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? zy' mt VCLUME IX.-NUMBER 1967 CHARLESTON WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 1, 1872. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. THE TRIANGULAR FIGHT. O0Y3RNOR SCOTT'S REPLY TO SEC? RETARY CARDOZO. The Whole Kin- Floundering In tbe Mire-A Clear Casi of Pois and Kettles. The followlog reply ol' Governor Scott to the recent cnarges of Secretary of State Car dozo ls published in yesterday's Columbia Phoenix: STATE OF SOOTH CAROLINA, ) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, [ COLUMBIA, August, 1872. j Bon. F. L. Cardozo, Secretary of State: SIR-I notice in the Phoenix, of the 9tb in? stant, your letter to Messrs. Melton and Cor? bin, your attorneys, relating lo your responsi? bility In the sealing ot State bonds. I might, with great propriety, pass this com? munication by unnoticed, but from the fact that lt bears upon its face the evil spirit which prompted its publication, aod which has led you to narrate several personal con? versations you held with the treasurer and the attorney-general, in which you take spe? cial palos to associate the Governor with what they may have said to you in relation to the bonds, Bbowlng thereby the animus that prompts you to make me a party to what other Stale officers may, trom time to time, have B?id to you. No one connected with the Slate Govern? ment knows better than yourself how con? stantly I have resisted the very letter and In? tent of the law Itself to borrow $2.500,000 !n money, under several acts known as an "act to redeem the bills receivable-$500,000;" at> ".act to pay the interest on the public debt $1,000,000;" an "act for the reliet ot the treas? ury-$1,000,000." These acts eeverally pro? vided that that amount ot money should be borrowed on coupon bonds, and yet for more than one year I have persisted In construing the acts that there should ne only that amount of bonds Issued, viz: $2,500,000 in tho aggre? gate. These bonds were prepared and sign? ed, as provided for in the acts, by the Gover? nor, countersigned by the treasurer, and sealed by the secretary of State. But, as may well be understood, lt was a moral Impossibil? ity to borrow $2,500,000 in money on $2,500, 000 of State bonds, or even to realize that amount by the sale ot the same. Hence lt became necessary to issue an additional amount of bonds, which was done with the lull knowledge and approval ol the secretary of State, who showed his alacrity in his con? currence by thenceforth, in every instance, sealing the bonds before the Governor had ever signed them. Indeed, so ready were you to comply with the request ol those who dif? fered with me In the amount of bonds tobe issued, that there was no time up to Novem? ber, 1871, in which there was not, at least, $1 ,ooo,oco of bonds In the treasurer's bands, without any other evidence of their having been executed, save the seal ol the State hav? ing been placed thereon; and to-day lhere are $500,000 ot bonds, with the seal of the State placed upon them, in the hands of the Ameri? can Bank Note Company, of New York, which were returned lo them last November, to be cancelled by my special demand. It ls unnecessary to detail the provisions of the law authorizing the issue of the alerting loan, as any one can. examine lt. The com missioners who were charged with the duty of placing that loan on the market-consisting ot the Governor, secretary ol State, attorney general, treasurer and comptroller-general held but one meeting, and that was in the office of the secretary of State; soon after the Taxpayers' Convention in May, 1871, when the attorney-general was elected chairman, and the secretary of State secretary of the board. At that meeting, a mellon was made by me to Indefinitely postpone any action as to the ne? gotiation of these bonds, and from that time lill the present moment the question has never been brought beiore the board either directly or Indirectly. Nor has there ever been any intention, to the best of my knowl? edge and belief, on the part of any of the members of that board, to negoilsle any portion of the 1 sterling loan. The only evidence to the contrary ot this assertion ls tne fact that during the summer of 1871, $3,600,000 of these bonds were sent trom New York in fm secretary of State, (as I was in? formed subsequently by Mr. E. F. Gary, the present State auditor,) woo look them to his own home, at night, and caused the seal of State to be placed upon them, and then Imme? diately returned them to New York; This ac? tion appeared the more suspicious to me when it came to my knowledge, from the fact that my name was not upon the bonds; and yet, with an Industry that was unaccountable, you placed them beyond my control, knowing, asl assume you did, that I had proposed io the American Bank Note Company to have my name printed upon this Issue, If lt had ever been determined to negotiate the loan, thereby saving myself the uu necessary labor of sign? ing my name twelve thousand times. Now, slr, you state that you had suspicions that everything was not right regarding the issue of conversion bonds. Will you explain to the public what secret motive impelled yon to place the seal ol the State surreptitiously upon $3,500,000 of bonds, which you claim was intended In their turn to be convened into conversion bonds ? - You must have become aware of the fact that, about the 1st of October last, I, for the first Ume, through public rumor, got the Informa? tion that theBe bonds had been sealed by you and transmitted to New York. I could not be? lieve lt possible that the secretary of State would have discharged such an Important oublie duty without ac least having mentioned .lie fact to the Governor, who, more than any other person connected with the State Govern? ment, ls held responsible In public opie lon for whatever 1B done to affect the Interests ot the State and people, whether he has the power to control it or not. On learning from the treasurer's chief clerk that you bad taken these bonds to your own pri? vate residence, and placed the State seal upon them, and then returned them to New YorE, I Immediately called upon the comptroller-gene? ral, stated the fad a, and he consented to go to New York and learn what bad become ot the bonds. The followlog extracts trom my let? ter, giving him authority to take possession of the bonds, and my letter to Mr. Bampton on ihe Bubjecr, will explain themselves. Extract from letter of instructions to Hon. J. L. Neagle, comptroller-general, dated Coium- ' bla^October ll, 1871: "You are further authorized and Instructs* to secure any bonds of the above named ster? ling loan,' that may be In the hands of the treas? urer, financial agent, or any other party, which may have my name printed upou them, and deposit them In some secure depository, and forward me the receipt for the same; or/in the event of your tailing to secure the posses? sion of them, you will at once notify me of the tact." .'STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, ) "EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. V "CoLUMBU., October ll, 1871. ) "H. ff. Kimpton, Esq.. Financial Agent of y the State of South Carolina, New York: '.'SIR-I have been Informed that ihe treas? urer of the State has executed and forwarded to you some of the bonds known as the ster? ling loan. I write to inquire If my luforma ilou ls correct; If so, I must say that I shall feel it my duty lo nolify the public of the fact, and caution all parlies against purchasing said bonds, as they have been fraudulently Is? sued. Your reply io this will be awaited with great anxiety, and trust that the tntormailon received may prove incorrect; and I must I further insist that ail the bonds that have been printed under the act ol March 7, 1871, shall be placed In such a depository us to se? cure the State against their issue, until the provisions of the act are fully carried out. I am, sir, very respect lui ly, "BOBERT K. SCOTT, Governor." 