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WASHINGTON.

Gen. Sherman's Report:on Indian Affairs.

Increasing Importance or theCuban Expedition.

Ifrogfess of Events In CuIjil

Tlic - Insurgents. Again Victorious.

The Pacific Slope Again inCommotion.

Result of the Prize Fight atNarrowsuurg, N. Y.

ioss or the Australian Ship.Hellespont.

Red Cloud and Other ChiefsPromise to Behave.

Sult.Agaiust the Paschall HouseAssociation.

WASHINGTON.NIieruinn'H Report Revciiuo Supervi

sors, Receipts, etc.Wafiiingtox, Nov. 20. Gtn. Sher

man's report does not varv from the accounts received from time to time of Indiandepredations in tbe West. Gen. Shermansits in his report: "The only hope to findthe enil of this eternal Indian war is intransferring the entire bu lines to the WarDepartment, and for CongrcfB to enact theJaw and provide the necessary money atleat a year before required to be ex-

pended." Gen. Sherman details the ex-

penditures of money appropriated by Con-

gress, and concludes as follows : "I pro-iKc- e

to continue, as now, to have Geu.Terry and Augur to protect the Missouriliver traffic and the Union Pacific railroadwith zealous care, and so gather in all ma-

rauding bands of Sioux to the reservationnorth of Nebraska. Gen. W. S. Ilarnev isprepared to feed and protect them to theextent of means subject to his control ; todestroy or punish the hostile Indians inhis department till they of their own voli-tion will go to Fort Cobb and remain thereon the reservation assigned them, underthe care of Gen. W. 15. Hazen, who is alsoprepared to a limited extent to provide fortheir necessities. This will procure uspeice within tbeir and war,tviibout it, tnust soon brui tin matter toa ooncluidon.

Receipts on cu'toms from November 9ihto the Uth, inclusive, S2.243.4SG. A largenumber of recently appointed InternalRevenue Supervisors have arrived herejand are y receiving their instuctiocs

NEW YORK.Tile Eric Itallroutl .Stock Troubles-- -

right, FiUbiislorlnir, "etc.Nov YonK, Nov. 20. The Drew party

settled their Erie contracts just before theCorner broke at 5758. Their lossesamount to over one million and a quarter.

The excitement iG the Erie hassubsided,the stock fettling down to 41. B. I. ismentioned as the next sensation and hasAdvanced to 10PJ.

Two brokers had a fight on change to-

day, growing out of recent transactions inKrie. They were separated after dama-ging each other slightly.

At a meeting of the Cuba fillibntters,list night, several recruits enrolled them-htlvC-

and a letter from a late Rebel officerwas read, offering to join the expeditionwith 10,000 men. Gen. Kinnigan, thealleged leader here, keeps Jvery reticent,but the report is that an expiditton leiveswithin.a short time for Cuba.

A number of citizens met last night atFifth Avenue Hotel to consider the expe-diency of making an independent Humi-

liation for Mayor. Among those picscntwere Peter Cooper, P. M. Kelly, and oth-er- p.

The session was strictly private, butit transpired that the majority expressedthemselves in favor of nominating W. E.Ourtiss for the position- - The Tribune andEvening Post urge tbe Republicans toconcur in the nomination of John Kellyby the Democratic Union organization forMayor.

The Secretary of the Treasury is nego-tiating for the purchase of the whole ofthe Battery, and has already bought enoughof frontage for a wharf basin.

The leaders of the Cuban filibuteringpchetne, still persist in their enterprise.They nay alt tbe men required have beenobtained, and fully equipped, and theyinly want transportation. The flag of the

expedition is exhibited, and consists of redand blue bars with a white ground, in thecorner of which is a lone star. It is saidhere that a large force is concentrated atMemphis ready to sail at a moment's notice

NARKOWSRVRG.Another Instance or Civilization.Nkw Yokk, Nov. 20 A prize fight be-

tween Matt Conklin and Bill Hogan, forS40O a fide, took place yesterday, nearNarroweburg. The match was made lastSeptember. The principals were trainedand entered tl e ring in fine condit-ion. Twentj-i- x rounds were fought inone hour ai.d twmtv minutes. Conklinwas declared winner. The latter was seconded by Matt Boyle and Bill Ruter, andHogau by his brother and a man namedVance. Mr. Slawden was the referee.Both men were badly punished.

FTICA.Con Irtlnii l it Monstrous Mutderrr.

UxiCA. K. Y. Nov. 20. The jury intho case of in. Henry Careewell, indictedfor muidering Abbey Elizabeth Sanders, alittle girl only right years and eix monthsold, in the town ol Atuegville, in April,this afternoon brought in a verdict cfguilty. The evidence shows the murdererfirst despoiled his little victim and thenbrutally cut her throat. Judge Morgenwill Fcntmre him at 9 t. clock I ndaymorning

I'll I LA DELPHI..tit ii. (irniit nsalii on tho Move.

PlllLAPEi.rniA, ov. 20. Gen. Grantarrived at four U-- t eveniuc, and is flopping at the Co".;'n ntil. It i reported hewill be entertained privately at the UnionLeague House to day.

Gen. Grant took a wall; along ChestnutStreet, visiting Independence Hall andSquare. He was recognized and a thronggathered. But after some delay ho suc-

ceeded in flanking his admirers and nturning to tho Continental. Ho willpartake of a banquet to ba served by theloyal leaguo, and will bo serenaded by"the boys in blue" this evening.

SI. LOUIS.The Iiic-liii- l !Iomr Kniiidlc Snlt

Sr. Louis, Nov. 20. John King a wellknown citizen of this city has filed a petition in the circuit court, sittinc forthsomo curious farH regarding tho PaschalHouso Lottery. Mr. King put his housein tho scheme. It was drawn by the association, but not receiving as big a shareas ho thinks himself entitled to, he re-

pudiates tlib whole thing and d?nouncesit as illegal

RICHMOND.ii..'t!ii--- l the L'nllcd StnteH District

CourtRichmond, Nov. 20. Chief Justice Chase

will arrive on next Monday to preside atthe fall term of the United States CircuitPnnri. .IelT. Davie, it is understood, will

bv counsel at present, unless themakes difiercnt requirements.

The first Enow fell y lasting two

hours.

NASHVILLEESTABLISHED MARCH 30, 1835.

FOREIGN.Garabntdl and Spanish Affairs

London, Nov. 20. A letter is pubhshed from Garabaldi urging Spain tochoose a dictator for two years, and thenestablish a republic.

LONDON.Arrest of Fenians Important!

COTCrlCH.London. Nov. .20. Peter Burns and

Martin Constantiue. were, iirrested at Ashton yeslerda?. on suspicion of belongingto the reman organization, vaiuaul papers understood to cive details relative tothe organization were found on their pet'sons.

ENGLAND.Bcvcrdy Johnson Not Yet Inn Speech

less Condition.London. Nov. 20. The corporate an

thorities of Brighton yesterday presentedan address to the Minister of the UnitedStates. Mr. Johnson in his response, gavea detailed history of his negotiations withthe British Foreign Office. From what helet fall concerning the terms of the con-

vention for the settlement of the Alabamaclaims, it appears that a majority of thecommissioners are to decide upon individual claims in case the board should select an umpire.

