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NUMBER 189,
VOLUME LXXXIV
FIRST tiIITIOX.
.JUIDJrI lIT.
THE CAPITAL.
[Bp Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, August 18. 1869.
DECREE MADE.
In the case of Cawdeny and others
against the Galveston and Houston Rail-
Toad and others, Justice Swayne has
made a decree holding the railroad of the
•old Company subject to the 'mortgages,
and dismissing that part of the complaint
whichoclainied the property of the suc
cessor Company, and an individual lia
bility of the defecedants. Both parties
take an appeal to ffia Supreme Court.
Cawdeny, representir g the bondholders,
Is 'placed in possession of the railroad un
til the appeals are determined, he giving
seoniityto account for olt rents and prof
its while in possession of the same.
THE HEVENUE (X)IINCIL.
'The assembling in this city of the
revenue supervisors from east and west
to consult with Commissioner Delano, is
likely to result in augmented facilities
for carrying oat the provisions of the
revenue laws in districts where officials
have hitherto experienced a great many
difficulties. It le likely that during the
-conference arranzements will be made
to insure a most- hearty co-operation of
all supervisors against the illegal whis
key operators.
TRANSFER CONTEMPLATED.
Commissioner Delano was closeted
with several supervisors yesterday, in
reference to making a general transfer
of supervisors from the districts they are
now in to others. This plan is strongly
opposed by the supervisors in the East
ern and Middle States, and if insisted on,
will probably cause some to resign.
A DECISION RY OEN. CANBY.
The Richmond Dispatch of to-day
says General Canby has decided that
twelge months - residence in the State
is nedessary as a qualification to Senators,
members and House delegates.
NEW YORK.
By Telegraph to the Tittstburch Gazette.l
NBIV YORK, Anghst 18, 1869.
ARREST OF OEN. DIY.
General John A. Dix was arrested yes
terday, at the snit of John Mitchell, the
Irish patriot, who charged him with ille
gal imprisonment. Mitchell, it will be
remembered, was arrested in this city
and Imprisoned at Fortress Monroe by
Greneral Dix in the summer of 1865, and
upon this fact he brings snit for twenty
five thousand dollars damages. General
Dix gave security in the aunt of twenty
thousand dollars to answer the charge.
FROM PORT AT PRINCE.
The steamship City of Port An Prince
brings Gates from Port Au Prince to the
7th, and Cape Haytien to the 9th of Aug
ust. Salnave was still encamped before
Anx Calas and had the place completely
surrounded. Its surrender was daily
expected. - Jackmel has been taken by
Salnave's troop's without resistance. The
steamers Quaker -City and Florida, both
flying the Hastien rebel flag, were forced
past Au Prince, away from Gonaves to
which port she was bound. They refus
ed all communication with the shore,
not - allowing her time to take off the
American 'Consul.
. • TERRIBLE DISTRESS.
The' City of Port an Prince towed to
this port.the schooner Mary Jane. bound
from St. Domingo to Boston, which she
fell in with on the 15th inst., with her
helm locked and drifting about. Her
captain and two of the crew had died of
yellow fever and the remainder of the
crew, two men, were in a dying condi
tion and were unible to throw overboard
the bodies of their comrades, which
were found on deck in a state of putriti
cation.
THE GETTYSBURG REUNION.
• Generals Slocum, Wright, Ingalls,
Deversux. and a large number of -other
General officere, with a distinguished
party, .will leave here on Monday for
Gettysburg. All persons presenting
written invitations from Hon. D. M'Con
nalighy, Secretary of the Gettysburg
Memorial Association, will be passed free
- over the Hanover Branch and Gettys
burg Railroad and Pennsylvania Central
and Reading Railroads.
TO SHOW CAUSE WHY.
Judge Bernard 'has issued orders in
the Susquehanna RI-dread case, that the
Rtmsey parry show cause, at a special
term to be held at the City Hall, of Al
bany, on the last Tuesday of August,
why Judge Peck ham's injunction,
should not be obeyed and also, why
bl 4 , order appointing Mr. Pruyn, Re
ceiver, shall not be vacated and stay.
ing alt proceedings till that time.
AQUATIC.