1 have one other subject to touch upon, which ls the basest fabrication tor any reputa? ble mon to have possibly conceived for the purpose of shielding himself irom the just condemnation ot every citizen who becomes acquainted with the fact of your taking the seal of the State io New York. You say as follows: "During the month -of October, 1871, the treasurer requested me to seal a small amount ot bonds lor the express purpose, as he said, ot sp-viog a loan of between three and fo'ir millions of bonds, which had been hypo? thecated, and would certainly be sold at a sacrifice, if more collaterals were not put np to Bave them. I at first refused lo do so, re? minding the treasurer that the Bame reason was alleged several times tefore, and that I did not feel satisfied of the correctness of his statement. He then requested me to accompany him and the Governor to New York, and satisfy myself by con? ferring with the financial -agent of the necessity that existed Tor the sealing ol these bonds. Tor the purpose of preventing a sacri? fice of those hypothecated. The treasurer re quested me to lake my seal along with me, so that no time would be lost. I had previously consulted with the attorney-general on tbe lawfulness of taking my seal to New York, and the Governor on the propriety and neces? sity of so doing. The attorney-general as? sured me lt was perfectly legal, and the Gov? ernor, that it was necessary. I took the seal with me very reluctantly, believing I would be In a better position to Insist upon knowing the truth of what I had so long suspected. The treasurer also Informed me that the sterl? ing fund board, of which I was a member and secretary, would meet in New York and take some definite action In regard to the negotia? tion of the sterling fund bonds " Now, slr, I claim, in tbe first place, whatever the State treasurer may have eaid to you, no mau knows better than yourself tbat the State treasurer was not my exponent In any matter relating to the management of State finances; but, on the other band, our personal relations were such tbat we only communicated witb each other on the most important official mat? ters; nor did I even suppose for a moment that I would visit New York, until eleven o'clock at night, on the 13th day of October, having, after a conversation with Mr. Klmp ton, the attorney-general, the treasurer, to? gether with Judire Porter-Mr. Klmpton's law? yer-determined to start for New York the tollo vi n?r morning, at eight o'clock. Theonly motive that could have Induced me lo visit New York at that time was the express arrangements with these gen? tlemen, that they would consent to a change In the financial agency, if I could find parties to accept the agency and take care of our loans In New. York. The idea ol signing bonds was the most foreign to my mind, and I am certain this will be attest? ed to by Judge Porter, who spent an entire week here, urging me to do so, which I most emphatically declined. Judge Porter falling. Mr. Klmptou also came. In tue hope of Inducing me to Blgn bondB, and urged me to do so, under 'he same plea as you set.forth : ..To save a large amount of bonds I rom sale which were then In New York under hypothe? cation." Now, slr, having absolutely refused to sign the bonds, ls it reasonable to suppose lor a moment that I would concur In your taking ?uch an extraordinary step as to carry the seal or the State to New York for the purpose of executing bonds there that I had rei used to sign here ? I have stated the foregoing to show the fallacy of your assertion that I said lt was necessary for you to carry the seal of the State to New York. A simple statement of the facts is all I propose to make, and thu pub? lic may judge of the reasonableness of our statements. Within three or four days after my arri val in New York, I unexpectedly met you at the Sr. Cloud Hotel. In a conversation that ensued, Mr. Klmptou inquired of you If you bad brought the seal of the State with you. This Inquiry surprised me, as any one may Imagine, and you very naturally no iced my astonishment at such an extraordinary question. You prevaricated in your reply to Mr. Klmptoo, and expressed the desire for i private Interview with me, when yon stated that Mr. Elmpton had telegraphed you to come to New York and bring the seal ol the State with you. And you certainly have not forgotten, sir, the severity of my reprimand at your having transferred the Beal of tbe State ol South Carolina to tbe City ot New York. Your excuse waa that lt was not anjinusual thing, as (be seals of other States had been frequently taken to New York lor the purpose of executing public document J. You, therefore, begged of me to give you an order to tn some measure protect you from your extraordinary willingness to comply with the request of those wno were anxious to have Slate bonds executed. And you will lurlber remember that you gave as a reason for de? siring this order from me, that you did not propose to return to South Carolina, but In? tended resigning your position, ol secretary of State, as you had accepted a professorship In the "Howard University;" and. therefore, you would ba compelled to return the Beal by ex? press, and feared tbat som? accident might be? fall it lo transfer by .allroad or otherwise. Being misled by your '.assumed contri? tion, by what I then thouehta mere oversight la duty In the secretary of State, I wrote you the order tbat you d?sir?' J, having dated it back to the 14th day ot ? clober, 1871. Now, sir, the perfidy you have exhibited In your ability to misrepresent and associate my same lo matters which yon .could only have i had other men'a words, as lo my wishes, r i have not the slightest doubt will lead you to t deny this statement and claim that you re? ceive?; the order from me before taking the i seal lo New York. In thia act I am ready to i admit my folly In apparently.trying to shield i a man who baa proven himself unworthy of i respect or confidence, from the possible ? chances oi being proven criminally guilty of transferring an office held under the laws ot i this Commonwealth to a distant State, without i < be authority of law or previous consent ot 1 the only official who has the power to grant i the authority for officers of the State to leave ' their post? of duty. That I may not be mis- ? understood, I state, most emphatically, that i the subject of taking the seal beyond the i limits of the State was never spoken of in my i presence by any State officer, or any other I person, and your statement to the contrary ls i a base fabrication. . . _ In your statement regardiog the reissue of .bonds which had been converted, you desire < to make the public believe that they are ob- < taluiag important