The Cnuse and the Effect.The unanimousa verdict of th« country

in favor of a prompt vindication of ournational honor, has been given in a spiritof deliberation and calmness. The move¬ment wears do semblance of a factitioustrick intended for party advancement..There is no violent demonstration.nobunoombe of any sort. But the remon¬strances and protests wear the unmistaka¬ble impress of decision. The generaltone of the press, and the positions as¬sumed by political leaders, deny the ne-

cesity of feverish agitation to arouse thepeople to action. All seem to acknowl-edge with becoming moderation of ex¬

pression, the presence of a great questionwhich must be met without hesitation anddecided without evasion of the issuerightfully involved. This is the result ofa succession of outrages, the reports ofwhich hive rapidly followed each otherin the public press.each report irritatingafresh the feelings of national pride, al¬ready wounded by a similar and previousrecital. The following extract from the

York Times furnishes a mere sum¬

mary of the wrongs which have arouseda universal sentiment in favor of a promptand determined policy.

LIST OV AQOHK3SXON8.The following is a corrected list of the

outrages alleged to have been committedby British cruisers upon American mer¬chant vessels in the Gulf, within the lasttwo months.

1. Ship Topic Bird fired into nnd boar-ded; arrived at Baltimore.

2. Ship John and Albert, fired intofive times; arrived at New Orleans.

3. Ship Grotto, overhauled at sea.4. Ship Escort, boarded at sea; arrived

at Boston.5 Brig Eiiza Merithew, overhauled at

sea.6. Brig Robert Wing, fired into and

boarded.7. Brig New Era, overhauled at sea.8. Brig Brothers, overhauled at sea.9. Brig Samuel Churchman, overhaul¬

ed at sea.10. Bark Clary Windsor, fired into

and boarded at sea.11. Barque Glenburn, overhauled at

sea.12. Schooner Mobile, fired into and

searched at sea; arrived at New York.13. Schooner Wingold, fired Into

and boarded; arrived at Boston.14. Schooner Cortez, seized and de¬

tained at Inagua.15. Schooner N. B. Borden, fired into

and boarded; arrived at Savannah.16. Ship Clarendon, overhaulod at

Sagua la Grande.17. Brig Martha Gilchrist, overhauled

at Sagua la Grande.18. Brig E. C. O'Brien, overhauled at

Sagua la Grande.19. Brig John Taylor, overhauled at

Sagua la Grando.SCO. Brig S. Thurston, overhauled at

S*gua la Grande.21. Brig Wm, Achorn, overhauled at

Sagua la Grande.22. Barque W. H. Chandier, overhaul¬

ed at Sagua la Grande.23. Barque John Howe, overhauled at

Sagua la Grande.24. Barque V. T. Martin, overhauled

at Sagua la Grande.25. Barque James Cook, overhauled at

Sagua la Grande.26. Barque Samos, overhauled at Sa¬

gua la Grande.27. Schooner Marcia Trihou, overhaul*

ed at Sagua la Grande.28. Schooner Lath Rich, overhauled

at Sagua la Grande.Our leading statesmen have not been

slow to respond to the popular sentiment.The orders issued i ramediately by theExecutive, aff°rd an earnest of its recog¬nition of the neccessity for immediate ac¬tion. The motion of Senator Douglas of¬fered the best form of legislative co oper¬ation. This true hearted son of Illinoishas never given a more concise exempli¬fication of the great statesmanship andunshaken patriotism which so deservedlymaintain for him the confidence and es¬teem of the nation. Nor is Virginia leftwithout a representative to place her fore¬most in the vindication of national rights.As chairman of the Committee of For-eign Relations, Mr. Mason has laid be¬fore the Senate a report unanimouslyadopted by the committe. In anothercolumn we publish the report. It is a

complete and masterly assertion of theAmerican doctrine on the subject of vis¬itation and search. The following reso¬lutions recommended by the committeefurnish a most favorable index of thecontents of tho report.

Resolved, (as the judgment of theSenate.) That American vessels on thehigh seas, in time of pence, bearing theAmerican flag, remain under the juris¬diction of the country to which they be¬long; and, therefore, any visitation, mo¬lestation. or detention of such vessels, bythe exhibition of force, on the part of a

foreign Power, is in derogation of thesovereignty of the United states.

Resolved, That the recent and repeatted violation of this immunity, committedby vessels of war belonging to the navyof Great Britain in the Gulf of Mexicoand the adjacent seas, and otherwise for¬cibly detaining them on their voyage,requires, in the judgment of the Senate,such unequivocal and final disposition ofthe subject, by the Governments ofGreat Britain and the United States,touching Ibe rights involved, as shallpreclude hercalter the occurrence of likeaggression.

