The New York Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1868, Page 7

"TELEGRAPHIC. NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. French Demonstration in Favor of Peace. Revolutionary Agitation Against Turkey. Repulse of the Allies at Fort Hu- maita, Paraguay. ENGLAND. Yacht Sappho in General Chal- Soon after the arrival of the American yacht Sap- pho at Cowes, on Friday last, Mr. P. P. Baldwin, the captain, issued a general challenge to the yachtmen of England for a race. The challenge was immediately accepted by the following named well-known yachts:—The Aline, the Cambria, the Oimara and the Condor. A conference ‘was held and the details of the friendly encounter agreed upon. ‘The race, which will be for a sweepstakes of £20, ‘will occur on Friday next, the 21st ins.t The yachts will start from Cowes and proceed to the east through the Spithead, out at sea, around the Isle of Wight to the westward and through the Solent to the place of starting, a distance of perhaps seventy- Sve or eighty miles. The event has made a considerable stir in sporting circles and a fine race Is looked for. The York Races—First Day’s Sport. York, August 19, 1868, The York August Race Meeting commenced to-day. ‘The weather was rainy and the track rather heavy, but the attendance was good and some of the raging very spirited. Fs « ; The Zetland stakes, of 5 sovereigns cach, with 100 added, for all ages; two year olds to carry 6 st.; three, 8 st. 4 Ibs.; four, 9 st. 21bs.; five and upward, 9 st. 8 Ibs.; second horse to receive 10 sovereigns out of the stakes; distance one mile; was won by Lord Jersey’s b. h. Vespasian, four years old; by New- minster out of Vesta, beating Lady Audrey's aly ‘Wamtes. The betting at the start was was three to one in favor of Vespasian and ten to one against the filly. Fight horses started. The Convivial stakes, of 10 sovereigns each, with 1100 added by the Race Committee, for the’ pro- duce of mares covered in 1865, to run at two Years old; colts to carry 8 st. 10 1b., fillies 8 st. 6 1b.; the second to receive ten per cent out of the stakes, apd the third to save his stake; distance five fur- longs, forty-four yards; was won by Mr. Ashton’s pr. c. Ladas, by Lambton, out of Zenobla, by Slaue, Deating Westminster second, and Poison d’Or third. Eignt started. The betting on the ficld at the start was four to One against Ladas. | The Yorkshire Oaks, of 75 sovereigns each with 100 added, for three year old flies, second to receive 60'sovereigns out of the stakes, and third to save her Stake; distance one mile and @ quarter; was won by the Duke of Hamilton’s ch, f. Leonie, by Newmin- ster out of Gaspard’s dam by Hampton, beating Mr. Watt's b. f. Mysotes, by Newminster out of Sou- Vener. second; and the Duke of Beaufort’s b, & Maeslewch, by Birdhill out of the Roe, third, ‘The betting at the start was even on Leonie, and 7 to 1 against Mysotes, | Eight ran. ‘The North of England Biennial stakes of ten sov- ereigns each, with one hundred added, for foals of 1865, colts to carry eight stone ten pound, fillies eight stone five pounds, second to .receive ten per cent of ‘whole stakes and third to save her stake, resulted in dead heat between Mr. J. Scott’s b. 0. Viscount, py The Marquis out of Columbine, and Mr. saville’s Dl. c. Blueskin, by Skirmisher out of Doeskin. Mr. Eastwood's ch. c. The Sawyer, by Kittledrum out of Corrival, was second. Viscount afterwards walked ‘qver, This was a very exciting event. ‘phe betting at the start was two to one against ‘Viscount, even on Blueskin and three to one against the Sawyer. Only three horses mentioned ran. FRANCE. Diplomatic Appointments—Supplementary Elec- tions—A Peace Demonstration. Panis, August 19, 1868, The Marquis de Bonneville, the present French Minister to Switzerland, has been appointed Ambas- gador to Rome, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the appointment of Count de Sartiges to @ seat in the Senate. ‘M. Gueronniére has been appointed Envoy Extra- ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of France to "Belgium in place of Count de Commingues Guitaud, wecalled. + The’ Corps Législatif. will reassemble in Decem- ‘er. {. The remaining supplementary elections for mem- ‘bers of the Corps Législatif have been postponed until next year. : + “ | At @ review of troops at Marseilles yesterday, “which attracted an immense crowd of citizens, a ular demonstration was made in favor of peace. \d cries were raised by the spectators for peace and against war. Thecrowd was orderly and there ‘was no interference on the part of the polloe. SPAIN. Serious Crisis in Execative Affairs. London, August 19, 1868, Despatches from Madrid state that a crisis has taken place in the Spanish government. The Minis- ter of War has withdrawn from the Cabinet, and the Captain Generals of Madrid and Barcelona have re- HOLLAND. Commercial Conference at the Hague—Sugar Duties Equalization. AMSTERDAM, August 19, 1868. The sudject of the equalization of the duties on sugar imported from foreign countries, which has for along time et the attention of the dif- ee uropean Powers, bids fair to be definitely Representatives of the governments of France, conference looking to such eq inanon. TURKEY. Revolutionary Agitation in the Danubian PrincipalitiesAustrian Action Against Se-« cret Arming. VIENNA, Angust 19, 1868, Apprehensions are entertained that the recent at- tempt at a rising against the Turkish authority in Bulgaria will be renewed. Accounts received from ‘that quarter represent that the country remains in an unsettied condition, and ‘ra the insurrection- ary bands have disappeared or been di the indications are that secret preparations of a formi- dabie character are being made