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AFFAIRS AT FLORENCE, ALA
Movements of the Mystic klan-
They Occupy the Place
Four Hours.
From the Memphis Avalanche. Nov. 26


A reliable correspondent writes as fol.
lows to friend in this city, from Flor7
ence, Alabama:
About week ago Saturday night, the
Ku,Klux came into town to regulate mat
tiers. They were here from ii P D. to
8 o'clock, A five hundred IN all.
They shot one very bad negro, putting
six balls through his head. Many heard
the noise, but did not know what was go-
ing on They also hung three or four
other negroes nearly dead and whipped
others severely, in order to make them
tell about their nightly meetings, and
what their object was Unfolding the same;
also. as to who their leaders were. They
made clean breast of the whole matter,
telling everything The strongest thing
about these Ku- Klux was that they did
not hesitate to unmask themselves when
asked to do so; and out OF the whole
party none were identified Every one
who sawthem says their horses were more
beautiful than, and far superior to, any IN
the country round about. They spoke but
little, but always to the purpose. They
went to several stores aud knocked; the
doors were opened at once. They then
called for rope, aad at each place col
was rolled out to them. They cut It
suitable in length to hang a man with
No one asked tor money, and they Offered
rome. They did not disturb any one else
nor did they tax, anything except some
few Enfield rifles which were found II
4 possession of some very bad negroes
They called on the Revenue Collector ant
passed a few remarks with him. VIVA
transpiredis not known, butithas made
great improvement in his conversation
The visitants advent has been produc
tive of much good and benefit to the com
muuity, though all regret that such step
should have to be resorted to. Ever
one says give US peace, and really be
lieye them to be truly sincere.
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calIy ask, why are the aeeursed chains Of dis
franchisement to be kept upon our treS hmbs
any ion er? Is cot iDdubitaoly true tnat n .
Republican party of Ten essee are not "a
ali in harmony with the msmbers OF that party
elsewhere? Who can read the letter q Mr-
Fowler and not plainly perceive that the longer
continuance Of Acknowledgement here must ~.
crate as source Of serious emoarrasnlens " ~
the new administration. shortly 70 come INTO
power, and that it is the duty OF ali ~ tr1e s
friends, and the friends Of peace % Put
an end to il without fu Their del1yr S7ail ne
success Of the Republican party itself and me
repose and prosperity Of this State oe iartner
sacrificed TO crafty the insane ambition o. IeN
INSCRIPTIONS mOnOp0lizers OF OticeT INVOKE
the Legislature Of Tennessee; / invoke tnem
respectfully but earnestly. 70 save the state
from fnrther turmoil; 70 save our pe"pi rem
further contention; 70 relieve our eighty thou-
sand disfranehised citizens from cruei oppres-
sion 10 bind up all the CHASTITY and bleeding
wounds in the body polite. and become recon-
cled TO their lOnE-suffering elow-eitizens, Woo.
despite all the injuries and insults OF ne ps5L
are ready 70 extend to them q true ehrisuah
forgiveness. So mote it bel
II. S. FOOTE.
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NEW YORK.
Consolidation OF Express Companies
The Adams stays out.

