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Search for tho 8ody OF Preston King.
= CFtom tha New Yosk World, 17th-]
No further Developments have come to
Light concerning thu ael2ncAoly event which
saddened 80 many ,huts- fn our city last
Tuesday. Ths dredging fox the body OF the
late Collector was VEoroasty continued al
evening all efforts to ind thu remains proved
At one time in the Afternoon, however, It
vas thought that tho 1oug songht-for corpse
had at last been reached. This hope was cK.
cited BY the following occurrence, which,
Psfhaps, may Jet prove that the place where
been discovered. One Of the dredging
parties had pursued their work from
the early hour In the morning Of yes
terdAy In midstream IN the vicinity, Of
Morton street pier without any appear auces
OF suceess, when after having moved further
down the river until they were opposite
Charlton street, their apparatus seemed to
bed Of the river. Several efforts were made
10 haul 1t up, but at each successive pull Of
the cables, the roll Of the waves caused II to
roll from tho grapnels. PeEseveting In their
efforts, however, the object was finally lifted
from the bed Of the stream, and would in all
probability have been secured, had 1t not been
for an accident which occurred to part Of the
apparatus at the time, by which the heavy
mass was allowed to again fall back to the
bottom Of the stream. It had been pulled 30
near to the surface Of the water, 1t Is
reported, that some Of the men engaged
in ths dredging, as they affirm. were ena-
bled to distinctly recognize the object a.
human body. However this may be, the
workmen are not certain rs to whether the
body in question body It was-was the
one they were In search Of or not. It was the
general opinion on Monday that the body of
the late Collector had been washed out to
sea, as at the time Of the suicide swift ebb
tlde WIS flowing; but since the fact Of Mr..
kings having purchased bag containing
twenty-five pounds Of shot, which be tied
round his neck, evidently for the purpose Of
frustrating au attempts that might be made
to save his 1lle-had become known to
the parties employed, It was thought i'd
viEable to con1lnc the work Of dScdcinr
within the l{mits Of from Barclay to q
few hundred feet above the place OF the CASH
atty. This decision no doubt was wise one.
as there cannot be the slightest doubt but that
after the leap from the feTry-boat the body Of
the suicide, weighed down by the ponderous
lond attached to the neck, sunk Immediately
to the bottom, and must therefore be but q
few blocks distant, at the utmost, from the
spot where the fatal plunge IVES made In
consequence Of this the parties employed are
dredging every foot Of the bed of the stream,
within close proximity to. the track of the
boat on the morning Of the disaster. Although
the work may prove tedious aud of long d.
ration, there Is reason to believe that the body
may yet be recovered, and given Christian
hnria(
, 1865-11-21

We published yesterday news para.
graph stating that Mrs. Lincoln had ordered
in Zwicksu, Germany, monument for the
grave Of her husband, our late lnnented
President The paragraph, according to our
recollection, FIRST appeared IN the London
correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette. We
now learn that there Is no foundation for the
statement. Mrs. lincoln has ordered no
monument for the grave Of her husband, nor
does she intend to do so. She has left that
work entirely In the hands Of the Lincoln
Monument Association at Spring ngAeld.
Mrs. Lincoln Is residing at the Cllfton House
in this city. Since the deceasc Of her hus-
band she has made her permanent abode In
Chicago, living In great retirement and de-
voting herself to the education Of her
younger son. Her-cldcst son, Robert, Is COM
pletipE his studies In the law office of Scam
mon, McCagg & Fuller. The other, so well
known to all frequenters of the White House
by the familiar name Of 'sTad''-a bright,
fun-loying boy-s attending one OF Our public
schools,
, 1865-11-21
4 Card from Major Gco. Ward Nlchois.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. II.

