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Nin’ Ft 4 THE SOUTH. Reperts of the Special Correspond- ents of the Herald, Union Soldiers’ Convention in Virginia, Bplit of the Republicans of North Carolina. Outrageon a White Man by South Carolina Negroes. TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI POLITICS, AFFAIRS TEXAS, VIRGINIA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD The ox-Fodernt Oficers, Soldiers and Sailors’ Convention—Their Politics and Programme= A White Man’a Country=The Grand Acmy of the Republic. Ricswonn, Sept. 23, 1807, The ox-federal officers, soldiers and sailors here are making proparations forthe rocoption of thoir former companions tn arms, who are now arriving to attend the convention to be held to-morrow, Over three hundred voterana are expected by the Executive Committee, who havo ha charge of tho correspondence and business of tion, This convention will have more politt- feance than ts generally attached to it, and the supromacy of the white raco will bo one of its most prominont character! Negropholista of the Gutt order, demagogues like Botts and political ag of all cassos will b> overthrown aud deaounced. A broad platform upon whiet ali White mou can unite will be adopted, and the Conveution will agree upon a concerted Plan of action throughout the Tho members aro ail connected with the tate, and through their combined infiucn oes aad whites can return good conservative delegates to the Constitu- tlonal Convention, aud thus avert negro supremacy and establish a white man’s government in Virginia. The ex-ofllcors and soldiers have bsen actively at. work throughout the whole Stato, and tho-resuits will bo ap- parent to the country on the 22d of October next, when elections take place. Tho organization of the Grand Army of the Ropublic will also occupy the attention of the Convention while in session, but these proceedings wiil bo in secret. It has leaked out from a resp ° source that the object of this monster body ia the estab- lishment of constitutional government in the country. Tho radical emissarios and agents are becoming seriously alarmed at the formidable and threatening aspect of affairs. which foretolls the destruction of thetr party in Virginia, NORTH CAROLINA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALO. The Recent Mongrel Convention—Its P and Africanized Aspect—Tho Co-operation. ista--Negro Supremacy the Upstot nd be- tween the Leaders—Holden and Daniel K. Goodloe—The Conservatives Awakening—A Convention Calied—Hope for a White Man’s Country and Government. Raveiau, N. C., Sept. 21, 1867, The black and tan convention recently in session in this clty was one of the most remarkable gatherings, if infinite variety is considered, that ever assembled in profound deliberation over the political questions that now agitate the old and respected North te. Far from thoir deliberation being profound, however, tho Proceedings or performances, they might aptly be termed, Partook more of a serio.com'c nature, being replete with funny incidents, comical eccentricities, and having among the actors some renowned. acrobats, politically of course. The variegated complexion of the convention was one of its best features, It was not im- posing, nor can its dignity bo classed as of that order that forcibly impresses tho spectator with awe and ad- miration; but there was a melo-dramatic scenic effect about tho whole at once singular and suggestive. The ‘unadulterated African, in all bis pristine cleganco and original ignorance, with physiognomy of the darkest ebony, flattest nose, thickest lips, resplendent ivonos and rolling eyes, stood foremost as a leading character in this reconstruction drama, Next in prominence comes the bright mulatto, with his arrogance and assumption, ‘8 good doal of cunning and tntelligence, and a spattering of education—the result of the white blood that courses through his veins—making him an object of fear to his Caucassian brethren and admiration among his colored colleagues. Then the eyo is struck with all the inter. voning shades, including bracket, copper color, ginger- rsonal bread, dark skinned, light matatwo, and ouraerous other’ complexions alroady familiar and uninter- esling to tho reador. Last, and after tho visitor has glanced carefully over tho more conspicuous the above mentioned, he sees the cooperating brethren of Anglo-Saxon race, upd then, alas! a pitsous eight he 00a, Gaunt, grit, lean, lan rous, sinister and with visages ‘anything else but prepossessing, the white members of the convention are easily recoguized by their shnking, hangiog, whisporing, Laif audible expressions, and a multitude of aire that at once convoys the Imprea- sion and explaius that term ‘mean whites,’ so com. monly used by the ‘radicals (o make capital now a days when electioneoring with the negroos. The deliberations of the convention were perhaps as parti-colofed as its speckled complexton. and the whole session was marked by confusioa, dive a diniects, contrad! pions, personal encounter’. th of the whole bei.g that t of tho white man, and jiencetorward th North Carolina, ‘undef the “panageria! « that resowned gentleman W. W. Ho! Alstingutehed apostie of the * God and iy ‘a lender, not to be wondered at th: occasioned, And the best republicans want ho the convohtfon in disgust with theme! panions and the party, Fonds wero inaugurated which still rage and oonvulse tho “part, leaders of which tremble for its eafoty and perpetuation Evon the virtuous Billy Holden, who will hand down to iis Posterity the pon with which he signed the ordinance of secession as his most v oom, has excorama- nieated, through the columns of hia paper, the Stand- ard (once a good rebel organ), Danio! R. Goodloe, the editor of tho Megister, tho best republican paper pub- Hsved in this city. Goodloe, who {8a consistent and an honost man, ropiies to the oxcommunteation by giving Holden's record from the time he was the champion of slavery and secession, when he used to discuss the proper treatmont of s'aves and free negroes—the formor of whom ‘he woald feed woll, cloths weil aud whip well,” while to the latter he would give tho alternative of going foto slavery or making thom leavo the State—up to the present, with many intorosting data of the said Holten as afire-eater, a rampant secessionist, an ardent robel and other little circumstances of the same kind usually oonneoted with the ciass of mea in the South now known @ co-operationists. Such is the delightful muddie aod stave of contention into which the negro supremacy party has boon thrown by their Iate convention gia this State; and as Goodloe says “we are quite willing to be thrown out of the political hotch-pot which contains such Ingrodients,’’ he bad better congratulate Limseil for his escape from such a mongrel crow. The conservatives, alive to the vita! \esues of the hour and profiting not only by the symptoms of reaction in favor of a “white man’s country aud a white man’s it the North, but also by the ruptures in irty here, have determined to use all to ad- vantage are pow urging with vigor and energy the noovasity of holding @ conservative conveotioa in this ity which will adopt a plan of action by which the jatecan be eaved from negro supremacy, This bas mete warm advocate in the Sentinel, the conservative organ hore, and already the press of the State havo re ‘sponded by loud and repeated calls for action by the ‘whito men of North Carolina Meetings are announced to be held at the various county seats, and in ail of tu the work goes bravely on, as will be secon trom following resolutions aud call adopted aad issuod at Goldsboro on the 15th inst Resolved, T) ‘that the cones | thems su oa! te. Eee: Tiss we. eyprore ae Uae ety or Reine ee tS The following c TO THE conse Ata mooling of the co held on Wesine moualy adopted declar’ fe party of the state 0 manont organization, we wervative citizens to rer tember 26, Worough, for the p. @ynvontion to be 36, The voters of the ¢ wo holt district meetin Fepresent thom fo the Co nd doing | The recent elections at Huttogary ra ticalis ry. Our 8 vanoe in fall force and might, with a 5 DA TARBR B. toa Govoanane, Sept. 19, 1867, tye oma fo pound Ly Visplaig og poll aul NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER. 25, 1867.