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A RIVAL OF THE INQUIsI-
TEON.
Cruel Torture OF ROumanIau Peasants

Cruel Torture Of ROumanIan Peasants
From the London Telegraph.
| herewith send you a Trustworthy ac-
count OF barbarities practiced against some
poor ROumanian peasants. la TIE early
part of September the government mail
sustained a loss of five thousand ducdts.
This loss occurred between Marasheshti
and Aguid, some forty miles north Of the
river MicoO, which divides Moldavia from
Wallachia. To discover the authors OF
this robbery, Mr.. Falcoianu, the Director
of the Post and Telegraph, was sent by The
government from Bucharest with curt
blanche to adopt whatever measures he
thought necessary. This Commissioner,
together with the Project, the Chief Of the
Telegraph Of TekutCh, and the Sub-Prefect,
NichOreshti, seized and tortured a woman
named NasiaSia Euphrosie By hanging her
to beam, after putting hot eggs to her
armpits. Her husband was severely beaten,
and reeds were driven into the quicks OF
his nails.
On hearing Of this the Procureur Gen
eral Of the Court Of FOschani, the PrOcu-
reur Of the Tribunal, and another judicial
functioDary, proceeded to the spot, ascer-
tanned in the presence Of many Of the ia
habitants Of Tekutch the truth Of the mat
ter, and took the woman, whose wounds
had become gangrenous, 10 a hospital.
From the house Of these victims, situated on
the estate Of Mr.. Cinca, a deputy, the
ProCureur General proceeded together
with many Of the aforementioned, To
Marasheshti, where many suspected per
sons, both men and women, have for nearly
ten days suffered similar tOrtures. Some
according 10 the showing Of the priests and
other inhabitants, have not only ben
beaten, but tied by the hair to the tail Of &.
horse and dragged through th0rns, and
others burned with petroleum and grease.
A pregnant woman was found in dying
state and sent 10 the hospital Of FOcsham,
and there is no hope that she will escape
the effect OF TIE torture. The ProCureur
General, DESTROYS Of pursuing his Inqu-
ries publicly, was shown by Mr. FOlcoiAnu
dispatch Of the Minister Of Justice, b.
which be forbade the Pr5cureurs ami
Judges to NEEDLE in the matter, and 0I
dered them not to Obsiruct the operation
Of Mr.. FalcOianu. Twenty-three Of q e
citizens Of Tekulch have forwarded tha
above particulars 10 Il newspaper publithri
at Bucharest. Taught By the affair OF the
Jews at Galatz, the government have NJ
attempted TO deny these acts Of their OH
cials. bat have sent a commission Of Ia
duiry TO the spot. The Minister Of jus
tiCe theTeupOn requested the dismissal and
trial Of Mr.. Falcolanu, and the Projects Cr
Patna and Tekutch, which course has been
sanctioned by the Prince and published
the MJHitsLr.
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WARRINGTON.
The GInISScRd 9efaICRtiOn-Thc Cali
Farnia Mail Contract. etc.

q ne timSrca0 HGfHlCatiOn-IhC CALI
rcrnia Mail Contract. etc.
WAsHINGToE, Oct De. 3. Olmstead,
The detaulting Clerk Of he Pos;ofjce De-
partment, now threatens to makeex posuTes
about certain high officials Of the Post
office Department: He claims that the
amount q money which he was short was
merely taken from one appropriation and
used towards completing the Postolice
building upon the verbal orders Of high
officials and no vouchers were furnished
him for The amount His friends claim
that he lef, the city in order 10 save the
exposure Of the high officials in collision
with him. Rich developments are ez-
pected.
Wells, Fargo X Co, having thrown up
the contract Randall lately made with
them in New York, for the transportation
Of the overland mail, a new arrangement
was made, allowing them over half a mill
lion more Inoney for The same service.
This IS the contract which was at first
awarded 10 AIr. J. Pend for S3.O0O.OOO
then to Wells, Fargo u Co., for 81, 10000
and now all other bidders being out of the
way, it is given TO them at the rate of
Sl,750,O00 per aHnum. Last year but 81
100000 were paid for carrying those mails
from the Missours river through to the Pa
ciGc coast while this year the contract is
only from the end Of the Union Pacific
railroad, or 500 miles less than lat year,
yet they are paid 81 ,o00,O0O more money
han LAT wear
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DEMOCRATIC sPEAKING.

