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MINEEMENNimmis
FIRST ENTION.
TWELVE O'Ci CiM.
THADDEUS - STEVENS.
- _
Funeral Services at LanCaster
Great Crowds of-People—Dele
._
gations from Different Points
—Order of Procession—Last Sad
Rites.
3117 Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
LANCASTER, PA., Aug. 17, IS6B.
. During Saturday, the remains of Thad
deus Stevens lay, in State in'the parlor of
his late residence, and were 'visited by
many hundreds of his friends and conslit
, nents. The street was crowded during the
whole time the doors were open and up to
late hour JR the evening, after -which
many were Setif 'missy disappointed. On
Sunday, contrary to.the Intention, the im
mense press'of , visitors, persistent, though
respectful,.caused the relatives: to admit
many to see the remains:. Marly this morn
ing the neflin waiegain opened:and the
crowd agaui pommenced passing through
the rooms. - Ths:eofrui was decorated with
wreathes and a cross . of evergreens and
ithite lilies. The face was becoming some-
What dlscaored, buethe expression was the
smite.
Previous to the arrival of the trains the
people of the vicinity.began to come in..by
.
hundreds, the vehio lee lining the streets
and the peoPle the sidewalks. The first
.
train brought from Harrisburg Governor
Geary, 'Senator Cameron, General Heintzel
man, several officers of the Department
and a number of citizens, and from York
another large delegation. They proceeded
to visit the remains, finding some difficulty
in reaching the door- on account of the
crowd even at that early hour. Still they
came, filling the streets, the scene exceed.
ing anything witnessed here for years; but
there was no confusion or disorder. The
trains westward next arrived, the regular
one bringing large organized delegations
from various points along the route, one of
which came from West Chester.
The special train from Philadelphia
brought the Mayor and Councils of that
city, delegatiotus from the Invincibles and
the Union League, the latter carrying a
splendid banner draped in mourning, also
wrepresentation from the colored citizens
of Philadelphia; including a committee
from - 13anneker Literary Institute. The
city Was by this time.literally filled by the
vast crowd, and now the various organiza
tions began to muster for the procession,
• all turning out In large numbers, and de
spite the difficulties incident to the crowded
state of the streets, they were promptly
formed by the efficient-Marshal, Col. W. L.
Barr.
At two o'clock the services at the house
were commenced rwith an invocation by
the Rev. A. H. Kremer, of the First Dutch
Reibrined Church._ Rev. Bishop Bigler. of
the Moravian Church, then read the 90th
Psalm. Rev. E. H. Nevin followed in a
prayer. The coffin was closed and con
veyed to the hearse by the pall-bearers, and
the precession began to move as follows :
- Captain of Pollee and City Pollee.
Chief Marshal and Aide.
.TheFlrtDepAirinynt.
(The Shiners had ifiyieior6eiiiiihe Company of
which the deceased was for many years a member
and officer,
• The City Cornet Band.
Maior, Councils and School Board of Lancaster.
County. Officers and United States (Aileen of the
Ninth District.
The M.edicalFaeuity.• - -
- - -- Members of the „Press.
• Trustees of the Fkeuity,And Students of the Frank
lin and Marshall College and State
Normal School. • • - •
Monterey Lodge of OddFellows,'
Junior Order of American Mechanics. -
West Chester Delegation.
Deputation of Colored Cilizerurofßhiladelphiaand
• ' other places.
A Representation from the Board.of Aldermen from
- - - - ashingtOti City.
_ ' Republican Invincible,.
'Union Leigue of ehliadelphia with Draped Banners.
Mayor and - Councils of Philadelphia.
Bar of Lancaster.
Governor Geary and State Officers.
. _Committee of Arrangements.
Pall. Bearers.
Hearse, attended by a Committee of Escort froth
. Washingt
The Relativer of Deceased In Carriages. '
The procession..of citizens which was- in--
tended close the procession was-atom--
'doned, -- aa the crowd was. so gmat as to make
it impossible to form them Into line and
they 'moved in..Mmaes towards the burial
groun-La .Of the 'precession
proper.
The line marched-up South QUeen street
to Centre Square at - East Ring to Lime o up
Lime to Chestnut, down Chestnut to the
Cemetery, where the : various organizations
divided to the right and left, and theclergy
and hearse, with -its attendants, passed
through and 'the 'procession closed up in ;
the rear, .
Not otie•tentb of the vast assemblage
(bald find - standing room within the
grounds and the streets on all sides were
blocked. up during the progress of the
ceremonies and very few of necessity could
hear the voices of the . speakers.
Arriving.at the Cemetery the burial ser
vice of thb Lutheran Church was read by
the Rev. W. V. Gotwald. after which Rev.
