WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1800, CAMPAIGN OF 1869. Clnb Bates of the Weekly intelligencer. . n ;ii (2 fO l7 Ou - ... ; 8< On .. 45 to to one addrua. 60 ojj Single Copies, One Year. Five V, " • Ten " " • ■ Twonty •" " * Thirty “ “ ; Fifty •' “ 1 Eighty •' TO THE DESIOfIBAUT OP iHE OTY AMD C'OUMTP OP liAKCASTEB. In pursuance of authority giren tho un dersigned by the County Commutes, y°u Sountfon SSWSSIy. JUNE°2Otb, IBGIT rosont^sfioh wTaffiSrough or%Ttrlot m P a general County Convention, to he held on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30th, 1809, at 11 o'clock, A. M„ ut Fulton Hall, In the City of Lancaster, for the purpose of electing six delegates to represent the Democracy ol the County of Lancaster In the State Conyt'ti tlon, to bo hold at Harrisburg on WED NESDAY, JULY 14th, 1809, ut 10 A. M. Each District will also nominate Otto per son to serve as a member of the County Committee for the ensuing political year, and will ulso elect a President and Secre tary of the District Organization, by whom Mil Executive Committee of one In eaoh sub division will be appointed ae soon as possi ble Those names should be placed upon the'credentials oftbo delegates to the Coun ty Convention. The presont Ward and District Committees are also requested to give timely notice of the hour and place of holding the delegate election in their Ward or District, li.R. Thhudy, Chairman 15. .1. MuGhann, Secretary. Hancpck. The Heading Eagle strenuously urges the nomination of General Hancock for Governor of Pennsylvania. We pre sume there Ih no difference of opinion among the Democracy of the State as to the fact that Gen. Hancock would bo by far the strongest and beat candidate they could have I and if they thought ho would accept tho nomination they would tender It to him with great unanimity amJ enthusiasm. Ho is in hearty sympathy with tho principles of our party, but it is known that he does not aspire to the Governorship, as that position would scarcely be an equiva lent for. Uio Major Generalship in the army, which he would have to resign to accept it. Htill it may be that he would yield Ills inclinations to an imperative demand from tho Democracy for his services, if he will do so, he will place our party under deep obligations to him, which It is possible it may in the future be able to requite. We are confident that uo Democrats will more earnestly re joico, ifGeu. Hancock cau bepersuaded to accept the nomination, than will the qlher distinguished gentlemen who have been named for the position, for they know that with Hancock as our standard-bearer, our success will he a foregone conclusion. The article of the Reading Eagle reads as follows: “ Tin* action of tho Democratic Associa tion of Reading on Saturday oveuiug in unaniiiujufil}/ demanding tho nomination of <i.-Moral Winfikld Scott Hancock for (iuviimor ol Pennsylvania, ‘ whether he will nr nut/' will tio heartily endorsed by Uie Democracy of Perks county, and by every :i iio Democrat in the old Keystone State. No heller or more acceptable candidate can l>o found, and them is not tho least doubt that Hancock is the choice o! the people! i >ar liberties, our Democratic form of gov-* eminent, are in peril; our very existence esaSiaie and a nation is in danger. We iriu-.t redeem tho old Keystone State by a I), moeratic victory, and with tho gallant Hancock as our leader, victory is certain ! Tual oilier gentlemen who have been nominated for the position are eminently lilted tlioiefor, wo do not deny. That any one ot them, if nominated, would he eloeu-u, i-t quit'' probable; but tho Democracy ol IViuoy i\ania Know that with HaNComi • there* is no Mich word as fuil!’ and tho\ d< iiuiiiil his nomination. From ail parts ol tho Siam comes iho same story —Lite people do uol question ihe übiliiy, the fidelity, or tho puuiotiMu of tho other gentlemen naim-d for tin* position, but th‘ >j. demand the uuniiitution o/Gknkhal Hancock, unci they ivly upon his putrioiiMn, and his love for "his native Slate, for an alUrinativo reply to tl.eir un'tuiinous request that he will bo come their lender iu tho coming contest with the L'nion-destroyiug hosts . f the Mac!: imperialists. Wln-ol lutoliue, demo ersts of the Kevstono Slate, and let your war cry ho ‘IIA N’t OCK and VIC IORN ' " Hr* Design of Negro Suffrage. The result of the recent election in the City of Washington brings home to us in a startling manner a realization of (he hot that the vice of negro suffrage is fastening itself upon the political com munities of the country and may in the curly future, unless firmly and strenu ously rented, ailliet every part of the Republic. The National Capital is gov erned by negroes, uud nothing stands between the infliction of a like govern ment upon all parts of the nation but the refusal of the Legislature of one or two States to approve the Constitutional Amendment extending the suffrage to negroes. If this obstacle is ever re moved, this ignorant and degraded race will be elevated to a political equality with the white man, and in the same instant the doom o*' democratic govern ment in (he United States will be sealed. Wiiy does a political party of white men—why do the Radicals so strongly urge Hie grunting of the franchise to the negro, knowing full .well, as they most surely do, that he is utterly un fitted, in his present condition of gross ignorance and debasement, to cast an intelligent ballot? Is it not manifest, that the greater the degree of iutelli gonce which exists among the people, the better fitted they are for self-gov ernmeut ? Why then should this party strive to reduci- the average of intelligence among our adding to their number an inferior class of ignorant black men? The answer is plain. They wish to de stroy the Republic. They aim to estab lish upon its ruins an imperial form of government ; and they are shrewd enough to see that they will greatly aid the downfall of the government of the people by including In the ruling power u million of negroes, who are totallyjiu capablu of casting an intelligent ballot. The people, by the addition of this ele ment to the voting population, will be reiuk'itd just so much less capable of self government and by its own inherent weaklier our political fabric will crum *b!e into mins. Democracy will lmve shown il-telf to bo a failure, and an im perial form of government will be iu voked to save us from anarchy. Negro (Suffrage is advocated by the Radical leaders, simply as a means towards the attainment of that Imper ialism which is tiie ill concealed ob ject of their hopes. For its establish ment they are now trying to prepare the minds of the people; and the more odious they can render our present form of government, the better do they think will be their chance of speedily accomplishing their object. i Many circumstances testify to the purpose which this administration en tertains of fastening itself permanently upon the country. It is evidenced by" the establishment of a newspaper coinci dent with its inauguration which advo cates Imperialism, and which is said to receive its susteuauce from that Boric, whom Grant for otherwise inexplicable reasons insisted upon having in his cabinet. It is shown by the peculiar character of Grant’s appointments to office ; he evidently means to teach the people that, Emperor-like, he is the sole source of Power. It is proven by this ell'ort to debase the suffrage and to create a class of voters, who, without intelligence, independence or stake in llio country, may be relied on to cast their ballots at the dictation of those in j power. Thus elections will become a I farce, Democracy will be a conceded failure and the government will pass out of the hands of the people. If therefore the white men of this na tion yield their assent to the establish ment of Negro Suffrage, we may con clude that the gods have premeditated their destruction, and to that end have first made them mad. The Philadelphia Republicans nomi nated their various county officers on "Wednesday. Their conventions were very disorderly ami thenomineesofthe Ring were generally successful. The elegant Klecliner however came to grief and will not again ornament the halls of legislation. rptr-B-. t’anOASTEB ■W-rej-.TTT.T INTELLIG-lilN-OER, VEDKESDAY, JTDSnE 16, 1869. Will the Radicals Make a ffew Platform of Bamner’B Speech ? We may. not be a nation of but It 1b certain that we nremuoh'given to loud and The'eaß-.. oona in their could scarcely have “bien mcire so. Thoughtful .atjateßmen .are very rare among ub in theae laat'dayß, and'thelr places have been ÜBtirped' by 1 a flet'of blathering creatures, who Beem to con sider it the highest of earthly accom plishments to vex the public ear with the sound of thelrempty voices. Those immense annual folloß, the volumeß of the Congressional Globe, bear witness to the windy and wordy character of the publlo menofour era, and testify strong ly to the degeneracy of thepresent race of Congressmen. The speeeheß which are made In our National Legislature are moro often addressed to the voters of the Hon. Mr. Buncombe's district than to ; the audience actually present. Wo have little logical discussion uponsubJectß of legislation, but many appeals from the floo&of Congress to the passions and prejudices of the populace outside. There was a time when there was much leasof this kind of thing, of which we think we complain justly; and there was one place which for many years was sacred from the intrusion of bun combe. That was the Senate of the Uni ted States when it sat in executive ses sion to consider treaties with foreign nations. The necessities of diplomacy required that the preceedings should be quietly and