information which has < hitherto been withheld. To show the animus i of this, I will refer you to the following lrom i my last annual message: "$2,200,000 of the amount of conversion bonds, issued as above stated, were signed by i me lor the express purpose of withdrawing 1 from the market and cancelling an equal amount of those Issued and hypothecated un? der the acts for the relief of the treasury, the payment ot the interest on the public debt, i and for the land commission." In conclusion, I am Justified in saying that, had lt not been for my refusal to consent to 1 the negotiation of all bonds-sterling loan 1 and others-thai you have actually sealed, the 8tate would have money to-day to pay ex- i penses, though secured at a fearful Bacrlflce, and you and those co-operating with you would have been the last ones to nave raised any cry about the extent or validity of the State debt, or about extravagant expendi? tures. By reference to my last two annual mes? sages to the General Assemblv, the basis ol every j Mt complaint against the administra? tion can be found, and I assert, without fear of contradiction, that any one who ls or bas been a member of the State Government, either executive or legislative, and ls now raishing the cry of reform, ls by his own venality responsible for the diversion ot money that should have been used for legiti? mate purposes, and lt 1B only necessary to see the receipts tor money paid from the treas? urer's office for the verification ot this asser? tion, and directly trace the money to the very men who are now charging the responsibility on myself and others. Very respectfully, ROBERT K. SCOTT, Governor. WHITELY'S CAMP AIGN DOCUMENT. TUc Northern Papers Discovering the Bogas Nature of Whitely'? mission to the Albany Penitentiary. WASHINGTON, A"guBt 14. "Colonel" Whitely, who was sent to Aloany on a mission of mercy, ls the man who worked up ihe Adkins murder at Columbus, Ga., some years ago. The papers comment severe? ly upon such a selection lor such a purpose. The Baltimore American says his report ls no doubt truthful, but the partisan press ot the country will not so recognize lt. It la to be regretted that tbs President did not name a commission composed of ihree honorable gen? tlemen, iu whom the people of the United States have entire confidence. Ooe of the commissioners should have been a Democrat another a Republican, and the third a "Libel ral" Republican. They should have quietly proceeded to Albany with a phonographer and examined each prisoner, separalely first, Just as Colonel Whitely did, and lrom tn??ir answers to the questions propounded the report should have been framed. Tua Ballimore Oazette says the report ls evidently gotten up as a political document for campaign UBes. Tbe statements obtained from those unfortunate prisoners In the hope ol obtaining release areas utterly worthless and unreltab' ; ?s those put lorward upon his own re8poni jlluy by a person of Wnitely's well known and disreputable character. THE WORLD OF FASHION. WHAT MAT BE WORK AND HOW TO WEAR IT. Hints from the High Priest-Thc Pari? sian Secret-A. Slap at the Poor For? eigners who Know No Better. Le Follet Bays this month's toilettes, pre? pared, or la coarse of pr?parai iou, for travel? ling aud country-house wear, are exceptional? ly elegant, not only In their material and style, but In their adaptability to the purposes and seasons lor which they are Intended. Every lady with tbe least approach to good taste is at Ieugtb beginning to understand the true "secret des Parislennes"-viz , that not oDly must every component part of the toilette correspond lu style, but tbat the whole toilette Itself must be In accordance with the season, the time of day, the occasion on which it ls worn; and that the lady attired in silk and' Inces for a country walk, stroll on the beach, or morning shopping, is Immeasurably eclips? ed In elegance and good taste by the wearer of the well-made though simple bat?ate, tolle, Berge, or other comparatively inexpensive costume. It is very certain that toilettes are made in Paris in the most violent and discordant mix? tures of colors, and overcrowded with trim? mings; but those are Intended for les ?trang?? res,'many of whom, having no taste of their own, are content with anything coming "from Paris," the more outre the better, BO aa to be "different from other people," unknowing or uncaring that the makers of these peculiar dresses would not dare to offer them to any but the most provincial or eccentric of Frenchwomen, and hardly to show them to a "vraie Parislenne." Some colors blend most exquisitely, but to produce the proper effect they must be far from decided tints-what we call effac?e?, or apparently faded. All the colors used for out of-door wear are In this style, the brilliant pinks, greens, mauves and blues being en? tirely reserved for ln-door wear, or under white maslin, which, of course, has the effect of wonderfully lessening their brilliancy. Mignonette green, flax gray, and all the shades of "bolB" are much worn; In fact, every color has a Blight tint of some other hue-the blue are all a little green, and, vice versa, the grays are rather blue, or pink; no color seems decided. We spoke, the month before last, of the ex? travagant quantity of material used by some ladies, whose chief Idea of elegance waa an expensive looking toilette. They will now, lt they wish to be really in the fashion, have to subscribe to the dictum of la mode, which ls that the more costly and rich a material is Io luelf, the less ornament lt requires; lt ls the simpler and less expensive fabrics that require a (jiianiity of flounces, braid or trimmings to give them a stylish appearance. No material ls so much worn for simple toilettes ai bat istes; lt ls the material par ex? cellence lor morning dresses, ats loulard ls for afternoon. The ecru shades are not quite so much worn by our elegantes; they have become so com? mon in every material.,that they are being eradualiv discarded by leaders ol fashion. Beautiful shades ot gray are taklopr their place, and are not only newer, but mure be? coming io the blonde anglaises than any tint with yellow In lt can possibly be. White materials are not now trimmed with black by our leading modistes; a very deep claret or rich brown supersedes the sombre black; the contrast ls not so striking and the effect more elegpnt. The washing satins, either plain or wita pattern, are still very much worn, and make very charming "Pom? padour" toilettes over sell-colored under? skirts; these are generally plain, or have white jineliu flounces. A great number ol white 'Polonaises" and blouses are worn, In all duds of laney materials, the most elegant >elng China crape, sultan? with satin stripes, ind loulard. The next In order are of muBtin, ind varieties ot batiste and laney materials; .hese can be worn with any oolored skirl, providing they are trimmed with white; it the >rnaments ure of color they must correspond rvith that of the rest of tbe costume. All our elegantes are wearing tne blouse, certainly the most convenient form of gar? ment ever Introduced. It Is cut bodice and iklrtlnone. but not so closely to the figure is a "Polonaise." A ceinture confines it to ..ne waist. The back Is very lull and plaited to the waist. Blouses or "Polonaises" made of alternate stripes ot thin material and guipure