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FOREIGN.
AaDRnt0e.

A80ant6es
LONDON, Sept. 24.-It is reported that
John Bright is opposed to the war against
Ashantee and will resign from the Cabinet
if it is further prosecuted.
A Government sFIb.'
MADRID, Sept. 24.-The insurgent frig-
stes left Alicante because the foreign con-
suls, except that of Great Britain, protested
against the bombardment Of the city.
The British Consul, for some unknown
reason, refused to join in the protest.
The Spanish Minister of Colonies 10
Visit Cuba.
The Minister of Colonies proposes to go
to Havana in person to study the Cuban
question, with a view of making important
reforms. 1t is reported that the Spanish
Government will soon address a formal
complaint to the French government, set
ting forth that the Csrlist Chieftain Seballs
was permitted to pass through the French
Territory and cross the frontier in Catalonia
without hindrance in violation of neutrality.
LONDON, Sept. PA special dispatch
from Alicante Of latter date than that from
Madrid denies that the insurgent vessels
have left there. 1t says they are YET in the
harbor and will commence the lombard
ment of the city tomorrow.
French Politics.
PARIS, Sept. 24.-The leaders Of the
Right propose to call q grand reunion of the
party to be held in this city at an early day
The Royalists have hopes Of divisions il
the Bonspartist ranks. The. Rouhr faction
is disposed to act in conjunction with the
Royalists, while Mcmahon and bis friend:
are opposed to the prolongation of the pre-
sent provisional regime.
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The Wisconsin Coalition.
A Full Ticket Nominated.

MmwAUKEE,Sept. 24.-The Democratic
and Liberal State Convention assembled
at noon to-day, and this evening nominated
the following For Governor, VIM. X,
Taylor; Lieutenant Governor, S. D. Parker;
Treasurer, F. Kuhn; Secretary, Peter Doyle;
Attorney General, A. Scott Sloan; Super
intendent of Schools, Edward Seating;
Commissioner of immigration, n. L. Ar
rand.
ResOlutfOns-AIissing school Funds.
The convention which adjourned from
yesterday to 4 P. NJ. to day, united with the
Democrats and Liberals and adopted reso-
lutions favoring cheap transportation, i'm
proVement of the Wisconsin, Fox and other
navigable waters of Wisconsin at the ex-
pense of the goVernment;opposed to protec-
tive tariff law, back pay, monopolies, free
passes to memoirs of the Legislature
Credit Mobilier and corrupt legislation,
closing as follows:
Resolved, That fidelity in the adm inis-
tration of public affairs demands rotation in
Office and an untrammsled exercise of per-
sonsl Judgment in the selection Of public
stewards, and we pledge ourselves to vote
for 10 candidate for office whose nomina-
ton is the fruit of his own importantly or
corruption among leaders; that our
hope ofthe future lies in the education Of
our children and the general intelligence of
the people, we therefore demand the careful
preservation to the State of whatever re-
mains of our once magnificent school fund.
and such legislation as shall relieve the
masses of the people from unnecessary bur
dens in the number aud cost of textbooks
for our public schools.
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NEW YORK houses are Overrun by the
"Croton bug" an insect that belongs to
the genus c0ckroach, and for whose exist
ence in the city the Croton water is sup
posed to be responsible. They are harm
less, but a nuisance. In appearance and
movement they somewhat resemble those
swarming bugs seen to make the figure
eight on still ponds backward and forward
in incessant motion. In New York they
invade desks, bureaus, drawers, closets,
wsrdrobes, and refrgerators. The -four
barrel is their especial haunt, and beds an
bedding, the wainscotting, mantels, dining
tables, window sills, wherever in fact
crack can be found they are snugly ambus-
caded. They are hard to kill. They revel
in exterminaiing powder, and defy the most
deadly poisons. Powdered borax and pow
dered alum have alike proved notifications,
and the souls of the housewives are in
despair. IL is even said that many up town
houses in New York are for rent simply
on account of this plague.
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POLITICAL.
Radical State Convention of New
York.
A Full Ticket in the Field.
The Salary Grab-A Questionable
Device.


