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ESTABLISHED AUGUST 24, 1852. WHEELING. WEST VA., THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 7.1880. VOLUME XXIX-NUMBER 39. tart! So*. M and *7 t'onrlvcalb hlrrn TM action of a number of Washington at; ministers with reference to ? day of purer for the sale deliverance of the eonnuy 'rom the perils of the preeent pell political contest through which ilia panini, hu already been given to the pub j( ii ne*s oi the day. It seems that this irtionol the Washington ministers came ,p for consideration in a conference of Biptilt ministers In New York on Monday Int. Daring the diecuseion of the subject, i remarkable piece of news was made tioeo to the brethren. We quote from thsproceedings In the New York Urrcdi, u follows: I iiiervarious other expressions of opin-I ion, Dr. Mason,of Washington, D.O., who I ?11 present to urge the matter upon the attention ol the Conference, said that the ?Sll W Prayer" was not a partisan docn Bint; that the ministers at the capital fell that > crisis was approaching no less pre ind severe than that through which liecountrypsssedln 1876-77; that at that t?e an attempt was made to aasaesinale President Hay?, which fact has never teen made public until this time; and that b;Mteral months then both parties in Washington were armed in anticipation if bloodshed, and that even the ministers Mere were regularly drilled and armed alio. In the attack on tbe President his amine was badly torn, but he escaped. Tbe Conference decided to spend No rember 1 in prayer. Aaotbtr Ureal Ctmrcb Council. i'lw Yowt, October 8 ?1 he general tri uiial convention of the Protestant Epls ccpil Church opened this morning with impressive servicesatSt. George's Chorcb, Stuyveeant Square. With the exception tt North Carolina every diocese was repre lented In the House of Bishops. There ire also present Missionary Bishops Penick of Cape UaJnjai, and Sciieveschswkv of Shanghai. Old Catholic Bishop Hesoir tf Switzerland, and Bishop Edenburg are is attendance as guests of the House of Bishops. The church was unable to an commodate the large number of people leekinn admission. A procession of bishops tomed in the chapel and marched two ?breast up the main aisle to tbe chancel. ct?i;'"A" sioL8|D? the processional bjmo, TheChurrhea are One Foanda boo. Tne venerable Biahop Smith, of Keotnck; (prefiidioKUiahop) waa escorted lo lie Bishop s seat in tbe chancel. The oirital and fay delegatee of the House of Depauea occupied seats in the body of tbe cbnrcb. Kev. Dr. Williams, rector of the toarcli retuJ the morning prayer. Tbe tot lemon was read by Kev. W. Wildea, tbe second by Rev. Stephen il. Tyng Jr the creed by Kev. Dr. Hutchings, and tbe ??' 7 Ke~ ?r To'llet Bishop Lee, of Delaware, officiated in the ante commun S "rvira. Bishop Herzog (Old Catbo W,of SwiUerland, reading an esplstle and Bishop Edenburg tbe Gospel. Bishop Kipp, of California, delivered! discourse' ud the communion was then adminif ttred, Bishops of Connecticut, Ohio and Jsi lork ofBciatlng, afier which the Mudiction was pronounced by Bishop Smth. Lunch in the chapel followed the K in'?r1m*1 rec?PtJon was wa,at which the delegates were Intro trad to the members of the church, Jtat suests they will be during the sea Brnve Ktaraen Complimented. Waihinotok, October 0. ? Captain lieen, commanding the United States tpbip Trenton, reports to the Secretary I the Navy from Genoa, Italy, Septem ar!2d,M follows: "It gives me great i?uure to bring to the notice of the de mount the humane and brave conduct I John Russell and Philip Moonafa, sea i?, who, on the evening of the 21st of eptember, fearlessly jumped overboard > the harbor of Genoa and rescued from waning a shipmate, Hans Paulsen] ^circumstances were as follows: About JDlart evening, while hoisting a third iUer, Paulsenj was precipitated violently ito the water. Hatdly had he reached !? witer when these two men sprang on the rail and supported him, as be u QQtble to swim, until a boat reached fa." <o?u?rrunIuubI Nomlncra. Watirloo, N. Y., October 6.?Dennis ftrien was nominated by the Democrats >r Congress, of the Twenty-second dia act Baitimorb, October 6.?The Democrats Ithe Second Congressional district, re ttinited J. F. C. Talbott for Congress. Jaustowk, N. Y., October 6.?The bocratic Convention of the Thirtv bl Congressional diatrict. nominated ta. Van Cam pen in place of Prof. Bal tt. who declined the nomination of the *?er Convention. BivitBiAD, L. L, October 6.?Harvey Urkhatu, Green backer, was nominated "Congress in the First district Sfuccss, N. Y., October 6 ?William flier was nominated for Congress by the taioerats of this district. Sun, Mass , October 6.?The Bepubli m nominated Eben F. Stone for Con Kaihn?liuiile Indian* Ktpablleani. Tuu Hatm, Ind., October 6.?The Re paWican demonstration to-day is an im ^ affair. The city is crowded with f?Pl? from the surrounding country. 'Uarous uniformed bodies and "bands jf the procession which is very long. JM industrial display is the largest and J8* war witnessed here. The city is Jgwrnely decorated. Senator Roacoe jjaknng is speaking at the wigwam to a ^ radiance to-night. There will be a Jgflcent torchlight display and ilia CnrtonM Death or* MlalNlcr. StixroRD, Ky., October 6.?Last week Mr. Petrey, of this county, who J* holding a protracted meeting at Bock praj*. went to the house of one of the JJJran to spend the night. He had JJNy got seated when a hen flew into the rad attempted to alight on a rifle JJhaogonthewall. The weapon tipped Jft ?nd falling on the lock, was dia 2*jWdi the ball taking effect in the thigh preacher and causing lock-jaw, from ^he.died last night. Ur PsmIbc Bad Monty. Cuviusd, October 0.?Jaa. A. Brown, Jjtt'og to be agent for John 8. Dye, (J jChataotatreet, Philadelphia, waa yea afternooo held here for bia appear JrJ wore the Unlced States grand juiy 1,5 it** ?' counterfeit money. Walt of $1,000 bail he waa tent to Kl- nwn his buainesala sailing JJ*" Counterfeit Detector, and that U >m?.tC*yry ,or him to ****7 ?Parlooi ^?ar,or pM^g * _ Spr.chr. rrom Mhin. October Secretin "?1? eiptctnl to return to Wuhing' Sorrow