~TRIPLE. Carolina, and should the coming fall elections at the North respond to Calilorcia oo | Maine, the Seathers Siaies will do well thelr part, for every one of thom wil follow tho example of Virginia, ‘The country will be sato (rom the danzers of uegro supremacy, a war of races, repudiation and bankrap'oy, and @ host of Lorrors and evils that undor the present aspect of adfairs Unroaton, (the national safety, SOUTH CAROLINA, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, High-vanded Outrage bs a Negro Reglster= an Arrested for Refusi 1. Hands to ‘Spend a Week Idle- ness—The Representations of a White Northerner Disregarded—Ini! meut or fhe Arrested M Charleston ax Dismissed from Custody= Arvest of the Negte ncgister, Mount PLRAsawr. } Berkley District, 8, C., Sept, 15, 1867. Mr. Samuel Fraser, a gentloman of means aud ohar- acter, has the supervision of a plantation about sixteen miles from this town. The place is owned and planted by a kinsman of bis, who is descended from one of tho old families of this section, The plantation is large and valuable, and a largo number of freedmen are employed upon {tin the cultivatiog of long staple cotton, The registration of the precinct in which this place is em- braced was held about four miles distant, and six days Wore devoted to that work. On account of tho lateness of the aeason and the presence of caterpillars, Mr. Fraaer Informed the laborers that he could not permit them to Togis.er their names until Saturday. Some of the men repaired to the poll on Monday and returned after night- fall without having had their names registered, Mr, Fraser roproved them sharply for disobeying his orders, and told them that if they absented themselves from the place on any other day except Saturday, hia duty to his employer obliged hith to deduct tho time lost from their wages, The sable voters received that information with manifest evidences of dissatisfaction, contending stoutly that the reconstruction ack gave them the right to absent themsolves from the plantation during the whole week, and ensured the continuance of their wages, Mr, Fraser did bis utmost to convince them of their error, but his reasons and threats made no impres- sion on tholr dull minds, ‘The opportunity of gratifying their ianate laziness without having to pay for it mado them tmpervious to remonstrauce and menace, Mr. Fraser refused to {ssue rations to those workmen who spont Monday at the polls, That aroused thoir anger and made (bem moro resolved to defy bis authority, at tho same time they mado up their minds to bayo re- venge. Early Tuesday morning thoy left tho pl m, and reported Mr. Fraser to the registrars, Tho Board is composed of Messrs, Smith and Yates (white), and Aaron Logan (black). Thoy represented that Mr. Fraser had forbidden them to register, aud threatened to turn them off withonta penny if they left the plantation, That statement stirred the wrath of Mr, Aaron Logan, and he demanded that Mr. Fraser shou!d be arrested forthwith, Mr. Aaron epoke with great vehemence, addressing him- seif iu aloud tone of voico and with violent gesticula~ tions to the negroes present, of whom there wore about two hundred, a Mr. Smith opposed tho arrest on the ground that it would not do to proceed lo such a measure on a vorbal statement. Ho also urged the postponement of 80 ox- treme a measure on account of the lateness of the hour, reminding them that it would bo midnight before they could roach Charleston, Mr, Smitn furthermore ex- prossed a doubt as to his right to arrest a person resid- ing four miles from the procinci on the charge of attempting to prevent the attondance of the very men who were thoro in peréon proferring the complaint, and who had bven present the whole of the day before, After the matter had been discussed some time, Mr, Logan and the nogroes insisting upon the arrest and Mr. Smith contending firmly against it, the arrest was decided upon, Mr. Smith refused to sign the warrant, at least until he could consider the matter, Thereupon Mr, Logan gave free utterance to his wrath, Bad words flowed in a copious stream from his mouth, He abused and denounced his white colleague, threatened him witn personal violence, and, with an oath, said bo would order *the white scoundrel to Jail oa his own responsibility.” ‘The negroes, wrought to tho highest pitch of excite- ment by Mr. Logan's appoals and threats, clamored loudly for vengeanco ou Fraser, The sable rog called for volunteers to execute tho warrant, when scores of negroes stepped out and offereft ‘‘to arrest the villain,” exclaiming, “1'll go." “Gib mo the warrain.”? Mr. ‘Aaron selected tweive men of tho thirty present, who were armed with guns, and, giving one of them “the warrant,” ordored bim to “bring the villain befora him,” seyiog, “Wil ict the white scoundrel know that he has no right to fine you for coming here.”” The band took the paper and marched in haste to Mr. Fraser's house, When they reached tho house he was lying ona bench. They assauited him with all sorts of vile words, rashed up to him as though they wero xoing to toar bim im pieces, cocked their gang, levelled them at him and cried out all at the same moment, We arress you; we come to fetch you dead or alive to They commanded him to go with them immodiately. Of courso Mr, Fraser was obliged to obey, aud, mount. ing hts horse, he was carried beforo tho dark official, While these events were trauspiring, Me, Smith, o gentieman from the Nofth, seeing that no more buzinoss could be done that day, in his capacity of chairman of ths Board, declared the books closed, and proceeded to Aeron disputed his right to the charge of the books, Mr. Swith informed bim that he was reepousibie for the books and that he intended to keep thom. Mr. Aaron contended that he had an equal right to thet, and that at apy rate “he would bave sowe of them.’ The negroes backed him with all earnestness, crrlag out, “Yas, dat so; don’t ge um all; teck some.” Mr, Smith, however, maintained bis right, and kept possession of the books, The armed band, with Mr. i rasor in custody, reached tho poll at sunset,’ Mr. Aaron received the statements of the negroes who made the complaint, One of them unwittingly let out that Mr, Fraser told them they coulé rogister on Saturday, but that the condition of the crop did not admit of their absence moro than a day. After the negroes had finished their statement Mr. Fraser solicited the privilege of saying a few words, The request was so pleasing to Mr, Logan's self-import- auce that he coulesconded to vouchsate the gracious favor. Mr, Fraser was proceeding to defoud and justify his course Whon he was abruptiy interrupted by Mr, Aaron, who, turning to the voluntocr band, orderod them ‘to take the fellow to Charleston,’ adding that “he dido’t want to hear nuifia furror,” and “he may as well shet him at once.’’ Delighted with tho work he had undertaken, and am- bitious to soe it done weil, the sable funciiouary went in person with the band to Charleston, On tho way thither thoy fesoried to all sorts of means to mortify and frighten their helpless victim. On starting, Air. “Prager mounted his horse, but Mr. Aaron Logan ordered him to dismount, and the whote pack cried out, “Git off dat hoss, you white debbie you."’ Mr. Aaron alone rides, the others pursue the journey afoot, They mako the march as tollsome and afflicting to thetr prisoner as it was possible to do, They took wie inost circuitous and unfrequented roade, forcing Mr, Fraser to walk through swamps and cane biakos, through puddies aud brambles; now they order him to walk slow and then fast, now to stand, then to sit, now to speak, then to be silent. They taunt, ridheale, curse and threaten him. They go out of their way for the purpose of visiting negro quarters, at all of which the nogroos were awakened and assembled. Then Mr, Fraser was exhibited, as though he was somo strango beast, and the audience was entertained by a speoch from Mr. Logaa giviug an account of the crime he had committed aud the punishment he was doomed to suter, After a terrible journey of about twenty miles they reached Charleston aud Mr, Frasor was delivored to the guard at the citadel. Of coarse he was disumiased by the officer in command, Mr. Aaron was put under arrest and the nogro guard ordered back to theit work, This outrage speaks for itself, Comment is unneces- sary. Tocan vouch for the perfect accuracy of the entire narration, TENNESSEE, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Brownlow’s Militi he Rampage—Thelr ned for—Radical False. pal Elections Disfranchised the Result tho with Nasnvinne, Sept. 19, 1867, The conservative papers throughout the State are rais- ing quite ahubbubover alleged depredations and murders perpetrated by Brownlow’s milit various localities, and petitions for their removal are being forwarded by the score to Gdneral Thomas, with the carnost desire that {f troops are to be retained at all United States regulars may take the place of the unruly State guards. The ter, it may be stated, have not yet beon cured of the ani+ mosilios engendered by tho war, and do not negiect opportonitics to avengo themselves on those from whom they may have received wrongs or injuries during the rebo 0. Hvnco, if there are troops at all needed, the eonora! desire to bave United States rogulara, The mur- dor of Major Hartwus, at Jackson, the other day, by a few half drankon militia, was @ most cold viveded and atrocious ir. The guilty pare who havo since fied, belonged to the same county where the murdered man fived daring part of the war, and the bloody deod was doubtless prompted by some lingering revenge, although Major Hartmua bore the reputation of being one of the most harwless aud opright citizens of Madison county. As a pretext for keeping the militia in service, General Cooper, the Commander-in-Cniof, has published, almost every other day, the most harrowing storiss of rebel outrages on un- offending Colonist, black and white, This thing was at last carried #0 far that official iuvestigations were or. dered, and (hose horrible tales wore found, in almost ovory case, vo bo slanderous fabrications, 1 will mon- Higp 8 ogle cate, which is one of A score that have como wader ny Own S6gnizance, and all tarning out slike, Gomsedy mroe Me sponrmons sommunlention te | ‘Goneral Cooper, detailing how a equad of ferocious rebels in Madison county shockingly beat and muti- lated @ poor darky, thon hung him up toa tree ‘until he'was supposed to bo dead, and afterwards throw his lifeless body “adore barn, This slory was published in the Press and Times here, with appropriate comments, but lost the bloodthiraty rebels might take vengeance on the writer bis name bad to bo withhold, An official in- Vostigation was had, as one of the most influential Unionists in Madison county informed mo to-day, who was aiso one of the iavestigaging committee, and here (3 the result:—The darky ia question ® personnal uarrel with a boozy loyal leaguer; the Iaiter got uocked down throe times and was otherwise badiy punished, while Sambo got off with @ fow scratches about the Only this and nothing more, 1 state positively that I have been cognizant of dozens of cases of a similar characier, where the writers of the cock aad bull stories kept back their names, on the pica that if they were kuown they might fare badiy at the hands of rebels, And yet these slander- ous tates of biood and murder are circulated broadcast all oyer the country, until people at the North hai come to ivck upon rebels of Tennessee as a pack of outlaws and cutthroat while recognizing Brownlow as a cart of sturdy tamer, engaged in Lg eed animals in check, ‘Tho object in oirculating these sisaderous storics is simply to furnish a pretext for keeping tho inilitia io seceloe, while, at. tie same time, making it appear that Brownloq is fully jostified in his barab and vindictive .pulicy towards the rebeis of the State, If there is « bad state of feeling in Tennesc*e, and if acts Of lawlessness and opp! ression occasional: Ovcur, they are mainty brought about by the direct efforta of those in authority, This is @ fact which cannot be Igziored, as it 1s as patent as anything can bo that the aim ard animus of the party in powor is directed towards inflain- ing the blacks against the whites and retarding recon- struction aud peace. The municipal elections throughout the State tako place during the coming fall and winter, and to thos Outside of Tennessee. it may be interesting to know of tho privilogos enjoyed by rebola, and also to learn some- thing of the practical workings of radicalism whero it hasfullaway. Tne munioipal election oveurs in this city in about ten days from now, The City Council, a woek since, in accordauce with established usage, ap- Pointed the officers of election, This came to the ears of Governor Brownlow, who at once directed the Rogis- tration Commissioner to appoint the officers, which has been dope, so that there are now two sets of election officors. Of course the appoiniees of the City Council Will have to succumb, To .seitte the controversy, and also declare who are qualified voters im ail mun cipal elections, the Governor bas just issued the fotlowiug proclamation :— i Executive Dzrantaeyr, Nasitvitce, Sept. 18, 1857. Whereas some excitement has grown out of the agitation ofthe suject of the mpprowching tnunio: pal elections to como of the ensuing falland winter in the several cities towns of the State; and whereas a controversy hag liy arisen in two or thore cities as Lo who aro quuilived in such elections and who are the proper authoriios int the judges and clerks of wa{d elections: Now, therefore, I, Willian G. Brownlow, Governor of the Slate of Tennessee, in the discharge of the dutias imposed upon