Rraolved, That tbe Senate fully ap¬proves the action of the Executive, in¦ending a naval force into the infestedseaa, with orders "to protect all ves¬sels of the United StateB on the highseas from search or detention by thevessels of war of any other nation:"and it is the opinion of the Senato that,if it become necessary, such additionallegislation should be supplied in aid ofthe Executive power as will make suchprotection effectual. «We need no better evidence that the

Government is ready and willing toyield a prompt obedience to the policyso imperatively demanded by popularfeeling and popular judgment.Ltncu La w in Iowa..Boyd Wilkinson,of Iowa city, Iowa, was seized by a mob

at that place on Monday night, the lOlhiost., oa suspicion of having set fire to thebarn of Philip Clark, and taken to therirei bottom, where means were taken toextort confession, daring which ho wasdrowned.

The Methodist Church South.The General Conference of the Metho-

list Episcopal Church, in session at Nash-rille, has expunged from the Book ofDiscipline all reference to the subject ofluying and selling slaves. According to,he constitutional law of the Church,:hrea-fourlha of the annual Conferencemust concur in this action, but there can¬not be a question as to the result. Therote stood ayes 140, noes 8, absent 3..The resolutions thus almost unanimouslyadopted, was as follows:Whereas the rule in the General Rules

of the Methodist Episcopal Church Southforbidding "the buying and selling ofmen, women, and children, with an in¬tention to enslave them," is ambiguousin its phraseology, and liable to be con¬strued as antagonistic to the institution ofslavery, in regard to which the Churchhas no right to meddle, except in enforc¬ing the duties of masters and servants,as set forth in the Holy Scriptures; andwhereas a strong desire for the expunc-tion of said rule has been expressed innearly all parts of our ecclesiastical con¬

nexion; therefore.Resolved, By the delegates of the An¬

nual Conference of the Methodist Episco¬pal Church South, in General Confer¬ence assembled, that the rule forbidding"the buying and selling of men, women,and ehildren with an intention to enslavethem," be expunged from the GeneralRules of the Methodist Episcopal ChurchSouth.

Resolved, That to adopting the fore¬going resolution this Conference express-ess no opinion in regard to the Africanslave trade, to which the rule in questionhas been "understood" to refer.

Lest the adoption of these resolutionsmight be understood as favoring a renew¬al of the slave trade. Bishop Pierce ex¬

plained the matter thus:"The whole philosophy of the proceed¬

ing seems to be founded on the fact thatit is not the province of the church to de¬cide any question with reference to Afri¬can slavery. The South Church main¬tains that slavery is not a subject of ec¬clesiastical legislation. The single objectwas, that while we disclaimed the rightof legislation upon the subject, wc wish¬ed to make the Discipline conform to thatprofession. The Conference by its actionthis morning has not parted with its au»thority or the authority of the churchover its members in any respect. Everymember of the church claims to be a loy¬al citizen. We declare here that Africanslavery is a purely civil institution, andthere is no reason for alarm about losingchurch control. If wo turn to the 23dArticle of Religion we shall find therethat the church retains its proper author¬ity over its members with reference to thesubject. We therefore, by this act, sim¬ply maintain our original position.thatof having nothing to' do with the subjectof slaves more than any other civil mat¬ter over which the laws of the countryare extended. I beg the brethern there¬fore to be easy. There iB nothing hereto warrant any construction looking to¬wards a repeal of the laws of the UnitedStates in regard to the African slavetrade. There is no occasion for senaistiveness, nor for any legislation on thesubject any where else. No harm hasbeen done to any body to-day. We haveonly set ourselves right on a vexed ques¬tion; and we may safely defy all the ef¬forts of our enemies, North and South, todamage the chnrch for taking a clear po¬sition on this subject."The Mormons Raise the White Flag.Success of the Administration Policy.We presume there can be no doubt of

the truth of the statement (says the Rich¬mond South,) that the Mormons haveabandoned all idea of resistance to theFederal forcep. That they are resolvedin good earnest to become quiet and law-abiding citizens is quite another question.In our opinion, they have only suspendedtheir treacherous designs under pressureof an immediate compulsion; and no mat¬ter what their pacifio protestations weshall expect to hear that they persist intheir illegitimate and insurrectionarypractice.

In this view we are disposed to feelsome regret that the Mormons of Utahdid not maintain their defiant altitude un¬til they were chastised into submission.A touch of the scourge now might haveaverted the necessity of harsher disciplinehereafter.

