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FIRST EDITION.
TWJEELArm clver,cocum M.
THE CAPITAL.
A Council*ith Indians—Patents
Issuegi—Treasury Department
,
Changes—Bank. Case Decision—
Postal Natters—New Orleans
Posh:natter Suspended --Dili
tary 'Cha.ngei- af' .- the South—
Freedinenls Bureau Inspection
—Statiatica . of Imparts, &c.
:Zy Telegraph to the Plttrbareh 9arette.) •
WABHINOTOR August 3, 1868. ,
• INDIAN:COUNCIL.
I - Superintendent lof Indian Affilirs Mur
, ' Pk,' writers to the Indian Bureau fronlFort
- =Ellsworth, Mums, July • 2,9 th, ,Inforing
• .... ^-•• . ~.,
the Columba:wrier of his arrival on t 28th
~.. . . • .
''s • ult. The next day he called on, 4,pneral
1 Sully, at Fort. Harker, who informed him
'., he had about ten_days previous to - the date
' t
„,,,., of the•Sitpuintendent's letter met, in °Gun
'.., ' i . - 'en at' oriLarned the.Riowas,..Camanches,
# f :„App,cheia, Cheyennes and.Arrapahoes. The
• i ' Cheyennes were ' dross •and sullen r because
'.• of not having receivedtheir supply of arms
and arautunitituk (rota the Gov-eminent,
i 'while•the tHiew.tul „ A lia canianches. were
sullen kid impfuletithecause of the scarcity
of provisions among them. General Sally
bad collected_ all . of the artily that was
effective in the neighborhood or-Fort Ler
ned and d them in position, Which
. had a ' 'effect on:the refractory Indians,
. ••••„,::.and they had r stated their willingness to
~• - await the acti a tin of their Great-Father.in
sending them 'provisions. The reason why
• . the Kiowas haSe not 'been' stipplied with
arms andsmmunition hr - because of their
7 recent violation of :treaty '..istipnlations,
' • they having made war on the Kowa, who
• • are friendly to the whites, besides having
;.:invaded the.Gdyernment • reservations for
Warlike purposes. .About 1,200 lodges, con
' sistingof 6,000 Indians, were present at the
council held by Gen. Sully.: Many of them
, t„were still in the nrdghtierh ti(td of Ft: Lamed,
• bat at the - date of Supt. Murphy's report
', '2,Overything . was ;quiet," although some of
• the Indians had been' stealing. 'whenever
' ! they could get an toppOunity: The re
;'rested killing Of a:Lieutenant and five sol
.• esome dayaagtsis - denied by . Superin
tendent Murphy. Reports state'that while
the Indianaare now quiet, unless aided by
the GoyernMent they. may_resort to exten
. siVe , stealing _rather than stare, -Which
- may lead to other serious difficulties this
fail, Unless provision is made to iver them
- from suffering for food.. The ;Indian Da
., . pirtment, however, ' feel i assurod that with
the means of provision now under -the.di..'
rection of Gen. Sherman all difficulties
• with the. ndians will be averted. • I
. •
i.auniranx• AT OOT/TX --.FtogrrritA.
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General Meade has issued a generalorder,
'.dated Atlanta, duly, 30th. • announcing that
as civil - governments hate. been inaugiara
fled in the States of Georgia, Florida and
Alabama, in conformity to the acts of Con
' gram, the military power vested in the
District Commander ceases to exist, and the
orders issuing from his heardquarters and
bearing upon the rights of persons
,1,1-44.
' property will have only such force as may
be given to them bythe Courts and Legis
• latnres of those States. To confirm the
• changed condition of affairs he directs the.
withdrawal' of detachments of troops
and their concentration as follows:
In Georgia the sixteenth:regiment of in
fantry will be stationed, one company at
Dahlonga, two-: cofnpanieti at Savannah, -
commanded by the Major, and 'seven com
panies, commanded by the Lieutenant Co
lonei, at Atlanta. ,
"' In -Alab a ma,; :thee thirty-third infantry
- wilt ;have two companies at .Mobile and
eight companies at Huntsville, these posts,
• to, be commanded by the' Major and . Lieu
tenant Colonel; respectively. Gen. Huger
•Is assigned to cdmmand of the District of
Alabama, with head quarters at Huntsville.
The 15th infahtly is ordered to concen
.trate at Mobile.. under' the -commander,'
Brevet Brigadier: General O. L.. Shepherd,
with a view`to its'transfer to TeXas, in coin.'
; plianceltvith orders from the , War Depart
ment. )
General Anger will "relieve'"General
• Shepherd as . Commissioner of the Freed
, Men's ;Bureau and . discharge ~ ,the dirties
neriding the action of the Cominissioner of
the Bureau. ' . • '
Companieti r G andV, sth Cavalry, are to,
•actlas escort and guard of the Major Gener-,
al mmanding
six companies of the at 7th Atlanta,. - ..,• • _
i I Florida the -
six
regiment are stationed as follows :' At St.
Augustine, two eomparties;' at Nampa Bay;
two companies; at Jacksonville, two com
panies; headquarters of ,regiment,and dis
trict at St. Augtisfine, and the "Colnel will
assign the Lieutenant Colonel, to the •post
of Jacksonville and the;Major to that of the
Tampa Bay. ; • •
tin conclusion Gen. Meade 'says : The dia.
cOntinuance of pests and cessation of,eon
tiol over civil matters will enable large re
ductions to be Made in the personal of the
'command.
