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PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 18G8.
DOUBLE S II GETTHREE CENTS.
FIRST EDITION
CHINA AND TiJB UNITED STATES.
JHore COToroenls hj i lie English Press on
Ilio Recent Treaty.
JrVrfW tht London Spectator, August 15.
It ts not difficult, now that Mr. Burlinijaruc'a
treaty Las been published, to perceive tho line
of policy upon which the Court of Pekiu Is
cnterinf.', and which. It the European powers,
nr.d more especially Great Britain, are not firm,
Will lend at no distant period to a fourth or
fifth (Jhfeupfie war. The Empress Mother, the
Premier Wan Sung a really abio politician of
the hifih tory sort aud i'riup Kim, the three
persc-us among whom the sovcrcicnty Is at pic
sent in commission, who direct all Chinese
policy and regulate all Chinese administration
with a power as complete as that of tho
Czar, are evidently penetrated with the
traditional ideas of the Chinese ofll-
rtfol nirt 11 in nnnnultlnn tn thn npfinlO. Whn
likp the trnrln nmi i hp wp ill 111 and the movement
the foreigners bring, they desire, Urst of nil, to
cspcl them, and, if that may not be, to keep
them on the seaboard. They feel Instinctively,
and no doubt justly, that foreigners are a dis
turbing element in the empire, weakening the
respect for tradition, impairing the despotism
of be ofliclals, bringing in ideas aud ways and
forces dangerous to divinely arranged order.
Tlity regard them, in fact, very much as Home
regards free thinkers, not so much as noxious
Individuals, as instinctive, incurable foes of tho
system she desires to maintain. Aided by some
European advice, consequently, they havo
drawn up a treaty which reads very plausible:
have Induced Mr. Seward to sln it, without
thinking too much of California, where one of its
clauseswll create some little scnation; aud have
now submitted it to the dilieteut courts of
Europe. By the first clause the Chinese Govern
ment undoes the whole work of thirty years,
abolishes what are known In Turkey as tho
Capitulations, and in China as the Consular
Jurisdictions, and places all foreigners onco
again under the mandarins. Whatever may bo
the case in Tut key, it is quite certain that Ctilns
Is not yet fit for this change; that from the day
it is effected the Foreign Offices of Europe will
be inundated with just complaints of local
tyranny, which will ultimately produce either a
total cessation of trade thereby exposing India
to bankruptcy, and the British Exchequer to
the Iofs of the tea revenue or demands
on Fekin which must be sup
ported by force. The mandarin class hate
Europeans too heartily to be trusted with
fiower over them, and it Is better for China
teelf that this hatred should be neutralized by
treaty arrangements thnn that every private
quarrel should involve danger of war. If the
consular courts are uot strong enough they can
be strengthened, or exceptional powers placed
in the hands of the embassies; but to abolish the
Jurisdiction at once is to enable the mandarins
to edge the Europeans slowly out of China. Jt
may tie said that the Americans ate willing to
allow this, but the Americans nro, of all foreign
ers, least dreaded by the Chinese. First, because
tbey have never lought Pekin; aud secondly,
because their intercourse with the empire has
been very flight. To say nothing of other coun
tries, the trade of China with Great Britain and
her colonies was in 1866:
Imroits . 22,723,128 Exports . 14,709,295
Total 37,492.423
While her trade with the United States was:
Imports . . 91,780 Expor.s . 2,000,111
Total .... - 2,091,891
In fact, the Union buys some tea In the ports,
and there tbe connection between the two
countries begins and ends. Auy treaty not in
itself discreditable is, therefore, inditfereut to
American?, or, if they can earn an apparent
advantaee over Europe, pleasing, while the
main object of Europe, lor which she has fouerut
so often, is free ingress Into the interior aud
secure residence when there established.
Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, C, 7 and 8 are harmless, though
needless, every provision they contain having
been secured by different treaties, and, we are
bound to add, violated in spirit both by Eng
land and the United States by Englaud in per
muting Australia to levy a tax on Chinese im
migrants, and by the Union in allowing the
outrages on Chinese In California against which
the republican journals are now so warmly
protesting. The spirit of the treaty is con
tained in the first and tenth clauses, the
latter of which pledges every foreisn go
vernment to retrain from pressing railroad,
teh'graphs, or other material improvements
upon the government of Pekin. That govern
ment is lo' introduce them at its own discre
tion that is, whenever the sovereign junta at
Pi'kin thinks the free introduction of Euroocans
into China conducive to their authority, a
period never likely to arrive. The clause is a
n?w diplomatic barrier aea'nst internal im
provement, set up without the smallest neces
sity, the European Governments having neither
the inclination nor the power to force Western
civilization ou tho Chinese Court. Not a mile
of railway could be built in China without its
hearty co-opiratlon, for not a mile of route
could be obtained witoout its distinct permis
sion. Any Cuivamau who sold his field for
such a purpose without Mandarin permission
would be summarily executed. Even R'issia
could not overcome the resistance the Chinese
Government could offer to aty such undertak
ing, and the only object of erecting this diplo
matic barrier is to prevent the social anil moral
pressure towards improvement which arises
from the presence of the missions
at Pekin, from the employment of
Europeans both in the revenue and
War departments, and from the growing popu
larity of Europeans among the pcoole. Nothing
annoys the court more than the hearty accord
among the embassies, whicn makes every serious
suggestion an "identical note" from all Europe;
and it is to break up this accord that the Pre
mier has struck up this sudden friendship with
Washington. Nothing, again, Is so offensive to
themaodurins as the moral hold which the for
eigners acquire over their own subjects, a hold
displayed in the rush of yealtliy Chinamen to