The Adams stays OUT.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-The long pend
ing negotiations in this city resulted to day
Ia the consolidation of the American and
Merchants Union Express companies.
The articles of association have been ior-
mally executed. At an election OF officers
held to-day, the following were chosen;
President, w @ Fargo; Vice Presldent,
Theodore NJ Pomeroy Treasurer, Elmore
P Ross; Secretary, John n Knapp; Gen
eral Superintendent and Assistant Treas
urer, james P Fargo. The new arrange
ment goes into effect Immediately, and the
officers say the business will be adjusted TO
the new basis within the ensuing week.
The Merchants Union stock is taken IN
two shares for one, making It's portion OF
the capitol nine million
The consolidated companies will have
total capital Of $1CO0000, and will con-
tinue the existing cooperative arrange
ment with the Odd company. The new
company will bear the title of the Ameri-
can Merchants Union Express Company.
The Express says the Adams Express
Company was not represented at the meet
ing, and that il is opposed to the basis Of the
amalgamatioD, and consequently re.
newal of the express war is by no means
improbable.
The Erie war remains quiet. jaime
Gould and Fisk, Jr, are still 10 possession
of the office of the Erie Company, but
there is great Teiicence as to whether they
or the newly appointed Receiver, ex-Judge
Davis, are running the road. Several
Deputy Sheriffs were at the building this
o,a,n;ro h,,t NJ, ono aaouad IN he IAla 10
account fop their presence,
Judge Fullerton, Mr.. Sherman aud one
or two others who are retained as counsel
for the Directors, were IN close consulta-
ton with Messrs. Gould and Fisk.
The Joint committee of the two stock
boards who have uuder co sideralion the
proposition to strike Erie from the stock
list, held meeting to day, but without
agreeing upon any action.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
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A large crowd assembled on The Public
Square last evening, to hear what WIS at
first supposed to be a political spe oh from
the Narraganselt Chief, but what afterwards
turned cut 20 be discourse on the virtues
Of instant relief BY DR.. Fiagg, the pain
killer. The resemblance between the man
Of medicine and Maynard is very striking,
and no worder that people were so COM
pIetely taken 10. Notwithstanding the die
appointment, however, the crowd seemed
to be sgreeabIy entertained in listening to
the wonderful cures announced by the elo;
| ouent doctor. Daring the delivery Of hrs
essay upon the eXcellencies Of his liquids,
done Bp in small packages, and sold at
| only one dollar bottle, he would fire.
quenuy stop in one Of his eloquent strains
for the purpose Of expatiatiDg upon
| the lame, the halt, the blind, as they
pushed through the crowd to obtain a hear
ing. One Old gentleman, came forward
| who said he had been deaf from childhood
"Cume uP, my friend" said the great Sa-
maritan, "and let me anOint thee with
Flagg's instant relief" The old man re-
ceiVed the anOintment, and walked off all
right. A little negro boy came up suffer
ing with the tooth ache, aud with a few
strokes Of the hand. Presto, charge, the
boy was instantly relieved, and his crying
was turned into laughing. After thes'
wonderful experiments, an associate Of th'
Doctor entertained the crowd with violil
solo and sOng, when aa adjournment tool
place.
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CUBA.
Santiago Besieged by InsurE" :.
InIk Of N a,OmnrOmise.

Santiago BeSieged by InsurgC1tS-
TaIk of Compromise.
HAVANA, Nov. 26.-We have adSlces
from Santiago de Cuba TO November 70.
Our adviceS are from iHsurgent sources.
They are as follows: According to different
authorities the insurgents are within from
20 TO % miles of Santiago de Cuba. They
allow four days for that city TO surrender,
The Governor of the District has large
force at his command, and he purposes at
lacking the besiegers. A body Of 500 in
surgents beset this place and the Governor
has determined to attack them. The in
surgents, however, have captured Guam
antam. They disown the go called vol
unteers, and are gradually extending tbs
rebel limits of the eastern department, 80
that they are now masters of the Jiguanie
Bayamo, Hsguin, and Baum Contra
mestre.
Curamdes Pollnes, who, at TunaE, has
control of the railroad, has notified the
superintendent that none Of the traln'
must carry soldiers unless by government
orders. Some Of the trains have carried
soldiers and volu nteers, who Joined tn,
insurgents. There are reports, however
in Havana and Santiago de Cuba that
! compromise had been agreed upon be
tween the insurgents and government
| authorities.
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their disabilities, and the President has
pardoned all except those to whom such
| disabilities attach aud in go far as the dis
| frapchisement of this State exceeds that OF
Congress, tits unrepubliean as applied TO
| politics, and unconstitutional as applied to
law Besides it has not been judicially
settled that there was any treason commit
ted.
IF our law allowed every loyal man to
vote. and prohibited all Rebels from voting,
il conld be defended on principle, and
wonId then become simply a question Of
nolicv Rat we find EederaL soldiers de-
MED q certificate TO vote. And when we
see guerrillas appointed Commissioners Of
Registration, to decide upon the "loyslty"
of their neigbbors, we naturally conclude
that This law as administered in behalf of
a goyernm. mt uni konsinis, 1t is burlesqre
upon all precedent, an abortion OF law and
an insult TO the intelligence OF the nint-
teenth century. -.
Let one instance suffice to show the diff
ference between our State and the General
Government. Gen. Garner, OF Springfield,
Tenn. a member Of the rebel Legislature
of 1851. who probably by his example (he
Is popular man lbHuONON "J ~ 81
into the rebel army, has been since 1864
qualified voter OF this State, and that while
an Indictment for treason was pending
against him in the Federal Court at Nash
vile. His SOD, by the way, lad at school
during the war, is denied certificate.
We think we have now shown that Ten
nessee is not, and never has been repub-
lican State. Tho caption Of this article
now becomes pertinent: Shall our State
become such?
The Republican doctrine, the ideas Of
our father, even the slow Ploddlngs OF
monarchical Europe, all point to one con-
clusiou: Those who obey the laws in good
faith, and bear the burdens Of government,
shall have a voice in its administration.
And the day is surely coming, when the
ability to write ones name and read ones
ticket shall not be taken as primd Jacld evil
dence of "disloyalty."
We trust we shall not be the recipient OF
any low filings as defeated candidate Tor
Congress, because outside of this and stew
art county, ArneIl carried the entire Dem
ocratic vote, and by peddling of certificates
for votes, carried counties for Seymour,
that would otherwise have given rouslng
fNr Grant
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MEMPHIS.
The shooting Of a Policeman.

