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VICTORIA'S THANKS. ‘Herald Special Report from London. ‘ Lotter from the Queen of England to the Herald Explorer from Africa. A TOKEN IN GOLD AND DIAMONDS. Relief of Mind as to the Fate of Dr. Livingstone. Her Majesty’s Appreciation of Prudence and Zeal. Successfully Carrying Out a Mis- sion Fearlessly Undertaken. A NATIONAL GRATITUDE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. The following special despatch to the Henaup has been received from our corre: spondent in the British capital: — Lonpoy, August 30, 1872. The unusual honor of a costly presentation from Her Majesty Queen Victoria has been ac- corded to Mr. Stanley, chief of the Henarp expedition to Africa in search of Doctor Liv- ingstone. “ A GOLD SNUFF BOX SET WITH DRILLIANTS. In recognition of his services in succoring the great explorer Mr. Stanley received a note through the Foreign Office, accompanied by a magnificent gold snuff box set in brilliants. The note is as follows: — & THE QUEEN'S MESSAGB. Fonrxren Orricz, August 27, 1872. Sm—lI have great satisfaction in conveying tolyou, by command of the Queen, Her Majesty's high appreciation of the prudence and zeal which you have displayed in opening commu- nication with Doctor Livingstone amd reliev- ing Her Majesty from the anxiety which, in common with her subjects, the had felt in re- gard to the fate of that distinguished traveller. & ROYAL COMPLIMENT TO AMERICAN COURAGE. ‘The Queen desires me to express her thanks for the service you have thus rendered, together with Her Majesty's congratulations on your having so successfully carried out the mission which you so fearlessly undertook. GRATITUDE AND ITS COSTLY TOKEN. Her Majesty also desires me to request your acceptance of the memorial which accom- panies this letter. I am, sir, your most obedient humble ser- vant, GRANVILLE. Heyry M. Sranuxy, Esq. THE COUNCIL OF THE CROWNS. Prince Gortschakoff to Herald the Ad- vent of the Czar Alexan- der to Berlin. His Imperial Majesty of Russia Will Arrive September 5. Emperor William to Fete His Royal Brethren in the Palace at Potsdam. TELEGRAMS TO THE KEW YORK HERALD. BERLIN, August 36, 1872. The Emperor of Russia will arrive in this city at about five o'clock next Thursday afternoon, the 5th of September. A PRINCELY AVANT COURRIER, Tils Imperial Majesty Alexander wi!l be preceded by His Excellency Prince Gortschakoff, who will leave Frankfort for Berlin on Tuesday, Septem- ver 3, ROYAL PRUSSIAN FETES. His Majesty the Czar will be the guest of the Em- Peror William for five days, during which time mag- Dificent se‘es will take place, A grand entertainment will be given at the new Palace at Potsdam on the 9th of September, at which the Empctors of Germany, Russia and Aus- tria and several German potentatcs and princes will be present. ADIEU FOR ST, PETERSBURG. The Czar Alexander will leave Berlin probably On the 10th of September, on his return home- ward to the Russian capital. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. Session and Secrecy of the Geneva Tribunal— Another Adjournment. TELEGRAM 10 THE KEW YORK HERALD Geneva, August 8, 1872. Hi The members of the Court of Arbitration in the Alabama claims case assembled in session at the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, to-day, and, at half- Past one o'clock in the afternoon, adjourned till Monday, September 2, The proceedings which took Place at the meeting Gro not known to the people outside, as the tribu- Mal rule of secrecy ts rigidly maintained. "RUSSIA, Cholera Progressing Westward and Active in Grodno, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Sr. PETERSBURG, August 30, 1872, Cholera has appeared at Groduo, capital of the government of the same name, in the Western part of Russia, The population of Grodno is about eighteen thou- ora that of the government district of Grod- 20 o Oe cite of people. The surface of the country ts, generally speaking, level. The soil is watered by the rivers Niemen, Bug and Nasew. ‘There are extensive forests. The population ts, for ‘the most part, poor, and a great amount of the pro- Guce of their farms is exported, reer} THE METIS. CONTINUED FROM THIRD PAGE. realized by experience; fathers looking for thetr children, husbands for their wives, @ mother for her child, a son for his father and a sister for a brother. It beggars description, DAVID RICHIE, Commanding Revenue Steamer Moccasin. ABRIVAL OF BODIES AT NEWPORT. ty Newrorr, R. I., August 30, 1872. The schooner A. H, Belden,, from Elizabethport for Plymouth, arrived here at five o’clock with two bodies on board, which were picked up about eleven o'clock this morning about one-third dis- tance from Watch Hill to Point Judith. One is the body of a male about thirty-five years old; from papers found on him supposed to be Emil Stampe, an artist, of Newark, N.J. He had stateroom key No. 