The New York Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1870, Page 8

‘ “@ wountry ina state of : : NORTH CAROLINA. [Bpnateiay dir svn me wn bw stent EF oe rekeinn meet An Interview. with , Colonel George W. Kirk. = Headquarters of Military Operations—Kirk >” .4 < Mis Army Demoralized—An Attack by tie Ku Wax Anticipated—Kirk’s Radble Tinnder the Citizens—A Twelve Months’ Job— Five Hundred to be Arrested—The Prigoners in the Court House—No “Admission to Them—Tho Chief Justice Sustains Holden— Approval of General Grant—The Command. Yancey vite, Caswell Cdunty, t July 2%, A870. This 1s the seat of war in North Gurolina end the military headquarters of Colon¢l George W. Kirk, commanding the First regimg.nt of the pro- yisional army of the State. The/ county borders ‘on Virginia, being only sixteen yilles distant from Danville, on the Richmond an@‘Danville Railroad, ‘and is noted as the woaltWlest of the counties ‘that constitute the great tobacco region of south- aldo Virginia and the northern section of North ‘Osrolina. In ante-bellum days Caswell boasted of ® princely aristocracy, which rivalled and was ‘elosely related to the chivalric frst families of Virginia, not eniy in a social and commercial point of view, but by ties of blood and intermar- Tiage also, which gave them the characteristics of the latter more than those of their native brethren. The county is dotted over with hand- ome residences; the farms and plantations are rich, productive and highly cultivated; the peo- ple are a true type of the educated and refined classes at the South, and, notwithstanding the oases and calamities of the late war, Caswell is now probably the most flourishing county in the Btate. If, however, It has recovered its former pros- perity, to-day itis the theatre of a most unfortu- nate civil conflict, resulting partly from the dis- orders growing out of the late war, but more particularly the selfish and ambitious designs of unprincipled and unscrupulous politicians, of which the populace Here are now the dis- mayed and terroretricken victims. Gover- nor Holden has declared this and the ad- joining county of Alamance in a state of insurrection upon the ostensible pretext of al- leged Ku Klux outrages which exist more in the columns of his organ at Raleigh than they do in faet; but the real object is to influence the Con- grescional and State elections which take place on the 4th proxinto. North Carolina gave 50,000 republican majority when the present constitu- tion was adopted. ‘This fell offin the last Presi- dential election, when the influences against it were weak and sallow, to 12,000 majority. What then can now be the prospects of that party when the reckless extravagance, corruption, fraud and the high-handed measures of the present adminis- tration are exposed in their most aggravated form to the people? It will be a telling defeat of Governor Holden and his abettors and the rescue of the State from bankruptcy and rain. Hence the garrison here, the arrest and imprisonment of citizens, the rofusal to regard the writ of habeas corpus, the reign of terror and the present disas- trous civil conflict in this section. The levies from EAST TENNESSEE, 4 called North Carolina State troops, were qnar- tered until this morning in the Court House yard, where their white tents were pitched aud stacked arms glistened in the summer sun. was a sight, indeed, of civil justice surrounded by the paraphernalia of grim-visaged war, while the jury rooms up stairs were converted into temporary dungeons for citizens now beyond the pale of that sacred right and privilege of every American, the habeas corpus. The troops are mostly youths from The mountain districts of East Tennessee and this State, clad in the uniform of United States sol- diers, a large majority of them having that sickly saffron colored complexion peculiar to the class known in the South as ‘‘clayeaters.” Few if any of them ever handled a musket before; they are raw, undisciplined and half starved. Since they have been here only one-fourth rations have been issued to them, and as a consequence the citizens of the surrounding vicinity are constantly being plundered. besides being importuned for some- ing to eat by the recruits of the army of inva- sion, They are dirty, filthy and in many instances pect alive with vermin. Only a few of them ave yet received shirts, and the quartermaster’s department is more defective than the commiesa- ve 's. But what is most surprising is the fact that the troops are already. DEMORALIZED AND TERROR. stricken. An attack by the veritable Ku Klux ts nightly anticipated, and asa measure of defence the doors and windows of the Court House have been removed and replaced by the most formid- able barricades, pierced for musketry. Pi en the outskirts illage after nightfall, and all the pre@autions of a suga- cious general are taken against a surprise by the imaginary enemy. The troops sleep on thelr arms too, which keeps them in readiness to retreat into the Court House building at a moment’s notice in case of alarm. This constant sleepless terror, as much as the shortness of rations, the lack of shirts, and the absolute want of pay for the three weeks they have been in service, completely demo- ralized the troops, many of whom have deserted since the occupation of Yanceyville. Four took French leave to-day. t HOW TO SE% COLONEL KIRK. Presenting myself at the Court House railing, ithin which the troops were busily engaged striking tents for » change of camp, a 8p ‘ecruit being seated ona box at the entrance will diagonally across to preve T asked to see Colonel Kirk. can’t eee him unless the on. is the officer of it to sce the tabernacle all of- You ficer of the day gets perm Correspondent --Where the day? Sentinel—I don't know. Correspondent—Cau't you call. the corporal ? Sentinel—Haint got no corporal. Correspondent—Well, let me in end I will fad the colonel myself. Sentinel—I dasent At the close of this first effort I remained stand ing at the gate over fifteen minutes, when, Juck- fiy, an individual whose clothes were infinitely too big for him, wearing the insignia of a major, ap- proached, and I renewed my application for ad- mission to the colonel, The major took my card, told me to remain whore I was until he saw the