The New York Herald Newspaper, September 19, 1867, Page 5

CUBA. ‘The steamship Morro Castle, Captain Greene, from ‘Havana on the 14:b iast., arrived at this port yesterday. ‘The purser will please accept our acknowledgments for prompt delivery of our despatches and files. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Residence of Baron Magnus Sald to Been Broken Into by Order of | Juarez—Salo of Spanish War Vessels in Cuban Waters—Situation of the Havana Banke—Cable Celebration—Sugar Market. Havana, Sept, 10, 1867. Tam iaformed, upon the best authority, that Baron Magnus, the Prussian Minister, was living in seclusion San Luis Potosi, heediess of the orders he received from his government to abandon the Mexican territory. ‘He was supposed to be insane, My informant assures me that the Baron’s want of popularity, as long ashe yemained in Mexico, had caused him many annoyancea, ‘3a was supposed that he had the custody of documents uma correspondence of the greatest importance onfded to bis safe keeping by Maximilian; and, in order that they should bo transferred fnto safer hands, his resideoce was broken ‘tato, by order of the present government, to take pos- geesion of them, Aftera long and scrutinizing search, however, nothing of the kind was found there, and it ts presumed that he must have given the documents to ethers, or else found an opportunity to remit them to Europa According to the Madrid Gaze'te of July 25 and 26, the Bpantsh government had determined to sell at public ‘auction, three ofjits salting ships-of-war—tho Santa Ceci- Ma, Francisco de Asis and Cortes—all three being con- sidered as uscless for modern service, It appears further, that the government intends to make a general reform fm she navy, andin order'to effect this, the intention fs to sell the greater part of the 132 sailing ‘vessels of witich it ia composed, with the ultimate view of conemating 8 number of monitors and fron- sides. Inthe Pacific campaign the sailing vessels werd ‘Ret; only quite uselpaa.as instruments of war, but oven ee transports they afforded bad results, on which account the Spanish floot suffered innumerable hardships. By the above measure it is calculated that tbe Spanish na- tion ‘wil! need 5,000 less men and effect an economy of Many millions anpually. It is a confirmed fact that the Banco Espanol continues to buy up all the gold coin it can obtain, at one half por cent premium and one quarter per cent for brokerage, ‘This speaks volumes as regards tho total disregard to tho exaisen to ard agi ‘paper, ree srg ea of m sui it now confirms jepreciation tobedefacn An extra telegraph {sto be established between Guan- and Mariel, at the solicitation of the Board of Health it being considered absolutely neeessary, owing fo the want of rapid communication with the capital, ‘Your readers are no doubt aware that rll vessels witn @oolie emigrants have to undergo quarantine at Maric! Before being allowed to enter tho port of Havana. According to the statement which the Diario d:la Ma- ina publishes monthly, the situation of the Havana ‘banks was in the aggregate as follows on the 31st of Au- oma as compared with that on the samo day in t—Decrease in cash account, $3,517,775 25; in Dilis receivable, $6,835,489 10; in share account, $100,317 90; in’ deposits on interest, $1,954,832 06; deposits without interest, $7,116,533 84, Increase in loan account, $1,548,924 48; in real estate, &., $114,636 82; in the reserve tund, $13,323 27; and in profit oe $268,075 59. The situation, thorefore, on tho ult, was inferior to that of last year by $17,580,044. ‘The Austrian war steamer Elizabeth arrived hero to- day, amid immense cheering from tho Novara; but tho body of Maximilian is to come in a larger vessel. Tho Havana municipality made a resolution recently to the effect that if it arrived on these shores all possible obse- ques were to be celebrated in momory of the unfor- tanate Arch'uke, This afternoon the inauguration of the cable commu- nication opened to the public is to take place, for which | ag, his Excellency the Captain Goneral has invited be Em oeeerd all the corporations, civil, military and ecclesiastical authorities, the foreign Consuls, @c,, the General presiding. The first telegram be transmitted to her Majesty Queen Isabel, during the saa per , and that of the Manici- pee a pately, in representation of the yw imme ‘As your correspondent will have to step in immediately after, I will close the present letter in order to be there in eet time, as the steamer will close Ber mail at two P. M. Tne unfavorable advices about sugar received from the centres of consumption have depressed our market complerely. Yet I find no holders that will part with their goods under the recent basis. Nothing doing in en ld Exchange in very moderate demand, but holders pretty firm. London, 18% premium; Paris, 5¢ 06 premium; United States currency, 24 per cent dis- ¢ount, and gold bilis, 634 per cent premium, Government Interference with Industrial Improvements—The Authorities and the Strikes—Reduction in Duties on Lailway apesetal Havana, Sept. 12, 1857. » Arumor is afloat among the lower classes to tho offect ‘that the government had not permitted the use of the new machines of Susini for the manufacture of cigarettes on the plea that the soldiers of the garrison and the door- Keepers of private dwellings (most of whom have served fm the army) will thereby be thrown out of an employ- ment which enabled them to make up for the low re- muneration of their regular pay. There is no doubt that, wore there any truth In the above report, more than four thousand men in Havana alone would be deprived of that branch of manual industry, and they would find it difficult to apply themselves to any other. It fs quite unusus! im this country to hear of a “strike” among the operatives, But what with the facilities afforded by continuous communication by steam, and the still more enlightening elements of the telegraph, great changes are coming over this tsland, and among other matters I have now to report a serious strike among the cigar twisters of Havana a few days ago. Such an “event,” so common and harmless in tho United States and elsewhere, has been declared a criminal act 4m this country, according to the restrictive laws pro- ‘wailing and deemed indispensabie for the perfeet main tenance of the public tranquillity. The details of ti incidents are as follows:—The cigar twisters made a ilar move last year, but the attempt to obtain igher wages, on account of the increased value of food 7 the yy, completely failed, and they to succumb by the force of necessity. "I do not mean to say that, were they another class of peoplo ‘and of frugal habits, they could not make a very good Tiving with the high wages they earn; bot, as their habits aro quite the contrary, mg = yd wo mect low such an emergency as tho above. go the second attempt was made, and more than twenty of the largest manufacturers had a meeting, Il determined to unite against them, an decided to shut up their factories rather than raise the wages of tho twisters the men had no alterna- tive but to return to their work onthe old terms, The @ircumstance, however, soon got to the car of the Gov- ernor, and it is presumed that in view of the spoody Measures taken we shall have no occasion to recur to the subject of “strikes” in Havana for a long time to Gazelte publishes s royal decree order- material, to come in force . cree of April 28, 1866, ized the duty at six ay cent advalorem by Spanish and seven per cont in foreicn bottoms. Those will ‘Rext year be as follows:—Of construction, by mational flag, free of doty ; of foreign make, by “panieh fo Ra ed advalorem, and the same in foreign 