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7UADDEUS STEVEJfS.
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Frlda.
A cOTirsponclent of the New Yark Tribune
writes Horn Washington, as follows?
About afottnBb.t bclore his severe Illness,
which compelled him to abandon, a one of the
llanapt rs ot Impeachment, lne prosecution of
I'te.dent Johnson, 1 spent an tifieruoon with
Thaddeus btevrns. It whs the day before the
"crpanizatlon of the Court of Impeachment, and
be was in unusual spirits at the prospect of the,
8Tly Bticcess of a movement which he had
inaugurated and pioneered. The prospect of
ucerss at that time was very flattering to the
Inipeachrrs: it 6temed that the trial, convic
tion, and removal ot the l'rcsident would prove
a lining climax to the career of hismon earnest
and bitter enemy; and during our conversation
I ventured to suggest to him that lie was almost
ready to exclaim with Simeon, 4 Lord, let thy
servant depart in peace." He answered, with
out hesitation, that he had "no wish to go just
jet."
"My iricr.ds tell me," he added, "that I am
trowini? old and weak, and must look forward
to an early end to my career, but," and he spoke
in a maiter-ot-tact tone and manner, "1 have no
intention of djin? just jet."
The spirit proved stronger than the flesh on
that occasion, though his illness compelled him
to relinquish an active part in a cause in which
he was undoubtedly enlisted heart and soul; but
he gradually sank from that time forward until
his death on August 11. But though the flesh
grew weak, eveu unto death, the spirit docs not
appear to have laded in the least. If it were
possible for him to describe his own death-bed
he would doubtless Bay that "be died hurrah
ing." "I am going to die like Nir-anor," he said to
me on the occasion I have alluded to, "m har
ness. I mean to die hurrahing."
He attached a peculiar meaning to this last
phrase, which was a tavorite one with him, and
1 have heard ot his using it on two or three
occasions. Oue of these is noteworthy. A citi
zen of Kno&vllle, Tenn., had visited him, and
had convened to him a message of respect and
good wishes from Governor Brownlow, who, by
the way, is an admirable prototype of Mr,
Stevens', possessing the same earnest, bitter, and
indomitable spirit, alike in hate and in gene
Tosity, and not unlike in (ugliness ol) person.
When bis visitor was about taking his leave,
Mr. Stevens said to him:
"Give Governor Brownlow my respects; tell
him I hope he will be restored to health, and
live a long time, and that I say when he dies to
die hurruhine."
I first met Mr. Stevens In the room of the
Impeachment Committee, just across the lobby
from the Speaker's desk in the House of .Repre
sentatives. When I went in the room the Com
mittee was not, of course, in session. Only Mr.
Stevens, General John A. Logan, and General
Benjamin K.Butler were present. Mr. Stevens
was at one end of the long com aiittee table,
munching a soda-cracker, Logau and Butler
were at the other end, digging with huge pen
knives iuto a large ohee-e, and eating cheese
and crackers with evident relish. Occasionally
they mould address a word or two to Mr. Stevens
on the all-absorbing question of impeachment,
but at that moment the lunching hour their
chief attention was dpvoted to the edibles. At
the moment. Mr. S'.eveus was waiting for his
servants to come to carry him to the
carriage which usuallv conveyed him to his
house, and, not being able to talk to him freely,
and fully there, I made an engagement with
him for an hour or two of the afternoon. While
I was still in i ho Committee-room talking to
him and his associates the tervants, two
young and stalwart white men, came tor Mr.
Stevens. Tbey took him up a he sat chair
and all and conveyed him through the lobby
to the Southern eniiance of the Capitol, wbere
the carriage awaited him. The incident served
to remind General Logan of an anecdote of Mr.
Stevens which illustrated at once the humor
and the indomitable spirit of the maa. General
Logan stated that ou one occasion while he
was being tuns carried by his servants who are
both young men hardly in the prime of life, Mr.
Stevens turned to them and said drily, but hesi
tatingly, showing by his feeble manner and tone
his exhausted eonduion:
"Bo)?, I wonder how I'll get to the House
when joh two die."
He seemed to think he was never to die, but
alwavs to be a member of the House.
Puiing the first part of the interview some
thing was said by me relative to Mr. Stevens'
famous speech comparing Mr. Johnson to Charles
I, and declaring the former's usurpations greater
thaa those of the English King, and in any
other country would have cost a king his head.
He said that their cases were parallel in a erreat
mauy particulars In the contending parties,
the personal actors, and the pnncioles involved.
Something of the same idea had occurred to my
miud a day or two previous, while re'adinsr Gold
win Smi'ti's "Three English Statesmen," then
just published In this countrv, and which I had
read in the cars en route to Washington. I inter
rupted him by remarking that T had come to look
upon him as the John Pym of this impeach
ment, and read to him from a note book a
passage from Smith's volume which seemed to
me to apply as well to him as to Pym: "He had
stood," sis Goldwin Smith, speaking of Pym,
"among the foremost of thoje 'evil-tempered
pints' who protested that the librrties of Par
liament were not the favors ot the crown bat
the birtbiinht of Englishmen, aud who. for so
doing, were imprisoned without law. He had
resolved, as he said, that he would rather suffer
for speaking the truth than the truth should
sutler itr want of his (peaking." I would have
gone on with further quotations, but Mr. Ste
vens interrupted me
"Tlat is unimportant; the parallel is not
strong not so stroug as I would like to think
it for I greatly admire curt aud crusty old John
Pym; it is not ai strong a parallel as Macaulay
unconsciously drew twenty years ago. His
arraignment of Charles I, in the first volume
o; his history, applies with hardly a change of
word, except names', to Andrew Johnson. It is
really a remarkable document. Give me that
volume of Macaulay, uud I will show vou the
pasuges."