or Friday. He?11l,dnrln? mS* P"t ol thl? month, make eereriu Connecticut, Neil THE BATTLEFIELD. BKPOB1N HOI THE IHIMIHH LINK AID OBSERVATION COBJPM. Slill Mare Eneonraclac Tldlafi from Coanectlcat?Georgia ud M?wiw Election*?A View of flrgf nla-Ia* dlnna ladlcallonMoDlni Cob lltMBtD- POBBS JI mil. VIRGINIA. II may Bo Carried By (be KepablleaBs. Washington, D U , October 6 ?In con sidering the effect which Republican suc ceea in the October States will have on the November election in other States, the present mixed condition of affairs in Vir gininia is fall of promise to the Republi cane. The differences between the two wings of the Democracy in that 8tate are daily growing greater, and the situation becoming more complicated, so much so that the Republicans of the Old Dominion, who ap to the present have been in an un organized condition, are plucking up courage aod preparing to make the fight, or at least be in position to take advantage of an emergency. 8oroe of them had in dividually allied themselves with the Bead juster wing of the Democracy, but these are now withdrawing, and party lines will once more be re placed. In again organizing, the Repub lican party is receiving the countenance ot Chairman Jewell and the National Com mittee, and the former has promised to Rid them in the fight. The impreesion seems to be gaining ground that in the event of Republican auccess in Ohio and Indiana, Virginia can be taken out of the line of the solid 8outh, and her eleven alectoral votes be cast for Garfield. The Richmond D'upatch, organ of the regular Democracy, in an editorial to-day on the situation, practically admits this. It takes the ground that Democratic success in Ohio and an increase in the Democratic majority in Indiana, would in effect decide the election of Hancock, and likewise, that Republican majorities in both States would settle beyond question the election of Garfield. In the latter contingency it leelB that the effect on the RepuDlican party .in Virginia would be such that all Republicans, black and white, would rally to the support of tbe Garfield and Arthur ticket, and adds that they would Btand a very good chance of success. In tbe event of Republican success in Ohio and Indiana it it is felt that the National Committee would pay tbe poll Uzes of the negro voters In Virginia, and this would mean a Republican victory in that State. good fob the CBUAb majority. Hon. Edward McPheraon, Secretary of the Republican Congressional Committee, has returned to the city from Pennsyl vania, and like every other Republican who has been iu that State recently, laughs at the silliness of any Democratic claims of success there. He pat Garfield's ma jority in Pennsylvania at from 35,000 to 60,000. Tbe State, he says, has settled down for Garfield and Arthur. lOMNIllieir. The VrwR Grow lug Better nil the rime. IJaiiTkukd, Conn., October 6.?There is great rejoicing among the Republicans throughout the State over the result of the town elections. They have made a net gain of twenty-eight towns over the elec tion of 1876, and nineteen over 1879. The result shows that the Republicans are thoroughly united, and at work. 8hould Indiana and Ohio send oa cheering returns, Connecticut can be counted on to a dead certainty for Garfield, with a ma jority of from 3,000 to 5,000. SECOND DISPATCH. Returns have been received from all bnt five towns in Connecticut holding elec tione Monday. Of these 89 are Repub lican, 56 Democratic, and 15 are divided. The Republicans gain control in 26 towns in the town otficere, and the Democrats suffer a losa in 29 towns. In 1876 the towns were 85 Democratic, 69 Republican, and 11 divided. Four or five' towns to hear from were Republican in 1870. The result is a complete tnrn over in favor of the Republicans, aa compared with the last Presidential year, and every way encouraging for Republican success in Connecticut in November. The Repub licans were never better organized or more hopeful. The buaineea issue is telling strongly in their favor in manufacturing districts. 0IOBSIA. The Content Between two Faetlonn of the Democracy. Atlanta, Ga., October 6 ?The election is in progress, and a spirited contest is re ported in all parts of the 8tate. The issue is between Colquitt and Norwood, both Democrat*, for Governor. Colquitt was presented by a majority of the Conven tion, but could not secure' the necessary two-thirds to nominate. Norwood was afterwards pot in nomination by the op position to Colquitt. The contest is pretty even, with the balance of power in the hands of the colored vote, which seems to be going strongest for Colquitt, who will probably be elected. Augusta, October 6 ?The election here passed off quietly. Colquitt's majority fn Richmond county will be over 1,000. Bis majority in the 8tate will be fully 85,000. The Republicans make some gains in the General As>embly and a majority in the next Legislature which is conjectured to be in favor of 8enator Joe. E. Brown's re-election. The eleotion pMsed off quiet ly, the poll-tax challenge not being vigor ously enforced. PELAWABB. Local Blectlooo of Ho relltleal Bfffalfl caace. Wii.mi.hoto*, Del., October 6.?The Re Jiublicans carry this city by 117 majority or Inspectors, while the Democrats win . by 18 majority on the vote for Assessors, i Both parties are claiming wins in the , State. Kent county goes Democratic by abont 500 majority. LATXE. WiLMMQTON, October 6 ?Foil returns from the 8tate give the Democrats in yee ' terday's election (or Inspectors, 9,529; Be r publicans, M73; Democratic majority, i 856. For Assessors, the Democrats re ' csived 9.495; Republicans, 8JB06; Demo cratic majority, 689. THE GREAT AMERICAN LETTER Another Dutch ml (lea. Honcock'iPrlvalt Eplntolarj Correspondence flade Pnb lie. New Yobx, October 0.?Col. Blanton Duncan furnishes the Herald with two let ters from Hancock which he says were never" before shown anybody or pub llsbed. The first letter ia dated Octo ber 29,1879, and ia as followa: "My Dear ColonelI received to-day your favor of the 26th and waa much in terested In your resume of the working of the political caldron. 