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VOLUME LXXXIILi
FIRST EDITIE
V.EALIVE O'CLOCK
_TIIE CAPITAL.
, Gangers and StOrekeepers AP
- pointed—Executive Order Con
,
cerning Ala.ska—A Masonic Re
quest—khe Alabama Claimsi—
: Politics in North Carolina.
- rZßy. Telegrarh to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
WAsitiNuTorr, August 25, 1868:
TICE ALABAMA CLAIMS
Mr. Seward sri3rs that there is no reason
'to fear any new difficulty in regard to the
' .Alstiama - dilute and it will be unriec' -
.... , essary to .referthem to_the arbitration 'of
a third powe in the mariner desired I,y
Louis Napoleon The instructions- to Min
, later Reverdy, hnson; from Mr. Seward,
ere full'complete ,
nd• unbmited, and le
• =can therefore 'e'er
his own judgment
-and consider the crai and the ''questions
',' of International leaf' therein involved de
*owl, and entirelyirithont reference to the
- ibriner Comidleatientivthat have arisen be
twizien the two governments: When Mr.
--Johnson left here a few weeks ago he eix
k-'''presseilthe.belief that within two months
thetedbients 'after bis arrival in Eng
land, ho will have settled nisin the basis or
e r.an.,Nmicatde and honorabloadj man:neat the
Alabama claims.
EXEOUTTVII ORDER—ALASKA.
The Tollowing - executive order , was issued
to-day: -
• Undetand In pursuanci3 of the authoritY
*Vested in the President of the - United States
;'"by the provisions of the second section of
the act of Congress, approved on the 27th
day of July, 1868. entitled an act to extend
the laws of the United States relating to
• customs, commerce and navig agation over
the-territory ceded to the United States by
,111:taEda, ,to establish a collection district
:therein, and for other purposes, the port of
'Sitkain said territory is hereby constituted
and established as the port of entryz.for
i ythe collection district of. Alaska, pro
• vided fora by said act; and under and
in kmrsuance of the authority,..vest
,: ed in him by the fourth section
of said act the importation and use of fire
ammunition and digtilled spirits Into
,„and,within the said territory, or any por
tion thereof, except as hereinafter provid
e , ed, is entirely prohibited, under.the pains
.and penalties specified in said last named
~,section; provided. however, that under
• such regulations as the Secretary of the
Treasttry may prescribe in accordance
; with law such articles may in , limited
quantities be shipped coastwise from the
.United States . ports on the Pacific coast tp
• said port of Sitka and to that port only
in said Territory, on the shippers giving to
AO i Ccolleetor .of „Customs at the, port of
shipment bonds,.inoshich.,ltehalLbe; con
ditioned that such articles will, on arrival
.
at Bitka, be delivered to th e Collector of
_ -Customs, or the person there acting is
such, to remain in his possession or •undar
control until sold or dispostsroi to such
r., as the military or-chief authority
in said Territory may specially designate
in a permit for that purpose-- signed by
hinittelf or a'subordinate duly authorized.
by -
. POLITICS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
. . .
The Chairman of the Republican State
v.43entral: Comthittee 'of North Carolina,
writes that Nathaniel Boyden, Conservative
~member of Congress - from the Sixth dis
,trjet, htiacome out in a strong letter for
Grant and Colfax, and that the prospects in
~,that State are cheering. A distinguished
gar officer who- has just arrived' from
South Carolina, says that the Democrats in
that: State, finding ,that they are too
' , largely in the minority tosuccessfullv over
.awe the colored voters, have changed their
-:-'tactics, and - now' treat the negroes with
marked kindness, and aro holding out
.to them promises' of increised ,pay, a suit .
of clothes at the end-of the year, and vari
- one similar inducements if they vote -tin)
Democratic ticket. lie represents that this
„54aterti 16 beingprosecuted With. a consid
erable show of success.
• A MASONIC REQUEST.
A Committee,on behalf of the Washing
ton Cemmandery No. 1. Knights
laza of the DiStriet of Columbia. have ad-
. 4:ll.eitaKi -a letter to, the President respect-
Ifitllyreqiikqting that he will cause an order
to be issued panting leave of absence fot -
nine days, commencing on the 12th of Sep
tember, to such Knights Templar in this
Executive Departments:aa may desire to de
present at the triennial conclave of this
Grand Encampment of the United Stated,
to be held at St. Louis on the 15th proximo.
The President has referred the request to
Ake different heads AA* --Departments and
,'recommended it to their favorable • contact
-
oration, in'as far as may be consistent with
' the law and the public interests.
STOI.IDTEEPE II3 AND GADGEIIS APPOINTED.
The following storeklyperstinder the In
ternal Revenue law worn appointed to-day:
For Cincinnati, Ohio,,C. F. Lake, Francis
Delock, -Jas. IL Herne and Wm. Duffey,
John B. Jones was appointed for Scioto
county, Ohio.
The following gaugers have been appoint
ed: James Jackson, Jacksonville, FloridA;
J. R. •-Bloorn, Twelfth • Pennsylvania Diit•
trict;"Thin.T: Williams, Eighth.Neir York
District; Howard Dunlevy, Third. Ohio;
Thirry Keolker, Fourth Maryland; Wm. S.
