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The New York herald., 1868-08-19
The Election Canvass.

The latest reports oc the progress of the great
ese1t ton canvass ec0rd The following arrangements
MI Frederick Iccl IS about 10 make his reappear
ance In public NE. The rg't honorable gentleman
has been selected rs ono OF the liberal candidates 10
contest North Marwickshre al the next election.
MI. GcOTgo +. NuntI Is "a candidate for North War
wlckshire IN conjunction with Mr.. F. Peel.
IN reply TO regusuon bearing I'VE thousand
ElVnatures Mt. Hicks has consented TO stand for
t3oh on, with Colonel Grey, IN the conservative in
terest
Captain sherard Osborn has been spoken OF "a a
uberai candidate for Boston.
Nj. Buter-Johnsione oncrs himself for reelection
nj Canterbury. He saws he Is no supporter Of the
present government, and dec ares that ia no sense
can u be called conservative government IL had
dragged conservative principles IN the miro aud
turned ia back on the traditions of the party. lie
hones TO see n reconstruction Of the great conserva.
tive party. AS to the Irish Church he agrees with
Lord stanley that not one educated man In one hun.
dred can be satisfied with It's present position. lie
can only deplOrc the singular fatality with which
that statesman is prevented from giving eject 20 the
opinions which lac holds, and Is chained TO q policy
which he dlsapproves
The London Heraid says two conservatives will be
brought forward for marlborough.
Mr.. T. Muir the dlstier, has accepted an invita-.
ton as conservative candidate for South Essex.
MT. Marmaduke Wyvi retires from Richmond Sir
seat. In his address no expresses a hope that the
effect OF the Reform act will be to bind al classes
OF society more closely together and 10 facilitate
sound and enlightened legislation Referring To Ire
land he considers that the provision now made
for the Established Church ought to be
allowed TO remain in those parishes and
places where its endowments are not dispro-
pOrtioned ~ the wants OF the Protestant pOpu
laiion lie says he yields to DO man in per
e0nal and political attachment TO Mr. Gladstone and
he differs with his friends on this question his gen
era confidence In the liberal party will not be i'm
paired. lie desires to see the OF irish discon
tnt removed and would support any measures with
Mis- object Ia view, even though they should involve
changes OF importance affecting the Political con.
necOn between the Church In Ireland aud the State
Mf. II. r. Vernon VIII not seek reelection for West
Worcestershire.
Mr. Brown westhead, formerly member for York,
VIII be the liberal candidate along with the hon. Mr..
Iyttetsn.
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ENGLAND.

Brazilian Wnr Agents In Lond0n-E6Orts 20
involve Grent Britain with Para8uay-The
American Naval Iron Clad System Before
the Acknowledgment victoria's Health
Effect Of the Anti.Church Agitation on Her
Mind.
LONDON, August s, 1s6s
have to send you by this mail three exclusive
13ems OF intelligence briefly stated
Erst.-Strenuous efforts are being made by agents
q Brazil IN London TO involve this country In a war
with Paraguay. The government which at first re-
fused listen to these representations has become
more accessible recently on account OF the favor
with which the idea OF another little war has been
received by many politicians and large portion Of
the press. SO much capital for England and Eng
Nshmen has been made out Of the little affair in
Aoyssnia that everybody seems disposed to try on
the same game In South America. or course, the
pretext for Intervention will be the alleged illegal
detention Of British subjects by President Lopez.
believe that the Brazilian agents. backed as they are
by the press, will be successful. In that event 1t
VIII be question whether the United states ought
not TO interfere on the side OF Paraguay or In fact
70 anticipate the Intervention OF England.
Second.-You have already noticed that Mr. Reed,
chief OF the Contractors Department OF the British
Admiralty, has rendered and since withdrawn his
resignation. The London Times OF this morning A.
sers-and know that the assertions are correct
that Mr.. Reed offered his resignation because the
Admiralty had decided TO adopt the American turret
system IRON cads instead OF the English broadsde
EySIeu, ana tUen WltnurcW his reslgnhllOn because
the Admiralty afterwards resolved TO let matters
main as they are. To this have now to add that
determined and probably successful attempt will be
made at the next session OF Parliament TO
force the Admiralty To accept the American
iron-clad system IN toto. The movement Is in excel
lent hands. IL win be assisted by all the leading
Journals and will command majority OF the House
OF Commons. The Times IS fully committed to the
scheme, may be by It's editorial Of this morn
ing, which hope YOU will repubsh.
Ihird.-The Queen has, II Is said. recently been
suffering ON q relapse Of the mental malady with
whlch she IL afcted and her approaching trip to
Switzerland so far from being mere pleasure
excursion, win be undertaken under the advice
OF her medical attendants and rigdy superin
tended by them. Persons connected with the court
state aUthoritatlvely that the queens agitation
in regard 10 the dsestabshnent OF the Irish Church
has had much to do with the recurrence OF her
disorder and that the Illusions and phantasies from
which she formerly suffered have returned with
unusual frequency and yivdness There Is no doubt
whatever that her Majesty IS threatened with the
same disease from which her ancestors have suf-
fered, and thai only constant change Of scene and
air hes been eGectual In preventing its more public
manifestations FOR so long.
write under reserve. but the Queens condition IL
guCl as demands the warIncst symPathies OF her
friends aud admirers throughout the world.
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TURKEY.
The Forcigucrs' Real Estate Protocol-Eng-
land and Austria In Accord.