8 81x per cent. The materials considered as for rail purposes are:—Locomotives, carriages, wagons and their appurtenances, rails, nails, bearers, platforins, ‘water tanks, nail machines, &.; iron bridges, iron hs and telegraphic apparatus, &c. ia from Vera Craz is expected on the 7th, to sail for Now York next day. tock of sugarin the three Roxlar warehouses on the 3ist ult,, compares as follows 1,241 boxes and 453 against 278,351 boxes and 8,013 bhds. in 1865; 179,058 boxes and 1,675 hhda in 1895; 228.341 bexes and 1,093 hhdg. in 1864 and 189,781 boxes and 593 hhhds, in 1863. Tho quantity of sucar received between September 1 and December 31, was as follows :—24,148 boxes and 6 bhds, in 1806; 19,132 boxes and 241 bhds. fue 87,639 boxes and 826 hhds. 1864 and 15,154 The sugar market continues In alull for want of the mail, holdera show no disposition to make any concession in price. I only notice alot of 200 boxes, No. $3¢, sold at 8)grs, ; another of 170 boxes, No. 9% at Gra., aud lastiy one ef 600 boxes, No, 11, at $3grs, I do Rot bear of any further charters. There about forty sbips and barks, forty brigs and one schooner in port. j, demand limited; quotations— ‘nited tates currency, 24 per ves Cuba for of the Causes of Crime in C Havana, Sopt. 12, 1807. ‘The steamer Star of the Union sailed hence for Phila- delphia yesterday at half-past two P. M. Senor Montecattini, the directing enginewr of the St. Domingo mines, and proprietor of the guano beds of Alta Velo, after sojourning hero a few days, took pas. gage in the steamer Liberty, in search of laborers for the railway about being constructed between St. Do- mingo and Cuayo de Medini, Butt hear from an au- thentio source that be is, besides, commissioned by tho Dominican government on sundry affairs, the nature of which has not been divulged to avy one. For some time past the Banco de San Carlos, of Ma- tanzas bas been tottering; but its situation has some. what ameliorated, in consequence of the sale of the last ugar plantation it possested and an additional four per cent ea {no by the shareholders o original capital, Nothing has yet been determined by the NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1967.=TRIPLE SHEET. i ruin and demoralization. ‘There is no variation in the sugat market, The high- est offers for small select lots do not exceed 874 rs, for No, 12, Chartered—English bark Minnie (at Cardenas), Havana for Boston, at $150 per box. United Siatos currency is firmer at 24 discount, and short ut ¢ dra{ts command 8% per cent premium, Sterliag bas rigen to 19'4 premium. How Spain Consumes the Cuban Revenue No Answer to the Cable Congratulations Yet—Robberics and Outrages—F: re of Cuban Oil Pite—How a Mexicun Exile Lives eee Havana, Sept. 14, 1867, Among the several royal decrees which arrived by ast mail from Spain the Oficial Gazette of Havana pub- lishes one by which various items of the estimates of Cuba are reduced. Attention is especially drawn to tho item of $396,000 dedicated to the necessary repairs of highways, and which became reduced to the insignifi- cant sum of $120,000 for an affair of such an important character to this country. Tbis is the more extraordi- nary inasmuch as more than four-fifths of tho budget is consumed in attending to the goncral expenditure of the nation, to the prejudice of the interest of this province. The keonest feeling prevails in consequonce of no telegraphic reply having been received yet, to the mo- ment of writing these lines, from Madrid, as wa3 reason- ably calculated, after the various submissive messages which were passed through in the afternoon of Tuesday last, The people have become very much concerned about it, and aro anxiously waiting from day to day to ‘hear tho-cause, JI need not’add that not a small portion of them attribute it to other causes than those which may hereafter account for this extraordinary interrup- ton, as wo have messages of but & recent dato by tho ‘Transatlantic Tolegraph, which camo through New York to New Orleans. I am sure that the congratulatory address from the maunictpality to majosty could not have been couched in a more submissive tone, though perhaps the e‘fect in Old Spain may have mado quite a contrary impression to that which was probably intended, In a previous letter I mentioned the increasing num- ber of assaults and robberics perpetrated in the country with impunity. In connection with this I Just notice by the newspapers that there aro larga gangs or bands of highway robbers and desperate cutthroats, perfectly organized, and committing all kinds of depredations, avd that a strong de:achment of cavairy was sent against one of these gangs from Remedios, without having yet been able to obtai any decisive result. A Poke deal was said last year about certain petroleum oil pi ts in Cuba, and among others the “diggin s” which were being made in Madruga and other points on the island. But I am sorry to say that they have led to no setisfactory result. It 1s true that many thousnnd gallons have been obtained after tinmense labor and expense, but the substance is what I believe im Pennaylvania is known by tho name of ~bulisblood,” and that is all that has been got out of the Cuban “diz cings.” On this account tho spoculators are becoming disheartened; one of tuem, an American engineer, who- was converted, together with all his family, to the Catholic religion, bas, I understand, lost all faith in the success of the enterprise, Tho want of capital may also partly bave contributed to the abandonment of all further “diggings,” else the business could havo been persevered in and fresh triala and experiments could have been mado, a3 they ought before abandoning the unde taking, as everybody knows that even in the oilregions of Penn- syivania it is not all the borings that have proved suc- cessful, General Robledo, of Mexico, is living at a country hotel in Marianao, and, probably from a force of habit acquired in his own country’s batt e fields, forgets that he is now in @ neutral land, where ho has nothing to fear, Yet Iam toid that he deems it elthor prudent or expodient to barricade his doors by forming a sort of alisade with the Datch chairs of the hotel. Ido not, however, think that so stalwarta soldier would resort to an expedient of this kind for his personal safety ; it is more probabje that Le does so to Inhale the largest pos- sible quantity of pure air in so warm a climate by leav- ing his doors open, and yet prevent any robbers from penetrating his rooms while asleep without his being awakened by the removal of tue chairs, I consider it quite a success in a tropical climate. The sugar market continues imactive, and few sales are reported. The previous quotations romain noml- nally ‘he game. I hear of no recent charters, Sixty days’ currency has been done at 24)4 a 24 per cent discount, and gold bills at 6% per cont premium. Sterling commands 19% a 1934 premium, Francs sell at 634 premium for three days’ papor. THE PRESS CORRESPONDENCE. i Bavana, Sept, 14, 1867, A captain aod a major in the Spanish service fought a vel at Puerto Principe. The captain was badly wound- ed im the abdomen by his antagonist, who fired out of his turn; bat by the entreaties of the wounded man a reconciliation was effected. Cavalry have been sent out to disperse or exterminate the gangs of robbers in tho interior of the island. Tho address sont by the Captain General to the Queen of “pain on the completion of the new cable is ridiculed and parodied in a covert manner by tho Siglo. No an- swer to the congratulations of the Captain Goneral b yet been received from the home government. It ts surmised that the autuorities are withholding all private dospatcues until the looked for message comes from im. A schism bas broken out among the Jaws at St. Thom- as. Some of them have withdrawn from the old syna- gogno, and are about establishing anothor, Governor Gothe, of St. Thomas, has left for Europe for the benefit of his health. THE CUBA CABLE. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. ble—Telegrams Sent Acrosy—No Answer from Spain to Congratue Jations—Basiness Done the First Day of the Openiug of the Cable. Havana, Sept. 12, 1867. Tho official inauguration of the cable took place ata quarter to four P. M. ou Tuesday last. The four official messages I sent you by liberty went forward the same afternoon, The wires seemed to work most success- fully, although the electric apparatus in use here is not 80 powerful as to send despatches by the “through line’’—they have had to go to Key West first. Tho time taken to send the morning reply to Seward’s message to Washington was twenty-five minutes, The majority of persons present at the official ceremony, including General Manzano, were bewildered at the ra- pidity of communication with Key West, which, of course, is almost instantaneous, or “even more s0,’’ as a live Yankee close by remarked. Although the whole line, im all its details, is far from perfect working order, yet it was opened to public ser- vice yesterday (Weduesday), at nine A. M., but several communications from Key West interrupted the line until twelve M., when the first hence was commenced tor the columns of the Henatn, It was long enough not to be finished till one P. M. The Spanish censorship has only beet plied ‘wink- ingly.” How messages received from “over the water” and through the wires may fare I cannot say. As re- gards official despatches from the United States Consul to our government, I presume that @ tacit understand. ing will have to be made betwoon the two count. ies apart from the public, Tho official congratulations sent to Madrid while the inauguration took piace have not beon answered yet; | mean that no reply bas yet been received, or el authorities have kept it secret. Tuis fact has givon to numerous rumors of different features, but all tet ope point, and that is an apprehension that the whole of Spa'n is in a state of revolution, Tam heppy to state thet Mr. Everott, the engineer of the x % y, who bas been very sick, has recovered. Mr, F. Webb, the enginser of tho contractors, was esterday very low with fever in Key West. | The Narva has lost throe or four of her men, but, with the above exception, her officers are ail woll, I presume 9 will stay out her full time, and wait tor Mr. Webb's entire recovery. The recoipts of the company yostorday—the first = despatch day—amounted to about two thousand jollara, exclusive of the press despatches, 1 loaro this moment that Mr, Hall, the American ope- rator at Koy West, fallen sick with fever, and Mr. Medley, the English operator, is now filling hia place oa the English system, which the Spanish officials under- stand beet and prefer, Regulat! by the Authorities—Ridiculous Restrictions as to Time=Movemer the Narva=The Yellow Fever=Tho je in Splendid Working Order. 3 Havana, Sopt, 14, 1867. The Havana office hours of the submnariae cable have been provisionally fixed as follows:—From eleven A, M. to three P. M., and from six to eight P. M.; but I pre. sume that the company will find it for their own inter- est to induce the authorities to permit the office to be open at ail hours, as is the case with the inland tele graph. As to the public, that has mo Yoice in the mat- ter in this happy land, where the press is not only impo- tent, but inactive enough not to take any notice of the inconvenience and even injury which long intervals may occasion, uniess the hours chan, Sault, “Provided the ‘Heuatars ecereapoodonte “wet ‘with no difficulty about immediately passin, That news by the wires, Teball be mled. “bey greet re, millions of readers be disappointed tm this respect, would that the American government eatab- lish ® reguiar line of daily mail boats from Key West to this port (thes wil aire six hours to make the passage), and, or smith three of all and to the Rete wonderfully useful instru- ment for oomm< that unication is free fro: and not cane ie caprice or po non of individual Mes, whoever they ba. Iam speaking “plain Eng- lish)?” as much in behalf of the company as in favor of the American ple, aud it won't do te reduce the hours for attending to the public to siz as long aathere are twenty-four to make aday. I hope, therefore, that as the said six hours have oniy been prefixed provision- ally, the desirable change may be made as s00n as pos- Bible, The English steamer Narva, from Key West on Thurs- day night, appeared by ‘daybreak yesterday, and anchored opposite the Morro Castle, After taking in @ fresh supply of one hundred tons of coal sho will leave to-day for New York, via Key West, in order to retresh her men, who havo had a hard time of it in the swamps of Fiorida—eo much so that seven of her men died there of the yellow fever, taking afurther supply of coal and provisions in New York she may take cargo or ‘9 in ballast back to England, All the elements have against her, but sie has steadfastly fulfilled her mission, Mr. F. ©. Webb, the chie? enzineer of the cable con- tractors, is convalescont at Key West, and will proceed in the Narva, Mr. Evereit, the chief engineer of tho Tele- graph Company, has quite recovered. Mr. Hall, the Key ‘West operator, was also recovering; bat it 13 arranged that ono of the Havaua operators is to go there, and reliove Mr. Hall for tho time being, as it is an arduow task just now, and cases of yellow fever prevail there. In the meantime Mr. Sadler bas arnved bere in the steamer Governor Marvin, on behalt of the I, 0. T. Com- pany, and he returns to Kev West in the Narva, When the Narva left Key West, the United States steamer Dow, and the steamer Nightingale, of the New York, Key West and Texas line, were anchored there; the latter was to leave yesterday for Galveston, The United States steamer Do Soto sailed for Key West on tho 12h at nine A. M., and a French sailing vessel (name not given), had left for the same destination. When the Governor Marvin left Poerta Rassa on tho Nth, Mr. Henry C, Donovan, the English operator, had eon thero sixteen days, but was about to procesd to Key West, where he is to remain about threo months to operate at sald station. According to tha statement of Sefor Arantave, last made to me, the cablo is in perfeot working order, and tho intertaptions that have occurred are principally owing to the sickness of the operators, He thinks that in two or three days all wil work witht perfection. The interesting map of the whole combination of tho Interoceavic Teiograph Company, aa it appeared in your columus of the 26th ultimo, 18 ing copied by the Diario de la Marizia, and will either appear in to-mor- row’s number or the following one, THE ODD FELLOWS. Morning Seasion of the Grand Lodge—Visit to the Jewish Orphan Asyia the New York Lnstitution for the Dea nd Duind. the Cros ton Water Works and the Park. Punctually at nine o'clock on Tuosday morming the roll of officers and lho representation by Jurisdictions was called, and all of the former anda fall quorum of tho latter being presout, prayer waa oTsred by tha RW. Grand Cueplain, Rey, I. D, Williamson, whep the Deputy Grand Sire proctaimed the Grand Lodg® open for the transaction of business, ‘The jurisdictions were then called in their order for business, after which the Grand Treasurer submitted his annual report, which shows for the fiscal year ch» receipt of $20,312 21 over the disbursements; and according to the estimates of the Financo Committee this sum will meet all