I handed him a volume of If icaulay, and turn
ing to some marked passages ne read rapidly,
interpolating his explanation?.
Much of this Mr. S. evens quoted. At length
he fiuished with this pasaue. not read, but
quoted from memory, wiih the book closed, and
pronounced in a very Impressive manner:
"When a country U in Hie situation that Eng
land then was, when the kingly otlice is regarded
with love and veneration, but the person who
fills tbat cilice is bated and difitru-ted, it should
seem that the course to be taken is obvious.
Tho dignity of the oflice should bo preserved;
the person should be discarded."
Naturally enough alt this led to my asking
him the chances lor the success of impeachment.
He answered very promptly:
"Good, I fhiuk, now. We managed to gel
Butler's additional articles adopted to-day; aud
I think Mr. Johnson will be convicted ou tliem.
Before the adaption of those articles we hud n't
a case at all - none at all, and an acquittal would
surely follow if wo prosecuted ou the original
articles only. Besides, there are some disagree
ments aruong the Managers. Btnabam refused
at first to serve with Butler, because of his lan
suaee about Mrs. Hurrati's execution and the
, hanging of an innocent woman. Then Boutwell
was elected chief Manager, aud Bingham ob
jected, claiming that he was entitled to the first
place in the Committee because he had received
the highest number ot votes In the House,
although Colfax had distinctly stated that the
vote would not decide the question of priority
in the Committee. Then BoutwtU resigned to
Icbcp peace ,ft tne Committee, Mid that disgusted
me. But f n0pc, we shall convict 1 hope so."
Dro.PVitK politicians and the impeachment
ltJt'?,.ion (not as abruptly as 1 do here, how
evf,,r), we came to speak of the course of the
u.iwcpapeis towards him, and the vast amount
or vituperation which nad oeen pourea on his
head, lie remarked that he did not fret at tbat;
it was all he could expoct, "for you know," he
added, "that I have always been a plain sneaker
myself." This led to my asking something in
regard to his early life and his history. As I
used the word "history" he glauced at me
quickly, and I thought rather suspiciously, and
directly said, "You newspaper men are always
wanting to get at a man's history. As I said to
A young girl who came to see me some time ago
to collect materials tor a biography of me, I
have no history. My life-long regret ia that I
have lived so long and so uselessly."
I ventured to suggest that his friends wero not
disposed to agree with him in the use of the
word "uselessly" as applied to his Congressional
achievements.
"I have achieved nothing In Congress. Until
the war began I was a plodder without influence,
and since it began I have been so radical that I
had no control over anybody. Some of the
papirs call me the 'Lender of the House,'. I
only laueh at them. I lead them, yes; but ifeev
never follow me or do as I want them until
public opinion has sided with me."
"No." he added, after a pause of a moment or
two, "I'm not over proud ot my Congressional
career. I like my State service better. I think
and feel, 1 hope without vanity, that the crown
ing utility of my life was the adoption of the
Common (school System of Pennsylvania "
He explained that in 1835 an attempt was
made by the Democracy, for political purposes,
to repeal the School law passed during the pre
vious session of the Leeiblature, and they did
succeed In repealing it in the Senate. They
would have succeeded In the House but for a
strong speech and "a good deal of filibuster
ing," as Mr. Stevens remarked, on the part of
himself and friends in the House, and Governor
Wolt in the Eiecutive mansion.
"That is the work," he said, resuming after
bis explanation, "that I take most pleasure in
recalling."
1 bad heard the fact mentioned that Mr. Stev
ens had on one occasion given $100,000 to the
poor of Lancaster couuty, and I asked him
about the truth of it.
"Oh ! it was not true," he said, "I have never
been able to do any such thing. I have been a
failure in everything. I have failed financially
ihree times. The first was throuuh going bail
and security, and it broke up a very fine prac
tice 1 had in Adams couuty. The second was
through carelessness of a partner in some Iron
mills."
There was much more said of a naturj not
calculated to be of interest to the general public,
and which it is not necessary to give here. All
that he did and said con8rmed me in theopinion
I bad long held of his posltiveacss and dogged
ness; and I came away not only impressed with
the power of the man, but fully satisfied, as I
had been before, of the sincerity of his convic
tions, and that idea was enough to make me
admire and respect even if I did not fully agree
with him.
THE OBSEQUIES.
Preparations for th Fuaaral of tbe
Lata Tbaddeua Stevens at Washlagte
aad Lancaster
The Washington Star of last evening has the
following account of the arrangements for the
funeral of Thaddeus Stevens:
"During the morning a number of his im
mediate friends assembled in his parlors to
accompany tbe remains to the rotunda of the
Caiito). and about five minutes to 12 Company
A, .Butler zouaves icoioreaj, arrived at tne
residence. Piecisely at noon, Mr. Williams, the
urdcrtaker, closed tbe collin, and the pall
bearers, eight in number, lour white and tour
colored, took up the corpse, and, preseded by
Mr. Brown, Sergeant-ai-Arou ot the senate,
General Ekin, Kev. Ur. Gray, Chaplain of the
t-enaic, and Senator McDouall, of Arkansas,
left the house. The Zouaves took position on
cither side of the corpse as a guard of honor;
aud then a number of friends among them
Kev. Mr. Emery brought up the rear. The
S recession walked slowly along B street to
ew Jersey avenue, and thence to the
east portico of tbe Cupitol, where a large
number of persons had gathered. A detail of
sixteen of the Capitol Police had previouly
opened a passage-way and stood uncovered
Vihile the corpse was carried in aud placed on
the cataialque. The military immediately
stacked arms and a guard of honor was set over
the remains, and those desirous of viewing tbe
face of the great commoner passed by the corpse,
stooping a moment to gaze on the features.