CUBA.Movements of tho Insurgents They

Again Defeat Royal TroopsNew York, ,Nov. 20. A special from

Ilavana says : "From revolutionary sourceswe Jearn that. Col. impedes is acting as Provisional President in the absence of ColAguilera. He has issued a decree ordering all citizens between the ages of eighteenand forty to be enrolled for active service.under penalty, in case of failure, that theybe declared enemies. Aii native male persons between the agea of forty and sixtymust do home guard duty. .Lieut, lien.Marcano commands tbe eastern department ; Aguero the central, the other chiefsbeing near Mt. Saristiban, Berdoma andPoilata." The latest news by telegramreceived last night, from Puerto Principe,announces that tbe government troopswho were besieged with the Governor in aconvent had surrendered to the insurgentsat Juara. The insurgents whipped thetroops.Tho Revolutionist lloldlnjr Good

Hands nnd Going Better.Havana. Nov. 1. Gen. Val Mancerdo

has arrived with troops at Puerto Principe,and will . immediately open campaignagainst the insurgents in conjunction withthe forces of Cols. Lena Campbell andGuirras. A telegram was received fromValmocudo, which announces five hundredinsurrectionists had presented themselvesto him and been pardoned.

the following .intelligence has been received from e: After thebombardment of Jemeria, President Sil- -nave lumbardtd Tor hve hours the townof but was finally repul-el- .Many of his pickets have sarrendered tothe revolntioniu. Tho dUtric a of Bor-nei-

and St. Nicholas have joined tierevolutionist. All foreign counsels hivebeen notified by Salmore that he intendedhortly to attack the towns of Jackneel

and St. Marks. An American in ...-- o -war was looked for with anxielv. a - cralother nations have vessels in this port, tutthere has been no American vessels sinceSeptember. The gjvernment continues topurchase and sell coliee and mahogany forthe purpose of raising revenue Therevolutionists are increasing in numbers.

Havana, Nov. 20. dpt. Gen. Letamdisays the statement that five hundred rebelshad surrendered and been pinioned,which was published in the Diario thismorning, is greatly exajnrerated. The factis that dispatches to the government re-

port that only about fifty men so far havegiven themselves up, but email parties ofinsurgent aie continually coming intoPueto Principa who have abandoned tberebel cause.

. TIIE PLAINS.Iiitlluii CIileN ouTIiclr Good IIMiut ifr

Discovery of Rich Mines.St. Louis, Nov. 20. An Omaha dis

patch says that Uc.i Cloud, tho famouschief of the Sioux Indians, and severalother chiefs heretofore hostile, signed atreaty of peace and promised to bchavothemselves. A Salt Lake dispatch saysnew and rich mines havo been discoveredon White river, tljo ore taken out payingfrom it)(J(J(J tD $?000 per ton. Assayshavo been made oftire yielding from $10,-00- 0

to $15,000 per ton. An ore stampingmill is already in operation and largequantities arc being shipped to Austindaily for reduction.

BEAU RIVER CITY.Threatened .With Dcstrnctlon by n

Blob.St. Louis, Nov. 20. A Salt Late

special to tho Democrat says hangingof three roughs at Bear River City ontho 11th, previously reported, createdgreat excitement, and this morning amob of 200 men burned the FrontierIndex ofBcc, and tho jail. The citizensarmed themselves and fixed on tho mob,killing ten and wounding a number. Itwas learcd tho whole town would beburned and tho women and children wereflocing for safely.

CALIFORNIA.Losk or the Hellespont 3Iorcnrth- -

iiunkcs.San FitANcibCO, Nov. 19. The ship

Hellespont, CapU Soule, from Melbourne,Australia, was wrecked this morning aboutthirty miles south of this port Two ofthe crew were saved and eleven missing,including the captain and mate of the ves-ee- l.

Tho vessel immediately went topieces and proves a total lo-- a.

A heavy sheck of earthquake was fthat IHUieriou, isjinurnia, xovi'iuiier out.The walla ol the courthouse were hadlvcracked. The walersof San Joaquin riverwere greatly disturbed. A plight nhock waBalso experierced at Austin, Nevada, No-vember 17.

FLORIDA.'the Mil-- , or the Carpct-ll- R Governor-- "

Tallaiiafse, November 20. Lieut.Gov. Gieason to day ciled at thecapitol to procuro tho manual of the lastregular term of tho Legislature. Hewas received by Capl. Carse, Gov. Reed'sAssistant JAdjutant General ad interim.Gov. Glcason expressed the kindest feel-

ings towards Gov. Reed, and said he hadno personal feeling in matter of impeach-ment ; that the action ho had taken asforced upon him by the action of theLegis'auirc, and tho position he held inthe government of tho btate.

SOUTH CAROLINA.Small l'jivnrs 1 1iniilitally Itcrcivril.

Ralkioii, N. C, Nov. 20. The Ni.rthCarolina Cor.gu-s-iona-l delrgaliou is polit-ically the same as in the last Congrcs sixRepublicans and one Democrat. Ine lat-

ter reprecenls the Sixth district.

LVCIOKXT AXI ACCIDEXT.New York, Nov. 20- - An unknow.i

vessel was burned at se.i, opposite the vil-

lage of Bridgehampton, Long Island, onTuesday night during the storm. Nothingis known of thote on board.

New York, Nov. 20. W. Sydney,died aged eighly-tw-

A bold attempt was made this morningto rob tho Third Avenue Central ParkSavings' Bank. Orer $100,000 wore se-

cured by a man named Joseph Hovcll,and another man. name unknown, butdropped it in their haste to get away froni

the ouiccre ol the naiiK.At a meeting of tho Cigar Man

nfacturer's; Association of the Stale to-

day, a resolution was adopted that the un-

reasonable action of the Cigir Makers'Union having proved unadjustable, thereis no prospect of coming to an equitableadjustment of the difficulties, and that allworkmen belonging to that Union he dis-

charged on the 27th inst., and no men belonging to Unions be hereafter employed,

A convention of the Agricultural andManufiduring Associations of Georgiawill be held in Macon on the 10ih of De-

cember next.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

Investigations ol the AtTnlrs or thoPrinting Bnrenn JlcCnlloch's A-ctionA Ilage Swindle In tho AlnsUwPurchase Cabinet OCSceru Prepareinc to Pack their Traps.Special to the LonisvDIo Courier-Journa- l. '

A STAIJ. IN TIIE ATjaEATT STABLR

Washington, Nov. 19. An interestingfact touching the forced retirement of Su-

perintendent Clark from the Printing Bu-

reau has transpired. When Senator Ed-

munds, Chairman Committee on Retrench-ment, notified McCulloch that he wouldnot proceed with the investigation of theCurrency Bureau so lonir a3 Clark wasthere, the Secretary proposed to give Clark"four months longer leave ot absence, .ir,Edmunds declined the proposition, remarking that while he would impute noKroner to Clark, he lelt satisheu mat evidence, such a? would be satisfactory to theCommittee, could not be obtained from theemployes of that .bureau it UlarK m anyway controlled it. After consultation withClark, the Secretary finally concluded toaccept the resignation. The pertinaciouselforts of MtUutloch to retain this person,consideiiog his questionable conduct andcharacter, gives rise to more than ordinarycomment. Amoncr matters to be probedinto bv the intrenshment Committee in theTreasury ii one which first obtained pub-licity the Courier-Journa- l, to-w- thechareethat an official of the Treasury Department, after five years of controversy,and repeated refusal, redeemed a fivehundred dollar cold bond which was alleged to be a duplicate and fraudulent,The exchange of a 0 for a or.o thousanddollar 0 bond which had pieviouslybeea pronounced a counterfeit in the 1.paitment. will also be investigated.

senator Edmunds, on the part ot tnccommittee, was engaged to-d- ay in examin-ing the working of the Printing Bureau,but no fact of importance wai elicited.

rEKQTJISITES.

The report by cable that a draft for onemillion pounds sterling had been paidthe Russian Government by Baring Bros.on account of tho Alaska purchase by theUnited States, gives rise to some inquiry asto why the draft was for only five milliondollars, whereas tho purchasa money wasseven million two hundred thousand dol-lars. A story has floated about here for amonth or two that this addition of twomillions and upwards swells the bank accounts of various Jujrh olhcials, editors,correspondents, lobbyists and loafer?, whoare supposed to hive aided in stifling theopposition of the House of Representativesto that purchase. It has been said that alist of all who were paid their price is inexistence, in which several prominentjournals are put down at $20,000 each, andleeser lights in proportion; but the steryis said to be mere cossip, and malicious atthat. Neverihele&s the fact that only fivemillions reached his Czarship, has a suspi-cious look.

