The New York Herald Newspaper, October 11, 1867, Page 4

4 THE WHISKEY FRAUDS IN NEW YORK. —_————--- Case of the Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey Com- pany, and Letters Showing Why Colonel Messmore Was Dismissed. About a month ago the warchouse of the Kentucky Bourbon Company at 40 Vesey street, inthe Fourth dis- trict, was seized by Collector Bailey for alleged frauds on the revenue, and withing few days the entire stock the company in that district, consisting of about twenty- Ave bundred barrels of whiskey, was turned over to the Dnited States District Attorney for forfeiture, As is asual in such cases, when the Collector is found to be frm in his duty, the parties interested rushed oo to Washington to lobby through a “compromise” with the Department, Neither the secretary nor the Commis- sioner would interfer ad the counsel of the company ‘was remitted to the tender mercies of Collector Batley and District Attorney Courtney. Then a rant was procured from Judge McCunn for the arrest of Bailey for alleged trespass; in his seizure but on explanation fo the Judge that the Collector had done the acts complained of in his official capacity the order of arre was vacated by the Judge. The Collector, meanwhile, made affidavits before Commissioner White on which Daniel Messmore and the other officers of the Kentucky Bourbon Company were arrested on criminal proceed- ings, and were ail beid for examination, Since that time renewed eflorts have been made to compromise the care Doth with the Cotlector and with the Department at Washington. The hearings on motions betore Judge Blatchford in the proceedings for forfeiture and tn the criminal proceedings have been delayed on various pre- tences, it 1s supposed to give time to bring to bear the machinery of influence and of corruption. We hear that a baif a dofen diiferent sets of lawyers are buzzin avout in it, among others a relative of a Cabinet mu ter. Our indetatizable correspondents in Washington have brought to light a new feature in the case, as will be seen to ehe correspondence published below. It appears that the Secretary of the Treasury, during the pendency of the removal of Deputy Commissioner Messmore, called on Coliector Bailey for copies of certain correspondence in the leuwer books of the Kentucky Bourbon Company, which were said to point toa connec+ tion between the brother who was in the revenue ser- vice and the one in the whiskey busifess other (han that of natural relationship, It is alleged that the most atart- ling disclosures of frand were embraced in this corre- spondence, and that itis In the hope of smothering its productiou in the couris that so much interest is shown in geting the case “fixed up” without coming to trial. But we predict that, as usual, the press will prove too Sint for all parties, and in earnest of it we give a por- tion of the corresponden-e, the authenticity of which we cap vouch for, and are able to promise more in a subse- quent instalment. We venture to say that after reading what lollows every oe will wonder at Messmore in making any opposition to the re- moval finally made by Mr. McCulloch, and at the hesitation or forbearance of the iatter ia giviog @ petty subordinate such a temporary importance as he y. Ihe truth is that Messmore's com- whiskey gang been long elopvenis connected with the his brother was treasurer no definite the Secretary. The election of Mess- more a8 one of the counsel of the Distillers’ Association within a day or two alter his removal from office is looked upon as pecultariy appropriate, and ts proof con clusive of the charges made against him It is, at the 1, @ proof of gratitude on the part of the dis- touching instance of Adelity toa friend in the subjoined correspondence plain to the We should premise that it was submitted to Secretary of the Treasury, on the request of the as copied from the letter books and The “com! "' allege that th of which they arrive at this edify- ing and innocent resuit, St requisite for this respectable aod bighly hon- ofabdle “company”—the managing member of whieh ts ® brother of the late Deputy (ommissioner and Execu- tive Officer of ‘he Metropolican Reyenus Board—was ‘dummy"’ or *‘woodea man,"’ who was to appear on per as the responsibie party in thetr removals for rec- tification, This man was one Fred J. Tinkham, His on was (o go to the Collector and represent that he had ought a certaia lot of whiskey to bond of the Kentucky Bourbon Company, which bo wished to withdraw for wectifcation—e. g. a lot of 76 barreis and 43 half barrels— one of the lots involved in this correspondence. On these bonds Clark H. Savborn, Presideat of the “compa- Alien H. Mills, agent, and HD. Chaffee, a Buffalo rectifier and liquor dealer whos place has been seized by Coliector Bailey for complicity in the frauds of the Company, appear as suretios, The condition of ail these bonds was.that the whiskey withdrawn from bond was to be taken to Nord Moore street and rectified, and “the said whiskey’ re- turned to the bonded warehouse 40 Vesey street after Fectification into the bands of the government, not to be taken out till the tax of $@ per gallon should be paid. Collector Bailey, im the ordinary course of business, Granted the permit for 16 barr. 4 48 half barrels, and detailed an officer to accompany the whiskey to 99 North Moore areet. And just bere comes the point of this story. The officer who was to accompany the whils- Key to North Moore street bad been “seen? to the tune, it is alleged. of $20000 this particular lot, and when the whiskey was rolled out of the bonded ware- house, ias'ead of being taken to 99 North Moore sireet it was hoisted direcily into the “fee"’ lofts over the bouded warehouse at 40 Vesoy street. The officer named meanwhile rendered to Collector Bailey a certi- Hicate of delivery at 99 North Moore street. In these “free"’ lofts wore reclifying tubs of @ capacity of 300 barreis cach. La those iofis were coloring matter, spirits ead all the appliances for doctoring and disguimng spirits, Then there were pots of yellow paint, brushes and spurious brands. By the use of these appliauces two or threo hundred barrels of whiskey could de “dumped” and disguived in a day—the heads painted over to efface the transportation marks andr ted “Rectified by the New York Whiskey and Rectifying c 99 North Moore street, New York,’? and bed spick-span new, without a trace of its ri obaracter appearing on iis face. Tue lot of seventy- barrels and forty-eight half ‘ola was passed through this department of the establishment, and after four or five days was lowered from tne jofts and shipped to Co., of: Providence. and to ot ng the payment of ail tax and notting, eve $1 45 per gallon, a handsome profit to the company and its “dummy” Tiokbam, Provious to this particular lot a shipment of eighty Darrela bad been mad same parties, stolea from the warououse by #in machinery, though one Chine was the “dummy” this caso instead of Tinkham Shere, and Greene & Co. it released; and here which beats tne ‘litt! “Now you see? the company, “and now you don't."’ wi Ve the correspondence to tell tte own story, only Premising tuat the “Mr, M."’ referred to throughout the Correspondence is D. Messmore, the treasurer of the Keatucky Bourbon Company, and the brother is, of course, tne late Deputy Commission should de undersivod that the “company” m &® virtuous Aisclaimer of all tnterest in the whiskey that forms the subject of this correspondence, and also of the stool. pigeon fia. bam. We leave our readers to draw their joker" arrange: ‘Own conclusions 4s to the validity of this claim:— ‘Naw Yous, August 12, 1267, PA. Stwxor, Eaq:— Your tavor at hand, Mr. M., with on Saturday morning say nd free the whiske: would