Dr. Wombed, of the St. James Episcopal
Church, delivered an address.
Rev. J. F. Hurlaek then read a prayer
from the Lutheran burial service, atter
which Dr. Gray, Chaplain of the United
States Senate, made the closing remarks,
concluding- as follows :
'Th"And now, till the morning of the resur
rection, we commit all that remains of our
departed friend to the grave, and to the
guardianship of that God who watches
alike over the living and dead, and as the
mouth of the grave Oases on this sacred
thist we will pray Gad to give to Vermont
another son, to Lancaster another citizen,
to Pennsylvania another statesman, to the
country another patriot, to the poor another
friend, to freedom another advocate, to the
race another benefactor, and to the world
another Iran like Thaddeus Stevens."'
' An anthem, "Rest,in Peace," was sung
by the choir, and the benediction pro
nounced E by- ev. C. EL Tarry, when the
services closed.
The whole day was remarkably free from
disorder. The number of persons in the.'
processimi mid' at the- ceremony is esti
mated at-fdleen thottiand. •
PHILADELPHIA.
Dedication by the Order of Red -Men.
(B y Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
August 1 7.—The Order
of Red Men, numbering about two thona
am], made. an imposing pmession qds:
morning on their way to a pic-nic at Wash
ington retreat,lncluding delegations &Om
eight StateS and"the Grand Lodges of the
United States and Pennsylvania. To-nior
row they dedicate their new hall at Third
and Broome streets.
NEW YORK OITY.
•
'[B3 , Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.,
NEW YORK, Augusl 17. 1868
RAILROAD
.ADOIDENT.
The Short Line Expressfrom Boston, duo
in New Haven at 4:30 P. at., on Saturday,
was thrown from the track one hundred
yards West of Stony Creek depot. The
engine and baggage car were , precipitated
from the bridge into the river, a distance
of one hundred and sixty feet. Mrs. Con
field, of Hartford, and Mrs. H. C. Pratt, of
Boston,_ were badly injured, but will re
cover. The engineer and fireman were both
hurt. The accident war caused by an iron
rail, which had been placed across the track.
Chas. Hall has been arrested on suspicion.
_ _
DIOCESE FUND.
Five thousand dollars have been voted by
the Vestry, of Trinity Church for the North
Diocese . Fund, conditional on the sub
scription of the whole amount needed:—
$40,000.
ITNITAELAN CONVENTION'
The next National "Unitarian Convention
will be held in this city October 6th. The
discussion of the. best - methods of Chris
tianizing the masses will principally occupy
the attention of the Conference.
_ • FOR IXoNGRESS. '
•
• Erastns Corning is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination to Congress in the
First District of this State. .
• vAntOus MATTERS.'
' The buildings of the Rockland Lake Ice
Company were damaged by. fire to the ex
tent of $5,000 on Saturday.
Suspicions having been aroused that the
ecent death of Mrs. Sarah J. Gamble, of
Clarkstown, Rockland county, New York,
was caused by poison, the body was
exhumed and a rigid investigation is pro
gressing. She left a large amount of prop
erty to her husband, and was, though a
Catholic, buried in Greenwood Cemetery
under an assumed name.
At a meeting of master masons to-day
Mr. Conivar stated he had been threatened
with, assassination. If these threats should
be carried out the result would be the abo
lition of. every Trades Unien in the United
States. The general expression of feeling
was in favor of standing firm against the
strikers and for ten hours work per day.
.W. T. Itlellen, formerly Treasury Agent
at the Southwest, writes a letter to the
Poet , defending General Grant against the
charge of giving permits to trade.
The ferry boats Delaware and Colden coI
lided in North_ River this afternoon, and
were somewhat damaged. Nobody hurt.
The deaths in Brooklyn las; week were
two hundred and sixty, including eighty
from cholera infanttim.
Capt. Robinson and first mate of the ship
Columbia have been discharged on_a. charge
of inhuman treatment to a sail& which
resulted in death.
The floating elevator Telegraph was dis
covered tO be sinking at Atlantic docks
yesterday, and was saved by the police.
Two cases of Asiatic cholera have occur-
red at Sing Sing.
. During an affray, last night, at Pier No.
2, North river, Paul stabbed and.
dangerously. injured Charles Daly. , The .
former was arrested, and the latter sent to
the hospital.. -
Fred Jones, a Boston merchant, has
given $15,000 to the ! Andover Theological.
Seminary toward the foundation of a pro
fessorship of elocution.
the steamer. City of Boston, from Liver
pool-on the sth and Queenstown on the 6th,
arrived late to-night'
The base ball matt to-day, between the
Atlantics and Mutua s, was won by the for
mervscore 12 to 11.
