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MR, BINGHAM'S SPEECH.
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15, LL .gt 2tttt. The
. Republican* o these cities honored
1$ 1:
and profited themselves lastl evening, by
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—II-- their enthusiastic reception of the distin
111BUBHED DAILY, BY guished orator who, on his return, to Ohio,
TIONBIAN, & co . , p r o pr i e t ors . consented to address our citizens upon the po
litleahissues of the canvass. The spacious
FB. PENNIMAN, - ' JOSIATi XING City all was fillea, even , •
the a i sles, passages
T. P. LIOUSTQN, N. P. REED.
and ante-rooms being thronged with those
E‘litorkand Proprietors. • .•
who were anxious to hear the eloquent
speaker. , .We present elsewhere a full ver
-batim report of Mr. Bnfon.a.m.'s speech. It
was a masterly effort, fully rap to his exalted
reputation.' , and, creating a profound
impression npim an audience as in.
telligent / and discriminating as end('
be fOutf i d in any city of the land. His
argument .upon the necessity for o re
vonstruption of the diriareanized States, his
vindication of The great triennres of the
COngressional policy, Ms clear, exhaustive
and convincing grptlsition of the merits of.
the Fourteenth Agiendment, which he justly
characterized as "the central idea of the
entire reconstruction policy," his compari
,
fon.of the platfthins of the two parties, his
refererree to the merits of the respective can
didates, his eloquent apostrophe to that Peace
Wl.hich our great leader has so touchingly
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and earnestly invoked,' and hiseonciuding
apnCal to all citizens, and especially to those
of foreign natiOnalities who > have here
•sought refuge from the wars and oppres
-Glora • orEurope—all were illustrated by,
;the severest logic and adorned with that at
itractive rhetoric which have given to this
orator en emitfent fame.
-Of this speech, occupying very nearly
two hours in its delivery, the GAZETTE,
-alone of the city press, presents a complete
verbatim report, this morning:
The triefremarks of Dr. Wonrunicroli
and of Gee. J. S. Me-camr *fere also most
'cordially received. ' •
OFFICE:
GAZETTE:pUItVING, NOS. 84 AND 86 FIFTH ST
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OFFICIAL; PAPER . •
Of Pittsburgh, Allegheny had All ritheny
Co
unty. .
Terrai--Drythe. !Soil -Weekly.' Weekly. :
One yea r....155.t 0 •
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lone Tiv,oi, LX !TICS.. 1.501 5 copleb, each• 1:0;
Bllite week 15 reree mos 25 , 10 • • • • 1,15
• luom Carrier.) ~ i--end Mae to Agtat.
FRIDAY,= JULY 31, 1868
National Union Republican-Ticket.
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FOR ,
ULYSSES S. GRANT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
SCI-M-YLEit COLFAX.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
AT LANGE..
- 46. nioniasoN COATES, of Phlla4elPtia.
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• THOS . 1 M. 'MARSHALL, of Pittsbtirgh.
D'ffirsot. IDistrict. .
krocaS, SAIIUED SNOW, •
W. J. POLLOCK. 114. B. F. Wilaot.fiELLE
3,BICUARD WILDET. CHAS.' H. MILLEN,
4. U. W. 'HILL.. 116. GEORGE W. ELDED
WATSON P. MCGTht.,II7. JOHN STZWART,
111. BRINGIPIRST. •18. , A. 01.31 STEAD,
7. Fa..A.Mr. C. lir.rroii, 119. JAMES SILL. •
8. ISAAC ECKERT,
8. W. 11. C. Jcocisolcr,
`MORRIS HOOPER. ,21. J. K. EWING.
311. DAVI/rid. D. . W5l. Freuvr,
IL WE. DAVIS. ,•M. A. W. CRAWFORD;
22. W. W. RxrcHum • 124. J. S. RUTAN.
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STULTh ,rxcior2r.
FOB AUDITOR GENtR.A.L. OF PENN , A.
'JOHN F. lIAILTRANFT.
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:OR SURVEYOR GENERA... OF PENN,A
JACOB M. CAMPBELL.
ec•uw'rlr
• CONGRESS, 2.t.3IN,DISTRICT. ' '
JAMES S. NEGLEY. . " •
Cliatourss, 2:3t0 DISTRICT. • • .
THOMAS WILLIAMS, f , -
-glntdect to: the ileetsion of the Conferees of the
j rz
District.) I -
• DIATIZICT ATTORNEY.
;ASSISTANT DISTEST ATTO Y..
J. B. FLACK. • '
STATE SENATE.
JAMES L. GRAHAM.
ASSEMBLY.
• GEORGE WILSON,
• : GEO. F. 31ORGAN,
JAMES TAYLOR,_
M. S. HUAIPHREYE,
YIN CEN T MILLER, 1
, SAMUEL R.ERR.
• CONTROLLER: , '• .
, HENRY LAMBERT..
,i, . COMMISSIONER. .
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• ' '- ' JONATHAN NEELY..
• stnvETort. ,
• •,• , : H. L. McCISLLY.
