niN imtt Tt?f TCP A IP ITT rm H VOL. X. NO. 48. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1869 DOUBLE SHEET THREE CENTS. FIRST EDITION CRIME An AmnKNln In n Horlln Cnthedrnl-Attempted iliirler of a t'rlent DnriiiK Nrrvlee. The Berlin correspondent of tbe Loudon Times writes: On Sunday, Autrust 8. In the presence of a numerous congreatim), this sacrclii;ious scene was enacted in the Ca;hedrul Church of Berlin: Tho Kev. II. Hcinricl was standing before the altar, reciting the Belief, when a young man, rising from a front seat and interrupting the clergyman, gave him the lie, and at once din charged a pistol at his breast. The next mo ment he was in the hands of the sexton, and quietly euller:d himself to be led away to tho cstry. A portion of the congregation, sealed ut a distance having only heard the report and cecn the cu ling smoke, without any definite notion of tvhnt was going on, immediately began to ro ne towards the door, and created considerable tumult; but those near the altar, who had been witnesses of the daring at tempt, retained their seats. In preserving their composure they but imitated the noble example of tho clergvman whose life had just been placed in such jeopardy. The Kev. II. Ilein riei was unhurt: nor had the moral firmness of tho man whose body the ball had missed been Blioken. No sooner had the trying interlude, this details of which seem to have been observed with terrible distinctness by those near, come to n end than the intended victim calmly resumed vending the Creed, and with redoubled lervor proclaimed that Belief the utterance of which had imperiled his lite. After this the service was continued in accordance with the prescribed "'"he Ilcv. H. Heinrici left the altar, whan the Kev. Dr. Kogel ascended the pulpit and preached a sermon, in which he introduced a passage ex pressive of his thanks to God for the miraculous escape of his clerical brother. (Juiet had been niuwflilv restored, and the greater portion of the congregation, agitated as they were by the most powerful emotions, left tho church only alter the final benediction. In the meantime the criminal had been eon ducted by a policeman to the nearer station and examined by a superior ollicer. To all the questions put to him he replied with the utmost ' frankness aud composure, lie said: "My name is Biland. 1 am nineteen years of nge, a Protestant, and the son of a blacksmith, in the Village of Lank, County of Lower Bar nim, a few miles from Berlin. My parents sent mo to a grammer school, wishing me to become a candidate for the ministry in the Established Church, but my eyes were soon opened to the falsehood of the creed 1 was expected some day to teach, and my dislike was increased to dis gust when 1 perceived that many of those pro fessing to believe it were liars at heart. 1 re fused to pursue a career which had become so hateful to me, and resisted all attempts of my parents to force me to persevere. Eventually 1 saw myself left by them to my own devices, and began to study art the dramatic art, I mean. 1 wished to become an actor, and to preach to the public in my own way; but the religious men dacity rampant around -me gave me no rest. Some I saw uttering deliberate untruths, while others, knowing them to be such, listened with contemptuous indifference. Gradually I taught myself that some striking deed was indispensa ble to rouse the public mind from its apathy and chase awav the mists of superstition. 1, there fore, determined to seize the first favorable op portunity that offered for shooting a clergyman while in the act of uttering his accursed perju ries. I have done it. I have myself cast the ball and done my best to render the shot fatal. I am sound in body and mind, and scorn the suggestion that 1 have acted under the disturb ing influence of temporary insanity. 1 perfectly knew what I was about, and am convinced there are many able to comprehend the disinterested ness of my purpose, though they may, perhaps, not approve the method chosen to compass it. My design was 10 snoot .m. iiuunu,.imi prepared to pay the penalty of the deed." Such in substance was the statement of the reckless, misguided young man. Inquiries seem fully to confirm his words. His having missed at a distance of three paces at lirst gave rise to the surmise that he had lired with blink car tridge; but it is only too true that there was a half in the barrel. The course of the ball has been exactly traced. Passing within an inch ol the clergymen's head, it penetrated the open balustrade of the gallery, in which the Horn Chor celebrated for its vocal performances was stationed, and grazed the cheek ot one of the choristers, a boy of twelve. 1 he little fel low, although his cheek instantly began to swell, did not leave the church, but sang his allotted part to the end. The event throws a light upon tho sad state of religion in this country. I am afraid the prisoner wasright in supposing that many will appre ciate his motive, though they will abhor the deed. 1 have previously stated in these column that three-fourths of all educated men in Gcr many are estranged from the dogmatic teaching of the Christian creed estranged from it to the extent of disbelieving the sincerity of many of the clergy. Only a small fraction of tho nation attends divine service; the educated men, more especially, you meet In church on a Sunday, are few aud far between. INFAMOUS OUTKAfl E. A Colored Comrreuatlon Driven from Church by mi Armed .Hob. From the St. Louis Uepuliliatn. A week ago last Sunday, tho 15th, a small vil lage in Jefferson county, Mo., as we have been informed, was stirred to its depths, the cause beinj' a still not utterly extinct prejudice that occasionally manifests itself against the African race In the village referred to which lor the bleuess of allowing the school-liouo io ubiuu n. a place of worship. And it 7 ,, .. t .i ,i..v that there was a negro It'll UUU miuiv"r, .r if. .,r..,iv...