THE REVENUE.

the Commissioner of Internal Revenueis well pleased with the working of thenew revenue law under which the receiptsduly answer his expectation?, which werein accordance with those entertained bythe Finance and Ways and Mean3 committees. From present indications theinternal revenue receipts for the comingyear will not be far from one hundred andlifty millions.

ArrOINTilENT OF surEnvisonsThe Supervisorship business progresses.

McCulloch and Rollins' revenue mill isgrinding out one or more every day.Dutcher, who was confirmed y forSouthern New York, which embraces thatcity and Brooklyn, has the fattest ofhee inAmerica, or perhaps in the world. Nominally, his salary is $3,000, hut a millionper year profits is considered a low esti-mate by those who were applicants for thesame place, it is also reported that thename'of Mr. Worthinjton, Supervisor ofSouthern Ohio, is under consideration.Supervisors have been divided into twoclasses, all of whom receive $1,500 perannum, except Marr, at St. Louis; Fulton,in Baltimore: Nash, in Montgomery: andBarbour, in Boston, each of whom will rece'tve $2,000 per annum.

THE OUTGOING CABINET.

The several members of the Cabinet arenot only busy in the preparation of theirannual report?, but also in perfecting theirarrangements for private life. SecretaryMcCulloch goes to Europe to take chargeof a branch of Jay Cuoke's bank, to beestablished in London. Mr. Seward hav-ing abandoned all hope a premier underthe next administration, retires to Auburnon the 4th of March next, to enjoy hisotium cum dignitale. Secretary Welles sayshe shall welcome the day that relieves himof the Navy Department and allows hisreturn to the land of steady habits. Secre-tary Browning returns to his home inIllinois, immediately upon hia retirement,and will not hold over the thirty days al-

lowed him under the civil tenure bill.Postmaster General Randall has tempor-arily engaged the furnished residence ofPerry Fuller, in the absence of that gentlernan, and Attorney General Evarts hasan eye to the Senatorial succession in NewYork.

THE ALABAMA CLAIMS NEGOTIATIONS,Pre-ide- Johnson cxpresiei astonish-

ment at the amount of paper and inkwasted upon speculations over what Minis-

ter Johnson will or will not do in Eng-

land regarding the Alabama claims andother questions at issue. He remarked toa gentleman yesterday that it seemed tobe forgotten that Mr. Johnson went to Eng-land under instructions from his govern-ment, and that he is not there to pursueany "after dinner" impulse?, even if hewere bo disposed. Tho President express-es entire confidence in tho prudence andability of our Minister, at.d doubis not hewill strictly follow out his letter of instruc-tions, regardless of British dinnirs andnewspaper paragraphs.

IncrniliarlMn In i:st leiincssecWe extract the following from tlw

Sweetwater Forerunner of tho 19th:A coLtiderable degree of excitement has

been caused in this neighborhood withinthe past ten days by the hold and per-

sistent operations of incendiarit? I'roSmAcademy, on Fork Creek, about eix milesnortheast of bweetwater, was hret et tire toand entirely destroyed. Subsequently, thetercher, Mr. J. L. McDjniel, I. isschool in a shop on the farm of and ownedby Mr. J. P. 1. AlcUrosky. Un fridaynight last the new school house was burnedto the ground. - On tho next night Mr. j'a

barn, one of the best in Ea'tTennessee, met with the same fate. Thobarn contained a considerable quantity ofwheat, oats and hay, besides a number cfhorpe?, mules, and other Block The stock,with the exception of two colts, was let out,it is supposed, previous to firing the barn.Everything else was destroyed. Onewould think, in all conscience, thatit wan now about time for the destroyersto hold up. But not so. The verynext night an attempt waB made to burnMr. McCrosky's dwelling hoii'e. Fortu-natd- y,

or perhsps, unfortunately, theparty or parties were frightentd off by ayoung bjy who was on guard at the time.Before leaving a stonj w:s thrown at thguird. f

This is the ttcond part, in 0ir midst, ofthe new peace programme. Who can tellwhere or how it will end?

Air. McCrosky was supposed to hava noenemies. No man in ihe country is mereuniversally esteemed, and everybody is ata lo?s to account for the terrible warfarewhich baa been commenced against him.

We understand that Mr. Crosky em-

ulates his loa.s, by the burning of his barn,at S3000-$C- 00 dollar of which was cov-

ered by insurance. We do not know thatany one is suspected, or that any pteps arebeing taken to ferret out I he perpetratorsof these vile outrage.

But Mr. McCrosky is a Democrat, anda?, eurronndtfd by his frightened family, hesleeplesslv &waits the approach ol danger,we can only recommend he read often andcarefully that crim piece of satire, thewatchword of triumphant radicalism, "Lftus have peace. It may comlort uim.

The Chamber of Life Insurance in tts-sio-

at New York Thursday elected J. BPatterson, of Harlford, President: JohnFsdie. No; York. Vice President; Wm.M. Cole, Brooklyn, Secrelary; Andrew V.

Mnnran. 'lrajsuicr: E Wriabt. Aciuaty;G. W. Phelps, A. M. Freeman, S. Bucklir,andO U. Jon W, directors, ami aujourneutill February.

NASHYILLE,

XEWSIiOP THE DAY.Commissions were on Wednesday issued

to all the Indiana Congressmen elect, ineluding Julian and Yoorhezs.

All troops.that can be spared aro to beat once sent to Gen. Sheridan to participatein the campaign against the Indians.

Apples are now carried to China in goodcondition, by packing them m ice, anureadily sell at Hong Kong for two dollarsper dozen in gold.

It appears that the. Georgia Legislaturehaving failed lO' provide for a city registration in Alacon, there will be no municipal election there until after the meetingof the next .Legislature, in January.

The comic paper in Buenos Ayrea contuna caricatures or the leading personagesin the Washburne affair, including ourminister himself,, who is represented asrunning off with his umbrella and carpetbag, in a state of great alarm.

A dispatch from Council Bluffs to Chicago, "says the Chicago, Rock Island andPacific railroad have commenced to lay atrack eastward from that city, and the workwill be continued until the parties layingtb.3 track meet at a point forty miles east ofthe Blulis.

The Richmond Dispatch of Thursday,says : "Many inquiries are made as towhether Mr. Davis wili have to appear be-

fore the United States Circuit Court on thefourth Monday of this month. Such is thecondition of his recognizance, but it is byno means certain that he will personallyappear. If Mr. O Conner and Mr. Jbyarur.who represented respectively' the accusedand the government, decra his personal appearance necessary, it is agreed that heshall be informed bv telegram over thecable."

The Lynchburg Virginian Bays: "We

Sublishcd a statement yesterday that Gen.had been tendered the position

of 'Supervisor of Agencie,' of the Knick-erbocker Life Insurance Company for theSouth, with a salary of S10.000. We saw,last right, the letter making the proposition to him. It was in the possession ofMr. T. L. Alfriend, of Richmond, one ofthe agents of the company for Virginia,who was conveying it to the General. Theletter intimates that if the amount offeredis not satisfactory, it will be increased."'

The Board of Trade on Monday passedthe following: "Resolved, That tbe im-

portance of telegraphic communication atthe present day is hardly seond to that ofthe postoffice; and that in our widely

country, its use ehould be encouraged and promoted in every practica-ble way. This Board, therefore, would ex-

press the hope that Congress will devise auniform system which shall bring the telegraph lines of the United States within thereach of all classes of our people, and makeit available for tbe transmission of all descriptions of intelligence."

A Washington special of tha 18th says :

The denial of reports of large deficiency inthe Postoffice Department will be remembered. The figures printed yesterday, fromAir. Randall s report, place tbe deficiencyat four millions. This amount is obtainedby deducting opeciai appropriations lromthe expenditure;, and adding to the re-

ceipts the appropriation on account of freemail matter. The real deficiency will fallbut little below seven millions.