colonel, and in ten minutes more ho reappeared and shouted an order for my admittance to the sentinel. Entering the Court House I was ushered into a room in which were two pallets on the floor, a table with writing paper and three chairs, and asking me to be seated the niajor sent for ¥ COLONEL KIRK, ¥ who shortly afterwards entered. He was in bis shirt sleeves, but he at once put ona greasy uni- form, with eagles on the shoulders. In stature the colonel is about six feet, square and well built, Hight complexion, sandy mustache and goatee, blue eyes, heavy lower jaw, with an expression in his countenance of determinatipn. He eyed me closely, and after an examination\of my card or- -dered the major and quartermaster, who was also present, to leave the room. As sooras they were gone the colonel tocked and bolted thy door, and eing alone and free from jutrasion the following conversation took place:— Correspondent—Colonel, I come here to as- certain the truth ot the reports in newapapers i affairs in this section since youypame ere, bey Colonel—There is no trath in ‘any of then. xney, area d—n pack of lies circulated by the rebels, Correspondent—It is stated that your command maltreated several citizens whom you arrested, and beat them severely. Is that the case? Colonel—Not @ word of truth in it, Some of them resisted arrest, and of course they had to be roughly handled and made to obey; but my men have done nothing at all out of the way beyond what duty compeilcd them to do. REBELS MUST SUFFER. Correspondent—What is your opinion of af- c on more * yr siace the surrender, ae . -ebellion Here now than ever there Correr Fea paid bas been the uat of er whe which you aia Laie de ? - zolonel—Well, have been Ku Rloxing end hanging and, ‘wa whipping niggers and Unio men, A man can’ tant a hee vote, and Gor nor Holden, who is a good man ifever there wi one, is determined to put, a stop to such crimes and outrages. Tho pity ia that dido’t begin sooner, Cor ondent—How ie it a ai to sto these alleged crimes and) outrages rig Colonel—Why, how elae but to arrest,try,convict, and punish the scoundrels that committed them. There is over twelve months’ work, right here to. BE a Na the country will ‘eee senna: pp onan © mdent—How many privoners ba ermeaad yy ners ve you Colonel—I have twenty, There are two more be: be ig and I go for them and get em, too. qc ottoepondent—What aro the charges agalust em Colonel—I am not at libe: ‘to say what the exact charges are, but they afe arrested for Ku Hiasthg and denying Union nyen a right to a free vote. Pe ae ia what tribunal will they be 1c Colonel—The court 1a rdready ordered to try them and they will have 2, fair and impartial trial. a found guilty they will Gertainly suffer for their crimes. Correspondent—Did make the arrests of pone own: accord or wee you instructed to make hem Colonel—I was ‘a list of the names of every ve man T arrested. fis eying the orders of the Governor and I intend;to carry them out. NO ADMISSION’ TO THE PRISONERS, Correspondent—I would like to sce the prison- orn ad have a talk Swith them, if you have no ob- jection. Colonel--That I can’t allow. Up to yesterday T allowed their friends to see them, but since then I have given orders that nobody shall be admitted to converse with them. HE WILL HOLD THE PRISONERS, Correspondent—Have you heard that Chief Jus- tice Pearson has decided that the habeas corpus in the cases of these prisoners must be obeyed? Colonel—No, I have not. Correspondont—The Chief Justice has so de- cided, and has ordered the Marshal of the Supreme Court to bring the parties befores him. Colonel—Well, the Marshal may come, but I will never give up the prisoners without au order from Governor Holden. I will hold them while there is a man left of my command, Correspondent—But the Chief Justice decides vat Sa law is supreme. How will you get over ut Colonel—Here is a letterfrom Governor Holden, of date the 22d inst. (the day the decision was rendered), in which he says:—“Chief Justice Pearson has delivered his opinion in the habeas corpus cases to-day, and he substantially sustains me. Iam also gratified to state that President Grant approves my course, and he has ordered the best half regiment in the service to be sent to Caswell.” Thatis my authority, and I will stand by it to the last. Correspondent—Give me a copy of that letter. Colone!—No, I can’t; but you can read the por- tion [have just read (doubling up the page and showing it tome). There are some secrets in the letter, which I am bound to keep, intended for no other eyes but my own. The ‘secrets Were, no doubt, an order from Holden to allow no one admission to the prisoners. THE COMMAND IN BAD TRIM, » Correspondent—Your men seém to be youn; and undisciplined. Have they been ‘tilled any? Colonel—They have been drilled very, very little, and are quite. green, but they area good set of boys neverthless. They have only been in sezvice three becisorey hy and many of them have not yet got shirts. The command is in bad trim, but that won’t last long. Correspondent—Somoe People say they were my recruited in East Tennessee. Is that the case Colonel—No, sir; itis not. Inever enlisted a man the other side of the Tine, and if any of the captains did I don’t know it. Iam from Hast ‘Tennessee bap berd and I am proud to say it. Correspondent—Will you be kind enough to give me the names of the officers of the regiment ? Colonel—That I would not like to do without their consent, and I don’t see what use it would be to you. They are all good Union men and have good war records. My major is a preacher and all my officers are church members. Correspondent—What is the number of your command, rank and file? Colonel—Between 600 and 700, stationed here and at the company’s shops, and they are coming in every day. FEAR OF THE KU KLUX. Correspondent—I see you barricade the doors anh jows at night. Do you anticipate an at- tac! Colonel—Yea, Ido. The Ku Klux will make an attack if there is any chance of rescuing the pri- soners and killing every one of us. I have infor- mation of this frote the most reliable source, but I repared for them. [could defy 10,000 men in this house, and I will never give ono of the prisoners up while there isa manleft. The walls of this building would resist a twenty pound