demands tor mileage, per diem and other ax- pens: the Grand Lode during this session, and leave a surplus of over $4,000, ‘Tho special ordar of tue day being the consideration of resolutions offered at the previous session retating to a non-beneliciat membership of the Order the ontire time till the hour for adjourameut was consumed tu discus- sion, At twelve o'clock the Reception Committes of the State Grand Lodge, principal among whom are P. G. 8. Johbu A. Kennedy and P, G. Charles C. Pinckney, had thirty-five cariages in waiting, which were speedily filled by the officers and members of the Grand Lodge, members of the Roception Committes and members of tho press, _Pro- ceeding from Irving Hall through Irving placa to Four- tocntn street, thence to Fifth avenue, aad up that to Fifty-ninth, the Central Park was traversed to Seventy- ninth street, through that to Taird avenge. and then, by aright wheel, wore soon at the Jewish Orphan Asy- lum on Seventy-seventh street. Upon entering this institution, ia a fow words P, GM. Myer Siers, who js President of tt, introdtuced the Geui'l Lodge to the Saperintendent and oilcers of the Asyivm, ‘The Superintendent, in a lengthy written Dp which set forth tho objects and charities of tho io Grand Lodge aad tendered its 0 Sanders, rospopded in betialf Mayor Hoffman betwg justitution, wolcome: hospitalities. Grand of the Grand Lodze Present, he was called upon foraspeach, The Mayor said that, notwitastandi.g New’ York city had been derided and vilified as a sort of Fodom he was proud to koow that her various public charitable institutions were the graniest in te United States if not in the world; that tue piat- form of this great city was broad enough for the poopies of the world, for here the peoples of all the world wera congregated and founda resting place. He was proud to mo. this city the representatives of a groat be- nevolent orgavization, whose ragnifications extended throughout our entire territory, and even into the new dominton, The boys of the Asylum were exercised in their drill, and the girls in singing; when, after a hasty visit to the various apartments of the institution, the entire party wore brought to a halt round a well filled table of sub- stantial ediblos and palatable drinkables, A‘ter due at tention bad been paid to this especial department (omp- troller Connolly was calied upon fora speech, The Comp- troller deciarod that if a man could not make a speech upon the gubject of hep gay charities, aod that which engaged the attention of the august assembiage present, be must be indeed dumb; but as many of them were going to visit the dam», and as the institution for those Uatortunates was quite a distance avay, he would pot desain thom, Upon retiring, Representative Fitzhugh, of Virgima, returned thanks for the attentions bestowed upon the Grand Lodge, when all were ca‘led upoa to re- enter their carriages and proceed on the proposed route, {ter a drive to tue east side of the Rurabie tho entire party alighted and rambiea through a the Ramble, and thenco to the main driv music pavilion, where the carriages took them up, pro- ceeded through the Park to 110:h street, aud thence directly on to the New York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. The exercises gone throw were of a truly imterosting chara principal practicaily — expia:ning tha of reaching by signs (he coinprehension of children, A half dozen of the smaller aod the same number of larger children were brought apon the platform of the chapel to exhibitiu writing upon be blackboard @ transtation of ous sigus given by their inetructor, while one of the pupils gave by mimicry a& very lucid interpretation of fishing, toothdrawing, miiking, of dilferent classes of birds, animals, &c, The elder class wrote upon the blackboard, each one for himscif and herself—thore being three of either sex—their anderstanding of who and what thei jiora were, But for these interesting productions, they being quite lengthy, it ts impossible to find room. In response to the sentiments waich they embodied the Grand sire mado a briof address of thanka, which was given by 8’ principal to the children aa fast as delivered, and which, when concluded, was applauded by the unanimous clapping of hands of the little ones Passing out and taking the road for the High Bridge, the members of the Grand Lodge all declared themselves fully compensated for the fatigaos of the drive aud ua- pleasantucss of the dust. ® Reaching the headquarters of the Croton Aqueduct Commissioners near High Bridge about sanse ments wero provided by the Grand Lotgo Committes, when the bridge and its surround viewed and admired, and all once more wore soated in their respective vobicles, aud ord: the drivers to “make for hom Wednesday's Session. The Qvend Lodge of the United States recoarened at nine o'clock yesterday morning. After prayer by thé Grand Chaplain, Rev. I. D. Williamson, the Grand Om. cers and @ reprosentation from a quoram of Grand Bodies being present the jurisdictions were called in their respective order for tho presentation of business. This order of busines through with, the Grand Lodge resolved itself Into secret 03s of the parpose of Placing the unwritten work of tho order before the representatives, and immeditely rosamedt according to the order for the day, Tho yea aol pays wero wen taken upon the adoption of tho resolution relative to the amendment or ‘on of that portion of the laws which probibit a non-benelclary class, whoa it was do- cided, by a vote of 32 for to 64 against, to make 20 changes thereapon at present. Reprosentative Lamerrtox, of Pa, asked permission to introduce a resolution, that the noxt session of the Grand Lodge be held in the city of Pittsburg, Pa. Resolution received and lald over under the rule A resolution was offered by Representative Honans, of Mass., that the 26th of April be desig asa day forthe goneral observance of the subordinate lodges. Laid over under the ra A largo number of resolutions was disposed of in a similar manner to tho above, when the consideration of reports of committees was taken up. Representative Garey, of Md., from the Legislative Committes, made the following report, which was adopted :— 1 . W. Gaaxo Longe ov tite Uniren Starrs: To, Fat Myieative ‘Committee, to whom so much of the Grand Stro's report as alludes to the degree of Rebekah has been re. red, beg leave to report that Inasmuch as the question of the law eatabliahing this degree bas been re. session of 1865 to this session of the Grand Lodge, and # no action hae yet been taken on the subject, and it is ancertein whether the gegree will be abolished oF hot, the Committee, after much deliberation, respectfully fubmit that under existing ciroumetancas. legislation of the ent eT emamittes during the. brief mn of this body forbids them from ving the time to tha con. fideration of the subjevy which Is necessary to per. fect tie legislation | a1 And the committes therefore recommend, that tbe the pleasure of the Grand Lodge to continue the degree, and to adopt bore mea referred to a sures to perfect it, that ame Committe to report at the next session, In want of uniformity in the tion OF reception of this Work by the soveral Jurindi a0, alludnd 49 by the M. Wirand Siro, the committee are of opinion, thatas this patie Sot talaga "ola want oe Frege, ond te era ° rder, (see Digest, p. 147.) 