Editors Chicago Tribune:
GES7LENES-Your London correspondent,
in letter published in your paper of the
14ih instant, asks Il the Major George Ward
Nichols, who is the author Of the "story Of
the Great March," Is the same person who
lectnred in that country In 1862 and 1865
against the United States Government and in
favor of the rebels. desire to inform him
that in 1863 was serving as personal aid-de-
camp to General Fremont In the Mountain
Department, aud in the year 1868 was on
dnty with the Freedmen's Commission Lest,
however, your correspondent, who, I take It,
asks the question without malice, should
misunderstood the, or have been mlsinfor med,
or have confounded me with some other
person, will say, further, that I. was in
London in 1861, and 1ectured there On the
American wnr, when advocated the cause
of the United States Government against the
rebellion With aN the intensity Of con-
viction which had been baptised In the
fiery trials of the Kansas war, through
which passed with honor, rs SEN
atoirs Pomeroy and Lane or Gov. Robinson
will gladly testify. Your correspondent has
written hastily and without examination, and
be can easily verify my statement by referring
TO Mr.. Cheney, OF the London Star, the Rev.
Theopht1us Lessey, with whom resided
while In London, or by referring to the col
rmns Of the Tuues Of June or July of'G1,
where he will find communication of mine
upholdfng the cause OF tie Government
against the rebellion, and which called out
savage rejolnders from tl.a secession party,
who had already suborncd portion Of the
English press. Your correspondent Is In
honor bound to make this Investigation, for,
In my own mind, ercn four years Of utter de-
yotion to the cause would not atone for SO
mean crime rs TO forswear ones country In
a foreign lind. II the editors Of the TRIBUNE
wish to know Of my antecedeuts they eau OBJ
tain the information fom my intimate and
longtime friends Gov. Andrew, Rev, Henry
Ward Beccher, Or Mr. Pazke Goodwin, Of the
n. 7. Erenfng Post.
Respectfully yonls,
GEo. WARD NICHOLS,
, 1865-11-21

It's hold and able defence Of the Union md freedom,
sgatnrt trraton and slavery has won for It 4 wen
deserved reputation second to no Other public
newspaper In the country.
From the Kerdal1.ire indy Journal
Cu1cAeo Tn1nuNK.-7ats u tas teokNq peptr o,
kas Ne7AEsR, md u he st1hfdrd daily rod N Gsis
vicinity. Il u paper Of commanding influence 1nd
ability, md zlNasi epeaks r. convictions boldly
were reader Of tie 13sossns.
: From thn Rich1and (Wn.) Observed
CH1cAoo TMBuNE.-Tbe TRIBUNE Il one or The
largest and hest paper. Published in The West. Ii
Is fs large Is any Of the Eastern papers, and fl
ahead Of them in enterprise.
\ From The Aatioon Ml,) Gszette.l
The Chicago Tn1ncNH has, for several years mast,
maintained the position Of khs frxs aesctpapr IN
From the Wheason nlinoisan)
- The Chicago TRIBUNE Is unsurpassed In al1 the
chafneteEieucs OF frst-class newspaper. and We
command tt ss one of tho best N 1ha Northwest.
[From The Princeton m.) 1tepubuean.]
ot the land
From the ElPaso n) JournaLI
IT Ihs cnIcAoo TslguEE has been long md eener-
NY ast! s9STR SH,R - e m sp n as United at<' for
From the oquauka, {m.) Plaindealer]
The CA1cAGo THlnuax Is one Of tho ablest politi-
cal Journals IN the land. No person who Wishes
reliable md Late news should be wiLhontit
fFrom The ottawa (ul) Repubnesn.1
CHICAGO TE1suSE.-A truer sheet 10 the veal OF
printed
fFrom The Manftowoc {Wis.> Tribune.l
The CHICAGO TRIBUNE Il one Of The most COM
ple!e papeFs published IN The United States NO
cannot DO without It.
, fFrom The Rochester Hpd.) Chronlclc.1
The CHlcAao TRIBUNE, for Its bold and manly
course deserves the patronage Of nll good and true
men OF Or country.
, 1865-11-21
THE m0NRIs CONVENTION,