CONSTANr1NOPLE, August 2, 1903.
The English Ambassador has signed the protocol
by which Engllshmen VIII be authorized TO hold
landed property In Turkey. The Austrian Ambassa-
dor has adopted a similar course. in which, however,
the representatives OF Russia, Italy and the United
States still refuse TO concur.
The Porte has presented note to the representa-.
tives OF the guaranteeing Powers complaining OF
the Indifference shown by the Rounanian government
al the recent Invasion or Bulgaria.
telegram has been received from Mithad Pacha
In which he reports that the invading bands have
been completely beaten and dispersed and the move
ment
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.


DECXER-ANDRBws.-At New York, on Tuesday,
August Is, by the Rev. William A. Scott, WILLIAM
NELSON DECKER, of New York city to NELLIE,
daughter of Colonel Solomon Andrews, Of New Ha-
ven Conn. No cards.
FROST-MIILEK-At South EgremOnt Mass, on
Tuesday, August 18, by the Rev. Mr.. Hazen, GEORGE
w. FROST, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, to NARY THERESA,
daughter OF John Miller, ESQ.,, OF the former place.
by Rev. A. H. NJ. Held, Mr.. H. SCHROEDER to Miss
KATRINA OPPERMAN, at the residence Of Mr. r.
Horstman, corner washington and COrtlandt streets,
New York.
WHLIAMs-vAN NoRDEN.-On Tuesday, August
1s ar the Fourth avenue Presbyterian church. by the
WILLIAMS to ALLErrA L.. youngest daughter Of
Thos. L. Van Norden, Esq., all Of this city.
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balance OF power IN the East She IL essentially IN
terested In avoiding such shocks as might place IN
would be the first to feel the reaction The Powers
therefore. follow with vigant attention the events
taxing place on the banks OF the Danube, and their
peace OF those cOuntrIes
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Mr.. Gladstone In his speech 10 HIS constituents az
st Helen's-notIced I'm the HERALD yesterday
said:-Mr Disraeli protests against the destructive
opinions Of those who sought to remove tic present
IIisb establishment; but he said, Don't suppose
that jbink tbags On0bt 10 eontiiDe as they are.u
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-30
Put it on Record.

Hon Mr. Mungen. of Ohio, has three ,;uo,
charged the following from his seat in the Hons'
of Representatives 1t is time the matter sbonI1
be looked into:
"I can prove by the testimony of officers oe
high position, both of the United States and Con-
federate troops, that the proposition was made bv
the Confederate Government to pay three TIM,
the price in gold, cotton, and tobacco, for med;
cines for our soldiers at Andersonville and otbo,
Southern prisons; that those medicines should
be put under charge of Federal surgeons, and no
by them taken in person to the different South.
ern prisons. and used and distributed to and for
the use of Union prisoners alone; this offer Was
made by the so-called Confederate Governmep,
through the proper officers to the proper officers
of our Government, and was communicated nv
these latter officers to the proper head of our
Government, and that no response nor attention
was paid to the proposition although our soldiers
were dying in those prisons for want of medicine,
and the Confederate Government informed the
proper officers of this Government of that fact in
connection with the proposition.
I can prove that these propositions were re.
ceived by our officers, when transmitted to the
proper authorities, and that they never received
any response"
And yet the Southern people are charged
with starving and illtreating Northern prisoners
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-30
Supreme Court Of N. G..
The following opinions have been deliyere