5 tion Ought not to ‘ecmmpaiory upon those J ions that are anwill- 4 ‘compulsory upon to receive it. afternoon session was almost wholly consumed In The gece acl ian seca reoenintdnance omer of the Grand Lodge, "= | shartie provided for fa CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. * SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Convention Until Next Year. Axsany, Sopt. 18, 1967. Itis currently reported here that the leading pollti- cians in the State Constitutional Convention have agreed to throw over their work until next year, and to submit ‘no amended constituiion this fall to the popular vote, Their reasons area fear to encumber their ticket in the next State election with a bad constitution, and an unwiltingness to take from. the Legislature any of its power over New York until after the Presidential elec- tion of 1863, The enormous amount expended on the Convention will therefore be thrown away. PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION. Protracted Discussion on the Reports of Come mittecs on the Finances nud Canals—A Pro Position to Sell the Canals Rejected. Anvany, N. Y., Sept, 18, 1867, The Convention met at nino o’clock this morning. Several petitions were presented and referred. Mr, AxTELL nade an explanation concerning an article in the Argus of this morning with reference to the re- port of the Committee on State Prisons. THB METROPOLITAN POLICE—FIR® AND EXCISE SIONERS, Mr. Gerry called up the resolution offered by him yesterday, calling upon the Metropolitan Board of Police for information. Mr. GreuLty moved to amend a3 follows:—‘Provided it is not attended with any expense to the State.” The amendment waa lost and the resolution adopted, Mr, Geray thon cailed up his resotatioa calling upon the Metropolitan Commissioners of Excise for informa- jon. ‘Mr, Vaenet movel to amond by adding the follow- ing:—*‘lu what mannor the funds so groceived by them have been disburses,”” Mr. GaxeLsy moved to lay tho resolution on the table, Carried by 52 against 44, Mr, Gerxy thou cailed up his resolution calling. upon the New York Firo Commissioners for information. road ee moved to lay the resolution on the table. jarried. CoMMIs- CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS, Mr. Duaanye offered the following :— Resolved, That atter the disposal of the report now under ry Teport of any cominitiee shall be considered in Com of the Whole note than two diay. day's devate being limited to one hour hai hour speeches. and on the third ha 1 of im Convention, debate being limited to hfteen minutes om each'amend- ment and to iWwo speakers on exch side, Mr, ALyorv moved to lay the motion on the table, Carvied. ‘THE PEVORTS ON TH FIFANCTS AND CANATS Tho consideration of the reports on the ounces and canals was then resumed in Co:nmittes of the Whole, Tho followiag scion, a3 reported by the Commiiice on Finances, was tasen up:— ‘slituro shall not sell, lea the canals of the s or other. » but they shall its management rly of the stave and und forever. Ma. Wares moved the following substitute:— stature shall not sell. lease or otherwise dispose lof this State the revenue of which 1 collection, superintendence it shall remain the property of the dinary repair nnd under iis management, Mr, Giuarey took ground in favor of selling the canals. It had beon asked, “Suppose the Central Railroad should bay thom?” Ho hoped that road would make tho purciiase, because (hey would seek to make them do all the business possble, So loag ag the canals belonced to the State they would be a source of corruption among contractors and officials. He concluded his remarks by Ollering the followiug substitute:— Sxorion 9, The ¢ nant Governor, Secretar; of State, Comvtroll ioraey General shall, on an a‘ter Jahnary 1, 1333, advertise in twelve leading ‘Jour rials wreaks, 1nviting proposals ; uy, tho exbals of this State, hnditio ch bid shall be backed by a doposit with the a sconrity for tho ‘Tullimsnt of tts stipulations, of five percent of {te amount in lawful mouey of the Btate or usitonal siocks or bonds, whoteot the accruing i terest shall at all tines be due and payable to the deposit as aforesald. ‘Scand—ite tolls on the canals. or any of thema, shall not be raised by the purchaser or parebasers abore ‘the rates now charged; but they may bo Yeduced below those tates and rulsed to auy point not above them at the discretion of the purelasers, Tiird—Tbhe purchasers s! in good navigable ovder for ne calendar year, under the penalty of a forfeiture to the State Of one-tenith of tiete cust for eat year of failure Fowtethe vida aro to be seated and lodged with the Comptrolier between the Ist and. tho Sth of Auzust next, And they shal! he opened by the State odeers aforesaid on Tuesday, the Sth, at three o'clock f. M. Tiik—On. Wednesday, the 9h, the State oflicers nfore- sald shall decide by a inajority vote which among the bids duiy inads are most favorable to tho State, and shall ac- copistich did or bila, and give notice of euch acceptance to the Did Jers, retaining thelr deposit of recurity, and uouty- ing all the tnsuccesatul Lider that their deposits are sul Jeet to their order, ‘SithaThe State oMeera aforosatd shall notify the people ‘of the Stats of their action aforesald, ind the Secretary of Shate, ta hts noties to sheriffs for the ensuing Stale election, shall apecty that. a vote In. to be taken at such election on the queslou of selling of retaining the canals. rs of election in each district shall d the & f State jorai covenant to keep tho canals less than six mouths in aach I the Canals—No’ fzed to vote one or th nee fit, Figith—These ballots shall be duly counted and returned, and the State canvassers shall officially canvass the returns 9 from the several counties, stating rubers for and against sellin’ respective: liy and conclusively deciars that the people, by a majority vols of those voting on the question, have decided to sell or not to sell the canals, Ninth— majority ehall have ted not to sell, the se- curities or moncy, or both, of bidders rematr keoping of the Treasurer, etiall fortuwith be aah order; but ifa majority,'as aforesaid, «ball have vot soil, then the successful’ bidders shail be noted th and required to pay over (0 the State Tyeasucer, eliher to Teor, in lawful nye! of the Untied States, in 5 bonds at par, or in United Cents, commonly known five twenty five fer oe pur money until ho whole a paid, with lawtul Juterest on such sum or san ave remained unpaid from the date of the notice to them of the rate aforesaid; and whenever the payment on any bid thus accepted shall have een fully mate the State olllcers aforesaid, In behalf of the State, shall exeoule and deliver to the purchasers a full conveyauce of ail the right, title and interest of the State ia auch canal or canals, their feeders and appurtenances, with the right to enlarte and Improve the samo at their discre- tion, subject to the reservations aforesaid. Tenth—It shall be the duty of the Comptroller, under directions of the Stato oTicers aforesaid, to devote the sponey and securities so pald and received Tor the canals to the satisfaction and extinction of the asveral debts of the State so fast as the same can be done without prejudice to the public interests; and when any Stato debt sliall thus have be paid off then the tax or taxes imposed for the fe bog of interestt or principal of said debt shall be no longer levied wor collected. Mr, Verrtancx said the gentleman from Westchester (Mr, Greeley) had justly complainea of the slow manner in which basiness had been transwted by this Conven- tion; but he bad thrown in here a proposition which he knew could not be adopted. It would only provoke dis- cussion and take up time to no purpose. Mr, M. J. Towseexp was opposed to selling any of tho canals, and proceeded at longth to give his roasoage Mr. Biraen favored the salo of the unproductive is No company or individual would continus to operate unproductive property; then why shonld the State? He even doubted whether tho Stave should