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THE FORMOSA DIFFICULTY.
Cause of the TrOuble-TreRtment of the
Crew OF the Barquo Rover, ETC.

Crew OF the Barque Rover, ETC.
The following is the account of the surviving
sailor taken and certified by ]. G, A. Wingate,
United States Consul at Swatow, and interpreted
by the Rev. William Ashman:-
STATEMENT OF THE CHINAMAN YEK.KwANG.
shipped at the United States Consulate,
February 49, 1867, on the barque Rover. Sailed
from the port Saturday morning, March o. AT
about IL O'Clock on the night of Tuesday
March H. we struck q rock on the larboard
side. Had seen Formosa the evening before
and were keeping Off. When we struck we
at once backed the sails and slipped off the
rock; went little distance and then struck on
the other side. The captain shifted the helm
and she began TO move. The meu were set at
the pumps but no water came; they would not
draw. think they were injured by the blow;
they were in good order before. The captain
sent the first mate down into the hold and he
| found that the water was already over the
ballast: The captain ordered the boats.
| We all got into two boats. The captains
boat had six in it-himself, his wife, and
second mate, myself, another sailor, and the
| cook. There was taken In the boat a bed.uuilt
and some clothing, some water, little food, a
small quantity Oh spirits, a compass, and sex
| tant. Mrs. Hunt took small box. The second
| boat had in it the first mate the cabin bow Ave
| sailors, and the sailors cook. We pulled off
about O'Clock, and kept IN company until day-
| light. At daylight we saw Formosa We rowed
in until about z. M. the tide also setting MS in
When we landed We saw no one The CAPTAIN
| told us he thought we need not fear, and must
| get ashore TO save our lives. We lost sight of
| the other boat about 10 O'clock We pulled the
boat upon shore. Our clothes were wet and we
took them of, wrung out the water, and laid
them out 10 dry. The captain sent me to find
some fresh water; found it and brought back
| a bucket full. The place where we landed
was sand beach at the foot of a monntaiU
very densely wooded. While we were drVinp
our clothes the savages came out of the in1SIs
to the number of fifteen or sixteen. There
were one or two women among them with Ions
dresses and earrings. The men had no clothine
hut the breech-cloth. They were armed; soms
mad guns, some knives, some had bows anf
arrows. The captain called out t, take to thC
where our things were; others pursued ms int
the bushes. hid myself and heard them pur
suing. The saVages made great noise caliinl
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The Affairs of MelIen, Ward 81 CO., OF
ROatnm.

Boston, Mass, August lathe creditors of
held meeting to-day, at which the folio wing
claims were allowed by the Insolvency Court:-
James Pryor Leicester, $2O96; Chas. I. Yerkes,
Jr., & Co., Philadelphia, $2O06; First National
Deming j. Hastings, West Midway, $457 D. B.
Livermore, $l093; George H. Ward, Newton,
S495; Brood & Ward, Boston, $202. All the
above amounts, with the exception of the
second, were placed with Mellen, Ward & Co.,
on deposit. d. W. Jones, Receiver of the FIRST
National Bank of Newton, which suspended on
account of the failure of Mellen, Ward d Co.,
presented a claim of $l7,350, but it was not
then adjourned.
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At O'Clock last evening Joseph Duany,
young Spaniard, stabbed Miss Emma Olt In the
back with knife. at the residence of her father,
Mr.. Henry Olt No. 363 Greenwich avenue. 1t
appears that Joseph had been boarding for
some time past with the OFT family, although
his own parents reside next door. He had been
paying attention to Miss Oft, and was engaged
TO be married. The wedding was to have taken
place next month. Last evening about
O'Clock Duany entered the house, and, without
saying anything to Miss Olt seized her by the
throat, choked her, and threw her on the floor.
While she was in that PROSTATE condition
Duany seized knife. aud made lunge at the
young lady. The blade entered her back, and,
striking against the spinal column, glanced of
without inhicting dangerous wound. Duany
then fed from the house, and succeeded in
making his escape. DR.. Deming was called in,
and dressed the young lady's wound. 1t is sup
posed that jealousy was the motive which
prompted the commission of the brutal act. The
guilty man appeared also to have been drinking
freely. Duany is known to the Ninth Precinct
police. and he will probably be arrested to-day.
N Y, World.
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Two O'Clock Report Of Markets.
Yellow Fever at Pensacola.

ESPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVENING TELEGRAPH.
PENSACOLA, Fla, August H.-Leutenant II.
Y. Gibson, United States Marine Corps, formerly
Assistant Paymaster in the United States Navy,
died here about o'clock yesterday morning, of
yellow fever. Lieutenant Gibson was son of
Commodore Oliver s. Glisson, Commandant of
the naval station at League Island, and had
served at the Union Barracks here about one
wear
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-15
ITALY.
Proclamation of the National InSurrec.
tiOn COmmttttes.

Romansl The general desire, the wish of all
those who love honor and their country Is to be
realized. No more dissension, no more divi-
sions. All the friends of the Liberal Party, not
witbstandiDg their political creeds, have Joined
hands; they have united their strength to over
throw, and forever, the little remainder of the
Papal temporal power and to give Rome to Italy.
The National Roman Committee and the
Centre of Insurrection are transformed into
National Roman Commission, which will lead
affairs. Let US rejoice in such concord, and let
us strengthen it with unity OF faith, discipline,
purpose and sacrifices. The Roman fasces is
now found; let us never break it asunder, and it
will soon give us the victory.
Romans The respectable citizens who repre-
sent the National Roman Commission are worthy
of their high mission, but they could do nothing
without your cooperation. In good faith
second them, and the undertaking will be
crowned with success. If we are all of one
sentiment, some twenty-five millions of TIA
Han brothers will hail Rome as the caoital of
Italy. IL CoMITATo NAzIoNALE ROMANO.
IL CENTRo D'INsUREZIoNE.
ROME. July 19 1867
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A TREMENDOUS STORM The journals of
Champagne, France, give accounts of a violent
storm which broke over that district recently
The church of the Bar-sur-Aube was seriously
damaged, and all the stained glass windows
destroyed, the loss amounting to 6o,OOOf.; at
Arcis many trees were torn up by the roots,
and a part of the roof of the prison carried
sway; the fields and gardens in the neighbOr-
hood of Troyes were greatly devastated; a
bouse and outbuildings at St. Psrras-aux-
TsTtres, and stack of corn at CulOison, were
struck By lightning and completely consumed
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Arrival of European Steamers.

New YORK, August 15.-The steamer Ham
mOnia, from Southampton, has arrived at this
port. She has on board the body of the late
Governor Wright, Minister to Berlin. Mrs.
Wright and two children accompany the re-
mains.
Also arrived, the steamship Denmark from
Liverpool. The news of both steamers has been
anticipated by cable dispatches.
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DESTRUCTION OF GAME.-A letter from Tou-
lon says:-"It is impossible TO estimate the
enormous quantity of game destroyed by the
late fre in the forest OF the Vari for an
In other similar cases, that the animals and
birds were so magnetized by the light Of the
flames that they remained as if paralyzed
and without strength to escape the danger"
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-15

THESULTAN's PHYsIoIAN.-Marc Pacha, ply
sician-in-chief to the Sultan and director gene
raj of the medical department of the Turkish
army, is Greek, educated in France. He
speaks the language with the purest Partisan
accent, and is thoroughly acquainted with the
details of military medical administration. He
holds the high rank of general of division, and
it is understood is much in the confidence of
the Sultan,
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-15
The Crops in Alabama and Florida.

CHARLESTON, August 15.-Advices from diffe.
rent sections OF Alabama are favorable to the
corn and cotton crops, the former, however,
promising the best yield.
From Florida we learn that the caterpillar
has appeared in some of the eastern sections of
the State, and that they threaten to reduce the
crop One-half
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NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC COAST.
The Steamer Sierra Nevada Aground
Near Point IsaboI-Death of the Ameri-
cam Consul at GuaYmas.

. SAN FRANCISCO, August IA. = The steamer
Sierra Nevada, hence for Mexican ports,
grounded, on the I'd of August, at the mouth of
the Colorado river near Point Isabel. 1t is un-
certain whether she will be got afloat. She has
on board stores for Fort Yuma and coal for the
United States steamer Suwanee, now lying at
La Paz without fuel.
Edward Connor, United States Consul at
Guaymas, died on the 18th o. July. His body
is to be brought here for interment
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-15
Reconstruction in Louisiana.

