The New York Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1868, Page 6

6 raceme arenas aaa aaa aneacmemaniiiaas al ieee POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE. THE NEW SOUTHERN SENATORS, Jehn Pool, of North Carolina. N. Y., but so far as sympathy with modern ideas is concerned, says the Boston Traveller, he might have been born in old Pompeii and have been buried dur- ing the last two thousand years. Grant, Colfax and Blair are all going to the Rocky Mountains. Grant will go by way of Smoky Hill, ‘This gentieman was elected a Senator to Congress | and Blair by way of Arrack fork and Coldwater, by the North Carolina Legislature on Tuesday last for the long term ending in 1873, Whether he is a native of the State he represents or not we are un- able to state. He has, however, been for many years @ prominent politician, and has played a rather peculiar part in the history of North Carolina politics. In 1860 he was the whig candidate for Governor and was defeated by the late Governor Ellis, After the secession ordinance was passed Mr. Poo! decided upon remaining in the State, although he was known to be opposed to a disruption of the Union. In 18¢1 he was a Presidentia) elector under the Confederate government, and cast his vote as such for Jefferson Davis as Provisional President of the rebel government, During the same eummer he took part in receiving subscriptions to the rebel $15,000,000 loan, It was stated during the war that he endeavored to obtain a commission as Confederate brigadier general, but after. the suppression of the rebellion he denied the statement. He remained quietly at home, taking no part in politics until 1864, when he was elected to the State Senate as @ “peace” candidate, or one in favor of negotiating a treaty of peace with the United States on such terms as wouhl enable the people of the Souti to save their slave property and stop the further sledding of blood. Upon taking his seat he subscribed to the oath to support the Confederate constitution and sfter- wards introduced a series of “peace resolutions.” Since the close of the war he has taken an active part In politics, and although a conservative at the Start gradually went over to the radicals. Mr. Pool 3s about the only Senator elected from a Southern State under the reconstruction laws, Who was always well known to the people of his State, and it may be also said that he is about the ablest and least open to critic ofany of the new Senators. He has long been ident itivd with the interests of North Carolina, and is supposed to be rather conservative in his ten- dencies. Abbott, of North’Carolina. This centieman has been elected Senator to Congress for the short teria ending in 1871, He isa native of New Hampshire, and at the outbreak of the rebellion entered the Union army as lientenant colonel of the Seventh New Hampshire regiment which he recruit- ed by authority for the government. The regi- ment was mustered int® service December, 1861, with H. S. Putnam as colonel, avoiding Whiskey run by taking the northern route. ‘The New Bedford Mercury states that at a dinner party in Boston, on Thursday last, several conserva- tive gentlemen announced their intention to vote for Mr. Chase, whose nomination was .momeatarily ex- pected, On learning that Seymour was nominated, all agreed that nothing was left for theurto- do but to vote for Grant. We hear that one prominent demo- crat in this section has expressed the same determi. nation, An old line democrat declares the democratic party will never be successful until it essentially dams some cf its muddy and overflowing Brooks. Edwin M. Stanton says he don’t want a dinner. Many 4 poor oficer and soldier who acted under his orders have often sald they did, and were wilhng to take “hard tack” at that. and left the State on the 28th of the same | 9 pysiness strect in this city. A Western special, giving outside gossip about the Convention, intended to refer to remarks made by a gentleman from Massachusetts ina “nen coat.” As published it appeared the remark was made by a gentleman from Massachusetts. in “dieu of a coat.’ It don’t make much difference. The person referred to has probably changed his coat since he returned home. Governor Holden, of North Carolina, has deserted nis Standard. He stuck to it pretty well during the war, Was smashed up once or twice by those who did not agree with his views, and now that he is Gover- nor, we see, has turned over a new Page. A Joud call is made in South Carolina for grand re- ceptions to delegates to the Democratic Convention on their return home, During Convention week a late rebel general, par- ticularly distinguished for the part ne bore in the de- fence of Petursburg, came to this city on business and was asked why he did not attend the sittings of the Convention,. He replied:—“I am called a rebel general. Icame here to buy locomotives, railroad iron and other material for the practical reconstruc- tion of the South. I have nothing to do with poli- tics. I am here to work, work, work; and I be- lieve it would be better for all of us if others thought during | as do.” An Irishman, and’a good republican, 1s 8 porter on Going home yesterday month. The command was principally engaged 1n | with naif a bushel of potatoes in a bag upon his Operations in Florida, where it participated in the numerous expeditions into the interior of the State. After some time Mr. Abbott succeeded to the colenelcy, and in October, 1864, was placed in com- mand of the second brigade in one of the divisions ofthe Tenth corps. In the reorganization of the Army of the James Colone! Abbott was assigned to the command of the Second brigade, Paine’s divi- sion.’ In the formations for the storming of Fort Fisher Colonel Abbott originally held a position with Paine’s division thrown across tie peninsula, facil Wilmington. From this positjon (at five P.M.) it was drawn to support General Ames in finishing up | S, Grant to the Presidency. the advantage he had gained within the fort. atthe close of the war Mr. Abbott, who had been promoted to the rank of brevet brigadier general, was in com- mand of the post of Wilmington, North Carolina. | Buckner, of the Louisville Courter, He wok an active part in the politics of the State after the reconstruction laws wére passed, which gave universal suffrage to the negroes, and the re- ward of his labors in behalf of the radtcal party is secn in his election as Senator. Thomas J. Robertson, of South Carolina. shoulder, a prominent democrat hailed him and asked him what was in the bag. “It’s the powdher yea did'nt fire off over yer Convintion yisterday,” said Arthur, and copperhead subsided. An indignant New York democrat writes to a friend in Boston:—The Democratic Convention to- day, in imitation of John Phoenix, who disarmed his adversary by planting his nose in his opponent's mouth and advancing his stomach suddenly and violently against his adversary’s fist, have elected U. They have my hearty curses.”? The editor of the Kansas Chief thinks General acts ungrate- fully in not going for Grant, as Grant went for him at Fort Donelson. Of this gentieman’s past history and record we ab- | Land Swindlers and Mining Company Manip- solutely Know nothing more than that he has been eleeted one of the Senators from South Carolina for the ehort term, ending in 1871, Whether he is @ native or old citizen of the State, or whether he is one of alators in Washington—Big Schemes to “Develop the Resources of the Country.” WASHINGTON, July 14, 1868, The Osage Indian land swindle still hangs fire in NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1868. ‘The “wearing of the green” in the shape of a cab- bage leaf on the top of the sconce is found to be an excellent shield to the brain from the constant pierc- ings of the solar ray. If people would only stick to the vegetable kingdom perhaps things would get along smoothly; but unfortunately there are those who insist on making experiments, and 80 mix the mineral with the vegetable, Thus with the cabbage leaf. To make it adhere to the skull they will mount & couple of brickbats, and as these are more than the spinal column can with any respect for itself |. stand, a change of base is the result, the subject finding himself antipodaliy inclined. During the “heated term,” We advise gentlemen fond of “mixing things” to be exceedingly cantious not to stuf their hats with more of the mineral and the vegetable than they can consistently carry in obe- dience to the laws of gravitation. Where is the man whom the prophet Brigham placed in charge of the “brethering” and ‘“sistern”’ of the Mormon Church recently arrived in this eity, some hundreds of whom are pennad, like lambs for the sacrifice, at that . reservoir, Castle Garden, wherein is poured the human tide which, rolling from Europe, breaks on ourshores? He was scen hovering on Monday among the “weaker vessels,” like the busy bee over a bed of roses, sipping sweets “from many an opening flower; and then with a bouquet of them, hastily gathered, he winged his way Parkward. Brigham’s agent is sadly wanted at the extreme southern end of the island. The sheep must not be left without a shepherd—that is, if the object is tofold them in the valleys of Utah— and so we call on the agent to retarn with his bou- quet and prevent the cunning gentile foxes from kicking up &@ row among the godly for their own special benefit, There has been nota little fun got off at the ex- pense of Mr. Bergh and his Society for the Preven- tion of Crueity to Animals, and though the “point- less jokes” have been many both have survived the ordeal to the bettering of man and the more general care, a8 a consequence, extended to the dumb but willing creatures who uncomplainingly toil for his pleasure and his profit, Notwithstanding the ex- treme and continuous heat which has been ours for the past two weeks, but few horses have, compared with previous years, suffered to the extent of ex- treme exhaustion. To the society of Mr. Bergh we are indebted for very much of this, It has made us pause and consider whether we are physically injuring or wronging the ani- mals within our charge, and in this have we learned to be more reasonable in our conduct. Mr. Bergh is certainly entitled to the credit of teaching cruelly inclined or inconsiderate people to pause in their abuse of their unresisting servants; for his sturdiness in thus resolving to pursue the right, not- withstanding the malicious shafts shot at him by the satirists, deserves the thanks of the community, Those twittering, chirping, self-confident little creatures—which put more confidence in man than he deserves—th® sparrows, ought to be petted and nonrished by every two-legged creature, be he or she young or old in the city. Let them “increase and multiply” in peace, to the utter extinction of those vermicular pests of our street trees, the measuring worms. In the spring, summer and autumn the sparrows can take care of themselves; but when the snow is on the ground, when the fingers tingle with the biting cold, forget them not, if, in more genial seasons, you would have your reward. We cannot have too many free birds in a town like ours. The “dog pound” at the foot of Twenty-fifth street, East river, is an institution. In it are gath- ered all the worthless canines that imdustrious ‘hat class of politicians in the South known as “carpet | the Senate, the contending rings of harples not 88 | hunters at twenty-five cents per capita care to collect. baggers,” are thing ia, though, we understand, a resident of Columbia, tie capital of the State. As with his past career we are ignorant of his profession or business, and con- sequently, connot say anything about his social aud intellectual standing. F. A. Sawyer, of South Carofing. yet to belearned. Mr, Robertson | yet being able to agree regarding a division of the prize. The tract of lind contended for is equal in extent to one-third of the State of New York, or nearly owners, twice the size of Massachusetts, being estimated at 8,000,000 acres, and worth fally $20,000,000. A gentieman by the name of Sturgis has the effron- Notwithstanding the extreme heat and the thou- sands of unmuzzied dogs, too worthless to have that prowl around the city, business is ex- tremely dull at the pound. On Tuesday only twelve, and on Wednesday but four “curs of low degree” were captured and delivered over for sale or execu- Mr, Sawyer was yesterday elected a Senator from | tery to ask the Senate, by the exercise of the treaty | tion py suffocation. ‘The reduction of the price from South Carolina for the long term, ending in 1873. making power in secret session, to