for another and ) More extensive outbreak. ‘The attention of the Austrian government has calied to this threatening state of affairs by an unusual demand for firearms from the other side ofthe Danube, and an order has been issued "i hibiting the exportation of arms or ammunition from Austrian territory into the Danubian Princi- THE NEW DOMINION. ‘The Cattle Plague Canada—Precantionary Measures Adopted. Toronto, August 19, 1968. ‘The Roard of Agriculture held a meeting and ap- Pointed a committee to examine into the cattle dis- Sase. The committee will proceed to Illinois and Make the necessary inquiries, The disease has aj ared at Paria and ‘undas, and 1s.snpposed to ve been cominunicated by bad and diseased cattle conveyed over the Great Western Railway ‘rom the ‘Western States to New York. Disastrous afforded by the the civil authorities or insurrection arising therein, officers command- ing districts, detachments and wi wilt kee] troops diately communicate by head stating cane land, anking for for his guyoriuent, “Under tions pre’ these THE PARAGUAYAN WAR. De.** of the Allies at Fort * in the Gran Chace. Hemaita ane LONDON, August 19, 1868. Advices have been received he,” ‘7m Rio Janeiro to July 31 by the regular mail steamer. The allies, to the number of ten thousand!) had attacked Fort Humaita on July 16, but were rep’ > with a loss said to amount to three thousand. A simultaneous attack made ou the Paraguayan @efences ia the Gran Chaco had been also repulsed. CHINA. British Rule in Hong Kong. Lonpon, August 19, 1868. Advices from Hong Kong to July 10 have rvached Engiand, via Calcutta. At Hong Kong a commission appointed to consiter the subject reported against the granting by the colonial government of licenses for gambling. To this the Governor of Hong Kong made 4 hostile reply, which gave great offence to the merchants of the colony INDIA. ‘The Cotton Crop Damaged and Short. Lonvon, August 19, 1868. Crop reports from Calcutta to the 23d of July have Deen received. They state that cotton in the northwestern districts of India has suffered from heavy rains and the yield tm that part of the country will fall below the esti- mates of the planters, OUR INDIAN TROUBLES. Becoming Quiet—Twenty Persons Murdered by the Savages During Their Raid—Two Prisoners Recaptured—Destitu- tion Among the Settlers. Sr. Louis, August 19, 1868, Advices from Kansas state that the Indians nave left the Solomon river valley and that quiet has been restored, away are returning to thelr homes. eral McAfee reports eight persons dead and buried, three missing and five wounded, less than half the actual number of the casualties, At least twenty persons have been killed. Suily reports have been recovered from the sav: hundred settlers are left destitute, havin stripped of provisions, clothing, bedding an thing else that the Indians could c: stroy. Appeals have been made to the citizens of Leavenworth and of other places for aid on behalf of the sufferers, Most of the settlers who had been driven Adjutant Gen- This is probably General hat the two daughters of Aaron Bell About two been every- away or de- An Omaha di that the Chief Quarter- master of the Department of the Platte has received orders for the immediate construction of extensive military barracks pen the government reservation three miles north o! the city, LOUISIANA. Passage of the Metropolitan Police Bill— Order by General Buchanan. Ngw ORLEANS, August 19, 1868, ‘The Metropolitan Police bill passed yesterday on a strict party vote, Senator Brauhn, in a speech opposing the bill, ventilated the fact that there is not a single check or limit to the amount of expendl- ture under its extraordinary provisions. The following order, which was promulgated this morning, explains itself:— GENERAL ORDERS—NO. 3, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF LOUISTANA, August 18, 1868, In order to carry out the instructions from the of War relative to the assistance to be on duty in this de; ent to in case of domestic disturbance ill be the following directions:—E' officer imself well informed of the condition of vicinity. Should a necessity inion would render requisit he will the essential the nee verned b; interference of the mili By command of Maj. Gen. R. 0. BUCHANAN. Tuomas H, NSILL, Brevet Brig. Gen., U. 8. Ay A. A. G. GEORGIA. The Republican Demonstration in Atlanta—A Serlous Row Between Negroes and Police. ATLANTA, August 19, 1868, ‘The republican celebration yesterday closed with & torchlight procession composed of some three hundred colored men. Between ten and eleven o’clock in the evening & drunken and unruly negro was arrested by two po- licemen in front of, the National Hotel. The police were proceeding tothe guardhouse with the pris- oner, when a mob of negroes pursued and attempted @ rescue; the police resisted, and the collected, and using clubs, the police were knocked down and the prisoner escaped. At this time some person in the mob word to fire, = the negroes did so, wounding Sd napa The fire ‘was returned by the police, the discharges fol- lowed in rapid succession. One negro was killed atete wounded, ae the feo henna ere r ain near the guardhouse and again mov. forward Ui to attack the police. By this time the whole aye nd — rcondien. When the Degr 08 ‘oul Regroes sav the devermiaation to me he jor- jes they rapi L time apprehen- sions of H Hot were quite serious. SOUTH CAROLINA. Legisiative Proccedings—No Distinction as to Race in Appointments ef Police Officers Repudiation of the Claims of Baring Brothers—Specimen of Partisan Legisla- tion—Members Hard Up for Funds. COLUMBIA, August 19, 1868, In the Legislature to-day resolutions were intro- duced providing that hereafter all incorporated