Immediately after the corpse had been set on
the cataialque a magnificent wreath was placed
on the cofhn by Mr. W. P. Smith, Superintend
ent of the Botanical Garden. Among the first
to look upon the corpse were Senator Patterson,
Senator Sumner, many of the employees of the
Capitol, and tome of our oldest citizens, the
larger proportion being colored. The coffin is of
losewood, covered with fine black cloth, and lined
with white satin. Upon the lid is a large silver
plate, bearing the following inscription:
"Thaddeus Stevens. Born April 4th, 1792.
Died August llth, 18G8, at midnight." The
plate Is in the form of a shield, handsomely
chased, and around it a row ot silver tacks.
Upon each side are three very heavy silver
handles, tbe binge portion being the national
coat of arms, and an eagle emblazoned on the
handle. The coffin is heavily trimmed with,
silver, and upon the lid rests a beautiful chain
of white roses and immortelles, linked together
with white ribbon, placed there by Sister
Loretta, ot Providence Hospital. The features
ot the deceased have chauged but very little,
and he looks quite natural though much
emaciated by his long illness. The mouth aud
eyes ate closed but the eyes are somewhat
sunken, and the right temple is a little dark.
He is dressed in a suit of black with black
necktie."
The Lancaster Express of last evening says:
"The funeral of the late Hon. Thaddeus Ste
vens has been appointed for next Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock. All the arrangements are
not yet completed, but it is understood that the
corpse would be carried from the residence of
the deceased to the rotunda of the capuol at 2
o'clock to-day, by the citizens of LanciS er now
resident In Wasbingtou. A military guard will
be stationed arouud the bier, and the body will
lie in sta'e until Friday, when it will be con
veyed by a special train, furnished by the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad, through Baltimore via
York and Havrieburg to Lancaster. Among
the pall-bearers will be Messrs. Secretary Sew
ard, Attorney-General Evarts. ex-Sei retary Stau
ton, Senator Sumutr and McDonald, Mayor Bo w
en. of WashlnBtou; 8iiruwn General Barnes, and
(ieneral Kawliues, Chief of (Jeneral Grant's
staff. The tram will be composed of three cars,
one of which will be devoted to the exclusive
me of the family aud immediate mourners of
the deceased, while the remaiuing two will be
occupied by political and personal frieuds. The
train will arrive at Lancaster Saturday evening,
ana tne body will lie in state until Monday at
2 o'clock, when the final ceremonies of the
funeral will take place. A delegation of colored
Zouaves and a delegation ot colo-ed citlz"iis of
Washington will accompany the remains to
Lancaster."
The Swiss export glacier foe.
Espartero is a gay youth of 76.
Lots of fleas in New York.
Brougham has already made $1700 out of
the piece of trash called "The Lottery of Life."
Loulsvillians call eaoh other by their mid
dle names It sounds distingue", you know.
Chief Justice Chase and his daughter were
extensively dined and wined in New York.
The l'ull MM Gazette comes down upon
Blr Morton J'eto like a thousand o' brick.
THE JEWS.
Important OoirtipoadtBU What la
Vttonght of ueaeral Uraat.
The Chicago 2Wouneof August 12 gives tbe
following correspondence, which win explain
itself;
KxrTjBiiTCiN HxiDQtriRiEns, Caicioo, 111.,
August 6, 1868. Hon. Henry Greencbaam.
Dear Sir: A number of Republican voters of
your religions persuasion have intimated to our
Committee of Arrangements a desire to give tht
public an opportunity to hear your views on the
relations of the Israelites to General Grant and
the Republican party. In compliance with the
request of the Committee, I have the honor to
invite you to speak upon the subject, at a tte-
fublican meeting, on Wednesday evening, Aug.
2, In Court House Square, in this city. Solici
ting your kind compliance with this request, I
am yours truly, J. C. Dorr,
President of Grant Club.
Chicago, Aug. 10, 18C8. non. John C. Dorc,
President Grant Club: Dear sir: In acknow
ledging receipt ot your communication inviting
me to address a Kepubrcin mass meeting on
the 12i h inst., in reference to the relation of the
Israelites to General Grant aud the Republican
party, permit me to say that while I am happy
of the opportunity thus afforded me to place my
co-reliEioni8ls properly beiore the people, I
prefer to do so In a letter, because I have not
made any potit'eal speeches for som? time, and
have neither time nor Inclination to enter into
the arena.
Our Jewish fellow-citizens are brought con
spicuously forward in this Presidential cam
paign, owing to a military order issued at one
time by General Grant, kuowu as order No. 11.
This order was issued against "Jew as a class."
and in this way repeated a wrong frequently
committed against my race by the non-Jewish
world.
General Grant committed a fundamental error
in the remedy he selected for the purpose of
dealing with some offenders agaiust his mill
tary regulations, who were supposed to be of
the Jewish faith. There does exist a most un
just prejudice towards Jews as a class, against
which I solemnly protest. General Grant may
or may not have shared tills prejudice.
The true Israelite has no prejudice against
any race. His faith in One God, having been
strengthened by a history of forty centuries,
leads him to regard all men as brothers, and his
biuhest happiness is to be enpnged in the inter
ests of God and humanity. There is a meaning
in these words, and very many Israelites in this
city feel this, and in politics are Republicans.