prudently conducted, and tho wisdom of placing the seal of secreoy upon the dlscuaslon of such matters was abundantly exemplified under tho rule of the statesmen wbo once composed our highest legislative assembly. But, since the Radicals have made change the order of the day, the oldest and most vuluablo. rules for conduct of the government huvo been utterly dis regarded ; and-now we have speeches mado in executive session of the Senate paraded before ■ tho country. There might be no harm in doing that sort of thing occasionally, but it is to be feared that the example which has been set in regard to tho late speech of Sumner, may do away with that quiet discussion of our foreign relations which is so ne cessary to successful diplomacy. Sumuer’s speech on the Alabama claims was not such a logical and dis passionate discussion pf the question at issue between this country and Bag lam! as tho case demanded. It de nounced every step which had been taken in regard to the adjustment of the outstanding claims and, abandoning all past precedents for tho settlement of such controversies, set up new theories , and wild vagaries in their stead. The tone and character of the speech show that it was intended not to instruct the Senate or even to influence the votes of its members, but to excite the attention of the populace. Sumner aspires to be considered the leader of his party, and we have no doubt his vanity wasmight iiy tickled by the reception which his speech on the Alabama question met | with. It was endorsed by the Radical i press of the country almost without ex ception, only a few of themost thought ful and sagacious organs of the party dissenting from its crude and impracti cable suggestions. The report was at once spread abroad that Sumner spoke authoritatively for (Irani, and that his speech exposed the views of the newly inaugurated President. It* was expected that our new Minister loEuglaud would go forth bearing a copy of Sumner’s speech as his instructions. Yet, Mr. Motley is said to havuHuiled wilhoutthis remark able document. In fact he went with instructions of a negative and rather peaceful character; and had scarcely landed until he made a speech, much In the strain which the Radical follow ers of Sumner so heartily condemned iu Revcrdy Johnson. There were the same old stereotyped phrases of “ same blood,” “ same luuguuge ” and 11 same history.” In the interval which has elapsed since the delivery of Sumner’s speech the American people have been quietly canvassing the true issues involved in the Alabama claims. It has been au thoritatively shown that the United States Supreme Court recognized the rebels as belligerents before England did so. Nest was unearthed corres pondence from our State Department, in which this country announced itself to be perfectly satisfied with the proc lamation on the belligerency of the rebels which England Issued. Then came more correspondence in which this country thanked Spain for its “prompt decision and friendly action,” which “decisi-'u” and“frieudly actiou” was precisely what Sumner complained of so loully in the case of England. In short, it has been made manifest that we can not rest our claims against Eng land upon her early recognition of bel ligerency, which formed the ground work of Sumner’s speech, without be ing beaten In argument and shackling ourselves. We have always gone as far aa England did toward the South in reference to all similar revolutions or attempted revolutions in Europe; and we are to-day doing more in proportion against Spain and in favor of the revolt ing Cubans thau Eugland ever did against us and in favor of the Confed erates. We will iu the end be compelled by a sense of reason and a proper regard for the public opinion of the civilized world upon such subjects, to settle the Alabama claims on the basis assumed by the last administration. The treaty prepared by Reverdy Johuson rested on right principles, but was objection able in its method and details. The more sagacious men of the Re publican party have a!ready commenced climbing down from the lofty heights ou which they found themselves perched, with no more eolidsuppert be ueatli their feet than Sumner’s sophis tries. It is said that Grant denies that he believes iu Sumner’s plan, that he thinks it would lead to war if persisted in, and that he is not prepared to aban don the platform which he laid fur himself when he said “ let us have peace ” It is reported that he expressed his opinion of Sumner’s speech the other day in five words—“bad logic, but good rhetoric.” We can scarcely crcdiL the report that the Radicals intend to make Sumner's speech the leading plank in the plat forms which may be adopted by the coming State Conventions. They feel the need of some new excitement, and begin to realize the fact that the people are falling away from them rapidly; but we cannot believe they will turn themselves adrift upon the seaofpublic opinion in such a crazy craft as Sum ner’s Alabama speech. Theouly induce ment to such a course would seem to be a hope ot influencing the Fenian vote, but that they will find to be a broken reed. If they should announce a policy calculated to provoke a war with Eng land on such an untenable basis, the Radicals would array the capital and industry of the nation against them without catching the Irish vote. Washington, the capital of the United States, is governed by negroes. The election was held on Monday and the negroes carried it; nine negroes were elected to office; each ward in the city is represented by a negro Council man. This is in the capital of the United States, the country which Douglas said was made by white men for white men and their descendants forever ! It looks like it, don’tlt? These Washington neeroes would not allow what they called the “ white trash ” to vote. They had a ticket printed on a narrow strip of paper with a black glazed back, striped with gilt bars, with the number of the ward printed on it in letters, and any body, black or wlfite, who failed to vote It, did so at the risk of his life. Who would not be a negro ? A lesson from Liberia. If the utter incapacity of the negro for self-government had not/been so abundantly proven there would be some little exchse for the.-Radicals, who are endeavoring to convert several millions of ignorant and degraded blacks intelligent! American 'citizens ; by the 1 aujnmary process of legislative action. Blit the experiment has been tried over and again, and it has only resulted in one complete failure after another. In their native land of Africa the negro tribes have always possessed advantages which should have enabled them to el|vato their race, bad notthe hindering cause been an Innate one. The land Is as fertile as any portion of thebabitable globe, producing all that Is necessary to maintain life with little labor. Minerals of every kind abound; navigable flyers indent thecontlnent; thecoastabounds with fine and capacious harbors; the climate is suited to the population; pas turage Is abundant, and flooksand herds Increase rapidly; in short all the ma terial aids to national advancement are supplied by nature with profuse liber ality. Yet the negro races have always been the lowest of barbarians. There has been no exception to the rule. No one tribe of them seems to have pos sessed the intellectual capacity neces sary to carry it forward through the first steps of even a low order of civili zation. Slavery has always existed among them ; polygamy has been uni versally practiced ; chastity haß been unknown ; their religion hafi been the lowest species ofidolatry ; the common est ideas of morality have never had an existence in their creeds, or been prac ticed in their lives; in the mechanic arts they have not advanced beyond the skill of savages; they have lived In the rudest huts, and almost without cloth ing; their habits have been extremely filthy and disgusting; they have had no commerce; no written languuge ; no books; none of those things which in dicate oapaclty for self-olvlllzatlon. Tfielr rylers have been absolute despots, I who made their way to power by mur- I der, and, who have Jived in daily dread , of assassination; they have never framed a code of laws or given evidence of ability to make any considerable so cial or political advancement. Such has been the teaching of all past time, but still some good people enter tain to the idea that the negro race might be improved. There are those iu the world who are never willing to accept the decrees of nature as irrever sible. Some of these hopeful folks un dertook to demonstrate the capacity of the negro for self government, and be ing moved thereto by various influences they founded thecolony of Liberia. The location was favorable for the experi ment, the climate aud soil being alike suitable to the requirements of their race. The negroes who went out from this couutry were generally of the bet ter class, and not a few of the most in telligent of their race in the United States emigrated. A Government was founded which exists to-day iu adilapi dated and constantly decaying condi tion. The negroes who went to Liberia did not believe in Universal Suffrage They not only excluded all whites from tho ballot-box, but deemed it absolutely necessary to restrict the elective fran chise still further, No negro who does notown a certain amount of property can vote in this model African republic. Thatthcrestricliou was wise aud judici ous we have no doubt; but even this was powerless to ensure the success of the experiment The descendants of the first settlers have lapsed into bar barism, arul accounts t-ent homo by receut emigrants give a most gloomy picture of the existing state of