1 have always been of the opinion, and am so still, that antil the Democratic party haa disposed of the ques tion as to whether they would nominate Tilden as a sequence of past events it waa folly inside that organization to advance other candidates if their availability for the future waa a question of importance or interest I have no part in any pro gramme looking to the future. My name comes up through friends, and foes poasi bly, yet I know of no machinery in the interest of my nomination. I seem, in pub lic opinion, to be put forth as exponent of certain political available possibilities, and I would he better pleased if permitted to pursue the even tenor of my way un touched by political excitement I do not wiab to^be considored'a chronic candidate, for I know what that means when the end comes; so my true friends had better let the matter rest, or if not, let it drift. The next election is to be a momentous one. What may come out of it, good or bad, 1 do not know:| but I am certain that I cannot assist in leading to a good re sult more certainly than by following the quiet course I have always endeavored to {mrsue. If I come in question in politics t will have to be from the States and people and not from me. I am very truly yours, [Signed] Winneld S. Hancock. Very singularly, writes Col. Duncan, there came to me about the same day a letter from one of the most prominent Greenbackers, whose name and that of others concerned I will not mention. They are at the present time active sup porters of Weaver in his plan to aid in the election of Garfield. The letter was marked [ConfldtotUl.] October, 28, 1880. CoL Blanton Duncan, My Dear Sib:?For some time past and myself have been talking over a plan to elect General Hancock President of the United States. Our plan ia that you write to General Hancock, and if he responds with right viewB on the financial and labor questions, that we then decide tocalltne National Convention first and nominate Hancock for President and some ex-Confederate for Vice President. It will force the Democrats to meet and nominate the same ticket Your plan of calling both the Democratic and National Conventions on the same day will not work, and will give a large element of our party an excuse to say it waa a political trade, while my plan is one that a large majority of our party will endorse. I hope you will agree on the plan and have a conference with General Hancock on the subject. That letter, continues Col. Duncan, was forwarded by me with a recommendation to Genoral Hancock not to make any re ply to it He, however, wrote to me as lollowa: rCoafldaatiftl] November 11, '79. My Dear Colonel?Your note has been received. I don't occupy the position of a political candidate, to express any opinions. I am a soldier in the Federal service and my usefulness as such, and as a commander, would be impaired if I should take open grounds in favor of the political views of any party. If I am ever the candidate of a party for civil office, it will be on the record I have made. I should never make any bid for such office. If I were nominated by a party I would be governed by its platform, or I would not accept the nomination. There fore I shall pursue the even tenor of my way undisturbed by the ambitions which pursue some people., I am very truly yours, [Signed] Winfield S. Hancock. UtAIIT AT DECATCB. EiJojInf a BcddIod Willi bli old Itogt meat. Chicago, October G.?Gen. Grant, Gen. Logan and Jessie R. Grant, with their wives, left this morn inn (or Pecatur, 111., to attend the soldiers' reunion in wbiob Gen. Grant's old regiment, the Twenty first Illinois, and other veterans of Cen tral Illinois participate. Battery A, of Danville, will tire the salutes. The Paris dram corps and sixtette, the Taylorville Guards, the University Cadets from Cham paign, and tbe Governor's Guards from Springfield are also in attendance. Tbe camp is known as "Camp Sheridan," the tents for which were loaned by the War Department. Gen. Grant's partv arrived this afternoon and were welcomed by Mayor Waggoner. This evening Gen. Grant will preside at a business meeting of the survivors of 'his regiment in the Tabernacle. Tomorrow forenoon there will be a grand parade, winding up with speeches at Camp 8beridan. Gen. Grant returns to Chicago to-morrow evening and on Friday will start for New York, arriv ing there Saturday. TELEUKAPHIO TAPS. D. P. Deweea has withdrawn from the canvass as a nominee of the greenback party for Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The A wilt ant-Treasurer of tha United States yesterday purchased two and a half millions of bonds for the sinking fund. Neil JlcCaig, one of the oldest residents! of Milwaukee, was killed yesterday by being crushed under a falling chimney. Tbe exposition "building of the Northern Wisconsin Agricultural Association at Osbkosh, Wis., was burned last night with a number of cattle sheds. Loss $6,000; fully insured. I At Warren, Pennsylvania, the State Hospital for the Insnne was formally ^opened yesterday by Governor Hoyt, in the presence of a large company of citi zens of Warren and visitors from other parts of the State. The Silver King Mine declares a divi dent of 25 per cent. John W. Mackey and J. G. Fair authorise tbe emphatic contradiction of the report recently pub lished by the New York 0raphie that they are about to open the noted London mine. At Milwaukee yesterday, Mrs. Frank Crocker, the well-known disturber of wo man's rights meetings, attempted to shook Mrs. J. B. Smith, her step-mother, but suc ceeded onlv in shooting off one o! her own finders. She was arrested and is now in At Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Charles Wilthew returned home from work and ahot his .wife, and .then shot and stabbed himself, dying from his wounds in a few minutes. Mrs. Wilthew is not expected to recover. The oouple lived unhappily for the paat few years, owing, it ii said, to the wife's infidelity. Yesterday at Logansport, IndH a tramp was arrested charged, with having shot Condnctor Whittaker, of a freight train, at Waverly, ten miles east of Logansport, after be and another tramp had been ejected from a train