The Salary Grab-A Questionable
Device.
UTICA, N. z, Sept. 24.-The Repuhh-
can State Convention was called to order ny
Alopzo B, Cornell, chairman OF the state
Committee. David j. Mitchell was maze
temporary chairman and committees on
credentials and platform were appointed
and to the latter committee was reierreo
without debate under the rule resolution
disappearing of the increase OF salaries py
the last Congress. The reading OF this reso-
luton ELECTED applause. 1t as follows:
Resolved, that the Republicans OF the
State of New York, in common Wild the
great body of their fellow ReprubIieaus
throughout the country, disspprove OF the
measure adopted BY Congress increasing
the compensation of its own members; that
this Convention regards this as one Of the
many wrongs which are due to the system
which authorizes the holding of Congress
after the election of new Congress; that
in the Judgment of this Convention no
person ought to be permitted
to sit as member of legislative body af-
ter the predecessor to his seat has been
elected, and that Congress and the State
Legislatures ought to make such provision
as that the record of member Of Congress
shall be before the people, when proceeding
to the election of new Congress.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Stewart L. Woodford,
permanent chairman, spoke of the necessi-
ty there was for enlarging the carrying ca
pacities of the canals If Eew York hoped to
retain the grain trade of the West.
The Ticket.
Francis S. Thsyer was then nominated
for Secretary of State, Nebon Hopkins for
Comptroller, Daniel G.. Fort for Treasurer,
B. J. Silliman for Attorney General, Col.
Sidney Mead for Canal Commissioner, VIM
B. Taylor for State Engineer, and NJ. K.
Platt for Prison Inspector.
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WHEAT.
Bureau Report Of the Crop.
Deficient CuIture,

Deficient Culture.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 24.-The
crop reports of September received in the
statistical division of the department of ag-
riculture, present an average of 50 per cent.
for the condition of the wheat GRIP as q
whole, which is about the same as in the
September report of 1872. while the present
area in cultivation is much larger. There
is q manifest improvement over last year in
Maine, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, Mississippi and New York. The
averages OF Illinois, Iowa and Michigan diff
fer little from those of 1872. California
and Iud ana are less favored. The States
in which more than average yield OF
wheat per acre as Indicated by
the September report are Minnesota, Wis
consin, Nebraska and Oregon in the West,
and New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut
and Massachusetts in the East. The in
creased breadth in wheat will place the total
quantity in several other States above
the usual product and give larger aggre-
gate for the crop Of the United States than
was secured in 1872. The quality is gene
rally superior. In most localities the grain
yield was better in spring than was expect
ed.
In New York 33 counties OF 30 reported
make returns of average on poor yields
and every Southern States fails to make al
average crop. Iowa claims an average
yield upon larger area as do Missouri anC
Kansas. Ohio and Michigan come very
near an average yield. Illinois reports in
dictate 7 per cent less than the average anc
Indiana and Kentucky still greater de
probation. The facts presented by cores
pondents show coDclusively that the crol
deterioration from climate causes is great !
increased by careless husbandry, and tha
crop failures are in great measure avoida
BILE. Much of the loss from rust, blight ans
even from insects is directly tracesble t
low vitality, resulting from imperfect prep
aration of the soil and deficient cultivation
In all parts of the country, especially il
the South, the records of skillful culture o
wheat show repeatedly double the usua
average of wheat.
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MISSISSIPPI ELECTIONS.
The Attorney Generals Construction
of the Election LAVA New Dflem.
ma-What Next?-What VIII Ames
and AIcOrn Do About It9
From the Memphis Appeal.


