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VOLUME LXXXIII.
EMT ENO.
z wEx vE O'
FROM EUROPE.
Annual Feast .of the Sheffield
Cutler Company, England--
Speech by Reverdy Johnston,
American Minister—The Press
• and the Chinese Treaty with
the United States—Potato Riot
- _
at Cork Ireland •
•
(By Telegraph-to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
; GREAT BRITAIN. . -
)
LONDON, Sept. &—The annual feast of
Cuttlers, at Sheffield. occurred yesterday.
Hon. Reverdy Johnson, American Minis
_ ter, who was present as a guest,' made his
• • first address in England, in reap -irise to a
.
toast to the - health of' the American Minis
ter, Mr. Johnsen, alter expressing thanks
for the high, honor conferred upon him, said
ghat he . eante to this s country as a inessengei
of peace. He was glad - to recognize every
- Where in England strong .proofs of friend
ship, and which he was certain were recip
rocated in his native cotintry. For no peo
•
ple ' under the ' sun had America kinder
feelings thaii for her Majesty's subjects.
- They were 'really One people. Thep had
like laiva and like institutions; and in both
countries freedom was the base of those
laws and institutions. 'ln their joint
hands liberty would live forever.
Mr. Johnson reviewed briefly the causes
and course and triumphant t rmination of
the recent civil war. He continued: The
/ • war had ended slavery. None now but
-,- freedmen trod the soil of America, and
history would say all was spent in erasing.
this' blot, transmitted from a common an
cestry, tarnishing our fame and belying
the Declaration of Independence.
The speaker then alluded to the marshal
ling of the forces for the coming Presiden
tial election in America, saying that how
. ever the canvass ended he could personally
vouch-for the, next President as a warm
friend of England.
Mr. Johnson alluded to the Sheffield Cut- I
iery, which he edid was known throughout
the whole civilized world, and spoke favor
ably and encouragingly of the annual gath
ering of the Cutlers' Company. He, was
listened to thronzhout with the most mark
ed attention and his assurances of peaceful
and - friendly relations between England
and America were vociferously applauded.
LONDON, September 4.—The Pall Mall
Gazette has an editorial on the subject of
• 'the Chinese treaty with the United States.
The writer says: "The treaty looks as if
the foreign merchants residing in China
on. the one side; -and the Chinese _na
tion with Mr. Burlingene on the other,
•r f ot..lseke trying to neutralize each other's
' statements ; by demands that will not
bear Ciamination, but may serve to
ti shake off the other •ide with a mistaken
opinion. Here In England we are not to
be taken by storm. A liberal interchange
• -
of opinion between the Embassy and the
representatives of the -English Govern
, - • mei.t will demonstrate that a change in the
position' of Great Britain and China is de
mended by the times, and will be benifi
cial to both.
LorirsaN, September 4.-Dispatches have
7-
been received announcing that a very seri
ous potato riot occurred yesterday a: Cork.
The people assembled in the streets in
- great numbers and for a time they were
• very boisterous. Troops were called-out to
quiet- the "disturbances and 'a charge was
made on a body of about two hundred riot
era; who were dispersed at the point of the
bayonet.
The Bermuda Dry Dock, the largest
structure for - floating in the, world, was
. enact aifully lannelfedto-day. -
LIVETtPOOL,-Sept. 4.—The Coroner's in
; quest on the bodies of the victims of the
1 " • Abergale railway disaster was concluded
to-day, the jury bringing a verdict of man
slaughter against Willia,ns and .Jones, the
brake,inen oil the goods train, for criminal
• negligence. -
Sept. 4—Evening.—A man nem
:- •
ed Dwyer was arrested by the police at
' Tipperary last evening on scheme of firing
! at Mr. Scully's party a few days ago.
Souviatkr , roN, Sept. 4—Evening.—The
steamer Baltlmore Balled this afternoon
for lialtimcire.
FRANCE:
PARIS, September 4.—it is announced to
day;,thati Dufaure,. an ex-Mipister - under
LollisPhillippi, will be an opposition can
didate for the Corps Legislatif.
_ .
4FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
LONDON, September 4.—Sugar firm but
unchanged. Calcutta linseed aull and
delivered at 62e. Petroleum firm.
ANTWERP, September 4. Petroleum
quiet at 49%f.
LONDON, September 4—Evening.—Con
sols, My,. Bonds, 72%. Erie, 31. Atlantic
and Great Western,•B4;?.
FR , INKNORT, September 4—Evening.
Bonds, 75a75%. -
LivERPOOL, September 4—Eveuing.—Cot
ton easier but not quotably changed; sales
10,000; cotton at sea bound to this port es
timated' at 672,000 bales, f which 30,Q00
are from the United States. The market
for yarns and fabrics •at Manchester Is less
favorable and caused adulin ss in the mar
; ket. Breadstuffs dull. Flour easier. Corn
easier at 335. 3d. Wheat easier but not
quotably lower. Provisions unchanged.