McOolEri, Eleventh Ohio; Wm. 14. Dank*,
First Illinois; Ely S. Prime, Third Mary
land.
The President' has appointed Henry 1.
<loss Colleiiior of Customs at St. Augustine,
7 r9-ridei'Ylee V. Foster, resigned.
• Fortnum WAS " Etymons.
• • • -••
The State Department has just received
dispatches from-General our Minister ,
toFrainie, in which he assures Mr. Seward
that there is rio unod foundation for the
rumors or war between France and PIUSSIL"
The Emperor of Prance has assured our
tAffinlster personally that thcle reports were
originated in yienna, London and Paris
by speculators, or persons who woUld look
on-- while their own , - householk
'ere being destroyed, if the, ca lapklV Maw .
:!.,bring aerials in sklake.
_ ,
pAunctuATAir
It hi understood that the t ee truetiehe of
Gefieral 'McMahon', tithe new Mluister to
Paraguay, look toward . mediation betweeb
that Republic and the allies now waging
War -'egainst• her." He' is' not to interfero
mmecemailly on either aide; but-.if the
-siereloes. of , oar Government a -peac+
maker will be at al:, aoceptablei.he Is mi
-thorized' to act.
CANN,,OT Arias.
•
As it is impossible for Seeretnry Moen!-
loohitnd toutnitssioner kroorna tp
.:Mirms;relutive to the appointment of SU
. -pervbtors under the new law, it. la •quito
..fhrofiahle that .the President Suspend
latter officer. .. • ..• •
ME
=I
NEW YORK CITY.
L By TeltigiaA to t be Pittsburgh . Gaieite!)
-
NYouw, August' 25, 180.5.'
bash's Barns Factory, on Flatbush
Avenue, Brocklyn, was burned last night,
Loss 410,000. " . • ' :
'Seventeen diseased cattle found their way
.
to the city; five were traced to a butcher in
Stanton street, where they had been cutOp
and sold to the inhabitants of the Thirteenth
it ,
ward. Oi.e died before it could be slang t
ered. The butcher was not arrested, a d
the others have not keen traced as yet. b t
it is supposed that they have been sold
the citizens as good beef.
Patrick Isforrisey yesterday afternoon
stabbed his mother while in tue Yorkville
Police Court, where she had just entered
complaint against him ter mortally stab
bing his sister. He was arrested, His ids
ter will die.
Henry King and Jacob Meyer fell over
boarcl.dnring the tight, among the roughs
on the steamboat going to the price fight
yesterday and were drowned.
Sheriff O'Brien, -in a „letter to ,Justice
Shandley, defends the action of• his,dbpir
ties at the Broadway Theatre, and expresses
a willingness to assume„all responsibility.
He asserts'that -they were-assaulted by an
armed mob of carpenters, scene-shifters
and actors, and believing themselves in
jeopardy: resented - the violence:with-fire-
The Fenian Convention continued in se.
cret session to-,day. The annual report of
Chief Executive Savage was read, and Col.
O'Biern, the permanent President, made
OM address. The military members of the
Brotherhood are also holding a Convention,
with Gen. Dennis Burke as temporary
Chairman.
There is nothing further in relation to the
cattle disease.
John Sheridan,,exarnining clerk in the
Register's office, was removed to-day by
the new Register. .
The man' who .placed the rails on the
Shore Line Railroad on the 15th instant,
which resulted in throwing the engine off
the track at Stony Creek Bridge, has been
caught. He turns out to be a wandering,
shoeless vagrant, who says heliut the rails
on the the track for-fun and waited in the
bush near by to see the result. His name
is William Warner, and he belongs in War
wick, Rhodellsland.
It is posittielv denied that the Erie Rail
way CoiripaßS , have bought up the Sound
steamboat line, though the Erie directers
own a pUrtion of the Bristol route.
The Prize Ring—The Fight Between Col
iyer and te...'divaras.....Row Among tfic
**Boughs'?
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
Augu.A. 2i.—The prize ti .Iht
took place on Traverse Island, Isi`ortliu in.
berland county, Virginia. The men Made
their appearance in the ring at seven mia
ntes past ten o'cllek, and liner some delay
in choosing a referee and ring keeper,
time was called for the first round. Neith
er of the men were in ptnper condition to
fight. both being ruder their proper weight
er going into the king eit ono. hun
dred arid twenty-three pounds, and Ed
wards at one hundred and twenty-one
pounds. The fight was stoutly and 'cub
borely - contested on both sides, the bet
ting was about even, and the friends of
euen man urged his claims most vocifer
ously. The tight lasted ono hour and fjur
teen minutes. In the forty-seventh round
Edwards struck Collyer a terrific blow on
the jugular ' which knocked him out of time,
rendering him.senseless -for over fifteen
minutes. Both men showed signs of se
vere punishment, though Edwards walked
to the beach unsupp wted. and would allow
no one to assist turn on board the steam
er.