shot. I couldlick them easy from the windows and doors. Carrespondent—When will the prisoners be tried? Colonel—As soon as the witnesses in the caso can be produced. Porrespomenrrere all the prisoners crimi- nals Colonel—I think not. Some are held as wit- nesses only to testify against others. We had men who joined the Ku Klux Klan and betrayed them, and we have got the dead wo don a good many of them. There are over five hundred men to be arrested yet. TH STEPHENS MURDER. During the above conversation the Colonel was nervous and excited,a4 he seemed to feel that he was engaged in a bad business, which required all the bravado at his command to defend. He stated that Colonel Wiley, the former Sheriff of this county, now one of the prisoners, was the sus- pected murderer of thelate State Senator Stephens, and that the circumstantial evidence agaiast him was clear and cou » He also said McMoore. one of the Alabaina ae ers, was Ut “areatest scoundrel un- hung.” His language was quite expressive, but rather inelegant. There is also here a bat- tery of the Fourth artillery from Fort MeHenry, who have an utter contempt for Kirk, his officers and the miserable rabble he commands. One of the officers of this battery told me that the man- ner in which Kirk’s comjaand entered this village, with cocked pistols in their hands and muskets on their shoulders, was both cowardly and a di grace to the uniform they wore. Kirk is a fear- jess desperado, but his eutire command are now thoronghly demoralized and they would abandon their leaders, if they dare, ina body. The deser- tions will, however, soon uce the regiment to y Kirk arrested and confined a Vir- 1 Danville, on the information that he was the commander of 9 legion of the Ku Klux, stationed two miles out of town, and waiting until ight lo attack The troops w “ t, but no Ku Klux app: leased this morning. THEW HE PROSPECT IN CALIFORNIA. The prospect of the cutting off of wine impona- tions from Europe has caused (eaters and consumers: to turn thelr attention toward the prospect of our native wines for this year. Of the condition of the crops to California the San Francisco Bulletin says:— The crop of the Mission fruit was very short last year, and the wine was consequently of a very heavy quality. It ts therefore doubtfal that it will turn out a@ first class wine. ‘This year promises an extra abundant crop, aad from all previous results f California, when such Js the case, the wines ure of a superior quality. Jn 1865 and 1868 the vines bore luxuriantly, and the wine was light and of a very high class. Many of the foot hills and places where miniug was formerly carried on are now for the most part largely planted with vines; therefore it is expecied that the quantity of wine produced this year will be almost double that of last season. Most of tho wine was also consumed in the quarters where it was grown, but latterly it is being transported to San Francisco, ‘The amount of fruit to the vines will probably be not as Jarge as in 1868, but this deficiency will be mado up by the pew vines coming into beariug. The the Virginian wa: Eastern market for (Qaiifornia wines is also gradually pteaaing. where they require pure wine, and know that they can obtain it from the Pacific slope, consequently the prices are such ag to repay both the dealer and the wine grower. The demand for tho higher wines comes almost altogether from tie Bast, for there they reject the inferior Sod and are willing to pay a good price for the better article. As the grapes all ripen jo California, the cost of the production of a good anv! inferior wine 1s equal. There 1s also @ great de- man. for Port wines and clarets made from foreign grapex. Much of the latter is used as imitation Bur- gundy. There appears to be a scarcity of two-year Old Port \Ines at present, Last year more than naif of the Chax'pagnes were shipped East, over 6,000 cases being cnanufactured by Landsherger & Co. ‘This year the fir. ee to turn out as much as 10,000 cases. Lass month the ebipmenta were 600 casce of Champagne.Aud 300 of still Wines. ee : A‘ ' | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1870.—T THE PHILADELPHIA FIRES. Destruction of the Steam Sugar Refiner‘y—Im- mense Loss—Firemen Injured ‘by . tho Falling Walls . ft the Philadelphia Press, July or ely visite evening with’ the most d active mngniaes Swuich have ex: erted their devasta: influence over city for year. A noble bi the scene ‘Of industry ‘and the centre of capital, bas bi 1d to the und in afew shorthours by the fire fiend, and nothing now remains te mark the spot but totter- jog walis and a masa of ring rabbish. THE SCENE’ OP ‘THE FIRB, The Pennsylvania Steam Sugar Refinery, stand- ing at the. pa Ab a towa and Race streets, ' 1s one of the oldest ag it is one of ger manu- factories of sugarin the city, yeara it has stoed a lasting monument of busy industry, affording honorable occupation to hundreds and employ i te operations immense amounts of capital and Tabor, The building Rida bat cent structure, 150 by 190 feet in lons, standing five stories in height on Race st t and seven on Crown. wer portion of the corner of Crown.and Race streets was used as an office. The rest of the immense building was used in the manufacture ofsugar from the csude material, and in the storage of the acNele thus produced. On Race street, immediately to the east of the office, is an arched way lea to the boilers, and also used for the cartage of manufactured sugar. At this point, about a quarier to seven o'clock last evening, the fire, which afterwards proved so disastrous in its results, originated, it is supposed, in # lot of wood lying ehind the farnaces. The flames soon spread throughout the entire struc- ture, and in less than a quarter of an hour the flames erein nek Bin, “7 Se ia the manner defying description, aud attrac! @ spot thousands of people.:, An alarm was at once sounded aud the ‘e Department were soon on the ground. His Honor Mayor Fox, together with Chier Malholland and a large detachment of lice, were on the spot at an early hour, and to Their active efforts is due, in a large degree, the protection of life and of the surrounding ‘pro- perty. A cordon of policemen was soon formed and the streets were cleared. as Vf by magic, the arrangements