To the Editors of the Union and American.
JACKSON COUNTY, Tenn, Oct. 23, 1867.
Capt. George II. Morgan, snb-elector for
Seymour and Blair for this county, and
Hon. Andrew Clements, ex-member OF
Congress (RadicaD, addressed the people
of this county yesterday, There was a
large crowd of people present, mostly Rad
icals. l will not go into detailed account
Of the speaking, but it is enough TO state
that Morgan used up his opponent most
completely. He is young lawyer, with
little experience in political speaking but
rest assured that the Democratic cause will
not suffer ia his hands. He is canvassing
the county thoroughly, and invited Mr..
Clements to 60 the rounds with him, but
the latter respectfully declined. What
ever may be the result of the election else
where, old Jackson will go Democratic by
4 large majority. UNION MAN.
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A CARD FROM COL. MOT
LEY.
To the Democracy of the Fifth Con-
gressIenRI District.

To the Democracy of the Fifth Con-
gressienRI District.
Through the solicitation of numerous
friends in the several counties of this
Congressional district, allowed my name
to be presented as candidate for a seat
in the forty-frst Congress. My personal
and professional engagements have been
such as to prevent me from making such
aIcanvass, as the issues involved deserve.
Whilst 1 deeply regret this fact, my faith
in the principles of the national Democ-
racy, as being the only hope for the per-
petuity of our free institutions, together
with the earnest appeals Of my Demo
cratic friends, induces me to take this
method Of announcing that l am still
candidate, and shall so remain until the
question is settled at the ballot
Opposing from the beginning the revo-
lutionary movements of the Radicals in
augurated at Washington in December,
1865, which has resulted in worse than
Polish despotism upon the South, 1 have
looked, and still look to the Democracy
of the country for true restoration of
the Union upon the Constitution, and
return to that general and individual
prosperity, which flow from equal and
just laws; and which must forever lie
PROSTATE under the policy of prescription
and the practice of corruption, which, in
the hands of the dominant party, have
brought US nearly to ruin.
If elected, will, in the future, as l
have done in the past, adhere to the flag
Of my country, and take for my guide in
your service the teachings of Washing
ton, Jefferson, Madison and Jackson.
With this brief statement, | submit
the question TO you.
Very respectfully, your obedient SER
want. JOSEPH MOTLEY.
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NEWS OF THE FAY.

Some one, it is said, has invented a cign-
making machine that turns ont 100000 a
day.
The Boston Trrrcllc~ believes that if
Butler is defeated he viii go into Grants
cabinet. "iFor cabinet read "sideboard."
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
have invited Mr.. Johnson, the American
Minister, to visit that city, and partlEa Of
their inequalities.
Five hundred operatives in the wooden
mills of Philadelphia struck, Wednesday
asst against reduction Of Is per cent. on
heir wages.
William P. Plant, senior member of the
firm of Plant Bros. d Co., of 81. Louie,
and an old and prominent citizen, died on
the 9th inst.
II. Z. Sharps glass staining factoay, on
East Twenty second street, New York, was
burned on Monday night. Loss, S25, 600;
fully insured.
a Cheynne dispatch TO St. Louis says
the Indians attacked Hunt d Halls train,
near Perry Station, on Sunday, killing four
men and captured fourteen mules.
Parties interested in internal revenue
matters are working hard for November
session of Congress to commence on the
10th.
The Queen of Prussia, who, for ten
years past, always was in feeble health, has
entirely recovered, it is said, by eating
plenty of grapes every day.
Victoria is reported to be busy-writing
a novel! This, with her attempts to reFu-
late the conduct Of the Prince Of Vale is
sufficient occupation.
The French Minister of War has ordered
ten millions sheets OF cartridge paper to
be delivered within five weeks. This is
regarded as another token Of peace
Moses 5. Beach declares it as his opin-
ion that Louis Napoleon "bargaincd and
plotted for the Spanish revolution, and
that he means TO annex Spain to France
after the revolutioni,ls have had their way
Tor a while
Facilities for complete medical cduca-
ton and university degree are now
granted 10 women in Paris. American
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AN IOWA DIVORCE.
a singular Divorce Case-An Iowa Di-
VOree Declared 90 be Null and fOid
by Pennsylvania Court.
From the Dubuque lIOWa) Time;