. It appears that the time on.the Thames
on Saturday was within live seconds of
the, fastest ever made by the Cambridge
—tivent3r.one minutes and five seconds,
in 1846. The Oxford's fastest time is
twenty one minutes and twenty-three
seconds in 1865, when they beat the
Cambridge thirteen seconds. •
.
WOK 10 YOUR NOTES!
. 1 It is known that forged five pound
Bank of England note have made their
appearance in London and that three
have been paid into the Bank, having
been received by money dealers on the
•
ccihtlnent.
YELLOW FEVER
"'Admiral Horl's flag ship. Albany is de
tained at the lower quarantine, assistant
engineer Steele having idled of yellow
fever on the voyage from Key West.
The officers report grerit mortality at
Key West. I
THE COMMUNIPAW CASE.
The • injunction papers against cattle
yard proprietors at . Cowman' paw, have
been served. They will endeavor to ob.
tab a modification, allowing the killing
of cattle now on hand.
RAILWAY WAR TERMINATED.
The railroad war over Western freigfits
terminates next Saturday, new rates
havipg been agreed upon hy the compe
ting roads.
DECLINES THE HONOR.
Gen. Siegellhas declined to, be marshal
in the Humboldt celebration parade, and
Gen. Burger has been selected' in his
per•
THE LABOR CONGRESS
;By Telegraph to tne Pittsburgh Gazette.)
PHLADELPpIA, August 18.—The
National Labor Congress reassembled at
nine o'clock this morning, President
Tucker in the chair. A resolution was
in order by Mr. West, of New York,
declaring that the Convention recom—
mend to members of the labor party
that they adopt such measures and am
endments to -- the Constitution of the
United States, and the several States as
will prevent any act of any legislative
body from becoming a law until it has
been submitted to the people for ratifi
cation, and duly approved by the major
ity voting thereon. After considerable
discussion the resolution was referred to
the Committee on platform.
.INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
A resolution was passed appointing a
committee to investigate the charges pre
ferred against the Penesylvania miners,
and report to this Congress whether
such charges have any foundation.
OPPOSED TO PEgALE REPRESENTATION'
Mr. Walls from the N. Y. Typographi
cal Union, read a dispatch directing him
to withdraw from the Congress if Miss
Anthony was admitted. The proposition
to return the fee by Mr. Wells for admisi
sion and that he be allowed to withdraw,
led to much discussion, when the subject
was laid over till evening. •
AFTERNOON. SESSION.
At the afternoon session of the Labor
Convention a telegram was received
from New York, stating that at a meet
ing of the Typographical Union No. 6,
last evening, a preamble and resolutions
were adopted, setting forth that in April
last the President of the Union and Alex
ander Troup, waited on Miss Anthony
and requested her to pay female com
positors employed on the Revolution the
scale of prices, which she agreed to, but
has not done, and characterizing as
false the statements made by her
in the Labor Congress relative to
lower prices being paid the compositors
by the Independent and other papers than
were paid by the Revolution, and that she
did not know the President of the .
Women's Typographical Union No. 1
'was discharged from her employ, they
having had a long interview on the sub
ject; and that to admit her as a
delegate would be considered an in
sult to the entire organization.
Mr. Walls, to whom the dispatch was
addressed, said, that the document will
explain itself and jri4tify the withdrawal
Of the Typographical Union of New York
if Miss Anthony was admitted. A mo
tion was made to allow the Unions to with
draw and refund the money paid in, was
negatived. After a discussion, by a
large majority, a motion to re
consider her admission was adopted
by 7S to 22, and the motion that her cre
dentials be not received was agreed to
by 63 to 28. There was much indigna
tion among Miss Anthony's iriends at
her expulsion. A motion to reconsider
the last vote was tabled, and after some
further business the meeting adjourned.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Almost a , Duel Between a United States
:senator \ and au Editor—Arrest 01 tue
Parties-Illutual Retractions.
illy Telegrsph\)thePittsburiti Gazette.!
