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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Latest by the Gable.

Cotton marke tHeavY-American Securities
Up-Darmstadt Complies with the De-
msuds Of Prussia-The Re vol, in andia-
Italy Disarmins.
fPer Cable TO Associated Pressl
LIVERPOOL, Wedneeday-Noon.- Cotton
The market is heavy, and the sales will prob
ably be light to-day.
LoNDoE. Wednesday-Noon.-C onsols-The
opening price for Consols was SOY for money.
American Securties--The opening prices are
U. S. Five-twentes, %; Illinois Central X. r.,
20; Erie Railway, i6S.
LONDON, Wednesday Noon Statements
show that Atlantic Gable 10 doing business at
rate Of 100000 per year
QUEENSTOWN, Sept.-The City of London
arrived. --
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 5.-Borussia, from
Hamburg, sailed this day for New York. with
f3l,OO0, and 2,5OO,OOO francs IN specie. on Anne
riean account.
BERLIN, Sept. 5.-Dramstadt has com piled
with the demands of Prussia, and will pay
her 3.000,00 fiorins, besides ceding some of her
territory.
ATHENS, Greece, Sept Slopes are freely
expressed, with some prospect of realization.
that the pacification. of the revolt in Gambia
will soon be accomplished.
FLoRENCE, Italy, Sept. 5.-Preyious to sign
ing treaty Of peace Italy will disband 100000
soldiers.
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THE PHILADELPHIA DlsUNIoS CONVENTION
Quarrel Amongst the Radical Disunion-
lists about Negro Suffrage-Symptoms of
W

Quarrel Amongst the Radical Disunion-
lists about Negro Suffrage-Symptoms of
Row.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4.-NafionaI Hall, 10
o'clock.-There will be two reports presented
by both committees on address and resolu.
tons, the majority in favor Of standing by the
policy of Congress, and the minority i'm fayo
of negro suffrage. -..
1Ol5.-The Convention has not vet assem-
bled. The delegates are discussing the oues
tons OF Congress and negro suffrage. LIZ now
appears that there will only be a unanimous
report OF the committee on address, and there
are favorable symptoms of the committee on
resolutions agreeing on the Congressional pol
1O30.-The Convention has been called TO
order, General Speed in the chair Theepro
ceedlngs were opened with prayer.
Numerous resolutions are being offered nv
delegations in favor of negro suffrage ana
others opposed 10 interfering with Congress
Ihe Committee on Resolutions has not vet
reported.
NOoN.-Mr. Moss, of Va, is now addressing
the Convention in favor of adopting measures
10 INSIST on Congress providing for the eniran-
chlsement of the blacks
Mr. Moss offered resolution instructnr the
COMMITTEE on Resolutions TO provide for con-
ferrIng the right of suffrage on all citizens
without regard TO color.
This led to great confusion Motions wara
made TO lay on the table and to ad iourn. which
were lost: finally call was made for the pre-
yious question, and the resolutions were re.
ferred TO the Committee on Resolutions Great
excitement prevailed.
during the debate, Mr.. Thomas. of Mary-
land. said il the resolutions were adopted he
would be In favor OF enfranchIsIng every rebel
In maryland This was received with Kisses
and much confusion.
A delegate announced that he understood
the Committee on Resolutions would not he
prepared to report until tomorrow morninp
and therefore he moved TO adjourn tall ten
O'Clock to morrow
Mr.. Thomas. of Md, made a personal ex-
remarks no
suffrage question, which had not been upoer
stood SO far as voting to enfranchise the re-
bells. he would not do il, so help him Col
Mr.. Smithers, of Del, chairman of the COM
mIttee, announced the arrangements made for
the proceedings tonight; at the Union League
Houth, for the fusion of the North and the
Sout
SECOND DIsPATCH1
PHILADELPHIA, sept. 5.-Thp Southern
Convention has adjourned until to- morrow
No address or resolutions were presented
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SThe Democrats and johnson men of Ohio
have nominated Hon. George H. Pendleton for
Congress in the LIST district and Theodore Cook
in the p. Mr.. Pendleton, in his acceptance
OF the nomination, approved the action of the
Philadelphia convention, and said that the
result Of the war had decided the doctrine OF
Secession, and the Southern people, by the
action Of their delegates at Philadelphia, ha We
the basis of political organization. The in
stitution OF slavery was also involved in the
conflict Of arms, and 1t, too. under the action
OF the southern States, had passed away for.
ever. He advocated tie absolute restoration
Of the Union upon no other conditions than
those presented by the Constitution, and was
for the immediate admission Of Southern States
to their right Of representation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-05