JACKSON, MISS, Sept. 22.-The Attor-
uey-genersi has delivered an official opinion
in reply 10 the questions propounded by the
Governor, in which he decides that no gen.
eral election for either State or county Off
GERS, or legislature can be constitutiOnslly
held in Mississippi this tan. His argument
is substantially as follows:
The Constitution requires that sll the
elective State officers, Legislature aud Con-
gressmen, should be elected at the election
which ratified the Constitution on the 1st of
December, 1869; that these should all hold
for the fragmentary term Of office which
was then passing, and also for the respec-
tive full terms succeeding those fragmentary
terms, and thai hereafter all general elections
should be at intervals of two years. The
hragmentary terms, be says, ended and the
regular full term Of the State officers COM
menced, on the first Monday in January,
1871, and the duration of the full term, as
fked by the Cons tuition, is for four years.
The State officers were installed, and their
Ersgmentary term commenced on the 10Th
Gay of March, 1870, and ran from then to the
commencement of the constitutional regu-
lar term on the 1st Monday of January,
1871.
District Attorneys and county officers
were not elected, nor allowed to be elected,
when the Constitution was ratified, but the
Constitution required the Governor to ap-
point them to hold temporarily, until the
Legislature should provide for filling those
offices by q special election. This special
election was held in November, 1871, and
the Attornev-Geneia al says that the officers
then elected, and he State officers elected
in 1869, shall bold over for both the frag-
mentary terms and the full terms, which
expire Oh the first Monday Of January, 1875,
and that their successors sha be elected at
the regular biennial election, which the
Constitution requires shall be held, for
Congressman and all the State and county
offices and Legislature, in November, 1874.
This will give the State biennial elections,
as required By the Constitution, instead of
annual elections, as required by the ex-
istiDg unconstitutional act of the Legisls-
ture.
The section Of the Constitution recited by
the Attorney-Gener. Il is explicit and direct;
and he shows, by q ,Oting from the existing
statutes, that the Legislature has already
declared The election Of 1871 as only spe.
cial election, and accordingly have extended
their own term of service, and Jet propose
70 cut off the terms of Offices to, in some
cases, two years less than their constitu-
ional terms.
Lawyers, judges, politicians and taxpsy.
ers ara unanimous in sustaining the Attor-
ney-Generars view of the Constitution, and
tie present Governor, State officers, mem
bers of the Legislature and county officer:
say it is correct and shall be sustained.
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CHICAGO.
Shocking Suicide,

CHICAGO, Sept. PA shocking suicide
occurred at Oak Park Station, few miles
west of this city, on the Northwestern rail-
road last evening. u. G. Lyon, President
of the Adams, Blackmore & Lyon Publish
ing Company, of this city who resides in
the Park went to the depot and taking a
stand by the side of the track waited till a
locomotive came along when he suddenly
threw himself on the track in front of it
and was literally torn to pieces. Mr.. Lyon
who was aged 60 has for two or three
wears suffered at times from severe mental
depression caused oy i'll health, but has
latterly been in better health. He was the
originator of the National series of Sunday
school conventions and the author and edi-
tor of many Sdnday-school publications.
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Condensed Telesrams

E. W. Whitcomb, Indiana State Agent
of the St. Louis Mutual Life, has been held
to answer on a charge of embezzling the
compaDy's money.
The st. Louis Republican has horrify-
ing story of father and mother murder
ing the natural child of their daughter.
The State Congress of Coahuils are in
rebellion against their Governor and the
Mexican Government,
The American Board of Foreign Missions
are in session at Minneapolis. They re-
port receipts of $431, 900 during the past
twelve months.
The Yellowstone expedition has reached
Fort Lincoln. -. -- .--
francisco Gunazzo, who was proclaimed
Dictator at Rome in 1849, died yesterday.
A fire in the Manchester Athen8um yes
terday destsoyed 200, 600 volumns.
Little Rock merchants yesterday con-
tributed $500 to the relief of Shreveport.
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WASHINGTON.
Opposed to selling More Bonds.