Bbanghae, whi-re it is difficult to "squeeze"
them, and In the friendliness sttongly displayed
by the people of Canton, a city clqsed to us for
a quarter of a century on tho pretense that the
people were unchangeably hostile. We shelled
the town, opened it, and from that day to this
have found the population as origin?, as acces
sible, and as eager to do prduible business as
.those of any Continental city,
The truth of tho whole matter is that we must
cither retire from China altogether, to the fast
ing Injury of the Chinese themselves, or iusist
quietly but persistently on receiviug iu China
the ireatment we should receive in aoy other
organized btate permission, that is, to go and
come, to tru.ie aud builJ, with a full certainty
that in the event of any ilispute the oilieials,
Judicial and other, wi'l meet out some endurable
measure of justice. The day that is secured the
Capitulations oucht to be abolished; but the
day is still far oil and will never be secured if
1 Americans assist Chinese Eldons to return to
the exploded policy of isolation. It is to
facilitate such a return that ibis treaty has
been drawn up. and we trust Lord Stanley, who
j's not often taken in by pseiulo philanthropy,
nll understand the situation sufficiently to
n, ike the most expedient reply, namely, that
no Hlteralion whatever can be made in treaties
purt based at so much cost and with so much
tr ask no without careful consultation with our
repres. "ntatives in China aud with the remaining
treaty i 'owers. If while commencing this con
sultation be ttrergthens the hands of his agents
iu China, instructs Mr. Wa le to press for Ingress
into the ln,-erior, but orders him to euforce good
behaviour a uiong British subjects, behaviour as
good as thej ' would showiu Calcutta or Bom
bay, the claln w 0 justice on both sides will be
fully satisfied. 'u(! Chinese are bound to grant
us putnission t. 1 trade in the Interior; we are
bound to see that .M)0 permission is not exercWd
to their hurt j that, ftuduot an unreal dipiOToatio
equality, Is the true basis for all British relations
with Pekin.
Brif Diplomncy in China.
From the Friend of China (Shanghae), July 2.
Reverting to our review of the "Foreign Office
List and Diplomatic and Consular Handbook,"
for January, 186T, we must commence by re
marking with regret that since the publication
of the list of officials in our Issue death has been
busy with its members. Sir Eric Farquhar, at
Pekin. and Mr. E. S. Lanca, of Macao, having
paid the debt of nature.
To return to the "Foreign Office List," as
connected with the China branch of the service,
the ntxt point we have to note is the list of
ambassadors, envoys extraordinary, ministers
plenipotentiary, etc., from Great Britain to
foreign States from 1814 to 1867, the portion
relating to China running thus:
CHINA.
1810. Lord Amherst, ambassador; special
mission. January 20.
Henry Ellis, minister plenipotentiary ad in
terim. January 24. Sir George Staunton, com
missioner. 1831. William John, Lord Napier, commis
sioner. Hostilities commenced November, 1839.
Treaty of peace sigued at Nankin, August 29,
1832.1
1841. Sir Hmry Pottinger, chief superintend
ent of trade in China. August 16.
1844. Sir J. F. Davis, plenipotentiary and
superintendent. February 9.
1848. SirS. G. Bonbatu, plenipotentiary and
chief superintendent. April 27.
1858. Sir John Bowring, plenipotentiary aud
chief superintendent. December 24.
1857. James Bruce, Earl of Klgiu and Kin
cardine; special mission. April 17.
Hostilities commenced May, 1857. Treaty of
peace signed at Tientsin, June 26, 1858.
1859. Hon. F. W. A. Bruce (now Sir Frede
rick), envoy extraordinary aud minister pleni
potentiary. January 14.
Hostilities recommenced on the Peiho, June
25, 1859. j
1860. James Bruce, Earl of Elgin and Kin
cardine; special mission. March 20.
The ratification s of the treaty of peace of June
27, 1858, were exchanged at Pekin, October 24,
I860.
1865. Sir Eutherford Alcock, envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentiary and chief
superintendent of British trade. April 7.
ARKANSAS.
I'lirtlier I)ctnlla or (lie Insurrection In
Coiiwny Con uly.
A correspondent writing to the St. Louis
Democrat, September 1, recounts the following
particulars of the Conway county insurrection
iu Arkansas:
Since the attempted assassination of Senators
Wheeler and Barker, it has been generally be
lieved among the Republicans that the leaders
of the Democratic party have fully determined
upon a course of violence to overcome the
reorganized State Governments; and occur
rences which have happened during the past
few days, leave no room to doubt the correct
ness of this conclusion. Blair's letter, coupled
with the treasonable and insurrectionary teach
ings of the Gazette of this city, have so far
overcome the counsels of the more prudent,
and extited the hates and prejudices of the
masses as to arouse to activity the dormant
spirit of treason and rebellion.
Several hundreds of armed men are now con
gregated tn Conway county, to prevent the
peaceful execution of the laws.
On Saturday last atrial was going on between
negroes at the Justice's Court; forty or fifty
men armed with pistols assembled, and finally
broke up the Court. That evening they held a
meeting aud resolved to disarm the negroes,
and Dr. Adams, a man notoriously known as a
Kebel bushwhacker during the war, and Ander
son Gordon, late Rebel Colonel, took the arms
from a few about town. This information was
conveyed to the negroes by a colored man,
whom the Rebels supposed they had in their
employ.
Monday night fifty-seven Rebels started out to
put their resolutions of disarming tho negroes
into execution. The negroes belug alvis'ed of
their intentions, collected together about twenty
in Lumber, waited in ambush, fired upon them
and killed one horse and wounded one man
woul d supposed to be mortal. The Rebels re
turned the fire, and drove the negroes off. After
this firing was heard at intervals from the
vieinity until ten o'clock Tuesday from two to
filteen guus being heard iu a place aud in one
or two instances the screams of women were
heard while the firing was taking place. The
tiriug and screams wtie heard from the other
side of the river.