On the downward passage a fight sprang
up between. some of the roughs soon ef.er
leaving Baltimore,.in which knives, pistols
and cudgels were freely used. One man,
named Pat Mullen, of Baltimore, W 11.9 shot
through the right breast,
another had a
finger shot off, and a third was stabbed in
the side and head. The upward trip was
quiet. Five hundred personswere present
at the light. Tnere was a steamer iron
Wiudrington and' a tug from Philadelphia.
wittta private party of about thirty-five
_
persons.
The Cattle Plague In Otilo--PrecaUtlonary
Measures Taken. . -
(By Telegraph to the Plttaburjth Gazette. l
" COLTIBC4VB, August 25.—The 'Executive
Committee of the State Board of Agricul
ture met here. to-day to take measures to
prevent the cattle plague being intro(.l aced
in the State. They adopted a resol tion
recommending the _Governor to, op,o
bit
three Commissioners, with power to adopt
measures to prevent Abel introdaatina - or
transporting- of •Texas cattle 'through the
State. On their suggestion the Clovlnvor
appointed the. following. Cozmnissionera:
Wm. A. Neil, Sr., of Sladisoh county, T.
V. Reber, of Wyandotte, and John Enoch,
of Logan oonnty—giving them instructions
and authority to prosecute all persons Who
shall violate any provisions of the act pass
ed by the Legislature, April 16th, 1867, en
titled "an act to prevent the spreading of
coritagious diseases among horses, cattle
and stock," and to take other steps to pre
vent the introduction of the cattle diseaSo
in the State. Ele.also warned all persons
that the introduction of Texas or other cat
tie itifected with disease is prohibited by
law.
--CisetaivATl, ' Angnst 25.—There is no
abatement in the cattle disease. The con
sumption of beef and milk has fallen off
.largely. 'Notice has been sent to dealeriat
different points South and West net to ship
any, more Texall cattle to this city, - and the
Mayor has given orders not to allow any to
be landed here.
The Conference at White Sulphur Sprlngo
(By Telegraph to the Plttahargh (Watts. i
• •
• IZiELEBN BRIAR, Wuirn 814LPIIII8
Seamus, \Tit:, Aug. 2,5.
General Roseermis came down here of
ht. earliest desire t see 11. e represen
tative men di they South to `ascertain their
views and sentiment. on public affairs and
He has had a onrdial reception
and etas touch pleased wi fa the attention
paid-him by 'South rn' men. He has had
frequent mtervie• s with Generils Lee and
Beaumgardr and Alex. IL Stephens, do. -
ern.,r P rkins, botcher and others on pub
lic matteri,, ana ihe-utmo-t °orals ityand
frankness was ;reciprocated' on 'el,l
Elaine plan will doubtless - 1)4 - adopted for•
further acvion, it q ie somewhat sur
rounded in mystery at vresent. The play
will be develops 'dna day or two.
.Genera's Lee and Beauregard visited the
Hot Springs ye terday and, returned again
the keine day. Wald trier Rod's' of the
Russian legation .has arrived here. Gen.
return -to Washington op
IriridacYra."
Army of the Re-Union.
EsyTeieerapa to.tee Pniahnnzli Ouette.)
BOSTON, August - 25:--Preltmluary `r
rangements hays been made for the ikon
templated ro-tintori - of oftlearn of the Army
of the James In this city on the 2,1 of :lop
tember next The committee having the
matter Jn • 43,hlrge, ar e Chin . F. A. P 9 bocno,
col. Q . ci;:rottoarDr. Efinaworth ana Capt.
PITTSBURGH, 'WEDNES - DIY", ITGUST 26, 18e8.
SEGNI E9IITIOI.
FOUR O'ClaoCn. A. at.
FROM EUROPE.
Great Yacht Ilace—The American
Representative Beateit=Great
German Festival—Victims or
the Recent Calimiti in Wales.
_
My Telegraph to the Pittsburgh ilazette.)
GREAT BRITAIN
LIVERPOOL 7 August 25.—Dispatches con
tinue to be received, giving accounts of
shipwrecks caused by the recent gale. A
vessel arrived tit this, port reports having
seen the ship Favorite off the coast of Ire
land: The Favorite sailed from this port a
few days since for New Orleans. She bad
experienced the gale and was disrnasted
and in a sinking condition. The crew,
however, stubbornly refused to leave the
ship. • ! •
SOUTHAMPTON, August2s.—The Interna
tional regatta at the Isle of Wight, partici
pated in by -the American yacht Sappo
and four selected yachts of the British
squadron, took place to-day accord
ing to programme. The following are
the •names and measurement of the
English yachts entered for the race:
Cutter Condor, 129 tuns, owned by Mr. W.
Ewing of Greenock; Cutter' (Amara, 1112
tun* entered byMr. U.F. Tennant; Schoonn
er Alive, 211 tuns, owned by Mr. B. Sutton
of Portsmouth; Schooner Cambria, 185 tuns,
entered by .1. Ashbury. These boats are
the champions of this year's races.
The cutters had two-thirds tonnage'
,adetd. The Sappho took the' Oimani
e,.en, but gave the- Cambria and
the Alive nine minutes and twel'ke
seconds, and the Condor twelve minutes.