At the Female Suffrage Convention inBoston on Wednesday last, a memorial wasunanimously adopted, to he presented toCongress, asking that in all future amendments of the constitution the rights offuture legislation for the Territories andDistrict of Columbia the rights of ufiraebe given to women. Senator Wilson madea fpecch in which he s.iid, when this ques-tion was kept dislinc. from others, hefavored giving women the light to vote-- ,

and that they should appeal to the higherand nobler sentiments of the people, andhot to their passions and prejudices. Atthe evening meeting, addresses were madeby Rev. Mr. Stratton, of Worcester, Mrs.Lucy Stone Blackwell, Dr. Alcott, Mrs.Adelaide Brown, and Col. R S. Hinlon, ofKansas.

A Knox ville correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial writes : There seems tobe some apprehension that the Legislaturewilt make some changes in the franchiseaw?, with a view of enlarging and liber

alizing the privilege. Gov. Brownlow opposes it very determinedly, and cites theLegislature to Georgia and Louisiana, asexamples of what a magnanimous policywill result in. 1 do not think tbe Legis-

lature will take any Hteps whatever in thisnatter. Hon. Horace Maynard is an-

nounced as an applicant for a Cabinet posi-

tion. Gov. Brownlow, in his yesterday'sWhig, urges his claim in an editorial, andnames him as the man to represent theSouth. He nominates him for PostmasterGeneral. Mr. Maynard is also understoodto be a candidate for the position ofSpeaker of the House, as successor to Mr.Colfax.

PERSONAL ITEMS.Benjamin B. Bang?, of Brooklyn, con-

nected wiih the Warren Roofing Company,committed suicide Tuesday.

Col. S. II. Letcher, of the Fifty-eight- h

Virginia Regiment, and lately editor ofthe Lexington Gazette and Banner, diedlast week.

A deputation from the Cuban insurgentsare aiid to have arrived in New York andare in conference with the filibuster lead-

ers there.The Vice President elect, and wife,

reicbed Pittsburg Wednesday night, and,after partaking ot a square meal at the de-

pot, left for the East.C. W. A. Nagcl, formerly local editor

of tho Milwaukee Herald, a German pa-

per, committed suicide on Saturday nightby shooting himself.

The well known Lorillards, of NewYork, are building ' an establishment atLouisville for redrying tobacco. It willemploy about one hundred people.

The princess of Prussia, who is tho old-ii- .t

daughter of Queen Victoria, has sixsix children. The youngest six monthsold, the next eighteen. She w"as marriedin 1857.

Mr?. Anna McLean fell from a windowin Springfield, Massachusetts, Wednesdaynight, while in a somnambulic ptate, andwa?instantly killed. She was eighty-thre- e

years old.The New York Times thinks "Gen. Sher

man will be the man nearest Gen. Grant,and the most influential in his counsels,whether the former shall be Secretary otWar, General or Lieutenant General."

The Bulchera' nide and Melting Association of New York have just celebratedthe completion of a new slaughter house,which cot 5100,000. The holding is 2S0

t long and ii wide.

flic butchers of Albany and the bikersof Trov have reduced. the price of theirmeat five cents a pound and bread twocents a loaf, a?' an example to their brethrt-- in other cities to go and do likewise.

The University of London bai recentlyestablished a new decree, the hichest inthe faculty of art?, with ihe title D. Lit.,or Doctor of Literature. It is open to allgraduates in arts in the fciglish Universities.

Harfev C. Masoa, formerly agent of theAmericin Vintage Company, of New York,is alleged to have recently told drafts oncustomers ot the company at St. louis anuat other places in the Ve?t. lie is nowunderstoo 1 to bs traveling North, and itis nref-nme- will attempt to raise moremoney in the same manner.

A HTKAMHOAT CASK.Captain John E. Har, of the stcsmboit

Glendale. was iccently examined on acharge of violating the maritime law inrunning his boat without avire tiller rope,The complaint was made by Peter Van- -

dervoort, inspector ot nulls, it appearsthat on the Iat trip of the Glendale fromPittsburg to St. Louis, the wire tiller ropibroke near Paducah,aud instead of splicingit, a manilla rope wa3 substituted. CaptainHare stated that the snspector at Pittsburghad told him he could put in a manillatiller rope. It was also stated that theCaptain had said that the wire rope was i

farce. The penalty for violating the regnlation is a fine of $100 and imprisonmentnot exceeding two months. Captain Harewas held to answer.

The Leader newspaper office, two dry-goa-

stores, and a saloon were burned atSpringfield, Missouri, Tueeday morning.

TENNESSEE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21,

TENNESSEE1EGISLATURESENATE.

Nashvillf; tfov..20,18G3. The Senatewaj railed to order at 10 A. M. bv SneakerSenter. Twenty members answered to theirnames.. .

Leave of absenco WM granted Mr. Fuson,ol ueliaib, on accounv ui wuigposiuon.

The minority report of A. G. Sharpe,Dirertor of the Penitentiary, in recard lothe condition, financially and otherwise ofthe Penitentiary, was submitted, read andone thousand copies ordered printed. Thereport was then referred to the Committee03 the Penitentiary

INTRODUCTION OlMlILLij, ETC.

By Mr. Rodgers: Anf act to surrenderthe McMinnville and Manchester Railroadto the stockholders- - Passed first reading.

By Mr. Lyle : An act to pay off the employees ol the Memphis, Aamville andLouisville Railroad. Passed first reading.

Bv Mr. Keith : Anact to incorporate theAdelphi Lodge ol atea Masons. Jfasaed urst reaaing.

Mr. Smith moved to reconsider the votetaken on Senate re3oIution ro. 42, author'izing the Comptroller to pay ior printingthe impeachment trial oi uouge Jerazier.

The House of Representatives amendedthe resolution as follows : Pro'yided, that itshall not exceed $500.

The amendment was) concurred in, andthe resolution was adopted.

The Senate then took a recess to meetthe House in ioint convention to elect aSecretary of StatB and'State Treasurer.

beuate adjourned until 2 o'clock t.ti.ArtcruooV Session.;..

The Senate met at 2 o'clock and repairelto the Representative Hall, to fioiih thebusiness of the Convention. After whichthe members returned and granted leaveof absence to several Senators.

On motion of Mr. Patterson, the Houseamendment to Senate bill 194, an act toamend the charlerof the town of Lebanon,was taken up and adopted. Tbe Senatethen adjourned until Monday morning, at10 o'clock.

HOUSE.The House was called io order at 10 A.

M by Speaker Richards. Sixty-on-e members answered to their names.

Messrs. Brewer, Turner and Hamilton,of Lincoln, obtained leave of absence fora week ; the last named from next Monday.

Mr. Shepherd presented a memorialfrom the employes of the Rogersville andJefferson railroad, accompanied by a reso-

lution, both of which were referred to theFinance Committee.

NEW BILLS.

By Mr. Hammer : To incorporate theron, Machinery, Stone and Hollow Ware

Mouldera' Protective andUnion, No. 55, of Nashville. Passed firsteading and referred to Committee on In

corporations.By Mr. Lillard: For the relief of

Gideon Reggs. Pased first reading andreferred to Committee on is ew Counties.

By Mr. Mason : To clianze the time ofholding the courts in Roane county.Passed "first reading and referred to Ju-diciary Committee.

By Jlr. Brewer: To amend an actpassed Marth 13, 1S03, entitled "An actconcerning the leasing and consolidationof railroads in the State of Tennessee."The bill provides for the lease of roadswhich have not paid interest on the bondsloaned by tbe State, under certain con-ditions. Passed first reading and referredto Committee on Internal Improvements.

By Mr. Taylor, of Carter and Johnson :

Providing for the reorganization, super-vision and maintainance of free schools inthe S.ate. Passed first reading and re-ferred lo Committee oa Public Schools.

House bill 513 was taken up and passedeecond reading.

HOUSE BILLS ON TIIIRD READING.

270: Regulating the publication of Supreme Court decisions. Passed.

2a Authorizing the erection of a fishtrap, etc. Amended and passed.

200 lo incorporate the Jackon GasLight Company. Amended and passed.

IN CONVENTION.

