The New York herald., 1867-09-11

day declaration OF principles was adopted ana mAo'
public. The rest Of the proceedings were in'enoss
be kept profoundly secret The members were s"'0'y
sworn TO secrecy, and proposition TO admh "o"sa
the circles was voted down, because 1t WAS prossro'
that they could not keep secret Ns'eHne's1s'
through some mysterious agency fne wnoie pf0ceeo'
iugs are published this morning MT hooer's re~o
private account Of his mission 10 EUROPE anu n
euce with the revolutionary leaders there who we're
bp,v engaged In spending all the money contributed 10
than in pleasure The report OF the Secretary Of War;
.ho,,ns the army TO number nine thousand three
hundred men, with about twenty thousand rides on hand
and vessel in New York harboF, was also read
union with the Stevens party was perfected and Roberts
was elected President He only accepted. however.
after $3.50 900 pledged for the furtherance OF the
cause The Irish bonds stated to b worth twenty
cents on the dollar The plan OF the next campaign and
all the mnutie attending grand movement were left
for the consideration Of the military officers.
Another batch Of the correspondence concerning the
Alabama claims las been published. Lord Stanley. in
his despatch dated Nay "a which handed Mr.. Sew
ard by Sir Frederick Bruce while the two were hshng
at Auburn during the summer consents to arbitration,
provided two distinct tribunals estabished-one TO
decide the responsibility incurred by the British govern
ment in the depredations committed by the rebel pri-
vateers and the other to adudcate the general claims
both sides To this Mr. Seward, In despatch dated
August H. objects unnecessary, claiming that II there
should be two tribunals they should 10 clothed with the
same powers.
The elections in Montana yesterday resulted in the re.
turn Of Kavanaugh dsmocrst) to Congress by fifteen
hundred majority, and an almost unanimously demo.
cratic Legislature.
General Candy yesterday issued an order requiring a
returned rebels in his district who voluntarily eIiled
themselves after the to render up thsr paroles
within thirty days.
Ben Wade made speech at Cleveland, Ohio, yester.
day. There was not much enthusiasm manifested
among his audience. which composed Of only about
five hundred persona he expressed his conviction that
the country in perous crisis aAd that the Presi.
dent intended to enforce his policy at the point OF tho
bayonet In private conversation he afterwards re-
marked that the late Amnesty proclamation was war
upon the Union, and that impeachment ought to b ex
pected.
democratic mass meeting was held in Baltimore last
night to ratfy the constitution Of Maryland From
fifteen to twenty thousand persons In attendance
Speeches were made by Governor Swami and others,
and resolutions adopted expressive of devotion 60
the republican form Of government denuncatory of the
constitution OF 1854 and congratalatng California and
Kentucky on the recent democratic victories within
their borders.
The Massachusetts, Republican State Convention meets
to-day in Worcester. strong efforts are being made BY
the party leaders to get rid OF the local questions Of
liquor license and prohibition which threatening TO
divide and weaken the party. At meeting in worces
ter last night speeches made by Messrs. Boutwell,.
r. A. Dana, James N. stone and others, who favored
the abandonment Of local issues for affairs directly
affecting the nation.
Our letters from the South this morning contain
tsrs Of interest from Virginia, South Carolina Alabama
and Texas
Dispatches from Superintendent Denman, at Omaha,
state that the Sioux and Chsyennes had expressed
desire TO be peaceful and had voluntarily agreed
render up some women and children whom they had
taken prisoners
The fever is reported very bad Key West Florida
Two Of the Gulf cable hands had died in the hos
pas and the third assist ant engineer of the Lenapee
had also died His body refused burial on shore,
and necessarily buried at There forty
deaths in New Orleans yesterday.
A bank teller in Savannah attempted 10 abscond
Saturday night with So 900 belonging the bank He
shipped . schooner for Havana, but she sprung
leak and was compelled to put back, when he was
arrested.