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VOLUME LXXXIII
FIRST EDITION'.
ONMCA:IO3K. M.
THE CAPITAL.
Postal Matters—Financial—Ap
pointments Postage Stamps
T Contraet—Funeral.—The Sur
'raft Case—Cretan Agent—ln-
than Treaties.
CBTelegTaph to the Ptttaburgh Gazette
WASHINGTON, OctoberrA 1868
POSTAL AARANGEMENTS.
Arrangements have been concluded 'be
-tvieen the Postal Departments of the Uni
ted States and Great Britain, to takeieffect
Jaunty Ist, 1869, for the registration of let
ters between _United States and British
West Indies and points in Columbia,
Bolivia, Peru, and Chili,,in the British
The registration fee to be collected
in the United States, on each letter is eight
cents in addition to the rates of ordinar
postage. k"
REVENUE APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments were made
. to-day : Gaugers—George W. Turner, 7th
District of Ohio; James A. Wallace, 6th
District of Ohio. Storekeeper.—Henry
Eurch,! 4th District of Illinois.
CONTRACT FOR POSTAGE STAMPS.
The Postmaster General to-day awarded
the contract for furnishing postage stamps
to the National Bank Note Company of
• - New York, although their bid was not as
/oveas other companies.
FINANCIAL.
The receipts of fractional currency for
the-Week were, $740,500; shipments, $753,-
189. National bang currency- , issued, $65,-
690. Fractional currency destroyed, $326,-
300.
FUNERAL.
The funeral of Itev. Dr. Gurley took-place
• this-afternoon.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, IS6B
INDIAN TREATIES.
Ex-Groveraor W. F. M. Army reach
here yesterday from New Mexico. He
an interview with the Utah, Jac rrilla a
Apache Indians in the unexplored coun
west of San Juan River and his miss*
here is to proCnre a ratification. of treat
which the hlts made, with - the Utah a.
Apache Indians.
CASE or SURRATT.
-1
'The esunsel of'-Surratt deny the sta.
orient that they have assured the distri
— attorney that their client would appear a
!answer' any indictment found azainst•hi
3Ele having been discharged they have
'control over his movements, and are in,
way responsible.
N.E OREEANS,
- ,
Wind and Rain Storm- . -Portion of the 'C ty
Inundated.
(Bp Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.
NEW OaLnuls, Oct. 3.—A. storm of wind
and rain' , commenced here on Thursday
night and has raged ever since with but
short, intervals, and east winds have b ackt
_ori the water of Lake Ponchartrain through
the Canal and swamps until the whole rear
- of the city Is inundated with an unbroken
sheet of water from Claiborne street to the
Lake. The water is pouring over the
banks of the Canal and is still rising. The
_Ponchartrain Railroad and several street
railroads have beenobligeri to stop running,
the tracks being' overflowed. The rains
have been heavy and general throughout
the State for the past week. ,
The wind is very high this evening and
' Increasing. There are three steamers be
tween here and Galveston over due. Sev
.eral New York steamers are dae, and there
are serious apprehensions for their safety.
, The telegraph operator at - Fort Pike; is.
:supposed to have been drowned. -
The water in the rear of the city is still
rising. The people are sieserting their
"" houses is that part of the city and coming
towards the river.
--Edward Ware, General Ticket Agent' oof
; the New Orleans, Jaokson and Great Nort
ern Railroad, attempted to commit suicide
this morning by shoating himself in the
fakead. The wound is serious.
ST. LOUIS:
•General Grant's Visit--Democratic DI. I
arraugement---State Fair•—.-Steamboat
Accident.
[By 7'elegraph to the Pitt/burgh Gazette. ;
ST. Louis, Oct. 3-- 7 lt is understood that
General Grant's visit to St. Lonis is to eon
fer with Gen. Sherman in regard to hisian
nue!. report He will leave the city on,
Monday. .
All the dandidates on the Democratic
-Convention ticket, nominated Thursday,
have resigned, and the delegates to the
nominating Convention .have been called
to meet again next Monday to make a new
ticket.
The city is filling up with visitors to the
Fair, which will open Monday., All the
different departments are overrun and the
stock will outnumber more than two to
one the entries at any previous Fair. The
attendance is expected to betinprecedented
in the history of Fairs.
-
The, steamer George D. Palmer, of the
Northwestern Union Packet Line, with a i
barge in tow, struck the bridge at Quincy
to-day and sunk. The'boat and barge were
heavily laden and will 'probably be a total
loss.
