The New York Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1871, Page 3

BEN BUT Th6 Essex Statesman on the .. Warpath, LER. my’s Headquarters. rcaceheinpanananannaeet tt Small Beer Politicins Nofeated at Their gwn Game. SALEM, Mass, Sept. 7, 1871. Asp quarterpast five o'clock this afternoon & hack rolled up to the Essex House, It rolled up fmposingly, aud stopped win a «Whoa, there)” and the river slipped off bis seat aud let down the steps, “Ah! who is itt asked everybody of every: ae dody else, and everybody elxe in the victuity re- | responded, “Why, that’s General Butler;” and, sure enough, tt wis. The General had lett Ipswich and the Cadets in fu!l uniform, and witn cocked hat, pick and span NEW EPAULETS AND A RIGULY-HUTED SWORD ‘Dy his side, he ulighted and entered the hotel. In she evening Mechanics’ Hail, the piace of the speech- making, was fiticd fo replevon, The Generai’s wtrategy ha:t worked tike acharm, aud che sensa- tion he made was quite cguai to that at Fitchburg, or even that at Springfeit. Loring, im fact and in brief, was at a big discount, The seating capacity of the hall is 1,100, aud besides that number 660 or 609 found standing room in the aisles aud about the entrances, The General made his appearance at a quarter past eight, dofed of his waititary garb and cladin the haviiaments of the clyitan, As he steppod upon the platform he was greete| with a round of applause, while ‘Mr. Parker L. Walker, the organist, struck Up “gohn Brown, ‘the General was introduced by Brigadier General Pierson, aud spoxe substantially ‘as follows:— ? % THY GENERAL'S SPRECH. “RALLOW CrrzENs, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN —I *heve vot come here to-night tomake @® speech, but oibave. with you a fui, lrank conterence; to revew “More closely the rel: Wrich have exisiea between us, aud 10 discuss. With ou certain ereat matters now at issae delore the Vomnionwealti; and | wish to make such expiana- Moos and such suguestions as I think due to you from me. And, tu the frst place, fellow citizens, 1 ewe you an apology tor coming here tms evontig, and it happened im tas wise. (Laugiict) BOW if DAYPENED. A At the request of some omy warm personal friends and in accordance with ivy own desire—because 41 tarte is anything in which I have been dereiict fa way. duty as your Kepreseniative ir has been, so tar asi know, in tie yon, my iciiow citizens and conatituents—l had det aed to come here and speak On Satur- pday evéilog, because 1 desired to explain mi ters wich has been charged against me-- Bone of the hew ones which had been found fince i8d%, All pricy to thar dute, 1 beliove, ate barred by_statute of Hinitation, auc, I believe, by the »¥erdict of the peopte In their elections; apd lam to acl thas i haven't oftener met | ations of Kindly irienddness | consult with you as to how you would be repro. | fetled In the Convention at Worcester, The city Committee of the republican party it Salem, tow- ever, afier it was anneunced that | was to speak cre, chose publish = @ mm setting tne day to be fo-morrow: Unat @ meeting should be | eid for the choice of delegates, Which would be one day before | should udréss you, v are acts about tat-amul game of herrings, I don’t know why that particular nizht was chosen, except I contd “guess.” (Luughier). J then, at some very considerable personal sacrifice, changed my deter. ination, and nad 1 announce that t wontd mee: my. itelow _ citizens here to-night, aud thefenpon thes city. «= commiitee changed and" met last mght; as 7 am agam informed, and, after discussion, postponed mdef- ‘nitety holding any meeting tor the choice of dele. gates, co that Lam airdid that you don’t jook ont you won't gct represented ut Worcester at all. Lam very anxious to havé Salem rey and { hope the city committee, if there ls any of them here, wil take my advice and cil a meeting at some proper time, and when they do = cail ttick to their cal! and make a time tor you to meet in mass convention and settle Who ehall represent yon at the State Convention, for 1 is about time, jellow crazeus, that the wia- ehinery of po.itics was broken wu I never have fad any of it. (Langiter), My idea la that the poli- @icians and f have pot heen On very youd verme together, .1 came tanto vis district, ax you remern- ‘er. very much im disgust with some political gentiomen, bur the people of tits district were kid enough to take me Up in spite Of political opera. tions. and | nave endeavored, as far as J might, f merit the confluence they reposed in ne, And now, my friends, What nas napvercd? What has Lappenedy Why, alter serviftg you us well as Uknew how for toar vears, ‘and seciag that there was very much to be done in Congress, seeing that qe are ouly to have a Presidential Congress in tne rest, Which means, as All poliliciaus know, ‘shat nothing is to be done, except to INTRIGUE ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY, Pass tie appropriation bills and come nome to took up what little offices can be gut under tne next wi ration; fechag in some way It might Le of service to tie State—(cul calis, and @ voice, “SiL0")— Sudavthe sugzestion of iriends examined alittle | into the State affairs, becuse f was struck with the facts which fe census showed and which very alarming—two facts— frst; that wile we Aad only increased from 112,060 to 114,000 in popwiation, I fouud that ‘the agricultaral and farming portion of the Common. qeaitn fad Jarvely decreased in popuation and aba farne were being jet to run to waste according 40 the siatistics, wand} looked around aad saw what was tne reason. 1 found men vblized to move into the mapuiscturing towns, and elwage in manuiac- ¢ures to the detriment of their farms, and 1 asked apem what they meaot and thought, and they told me fiat the taxes wefe so large they could not ake anytinng ovt of their tarme. Notwithstana- ing all the instructions they have ‘pbont farming in the tast ten years it was impos- @ibie for them to make enough of their sarma to dive and pay the taxes, Weil, | looted tu see where the axes came trom, my friends, and I founa a set facts witch I will derail you by and by aud ask i they mude the same inpresstoa on you that did on me, Weil, now, looking intu these gs, (8aid:—*{ wit! saifer my namie tv go before ‘people or the Commo2 Wealth as candidate for mor’? I did not know but 16 was very pree 4, &8 candidates go, tu." me to take thar piand. T thought I mignt aspire to chat. I know it 18 o high and honorable postition, ana Qne to be destved, and | thoug! frank, ‘manly way—!he ame Ge always talked to you whei- ever ave met you—was the way to do it; and I said eo, and If sald no more, fut went about my busiuess, | Instantly the waole vials of ‘wrath were poured out upon my devoted head from ali the newspapers, aud there Was nothing tiey could Bay that was too bed about me, and notling they could say that was