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Y ‘JEFF—0! JEFF!! He Wants to Know Something from the Herald Correspondent. THE H.C. RISES TO EXPLAIN. Jeff Goes for the H.C. with a Sharp-Poiated Tongue. “YOU ARE A LIAR AND A PUPPY, SIR.” How Jeff also Wont fer a Darky Waiter— Jeff's Feminine Court, Personal Ap- pearanes, and Much Other sandalous but Inierest- ing Informations MEMPHIS, July 18, 1871. ‘The burst of patriotic iudiguation that greeted Mr. Davis’ speeches ot Atiania, Augusta, Marietta and other places has ndédw happily subsided, and it ts with no purpose to revive i’ that the writer, who ‘was at the time of their delivery wavelling in the South as a special correspondent of the HERALD, publishes the following account of a brief but remarkably unpleasant interview he had with the Chief of the confederacy im regaratotnem, Cu cumstances of a nature that need not be detailed have prevented his doiag su. earlier; vat the facts an the case are of a character that have not spoiled by keeping; tndeed, they have unproved, like good wine, Witt age; ana, vesides, people have now pet> haps sufficiently recovered their political good hu- mor to laugit over thom. Iwas in North Carolina wien that notorlous ver- bal outbreak at Allania was received by the man- agers of the demonstration with dismay (‘or they had, as they thouwit, iakea precautions that Mr. Davis should say notiing in public that could have apy political siguidcance) and by the thoughtless mob before the balcony with an applause ‘witch was probably only hait sincere, thoagh at) was wholly injedicivus and miscaievoas, A telegram from New York jurciet me to the scene of the opening oratorical cam atgn of tae Rebellion Rediviyus, bat arrived were oo late to catch and Auterview its Grand Mogul. Mr, Davis had already departed tor lis hom» aud bis insurance oiice in Memphis, and 1 soon heord that he nad reached there, ater having been dragged, half-dressed, out of his sleeping car to shake uanas with his friends at Martetta, and atter having received at various other points along their route noisy ovations, which, as | found out alierwards, expressed a great deal more curiosity than popuiarity, Indeed, that region 1s tne very last part oi the confederacy natu- rally inclined todo honor to Mr, Davis, although; true to rustic instincis, it hailed lis arrival as a sen sation to be made the mozt of But for Mr. Davis’ tyrannical and arbitrary removal of Joe Johnston in the teeth of the earuess remonstrances of all the principal oiicers of the rebel army of the West, the peopie of Georgia aud the adjoining States, from which that army ‘was raised, are confldent that Sherman’s march to ‘the sea would have been a terrible federal defeat, tat would in all probability have changed the ulti- mate result of the conrest, It is easy to ve seen, therefore, that sir. Davis does not number many ‘very devoted friends among these same honest gray- coats, Who have had, as they deem, such sad reason to Know his real character, I speut a weck or ten days in calling upon geveral prominent Soutnern icaders, aad they all, wit tne solitary exception of Bob ‘toombs, denounced Davis’ utterances as iu the last degree ill-timed and — indiscreet, while they regarded the ambiguous, slipshod, hazy Janguage in which some of nis ideas were clothed as calculated to lend plausible color to any extreme interpretation tnat an opponeut might choose to put Davis,” said one very distinguished gen- tleman, Whose name, ti [ were at liberty to meution It, would be recognized as one tuat before the war siood as high as that of Davis himselt, “was always conspicuous for his tmprudence and his deplorable ‘unsouuaness of judgment. No oue respects certain traits of nis character more than I—bis honesty, lus devotion to principle, hts courage, &c., &c, But he was never it for a political leader, and he hasn't got une first quatification of a states- ian, His mind ts absolutery devold of the power of foresight, and It has no percepuon of the relative importance of tiungs. Why, only a week or so be- tore his capture he was as chiidishly earnest in nfs pellet of tie ultimate triumph of the confederacy as in 1861, ‘They had a Cabinet meettag at Washington, ‘Toombs’ home, and Davts astounded his assoctates by gravely talking, Win @ siucerity that stcnck them dumb, of tho operations beyond the Missis- sippl. Davis was so bitnd to the true state of affairs that not one of them lad the courage, as | have been told, to undecetve nim, And you remember his speech at Charioie, of course—that one atter the surrender.” Aud thereupon my informant went on to say that he did not Know exactly waat Davis now really thought of the situation, but he was sure that no appreciable propordon of the Soatuern peopie were prepared to resist the authority of the United stares government, ‘This last opituon was shared by every one else 1 spoke to, ami 4 nottced that the more ovscure tne uian wio spoke, and the more careless and spontane us, \uereiore, the utterance, tne more pronounced Was the uisavowal of Mr. Da- vis’ character as & representative of the present temper of tne Southern people. Just as | was setting #u. ior Memphis—indecd, only twenty minctes belore the ceparture of the train from Atianta--i Was introduced by a journal- istic frend to @ genticman who had just ar. rived in the cit, and who professed to know, by personal comuuatcaiton with Mr. Davis, What his real sentiments were, My name and my official character of LBRALD representative were formaily anvounced, aud we plunged hurciedly mto the discussion of the Avianta speer My new Iriend bitterly compiamed of the gross misrepresentation tiat had been Made of the words uttered, and of the animus that insptred, as he though}, this malignant distortion of their fair meauing, He sata that Mr. Davis had uo desire or purpose to again appeal to the sword, and that thoagh fe could not “accept,” yet he was pcriectly Wiilug to “iolerate” the situa. tion until the Nortnern people again recovered their. political reason aad returned to the prin ciples of the consitution. To enforce his position. which [ demurred to as betas @ rather rose- colorea construcuon «+f Mr. Davis’ orauon, he produced a letter writen and signed by the fallen rebel chieftain. It was u sheet of note, noi letter paper, Jf Lremember rigatly, wy pew friend read ‘g line or so of the epistle and tien banded it to me, ‘with the second page open. F thought of the de- parting trai and tacciedly read dowa the page and part of the nex: one, dud saw that the wording agreed autiaily, 80 far as Afr, Davis’ deliciously cloudy verbiage Cau be Hens to bear any eXact mean~ ing, With (ne explanation (hat had just been given me of his sepumenis. one plirase, Wiich see je LO express so munch, “tolerate the sitvatiou,’’ in black and white, in Mr. Davis’ own script. 