.All :unnecessary staff: Calcine,
clerical •.labor,:ke.; will at once be ordered
to their companies and every effortmade
4one:ouch expenditures and alibi:36Bo4n-,
omy. Inspecting officers are instrricted-to
give especial attention' to the manner in
whit% the above ls executed and report any
failure to comply with thesame.- , ' -
STATISTICS OF IMPORTS.
1113
The Director:of the - -Bureau bf Statistics
has just completed the statistics of our im-
Porta from all , foreign. , countries to the
close of the fiscal 'year ' ending, June Seth,
1868. specie and - bullion included. The,
total s is 1 , 871,971,441; total forepri3vious year
1 , 11/,7Bl,lo4—showing a decrease of forty
inillous. , Our heaviest importations occur.
red in; March last, and the whole movement
'ls conclabt - and; steady at the rate of- about
one million and one.tenth ' per diem: The
tables include the returns from the Pacific
Coast, embracing California, - Ortsiou and
Alaska. ' -
_
rileenlCEß'sannzaz ticsexarrozir.
, Gen: HoveardWill start for the South this
afternoon. RIB object is to visit all the
principal bureau stations and- confer wifb
his - offeetw - - as to the' best manner df 're
ducing the force, preparatory to a final
winding pa of bureau affairs on, thelirst of
January. Ho will also investigate - - %el; re
' quirements of the educational branch when
the other functionsof the bureau have been
discontinued. - ~ ..
• .. ~
TitligtTßV:JAPAErmr.erlett4isa
In ,brew o 0 chang es 1 rig - place
,
among the e.mployes of t eAtemetuir 4, : I
partment at' Wislingtob,gee r btaik lee .
look has direetedtho appointment Clerk -
ready° no more applications,for, °lice,
from rtion'cir wonien. - and 'to' rettifilthese
- already received-10 the' respectile parties
.: who presented them.
• ; • " ' nisi ISEG4DED. • : :- -... '
A dispatch- from ~Richmond states that
Judge Meredith, of the (Arendt court l'hir
aeciddd in case of the Exchange and
FaniaZne Bank "Against' certain Parties for
the recovery in current funds of debts con
tracted prior to - the 'War, that the banks are
compelled totake. their own Issue in dig ,
charge of the obligations. The, case will be
taKen to the Court ce Appeals. •
rosTALatATTEItS.
A paragraph was recently elegraphed
hente saying; among other - things, that the
, voluntary increase of pay granted by the
Postmaster General to contractors on the
Ncirthwestern roads has added to the de
ficit of the Department. There is no au
thority for saying this. The assertion is
entirely without foundation; j The Post
master General under, the law has no dis
cretion to 13x the pay for service on the
route, and increased enmpensation former=
vice can be allowed only in proportion to
the increase of service. '
GAUGERS AND INSPECTORS.
No gaugers or inspectors !under the
spirits, and tobacco tax law ;have been
appointed. There , are 'many. 'applicants.
About one hundred and twenty commis
sions for the former class:have beertinade
out at the Internal Revenue Bureau; but
nope hue beenslgned by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
N*S''OitLV4firlit POSTMASTER SUSPENDED
Colonel W. W. srnallwood was to-day
thisigtiated 5y =the -Pcistmaster tieneral to
take charge of the Postoffice at New oT
lans, in place of the•presentineurobent,who
has been suspended on various charges. •
PATENTS ISSUED.
Two iatentstwill
have been issued m the Office for
the week ending to-morrow. .Three hun
dred and'eighty-fivettpplicatkins have been
made tmd sevanty4wo caveats entered., -
BE vn BIIIMAD Boxabmon. - - '
The Solicitor of Internal Revenue, Bineli
ley, will enter upon the discharge ,of his
duties to-morrow, 00
N . Emr
C 137 Telegraph Pithe Vittabargh Garette:l
'NEW Yonic, August 3, 1868
THE DEATH OF GEN: HALPINE
, • An inquest Was commenced upon 'the
body of General Haipine, whose: . family
physician gave the •opinion that death re.
suited from. congestion of the biain and
spinal cord, superinduced by the'accidental
use of chloyoforn3, which he,had beenin the
habit of talging to procure quietude after
excitement induced by 'severe
_mental ex
ercise.
ne,l4.3iS wife,antfaix children.
-His life was insured fOr *lO,OOO
NORTH EAST SAREGERISHNR
Seven thousand persons attended the pio
nic of the North East Saengerbnnd ut
Jones' Wood to-day, some thirty societies
taking part is the grand 'concert. The
'summer night's festival closed the proceed
fulp3 toluight. - •
FIRE AND 'LOSS OP LIP*.
A Ilre occurred on West street, thip
morning, by which one •Rogers, , from Co;
luolkimaJOhio, IoM Melife, - *Mt'fireman;
John:Orefpin, triel Isimare4.Atared-
310MiCIDEB ARRESTED
„
'llmothyA. Shorne. was arrested forth()
murder of Wm. Hughes, whom he beat so
terribly, on, Satur&.y, night, that death
occurred. Today Michael Gibbons was
arrested for beating his wife, 'probably, to
death. l • , •
THE MASONS AND THE EIGHT HOUR LAW.