The issues of the war are fully appreciated by
them, and it will be useless to expect assist
ance from them in impeding the progress of
history,
The whole tendency of strictly Jewish efforts
is to proeressand liberalism, and we cannot lend
our aid to inflict on others wrongs which we
have suffered ourselves, and hence know them
to be wrongs.
Had the nomination of a Presidential candi
date been left to Republican Jews, General
Grant would certainly not have been their
choice. But, now that General Grant Is the
nominee of the party, it is paying a poor com
pliment to Jewish intellect and Jewish patriot
ism to suppose that we can sink all beneath the
weight ot personal vindictive revenge or even
nt holy lndigna'ion. General Grant knows by
this time tbat Jews must not be judged "as a
class," not any more bo than Christians; that
among Jews there are good men and bad men,
as there are good men and bad men among
i; unsuaris.
Furthermore, I believe that the order referred
to was Issued In the midst of complicated mili
tary responsibilities-, lis sweeping effect not
having been fully considered, and that General
Grant regrets that the order was ever issued.
Indeed, I know that a letter from General
Grant, expressing these sentiments, has for some
time beeu in the bands of a prominent cv reli
gionist at Washington city, and that General
( rant objects to the publication thereof at this
time, only on the ground that it might be con
slrued as a bid for votes on his part,
Very respectfully, Henry (Jreenecaum.
MIKE. M'QOOL.
gceass and Incidents at nil Marriage.
In addition to what we have already pub
lished In relation to the marriage of Mike
McCoole, the following particulars from the
Missouri Democrat, are interesting:
Mike behaved like a mau. He was dressed in
black broadcloth coat and pants, and black
velvet vest, a stand-up linen collar, and black
silk necktie. Beiore the ceremony wa con
cluded he slipped on a pair of lavender colored
kid gloves, and Bmiled with a great deal of satis
faction. During the latter part of the ceremony
he whirpered words of lore to his lady, and
scarce was it concluded when he sent his thumb
and forefinger on a diving expedition into his
vest pocket, and drew forth a handsome fee.
Two small boys held up lofty candles that shed
their flickering rays over the gay party; close
to the railing stood Mike, and on his left his
lady, and near at hand the bridesmaids and
groomsmen. In the book the priest wrote
the following: August 9, 1868, Michael, son
of Alexander McCoole and Annie Quinn, and
Mollie, daughter of Daniel and Catharine Nor
ton, and also the names of Joseph J. Dugd and
Anne Roogan, and the name of A. Mulhollaud,
the officiating priest. The bridesmaids were
neatly and tastefully, though not expensively
dipssed, one ot them in white alpaca, and the
other two in white tarletan. The ceremony
over, one of the priests shouted, "It's all over
you can retire," but not a man, woman, or
child budged. As long as tbe manly form of
Mike could be discerned at the altar, so long the
crowd relu&ed to go. At last round the altar,
and out the side door, Mike went, and tarrying
in the ante-rooms, soon departed for rooms at
tbe b'outhein Hotel.
Late in the evening when the crowd had re
tired from the hau6e of the bride, the happy
pair held a reception, when Miss Nellie Porham
and Miss Moliie Bn en, Mrs. Norton, and hosts
of frieuds, assembled to congratulate the new
couple on their new way in life.
The bridal chamber, a perlect love of a room
cozy, comfortable, aud just the thing. Fur
nished elegantly with a Brussels carpet and
rosewood set, a marble-topped washstand, aud
four glorious old decanters brimful ol generous
port stout old brandy good old Irish whisky.
None of your long, lank, lean decanters were
they, but fat old fellows, and happy were we to
drink tbe bride and groom's health In their
sacred presence. A small stand appeared near the
window, on which was a cooy ot Uollin's Ancient
History and over the stand, more sacred than
all, a fine portrait of Mike McCoole, bis auto
graph beneath in a large, bold hand. Spotless
linen covered tte virgiu bed, lucked awayiuthe
corner so cozily. Ou the wall hung several draw
ings and paintings, the handiwork of the bride,
displaying both taste and skill. A choice wedding-cake
also sat on a staud here. From the
church we proceeded at once to the home,
where a gang of elderly iadies many with
babes and naughty boys who haukered for
beer, were assembled. We told them "Peace
be quiet," but they headed not, aud by and by
ome one from an upper window ot an adjoining
nouse, wnere two or mree were gam ere ti to
gether, dashed out a pail ot water, which no
doubt cleaused some of the recipients. The
bridesmaids were all school girls of Miss Nor
ton. Ot Mike's fighting, the bride said: "I(
there's honor to gain, then fight if there la
money, then decline." So it seems she has the
Irish pluck. Her mother said: "Suppose he'd
pet killed!1" "I don't care," says she. "I'll
have him if he's killed In two hours, for he ia
my man, aud I love him."
The Belgians have prohibited the manu
facture of nitro glyoerine why not add gun
powder, arjenio, Paris green, or any other
useful but dangerous article?
Browning is said to be getting too stout
or poet. It is ft case of brown stoat.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH,
Tho Remains of Thaddeus
Stovens-The Tennessee
Republican State
Convention.
Financial anil Commercial
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FROM BALTIMORE.
1 1 ob or to tho Rcmalos of Vhaddini
StevaBS A Serious Fight at a Unitary
Plcale.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph.
Baltimobk, Aug. 1L The remains of Thad
deus Stevens had a very large escort in passing
through this city this morning. The members
of the Bepublican State Central aud Executive
Committees turned out and tho Republicans
generally. Also many colored people paid
their respects. Flaps were at half-mast, etc.
On Wednesday at a picnic near Caton9villo, of
a company ot the 0th Regimen', Maryland
National Guard, a fight occurred, and during
the melee John Rose and Thomas Sullivan,
both members, were stabbed, it is supposed
fatally, by Thomas Hibbitt, also a member, who
was committed to jail.