Lard higher at.67s. 3d. Naval Stores '
changed. • -
LOUISVILLE, KY,
Jewligh Temple Vedicated-4tobber• Ax-
rested.
(By T'eterrarAi to the Putstiurieh Gitette.i
• ; Lotusytt.Lei Sept. 4:.=-The IJaWish,
Temple,. Adath Israel, at the corner. : 6l
, .
Sixthand Briiadway, :just comPleted at a
cost of 8120000, was - ' dedicated this ,1 after
noOn with impressive ceremonies in the
pre-euee of a large . e.rongregatlon. Revs.,Wise .of _Cincinnati, and Kieber, et Louis
vlll4'llo ivered - the ter trains:
Two,tuep i ttatned -"Powell were arrested
to-day,"i hargerdWitli robbing R. A. Robin-
Aron. druggists, of 111.0,0e0, Worth of
• Doe Ward, a negro, ,was accidentally
killed by a soldier in the lower rt of the
city yesterday
proud :Parch tight •Procession
My Telegraph to the Pll.tebtirgh:E/asette.)
thlicAao, Ssptember 4.—A torch light
procession taniglit,•consposed of Grant and
Tanner Clubs, was an iniposbig affair. Tho
prtwesslon marched through the prilmin,,l
streettfto Court Rouse Square, where they
were; briefly addressed by Major Rice.
ARKANSAS
Instructions to Registration Olilcers—Gen
Forrest Claiming to be illisretTeseuted.
tßy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.
32.
MEMPHIS, September 4.—The Avalanche's
Little Rock (Ark.) special to-day says Gov.
Clayton of Arkansas has prepared instruc
tions for his Registers for the registration
now about to commence. He says among
the powers the duties Of each Register are
the rejection of any one whom the Regis
ters may not think entitled to register,
even though the applicant has already
taken the oath. to make arrests and call
upon Sheriffs for a sufficient number -of
armed armed men to assist him, and if not
furnished then call upon the commanding
officer of any troops of the State Guard,
which means the negro militia, ,who is
directed to fu nish promptly such aid.
The applicant for registration is also, re
quired to prove his innocence, by evidence
satisfactory to the Register, that he has not
been guilty of a number of specified acts
during .a sum Of years, one of which is
that he did not sympathize with the rebel
lion. If he fails to establish this he cannot
register, his oath to the contrary notwith
standing, unless he voted for the present
Constitution. Another is to reject any one
who has taken the franchise oath, if the
Register is satisfied or thinks he. ought not
to be registered, mid before being allowed
to register he must subscribe to an oath
setting forth that he accepted the civil and
political equality of all men and agrees not
to attempt to make any changes. Ten
days before the election the boards of
registration- meet in each county, with
power, upon their own knowledge or in
formation, to strike from the list the names
it* voters they consider disqualified by
the registration law. The Courts are forbid
den to issue any mandanaus or other pro
cess to registers.
General Forrest published a card this
morning stating that in the reported con
versation published in the Cincinnati Coin
me, cial he had been misrepresented. Mr.
Woodward, the correspondent, al , o pu )-
lishes a card, saying he will make the co
~..2
rections suggested, denying any intention
to wilfully misrepresent him:
Triennial Convocation of Knights Temp
lar and Royal' Arch Masobs—Base Ball
Premiums—Speaker Coltax. and Party=
The Indians.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
Sr. Lotus, Sept. 4.—The triennial convo
cation of:Knights Templar and Royal Arch
Masons, which will be held here, com
mencing on the 15th inst., Promises to be
one of the largest gatherings of the kind
ever held in the country. Delegations from
every State in the Union. numbering
from twenty five hundred to four thou
sand, are expected. Extensive prep
arations are being made to suitably re
ceive and entertain the guests and all
classes of citizens are taking a lively i,i
terest in the matter. An excur-ion to the
Iron - Mountain, a e sail on the river,' and a
grand banquet at the new Masonic Temple
are among the events on the programme.
Ample hotel arrangements have been made
for all who may come, and hundreds of
private citizens will freely open their doors
to visitors it `necessary. It is expected the
occasion will be one of the most merner
able events that has ever_taken place west
of the MisSissippi river.
The St. Louis Ag , icultural and Mechani
cal Asseciation offer premiums to the
amount of sooo, to be contested for by base
ball clubs during t he fair to come off early
in October, the winning club •to receive
5300, second beat 5500, third best 550.
A Denver telegram says Mr. Colfax and
party have returned to that point under es
cort of a band of friendly - Ute Indians.
Gen. Sherman Passed thropgh Omaha
to-day en 7 ' mite for St. Louis.
The Indians are quiet along Platte river.
A Helena, Montana; dispatch says a party
of prospectors on Yellow Stone river were
attacked by Indians, one of their number
badly wounded and five Indians kPled.
Co:onel Cullen, Indian Superintendent,
concluded a treaty with the Blood and
Blackfeet Indians on the Ist inst.
The Republicans of the Sixth District of.
this State litiVe - nominated Colonel R. T.