The following opinions have been deliyered
by Pearson, c. J.-In kornegay vs.. Mack
Williams, from Dupl;n, Diminishing the bill; In
Buie vs.. Stewart and wife, from Richmond, de-
murrer overruIed; Ia Blossom vs. Van An,ringe
from New Hanover, order reversed, and decree
according to the award; In Ransom vs.. Lewis
from Tyrrell, no error judgment affirmed; In
State VS.. Murray, FROM Stanly: error, venre e1e
noro; In Holmes VS.. Sackett d Co., from Rowan
Judgment reversed.
BY Battle. in State VS.. Ludwick, from
Rowan, petition refused; La SunIpter VS.. Piercey,
from Cherokee, judgment affirmed; In Griffin
VS.. Griffin, from Robson, Judgment reversed ;
In Deltosset VS.. Bradley, from New Hanover
Judgment affirmed; In March & Hampton ct ai
vs.. John " Thomas, in Equity, from Davidson
error; In State VS.. Caudle from Iadkin, no error
BY Reade, J--ln Tayloe vs. johnson, from
BERTHE; In Devines vs.. Phillips, from Cumber-
land error; In State VS. Hampton, from Gull
ford, error; In Gibson VS.. Groner, from Cabar-
rus, error, ucnire dc noro; In State VS.. Harris,
from Rowan, error, rende de moro; In Rhyme vs.
Wacaser from Lincoln, no error, Judgment at
tirmed.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-30
What is Protection.

1t is the passage Of Laws interfering wtFztke
natural course Of trade laws to make the mas
ses pay higher price for articles made in this
country than in foreign lands. That such regu-
lations should increase the prosperity of a coun-
try is absurd. They do change the money of
the many into the pockets Of the few, and are
in fact enforced transfer Of property from the
poorer to the richer class Of the community
this results in making the rich richer. and the
poor poorer, 1t is not the working men who
have ever consented willingly to this fraud; but
they have in every case been induced to do so
by the raising of other issues by those interested
In swindlng the laboring man out of his hard
earned wages. This has been the case In Eng
land and France, in which countries the light of
intelligence is at last breaking upon the people
and they wonder now how they have been 50
long humbugged by those who have amassed for
tunes out of their ignorant patriotism
In this country the party of privilege has
climbed into power by the negro question. They
excited the tanaticism of the people by all sorts
of humbugs, while all the time they cared moth
ing for the poor negro, but were dcceiviny the
people for the manufactures OF New England
These gentry are still endeavoring to hun.buc
the people OF the North about the freed negro
after the same manner that they did about the
slave. But they sec HOW INTO the cheat and viii
say next Fall To these political quacks-~Y Gu
fooled US once-rhat was your fault il again. it
will be ours"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-30
WASHINGTON Items.

1t is probable that General Amnesty will be
proclaimed ON the Fourth of July
The President has pardoned Confederate Gen.
eral Harry Heth.
The President has nominated Mr. Erarts as
Attorney General, and Gen. milford as Collector
of the third Virginia Revenue District.
Surratt has beer discharged ON the original
Indictment. He is held to $4,000 bail on the
new Indictment [Surratt was charged with
completely in the assassination of Lincoln, and
there is more evidence against him than there
was against his mother, who was brutally MUIR
dered by military commission.
Summers amendment to the bill protecting
American citizens abroad grasses the clause au-
thorizing the President to imprison foreigners in
retaliation. During the discussion. Sumner told
Conkling that his manners suited the House
better than the Senate.
The Senate rejected Gen. S. S. Cox as Minis
ter to Austria.
The friends of President johnson here claim
that he will certainly receive the largest vote on
the first ballot at the Democratic National Con-
yenton.
The President has nominated Perry Fuller, of
Kansas. IS Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
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The Peaceable Condition of the South.