good. ( -) Well, [heard it for wecks, and the next thing that f knew was ® fellow who miwsmanages a inill somewhere down in the Stace of Maine, who inierfered, you know, wih an election, in. 1:68 ana = raised money, and has a many. grocers bills of that cam:patgn unpaid, got up in his Towa a wenap camous, in the town of Brooklyn, and chose hisnsell and somebody. elae delegates to Worcester. wont say, though, whetuer he chose himseil, or not; and thercaffer, they went aud passed resolu. tions Which were tiougit to be very severe upon your representatives, hereatter all the news- gy published those resolutions and rolled tiem nike @ sweet morsel under their tougue. Wed, 1 bad some frieuds over here in Beverly, and they took @ very common and ordinary way to mect this, and they met iogethor and chore delegates represenring the town in iny favor to tie Worcester Convention, gud tiey thouglit, as ny enemies had passed uncompiuneniary resolutions, tuey would pass complineptary resolutions, Wel, hey did so, No citizcu of that Lown objecting, one geutieman, I helicve, who. was & summer boarder there—(uughter—thought it quite nevessury to rise tm bis place and opjoct, (Rencwed laugliter,) WHAT HAPPENED THEN? Why the chairman of that meeting tobk those reso- | # p* to Wie Busion Jouria! wad they. publintied then ame Was tiat in 1863 f raid F couid purciiase a news. paper for #60 1 don’t remember whether 1 xara £hos or not, but J thought su. (Shrtekk of laughte:.) Well, 1 ound it was eniirely the vther way, J ouly “roquired $12 to get acompltinentary resolution, Now the Advertiser, The Advrtiver says that Iny aly diences relish only the velgar, Pardon mie, tic. Dave settied up for an obscene Itbely fs the only vulgar thing that has got into his campuign That know a. (Laughter.) Why, Lavo felt that in order to get aoything uke & hearing vetore the people of we Communwealth—for couldn’ aflurd to pay $id every me out of $5,000 a year—L must rome forward and meet these — sianderers, Mee common = stabbers of reputation, face tu taco, Tney know When a man is right, aod wv Re te dotng right and when he means to do oe. Now, what evidence have I here before you? Why, in 1866 all these vid slanders Were vamped up na put over tins district ull there’ was enough Lo shing-é@ the whole district, and they had avout as effect a8 a brass band under & tent—laugh- ter}—not a bit more. Well, now, then they come at Hird. With these siamders, Weil, Lbave been Slandered all the ume and by tho same class of mea . Now, haved said auythi.g agalast uoy Wividual—excopt one, and jo is a newspaper snan—ote Warrington my several appeals to it. Not one word; and J pomt you, Vee iri to this, Jam your represontauve, and i mM LOW speaking I your prescuce to those whom my ow, and I asi Ro, nas any man during in Of gervice in Vongress of tour years cver HA Nees ne or aid Or aasiatance that I could give - att did not give him as freely and win, A Pe he nad come to “Nei” and ie 4 with tg A vor whieh | EELS ‘There are tw. tese two of the caucus, Effective Speech in His Ene- | fncph felves elected @ city coumiltee, | am About the man to do it. | dastenvagh when they see the people are about to | i i ij ; Wtoday. To-night the oMteors, with the band of | fent New York o! or $12 Weil, one of the charges against | velo | Of delegates and bring It in for the action ol the NE the Wid feat effectiveness, ict oim mise here meet me face to face and mako the oharge will. meet it. What 1s the best evi- dence that a man will do hts duty well hereafier—the best evidence? . Well, it is that he has done nis duty heretofore. Now, my iviends, 1 look you in the face and I say there ale TWO WAYS OP ELECTIONEERING. “~« ways tO carry on @ canvers, and are. 10 be tried peice me . ve cy way ig, throw over. monwealth. Pen the machinery ways a ae or . ‘ the machinery oe, Soca ‘eumtrol the ‘peop? plo of the Fiate themselves (. iow have your couventions been ln. OW . certal entiemen get el pelanyge oy ani and then there ty of Salem, for comes to be a cunyehtion of ihe ci stance. 1 Ca ive that as an illustration, Bot fe in io oyenk & personnel, Well, the ¢! i9 alent Fan ‘Wo De represented, and let Us Se Liv} Ne representatives are chosen, (Cheers,) What ea AN AAE TO GRIND maneebods. is a axe to grind, hee does he do? He gets as many of his sriendeta mo caucus as he can, as smail a novice given to tt as posalble, in as obscure a newspaper a8 can be found, and when tiat notice 1s givad aud the caucur is called tho chairman of the city comm*ice gets up and says:—'i Move you, how, thay ‘we pro- ceed to ofganize this meeting by choice Of achair- man. Dot hearanommationy Wilbsumebody who Lie givea to rejorin and who wants fair piay ‘On, Yes; i nommate Jon smith.” But Jouw not the right’ man, evidently, jor committeeman waits, ad pretty soon another man rises up and says, “Tnominate James Brown.’ Bays the committees man, “1 hear the.name of Janes Brown. (Laugh- ter.) AS many as are in favor of his serving you on tals occasion ag chairman will sav ‘Aye;’ those op- posed ‘No.’ (And bere the Geueral himself broke down witn laughter at the comical picture he was endeavoring to draw.) Well, the . people don’t kuow tue diference between John simunand James Brown, perhaps, and then James Brown comes forward and rays ho thanks the citizens jor the hover done hin; aud then proceeds the business of getting a secretary. The nexr vust- ness is to elect deiegates. The way ihe delegates areelected, Weil, tue chairman says, low shail the deiezates be eiected :” Que fello ho Wabl3 | Tair play, again sings out, ‘By batiot other oue | (999 up and Says, “1 move that a committee of three appointed uy the chair to go out and select @ lish 1 meeing,” and the clairman puts the motion, “AS many as are Infavor say ‘Aye!’ those opposed, ‘No? Jt ia a vole. (Laugnter.) 1 Sepals EALAF B. brady, John Snooks and limothy Ford. Sati these yentlemen serve you? (‘Yes !) Any objsc- von? ‘Tho chair hears no ovjection. They wiil serve you,” gud they go out, and Peter Brady, who pad previously been selected, pulls oat of ils pocket a Hst of delegates and says he “will report ’em,” 10s tho list we agroodon down tia the resiauraDt last evening” (laughtcr)—and thereupon they come in and report this hist, which always contains te namie, a8 I observe,of James Taompson, chairman of commnttes, and tne list 13 voted on and. the cilizeus go home, and tuev are represented at the conyeu- tion by these delegates. WHAT THE GENERAL WANTS. Now, what 1 want 1s to break that thing up, and that is one of my means. ‘Tbe General next reread | te leiters read by him at Fitchbury, and sald the Boston you) .a/ says that is only a fora or tester. Weil how does the vournal know? . (Langute;,} Now, let us go a sep fariher, No man anrg fake any stand in the commencement until he has pad some newspaper $2. No man dare be ® candidate until he gcts an ia. terest m some newspaper somewhere, and ho man dare to appoint a disavied soldier to an oitice as long as tnere is any Newspaper with @ friend in the State that wants an oilice, sald the General emphatt- cally. Waving recourse to his cambric “wipe.”