pre of a most admirable description and largely assist- ing the Fire Department in thelr zealous and untiring exertions to stop the progress of the de- vastating element. The building was situated in ® manner the most admirably adapted to assist the firemen in reaching its every point, but the in- flammable nature of the interior and its contents defied all the efforts of the boys to extinguish the flames or to stop their progress from story to stor’ and from one end of the building to the other. All efforts to prevent the devastating advance of the insatiate famea proving unavailing, the attention of the firemen was directed to saving the sur- er oige id eta work of extreme difficulty, but in which they, most surprisingly and beyoud all expectation, succeeded. At nine o’clock the fire in the refinery was well under control, and the progress of the destructive element was checked in every direction. A fire so astonishingly rapid in its strides and all-embracing in its destruction has never been witnessed in our city, and could scarcely be credited were the facts not as btated. T1% REFINERY. The building, as above described, is a complete wreck, and is a total loss, nothing being saved but the more valuabie papers and .accounts. ‘Tho eworking hands of the establishment have been, all told, 160. Twenty-five of these were in the build- ing, employed at night work and in service as watchmen and the like, at the time that the con- flagration broke out. A number of them were in the fifth story and mado their escape from this helps with extreme difficulty. The establishment was in full blast up to the time of the breaking out of the fire, the business season being at its height, and there being a full stock in the building of manufactured material and that in progress of manufacture. The,establish- ment was owned entirely by its occupants, New- hall, Borie & Co., composed of the following mem- bera:—Gilbert H. Newhall, Frederick C. Newhall, H. L. Newhall and John J. Borie. The building, including the machinery, was valued at $500,000. ‘The stock on hand, crude and- manufactured, was valued, in addition, at $400,000. Upon the entire loss there is an insurance of $800,000 in various companies, whose names at resent cannot be ascertained. There were ten oilers in the lower story, of the manufacture of Harrison and Wiegand ‘respectively, and well known as safety boilers of the most approved construction. ‘The building was purchased by the firm some fifteen years ago, since which time it has been in constant operation. The firm were just putting ina lotof fine machinery, which of course is a total loss. THE FALLING WALLS. At eight o’clock the walls began to totter, and ata few minutes after eight the Race street wall feil out witha terrible crash. At nalf-past eight the Crown street wall fell out into the street with a like crash, inflicting severe injuries upon anumber of the firemen standing around. The artition walls soon followed, and little was left standing of the building but the strongly braced corner-wall and a portion of the wing. His Honor the Mayor, observing a number of men standing near @ wall which was al- ready in & dangerous condition, ordered their arrest as the safest way to assure their safety. Afew minutes afterwards and the wall tumbled over on the very spot from which the reckless firemen had just been forced. The Mayor availed himself of the kind offer of Dr, L, H. Ad- ler to attend with medical aid the wounded men, of whoma large number were constantly being carried from the burning building, and this gen- tleman was thus enabled to render efficient servico to the sufferers. TH SURROUNDING PROPERTY. The large brick building atthe northwest cor- ner of Fourth and Race streets was at one time in imminent danger from the flames, but by a num- ber of well-directed streams came off with but slight damage by fire, although the loss by water to the various occupants of the structure was very heavy. The first floor of No. 202 was Ae tay by the United States Paint Works, under the firm of William Waterall & Co. This firm escaped with but slight damage, and that by water. No. 204 is o¢cupied by Ignatius Kohler as a German pub- lishing horse and book store. This gentleman lo occupies the second floor. The water was ommenving to drip through at the time we left, and tue loss by this destructive element cannot be computed until the amount of the dam- age ia seen, No. 206 is occupied by Bamberger & Ellerman, liquor dealers. Their damage by fire and water is considerabie. ‘The insurance patrol e, and rendered efficient ble property from aid in saving muc struction, No. 20s is occupied by Altemus & Co., boolsbinders and dealers in stationery, who carried on their business in ihe store on ‘the first floor and in the fourth and Gith stories. Their loss by fire and water will amount to $10,000, which is fully covered by insurance. No. 214 is occupied y the manufacture and sale of by water is naturally very 1 there ig no fngurance. No. 216 41 & Brother in the manufacture ti The back of the building entailing @ Joss of $3,000. In- Association pad th ‘anklia, l by C. H. Blittersdorf for ‘J The back building was d by fire. Loss $200, The bakery tian, No. 220, was slightly injured b falling on'the roof, Nos. 222, occupied by Henry F Misa tein; 228, Mr. Swarts; 232, Prederick Brocht; 230, Mr. Stone, were also paged, by their roofs taking fire and by wate A number of other houses in ‘the vicinity also suffered more or less from the same causes. On Crown street, the dwelling occupied by Mr. Campbeil, at No. 215, immediately adjoin- ing the sugar refluery, suflered heavily by water. Dwelling No. 217, occupied by Bryan Box, and the large sawmil!, owned by the same person, at Nos. 219, 221, 223, 225 and 227 Orown street, suf- fered in the same way. THE CASUALTIE A large number of firemen, the names of many of whom could not be obtained, were severely in- jured by falling bricks or by the intense heat. It ts reported thattwo men belonging to the Ring- gold Hose were killed by a falling wall, and that another still lies buried under the debris, The truth of the rumor lacke confirmation. The following were the names of the injured ersons 80 far as could be obtained:—Francis Brite, John McGurk, James Murtland, John