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Just as the Association for promoting this ob ject is holding its usual meeting a mer chant writes us, asserting that Manches ter alone la responsible for the scarcity it suffers. With all its wealth, enter prise and confidence it has never hives ted a penny in a cotton field. The con clusion of the outside world obviously is that those who know the most about cot ton are convinced that cotton planting can never-pay. Their =thin acts with bad effect qn others, and cotton culture is discouraged. If the Manchester spinners would es tablish a cotton company with a large capital employed. in the heart of India, things would be different; but they stand aloof and refuse to risk their money in the adventure, and when cot ton comes to' them they drive it down to a losing- point. The Association urges the establishment of a vast cotton field in - Ethiopia, but the recommendation, though interesting to growers, has little .tifect to cause more cotton to be grown. Mr, Cobden and his friends maintained that it was not the duty of the manufao turer to concern himself with the growth, but merely to afilird a sure and steady market for the product. If India-under sold America by a farthing on a pound on equal quality, she would command the Lancas h ire market. The true policy of the manufacturers was to keep the market open and give the preference to the best cotton. How these doctrines ended we cannot say, but it is singular that the complaints of our correspondent lends illustration to the argument he resents. The practice of.the manufacturers in driving down the price, is it not natural for the buyer to cheapen the article? Does not the re mark strengthen the, argument that the same people oughtlaot to be buyers and sellers? .His figures state that the average Indian cotton formerly bringing four pence per pound- now brings ten pence, , and it duty be"niar.yynarribefore it is low er than sever, pence. If this meansthat seven pence willyanumerate the planter • and satisfy Lancashire, a Mighty ques tion may be near its solutton. Remem : baring that the cardinal question is the price cotton stuffs can be sold at the mar ket of the world and the money to rec ompense the grower and spinner comes from the pocket of the wearer, it is use less, to grow and spin if it cannot be- sold in quantity and for a price sufficient to rtnumerate all concerned. 17p to the time of the American war the conditions were fulfilled. The . South produced and Lancashire manufactured so Cheaply, that article commanded the markets of the world. The native spin ner always undersold. The price of Indian' cotton is now two and a half times, greater than formerly, will& is 'enough; to demolish the whole trade. No wonder' the looms are idle. Cheap goods and dear cotton' are incompatible. Unlit cheap goods are produced trade cannot revive. If the average seven pence pays the grower there is no -reason why industry. should not receive. Protective tariffs will not -always avail,-- If the Trice spoken will satisfy the c e nsumers and remunerate the producers, there is nothing to prevent the speedy production and consumption ; but between the spinner and the grower must neccessarily exist the ordinary commercial antagonism. Cotton is now 10 pence, Instead of 4 pence, because American competition is reduced. The Twice can only be abated by the return to lar Aer and more regular supplies. If India be our feeder, st eau only ue on terms of free and open trade. Cotton growers must be prepared for a revival of Amer ican industry and the competition of the whole world: In such a race India would have great advantages which, if in creased by the .jadicious action of the - Government, it is probable - that Indian -agriculture and British industry might be eatabilehed on broad and permanent; •prosperity,. I al MEI FRANCE. PAurs,'Aag. M . —The Emperor has re. 'witted the- sentences passed by court martial on eighty soldiers, 4nd reduced the sentences of seventy others. The French Governpient has authori -zed the French Cable Company to lay -cable from Brest to England. The °facial Journal to day publishes a decree in which the Emperor, in com memoration of the hundredth annivor -miry of the birthday of the Emperor Na• polecat the firk, grants full and complete -amnesty to this press and political offend -era, to persons convicted of evasion of taxes, to deserters from thd army and navy and to sailors In the merchant's `marine who have abandoned their ships. The Emperor Yeas not present at the celebration in the Camps of Chalons to -day: Re is detained by an attack of rheumatism. and remains at St. Cloud. 