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Indians ON Powder River Moving
NOrthyVard.

Fort LARAMIE, Aug. 25.--Advices
from Gen. Conner's Powder River Indian
expedition are to August 81. On the 10th
detachment of his Pawnee scouts dis
covered, pursued and killed all of war
party of Cheyennes, numbering twenty
four, which was returning frem the mail
road with scalps and plunder. No loss
on our side. We captured twenty mine
horses and mules, a quantity of white
women's and children's clothing, two in
fantry coats issued at Fort Laramie last
spring to Indians, who subsequently kill
cd Captain Foulkes and four soldiers of
the 7th Iowa cavalry; also number of
letters and papers addressed to members
of the 9TH Michigan regiment,n NOW on duty
on the mail road, which show they were
direct from the mail line. On the goth
the scouts killed one of the principal
chiefs of the Cheyennes. On the 21st
Capt Marshall, of the 1Ith Ohio cavalry,
ran into band and killed two and cap
tured twenty horses and mules, together
with several packs of plunder which had
evidently come into their possession re-
Gently. No loss on our side. The Indi-
ans are all moving North with great ra-
pidity for their villages.
Gen. Conner left Powder River on the
22d, moving North, concentrating his col
umns, ready and eager to meet them.
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the National Bank at Norfolk, whose
President is notorious secessionist Bin
ney received one-half of the per centage
allowed by ] Cooke & Co. for the circula-
ton of the 7-3os. The National Banks
at Norfolk and Richmond gained largely
by the transaction, as the bonds paid to
the soldiers came back to their counters
to be exchanged for legal tenders at from
} to per cent discount. Merchants and
suffers followed suit land the soldier could
not buy the smallest article with his 7-30s
unless he submitted to this infamous swim
die. All Paymasters engaged in the
swindlc are under arrest and will be se-
verely punished katt
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reference to the new and momentous is
sues of the day.
Formost among these is the question of
the Union of these States. A direct is
sue on that question is rendered between
our adversaries and ourselves. We are
for "Immediate Union;" they are for
Union, remote and contingent. We are
to- day the immediate Union party of Ohio
[applause;l they are the disunion party of
the State-it, as proclaimed by the leaders
of that party, reunion is to be in fact
remote and contingent. He who tells you
that he is against the return or restoration
of the seeded States to the Union for
FIVE, ton, fifteen, or thirty years, and in
definite period, is disunionist, and
ought to be denounced as such. Ap-
lplause.
Connected with this closely, if net in
separably, is the living issue, South and
North, coming home to US directly as citi-
zens Of Ohio, more remotely as citizens
of the United States, having a common
interest-the question of Negro Suffrage
and Negro Equality. 1t is part of the
avowed policy ofthe leaders of the party
to which we are opposed, to insist that
the negroes just set free to the number OF
ihree to four millions in the South, shall
be clothed Immediately with the preroga-
| tive of suffrage there, through the instru-
mentality of the Federal Government and
| in violation Of the plainest fundamental
principles of the Constitution of the Uni
ted States. It is avowed further that here
| in our own midst the Constitution of the
State shall be so amended as to strike
from it the word "white," which formed
part of the Constitution of 1902, as alse
of the Constitution as amended in 1851
so as to confer upon the negro race in
our midst the right Of suffrage, to be fol
lowed by the right to participate in Office
and other political privileges, to be fol-
lowed finally by the unclean thing-mis-
cegenation. Laughter and applause. |
The other important duty of this Conven-
ton is the nomination of fit candidates to
be presented on behalf of the Democratic
party of Ohio, for the free and unintimi-
dated suffrage of the white people of the
State. Great applause.1
The Convention will now come 10 or
der.
AMOS LAYMAN, of Franklin, was elec-
ted temporary Secretary. Col. j. S.
Grail, Of Richland, was then appointed
Assistant temporary Secretary.
The Secretary then called the several
Congressional Districts.
Committee ON Credentials for this dis
trict was Rufus Leggett, of Washington
On Permanent Organization, Rules and
Order.o Business, j. O. Amos, of Mon
roe.
To select State Central Committee. VIM
Sharp, of Washington.
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The Atlantic Cable.