towns shall make no discrimination ag to race or color in the appointment of the police. An attempt was made to turn all the schools in the State over to the ‘school commissioners. The subject was refe! to a committee, A bill = the House repudiating against Bank of the State, represented Brothers, and auth: the Governor to take pos session of the assets. currency of the held by @ few republicans, is to be redeemed bonds. The members are yet id, no means having been raised, and great ‘dissatisfaction existe, MISSOURI. Democratic Congressional Nominatione—Fire in St. Louls. Sr. Lovrs, August 19, 1868, The democrats held Congressional conventions throughout the State to-day in all tfe districts ex- cept the Second. In the Fourth district John FP. Phillips was nominated for the regular term and Judge J. P. Ross for the vacancy caused by the resignation of Colonel McClurg. No report has been received from the Fifth district, but all the count; del i ions were instructed to vote for Judge W: dell. Inthe Sixth district General James Shields ‘was nominated; in the Seventh M. Oliver was nomt- nated; in the Bighth John F. Williams nated, and in the Ninth, W. F. nated. The Third district has not been heard from, ‘The flour mill of Smycker & Stuever was destroyed by fire to-day. A large lot of flour heat was badly dam: |. The loss is about $16,000, Which is fully ov by insurance in 8t. Louis offices. INDIANA. Horriby Murder—A Butcher in Clay County Cuts His Wife’s Throat—A Democratic Mass Meeting in Pursuit of the Murderer. INDIANPOLIS, August 19, 1868, During the progress of @ democratic meeting at Harmony station, Clay county, near Terre Haute, last night, Daniel Dietz, a butcher, residing at that Place, cut his wife's throat from ear to ear, severing her windpipe, Every person being at the meeting, she was not discovered for twenty minutes. Fred- erick Dietz, her brother-in-law, a to go into the room, saw her at once and 1 gore the alarm. The ker ceased apeaking immediately and all armed emselves to hunt the murderer, A! committing the deed he started to the switch, calling for William Dickens, @ man whom he had a grudge and it is generally sup; he wanted to injure him, as he had the butcher knife, some eighteen inches long, with which he had cut his wife's throat, still in | hands. He ts still at large. ALABAMA. ° ‘The [Executive Committee of the State De- mocracy in Council. MONTGOMERY, August 19, 1868. a Executive committee of ‘the democracy of bama met in this city to-day. Delegates frot forty counties met to coe with thom.” Bx-dov- ernor Moore was made chairman of the meeting. \Wtee on yr reported, at seven inpee’ and’ 1 eo =~ the democratic Vote at the November election to take the laws as they found them, and denouncing the attempt of the Legislature to cast the electoral vote the The resolutions were adopted. An electoral ticket will be reported to-night, TENNESSEE, Authentic Account of the Waynesborough Dim. culty—Negroes Comply with the Orders of a Masked Meb and Give Up Their Arme— Sheriffs Posse Fire onthe Maskers—Teach- ere’ Convention, NASHVILLE, August 19, 1868, Exaggerated accountg of a difficulty at Waynesbo- rough, Wayne county, are published this morning. Later and reliable information contradicts the report of the Killing of three persons. No one was killed, though three citizens were wounded, one of them se- nd several horses were killed. On Thursday @ number of persons, int masks, went over to the Wayne furnace, where some ne; had been drill- ing. After consulting the proprietors, they conferred with the leading negroes and advised them to quietly give up ee arms *0 the superintendent of the far- nace, to be turned over to the State. The negroes consented, and the maskers left. As they rode back through Waynesborough they were fired upon by the sheriff’s posse, concealed in a stockade. They re- turned the fire and scattered. A meeting of citizens was held at Waynesborough on Saturday. The mneet- ing protested inst all violence, and the eitizens present pleded themselves to peace measures. ‘The session of the Teachers’ Convention to-day was devoted to the American Normal School Association. A number of interesting topics were discussed and able 3} hes made by Messrs, White, Gregory and Vanbokelen, The meeting of the Teacher’ National Association to-day was deeply interesting. The address of wel- come was made by Neil ». Brown, of Nashville, and ‘was responded to by J. M. Gregory, President of the association. The report on the study of classics in colleges was read by President Andrew, of Mari- etta, Ohio. To-night Mr. Gregory made an enter- taining oration on the subject of education. Much interest is manifested by the citizens in the meeting. PENNSYLVANIA. Alleged Heavy Delinquency in a Philadelphia Tron Establishment. PHILADELPHIA, August 19, 1868, It was reported this afternoon that a Mr, Cabot, connected with an iron establishment in this city, had proved delinquent to the amount of from $60,000 ‘to $200,000, It appears that a statement of the work- of the company had been ordered to be made at @ meeting for wt purpose on Monday night, but owing to the absence of Cabot it was prevented. The books of the establishment were then examined, when the deficit was discovered. NEW JERSEY. Republican Mass Meeting and Torchlight Pro- cession—Speech by John I, Blair, Candidate for Governor. New Bronswior, August 19, 1868, A large gathering of republicans took place here this evening, anda proce consisting of horse- men, Grant and Colfax legions, Union leagues and citizens, paraded the streets an hour before the meeting. About five hundred torches were in line, NEW YORK. Episcopal Convention at Baffalo. BUFFALO, August 19, 1868, ‘The thirty-first