New ORLEANS, August 15.-In a few days
General Sheridan will issue an order calling an
election for or against convention, in accord
ance with the terms of the law.
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For traditional Marine Ne,Os see Third f,aoa

pWuUUTtOItW mUTtUe NebOS see IHfQ P1Q0.
CLEARED THIS MORNING.
scS W F. GARRISON Lloyd Boston, j. g. Ss g. s0fS 8 Rep
schr s: Lee. Milton, Boston, Blakiston Graeff a 90.
schr M h Samson, Samson. Boston, ,Audenried, Nor
sc6r Ann s. Brown. Fisk, Boston, do.
schr r g. Miller. Anderson, Boston. Borda Keller e.
schr F. W. Johnson, MArt Boston, Day. Huddel a
scbr M. and Il. Henderson, Yates, CharlestovPn, do
schr 4 II; al Allen, Seaman. Charlestown. 0riscom&Co.
bcnr Ira Bliss, HUDSON, providence, Rommel q Hun
sS sSRL + a. Van, Van BTgntr, TOSksr Newport, DO
schT n; r Hudson. Buell.. Salem, CAstner, stickney
schr a: l. Massey DOnuely Georgetown. L. Auden-
schr F. WOOsey, LOper. Fortress Monroe, Bancroft.
sT Pi5%o5S State Talbot: baltimore T. 2 Buon
Str Leader, Mullen. Chesapeake, J. d. Ruof,
ARRIVED THIS MORNING.
Charleston with cotton ETC., TO Lathbury, Wicker
BT brig Nazarine, Murphy. II days from st. John.
Len schT CathArine John for New York in daSa 20
s Sdng g,A,n w townsend Maxon, day from Frederca
schf Windward, oOrnyelI. from Norfolk.
schr a. oannoS Sjs jksoy9s from 659% sSem
SRr Francis MsHSBS SBS GeS%PlSR Ro% sS% Gloucester
scbr scbr y, +; Miller: Anderson. from Boston.
Shr Schr IA, and E Henderson, Yates, from Boston.
cr schr !; n; Allen, Seaman, from Boston
Schr J. Buchanan. KRllahan. from Georgetown
Schr u. Massey, Donnely from Newark
Schr D. y. Moolsey, IOper, from New York.
Scnr Ia. A. Van Brunt, from New York,
Steamer h willing, Cundih. 13 hours nom Balti-
hore' Win mdse. 70 A. Groves. Jr.
s,o.u MEMORANDA
9th inst no"eS' hSnSe' nv hNAne p
HtsEqGe John Mathues Creighton for Philadelphia
sntieu from 81 JagO Sd inst.
dad Slst ult, - ~ NA- -A-'
Brig Potosi. Cof1n. hence at Cronstadt 25th uIt
ssens 3D. "a; II Lord Libby, tor Philadelphia sailed nom
Brig A H Curtis MerrimAn. tor Philadelphia. sailed
Brig ]. Cohill. Cofhl. hence at London s0th ult
Brig Winfield OsgOod. hence at Matanzas 6th inst,
Brig Lila, Day, hence, at Sagua 2Sth ult. ,
uItmO,
Schr Harriet Amelia, hence. at Barbados 22d ult.,
hchr 3. and i. o. Adams, Adams, for PhiiadephiAv
sailed from Trinidad 8lst ult r.,,
schr 10. +. Meany, Clark, from Portland ior FAii"~
uelphia, at New York yesterday, :. o,..,1,
schr Virginia, Eden. hence az BarDaaos 15s
bchr6 j. b. Myers, ElWOod, and NOrtberh Abnsi A0-
land. hence, at Providence 18Th Inst = "a n ry.r
bchrs Reading IR. No. 40, HOolhson anu - AeAtt
hhoe, hence, Rt Pawtucket lSth lhS"
NEW YoRw Augnst il-Arriyed, steamship City Of
London, Brooks. from LiYerp03qh -, No..
Steamship Western Metropolis, nom bremen.
Steamship TeutOnia. Barduar nom ham0ufgs
BArque ehaWmut, Lord, nom RIO Janero,
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE,

PORT OF PHILADELPHIA. AUGUST M.
STATE OF THERhoMErnR AT THE EVENING rrLR-
GRAPH OFFICE.
IA. h..-.......76 IL A. M......-...74l2 p. "a
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SECOND EDITION
FROM EUROPE THIS p. N.

Financial and Commercial Report to
Moon.
By the Atlantic Gable.
LONDON, August 10 Noon.-Consols, 942 /;
United States Five.twenty bonds, "a; Fries, 452;
Illinois, 78.
LIVERPOOL, August 15-Noon. Cotton quiet
and steady. The sales win probably amount to
10, 200 bales.
Breadstuffs-The rain checks the business.
Corn declined to 3Ss. Cd. Other articles are un-
altered.
The Weather In England.
LONDON, August 15-Noon.-Snce the last
despatch, copious.rains are now pouring through
out England.
Two o'clock Report of Markets.
LIVERPOOL, August I5-2 P. M.-The market
for articles of American and other produce
both here and at London, Is generally quiet, and
prices are without material alteration. Tallow
advanced to 44s. Cd. per cwt.
At Antwerp there are no markets, the day
being observed as holiday.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-15

The following Is The account Of the surviving
sailor, taken and certified by ]. G, A. Wingate,
United States Consul at Swatow, and interpreted
by the Rev. William Ashman:-
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The Weather In England.