• Cirieket Match at Philadelphia.
r cur Telegraph to the Pittsburgh thisetted
PHILADELPHIA, October 3.—The inter
__national cricket match between All Eng
land Eleven and American Twenty-two of
Philadelphia was started to-day. The
Americans won the toss and sent the Elev
. on to the field. At two o'clock the first
man appeared at the bat, and the game was
continued with several interruptions 'by
rain until five o'clock, when the stumps
were drawn for the day. At that time
. there were thirteen wickets , down for fifty
five runs.' The beat stand made was by
Cadtvalder and Morgan. The former . ; by
safe and • steady play secured fifteen and
the latter nine. Freeman's bowling was .
- very endive. Thoplay will be, resumed
Monday morning. •
Schuyler, Colfax Serenaded.
1" By Telegraph
, to thel'lttaburall Gazette. 1
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 4.—Speaker Colfax
is in this city spending a few days. He was
serenaded last night at the residence of T.
P. Hough by the Fighting Bays in- Blue
and a large assemblage of citizens: in re
.sponse he spoke briefly but very encour
agingly of the prospects of the success of
the Republican cause in October and No
vember. He said the political horizon
never'looked brighter. He will speak here
to-morrow night.
CAMBRIA
Immense Republican, , Demonstration at
Johnstown —Torch-light Procession—
Eloquent Addresses by Mahlon Chance,
of Ohio, and Lewis Barker, of Maine.
Special Dispatch to the Pittsburgh Gazette.
JOHNSTOWN, PA., Oct. 3, 1868
By great odds the largest and most - en
thusiastic political demonstration of the
campaign in Catnbrta county came off in
this place this afternoon and evening. In
the afterno n a large _ meeting, composed
l is
principally f farmers and country people,
was organiz d on our publicsquare, which
Was addr ed in a most eloquent
and forcibl speech by Hon. Mahlon
Chance, of hio. In the evening a torch
light procession composed of the origi
nal Grant and Colfax Club of Johns
town, - the Welsh: Club recently or
ganized, and the Tanners' Club, of
EbensbOrg, led by ex-Congressman A. -.
Barker, numbering one thousand persons
in line, paraded the principal streets of, the
town, - and halted on the public square,
where a perfect outpouring of the people of
our growing city awaited their arrival.
Order being secured, the meeting was or
ganized by electing Hon. Mr. Barker
President, who introduced his namesake,
Hon. Les Barker,. of Maine, who pro
ceeded to tiddress the vast assembly in the
most eloquent and unanswerable arraign..
ment of th 3, Hampton and Forrest Denicic
racy yet addressed to a Cambria county
1 autli ence. ! '
After he had closed Mr. Chance was
:gain called out, and, eNcusing,himseif on
ccount of his broken voice, addressed a
ew stirring sentences to the audience, and
Closed the evening's entertainment by pro
posing cheers for the loyal ladies in attend
ance, the Boys in Blue, our candidate for .
Congress, Hon. D. J 1 MORRELL, and for
GRANT and COLFAX and GLORY, all of
which were i responded to with a will, when
the meeting-dispersed.
Altogether the meeting was the rrat alo
nous of the cainpalan, and sent dismay in
to the camp of the enemy and the
wonderfully the buoyant spirits of
publican phalanx. J,
NEW YORK CITY
By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette
NEW - YORK, October
The jury in the case of Doran, charged
with murdering Helen Hicks, in West
Chester, rendered a verdict of not' guilty.
He was immediately arrested on a charge
of assault with intent to kill, butt several
persons volunteered
_bail, which was ac
cepted. Martin, his - alleged accomplice,
was then releaSed, and they returned to
their headquarters at Fort Schuyler,
being
soldiers belonging to the garrison there.
Col. Pierson, President of the Brooklyn
Horse Railway, was arrested to-day on a
charge of, employing disabled horses on his
cars.
The deaths for the week were four hun
dred and sixty , two.
Large numbers of clergymen and laymen
have arrived here to take part in the Gen
eral Convention of the Protestant . Episcopal
Church next week.
It is reported on Wall street to-day that
the opposition steamship line to California
has been withdrawn ' but there is no confir
mation of the report.
An Assembly Convention of Republicans
in Brooklyn ballotted all last night for a
candidate, and adjourned to breakfast this
morning, and will probably ballot all night
to-night.
The case of one Mary Gill against Gen.
Spluola for assault was postponed. It will
probably be hashed up, as some scandalous
developments are expected.
A lottery policy dealer was held or trial
to-day on a charge of nos-payment of rev
enue tax. Two others were . discha ged.
Anton Schmitz, hotel keeper, we. arrest
ed on a charge of robbing Christie Koch,
a brewer, of Pittsburgh, in this city, of
$5,500. He has been held in $lO,OOO bail for
trial. The defense alleges that the hotel
safe was broken open, and that Schmitz
himself lost over $ lO,OOO, besides the prop
erty of Koch.
