasion by M. P. O’Connor, Esq., to which the Bishop replied. Sudden Death.—ll. M. Akeroyd, Esq., died suddenly of congestive chill Sunday morning at tho Augusta Hotel. Mr. Akeroyd was an Architect by profes sion, and no man in tho South stood higher in that calling. Ho had been a resident of this city for nearly six months, and had already built up a prosperous business. During his brief sojourn he did much for the improvement of our city, and has left many warm friends. His funeral services took place at the Catholic Church Monday afternoon. Not True.—Governor Jenkins is in Washington, endeavoring to get General Tillson, commanding the sub-District of Georgia, removed. Cincinnati Gazette, Oct. With, 186,. In tho above three lines, copied from the leading Radical organ in the West, we find only two falsehoods. Governor Jen kins is not in Washington seeking the re moval of General Tillson; nor is General Tillson in command of the suh-District of Georgia. Rn iimoni) Superior Court.—The ad journed Term of this Court opened Mon day, Judge Gibson presiding. On account of tho failure to obtain juries, tho Court was adjourned to half-past eight o’clock this morning. We have often had occasion to remark how little respect is paid by parties, jurors and witnesses in this county to the pro cess of tho courts. In other counties ot the circuit, none of which have more than about half the population of Richmond, juries are organized and ompannelled in a very few minutes on 'he morning of tho first day of Court. Here, several hours, and frequently days, are consumed in ac complishing whatought to be done in a few minutes. Courts arc not without remedies for such indifference to duty, and we think that a prompt application of the remedy hero would he productive of good results. Nickerson’s Hotel, Columbia.- -The Columbia Chronicle says;—“We learn that Mr. W. A. Wright, so long and favorably kliyw’ti to tho Southern travelling commu nity as tho proprietor of the American Hotel in Richmond during the war, has become the Superintendent, of Nickerson’s Hotel, undor the auspices of tho veteran Nickerson, who remains in Augusta in charge of tho Planters. “Mr. R. Hamilton, theformer manager, retires inconsequence of ill health, bearing with him the good wishes of all with whom ho has beon brought in contact. “Mr. Wright has had much experieneein the management of hotel affairs, is emi nently popular, and knows how to cater to tin; publio taste and stomach in tip-top stylo. Success to him, and tho kindest of farewells to his predecessor.” The M (truoroLiTAN Record, —Through evil and through good report, the Metropolitan Record has stood square up for tho South and the rights and liberties of her pooplo. Before, during and since tho war, this journal has advocated our cause with a consistent earnestness and sterling ability which commands even the respect of the bittorest enemies of the South. Actuated by integrity of purpose, conscious devotion to the cause of truth and Constitutional government, its editor and proprietor, Mr. John Mullaly, is entitled to the thanks of our pooplo and his journal should receive that substantial support which it so well deserves. In this connection we are pleased to state that our old friend and follow-citizen, Mr. Andrew Stewart, has forwardod the Record, within the last few weeks, over fifty subscribers. This is very well; but we hope Mr. Stewart will not weary in well doing until he sends ten times fifty. The Record is worthy of an immense patronage from our people. This Cotton Market. —As anticipated, in Sunday',' edition, the cotton market has improved. New York was active and strong Monday, the sales amounting to throe thousand bales at 20 cents—an ad vance of fully half cent on Saturday’s prices. It tnay be well to remark that this advance in New York was on Liverpool ad vices of Saturday, which reported he market as having closed active at an ad vance of id, Middling Upland being quot ed at Sjd, Orleans Sjd. The land lines connecting wit h the cable being out of or der Monday, no reports were received during business hours from Liverpool. Under the favorable newt from New York the home market wa> very active, over eight hundred bales having changed hands on a basis of 16}@17c for New York Middling, which shows an advance of from itihjeon Saturday's prices. The operations are, however, confined to a few parties buying on orders. Money is very scarce and this scarcity checks business ; but the prevailing prices here are vert fair when compared with Liverpool and New York, both of which is now tending upward. P. S.—Liverpool advices of Monday noon, just received, report a firmermarket than on Saturday, with estimated sales of sixteen thousand bales. This news will cause New York to advance at least halt cent to-day, and will, of course, have a correspondingly good effect on the home market It would be advisable for our planting friends to burry in their crop, and avail themselves of the present ‘rise in the luarki'. Delays are dangerous, and there's no teiiing what a day may bring forth.’’ Robert Carroll with E. F. Blod gett & Co.—This popular Shoe and Boot house have received this day, by Express, one case of Miles’ A No. 1 hand sewed Boots; one case of Ladies’ Congress Gait-TS ; one case of Ladies' Morocco Bus kins ; one case of Ladies' Serge Buskins; one case of Ladies' very fine Calf Skin Walking Boots, one case of Ladies’and Genu' Toilet Slippers. All the above goods are from Miles & Son and warrant ed. * Mass Meeting of the Democract in Cleveland. — Cleveland, October 20. The Democracy held a mass meeting last night in honor of their recent victories. Judge Thurman and others made ad dresses. The Pott buildings and some private residences were brilliantly iliu juinated. Colton -The Duty of Planters. Complaints are daily made, in our hear ! ing, that planters are not sending foward i their cotton to meet obligations made !in the spring and summer with factors and merchants for supplies to carry on their planting operations. We hope that the failure to send their crops to mar ket promptly this fall is attributable to other motives than that which is gen erally given—a disposition to evade a settlement with their factors. The fall has been a very favorable one for gather ing the crop, and we hope that the effort to save it while the good weather con tinues has been the main cause why the crop has not come more freely to market. But planters should r-member thatwhi'.eit may be more convenient and profitable to them to devote their entire time and labor to housing the crop, that justice to the merchant, who, at great inconvenience arid trouble to himself, made these ad vances, without which no crop would have been'raised, requires that these obligations should bo promptly met and settled. Very few of our merchants had sufficient means of their own to make advances to the Planters. They had, in almost every instance, to borrow the money with which they accommodated their friends. The good faith and credit of the merchant —his promptness in meeting his obligations at all hazards, enabled him to borrow money which the Planter couid not, upon his own credit and responsibility, have obtained. The credit of a merchant is, in many cases, his best capital. If the merchant fails to meet his obligations promptly his credit is ruined. Planters do not seem to be aware of tho great necessity for promptness in meeting their liabilities. They think a day or a week or even a month will not make muclyliflference in the settlement of their debts. But to a merchant tho delay of a single day often is fatal to his credit and standing. We refer to this now with the view of inducing those planters who have received advances on tho present crop to send their ootton to market at once. We are aware that the low price of cotton materially affects the ability of many planters to pay all their debts. But wc insist that those debts contracted for the purpose and in raising tho present crop should be paid at all hazards. Honesty requires it; policy requires it, and justice requires it. We have heard it intimated that some planters justified their conduct in with holding their crops from the market, on the ground that they have beon compelled to pay ruinous rates of interest to their factors, and that, therefore, they did not feel bound to take any trouble to pay their debts. This is simply dishonest. It mat ters not what tho rate of interest, agreed to be paid, it can form no excuse for a refusal to pay promptly. No planter wa3 obliged to accept their factors’ terms. If they were exorbitant, they should have sought ac commodations elsewhere. But having ac cepted them, having derived a benefit from the transaction, it would be an out rageous fraud and a grossly dishonorable trick to attempt to avoid a prompt settle ment on such grounds as these. No honest man would, for a moment, contemplate such a dishonest proposition. But there is another reason why plant ers should send along their crops to market —at least a sufficient amount