' # cotrwrr HOME. DIEWTOR.
' . J. G. MURRAY.
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Headquarters Republican bandy Com.
valttee, • city Mall, Market gtreet. Open
every day. Caanty Committee meets every
Wedaeiday, at 2 P. M.
Wz rnxerr on Cie inside pages ,of this
"nornines GizETTE---Becond page : Ephem
iris, What to Eat in Warm - Weather, Lace
Making in Italy, Third vage: Pitts
burgh Produce, and Jiarkets by Meyraph,
Btver New, V. !Sixth page: klnanas and
Trade, Central Live Btock, and Petroleum
Marketi. Siventh page: Notes of Bummer
Travel and other Interesting Reuling Matter.
1:16r..n closed yesterday in New York at
/44iC41441- - .
Ta last 'trace of peOn slavery is about to
be eradicated from the Ninth American con.
"anent, a resolidon of Congress direcrmg
Gen. Stannwst to restore to thellratAg
Indians their • four thousand women and
children now held to that forni of servitude
in New Mexico. - •
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Tn Canonslmrg meeting, held a feir
days ago, resulted in the appointment of a
Commitree to get the subse.riptions to the
stock the Chartiera Valley Railway put
in &shape to meet the views of Mr. TIIOM.P . .
BOA, President of the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad Company. a•
THerpeitocrais have been specially alai
, oni for the withdrawal of national tomes
'from 'the ra-organized States. The appre
hensions of the Goveinor of;LOnisiana, as
disclosed in his application to•the President
for troops to prevent an anticipated out
• break, explain this Penicicratic anxiety..
SENATOR A/ORGAN - and Gen. Sctlnlicx,
as chairmen of the Executive Republican
Committees of Congress, ha:in been charged
with the, responsible duty of deciditig for'
their political friehdi upon the need for a•
session in September. If no session shall
then be thought advisable, they Neill then
communicate that, opinion to members: -
Tim English jodrnals• maintain that' the
proposed bonds to replace the 5.20 s are no
better than the latter, and urge bondholders
not to'exchange. The failure of the Fund
ing Bill renders this admonllion useless,
• but the' giving of it indicates •what the •
drift of European opinion will be in case
it, or any bill of similar import, shallhereafter
become a law. . •• '
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Trim National Temperance Convention
met at gleverand on IWednesday, with a
Teipeetable attendance in point of r,kumbe,rs.
large proportion of the delegates were
clergymen. The proceeding k s, of the first.
day were mainly devoted to t organization
and to the discovery of the fact that. every
known variety - and shade of &madmen t among:
- the adiocates of the cause would be
likely
to claim a hearing before the ConventiOn
should close. -
II
Tay, LErrrn of our Portland correspond
ent, published-this. morning, -is , valnapre
throughontF, but whit he says of the politi
cal aspcts of Maine is Of special interest.
It seems that New York IDernocrats are
*ending itfoncy thither to operate against
Republican nominees, , but that all appli- .
ances 'Will be in vain. The State election
will lie held on the second Monday of Sep
temper, and Gov. J. L. Citemnraiin will
' be fe-elected, as, also, a full Republidan del
, ation to Coiigreis. 'I
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'Too prominences whichis given, not only
by the Sov.thern rebels but .by their K. K K.
allies, the Copperhead Democracy of the
North, to the name and the political decla
rations of &aro, rather than to those of
'Sormotrie who nominally heads - the ticket,
should 'surprise no one. HLAIIc is the real
candidate„ in his own opinion, in the es -
nnateof the rebels who nominated him, - and
by the acquiescenoe of 'SKr - mono himself as
wellas of the party at large, in the North
ern States. BLAIR'S programme of an
archy and , bloodshed is tthe leading, salient
feature .of the Democratic . platform. He
asked_ for a nomination expressly upon
revolutionary ground, and obtained it ac=
cordingly. His nominal leader. SEYMOUR,
three times declined a nomination, protest
ing that 'otherwise his honor would be im
pugned, yet he was needed , for temporary
. use as a lay figure at the head of
the ticket, and therefore the farce was enact
ed of forcing a 'thrice rejected nomination
upon him. 33Lanzt, the active master spirit
.of the ticket; has promptly responded to the
honor propoied, in a letter ofocceptance
wkiieh *said be as i#decerit, for its unpre
, . .
:dented anticipation of any respon.ie from
his leader, ash was valgtii and shameless in
its assaults upon the modest Victor of the
War, were it not even then evident that
•Ssymoui, who . .had not yet found voice,
has really the secondary plaiw.; and is not
1 unlikely to withdraw from any place what
ever, upon a platform which legalizes rob
,bery and invokes anew Civil War. Three
Weekshaye elapsed, and still Szvmoun, the
stravt-figure-bead of Democracy; Makes no
sign. Not a word from him yet of accept
auce or of acknow o ledgment, and hie:silence
tneanß a good deal; how much, will soon be
made clear. We shall then see that Swam,
is, the Arun Presidential candidate of_ his
party, and that Szymobs'S dumb show in
the game twaiwen merely an electioneering
itrick. , And the Southern rebels have the
exact appr.eciation of this 'Kangaroo ticket.
