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CONVENTION AT BALTIMOBR.
Southern Commercial Conventions owe
their origin to the West, and we are quite
sure have been productive of much good
in bringing together influential repreeenta
lives of these sections. While it is
difficult to generalise the benefits of Buch
conventions, it is not difficult for the |
sagacious observer to predicate special
advantages coming within the range of his j
personal observations, or to trace special
benefits to such and like assemblages,
in trade and commerce particularly and
directly, and indirectly in agriculture and
manufactures, leaving altogether out of
view the interchange of ideas and the
diffusion of knowledge respecting the great
questions of political economy, as touching
sectional interest?. Almost any one in cur
community may discover the effect of such
intercourse in the introduction of new arti
cles of commerce, new implements of hus
bandry, and the opening of new markets
for trade. Let us furnish an example:
For many years before the war the South
looked to Boston for agricultural imple
ments, and to Troy, Now York, and New
ark, New Jersey, for wagons and other
farm equipments. But since the war, we
have Ohio reapers, Cincinnati and Ken
tucky plows, Milwaukee wagons, together
with numerous other articles of Western
manufacture. One example, however, by
no means covers the whole ease. A number
of more important illustrations could be
furnished. Neither does a single illustra
tion limit the effects. That trade and in
tercourse which has been commenced,
and which are directly traceable to West
ern agricultural fairs and commercial con
ventions, is destined to be greatly ex
panded.
At the last assembling of the Southern
Commercial Convention in October, 1870,
at Cincinnati, a growing interest through
out the Union being manifested, the name
of this association was changed to “The
National Commercial Convention,” and
Baltimore designated as the place of meet
ing. The time for the assembling of this
important body of representatives of the
commercial and industrial interests of the
country has been fixed at the 25th day
the present month —a day near at hand.
We know of no Southern city so
acceptable for such a convention as
Baltimore. The people of Baltimore
are fully alive to the importance and
prospect of Southern development, and
arc ready reaching out with friendly arms
to aid in that development, and to secure
some of the results of Southern recupera
tion and prosperity. Among the im
portant subjects selected for considera
tion by this body is one in which
Georgia, as a State, is interested,
and Augusta as a community deeply in
terested ; this is the creation of “ ample
facilities from the Ohio river to the
Central South and not lass important is
that other problem which Baltimore enter
prise is now engaged in solving—the crea
tion of ample facilities from the Chesa
peake to the Central South. These ques
tions should attract the attention of our
pooplo, andonlist their aotivo co-operation;
for it is apparent that the city of Augusta
is dfcply interested in securing “ample
facilities” by close, friendly connection
with Baltimore and tho Chesapeake, and
no less interested in securing a similar
connection with Cincinnati and tho Great
Central West, through the Rabun Gap of
the Bluo Ridge.
With commendable liberality the City
Counoil of Baltimore have authorized an
expenditure of twonty thousand dollars in
tho entertainment of tho delogatos to the
National Commercial Convention, and we
aro quite suro a generous welcome awaits
tho representatives of industrial interests
from every section in tho hospitable Monu
mentablo City.
Wo suggest that our city authorities
and Board of Trade take stops to secure
our representation in a body whoso in
fiuenoe is already widely extended, and
which promises to exert great weight and
influence not only upon public opinon in the
country at large in commercial and indus
trial matters, but likewise upon national
legislation.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Under this head the Journal of Com
merce says: “Spain publishes a decree of
amnesty. It applies to all political offen
ses. Tho preamble of the dooument re
cites that the Spanish Government is well
awaro of the poworlcssness of its adver
saries, and of its own ability to suppress
all revolts. And Spain docs this before
tho throes of revolution have entirely sub
sided, while Carlists and Republicans arc
known to bo actively plotting to overthrow
tho Government, and assassins arc lying in
ambush to shoot the King. At the same
timo that Spain is acting thus sagaciously
and magnanimously, reports reach us from
Washington that martial law is about to
be proclaimed in oortain oountics of South
Carolina. Senator Soott, from Pennsyl
vania, Chairman of tho Congressional Ku-
Klux Committee, has declared such a
measure necessary, and asked tho Presi
dent to authorize it, and this, it is said,
tho President will do. II a state of law
lessness prevailed in any part of South
Carolina, which could be removed only by
tho Federal arm, such a course might be
necessary, and would at least be sanctioned
by law. But no evidence of any such
present condition of things is now before
the country. Senator Scott’s Committee
have turned up many instances of Ku-
Jxluxism perpetrated l*y white and black
outlaws in South Carolina ; but those we
supposed were matters of the past. Noth
ing seems to be going on now iu that State
which demands the intervention of tho
President’s bayonets ; and surely Senator
Soott does not have the effrontery to ask
that South Carolina shall be punished this
fall for offenses committed last January t
unless it can bo shown that the South Car
olina of to-day cannot be quieted without
applying the Force[Bill. Its application
will contrast most unpleasantly with the
moro generous treatment of the political
opposition practiced by the Government of
Spain.”
THKKK IS NO DIFFERENCE,
In a recent number of the Sun, Mr.
Stephens has an editorial which will go
far to dispel any apprehensions ol a want
of harmony in the Democratic party South.
This is the line of policy enunciated in
the oolumns of the Chronicle & Senti
nel, and we are pleased to transfer to our
columns seotimants alike temperate and
eminently practical, coming as they do
from such a distinguished and able states
man as Mr. Alexander H. Stephens :
[From the Atlanta Sun. 1
We very cheerfully give place to-day to
a letter from the “Young Grant” of the
West. The tone and spirit of the letter
are patriotic, and tiue to the Constitution
throughout. With all such Democrats
we can co-operate most heartily. We
have no objection to those who accept the
“fraudulent amendments’’ as existing
fact*, while the administration of the Gov
ernment is in the hands of those who are
clothed with power to enforce them, but
who do no endorse them as finalities.
We hail as friends all those who acquiesce
in them as de facto, but not de jure parts
of the organic law. We have not seen the
Democratic platform of California upon
which the present canvass in that State is
conducted ; but have no doubt, from the
tone and spirit of the letter of our corres
pondent, that the difference between him
and us (had we been in the Convention
with him), would have been a difference
only as to form and not one of substance,
as to the proper language in which the
true position should have been set forth.
We have all along said but little aoout
the Ohio Democratic Platform. It is the
9 th Resolution of the Pennsylvania Har
risburg Convention against which we war
and war to the knife! This is the embodi
ment of the “New Departure ” doctrine
against t chich we so earnestly protest.
This contains the essetice of what the New
York World and all its coadjutors are
striving to get the Demecratsof the Union
to adopt; and this is jnst what oar corre
spondent shows that he is quite as little
disposed to do as we are; for, according
to the plain letter and clear intent of that
resolution, the object is to get the Deinoc
racy everywhere to declare that there was
no fraud, perfidy, or usurpation attending
the proposal or adoption of these amend
ments at all—that they have been incor
porated in the organic law “in the man
ner and by the authority constitutionally
appointed in other words, that they are
not only de facto but dejure parts of the
Constitution ; and that all discussion of
the gross usurpation* touching their pro
posal and adaption is not only to he dis
countenanced, but “ deprecated." It is
against this position, and this most shame
ful abandonmeat of all Right, Justice and
Truth, that we war.
Ourcorrapondent toy* that the Califor
nia DemocaU, in their State platform,
intend only to declare the three amendment*
are “ a settlement in fact of all the issues
of the tear, etc.," and oot to aver that they
bad been adojtted according to law, or that
they were in themselves either just or
right. On the contrary, he says that they
have “ an abiding faith in the intelligence
of the people to pronounce them null and
void at some future day.”
This is our position exactly. This we
believe to be the position of ninety-nine
out of every hundred of‘the honest masse*
of the Democracy in every State of the
Uoion. All that is wanted for a brilliant
victory in 1872, on these principles and
with this view, is for them to get together
in common council and sot forth their pur
poses and principles in language which
will clearly express their common ideas,
and about which there can be no mistake
or misunderstanding. * * * * * *
A. H. S-
Petaluma, Cal., August 14, 1871.
Hon. A. 11. Stephens: Dear Sir —I see
from reading the Sun that you oppose
that part of the Ohio Platform, called by
our opponents, the “ Npw Departure ” of
the Democratic party, and that you say of
those who accept it, that they “endorse”
it. .
No man has greater respect lor your
opinions than myself', for, living in the
South as I did (in Alabama), I endorsed
your politi-al views before, daring and
since the war, up to tho present time ; but
I must say that you do not draw the prop
er distinction between the words accept
and endorse.
In our Democratic platform ot California,
we accept what you style the “ New De
parture,” but we do not admit here that
we have made any new departure from
Democratic principles. Oo the contrary,
we are devoted to the old principles, and
we are at this time in the midst of a most
exciting canvass for the State election,
which is to be held on the 6th of Septem
ber.
At that time we elect all State and coun
ty officers, as well as three members of
Congress, and no party was ever more de
voted to their cause, or used their time
and means more freely to elect their ticket
tban the Democrats of California are
doiDg at this time, and do people cv°r
dreaded Radical rule more thaD we do.
