and then goes into an ecstacy of indignation over the according to Thucydides? This is made known in the existence." Thus, if Dr. Bledsoe misrepresented Mr. outrageous misrepresentation! Yet he complains of very next sentence but one to that quoted from by Stephens in making him ascribe "the whole of our the omission of one word, which would have favored Mr. Stephens. If it had been a serpent it would have late troubles"-"disorder, confusion, war, and all its the side of the writer omitting it! and yet he actually bitten him. I am sure, indeed, but it will bite him disastrous results"-to one cause, he only trod in the omits no less than twelve lines from a passage which he any how. Here it is: "For the truest reason," says footsteps of Mr. Stephens himself. He supposed that pretends to give in full! Surely, Mr. Stephens should he, "though least brought forward in words, [as is Mr. Stephens knew what he was about, and could pull the beam out of his own eye, before he proceeds, usual in such cases,] I consider to have been, that the state his own views correctly; not dreaming, for a with such jubilant delight, to pick the mote out of his Athenians, by becoming great, and causing alarm moment, that that gentleman would treat him as the brother's eye. Now, let the reader decide if such to the Lacedæmonians, compelled them to proceed most unfair and false of all opponents, because he oversights and blunders, on the part of Mr. Stephens, to hostilities. But the following were the grounds of had been careful to state the doctrine of his book do not show that his imagination must be a little dis- complaints openly alleged on either side, from which in his own words. If, however, Mr. Stephens will ordered? that his fabrications are a little distorted? they broke the truce, and set to war." Thus, accord- only pardon that very serious offence, Dr. Bledsoe that his creations are the result either of a "fierce pas-ing to the great historian, "the grounds of complaints" promises that he will never do so again: that is to say, sion," or of a feeble brain? [both words in the plural] were the causes why they that he will never again rely on his statement respectDr. Bledsoe does not mean, however, to impute to "broke the truce," as well as why they "set to war." ing the doctrines, sentiments, or teachings, of any Mr. Stephens any conscious falsehood or misrepresen- | After having narrated the "grounds of complaints" on book, not even excepting The Madison Papers, nor the tation. Such an act is, indeed, inconceivable to Dr. history of Thucydides, nor his own Constitutional View. Bledsoe, except as an act of the lowest, basest, and most Mr. Stephens, passing from mathematics to moral abandoned of the human species. Hence, however disscience, reads Dr. Bledsoe some "useful lessons on the ordered his imagination, or fierce his passions, he subject of passion," out of his favorite author, Thucyabstains from imputing such conduct to Mr. Stephens. dides. Why did he not read from Senaca's Three Books If Mr. Stephens, on the other hand, means to impute on Anger? He thanks Mr. Stephens for those very any conscious falsehood or misrepresentation to Dr. useful lessons. But Mr. Stephens has, Dr. Bledsoe can Bledsoe, he may rest assured of one thing, that Dr. assure him, given a more "useful lesson on the subBledsoe will not condescend to make a reply. ject of passion," than any to be found in the pages of Thucydides, or of Senaca. The Spartans, as every one knows, used to give their young men lessons on sobriety, by exhibiting their slaves before them in a state of beastly intoxication. On the same principle it is, that Mr. Stephens gives so eloquent and powerful a lesson on the subject of passion. Only see it in its violent explosions! How it spreads over all around the red lava of misrepresentations, false accusations, scraps of books and masses of learned ignorance, loose notions and lying traditions,―mistakes, oversights, and blunders without end,—and that, too, with the perfect consciousness, apparently, that all this is history, philosophy, mathematics, erudition, and wisdom, blazing in one grand pyrotechnic display of genius! Dr. Bledsoe is cured. He will never get angry again. He will only laugh all the rest of his days, Reformed by the eloquent precepts, and by the still more eloquent example of Mr. Stephens, he will henceforth be as meek as a mouse and majestic as a But to return to Thucydides. Does Mr. Stephens insist on the sentence as reformed by himself? Very well. Take it in his own words. "Now the cause of all these things was power pursued for the gratification of covetousness and ambition, and the consequent violence of parties when once engaged in contention." This one sentence, I repeat, though in a little book written two thousand years ago, is a better description of the causes of the late war than anything in the big book of Mr. Stephens, which has been written expressly to explain "its causes." This is the main issue. Mr. Stephens may wrangle as long as he pleases about the differences between now and and, or between avarice and covetousness, or between engaged in the contest and engaged in contention. Such profound learning and minute accuracy may be above the comprehension of Dr. Bledsoe; they are certainly beneath his notice. both sides, Thucydides adds, [Book I., Sec. 88]: "Now, Thucydides wrote, as he tells us himself, "that no "Thucydides," says Mr. Stephens, "assigned but one . he was so unfit, or which was so unfit for him; and returned to the University of Virginia in obedience to the call of its Board of Visitors. After this, he had as little to do with the Government of which Mr. Stephens was the Vice-President, as had Mr. Stephens himself. The above lecture on the subject of passion and prejudice is, however, aimed at higher game than Dr. Bledsoe. It is aimed-is it not?