LONDON, August 15-Noon.-s the last
spatch, copious.rains are now pouring through
. Epo,lond
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-13

During the war, and up to the pres
ent year, the head snakes of the great
copperhead nest, OF Iowa, kept their
holes closely, only thrustins out their
heads occasionally and sending a Ven
omous biss alter the blue coats as they
passed on to victory, or glaring with
blood-shot eyes and an impotent threat
Of revenge at the patriots who stood
noblv by the country in its hours Of
trial. Meantime they ent ont the
more harmless of their number, cloth
cd in stolen blue, 10 win over the dis
affected and deceive the unsuspecting
With mock sympathy and false prom
ises but their victims became a by
word-their Hypocrisy was made as
transparent as sunlight and the hope
less task Of making rebels of those
who had consistently and honestly
supported the government was given
up in despair. The venomous lead
ers bided their time. and when they
supposed that time had blunted the
memories ofthe patriotic masses. they
came out boldly from their eaverns
and lifted their heads detantly for .
death-strike at the throat of Liberty.
That is their attitude today. The
men whose whole s.mpathies and Sc
cret efforts during the rebellion were
with the enemies of their country. to-
day stand boldly before the patriotic
masses of Iowa for their suffrages.
More brazen c~ffrontery was never ex-
hibited under the sun Do they think
their black record blo,ted out: Do
they believe the memories of Union
men as shallow as their " preten-
tons TO a support Of the Constitution :
They failed TO secure e dissolution of
the government by war, and they Pow
seek its ruin by obtaining possession
Of it. Their efforts in this direction
will prove a. futile as in that.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-13
GENERAL.

We regret thatso many Republican
journals have made haste 70 condemn
Gen. Grant tor accepting temporarily
the position of Secretary of w ar, made
vacant by the removal Of Stanton ; for
1t may yet appear that this was one Of
the most patriotic, as well as s~elf.sac-
nhcing acts ever performed by the
General of the armies of the Union.
Let US suppose that the General had
refused to accept the position aud that
it had passed into the hands of a sec
ond Floyd. Who can tell the terrible
forebodings and consciousness OF in
security which would have followed :?
Stanton. the patriotic and indomitsble
organizer of victory, was removed be-
cause he could not be moulded to the
will ola treachcrous President. Grant,
the leader of the hosts Ct victory. con-
scious of the danger of q rebel in the
war Office, and IN full sympathy with
the decapitated Secretary, accepted
the position that he might stand as an
immovable barrier TO the usurpations
OF Andrew johnson until the next
meeting Of Congress. At any rate,
this is the reasonable construction to
be placed upon his action, and His
consistent efforts to nullity the retro.
gressive acts of the President serve to
verify it.
If Grant shall fully succeed in
thwarting the reasonable efforts of
the President. IS now seems proha-
Bile, he will deserve and receive the
renewed thanks of a loyal people.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-13
stat Convention ot Good Fem liars.


Cor. Of the Davenport Gazette.
Iowa CiTy, Sept. ), 1867.
Tie Grand Lodge l. q. q. I. assembled
a, cigh, o'c'ock this morning. and atiertrans'
acting a large amount of business pertain,
ing to the welfare of the Order, elected the
following officers for the ensuing wear;
Grand Worth, Chief Tempiar, r. v. Chas,
G.. Truesdell, Of Clinton l.. Il. Shankland,
Of Dubuque, Grand Counselor J. Norwood
Clark, of Iowa City, Grand Secretary c. V.
Gardiner. Of Marcngo. Grand Marshal Rep
resentatives to Right Worthy Grand Lodge
Of North America, J. q. Dc,wilcr, W. +.
Peterson, L. 5. Peterson, Rev. 9. q. Trues>
dell.
:. d. Hastings, Of Wisconsin. the Grand
Worthy Te,nplar OF the igh, Wort, Grand
Lodge OF North America, arrived this mo n
ing, aud was received with the honors pecu,
liar to the order. The officers elect will be
installed by Grand Templar Hastings his
evening.
At foas clock the Representatives to the
number o! three hundgcd visited the Stale
University in response 10 an invitation o,
the f%acu'ty.
The session will close on Saturday atter>
noon.
FRESH arrivals to>day bring up the NAM
err OF lodges represented to over four hun
bred. with a membership Of about twenty-
FIVE thousand.
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-13