MEMPHIS, Nov. GA row occurred
at the race course Thursday afternoon, du
ring which policeman Sharkey was shot ia
the side ard painfully but not dangerously
wounded. WIN. Forrest was arrested on
charge of doing the shooting. Thanksgiy-
ing was generally observed, and but little
business done.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 27.-Judge VIM. L.
Harris, a distinguished lawyer, formerly
of the Supreme Court of Mississippi, died
here yesterday of pneumonia.
Wan. Forrest, arrested on charge OF
shooting policeman Starkey at the race
course yesterday, was released on bond to-
day to appear at the Criminal Court.
The Memphis bound train from Chatta
nooga last evening, ran off the track at the
base of Lookout mountain, smashing the
express and baggage cars, Mr.. Fullweler,
the express messenger, was injured. No
other person was hurt by the accident,
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PERSONALITIES.

The pay of engineers on the Hudson
River railroad, who have been in the en-
plov Of the company over four years has
been increased from $50 to 500 per
month.
Judge c. C. Eddie, ofrhe Twelfth Mich
ivan Circuit, is dead He was delegate
To the convention which nominated Sey-
mour and Blair
A Young lady Of Lawrence, Mass, was
SO frightened by her fathers threatening
conduct under intoxlcatiOn, the other
night. that she fell down dead while raj =
ming for thr police.
The quiet people of the little village Of
| Oyerton. Indiana was greatly shocked on
! Friday morning LASTLY the intelligence
that a heretofore highly respectable citi-
zen, Mr. IL X, the father OF
twelve children, had eloped during the
previous night with a married woman
(motherof FIVE promising children), whose
husband DR. -, was in CincirnatI at
tending a course of medical lectures.
The General Convention Of the Goung
Mems Christian Association met Tuesda,
] DlMnL III ~ LOUIS. BCANEdLCS NN4O tiC
sent from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Iowa and Minnesota II
Thane Miller, of Cincinnati, was electe
President, and George l. Shaw, of =
Louis, Secretary.
d. F. Arells, Superintendent Of Publ
. Instruction, of Iowa, died at Iowa Cit
Wednesday, very suddenly.
Charles l. Johnson, formerly Of Tiff
Ohio, committed suicide a. a hotel in ID
yenport, Iowa, last Tuesday by takir
= laudanum.
4. /, is stated that Eugene is going
a give the Napoleonic dynasty anoth'
chance for perpetuily.
Albertine Richmond, OF Lyons WayI
4 county, New York, has paid 500 f
slandering Miss Nellie Driscoll
i The celebrated Steinway case, of Ne
= York, az resulted lavorably to MI
o Cakes Steinway, who now has Possessi0
Of her children
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Mr.. Seward Advises the Prompt Re.
dress of American Grievances in
Paraguay.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Secretary Sc
ward has addressed note TO Secretary
Welles. stating that he has advised the
President that a sufficient naval force
should be sent to Paraguay to protect the
lives and properly Of Americans, and 10
demand prompt redress for such injuries
az nav have been already inflicted
The note Of the Secretary of Stale TO the
Secretary of the Navy, which is herewith
published, is understood to indicate the
orders which have been given to Gen.
Mcmahon and Admiral Davis on the sub
iect of the Paraguayan difficulties;
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON,
Nov. 10. lS6S-To Hon. Gideon Wells,
Secretary Of Navy-SIR: A dispatch was
received Yesterday from Charles 4. Wash
burne Esq., late U. S. Minister to Para
quay, which was written at BuenOs Ayres
on the Goth of September last The dis
patch shows that a controversy has been
carried on for some time between him and
the President of Paraguay.
The merits Of the controversy cannot be
respondeuce shall have been read, VII. oh
ia daily expected. In the meantime r.
Washburn's dispatches conclusively show
the situation Of all foreigners, including
United States citizens at Ascension, who
are greatly. imperrilled, and especially
Porter G. Bliss and q. F. Masierman,
United States citizens, lately in some way
connected with the United States legation,
have suffered personal violence aud have
perhaps been murdered.
A dispatch has been received from Mr.,
Webb, United States Minister to Rio, IN
which he states he requested Rear Admiral
Davis, commanding The South Atlantic
squadron, to send, or proceed with an ado
quate naval force to Ascension, to protect
American citizens. Mr.. Webb is unable
to inform the department whether Admiral
Davis would assume the responsibility o.
complying without special instructions
rom this government.
An ARRAY occurred Yesterday near Lin
coin Barracks between seventy. five to one
hundred negroes. One negro killed, and
two officers injured IN suppressing the dis
turbance, which originated in procession
going to Law the corner stone Of church
The Dyer Court Of Inquiry has ad
iourned over till Monday.
The situation thus presented seems to M
so critical that have thought it my dui.
to advise the President that the Rea
Admiral should be instructed TO pre-
coed, with an adequate force, to Para
quay, and take such measures as may b
necessary to prevent violence to the live
and property Of American citizens there
and in the exercise of sound discretion
to demand and obtain prompt redress 70
any extreme insult and violence that ma
have been arbitrarily committed again
the flag of the United States or their cit
zens. | have the honor TO be, your OBJ
dent servant servant,
wv II SEWARD
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LOUISIANA.
vote. Thrown Out by wLoIe.nie