The master, masons have again Voted to
stand by the 'ten hour resolution. They
say some of their bands have been Arrest
ened with violence by the eight-hour men,
and that there are two thousand of the lat
ter out of employinent.
TROTTING MATCH
•
The trot to-day at Staten Island - between
"Lady Thorn" and "Mountain Boy"—best
three in five, three quarters of a mile—was
won by the latter, "Lady Thorn"-taking
the lead the first heat. Time : 14934, 149 x,
15034 and 148%.
NEW , ORLEANS.
A Negro “Dhnocrat” Attacked and Threat-.
ened--Vreat Excitement.
(By Telegraph to the Plttaburah Gazette.?,
NEW ORLEANE; 'August g:—A negro
named Will Robbins has been making
Democratic speeches to the'negroes in this
- city for weeks past. SeVeral attempts have
been made on his 11(e. On Saturday 'night
a crowd followed him and tried to drag
him from a street car in which he took'
refuge. He was arrested' on a charge of
inciting riot and released on baiL Yester
day another attack :With slung shots was
made on him. This morning, on appearing
before the Recorder, it was found that
the original charge of inciting riot
had been :dropped. and the charge of
carrying concealed weapons substituted;
btft he was discharged by the. Recorder.
On being released, Hobbinsil life - Wes again
threatened by negroes, - but he was escort
ed by his friends to the rooms, of, the Con
stitutional Cita) on Canal street. The streets
in the neighborhood were soon filled with
crowds and' the excitement increased.
Gov. Warmouth appeared and made a'
short but effeetive speech,. telling the ne
'groes they Should rather protect 'Robbins
in the public expression of his opinions
than seek to deprive hina of that right.
He advised them to „die - terse and go home,
which they did.
GEORGIA.
Affray Between Negroes and VW bites—
Legislative Proceedings.
cßy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.:
ATLANTA' August &—Last Friday an
affray took place between, the migtes and
negroes at Gobra School House , 4 wennett
County. `lt was;caused by some negroes
selling whiskey at the school exhibition.,
The students were indignant at. the sale.
In the melee four negrpes were „ierionsly
and one mortally wounded.'
A Joint resolution the House and
Senate to elect State House Oftliers - on -Ake
sixth inst, A ;us:#.l°ll, was. made, in 'the
Bowe to=day' to vetanisider - the resolution
to Suspend liens on propeKty, and • sales
thence. which wan lost by a vote of sixty
t 4 six4-three.-
In the Senate Mr.-Bradly/coloNidi intro
duced a resolution that the ttee on
Militia be ittstnitted toliiing trek' bill or;
Epi r dzingable bodied loyalvitlseus to serve
oh :militia, ' firespectiSe (if rich or cblor.
The resolution' was tabled. ` "
Phydeit Arrested for Abortion.
tilrfielesrmni the Pittsbnntls Eftsinte.:l
A.ugtuit ..3,,Doctora. J.,. Z.
Sperry and JL. Lion , were arrested to
.day, charged witch r - prodticing abortion on
Mrs. (leo. E. BOtarcal i a -.respectable mar
ried woman, which ' `resulted in death. She
made affidavit before'ober . died -thatan in
strumenfat abortion was pfoduced by the
two docitors•nadid. Dr.' Lion "was placed
under bonds of 11,600 for trial on Thurs
day. and Dr. Sperry 5.5000 to appear Att..
gust 11th. They procured bail. -
SECOND OMR
FOIIR O'CLOCIK. d. M. I,
FROM EITROPt.
:By 'l"elegiapbto the Pittsburgh 4cuette.l
GREAT BRITAIN.
LoisinoN, Monday,' P. al.—The cable of
106 ceased tb work at 12:35 this afternoon.'
Tests show the fault
,at the New Found— .
land *lido. The cable has been probably.
damaged by' an ice-berg.
[Signed, CYRUS W. FIELD.
LIVERPOOL, August 3, 6 P. ii.—After the
close,of the markets jootton we s t , ,
easier. The market for breadsttiffs is heavy,
oh wheat: Cheese closed active at but'
quotations.
TURKEY.
VIENNA. Anifust 3. Dispatches from
Bucharest report that a tight had taken
place near Ructgetle Tx:U.o3h
troops and a - liOdy of 'insurgents, in which
the latter was defeated -and dispersed. It
was rumored that a Turkish gunboat had
been fired on from the shore in the neigh
,bornood of,,Nayoook. •
•
• • • ITALY.
Rom*, August 3.—lt is reported that in .
the Consistory, which is to be ,held
the Pope next montb-Monsig.norePNlerd%
Chigi, Talbot, Rondi, Farrard and Sagretti
will be appointed Cardinals.
• .FRAIQGEg •
PARIS; 'Auguit
has been issued authorizing the issue of a
new loan.
FINANCIAL, AND COMMERCIAL.
LoknoN,r .Afigust• 8 - . .730 - erneng.Conicols,
94 1 4a94%. Great Western 41k; Illinois, 94;
others unchanged: -
FRANRPORT, August 3—..E'vening.—Bonds
firm at 75,4 f., . • 4 .