WILMINGTON' AUgllst 17. -For a week
past a difficulty \ has been pendingblod
tween Maj. Enghard, editor orthe
\
Journal, and Gen. .A.b ot, United States
Senator, which grew ou of an editorial
in the Post, of the Bth ins ant, in which
the editors of the JoarnaZ Were denoun
ced as public liars, op account of alleged
injustice done to Abbot, in their reports
of his speeches. No collision ot%l:irres
pondence having occurred, iu the eau
time, on Tuesday eving Abbot addrc \ -
sed a 'note to Englhard, in which e
stated that he, Abbot, and not the edit()
of the Post was the author of the offensive
article, and he was personally responsi
ble for the same. On Wednesday and
Saturaty there was unmistakable evi-
dence that Englehard would attack
Abbot on sight, but the vigilance of the
authoritiesjprevented it. On Thursday
Abbot was arrested and placed under
bonds to keep the peace. Englehard
successfully avoided arrest until Saturday
morning atone o'clock, when he was sur
prised, at a private house, and •placed'
under bOnds. On Sunday morning,
Englehard, with three friends. proceed
ed to South Carolina and addressed a
communication to Senator Abbott. of
which the following is n extract: "You
must now make full retraction of the
contents of that article, and apologise for'
pubhstilni,it, or give me the alitina!tion
to which I am entitled in accordance
with the code of honor." On Monday,
Mr. Abbott, through some friends, rc
plied in a communication, of which the
following is an extract: "By authority of
Gen. Abbott and in his name we retract
in full the aracie in the Post of the Sth
inst., reflecting on Major Englehard, and
eipress our regret that it was written
and Published. The amend was accept
edl by the friends actin forlEnglehard, in
a written communicati n, in which they
stated that in nothing Bich had appear
ed in the Journat was any assault on the
private character of Gen Abbott intended,
and expressing,regret that it had bean so
construed. ~ s.
—At Salem, Mass., yesterday, the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science commenced its eigh
teenth annual /session, with President
J. W. Foster, of Chicago. In the chair.
The Mayor received the Association with
a speech of welcome, to which President
Foster responded. The following gentle
men were elected metal/Ars of the Stand
lug Committee; Prof. J. S. Nubury, df
Columbia College; Prof. Agassiz, of Cam
bridge; Prof. J. Henry, of Washington;
Prof. T. S. Hunt, of Montreal; Prof. lieoj.
Pierce, of Washington, Dr. John Torry,
of New York; The session will probably
last 'a week, and among the scientific re' ,
ports expected will be one on the recent
eclipse. About two hundred and fifty
members were , • present. The Associa
tion, by invitation. attended the dedica
tion exercises of the Peabody Acadeuily
,cience.
of S
—At Trenton. yesterday, the transac
tions of the National Educational Coo.
yention were confined to the business of
American Normal ASSOCILItIOnB. Ad
dresses were delivered by Rev, Joseph
Haiden, of Albany; . Professor Phelps, of
Minnesota; ProfeSSOr Ogden, of Nash
ville, and others. Resolutions looking
to uniformity of studies in all the Skates,
and the connecting .of provisional de
grees, were submitted.
PITTSBURGH; THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1869.
CM MIR
FOUR O'CLOCK, a.
NEWS BY CABLE.
Te:egraph to it e Pittsburgh Gazette.?
GREAT BRITAIN.
LoNumv, August 18.—The Harvard
and Oxford crews were out again last
evening, the former in their new boat,
built by Clasper, and the latter in the
new Salter boat. * Darkness prevented
any estimate of work.
The Harvard and Oxford crews are out
to-day and both went over the oourse
from Putney ,and ItfOrtlake. The liar
yards made the distance in twenty-two I
minutes and twenty-five seconds, av
eraging thirty-seven strokes a minute.
The time of Oxfords was a few seconds
less, and they took thirty strokes per
minute. Betting stands five to four on
the Oxfords.
Geo. H; Yeamen, late minister to Den
mark, has arrived and will sail for New
York on Saturday next in the steamer
China..
The Rev. Dr. Cummings \ has written
a letter to the Pope asking leaVe.to attend
the .I"Ecuminical Council, for the purpose
of explaining the reasons for the separa
tion ofProtestantsfrom the Roman Cath
olic church. -
. N
SPAIN
MADRID, August 18.—The Government
is taking extraordinary precatitions to
prevent the assembling of Carlists at La.
mancba. •
MADRID, Aug. 18.—The It'shop of
Jaen, denies the jurisdiction of the pres
ent government, and appeals to the holy
See of Rome. Some of the Bishops have
obeyed the decree of the government.
obliging them to warn their clergy
against insurrection. The Cortes has
been summoned to meet on thelsth of
September in consequence of the urgen
cy of affairs.