Van Horn for. re-election to Congress.
BRIEF NEWS HEMS.
—Severe sorethroat, with hoarseness, is
altrmit, an epidemic in New York.
—Ger:Grant and Gov. Seymour it is re
ported will be in New Y , rk next week.
—An explosion of nitro glycerine Occur
red at Hoosic Tunnel!, Mass., on Thursday,
badly burning three wen.
The Government Commissioners have
accepted another section of the Union Pa
cific Railroad, carrying it ninety-live miles
west of Benton.
.=The pork packing establishment of
Cales' Bro- , ., Forsyth street, New York,
was damaged by fire on Thursday, night to
the extent of *IMO- ,
—The total tonnage of steam and sailing
vessels of the United States is 3,109,2(37 tons.
The number - of steamships is 2,942, abd of
vessolS 15,042. ' '
—Brevet < Major General It. 0. Tyler,
Deputy Quartermaster Gewlral, has been
granted six months' leave of absence with
permission to go abroad.
—The personnel of the navy, in accord
ance with Act of Congress, has been re
duced to 8,500 men, the number of the
force previous to the war. -
Brevet Brigadier General Geo. W. Bul
loch, who has been on duty in the Freed
men's Bureau for some time, has been or
dered to be mustered out of the service.
—The report that a band of outlaws had
seized a United States Marshal in Ken
tucky, whit" attempting to pertirm his
duties, is.confirmed, and orders have been
lashed for , the arrest of the rascals.
—ln reply to a Libacco manufacturer
making the inquiry, Commissioner Rol
lins states that the tobacep tax will be
sassed and collected as beretofore until
stamps under the new law are furnished.
—The.body•ef a white , boy, - whose (Unp
ile , rance had'been the stillest . of 'consider
able comment; for several idayv, wa- found
•
near Savannah on Wednesday, and is sup
posed to have been murdered by negroes.
Miffs on her basil - lie from
steamer
Now York to ProVldence, ran into and,
sunk the schooner Cosmos, laden with lime;
Before sinking'the lime took fire ;And %be
schooner blew up. • The: crew were 'saved.
—Attorney ,General. Evarts, .at the 're
.quest' of the Seeretary,of War, is engitged
on an opinion relative to the settlement of
the dolma of Southern Union men for
property destroyed ;during the war. The
elakins foot up, to over thirty pillions in the
aggi Ogate.
The total recei
troin"Janaary Ist it,
317,249 feet, showi
year's feedlots (ler
157,177,234 feet. I`
Klee this veer sine,
101,939,Q00 eXC.,,
ST. LOUIS.
ts of lumber at Chicago
Augu,t 31st were `6139,-
ng an increase on: last
tug the same period I,(
e total receipts of shin
tint to 871,773,000, being
of last year..
PITTSBT_TRGTI: gATURDAY, SEPTENIB
SECOID EDITION.
POUR O'CLOCK. A. M.
THE CAPITAL.
The Supervisor Appointment
Difficulty—Another Conference
on the Subject—Armaments for
Forts on the Pacific —Addl..
StOrekeepers and Gan..
gers Appointed.
(By Telmtrk t ah to the Pittsburgh Gazette.] .
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 1868.
NtINATIONS FOR SUPEIIVISORS.
..1)113 b i raioner Rollins sent to Secretary
McCulloch nominations for Supervisors
under the Revenue law for those districts
for which names have not already been
ifrbsenteci. No action has yet been taken
on the nominations already existing.
Another interview on the subject will be
iiad between the Secretary. and Commis
sioner.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINTMENTS
The follov.tig Internal ReVenue officers
were amointed to-day. Sto , e•keepers—
James Shannon, Now York City; Wash
ington Stark. Aurora, Indiana: James
Staelton, Lawrenceburg, Indiana; Jno.
Holmes, , Fayette county, Pennsylvania; D.
D. Broadhead, Poiladelphia.
Duu,4ei a—D. C. Gllbany. Holmes McEl
roy, James& Gilena, Seventeenth Pennsyl
vania District; David Ltistuller and Robt.
D, Brciwn, Tenth Indiana District; John
W. Cramp, Seventh New, York District;
Clark Wilson, Twenty-tbird Pennsylvania
District; and George, G. Tiffany, Second
California:District. 1
NAVY MATTER&
Commodore Goldsborough has been or
dered op ordnance duty at theYhdade , phis
Navy Yard.
Commodore Francis- B. Ellison. has been
detached from duty as Lighi lluuse Inspec
tor Of the 10th district., headquarters at
Buffalo, and placed in waiting orders. Ho
will be relieved on the Ist of October by
Captain Gustavus 11. Scott, whose orders to
the- Philadelphia Navy Yard have been re
voked.
=
Secretary Schofield has directed a Board
of officers to assemble at Sm Fram , isco on,
tlie first of October, to ant ascert,in reemn
mend the Most suitable armament for the
fort on AL'atras Island, Ca: ifornia,: and any
other forts on the Pacific coast.,
AUSTRIAN ALINISTER.
