The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-09 00:00:00

THE SOUTHERN STATES.

Among the annual military Reports of Generals
commanding departments is that of Thomas for the
Cumberland, comprising the States of West Vir-
ginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, which shows that
a deplorable state of things exists in the two latter.
The disorders and operations of the Ku-klux are
fully reported, and what has been said about
them heretofore seems to have come short of
the truth rather than have exceeded it. And
the worst of it is, General Thomas says he does
not expect any immediate improvement. For
Virginia General Stoneman's account of affairs
is much more favourable. lle says that by January
not more than 1,000 troops will be left there ; also
commends the operations of the Freedmen's Bureau,
and urges that it be continued to a considerable ex-
tent. A test case is now on trial in the United
States Circuit Court in Richmond, which involves
the question of the competency of State judges, who
are ineligible under the fourteenth constitutional
amendment. Its decision will confirm or nullify all
the business transacted by State judges since the
ratification of the amendment.

NORTH CAROLINA.—The Legislature met on Mon-
day, Nov. 10, but there was no quorum present,
and the delivery of Governor Ilolden's message
was postponed in consequence. A quantity of
small arms for the State has arrived at Raleigh, but
the Governor asserts there is no cause for alarm at
this precaution. The latest returns from the seventh
North Carolina district, heretofore conceded to the
Democrats, elect Jones, Republican, to Congress.
The State will give Grant 12,000 majority.
AR AN sas.—More interesting still are the pro-
ceedings of Governor Clayton, who has not only
proclaimed marti tl law in several counties, but
acted on it, as a party of his militia fought the
battle with the Ku-Klux in Sivier county, formerly
reported by Cable. _

FLontol.,--" The conflict of authority in this
State," says the Spring field Republican of Saturday,
Nov. 21, " still continues, and will till the decision
of the supreme court, now daily expected, in regard
to the legality of the impeachment of Governor
Reed. This decision was expected on Wednesday,
but was postponed on account of the absence of the
Chief Justice. The end of last week Governor Reed
commenced a suit against Lieut.-Governor Gleason
for conspiracy, but it was dismissed ; and on Tues-
day the latter issued a long proclamation claiming to
be Governor, and stating his side of the case. Glea-
son has the regular Secretary of State, George J.
Alden, on his side, and on Wednesday both Reed
and Gleason appointed an Attorney-General for tho
State. As far as we can judge at this distance,
Governor Reed has the right on his side, but no one
seems to care much how the contest turns out.
Florida has a persistent coloured candidate for Cory
gress, named W. W. Saunders, who has issued a
flaming address to the coloured voters of the State,
denouncing the nomination of Hamilton, the whit:
Republican, as a fraud, and signing himself 66 Grant'
President of the Union League of F lorida."

The orders for the formation of a regiment 01
infantry in Western Massachusetts have been issl2o6l;
It is designated the Second Regiment, to be composed'
the following companies heretofore constituting the firs
battalion : —Company A, Enfield ; B, Springfield (Ciil
Guards); 0, Worthington ; D, Windsor ; E, Pittsfield ;
Northampton; G, Springfield ; H, I orthampton ;
coped; K, Holyoke. This regiment and the 10th, 0010 e
Robert H. Chamberlain, the companies of which 1 ,
;
located in Worcester county, aro detached from tb
First Brigade, and designated as the Third Brigade, P.
V. M.