The House then look a recess of tenminutes, after which, at 11 o'clock, the twobodies met in convention, for the purposeof electing a State Treasurer and a Secretary cf State. Speaker Senter, of the Sen-

ate, took the Chair, and Col. D. Nelson,Clerk of the Senate, read the joint resolu-tion under which Ihe Convention had as-

sembled.Before tha election was: proceeded with.

Speaker Senter gave notice that all remarks relative to claims or merits of tberespective candidates would be ruled outof order.

The fojlowing nominations were made :by Mr. Hammer, Dr. Sullwell, of Gibson;by --Mr. Hacker, CapU S. P. Evan?, ofRoane; by Mr. Waters, J. E. Rust, ofDavidson; by Air. Bloom. M. L. Phillips,of McMinn; by Mr. Woodcock, Col. A. Elioone, oi Humphreys ; by Air. Read. Daniel Guthrie, of Lawrence; by Mr. Turner,John McLean, of Lawrence.

Ihe name of Mr. Phillips was withdrawnafter the eecond billot, that of Col. Booneafter the third, those of Messrs. McLarenand Guthrie after the fourth, and that of

n.ti ii . .ir. smiweii aucr the sixth.The seventh ballot stood as follows :

Scnatp. House. Total.Evans - 9Kust 13 X 49

J. E. Ripf, of Davidson county wastherefore declared to Invn liwn dnlvclecTed State Treasure.

The Convention then adiournel to 2o'clock r. M.

AFTFRNOON SES3ION.

The House met at 2 r. m . and almostimmediately afterward the convention ofboth bodies

Speaker Senter announced that the business in order was the election of Secretary of State.

benator Aldrige nomitatcd Thomas C.Muse, of Madison county.

Air. Williams nominated Judge M. A.Patterson of Franklin.

Senator Nelon nominated the presen tincumbent, A. J. Fletcher, cf Bradley.

The first billot resulted as follows:Senate. Ilonse, Total,

JIujo 6 U 20Patterson 3 ?Fletcher .12 2U 42

The second billot stood :

Senali. House. Total.MuFC 4 13 17Patterson 4Fletcher 14, 33 47

A J. Fletcher was therefore declaredSecretary of State for the ensu-

ing term. , .

Tho convention then disolved, and theSenators returned to their own chamber.

The House resumed the consideration ofnoUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING

288 Relating to telegraph companies.Withdrawn for amendment.

313 To amend at act compensatingjurors, by giving officers who wait on courlsthe Ramecompensaiion tint is now receivedby jurors. Passed.

310: To incorporate Granville LodeNo. 342, F. and A. U.

Mr. Johnson offered an amendment in-

corporating Whiteville Lodjie No. 148.Adopted.

Mr. Roach offered an amendmtnt incor-porating Gilbert Lodge No. 331. Adopted.

The hill as amended passed third read-ing.

327 : To incorporate the Wardens andVestrymen of Grace Church, Memphis1Passed.

303: To regulate certain courts, indefi-nitely postponed.

310: To incorporate Ihe Raleigh Mill-ing and Manufacturing Company. Pugged.

HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.550: To incorporate the Southern Rtil-roa- d

Association. Amended by increasingthe stock of the Association to $10,000,000and passed.

Adjourned to 10 a. M , next Monday.

I ne louowiug commnnicaiion was preeented to the House Thursday, bat unintentionally omitted in the proceedingsgiven by us yesterday :

Comptroller's Office Nashville,Tenn., Nov. 19, 18G3. To the House ofRepresentatives Gentlemen : I am ordercd by the Chancery Court of Davidsoncounty lo wind up the Southern Bauk ofTennessee by selling her bonds now on deposit in this office. '

Aa there is no law now in this State au

AND

thorizing the doing of that thing, unlessthe order of the court aforesaid constitutessufficient authority, I write this commnni-catio- n

to call the attention of the Legisla-ture to the BUbject, and to ask for instruc-tions in the premises.

The act of May 25, 18C5, " lo repeal thefree banking law of tLo State, etc" (seeact of 1865-60- , page 71) is not, in my opin-ion, operative, because of the failure oftho Comptroller lo take certain steps re-

quired eo as to wind up the baks, aa required in said act. An act removing ttcact of May 25, 1866, would give the neces'sary authority. Your obedient servant,

G. W. Blackburn,Comptroller.

CLOAKS..The Stylo ror Winter Wear Iloir

Undo antlor IV lint JUntcrlal hcolcnriuids Very Fashionable.There is a change in the style of cloaks

made up in heavy materials suitable forwinter wear. Iny are generally made inthe form of a short sack ; not a full loosesack without seams, but sloped out so as tohang loosely, without folds, and with asmall round cape or tbe new French hoodcape. A style in heavy black beaver clothis bound with satin, trimmed wtth satinfolds, and has a small round cape, egedwith deep black silk bullion fringe. Anentirely new style has a close-fittin- g body ;

e skirt plain in front, ihe back lull and.ught up. pannier stile, and asmall French

cape with a hood; tha point extending be-

low the waiet it finished with cord andIflOBftl. '

An elegant fine black cloth sack is madein the style of last winter, but somewhatshorter than those then worn. It has nocape, but it is heavily trimmed withtwo cr three folds around the botlotr,folds across the shoulders, and tosimulate a pointed collar. Sacks madeup of ABtrachan cloth will be much wornas the weather becomes colder, but theseare made entirely plain, and ornamentedwith rich silk buttons and tassels, andsometimes lined with quilted ailk. Persi-an- d

cloth will also be much worn in cloaks.This has a finer curl than Astrachan, andis more expensive.

Waterproof suits are much in vogue forordinary street wear; indeed, so great hasbeen the demand lor this material thisseatoa that there is now a scarcity in themarket. A suit of tbe new material ofEnglish waterproof, recently worn on thestreet, .was noticeable for the neat style inwhich it was made. The bottom of theskirt was trimmed with velvet ribbon : theshort, loose sack was lined with soft flannel,so that it could be worn on cool davs ; overthis was a large cape, caught up in plaitsat the back, with a hood edged with velvetribbon falling in a long point below theWaist.

1'he Scotch plaids ars verv fashionable,made in circulars with a small round cape,and are worn with the right side thrownover the left shoulder. These plaids arealso much worn in dresses.

There ia nothing very new in operacloaks. They are made in circulars ofwhite cloth, trimmed with white fringeand cord and tassel, or ehort sack. Veryhowy opera cloaks are made of scarlet

cloth and embroidered in white or goldcolor. A pretty and unique one is madesack form, the material a delicate shade ofblue, almost covered with white beads, itis principally for evening wear.

Heavy cloth cloaks will not be eo muchworn as formerly, except in extreme coldweather, as suits are not only more fashionable, but far more economical, and arerapidly obtaining favor. Pelisse wadding,with a lining of sill: or hae cambric, isfitted to the sack, so that it can be easilyremoved if desirable, making a suit aswarm as the cloaks made of heavy male- -

. Paisley and camel' shawls areworn at present with silk, veloursand pop--

in dresses; and an elegant i'aisley can bepurchased at from fifty to eeventy-fiv- e dol- -

ars. ihe most expensive caineis-uai- r

shawl recently offered for sale can bebought for three thousand five hundreddollars.

SO PKESENTS.

Bridal TolHe xuuc AnrnjrlVlMj.Tho Cleveland Herald has tho follow

ing sensible ideas:A gentlemen of this city, whose daugh

ter is soon to be married, has printed onthe wedding cards, "No presents will bereceived." That is sensible. Tlie cus-

tom of giving presents at weddings hasgrown to be such an abuse that invita-tions to a wedding arc looked on with asmuch dissatisfaction as the receipt of adunning letter. Every one on any kindof relations with the parties feels obligedto go, and dare not go empty handed,whilst the fear of being thought stingyinduces tho making of a larger gift thancan at all times be well afforded. Thereceipt of presents places the youngcouple under obligations to the giversthat frequently become very burdensome,especially as they are expected to makecommensurato returns when marriagetakes place in tho families of donors.