LONDON. August 18.—The Times has an
article on the affairs in Spain. suggested
by the recent shooting, by Government
forces, of nine Carlist prisoners. The
Times says the news is hardly more
cheerful than that to which Bravo accus
tomed us. — Many ot the people of Spain
are confident a continuance of the present
Government must load Carlos to the
throne. If such is the end of rampant
Carlism, to regain power, we have no
doubt blood would be shed as wantonly
and iniquitously to pnt Carlism down. as
it has contributed to build it up.
FRANCE.
PAnts, 'August 18.—The yacht race on
Monday for the Emperor's cup. value,
three thousand francs, from Cherbourg
to Portsmouth and return, started Mou.
day afternoon and arrived Tuesday—the
Genevieve at 6:45, the Egria at 9:28 and
the Dauntless, of New York, at 9:39.
The Emperor to-day presided at the
Council of Ministers. His health is much
'Wenn will attend the core
_
m pr i or e,ai.it
Prince Napw.,,,.. ----
monies on the occasion of the inaugnra•
Won of the Suez Canal. -
The Viceroy of Egypt has sent a con
ciliatory reply to the letter of the Sultan.
Joseph Mazzini has arrived in Switzer
land. The Senatorial Committee and
Council of Ministers have - come to an un
derstanding on all the points of tide &nu
tus Consultutn.
AUSTRIA,
VIENNA, Ang. 18.—At a Cabinet coun
cil to-day, Abe Emperor presiding, it was
resolved that the present military organ.
Within on the frontier should be gratin.
ally abandoned. Some' important towns
are to bo placed under civil governors
directly.
FINANCIAL AND COMMER
\
1.49 , ND0N.. August 18—L'vening.—Consols
for inpney 93; account 93g. American
seco.ritkes dull. Five-twenty bonds 8335
for '62. So % for '65 old, and 8114 for '67;
62s at Fra kfort quiet at 8314.',Erie 193,5;
Illinois 94 4 Stocks steady. I
ANTWERP. Allgt.Pl 18—Evening.—Pe•
11 \
troleum close quiet at Si francs for
standard white.
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CINCIIsiN \ ATI,
Trouble Among Singers ot the Szcenger.
build—Drowning ot a Sty—Prepare-
Lions fur Laying a Corneroite—Dis
tinguisned Arrivats—Generat: Rain—
Atteged Whisky Fraud.
tßy Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.
Gist:Dusan, August 18.—A short Ime
ago the Orpheus Society of this city, bt
one of its meetings, expressed dissatis
faction with the Musical Director ap
pointed by the National Gorman Sten
ger-bond for the Smogerfest to be hold
next year, and re.olved that unless an.
other Director was appointed, it would
not participate.. Last night all the Ger
man Societies held a meeting to consider
the action of the Orpheus Society and
decided to consider it as having, by the
aoove action, resigned its mOmbership in
the National Stengerbund and accepted
its resignation. The Orpheus Society
numbers eight hundred, one hundred of
whom are voting members. The action
of the other societies merely states the
consequences of its conduct and leaves
room tor it to recant if it chooses.
A boy named Patrick Govenan was
drowned In the Ohio river last night
while bathing,
Great preparations have been made for
laying the corner stone of the Asy
lum for the Soldiers' Orphans at Xenia
to-morrow.
General Rooker arrived in this city to
day: also, Baron Enebeck, of Vienna,
Austria, Mr. Hnsiey, architect to the
Emperor of Austria,. and P. Caine and
lady, of Bombay, India.
The rain of Monday was general. It
has done much good. The thermometer
registers 86 and cloudy.
David Gibson, Wm. Graham, Francis
Hiliog and-Albert Elmore, were in
cluded In an affidavit sworn out by E.
F.
_Hammond, that they fraudulently
signed a transportation bond for. 1,048
barrels of whiskey, on August 80th 1807.
and that in-pursuance of said Conipiracy,
David Gibson aided in the removeoi the
above amount of whiskey. from the
warehouse of 3. W. Oheeseman, of this
city. To.day David Gibson appeared be
fore Comailsaloner Halliday and waived
an
exaMination and gave a bond of Par
000, to appear before the United States
Grand Jury at the October term.
CUBA.