grant to him or ‘Aifty cents to a quarter of a dollar has made a great Of his history we know something more than of that | ° Paper railroad company which he repre- | many indifferent to the trade of catching, and hence of his colleague. He is and has been for a long sents this magnificent portion of our national do- while a resident and citizen of Charleston, at which | ™4l0, without any recompense on bis part to the place he holds the ofice of Collector of Internal Revenue. Personally Mr. Sawyer is represented to be a most respectable gentleman, of a clear and un- sullied character and much esteemed by those who have the pleasure of his acqumntance. nationat Treasury whatever. He merely proposes to bulld himself a railroad through the land, and promises to pay the aboriginal occupants $100,000 per year for fifteen years. ‘The first in- From Lawrence, Kansas, the commencement of timation his friends tad of his having espoused | the proposed railroad, to the southern boundary of radical doctrines was in a speech which he recently made at Charleston, tn which he announced himself in favor of universal negro suffrage and supported the reconstruction laws of Congress. This, the democrats charge, was done for the purpose of se- curing the Senatorship, and if the charge be true he has been successful in his efforts, It is, however, eS, believed that he stands on ex-Governor rds platform and will not be very radical in the future. Of his intellectual abilities we are ignorant. The United States Senate, with the New Southern Members. PurerENt—Henjamin F. Wade, of Ohio. SkoKRTARY—George C. Gorham, of California. {Republicans in Roman, democrats in ualic.} Br. Term FLORIDA.” 1889 A. 8. Welch... isl, Benj 69 Benj. F. Wai Joho Sherman . Justin 8. Morrill MANSAOHUSE Charles Sumner. Heary Wilson . RHODE 1 Wm. Sprague. Henry 8. Anthon; CONNEC James Deron. Orris 8. 1869 Thomas A. Henri: Oliver P. Morton. jour. NRW JERSE: ¥, T. Frelinghuysen. Alex. G, Cutt Alex. Ramsey. Daniel S. Novtoa WA. WANA. Chas. Re Burks i Simon Cameron. DELAWA James A. Bayard Willard Sawlsrury. MARYLAND. coe 1800 B Samuel 8. Pomero; NEBRASK. 869 Thomas W. Tipton Van Winkle. while Joba M. Thi ¥. Whiley Davi Joseph &. Fow vane. . derowe B, Chale... W.P. Ke Sobn * At lected Senator trom Florida for neing March 4, 1869 and ending March 4, 1875. s vot yet adinitted as a State. EROAPITULATION Republicans, 62; democrats, 12. Total, 64. the t Co Radients and Scalawags. In the cross-examination of one of the female wit nesses in tlre Ashburn murder case, now going on in Atiunta, she said:— ‘The female members of our family rejoiced at the @eath of Ashburn because he was a radical. We de- sired the death of all radicals, Direct—-I do not mean by ‘radical’ @ person dif- fering with the democrats in political opinion, but a the State is one hundred and fifty miles, The road through that level country cannot cost over $30,000 per inile, or $4,500,000 in all. Deduct the cost of the railroad from the value of the land and you have $16,500,000; from which deduct the $1,500,000 promised the Indians, and there ts remaining $14,000,000. In other word: Sturgis promises to pay the Osage Indians $1, on condition that the national government shall make him a present of one hundred and Ofty miles of railroad, with a boous of $14,000,000 worth of land. All this for “tne development of the industrial resources of the country.” ~ There is a ring of harpies in Kansas, Nebraska and Arkapsas Con ie im this game of “buying” lauds direct from jians and paying in mises, They have heretofore bongit in lots ranging from two thousand to one-half million acres each. By a schedule before me I find that fourteen hundred the dutness complained of. Besides, it is a danger- ous business, as it not unfrequently happens that those who capture are bitten by animals that have hydrophobia latent in them. Thus, these dogs taken to the pound on Monday became mad in the course of the day and attempted to bite at every- | thing that approached them. The premiums on dog catehing should be increased—that is, if it is desirable to rid the city of these dangerous nuisances, About these “purps” many a tale could be unfolded did time permit and we could wait for the wag-on. It is not trae that the Park Commissioners pro- pose, backed by the Irishman who in costume enacts the part of Arab to it, to enter the “graceful” drome- dary that daily shows his paces on the sward in the lower grounds against the best horses in the stables: at the fall meeting of the Jerome Park Jockey Club, It is abad thing in. the heated term to make a spirit thermometer of your stomach. The fluid is apt to rise to the head and burst the tube. thousand acres have been thus d 1 of without bringing one cent into the national Treasury, How | much longer these nefarious “sales” would have | gone on there is no knowing had not this outside operator from Chicago broken through the ring and astonished the Original Jacobs by making @ grab at eight million acres, a swindle #0 out of all propor- tion as to bring down upon his luckiess the in- dignation of ali other Indian land lobbyists in the country, Now that rogues have fallen out it is possible that the people may get their due. The following resolu- tion has pas: the House. [ts me by the Senate ends the nefarious practice oi ie iteing private individuals to purchase our public jands from the Indians:— Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in any treaty which may herea‘ter be concinded between the United States and fndian tribe, by which the title of such tribe to their lands #bail be divested, the sa veyed directly to be #ubject to the authority of Congrése in the same manner aw all other pubiie Inada. The number of individuals here who are anxious to “develop the resources of the country’ is remark- able. A coal operator from Pennsylvania ts here trying to get a subsidy of $500,000 to open a coal mine in bis State, his only object being to “develop the resources of the country” and cheapen the price f the name of Suttro, or Sutter, ‘pt a Subsidy Of $600,000 or so to aid a gold and ailver mining enterprise in the Rocky Mountains, for the purpose of getting gold to resume specie payment ry Pr, off the vational debt. Why the national Treasury or national domain should be drawn upon to subsidize one private enter- prise more than suother is not clearly seen except by the party asking and his afd in the lobby. Ifa mining company in Pennsylvania or the Rocky Mountains can be subsidized, why not a soap boiling establishment in New York or a clam company in Baltimore? No portion of what rightfully constitutes our public domain should be permitted to be disposed of by Indians, under the treaty making power, to private individtais or corporations. And our national Trea- sury should no longer be drawn on to subsidize pri- yate enterprise. in my next I will show the amount of lands given and money loaned ip 9 government in aid of purely private enterprise. lions apon militons have been granted and the cry is still they come. Seven hun- dred million doliars would not eatisfy the present | demand. | SENATOR YATES ON THE RIGHTS OF ADOPTED CITIZENS, scalawag. I mean by “scalawag” those who are trying to incite the negroes against us. Q.