In many cases the friends of the youngcouple-absen- t themselves from tho wed-

ding, and thereby give rise to a feeling cfcoolness, simply because they are unableto mako presents equal in value to thoseof wealthier frionds and do not wish toprovoke comments by their own humblegifts, though larger in proportion to theirmeans than tho most costly trifles, andgiven with sinccro affection. We hopetho notice "No presents will be received,"will appear frequently on wedding cards,until, at last, the old and simple kind otpresents will again come in vogue.

HOnnEItY HY A UOHA3.A young bank clerk in Paris was re

cently robbed by a woman under thofollowing smgular circumstances : liehad been sent to pay a draft, but when hoarrived thero ho found the room crowdedwith men and women, who also wantedto pay drafts. By his side stood a prettyyoung lady, well dressed and of veryelegant manners. "How provoking thisis," she said to him, "we shall havo towait at least three hours until our turncomes." He found her so chatty andamiable that he invited her to accompanyhim to a neighboring coffeo house, andthe upshot of the matter was that hespent the wholo day in her company. Hothought he could get tho draft next morn-

ing from the nuissier of the bank beforeit had been protested. Late in the even-

ing he was walking with his- - dulcinea inono of the deserted alleys of tho Chateaude Fleurs, when tho lady suddenly with-

drew from her pocket a casket fromwhich she took a small golden vial. "Thisvial," she said to himr "contains a verydelicious perfume, just smell of it." Thoyoung man sraelled the perfume, becamevery dizzy, sank to the ground, and fellasleep. When ho awoke to consciousness,several hours afterwards, ho found thathis gold watch and all his money weregone

A KEM ARIIAUf'T? CASK.A most extraordinary casa of sudden

blindness is reported to us as happeningotflhuraday night last. 1 lie. wile 01 .air,Jones, of the firm of Scott, Jones & Co.,hardware dealers. Third street, retired tobed in her uual health. During tho nightshe waked Mr. Jones, stating lb it fhe haddreamed she was blind. Finding all lightshe soon went to sleep again, but the dreamwas repeated. Mr. Jones imraed'iatelyarose, lighted the gas, and made tiie remarkable discovery that hia wife wria to'tally blind. Unremitted efforts torestoro her sight have thus fir proved' unavailing. We learn that Alts. Jones hadtwo cousins afllicted in a similar mariner.Altogether the case ia most remarkable anddistressing. JJaylon (Ulno) ledger.

Seven negroes escaped from the jaif atClarksville, lennessce, on Wednesday,Five were recaptured by the Sheriff. .

Walsh, one of the Sheriff's, posse, was shotin the hand by one or the negroe-- .

A fatal affray occurred recently nearBoaham. Texap, between W. P. Seltz andJohn White. The former was killed, andth2 latter is expected to die.

The recent scalawag convention, at Austin, Texas, appropriated SIS.OOO at a bc--ret fund to trace out disloyalty.

AMEBICAN1868.

OUR CRIMINAL CODE.iiow it NbouIU be Changed ASuirges

tlonby nn Experienced Attorney..io tne taitors of the Union and Americanw:n -- itmi. jruu auow me space in yourcolumns to mako a respectful suggestionto tho Legislature now in session ?

Our Criminal Code should bo material1 ilyamenaea in reference to a certainclass of officers. Confinement in thePenitentiary is a punishment totally

to a large class of our population,Under our present Codo, grand larcenyis stealing personal goods over tho valueof ten dollars, acd 13 punished by conHnement m the Penitentiary not lessthan three nor more than ten years.

Petit larceny is stealing goods not exceeding ten dollars in valuo, and ia punished by confinement in the Penitentiarynot less than ono nor more than fivo years

the jury having the power in petit lar-ceny cases to commuto the punishmentto confinement in the county Jail.

n - . . .omce these laws were made, greatchanges have taken place in our p'opula?lion and to make no corresponding changein the law, is to attempt to put new wineinto old bottles, which "wo have vervhigh authority for saying, cannot be safelyAnna

All our late slavo population lias beensuddenly emancipated. Before theiremancipation, whenever they wero guilty of stealing, they wero punished bybeing whipped and that wa3 the end ofit. This mode of punishment passedaway with the institution of slavery,and now when a colored man steals anything ho is arrested by a warrant, com- -mitted to jail by a magistrate, whereho has to linger, perhaps, for months,awaiting tho Circuit or Criminal Courtfor an indictment to bo found, his familymeanwhile losing hjervices; and whanthe court meets ami the indictment isfouad, a panel of forty or fifty men hasto be taken from their business to attendtho court. If tho defendant i3 foundguilty of stealing articles of over thevaluo of ten dollars, he goes to the peni-

tentiary for at least three years, and hisfamily in all probability becomes a chargeupon tho county; his board bill in the

il and the expense of his trial, of course,havo to be footed by the public. This isbecoming a most onerous and intolerablenuisance and will work tho utter bankruptcy of many counties in the Statea remedy is not applied .

I would fix petit larceny at all sumsnot exceeding fifty dollars, and wouldempower Magistrates to try said offenses,giving to the defendant the right to de-

mand a jury if he wished one. That thepunishment be fixed by tho Magistrateor tho jury trying the cause, by a fine ofnot less than nor more than $ , andthe defendant made to work out the fineon the streets of the county town or thepublic roads in the county, orsomo otheruseful public improvement. I would notmake one law for the colored man anda different ono for the white man, butlet the law apply to both. I merely wishlo make this as a suggestion to tho Legis-

lature. The details ol a bill to carry outthis idea can bo easily framed so as toavoid, all constitutional objections. AHcandid men must admit that tho presentsystem operates most oppressively uponthe public interest in many localities inthe State, and also upon a largo class ofour population. How much better wouldit be to punish either tho colored or thewhite man guilty of petit larceny, in themanner above suggested, than to gothrough tho cumbersome and expensiveproccsa under the present systom. Thopunishment suggested would havo amuch more salutary effect upon the crimi-

nal than the present punishment for suchoffenses, and it would be much better for

the families of such offenders, and ccrtainly far preferable on the point of public expense. Then, why not make thochange in our Criminal Code at onco ? Iespcctfully. but most earnestly, call the

attention of the Legislature to this mat- -tor, with tho hope that they may at oncogive tho subject their scriou attention.Some of tho counties 10 our State arogroaning under tho expenses incurredunder tho present system. a.

XATUKE'S DlNPLATi.Nature is no niggard in the dispensing of

her beauties and sublimities. The d

meteoric shower of Saturday morning was not bo proline aa it had been inprevions years ; bul, nevertheless, affordedsome very beautiful visions, and was ob--erved in nearly atl parts of the United

States, telegraphic dispatches from numer-ous points indicating iU visiblencss nearlyeverywhere, ban rrancisco Mends wordthat her part cf the exhibition nurpassed insplendor that of 1847. Ia all tbe Southern fctales tbe shower was copious and bril-liant. The Eastern States were also favoredwith what the scribes there arc pleased todenominate "a grand development of ce-

lestial pyrotechnics." There have been sev-

eral accounts of scientific observations ofthese phenomena published, but they arefor the most part dry and technical, andlack in giving us infjrnutbn as to why wahave these meteors, whence they came, whattheir effects are upon our atmosphericalcondition, what effect, if any, they produceupon or prognosticate tor our crops, andwhether they have any utrcct or traceableconnection with tbe earthquakes that havebeen so plentifully distributed of late. Apartfrom thesequestiuns of utility, the meteoricdisplays cau only be vietvtd as somethingbeautitul surpaisingly beautilul to iheeve Nature, after all, is the purveyor ofgorgeous beauties ouch as mao's feeblepowers may well tail ot imitating, lake,for instance, the phenomena described by

sailor as having presented it?clf to hisview while the recent fearful earthquakein South America was in progress,islands in .the Pacific appeared to be composed of diamonds, emerald, amethysts,rubier, etc, and it was with greatest diffi-

culty himself and his companion could bepersuaded that tbey did not actually seehuge boulders of these precious gems inevery variety and ia all thevgeorgeousncssand magnificence ofreality. Other most de-

lightful and wonderful exhibitions ofnatureare those which derived from phosphorus.The watcra of the great oceans and tributaries are more or less phosphorescent.Those of the Gulfof Mexico wonderfully so.