The RIVER FEoNT.-The water side pre
SCENTS oulier appearance than al any tune
during the past two weeks. The wharyes
generally are unoccupied, the vessels which
lew days ago occupied nearly all the
wharves having received their cargoes and
cleared. The coal trade vessels, and the bay
and river craft, are very few to-day, but fresh
arrivals are expected hourly.
HE CANAL.-The rains have produced a
penencial effect upon the canal, increasing the
water 20 fully SIX feet on this level The
reason that the number OF arrival is not larger
Is the fact that one Of the lock gates above the
Fails rs being repaired Arrived-Nlne boats.
with coal, consigned as follows To Cumo Der
land Co, 3l6.e tons; w X. Snow. IO95 tons:
American Co, 1903 tons; 7. II. T. Mcpherson
ll6.e Tons; Central Co., 2201 tons: Hampshire
and Baltimore Co, Ill tons. Departed-The
ONO, with salt, TO Cumberland: ana ten boats
light
DlsoRDERLY Yesterday, on
GER MastIn arrested Jane Ecklin, Randolph
Ecklin, Luch A. Robinson, and Fielding Ro-
6nson, all colored, for disogderly conduct.
The parties occupied the eame house, and
some months ago one of the women went ont
10 service, and left her furniture at the house
Upon her return the other party demanded
storage for the furniture, and she in turn de-
manded rent from the other party They
could not be qnieted in any other way so the
officer arrested all hands. Justice Buckey
fined each Si.44, and turned the furniture over
TO the owner
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKET.-There are no
arrivals Of -four or, grain reported to-day ana
the market is unchanged since Yesterday
transactions light, and principally of local
character.
PORT OF GEoRGKrowN-Entered
ship Thomas, Swift master, from New York;
schooner John Mccoy, johnson master, from
Patuxent.
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THE SEPTEMBER ELECTIONS.

The first autumn election in the Northern
States was held yesterday in Vermont, result
i ng in the State giving large radical maiorities.
as usual The officers chosen in Vermont were
Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Treasurer
State Legislature, and three members of Con-
gress. For Governor, the candidates were
Paul Dillingham;, Republican, and Charles
N. Davenport, Democrat. These gentlemen
Were opposing candidates in 1S65, when Dill
Ingnam received 27,5S6 votes, and Davenport
1857. For Congress, in the First District. the
candidates were Frederick f. Woodbridge
Republican, and Samuel Wells, Democrat.
Second District, Luke Pollard, Republican,
and Charles M Chase, Democrat; Third Dis
trict, Portus Baxter, Repg blican, Romeo H.
Hoyt, Republican. and Waldo Brigham Dem.
ocrat- The Republican party was divided in
the Third District upon a personal question,
both Republican candidates claiming to have
been lawfully nominated. Neither received a
majority vote; ana accordingly, under the
law, second election is TO be held, at which
plurality vote will elect.
California and Nevada will hold their cleo
ions day, and Maine upon Monday next
The radicals have the luck OF starting off in
the campaign with "dyed in the WOOL "a Ill
States, where the conservatives are so
hopelessly in the minority that they make no
serious contest The first elections which will
really tell anything are those which will &C.
cur on the 9th of October, being those of Penn
sylvania. Ohio. and Indiana. OF these, OHIO
elects members of Congress only. while Penn
sylvania and Indiana. in addition to Congress.
SIGNAL representatives, elects Governors and
State Legislatures, which have each the choice
OF United States Senators
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THE THREATENED RIOT ATCHICAGo
The Humbug Dispatch-No Disposition for

CHICAGO, Sept i.-The article in the Chica.
go Times referred to in the Buffalo Express
special despatch, speaks Of the absence of the
Governor OF the State and Of the Lieutenant
Governor, and attributes il to PARTISAN mo-
tives, and accuses the Republican press and
the Republican majority OF the Councils of
seeking to make the mon ument Ceremonies an
occasion OF annoyance and insult to the Presi-
dent.
The article concludes by declaring that the
President Will be protected in whatever he
may say anywhere, SO long he remains in
chicago; that the Presidents friends will
hold possession OF the city during his stay
here. 10y
The two sentences OF the concluding portion
OF the article are italicized and the writer of
the special dispatch to Buffalo may have sus
pected hidden meaning; but we fail 10 find
ANYTHING in il melting to riot. and also fail 10
discover any disposition among the Citizens of
Chicago to do anything 10 render the yisit ~
the President unpleasant to himself or his
trends
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THE COURT MARTIAL OF MAJoRGrr