—Are you not apprehensive that the influence of the “scalawage” will incite an insurrection in which women and children will be killed? And is it mot alone to this class of persons that you refer when WASHINGTON, D. ©., July 9, 1863. Dean Sin—Yours of the 3d inst. is Fecelved. Tam Unqualitiedly in favor of the adoption of measares which wiil insure our naturalized citizens from out- rage abroad, as | am also for abandoning all discrimi- nation against them at home, It ts ei th for me that they abandon the homes of their youth and the graves of their forefathers, traverse oceans and sac- you wish they were all dead? Answered affirma- aen ie t attachments, charmed by the story of libe tively. Political Notes. ‘The republican cratt in New Jersey has hoisted its 3.-1.-B, and is now under full sail for @ summer's cruise. ‘The New York Republican Soldiers and Sailors’ State Central Committee met in Albany om the 22d | we are stro1 inst. ‘The British officials in Halifax arrested and fined an American for celebrating the Fourth of July. Where was Jackson? ««] still goes for Pendulam |” cried an excited Ger- man at a democratic meeting in Cincinnati lately. Shellabarger has been invited to stay at home by his constituents. Judge Hoar is disinclined to be candidate for Governor of Massachusetts. 80 was Governot Sey- Bim fa omg and A) mour, of New York; but he ran. General John L. Swift, who waa here as a Chase | he man, addressed a Grant club in Watertown, Mass, Jast evening. Horatio Seymour was born in the town of Pompey, in this new land, t come and dwell i would meet them on the shore, not among with picious looks end invidious laws, but to welcome them with kind word: and a fuli and immediate @ it with ws of all the privileges of Atuerican upon taking the oath of allegiance, The origin of our _ onary naturalization laws was ina fear of foreign influence while the government was weak. Now and need not fear. We have con- quered 4 monstrous rebellion founded upon wrong, and have given the world notice ot our ability to take care of ow BOOK NOTICES. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Edited from his manuscript. with Notes and an Introduc- tion. By John Bigelow. J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadeiphia. People would imagine that there have been so many lives, autoblograplues, biographies and sketches of Franklin that there could be no room for another. Yet Mr. Bigelow found there was. That is, he did not find much that was new or that had not been published before in some form or another, but he saw there was much to correct in preceding works. ‘This autobiography of Franklin had been published before by a member of the philosopher's family, but, as Mr. Bigelow shows, not in the precise language in which Franklin wrote. It had been edited, as it is cailed—that is, the phraseology and construction had been changed somewhat to suit the modera style and ideas. Mr. Bigelow got hold of the original mannscript and has now given it in print, without change or any attempt at amendation. The life of Frankitn is well Known and nothing need be said here. The particalar merit of this book and the oniy thing to be noticed specially is that the world has now an unadulterated edition of Franklin's life by his own pen. Tue Fate AND Fortenrs or Hoa O'NEILL, EARL ov TYRONE, AND Rony O'DONNEL, EARL OF TYR- | ooNNRLL. By Rey. C. P. Keenan, D, & J. Sadiier | &0o. ‘There i# not @ period in Irish history so fraught | with interest as the time when Tyrone and Tyr- connell bade deflance to England and maintained their independence to the last, The author of this work, however, lias contrived to compile a mass of documenta, letters, prociamations, &c,, in’ such @ manner that a perusal of chancery papera could be more interesting than this memoir of the Irish earls. There is not the sligiitest attempt to dress up these documents in an acceptable form, but they are strung together without reference to dates or ther connection with the subject in hand. Evidently the earis of Tyrone and Tyrconneil require a biographer of different callbre to do them justice. New YORK FIR® AND MARIN [NSORANCE ANNUAL Report Mr. Barnes, superintendent of the insurance De- partment and compiler of this report, makes some very sensible anggestions on the subject. He says that ‘the National or State Hoard of Fire Underwrt- ters should take the incipient steps toward the per- Tanent establishment of standard rates, based on & thorough, painstaking and scientific examination of facta and statistics which should be unreservedly given up from private hoarding to the common weal. A detached dwelling or farm house ought not to pay for the losses of theatres or saloons, powder houses or petroleum refineries,” Rerorr or rue Coampgr or Com- ie STATE OF New Yong FOR THE YE: . Parti. This volume comprises, among other things, an account of the banquet gtven to Mr. A, A. Low, by members of the Chamber of Commerce, gn his re- turn from @ voyage round the world; the of at | geiect committees of the Chamber om the subject of th hich eoleanihioe anecel ar ia anship | @feturn to specte paymenis and on obstructions in for all the dwellers of this t, Now, | the harbor of New York and the centennial celebra- since we have been able to such tion of the Chamber of Commerce, Regarding the motives of personal inte: to our an to induce loyalty to the government, let us make assurance