The course was from Cowes CaStle around
the Island to the starting point, to be made
within nine hours. The regatta created
much excitement among the boating men
and others, and large crowds of specta
tors 'from London, Portsmouth and
Southampton thronged tho shore* In
numerable small crafts were gathered
around the place of starting, and a large
fleet of tugs, excursion steamers and steam
yachts followed the (tom peting boats all
the way around the Isle. The scene was
very fine, the weather Rag clear and a
brisk northwest breeze was blowing. At
ten o'clock he signal nun was tired and tie'
yachts • started, amid• cheers from the
people on shore and from the crowds on
tire steamers which followed close behind
The Alive soon took the lead, but she was
closely pressed by the Cambria The inter
est ••was all centered on these two.
The CambriaAlowly gained upon the
Alive, end firMly passed her and won
.the race in Mx hours, fifteen minutes and
fifteen seconds. The Alive came in only
two minutes later. The Condor was third
and the Sappho last.: TIID DlRlera was..not
placed. The result was hailed with great
delight by the spectators.
LONDON, August 25.—NotWithstanding
the sharp opposition' of a largo portion of
the British press, the appointment of_ the
Earl of MayS,' ,the present Secretary of
State of Ireland, to ho Governor General of
India, has been determined on by the
Government. Lord Mayo will leave for
India in October to assume the duties of
his new office.
,The charred remains of thirty-two vic
tims of the terrible railroad accident near
Abergale, Wales, were buried to-day.
LIVERPOOL, August ?Z.—Captain Mc-
Dowell, who was the only person rescued
from the ship Tarn, hefOre reported wrecked
iti the Mersey, has since died of his injuries.
GERMANY.
August
n ,
CATILSRUIIE,grand /esti
val„was hold hero Yeaterday,,to colehrate
the anniversary of the Cstahlishment of tho
Constitution. The Mister of War made
a speech at tho closin banquet. Ho ex
pressed the hope that the.Souttern States
of Germany would . sool'i unite with those of
the North, and thus complete the series of
great events which commenced in 1886.
MARINE NEWS.
. _
LIVE RPOOL, Augnst 25.—The ship Fa
vorite, hence for New Orleans, reported
ashore and in distress off the Irish coast,
will' probably be saved, as the tugs sent
to her assistance have reached her. .
FINANCIAL AND 00M3IERCIAL,
LONDON, Auguat2.2s, 5 ,r. N.—Consuls
at 94k - for money, and account. U. $.
Bonds 71k; Erie' shares 8134; Illinois Cod
tral, 91; Atlantic and Great Western, 38.
FRANKFORT, August 25.—U. S.-s'2os de
clined to 74g. .
LIVRRPOOL, August 25, 5 r. kl.=--Cottozi
closed firm and more active; sales 12,000
hales; closing , quotations for middling up
lands 10%; Orleans 11d. Breaclstulfs and
Provisions unchanged.
LoNDoN, August 25, 5 r. ar,—Petroleuen
firtn at Is skd - p99r gallon for relined; and
lkd for spirits. Linseed Oil advanced now
quoted at 5 pounds las per tun.
PARIS. Aughst 25.—Bourse closed strong.
Relates 71f 20.,
TENNESSEE
Legislative Proceedings—Financealid 1,11.
litia. Bills.
trly.Teleg rap h to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
Neenvinna, August 25.—1 n the House of
Reprisentatlyes to-day, Mr. Benson, from
the Special Committee on /Leblanc°, reported
a bill creating aßoard of Finance, with fell
power to , pay the principal and interest on
tho public debt pow due and he' eaftei to
mature, by negotiating loans OR funding
the debt failing/due in.lBBB.
The Committee on Military Affairs re-
Tported a bill and recommended its passage.
he': bill authorizes / the Governor .to or
ganize, equip;and call into native service a
volunteer force pf, one or more regiments
Onto each/ Congressional• District, to ho
oomposed of loyal men, to be governed by
the revised rides and regulations of the
United States army—the, expense of .
,the
addle to lie paid Out of the 'State Treasury
in sums not exceeding fifty thousand dol
lars at any„ona time:-/The Governor is au
thorized to declare martial law in any
county and to quarter troops bleach ootnt
ties, the expense to 110. pair l by taxation on
the people (if -said- &Unties. The bill
is now on its third. reading. - .
Difficulty About a Pig—nomiciae;
Mr Telegraph to tell l'ittieurati w(e
•
- 7BAtirok - 044Aixiiiit Doyle,
righting ; near , A Tokviiontoirn, Baltimore
county,
.Marylimd, Was .Bbot
on the 22tf - 14 , 4ohn.Carroll, a tieigh
bor.. 'A pig belonging,:to:Carro.l got Into
Doyle's cornfield. An , aotion,waa brought
against Carroll for dainagey, and 'a -trial
WWI had ou Saturday, , alter which the par
ties, as they Worf3 returning home, got Into
a quarrel, resulting hi the killing of Doyld.
Carroll was arrested and is now itrjall.
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
Immense Republican ! Mass Meeting—
: ' • . speech of Gen. Schurz,
opectai,lniptten to the Pittsburgh Garellr. ,
'.IOI3NSTOW ti, PA., Aug. 2:7), lii6S.