I had the honor of beiDg a member of
the State Convention that adopted our
platform, and I am certain that a Conven
tion of truer Democrats never got together
than we had there. Some of them had
been locked up in Fort Alcatratz during
the war, while many others were not allow
ed to practice their profession because of
their political opinions; but they stood
true and firm to the party, and suffered
persecution for doing so.
We say in our platlorm, “ that we re
gard the three several amendments to the
Constitution recently adopted as a settle
ment in fact of all the issues of the war,
and that the same are no longer issues be
fore the country " and this seems to meet
with some objectors throughout the coun
try. Ido not believe that a single member
of our State Convention meant to say that
the amendments were right and just, or
that he endorsed them ; nor do I bolieve
that one would have taken the oath of the
Modes aod Persians never to change the
Constitution when they find it oppressive,
and have power to do so. We all look on
the 15 th amendment as unjust and un-
American, in taking the control of suf
frage from tho States, but at present the
amendments are in full force, with the
whole government and army to enforce
them.
HORACE URKKLKY ON THE NEEDS OF
* THE SOUTH.
In a late issue of the New York Tribune
we find the following considerate and tem
perate article —considerate becauso it ex
hibits such an interest in our material de
velopment, and temperate because Mr.
Greeley refrains from abuse aud misrep
resentation of our peoplo and oar section :
THE NEEDS OP THE SOUTH.
We receive many letters from the South
which seem to indicate a grievious misap
prehension of the pressing want of that
section. Their commonest error is an as
sumption that her people are deficient in
capital, ar,d that their industry languishes
for want of it. Yet tho South has hun
dreds of millions of acres of unused lands,
rendering no income whatever to their
owners, and often subjecting them to tax
es that they pay with great difficulty if at
all. Those lands arc in good part covered
with valuable Timber, while many of them
are richly underlaid with Coal, Iron, Cop
per, Lead, Marble, &c. To value the un
used and unproductive lands, minerals,
timber, and other capital of the South at
Three Thousand Millions ot Dollars might
be to estimate it at all the money it would
sell ibr under present circumstance and in
its present condition, but it is really worth
far more-
It may be true that the South needs
money, or such capital as is instantly
available and convertible ; but she cannot
afford to borr >w it. If she could borrow
fivo hundred millions to-morrow it might
give her instant relief; but that relief
would bo factitious —like the strength ob
tained by the tippler from his dram —and
would but inorease her ultimate embar
rassments. She needs rather to get out of
debt than to get in deeper—to sell prop
erty that she is unable to use, and devote
the proceeds to making available tho
residue of her now dormant resources. If
her men of substance could sell two-thirds
of the land, timber, ores, Ac., which now
employ no labor and afford no income, the
residue would have a greater market value
than the whole does at present, and they
would bo able to buy the stock, imple
ments, machinery, fertilizers, &c., for lack
of which their efforts are now relatively
inefficient aod fruitless.
The first need of every Southern State
to-day is tho application to its soil of the
system of surveys, which is one of the
most beneficent dovices for which mankind
are indebted to our Union. If Virginia,
the Carolinas, Georgia and West Virginia
were surveyed into right-angled sections
and parts thereof, as are the public lands
of tho United States, their real estate
would be worth at least twenty-five per
cent, more than it now is, and a thousand
acres of it could be sold where a hundred
can now be.
Such a survey would affect no man’s
title, affect no existing boundary. No
doubt, owners would gradually buy and
sell, exchange and release, so as to bring
their lines into oenformity with tho official
surveys ; but they would do this only so
fast and so far as their own interest should
dictate. But estates of five to forty thou
sand acres, which are now scarcely salable
at any price, would be readily bought in
sections, quarters and eighths, at rates
now unattainable.
Having been surveyed, all the lands that
the owners did not wish to retain should
be brought into market. That is impos- j
sible under the present no system. Osvn- j
ers are anxious to sell; they would gladly -
accept very low prices ; but there are now
no buyers. He who has a thousand or
even five thousand acres to sell cannot af
ford to advertise as his lands should be
advertised ; the cost would be ruinous; j
and probably his advertisement would sell
ten others estates aod not sell his after all.
An inquirer who started southward ex
pressly to look at his place would encount
er so many would-be sellers on his way
that he might never reach that place at all. j
Now, there should be very extensive
advertising of Southern lands, not merely
at the North, but in Great Britain and
Germany ; yet it cannot be done in an
isolated way. But let all those who have
lands to sell in Virginia put them into the
hands of one agent or company, and let
that agent advertise them so as to reach
every fireside in the North and half those
of Great Britain and Germany—let him
advertise so many acres in this, so many
in that county, with capacities and prices—
let him make arrangements with steam
boats and railroads for the cheap trans
portation of those intending to purchase,
and advertise where and how excursion
tickets may be obtained, and there would
be no difficulty in selling ten millions of
acres per annum. The agent or company
should pay all expenses, take all risks, and
be allowed a liberal commission, such as
would warrant and incite the most exten
sive advertising, and, unless exorbitant
prices were asked, there could be no fail
ure. We are confident that one hundred
thousand tenant farmers or sons of farmers
could be drawn from the British isles
alone to Virginia within the next two years,
if adequate efforts were made to enlighten
them, with regard not merely to the
cheapness and value of the lands, tim
ber, Ac., but to the means and cost
of reaching tho-e lands, the .enhancement
of their values by railways already built or
in process of construction, and the ease
wherewith their owner could be recalled to
Europe by telegraph and set down at his
father’s or brother's door within two weeks
from the dispatch of the telegram. The
masses in Europe know just as much of
this country as we do of Australia, and
are generally in doubt whether Virginia is
in Boston or a little north of Chicago.
Show them that it is within a day’s ride
of New York, with ample and excellent
harbors, bays, rivers, &c., supplemented
by canals and by railroads, and they will
much prefer it to the remoter regions and
harsher climate of the northwest. The
facts that Indians no longer stray within
hundreds of miles of it* borders and that
it has Episcopal churches, roads two hun
dred years old, and established social or
der, Ac., will prejudice multitudes in its
favor.
The Bouth needs more people, greater
diversity of pursuits, more skill, more
energy and thrift —more mills, mor9 shops,
more factories, more furnaces —she does
not need more capital than will inevitably
flow in upon her if she can but utilize
what she already has. We submit these
suggestions to her leading minds, in the
hope that they may sow some seeds of
future thrift and progress.
Letter from Macon.
Macon, Ga., September 4, 1871.
Editors Chronicle & Sentinel:
The leading feature of the city is the
Fair. The grounds are perfectly splendid.
You must forgive me for using such gush
ing words, but I cannot help it for the
place is a sight it self. Nature has done
her best. It only remains for man to em
bellish the place to make it one of the
most attractive and delightful places for
a fair in the world. Macon is going to
have street cars ! Yes, she is. The ground
has been surveyed and the workmen are
busily engaged in laying the track. We
hope to see her up with your own beauti
ful city yet-
Merchants are returning from Northern
markets with empty pockets, but hope to
replenish them before the end of the
season.
Dry goods do not receive that care and
attention that the branch does in Augusta,
If one must judge from the show windows,
the merchanta do not display the same
degree of taste as in other places-
Your correspondent, after a pleasant
ride on the Macon and Augusta Railroad,
under the care of that gentlemanly and po
lite conductor, Captain Turner, arrived in
this city, and immediately took rooms at
the Lanier House. After a good night’s
rest, 1 arose much refreshed and partook
of a hearty breakfast; after which pro
ceeded to “do” the town, to see sights,
and be seen, of course. The first I saw
was the Masonic Temple, now in course of
erection, and promises to be an imposing
edifice. The work is progressing rapidly,
and will soon be completed. The next
was the new Court House, which will be
finished by October. It is said that this
i will be the finest looking building in the
I State. The young lawyers here are
anxious for it to be completed, so that
they may have a chance “to speak a line”
and get their names in the papers free.
I will not weary your readers with au ac
count of the number of buildings going up.
In respect to buildings, Macon is far ahead
of Augusta, because Augusta is built up, I
suppose.
The people believe more in the grocery
and produce business. Here you will find
some ot the wealthiest men in Georgia,
who have made their money off of corn
and bacon. Annie.
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by the Southern Commercial
Convention , Held in Cincinnati Octo
ber, 1870.
Whereas, The Southern Commercial
Convention, now in session, by its liberal
policy and comprehensive action, has in
vited and secured a representation of the
various commercial and industrial interests
of the whole country, and has thereby as
sumed a national character and import
ance ; therefore bo it
Resolved, That when this convention
adjourns, it will meet at Baltimore on
Monday, 25th day of September, 1871,
under the name and style of the “ National
Commercial Convention."
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
For the National Commercial Convention,
to be hell in the City of Baltimore,
September 25tb, 1871—adopted by the
Convention held at Cincinnati, October,
1870:
Eaoh incorporated city shall bo entitled
to one delegate, and to one additional dele
gate to every ten thousand inhabitants
over tho first ten thousand, provided that
no city shall be entitled to more than ten
delegates.
Each Territory, and tho District of Co
lumbia, shall be entitled to one delegate,
and each State to one delegate for each
Congressional District, to be appointed by
the Governor.
Each incorporated railroad, steamboat,
manufacturing and mining company in
actual operation, having a cash capital of
SIOO,OOO, shall be entitled to one delegato.