doubly sure by cx obstructions in the Kast river the report states that “the United States government hough very ations for the improvement of tude as well. I would declare every Fight to | liberal in ite expatriate himself sacred and and | the entrances to other ports in the country, such a8 of to vindicate | the Mississippi, Charlestcn, Boston, &c., have not 5, Place it im the power | even loge any la:ion towards tht 4 become fully naturalized whenever | ment of preservation of this harbor. not our oone to do 80. Thus we should be what ge e ite tion until we to the world—a nation of equal | 1 ‘and the laws by that body are Mm all things betore the law. ‘Truly your frien grole inefficient.” Present Colone) Hany Lowan, Joniet, Hl, Sometning may be dove for our harbor, 4 THE STRIKE IN THE PENNSYLVANIA COAL REGIONS. Meeting ef Operaters and Their Determined Action to Resist the Strike—Latest Demon- strations of the Strikers, Mauanoy Crry, July 17, 1868. The continvons circuits of squads of strikers among the coal collieries, compelling the miners to stop work, and no indication of a cessation of these migratory movements until all the collieries shall have been visited and labor suspended, induced the call of a special meeting for to-day of coal ope- rators, The meeting was held at ten o’clock at the Mansion House, and was numerously attended. Mr. George W. Cole was chosen to preside. The meeting was of brief duration, bat the results arrived at were sharp, quick and de- cisive. All comprehended the nature of the strike and the causes that induced it, and the sole question for them to decide wasjwhat course they should pur- sue in thecase. But one course was suggested—a refugal to accede togthe demands of the strikers. Such course was adopted, and with such argument the meeting adjourned. Herein is,revealed the other side of the programme in this most important and exciting matter. The result is what I prophesied in my last letter, as based upon conversations with leading operators in this region—the very heart, in- deed, of the coal region as well as the head centre of the strikers. It is just the result everybody, inciud- ing the strikers themselves, anticipated, and conse- quently there is no surprise at it. Holding this council, however, and making known this result, the operators in the plainest words pos- sible have now signified to the stalkers their accept- ance of the terms of battle offered them, The assault so boldly and deflantly begun by, the strikers and carried on thus far with such signal success on their part is to be met and resisted by the operators. Each side signifies its intention to fight it out on its chosen line if it takes a!l summer and other summers added to this, Thus stands the case. The batile lines are formed, A conflict seems imminent. Will it be a bloody one? Expectation is on tiptoe, The-all en- grossing question here is—and it is a question in which the outside world are beginning to feet a like absorbing interest—how long will it continue and how wilt it terminate? It isa question that time alone can answer. It may endin a fewdays. It may continue months. The strikers, seeing the inutility and hopelessness of a prolonged confict with capital and the weakness of their case a8 arrayed in hostility to the potency of the almighty dollar, and the necessity of humbié sub- mission to its proud sovereignty, and particularly a3 a} on upon them by exhaustion of their means of subsistence and starvation staring them in the face, ma) Deseeruny ay down their arms and go to work under the ol terms. On the contrary, the operators, if the strikers hold out lon; enough, notwithstanding all their present declarations of fighting for a principle, may find their tenacity tor principle involving them in too serious losses and at length succumb on the simple score of self-interest—that great arbiter and ruler of moneyed men and corporate bodies and human conduct generally, the lever that moves the world, the helm that guides the ship of human destinies, Keeping track of the gangs of peripatetic strikers ursuing their devious courses among the collieries is about as difficult as some of our Union generals during the war found it to keep track of the movements of Stonewall Jackson’s army. Giving credit to the many rumors afloat involves endowing them with a marvellous power of ubiquitousness, Some of the rumors are very conflictit and again, when the facts come to be known they far below the original statements, One thing is an established certainty, that at least three separate ings are wandering about among the collieries in diiterent sec- tions of the coal bh aereeaes they are making clean work a3 they go, that they are constantly augment- ing their numbers, that they are foraging to more or less extent on the country and that each day they are developing a more stubborn determination to carry their pojnt. In the Scranton region they have been less successful than elsewhere. ie committee that went there yesterday to ascertain the feeling in tus region—the strikers send in advance committees as skirmishers, a8 & matter of prudential policy— have returned, but maintain a fixed reticence on the result of the visit. From hints dropped, how- ever, it is believed that very shortly the strikers will move in large force on this region, and being tired throwing turf will test what virtue there is in stones, alias bludgeons and pistols, their arma- ment of offence and defence. Meantime the opera- tors here are fully of the opinion that the whole re- suit of this strike movement depends very greatly on the action to be taken by the operators and miners in the Scranton region. It is well known that very ttle sympathy is felt either { the operators or miners there with either side he, because during the strike in that region two yi no sort of sympathy was elicited from this direction. As to the miners already enlisted in the strike, it is unques- tioned that they desire to make it general and that they will push their utmost endeavors to accomplish this result. The latest announced movements of the strikers admit of brief telling. A gang of some two hun- dred made a demonstration at Hazelton and closed up every colliery and workshop, At Liedermans & Skeers’ colliery they met with some opposition, but with pistols at the heads of the con- tumacious