purchase two buadred barreis and pay casb, and thas he would make aafe to Mr. from this com G. all the whiskey purchased my; and that he (M.) has heard that UG. wed'a lot of whiskey of Mike, and did not ain in regard to whiskey, bat purchased anite diverent from what he talked to (. the compa: My advice is for Mr. Greea to come at once to New \ork and arraugo the maiier with Mr. M. Truly yours, TINKHAM. ‘one, August 15, 1867. Messrs and contents noted, 3 from J@ will get the goo authorized to aller & Ov. of 9 Jou recelved goods whipped yesterday all right: with balance na you directod uext week, Please sed ue wil f as I requested ta my let f re abort this wee the pay beck to Ht full for bill Gud Will protect them. Yours A. HL MILLS, oF tae Kawtcoxy Rovrnox Co, r, New Yous, August (7, (67. ‘ Youre ih, wrth dear for$l.968 49. for Dill Of goods shipped ou the 14th, came to band this morning. Sim whipping. you. tweaty.tve barrels to-d . the former shipment, rain” brand, and will ip you the Ofty on Mond uded and marked as you rected. Your w will be all rele ag week tory and please you Fou Will send bili Yours wuly, Naw Yorn, August 10 (867, Mosers. Garaxe & Co. Bought of A. PMN 80 barreis whiskey. 1 $0,."" 48 barrel ok: gallons P. &M., 10 barrels whiskey, 380.47 gallons New Vora, August 19, 1867 Mossrs. Gareve & Co., Providence, &. 1. Gayts—Herewith please find gpection of fifty barrels wh: your inutructions of the Web iit lading, invoice shipped thie di ty whieh ft A @atisfactory. Very truly yours, Mesers, Wits a New Tore, August 19, 1567. Gueews & Co. es % desired me to write ®, Ho wishes you . before a proper any barrels a id that you purchased them of H. D. Chaifee aw “4 cs New Yorn, Au TNT ew Yorn, August 2, 1867, Mosers. Gunexm &Co., Providence, Rl. Gueriemen—-Yours of the 28h with draft for $3,704 game to hand this morning, drait be: ‘all for ‘Dill 0 29th inet., for which please accept t! ur Mr. C,H, 8, fe with you to-day id will, we tru in relensin, now in bi ‘of District Tam sation more 0 goods will be troubled. Hoping to re- ceive your order for another huodred, I remata truiy and rospestfully, A.B. MILLS. D New Yorn, Aug. 27, 1867. S1a—This will be handed you by C. MH. Sanborn, President of tha Kentucky Bourbon Vompany, who, visits ‘yo met ia Of whiskey se! ‘ Me th ER Wig presentation! be finplieits eight bar nee of the premises cai ary respectiully, YOUPNSMORE, Deputy Conimissionsr. To L, B, Faikem, Collector, Providence, ti, 1. The Metropolitan Revenue Board=Seizures Yesterday. Vory little important business was transacted at the Latornat Revenue Headquarters youterday, The Metro. » politan Board held a short session, Mr, Van Dyck im the cuair, at which the following resolution was pepedins ‘e4, That all whiskey forwarded to this port from plantoiher tuae those in ibis Motrupolitaa district and marked “for export’ be seized. ‘There were only two seizures reported yeaterday. One was that of E. N, Cook's rectifying establishment at No. 125 First street, Williamsburg, seizod ‘or alleged irregu~ iu the books, The other was of four barrels of hanes anaed it pier No, § North river. The @ack were marked “‘recufle!,” and were detained to await jnvesligation as to the payment 0) tax, REVEWE SEIZURES IN BUFFALO. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Borral 10, 1867, Petclock PM, } Revenve Inspector T. J. Conalty, of New York, act- ing under special authority from the Commissioner, seized yesterday in the depot of the Erie Railroad four nucdred and fifty barrels of Western high wines, shiyped from Chieago to a Orm in Now York, for alleged viclation of the revenue laws, He also seized fifty bar- reis of alcohol shipped by Cuthbert uw gham, of New York, and forty-nine barrels of spirits owaed by 3. C, Boem & Co., of New York, THE BOARD OF AUDIT. Additional Newspaper Cinims Presented. Th Board of Audit met yesterday afternoon, Mr. De pew presiding. Tho first claim beard was that of tho New York Day Book for advertising in 1864, 1865 and 1886, amounting to $423 15. The counsel for the claimant was unable to prove that the paper was a Corporation paper,and there- fore the Counsel for the Corporation objected to the pay- ment of tho claim. It was also shown that a suit had been commenced for the recovery of one of the items in the claim,and the Corporation Counse! objected there- fore that tho Board could not adjudicate upon it, The case of the New York 7imes was heard next. It wis acclaim tor $19,998 75 for advertising, extending over a period embracing the years 1863 to 1867. This case Was postponed until to-day, because the items for tho city and county wero mixed up together in one general account. ‘i «The claim of the World Company was tho noxt one stated. The total amount was 313.164 40. As usual, it was for advertising. One of the cierks at the Comp- trotier’s office was placed upon the stand and testified that he had examined all the bills charged in the claim of the World and found them correct, and that they ali bad his certificate. The cuahier of the World testified that he had examined ail the bills, and that they were correct. The advertise~ meats were charged according to the rates of the paper, ai ten, fifteen and twenty cents a line, which were the rates of the paper at the time the advertisements were charged, The New York Leader was the next whose ciaim was stated. 1t was for advertising, and amounted to $4,600, It was incurred in the years 1864, 1865 and 1866, Witnes-es appeared who proved that in 1863 the paper was appoiated a Corporation®paper; that the cbargea were in accordance with its rates, and that the bills were all correct and had not been paid. The case of the Jrish People aewspaper wasthen called, Mr, Standish, the bookkeeper of the paper, was placed on the stand, and stated that the claim amounted to $288, and was for advertising, The paper was ap- pointed a Corporation paper, and the amount charged was according to the lowest rates of the paper. The ciaim of the Commercial Adv-rliser was next called up, It was shown that thoclaim amounted to $15,734 69; tbat it was, for advertising tthe charges were ci rect and had not been paid, and that they were made according to the rates of the paper. This claim oxtended as far back as 1852, when the paper was Orst appointed a Corporation paper. No further business of interest came up till the Board adjourned, THE QUICK PASSAGE CONTROVERSY. TO THE BDITOR OF THE HERALD. No. 4 Bowuinc Greex, New York, Oct. 10, 1867, Permit me to add two facts to the present controversy abeut (he quickest passage from Europe to New York across the Atlantic. The distance frem Liverpool to Now York 1s greater than from Brest to New York. The Scotia, in July, 1866, ran from Liverpool to New York in eight days, seventeen bours and tifty-four minutes, This includes four hours and thirty minutes added tor difforence in time, W. J. LAMONT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yor, Oct. 10, 18: The Scotia bas twice beaten tho late passage of the Pereire, which is claimed by Mr, Mackenzie to be the fastest ever made across the Atlantic. The shortest Western run ever made was by the peerless Scotia in 1366. Leaving Queenstown at 4:10 P. M. on Sunday, Juty 15, she passed Sandy Hook on Monday, July 23, at 7:15 P. Mand anchored off ber dock at 8:44 P. M.