13aroo Lederer, Enimy Extrliordinary
from the Ethperor of Austria to [h. Tnited
S :Ras, was to-day officially received by the
rresidetit.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
The Correspondence lECtween
Generals Rosecrauz
EBy Tt iegraph to the Piushnrg Mitiiettc!..) •
NEW YORK, Sept.,•l,
The following hi the Itosecra - 05 1 -Lee eor-
res-..ondence
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINCS,W.VA., t
August 2.6; ISix
GENERAL: Full of solicitude for the fu
Lure of our country, I come with tny heart
in my hand to leant the condition, wishes
and 'intentions of the people of the South
ern States, especially to ascertain the sen
timents of tltose brave, energetic and self
sacrificing mon, who, after sustaining the
Confederacy for four years, laid down their
arms and swore allegiance to the govern•
ment of the United States, whose
trusted and beloved lender you nave been.
I see that interpreting Stated rights to con
flict with national unity has produced a
violent _reaction against them, which is
drifting us towards consolidation, and also
that so great a country, es ours *even now
Is, certainly is to be, must have State gov
errummta to attend local duties or go fur
ther and fare. worse. It is plain to us at
the welt and north that the continuance of
semi-anarchy, such as has. existed for th
last three years in ten States of our Union,
largely increases the danger of c-oncentra-
Lion, sw4-I.e our national expenditures, di
minishes our pi eduction and our revenue.
inspires.doubts of our political and fltian
(did stability, depreciates the value of our
national hen .s and currency, and places
the credit of the richest be:ow that of the
poorest Christendom. We know
that our currency must be depreciated so
long as our bonds are below tar, and that
therefore. - the vast bnsiness and -com
merce .of our country must sutler
the terrible evil of - a finetuation
standard of value, until we can .remeiy
the evils In the ciindltien of things at tho
S tuth. We also see other mischiefguke pos
sittle, if not probable, to, arise, such us a
failure of crops, a local Insurrection, and
many other unforseen contingencies,
which may still more depreciate our credit
and currency, provided . *discotrent
and disorder among our people, and
bring demagognical agitation,. revolution,
repudiation and a thousand unnamed
evils and - Villainies on us. We know
that the interests - - of the people of
the South are for law and order, and they.
must share our fate of good and I
believe every OHO I know, who reflects,
believes that if the people of the Southern
.States could be at peace, and their energy
and good _will heartily applied to repair the
wastes of war, reorganize, their business,
set the freedmen peacefully, prosper
ously and contentedly at work, invi e
capital, *enterprise and labor from else
where to come freely among them,
_they
would soon rebuild their ruined fortunes,
Multi* many _fold the valu.e of their lands,
establish publio confidence in our political
sfibilitye bring bur Government bonds to a
premium, our currency to a gold standard
and assure for themselves and, the whole
,tuition a inOathilipy aud prosperous future.
Seeing this, and how all just interests con
cur in the work. loak the ,ofrieers and sot-.
diere"wbo fought for' tile Union, ask ovety
thinking man of the Great West and North,
ask why it reruidt I* done? -We - ate told
by those who have controlled the GoVern-,
ment.fer,the last four yeexa-Allat the peopl4o
atilt; South will - nit dO" lt—that if ever
done at all it must .be done by the poor,
elniplei:tnaducited,lindleis freedmen and ,
the -few , whites- who,--against -the public
opinion , end motimin* of the i intelligent
-'white people, are willing to attempt to lead
and make their living.off_Of‘theirignOrant ,
inexperienced colored people mostly •
men who must be needy adventdiers
or without anyof these attributes on witleh.
Telferiee' for *goad •-• 'guidance died govern
ment can be placed. We are told that, this
kind ofgoverntnent must, bo continued at the
'Fkiuth until-81x fir eight Inilliotis -of`intellt-
gent. °Hargett c white people give into It or
move out of the country. Now I think, the
• Unienerrny thinks, and the 'people of the
North and West, I dare Hay, believe there
must bo, or there ought to be, a shorter,
surer way to get a good government for all
' ft - 5,18 es.
at the South. We kn.tw that they who or- 1
ganized and sustain td the Southern Con-
federacy for four y t.trs against gigantic
efforts ought to be able to give peace,
law, dr der and pro ection to the whole
people of the , Sout. They have the in=
terest and the' power to employ,
protect, educate an. elevate the poor freed
men-and restore themselves and our coun
try Marl the blessings of which I have just,
spoken. The question we want answered"
is, Are they willing ito do it? I came down
t 3
to dud what the peo le of the. South think
of this, and to ask - you what the officers
and soldiers who served in the Can
federate army, the leading people who
sustained - it, think of these things.