'The Prince Imperial was sent to Chalonit to represent the Emperor. Paris is very Ray to-night. The bbui -evards and Streets sre' crowded. The - theatres are thrown open free to the pets. pie and immense crowds are gathered to witness the illuminations And a magni licent display of fire works is provided I I 'by the Government. .-Afensin,:Auguat 16.=-The troops have tad oncounins with bands of Car)ists in -Castile and Valencia. kin every case the Carlista have been defeated' and many - have lxien captured, among them several uriests. The government has decreed a •capitation tax, but it isAoubtfni whether it will be able to, enforce its collection. The Bishops have re-affirmed their ad hesion to>the present government. Far. ther disturbances in Catalonia are feared. PARIS, August 15.--Dispatches from contain reports of the discovery of 'addditional Oirlist, 1 , plots for , risings In various parts of the country. iA. party LaZZr SPAIN. of Carlists in Valencia was yesterday defeated by the regular troops and vol. unteers, and fifteen prisoners were taken. A fight also took place with Carlists, but the arrival of reinforcements enabled them to attack the rebels and put them to flight. The second Alcade of Alcala, In Valencia, revolted yesterday at the head of twenty-four men and destroyed the telegraph wires running into the place. There are great fears of an important Carl'sl movement oti the frontiers. In the town of Patern shouts were raised by the people •of ' , Live the Republic" and "Death to Monarchy." The city of Madrid remains tranquil. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Aug. 14.—1 t is understood the foreign Secretary has sent a note to Baron de Werther, the PrusslanMinister to Austria, to, communicate to Baron Von Buest, containing a refutation of his alle gations that the South German States disturbs the treaty. of Prague and the relations between Austria and Prussia. He desires Baron Von Buest to publish the proofs of his assertion. - TURKEY. CONSTANTINO.'" LE, August 14.—The Viceroy's letter to Ismail Pasha states circumstantially- the grieVances of the. Sublime Porte. ' He refers to the Cretan affair, the journey through Europe, and the oppressive administration iu Egypt,, and demands a clear and catagorical ex- ' planation. He expressed his determi nation to insist strictly on the terms of the firma of 1841. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. LONDON, August 14.—Evefung.—Con sols for money 92%; for account 92%. Five-Twenty Binds: '62s, 83M; do. 65, old, 8254; do, '67, 81%. Eriesi9y; Illi nois 94g. • LIVERPOOL, Arigust 14.—Cotton mar ket active; middling uplands 13yei.• Or leans 1334 d ; sales 15,000 ba!es,including 4,000 for speculation and exprrt. Califor nia white Wheat lls. 4d.; red western 10s. 2d. Western Flour 255. 6d. Corn 30s. Oats3s. 6d. Peas 425. Pork 102 s. 6d. Beef 943.5 . Lard firmef; 755. ld. Cheese 625. Bacon 645. LONDON, August• 14.—Tallow 40s. 9d. 11.4.va8, August 14-. Evening.-Cotton opened at 161. on spot and 160% afloat. ANTWERP, August 14.—Petroleum at 53V i f. . FRANKFORT, August 14—Evening.— Five-Twenties closed at PARIS, August 14.—Bourse quiet. Routes 13f. 26a. Mexican - Dollars, 94%. ANTWERP, Augtist 14.—Petroleum closed at 6430. Hawar., August 14.—Cotton: sales 4,000 bales; Louisiana at 160 f., and '16934f. for delivery in October. The high prices of wheat check transactions. GETTYSBURG Arrangements for the Forthcoming Item CBS Teetratth to the PPtsbargh Gazette.l', NEW Yon k, August 14.—Major Gen. eral Slocinni has arranged to meet the officers of his old command, the Twelf,Li Corps, milhe battle field at Gettysburg on the 24th and 25th instant. His line embraced Culp's Hill, where acres of forest trees are now dead and dying from the effects of that terrible mus ketry fire. Rls rumored that Greene's brigade will rebuild their lines of breast. works, as the most appropriate land mark of their position. Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania, whh commanded a divis ion of "Slocam's corps, will meet him on the field. Major General Wright, the old Sixth Corps commander, whose troops arrived at Gettyeburg in the nick of time, on - the ' evening of the second, day's engagement', after thirty-five miles of congnuous marching, will arrive at Gettysburg from Washington early in the week. Major General Newton, commander of , the First Corps, after Reynolds' death, Will-join the party and be present to establish the positions of his command during the second and third day's battle. General Graham, • whose command contested so desperate ly with General Bat ksciale for possession of the peach orchard, and who was se. verely wounded and captured on the field, has telegraphed throughout the country, and received favorable ' re sponses, that his , staff and lirie officers Will almost unanimously meet him there. General Ward, whose command opened the second day's battle at the Devil's Den, and Major General Ingalls, and Generals Dickinson, Tremaic, Locke and Major Ballard of the staff will be of the party. Major General Webb, whose line formed the objective points of Longatreet's famous charge on the afternoon of the. third day, will be present. It is also expected that his father, J. Watson Webb, will ac company him, and James Walker, Jr., the historical 'painter, who for the past two years has been engaged upon a Painting representing the repulse of Longstreet's charge, has accepted an Invitation of the Gettsburg Battlefield Memorial Association, to visit Gettys burg at this time. Major General How ard' will meet the party from Baltimore. Colonel Bachelder, the author of the isometrical drawing_of the field, and who is now writing a history of the battle, will leave here on the 20th to assist in the arrangements for the occasion. These , gentlemen , are all desirous of 'meeting as many of their old comrades la arms as can make it convenient to be present. Generals and officers at the battle of Gettysburg, who intend- to be present of the reunion, will be furnished with • free transportation tickets from Boston or New York, on 'application to. Col. Col. John B. Bachelder", 69 Beekman street. PHILADELPHLA. Seizure of a Distillery—Conflict of Opinion. (By Telegraph to tt e Pittsburgh Gazette ) PEULADELPHIA, August 15.—During the past week the Revenue officers seized the distillery of Samuel Blount ,Joy, with 7.500 gallons of whisky. For some reason the seizure was kept quiet for several days It fa alleged that there is a quarrel in re gard to the affair between the Govern-.. meet detectives and kcal officers. Mont• , joy Is said to be at the bead of the whisky frauds here, and to have, by connivance with a _ governaient .etorekeeper, paid only tax on every second barrel of whisky manufactured by him. The storekeeper has fled to- parts unknown. The government officals announce their determination to' push a prosecution in this case. SECM EDITIOI FOUR O'CLOCK, THE CAPITAL.' (By Telegraph to this Pittsburgh 6asette.3 WASHINGFON, August 15, 1869. The acting Secretary of the Interior has issued instructions to the commis slonere appointed under the joint Aso lutiOns of the 16th of April last, to as. • certain and report upon the condition of the Union Pacific ' iuid 'Central Pacific roads, to meet atbmatia on the 28d inst., and thence proceed to Sacramento. Al the latter place they will enter upon the 'discharge of their duties, Governor Scott, of South' Carolina, is here on business connected with the dis tribution of the quota of arms belonging to the State of South Carolina. • CUBA. (By Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.l NEW Yonir, August 14:---A dispatch from Havana, Cuba, says: A, plan has been disclosed in Matonzas to poison the bread intended for the garrison of that place. A negro made known the plot to the authorities, who had the party ar rested, tried and aentenci d. There is a rumor in circulation in Havana that Col. Quenos had attached the insurgents at Sitio and killed ninety; the Spanish loss was small. This report is probably con founded with the capture of General Jordan's convoy, as the localities of each of the engagements are contiguous. Senor Leiria% the Cuban envoy, tele. 