Tuesday some three or four hundred men
came into Lewisburg armed; took possession of
the lerry, sent a body of men over tho river and
drove the Union men and negroes to the woods,
several of whom, both white aud black, have
lui ivuu in town.
ThiB morning we are informed that the insur
rection has broken out in Lafayette aud Colum
bia counties, and that companies arc arming in
Saline. The circuit judge has been driven off
Irom the counties first named, one man whipped
and several negroes killed. Also that Dr. A. M.
Johnson, Representative from Mississippi
county, had been aisassiuated. This outbreak
has evidently taken place earlier than the more
sagacious of the Rebels intended, bat that they
approve it is beyond question.
Governor Clayton is rapidly organizing the
militia, and feels contideut that he will be able
to control the storm. He has regarded the in
surrection of sutlicient importance to issue a
proclamation, which appears in this morning's
paper.
Congress is getting many back handed compli
ments frcm Republicans for not voting arms,
v,hile it has tho gratitude of Rebels.
LYNCH LAW.
A Man Hung by "Regulators."
The Frankfort (Ky.) Yeoman, of the 1st Inst.,
sajs:
On Saturday night, 29th inst., about 12 o'clock,
a t arty, numbering twenty-five, styling them
eelves 'Reaulators," went to the house of a man
uamed Johu A. Montfort, living iu Woodford
county, near the Jessamine hue, and near
Coears Landing, took him from his bed, and.
carrying him to a point about one hundred
yards above the ferry, hung him. We are
informed that they came lrom some potut
beyond Harrodsburg, having passed through
that plHce at 8 P. M. They passed
through Shaker town at 10 o'c ock, aud
ordered supper to be prepared and ready
lor them by 1 o'clock. Alter hanging
Montfort they retarned as they had come, eat
ing the supper prepared for them, and were last
seen going in the direction of Harrodsburg.
1' ontfort was a Confederate soldier during the
war, was about thirty years old, and had a wife
and one child, lie bore, we learn, the reputa
tion of a bad mau. The Immediate provocation
of hanging is said to have been as follows:
Some weeks since a body of men In disguise
went to Keene, in essamine eo juty, and killed
a negro, besides robbing several others, leport
ltg that they were "Regulators." Upon hear
ing this the organization in Mercer claiming that
title deteimlued to punish the perpetrators who
bad ueed their name, professing, themselves, to
deal only with violators of tho law and not to
disturb peaceable parties. An investigating
committee was sent to Keene by night, and men
who Lad seen and recognized the persons who
assaulted the negroes were made to disclose
their names. Montfort is said to have been one
of them, and hence the hanging. We give these
facts as communicated to us by a gentleman
from Lexington yesterday. This is one of the
boldest acts of the "Regulators" committed
since General Wolford's campaign agaiust them
last fall. Moutfort may have deserved extreme
punishment, but ihe enforcement of law aud
order fhould not be entrusted to Rngula'ors,"
and we hope that such measures will be taken
us v.i'1 make this the last act we shall iiuve to
record,
VERMONT.
The Latest Retnrns.
EMomtelikr, Sept. 3. Returns of the Gover
nor's vote have been received from 208 towns,
with the following result:
Page (Republican) , , . 39,698
Edwards (Democrat) , ( . 13,725
Tagc's majority . . 25.973
Thirty-three towns remain to be heard from.
Reports from 194 towns show the elections to
the Legislature, as lollops:
Republicans . , . 185
Democrats , 7
No choice .... 4
The Result Achieved by llnril Work,
The Burlington Free Press says: "The Green
Mountain State sends greeting to tho other
btates of the Union, with her compliments, and
twenty-nine thousand Republican majority.
The returns received as we write show a rate of
increase which, if sustained throughout the
State, will give a total vote of 49,000, and a Re
publican majority of lrom 28,500 to 2!,000. This Is
the largest mnjority, by some 7,000 votes ever
given In this State. In 1864, when the State gae
Abraham Lincoln a ma)oiity of 29,000, tho ma
jority at the Slate election was but 22,000; and
ns the full vote of the State has not been nolled
this time by some 4000 votes, all hepublicaus
(lor the Democrats have got out their last man
at this election), Vermont may safely be set
down as good forthlrtv-three thousand majority
for Grant aud Cob'ax. The Republicans of other
States have told us that they are waitiug
anxiously for the first gun from Vermont.
We trutt they like its ring. The glorious
result of our State election yesterday was uot
achieved without hard work. Work not in
converting voters, but In bringing the Republi
cans to realize the importance of the election
and Inducing them to rally to the polls. Tl;e
Republican State Committee organized the first
canvass of the State that has been made in many
years, caused meetings to bo held, where they
could be to besteffect, put intoevery Republican
voter's hand before election a circular,remindiug
him of his duty, and iu all proper ways did their
best to secure the full vote, which would be all
the victory they or anybody could ask for.
They were heartily seconded by the efforts of
many true and earnest and influential Republi
cans throupbout the State, aud best of all, and
above all, by the genuine appreciation of the
emergency on the part of our intelligent and
patriotic Republican masses. The Democrats
also worked hard, and have unquestionably
made an increase on their previous vote; but
the Republican increase is far greater. We
suppose everybody would have been content
with 25,000 majority for the State, this time: but
it will be 3000 or 4000 more than that, and that
is enough for one day."
'Democratic Crumbs of Comfort."