I come to ask more. I want to ask you, in
whose purity and patriotism I here express
unqualified confidence, and as many good
men as you can conveniently consult, to
say what you think of it, and also what
you are willing tp do about it. I want a
written. %expression of your views, that
can be followed by a concurrence
of action. I *ant to know if' you,
and the , other gentlemen who will
join in the expression, are willing to pledge
thelpeople of the South to a chivalrous and
magnanimous devote:in to res.oringpeaee
and prosperity to our common country. I
want to carry that pledge high above the
level of party polities , to the lato
officers and soldiers f the Union
army and the people ;of the, North and
West, and to ask them to consider it and to
take the necessary action, confident that it
will Meet with a response so generous and
confiding that we shall see in its suns.hine
the rainbow of peace in .our political sky,
now black with clouds- and impending
storm. I know you are a representative
man in reverence and. . regard ' for
the Union, the Constitution and the
welfare of .the country, and that what
You would say would be endorsed by nine
tenths of the whole people of the South;
but I should like to have the signatures of
All the representative Southern men here
Rho concur in your views, and 'expressions
of their concurrence from the principal offi
cers and representative men throughout
the Soot h,when they can be procured.. This
concurrence of opinion, all tending
to peace, order and stability, .will will a.ssure
our Union soldiers and business men who
want substantial and solid peace, and cause
them to rise above the revel of party poli
ties, and take such steps to meet vim s as
will insure a lasting peace, with alt its
ctiuntless blessings. -
Very truly, your Friend,
[Signet]] W. S. llosEenANs. ,
To (len. 11. E. Lee, 'White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia. .
1V10.! Sir/pow Springs, fi'emt Va., A rogust
ENEI:AL: I have had the honor to re
eei e.o yotir letter of this date, and in am
eorriance with y our suggesti -n I have con
ferred with a number of gentlemen from
the ,South, in whose judgment I have con
fidence and who are acquainted with
the public, seMinient of their respective
States. They have kindly consented to
unite with •me in replying to your
communication and their none s will he
found with my own appended to this
answer. With this explanation we proceed
to give to vou a calidid statement
of what We bilieve to be the sentiment
of the Southern people in _ regard
to till subjeCt to which von refer. What
ever opinion way have prevailed with the
past in regard to African slavery, or the
right of ri State to secede from - the Union,
we believe that we express the almost
umminams jedge,ent of the Southern
people when we declarethat they consider
that the questions were decided by the war,
and that itis their' intention in good faith
to abide by that decision. At the close of
the war the Southern people hid down
their arms and. sought to resume their
former relations with the United States
governMent. Through their State Conven
tions they abolished slavery and annulled.
their ordinances of secession, and they re
turned ~to their peaceful- pursuits . with a
sincere purpose to fill all their duties, un
der this Constitution of the United States,
which'they had sworn to support. If their
action in these particulars had been wet in
a spirit of frankness and cordiality, we be
lieve that old irritations would have passed
away and the wounds inflicted by the War
would have been in a great Measure healed.
As far as we are advised the people of the
South entertain no unfriendly feelings to
ward the Government of the United States,
bUt they complain that ' their rights
under the Constitution are withheld front
them in the aruninlstration - thereof.
Their idea that 'the Southern people aro
hostile to the negroes, arid would oppress
them if it were in their power to do so, Is,
entirely unfounded. They have grown up
in our midst, and we have boon aceustothed
)from childhood to look upon them with
kindness. The change in the relations_of
the two races has brought no change in
Our feelings toward them., They -till
constitute the important part of our
liboring population. Without their labor
the lands of the South would be compara
tively unproductive. Without the em
ployment which Southern uriculturo af
fords they would he destitute of the means
'of subaistence and become pourers, depen
dent on public bounty. Sell interest,
even If there were no higher motives,
would therefore prompt the whitr's of
the South to extend to the negroes
carer and protection. The important
fact that the two races are, under existing
cireuMstances, necessary to each other, is
gradually becoming apparent te both, and
wo believe that but for the influences ex
erted to stir up the passions of the negroes
the relations of the two races would soon
adjust themselves on a basis of mutual.
I kindness and advantage. It is true that
. .
the',people of the South, together with the.
people of the North and 'West, are, for
obvious reasons, opp sed to any system
of laws which would place the political
power of the country in the hands of the
negro race; but this opposition springs from
no feeling of enmity, but from a deep seat
ed conviction that at present negroe4 have
not the inte:ligence or oth r qualifications
which aro necessary to make them safe do.
positorios of political power. They would
inevitably become the victims' of 'dents
goguesovho,' Air selfish purposes, would
mislead them to the serious In
jury of the - puhlic. The great' want:
of the , South is peace. The people
earestly desire tranquility and the
to4totittion of, the 'Mien: They deprecate
disorder and excitement as the tnost-serl
ous obstacle- to, their • prosperity. They
ask a restoration of their rights under the
Constitution. They desire relief -from ,op
pressive mlerrtle. Above all they would
appeal to their c.ountgyMen for the re.ies
tablianotit in the Southern States of that,
-which has justly been regawitid as the
birthright of every American, the right of
self-government. Establish this- on ,a
firm basis, and • we can safely pro
,mise; on behalf - of the Sbuthern peo
ple, that they will faithfully obey
the Cobstitutlim and, laws of the United
States, treat the negro with kindness, and
humanity, and,fulfilll every duty incum
bent 'on petwer.l cititizens loyal to the
Constitution of their country. We believe
the above contains a succinct reply to the
general topics embraced In your lotter,and
we venture to say, on behalf of the
Southern people, and of the officers and
soldiers of the late Confederate army, that
they will concur in all the sentiments
which we have expressed.. Apprectiating
the patriotic motives which have prompted
your letter, and reciprocating your expres
sions of kind regard, we have the honor
to be, Very respectfully and truly,
R: E. Lee, Va. (John Echols, Va.