In every other aspect, this summaryand bloodies issue of the Mormon contro¬versy is the occasion of Bincere congratu¬lation. And though our mind be dis¬turbed by the apprehension of a renewalof the contest of some future day, yet wemust avow our satisfaction with the solu¬tion of an extremely vexatious Bnd haz¬ardous difficulty. Undoubtly the resultsis due to the prudence and firmness whichcharacterized the measures of the Ad¬ministration. If, on the one hand, theFederal Executive has been too precipi¬tate in striking the blow and too relent¬less in exacting terms, the Mormonsmight have been driven to the resourcesof a desperate resistance. If on the oth¬er, any hesitation to provoke their resent¬ment had been betrayed by the Admin¬istration, they might have mistaken themotives of forbearance and so been en¬couraged to persist in their attitude ofdefiance. Happily the President com¬bined prudence with firmness in a wiseproportion, and while he overawed rebel¬lion by a demonstration of irresistableiorce, neglected not to propitiate it byovertures of amnesty. The event vindi¬cated his judgment, and tve conntry re¬cognizes the success of his policy.It was the policy of safety in any aspectof affairs. For though the Mormons hadresolved against submission, tkey wouldhave offered but a feeble resisiance to theoverwhelming foroes which the Executivehas concentrated for the suppression ofthe rebellion in Utah.

The United States Vessels Orderedto the Gulf..The Wabash, Jamestown,Fulton, Water-Witch and Dolphin, it isstated, have all been orded to the Gulf ofMexico, with ordeis to protect our mer¬chant men from British cruisers. Thenew revenue cutter, Harriet Lane, is alsostated, will probably receive similar or¬ders. The Wabash was put in commis¬sion on Monday, at the Brooklyn navy-yard.&3T Love, the plague and the small¬

pox, are very often communicatcd by theclothing.

" Equal Law* and Equal Rights !"

CLARKBBVRO. FRIDAY, Jl'.N'R 4, 1898.

ElectionBelow we

county given at the late election, as

turned bj the Commissioners who count-the polls :

Lt. Governor, For Sheriff,W. L. Jackson, Holden, McOonn.

Bridgeport, 75 46 91Clarksburg, 158 269 160Lynch's, 102 95 37Lumberport, 103 23 182Milford, 153 128 60Romines, 133 145 12Sardis, 107 49 103Sbinnston, 171 32 217Swisher's, 108 104 12Union, 64 68 24

1174 959 898

Bridgeport,Clarksburg,Lynch's,Lumberport,Milford,Romines,Sardis,Shinnston,Swisher's,Union,

Cl'k Ct. Court,Smitli, Lewis.

81 49308 126106 2064 13599 8515011613710948

1239106

444

Cl'k Oo Court,Mooro, Coopor.

88 512394216511027651411859

221784084

1291001099432

Bridgeport,Clarksburg,Lynch'sLumberport,Milford,Romines,Sardis,Sbinnston,Swishers,Union,

1218 620 944 938

Commissioners of the Revenue.Hickman, Brooks, Ilarter.

4526611211

1761859783

11286

792568594788612418210127

49463

9164060020

1133 1111 278W. R. Bennett received 34 votes.

Surveyor.Hayra'd, Monr'o, Bog'ss, Ogdon.Bridgeport, 31 3 27 65Clarksburg, 191 72 48 24Lynch'#, 21 48 14 10Lurabcrport, 8 1 118 67Milford, 85 25 3 37Romines, 133 13 1 1Sardis, 6 18 31 64Shinnston, .4 49 10 168Swisher's, 49 25 3 33Uuion, 87 1 4 2

625 255 259 471R. Fowkts was elected Coroner.The officers elected are all Democratic

nominees with the exception of Clerk ofthe County Court. The nominee for thisoffice was declared to be defeated by sixvotes. It is true that he has been out-

polled by that number, but that resultwas beyond doubt procured by means ofcombinations to achieve a victory andelect their candidate at all hazards. Ev¬idences are daily developed which tendstrongly to show that fraud and falsehoodhave been resorted to, and many illegalvote* have been employed to effect thatpurpose ; and in accordance with an al¬most universal desire, he will probablycontest the election and expose some ofthe frauds practised.

In Upshur county, A. Poundstone iselected Clerk of the Circuit Court, M.Lorentz Clerk of the County Court, andW. Summers Sheriff.

In Ritchie county, the successful can*didates are, for Sheriff, James Taylor, forClerk of Circuit Court, Amos Culp, ofCounty Court, W. M. Patton, for Com*missioner of the Revenue, Col. D. V.Cox, and Wilson for Surveyor.