-
The findings Of the Military Commission, of
which Col. W. w. Wheeler, of the p tn Mich.
igan inrantry was president, before HON Ma
ior John n. Gee, late commandment OF the Sa-
hsbury. N. c., military prison was tried, have
been promulgated. The charges against Major
Gee were violating the laws and customs Of
war, and murder. in violation of the laws Of
war OF both charges he is fully acquitted
Under the first charge specifications allege
tnat whie Gee was IN command of the prison,
the inmates were IN q condition of extreme
want and suffering, as well many of them
III and dyinS, by reason Of the insufficiency
OF the rations, clothing, shelter, and medical
attendance. The findings of the Commi ssion
attach no responsibility 10 Major Gee. other
tnan Tor weakness in retaining a position in
winch ne was unable 10 carry out the dictates
OF humanity, and state-that the blame rests
upon the higher authorities of the rebel gov.
eminent
Major General Robinson, in reviewing the
case, while approving the findings of the Com.
mission, does not agree with them that the only
responsibility of the accused was weakness in
retaining position as commandant of the
prison. He says that while evidence clearly
establishes the fact that higher authorities OF
the rebel government were fully responsible
Tor the violations Of the laws and customs of
war, and that the accused was constantly
calling their attention 10 the condition of the
prison, and asking for supplies. it is believed
tbat ne had II in his power TO relieve much of
the suffering of the prisoners under his charge.
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EMIGRATION TO VIRGINIA..

We see that the leading journalists and pub
lie men OF Virginia are sagaciously advocating
the adoption in that State of policy. which,
conforming to the altered state of things there
and the impossibility Of working large tracts
OF land probably under the present system O..
labor, proposes to encourage the better elias
of emigrants TO settle there. Some seven hmm
dred emigrants of this sort have Just landed in
New York, on their way TO Virginia, who
propose to purchase farms Of fifty to one hmm.
dred acres Immediately on their arrival. and IN
enter at once upon the requisite building and
other preparations for permanent settlement
Ihey have ample means for building, stocking
and provisioning their homesteads, but Will
require credit of five or six years upon the
purchase money, paying interest from the
date. and with the privilege of paying nor
tons Of the principal as from time TO time
they may be able TO do SO. They are skiIIed
agriculturalIsts, and have among them me-
chanics of all kinds, and some laborars
Should their experiment be a success. n We,
larger number of emlgrants of the same class
will follow them to irginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-05

RESPECT To THE MEMORY or THELATF wv
MATHEws.-A meeting was held on Monday
sept Sd, by the officers and clerks OF the Treas
nry department, TO testify their regards for
MT WA. Mathews, for several wears a prom
Inent clerk of the Department who died an
washington city on that day.
Assistant Secretary j. r. Hartley presided
and Mr.. j. Fred. Movers was Amounted SCI
retary. The object OF the meeting having been
stated on motion, a committee of three was
appointed by the Chair TO report resolutions
appropriate 20 the occasion. Committees
j w. Tabor, Esq, Fourth Auditor. Chairman.
A NJ. hangover. Esq. chief clerk OF Third
AUDITOR s ON and Rev. Benz Swallo ", clerk
IN Secretary's Office.
During the absence of the committee Mr. A.
- Abbott. who had known Mr.. Mathews from
chlidhood, gave brief sketch OF his life. and
spoke most feelinCly of the Christian charnc-
ter and usefulness of the deceased
The committee, through its chairman, re-
ported the following resolutions: which were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas we are called to mourn the sudder
death of Mr.. VIM. Mathews, OF the Treasury
Department:
and friends, do hereby give expression 10 me
grief which overwhems US for the great loss
we have suffered bothas a Department and as
individuals
Resoired, That our deceased brother has lef,
behind him a reputation so pure, spotless and
uns1llied as TO be a source OF pride and con-
memory.
ResOlred. That the deceased, in his familiar
lty with all the complicated details of the diff
ftrent and responsible duties with which he
was entrusted. merited unq ualified common
datIoD. and that his integrity and urbanity
equalled his large knowledge and capacity
Resotred. That as a kind hearted sincere
social and sympathiZing friend. he has LETT
oehlnd him no superiors. since he Possessed
the ardent esteem and sincere good will of All
who knew him, and as the slightest acauain
lance was sufficient TO make him known As
one of natures neblemen
Resoired, That not only in the purity of his
lie, In ms ability, honor and assiduous atten-
tlon 10 business transactions, aud in his affa
Die, pleasing, and warm hearted social endear-
ments, has he set us example that we mav
nsefully try TO initiate, but he also did in in
ms heightened patriotism, his unselfsb deyo
ton 10 the poor and down troddep and his
hrm reliance upon the people and institutions
of this great Republic.
ResOtred, That with our whsle hearts we
tender our deepest and most cordial sympathy
to the disconsolate wife and two little children
VINO are thus, almost in a moment, bereft OF
the most affectionate OF husbands and kindest
of fathers.
Resolred, That a copy Of these resolutions.
signed by the committee and the officers of this
meeting, be engrossed, and presented to his
neart-stricken family, as permanent testiuao-
NAL of our coincidence and respect
II twas further ordered that the papers OF the
city OF Washington, and the Cleveland Her,
oio, be req uested to publish the proceedings
OF this meeting: whereupon the meeting ad-
Journed. sine die.
J. II. HARTLEY, Chairman.
j. FRED. MEYERS, Secretary.
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THE ADVERTISING RETURNS OF THE
CITY PRESS.