me by I horeby proclaim that the piss. oner of fg ler the Franchise law. {8 the proper per judces and clerks of all olecdons, and int the t alified voters rn all muniefpal elections are tho-e 1y who have cer!ifloates of registration and who are quali- fed to vote for members of the General Assembly. Just soe tho effect of this thing. Here in Nashville, where tho so-calied rebels own vearly all the property and furnish the greater portion of the taxes, they have got no voice whatover in saying who will rule ovor them, while three thousana negroes, ignorant and de- graded to some extent, but flauntiae their political sups- riority in the facos of their late mastors, will absolutely rule the clty—at least by their votes, Tho regular radi- cal candidate for the mayoralty is a young man from Minnesota, who has been here only about two years, but is immensely popular with the darkiss, becanse of his ing been Rogiatration Commissioner for this county, ‘ihe young man's namo ia Alden, but thoro are Dbundreds of negroes who aro ignorant of bis name, but fuliy cognizant of the fact that It was he who fur- nished them certificates, A gentleman asked a squad of darkies the other day who thoy were going to Vote for, None o. them could bring out the name; but one of them, witha broad grin, replied for all, “By golly, boas, we can’t tink of his name, but he’s de man who handed us our “lection papers tru do window; we's bound to vote for him, shore.” Iu come of the interior towns the disfranchised rebels own all tho property and the negroes will do all the voilng. Is not this a disgrace to republicanism? Is it any wonder that the rebels of Tennessee, aye, and thou- sands of the best Union men in tue I hailed with joy the recent news from California and Maine? After tho Legisiature meets there is no doubt that a law will bo enacted allowing negroes to hold office, Such being the case, aud with no prospect for seeing the enfranchise- mont of rebols for somo years to come, it can be easily imagined that nogro supremacy and nogro officeholding will be the general rule throughout Tennessee. MISSESSIPP!. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Meeting of the Radical Convention—The Plat- form Adoptod=Hatred Between Whites and Blacks=—Tho Whites Almost Unanimous Agninet Negro Suffrage~Negroes for Con- gress—Probability of Their Being Elected. Vicusnura, Sept, 14, 1967, Tho great event of this week in Mississippi is the meeting of the radical State Convention at Jackson, It being my good fortuna to seo so greata show, I send you a fow of my notes, The body met in the Senate chambor of the Capitol ou Tueaday, and spent most of the day in organizing. Tois is really tho organization of republicanism in Mississippi. In appearance the body was quite as re- spectable as could have been expected. About oue- fourth of the convention were blacks, and candor do- mands the recognition of the fact that some of the most talented mop in the body wore of this complexion. The chairman of the State central committee, Alston Myzatt, calied the meeting to order, and was made tom- porary chairman of the convention. This ia the worst hated man (by tho robels) in Mississippi, He remained in the State through the war and romainod loyal, and Do doubt escaped hanging for his loyalty through tho influence of bis reve! wife. Hoe made aspoech on taking the chair, congratulatiag the convention on the hopeful- ness of the situation, the prospect of restoring Mississippi to the Union, and pronouncing benedictions on the ola Union men (30 fow in number that he could almost lay his hand on the head of each), on the army oflicers Whoso presonce guaranteed the quiet of such a couven- tion in Misstssippi, and on tho disenthraliod bondmon whose votes are the mainstay of the party. About naif” the cour ties In the State were represented, and to ono who knows the siate of things here it was canous to soo how many of tho represoniatives of Mississippi in this body are registrars or army officers, employés of the Bureau or negroes. The old time Stato remains a unit om the other cide, whether wisely or not, may be a question, but none can gainsay the fact. The dificuliy of making up tho roil of members was the first great Iabor of this Hercules, which was mado vastly more arduous and intricate by the greenness of many new members, who, though novices in partiae mentary business, raised and debated numerous points of order with ludicrous effect, as such persons are quite apt to do. This, however, was at length disposed of, And the permanont organization effected by making Colonel Alderson President, Rev. Mr. Lyneh (colored) Vico Presiden’, General (!) Miker Secrotary, and H. Mayson (not biack but colored) Assistant Secretary. Tt was also decided that all committees should be balf filled with blacks, Their doctrine of equal rights is no mere theory maintained for show, but a rule of practice, When Captain Pease, the Superintendent of Public In- struction in the Freedmen’s Bureau, moved that the designation “col.” be added to the name of cach biack delegate, Mr. Lynch wittily moved an amendment to ‘add the color of each man’s hair and eyes.” This hit at all distinctions of race and color was received with much merriment, and caised the whole subject fo be “jald on the table.’ This Lynch is preacher, as all the leading negroes are, and was one of the Boanerges of the convention, and made a telling speech on taking the Vice President's chair. Indeed, a Vicksburg editor pronounced bim “the brains of the convention."’ Another negro, Alb8rt John- son, of Vicksburg, was also a smart speaker—a natura; orator—and though an unprincipled man (so reputed mong his fellows), yot exorts a powerful and wide enflu- oe among his poople. Hg ts exceedingly bitter against ‘old masters,’ whogs symbol he always makes o bull whip,’ and argues with great force and effect that whatever else they do, tie black people can nevor trust the mao whose despotism has boen impressed on his people by the lash, and who can n forget the babit of tyranny or the desire again to exercise it. aides these there no men of mark or very decided power in the body. ‘The reat battle was over the platform. But this was ngib adopted after much sharp discussion; some of it oven bitter, The extreme radicals seemed to triumph in this fight, thoug! joeul t shows ihe provalsnce of the non-conservative clement Indeed, there is not much in the platform to fight over = It Orst endorses tho viican party, for which the republican party ts no doubt suitably grateful, Second, it pl the party in Mississippi to keep step with the great publican party, wherever it may go, Third, it endorses “Congress and its plan of recovstruction, Fourth, i¢ Promises to educate every chiid im Minaisal black or ‘white, which is certainly 9 great and good king. Filth, rejects all distinctions of race and color; and sixth, agrees to honor and protect honest industry where. Fifty thousand copies of this platform were d to be printed; a minority report, a substitute and vartous amendments were laid on the table, and she flery dis- cussion, which almost reached a white heat at one time, subsided to a show of moderation. The animas of much of this flery rhetoric failed to appar in the mioutes. An insider jet me into tho so- crete. There are ies in the party, and oal rival- ries Iie at the bot of the