to pay their indebtedness. It by their failure tt> send their crops to market their factors should, as many of them will be, put to great dif ficulty in meeting their obligations made for the benefit of the planter, the latter must not expect in the future to be able to gut any accommodations, however urgent his necessities may bo. This is, wo know, one of the lowest motives which should influence human action. Yet it is a most potent one. Self-interest will often make men act when noble motives have failed. In this case self-interest urges to the same conclusions which honor, honesty and good faith impels us to adopt. We wish our planting friends to under stand us: we are not in the interest, either i directly or indirectly, of the merchant. I On tho contrary, our best interests lie in j the success and prosperity of the planter. \ It is because our interests and his own are so thoroughly identified that we have spoken so plainly. We are anxious to sus tain, as we are determined to defend, tho character of the planter, and shall always use what little of influence and ability we may possess in promoting his welfare and prosperity. It is because of our concern for his reputation and future success that tho foregoing article has been written. If I we have spoken plainly it is because the i occasion demanded plain words. We ! feel assured that few, if any, of our plant | ers are dishonestly withholding their crops ' from their factors. Wc have sought to show them that, from whatever motives they may act, the consequences of such a | course will be as fatal to themselves as ruin ! ous to thoir merchants. The Outbreak In Italy. Garibaldi, tho troublesome, turbulent and hotheaded Red Republican of Italy, ; has again commenced an agitation in the J Italian States, which, according to our i last accounts from Europe, has already j culminated in a collision of arms between l his followers and the Papal forces. This bold, reckless and, as we believe, utterly unprincipled agitator, is impelled to the i revolutionary course he has taken more I from the love of excitement and thirst for notoriety, than from any convictions of virtue, religion, or patriotism. His object 1 is to light the torch of war in Italy in the j hope that when once kindled into a blaze, i it will spread until the Great Powers | of Europe—Prussia and France—are en . veloped in its flames. In the progress of such a war Garibaldi, personally, has | much togain and nothingtolose. Histhirst ' for deeds of blood and his insane craving for i power and position, would be likely, in such a contest, to be fully and amply satis j fled. What does such a man care for the ! slaughter, and expense, and misery, and ' i woe,—forthe tearsof widows and moans of j orphans, which such a conflict as he is now attempting to inaugurate would bring upon the people of his own country ; and those which his madness may bring into the vortex of war. Garibaldi is a bold, bad man. A man whose whole life shows him to be reckless of legal obliga i tions aud callous to the cries of nature and jof humanity; an enemy alike to good I government and the peace, good order | and quiet of Europe. We believe that justice to the Italian people demand that his profitless life should at once be forfeited to the majesty of the law and the peace of Italy, which he has recently broken, as we think, without just cause or provoca tion. To what extent his course in the Papal States may, in the end, involve the great powers of Europe we are not yet prepared to say. That France will interfere is now pretty certain. The Frerch press has spoken upon this subject and in no doubt ful tones. The Mo nit ear of Thursday last declares that “the inhabitants of the city of Rome and of the Papal Provinces are loyal to the Pope , and only need assistance to drive the Italian marauder from the sod. If France shall interfere it becomes almost certain that Prussia, under the lead and perfectly at the control of Bismarck, will seek t find in such interference an excuse to authorize her to take part in the fray. These, in turn, will, doubtless, drag into the conflict Austria and Russia, and pos sibly staid old England may be forced from her neutrality and compelled to enter the arena of blood. This is the dark side of the picture. This is the view which has caused the flut ter in the money markeU of the old world, and which will continue to make money ! “tight” until a different solution of the question is made manifest. In reviewing the situation the New York Express of the 18th says: “The Cable dispatches, published else where, fully confirm the cxcitiDg reports current in Wall street, at the close of busi ness yesterday, and referred to in the Ex press. France apparently has determined to draw her sword in defence of the tem porary supremacy of the Pope, whom the so-called Party of Action are endeavoring to upset, ci et armis. “ This will at once make Garibaldi and the entire Red Republican interest in Italy the mortal enemies of Louis Napo leon ; and if their enmity can stir up the corresponding element in France—dormant of late years, but not dead—the Nephew of hi3 Uncle may get into deeper water than he anticipates. “ Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, moreover, denies the right ot the French Emperor thus to interfere, and hence the landing of the first French regiment on Roman territory will probably be the signal of a formal declaration of war between them. “ Now, if the contest is to be narrowed down to but those parties,—Louis Napo leon on the one hand, and Victor Emman uel and the Red Shirt gentleman on the other, it could not be a matter of much doubt what the ultimate result must be. French fleets would blockade and starve out the Garibaidians on the Peninsula, while French armies would soon make Sardinia too hot to hold Victor Emmanuel. The Garibaidians are plucky aud the King of Italy is a good soldier, but the Emperor of France has the biggest guns, the most war ships, the largest armies and the longest purse,—things that must ultimately win. “But, just here, arises the question— will Prussia, the ally of Italy, iu such a case, stand neutral and see the latter ground to power? Will the Protestant feeling not assert itself in a quarrel turning upon the temporal supremacy of tho Pope? and so assert itself as to give Bismarck his opportunity to clip the wings of his great rival, by making common cause with Italy against him ? It mu3t be admitted that current indications all favor some such probability, and in that probability we find sufficient justification of the pre vailing uneasiness in all the great com mercial and financial centres in Europe, as well as the distrust, as to the future, which.is noticeable here. “While France is preparing for a mili tary occupation of Rome, therefore, it would not be surprising if Prussia, at the same time, should be getting ready for a march on Paris—nor that while Garibaldi and his son are setting all Italy in a blaze, their revolutionary sympathizers on the other sides of the Pyrennees should be coding out of tlieir hiding-places, to ag gravate the conflagration by way of a diversion in France. And when it comer, to that what a terrible drama it will be ?” Visit or Hon. B. 11. Hill to New York. “Seymour,” the interesting correspond ent of the Mobile Register , writes from New York under date of the 11th: “Senator B. 11. Hill, of Georgia, left New York last night for Washington, in tending to make an early call on the Presi dent. During his stay in New York, Ms. Hill visited or was visited by many of our public men, of both shades of politics, and all were well pleased to meet him. A few evenings since he received several gentle men at the residence of Mr. Mullaly, of the Metropolitan Record, and conversed with them for about four hours on the state of affairs iu Georgia and the condition of the country generally. The grave and venerable air which is commonly associated with Senators does not belong to Mr. Hill. That he is a man of great ability and strength of character needs only a glance to tell you, but he has none of the “reverend seigneur” aspect. In personal appearance lie reminds me of Schuyler Colfax, except that ho is more earnest and thoughtful looking. I should judge him to be a man oi about forty-five, and much better preserved than men of that age usually are. In manner he is one of the most polite and agreeable gentlemen I ever met. His daughter, who accom panies him, is said to be a young lady of great beauty o ( ' mind and person, and of these qualities she 1 certainly inherits a large share from her father. Mr. Hill’s mind is a storehouse of consti tutional law, and his views on all questions are expressed with a clearness and incisive ness which are pretty sure to satisfy if they do not quite convince the listener. He is still hopeful for the South, but be lieves her salvation dependson the restora tion of the Democratic party. Speaking of her material interests, ho dwelt es pecially on the difficulties besetting the cotton