Smith, Michael Fury, Frank Devlin and L. W. Sharp, while standing on the roof of the dwellin Crown street, were all more or less severely in- jured by the fail ofa wall upon them. They are all members of the Philadelphia Hose, “They were taken to tue Neptune Hose house near by, where the services of a physician were called in and the wounds of the injured men dressed. W. H. Cook, of the Robert Morris Hose Company, was badly Iareg by falling bricks and was also badly burned. W. H. Myers, of the Washington How Company, who has been badly injured at previous fires from his reckless bravery, wos severely {njured in the head and leg by falling bricks. A boy by the name of Louis Laws war - jose in the hack by @ falling brick, Frank emer, of the Tiyoli Hose Company, had a leg broken. George Lower, of the Shitier Hose, was atruck in the stomach py a brick, aud is now < if Tv t the hospital in al © ion. Peter Bon- ner of the samo <0 4 jured in the le Samuel iat the Neopian jose, was cat il t ; sgeie esse eae foe Ptrious in- Lo About baltoast nine o'clock, during the pro- of the fo the fire, the slarm belle: were struc time the flames had started at No. 321 rd street, in the store (aces dplte ¢ John F, Hulsemann, commis- sion merchant and dealer in hides, oil and leather. ‘The fire owed its origin to sparks from the refinery, which een oe Ayins Park the roof. ‘The firemen hastened to this the,second scene of cont ation, and subdued the es before they had gained much headway. The place, however, was deluged with water. It was impossible to ascertain the loss and insurances, but the former Patconsidereplr ned by the blankets of the insurance patrol, * The building is owned ig Mrs. Maria Hess, and is ingured for $2,000 in the Frank- lin, which may cover the damage. Loss on the whole is heavy. COUNTING TRE COIN. Making Things Squaro at the) Sub-Trensury— Sixty ‘Millions of Gold Dollars Betag Counted end Transferred. t BY a Wise provision of the laws which apply to the; financial department of our government the moneys: mm the Sub-Treasury of the United States in this city have to be carefully counted whenever a Treasurer ts) appointed to tread the goluen walk of his predecessor and to assume charge of the immense funds depos- ited in the marble building in Wall street. In order, to enable the ‘outgoing Treasurer to trans- fer his trust to his successor with clean skirts, and to enable the latter to assume Control without any haunting suspicion of an undls- covered deficiency in the Treasury deposits, every ten cent stamp and bill, every plecd of silver, every plece and bar of gold ana every coin must be carefully counted and weighed, I is not always, necessary, however, to count every lot of specie; system of welghing the precious metal is 80 cor- ct that the tedious process of counting cach and every individual coin is rendered unnecessary. order that no possible opportunity for robbery may be afforded, the most complete and careful precau- tions are taken by the Treasury officers, and con- Jointly by those selected to watch the interests of the incoming and outgoing Sub-Treasurer, and henee it is that the result of the count of the money deposits in the Sub-Treasury vauits are on every occasion, when a count is ordered, found to be porfectly cor- rect. ‘The counting of the moneys depositedin the Sub- Treasury and remalning on hand during the in- cumbency of Judge Folger was no small matter to undertake. ‘The paper money, bullion and silver coin having been counted and found correct, the committee of the Treasury, Messrs. Moore, Bigelow and Parneil—Mr. Haight, of the Bank of the Com. mouwealth, acting for Judge Folger, and Mr. Tap- pan of the Gallatin National Bank, acting for Mr, ithonse—commenced counting the gold coin on Monday at nine o'clock, They “bad before tiem in the boxes in which the metal is kept $75,000,000, of various denonnations, in canvas bags, properly Jabelied. Mr. Parnell has full charge of the vauit while the count 1s being made, and wien itis cons cluded Mr, While, the, polite and accomplished cashier of the Treasury, will have the entire ‘stock’? turned over to him.” About fifteen millions of dol- lars have been counted, and sixty lons yet Tema to undergo tue scrutiny of the examiners, Twelve days fom the commencement of the count is estimated as the time in which this important work wall be concladed. Last. November tha work progressed at the rate of $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 per day, but this {iine, owing to the dreadiul heat of the weather, although the samo number of men are employed, not more than’ $6,000,000 can: be counted per day. NRE great importance to ihe gov- ernment, to Judge Folger and Assistant. Treasurer Hilihouse of an accurate count, a few days’ additional delay will not be considered of much moment, Tne tinal result, a8 indicated by those of former years and by the actual tesia taken thus far. on this occa- sion, fully tndicates that the amount of coin in the asury, by actual count, will be the same to the Goliar a8 18 indicated on the books of the cashier. A reporter of the HERALD yesterday visited the vaults of the Sub-Treasury by permission and through the courtesy of the cashier, Mr, Smth, and ‘was shown the entire process of counting and weigh- ing the com. The scene has several tumes been de scribed, but the following notes will be found tuter- esting:— i The gold is kept locked in closets or compartments in the vaults, each chest containing $600,000, or nearly aton. One of the compartments is opened at atime, and the coin, which is in bags each contain- ing $5,000, is placed upon a truck and tus carried, carefully guarded to prevent any “grab games,” to the gold room, which isin the northwest corner of of the building. In this room are seyera) accurately adjusted scales. Que of tue bags 1s taken at random from the truck, opened and the contents counted nece by piece. If found correct the goid 1s poured jlo One pan of the scale and into the olhcr is emptied te contents of anoiber bag., If the pone ds equal Sy Yen we assumed that the contents of ond bag ard correct. Jf it should be unequal the coin is taken to the table and counted piece by piece and examined care(ully for light coins. When the test is thoroughly applied tho resul'gs pronounced