G. T. Beauregard,La'F. S. Stockdaler Tx.
Alx. H. Stevens, Ga. F. W. Pickens, S. C.
A. H. H. Stuart, Ga. J. Robinson, Va.
C. M. Conrad, La. J. R . Anderson, Va.
Linton Stevens, Ga. W. F. Turner, W. V.
A. T:Caperton,W. V.!C. R. Subee, S. C. .
E. Fontaine, Va. :M. 0. H. Morton, La.
Jno. Letcher, Va. - T. B. Branco, Ga.
B. C. Adams, Miss. S. J. Douglass, Fla.
W. J. Green, N. C. {John B. Baldwin, Va.
Lewis E. Harris, Va. ITho. F. Conway, Va.
P. A. Daniels, Jr., Va. R. T. Russel, Ga.
W. T. Sutherlin, Ve,,Tere. Morton, Va.
A. B. James,,Va. : Geo. W. Bolling, Va.
P. T. Beauregard, Ts. Jarn es Byons, Va.
To General W. S. Rosecrans, Minister to
Mexico.
WIIITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, VA.
A Telegraph Discovery—Remarliable,' if
True.
[By Telegraph to the Pltteborgh Gazette.)
NEW YORK . , Sept 4.—The Herald today
has a long communication from Tonawan
da, relative to an alleged discovery by a
Mr. J. IL Mower of a new method of elec
trical sub-aqueous • communication, by
which he claims to have carried on a
telegraphic conversation from a point in
Toronto, Canada West; and Sandy Creek,
Oswego, N. Y.,'a distance of one hundred
and thirty miles, through the waters of
Lake Ontario, without cable or other con
ductors, using the water alone as a conduct
ing medium. The process is not described,
but it is stated the discoverer is now patent
ing his discovery and is confident of being
ab e to. work the longest sub•aqueous circuit.
without difficulty, and proposes to establish
communication by this process between
MoyAauk point and the coast of Spain with
in three months, and claims it can be done
at an expense of only ten thousand dollars.
Electricians and telegraphers here express
incredulity in regard to the correctners of
the statements.
—lndian depredations continue to be re
ported. A - dispatch from Denver states
that three men were killed and one wound
ed by the Indians near Colorado City on
Thursday, and a large amount of stock run
off. A tight on Wednesday between the
organized settlers and Indians, on the
Kiowa, resulted in the killing - of two and
wounding of several Indians. Reports
from all parts of the territory show that
depredations continue and many whites
are being 'murdered. A dispatch from
Omaha reports that ,a large force of Chey
enne Indians is moving north, intending to
strike the Pacific Railroad between worth
Platte and Julesburg. Gen. Augur's troops
will, endeavor to intercept them.
U. S. District Court—Judge. llt 9 Candless.
In the case of the United States vs. sixty
five bushels of malt and other property,
owned by M. Zimmerman. of -Luz-erne
county, theliury found a verdict f..r res
pondent.
The , case of the United States against
thirty barrels of distilled spirits, et al.,
owned by David MI/onald. of Luzerne
county, was concluded, the jury finding a
verdict for the respondent.
In the case of the United States against
sixteen barrelS of highwines, seized at Lu
zerno county, find unclaimed, o. B.Wright
was decreed informer, and the clerk order
ed to pay him k 131.71.
In the case Of the United States against
ten barrels of highwines, unclaimed, Thos.
Taylor was decreed informer, and the
clerk ordered to pay him tt312.24.
In the cards Nos. 45 and 46 of May term, I
186 S, and Nos. 34, 35. 36 and 50 of, October
term, 1868, in which verdicts for the Uni
ted States have been rendered, as prev
iously reported, en motion of District At
torney Carnahan, decrees of forfeiture
were entered and writs of sale ordered to
be issued. '
In the case of the United States vs. Alex. '
Robinson, impleaded with John L. Cone
et al., judgment was entered, in default of
appearance and plea.
In the case of the •United States vs. R. J.
Straight and Wm. H. Wood, impleaded
with John L. Cone et al., the jury found a
verdictyor the defendants.