EMU/PRX NEWS,
ha i E n u t r lfe p
ta l T i l o iz i il g:_ adv ces to August 4th con-
Sir Edward" Blake y, an English Field
Marshal is dead. .
•
The premises of he Jarrow Chemical
Company at Gath Head, were Mimed on
August 2d ; lotis, 100,000 pounds sterling.
Several men were injured and five hun
dred men were thrown out of employment.
The English Wheat harvest promises a
•first rate quality and an ample yield. The
crop is very early—Potatoes - and vegeta
bles are scarce and dear.
The French Edgh Court of Appeal has
given darnaps in favor of shareholders
against the directors of the Credit Mobilier;
amount not fixed.
The cattle plague has appeared in several
Russian districts near the Prussian fron
tier. Several men have been infected with
it and died.
Thirty persons were injured by the ex
plosion of a barrel of gunpowder at Saint
Anne, Belgium.
The monument to perpetuate Poland's
struggle for liberty will be inaugurated on
the borders of the Lake of Zurich August
16th.
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
United States Troops Defeated In an En..
gagement-111111tla to be Organized.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette. 1
ST. loins, August 17.—A dispatch from
Salmon City, Kansas, dated Sunday, says
the Inallins were reported to be within
twenty-eight miles of that place at day
break Saturday morning. Their strength
is variously estimated at from six to fifteen
hundred, and they are reported to have de
clared that they were going to clean out the
settlements on all these streams. Women
and children are coming in very fast, and
the town is very nearly full of refugees.
It is creditably reported that a detach
ment of soldiers had an engagement with
Indians, yesterdaY, between the Solomon
and Saline rivers, in which the soldiers
were whipped. Nearly Nall Ithe settlers
north of Asher creek were Surrounded.
We 'know of eight persons being killed.
Excepting those that are surrounded, all
the settlers for thirty miles along the'Solo
num-river have been driven off.
Governor Crawford came up from Topeka
to-day, and is now in Saline organizing the
,militia. One squad has gone from this
place to the relief of those up the river.
Others will gd as soon as arms and ammu
nition arrive from Topeka.
A body of Indians are now moving to
ward Republican valley.
An Omaha dispatch says: While a con
struction'train'on the Union Pacific Rail-'
road was backing toward Fremont station,
on Sunday, it run over a cow, throwing the
caboose off the track, killing five men and
wounding twelve. Two of the latter died
yesterday. All were employees of the
road.
Sr. Louts, August 17.—A dispatch from
Solomon City, Kansas, says General Sully
left Fort Barker to-day with troops and a
month's rations. The,lndlausare reported
to havie 'gone towards Republican Fork.
Gov. Crawford Is after them with militia
and United States troops.
RICHMOND, VA.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.) •
RICII34ObiD, August 17.—J. M. Humph;
rays. Collector of thin Port, and member
of City Council, was removed from the hit
ter position by'military authority to-day.
Judge Alexander Rives is out in a brief
lett r announcing he will support Grant
and Colfax.
PITTSBURGH, nntIESD
SECOND EDITION.
FOUR O'CLOCIC A. AC
THE CAPITAL.
General Rawlings lll—Patents
Issued—Legal Revenue Difficul
ty—The Alaska and New Or
/leans Collectorships Treaty
witlithina—The Mexican Mis
sion.
CBS Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
WASHINGTON, August 17,1868
GEN. RAWLiNGS ILL
Gen. John A. Rawlings is confined to his
bed, having had two hemorrhages of the
lungs :yesterday. He is, however, some
what better, and it is hoped he will be out
in a day or two. • -
NEW ORLEANS COLLECTORSHIP.
Attorney General Evarts has given an
opinion that the office of Collector at New
Orleans is now vacant, becoming so by his—
resignation and complete institution as a
member cif the Senate. , The ,ConstitutiOP
.
SayS tire PreSident shallhave power to fill
up all vacancies !that may happen during
the recess of the Senate, by granting com
missions that shall expire at the end of their
next session. Tile only doubt ever sug
gested on the construction of this clause of
the Constitution has been in relation to the
true interpretation of the phrase, "that
may happen during the recess of the Sen
ate." The subject was fully discussed
by Mr. Wirt, in the year 1823, and
no view or argument that could shed light
upon a correct decision was omitted from
his consideration of it. He arrived at the
conclusion that a vacancy in office, which
might be filled by the President ,under this
clause of the Constitution, was not confined
to vacancies originating to exist dur
ing the recess of the Senate, but embraces
all vacancies that from any casualty happen
to exist at a time when the Senate cannot
be consulted as to filling them. Mr.
