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WASHINGTON. THE WAR OF RACES _IN VIRGINIA. Arrest of an Incendiary Colored Ora- tor in Richmond, Presentation of the New Colombian Min- ister to the President. Wasuivatox, Nov. 12, 1867, 11.80 o'Clock P, M. The War of Races—The Blacks in Counett Overa Forcibie Distribu: the Lands— Arrest of Lindsey, the Colored Delegate, ta Richmond, and ef Judue Parker, of Win- chester, Major Frank A. Butts, formerly Superintendent of the Freedm: Bureau im King William county, paid a ‘Visit on Saturday t his frien 's in that county, Sixty or peventy negrves had assembied at the Court House on that day witn tnoir candidate elect to the con- vention, one E. W. Massie, w have a jubilee over their victory, Major Butts was quietly playing backgammon with a friend ‘tw the parlor of the hotel, when he heard furions yolls and shouts from the negroes, daring tim to come out, threatening to take his lite—* We wll have his heart's blood,” “We will kill the d—d rebel on sight,’ &c. Major Batis drew his pistol and was about to go out and meet them, but was dissuaded by his friends, He then wat before a magistrate and sued @ut @ warrant for the arrest of the ringloaders, but the officer who wemt to execute it was defled by the nezrues, who were banded together and refused to be arrested, they said, by a rebel oflicer or tried before a rebel court. .ajor Butts reported the affair at head- quarters in Richmond to-day, and Genera) Schofield will take prompt measures to have the parties arrested aad Drought to justice, Major Butts’ only ofenco is not being a radical, A lady cear Ly ychburg has reveaied to the civil auchorities of that city a plot overbeard by her on ber husbund’s plantation formed by negroes to kilt certain white aud coiored men who had become distasteful to thom. Two of the ringleaders have been Qrrested and partially examined. The offence of the Regroes obooxious to tuese conspirators is that they ‘Voted the conservative ticket. Tiearn [rom @ geutieman jast from Winchester, Va, that Judge Richard a. Parker, Judge of the Thirteenth €rrovit, in the State of Virginia, was arrested on Mov- day by an order emanating from the Superintendent of the Freedmen’s Bureau in Winchester, The cbargo against him is that Union men cannot get justice from bim. The immediate cause of his ar- feat appears to be that « suit hag been brought fn his court by the Methodist Church Nout, of Winchester, for the recovery of the church Duliding, wi has, been taken possession of by the Northern wing of the Church. Judg» Harris, of an ad- Joining circuit, has lately decided a similar suit in favor of the Southera wing of the Church, and it is said the ‘arrest was made to prevent a similar decision by Judge Parker, No report of this arrest, the facts of which I © @btaia from Colonel Wall, the delegate from Frederick County, has be:n made at headquarters in Richmond. ' ‘Yam informed frum Richmond, Va, this evoning that Lewis Lindsay, one of the negro delegates elect to the Constitutional Convention, was arrested this morning for asing incendiary lauguage, by order of General Sohofeld, and bailed in the gum of $1,000 for his ap- Pearance before a military commission to be examined, ‘Tee (oltowing report has been made to General Scho field by the officers who arrested him:— Herapquarress Mitirary ComManvant, Ricumonp, Va, Nov, 12, 1867, Major Genera! J. M. Scavrimin, Commanding First Mili- tary District, State of Virginis @«nsRraL—] have the bonor to inform you that I have erresied, and held to baii in the of $1,000, Lewis Lindsay, a citizen of the city of Richmond, for using language, in a speech deiivered by bit on or about the 9th day of November, 18%, calculated to incite the colored against the white citizens of Virginia, Iwouid most respectfully recommend that a military commission be appointed to examine into the nature of this speech, aud to punish if found guilty, or to ——, party charged tt jesering, fens a 1 meral, most respecti' sour aL servant oe PAUL kK HAMBRICK, — Lieutenant Forty-filth Infantry, Miiiary Com- mander, ‘The following detail for the Court of Inquiry in the ease of Lieutenant Colenel Thomas B. Rose was pub- Usbed to-day. Brevet Brigadier General George Stone- wan, Colonel of the 'wenty-first United States infantry ; Major D. Woodruff, Twenty-first infantry ; Brevet Major W. B. Brown, Captain Fifth cavalry; Brevet Major C. Roduey Layton, Captain Eleventh infantry, Judge Ad- ‘vecate. I have just learned that the negroes in Meck- Senborg and the adjoining counties of Vir- ginia are now debating in their secret leagues ‘whether they shail take possession of the land of the ‘whites by violence on the 1st of January, if Congress do not give it to them as they say has been promised. The wadical delegates from Mecklenburg to the Convention ere urging them to take the lands of the whites at all hazards, None of the negroes will hire themselves ‘enless they get possession of the entire plantation, ‘horses, mules and tools. The negroes are all armed and the whites are not, Much fear of s war between the reces is felt in this portion of the state. Unfounded Reperts of Detaication by a Con- aressional Disbursing Oficer. ‘There has been a good deal of gossip here during the past few days in reference to the reported defalcation and insolvency of a well known radical of this city, who fe also s Congressional disbursing officer, It is said that ‘the gontleman in question has not reiidered his accounts 0 the proper auditing offices for a considerable lapse of ‘time, the business of which should now be closed up, and St is also reported that he has bis real estate property assigned to bis wife, Careful inquiry of the proper ac- @ounting officers of the Treasury fails, however, to sub- Stantiate these assertions, The worst that can be ascer- tained against this officer is that he ts rather too far Debind in closing his accounts by delaying to transmit the necessary vouchers te cover the expenditure of the ‘ums reported as baving been paid, From the present eondition of his affairs in the accoanting offices, there is Rothing to give the assurance that fraud has been practised. There is, in fact, some cause for suspicion; ‘Det no proof can be found to sustain acharge of em- Bezziement or defalcation, and no reason is, therefore, @poarent for making euch charges. The mt Excitement. ‘The excitement