In the case of the United States vs. four
tnen barrels of distilled spirits owned by
Win. McKim, the jury found a verdict for
the respondent. •
In the Bankruptcy .branch peltions for.
discharge were tiled by Henry A. Gillet,
R. Gillet and Zakoc Martin. of Crawford
county. Henry S. Rodgers, Crawford t
ty; Ed. P. Sanderson,Crawford county;
Jas. H. McComb and: enry Fulton, Venan
go county; J. B. Morrison, Erie county;
G. W. Anderson, Blair county; John R.
Thorp, Joseph Fricker and John Sloan, of
Allegheny.
In the matter- of. M. T. lieintzelman, of
Northumberland county, bankrupt, on pe
tition of assignee, the Court ordored an ex
amination of said bankrupt and wife before
Register Weistling. at Sunbury.
Real Estate Transfers. •
The following deeds were tiled of record
before H. Snively, Esq., Recorder, Septem
ber 4, 1868.
Laac Wllllanis et ux to Archibald Searight, July
21. 1806: lot ort•Catter alley, Ntwanga,bv 1(4)
feet 1725
John Mcßride et nx to Michaol ); len n, July 18, 1808;
lot No. 23 In Smithley's plan, Chortler)) towmhip,
18 by 100 ieet, with buildings $BOO
Paul Crawford to Van Buren Fowler, November 30,
1886; lot on Rebecca street, Allegheny, 1)3 GO feet,
with buildings $3.500
Luke li. Davidson et ex to 'Jacob B. tiubley, %tigust
28 1888; ht In Wilkins town-hip, 33 by 184 feet
3250
William It. Rose et ux to Tease Williams. March:,
I 817; lot on Centre alley, Pittsburgh. 20 by 100 et,
with building $5OO
George K. Floweret ux to Jane Mary Flowel, Au
gust 15, 1808; lot h». 10111 Fowler's plan, Pitts
burgh, 33 by al feet. with buildings 41,805
James F. rtevenson to George A. illay.,rd. Septem
ber 1, 1&18,• lots Nos. 74, 75, 70, 78 79 ati;) SO, In Pet
t% 'a plan. Versatles township, 140 by 330 fret with
buildings $ 500
Samuel B. thuley, ;Amain; to Mc' ullough.
August 29, 1688: lot of ground on the North able of
PsYette street, Second ward, Allegheny, 60 by 133
• feet $1,400
John C.'Lappe to Adam Ilerebenroether, July 16.
1868; the 'out cm part of lot t.o. 31, in Galway
Plan,D'ilara and Ctlestunt street, Allegheny, 27
400
.54fect with buildings
J o hn A. Munson iv John S. McCall, August 15/, Das;
lot in East Liberty_ *iv
John liosemund to Wm. F. Grosse, route:lA . )4: 1
r ~1 . 3
1858; lot In Itosemund's plan, Collins t0w1011 , P0,5
by 100 feet
Joseph WlMasters to David Graham.' Septc o mbej i ii,
1808; two lots p_n Page s.reet. AllegliesF4
..
.... f4 „q 3o
feet,wlthbUiMings .. . . ................ _ _
Joh a Rodgers sr x. to alarm:a serdiy.. be e r ir v o =
lois Nos. 6)3tuad Witt Bush's plan,
......... ..... $4OO
40 by tai feet ..
... of record. •
Same day forty mOrtg3B ll ' we-
Enthusiastic
.
.at Millsburg
Speeches or Messrs• LaVITCBG
e Wt or
mick and Others. • ,•
A large and enthslastio meeting of the
v tors of Millsburg, on the
R e p ublican ° was hold on Thurs.
la River,
.111.onongaho k
The meeting- was or
at7% o cloc •
dayganize bythe election . of • Mr. Jbsepb
Allen as Pros'dent, with the usual list of
ents an• • .
Vice Pre-id d Secretaries._
Able anon.ing addresses were
George V. Lawrence H. H.
made, by•
. andothers, and at a late
rd o corminkl , Es 9 9
hour the meeting adjourned with three
rousing cheers for - Grant knd Colfax.
NUMBER 214.
THE SITUATION IN ALABAMA
The annexed letter was written by a
Northern gentleman, who is a clergyman
by profession and has been prominently
identified with seminaries of learning of the
higher grade. Cautious in his estimate of
men and events, his statements are entitled
to the fullest confidence. There are mani
fest reasons why his identity should not be
disclosed
ALL, August 14, 1868.
The political condition of the State is
anything but satisfactory. The spirit of
rebellion is rampant and is more-hold,•out
spoken, defiant and bitter than inlB6l. No
man not on the ground can conceive the
cruel, revengeful conduct of these men and
their hatred to the Government of the
United States. The pulpit, the rostrum
and the was unblushingly "breathe out
death and slaughter" against the Radical
party and the Government, and as the
mind no less than the body partakes of the
nature of the food.pon which it subsists, I
ask what can we expect from the public
mind that feeds on falsehood, treason and
slander ? A leading member of the M. E.