Every Chamber of Commerce and Board
of Trade shall be entitled to one delegate.
Tho Committee of Arrangements shall
have authority to invite persons of emi
nence in the arts end sciences, or in com
mercial and agricultural pursuits, and such
other persons of distinction as they may
deem to the interest of tho Convention.
NOTICE.
Sbonld any commercial body, or any
delegate who may be appointed, desire to
present a subject, other than those below
onumerated, for the consideration of the
Convention, it is respectfully requested,
that a written paper, containing the sub
stance of such subject be forwarded to the
Secretary of the Committee at least ten
days pri.r to tho assembling oi the Con
vention, in order that such subjects may
be placed upon the official programme of
the business ot the Convention.
SUBJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION.
Ist. Railway connections of the cities of
Virginia with the Great West. Postponed
from the Cincinnati Convention.
2d. Education. Postponed from the
Cincinnati Convention.
3d. Central line water communications
between the North and South. Post
poned from the Cincinnati Convention.
4th. Development of the gold and silver
mines in tho Pacific States and Territories.
Postponed from tho Cincinnati Conven
tion.
sth. Tho enlargement of the more im
portant lines of canals in the United States,
so as to render them navigable for vessels
propelled by steam. Postponed from the
Cincinnati Convention.
6th. Encouragement a reciprocal
trade between the United States and
Brazil, and the other South American
States. Postponed from the Cincinnati
Convention.
7tb. Continuous inland water line com
munication west from the Mississippi
river along the Gulf coast to Rio Grande.
Postponed from the Cincinnati Conven
tion.
Bth. Settled policy in the public inter
est in regard to the disposition of the Gov
ernment lands. Postponed from the Cin
cinnati Convention.
9tb. Continuous water line communica
tion from the Mississippi river to the
Atlantic Ocean. Postponed from the Cin
oinnati Convention.
10th. Railroads generally.
Uth. Department of Commerce
12th, American Navigation interests.
13tb. Revenue Reform
14th. Immunity of private property at
sea in time of war.
15tb. Direct trade between Southern
Atlantic cities and Europe.
16tb. River Navigation.
17th. Construction of permanent levees
on, and removal of obstructions from the
mouth of the Mississippi river.
18tb. Finance and Taxation, including
civil service reform.
19th. Charges on passenger and freight
traffic by rail and water lines.
20tb, To abolish throughout the whole
country all lioenses imposed on commercial
travelers.
21st. Improvement of sea coast harbors.
22d. Ample railroad facilities from the
Ohio River to the Central South.
23d. Tares and short weights.
24th. Foreign immigration.
It is possible that the cotton tax may
be discussed by the Convention, and those
interested should see that strong and influ
ential delegations are sent from all the
cotton-growing States.
Governor Bullock. —Various newspa
pers through the State are exceedingly
anxions to know what has carried the
Governor to California. There is no spe
cial business requiring his presence in
Georgia outside of the State Road cases, a
few persons wanting pardons, etc., and it
is natural to presume that he has gone to
California to regulate the election which
comes off on the 6 th. Or else, as our
“ devil” suggests, the cause is disclosed in
the following from the Chicago Times:
“ The preacher who wishes to reach the
terrors of sinners by a thorough compre
hension of hell, should go over the rail
from Chicago to San Francisco.” Some
thoughtful divine has induced Bullock to
make the trip to give him an idea
of the reality of his final bourne, unless
he repents him and confesses all he knows
about the outrages perpetrated upon Geor
gia under his administration.— Constit *-
tipn.
Sent For. —A few days ago we noticed
the arrest, by the police, of Lewis Mack,
colored, of Jefferson county, eharged with
having committed an assault with intent
to murder upon Mr. Roberts. The
Sheriff of Jefferson was notified of the
arrest, and on yesterday sent his Deputy
for the prisoner. Mack will leave for
Louisvill this morning.
[LETTER FROM OUR TRAVELING CORRES
PONDENT,]
The National Educational Convention
at St. Louts.
On the Wing, August 29, 1871.
Editors Chronicle <£ Sentinel:
Mr. Niokersham’s 'views on a national
system of education formed the conclusion
of my letter of the 28th inst. The next
subject in order is one cf vast importance,
viz: Normal Schools.
the normal school problem
was ably dUcussed in a paper written by
Professor Philbrick, Superintendent of
Public Schools, Boston, and read by Pro
fessor Henckley, of Ohio. Professor P.
recapitulated tho success that had atten
ded the normal schools of Massachusetts.
The experiment had proved highly bene
ficial to education in the State. The solution
of the problem consists in the establish
ment of another description of schools
suited to present circumstances, in respect
to their cost and coarse of study. Normal
schools should as far as practicable limit
themselves to their appropriate sphere of
normal training.
The following resolution, together with
the report, was adopted :
Resolved, That a committee of five mem
bers of this Association be appointed by
the Chair to report at the next annual
meeting a plan for a more general exten
sion of the Normal School system, to the
end that its benefics may be secured to the
great mass of the teaohers of the country.
Hon. John Hancock, of Ohio, spoke in
tavor of compulsory education.
Professor Stafford, of Chicago, in dis
cussing “ Modern Mathematics in the
College Course ” took tho following posi
tions :
1. Our college course of mathematics
must contain in future more synthetic
geometry, and less algebra and higher
analysis—more practical and less abstract
matter.
2. Time must be gained by beginning
geometry in an elementary way before the
preparatory college course.
3. Geometry and arithmetic—both sub
jects taken in their broadest sense —must
go hand in hand throughout the coarse,
must continually support each other, each
retaining its individuality. What we now
call analytical geometry must be introduced
in various stages with geometry proper.
4. The text books must diminish in size
and be largely supplemented by oral teach
ing. Both teachor and pupils must learn
better how to work at the subjects, not at
the books merely.
5. The interests of educational science,
of mathematical science, of physical science,
and of practical utility alike demand these
ohanges.
PRONUNCIATION OF LATIN AND GREEK.
Prof. Tyler read a learned essay on the
proper pronunciation of Latin and Greek.
He regarded the English system as un
natural. To secure correctness of pro
nunciation of the languages referred to,
Prof. T. thought it necessary that the
continental system should be adopted.
DRAWING,
Which is rapidly taking its place in our
schools, was discussed upon by Mr. Har
den, of Boston. The lecture was made
doubly interesting by a free use of a black
board. Tho lecturer took the same view
of tho subject as taken by Prof. Ludden,
of Savannah, at Columbus, in a speech,
which 1 synopsised for tho Chronicle &
Sentinel.
THE BTATE AND EDUCATION.
Hon. Newton Bateman, of Illinois, dis
cussed the question : “How far may the
State provide for the education of her
children at public cost ?” He handled the
subject with a skill for which he is every
where distinguished- He is clear headed
and exceedingly well informed. He
thought the great question for American
statesmen was not how little, but how
much the State may do for the education
of her children ; thought the growth and
welfare of the immortal mind formed the
ooe thing most precious in the eyes of
God ; that Legislatures should go to the
verge of constitutional limit, courts to
their greatest liberality of construction,
and executives to the extent of their pre
rogatives, in order to secure this on the
largest scale-
The eloquent speaker concluded as fol
lows^
“ 1 believe that an American State may
and should supplement the district sohool
with the high school, and the high school,
if need be, with the University—all at the
public cost —exhibiting to the world the
noblest fruitage of the century—a model
free school system. And whcD there is
added to all this, as I bolieve it is written
in the future that there will be, an educa
ted national university, standing at the
head of all, crowning all—then will we, in
deed, have a perfect system of American
public education ; one that shall be totus,
teres, atque rotundus.”
A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
Dr. Hoyt, from the Committee on Na
tional University, reported in favor of the
appointment of a permanent committee of
thirteen to perfect a plan for such an insti
tution, and to secure for it systematic and
active support when the matter, in the
shape of a bill, shall be presented to Con
gress. Adopted.
The Association, to rest a bit, excur
sioned to Shaw’s Garden and other points
of interest.
On motion of Prof. Crittenden, of New
York, it was resolved to appoint a com
mittee of three to devise a plan according
to which reports on the orthoepy and or
thography of English records may he
brought before the Association.
ELEOTION OF OFFICERS.
President—E. E. White, of Ohio.
Secretary—S. H. White, of Peoria, 111.
Treasurer—John Hancock, of Cincin
nati.
Among the Vice-Presidents is W. D.
Williams, of Georgia; and among the
Counsellors, B. Mallen, of Georgia.
HOW TO TEACH GEOGRAPHY.
Mrs. Mary Howe Smith, of New York,
read a paper on the above subject. Thought
the object method should be pursued until
the pupil can read intelligently and rap
idly. Mental exercise, discipline and
growth should be secured by the study.
Oral lessons proved very valuable until
the child was ready to take hold of the
tex -books.
PRONUNCIATION AGAIN.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That a committee be appoint
ed to prepare rules for the pronunciation
of Greek and Latin so far as uniformity
can be attained, to be submitted to the
fiext annual meeting, and that the com
mittee be requested to correspond with
the committee of the Philological Asso
ciation.
College degrees next came up for con
sideration. Gentlemen said degrees had
come into disrespect with the people.