ones they reduced them to submission, Another numbering some fifty, which showed itself at the Suffolk Coal Company’s works, were not quite so brave. A 1: © gang had previously com- pelled a suspension of labor here, but it was thought work had been resumed again and hence @ second visit by this smaller gang. [t appears, however, that Mr. Phillips, the superintendent, wanted to re- pair the shoot, and was simply having the coal taken out to enable this to be done. The coal was being drawn out on cars as if in read! to take to inarket. “At work are you again,” said the ringleader of the gang to Mr. Phillips; “you have got to stop it.’” “Tam ol getting out coal to repair the ” repliéd Mr. Phillips. “Don’t believe a d—n word of it,” retorted the ringleader, ‘so stop now at once and get the men out of there.” ‘Mr. Phillips has a son, @ young man who served in the army during the war. Seeing how the case was golng he quietly possessed himself of a carbine which e had in reserve conveniently at hand for just such an emergency and boldly confronted the ringleaders, “So you don't believe a d—n word father says,” spoke up young Phillips, and with the words ri Ths carbine 30 at the‘ringieader could look unob- structed into the muzzle, he continned—* Now you get up and get out of here, you and your whole party or I'll shoot your d—d head off.” Mr. Ringleader and nis party did not stand on the order of their going, but went. Afterwards it was thought from threats uttered by the gang that they would renew their visit, and some polléemen were sent from here to the protectionfof Mr. Phillips, but a wholesome fear of that carbine has prevented any oe efiorts to prevent Mr. Phillips repairing his shoot. Their latest doings in this section have been the shutting up of the foundry of Messrs. Lee & Wren and the carpenter shop of Messrs. Hill and Harris, They marched on to one of the principal four mills here, but finding the men were working by contract made no interference. They have now swept this vailey preity thoroughly. At some places which they have not visited there is eager hope of their co) ; Old rifles and muskets, bighiened up for service, and cannon loaded with scrap iron are watting to welcome them, if not to hospitable graves, with every mani- festation of cordial warmth the occasion may re- quire, At Pottsville yesterday a gang of mechanics struck, and with a band of music marched about visiting the machine shops of the piace, trying to in- duce the workmen to stop work, At the shops of Vartine, Post, Wren and Snyder, the largest mechan- ical establishments in the town, the men refused to atop work, though at some of the smailer establish- Monts the men readily fel! in with the movement. NOTES. We learn that the day of sailing, on the annual craise of the New York yacht squadron, will be post- poned, at the next general meeting of the club, to be held on the 20d Inst, to Saturday, the 8th day of August. Owners of yachts will receive official noti- ficauwon of the change the day after the said meeting of the club. The Fiectwing left New London yesterday after- noon, bound west, The Josie has been purchased by ex-Commodore Haight, of the Brooklyn Yacht Club. Altce lett for - yesterday afternoon, with a select party gentlemen on board. She will remain at the “Cape” for two or three days. ‘The Brooklyn Yacht Club will have an autumn re- gatta in October next, which will be open to all ‘The prizes will be provided b and will be unique an yachts in America. Brookiyn Yacht Clul valuable, STEAMBOAT THIEVES ‘ARRESTED. UNITED STATES NAVAL SQUADRON LIST. THE CUBA CABLE. Lists of Vessels Composing the Different Saund- | ‘The New Line from Florida to liavana= rons, Guns, Class and Tonnage—Superiority of Our Naval Force Compared with That of Other Maritime Powers—New Vessels Being Fitted Out for Foreign ~ervice. Since the close of the late rebellion the attention of the United States Navy Department has been al- most exclusively devoted to the placing of our naval force upon an equal footing with that of France, England and others of the great Powers of Europe. How well the Secretary of the Navy and his col- leagues have succeeded our readers can judge from the squadron lst published below, in which will be seen the names of sme of the finest vessels of modern times, nearly all of which have been fitted out since the close of the war, At the termination of the rebellion onr navy con- sisted of over five hundred vessels; but three-fourths of this number were totally unfit for any service but that which they had been previously engaged in—i.¢., blockading. Accordingly the first step taken by the department was to dispose of the unserviceable vessels, and in a very short space of time our naval force was reduced by one-half, <A large sum of money was thus turned into the treasury of Uncle Sam, many of the purchased vessels sellung for more than thelr original cost. Having in this way reduced our naval armament at home, the next consideration was to bring our fleets in foreign waters up to the proper standard, and in order to effect this the vessels then being built were hurried to completion as rapidly as possible. During the war our naval force abroad was yery small indeed, for the reason that suitable vessels could not be spared for foreign service ; but now it is different, and a Shenandoah or an Alabama would escape but avery short time from the magnificent cruisers which now carry our flag over every sea in the world. Among the yessels now on forelgn service are some which are ad far superior to any in the French or Enghsh serriog The flagship Franklin, of the European squadfon; the Piscataqua, of the Asiatic squadron ; the Guerriere, Quinnebaug, Contoocook and many others are war Vessels ssuch as are pos- sessed by no other nation in the world, not only as regards seed, but also armament and strength. The reason { this superiority is that our naval vessels, having «i been built within the past six or seven years, are supplied with the very latest improvements in machinery, equipped with guns of a calibre before unheard of and possess internally and externally every appliance which five years of experience in naval warfare have taught us to be conducive to safety, etlectivencss or comfort. ‘The establishment of our European and Asiatic squadrons has aiready been productive of much good, in so far as it has shown the great naval Powers of Europe how the United States has in such @ short time equalled and surpassed them on that element over which they have hitherto held sway. Jolin Bull and Johnny Crapeau cannot help but entertain a high respect for a nation which in a few weeks’ time couid place on the high seas a fleet of two hundred vessels such as are now cruising in their waters, to nothing of our iron-clad monitors. e following vessels are now receiving their en- gines and machinery at the different navy yards and a8 goon as they are completed will be despatched to join the European, Asiatic and Pacific squadrons:— Name, Class. Tonnage. Neshaminy. Minnetonk: Pushmatah: Nantasket. Manitou. 