-,ition belonging to tho JM. Ji,. ; Ti.ia l.i, denomination had an V" Fnv. Mr. Marshal was his name Now i the Kev. Mr. Marshal was prepar ing to remove to other parts, and this coming . ht" f i.i Hoi k, thev desired him n breach a lTreweirsern...n. Die consented, ,uday before last was selected as the time preacher to appear before his congrega rhaps for tho last time on earth, iho and sunn for the tlon perhar blacks having no ,.i,n.vti edifice ot their own, made a request of tho leading trustee for the occupancy of the school-house. The request was granted, and at the time designated tho .m.hitiou turned out to listen to then te oved pastor. The hymn was glveu ou and the minister had taken his text, k, had got well started ou his sermon, a coiorea pih.uh.-u ...-- - ! nob , 11UI11- . .. t ...i.iio vu.riii hi aroi I nil mo num" uer o ..,.. revolvers-eoni- OI ur,u to disperse im- manaeu tuo w..ko . " f t. hev remai meuwwsv, , T - - "The blacks became tJO vv f,i,i.t,.nl. and there was a sfui u m-.w....,,, i,'..'' r. : , i.r .hicn and held their meet- w:rrr,h ftWencd to attack the r.. . " .,i-i.nnsn. and were rvuwwj sake of preserving us goou name r,uu h(j AluerU.uu Government. Not only docs she less there is a school-house which, on the Bab- aln nothin,, by Cuba in i(s piHent unsettled bath day, has qeen occupied by some ligious ut .11)nu,llly guiiw whlch rtu0 t..in body for the purpose ot public worship, t o i- Al,,luI.t.ntly ,U)t filrws; enough to eent had to be obtained from one o the leading Qut th'e' in8uri.ut.tiOUi 8i,e is nevertheless trustees, and no one ever questioned the reaoua- , ,. . . f j Heutiineiit of honor to con- In Hiirln.rtne laio --Uliuiuuoinii, on iue D" " rJ"j;iu;ef prevailed, and tho offend- SPAIN. Rrnnonn Why fihn Nhonld Hell Cnbn to the United Stale, According to EwkIIhIi View. From the London Post, Aug. 21. Whether there be any foundation or not for the report that the Government of the United States have been in negotiation for the purehaso of Cuba, there are certainly a variety of circum stances which invest it with an air of great pro bability. That tho United States are anxious to acquire "the pearl of the Antilles" there can be no doubt, ami the present relationship between Spain and her colony is just of that nature w hich would suggest the Idea of "a deal" to hard-headed Yankee statesmen. America for the Americans has been a favorite sentiment on the other side of the Atlantic from the days of President Monroe, and since the ter mination of the civil war the Govern ment of the republic have on more than one occasion proved the earnestness of their desire to give to it the practical effect. It must, however, be said of the Americans that If they seek to extend their dominion it Is by the most commonplace and business-like of modes. An nexation in the sense in w hich that term has been too often employed in Europe has not yet found a place in the American vocabulary. If the Americans so far violate the decalogue as to covet their neighbors' property, they at least offer a fair equivalent for its acquisition, and do not, after the manner of some of the older Slates of the Eastern hemisphere, avail themselves of superior strength to effect the desired transfer. It is unnecessary to refer with any particularity to the circumstances under which the Danish Island of St. Thomas, in the West Indies, and the Russian possessions in the northwestern corner of the American continent, passed under the dominion of the Government at Washington. St. Thomas was undoubtedly needed, because the American Government were desirous of having a station for their ships of war in the West Indies; but Alaska was purchased appa rently with no other object than that of dimin- lslungtiie numiier oi lorcigu powers iiouiiui; possession on the American continent. In both cases the transaction was of a purely pecuniary kind, and was concluded, as we may presume, to the satisfaction of all concerned. Denmark had nothing to gain by retaining her footing on a small island at the opposite side of the At lantic, and the little encouragement she received in defending her more substan tial possessions in Europe doubtless exer cised no little influence in inducing her to sell a colony which she would have been power less to defend. As to Alaska, the Czar was very glad to obtain a good round sum for a barren tract of territory extending into tho froen regions, and which, by no possibility, could ever be wortli a third of tlie sum for which it was sold. That tho Americans on their side are cmiallv contented we may rest assured; am having thus ousted two powers from any plea for intervention in American affairs, or any ex cuse for trading on American soil, they no doubt desire to push still further that policy which until now has proved so successful It will no doubt be in tho recollection of the public that some months ago, aud Immediately after the accession of President Grant, wo called attention to what seemed to be an intention on the part of the Government of the United States to Intervene in the Cuban Insurrection Many circumstances tended to give rise to this sur mise, and no secret was made by the President and his advisers of their desire to see Cuba ad mitted w ithin the American Union. Sufliciently close to the mainland to admit of being regarded ns In American waters, the Monroe doctrine tin questionably pointed to its acquisition, if such