In Wood county, Jas. J. Neal is elect¬ed Clerk of the Circuit Court, W. H.Hatcher Clerk of the County Court, andG. L. Harwood Sheriff.

In Doddridge county, T. K. Knight iselected Clerk of the Circuit Court, R. A.Jeffrey Clerk of ihe County Court, C. C.Davis Sheriff, T. D. Leeson Commission¬er, and R. P. McReynolds Surveyor.

In Tyler County, D. H. Hickman iselected Clerk of both Courts, and OliverP. Wells Sheriff.

Accident..Mr. Jacob Grapes, resid-diog on Elk, a few miles above this place,met with an accideDt on Monday lastwhile rolling a log, by which he had a

leg very badly broken. We understand,however, that he is doing very well.

£3?~Lord Napier is understood to em¬phatically disclaim having had anyknowledge whatever of the obnoxiousproceedings in the Gulf of Mexico, and toexpress the belief that the Ministry wereequally ignorant of the movements whichhave created so much sensation over thecountry. When this matter first becamethe topic of newspaper comment, he im¬mediately addressed the Admiral onthe station, enclosing the criticisms, andurging prompt and decided measures forarresting every such cause of complaint.From this fact, which isundoubted.it issupposed no special orders were issuedauthorizing the offensive acts of visitationand that it was undertaken with indis¬creet zeal by the commanding officer,who thus hoped to signalize his conse¬quence by superior efforts. In this viewof the case, there will be no difficulty inthe way of an explicit disavowal by LordMalmeBbury./gr"Who was the first man to carrya walking stick ?""Adam, for he had a Cane."

For theBctnre^JvCBxMctafea&aa^tjp Bptoa^jBBay Sbg,yeijer&y,fin (jfcr SuuuvasgBW head¬ed at an early hour that a Lecture djjon

"female Infljwnoa^jpjrouJjF b^pieIigpred;ftrtWSouthern Church, by a young^jen-tleman by the name of J. D. M. Carr,late of Chicago. The public were invit¬ed to attend;.it was to be a free lecture,the voluntary offering of resplendent'ge¬nius at the shrine of woman's gentleness,her character and her many graces. Nosuch invidioUs' distinction"ofSS abintttat3c&2.&.cepta, ohjljkep half,pxiQe^^eescratedthe handbills inviting to this feast of.rea~son and this flow of soul.we went. Pub¬lic lectureB.those intended " to point a

moral,".those that are delivered '* freegratis, for nothing," are public property,and therefore, with all due respect to thelecturer, we will treat his lecture as such.We went expecting to hear memorable

examples of female heroism, of womanlyvirtues, of bright and holy character as

emblazoned in many a page of humanhistory, the ameliorating example of herpurity, the bright record of her deathlessdevotion to justice, to peace and to allthe elements which make life glorious andresplendent, but what did we hear ?.Alas 1 alas ! that one so young, so fair,so lovely as the lecturer, should havedrained the poisoned chalice held to hislips by woman's treacherous hand, andat this early hour in life's voyage havehad his gentle heart beguiled and disappointed by her utter worthlessness and de¬ceit. O 1 what will womanhood do?.Where, in sackcloth and ashes.where,^h 1 where shall she hide her "diminishedhead" ? Like Niobe of old, she shall sitamid the ruins of her desolation, aqd avoice of lamentation shall again go forthfrom Rama. Eve, willi her "lily-whitearms about the muscular neck of the pon¬derous Adam," no doubt last evening,through spiritualism, heard what he saidof her.and shrunk back ashamed of herself,as well she might be. The gorgeous glareof human passion again, meihinks, flash¬ed in the eyes of Lucrezia Borgia, "andher fingers, stark, bloody, long" and glit¬tering, worked convulsively for the goateeand the weazand of the youthful orator.Woman's dark and bloody record was

slapped in the face of the audience as theyoung Pottawottamie slaps in the face ofthe doomed prisoner tied to the stake, thebloody scalps he has hooked from his fa¬ther's wigwam. It was all up with thesex. From the infamous court of Bel-shazzer, through Catharine de Medicis,through " Kattereen" ot Russia, throughall the most abandoned of the sex was

presented an alarming portraiture of wo¬man's infidelity, her corruption and hervices. No sweet, beauteous vision of dis¬interested worth of self-sacrificing, undy¬ing purity, gathered from the hoary rec¬ord of six thousand years came up to re¬lieve tho dark array; all was night, gloomand darkness. But what right have, we

poor women to complain ? It was a freelecture, voluntarily administered, andlike Saucho Panza, we feel in duty boundto bid God bless the giver, nor look thegift horse in the mouth.