Encouraging Accounts—Conscription a
Success—Cuban, Leaders Beady, for
the - Field—The %laves Di-contented
and insubordinate and on the Eve of
Insurrection—Conflicts Between them
and tne Spaniards—Rosy Views from
Cuban Standpoints—Spanish'Victims.
By Telegraph to the Plttabarah eseette.l
WASHINGTON. August 18.—Letters
~
from Cuba to the 9th inst. give encoura
ging accounts of the hopes and situation
of the revolutionarrforces. The recent
conscription orderen by De Rodas'at the
command of the volunteers at Havana;
it is said. has the effect of largely increas
ing their forces. The order gives great
satsfaction to Cuban leaders, who report
themselves prepared for active. field op
erations. The feeling of discon
tent and insubordination amongst
the slaves is - report d to be increasing,
and they are now b yond control. They
demand their freed m and exact from
the Spanish Government their liberty as
declared by Cespides.' Government, and
having been denied this, they are organ
izing and arming tlaemaelves for the pur
pose of joining the Cuban army. Several
contests have taken place between the
negroes and the Spanish troops, the ne
groes successfully defended themselves
even against superior forces.
General Quesada has had•several skir
,mishes with portions of the forces of
Lesca, and reports that his forces have
been successful and have taken a num
ber Of \ prisoners, who are held as pris
oners of,war, and that desertions and
voluutary\enlistinents from tho enemy
have greatly, increased his force. In a
week or ten days he expects to take pos
session of Nouvitas and have control of
the fortified towns on, the coast. Gen.
Jordan's army Is being gradually re
inforced by:Cuban conscripts, whose
sympathies are with their, countrymen.
The Spanish force In hts,district are
inactive and he is confident that every
thing is working right for Cuban inde
pendence, and in a short time his`recuits
will be organized and made elfective , and
that a few posittobs•held by Valmaseda
in his department will fall into his hands:\
Both Generals Commanding and the
President of the Republic of Cuba, ex
press most positive belief that the revo
lution will be successful, if not by the
force of arms, by the force of circum
stances. .
HAVANA, August •18.---Capt. Marcos re-
cently attacked near Jagua Grande a force
of rebels aeo strong, who came from the
jurisdiction of Cienfuegos, After a short
tight the rebels were dispersed with a
loss of ten killed. A detachment of
troops accompanying the train with pro
visions, along the south coast of Ciego
Avilla, was attacked on the road by the
insurgents and compelled to fall back,
suffering some loss hut saving the train.
On reinforcements arriving the troops
again advanced and attacked the incur•
gents, and succeeded in :aching Ciego
with the convoy.
CHIC - AG
A Trifling Matter to Chicago—A Scarc
ity of 'Water—An Exeunt , lon to Cali
fornia.
CDs telegra .h to the Pittsburgh Gazette.]
CHICAGO, August 18.—A vessel while
passing through the Chicago river this
afternoon dropped her anchor in such a
manner as to break the main water pipe
which supplies the north division of the
city. As a consequence that portion of
the city will be without a proper supply
of water for the next week or ten days.
Another excursion party for California
is ueing organiz-d in this city, with the
intention of starting about the fourth of
Septe bar, the party to be composed of
both ladies and gentlemen. It will be
inaugurated in - the interests of the State
Agricultural and the Mechanics Institute
Fairs.
El ID
Weather and Craps.
Kr Telemnb to the Plltsbarge tiazeite.l
CROWN POINT, Ind., August 18.—
Weather clear and sultry. Corn will
not average more than a third of a crop.
Oats and wheat good crop. '
MARION, INDIANA, August'lB.—b Wing
to the season b3itig very wet, the corn
crop in the bottom lauds, will be very
light. There will be little good corn in
this vicinity. The weather is fine at
.resent.
Ili Additional Markets by Telegrapn.
LIVERPOOL, August 18.—Cotton active
with middling uniands at 13%d., and Or
leans 13y,d.; sales 20,000 bales, including
B,ooo_for speculation and export. Cali
lornia white Wheat Ils. 3d.; red western
lbs. Western Flour 255. 6d. Corn 31s.
61 \Oats 3s. 6 ,1 " Pork 102 s.
6d, " Choese
02s.
Oil 325.
:titer but
.2f 3c.
excited.
H
not
.--Cotton
igs nom
-19 bales.