"Running down the coivst cf Jt'Iondaonesometimes sees a 'phosphore-cen- t tide rip,'or meeting of tbe tides or current?, a sightcompared with which all the dazzlingeffects of the cleverest artificial later daytransformatiou ccenes are as nothing.Imagine, if you can, a tteainer dashingalong at ten knots, under a starlit sky andthrough phosphorescent waters, in whichtbe porpoises that sport on either side arcturned into huge gold full with trailingtails like comets. 'Brcakera ahead,' singout the man on the look out. 'riot so.'shouts the officer on the deck, 'it is oulytide-rip- .' And there stretching along formiles is a line of light, which growlbrighter and .brighter as the ship comes upto it. In a moment or two it is reached,and the vessel plunges into a perfect sea ofemeralds, ameth.n?, rnbies and diamonds,which fairly dazzles the eyes to look uponIt is only a moment or two, however, thatthis perfect fairy fcene lasts the ship issoon out of it, and, looking astern, thebrilliant tide-ri- p when miles away, seemaetill like a rivulet of gold meanderingthrough the trackless deep."

NEW SERIES---

BSSaaBBODBBflni

TERRIBLE OCCURRENCE.Hitralnc- - of the Colnmbim I.nnatlc

Asylum Horrible hcenrs or theEvent Stvm Inmates Darned.

special to the Cincinnati Commercial. Nov. IfColumbus, November 18. At about JW

o'clock as a portion of the inmates ot ine Liuoatic Asylum were in thedancing-roo- it was discovered that oneof the dormitories in the eastern wing ofthe building, devoted to female patients,was on fire. The alarm was immediatelyBounded, but before the engines reachedthe place the fire was under good headway.Measures were immediately taken to remove tne patients from the burning rooms,Then a terrible scene began.

All efforts to induce the patients to leavemeir rooms proved unavailing, and the at-tendants and citizens were obliged to rushin and tear them from the terrible fate tlmtawaited them. The reene was horrible.Ihe confusion, smoke and heat increasedheir mailness, and tbey raved and strug

gled to free themselves. Aa Cut an r,.cued they were taken to tho dancing-ball- ,where warm clothing was given to manywho wero almost naked. A police forcewas in attendance lo take chsree of themost violent one.

It ia now impossible to tell how manyperished, but it is certain that seven weresuffocated. Their names are aa follows :Mrs. Bridget Brophy, of Columbus ; LizzieHerald, ofAthens: Mrs. Ansel. Mrs. Parker, an old woman known as mother Murray, and two whose names your correspondent was unable lo obtain. Mra. Biin andope other I know to have been injured se-riously, but I think ihey will recover.

Dr. .feet and his assistants, male andfemale, acted well, being unusually cooland sensible in Ibis most trying emergency. Air. Louis Seibcrt, of this city,alo acted the hero, going into the burningrooms time after time, and removing manypatients, until he fainted, and is now in acritical condition. S. S. Rickley was alsosomewhat injured by the heat.

At tbi3 hour, midnight, the fire is gaining ground, and it is feared the buildingwill be entirely consumed. Conveyancesare now arriving to remove the patients toeorae other portion of the city. The lishtof the bnrniog building attracted thonsandito tne place.

LATER,

The fire is gaining ground, and it noweeema impossible to save tbe building.The male patients who occupy the westernwing, who have heretofore been comparatively quiet, are now growing frantic asthe fire approachesthem; but if humanaid can help them, ihey will all be saved.It i3 supposed the fire originated from adefective flue in one of the sleeping-room- ?.

LATEST.November, 19-- 1 a. jr. The entire

building ia now one sheet of flame, and allhopes of saving any portion of it are givenup. All of the patients in the westernwing were rescued, with one exception, amiddle-age- d man who was found suffocatedin one of the lower room. Much of thefurniture, bedding, &s., ia saved, and isbeing removed lo various pbrtions of thecity as fust as possible.

A heavy snow 13 falling, lhat only addato the desolation of the scene. I understand that about three hundred and fifty

lates were confined at the breaking outof the fire, and to all who are familiar withthe building, it must seem almost incredible that so few perished.

THE COST Or WAIt.A pamphlet has been recently published.

by Mr. Leroy Beaullen, a Frenchman,"Contemporary Wars," showing the

enormous cost, in life and treasure, of Ihewars of Christen Jon during a period ofthirteen year?, commencing wiih 1853.

Ihe following table exhibits, at aglance, the author's estimate of the fearfuldestruction of life and property caused bythese wars.

The first column gives Ihe estimatednumber of men killed on the battle-fiel- d,

or who died of wounds or of sicknesi inhospital, and the eecond column the eli-raate- d

money costrTfra'ncss, of the variouswars.

LirsCOiT. HOMETCMT.Men. Franc?.

Crimea...... 78I.1W1 S,500.0W.OOOItaly 15.0 O l,S0O.O.iO.0W)Schlesnig Holttoin 3.500 180.000.UW)United atatei SOO.W.O 3S,OfO,0Ou.AOGermany. (Prussia ami

Austria)... 13.000 l.tLO.003.000Mexico. Cochin China, bt.

Domingo and Paraguay 6.oeo 1.000.000,000

Grand Totala 1.743.491 47.330,000.000

What a picture is here presented of theboasted Christian civilization of tbe closingdecades of the Nineteeth Century. Thephilanthropist turns with horror from theappalling figures. One million, scenhundred and forty-thre- e thousand men, allprofessed followers of the Prince of Peace,and consequently brethren, bound by tbemost Bacred obligations) of their religion"to love one another," perishing in war inthe short period of thirteen years 1

The political economist also standstrantfixed with aslonithment at the losa ofmaterial wealth represented by these start-ling figure--, which, computed in UnitedSlates gold dollars, amount to nearly ninethousand five hundred millions, or aboutfourteen times the turn which was paid byour government to Russia for the territoryof Alaska, which covers an area of fourhundred and thirty-fiv- e thousand, ninehundred and fifty-seve- n iqnare mile?, orto an amount, as M. Beaullen remarks,"representing moro than a third of thewealth, in real ostites and moveable', oftbe whole of France."

Yet thefe figures fill vailly short of theactual loss sustained by the world in these

wealth-destroyi- wars;for the number of lives sacrificed therebyia stated by the author to equal the wholemale papulation of Holland, or tbe totalnumber of workmen employed in Francein the several branches of industry andtrade. Taking into account tbe destruc-tion of all these wealth-produce- r, whoselabor is lost to the world forever, the po-

litical economist drops his pen in despairand confesses his inability to estimate theloss of wealth, to this and future ages, in-

volved in this tremendous sacrifice of hu-

man life.The figures in the table we have con-

structed represent only the immediate ex-

penses of tbe wars enumerated, and as firas we can judge. are rather under thanover estimated. Yet it is nearly two thousand years since the chaunting of the an-

gelic song, tbe refrain of which wasPeace on earlh, and good will toward

men.Are not these frightful figures' enough to

make us exclaim, How long shall this des-

olating plague of war be permitted toecourgo the world? and to earnestly prayfor the early appearance of the predictedtime when swords Bliall be beaten intoplowshares and spears into prunicg-hook- s.

In the face of such blood-staine- recordsa 1 we hod in M. lieaullen's pampuiet, it isdifficult, indetd, for hope to sustain herself on ibe celestial wings of faith, trustingwhere she cannot see, and waiting lor theappearance ot the promised mion wnicnhas t trried so long.