NELLY BLY.

For the Remitter.Messrs Editors :

In justice to myself and friends, I feelcalled upon to correct, or put at rest,certain rumors now being circulated forthe purpose, no doubt, of effecting my po¬litical standing, even after the election.An effort is made to create the impressionthat;! was instrumental in defeating someof the Democratic candidates by gettingmy friends to vote for certain candidates,in return for the votes of their friends tobe cast for me ; all of wich I pronouncebasely false. I never directly or indirectly made such a proposition foi myself or

any one else, nor was there anything ofthe kind proposed to me. I am no polit¬ical huxter, nor have I such friends ascan be bought or sold. I put myselfbefore the people upon my merit, and up¬on that alone, I hope my election wasobtained. G. W. SMITH

The Soutiiern Matron..The South¬ern Matron, then, is Miss Pamela Cun¬ningham, a native of Laurens district,South Carolina. The family residencenow is Rose Monte, on the east side ofthe Saluda, in Laurens district. Her fa¬ther, Robert Cunningham, is a wealthyplanter. Several years ago she wrote ahistorical work upon some incidents of therevolution. She never married; she issmall in figure and a blonde. In 1853she concieved the design of arousing hercountrymen to the purchase of MountVernon. Well do we remember the firstappeal, in an eloquent, letter, signed " ASouthern Matrou." By her influence anaddress was made near her home, at Libserty Spirngs, in the district of Laurens,for the benefit of the cause which shehad adopted. On this occasion, the firstdollar was contributed to the purchase ofMount Vernon.

It is not improbable that the noble pro¬ject of this excellent lady was the resultof the patriotic recommendation of Gov.Johnson to the Virginia Legislature in1852, to purchase Mount Vernon by theState of Virginia. If so, the bread thencast upon the waters is returning withbountiful increase.

A Card from Samuel Swan and Co.To the Public :The extraordinary course pursued bythe rival managers of different Lotteries

to injure us because our liberal schemes,and prompt manner of doing business havematerially affected them, compels us tocall special attention to the facts, whichall who deal with us know already ; thatis, that our Lotteries are legal; the man¬agers and trustees honest and honorablemen; that we have sold more prizes inthe last twelve months than all otherLotteries in the Union, and that theyhave been promptly cashed in all caseson presentation.The effort to injure ua is aimed not on¬

ly at our business by our rivals, but is al¬so intended to act politically upon one ofour partners; and we assure our friendsand the public that with our cobgbrkall is right, and this, the legal investi¬gation, which we, shall urge to a hearing,will fully demonstrate. In the meantimeour business will be conducted as uBual."

Samuel SwunV& Co., Lottery mana¬gers, AngUBt#, Ga.

British Aggressionslowing proceedings took place\ Senate, on Saturday last:,ion of Mr. Seward, one thou-is of the resctlut oa8 of the corn-

relation to; British aggressions,ored to be printed.

,_ ,..ARnn spoke od tliG resolutions,showing that it is indubitable that theinternational law requires no right of vis¬

itation in time of peace, and in time ofwar Ui». only conoeded tp the extent ofpreventing the carryiug of articles contra¬band of war. He cited as authorities,Judge Story and Lord Stowell, showingthat no armed Bhip of ®5X.PaUSSLi ^a8

lof anypurpose, and tbat ships at sea, are notbound to lay or wait. The resolutionsindicate no more than that the lime hasarrived when this must be settled onceand forever. It is hoped that it may beimmediately settled by the executive.There is every reason why it should beand none why it should not. Angry feel¬ings and reprisals cannot but bring thetwo countries into collision, whether or

not the nature of the indignities are suchihat the American people can no longerpermit it.

Mr. Mallory proposed an amendmentdeclaring that the American people can¬not permit such aggressions, and there¬fore Congress should legislate to enablethe Executive to adopt such measures atonce to prevent the continuance of suchindignities. Mr. Mallory, although re¬

cognizing that the mission af the UnitedStates and England should be the preser¬vation of peace, and not sacrifice the hon¬or of the country to any issue whatever.He could not consider tbat this successionof outrages was the mere acts of individ:ual naval officers. It was doubtless fromorders of the admiral at Jamaica, who,in turn, had orderesfrom his government,and it was a suspicious circumstancethat these outrages commenced immedi¬ately after the refusal by this governmentof certain demands made by England re¬

specting the slave trade.Mr. Hale moved to nmend the amend¬

ment to the effect that, the acts ofthe British are belligerantin character,and should be resisted by all thepower of the country. He consideredthat the nets of the British should be metby acts, and not by arguments.