Evarts then proceeds to examine
the tenure-of-office act, the third -sec
tion of which alone bears on the subject,
and concludes' that upon the well consid
ered and long continued interpretation of
this clause of the Constitution the Presi
dent has power to fill the vacancy in the
office of Collector at New Orleans by grant
ing a commission that shall expire at the
end of the, nextsession of the Senate, and
that lbw tenure ; of civil office act does
not in terms, nor in intent, or in legislative
construction of this clause of the Constitu
tion, affect this power of the President in
the case submitted for my opinion.
THE - MEXICAN• 3ITNNTEII..,
• .
gen, Roseanne spent part of Saturday at
-
the State Department with Secretary Sew
ard and received a portion of hle,instrncL
Hons. His other instructions will be pre
pared previous to his departure for Mexico,
which will - not take place probably until
the latter, part' of next month. the re
-cently ratified convention for the settlement
of.claims hiving been sent to Mexico, no
Commissions will.be appointed under it. as
stipulated, until final action upon the treaty
by the Mexican Government and exchange
of ratifications.
LEGAL QUESTIONS.
4 0.
The section of the new tax bill prohibit
ing the distillation or rectifying of spirits
in distilleries - within six hundred feetof
each Other will involve several complicated
legal questions, as its operations will be to
suppress one of the establishments so sit
uated. Many of the largest distilleries are
in that proximity - •
Solicitor Binckley, of the Internal Reve
nue Bureau, has transmitted to Co
stoner Rollins an opinion on the s bject
interpreting the law consistently with
above statements.
ALASKA. COLLECTORSHIP.
Although Attorney General Everts, has
rendered an opinion on the question of the
appointment of a Collector for Alaska, he
says "the office should be set iu operation
at once, unless some legal impediment to
aline it exists. Ido not find it embraced
within the operation of the tenure of office
act. Under the accepted construction of the
constitutional authority of the President,
I have no doubt of his power to grant 'a
Commission for Collector of Customs for
Alaska, which shall expire at the end of the
next session of the Senate."
PAYMASTERS MUSTERED OUT
The following named additional vaymaa
ters of the army have been mustered, out
and honorably. discharged on account of
their services being no longer required:
Brevet Lieut. Vol. Thos. H. Gardner. Brevet
Lieut. Col. W. S. Holt, and Brevet . 'Lieut.
P, Malcott,
TREATY! WITH CHINA.
The treaty between the United States
and China, recently ratified by the Senate,
has been transmitted to, tho, Chinese Gov
ernment for approval; therefore, the ratifi
cations of the treaty cannot be Immediate
ly exchanged, •
1
PATENTS ISSUED.
- - -
For the Week ending the 15th two hun
dred and eighty-five patents were issued
from the Patent Office, - during which time
three hundred and eighty applications and
sixty-live caveats have been tiled.
THE CATTLE DISEASE.
Experiments at Quarantine, New York—
Excitement in Massachusetts. _
(By Telegraph to the rlttaburitt Gazette.)
NEW YORH, August 17.-The Board of
Health some time since selected four dis
eased cattle and placed them in quarantine
for pathalogical observations and experi
ment. They were fed on Niarch grass and
carbolic - acid mixed with the water, the re
snit being a decided improvement in their
health. Yesterday one of them showing
the least signs of recovery was slaughtered
and the viscera,,blood tissues and organs
preserved for microscopic examination and
medical study. The others are rapidly ap
proaching convalesence. The detailed re
sults have not yet been made known.
• The fifty-four infected cattle alluded to
on Saturday are at Patterson, N. d. Th ere
is nothing further from that place in refer
ence to the disease.
Boswort, August 17.—The cattle disease is
Cirating great excitement among the far
mere and butchers. Nine animals died
yesterday afternoon, and five more died
this morning on a farm in Norfolk county.
•
ALBAN v, August 17.—1 n view of the con
tinued apprehension of cattle disease, Gov.
Fenton has summoned to the Executive
Chamber Lewis Wallen, of Buffalo; John
Stanton Gould, of Columbia, and General
Patrick, of Geneva,. constituted a Board of
Commissioners for the protection of cattle
*out destruction by bafeattOtts diseases!.
A.Y, AUG IST 18, 18e8.
FR M EUROPE.
Arrival of Reverdy Johnson in
London- T -The Disturbance in
Tipperary,lreland—LargeTorY
Meeting—Admiral Farragut in
Turkey.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette•)
• GtEAT:BRITAIN.