-at the great man who called poetry, and surely nothing in its proper place of Secession. And does he not deny it in that Letter? -but more of this hereafter. is better than poetry,'" &c. In The Southern Review, it is said: "We did not credit the statement of a correspondent, who had visited Mr. Stephens at Liberty Hall, that he represented himself as having always been a Secessionist, and de a Secessionist ?" "Now, I wonder," continues Mr. Stephens, "if the Doctor really thinks that this stanza from Bryant: 'Truth crushed to earth will rise again,' &c., which he so surreptitiously interpolates into my sion existed. This wonderful conclusion is estab He speaks of the denunciation "so properly belonging to the act" of Secession, and says that "war" would be "the certain effect of Secession;" whereas Nullification is "a peaceable and constitutional remedy." Yet, in the face of all this, or else in profound ignonied that Mr. Davis was originally one. But, in the speech, is poetry properly put in its proper place?' rance of all this, Mr. Stephens declares that Mr. Calvolume before us, there is something very like these How does he excuse 'such' lesse-majesty, such petty him a fact, and he repudiates it as "a downright houn never denied the right of Secession! Only give extraordinary statements." Now, Mr. Stephens post- treason against the great republic of letters," &c. tively asserts, that "it is utterly untrue, that there is The answer is easy. Only see how a simple, plain Munchausenism," but offer him a real Munchauin the volume before him anything like these extra-story will put down all these frothy misapprehensions, senism, and he greedily swallows it as a fact! ordinary assertions." Now, in fact, in the book, as and all the violent accusations founded thereon. He His real Munchausenism is thus set forth in The well as in the Letter, Mr. Stephens argues to prove winds up "with a grand poetic climax of his own." It Southern Review, (p. 278:) “He makes the wonderful that he has always been a Secessionist, never having is not my own. Mr. Stephens says the stanza is "from discovery, that for 'forty years after the Government changed his opinion on that subject. Now, is not this Bryant." Dr. Bledsoe is obliged to him for the infor- had gone into operation' the 'fathers generally, as very like representing himself "as having always been mation. It is the only thing he has learned from his well as the great mass of the people through the counLet the reader decide, and estimate long Letter which he did not know before. Where, try,' maintained the opinion that the right of Secesthe value of Mr. Stephens' most positive assertions. then, did the Doctor get this stanza, which he so "surAgain, if Mr. Stephens does not deny, in so many reptitiously" puts into the mouth of Mr. Stephens, words, that Mr. Davis "was originally" a Secessionist, thereby committing petty treason against the republic he does say, that "I never regarded him as a Seces- of letters? The answer is easy-he got it from Mr. sionist, properly speaking." Now, is not this very Stephens himself, and from no one else. He found it like saying that Mr. Davis was not an original Seces-in precisely the volume from which he was quoting. sionist? Nay, does it not say that, in the opinion of If Mr. Stephens has forgotten having used this fine the writer, he has never been one, in the proper sense stanza-this "grand poetic climax," in the volume of of the word? Let the reader judge between Mr. his Letters and Speeches-he will find it on page 369. Stephens and Dr. Bledsoe. Mr. Stephens has, in the course of his life, let off more than one sky-rocket on "the omnipotence of truth." This seems to be a favorite theme with him, and has been, perhaps, from his earliest Sophomoric declamations. Hence, in dealing with the utterances of Mr. Stephens respecting this sublime theme,' the Doctor considered it but fair that he should have as full a hearing as possible. It was for this reason, supplied by a well known rule of fairness, that he permitted him to wind up with his own "grand poetic climax," which is, if Dr. Bledsoe may be allowed to have an opinion, more worthy of a poet, or a Sophomoric declaimer, than of a philosopher and a statesman. I paid little attention to the correspondent referred to, because, as I said, I did not credit his statement, deeming it impossible that Mr. Stephens could "make such extraordinary assertions." But I now find that he is quite capable of making them. Let us see, then, exactly what he does say in the letter referred to. He says that he believed in the "perfect right of Secession," and that “Mr. Davis could hardly be called a Secessionist." Mr. Stephens must, it seems to me, have made these wonderful discoveries that he was a Secessionist, believing in "the perfect right," while Mr. Davis "was hardly" one, when their names were before the Seceding States for the Presidency. Be this as it may, Mr. Stephens certainly did make the wonderful discoveries. In the letter referred to, Mr. Stephens says: Mr. Davis "was of course a State-Rights man; he could hardly be called a Secessionist." Again, he says of Mr. Davis, "He was opposed to Secession, but did not have the courage to come out against it. His course was simply the result of timidity, of the desire to keep the inside track and step into the shoes of Calhoun." May we not say, on the other hand, that Mr. Stephens' course was simply the result of boldness, when he represented himself as a believer in "the perfect right of Secession," and Mr. Davis as "hardly a Secessionist" at all? There are, in the same letter, other charges against Mr. Davis still more deeply affecting his character as a statesman and as a man, which Mr. Stephens is represented as having preferred against that illustrious but unfortunate prisoner.