difficulty, This was made more aj sae in oe of the oa ~? Sapper committes of the party, It appears joy rate mg wo ire ted on the vote, for ldea of ba e who bad This hoe carried to @ back country. member, who moved the adoption of this liet, that Sippiaced the old chairman, the war-horse of radicalism ‘Mississippi. This took the body by surprise; it elicited inquiry as well as excited wonder, jength an influential mem- ber moved to replace Alston ‘as chairman of the committee by aan shouts and exulta- tious were quite decisive of the voice of the assembly. ‘The thing was settled. Seeing how nicely this was carried the little lawyer's {friend moved that he also be replaced as secrotary “‘by acclamation.” But beard. Inquiries were called forth, and when they came to the acclamation it was ao that the little lawyer was clearly and flatly floored by his earnest and 1 etraightforward rival—at least for time—and tig uza Whom the Mississippians most hate coms out ahead in tu.2 Face. Doubtless they now wish that thoy &, = negroes hike him; for they generally esteem it a safe rule to vote for any man ‘whe fo most odious to tho rebals, * Hero, then, is the power that is to rule Mississippi. Biack domination promises to be the supreme A Vicksburg editor ca'lg this the baboon convention in two consecutive editoriala, Then tuis 1s the baboon empire, and the chivalry of Mississippi recognizes as gorilias the in power whose sotid vot promises to rule the State. ‘t would seem their fondness for bard and offensive epithets might yield to the apprehension that they may thus be profouncing their own subjection to such a power, But common sonse has never much to do with Mississippi politica, Probably two black men will ran for Congress this State, and with @ large Nogro vote given just because they are negroes, and a large rebol vote given to spite and disgust the hated Yankee Congress, ono or of them may'ran in, You will hear mors of Mississippi foto Is iso real black sea in wild commotion, ne can foretell t end of this great experiment of negro su! Secret political leagues exist ali over the State, The we'l known and almost consiltutional deceitfulness of the uegro raco makes it imposeible for their best friends to foretell their political action, exeept in one particalar, They witli never dove to vote £9 as to replace the powor of the State ia the hauds of thelr old masters, TEXAS. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OP THE HERALD. Town of Waco, Its Rapid Growih and Prose perity=The People Hard at Work and Let- ting Politics Alone=Secking Rofage Against Kudiann Depredations—Description of the Great Wheat Region of Texas, and the In- ducements for Immigration—The Country Between Austin and Waco=Stago Conch Politics and Why Brownlow Has Not Beon Killed, as Expinined by a Tonuesseeau—A Swearing Minister. : bide brine sg vg! Wao, Anguat 20, 1887. In my varied journeyings thus far through the Lone Star Stata, Ihave not chanced upon a more thoroughly pleasant, cheerful looking, enterprising, wide-awake and go ahead town than Waco, Most charmingly tocatod amid an enviroument of scensry at once wild and picturesque, thoro is that in its broad streets, fine stores, neat dwellings and beautiful churehes, giving token of a higher culture than ono meots elsewhoro here, anda busiaess energy and spirit of progress and improve- ment which, while they would excite no astonishment io our Eastern and Northern towns, aro the more wondered at and appreciatod from their rarity in this young coun- try, and the free, carclesa, haphazard sort of settlers making up tho larger share of the population. And be- sides, there aro its Waco University buildings, in archi- tectural design and fnish very nearly equal to anything of the kind im the older sister Siatos, and the Waco Fomalo Collego and Bosqueville seminary, also fine build- ings, and there is its woollen and cotton manufactory ono of the largest in the State, and last but not least, there {3 its admirable hotel, an assured novelty in this latitude, It is vacation now at the university, but at term time there are two hundred and fifty students gathered within its walls, with a like number receiving instraction at the other sominaries, ‘the Waco manufac- turing company, though now {t is temporally in charge of the military, has at work two thousand spindles and turns out as fine cotton and woollen fabrics as any fac- tory In tho country. The whole town is the growth of a fow years, having been located in 1850 by Captain Ross, formorly an Indian agent. Once it was the seat of gov- ernment of the Waco Indians, and there are still curious stories afloat of a famous battle fought here just before the declaration of Texan independance between the Wacos and Cherokees, and resulting disastrously to the latter, I find politics very little talked here. The people will discuss manufacturing and the growing of wheat, corn and cotton, but ignore politica, The subject of Indian raids occupies more attention now than recon- struction, A goodly number, too, come in from the country to {usure safety against Indian deprodations. There is only one company of soldiers here, Company Ea Twonty-sixth United States infantry, under command of Captain Emerson, but with this protection and the fact that Indians are not apt to attack large towns, the people feel quite secure against molestation. Tn previous leiters I have written at length of tho cotton regions of Texas, and described those seo- tions of the State chiefly devoted to stock and sheep raising. Being now in tue-wheat region, I will briefly describe what ts known as the wheat growing section of the State and the inducements to immigrants desirin; engage mn this branch of agricukure. ‘here aro thirty counties in the wheat regioa, extending trom Williamson and Milan counties nortbeasteriy to Red mveravd Lamar county, thence west to Cook county, aud thence south, embracing Wise and Bosque and the intermedia counties to the northern line of Travis count; This region embraces fully 20,000 square miles, or 20, 000,000 square acres, and is mostly prairie, and four- fifths of it capabie ef cultivation and yiciding an averago of twenty busfiels to the acre. The yield this year, though uot as good as anticipated from the lato season and rust, and afterwards the weevil proving largely de- siructive, is estimated at 10,000,000 bushels, from which will at once be seen the great importance attaching to its cultivation and the vast revenue capabie of being derived from {t a3 an oxport, Although tte cultivation has al- Teady attained an importance: sittle dreamed of in the early seittement of the State, yet its culture is still in its infancy and imperfect, and the capacity of the State for {ts production is just beginning to be appreciated. Tho plain fact undoubtedly is that there is no better wheat growing counwy in the world. The climate, soil and elevation of the country a: wuliarly adapted to its nd the seasons are saited to its euccessful seed- arvesting, There are two diversities of = so1l— prairio of the eastern portion and thered lands of the western, Until lately it has been supposed that the black prairies were capable of producing in the lnrgest quantity and of the best y; bat it is now known that the 1s of the Uppor Brazos and the southern branches of the Red river, wiil produce the largest yleld