One of the greatest musical excitements
ever known here is the opening of the The
atre Francaise, under the direction of Mr.
Gran. Fabulous prices are paid, for seats.
Speculator& haVe succeeded in the old
game, and ten dollars is the regular price
for good seats for, Monday night.
D. O'Sullivan,
editor of the Dick People,
has commenced a suit against Brick Pome
roy, laying his daniages at $25,000, for libel
in stating in the Demoerat that he had been
bribed or bought to change the politics of
his paper.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
—Geo. W. Jamison, a well known actor,
was. run over and instantly killed at Yon
kers, New York, on Tuesday evening last,
by an express train on the Hudson River
Railroad.
—The Coroner'sjury in the case of Geo.
Gooken, killed by the falling of the wall
of theAoston Skatine Rink,, brought ip a
verclia that the wall was not properly con
'strutted or supported.
—Gen. Frank P. Blair arrived in Wheel
ing at!noon on Saturday. At half past two
o'clock he addressed the citizens inl a brief
speech from the balcony of Elie ti'Ltire
:House, and left for Cincinnati a three
o'clock.
—Last week a colored man named
Walker, formerly of Savannah, left for
Blakely, Southwestern Georgia, to organize
a club._ He was called out of the house in
the night, and taken to Calhoun county,
where: he was shot by unknown parties.
The people of Atlanta have made up a sub
scription and sent for the body of VValker,
which will be brought to Atlanta. „.
—At Buffalo, New York, on Frlday,Hugh
Donnelly' a moulder, made an attempt to
murder Thomas lsl(fNamara, also 'a Moul-,
der, in hi tt bed. Donnelly entered NclsTam
araqi mord and inflicted several dangerous. ,
wounds in hid abdomen, face, dm It was
thought the wound iti'the abdomen would
prove fatal. Donnelly, was arrested and
committed: An old misunderstanding is
said to be the cause of the attempted as-:
sassination:
—A serious accident occurred at Clarrack,
New York,'on Friday last. ' Six workmen,
who were engaged en a new house of Prof.
Flack, at Hudson River, were carrying a
heavy stone window sil l its position on
the second ivery,-when the scaffolding gave
way and all six, together with Prof. Flack,
were precipitated a distance of fifteen feet.
J. Carney had his leg broken; Thomas Soy . -
email his left arm broken in two places;
Daniel Hogan injured internally, It is fear
ed fatally; Charles Keller Injured in hip;
Patrick .Dolan slightly injured; a German;
name .nnknovn, seriously injured about
the head and Sack.
PITTSBURGH, MON DAY, OCTOBE 5, 18e8.
SECOMI EDITIOL
FOUR 0'C1...001E. A. M.
FROM EIIROP
Success of the - Revolution in
.Spain—Triumph a nt Eatry into
Madrid of the Leaders—Review
of Troops - -Proclamation from
i
Queen Isabella—Contract . for
J
Underground Railway in New
1
York t — Concession of France to
Italy.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
ENGLAND, , 1
LONDON, October 3.—lt is announced that
the great powers of Europe will allow their
diploma "c relations with Spain. to 'remain
in statu 1 uo.
Gaulos nd Prim are announced to be
averse to Republic in Spain.
The United States European squadron is
off the Spanish coast.
LONDON, October 4.—A contract for the
construction of an underirround railroad in
New York has been concluded with the
English engineers who built the under
ground railway in this city, and they ex
pect to enter on the work'at an early day.
Mr. M. B. Duncan, who sailed from Liver
pool on the steamship S,btia yesterday, took
out the contract for the approval of the
Board of Directors.
'rho rumor is current that the suc
cess of the revolution in Spain has
had the effect to induce France to
make some important . concessions to
Italy. It is known that Prime Min
diger Menabrae is expected in Paris, and.
the supposition is that he comes to conduct
the negotiations rendered necessary by the
alleged change in the policy of France.
I . , —4.—
• MADRID, October 3.—Marslial Serrano,
accompanied, by seven generals of the army,
entered Madrid to-day in triumph. Great
preparat'ons,were made-for his reception.
,The streets and buildings, public and pri
vate, were superbly decorated. A large civil
and military procession escorted the Gener
als through the city. The houses, sidewalks
and public squares along the route of pro
cession were ,crowded with citizens who re
ceived Serrano and the Generals w.th wild
enthusiasm. , The procession was followed
by a parade, and review of the National
Guard. This was a great patriotic display
and was made the occasion of a striking
manifestation of popular will. The
troops carried side by side with
their flags banners on which were in
seribed,'•Down with the Bourbons," "Sover
eignty of the People," "Religious Liberty,"
"Free Education," and other mottoes or
similar character.• At the termination of
the review, Marshal Serrano made a pa
triotic address to the immense multitude
of citizens and soldiers, in the course of
which - he announced that he had united
with General Prim in calling Marshal ES
-o:Mere, Duke of VittOrla, to the head of
the State. , -
The formation of a new Cabinet has been
completed. It is composed as follows:
Marshal Serrano, President; Castello, Min
ister of Commerce; T pele, Minister of
Marine; Aguirre. Minis er of Justice; Gen.