The Tntelligencer has get infected with the
itch to figure in the income returns, but falls
into the blunder Of making its ornamental
showing for a quarter VIGOROUSLY, by
the evidence of its advertising columns, the
duIlest in its advertising history. Thus the
advertising returns of the Intellioencer Tor the
i've previous quarters were March 81, 1865,
500: 1nne 81, 100, s,.s5li september 3, Is65,
1850, Si.O1s- These returns snow the man.
neT In wnicn the prevailing business
Gsllness haa n6 told upon its advertising
umns, for the succeeding quarter ending
June 30. l-66. showed that its advertising for
the quarter had been even less than during the
previous dull quarter, when its returns were
but c4Ole, Yet In the face of all this It makes
the portly return of s15,6S3 for the quarter end
ing June 30, le66 No wonder its readers held
their breath over this astounding piece of
cheek Its city advertising had fallen off
largely. II had lost the Government ad vertisng.
Yet its ostensible receipts We're nearly threble
those of the previous quarter,
We learn. however, that the sub rosa expla-
nation made in behalf of the IatsIIigenc,r as to
the why and wherefore of this remark able re-
turn, Is. that during that quarter the Inteuigsn-
Ger was allowed pay by the Government for
some old advertising, inserted without authori-
ty, and for which the Government had hereto
fore refused to pay. Some of this dead horse
advertising, inserted to I'LL up with, and taking
he chances of getting pay, ran back year
more, we hear. The InteHigeRcer'S showing is,
therefore, big sham, IL parades its year-old-
dead horse AL vertisIHg wind fall receipts to
make II appear that its bona fde advertising
business for the quarter had shot up TO, and
beyond, that of any of its city cotemporaries,
when IN fact II had little more than one quar-
ter of the advertising business of the Star, as
shown by the business columns of the two pa
pers- Well, II our contemporary thinks this
sort OF humbug Will pay, 1t is welcome to all
the glory; meantime the Star pursues the even
tenor of Its way. making no embroidered in
come returns for bumbuggeous effect. Our
showing for the six quarters past are plain
matter-of-fact returns. as follows March 81.
1855, S13,732; June 81. 1s65. sl3.1s3; September
30, 1-65, Sl4.96O. December 81, ls65, s14,952:
March 81, 1S66, S14,4i6; June 81. 1866, SI5,Il9
The official showing of circulation of the
city papers, called for by the late act of Con-
gress, is as follows:
EvENING STAR copies per day
CfOfHctc.-...------- 0-tOc
These facts and figures speak for them
selves. and we leave them to tell their story
with readers and advertisers.
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DIsPesALs OF THE PUBLIC LANns

DISP0SALS OF THE PUBLIC LAMBS
Public lands were disposed Of during Julv
1866, as follows:
At Visalia, California, for cash, 5s7 acres
under the homestead act, s37. Total, I. 40,
AT Roseburg, Oregon, for cash, Lilo acres.
under the homestead law, 100. Total Is2S
AT Olympia, Washington Territory, for cash
e17 acres; under the homestead act, BOG With
warrants, 100; with donation certificates, 6.o
Total wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-05