There was an immense mass meeting of
the Republicans of Cambria county at this
place-to-night. Fully three thousand per
sons wer
ti i
present. An able and effective
address -as delivered by General Carl
I9Charr.. undreds of Germans were on
the grotin . The meeting has done great
good. 'Th Republicans here are enthsias•
tic . and hard at work.
L_
NEW ORLEANS.
Gen. Hatch Takes Charge of Freedmen's
I:tureen—Legislative Mattere—The .P?-
litical Canvass.
[By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
NEW ORLEANN, August 25.—Genettil
Buchanan yesterday_ relinquished' charge
of the Freedmen's Bureau in this State to
Gen. klatch. Gen. Buchanan remains in
command of the Department , until the ar
rival of Gen. Rossgau.
- Tho canvass of 'counties and parishes has
actively begun.
Nothing further is heard of the bill plac
ing the electoral , appointments in the hands
of the Legislature, nosice of which was
given some time since in the House.
Governor Warmouth and Congressmen
cypher are making speeches in Baton
Rouge.
A urand procession of all• the Democratic
Chrbs of thie - city will take place on Satur
day.
The following resolution was introtluced
in the Legislatar. , to-day.
Wuniteas, It is currently reported and
generally believed that Gov. %Yarmouth
has received compensation for signing cer•
tain bills - and withholding his signature
from others, and has received pay for
Making appointments to high and impor
tant olneial positions iu the State Govern
ment:
And Whereas, Members of the Legisli
ture are. charged with having received
money to secure their totes for the passage
of certain bills for the benefit of individu
als: therefore,
Reso(vet That a committee of three on
the part (Sf the house be appointed to in
vestigate the charges, and report to Senate,
w
with a vie to the Impeachment of the
Governor and expulsion of guilty members
if found amenable to the charges.
The resolution was tabled by a Tote of
sixteen to eight.
CHICAGO,
Chien7o, Rock island and Pacific RalirOad
—CIIE-a for Dividends—Tobacco Scized—
Scrioug Railroad Accident.
El>y - "fvb-grugh co the Pitt burgh 'Gazette.)
CIIICAGO, August 2.5.—A draft for -14,400,-
00, was seat to New York to-day, from
this city, by W. F. Coolbaugh, ..Treasurcir.
of Chicago, Rock island and Pacific Rail , .
road Company, to' meet cheeks for divi
dends on Rock Island Stock, payable Sep
tember first. The road is now running 52'
miles west of ,Des Moines, and will soon
reach Council Bluffs.
Twenty barrels of tobacco were seized by
order of Gen. Corse, at the ,-warehouse of
Messrs. - Reid, Murdoch QL Fisher, No. '5O
River street, yesterday. The goods were
shipped from Ohio some days ago, and re
ported to the Collector as improperly pack
ed and unbranded, which was found to be
the case.
A tie maliciously fastened across the rail
road track,about four miles west of Free
port, Ills., last night, resulted in a serious
accident. An eastward bound freight train,
loaded with grain and stock, was thrown
from the track. The engineer, John Wood,
was so badly injured that he died today.
The fireman bad his arm broken in veral
places and nine cars were comp!etely
wrecked, killing a great many hogs, and
scattering the grain in 4bundance. No clue'
to the perpetrators of the outrage has been
discovered.
RICkMEOND, VA.
Republican Mass Meeting
By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh eszette.l
RICHMOND, August
,25.--A Republican
mass meeting commenced at noon to-day
and lasted four hours. A procession of
about two thousand colored men and fifty
whites, including large. deputations 'from
the surrounding country, marched through
the city with music, • flags, banners
and magehs bearing- implements Of
labor and banners inscribed--" Grant and
Colfax or Blair and war," "Labor must be
respected," etc. City Spring Square was
densely crowded and sae meetings were
held. Governor Wells, General W. C.
Wickham, formerly Confederate General,
and others addressed' tno meeting. The
meeting passed off without any disturbance.
Base Ball at Cincinnati.
City Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Wizened .
CINC.IriNATI, August 25.—The second,
game of base ball- between the Unions, of
Morrislana, champions of the United States,
and the Cincinnati Club. was played
on the grounds of the latter this after
noon, and resulted in the defeat of
the Unions, the score being, Ciucinnatis
thirteen, Unions twelve.. There was a
larger crowd in attendance than yesterday.
Both clubs wore loudly cheered throughout
the game for their tine playing, and at the
end of the ninth innings the wildest o&
thuslasrn prevailed, the ladles participating
in the excitement by clapping their hands
and waving handkerchiefs.
State Convention of Colored People.
By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gaaette.;
•
BT. Lours, August 25,-A / State Conven
tion of colored people, to consider the sub-.
pet of impartial suffrage and devise a plan
to aid in securing 'equal rights before the
law,. was held here to-day. The attendance
of delegates was not:large. After the elec.:
tion of P. L. Wells, of St. Louis, permanent
Chairman, the appointment of two or three
committees and listening to a speech or
two, the Convention adjourned until to
morrow: '
New Orleans Market.
J
EnY Telregr;f l Ph to ttio Osiette.i
NEW Qui.nAns, August 25.—Cotton quiet •
add eteidy, with middling at 299; sales 135,
hid* receipts 82 bales. Sterling Exchange .