'graphs to New York, from Washington, that he has authentic information that Spain will bend no more troops to Cuba ientil the gunboat question is settled. The Spaniards acknowledge that without these vessels they will be unable to blockade the island and crush out the re bellion. Four of the boats are ready for their armament. Senor Macias, commissioned by the Cu - - ban authorities to treat with Spain, sailed for Europe a few days ago. He expects to meet General Pnm at some point in France, and at once enter into negotia tions concerning the object of his mission, In accordance with the promises General Reim made to the Cubans some•fourteen months since. The Cubans furnished the Spanish revolutionary •Junta $1,500,- 000 in gold, to aid in overthrowing Isa bells,.in return, for which, Cuba was to, be made independent. The London Post of Saturday morning had an editorial on the subject of the sate of Cuba to the United States, where in the writer says: We entertain a shrewd etugncion that the best thing Spain candela to close with America In respect to Cuba. She gains nothing frotti Cone in Ler .presents mate, but loses a sum she cannot afford. She is notstrlnrig enough to stamp out instilyection, but is obliged by a false sentiment of honor to continue an attempt unavailing. If she could restore tranquility, considerable time must elapse before she can, reap the fruits of *access, and probably before the result is attained the flames of rebel lion will break out afresh. These con siderations will have weight...with the governtnent, and notwithstanding the denial of the rumored negotiations, we shall not be surprised to beer that the purchase and sale of Cuba has beon fected. _ _ A - dispatch from Washington of yes• thrday says letters from Cuba giving ad vices to the sth instant were received here last evening. Gen, Jordan gives the following account of an action near Hal guin: Vainaz....da, being reinforced, dt . termined to surprise'the Cnbans. His movements were promptly reported to Gen. Jordan, who prepared to meet him, and a small force was sent out to recon. uoltre and if the enemy appeared, to lead them into an ambuscade which had been ' prepared where Gen. Jordan and one thousand men awaited them. General Valmazeda met the advanced party and attacked them. They retreated to the main body, who received the Span iel] force, more than double their num ber, with such earnestness that they were thrown into disorder. and it was found impossible to reorganizs them. This success was followed by a charges which forced a disordered_ retreat. The success of Gen. Jordan, was complete. The colored militia impressed into the service broke on the first attack, and nearly all deserted to the standard of Jordan. This fight, it isasserted, has <lt - stroyed Vamadeza, and volunteers have increased to such an extent as to render his force almost unreliable. Unless Gen. Lescais r uforced, ii. Is not believed he 11l risk a content.. Vessels sufficient to remove his troops are concentrating af t different points of, the city. • The Havana journals, reviewing' (lid military situation, says: The rebels un der command of Gen. Jordan, in the jet risdictionnf flan Jago de Cabs, ,Guantan amo, and Bazacoa have been obliged to take refuge In the mountains, and the districts of Manzanillo, Bayamo and Ja quani are completely under contrblbf the Spaniards. no organized rebel forcer ap pearing there. Small parties of yotan• tears are found to ba quite sun:finale protest estates in Trinidad and Cienfuel• gos districts. The' railroad from Num.!. tae to Puerto' Principe ris open. The rebels under Quesada are moving towards Espiritu Eanoto. NEW I ORS CITY. (By Teleirapb to tat Pltrabilighbasetti.) NEW Yottic, Atigust 35, 1869. TS; PLATS PRINT E RS' sTEnci. The plate printers' strike continues. A despatch from the fileejetary of the Union at Washington;reeelded YesterdaY.states that everything looks favorable for the strikers and that Secretary Bontweil had promised to give the matter immediate attendon. It. is stated by the strikers that seven or eight more of the hands at present at work will join the Strike soon. THR LATE FAILURE. The liabilities of Bowers Beekman it Co. are ascertained to, about, two million dollars, find' the assets of the firm are one million. - Mr. Bowers, se nior partner. offers to stirrepder his pri vate' property- to the creditors, and the other partners, it lal iseld, will do the same, to the amount'of about a half mil lion more. It is said to ibe the intention of the firm to recommence business as soon as the , present AMenities are az. ranged; L . , ;" , • ••• !!!EM ST. LOWS.. statement Denied—Pioneer Settlement —lndian Depredations—Senator Trum 7 _ buil at Helena &c. tßy Telegraphist the Pittsburgh Gazett..] ST. Louts, August ls.