From the Dubuque UOwD Times.
Indiana divorces have become so noto-
rious. from the facility with which they
are obtained, and the lack of respect with
which they are generally regarded by the
courts of other States, that they have be-
come a by-word among all the people. But
Indiana promises to have company in the
loose divorce business. Iowa is kindly
taking rank with Indiana, at least there is
case which indicates as much.
Several years ago a man residing In
Pennsylvania visited Iowa in company
with his wife. He was so pleased with the
State that he resolved to make 1t his home.
Returning to Pennsylvania he made prepa-
rations to remove his family to Iowa, But
his wife absolutely refused to accompany
him. She would not leave her comfort
able home.in Pennsylvania for the COM
paratiyely unsettled prairies of the West.
Her husband, however, was determined to
remove to the West, and leaving his wife
came to this State and located near Water
loo in Blsckhawk county. A few years
passed, property in Blackhawk county in
creased in value, and the.Pennsylyanian
with the property which he had left be-
hind him and that which he had acquired
in his new home, was accounted wealthy.
His wife steadily refused to live with him
in Iowa. and he therefore sued for divorce
on the ground of desertion. The divorce
was granted by the District Court of
Backhawk county.
Not long ago the Pennsylvania died,
leaving a large property in PeHnsy lvania
and Iowa. His divorced wife sued 10 the
courts of Pennsylvania for her dover in
the estate, and recently obtained judgment
in her favor, the court holding that the di-
vorce obtained in Iowa was a fraud, and
null. The Pennsylvania Judges have not
a high opinion of Iowa divorces,
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MASSACHUSETTS.
More Prize Fighting Around the Cen
ter OTCiyiiiaatIon.

Eoslav. oct. ga prize fight took
pIacc 30 TaImiugiall Yesterday between
John IIuTn aud Walt Janvis, and was Sc
lsTslv contested In the siXty-i0urih
round IIofn stmch a center stake and
smashed his hand, breaking his arm ard
losing Gs fight, which, up 10 that time
had hCeH Ia his favor.
O'EHlT.u aad WoTmsld arc bound over
ta. uial in ,he Supreme Court in Janurry.
Jp 10 this cveuirE they had failed to OBJ
tain bail.
LYNN, Mass, Oct 29.-There were
ahou, five hundred rouChs at Lynn fined
t.r Witnessing prize fight The Lynn AT.
iLor.ti,s gtuiu. Information Of the fight
sent ana officer iu citizens dress TO mingle
with The crowd, while force Of thirteen
managed To get wilLin calling distance. IL
The hr-, round Worma!d drew blood from
hi4 antagonist, when q clinCh was made
and Numald slipped and fell At this
moment tho officers made a dash and cap
tured tie principals. \ show Of resistance
was made, which was -uh7.ded on the show
of the chicer's pistols. WOrmald and
DEalaw!u was Immediately taken to Lynn
ard aIraiguod before the Police Court, and
were held 10 hail in the sum of $4,000 for
their appearance from day to-day. They
have not yet secured bail.
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RELIGIOUS.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention.

The Protestant Episcopal Convention.
New York, Oct 29.-In the Episcopal
Convention yesterday, the canon report to
the assistant bishops, in which the upper
house refused 10 concur, was tabled.
To-day : resolution Of coincidence with
the English Church on the death Of the
Archbishop Of Canterbury, was adopted
and telegram drafted and forwarded.
Eight messages were received from the
Iiouse Of Bishops, among them a resolution
rC-estahlishing a new missionary jurisdc-
ton in the Far West the appointment of
several committees and resolution on the
alteration Of the RubriCs.
The committee on prayer-book reported
they deemed it ineypedient 10 take any
action regarding new translation Of tn e
Nicene creed. The report was adopted.
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NEW YORK.
Disastrous Fire in wooster Street.