12..Screw sloop. Mosholu.... 10..Screw sloop Total. . 15,782 «. 83 ‘The foll include all the vessels at present in commission at home or abroad, and have been corrected up to the present date. The remainder of the United States naval force consists of iron-clads, vessels laid up in ordinary at the various naval sta- tions, vessels being repaired and a large number of splendid vessels being built. BUROPRAN SQUADRON. Admiral David G. Farragut command! Guns. Class. ++ 89,.Screw frigate. 7..Screw sloop 9..Screw sloop. 5..Paddiewhee! Swatara. 10..Screw gunboat Shamrock (returning). 10..Paddlewheel.. Gu 3..Storeship.. . ing. ASTATIC SQUADRON. Total. 10,343, Rear Admiral Stephen C. Rowan commanding. Vessels, 4 Guns. _ Class. Tonnage, Piscataqua, (Qagship).. 23..Screw sloop. Hartford (returning)... een sloop . es e 2 1,030 » 60 Shenandoah. Troquois. Maumee. Onward. Monocacy. Onelda.. Total......+.. +118 SOUTH PACIFIC SQUADRON, Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren commanding. Vessels. Guns, cl EY chor (fagehip).. 8..Screw sloop . Screw sloop, Storeahip.. NORTH PACIFIC SQUADRON. Rear Admiral Thomas T. Craven commanding. Vessels, Guns. class. “Serew gunboat. . 10,.Paddlewheel... < 14,004 SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON, Rear Admiral — H. Davis commanding NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON. Rear Admiral Henry K. Hof commanding. Guns, Class, Tonn lasgow .. . New Hampshire Total NAVAL IADEMY PRACTICE SOTADRON, Vice Admiral David }). Porter commanding. Vessels, Guns, — Class. Tonnage. Santee.... 50.. Frigate. 72 Constitution 17... Frigate. « 1,607 Macedontan. 16..Sloop. . 1,341 12, Sloop. . 1,726 11. . Sloop. + , 566 9..Sloop: + 1,022 9..Sloop. + B82 8..Sloop. ~ 566 4..Iron-clad. . 1,564 Yacht. 100 2! \Paddiewheel ......: 2,. Paddiewhee! . +1 SPECIAL SERVICE. Vessels. Guns, Class. Michigan =~ lakes)... 8.. Paddlewheel .., Constel! a (Phi le delphia)............. 10,, Receiving ahip. a (Mound City, Total... A Sears about noon, learned, entered and asked the bartender to make him a lemonade, a\ the game time laying drink upon the coun! backwards. and fell man, we believe, was was buried in the neral take tay. “Aton the or a ‘dents tn family named Stauson, Co! two little occupants Causes of the Mishap—Details of the Expes dition, HAVANA, July 8, 1868. On the Foarth of Jnly your correspondent wended his way to the humble (bat now never to be forgot- ten) hamict of La Chorrera, four and # half mil west of this port. Mr, W. H. Hall, the able and wei known electrician, who did signal service during war and is now the agent and manager of the Inter« national Oceanic Telegraph Company's onive in Key West, had promptly apprised us when the steamship Narva, with the twin cable, might appear with hew two consorts, he United States steamship Gettyae burg, Commander Irwin, and the Spanish steam frigate Francisco de Asis, Commander Montenegras ‘The preparations made for the laying of this secon@ submdrine cable between’ Cuba and Plorida were duly given in detail by the HERALD, and must there. fore be known everywhere, 4 ‘The Gettysburg, true to her trust, after completing her soundings, preparatory to the laying of the cable from Jamaica to Aspinwall, had already returned to Key West beiore Narva left, and as the de Asis also proceeded there, the three shi their respective flags, set sail together from Key West, each and all being equally engaged in a good and gioriod use. Ason a former oecasion, the American aud the Spanish ships acted as trae com. pagnons de woyrce to the Eng p, accompanied sion, and im clont service, n of wel- edingly npanicd the Narva in which good work The Spanish siiin took the leac come to the Cuban sh The oiticers, affable men 0) mome} > , fort of Santa Dorpthea, tower, with a draw- bridge many centuries old. jut even trom this eminence it was not possible to espy an, sail or stick ou the horizon. Finally, at o'clock, we discerned the Francisco de for Havana port, and at once conc change in “my base of observation” was the more so as the horse cars from ¢ Havana only run once an hoar, 1 dvisable— horrera ta ayned forth. with to the city in the cars at nine o’clo ‘Tue frigate Was already at her moorings when | arrived, which cay you an fliustration of rapid trayeiliu here by land. On board I learned of the petit eontre-lemps that had occurred, which, however, was to my disay pointment, and but for which the laying of the twin cable would lave proved a coinpicte success, The enterprise was a _ perfectly prosperous one all the way from Key West, without the slightest interruption, till within a ‘ew miles of these shores. There was no partimg o: ‘he cable, Its success was simply, interrupted; a short delay im its perfection was inevitable. ‘rom the mowuent the Narva left Key West, after splicing this new cable to the Fioridaend and im- mersing it into ‘atery bed, Mr. Hall had the care or the testin in Key West. The paying out of the cable w: ‘ted with the greatest nicety and constancy, till an adyanced hour of the night (these moonlight nights have been very judicious'y availed of this time to lighten the labor of the inen) and even ‘till an early Lour in the morning. Ever and anon was heard by the wires the prog ‘the sup was making, without the slightest accident inter- vening, until she got nearly in a direct line with the desired coast and not many miles off, The Narva met witha strong easterly current when she was still twenty miles from the Havana light house and against which she was barely abic to cope, At about four A. M., when the ship was within seven