Insertions jf the same color are excessively elegant and distingu?. The material ls cut away from under the guipure stripes so as to leave them gillie transparent. The skirts are still about the same width as those worn last month-on no account any fuller-and the fullness thrown entirely to the back; the breadths are not gored at all any further back than the Beam under the arm. The crinoline, or long tournure-the only si y le of crinoline now worn-aids this effect con? siderably, and ls very useful in keeping the starched petticoats away from the ligure, allowing the skirt to fall Dlaln lu front. Walk? ing-dresses Just clear the ground at the front and Bides; at the back they reston lt very slightly. Bodices are generally made open, with fichus OT habit-shirts; the shawl and the heart-shape Dpenlng are very becoming, giving a graceful curve to the figure, and lessening the waist, und therefore likely lo contlope In as great favor as ever. Muslin and China crape scarfs are much worn as fichu and saab combined; In this case bhey are made of a straight baud three yarda long, the centre is plaited down to a point at the back of the bodice, either to the waist or the height of a low bodice, aocordlog to the taste of the wearer; it then goes plainly over the shoulders, crosses at the waist In front, and lastens behind In a large fan-bow; that Is. each loop ls pulled as wide open as possi? ble In the form ol a lan; this bow 1B tied a lew Inches below the waist, and forms a pannier. The most elegant worn and newest sleeves are coat-shaped; In fact, all the beat dresses are made with them; the open sleeves are now reserved for cloaks. The few mantles that are worn are general? ly something ia the pelerine form, the plain round pelerine reaching to the waist or a little below, and open partly up the back. THE WORM IN GEORGIA. Conflicting Opinions from the South? west. [From the Macon Telegraph.] Personal observation yesterday in a portion of Southwestern Georgia that has been repre Bented as threatened with the gravest disasters from the ravages ot the pest above named, satisfied us that while comparatively little damage bad been done so far, there waa the beBt reason for Berious apprehension for the future. AB yet-where we were at least-the worm ls hardly numerous enough to do a great deal of harm, but they were webbing up, and ll the sun does not kill the young of the second and third crop, they will likely overrun most of the cotton fields ol that section. The weather for the past week has not been as favorable for their development as the three or four dave Immediately preceding. The sun has played upon them with great power, and consequent? ly has somewhat checked their activity, lt they do not make their appearance within a week in cotton which ls forward, it, ls not probable they will be able to do lt much damage, as those beBt informed Bay lt is usually seven weeks from the first appearance of the fly to the development of the third and worst crop. There seems to be a variety of opinion and experience with reference to this worm, no iwo men, Bcarcely, agreeing as to anything except the damage lt generally does when the third crop stage ls reached. THE CROPS IN MARION. The Crescent says: "We regret that we cannot give as good accounts of the crop prospects this week, as we did last week. We are Informed that above Little Rock in the direction and extending to Shoe Heel, North Carolina, the effects of the drought has been disastrous. It ls said that some far? mers have cut down their corn to save what they can by drying lt, and that not a white bloom is to be seen In the cotton fields, We trust that this does not embrace any consid? erable quantity ot territory. The crops in other portions of our county (save a strip just above this town) are not very greatly damaged, though 'rust' is appearing, and the yield will be lesa than waa expected." THE CAULDRON SEETHING. Political Pipe-Laying tn Columbia The Syndicate Trying to Capture Mocea- Hoses Weakenlug^connsel for . the Taxpayer? Arriving. [SPKCrAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLOMBIA, August 14. The Republican Convention for the Fourth Congressional District met here to-day to nominate a candidate, and Wallace, the pres? ent Incumbent, was renominated unanlmons ly,.(Puffer, his only competitor, withdrawing hlB name before the balloting commenced. F. J. Moses. Jr., T. J. Mackey, Whittemore and other Radical grandees are here, and there ls heavy wire-pulling going on among them, preparatory to the grand struggle which will take place in the convention on the 21st. Patterson, Moses, Whittemore and others bad a long consultation to-day. An effort, lt ls said, 1B being made to buy Moses off In the interest of the Patterson clique, whose candidate lor Governor ls thought to be Chamberlain. Moses declined all overtures some time since, feeling certain ol his nomi? nation, but the charges of bribery brought against him-his receiving $11,000 under color ol the "armed loree," <fec-have frightened him not a little, and he IB thought now to be open to propositions. The chief opposition ticket, lt ls said, will be Orr for Governor, Cardozo for treasurer, Ac, but one can bear of a dozen different slates being out. Cardozo ls out In a reply to Scott and Parker to-morrow, but no new disclosures are made. General Chesnut ls herc looking after the rogues. Judge Aldrich ls expected to-mor? row. Things begin lo look squally for the Ring. Qot VIVE. HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF. The Striking Likeness ot the Van Bnren Campaign to the Liberal Campaign A Bogle Blast from Hugh Legare. [From the Louisville Uourler-Journal.l CLARKVILLE, TENN.. August. 1, 1872. I inclose you the following letter for publi? cation, since ll seem3 to me to delineate so trutnfillly the aspect of tue political horizon at the present time. Ic ls an extract from a new edition of tne works of the Hon. Hugh S. Legare, late attorney-general; and, although the letter was written thirty-two yeats ago, it mjght be considered as the production of the present campaign If the dute and names were omited, HO closely does the Grant administra? tion resemble (though lt surpasses In corni ? lion) that of Van Buren. If "history repeals Itseli," we may expect the election nf Horace Greeley. Respectfully, j W. W. L. CHARLESTON, S. C., August 22,1840. Gentlemen-Your letter of the 1st Instant, Inviting me to a convention of the Harrison und Tyier men ol the Soloto Valley, to be held at Chilllcothe on the. 17th and 18th days of september next, has Just been received. I am B?rry that my engagements are such as will probably make lt Impossible I should have the honor ot being present on that inter? esting occasion. Should circumstances, how? ever, by any chance admit ol it, I will make every effort to be lhere. It na? never been my good fortune to visit any one of the new thirteen States, and I need nor, say how much my curiosity to Ree a part of the country, ol which 1 have heard and imagined euch wond? ers, ls heightened by the brilliant and encour? aging auspices under, which I should under? take such a pilgrimage now. It hos, I trust, pleased that God who Jias vouchsafed to, us as" a people eo many mauiftob*uo<u> <u. His protecting providence, to deliver us, through the Instrumentality of your distin? guished fellow-cltlzen, the larmer consul that