on which they were stealing a ride. Whittaker, who lives in Lafayette, was dangerously wounded, be ing shot in the mouth; the ball lodging in the neck. The other tramp waa ar rested at jCokoao. GRANT EXPLAINS ABOUT II IB 1HTEBT1EW WITH IBf. DR. I'effLER. It Is HnbttanlUlljr Corrccl, Tbongb Con. uloluc Buoy lonccurarlea Snail la* from Its Htflng Bm Wrll feu from Jlemory-WhM Una cock Iblaks About II. Chicago, October 5.?The Inter-Ocean publishes the following interview with General Grant, in explanation of the Dr. Fowler interview, published to day by the Cincinnati OatdU. The General was quite ready to converse, as the report of his con versation was in many respects inaccurate, owing, of course, to the fact that Dr. Fow ler reported it entirely from memory. "The reported interview," said General Grant, "though it is in most respects cor* rect, contains also many mistakes, and makes me say things in a way not in tended, and contains some language that I did not employ. The facts are that Dr. Fowler called at my house in company with Mr. Cramb to pay his respects, and the conversation turned upon politics. I talked freelv without suspecting for a mo ment that the conversation was ever to be published. Some time a/terward Dr. Fowler, on whose mind the conversation bad made some impression, wrote to me saying he desired to publish it if I did not object I replied, saying I would rather this would not be done until one of our speakers, who had the eame facts and. was verifying them, had made tbem public; that as he was preparing the facts care fully, it would hardly be fair to anticipate him. That might imply permission to Dr. Fowler to publish his report of the conver sation when the speaker alluded to had made his speech. I have not heard that he has made it, but he probably has, or Dr. Fowler would not have published this article." "Wherein is the statement of Dr. Fowler incorrect?" "It is inaccurate in many respects. He reports me, for instance, aa follows: "Down to 1864, he, Geo. Hancock, seemed like a man ambitious to do his duty as an officer, but in 1804, when McClellan was nomina ted, Hancock received one vote and that greatly excited and changed him. He was ho delighted that he smiled all over. It crazed him. Before that we got on well; after that he would hardly speak to me. I was working to enforce the laws of Con gress, and he was working for the Presi dency. PerbapB he thought I didn't praise him enough, but, any way, he hardly spoke to me.' ? "I said, substantially, that up to 1864 I did not suppose Hancock had a thouglit of the Presidency, but at the Democratic Con vention of that year he got a vote?not one vote, aa Dr. Fowler has if, which makes me imply that be got the support of but one delegate?and from time he had the Presidential bee in his bonnet. Whon I met him afterwards bis smile was so broad that you could almost see it when bis back was turned. I do not know that I said he thought I did not praise him enough, though possibly that may be the fact. Hancock is a man who likes to hear him self praised, and sometimes complained that be was not complimented highly enough." "How about his promotion?" "I stated to Dr. Fowler that Hancock was promoted to be a brigadier and major- 1 general on my recommendation. I recom mended him and Sheridan at the same time. Hancock'a appointment was de- , layed for a time. Hancock's promotion waa made after the war, and I think it 1 was after the Chicago Convention that he was made a brigadier. When I recom mended him for major-general, he bad . been very cold toward me, and we had not spoken for a long time. I never knew 1 what waa the matter, unless he thought I had not consulted him in making his as signments to duty. When promoted, however, he wrote a manly letter to me in which he said substantially that he be lieved he was entirely indebted to me for It, though he had thought I was not will ing to do bim justice. This convinced him that be had been mistaken. He was made a major-general when I waa made Gener al." "Is there any other point in which the Doctor is mistaken?" "Yes, he doea not get hold of the points about Order No. 40 correctly. By the va rious reconstruction acts,Congress, for con sistency's sake, I suppose, stripped me of all authority over the diatrict commanders in their civil duties, except in the matter of the appointment and removal of civil officers in the reconstructed States. As I was tbe senior my authority was superior to others. Dr. Fowler quoted me as say ing tbe Louisiana Legislature favored a law authorizing the issue ol {7,000,000 of levee bonds. This I may have said, hut if I did it was a mistake, the amount be ing 14,000,000. In regard to the statement that the Louisiana Commissioners agreed to pay Keverdy Johnson and other lawyers $250,000, I stated what I under stood and not a fact within my own per sonal knowledge. "The next paragraph ol Dr. Fowler's report la wide of the mark. I am made to say that he (Johnson) called Hancock to Washington to instruct him in defeating the laws of Congress. I, of course, do not know why he called him. I could only surmise. I knew Hancock came. "A mistake also occurs," said General Grant, "in the following paragraph, wherein I am made to say, 'he went South and removed the Governor and commissioners that General Sheridan had appointed. I Instantly telegraphed him not to appoint to office any man who had been removed, and to give his reasons by mall for removing the men.' When Han cock went South I published an order prohibiting him from appointing any body to office who had been removed hy his predecessors. This, I suppose, hedld not like, but ray object was to prevent the possibility of men being put in place who had arranged for the negotiation of those bonds, even for one honr. I had in tended to tell Hancock *11 about it, as I bad Johnson, but seeing, durlog my in terview <"ith him, that It was not goiog to Elease him, I did not tell him. After he ad been down South somn time, he nude a pretty clean sweep of officers who had been appointed by Sheridan. I then tele graphed to him to suspend his orders of removal and report to me by mail. There was an order existing, if I remember right, prohibiting the use of the telegraph when the mails conld be employed. He replied in avery longdlapalcb, coating, If I remem ber correctly, about $43 50. I informed him 1 was not satistled, but if he had any further reasons to communicate, to do so by mail. He again replied by tele graph, but gave nothing new, saying sim ply thst his usefulness would be distroyed if he was not free to act, and unless be wis left free to scthesbonld aalfto be relieved. 