A special to the World from Rutland says:
The following figures of this year's guberna
torial vote in Vermont I have obtained in every
instance from the office of the clerk of each
town, whose duty it is to be presfnt at the
counting of the votes, and make a record of the
6ame. The official canvass by tho Legislature
will not vary the figures five votes, and their
correctness may be relied upon. But thirty
tbree small and isolated towns remain to be
heard from, which will probably not vary their
vote much from that of last year.
After detailing the vote in a number of towns,
the despatch gives the following summary:
Total this year:
Paee, 39.040
Edwards, ...... 13,825
Republican majority,. . . . 25,215
Last year the sume towns gave
Pate 33,843
Edwards 10,188
Republican majority, . . . . 23,655
The Republican majority, in a to'al vote of
52,865, is increased but 2500. The Republican
vote ha9 increased 5197, while the Democratic
vote has increased 3637. If the Republican gain
had amounted to 10.000 votes, It would not have
equalled the ratio of the Democratic gain. As
it is, there is a heavy Republican loss.
"LA LANTERNE."
The Twelfth An in Iter of Mr. Itoehefort's
1'npcr.
The N. Y. 7ribune,8 correspondent writes
from Paris, August 21, a9 follows:
The Lamerne, No. 12, was piinted in Belgium,
and not suffered to pass the froutier ot this
stiODgly-governed France. Its author and
editor, Henri Rochefort, has retuined to Paris
irom the capital ot that free country, and
announces that No. 13 shall be printed here,
and, police providence permitting, lie distributed
to subscribers to-morrow. Dunug his week ot
absence at Brussels he was condemned, on the
chaiges noted in my last letter, to one year of
imprisonment aud 10,000 francs fine. From this
decision of the lower tribunal he uppeaU to a
hipher, as does also the prosecuting State's
attorney the official appealing a minima, as
the teeunictil phrase goes, that ts, crying aloud
that the lower court put the penalties too low.
To what heights the letter of the law lets them
arrive my last letter tells.
It would take more space than belongs to
your Paris correspondence to give a full weekly
record of the press, aud Us trials, before aud
under the tribunals here. The moral of
them all is briefly and pungently summed up in
the display heading that constantly precedes
the abbieviated report of them in La Liberie,
1 a Pcute, Irresistible, say, iu free translation,
The Pown-billRoud.
The display heading concenters the signifi
cance ot long speeches and octavo volumes of
political prophecy and historic record. All
French Governments will try their stren?th
with the press, aud all go down in the trial.
They all prelude their la'l by variations of
prosecutions of the press. There is a fatality
about it. Charles X hal the journalists prose
cuted, and of course, condemned, and could not
conceive that their condemuatiou was their
triumph. Louis Philippe had, and failed
to conceive likewise. And now this Ex
perimenter Is going over the sume ground.
No. 12 ot Lamerne, printed in Bel
gium, is stopped at tho froutier. Now
mark, primo, it you are ready to pay a sou or
two extra per number, I can furnish you a thou
sand copies of that political Lamerne here in
Palis, day after to-morrow. A bribeof a hundred
francs will secure a frontier custom-house
officer's complicity in the importation. No. 13
ot the Lantern Rochefort Is printing on his own
account, as a clause in the last of the numerous
lawu agaiiiBtthe press permits him, at his risks
and perils, to do. Henri Rochefort i3 not a man
to be stopped by risKS and perils. Let re
spectable folks, who never risked anything
for a principle, try to accept, since
tbey ciiMiot comprehend, that fact
and tralc in Rochefort's acts aud nature. There
is a certain apprcc'ation of his somewhat rare
6elf-resper.ting independence, of which the
stranger visitor to Paris is struck with the street
indications. Doing the Boulevards yesterday
with an American who, by graud exception, is
both an American aud sympathizer with
Frenchmen who sympathized with us In our
struggle for human rights from 1801 to 1866, I
was Hmused.to note his quick discovery of these
street signs. There was in tho
iiirnither's shop windows, handker
chiefs with a lantern stamped in colors in
the corner; there were breastpins and
broocheB, imitating In enamel aud metal the
diminished fao simile of the cover of La Lan
terne; there were packages of sweet biscuits in
closed id pasteboard boxes, imitating the form
of a lantern, anl reproducing the colors La
Lanterne; there was, besides, this and that other
sign that caught his watchful eye, and there
would have been yet another at the cigar shops
but the high and sublime central police au
thority of that strong Government has just for
bidden a revolutionary fabrlcaut ot cigarrette
paper to promote its sale by tho anarchical
device of a lantern on the envelope.
FR 031 EUROPE B Y STEAMER
GREAT BRITAIN.
The Debut of lriuc Arthur an n Public
Nponkcr.
The Fpeccb. made by Prince Arthur, in accept
ing the address of Mr. Kolckow, at the opening
of Middlesborougli Albert Park, was this: "I
am very grateful to my denr mother, the Queen,
for having allowed me to represent her in the
ceremony which we are now assembled toper
form. To dedicate to the public use the park
which your muniQcence has provided would o(
itself have been to me a most interesting doty;
but on the present occasion it has for me a far
deeper and peculiar meaning. This park, which
1 am sure will contribute largely to the plea
sure and happiness of the people of Middles
borough, is to bo forever associated with the
name of my beloved father; and this thoughtful
mark of respect to his memory, on an occasion
when an act for the public benefit is concerned,
has truly pleased and touched my deur mother.
No one could take a deeper Interest than uid my
beloved lather in whatsoever ministered to the
health aud enjoyment of the people; and I feel
quite sure, Mr. Bolckow. that the noble gift
which you have made to the to wu would have
been regarded by him, as I am commanded to
ay It is by the Queen, my dear mother, with
the warmest sympathy and approbation. Most
sincerely do I join with you In prayitn? that this
park may lultil the object tor which it is destined,
and with my best wishes may I aid that you
yourpelf may livelong to witness tbe plesue
you have been the means of bestowing upou
the people of Middlesborough."