DUBLIN; August 17.—Late on Saturday
afternoon a Coroner's inquest was held on
the body of Schully, murdered by tenants
in Tipperary on that day. After hearing a
mass of evidence the jury brought in a ver
dict of murder, but took occasion to depre
cate Schully,land. aiiggested that new and
more liberal laws were needed to_prevent a
repetition of such scenes.
- Lorzno August I7.—ReVerdy Johnston,
the American Minister, arrived at South
ampton a fevedayi Since; and still remains
in that city. -Re will , probably leave for
Ltinddn to-morrow. Mr. Johnston is the
object of much' attention.
LONDos, Aug. 17.—Baron Van Lederer,
recently appointed Minister- from Austria
to Washinton, and the Members of the lega
tion, sailed for the United'States Saturday,
on the steamship Cuba.,
LONDON, August 17.—Hon.- • Reverdy
Johnson, American Minister, arrived in'
this city to-day from Southampton.
LONDON, August 17—Midnight.---A great
meeting of the Tory party was held at
the Crystal Palace this evening. Resolu
tions were adopted; expressing in general
terms the determination of the party to
support the Church; Throne and Consti
tution.
TURKEY.,
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 17.—Admiral
Farragut, accompanied by Mr. Morris,
Minister from the United States, had an in
terview with the Sultan last week,at which,
after an interchand of compliments and
good wishes, His Majesty informed the Ad
miral that the flag-ship Franklin would be
permitted to pass through the Dardanelles
to Constantinople, should the Admiral so
desire. •
Gen. Ignatif, Russian Embassador at
Constantinople,
last Week entertained Ad
miral Farragut the officers of his. fleet
at a grand banquet given at the Russian
Legation.
r
GERMANY
BERLIN, Aug. 17.—The yacht Germania,
which left Bergin, Norway, on an explor
ing expedition to the North ,Pole, was seen
on the 23d of June in latitude 47).¢. She
was steaming due north. The sea was
clear of ice.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
•
LONDON, August 17.—Evening.—Consols
for money, 94; for account, 94g. 5-20 s,
Atlantic and Great Westert, 69. Erie.
34 . !,f. Illinois, 91;4'.
Livunpoot,, Aueust 17—Evening—Cotton
is active and has advanced yd. tcHlay, at
close the lruirk'6twil4l4lll tending up; sales
of 20,000 bales of middling uplands at 1030;
Orleans at llgd. Wheat 'seamier. Lard is
quiet and steady at 665. 6d. Other articles
remain , unchanged.
LONDON. August 17:—Calcutta Linseed,
625; others unchanged.
CANADA
Troops to tie Under Arms at Short Notice
—Another Fenian Scare--Arrest of a,
Chicago Detective.
(By Telegraph to the Pitfll:much Gazette.;
KINGSTON, Aug. 17.—The commandant
here has received instructions to hakre the
troops ready and under arms at short no
tice.
The . Commisserat Department is actively
engaged in making pm necessary arrange
intuits. The guard at the Provincial Peni
tentiary has been doubled. •••
OTTAWA, August 17.—Vague rumors pre
vail as to the assembling of a large number
of Fonians in the neighborhood of Ogdens
burg. The men belonging to the Rifle
Brigade, at rifle practice near Chelsea,
have been called in and orders have been
issued to the military to be on the alert.
TORO?:TO, August 17.—Two thousand vol
unteers are to be called out for three weeks
and brigaded with regulars. The Commis
sariat Department here have received or
ders to provide supplies.
George H. Bangs, the Chicago detective,
was brought before the police magistrate
this morning on - a charge preferred by Mr.
S: Dean Thompson, accused by him of being
implicated in the express robbery. He
Was remanded until Thursday.
Sir John A. Macdonald and party have
arrived at Quebec, and will proceed west
in the morning.
Teachers' National Convention.
By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gasette.3 '
NAsuviti,E, August 17.—The Teachers'
National Convention met at the capitol this
morning. A large number of delegates
and spectators were present. The session
was devoted to the National Superintend.
ents Associations and various subjects of
interest were discussed. Much interest is
pianifested in the success of the meeting.
Icon. Mr. Barnard, who was expected to
address the meeting, did not appear.
Base Ball Match.
Lily Telegraph to rho Pittsburgh Gazette.]
INDIANAPOLIS, August 17.—The match
game of base bail between the Union Club
of Morris, Indiana, and the Actiyes, of this
city, resulted in the defeat of the latter-36
to 8.
PHILADELPHIA, August 17.—The game
of base -hall between the Olympics, of
Washington, and the , Athletics, of Phila
delphia, was won by the latter. Score,
35 to 27.
South Carolina Legislature.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh guette.)
COLUMBIA, August 17.—The House
passed a bill putting negroes of -the State
on equal footing with whites.