1 canaoe recail exactly the wording of the contest, but It was much as follows:—Aiter complaining of (he aitiende taken towards him by the Nortaero press, he says:—"You and my other frends m Atianta Unuerstood far better than myself the daager of my words being misconstrued. 1 had No Wisi lo advise the Southern ople not to tolerate (he situation. Taon the etter bemoans and laments tie sad pass in which the vanquished chivairy poiiticilly finds itself, in words vi sentimental vuacoube which an eye erienced in gach matiers word certainly look Epon a8 “intended for pabitcation,” 80 plainly does vheir tone smack of che operation commonly known as — “playing lo r galleri Finally, 1 betleve, this precious epistie wonchiles by paying the gentieman addressed & compliment he doubtiess deserved, In regard to some article he nat written, aod asks him to kindly lorward another copy of tie paper in whieh it had appeared, as Mr. Davis Wished (o Keep it, un memory ofthe wriier, and had givei away tae ist ove seat hin. Tasked permission to make a verbatiin copy of the letter; out this Was refused, as L supposed, on the ground that i contained besiles these public Opinions oiuer purely personat matters, While on the cars, nuwever, alter duc delibera- Uon, | conctuded that TF had a clear right to uss the purport of the letter, as if liad been originally miveun owe by my miormant; for aithougn he had been speciatiy warned at the outset tat 1 was a AgkALO correspondent he had asiy to Me tia e the letier, formhwith talked earnestly wud Vir Mr. Davis’ defence, aud nad snowed without exacting any pledge iat £ Was Hot to nse the Information thus acquit. As 18 well Kuownh, the code of newspaper moraity requires stim ply That ho give pledge of secrecy sliall be brokeu. So Jong AS NO explicit promise OF sv dacts, letters, Marriages, crimes, trauds—auything There was, above all, the | } bat he woukt listen to nothing, aud cur of my that the pubitc cares vo near avout—nowevor 00- taieq, is regarded us lawful pyre On arriving at Chattanooga I therefore despatched the lollowing:— OMATTANODGA, Tenn., Sune 12, 187). 1 sow a private letter (rom Jefferson Davis to Colovel Styles, of tue Albany (Ga.) New, in which he never wished Southern people n TO.MBATE THE SITUATION, He thinks they ought to wal paiiently until the returning 00d sense of the Northern peopie briags about a reversal oF the more Obuoxions features ia recent Congressional Legizla- tion, He disavows most strongly anything lke A REVIVAL OF ARMED RESISTANCE. There was one partol his Atianta speech which was not reported, Before saying that ue did not accept the situation Mr. Davis asked aay Northern reporters who might be pre- sent Lo take particular notice of his words, and be then anid that he did not desire to Le understood as mdvising anything Uke disloyalty to the yoverament. It reads haruessiy enough, doesn’t tt [dare say many a radical who reau it at the thme laughed grimly and said to anaserf, “some infernal copper- head Correspoadeat trying to whitewash the old vil- lain who starved our boys In Andersonville and Libby.” Whereas the truth was that I simply wished to carry into practice tae HERALD prigeiple of “equal and exact jusuce to all men.” My radical critic, however, will laugh a good deal more natu- rally and heartily when he hears the pleasant re- ward [ got for my trouble. I duly arrived 1a Memynis, and on a certain Satur- day morning imade my way to the unprerending ‘at‘le oftice of the life assurance company to which Mr. Davis. for $1,000 a month, sells t.3 Dame, whica is, perhaps, worth something, if not much, and his services, Which are satd Lo be Worth Just notoing at all, I passed through the outer otlice and was shown into the private roo of the President, It was a good- sized apartinent, but very scuatily furnished, A fresi-looxing, cleanly swept carpetof soume green pattern seemed, tudeed, almost the only inanimate object mn the room that was worth looking at. 1. was several years since the first and only time Thad previoasly seen Mr. Davia, aud Lien saw bua under vastly diderent circumstances. 1 re- | member waiting one wight ina hack ata pier on the North diver at half-past one in the morning until tue sieamer that brought him up from his ri800 at Fortress Monroe should arrive, All New York Was agoz at What some regarded as the impu- dence ©: this ausvasouable and projoaged visit to the Empire City. it was said that some of the victims oF the iriends of victims of Southern prisons had resolved to assissmate bum. Waen the boat, theretore, reached tae waart he timidly and hastily entered a carriage, id triends Ailed up a couple more Vehicies, and we ali gauopert Oriskly Up aeseried Proadway to the New Yovk Hotel. Mr, Davis went 1n by the side door aad hurried to his room aud gave himseil out to the geueral pubuc as sick, taough he found biiusels well chougi (o receive the congrata- Jations o¢ tried and crane copperheads like Jack Rogers, who were able tv pass the ordeal of an examination by his genial brother, General Jo Davis. Witle le stayed at the botel deiectives guarded its every aveuue, Duc rumors of an attucs were Wiispered avons, aad, though tne poilce were certain they bad no loundation, Vuvis, or perhaps lus wile, Judged 1 best tor tim 10 find another reuge. fle, tuereiore, stealiuily crept out oi the hotel in the dead of might, aud ina carriage burried to the residence o: Mr. Charles O'Conor, et Fort Washington. He was there tweniy-four hours ab leustPelove even the sharp-scenied reporters of the ew York press discovered fis Migat. ‘the writer, Who had been detaved vy the Herald to accom. pany Mr. Davis to sdoatreal and report is moye- inetits, caued on Mr, O' onur, and requesied to be rurmishea with imiormation as to Mr. vayis? departure. Ut course Mr. Davis was too scared to trust @ sutanger with a secret Ike this, Which he was pershuded,lavoived the satety of his skin, While L was wailing, Lowever, 10 s Mr. U Conor Mr. Davis nut iby accident entered,te room. He was tuen ind 1 Melagcho.y spectacie. His igure stooped as though he were Lowed dowu by a Lecrivie remorse for the bloud tual, perudps innocently and believing Limself in the tga, he had fruitlessly shed; ius sep Way ieccule and waceriin; his whileued hair was over ong and bat Indim ently cared for; and Mis ia un and wituered, Spoae yot more sadiy than all eise the bitterness of tue past, and the harassing dread tuat hauated ia in the pre ent and the fucure, 1 looked upon him and—yes, I could not help ti—I looked upon him with pity, even though I then believed him guiliy of having coantved at tue murder of Mr, Lincoln, 1 am glad to Know that ie 1s how clear 1a the eyes of good men of that last terribie infamy of guilt; bat he pi ted go piuavie a picture of misery and despair that, douvie-iyed murderer ag 1 then deewed mim. and, standing as he did tn the dw shadow of that ghastly saspiciou, t could not me tally re‘use him sympacuy, Betver, thought 1, tuat he had diced as bis dupes did on an honorable vat- Ue field than to totter through his eveaing of life in such ab,ect sorrow and buiaiiatien ws this! And now, How changed! His lignre has once more recovered 1t8 sura/guiness and elastictty; nis eye is aguin bright, and m3 form, though still as ever spare and siender, seems Vigorous, muscular and well nourished. 