Prim, Minister of War; Olayaga, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, and adoz, Minister of
Finance.
Manuel De La .Concha has been arrested.
• ~,.....
FRANC
PARIS, October 3.—The funeral of Count
Walewski occurred to-d y. The French
Ministers, the representavives of foreign
poe era and many other officials, including
several American Naval Officers, attended
in uniform. The streets through which the
cortege passed were crowded with people.
PARIS, October C—Queen Isabella has is
sued a protest against the revolution in
Spain. The docu ent argues the force
used by the rebels to depoSe the Queen does
not injure her rig is to the throne, and,
declares the acts of a Junta established by
violence are not binding on the people.
i i
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TIT KEY.
LONDON, October .—lt is rumored a con
spiracy to dethrone Abdul Assiz, reigning
Sultan of Turkey, h been discovered
m in,
Constantinople.. A ilUber of political ar
rests have been made there. No further par-
ticulars have been received;
•
:red up
the Re
-51, B .
ARRIVSD OUT.
. GLAsabw, Oct. B.—The steanisbip Cale
donia, from Now York, arrived this fore
noon. •
BREST, Oct.,3.Ttie steamer Napoleon
Third, from New Yo k, has arrived.
GLASOOW, Oct. 3. The steamers St. An
drew and St. Petri k, from Quebec, have
arrived.
FINANCIAL 'AN
LONDON, P. 31.,
Five-Twenties, 74.
Smaar quiet. j
LIVERPOOL,
Oct.
sales 20,000 bales i t
1030; lid. for Oriel
10d, middling uplan
Gd. Peas at 458. Gd.
low at 475. od. Tur
FRANK FORT, OCtO
easier, at 76%Q7Gy,.
PARIS, October 3.--
Rentes 68 francs 05 c:
HAVRE, October
native at a further ad l
francs.
ANTWERP, Octobe
eum closed firm at 4!
white.
. 1- BO
alp Telegraph to the
,
BOSTON, Octooer
printer, and E. A.
turers of leather b
,to the extent of $6,1
fire in the upper WI
44 and 46 Congress
Richard H. Data
accept the nominati
Gen. Butler, In the
their Convention on
The National Con
in session here ha •
for a mass meeting_
Convention is nom
gates, viz: From
Florida, two; Texas
Kentucky, one. ' Cie
setts, one; New ?Cor
Republican Denionstration at Detroit.
(By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l
' DETROIT, Oct.? a ..,—The Republicans of this
city held a largelnd enthusiastic rneeting
i
at their wigwa to-night. Senator Ceres
well, of Marylau , who was the principal
speaer, deliver eda lengttly and able ad
dress.
SPAIN.
COMMERCIAL.
I •
et. Consuls, 94%.
ie, 32)( 4 ; Illinois, 96 3.(,
• I •
Cotton buoyant,with
Cis idling uplands at
ns; some to arrive at
s. Wheat, red, at 10s.
Lard at 71s. 9d. Tal
:mine F i at 255. 6d.
er 3.--=Evening.-5-20s
I
vcning,yßourse dull.
Mimes. I
,
13.—Eve:Mtg.—Cotton
ance; Itres ()Min. 138
I r
francs for standard
=I
rgh Craicette.]
William A. Hall,
e it Co„ manuiao
, g, suffered damage
18,000 to-day, by a
of building• Nos.
:t. Insured.
~ has consented to
.f the opponents of
h District, who hold
.nday.
tion of colored men
ads arrangements
Monday next. The
.d of thirteen dele
rth Carolina, two;
e; Virginia, three;
a, one; .Massachu
ne; Maine, one.
PHILADELPHIA
The Boys in Blue Convention—Pittsburgh
Delegation En Route—Their Reception—
The Great Day..
CoriTsoundence Pittsburgh Gazette.
PHILADELP#IA, Oetoter 3, 1668.