Seventy sections of the tax law was passed
to-day.
The Governor has as vet been unable to
raise any funds.
The Bank Robbery' In Baltimore
tßy Telegraph -to the Pittsburgh earettej.l
BALrrmonn, August 17.—The. Evening
Commercial' states that. so far as has been
ascertained the loss by the robbery of the
Peoples Bank amounts to $16,350, of which
the bank loss Is 66,700.
—Norman Fruite has sued the St. Louis
Democrat for libol in connection with an
article recently published is that paper
describing asuit brought against Fruite by
Miss Millie Johnson, of Leavenworth, Kan
sas, for breach of promise. Fruite claims
120,000 damages.
' —A man named Randolph Stark at
tempted to assassinate Judge Jecko, one of
the most PoPular Justices of the Peace of
Bt. Louis, yesterday, because he lost a salt
in the Judge's Court last June.
GREENSBURG, PA.--
Large Republican Meetings—
Opening of the Campaign in
Westmoreland—Addresses • by .
Hon. G. A. Grow, Hon. John
Covode, and J. A. Hunter, Esq.
(Special Dispatch to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
GREENSBURG, PA., August 17, 186 S.
Large Republican meetings were held
here this afternoon and evening, opening
the campaign in the county.
Able and eloquent speeches were made
by Hon. G. A. Grow in the afternoon, and
Hon. John Covode and Jas. A. Hunter, Esq.,
at night, which were received with •enthu
siasm. A brass band was present. The
meetings were a suceess and our people ai'e
awake to the importance of the issues
before the country. p H.
Washington Topics and Gossip. ,
Attorney General Everts has sent his
opinion to the President, deciding that he
(the President) has a right to appoints Col
lector for Alaska.
Prominent Democratic leaders have pre
vailed upon Mr. Johnson to make a public
announcement of his support of Seymour
and Blair. This will occur in a speech dur
ing the President's holiday tour.
Mr. Rollins says he will not vacate his
Office nor withdraw his resignation. Mr.
Johnson is now warmly urged to 2 - remove
Mr. Rollins and appoint a Democrat.
The War Department has set aside its
contract for stationery. It is charged that
the firm taking the contract failed to fur
nish material equal to the samples. The
next bidders on the original proposals,
Messrs. Blanchard & Mahon, were selected
to supply the Department. •
The Southern members of Congress' in
sist that a session must be held in Septem
ber, in order that steps may be taken to se
curethe Union men of the South In their
rights at the coming election.
No doubt now exists but that the future
policy of this Government towards Mexico
will be the establishment, at no future day,
of a Protectorate over the Republic. It
is probable that the Mexican government
will very soon take the initiative steps in
this matter by legislative action, and that
the departure of Minister Rosecrans will
be deliyed until further information is re
ceived on the subject. It is not impossible
that as a remuneration for the Protector
ship, 'several of ,the Northern Mexican
States,.the real estate of which is - now own
ed by citizcns of the United States, will be
ceded to the United States, including the
Isthmus of Lower California.
Letters have been received from the
Committee of five appointed by the Consti
tutional Convention of Mississippi to re
ceive and count the votes at the late elec
tion in that State, to announce the result,
and, if necessary, to re-convene the Con
vention. They do not contemplate calling
the Convention together, but. are about to
issue a proclamation declaring the election
in six counties illegal and void on:account
of frauds and violence used. As - General
Gillem refuses to recognize this Commit
tee, they intend to call upon Congress to
sustain their action and to complete -the
work of reconstruction in Mississippi by
appropriate legislation.
A movement is on foot Among the South
ern politicians looking toward a cell from
the Southern Legislatures for Congress to
re-assemble in September. They profess to
have no faith that the military will be
State
governments
good faith to protect the existing State
governments without further legislation,
and expect, when the Presidential election
arrives, to see carried into effect a most ex
tensive system of terrorism and fraud
_ • .
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
—Mrs. Commodore Vanderbilt died at
New York yesterday. •
—Erick Pomeroy's :new paper in New
York seems to meet with favor.
—A Mrs.' Jane Goss, aged one hundred
and two years, died at Philadelphia on Sat
urday.
—The People's Bank of Baltimore was
robbed on Saturday night or Sunday morn
ing of ;10,000.
—A hale of new 'cotton was received at
Memphis yesterday from Washington
county, Mississippi.
—Seven hundred and fifteen thousand
gallons or petroleum were shipped from
Philadelphia last woek.
—The colored people of New York have
made arrangements for a demonstration in
honor of Thaddeus Stevens. •
—Rev. Stephen.H. Tyng and other clergy
men preached open air sermons in New
York on Sunday to largo congregations.