aconisition were possible. L nder these cir cumstances wo nointed out that, although the property of Spain, France and England had a direct interest in preventing Cuba being wrested from its present possessors, and that any attack on it would in effect be an attack on Jamaica and Martinique If an excuse were made to-day for appropriat ing ttio ispanisli colony, h was reasouauiu to assume that at no distant day a pretext would be found for laying hands on these islands wincu now owe allegiance to Great Britain and France. Without for one moment suggesting that the in tentions of the Cabinet at Washington were other than perfectly honest, or that they were in any degree modified by the prospect of this contin gency, it is sHllicient to say that no attempt at interference in Cuban affairs was made by the American Government, and the strictest neu trality was observed by the Cniteil Mates as between the established Government in Cuba and the insurgents. Thus matters continued till the other dav, when it was currently reported that the Government of tho United States had offered to purchase Cuba from the Spaniards for the round sum of X(l,(X)0,000. Dismissing lor the moment all notice or tne somewhat equivocal contradiction which this allegation has met with, we may at once state what our opinion of the transaction would be, issuming that it Has in lac.i neen coiitempiaieu by the two powers. It bpain cuoses to sen Cuba she has, of course, the same undoubted right to do so that Denmark had to part with St. Thomas, and we can only say that in the event of the sale we hope wo shall continue on as neighborly and Incncly terms wan tlie Cubans under the new Government as we have been with them under the olil sovereignly, ji the United States have a desire to purchase as many of tlie outlying islands on the American coast as the present possessors are willing to part with, they are perfectly welcome, so far as we 1 aro conceriieu, to un . i hu acquisition of those islands under such circum stances would furnish no color for an at tempt to annex by violent menus any ol our colonies, and we can therefore afford to watch with indifference transactions in which for all practical purposes we aro uninterested. As to Spain, we entertain a shrewd suspicion that the best thing sue can no is to ciose w uu lined bv tinue attempts as costly as thev are unavailing, Even it she were anio 10 restore irauquumy in the island, a considerable time would elapse before she would reap the lull lruits ot her suc cess, and probably before that result had been attained the flames of rebellion would break out afresh. These aro considerations which, if we mistake not, will have weight with tho govern ment to which the destinies ot hpnin aro lor the moment entrusted; and, notwithstanding the dementi which tho rumor In question has met with, we should not be surprised at hearing ere long that tho purchase and sale of Cuba have been effected. Our Income Tax, During tho year ending JuueoU, INh'.i, tho the year ending June I revenue iicriveu uy tne movci-huk-mi, man r,nm.!s was In the aggregate :j.-i,WHJ,ouu. i lie revenue for past years from the suuie source has i,f,fi-i' from linn. from Corpo. rations. 1805.. 1,740,451 IHOC... 51,071,1KM 57,040,041 aa,o:i7,n 24.500.000 1807.. IStlK.. 7,013, 700 8,384,426 1800 '.(,100,000 It w'iil be seen that the income tax is taking ..aiikii nf t he Old WUISKV lax ijuu.Jio am ., vln.r it. Last year the total revenue was ..curly 4O,500,00O; this year it is : B,500 000 a decline of twenty per cent. At best it Is either a tax upon thrift or upon necessary ex penditure, and in tho reduction of taxes would Kt Ikb as well to abolish it altogether?-(7u- cago Tribune, aiujum i -Rev. Dr. Tefft of Bangor was laughed at for l' 111.0'1'. ?"?. , : l;lsLlu "is j.c j'n-i'uwww., GENERALITIES. Onr Rnllwnys. Tho capital invested in railways in the United States is nearly four times that doing business in banks, i lie total oi this latter is T4n.j,isiw,tsni .t4:ili,000,0)0 in HMO national banks; ti7,000,000 in Htatc banks the earnings lrom wnicti arc from ten to twelve per eent. on their capital from riO,W)fl,000 to I10,IHX),000. Tho cost of the 43,000 miles of railway in operation has been 1,870, 000. 000, the aggregate earnings ion which were, in 1808, 400,000.H)0 freight, &S),000,000; passengers, iH:iO,0(X),000 a sum exceeding the gross annual revenue of tho General Govern ment. The C tinners oflhe llnrvnrdfu Although the friends of Oxford aro still as sanguine as ever, it Is Impossible for the impar tial observer to deny that the result oi last night's trial proves a much nearer approach to equality in the relative powers and chances of tho rival crews than tho betting market indi cates. Unprejudiced Oxford men who were present admitted that, conceding the Americans can endure the pace over the entire course which they maintained during the greater part of it, they must be very near winning.if they do not actually cam- home the laurels. They have perfect confidence in themselves, and more so since they have seen the Oxford men row. They say they can beat them in pace, and can endure as'long'aud longer; and certainly as regards the latter essential, they look it. JMtiti.on Jiaii; Ai irx, Aug. Bl. Southern Prnnjicrlty. The New York Express has the following: 'J.apt spring it was roughly calculated that the shipments of cotton, allowing for all over land drains to Eastern ports and for all other drawbacks, would net the planter $:j5,(XK),(KK). There is some incredulity concerning this esti mate. What are tho rcul'llgnTcs? To last Friday the average receipts at Mobile may be set down at 227,000 bales at an inside estimate. The price