ow: any of the canals, Mesera. WskeMan and Bickroro opposed the proposi- tion to soll any of tho canals, The question was taken on Mr. Wales’ substitute, and seven members vored in the atfirmative. Mr. ( m xLey further advocated Lis proposition to sell the canals, Mr. Axreut said reference bad been made totho sale of the Pennsylvania canals. He thonght that unforta- nate for those who afvocated the sale of the New York canals, The people of Pennsyivauia had suffered o mousiy from the monopoly this inaugurated aad tue high tolls imp: aed. Mr. Guactey said tho sale of tho Pennsylvania canals had been a benofit to that State, Governor Curtin bad told t in this chamber that Pearsyivania would not take back her canals if she could hire them for nothing. Thoy were doing a much larger busneas than ever bs- fore, and the State was never 80 prosperous, having now a debt of twenty millions less than before tho war. Mr. Beorwrrt inquired of Mr. bongo | what he wonld do with the money arising from the sale of the canals? Mr. Guncury repliod that he would pay the State de! With it and reduce tho taxes, Mr. Axturt asked Mr. Greeley if Governor Cartin told him how mach the tolls had beon increased ou the canals since they wore ’ ceaid his proposition wag that tho tol jncroased on our canals in case thoy were sold Mf. Chtwrox opposed the proposition to dispose of this heritage of whe people. cavals were the glory of the Stale, They compriged one great sysvom of iaternal water commenicat could not be separated. Taey should remain Leb poe | of the State foreves Mr. Len protested against the sale of any of the canals, and spoke at leagth concerning the importance of the Oswego Cann!. Mr, Hatcu said the nsefulnoes of the Ponnsyivania Canai was entirely destroyed by 9 over the Alle- a, mountains, In Virginia the same trouble existed. havo control of the natural and easy route from tho West to tho Kast, It bad been said that our canals would sell for $40,000,000, He could say that the canals saved the people of this State that sum years, of $8,000,000 annually. Should the people consent to the tale of the cunals,-they would pay dearly for their folly in high tolls and exorbitant charges by railroad: The question waa then taken on Mr. Groeley’ tute, and ic was lost, only six members voting affirmative, Mr. Ganerer moved to amend by striking out the words “under its management forever,” and insorting “antl the ople stall of otherwise doclare. care Ne i @ n was opted as re the Fmance Committee, : sf The foliowing section was thon taken up:— Neither the credit, money nor tty of the Btate shall in any manner be given or fonuea ta aid of any jadividual, ao-odlalton oF corporation, Mr, Erasrcs Brooxs said that this sootion involved hy a jons for charitable objects, That being the oped the section would bo over until the of the Committee on Charities should be con. Mr. Crrencnt said tho sect'on did not only relate to mis- a re but to the hecaten of giving money ee Se ee association a Io order, therefore, that the section migh' Mr. Erastus Brooxs spoke in detence of donations charitable > - ‘Mr. Atvonp moved to substitute for the section under consideration section nine of article seven of the present constitution, as follows:— ‘The credit of the State shall not fn any manner be given pg to, or ia aid of any individual, association oF cor. n, Mr. Muneny moved to farther amend ‘“‘that every act which imposes, continues or revises @ tax, or creates a debt ora charge shall be taken by yeas aud nays, aud that four-fifths of all the mombors elected to cither bouze ia all uch cases shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. Mr. Kurxan spoke at length on the subject of chari- ties, Rather than have any bitterness or strife growing out of donations to charitable or sectarian institution be would profer that ali such donations should be cul off, So as to ict all interested take care of their own in- stitutions, He concluded by moving that the section under consideration be passed over until the roport of ie Committee on Charities should come up for discus sion, ‘This was agreed to, Section twelve was then taken up. It is as follows:— The State may, to meet casual deficits or failures In revenue or for \inexpected expenses not provided, tem- porarily contract debts, but such rect and contingent, siigiy or in the axgregate, shall not at any thue exceed $1,000.00), and the moneys arising from the loans creating debts shall be applied to the purposes for which they were obtained, or to repay the debt so contracted, and to no other purpose whatever, Mr. Titpen moved to add the following : (And such temporary debts shall {nall cases be provided far at (ho earligat practicable pectod, and shall be pald within two years after they are coutiacted. This was adopted. Mr. Evanis moved to add tho fotlowing :— But this section shall not restrain the Legi from making any loa that may be required for the eviargement, completion or impro tof any of the canals of the State whatever, and #0 far as it. may be necessary to properly ac- je the business to be done, The amount of such I not oxceed in the aggrezate the sum of ten mil- 4 shall be duo after the year 18/5, and pays able out of the revenues of the canals accruing thereafter, Mr. Evanrs said that the Convention had decided that the canals should remain the property o° the people, That having been done, he would provide the Legisla- ture with the means to take cara of these works, Mr. Tapey caid this. was the worst proposition that had been offered on this subject, First came the report of the Canal Committco; but that bad been abandoned, the Convention not being even asked to vote upon tt. ‘The second was from the geutieman from Erie (Mr. Verplauck), which only recotved thirty-six votes, Now we have another plan for contracting a debt which wag worse than any of the others, Mr, Evarts was one of tho thirty-six ‘he proposition of the gentioman from Erie. THe would trast the people and the Legistaturo also, He would not place the tntorests of a live peopie in the hands of a dead Convention, but world give them the means to take caro of thelr magnificent’ systom of public works, But feeling satisfied, from the action hereiofore taken, that bis amendment would not meet the viows of the Convention he would withdrew it, Recess wo haif-past seven . M. Evening Session. The Convention reassemblod at halt-past saven o’elock. Consideration of the reports on tho finances and tho canals was resumed in Committee uf the Whole. Mr. ).cDoxaup moved t» amend thy section providing that no debts shali be contracted unless authorized by lave, for some single work to be wpectil:d therein, by ad- ing— Yrovided however, if auch debt be contracted for jhe en- iargement, improvement or completion of the canals by this State, su who voted for or shy one or more of them, the surplus revenues of je anals may be pledged for the paymsnt of sa aid law need only impose and provide for the of a direct annual tax to pay, and suiictent to pay, the déticlency of suc! after the’ application of said ‘reve- hues, W.thin eighteen years, Mr, Laraam moved to amend go that no such debt shall bo contracted uniess it shall be authorized by a law for improving or completing the canals or any of them. Afier debate on the amendment, without coming to a Vote, progress was report:d and leave was granted to sit again, At twenty minutes to nine o’clock the Convention adjourned, ‘The object of this early adjournment was for tho pur- pose of giving the republican members an opportunity to hold a caucus to take imo consideration the propriety ae adjournment of the Convention to some futuro y- NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Jersey City. ‘Tae Liquor Questiox.