Tn Uivioa PRESS of GEORGIA find
cause for serious alarm in thia bold and de.'
Sant menaces which! the rebel leaders are
•
freely proclaiming. The Ailanta'Neto
reporting the .great-rebel gathering in that
city the other day, says dna it was a renew
ed manifestation of the spirit of '6O and '6l,
beyond mere partizanship, and its object, "a
demonstration against the authority of the
National Congress, evinced in an open, bit
ter vitupemtive denunelation of its existing
laws," the speakers being the same who
led-Georgia once before into, rebellion, and
one of whOm, seven years ago, "volunteer
ed ta,dtink all the blood that would be shed"
in any war following 'the secession of the
,South. or BE s. speect, the Era
says r. -
Boldly be declared that, In the -event of the me
ccas of the Seymour and Bair tick. t. an entire !unit
•n of all these laws would follow. and the Con
atltutlons framed under tih-in would be nullified and
set aside, and one immense bonfire ma
de of the
records. It was a woful , hp ech for the m
Dmocratic
party itnd the Delnocrade Close. 'qf this be what
our p tyty Is working tar," Maid one staunch old line
Democrat, ' 4 'l can h_tvenothlng. to do with It. It is
dangerous." And he left the ground.
Lei Northern l'4.mocrats who love;, their
country, and whive patriotic desires are for
its peace, pordler upon the terrible results
which, it is thus evident, must follow the
success of the BLAIit ticket in the Presi
dential election. No citizen, in the dark
hours which would then rest upon the land,
could plead that he .. had not had dne uOtAce
of the coming struggle. We all understand
Tam' SUPPORTERS Oie BLASE AND
ANOTHER RiAnt.mort clearly perceive
that by,the regular ratificationof the MVO!
'Amendment, and, the formal proclamation
from tlie President and. Secretary of State.
announcing its iiblio l 4e and final incorpo
ratioriiinto, the Fcrldrat Constitution, 010
can nO longer coriatitution‘ily oppose the
new ord4 of things, as inaugurated by the
Republican policy in the lately rebel State 2
of the South. Let us be timnkfin for the
audacity which -Tends them, therefore, to
theit i only remaining alternative—that of
defiant and revolutionary resistance to th%
lavis and the Constitution. They have
made the square issue upon that—between
the Constitution as it is, as the people of the
States have legally amended It, and the
Constitution as it was before the people ex
ercised their prerogative of alteration, he
tween the living, la* of to-day and the do-
Dina provisions of sewn years . ago.
I Will& side are you on, reader?
PITTSBURdn GAZETTE FRIDAY, °PM 31, 1868.
FIGURES AND FI.CTS vs. DEMOCRAT—
IC r ICTIONS.
SA - 3ou - x says the government has spent
more than ore.: thousand millions of dollar,
since the War closed in 1865, in addition to
its payment of principal and interest on the
public debt, and of, this vast sum nearly
eight Hundred millions, he aysi - have been
spent on the army and navy. The fact is
that both army and navy have cost in that
time only $175,009,000. The public debt
has been reduced in the three years $240,-.
630,000. Last year's revenues gave a sur
plus of $34,749,777 over . the expenses. The
Military expenses 'of the nation are con
stantly diminishing, and the further decrease
for. '6B will .be $29,000,000. The Freed
me.n's Bureau has cost, up to date, a total of
only $5,617,000, no small part of which has
been expended for the sustenance of starv
ing white Demoerats in the South. The
total appropriations for '6B are only $106,-
812,447 10. The total cost of Reconstruc
tion to date has been,only $2,344,700. The,
estimated annual value of the taxes abatedl
or repealed since the` close of the war is
stated by C mmissioner WELLS at $167,-
269,000. T ese figures, taken from an
cial stateme t made by the Commissioner,
are all wort ienirmbering, when you find
a Democra indulging in loose and extrays.-
gant asserti ns of Republican extravagance.
The figures don't lie ; the falsehood is else
where.
THE Republicans of the XXth District
have not been able to effect a nomination
for Congress. The Conferees continue to,
adhere to the . lavorite candidates of their re
spective counties, but it is intimated that a
solution of the difficulty is to be soon and
harmoniously reached. The Greenville Ar
gus, reiterating its just preference for Mr.
McADAM, very distinctly and generously
adds : -
If, however, It is Impossible to secure his prefer
ment, we unhesitatingly declare Judge Pettis, of
Crawford county, to be our second choice, and the
second choice of our people and county. The ser
vices he has rendered the District in Inc past. his
general qualifications, and the relations In which he
now stands to Fiercer county, all conspire to make:
him our second choice. and that with all deference
to the gentlemen named from the other counties.