?) | We t get sid oof =the tyranny oF | the press, and 1 bave come to the conclusion that .t (Cheers, cat-calis aud groans, interspersed wth shrieks of laughter and yells of “On, lord’? whue the General, with a pe- cular smile Hiumtuatiug bis features, proudly laced tue audience.) NEWEPAPERS’ PERSON ALITIE: Newspapers ure very goed things their way, the govud newspapers are inenis of wine. (Langhter and applause.) With newspapers tna | Publish 1a0ts and opinions I have no trounie; but. mewspapers that pudlish sianders and 1 Ore deadly encmies, and we Will fight out the battie | ‘antil one of us goes under. (Groans and Nn np) ‘They are all waising, that's ali, aud witl come row win. Shey will be just as is the man who writes thts letter. They will be for me as soon as they find outlam gaining strength. (shrieks of laughter.) HIGH TONED JOURNALISM. Now I want to call your attention to the dificul- ties that 1 labor under. [am going to prove to you, With reiatton to the expenses ul the State govern- ment, that the Boston Journal isa falsitier and & maligner, This ia the answer to oue high tones journal, and not personal at all. Weil, bow, said the General, elther they or I am Wrong, and he procceded simply to repeat the por- tions of his Springfleld speecit reluting to the ex. peudtiures, Now, the Boston Jouria says these ligures ave lies, Either the writer of that paragraph or I am a liar. Now, I have brought here the Anditor’s report, signe’ by Charles sndicott, aud will dk the chairman to look over one Cony “While read irom another, and see if 1 speak the trath.??. and eral Pierson did a8 requested. “rherd,” sata eral Haller, sare the expenses uf 1860-71, published in 1862. Perbaps one of the re poreeraot the Journa, if there is one here, will it”? A LIVELY RPISODE. Tha fasemating allusion of the General's, who stood smiling defiance at the reporters’ table, was ived by the audience with mucd entousiasm. Yhey laughed and they cheered, and then they fairiy shrieked, 80 exceedingly Judicrous aut Asceuic was the whole thing, aud nally they cat calied. When quiet was restored the General then repeated SOME OF HIS FIGURES, Now, Mr. Reporter, he sid, ie tuat right? Then another followed, and another and another, the General, In each case, putting the question, “How is that, Mr. Keportery or “Is that right,” &c., and the andienco in each case eouvalsing | and then collapsing. But the reporters took | it im good part, as tne General doubtiess mtenced st, add no damage was done, The upshot of ail this charge of libelous scrivbiers. was to keep these men that have been sucking the life-blood out ofthe people mn power, that these things are pub- lished against me, and yet [ am to bow down and worsnip the newspapers, am iy (Laaghter.) Not much! (Cheers.) THAT TRAT AGAIN, The General next struck the various boards commissions, and, said he, they have gut hold of the teat of the Treasury, aud they are mucking away for dear lile, and when I pull them off how squirm, (Laugnter.) You have heard of W: ton! Weil, Warrington says I am a poulti ; Inches; George T. Addison, 19 fect ¢menes; 4 CALEDOWIAN CONTESTS. | YACHTING? | every Fiftecath Annual Games at] Annual Regatta of the Portland Jones’ Wood. Yacht Club. An Immense Gathering—The Clans in Costume— | Splendid Racing in Portland Harbor—An Old Thirty-five Thousand People on the Ground— The Cay Gaels and Their Glorious Camae ihe Fortunate Contestants, AND MURDEROUS ASSAULT.’ panne y agg ise Pho fireentn annual gaMes of the Catedon¥in Clad of the city of New York were held yesterday W YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1871 New York Favorite the Victor—Old wer ane in*a Fury—Boreas at pee Bell —¢'* way—Close’ of the Yachting < Season in New England. , PORTLAND, M@., Sept, 7, 1871. ‘The yachting season virtually closed here to-day with the annual regatta of the Portland Yacht Cluo, at Jones’ Woods. This gathering was the largest, | thefourth year of this young, but vigorous, associa it 1s believed, ever known where Scetchmen have Met together for the purpose of wimessing their Rational games, Twenty-one thousand tickets were sold at the gates and it may be sately estimated that there were thirty-five thousand people prevent in Joues Woods between three and four o'clock Yesterday aiternoon. Strange to say, about one-half of this numoer were Irish, and both Scotch and Irish seemed to unite and mingle with singular good will and frieudliness, The Ca:edonian Clab, in iuil panoply of kit, tartan, philapez and sporran, marched at an early hour from the handsome club house on Sulttvan street, near Prince, and took the ‘Third avenue cars from Printing House square to couvey them to Jones’ Woous, The Cinb was under the command of Chieitaim Jolin Watt, See- onl Cnieftain James 1. MeEwen = and Totrd Ciiétrain = James A. Craig. == Coms pany D, Seventy-nmen regiment N. ¥, 8. N. Gy Was also presen¢ at the Woods during the day. Robertson's Lane furnished music for the club, and Wallace's Baud performed dance wusic for those who thronged the large platform im adoration of ‘Terpsichore, the saitatory mast. Nearly every Scot- tish or Caledouian club m the codntry and Canada had delegations present at the celeoration. Among those present were Colonel Stevenson, of Montreal; &. 5. MeAdam, of Chicago; Chiet Grant, of Boston; Chiet Morr, of ’ailadeiphia; Cluef McClellan, Scranton; Onlef iduggins, of Newark; voro- ner Netson W. ‘oung, Captun James Irving, chief vf the | detective, force of the cliy, 9nd many others, The police arvangements Were very good, althongh there was not tne slight. est disturbance durmg tne perfect harmony reiguing ln every wroup. Traugements consisied 0! Man; Second Cuneftain James L, Mefiwen, Treat urer; Third Chieitain James A, Craig, Seorstary; ansmaa Jona I. smith, Clansimau George i. 24> Tue Commies of Reception was composed ot First Omeitata Rebderé Maiiiwon, Caoairmany eX- Cuicitam Jobn Taylor, Cluusman John Wood, These fatter geutienen had ther hands full alt day, attending to the wants of their guests, and they periormed their onerous duty to the eutire sat- istaction of all who Jouad it necessary to call upon them. A pleasant feature of th» day was the bmi. laut piaying of five or six pipers, who pcriormed On, that soillstitring instrument, the bagpipes. The f Chief Joha Watt, Chait. by the late Jamented John Golde or Donald Divine. ‘The centre of the fleld was staked and enclosed with ropes, and wore encircled by 25,09) eager spec- tators of both “sexes, the warhxe garb of “Olid Gacl contrasting ‘-trongly with the white and cheerful dresses of the ladies. The Scottish games, | Which are ag ancient as Ben Lomond or the corona- ‘tion stone of Scotland, were periormed, The pro- gramme of the games was as follows:— 1. PUTTING THE HEAVY SroNe—(Twenty-four pouaih Weight).