— time, eight days, three hours and thirty-four minutes. Adding twelve hours to run one hundred and sixty-four miles, the difference in distance between Brest and Queenstown, gives the Scotia eight days, Sfteen hours and thirty-four minutes, against eight days and twenty- two hours claimed by Mr, Mackenzie for the Pereire In July, 1863, the <cotia of eight days, four bours and forty miautes from Queeastown. In Decomber, 1863, she steamed from New York to Queens- town in eight days and two hours—equal to eight days and fourteen honrs to Brest. The Russia, in July, made her first eastern passage in cight days, two hours and tbirty minutes, beating the best easteru passage of the Pereire five bours and* thirty minutes, computing twelve hours for the added distance to Brest. The Pe- reire and Ville do Paris are very fast ships, but they have not yes beaten the Scotva, and will need a fair wind and plenty of it before they accomplish afeat wich will give ihem the championship of the Avlanuc, J 3, 0 MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL INTELL GENCE. Tho following despatch was -received in Washington on the 9th inst. from Mr. Ketchum, republican candi- date for Congress in the Twelfth Ponnsylvania district, runaing against Woodwérd, democrat :— tLkesnaare, Oct, 9, 1867, W. W. KETCHUM. Secretary Seward, on his way to Orange county, was asked what be thought of the election. He replied that “experience had taught him that it was not always the part of wisdom to think too much; at the same ti oelieved that the signs of the times were indicating that the people are right, and that if public men were not tools they would believe in the people.” 1k may pot bo generally known tbat, according tothe Boston Traveller, Genoral Sheridan is a membor of the Grand Army of the Republic, ail of whom are styled “ Comrades," bence it will be seen how appropriately ho addressed the torchlight gathoring in Boston as “Comrades.”’ It ts because he is a comrade that the Grand Army every #bere turned out to welcome bim. Hon, George A. Brastow, of Somerville, Mass., has been nominated for re-elaction by the republicans from the Second Mjddivsex State Senatorial District. There was quite a contest ia the Convention in regard to Col- onel Brastow's status on tne excise question, but no one declared bim to be a ‘* ramrod.’"’ The Philadelphia Telegraph (radical), the afternoon after the election in Pennsylvania, eays:—“Ws bave mot the enemy and we are theira” Further, “It ws foolish to disguise the fect that we have been badiy beaten, We were prepared for a heavy loss; we \hought that the errors of our political managers could not fail to cause a large decrease in our vote; but we freely confess that we did not anticipate the astonishing figures revealed to us by the count this moraing.’’ Satisfied with the “substantial results of the victory achieved" by the election of Perdie, or Peddie, or Por- gic, a8 Mayor of Newark by twenty-six majority, the Newark Daily Advertiser (radicai), carries itself into a discussion of theology thus:— Ne sound. minded maa witl doubt that great social re- forms aro necessary or that a system of legisiation which would be practically a theocracy would work great good for the community. But the question arises, woo is to be the represontaitve, on oarth, of the theo- cracy? By¥ whore conscience shall we be governed ? Senator Frelinghuysen, in his remarkably able sprech Inet week, touched the marrow of this matiger when he said that It seems as if God was not content with a uni- verse of inanimate objects; it is the gratitude of free in telligences that He craves.” Bon Wade stumped Ohio in favor of novro euffrage, He told his hearers that Congress had forced negro euf- frage upon the people of the District of Columbia against their will, and advised the people of Obio to vote im favor of it exclaiming, with his asual amount of bluster, “You've got to baveit!" It ia, perhaps, fortunate that the people of Olio bave mot ‘got to have Aim." W Close work. Tam defeated. Democratic Accep' in Masenchusette. The youngest of the great Adams, of Massachusetts, accepts the ratic nomination for Governor, In his letter of acceptance, which Is frank and pointed, 0 a. Upon questions of finance and taxation it ts dim. cult to reconcile the incompetence which pervades our system of impos A presumption of honest jntent jm the ‘egisiators who framed it. No man who assumes @ Capacity to make laws at day should dare to plead in excuse of his biunders abject ignorance of tho first principles of political economy and an utter indifference to the recorded ra. fults of experience, But the intolerable burden of an exploded and unscientific plaa of internal taxation, combined with a tariif which ia nothing but localized gross ignorance of fraud, and if not spec | Will faroish tho exhausted taxpayer with a | reason for repudiation, | He also expresses opposition to republican views on the hquor question, ' @omination for Lieatonagt Governor. NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, | | INDIES. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. The Emigrant Stream from the United States to Jamaicn—Depression in Trade—Gover ment Taxes—Crops and Trade Reports, KinGsrom, Sept, 25, 1867. The stream of emigration from the United States con- tinues unabaed. Americans who have visited Jamaica are convinced that the many advantages offered by tuis colony @ only tobe knowo, through proper and re- lable sources, to direct the tide to these shores Ina very few years we will see American life uppermost in these tropics, and in a few more it will form pari aad parcel of another United States im miniature, with all that is good of American and English, ‘The great resources of Jamaica appear to have attracted the attention of European shipowners engaged in emi- gration business, and joquiries are now being mado a to the extent of availabie land for sale, with a view of organizing companies similar to those which did s0 much to colonize and settle Now Zealand—viz., giving them free grants of land for a s@les of years, with tha option of purchase, The subject of a slip dock has been again before the government, the importance of such a provision having been pressed upon the Governor by the Commercial 4s- sociation of Kingston. The only answer the Governor could give was that the present impoverished condition of the country’s finances precluded him from entertain- WEST robbery, tnust hare been saddled vpou the people by | Hoo, George M. Stearns, of Chicopee, accepts tho | ing any proposition of the kind, howevor good, if it r- quired an outlay of the public funds, Tho subject, tuerefore, remains for the presont, The subject of small coinage in Jamaica has boon under the consideration of the merchants of Ki@ys- ton, who appointed acommitiee to draw up a repert upon the necessity which exists for small coins of some other material than copper, a metal which is pecullarly objectionable in a warm country. The report was pr pared, submitted and passed, and has since been eentto the Governor. It proposes the introduction of nickel- silver colns—a one cent pleca, a one and a half cent piece and a two cent piece, tho smallest coin in circula tion being at present a silver penny half penny. ‘enue {rom imports haying fallen so far bebw the a xo of former years, by some £1,000 per week, the goverument is becoming impressed with tho fnet that a change nas come over the country which calls not only for serious reflection but the immediate appli- cation of measures to fill tho empty coffers of tue public treasury, for if things go on as they are going there vill be no money to moet the contingencies of the public service, Tbe condition of the island is giving Sir John Peter Grant great uneasiness, for the great bulk of the colopists are unable to stand any turther taxation, The revenue for the quarter cading 30th September promises less favorably than the quarter ending 30th June, which was £11,000 below {he public estimates for the quarter, The causes of all this generat depreasion and reduction of revenue may be summed up ina few lines, The over- trading to which Jamaica has been for many years ex- posed bas feceived a