With the undoubtcd causes for irritation and
excitement which exist in the unreconstrncted
States, it marvel how the Southern people keep
50 quiet and peaceable Born with love OF
freedom at once deep and inerad;cablc, and in
hcrting a repu2nance to military oppression
which the war Of the Revolution developed and
nurtured, We have seen them pcaceabIy sub
hitting to the yoke Of the conqueror. Govern
mcnt changes their military dictators with all
the facility of a prestidgitateur simply eli,
presto. being all that is required to displace Il
Sheridan and install IA Hancock; it sn;ashes down
Sickles and up springs Candy; it upsets a
Pope and out pops Meade; and the people, save
few sputterings in some of the newspapers, are
scarcely heard to murnnlr Their civil officers
are removed as easily as a Bergen farmer would
cut down his drumheads in the fall. The mill
tary regulators change at pleasure all local off
cers-the mayors; shcriffs. aldermen, judges, and
even the jurors, peppering the boxes of the lat
ter occasionally with the sprnkling Of blacks,
thus savorlng justice with spice that must be
extremely agreeable to any decent white man :
taste. In short the military authority in the
South Is absolute, penetrating social as we'll as
public life and every branch Of society Yet
there Is no trouble. The Southern people do
not complain loudly. They are the most ODE
dent people in the world and there is no more
peaceahle country on the face Of the globe than
the South. Still, these people are so called reb-
e's and ex-rebels, and the Radicals hold them up
as monsters unsuitable for political consideration
and even unfit for Christian burial I hey even
dispute their right TO bestrew the graves Of
Their fallen warriors with the garlands of remem-
brance and love. But any who visits the South
at this time, and examines for himself, vii find
thas those who fought the forccst in fair fight
against each other-from the North and from
the South-are now the warmest- friends and
all business enterprises undertaken in au honest
and trustworthy spirit by Northern boys in
blue are cordially welcomed and encouraged by
Southern boys in gray" 1t is the miserable.
whining, hypocritical carpet Dagger" who creeps
into the South, like thief at midnight into a
dwelling, steals all he can lay his hands on.
poisons the minds of a credulous people, and then
craws away, leaving the trail of his pestiferous
presence to mark the path he has taken. who is
now working the greatest evil to the Southern
country. 1t is time tie incubus was raised from
that fair land and her people allowed again to
enjoy that liberty which their Revolutionary
fathers fought to attain, and which has been
chastened and refined and rendered more ap-
preciable by the terrible ordeal they have re-
Gently passed through.-IN l. Nuahl
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Congress.

JUNE 23-In the Senate, Mr. Sumner re-
ported the House bill for the protection OF
American citizens abroad, with amendments,
The Judiciary Committee was instructed to
consider the expediency of allowing Indians to
testify in murder and rape cases between them
selves and the whites.
The Arkansas Senators were seated, on motion
of Senator Howard without division
After referring the credentials of the Arkan-
sas delegation to the Election Committee, the
House resumed the Tax Bill. An amendment,
fixing the direct Whiskey tax at fifty cents, was
adopted-S7 to 81. ~
JUNE 24.-In the Senate, the Mount Vernon
Ladies Association petitioned for nine thousand
dollars appropriation
A bill was introduced by Mr. Howard discon-
tinuing the Freedmen's Bureau in the represent
ed States after the first of January, which was
referred.
From the Military Committee, BILL making
eight hours days work in the government shops,
passed-29 to II.
Tn the House, the consideration of the Tax
Bill was resumed. The amendments forbid the
removal of whiskey from distileries, under any
circumstances until the tax is paid provide for
a Superintendent of Revenue for each Federal
Judicial District, to be nominated by the Reeve
nue. Commissioner and appointed by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury; and removes all Special and
General Agents of the Treasury Department
within 10 days of passage. The bin progresses
very tardily.
The Senate bill, legalizng future gold con-
tracts, meets opposition in the Ways and Means
Committee.
JUNE 25.-In the House, Mr. Paine asked
leave to introduce bill, supplying the militia
with arms. Mr. Ellridge demanded that it be
read. when Paine withdrew it.
The Tax bill was resumed and the amend
mcnts forb;dding removals from distilleries, until
the tax is paid anything in the bill to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, and allowing fifty cents
drawback on expectations, were passed.
The veto Of the omnibus bill was received,
and the bill again passed both Houses by two
thirds.
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Correspondence Of the Western Democrat.
CAPTURE of a Horse Thief.
MONROE, \. c., June %, 1868.