—James Fleming, 36 feet 10 inches; Muiam L. Campbell, 28 feet.1u inches; George Gol- dia, 23 feet Sanches. 2 STANDING Juur.—George Goldie, 10 feet; io ‘T. Addison, 9 feet 3 inches; Andrew Huggin, 9 anches. 3 RUNNING JuuP.—Thomas Buchan, 19 Goldie, 19 teet, 4. Suort Rack—220 Yanps.—Thomas Buehan, 2 minnte 25 seconds; George 'T, Addison, 2; Thomas Nicholson, 3. 6. THROWING TIE Hrivy HamMER.—James Fleming, 85 feet 4 mches; George Goldic, 74 feet 3 inches; Alexauder Graham, 70 reet 5 inches, t, STANDING Higw Lear.—Geurge Golde, 4 fest 634 laches; Ueorge T, Addison, 4 fect 4 inches; wat Goidic, 4 ieet 345 mches, 1. Broav Swory’ Daxce.—James Flemimg, 1; Ro- bers Torfar, 2; John Campbell, 2. 8. BOYS’ HIGHLAND ce —yamics Knox, 1. 9% LoNu Bac —Tnomas Bachan, 1; Thomas Irving, 2; John iiday, 2. 10. TOSSING THE WATZEN Pager IN Lenota.—James Fleming, 21 feet 9 inches; W. 1. Campbell, 1s ject 7 inches; George Goldie, 17 feet 2 tuches, i. THREF-Leccep Race.—Marshall and Hmg, 33 seconds; Keeler and Roverisou, 2; AlcEwen and Doualuson, 3. 1% Hitcy AND Krck.—G. T, Addison, 9 fect 2 incl.es; George Codie, 9 feet | uch; beil und Win. Carmichael, § fect 6 *neie: Ti, LONG RaCe—HALF A MILE. ~ 2 minutes 1215 s prize goes to Auburn (N, Y.) Caledonia 14. Boys’ Rack.—James Grassock, 1; Joun Wil- sou, 2; Frank McKaig, 3. 15. VAULTING WITH THE POLR.—Georze Goldie, i Sfeet Sinches; W. L. Campbell, 8 feevs menes; W. Mussance. At any rate J am going to be a politi nuisance to him. I'l iell you, and the General gave the items of Warrington’s salary, and, said he, eliluding t© board,. when & man wants to do Ugo that is contemptible he it behind a board. Sere hh top ae ri to Bay, ai repeated poi Ermer apecches as lo the number of 8u) pperang, the institution, 4c, Pau nh have been returned to the State and the State bas aid their board for mouths and montna, and more than a.year alfer they have been dead and buried and tne certificate on fle Ki the or ag Now, if . anybody wants am hye f I get rid of th Ur ae ie as i rt op ston as le javestrnsnand now. (Cheers,). as to Wendell Phillips, he sala; sour Wartington’s Journals, Zian- Roriper and Advertisers "sel Dimi up. He yielded to them in some degree, T wou’ (Applause.) War. Tnaton shouldn't undertake to ar,.t¢ to older and Bivarter men than he f4, and instead or ooking to- ‘wards Tammany he ehouid keep an oye open nen ft nome, ‘Tho General close’ a8 osual with & dtsrertation on probivitton and female at » and at 8 quarter of ton o'clock he | turned from . the plat ) aid the audience went out Altogether, Th iy Was one of the sharpest of the camp: and the Geveral caicniated on its efectual overthrowing the Malignant scheme of Ir, Loring. It was a fact @onsiderably Commented on twat caucassing will Hot be done yet awhile, The General retire ¢ to his virtuous conch with many pletsant Imaginations, NDW JERSEY. MILITARY. CAMP, ‘Dover, N.J,, Sept. 7%) 1871. The camp of the Second regiment at this place ts Most savcessfal. “Hundreds of persona have visited the regiment, serenadé Mavor feett in compltinent | to the conrtesies extended to the reviment. Major General Woodward, o1 rhe Twenty-third New York regiment, wii be present to-morrow &t nd review, a3 Well ‘Algo several otter promt. incers, Immense preparations are ldooeratg oe gel Governor Au review the regiment. pom ettaniny® made for the Rao oth and the Guard SALE OF A TELEGRAPH Liwn, BALTIMORE, Sept, 7, 1871. ‘The Bankers and Brokers’ Telegraph line ve- tween New York and Washington, with ail ita effects, inciuding wires, poles, oMce instruments, &e., waz sold In this city yesterday vy the trustees for $10,000, John Howard Wells was the purchaser. ‘There are five wires between New York Gna Pilla pie dete and three between Philagelpuis and Wash- ington, PHILADELPHIA ITEMR, Kutal Shooting Affeay—Ths» Renkire Bank Forgeries—Accidentally Killed. George Ackerman shot and fatally wounded Goorge Gutman on Girard avenue, below Twenty- fiftn strect, late last might. Ackerman escaped shortly afterwards and has not yet been arrested. ‘The total amount lost by the banks victimized py the forgeries of young Roakire last spring has been ascertained to be over one hundred and one thou- sand doilars, Reakurt is pelteved to be In Montana. All attempts to arrest him have proved futile thus i Thomas Copeland, of this city, was insta kilow near Greenwich Point this morning white ost inning. Copeland atiempted to take his gun from a@ boat when the Erigger caught and the gun was ne, Aaid | discharged. Deceaned was twenty-one Years at aon. H. Uaig, 8 [eer 8 inches. 1%. Sack KRACK OVER HUKDLES EIGHTEEN INCHES iran. —Thomas Buchan, 1; Forbes Marspail, 2; A. 18 KUNNING Hic Lrar.--George’ T. 5. feet 3 inches; James Fleming, 5 feet 2 incues; 19. PUTTING THE LIGHT Srovs.—James Fleming, 44 leet 9 inches; Alex. Graham, 34 feet 9 inches; 20, TUkOWING LignT HAMNcR—TweLve Pouvps WEIGaT.—James Fieming, 117 feet $ toches; George 21. ING RACE—ONK MILE.—W. 8, Preston, 4 mimutes 48% seconds; 2, Donald bain; 3, P. Fliz- Campbell 3; John Taylor, 3 2a Hor, STBP AND. Jume.—Thomas Buchan, 40 T. Addigon, 39 feet 2 mcnes. % MEN’S HURDLE Racg (seven entries).—1, G. T. 26. Bo¥s’ HURDLE Race (fifteen entries)—1, E. Bowman; 2, Jawes Giusocn: aud he, Fisher, Cleltat Angus Rankin; 8, William Sinclair; 4, Charles club, in Sullivan street, where @. substantia! condtion Was laid out for the members of the clad jasenverry and Nevin were present.ou the ground: under the command of Captain Jans Irv aug min’ Tayior, “Jimmy” Rose, *Po'ly” Lees and Cockney Jake, all notorious pick pockets, Wav Were prowpuy MURDER. IN. JONES WOOD. David Dorinn Stabbed by a Rotialis rupted last evening bya and tragedy. The wood ‘was filled with gay merry-makers, when, about ‘the cake etand ‘and demanded some pie. The girls in chargé gave them the pie and the men ate the good joke. After they tad concluded their repast the young men turned shortly avout, as if to go the men ‘for payment, when the rouzhs a@nswered fm ‘an tasulliug manner. Upon aduressed them in obscene language, A party of young men standing near by Observed the treat. defend the women. Among these was David Vorian, of the Seventh wards. Frank Raymond, of Elghty- ot NO. 14 Cartuine street. “Dorian came ap to one of the roughs and. remonstrated with him on his cou- ond stabbea Dorian ja the rigut breast, inflicting a Thortat Wound. ‘The assassia then fled, unpursued Vorian, however was not conscious that he had veen stabbed, omy believing that be piace was (ark and he «tid not perceive tho gleam of the knife. had been stabbed, “is Irtends carried the wounded man into the dintug room, where he was tuideod of the Nineteenth precinct were iniormed of the facts of tie case, aud made every eilort to arrest the Tance for conveyance to the Nineteenth precinct Biation house, but before the Wounded mau reacoed 16, WALKING MATCH—ONE MILF.