miles of the Chorrera, sie encountered an un- usually severe current, which, despite ail efforts to overcome, drove her entirely out of her course, the moreso as the Narva was then in light trim in con- sequence of having payed out nearly the entire cable. The result was that the ship was carried away easterly beyond the Morro Castle, ‘in front of Cogimar, where, at a distance of ‘about three miles from the slore, the cable was securely fastened to a buoy attached toau anchor sunk im three hun- dred fathoms of water, after whieh the Narva an- chored just beyond the Morro Castle, awaiting orders. It appears further that the captain of the Narva (her former first mate), believing that tie Spanish marine officers of* the Fran- cisco de Asis must know the course to their own shores better than the Americans, followed too much in the wake of the Spanish frigate in preference to tiat of the Gettysburg. io thia instance, at least, the new captain was inistaken. The course selected by Commodore Irwin was west of that followed by the Francisco de Asis, and if hig bad been adopted the violent and unusual current that drove the Narva so much eastward would most probably not have carried her more than a couple of miles from the Chorrera, when sumicient cnble would still have remained aboard to make the connection with the land cnd at the village beach. Tie com- mander of the Gettysburg has been engaged in sounding and otherwise familiarizing himself with the Guif of Mexico tor montis. Both the come mander and his officers are better acquainted with the currents and everything connected with the Gulf Stream than some might suppose. Ji 18, how- ever due to the captain of the Narva to say that the current that carried the ship so much out of its course was indeed an unusual one, for which 1 have the excellent authority of a competent party on board the Gettysburg, who avows never having met so strong a current as the one in question in ali his Guifexperience. It is caleu- lated that there is, perhaps, a suiticient number of miles of cable ieft on board the Narva to connect the land end at the Chorrera, But, if I am not snistaken, neither of the representatives of the contracting par; ties on board would like to take any onsibility beyond what the contract authorizes, ooth, no doubt, have agreed to await the necessary decision from the principals rather than expose themselves to any contingency that might ensue, after thus far having had entire success. It appears to me that there are but two ways open for selection. The Oirst and apparently the surest under the cire tauces is to change the land end from Chorrera 10 Ce the Narva having more than sufiiciel to connect the buoyed end wit the mainiand. Tue other plan is to underrun the cable to a certain distance aud lay it anew, in a More direct course, to the Chorrera, This latter operation may entail] some risk and turn out @ more expensive undertaking than the former. The of the contrect, owever, and the goodly feciing ex. isting between the two ‘contracting parties wilt speeuily set all at reat. The new cable embraces all the latest improve- ments in the science of submarine televraphy, and is more highly insulated than any previous lin hepa twenty per cent more than the ‘iret Gabe cable. ‘The electrician and tative on board the Narva of the London Gutta Percha Company, fur- nis! the cable, 1s Sir Charles Bright, i. P On board the same vessel is Mr. W. H. Heiss, Miectriciam and General Superintendent of the I. 0. T. Co. representing the inte of said company in the laying of this second line of the Cuba ubmarine Telegraph. ‘The Gettysburg, to make the most of her time, de- termined to Key West on Sunday |: but before starting Commander Irwin invit Str Charles Bright to his ship, as he would take him te the Chorrera #0 as to familiarize Sir Charies with the true bearings and appearance of the creek and hame let. Your correspondent was among the party, much gratified at the manly and courteous inter= course between ali on board. Alter enjoying @ perfect view of the locality Sir Charles was con- ducted back to the Narva, near the Mor Gettysburg then steamed for Key West. early to-day, and tu tag forenooa went t ship the buoy and cable end, while ¢ ballasting, is to leave this evening to morrow morning an effort will be ma part of the lend end, and if anatienw wa any risk to the enterprise, and suflicient cuvic be re- covered to make the line cotpicte, with the help of that now on board whole operation to the Chorrera will in a day or two be finally concind: But in the event ths! there be any risk in und ning the part already jatd, it will berecured to the shere at Cogima te another piece of cabie be sent out from Englan’. fore concluding I must not forget to mentton the reeabie tine spent on Sunday last on boord the Narva, Commander Irwin and Sir Charles Bright were carefully comparing notes of the pas’ two da scrutinizing charts, &e., &c. The greatest cordiality evailed throughout the day. ir Charles Bright, 1 believe, is ® memver of the London Yacht Club and a great patron o/ aii marine enterprises. When he gets through the prevent dusf- ness he intends to return to England, pay ug a visit to New York prior to starting for Ale ndrte and Patong where he ts to be next month to lay another cable. AQUATICS. The College Regatta at Worcester. The Worcester Spy of the 17th inst. states that from ali indications the coming regatta at that place wil be the most largely attended and the best ever given here, and the University race will be more closely cont than many have been led to suppose from the admitted strength and skill of the Harvard crew, ‘The committee are not prepared to make an pot this Sa of the races, but the La lowing pected Programme, ihe race six-oared boats on wenn aay being contingent on the presence of the Ward Brot erste Friday. sek erepea'ps Mate Sota bg Between Tyler and Mobiel aad the e bali games will on Th and Ae ce eee Woke rico Sarees ‘The concert on Thuraday evening will sadoubtetas be participated the glee clubs both Yale and Harvard Gollegen, Aue Jie 4 nd ample opportunity ‘ul be” given fora preme: hade and dante It is expected that the Ws will enter the four oared race of and that the McO! of Boston, with other Professional crews, will be to make that race one the most closely of the week. | }