Annual Convention of the Diocese of Western New York was opened in St. Paul’s church in this city at nine o’clock this morning, Right Rev. Bishop Cox pomene ‘There were one. hundred and twenty-four cl yee present. Among some of the notables were Dr. Fuller, Arch- deacon of Toronto, ©. W.; Rev. Dr. Hill, mi nary to Greece; Judge Comstock, of Utica; Judge Niles and others. Horatio be pe will be in attendance during the Convention. e morning exercise cor Ca Urea waarhnn Uf DISUUp Ove oma tha annnal by Rev. G. M. Gill. This afternoon will be devo! business, A missionary meeting will be held in the evel , When addresses will delivered by Dr. Hill, missionary to Gre and others, after which a reception will be held af Lee House trom nine to eleven o'clock. The Troy Pedestrian Match—An Albany Boy Pitted Against Weston. Troy, August 19, 1868. Considerable excitement exists in this vicinity in regard to the walking match between Weston and young Payné, the Albany pedestrian, which is to take Fe in Rensselaer Park, in this city, on Friday and lurday of this week. ie park offers a purse of 11,000 to the one who first accomplishes one hun- et miles, provided they are done within twenty-four hours. Payne's friends are confident that outwalk Wegton. Alleged Fraud Upon the Government=Prom- iment Publishing House Implicated—A $250,000 Swindle—Disaster on Lake Erie. ~ % BUPFALO, Angust 19, 1868, The community was startled this afternoon by the publication of an alleged fraud on the govern- ment of a quarter of a million dollars by a leading blishing house of this city. The matter has been Pumored for a ween and strenuous to he will efforta were made to conceal the It is that Messrs, Thomas, Howard & bn * the ‘went ashore on the ‘at one hooner is thumping Y orning. Soovny, but wilt be got ay without much damage. iz collisions occurred Lake di Meeting of the National Chamber of Life In- eurance at Saratoga. Sanatooa, August 10, 1868, ‘The National Chamber of Life Insurance held its quarterly session at Congress Hall to-day. The fol- on the luring the ie es} & a z i i ! t i | (i Hu e s alt Hs ib z z i 1 rn i i i : E i : : i i E i H gf ge ffs FH i. i : =§ ( > z = : se 3 : | i £ | ted seer’ ae aH H if & i ‘i BH z . PATTON, Newsdealer, /ATERBURY, Conn., August 12, 1663, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY AUGUST 20, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. a, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET WaSHINGTON. Trial of the Colored Zouaves for Shoot- ing Into a Crowd. Petition fir the Pardon of the Vic- tims of Wilitary Commissions. VWasHINeTon, August 19, 1868. Prisoners Convicted Before a Military Com- mission Pardoned by the President. ‘There are several murd:r cases pending before the President, in which the Executive clemency 1s prayed for, wherein the military authorities have as- sumed jurisdiction wud while the civil courts of the Southern States wero open and competent to try the issues of law and fact involved, One of the most re- markable cases of this classis that of William J. Tolar, Thomas Powers and David Watkins, found guilty and sentenced to be hung by @ muill- tary commission at Raleigh, N. ©., for the alleged murder of Archy Beebe, a negro, These prisoners were arrested and tried conjointly with Duncan G. McRae and Samuel Phillips, as to whom & nolle prosequi was entered, Phillips turning State’s evidence, and it being decided by the military commission that there was no evidence implicating McRae. The facts of the case, as admitted substan- tally by prosecution and defence, are that on Sun- day evening, 10th of February, 1867, a respectable young white girl, Miss Massey, returning from church to her home in the vicinity of Fayette- ville, N. ©. was met in the suburbs of the town, assauited, dragged from the public highway and brutally outraged; that on the same day one Archy Beebe, a colored man, was arrested by the police of Fayetteville charged with the crime, and the next day was brought before magistrates for preliminary examl- nation. At that examination Beebe was fully tdenti- fled by the oath of the young lady upon whom the assault had been committed and by other testimony, and was by the magistrates committed to awalt his trial at the next term of the Superior Court for Cumberland county, The report of the crime produced great indignation in the minds of the people of the community, and a large crowd, both white and colored, assem- bled to hear the preliminary examination above mentioned. After the examination the young lady passed through the crowd from the court room toa carriage, and a handkerchief falling from her neck revealed the marks of the brutal clutch of the rav- isher’s fingers upon her throat, and thereat the crowd, already excited, became furious with indignation. The prisoner, brought out a few moments after, was killed by a pis- tol shot fired from the midst of the crowd. Shortly‘after the defendants, Tolar ct al., were arrested by order of General Sickles, then com- manding the Second Military vistrict, and were in July following tried before a military commission as already stated. A large number of witnesses were examined and the testimony generally was of a conflicting character, some of the witnesses for the prosecution swearing that Tolar fred the shot and that Powers and Watkins joined in the assault; on the other hand a majority of the witnesses for the defence testified positively that they heard the report of the pistol, and were looking at Tolar and saw that he not only did not fire tne pistol, but that he had nothing to do with the attack on Beebe, Some of the witnesses swore unqualifiedly that they saw the shot fired by Phillips, as to whom a nolle prosequi was