How could the evil be remedied 2 One
gentleman suggested that after the A. M.,
or D. D., Har. or Mo. should be written,
just as the former chanced to be conferred
at Harvard and the latter at some Missouri
college.
Prof. Allyn, of McKendree College, 111.,
is chairman ot a committee ot four,
charged with the duty of collecting facts
as to the history of degrees in onr colleges,
and the usages of various institutions in
the matter—report to be made at the next
annual meeting, accompanied by any sug
gestions the committee choose to make.
TEXT-BOOKS AND THEIR USE,
Mr. Williams, of Cleveland, said a great
many timely and sensible things in regard
to the use of text-books. He felt that the
day was at hand when books will be but
seldom used in the first stage of a pupil’s
education; that when used, they should
be always a subordinate but useful means
to the intelligence of the thoroughly train
ed, studious, j ndicious and learned instruct
or. Teachers should be independent of
text-books, whenever necessary. Let the
books be tLeir convenience, not necessity.
CONCLUSION.
After some discussion, and the adoption
of the usual resolutions of compliment
and thanks, President J. L. Pickard, in a
few happy, touching remarks, announced
the business dispatched, whereupon a mo
tion to adjourn sine die was adopted.
THE MEETING AND ITS RESULTS.
Altogether the meeting was an exceed
ingly pleasant and profitable one. Among
its many good results is the binding with a
stronger tie the affections
of a brotherhood who, through the chil
dren, hold the future of this country in
their hands. LoDg may they stand firm
for the school interests, keeping them for
ever out of politics, strengthening the
State in her bounden duty to educate her
youth, and at the same time guarding the
view that the whole subject, as far as the
General Government is concerned, should
be left to the States in their sovereign
capacity.
THE PRESS
was well represented. Among the rep
resentatives was Miss Maggie F. Buchan
an, of the Chicago Evening Post. You
see her as she sits at her desk, all atten
tion, and the rapidity with which her
nicely tapered fingers fly over the paper in
front of her tells you that nothing that is
being spoken escapes her. Down it all
goes, and that, too, in the neatest possible
style. Why, sirs, you would be perfectly
charmed with the consummate grace with
which she yields the pencil. Sec 1 That
love of a hat, those eyes. The first smiles
of Aurora, her face flecked with gold, was
never brighter or more pleasant to look at
than Miss B.’s countenance.
Tell me, why should not ladies be news
paper editors or reporters ? They oer
tainly have curiosity enough to make them
successful, and then they know how nicely
to record acythiDg that is worth being
recorded. Loraine.
Medical Outlaws.
Startling Facts Relative to the. Crime of
Malpractice in Hew York City—The
Work of Registering Certificates of
Death—The Unknown Dead—Another
Young Woman Murdered—Arrest of
the Alleged Guilty Parties, dc , dc.
[From the New York World.]
Accidents, scandals and murders seldom
come singly. They usually come in groups
The fearful explosions and railroad dis
asters which but recently seDt thrills of
horror through every sensitive heart have
been succeeded by a series of homicides
for which wicked and bungling medical
practitioners are, to no inconsiderable ex
tent, to be held responsible. The case of
Alice Bowlsby, that of Miss Post, and
now, still more recent, the death of Mary
Russell from alleged malpractice, have
giveD rise to a popular feeling of indigna
tion against the abortionists which, if those
obnoxious individuals were handed over to
the mercies of the public, would doubt'ess
culminate in some tragic incidents to
which Judge Lynch, if they had occurred
within his jurisdiction, would have taken
no exception. Wherever two or three
men are gathered together their conversa
tion it will be found is mainly in regard to
this disgusting subject. Rosenzweig is
denounced by them as inhumanity incar
nate, and Perry and Van Buskirk come in
for their share of criticism of the same
sort. Even at the office of the Board of
Health tho matter has absorbed the
thoughtful attention of the officials and
clerks for more than a week past. In
conversation yesterday with one ot these
officials the writer learned the following
facts:
certificates of death.
Question (to official)—How many abor
tionists are there in the city ?
Official—Do you mean those who are
known to follow the business regularly ?
Reporter—Yes, sir.
Official—Well, I’ll tell you. So far as
we have been able to ascertain—and we
have taken pains to get all possible infor
mation on the subject—there are about
fifty. That is to say, we have a list in
this office of about that number of names
of persons who are well known to us to
be in *he business, and others who are sus
pected of being in it.
Q. Do you accept death certificates from
persons who are known to be in the bus
iness ? A. No, we do not; it is our rule
here on the receipt of a certificate from
ono of these persons to hand it over to the
coroners for examination and thorough in
vestigation, if it was deemed necessary by
them.
Q. You would not receive a certificate
from Dr. “Ascber,” for instance ? A Ob,
no. We knew of him before the Bowlsby
matter came out, and would not have ac
cepted a certificate from him under any
circumstances. He undoubtedly knew
ttis, and for that reason we have not been
troubled with any certificates from him.
Q. And Rosenzweig, how about him?
A. Well, in his case, I can say that as we
hac no knowledge, not even a suspicion,
ofEosenzweig and “Ascher” being the
one and the same man, we would proba
bly iiave accepted certificates from Rosenz
weig if he had sent any to the office.
Q. Did Madame Restell ever send any
certificates of death to the office ? A.
Never
Q. Bor Madame Van Bushirk? A.
Never. I will say, however, that the
abortioiists are supposed to work in con
nection with physicians against whom
there is ao suspicion, and that these usu
ally sign the certificates of death for their
employers or partners, the abortionists.
Q. Wdat do you do when you have your
suspicions aroused as to some physician
who had theretofore been supposed to be
an hononble man T A. Wo send his cer
tificates to tho coroner tho same as if he
were well known to us to belong to mal
practition'ers. Now thero is Dr. ,
for instance. As soon as wc found that he
was suspected of having been guilty of
malpraotiee, we refused to accept any of
his certificates until the coroners pro
nounced tlem all right.
At the conclusion of this conversation
the writer was permitted to examine two
ponderous volumes in which are entered
the names of persons who died in this city
between the Ist of January and the Ist of
July of the present year. The names of
the physicians furnishing certificates of
death are also included in these books. A
carcfnl examination of the latter class of
names did not result in discovering Rosenz
weig’s name in a single instance. The
clerks in the office of the Board of Health
say they never heard of this man’s name
until it was made notorious in connection
with the trunk mystery.
THE UNKNOWN DEAD.
Under the head of the letter “U,” in
the volumes referred to, some sad but in
teresting facts were learned. More than
two-thirds of the ontries were either “ un
known man,” "unknown woman,” “un
known ma'e ohild,” or “ unknown female
child.” For the six months ending June
30 the number of “unknowns” reached
eighty-six. Os these thirty-seven were
men, six women and forty-three children.
The certificates of death in all their cases
were furnished by coroners. Among the
forty-three children whose parentage was
unknown, not a few of them were undoubt
edly brought to a premature birth by such
men as Rosenzweig and his colaborers in
the field of malpractice. At least such is
the opinion of men who profess to be well
informed in the matter.
MALPRACTICE AND THE LAW-
The law of this State in regard to mal
practice is, as published iu the Revised
Statues, as follows :
“ Tho willful killing of an unborn quick
child by any injury to the mother of such
child, which would be murder if it resulted
in the death of such mother, shall be
deemed manslaughter in the first degree.
“Any person who shall administer to
any woman pregnant with a quick child,
or prescribe for any such woman, or advise
or procure any such woman to take any
medicine, drug, or substance whatever, or
shall use or employ any instrument or
other means, with intent thereby to des
troy such child, unless tho same shall
have been necessary to preserve the life of
suoh mother, shall, in case the death of
such child or suoh mother be thereby pro
duced, be guilty of manslaughter in the
second degree.
“ Every person who shall administer to
any pregnant woman, or prescribe for any
such womaD, or advise or procure any such
woman to take any medicine, drug, sub
stance, or thing whatever, or shall use or
employ any instruments or other means
whatever with intent thereby to procure
the miscarriage ot any such woman,
shall, upon conviction, be punished by im
prisonment in a county jail not less thao
three months nor more than one year.
“ Every woman who shall solicit of any
person any medicine, drug or substance or
thing whatever, ai.d shall take the same,
or shall submit to any operation, or other
means whatever, with intent thereby to
procure a miscarriage, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor ; and shall, upon
conviction, be punished by imprisonment
in the county jail not less than three
months, nor more than one year, or by a
fine not exceeding SI,OOO, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
“ No person shall be liable to any crim
inal prosecution or to indictment, for
practising physic and surgery without
license, excepting in cases of malpractice.”
MORE FATAL MALPRACTICE.
Another Young and Beautiful Victim —
Arrest of the Doctress, Her Assistant,
and the Seducer—A Pitiful Story.
In a small rear room on the second floor
of No. 21 Ridge street lies the corpse ol
a young and beautiful woman killed by
malpractice. The body is that of Mary
Russell, who two weeks aeo was in the
pride of health and life. Her mourning
friends and relations surround the bier,
plunged into unutterable grief at the sad
fate of one so young and fair. Through
the exertions of Coiner Youug and the
police of the Thirteenth Precinct all the
accused parties connected with the sad
affair have been arrested, and Etrong
evidence of their guilt obtained. The case
was first brought to the knowledge of the
police by Dr. Jeremiah P, Bliven, of 445
Grand street, who on Sunday evening last
reported to Sergeant Brooks, in command
of the Thirteenth Precinct, that a young
lady named Mary Russell was then lying
dangerously ill at the residence of Mr.