1 ordered him to revoke bis order making removals, and to make no more, when he asked to be relieved and I relieved him. I always regarded his mere declaration in order No. 40, that tbe military abonld be subordinate to tbe civil power, as some i thing thateverybodyacceptedand nobody i disputed, as we were all sworn to obey 1 our superiors, and Congress was our su : parlor and had made tbe lawa, and these ' '?* "n"d*ltle military subordinates. We were acting under them, bnt hla or tier, or his construction of his order, made the lawa subordinate to his own opinion." "The latter part of the interview, Gen eral, porporta to give your feelinw over the reenlt at Chicago; now is that?" "Well, correct in part, bat expreased as I would hardly express it. I said that no man felt more relieved at the result of the Chicago Convention than myself. I would have declined to permit the ubo of my name had it not been for the character of the men who were urging it,?but I did not think it would be fair toward them to do so. It is also true, as stated by Dr. Fowler, that I believed I could break up the Solid South, and bring about the state of affairs where the two great parties would be National. I thought that mv visits abroad and my study of questions of commerce and trade would enable me to materially advance the interests of the; country in a commercial sense. Particu larly did I think this to be the case with Mexico, which country raises all the trop ical products which we use in the United States, and is ready to take in exchange our own products,while in the caseof many other nations of whom we buy are una ble to give anything in exchange, except sterling exchange. The article of Dr. Fowler, while incorrect in the points men tioned, and in some others, which are un doubtedly owing to his not being familiar with the subject, is as correct as could be expected considering that it was written so entirely from memory," UANIXHIK'M OPINION Of Ihe A Urged Interview Willi tirant Concern lag "Order No. 40" and tbe la eldenlsConnected Willi It. Nxw Yobk, October 6.?A Telegram re porter to-day interviewed General Han cock in reference to the recent opinions expressed by Generml Grant. He said: "Thus far, my knoweledge of what Gen eral Grant has actually said is confined to what may be called hearsay evidence. I have read what has been attributed to him as bis utterances in newspapers. Now I shall take pains to ascertain from an au thoritative source just what General Grant has said about me." "Will you apply to him persopallv for Information?" "That would be the best course to pur sue, I suppose. I mean to get at the truth." "If you find that the ex-Preaidept haa really made assertions derogative to your character, will yeu make a reply ?" "Yes; if necessary." * "Then I am to understand that if Gen eral Grant has assaulted your character, as he is reported to have done, you will make a general denial?" "X will certainlv deny everything that is untrue. After I have sifted tbe matter to the bottom and have decided to reply, I will prepare a careful and comprehen sive statement for publication." "How much time will be required for Sou to bear personally from General rant in this matter?" "I cannot tell, Imt I shall ioHe no more time than I can help in getting at the bot tom of the matter." "What reason have you for doubting that General Grant haa attacked your charac ter?" "In the first place, he lacked good grounds on which to attack me, and in the Becond place he is an old soldier and a graduate of West Point. As such he could not, it seems to me, so far overstep the truth and gentlemanly propriety to at tempt to injure me even in private con versation." ,u?h:ki i"' oo?W??- 1 oar ?b.pp.? Tr"'P""" lion inlcrcMi*. fflfeSSrSO, Ssirs^S"^ cntativea ol filty-one mercantile a?ocia a^SpSSSsas Fo'thecoireotlonol abn^ |,c|Utie? , iUkiu pwj^gsS'S ss. SsSSsSbsS?? j long neglected ehipping interalt X. ^ aisagss?gt&; mCT,,n6a,?to?e the "ma.erce and encour ment to restore the coma (he m,j0. age ship owners, and American '????,foreign port, by Sur|SSS:,; BSeSgwiass? country to which it belong.. j \r-rr^u--rr.;: MoOT^'?Orto<>?' 6.?Some extraor dinary mauilertaUoni have taken place in I viinht in a hotel at Hudson, a Tillage ?u.a Hver, about r t? Iromthiacity. They wwyjM about t*0 week. ?lnce, wben the bed. in the unuwd room. o. the hotel were thrown about, and window, and door. were opened by ?ome unaeen agency. In Tne ca?a woman while in th. act ol.out. ffin\nn ad]olnjng rr . ;??*?* ssrsj^gwkjs assnaaiKcf xsaMSt art ?s. --c SSSSdS-"""" """" at work In the houaa^ ^ Government Receipted Wwbikotos, October 6.-R?elpta iron, internal revenue to-day, $340,103', rece^. HtdTr-o-S^mfou.^ rJX'l the.inkingmnd. a ?,?? tt.?r.li low *?o Low DOS, October 8.