13 in his pocket, He was dressed in black frock coat, with checkered vest and pants. The other body was that of a female, dressed in her night dress, with two rings on her left fore- finger, one with initials “N. A.” on it, Both persons had life-preservers on with the word “Metis,” and were passengers on board the ill- fated steamer Metis that was sunk off Watch Hill this morning by collision, The bodies have been given to an undertaker to await identification, AN INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF THE SAVED. a oe ATIZRALD reporter sought the Central depot at an cariy hour last evening, but the New Haven train was an hour and a half behind time, and on its arrival he took possession of the only one of the passengers of the ill-fated Metis who had come on to New York. The following is his narrative :— My name is GG, Guild, [am a hardware mer- chant, doing business at 83 Reade strect, in this city, Iembarked aboard the Metis at fifteen minutes past five P. M. on Thursday, ana we passed down the East River enroute for Providence. Captain Bur- ton was in command of the steamer, and, though a@ heavy sea was rolling in the Sound and the ves- sel labored somewhat, all went well until forty-lve minutes past three A. M. It was then very dark and the rain pouring down in torrents, Suddenly avery severe shock startled all slumberers from peaceful repose—a schooner, name unknown, struck the steamer at the forward gangway, carrying away her rail stanchions and outside planking and ploughing decp into her hull. For some few moments but little fear for the safety of the Metis existed in the minds of those aboard, but many of “i SHE PASSENGERS GOT UP, : dressed themselves and went upon deck to ascer- tain the amount of damage done. I was one of these. When I gained the deckI gazed around, but could see nothing on account of the intense darkness that prevailed. I met the first officer, who was consulting with his colleagues in tho cabin, and asked him to tell me whether the vessel wasin any danger. He evaded the question, evi- dently being loth to reply, for fear of creating a panic among the passengers. I then went back to my stateroom and laid down with my clothes on for about twenty minutes, when one of the officers came along the saloon and called out to every one to put on. THE LIFE PRESERVERS hanging in their berths. I jumped up immediately, obeyed his instructions, went outside and found that the boat had already sunk to her main deck. The passengers, which I should judge numbered 104—including about forty ladies and children— together with a crowof about fifty, were rushing about in a most frantic state of terror and demor- alization. Many of the ladies were merely attired in their night gowns or chemisettes, and they were in a fearfully terrified state, some calling upon Jesus in His great mercy to save them, others on their knees IMPLORING SUCCOR, from whence they knew not. The scene was o most appalling one, and will for ever live in the minds of those who nave been spared. Soon we were all ordered up to the hurricane deck, for the water had risen to the state-room flooring. I went up with the rest of my fellow passengers. I only saw three boats, though there may have been four. In the excitement, as every one was rushing for a place in her, one boat was swamped in lowering, but I believe she was subsequently righted. The deck loosened from the huil about ten minutes after we were ordered upon it andit shortly broke away, and the vessel sank. We were then, men and women indiscriminately, ALL MUDDLED TOGRTNER in a confused mass, clinging to the skylights for dear life, as the seas broke over the raft with viru- lent fury. A tremendous quantity of débris was floating around, for, in addition,to the spars and embers and planking, the Metis had a large deck cargo aboard. The men stuck nobly by the women and children, binding them with ropes to the sky- lights and providing for their safety in every possi- ble way. There did not seem to be any contention for position, though each one took up that he decmed the best. Some were crying, shrieking, some praying aloud, a few CALM AND SELF-POSSESSED. The rain still beat upon us with blinding fury, and I dcemed it probable that the whole deck Would sown go to pieces, for the rolling surges that broke around it threatened us every instaut with destruction. Thinking it probable that this would be the case—knowing myself to be a good swim mer, and fearing that in the demoralization which would ensue I should only be uselessly sacriticing my last chance of life by being dragged down by others—I sprang overboard and clung to the lash- ing at the end of a pressed cotton bale. I had much dificulty in inserting my fingers beneath the tight- strained cords; but I succeeded, and hung on with all THE TENACITY OF DESPAIR, An old gentleman was at the other end of the bale. The water was