and the finest grain, come portious of them yielding as high as lorty-two bushels to the acre. This rich productivenese is owing, no doubt, to the tact that the soll of the red jand is Dlled with gypsum ip a soluble state, farnisbed by the washings from the great gypsuim belt through which the headwaters of the streams named flow, Tho black, adhesive soit of tho eastern section contains no gypsum, but it ia rich ip the carbonate and phospbate of lime, derived from the white rock op which it rests, Both thoso so'ls possess a remarkable ability to veaist the severe droughts which are sometimes experienced hore. Thore is another variety of poil—tho black, sandy soil found oi ver and creck vaileye of the cross ttm- Vers; but this does pot yield as woil as the other varie- ties, and is leas capable of reais ‘the of wheat principa'ly cultivated the early M ‘ornia and red May wheat. scribe the p cultivation, tin and mode of harvesting, nearly all the of the North and To de. nd manner of in which, by favorite reaping 'ma- chines in use, would lengthen my intended paragraph to A statistical article. 1 will say. this much, that the qual- ity of the wheat is genorally good, except when injured south, I gee, are by rast, It is always heavy, rarely weighing less than sixty, and frequently going as hich as seventy pounds to iL It is whiter then any Northern flour I have rt eetness aud One flavor far surpasses it, Anothor point Is, that new flourcan be manufactured ready for market early in June, from six weeks to two than it cau be sent to the southern mar- North, an advantage that will alwi control of the markets at least is Mexico, South America aud the West Indies are 4 ve — markets for this region can bat The section I have described le capable of yielding four hundred million bueheis of wheat annually or eighty million barrels of four. @ golden lines of the Rocky Mountains contain n0 such mines of wealth as this wheat growing section of Texas, Now is the time for onterprising rants to establish themecives here, before the introduction of railroads shail have increased the price of the lauds, which arc now cheap and can be bad in quantities to suit almost any means, Nowhere else in ‘State is the temporature so agreeable as here, the changes from one seagon to another boii 80 gradual thet they are hardly observable, and ‘ling and remarkabl w bly destined to roduct. ‘The future of this whica imated. where else is there auch pro’ healthfuiness, From Austin here the stage route is throngh a pleasant, fertile and interesting couniry, going through the u balf of Travis county, visiting Williamson and i countios and leading into the centre of MoClollan Most of the coontry is roiling prairie, but some of it ia level prairie, with litte or no timber except on tho streas We passed by several sawmills and three flour milis, one driven by water and two by steam. The villages ll” Salado, however, is quite a flourishing litt) sitoated at Salado Springs, which draw some people there from their posed healthful propertios, College, incorporated jut ite last catalogue about hundred and fifty students, In a country where there is no ico the water of tho Sala- do Springs tastes rena cool, and it wasalso alike rofreshing seomng the white foam of the water as it cat leaping and 5] ling from ite smooth rock-bed fountain, ‘The time will com jhe Salado wili bo lined with manufactories. This whoie tection, in tact, is finely ‘watered, so much #0 that we seomed to be almost con- crossing creeks and streams, which here have abundance of water, unlike those lower down in the saucy and there annenp tobe peopie, @ ‘most vote, only a few bother and more liberal and concervative views, and one who, while he will seek to be Just any {™partisl, will mix les8 politics with his administration than oc"eral Sheridan, and confine himself to carrying out his orders 23 8 mill tary commander, and not seat to carry out any pecall [2 views he may hold or the party in power in ‘ashingtom may strive.te urge upon bim, con. sorvative element of the 1s building great bopes indication of the peatinon et th bee Sorata it 1 nga of the pi rogarding reconstruction ina Texan aomaline, vehicle, drawn by four horges, I will wind up my letter. It was not long, as usual in the stage coaches in this country, betore everybody know where everybody cise was from, where ho was going, and the nature of bis business. We all proved to be from the unreconsiructed States, including myeelf, from Virginia, except one, who was from Ten- nessee—a middie aged, stout men, with alight reddish whiskers aud a face to which something els2 than cold water and outdoor exerciae had communicated a ruddy appearance, Thore was that confident alr about him that marked him-as the destined oracular man of-the party, the pothouse politician in fact trans- forred to the stagecoach. .I wilt not undertake to give the weighty arguments he gave in favor of the South being det alone when tho war began, and boing let alone now that it was ended, of recouotyhis anathemas in general against the genoral government and in particulat against Governor Brownlow and his co-political workers in that tat. “Wall, sit, do you know what we would do with Browniow if we bad euch a man here?’ asked ap elderly gentlewan, drossed in a very elderly suit of pray clothes and his face covered with white beard, but with ils venerable aspeot rathor impaired by tobacea spitile, “Exect bim governor, I reckon, as our people have,” said the Tevnesseoan. “Not a d—v bit of it,” replied the old gontloman. “He couldy’t live here five minutes. We would shoot or hang him as soon as we could draw @ boad or get a rope.” “And that's just what the people of Tennessee,” an- swered tho Yenacsseoan, have wanted to do and’ bave long beon thinking of’ doing. Iv has been talked om many a time,’? “I wouldn’t stop to talk on any such matter,” re marked a smal! man with a equeakiog voico, *Thoro’s where our poopte do wrong and aro going backwards ja consequence. Quiet reyviution aud @ hair trigger are all that’s wanted.’ “I know that as well az you," ejaculated he of the ruddy countenance, “Brownlow would have been killed long ago had it not beéa for making capital for the radical party. We aré tue tempovary slaves of an indomitable neceasity now, but the time will como when wo will throw off the yoko of bondage and to the eacred call of liberty again rise to assert our froodom.” There was au fadefinite number of the game sort. A Venomous bitterness against the government and the present Course of reconstruction characterized the remarks of every One, Tuoro was a Methodist minister among the party. Some one toid a woful story about the abuses cominitted by;United States soldiers doing garrison duty in a neighboring county, “ihe d—d cusses," broke out tho minister; and it was cortataly a lapsus Lingua, altnough he tried to smooth it over by adding, “if may be allowed the expression,” and then went on to say ‘these soldiers are a set of Nortuorn rufiseuils, and they all ought to be hung or sunk ia Botany Bay.” PROGRESS OF THE BLACK DOMINION. What Is Going On in the South. [From the ravannah Republican (radical), =ept. 21.) RIOT IN CHARLTON COUNTY—TURES FREEDMEN SHOT, Last <aturday afternoon a difficulty occurred at Camp Pincknoy, Charttou county, between a Mr, Laucasier, overseor for Mr. EK. Buck, ‘and somo freedmen, im tho course of which one of thd negroes, named Firney, was shot by Lancaster, the ball taking oifect 1a the thigh, and inflicting a severe flosh wound. On Sunday afternoon two negroes cave to Mr. Buck's, with double-barrelied shot guns {n thotr hands, and said they to take eatisfaction for the shooting of Firney. shots were exchauged between them and the riies in the house, Mr. ncaster’s horse, which was standing in front of the door, was killed, a number cf buckshot having perforated his body. The body of ono of the negroes, named Alfred Wi!