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 25.-Tha Cover
nor. Secretary Of State and Judges oi the
ipdicial districts have thrown ont the en-
lire vote OF parishes Avoyelles, West
Felicisns. Franklin, Jackson. Jefferson,
Orleans 81 Barnard, Sabine, st. } ohm the
Baptist, 81. Martin and Washington, for
infarmalitv in the manner Cf making re-
Iurns, aud declare no legal returns have
been received from those parishes. This
makes the entire vote for Grant 21,9ll and
for Seymour 4,l35 The Democratic Con
gressmen are declared elected in all but
the second district. la the latter district
only the parishes Of LaiouTche, ST. Charles
and ST. James are counted, giving the Ger.
tifcste TO Sheldon for the fall term, and
MAYNARD negro for the une1pired term
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FLORIDA.

Lieut.. Gov. Gleason Denies the Jurls-
dIctIOn OF the Supreme Court
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Nov S26.-The SUI
preme Court met and adjourned without
transacting any business to-day: Lieut.,
Gov. Gleason, in answer to rule Of the
court calling him to show by what au-
thority.he holds Office, denies the author
ity Of the court, and says the Legislature
only has jurisdiction in the case. The
latter will soon meet
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BALTIMORE.

Death ola Prominent Citizen-ThanEs-
giving Day.
BALTIMORE, Nov. &.-Wm. Price, an
old citizen, a member Of the bar, and U. 5.
District Attorney during President Lin
coins administration, died this morning.
Thanksgiving Day was universally OBJ
served as a holiday. All business was sus'
pended and services were held in all the
churches, which were numerously attend
ed. The day was very pleasant and the
city unusually quiet.
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onaERrAr1oNs BY GOV. roorE.

At a conjuncture in all respects so interesting
and important as the ore now existing, such a
frank and manly letter as that Of Senator Fowler
upon the all-important subject discussed by him.
in a spirit at once so benignant and magnanl-
mons SO dignified and statesmanlike, will, L
feel confident, be read with attention and pond
cred seriously by all who are DESTROYS OF under
Standing correctly the present melancholy con-
ditiOn OF affairs in tho South, and the necessity
Of adopting. without delay, such measures, botn
in Washington City and in the several States
vet suffering under the effects Of our unhappy
civil contest as shall be best calculated to bring
about the restoration of a true and lasting peace,
and re-establish concord. true amity, and
genuine feeling Of political brotherhood IN
every part of the republic.
The valuable testimony borne ~ Mr.. FOWleI
a. to the general law-abiding spirit Preyalhng
in the States Of the Southwest, which be has so
rec emily visited; the just views which ne eA,
presses touching thestate of Affairs in tennessee
and the imperious necessity Of relnstatlng
without further delay, our eighty thousand als-
| franchised citizens 10 the possession and enjoy
| ment of those civil rights of which they nave
| been so long deprived, will tend to enLghLer
| many among.our national legislators Who,ihere'
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SPAIN.