1 was astoushed to see how completely he nas tirowa off that burden of grief and meatal torture that once so plainly oppressed him. But | could discern on closer scrutiny cleariy marked t aces ol the terrmole agony through which he has p: ‘Thu ice «ees to have beea drawn together, and set la @ mouid that expresses rather resolute endurance wan contentment aud Lappi- ness, Look at the mouth and you wiil see that the lips hoid them one ty the other, 3 though by souie stern aad unreuutced effort of wil; aud tne un, sharp, peaky hose and hha cheekbones seem to mutoly prociatin a soured aud silently querutous spirit, 1 as Not yet become a face tuab speaks of peace of mina or resignation; yon fancy, on the ce trary, that pal for tie pride that sparkles in ine clear steel-biue eye and in eaca nervous, impatient movement of iorm or feature it would meit forti into some healtuler expression of the piddex cauker worm of sorreWlui Penorse that lirks betund aud beneath. Gul, perhaps Lam prejudiced. All 1 can Say 1s that that ss fue inpr wu 1 guiof Mr. Davis as soon as [saw hin aud beiere he chose to take it into his head to insult aad quartel with me. “Good moralug, sit,” satd vr. Davis, as he neard my name aut pointed toa caair. “Where have you been’? forth Carolina and Georgia.” o you know auytutng ofa despatch that was t to tae HekALD irom Chattanooga about me!” Yes; I sent tt mysell. “And who gave you authority to speak for me or | to say wnat I tin “Well, sir, | suppose the letter —~” “Ah! where did you see that letter?” “Tn Atiania,” said 1, wondering more and more what was meant by tills Scrange catecuisiug. 1did not dream that Mr. Davis could take the de- spatch find sent as a deadiy injury, and so far his manner Was quiet and gentiemaniy. “In Atlanta, and who showed you that letter?" The y how suddenly became plainiy visible Mm the 1 saw Mr. Davis was mad and was temport to fiud out iow his letter had got sel abroad. Wiatever may be nt, other fauits, he hay al least this virtue, that be Would make a very bad lawy' He can't hide his real feelings long enougt: to successinly cross-eXainine a wituess five minutes, Of course, L Was now fully Warned, and made up my mind not to divulge the wishea-for information. To have done so would have been no breacn of conti- dence; bat | did nut choose to ve Wheedled. or bul- hed out of It, 30 t auswered quickly “That I must decline to tell you.” “Well, sir,’ proceeded Mr, Davia, “that despatch was false; I don’t believe you ever saw that letter.” Mr, Davis —" Acuse me One moment.” And here Mr. Davis quickly passed ont into his outer ofice and, as I believe, armed himsell with a pistol, and asked is clerks to keep a good sharp lookout for whatever might occur. It was an altogether unnecessary pre- cannon, it this supposition be trae, [ have been South twice, have made ioug visits each time, have been in al! sorts of rough places, and never carried & pistol and never had tue slightest occasion to use one ou any previous occasion, — [do not pretend to be a fghiing man, aad uniess pusined to the wail and actuaily attacked never should fire upon a fel- low being. ~ Even then I wou d rather be taxen for a coward and suave myself by fMigut than live wita my hands plackeued with the stata of blood shed tn a private quarrel Those are strange and igaopie sentiments, no doubt, im the eyes of a Soutiero cavuuier like Mr. Davis, Who, We can all easily believe, bas ouullved , squeamish scruples about the sauctity of human lite, He must nave learned though that tousaads of men wie hold similarly uaworthy opluions can mare. into a datdeteld at the bidding of Fatheriand and bear themselves like men who are afraid to die only in a bad cause. Mr. Davis came back Into the room, and at once took up the couversation in @ much bolder tone. 1 need not detail 16 at length, Py 'n it was very short. It was much the same ia substance as that already given; bat it was ail one-sided. At tirst | endeavored to reason with the trate President, sentences as remorselessiy aud arvitrarily as he would have done my head if he had sui been the chosen lord of 8,0 0,000 of people and tL had been | at his merey. There was only vie special point in it that need be nouced. L confessed, of course, that | had not weigued every sentence in his lever, though | was too polite to add that, evert if TL had, nis lilerary style is Woo obseure ro be readily under. | stood. [ told him that 1 nad only read the second | EC. ba you sald just now that some one had read it to you. You see you don’t teil the same story.’’ Phat 9 true, too,’* ‘How can it be," pursued the ex-President, and, like jesting Puate, When he asked, “What is turn?’ would not stay for an answer. Of course, my readers wili see from the explanation I have previousiy given, and most of them would be sharp enough to see without any ie tae that it is possibie for a man to read a letter, the part or whole Ol Which has aiso been read to aim. Mr. Davis now worked himself into a perfect frenay of passion, His eyes glittered with rage, and one might suppose him some malignant se: pent, whose fang of death had been taken away from fim, but who still retained, even in his present impo- tence, the evil passions that marked his former power sor ill. He talked along for a minate or so, and fuaily wound up by roaring owt im stentorian tones, 7 “You are a lar and @ puppy, sir.” Trose and at once sald, ‘Alter that, Mr. Davis, I had petter go.” “Yes, sit; clar, clar,” Was the response, Mr. Davis, in his wrath, relapsing int the negro pronuactation of bis section. ‘And I “ciarred,”” But I snali_ never forget the Closing scene before my exit, fhere was the man petore Mo whom tne *Markis of Big Buoses” once nominated for the Southern crown, trampling with rage, his fists clenched, tls features disvorted with hate, and longing, a4 I oelléve, for some movemens ov gesture on ty part that Mnght excase bim, or one of his myrmidons, who were looking on trom the front office, In the eyes OF & Southera jury for taking my life, Thatis what lcailanadyeurure, Nownere ise in the South, however, was t ever lor @ moment ; aud Wil ream jiere avd spend Sevaba NEW YORK HERALD, WH troated with discourtesy, much tess insult, and T do not now wish to hold up Mr. Davis as a represonta- Uve Southern genileman. Udo not tl either that that unlucky