entered as a reward for his turning State's evidence. From the weight of testimony it does not appear probable that either of the parties convicted, Tolar, Powers and Watkins, had anything to do with the shooting; but it does appear that Phillips, who was acquitted, probably fired the pis- tol Three members af the eammteston anaom mended Powers and Watkins to Executlve cle- mency. The Judge Advocate of the Second District, upon review of the case, recommends that the death sen- tences be mitigated to imprisonment for twenty years. General Canby directed that the accused be imprisoned in Fort Macon for fifteen years, and they are now executing that sentence in that prison. The Judge Advocate of the Second District, im reviewing the case, says that while the brutal outrage committed by Beebe was not @ legal palliation of the murder, of which it may have been the exciting cause, yet it ig competent and reasonable for the reviewing au- thority to consider three facts in determining the character of punishment that shall be inflicted upon the prisoners. Ten thousand of the most respectable citizens, many of them members of the Masonic order in North and South Carolina, joined by a great many ladies and colored persons, sent petitions to the President to pardon the prisoners. They do not be- lieve the accused guilty, and they say they know Tolar to be peaceable, honest and moral—a highly respectable Christian gentleman and @ near rela- ‘tive of the outraged young lady; that Powers is the ‘uncle of Miss Massey and her nearest male protector, her father being dead. And the petitioners argue that even if the prisoners did shoot Beebe they submit that the outrage committed upon @ highly respectable female, @ near relative, was in itwelf a circumstance which should mitigate the punishment of the accused, who have already been in prison over @ year. ‘That the negro Beebe was guilty of the outrage is admitted by all, and he received a punishment for his brutal act, the penalty provided by law—death, ‘And the only objection to that result is found in the mode by which it was accomplished, It is farther in behalf of the defendanta that there was no reasonable ground for the inter position of the military court, that the re- spectable officer of the United States army has ever intimated that justice has not been invari- ably administered fairly and impartially in the Su- perior Court of law, to which Beebe had been com- mitted to answer, and that in this case the military, by order of General Sickles, thought proper to take before any civil court having power or jurisdiction of the alleged offence could act; when, too, the jurisdiction of civil courts had already at- tached nearly one month before the passage of the reconstruction acta, under which General Sickles claimed to get his authority; and farther, that a jury of the victuage could have much better decided the case than a military commission composed of stran- gers. In conclusion, it is argued that according to the showing of the testimony, as made by the milt- tary authorities themselves, this military court has reversed the well settled rule of criminal law— namely, that all doubts shall be resolved in favor of |: the prisoner. Upon fall consideration of the case the President to-day sent to the Secretary of War the following order:— xecuted of tence manne se iin J. Tolan, Thomas Powers and David Watkins, as mitigated on the 6th day of November, 1867, by Brevet Major General E. K. 8. Canby, while commanding the Second Military Dis- trict, is hereby remitted, ond the Secretary of War ‘will issue the necessary orders for their release from military imprisonment. ANDREW JOHNSON, Personal. Chief Justice Chase has returned to Washington from Parkesburg. General Rawlings, who had @ severe attack of hemorrhage two or three days ago, has recovered sufficiently to be out, and was at army headquarters for & short time this morning. Among the visitors at the White House this morn. ing were Generals Hancock and Rousseau, each of whom had an interview with the President. of the Fur Interests of Alaska. Congress, at the late session, inan act relating to Alaska, that it stall be unlawful for any person to kill martin, musk, sable or far seal or other fur bearing animais within the limits or territories or waters thereof. The penalty for a violation of the Jaw is a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not Jess than six months. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury, however, has power to authorize the killing of any such fur bearing ani- mats except the fur seal, but he is prohibited from granting special privileges for that purpose. In ao. cordance with his prescribed duty to prevent a viola- | ton of the iaw he bas already despatched @ ahip to Alaska, and general regulations as to the killing of pra eat hada fm course of prepara- Probable September Session of Congress. Advices received here to-day seem to render the reassembling of Congress next month rat\ver pro- bable, The carpet-baggers have made a dasperate effort to accomplish this object, and the india ations are now that they will succeed. Letters recived from members in different parts of the country favor @ reassembling with @ view to some new legisiati 9D to secure the Southern electoral vote for Grant an 4 Colfax. Hence the impression strengthens that a‘ September session will be had. ‘The Rumored Protectorate of Mexico Untrue. The rumors that our government contemplate a Protectorate of Mexico are pronounced in responsi- ble quarters to be without foundation. The policy heretofore pursued toward that republic will be continued, Butler to Be Again Bottled—Investignting Committee Needed. Butler himself is likely to be investigated