doablo check, from the government ou the one band, and the Colonial Bank on the other, Sir John Petor Grant, with a keen eye, saw that there was too little manufacturing for a colony of such dimea- sions—too few industrial men, and by far too many lazy and indolent shopkeepers, ready to live by accident and on very littie to support life rather than labor, and ha imposed heavy “trade” licenses, which had the effect of closing up numbers of shops throughout the country, thereby compeiling their former owners to betake them- selves to some industrial pursuit, This is one reason why besiness is fimited; but it is not the less healthy in consequence. The Colonial Bank, on the other band, have found that business was anything but sound; that the paper currency, which found its way always into the handa of the bank, did not really represent legitimate irade, but in y instances the same sale or transaction over and over again by a simple exchange of hands or names, #0 that a hundred barreis of four, upon an acceptance discounted at the bank, if scrutinized, might be found at the end of ninety days to represent om paper one thousand barrels, upon which money bad been raised from the lomial Bank. Losses, of course, and a change in the mai ment brought about a general crisis; business was a jected to greater scrutiny; check ‘was put upon dis- counting; honest men’s names were a guarantee, while others would not pas: whatever might be their new po- sition. A fresh tone was given to business, and, althoogh money becaine scarce and business’ more limited, what remained was more sound, more healtny and loss liable to disease, which bas hitherto been con- tagious, These two inflcences, therefore, operating together at one and the same time, ba the effect of limiting, to a certain degree, every ma business, and putting mercantile affaira generally upon a deter ever been before. The im- Portations have been very greatly lesse! as a natural consequence ; but theu there has been intinitely bss of that unbeaithy competition which has hitherto pre- vented men from making an honest living by fair tradiog. Importations now are, generally speaking, for cash remittances, and this accounts in a great moasure for the falling olf that has so suddenly taken place in our importations, Since the duty on rum was increased 2s. 3d. per gal- lon, so that the duty amounted to Ss. on every galion consumed within tho island, the number of licenses for the sale ot spirits has very considerably increased (showing an ijucreased consumption), while the revenue has fallen off £2,000 wheu compared with what was col- lected whea the duty was only 2s, 9d. por gallon. This of courso suggests an important question for legisia- tors and financters— ¢, Will an iccrease of duty always give au increase of revenue? In this instance. at least, it has failed. Now, how is this accounted for There has been en increased t:mptation to smuggle: and, to prove that something is being dene in this illicit trade, 1 have only to mention that sixty puncheuns of rum Were seized the other day in St, Ibomas ye Vale, having been removed to a merchant's premises without an excise “permit” or a payment of Guy, The amount of duties which it was intended to evade the payment of was somewhere about £600. Now the ruin is @nds- cated and the fine will be somewhere about £1,800. Mr. Justice Purcell has returned to bis duties in the parish of Manchester. His appointmen: having been given bim by the Earl of Carnarvon when he was Colonial Minister in January last, the government tind they Campot remove bim without some charge (before the Privy Council) of @ miscarriage of justice, but as there are no charges this nature against Mr. Purcell, except for the impradent expression of an opinion which allected nobody but bimseif, the matter has been allowed to dro} The earful violence of language and abuse which has been fora long time tolerated in the public streets of Jamaica without notice by the authorities has been checked in the parish of St, Ci by Mr. Justice ew and much ed Scotch judges), the system of fuing, which euabled many to say they were quite in @ position to pay for the gratification they took im insulting or abusing snother, sends them to jail witbout any option of paying a Gne Mr. Justice Davidson (another of the Scotch judges) has struck terror lawney by sendin; language to jail opportunity of making she had provided for. imple, it 18 to be sincerely hoped, will be followed by the magistrates in cvery par. ish iu Jamaica, for if such a course is persistently fol. nbridled language of a licentious people will be completeiy ce! ed, while the lessune will be saluiary. in interests of order and example. Since my last the Jamaica market was supptied both with provisions and fshstuils from the United States and Halifax, but except ia four there has been no material decline in the ruling prices; the larger jon of the goods not having been placed in the market as yet. The stock of rice continues small, and the price has advanced pe the sales that have beon made during the fort. bight, tne weather still continues favorabie for sugar cultiva- tion, and good a ig* crops are almost certain for noxt year. Coffve 18 suffering in the bigher nountains from wet and Lreeay weather, and (he crops of the liagr quali ti9e will not be more tan the average, La therlowlaud districts the berry ts large, and quality good, Picking is now going On, and the yield wilt be large. Pimento is a failure this season, and very few bacs will be picked. ‘The emall quantity that bas Deen brought to market fonds ready purchasers at 84. to 88. 6d., almost the same price ag it can be bought for in the Loadon market. Ouly one vessel bas been offered for charter, which was readily taken up for Londoa, Exchanges on London, 90 days, 1 per ceat promium; 60 do, 1% do ; 90 do. 2% do. ayTiGua. From St. Johns, Antigua, our correspoudence bears date September 11. A correspondent writes:—Wo are happy to state that for the past fow woeks we have bad fine rains, previous to whieh most parts of the island had begun to sufer materially. We trust, bowever, thut seasonuble weather may continue, which will ensure a large and early crop for oext year. Sugar makiag will begin ia November or earty in December The stock of Amenecan imports wns light, although held by several pariios The produce slipped to da bas been—Sugar, 5,722 heads, 603 tierces, 3,256 bai molasses, 3,022 puncbeons, 56 hogsheads; rum, 450 puncbeons, 21 hogabeads, quantity of su con. siderably below the same period in Inst year, but ram and molasses slow an increase, Coffee ts quoted at $16 to $17, four $11 52, molasses 20 cents, sugar $3 75 to mm 26 cents. Exchange at §$ ninety days; sixty days, aud 9 ¢ P concessions to the New York and West India Stearnship company, which were about to establica their boatquarters ia the West Indies at Falmouth Harbor, Leases wert od for ninety-nine years for bu iding purposes. E: from tonnage dues was also granted, while t chipery and building materials were to be admitted free of duty, On the oiher hand the company were (o curry all government goor's'and mails, &e., on their ships free of charge, The isiand bas already prowised tue com- pany a subsidy of £4,500 per aonum. : PARBADOS, Our advices are from Bridgetown to the 10th of Bep- tember, A correspondent Wr tes, oor crops are good a the pobtic healt Racing will commence in No’ i to suit the neighboring isiands. We anticipate a fine meeting (rom the support of Demerara and irinidad porses, ‘From Barbados papers we tearn that ih® market supply Of sugar was very small; wuot remained on haod was held at $5, The quantity shipped to date, 52,960 bogsheada, with 22,000 puns mulasses. Toonage was not required, (here be © produce