Flt ixtra are
sca, i.sells at
donn 110,50@t.. lip Oats
lower at 62@63e. Bram 81. ay 529.
Pork doll and held at 1935,50.1 Bacon:
shoulders . 17c., clear rib *ides
clear sides 20c. Hams 28(4)25Ltr
firm; tierce 20%c.. leg 2.1.®230. Sugar
dull; common 11@120., prime 144'®14%c.•
'Molasses inactive; teboiled-60®70c.
Whisky firm; sales were made at ;Lib@
1.17 1 4. Coffee: fair brought 153 c., prime
sold at 10y05103%c; Gold is quoted at
132,11. Excoange: sterling 146 1 ,i. New
York sight drafts 3 per cent. Piremiuni.
Crucaoo, August IB.—At open board,
in the afternoon, the Grain markets were
quiet. No. 2 spring Wheat sold at 81,40
1011,40%, seller the month; 81,8434, seller
September. Corn steady, and firm at
92 1 ,4 c., August, closing with buyers at
this figure. Oats quiet at 47c., seller the
mouth. Barley sold at 81,24, seller Sep
tember. In the evening . the markets
were dull. sales being
Wconfined to
40% 500
bushels No. 2 spring heat at 81,
seller August.
XasaviLLE, Aug. 18.—W heat firm;
red 81,10; amber 81,15; w h ite 51,25. Corn
920. Oats 450. Rye 900. Barley 81,10.
Bacon—sides 17%c; shoulders 10c; hams
18)0. Lard 2135 c.
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
—Secretary Rawlings, ift - good health,
is rusticating at Danbury„Ct.
—Professor Charles Diller, of Cleve
land, died suddenly in Philadelphia yes
terday. •
—About 25,000 pounds of silver ore
passed through Kansas City, yesterday,
de ,cuedfar Newark, N. J.
—Joseph A.. Eddy, formerly of the
firm of Eddy, `Jameson & Co., of St.
Louis, died there yesterday.
—At Pottsville, Pa., a few large col
lieries have suspended for a few days in
consequence of the lack of orders. There
is no strike in the region.
—The train on the Chicago, North
western and Pacific Railroad, which left
Chicago Wddnesd ay morning for Omaha,
ran off the track about one mile west of
Carroll station, lowa.
—A private, letter from Arizona says
a wagon train belonging to Juan Gon.
golos was attacked by Indians on the
Gila river on the 4th of August, and thir
teen men were killed.
—On invitation of the Executive Corn-..
mittee of Virginia, the Agricultural So
ciety •of. Southern -planters will hold an-
Agricultural Convention next Friday at
White Sulphur Springs.
—General Sherman' yesterday, in con
versation with leading Cubans, said the
-Spanish gunboats would not be allowed
to leave our waters,' and that an early
recognition of Cuban belligerency Is pro
bable.
—At St. Louis, Mrs. .George Wilson,
alias Louisa Davis, was committed to jail
yesterday in default of two thousand
dollars bail for robbing Prowhel's jewel.
ry store of eight thousand dollars' worth
of diamonds.
—At White Sulphur Springs yester
day, Delegates so the National Board of.
Trade, with their families, prominent cit.
izens, and members of the press from
all parts of the Union, arrived by an ex
cursion train. ,
—Conflicting reports are received from
White Sulphur springs, Virginia, as to
the health of George Peabody. Some say
that he la rapidly failing, -while others
assert that his health is much better than
a month ago.
—John Bower, the fiend who obstruct
'ed the Erie railway track for plundering
purploses,causing the terrible Carr's Rock
disaster, yesterday published a full con
ressiOn,in a New York paper. We have
not yet 'received the text.
—Gen. Canby has ordered the discharge
from custody - of policeman Captain Cal
lahan. of Richmond, who shot and killed
Joseph Kelly at 'a , registration office in
that city, who had a \preliminary exami
nation by the Military Commission but
no trial.
—The directors of the consolidated Buf
falo and Erie, Lake Shore and, Michigan
Railroads, held a private meeting to-day
for the. purisiae of completing arrange
thenta for the working of the line. The
result was satisfactory and will soon be
communicated to the public.
—At Evansville, Indiana, the Long
worth tract, being 160 acres of unimpro
ved land immediatelyadjoiningthis city
and owned by the heirs of the late. Nich
olar Longworth of Cincinnati, has been
said to Messrs. - Jacob Elisas and Phillip
Heidelbach of Cincinnati for 5250,000.