The humbug Serucant Bates appeared at the
Democratic headquarters last night with his
flag, and made a speech. He is en rcuie for
Maine.
Archbishop Spalding has returned In im
proved health. Dr. J. Perkins Fleming, a well
known physician, died here yesterday.
The withdrawal of a large number of influen'
tial conservatives from the Democrats, and
their going for Grant and Colfax has caused
considerable fluttering among the Democrats
here. This movement looks very formidable.
FR 031 TENNESSEE.
NomlwatlOBS by tho UapuMtcan Stato
Coaveuttoia.
Special Despatch to The Evening Telegraph,
Nabuvillk, Tenn., August 14. The Tennessee
Republican State Convention reassembled yes
terday morning. The dibcussion as tr the pro
priety of nominating candidates for Congressmen
at large was resumed, and it was determined by
a decisive majority to nominate. The choice of
the Convention fell upon General John B.
Rodgers, of Middle Tennessee, and lion. T. A
Hamilton, of Memphis.
The last gentleman is under an Indictment for
perjury. Mr. Fourney, ot Memphis, raised this
matter in the Convention as an objection to Mr.
Hamilton. In reply, Colonel John B. Brownlow
made a very eloquent and effective speech, vin"
dicating Mr. Hamilton's record, and showing
him to be one of the soundest and truest men in
the State. Mr. Hamilton is the member ot the
present Legislature from the First District, and
has earnestly and ably opposed the Ku Klux
conspiracy to get possession of the State by
breaking down the Franchise law, and he emi
nently deserved the endorsement he received
to-day.
This concluded tho formal work of tho Con
vention. A motion to adjourn sine die prevailed.
The President, Horace Maynard, on leaving
the Chair, made a long and interesting speech.
Generally speaking, the Convention was har
monious, and its proceedings will have a good
effect throughout the State.
The opposition to .Daniel Morrell in tho Co
lumbia District is dwindling away, and this
noble pioneer of Tennessee Republicanism is
certain of re-election.
FROM INDIANA.
Bt-tco of am Exprasa Itobbtr.
BroWnstown, Ind., Aug. 14. Colleran and
Hammond, charged with overpowering tho
messenger and robbing the Adams Express
Company, in September, 18C7, near Seymour,
were on trial yesterday. The former entered a
plea ot guilty, and was sentenced to the Penl.
tentiary for five years and fined $500. Ham
mond's case was continued. The notorious
Jason Brown, a criminal lawyer, defeuded the
prisoners. Although the vigilance committee
had resolved to leave the matter with the Courts,
the action of that body seems to have rendered
it necessary to again tuke the law into their own
hands.
Divorce of Iodlana Detective.
Setmoub, Ind., Aug. 14. That most degraded
detective, Seymour Basmore, lately from Nash
ville, where he was initiated into tho Sock
degree of tho Ku-klax Klao, was to day divorced
by tho Court of Jackson county from his wife,
that lady being the complainant in the case.
Jason Brown was his counsel.
TEE EUROPEAN MARKETS.
By Atlantic Cable.
This MorBlBg'e Quotation.
London, August 14 A. M. Consols 93 for
money, and 94 for account. Illinois Central, 92;
Erie, 3G; Atlantic and Great Western, 39.
Fuankfort, August 14 A. M. United States
Five-twenties, 75.J.
Liverpool, August 14 A. M. Cotton opens
firm, but unchanged. The Bales of the day are
estimated at 12.000 bales. Total sales of the
week 89,000 bales, of which 15,000 were for
export and 6000 for speculation. Stock in port
and on shipboard, 677,000 bales, whereor 210,000
are American. Breadstuffs quit and quotations
unchanged.
Paris, Aug. 14. The increase of bullion in
the Bank of Frauce is 34,000,000 francs.
Vhla AlterBoou'e (luotatloae.
Lokuon, August 14-P. M. Five-Twenties,
711 ; Illinois Central, 924; Atlantic and Great
Western, 38.
Liverpool, Aueust 14 P. M. The advices
from Manchester are favorable. The market
for goods and yarns is firmer at better prices.
The stock of Cotton afloat en route to this port
is 710,000, of which 7000 are American. Bread
stalls are heavy, and unchanged. Lard quiet,
and declined to 60s. Commou Rosiu declined
to 6s. 3d. Turpentine, 27s, Cd.
Abtwsbf, August 14 P. H. Petroleum, 52(.
From California.
San Francisco, Aug. 13. Tho opposition
steamer Oreponian has arrived from Panama.
Tbe barque Torrent was wrecked July 17, iu
English bay, Cook's inlet. The vessel and cargo
are a total Joes. The crew arrived safely at
Kediok.
Cleared Ship Gold Hunter, for Liverpool,
taking out 40.000 sacks of wheat; and ship Oliver
Madeliue for Cape Town, with a cargo of flour.
San Francisco, Aug. U. Flour IS-eooflO:
Wheat, fl-78l-80. Legal tenders, Cttj.
TENNESSEE.
Political Trouble Anticipated Rebel
Hatred of tho federal Ooveraxaseaxt.