occasioned by the remarks going the founds im reference to the views of General Grapt on Political topics is still smabated. The authors of these ‘stories manifest a disposition to retract their force, or ‘anqualifiediy disown ever having mado use of the ex- pressions charged against them. The statement that Grant observed that Washburne and others were unauthorized to meddie in bis affairs and volunteer opinions whicn ‘Were given arose from an inference drawn frem are mark made by Mr. Biair that General Grant said noth. fing directly apon the subject except that the utterances accredited to him were never made, and no one was at tberty to give opinions which he never expressed. Tho feelings between General Grant and Mr. Washburne fare of the most friendly onaracter, and the General is evidently of a disposition to maintain this well tried friendship. Peace With the Indinne—General Sherm Order. ‘The War Department is just in receipt of the follow. fag order from Lieutenant General Sherman, issued on She 2d inst, :— ‘Whereas the Foere Commtionion oxyes ined by of Congress approved Juiy 20, 1867, has concluded a treaty of peace wh the jowa, Comanche ud Apache tribes of Indians, and also wae treaty of peace with the Cheyen Arapahoes, and as these treaties are yot incomplete, it is hereby made known that the hostilities herotofore exist: of the troops aa against “ treaties set. @ and Colorado, in the rat bernpecied ob the the troaty limits the right Arapahocs aloi Conmectng aud of troops em rout, are hereby re quired to breatall such hanting parties in @ fr: spirit, but to wruled weope shes re. ne mia are; an troops are comman /—- * r effort td keep the fpeace with these Thai ng Peckice it is the earnest wish of the government the Untted be the civil agents of te tat war |. and government have a full and far chance to reduce them £0 & state of comparative civilize. tion, Tho commanding Officers of the Departments of phe Mineour) aud tue I pPharged with the police of NEW: YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 18(7.—TRIPLE SHEET. withia the limits of their may also use force if to restrain citizens eit! on the border or who travel by established roads from com- mitting acts of . tbe Indians, pstioe it to dietere whol ieee ig ta with these tribes, Presentation of Sener Maurillc, Colembian Minister, te the President. Senor Don Manuel Munilo was to-day introduced to the President by the Secretary of State, and delivered bis credentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Piempotentiary of the United States of Colombia He made remarks upon the eccesion, of which we follow- ing is a translation :— Mx. Presipent—I have the honor to deliver to you the letter which accredits me Envoy Extraordinary of United States of Co:ombia, near your Exceliency, Chiet Magistrate of this great nation, My charge is simple and brief in consuwmation Jt is limited to assurug your Exeeliency that the mt legauon which my gor- at this capital does not imply tne \ghest alteration in the desire to maintain and enlarue the iriendly relations happily existing between the two governments; apd the rather that I bear the order to express to your Exceilency that the friendly and wiscly fraternal poley of this governwent carried out, eape- emily cae | the past six years, ia its relations with the oaioder of the nationalities of this conuneat, in af- firming the principle that each one of them is sole judge and arviter of 1s own interests, has strengthened tue respegt and deference of our own people and their gov- orp ment toward this great country and toward the upright magistrates who ruie it, Such a policy, it seoms to me, 13 now geéveraily understood throughout America and ia contributing powerfully W give stable iorms to its yov- erements, and, 1 reality, to tho epjovment of civil aod political hiberty, upon which the good destinies of this continent must be developed. The President of Colom. bia is one of those whe have formed this appreciation, ava desired I should come on a special mission of sal.ta- tion and felicitation to you as well as to the Secretary of ciate, for the hi results of this exalted and fra ternad conduct, I have said. : To which the President roplied as follows:— Mr, Muxnvo—When you left us throe years ago it was toassume ti» Prosidency of the repubhe of Colombia, Iknow how weil and failnfuily you discharged that great (rast under many difficuiaes and emnburrassments, T know, too, how perfectly your sdministration illustrates the principles you bave now settor:n, 1 bid you u cor- diai welcome, therefore, to tie United States, and am especaly «rated im receiving you im the very hi.b di_iomatic character in which you are accredited by sour government. My ouly source of regret on the oceasion 13 that your sojourn im that character 1s Limited, You may be assured, Mr, Murulo, Lua this goveroment has notat al) misinterpreted the views of tne Umiod States of Colombia im tho recent withdrawal of their Jegation at this capital, Wo read the causes of that withdrawal distinctly im political events of a purely do- mestic characier, which were promp'ly made known to us by the Goverument of Colombia through the United ‘States legation a Bozoté. In tue decisions which the government and people of Colombia have the made concerning those events we recognize with the highest sauusfaction that the United States of Columbia have most cordially ac. cepted and concurred with the United states of America in affirming the principie that euch one of the tions ig sole judge aud arbiter of its own that all have one common, paramount be preservation aud mainte: of Tepubiican governments constant); pular will and contorming al yar government is pleased to cdmmend the policy which has been pursued by the United States in their relations with the other American nations during the lact six years, I think I can assure you that the policy will be faithfully pursved hereafter, Ihe American na tionsgby abstaluing carefully from all dictations or inter- ference witb each other, and assidousiy developing the Yesources with which a benelicieat Providence has en- dowed them, will give the world unmistakable evidence oft thoir confidence in the republican system and their appreciation of its ultimate to the several wants of the human race, I you to convey the sincere thanks of the United States to the Prosideat of Colombia for the gouerous