despatch was the reai grouad of Mr. Davis’ maniacal Jury, 1 believe 1 was rather tue remembrance Of @ certain ower article in the HERALD that greeced bts Atlanta speech. Some of Mr. Davis’ old friouds will find it dimeutt, Ro doubt, io believe that 1 was not in the wrong on some point that t have notexpiaiaed. They remeu- ber him only as he was ia the old days, When he was still a polished, courteous, though aps no! very genial, Southern gentleman, ‘They forget that he has beeu soured by misfortune and embittered by that most poignant fat of despair—disappointed ambt- tuon. specially 18 this the case just now, It 1s no scandal to repeat what you will hear all over the South—that Davis, peruaps unconsciously and with- out intending it, but Hone the tess sadly, Was bit- terly jealous of the nobler popularity oi Lee with the Sou:hern people. Davis would stop at no sacrifice to secure thai sume meed of loving devotion that Southern hearts cheerfully gave towards the chiol of Arlington, to say noinlog of Lhe respect that his un- seitisliness, gailantry and personal purity earned him at the North. While Lee lived Davis Knew that he himselt was only second in the affections of his copie. Now that Lee ts dead, however, te fallen President hopes to fli his place, The speech at At- lanta, so I nave becn told, Was inspired by tuat am- bition. fut he 18 doomed to disappointment, as every one who knows the South is fly aware, Love is only won by love, and Mr, Davis was too arbitrary 10 N13 use Of power aud too selisuly personal, even m hus devotlon to the South, to ever in an, wariuer feeling tian respect, mungied, perhaps, with sytnpathy and gratitade. 1 am by no means the Only victim of Mr. Davis’ injustice. If I chose to hunt them up I think [ coud flit a score ot columns with true anecdotes of the personal wrongs watch Mr, Davis’ inticmity of temper has led him to commit. One only wili sul- lice, Mr. Davis boarded, some months ago, at che Peabody tiouse, in Memphis, Ht is a ruie of that hotel that no meals shall be served after certain hours, Mr, Davis came im late one day—eirher to breaktast or dinner, | can’t say which—and rapped at the door Oo. trausparent glass that forms the en- trance to the diniag 1oum. Just mside, tarougn the glass, he couid see the form of a negro wanter, Lime in,’? cried he in a tone worthy of a de- dd Rin peror, ‘an’( do it, sir’? retorted the aarky. “after hours, sir, Can't serve anytiing here ater such & time.” “Let me mm,” again cried Mr. Davis in louder tones. A sald Cae a repetition of the frst response. What. sirouid tue ouce nearly King of eleven States be thus held at bay oy an iniernal fliteeath amendineut¢ Perish a thoagit so base! Bangi mash! ung! went the giass panei as Mr. Davis’ Asi forced fis resistiess way througi, and tne gluitoring iragments shivered on the floor, Aad where did Mr, Davis! iist ultimately gor My intormant toid me mto the pursy stomach of the overted Sthiopmn. | hope, however, that tiis 1s an exaggeration, Mr. Davis would never aun so low and run so imminent a risk of Mntting below the belt and vioiwung tie rues of tae P. Ry “Anyway, that nigger howled, you bet, added the geatiemun who ilrst told me this story, which [ atcerwards jeard corroborated vy other and wu- thentic witnesses, And, atter ail, Mr. Davis came off second best. For it is quite a dangevous thing, as any vae can demoustrate by personal experiment, to dash your land through a pane of glass. Mr. Davis’ paw was gashed badly tn several places; he was Jed, bleeding Irom, peraaps, the only Held of strife his gore ever wiained, And Was soea for some time aftorwards yalkion, uhe streets of Memphis with his aria ina sling. Here is another example of the dignity and qnioct genuemanly jorbearaace and geatieness which Mr. Davis displays under his misiortunes, But fancy What such au autocrat would have been if he had become the xnuinted ruler of tae Southerp people. Jat not misied by prejudice when Ladd that Mr. Davis 18 Very uapopular with the majority ot the people of siemphis. Not that he has doue auything to them especiaily, Dui they Comprise a great mauy old soldiers, and aimvuag old reo soldiers he is nos wuere popular. Indeed, am toid that mis social circle is very restricted, and 1s, even at that, largely feminine in its characier. What anu outrage itis to charge women with being fickie and untrae to their abstract at.achments! The men in the South are largely willing to accept the situation, but 1 don’t think you wu! find a new departure lady democrat in the wuole length and breadth of the land, Any way, Mr. Davis 18 ciicered in his sorrowful old age by the charming adulation of a choice coterte of Memphis beauties, “How are you, Mr, President ?”* sigh they, with re- spectfui touk and subdued voice. “For you are our Prestdent, you know." That is a toucuimg and interesting conversation, whch 1 ain told upon reliable authority transpires almost every day in Memphis. 1 guess, though, the aay Lcalied on him Jeff must have somenow been deprived of his customary suzar plum of this char- acter. That may be what made him so savage, THE JERSEY DEMOCRACY. for a Vigorous ¢ punty—Jolnu Re Me fer Senator. Tuat the democracy of New Jersey mean to re- a the Stave at the coming election there are A most active canvass is apaizn in Mud. ersou clea a already abundant stins. gomg ou for every oMice from Governor to constable, It seems to be understood that Hudson county whl be the great battle ground, and accordingly the wire pullers of both parties are actively at work there. THE STATE SENATORSIIP is the big plum. Leon Abbeir, John 2. McPherson, Mayor O'Neili and Hermann D. Busch, the heavy weight of tioboken, are in the feid, but tt is con- ceded on all sides that the race lies betw. Abbeuw and McPaersou. in order to restore barmony inthe party, and to make taat long pull and sirong pull which i so maucn relied pon at elec- tions, these two gentlemen agreed to submit the question beforehand to leading Gemocrats, and that the decision of the conclave should b» binding on eaca candidate. Fourteen delegates taken irom the county at jarge were selected by each candidate, This convention assembled a few nights ago at Allen’s hotel on the nil, but ADJOURNED WITHOUT ANY AGREEMENT. Another effort was made, and tie convention assembied at St. Joha’s Hali ma Gregory street, on Monday night. Tue first ballot resulted in @ “four- twen eacu,’ the second showed one copvert to McPherson's side, tue third two, and s0 on to the fourth, Which stood 18 to 10, | McPherson was accordimuly deciared the choice of the “boys” for State Senator, ‘Tis ts to be regarded, however, as simply prelumimary to the ar Democratic Con- veutiou, which may disturo, after ail, the best laid schemes, But Mr. Abbett gracetuliy retures, accord- ing to the compact, and nis retirement will