—Iho Common Council being unable to dispose of the large number of vetoes to liquor licenses on Tuosday night held an adjourned mecting last evening, at wich tue remaining cases were disposed of. Accipest at THe New Jersny Raiwxoan Deror.—Henry Dalton, an employé at the freight office adjoining tho ra‘lroad depot, was in tho act of pushing a car off tho track to clear the way foran approaching train, yester- day morning, when tho engine of the expross train coining up, knocked him down, the wheol passing over his rigut foot. Hus left leg was also broken. The un- fortunate mat conveyed to his residence in Now York, and it is feared one leg must be amputated. He brad = warned of the danger in which he placed imself, Marrtixa ov tm Potsce Commrssionens.—A meoting of tho Police Commissioners was held on Tuesday evening. Among the business transacted were the trials of atew mombers of the force, the decision in each case being reserved. Hugh Killeco, an old aad efficient officer, lately aid to the chief, tendered his revigaation as well as patrolman John Clos, both of which were accepted, ALizcep Viosation or THR Ravexve Laws.—Two men who crossed over from Now York were arreated yester- day afternoon and lodged in the police station to await an examination before Commissioner Jackson, They aro charged with peddiing cigars without license. Over cue thousand seven hundred were found in their posses- sion, Newark. Rervsiican Mass Mrgnxo.—Tho republicans of this city held alargely attended meeting at Waller's Opera House last evening. Tho largo hall was crowded to excess. Tho arguments advanced by tho spoakors were plain and practical, and the allusions to the platform of the party wore received with applause, The campaign has now been fairly inaugurated, the democracy having held a mass meoting last week, a3 reported in the Hsraup at the time, This meeting is the first republican one of the campaign, and as the cnartor election in this city comes off in three weeks a lively time 1s expected in the ine terim. Tho result of the charter election in this city has had a marked influeace on the State election for the last few yours. Essex County Covnts —The only case of importance before the courts yesterday was a suit of Nicholas Gerber vt. Charles Enz. The plaintiff is a manufacturer of Lim- burger cheese at Whooling, Cook county, Illinois, and the defendant is a raloon kee: Ne Action was taken to recover $359 71, the amount of a check given by Evz to Gerber and to recover $220 25, a sum due the plaintiff from defendant on a book account. ‘Te case is in tue hands of a jury. Co-operative Moveaent.—The brow of Newark have formed a co-operative association. Frank Rich was elected Prositent, and Henry Hausling and Fritz Voiz Director, A brewery in the Twelfth ward hag been purchased, and business will be at once commenced, Mremxo or Workincmen,—A meeting of the Newark workingmen was held at Library Hall, on Tuesday night, to consider the interests of the body. Speeches were mado by Mr. Burke, of New York city, and Mr. Hagan, of Jersey City, It was thon resolved to appoint commiltee of two from each ward “to ask, at the bands of the New Jersey Legisiature, such legisiation as will protect mechanics in their wages against the con- spiracios of capitalists, and will guarautee to every mechanic the right to fix with his bro:her mechanic the wages of their labor, without fear of prosecution for Lremmegiant Milburn. (ETax Suoorixa Arram.—It seems that the man Nevins, who was shot by Mr. Gibba, isa respectable citizen of South Orang®, aud foreman of Mr. D. B. Connett’s hat shop at Milburn. On Monday night he underlook to get ioto the shop, but mistook bis way, ontering the gato of Mr. Gibbs’ yard, Tho latter heard him and be- camo so muck oxcitod that be fired without giving any viara, Soveral attempts had previously been mado by sto effect an entrance into his house, The sanded man ia recovering, ho having only received a floss wound In the groin. The excitement in Mibarn was intenee until tho trath became known the day after the shootiog. Paterson, Lavixe oF A Conxen Sroxe,—The interesting cere. mony of laying tho corner stone of the new M. E. charch of Totowa, took place yesterday afternoon, The services were performed by the pastor, Rov. J. W. Colo, and Re’ Lockwood and Burr, the orator, Rev. Mr, Pierce and others, and were witnessed by @ large congregation. Tho building is to bo 36 by 65 feet area, with a base~ mont some 11 feet high, the ceiling of the maiu room to bo 24 feot high, Trenton. Trextow Pourice,—The City Republican Executive Cominittce assembled last night ender the most imauspt- cious circamstances, After the mocting had been called to order, one member iaquired the object of the com. mittee and ite duties. He was told it was to ron more thorough organization of the several Is, and to determine when those ward meetings con- venod, It was moved that the committee bo disbanded; others advised them to wait @ little longer. They arrive at no deflnise conclusion and adjourned sine As Ixreneatrxo Casm.—The caso of Kelly va, The Worcestor Mataal Insurance Company, which has been before the Suaperi the it va th ro ates to nsurance on the groun the peg had beon violated and broken by the plaint! in allowing an fliegal bisiness—the sale of intoxicating liquors—to be carried on in the premises by the plain. The genoral facts wore agreod upon, and 5 OF EBONY IN THE $ THE REIGN The Real Meauing of the Reconstruction Acts of Congress. {Fro:a the Round Table.} The plain meauing of the pseudo-Reconstraction acte of Congress, now being pushed to their most merciless consummation, is simply this:—Firat—To register in the Soath the entire negro population and such whites ag may unite with them in supporting the radical party im Congress, becond—To prohibit the registration of Yast majority of the whites who bave a real ferest in the quiet and prosperity of tho coun! ‘Third—To submit to tho voters of the States thus “A terod the question whether they will or will not hold » Convention for the reconstruction of their States under the Congresstonal pian. Under this mode of procedure it may bo seen what a hopeful future lies before the South and the whole country, Hither the States will vote for convention or for no convention, The waite vote will be largely cast against convention; for the present mille tary rule, with all its disadvantages, at least affords peetie while reconstruction such as has been pérper rated in the State of Teuncesee gives little protection but to negro brivands. Tho radical whites and tho negra voters who are interosted in subverting all decent rale and authority will of course unite in favor of convention, Now, suppose—although the case is hardly possible that the convention is by such a mockory of suifrage re- jected, Then the radicals will avail themecives of thi ery of Southern contumacy; Mr, Stevens’ ‘inild confs: cation” is brought tato play; the South is wholly ruined by this villainous atrocity for merely gaying, as our ‘onerous Congress has invited her to say, that abe pre- fers the rule of military gatrabs to the harder rule of un+ instructed negroes and white bravos. On the other hand, supposs—and this 1a tho only supposition justified by the registration which is being made—that @ convention desired, Then it is practically a megroconyention, It will frame a constitution that wil throw the whole power of the State into the hand¢ of negroes and white men who hope to profit by the suffrages of negroes, The proscription of white men will bo more sweeping than Congrossional proscription, Confiscation of the property of white mem by their negro rulers will bo sure to