NEW York, Aug. 27.-The papers
print to-day Russell's diary of the cable
expedition. 1t gives complete and de-
tailed account of the laying Of the cable,
of the recovery at different times of its
lost insulation, of its final parting on the
I'd inst, and of the subsequent graphing
for it, down to and including the 9th inst.
The water where the cable was lost was
about one-half or three-fourths of mile
Deep but Notwithstanding this the broken
end was on one occasion brought to the
deck of tho Great Eastern. Its great
weight has been too much for the strength
of the graphing rope.
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S@The Times Washington special
says both the President and Secretary of
War decidedly in favor of trial by a
civil court, and at the earliest practicable
moment, Of jeff Davis. The chief diff
Guilty has been to find proper tribunal.
The President looks with favor upon
Knoxville, Tenn, where Davis committed
the overt act Of treason by melting in
surrection in his speech to his army. In
case he is tried before Chief Justice Chase
Norfolk, Va, will be selected. This is
what Davis friends desire. The state
ment that the grand jury of this district
found bill against Davis for constructive
treason does injustice to the intelligence
of that jury and the legal mind that drew
the bill. The indictment was tor overt
act.
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PaymasterBInney's swindliag.

NEW York, Aug 30.--A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: An out
rageous swindle on Government and sol
diers by Paymasters has been discovered
Col Binney, Paymaster in charge at Nor
folk, in violation of instructions took eight
millions of dollars in Treasury cheeks to
Norfolk, had them cashed there, and took
in exchange 7-3os by an arrangement with
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THE French in Mexico claim, that in
case of war with the United States they
can throw an irresistible force on the Rio
Grande.
pTThe Times Washington special
says: We learn that the regular regiments
which are receiving a large number of
recruits daily will be ordered to the west
to do duty. aE
rgA French organ in Mexico declares
the empire failure and demands a
French protectorate. 10 ss.l
na-Gen Terry is suffering from the ef-
fects of sunstroke.
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Preparing to Emigrate.

New YORK, Aug. 2s.-The Worlds
Washington special says the order rela-
tive to passports for paroled rebel priso-
ners is the signal fer general emigration
of prominent rebels, led by Gen. Lee wis
will go to London and there finish his
history of his military campaigns. Among
sthers preparing to go are Generals Long
street, Ewell, Beauregard. D. Il. Hill
Wheeler, Malone, Buckner and Gardner
and it is probable they will be accompa-
MED by hundreds of others of lesser rank
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N e w s 1T MI s !.