* Again, Mr. Stephens bitterly complains, that "he makes quotations from my speech on 14th November, 1860, interlarded with words of his own, so as to make the impression on the minds of his readers that he is quoting connectedly from me," &c. This is not true. The quotations from Mr. Stephens are interlarded with words from no one. They are only followed, as is perfectly allowable in such cases, with a brief running commentary, [I wonder if Mr. Stephens never saw the like before?] to show it in its true light. Every word quoted from Mr. Stephens is put under quotation marks, and every word of the running commentary is free from such marks; so that every reader, who wished to know the truth, could see exactly what was said by Mr. Stephens, and what by Dr. Bledsoe. If this made the impression on any one, that "he was quoting connectedly" from Mr. Stephens, and not disconnectedly, he must have had a very weak mind, or been an exceedingly careless reader. Dr. Bledsoe did not write for such simpletons. But the complaint of Mr. Stephens winds up as follows: "Ending with a grand poetic climax of his own, which by punctuation is made to appear as if taken from my speech, and on which he comments as follows: 'Now, all this is very fine. We believe it is done so. Dr. Bledsoe, in order to show that it was possible for Mr. Stephens to hold the doctrine of State-Rights and State-Sovereignty, and, at the same time, deny the right of Secession, asserted that Mr. Calhoun had Mr. Stephens is amazed at this. "What is said of Mr. Calhoun," he exclaims, "by all sensible, intelligent people, can be regarded as little short of a downright Munchausenism !” Again, he demands, "who, in the face of all these facts, can say that either I or he [Stephens or Calhoun] ever denied the Right of Secession?" The italics are his, not mine. lished, not by an appeal to the records of the country, but by logic, &c. . . . . The truth is, the subject of Secession was not discussed, or considered, by the public men of the country at all during the period referred to; and hence, there was no occasion for the expression of an opinion as to the right of Secession." At this Mr. Stephens exclaims: "Was Dr. Bledsoe mad, crazy, or only excessively torn by his passions?" I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. Where is "the father," to say nothing of "the fathers generally," who believed in the right of Secession? Mr. Stephens tries to prove by logic, I am aware, that Alexander Hamil. ton believed in the right of Secession. But Alexander Hamilton himself, in the twenty-second number of The Federalist, pronounces that doctrine "a gross heresy." And did not James Madison himself, “the father of the Constitution," write to Mr. Webster, March 15th, 1833: "I return my thanks for the copy of your late very powerful speech in the Senate of the United States. It crushes nullification, and must hasten an abandonment of Secession." Who then were "the fathers" who, previous to the year 1833, advocated the right of Secession? I have found them only in the assertions, and in the logic, of Mr. Stephens, not in the records of the country. How stands the case, in the next place, as to "the great mass of the people throughout the country?" Mr. Stephens seems to blaze all over with indignation at the assertion, that the subject of Secession was not discussed by the public men of the country during the period referred to, so as to give an occasion to "the great mass of the people" to express an opinion as to Now, Dr. Bledsoe can not only say, but he can prove, "the right" or the wrong of Secession. “Did not Judge that Mr. Calhoun denied the right of Secession. His Tucker's Commentaries," he exclaims, "appear during proof is, not an appeal to any windy tradition such as this period? Did he not clearly maintain the right?" politicians feed the people with, but to Mr. Calhoun's True, perfectly true, as Dr. Bledsoe himself had said own published opinions. He appeals to Mr. Calhoun's in that very article. "Did not Mr. Rawle write his Letter to Governor Hamilton of August 28th, 1832, con- treatise during this period, clearly indicating the sisting of nearly fifty pages, in the seventh volume of right?" True, again, and Dr. Bledsoe has, in a small his works, beginning at page 144; in which the great work of his, quoted from that very "treatise." [See Is doctrine of State-Sovereignty and State-Rights is so Davis a Traitor? p. 190-1.] This being true, Mr. Stefully and so ably argued. Speaking of Nullification phens exclaims, in profound astonishment at Dr. and Secession, Mr. Calhoun says, (page 167,) "I am Bledsoe's assertion-"The subject not discussed during aware that there is a considerable and respectable the period referred to!" But be not quite so fast, Mr. portion of our State, with a large portion of the Union, Vice-President; Dr. Bledsoe said not so; it is only constituting, in fact, a great majority, who are of the the force and fury of your passion, which blinds you opinion that they are the same thing, differing only to the truth, and makes you combat a position never in name, and who, under that impression, denounce it assumed by him. Dr. Bledsoe did not say, that "the [Nullification] as the most dangerous of all doctrines; subject was not discussed during the period referred and yet, so far from being the same, they are, unless, to;" he only said it was not discussed by "the publio indeed, I am greatly deceived, not only perfectly dis-men of the country" during that period. Though he tinguishable, but totally dissimilar in their nature, knew all that Tucker and Rawle had said on the subtheir object, and their effect; and that, so far from de- ject, and had freely quoted from their pages, it did serving the denunciation, so properly belonging to the act not occur to him that those two private gentlemen [i. e., the act of Secession,] with which it is