have the e1fect of healing the dissension between the old and THE YOUNG DEMOCRACY. That he would be the choice for Seaator but for nis course towards Mr. Aincas Fizpatrick, the standard bearer of the Young Lemocracy lagi fall, there is Bardly a doubt. is persistent attacks on Mr. Fitz- patrick gave riseto = THE BRANN+-HARRINGTON COALITION, whicn proved too powerful for him when the crisis arrived. The Mcherson men are working now with the greatest spiritand contidence. YAOHTING NOTES. ‘The following yachts passed through Hell Gate yoalerday:— Steam yacnt William M, Tweed, Tweed, Green- wien for New York. Yacht Dauntiess, Commodore Bennett, Newport for New } ork. Yacht Wanderer, Lorillard, from Newport, on @ are arrived a Vineyard Haven morhing of the ul. AQUATICS, American Oarsmen. An American four-oared crew Nas been organized who are to contest with tne Engiish and St. Jot crews in the rezaita at Yalilax, Nova Scoua, and Saratoga, N York, in August and September. everal of the men arrived in New York yesterday | weeks in training, Until a week or so be ore thé Halifax re- atta, Conlter will row with the fngiish champion 10 the regatia fora prize, when two ovmers—one of whom wiillikely be John sright, of the English crew—wili eater, PE ORIOKET. Boston vs. New York—A Drnwn Match. ‘The contest between the Che!sea C,ub, of Boston, and the New York Club, Which was commencei at Hoboken on Monday, was yesterday interrupted by rain wile the New Yorkers were playtug their sec- ond tinngs. As the ga;ne could not be resumod it termmated ina drawa match, To-day the boston eleven piay the Si. George Cluo at Hoboken, The foliowing 18 the score of yesterday's play:— K a @ 6 Byes, ac... otal... seeees c es BASE BALL NOTES. ‘To-morrow the Athletics, of Phitade!phta, play the Ecktfords on the Union Grounas. Friday the “old vets" of the Knickerbocker Club wili try conclusions with the “young uns’ of the Gothams at Hoboken. To-day the Fiyaway and Sylvan Clubs play at Hunter's Point. avarday the Stars play thetr return match with the Abiantics on the Capttoline, ‘The game Which Was to have taken place yester- day between the Stars, of Brooklyn, and the Ama- teurs, of Newark, at the Capitoline, also the one be- tween the Exc:lsiors, Of Brooklyn, and the Cham. pions, of Jersey City, were postponed on account of the inclement condition of the Weather, ‘The game vetween the Nassau and Jasper Clubs, which Was to have come off yesterday at Prospect Park, has been postponed until Sacurday, eXt Saturvay the Dauntiess (late Ink-Slinger) Ciub piay their first match game of the season with aa Boak Note Company nine at Bergen, DNESDAY, JULY 26, L87L FINAN AND COMMERCIAL, WALL STRBRT, Torspay, Juty 25-6 P, M. On ‘Change to-day wheat was better, but irregular im the several grades, Cotton was lower and dull, MONRY TWO TO THREE PER CENT. Money was easy at 2 per cent on governments and at 3 per cent on stocks, Good borrowers on vhe latter collaterals were in some cases supplied at 2% per cent. Prime paper is quoted 44% @ 53¢ per cent for sixty days and 53; @ 7!4 per cent for four to six months dates, Poreign exchange was steady on the basis of 11039 41103; for prime bankers’ sixty days sterling and 11034 a 110), for sight bills. GOLD STRONG—L12%5 A 112%. Under rumors of @ revival of operations on the part of the gold clique the gold market was stronger, and advanced to 1123;. So far the plans of the com- bination seem to contemplate only the exaction of high raves for the use of cash gold, which, for delivery ou speculative’ sales, was worth as high as 1-32 per cent per day. The course of the market 1s suown th the table:— 10 A. M. 10:12 A. LA. M 12 M. 1PM. % In the goid loan market the rates ranged from 1 percent for carrying to t-32 for borrowing. The operations of the Gold Exchange Bank follows: — Gold cleared. Gok balances 5 Curreacy bali 1 he The European ste $66,000 In specte, The engagements for to-morrow are $310,000, GOVERNMENTS STEADY. ‘The general list was steaty, with a dull market. ‘The currency sixes were exceptionally firm and ad- vanced to 1131;, The following were the clos- ing street prices :—United States currency #txes, 118% @ 119%; do., 1881, registered, 116% 0 116%; do. do., coupon, 116'¢ a 11644; do, five-twenties, registered, May and November, 113%, a 115%; do., 1862, coupon, do., 114 a 114%; do. do., 1804, do. do., 113% a 11334; do. do., 1805, do. do, 113% a 118%; do, do., registered, January and July, 11215 a 113; do. do., 1865, coupon, do., 11214 a 1125; do. do., 1867, do. do., 112% a 113; do. do,, 1368, do. do., 112% & 1133; do, ten-forties, registered, 112% a 112%; do. do., coupon, 118 a 118%. SOUTHERN SECURITIES HBAVY. The Southera list was heavy in sympathy with @ sharp dectine 1a the old North Carolinas, which fell to 48, and lower prices for the new South Carolinas, er resulting from the discovery of the recent issue of bonds authorized for the redemption of, old bonds | committee of who decided the bonds ‘not a good delivery.” North Carolinas were favorably affected by the decline in the old bonds and were strong. [1b will be remembered that we have frequently quoted the opinion of persons famillar with tne rela- tive merits of these two fssnes to the effect that too wide a margin existed between their prices, The Tennessecs are a notable tliustra- tion of a similar movement toward equalization now accomplished, Tae following were the closing street prices:—Cennesses, ex coupon, 72 & 72} new, 72 a 7234; Virginia, ex coupon, 65 a 66; do. new, 72% a 73; do. registered stock, old, 55 a 66; Georgia sixes, 84 @ 86; do. sevens, 9S'y a 95; North Carolina, ex coupon, 40 2 43; do. funding, 1866, 33.35; do. do., 1508, 30a 82; do. new, 27 « 28; do. special tax, 19!¢ a 20; Missouri sixes, 98 a@ 99; do. Hannibal and St. Joseph, 95 & 98; Louisiana sixes, 68 2 69; do. new, 64 8 65; do, levee sixes, 71 @ 72; do. do, eights, 84a 87; do. pent- tentiary sevens, 70 @ 73; do. railroad elgits, 78 a 80; Alabama fives, 66 @ 70; du. eights, 98 a 100; do. ratiroad eights, 90 a 95; South Carelina sixes, 75 a 75; do. new, January and July, bisa 87 do. do, April and October, 573, a 60; Arkansas s1xe3, 552 60; do, sevens, 53.2 65, STOCKS WHAK AND LOWER. the Stock Exchange to-day, gave way and declined. Northwest common re- ceded from 68%; to 664;, and Ohio and Mississinpl from 45% to 44'j. The market then became dull and toward the close rallied faintly, St. Paul rising to 59. Hannibal and St. Joseph tumbled to 674g for the common and 7744 for the preferred. The leading directors of the Lake Shore road started by special train to-day for Cleveland to atvend the meeting of stockholders to be held there to-morrow. HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICHS, The followimg table suows the highest and lowest prices of the principal stocks durlag the day:— Highest. Lowest. New York Central consolidated. 