—The Times of this morning says editorially on author ity of reliable gentlemen from Texas, that the accounts published at the east in regard to John H. Pratt, now in custody of United States Marshal Barlow, are ,in correct, that there is no evidence that he was engaged in any of the pioceedings al leged and that he never was a bush' whacker, but during the war was a sol dier leading Fratt's Battery, and since has been an orderly and peaceable cit izen and merchant of Jefferson. A letter from Fort Kearney says that General Wifgren has just selected a large section of valuable land on the Republi can river, forty miles tionth-east of Kear ney, where thoultundred families soon intend settlin4 Astockade fortis being built for their protection and two pieces of artillery are. already in position. A saw mill and blacksmith shop are in pro cess of erection. Accounts from Elk Horn Valley state that Live hundred homesteads were taken out at the West Point land office this season. It is expected that the Sioux City and Columbus railroad will soon be able to commence grading. On the 9th inst. several herders near Tobac, New. Mexico, were surprised by Indians and'killed. Senator Trumbull arrived at Helena Friday evening, and was received by a large crowd of citizens and escorted to the hotel. He will remain several days. The Indiana-ran otTail the stock, at the Benton stage station. CHARLESTON. Base Ball Reception or Exciting Char. acter. LB! Telegraph to the Pittetwiti Gazette.] CHARLESTON, S. C., Aug. 15.—Tbe Savannah Base Ball Club, whose recent visit was more the occurrence of a negro riot, reached here last evening on anoth er visit, at the special invitation of citi zens, who were deeply mortified at the previous assault on their guests. The scene at the wharf, upon the arrival of the Savannah steamer, was one of great excitement. About two thousand citi zens had assembled to escort the visiting club, and great indignation was caused by Mayor Pittsburg insisting' upon sending a body of polioe armed with Winchester rifles and bayonets to the scene. The negroas generally kept within doors and very few were to be seen on the streets. The march from the wharf to the hotel was attended with much confuslowand excitement, the procession being accom 'panted by armed police and two compa nies of United States troops, No out break however ban oociurred:' The feel. lug to:ddy Is very feverish,. A mate' game will take place to-morrow.: • SAN FRANCISCO. Political Endorsement -Alleged Smug gling from elltka—Tne Napoleon Cen. , tentual—Colonnation of the Japanese. tßy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette. SAN Fustiroisco, August 15. —The R^. publican Clry and County Conventions have indorsed the nomination of the In dependent I\funicipal.Convention for city and county °dicers. It is stated that the steamer Newborn, which recently arrived from Sitka, brought a cargo of furs valued at fifty thousand dollars on account of a Sitka firm. The attention of the revenue au thorities has been directed to the matter. The French citizens of San Francisco, today, celebrated the centennial anni. versary of the birthday of Napoleon 1., in a becoming manner. The Japanese colonists have purchased another tract of land in Placer county, for a tea and mu' berry plantation. Herr- Abel returns to Japan by the first steamer for the purpose of bringing a large addl. tional number of colonists and a fresh stock of mulberry plants. Terrible Elver Dl:raster. 13 Telegraph . to the Pittsburgh Gazette.) MOUNT VERNON, Ind., August 14. The Evansville and Cairo packet "Cum. berland" exploded her boiler near Shaw - - nee town, Illinois, at four o'clock this morning. Eighteen, or twenty lives were lost. The boat's books were blown overboard and the anines of the missing cannot be ascertained. , The boat is a total loss. A portion of the cargo con elating principally of wheat and corn will be saved. The Was was Insured for 56,000, Chicago Grain Market. (By 7 elegynth to tbe titfeborgb ((tattle.) dEIiCAOO, Aug. 14.