Tau Superintendents of Common Schools
in all the counties of the Commonwealth
are now convened at Harrisbirg, by invi
tation of . Prof. INirtcr,nsaam, the State
Superintends t. , The meeting is held with
a view t ot e better information of these
officers upon many matters which are not
adequately treated in the regular annual re
ports, and upon questions which will
naturally arise in the course of their free
personal communications. , Much practical
benefit to the causeof education is expected
to result from this Convention. 1
TuF.Washington(Pa.)h eporter htuierdarg
ed its dimensions; gone into quarto form, and
put on a new suit, and is, altogether one of
the neatest and best of our exchanges.
The Rebel Democratic Platform.
Who Made It—And now—And What the
Northern Copperheads Bald' to Him—His
own Testimony. -
WADE Reurron was welcomed, on his
,
return to Charleston, awn immense Demo
cratic meeting to ratify the nominations and
platform of Btetu and SET - MODE. From a
full report of,his Own speech, evidently pre
pared with great care, we extract the an
nexed' passage, to which we invite the
thoughtful attention of patriotic Northern
Democrats. He remarks:
I yield to none In devotion to that ` 'Lost Canoe ,
fur which we fought. Never shall 1 admit that the
cause itseltfarled, and that the principles which
gave it llre were therefore wrong. Never shall I
brand the men r vrho upheld it so nobly as "rebels' ,
or '"traitors."
He then proceeds: As it was my good
fortune to be, on the Committee which
framed thisiMitrtiment, it may be interest.
ing to you, perhaps, to learn the details by
which it was . perfected, and the views of
those who made it. As yon are aware, the
Committee on Resolutions consisted of one
member from each State= On assembling it
was found that a very great difference of
opinion existed. Among other resolutions
offered were some declaring that the
this
wassuffrage belonged to the States, andthis
was announced to be good Democratic doc
trine. I agreed to the propositions, but at
the same time said that It seemed to me they
had omitted one very vital point, which was
to declare to what States the doctrine ap
plied. I thought it very necessary to guard
and limit that declaration, and to the end
that, we might know at what time we could
go back and say who were the citizens of
the States, 'I asked that they would declare
that these questions belonged to the States
under their Constitutions tip to the year
1865. Gentlemen were there from North,
Sautb, East and West, and by all we were
met with extreme cordiality.. They
said they were willing to give us every
thing we desired; but we of the South
mast remember that they had 'a great , fight
to make, and it would not be policy to place
upon that plEtform that which would engen
der prejudice at the North. They, however,
pledged themselves to do all in their power
to relieve the Southern States, - and restorer,
to us:the Constitution as it had existed. As'
we were Diet in suck a kindly spirit, I could
not but reciprocate it. I knew I was repre
senting the feelings of my people when I did
so, and I told them I would withdraw all the
resolutionis I had offered, and no doubt other
Southern *delegations would do` the same,
and would accept tne resolutions offered by
Hon. Mr. Bayard, the Senator from Dela
ware, which declared that the right of suf
frage belonged to the States. said I would
take the resolutions if they would allow me
to add but three words, which you will find
embodied in the platform. I added this :
"And we declarelhat the Reconstruction acts
are revotutionary, unconstitutional and
void." (immense cheering. ] When I pro-,
posed that, every single member of the Corn
mittee--and the warmest:men in it were the
men or the North--came forward and said
they would carry it out to the end. Having
thus pledged themselves, I feel assured that;
when the Democratic party come to tri- -
uraph they will show us a remedy for our
a t, I t i t e .o i ru r
k il l x nloguo
in
nd
the earnest. for
which lam perfectly willing to wait. Such
is the history of our platform, and such
were the.motives which governed the Com
mittee in its formation. As the representa
tive-cif South Carolina jon that Committee,
na h l o irbs p trb e re,s t te li nn a : t est i li t a w itiP ill meet your cordial approval.
Asin my own •share of the work performed
in the Committee, Lean assure my fellow
citizens that ae,,only objects for which I
labored were tvrmake it a. strong and honest
Platform, one that would secure the rights
of the South, and protect the honor of my
State. Itia for you to say how these objects
have been fulfilled. -
Now, gentlemen, the platform embodying
the principles of the Democratic party has
been givon to the country. U pen that plat
form we have placed is our candidates, for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency,
Horatio Seymour and Frank P. Blair.
THE chyrrn. 1
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Condition or the Crops in July—
Spirits and Tobacco Inspectors I
—lmpeacl ment Investigation.
(By Telezraph tot e Pittsburgh Usze,tte.l
WASHINGTON', July 30, 1868.
THE CROPS—ItEPORT OF THE EPARTMENT
OF AORICULTUR
: The Department of Agric Iturias is
sued a report on the condition of the crops
,in July. Corn—The mast remarkable fact
in connection with the corn crop of the
present year is the great increase of its
average in the South, the difference in the
number of acres between the present and 1
precedir , year heing more than two mil
lions and . a
half. A slight decrease is appar
ent in the eastern , seaboard States, resulting
from the unpropitious character of the re
cent cold and backward spring, Which sadly
interfered with planting. A careful estimate
of the average shows a decrease of :49,600
acres in Maine. New Hampshire, Massa
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut; New
Jersey, New York, and Maryland, and
an increase of 3,129,125 f.iTres in other States.