New YORK, Oct. 29.-At three o'clock
this morning, fire broke out in the large
Eve story building 35 and 81 Wooster
street, occupied by the Andrews Brothers
as Shir: Factory, ]. & w. Lyall, manu-
facturer of Looms and Blossom & Co.,
Paper Collar manufacturers. The entire
building was destroyed with valuable con-
tents. At four o'clock the walls fell DANA
ging and destroying 80 and 80 Wooster
and 20 Lawrence street, and other build
ings. Total loss a quarter of a million.
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A correspondent of the London Times
gives a detailed account Of the recent
disastrous floods in Northern Italy. tie
SAYS that over the greater part Of Northern
Italy rain had fallen almost without inter
mission for twenty or thirty days, though
not in the Alpine district, 20 as 10 leave
any serious catastrophe, but on the night Of
Sunday, the 9th Of September, \ terrible
storm broke upon the southern Slopes oi
the Alps, producing, 10 few hour, vast
torrents aud avalanche, under which
road, houses and villages were sweeps
away, and large tracts Of feriiLe country
were sunk 10 mud and water.
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first, that that feeling, whatever its amount
may have been, never was reciprocated on
this side Of the water; next, it Is yearly,
and almost monthly and weekly, diminish
ing in America. l never like to look for
ward confidently to the future, but lift
should happen within the next few weeks
that the American Minister and / should
have an opportunity of settling those ques-
tons which are sill pending between the
two countries, Thereby removingsthe least
pretext for a quarrel, I can only say /, for
one, shall feel that the result is ample COM
pensatio1 for all the labor, responsibility
and anxiety attached to the conspicuous
and not always enviable position of the
English Foreign Secretary ofState." Re-
peated cheers
SPEECH OF Mr.. GLADSTONE.
Mr.. Gladstone, in reply TO the toast,
The House of Commons" after the usual
preface, said {:
1T Is pleasure to be present on an oc-
casion which allows an opportunity of bear
ing testimony to the conviction l deeply
entertain. Unhappy is the country which
mixes questions Of foreign relations with
those Of domestic. We stand IN the latter
predieament. / have heard the speech Of
the noble lord, the Foreign Secretary. We
are parted, to my regret on questions Of
domestic import Of the deepest Importance:
but to the speech generally which be has
delivered, Ssetting aside those sentences
which referred to his official knowledge,
where 1t would be presumption in me to
Intermeddle, l am ready to subscribe to
the whole speech my cordial approval
Some causes Of dePlorsble wars were Sc
lected by the noble lord. Expiring dynas-
tic ambition was one of these. False the
cries Of political economy and lust Of ter
ritorial aggrandizement were others. From
these recognition of the doctrine of COM
mon interests springs up, union Of paci6.
sentiment, or an adverse public opinion,
all strengthening and promising the hap
pest results. One means Of promoting
this movement is care in the choice Of d.
Plomatic ENJOYS and no happier instance
could be afforded Of such choice than 10
those for many years sent hither by Amer
lea. The interests of America have been
worthily sustained. There has been no
lack of courtesy, kindness, wisdom and
boldness on the part of these ministers, e.
peeially the distinguished predecessor of
your guest. The esteem he earned depend
ed not only on the kindly spirit of friend
illness with which all his duties were per-
formed, but on the manly spirit so uniyer-
sal in America-some portion, we trust, de-
rived from the old stock Of Britain
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WASHINGTON NEWS AND
GOSSIP.
Deficiency in the POsiOfEce Depart
ment OF Six MiIliOns-The ,Surratt
Farce-Dyer COuTt OF Inquiry TO
Convene Next MonGny-The Public
Debt Statement for GctOber-The
CGs: of RCcOUSfruptIOn
Special to the Louisville Journal.

Special TO the Louisville journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The statement
of receipts and expenditures of the Post
Office Department for the fiscal year ending
June Goth was completed yesterday, and
shows a deficiency of more than $4,000 OO.
Surratrs case will come up in the Grim
inal Court tomorrow, when arguments
will be heard on the matter 10 dismiss the
appeal from the court by which Surratt
was discharged.
The Court of Inquiry into the official
conduct of General Dyer, Chief of the Bu-
reau Of Ordnance, will commence on
Monday next. 1t is understood that all
officers detailed to act az members, includ-
ing Generals Hancock and Thomas, will be
present
Chief Justice Chase leaves next week to
hold a term of the United States District
Court at Charleston, S. c. He expects to
go from there to Savannah, Ga, the fol-
lowing week, to hold term of the court in
the place of Judge Swayne, deceased, and
will probably be in Richmond towards the
close of November.
Returns received at the General Land
Office for the past month show disposal
of Y AS acres Of the public lands in the
State of California, the greater portion of
which was sold for cash, and the remain
der was taken under the homestead law
and located with military warrants. The
cash sales realized SS5075.
Nearly all the heads of departments are
engaged upon their annual reports for sub
mission to Congree. The Secretary of the
Treasury has nearly completed the report
for his department. The President has
not commenced his message.
Special to the Louisville Courier.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-The public
debt statement for October will be pro-
mulgated by Secretary McCulloch on
the 9th of November. The expenses of
the War Department for the month Will
exceed ten millions, principally charged
BILE on the reconstruction account. The
receipts from customs have been very
heavy, and will reach fifteen millions.
The Secretary claims there will be
further reduction in public debt.
Radical clerks are on the war path,
having resolved last night to arm and de-
fend themselves against Baltimoreans,
whom they swear maltreated some of
them in their transit through that city to
vote in the October elections.
Secretary Schofeld to-day issued an
order directing that all the clerks in the
War Department, and the various bu-
reaus thereof, who desired, be allowed
leave to go home and vote on Tuesday.
As already announced, seventy five fe-
male clerks in the Treasury Department
will be removed on the first of Novem-
Der. The list has been made out, and
the ladies generally are in terrible flut-
ter as to whose names are on it. One
hundred male clerks will also be dis
charged from that Department.
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CUBA.
Proclamation OF the Republican ReVO-
IutiOuary Committee