—Deciated orf. Carmichael, 3. ‘mAaieoti, Geurge Goldie, 4 feet 11 inches, Georwe Goluie, 33 leet 9 Inches. Goldie, 103 feet 9 ches; Alex, Graham, 43 feet. ee rowue FLINc.—James Fleming, 1; John feet 10. snoliee; George Goidie, 40 feet 4 incues; G. Addison; 2, James Fiemmg; %, Mat. Goidie. 26, Pree PLAYING.—I1, Will ‘the bagpipe playing was Held wt the roums of-the Lo their gucets, Eastace, McDougal, succeeded in arresting Mary Anne Tavtor, Ji conveyed ty Police eadauarsers nie eee ‘The Scottish festival in Jones’ Wood was saver- eight o'clock, two unknowa young meu came up to pastry, laughing the while, aa if they thought Ita away without paying. The gisls indignantly askea tho girls persisung in wer demand the men ment tho girls were recetving and approachea to thud street and Second avenue, and Wtil:am Robb, auet. ‘The mam addressed suddenly drew a katie by tne frends ot Donan or the police. had been struck by some iron instrument, = The Dorian suddenly scaggered and saitered out that he found to have received a feartul wound, ‘he police roughs, but in vain, Dorian was pub in an ambu- there he died. Abont eleven o’ciock. last night, amid a crowd as sembled atthe Third aveaue depot, a young man tion of yachtsmen, The weather through the doy ‘was fine, and the arrangements for the occasion were more elaborate than before, and were au fait. f commutes Of Ave | j } i i dames Ficming, tho “Worli-renowned sthicie, | performed. some of the most astonishing eats yesteniay, far excelling anyviing done pe | W. L, Camp- | | } 1 Avout seven niuates aiver the alfcay | | about twenty years of age was struck by a stone | as he stood by one of the cars in the car house, A lad of about eighteen saw the occur- rence and gave the alarm, when an youn man of twenty was attested “he Rurite: from the spot, om suspicion of bemg Aga@ressor. ‘The man was wounded bebint the ear and rendered insensible, He was con w tne Nineteenth district station, where his woud dressed. He ptili remaima nngonacions. { | | The club owns sixtecn yachts, and nine rendez- Voused in the lower harbor for THR RACE. About haif-past ten they took a flying start past Judge's yacht Thora, Of the breakwater they got of well together, the Ethel, Commodore Churenill, leading, waite Vice Commodore Smith's yacht Ray, anold New York favozite, brought up the rear, The course was triangular, leading out Wiiltehead passage, rounding haif way Rock Light, across to Bulwarks ledge and Jn ship channel to line of breakwater—nearly all opea ocean sailing, The wind was lignt, from west-northwest at starting, nd the yachts, with their port tacks aboard, jorged | out the passage Into rough water and more wind. Hefore the light was reached Neptune and Boreas couspired together and compelled the smaller yachts to take ia light sails. Positions were changed asthe | 8e8 qualities of the cratt were tested. The Ethel hela ) the lead and was first py iour minutes from Bulwark | ledge. The Alarm was next around the rock, fol- lowed by the Ray in five minutes. The Ethel soon | Bent down gaff topsalis, staysails and jib topsatls, | and the Ray and Alarm lost topmasts, with topsails, The Ray also carried away jib topsail stay and | the Kate parted jib halyards, On this stretch all | light sulla disappeared. 1 THE WIND PIPED A GALF, |. The Ledge reached, a dead peat followed in the | teeth of a snort northwest gale. Up to this time the qackes had kept within @ pretty distance for tho tsion of those on the club steamer. ‘Tnere the Weatherly quaiities of tiie cratt were put to the teat, @s Well as theseamansbip of the club, and the flela | opened, The Ray had passed the Alarm, close hauled, and at the Ledge was about the same dise tance bein! the Etnelas at tne Rock. These two rounded and aterted home. Their late consorts were seen all withur two miles of cach other be- tween the Rock and the Ledge.» Prom that point it looked scary for thesmatier crate. It was a fine aight 44 a whole, taking in the steamers, Islands insile, Old Ocean in a fury and the trim craft sporting on lis blue and white bosom, THE BeAT HOME ‘was by an air line irom the Ledge to the stakeboat, i; Bbont ten miles, in the teeth of a stiff nor'westel | but the yachtsmen were sure of the wind hoidlug, and hoiding strony, and an anxiety was felt that { they would have other than lively dasi, So tt proved. Fiecked all along this disiance-we wilt | | single out tho two largest, the #thel and Ray. The | foriaer had a& big lead and carried her whole fore- i and-ut salis with ® big bone in her teeth, ‘The Ray ‘was lively noder maisailand jib, The interest was | great over this trial. Both vessels had avout ail they wanted to do, and the steamer keeping company made no faster progress to windward, though of course keeplug a straight course. For ae while 1t would seem that neither gained | or lost, but the clever was eating to windwaril | of her autagontst aud keeping pacs also, Just before the ship channel was entered the Ray, amid | cheers trom hundreds of spectators on yachts, | steamers and Cape Elizabeth, leit her wake | to wash the weather bow of the Ethel, aud tu the | shorter pitches then avout to follow made rapid strides away and for home. She crossed the tine | first by several minutes, The small craft had a very wet time, but all got home saie. ‘Lime allowances | were made and the | CLUB PRIZnA WERE AWARDED | a8 followa:—First schooner prize, silver cup, te Eihel; second silver cup toNcttle. in the sloop clase the Kay had the first silver cup and the Spy + Vhe second. | > Allin all 1¢ is the best race the club have made, | and im interest to. the fraternity in these parts not | eclipsed in New Engiand, and cerainly no regatta | has been carried Ouc under more favorable circums nces. | "Iu the evenmg the members of the club had @ ; Danauet atthe islaud House, which was attended by ladies, and during whica the Portiaud vand dis coursed sweetly, Later a hop was enjoyed by ube galtane tars ani thelr guests. Yachting on the Lakes—Misanderstancinga Abou: Wecacesday’s tace. SANDUSKY, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1871, Yesterday's race at Pat-tn-Bay wus deciared off by the judges, om account of the violation of the | Palea by the Ino, of Toronto, the winning boat, she having rounded the stakebuat leeward instead of windward. The Ino did not cuter to-day, her own- ers claiming she bad wou fairly yesterday and that | the decision ot the jndges was partial ani’ unjust. ‘fo-day’s races: were seriously affected by the heavy sea and want of wind, preveuting the boats fFom, Beating, the home stake within the time mi le i | | | Yueohting Notes. The following yachts passed Whitestone yester- day:— Yacht Gypsy, N.¥.Y.0., Mr. H. T.. Livingston, from Newport ior New York. Yacut Fieur de Lis, N.Y.