reniy for sbip- | ment. Mojnsses commanded 24 cente, There were but eight vessels in port, busily engaged in discharging ‘wo Influential companics had formed themseives for tonting the petroleum oii properties of tho cotony ; four wells were to be bored §=AL one of the company’s meat | inga in Bridgetown $1,000 was subscribed on the spot | towards the experiment. The isiand had beon visited with a prodigions fall of rain, Several accidents recultod trom violent thundor storms which pasved over jhe coumwy, The reiua bed maneetally improved the general appearance of cane ida. Agricultural operations were making steady progress avd (ie promises of good crops were favoraole. ‘The House of Assembly met oa the Jd September, but transacted very little business, Mir D. C. Dacosta bad been appointed Vice Consul of the United States of America Robberies were prevalent, Several cargoes of Ameri- can imporis hud arrived at market, and most of the articles comprising them readily command full rates, The siock of breadsiuffs had been very much reduced, but recent arrivals had helped in bnaging down prices, Sales were, therefore, difficult, even at low rates. TRINIDAD, From Port ef Spain we bave dates to 6th September, A trade circular says:—The weather about Port of Spain has been vi heavy, but great complaints are made in the Naparimas of the weather be ng much too ary. ‘(On the 4th ult. upwards of three inches of rain fell in afew hours. Flour was $10 30a $11; sugar, refined, 120. 130; rum, 60c. per gallon; coffee, $12 a $13 per 100 Ibs ; cocoa, $9 per 110 tbs; cocoauut oil, $1 05 a $1 10 per gallo Exchange was 487 \; at ninety days. The government were about to dispose of the Crown lands of the colony, and ic was reported that the Gor- ernor had received applications from over three bua- red persons who were disposed to purchase ip one parti- cular district, The applicants for government employment wero being subjected to comp amination, Nine out fourteen had passed th st. The St. Vincent Witness of September 9, shows the Legislature to be in session when the steamer left. The House, like Grepada, refused to pay the proportionate subsidy forthe royal mail steam packet service—L682 per annum. ‘The bill authorizing-the establishment of another con- stitution, resembling the ‘‘stromg government" in Jamai- ca, is expected now by every mail. St, THOMAS, Our advices from st, Thomas are to the 16th of September. ‘The markets were characterized by general dullness, melee wero slack and the health of the island satis- factor The steamer Red Gauntlet, which had left» port in the Southern States of Arerica for Brazil, with emi- grants, and called in at St. Thomas, had been attached. ‘The emigrants were sent on to Para im the Braziliaa steamer South America, which happened to call at the tame on her way South, The Red Gauntlet was to be sold to satisfy the claims of botiomry bondholders, There bad been an over abundant fall of rain, and the lower parts of St Thomas, had been completely inun- dated, The damage done was slight. Provizions were reported in moderate supply, and exchange at $510 at 90 days, The United States steamer of war Penobscot was at St. Croix, The Monongenaia was aiso at =t. Croix, THE BASAMAS, The Colonial Government has been asked to put on steam communication with New Orleans, and to grant certain privileges for a short period to immigranis com- ing to settle. A special session of the Legislature, has beeu accordingly summoned to consider these matters, and a commissioner bas been, in the interim, sent on to New York, to enter into reasonable arrangements with the goveroment for steam communication with the West ludies, Now Orleans and the Islands of the Babamas. CUBA. The steamship Morro Caatie, Captain Adams, from Havaua on the 6th, arrived at this port yesterday, and anchored at the lower quarantine. We are indebted to the purser for prompt delivery of our despatches and files, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. the Principal Topic—Aboiition of Slavery in Cuba—Chinese Immigration—Reform Cuncessions—Payment of Ni Officers’ Salaries—The Matanzas Bank—An Attempted Burglary—Commercial anata Havaxa, October 5, 1867. There are few topics at this moment, .with exception of the pew taxation and the prevailing crisis, that occupy the public mind, more than the probable appointment ef a new Captain General, Notbing certain bas yet trans- pired whereby eny(bing like a rellable inference can be formed, Some think that it will be General Calonge, and others General Lersundi, though these conjectures are merely formed from private correspondence, Another topic, which may be of far more vital import- ance, both to Spain and to Cuba is, that if the Marquis do la Pezueis ascends the presidency of the Privy Coun- cil in Madrid, as is presumed in select circies in Havana, and which does not seom at all improbable, the great question of slavery ia Cubs will have made a gigantic step towards ity final solution. General Pozuela is one of the most ardent abolitionists that Spain can boast of. Ho gave the most unequivocal proofs of bis sentiments during his command in Cuba, where he did by no means limit himself to sterile preacbings. The measures taken during bis administration im Cuba did not fail to create the enmity of the sisveiraders and even slave holders, whose opinions then predominated in this country; while, on the other band, it secured Lim the sympathy and applause of the siender number of abolitionists which then dared to lift up their voice, and which was 20 feeble that it was ridiculed by the majority But a vast change has been wrought since, by time alone, -and the yoico of the dark while those that tradera is heard no more, have to atone for the past are in continuous app’ yon of the carly reality, Although one of our ing papers is struggling to sustain the dogina that ery is Cal happiest possible condition of man, because his miost pressing necessities are thereby pro- vided for, without his baving to think of to-morrow," 18 makes no mention of the great cruelties which bave Deen committed, and continue to be isiand on the wretched bondsmen tl 80 many (now great) capitalists. ese have diminished, only owing to the self. they injured; but they bave far from cease owing to the circuitous and remote distance: large plantations, airocities are committed with impa- nity. Despite the censorship, oneof thd daily papers makes reference to an instauce of a recent case of bar- barous cruetty, the full details of which were resorved. Rut they oscur daily and hourly, and it ws high ime to \bink seriously of stopping these abuses, if not, they will atop of thomeelves Yoo Cuinese immigration is going on vigorously. Many are the vessels that have arrived this season. The Spanish stoam frigate Catalufa bas just arrived with four hundred aud thirty coolies, having accomplished the voyage in eighty-four daye—the quickest that has yot bewn made, with the exception of one or two American m “alt ‘petraied in this bave enriched clippers, that did it, more than twenty years ago, im three or four days less than said sioamer, Nevertueless, fifty-seven conlies died on the passage, the Cataluia baviog slupped four bundred and eigbty-seven at Macao, ibis covlie Dusi- ness will become a question of vital interest hereafter. In the meantime it 1 significantly styled the white slave trade! The telegraphic news received of reform concessions held out or promised to Porto Rico has given rise to meay “forlorn hopes’ here, The sisierland, you are aware, eujoys many privileges and commercial advan- tages which Cuba is still depri of, and, in fact, will ever bave conceded to h Howevor, there are poopie guine enough to hope that the Spanish goverument i not stop in the