planters, and showed by facts and figures that at the present price of cotton and the expense cf raising it, it is almost impossible for planters to make money. Before leaving New York Mr. Hill spoke enthusiastically of the glorious Dem ocratic victories in Ohio and Pennsylvania, regarding them as harbingers of peace, union and better days .for the whole country.” . The Xcgro as a Citizen. “Wherever the negro has been tested, as a slave, as a freedman, as a citizen, as an omploj'e, as a soldier, as a voter, he has not failed to comeup to the fullest require ments of thesejvarious positions.” —New York Tribune. Will the Tribune inform its readers when, in what country, and under what circumstances, emancipated negro slaves have “come up to the requirements of a citizen and a voter?” Will it point to Jamaica or St. Domingo for its examples of good “citizenship” and intelligent, virtuous and patriotic voters ? Or will it direct our attention to the recent elections in Louisiana and Alabama, where the emancipated blacks were driven to the polls by Radical emissaries, very much as in former years they were driven by white masters to their reluctant field labor ? Does tho accounts from the Alabama elections which the Tribune man has seeu, aud which have not been contradicted, inspire him to make the above statement, which all previous history proclaims to be false ? Brownlow’s Last Order. The vindictive and merciless tyrant who fills the gubernatorial chair of “ Recon structed” Tennessee—and whose election was secured by disfranchising a large ma jority of the white people of his State and the enfranchismcnt of the negro —has writ ten and published a circular addressed to the minions of Radicalism who compose the so-called Tennessee Legislature, in which he informs his dirty crew that his health has improved sufficiently to enable him to represent the State in the Senate of the United States. This announcement means, and was in tended so to mean, that his suppliant tools and slaves in the Legislature shall elect him to the position he seeks. Maynard and Stokes, the men who did his dirty work in the last canvass against Etheridge, are coolly thrown overboard after they had been given assurances that if their labors in behalf of their patron saint should prove successful they or one of them should have the coveted seat now filled by Senator Patterson, the son-in-law of President J ohnson. A Candid Confession. —The New York Times truthfully says: “There is much less of mere prejudice against the negro in the South than amo z certain classes in the Xorth. Even before the abolition of s avert-, negroes were sure of better p ersonal treatment from Southern people than Northern." The colored men all know this, and yet we find many of them leaguing with the Northern Radical emissaries to destroy the prosperity and abridge the rights of the Southern white people. The day will come, and 3t no distant period, when the scales will fall from the colored people’s eyes, and then they will cry out, in their agony, to be saved from the cruelties and oppressions heaped upon them by their false teachers, who now drive them to the execution of their hellish purposes as “sheep driven to the shambles.’’ AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1867. 111-natured Misrepresentation. “ The Chronicle and Sentinel. —Our I esteemed contemporary has enlarged his i proportions, and proclaims a belief that | he has a ‘ larger circulation than any paper south ot the Potomac.’ ” — Constitutionalist, j Oct. 22d. Will the Constitutionalist be so kind as to inform us when and where we made the above statement, which it charges we have “proclaimed?” We deny having made it and call for the proof. We are sorry that our prosperity should have disturbed the equanimity of our co temporary, so far as .to have caused | such an ili-natured misrepresentation of our allusion to the circulation of the Chronicle and Sentinel. We regret that the decided success which has attend ed our efforts to publish a first-class journal shouid have given pain or uneasi ness to our “ veteran” brother across the street. We trust that when the Constitu tionalist descends from its stilts and learns “ Who soars too near the sun, with golden wings, Melts them; —to ruin his own foitune brings,” that it too may boast of “ a circulation as large as any paper south of the Potomac and we assure it that instead of being an noyed at its success we shall i joice iu its prosperity. More Gerrymandering oy Dictator Pope. Some time since we had occasion to com pliment dictator Pope—he of Corinth, Ce dar Mountain and Mannassas notoriety—for the great art he displayed in so gerrymand ering the election districts of this State as to give the negroes a clear majority of delegates to our State Convention of thirty nine, while by his own cooked registry re turns the whites had a majority of two thousand registered votes in the State We thought that the skill, cunning and mendacious contempt for justice and equality displayed on that occasion enti tled him to a high rank among the class of ancient and modern worthies who are chiefly known to the world through the depravity of their hearts arid the cruelty of their deeds—Nero, Caligula, Alva, Robes pierre, Danton and Osceola—and that im partial history would assign him a niche in the tabernacle of despots and tyrants com mensurate with the talent for oppression and misrule which his brief career as satrap of District No. 3 shows him to be most clearly entitled. But we find that our feeble lan guage failed to convey an adequate idea of the power for wrong and injustice which this “mighty man of Gath” has since shown himself to possess. If the angels wept over the iniquities of his election order in this State, what will the poor things do when they witness the outrages which he has committed upon the white people of Florida ? Below we give some details of his gerrymandering scheme in that State which we clip from the Tallahas see Floridian. We invoke the careful perusal by our readers of the following ex tracts from that paper. ”By the registration returns officially promulgated, twenty-five out of the thirty nine counties iu which the State is divided show clear white majorities. These coun ties, had a fair interpretation of the law been pursued, would have elected fully one-half if not more of tho Convention, but under Gen. Pope’s skillful gerryman dering, they will not bo able to elect more than ten delegates out of the forty-six. West Florida is composed of tho counties of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Walton, Wash ington, Jackson, Holmes, Calhoun and Franklin. By tying Liberty on to Frank lin, Gen. Pope makes four' districts, aud gives to these four districts nine delegates. The nine counties composing these four districts contain a white population of IS,- 008 to 9,252 colored. Os registered voters they show 2,688 whites to 2,458 negroes, and yetso shamefully has Pope gerryman dered that section as to give to whites two delegates in the Convention to seven blacks, which is an averge of one white delegate to eve V-y 1,343 white voters Arid’ one negro delegate to every 351 negro voters—one white delegate to every 9,304 of tho white population and one negro dele gate to every 1,322 of the negro population! Stepping over into Middle Florida, we find that by crossing the Suwannee river and adding a county of that name to Ham ilton, he establishes six election districts, and gives to them nineteen delegates. Iu these six districts, the negroes register 7,658 voters, and elect sixteen delegates— that is, t one delegate to every 478 voters. The whites register 3,630 voters, and can elect three delegates—that is, one iu every I, voters. East and South of tho Suwannee river, the gerrymandering is fully as bad. All that region of country is divided into nine districts, electing eighteen delegates. By the registration promulgated, the negroes’ have registered 5,325 voters, and have it in their power, under Pope’s apportionment, to elect thirteen of the eighteen—iu other words, every 409 negroes can elect a dele gate—while the whites, who have register ed 4,883 voters, can elect, by no possibility, more than five —one to every 936 of their voting strength! Again—the total number of’ wiiites reg istered in tho whole State is reported to be 11, —the number of blacks 15,441. In nine of Gen. Pope’s districts, electing ten delegates, the whites have clear majorities; the remaining districts elect thirty-six delegates and are under the control of tho blacks. By dividing the 11,151 white vo ters by 10 (the number of delegates allow ed them by Gen. Pope), and you have one delegate to 1,115 voters, while the negroes, numbering 15,441 voters, elect one delegate to every 428 voters! Election Fruits. Anew Union paper in Atlanta', Ga., has just suspended publication. The fruits of our late elections are being gathered quickly.