confounded, and learned jurists were public men at all, much less it is, in truth, the highest and most precious of all the that they were "the public men of the country." Ham. rights of the States, and essential to preserve the very ilton and Madison were among the public men of the Union, for the supposed effect of destroying which it country, and they both denied the right of Secession. is so bitterly anathematized." In the very same letter, Webster and Calhoun were, also, among "the public Nullification is "a peaceable and constitutional remedy," and on the very same page, Mr. Calhoun insists that men of the country," and they denied the same right. Not one in a hundred thousand of the people ever [the italics are his,] whereas "a declaration of war" heard of the work of Rawle, or of Tucker, until it was would be "the certain effect of Secession." Mr. Cal-noticed in the Commentaries of Kent or Story, even houn states the case, it is true, in which Secession if they have ever heard of it to this day. Let Mr. may be resorted to; but the case, as stated by him, would also justify revolution. "In no other" [case,] says he, "could it be justified, except it be for a failure of the association or union to effect the object for which it was created, independent of any abuse of power;" which would also justify revolution. Now, it was precisely this Letter which Dr. Bledsoe had in his mind when he said that Mr, Calhoun had denied the right Stephens show that the subject of Secession was, during the period referred to, discussed by "the public men of the country," by members of Congress, by candidates for the Presidency, or by public men of any sort, in any great contest before "the great mass of the people," and he will show something to the purpose. But until he does this, he must allow Dr. Bledsoe to adhere to his original proposition, that as the subject was not discussed, during the period referred to, by "the public men of the country," so "the great mass of the people throughout the country" had "no occasion for the expression of an opinion as to the right of Secession." Mr. Stephens may, if he pleases, think Dr. Bledsoe "mad, or crazy," and as such deserving "a straight-jacket," for entertaining such an opinion; but Dr. Bledsoe can not retort the charge. For he does not think Mr. Stephens mad, or crazy, or deserving a straight-jacket; but he does think that a little restraint from "a regard to his own character and a proper devotion to truth," would do him no very great harm. He may not be "excessively torn by his passions," but he does seem a little distracted by them, so as to mistake a man of straw for his real adversary. Let them fight it out. But here is the most amusing part of Mr. Stephens' blunder. He says: "Did not some of the New England States, during this period, threaten to secede? Was not a Convention looking to this end called? Were not resolutions passed?" Dr. Bledsoe has some little indistinct recollection that he has heard of something of the kind; and, if he is not mistaken, some of the principal of those resolutions may be found in his little work on the right of Secession. But, be that as it may, what has that secret Convention, and its unpublished resolutions, to do with the discussion of anything "by the public men of the country?" Whether that Convention meant Nullification, or Secession, or simply Rebellion and Revolution, was a profound secret until John Quincy Adams, in 1830, more than "forty years after the Government had gone into operation," made known its secret design as looking to Secession; and then this design, as stated by him, was vehemently denied by other public men of Massachusetts. Mr. Stephens should, indeed, keep out of all the gales of passion, since they so easily upset his reason. We have just seen, in the extract from Mr. Calhoun, that, in 1822, the "great majority" of the people of the Union denounced, and, in his opinion, rightfully denounced, the act of Secession. Now, can we believe, on the bare authority of Mr. Stephens, that such could have been the state of public opinion, only three years after the expiration of the period during which "the great mass of the people," with "the fathers generally" at their head, believed in the right of Secession? Nay, that Mr. Calhoun himself, as well as "the great mass of the people," could have denounced the very doctrine which, for forty years, had been all but universally received as true? Credat Judæus! If Mr. Stephens will reject my facts as Munchausenisms, he must not expect me to swallow his Munchausenisms as facts. "MABEL." Say, shall I tell you what my darling's like Her name is Amabel-I call her May, She's like a princess in a fairy tale With odd attractive eyes, and wavy hair Her hands are delicate, and small and white, She's sometimes reasonable-sometimes kind, She plays like St. Cecelia, (when she likes,) To hear her sing the "Jewell Song from Faust" Longfellow's "Trust Her Not, She's Fooling Thee," They say she glories in that fatal power What matters all they say? I am bewitched, I would she were more real; but "who begs So she is still my darling. All my hopes And I am waiting-waiting for the time News Summary. FOREIGN. GREAT BRITAIN. Fifty-seven persons lost their lives and ten others were seriously injured. The cause of the disaster is at present unknown. -In spite of official contradiction in Paris, it is reiterated by the English press that the Emperor Napoleon's health is failing. It is stated that he cannot give his full attention to business, and that the Empress takes daily a larger share in the details of administration, relieving the Emperor of many of his burdens. -Requiem masses have been celebrated in Cork and Queenstown for the repose of the souls of the Fenians who were executed at Manchester. In both cases popular demonstrations were made. -It is understood that the British claims for indemnity, based on cases adjudicated in the American Courts of Admiralty, will not be entertained by the Alabama Commissioners, and the publication of a statement to this effect has caused much dissatisfaction among British ship owners. -Sullivan, who was struck from the commission of the peace for alleged sympathy with Fenianism, has been elected Mayor of Cork. SPAIN. -Politics continues to absorb attention in Spain, and in some quarters a collision of opposing parties is feared. On Monday a political meeting of Monarchists in Valladolid was broken up by Republicans. The present administration express confidence that a Monarchy will be adopted.