wise ways which it secma to have undertaken, aod they rejoice iu soping an todication of ite comprehending that the best meaus of ates these colonies consists in meeting the just aspirations guaranteeing to participation in the management of their own a! A telegram was received ntty from Madrid, with tbe peremptory order from the government to the effect that the two months’ salaries in arrear to the officers and other ewployés in the navy on Station, should be paid forthwith, The municipality was accordingly ap- 1d the $85,000 which it had wore immediately 10 be paid, charging the amount to the account this affair originated trom a collective ned by several of the naval officers in question, and sent to the suprome government, demanding re spectially to be pi the arrears due, and giving the government to stand tat if not complied with, they would throw up their respective occupations, It is further added, that tho ,overument, jn view of the re- cent movements army at Porto Rico, was atraid that the threat might have fatal consequences, if 1 neg- lected to pay their arrears forthwith. The ewployés of other branches of the united service and administration, are now grambling about Lhe preference shown to these “ton-dogs,”’ when they are also situated in the same way ; thet is, they have not received a cent of their pay for the last two months, ‘The Matanzas Bank of San Carlos bad a meoting some days ago, and according W tho statements presented, ite total indebteduess bas been reduced to $374,196, which it proposes to pay in terms varying from one to six ears. Fetus residence of Doo Migucl do Embil was entered a few eveninge age by four ruffians at seven o'clock, The inmates were at the country villa in Luyand, und the Lo osaey was the only porson in the house, which ie Situated but afew blocks (rom the centre of the city. He calied loudly for belp, and the thieves getting scared abandoned their “onterpriso,”’ alter bruising the eaid portero rather badiy, Sales of sugars ave boon offected at 9 to 914 reals for No, 12 Chariered, British brig Maud Potter, Boston, at $1; American brig Fanny ia, Baltimore, at 82 cents; American brig Viliage Belle, Fernandina, for Ha- vans, lomber, at 210. Exchange on London 18% to 19 premium; Paris, 6 prom currency 2414 to 26 por cent dscount, and short s! gold drafts 9% per cent premiuin. T have this moment boen informed by a person bigh in office, (aud whose word ts reliable), that tho noxt Stoamer inay ve expected will th 8 appoiniment to the comm: sweeping Chasge in tho present rogime. 4 formant bas bimeeif seen the representations mado by subject. the late Ge 1 Manzano on this all impor PUERTO RICO. Proapects of the Crops=The Government Re« ceiving Forelan Gold in Payment of Duties <Finnnetal and Commercial Intelligence. We have intelligence from St, Johas to the 16th Sep- tember, A cofrespondent writes: ‘The woather bas continued favorable for growing grapes, and we are Giad to write that tho sppoarance of the cane feds could not be better than they now are for @ most abun- dant harvest in the coming seasons, Stil, much yet do- | poads vpoo our having poasouable rains during the OCTOBER I, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. months intervening between this and January, whea grinding Operations generally commence. The coffée Prospects are still favorable for a good harvest, but we have not as yet beard any incication as to price Some Jots will likely be regdy for shipment on the West Coast searly in October, Tae reported insurrection was aothing more than an act of insubordipation ameng one com- pauy of the troops stationed at St. Joos, with no other compheation, and, ia the opinioa of Eugiish residents, was of no importaues whatever. government have decided upon receiving at t ‘Treasury, im payment of duties, American gold a silver dotlars at ninety-five cenis each, aud French Ove franc pieces at ninety-Ove cents eaci. _Freights were very dull; ihe last charter to New York was 30c. sugar and molasses $3 under dock. Ex- ———— ee DOMINION OF CANADA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD, Inereasing Dewaud for Twelve Per Asked=Stocks—D? Arey Mctico Becomes Teetotaler—A Review ofthe Mentreal Garrison Ordered, MontReaL, Oct. 7, 1867. The demand for money is increasing bere, and the rate of interest is advancing. Nine to twelve per cent is asked for money, according to quality of paper. Bills of exchange are also in demand, eight and three-quar- Money—Nine te chanze on London was $5 30 $5 35, but the demand | ters to nine premium being asked tor bank. Many per- at (hese rates was falling off. SOUTH CAROLINA. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Letter from Governor Orr to the President= He Asks that an Order Relating to Juro of General Canby be Revoked. Pt Caartaston, §, C., Oct, 6, 1867. Tho following letter has been forwarded to the Prest- dent: ~ Exscutive Dsrartwent, Sovra Caroitna, Cotousia, Sept. 30, 1867. To his Excellency Anprew Jounson, President of the United States:— Sin—I have the honor to forward for your considera- tion Generat Orders No, 89, issued by General E R. 3. Canby from the wariers of the Second Military Disirict, dated the 13th inst., and communicated to me on the 20:h It wilt be perceived that by this general order ‘‘all citizens assessed for taxes and who shalt hat id alified aud qualified sufficient ground of challenge to the competency of any person drawn a3 a juror that be tas not been duly registered as avoter. Such right of chailenge may be exercised in behalf of the people or ot the accused, in all criminai Besvendinns, id by either party in all civil actions aad Proceedings. You will observe that this order constitutes as com- petent jurors all persoos who have paid taxos and registered aod exciudes all persons who bave been ad- Judged to be disiranchised under the Military Recon- struciion acts, These acts have not been construed ac- cording to the usual legal principle of enlarging the privileges or franchises of the citizen; but on the con- trary, with a strictness which has excluded from rogis- tration many whose disfranchisement was doubtf.1, and very many who, under a fair interpretation of the act, should have been entitied to reg-strauion, in addition to all district officers, such as clerks, sheriffs, tax collectors and assessors, registers in equily, magistrates and con- stables, there have been excluded ‘militia officers, com- missioners of roads, commissioners of public buildings, commissioners of free schoois, commissioners of the poor aad commissioners to prove the securities on the bonds of public officers. These various boards are ap- pointed by resolucion of the Legisiature, except the Com- missioners of the Poor, wao are elected by the people, When appointed or elected they are required to serve two years or pay a fine of $60. They take no oath to perform their duties and receive po ‘compensation for their services, These clases, together witn magis- Seaes, consiabl distri, floors, judges and members tho Ldgista.urd, donsiiwute a very large number of the citizens of the Staie-who have been excluded from regis- tration; and the fact that they bave filled these vari idence of their general intel- gence. If carried into execution, this completely unsettle the laws property than all the other o1 that have yet been issued by the military autvorities in this district. The Legislature of the State, at its session in December, 1866, imposed a tax of $1 per head upon all male persons be- tween the ages of Lager Henan and fifty, residing in this State on the Ist day of Febryary, 1867, except those in- capable of earning a support from being maimed or avy ing to person and taxes; and yet, very many of them havo failed to do so. What