The figures show an increase of over 3,090,-
000 acres in corn, making about 36,000,000
in the United States, an advance -of nine
per cent. The percentage of Lodisiana
reaches 65' ' 'that of - Arkansas 47;
Kansas, 30; Mississippi, - 25; Missouri,
22: Texas, 18; Minnesota, 17; 'lowa
15; Illinois and Ohio, 8; Indiana, 41
The drought in the_ South has retarded
somewhat the growth of the corn, but its
condition in that section is generally good.
1 In the West the average is high, except in
1 Ohio and Indiana,. where the weather has
, been somewhat unpropitious and storms de-,
structive. In the East, on the last of June,
theigrowth was small, hut the hot weather
of July has brought a large portion of the
crops in Splendid condition. • '
Wheat--The condition of wheat is above
the average for the last pear :in all the
States except Vermont. Connecticut. the
Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, and Nebraska. The season has
been peculiarly favorable to its growth and
ripening in all except the Southern States.'
Cotton—The returns indicate everywhere
a reduction of the average; with the excep
tion of Texas, which shows an increase of
33 per: cent, over last year, and Alabama,
where there appears. to be no material
change in the figures- The falling off in
Mississippi appears to be 18 per cent., 24 in
Louisiana, 12 in Georgia, 13 in Arkansas,
18 in South Carolina, 20 in, Tennessee, and
32 in North Carolina. The average redac
tion in the average is about 10 per tent.
With this diminished breadth, there is a
clearer, and better culture and a more gen
eral use of fertilizers so that the yield may
be quite equal to last year, the season -be
ing equally favorable with a like ex
perience as to insects and' other
such (causes of injury. One county
in Arkansas (Desha,) .reports less than a
third of the acreage of last year, while the
area in corn is three times as large. Stich
indications are hopeful. The correspon
dent,. as might be expected, declares that
the crops are all in splendid condition, and
if not injured by a drought, the first yield
for many years will be the result. A want
of rain has been apparent in half the States,
and a severe drought hag afflicted Western
Tennessee. But few complaints of Its ef
fects on cotton are made. So far the plant
enjoys very general exemption from cas
ualties and injuries.
Aye, Oats and Barley promise-abundant
crops; no serious drawbacks are reported
and few complaints of bad condition are re-
Po --,
atoes are in unusual good condition,
and the average is increased in every State
except Rhode Island.
Fruit is variable: Apples and Peaches
are less promising than usual. New Jer
sey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Arkan
,sas, Missouri, lowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ken
tucky • and West Virginia make a worse
record than the other States as to Apples.
Peaches will :be less abundant than Apples,
New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware pro
mising but half a crop,' and Illinois and
Michigan showing a considerable reduc
tion. A fair promise of Grapes is indicated.
Tobacco covers as large an area as usual
in Virginia, Kentucky and Connecticut,
and somewhat less In Indiana, Illinois and
Missouri. Its condition is good in -Ken
tucky and Michigan - , alseWhere, a little be
low an average. .
Sorghum is generally toing well in the
west, and not so well as usual in the mid
dle belt of the Southern States.
TILE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
The committee of the Senate to inquire
into the official conduct of Senators in con
nection with the impeachment and trial of
President Johnson, took no action what
ever in relatiou to that subject.
SPIRITS AND TOBACCO INSPICCTORS.
The spirits and tobacco law provides that
all inspectors appointed under the old act
shall go out of office ten days later the
former becomes a law. The limitation ex
pired te.day. A large number of applica
tions have been flied for the offices created
by the last enactment.
NATIONAL LIPS INSIMANCR COMPANY.
IThe National Life Insurance Company
of the United States, chartered by Congress
a few days before its adjournment, has
been organized Already, and all the stock
taken by a few
,capitalists ,headed by Jay
Cooke.
BRIEI' NEWS ITEMS.
—The crop reports , from Arkansas are
very encouraging; the late rains have been
general.
—The Opal glass works of East Cam
bridge, Mass., were destroyed by fire
Thursday morning. • •
—Tliurlow Weed writes from Europe
that his health is improving. He. ex
presses disappointment 'at the Democratic
nominations.
—Henry' Renand has been arrested at
Toronto, Canada, charged with forging
paper to a large amount on . Willis, Chun
chill & Bro., of Nov York.
—The.Montgomery Light Guards of Bos
ton carried oil the prize In a contest with
Company A of the 12th New York regi
ment for proficency la drill. •
—Five iron safes` were blown open by
burglars in Philadelphia last week, and out
of all them only about one thousand dol
lars in money was obtained. •
—The conductors and drivers of the
Philadelphia passenger railways have re
solved to form a protective union for con
cert of action in obtaining two dollars per
diem for twelve hours work.
.; —Miss Ella Stottisburg, while_returning
from a pie-nit in Montgomery county on
Wednesday, and while passing through a
but on . 'the Reading railroad' north of
Philadelphia,,,was-struck by a locomotive
'and instantly killed.