— Forney's Fress. If the dead duck will take another look he will find “more fruits” which the re- I cent elections have thrown into the lap of | the Conservatives. The Atlanta affair | is quite a picayune concern, at best but a i miserable sour-crab, of no use to either j party. .If the Press would like to see the S real good fruits which arc being gathered I from “our late elections,” we invite it to i look to the old “mother of States and ; statesmen,” andseethc change in the Char lottesville Chronicle and Richmond Whig, and the general desertion of the Radical cause in that State by tho respectable Republicans. Even in Georgia we have information that changes are going on daily in favor of the Constitution and the Union, and against the destructive pro gramme of the Browns, Bryants and Blodgetts. These are only some of “the fruits which are being gath ered from our late elections.” The No vember elections in New York and other Northern States will, wc hope and believe, show other and far more valuable fruits for the cause of free government. Something Curious — Solution of the Enigma. —An exchange publishes the following curious enigma which was fur nished its readers for the benefit of students in geography. We call the attention of ail such in this city to the enigma and invite a solution, which we will cheerfully publish. It is quite curious and will prove an inter esting work to unravel it: I was awakened one morning by a city in China, which was perched on a fence near my window. From an adjoining room I heard a division of Great Britain ; and I called a river of South America to make a fire, as I felt a division of South America.. On going down stairs, I found that ">ne of the Lakes of Xorth America had spilled a division of Europe on my highly prized city of Belgium, while, put ting on the table my breakfast; consisting 0 f a division of Asia, seasoned with a city of South America, also a cape of Mas sachusetts, an Island of Oceanica, a city of France, stopped with a city of Ireland, and a basket containing a river of Africa, and other fruits. I paid a division of Africa for my breakfast, and then asked one of the Island of Oceanica for some sugar to feed an Island of Africa, that was hang ing in my chamber. < ‘Suspension OF Judge Aldrich. -Gen eral Canby has issued an order suspending Judge Aldrich from the exercise of his official functions. Judge Aldrich’s offence consisted in having refused to violate the laws of the State which he had sworn to support. Frost in Alabama.— Says the Mont gomery Mail, of the 16th We learn from a gentleman who arrived on the Mobile train early ye.- terday mom ing, from Lowndes county, that a good •dzed frost was clearly perceptive in the bottoms along the line of the railroad. .he Reaction In Virginia. Amon ' the astonishing results of the late elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania, we notice with pleasure the great change wrought in popular opinion in Virginia. Previous to these elections, and for many months past, a considerable portion of the Press and many of the leading statesmen of that commonwealth had taken position in favor of accepting the terms of recon struction offered in the Shennan-Shel labarger Bills, not because they approved them, but because, as they said, a prompt acceptance of those Bi'ls would be the only means of preventing further and more oppressive legislation against the South. Foremost amongst this number was that staunch old journal, the Rich mond Whig, which has for many years possessed an influence and enjoyed a pat ronage second to none in the State. The Whig has been earnest and even urgent in its appeals to the people to surrender their convictions of right, accept the Sherman Bills aud co-operate with the Republican party as the best ami only chauce to save the South from the dire extremity of Rad ical wrath. The Charlottesville Chronicle, also, one of the most respectable papers in the §tate, has, perhaps, even gone farther than the Whig in its efforts to rally the white people of Virginia to the support of the Convention prefect. The Chronicle urged the same reasonstor its course which influenced the conduct of the Whig. Both papers placed their advocacy of a Conven tion solely upon the ground that the Re publican party was in power in Congress and that the masses of the Northern peo ple sustained them in their plans of reconstruction ;—that the refusal to ac cept the proffered terms woiid exasperate the Radical wing of the Republican party and cause them to advance another step in their proscriptive policy;—that these ex treme men were endorsed by the North ern people and that popukr sentiment at the North and West woulddrive the more moderate Republicans to the support of measures which their judgments did not approve. This, it will be recollected, was the cry raised by Governor Brown in this State, and which has been feelly echoed by Chief Justice Warner and Judges Walker, Underwood and others, in endeavoring to persuade the people of Georgia to accept the Reconstruction Bills. The recent elections at tie North have shown that these fears of the Conven ticnists were without just foundation. The masses there are proven to le in opposition to the extreme wing of tie Republican party. The honest yeomanry of Ohio and Pennsylvania have declared in unmistaka ble tones, their opposition to negro suf frage, which is the chief plank in the re construction measures proposed by Con gress. The vote in Ohio aud Pennsylvania shows further that the people of these great States will not support or endorse the Radical Congress in any further or more proscriptive legislation against the South. The tremendous majority in Ohio against negro suffrage in that State shows to every man, not willfully blind, that no party or organization can retain power in this countrywho.se leading principle is universal uffrage. With these plain and convincing proofs before them the Whig and the Chronicle have abandoned their position in favor of a Convention, and are now cordially co operating with the orignial opponents of the measure to procure its defeat. We notice, also, that the Danville Times and the Roanoke Times, both heretofore strong advocates of a Convention, have, for the same reasons given by the Whig and chronicle, on that question, and are now strong in their opposition to it. The changes against Convention in Virginia within the last ten days have been unprecedented in the political history of that State. Wheth er the re-action was commenced in time to save the State from negro domination remains to b 9 tested by the election which commenced there yesterday, and which will close to-night. We have stronghopes that tho Convention will be defeated. But, at any rate, we think the indications of the last few days warrant us in tho belief that, if the Convention is not abso lutely defeated, that a majority of the delegates chosen will be Conservatives. Turning not? for a moment to our own State, we ask why those amongst us who have been iu favor of accepting the Con vention scheme as the best terms which could be obtained, should not now, that it is certain that Congress does not represent the popular will of the North upon this subjeet ) reverse their determination, and, standing side by side with their late Virginia friends, throw their whole .weight and influence against this Radical outrage. What reasons can Governor Brown and Judges Warner and Walker and Bingham and Underwood and Milner now give for continuing to support these revolutionary measures of the Rump Congress? If they were honest in their original position upon this ques tion they are in honor bound, now that their position has been shown to be false, to abandon it and throw the weight of their influence against the consummation of the foul plot to destroy our liberties. Consistency, self-respect, duty to them selves and to the people of the State require that they either abandon their original ground and give some other reason I for their continued advocacy of a Conven tion ; or that, like their Virginia associates, they should come out boldly and unequivo cally against it Have they sufficient honesty and patriotism to accept the latter and only consistent course? We shall see. ScALIWAGS AND NEGROES IN CAUCUS.