PARIS, August 3.— . Rentes 70f, lc..
LIVERPOOL, August 3.—Cotton easier and
quotably unalter6d: Corn firmer. Lard
65s 6d. Turpentine 30s 9d. Petroleum
heavy. Linseed cakes, • 11—poundirr 153„
Others unchanged. - --
ANTWERP, August 3.—Petroleum 53f.
-Sciitth Carolina•leature
By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
COLUMBUS, S. C., August 3.—A bill
passed the Legislature to-day reducing the
bonds of State officers. Mr. Whipple, col
ored, a Republican, opposed the reduction
of bonds of Niles G. Parker, State-Treas
titer, ‘!on. the following grounds, - which
were entered on the journal: first, it would
impair the credit of the State; '
second, the
funds would go into the hands of a man
Who 44 iiiffered straw: bonds; and :proved,
unworthy of confidence by promising th
bills either State to any man who would
bond;fAire, hewasaiittartofaMtb
I=eMrinnc ln ni;cl i bee - i; use to
play upon the credulity of members of the
egislature. _
A bill will be introduced to surround the
Treasury ;with' add ilionalliafeguards. .
' The'young man who was shot by the Un
known member of the Legislature, last
Saturday night, is dead.. There is much
excitement in the community . over this
event.
The Kentucky plectlon.
(By Telegraph to the VittsbuntOk,netteil"
LoursviLLE, August 3.—The election held
in the State of Kentucky_ . 0-nay was for
Governor, , Circuit Judges, Commonwealth .
Attorney and other smaller offices. The
result has been a 'victory - for theo
'oratic party., The following is' the t o of
the: city of Louisville: Stevenson, m.,
8;244; Baker, 492; Stevenson's major
ity,..., .7.852: 'All the ' . other regular
Democratic candidates, ten in number, who'
were epposed by independent Democrats,
were elected by majorities ranging from
five to seven thousand, except Weiman, for
Marsh9r, of the Chancery Cburt, whose ma
jority is about twenty-nine hundred. Re
turns from the State evenwhere show
large increase of Democratic majorities,
and falling off in the Radical vote. Unless
the vote is unexpectedly thnall in the lute-.
rior counties, Stevedson's majority will
probably reach fifty or sixty thousand.
. --
Alabama 11,eghlature.
(By Telegiahh to the Pltteburgb Gazette.]
MONTOOMiRY, A.LA., August B.—ln the
Senate to-day the only bill of importance
discussed was the disability bill. No defin
ite action. .
In the House a large number ; of bills, of
local interest only, were passed. The com
mon wider:l l ll created an animated dis
cussion. It was argued that only the origi
nal bill could be properly put tip the:House
and that the Clerk had no right to read to
(torn the printed copy: The original could
not be found, having beeii lost bythe Com
mittee to which Was referred. This cre
ated great confiasion. Motions were made
and appeals born the decision of the Chair
taken in rapid succession. -Amidst..much
disorder the Honda adjourned until tO-mor
row. The passage of the bill is considered
doubtful. I •
IFloidda tegislatan. ".
lßy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh thizette.)
TALpLHAtiBE, "Xlavtat 3.—The Legislature
to-day passed a bill requiring all telegraph
operators in the State to take the oath of
secrecy, and providing a penalty of fine
and imprisonment for s the divulgence of any
message; also a bill taking the election of
delegates to thelettoral College from the
people and placing it in the Legislature.
Also a bill giving colored . people every
privilege of whites on all railroads of the
State. A similar bill relating to hotels was
introduced 'and will probably pass., .
De ocratlc Ratification in Wisconsin:
(By T 7egrapis to the Pittsburgh tiiisettie.r '
Mt Ntrxturzu, August 3.—_,The nomina
tions ) of . Seymour . and Blab' vilikriatified
by the Democrats . to-night. Among the
speakers were Hon. 3.: IL Doolittle and Hon.
S. J. Tilden. The meeting was spirited
tutd„well attended:Resolutions weru pawed
endorsing the candidates and pledging the
meeting to work to secure the success of
the ticket next Renttthery-,- ;+ 1 •
Tenn•ssee Legislature.
My le tome P 1 thsette4 •
'August .--In the State
Senate to-day Mr. Smith, of Shelby, intro
duce(' At bill to-auppresa organirations, pa
radipgid Meiktred h e 'r.Ttuil
ciary Committee. No action has yet been
taken upon the propodtion to call out the
militia:- -t- •:(.1.-I')
_
• Speaker Calaf f iA4.lE
Telegraph to the Plash Sjizette:l" -
Cmosoo, - Augliatketdrai and
a patty of ten persons left this Afternoon
for airlp to the RoehY-'litofintalna. - Thb
paFtY be absent six *eplui
MI
Y;.' .A:IT
xUST 4,18 es.
BR ' NEWS ITEMS.
—Mrs'. Sena,. Trumbull Is dangerously
~ .
4 —One thousand men are at work on the
Potorado - Central Railroad. •
—Gen. Reward.has started on his Freed
men's Bureau inspection tour.
-:-St. Marie has received his ten thousand
'dollars frirthe arrest of Surratt.