—quite a heavy rain storm prevailed yes
terday 'afternoon along the Miami Valley.
A bridge on'the Marietta road was washed
awarnear Madisonville, and trains that
loft Cincinnati had to return. The full ex
tent of the damage is not ascertained.
—The two Reno brothers, charged with
the robbery of the Adams Express, near
Seymour, Indiana, en route for the-Lexing
ton jail, from - New Albany, were sent in a
wagon from Madison yesterday morning,
under a strong guard ordered by Governor
Baker. They safely reached their ,fiestina
tion, and thejall will be guarded arid every
precaution taken to keep them safety.
Detailed accounts of the late floods in
Baltimore and -Western Maryland show the
damage to have beep altogether unprece
dented. Some weeks must yet elapse be
fore trains can run through on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad. The floods have
'caused a great amount of suffering. The
citizens of Baltimore and Washington are
takiug, ttetivO measures to render assist
ance, and eonsiderable amounts of money
have boon raised.
FROM EUROPE.
The War in &outZi
of the Fortress of. Linsaita. —
conflicting Reports—The Difil-
.; culty Betneen the Allied Gen
t •
' eral and the American Minis
ter Unsettled—Train Before the
Bankruptcy Court.
(By Telegraok to the Pitteburirti Gazette.)
SOUTH AMERICA.
LONDON, July-30.-Further advices from
Rio Janerio announce the fall of the Para
guayan fortress Humaita.
LONDON, July 30.—The South American
mails furnish additional news from the
war on the Parana. Dispatches had reached
Rio, from the commander of the allied ar
mies, announcing that thE4 fortress of Hu
malts had fallen into ,the hands of the;
allies. No particulars of tote last days ofi
the siege are given, nor were - the terms of
the surrender_ known.
arisen be-
The dispute - which had
tween the allied General and Mr.
Washburne, the American Minister ;to
Paraguay, remained unsettled. It origina
ted in an attempt on the part of the former
to prevent the United States steamer
I Wasp, with the. American Minister on
I board, 'from proceeding up the. Parana
River. .
' Mr. Webb, Ernbassador of the Unittd
States at Rio, has . remonstrated with the
Brazilian Government against this inter
ference with the.'-movements of the Minis
ter to Paraguay.:and will demand his pass
ports if the steamer Wasp is again de
tained by the - command& of the allied
forces. ~
LownoN, July 30.—The following report
is received from Paragiuiyan sources: The
allies made a reconnoissance in force in the
direction of the fortifications on the Febi
cuary river. The detachment, consisting
of six hundred men, was met by the Para
guayan forces on the Tabare river, and a
severe engagement followed, which ended
in'the defeat and route of the allies with a
. heavy loss in prisoners, horses, arms and
munitions. Accounts ; from the same
quarter' represent that the position
of the Paraguayans at - Hamada was
as strong and well-manned as , , ever,
and that , 'there was no prospect
of its , abandonment. The new and exten
sive fortiflcation'on the Tebisu ry had been
repaired and well provisioned and garri
soned. The river bad been effectually
closed at that point by chains and other ob
structions. The above accounts, coming
from behind 'the Paraguay lines, are neces
sarily of earlier date than the news from
• Rio or the allied camp. No intimation is
• given that Gen. Lopez had sued for peace.
GREAT BRITAIN,
LoNorm, /•
July 30.—The Standard says
the proposed American bonds to replace
the Five-twenties are no better than the
latter, as any new Congress may alter their
value by passing new laws.
The schooner Billow, from Boston, with
petroleum, was destroyed by fire at Dun
kirk.
DuBLIN, July 30.—Mr. Train appeared
in public before the Court of Bankruptcy
to-day. As his papers were not presented
in the proper form the .Court refused to
hear the case.
i 0
MADRID, July . .—The Queen refuses to
accept the resig ation of Admiral Nunez,
the comman4er f the Spanish fleet in the
American waters. _
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
-
LONDON, July 30 Evening. a
—Consols,
94YrA94_/84; American Securities, 72%:
linois Central, 94;4; Erie,
43X; Atlantic
and Great Western, 41 1 4. The decrease of
specie in the Bank of England during last
week was £112,000.
FIiANKFORT, July 30—Evening.—truted•
States bonds are dull at7(1%7G!4. ,.. "
nulls, July 30—Euctung.—Rentes are
held at 69 f. 97c.
Livanroot, July 30--Evening.—Coiton;
prices are unchanged, the market closing
more active, with sales of 12,000 bales.
The Breadatuffs market Is heavy. Corn is
heavy and prices have declined to 355,
Flour has declined to 275. 6d
LONDON, July 30 EvenPtg.--;Calcritta
Linseed is held at 04s. on the spot, and 645.
6d. Co arrive.
The Temperance Contention.
...
!Special Dispatch to the Pittsburgh Glazette.)