EMEMEI
Nine cars full of us left on the excursion,
train on Wednesday afternoon, and I doubt
if there ever was a more loyal crowd went
over the great Pennsylvania Railroad. A
vote taken on the cars revealed , thesis
tounding fact that out of . three 'hundred
and seventy voters there was but one for
Seymour and Blair. This did not hinder
the boys from havi g a good time, howev
er, and there never was a jollier journey
made. As the Ileatrain rolled out of the
city every window and every workshop
was crowded with ten and women and
little boys who chee ed and waved hand
kerchiefs, and the indows of our train
were not large . eno gh to let out all the
arms that wanted to wave in return. The
unfortunate little boy out near the
fair grounds who sh uted for Seymour as'
we passed, may have urnished an item for
. Thursday's GAZETTE, for he was undergo
ing a vigorous course of "smash , ' when last
seen by your correspondent. Further on
all along the road, while daylight lasted,
crowds were gathered whose hearty cheers
added enthusiasm to the most enthusiastic
political gathering that ever took to itself
wheels and rolled away. Beyond Turtle
Creek a procession with stars and stripes,
and drums and fifes, was formed in line,
facing the train, and cheered lustily as we 1
passed by; further on, here and there, bon
fires wore lighted and altogether things
wore cheering.
At Conemaugh just as the , train was mov
ing
on a throng of three Democratic Feni
ans saw lit to hurrah for Seymour and Blair.
TWo Republican Irishmen hurled back in
their teeth the war dry of their party, and
a battle seemed imminent as we tied out of
sight, but as the odds were two . to three we
wished sincerely that we were well enough
versed in the Post's arithmetic to make our
two a triumphant hundred.
In the sleeping car everything went de
lightfully; euchre and whist were decided
ly popular, and little impromptu banquets,
consisting of cold collations, were not un
frequent, and we doubt if the party who,
on The rear platform of the last car, over
will forget how they emulated General
Marion and his men in the consumption of
sweet pwatoes. A glee club on board came
into the last ear and serenad -d C neral
Ncgley. Colonel Fisher and Tom. Floyd.
Esq , who were in one staic-room: the lat.
ter gentleinan replied with a neat Speech,
which was so enthusiastically received that
he was ii,rced to repeat it later lit the even
ing in another car.
We passed Cresson without stopp zic, hut
the old place lo,ked very lonely -and un
like. itself.
I should liko to know if any of those
men who went down the mountain from
the tunnel to Altoona will ev. , r forget the
magnificence of that night! The scenery,
so Well known, N s unusually flue under
the rays of the ait ost full moon, and the
fresh air of the in untaln, mingled with
the scent of the tob ceo, made an aroma
en icing enough to ha 'e elicited envy from
Epicurus himself. Gong round the "horse
shoe" we in the rear e eered those in the
front car as we saw them ahead of us on
the curve. Ttte twenty minutes halt at
Altoona was well used, some took supper
while others only captured hot coffee or
whisky 'toddy, and after the members of
the band had regaled themselves they
stood out upon the broad platform' and
played a waltz so temptingly that various
conies of enthusiastic terpsichoreans were
unable to resist it, and an impromptu hop
was instantly organized, the only draw
back to which was the entira dearth of the
fairer portion of humanity.
„_--
Alter Altoona, b-d was Considered: the
best place, and all who, possessed berths,
turned in. We in our car were unfortu
nate enough to possess a facetious gentle
man, whose gray hairs prOmised more'clls
cration than they covered. This humorous
person amused himself by . waiting- until
Morpheus had about taken possession of
his fellow-passengers, and then called out
"Passengers for Philadelphia change cars!"
a cry which sounded unpleasantly signifi
cant to sleepy humanity. This joke was
considered so excellent by the perpetrator
that be repeated it once, much to the satis
faction of himself alone. He didn't repeat
it again.
THE RECEPTION
On Thursday morning at 7:20 we arrived
at West Philadelphia, where our delega
tion was received and escorted to National
Hall; where an excellent breakfast, with
hot coffee, was served out, and followed by
highly appreciated cigars.
Many members of the Pittsburgh delega
tions are stopping at the houses of friends,
but the majority bivouacs in the beautiful
Horticultural Hall.
During Thursday overybody amusq‘i him
self as he pleased. In ihe evoning Mayor
IVPAlichael made a speech of welcome to
the crowds in Independence Square, and
Generals Kilpatrick,. Burni ides ' Farns
worth, Barnum, Thayer, Sickles, Torbert,
Hawley, King, Swettzor, Carrington; Jar
din and others, addressed the crowd from
three hatulsomely decorated stands. Later
in the evening, at about ,half-past ten
o'clock, an enormous throng gathered about
the'UniongLeague House, on Broad strieet,
where Dodworth's inimitable New York
band, and Beck's band of Philadelphia,
serenaded the distinguished strangers in
the 'Chili House. After loud calls, ox-Gov.
Curtin, Gon. Kilpatrick and ex-Governor
Pierepoint, appeared and spoke, * briefly,
and then the tired thousands of strangers
melted from crowds to Individuals, and
went to bed.