1t is stated that the President will prob
ably shortly order the release of Alexan-
der H. Stephens. His case has been
under consideration for some time and
has been again urged by his brother, Lin
ton Stephens, who had several interviews
with Mr.. Johnson.
Cincinnati is infested with thieves,
counterfeiters, garroters, house-breakers
and burglars. Almost every night, says
the Gazette, somebody is killed, robbed
or knocked down on the streets. Itthere-
fore advises citizens to keep within doors
at night for the peace..of their families
and their own safety.
The extent of the abstraction of funds
and the forgery of gold checks by Ketch-
um, aggregates four million two hundred
| thousand.
The War Department on Saturday is
sued an order honorably mastering out Of
the service a number of general officers
their services being no longer needed
| There is but little difference between this
order and the one which was published in
several of the morning papers. The diff
ference is Gen. Bragg, who is serving or
the Wirz commission, and Gen. John W
Sprague. Neither of these are mustered
out Gen. Erastus B. Tyler is among
| those who are.
The statement that all the colored
troops are to be mustered cut of the ser.
vice is untrue. 1t probably arose from
the fact that all the negro troops muster
ed in under State organizations are to be
discharged.
The number of officers and men now
comprising the army does not exceed for.
ty-six thousand, though published esti
mates put it at much higher figures.
Governor Sharkey, of Mississippi, has
issued proclamation calling on the peo-
pie to form two companies in each county
one cavalry and the other infantry, fol
the purpose of restoring order and put
ting stop to frequent murders and rob
berries.
A black delegation from Alexandria
headed by Boston negro preacher, have
visited the President.
Ex-Gov. Brown, of Georgia. in Wash
| ington on business connected with the re
organization Of that State.
Business is apparently reviving in Sa-
vannah. 1890 bales of cotton had ar
rived there during the week ending on the
26th.
Reports received at the Department O.
Agriculture warrant the statement tha
he potato crop this season will be one o
he largest crops ever grown in this coun
try.
| The Postmaster General has orderet
the opening ofvarious postoffces in Nortl
and South Carolina.
The Herald's special says: Admira
Goldsboroug, writes that, not having beef
invited to be present at the naval review
at Brest, he shall not allow any of hi
squadron to be in that vicinity.
The Richmond correspondent of tn,
Herald states that large. party of Swede
have arrived there, en- route to settle il
the valley of the upper james River.
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p@-An Abolition paper says: .erhe
degradation, misery and crime produced
throughout the land by intemperancesare
ten-fold greater than those ever caused by
slavery" Is it possible, then, asks an ex-
change, that we have sacrificed a million
of lives to extirpate an evil abroad, when
we have one ten times greater than it at
home. frsstys4T
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MUTINY.-The Courier des Etat's Unis
says that mutiny had broken out in AL
exandria, La, among the troops of Gen.
Custar's command. Gen. Custar's caused
the arrest and Imprisonment of four cap
tains, twelve lieutenants and seventy five
sergeants and corporals of the I'd Wis
consin cavalry regiment, who were the
leaders in the mutiny.
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aa- Hon Chiffon A White, who was
nominated by the "Long and Cory De-
mocracy" Of Ohio, has. published a card
in which he says that his nomination was
made without his knowledge, consent or
appreciation, He approves the action of
the regular Democratic Convention, and
will support its nominees. -.
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A HEALTHY OFFIcE.-The fees of the
health officer for the port of New York
amount to 100000, and his powers are
said to be more absolute and unrestrain-
ed than the President Of the United
States.
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pea-A scamp named Frank N Case, who
had recently been convicted of having ten
wives, all living,an being on the point of
marrying the eleventh, committed suicide
by hanging bimself in the Jail at Cedar
Falls, Iowa.
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Arrest of Ketchum, the Defauiter

New York, Aug. 26.-Edward S
Ketchum was arrested yesterday afternoon
in house on West 10th street He has
not bes out of the city. He had an in
terview with many of his friends and
victims, and with his father. With the
latter reconciliation was effected. He
was also visited by his wife at the station
house. He has been about the city fire
quently during the past fortnight, but has
avaided his former friends. He had about
fifty thousand dollars when arrested. AS
yet no complaint has been made against
Ketchum.
The creditors of Ketchum, Son q Co
will meet next Monday to hear state
ment of the financial affairs of that firm.
The assets are likely to reach sixty cents
on the dollar. M 49,,
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THE Boston Post says: "The New
England cotton mills are extending their
operations as fast as the supply of hands
permits. Some of the larger corporations
have their agents in Lancastshire, Eng
land for procuring operatives, the supply
in this country being inadequate. We
hear of large new cotton factories being
projected-one requiring an out lay Of
S1,250, ,000."
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mate the State ticket, which we have plac-
ed at the head of our columns. Gen Nor
gan was nominated for Governor by ac-
clamation, and without opposition. His
speech. on accepting the nomination, may
be found on the outside of this paper.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-09-06

Dg- Judge Thomas M Key. the Demo
cratic nominee for Supreme Judge, was
chief of Gen McClellan's staff when thst
officer was commanding the Army of the
United States, Judge Key is an able law
yer, and was for several years Judge of
the Superior Court of Cincinnati. i.--P Plain
Dealer. SsSitt3 -
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THE negro laborers on tho island of
Jamaica are in distressing poverty, and
their troubles being blamed on the Gov
ernor, two gunboats have been dispatched
to prevent an outbreak. s%4
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1T is estimated there are 40, 900 ne
groes on the Virginia Peninsula, who have
followed our armies during the war.
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The WRIT Trial.