CssysLasiti. July 30.—Al the morning
session statements' of the progress of the
cause in each State occupied a part of the
morning, after which a series of resolu
tions was introduced declaring that total,
abstinence was demonstrated by scripture,
science and history to be the boqndesi duty
of esery man; that the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquor is a public in
jury and nuisance; that licensing the
wrong has proved a failure whereVer tried;
that prohibition is the only safe legislation;
that the prescription of alcoholic
liquors tby physicians is one of the
most serious hindrances to the tem
perance cause, and calling the attention
of the faculty to their responsibilities; de
nouncing Sabbath liquor-selling as a viola
tion of the best rights and hodes Of the
American people; that the Church. being
e
‘ li
living, s ould protest . against intemperance;
that m mbers and ministers are only true
to thei obligations m i nisters
they labor against
the same; urging the festablishment of Ohil.
dren and youths total abstinence societies
in' connection with Sunday schools; hailing
the establi6ment of the National TemPer
ance publication house and recommending
its publications.
At the afternoon session, the resolutions, ,
which were reported and adopted, take ex
trone grounds in favor of a prohibitory
law and denounce the sale and use of nice.
Maio drinks as criminal. Remarks were
made by E. B. Sherman,. of Chicigo, Dr.
Ross, of Illinois, and others. It has been
decided to hold annual meetings of the
Convention. This evening will be devoted
to speeches. ;
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Letter from Gen. Butler Relative to Snits
Brought Agatnsteillm.
CB, Telegraph to i i be Pittsburgh Gazette.l
NEW YORE, ;Lily 20.—The Boston /our.
nal contains alatter : from General Butler
relative to sui s brought against him in
Baltimore. 11 says that the purpose of
Woolley's suit is obvious. Kunburly &
Bro.'s claim is for rent paid by them for the •
occupation of the Government land. A
I Board of Survey reported that all occupants
of Ciovernrnent,latid for shopkeeping pur
poses should pay rent, the amount of which
the• Board fixed. My Provost Marshal col
lected of the Kimberlys among others. and
accounted for that rent, for whicb I am
sued, and it is telegraphed over the °OUR
try for extorting money. This is a sPeci
men of the rebel slanders ag aiast me and
of the rebels' claims against the Govern
:meat. . .
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Louisiana Legislature.
By Telegraph to the Pltuiburgh baaettea
NEW ORLEANS, itlik SO.—The militia
question has been agitating the Legislature
considerably. A pill inodsed the Houie
yesterday authorising an unlimited nuin- ,
ber of companies of uniformed India to be
armed and equipped at the expen tif the
State, and emPewering the Govern° ,or
ganize the _companies into batallions and
regime-fits The bill will probably pass the
s ena t e without difficulty:: The Radicals
are en deavoring to get* tlati`Legislature to
tako residential electors into their own
P
hands,
To-day being the anniversary of the riots
of ISM, both Houses adjourned without
transacting any business.
-Washington TOpies and Gossip.
Mr. Johnson believes that Congress ha s
adjouri-ed for a specified time, and that the
Funding Bill cannot become a law at the
expiration of ten days. The President de
clines to approve the bill and considers it
dead until again enacted by Congress and
presented to him.
As soon as the President appoints a Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, the Secrets_
ry of the Treasury will direct that officer to
district the United States under the new
tax bill, and recommend twenty-five per
wins, to act as Supervisors. There are al
ready several persons applying for appoint—
ment.
Edmund Cooper has left for Tennessee
pending the settlement of affairs between
the President and Mr. Rollins, whose suo
cessor Cooper expects to be.
I Alexander Cummings, of Philadelphia,
has refused to accept the position of COM
-1 missioner of Internal Revenue under ex
isting circumstances, and it is understood
that Mr. Everts has advised the President
not to suspend Mr. Rollins at present.
Most of the foreign diplomats have left
for Auburn, New ork, to attend Mr. Sew
ard's banquet to the Chinese Embassy on
Sa ia tu r r . dg x .
has possession of the Pea
sion Office as Commissioner.
Gen. Banks has had .a long interview with
the President relative to the status of our
foreign relations.
Gov. Warmoutb, of Louisiana, will make
I demand on the General Government for
troops to keep the peace in that State. It
is said he apprehends' riots as soon, as the
military is withdrawn.
The President will make no further
changes in the South than those already
ordered.
Jefferson Davis will lend his narne:in a
prominent Liyerpeol and London banking,
house, in order to obtain a living by secur
ing trade in the Southern States.
Advises received from the South by the
Republican Executive Committee are not
I encouraging. Major Moore, editor of the
San Antonia (Texas) Express. Republican,
Who has just arrived here, says there is
little hope for the reconstruction policy in,
that State. Life and property are very hf
secure. In one week he chronicled fifteen
assassinations and attempted assassinations
in ' his paper. A: member of Governor
Warmouth's staff, just arrived from Louis:
iana, says if the President doesnot respond
E to the call for troops which the Governor
will make in compliance with the resolu
tions just passed by the Legislature, the
State will be practically in rebellion. Ale
says the western Tart of the State is wholly
under the control of the Ku-Klux Klan,
who ride about openly,by daylight. Sev
eral formerly rebel cavalry regiments have
been reorganized. and called Seymour
Knights and the infantry companies Blair
Guards.