affairs. In a country of which gold is one ofthe natural productions, they have nothing but a rag currency which is terribly depreciated. Industry is iu a low state, and the days of this model African Republic will no doubt soon be numbered. The lesson which Liberia teaches is not likely to be heeded by our rulers. Regardless of the warnings of history the Rudicals are determined to incorporate with our body politic ail the dangerous ignorance which is embraced in several millions of degraded and semi-barbarous ne groeß. In their lust for power they are risking the future existence of the Re public and paving the way for the downfall of our free institutions. What they never could accomplish by fair means they may achieve by force and It would be well for this couutry if tiie Radicals would take a lesson from t'he negroes of Liberia. . They ought to know the capacity of their own race, and if those who go there are unfit to be entrusted with the right of suffrage those who remain behind are surely not fit to exercise it intelligently here. Judge lllack, We are glad to be advised from Louis ville that the condition of Judge Black is improving and that there is no louger any apprehension that his arm will have to be.amputated. Itisasomewhat. sin gular circumstance, that when the Judge was on the Supreme Bench of this State, that Court decided that a Railroad Company was responsible for the Injury received by a passenger whose arm projected from the window of the car; holding that it was negligence in the company not to protect the car win dows so that such an accident could not readily occur. A year or two ago how ever and since Judge Black has left the Bench, this decision has beeu reversed; the Court, as then constituted, holding thatthe negligence was in the passenger who permitted his arm to project from the window. The difference between these decisions to the travelling public amounts to about this : That undertheone, the passenger was privileged to lake a comfoi table snooze, and moreover papa and mamma did not need to be apprehensive thatthe children and the buoy would tumble out of theguarded window; while under the present state of the law it is highly ad visable for the traveller to be always on the qui vh e and to keep a sharp look out on his offspring. Senator Sprague. Senator Sprague not long since re turned from an extended tour through the South. He gives as the result of a careful investigation the opinion that the next cotton crop will not exceed two millions or two millious and a quarter ofvbales. He asserts that negro labor has become unreliable and unprofitable; that large plantations can not be carried on successfully with it; ami that mostof the cotton crop now comes from farms which yield from five to fifly bales. He looks upon thesituation of business and industry, and consequently of politics with a sad but not a hopeless eye. Man ufactures of all kinds are languishing in spite of a tariff which is so high on many articles as to lead to extensive smug gling. He thinks any increase of duties which might be imposed iu compliance with the demands of struggling manu facturers, would only increase the diffi culties. • The friends of Gov. Geary pretend to be in a great state of indignation at the report that the Governor is after the place of Secretary Borie, and they em phatically assert that his eye is solely bent upon a renomiuation for his pres ent position. The report alluded to they declare to be a cunning invention of the enemy, intended to distract the attention of the Governor’s friends and cause them to relax their exertions to secure his renomination.' We think Geary is too much for his enemies and will secure what he wants. The Lancaster delegation is reported to be against him, but this will be the case only in one contingency; viz, in ease he can’t get the nomination without their tfelp. They will all be enthusiastic Geary men as soon as they are satisfied that he does not need their assistance. The Contested Election Cases In Fhlla- , . delphla. Ah the Democratic defendants in the i contested electlon caaes In Philadelphia j develop their side d! the case the rascal- Ity practiced by the Radicals at the October election becomes moreand more apparent; "For years past the Mayor of that clty.'theDJstrlot Attorney and the Pbllco have combined all theirpowerto influence elections by Improper means. Complaints were made against tavern and saloon keepers for violation of the license laws, and Indictments held back on condition that they would support the Badloal ticket. Discriminations were made against offenders according to their politloal status, and the author ity of those whose duty It was to Bee the law impartially administered was exer cised for the maintenance of the power _pf the Radical party. On election day the polioe abandoned the proper Bphere of duty and assembled at the polls, when by threats, by abuse and frequently by a free use of their billies ‘ they did all they could to deter Democrats from ex ercising the right of suffrage. Laßt fall these outrages reached a climax, and, as the evidence now being rendered In the Courts abundantly proves, many unoffending citizens were wantonly beaten and driven from the polls by the Radical police. The orders of the Judges of the Courts were disregarded, the nat uralization papers of foreign-born citi zens were torn from their hands, they were arrested and subjected to violence and Indignity. Tho Radical police felt 1 that they were fighting for their official lives, and their desperation was in pro | portion to ibo stake they had in the ’ municipal election. Still, despite all 1 tho combined agencies which were thus 1 brought to bear against them, the Dem ‘ ocratlc candidates were elected by hand ■ some majorities. Htung by their defeat, the Radicals asserted that tho Democratic candidates were elected by fraudulent votes, and tho Union League having Borne of the j Immense corruption fund which was poured Into Us coffers still left, under took to pay the expenses of contesting the elections. The cases have been j going on for months. So long as the i Radical contestants were giving in their | testimony tho Press und other papers j belonging to their pal ly published full , accounts of the proceedings; but, since the defendants began to exhibit the facts in their possession Forney’s paper publishes not a word, and other Radi cal sheets content tbemselves with re ports so meagre that they amount to nothing. The Reasons for such silence are abundant. The evidence shows up' the rascality of the Radical pollti- I ciaus of Philadelphia in such a light ! that all concerned are sorry thc-y ever opened tho contest. The decent Repub- 1 licaus of Philadelphia must blush daily at the exposure of their party, if they are capable of blushing at all. The re cord of the shame of their party, the chronicle of the dirty work of its leaders as exhibited in the courts of justice is damning. They have been caught in their own trap, and ruined by onfe of their own devices Philadelphia is good forahugeDemocratic majority next falf, • and the evidence of Radical corruption i being given, in the contested election j case will help to swell it greatly. Kcgro Social Equality The Radicals seem determined to force upon the white citizens of Wash ington, the Capital of the Nation, their most objectionable and extreme meas ures. Tho enforcement of the doctriue of negro equality is there insisted upon not only in political but also in scciul affaire. The Radical Councils, of that city, not long siuce passed an ordinance forbidding any distinction on account of race or color among audiences at places of amusement. The more re spectable and deceiu portion of the ne gro population of that city, do not desire to intrude themselves among the whites at such places, but the leading Radicals, less decent than the negroes, are urging the more impudent and bold among the blacks toatlend the.theaters, so that a refusal to sell them tickets by the Managers may bring the matter be fore the Courts and consequently before tho people, in the shape of long editor* torialsin Radical newspapers respecting the rebel element at Washington. The result of this action, on the part of the Radical authorities, will be that the places of amusement will all be closed, as the Washington newspapers say the enforcement of the obnoxious ordinance will liayo the elk-ct to thoroughly empty the theaters and public places. This movement of tiie Radicals in Washington demonstrates that the Radical party exists only by agitation. In a time of national prosperity, when law and order prevails,when there is no national debt, and when a dollar in paper money means a dollar in gold, then Radicalism is at a discount. It only flourishes when tax collectojC&lkDd assessors are numerous and the passions of the people get the bettuinnf tlieir judg ments. The puritanical, lank, slim, hypocritical fanatics of New Kngland lead the movement, which is now be ing made to force not only negro suf frage, but negro equality upon the peo pie of the Middle ami Southern States. This movement of social equality for negroes is initiated at Washington, but the Radicals will soon insist upon its adoption by the people of the whole country. After negro suffrage is once secured the Radicals will next demaud negro social equality; let the white people of the country, by defeating the first, prevent the ultimate success of the second measure. Tiie Duluth Minncsotian is a now weekly paper, handsomely printed ami ably edited, published in the new town of Duluth at the western end of Lake Superior. The Minnc»otian claims that Duluth is destined to be u second Chi cago, being at the western extremity of the navigation of the lakes, the ter minus of the Lake Superior and Missis sippi Railroad now being built, aud likewise of the projected Northern Pacific Railroad which it is reported Jay Cooke Co. have undertaken to put through. Visitors to the new town are requested to bring their blankets along, as hotel accommodations are scanty and the blue sky of Minnesota is likely for the present tobe their only roof. Ix reply to the frequent charges of cruelty to the Union prisoners in the South during the war, the Washington Intelligencer publishes some statistics, which ought to bo generally circulated. The number of Confederates in North ern prisons during the war, is stated, in round numbers, at 222,000; of Federal* in Southern prisons, 270,000. Of the Confederates in Northern prisons, 25,0u0 died ; of the Federate in Southern pris ons, 22,000 died. It will thus be seen that while the South held a preponder ance of 50,000 prisouers, there were 0,000 more deaths in Northern prisons than iu those of the Confederacy. The following telegram, sent special ly from Washington to Boston, will be read with thrilling interest by all: “Attorney-General Hoar has bo much business on band, the moat of it left oyer by Mr. Evarts, fbat lie cannot tind time to pro to Boston to attend the Peace Jubilee.”