•=The' self ner Gen. Butler, of the Cape
Ann fishing fi ' t, Is supposed to be lost with
ten men. - •
cat
b li till, inP
—T e e luladelphia last week
numbered, four hundred and five—a marked
deereise. , -- • • - •
, . _na ,
—Brick Poeroy'a new Democratic even
ing pipet...Neill be commenced in New York
on thelfith. •- - ' ' I
1..4
_... , .---.Thcf wife of Captain Leighton, of the
:brig, rie.Verkidled; -on Sunday, at Key West;
AI typhoid ,ftiVet . .. , . t , , : . 1,
~-thief Justice Chase is holding a session •
ho United States 14rettit -Court at Parkers
rx, West VirginitC •
—Schuyler Colfax positively declines
, ~ssizty_ptiblic demonstrations on his trip to
ithe Rocky Mountains...
• Ph i ladelphia haS contributed nearly
three thousand dollars for the. sufferers by
the recent flood in ,Maryland. ; . -
-A serious riot recently at Trieste was
suppressed by the military-
_One man was
kilted' nd a number wounded.
~..,..—liendricks2 shingle.faotory, and Laru
der's cooperage, at Cleveland, were burned
or. Sunday night.' Loss, - 140,000.
—Anthony Hongher,A 'prominent mer
chant of Philadelphia, died suddenly. on
Saturday from the effects of the heat.
, r',
—Michael Calaba aged eighteen years,
was drowned while bathing in the river at
Black Stone, Mass., on Sunday morning.
—Chas. Buckwalter, a promising young
lawyer and Democratic politician of Phila
delphia, died yesterday morning of typhoid
fever.
—The price of gas in Philadelphia has
'been increased over four per cent. in con
-4,e-queue° of the increase of the wages of
*mploy6s.
I '
-
-The-.number of fires in St. Louis it
July was sixteen; loss $70,000; insurance
1120,000; probable loss' to insurance compa
nies $42,000.
--Mrs. Lincoln did not sail from 'Bala
/more with Reverdy Johnson, on Saturday,
'and has abandoned for the present her de
ifigia of going to Europe.
—Reports from crops in Georgia 'show
that the rains are injuring the plants, and
information from Florida states the worm
!is at work in most plantations.
—Wm. H. U. Willey, aged nineteen, and
Chas. H. Main, aged nine years, were
drowned in the Cochego river, at flo ches
ter, N. H., on Sunday, while fishing.
'. , -'•i. , ,Preparations are completed for the first
annual- exposition of wool,fuld - woolen
Oodiat Chicago to-day. Governor Ceps
:by: will deliver the opening address,
,: - ..rArrangementstre making for a grand
encampment of the Knights Templar,• at,
at: I.lpuis,', next month. Commtuaderies
100 - tf the .entustry I:si.
•
—The Board of Passenger Railway Pres
idents of Philadelphia have refused to ac
cede to the demand of car conductors and
drivers for twelve hours as a standard for
a day's work. '
—Obarles G. Hal . pine, (Miles O'Reilley,)
Register of New York e.ty, and editor of
the Citizen, died on Monday morning from
an overdose of chloroform, taken to relieve
neuralgic pains.
—The only communication per wagons
between Washington and Alexandria and
the Virginia shore. is by a ferry, both the
Long bridge and aqueduct bridge being in
an .
impassitale condition.
—Samuel H. Nicholson, the Philadelphia
merchant announced as having mysteri
ously disappeared, has turned, up all right.
He left at midnight on business tour with
out informing his friends.
—Judge •Rombauer, of the Circuit Court
Of St. Louis, yesterday granted a rnanda
tr us in the case of Hudson E. Bridge vs.
the President, Auditor and Treasurer of
the Pacific Railroad Company.
—ln addition to, those already mentioned,
Mr. Louis Morritz,One of the editors of the
German Democrat of Philadelphia, was
drowned at Atlantic City on Saturday,
while endeatorlng to rescue a friend.
—The Ku-Kluxiitive made their appear
ance in' Eastern , Nriginia. A numher of
Radicals about Dumfries and other points
along the Potomac have been served with
notices, and considerable uneasiness is felt.
—Catharine Glannon,a discharged do
mestic from the family of T. W. Burn
stead, of the Highland district, Boston, is
in jail under bonds of $lO,OOO, charged with
trying to burn the Burustead dwelling
house. - -
—Miss Matthews; of Carpenter's Crees
ing, Pa., was run over and killed near
Elmira, N.Y.,Saturday night, while stand
ing on the railroad. Two men, named
Johnson and Morris, were also very badly
inured.
—A match game of Base ball was played
at Columbus, Ohio, yesterdayafternoon, be
tween the Cincinnati Base Ball Club, of
Cinchinall, and the Railroad Club, of Co
lumbus, which resulted in defeat of 11;_te
latter by a'score of pi to 16.
,—The. Union Congressional Executive
Committee, wishing to place themselves In
communication with all parts of the coun
try, request Grant clubs and all Republican
organizations to send theta , addressees to
Thomas L. Tullook, Secretary of the Com
mittee, at Washington; D. c.
• —The flue residence and outbuildings of
A. L. Wait, on the Chelmsford road, in the
suburbs of Lowell, Mass.,' was burned on
Sunday. The fire was the work of an, in
cendiary. Insuratule, 66,000. 'Ripley &
Co's Wadding Mills, half a mile distant,
caught fire from thelfying embers and wag
destroyed. Lossam tn woo. Insured. .