consideration and good wishes of which you have so kindly assured me. The Danish West indies. Various conflicting statements have been made in English and American newspapers ag to the purchase by the United states of the Danisn West Indies and the Price to be paid for them. According to a private letver received from that quarter, it is proposed to sell the jelands of St, Thomas and St Jan for trem four to five millions of dollars m gold. ‘The exact price is not stated. It is further said’ thas the arrange ment or treaty provides that the sale is de- pendent on a vote of a majority of the inbabitents ‘which ft is supposed will be secured M. de Bille, re- cently secretaryjof the Danish Legation, pis here awaiting the result of the vote. The Use by Private Parties ef Envelepes Stamped by Government. Officials to be Stopped. The practice which has prevailed with certain parties of using for private purposes envelopes stamped with the signatures of the goverament officials, is to be ter- minated by the application of the legal penaities against offenders, Several instances of the violation of the statute fe recently been brought to the attention of those officials by the Post Office Department, The Expected Meteoric Exilbi ‘The astronomers at the Naval Observatory is city are making elaborate preparations for seizing upon every ray of light that will be thrown upon celestial science by the expected meteoric exhibition advertised to come off next Thureday morning. Commodore Sands, the Commandant of the Naval Observatory, has been authorized by the Secretary of the Navy to employ ad- ditional accessories in making the observations this year, as the professors are of the opinion that the dispiay will be unusually fine, and no disappointment is appre- bended. The Postal Treaties with Switzerland and North Germany. The Postmaster General to-day transmitted to the President for his approval two postal treaties recently The Weather. After a warm day yesterday there was a heavy thun- Ger storm last night, accompanied by rain. GENERAL GRANT'S POLITICAL VIEWS. [From the Washington Chronicle, Nov. 12.) at this time, when the absorbing political topic day seems to be General Grant’s political status, g to the friends of the inion to recall neected with the history of the last reconstruction bill The bill the sPresident should not dis- Southern military commanders without the consent of the Senate, and had passed the presented’ & Jorot resolution, which was lost, a at ja! was a General Grant the power of preventing conferred on the Senate in the bil fernor i g & s H i rH i id Hy Hi = CAUISE OF THE FENIAN PRIVATEER. Interesting Description at Cooper Institute. About one thousand persons assembled at Cooper Institute last evening to listen to the narrative of Colo- nel Trevilian on the expedition to Ireland of the Erin’s Hope, a small sailing vessel commanded by Captain Kavanagh, which left this port in May last, Jobn Sav- age, Esq., President of the Fenian Brotherhood, pre- sided. In the course of a few introductory remarks Mr. Savage dwelt upon the escape of Colonel Kelly and Captain Deasy at Manchester, and exhibited the identi- eal handcuffs used upon the wrists of the former, At this point the audience arose and cheered most enthu- siastically, Colonel Trevilian’s narrative of the departure and cruise of the Erin's Hope was inter esting. This little craft was « ailing vessel of amail tonnage, formerly named the Alice Davia Landings were made at various points on the Irish Const, and men sent isto the country, In the words of the speaker, ‘The Erin's Hope touched off Galway and looked into the mouth of the Shannon to eee if of her Majosty’s gunboats were around, but none were 10 be seen.” At no time was the little craft more than vessel. 1! ‘nd schooners. twelve miles distant from a British hailed and boarded ‘ooo Hope mi where from, Colonel Trevil careful not divulge, In ali she saiied nearly ‘Ton tou sand miles The apeaker concladed by stating that Fenianism is not dead; dred thousand Fenians are watch to pounce upon the British lion, an munition can be sent to Ireland from this country. The meeting was gotten Up under the augpices of the Brian Borhoime Circie, Judge Ship: , hold the United States District Court in the chamber of the City Council, will charge the Grand Jury this forenoon, We infer from ine wit- herses summoned from New Milford and eet that tho defaications and embezziements in the Firat National at the former place, and the Pequopnock baak Tey Ble ed oe on he, te Investigation. ALABAMA. A SPECIAL, TELEGRAN TO THE The Prepesition to Remove the Cotten Tax— Conurese Petitioned to Take Away the Land» from the Planters—The Franchise Monroomery, Ala, Nov, 12, 1861, } 9 o'Clock P, mM. ‘The convention met to-day, but very bitle business was transacted, Wm. Rapier, colored, offered a resolution providing for the payment of all debts contracted during the re- Dellion at whatever was the value of the depreciated paper then circulating at the par value of said paper. Mr. Bingham offered a resolution in regard to persons who had been paid sums of money since the close of the war on account of services during the rebellion rendered to tho States. Mr, Reynolds presented a petition for the considera- tion of the Committee on the Cotton Tax, memori- alizing Congress to remove the tax on cotton, The report reprosented that the tax was in most instances greater than the value of the Jand and petitioned Congress, if it id not remove the said tax, to take away the land from the planters of the cot- ton, and instead of exacting the tax to allow them to work the iands as common property. The debate on the report of the Franchise Committee was then resumed. Various amendments were jro- posed, and ponding the discussion the Convention ad- journed. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Another Instalment of the Negro-Puritan Convention Faree—Various Forms of Nexro Clans Legisiation—A Negro Displays His jon t the Next Governor Officials of Alabama. Moxroomsny, Ala., Nov. 8, 1867. ‘The Convention reassembled this morning, and after engaging in its usual morning devotions proceeded to business. The irrepressible Bingham opened the ball by offering the following resolution ;— Resolved, That a comm'ttce of five be appointed to wait upon Major General Pope and confer with him in regard to Sganiaing ‘@ provisional government for this State, and va- all offices of the pretended government within the next twenty days. Mr. Bingham explained this resolution at considerable length, saying that the present incumbents of most of the Siate and county officers were men opposed to re- Construction and “our” ticket, and had obstructed in every way the success of the speaker and his party at the last election, This practically, of course, involved a charge against General Pope, who is expressly charged by Congress with the duty of removing from office ail disturbers of the public peace, The Convention, wisely mindtul of the supreme necessity of not offending Gen- eral Pope, laid the sald resolution on the table. ‘uch is the complete and unbounded influence acquired by Bingham over the dusky section of the Convention, who have come to regard him as their especial loader, that every negro voted in favor of the resolution, and it was og Merten wd G2 votes, r. Grey , the colored man who keeps a cigar store rt to the foliowing resolution, which was That the Committee on Preamble and Bill a hts be requested to incorporate ip Sishes Sbulishing aad removing ‘all laws, reulauons or customs, heretofore or at present in existence, wherein dis- tinetions are made on account of caste, color or former con- dition of ‘servitade, with such penalties as the said com. mittee may deem best and proper. Mr. Caraway, the editorial darky from Mobile, read a Tesolution instructing the Committee on Public ita. report ordinance for the protection of what he called a the “cullud orpueons”’ of also for the protection of and all trustees of ‘‘cullud’’ eburches, Mr. Jones offered the following ordinance, which was referred ‘th of Al i tion poe tla PE Rea er em for the ther ordained, That said lien shall take precedence Ged TE Sobel tages far tock tad suppoene ‘Mr, Garrison offered the following resolution, which was referred :— afer tax and that the revenue of the State shall be of the property of ie It resolution be adopted committee, and this hatha ved by the Convention on new constitution, it practically have the effect of relieving the negroes the State from the only taxation to which they are their own provisions or are . Griffin hit ought a iter ought to lo on the AE SE ae other practical printer except himself could be discov. hin by radical-reconstraction -negro-suffrage instracted his lieutenant (Mr. they) to jaance:— of Jan , 1861, no loyal a offer the foliowing ordi Whereas since the 10th it has existed in A rebellion; and whereas said pretended government juately protect loyal men in their rights of life, ‘and property; therefore, Resolved, That this Conventiontshould to organize ‘8 provisional government for the State, and to this end all portant offices in this State be Sones ones Ir, pporat. should be to all by with Soon te inen ‘and subscribe the oath preseribed by act of nal various offices are filled as re- by the ing resolution, baad oices Sate fig by hall be eligi! wo a ne gee #1 that the potion of the it at arms be instructed to appor- and Loby for the Ladys, sr tion, and as, moreover, ‘he has gained some reputation as ry ae an on vt joa unaree to yo orators: as «colored man culture, his orthography may prove of general intorest. vi) mame eB cen offered the following ordinance, which wes — % Be it &0., That such selected by the head of the family, includ! (if desired by the owner), shall sale tee jebt, ory a such homestead shali not ex- to the Judiciary Committee, pongie oe Mr. Cabot introduced the foliowing ordinance :— Be it ordained, &c,, That aa the {i ition: been avolished 1a thé State of Alabama bythe army of the United States, hereafter there shall be neither siavery nor jovovuntary servitude im this Stata, otherwise tnan for the punishment of oriine, whereof the party shall have beea duly oonvicied, Bingham, who rly seizes upon orery liable opportunity for di ing bis legal acumen ora. torical abilities, o! ted to tho wording of this resolu- bee ‘, tion. said slavery had bolished, not by the a y Congress, and tn imAn0® Ouglt to say 80 upon it Was amended b: striking out the wi tiearmy of the Uni States," aud re- ferred to ‘be appropriate committed. Mr, Graves iajroduced 4 resolution that the Leaisla- Considers” ture be empowered tocreate now counties ia the State, after which the Convention adjourned. An yet the Convention has simply confined itself to Tesolutions and listening to ordinances Next the more serious bumvess of speech-making will probably commence. THE STATE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. | SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD, Renasembling of the Members—Disnppoint- ment Among the Republican Law Munters. Ausany, Nov. 12, 1867, W o'Clock—P. M The members of the Constitutional Convention are evidently in a dilemma, The republican portion, al- Unough resoived to go ahead with toeir work, are sit- Uing to-night in knots at the different hotels with disap- pointment and despondency depicted upon their elongated faces, The burden of their anxious conversations turns upon their late defeats, many of them very sensibly re- marking that the late revolution in the public seatiment Boutraltzes in part their previous work, addiug that all fuyure radical innovation of the constitutioa must fail With cheeriess effect upon the people, It would not be surprising if a few days wrought out wondrous changes im this body of astute philosophers, PROCEEDINGS GF THE CONVERTION. Announcement of the Death of David L. Seymour—Resolutions of Condolence. Aubany, N, Y., Nov. 12, 1867, ‘The Constitutional Convention met at twelve o'clock noon, and was called to order by Hon, William A. Wheeier, prosident. ‘The journal of the last day’s proceedings was read and approved, t. MARTIN 1. TowxsexD announced in appropriate Janguage fhe death of How. David L. Seymour, of Rens- seiner, ® member of the Convention from ihe Stato at ir ge. Hon, Amasa J, Parken offered the followia, Resolved, That (his Convention learns with deep regret of the deceyse, since tts last meeting, of ihe Hou, Data L. Seymour, one of ity most useful members, beloved for bis personal Virtues and respected for his talents and integrity Resolved, That in his death New York hus lost one of her ablest statesmen, the legal profession « learned jurist, tha community one of its most upright citizens and his friends one emineatly worthy of the.r conidence and esteem. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon the journal, and that a copy be neat to the family of the de- ceawed, with the assurance of our earnest sympathy with them in their bereavement, Resolved, That in respect to the memory of the deceased this Convention do now adjourn, After remarks by Messra, John M. Francis, James Brooks, Thomas (. Aivord, Heary ©, Murphy aod Erastus Brooks, eulogistic of the doceased, the rosoiu- tions were adooted, and the Convention adjourned to mine o'clock to-morrow worniog. Caucusnes of the Democrats and Republicans— T .atter Determine to go on with Their Work. Amarr, Nov. 12, 1867, The domocratic delegates to the Constitutional Con- vention met in the Court of Appeals room this morning, and after an interchange of opinion decided adversely to Seacees action in regard tothe Convention, and then ad urned, At the caucus of the republican members of the Con - stitutional Convention, held this afternoon, it was re- Lah to continue the session and perfect the work aD, THE PRIZE RING. The Proposed Double Teamed Prize Fight iu Virainia—Capture of Most ef the Spectators by the Military. Wasuincton, Nov. 12, 1867. A large number of sporting men, black and white, be- longing to this city and to other cities, left here between three and six o’clock this morning, in conveyances pub- licly advertised, 1o witness two separate prize fights at Fort Albany, Va., which ts about two miles from Wash- ington. The white pugilists were Bolster and McLaugh- lin, and the black fighters were Sorrell and Bowie. ‘The fight arranged between the latter parties excited the most interest, as it wasto be the first of the kiad-be- tween colored men. The crowd at Fort Albany were first disappointed at not witnessing a contest between the two white men, as the fight was declared “off” in consequence of the illness of MoLaughiin, and the stakes were accordingly awarded to Bolster, who was on the ground, Sorrell, one of the black pugilists, then went into the ring, but Bowie was not forthcoming, It was then reported that the latter would not appear, having been badly trained and fearing foul play. At this point »re interesting concourse of black and white sports were startled by cries of “Police,” ‘Poliog,”” “The military are coming,” ‘We've got to for it,” A stampede at once Comm: , but too late for all the spectators to escape from the military, who formed a cordon around the fort, and with fixed bayonets and Pistols threatened death toevery one who attempted to escape or break through the line. The number of per- sons captured was aboat two hundred. The troops were Company 1, of the Fourth artillery, who had been a ying in the wi since daylight waiting tor the “roughs’’ to "Pee ‘Sheriff of Alexandria was also witha rece picamevene ancooane ovat 5 ‘aad It is said that the seizure was mado direction of General who has eacape—one by a dank movement * Tana TURES. Racing on the Memphis Course. Mxmrmu, Nov. 12, 1867 The attendance at the Memphis course to-day was again very large. The first race was for the Gayoso House stake of $400, mile heats, free tor all, and it was won by Malcolm in two straight heats, Time, 1:50, 1:50}. The second race was for the Association purse of $300, a two! mile dash, free for all. Seven horses and the first heat was dead between the Duke of Orleans ana Victorine, Time, 3:46. In the second trial Duke of Orleans won in 3:48%. The Baltimore Races. Baummons, Nov. 12, 1867, The second day’s races of the tall season on the Herring Run course came off to-day. The track was again in very bed condition, owing to the storm of the previous evening, 80 much so that the first race, a five tntle dash between Belle of ve ap gn Me Lizzie, for $260. There were three en! Kinadore, and Frank, and the race was won by the first named im three straight heats, (TERNAL REVENUE. In this department everything was apparontly quiet yesterday. No official communication was received from the headquarters at Washington relative to allow- ing rectifiers te commence operations. There were afloat various ramors on the subject, many to the effect that the rectifiers were resuming business gradually, that is, one by one, At the Metropolitan Revenue Board the officials do not deny it, but say they are not aware of the fact. The expectation among the mem- bers of the trade is, that their influence in STATEN ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. Grisvous Assavitt.—Joba Burke, of New Brighton, wont into the house of William Murray, 6o the latter alleges, and in the most approved pugilistic manner into Murray at ‘ frengs oye. Ba Ke pod Gaines. By Jestion Moceuly for trial at tne County Sessions. ALteaap Intacat, Vorina,—Yeaterday Patrick Do- herty was brought before Justice McCauly, of New Brighton, et ite illegal voting, bat the com- plaint against him not being sustained he was dis- charged from custody, Acctpayt.—A son of Mr. Esterbrook, Supervisor of New Brighton, was in company with another boy gamed William Parker, who bad « loaded gun im his band. Parker pee. Presented the gun at you Esterbrook and accidentally fred, lodging several grains of shot in the latter's fs it ie feared the in- Jured boy will lose the use of his eye, SALES OF REAL ESTATE YESTERDAY. By A. J. Bigecker, Son & Co,—As 5 lote, nw corner Yates ‘av and Ht each 20475, a, thom ; iy Bi. Ludlow 22 Lote and gores, corner 1th av and BOth at, tomerhar Wik Mie valuable WAHOr Fight. esses yes € TY POLiTics, | Mozart Mi Cenvention—Vernando Wood Nominated by Acelumation. ‘The Mozart Mayoraity Nominatiny Convention assem. | bled iast evening at Mozart Hati, Justice Kiviea in the chair, ‘The Convention proceeded to the nomina‘ion of a sec- reiary, aod the name of Deovis Gaivia was propos d and carried unanimously, Ap excited del-gate immed: ately upon the result being kuown rose 10 his ieet avd “wisbed that resolution 40 ba reconsidered, so that they might know whether the appointee was the son of Judge Garvin or not, as if be was to be-—. The CuarmMay explained that the name was “Galvin,” and the delegate subsided, Christopher Mouahan #as @ppoiated second secretary, and the Coaventiva then proceeded to the examination of credentials aud the call Of the Toll, all of Winch proving satisfactory the Chalr- ~— asked Wuat was toe lurther pleasure uf the Couven- on, A delegate from the Tenth ward rose and said:—** Mr, Chairman, on tue calling