WASHINGTON, Aug 3o--The. Wirtz
Military Commission re-asscmbled this
morning. Gen Thomas, member of the
court, said he understood the prisoner
had been handcufed while in prison. He
could see no necessity for such rigid treat
ment, especially as the prisoner is always
attended by guards.
Col Chapman explained the handwriting
was at the instance of counsel fer the ac-
cased, as on the day the counsel deserted
him he said he would never again appear
in court, and as the prisoner seemed to
mediate suicide. 44f
Mr. Baker saw no necessity for hand
cutting the prisoner, and pres umed that
the continuance of it arose from misap
prehension and would not be repeated
from anything heretofore said by the pris-
oner's counsel.
Col Parsons, at one time commanding
the post at Andersonville, showed that
Wirtz was assigned to the prison by Gen
Winder and had full control of It. The
witness had subsequently prayed to the
Judge in the neighborhood to abate the
nuisance, bat was obliged to abandon the
cause at the instance Of Gen Calf. .s4oa
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Death by Railroad accidents.

New YoRK. Aug. 31.-The Herald
prints complete list of railroad accidents
attended by loss of life or injuries to per-
sons that have occurred in the United
States since the commencement of the
year. In not quite eight months there
have been 12S casualties, by which 266
persons have been killed and 119 woun-
ded,. This is only the number of killed
and wounded recorded at the time Of ac-
cident, and who died very shortly after,
OF course many of the wounded were but
slightly injured, but how many died after
weeks or months of suffering from wounds
received we shall probably never know,
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AnOtherSad CasuaIty--Acciden to
the Seventh Ohio Infantry.

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 23.-The steamer
Argosy No. 3, Capt. Van Degrift, from
Cairo to Cincinnati, with the 7th Ohio In
fantry, about 800 strong, was blown ashore
lin rain storm on Monday evening, on a
bar at Hatfeld's Landing, 80 miles be-
low Louisville Theconcussion exploded
the mud drums, and the steam coming aft
scalded twelve, two Of whom died, and
two more are expected to die. Between
thirty and forty jumped overheard, eight
of whom were drowned. The steamer
Argosy No. 1, formerly Government
gunboat Capt. Stands, brought the regi-
ment to this city and transferred them to
the steamer Gen. Lyttle for Cincinnati.
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zation, Rules, &C., submitted the following
report. which was adopted:
For President of the Convention--Hon
Rufus P Ranney, of Cuyahoga.
Vice President for this District udge
Buell., Of Washington.
Secretary-Amos Layman, of franklin.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO SELECT A
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Jefferson Palm, from the committee to
select State Central Committee, submit
ted the following report, which was adop-
ted:
1st Dist-Truman Handy, Hamilton.
I'd Dist-John MsMakin, Hamilton.
Sd Dist-Col c ] Byam, Preble.
4th Dist-Jason McVey, Shelby.
9th Dist-Wm L Glessner, Hancock.
9th Dist David G Devore, Brown.
7th Dist-Jehn G. Dunn, Madison.
Sth Dist-Jonas Smith, Richland.
9th Dist-W w Armstrong, Seneca.
10th Dist-Jacob j Green, Defiance.
11th Dist-Dr MonahaE, jackson.
18th Dist-B w Carlisle, Fairfield.
18th Dist-Asa G Dimmeck, Coshocton.
14th Dist r Critchfeld, Holmes.
18th Dist-M D Follett, Washington.
10Th Dist-John II Heaton, Belmont.
18th Dist-Gen Samuel Lahm, Stark.
18th Dist w Fitch, Cuyahoga.
10Th Dist-Simeon L Hunt, Trumbull.
The committee also recommended the
appointment of the following State Exec
utiYe Committee:
Allen G. Thurman, John G. Thompson,
I E F Bingham, Amos Layman, W W
Webb.
Mr.. vallandigham being called upon
for speech, declined, but said that he
took pleasure in announcing that the
committee on resolutions had agreed unan-
imously upon platform which would be
acceptable to every Democrat, and which
ought to be accepted by every patriot in
Ohio.
Judge Ranney being absent ON the
Committee on Resolutions, Gen John Nc
Maxim, Of Hamilton, Gen III Ell Dodge, oi
Cuyahoga, and David A Houk, OF Ment-
gomery, were appointed committee to
wait upon him and inform him of his
election as President Of the Convention
The committee discharged their duty. and
soon appeared with the Judge, whe then
made a speech, which we will give next
week
The platform submitted by Hon A G
Thurman, Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, was then unanimously adop-
ted by the Convention. 1t will be found
in another column of this paper.
The Convention then proceeded to nom
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NEwBERN, N c., Aug. 2s.-Col.W Whit
tlesy, Assistant Commissioner of the
Freedmans Bureau of Raleigh, has found
it necessary to issue circular to disabuse
freedmen of the belief that they are to
be presented with farms by the Govern
ment, and urging them to make contracts
for labor, from the proceeds of which
they will be enabled to buy farms. i5ssif
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New YoRk. Sept s2-Gold clio sed last
night at 144S. l4t
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Further About the Wreck of the
Brother Jonathan.

