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THE NEW ERA.
Saturday,:::::: August 15,1868.
John B. Dillahunty is our authorized agent at Columbus, Mississippi.

Churches.
Associated, Reformed, Rev. D. Pressley, Pastor: has service the 1st, 3d and 4th Sundays.

Baptist, Rev. T.G. Sellers. Pastor, has service, the 2nd and 4th Sundays.
Methodist Episcopal, Rev. R.J. Jones Pastor, has services, the 1st, and 3d Sundays.

National Democratic Ticket,
For President, 
HIRATIO SEYMOUR,
OE NEW YORK.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
FRANK P. BLAIR,
OF MISSOURI.

More Results of Radicalism.
ALMOST THREE MURDERS IN CHOCTAW COUNTY.
We have just been informed by a gentleman from the eastern portion of Choctaw co., of almost a wholesale murder in his neighborhood, on last Sunday night, the 2d of August. It appears that a lady in the neighborhood, Mrs. Penix had had some dealings with a negro girl, who became indebted to her and was to pay her in thread. The lady went over to where the girl was staying at the house of a negro man named Andy,(our informant didn't know his other name,) to get the thread spun, but took down two hanks belonging to Andy's wife, who was absent, and gave them to the lady. When Andy's wife came home and found the thread gone, she goes to the lady's house and abused her roundly, accusing her of stealing the thread &c. Mr. Penix, on coming home and ascertaing the state of affairs, went down to the spring where the negro woman who had abused his wife was washing, whereupon the negro woman called for her husband Andy, who came down with a knife in hand and ran Mr. Penix away, threatening Penix's life. Penix on last Sunday got a party of six men and started to hunt Andy, went to the house where Andy lived, who was not at home, they went to another house not very far off, the negroes asked them if they were looking for Andy, they replied they were, the negroes said Andy was not there, the party  

Our thanks are due to Major McMarthy, for late Mobile paper, from which we learn that Thaddeus. Stevens is dead.

For the New Era
Mr. Editor: As you were not present on Saturday last, I have concluded to furnish you with the following report of the lecture delivered at the Court House by the Rev. R.S. Gladney, of West Point, and we only regret that his views are not presented everywhere in the South and understood by every body. We propose to present a synopsis of his views, hoping that every Southern editor will take up the subject and discuss it at length for the benefit of the public. No subject should be more interesting to the people at this time.
After alluding to the condition of our country, impoverished by the loss of four thousand millions of property invested in slaves, and the depreciation of real estate as the result of overthrowing and destruction of constitutional liberty throughout the United States; the establishment of military despotism in the South; the fearful anarchy resulting from the attempt of the Radical party to establish negro supremacy for the purpose if maintaining the flagrant usurpations; the enormous taxation imposed upon the people for the party purposes; he took the ground that our only hope was in the education of the young and the development of resources.
His position is that our system of education and our industrial pursuits must be revolutionized. He said the course of empire had followed the march of intellectual development, of learning, Science and art; that we must educate the rising generation, or content ourselves with dwelling in serfdom; that there was an analogy between the organization of the human body and society that it was the province of the mind to preside over and direct the functions of the body; that the pursuits of life are divided into the intellectual and the menial; that the educated and intellectual portion of society must preside over and direct those whose ignorance and want of education consigned them to the menial pursuits and the drudgery of life. Every man therefore who wishes his offspring to engage in the more noble pursuits, and move in the higher walks of life must by education [[?]]

With equal facility we can produce everything for clothing man, cotton, wool, flax, silk, the ramie,in short, everything producing fibres for the texture of clothing, from the finest to the coarsest can be produced in the South in the greatest abundance.
Why then are we a poor down trodden people, under the heel of a military despotism, the institutions for which our fathers fought over turned and we the sport of a [[?]] 
ish anarchy produced by agents of perjured conspirators in so-called Congress, but in reality the [[?]] of a Radical party, who by fraud, falsehood, perjury and violence have seized the reins of government over 30,000,000 of people. 
The answer is because we have not the men and means in a time when truth and justice are dethroned, and the maxim of savage life "that might is right" predominats. We have abused the gifts of food and violated the laws of nature in not developing the natural resources of the country. This perhaps may be charged to the institution of slavery, That no longer exists. We must now look at things as they exist. We must educate the rising generation and mould our institutions to the circumstances in which we are placed and the necessities of our condition. Reduced to poverty as we are, three-fourths of those who ought to be educated, cannot be for the want of means, upon the former system of education. We cannot resort to taxation. we are already borne down by oppressive taxations. Liberal donations from wealthy men are not to be expected to rear up costly institutions. 
The speaker proposes to rear up a Horticultural College in which young men may be enabled after the first year, to support themselves in part or wholly by spending a portion of time in rearing the most valuable products for market. In this institution he proposes to afford them facilities for studying the English branches, languages, mathematics and sciences as in other institutions, and in addition, to deliver a course of lectures on agricultural chemistry upon botany so far as is connected with horticulture, upon the nataral resources if the South, the sciences and arts necessary to the development of these, and thus to prepare a class of young men physically, intellectually, and morally qualified to   