ls to be, from the hands of the most corrupt, ' Insolent and tyrannical cabal that ever wore the mask of Democracy lor the purposes of despotism, and aimed ut governing a people by systematically deceiving, defrauding and degrading them. We are, I trust, In the midst of a great political revival-one of those eras lu the hiatory of tree governments when, alter periods of supineness and relaxation, if nothing worse, they are sometimes permitted to be brought back by sudden excitements to their first principles. The Republican In? stincts of the country seemed to me to be dying away-men wereeverywhere forgetting their dignity so far as to abjure all freedom of opinion, and to put on without a blush the livery of a master, and "centurions were sent" Into the remotest part of the country i "lo cut off every head that wore a face not liked at court." But the people have been awakened. This Is no miserable party triumph, still less a vic? tory achieved by adroit factious mancuver Intr. Ic ls the mighty mass moved by a spirit as'mlghCv, and a great nation, equally asion ished and Indignant at ihecrlmluai projects of Ihe servants lt had confided In, rising up lo assert lia sovereign rlghte, and to vindicate its Insulled majesty from ihe attempts of those audacious usurpers. Had the administration been able to main? tain liBelf arter all it had done to revolution? ize the government, to ruin ihe country, and to outrage and mock the people, I do not think lt possible to exaggerate ihe evils that would have threatened ns. A yoke would have been fastened about our necks which nothing shore of convulsions could have broken; a pestilential taint would have per? vaded the whole body of society which could have ended only In lever, delirium and death. So lt has been from the beglnnlug of lime; so ic will oe to the end of lt. The glorious and singular privilege of Republican liberty is not enjoyed a moment longer than it ls deserved, and ls not deserved a moment longer than lt ls defended, not only against the violence which sometimes assails it wilh sword, but Billi more against the treason which continu? ally surrounds lt with the snares of artifice and corruption. One hypocrite, with ihe bab? ble of Democracy In his mouth, and a heart In which the meanness of the slave and the Insolence ot the lyrant struggle for the mas? tery, ls more dangerous tbau an army with banners. We have no enemy to dread but ihe dema? gogue, and, if we tall, lt must be by our own hand, moved by hlB arts. I have the honor to be, Ac. HCGH S. LEOARB. THE COMISO MILL ON THE POTOMAC. BALTIMORE, August H. Late yesterday afternoon Jem Mace was again arrested on a bench warrant irom the criminal court, as waa also Joe Coburn, at the instigation of Mr. PInckney, the deputy States attorney, on an affidavit charging Mace and Coburn with entering into a conspiracy to engage In a right, and I hus violate the peace and the laws ol'the adjoining State ot Virginia. Upon this charge, wnlch seemed totukethe pugilists greatly by surprise, the accused were held in two thousand dollars ball to await the action of the grand Jurv. A similar warrant was Issued for Ned O'Baldwin and his trainer, who were arrested ihla morning, and gave the requite 1 bail. Lanie numbers of roughs from New York, Philadelphia and ether cilles are here, and many ot ihem ure now going down the street to the wharves of the steamers which leave for the tight lng ground; this alterooon. Tue right will proba? bly come off to-morrow morning. SPARKS FROM TUE WIRES. -Thiers returned to Paris yesterdav. -The thermomeier iu New York, yesterday, ranged fron 100 to IOC. -They don't know at the White House when Grant will rellim. -Professor IL Kaizer, a celebrated astrono? mer ol'Leyden, is dead. -Fisher Brothers, oil dealers of Pittsburg, have failed for $1,000,000. -Annie Waisou, ol' Pittsburg, won the $1000 trot, at Cleveland yesterday. Time, 2.36$ and 2.37J. -The Jesuit establishment aL Isserbelm, Alsace, has been closed by order of ihe Prus? sian Government. -The grinding mill at Dupont's Powder Works, Dover, Del., exploded yesterday, kill? ing one mao. -It ls believed that the yellow fever will not be communicated to Staten Island or New York by the arrival of the N u mariel a. THE RING IN THE COURTS. A SUMMARY REVIEW OF THE LITIGA? TIONS AT COLUMBIA. Ai? EnflladlngFlrcof Law-Salts- Pro? gress and Prospects of the Varions Cases. The suite that have been brought In Colum? bia, during the past Tew weeks, against the Radical officials, and which are lurnlshing day by day a deeper insight into the extent and manner ol their fraudulent financial opera? tions, are becoming so numerous and contus? ing that the following brief summary of them will now be found of Interest and value: THE PENITEN?IARTSUIT. The Hrs: in the order of commencement of these various suits ls that of C. J. Stoibrand, superintendent of the State Penitentiary, brought in the Supreme Court against Treas? urer Parker, to compel him to pay over the funds appropriated by the Legislature for the support of the penitentiary. That Institution was, and still ls, In sore straits for want of means to feed, cloth? and guard Its Inmates. On the 25th ot April, its directors resolved upon the dangerous expedient of hiring out the convicts to parties outside of the Peniten? tiary, as a choice of evils between that course and turning them loose upon the community. At the same time, having the firm belief that the State treasurer had, or ought to have In his possession, funds to pay some portion of the liberal appropriations made by the Legis? lature, the superintendent brought tbls suit against bim. The summons and com? plaint tn the action demanded a lull showing by the treasurer as to what he had done with the money Intended for the support ot the Penitentiary; but the treasurer in his return declined to enter into particulars of bis stew? ardship, and explained simply that the dralts on the treasury were paid by checks, and that the checks had been protested. This return was of course unsatisfactory to the plaintiff, and on the 10th of May bis counsel Mr. J. D. Tradewell, made and argued a mptlou beforu the Supreme Court to quash the return ol' the treasurer as Insufficient, or to quash certain parts and send the questions of fact to the Cir? cuit Court for trial, ur io reler the whole case toa referee, to take testimony ntid report to the Supreme Court. The court at the time re? served Its decision on these motions, and. after due consideration, as Is to be assumed, denied them, and the case was agutn brought bet?re the Supreme Court on Tuesday lasbupon a mo? tion by Mr. Tradewell for a mandamus to compel the treasurer to make a d?duite, show? ing before a reteree as to the disposition of the funds appropriated by the Legislature for. the support of the Penitentiary, or an order by the court for a trial 61 the facts In the Coure ot Common Pleas, or an order by the court lor a criminal prosecution In the Court of Gene? ral Sessions. Mr. Chamberlain made an argu? ment lu reply; assuming mainly the grouud that tue absence of any express law compel? ling the treasurer to make such a showing as was required of him by ihe relator, placed it out of the power of ihe court to Interpose Its mandate In the matter. Aud the court again reserved Its decision, which may now be ex? pected at an early day. TUE BOKO SCRIP