'67)4a59. 'blew York Sight prerniuuq.'
Gold 144. Sugar 'and. , MolawiFs dull and
,nominal. Ploys dull - And deolified; . auper-
Zne, 7.211a7M: -market unsettled. . Corn
$1.05a1,10:- thud dull at ` - d2 , lflay
firm at $2B. Bran easy and unchanged.
VerkAttliittS3P.Ri gulel;shbuiderli
14e. clear eides 1130. Lard' quiet with
tierce at 114(019)4c. •
` 7 ';-The COri . necdlent Ilipublican State Ccm-
Vontfon. which '*ha coiled.: to be ',held in
Nnw littvon on tGo 2d .of SePtentlier,,,in
postponed until the. leth'of that month, a
tlio Now England fair la to be hold In that
city at the Milo ttrat announced fol , thO'Coii•
'mutton.
CITY .AND SUBURBAN.
Plstrecslug Suicide—A Young Man,Drowpg
111inn•elf While Tempoi-arily.lnsaue.
Coroner Clawson held an inquest yester
day afternoon on the body of a young man
named John Chilten,who droWned himself
in -the Monongahela. river, at Saltsburg,
early in the morning. It seems that
the young man,', who hoards , at Salts-
burg, has been ill for .some time. past
with typhoid fever. For several nightsit
-was found necessary to sit up with him.
Shortly after. midnight: the persons who
had been watching over him retired, leas-.
lug the young man, who_seemed to be in, a
sound sleep, apparently much better.
About four o'cloek In the morning some of
the family arose and on entering the sick
room found it empty. Search was imme
diately instituted and the coat of
the cuissing man found on the bank of the
river. Grappling irons were procured and
the river dragged, by which means the
body of the deceased was recovered. Every
effort was made toward resuscitation, but
they Were of no avail, the body having
been in the water too long. -.The
.The
deceased was a native of England,
a . coal miner by occupation,. arid
bad been in' this country only a few
months. He bore an irreproachable char
acter and was highly respected by all who
kneiv him. The pry returned a verdict of
suleido by-drowning while laboring under
a fits of temporary Insanity. .
AllegUeny Temperance League,*
A. regular meeting of the Allegheny City
Temperance League was held in the Beaver
street Methodist Episcopal Church . last
evening, with Vice President Rev. 'A. X.
Bell irr the Chair, and the Secretarie4 W. G..
Warrenk and G: W. Bradley, officiating.
The meeting opened with prayer.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved. _
Rev. Mr. Milligan, the speaker of the
evening, spoke on the question, "Is it just
and right to promote to office, in Charon or
State, those who are addicte d inteniker
ance?" The reverend gentleman, quoting
retain the Bible, endeavored to- show by
facts,
_scriptural and historical, that it is
not right to put ,in place or power those
who use strong drink. Stimulated enthu
siasm is abnormal—not real. He said that
there is a responsibility resting upon the
peilple, the church, the State and the arn* -
as to whom they pot in power, and also as
to hew they that aro in-power act in regard
tothe use of intoxicating drink. Asa peo
ple we are now suffering from the intem
perate habits id' those are in high au
thority and reover in our beloved country.
The_ reverend. gentleman's • address was
well listened to by a large and interested
audience. . "-
On, motion, it was resolved that the Bo
clety endorse the proceedings and action
of- the County Convention „held yester
day in Pittsburgh wad the nomination
of Mr. _lsaac _ Charles as ..the 44itizenis
Tetripehned" - e - ariftidate for'roianty . -Ceii
missiener,lind Pledging him hearty sup
port. Remarks on this resolution were
made by. J. B. Clarke, Mr. David Blair and
others, when'it was adopted unanimously,
after which the League adjourned with
benediction by Rev. A. K. Bell.
Wild BuWon the Rampage
A wild bull got loose in the streets of Al
legheny yesterday afternoon about, four
o'clock, and raised quite an excitement
and consternation among pedestrians along
his line of march It seems the animal was
being taken, in company with a drove of
others, from a stock car at the outer debut
of the Fort Wayne road to the cattle yards,
when by some means ho broke away and
roinmenced his antics. At the corner df
Ohio and Federal streets he attacked a•man
named Fred. Keyser, residing in the Fifth
ward, Allegheny, tossing him into the air,
goring quite a large hole in his arm and .
otherwise severely injuring him. The in
jured man was taken into Dr. Rhoads' office
and his injuries attended to. Continuing his
course down Federal street, the infuriated
animal attacked several other persons, one
of whom, a boy, was badly wounded in the
head and had the clothing /LIMOS , torn from'
his body. A shoe store near Stockton ave
nue, next attracted his attention, into which
he bounded, Making the circuit of the prem
ises inside and emerging into the' street
again before the affrighted proprietor
could do ,anything toward , , his own
defence.' Tdrninground nis bullship start.'
ed up Federal to Water Street . and peram
bulated that thoroughfare to the East Com
mon. By this tme .a ;gun. had been pro
. cured and his career was ended of a well
aimed shot,. 'Mr. Wm. Welder acting as
Nimrod on occasion. , _ ,
So terminated another tkulbr affair..