has been the relative proportion of whites and sous bave to take exchange from the banks to induce discounts This is now a common trick in backtog, Parties aot wanting exchange have then to sell the bills to realize their amounts and meet their payments, Stocks are affected by the scarcity of mo: Bank stocks are quoted as foliows:—Monireal, 133%; Ontario, 104% to 10534, Toronto, 11536 to 116; Molson’s, 109 ; Commercial Bank, 49, Thia last bank was reported te be very heavily in with Buchanan, Hope & Co., of Hamil- ton; but tt bas since been announced that the bank holds good commercial paper for most of its advances, The capital of the bank is, however, to be reduced, to meet beavy losses, The report of gentiemen ap- pointed lately to look into the affairs of the bank states that the stock should be reduced from 100 to 60—thatis, 40 per ceat struck of. This can only be done wo cover very beavy losses, The capital is $4,000,000, all paid up, and 40 per cent of that ts $1,600,000. No dividend this year for the Commerciat Bank, that is plain. Money will be still tighter before long. At the religious temperance meoting Bunday before last, one of the speakers said that, having business with Mr. McGee, he took occasion t+ congratulate him on the noble staud be bad taken, aod to assure him of the joy be bad given to all good men, and of the.r earnest de-tre that he would prove taitni Mr. McGee sad thw be had made up his miod before the late eteciion to become @ teetotaler, but he had delayed til! after that.bad taken Place, fearing that his motives might be construed intoa desire to make political capiial. On- tie Sunday aiter the election he suid to his wite, “Tell the grocer to-mor- Tow to come and tak ‘and liquor out of the cellar, I ha to bave nothing to do with it,” spol 1y McGee, The speaker at the meeting who narrated this said be hoped McGee would yet become the Faiber Matuew of Canada, and bag J @ banner, I presume, on whicn would drink only cold water."” jast metamorphosis ; at least I have not heard of aay other, thougu avother migus take piace within ten minutes. review of the garrison of Montreal is ordered for to-day on Logan's farm = Ti 8 18 @ vieve of ground now belonging to the imperial governmea , on the outskirts of thecity, It is a pretty m.xwure of piain, ravine, and is suitavie for a review, drill or camp ground, to which three uses it is put. Among the reigmonts now in garr son is which, with the Forty-sevoath, formed tle column oa the Niagara frontier during the late Fenian raid, The Sixteenth is known by its yellow {aci.gs, collar, cuffs, &c., and tusics of brick dust color. The men are nearly ail Irish, and a good fighting body, although not go pre- sentable for parades. . Very cool weathét here now, and everybody buying firewood, eral order will more | mye Governor General to Reside In Future at In future the Governor General will reside at Ottawa, other cause. Ali colored males are thus lable to pay | and this will oblige bis mjnisters also to reside there, 80 that we will no longer see the spectacle of s ized seat of biacks who have failed to pay in the respective districte | government, but an itinerant ministry. T have not now the means of stating; but the proportion of colored persons is much than of whites, To show the ruinous results, however, that will follow from this order, if it is allowed to be executed, Ib g A despatch has appeared in the Canada Gazette (official paper), stating that cases bave frequently occurred of foreiga governments proposing to grant decorations an@ Jeave to call your attention to the matter of registration | medals to British subjects remding in the colonies, and io this State, There are white majorities in but six districts. In two districts the numbers are about equal. In each of the more Rohgaagt oe districts of 1g altogether thirty-one—the registration shows a colored majority. In Charleston the colored ts whites being 3,286, and is 1,812, the the biacks 5,098. .Uf the whites 118 wore unable t sign their names; of the golored, 2,866. In Charleston aod Columbia a number of the Jattor class of persons can read and write, than in any other portion of the State, a very much larger sumber, because they have had facilities before and since eman- cipation of obtaining some education not enjoyed by | Circulation...... their class io all the rural region of the State, to which [ ‘shall advert more particularly hereafter. In organizing a juty iv Charleston, therefore. aseuming that alt have paid their taxes, this proportion woud give nearly eight colored jurors to four whites, and tivo of these eight would not be able to sign their names. In Beaufort, Georgetown, Colieton, Berkeley, and other districts, tue showing is even worse. Partial returns from Beaufort indicate that there are 2,550 colored, and bat sixty-fivo q@hite voters registered. This proportion would turpish but one white man to every fourtt: jury. Of the colored voters registered in the rural districts I esti that pot more than Live per ceatof the whole number are abe to read and write, and very many of them have not intelli- gence enough to count one hundred. In Georgoiown district there are 418 whites and 3,413 colored voters registered. white man might perchance bo drawn upon each jury, and in all provability not ony of the remaining eleven colored men would be able to read and write. To sum up, there will be in twenty-three districts of this State a majority of colored jurors for tho trial of all classes of casea, civil and criminal, and only five per cent of their number will be ablo to read or write. Doos any country which bas established the right of trial by jury, fail, by Its legistation, to secure a proper dogree of iotelligence among the jurors? These rules, if appliod to the State courts, will, I presume, bo Lik: to tue Federal Court; and the proporiion upon such Feder Charleston, eight colored to juries will bo— ites; in Columbia, Bine colored to three whites, and in Greenville, eight white to four colored jurors. ‘These are the threo points where the United States Court sits in -outh Carolina. Can these colored people discharge the duties of jurors either to the United States or to the State, to the liti- gants or to public justice’ With such instruments, will {fort to administer justice be a mockery? Now, provided that no person shall be allowed to sit upon a jury who is unabie to read or write, or if a property qualitication had been anncxed, or if in cases, civil or criminal, in which colored persons may be in- teres:ed, a certain proportion of the jury should consist of their own color, it might not have beengbdjected to seriously; bution ite present bearings the ordor is calculated to excite the gravest approlonsions, and to those orders must not be worn without permission by ‘warrant under the Queen’s siga macual, as set forth im the State—there | regulations published respecting them. Tho summary of the Banks of Ontario and Quebec is as foliows:— Cupital paid up, employ: Jia Due to other ea Deposits not ing ® Huterost .-...<.-+ 18,005,008 ts bearing wm! Pre esceseo recess 10,188,871 14,180,679 14,325,800 15,954,248. 12,370,008 Total..........00.-.40,325,617 $40,984,355 39,730,652 Asseta - Specie and provincial notes seeee 7,933,556 8,505,053 Notes of other banks. 1,515,089 Due frow other banks 4,008,487 $12,870,078 Landed or other Pro- perty ..... 1,554,762 i Government securities 6,576.930 4, 07,719 Notes discounted 60,284,375 49,324,233 42,587,055 Oiuer debis... 2,365,150 2,341,011 2,396,706 Total. .....s.