The New York rimes' correDondent writes
from Memphis, August 3, as follows:
loe indications are tnat we are to hive trou
ble in Tennessee and throughout tbe South at
tne Presidential election tnis tall. The central
thought that inspired the great Rebellion was
the desire to control the blacks without tbe
danger of bindtance or lnterierence. Tho result
ot t tie conflict with the Federal Government was
so disastrous tbat for a time all hope of great
ness by the absolute control of bla;k labor was
abandoned; but the mildness shown In the treat
ment of Rebels and traitors, the sympathy ex
prccsed tor them by tho anti-war faction of the
iNort hern Democracy, the influeuce ot Brooks
aud others m Congress, and the course of Presi
dent Johnson, has given new hopa, and the
dominant 1 action of the Southern conserva ives
is to-day sanguine tbat they will attain the
objects of the great Keclliou without another
conflict with the General Government, Their
organs openly avow tbU, and at no time since
the war has the tone of ex Rebels been so
Ditter and contident as at present. This will
be universally admitted by all Union men in
tbe South. There was a lime wbeu the ex
Rebels wre eo cowed and quiet, so satisfied
with having escaped confiscation and tae
halter, so disposed to be law-abiding and or
derly, that many members ot our State Legisla
ture were disposed to remove all political disa
bilities from them, but sucu is not tho case now.
There are of course mauy, perhaps a majority of
the ex-rebels, who are quiet, law-abiding citizens,
but the dominant faction is inspired by a worio
spuit, and it not only is not opposed by tho
moderates, but very frequently has their secret
sympathy. The dominant faction is bitter In its
hatred of the Federal Government aud its hatred
of Northern people. It is determined to get the
control ot the political all airs of the South and to
bring the negro under some control not very un
like slavery of the olden time. From this alone
it anticipates Southern prosperity. This is the
key to all the movements of Southern Conser
vatives. This is the corner-stone ot all their
Democracy. They are sanguine just as san
guine as they were at the outbreak of tho great
Rebellion. Blair, the Democratic candidate for
the Vice-Presidency, assures them that the De
mocratic party of the North is with them in
pressing the rubbing out of all free State tiov
ernmcnt in the South, ai d the rescinding of all
enactments tbat guarantee either personal or
political rights to blacks, and thus, backed by
the Democracy of tbe nation, they re
gard it as easy to get the political
control of the Sotith, to drive out
most outspoken Republicans, and gradually, by
terrorizing and State laws, virtually restore
slavery. Let no man in the North be too certain
that these mad dreams may not be realized. Let
no man bo too sure that slavery may not be so
lar restored as to bring on wide spread anarchy
and another bloody civil war. It may be a war
of races that it will cost the natiou many mi I lion
Uollurs and many valuable lives to suppress. In
Mississippi they have made a long stride in that
direction. There many blacks are now afraid
to leave the plantations of their employers, lest
they should be murdcied, as many others have
been.
There is an active, wide-spread, but not nume
rically strong secret organizations in all the
Southern States. Where it started is un
known; but it made itself manifest first, at
about the same time, in Mississippi, and in
Maury and Giles counties of this State. This
was about six mounts ago. Either members of
this tccret order, or persocs who adopt its dis
guises and practices, are now found in many
places prowling about at night, masked and
armed with deadly weapons. These gangs are
popularly designated as K.u-klux, but whether
this is the real name of the organi
zation is unknown. Its members seems
to be the most reckless men wh)
served in the Rebel army, and who
believe that the South can only be mado to
prosper by the driving out of all white radicals,
and getting the negroes under some form of
control by white men. To carry out the designs
of the Southern leaders, the Ku-Elux have in
portion) of this State, in Mississippi, and in
Texas made a perfect reign of terror. They
have taken men from their beds, and either
whipped them cruelly tor being radicals, or
have murdtred them in cold blood. If the
perpetrators of such atrocities were not ia all
cases Ku Klux, they were at least persons who
had all the hate of Ku-Klux's to radicals. The
Ku-Klux go ip gangs, masked and armed, and
this enables them, in most cases, to escape all
recognition and legal prosecution.
A Protest from an Kx-Kcbcl Soldier.
The Memphis J'ost publishes the following
letter;
"La Grange, Tenn.. August 1, 18G8. Editors
Post: I am not a newspaper corresoondent,
and have no acquaintance with you, but believ
ing (be truth should be told though it shame the
devil. I give you a little idea of the way our
friends (?) are trying to get us into another fuss;
and having been through the last, I am content
to keep quiet and be a good and peaceful citizen,
even if I cannot vote.
"Last night havingbeen invited several times
I attended a meeting of the Seymour aud Blair
club. I had been appealed to that it was my
duty to attend; tbat it was a matter ot life and
death with us, aud to resist to the death the
oppressor. I expected to bo enlightened on
various points, and hoped to see some enthusi
asm; but, till they sent out to a neighboring
house, there was not even a candle to enable us
to tell how many duky faces were near ours.
A light came. Then the meeting was called to
order, when It was found that the secretary had
no paper, etc., aud the treasurer no money, and
only one nigger present. I then saw through
the trick. A few of the old hacks, who talked
us young men into it before, are again tryiug to
make a living by getting the negro and white
element interested, so they will raise funds to
keep them up a while.
' I wash my hands of the whole thing. I did
what I thought right in the rebellion; but we
were overpowered, and now I for one, tutend
to remain quiet and obey the laws, rather than
be made a tool of and fight somebody ele's bat
tles If it was only left to tbe soldiers, all would
be quiet and the countrv prosper. Ex-Rmiel."
FINANCE AND COMMER OE.