follow; and the ind:roct confiscation will be more destructive than cone fiscation outright. The ruling class, having no property themselves, will loo upon the trausfer of their sub. jects’ property into their own possession as t one greatend of government, With a penniless eee gislature to tax, aud dofencoless white men to be ly the issue cannot !ong be doubtful, In every county taxes wiil be laid in the same way by negroes upon white men, In the towns and cities negro councilmen will vote themselyoa large saluries, create unnecest offices for purposes of plunder, and for Like ends under+ take enormous jobs of fanciful public improvement. Justice administered by nogro magistrates will be @ farce; redress of wrongs will be impossible, Liberty of outrage will be amply gocured. The liberty of death will bo the only liberty secured to men whose crime is that they were born white, White Folks Must Take a Back Sent. Thus writes a negro to the Now Orleans 7'mcs:—In @ few years it will not bo a question whether there will be schools for colored children, but it will be whether white caildren will be admitted to our instications of learning, Tue bottom rail is on top, aud Yankees, as well ag all the minority, must-take a back seat, Is not this Treasonable Talk . ‘The Mobile Times of September 11, says the following language was used at a la e meeting of tue Loyal League in that city by its President, Mr. Gustavus Horton:— “Wo havo at last reached the time when our Leagues will bo able todo active service for the good cause, The arch traitor, Johnson, and his military puppet, Grant, have conspired to rob this revolution of its lagiite mate fruits, aud undo the great work of President Line coln, But they are mistaken, General Grant 18 not the liberator of your race; he had it butchered on 61 occasion, to spar? tis Dutch and Irish hirelings, knowing be cannot get your votes, ho turnato those mercenaries for support, He will, however, soon fin that the colored citizens, lod by taithful and devote friends, will raise against him a storm which will sweep him and his allies from the flold quicker than did the rebels at Shiloh. Bat you must bo prepared; look to your arms, and bo ready to dofend, with your best nets blood, the frecdom you have so valorously come quered,” ony Frauds in Georgin. “[From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph.) It has been given out—we shrewdly suspect for effect— thet the registry iu this State shows a white majority of some 18,000, We seriously question this statement, and for two or three reasons. First, without having made any accurata calculation ag the vote has been reported from time to time ia the papers, our general impression, from the statement given to the public, is that the blacks. have acloar majority In the second place there is a motive with the Southern black repuliicang to misrepre- joth the North and the South until atter the efection, In the third place orders have been issued from headquarters that the registry shall not bo exposed or its contents given to ths press. ‘A despatch published ina Northern paper gives the following as the nearly compicte registration in Georgia Now let nonost men read this and judge for theme solvoa, The rogistry in Georgia has gone for the egroes, ant, what is more, it was, intended from the beginning that it should beso. But we aiso call attens ton to the* manifest fraud of this registry in Georgia, The negroes whose names are down are not in the % for itis universaily conceded fact that except in the few counties where there are largs towns, black ——— ‘has diminished throughout the State, Name wont into Tennosseo where food was cheap, and many thousands, chiefly men, emigrated to the West, A much fairer estimate of the voting strength would be one in seven, aud if we adopt that rule we have, ac- cording to the registry, an increase of about 186,000 im the negroes of tho State since 1860, Ebony Agaressions in Mississipp!, [From the Jackson (Miss.)Clar on (conservative) Sept.12.y Wher persons bolding inflacuce more or leas povent ia ® political organization which 1s seeking power in th commonwealth to frame its lawa, deliberately avow th it is tucir intention to oxercise it muliclously and meanly for the persecution, punishment aad robory of a large c'ass of its people—to desecrate the memory of tho dead and to trample on the rights of the living—tho very im. inct of seif-preservation itself awakens a spirit of re~ tance. 1 the first impulse, It up as naturally as esting of the worm azainst the heel of it oppressor. Tt ie @ principle, as enduring as life, umylanted in the nature of God's hums blest and Jowliest and nobiest and highest creatures, A wretched renegade from bis own record and race, named Flournoy, and @ negro called Newsom, ag we are in- formed, did avow tnese designs in this convontion, with the approval of a portion o! their associates. Flouraoy declared for proscription against @ people who were taken out of the Union by his own vote, and tis sable confrire gloated over the prospect of an opportunity to seize and 1 oat, uaoder the forms of Btaie | thelr estates. This robbery, when attempted¢eto be put in practice, will be fought im every conceivable way, Fores waroed, forearmed ! A Plank from the Lonistana Ebony Platform. Resolved, The radical republican party of Lou'siana hereby guarantees that as the newly enfranchised citi- zens constitute a majority of party, at least one-half of the nominations to the elective officer, as well as one- half the appointed officers, shall bo taken from that class, and no distinction be made whether said nomi- bees and appointees were bora free or not, provided all — aud appointees shali be loyal, capabie and on Tn accordance with the above resolve, eight of the nine Recorders of New Orleans just elected aro biackn, ‘The Recorders there have the same authority as the Pos Hee Justices of the city of New York, Declarath Says one Finckling, a colsrod candidate for from the First Congressional district of Georgla: colored man worthy of aud entitled to the electi franchise, it is very clear that he is also eutitiel tom place in politics. Decrease of Southern Popuiation. The author of Misstesippl provided for taking the census of that State last yoar, @ statement of the resuit of which roceatly appoared in the Jackson Clarion, The figures are suggestive. The total population in 1866 was as follows:— Whites, . Blacks... Total... In 1860 tho a, Whites Biacks.. eure Total . The actual decroa. popniat {ears from 1960 to 1508, was therefore: The ratio of incr ‘wae about twenty por cont, and of binck® something more than forty per cont Under this ratio of during tho past sit years, there should been @ pulation in Mississippi of Tastead of 1724.00, which shows & low population by @ failure to increase, of 290,000, added to the natural loss, aggregaes a total loss pulation of 309,000 ia the space of six years, Of this fous the whites suffered to the extent of 62,000, and the blacks 264,000. Thus it will be eeon that a emerged from tho war minus nearly a third of » mililon of her peop's, one-quarter of a million being blacks Instead of in= o 3 previous to the war, ehe commenced the march, viog up nearly one-lenth of the lation she held at the commencement of the war, hese Agures should arrest the attention, not only of the peoplo of Mississippi, but the statesmen of the oowrith th tion of To fool confident all th tho exception as, wo fool co the other wnmreconsiracted States are ia a condition similar to Mississippt in tials respect, Ranroapa. AD A Derenwixeo Orrovest Ried OCORNGE farmer in Ramsey county, Mi: lermed that a railroad should not be built on hie 0" took an old blunderbuss and dro oa