=i=a
A better day ,lor a long march could
scarcely have been picked out; the streets
were dry, the air cool and the sky delicate
ly clouded over; the throng was immense;
no one can imagine it unless they saw
Pittsburgh during the great convention a
week ago; by deducting the umbrellas and
adding about as many more people an
10es
timate can be found. The line of the ay
light procession was I not .
our
so long as
our procession, but it was composed me tly
of old soldiers and 1 sailors on f t,
the cavalry . being
.. mostly dismoun ed,
but still there were probably' from ten to
fifteen thousand voters in line, and it took
thorn exactly one hour t quick marching to
pats the window In which your correspond
eut had found a place.. Of all the Boys. in
Dine in the parade none looked better than
ours from Allegheny county, headed by
Col. George F. Morgan on his fiery chargers
And no political organization in the whole
turn out looked, marched or behaved bet
ter than the Pittsburgh delegation of Tan
ners and Grant Clubs; familiar faces peered
Out all along the line, and all looked en
thusiastic and hopeful. 1
We noticed'in the line the familiar faces
of many a world renowned than. Sickles
and .Burnsides. Geary, Kilpatrick, Swett
zer, Curtin and many others were there,
and were cheered to the very echo as they
passed byte crowd. The decorations
along the HO of the procession wore geor
geously brilli:ent, not so general as we have
them In Pittaknrgb, because loyalty i not
so much of an epidemic here as it is, at
home, but in brilliancy we cannr hold a
candle tO them. Man m
Many of the os elegant
dwellings upon Walnut, Spruce and West
Chestnut streets were most tastefully deco
rated. I have seen nothing finer than some
of the houses decked as they were with
statuary, paintings, brilliant affghans „and
red, white and blue bunting and silk. - The
newspaper offices, Bailey & Co's and Cald
well's palatial' jeWelry stores, and the
Union League House were the most bril
liantly decorated buildings along the route.
DEMONSTRATION IN WASHINGTON.
Grand Mass Convention -10,000 of the
Loyal Masses in Council—Procession
Four Miles Long—Meeting in the Fair
Ground—Torch-light Procession—Mass
Meeting at the Court . House.
The hearts o , the Republicans of Wash
ington county were made glad on: Friday
by the greatest outpouring of the loyal
masses over witnes,ed in that vicinity.
In accordance with a call of the-Repub.
lican State Central Committee, a Mass Con
vention was held in the town of Washing
ton, on Friday, and such a mass - of loyal
people as responded to that call have not
assembled in that old town for many ayear.
At sunrise Friday morning a national sa
lute of thirty-eight guns was fired, at the •
sound of which every Republican within
hearing awoke and began preparations for
the day. The clouds which, on the previ
ous evening,with threatening aspect draped
the horizon in black, - giving promise of a
wet and dreary day, had vanished; and the
morning sun rose clear and brilliant above
the towering heights of the Alleghenies in,
the east, promising a day worthy of the
cause. which was hailed with delight and
caused many an earnest heart to throb with
renewed pleasure at the brightening pros
pect.
The Republicans In town at once began
to decorate their houses, and in a short
time the "starry flag of the free" was float
ing from every Republican house in the
town. Arches and wreaths of evergreen,
tastefully ornamented with flowers, ban
ners and portraits of our gallant leaders,
Grant and Colfax, were thrown across the
street at various placeS, and large flags
were suspended over Main street, at
Smith's corner, the office of the Repel-ter,
and Several other places: In front of the
Court House, suspended from the veran
dah, was a large banner, upon which was
ensciibed the one hundred battles in which
Grant had participated, commencing with
the battle of Rvsaca de la Palma, on the 9th
of May, '46, down to the last battle of the
great rebellion. Many private houses were
tastefully decorated, and the town present
ed a beautiful appearance.
At ei4ht o'clock the People from the sur
rounding country began to assemble, and
from that time until eleven o'clock, at
which time the procession moved, there
was a continual stream of wagons, carri
ages, men and women on horseback and
on foot, pouring into the town on every
street.
The delegations front the several town
ships formed under the direction of the
Chief Marsh's], H. J. Vankirk, Esq., upon
the several streets intersecting Main street
at the north-end of town; and precisely at
eleven o'clock moved, headed by the'
Waynesburg brass band, down Main street
to the Fair Ground, at the south-end - of
town.
The procession, composed of footmen,
wagons, carriages, men and ladies'on horse
back, in carriages, tire., was over four mites
in length, and required over one hour and
a half to pass a given point. The number
in line was variously estimated at from
four to ten thousand, but by actual count
numbered tour thousand five hundred and
ninety-two.