—At Chicago, yesterday morning, a
girl named Susan Hyatt, thirteen years
of age while attempting to pull some
pieces of boards out of the Chicago river,
as they wore floating near. Rush street
bridge, fell into the stream and was
drowned. Her body was recovered. .
—At Buffalo, about forty feet of the
State Arsenal fell yesterday 'morning,
carrying with it thirty thousand rounds
of ammunition. The keeper had a nar
row escape. Tne 65th regiment drilled
there last night, and had the accident oc
curred then, the loss of 'life would have
been festlul.
—At Chicago, yesterday morning, five
cars were throws from the track. The
tender was burned and the baggage car
demoliabed. The Congressional Re
trenchinent and party were in the rear
car, whiCh did not leave the track. They
sufferer} i no loss but a portion of their
night's - rest. They were delayed a few
hours by the accident. ) ,
—At Memphis yesterday, a meeting
was held by the Chamber of Commerce
and citizens, to promote the building of
a Rafirdad from Kansas City, vin, Spring
field, td that city. It was largely at
tendetU Delegates were appointed to
visit the Springfield Convention on the
25th inst. Much interest was manifested
in the success of the project. -
-Patrick Farmer, Captain of the boat
"R. J. Skidmore," was drowned in the
Chicago River about eight o'clock Tues
day evening, at Chicago. After having
his vessel towed out into the lake, here
turned in a yawl for a sailor he had left
behind, and - when approaching Rush
street, Chicago, a tug came suddenly
upon his boat and he jumped into the
river to save from being run down and
never rose to the surface.
—President Grant yesterday passed
through Reading cri a special train en
route for the Schuylkill coal region, the
train stopping ten minutes. When the
crowd had assembled, the President
appeared on the platform in response to
calls and briefly expressed hie aatisfac
faction with his visit to that section of
the State, after which he submitted to
prolonged handshaking until the' train
moved off. After inspecting the; new
Reading Road Railing . Mill, about a mile
above the city, the party proceeded on
their journey.
,troleum
A CORRESPONDENT of the Philadel
his North American writes as follows:
:is suggestions -are applicable to Pius.
burgh: In view of the thickly growing.
popiion of the city, and the injury and.
risk Both to human life and property by
the va os steam railway lines entering
through Our streetti; is'-it not about time
to tunnel? \ln London and Paris the
railways nearly all enter these cities un
'der ground; tlogoviirnment requires it.
Is there any lees a necessity for the same
thing in Philadelphia? Ninth, Willow,
Prime, and many othr, avenuek,of the
city hive been almost ruined by malting
railroads upon them, and it4s a question
whether, in view of the losslo property
owners brthe depreciation ofth‘ir prop
erty, the number of lives lost, and run
aways and accidents weekly reeld
upon them, the companies should not e
compelled at once to tunnel their respect
ive roads, which, with a large number of
the citizens of Philadelphia, we think the
time has arrived to do. •
GIREEIiSBURG
An Incident of Travel—The Late Teach
er's Convention—Court Week. ,
t OurrespondenCe or the Pltt'aburght Gazette.
GREENSBURG, August 1.7, 1869.
Contrary to custom, your correspon
dent will omit to state in what particular
train he embarked at Pittsburgh, also the
precise time of his arrival at this place.
He will 'mention, however, as of some •
importance, an incidentattending his de
parture from "city,dast and heat," which
started the perapiation even from his
cold side. , Not being well "posted" as to
lie time of the departure of trains, he ar
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nved at the Union Depot an hour or more
slooner than necessary, and - was theefore
obliged to loiter about, dunnage in hand,
for that length of time. Taking a seat '
iu the spacious outer waiting room, and
stretching his limbs on the nnensbioned
dirty bench, he hoped thus at his ease to
await train time. But this uncertain.
luxury wasruthlessly denied. -Soon
theme appeared a big, burly officer, look
ing fearfully impressed with the magni
tude of his duties, who said to your cor
respondent, in imperious tone, "Take -
your feet down, out o'that," flourishing
his loaded stick as indication of intent
to enforce his command should it be re
sisted. The
feet" were instantly low
ered. The possessor thereof, after fully
realizing the situation, could not resist
mentally complimenting the officer upon
his vigilance, and dwelling somewhat in
his reflection upon, the circumstance, felt
surprised at the fact that so many "con
fidence men" 'so successfully practice
their "games" at that same Union Depot
under the eye of this same officer, so rig- .
ilant in small things_
—THE TEACHERS' CONVENTION.