— N. I'. Tribune. Mr. Hoar can’t attend the Peace Ju bilee, because he has just given it as his legal opinion that the war is not yet over. Under the circumstances,Tie cannot very well afford to countenance a Jubilee gotten up to celebrate the re turn of Peace. The Bostonians ought not to disregard their own Hoar’s opin ion; they had much better adjourn their Jubilee until they are officially advised by him that the war is over. Willis, Phelps & Co., of Springfield, Mass. bave;contracted to buildjand equip the Philadelphia and Washington railroad a distance of 125 milee, from Buffalo to the coal region, for $3,000,000. Tjrey are to begin the work next month. The Imperialist. • ■The corrupt condition of the public mind 1b evidenced by the fact that a paper advocating Imperialism ia -flo widely circulated. The feeling against a Btrong central government,! through the Influence of a subsidized Radical press, 1b much weaker than it was when thepemocratic party wAb In power. The faot that Jefferson urged in his inau gural address that “the support of the State governments in all their rights as the moßt'competent administrators for ourdomestio concerns and the surest bulwarks against anti-republican ten dencies” Is forgotten by many well meaning citizens. The wise teachings of the founders of our Republlo are un popular with many, and they call those “disloyal,” who still revere them and believe that a State has rights that Con* gress ought to respect. It seems that the wise and great Jefferson was not only a statesman, but also a prophet. He spoke of the danger of “force,” of 1 compelling a people to submit to a measure through expediency, or for fear 1 that something worse would bo inflicted upon them if they did not vote for cer tain measures; this “force” he termed “the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.” The conduct of the Radical party since the termination of the war, the constant coercion of an unwilling people to accede to extreme measures by means of disfranchising white men at the South, and permitting negroes to have the controlling power, has rendered the Northern people to a great extent careless, respecting their own rights, and has so perverted public opinion that the Imperialist is eagerly read by many, principles It ad vocates are boldly presented for the ap probation of the American people. That tho Im})criaUst Is conducted by the wealthy Radical leaders, who insist that a strong central government is essential to national prosperity, we have not a doubt. It is true that It asserts that it is the organ of no parly, yet In the same column It says, “a majority of Its sympathizers and supporters cast their ballots with the Republican party,” and denounces the Democratic purty as the advocate of national dishonor and re pudiation. It says that the Grand Army of the Republic “is a disci plined army, four hundred theusand strong,” and it is so well acquaint ed with that Becret political organ ization that it asserts that the public have no true idea of its strength and discipline, and as an additional proof of its origin it parades on its title page the mottoes ot Napoleon aud Grant: “ The Empire is peace” “Let us have peace.” Undoubtedly the Imperialist is con trolled by Radicals, and supported by funds contributed by the designing leaders of the Radical party. The Income Iteturns. Business men generally object to the , publication of their income returns by j the newepupers and, as the time for.their i publication arrives, this dissatisfaction in some of our large cities baa given rise to an organized and influential opposi-; tiou. The Intclliucnccr m has never pub lished these returns as we have believed that ra.'n’s business affairs ought to be as sacred from improper public intrusion as their domestic affairs, and that the, publication of incomes is a palpable violation of the rights of the citizen. This view of the matter is so generally held by the business men of Chicago that they have conferred with the newspaper publishers of that city and have induced them not to publish their income returns this year. The Government alleges as its reason for authorizing the publication of incomes that those who arc disposed to give in tlicir incomes at less than they really are, are deterred therefrom by their publication in the newspapers. But is it not more probable that many persons give in larger incomes than they really have fci the purpose of representing 1 themselves as wealthy in the eyes of the : public. The New York Commercial , Advcrthcr takes this view of the matter 1 and discusses it in the following man -1 ner: Many, for the sake of the credit which thev can obtain by so doing, on ’Change or in business circles, return themselves us wealthy when they may not be worth a pistareen. They are only too glad to pay the tax on bogus returns for the privilege of figuring in the newspapers as moneyed men or men of heavy incomes. With such u showiug, they cun obtain credit where they ottierwi.se could not, and can, if so dis posed, dupo end swindle the public by means of their false representations. A merchant who is on the verge of bankrupt cy has only to present a splendid income return through the papers, and he can go on securing credits and increasing the ruin which be will iuevitubly bring upon those having transactions with him. A broker may have speculated until every cent he has in the world is gone, and yet, by pre senting a prosperous showing through the income report, ho cun persuade fresh cus tomers to entrust tboir margins to him. There are many other objections to the publishing oT returns which will doubtless lead to a modification of the Income Tax Law, in ease it is perpetuated next yoar. Probably in no event, however, will the books oY the assessors and collectors bo closed against those who may wish to In vestigate them at any time. A JToblo Letter, The following letter of Chief Justice Chase explains itself, The sentiments contained iu it do him great hoDor, and if they only animated the breasts of our rulers, the country would soon be' restored to its former prosperity. Who cannot see that it is the true policy of the people of these United States, if they desire to become a mighty people, to bury iu oblivion past differences and “ henceforth unite in a noble and gen erous endeavor to assure the honor and welfare of the whole country?” Charleston, S. C., May 2b, Lob. Dear Sir.: Your note inviting me to ut teud the evremony of deco rating at Magnolia Cemetery the graves of the brave men who fell in defence of tlie Union during the recent civil war, only reached mo this morning. I um very sorry that I cunnot bewithyou on this most interesting occasion, but it is now too late to make the necessary arrange ments. The nation cannot too tenderly cherish tiio memory of her dead heroes, or 100 watchfully guard the well-being of those who survive. And may we not indulge the hope that err long we, who adhered to the national cause, will be prompt also to join in commemorating the heroism of our countrymen who fell on tbo other side, and that those who now specially mourn their loss, consenting to the arbitramuiitof arms, and resuming all their country and our country, one and indivisible, will join with us in like commemorution of fne fallen brave of the army of tbo Union ? The dead are not dead. They have nnlv gone beiore, and now see eye to eve. Why may not we all borrow from tbeir sacred graves oblivion of past differences, and heucefortb uuile iu noble aud generous en deavor to assure the honor and welfare of our whole country, of all her citizens? Very respectfully yours, (Signed] * s. P. Chase. Capt. B. li. Manning. The New York Jit raid stated the result of the Washington election thus: The result is that the municipal govern ment of the national capital is in the hands of the negro population of the city—say two-fifths of estimated total population of one hundred and fifty thousand. In other words, sixty thousand blacks in Washing ton with a small detachment of Radical white voters, under the management of a corporal’s guard of Radical white politi cians, givo the law to the ninety thousand whites of the city. Shooting Down (innrtz, The Grass Valley (Nevada] Union of the 1 11th has the following curious bit of fnfor- | mation: j The unexpected appearance of a piece of , artillery on our streets last Saturday eve-j ning caused us to inquire whence it eftme. At the Eureka the gun is used to knock ! down quartz, when the miners are ready to j hoist it out of the mino. For this purpose ! the gun is charged with powder, of course. 