At the banquet in the New Exchange, reply
ing to the toast of his health, the Prince said:
"1 thank you most siucerely for the very grati
fying manner in which you havo received me
this evening, and for the kind aud flattering
terms in which the Mayor has spoken of me. I
can assure you the interesting ceremony of this
morning has given me the utmost satisfacttou,
and I am very glad to have been permitted to
represent my dear mother upon au occaMon like
this. Whatever in any way promotes the
wellare of the people was always an
object of the deepest Interest to my
dear father ; and I feel proud the
opportunity has occurred to commence my
attempt to follow in his footsteps. I am glad
my stay here has enabled me to visit the great
iron works for which this place is famous. They
are the first of the kind I have seen, and they
are to me of further interest, as they have been
the means of raising Midalcsboroutrh in a few
years from a small village lo a populous town.
The cordial welcome I received will not be easily
forgotten, and I can nssure you it will give the
most sincere pleasure to the Queen."
AUSTRIA.
Threatening Aspect of A Hairs in the
l'Mttt.
The Vlenne Fresseot August 19 says: "In
view of the threateniug aspect of affairs in the
East, the Minister for Foreum Atlairs, acling iu
concert with the Cia Leithan Minister for the
defense of the country, has laid certain restric
tions upon the transit of arms and ammunition
to Servia, Roumania, and Bosnia, and has or
dered that in case of any despatch of considera
ble quantities of arms and ammunition to these
countries, a permit of exportation is only to be
granted after consent given by the respective
Governments."
The iffrto Free Press contains the following
paragraph: "Our letters from Moldavia confirm
the rumor that a new expedition tor crossing the
Danube Into Bulgtiria, and for promoting an
other outbteak of disturbances in that province,
is being organized under the eyes of the Rou
manian Government."
0 B ITUAR Y.
Thomas II. Scymonr.
The telegraph this morning brings us the
information that ex-Governor Thomas II, Sey
mour, of Connecticut, died last night after a
painful illness from typhoid fever. Deceased
was born in the year 1808, in the city of Hart
ford, Connecticut, and was consequently at the
time of his death in his sixty-first year. His
early education was carefully attended to, and
when he arrived at proper years he was sent to
the Military Academy, at Middletown, where he
pursued his studies with much energy and
displayed considerable ability. After leaving
the academy he remained at' home for a short
time and then commenced the practice ot law,
for which profession he exhibited an
early predilection. As a lawyer ho
was quite successful and realized a hand
some income from the practice of the
profession which he selected to follow. Desirinsr,
however, to satisfy an inclination for journal
istic fame he attached himself to one ot the
leading papers of his State, and his literary
abilities, together with his close observation of
passing events, enabled him, in a comparatively
short time, to fill the editorial chair a position
which he occupied with much honor and protit
to himself and those interested in the publica
tion ot the paper. About the same time he
filled the position of Judge of Probato. The
acquaintances which he formed among men of
all classes and the popularity which he won
for himself by his genial and warm disposition,
associated with a longing for political fame,
induced him to become a candidate for Con
gressional honors. He accordingly entered tho
political arena. The contest was a pretty warm
one. His friends worked hard for him and
succeeded in securing the prize he sought. This
was in 1843. He continued in office during the
whole term, aud was always noted for his in
dustry while in the House in tho discharge of
anv duty that fell to his share.
Military fame was now the magnet that at
tracted Mr. Seymour's ambitious yearnings, and
like mauy ot the young men of that period he
resolved upon following the fortunes of General
Scott through the adventurous fields of the
Mexican war. In March, 1840, the year after
which his Congressional career was Brought to
a close, we find him in the Mexican campaign
ns a Major of the 9th Infantry. Iu August of
the following year he was promo'.el to the
Lieutenant-Colonelcy of tho 12i.h Infant-y. On
the death of Colonel Ransom he was promoted
to the commaud of the regiment. At toe battle
of Chapultepec, on the 13th of September. 1817,
he highly distinguished himself and was pro
moted for gallunl and meritorious conduct. Ho
was also with General Scott at the Ci'y of
Mexico. In tho following year ho returned
home and was muBtered out.
Mr. Seymour again entered into political life,
aud in 1850 he became a candidate for the first
position of the people of his State on the Demo
cratic ticket. Opuosed to him were two other
candidates. L. 8. Foster, who was the champion
of the Whigs, and John Boyd, the standard
bearer of the Freesoilers. The canvass was well
contested on all sides. The resources of all
parties were brought into requisition to secure
the success of their favorite nominees, but vic
tory perched upou tho banner of Seymour, and
Le was elected to the Gubernatorial chair. This
office ho held for three successive terms. lie
was a Presidential eleotor in 1862. After Presi
dent Pierce was elected Chief Magistrate ho
appointed Mr. Seymour as Minister to Rissia.
On bis return from Europe he engaged in the
politics of his State and worked very laboriously
for the success of the Democratic party. Ue
became a candidate for Governor in 1865, but
was defeated for the office.
Tbe deceased was a man of marked ability,
considerable force of character, and an ardent
and hard-working Democrat. During the war
his f peeches attracted no small degree of atten
tion for their Dcmocratlo boldness and the man
ner in which be arrayed himself on tbe side of
the opposition to the war. He was much
respected for his generous and social qualities,
ana had a large circle of friends and acquaint
ances throughout the country. He was a pro
minent member of the Masonic fraternity.