William Allbright, No, 21 Ridge street.
Sergeant Brooks at once repaired to the
house, and ascertained that Mr. Allbright
was a brother-in-law of the sick girl, hav
ing married her sister, and that_ she had
come to his house on the 23d ultimo, com
plaining of being very sick. She admitted
to her sister that she had had a miscar
riage. Dr. Janes, of 445 Grand street,
was called to attend her, but as he had to
go out of town he turned the jjatient over
to the care of Dr. Bliven. The doctor
made a careful diagnosis of the and
became convinced that the woman was the
victim of malpractice. P . Pj
pearedtogrow worse, and the doctor told
her sister his conviction that she had been
stated that she had been under he care of
one Mrs. Burns, in Clinton street, and
gave a detailed account of the whole affair.
On learning these fact? Sargeant Brooks
at once despatched Walker
in search of Coroner Young. The Coroner
was found at about 9 ® clock on I
night, proceeded to Albright s residence,
and there took the ante-mortem deposi
tion as follows: „ .
Question. What i« your name ? An
swer- Mary Russell.
Q. Where do you live ? A. No 83 East
Broadway.
Q- Do you believe that you are about
to die ? A. I (eel as if I was.
Q. Have you any hope of recovery from
the effects of the injury you have received?
A. I have doubts about getting well.
Q. Are you willing to make a true state
ment how and in what manner yoa came
by the injury from which you are now suf
fering ? A. I am. I am 22 years of
age. Two weeks ago I had an operation
performed on me by a Mrs. Burns, in
Clinton street, between Broom and Dclan
cey streets. She used instruments. Af
ter she had used instruments Mrs. Burns
tole me that if anybody asked me about it
I must say that it was Dr. Tully who per
formed the operation. She then told me
to go home, and I walked home. After I
got home I was taken with serious pains
in my head, accompanied by vomitting.
A week ago last Wednesday 1 came to
this house. I then sent for Dr. Bliven,
who has been attending me ever since- I
am not married. Harry Pullen is the
father of my child. He gave mo $lO to
give Mrs. Burns to have the operation per
formed. He lives at 101 East Broadyway.
He is not married. He has not been to
see me since he gave me the money two
weeks ago. When Mrs. Burns performed
the operation on me there was another
woman present whom I was told was
Mrs. Burn’s housekeoner. lam too weak
to sign my aame.
her
Mart X Russell.
mark.
Taken before me this third day Septem
ber, 1871. Nelson W. Young,
Coroner.
Oa the above statement the jury render
ed a verdict “ that the said Mary Russell
came to her present critical condition by an
operation performed by Mrs. Burns, Clin
ton street, between Delancey and Broome
streets, for the purpose of procuring an
abortion, and that said Burns was assist
ed by a woman said to be her housekeeper,
on August 23d, 1871, or thereabouts.”
THE ARRESTS.
On the rendition of the above verdict
Sergeant' Quinn and Detective Walker
were at once despatched to arrest Mrs.
Burns- The house occupied by her at No.
116 Clinton street was visited, but Mrs.
Burns was not there. It was ascertained
that Mrs. Burns merely rented the two
parlors on the ground floor of the house,
and used them as an office, and that she
lived on a farm in the village of Commack,
near Centreport, in Suffolk county, L. I.
The rooms used by this woman were found
to be in charge ot Ann Brice, a middle
aged person, who was employed as house
keeper by Mrs. Burns. This Mrs. Brice
was accordingly arrested and removed co
the Thirteenth Precinct Station-house,
where she was bekpd up.
At about 1 o’clock on Monday morning
Sergeant Quinn and Detective Walker
proceeded to the boarding house 110 East
Broadway, and there arrested Harry Pul
len, the alleged seduoer of the young girl,
and he was also brought to the station
house. He is a native of this city, about
18 years of age, and is employed as a com
positor at Frank Leslie’s printing estab
lishment. He admitted that he had been
keeping company with Mary Russell, and
she was his mistress; but he denied most
positively that he knew she was pregnant,
or that he had given her money to have an
abortion produced. Pullen was also locked
up.
MARY S DEATH.
In the meantime Mary Russell was sink
ing rapidly, and death ensued. Just before
death she called her brother-in-law into
the room and asked him to forgive her all
the trouble she had caused him. Albright
shook hands with her, and in a few mo
ments she breathed her last. This was
about 2 o’clock on Monday morning. Dr.
E. T. T. Marsh, Deputy Coroner, was sub
sequently notified of the death of the vic
tim, and on Monday afternoon made a post
mortem examination of tbo remains, as
sisted by Dr. Thomas C. Finaell and Dr.
Vandewater, of the Park Hospital.
The death of the unfortunate young
lady stimulated the police to make further
exertions to secure tfco arrest of Mrs.
Burns. Finding that she did Dot come to
the city, Sergeant Quinn and Detective
Walker on Monday afternoon started for
Commack, where they expected to find the
woman they were in search of. Mrs.
Burns was rather surprised when she saw
the officers, as she recognized Sergeant
Quinu; but she soon regained her self
possession, when she was informed by the
officers that she was “wanted” on sus
picion of having been connected with the
Rosenzweig crime. The officers remained
at the house all night and at 4 o’clock
yesterday morning started to this city
with their prisoner. Arrived at the
station-house, the officers made known to
her the true oause of her arrest. She was
crest-fallen, but denied all knowledge of
the crime.
MRS. ANN ELIZA BURNS,
alias Brundage, is about 53 years of age,
and is a native of this country. She is a
tall, angular-faced womaD, her features
displaying a great deal of cunning. She
was married some years ago to an Irish
man named Burns, who died, and she
subsequently was married to a man named
Brundage. She was known throughout
the neighborhood as Mrs. Burns. She
was locked up in a cell at the Delaneey
street police-station.
ARREST OP MARY’S COMPANION.
The next arrest was that of Nellie Ryan,
a lame girl, who had been a friend and
companion of the deceased girl, who
roomed at 83 East Broadway before she
went to the residence of her brother-in
law. Nellie, on being arrested, said that
at the earnest solicitation of Mary Russell
she accompanied her to the house of Mrs.
Burns. She saw Mrs. Burns and the
housekeeper take the girl into a back room
where she was subsequently informed by
the deceased that the operation was per
formed.
Yesterday afternoon, Coroner Young
empanelled a jury, and after the remains
were formally viewed discharged the jury
until 10 o’clock on Monday morning next,
when the inquest will be commenced. In
the meantime Mrs. Burns was sent to the
Toombs, and Pollen, Ann Brice, and Nel
lie Ryan committed to the House of De
tention as witnesses. Coroner Young
says that lie will leave it to the jury to de
cide whether to hold Mrs. Brice as an ac
cessory or merely as a witness to insure
the conviction of Mrs. Burns.
Mary Russell was a native of this city,
22 years of age. She was a very hand
some girl and engaging manners, and had
hitherto borne an irreproachable charac
ter. She had been employed for several
years past at Geo. F. Nesbitt & Co.’s en
velope factory in Pearl street, and was
earning a very comfortable living. Her
father has been dead for some years,
bat her mother is living with some rela
tive in the country. Her brother-in-law,
Albright, who is foreman of a large job
printing office, says that he always thought
her to be a virtuous, modest, and indus
trious girl. He had ever seen her con
duct herself in a modest and lady-like
manner, and was greatly shocked when he
learned of her departure from virtue. Be
fore she was taken sick she hoarded with
Nellie Ryan, at 83 East Broadway.
PULLEN’S STATEMENT.
The alleged seducer of the unfortunate
girl, Harry Pullen, was interviewed by a
reporter last evening. He is a good-look
ing, neatly-dressed boy about eighteen
years of age, with a very gentlemanly style
of speech and quite a favorable address.
He said : My name is Harry Pollen. 1
was born in London, England, but came
here quite young, with my mother, who
was head compositress in Frank Leslie’s,
in Pearl street, where I am now employed.
I have a salary of S2O a week there and
was doing well; but I suppose this affair
will blast my prospeots for my life. All I
have to say, sir, is that I am, unfortunate
ly, connected with Mary Russell, and will,
I suppose, have to suffer for that reason.
I became acquainted with her and she in
fatuated me. She was a splendid girl
and a good girl, too. We kept company.
I gave her money many times as I would
to any girl I liked, but I never gave her
any so that she could have anything of
this kind done. I found out she used to
keep company with other fellows, and
caught her with one about a month ago,
and I told her then that I never would
have anything to say to her again. As to
this $lO she says I gave her to have this
done ; never gave it to her. She had a
ring of mine which I wanted back and had
asked her for. She sent a party to me for
money, and I gave the party $5, asking to
have my ring returned. She did give the
ring back, and I wear it now. That is all
I have to say, except that no one is mere
sorry for her than I am.” At this point
the young fellow’s feelings got the better
of him, and the reporter left.