has averaged a fraction over twenty-three cents, giving a gross return of about $27,000, 000. Thus the unfinished season has largely exeecded the spring estimate of the whole. The llrMt I, our Brunch Swimmer. From the Jloston J'ost. A lovely girl, the most vigorous dancer at the biggest hotel at the Branch, washes out all traces of the last night's ball In a morning swim out beyond the surf, when the envious waves do not Hash their foam in her little mouth, but the long rollers kindly rock and caress her. A notable swimmer is she. Encased in a free and not cumbersome suit of light blue, her long hair free to wind and waves, she trips to the surf, takes a bold header through the lirst breaker and strikes out. Another roaring wave comes at her, but the little dripping head ducks and plunges through It, reappearing on the other side, and shaking the salt drops back with glee. Agaiu aud again, and the last breaker is past, and she strikes out over the rolling deep water, beyond the safety buoy, with a stroke that would shame the Adon's wlio whirled her last night in the dance, and who has not yet coino down to breakfast. Returning, she rides in on the breakers like a queen, fresh, invigorated, and careless of the terrors of the deep, of which she is the charming mistress. After tho bath the ladies retire to their rooms and tlie other sex to 1 lie bar. It is said that both have the same ob iect. and that the "little glass" is the regular corrective of sea water, without distinction of sex. There is also a cnieer odor of cigarettes, which is unaccountable but by supposing a male presence. The PrcMH Wnrned. The Minister of Justice in Italy has issued a circular respecting the excesses of a part of tho Italian press. Certain journals, ho says, the organs of extreme views, have for somo time become so violent as to pass all bounds. Not only do they assail th laws aud the institutions of iht. country, but thev even attack tho sacred person of the K ing, and advouate open rebel lion against the Constitution, these excesses, the Minister adds, must bo repressed, and he therefore calls v.pon the authorities to exercise a strict and vigilant censorship over the offend ing journals, and to confiscate them whenever they violate the law. Especial activity is to be displayed to this end wheu street disturbances are appreliemieu. Why henter Should be Menntor. Corrcr.biutt in'e- Louisville Couricr-.ovriial. I met a very shrewd politician one of tho lights of the aiu'k tt regime in fact "good old Uebel,' and 1 said, alter some preliminary re marks about the crops and the weather Well, how about Scnter r1" ''Why," said lie, "Seuter s a cussed ass." "How so" "lie's losing deal, sir. He's letting Ethcridgo and Johnson get the start ol him. In lact, he s a mere onarter nag. 1 ventured to remark that I didn't sec it, aud be continued: "If 1 were Governor, by the Lord, sir, I'd know know who d be senator. "Who ?" "Me. sir: me myself, sir." "You think, then, that Sentcr could bo Senator if he desired t "Desire, tho dickens! Of course ho desires it, but he don't know how." "What should he do ?" "I won't say what ho should do, but I'll tell you what 1 would do. When tho Legislature meets I'd call the boys up like a drove of field hands, and I'd say: 'Look here, fellows, I'll be plain with you. All this is my work; so don't be proud. Your existence is my doing. You owe your places to me. Alone I did it, and if I cannot undo it I can do the next thing to undo ing it 1 can thwart and bother you mightily. I can so vex and destroy your legislation as to make it practically valueless. I have only to join hands with the'lladical Tennessee delegation in Congress to raise up a pretext which Con gress and the administration will jump at. I don't want to make trouble, however. Elect me Senator and I'll say no more about it. I'll consider the account between us squared. Refuse me, and I'll just raise tho devil. That's what 1 would do if 1 were Sentcr. But he hasn't the melt to do it." Scraping;. -The jail at Defiance. Ohio, was recently sold for r.:!7f. -Boston's forty-four banks represent a capital of 40,1CO,()00. Spotted water snakes, ten leet long, are caught from tlie Chicago piers. Tho next fSouih Carolina Legislature will occupy a new State hense. Indian remains at the depth of six feet have been found at Carrolllon, Ky. San Francisco suppresses Chinese bauds by law, the noise is so barbarous. White Tine turned out 4,174,000 tons of silver ore In April, May, und Juno. A man In New Hampshire narrow ly escaped death by a snow-slide last week. The stone house in- Guilford, Conn., tho oldest in the country, is to be restored. The tides in New England this summer aro lower than for sixty years before. Tho lloosac tunnel is becoming more of a bore at the rate of seven feet a day. About forty of the Slate police are on duty at tho Methodist camp meetings this week. Governor Wells has cut off the tobacco sup ply of tho convicts in the Virginia State Prisou. KriRham Young's Uishops have been excom municating eertaiu saints for "profanity." In one Boston ward nearly 000,000 worth of new houses were built duriug the past year. A liitro-Klyeerine manufactory, with a capacity of a ton a day, has le,eu set up in l'alnes ville, Ohio. The Ban Francisco dr iirirists are about to form an association for protecting the profession from abuses. A New Hampshire joikev has traded horses three thousand times iu five ve.irs. d never Joet tt dollar. SECOND EDITION LATEST sir tele a HATH. Affairs in Tennessee Johnson's Po litical Aspirations How He Seeks to Realize Them Rights of the Negro and Disfranchised Rebel Troubles Brew ing in Mississippi. FROM THE WEST. TrnnrNwee 3Ioil-rnt-ly Trniwinil The Hellenic of the Kx-l'rfHlrient to Develop JohnHotilMti Principle The Right of the 1,'olorcil .Man. Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 25. Affairs in Ten nessee arc about as quiet now as they have ever been in its history. Intolerance or pro scription of any kind is almost unheard of, and bating the newspaper discussion concerning the United States Senatorshlp,and whether there wil bo a convention or not, the material interests of the State mainly occupy the attention of the people. Andrew Johnson will bo In Nash ville in a day or two, on his way to lied Sulphur Springs, in Macon county, where he proposes to sojourn for a short time. The county press iu Middle and West Tonnes- see aro generally averse to Johnson's Senatorial aspirations. His visit to tho springs in Middle Tennessee is perhaps not so much to improve the tone of his physical system as to infuse a healthy tone of Johusonism into certain legisla tive individuals in this section of the State. Tho statement of tho Now York World, which has created comment in certain radical journals,that the great majority of the people of Tennessee ieek to deprive the negro of his political rights, is utterly groundless. It is doubtful if, iu a body of one hundred and forty conservative legislators, there are five men who would feel disposed to interfere with the present political status of the colored men in Tennessee. A convention to amend the Constitution will doubtless bo called immediately after tho con vening of the Legislature, although the opinion obtains among the best lawyers of the Stale that the Legislature has full authority in itself to make tho necessary changes iu the organic laws in relation to the removal of politi cal disabilities from the whiles now disfran chised. It rained last night for tho first time iu six weeks, except a slight shower ou tho 0th. The ltiot at Macon, TeniirHNce -I'lie itesiui oi I Despatch to The Eveninu Telegraph. Memi'his, Aug. 25. From the many conflict ing rumors regardiug the origin of the Macon riot it is almost impossible to form a correct conclusion as to which was tho aggressor, white or negro. Tho quarrel seems to have started betweeu a negro and white boy. It is definitely known that but one negro was killed outright, and four or five wounded, while only three white men received wounds, and none were killed as reported. FROM BALTIMORE. Political Movement in the Oly Suiting of the Iti'riiM-n .steitniMliip. Special Despatch to 'The Evening Telegraph. Baltimore, Aug. 25. What Is called the ad ministration wing of the Kepubliean party was triumphant at the primary ward meetings last night, they carrying seventeen out of twenty wards by largo majorities against the Bondltes. The convention of delegates meet to-night. The steamer Baltimore, of tho Bremen line, sails this afternoon with a fair complement of passengers and full freight. A considerable number of Cuban refugees ar rived here with their families by tho steamer Cuba. The drought continues. The Italiiiiiore Produce Market. 1U1.TIMOKG, Aiitf. 2fl. Cotton quiet and steady at 84 '.,! -hfic. Hour very dull and weak. Market fa vois buyers. Howard street superllne, fU'0rxt-T5; do. extra, JTm-S-W; do. family, Ss-fto.oHl-M); (Jii.y .Mills Htiprrtiuc, tU'MkuT; do. extra, t7?.8,; do. laiiiily, tt -TfAij 10-75; Western superllne, gU-ii.VrfG-.'ji); do. ex tra, (tTiaT'Tfj; do. family, ts,s-. wheat dull ami heavy; prime to choice red, 1 1 -40(' 1 r.";. Corn llrmer; white, jl'lfi; yellow, Sins. Oats dull at fi:i(.iftsc. live, $1 ur.io.i'lB. Pork quiet and tlrm. Bacon; rl! si.k-s, me. ; clear do., )t.,c. ; shoulders, ItlSc. Hums, V4( 'inc. Lard quiet and linu at 20 21 e. Whisky less tlrm at gl-'its. FROM EUROVE. The Hiirvnril ntnl Oxford Contest on Friday, iiiul the Prowpccl Ahead. the Anglo-American Cable. London, Aug. 24. The Harvard and Oxford Universities' boats' crews were out this evening on the river for a final trial over the course, prior to the inter-Uulversity race. Tho Harvard crew made the distance, four and a quarter miles, iu 'j3 minutes 0 seconds. Iho oxiord time, as reported, was 30 seconds less; but the Harvard-! started from the barge, while the Oxfords took a Hying start, commencing their pulling three or four hundred yards below tne barge, so as to get a good sliced stroke ou oeiore reaching the starting point: The lino was uiso more in iiieir favor. The betting on the result is nominally six to four; but at preseut there exists no appa rent inclination to give odds. It Is now definitely settled that the llarvards will row in tho boat built by Elliott, the American builder. They have adhered persistently to their style of row iri", refusing all English "coaching." Tho race will thus be fairly American against English, but with every disputed point yielded in favor of Em'land. A large number of Americans aro ar--i.. 1,,'nnler to witness tho race, and rooms in eood situations along the line of the river aro now beiuu rented at from 12 to 30 pounds ster ling for the race day. iho advocates of tho . 1 . ...i.. ,.f t.trliiti' nrfl n.lriM.l- vni,,, lm,lln London siyiu ui demoralized, in consequence of the news of a d.. eat which tlie London men sustained in yes terday's regatta at tho hands of the Newcastle mCD" The Crops In England. TnvnON. Aug. 25 A. M. Tho weather con tinues favorable for the growing crops, and they will be gathered in good coudiuion. Till morning's Uuointlons. i nvimu Aiur. 25 A. M Consols for money, 03 Y. . f !, urrount. V&ywWK. American securities JSllt'Wwli' Kailways quiet, Erie, W; 1111- U i ,vvi (loi.. Aug. 2ft-A. M.