satisfactory and the coin is: re- ‘vurned othe bag, which is tied up and 1s then ready for return to its place, The first welghing general: shows an equal poise, and the process procee rapidly. When a track ull has. been examined the coin is returned to the vault, placed in the chest, and the compartment is then closed and sealed with wax in such a manner that it cannot be tampered with. Upon the ‘tag’ are written the names of the examining committee, as above, the representatives of the incoming and retiring assistant treasurers and the superintendent of the Assay Ortice, The Javorers employed in handling the trucks and in handling the bags of gold are men carefully se- lected for that duty, and are under strict surveillance all the time, from nine o'clock in the morning, when the work commences, until three o'clock in the afternoon, when the day’s Work 13 brougui wo a close. “THE-COAL TRADE SALE. Eigtty Thousand Tons Disposed of—Matertal Advance in Prices. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rallroad Company sold at auction at noon yesterday 80,000 tons of Scranton coal. The attendance was large, but the bidding was not very animated. A general improvement over the prices obtained at the sale last month was realized, notwithstanding the im- pression then existing regarding a scarcity has been removed. ‘here are said to be 1,000,000 more tons bow on hand than was the case last year at this. pe- riod. High prices during the coming fail and winter are not enlicipated, masinuch as the laborers at nearly @ll the mines are at work satisfactory terms. ‘Th if are the quanuies seid and average pric 84 20 a G4 37. 4Ma ig! 487 a 495 bide bins D0 a b bag 4a 450” of last month as fol- al. mparing with the pric lowsi— a 5 300) 4 8 a 485 ing an aver ¢ in lump of 25c. per ton, in grate of 29: ezg of 851<¢., Im stove of 884c. aud. In, chestnut of 12'%c.. ‘The bulk of tie lump sold at $4 su, of the grate at $5, Of tlie stove at $5 60 and $4 40. ety ite xnsgld LONG BiANGH. AND. THE POLICE DETECTIVES 10 62 ON Ti Ae FL) $4.00, of the cpg f the ‘chestnut at The Board of Poltce Commissioners on Tuesday passed aresolution authorizing the Superintendent of Police if he saw fit to send not more than five de- tectives to Long Branch to attend the races, Consid- ering the fact that New York policemen have no wuthorily m Jersey, it 18 gale to say that thelr yasit. will productive of no further restits than allowing several excellent de- tectives, Who should. be on duty in New York, a leave of abseuce to bet on the horses and take a look at the ruralists who may be tempted to appear at the contests of horse fesh. The names of the gentlemen detalled under this resolution are Messrs. Tilley, Eustace, Irving and Dusenbury. Captain Kelso will likely detati himself to Jook alter his command of Tour men on jeavo of absence. Rervrn or Dr. Primwe.—We have great plea- sure that our associate, the Rev. E. D. Prime, D.D., with his wife, arrived here in the steamship Anglia, on the 21st, having completed a journey around the world. Dr. Prime lett New York just one yearago, spent ond month on our Pacific coast, two months in Japan and China, two months in India, and several months in Beypt, the Holy Land, Turkey, Greece, Italy and Europe gene- rally. The travelling time directly around the world he reports to be seventy-tive days. He has travelled during the year between thirty and forty thousand miles, of which more than three thousand were in the interior of India; he has never met with the slightest: accident nor even with an honr’s detention, as in many perils by land and by sea, He was as far north in China ag Shanghae, was subsequently within one degree of the Equator, and on the firat day of January vas on the summit of the second range of the idimalayah ‘fountains, on the borders of Thibet. Dr. Prime :vturns to his duties in connection with the Observer with completely renovated health.— lying | New York Observer, July 28. |. must be spontaneous, RIPLE SHEET, THE CHINESE QUESTION, ‘Wondell Phillips’ Weloome to the Celestials— Immigration of Labor an Unmixed Good— But He is Opposed to the Worth Adams From the National Standard of this week.) ‘e welcome e man of every race to our ‘soil and to the of our laws. We wel- come @ man ay ay 4 m4 ‘ov! Pal 3) ricer hard atord. Let every i Ee f cil ‘a ye]FE Fis which such immijg: »b content with acta the inventive brain, the ‘and deep sentiment, the » the pretreat, far-reaching which mark the races; each contribu’ one special trait to the Spat auch Immigration to be safe and sucl fi ma 1 will ob: * ae vi-o and vidual will obeying the laws 0 the tendencies of ke age. I of labor fg an unmixed good. Iinportation of human freight is an unmitigated evil. 2 This brings us to the question of importing | Chinese laborers, The Chinese are a painstaking, industrious, thrifty, inventive, self-reapectful and law-abiding race. They have some pretensions to democratic institutions aud moral oulture—are a little too much machises, bat we shall soon shake that servility out of them. Their coming will be a welcome and valuable addition to the Frost of our — But, - — to -“ ey must come spontaneously, own will and motion, a ihe i Germans and Eng- lish have done. If the capital of the couatry re! to work by system and wide co-operation to im- port them in masses, to disgorge them «pon us with unnatural rapidit, , then their coming will be a peril to our political system and a (rows check to our social progress, We lay it down as a fundamental principle— never to be lost sight of—that every immigrant of every race must be admitted to citizenship if he asks it. The right to be naturalized must not be limited by race, creed or birthplace, Secondly, every adult here, native or naturalized, must vote, In spite of this, give us time, with only a natural amount of immigration, and we can trust the edu- cation and numbers of our native voters to safel absorb and make ever the foreign clement. Irir and German immigration been only a ripple ou our ocean’s breadth. Generally speaking, it has been only a healthy stir. fut easily possible for associated capital to hurry the coming of the Chinese in such masses as will enable these money lords to control the bi their bond servants. An extended North Adams