-The STn^olth. Rueeian Church \f .ending a Greek prtat with 5,000 roubles to purcbaM a .lie tn q<q Francisco. Other offi* Rusaian Greek Chnrch,^ l^nkl MB confirmed. The Prfnceas re I rc?i,ei the title o! Imperial Highoeee. FOREIGN TOPICS. THICOIMI or COBBEITT STENTS ON THE OTHEB BIDE. The Eadlm Trlbnlailona or ilia Turk iak Port??Flood# and Mtorma the British C'oaal?Oflrnbnrh Hurdera by tba Nolo moD HiTaits. HEAVY NTOBM. Bain and Know on the British CoMt and Great Itaniaxe. London, October 0.?At Kirkwall on Saturday a strong gale began blowing from the northwest accompanied by heavy showers of hail and bdow. The weather along the coast, of Northumberland was extremely cold. Frequent falls of snow are also reported. Reports from the Highlands state that the weather has been very severe. The Grampian hills are clothed with snow to their base. The snow storm is remarkable for its severity at such an early peribd. Rain has fallen in torrents throughout the midland coun ties, causing floods in tbe various districts. The rivers and tributaries are overflowing their banks in the adjacent meadows. The roads sre so much under water that traffic is entirely suspended. Serious results are anticipated from the heavy gale from the southeast that prevailed at Yarmouth Mondav night. Several casualties to freighting vessels have already been re* ported. Eighty feet of the pier works have been destroyed by the force of the heavy sea breaking on it. The river Don and Bother are overflowing to an alarm ing extent; hundreds of acres are already submerged and the floods are extending. A severe gale raged over Chorley yester day, doing much damAge to property; trees were dragged by their roots and scattered iq all directions. A girl was blown under a carriage, the wheels of which passed over her heau, killing her instantly. Tnrkcj'd Troubles. Paris, October 6.?A telegram from Vienna aaya that the Turkish note is not icceptable to all the powers. The powers Jesire to maintain European concert, and iwait proposals from England. ,Tne block* ide is mentioned as a probable measure of coercion. London, October 6.?A Constantinople iiepatch says there was a conference of Ambassadors, Monday, to consider the Turkish note. The fleets in their new position are completely land locked. Constantinople, October 6.?A note presented to the Ambassadors on Monday lays the Porte undertakes to cede Dul jigno and cause it to' be evacuated while maintaining statu quo as regards the line >f frontier. As soon ss tbe Powers give as surance the Porte demanded in its last note the Poite wilt inform the local population they are free to remain or em igrate. If tbe Porte's efforts tocedeDul jigno fail the troops and local authorities 1 will retire to the frontier. The Porte, however, will be in no wise responsible for any complications which may arise at the scene of such a failure. Lonpov, October fl.?The Daily Xeuin i leader, savs the demand that the naval Jemonstration shall not be resorted to jitber for the settlement of Dulcigno or my further question is unparalleled in European politics, since the impossible iemand by which Napoleon III. forced war on Prussia. The lima says sugges tions in the note that the Powers may re sort to common action to extort Russian indemnity can only be inserted for some sinister motive. Detail* of I lie Ileal li or Offenbncti, Paris, October 6.?The details of the death of the composer Offenbach are that be was seised with an attack of goat on Monday, when leaving the Thestre Noveautes, where he had been attending the rehearsal of a new work for which he bad composed some music, and he died Tuesday morning at his residence on the Boulevard dea Uapucines. The Opera Itamtyue was preparing to produce his new and most ambitious work, "Lis Contes d'Hoffmaun," at the time of bia death. Besides this, Offenbach leaves behind him only a three-act opera, La Belle, which is to be performed this sea son at the Renaissance, and a few compo sitions of slight importance. His funeral takes place at the Madeline to-morrow. During the service tfM. Fay re aud Tala cac will sing solections from "Lea Oontes d'Hoffmanu," especially arranged to suit the solemnity of the occasion. Dr. Farsonft* AmssiIoi. Constantinople, October. 6.- For the past week the Porte has deferred pro nouncing sentence on the three sssassins of Dr. Parsons, the American missionary, on the plea that they were ill. Mr. Heap, Uonaul General for the United States, how ever, has fixed Saturday next for pro nouncing sentence. CABLE CLICKS. The beir to the Persian throne has ar rived at Odessa. The Bouru reports sbout 7,600,000 frsncs in bullion left Havre Saturday. A dispatch from Gape own states that the area of disturbance ia increasing. The "Holy See" hss formally threatened to recall the Papal Nuncio from Paris if the decrees are enforced. The bullion withdrawn trom the bank of England yesterday was 50,000 lbs., for shipment to the United 8tates. A cable dispatch baa been received from Paris, saying that arrangement* for the formation of a Panama canal syndicate were about perfected. More definite in formation is expected very soon. It is believed that Garibalda, owing to the prwaure brought to bear upou him, will again become deputy. It is als) be lieved that the Government will grant amnesty to Major Ganxio and bis compan ions. From the 1st of January, to the 3d inst., 28,000 head of cattle were imported into Havana, and from the 20th of June to the 20th of August, 0.077 bales Porto $ico to bacco, and during August and September 2,560 bead of cattle were imported Into Santiago de Cuba. Lieuteoanta Rogers. Blrnnie. Jr.. and William H. Bixbv, of the United States army, wererecived yesterday by Preai dent Grevy's aid-de-camp at Elysee, for the decoration of the Legion of Honor, conferred on them after assisting at the recent military maneuver. Count Henry Von Arnim's condition is considered most critics!, and his pbyai cisn has declared that the further impris onment of his patient will endanger bis life. He was convicted of improprietiea while MinLtter to France, when he at tempted to defy Bismarck. The annoucement that Prince Biamarck addressed a communication to the Bun dearath .in relation to Belglum'a notifica tions in the shipping dues levied at Ant werp, in wbicb he declared that it waa in expedient to assent to the alteration! pro posed, is incorrect. He bis in fsct recom mended that the Bundesrath aanction the modification of the dues, TH B KOLOWOW ISLAND*. Particular* or the Uu DUinrbauce In ibolBlMorihe Pacific. 8ak Frakcisco, October 6.