VDBOSSu ~ EOAAlhR MUTE 1bOhuss
WASHINGTON, D. c. Sept. "a. The
Secretary of the Treasury this morning
suggested TO the President that the pur.
chase of bonds now being made cease when
Sl2,000,O00 have been purchased. He says
the treasury cannot furnish all the curren-
cy that the people may want and that the
Treasury must be kept strong SO that it
may be in condition to assist commerce af-
ter the f nal crisis has passed.
Another Radical DefauEteF.
Commissioner Douglass has received in
formation of the defalcatlon of Collector
Widener Of the Second district Of Alabama,
at Montgomery. The defslcltion is sup
posed to be about $4,000. Orders have
been issued for his arrest and suspension
from office.
Denied.
Special Agent, Michael, reports TO the
Department that he has thoroughly investi-
gated the larges that Office stamps were
used in Washington county, Va, to send
political do 7uments through the mails, and
finds there is no truth in it whatever. The
report is sustained by certificates and other
evidence.
The Search for the POIarIs.
The Navy Department is in receipt of Of
fetal dispatches from Commander Jas. A.
Greer, Of the Tigress, describing the search
for the Polsris' crew. The report conforms
with the press accounts previously publish
ed.
No More Bonds 10 be Purchased Until
the Wandering President Returns.
Inquiry having been made tonight of the
Secretary of the Treasury as to the further
purchase of bonds By the government, il
having been reported that the limit of such
purchases has been reached by the Sub
Treasurer at New York, Judge Richardson
announces that purchases will stop till the
return to this city of the President, when
the subisct of continuing the purchases will
be taken into consideration. The Presi-
dent is expected to reach this city to-mor-
row evening.
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LITTLE ROCK.
rbe Money Panic I'm Little Rock.

LITTLE Rock. Sept. 24.-Ths money
panic in this city continues, while 8 large
humber of merchants decided to-day to
continue taking city money as formerly 3
large number, including all produce and
grocery dealers, signed an agreement not to
take it so long as the banks refuse to give
Eastern exchange for it. The excitement
is very great. City money has been the
only circulating medium in use for several
years.
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THE early frost this year have doubtless
done considerable damage to immature
crops. This is especially the CASE in Wis
consin and other Of the extreme Northern
States. We had in this ction of the
country very heavy frost On Saturday
morning, bat as our crops ara all matured
by this time it did little or no damage
IndidlQoO oils Journal, Sent. %,
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A YOUNG man in Lawrence, Mass, who
was paying attention 20 girl, gave her some
trinkets IS tokens of his affection, including
q ring, bracelets, earrings, etc. Seeing her
the other evening with "another feiler," he
walked up and demlnde his love-tokens
back, and-being special police officer
informed her that ii she did not comply he
would take her to the police station. She
surrendered the baubles.
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THE MEXICAN BORDER.
Continued Outrages ON American
Citizens.

Citizens.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. PA series of
robberies and grand murders have recently
been committed On United States citizens
residing and travelling in the Mexican
Border States, which aprear to indicate
that the bandits select American as their
victims, either because of McKenzie's raid
into the Kiekapoo camps, or because the
authorities are SO unfriendly to Americans
that such crimes can be perpetrated with
out fear of punishment. Within short
time dozen persons have been outraged,
among them the Perdu family, the men,
women and children being tied aud left to
stsrVe in an unfrequented spot. The per-
petrators of one of these crimes were ar
rested and their guilt clearly established,
except in the Perdu case. Yet not one OF
them was punished, the authorities being
Indifferent or powerless. The facts having
been proven before the United States Con.
suls and sent to Washington in hopes that
redress will be demanded.
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NEW ORLEANS.
About 100 Deaths in 70 Days.
The Fever not Enidemic.

NEW. ORLEANS, Sept. 24.-Notwith-
standing the exaggerated report of yellow
fever in New Orleans, the general health of
the city was never better at this season.
DR.. G. B. White, President Of the Board
of Health, in an official statement to-day
mentions the fact that 10 days have elapsed
since the first case occurred, and up to date
the number of deaths from the disease has
not averaged one and half per day. He
also states that there are now only twenty
SIX cases under treatment, the most ofthese
convalesing. The cases are all remote from
husiness centres.
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THERE Is no contirmation Of the rumo