→ Popular subscriptions to the national loan have reached 319,000,000 reals. At Saragossa and other places immense demonstrations have been made in favor of a Republic, and the Monarchists have held large public meetings at Corruna, Ferrol, Santiago de Compostella and other places. A faction is also said to exist favoring a triumvirate for five years. The Provisional Government has appointed December 18th as a day for holding the election for the constituent Cortes. General Prim, in a letter to The Gaulois, declares that the present Spanish Government will have no dealings with the Bourbons. He denies indignantly the truth of the report that he proposes a coup d'etat. WEST INDIES. -The latest statement of the British Parliamentary Election returns makes the Liberal majority in the House of Commons 112. Some further disorder was reported, and the dispatches make mention of riots at Tredegar, and at Longtown and Brampton in the county of Cumberland, but -The Cuba cable reports fighting, attended with no lives were lost and the military soon re-estab- various success in that Island. In San Domingo lished order. Earl Russell has written a letter the insurrection is represented as nearly supexpressing regret at the defeat of Howell and pressed. Business was stagnant at Havana, the Odger, the candidates of the workingmen. merchants refusing to make advances to the plantset, England, and Sligo, Ireland, for members of Elections were held on Monday in Mid-Somer-ers on their crops. There was an engagement at Villa del Cobre, the House of Commons. In the former Messrs. near Santiago de Cuba, on the 24th. The official Neville, Greenville and R. F. Paget, Conserva- accounts represent that the revolutionists attacked tives, were returned. In the latter Mr. O'Connor, a small body of troops, with some success at first, Liberal, and Sir R. G. Booth, Conservative, were but reinforcements afterwards coming up, the inelected. surrectionists were surprised and driven from the I must leave unnoticed many of the oversights, The nomination of O'Connor from Sligo county town with a loss of over 62 killed. Gen. Marcano, blunders, and sophisms of the long Letter of Mr. Ste- was seconded by Rev. Mr. Conway, a Catholica Dominican, commanding the rebels, was killed, phens. Luscious and tempting as such fallacies are, priest, who, in a speech, declared that the Fenians and Colonel Perez severely wounded. The Govthey must be passed over in silence; even those zation than ever, and should the rights of Ireland also stated by private mail advices that three days in America were stronger in numbers and organi- ernment lost three killed and ten wounded. It is which grow so luxuriantly in his feeble defence of be withheld they would act at once, and, on land- prior to this engagement, the insurgents had capthe splendid part performed by Scissors in the pro-ing, all Ireland would join them. tured 2,000 Remington rifles and $100,000 in money, duction of his great work, and in his indirect and Disraeli had gone to Windsor to tender the re- near Puerto Principe, and completely routing the evasive reply to my attack on the "new idea" of Noah Government forces. Webster, not as it is in itself, but in its new character as "the political Messiah, born for the regeneration of the down-trodden Peoples of the Earth." I know of but one Messiah for the regeneration of the world, and that one was born, not of the brain of man, but of the ever Blessed Virgin. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, MUSICAL. The musical event of the coming week, and, so far, of the present season, will be Miss Kellogg's two Concerts on Monday and Tuesday evenings, at the Concordia. Miss Kellogg, as our readers are aware, is an American prima donna who has made a European reputation. She is acknowledged on both sides of the water as one of the great queens of the present lyric stage. Considering the lame and imperfect manner in which Italian opera is usually presented in this city, the want of a suitable opera house, &c., Miss Kellogg's appearance in Concert will, perhaps, furnish the best opportunity we could have of judging of her merits as a singer. She will have the assistance of eminent musical talent in various portions of the programme. The Havana papers publish a communication from the representatives of the rebel Provisional Government of Cuba, declaring that the insurgents are fighting not for reforms, but for the inde pendence of Spain. signation of the Ministry, and had published an FRANCE. --Senor Olozago has arrived in Paris as Ambas -Queen Victoria, in an autograph letter, com- -The Queen has recovered from her slight in- -A grand testimonial banquet is projected in cabinet. -Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli has declined the peerage, and his wife has been created Viscountess of Beaconsfield, both of which acts receive the condemnation of the press. -Mr. Jefferson Davis, who was stopping at Leamington, has delivered a discourse on the importance of exploring Jerusalem by Englishmen. -A dispatch from Wigan, Lancashire, says that a terrible explosion occurred in the Arley mine colliery while 300 men were in the pit. -The