The appointment of the twenty-iive Su
pervisors providedfor by the new tax bill
has been postponed for the present. The
intention of the law, which says that they
shall be appointed by the Secretary of the
Treasury, on Condition that the Commis
sioner of Revenue was to give the latter
Control of his officers, but McCulloch, who
has never agreed very well with Rollins
about the adMinistration Of his :Bureau,
will delay making appointments, even
should the nominations be sent in, until
Mr. Johnson decides who shall be Commis
sioner. This is a problem of 'difficulty,.
as Mr. Rollins holds that he cannot be le
gally removed to make place for ad interim.
The Postmaster, General has postponed
till October, the decision on bids for sup
plying the Department with stamps.
The Senate, before adjourning, ratified
the treaties with the Pottawatomies, Sacs,
and Foxes, of Kansas, the Northern Chey
ennes and Arapahoes of Nebraska, and Na
'Yajoes, of New Mexico. also the' following
made by the Peace Commissioners with the
Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Kiowae, Caman- ,
ches, Apaches, the Camanches and Riowas
of Kansas, and the Crow Indians, of Mon
tana. The treaties adjust many points of
difficulty, _and stipulate for permanent
peace. The Senate failed to ratify the treaty
, 5 ade by Gen. Sherman with the Windtop
and Shawnee Indians.-
Thad Stevens has written 'a letter, -which
was made public, s l owing that the ques
tion'as:to what 20s . should _ be paid in gold
or paper, has been wisely settled by the
passage of the Funding Bill, which action,
he claims, sustains his position that , the
law authorizing the issue of those bonds
provided they should be paid in paper and
urges those holding 5-20 s to exchange
them for new bonds.
SPAIN.
The Chinose Embassy. •
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
Nzve YORK, July 30.—The Chinese Em
bassy will, next Monday l leave for Auburn
by invitation of Hon. William H. Seward:
The - different- Foreign Ministers now at !
Washington have also been invited, and it'
is
is not yet certain who will accept. From
Auburn the Embassy will go to Magma
Saratoga , and Lake. George. The trio to - "
Canada has been postponed. From Lake
George the visitors go to Boston where the
stayswilibe quite lengthy. Fr ' om Boston
they return to this city, where they will re
main until` their departure for Europe,
which will be about the first of April.
St. Louis Items.
Lily Telegraph to the Pittsburg , Gazette.)
Louis, July 30.—Gen. Grant arrived
here last night and left for his farm this at- -
ternoon.
The Republicans of the fifth district, in
convention - at Sedalia, Mo., to-day nom
incited Capt. S. S. Burdette for Congress.
Col. Stover was nominated to fill the un
expired, term of Col. McClurg. The Re
publicans of thelourth district have nom
inated G. H. Boyd to represent that district
• in Congress. .
Rebel Democracy of Missisalppl7
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette..
JACKSON, Miss., July 30.—An immgnse
Seymour and Blair ratification meeting
was held to-night, A torchlight procession,
with forty young ladies representing
States and Territories , borue in a triumphal
car, paraded the streets. A nureber of
speeches were made.
•
, .
Leuiavllle yobaceo Market.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
Leoutrivim.ri, drily SO.--Sales were made
to-day of (14 hoOheada Tobacco; lugs to me--
diuni leaf, $7,50a15.
Aquatic—The Citaniplouship--Another Card.
from Walter Brown. ' ..'
It appeare /I'olll the following card in the ".
New York Clipper of this week that the
nroposition of the Manchester oarsman are
not to be accepted by the Portland
"puller," who, if we are not mistaken, iu
sign' upon having - matters his own way:
W,ORCWaTEIR, July 22, 1888.
EDITOR NEW YORK C. IPPER—DEAR
Stitt I see in your last iseue Mr. Coulter's f
card, in which he totally ignores toy uhal-A
lenge, not even making mention of a single
point I therein proposed; but, on the con
trary, makes fresh proposal, thereby cans-
iug unnecessary paper talk and clelayingl
the consummation of the match which will
decide who is entitled to th eb pongmn '
,
champion oarsman. Every
in America who has seen the Troy course •
will aeknoviedge tika) it is the fairest and
decidedly toe most lappropriate 'water for
an aquatic cot test. ' It is a surveyed course
of five miles, perfectly :straight,, alWays
smooth, about three-eighths of a mile wide! t,
on the Hudson river aboie the dam, and
no tide. • My reason fornaming this place
is, that-each man has here unequal chancei , '
and both being strangers, we would receive
no advantages. If Mr.Coulter does not wish:
to make a match, their are•other parties;
who are pressing their claiuis for the ,'-',,,,
race for the coveted title tow left e;,-.`
Hamlll's retirement, and as I him ,
money up, (two hundred dolls --
send with this,) all overtures ,
sax ly be made to .
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Yours, re..spe
W AA
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