—Father Desetithe famous Indian Mis
sionary, has arrived at St. Louis from the
Northwestern Indian tribes. He reports
favorably Of the condition of the-Indians
on the Upper Missouri, and does not appre
hend any trouble in that quarter. The ven
erable father will return to, his mission
shortly and spend moat of the winter with
thef Indians. •
Queen,. stakeholder ofr kr o c o w e
and Coburn, has notified them , that it the
arrangements fbrA fight between them_ are
not concluded before Thursday, he warm=
turn the money. In the meantime John
a. Heenan hiss addressed' MoCoold
note, as follows: "Having understood that
you consider yourself the. _champion of
America, I am ready to fight you for any
sum you_ name, inafdeof three.months.,,,
—lt is generally held that all. the Vir
ginia State °Memos went out of office when
the Const tutlonal amendment was declar
ed ratiftedi4 4 1 *a-1 4 1 06 10 not be
filled with persons ab le to take the test
li m o of
bee been 'do= lixtlitolireo•
Lion of new appointments, and by common
D onna tbs,present itioutnbenti will prob.
ably be allowed to continue on sufferance
until,some action can be taken by Con
\
IN THE COUNTRY.
Trip Over the PanhandleL-Cbartiers Val
jey--Ride in the •• Boot" of a Coach-- .
Commencement at Vi r ashington- and Jet'.
ferson College. -First of August Celebra
tion--Cutting Affray.
Correspondence of Hie Pittsburgh Gazette.
WASHINGTON, PA., Aug. 3, 1868..
•
A visit to the country is a luxury not
'often indulged in by "ye local," and - for
that reason, perhaps, is by him more fully
appreciated. An opportunity having been
afforded us of spending a few days in the
"rural districts" we shipped for this point,
arrived after a tiresome journey of seven
hours,' and will, give our readers an
account of •
TEE TRIP.
At 3:415 p. m., oa Saturday, the first in
stant, having-previously purchased a ticket
for Washington, via the Panhandle Rail=! road to McDuLald's station, thence by
Messrsala.re rt Son's line of atages; we took
passage in the Steubenville accommoda
tion train, and upon entering the car found
two exceedingly pleasant traveling com
panions, one being our very, efficient Pro
thonotary, and :the 'other a prominent
young "limb of the law,!' both shipped for
the same point as ourselves. The Condue
- for cried "all aboard,'? pulled the bell rope
and the train started. In a few minutes we
passed through the city tunnel, crossed the
Monongahela bridge,, and. the, engineer
whistled "down brakes" for the South
, Pittsburgh station; :There the ,number of
passengers, which was already quite re
spectable, was largely increased - filling the
cars to their utmost capacity. The bell rope
was once more brought _ into requisition,
and' We Were once - more set in motion,
• passing along the side of the hill, it a Burn
cient height above the level of the dingy,
smoky iron. mills and glass houses of Mon
ongahela Borough and West Pittsburgh to
afibrd the m:z ehgers a most
_delightful
view of Pittsburgirand Allegheny City. A
momentary :goo was made at Temperance.
villa Station, and we were again moving
westward. Leaving the city, with its smoke -
-and.dust in the rear, we went whirling
doWn the south bank_of the Ohio, from
whence we had a delightful view
of the lower portion of Allegheny,
,which, from its - numerous shade
trees,-now thick with foliage,reminds one
of the "Forest Arriving at the
mouth of ,Chartiers creek, we'.leave • the
river, and passing through a deep ravine
emerge into a rich 'and fertile valley-, in
which the hand of industry and. spirit of
improvement are alike apparent at.'every
point. Leaving this valley the mid is cut
through an immense hill and emerges into
another valley moVe extensive and far
more picturesque than the lint. Here the
vast coal fields are entered, and for the first
time since leaving the city the necessity of
a double track becomes apparent to the
passenger, hnd we presume more so to the
- employes of the' road, as considerable de
lay was ocogsirmed in passing, an- immense
coal train. All along the line of the road,
as far as we traveled over it, the land is fer
tile and in a high State of cultivation, and
.illtrgrekedA4th thecitriputimmtmtwhialrgi n
ways follows the completion of it railroad ,
thropet •
Nothing of unusual interest occurred
during the ride over the road, except the
slaughter of a flock of geese whioh
-to heed the warning given by the engineer,
the result of which was quite a much her of
them were killed and crippled. ,
THE STAGE RIDE.
We arrived at McDonald's Station at five
o'clock; and; as soon as we could get our
baggage, made for the stage, to secure a seat,
with a degree of haste which we afterward
found to be altogether unnecessary, as the
driver haa kindly "reserved" us a seat on
the "hind boot," hiving crowded the other
seventeen: passengers—two ladies and fif
teen gentlemen---,ol:nolding tickets• calling
for a first-class pasiage to Canonsburg or
Washington—in the inaide and on top of the
vehicle, which was only constructed for the
accommodation of nine passengers. After
stowing away_ the-baggage, of which there
was a considerable quantity,. "Tehtt"
mounted the box,' cracked his whip, and
we left" the • station at a "snail's gallop,"
which was kept up to the end of -theour
ney. The road, with the exception of -t hat
portion of it which is "corduroyed," is com
paratively smooth, but we found our seat on
the "boot" rather an , unpiwant one, as it
required all our attention, skill and strength
to maintain it. • •
•
Among thfi passengers were Mr. Swan,
editor of the Waihington Ezdminer, and
Mr. Grayson, of the Meadville Democrat,
who, like ourselves, bad beerfaccommoda
ted with "deck passage" and also , five oth
ers—gentlemen whose-names wehave for
gotten. Notwithstanding the. heavy load,
we reached Canonsburg, a distance of nine
miles from Donald's Station, at eight
o'clock.