of the roll 1 uink we have & majority of We deiegaies present, and f uuw mo sir, tbat this Morality (1) Conveoon vo into m for a candidate tur the uext Mayor 01 , wove boat Fermaudo Wood be nomiuacvd for Wat po- SiUUD, aNd that the Domination be inade vy ave: ‘Phe MoWoR was received With immouse spylause, aud carried unanimously. It was then moved and seconded that a delegation, composed of one member from eaci ward, be apporn.ed | to wait upon the nominee, at Lis residwics, acteu o'er ex tis moroiag, aod tender bi the M winution, A dele- Rave Wished to amend the motion, a ve was ol tue | Opiaiun that ‘16 Would bea wrest deal W-Ver io buve the nomination tendered to Mr. Wood to-morrow ni jut at Lue great meeting ab tue Cuopor tusutute, as it Would give it more dodu,” Phe amendment was rejected, the original motion | carried, and a commutes of tweuty two wa. apporwe a | by tue delegates from the respective ward Me in structions to meet at Capiain Ferry’s bouse, in Wert soventy-fifth s.reet, at ten o'clock this moruing, aud vo | proceed thence to Fernando Wood's resideuce ty tender Luin We nomination, A jon was then made that the meeting adjourn, when a delegats arose and said:—Mr. Coairinan, belore you adjourn | wavt to say tree or four words, | I wl Say tree or four words towards ireadship anit tow Fernando Wood, Now we have gev bi ie poaiwa- | tion, aud | want to ask of every deiegate im tno | room that at sundowa on elecuon day tbat every imag come into this room and show a ri ot bis work. 1 don’t want any tavors from Fernando Wood, and 1 have nothing to ask trom him, and there is mea in the room that | respect him (laagnter); but I «ant every iar with ali his might, 1 wil sustain aman chat | nominate, oris nominated by the organization, wih al the strength aad power that God has gave me, I want every other man to do the same, uni from tuis Une uptil sundown vn election day I am with him like a mao, atl am afraid the is treachery used towarus tho man, But I give you my word that asa wan I will go for—(confusion and cries of “You tave sad more than three words already’’)—and I ask notaing from Fer- nando, and the only favor be ever doue tur me was ove. and that was there was aman to be appuinied on ihe police and I a-ked bim to put an ould irieud of mine to the police. (Uproarious laughter.) Avd says be to me, “Pat, is that ail you want ?))@md I suid, “It is," and says he. “f'll do it for you,” (faughter.) ‘And vow Th work for bim, and if every man wil work tor bin as wellas Iwill he will be our next Mayor, And 1 want—(contugivn and cries of ‘‘Adjouramen: ’’) A Detscare—1 move that the gentieman has the privilege of the floor for three minuies. Withvut the privilege being formaily accorded the oratorical gentleman continued—And vow I want to say ® word to you about Hoffman, 1 went to Hoffman once, aud when I went in says I, ‘‘Mr, Hoffman, there is a friend of mine on the police wants to get a detail for duty on the dog pound.” (Laughter.) [vere was two poiicemen appointed that time—this was about a year ago or s0—to watch the killing of the dows the dog und. (Laughter and uproar.) Says Mayor, come to ask a favor,” and he says, “What is ur” So I “There is a friend of mine wants a detail to watch the dog pound. (Re newed oiiarity on the of the delegates, and cries of “That's enough!”’ Amid the confusion the speaker interpoiated meekly, ‘‘I will drop 1 1n two n utes,” and continued. Says Hoffman, “Paddy, I bave got to give the captain of the Eighteenth precinct the ‘two appointments, and I can’t do anything for you in that live.” That was enough for me .n regard to a little bit. of a favor like that, and says I, “Guodby Mr. Mayor!” and I went out, and | never asked him for a favor since, nor won’t, But lam goin’ to do aii I can for Fernando, and——. Confusion silenced the speaker effectually at this juncture, and before he had Ume to recover himself & m for adjournment was put to the Convention and ‘enanimously, Republican primary meetings wore held last night at the headquarters of the several Assembly district as<o- ciations, and delegates to the city, aldermanic, school and ward conventions were duly eected. ‘The Republican Uity Conveution to sominate a candi- date for Mayor will meet this evening, at their head. quarters, Twenty-secona street ané Broadway. The Central Grant Club. The Committee on Credentials of the Central Grant Club met last evening in the Conservative Republican Rooms, on the corner of Broadway and Twenty-third street. Credentials were received from the delegates elected from each Assembly district on Monday evening last, The committee was full, there being five delegates from each district. These delegates are to be mustered into the ranks of the Central Grant Club, and will work with all their seal for the election of Grant as President. The meeting was addressed by Mr. Rufus F. Acdrews and others, all of whom urged the necessity of organ oar Grant Clubs throughout the whole Stato of New orl THE GRANT MOVEMENT IN NEW JERSEY. Large Meeting in T n—Formatio: Grant Clubs in Newark. The popular movement in behalf of General Grant for the Presidency met with approval by two thousand citi- zens at Taylor Hall on Monday night, At half-past seven in the evening the meeting was organized by the appointment of Mr. Thomas J. Stryker as Chairman, and of Vice Presidents and Secretaries from each ward. Mr. H. Newton Conger then offered resolutions setting forth the claims of the General on the suffrage of the people, and expressive of the future republican policy, The Chairman then introduced Mr. Joseph C, Potts as the first speaker, This gentleman proceeded to review the financial disorder of the country. The people long, he said, for repose; yet, fearful of danger from relaxa- tion and the ungrateful conduct of pardoned rebeis, a President must be elected in whem all can confide for their safety and welfare, We recognize Grant assucha man, He who never lost a battle in the feild or failed to improve a victory, aud whose services pre- served the Union. All had the fullest confidence in the wisdom, prudence and patriotism of Congress, The tax on the manufacturing and producing interests of the country should be reduced, so that labor and capital may find remunerative reward, and economize the man- agement of government. Grant’s inimitable conduct during the war is a criterion of what he wou'd do in the