The Teachers' Convention, yon are,,
aware, assembled here last week, and
there was a "crushing" time, as of lady
teachers alone there were some five hnn
dred in attendance, more then the hotels
could by any means accommodate with
sleeping quarters. The Greensburg
I folks, however, second to none in the
matter of hospitality, ,threw open the -
doors of their houses and cared tenderly
for the lambs- counted out at the hotels.v .
Whatever opinion the teacheis may have"
of the treatment they rceeived, the
Greensburg people are unanimous in
praise of the conduct of their. guests, -
which they maintain was in all respects
proper and becoming. The Convention
was much larger than had been expected,
and the local committee had made their
arrangements in accordance. with repre
sentions made to them, so there is no
fault to find with anybody except the la
dies, for coming in sucktinexpected forte._
COURT WEE,
This is "court week," as also was last.
Dropping into the church-like court room'
this morning the familiar face of President.
Judge Bilffington was immediately dis
cerned, stern , and severe, bland and se
rene as he is known to be off the bench'
by those who enjoy his -.acquaintance.'
Yet in point of sternness and severity,
gotten up expressly for the occasion, (that
is, during official hours), the "ornament
al" on the right flank exceli,Nwhile he on
the left seems not a 'success in this res
pect, but otherwise, it is said, qiiite well
fitted for the position of associate judge.
Also in the way of ornamentation it was
noticeablethat the walls of,the room hat eN N
been lately frescoed, and two "villainous" •
looking profiles, (probably designed to
represent statuary), on either side of the
bench which your correspondent was in
formed are intended to represent Chief
Justices Gibson and Coulter. The writer
never saw the former, but from his, vivid
recollection of the latter, is free to say
the representation outrages him 'greatly.
The artist who thus ' displayed his
genius should have - confined his
efforts to the transparency business.
Looking over the bar other familiar,
faces appeared, prominent among them
those of Cowan and Foster, the latter at
the moment on his feet addressing the
Court in answer to an objection by a
more youthful attorney, who bad disre
garded that style of decorum. A divorce
case was on trial, and there seemed to be
a great deal of interest taken in it.
A DEMOCRATIC POW.WOW.
Monday evening a Democratic meeting
was held in the Court-house, Messrs.
Cowan and Foster, and Mr. Latta, can
didate for Assembly, making speeches on
the occasion. It was not an enthusiastic
affair, and seems to have been , gotten nyi
on grief notice. Mr. Cowan, It is said,
was not in good humor, - annoyed at being
calledimon to talk, but took occasion to
lecture his Republican free-n . . 48. Your
correspondent regrets his absence on the
occasioa, as he might have, deemed the
man, it not the speech, of sufficient import
ante to command a more extensivenotice
than under the circumstances he will now
receive. The speech was not relished by
the Republicans, who feel somewhat out
at Mr. Cowan presuming upon
their ignorance of the nature of the Issues
now before the country=and• jalso at his
endeavoring to teach doctrines
.. directly
antagonistic to those he enunciated, with
his pecgliar jaw -bone' eloquence, from
the same rostrum not many years since;
He took up the XVth amendment, which
be maintained was not an amendment;
but proposed .an entire change of the
constitution. Reptiblicans, 9 he said,
would be the veriest slaves if they sub
mitted to negro domination, or allowed
that nice to be placed on an equality with
;white men,Ae.sadi their wives should not
sleep with" them until they . reriotuiced
.e their allegiance to the party now advoca
w, tang equal rights for the negro. HanTz.
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A COICRESPONDENT 01 —0 Boston Tray
eller, to illustrate the universal fondness
for rowing. which prevails in England.
says: "I saw a four-oared boat on the
river a few days ago,. manned as follows:
Bald-headed old gentleinan pulling stroke,
two daughters amidships, small boy bovi,
and a very small boy- coxwain. .They
ere nulling well-4-a good stroke—clean ,
lugh the water, and in a narrow boat,
tignk it waa a shell."
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