CASE. The next suit instituted against the State, treasurer was the famous Bluo Ridge scrip case, brought before Judge Willard, of the Su? preme Court, by State Auditor Edwin F. Gary, against the State treasurer and the various county treasurers, lo restrain them from re? ceiving or paying out the Blue Ridge scrip, w h ic ii the Legislature bad authorized io oe. created and received In payment of taxes, &c. The complaint declared this action ol the Le? gislature lo be unconstitutional and void, aud iTinigTT Willard, ott Ula Urot ol' JdM, l?nMj.u: temporary injunction against the Stale and' county treasurers, restraining them from re-, celvlng or Issuing the boud scrip, and an or-, der for them to show cause why the Injunction should not be made permanent. To this com-' plaint Treasurer Parker soon after made a re? turn, In which he alleged that the bonds of the: Blue Ridge road, to the amount of 13.394,000. had been received by him to be cancelled' under the act, and that he had already issued scrip to the amount ol $1,796,823 53 In lieu thereol. There wa?, therefore, still outstaud lng $(?04,000 of the bonds which were pledged In New York as collaterals, and lt would re? quire something over $300,000 more of the. scrip to take them up, making lu all un Issue of scrip of over (2,100,000, instead ot $1,800, 000 as had been generally understood. The case came up l'ornrgumeni. on July ll, Messrs. Pope & Haskell und Mr. Corbin appearing tor Auditor Gary, Judge Magrath fur Mr. tl. B. Wesley, of New York, holder of $300,000 ol' scrip, and Attorney-General Chamberlain and Mr. C. D. Melton for the State treasurer. Mr. Pope made a very strong argument against the validity of the scrip, and Judge Willard Intimated very clearly tnut he held the act io be unconstitutional as authorizing the issue of bills of credit. Tue argument was to have been couiInned on the 12th, bilton that day Messrs. Chamberlain and Melton, tbe counsel for the State treasurer, declined lo deliver any argument, and on ihe 23d of July Judge Willard rendered his decision In me case, a decision which was entirely saiisfac tory to ihe plaintiffs, aud which wiped cut over $2,000,000 of the debt of the State. The act ot Assembly under which the scrip was is? sued was pronounced null and void, as con? travening the clause of the Costitution of the United States prohibiting the States lrom issuing bills of credit; and the Injunction be? fore granted against i he receipt of the scrip lor taxes and toe Issuing ol lt was sustained, and continued ot full force. The opinion of Judge Willard concluded as follows : "Consld erlnglheacl in its entire aspect, as wellaslis Integral parts, lt ls olear that the Legislature in? tended that the scrip should circulate as money, and that for thia reaaou the provisions of the act authorizing the ls jue ol' scrip are lu conflict with the prohibitions of the Constitu? tion ol the United Slates as to the emission of bills ol credit by Slates. Tue act being uncon? stitutional, lt is void. So fur as lt contem? plates the Issue of revenue bond scrip lt is un? important, therefore, to Inquire whether ihe scrip that was actually issued was conformable to, and authorized by, the act. The Injunc? tion heretofore lesued must be continued uni iL the final bearing and d?termination of the action." It should be remarked, however, that an appeal will undoubtedly be taken from this decision to the full bench ot Ute Supreme Court where, it is said, the Ring are confident thal it will be reversed, and they are evidently making their arrangements upon the strength of this expectation. TUE LUNATIC AST I. UM SUIT. The next suit in order was that of Messrs. T. J. and H. M. Glbsen, merchants of Colum? bia, and W. B. Gulick, their assignee, against the State treasurer to recover payment for a large quantity of provisions and other sup? plies lurnlsned to the State Lunatic A?jlum. That Institution had long been in extremis for want of funds; all the Inmates who could be gotten rid of had beeu sent away, and lc ls said that those who remained were compelled occasionally to go without their dinner. The lunatics were getting hungry, naked and des? perate, Hie superintendent. Dr. J. F. Ensor, was at his wit's end, qpd the State treasurer in answer to all appeals placidly returned the stereotyped reply, "No money in the treasury." At one Hm? Governor Scott volunteered to temporarily supply the necessities of the institution out of his private fortune, and this magnificent offer of the kind-hearted Governor was telegraphed allover ihe, country, much to bia credit, but the promised aid never came from the Guber? natorial purse, and the lunatics continued to starve and to cast hungry and alarming looks upon fleshy visitors ur passers Ly. Uuder these circumstances Dr. Ensor obtained from the Messrs. Gibson and other merchants of Columbia supplies for the immediate necessi? ties of the ayslum. and gave them warrants upon the State treaeury drawn against the legislative appropriations to secure their pay? ment, and lt was upon these warrants that the suit of the Messrs. Gibson was brought. The points of the petition were os fallows: First. An Injunction was asked lo restrain the treasurer lrom paying any more certifi? cates for mileage and per diem ot members; because he had already gone far enough be? yond the appropriation made, the appropria? tion being for the deficit of 1870-71, $230,000, and of 1871-72, $360,000, making $680,000, ? the treasurer had paid by bis own shot $935,423 77, being a payment beyond ihe proprlation of $355,423 77. Second. An Injunction was asked tbat treasurer be restrained from paying any n money towards public priming, lnasmucf. tbe treasurer bad c'ready paid, according bis own showing, $113.374 63 towards object, when not one doi ?ar bad been leg appropriated therefor. Third. An Injunction was a?ked to resti the treasurer from paying anything towt the printing of the teuth, eleventh, twel thirteenth and fourteenth volumes of the ? lutes at Large under the joint resolution 29th November, 1871, passed over the vet the Governor, because there had been no I fut appropriation therefor, and lt was agal the constitution to delegate powers to any i men of the State to make a contract, have work done, and then appropriate out of treasury Just what such two men might ch to pay. it was estimated that this Job wo cost, if permuted to go on, $300,000. Fourth. An Injunction was asked that treasurer be restrained from borrowing i more money upon his notes as authorized toe act of the 4th of March, 1872, and Joint resolution of the 12th of March, 1872, cause both act and rt solution are unconsi: ttonal, having never been passed by a v thirds vote, and being directly in vlolalioi the seventh and fourteen sections of the ni Art. of the Constitution of the State, direct! In express terms, how money oaly can be t rowed. Fifth. An Injunction was asked to restr the treasurer from paying any of the no already given for money borrowed ur notes given by him amounting, according hlB own showing, to $399,312 72, because th bad been no appropriations made to pay : same, and they could not be paid out of E money then or thereafter to come Into i treasurer's hands, unless there was aspee appropriation therefor. un the 1st of"June. Judge Willard gre ed a temporary Injunction restraining I county treasurers irom