1 and a projectile made of a slug of iron. The J quartz to be brought down by the firing has i already been taken out of the ledge and i stowed in the gallery of the mine, where it ! becomes wedged by its own weight. When it wants to be dropped down into the place j from whence it is shoveled for hoisting, the ! gun is fired at it, and it gets down with a j a rush. The old way was to explode a quicksilver flask in the pile with a long 1 luse, but this was dangerous, for the quartz j might slide while a man was going up to | place the tank. The projectile is always < recovered, and so the expense is in the j powder used. An old man-of war’a-man has cnarge of the artillery used under ground at the Eureka, and be never fails to make a telling shot. Last Saturday the gun was kept saluting all day and until late in the evening, manned by a company of miners from the Eureka mine. [Special Correspondence of the intelligencer.] FROM THE NOBTHWEBT. Council Bluffs, lowa, Jane 5,1809. Before entering upon a description of the elites of Connell Bluff and Omaha I cannot forbear an attempt to give your readers some idea of one of the wonders or the world* yla., the ** Chicago River Tunnel.” This work'was commenced and coniplotwl with in..the spac* of abobt two years, which, whenjthe stupendousness of the undertak ing Is considered, seems incredible. It was constructed os a means of communication between the east and west sides of the city , without the use of those annoyancosof Chi* cago, the pivot bridges; it is regarded | as the first of a series of similar undeorlver I avenues, which will in course of time dis pense with the bridge entirely, The ex treme length of the tunnel is something over 800 feet, with a gradual desoent from one extreme end to Its greatest depth under the bed of the river, (about 20 feet), whence it again rises with the same ascending grade to tbo opposite end. There are three dls linot arched passages; two for vehicles and one for podestrianß, yet all separated from from each other by a continuous wall of heavy masonry. The foot passage Is firmly planked, while the others are substantially paved with heavy granite blocks, and the whole as firm and compact a piece of archi tecture os can possibly be put together.— The passages are all brilliantly illuminated with gas, and a walk through it is not only without danger, but truly cool and pleasaDt besides. There is almost a total absence of dripping water and the consequent damp ness so peouliar.to the Thames Tunnel, and it Is more easily approached, too, by a very fine granitostuirwny of about 20 rises only. Chicago may well feel proud of her tuunels, ,and this point of attraction for a stranger will alone repay u visit of hundreds of miles to the metropolis of the Wost. | And now let mo give you a concise ac -1 count of my trip to this point, where I ur j rived at 3 P, M., (his Jay, after a ride of 21 hours through asprotly a district us can bo found on this continent, and over u road which will compare favorably with any in the world. The land on both sides of the Railroad Is mostly pralrlo, somo verylovel, tho rolling or uudulating rather predom inating. In some loculillos presenting the most inviting aspect imaginable, and form ing a feast of tho beautiful in nature, upon i which Iho eye never tiros gazing, nor tbo j busy fancy admiring. Among tho many pretty towns and vll -1 lages along tho wuy I must mention a fow ' that struck me as being peculiarly hand | some and eligibly located, and they are: Dixon, neatly nestled amid a forest of fruit and shade trees, with her college building forming a pleasing and prominent feature, and there are a number of other buildings, I both public and private which are striking 1 features of the pretty little city. Sterling, J a town although perhaps not so well shaded, I is, if unytliiug, still more attractive than | the former. Her many prominent private I dwellings, which line tho suburban streets, are sufficiently inviting to the stranger to ■ muke one wish to become better uequaint !ed with tbo place and Us people. ’’Clinton | on tbo lowa side of the Mississippi is ! another very thriving town, and doserving jof a speciul notice. It is at this point that i tho great Northwestern Railroad bridge I crosses the river, tho length of which is 380 ! feet, and provided with a draw of about 80 | feet span. Among many other objects <T , natural beauty may bo named the Rock 1 River valley and the valley of Pcs Moines river. Near tho latter some bituminous : coal bus been found and some pretty fair timber also. Illinois is a great State, and undoubtedly possesses extraordinary re sources, somo of them but barely being de veloped, while no approximating idea can possibly be formed of Iho magnitude of those still undeveloped. As much may be said of lowa also. When.we look upon the millions of acres of still unimproved land, wailing tho attention of the hardy pioneer, we are struck with the immensity of her resources in the most forcible manner. Why will our honest hard-toiling men of tho Kast continue to work and toil for a bare substance, while such golden oppor tunities await Hero the earth needs but “ bo tickled with a hoe to muke her luugh with a harvest,” while there with all their wits put to the test, and all their euergies taxed to the highest point, they but barely make ends meet. I speak of our small farmers, not of our “lords of the manor,” who count their broad acres by hundreds! From what I have seen of tho West dur ing the past few days, I am still more firmly convinced of its advantages over the Eastern and more densely poopled Stutes. ’Tis true (and I here speak more partiefllarly of our wealthy Lancaster); there are more comforts there than here. There are many privutions and discomforts here, which wo would think almost insuf ferable, even with tho rare prospect of pecu niary gain, yet others have endured them and are now happy in their new homes, and thousands more.will follow their example and will also succeed. The tide of immigration is immense!— Every train brings new acquisitions to the wealth and industry of the country. All the hotels are crowded to repletion, with travellers for the still more distant West, and in addition to this tho old-fashioned ox-teams are still moving with the tide, as they did forty years ago, when Ohio was in tho “ back woods.” To-day I saw a caravan of this kind with nil their goods and chattels, including horses and cattle, on their'winding way, while from under the canvass coverpeeped tho cunning little tlaxen-haired “ coming West,” abandoning themselves in their childish glee to tho joy of the hour. Ilnppy. innocence. While I sit hero writing I can hardly realize that I am fourteen hundred miles ! from my own lireside, surrounded by entire strangers, each bent on his own cliaso after I thebutterily of fortune or fame; eachkppar- I ently unmindful of the object or fate oi the | other. Fifty men from almost as many I different points, in this vast country, move 1 aboutlmo in this large first-class hotel (The 'Pacific Hou?e). I know nono of them. They do not seem to care who I am, and ! that is about all the mutual regard existing , among men when lost in the mass, like drops in a bucket. Council Bluff is most beautifully mi anted on a very gradually rising plain, extending up from the railroad to the distance of mi re than a mile, and clear to a series of most picturesque bluffs, which form the back ground to the natural picture. Population 15,000. The town contains some fine blocks of buildings, among others a very large Court House, several churches, and many very handsome privato residences. It bus two daily papers, a copy of one of which I mall. It's cost was 10 cents, and that after I told them I was a “correspondentquite complimentary to the Intelligencer and ils corps. One feature more are the hand* some meat shops, of which there are 0 or S, which all look like candy storos more than like beef shambles. The post office is a credit to the place, containing in a room SO feet long a lierof boxes runningjto N 0.1170 A largo public ball which may also be named among Us advanced improvements, forms ope of the most prominent feature s Of the town. There are many fine drives in and near the place, and in short, every comfort imaginable can be here enjoyed just as well ns at Philadelphia or any other Eastern City, not even excluding the inevi table saloons ol which there are about one to every llfty inhabitants. To-morrow the 6th at S P. M., I shall leave for|Cheyeuce and Salt Lake but may first wrilo you of Omaha from that city. Traveler. Omaha, Juno l>, 1860. I’m “ in tlie West, In the West, The land of the free! Where the mighty Missou i Rolls down ta the Sea.” Yes, I have crossed the mighty (I might more properly say tho muddy) Missouri, and am now literally on my *' Westward tonr.” “ Omaha ” is an example of the thrift and progress v/hich can only be fonnd in the western part of America. Think of it; only three years have passed since she has risen from an ordinary frontier town to an important western metropolis! A city of over ;20,000 inhabitants ; a ;city with wide streets, large houses, fine hotels, churches, schools, stores, trades, Ac. ’Tis true, the population is (as is always the case in new towns) somewhat'mixed, and not altogether of that kind which might be called select* and perhaps not permanent, but that will all be changed by time. She has all the elements to make her a great city, and the scum will by the