MONROE, n c.. June %, 1868.
Mr.. EDITOR Wishing to give the public
generally some information Of a horse thief whom
! arrested in Lancaster District, s. c., about the
18th ult., send you these lines.
On the 9th ut., young man calling himself
John Thompson called at VIM. p. Richardson g
about IL o'clock in the morning. and asked for
his dinner. which, of course, was given him; he
said that he was on his way to his home in
Florida. and that he had come from Elmira
Prison, y. Y; that he was captured at Poca-
taiigo, s. c., in time of the late war; that he
was only Il years old now; that he ran away
from his father when he was 13 years old and
joined the Southern army and there remained
until he was captured at the place above men
toned, whence he was taken to prison. From
sickness he had beep unable to get home before
this. He remained at Mr. Richardson's till
evening. when he took up his valse and babe
the family good bye aud left though he was
going to start on his way home. but he was seen
by some freedmen afterwards lurking about the
premises Of said Richardson.
Early on the night Of the 9th ult., was in
formed that some one had stolen VIM. P Rich
ardson's saddle mare, and [ was requested to
start Immediately in pursuit of the thief. Ac-
cordingly and another young man by the name
Of James Griffin started in good speed in pursuit
of the thief and rode hard till midnight when
we overlook the thief and recovered the mare
the thief escaping hastily into the woods leaving
his valise Having no blood hounds, l fell upon
another plan to capture the thief We took the
horses to the nearest house (Nr Bowers and
there left them in care of Griffin, and and Mr.
Bowers went back to the place where the thief
dropped his valise and there remained concealed
in the bushes until daylight when the thief came
walking out Of his concealed position to get his
valise, when we ordercdhi surrender He sur
rendered and 1 took him to Monroe. This was
about 15 or Is miles below Wa. p. Richardson 8
on the old Rocky River road He told me then
that his name Robert Thompson, and that
he took the mare to hasten himself on his way
home, and had done SO several times before.
Before | captured him [ got his valise and ex-
amined its contents and found it to contain sew
eral suits of clothes, and among them | found
some shirts marked with the name of George
Lessene. The thief is now in Monroe Jail. He
is of medium height, very slender, black hair,
fair complexion, dark eyes and claims himself to
be il very bad health
Yours in haste II Hale.
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Fire in Charleston.

A very destructive fire occurred in Charleston
on Saturday night the goth inst, whereby sew
eral valuable stores and stocks were consumed
1t broke out about eleven o'clock in the whole
sale paint and oil establishment of Holmes
& Calder, No. 12S Meeting street, near Ha-
sci. 1t is supposed to have originated from spon-
tancous combustion in the centre of the main
building Besides the store Of Messrs. Holmes
4 Calder those eff Messls. Campbell d Knox,
Auctioncers and VIM. J.. Webb, crockery store,
were destroyed. The buildings and stocks were
insured.
The fire at one time threatened to become
most extensive conhagration, but was checked
by the timely cxertions Of the fire department.
FILLIBUsTERING EyPEDITIoN.-New Orleans
June 23.-About one hundred arrests were made
yesterday BY the United States marshal Of par
ties supposed to belong to fillbustering exped-
ton to Mexico in the interests of Santa Anna
There is considerable activity among United
States officers on account of this and other similar
reported expeditions. motley crowd of about
fifty OF those arrested were found in one gang
A Western widow, handsome and learned,
manages a large farm, and she raised last YER
900 bushels Of wheat, 200 Of corn; has
large stock of hogs. sends fat cattle to the New
York market, has abundance Of flowers. apples
pears. strawberries and currants, keeps up with
current literatUrc-does not want to marry
Some man ought to make her marry.]
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TExAs.-St. Louis, june pa Texan
writing to this city and urging the construction
of railroad from St. Louis to Texas, saws that
between the Nucccs and the Rio Grande rivers
there more than million head of horned
cattle and ten thousand horses and mules
The trade of San Antonio with Mexico
amounts to $4,000 ,oeo annually 1t would take
railroad fifty years to carry the cattle of West
ern Texas to St Louis. The cattle in that
country are killed for their hides alone The
writer says that such railroad would not only
make St. Louis the stock market of America.
but would develop the finest copper. coal, and
silver mines in the world
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CONFLICT IN MIsSIsSIVpT.--J Jackson Miss
June 2i.-To=day, at - o'clock Gen Biddle.
Sommander of the Post, demanded the surrend. r
.oithe Governors otiec-(ov Humphreys hay
ing been removed 10y the District Commander
toy. Humphreys refused 10 vacate. Gen Bid
die asked If he would have to use force in order
to get possession. Gov, Humphreys replied that
he would Gen. Biddle then brought ia a guard
of soldiers, and took foreible possession Of the
Office.
GOV Humphreys has fitted up another room
aud claims to be Governor of Mississippi