MEETING AT THE FAIR GROUND
The several delegations were dismissed
on arriving at the Fair Grou'nd, and the peo
ple, or as many of them as there was room
far, assembled within the enclosure, when
a meeting was organized by calling Joseph
B. Welsh to the chair, assisted by a Vice.
President and Secretary from each town,
ship.
Mr. WelCh, on taking the chair, tuanked
the meeting for the honor conferred upon
him, and in a neat address introduced Hon.
Mahlon Chance, of Ohio, who spoke to the
vast assemblage , for over two hours, making
a forcible and telling argument in favor of
justice, right and republicanism, which he
held - were inseparable. Notwithstanding
Mr. - Chance has a powerful voice, us all
who have heard him can fully tes
tify, so large was the crowd that it
was utterly impossible for all to hear, and
another meeting was organized at a stand
on the opposite side of the enclosure, where
Hon.. Lewis Barker, of Maine, was pre
vailed upon to talk or a few minutes, after
which Mr. J. B. Donnelly, candidate for
Congress, was called upon and made an
able and eloquent address. When the
speakers concluded, the President of the ,
meeting announced that there would be a
torchlight procession„to be followed by a
meeting at the Court House, in the evening,
at which ,Mr. Barker, of Maine, would
sp'eak, after which the meeting adjourned.
THE TORCHLIGHT PROCESaION.
At half-past seven o'clock in the evening
the various clubs of the county, equipped
with caps,capes and torches, formed on
Main street, with the right resting on Court
House Square, after which they moved
through the principal streets, the houses on
which were -brilliantly illuminated and
gaily decorated With flags, Chinese lan
terns, evergreens, AT., and returning to the
Court House the procession was dismissed.
M nETING IN THE COURT HOUSE
As soon as the procession had formed
and had started to move we repaired to
the Court room, which we found tilled with
ladies and gentlemen to its utmost capac
ity.- The meeting was called to order by
William McKeenan, Esq., on whose motion
Hon. J. B. Kelly was called to the Chair.
Mr. Kelly in a brief address thanked .the
meeting for the honor conferred upon nun,
and ,introduced Hon. Lewis Barker of
Maine, who spoke for nearly two hours in
his eloquent and forcible style.
MEETING ON THE STREET.
Owing to the vast number of persons
present when the torchlight procession had
been dismissed, not one.fourth of whom
could find standing room in the Court
House, it was deemed expedient to organ
ise a meeting outside. The meeting was
called to order by J. W. McWilliams, Esq.,
of the Reporter, on whose motion Alex.
Murdock, Esq., was called to preside.
The meeting was then ably addressed by ,
John Ewing, Esq., and Hon. George V.
Lawrence.
CONCLUSION.
• The convention was one of the most ori•
doily ever held in the county, and admitted
by the leading Democrats to be &complete
success in every respect. It doubtless was
a great benefit to the cause and many of
the Republicans who have heretofore
claimed but three hundred majority, at
the approaching election, now feel confi
dent of six hundred. .
—The New York papers expose the latest
lottery swindle carried ou under the name
of the Soldiers' Orphan Institute, by a firm
styling themseles "Read & Co., 6 Clintom
Hall." This firm developed no orlp;hdal
rascality, being content to overate tri, the
usual 'style.
NUMBER 238
Canadian Matters
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cßy Tel,•graph to the Pltiablinch Gazette.l
TortoN7o, Oetober 3.—A portion of the
woolen factory being erected at Glen Wil
liams fe,li yesterday, precipitating twenty
rive or thirty men to the ground, a distance
of thirty fem. Ono 2nan was killed, two
fatally and ten seriously wounded.
Orders have been received for the remo
val from the lakes of the Imperial gun
boats which have- been doing duty upon
them for the past two years. The whole
fleet will winter st Bermuda.
The receipts of barley to-day were 9,000
bushels; street price41,22©1,25;. nosales of
cargo lots.
DUNVILE;E, October 3.—The bones of a
large animal, supposed to be a Mastodon,
were found to-day while excavating near
this place. The teeth are very large, one
weighing five pounds. The ribs are six
feet long, hip bone thirty-six inches round,
tusk eTtiven inches in diameter and four
teen feet long. and joints of back bone
twenty-three inches round.l
Memphis Items.
CBv Telegraph to the Pittsburgh liitzette.7
MEMPHIS. October 3.—Democratic papers
this morning assert that one thousand
stand of arms and amMunition have been
shipped by the Loyai Leagues of Missouri
on the Bell of Memphis for the negroes of
this city and Little Rock, Arkansas.
Bishop Qulntard, of the Protestant
Episcopal. Church, has introduced ritualism
in his diocese.
A young man named O'Brien was shot
and killed by Noah Duncan,'at Charleston,
Mississippi, Thursday nigra. O'Brien was
guarding Duncan who had been arrested
for burglary, and in an unguarded moment
Duncan seized his gun and shot him. The
citizens picketed the roads and on the next
day discovered Duncan trying to escape.