9515 rie York Ceatral scrip OLsy My Ww7% 0845 Pitisburg.. 12 Northwestern . oe 65% Nortawestern preferred 18% . 0855 58% ul p 80 Olno ana olississipp! 44 Union vacitic, 27a, Hannt st and in 674 Hannibal and St, Joseph preferred Thy Western Union Telegraph 56% Pacifle Mail....seeeee + 44 THE NEW LOAN. The subscriptions to the new loan to-day were $42,000. THE EXPORTS OF THE WEEK. The aggregate exports (exclusive of specie) from the port of New York for the week ending July 26, 1871, were $5,272,595, THE RAILWAY MORTGAGES. The tollowing were the bids tor the vonds:— New York Cen 6 New York en 6° railway Gt West 2am," 1 uiney & To! 1 e tm I ve Chie 2a m. ne, RI & Paci Mor & kasex int m, Ene Ist m, end. Friefd m 7's,’ od ts, FW Vitus, FW & PE WAC lev « Pitts 24 m, Ciev & Pius 8d m.- Clee & Piits ath Chic & Alton Chic & Ale Ist m: Chie & Alt incow Ohio & Mise con. Dab & Sioux € 19 Pentnsular RI Loni... £ i x 228133) St Louis & Tron M Ist im. 941 Union Pac tacome t's. 31 MIL St Paul tee in 8 Hi Cen 7 pe, 1875. 108 Ait x TH ist m. Alt & TH dd m, pret. } Chic &NW NY ek istm, * Long Dook boads. Har RTs, ad re Chie & Mil ist an. io & NW ex | hte dN W Ist Jol & Chic Ist tn. | Maa & St Jo con. Lei, Lack & We . t Tol, Peo & W, WW D. Tol, Peo & War 2 in N York &N Ua iy jos, Hart & Erie gt. Cedar F & Mina Ist m. De', Lack & Wee Tol'x Wab Ist m, ex Tot & W Ist m, StL To! & Wab 2d in... Tot & Wab equlp ods To! & W cons con... SALN3 AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Tuesday, July 25—10:15 A. M. #12000 OS 6, ML... Waha Md Coal Co..be 4 do. yo US b Tun U. 2700 US 10 Mich Cen RR. 400 Ciew & Pitts Bi 68 dO. Ww0Cne & NW KK. 0 BO ce cevee 100 Chie & NW p 10) Un Pac RE 400 do. 0 a 27% Wy New Jersey Cori RR 1035 800 Chic & Ri TP RR.880 luis BOO Os sae m 100 Tol, WA WRT) BaAg Jv Dei, L&W RR, lug we $8 Wig 12:15 o'Clock P.M. 81000 US 6's, "Sl, o...-. 116g 8500 U 5 6-90, 0, "65, wm 1129 12000 US 0-90, ©, "65, a. ULES, One o’Clock P. M. 910009 Tenn 6's, new... 722 SW ahsLSAMARA... 108 4000 Georgis Ta, w bis OS 10. nion Pac RR. Pid 100m 80.6 00 Cleve & Pitts ‘a Janady,n. 67 800 she Wee U T . & wo do Tw Chic & N aw 400 Amerionn 88) 200 Qu’kailver ¢ Wi 100 Pac M88 $4 800 Mi ray 10) Mil & St P pid ey 100 do. «+45 +0 100 Py Fe Wa Gg 109 Jud Ohio & Mian RR. WO Morris & Be $30,044,000 | i 2 | 1 do | linas was maie the subject of investigation oy the | The new | The stock market wes strong in the early forenoon | and the cliques ventured to seil, but prices soon | STREET QUOTATIONS. Half-past Five o Clock P. on. 56 +» Wee wee Lake Shot Pittaburg. Northwestern. 667, 4 Northwestera pf 69 a COMMERCIAL REPORT. Han & StJo Bos, Har & Brie 8Y'¢ “Gol, C # Ind Con TuRsvAyY, July 25-6 P.M. AaiEs.—A emall demand was supplied at 87 a $7 50 for pots and 4 a $9 7 for pearis. Tho market was quiet but atoudy, CANDLES were steady, with a light inquiry from the job- Wing trade, at 29¢. for plain aperm, 8%c. for patent sperm, 2e. a 20, for atearle and 18e. w 1ée, for adamantine. Cor¥rR,—Rio and Santos were in leas active demand, but the market continued firm, We heard of no further cargo sales. A moderate business was done in all de- scriptions, in n jobbing war, at very full prices, Mesers, Arden & White sum up the stock of io and Santos coflee in the United Stutes as follows:—New \ork, 98,60 ; Baltimore, 63.98; New Orleans, 0; Me : Galveston, 2,60. "Total, We q Kio, ‘ordinary cargoes, 140. ‘a tair dow Mh li'ge.; good do., Ilige. ‘a 1ze.; prime do., 12 treme’ range for lots, 1040. a thirty to aixty cays’ credit do, (grass miste . gold, per government bugs), lee. Siagapore, W7o. a 18. ; Iie. a Ve. ry ibo, We. a iige,:; Laguayra, 1oiger; Jamaica, Ie, a 1h'ge.; St. Domingo (xold, in gc. a We. ; Costa Rica, Mige. a 170.; Mantia, Me. a Ibe. Mexican, Ic. a lbe.; Savanida, Be. a 16 it a ide. Covroy.—The demand tor cotton on the spot was mostly | Minted to ordinary and pood ordinary, which graves com- | anded ful prices. Low mtddiiog a the better . ualities were neglected, aad prices were Ln bayers® fav ding was taily' inc. per td. lower, bo market at the mbyolaed quotations, Forwav! «ely ine was tye. per Ib. but snosequently the the market’ clowo ‘bt the closing rates of gules were a4 follows To Day, Tat. Svening, a4 For suture ul AS folluWs?—Last evening. Tages, 20 at Uy be Seibe.} Uetol 7 August and septem AL Macy 1,100 at tober, 20 ae '13/¢e yitht ut Ledae. bacuangye on; 100 August vor 100 Septemve | gran i total, ¢,000 onles. Cue average quotations of yeste | day's Lorward de ivertes were :—Jaly, 19 e.; August, UA.B30. temper, iv.bie. ; Oetover, 18,7oc.; Deo mbcr, 1s 7-160. Wel © | quote :— i Tplande, Alaoama, New Orieuns, Terr. Oniioary ... 1 bg 15, 1s aati ‘bused on cote hall a grade abov ipta At the poris to-day were 4s {1 18, 613; Mov.le, + Norfouk 6 bal, pame day just week, & Rate for co.ton iveghi to Lorel.n poris To wiveryouiy bg wieay Mls soe Y | New Yora, day vast year, cio d as foilows: Peery by steain, 1¢., To Haine | barg. by sieain, Jo sreinen, t gold, com reMse port ‘ American prices, tue market ¢ with further Blour, 10, 2 nbls, ; when Mies t 25,045 vusheis, Hour market yuied ermer, super aud No. &, which were In tur. dearer tu inquiry, Th bois. Rye dour co tinued dutl, loc brought | mede | Ronny boop Onto, saipphig br Kound boop Ohio, trade brang Family. St. Lows Low Siranhiekiras eS St, Lowia cnoice douvie extra. St. Louis choise fail Kye tour... South Si r Soutuern extr Southern family Corn meal, Westera white. Cora meal, Western yellow, Corn meul, Jersey. Cornmeal, Bi | Corn mei tp pe at very ow at BL bow ph dv 1 lots new nuver r, Corn was Lirmer, witie the saves were avout 2 spring, 1 0 a $ $1 40 for euperior wie wnies of ubous 25,000 bnahels at B40. a B8%pce Le for choice do; Southera white: noma ly Soe, wore in better deuaud and irmer; the suies were about 1),00) bushels, nowinudy at Blo. a a Tie. for Outo, Barley und rye were dull and entirely } | nominal. F e market continued quiet, but owing to the ‘The chartering ! tet, but rates lirm. | ‘ot both grain and petro. | Owners restricted business to a co eur 1b tes. 1rd at mail Sil, 0250 bushels of gral in at Tigi. for cor aud Bu. ® rid. for wheat, To London by wail, 52,500 busuels oO. grag al Sd. for cor Bia. Vor ‘whe Antwerp, by sall, 15,000 bushels Sai Woeat at Charters comprise & Norweglan br 18, 1,100 bbls. relined pecroleut ¢ ty Udessn, 1,000 cused of petro! can bark hence to # port in sha M ned peitoicum on private tern + in the « a british . a Fiuinde’ puta w a direct oo. refined petroieum, Lonaon, eargo of oil cake at 20a, per ton; 1 304 tons, froin Bull iver to Cork for orders, pos; or if to & direct port, 278, bd. GUNNTES continne dil, bat prices were without noticeable ciaage; quoted ut 14jgc, fof baws, und Ihc. a 10%c. for cloth. Hops. —With a fair export demand prices remain firm. We quote :—Calitornia, 2c. a 20. ; State, Yo. a luc, ; Lustera, Be. alic, 1 e. and nde, Heap ANt quilet, but prices were nominally uncianged, We quote:—Dressed American, $2 53 & a2 HO pec ton; undressed do. wl 6ba $1 70 per ton; Mau- Dila, He. a TL 6, goid; Sisal, Sige , do.; Lnmpico, Te. a 740, in bond; Suni, Tiyc. @ 8c, currency, Juve, bgc. w HKe., go. and jute butts, Ad. a4 ,., currency. 