The fnrmczs and stotk Erowcrs Of Grundy
and the surrounding counties will hold Con-
vcnsion at Morris tomorrow, 10 take into
consideration the general subject Of freights,
and to devise measures, if possible, which will
enable them 10 get one buslel Of grain to
market without giving three bushels to pay
its passage. Their meeting WIS called prima-
riy to take some action in favor Of the Mag
ara Falls Ship Canal, but We undcrstand It to
be their purpose TO consider the subject of
freights generally. We trust that they will
give their attention to both Eastern aud West
csn avenues Of commerce, both canals and
railroads. We tell them that II Is tn their
power Cooking at them as representatives Of
the producing class of the Northwcst) to reg
ulate freishts, instead Of allowing frelghts
to; regulate them. and that when they
make up their minds to conquer the rnllroad
and canal extoruonists they can do so. No
monopoly, or combination of monopolIes, eau .
successfully assault the interests Of the pub
lie. Tic people are slow TO rise In their own
defence, but when they do rise everything else
falls. There is no reason why the carrying
interest should be in antagonisn to tie pro-
ducing interest Both will make more money
in the long run by acting harmoniousIy and In
good faith with each other. Such an antagon-
ism manifestly docs exist at the present time,
md it Is this fact which calls together the
Morris Convention.
, 1865-11-21

The Denver Ne1ns publishes the following
card, from which It appears that the hero Of
Sand Greek has Withdrawn from the canvass
for Member Of Congress from Colorado:
To the People Of Colombo:
FELLOW CITIZENS: "A short time since I
announced myself Us candldate for Congress.
In consequence of the uncertainty Of the po-
sition occupied by the Union Administration
candidate regarding the t*Sand Creek ques-
ton" since which time Hon. George n. Chill
colt has satisfactorily answered the fnterTog-
atories propoundcd to him on TINT question,
and PERSONS opposed to It, now withdraw
my uame Us Candidate for Congress In bis
favor, and respectfully md earnestly request
lint ny friends and the friends Of t'Sand
Creck's give him their hearty. support. In
Withdrawing from the Congressional contest
would offer as the reasons for my action the
following: ..
That 1haye always been Union Admins
tration supporter, and under no circumstance
would Intentionally do anything that would
endnngcr the election OF any man nomi-
mated by the Union Administration Conven-
tion, who would stand sqnarely upon the
platform adopted by that Convention, and In
the whole course of my official career have
always earnestly endcavored to perform all
duties devolying upon me although often
, 1865-11-21

know ing that my acts would make me deter
mined personal enemies, but believing
that Republics were not ungassfai.
my honest heart; and thus zar, though cun.
spiracles have been formed against me 6y
Lieut, Col. Tappao, Major Col1ey, and oihess
have the proud satisfaction OF mowinx that
the people, or q large majority Of tho peopIe
Of co1oraLo, hare extended 10 me the band
of friendship and wherever,I haye gone
have been welcomed rs friend; therefore m
dcspise the cowardly assault made upon me
by certain men In Colorado and Throughout
tie entire eastern portion of the United
States. Through their Misrepresentation
those Who, to ziak me, would jeopardize every
interest dear to Colorads and Co1oradans.
Respectfully.
r. n Cnrvr--o1-
, 1865-11-21
OIL INTELLIGENCE.
NcW Wells Struck and old ones DRIVING
up-E1plosion OF q Steam Boiler and
Hnfst1ng Of an OIL Tank at P1thole.