Refusing to surrender they fired upon him
infliging wounds which ire believed to be
mortal. It was with difficulty that the
citizens were restrained ; trom lynching him,
as O'Brien was universally beloved and
respected.
The Alabama Legislature.
:By t l'elegraph to the Pittsburgh gazette.)
ONTGOIitERY - , Oct. 3.—On Friday the
Ho itse turned out a Democrat and admitted
a R6publican to his seat. The Republican
a candidate In Jones county and claim
he seat from that county. The Demo
was from Fayette county. The Legis
re abolished Jones county and then the
üblican claimed his seat from Fayette
ity. The Committee reported the Dem
t was elected by over 700 majority and
his contestant was not a candidate
nst hint at all.
'le election bill is still under discussion.
Jve r nor Smith is expected to-night.
registry bill, it is thought, will receive
signature, but it is hardly probable
re will be an election for Presidential
:tars, as there is not now time to COrrt
;€. a registration.
has been raining hard since yesterday
, moon. The creeks are reported as be
very high„
Th.
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ple
% allace
tYttim the NewTtnirltrtrane:7" -
Has Mr. Chairman Wallace, of the Penn
syliania State Democatic Committee, yet
issued his circulars, private and confiden
tial, \ for the year 1868, with minute direc
tions for getting the "slow voters" to the
polls'? His published Address, at any rate,
is of a highly stimulating description. It
ends with the following separate and dis
tinct roars: "Arouse The People!" "Teach
The People! Pursue The Enemy!" Cash
in hand, we admit is very exciting—how
much cash (in the shape of money premiums
•for "every Democratic vote over 110") does
Mr. Wallace propose to pay this year ? Ad
ventnrers of Pennsylvania! avoid all other
"Gift Enterprises," and go in for Mr. Wal
lace's truly generous premiums! Teach
the people! Teach them how to make a
bran-new naturalization'paper look like an
old one! Teach them how to perjure them
selves with an unblushing front! Teach
them how to steal the seal of .a Court with
out ,detection! Teach dead men how to
vote without leaving the grave! Teach de
tected felons how to abscond after squeezing
money out of their Democratic patrons and
tempters! Teach the slavering idiot how to
vote intelligently for Blair and Seymour!
Teach the "slow" districts to be fast, and
the fast districts to be fluter! And, above
all, teach the poor blind instruments of a
smug and highly, respectable Chairman to
strike the murderous blows which shall si
lence forever any tongue threatening to
chatter inconveniently and unreasonably!
"Pursue the Enemy!" cries Mr. William
A. Wallace. His rolling laid blood-shot
eye already sees the forces in
full retreat, pursued by a large body of rail
road laborers from Clearfield and Centre
counties, in Pennsylvania. It would be
very funny if it should turn out that Wil
liam A. Wallace and his motley forces were
in this wonderful pursuit :"a leetle ahead."
An Exponent of Southern Opinion
Tho' World says "the Mobile Register
(,ohn Forsyth's paper.) is one of 'the most
trusted and trustworthy organs, of Southern
• political opinion. It has been fifty years a
champion of Democratic principles." The
following is an extract from a sample edi
torial of the Register:
1 1 If civil war comes out of this conflict of
political forces, the white men of the South
cannot be worsted; for war and its terrors
in their deadliest form are not comparable to
the evils they will have to endure under a
perpetuation of scallawag and carpet-bag
rule. And here, we racy as well say, that
the people of the South do not intend to sub
mit to that permanent rule, result as the
Presidential election may. And they hava
only submitted to its indignities and insults
so far because they have been waiting . for
the good sense and justice of the American
people to relieve them from it and restore
them to their civil rights in the November
elections.
A Compliment.
The Philadelphia Press says, in reference
to the recent disp'iav in the Boys in Blue
demonstration 14 that city, of our repre
aentailveic
"The Allegheny county delegation 'was
anxiously looked for,: as all were desirous
of seeing the sturdy loyalists ;from the
county that, is always true to,Republican
principles. Their numbers were as follows:
8 0 3 11 in 'Wm° - 600 strong.
Tanner Cilub 150 strong.
Seocind - Ward Grant Club ...100 strong.
Colo•nel George F. Morgan,- commanding
the battalion, was warmly greeted, and de
served the ovation so generously tendered
hire. In the evening the Germania Band,
3. Horn, drum major, and A. Haoppel,
'musical director, which accorrpanied tho,
delegation, serenaded the Press office,
sending forth sweet strains of music, well
calculated to enliven the hea:rts of the
thousands of-loyalists who lined the streetS
to hear them."