14ON.--The market (or Scotch pit was quiet but steady. Wernute ares of liv tons Giengarbuck train yard at ofa 60; ton trom yard wi 232, and suiail lots Garis ‘# 343 60 from dock, There was a considerable American pig, cnedy for future delivery, the sales comprising 8 WW tons (to resell) at $38 for Nu. 1 Lei ‘anu #39 for No. L North tstver. 0.4 was held at i stock of domesttc contined iuw. We sales of 3) tons old douvie head rans at ¢8d 6, gold, prompt cash, and 70 eliverabie. We quote :—Spantsh wold, per lu tus; Gnguish 251 sheet “and Bo 1, 100 ibe. ; bar, “BLO 25. LASSK3.—A moderate Jobbing demand prevaited, and ail business was consiimmated in lots ac ill price Cargoes, though quite neglected, were uncaanged fa pric BO) Huda. St. Kitts (al degrees ‘est, 4c, per gallon. We centrifugal ana mixed, Zio. a sile.; € ; Cuba muscovado, grocery, 4c. a 45 co. w Obe. ; Knglibl Isiands, be. a 4e.; New Ur r8.—The market for spirits turpentine was were eptirely mot baw Tar was quiet but Wasbington and y4 for Wimington, Toe saies were Limited to SH ob8, Bt Ubis. do. at $5 vd, aud nl inactive, and Hi ge., without ‘The market has shown no new feature and nied quict. For balauce of monty about 7,00) bos, re- d #tandarc white were disposed Of at dosge, Fature delivery | Was enurely negected, and prices irregular and unsetti Crude was dull and aOmewhat easier, being held a nd in ODIs. ab 1Sigc. w 15 tHe 1c. The marke phin for refined was decidedly easier and very rr nies were reported of 1,00) bbls, standard wo with return, 1,00 bbis, do, at c., 00 bUls. pa 1,000 Ble. do. at 24 Nid {i “for balance Shipping erade quoted ab Ve. » Pauvisrons,_ Keceipte—Pork pbis,; beof, 2° pack: ages; cut meats, #8 packng 909 boIe, Aud Heroes and 10 wegs. The Market ior mea pork showo: more activity, but prices were wncbanced. she ent 250 bbis. OF mess, (Or valance OF movil, at eh con. f do., (or August, at 14 6, and L7H! bola. ut 214 62%. Lo jobving lotw about 20 bbs" so Bacun eontuued quiey, but we make no chang: in ons quo tutions. We quote: Suortciear, cige. « + long da, Se. tort rib, 8c. long do., Bie. a Sie rd an Lard was sone: Jw, BO. mM 1 ise bod Wercos ‘were taken for | at lOge. City lat! was ower 5 wad Kettle, without busl- Hue! "was | dull “and neglect d: ‘there was no ry, und prices were nominally duchansed. We qu a Biz; extra Laces, Blew 1b; pritne mess, Werees, $28; In in nese, dow, ud a $28, ‘Boer hans «iil, nomk: not In detnand, Out ments were quiet vit tien. Sal sé smioked Lamas, Within the ranwe oC \e, alia We “Dry waived shoulders, be, «649. ; clear bellies, Bac. bellies, 74g0.; sbort cut haus, rkest do., M40. a 1Be. Li ¢. a 7c. Butter was quiet 26¢. w Ju. tor choice Stary . for Weinh tubs and Ve, w 1K “Unuer a fair inquiry prices were aeusier, quo. . w Mle, {or ehuige factory, Yo. w We. (Or Lair to guod ie, a 9c, £02 Ollo. angoon WAS quiet, but steady, with further sales 28, 1n lots at B/p0. a Thge, por ‘ua couttnued Guleand Asminal atTe. w Te. per tb. Carolion was sendy, | with n moderate demand, “Phe sales were 6) theroes, at 4 4c. | 090, for fuir to prime, abd a sinall lot fancy at Bsc. per Ib. SUGAR.—The market was firmer, wich « (air inyilry from | reinece at tua prices. The sales comprised. SW) hhds., in- Cluding HOV his. good Fevming, at 940.5 375 bhis. Marit tive Common refining at $e. 8 Vice dina JO) Bide, Porto at Ie, a Teye. > 380 hhds Bico wo the trad Ne. owt go.40 Fee fining at ¥%o, and 250 hhds Ho. mt 98¥c, — wellned for A and | auyer was stendy, with a fair demand at 1 Wie. w 1395 for crushed, powdered anu x! ‘. s Ce to choree grocery, LUC. & Five wt0hoe¢ eobvamses, do, 4340. Sige. a'Bigo, Wye; a do., white, Liige. °. a ry grades, 9 tole Bern My told, 9346. 4 Me, Maniia— e SPeLTeR was duil and nominal, bg Iba. for foreign plates, and 0. ‘Tonacoo.—There was a fale export demand for Keatucky At full prices, We note sales of 700 buds. at To, a Be, per tb. Reed leat was steady, Wh fniriemand prise S60 cases new crop State, ou private terme, Lv casem 85 75 m $6.25, gold, ner lc. por tb. for’ domeaite 7 Mansachuasetts wrappers; 60 cases sia 4.150 owing Havana as Se. a #1 05. i fate dim: fall prices. We note private terms, | 400 1 14x20, all to arrive, Faglisu on private terms. Pig waa quiet realized 853¢¢., gold, per Ib. 2 6246 a 89, gold, per box; I. ¢. per box; coke terne, £6 25 a $7 50, do., 88 12'g w BRO, cold, per v per 1D.; Eniclish, 8c. at We. w 436¢., gold, per Lb. TALLOW continues in fair d mand and ny of 1,000 tba. wt Bcc, n Strata, per ib HIGKRY—Kecelpte, Se, for tron hooper, with mules of 200 DOMESTIC MA METS, New Onrean middiings ri 08, Exports To Great Br . Stock, 43,017, Cotton receipt. Sales, 1, A weak 5 SAVANNAS, July lings, 19ige. wUye. 8 bids, Ly ¥ ‘0 23 Bib. ae Oswrao, N. ¥., July 25, 1871. Flour tn good demand and market steady; sales 1,510 b ble at 87 for No. Lapring, $7 60 tor amber wiater, 88 for white 8 60 for doubie extra. Wheat firmer but quiet; saiew Nok Milwauges Ci BS a Bl MM 1,500 bushels at die None id peas quiet ied, per 6 Cotton qui Sales, 95, Ste aly 35, 1871 low to nie Tobacco—Salea, dium leat, al freb chee. ; umber $8 to ts-—Flour, to fom: soutpta by lawe Adie Leer hum 1 3,700 oualels bu veld wine: Shipments by caur corn, 1,//0,000 feet Lumber. CHcAGo, Saly %, 1871. nom! vat advanced le. @ ag Flour dail and price 40.3 NO, a aprivg, BLL keller July. ve hows ae Receipts S000 b 50W) bushele cura, 49,Gllv uns Ww) bushels | 1,00 bishe ala missioners fer Drugaints and Apoite- the Bons amination of oa ‘The above Commission, which was catled into ex- istence by a law passed duriag the last session | ot the New York Leuislature, held its first meetung yesterday, for the examination of candiuates ing to secure the Ilcense required by law. meetings had been held by the Commission previous occasions with a view to regulate course of procedure, for the Owing to the arrangements THE DIVISION OF LABOR It was found impossiole, or at least Inconvenient, to hold the examinations In public, though the Com. Missioners are willing to afford every facility to the gendiemen of the press to watch the workings of the new Board. A good deal of feciing bas been exhioled by @ certain class among the aruggists and drag dispensers ogatust me Operation of the new law, which they consider operates harshly in their case, and these grumbiers show every disposition to obstruct the acuion of the Board, Alt kinds ol artifice have been put in practice