paying any aral orders or pay-certificates drawn or endors by ihe Slate treasurer, and an order the defendants lo'Show cause on the 1. of July why . tho rest of the petition shot not be granted. On the 10th of Ju Treasurer Parker made a return In wh he claimed lo bave paid out $500.000, money for the legislative expenses of the 1 st-ssiou, and $350,000 in due-bills on the tre ury. But even that amount of $850.000 i not cover all, for lhere were untold numb of pay-certlflcates and orders signed by Spei er Moses and Lieutenant-Governor Banal one of them being for the sum of $6000, wbi had not been settled In any way, and wt still outstanding. In addition to this, the pi lie printing amounted to $450,000, the larg part of which remained unpaid.' The return was in general terms and ve vague, although lt was ol' great length, andi the 12th of Juiy the counsel for the plaint) cook exceptions to it aa being inexplicit, ai the conn, ordered tne treasurer to amend On Ihe 10th ol Aughst, lase Saturday, Jud Willard rendered along decision In the cai occupying seven columns ol the Columtj Phoenix, in which he decides that the actl of the State treasurer in raising mcney up promissory notes was unconstitutional ai illegal, and he therefore continues In for tue Injuor lion prayed by the complaint to i strain thc treasurer from Issuing or payli promissory notes or bills, a? charged in t complaint, lt will now be Impossible for t phil mills to get their money out of the Sta treasury, and a personal action will therefo be Immediately instituted against Parker ai his sureties. The bond given by the treasur lor the proper discharge of the duties of r. office ls In ihe sum of ninety thousand di lars, and has annexed to lt as sureties t! names of Messrs. Denny, Siolbrand, Fra? Moses, Crews und others. CHARLESTON'S CASE AGAINST THE BLOB BIOI UrNO. The next snit was that of John M. Mack lu the .Circuit Court,' before Judge Meltc a**inat_ tiw? Rr?? *s**2*j^1]TOJUL.Cammi ihe complaint In which alleges numerous m applications and embezzlements of the funds tue company, and prays, among other, thief that >la receiver of the property und effects the said corporation be appointed to collet receive and take charge ot Bald property the use and benefit of the stockholders ol sa company." Tnls complaint was sustained I a (lid avlis by John M. Mackay and Thomas Steers, which contained a sweeping array specific allegations of frauds, In whieb. Jobu Patterson, Hardy Solomon, F. S. Jacobs, NU G. Parker aud H. G. Worthington were Imp caled. The complainant Invited ocher ore ltors and bondholders of the roi to come imo the suit as party plat nil's, and on ihe 24th ol June tl City of Charleston, through the city atiome Mr. D. T. Corbin, came In as a plaintiff to tl ex' eu t of Its $1,054.000 of stock. The case wi to have come up for a hearing on thel3ih July, but was at that time postponed on a couut of the absence ot the defendants, wh as well as ihe original plaintiff, were In Ne York City, attempting.'lc was said, to mal some compromise by which the suit might 1 withdrawn. Ii. did come up on the 6th or Jul; before Judge Melton, upon a preliminary mi Hon for au inj unction, and the appointment < a temporary receiver. Messrs. McMaster an LeCouuC appeared for Mackay; City Allome D. I. Corbin for the Cily ot Charleston, an Judge A. G. Magrath for private creditors, an Messrs. Mellon and Clark lor me defendants. Mr. Corbin appeared for the first lime bi fore the court In behalf of the City of Charlei lou, and asked and obtained leave to f urtht amend ihe complaint, saying that there wei some other audjieavy acts of rascality whlc he wished to disclose. The answer io the complaint was filed o the Ti h ol' August, by John Patterson, but lt coi lalned little more than a general denial 01 th laois alleged in the. complaint. He denied a the allegations ot fraud, and also that he ha paid out one dollar of the scrip without lawful consideration therefor. He avowe that not a dollar of the scrip was given t Worthington or to Hardy Solomon, or to an one else. Parker, he claimed, held obllgatior ol'the company so the amount of sometblo over thirty-eight thousand, and the seri given him was attempted to be accounted fe lu that way. On the 8th of August, Mr. Corbin's am?ne ment s to the complaint being presented, Mi McMaster, the counsel for Mackay, made an argued a motion that Che amendment; (which lt was Bald were made with a view c rorclng the road Into bankruptcy,) be not a! lo>ved", on tue ground of their being oppose to Hie true interests of the stockholders. Mi Corbin replied, defending his amendmenu and tne court sustained him, or at least de elded lhat lt was loo late to object to tb amendments. The returns of Patterson an the other d?tendants were read by counsel aud, upon motion of ihe defendants, tb funner hearing of the case was postponed Ul to-day, the 15ih Instant, In order to allow then to prepare counter affidavits. THE BONDHOLDERS SUIT AGAINST CARDOZO. The latest litigation ls the one brought afev days ago before Judge Melton, In the Circu? Court, by Messrs. Morton, Bliss A Co., ol Ne* York, holders ot South Carolina bonds, agalns Secretary of State F. L. Cardozo to compe bim to allix tho seal ofjthe State to certaii bonds In their possession. This suit h ai already ufi'orded some remarkable revelation of the secret history of Bing finances, ant promises more. The only proceeding in tm sulr, thus..jar, has been a motion, on the 8tt i ns i ant, by the counsel for Messrs. Morton Bliss A Co. for a writ of mandamus to compe Cardozo lo seul certain bonds In their posses sion, amounting to $180,000, and ihe return tx the petition In which Cardozo alleges that thc act ol' Assembly under which the right to con vert the bonds is claimed ls unconstitutional lhat Ihe bonds of Morton, Bliss & Co. weit not issued pursuant lo law, and that the ven Identical bonds have been already converted. The case has already, however, produced s perfect cro-s-tire ot correspondence beiweeo the Radical officials, lu which ihe secrets ol me financial charnel house aro rapidly leaking out. On the Cth inetauc Secretary Cardozo addressed a long letter to his counsel, Messrs. C. D. Mellon and D. T. Corbin, which was pub? lished In full In THE NEWS of the 10th Instant, and which reveal some astonishing facts In relation to the Beeret and iraudulent Issues of bonds by the financial board in New York last summer, and this has provoked the lively dis? play of Indignant expletives from Governor Scott which appears lo our columns thin morning, and the equally excited letter of Treasurer Parker referred to in our special dispatches lrom Columbia yesterday. THE WAR OF THE RAGES. THE RIOT ON ?HE OOEECHEE. Death of the Negro Desperado, Bailer King-.Warrant? Iuned Against For? ty of the Illoters-Farther Trouble Anticipated. [BT SOUTHERN AND ATLANTIC TSXKJBAPBL J SAVANNAH, August 14. ^ Up to HOOD to-day there has been a loll In the hostilities on the Ogeecbee. Bailer Sing, tbe negro who was wounded In the affray of Monday aft e rn oo n, d I ed last night. Coroner Sheftall, ol (bis city, went down this n <ming to bold-an inquest, with a jory of citizens of Savannah. It ls expected that there may be some trouble at tbe Inquest. Warrants bave been Issued for the arrest of more than forty black desperadoes, wbo are known as leaders in the disturbance. The