covered with floating débris and as each heavy roller came bursting up we had the greatest dimculty in avoiding being crushed by spars, planks or ponderous cases, said but little to my comrade in misfortune; he must have been a fine old fellow though, for he called to me in cheering tones, “Cling to it.” In about halfan hour, however, his strength gave out, for the water was terribly cold, his hands relaxed their grasp and he sunk bencath the surges; I could tell when he slipped off, for the bale tipped up towards me, but it was Impossible for me to render him any assist- ance, I held on to the life-preserving bale for more than an hour longer, drifting along to windward of the raft. In the first faint fush of dawn which then began to glimmer in the eastern sky I could see the dozens of poor creatures huddled together on the floating deck and hear above the roar of the wind their PITEOUS CRIES FOR IELP and salvation, Numbed by the cold, I felt I should have to succumb, but the brave fellows aboard the raft threw me arope and hauled me saie aboard, The beach was then in sight, the beach near Watch Hill, upon which the white waves were curling, foaming and thundering. The tide was driving us rapidly towards it and we knew the crisis was at hand. I hope it will never again be my misfortune to witness the spectacle presented aboard that floating wreck. Fragile women, in a state of ALMOST ENTIRE NUDITY, and children paralyzed with fear, were huddled to~ gether, numbed with cold, terrified and exhausted. A prominent Seventh ward politician and his wife Were among the number; the lady wore little else besides a life pregerver; both of them were saved, however, Near towards the glistening strand tho tide drove U8, Until at last the surf caught us up on {ts foam. ing crest, fully sixty feet high, and sent us rushing in, some few to salvation, many to death. The beach was lined with peopie waiting to lena us ald a8 soon a8 the raft struck, They had lifeboats, but the sea was running too high to admit of their being launched, When the raft first struck the shore the surf carried the after part of it right over and smashed it to atoms. Then a fearful scene ensued, The riven timbers and floating débris crashed and beat out the life of many a hapless one as the surges beat and broke upon the sand, I gave up hope, for I saw so many SINK TO WATERY GRAVES around me; but after awhile, during which period Trecefved many severe contusions, I touched bot- tom and essayed to wade ashore, My strength failed me, however, before I could emerge from the water, and if it had not been for the assistance ren- dered me by parties on the beach I snould have certainly perished. AS soon as those among us who were fortunate enough to gain the beach were somewhat resusci- tated we. were taken to the Ocean House and other hotels upon the shore, at which places every one received the kindest attention from the proprietors and sympathetic guests, Dry clothing was pro- vided for us, and all survivors of the wreck were tended with the gentlest care. When I left Watch Hill eight bodies were reported as having been washed ashore. I should think that there were at least SIXTY LIVES Lost, many persons probably having been washed from the raft by the waves. Seventy-nine was the total number of those saved, as far as I could learn. Not one of my unfortunate fellow passengers could have saved any ot his effects, I have my watch, though, and, as you will perceive, it is still going. The captain and officers were all saved, I heard it said; but I will not vouch for the truth of the state- ment that the steamer Stonington passed the Metis about twenty minutes after the collision, but Captain Burton refused assistance, thinking his vessel could reach her port of destination in safety. Yes, sir, [thank God I have been spared, and I fer- vently trust I may never undergo another night of such pain and suifering as that of yesterday. ‘The foregoing narrative was taken from the lips of Mr. Guild while he was recuperating the inner man after his journey on the cars to New York, and may be relied upon as @ very accurate statement of facts, as the narrator isa highly tatelligent man and one who evidently had no wish to magnify the horrors of the disaster. ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE SAVED Ae Anthony, 5. Anthony, Charles, Jr., Providence. Appelby, —-, Quartermaster, Stonington. Arnold, Edwin E, Green, Rhode Island. Abraham, Estella, New York. Anderson, William, New York. Adams, C. E., Brooklyn, Armstrong, John. B. Bell, Lewis K., New Yo: Baker, William EH. Baker, Abraham, Bronier, Horatio. Burton, Captain F. L. Benjamin, Josephus, Western Islands, Bradley, Charles S., a youth, Baker, First Officer. Butler, M., Providence. Blarding, L. D., Providence, Blackburn, Lizzte, ——. Buckley, Michael, Boston. Blanchard, 1. D., Providence, Broster. Fanny. Brien, Jane. Brannigan, Jos, Chase, Will 8. Clarke, George, pastryman, New York. Carroll, Hugh. . Clear, Michacl W., New York. Capron, Mr. and nephew. Cushing, Emily, Providence, Cook, Willlam. Cordelier, Joseph A., New York. Carpenter, C. H., second steward. Causland, John W., Providence, D. Davis, Richard, Providence, Dolan, F, Bartlett, Wittenville, R. I, Dawkings, Matthew, Dyerviile, R. L Doone, Edward. Davis, Edmund. Dunn, John 3, Driscoll, John, Boston, Dawes, Richard, Providence, K. Elliott, E. 0., wife and sister, Forrest, Antoine, West Indies, Fistar, Fred, Ferney, F. H. a. Gerard, Mra., Providence, Guild, G. G., New York, Gallop, Albert 5. Gately, Jno. B. H. Howard, @. W. Hogan, John. Harris, Geo, 8. Huhler, Wile, Providence, Hallard, Miss, N.Y. Harris, F., stewardess, Higgins, Jacob, Greenville Co, Bull, G. B., agent, Howard, Patrick, N. Y. ‘Hunter, —, Providence. Higgins, Lawrence, Ireland, Tlolland, Miss M., N. Y. Hendricks, Wilhelm, Waltham. Hines, Bridget. Hardy, Will, IL. a Joseph, Frank, deck band, Jackson, John Thomas, waiter. K. Keene, William. King, —-, Chief Engineer, Providence. Keough, Malachi, Ireland. King, Joshua 0. Kindle, J.C. Le Lawlor, John, New York. Latham, John. Latham, Jobn H. Lounsbury, H. A. Logan, Daniel. Luther, G, M. Lewis, John, deck hand, New York, M. Mason, Elinor. McLeon, N. McGee, E. D. McCrittis, J. M. McCullough, Alfred. McBryan and wife, Board of Excise, McCall, John. Martin, Mary Ann. McCall, Isabella. Mallery, John, Brooklyn, McCord, James, deck hand, McLean, —, steward, McCullock, Atwood, McBurney, Thomas, deck hand, Jersey City. McAustin, John, Providence. McKiel, George, Nova Scotia, Mullen, John, Brooklyn. McBrien, D. P., New York. Nutting, Alf. L., Littio Falls, N. ¥. Nutting, Mrs. and child, oO O'Brien, Miss, North Attleboro, Mass, Pp Pordetior, J. H,, second steward, Purdy, Wiliiam H., New London, Conn, Paimer, ——, quartermaster, Stonington, Phelps, William, Boston, Pederick, Wiliam, Providence, fireman, Paimer, William W. R Record, Chas, T., Philadelphia, Robinson, Wm. H. Riley, Mary Ann, Providence, Reed, William, Boston, Roderick, William, fireman, Remington, Mra, New Yorks “NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUUGST 31, 1872—TRIPLE: SHEET. Randolph, Anna, and child, Raflnowitz, Max., Boston, s. Squire, E. S., Paterson, N. J. Sheridan, 8. W. E., Globe Theatre, Basson... Stone, 0. L., New York. Sanford, Elliot, New York. Shmidt, Arthur P., Boston, Stanley, Stephen. Stiner, Abraham. Sturgis, George, Philadelphia. vT. Turner, Edwin, Providence. Torry, Abraham. w. Weston, Francis, waiter. Wilson, Thomas, ¥. Young, C., Attleboro, Mass. The Identified... Two children of Frederick Garrard, Providence, RL Mr. Heminway, pianoforte maker, Boston. Known to Be Missing. The wife of Mr. W. BE. Sheridans AN AFFECTING INCIDENT. The news caused intense excitement. in Wall street and the neighborhood, and it was soon noised arownd that Mr. Wierum, the banker,. of tho firm of Randall & Wierum, at 52 Exchange place, had two children on board, Hastening to the ad- dress above mentioned, Mr. Wierum was found, who kindly gave the following particulars:—“On Thursday,” said he, “I took my two boys—Arthur, aged eight years, and Cari, aged seven years— on board the Metis, and placed them in charge of Mr. ©. ©. Adams, of the Gorham Manufacturing Company, who was. taking them down on a visit to his farm at Newburyport. The state of suspense Iam im as to whether they are alive or dead is awiul. Ex-Commedore Stebbins has kindly telegraphed down to his:yacht, which is at Stonington, to make all possible inquiries about my poor boys. I have also sent repeated telegrams myself, but have reccived no answer. II do not shortly receive an answer I shad go down to Ston- ington to-night (Friday).” ENGLAND. ‘Change Made Nervous in Consequence of the Commercial Failures. pe iii ERO ay Anxioty in Financial Circles—The Crops and Har- vest—The Diamond Morchants and Their American Customers, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. “Toxvox, August 30, 1872, The report from ’Chango, dated at five o'clock this evening, says:—Recent failures have had the effect to fatten Consols ana cause a general feeling of insecurity in financtal circles.” CONDITION OF THE CROPS. The weather to-day is fair, but unfavorable to the crops. DIAMOND DEALINGS OF AMERICANS IN LONDON. Other diamond merchants have sent letters to the public journals stating that Americans have called upon them and purchased diamonds in the rough, as was the case with Messrs, Rittar, Lever- son & Son, and that these purchasers represented themselves as Pacific Railway contractors, A HAPPY RVENT REPORTED. Itis reported that Arthur Sullivan, the musical composer, has married Cornelia Danka. « FRANCE. Flow of Specie to the Bank in Paris. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Paris, August 30, 1872. The specie in the Bank of France has increased 2,500,0001. during the past week. THE LOUISVILLE CONVENTION, Ata meeting of the Andrew Jackson Club, on Lexington avenue, last evening, at which Senator O’Brien, Alderman Gilsey, who heads the delega- tion to Louisville from this city, aud others were present, communications were received to the eifect that the following gentiemen had been elected by various “straight-out” organizations throughout the State as delegates at large from this Stute to the Louisville Convention :—Ex-Judge Thos, W. Clerke, Roswell D, Hatch, Mark M. Pomervy, Joseph R. Flan- ders and Judge Goodlett, In the report previously ublished Mr. Flanders was reported as a delegate ‘om this city. In place of nis uame that of Lewi: May ought to have been given, as he ts the lo delegate, Mr. Flanders being one of the delegates at large. SENATOR DOOLITTLE. The Senator's Letter Explaining His Re- lations with Connatty. MILWAUKEE, Wis., August 30, 1872. The News of to-morrow will contain a letter from ex-Senator Doolittie, confuting the allegations of the Connatty affidavit, in which the Senator is charged with exacting money for his tniluence while @ member of the Senate. Mr. Doolittle pro- nounces every siatement relating to the exercise of his personal or official Iniluence tn obtaining a permit for Connatty false. Mr. Doolittle farther says:— A telegram from Washington {informs me that there were no papers nor recommendations on file from any one. The record shows that I did not ask tf" @ perpit in writing, and the only way in which 1. ould have aided him would have been by a per- sonal interview with the President or Secretary of the Treasury, which interview I never had. ‘The only papers ever drawn by me in relation to any matter between us were drawn in his présence, at his sugsestion aud with his full consent and approval, upon the mutual under- standing that such papers were simply private and confidential memorandum, to be preserved for pri- vate use by the parties themselves. I cannot detail a conversation which occurred eight years ago, but 1 know there was not one word said or purpose en- tertained which, if known to the whoie world, | would stain my honor as @ Senator or a man. SENATOR WILSON. He Declares the Brooklyn German Letter Forgery. UGusTa, Me., August 30, 1872, Senator Wilson, who is here, pronounces the let. tnr published purporting to have been addressed by him to certain German citizens of Brooklyn tn reeponse to an alleged letter from them Sacra 1 to be informed whether he ever belonged to the | Know Nothing party a forgery. MOBILE FOR GREELEY AND BROWN, Mosie, Ala., August 30, 1872. Ward meetings were held in every ward in the city to-night, and were more numerously attended than for years past. The utmost harmony pre- H vailed, and a complete coalition between ai! partics favoring the election of Greeley and Brown and a | State ticket was secured. LOUISIANA STRAIGHT-OUTS. New ORLBANS, La., August 90, 1872, Asmall meeting of straight-out democrats was hetd here this evening, and delegates to the Louts- ville Convention were elected. No one of pro. nence participated. SOLEMN FUNERAL OBSEQUIES. Barial of Four of Those Killed by the Locomotive at Tacony, in Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, August 30, 1872. The funeral of four of the victims of the Tacony disaster—Reuben Dial, Mary E. Freeburger, Mary E, Snyder and George H. ‘Mulock—took place at the Nazareth Methodist Episcopal church In this city bene © There was a large crowd of people pres- oe an ia whom were attracted by mor- ty. It ts feared that Mrs, Freeburger, daughter of Mr, Dial, and mother of Miss Freeburger, both of whom were victims, will not survive the shock occasioned by the death of her two relatives, STRAIGHT BOURBONISH Blanton Duncan in the Role of “Jeremy Diddler.” GENERALISSIMO MORTON ON HAND, | 7 Strange Resemblance Between the New. Albany and Louisville Tactics. ‘BLANTON’S PEN PICTURE: Knight Errantry in Europe and a Wealthy Marriage in Consequence, INDIVIDUAL OPINIONS. “The Crowd in Indiana Cheap, Shabby, Dilapidated and Corrupt.” The “Colonel” Asks Only fer the Presidency. Lovisvinir, Ky., August:30; 1872, Blanton Duncan is proving to be a Jeremy Did- dler rather than a straight-out democrat, I paid a visit to New Albany to-day and ascortained the fol- lowing points:—Oliver P. Morton, goneralissimo of the Grantist forces in the State opposite Louisville, and who during the war was practiealiy the Gov- ernor of both Indtana and Kentucky, will have a grand mass mecting opposite Louisville on the hight of September 2. This, by ceincidence, ts the night of the day the Louisville Canvention meets, Morton will arrive at New Albany at noon on Monday and will remain chere till midnight on Tuesday. He will have a cipher telegraph, have control of a wire to Louisville, and pays $100 for lodgings at Munch’s Hotel. The same Munch charged Morton $100 for