natural processof time be worked off like the impure particles in the processof fermentation, and the substantial, the better qualities,will eventually remain. Omaha is in her “effervescent state,” and must beoome a settled, fixed, great city! Her location is, to say the least of it, eligi ble, and to my mind beautiful. Situated upon a gentle bluff or ridge, sufficiently removed above the bottoms of tbe river to make it healthy, and yet sufficiently near the latter to give her all the advantages of a river town, It presents a most romantle and inviting appearance from the opposite shore. An extensive wood-'growth gives It shade, and to a certain extent protects it from the severer blasts of the northwestern winds which must sweep down the valley daring the winter season. By the aid of capital and some little entorprlze, Omaha may become tbe*motropollsof the West and a rival to Chicago. The fine farming lands yet untouched by tbe hand of tbe husband' man, In which Nebraska abounds, must form a source of Incalculable wealth and make this tbe principal shipping port in this section of country, and I should not be surprised to find that In ten years hence Omaha would have a population of 80,000. Tbe streets aro wido and rnn nt right angles. The people aro at present rejoicing over tho election of a Democratic Mayor, and havo hopes of a bettor state of affairs hereafter than has existed fox some time past. The new Mayor will have bis bands full .with this mlxod population, and I heartily wish him success In his great un dertaking to establish order out of chaos The new bridge over tbe Missouri, which Is to form tho /cwtconneetlng link between San Francisco and New York, is being pushed to completion as fast as tho stu pendous undertaking will justify, and will bo when completed one of tho greatest tri umphs of art over the ofistacles of nature on our continent. Ono of the tubes, which bad been sunk to the depth ot SO feet, was found to bo delectlyo nfter all tho great labor that j had been expeuded upon It, and bad to bo j raised again from tbe rock beneath. These | tubesare about 12 feet in length uud 8 feet in I diameter—weighing seven tons each. From | this some idea may be formed of tho im j menae labor attending tho sinking of onco/ them, and still more readily when wo con sider Ihut so largo u number must bo sunk before tho work on tho bridgo proper can bo commenced, aud yet it is estimated that in 18 months from this lime the connection will bo complete! Umuha will always 11ml a rival In " Council Bluffs” over tho rivor. Tho lutter bus somewhat tho advantage in location and muy oven ultimately tako off thejpalm, more particularly if the Intention of the Union Fncltio Railroad, to buildSUs termini and transportations on the bottom below that city, Is carried out. But bo that as it may, Omaha will still remain on nc i count of its geographical location tho real i terminus of that road. As an evidenco of the progress of ihiscity I will name soino of the most important points of interest * One milo of street rail way; a Capitol building beautifully situ ated on the highest elevation back of the town, which will hereufter bo used us a high school building (tho Legislature of Nebraska having been removed to Lincoln, about miles distant); an Academy of Music, where Brignoli is now singiug in Italian opera. This Hall is on Caldwell’s block, between 13th and 14th slroets, and is no discredit to the place. Several national banks, public gardens, Ac., Ac. In short it has everything to make it a live place.— The German element forma a prominent part in tho population of Omaha, and their language is heard on every hand. They have a lino “Turner Hall” adapted to the use of theatricals, Ac. They have a “Sa-n -gerchor.” They have German beneficial societies, and churches ; in short the inllu enco of that class of citizens is seeu and lok on every hand. Theie are no Sunday laws here. All the saloons are [driving a lucra tive business. People seem to be enjoying themselves without restriction, and in fact it has the nppourunco more of a town uu the Rhino than one on the Missouri. Our parly over tho plaius has hud soino acquisitions to-day, which will muko it much more pleasant and. interesting. Mr. Simonton, the manager of the New lork Associated Press, in one of that company, now wending their wuy over the pluius. He is uceompanied by h;s wife and son, and a number of others, Wo shall leuvu Omaha with qtiito u good compuny Mother equally prominent aud respectable gentle men and ladies, which will mid to the agreeableness of a Western lour. From Salt Lake I shall write you again, and hope that my letters, although hastily aud im perfectly put together, may bo found of sufficieut;interest to“cm?-'’ roaders,|tojustily a continuance of the eamo In the future.— For tho ofllcers in these-rvico of the Union Pucific Ilailroad I must say, that all with whom I have como iu contact so far are gentlemeu in tho full sense of the term, and ever ready to give information uud advice to those who seek it. In fact one may feel at home among thorn. Cheyenne, June 7, ISOD. Over the Plains! Going over the Plains to day does uot convey tho same idea of dan ger and adventuro which it did ten years, or even ouly a few years ago. N"o stuges, no blankets, no rifles, no pistols, no pruvi aions fur weeks of travel nre necessary now. What a change steatn has wrought! The initiatory of a trip over tho Plains now, does not differ in the least from a stnrt to New York or auy other fur-off point. We take our places in the cars; tho train starts at the appointed time. A regular schedulo extending over nearly 12,000 miles is pub lished, aud will, 1 have no doubt, be faith fully carried out (unforseen accidents ex cepted) to its very letter. Al l 30 P. M., June 6, we leave .Omaha. Our train consists of two day and three gorgeous sleeping cars. Slowly winding around tho city, up a heavy grade, until wo have left the heights far iu tho back ground, we commonco our trip “ overtbo Plains,” issuing out upon a beautiful rolling prairie, which is not surpassed by uny, through which I have passed thus far. Here, as farthor east, tho scarcity of tim ber still forms tho peculiarity ; and, wore it not for this, the country would bear a great resemblance to some parts ofl’ennsylvnniu. The sceno soon changes, ns wo strike the Platte Valley beyond Elkliorn. This val ley extends as far ns the vision reaches, and presents a smooth surface ol unsur passed fertility for many miles. Mo wonder the red-skin shows unwillingness to leave such hunting grounds. The river, like a sheet of Bilver, passes down this valley and presents b}’ its bauk full appearance a beauty of water scenery rarely excelled, while tho gentle elevaliou, by which it is confined to its shallow bed, presents a back ground truly pleasing.— Mo more the wild hunter of the plains glides down its unrufiled bosom in his bark canoe. Ho has been driven faither west ; yet fancy will paint him there, for fancy is ever busy painting romance. As we lly up this level valley, the shades of evening close lu upon us and the bright sun, liken globe of lire, gradually sinks beneath tile western horizon. Uncbscured bv lull or woodland, ho leaves the earth in darkness, and with a lust lingering smile kisses the ripples of the quiet Platte. A sunset on the plains is only (.quailed in beauty by a sunset at sea. After crossing “Duke's Folk" on a long wooden bridge, the eye no longer üb;e to penetrate tho gloom, seeks repose in sleep, and oh, with what success! Awake from a kind of semi-somuambulic state, with the first graying of the morn and we are greeted by the same uuchanging, never varying scene of plains and Platte. Far distant are bluffs and ridges, with here and there a little sand hillock, to add to the novel landscape. At “Brady Island,” a camp of Pawnees acting as scouts, and un der the command of Maj. North, is station ed. We see their camp fires still blazing through the morning haze, and can distin guish their forms as they puss to and fro.— Next we have a distant view of Fort Mc- Pherson. Wo now cross the North Platte on a bridge, about half a mile in length, said to be only temporari ly erected, similar to many other things aloDg this route, in fact, everything except the road bed itself and a few rcuud houses,which seem to havo been built with an idea* for permanancy. At North Platte the next station, three companies of the 18lh. Infantry are stationed, and arc un der tho command of Major Morris. In fact every telegraph station is guarded by a small [too small] detachment of U. S. soldiers,which gives things rather a warlike appearance. At Ogallala, 346 miles, out is a detachment of the 2nd. Cavalry. At Big Spring station is one of those won derful phenomona of nature, which havo, as it were, been placed along this desert course, for the use of those who sought their homo in the still more distant West. On a barren, sandy knob, rising from tho plain, thero gushes forth a limpid stream of cool, refreshing water, which serves to supply, not only the thirsty traveler, but also all the wants of the railroad com pany besides. Speaking of the military at the different stations along this line re minds me of one great necessity which must beapparent to all who pass this way, and hero let me arrogate to myseU the privilege to say, to oar Meads at Washing ton, that two things are wanted on the Plains. First, a strong military protection for the road and its interests; and, Second, batter and more adequate protection for the traveler; not 0 men fits station, bat 000; not at intervals of twelve, fifteen or twenty miles, but at intervals of three miles at least, will they be required. And