— IN e learn that the caucus held in this place Tuesday, by the scaliwags, Yankee emis saries and negroes, resulted in the nomi nation of a mixed ticket for the Conven tion. It is said that quite an angry dis cussion occurred in relation to the charac ter of the delegation, some of the members Opposing the candidacy of negroes. The combination party were, however, too strong for the opponents of negro dele gates, and a tickc-t representing all the elements of the Radical party was put in nomination. NYe indicated in our issue yesterday this action, and gave a pretty correct list of the nominees. Ben Conley. R. B. Bullock, Foster Blodgett, J. E, Bryant, and J. P. Beard, of this county, were nominated, and a negro from Glass cock, and one from Jefferson, whose names we could not learn. This is hardly a fair division of the spoils. As nineteen-twen tieths of tb e Radical votes will he furnished by the blanks, we think they ought to have had a larger representation on the ticket. As it stands the Negroes three, Scaliwags three, and Yankees one. Cotton in Milledgeville. —A private letter, dated Milledgeville, October 12th, says : “The low price of e-: u, though ruin ous to us, will be advantageous in certain results sure to follow. The demand for negro labor will not be so great; we will have to hire for part of' the crop, and let cotton oe the surplus. I shall pay special attention to raising stock, plenty of hogs, corn, rice, small grain, make the plantation self-sustaining, and t'-.en what I can in cotton. Then a cotton crop is extra, and what it brings we can keep in our pockets. There will be avast change in the planting system : heavy murmuring to make one acre bring its bale, land lying out in past ure, where stock can be raised and fed plenty of hogs, colts, cattle, sheep, Ac! This will be my plan, and it is the only plan to save us. Action. —The time for action is at hand. The issue is incendiary and agra rian Radicalism or Conservatism. The lines are distinctly drawn. Radicalism is being driven to the wall in the North, shall it not be so here ?—Richmond Whig. Row in ;he Radical Camp. WARD WELL “CUSSES AND QUITS.” At a meeting at Hunnicutt’s hall, on Monday night, Wardwell, who considered himself badly treated by his friend Huuni eutt, made a speech, in which he handled the nominees roughly. He wanted to know what interest Hunnieutt had in Rich mond? What was he to represent in the Convention? Ifhehadauy property here, or anywhere else, God only knew where it was. He wanted further to kuow why Hunnieutt told him privately, that Washburn was unfit to be nominated for the Convention, because lie was too Con servative, and then got up in a public meeting and urged his claims for the nomi nation over him, Wardwell ? He wanted to know what interest Un derwood had iu Richmond to entitle him to the nomination? If he had any prop erty it was in Alexandria, and if the peo ple there would’nt send him to the Con vention, whar right had Hunnieutt or any one else to saddle him on the backs of the people of Rielun ad ? He wanted no Un derwoods. There were plenty of Rich mond men to represent Richmond with out importing men from abroad. He wanted to know who Morissey was, and what interest he had here? llebelieved he had a barrel of whiskey in a shop some where in the city; aud that was the extent of his interest. Voice—“ You jos talk so ’cause niggers done stop buying ice and coal lrorn you.” “No, I don’t,” said Wardwell, and went on. As to your colored candidates, I be lieve one of them has some property, and that property consists of a second-hand fiddle and belongs to Lewis Lindsay. He gave the whole party a terrible cas tigation, and washed his hands of further intercourse with them. Ho who was proud to be called the “right bower of James W. Hunnieutt,”. is no longer a trump in Ilunnicutt’s hand, and if he hopes to win his game must look for a better card to lead than Wardwell. We would again call attention to the familiar old proverb.— Enquirer. The Spanish Insurrection. CHARGES OF TREACHERY AND COWARDICE AGAINST GENERAL PRIM. From le Figaro , Sept. 30. A meeting of Spanish refugees was late ly held in Paris to take into consideration the conduct of General Prim, against whom charges of treachery and cowardice in connection with the recent abortive in surrection in Spain have been very freely made in some" quarters. The General, who does not think French soil safe for him at present, did not attend, but sent an aid-de-oainp. who offered the following explanation. General Prim twice entered Spain. On the first occasion he went to tho neighborhood of Valencia, where it had been agreed that he was to light fires on the tops of several mountains. On two successive evenings he lit the fires, but the regiments that were to have risen at the signal did not appear. The reason was that the Government, having obtained full information about the plot, disarmed the suspected regiments and confined them to barracks. Prim eseaped with difficulty by sea. A few days later he crossed the frontier into Catalonia in the disguise of a servant carrying luggage. He wandered about for four days at the utmost personal risk, for Narvaez would have shot him to a certainty if he could have caught him. It was only when he found the insurrection entirely hopeless that he left the country. It is not stated whether the meeting was satisfied with this defence. [From the La Libcrte, Sept. 30(A. j MANIFESTO OF GEN. PRIM —HIS VIEWS OF THE SITUATION. We have received a manifesto of Gen. Prim, dated Geneva, the 25th, which sets forth at considerable length his views in reference to the situation of Spanish af fairs. He says tho enemies of liberty need not expect to sec him pursue a differ ent course from that which he followed even at the moment when his hopes were destroyed. His firmness will not give way before calumnies, and some day the Span ish nation and the world will see that his conduct and that of his small band of friends was inspired by gener ous sentiments. After expressing his admiration for ,the brave men who have made such heroic efforts to secure liberty fcl their country, and bis profound regret that he could not take part in the recent struggle, he explains how it was that he and a small body of friends who accompa nied him found it impossible to effect a junction with the insurgents of Barcelona and Tarragona, on account of the great distance which separated them; andheadds that they did not consent to lose sight of their country until their numbers had be eome'so diminished that it was impossible to effect the combination and to resist the forces which were sent against them. In conclusion, he a be will not consent to abandon his re - lUimnary efforts for one day, until governments iu Spain have ceased to be the executioners oi' their country and the scandai of civilized Europe. The President’s Vi-ews on the Politi cal Situation.— The Washington Re publican gives an account of an interview had with the President on Saturday, by a Conservative Republican, in which the President freely expressed himself on the late elections. It says : His attention was called to an analysis of tho recent election in Ohio, where two great parties presented each its ticket. The people looked at them both discrimi nately, and took the soldier stand-bearer (Hayes) of the Republican party—thus seemingly rebuking the Democrats for nominating a Vallandingham man like Thurman, instead of a soldier, and accept ed and elected the Legislature of the Democratic and Conservative party, to prevent the re-election of a Radical like Mr. Wade, thus repudiating the two ex tremes in politics, and then at the same election they buried the disturbing ques tion of negro equality beneath a majority of fifty thousand votes. The President listened to this statement, and said : “It is a remarkable fact. It is the logic of events. It is the true lesson of the election. And what makes the fact still more remarkable is, that this wonderful discrimination was made by the people themselves at the polls, and that these ex traordinary results were obtained in the face of the misrepresentations that were constantly made in the press and upon the stump, and furthermore, that the govern ment of the State was in the hands of the Radicals, and the treasure of their wealthy men was_ poured out like water toaid them in carrying the State. The people have conquered in spite of these appliances, and have pointed out the right way for others, disregarding the two dangerous extremes, and taking the safe, high, Con servative ground as laid down in the August Philadelphia Convention of 1806 upon the Constitution, for the preserva tion of the States, and in favor of pure loy alty and a united and free country.” During this conversation, a very brief synopsis of which wc have given, the President remarked that he thought the lesson taught by the people of Ohio, as indicated above, was correct, and he had been and should be guided by it. He said the thousand and one reports set afloat as to what he was about to do in reorganiz ing his Cabinet were unauthorized and un true. Whatever he did in that direction would be the subject of careful thought, and for the best interests of the public good, so far as it was in his power to reach such a result. Mr. Lincoln’s Estate. —The Spring field (Illinois) Journal, of the 9th instant, publishes the inventory of the estate of Mr. Lincoln, as filed by Judge Davis, the administrator, in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of Sangamon county, in that State. This official statement must, we presume, finally clear away all doubts as to the value of Mr. Lincoln s estate. The inventory shows that he was pos sessed of registered bonds and other notes, public and private, to the amount of about $85,000, all of which were invested in United States securities bearing interest. He also owned real estate in Illinois and lowa to a small amount. The deposition of Judge Davis states that Mr. Lincoln died intestate, and that his family at the time consisted of Mary Lincoln, his widow, and Robert T. and Thomas Lincoln, his chil dren. To the sum already mentioned must be added $25,000, which was appropriated by the last Congress on account of Mr. Lincoln’s salary, making altogether the total value of the personal estate to be about one hundred and tea thousand dollars, to say nothing of the real estate described above. This publication effect ually disposes of the statements recently male that Mr. Lincoln’s family were left unprovided for :e time of his death. Tile Working People.