~Hudson Taylor, 33l Pennsylvania ave.
nue., agent for Scott &c Co.'s admirable reprint,
OF Foreign Magazines, sends us Blackyood and
the London Quarterly for July. BIackwood has
bitter tory article upon the principles nd
issues OF the American Struggle" A new
story is commenced in Blackrood that of ssNina
Bolatka," Christian Maiden of Prague who
loved Jew. The story opens quite drama.i-
caily. The Quarterly is an interesting number
TO the general reader.
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WHAT NIyTs

Inc Boston Commonwealth, the organ of Sen .
ator Sumner, has broken ground avowedly in
favor of the abolition Of the office OF President.
and exults IN the strife between the President
and Congress, on the ground that it will lead
10 tnat result The country scan do very
well without Chief Magistrate, is the con.
cIusion arrived at by the Commonwealth, which
advoca'es change Of the Constitution. to
remove all check upon the action of Congress.
"here would the Radical plans end First.
In disunion; next, in anarchy.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI
Major General Winfield S. Hancock has ia.
sued an order announcing his assumption of
the command Of the Department of the Mis-.
sonr, consisting of the States OF Missouri and
Kansas and the Territories of Colorado and
New Mexico. The headquarters are, tempo.
rarily, at St Louis Mo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-05
General Butler Consents to Run for Con.
gress-His Political Opinions.

BOSTON, Sept. 4.-Several hundred leading
Republicans in the Fifth District have presen.
ted written request to General B. F. Butler
TO accept nomination for Congress The
deneral consents. and says: The political
opinions upon which l shall act have been
recently declared. so that it can hardly be ne
cessary TO recapituIate them here Thew NAV
be summed up in a very few words To ali
men justice, equality of rights and EQUALITY
of protection under the law; that this is =
Government of loyal men, and not of disloyaI
men. Wherever these, to me, axfoms of no.
litical truth lead, shall follow
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Misseuri-Address of the Radical State
Executive Committee.

cutive Committee has issued an address to the
Union men OF Missouri, and all friends of law
and order, strongly drging them to unite for
the maintenance OF the law and the suppress.
sion Of attempts, from Whatever source, to
subvert the Government and 20 inaugurate a
second civil war, which 10 apprehended in
consequences Of the recent fncendiary publica.
tons in the opposition papers calling upon
their party friends 70 organize, arm, and pre-.
pare themselves for war. The address says
the pretext for these appeals 10 founded upon
the fact that Governor Fletcher recently or
dered half dozen companies Of militia into
service At the urgent request Of the sAerifs of
counties in which troops were stationed, for
the protection Of the lives OF Union men
o her outlaws.
ST.. LouIs, Sept. 4.-The Conservatives Of
the Eighth Congressional District have
unanimously nominated John II. Qewer for
Congress.
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GRANT AND THE PREsIDrNr


We notice that the Radicals, who have ex.
hibited such unhappiness over the cordial CO.
operation maintained between the President
and General Grant, are in a fiutter of delight
over the fact that General Grant LETT the Pres
idential party at Cleveland; goif z by water TO
Detroit. The Radicals must be hard ont for
bits OF comfort when they take soIace from
such an infnitesimal crumb as this. 1t is well
known that General Grant has been nearly
bored to death by the persist tent demands upon
him for speech! speechr' by the gaping
crowds who have assailed him at every ston-
ping place, with the same INCONSISTENCIES de-
mand, though knowing his characteristic re.
ticence and modesty, and that like the scis.
sors grinder, he s'has no story to telI.n We
are satisfied that tn whole secret of his IN ms
detaching himself temporarily from the Presi.
dental party, was his desire 70 avoid the
speech hunting bores on the route.
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The Radical New York State Convention

SYRACUSE, Sept. i.-Nearly all the delegates
TO the Union State convention have arrives
There is lively race for the Lieutenant Gov
ernorship. The delegates from the northern
counties are prepared TO vote in 81 solid BODY
for William A. Wheeler, but the Hudson river
counties prefer Mr. Depew. Mr.. Gates of
Ulster. and MIR. Latham, of Seneca, contest
Mr.. Bruee's claim TO the office OF canal com.
missioner Gov. Fenton will be renomiuated
and the course of Congress endorsed