lot theso heads at Washington mark the prophetic (?) words of your humblo correspondent. If they do not mako this wise provision in time, thoy may Itvo to regret it ero long! Only ono week ago the village of Julos burg was mado the target for tho savage Sioux ; and who can tell how soon other, and even more dofencoloas stations, may sharo tho same fato with more sad results. And, whilo the heads at Washington ure at work on the foregoing two problems, lot them mako some provision by which the traveler will be protected against the unjus tiflnblo extortions of this immense, over grown and overgrowing monopoly. Seven and a half cents per rnilo over a road the nation has built for the share-holders, beyond all that is just and fair, and should not be permitted by Congress, In passing along over this beautiful coun try many new und novel sights present themselves. Among these may be namod the .occasional paaslug of a small herd of antelopes—the uglle, pretty little animals! ‘When wo see them speeding with the lleet ness of the “ Iron Steed ” over the distant plains, ever amfuuon slyly looking about os U to satisfy themselvos that the monster is uot pursuing them, wo wonder how uny ouo having human feoliuga could arrest their headlong career by a bullet, uud yet there must be a strong temptation to try It, when within range, simply becauso they are so very pretty ! Another curiosity aro the million oflittlo clog burrow?; hundreds of them forming a sort of v 11 lego with streets running with wonderful regularity ou both sides of tho track. It 1< amusing to sec those little creatures sluing upon their hauucbvH, liko a begging dog, and coolly observ ug tho parsing train,when after hav ing satisfied their curhydty they suddenly disappear in their underground houses, Uioro to sburo tho company ol their an "“natural allien, tho rutllesuako and tho owl. Another interesting (botanical) curiosity is the wild cactus. This plant grows very plentifully uhmg the plulns, many acres being literally covored with I‘, Wrototho curious excursionist who duihinktngly touches tho troacherously barbed plaut! All the picking and scratching, he or sho can do iu a uay, will not remove the sharp points from the llesh ! I like the wild cactus at a respectable distance, but you can't coax me to handle it! Wo hcnr of things iu crossing tho plain o , ; which are not alwuys of a romantic and I pleasing kind; as, for instance: A few duvs ago some desperado, in revenge for 1 some wrong either fanciod or real, done i him by tho agents of tho company .displaced : a switch which, had it not been seen by ! another person in time to (lag the train, would have resulted In great loss of life, as it was in the vicinity of an otnbuukmen l 100 feet high. The fellow is now in jail at Cheyenne und will probably bo hung.— About eight days ago Julesburg station was fired into by tin* Indians, but no dam age was done. Xnn- they have more soldiers l/tcrc. One of a party of emigrants struyed out from bis train ( wagon) for the purpose ofbunliug. lie has uot been heard of for three days. iiis wife aud sister pussed through yesterday despairing of ever find* ing him aguin, There are now f>oo troops in tlie vicinity, (l-’ort Sedgwick.) 414 miles from Omaha, at tho side of the track is tho gravo of one murdered by the treacherous red skius sometime ugo while driving along with his ox team, quite near a statlou. Of tho extortions along tho routo, I can only say, tbut I would not place myself in the situation of those frontiers-men for all tbo gain they have Irom their over-charges* And viewed in this light, I do not know that we are warranted in classing these men among the extortioners, as justly as we may apply it to protected railroad monopolies* Tweuty-tivc cents for a pony glass of poor beer,twenty-five cents for a cup ofpea coffee, and ono dollar and twenty five cents for n meal—which lutter charge I bare only from hearsay. Tho Intelligencer correspon dent don’t indulge in such luxuries. Your correspondent provisions himself for tho cruise like a man-of-war, and while enjoy ing hiseold snack consisting of corned beef, and bologna, (some ot liarrj Fisher’s) laughs at the less provident, who are so soon parted from their money. < >ur company on tho “ sea voyage ” over tho Pluins is select ami pleasant, and our associations increase in interest us time speeds by. We are from all parts of the Siutes, all aiming for different points, yet while we aro togethernre tho true cosmopoli tans, and endeavor to add to the pleasuro of the trip by being friendly and sociublo. We are thus fur companions in fortune, und all hopo tho occasion will uot arrive which will prove us thy sumo in misfortune , too. Of the new town of Cheyenne, ala miles out from Omaha, wlienco I propose mailing this, (I’m writing in tho cars,) I shall give you a sketch in my noxt. I may us well tell you that notwithstand ing the new railroad facilities, wo havo seen no less than three large emigrant trains, tc-day, moving along in the primi tive style, with horse and ox-tonms, und camping at night, while their cattle are grazing around Tkavei.leh. (lluucrto Governor Curtin. Tho board of directors of the Union League, of Philadelphia, will give a dluner to Curtlu and suite to-day (Monday) at the league house. Tho joint committee of tho city councils on reception of Curtin havo procured a special car from tho Pennsylva nia Ruilroad Company, and, with Mayor Fox. will accompany Curtin to New York on Wednesday. He suila for Europe on Thursday, when they propose to accompa ny him down the Now York bay. The banquet to Governor Curtin on Sat urday night was one of the finest affairs of the kind ever held m this city. About flvo hundred persona Hat down to tables at tho Academy of Music, which whs decorated with Russian and American Hags, double and single beuded eagles, etc. A large number of distinguished persons were pres ent, including Ht-nry C. Carey, Mr. Boris Dansear, secretary of the Russian legation, und Consul General Bodisco, charge d’ af fairs In America, and M. RussellJTbayer, ox-Goyernor Newell, of New Jerswr, Sena tor Scott. Hon. John Cessna, Tor bett, Minister to Paraguay. Cyrus W. Judge! Sharswood, Stroud, Pierce, Hare, Brewster, ' and Thayer, Alexander K. M'Cluro, Wm. B. Mann, General Gregg, Postmaster Jones, of New York, Horuco Binney, Jr., General Brevoort, Gov. Pol lock, etc. After the doth had beeu re moved lion. M. Russell Thayer, the chair man, opened the proceedings of tho ovulion in an nddress complimentary to Governor Curtin, and then read letters from Presi dent Grant, General Sherman, Hon. Ham ilton Fish, Hon. J. D. Cox, Gov. Gear£, tint. Meade, Commandant Marchand, Hon' J. M. Reed, Hon. H, W. Williams, Judge Agtiew, Horace Greeley, Ac., regretting their inability to attend the dinner. Mr. , Curtin made un address on general topics, ; but principally the role played by l\nn- ' sylvauia during the rebellion. Tho follow ing toasts were responded to In tho order tunned below: “The President”—Hon. .J'»hn Scott. “ Russia ” —Mr. Bodisco.— 1 “ Pennsylvania ” —Hon. James Pollock. “Tho Young Republican Leaders of 1866.” Hon. Alex K. M’Cluro. " Philadelphia John Price Wetlierill. “The Practical Is sues the Future us Affecting Russia and America Gen. Joshua T. Owen. “The Judiciary”—William Henry Rawle. "The Army and Navy Capt Murray. “ Wo man’’-Daniel Dougherty, Esq. “The Governor of Pennsylvania”—F. Jordan, Secretary of tho State. “The Press” — Thos. E. Cochran, Esq., York, Pa. Tho following State elections will come off during the summer and fall of 1866: Julv 6, Virginia—State Officers and Con gressmen. August 2, Kentucky—State Treasurer and Legislature. » August 2, Alabama—Members of Con gress. August 5, Tennessee—Stale Officers and Legislature. August 10, Montana Territory—Delegate to Congress. September 7, Vermont—Stato Officers and Legislature. September 13, Maine—State Officers uDd Legislature. October 3, Colorado—Delegates to Con gress. October 12, Pennsylvania—Statb Officers and Legislature. Octuber 12, Ohio—State Officers and Leg islature. October 12, lowa—State Officers and Leg islature. October 20, California—Judges of the Su preme Court. November 2, New York—Secretary of State, Legislature, Ac. November 2, New Jersey—Legislature. November 2, Massachusetts—State Offi cers and Legislature. November 2, Minnesota—State Officers and Legislature. November 2, Wisconsin—State Officers and Legislature. The suit of Abell A Co., of the Baltimote Sun , against the Chesapeake Bank, jor a special gold deposit of §3OOO, made In 1801 came tip on trial for the second time In. the Superior Court, at Baltimore, yesterday Hon. Reyerdy Johnson appeared as connsei for the claimants. )Ob««'qalc* of FttlKt Barbells. it Lb stated that the most Imposing mourn ing sorvicrever held within the wails of tbo Cathedral of 89. Peter and Paul, in Phila delphia, was held yesterday over the re mains of the good and lamented Father Barbelln, lato of St. Joseph’s Church. Per haps no priest ever died more greatly la mented by his dock, or more generally and universally revbred. This wua evinced by the stream of peoplo flowing in and out of St. Joseph's Church during the time In which the body laid In stute therein, and the manifestation of grief then and there given was intensified when the body waft removed to tbo Cathedral for Interment Traveler. fit rite Elections. The arrangements for the transfer of tbo body from St. Joseph’s to the cathedral were under tho competent auporlntenpeoce and direction of Mr, Simon Uarllaud, who* had them curried out with commondublo regularity and lino order. The body being plueed in- the heurno, a procession wuh formod, headed by tho Suncfuy School chil dren of St. Joseph’s church, lor whom tho deceased ever entertained u tender regard. Tho children of the soven schools of St. Joseph’s followed, and after them came tbo mombers of tho Sodality ol the Blessed Virgin, from whom was also selected a guard of honor. Thero woro eight clorleal I and eight laypull-bearors,and the precession | moved slowly up Wolnut street to Eigh teenth, and thenoe to the cathedral. 