officers entrusted with the warrants are men noted for courage and determination, and within the next tew hours some lively skirmishing may.be expect? ed among tbe dusky warrion of the Ogeechee. The Riot Incited by H ad leal Incendia? ries-The Sacking of Mr. O'Bryan'i Rc ?Ule nee. The Savannah News of yesterday furnishes the following additional particulars of the dis? orders of Monday and Monday night : We have seen Mr. McLeod King, the J artice of the peace for the Seventh District, and sev? eral gentlemen from the Ogeecbee, wons* statements give a much more serious aspect to the state of affairs in that negro-ridden Sec? tio a. It wonld appear, from all we can gather,-that the ltsae made by the out? laws ls a part of a well concocted scheme In tbe Interests of the Radical party, and undoubtedly originated with Richard W. White and his' ne? gro and white allies In this city, for tbe purpose of influencing the ensuing political campaign and carrying the county for Grant. A number of these demagogues have been on the Ogee chee recently haranguing the blacks, arid the result bas been that- they have refused to do road duty, and have been very Insolent to the whites. The fact that they have already threatened with death any man who should vote lor Greeley shows that their advisers are men much belter posted in politics than them? selves. This spirit of. violence haa been so manifest that those who bave large iDteresta at stake lo the section threatened have-pre- . ferred to be robbed with Impunity rather than to give any cause for a negro outbreak by seeking their redress by law. - Mr. King, soon after the capture of .the consta? bles, was advised by friendly negroes to seek . safety in flight, as the outlaws bad threatened his Hie. His men saddled his horse and told him at once to go1 Into Bryan doubly beyond their reach. Mr. King was very loath to take : - ibis course, but knowing that his staying wonld cause the lives of some of these deeps radons, and as au officer of the law he wished for peace; concluded to leave.-t His entire" household goods were removed and secreted by his people.. Stopping in Bryan . County during the night with a friend be found that ihe erneute which bad Just taken place in Chatham bad been hourty expected, -as the negroes bad predicted it for some time pre? vious. Taking tbe Gulf train Mr. BL arrived in this city last evening. From a person who - came along the road we. .learn the following particulars o? tbe sacking ol Mr. O'? ry au's house: During the night the negroes visited the store of Mr. O'Bryan, who had bad the warrant issued, and demanded admittance. Mrs. O'Bryau prevailed upon ber husband to T?? malo In bed, while she went to the door. On opening lt, she wats confronted by a band of negroes armed with shotguns and.muskets, who violently pushed ber aside and entered the store. A party went Into the bedroom and attacked Mr. O'Bryan, cutting him in several places. The gang then completely sacked Ute ? ' ? ? - - - I-- --w.?---*.-.- ...>. * eestrsttslsi _ leaving the place a total wreck. Not enangu was left to get a breakfast for the family In the morning, and they had to beg of the negroes In the neighborhood a sufficiency for a scanty - meal. Eye witnesses state that the scene at this place 18 truly heartrending. At Mr. C. T. ? Chapman's 'about ten miles from the city, the negroes picketed,tbe road all night, using the most denunciatory lan? guage towards the whites, The negro who was shot by Otterman Is the same one who was engaged in the Ogeecbee Presidential riot in 1868, and who, while un aer arrest In this city, escaped from the offi? cer In charge. The state of affairs demand the prompt at? tention of the county and Stale authorities, and decisive steps should at once be taken to show these Ignorant and deluded people that the laws must be respected by blacks as well aa by whites. No half way measures will do; the stern arm of the military as well aa of the civil authorities should teach them the lesson. The Interests ot the law-abiding people are paramount lo the lives ot lawless mee. POLITICAL PORTENTS. -The Springfield Republican says that John Brown, Jr., son ot old John Brown, ot Har? per's Ferry, ls for Greeley. -The Republicans In Central New York are deserting Grant and coming out for Greeley la shoals. -William H. West, supreme judge of Onto, a Republican for many years, says he shall vote for Greeley and advise all his friends ta -The latest agony of the despairing Radi? cal orators ls that li Greeley ls elected the Booth will rise In rebellion and re-establish the Confederacy. , . ,.?. . -It ls suggested that Secretary-Bo ut we ll be engaged an the leading speaker of . the oan vass by the National Liberal Republican com? mittee, with the stipulation mat be shall always repeat that North Carolina speech. -The administration papers state me cam? paign In Iowa Is growing warm. The stam? pede of the Republicana to Greeley in tbat State ls so great mat lhere ls a possibility of wiping out Grant's majority of 46,000 in 1868 1 -Senator Doolittle addressed a' large meet? ing at Belfast, Me., on Friday. Mr. Doodttle bas finished his campaigning tn the Bute, and coes directly io Wisconsin to resume his labors. -The Grant party have three cardinal prin? ciples- addltiou, division aod silence. The developments In North Carolina and. certain aecret negotiations with Tweed adds another "compouudlog felonies." -Senator Bice, of Arkansas, writes Mr. Sumner that a large proportion of the negro voters in bia State will follow the advice of the Massachusetts senator In the coming cam? paign. Mr. Rice la confident that Arkansas will go lor Greeley and Brown by a large ma I Jorlty. -Five thousaod people attended the recent Greeley and Brown ratification meeting at Humboldt, Kansas. The south-West of thst place is authority for the statement that more iban three hundred wagon-loads of people came In from the surrounding country. Speeches weie made by the Hon. H. J. Par? r?n, ex-Governor Robinson, ex-Senator Boss and others. -The following generale la the Union army during our late civil war support Greeley and Brown: Hooker, Hancock, McCleruaud, Kil? patrick, Pleasanton, F. P. Blair, Ward. Wiley, Burns, Whitely, Buell, Moore, Hazen, Haskell, Banks, Slocum, Mason, Burbridge,* Sch?re, Steadman, Morgan, Heath, McClellan, Ban? ning, Tuttle and Slack. -advices received here from illinois repre? sent that Senator Trumbull ls laboring day and night to divide the Republican vote la that State, and that he ls meeting with great success. He says he will make upwarda ot one hundred speeches during the campaign Governor Palmer ia co-operating wita him, and able asaiatance is found in all parts or me Stale. General Logau ls charged with me task of undoing the work ci tlie Mostly publicans, and neglect of this duly causes much dlesatl?faction among members of the Congressional committee, /he work of disin? tegration bas proceeded so far that Idlnola ll put down as a very doubiful State tor Grant THE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON". August 14. i Variable southerly and easterly winds on tba South Atlantic, with partly o.eudy weather and falling barometer. -The Delaware .State Democratic Conven? tion yesterday puiMorward an electoral ticket, and nominated Castus W. Wright lor Con* gress, but took no action regarding Greeley* '