-Cotton quiet. Up lands, 13, W3UU. ; Orleans, 13Ji(il4d, Estimated BUlPS, MHIU unnn. i on don Aug. 2H-A. M Sugar buoyant afloat. Pahis, 'Aug. 25. The Bourse opened steady. 1UVHK, Aug. 28.- 1111. snot und uiloat. -Cottou opened heavy both on This Afternoon's Quotations. BUH I0ND0N, Aug. 25 P. M Consols 3wf for money mid account. Kallways quiet. Illinois Central, 94 V. I ivKKfOOL, Aug. 25 P. M Cottou quiet. Ureud stutls imleU Tallow, 4Ts. lid. Other articles an "''Lotiow, Aug. 25-P. M.-Llnseca Oil m 13 FROM THE SOUTH. Th C'nmmnnrtrr of Military PoU In IHIf iipl Not to Obey the Writ ot Habeas Corpus. Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. MEvrnis, Aug. 25. General Ames, com manding In tlie State of Mississippi, issued tho following order at Jackson yesterday: To the Commanders of Posts Tiinoioti- out the State: Tho Cotnmandinir tienerai directs that you do not in future obey any writ of habeas corpus issued by any United States, District, or circuit court, nor any order nvuie by such courts for the release of prisoners held in your custody. Should such an order be served upon you, report the fact by telegraph. FROM NEW YORK. A Contempt Cnnn. Despatch to The Evening Telegraph. Nr.w Yokk, Aug. 25. In the matter of the .contempt proceedings before Mr. Justice Bar nard, during tho continued examination, as a witness, of Jjoscph IT. ltamsey, one of tho par- tics charged with contempt, a reference has been ordered by tho Court to continue the tak ing of testimony. Tho time when the testi mony shall commence to bo taken has not been decided upon, but will ho fixed hereafter by mu tual agreement of the parties concerned. The New Yorli Stork Market. Nsw York, Ang. 'W. Stocks unsettled. Money steady at fl(a;7 per cent. Uold, 133'., ; B-20s, 1S02, eoupnn.m; do. 1804, do., 12l,v, do. 186ft, dn., 121 ,; do. do. new, 120V, do. 1867, 12oj; 10-408, 114 ; Virginia sixes, f8; Missouri sixes, 80'; Canton Company, 8ft; Cumberland preferred, ftfi; New York Central, 197tf : Krte, 2;i'C; Reading 9ft V, Hud son Klver, Mlehinan Central, 12s; Michigan Southern, 100 '.i ; Illinois! Central, 3!i ; Clevelaurt and Pittsburg, 104; Chicago and Itock Island, 114 'i; Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, uo, ex-dividend; Western IJuion Telegraph, 97,'0'. THE .110 AT RACE. SMM'nlnllnn n to the Kennlt or the Inter ( nlvcrNliy Contest Comment by the Knulinli i'mier. As tho timo approaches when this contest will occur on the Thames, the excitement increases in all circles. From tho following comment by the English press one can obtain a fair idea of the hopes and fears of "Johnny Bull" as to the success of the "lloxfords," the champion Eng lish crew: From the London Spectator. The "international" boat race between Oxford and Harvard has been fixed for 4 o'clock on Wed nesday, tho 25th inst. The race excites an ex traordinary interest, more especially since it has been discovered that the race is to be a race, and not a walk over. At first the worthy public was quite eertaiu that the Americans could not row; that they used their arms aud the English their bodies; that they could not "stay;" that their oars dipped too deep; that, in short, they were beaten before they had begun. Careful" obser vation has. however, greatly diminished this se curity, until at last It is arknowlcdgcil, with an odd kind of grunt, that the Americans are won derfully fast "for a spurt," and that if they can only hold out victory over them may bo a" real triumph. Wo have uo opinion to offer ou rac ing of any kind; but having beeu pulled many thousands of miles by meu who pull with the arms only, never "laying themselves" to the oar at all, we rather doubt the want of staying power attributed to such rowers. They would kill Englishmen iu a race of fifty miles. From the London Times, Avg. 14. A meeting ot tho captains of the two crews was held at Putney yesterday. Mr. Lord, the ex ecutive ollicer of the Thames Conservancy, being present, and, after considerable discussion, it was liually determined that the race should bo rowed on Friday, August 27, when every en deavor will be made to insure a fair and clear course. Mr. Thomas Hughes, M. 1'., has beeu agreed to as referee upon the proposition of the Harvard men, and each crew is to have an um pire as well. Mr. J. W. Ciiitty, of Exeter Col lege, has been selected to ollieiate for Oxford, but the Harvard umpire is not yet decided uou. We believe tho Oxford crew were for having one ofllcial alone to arbitrate, as has always beeu tho case In amateur races; although who that um pire might bo was a matter of indifference to them so long ns ho was thoroughly well versed in boating matters. From the London Telegraph, Aug. 14. At a meeting held yesterday of Mr.Blaikie aud Mr. Loring, of Harvard, Mr. Tinne, of Oxford, nud Mr. Lord, representing the Thames Con servancy, it was arranged to alter the date of tho race from Wednesday, the 25th, to Friday, the 27th of August, at 5 o clock. It was further un derstood that the course shall be kept as clear as possible. The Thames Conservancy, acting vigorously in the, matter, have resolved thatonlv one steamer shall accompany the boats, and that, as far as practicable, the small boats and barges that usually throng the river shall bo kept ou shore, and out of tho liuo of tho race. Two sources of inconvenience aud danger are therefore re moved. As far as Barnes, the river Is wide enough to allow some little play to small craft; but beyond the bridge at that place, and up to tne niiisii in liaricer s nans, me stream is nar rower, and it is here where the Interruptions were most niteiy to occur, it is. however, eon templated to draw a lino along each side of tho channel, to restrain tho boats at. Barnes within certain