New YORK, Aug. 26.-The Alta Cali
fornian, of San Francisco, of tie morning
of the Sd inst, has been received by pri-
vate hand. 1t contains the following i'm
portant intelligence:
CRESCENT City, July 81, via JACK
soNvILLE, Aug. 2.-The steamer Broth
er Jonathan struck sunken rock off St
Georges Point, eight or ten miles west
from here, at 1:30.P. NJ, to-day. All on
board were lost except seventeen persons,
including three children. Boats have
gone to the rescue, but there is no hopes
of saving more. Two boats swamped
along side of the ship and three boats
were left on board. The following are
the names of those saved: Jas. Patterson
Sd officer; David Farrell, steerage steward
Henry Miller, baker, Patrick Linn, FIRE
man; VIM. Lowery, fireman; VIM. E
Shield, waiter; Stephen Moran, waiter
Mrs. Mary Ann Tweedle, Mrs. M. Bern
hart and child, Mrs. Martha e. Wilder
Mrs. Martha Stott and child, and foul
colored seamen.
| The boats have returned, having seer
nothing of the wreck. We give up all
hope Of saving more passengers. Officer
Patterson reports that Brigadier Genera
| Wright, when last seen on board, had 8
| life preseryer in his hand.
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District Ticket.
Monroe County. Democratic
Ticket.

Monroe County. Democrat
Ticket.
~ For Representative,
ae ELIEL HEADLEY.
sss For Treasurer,
DANIEL NEUHART.
2 For Sheriff,
JOSEPH MYERS.
ss For Prosecuting Attorney,
JOHN P. SPKIGGS.
For County Surveyer,
OLIVER S. SLOAN.
For Commissioner.
THOMAS MURPHY.
For lnfrmary Director,
JESSE JACKSON.
For Coroner,
JOHN MUHLEMANN.
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO SELECT
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

Jefferson Palm, from the committee
select State Central Committee, submit
ted the following report, which was adol
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this: When you changed the policy we
should have been included in the change.
We would have preferred that the bounties
should not have been raised at all, but
when they were raised we should have
been included. The General Governme
has paid all but the first call alike. She
pays me 500 bounty for each years SER
vice. The yearlings get no more. Now,
the same. The General Government should
pay the non-veterans 5000 each because
they have served three years for &l0O ho,in.'
ty. But we veterans have no such CLAIM.
for We are only required 70 serve i've year,,
and we get $500 bounty. Think o. these
things You whose homes have been saved
by our services on the field Of carnage, and
do ~ your condolences dictate. no 5sisti