- , -brain markets at the evening board last night were very quiet; No. 2 spring Wheat was quoted at 11,434, Boiler for the month, and No. 2 corn at 89e, mine option. —ln regard to the conflict of authority in New York, between, the United States authorities and Judge McCann, die- . patches states that Marshal Barlow de nies that an arrangement has been made to produce Pratt before Judge McCann Ott Monday. He will bring the prisoner before United States Commissioner,Os borfie, to be dealt with by the United Stater laws. He defends his 'course as a prefentive of a breach of the peace, but woke don't intend to recede from his and will call for the entire power of Cke Government to sustain him, if necessary. On the other hand, it is :asserted that Judge McCann has an monocled his determination to have Pratt brought before him, and his warrant for the arrest of the Marshal enforced. Sheriff O'Brien declares be has not re calved any warrant. but when such order is placed in,his hands it will be executed. Regnlarsto the contrary notwithstand wending. < l General Pryor, Pratt's coun sel, expresses confidence In his client's release t and punishment of the Marshal. • —The third (longterm of the National Labor Union, will be held at PhUadel. phis to•day. Already prominent ,oftl chile are here, and many delegates - have arrived. It Is eipeeted that . most of the States ,w,lll be represented. The St. Crispine are largely represented amongst those Who rarrived. , The working wo men's associations will also be repre sented In the session. The delegates sill repreaentover• 200,000 constituents : -rtnemb,ers of Mg trades' maps. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. England has been but little betting in England on the Oxford•Barvard race, - - • —3130,000 in epecie was taken out by the steamer Antwerp from New York en Saturday. —lt is proposed to give Carl Schurz a public reception on his arrival at San Francisco. —"Mark Twain" has bought an interest in the Buffalo Express, and enters to-day on editorial duties. —A Dispatch from St. Louie, announc es that the butt rail of the Iron Moun tain Railroad has been laid. —Two St. Louis diatilleries ' ..valued at 110,E00, have been seized, at St. Louis, for violation of the revenue laws. —There were ahlpped from New York to Liverpool, last week, 31,000 barrels of flour, and 610,000 bushels of wheat. —The international boat race, a Lon don dispatch of Saturday says, has been definitely fixed for Friday, August 57th. —Frank Webb has been arrested for complicity in the Custom House frauds in New York against Gen. Egan. —The Union printers, of Kansas City, are on a strike. They made demands to which their employeral would not ac cede. —The citizens, irrespective of party, have noruinated. & Thomas H. Silby, au old merchant, for Mayor of San Fran cisco. —The Democrats or Ohio inaugurated their campaign .Saturday night at Cin cinnati. Pugh and Sato. Carey made speeches. Peddleton was not able to be present. • A match has been finally arranged between the two bruisers Allen and Gal lagher, of St. Louis, for to-morrow at the tame place where the hicCoolo•Allen fight took place. —A New York dispatch says that one hundred and fifty workmen from the Pittsburgh iron foundries have contract ed with the Cubans to go to Cuba and Nork in foundries. .. —Secretary Robeson and Admiral Por ter arrived at. Philadelphia on Friday nigh', on the Tallapoosa, They . left Sat urday for New York, accompanied by General Stevenson and daughter. —The wine growers of California have opened negotiations with the Central Pacific' and other railroad companies for such reduction of freight charges on wine packages as will enable -them to ship overland, instead of by sea, —MarshalNeill, Napoleon's Miniatetof War, is dead, and a Paris dispatch says: "It is understood that the aillictionof the Emperor itt the death ,of Marshall Neill was so great that he was compelled to hastily leave the Chalons Camps, where military, fetes were In progress." —Advises from Brazil state that a pro visional government for Paiagusy has been definitely organized at Ascunsion. The Paraguayans had taken Proculoand captured a Btaallian ship at anchor there.. t3oneralleaaellitaztn7-1111k seetiret9in treuched. Ile had s• /arge force o f re-- —lt is stated on good authority at Rich mond, that Gen Canby will within ten days issue his proclamation convening the Legislature of Virginia, applying the. Iron-clad oath to members, and when they cannot take the oath his seat will be given to the candidate who. received the next highest vote. • . —The Joint Committee of Congress on Retrenchment and Reform, accompanied by a number or ladies and friends are in Chicago, on their way to San Francisco, where they propose investigating the workings of the revenue system, and to detect if any