The Chicago Board Of Trade have estab-
the following rules III regard to the
0 wheat:
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-13

The Chicago Board Of Trade have estsb
lishsd the following rules IL regard to the
Grading OF wheat:
WINTER WHEAT.
No l. Hhie Wi.tsr-To be pare
white Winter wheat, sound, plump and vel
cleaned.
No.2. Vhits Wi.ter-To be pure white
Winter wheat, sound and reasonable clean.
No. |. Red Winter-To be pure red
Winter wheat, sound. plump and well clean.
ed.
No. ?. Red Winter-To be pure Winter
wheat, red, or red and white mixed, sound
and reasonably clean.
No. ;. Ulater-To include inferior or
dirty Winter wheat, but not SO badly damag-
ed a. to render i, uuf, for Touring. not
weighing less than So pounds.
Rejected H.uter-All Wnter wheat so
badly damaged from any cause as 10 re der
i. unfit ior No. 3.
FIRING WHEAT.
No. l. Spriag-ro b sound. plump, and
veil clean d, good milling wheat.
No. ,. Spriag-To be reasonably cleae
and rec rom other grain, and sucA a. sIi
make sound -four.
No. B.. ~spring-To include inferior u
dirty Spring wheat. but no, 50 badly ia az
ed AS to render il unfit for i1urisy and 10
weighing less than 81 pounds.
Rejected !Spriny-All Spring whea, 8
badly damaged from any cause as 10 reude
il unf, for No. 3.
In case of mixture of Spring and White
wLeai, ii will be called Spring wheat and grad
ed according to the quality thereof.
Black Sea and Flinty pfc wheat in II,
case viii be inspected higher than No. ,. an
Rice wheat 40 higher THAI No. 3.
All hot grain a%rrivins will not be graded
Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-13
Farming in Iowa.

Farming in Iowa, where prairie soil
turns up like an ash-heap, and almost
every operation, from blowing to har-
vesting, is d ne by machinery. is a
very different thing from farming
among tie rocks and tough clay lands
OF the New England and Middle
States. Millions OF acres of the rich
est lands in America lie spread ont
inyi ingly for the plow-no stumps.
no stones, no swamps, but a dark
sand, loam-which will produce any
vegetable of the temperate zone III the
greatest roiu-ion upon the slightest
~inducement.
We find the following interesting
letter in the proceedings Of the Aiaer-
lean Institute Farmers Club, as re-
ported in the Tribune:
4 letter from a LAZY Fdrnaer.-
AMANDA {. NORRIS, Washington, To-
wa. Aug. I, 1857: I'VE DO want
more laborers in the West-more pro-
ducers, male and female. Why don't
some of the poor seamstresses Of your
city come to Iowa? As farming is
nearly all done by machinery, they
cou.d get ready employment and good
wages. You say it is too degrading.
God pity you. Is it degrading to live
in a garref, breathing impure air, and
toiling from twelv. to eighteen hours
a day for from twenty-five TO forty
cents: Oh. no! II is not degrading
TO breathe the ever-tresh and whole
som.e air of these broad pi Aries. en-
gazing in that employment that inyig
crates and strengthens the system and
also powerfully develops the muscles.
SO essential in preparing us for the
b~allot-box, to which we are fast hast
ching in Iowa. ! have hired out to
to drive the Marsh Harvester this
season, for 81 70 per day. l have
formerly taught school. bat | like
farming better | planted corn with
Browns Riding Cofn-planter; cultiva-
tod il with O. Churcllill's Riding Cnl-
t;yator: AMI, as soon as harvest is
over, | shall blowing with
J. b. Eigell g. Co.'S Riding Plow.
which is as easy t. handle as a spin
ning-wLeel, and much ~pleasanter.
Next Spring think Of going further
West. take up q homestead. and make
me a farm. Who will join me-"
Repiy.-This Letter should have
wide circulation. It should be put in
the hands ofthosc 50. 900 females who
every morning hasten to their employ
mcnt in this city-2o. 900 of them
down Broadway and Nassau st. The
American Tract Society could do
worse than 70 print it1as a tract. with
the title, :: WHO will join me I" A
young man with fifty or. a hundred
thousand dollars, aud in want of a good
wife, would not be foolish should he
pack his carpet sack and take the next
train.
The above is not altogether an ex-
ceptional case. We know ola young
lady in Buchanan County who is an
excellent school teacher and likewise
a good haryester.-At any rate, dur
ing the recent vacation OF the school
she was teaching she drove ard bound
upon a Marsh Harvester, doing as
'ngeh s5fa AZ TIE men cn-rlo.e1 in