Mr. Mallory withdrew his amendmentin favor of Mr. Hale's.

Mr. Thomas advocated Mr. Haleamendment, and further said that theBritish war ships in the Gulf should beseized and brought to our own ports, or

sunk. Bnd tbat he would be satisfied withnothing short of it.

Mr. Seward and Mr. Douglas bothspoke in favor of the spirit of the resolu¬tions, and the latter, taking the groundthat the Wabash should be sent to followand bring in the Styx.No action was taken on the resolutions,

and the Senate passed to the considera¬tion of miscellaneous appropriations, andwithout coming to a vote adjourned.

British Outbaoks on Amrrican Vks-rels..It is stated that Secretary Casshas addressen Lord Napier, the Britishminister upon the subject of firing intoand searching our vessels upon the Gulfof Mexico, and that it is understood that]his lordship will avail himself of the ear¬liest opportunity of making Borne remon¬strances to the commander of the Britishtquadron in that quarter. The news isas troublesome to Lord Napier as to Secretary Cass. Two additional instancesof outrages are reported. The bark,Glenburn, at Havana from Antwerp,reported on her arrival that she had beenboarded by a British naval officer, whostated that he had orders to board andsearch all vessels sailing eff the Cubancoast.

Capt. Cage, of the bark W. II. Chan-dler, at New York, reports that while ly¬ing in the harbor of Sagua la Grande, hisvessel was boarded by the second lieutenant of the British steamer Styx, whomade a thorough examination of the shipand her papers. He also boarded andsearched ^ll the other vessels in the port,most of which belonged to the UnitedStates. This conduct aroused the indig-nation of the authorities ol the Sagua laGrande, and the port Captain drew up a

protest against the action of the Britishnaval officer, to which the masters of thesearched vessel affixed their signatures.Annexed is a brief record of the oper¬ation of the Britieh in the Gulf duringthe past three weeks :

Ship Tropic Bird, fired into, boardedand searched ; schooner Cortez seizedand now detained in Inagua ; schoonerN. B. Borden fired into, boarded andsearched ; schooner Mobile fired into,boarded and searched; brig RobertWing, fired into, boarded and searched ;bark Glenburn overhauled at sea, andW. H. Chandler boarded and searchedwhile lying at anchor in the port of Sa-gua la Grande.

Boarding American Vessels..TheToronto (Canada) Colonist of the 20tbinst, has a calm and sensible article onthe subject of recent aggressions uponAmerican vessels by British cruisers, inwhich it says :The over-zealousness of the Britieh

cruisers in the Gulf of of Mexico in theirefforts to cut off the slave trade has evi¬dently caused a great deal of angry feel-ing at Washington, and we cannot feignsurprise at the result. The boarding ofvessels which on any reasonable groundmay be supposed to be slavers may bepolitic enough ; but the course recentlypursued by the British commanders inthe Gulf implies much wider pretensions,and in our opinion, does not admit of pal*lialion or defense. If it imply anything,it amounts to a practical doctrine of theright of search, to which the Americangovernment and people will never sub¬mit.

Gov. Cumminq ih Salt Lake Citt..The Boston Journal publishes a letterfrom Fort Bridger, stating that Gov.Cumming, in company with Col. Kane,entered Salt Lake City on the 8ih ofApril, acd was welcomed by Brigham'Young with a speeecb, to which he re-|sponded. The letter is dated April 15,Eve days later than oar previous advices;how it came is a mystery which the Jour-aal does not explain.

W"Who was the first to wear slock-|ff* 53w « *. 98)1 III I I ? f

Hose-a." 18®? ¦****?II

Horrible Deed in St. IiOnis.The

murder olin a bar!boys, fritrators.of thenamed paper .

"The boy, Theodore, confesses thatSaturday night, a little before 9 o'clock,Downey went into the barber shop, andwas shaved. He had visited the shop on

on two other occasions and conversedabout mules, horses, die., so as Co give an

idea that he was a man of considerab.»

on

Wfl |trV^ 1 j i

"Upon the evening in

pursue Theodore's statement,question, (tom&mm

Nicholes and Antonine to go our Kadlihft?a drink; when they cpime tiack'^Aitttnftie'persuaded him to' b6. shampocmec^, 'arid'Downey took a chair foV' that purpose ;Antonine drenched his hair in*tbe fluidused for cleaning the head, and purpose*ly let som drops fall into his eyes, there¬by blinding him effectually ; while thiswas going' on, Nicholas took a halter,which had previously been prepared forthe purpose,put the noose around the neckof the victim, and drew it bo tight thatthe very life was choked out of him in afew seconds.