when he gets back to Washington. If some of hig enenmies prove true to their word it is satd that the tables can be completely turned upon him so far as attempts at bribery are concerned, and that evidence is in the hands of some Parties here to convict him. There is a certain Ger- man here who keeps @ drinking place much patron- ized by democrats and republicans, and who, tt is said, was several times examined during the im- peachment trial with a view to extract damaging testimony against persons who were supposed to be connected with the consptracy to buy Senatorial votes for the acquittal of the President. To this German, it is alleged, Butler said he would give any amount of money in consideration of being sup- plied with evidence that the friends of the President were really operating to insure his acquittal by bribery, The people who circulate this story assert that they intend to bring the subject before Congress at the next session, and that they wil! have suilicient influence to secure an investigating committee, Commissioner Rollins’ Appoinments, Mr. Adolph Witzleben, of this city, was to-day ap- pointed gauger for the Internal Revenue Depart- ment in the Thirty-second district of New York. The appointment of Supervisors is still pending, none having yet been-made, Commissioner Roilins intends sending over nominations for the remaining districts shortly. Specimens for the Army Medical Museum. Dr. L. Bralley, Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Army, has just completed a very valuable collec- tion of pathological specimens of equine diseases for the Army Medical Museum. Reorganization of the Washington Fire De- partment. The Washington Fire Department has been reor- ganized by the Board of Fire Commissioners. It is now composed of white men, the blacks who were employed on the coming in of the present city ad- ministration having been dismissed. Navy and Army Orders. ‘The order transferring First Lieutenant H. 0. Coch- rane from the Constellation to the New Hampshire, at Norfolk, Va., has been revoked and he will report atthe Mare Island Navy Yard, California, for duty on board the Saranac, vice First Lieutenant C. H. Daniels, resigned. The resignation of First Lieutenant Frank L. Church, United States Marine Corps, has been ac- cepted. Second Lieutenant John H. Sherburne, United States Marine Corps, has been ordered to the Powhatan, of the South Pacific squadron. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel E. F. Townsend, Major ‘Twenty-fifth United Staves infantry, has been ordered to report to the commanding general of the Depart- ment of the Platte and relieve Brevet Colonel Samuel Ross, Major Twenty-eighth United. States infantry, relieved from recruiting service and ordered to re- Port at New Orleans. Removal of the Agricultural Bureau. ‘The work of removing the office of the Agricultural Department to the new building in South Washing- tam tn pecgenaning anita ng tttye Oh neny on “ laboratory have already been removed, and by next week the Commissioner and most of the officers of the department will have become located in their new quarters. Investigation of the Late Outrage by the But- ler Zouavee—The Firing Premeditated. An investigation took place to-day in Georgetown into the circumstances attending the outrage last Thursday night by the Butler Zouaves, a colored company, which, it will be remembered, fired into a crowd, merely because a stone had been thrown at them by somebody. The facts developed fully con- firmed the despatch which I sent you on Friday last, and failed to show the slightest shadow of adequate cause, The Zouaves loaded their guns and peppered away at the crowd quite recklessly, and the police seemed to be utterly demoralized by fear. One of the policemen examined to-day said he did not interfere because he did not care about being murdered in the attempt todoso, The names of the prisoners ar- rested and on trial are Samuel Hughes, Thomas Gib- son, James Johnson, George Mahoney, Christ- hilt Carter, George Herbert, Robert Jack- son, Charlies Parker, George W. Baker, George ©. Mouton, Samuel Johnson, James Espey, Frank Holland, Charles Hawkins, Daniel Washing- ton, Robert Johnson, Thomas Brooks, James M. alias Sunny Johnson, Charles Young. John E. Norris ap- peared as counsel for Charles Parker and George Mahoney, and Joseph H. Bradley, Jr., appeared in behalf of the citizens living near the scene of the riot, J. B. Adams appeared for the Butler Zouaves. Mr. Norris hoped the cases of his clients, Parker and Mahoney, would be taken up, as it would be un- reasonable to detain him till all the testimony was taken. Mr. Bradley did not think that practicable, as it would require the hearing of all the testimony to decide who were implicated. The Justices refused to grant Mr. Norris’ request. Mr. Bradley opened the proceedings with a statement reviewing the dis- graceful scene on Thursday night last, when fhe riot took place. He proposed to show that the shooting by the Butler Zouaves was entirely unprovoked, and animadverted very severely upon an organization of thé kind being allowed to carry ball cartridges, Mr. Adams said that he would show that the Butier Zouaves marched to the Capitol by direction of their superior oMfcer, and that they learned when near the Circle in Washington that they would be as sailed? on the way down to the Capitol, as they afterwards were on the corner of Twenty-first street and Pennsylvania avenue, He would further show that the actioe of the Butier Zouaves was en- tirely in self-defence, Mr. Norris stated meget tof a practice whic! Cre wr le the case of his clients, and t! too, an offered Khe} — itt ¢ 13th of ouse in heard th manag ot waren, the Yousves