Victor Hugo's new novel Is entitled "93,"
and the publisher bus paid 100.000 francs
for it.
SECOND EDITION
LATEST MY TELrEG Rl PIT,
Affairs in tho West-Indian
Outrages on tho Plains
Episcopal Convoca
tion in St.
Louis.
Finniiclnl nncl Ooiiimorcia.1
r.te., Etc., VAc, Etc.,
Etc.,
Etc.
FR 031 THE WEST.
More I ml inn Mnrlprs Tho Arrnpnhoes
Attack n Mexican Train.
Kansas City. Sept. 4. A scout came into
Hays city last evening from Fort Dodge, and
rerorts that the Mexican train was attacked on
the 28th ult. at Pawnee Fork on the old Santa
Fe route, thirty-seven miles southwest from
Fort Dodge, by a large party of Arrapahoe and
Cheyenne Indians, who killed sixteen Mexicans,
scalping them and burning their bodies with
tbe wagons.
Another train a few miles beyond had suc
cessfully resisted the efforts of the Indians to
capture them. Still another train loaded with
75,000 pounds of wool for Messrs. Otero & Sellers,
commission merchants of that place, were
attacked at Ciniasm crossing, twenty-five miles
from Fort Dodge, on the same road. The men
fought until their ammunition gave out, and
'hen abandoned the train, saving what stock
they could.
FR 031 BAL TI310RE.
The Political Itcact ion Heavy Rain
storm.
Special Despatch to the Evening Telegraph,
Baltimore, Sept. 4. A heavy rain prevailed
nearly all last niht. Jones' Falls is swollen
somewhat, but there is no damage. Republi
cans here are busily engaged In forming Grant
Clubs; and thoroughly organizing with the
determination of making a vigorous fight.
Large numbers of conservatives and some
Democrats are coming out openly for Grant and
Colfax. The Democrats are exceedingly dis
pirited since they heard tho thunder lrom Ver
mont. A grand salute for the Green Mountain State
is to be fired soon by the Republicans here.
THE EUROPEAN MARKETS.
This Morning's Quotations.
By Atlantic Cable.
London, Sept. 4 A. M. Consols, 94a94j for
both money and account. American securities
firm. Five twenties, 72J ; Eric, 314; Illinois Ccn.
tral, 91.
LivEErooL, Sept 4 A. M. Cotton quiet.
Sales of to-day probably 10,000 bales. Sales o
the week 69,000 bales, of which 18,000 were for
export, and 5000 for speculation. Stock in port
512,000 bales, of which 175,000 bales are Ame
rican. Other articles unchanged.
Paws, Sept. 4. The specie in the Bank of
France has increased 4,400,000f.
From Saratoga
Saratoga Springs, Sept. 4, Tho Saratoga
Curiosity Fair will open on the grounds near
this village on Tuesday next, and continuo for
four days. Horatio Seymour will deliver the
address on Thursday.
An Episcopal Bishop of Missouri Elected
St. Louis, 8ept. 4. The Convention ot the
Protestant Episcopal Church of this Diocese met
here yesterday, and elected the Rev. Charles F.
Robertson, of Malone, New York, Bishop for the
Diocese of Missouri.
DISASTER.
Two Persons Crushed to Death.
Tho Cincinnati Inquirer of Tuesday last
relates the tollowiug:
Some two or three weeks ago the City Coun
cil, by resolution, directed the Commissioner o
the Eastern District to at once tear down the
Roal Street Terrace. This terrace, as it was
called, was located on the Northeast corner of
Sycamore and Roal streets, and it had long been
a dangerous structure. The Commissioner
promptly complied with the order of the City
Council, and employed L, C. Hopkins, Esq., to
superintend the job.
The work prorzreesed ranldly until Saturday
afternoon. Between 5 and 6 o'clock, while a
party of workmen and ouc or two spectators
were standing under the terrace, one of the
arches on the north side (Bool street) gave way,
and fell with a terrible crash. All of those who
were standing under the arch escaped, except
Matthew Riley, one of the workmen, and Robert
Allen, a boy aged about fifteen years, who re
sided with his parents on Hughes street.
It was at first supposed that only one person
had been buried under the pile of stone, brick,
and mortar, and those persons in the vicinity
having, after bard work, found the body of
Riley, gave up the search. Wheu taken out of
the ruins it was found that his neck was broken,
and that ho was terribly mutilated. He leaves
a wife and one child to mourn his loss. He had
stopped work on the terrace on Friday, and was
merely there to collect his wages.
The boy Allen did not.as was his usual custom,
go to his parents' residence on Saturday night,
and his father fearing that some harm had
befallen him, yesterday morning started out in
search of his son. Hearing of the accident at
the terrace he, assisted by a few friends,
commenced digging among the ruins. What
must havo beeu the feelings of that father on
finding the hope aud pride of his life a bleeding
mutilated mass. From the nature of the
wouuds, it is evident that the boy died almost
iustuntly.
New York Ntock Quotations, 1 P. itr.
Received by telegraph, from Glendlnnine A
Davis. Btock Brokers, No. 48 H. Third street:
N. Y. Cent. R, 120'-$; Paottto Mall 8t Oo..Wili
N, Y. aud E. H.......N 4014 1 Western U.Tel 84
Phil, and Re a. K.... ) iCIev. and Tol. U.U.102'
Mich, B.and N.I. 14. 8"vToledo & Wab 68 '2
Cle. and Pitt, K 87
UU1. and N.W. com. Wi
Ohlaand N. W. prt 8
Oht. and R. I. R 102' 7
Pit ta. F.W. and Obi.
v a 109
Market dull but steady.