Ofviob or tbi Evening Txlvobaph,
Friday, August It, lStiS. J
The supply of capital seeking investment con
tinues as large as ever, aud 4 to 6 per cent, are
still the rule for call loans the former figure
on Government bonds. Business is held in
abeyance. Various speculations, touching tho
probable course ot the gold premium, continue
to be indulged in, without evolving any satis
factory conclusion. The exports ot specie con"
tinue upon a sufficiently large scale to. awaken
apprehensions as to the effect of any suddenly
increased diain; while the weakened condition
of the Treasury renders inoperative the check
which has hitherto prevented a marked
rise. Tbat Department no longer controls
tbe market; and as the banks have only a tri
fling accumulation, tbe sellers and buyers of gold
are left to adjust rates as best they can. The
present hope ot a permanent check to tbe rise
in tbe premium, lies In an early revival of the
eiport trade in agricultural staples, .which
Diomises to be large, notwithstanding the evl-
' oent disposition, ia eoiue quarters, to glos over
and depreciate the effects of the severe drouth
that has occurred in the British Isles, cuttlne
sboit the product of food staples. .
Stocks were heavy to-day, and speculation,
unsettled. Government loans closed quiet at
the following qno'ationst-Rpglatered, 1881, 115
sllM; coupon do.,116iall6; Five-twenties, regis
tered, 1862, 109al09j; Five-twenties, coupons,
1862. 114f 114 ; Five-twenties conpons, 18i,
110jall0i;Five-twentie8,coupon8,18C6,112jall2t;
Five-twenties, coupons, 18G5, January and July,
IOIUbIOOJ; Five-twenties, coupons, 1867. 109ja
108; Five-twentlns, do.. 18G8, 10yjal09; Ten
forties, registered, 1064106; Ten-forties, corn
pons, 1094al0fl.
Reading Railroad was doll, and closed at
46: Pennsylvania Railroad advanced i, and
soldat63; Catawlssa Railroad preferred ad
vanced to 34i; Lfhigh Valley Railroad advanced
to 64; 127 was bid for Camden and Amboy Rail
road; 70 lor Norrlstown Railroad; 2G for Phila
delphia and Erie Railroad; and 5SJ lor Mluehlll
Railroad.
In Canal, Bank, and Passenger shares there
was no change.
PniLADKLPlIlA STOCK IXCHAlfHK SALES TO-DAY
Beported by De Haven Bro., No. 40 8. Third street
IUWT BOARDl
law) city m. Vtw.tt.mn wo h ieH V R M
l.'i(M) do-Old I III l
IS do,
IMI Rend 6. '44 80.... 92
1160 N I'a 7 P CBC.... S'l
4S eh Penna tt.
do 854
a ao..
I no do.,
KlS (to.,
do.
fllKtO L,h 6S.BOI.I 1 HHSl
iiOlM.ljen IS 6H,' B4 S2,
1 sh N Penna.-.... 83
kg lb Bead K.
KOsh Leh Nav. 21?il
The following are this morning's gold and
foreign quotations, reoorted by Whelen Bro
thers, Qoid, Stock, and Exchange Brokers, No.
105 S. Third street:
10 A. M. . 147S 110-67 A. M. . 1471
10-07
148 1103
1471 11-60
1471
10-19
1046
10-46
10-48
10-64
1471
1471
147(
1471
147S112-20 P.
M.
1471
147
12 25
12-30
147
Foreign Exchange on
London: 60 days, 109
fffilOOA: 3 days. 109iai0. On Paris: 60 davs.
6f. 20(i5f. 16; 3 days, 6f. 155f. 13j.
Messrs. Jay Coote & Co. quote Govern
ment securities, etc., as follows: U. 8. 6s. of
1H81, 1154115i; old 5-20S, 114114j; now 6-20s,
18C4, 1104(31104; 3o., 1865, 112J U2J; 6-20S. July,
108(ai09i; do., 167, I08iftfl08i; do.. 1868, 108
108; 10-408, 109181091. Gold, 147J.
Messrs. De Haven dc tfroJier, o. 40 Soutlf
Third street, report the following rates of ex
change to-day at 3 P. M.: U. 8. 6s of 1881, 1151
Ceil&i; do. 1862, 11443114; do., 1S4, 110 3
1104; do.,18G5, 112(31121; do. 1806, new. 108ijj
I09.f;do., 18G7. new, 1083 '2)lOS(f ; do., 18G8, 10S$
(108$; do., 6s, 10 40s, 1095109.); Due Com
pound Interest Notes, 119i; do., September,
18G5, 1184; do. October, 1865, 118. Gold, 147i
147i. Silver. 138i140i. -
Messrs. William Painter Co., bankers.
No. 36 S. Third street, report the following
rates of exchange to-day at 13 o'cloctc:
United States 6s, 1881, HSjiaUSJ; D. 8. 5-208,
1862, lit j114; do.. 1864, 110 ailOll; do., 18G5,
1123112 J; do. Julv, 1865, 108108; do. July,
1867. l084il08i: 1808, 1034108,jt; 5s, 10-40s, 108J
(2109)!. Compound inti-rest Nit.ea, past due,
119-41; September, l, 1181.(81181; October.
1805, 118118j. Gold. 147jjB147j.
Philadelphia Trad Report
Friday, Aug. 14. The Flour market Is ex
ceedingly dull, and only 500 barrels new taken
by tne tiome consumers at (7'50$8'25 lor super
fine; $S-258-25 for extra; !aui25 for North
western extra laraily; J toy) 12 &0 tor Pennsylva
nia and Oblo do. do.; and 813314 for fancy
brand, aocordluu to quality. Rye Flour id
selling at 19 -60 per barrel. Nothing doing la
Corn Meal.
The demand is chiefly for prime lotsof Wheat;
which Is in small supply. Bales of 30)0 busbela
red at 12 -402-50, n J 600 bushels white at $2 68.
Kye commands Sl'65$ bushel for Pennsylvania.