French Corps Legislatif will meet on the 4th of January next. -John P. Hale, American Minister to Spain, is in Paris consulting physicians with regard to his failing health. -It is stated that several Fenians have been arrested in Paris by the police, for making speeches at public meetings. French editors continue to be prosecuted, fined and imprisoned, and the printers of Paris are on a strike. ITALY. -Dispatches from Florence. say that a serious outbreak has occurred at Bologna, and new troubles are feared. The disturbance originated through the refusal of the peasants to pay their taxes. Two persons were killed and seven badly injured. -An eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily is announced. -Signor Mari is elected Speaker of the House -A decisive battle occurred last Saturday at the Cheyenne village on the north fork of the Wachita river, Indian Territory, between General Custar's command, the Seventh cavalry, and the Cheyenne Indians under Black Kettle. One hundred and three Indians were killed, fifty-three taken prisoners, the village destroyed, and a large number of horses and mules, with arms, ammunition, &c., captured. On the side of the troops Captain Lewis Hamilton was killed, Lieutenant Colonel Barnitz wounded, perhaps mortally, and Major Elliott is missing, and 19 enlisted men killed. -The Electoral Colleges of the several States met, according to law, on the 2d instant, at their respective State capitols, to go through the formality of casting their ballots for President and Vice-President. In Tennessee the electors, after casting the vote of the State for Grant and Colfax, adopted a resolution unanimously recommending Horace Maynard for a Cabinet position, and gave the messenger a letter to that effect, addressed to General Grant. -In the U. S. Circuit Court at Richmond, Va., Chief Justice Chase has decided that grand jurors need not take the test oath. Judge Durell, following the precedent of the Chief Justice, has dispensed with the "iron-clad" jurors' oath in the U. S. District Court at New Orleans. -A motion by Robert Ould, Esq., counsel, is being argued before Chief Justice Chase in Richmond, to quash the indictment against Jefferson Davis, on the ground that, by the Fourteenth Amendment, disfranchisement is the only punish ment for treason. -The Richmond, Va., Circuit Court has given judgment against the city for $15,000 worth of whiskey, destroyed by order of the City Council on the night of evacuation in 1865. About 3,000 barrels were destroyed that night, for all of which the city will have to pay. -James Grant has been held in $1,000 at Richmond, to answer the shooting of H. R. Pollard. -The votes of twelve parishes of Louisiana have been thrown out for an alleged informality, reducing Seymour's majority to 13,447. This also elects a Republican Congressman from the Second District, and elects Menard, a negro, to Congress, for the vacancy caused by Mann's decease. couraging, and deprecates partisan violence and First district-Samuel Hambleton, Dem., 12,800; [Our quotations are invariably Wholesale, unless otherwise expressed.] ALCOHOL-The supply is quite limited, but there --Gen. Jno. O'Neill has been unanimously elected Irishmen laboring for the independence of Ireland. -The Charleston City Council, having a Repub- -The third session of the 40th Congress will begin at noon on Monday next, Dec. 7th. It is expected that the winter season in Washington will be unusually gay, and the session of Congress very interesting. -The Arkansas Legislature has approved the Governor's proclamation of martial law in eleven counties. The Governor in his message speaks of the "Ku-Klux" outrages, and recommends the funding of the State debt. -It is stated on semi-official authority that the stay law in Virginia will not be extended beyond January 1st. APPLES-Are in fair supply and firmer at $5a5.50 BARK-The demand for Quercitron is limited and holders are still above the views of purchasers. We quote No. 1 at $35, and No. 2 at 825 ở tòn. BEESWAX-We note sales in lots at 38a39 cents for Prime yellow. BEANS AND PEAS-There is a fair demand prevailing, with limited supplies. We continue to quote Beans at $3a4 bushel, and Black-eyed Peas at $1.25a 1.40. BUTTER-The demand is of a retail character only, Dairies the market is firm and steady, but lower and we hear of no large lots selling. For choice grades are dull and unsaleable. We quote choice dairies of Glades at 40a42 cents; good do. 38240 cents; common do. 33a35 cents, and Western at 34a35 cents. CHEESE-Is in fair demand, with sales of some 3,000 boxes at 17a18 cents for Eastern; 17a171⁄2 cents for Western, and 18 cents for Eastern and Western E. Dairy. COFFEE-Has been in fair demand at full rates, with sales of 6,000 bags from first hands within the range of quotations, viz: Choice Rio 174a18 cents; prime do. 174a171⁄2 cents; good 15%a16 cents; fair do. 14a15 cents; ordinary do. 13a14 cents tb, currency; Java 21a242 cents, and Laguayra 1634a17 cts. b. gold. COTTON DUCK AND YARNS-The local trade demand is fair and prices firm; sales of No. 1 Duck at 56 No. 2 do., 53 cents, and No. 3 do. at 50 centsyard; and Yarns 38a40 cents b. for the low numbers. --The Alabama Legislature has adopted several CHEMICALS-Demand moderate at unchanged sections of a bill to punish "Ku-Kluxism." The rates, viz: Soda Ash 2a234 cents; Caustic Soda 5a5 bill declares it no crime to shoot a person masked cents; Sal Soda $1.90, and Bleaching Powders 31⁄2 cents, after dark, and imposes a penalty of one to two gold. CANNED GOODS-The demand is equal to the supyears' imprisonment for appearing in a mask. The Legislature is also considering bills to stay the col-ply, and prices are very firm. We note a fair amount lection of debts, and fixing a time for the election Cove Oysters, per dozen can.................. of Congressmen. Two Judges have pronounced 2 tb the present stay law of Alabama unconstitutional. 