— lt is reported that a reduction ot 10 per cent, in the wages of some of the Hartford (Connec ticut) factory has been rendered necessary by the duJness of business. Similar dull ness in trade is reported from Great Britain, and it is stated that no less than twenty to thirty thousand men connected with the iron trade on the Clyde have been thrown out of employment owing to the successful competition of foreign with the home manufacture of the British Isles. SELECTED TELEGRAM. important railroad tbaxsactios. THE omo REPUBLICANS CHARGED WITH TREACHERY. Special Diepiteh to the Louisville Courier. fe'r. Louis. October 17. —An important change in the North Missouri Railroad was effected this morning by the purchase of tour million dollars’ worth of its bonds by a party ot S>t. Louis aud New York capitalists. Mr. Jas. B. Eads, iu behalf of hunseif and associates, proposed to pur chase the whole of the bonds, provided certain changes were made iu the board of directors. Tiiis condition was unanimously consent ed to by the board, and the proposal ac cepted, whereupon Captain John J. Roe, Hon. Barton Bates, Chas. K. Dickenson, and John G. Copelinwere atODce elected to fib vacancies created, to enable the com pany to comply with the conditions of Mr. Lad’s proposition. It is reported that a short time ago sl,- 500,000 of the State’s money, on deposit in the Bank of Commerce, New York, was paid out to Jay Cooke & Cos., of Philadelphia, by order of the State Treas urer. This is a part of the $6,000,000 paid to the State by the Federal Govern ment and deposited in the Bank of Com merce for specific purposes. The matter is attracting some attention in financial circles. The Democrat, the Radical organ here, accuses the Radicals of Ohio of treachery. It says: Rebels take courage. Honest Republicans are disappointed. Why? Because anew treachery not less base and more successful than that of Mr. Johnson and his followers has revealed itself. It is the treachery of Republicans that has caused the loss in Ohio and the partial defeat in Pennsylvania. Special Dispatch to the Louisville Courier. FROM WASHI.VGTO.Y. Washington, D. C., Oet. 17.—The statement of the President’s position and purposes, sent by his permission, Iras been telegraphed back, and creates a sensation. The St. Louis telegram, announcing Sher man's return to Washington shortly, cor roborates the President’s declaration. Conservatives are gratified at the Pres ident’s determination to stand. The Radicals are furious, but fearful. It is not true that the Judiciary Commit tee will report in favor of impeachment; they stand 4 for and 5 against. Nor is it believed the Stevens treasonable cabal can carry the measure in the face of popular rebuke, and the President’s determination to resist. Their success would be de structive to the interest of the country, provoke collision, and issue a terrible accountability. Democrats from all sections are gratified by the information that PENDLETON will be returned Senator from Ohio by an unanimous vote of the Democrats iu the Legislature. He would wield a command ing influence in that body, where his ser vices would be invaluable to the country as well as to the Democratic party. VOORHEES’ points on finance in his speech last night touched the popular heart and caused money changers and bond holders to trem ble. An attempt at interruption during the speech was drowned by uproarious ap plause. The masses, evidently from the demonstration, are with the Ohio Demo crats on the financial question. The Presi dent is understood to be opposed to the present system of unequal taxation. resignations. McCulloch certainly resigns on Novem ber Ist. Rollins, of the Revenue Depart ment, and Chandler, Assistant Secretary, retire at the same time. These men are ultra Radical, and among the most ob noxious of their class. REGISTRATION IN TEXAS. Official information has been received, that under instructions the registers in Texas have exercised arbitrary authority, and rejected all who would not vote the Radical ticket, adjuging them hostile to Government. Among the rejected was Hon. George Hancock, a devoted Union man during the war. The registration, as conducted, was a swindle and farce. AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. The President has .referred. to the At-. torne.y General the question whether per sons appointed to office during the sus pension of a regular appointee, and who has executed tho required bonds, has to be reappointed and again qualified, should the suspended official die during suspen sion. THE MARYLAND MILITIA. Gen. Duncan, of Baltimore, testified be fore the Maryland Investigating Commit tee, that the rebel element preponderated in some regiments of the militia, but in general the Union men had a large ms’or ity. A number of Marylanders are here watching the proceedings with interest. From the Philadelphia Age, Oct., 16. The Radical Fraud at Fort Delaware. The following important telegram has been received by Wm. L. Hirst, Esq., of this city, from General Townsend, in refer ence to the Fort Delaware eleetion fraud. The document speaks for itself, and at present needs no comment: War Department?, Oet. 15, 1867. William L. Hirst, Esq., 211 (South. Sixth street, Philadelphia : In reply to your letter of October 12, re ceived yesterday, General Grant directs me to send you the following copy of tele gram just received from tho commanding officer at Fort Delaware: Fort Delaware, Oct. 14, 1867. General E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General: I was in Philadelphia when the election occurred here. Colonel Howard, who was in command, reports that a citizen pre sented himself here with a commission from Governor Geary, under the seal of Pennsylvania, appointing him to take the votes of Pennsylvania soldiers at this post. Colonel Howard told him that he was under the impression that such an election was not legal. But as the man had a eom mision from Governor Geary, ho allowed him to take the votes. I add, on my own authority, that I have ascertained that a large proportion of the men voting had no vote in the State underanyeircumstanc.es. It is said only thirty-three (33) vo-es were polled, while over a hundred (100) were returned. No officers vvero concerned one way or other in this election. (Signed) C. H. Morgan, Major Fourtii Artillery, Brevet Brig. General Commanding. E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adj’t General. Latest from Italy. Paris, Oct. Js. It Ls reported that if the condition of affairs around I’onig should become critical the Pope will leave the city and take refuge in Bavaria where lie has been offered au asylum. London, Oct. 15—Midnight.—The fol lowing later dispatches from Itaiy have been received to-night: Florence, Oct. 15—Evening.—General Garibaldi has sent out another address from Caprera, in which lie earnestly calls upon the Italian nation to arm. Turin, Oct. 15—Evening.—Mazzini has issued a manifesto, in which ho exhorts the Italian patriots in Rome to rise and proclaim a Republic. Florence, Oet. 15—Evening —Later.— Many people here believe that Gen. I,a Marmora, whois in command on the Papal frontier, will order his troopa to eross tho line and occupy the pontitieal territory, and possibly maroh on Rome. Florence, October 18, afternoon.—The troops of King Viotor Emanuel ate still guarding the frontier of the States of the Church, and prevent ali persons who have the appearance of belonging to the Gari baldian organization from crossing the boundary iinc. London, October 18, midnight.—The following dispatch has been received from Florence direct, dated to-night It is reported that General Garibaldi has again escaped from Caprera and that he left the island on board of an American ship. The Garibaldians have appeared to the Western district, between Rome and the sea. They have taken possession of the railway running between the city of Rome and the seaport of Ostia, and torn up the rails, preventing all communication. It is still believed here (in Florence) that the Governments of Italy and France have a perfect understanding with each other, and are really acting together in the treatment of the Roman Question. Rome. Florence, October 18, 1867.—Rein forcements of volunteers, recruited in France and Spain for the defence of the Pope, have arrived in the city of Rome. _ When last heard from General Menotti Garibaldi, with a considerable force under his command, had succeeded in reaching the vieinily of Rome and was still advanc ing. Florence, Oct. 18— p. m.