limits. A very serious dilllculty, and one which, next to the Oxford boat, was most dreaded by the American party, will thus be satisfactorily overcome. Yesterday's work by the llarvards consisted of the utuai practice, about noon, and ot a good pull up to Mortlake in the evening. Oxford went out at midday in tlie now boat, built for iiiem uy .jowiu, oi iew castle, and iruve her a fair trial. Their second excrciso aKio'eloek con sisted of a pull to Hammersmith and back again. Iho two fours were accompanied by and di reetcd from tho screw launches that attend them daily; sculling heats of the London Rowing Club were taking place at the same time; several tours, pairs, and eights were afloat; so that upon the whole the scene was of a mildly ex cuing character, opinions are not now quite so dead set against the Harvard four as was tho caso on tho first blush of Oxford's arrival Thoroughly good judges have had ample oppor tunity oi estimating the power ol both crews, aud have not been slow to avail themselves of the chances ottered. It is quite within the bounds of probability that the Harvard four will see shorter odds in the fortnight that has yet to eiapso ueioie mo actual race. PRINCE ALFRED. How He Lavished Present on the Australia n To tho Editor of tho Loudou Dailij News Sir: As au Australian of nearly twenty-live years' residence there, I cannot allow your strong remarks In your journal of the 10th lust, to pass unchallenged. I was present in Victo ria throughout the enthusiastic reception of the Duke of Edinburgh, when the Government aud municipality expended 70,000 to amuse him and do him honor; whou the ladies, to attend balls'graced by his presence, mortgaged their pianos aud other household goods; aud also wheu he descended two gold mines at Ballarat, where,'af tor partaking ot a splendid champagne lunch at tho bottom, he picked i.'400 from one, and i.'300 from tho other, in pure virgin gold ready puddled for him; ou another occasion, when, for attending not more than live minutes to lay tho foundation stone of the Wllllamstowu Dock, a magnificent chased solid gold trowel, costing 4'370, was preseuted to him; I was on Sandridgo Pier one day, when forty large cases, presents from the colonists of Victoria, were embarked on board tho Galatea; I was also in the streets of Melbourne when the whole city ami public builUiugs were illuminated ' witn gas, ony enthusiastic Individual device being, "Welcome. Koyal rrincc, our future sovereign." Now, sir, whether we arc loyal or tho "republican impostors' you suspect us to bo, we have shown the inhospitable people of England that we know better how to treat a royal visitor thon to send him to an hotel with his carpet-bag. If his Royal High ness had presented mo with any slight token of his regard, I should never have expected the bill to be sent home; but those who send a royal prince round tho world without a few pounds in his pocket to defray his necessary expenses can not understand tho independence- and manly self-respect of the Austhauans. Paris, Aug. 12. I Our correspondent may not be aware that this young gentleman has an allowance from tho country of 15,(KXl a year, or 288 a week J. An Illinois farmer surprised a corn-thief and peppered him from the rear with a charge of salt from a shot-gun. The Florida legislators being paid by tho year, finished up tho business of their recent session In three weeks. A doctor of physic In Missouri having been nominated for State Senator, finds his prospects of an election suddenly blasted by the publica tion of tho fact iu tho various newspapers in his district that ho was owing each of them the sum of 5. People who aspire to olllco should first pay the printer if they hope to succeed. FIXAXCH ANO COM.UIJKCU. Office op Tin? Rvr.jiiNn Tflkoraph,? Wodnosdav, Auuust lHt9. f There is a moderate degree of activity In the local money market to-day, and rates continue tirm and very Irregular In tlie discount market outside tho banks. Some fears are entettalned lest the (Jovern ment might he unable to continue the usual pur chases of lion. Is heyond tho present mouth. There can he no doubt that a suspension of these transac tions, at a time when the outflow of money to tho west win ne at its neignt. would produce great, stringency In Eastern markets, but we do not antici pate any such change of policy, for the sfniple rea son that we see no good reason for lt The Treasury is supplied lar nevond the possible wants or tne Government, and tlie ttn.ooo to be paid in pensions next month can nave little etieet on the resources at the disposal of the Secretary. Kates are unchanged both on call ana discount, loims. There was an advance In (Sold to-day. Sales opened at, urn.'.,, an advance of and closed near noon at iii;i'. United States loans were very dull, but prices were strong. Tho stock market was active tins morning, dud prices were, tn some instances, lower. State lounn were negiecren. my sixes were quiet at iui1., lor the new issues. LeliiHIi Gold Loan was t.ikeu at 07. Heading liailmaii was quiet at a decline, closing at 47 ',( 47;,, ; Pennsylvania liallroad was In fair re quest and soid ut fil'j ; Northern Central K.ulroa.l changed lian.ls at 111.'.; ; Philadelphia and Erie H.ill road at .'lux; ( aiawlssa ltailroad preferred at37'4'; and I.chigh Valley ltailroad at 5(1 ''. Canal snares were exceedingly Hat. the only trans actions being In I.elugh Navigation at MM,, b. o. (it) was bid ror Morris preierreu; iu lor susqucnanna: and 4H for Delaware Division. In Coal stocks tlie only sale was of Clinton, at V ; B was ollcred for sliamokin ; (1 for Uutler; 8. for St. Nicholas; and 81 for Feeder Dam. liank shares were quiet; Glrard sold at BtJ.V, a de cline of . I'lissenger uaiiwav snares were negiecieu ; u was bid for Tenth and Kleventh ; 45 for Cliesuut ami Walnut; and 60 for West Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES. Reported by Do Haven & Bro., No. 40 S. Third street. FIRST BOARD. 