2 Peaches.. -Chief Justice Chase decides in the U. S. Court of business at quotations: 21 ib .. at Richmond that the stockholders in Northern 2b Pine Apple... -A. Oakley Hall, Esq., Democrat, has been STATE AND CITY. 3 tb 2 tb String Beans.. 2 b Green Peas............. 2 lb Strawberries.... 2 lb Damsons.. 2 lb Egg Plums.. -William Price, Esq., a well known member of 2 b Quinces.. 66 2 tb sters... Brandy reaches, quarts.. -A colored man, Jack Cox, familiarly known 1b Spiced O The shipments of Maryland coal this year are 0 00@5 00 CO TON-The demand has continued active both for consumption and shipment, and we note sales to he extent of 2,000 bales, at prices fully in advance of our last quotations of a cent b. The receipts have increased, being this week about 3,000 ales. We quote Low Middling at 24a244 cents, and M.ddling 25 a254 cents ib. -Mr. John S. Elliott, the largest man in MaryDRIED FRUIT-There is no improvement to notice land, weighing over 500 pounds, died at his resi-cult of sale. We quote them at 6a8 cents for the former this week. Apples and Peaches are still dull and diffidence in Queen Anne's county last Sunday. peeled. and 8a13 cents for the latter, unpeeled, and 25 cents b FEATHERS-Are in good request, with sales of prime Live Geese at 70a75 cents; fair do. 6065 cents, and common mixed at 40a 12 cents a b. The Judges of the Supreme Court of Florida have given advisory opinions sustaining Gov-a distance of thirty feet. ernor Reed's position. They declare the fate session of the Legislature illegal; that, even if it were legal, the form of impeachment was irregular; and that the mere passage of impeachment resolutions does not impeach. There seems no -The execution of the negroes, Wells, Wilson doubt that the court will issue a writ of quo war- and Rounds for murdering the captain and mate Cod, small, 100 s.... ranto against Lieut. Gov. Gleason, though the of the schr. Brave, in the Chesapeake, last March,Cod, large, case will be delayed in the courts for a long time will take place at Saulsbury, Md., January 8th. Labrador Herring yet. -The following is the official vote of Maryland Box II rring sealed -Governor Scott, of South Carolina, has sent for President and Vice-President and for members Large de giglene, boxes his message to the Legislature of that State. He of Congresss: Seymour and Blair, 62,348; Grant Peruvian Guano $62.50, gold, ton of 2,000 P., MA.FERTILIZERS-The market is nomin 1. we thinks the financial prospects of the State are en-and Colfax, 30,435. For Members of Congress:-can A $30 currency; Raw Bone $56; Super Phosphate (a. 11 50 A INT $60; Rhodes' Standard Manure, $50, in bags or bbls.; Orchilla Guano $30 ton; Soluble Pacifle Guano $65; Patapsco Guano $60; R. R. Griffith's Prepared Fish Guano, in 125 b. bags, $55 ton; Raw Bone Phosphate $56 ton; Chicago Bone Fertilizer $46; Chicago Blood Manure $50; Maryland Powder of Bone $16 ton; Coe's Super Phosphate of Lime $60 ton. FLOUR-There has been very little activity in the market, notwithstanding which prices have ruled firmer. The sales to the trade and for shipment foot up 10,000 barrels, mostly of the lower grades of Western and City Mills, within the range of quotations, which are unchanged, viz: Howard Street Super... $6 50a 7 00 8 25a 875 9 25a10 50 10 50a11 50 6 25a 7 00 7 75a 8 50 9 25a10 00 10 25a11 00 6 00a 6 50 7 00a 8 25 66 66 46 46 46 Extra Shipping... Western Winter Super. 66 44 Choice Extra... Northwestern Super. 66 Extra... Standard Extra. Welch's and Greenfield's Family. 6 75a 8 25 8 75a 9 25 10 25a10 50 12 75 14 50 12 50a13 00 12 00a12 50 7 50a 7 75 5 50 GRAIN-The supply has been largely increased this week, although prices have been fully sustained, and in some instances show an advance. The offerings on 'Change foot up 70,000 bushels Wheat, 15,000 bushels Corn, 60,000 bushels Oats, and 6,000 bushels Rye. Wheat has ruled very active, and the receipts have been readily sold at $2.40a2.55 for choice samples of white and red; $2.25a2.35 for good to prime do.; $2a2.10 for fair to good do., and $1.90a2 for common do. Corn has met with quick sales at 90a93 cents for damp; prices of white 98a102 cents for dry do., new, and $1.05a1.09 for prime new yellow; old is scarce; we quote white at $1.05a1.08, and yellow at $1.10a1.15 cents. Oats have advanced; we note sales of prime Pennsylvania and Western at 73a95 cents. Rye is still in fair request at $1.40a1.45 cents bushel. 62 to 17% to 174 192 to 20 33 to 35 34 to 36 PETROLEUM-The demand for Crude is very dull and inactive, with sales at lower prices. We quote Crude at 15a161⁄2 cents, and standard white Refined at 30a31 cents a gallon. POWDER-We continue to quote Blasting at $4.50, and Sporting at $6.50 keg of 25 lbs. POTATOES The supply is good and prices steady. We quote white Mercers at 95a100 cents; Peach Blows 90a95 cents, and Carters 85a90 cents @ bushel. MAGNOLIA WATER.—Superior to the best imPROVISIONS-Have not ruled so active, the demand being limited to supplying the wants of the ported German Cologne, and sold at half the price. local retail trade, and transactions are consequently restricted. We quote Mess Pork at $26a26.50 barrel, Juniper Tar Soap is a certain cure for chapped and dull. Lard 16a17 cents. The stock of Cut hands and all roughness or irritation of the skin, Meats is still small, and prices are quite well sustained. We quote Bacon Shoulders at 14a144 cents; caused by a changeable temperature; Eczema, RingRib sides 18 cents, and Clear Rib do. 181⁄2 cents 7 b., worm, Salt Rheum, Pimples, and all other cutaneous and Hams at 17a19 cents for sugar cured, as to quality, affections, rendering the skin soft and smooth. ManRICE-Sales to a small extent of Carolina at 8a81⁄2ufactured by CASWELL, HAZARD & Co., New York. cents. Market dull and inactive. SEED-Transactions have been unimportant. Clo- Sold by Druggists. SHOT AND LEAD-Baltimore Drop is selling at 11 Ask for The purest and sweetest Cod-Liver Oil in the world, manufactured from fresh, healthy livers, upon the sea shore. It is perfectly pure and sweet. Patients who have once taken it can take no other. "HAZARD & CASWELL'S COD-LIVER OIL," manufac tured by Caswell, Hazard & Co., successors to Caswell, Mack & Co., New York. Sold by Druggists. The light straw-colored Cod-Liver Oil is decided by physicians to be far superior to any of the brown oils. SUGAR-The market has ruled very quiet, and we hear of but few transactions. The sales include about Holloway's Pills.