- ams, was found about sixty yards from the house, one of tho shots having kiiled him. The other, William, Greon, was found badly wounded. Mr. Lancaster and Captain Nuugazer, who wore in the house at the time the shots were fired, were arrested and taken bofore Judge R, A. Baker and Justice Corner for examiuation, on Monday last, and were both ac- quitted of ail biame in the transaction. They left the same afternoon for St, Mary’s, which place they reached on Tuesday. As soon as the boat touched the wharf a guard of soldiers, under command of a eee waited upon them and, after an explanation of the shoottag, tuoy went away. Almost immodiately afterwards about thirty negroes, fauly armed, made thelr eppearance, marching down to the boat ana acting in an excited manner, using borrible oaths and making the m dreadful threats against Laucaster aud Nunga: 1 boarded the boat and scized Mr. Lancaster, but N gazer jumped overboard and made good his escape to the woods. Our informant was unable to asccrtain either what subsoquently transpired, or the fate of Laucaster after he fell into the hands of tho negroes. Anether Account. (From the Savanuab News and Herald (conservative), opt. 24, We are informed that a serious difficulty took place at Camp Pickney, Ciarlion county, on last Saturday after noon, about three o'clock, between Mr. Lancaster, over- seer for Colonel K. Bucks, who has @ distillery at that Place, and come negroes employed, resulting in the Shooting in the thigh of one of the negroos. No fur- ther difficulty occurred doring the day; but on Sunday afternoon two negroes, armed with doublo barrelied gune, made their ap; ce at Mr. Lancaster's house and demanded satifaction for the injury done the negro on Saturday, stating at the same time that they intended to take his life. Three persons wuo were in a back room ot Mr Laucaster’s residence heard the reports of eleven shots, and on repairing to the frout of the house they found Mr. Lancaster standing in the door, pistol in hand, and one of the negroes lying dead about sixty Yards from the house, and another wounded, with their ups near them, which were found to have been recently Gehersee r, Lancaster was seriously wounded, having received several buckshot in his hands and body, and his horse, which was hitched in front of the door, was killed. On the succeeding Monday Mr. Lancaster and Captain Tim Nungazer, @ gentleman who was iu the house at the time of the diflicujty, wero arrested, but after a full ae Judge R. A. Baker and a magistrate were aoquisted. Ou that day Messrs. Lancaster and Nangazor started for St, Marys, and on arrival there they were srresied by arergoant of the federa' troops, but upon showin, that they had been examined by tho civil authorities aa acquitted he roleased them. Soon afier tis about tweaty armed negroes seized them and throstened veo- geance. Mr, Nuneazer encceeded in oscapisg by swim- mong the river, but Mr Lancaster was mken of by them, and it is feared he Lae beon murders. Much ex- citoment exists in Charltou county, REGISTRATION IN. THE SO9TH. [Corrected up to September 24, 1867.) 491 617,051 1, 147,642|26,466|111,016 * Reported complete, + Partial returns, ¢ Estimated, TWE ROYAL INSURANCE BONO ROBBERY. The examination in the matter of Daniel Nobile, charged with being concerned in the robbery of $200,000 ‘worth of bonds from the office of the Royal Insurance Company, in Wail sireet, some months since, and which has been jing for fifteen daye, was resumed at Ker @'clock yosterday, betore Justice Hogan, at the fom! Charies Cross, sworn, testified that he resides in Elmi- ra; has been acquainted with Daniel Noble for some ut knows Griffin; eaw him first at Elmira about the ist Inst April; be came several times to witness’ place to hire a bugey; be had it for three consecutive days; at this time he was in company with Noble; Mr. Noble boarded couple of horses with witness; Mr. Noble wore a # shade over his oye when witness frst saw him; De Witt accompanied Mr, Noble to the stables; when Grillin spoke to witness about buying out the stables ho said he had sixty thousand dollars in government bonds and showed witness a roll of bilis; bo sald further, there was @ gentleman in Danville had (en thousand dollars belong. ing to him; Gniin spent that day at least two hundred seventy-five dollars; he bad fifteen botties of wine ‘Which cost bim about one hundred and fifty en. ‘The prosecution here rested, whereupon Me defence moved to strike out the testimony of Mrs. Griff'n, on the ground that it was inadmissible inasmuch as it tended to crimiaate her husband and place Lim in peril, Counsel for prosecution opposed the motion. An elaborate argument was delivered on each side and humerous authorities cited, after which Justice Hogaa took the papers and Disdecision. Inthe timo the caso wt!l be proceeded with and the evidence the defence introduced. It will be resumed this yorn- tug at elevou o'clock, WAVAL INTELLIGEN Portsmouth caras op States school ahi coal cargsrs cn THE YELLOW FEVER. — ‘The Disease on Board the British Steames Narva. ‘The sanitary condition of this vessel is much bettes thon indicated in the Heratp of yesterday. The Narva, on leaving Key West, took off all her convalescent moi from the hospitals and lett with» clean bill of health, As she steamed northward the bands improved rapidiyg but unfortunately two cases occurred, both of which re- sulted fataliy. Mr. Philip Crookes, one of the electri- Clans of the Atlantic and Cuban cables—a young gentie- man unusually esteemed by ail with whom he has come in contact— was taken on the with black or vimilo negro, and died on 1, September 22, was buried at sea the same morning, Thomas Edmunds, ‘one of the cable hands, died and was buried at sea Sep tember 21, and the Narva arrived at Lower with but one case on and that in so forward and Convalescent a state that the vessel will likely be released. the Quarantine authorities in two or throe days, The larva wil! then come up to the city, take ina 6 ans at once leave for ie boy ao ogland. Her commander, Wobs end Fresco, and HC. Donor bein tend We 3 van, bave arined up and are domiciled at the Fifth A The Yellow Fever and the Kings County Medical Seciety. . A meoting of the Kings County Medical Society wad held last evoning at the roome of the Historical Society, tn Court street, for the purpése of taking some steps (6 aid those who are now suffering from the yellow feves in New Orleans, The meeting was rather slimy at tended, Dr. Reese presided. Speeches were made by several physicians as to the best course to be pursued tm procuripg aid for tho sufferers, f r. BELL was tne firnt pores and called attention te the intense suffering which exists in New Orleans at the present tu and spoke of the necessity of ‘doing some- thing