Mil. & 8t P. eom. 7
Adams Express Co 4'JU
Wells. Fargo & Co. 20
U. S. Express........ 421,4
Tennessee Gs, new.. 05
Gold HI
no
100
do..
do..
The Egyptian lotas, with blossoms a foot
in diameter, blooms on Lake Erie.
A cbeer-less affair that of Farragut's
sailors at Constantinople.
The leader of Colt's Band was eanstruck
in Hartford on Saturday.
FINANCE AND C0M3IERCE.
Orrica Of tbm Evknino Tklkobafh,!
FrIOky, Bepb 4, 1868.
The Money market continues very quiet. Call
loans are offered at 4a5 per cent. First-class
mercantile paper is scarce, and ranges from 6 to
7 per cent, per annum. The stock market
opened very dull this morning, and prices were
weak and unsettled, Iu Government securities
there was little or nothing doing. City loans
were unchanged.
Railroad shares were inactive. Reading sold
at 46i, a decline of ; Pennsylvania Railroad at
634, no chauge; and Lehigh Valley at 65, no
change. 128$ was bid for Ctmden and Amoov
444 for Little Schuylkill; 664 for Mlnehill; 35 lor
North Pennsylvania; 30 lor Klmira common
8 for Cstawi.ssa commou; 32J for preferred do
65 for Philadi lphia and Baltimore; 25J tor Phllal
delphia and Erie; and 474 for Northern Central.
In City Passenger Railroad shares tuere
was nothing doing. 60 was bid for Second and
Third; 70 for Tenth and Eleventh; 14A for
Thirteenth and Fifteenth: 61 lor West Philadel
phia; and 9 lor Hcstonville.
Bank shares were in good demand for invest
ment at full price.". 240 was bid for North
America; 1C2J for Philadelphia; 128.J for Farm
ers' and Mechanics'; 60 for Commercial: 31
for Mechanics'; 6a for Penn Township: 60 for
Girard; 31 for Manufacturers; 734 for City:
and CO lor Corn Exchange.
Canal shares were dull. Lehigh NavigaMon
sold at 214. a slight decline: 10 was bid for
f-'chuyikill Navigation common, 19$ tor preferred
do., and )4J for Susquebanua Canal.
riilLADKLPUIA STOCK IIlHANtiB BALES TO-DAY
Reported by De Haven A Bro., No. 40 8. Third street
... . FIKetT BUA.RD.
iTOsniieaa a -,&..!(-18 ( 4tO hIi Reaulns 4fl'
88 46J,' 4(H) do U.bSUL. 4li)i
46,1, 1
The following aro this morning's gold
quotations, reported by Narr & Ladner, No. 30
South Third Street;
10-00 A.M. . 143:1145 A. M. . 144
10-30 " . 144JI12 J0 P. M. . 143i
10- 40 " . . 143JI12-40 " . . 144
11 - BO " . . 144 1 00 " . , 1431
11-40 " . . 144 I 115 " . . 144J
Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Govern
ment securities, etc., as follows: U. S. 6s ot
181, 113S114A; old6-20s, 113J113J; new6-20s.
18f4,109j(ai09it; do.,1865,lll4rsJUli; 5-20s. July!
1865, I08ij1085; do., 1H67, 1081084; do., 1868.
108roil08J; 10 40,104j3105i. Gold, 144.
Messrs. William Painter & Co., bankers,.
No. 36 South Third Street, report the following
jates of Exchange to-day at 12 o'clock:
United States 6s, 1881, 114'31144; U. 8. 6-20s.
1M62, 113J1138";do., 1864, 109jrjl09i; do., 18t,6.
llljKSHli; do. July, 1865, 108j108i; do. July.
1R67, 1081108$: 1868, 108i108; 6s, 10-40s, 104J
105. Compound Interest Notes, past due,.
119-35; October, 18C5, 118(2119. Gold, 1431
,$141.
Markets by Telegraph
New York, Bent. 4 tstocka s eidy; Chicago and
Bock Island, K Headline, 92; CaoioD, 484j Erie,
liv7,; Cleveland and Toledo. lOl7,; Cleveland and
PliisbnrK,s7; Plttaburgand Fort Wnyne. 1U81,': Micnl
gHD Central, lis; Michigan Southern, 85?i: New York
Central, mti Illinois Central, H3ii Cumberland pref.
130; Virginia (ia, bV2; Missouri Ss. W7,; Hudson Klver,
13!l; 5-208. 1862.113,',; do, 1864, liiO,1,': do. 1885, 111,; do.
new, lte3,; 10-408, U)5 Oold, UiJi. Money un
changed. Exchange, 109'.'.
rwiadelphla Trade Report.
Friday, Sept, 4. The Flour Market la un
mistakably dull, and the tendency of prices la
for a lower range. Only a few hundred barrels
changed hands, for the supply of the wants of
the home consumers, at S7(ai7-75 for superfine
889 for extras; 89 50 for common up to8U 2&
for good Northwestern extra family; J1012 for
Pennsylvania and Ohio do.; and 8 13 14 for
fancy brands, according toqualty. Rye Flour
Is selling at $0 50 per barrel. Nothing doing la
Corn Meal. "
The Wheat Market remains in the same in
active condition noted yesterday, and prices
are weak. Bales of new red at 8 2-202 30, and
1010 bushels of amber at 82 SO. Rye sells at l (iS
for old Pennsylvania; $1 60 for new Western:
and 8135 for (Southern. Corn Is firm at the
advanee noted yesterday. Sales o. 1000 bushels
high Western mixed at 8130, and 9000 buBbels
do., out of condition, at 81 22; also 8500 bushels
inferior at 8115. Oats are quiet at former rates.
Sales of 4000 bushels Illinois at 6772o.