The vault of Mary de Couci, Queen of
Alexander 11., and mother of Alexander
111., of Scotland, who was buried at New
battle abbey about the middle of the
thirteenth century, is now supposed to
have been discovered. The vault was dis
covered in the floor at the south corner of
the crypt, which must havs been a mag
nificent hall when entire, as the present
entrance hall of the abbey goes right
across the middle of it.
Dr. Edward Myers writes to the San
Francisco Bulletin: “I have used con
durango in Peruvian hospitals since 186“?
It is not of the slightest benefit in tbe'
disease of cancer, and I have had the ex
perience of some twenty oases."
The Emperor of Germany has conferred
on Mr. William Howard Russell, L.L.D.,
the “Iron Cross" of the “ Second Class,”
with the white riband, in recognition of
his services as special correspondent of the
London Tima.
In order to establish a uniform system
of rules for the regulation and government
of tournaments in the State of Virginia,
a convention was to be held at Amelia
Springs, on Tuesday last, the sth inat.
Increased Debt and Interest.
The New York Sun says: “There is
subterfuge and delusion in the statement
that the interest on ibo debt it being re
duced by the alleged conversion of Govern
ment bonds from a h>gh to a bw rate of
interest. The Chicago Tribunt, as good
Republican authority as there is in the
UnioD, thus places tho Treaswy transac
tion with the sc-called Syndicate :
“ These gentlemen subscribe! for $25,-
000,000 of the new five per cents, pay over
tho money, which, it is presumed, will be
immediately deposited again with the
Syndicate, appointed Govertment de
positors- The Bank act recuires that
national banks designated as lonositories
of public money shall deposit U. S. bonds
with the Treasurer as secu-ity. The
Funding Bill passed July 11 1870, also
provides that the five-twenty bonds which
shall be designated for redemption at par
in gold, with the proceeds and tho sale of
the new five per cents, shall bear interests
for ninety days after the date it the notice
that they are called in for redemption.
Now if tho Syndicate may subscribe tor
$25,000,000 of the five per oents, pay over
the money and immediatdy receive it
back again as a Government deposit, and
deposit $25,000,000 of fire-twenties of
1862 with the Treasurer as tcourity for the
deposits, and have these five-twentica of
1862 designated as the bends to bo re
deemed with the money paid by them for
the five per cents, if this is the program
me, it is plain that the “Syndicate” will
be drawing eleven per cent, on the $25,-
000,000 invested—viz. : fire per cent, on
the $25,000,000 of five per cents and six
per cent, on the $25,000,000 or more of
five-twenties deposited as security for the
Government deposit; The feature which
would take this out of the ordinary mode
of negotiation is, that by designating the
five-twenties deposited as security for the
Government deposit, the Government
practically guarantees that the Syndicate
bankers shall not be called on for the Gov
ernment deposit during the ninety days.
This seems to be the whole secret. Mr.
Boutwell’s Syndicate negotiations for
exchanging five-twenty bonds into five per
cents will save tho Government not a pen
ny interest for two years’ time.”
It is said that this required immense
fiscal talent to work, but the loss to the
Treasury seem3 to have beca overlooked.
The Syndicate scheme amounts to two
per cent of the whole transaction, where
as the law, contemplating a simpler
method, only contemplated one-half per
cent, of loss.
An act of Congress declares that the
bonded debt shall not bo increased even
one dollar, or for one hour. Every dollar
of the bonded debt is represented by an
outstanding bond. WhoD, Then, Secre
tary Boutwell issues a million dollars of
new bonds in exchange for national bank
certificates of deposit he increases the
debt. Every dollar thus duplicated in
creases the interest to II per cent. —six
per cent, on the old and five per cent, on
the new bonds; Precisely how muoh of
tho publio debt is now represented by two
sets of outstanding interest-bearing bonds,
it is not easy to state —millions, certainly.
The Chicago Tribune torsely says :
“ Receiving at the Treasury checks for
gold on banks where there are no such
funds, and holding the same whilo specu
lators make a raid on the public creditors,
is equivalent to lending gold out of the
Treasury, and is contrary to law and an
impeachajle offence.”
When leading Republican papers liko
the Chicago Tribune begin to talk about
impeaching a Republican Secretary of tho
Treasury, it may be considered certain that
he deserves it.
Treasury clerks are said to be engaged
in preparing figures and alleged facts for
Mr. Boutwell’s speeches in the Fall’s cam
paign. He ought to have an opportunity
to answer the following, among other ques
tions :
First—By what authority of Jaw do you
temporarily inorease the bonded debt by
issuing bonds bearing five percent, interest
in exchapge for national bank certificates
of deposit that bear no interest?
Sooond—What amount of our bonded
dobt have you thus duplicated, and how
long do you expect to pay double interest
ou it?
Third—Why did you not offor the bonds
to the public at the same rates you gave
the Syndicate?
Fourth If the Syndicato arrangement
wa9 advantageous to tho people, why did
you not make it sooner?
Fifth Why and by what authority do
you refuse subscriptions to the new loan
when you have $1,300,000 yet untouched ?
Sixth Why do you think the affairs of
the Treasury Department should be ad
ministered in the interest of the tax-pay
ers or the brokers who manipulate the
loans?
Seventh—Have you obeyed the law with
regard to the Sinking Fund ?
Eighth—Why have you had distorted
facts and absolute untruths incorporated
into your official Treasury bulletins ?
Make way for Secretary Boutwell.
Kimball, Bullock and Blodgett,—
The following special dispatch appears in
the Savannah Advertiser, of yesterday:
Washington, September 6.—lt is ru
mored hero to-night that Kimball’s crodit
ors arc making preparations to seize his
Brunswick railroad. A near relative ot
Kimball expresses the opinion that he
(Kimball) has certainly failed. It is said
there were over forty of Kimball’s cred
itors in New York prepared to nab him,
but ho slipped through their fingers and
escaped to Europe.
It is said Kimball has gone to Europe
for tho purpose of negotiating the Georgia
bonds, which he received as State aid to
his railroad ; also, his four hundred thou
sand dollars Atlanta real estate improve
ment bonds. IfKimball operates success
fully in Europe, it will be, in effeot, with
drawing all his money from Georgia, and
leave his creditors to whistle for theirs.
Bullock asserts that Kimball is, or will
be, all right when he reaches Europe ; but
this is doubtful, as dispatches have been
sont to London warning them of his ap
proach, which may have the effect of de
feating his schemes.
Previous to leaving for California, Bul
lock says ho delegated executive authority
to Blodgett.
Tho Washington Patriot, of Friday,
says: “ The President of tho United
States honored this his winter capital
with a visit yesterday, and, after a hasty
breakfast, was among the early and punc
tual visitors at the Treasury to receive his
salary, it being pay-day. He has now
been absent exactly three months, com
mencing with tho first of June, but pro
poses to remain away until the beginning
of October. During this time, he has
drawn from the Treasury $6,250, and has
passed parts of throe days in Washington,
or at the rate of one day per month, for
which he has received the compensation of
$2,083 a day. In other words, General
Grant, for signing his name during these
rare visits, has pocketed the wages of four
teen hundred laboring men, who work ten
hours and receive $1 50 each. So that it
is something to be President in a practical
point of view, when the incumbent gets
$25,000 a year for amusing himself, and is
presented with bonds, houses and horses
to the extent of half a million. No
wonder he seeks a re-election.”
The European Powers, not in the (Jer
man-Austrian ‘‘Ring,” are becoming
alarmed, and the Prussian Cross Gazette
declares the German Government was to
issue a circular on the subject to its rep
resentatives abroad, but has now aban
doned that intention, declaring, however,
its readiness to give “ reassuring explana
tions where disquietude is expressed. ”
Russia, England, Turkey, Prance, Den
mark, Belgium, and Holland, are, no
doubt, anxious to know what the alliance
between Prussia and Austria means, and
they will put questions touching that point
to the contracting parties. If these an
swers are satisfactory, the outside Powers
will be quieted to some extent. If not,
counter alliances will be made, and a war
follow at no remote period. Tbe other
Great Powers will not suffer Prussia and
Austria to shadow the whole of Europe
with their machinations.
Just Retribution—Fate of tiie Ex
press Robbers.— A citizen who has just
arrived gives the information that two
men were seen hanging to a tree, not far
from the river bank, on the Missouri
shore, below New Madrid. It is under
stood the men were part of the gaDg of
three, who robbed the Southern Express
Company’s car near Moscow, Ky.,afew
weeks since, and were pursued by citizens
and overtaken, and thus made an exam
ple of, whioh we hope will have a benefi
cial effect upon all the gaDg who may have
survived.— Memphis Press, Aug. 31*t.
Over 100,000 of the Collins Steel Plows
are in use, and every one who tries them
says: “ Hereafter, I shall always use the
1 Collins Plows ’ in preference to all oth
ers.’’
Telegraphic Summary
Charleston, September 7.—Twenty
six o:f the most prominent citizens of
Spartanburg ocuutv, including the U. 8.
Commissioner, the U. S. Assessor, Probate
Judge, Sheriff, Clerk of Court, and the
county Representatiqcs in both branches
of the publish over their own
sigo\tu re the following :
Spab.tanburo, S. C., September 4ib.