Theodore says he struggled but little,and gave but two short nervous kicks be¬fore his life was extinct; when the ropewas put upon his neck, Antonine tookhold of his hands and kept them tight inhis grasp. A boy, named James Comis-ky, who stands in Currant's grocery andliquor store, next door south Irom theshop, about this time, went and lookedthrough the glass doors, seeing which,the young murderers shut off the gas,and waited in darkness until 12 o'clock,when they all three dragged him out andpitched him into the cellar, where he was

found tho next morning."Theodore says that the booty which

rewarded them for this horrible deed was

§50 in money, a silver watch, with a

black silk guard, and a set of gold shirtbuttons. He further states that on

Thursday night following, Antonine andNicholas took the watch and threw it in¬to e sewer. He himself carricd the deadman's coat and the fatal rope to the lum¬ber yard, where, next day, they were dis¬covered. Downey's hat was put into thestove and burned up."

Revival Statistics.In looking over the Revival Messenger,

a most excellent monthly, just started,we find several pages devoted to a cata¬logue of over two thousand places, whichhave felt the effects of the revival.Though the list is known and acknowl-to be exceedingly incomplete, still therecapitulation of the personal fruits is im¬pressively presented :

Maine, 2.670New Hampshire, 1,376Vermont, 770Massachusetts, 6.554Rhode Island, 1.331Connecticut, 2.799New York, 16 664New Jersey, 6,035Pennsylvania, 6,762Ohio, 8.099Illinois, 10,460Indiana, 1,775Michigan 3,071Wisconsin 1,467Iowa 2,179Minnesota 508Missouri 2,027Kentucky 2,866Tennessee 1,666Distriot of Columbia 93Delaware 179Maryland 1,806Virginia 1,005North,Carolina 657South Carolina 127Georgia 260Alabama 372Florida 26Mississippi 135Texas 27California 60

Total, 96,216It is probable that this does not com¬

prise one half of the number in the coun¬

try at large who within the last sixmonths have been turned into religiouspaths. This is a phenomenon, certainly,that challenges regard^ for no one dnies,however irreligious he himself may bethat religion is a most potent agent inhuman affairs. It was said, and wellsaid by Carlyle, that a people's religion isthe great determining element of theircharacter and history..JV. T. Courier.

A New Political Partt..A move¬ment is in progress contemplating theco-operation, of all the opposition ele¬ments to the administration, in the "Peo»pie's Party of the Union." The mainfeatures of the proposed organization are:.The ignoring of all questions calculatedto produce sectional strife ; the protec*tion of popular rights ; a judicious syBternof internal improvements ; a settled andfirm foreign policy ; the prevention ofthe immigration of criminals and paupers;the protection of the ballot-box, and anextended period of residence after natu¬ralization as a condition for the exerciseof the elective franchise; the fosteiingof American genius and art; every ter¬ritory rising into a Slate to have a con¬stitution nnd laws framed by the citizensof the United States who are permanentinhabitants therein, under such rules as

Congress may prescribe.the object be¬ing a recognition of these sentimentalprinciples and policy in which all oppo¬nents of the administration agree.A Beautiful Tbio..It will be ex-

tremely gratifying to the people of ibiscountry to know, aa they probably will inthe coarse of a few weeks, that the Kan¬sas imbroglio and the Utah complicationare both at an and, together with theFlorida w%r» and that the' heroes of thesedisturbances.Brigham Young. Jim Lane,and Billy Bowlegs, bare emigrated fromthe late theatre .of their exploits. If Bar-num could add these "fellows to one ofhis exhibitions, it would not take himlong to recorer bis lost fortnae. M

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Accident At Dak Run's Show..OnFriday evening last, daring the exhibitionof Dan Rice's "great show" at Zanesrille,Ohio, the wind blew a hurricane, anddown tumbled the pole, canvas and aliiexcept the seats. Fortunately, no onewas seriously injured, although the tentwas crowded^ ,

Later from Hamsas..St. Lob18 ut_24. . Accounts from Leavenworth toWednesday la»t say that the board ofcommissioners, under Mr. English's hillas passed by Congress, assembled at L».compton on Monday.Governor Denveracted as President, The election wudrdeSWunMBpiic® on the first Mondayin August. Got. Denver has arrived'here.