can do more than lessen shoe- maker’s wages. One thousand such Sampsons, the associated capital of Massachusetts can swamp and overwhelm the ballot box of that State. We hold it to be clearly within the pro- vince, and as clearly the goty of legislation, to avert this danger. Capital {fs ‘too strong now. The pnblic welfare demands that its political power be crippled. Universal suffrage is admi:- sible only on condition of an educated people, We cannot undertake to educate the whole world at once. In detachments, millions by millions, we can digest the whole human race. Then as to the influence of such {mportation on the laboring classes. The Chinaman will make shoes for seventy cents a day. The average ‘wages for such work in Massachusetts is two dol- lars,. What will become of the native working- man under such competition? He met similar competition from the Irish immigration avd the German. But itnever harmed him. They came in such natural and moderate numbers as to be easily absorbed, without producing any ill effect on wages. These continued steadily to advance. So it will be in the case of the Chinese, if he be left to come naturally by his individual motion. Imported in overwhelming masves by the concert- ed action of capital, he will crush the labor of America down toa pauper level, for many years to come. Putting aside all theories, every lover of pro- ress mist see, with profound regret, the intro- uction here of any eloment which will lessen wages. The mainspring of our progress is high wages-—wages at such a level that the working- man can spare his wife to preside over a “home,” can command leisure, go to lectures, take a news- paper and lift himself from the deadening rou‘ine of mere toil, That dollar left after all the bills are paid on Saturday night means education, inde- pendence, self-respect, manhood; it increases the value of every acre near by, fills the town with dweilings, Shey public libraries and’ crowds them; dots the continents with cities and cob- webs it with railways. That one remaining dollar insures progress aud guarantees Astor’s millions to their owner better than a score of statutes. It is worth more than a thousand colleges and makes armies and police superfluous. ‘The importation of Chinese labor seeka to take that dollar from our workingman.; The true states- man must regard such a policy as madness. The ie il 28 must regard it cruel and mad too. Even so much of such a result as will inevitably be wrought by the natural immigration of the Chinese is to be deplored. Every aggra- vation of it is to be resisted for the sake of republicanism and civilization. If we cannot find in the armory of the law some effectual weapon to prevent it our political and social future for fifty years is dark indeed, and such a fate as swallowed up Roman civilization is by no means impossible. Every one cries out for cheap labor to develop the country. Even if material or pecuniary gain were the only requirite for social or national progress—which, of course, it is far from being— still it is true that unsettled lands may be opened Up-too fast for profit, much more for really pro- gress. Indeed, this random and thought- ery for cheap labor is one of the great mistakes of heartless and superficial economists. Seldom has there been o graver mistake. We assert unhesitatingly that cheap dactions are an wumixed good, cheap labor {3 an unmitigated evil. Human progress shows it- self ina fall of prices and a rise of wages. Al- though labor makes one-half of the cost of pro- duction, still it is true ihat the world gains just so fast as prices fall aud wages rise. To ensure pro- gress the cost of everything but human muscle aud brains must fall. The remuneration of these two elements in production must risey In William Penn’s time it took 137 d toil to bay a ton of flour. Jn 1790 125 days’ labor would buy {t.. In 1835 eighty days’ work sufficed. Now, in 1870, probably forty or fifty days’ wages would buy a ton of flour, That fact’ measures and explains the social, industrial, moral and political progress of Pennsylvania. In view of such a rule we claim the right of gov- ernmentto check any forced and unuataral im- portation of labor. Against such a claim the ad- vooate of a protective tariff cannot consistentiy open his mouth. If government’ may and should pieces bation against pauper labor in other ands, this surely—this immigration of pauper Jabor—is the most threatening danger. If you would be consistent, Mr. Protectionist, join with us in devising effectual methods to avert it. If the freo trader assails us with his objection, ‘‘Has not the laborer a right to buy his coat or flour in the cheapest market? Has not the capitalist the same right to get his stock or his labor in the cheapest market?” wo answer, “Yes, under certain re- strictions,” To purchase the products of the earth, manufactured or otherwise, wherever you can get them cheapest, is good; good for the seller and good for the purchaser. Fut this is only true provided thero is no artifical combination, no plot of powerful men, or classes, to flood the market of one land with the surplus of- another. Every competition that comes in natural currents, from individual aad fi is a healthy tondency to average. Secondly, this restriction is to be sti!l more stringently entorced in the purchase of hu- man labor; since the artificial and forced antag- onism of that deranges society, undermines gov- ernment, obstructs progress, crushes individual effort, and drags the highest type of human attain- ments down to the murky level of the lowest and idlest barbarism. Against ut which threat- ens such results government has the right to de- fend society by appropriate laws. The rate of wages ‘A said to depend on supply and demand. The rnle is sound, but so equivocal that it is worth little. Rate of wages really do- pends on what the workman thinks will buy him the necessities of life. There are men in bree whose highest idea of life is to work sixteen hours @ day, go naked, eat meat once @ year, herd, both ‘sexes and all ages, with cattle under one reof,and need only two hundred words to ex- press all their ideas. Such men will work for enough to supply these natural wants. When it is | 5 H z & i i : ? i He & ff gs ee S56 i i He i Pees i 2 ? LE i Ee ! i | : 4 | a a ir f i : 4 ; $ E not when nh + gable in the hearts of the land are with them. a ae oo ane on > cm the — S een ea own i tee ala We Bilowe eae Deak” Maden anne finchingly. e threat. Avoid all vio- lence. Appeal only to and the ballot. You outnamber the Th we never forgive, PILLARS. CHES3 MATTERS. ° New York ve, Breskiya=New York Abeo! seiected contend jor the Bener of New York av! Brookiyu was held on Tuesday evening ut the Ca’) lyn might have scored one game Sy) bd Seven its privilege ani aLowed h &, layer to be substituted, The arrangement ha’ been play between tie other tea champions Was as folows:— fhe fret game decide’ was that between Dr. nett aad ¥. & Brenaager, Whiek was wou former, the socogd Was Scored soon alter by kenzie against M, Mu of Brook Iwo gamos Won by New York, it was sow ° lyo’s Cura t0 win one, whien it did by alr, O. ~ bery’s victory over x, Jones Tuc a cloied was berween Major Wernion, of Ne 4 and P, Perrin; the waa, ater an fually scored by the New Yorker. order of comp Othon was & severe Messrs. BE. Delmer aod Moran, was finaliy scored by tho jay Will be resumed ou Suiurday a we Meokly: Chess Club rooms. A JOB ON AN OFFER. The Expicits of an Actor and Phetorrapher— A Sabbath Sarvey. The Chesterfield of the Police Commission —Mr. Matthew T. Brennaa-—yesterday heard evidence in Michael Cahit!, policeman of the Fifteenth potico precinet, who was charged by William &, Zeam and William E, Nicholson, of No. 84 Varick sireet, with refusing to arrest two alleged drunken men. The evidence for the prosecution declared that on Sun day, the 10th inst., an actor Jona Mortimer and'a photographer named wore drung and disorderly in Bixth avenae, pear Twelfth street, and that Mr, Morlimer was ee | hands witb a crowd cy of people, many of whe ladies, and that both these gentlemen were About the street, It Was iurther alleged twas ‘es attention was called to the condiuion of the men and to arrest them on the ground that fused the Le ny? was a friend of his. r The evidence for the defence thet the AcLoF and artist Were sober; tat had their readence before Cantit's was called pty aye ne op 4 conduct was ti. ul com pial the aalces Wo arrest the parttes for the pi or discovering where they obiained their rum. Mortimer Leena mage tat he and his friend were perfectly , atid, @S @ matier of course, Mr. ana soquied ei eer, ot roundsmen” were heard, and J; took occasion to severely reprimand roundsmen McArthar an ak weiiyeee Cd that were ee bus 5 8 Cane Spectators aad potice- men present applauded the actiou of Ali. Brennan by loud demonstrations, THE WESSIANS (H THE REVOLUTION, To rae Eprror or Tne Henaip:— The copperhead organ of this city, wishing to rob the German cause of American sympathies, foolishly attempts to prove, from the sale to Bng- Jand by Landgraf Wilhelm of Hease-Cassel of sev- eral regiments of his soldiers, that Germany during the war for American independence sided with England. Those troops, however, did not fight against the Americans from their ow%: free will, but under the severest restraint from their new master, the British government. Frederick the Great protested against that sale when it became known that the troops had been shipped to Eng land for that purpose. That German sympathies were then already, ns ever, on the #ide of freedom is ‘amply shown by Bteu- ben and De Kalb, the Prassian generals, serving as volunteers in Washington’s army, and winning in ita distiaction oaly equalled by that of Lafayette. Nor can we forget that gallant chieftain who, in the war of independence, led “hosts of Pennsylvania German citizens to victory Pastor Mublenberg, on tho Sunday following tho declaration of independence, concluded his se: mon with the werds, “And now let us fight for the holy cause of freedom.” Thus speaking, ho cast off his ministerial garb, ard it was ecea that he wore the uniform of a cavalry officer, With his many followers he played an jraportant (a in’ the Continental army, Jeading them y his indomitable pluck to many victories, and was rewarded by Washington with the rau! title of a general. During the late civil war not leas than 200,000 Germans fought for the Union. And in the face of this splendid record the World would now fain deprive, under false pretences, the German cuuse of the 6; thy of the Amevi- can people. The present war is not a war of races aud religions, but of German unity and free- dom defending herself sgainst the Fresich deepot, not against the French nation. That it was merely undertaken to serve possibly the personal ends of the Emperor is scknowledgnd by Jules Favre, Thiers, Gambetta and other distia, d states- men in France. The copperhead organ’s falsiioa- tions of past history are only equalled by its falsi- fications, in the imperial interonk; of all the facts and events of the present Franco-German war—o course by which it earns universal contempt. A PRNNST ETA a DUTCHMAN. TELEGRAPLY. Elcctrie Communication Between Australasia and Enginnd. [From the Melbourne Argus, May 21.} ‘The correspondence which has 1 between Captain Sherard Osborn, the managing director of the British Australian Telegraph Company, and the South Australian government, on subject of direct telegraphic communication with Bn; via Batavia and Singapore, has been published. The submarine cable from Timor has to be landed at Port Darwin, and an overland ronte carried thence through South Australian territory to Burke town, at tne head of the Gulf of ntaria, there to be Joined with the line which the Queensland govern- Ment are Now about erecting. The South Ausiralian overnment, however, desire the company to aban- fon the overland wire to Burke town, aint propose themselves to construct a wire from Port Augusta to Port Darwin, 1,600 miles in length, so a3 lo estal- lish direct communication between North aud Sonth Australia, It will be a great advantage to the colo- nies if communication is established by both routes, ‘The proposal for the abandonment of the wie from Port Darwin to Burke town ts not Likely to find favor with three of the colonies interested. Captati Noel Osborn, R. N., who over @ month ago came out to Australia for the purpose of promuting ino scheme of the BritishAugtralian Telegraph Company, ts, we believe, still in Adelaide.