and then e therwarda he heard’ aria mae aint that e " Ragisamn ot @ mi mi jor Jona H. McBiair Sepenet. that he was si on his step, on the corner of Twenty-first street an: the avenue’ the night of the occurrence, when the colored soldiers with a fife and drum; after } soldiers reached the but Twenty-first street heard six istinct shots within second of each other; while on the way down to the scene of shooting he met two of the colored soldiers walking with their mus- kets in their hands; inquired why they were out of thelr ranks and If they ald not, know iat they ae no right to fire at peop! street; rej that ‘ fellow named Jones had thrown stones at them; two boys sitting near by were very much en- Gangered, as upon examination he ti & ball em- bedded in the wall in a direct line with their heads; could not identify any one, as it was quite dark; heard no noise or disturbance whatever before the firing; suddenly the drum ceased beating and then followed the shooting; was about sixty-five feet from the soldiers. A. J. MoBlatr sworn—Was @ short distance of when he heard the firing, under a tree; heard the drum and walked up to the cornet, of ‘Twenty-first street; while standing there heard a stone strike the crossing; then heard voices from soldiers say- ing, “Is that your game?” when they broke ranks, Yan Into the street and commenced firing; five or six heard but one stone thrown, tee io ee ete e rection of South Twenty-first street; had been under the tree about an hour when the disturbance occurred; knew of no design to assail the soldiers; there was no stone thrown from thé neighborhood in which witness was winging did he know who threw them; the bails, judi from where Lg Ty must have Passed directly over witness’ ia confident hat nothing was said to the soldiers before the stone Was thrown; the soldiers were quietly coming down the street. OMicer George ©. Harris sworn,—Was near the Circle on Thursday might, the 13th inst. Mn a nmnetineentglit RL rrr > | drum and fife in the direction 0,” Torsetown bridge. 7 soon as the Zouaves came a, ¥8 he and oficer Dozle followed them on the opposite. yr of the street. When near Twenty-first street he bea "4 Several shots and the Zouaves were rushing dow.’ Twenty-first street. He ran in among them and c‘!!ed for the captain—Mouton, The captain came to iy. with hig revolyer in a. defensive position, Witness shen told him to consider himself under arrest. The «#Ptain said “all right.” Oricer Doyle then put the rest of officers under arrest. Witmess then turned ronnd nd saw Mahoney quarreling with some one on the sidewalk in a very excited manner. He caught hold of Mahoney and pulled him away. When Witness again returned to the scene the com- pany ‘Was under orders to march to the Capi- 1. Captain Mouton had told witness since that he fired up tn the air, but if he had seen Jones or Mahoney he would probably have shot him; Gib- son had since told witness that he was there and de- fended himself; that they knew before they started , Tom their barracks that they would be attacked on veir way down; Captain Morton gave himself up ah er returning from Lancaster, Pa. ©, Mcer F. M. Doyle, sworu—Was on the south side of A ‘Bnsylvanta avenue, near the Circle, and heard drum #4nda fife; the Butler Zouaves ‘then caine along and p: them; when near Twenty-first street a 04 Pennsylvania avenue he heard a number of shows on the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty-a "St street; saw the fash of the muskets; ran over'& nd saw Parker and Mahoney; saw no one eisodo amy ‘ting; soldiers seemed to be scattered, - on, ne side and some on tne other sore of the: street; many persons were present; with Parker, Could not now recognize any one else; at the'time the Company came up to witness he was close to the ote. ‘e; saw Mahoney there; Parker was very much exci “ evidently, moving through the crowd; he curac and used threatening language. Policeman Att we 04 deposed that at the corner of ‘Twentieth street th '@ soldiers halted; some said, “I have no load in 1uy, Fan,” and others, “I have no bails”? t, he captain to march on down the dtrects he dite ya nd the soldiers Kept on down hteenth str ‘cet, cursing all the way; at till near this point witne: wt, captain, Mouton, with a siaegeins gers *8 "tat poke dom abt i when’ some other sol tier Came Up, aud putting a cocked pisto! in his (wit: \ess\") face pad, °Damn you, What have you got to do Wit," 1t ?”", no one told fo make arrests, nor did he .¢are about being mur- dered in the attempt to do’ 8% The Mississippi Electo ral TicketProceed~ ings of the Democratic’ Ex. cutive Commit- tee. (Washington correspondence (Augn’st 19) of the Evening Pos %) : A letter just received irom th.€ Chah'man of the Committee of Five appointed by . he Misa'sslppi Con- stitutional Convention says that th ere is evidently strong disposition on the part 0,” the de’mocra‘ic party in the South to make an issue ON the question of Ue right of Mississippi and tae «Mher excluded States to vote in the approaching ek *tlon. .If the least encouragement is given by the Presideit ta that direction they will undoubtedly hold an «lec- ton, and I fear that the bill passed by Congress 1s not suiiciently explicit in all he features, Ue sayss— “The radicais are anxiously expecting the Feassema - bling of Congress in september, as their ve TY ext tence as a party and as individuals depenc's Ebae some prompt and decisive measures for thei)’ reltef. The proceedings of the Denocratic:-Executive Gom- mittee of tiat State at a recent meeting leld 14 Lhe Senate chamber at Jackson are enclosed. A revolus tion to proceed at once to nominate candidates Jor clecare ae rejected, and the following adopted sm