Church South said to me the other day: "1
thirst for the blood of the infernal nigger
party, and nothing but blood will satisfy
me," andin the same conversation he said :
"If I bad the power, I would send this
nigger Government to h—l, and establish
in its stead a monarchy." Lindsley, the
editor of the Florence Journal, Capt. Coffee
and other pronnnent men of the vicinity
talk in the same way; and advocate earnest y
a monarchy.
Last summer when my house burned to
the ground with nearly all I possessed, the
neighbors, though present in crowds,'re
fused to lift a finger to help putout the fire,
and said it was nothing but a nest of d—d
nigger teachers and preachers, and they
regretted only that they were not all in the
fire. These are but a few instances, but
are fair specimens of the .rebel spirit which
is prevalent here. Our families are insulted
in the, streets and ostracised in business as
well as in society.
It now seems to me that unless some, as
yet unseen, influence is created, there will
be a collision. The thought is in—every
man's mind, is discussed in every circle,
and all parties are arming. Ku Klux Klans
are perfectly organized, well officered, and
thoroughly - drilled, composed of desperate
men, and in Alabama not less than 70,000
strong. I have ever reason to 'know that
the design is to drive eVery Union man
from the State, and I am confident that if
the Union men, white and black, arc driven
out, they will leave the State "an ash neap
soaked in blood."
Our Legislature passed a bill authorizing
the General Assembly to appoint the eight
electors for the State of Alabama. The bill
was vetoed by the Governor; a resolution
to pass it over the veto was laid on the. table.
The Legislature refused (or neglected) to
'pass a Registration Law, that the State can
be purged of the four classes excluded by
the Constitution of the State, and the Attor
ney General of the State gave a legal deci
sion before the State Executive Committee
yesterday, in my hearing, that "uo election
can be held without a registration, and any
attempt to hold an election the rebels
would be revolutionary add a sufficient
cause for the-Governor of the State to sup •
press." The rebels mean to carry the State
ibr Seymour and Blair or produce war.
The Republicans can elect the eight elec
tors by the Legislature, or defeat the elec
tion. One or the other they will do. Our
Treasury is empty, crops for three years al
most a failure, this year not exceeding half
a crop of all the staples, railroad cars run
ning nearly empty of passengers and
' freight, steamers rotting at anchor, every
article of comtort or use, from a cambric
needle to a steam engine, imported from the
North, and a perfect paralysis in business.
Land, which befiire the war was worth fifty
dollars an acre, now sells at ten, and every
other class of property at the same discount;
yet with all this light before them they per
sist in their murderous work. They seem
to me like bats and owls, they see the least
when there is the most light. The Rebel
leaders boast that the election of Seymour
and Blair is the recoverrof-the "lostwse,"
and the success of the Democratic party is
"repudiation and the restoration of slavery."
Hence this vast organization of the K. K.
K.'s. It is the organization of the Rebel
army and means blood, deny it as they do
all over the North, apologize as they may,
they are seen in uniform in every part of the
State, and the danger has become so great
to Union men in all parts of the South that
they dare not sleep at night in their own
houses.
The colored people are purchasine land.
andstock, building cabins and trying to make
themselves comtortable. They are more
industrious, frugal and virtuous this year
than in any previous year of their history.
All acknowledge that as far as the school
master and missionary have gone, the
colored race has improved vastly in all
those qualities that elevate humanity. Yoe
may travel through the plantations in the
interior and find that in every cabin( at
noon and night, they all take their books
and improve every spare hour in study,
and they help each other; and in this way
all are learning to read.
The colored voters will-vote nearly solid
for Grant and Colfax, and they say if they
cannot vote, if the Legislature will do it, it
is all the same.
• DURING the remainder of this, century .
there will be only cne annual eclipse in our
Atlantic States, viz: that of September 29,
1875, soon atter sunrise, which will be an
nular at Boston, in Vermont, New Ilarbp
shire and Maine; the duration of the ring,
where central in these States, will be from
three to lour Minutes.. On March.2s, 1876,
there will be a central eclipse near noon in
Vancouver's Island, in which the diameter
of the sun and the augmented diameter of
the moon will be almost exactly the same.
This eclipse wfll not, we believe, be quite
central in any part of the United States. In
the Pacific States (Northern California and
Montana); there will be an annular eclipse
of the . Sun on March 16, 1885; the third re
turn - of that of February 12,1831, which
was annular in the Southeast Tian of Mas
sachusetts, where it was carefully obsE-rved.
Buffalo Market.
Lfly Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
BUFFALO, September 4.—Flour is quiet;
60,000 hbls Nos. 1 and 2 city grou nrt spring
at Va 9,50. Wheat dull; 5,000 bush No. 1
Milwaukee in lots at ;1,95 and 21,000 bush
Chicago spring at 1,75;. 10,000 bash white
Michigan at t 2.25. "'Corn inactive in small
lots at $1,12a1,13. Oals dull; 11,400 gush
at 64>4c. Rye, asking, $1,40. B trley dull
and unehrnged. Mesa Pork firm at, ;30,25.
Lard firm at 1930. Highwines it ;1,30.