Hurslne Of an OIL Tank at P1thole.
Correspondence Pittsburgh commercth.l
The "Test We'll. located on tho Little Char
from the Washington and Pittsburgh turn.
pike road, and about two miles west of Gun
onsburg, commenced flowing this NNadnes-
day) morning, and when your informant left
was lowing at the rate of ten or fifteen bar
Iels per day. Oil was struck at tho depth Of
five hundred and eighty feet.
Correspondence Of Pittsburgh comme+cial]
P11uoIE, November Is, 1868
On Thursday, morning Last; about three
: O'clock, the boiler af the engine on we'll No.
=, lease No. 6, Homestead Farm,'' explo-
ded, Hllinga young man named r. alilligan,
who was drilling on the well, and badly
scalding Felix Viskiniski, the engineer. Al
the lime mentioned, they were letting down
tho tools in the we'll, and as is customary, the
engineer had lett the engine to assist ii the
work. The tools Ind been put down, and
gfne house when the explosion took
place. Tho engine house was blown to pieces
the engine was thrown ten feet from fhe en-
gine house. aud coupleta,y destroyed. fhe
boiler passed through the derrick, knocking
away the bull-whecl, simpson post aud every.
thing ~ Its course, aul landing some ten feet
below the derrick. Mr.. Milliean was Killed,
sampson post, causing instant death. His
skull was broken, and bis brains scattered
around the spot where he fell. He evidently
was not conscious Of the meanB of his DEATH
He was resident Of Trumbull county, Ohio.
blr. V: was not 60 badly scaldcd but that he
will recover. It is claimed that the boiler
was full Of water, but the best Judges think
not.
: On Saturday last the United States well
ceased flowing. She has flowed about ten
months, and averaged daily from five hundred
to eight hundred barrels. II Is supposed she
was Hooded with water by one Of the new
wells going down In its vicinity. The COM
pany Is preparing to pump her.
No. II, ..:Hol@den Fnriu,' also ceased to
flow On the same day. This well was known
as the "Dr. Desh1er we'll" and was struck
last August; she formerly flowed about one
hundred or one hundred and fifty barrels.
Dr.. DesAler Of: Center county, who was the
owner of fvc-slxteenths, sold few days since
for $l4 900. Lucky mani
No. 81 "Hummen Farm" commenced to
flow on Friday last, and Is now producing $50
barrels, and Increasing
On Is selling at $4.75Gf4.75.
Nos. 0 and IA on Mckinney Farm have
ceased to low no reason assigned for It.. No.
II formerly flowed $50 barrels, and No.
about 40 barrels.
A tnnk on Lease No. 81, Holmden Farm.
bursted yesterday Sunday and about 800
barrels OF oil ran into the creek.
, 1865-11-21

The Chicago Times, the stauneh ndvqcstc OF the
Democracy. and, as consequence, Of The great
1sh party, also as corre1a.iye, the vifcr Of the
negro. Is most unfortunate m It's trcatment Of the
Two distinguished ..sect.' OF men Involved in tho
gIase as that which few months ago zai=ed = howl
s5s s5dw o,.p picture Of H. a r. s custom,
by, it in my effort to portray tha social
and moral condition Of the colored race, and our
calling astentfoa to the ct Was the signal for the
non Of one Of II. oE proteees, il m attempt 10
Lash the negro Taking up case IN which Bf1de-
well qraHel bad fafal sequel three days after the
snujtou the whole eolosed race, On the ground that
the homicide was negro, when the fnct ,s be wa
born Of IN Irish mother. and is lfiahman BY the
adopted by he I1ss for The decision Of sach ques-
tous-the child follows the mother. The article in
question Is therefore really smother bis;er assaut on
they Ike the following admitting their own organ
to speak the truth in al else, and making the sub
stitnnon demanded BY the fact, It will read thu..
the Uttered words beng in italics:
"a noet horrible murder Wis rerpetratetl IN hi !,
city yesterday, the details Of which are enough to
s1cken the heart with horror, and which ought 10
be sufficient to eauee that class OF peopIe-and
have grown 10 be numerous cias-who have ever
taIaed The ery q lrsd equality to hang their heads
With fs shame =, The hopeless; mbecile, british Dc
70 elevate 10 social eqnality with men, deiulins
themselves with saying @Is he nat a man and 4
brother! To such most haszant violation o. her
yet sun iii. ignoran., dWafshiy intellectual se Or
beings, with the plea OF God and humanity ~
their tallying uy, hare contended for the triumph
m Almost atslnembeIed eoanlly ea1icd 10 mem, 10
mercy, to Withhold. Ard atill hare they kept on1
unhceding the warning which spo5e O. me ~ oe1 y,
ffo|r ucrer frertinr fepro their one puso+c or Ht
, 1865-11-21
An Old Democrat on the Rights Of the
Negro.