-The follow ing particulars of the outrage on the Schooner Esperanga by the natives of the Solomon Islands was reported to the Cap tain of the Queen, recently arrived from Sidney, by the natives: The Esperanga bad pat into Oottstanghanora, where the dispute arose between the Chief of that place and Capt. Mcintosh. The natives, who were allowed on the vessel (or trad ing purposes, came on board in swarms, and one of them seized Capt Mcintosh around the neck, while another struck him with his tomahawk, and be died al most at once. The Mate, Peter Gofifrey, was butchered in a similar manner, and the rest of the crew, four hands, made up of natives from various Islands, were also killed. Everything of value to the na tives wis taken from the Schooner, which was then burned to conceal the crime. During the latter part of last month when the Schooner Dauntless, of Fiji, was off the Island of Apif a boat's crew belonging to the 8chooner was attacked by the na tives of the Island, and Mr. Frazer, Sec ond officer, and Mr. Nicholl, Government agent, were murdered. The King of the Hawaii Islands, under the influence of foreign residents and bus iness interests of the Kingdom, has ehang ed his policy. The Kiug appointed the following new Cabinet and withdrew the extra artillery powers he had conferred on the marine. Last night a telegram was sent to Marevo, at Washington, recalling his mission and dismissing him absolutely from all office in the Hawaiian Govern ment. The following is the new Cabinet: VVm. L Green, Foreign Affairs; Henry A. P. Carter. Interior; John S. Walker, Finance and Attorney General ad interim, waiting the arrival of Wm. Nevin Arm strong. It is reported on good authority that the subsidy to the Chinese steam line will not be paid. Groat satisfaction pre vails in the Island overstate result. The Late Murder by m Die Indian. Chicago, October (J.?Denver advices from Pel Norte, state the following par ticulars from a reliable source relative te the killing of the son of an Indian chief, thirty miles off Los Pinos Agency, Sep tember 29: "About 7:80 in the evening two Indians came whooping into the freighters, camp of J. H. Jackson, calling him and his four drivers vile names and acdng as though they intended to shoot. The Indian who is supposed to he killed fired one shot, when A. T. Jackson, nephew of J. H. Jackson, fired at him. The next day tho party was surrounded by Indians, who demanded the men who did the Hhooting the night before. Agent Berry, Mr. Meachem and Capt. Kelly then arrived with fifteen soldiers and arrested the freighters and put them under guard of two soldiers and ten to fifteen Indians over night Previous to the arrests J. H. Jackson requested protection from a Msjor, name unknown, who bad two hundred soldiers under him, but the Major replied that he was not there to pro tect whites. Next morning the freighters were marched to Kline's ranche, where the sol- 1 diers disarmed them, even taking their 1 pocket knives, after whioh they were dis missed, the agent and officers stating tbat they were not in their jurisdiction. Thus these five men were left de fenseless in the Indian country, denied protection by the Government officers, who had ample force and knew the men had acted in self defence, ex cepting.Col. Beaumont, who, at a risk of censure by his superior officers sent suffi cient force to escort them toward Sagnaoh. On the arrival at Kline's ranche, sgent Berrv told Jackson to obey Capt. Kline's instructions and they would be unharmed. Kline attempt ed then to proceed toward their destina tion, which would have resulted in death. Young Jackson, who did the shooting, then gave himself up to Messrs. Kline, Hoy t, Holmes, and one Indian, to be taken to Gunnison City for trial. Those men took Jackson without a guard and started toward Gunnison City, and had proceeded about three miles when they reported that the Indians had overpowered them and taken the prisoner, but it is asserted bv a man who overheard their conversation that Kline, Hoytand Holmes had intended giving Jackson up to the Indians wben they left Kline ranche. The freighters begged the military offi cers for arms to protect themselves, but were refused. Steps are now being taken north of here to avenge Jackson's death as soon as it is definitely ascertained. Indiana Paper Mill Burned. Elkhart, Ind., October 0.?The writing japer mil), known aa "the old mill," jurned last evening. The inmates barely , sad time to get out. It was surrounded uy water, but burned ao rapidly that ai liatance was of no avail. The machinery iras nearly new, aa the mill had undergone i thorough overhauling but a short time igo. Lops estimated at f38 000; insured for $10,000. The owners are J. K. Beards* ley, John Cook and Mrs. fienj. T. Daven port, widow of the late Senator Davenport, A Hew Idea lu Campaign Club*. ? Pd*xsdtawwey, Pa.,October 5.?The Re? publican* of this town met and organized a Garfield and Arthur Glee Olub last even ing, consisting of twelve ladies and eight gentlemen. Although the ladies cannot vote for Garfield and Arthur they are will* inn to make use of their voices In singing their praiaes. We now have campaign, marching and glee'clubs, whoee united efforts will be used to advance the inter* ests of the whole Republican ticket. Itinera aud HI nine. Oaktos, 0., October 6.?The miners of theConnotton Valley Coal Company are all on a strike because their wages were cut from 75 cents to 00 cents per ton on October 1st Corning. O., October G ?The Ohio Cen tral Coal Company gives notico, this morn ing, that tbev will do sway with the sliding scale, and will pay eighty cents per ton for mioing. Cardinal Met loakej. Lowdos, October 6.?The correspond ent of the Standard telegrapba from Rome: '?The Pope has nominated a coadjutor with the right of future succession to Archbishop McCloakey. of New York, in order to permit the latter to leave his diocese." The Pom U diepieaaed with Archbiabop McCloikey lor participating In ihe recep tion ot Parnell, the Irtab erftator.and that displeasure will be msnifeeted it the Archbishop comee to Rome. A ?i?fYMfUld H.lchlMK 1IO Pound. Cincinnati, October 0.?Ooe ol the cu riosities ?t the Exposition on tbe etreeta js Ward Eberly, a boy &?e yetn of age, weigbiog one hundred end eighty ponndi. In spite ol tbe greet weight, hie ruddy cheeks end solid flesh show him to be re markably beaitby. His home is near Lib erty, 0., eight milee from Dayton, where his letber is a tarmer. There are four children In the family, but all the reel are of the uinal site and weight. Orrnn Vowels. Glaboow, October 6.