1 Ou reaching the cathedral the boJy was placed on a cenotaph in front of tho main ! ultar, around which were placed many burning tapers, and'nt its head a crucifix. Tho doceusod hold wlthlu his bauds a golden chulleo and his features bore a tnlld, benlguunt expression, us if ludulgiug in a refreshing sleep, rather than reposing iti death. Tho multitude being seated, tho recitation of tho Holy Oftlco of tho Dead was com menced, Bishop Wood presiding at the i same, and Rev. Francis P. O’Neal and Uev. | and Thomas F.llooklusactlug us chanters. ' Tho recitation of tho ollleo occupied about [ one hour, and on its conclusion, ttie So- I lemn Pontifical Muss of Requiem was at once commenced, the celebrant being Right Rev. Jurnoa Wood, D. 1)., Illshop ot Phila delphia. Ho was assisted by Rev. Father Htonestroot, S. J., as Assistant Driest; I Very Rev. M. A. Walsh, V. G, aud Very | Rev. James O’Connor, D. I) , as Deacons of I Honor ; Rev. James Mulholbuul, Deacon of ! tho Muss; Rev. Thomas I'. Hopkins, Sul) Deacon, and Rev, A. J. M’Couomy, in Master of Ceremonies. ’I hern were also presaul within the Sum , tuury Right Rov. J. T. tSlmnuhan, Bishop ol j ldurrisburg, and nearly all tho secular and ! religious clergy of tho Diocese. * Tho Mass being commcuced, the. plain 1 Orogoriuu service was chanted, and uf or the lCptsilo had been intoned by the Sub Deacon tbo choir Hung the sequence, Dtr.i Ini\ diva ilia, the clergy meanwhile hold lug lighted caudles In ibeir hands. Itadioat XomlnatloiiN In ft’liilnitelplilii. Tbo Rudioul Nominating Conventions met Wodm a lay In Philadelphia. |The most disgraceful Beetles and Incidents were wit nessed. In the convention for nominating u Recorder of Deeds an adjournment was necessary, in two instances, in order that the terrible confusion and fury of tbo polit ical combatants might bo subdued. There woro inon so drunk, ou the floors os dele gates, that when their turn of voting nimn they were utinblo to give the name of their candidate. Tho President's hummer, although it'ml tied and banged away incessantly on the table, was unheeded. Thero were strifes between the delegates, sharp and bitter. There were blows aud tights—s-> many that a police force was nocessary to reduce the scene to quiet- Thero was to have been so the leaders proclaimed—a great refor mation in the muntior of carry lug ntu these initial political steps. Instead of this, tin* proceedings of yesterday will strongly hear out the fact I tint, instead of relormation, there is still greater corruption. In tho flrst Senatorial Convention, the greatest noise ami turmoil prevailed. Bogus protests, without number, against the re ception of delegates that had been properly elected, were entertained by the managers of tho meeting. Many u iiiim who went thero with a good lntonlimi, was forced out, and his place supplied by another— not so honost—to suit the wishes and the conveni ence of the wire-pullers. Tbo following City and County Ticket wus nominated: —Recorder of Deeds, John A. Housemun ; City Treasurer—Joseph F. Mnrcor; City Commissioner—Thomas 11. Locke; Prulbonolury of the District Court —Wm. K Hopkins ; Clerk of Quarter Ses sions—Thomus Ashton ; Coronor—William Taylor. The following candidates for the Stale Legislature were nominated: Senator. First District, William W. Wall. I HOUSE OK UP.PKUsJiNTA'riVK*. ( First District— L. B. Tinnitus. Secoud District—George Maxwell. Third District—No report. Fourth District—William Elliott.’ Fifth District—Joseph K. McCunuon. Sixth District- Hubert Graham. ' Seventh District—Robert .Johnston. Eighth District—James V. Stokes, Ninth District—James Berry. Tenth District—E. W. Davis. Eleventh District—William N. Bunn. Twelfth District—Alexander Adaire. Thirteenth District—Joseph A. Gois/.. Fourteenth District—John Cloud. Fifteenth District—Adam Albright. Sixteenth District—Marshall C. liong. Seventeenth District—Watson Comly. Eighteenth District—James Miller. "•'ln the Fourth District, there wasasplil In tho Convention ; eight of the delegates voted for Mr. Elliott, live for Joseph Brady, and four for George W. Myers. Thoso op posed to Mr. Elliott, left tho Convention, and noinlnutod Mr. Brady { while thoso re maining nominated Mr. Elliott. Com fitrlkcn. Tho following resolutions have been passed almost unanimously by the Miners' and Laborers’ Association, of tho unthmeite coal fields of i his State: Whereas, Tho object of our suspension has, to a great'exteut, been accomplished— to wit, tho depletion of tho overplus of coal ulreudy iu tho market, together with tho preventing, if possible, tho enormous over supply tbui was going to tho market, und which was thereby not only keeping down tho price of labor, but eventually would compel either loeapHUspension or further reduction of wages, and in-conserjiienco local strikes; and whereas, the public press of the country in most instances, through which public opiuion is formed and ex pressed, has denounced our ussodulion in its first powerful movemorit, representing that wo bad a design to run prices up touu exorbitant height, Ac., Ac., und in soino instances oven threatening to nppen! to Con gr> ss to repeal the tariff of foreign coal; therefore, bo it Jtesolocd, That wo do not, nor havo not, , desired to run up the price of coal too high in tho market, but, on the contrary, would prefer u steady and healthy market, which will afford to tho upurutor und deuior fair Interest lor their iovostment, and uL the same timo recolvu for our share u fuirday’s wages for a fair day’s work ; and further licsolved , That taking into consideration ttie gieut risk or danger a miner or laborer lius to incur'in pursuing ills dally occupa tion, wo claim Unit ho should receivo pay commensurate to said risk or danger and not to bo stinted down to the lowtst price given to common laborers whoso em ployments iiresiileaml tree from all tIhU to itlo, Inn band lumily. Hcsolved, Thut on or after tbu 16th InM., all districts or branches which can agree with their employers as to busis and con ditions of resumption, do resume work. A‘K*ml Cloud of Destruction. Tho Cumberland, Md., Oivdian, of June 3, says : On MondayafLernoonhist.ubout-'io’clock, a durk red cloud of singular appearance loomed up suddenly in tho western part of the heavens, und in u few moments there was every indication of an approaching storm. .Suddenly and without a moment’* warning, a tornado of wind swept over a portion of our city with terrific violence. In tho twinkling of un eye, almost, Bal timore street, was tilled with Hying store boxes, signs, Ac. The wind caught the rout of tho stable of Charles Perry, Esq., and carried it oil', und immediately after ward the toll spire on lliotowerof the Epis copal church building in Washington si., was toppled over and came crashing to tho ground, scattering Ir gmenlsof timbor in all directions, but fortunately injuring no one. Un Bullimoro street u largo uumber of windows wero broken, the most expensive being two line pluto-giiiss windows in Mr. Kearney's wholesale lumily grocery, curner of Centro street. The doors of the store wero standing opeu when tho storm eurno up, und they wero blown shut wdtb such violence that ibo heavy pluto glass, about a quarter of an inch in thickness, was shiv ered into minute fragments, and lay upon the sidewalk in every conceivable shape. Tho gable end of tho stable in the rear of the St. Nicholas Hotel was blown out, und three fine hogs, belonging to Mr. Samuel Luman, killed by tho tailing brick aud mortar. The force of tbo wiud was terrific, yet it was confined to a narrow path. It certainly did not last over three minutes, and in five minutes after its commencement the air was as quiet und tranquil as a sum mer ovo. 31aj6r Hall’s Messngc. Mayor Hall, of New York, has sent In his first annual mossage to the Common Council of that city. The Mayor says that the city‘authorities are not responsible for the tax budgets—as the estimates prepared by them werb manipulated and altered by the Legislalnre. Tho present condition of the wharves and piers is not dne to tbo omissions of the municipal authorities. The revenue from the city markets shows a sat isfactory increase. The street and rapid transportation questions are discussed. He says that the streets cannot bo kept clean unless the contractor is paid better. Thero ought to bo three Improved linos of railway running the length of the city. He recom mends u wholesale widening, extension and opening of the streets below Fourteenth the arrangements of the Broadway side walks inside tho stores so that the carriage road shall be increased by the present width of the sidewalks, and the conversion of City Hall Park into a plaza forsyehiclo transit in order to relieve Park Extensive Art-Gallery. Next to the Bible, no book is moro useful thau Webster’s Dictionary. The Unabridg ed is on extensive art-gallery , containing over three thousand engravings, represent ing almost every animal, insect, reptile implement, plain, etc., which wo knosv anything about. It is a vast library giv ing information on almost every mention able subject. It indeed has been well re marked that U Is the most remarkable com pendinm of human knowledge in onr lan guage.— Household Advocate
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