Presidential chair. We agree, said the speaker, to blot out universal suffrage from our prograame ia New Jer- sey, but let the work proceed in the South. Let us rally round the Congress of the Union, and approve of its measure against the “swinging round the circie’’ of the President. No government can stand that allows the same priviles to the loyal and disloyal. The moment a man becomes a traitor to the government he is an alien. We hitherto have had no leader to rally us, but now we point to Grant and to his record, Though there ate two candidates spoken of by the republicans—Grant and ‘Chase—and though the latter is admired for his prudence, sagacity and ability to rule over the deetinies of this nation, yet he (the speaker) would accede .o the popular will and let Chase alone. During the war the sword of Grant could do but little unless backed by fiaances to supply bis army. When Paris and London of denied us a cent, there arose Chase, of com- manding genius, who devised ‘nd means a induce our ewn ple to ge’ ees if money. Thou victgries in the field, still they wale how’ prtater han those of Chase over the prejudices of the time. Grant made mark in the progress of the war; he crushed his jemies, and the strife to termination, closing @ biazo of glory at Richmond. Loyal Con; fides in him, had pat him to wateh the President, ig with us, and he will lead us to a consuinma- much desire, We are doing the work of two nominating Grant, and Gemocrate will put forward any other man. Sweet are the uses of adversity. Out of defeat we piuck the nomination of the hour, We aside radicals and stand oy loyal Tee New Yore Heravp, the . monarch she and the custodiam and advocate of the ple’s rights and will, approves our of the President. He is nothing except it be to issue a and we have lived through many proclamations, Our wational character and morality and intelligence as a people tave suffered by having such @ man as Johnson at tue bead of this great republic, Senator A. G. Ritchie next addressed the assembly in abrief speech, eudorsing the sentiments of the previous speaker and piquantly ailading to the pardoning of every meaking robe! by the nt accidental Presi- dent. We must appoint a ian, ho enid, who will not rove recreant to the necessities of the country, aud rant is he-—first in war, first in peace aad frst in the bearts of his coustrymen. Mr, H Conaan, Secretary of State, was next called on, and addressed tho meeting briefly. Aliuding to (he late elections, he sard:—if there bad never been there would have been no ark: if Noah ha entered the ark he could not bare left at loft the ark uld not have piauted'a vineyard ; did not planta vineyard there would have been no drunkenness; if there never was any one drunk Ham would never ha’ cursed; if Ham never bad been cursed there wou! o been no niggers; and if Where were no niggers there would Lave been no demo- cratic part A gent ‘rom each ward was nominated to form oO Grant Campaiga Cluv, aud the mée@ting soon aiver Grags clubs will be organized during tho present woek Peo] . We don’t think much little account. He can do 3 én all the wards of Newark. fhe iret ward takes th@ jead, and & mas meeting wll be seid in @ few days, Phe movement gaining ground also in the townships, aud itt believed ta oefore the end efsbe mooth | Cubs wilt be organized im every city aad township voted throug) out the Stave, The conservauces who Bgainet the radicals on the ary gro question, and thus da not’ feel com- | fortatie \u the back seats to Waten ‘hey have been ag Sed, aud thon, if nex teen lovk for # pur.ticaiios or a reorgapiza- ary, of tue republican party en these eeu. we MO CoMWeL seuss vt the marion wall wot rewuli. : ARGENTINE (ONFOOERATION. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Freeh Oar rr —The Presidential es-Peace KR for the Present ‘rejected Curepean and South eravk Cable. American T Besvos Ayurs, 8. A., Sept, 27, 1867, Again we base ‘vuble im the mtenor provinces, Varela has again tured up in Salta, at the head of » | revolutioaary force, This occurs at @ time when the whofe couvtry is quite exhausted, and the rebel fore go on plundering aud sacking, so the flush. the surrovndiug provinces are completely at the mercy of the rebels. A writer 19 ove of the ebief payeva here says that (he rebels murt Lave at least fifteen they are always tuousand moa Ti this is 80, they ace safe for a iong thar bo come, fue Cortota revolution {8 quelled and the constitu. ional aainorities are re-tored; bat 40 many uneasy spirits are disappointed shat auo.her revoluiion 1s antici- Peed a soon a4 the Betional troops are withdrawn, bo, A these rebellions bave reference to the approus ae; on ‘or President. They have been #0 often sino d so oiten break out again, that no 04 (per'y may rale the most of the elec- Jauuary 1, when the elections oeeur, v(idates for the Presidency are present Governor of this province, aud Dow rmlento, now ) tnister Plenipoten- Lary vo ‘he United “tates these are of the same party bout The inttor bas the advantage an by be ele if the oppo- emt Of be ie ect Uveut candi- per 1 antl ater + of elveiors, and oy will unite om the rtrongess man, By tue Wi A ina te Doe eg ole (0 a re-election, Levee Pr sideat Mure can pever property, advance education be a udeat betore, raguay fora long ront suspeniing and orcer- ors, Nt loral Vo.es on Bey Yho two prominen Avolto Ai vod men wo then time. Recent orders ¢ some kinds of purchases ur Wg Various Lrausporis (o wail ior further 0 indicate taut some movements peare hare bees mminie, A few clays ago a B azilian sivaner preset do the fiver in ali haste miktog uo call at taooos Avr and having ov Ball Of Maryhal Cax.as, who carried priv We must nwait the reiurn wall knowing 4. at Brazt may Co, but there is very title doabto: » tale peace, ‘The vewspapers here arrangemeut ‘they ¢ of Wue war and ure ANY Fate, +0 43 10 # nanimous in country, Seutiweuts ; winch Wwoulu once ° papers. At Corrientes and stil! nearer to tho seat of wars Vig) Tous Htnpresswieut ww going Oly aod ony one E & found with » clion is marctked off to the ran This oas made cor driv rs to scarce that a vesse m Amonth Leture beginuing WO uBiOad, (or Wars n At luyu-cue, where the army is now, the defenc:s are prepared with great dilgence. The Paraguayans also are busy wilh Lue spate, Both parves are forti ing against ap aliack. At Tuapira, the base of