¥.C., ae John B. Dicker- N.Y.Y.C., Mrs son, irom New York ior Newport, steam yacht. Wiliam ‘I'weea, Tweed, from New York to Glen Cove and retarn. Steam yacht Wave, N.Y.Y¥.U., Mr. Lawrence, Newport ior New York, AQUATICS. Regatta ef the Atalanta Boat Club on the Passate River-Fiee Weather ai: Geod ~-TRIPLE SHEET. handsome prize, put more especially hecanse or tae Mcertainty of ‘the result, arene coutectenay ere Edward Smith, magenta, and Henry B. Leroy, white and blue, poth members of tlie Jne /our-oared crew of [¢ Atalanta (lub, There was a good deal of apectlation as to who wou, "rove victorious, and for a thine the betting was early oven, Towsrde sunset the wind bogau to die out, ao that the Water + ne in” shells thir ated At the stakebout retty pf “ lows. AN oxgaedingsy fret = ‘tt WAS OMocted. Leroy was the = @ touch the water, and, win a very rapid @troke, got the lead by about heli a boat's length, But the powerful stroke of Smiih soon told, and before the stakebont was leit two bunured yards be- hind he bad ine lead, with Leroy prittoy briskly in his: “wash,” evidently unible to regain hits position, Swith rounded the upper stakeoat three lengtha ahead, ‘and on the homestreten graduatiy widened the gap, finaly coming in the winner. ‘The time in whien the race was made was as follows:—Smith, 2am. 93¢8., and Leroy, 2m. 68. So fur a4 the oars- manship of both wes concerned net the silghtest fauit could be found, but the absence oi keea com- ition toward the close deprived tho atuir of the exclvement which generally attaches to a well-con- tested race. ‘ihis brought the regatta to a close. Tue Coming Boat Regutia at Saratogn. Great preparations are being made for tne regatta on Saturday, Six of the four-oared crews are in practice on the inke. Although borh tle English crews are coafuent of victory, there are those who beheve the fist prize will be taken by oue of the American crews, ‘he Ward brothers are in good tio, a8 are aso the Biglin crew, The Cemiug Regaita at Montreal, MonTREAL, Canada, Sept, 7, 1871. atta at this place on the 14th inst. promises uh Both the Euglish crews will row, goted tage tie Pryor aad American compeie, The reg to be suc and it b: erews wall “VISITING MASONS, The Boston Comimanievy of Knights Templars, numbermg 165 mea, lelt the city of Boston on Wednesday evening and arrived, via the Stonington line, in this city at half-past six o'clock yesterday morning. They were received at pler 93 North River Ly the Manhattan Commaniery. Aline of march ‘was formed and they proceeded to the Grand Central Hotel. Here they received an invitat on to attend Niblo’s, where Mr. Arbuckle, the ieacder of the band from Hoston, was encored thrice. The officers of the Boston Commandry are:—Eminent Commander, Wa, i ard; Generalissimo, Henry Endicott; Captain General, Gideon Haynes; Prelate, Rev. J. Robinson; senior Warden, Mason; Treasurer, E. A. White (member of the Boston Commoa Coun- cil); Recorder im. H. ‘Thomes; sword Bearers, 5. Bowen apa 8, U. Furver; Standard Bearer, G. 1, They made eight compatues, whose oill- rv, Captains J. Le Skelton, cers were General G. U, Carpe: Stevenson, J. D. Braman, Win. I usty, Henry G, Fey, Ch. G, Hayden, Jake Lotta, 2. U. Thowas, Jr. In the ranks or hovorary members, O. C, Dame, Ch, H, Powers aad several others, incinding E. 8. Keeler, Eminent Commander of Si. Joun Com- | mandery, Pu tiade!phia. THE HUDSON CHUROH ROW. ‘ewe Right Rev. Bishop Conroy has ordered Father O'Sullivan to resume the pasiorship of St. Mary's church. ‘The Bishop wili excommunicate all those who oppose the pastor la tae periormance of nis duties. SAD ACCIDENTS IN PATERSON, N. J. John Vandenburg, ® Holiander, was at work dig- ging a cellariu Main, near Jackson street, Pater- sop, yesterday morning, when the bask caved in and buried the unfortunate man alive. No time was lost in dizging bim out, but wnen reached he was dead, Beside the suffocation he had veen severely injured Internally. fe leaves a wile and several clualdien, in Mechatlo street, in destitute circum. slauces, He was about wirty-five years of age and ‘Was One of @ party o! poor Hollanders wo arrived iu Paterson some weeks ago withuuta change of clothing, paving been suipwreckéd on the voyage and lost everything they had, Coroner Butterworth held an hijuest yesterday afternoon and a verdict was rendered in accordance With the above facts. John Wrigit, &@ negro, commouly known as “Jock,” was found yesterday morning in a stabio in Burhan’s alley, Paterson, in a dying condition, and died soon aiter being discovered. A post-mortem showed his death to have bee caused by an en- largcment of the liver, which was provably superio- duced by excessive use of liquor. A coroner's in- Guest vester.(ny alteruoon resulted 1a @ verdict a accordance wit the above facty. THE ERIE CANAL Extensive Damage to the Canal at Lockport ‘two Locks vestroyed—Navigation Lnters rupted. Lockport, sept. 7, 1871. ‘The-Leckport Duily Journal of this evening has the following of interest to boatmen and others :— Two of the Erle Canal locks In, this city and tho two gates in tne fourth fock cf the gonth ler were Washed away and enurely destroyed this forenooa, A crib of mumber had just beca locked through, and the water was being let tu iroim the third lock in order that a dowa at. mighc be ad- mitted. Suddenly the pressuré of water burst open the gates, wrenching them irom their fastenings and carrying the right gate into the middie of the next lock. The left gate was badly broken; the heel was spilt from top to bottom. The lower girt and slidevalve were torn o”, and tne iron niggethead utterly demellshed, The damage ts quite extensive. Both gutes are so badly Injured as to be beyond repairing. The accident will cause Lag Of a number of days lu uayigation for dowa ARBEST UNDER THE ENFORCEMENT ACT IN MISSISSIPPL JACKSON, Sept. 7, 1371, Indge Jonathan Tarbell, ex-brigadier general im the army and at present Judye of the Su- preme Court of Mixsisstppt and a prominent re- publican, -was tnis evening arrested on a war. rant issued by the United States Cummisstoners under the Enforcement act. ‘The aftidavit upon which the warrant 1s based is sworn to by three {com | prominent republicans, Who are also office holders, ORIME IN BUFFALO, “ Burvato, N. ¥., Sept. %, 1871, Last evening: two. unknown men were observed scuffing On tho cefial bank at Black Rock, and Oarsmanship—Lenee, Van Zandt and Smith | Presently the younger man threw the elder one into the Winners. ‘rhe twenty-third annual regatta of the Atalanta Boat Clu} came off yesterday on the Passaic River, anl although the races were not so clusely con- tested as: many anticipated the display of oarsman- ship by the competitors was, nevertheloss, nighty creditable, Favored by deligitiul weatner the ex. hibition was witnessed vy a large assemblage, which, however, did not scem to be