—The funeral of Sewell Fiske, Tyler of
the Grand Lodge of Masons in New York,
took place on Sunday, and was an immense
affair.
—The deaths in Philadelphia last week
were three hundred and sixty-flve, of
which seventy-three were from cholera
'infantum. .
—A. thief entered a Chestnut street (Phil
adelphia) jewelry store on Saturday, and
picking up a tray of valuable Hugs made
his escape with it.
—lsmanger a fireman, fell from the
tower of -a hose house in Philadelphia, a
distance of one hundred feet, on Saturday,
and was instantly killed.
—Eight fires have occurred in St. Louis
since August first, involving a loss of $33,-
398; Insurance s6o,sso—probable 10 - ss to in
surance companies $26,998. •
—Frederick Jones. a Boston merchant,
has given $15,000 to the Andover Theologi
cal Seminary - towards the foundation of a
Professorship of Elocution.
—Aaron W. Halley, a horse dealer from
Rhode Island, was drugged in a saloon in
Philadelphia on Saturday evening and fob
bed of one thousand dollars.
—The lievv York bricklayers' strike con
tinues, affd the much-talked-of compromise
has effected nothing. Thus far the jour
neymen have had an abundance of money.
More than 1,200 eight hour mon at work
are taxed two dollars each to sustain the
strikers.
Albany Cattle Market.
I.lly Telegrsuh to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
ALBANY, Aug. 17.—The cattle trade is
extremely dull owing to exaggerated re
ports about the cattle disease. The demand
for beef has diminished very considerably.
and what few buyers were present showed
no disposition to speculate. Receipts thus
far are 9,600, 1,000 bead held over since last
week. Lees than I.ooo , ChaTiged hands at
015a6y,c, the outside for good Illinois steers,.
About 50 head were conidemned by the in
spectors. Sheep range at 3%, with
a comparatively fair demand.
River and Weather.
CST Telegranh to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
LOUISVILLE, Ang. 17.—River on stand
with four feet In canal. Weather clear and
warm.
MCKEESPORT CAMP MEEIING.
Admirable Location and Surroundings__
Religious Services on the Sabbath and
the Ministers Officiating—Rev,. R. I.
Miller Presiding Elder—Rev. Doctor
Nesbit's, Sermou—Vlslting Ministers.
This beautiful "tented grove" is located
close to McKeesport, and perhaps a mile
back' from the railroad and river. It de,
,rives its name from its proximity to Mc-,
sKeesport and the fact that it is largely rep
resented by the people of that town and
neighborhood. The meeting is under the
direction of the Rev: Richard L. Miller
Presiding Elder Of Sonth-east District,who
resides in that town. Mr. Miller is in the
first year of the PreSiding Eldership, and
thus tar gives evidende of being the "right
man in the right place." -During the past
two years he was pastor of the Birming
ham M. E. Church. He is a young minis
ter of much promise, and we look for a
bright career in the important position! as
signed to him by the Church authorities.
His district embraces a portion of Pitts
burgh and several important suburban
churches.
The ground is admirably adapted for
camp-meeting purposes. It is a broad
plateau of ground, pretty well shaded with
forest trees, here and there nicely inter
locked and supplied with plenty of Winer.
The arrangement for seating the conzrega
tion is very good, and also for lighting up
the camp inside of the circle of tents.
There are more tents than last year, , num
bering fifty-five. Most of the tents are un
usually large. The order is good, and could • -
not well be better for such a large body of
people congregated. The immediate man
agement of the around outside, of the re
ligions services, is in the hands of a Board
of Laymen, who act under the direction of
the Presiding Elder. The board comprise,
some of the best citizens of the commu
nitty, men of commanding influence 'and
position, as follows: F. H. Conrsin. J. F.
Stevenson, .Tames O'Neil, Stephen Bayard,
Gideon Hickman, and Captain Wood. Mr..
Allen Ellis, one of the members recently
deceased, aided much in the preparation of
the ground for the meeting. Messrs. Wm-
Fawcett and his son, John O'Neil, H. Ful
ton, Bell, and other laymen, were active in
promoting the interests of the meeting.
The Camp Meeting commenced on Thurs
day, but owing to the preparation of the
ground and the tents; the first public ser
vice was not held until Friday-morning, at
half-past ten o'clock. Rev. R. L. Miller,
the Presiding Elder, delivered a discourse
suitable to the occasion, and just such a
sermon as might be expected from the chief
minister. In the afternoon, Rev. S. Y,
Kennedy, of Temperanceville delivered an
interesting discourse. At night ReV. 'W.