these quarters, although he gave the same accommodation to Hendricks and the democrats for nothing. The democrats in this district, now represented by M. C. Kerr, have above a thousand mujority., Morton's friends boast that he has possession of, $500,000 sent here from New York city, and tt is said that $10,000 of this is deposited at the First National Bank of New Albany to meet the wishes of the “Loutsville Straight-Out Convention.” The night of the Louisville gather- ing will be devoted to a rousing Grant meeting at New Albany. ss CROPPIES LIB DOWN. Ten thousand soldiers’ hats will be sold to ne- g@roes and others at five cents apiece, and 7,000 torches are prepared for the meeting, The New Albany Post Oflce is hung with placards, cover- ing the whole front, asking people to come out and listen to the “Great War Governor.” Thus it is manifest that the campaign of 0. P. Morton and the Louisville Convention are one and the samo thing. Jackson Brown, the only Bourbon of note in Indiana, lives at the notorious town of Seymour, where the Keno brothers marauded some years ago, and he 3 of no character in that or any other place or question. Apollo Hall will give Louisville ali its consequence. INTERVIEWING THR, CHIEFS. The following sketches of interviews with promi- nent Kentucky people will convey some notion of the quafnt character of the author of the Louisville Convention. Colonel Goddard Johnston, editor of the Frankfort Yeoman, democratic State organ, says as follows:—“I have a great deal of FAITH IN BLANTON DUNCAN'S ORGANIZING power; he puts himself in communication with all kinds of peopic, high and low, and drives along with tremendous energy until he gets up some- thing. Then he instantly disappears, for when the people see him they see an irresponsible sort of a man, and then the whole delusion ceases,”” “13 Duncan a ene gfmuch courege ¢” asked the HERALD correspondent. “Yes, he has some fighting capacity; he is the best shot with a fowling plece in the State; he can play Boston and poker so well that few of bis friends 1p Louisville will set down with him. He has had some encounters, and one particularly with Dr, Standeford, who is now the candidate for Congress on the Greeley side in Loulaville, MUNTING OUT DR, StANDEFORD, we got the particulars of the fight with Duncan, which happened from a question of veracity. Duncan struck the first blow. Standeford is a smailer man than Duncan, but ot more physical power, and he Knocked Duncan down several times, alter which parties interfered and hostilities were suspended, DK. NARVIN GREENE, President of the Short Linc, expressed himself charitably towards Blauton Duncan in about the followlug terms :— Duncan has notoriety for the chief motive of his life, but it is attended at the same time with con- siderable parstinony, so that although he is per- petually getting up impracticable conventions and themes he most generally coutrives to make some- thing out of thems, Few persons in Louisville lieve that Blant witi lose anything by this straigh' out meetir while at the same time It gives him upation and satisfies his thirst for publicity. He came on the present ticket by trotting ont General Hancock some ago for the Presiden ears , and he made himself the Spongor Of the entire movement and corresponded with people all over the land. He has a knack for making the acquaintance of people tn power, and had Hancock been elected Duncan would have flourished for a while uround the court. He was disappointed in the Hancock matter, but had hoped that his favorite would have come before the Baltimore Convention. NO ATTENTION WAS PAID TO 114 or his requests by that convention, and he, having no influence nor position in the democratic party, got up the attempt to bolt in Baltimore city, and being very obstinate and cousclous that he could draw attention to himself by pursuing the same ne we behold the burlesque of the Louisville Con- vention. One of the old citizens narrates that many years ago, when Vuncan tell in love, he found some opposition made to his marriage, and he repaired to ot George D, Prentice, the editor of the Louisville Journal, to help him out He went of to the plains, and the report came back that he had been killed by the Indians. Prentice at once rushed tn, and wrote a Whole column upon the virtues, graces and promise of this martyr to hig invincible disposition, and there was a good defl of sympatny made tn the State, and some regretted that Blanton's sutt had bet been encouraged. Suddenly Blanton came back again, RESUMED HIS SUIT UNDER COVER of the sympathy that had been roused for him, and was married without opposition, Everyvody is agreed in Louisvilie that Duncan has considerable means, probably as much as $250,000. He lives snugly and bas a fair eocial position, but is un- popular. PRN PICTURE OF BLANTON. He has spent considerable me in Europe, ming- ing @ good