over enthusl. astic. The vicinity of the Morris and Essex bridge and Passaic boat house was particularly crowded, and all kinds of available craft were brought into Tequisiuon to enanle sightseers to have @ good view ‘of the proceedings, and by no means the least inte- Testing of which was the gracefy) jurnous of some DASHING YOUNG BeLLRe in working boals, Three races were Het down on the programing, the firat being for the champion belt, tue secoud for a prize valued at $100 and the third for a gold watch and chain, valued at $360. The courée' was from a stakeboat, which was a chorea adjacent to the bridge, to and around another Blakebuat, ove uilic aud a ball up We river, and re- tun, The judges were Mesers. G. B. Springsteen and G, Roahr, Svortly before four o'clock the con- testants for the champlon belt agpeared tn seventeen | feet working boats, here were but two competitors for this honor, namely:—£. Losee, arrayed 1a. crime fon and pulifog tie’ Ella, and Theodore Van Roden, Dive and red, rowiig the G. B. Spripgstéou, There ‘Was another entered, bit Oo did not compete. Both meu looket in fine Condition, and aa but Were re- wcded as eXcelieul Oarsinen, With Little dutorende webWeen LMEIr reapeciive apiliiles, A QUOD DEAL OY SPECULATION was ladulged in, Losee belog rather tho favorite, He nept Hear tae stakenoal, Van Rodes haying the middle 0, the stream, Ab the word ‘Go’? Losee was (he first to dip lis oars and went olf witha aught lead, The wind wis dead ahead, but the Wwaler Was Comparatively Saooth, and, as intic Were No obstructions, tae coulestants settled dowa to work iu good style, Hall way to te upper stake- boat Van Koden made a vigorous spurte and soou had las Oppouvnt in his wash,” gradually widen. ing the distance as he procecded. le was the first tw turm for ‘home, but miuking a very wide wura Losee, who carefully reserved nimseli, Was artorded an opportuulty of sipping arvand between hiy ad- vorsary dad the slasebout, dud to a twinkling had tle lead, which be maintained to te fluish, defeat ing Van Roden by about a minute. Losce made the Yaco in 23m. 4648. aut was loudly cheered vy tae bpeotatora, TUE SECOND RACE was also in seulls or sevenceen feet working boats, over tile saine course, aud, a8 already mentioned, for & prize worth $100, The contestants were Janes | York companies, Watson, with white colors,tn the Kate; 8 Van Zand Ted, In the Eddie, and §. Clarke, white, bOt (he |i mentioned oarsiian Groped out of the race shortly afterths start. ‘This could not be calied an mnterest- ing contest, a3 Van Zaudt had it alt 1s own Way Jro) the stare to the fluisn, although nis opponent, Wat- 80n, pulled a Very pretty stroke throughout. Van Zandt, Who was in excetient condition, went oif wit ® good lead Which be increased ail the Way to the » Btakebout, coming in tie Winer by a nin ate Bait, wivime vetag 26m. zZls., and that of 27m. 648, THE THIRD RACK wns looked forward to wiih more interest Gather of the mreceding, uot aly on accuuut ef than tae the canal: and ran. away. Before assistance could bo rendered: ‘by’ spectators the man was drow! The Was taken to the deadhouse, wh rel Unrecoguized. He was ber fiity ant lactp veat ot age, He had gra; usin cug close, Sniovth face, The rtzht arm is tatio: with red ink, representing the figure of a crown and the .etters. “B,C,” The police have thus far fatied to get un the track of the murderer, THE OOLD SPRING RACE COURSE, MIL WAUKER, Sept. 7, 1471. The Cold Spring race course, over which Gold- smith Maul made ber famoua time yesterday, was measured to-day and fonnd w be sixty-uvine feet more than a mile fu jengih, BORING A BAKER'S BOY, ome! Ayoung man pamea Joseph Schneider, who is | employed by a baker for carrying his merchandise to the houses of bis various, customers, was. pass- ing along Pearl street yesterday afternoon with @ baaket of pretzels. on his shonlder, whet a’ ldd named James MoGraw, who was playing near, asked him lor one, Schneider refused to give it, and the curage( young rascal pulled out a knife and stabbed him ta the abdomea. Sehneier was re- moved to the Park Hospital, but is not seriously ie ‘The stabber has not yet been found by the 0 ROBBED IN A STAGE. Mra. Christine Braham, of Hartiord, Conn, was ToUbed of $150 In a Broadway stage yesterday aiter- I noon. by two youug men who had followed her Into 1% AS soon as they got out she missed her waliet, and at once !ollowed and gave chase, catching one of them, Wiilam Brown, ip tue Si Dents Hotel. He Was taken to Jemerson Market gud locked up for examination TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS, Troms MeDonaltand Taines Bill two. well known cit rons 0 x, were drowned. While rear! hie ina saliboat yesterumy. RP ahS TOS Re ‘Tie gold watches and chains recovered by the Superinten- dent of Polies of Builalo, n tew days sii George De Suatth, Lineo's, Nebraska, ore olen trom Twomills, ownot antran by the Wost Royiest factaring Company ta Oaniand, Masw., were Mcetrises by ure lernoon, with two dwelling houses and’ two tal lone $175,00). Inaaranee 121,00, ‘Thé boller of the Maumée Valley Flourinr Mills at New Havun, In4., expioded yesterday morning, lastantly killing thepr Jiarles and Lewis Lippet-—and A. 0. arr the eugineer. Three othe: py it wot tatallyy ine Jurets The wil ine complete wreck, Lose gii,uue at the Carbou A fire occured yesterda: Hamiiton, Uinta‘ cauewd ty the Fiction OF noiis Toots, "The build ately & lous ts eat'mraten ut 40,008 Trcurance #00,00, in three New Jarge Dumber of mon were thrown out ny ars. fo Oil Works, in the agi The ede poltce in bar g? henagh wh arreated the man who come murder at ik Rock on mitted the jay evening. an erg, & German, named John Gena ™ 1m isin, Herubard Gemal. Both are fron near Hilidety supposed that the catise of the of some four hundred dollars bank, P. Osborne, a iat of Newark, N. J., ing Wits one ley tonal to defrai prize claims berore ‘Com. logers, was concluded in Baltimore on Wednes- flernoon. Oavorne, It appears bad purchased a prize of Howell, who personaied a marine (John MeCor- deoenced. Aller @ fall examination Commis- ‘dismissed the case, saying be Lelieved the cian mack), enoused hanevent uf the ebarge. |WASHINGTON. Trouble Brewing with the Mexi2% Republic. The Gulf Piracies To Be In- vestigated. Another Field of Labor for the Congressional Ku Klux Committee. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 1871, The Gulf Pivates—Anticipated Trou les With tte Mex Goverumens, ‘The State Department to day received a telegram from the Coltector of the port of Galveston calling attention to the piratical outrages of Mextcans on Awerican shipping of Santa Anne Bar, Gulf of Mexico, on ihe vith of August, and stating that % Was important tiat @ naval force should be imme digtely sent to protect our marttime interests In those waters. The Nipsic, of tie North Atlantic sauadron, nas for some time past been salling under special -orders to guard our shipping from th? atiacks of Mexicans, but of late ras been at Key West, The intervention of the State Department, so far as the protection of our merchant marine is concerned, will be wholly un- necessary. The attention of Rear Admiral Lee, commanding the North Atlantic squadron, has already been onicially called to the reported out. rages, sud an additional naval force will at once be despatched to the coast of Mexico, In the mean- time Sefor Mariscat, the Mexican Minister, Who has been absent from Washington for some time past, 18 expected hero to-mor- row, or m the event that he cannot return immediately, the first secretary ot the Mexican leganon witli be here to receive official communica. tions trom the Siatoe Department. ‘There bs no donbt that trouble will grow out of the attauks of the Mexicans Tiere may be an atiempt on the part of tue mexican government to disavow any responaipility im the matter, but our relations Witi that government bave been assuming an unpleasant attitude for some time past on ac count of the frequent violations of treaty stipula- tions along the Kio Grande, and @ crisis 1s at hand. ' Ous Munivtor co MexiG WH Immediately be ac. quatated with the condition of atfaira, and be will be iustracted to vemand of the Mexican government the surrender of the offenders against our inter- national relations, The Mexican government has been derelict in suppressing smuggling along the Zona Libra, and now that open piracy has developed ligelf in the Gulf our government cannot defer prompt and posiuve acuion, Report of the Ku Klux Comiittec—Atairs tn Alrbama Te Ke Investizated, Tho speciai ropurt vi the sub-rom Mites sens to investigate Ku Klux outrages in South Carolina will be ready for distribution mext week, and will make a volume of several hundred pages. It ts in- tended to be ao Jormidable fudictment against the disturbers of peace in that section of the country, Tbe Ku Klux Committee meets here on the 20tn inst, whea it will be determined what further in- vestigations are necessary in order to eccure addi- tional evidence. It 1s probable a special committee Will be sentto Alabama and Misatsslppl The At- torney General will await the reassembling of the Committee before makiog any recommendations to the President on the enforcement of we Ku Klox law tn South Carolina. Washington Diplomncy. Assistant Secretary of State Hunier ts in charge of the business of the Department during the absence of Secretary Fish and Assistant Secretary Davia. Nearly, if not ail, the Foreign Ministers are ourof town, and, therefore, but little diplomatic business is transacted at the Departmeat with the legations. Nothing 1s positively known 4s to the Tumored recall of Minister Catacazy. While it is sald that Secretary Fish gs not asked for this dig- Placement there 18 no doubt that he would be gratified by the substitution of another person as the Russian representative, sluch progress has been made at the Department of State in arranging Claims under the Treaty of Washington. The British agent 10 this city has not only received a large nam- ber of claims heretofore fied la England, but ¢laims from British subjects in tis coauyry. Necessity for a National Penitentiarve The government is annually at great expense if supporting criminals sentenced by United States Courts im State penitentiaries, An additional ex- pense 18 also imcurred in guarding parties under senience of courts martial at forts aud uavy yards, It bas been suggested to the Attorney General thas in View of the large number of persous convicted from time to time wader United Staies laws thata national penitentiary shoul. be erected for the pur- Pose of confining all prisoners suvject wo the sen- tence of United States Courts 1 military and maval courts martial. All parties con- victed in the District of Colambia of penal offences have to be transported to Alvany, and as saltable Jail accommodations are required here, an effurt will be made next December to secure au appropri- ation jor building @ pevitentiary in this city, to be used exclusively for the purposes above mentioned. American Scriling Vessels Chanaed te Steam- a ere in Forciga Furis. § ‘Tho Treasury Department has had ander con- sideration for some time past a question of the greatest Importance to Ainerican shipowners. It is, in effect, whether) an American sailing vessel, ¢ 1 to @ steam vessel in Aforeign port, forfeits her mationality. It is argued in so doing she changes form aud has no right to enter an Ameri- can port under the document with which ave cleared, This is the opinion entervained by ‘Treasury oMicials, and as tt 1s a matter affecting tue tmseresta of American shipbutiders thé entire ‘subject wit’ be referred 10 the Secretary of tie Treasury foe lite consideration. If our merchants can avail ‘teem selves of the cheaper rates of labor and’ fiatertal abroad it at oace conflicts with the Aimerigan sga- tem of protection'to mdustry, and 16 te sate to say thar seca eau wi ‘decide’ against ailowing such vessels to be di snied. under, an hand, if a decision American register, ‘On me4 averse to the above were | Congréss ‘will’ be called upon at its next pass a law iepes- ing a duty ou Intported minehinery so high as to virtua‘ly amount to probibition.’ y The Philvdelphia Comensry Exposition, Joho V. L, Prayn ana Uhaties H. Marshall, ‘of New York, have beem appointed by, tie President as com- missioners to reprenent! time State on the occamon of the centennial Gelebemidn Of Aiierican indepen- dence at Philadelphia. . Vom Trivefer fram san Francie The Treasury Department has oraered (oe trans fer of $300,009 In coin: from San Francisco,to New York through the Bank of Ca!iforola. The storesiip Relief hus arrived hero from New York, Exicssion of Mail Service ts New Hasip. shire. The Post Office Department has ordered theex. tension of tue mail service on the Great Fails’aha Conway Katlroad, New Hamoshire, from; Union to Ossipeo, seventeen and @ half miles, Personal, Josiah Given, Second Deputy Commisstoner of In. ternal Revenue, to-day received a telegram from De Soto, lowa, stating that he had been numinated for the ofice of District Attorney for the Judicial district of Des Moines, He will undoubtedly ec- cept the nomination and reaigo bis posilion im the Revenue Bureau. MURDER IN INDIANA. A Mother Kuocks Out tke Brains of One of Her Children and Cats the Teroats of Two Others. ToLEno, Ubio, Sept. 7, 1871, Mrs. Margaret Finley, livia; mear Wabash, Ind, Murdered ner three children on Wednesday fore. noon, She took her baby vy tne lect and heat brains out on a stone, She cut the throats of two eldest children, aged nine and eight years, spectively. The woman was arrested aad lodged Jail yesterday. She is a widow, het husband hat died last Winter, She seems porieciy sane, saya sie kiied the cbildreu to get rad Of them ets bk