It is rumored that a battle recently oc-ourred on the soutWrh border, betweena party of free State men.Jtad MiesonrU

^TTiScii?lives from the West, in attendance at theGeneral Conference convened in this city,was appointed to preach last Sabbath to-the 'colored friends,' who, we understandwere delighted with the sermon of the'brother.'. Amidst the general congrat¬ulations one 'colored brother' expresseda suspicion that the preacher was anabolitionist, when a respondent scoutedthe idea, alleging that the preacher was"too good a man for that." This indi-cates pretty clearly the standard of qual*fication erected by our 'colored friends'for an abolitionist..Lynchburg C<mr.

Billt Bowlegs Gets an Answer..Thefamous Indian, Billy Bowlegs has receiv¬ed the following telegraphic answer to amessage he sent to President Buchanan :"The President returns the greeting of

the great Indian warrior, Billy Bowlegs,ajyJ.., wishes him long life, health, andprosperity in bis new h<jme." Billy leftNew Orleans on the the 19th, with hiswarriors, women and children, on boardsteamboat, Qaapaw, under charge of Ool.Rector, for hiB new home.

Col. Kinnbt's Men..A letter fromA&pinwall referring to the party of menwho, under Col. Kinney.made the recentabortive attempt to take possession ofGreytown, and barely esc^ed with' theirlives says:Young Bell is a nephew of Wm. 8mith,

M. C., of Va., and ex*Govnrnor Bell, ofTexas. Sutherland is from Richmond,Va., for Beveral years a resident of As>pinwall. Gliddon is from Boston, andDr. Poole from the neighborhood of theDismal Swamp. Kinney is about to sailfor Texas.

Railroads in Brazil.American En¬gineers..In the latter part of March thethird Railroad was inaugurated in Brasil.Forty miles of tho Pedro II. rail way wasthen completed, nnd the opening ceremo¬nies were attended by th« Emperor andthe Imperial family. Ool. Garnett, ofVirginia, is the chief engineer of thisroad, and Wm. Ellison, of Boston, chiefsuperintendent. Another section of thoroad is about to be put under contrsct,and among the bidders are Messrs. Har¬vey & Roberts, of Pennsylvania.

iCSTThe Boston Herald thus speaks ofSumner:

His friends still continue to hold upthe wounds he received in a manner soobnoxious, that sympathy in a great tnh-ny minds is giving way to Aversion. Hehimself surrounded by his ill advioedfriends, has accepted the posltftiil rtNfe^have offored him, nnd last of all ,he hasconsented to come out over his own signa-nature as a martyr. His~own languageis, "I was often encouraged to feel iliatto every sincere lover of liberty my va¬cant chair was a perpetual speech."This is puerile from a Senator of theUnited States.

Spkcik Payments..The Bunk of theSlate of North Carolina, aod the Bank ofCape Fear hare agreed to resume speciepayment on the first day of June next.The officers of the non specie payingbanks in Charlston, S. C., hare held a

meeting and resoired that it was deemedadrisable not to resume specie payment*before July. Tho lime for resuming i»not fixed, and at the period indicated,the subject, it is added, will again coosup for consideration.The Atlantic Telegraph..It is sta¬

ted that the paying out apparatus con¬structed by Mr. Ererett, of our nary, ispronounced by the English engineer* tobe just the ihing required, and that ^lr.Hughes, our ingenious inrentor and elec¬trician, has succeeded in transmittingcurrents of electrioity through twenty-sixhundred miles of oable without difficulty,thereby solring satisfactorily a problemihat baffled the science of the company'seleolriciaos.Whkat Crop m Virqisia..A latter

from Spotlsy lrania county says :"The growing wheat crop is a sight at

once obeering to the cyq nod heart. Wehare nerer seen a better stand, nor »more healthy green. We bare yet tomeet witb the first complaioing farmerthis spring, on account of the wheat. Ofa rarity, the millenium mast be comingwhen farmer* cease grumbliDg."

Crimisal..la Mecklinbarg coonly.N. C., Mar. Icehower waa fined $760 sodimprisoned three months, and D»ridWeant fined $260 and imprisoned tbrrsmonths, for whipping to death aslare ofthe former, who was rebellions.

PRICES CURRENTAT THIS DAY'S MARKET,

Randolph & Latimer,66 South Str*t.

BALTIMORE, MAY 17 1868.

REPORTED BY

Corn, White,Yellow,

Cattle, Oa the Hoof,Nott,

PfyhftFlour, City Mills,

Vfrt,rtirrerseed,Dried Fruit, Apple*, pared.

Gisaesci ¦;

IIors, Lira,

Bitter, Western, bbl*. &. keg«,

Ohio,

H lades,Roll, good to prime,

Peaches, onpored.

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