Inc Older c1t1zens OF Illinois W1Il remember
Hon. Daniel L. Gregg, our former able secre-
tary Of State. He Il IN old Jacksontan Dem
ocrat, against whose character ns such there
is not shadow of suspicion. He was for d
long time q. s. Commissioner at the Sand
wich Islands, sent there, II We mistake not,
by Franklin Pierce. He Is now settled at
Carsen City, Nevada, where one of the editors
Of the TRIBUNE bad the pleasure to meet him
In July Last. He took an active part IN tha
recent political canvass In that State. As q
specimen Of his opinions In regard ty Copper
heads and the status Of the negro st the
South, We mike the following e,tzncts from
one OF bis speeches published in the Carson
AIrfal of Oct. 81:
made an lseue BY the Copperneads, but they mIs-
take the true grounds OF controversy, In akn. this
position: In this Stalc the basis Of suffrage Is e.
Inn and Geosgtaf They arc dieobedient children.
They Eerolted aganst inst parental authority.
They have discarded Tbs allegiance they owe to the
aume ali The rights Of their former eondldon1 1
efvc you my answer firmly aud emphaticaIly iu the
negative. Keep them under the daress Of military
be nns ney !. n a of tss
Union. Make them consent to respect the
proclamation Of emancipation, and GIVE 10
may be-the rights. The privileges and lhe prcroga-
tyes Of American citizens. Compel them 10 acfee
to the Constitutional amendment abolIshlnr slave
lhat rebellion Is moi mere falca to BE- compro-
missed BY professions, or atoned for by ary s1trit
which tends to carry out the teachings Of rebellion
Southern Confede1acy hold to the sentiments Of
rebellion, they ought not to be permitted TO cast
the votes Of the two-thlrda Of emanc!pated slaves,
who haSe heretofore added TO their basfs Of repre-
, 1865-11-21
THE s. BCLL DOG, AT CAPE EAY-
TEN.

1he einnaes1ns arrogance OF Jonn Bull has
received another Illustration in The conduct
and late OF the BRITISH war sfeaner Bull Dog
tween tne Two peihsefent Parues IN dagn,
10 prevent the capture BY tue rebels OF Gef~
ffard steamer, and af1er denying to the rebel
war steamers the right to search the Gctfrard
steamer to prove Tint she was such md not
an English steamer as contendcd BY The Bull
Dog, the latter vessel entered the rebel harbor
OF Cape Haytien, and was very naturally de-
MED the privilege of landing. Afer at.
tempting to land BY force the Bnll Dog
strained ont to sea md returned with three
OF Gehrard's steamers. Then, xithout Civ
Ing any notice whatever to The Inhabitants,
foreigners or foreign Consu1s in the
town, the Built Dog opened bombard.
ment of the fort and town, scattering shell
and grape on women and children, foreigners
and aliens alike. Several officers Of our Unit
ed States ship Desoto were In the town, and
we're compelled to pull out to their ship in
tie midst Of this fire at the imminent risk of
their lives. In the midst Of the same fire
Captain Walker, of the De9oto, hunanely
despatched several boats to the town to take
off the foreign consnls and non-combatants
While making this indiscriminate md rcck-
less havoc, the Bull Dog also attempted, with
a full head Of steam, to run down the Hay-
tian WET steamer valdroque. In this attempt
the Bull Dog ran aground md could not be
rot OF. Finding himself in a tight place he
appealed to Captain Walkers, aAmerlcan
generosity, 10 tow. him oil, and get him out
Of his scrape, "American Gcneroslty' failed
to see auy appropriate oprport unity In these
circumstances for displaymg Its well-Mown
characteristics, nud accordingly left the Dull
Dog to lis fate. Capt. Walker, however,
4onh ofF fNa vrnr,n 4 ed FINN thn RnII noy for
, 1865-11-21
CENSUS STATISTICS.
Manufactures Of Eflc United Sfatc3 In
1860,