Further Test of a Cast Steel Boller.';
Yesterday' aftornorni We met at Messrs.
, Carroll dr Snyder's works, and witnessed
a renewal of, the attempt to burst a, boiler
Made of Park Brothers & Co's steel, which
we described in our issue of Saturday. At
that lime after reaching a pres Sure of 665
pounds, it was found impossible to raise
it any higher because of the Three pump by
which water was injected and the leakage,
mainly from the manhole joint. This
leakage having been reduced, and another
pump added, the trial Was repeated yeater.
day, four times, in which 610,675, 720, and
again 720 pounds previure were succes
sively reached. The same cause as before
prevented the production of a higher pres
sure than 720 pounds, equivalent inaboiler
of this size RN inches in diameter—to; a
tot:wawa' rain 0f74.0001bs to the square inch
of section. There ware no•inalcations but
that the holler would have - stood: , a much
higher pressure notwithstanding its, great
tensile strength, the ductility of the steel
was such that the - boiler was increased
three inches in circumference by, stretch
ing. Another attempt to burst it will, soon
be made. Enough has already been
done to prove the steel of which' it
is made unsurpassed in the qualities re
quired in boiler making. r
A Disorderly Negro.
Yesterday' evening,-Jackson Jones, an
Idiotic negro, who should , be in an insane
asyluni, waagolag up Clarke street, and
meeting a young ;lady, whose Dante we
omit, seized hold of her in a rude manner.
The girl, who Is ab out elzteen.years of age,
broke away from tire and ran, and"meet
lag ofilaerilllyna.• on the street, some dis
tance frow i wbere she;bed been accosted by
'the negro, informed bite of the .circiitn
atanee and'deseribed the negro as' well as
she could:, The. oilicer,;startedin pursuit,
and at the head of quote street' arrested
the negro, who Was just emerging
,from a
house where he had shade's similar assault
on a little, girl betWeentwelye and thirteen
year's of ago. The negro, was brought to
the lock-up, and%the mother of the little
girl whom he had' infitilted 'came' to the
Alavor'l4 °Moe to make information
against him for assault arid "'battery with
intent to couunit a raps,
NTTNIBER 204.
steamboat Racing ,on the Monongahela.
In charging the Grand Jury in the I Tni
ted- States District Court yesterday morn
ing, Judge MeCandless stated that he had
received a communication from the Board
of Local Inspectors of this port, complain
ing of the manner in which the boats of
the rival Imes of Monongahela river pack
ets were run, and the obstractions eaused
to navigation thereby. The Inspectors re- t
ferrect to the fact that on one' occasibn the
locks at Dam No 1 were obstructed! for
several hours, and stated that such pro- '
ceedings were net - uncommon.. They also
stated that passengers were placed*
danger in consequence of the prac
tice of racing-whichwas daily indulgetlin.
Judge McCandless read the letter of theln=
spectors, and commented at . some length,.
He referred to the laws governing the nav
igation of the rivers, and also to the risks.
which passengers - .Avere forced to as
sume by tha officers of the boats ha tho:ef
forts to break down competing lines.. Ile
instructed the Grand Jury to make a care
fnl inquiry into tine matter, and to make
such presentment on the subject, as, under
the law, they might deem proper to,:re
move the cause of eemplaint. .
Unltett State& .I]lparle.r . Cost:--Jilage
McCandless...
Court met at ten• ofelock Thesday morn
fag. The list of Grand Jurors was called,
and some•twenty answered yo their navies.
Ex-Geverrior W. F. Johnson Was designa
ted as foreman, - after which' this Court
charged the-jury, and they retired to enter
upon• tho.duties devolving ,. upoli them.
Ihe traverse jurors were thew called;and
the case of the United States .vs. twenty
barrels of whisky, claimed by E. V. 'B.
Bevan, of Pittston, taken up. The whisky
was seized by C. E. Wright, Collector , of
Internal Revenue for the Twelfth District,
on the 24th of March , last, on the-grmind
that the government tax had not bepn-paid.
. The case is still on trial. • District Attor
ney Carnahan appeared for the United
States, and D. C. Ilarrington, Esq.,. for the
claimants.
In the bankruptcy branch, final dis
charges were granted and certificates
awarded to Webster A. Stephens, New Ca.s---
tle; John Me Levey, New Castle; Ecirrarcl
W. Stephens, New Castle; Hugh D. Mc -
Co.elb, Law ence county; Nt. r. Scott, New
Brle..:hton; Ezra Cook and Tesepri
of Titusville, Crawford county.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following deeds were filed of record
before H. Snivels, Esq., Recorder,
...kugnst
2.5, 1668. •
M. Krebs to Samuel. McClean. Angrat 111 , 1933; lot in
the lwentletii ward. Vittsburgh, etintaintrm. '2O and
1-10 pyrclies:„.
John y to Y11011.21.$ Col•ins. Angus t 1668;
tract of sand in 1 outb Fayette townsuip, contain
ing 19.a , •res end 40 erches... -- St.