sappiy, there Ba garrison 260) men, and the line of dive plive has been yrewliy inrjroved amongthe men. There tw better order, more Chauiocas, wud Of course better beaity, There uever wore so few patients in the Argen- tine hospitals ay now. Ibere it a tult im the ardor of Fein urcement renciag, perhaps looking towards peace. ‘The fleet is tylug between ihe two ports Curepalty and Humaita, At tho laiier piace (vere is frownine om the fleet a baliory, cacomacd, || LWeutyefve heavy guns palit by an English engiacer several years ago, and very strong, ‘Turse yons cau be turned on any vessel akemptivg to cus (be rou chain wuicd spuus the torpedo filled channel. Tne fleet bas abundance of ammunition and also is provisiuned for six moms, fo1evurn will bono easy matier, as wey seamed past (urupety rauer tuao attack, and encountered gres. dangers. cir passing, Curupaity bas been streny cued. Darmg the two aud a@ Lai hours in which tho smgie file line of steamers was passing the ‘urt, t planted square om we sides of the jronclads tso hundred and forty shots of sixty-eight and eighty Loads ‘The Colompo received of these forty seven, and was much injured, The and weak parts ¢ protected by bess of sand, port-boles were kept shut, but yet the loss of m, forty. Now, tnore guas, more torpedoes, { fifty yads, are among the dangers a In fact, it iv euoral belies that a return advance is alike | it up to September 16. n all directions, but no let up and there was still occa~ sional firing. Lopez's :orees are within the defences of Humaita, the fleet was above Curupaity, and below Humaita with plenty of amimunition and six months stores, aud uuable, as was veiieved, to pass up or down, General Porto Alegro, Braziliun, holds the old camp at fuyuly, and Pre-ideat Mire comman is the bulk of the allies a Tuge-cue. There is communication with the allied fleet by land on the Chaco side, but vo. by water. Tie newspapers here dy vot scruple to declare that Humaita caanot be taken by the fleet. The proposit ons for peace are said to have been dictated by Lopes, and to be approved by the Command ors Caxias (Brantley, and Mitre (Argentine). They were despauhed with ald haste by Murshal Caxias’ Chief of Sta‘f, Colonel Fouseca Souza, Yhere i# @ general expectation that the terms under cvnsideration wil be the beams of an immediate peace. Ab agent is bers to treat with the River Plate covern- ments concerning Atlantic cable telegrapn with Eu. rope, He representa European company and bas made satisfactory arrangewents with Srazil and Uru- guay. Exchange on England 48 Allied Fleet Cooped at Unet. [Caruzu (Aug. 22) correspondence Diario do Rio, It fact that the squadron, after receiving positive orders to force the passage of Curupaity aod iumuita, has now been countermanded to come dowd agai at ald cost and take up ils old anchor: It seems the pat- tories of Curupaity are as strovg as ev doubis are throwm up every day. the Parag wed several torpedocs of a new kind in the chi the iron-elada will suffer more in coming hi did m going up. The injuries sus- by the Various vessels in going up were; — Shots, Vessei. Shots. 45 to the gold dollar. balis were stec! pointed and onabied them :o do creat damage to the iron-ci The Diario adds that it is not proper the vessels should come down again, a# this would expose them to the batterws of Carupaity, which ere probably stronger than beiore, The fron-ciads occupy & lirst rate postion tear the Gran Chaco, and are not wauting in supplea Let them remain where thy are. ‘The puolication of thi we caused euch @ sensation ig Rio Janeiro that the Minister of Marine was catied up by the Chamber Of Deputies, and bis Excellency, im reply to the in‘erpeliatiou of Sor, Barros Piweutel, made the following extraordluary declaration :— The imperial goveroment has not yet received any official despatches, and it is therefore premature to ac- copt the numberiess rumors that always get afloat on the arrival the steamer from Buenos Ayres. The overnment does iis best to conceal mothing from the people, a to do otherwise would be te doubt of the valor aud patriotism of the Brazilian . The fleet is still in the same plac after victoriously passing Curupaity, and has a supply of all necerraries, The impossibility of 4 fleet forcing tho pass of Humaita i not yet fuiy shown. Ew if the fleet cannot attempt i Be Beale ie Se reea to mount a battery at a arrow pass on the Ri Hondo, and tus cut of Loper'’s communications, Finally, eee of our arme does not depend on the ta. ‘ To add to the embarrassment of the Argenti it te BOW asserted & Chile correspondent of the Nacton Argentina that Videla bas recruited two thousand Ubi- leans to aid him, apd has purchaved in Chile fifteen hundred muskets and two thousand lances for forooa, Chivan allies = are to’ enter the confederation by the Planshon Pass of the Andes. Videia, who every one believed had been killed fa a duel last April with. Saé, has again ith great promises of booty, &6., Oo thuueaod Chilean miners, ald ecber some ou ared and accoutred, Sad, Whose name seems to hang over the des. of this country like the sword of is at date in Saita, carrving everything before him wih & high hand; while Varela, that Wiii o’ the Wisp warrior, who, if are to believe oficial despatches, haa been defeated oftener than be bas bairs on bis head, js over~ turning the authorities in Kioja, Jujuy, fucuman aad Calamarca, EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES. This was the titie of s lecture delivered last eveuiag by James W. Gerard, at the Lecture Hall, in Waverley place, bemg the first of a course gotten up umier (bo 8 Association of the Charch The subject aoe ge troated im by tue lectul \- parted mach inattention ‘and valuable historical and pl hicai isfermation to his audience, relieved and ren- resting vy his particularly bappy wanuer and quiet ‘okes, which told immensely, After explaining theory of tho volcaulc phenomenon, earthquakes berg but the,primary exhibition OF ft, an Gesceiving some of those extraordingsy eruptions which have al'ered (he tace of the world, the lecturer concindod with a description of the ancient city of Pompei, which, buried beneath the asbes cast (rom (he craver of Vays Viue almost two thousaud yoacs ago, bas recently b’ opeved to modera tourists by excavations conducted tievter ‘ie direction of (he Neapolitan government, Tha audience wag fair and appreciative $