AT WASHINGTON.
After changing horses and taking supper
at Canonsburg, we started for Washington,
where we arrived at ten o'clock.
This is Commencement week at Wash
ington and Jefferson College. Although the
exercises will take place at Canonsburg,
there are quite' a number, of persons in
town, who - have ccme to attend the exami
nation of the classes here, and we presume
will also visit Caaonsburg to witness the
exercises there.
The citizens of Washington appear' to
have had a surfeit of politics, during, tke
last five years, and have become disgusted.
Consequently there is very little political
excitement here.
,Saturday,tne first of August, was celebm
ted by the colored people of this locality by
a grand pio-nie, which was tkorticipatod in
by the entire colored population. The fact
of this affair being allowed to pass without
interruption, is of itself an evidence of im
provement in the political feeling in this
place, and the entire , community, of both
parties, are well satisfied with the change.
A: CUTTIIIO AFFRAY.
An affray occurred hers.. on Satur
day night between two negroes named Bo
len and Freeman, in which the latter was
severely cut with a :razor: After the pic
nic a number of 'coldred people adjourned
to a house in "Hayti,' in the upper portion
of the town, to have 'a dance, where a diffi
culty took place between the parties named.
when Boleti 'drew a razor from his.ket
and struck Freeman twice, each time in
flicting a severe gash on his bredst. Bolen
has not yet been arrested. B.
,—An atrocious murder was committed at
Sharpsburg, Vermont, Saturday evening'
A dispute had • long existed between two
families named Plnmely and Balch, and
while the appraisers were engaged in set
tling upthe damages caused by a horse
of the latter, a quarrel broke out in which
indiscriminate firing took `p'ace.' and a
yam* man not at all interested in the dis
pute, named Johnson Gilman, was killed
byliorace Plan:lob,.
—Dispatch from Helena, Montana, says
Major Oullen, Superintendene of Indian
Affairs; had , returned. He Made treaties
with the River Crows and •(irosventres at
Fort Hawley, and the Pigans at Fort Ben
ton. He expects ..to treat with• the Bloods
an d Blackfoot In September: .He will get
them kli on reservations the coming win
ter. Weather turned quite cool,' with fresh
northwest wind. liferanry,7B at 6P. X.
MOUNTAIN JOTTINGS.
We desire to say to the readers of our
"Mountain Jottings" that we do not belong
to the "Jenkihs family," not even a cousin
of the remotest grade. We propose to deal
in facts not fancies of the brain, as the glow
ing letters of the Jenkins tribe indicate
from their high coloring.
Comparatively few persons are aware of
there being such a beautiful spot as the
"Mountain House t " at Crosson, on the
summit of the Alleghenies. , Nattire and
muscle, and Money, have made the locality
a lovely spot, wnere visitors can enjoy a
vast amount of comfprt not found in the
pent-up-heated cities. Being in the neigh
borhood we took occasion to visit this tar
famed garden spot, and spend several hours.
The grounds ,are very extensive, embra
cing some hundreds of - acres, and almost
entirely- - covered with forest timber. The
hotel buildings are located on a beautiful
Slope,- above the dent for the railroad track,
and almost hid to sight by the dense foliage.
It is an admirable location, and full of ro
mantic interest. During the hottest weath
er visitors have felt but little heat, and the
evenings are especially delightful and cool.
Besides the hotel proper quite a number
of elegant cottages dot the spacious grounds.
All the cottages are now occupied for the
season. The hotel is full and will likely
remain so during the heated term. Visitors,
however, are constantly on the wing, by
which new corners are furnished with ac
commOdations. Many come for a day only,
or a portion of one, thus_ multid nes enjoy
this favorite spot. ;-
The guests are generally from' Philadel
phia and Pittsburgh. Quite a number,
however, are from New York, Baltimore,
Boston and Wa.shinsrton City., Visitors are
also from Cincinnati and other Western lo
calities. Ammik the Pittsbnrghers we
note the names of Win. Thipv and family;
Win. M. Hersh and family; James Laugh
lin and wife; Hon. S. K. Moorhead's fami
ly;. Max. Moorhead and family; Wm. J.
Moorhead and family; D. E. Parke and
family; Bateman Goe and family; George
W. Dilworth and family; Algernon S. Bell
and wife; Col. A. S. M. Morgan and family;
JacbkPainter; A. E. W. Painter and fami
ly; Airs". E. O'Rara and family; F. R. Bru
notl and wife; Dr. J. G. McCandless and
family; D. A. Estep and wife; Henry Mc-
Cullough; Rev. John S. Sand; Mrs. Judge
Jones and family; David Reed and family;
G. T. McCormick and sister; J. A.uday;
George A. Berry and family; W. R. Mur-
Phll D. C. Phillips and wife; H. Stoner; D.