Public opinion as 10 the Form of Gov
ernment.
MADRID, Nov. 26.-An Immense and en-.
tbusiastic demonstration was made in Sar-
agossa, yesterday, in favor Of Republic.
Resolutions were adopted declaring it the
will of the people, that spain should have
republican form of government. The
Monarchists have held large meetings al
Coruna Ferrcl, Santiago de CamPas and
other places.
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ALABAMA.
GhOStIy Legislature

MONTGOMERY. ALA, Nov 27-Ihe
Legislature to day engaged in discussing
the Ku KIux bill 1t makes it indictable
for any person to appear in a mask, and,
ifany person shoots one who is masked
after dark it is to be considered no crime.
The time for Imprisonment for being
disguised, is from one to two years. Sew
eral sections of the bill have been adopt
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SUFFRAGE In TENNESSEE.
The Present Condition OF the
South.
Important Letter from Hon.
Joseph s. Fowler.
lie FaVOrS Immediate Repeal or
the Franchise Law.
COY. roorE TO SENATOR FOWLER.

NASHVILLE. Nov. 23-Hon Joseph S. Fowler
Dear Sir: Since our accidental interview TINS
morning, have thought over with much graft
fcation, all that fell from your lips touehing
the present condition of public sentiment IN
the States Of Alabama, Mississippi ana Loulsi-
ana, as well as in reference to the absolute ne
cessity, on the part Of the Federal government,
of the adoption Of thoroughly magnanimOus
and healing policy towards that portion OF our
fellow citizens in the Southwest, of whose Sc
we're and lOng-cOntinued suferIngs you have
States mentioned, dfsinterested eyewitness.
1 was particularly rejOice1 also, to hear the
just and generous views to whien you gave ex1
preston in the interview referred 10. IN regard
to the duty of those now welding civil authorl-
~ in Tennessee, to administer Immediate TeltJ
to that large portion Of our fellow-citizens nov
so needlessy and iDjuri0usly subjected to civil
disability Nor was less pleased 70 learn STsT
course expected by you to be adopted
by Gen. Grant Most fully do. l concur
with you in believing that should our
newly elected President call around him,
as members of his Cabinet able and
patriotic statesmen of broad and unsee-
tiOnal views and sentiments, and give 10 tue
country, as l ardently hope he VIII, truly JUST,
Wise and paternal administration-basedu upon
equal rights, universal amnesty and impartial
suffrage, he will deserve, and will most as
suredly receive the Jealous, steady and ener
getie support Of all who truly love our great and
glorious republic, and who desire to secure
peace, fraternal feeling and the permanent
maintenance of free institutions in the natal
land of Washington and Jackson, Of Clay and
of Webster; whilst securing to himself the last
| ing gratitude of his countrymen everywhere.
| and the imperishabie respect and admiration of
| the whole civilized world. Regarding these
| momentOus matters as far above party and
| section, and the narrow and eontracte views
which they are sometimes found so unhappily
| to engender, and as involving interests alike
| dear to all just-minded and patriotic men, l
| feel confident that the formal and public de-
| n elevated
| mapIy views so impressively stated by you IN
| the interview Of this morning. will prove alike
| valuable to the whole county and gratifying to
| your fellow citizens of the South generally. /
1 have the honor Of asking from you as early a
| response to the present communication as your
i leisure will allow.
| I have the honor TO be'your friend and neigh
i Dor, IL. 3. fOorE-
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NEW BRUNSWICK.
Bank ResumpIiOu-EewRr for "a DE
TauItiHE Cashier.

ST louNs. \. Il, Nov 2G-ArranEe-
ments are completed 10y which the st
stephens Bank will resume business in d
few DAYS. Scayiic, the defaulting cash
Ter. escaped from the Sheriff 5 custody
this morning. $4,000 reward is oiiere'
for his arrest
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Prince Charles. Of Roumania, Is en-
gagged TO the Princess Thyra, third daugh-
ter of the King Of Denmark. lie Is TO
await for her 10 grow up.
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Vote of the State a. officially Reported
FRAEKFoRT, KY Nov. 27.-The official
vote of Kentucky stands Seymour and
Blair 1I5,sS9. Grant and Colfax 80, $50.
Seymours majority $500.
Adms majority over Barnes in the
eighth district is 49, Counties all in.