Bob. rt Barrett to George (Ass?. 'Augu st 20. 1368;
part of lot No. 0 on Tunnel stret t. Pittsburgh,l
by 75 feet *.5:500-
Executors of John A. Nesbit to James 11. Nesbit,
April 13, 1331 1 • tract of land In South Faye' te linen
- ship, containing 1. 4 i. arres 17,620
Elizabeth P. 'Jenny to W. F. Casey. August 20. 1568:
Lot ilia Webs er street, Fifth ward, Pittsburgh. titr
by B' , f'eet... ...... .
. ... • 4.500
John Zln.er to ........ Ebert.Juo.- 53. 1363; lot in
the Maple .11v1,Ion of Bead lock's Fields, on Hall
road street. 1.V.1 by Part
James Dlmpy to Robert Barr. August 14. 1866; lot
No 30 in Francla p,an, Wallin ;station ' Ir
regular teria
litton Rankin to John °win .rs. A 1363; half
August
of lor. L 3, m Ulu street, Mc ff.eesport, 30 by 140 feet
.••—• cros
C. Ewing to Geo W Johnston; August 14, 1,68;
lot oil tire aouthwnst corner of linnean and Kirk
, It ir i t e r ,.. e L k streets, Eleven h ward, Pittsburgh.: gr i,
Joseph lite.'ing to Watson Whlttleld, August-15,
ISsf;' two loss in 'Bloomfield, Thirteenth ward..
Pittsburgh.. No. 56. as i 57, 40 by 100 feet 12.'2C0
James M. 13bortall to Watson Whidleid. A.ugu.t 16,
1868; lots numbered from 51 to 55_ t..cndrd In Wray
.rid iloevler's yEanAhlxteenili ward, Pittsburgh.
each shyloo feet ...... -
Joseph Stumbll Ig • o Ada,: Kuntz, August 20, 468;
tot lb 1. In Bill's plan, Fifteenth ward, PPts
burgh, '24 by 100 feet , • V,300
MORTOAOES.
Same day slx mortgages were tiled.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
—Gen. Longstreet is at New York on
railroad business. •
—Earthquake shocks were felt in - San-
Francisco, California, on Monday. ,‘
—The fears of an epidemic among the
cattle at New York are subsiding.
—Commodore Jas. T. Armstrong, U.' S.
N., died in Charlestovrn, Mass., yesterday.
—The leaders of the Fenian Brotherhood.
are in New York arranging a. plan fort- a.
campaign in Canada.
—James Van' Holland, of Philadelphia,
was killed on Monday by jumping off a.
train while in motion.
--Samna J. Beebe, one of the, founders *
of the New York Stock Exchange, died Je
cently, aged eighty-three.
' '
—The Chinese Embassy visited Lawietice.
Mass., yesterday,_ accompanied by' 'a large
nurnber of prominent citizens. , r
—Charles ,L. Elliott, the distinguished
artist ) , died at Albany, New' 'York; lest.
evening at half-past eight o'clock. c •
—A Vienna letter says one of the sharp
shooters from America has won a goblet.
His name is Mr. Timothy Guirse, - of
. .
High
iand, Illinois. _ •
—Over ten thousand persons. were.pres
ent at the Baltimore Schentzenfest on Men
day.' - The day was bright and cheerful and
everything passed off pleasantly. -
- E. H. Detrfee, of Leavenworth.
Kansas, has presented to the Commission
ers of Central Park, New •York,, a fine
specimen of the American black bear.
• .
--John Roffman a French chemist, com
mitted suicide in New Yorkor Monthly,
with corrosive sublimate, dyingin,horrible
agony. ' Domestic difficulties wasthe cause.
—lt is reported in Rome that Covina.
•
Bonaparte will be ai pn by the Pepe
to he. Arch Bishopric of A asendorf, Tran
sylvania, which will make him'primate t of
the United Greeks. •
•
—George Clark, John Ray and Moses
Lee, three New ;York thieves, were ar
rested at Buffalo,yesterday. Gold certifi
cates Or $ll,OOO, stolen, from Robert ,J.
Walker, Were found in their, possession.'
—Rumor says the -sudden death -of a
keeper of .an up-town (New York City),
fashionable brothel is being investigated,
and. suspicions are en ermined that her
death was. hastened by poison, adhainla
tered,byn boarder. • 6`-
--John Bulger, sentenced at NOW :TOrk
last spring to fine And imprisonment for
thirteen'years for carrying on iffistillery
without paying a epee's' tax, hiLIS been pkr
doned by .the Tresident. The fine .Ibs3,
however; to be p a id:
6 -
—The steamboat train, near 'Cambridge
crossing, Connecticut, collided • with: a
butchers' cart t the, driver : of which _was
asleep, yesterday Morning. The herse,was
killed and three' bassengera cars thrown
from thelfack,•but noTersMtvraaleriously
hurt:- •
--Judge Cadwalladerof the - United States
Court at Ph ladelphist - has 'raft' of to ad
'lninis,er e - oa h of • office to John P.
O'Neil et. , United States. District- Attorney
for the Ea-tern D t rict of Pen limVivania, 2n
'the ground that file President had no right
to make the appointment during.tna rernats
or Congress. Judge Grier, it is said, SUS.
tains tho decision of Judge Cadwallader.