TELLEGRAPHIC NEWS.
WASHINGTON, August 3. Secretary McCalloch has issued orders to heads of departments to classify clerks according to the capacity and attention to business, with a view of retalning the more skilful and faithful.
 R.J. Brent, Esq., in a card, pronounces Butler's statement regarding his arrest in Baltimore unequivocally false.
St. Marie has at last received his ten thousand dollars for betraying Surratt, and is off for Europe.
Gen. Howard, of the Freedmen's Bureau, started South this afternoon to visit the principal Bureau sattions and make preparation to wind up the concern by January.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided to receive no more applications for clerkships.
Gen. Rousseau is in town and will leave in a few days New Orleans.
It is rumored that an ad interim Commissioner of Internal Revenue may be appointed at any moment to relieve Mr. Rollins, and that the subject of placing Gen. Banks in the Russian Mission as an ad interim, vice Cassius M. Clay, is seriously discussed at the White House. Mr. Evarts, the Attorney Generai, is away, however, and the President has decided to await his opinion on such delicate matters before taking any decisive steps. 
The Internal Revenue receipts today were over $1,500,000.
Solicitor of Internal Revenue Binckley assumes charge of that officer to-morrow,
No appointments of gaugers or storekeepers, under the new spirits and tobacco tax law, have been made. 
About one hundred and twenty commissions for the former have been made out at the Internal Revenue Bureau, but not yet signed by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
NEW ORLEANS, August 3.-Anegro named Willis Rollins, who has been making Democratic speeches to the negroes in this city for a week past, has aroused the enmity of the Radicals, both white and black.- Several attempts have been made on his life. On Saturday night a crowd followed him for several squares, trying to drag him from a street car. In making his escape, be was arrested, charged with inciting a riot, but was released on bail. Yesterday another attempt with a slung-shot was made on him. This morning, on appearing before the Recorder, it was found that the original charge of inciting a riot was dropped, and a charge of carrying concealed weapons substituted, but was discharged by the Recorder

respective of race or color. Tabled.
ST. LOUIS, August 3.-Extensive preparations are progressing for a grand encampment of the Knights Templars next month. Commanders will be present for all parts of the country.
The recent fight in Slaine county was greatly exaggerated. A drunken man disturbed the meeting. Only one was killed and three wounded. 
One thousand men are at work on the Colorado Central Railroad. 
A telegram from Mr. Colfax states that he will decline any public demonstrations on his trip to the Rocky Mountains.
Three gamblers were lynched at Sioux City last week for cheating. 
NASHVILLE, August 3.-Thirteen general officers of the Confederacy are in convention today, to consider the ways and means of reconciling the political troubles in Tennessee.
NEW YORK, August 3.- The following was received this afternoon, by the Superintendent of the New York, London and Newfoundland Telegraph Company:
"London, Monday Afternnon.
"The cable of 1866 ceased to work at 12:35 this afternoon. Tests show the fault at the Newfoundland side. The cable has probably been damaged by an iceberg.
"(Signed) "CYRUS W. FIELD."
SYRACUSE, August 3.- the Democracy of this city held, Saturday evening, one of the largest and most enthusiastic meetings ever held in this vicinity. The gathering was addressed by Hons. Sandford E. Church, henry C. Murphy, A. J. Rogers and other distinguished men.
Enthusiastic meetings have also been held at Saratoga, and Portland, Maine.
Gen. Sheridan was arrested at Leavenworth on Saturday, on complaint of Mr. Dunn for assault and battery. Dunn is Postmaster at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, but was ordered off the reservation a few days ago for an alleged misconduct, and refusing to obey, was forcibly ejected hence the action for assault.
Chas. G. Halpin alias Miles O´Rielly, editor of the Citizen and late REgister of the city , died this morning from an overdose of chloroform, to relieve neuralgia.
MANCHESTER, August 3.- A dreadful accident occurred here night before last, during the regular performance at lang´s Music Hall. An alarm of fire was raised and the entire audience, immediately rushed for the doors, completely blocking up the passage ways, and the wildest excitement prevailed.-
When order was restored by the repeated announcement that there was no fire, it was found that no less than twenty-three persons, mainly woman and children, had been crushed to death in the stampede.A large number had limbs

General of the Department of Louisiana, is abou to start for Mobile on business connected with the department.
There are no signs of yellow fever.
SELMA, AUGUST 11.- The first bale of new cotton was received here today by Messrs Hardie & Robinson, from the plantation of George O. Baker & Co., weighing five hundred and ten pounds. It classes middling and was sold to Messre. Hopkins & Kennedy at 35 cents.
Washington, August 11.-Monana voted on the 30th, with a Democratic majority of 1700, and several counties to be heard from.
The Court Imperial of France has decided an appeal of the United States vs. Annans in favor of the United States. The Nova Scotia Legislature, deprecating revolution, or annexation to the United States, resolved to use only constitutional means in withdrawing from Canadian dominion.
Plain Talk
The Chicago Times doesn't use "any other name" to call a rose by, but is addicted to the plainest sort of Queen's English when it speaks of the crimes of Radicalism. Here is a sample:
The bill to ass eight hundred million dollars to the national debt, and make the the amount a gratuity to the bondholders, has been passed by both houses of Congress.
It is a bill to rob the people and stuff the pockets of the bondholders. Save, always, the reconstruction infamy, a meaner and more criminal piece of legislation has not been enacted by the rotten gang of villians, calling themselves a congress, who on yesterday dispersed to meet again in September. The whisky-ring; the conspiracies of custom house officers with smugglers to defraud the treasury; the knavery of the freedmen's bureau; and the vile and wicked schemes to plunder concocted by the perjured wretches in Congress, and carried out by their partners in guilt all over he country -have been decent in comparison with the latest enormous robbery.
The perpetrators of the infamy knew the people were about to vote on the policy the bill is intended to enforce, and they wished to deny the voters of the country that privilege. Tax payers will have something to say to those Congressmen when they come home.
Our latest despatch from Washington states that the President has signed the bill, and will not sign it. The robbery of $800,00,00 is thus frustrated, at lest temporarily; but as intent is the soul crime, the guilt of the Radicals is not lessened by their failure, and the odium of the intended rascality will prove ineffaceable.