The Sub-Committee at the Joint-Congress Cora'
mittee on Retrenchment met Nov.lB, and Messrs. J
Benton, Van Wyck examined several of the Colleztors °
the Internal Revenue Districts of New York. Mr. Volle;
ton also appeared and was examined. He fully explain°,
his connection with the investigation of revenue frsci
in this city. Ms testimony showed that the money
tie
bonds that were taken from a certain ex-Collector of tite
city, at the office of D. C. Birdsall, were for entirely difff:
rent purposes than those that have been alleged, ; that i;
was only acting as counsel, and had no share or interest
the money paid by the ex-Collector at that time, and the
the money and bonds were taken by the Collector's C;lltici
sel and returned by him to Smith, less his expanses #ll
counsel fees.
The following paragraph is now going the rounds
of the English press, although two years ago Mr. Sac.°
himself gave a full description of the vessel in our (20"
lumns:—" We have seen a model of what is probably `tb°
coming' ship of the age. It is to be of the same size as
the Great Eastern, except that instead of 28ft. it Wil
draw only 18ft., and it will carry proportionally Dm°
tonnage. It is designed to carry four times as els?!
passengers as any present style of ship, and to We
stitute for bunks Christian beds ; it will also et
four times the space to a state room. The prese°
mode of bunking passengers is unworthy of the I;
Sea sickness, if preventible by construction, should
rendered obsolete. This desideratum is attained +1.1,-0
Mr. Thomas Silver's coming ship ; it is secured 191
proportions of the ship, and by there being 30ft. less °at
the hull out of the water thau in the Great Eastern ; bde,
the motion is rendered almost imperceptible ty 11°1
ip
vice. Tho state-rooms, instead of being at the outsbe
limits of the vessel, are amidships; that is, alongto.
centre line of the ship, where the roll is scarcely Feld b%
tibia. The saloon is to be 500 ft. long, and clear' a
ile,
structions. It is not for dining. Instead of a public tltbt.eo
there are to be twocompoting restaraunts at the extroutenji,
adjoining the saloons. The ship will sell passage ° 0,
the board being payable as meals are ordered. It iS
templated to carry second-class passengers and
class in the same way. The present first-class bunks -
be for third-class berths."—San Francisco Times.
The President of the New York Yackt Club
received the letter of Mr. Ashbury, owner of the a
bia, challenging all American yachts to sail for the .110
won by the America iu 1854, and naming the Condit de,
of the contest. Mr. Ashbury's proposal was given 1:31,00•
tail, but it must require time for consultation on the
rican side before an answer can be returned.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Preparatory 0
1 r-
have been issued by the Secretary of the Navy, to ir•
Admiral William Radford, now in command of the '0; 0,
ington Navy Yard, to command the European sou iC1):c1-
The Franklin will return to the squadron with 'tor-
miral Radford, and be the flagship. 0011

Liberia has 600,000 inhabitants, of whoa
15,000 are American negroes. oiled
Cincinnati is disgusted because Chicago P'
the most votes at the Presidential eloction, and 00
hints that her rivals on Lake Michigan understand- tia°
of ballot-box stuffing. the
News from Calcutta, Nov. 9, states Os' ye
Gazette contains a notification which directs fast ;ter
reigns and half-sovereigns be received at all On,
Buries in British India at the rate of 10 rupees 1 013„`iiS.
"After Grant, what ?" asks Wendell rbiliee
and the Washington Star immediately respon 19, °
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Births. of
LOPTUS—On tho 4th inst., Lady Catherine Imo"-
daughter.
NicuoLsox—On the Bth inst., at 4, Susses-square',, of -
park, the wife of William Nicholson, ESCI.I " of
daughter. wife
ll'AtfLEY—On tho 4th inst., at Twickenham, tj4e
Major M'Auley, Ist W.I. Regt., of a daughter.
Marriages.
Nixon—BococK—On the sth inst., at St. Peter's,
don-road, Mr. T. Nixon, of Birmingham, to Aftity
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Deaths. Citt",i
HUGHES—On the 7th inst at Burntwood House, ,ge-
ham, James Hughes, Esq.., of the Coal Elehave'
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RYAN—On the 7th inst., Desmond Ryan, Esc'', -1"
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as—OnSIK the Gth inst., at Tilton-on-the-Hill, —°lc
shire, James P. Sikes, Eaged 51. lota/
S UILREY —On the Bth inst., fat 14, Elm-place, Dr°
William James t- urrey, aged 48. c rn9iir
WILSON- On the Gth inst., James Wilson, Esq., -°
sary-General, aged 75. gall
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well the 6th inst., at U well Hall, Wisbec",
Wooll, Esq., aged 69.

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