Corn is scarce and held firmly. Sales of 500
bushels yellow, at 81 30, aud 100O busbela West
ern mixed at 81 25. 0na are unchanged. Bales
of 1500 bushels old Pennsylvania at 90 cents
new Is olTared at 808oo. Nothing dolnz la
Barley or Malt.
Bark la steady, with sales of No. 1 Quercitron,
at 806 $ ton.
Seeds Cloverseed is selling at 89 64 lbs.,
Timothy may be quoted-at 82'7a3; Flaxsedls
wonted by tbe crushers at S2 50.
Whisky is lu good demand with sales at
tl 3741 40, tax paid.
Markets by Telegraph
Baltimore, Auk. 14 Otto steady at 29J9e,
Fiuur quiet and llruj. I'rluiB Wat Hrm; red sold at
ti-',v(a't',l. Corn hrm; wtilte l-l5fM 20 Oauduliatss
(ai90 cent . Bye Hrm at f 1 w. Provisions Arm and
un chauged.
A New York paper mysteriously says that
funerals are fashionable ia that city.
The burglars are having a nloe time of it
and plentj of work in New York.
Civilization has reached Sitka in the shape
of corner apple-stands.
Tan-oolored shoes are more popular than
ever among the ladies.
Mississippi when tiokled with a piok
laughs a gold mine.
- The Louisville Journal has seen soma
white blackberries.
LATEST SIlITr Q(B mTELLIGEJiCE,
For additional Marine News tee Inside Paget.
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA..., -AUGUST 14.
STATfl OT THDBIIOMXTBB AT TH1 VN1N VMLM.
SH APR OJWOJt.
T , M.............70ill A. M sola p. lt.,.mM
CLEARED THW MORNINO.
Bohr H, N. ttooiera, Euglish, Ureal Kt Harbor, Ban-
crolt, Lewis & Co. 1
Bchr a. Haley, Haley, Boston, Castner, BUckney A
Welling Uiu.
Bcbr Lavluia Bell, Baylts, Fall Riper. B. H. Powell,
bchr Halite uardaer, biacy. BU George, Me.. Warren
A Grtgg.
Bchr JeineH. Benedict, Ellis, Norwich, Westmore
land Coal Co.
Bcbr Billow, Gross, Boston, Wolte Creek Diamond
Coal Co.
Bt'r Beverly, Pleroe, New York, w. P. Clyde A Co.
Tug Toon. Jefferson, Allen, for Baltimore, with a tow
ot barges, W. P. Clyde & Co. ' uw
ARRIVED THIS HORNING.
Barque Tlieaias, Weslerdyke. II daya from Carde
rjHH. with sugar and moiaaaea lu H. fc vv. Welah.
Ktlg Bpurmuiau, Brown, saayaXrom MaUtusaa, In
ballani to captain,
bcd r H. . isomer. English, from Gt, Egg Harbor.
Bcbr A. Haley, Haley, irotu Boston.
t-cur Mary and Frances, Boyle, from City Point.
Bcbr Henry Cronlcey, Potior, from Marblehead.
Bcbr Clara Merrick. Moulgnruery, from Dorouestor,'
bieumer Briaiol. Wallace. 24 hours trout Mew York,
with mdse, to W. P. Clyde & Co.
Tug Tbos. Jeffernon, Allen, irom Baltimore, With
tow ot barges to W. P. Clyde fc Co,
Corretpondenee of the Philadelphia Exchanoe.
Lbwks, Del., Aug. 13-6 A. M. Barque Nereid, froM
Liverpool lor Pkliadelpula pawed lu yesterday. Brig
Mariposa, tor Gibraltar, and acbr Golden Dream, tor
bl. John. N. B boih from Philadelphia, passed to sea
yesterday. The brig buuerb, has received orders toe
New York. Wind N. JOdKPJI LAi'isU'KA,
MEMORANDA.
Bhlp Philadelphia. Poole, at bt. John, N. B , yester
day, from New York.
bteamBhlp Hunier, Rogers for Philadelphia, sailed
from Provldeuce llib lnsi.
bcbr Rescue Keiley, lor Philadelphia, sailed from
Providence 12th Inst.
bohrs TranBlt, Kudlcott. from Dlghton; Reading BR.'
No 42, anodes. Irom Providence; busan MoDhvUI.
Phalon, from New London: Heading KK. No. 47, Read,
from do.: and B. D. Puis. Mills, from Ureenporl, all
for Philadelphia, at New Turk yesterday.
Bohr Tbos. Borden, Wrlghllugton, from Pall River,
for Philadelphia, at Newport llth lust.
bohrs A. Klcbards. Arei. beuce for Gardiner, and
Blchard Law, Law, from Gloucester tor Philadelphia!
at Holmes' Hole 12ih InsU
bebrs Honest Abe, Couary, hence for Boston; 7. Bt.'
Clair Edwards. Ireland.-from Boston for Phlladel
phial and Mary Klla. Tbeuias, from Bt. John, N. B,,
fordo., at Holmw' Hole llin Inst. i , , t. .
Bchr Quaker City. 1; tons, built at Philadelphia it!
1865, balling from Brookhaven, having on board 204
tons coal, sunk at Newbury, and will be a total loss,
btearuer New York. Jones, for Philadelphia, saU4
from Alexandria yesterday.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
New Yobk, Aug. 13. Arrived, steamship Helvetia
Cutting, from Liverpool. .
BblpCousieliatlon. Janssen, from Liverpool,
riblp Gardner Colby, Dim bar, from Newport, Eng.
Barque Queensland, Murray, from Rotterdam.
Barque Juan P. Pearson, Morse. froniBueuoaAyrtty
Barque Dauieu, Wuklus, Xroui Buyuoa Aiv
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