that ex-President Johnson had on deposit
100000 in the First National Bank of
Washington, which suspended few days
ago. TIE people of Tennessee viii heartily
rejoica if the rumor shall prove untrue. The
Washington Republican of the 22d inst.
sal S # this bank:
"There is a report current, derived from
apparently reliable authority, to the effect
that this bank will be Immediately reor-
gsnized under the mos favorable auspices,
by the addition Of sufficient capital to ems
Bile it to take up and transact in successful
and satisfactory manner all the business Of
its late uamesake."
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QUEBEC, Sept. PA The steamship Med
way, from this port for London, is reported
wrecked in the straits Of Belle, and sew
eral of the crew drowned.
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AGLAss goldfish globe, filed with water,
set fire to the sleeve of lady'5 dress in
New Haven, the other day, by concentrating
the rays of the sun. Quite large hole was
burned before the fire was found. Aud the
innocent goldfish in the globe didn't know
it was warm at all.
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NEW YORK.
The Double Suicide.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Thomas B.
Parker, age AZ, shot his wife this morning
and then shot himself Jealousy was the
cause. The wife may recover.
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MEMPHIS.
Tncreasesf Mortality

MEMPHIS, Sept. 24-The change in the
weather the last u hours increased NOR
Lality from yellow fever. There were six
teen intern ents from all diseases to-day.
Very few new cases reported.
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SHREVEPORT.
RaDOrted ShiDwreck

SHREVEPORT, La, Sept. 24.--19 inter
ments to-day, including five colored.
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rates. wooden mills at Allentown, Pa,
burned yesterday. Loss $4,000.
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COOKIES CRASH.

The Stock Exchange Still Closed.
This InactiOn Absolutely Necessary.
So, eH, 700 Bonds Purchased Yes.
terday.
Another S1O,OOO,O0O Bank Pool.
S12, 500, 900 Of Certificates Used up
Since Monday.
Only Two New York Failures Yes
terday.
Clewes & Hambicht, Of London, Sus-
pend.
Failures in Wilkesbarre, Richmond
and Petersburg.
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Yesterday.

Special to the Union and American.
New YORK, Sept. z4-The suspension OF
Howes & Macy created the greatest excite
ment, as it was a reliable andunspeculstive
house. The feeling was better in the eve
ming, but there is still great uncertainty as
to the future. There seems to be q sub
dued, unexpressed undercurrens OF fear
that the day of reckoning, postponed by the
use cf loan certificates, will yet prove Sc
we're on such as have not Government seed
rites to convert into cash. The railroad
brokers, short of such securities, are
anxious. If mutual confidence can be
maintained, and stocks bec@me negotiable,
all will be bridged over safely; but the fear
that Shylocks might use their power, may
induce honest bat timid men to precipitate
fresh excitement by efforts to avoid being
victimed themselves.
To the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.--The Governing
Committee has decided not to open the
Stock Exchange to-day.
1880.
No bonds were offered at thu Sub-Treas-
ury up TO this time. The feeling on the
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card On their door gives the failure of Henry
Clews & Co. as the cause, but states thai
the firm will be all rightiin few days.
The mining classes are large depositors, but
have not yet learned of the suspension.
Much excitement exists among bankers and
business men.
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Aninm amd Amerifam.

WE are still without our usual quotations
Of Tennessee Bonds.
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No bonds were offered at thu Sub-Treas-
ury up TO this time. The feeling on the
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The locomotive Scare.

PATTERSON, Sept. 23.-Four hundred
and fifteen more men are to be discharged
from Rogers locomotive works tomorrow,
making one thousand men laid of this
week, or two-thirds of the whole force. The
Danforth and the Grant works have not yet
decided to discharge any OF their workmen.
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SO, 6H, 700 Bonds Purchased Yes
terday.
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The Stock Exchange Still Closed.
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WuKEsDARRE, Sept. 24.-Brown &
Gray, bankers, suspended this morning. A
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-11-20
That Special Tax.

Barker's infamous bill in the Legisla
ture to levy special and an additions,
tax OF three mills on the taxpayers Of
Edgefeld, to pay the reputed outstand-
ing indebtedness of the County, a con-
siderable moiety Of which is said to be
fraudulent, is likely to become law. AS
soon ss possible we viii get the vote OF
our members on the passage of this OUT
ragecus act, and let the people know the
names Of those of our Legislators who
are willing to double-tax the taxpayers
of Edgefield in this oul hour OF sorest
distress and pecuniary poverty. The
Representative who is In favor OF this
Barker Act, is certainly no friend to the
poor people OF Edgefeld.