New YORK, Oct. 29.-The Havana
steamer brings a copy of the proclamation
issued by the Republican Revolutionary
Committee. 1t is full of fire, and bre4thes
the most intense revolutionary spirit. The
document reCites acts of despotism by the
government Of Queen isabella, and con-
cludes with ST. ong appeal to Cubans to
pronounce for q Federal republic, Of liberty,
equality, fraternity, and Cubans and Span
iards all demand public outrage with
out coercion, dissolution of the perma-
nent army, establishment of a national
militia, justice for all classes, municipal
independence, liberty of the press, liberty
Of discussion, freedom Of commerce, free
dom Of industry, freedom to emigrate, abo-
litiOn of the monopoly. Let us defend our
liberty with dignity, respect all opinions;
let US embrace the opportunity to secure
the freedom Of Cuba. We greet the vic
tors of Spain. Viva Spanish liberty. Viva
the liberty Of Cuba. Viva the Federal
Republic.
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PRIZE RING.
The GroEcn Ell: Between O-BaIdWin
and ESOTmaId.

b AsE tsfbhtn -sits BeIW cen q bHfN " N
and SOrmaId.
Boston, October 29.-Wormald and
OBaIdwin arrived here yesterday, and
this morning went TO Lynnfeld, fifteen
miles or 20 from Boston, and attempted to
fight for the championship of the world.
One round had been fought when the
Lynn police appeared and arrested the
principals Five hundred spectators were
pre- eat, and scattered in all directions,
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
rsscae Tormald, but the police prevented
il hy drawing their revolyers. Wormald
aud O'Gal5win were taken to tlSc Lynn
police cont, and held in five thousand
dollars hal! each for their appearance from
day to lay ir Trial They could not fur
njsh hail oal we're committed.
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The committee on canons reported on
amended canon making it unlawful to
hold a public sale of pews in any conse-
Grated church or chapel. This, in the
form of a resolution condeming such
sales, was, after some debate, adopted.
The President in eloquent words re-
viewed the acts of the Convention, thanked
the delegates for their kind consideration,
and babe them farewell.
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FOREIGN.
The New Parliament--PrObabI Sfc-
cess of the Liberal Party.


cess of the Liberal Party.
LONDON, Oct. 29.-The leaders of the
Liberal party have, after careful survey OF
the field, become convinced of the success
of their choice in the coming election.
There will be large majority of Liberal
members in the new House of Commons.
The following gentlemen have been quietly
named in Liberal circles as the cast of the
new Ministry: Premier, Right Hon. w.
E. Gladstone; Foreign Secretary, Earl
Russell; Home Secretary, John Bright /;
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Hugh Cub
ling; Lord Chancellor, Sir Roundall Pal
mer; Secretary of War, Marquis Hold
ington.
BERLIN, Oct. 29.-The North German
diet will be formally opened by King Will
liam in person, on the 4th of November,
and it is asserted on semi-oficIal authority
that the speech from the throne will be of
a pacific character.
PARIS, Oct. 29.-The Moniteur of to day
says the army bill which passed the Ans.
trian Rischrath, will not be signed by the
Emperor. 1t also adds that the Minister
Of War, Baron John, has said publicly that
Austria is arming only in proportion TO
the extent of her population.
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WASHINGTON.
C"atragI Scr Carrying The Mails over
land 10 california.

WssuI"GToE, Oct. 29.-lt is stated the
contract between the Post0fice Department
sud Well, Fargo ~ Co, for the Transports
r.ou Of overland mails to California was
CLOSED Yesterday. By its terms the con-
tractors receive Sl,150,OO0 per annum for
carrying th, mails 500 miles, and as the
plOgTe5s a. o., Pacific road decreases
the distance oi transportation the price TO
lie ,oresraudiugly decreased. Estimated
contrao, uaf 'o cost the government more
than tao hundred I'D fifty thou-and dol
avs If the railroad is completed next
July.