smuggling is going on In that section. The party appears to have resolved itself itno quite a respectable excursion, just having enough govern mental authority to secure attention while on the journey. However, they pay their own expenses, and who will complain of their combining pleasure with business? —Several days ago some suspicions characters offered to sell a Wall street operator 8125,00 of the bonds stolen some time ago from Mr. Bermehoff, of Pithoie, for 5106,000 in greenbacks. The police were informed of the fact, and on Friday detectives were sent to Hudson City, New Jersey, to conclude negotia tions. The parties met at Rosh's Hotel:• and John Laidlow, Gabriel Gorshen and Abner Brown passed over to the detec tives a package said to contain the bonds, receiving in.return a package containing $106,000 in counterfeit greenbacks. Soca after the transaction was nompleted, Laidlow and his partneri' were arrested on a charge of refilling Bennehoff, but, upon examination, the package , was found to contain one 'government 51.000 bond and about three pounds of old paper —The Buffalo express on the Northern Central Triad, which left Harrisburg at 8)16 Saturday morning, at four o'clock atrcrOk a rock three feet in diameter, whiatt had rolled from the mountain at Dauphin Narrows. The engine left the treiSk and shot over a stone wall into a country road, . and thence through another atone Wall into the canal. The: engine and tender, and three • express• oars,' loaded principally with peaches, were smashed to atoms. One passenger car, well tilled with passengers, was jam wed into the wreck, but no passengers were killed. although same were; slightly injured and bruised. Only two persons were killed. Charles A. Stewart. of Balti more, and Jacob Criasman, of ,Reading, fireman who was terribly mutilated and blackened. The engineer died in an hour after the accident, after suffering excrutiating pain. The, fireman was killed instantly, Tun N. I .6rbeiter Union announces the perfection of an invention for the prep. aration of raw silk directly from the bark of the mulbeiry, of the "mums alba" variety, without the intervention of the silk worm. The new article is to be die tinguished from worm silk only in this, that it is not produced in one coherent thread, but in fibers of the length of a hand or somewhat longer. It is white, son, glossy, smooth, easily spun, and of a considerable toughness. It can be pro duced at trifling cost, seven pounds of bark giving one ,pound of fiber, the pro cess of preparation requiring no particu lar skill, and the chemical part of the same, for. the , purpose of separating the fibers from bast and Rum, being simple and little expensive. A. r plantation of young mdlberry trees will produce a very high net income from one acre, even if the raw:silk .should be sold many times cheaper than worm silk. FIEF NEWS ITER& THERE are marked indications that the agitation against the eiisting dutY on coal will extend to iron, lutnber and salt. AUBURN, N. Y., hag the oil fever.. Pe trblenm has been discovered in meagre quantities, but the citizens ere agog with excitement over what may be. ASIoNo the latest Postoffice atmoint meats are H. H. Wray, at Shady Plain, Armstrong county, andT.'? A. Hyraph reys, at Rose Point, Lawrence cuunty, Pa. TEM HOT SPRINGS -Of Alabama supply, it is said, an entirely effective cure for tne whisky appetite, their waters entirely de stroying the pernicious thirst, and cleans ing all the old fusil oil out.of the reformed system of : the toper. His "men PAHTISIZ:Qs. style Judge Packer the "Pride of the Valley." The last time that. the Pride offered himself as a candidate for popular support was as Town Councilman of Mauch Chunk. in '6l, when he•ran two votes ahead of his ticket, and was beaten by fifty ma jority at that. Tar. story about one Forbes who had been sent to Madrid, in advance of Min ister Sickles, on a private mission from our Government, to sound the Regency touching the transfer of Cuban sover eignty, either to the rebels or to the American flag, are all. bosh. This_ Ad ministration don't do business in that back-stair fashion. Tas l l next Atlantic Monthly will have an interesting article from Mrs. H. R. Stowe,' vindicating the ,wife of Lord Byron from the unjust imputations upon her connubial deportment toward her poetic and erratic lord. Mrs. Stowe will plead the case of the wife against the mistress, showing