Nothing doing In Barley or Malt.
Bark la lower, with sales of 40 hhdB. No. I
Quercitron at 850 ton.
Heeds Clover ed Is selling at 88'509 p 6!
pounds. Timothy is In moderate request. Bales
of 1000 bushels common and fair at $2 502 80.
Flaxseed is wanted at 82'702 80.
W blsky la firmly held.
LATEST SliirrLNO lJTELLltECE7
For additional Marine Newt tee Inside Pages.
PORT OF PHILA.lKLFUIA,......KpxaMBER 4,
STATB OF THIBKOMKTKB AT TBI XVKNIMS IXLB.
8KAPK ornoiB.
7 A. M. 78111 A. M .....76 t P. M ..77
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
der & Co PrumetueU8i "ray, Charleston, E. A. Sou
Brig J-onio'na. Brown, Boston. Merchant A Co,
fcr'K M Thompson, Warren, Boston. Bancroft,
Braefl,6Co.MrC7' CoBmP,ot1' Batem, Blaklston,
Pcbr Jas.Veldren. Cavalier. Boston, do.
Bohr M. n. Read. Benson. Newport. So
el,y "V Corson. Boeton, L. Audenrled fc Oov
l!roRico. ey' arwood' Boston, Van Dusen.
Eohr k D. indlcott, Endloott, Boston, TJ. 8. Quarter.
master.
Bcbr Lewis Chester, Qookln, Boston, Borda, Keller A-
Hchr T. T. Taaker, Allen, Boston, Philadelphia Coal
Schr M. P. Hudson, Hudson, Boston, Hanunett 4V
Bchr M. R. Burners, Somers. Boston , Geo. 8. Rennltei--ISchr
II. a Brooks, Lore, EuM Cambridge, "gP"er
Bchr 11. Ulacknian, Junta, Providence, ulnnlckson A
Bchr Reading RR. No. 88. Nathans, Williamsburg da.
hchr V. O. Kuxaell. Clark, Hrlsiol, """"urg.oo.
Bchr J. P. McLevlit, Mullen, Norwich, Castner.Btlck
Dy A Wellington.
Bchr Reading Kit. No. 84. Burk. Greenport, do.
Bchr U A. Rogers, Frambes, Chebjea, Caldwell, Gor
don A Co.
Scbr W. F. Phelps, Butter, Salem, Audenrled, Norton
Bchr J.' B. Wattson, Houck. Lynn, Tyler A Co.
Bchr Clara Montgomery, Borden, Boston, Lathburr.
Wlckemham A Co.
Bchr H. E. Ruaaell, MebafTy, Middletown, Westmore
land Coal Co. v
Bchr Henry Harteau. Jones. Middletown, do.
Bchr Lucy, Cupp, Eaatport, Me., E. A. Bouder A Co.
Brig MLB. for Glace Bay, cleared yesterday, was net
deapatched by Messrs. L. Weatergaard fc Co., m re
ported, ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Bchr Lady Kmnoa. Bnedecor, from Norfolk, with
railroad lies to J. W. Gaaklil A Sous. "
Bchr Ralph Bouder, Croaby, 10 days from Hills
borough, N. with plaster, etc., to K. A. BouderAUo.
ecbr A. M. Haines. Haines, from Waahlngton.N.C.
with lumber to captain.
tstbr Wid. Allen, Matthews, from Georgetown, S.O..
with lumber to I). B. Btelson A Co. "
Hcbr J. P. McDevltt. Mullen, from Providence.
Bchr Kale K. Rich, Doughty, lrom Balein.
Bchr T. T. Tasker. Allen, frem Balein,
Bchr James Veloren. Cavalier, from Bralntree.
Bcbr Gettyaburg. Corson, from Boaioo.
Bchr K D Kndloott, Endloott, from Boston.
KclirB, H. Brooks, Lore, from Kant Cambridge,
Bchr Asa Eldrldge, Hlckmau, from Buflolk,
BELOW.
. Brig Anna Margaretha, fn m Gothenburg,
Oorrf iondmee 0 the Philadelphia Kxehange.
Luweh, Del.,Bepr. 8 OA. M. The following vessels
are at the Breakwater, detained by bead wind:
Barques Mlra, for Aaplnwallj Deborah Peone 1 (Just
arrived In tow of tug America), for Plchlllogoe; brig
Emella Celeatloa, for Gibraltar, all from Philadelphia;
srbra Two Wary a. from Dorchnnter for Cape Henry;
H. F. Woods, for Richmond; Paul A Thompson, for
BcatoD.- J. C Runyau. lor do.! A. A. Andrews, tor do.;
Jacob KlHiizle, for Rozbury; J. B. Allen, for Nan
tucket; Rlele. for Chlncoteague: Evergreen, fbr New
port, all from Philadelphia; K. E.Bteelman.rrom New
Tork lor Virginia; Lydla Budd, from Great Kxg Har
bor for Virginia. Also In tbe harbor, brig Rio Grande,,
and Lucy Jonea, from Laneavin,wUh atone for Del,
ware Breakwater. JOSEPU LaFBTIU,
(By Atlantic Ctiotel
QvvEwrowm. Beut. 4. The ateamahlp China, front
New Y ork August 20. arrived to-day.
Graneow, Bept 4. The steamahlp Hlbernla, from
New York August 21, arrived yesterday, VM(
DOMESTIC PORTS,
New Yobk, Bept. 8 Arrived, steamship Tripoli:
Le Meaaurler. from Liverpool via Boatou,
Barque Tuos. Fletcher, Pendleton, ttou 01 (Mf,
Baiijue Ibis, Cbtie, from LegUgrn,