Hon. John Scott, Chairman Ku-Klux
Committee:
We, tho undersigned, citizens of the
said State and county, having scon through
the newi papers that you had rcocivod state
ments nod affidavits that outrages upon
various citizens had been oommitted in
this county since the committee of which
you are chairman left the said county,
and you had, therefore, recommended
a declarat ion of martial law in this county,
feel eons trained to make the following
statement : We have made diligent in
quiry and have bccD uuablo to hear of a
single outt ago having beeD oommitted in
this couutw sinco your coanmttee left it.
On the ooi itrary, tho county is in a state
ofprofouct 1 peace and quiet.”
The Spi irtan, a county newspaper, in
publishing tho above, says : “This state
ment ough t to bo sufficient to prove to tho
mind of St nator Scott that be has beco
imposed ut on by the communications and
affidavits u non which he founds his state
ments mad e to the President and his
rcoommcnd ation that martial law bo de
clared in tho county. Furthermore, we
learn that leading Radicals hero admit
that no out rage has occurred in Spartan
burg since - the Ku-Klux Committee was
here.”
Savannah, Ga., September 7. Ar
rangements for tho first A- nual Fair of
the Industi ial Association of Georgia are
being made on tho most extensive scale.
Twenty thousand dollars aro offered in
premiums. Indications are that it will be
one of tho most successful expositions ever
held in tho South. Tbo competition for
premiums is open to Georgia and the
world. Arrangements for tho accommo
dation ot visitors and exhibitors will bo
complete ini every particular. A cordial
invitation is. extended to all sections.
London, September 8, noon.—Troul
mansdrof, vho is partisan of Bollinger, is
appointed Clerman ambassador to Rome.
This produces a deep feeling of disoontent
in tho Vatican.
London, September 8.- -Tho monthly
returns front tho Board of Trade show ex
ports from Great Britain during August
wero unprecedented. The aotual value,
22,231,245 pounds, an increase of thirty
per oent. over 1870.
An affray between Catholics and Protes
tants occurred yesterday at I‘ortadown,
Ireland. No lives lost.
Communication has been cffoctod with
the imprisoned in tho mines at Wigan.
The dead body of ono ol tbo victims was
brought to the surface, and others aro
known to bo in so precautions a condition
that hardly any hopo is entertained for tho
preservation of any of their lives.
Victoria is improving.
A fearful storm caused groat damage to
buildings and crops in Malton district, of
county York.
The foot and mouth discaso is spreading
alarmingly among cattle in Warmiohshire.
Salzburg, September 8. —Emperors
William and Francis Joseph parted this
morning warm friends. Francis Joseph
meets the King of Bavaria at Munich.
London, Septemoer 8, night.—The
Conference of Salzburg \* as most friendly
on both sides. The people availed them
selves of tho evont to have a gala day. A
grand dinner was givon to-night, and also
a brilliant illumination of tho surround
ing hi'ls.
There were 1,673 oases cf foot anl
mouth disease in the county of Norfolk last
week.
Constantinople, September B.— The
Grand Vizier is dead.
Paris, September 8, night.—Montan
don, in tho department of Doubs, has
boon suspended from the exercise of his
functions because he made pronarations
despite the prohibition ot tho Versailles
authorities to celebrate on the 4th instant
the anniversary of the inauguration of the
Republio.
Paris, September 8, night.—Tho com
mittee to whom was referred tho proposi
tion to deport the Communists to Cali
fornia will soon report. Tho latest Alge
rian news is favorable.
Versailles, September 8, night.—The
trial of Rossel has terminated. He is
sentenoed to military degradation and
death. Gamoetta will defend tho mem
bers of the press.
Madrid, September 8.- —Three thou
sand seven hundred and titty pounds sterl
ing has been raised for a monument to
Prim.
Vienna, Scptcmbor 8-— Moravian elec
tions give the Government a two-thirde
majority in the now House for tho realiza
tion of the policy of equality of all Aus
trian nationalities.
Chattanooga, September 8. —Chan-
cellor Key, to-day, on the application of
Attorneys for the State of Alabama gavo a
fial, turning tho A. & C. R. R. and rolling
stock in Tennessee over to John 11. Gin
drat, Reoeiver of Alabama, as roocivcr of
tho court. In his decision, tho Chanoellor
stated that if tho property of the road in
charge of a Receiver of another State, was
attached within his jurisdiction, ho would
release the property, and he expected a
liko amity and comity from tho courts of
other States. Gindrat gave bond, signod
by Gov. Lindsay, of Alabama, for three
hundred thousand dollars and is now in
possession of the road, rolling stock, machine
shops, and depots of the A. & C. R. R.
in Tennessee. The only obstacles now to
running of the road arc attachments in
Dado county, Ga. An application tor re
ceiver similar to that just decided aro to
bo heard by Judge Parrott at Trenton,
Ga., Sept. 19th, and will undoubtedly be
decided in a similar manner, so that trains
may be expected to run on tho A. & C. R.
R. by Sept. 20th. Tho greatest delight
prevails universally at the prospoot of run
ning the road. It will bo p3rfeetly safe
for the State to run tho road as all parties
are anxious to eojoy its benefits.
Louisville, September B. —A collision
oocurred at eleven last night between two
passenger trains’ on the Louisville and
Nashville railroad at Randolph station,
eight miles from this city. One person
was killed and two others fatally injurod.
Tho Dames are Mr. Bu ilianan, of Ashe
ville, N. C.; Dr. James Thomas, of Rome,
Ga., and Mr. Griffith, of Nashville. The
train bound Stuth ran iuto tho next to
the rear ooach of'the train from Memphis
and Nashville as it was going upon a side
track. Surgeons were promptly summon
ed by the company, aud everything done
for the comfort of' tho wounded, of whom
there are seven altogether-
I.ATici:,—The persons most severely
wounded by the accident last, night on the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and
who are now at St. Joseph’s Infirmary,
are R. Brady, of Little Rock, Ark.; J. O.
Griffiths, of the Nashville Union and
American; James Stone, of Washington
county, Mississippi, wounded in the head ;
W. W. Anderson, wounded in tho head ;
Mrs. Cynthia D. Nickers, of Hillsboro,
Tenn., and James Welch, of Louisville.
The injuries of these persons are not re
garded dangerous, and they are doing well.
Dr. James Thomas, of Rome. Ga., and
Wm. Buchanan, of Asheville, N. 0., died
this morning.
Washington, September B.— Admiral
Lee, commander Gulf squadron, is here-
Tho Tribune says editorially : “A ques
tion of veracity has arisen in South Caroli
na as to the authenticity ol tho statements
concerning Ku-Klux outrages, made in
Senator Scott’s letter to the President.
Several prominent officials join issue with
tho assertions and affidavits in the docu
ment—among these are odo or two United
States officials, who arc supposed to bo
important witnesses. As the matter in
dispute involves so grave a consideration
as the proclamation of martial law in
S:uth Carolina, this oounter statement
makes it obvious that further investigation
of Senator Soott’s charges should be made
before decisive steps are taken.”
The official tobacco statement for the
year ending July Ist, 1871, reports the
production of smoking at 30,500,000
pounds; chewing and snuff, 64,500,000
pounds; cigars, over 1,225,000; importa
tion of leaf tobacco, over 8,225,000
pounds; of cigars, 789,926 pounds.
Over 7,000,000 barrels of fermented
liquors were produced during the year.
Tbe opinion of tbe Statistical Bureau is,
that the consumption of malt liquor has
increased, and that of whiskey decreased
during the year.
Boston, September B.— Tbe National
Division of Sons of Temperance has set
tled tbe question of colored members by
tbe adoption of the following preamble
and resolution by a vote of 81 to 39 :
Whereas, In the order of Sons of Tem
perance, under the jurisdiction of the
National Division, we know no distinction
on account of race, color or former con
dition, but all are alike equal before the
law; therefore,
Resolved, That in our future action we
do not deem it expedient to organize sepa
rate bodies in the same territory on ac
count of any of tbe above named distinc-
tions.
Philadelphia, September B.— Last
week a private partv made a steamboat
excursion down tho Bay from Wilmington;
next day week the whole of the party sul
fered from symptoms of poisoning, and a
number of respectable famijios now have
one or more of its members.seriously sick.
The cases havo not been alarming, but
they seem annoying and distressing, and
one peculiar fcaturo is that after the per
son seems to have entirely reoovered, ho
is seized again with as much severity as
before. One doctor is said to be treating
not less than forty cases suffering from the
unfortunate influences.
Milwaukee, September B.—The Cold
Springs Track, over whioh Goldsmith Maid
made such wonderful time, measarod sixty
nine feet wore than a milt*
Jackson, September B.—Jttdgo Tarbell
was to-day brought before tho U. S. Com
missioner under tho enforcement act.
Waving an examination ho was admitted to
bail in the sum of ono thousand dollars for
his anpearanoc in tbo United States Court
in January next. The e ffenso consisted in
his telling oertain Republican officials that
unless they supported Capt. Like, one of
the Republican candidates for Sheriff in
tqe ensuing election, he would urge their
removal from offico.
New York, September 8. —Tho Coro
ner’s verdict was that Miss Post came to
her death by inhuman treatment at tho
bands of Dr. Perry and Madame Vanbus
kirk: further, that Peter R. Post, Sr.,
and P._K. Post, Jr., and Minerva Post,
in placing their daughter and pister in tho
hands of a known abortionist, aro guilty
of unnatural outrage, evincing depravod
minds, utterly regardless of natural duty.