that Girlccioll's me moirs are wholly unreliable. • DEMOCRATIC CORRUPTIONS in the mu nicipal governinent of San, Francisco have resulted in a revival of the old "Vigilance Committee" movement, and - the popular .nomination of Mr. T. H. Silby, an old officer of that healthy or ganization, for Mayor. The party has carried things with so high aland that • there is now a sponteneous general de mand for the inauguration of the long dormant policy which once before ex pelled flagrant dishonesty and crime from their public affairs. ' • A FORTEICOMING REPORT of the opera tions of the Western 'Union Telegraph Company for the past three years will show that they have a capital stock of $41,063,100; a bonded debt of $4,634,100, 1,469 stations, 104,534 miles of wire, 5.2,- 099 miles of poles, and•lo3 miles of sub marine' line. , Their receipts last year were $7,316,018 .3 0,. and a net revenue of, per cent. tipon the Stock: During The year 363 new 'offices were opened and ,6,000 miles of new 'wire added. - •:A new system of tariffs Is Soon 10 - 00 - 1110 into use based upon the .. air•line distances.; The existing lines occupy every State and Territory except - New Mexico and Min nesota. From Waimington.. The President informed the TexaS poll ticians,during theirlate visit here,that the Administration would not Rive its Anita ence teraidaheir people to full restoration before Congress meets, unless they elect persons to office who can take `the test oath, choose a Legislature that will promptly ratify the Fourteenth and Fif teenth Amendments to.the Constitution, and make laws securing a most complete equality and protection to all climes of citizens. The gentlemen prominent in the so-called Republican party of that and other States-snow that all prospect of obtaining: the Federal patronage or of securing at least the non-interference of the - Administration is out& the question, make little of the influence of the Execu: tive, and boast that they will elect their candidates by large , majorities, and that Mississippi will follow Tennes see in spite of everyone and everything. The President publicly proclaims his do sire that the issues involved in the contest resulting in his election shall be forever liried„ These issues,' according to his interpretation, include the principles an nouncedin his inaugural, and embrace an uneqtdvocal acceptance of the recoils, struclion acts and a cordial submission to the requirements of the fifteenth amend ment. He is not willing to accept a mere f ay-so as sufficient evifie nce of submission, but requires 'additional proof- of acta showing that the freedmen and white men of the South, withent regard to their political opinions; are to vote as they please. Threats of social ostracism `and labor proscription, many of whichh, have been most vigorOlisly minted la Virginia and Tennessee, have reached hint, and influenced him in the belief that, aS aboYe stated, the Conservative leaders Of the Swath are not hottest in theirprofoisions. In several letters writ to to prominent Southern leaders lately, he has announced his determination to adhere to the Radicals until, as in Massa chusetts, Conservatives, Democrats; Re 'publicans, Radicals, blacks and whites, all alike, are allowed to exercise the right of franchise without intimidation of any kind. He says the experiment in Vir ginia has assured *him that such a con dition of affairs does not exist in the South now. In eonclusion, he author izes the statement to be madepublic that the object and unflinching policy of his Administration will bo to secure a cheer nil acceptance of and obedience to the laws of Congress particularly relating to -the reconstruction of the Southern States, and that when he has accomplished this he feels confident that the political issues ow pending de velopment will not , be Of a character to breed discord and \serious differences be tween the new parties which will neces sarily supplant those' of the present day by the final disposal of the question in volved in the forthcoming Southern elec tion. I-might add, much moreef similar import as-the result of the numerous in terfiews 'between the President and. Southern politician* during the last threei weeks, but itia sufficient to say that he is determined te have. peace throughout the entire land on the'basis . of the Congres t Ilona policy of reconstruction. 0
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