vy designing persons to diacreall the Co Wmunissiouers In the eyes Of tae public and of tue di Uzgists, ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL SCHEMES {s the seuding of letiers to druggists stating that the Writer ts tu position to make such arrangements as Will secure & successful eXumina ion to tne aspirant on coudiuon baat the sum of glov be patd to tne write 1. in one instance We fellow had the cooiness to preseut niuself to the owner of a dcug store and persouatly Offer his good ofilves wita Dr. Doremus, seMung hunsell as & Iriend and fellow grada- ate ol the Wocvor’s. AS this Impostor exiibited A GOD DEAL OF KNOWLEDGA concerning the nature and value vi arags, he 1s pupposed to be some scuinp Wao has veea in the arug business, aad 4s thereivre likely to unpose on the uuwary, A jecter hus also beea returned to Dr. | O'Leary Which Was seat (ow druggist offertag, for & consideration, to make things smooth ta ine Way of lus eAuiminauion, this Writer anvoUuciug himself as | the brocuér-iu-iaw of Dr. O'ceary. These the de- Vices Of the dishonest Lave streagiiened tue resolve of tie Commissioners Lo be even more than usually SWicL la their exXaminaon, for tuey feel tuat tHe eyes of the Communty are on them, aha that tacy be jound Wanung they will be coudemued without measure. fhe mutter they have in haut is TOU deRIVUS TO BK PLA: KD WITH, | and the people are sure to demand a tull account or | their Stewardsutp from those im whose hands has paced tue auty of Walcniag over tueir lives wad health. la ovder to expedite business, each Coinmuissioner bas vee Assigued & disitact set of subjects, in which be eXamines all wao present ticuseives, And eceording Co the proficieucy wey exiublt awards thew a certain Namber of wares, 50 that bo one can tell Wuetler or not the candidate has passed wou the Commissioners nave met aud COMPARLD NOT! when the Secretary co.amuuicates the rosuit by letter to the candidate, Eacod Commissioner bas s@pacate rooms to carry on lus eXamimation, and the average time occuptéd by the examiuscion of & candidaie tor liceuse is au pour aud a ball, giving him avout tweuty-iive minutes with eaca Comuis- sioner, ihe distribution of labor among tie Com- muissioners 18 as ivliyWs:— Jr. voremus takes cucmlstry and toxocolugy. Dr. O'Leary examines im” prescripuous, doses, proportioas and incompatibiiies. Commussivaer Frouweim examines in practical, Puarmacy and oMcival botany. Comunigsiouer Graiam eXsmtines in adulteration OF deugs @ad materia medica, On yesterday seven applicants for licenses PRESENTED TH4MSEL\V ES FOR EXAMUNATION, but woe.uer tunis wus due to the stute of the wea theror to @ Givincilmation on the part of the di pensing clerks remains Lo beseen. Those who pre- seniod themseives were en Why had litte cause Ww fear the examtuation, as Lacy wee all men of long Blunding lu the drug business aud ovcupying re- sponsivie positions. ‘Though no official suatement ol weir success could be made the HEKALD re- porier Was abie to learn that the success of ali whe had presented themselves was assured vy co;apar- ing the tavorable report oL the diiereut exammers. Unless tue arug cierks preseat themselves with mmore aluccity, JHE BUSINESS OF THE BOARD will drag ou rather siowly, and ai the expiration of the siX Mouths alowed by law a guod mauy of the Aruggists Wil Gad themselves exposed to tue pains and penaities decreed oy ine Legisiature. Lt a; pears Trou Careful stutislics thas Vaere aie La ine city of New York FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX DRUG STORES engaged in the dispen-ing Ot medicines, aod wese stores euiploy on an average ove and & ball arag clerks, Wulcd Would give us avout six Hundred aod Nit. tour cierks and nts engaged im the dis- pensing of swedicime. ihere can ve uo douvt that anmwng this large Rumber there are very many in competent for tue proper Giscuarge of the duties de. volving On them, and the good Wilen the pubic ex- pecis tv derive tigu the actioa Of the uew Bours 13 the eltmnation of all persous not properly qualiied lor the discharge OL Uneir duty. A Druggist on ibe Drug Lawn. ‘To THE EDITOR OF THK HawaLp;— In your paper of the 23d inst. you make reference tothe act passed by the last Legisiature of this State conceraing the dispensing of medicine, saving It gives “cousiderable umbrage to existing cuemists and espectaily to those amoag them whose iguo- rance makes them jear the ordeal of 40 examina don." In reply, I, a3 & chemist and druggist of tong standiag, do uot fear aa examination of the gener- alities and necessary skill requived in the conduct- ing of the drag and dispensary profession, but I do not seek for an examination tae same as young men just trom college, Wao can tell you tat tne symbol for crystallized seda Is. zZNaULUASVo ping 14,5HO, or that carbonate of magnesia 13 represented by O(n golU.-2 plus BUS) piusMgoHY, T have forgottea ali those, as tuey were not neccs- sary in we business; but ican te when @ doctor orders & poiwouvas dose and Lave ottea corrected suca, Wie ts far more essential than tne Kuow- leauge of botany required by our examiners—a ou au due add, Hot required of those studying or M. The law totally ignores the College of Pharmacy, @ cnartered body Of Competert chemists and dru As tieie 18 LO provision made for those hav- ug @ diploma from any college or university, all have to go Up alse, As Weil might you usk all the pee ud surgeons to ve examined again; and how iow would be abie to go turough ull thas ‘they were crammed lor a6 their examiuation ior dipio- e i le gales com. | ae aad bOI ta trelune | mouiea, mat Suil they hod ther reputanon goud. rhen why ask druggists, some of them. of uurty years’ standing, to yo for an examinauon? itis right to preveot young mea who go into a store jor une year to draw soda water conuug out next year usa drug Clerk, and there Is a law at present in force prohibiting any one who has not served thres years 1a & drug store from puting up & prescription. Ttis law ought to nave been enforced, and this great outcry of stupid drug cierks would not have been raised, though ninety-nie muistuscs out Ob every one hundred arise, not frou ignorance, but from carelessuees, which no law Can preven. as the ignorant drug cierk 1s extcemely caceial how le handles potsons, but tne adept verifies Lie Oli sa) 18 that fariltariiy breetls contempt, DRL GUISE. New York, duly 25, 181. ANOTHER RIOT VICTIM. Henry Langstam, who was shot throrrh tly wt knee and left arm ducing the riot of fie L2H) Liste, died on Monday alternovn in Bellevue Hosptial (ous the effects of the injuries received. Decease |, Wie lived at 166 Builee street, Brovsiva, came bo City cliy om the day of the riot With some (riends ty wi Ness the Orange procession, ®ud Ais Curiosity Coss Kim nis Ife, Langstail Was bweaty-lWo years os Coroner Young was