y" Va AAE NAANSN EAA3C3 IN
1860.
from the Washington chron1c,e.l
We are indebted TO Hon. J. n. Ed,nunds,
an advance copy Of the volume On "Mauu-
factnres Of the United States In 1s60," com.
piled from the original returns Of the eighth
census, under the direction of the Secretary
Of the Interior, which Is now in process Of
binding, and will soon be ready for dlstri-
button. The present number Is the third
Of the series, the ilEst two volumes being
and probably more than either Of its pre-
deccsaors serves to show the extent Of our
country and lis resources, and the immense
strides VIC have made In the variety and In
portance Of our manufactures during the
period from 1850 To 1850. And yet We have
no doubt, when the next census shall have
bean completed, the returns will manifest
sim greater improvement in this direction;
for thu inventive genius Of man In all sections
OF our country was never more thoroughly
tested and proatably developed and enlarged
upon than during the four years that have
just closed, and With the renewal Of COM
merce and mutual Interchange Of commo-
dltfes, manufactures are destined to supply
greater source Of revenue, and to be carried
on much more extensively than at any former
period Of our history.
In his ably written introduction to this vol
ume, Commissioner Edmuuds informs Us that
the preceding numbers of the census Of 1860
has devoted itself to the development OF our
soil 80 successfully that not on1y thirty one
and q half millions of our Owl Inhabitants
were sustained IN 18CU, but an immense sur
plus WAS furnished to foreign markets. With
in our boundaries we hare tho raw material
for almost every branch OF manufacturing in-
dustrJ; GU 7s:.as Of gold, silver, iron, cop
V1rn nycttn ny@s11 xf.,1
measured and incalcnlab1e; and petroleum,
the new and valuable commodity which has
attracted the Intention of capitalists In this
and other countries, Is now added to the sub
stnntial elements that combine to render us
among the very first in national wealth and
importance.
In 1850, there were established on our wide
domain over two millions and forty.fonr
thousand farmers d; our cities and villages
were twenty y-elght thousand, containing q
fraction less than five million Of houses our
manufactures were one hundred and forty
thousand, while new machine shops loom up
In every direction In almost countless num-
gress We hare made ii manufactures during
the last half century. In the year 1910 the
aggregate manufacturing values of certnin
specified articles amounted to $193,8f3, Al,
and In 1860 the value OF the same branches OF
industry according TO the census tables.
wss 81 ,ss5 ,661 GIG and allowing moderate
estimate for omissions and for non-returu OF
minor establishments We reach the enormous
sum OF two hundred millions Of dollars, hav-
Ing been multiplied ten times within the tlfty
years ending In 1861, whilst our population Ia
the SAME period has Increased four.and a-half
io!l.'
Weshare within our boundaries an area of
three and quarter millions Of square miles,
md const line by river, lake and ocean or
tWeuty-nfna tfnnEant three hundrpd and
, 1865-11-21

II Wade Hampton, in the course Of an
address which he has Issued IL l.Is friends in
South Carolina, counscls tic southern people,
MS sensible men, to e1,dtayar to "cou.
struct at least raft from tac wreck of the
southern Confcderaey." To most people 1t
~A appear that II the southerners are scnsi
we men they Will seek elsewhere for the mr.
~ "le o1 their ratt than among the debris OF
1ne "seekea Conicderacy. There Is not a
plank leit OF that rotten concern which will
sustain even 'ts own weight. 1t is the en-
deavor 10 construct raft Of such had matn.
riaIs that prevents them, II anytl,Inr can.
from speedily reaching the dry land Of q com.
pletely restored Union.
, 1865-11-21

NVHa".s. skat:&13.U5a
II thus appears that there were In 1850
GS1, ,4Ge more males than nfemales in the United
States, and 94at::;444 more females than males
In the other countries enumerated. The dis
crepancy between the rntios In. the United
States and Europe Is fully accounted for by
|, the statistics Of emigration, the excess Of
male passengers over fcmales arriving In this
country from foreign ports from the year 1873
to 1860 being 81, ,06S.