-Nothing is harder to deal with 300 hhds. for refining and 200 hhds. Porto Rico and than a deeply-seated purulent sore. This all surgeons Demarara, for grocery purposes, at quotations. We quote fair to good refining at all cents, and gro- admit. And yet the worst species of sores-some of cery at 1234a14 cents, as to quality. them of ten and twenty years standing-have been REFINED SUGARS-The market is quiet at un-cured absolutely and entirely, in a few weeks, by changed rates. Granulated, 10% cents; extra fine GINSENG-We note sales of Ginseng at 85a90 cents Powdered, 15 cents; A White, 14 cents; Circle A, HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT. Hospital practitioners, who b.; Seneca Root, 35a38 cents; Snake Root, 35a38 cents; 1434 cents; B, 115 cents: C Extra, 143 cents; C Yellow, have used it, acknowledge that none of the officinal Pink do. 10a15 cents; Blood do., 7a8 cents, and Man-14; Yellow Coffee, 13 cents a b. We quote Golden salves possess the same healing properties, and the drake or May Apple 5 cents. Syrup at 80 cents gallon, and Monumental at 70 cents. public long ago arrived at the same conclusion. Sold TOBACCO-Under a moderate inquiry the market by all Druggists. has ruled steady, with sales to a fair extent of both Maryland and Western. We quote: Maryland frosted to common. .$3.75@ 4.50 Sound common...... 5 000 5 50 Good common.... 6 007 00 Middling.. 8. 0010 00 HIDES-Are in fair demand with light supplies. We quote: City Association, Steers, 14a15 cents; Cows do., 13a13 cents; New Orleans green salted, 12a13 cents; do. dry do. 17a18 cents; do. dry 20a 22 cents; Buenos Ayres 22a23 cents, gold; green salted Calf Skins $1.90a2.10, and dry $1.50a1.75 piece. HOPS-Holders are asking 23 cents for Eastern and 18 cents for Western, with sales only to a limited extent. HAY AND STRAW-The demand continues good, with sales of prime Timothy at $18a20, Rye Straw $17a18, and Oat do. at $12. IRON AND NAILS-There has been very little doing since our last report, and the market is quiet and unchanged. We quote: Anthracite, No. 1...... 7 00 8 00 coupons are payable Feb. 1 and Aug. 1, in New York 900@13 00 or London, at the option of the holder. 800 @ 13.00 ..15 0025 00 8 0010 00 common to medium leaf.. 11 0014 00 good to fine.... 15 0018 00 select leaf..... .20.00@25.00 MANUFACTURED-IS in fair demand for good quality. We quote tax paid as follows: .$40 00@$41 00 ton. 44 38 00@ 40 00 34 00@ 36 00 33 00@ 31 00 44 45 00@ 46 00 66 45 00@ 46 00 44 45 006 00 00 46 45 00@ 00 00 The Bonds have 50 years to run, and are a lien of $21,000 per mile upon the Company's Railroad and franchises, its coal lands-of which it has 20,000 acres, 85 @$1 25 75 (a) 80 containing A HUNDRED MILLION TUNS OF COAL-its 60 (a) 70 rolling stock, and property of every sort. 50 (@) 60 A subscription of $8,800,000, at par, to the Capital 35 @ 45 Stock of the Company, furnishes a large part of the 45 @ 50 means required to construct and equip the road. 50 @ 55 Nearly half of the entire length of the Road is 65 graded and substantially ready for the iron; the rails 55 are now arriving upon the line. The first division, giving an outlet to the coal, will be in operation in days, and track-laying will from this time be prose cuted with the utmost energy till the last rail is in position. The Company intend to have the Road in readiness for the Autumn business of 1869. 58 @ 50 @ NAILS-Duty, Cut 1% cents; Wrought 2 cents: Horse our last report. The supply continues equal to the WOOL-We have no improvement to notice since Shoe 5 cents; 5d. and upwards, $5; 3d., $6.50; 4d., $5.50. demand, and the market is generally dull and inLEATHER-Under a good inquiry and limited sup-active. We quote Unwashed 31a34 cents; do. Burry plies the market continues very firm and active. We 21a30 cents; Tub Washed 50a53 cents; Pulled 31a38 cents. quote Light rough Skirting at 40a43 cts.; Middling do. Fleece, Washed, 42347 cents a b. 38a41 cts.; City Slaughtered 43a46 cts; Country do. 39a41 WHISKEY-Under a steady demand the market cts,; Spanish Sole 35a38 cents; Calf Skins, rough, 75a100 has ruled firm but not active. The sales include about cents; and finished $1.60a1.65 piece. week, and later at $1.06 down to $1.05 gallon, free, 800 barrels at $1.07a1.08 gallon in the early part of the closing steady at the latter figures. MOLASSES-A fair trade demand has prevailed since our last report, and prices are firm. We note the sale of 180 hhds. Porto Rico and English Island, in lots, at prices ranging within the limits of quotations, viz: 60a65 cents gallon. MILL FEED-Is in fair request at 21 cents for Brown Stuffs, and 38 cents bushel for Middlings. NAVAL STORES-Are inactive, and market dull and nominal. We quote Spirits Turpentine at 42a45 cents gallon; Pitch $4 bbl.; Tar $3 for small, and $8.75 for Wilmington. Common Rosin $2.50a2.75a2.85 for No. 2, and $3a5 bbl. for No. 1. ONIONS-Are still in firm demand at $5a5.50 bbl. OILS AND CANDLES-The transactions are confined to the wants of the trade, and we quote the market dull and nominal: Coffee and Chocolate (just received from Paris) MASONIC, I. 0. 0. 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