I .VATIO.VAI CONVICTION PRO-VOSE-

The New York Tribune says it hasbeen asked to publish a call for a nationalconvention of Union men, to meet inWashington city December 9th, then andthere to consider what legislative or otheraction is needed to protect t-- e lives, liberty and property of loyal citizens in tholate rebel States. The Tribune thenadds:

"We decline to print the call, becauseit is not responsibly signed, and becausewe trust no such convention is required.Tho better part of those at the Southwho supported Seymour and Blair in purlato strueRlo seem now desirous to unitein efforts to secure peace and prosperityto the South and to tho whole country.We trust those efforts, heartily secondedbv those of Gen. Grant and his support'ers, will prevail. At all events, let uswait anl note carefully the effect produced at the South by Gen. Grant's election. ConCTes3 will need no promptingto do what is right. Let us not provokefurther turbulence and outrage by needlessly attempting them'

A Hindoo gentleman, just deceased, hasleft lu,wu rupees to hia lamiiy iaoi.

A liOHANCE OPBANKBUPICY.Enoch Arden Outdone A Jin 11 Marries'

Ills Wire Twice.Who is it that dos not remember the

financial crash of 1857? It spread 07erthe country, even into St Louis. Manyof our most enterprising and seeminglymost prosperous merchant had to suc-

cumb to tho pressure of tho times Amonthem mas a merchant whom we shallcall '"Smith." His real namo and someof the circumstances we are about to re-late will doubtless be recollected by manyin St. Louis, even y. He"Kept anextensive mercantile establishment on

street, and by his enterprise, andpromptitude won the confidence c f thobest supply houses in the easfand wjst.His business was good, his oredit wasgood, and every body thought he wouldsurvive the troubles of that long to boremembered winter of '57. But he, too,had many smaller merchants largely in-

debted to him ior goods he had furnishedthem.

He had a young, beautiful, and highlyaccomplished wife, and threo smiling,inncent babes, enough to inspire an aN .fectionuo father's ambition and energiesfor their maintenance and education.They lived in a neat villa of their ownin a fashionable portion of the city, andtho neighbors said a happier family didnot exist in the State of Missouri.

The crash came ; his debtors were unable to meet his calls, and, as a conse.quencc, ho was unable to meet the de-

mands of hi-- t creditors. He suddenly bo-ca-

moody and fretful, even ia thebosom of bis lovely family. What washo to do? Ho had not much time leftfor ruminating on his position, and some-thing should be done quickly. His firstresolve was to make over the villa to biswifo anl family, and secure an annuityof $G0O a year on his wife for the support of herself and children, and leaTotho city secretly he knew, ho cared notwhither. Little time elapsed betweenthe resolution and tho carrying it intoeffect So ono night af.er kissing hiswife and little ones, but without biddingthorn good-by- e, he sallied forth, deter-mined to rebuild his fallen fortunes orperish in the attempt His remainingstock was soon gobbled up by hkj credi-tors but, how as to himself? Whatbecame of him? Did he make way withhimself in a fit of temporary insanity, orwas he made away with, as scores arofrom year to yeathat fall into the handsof the "roughs" whe would murder a manand stow his body away for ten dollars.These were the queries that agitated theminds of the desolate and disconsolatefamily, tho public and the press of StLouis at the time. No account of themissing man could be ferreted out Pro-clamations and rewards were of no avail;and the universal verdict was "mysteri-ous disappearance."

Mrs. ''Smith" mourned her husband asdead for the weeks and months of twolong years, till her fair features began togrow sallow, andJarrowed by theeffusionof scalded tears. She wisely concludedit was useless to mourn any more, sotaking a practical and interested view ofmatters, Hhe decided to receive the long-proffer- ed

attentions of Wm. Bradford, anold bachelor, companion merchant of herlate husband. He wa3 doing a profitablebusiness on street, having weatheredtho financial storm already alluded to.

In a very few weeks after this resolu-tion, she was hailed as Mrs. Bradfordthe bloom again adorned her cheek, anda placid smile sat on her brow and lips

she y,hi again happy. In her newalliance sho was blessed with two morobeautiful children added to her house-hold, and bearing the name of Bradford

But her happiness was not destined tobe perpetual, for William Bradford wasafflicted with consumption, and graduallysinking under it, died during the lastspring, leaving his wife fur the secondtime a widow. To her and her childrenfell his business which, as she could njtconveniently attend, she converted intjcash, realizing a sum that placed herselfand her children in easy circumstances.

Daring all these long years what hadbeoome of "Sraiih ?'' He made his wayto Montana, and worked Ir the inis&f,where his intelligence and nataral enter-prise soon put him on the road to wealth.&mii yars atw ha wist tfcr thesmall-po- x broke ot aaosg the miners',and he caught tbe infection, from whichho recovered, but so pitted that hismother would not know him. Day anlnigiitne moored and ngnreu and pros-pected on the realization of the object ofhis ambitioi independence whish 13synonymous to wealth.

Last spring Inn good: star favored himhe struck a rich vein, and beheld in

the bags of gold dust around him enoughto liquidate all claims airainst him, andplace himself and his family, if they stillwere in existence, ii luxury for the restof their days. He sold out, packed up.and rcachod St Louia about tho first ofJune

Preserving an incognito, ho inquire!for Mrs. "Smith." Nobody knew her orknew ot her. Hits heart sank withinhim. Did hia fair wife and beautifulchildren sink into sorrowful graves whi.'ehe tolled to make them happy I Thothought was depressing in the extrtma.

At length he met a person who wasacquainted with the circumstances of.Mrs. smith s second marriage, andwhen Mrs. Bradford was pointed out t)him, ho recognized the form and featuresof his long lost wife. Alter some difficulty he obtained an introduction to her,and, concealing his name and the knowl-edge of his immenso wealth, ho wooedand won her. Sho gave her consent tobe his, on the promise that the childrenof the two previous marriages ehould bowell treated by him.

Un last lhursday evening to the oilvilla a clergyman was summoned to tietho nuptial knot, when tho real namo oftiro new suitor, and his former relationship were disclosed, and although thebride fainted, it wa a happy reunion.He wa3 happy to see his children wellgrown in body, soul, and intelligence, inthe intervening eleven years. Wordscannct picture the happinesffof the twice-marri- ed

couple and their family, and notwithstanding tbe traces ol the small poxshe loves her husband better than everMay their happiness continue.

The lacw, we have learned lrom thoclergyman who performed the ceremony,are a romance that beaks Enoch Ardento pieces. Si. Louis Republican, N r15.

IlUMBMAIOV.Napoleon's prosecution of the promoters

of the Hiibicriptioo for a monument of M.Buidin, victim of ihe cixrt d etat. has re--Milted in the conviction of several journalists and others, an 01 wnom have beenheavily lined ami punnliul by thesuspen-rio- n

of their civil rights. Thi.--s has pro-dnct- d,

we are told, unusual agitation inParis. Conpling tins new with that received on Friday of the discovery of aconspiracy for the overthrow of the Empire, and we are warranted in drawing theinference lhat there is something veryrotten, not in Denmark, but in France.One of the surest indications of a perilouscondition of a government is found inattempts to stifle the expression of publicopinion, and ruozzle the press. A stablegovernment could withstand a dozenJjanlernet, necaufe mere would be noreal attacking points for the editorsof such publications to avail them-telv- ei

of. If the example of Spain is nottailing disastrously for Napoleon III., his-

tory does not furnish reliable examples.'We may be certain that the press perse-cutions, reported by cable, are a part of theEmf ercr's "extraordinary precautions" toBtiflu the threatened storm. The extent cfthe insecurity of hia throne cannot beknown if there be no press to report it,and everything giving token thereof ismercilessly and rigidly prevented fromgetting to the general knowledge throughother public source.". We may, we think,look for stailling events in Fiance beforolong. The immense army may, after all,have work enough to do at home. 2f. YEiprcM.

In view of the riotous demonstrations ofthe negrooi in Charleston, and the possibleconsequence of their threats of violence to-ward Riley and others of their color whovo'.ed the Democratic ticket in the recentcity election, Sir. Gilbert Pillsbury, theMayor elec', publuhes a card requestingthem to abstain from deeds of violence andreminding them that franchise is purelyelective and thould not be made