R. Galway; R. W. Mackey; Graham Scott;
James P. Hanna and family; E. P. Carpen
ter and wife; 0. H. Phillips, Jr.; Misses
Bissell; .G. F. MeCleane and wife; W. Mc-
Knight, Jr: ; Mrs. James O'Connor; _ J. Kel
ly, Jr.; H. A. Boardman, Jr.; W:EL.McKee;
John McKee; Jameri E . ,: Anderson; James
O'Hara; Ed. Hughes; James Greggor:
Judge Jewett, of the "Panhandle Road,"
and family, are among the visitors. Gem.
A. E. Burnside, Governor of Ithodelsland,
was among the.guests on Thursday. Mrs.
Linoaln and' her son "Tad" left fotoilie
Mast on Wednesday evening. - 'fienerar An.;
derson, the hero of Fort , Sumpter, - _ has,
illinint.donsiderable time here, but has. left.
The .notimble feature or this - plaCer - hr
the absence of many of the - -sham Cristo=
Which prevail at fashionable places of re
sort. Faliailies adopt much the samehabits
in their toilet, preparation as at horne,•ex
cent, perhaps, in - the evening, when the
guests assemble on the spacious porticos for
promenade and for social conversation, or
to takert in the. "extempore hops," in
troduced in the large dining room. With
this view, the proprietor has provided a •
band of musicians to discourse Sweet
musie.:l The bane of watering places is the
prodigality encouraged by expensive dress
ing, gaining, intemperance, etc. . Most of
these fashionable resorts are lopated in a
village, or in claw proximity, inducing a
aegree of immoralities that render such
places offensive to the better class of per
sons. The Mountain House at Cresson
Springs is free from these annoyances. It
is literally a community by itself,_ without
the excresences named. -
Not the least notiCeable feature is the
class of well-to-do people gathered here.
Men of solid worth and solid mean.s, who
and not in sympathy with the namby
pamby notions of fast people or fast places.
Mr. G. W. Mullin deserves well the patron
age so, liberally bestowed uponhirn, for the
extert.stve outlay be has made to make this
"wilderness blossom as the rose," and af
ford so much substantial comfort to visitors
during the heated term. Mr. Mullin super-
intends in person, and is ably assisted -by
his brother. Cresson being of easy access
and not very distant from Pittsburgh, we
look forrco any visitors from the Smoky City.
U. S..Court—Judge ItUCandlem
In the case of the United Stites vs.
seventy harrels of Schenck's beer and other
property owned by Andrew Koenig;-a de
cree of forfeiture was entered, except as to
that part of the property claimed by Louis
Stitz, which, upon 'motion of Thstrict At
a •
torneyy. Carnahan, with approbation of the
Commissioners of Revenue, was orderedr.
to be released:
In the bankruptcy branch, Ellis Morris,
of l'itusville, was granted a final discharge,
and awarded a certihcate to that effect.
Petitions for thud discharge were filed by
Patrick-Sheridan, of Luzerne county, Wm.
B. Keyes, of Tioga county, Henry JacobS,
ofLuzerne county, Laton Leach, ofLuzerne
county, Arthur Cannon, of Luzerne county,
Levi M. Cross, of McKean county George
A. Streit t of Blair county. W in. W. , Thomas,
of Erie countY, Thomas Myers, of Luzerne
County, and Jacob Kunz, of Erio county.
',ln the matter of John P. Brush, bank
rupt, on application of H. Shaffer, creditor,
an order was issued for bankrupt's exami
nation.
New York Cattle Market.
1 14 Telegraph`to the Pittsburgh Gatettel
NEW Yana, August 3.—Receipts of the
week-7,078 beeves, 22,933iiheep and lambs,
13,550 hogs. Beef Cattle active and prices
lower in consequence of large offerings,and
closed heavy; extra igy 48 ,17 % prime itia
1634 c; fair fogood 1534816 e; inferior and or
dinary 12a15c. " Sheep depressed under
heavy arrivals, and 'lalNo lower, closing
with a downward tendency, buyers operat.
leg sparingly; sheep 4a6;ic; lambs 834 a
9}4c. Hogs %a higher, closing steady; 'all
offerings sold 1034a10%,c for light to com
mon; fair to good /0,44a10Xe; leavyco
fed Ile. -
Albany Cattle Market.
Lay 're;evil% to the Pittaburat Gazette.) [.
ALBANY,August 3. r -The receipts of Car: ,
tie' this aftrnoon iinionnt to 5,000 head; and
there 1,000 expected to-naorrcrsr the average
quality was good; demand .is light and
prices have dropped3o3 choice, 9)4a9 ,%c;
fair to good at 8309 c; rcittutiY . at 7%a&1. ,
Sheep at eXaO34; bat the market hi rather
weak. Hogs are nominal at 10allc.
Alabaman Cotton Crop, liabar,prAr.
EST Telegraph_ to the Pittsburgh taw • .
'MONTOOITERY, August ;-re do
ing immense damage and - are ap
pearing in all this section V 1
the State. It
in estimated the cotton crop is aiready ant
short One-half.
El