++++-$73,001,206 74,099,807 70,637,420 1,692,286 1,934,732 vorais osos eat 14,243,255 16,945,631 1,561,238 1,499,829 160 7, The circulation of provincial eotes was as follows: — . September, — Ai Payable in Montreal $2,102,366 $2,179,748 Payable ta Toronto, 1,119,827 1,299,946 Total......csscseeereeeversees $8,222,693 $3,479,093 There are not many features of interest to mark tn the above statement. All the items of liabilities remained nearly stationary during the month of August, The lumber trade is the only active one at that time, and money is required by parties to bring forward the numerous rafts then om their way to Quebec. Carzoes of sawn lumber are also actively movi but, in other men! uched the highest point known in Canada, namely, $50,000,000. Though or do lead to results which must bo universally deplored by | posits are keeping up, there is evidently an active de ‘those who desire to see oven and exact justice meted out toall mon Nearly all of the litigation, certaiuly ail of “the important litigation, on the civil side of the court is mand for discounts to keep them fully in ase. Respecting dissounts, there bas been of late yearsa vast change for the better A latge amount of bad paper between white citizens, and involves intricate issues of | bas been cleared away, and far the greater portion of law and fact, as well as sums ereat and smal! What ion can the white oreven the colored man hiwaelf Dave, if bis case is to be decided by a jury made up of paper now current is ‘Yor actual commercial trans- actions. Ng So |iitle tatelligence that they are un- | stood and more strictly applied; aod where this ts the Bole to read. write, or cipher? With what satisfaction | case, it 1s far better tor Borrower and lender. The banker would a gorthero claimant regard an adverse decision | who allows imdifferent paper to creep in and to be car- made by a jury, ® majority of whom were colored, whon | ried on from year to year does his customers no service, the case measured by intelligence and submitted ‘The report of the Committee of Investigation on the to the Judgmect of men of experience and education, | Commercial Bank was not tov explicit; but believed would ps have been decided tn his favor? Sup- | that io reducing the capital of the bank to $2,400,000 pose that he is a patentee whose rights have been infring- | (as stated in my letter of yesterday), ba, y= e ed, and whose interosis—involved to the amount of baif | solid foundatioa for future 6 committee @ million of doilars—are dependent upon the | were men of caution and discretion, and desirous rather keen discrimination of an miciligent cal- | to underrate losses than the contrary. Otner banks led upon to determine some material ‘dil ce | (for instance the City) have bad to reduce their capital between machinery or processes of manufacture; 1s it fore now, aod have done well afterwards. The fate ‘not preposterous to suppose that a colored jury, consti- “| of the Bank of Upper Canada need not be at ail appre- tated as I have described, porsess tne requisite qualifi- | bended for the Commercial Bank, for it has not such cations vo ler @ just and intelligent verdi ‘Yet | mass of rubbish to drag it down as had the pet bank of this ts but one of the many classer of cases, which the | the government, which, like the bank itself, was cor- colored per evidence if all our courts, any injustice bas been done to the colored white jurors. On the contrary, | think tv will be estab: lished by the concurrent ‘estimony of the various prose: cuting officers in the State, thee, io criminal proceed. | Way that the Commercial Bank met with jugs jories hi dealt more morcifully with the colores than with (he white porsons tried before them. Again, tho exclusion of the intelligent classes ri to, is based solely upon their political antecedents. But where 1s the agbne of making the politics of @ 26n, especially the politics which ruled his actioa years ago, the stundard of bis eligibility to perform jury It is very rare indeed that a case, civil or cri inal, ts presented tor the decision of a J any political issue whatever; and I ot anywhere else, it is attempted to exciude int from jury box, because of any real or sup) oxions political sentiments entertamed by the parties whose duty It is thus to serve, The fivo fali circuits of the St Court of this State, which is charged with tho trial of ali civil cases involving amounts above $100, and of all crimipal charges of ielony and some misdemeanors, commence their terms on the first Monday in October letter of General Canby, enctoaing theorder above referred to, requires that it shall go into eflect immediately ; that the jurora who were drawn and already summoned at the spring term of the Court im eouformity to State laws shall Dot assombie, but that new jury lists shail be pre- pared /p accordance with the order In most of the dis. tricta tho torm is limited to ono week, and the drawing and summoning of jurors under tho ordor will consume much of the time, This is one of the practical diffleal- Ves in the way of the execution of toe order, To view of adi these circumstances, therefore, 1 be; leave moat earnestly to protest against | s execution, four months), and Dearing mes upon note The greatest risk is incurred in dealing in exchan, ich are not always honored, and come canes, to break them jon the bank loses, and it was in most isd 2 zis losses. ~Government, by way of creating corps, intends to grant an allowance of i regiment of volunteers fora band fund, Now for noise §=This will hardly Gil up the various corps, called rogimenta, however. Jett Davis is now at St. Cathorines, Ontario. Thas yl slowly approaches the Niagara froutier, to be ready go and stand bis trial, the New York Bor Lawrence Preparatory to Anot of Canada. om Oct. 10, 1967. The Glode’s Ottawa correspondent says it is reported that several car toads of arms have been discharzed at Potsdam or Malone for the use of the Fenians and con~ ‘veyed into the country bordering om the St. Lawrence Tiver aod secreted, to be ready when required by the Brotherhood The report cagnot be traced to a reliable Source, but is believed by the people at Prescott and ‘other points on the river. ‘The Resigaation the Nova Scotin Local Government Tendered to tho Provisional Orrawa, Oct. 10, 1867, goverament of Nova Scouls to nak that it may be ordered to be entirely revoked, of | have tendered their resignations to Sir F. W Williams, at least suspended untli after the close of the fall terms 1 this State, Your carly attontion to this matter is respectfully invoked, !pasmuch as i desire to comm: cate the result of this application to tue jadees prior to the commencement of their respective terms 1 here the honor to be, your Excellency's obedient sorvant, JAMES L. ORR, Governor of South Carolina ~YERBONT LEGISLATURE. Mowrrmama, Vi, Met, 10, 1867 The Vermont General Assembly coavendd In (iis pian towel the two houses were organized by the elect ou of the following officers:— Senaie~-Honry Ularke, of Rutland, Secretar A. Peck, of Mouipeler, Assistant Seoretary, au Roberts, of Moutpelier, Chaplain, Houw—Hon, 8. W. Stewart, of Middlebury, Speak J. H Pings, of Bennington, Clork, and Roy. Mr, Fos of Montpelier, Cuapiain, . 4 Jammy He declined to recoive them, as his appointment ts only provisional, and he loaves for England on tho 24th. Genoral Doyle will thea be sworn in aud the new local cabinet organized. Ootonel Walter Miller, M. P., of Engtand, is here ex. amining the working of Canadian institetions. Fe wit * tour of the United States before returning to day FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENTS IN MASSACHUSETTS. Bostos#, Masa, Oct, 10, 1507. J.B, Eaton, roadmaster on the Boston aud Lowelt Rev. U. | Railroad, was killed this morning by slipping trom tne platform on to the track. Benjamin Beaman, froight conductor on the Newport Raiiroad, was killed last night by being struck by « bridge while om sop of the cara,