stead:— Resolved, That this committee deem ft expedient at titie- time to nominate an electoral ticket for the State, but w ek defer a further consideration of thal subject to an adjourned meeting of this body, to be held in this chamber on ‘Tuesday the 22d day of September next. It was also resolved that im the opinion of this committee the act of Congress above Fe- * ferred to, excluding the State of Mississipp! from her right to vote in the Presideutial election, 1s in contravention of the com stitution of the United States and of the rights of the States + u nder. Other resolutions, which were adopted, declare the expuision of Governor Humphreys from the Executive Mansion by military force under General Grant to be withont authority ot law, and appoint a committee to co with Geveral Grant aud the President on the subject, ‘That representative men of Southern democratic sentt- ments be rejuested to represent the South on the Northern huatings in the ‘present canvass, aud that » Committee Correspondence be appointed to bring thix tention of the democratic committees and of the party North, A committee was also appointed to prepare an ad- dress to the democracy of the Northern States, From information which has reached here from Virginia and Texas it is believed that the democrats of fb States are pursuing the same policy as those in Mississippi—of waiting until after the time for the September session of Congress before putting the electoral tickets in the fletd. The full development of the plan contemplated in- South Carolina ami other States, where democrats do not expect to be abie to overcome the radical majorities, of holding a separate election for white votes under the auspices of the Johnson provisional governments, is also believed to be held in abeyance until the last of September ior a like reasua. PENDLETON. Arnval of George H. Pendleton in Boston. Boston, August 19, 1868, Mr. George H. Pendleton arrived in town yester- day. Late in the evening the Constitutional Deme- cratic Club gave him a serenade at the Parker House. He returned thanks ina few remarks, dur- ing which he said that he was on his way.to Maine ta take part in the political campaign in iat State. There was a large assemblage present. Arrival of Mr. Pendleton at Bangor—Grand Reception. Bancor, Angust 19, 1868, Prominent democrats are gathering for the mass meeting which is to be held in this city to-morrow. Mr. George H. Pendleton arrived by the train this evening. Tho Seymour Club, ¢ the number of sev- eral hundred, met. him at the depot and received him with enthusiastic cheers and escorted him ty the ew House, Salutes were fired and rockets set of m the democratic headquarters. At nine o’dock Mr. Pendleton was serenaded and made brief speech, He was received with immense thusiastia by a large crowd. After Mr. Pendleton retired speeches were made by Mr. Pillsbury, candi- date for Governor; Dr. Ladd, candidate ‘for Cone gress from this district, and others, It ta ex, the meeting to-morrow will be one of the ever held in Penobscot county. EUROPEAN MARKETS. Lonpox Monty MARKET.—Lowpow, August 10-8 P. M.—Consols closed at 93% for money and of for the account. American securities closed at the fol- lowing rates:—United States five twenties, 715%; Erie Railway shares, 31)¢; Illinois Central Ratlway 91; Atlantic and Greatwestern consolidated bonds, conited States dve-twenty bonds” open at dio tax ‘nt ve-twent o] at 14 a 7 Te Sa iene seomente aula BS L N MARKRT.~-Lr' 19—6 ». M.—The market closed easier at a decline of thre-eights, viz:—Middling uplands, 10d.; mi It ans, 104d. ‘The aioe of the ay faite a leans, rea 0, Li BRRADSTUFPS MARKET.—L Al 19—5 P. M.—The market closed ge: une! rn, 368, per quarter for mixed We ern. 12s. 6d. per cental for California 56. 6d. per|narter for Canadian. Westericanal, with yes '. LIVERPOOL PROVISION REBT.—LIVER! August P. America fine. Lard ts flat and has declined 6d., and is now juoted at 66s. 6d. per cwt. Bacon has ad- vanced L, and is Baw uted Qt 628. percwt. for Cumberind cut. Beef, 1 6d. per tierce of 304 Iba. for extr@rime age Pork firm at 76s. per bbl. fog MUIVEREOL PRODCCR M 1 AVERBOL ppvCR MARKET.—LIvi Aa. gust 1 . M.—| has advanced "xe and at the Close comon North Carolina was quoted at Ss, 6d. Turpentia, 278. 6d. oe ot. ‘LoxpowWropucr MARKET.—LONDON, August 19— 5 P. M.—Overseed has declined to 528. per cwt. for Amer! Sugar has declined to 368. 6d. ae cwt. for N 12 Dutch standard. Spirits petroiéum has declitd soilKe per gallon. Tallow, 46s. per owt oll, per ton. Whale oil, £36 peg ton. Linsid otl, £31 per ton. Linseed cakes, £12 54. gE ton fothin oblong for feeding; Calcutta tinseed, Kefitt patroleum, 18. 6d. per gallon. PRETROLEM MARKRT.—ANTWERP, August 19—5 PL M.—Petroltm has declined to $2 francs for standar@ white, | Batchel@s Hair Dy: word. fect re; neous, 16 Bond street, Crist yf wpe adore, Unrivalied Hair Dye Sela e—The Best in the harmiess, reliable, instantar and House. Manufactory No. 63 Maiden estan, at fot ese Many Tree of charge. If benefited, retura the Poatage. wey lianthros, box P, Philadeiplia, Pa. Establils. 800.—The Metropolitan Jeb Printing Kava ot, #7 Nassaa street. For Firs Printing of Every Descripe tion go to th polltan Job Printing Bstavlisument, Z Nassau street NeatnessEconom: Despatch Combined b ihe execu of oraere Fo Job Printing Eatab- isbmeat, 7 Mean ‘otrmet. hie, Law Reports, dew Executed witl a od and despai Lwenty-five por cont Hiei Tals Reratob trek *jOe PRINTING Esta! ia aS ENT, 97 Nau street. Royal Eirana Lottery. bow * 10 IPelahed. by ohare paid for Doubioom® eee et Rk 00., Bankers, 16 Wall street, N. Y ree HCN Do: The corner punto fe Metroponnnn pees and Ornam: ang tars ‘ot alr Dyetnge a! Halr.—Best