-Arrived: Slate of Georgia, from New York. New Orleans. OctoDer 8?Arrived: Bteamahip Lone Star, from New York. 'ROUND ABOUT US. WHATU BEINU RAID AND BOSK ?? TBI VICINITY. Uon. J. T. Vpdrtmtr Rt BiriMTllU Btltri from Bollal??-Tbe HI. Pl??? ul Qu.lt rr KiThallal B*rr?l from ludlnna lbwrebte-1'P Ihr llnr ??!? ?ELUIU. Any mors "Hoppers?" Is the question sow among the Republicans. A little daughter ol Charles Stelnhauser wu buried Wednesday afternoon. ? Mr. Harry 0. Wetherald and Miss Hal - lie Naylor were married Tneeday evening, at the home ol 8. H. Wells. The Alnmni Literary Society meets at James Fltton's Thursday evening. Mr. McCoy, who Is the partner ol John DnBola in the new planing mill that is to be. is In town. . ... . . . E quite Powell s family have returned to their home here. Apples are very plenty, good and cheap, and batter is jetting plentier. Eggs are scarce. Grapes atill come in. The scribbling ol 329 was but the ail vance guard of a torrent of abate of uen. Garfield that the Democrata haveiet lose on ua here. It does not even make the Republicans uneasy to see the distribution of such pamphlets. The Democrata claim that thoue men who are out aa converts to Republicanism have been Republicana for yeaia. Homo ol tbem have not been partiaan enough for yeara past to suit their fellow Demo crats, but now they will vote with the Re publican e.and that la the tree teat of where a man belongs. And they contribute for ^^AnTndoorra'eet^ng with mioeature bills looks like coming out ol the little end of ""N^Ljilerah bas been In Pittsburgh lor * The'tisrfleld marching clubs are all or dered out lor Thursday evening, to go to Martin's Ferry to swell the torchlight parade there. Arrangements are also be fog made by which Tow rates will be ob tained lor all who w?nt to go to Barnes ville and pay the citisens ol that town lor the good show they gsve us last Saturday. TBe Dick Fulton is lying, with barges, belnw the bridge. . A Republican matching club is orgsnii iug at Pinch run. The Republicans |u?t below the creek haven't mode tbelr ap pearance yet. ^ HIV. DAVIO I PDKUHAH', Of.Vomit MeaMUil. Oblo, D?lirl?M oribe priTiiw* ? r wiibm thr Jn rMlellM ol lb. luUI?o? T.arlJ Ku-'iimond. Inn , October 6.?The Indi ana Yearly Meeting of Friends, which u?s been in session here since Wednesday, closed at 4 o'clock this alternoon. The afternoon was spent in reading epistle* to yearly meetings in unitv withlt, Mid^giv ing returning minutes to the J?'"'*'?? from other yearly meetings who had been In attendance. The minuleS' are the cre dentials ol the ministers, >nd the return ing minutes show that their conduct and ministry have been acceptable. The meeting, alter deliberation, refused to grant these to David B. UpdegrafTand Nosh McLain, both preachers Irom the Ohio Yearly Meeting, ihe former being one of the best known revivalists among American Quskers. His offense was bold inir and teaching falfle doctrines, which consisted of a profession in water baptism as an initiation into the Church and thB observance of the ordinances. He pleaded in extenuation freedom ol belief as laid down by early Friends, and claimed that he had nnt done violence to the spirit of early Quakers in preaching baptism and ll>McLain ^M^pushed himself forward more than the roeellng thought proper. The effect in the case of Updegraff looks toward refusing him the rightto preach in the meetings under the control of the In diana Yearly Meeting, and will go a great way toward shutting him up altogether He has a name that reachesas far as there Is a Quaker meeting, and the action of the Yearly Meeting will cause mnch excite ment among tbem. HO*. 1. T. UPOEUEAEr II Barneevllle? Preparations for a Be* publican Boom. Babnksvillk, 0 October 8. The Hod. J. T. Updegraff returned last nigbt from a very successful meeting at Boston, a town on the western border of this' county. Taking advantage of the Doctor's presence here the Republicans determined to hold an impromptu meet ing. Disappointed in securing the City Hall the meeting was held in the open air, the speaker standing on the porch of the Fraxier House. "Considering its age," the meeting was largo. Several hundred peo ple stood patiently in the chilly air, with undiminished attention from flrst to last In fact the audience was still increasing in number when the speaker, amid cries of "goon," closed his remarks. The speech waa eloquent and witty. Rounds of ap plause responded to the trenchant blows and pointed arguments of the orator. Oo Saturday evening, October 9ih, the Republicans are to ''Doom" here. The bills are out. There is to be an illumina tion, fireworks, torch light procession, music and speaking. Large delegations from other towLBare pnmised, many uni formed clubs expected and a good time generally. On the same evening the Democrats hold a meeting in the hall. BEPUBLICANN OP OHIO. preparation* for a Mnw Heeling at Eaal Liverpool East LivaBrooL, October 6 ?Great prep arations are being made for the mass meet ing at this place next Friday evening, on which occasion Hon. Thomas M. Marshall will address the Republicans at the wig wam. A Garfield pole one hundred and thirty-three feet high will be raised to morrow. Delegations from Rochester, Smith's Ferry, Wellsville, Steubenville and other neighboring points will be pres ent to swell the grand torchlight parade at night. It will be the largest outpouring of the masses in Eastern Ohio during this campaign. The artillery will boom forth from the West Virginia hilltops, opposite town, and wake up enthusiasm for roilea ?round. BOBBKBY UP UIK K1VKK. ? ' A iflTmon County Man'* Hon** Mono Tbronsb by Burglar* In hi* Absence. Stxudkmvilli, October 6. Special Dispatch to Um Iatclll(fnc?r. Intelligence reaches ua to-night that the house of J. R. Hervey, of this county, waa entered by robbers, and a watch, pocketbook and other valuablea stolen. No one was at home. The thieves took an Iron baraod broke open the trunks and cupboards. There ia no clue to the thieves. D1KI>. ORR-Upi WadainUr, OctuUr 6,1IS0, at 12 o'clock midnight, Bra. M.J , ?!]??! J. C.Orr. Puntral not c? hnwliar.