—lt is report ed that the plan for an insurrection with in the walls of Rome has been exposed, and that the leaders have been discovered, arrested and thrown into prison. France. Paris, October 18. —It is reported that the fleet of transports and ironclads at Toulon has already received orders to sail for the Roman States; but the actual de parture of the expedition has not yet been announced. Paris, October 18, midnight.—Napoleon has made an imperative demand upon the Italian government for the strict observance NEW SERIES VOL. XXVI. NO. 43. on the part of Italy of the convention of September. The expedition at Toulon is equipped and ready to sail to the relief of Rome, and only waits for the reply of Italy, which is hourly expected, to the demand cf the Emperor. It is believed that the Italian Govern ment will yield. THE CHANTILLY RACES. Paris, October 18. —The autumn races at Chantilly commenced yesterday. The prize of the prince of Oonde was won by Lady Henrietta. Alabama was the winner of the Chateau Lafitte prize, and the well known horse Nemea took the Fay premium. These were the principal event3 of the day. Knsinnd. London, Oet. IS, 1867.—A dinner was given at Manchester last evening to the Ministry, at which Earl Derby, Lord Stanley and all the members of the Cabinet were present. In reply to the usual sentiment in honor of the Administration, the Premier rose and made a speech, in which he defended the action of his government on the ques tion of Reform and refuted some of the attacks which had been made upon the representation of the People’s Bill. Lord Stanley, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, in response to a highly compli mentary toast, also addressed the company. He spoke of the disturbed condition of Europe; but declared tbat, notwithstand ing the threatening appearance of affairs, he still entertained hopes that peace would be preserved. YV bile reviewing, in of his remarks, the present re lations of Great Britain with foreign pow ers, he alluded to the controversy between his government and that of the United States, in regard to the claims for indem nity arising out of the late war in that country, ’.the controversy, he said, still remained open, but England had all along dealt with America in a friendly temper in this discussion, and time was already soothing the irritation which might have arisen on either side of the Atlantic. London, October 18. —Admiral Far raguut yesterday received and entertained the Lords of the Admiralty on board the flagship Franklin at Portsmouth. Liverpool, October 18. —Mr. Camp bell, of the firm of Campbell &Sons, whose failure was recently announced, was arrest ed, and upon examination, has been held for trial on the charge of defrauding the National Bank of Liverpool of ten thou sand pounds sterling. Denmark. „ Copenhagen, October IS.—Captain F. E. de Billc, late Secretary of the Danish Legation at Paris, has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary of Denmark to the United States of America. Canada* Toronto, October 18.—The Ottawa correspondent of the Toronto Globe says he has special information confirming the statement regarding the Fenian arms at Potsdam. The arms are those seized by the United States Government in 1860 and lately restored to the Fenian agents. About four thousand stand of arms have arrived at Postdam, and a lot of cavalry saddles has also arrived there. It is sup posed that the Fenians will take advan tage of the elections which areffo come off in New York shortly, and attempt a raid when both the political parties least desire to quarrel with them. The government authorities of Canada are in full possession of information as to their movements, and the necessary measures aud preparations have been taken. Toronto, October 18.—The Evening Telegraph says the government has receiv ed information regarding the plans of the Fenian Brotherhood of such importance as to -warrant the issuance of secret instruc tions to the commandants of military posts throughout the province. Horag and Ulrich, the counterfeiters, were before the police magistrate again this morning. The decision is reserved until Monday. A number of priests left Montreal to day on a mission to Florida. Special Telegram to the \jferald. Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Oct. 18, 11 o’clock P M.—The Morning Post has (he following special dispatch from Washington : Upon the retirement of Dr. Lieber from tho office of robolrecords lie vrototo Gen eral Grant, congratulating him upon his success, and saying that it was rarely that history had ever devolved upon one man so many great military responsibilities. lie felt, it was possible a greater crises was coming than that which endedat Appomatox Court House, and he prayed that he might be strong enough to accept tho responsi bility. Grant’s letter is said to be the most radical iic has written. In it lie says he trusts lie may have strength to answer any responsibility that may devolve upon him. No matter ho-.v solemn it may be, he will not hesitate to accept it if the country demands it. the official democratic majority in THE LATE ELECTION. Harrisburg, Penn., October 18.— The correct official majority for Sharswood, the Democratic candidate for Judge in the Supreme Court, is 922 Philadelphia, October 18.— Tho Re publican candidates for Register of Wills, Clerk of the Orphans’ Court and City Commissioner, have commenced a contest in the Court of Common Pieas with the Democrats that received the certificates of election. Frauds aro alleged in many wards. In one precinct the Democratic olcetion officers are said to have received one hundred and ninety-3ix votes from persons who were not on the list of voters. Similar frauds are charged iu the Sooond, Fourth, Fifth, Seventeenth and Twenty fifth wards, more than enough to change the result. Maryland. Baltimore, Oct. 18,1867.—The follow ing order was passed to-night by the Police Board of Baltimore. Its object is to pro hibit the parade of the colored militia and the Union Leagues entirely: All parades, processions, or assemblages ot armed men, within the limits of Balti more, other than the regularly organized militia of the State, under their proper officers, properly and legally authorized, are hereby prohibited, whether the same be had by day or by night. All processions or parades of bodies of men through the public streets at night, except of militia as aforesaid, are likewise forbidden, whether the persons engaged ! therein be ai med or unarmed. All persons, j other than members of the militia organi i nation aforesaid, appearing armed in tho | streets at night, whether singly or together, ; will be arrested. | The officers and men of the police force are hereby enjoined to arrest all persons | who shall be found on the streets in con ■ travention of this order. ! The houses of several persons have been j searched to-day by the police and arms taken. The owners of these belonged to the colored military companies. A num j her of arrests have been made of parties alleged to be implicated in the shooting affair of last night. Tennessee. Nashville, October 14. —Resolutions were introduced in the Legislature to-day favoring tiie nomination ot General Grant for President and for tho reduction of the tax on cotton. A hill was introduced assuming claims of loyal citizens for property taken or destroyed during tiie war. Governor lirownlow has submitted the ! report of Mr. MoElwel, who was sent to j Memphis to investigate the condition cf the Insurance National Bank, that bor- i rowed the school funds. The report is unsatisfactory, indicating but small | chances to recover the balance due, ; amounting to over $400,000. Nashville, October 18. —The Metro- j politan police went on duty to-night. The Legislature was in session to-day, j having, adjourned to attend a fair at > Franklin. The members are delighted with the courtesy shown them there. Senator Rogers yesterday offered reso lutions in the Senate in favor of paying the bonds with greenbacks. He is one of the | oldest and a 1 lest Radicals in that body. John E. Amos, of Georgia, had his i pocket picked to-day, at Chattanooga de- : pot, of SI,OOO. A few days ago a party of men called at the residence of Mr. Porter, three miles from Johnsonville, and enticed him off under pretence of wishing him as a witness in a trial. After they had gone some dis tance William Pierce came out of some bushes and shot him dead. Pierce was afterward arrested, but made his escape. The remainder of the party are held for trial. The difficulty originated in matters occurring during the war. The railroads concentrating here arc trying to agree upon establishing a union depot. Much interest is felt in the result. Massachusetts. Special Telegram to the Hera'l. Springfeld, October 13,10 o’clock p. m. —A serious riot, caused by popular oppo sition to State constabulary, occurred