at once to alleviate it, Hesaid that the principal m of the people who were suffering from yellow fever in New Orleans at the present time was for nurses, af the Howard Association of that city could provide fos tho other needs of the sufferers. He also called attention to tho fact that most of the sufferers were young men from the North, travelling on busivess, who bad a@ friends there, and were thereforo thrown upon the charity of a people too poor to provide for theming proper manner. i‘ Damas Banxes, being called upon, related some ine stances of young men from tho establishment with which he is connected in New York baving taken sick and died of ysllow fever in Now Orleans before feveuda could help them. Further remarks wore made by Dr. Cullen, Dr. Norris and ex-Mayor Hail, after which Dr. Bstt offered the fol- lowing resoluiiou ;— Resolved, That the members of this soclety constitute themselves, individually and collectivoiy, a special commit tee to procure aid for the sufferers from yellew fever in ous Sonthern cities until the necessity ceases, Tho resolution was adopted, On motion of Dr, Norxis, the chairman was empowered. to appoint a committee to take into consideration the Propriety of calling a public meeting at the Aoudeny of Masic or some other suitable place to solicit cat tions in aid of their object, after which tho meeting ad- Journ The Yellow Fover and the Richmond County Medical Society. Ata meeting of the Richmond County Medical Se cioty, held at the Seaman's Retreat, the following pre- ambile and resolutions were adopted :— The appeal to our #3 shies in behalf of the sutterers from yellow fever, which is bow ravaging portion of our country, is’ very strong and urgent; Whoreas, thus far, this co-amunity, which in former was visited by this terrible scourge, has providentially es coped the tnatinet of gratitude eliould prompt us to be ready and liberal in seading such material aid; therefore, Resolved, That each memoer of this society be tee to solicit contributions to carry out the above ob; and that the Ladies’ Auxiliary Association of- the Xi, Smith Lpfirmary be soltelted to co-operate a with the cai Sooiety in this eworthy Uni n, re Ry voor ge ag sricon tous ramiiar with the disease. have offer oir we Howard Association. tt retary 1s hereby aut! to communicate with the president of the Howard. inquiring whether such services are needed. esolved, That Dr. WW. O, Anderson be authorized to. re ceive ali funds contributed for the object for remiss! to the Howard Association. Resolved, That the pastors of the different churches be invited by tue Secretary to bring tho subject of these reso. lutions before .their respective congregations aud solicit subscriptions towards the same, Resolved, That the Society do now Misc to meet the ladies of the Auxiliary Association of 8. R. Smith to firmary on Thursday afternoon next, at three o’olock, Relief for the Yellow Fover Sufferers. 10 THE EDITOR OF THR HERALD. H. B, Cromwoll & Co, acknowledge the receipt of the following amounts in aid of the yellow fever sufferers af Now Orleans, and have to-day telegraphed to their agent in New Orleans to pay this amount to the Howard Association :— % ©. & R. Poillon, $50; Drohan & Allen, w. Sr.) $2; Van Valkondargh & Haines, $50) clandard red Insurance Company, $25; R. F. Seaman, $25) Lawrence ‘$25; Haviland, Lindsley & Co, .. $100; Delamater Iron Worke, B. F. Towne, $6; 5. W, Chambers, $5; J. E. P., $25: Thos, G. Benton & Sons, $5; 5. H. 8, $60; Brookiym Waite Lead Company, $100; in $100, By the hands of E. ¢, Palmer, of E. Co’s., Now Orleans :—Philip & garg te C., $25; W. ns & Bro., $25; Jossuj $36; Warren & Hlasting, $25; $25; HC. & M. Hubbard, $25; Vernon Bros. & Co., $25; Bi Sand, Raynor & Co., $20; Owens & Agar, $20; B, a Lawronce, $20, By’ the ‘hands of Edward Tenner, of Hoster, Peterson Tenner’s, New Orleans: —Sullivan, Randolph & Budd, $60; Wilson G. Hunt, $26. Total, Siprevioualy ve ited, $1,015; making « $2,063, viot ‘mi H if "'H.'B, CROMWELL & CO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. We have to acknowledge receipt of the following foe the benefit of sufferera by the yollow fever at New Or- Jeans:— Mercer Street Presbyterian Church, Rev, R. R. Te | D. D., $10 77; Churce of the Covenant, through A. Post, $183 04; We Presbyterian Church, $187 61¢ Brick, Cure, = j,boatley, Burton & 0 $25; Broads way Tabernacie, itt iF jicbel, W. i. Chamboriatat 25, and Joba Gray, $25, thi & if i. Bad; Wall Street, $100; H.F. Ly io; ‘A Friend, $6; Austin, Thorp & Co., $55; Mra, Alden, $250; 8.'b. Wyckoif & Co., $50; Cash,- $6; T 4.8 $1), Tuauking Ofering, for Heald, Comfort, $20. otal, $1,, Proviously acknowledged, $1,937 50; making « total of 3,301, Aiso the following amounts for benefit of the Galves “rick Church, $176 18; Samuel Bennett, Je., $10; rel : 3 Mallett, & Robbins, $50; Wost Prosbyterian, Churoby $187 61; Mrs. B. R. Alden, $250. Total, $673 70, we acknowledged, $4,281; making a total of ‘Also the following for the Houston suffercre:— Brick Charch, $176 18: Thomas P, wae ee teed, ‘ oy ted Hallett & Robbias, $60; Friend, $7, Previously apg $363; mal @ total of $021 18. PORFORD, Tit &00. The following jewelry firms have subscribed $150 for the benofit of the Howard Association, of New Or- loans: — @. & 3. Owen & Co., Darand & Co., Gorham Manu. fact Co Vuicanite Jewotry Com: Mabie, Todd & Co. ; Churcnill, Daua & Cas Randell & Barre more, Bail, Black & Co,; Tiffany & Co., Smillie & Der~ rance, Ball & Barnard; Brow & & Co,, H. G. Borel & Broth Co., Wm. H. Earle & deiari, Wm. H. Arthur é Co, (stationers), wor names given. Tl amount swolls the list to $2, which hae already beon sent to the Howards by Mr. C. H. Zimmer. mann, of New Orleans. The sum of $50 Las besa re- ceived since from Sacket, Davis & Co, THE PUBLIC HEALTH. The following is Dr. Harris’ weekly mortality report for the week ending Saturday, September 21: — rooklyn, ineludiog 31 in treats. mortality was com: trie i @ ek epidemic ct ‘not partak 4 frsoane was wholly {n.those constitutional, ta and congestive disorders that provo fatal under the ‘alteration of temperature, Ac. otic maindies poly 190 York and 73 ta Brooklyn. against 206 In the an {a the latempiica, tabes Mesenteriom, and other tubsret iar diseasgs awopt into the grave 141 rf Sora rsnd oe in Droskiyr. against ill nud 6h respect. Iwely, th then® cities the provious week. There wore aleg 18 deathe in the former and 5 in the latter city attributed to N80. {the cirouintory system last wge, against 6 and 1, respectively, the previous week. » The moan temperature, 70 degrees helt, al unusually warm for the season, Ta im 46 89 degrees average degree o° hurdkiity was saturation of the atmosphere being roaafied as 100, The Mean pressure of the atmosphere was anusually great, Derng equal to 80.14 inches. Tho marked decrease of sym otic disorders, typhoid fever excepted, gives promise ofa uuinine, penalngte death by cholera occurred in a filthy quarter ef - the Seventeenth ward. Diarrhomal diseases of ail ki ki led 181 persons in the two cies. In fondom, the week in Al there. were 218 deails by thie clase eluding 22 bs cholera. ; ean ‘ ‘The following If & recap mot the notes god joa of persons Who died in New Tork Drookiya Baring the week ouding Sey:einber ai, W96ts— r NEW TORK. HROORLTN, ‘county inet ta- Bary consi er consumpt ‘ F