The Posts wero held as witnesses, and
Dr. Perry and Madame Vanbuskitk for
the aotion of tho grand jury.
The ship Sir Robert Peel has arrived.
She shipped a sea during her passago,
killing tbo first offioor, Thos. Foil.
rniLAPBu-ntA, September 8. —Kane
O’Donnell, a journalist formerly connected
with the New York Tribune, is dead.
Chicago, September B.—A dispatch
from Madison, Wisconsin, says there is
considerable excitement among tho hop
growers. As high as fifty cents per pound
is offered for new hops, and twenty oents
is offered for last year’s growth. The
quality this year is pronounoed better titan
for sevoral years, but the quantity is lim
ited. The estimated crop is only 5,000
bales.
Halifax, Septowbor 9.—Thos. Mac
donald and James Elds, well known citi
zens, wore drowned from a sail boot re
turning from a pic-nie.
New York, September B.— David Do
ran, in attempting to shield a young wo
man from tho Roughs at Jouos’ Wood,
was killed.
In a collision on the Bridgcvillc and
New Jersey Railroad three wero killed and
several hurt. Tho brakoracn, who es
caped, wero all asleep at tho timo of the
aeeidont.
San Francisco, September B.— Tho
Tax-payers’ majority in the city is two to
three thousand; in tho Stnto, about four
thousand. Tho Tax-Payers clcotod two
aud probably tbreo mouthers to Congross.
Judgo Wt*>. Livingston suicided—finan
cial troubles.
Cleveland, September B.— Tho se
verest gale of tho season swept over Lake
Erie. Several vessels wore dtiven ashoro.
Lewiston, Me., September 9. —Thcro
was a slight frost here this morning.
New York, Scptcmbor B.—David
Banks, the oldest law book seller in tho
Stato is dead, aged 85.
Versailles, September 9, noon.— Tho
removal of the Government to Paris, alter
four day’s debate, was defeated.
Rossol has beon oonvicted and sentenoed
to military degradation and death.
London, September 9, noon. —Don
Carlos advisoa his adherents to accept
amnesty and return to Spam.
Tho beautiful Duohoss St. Albans, only
22 years of age, died in ohild bed.
The Empress Eugooio has embarked for
Spain.
St. Johns, September 9. -Reuforth’s
death was caused by great mental excite
ment and ovor exertion. His lungs were
engorged with blood. No traco of prison
was tound in visoera. Tho verdict was
that ho oamo to his death from congestion
of tho lungs, caused by ovor exertion.
Panama, September 2. —Salvador and
Honduras havo appointed commissioners
to consult upon tho policy ot tho formation
of a Central American Federation.
Paris, September 9, cveniDg.— Tho
Prussians commence tho evacuation of tho
departments near Paris to-morrow.
Berlin, September 9, evening.—Chol
era is diminishing greatly in North Ger
many.
London, September 9, evening,—Sew-
ard has'reaohed Berlin.
A New York World speoial says that a
meeting has been arranged at Lansanno.
Switzerland, for Thiers and Gortschakoff.
Kingston, Ja., September 9.--A hur
ricane occurred on the 21st ult., on Ot
tigne Island, by whioh every ostato was
damaged. Tho loss is immense. Fivo
ehurohes wore prostrated. In Tatola
Island 800 houses and 40 estates were de
stroyed. In St. Kilt’s Island tho growing
crops wero destroyed.
London, September 9, night. —Tho
Houg Kong and Shanghai cablo is brokoD.
Napoleon resides at Tarquay during
Eugenie’s absenee.
The Levant Ilei aid says deaths at Ta
breys, Persia, still average two hundred
and forty per day. Christians and Mus
solmcn aro oamped in tho mountains, and
business has entirely stopped. Tho Per
sian army has been disbanded. Storms
and inundations destroyed Bazais and
gardens in the vicinity.
The conclavo at Fulda has dolermincd
to take dooisivo stops against tho aggressivo
policy of Dr. Van Muhlor, Prussian Min
ister of Eoolcsiastical affaire. A joint
resolution has boon adopted to disregard
his decrees, and petition tho Reiohstag and
Emperor William for redress. Tho Bishops
are departing.
Gonzales Bravo, ox-Prirao Minister of
Spain, died suddenly at Biarritz, in com
parative poverty.
Berlin, September 9, night. -Tho
Kouz Zeitung announces tho result of tho
negotiations at Salzburg as follows: “Aus
tria and Germany, repudiating aggressive
idoas, will unite oloscly to repel aggrassion.
Germany,” continues tho Zeitung, “wishes
Austria to bo strong, and tho Austrian
Emperor and statesmen desire union with
Italy.”
Rome, Soptombcr 9, night.—The Popo
has sent a letter to M. Thiors, congratu
lating him upon tho oontinuanoo of his
term of office.
The Papal Journal, of to-day, oontains
a severo criticism upon Napoleon.
The Alfioiri Society threatens to burn
the V aticaD. Precautions havo boen takon
against sach a crime, but in oaso an at
tempt should bo mado ami anarchy should
onsuc, tho poreon of tho Popo will bo pro
tected by tho flags of foroign Embassa
dors.
Washington, Soptombor 9.—The de
claration of martial law in oortain South
Carolina oouotios hangs fire. Reports to
tho War and Treasury Departments do not
substantiate Ku-Klux Chairman Scott’s
affidavits or statements.
Federal attorneys havo boen ordered to
press oasos against delinquent revonue of
ficers and their bondsmen.
Tho Post Offioo Department having in
formation that the Alabama and Chatta
nooga Railroad js running botweon Altala
and Meridian, direct mails for that sootion
via Dalton, Romo and Jacksonville, thcnco
to Altala by stage.
Chicago, September 9.— Dr. Marsh, of
Lawrence. Kansas, who was partially in
sano on aeepunt of tho death of his father,
killed his wife, child and himsolf with a
razor.
Cincinnati Provision Market.
BY KENNEDY, ECKERT A 00.
Cincinnati, September 1,1871.
Editors Chronicle <6 Sentinel :
The tendency of the provision market,
early in tho week, was to higher prices,
caused, as previously stated, by the mani
pulations of a few local speculators, who
considered prices low and took hold with
the belief that handsome profit could bo
made; but the attempt was made several
times before and it was not successful,
and, as we predicted, this attempt also
proved a failure, as consumers would
not toke hold, aud without their aid rhe
trade will not prove healthy. Their wants,
before the advance, were small enough,
but when higher rates were ask»d their
orders were withdrawn altogether or
limits net advanced. Mel ers were slow to
accept tiie situation at the close, hut in
order to effect sales had to submit to bu /-
ers’views. There are also many auxious
sellers for the future who prefer that way
rather than put their stuff on the market
in its present condition, being aware that
any attempt to force stuff, in any quanti
ty, would cause a “ break,” but buyers
for delivery ahead are not plenty, except
at prices below cash rates and at what
holders are willing to accept. It was ex
pected that the deliveries to-day would be
heavy, but this was not the case. What
is being delivered is put in store. Those
who have not covered their contracts arc
holding off, awaiting further develop
ments, expectin ' lower prices to prevail
during the month. The trade is in a \ ory
unsatisfactory condition. The question
whether the September contracts will go
to the legitimate trade or be re-sold here,
being still unuecidod. September is gen
erally a good consumption of hog pro
duct, but it does not open very ti tttering.
T > day the market closes dull and droop-
ing.
Hoos—But few contracts aro making.
Drovers and packers cannot agree. Home
sales for November at $4 gross. They
are freely offered at this rate December.
Mess Fork—Has dragged all the week
at about previous quotations—}l2 50 was
paid, but to-day 812 25 was the best bid.
Country nominally at sl2. Males to-day
100 barrels of city mess at sll 75, seller
December and January, but this is bid
for more, $12@12 25 asked. November
and December nominally at sl2 26@12 50.
Lard—early in the week was brisk
with transactions at 9, but today 81 was
accepted-keg, Jo@loi. But little new
steam offering, nominally at 8, loose. Sell
er November or December, 8J asked. Re
fined—in tierces, 91 ; kegs, 101® 10J ;
half barrels, 91.
Dry Malted Meats—ripened strong
and an advance was estaolished, bnt tbe
market closes dull and weak—shoulders
sold up to sj. closing at 51; rib sides ad
vanced to 61, but declined to 61 ; C. K.
sides were wanted at 61, but sales were
made to-day at 61; clear sides not sale
able at the close over 01, held 6J; all loose,
1 to g more packed in casks ; halt casks
1 higher than casks.
Bacon —was liberally handled early in
tho week with light offerings and an ad
vance of 1 was established ; shoulders
sold at 61, closing at 61; clear rib ad
vanced to 71, but declined to 7; clear
sides, but few offering, 71 was paid ; to
day 7J was accepted ; 8. C. hams dull at
141@14i ; plain, 12@12i.
Flour—Family. $5 60@5 80; extra.
|5 30@6 50 ; superAne, $4 f>o@4 76.
Very respectfully,
K&NiyUtf, &JUUIT <* Cos,