A. Stuart, of West Newton, preached a
plain and searching sermon. The public
services On Saturday were opened at eight
o'clock with an excellent sermon fromßev.
A. H. Norcross, of Somerset. At 10M Rev.
Dr7 - H. Miller, of Smithfield street M. E.
Church, Pittsburgh, occupied the stand,
and discoursed in his usual happyind in
structive manner. Rev. J. L. Stiffey, of,
Redstone, oecupied the stand in the after
noommuch to the edification-of the people.
At night.Reir. D. B. Campbell, of Dravo
and Greenoak, addressed the people with
solemn words of admonition and instruc
tion.
The Sabbath opened up charmingly, air,
balmy and free from the sultry feeling usu
ally felt at this season •of the year. The
-day opened early, as it is customary every
day while the meeting .lasts, with:lprayer
and praise in,the different tents, through
out the encampment. The utterance of so
many prayers, and the melody of so many
songs, ascending just as - the King of Day
appears in his grandeur in the East, must
surely be an incense offering well pleasing
to God. Breakfast is then partaken and the
people quickly prepare for the call to wor
ship at the public stand: • '
Public services was opened at eight
o'clock, With a sermon by Rev. Noble G.
Miller, of Irwin's Station, who preached a
short discourse in an interesting manner.
The morning train, and the influx of resi
dents in the neighborhood, augmented the
congregation by the time the ten o'clock '
service commenced, until the ground inside
of the circle of tents was well filled, num
bering some thousands.. This ,important
hour was filled by Dr. S. H. Nesbit, editor
of the Pittsburgh Christian Advocate. • He
discussed for nearly an hour the great.
principle which governs cause and effect.
and the reproductive results, in good
and evil doing, "whatsoever a man
sow that shall he also reap," . &..c. The
diseourse was compact, logical, and fall of
sturdy thoughts. The closing words were
especially touching, and awakened much
tender feeling throughout the vast throng.
After a recess of about two hours the peo
ple, were called at two o'clock to hear Rev.
Charles W. Smith discuss the undesirable
ness of the Mammon of unrighteousness
compared with the Wisdom from above.
The subject was well handled and reflected,
much credit' on this young talented minis-
ter._ A brief recess ana public services
were resumed—Rev. H. L. Chapman, of East
Liberty occupying the stand. He presented
in eloquent words the benefits derived by
the Gospel of Christ. Throughout the dis
course, timely illustrations were adduced,
which gave edge to the points discussed.
Notwithstanding a large body of people •
left the ground in the evening, an immense
concurse assembled at night to hear the Rev.
T. McCleary,of McKeesport,discourse on the
unbelief of people in regard to the provis
ion made for their salvation as revealed in
the Word of God. The fearful truths bear
ing upon those who "neglect the great sal
vation" were presented In a clear and for
cible style. At the close of the sermon
quite a number presented themselves at
the altar for religious instruction and
Among
t it h e e r v . i t i r ti . lig pershmg, ofthe
_„pi tts .
prayer. • •
mplisters we noticed
the
th
burgh Female Cone. , whoseg e ilim ro7 l274ealent s
elsewhere prevents
n fErnaining
only during the Sabbath. -Mr. Hart,
man, Agent of the Pen '
'.sylvania State
TemPerence Society, wa 74 - present, and also
. .Rev.. F. XL ;I:ic0 - covdail, tlf East Liberty,
Rev. 0, Orbin, Springdale; Rev. J. J. Jones
and Rev. D. Hess, Pittsburgh; Dr. Storer,
Mt. Pleasant: Rev. R. T. Miller, Beaddock's
Fields; Rev. C. McCaslin, Fayette; Rev. N.
P. Kerr, Pine Run; Rev. F. D. Fast, Char
tiers.
New l Orleaus Market.
rny Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
'NEW ORLEANS, 'August 17.—Cotton mar
ket quiet and but little offering; no quota
tions; receipts, 16 bales new. Sterlbg
nominally unchanged; New York sight
drafts 3 premium. Flour—superfine $8,50.
Corn steady at $1,10a1,15. Oats quiet at
Mc. Hay--cboice, $27; stock light.- Bran
$1,25. Bacon firm; shoulders' 140, clear
aides 17%c. Lard firm; tierce 19c, keg 21c.
Pork 131. .
Buffalo Mat ket.
aly Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.'
BUFFALO. August 17.—Flour quiet and
steady. Wheat market bare of Spring; now
Amber quoted at 52,25 and white $2,3.5.
Corn dull and weak; sales 40,000 bushels at
$l,OO and 20,000 bushels at $l,OB. Oats
firmer; sales 140,000 bushels new western
at 65 and 67,000 bushels prime do at 67.
Rye unchanged.