last night at Westfield, ten miles from this city. Four constables, led by Deputy Samuel Chapin, of Springfield, made a descent about midnight on a faro bank, | and captured eight gamblers and ail their implements. A crowd soon gathered, and was increased to five hundred people by j ringing of fire bells. The building was j bombarded with brick backs, and on the j appearance of the officers with their pris- | oners all kinds of missiles wero hurled at Constable Chapin drew his pistol < L° rdered .. t £ em to disperse; but instead of doing so they yelled like tigers and made a rush tor him, using revolvers freely. The ollioer then lired four times, hitting one ofithe rioters, named John H. Brooks, who died in ten minutes. After the firing the crowd fell back. The constables did not attempt to hold the prisoners longer, and finding that their horses had been stolen, they walked to this city. They were pursued, however, arrested on the charge of murder and thrown into prison. The affair lias created intense excitement in Westfield. Items. Thomas Garle, an old and respec :ed dry goods merchant, died in New York Tues day night of apoplexy. Several mercantile firms have sus pended at Philadelphia within the last two days. Their liabilities are reported at $200,000. A verdict giving $15,755 to the plaintiff was rendered in the Supreme Court of New lork, Wednesday, in the case of Elisha Biggs vs. the Evansville and Illi nois Railroad Company. Parties interested are hard at work making up a case to prove the liability of the Government for the counterfeit 7:3o’s. The Government will resist the claim to the utmost. The prize fight Wednesday morning be tween Fitzgerald and Dooney, near Clark fetation, Indiana, thirty miles from Chi cago, was won by the former on a claim of foul blow by Dooney, in nineteen rounds. The fight lasted 42 minutes. Senator Morgan has obtained consent of Secretary McCulloch to leave Callicott’s vacancy in the Brooklyn Revenue District, unsupplied till that gentleman’s trial took place. An individual posted in revenue matters says there are six hundred illicit distilleries in full operation in that district. The Republican General Committee of Jsew lork, on Wednesday evening, adopt ed resolutions looking to a reunion of the regular and Radical General Committee and declaring their determination, as the old guard, to stand by the country and party. A letter from Lcasburg, New Mexico, dated September 28th. says the Camancho Indians attacked and killed quite a uum beg ot Navajos at Basquo Redoudo, the reservation of the latter. The Camanchcs claim the reservation as their grounds, and regard the Navajos as trespassers, The forthcoming report of the Commis- Customs for New York it is said will exhibit a very satisfactory result of tho preventive and detective service during the last fiscal yea;'. Considerably over a million dollars have bfeen added to the treasury from the seizure and sale of smuggled goods, while the expenses of the system have been comparatively small. ~T^ e Connecticut Legislature having con ditionally appropriated $25,000 for the es tablishment of a State industrial school for females, efforts are making in New Haven to carry the project into execution. Commodore John Rudd, for more than fifty years in the United States naval service, died in Philadelphia 12th inst. The London Daily News, in a review of business affairs in England, says it is the fact that for many years past the trading profits have rarely been lower than they are now. Many even of the highest mer cantile firms, of first class standing and long established repute, are, as it were living from hand to mouth. A letter from Canada, referring to the approaching session of parliament, says that among the earliest measures to be in troduced will be one to re-establish, if jossible, the Reciprocity Treaty with the Jmted fetates. The American Consul at Malta reports September 20th that the cholera had broken out there. Ihe infant child of the Turkish Minister was yesterday baptized at St. Mathew’s Church in Washington in the Roman Catholic faith, the father and several friends being present. The Metropolitan Police of Nashville, so long restrained by an injunction, is about to go on duty u«fier the new reigp. Ncgioca am tu bn liberally sandwiched in the police and lire departments. It is said the Fund Commissioners of the State of Missouri have ordered the officers of the Bank of Commerce, oi(New York, to apply the Statu fM'flrffftM?? 1 hands to the payment of past Buc coupons on State bonds, and the Mknce to the credit of tho State in tho YJank of Com merce is over $2,000,000. Registration and naturalization is going on briskly in New York and in Brooklyn. , The Government Steamboat Commis sion is in session in Now York ; it will in vestigate the Vanderbilt and Dean llich mond collision. Six hundred retail druggists, grocers, and others in Brooklyn were fined fifty dollars each in New Fork yesterday for violation of the stamping regulations of revenue. The State Department has published a series of notes, in pamphlet form, on tho Russian-Ameriean trading posts, which may prove of interest to those contem plating a settlement in our new posses sions. It is understood the purpose of the visit of Gen. Beauregard to the President and Gen. Grant was to have restored to him certain lauds which he owns near Memphis, and which are. now occupied by Freed men’s Bureau officers. The whiskey dealers continue their fight against tho Metropolitan Revenue Board. The Secretary meets their complaints by pointing to the fact that whiskey is higher since Messmore’s removal than it was before. The Metropolitan Fire Department of New York has ordered a tax of one thou sand dollars to be levied on the Chief En gineer, and proportionate sums on the employees of the department to defray the expenses of tho Republican party at the next State election. Death of Two Ministers of the Gospel. —The Rev. and venerable Zede kiah Watkins and the Rev. Abner W. Asbill have departed from among us, to be no more seen on earth. Since our early youth, their names have been household words in Edgefield, And they will still be; for these were men of piety, and good deeds, and useful lives. —Edgefield (S. C.) Advertiser. The Railway Conference, at New York, recently was quite harmonious and the ac cord complete between the great Trunk lines. As to rates of business, the project of consolidating their earnings was partial ly discussed, but no result arrived at. The new administration of the Erie promptly agreed to raise their passenger fares to the scale of other trunk lines, and a re vision of the fares with Western roads is expected to give the Central and Eric 181 additional to present rate.s on through business to and from Chicago. Ohio White Boys in Blue.— This is the name of a political organization there, which is made up of soldiers who have been in service or underfire, but goagainst equalizing themselves with and fraterniz ing with the negro. They did not fight, thoy say, even to free negroes, hut to re store the Union. Such an organization ought to be instituted in all the States. We have about thirty thousand of them here, in New York and Brooklyn alone.— N. V Express. Trade at the South.— There is much depression in trade circles at the South. A correspondent at Memphis writes: “There is much despondency in mercan tile circles, over the low prices, which will n otbe sufficient to pay the tax and cost of producing. Many predict harder times in the South next year than ever before ex perienced. There will be little cotton raised unless Congress removes the tax. The impression here is that the present low prices arc caused, to some extent, by a movement in New York and Liverpool, to work upon the necessities of the South ern people.” First Cofrox by Sail for Liverpool. —Messrs. Brigham, Holst & Cos., on Sat urday lust, cleared the British brig Spring, two hundred and fifty-four tons. Captain Thompson, for Liverpool, with a cargo consisting of five hundred and ninety eight bales of. upland cm ton, weighing 305,798 pounds, valued at $48,463 33, and .-even bales of sea islands, weighing 1,770 pounds, valued at $708; total weight, 307,508 pounds; total value, $49,171 33. This is the first direct export of' the staple this season to Liverpool by sail.— Savh. Hep. Digging Potatoes by Machinery.— A trial of potato diggers took place near Bishopbriggs, Scotland, last month. One •onsisted of a broad scoop for opening the drill, with a revolving grape behind, by the action of which the potatoes and soil are thoroughly separated, and thrown to one side against a netting attached to the side of the machine. _ Another was on a similar principle, but with the revolving grape in a different position, and without the netting. Deceased. —Samuel M. Seinmcs, Esq., a prominent lawyer of Cumberland, Md., died on the 14th inst., aged 57 years. The deceased was formerly a member of the Maryland Senate. He was a brother of Captain Semmes, of the late Confederate navy.