deal in a superior sort of society, pass- ing readily for a sprig of the nobillty—a baron with junting estate or a ee knight errant. He haa large mild eyes, which seem to be perpetue ally loviting opposition or preparing to antagonize other people. Bold of assertion, extravagant of allegation and all the forms of exaggeration, he is nevertheless a man of fair consideration, with no very deep honor about him. Colonel Dawson, edi- tor of the Louisville’ Lvening Ledger, after speaking bs kindly about him, said that Duncan was a 801 thi of jpolitical upaa tree, and that every- ing he protected withered up. At tie beginning of the Sonthern war he raised @ regiment, but became directly Ne i os with his men and resigned. He was Tull of freaks and suggestions during that confict, and, amon; other things, devised a gorgeous series of officers’ uniforms, which he had tlustrated by colored plates. ‘his fell through. About the time he had the case worked up there was also some sort of VAGUB ROW ABOUT BLANK’ which Duncan was to furnish his regiment. With his versatile Wi nf of doing things he thought some- thing else would be betzer than blankets, and this led to some rough humor, of which he was the sub- ject, but nothing remains of it, He is belligerent and litigious, and recently sued the Chicago Tritune, laying damages at $100,000, and threatening any other paper in case ft copied the charges against hin. This last threat deprived the libel suit of all its virtue, and the publishers of the Tribune have as yet heard nothing about the prose- cution, Duncan has got a private suit now pend- ing where le claims a portion of an estate, aud if he recovers it will add from sixty thousand to eighty thousand dollars more to his fortune. ‘there is no doubt whatever that he {s superior In accom- ae asl experience and social position, and anybody who comes here to attend his Convention, in order to be perfectly consistent, ought to do the tuning up handsomely and NOMINATE DUNCAN FOR PRESIDENT, it Brick Pomeroy at the head of the Washington ve Bourbon Committeo and make him |. whether he , q froaanees of the same, Wheaton, the tate Mayor of. Detroit, juired.of Colonel Stoddard Johnson lieved that the ‘“straight-out’’ move- ment would dimfnish the democratic vote in Ken- tucky, He re) that he thought tugre were avout. ten voters in the State of Kentneky in Opposition to Greeley and in favor of Duncan, but as yet only halfin earnest, By the best advice he thought Duncan's ticket might get 3,000 votes in: Fonkicky, and if the October elections went against. eley DUNCAN'S TICKET MIGHT GET 10,000 VOTES. inthe State. The long domination of the demo- cratic mtg 4 in this Commonweaith, and also my» Nnessee, has produced a spirit of opposition to» the edicts of Conventions, aud nearly as great @ reaction against the caucus government’ in the democracy as the republicans have shown against caucus Fovernment at Washing! ons The Courier-Journal of to-« Ly 8a¥S that party lines are lost; the feelings of the musses are aroused against conventions, and that chere is a profound yearning for change which will elect Andrew Johu- Son in Tennessee over Frank Cheetam, KENTUCKY POLITICS, A smail fight ts being made by J. J. Trabue and Jacob T. Galladay in the Seventit and Third districts of Kentucky, both running a: Jependents ‘and counting upon getting the ent thoroughly involved is this democratic and republican py close to their dissolution, and and thinking men on both sides are not disin to see Grant re-elected, in cxder that the, pr complications may continue and work out satiety among the people and ead to a complete political regeneration airing the nex 3 four years, CLAPE'S OPINIONS, On my way there T met in Chicago Mr. Cl Government Printer at Wasaington, who cxpsess his judgment upon passing “the liberal repatlican movement has not erystal- Ized as | thought it would; there are plenty of.men nit, but the orgaupization: 18 very Indilarent. hink it wii be beat it will wake @ party after the ele or will which carry the country fo 2 some able liberal di the opinion ight not ae atimen would completely extinguish forms of conservatism, — an Southe: poli® would become as ‘impractica! Northern. Ni propositions could be ¢ nd with safety extreme theortes promu any large class, and that by expanding the a without shocktug aot discussion and farmtharizing th ad with propositions. which the 5 aro adopted, the domésation of brute spirit would: cease, street FIGHTING, KNIFING AND MORBING would become ies frequent, enigration would come into the country, and the large estates witch continue intacg, though tmpovertshed, could be broken up to meet the Wants of a newer sene rf Such mystic and philosophteal sewlaments are met with the appalling fact that carpet-bag- gers are driving the = whole South on towards raim and~ repud Grant's res election, according to the universal sentiment of all whom I have seen, will be the dean of thy Southern country, more devastating than Jf he hag finished the war by sowing the ground with salt, The late schism inthe South Carolina Republican Conven- ion shows that even carbet-beguery may grow alarmed at that with which ip has to deal. SAWYER, UNITED STATES SENATOR from that State, has been thaablest carpot-bagger at Washington.’ A fair debater, a man of opinion, he was yet obliged to ge oi with his colleague, Robertson, and even the old: bigamist member of Congress, Bowen, felt alarmed wt the sort of nomi- nation the blacks were making, As a Louisville man expressed yesterday, ‘Hell itself seoms to be divided down there and ts getting too hot for the majority of the proprietors in South Carolina, The caste sentiment. so tyrannical that mulartoes are denied partigipation in local gov- ernment ma great many places, — General Samuel Crawford, who formerly commanded the post of Louisville, tells an in © Of A nUlatlO nan say ing that if he could draw the blood from his veins he would gladly do it, we alarming: CONDITION OF SOCIETY IN MUSSISSIPPT and the Carolinas will probably yet turn out to be the source of all apprehension in this campaign and will canse the cry of “trattor” to be vatsed by General Grant's friends, Here wloug the Olio Line the peaple look over into the Gulf cs as though there was some horrible caldron boiling, there, Within the past two weeks the Increasing probabilities of Grant's re-election have led to a general packing-up in Alabama, south Carolina and Mississippi, and the determine ation to begin iife anew somewhere in the Western pliins. The fugitive negrocs who have escaped frou th own race here aud at other points between Cincinnati and St. Louis predict excesses not yet existing in thd imagination of the white people. The Greeley or- ganization fears nothing, therefore, from Klanton Duncan's Convention. With such material orgauiza- tions brought close home to THE EXTREMES! MAN IN THE SOUTIT in all this Southern country, it is tive or die unless the administration policy be broken up in the South, The opportuniites for a display of knowledge about the boulsville Convention are of @ very indifferent character, It it were worth while t make tracts from Mr. Duncan’s enormous correspon e with people known hardly to their nearest neighbors, this labor might bo easy and voluminous. M. C. Kerr wrote a letter to a prominent journalist here, which expressed the condition of most of thie Con- vention chaps, As Mr, Kerr was nota@ree an until very late, and has persistently refused to meet Mr. Grecley at all, he wiil not be considered best judge. Said he, ‘The Blanton Duncan crowd in Indiana are cheap, shabby, dilaptdated and cor+ rupt. The same appears to be the nature of the Dune canites aii over the country, unless New York be an exception. People e are asking in wonder what Peter Gilsey, Mr. Van Schaick and Judge Bare rett want to do with this kind of Convention, A SCHISM RIGHT AT NoMs. A significant mass meeting of the straight out democracy was held at the Court House in this city this evening. There was a lirger attendance tain expected, and speec! were General G, W. Chambers, an octogenariat ocrat all his lite, Blanton The making up of list of Jonvention in the name of Blanton Duncan was the work of Munneil, the editor of the Louis. ville Jeffersonian Democrat, the only stvaight-o the State, but whic ci stensions of Blanton Dunc and front of the Bourbon movem Munnell wa a member of the Committee of Delegates, and it ta said he made a speech in the committee agumst Duncan, which resulted in his name being leit: out, There was no motion to include It when the report was made to the meeting, though the omimission was noticed and caused much comment and Dun can went home looking very blue. This M ple Duncan schism here #t home threatens much trous bie in the Bourbon ranks. DEXTER PARK RACES. HICAGO, August 39, 1872. There was a falr attendance at the Dexter Par Taces to-day, and the weather was fime. The 2:45 race, purse $1,000, was won by Hope in three straight heats, beating Naughu, Whitcomb, Charley and Virginia. Whitcomb was the favorite. The best time was 2:334j. In the 2:35 race Luttle won in three straight heats, beating Hd. Sheeley, Kate Hazard, Robby Golddust and Kate, Ellen Davis was distanced. Hazard was the favorite. ‘The best time made was 2:3254. GREEK MEETING GREEK. Cincinnati, August 30, 1872, The City Council to-day passed a resolution im viting President Grant and Horace Greviey to visit the exposition which opens hese September 4, Mosquito Bites.—KBurnettUs Kalliston neutralizes the poison almost Instantancously . A.—Espenscheid, of 118 Nassau Street, {nsyes thls day the Fall’ style of gentlemen's Hate foe A.—Horring’s Patent CHAMPION SAFES, 251 and 252 Broadway, corner of Murray street. 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