11100 City 6s,New.ls.loi wo sh Reading RR. .47-69 tnniO Leh Gold 1.... 87 100 do bitO. 47 8'2OII0 do 7 KM) 9M sh Penna K..ls. 57J,' 500 '20 sh Girurd ltk 50j; 100 f,0 sh Leh Val R.ls. 5S' i KM) do o 47 CD ilO...lS.b30. 47i do '2d. 47 M do D30.47-94 lOOsh Cut a l'f 37'., '200 do,. ..ls.bS. 371., Kl0shPll&E...b(i0. 30;tf '20 sh N Cent K . . . . 49 Vf 200 8U Leh St.ls.b60. 3'jj 100 sh Cilnton Coal. : JAY COOK follows: U, A Co. quote Government securities aa S. OS Of 1881, m -frnlliiS; 5-20S Ol 1862, 1'2212,2; do., 1S.M, V21?4(.i)l'2li,-1; do., Nov., 1865, mA'Wm ; no., .J my, imos, i)-viaDj,' ; no. ibiii, 120?Al'207ii; do., 1S68, Ut),mUi', 10-409, 114 114 'i ; Cs, 10'.i?ialKH,. Gold. 133',;. Mkbsks. Dk Haven .t Hkothku, No. 40 S. Third Street, Philadelphia, report the following quotations: U.S. 6S Of 1SS1, K22'.;123; do. 1862, Vll,(ii,'W, df). 1SG4, V21(aM'21?., ; do. 1865, 12iy,i,12l ; do. 1S6B, new, l'20HiWl'20X ; do. 1S07, new do. 120(120 ; do. 1S0S, 120!i(if420i ; do. 5S, 10-408, 114M(4U4; t. S. 30 Year 0 per cent. Cv., 109V(i)110; Due Coinp. Int. Notes, 19.Sf ; Gold, 133(i;133.V ; Silver. 128ffi130. Pennsylvania Canal Company. The following are tho receipts for the week ending August 21, I860 '22,a77-14 Previous in 1SC9 J4S,D03 64 Total in 1R69 To same period in 1SC9 , ...9.171,910-73 ....316,044 07 ,. ..tM,S36-71 Increase In 1809. . . THE NEW YOKK MONEY JIAKKGT. The following extracts show the state of the New York money market yesterday : From the Herald. "Although the apprehension is so general that tlie fall activity in money will be unusually severe this season, tlie rates on call loans continue to snow any. tiling but stringency, the figures ranging from seven down to live per cent, with the greater number ol transactions at six and five, the latter being the ex ceptional rales on Governments to prime Imiiscs. Already there is a disposition to prepare for tho active season, and time loans are being engaged for periods ol thirty und sixty days. In a quotable in stance the rate was seven per cent, plus a commis sion of one per cent. This commission is, it seems, perfectly legal, the agent effecting the loan being entitled to it, like real estate and mortgage brokers, as provided by law and custom. Of course the lenders can make such arrangements as t'uey please with the agents for the division of the commission. Owing to l he recent severe warning against usury It is probable that this system of loan brokerage will be quite In vogue during the fall. As it is now the lenders are iu the majority. They refuse to buy paper, especially long dales, and hence there is a plethora of funds on call. Tlie banks are still ship ping currency ; but the demand has fallen off from lust week. Commercial paper is quoted at 9 to 12 per cent, discount. "The Government market, was very steady and dull. Prices fell oil' ' to y, per cent, at the last board, owing to a decline m Louden, where the IsOTs have reacted to 82',,; but the firmness in the gold market, oil'set this drawback, and prices re covered in later street, dealings. Tho homo market was rendered susceptible to lower quotations from the fact that before the recent advance in London nud Frankfort, bonds had been shipped this way, and they may be soon expected in this market. Tiie amount iu comparison with that atlont is quite nominal, and hence the fact had little effect on prices. An advance or decline on either side of the Atlantic is now so sharply watched that quotations are soon brought to a level. The ease in the money market is favorable to the bullish side of tho street, but file Government market has had its share of speculative Interest during the past few weeks, and operators are directing their attention to more active investments. "Foreign exchange was steady, with a better de mand for bills. The recent decline in gold has in duced a great deal of purchasing by merchants, who regard the situation from a conservative point of view, and think that, gold, after so sharp a decline, must remain In tlio vlciuity of its preseut figure for some time to come." lMiilitdelphlu Trade Keport. Wednesday, Aug. 25. There is not much activity in the Flour market, but with light receipts and stocks prices are steady. The demand for shipment Is quite limited, and the home consumers operata sparingly. Sales of superflno at 5"255-(50; extraa at 5orf6-l2j; 700 barrels sour on secret terms; 200 barrels Northwestern extra family at tf-75(S)7-76; 450 burrels Pennsylvania do. do. at:j7$7-25; Ohio and In diana do. do. at U-75(n.8; and fancy brands at -2ft! lo, according to quality. Kye Flour is tlrra at $6-60. The Wheat market is exceedingly fiat and price are weak. Sales of new Pennsylvania and Delaware red at i-52i-67j and 4000 butthels Western do. oa private terms. Rye is quiet at tl-lSW bushel for Pennsylvania and Western. Corn attracts birt littla atteution. Sales of yellow at tl-i7vii-; and awHl bushels Western mixed at ti-PAAi-ifc Oatsareln active at ! tine, for new Delaware and Pennsylvm niu. and 6fti 7oe. for old. Nothing doing In Barley or Malt v ,i Seeds Cloverseed is held at s-2S?9 V bushel.1 Timothy ranges from 14-26 to W W), and Flaxseed, from 12 50 to J25. Whisky is Arm. Sales of wood bound at I1-2N3 1-to; und iron-bound puckm-a at ICWrjiii Wl former for poor packages, Lew bcreuAer la that building. across mt cojuiuvjuk.
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