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Show GES'EKAl,. Mlaccllnucoutt, Bozton, 15. The American Dental convention elected omcers for the ensuing ensu-ing year, and decided to hold the next meeting at Saratoga, N. Y., On the second Tuesday in August next. Syracuse, N. Y., 15. The extensive sa?h and blir d factory of Lereet & Blaisdcll was burned this morning; loss $40,000. Philadelphia, 15 The new steamship steam-ship "Pennsylvania" was successfully lounched to-day. She is the iirst vessel of ihe new line between Liverpool and this port. Portland, N. B., 15. Horoe's rope factory burned 'at night; lo?s $40,000. One hundred people are thrown out of employment. ISew York,15. "William Page, a well-known well-known artist, was stric-en with paralysis par-alysis this morning in his studio. The German banker John Frederick arrivod last night, and left to-day for Savannah. liew York. 16. The Lemar, from Stettin, arrived to-day, with a crow of ten, six of whom died prior to August 7tb, smc when the vessel has been drifting long the cast from Hatteras with ono seuLuan and the cook sick of yellow fever. ihn was fallen with oil' Sandy Honk ypsterday by the pilot boat and towed into lower quarantine. Tho pai-sage was on of horrcr. The brig Libert, captain Devereaux, arrived la.-t nigbt from ilaricabo, having hav-ing lot one man on the voyage. There are fevernl biuk-un Wiyrd. The hospital doctor here has no doubt the sickness is ye. lw fever. President Grant left for Washington last evening. James ii Ingersoll was furnished bail this evening, in the civil suit in the sum o $500 000. Louisville, 15. The defalcation of Robert A Iwood has developed to nearly half a million dollars. The suIIVtots inc'ude his relations and most intimate friends. If cw York Intelligence. New Y'ork, 15. Tho argument in the case nf Koso Mc&tbe ana the Bloom-ingdalo Bloom-ingdalo asylum was concluded to-day, and the comt to-k tho papers. Tbo sheriff received notice to-day from the attorney-general not to arrest Garvey in the. civil suits pending against him. j Vouchers for work performed in the j department of public works, amounting i to $4,000 have tieon lost in transit from I comptroller Green to tho auditor. XJili-j XJili-j gent search is being made for them. I Alderman McSiullen has telegraphed 1 Mace's friends in this city this afternoon, after-noon, suggesfng New Urleana as the place for the light. Answer was made that the proposition was to meet at Erie, Pa., and go to Canada to light. McMuUen replied that he would name the time and place for tho fight to-night. A lire this evening in the press roums of the "Christian Union, " under the Park hotol, damaged the machinory $10,000. VualllllgtOU Alvii:i:s Washington, 11 Tho President today to-day informed governor Bard, chairman of the committeo of citizens of Chattanooga Chatta-nooga who invited the President and the cabinet to visit that city, that he would give a delinite reply to the invitation invit-ation to-morrow. During tho forenoon to-day, the members mem-bers of tho cabinet then in town, Belknap, Belk-nap, Crcswoll and Williams, visited President Grant on business in relation to tho Ku ii lux convicts at Albany penitentiary. peni-tentiary. Tho report of colonel Whiltely in tho cae having been read to the President Pres-ident ho directed a pardon to be mado out in behalf of tlioso specially recommended re-commended for executive clemency. clemen-cy. They are four in number, all old men, and one or two in poor health. The President will consider the suggestions sugges-tions of colonel Whitteley relative to eighteen others now iu tho Albuny prison, i In the afternoon, in conversation with friend- on political topics, ho expressed himself satisfied with tho situation I ; Some one asked about the alleged slight 1 to Fred Douglass. Ho replied that if Douglass did imt complain because he was not invited-by him to dinner he did not see why &umner should exhibit so much anxiety, if not indignation, on the subi'-ct. Tho simple fact wat that the i San Domingo commissioners, with thoir . secretary, having called to submit their I report he invited them to dine with him, I Douglass nt being wi.h the com mis- sioners, be did not at the timo think of him nor of the other who accompanied the expedition, but if oiegel and uoug- 1 la--s had been with tho commissionura I they would have been included in the invitation to dinner, which was informal infor-mal and private, having no public or official sig-iiiicanco whatever. The Pre.-ident expressed surprise that so much should bo said about an immaterial immate-rial matter, one that merely concornod hin own household, Tho President remarked re-marked thot no public business is ne- 1 glected by his ftbience from Washing- I ton as be attended to it t Long Branch. Ilia coming back to Washington to-day whs not absolutely necessary for that purpose. The conversation turning on the remark of btimner to the otlect that Greeley is a b tier friend to the black man than Grant, tho President said he never pretendrd to be, as he had repeatedly said, an original Abolitionist but he had favored emancipation as a war measure When tins was secured he thought the ballot should be conferred confer-red to make trie gill coo. pic to and pjace th'-so who bad been liberated in the full possession of tho rights of freemen. free-men. His views however on tho subject of slavery wero well known, expressed in letters to Wa.bburn and others, and extensively publifbed, hence this was not now a matter of disoute. In the course of Conversation ho said, that while the President should be in accord with the leading principles of the party that elected him, it waa essential that he should enforce the laws which may be enacted and administer the government, not in the interest of party, but in the interest of the entire country. While be bad no unkind words to utter concerning con-cerning senator Sumner, he was perfectly per-fectly willing to place his act against Sumner's words, and in thig connection he said Sumner did not show himseU such a good'i'riend to tno -black men as ho proiested to be when be wa not willing wil-ling to have the civil rights bill stand on its own merita requiring only a majority vote, but insUtmii on a oil! of bis own as an amendment to the amnesty bill which could not bo passed" without a majority of two third-. Carpenter's civil rights bill, however, was passed during the absence of Sumner, and, as facts stood, much to his surprise. It would be Been by tho "Congressional Globe'1 Sumner did not vote ai all on the joint resolution rocomtiiending tno ratification of the 10th amendment to the constitution by any Male on account ol race, color or previous condition of servitude, and uongress invested with the power to en-i en-i force ttis article by appropriate legisia-l legisia-l tk:i. buuiiiiir, iLu i'rondeiii said, dodg-! dodg-! ed a vole on this joint resolution. A j cabinet imvlir.g will be ht-id to-morrow at which Hclknap, Cres-.vell, Williams and Delano will bo prrsent, the last named gontiemsn tias uig returned from Ohio. Tho President will leave tomorrow to-morrow for Long Branch, Won't Follow Sumner. Cincinnati, 15. A very large meeting of colored citizens was hfld to-night in Greenwood hall, and passed resolutions acknowledging the valuable services rendered the colored race by Sumner, but declaring thy can't follow his advice ad-vice to support the party that has always been their enemy; and that they will unitedly support Giant and Wi son. Chiearo Iicmi. Chicago. 15 McVickfir's now tbeatre was opened to-night. It is one of Lh e most commodious in the weft, ard the first pla e of amusement opened in the burnt district. L. W. Wallace a prominent -rcrcbant : who whs reported to havo absconded with $10,000 to $12,000, has returned and indignantly denies the charge against hiui. He threatens to prosecute its authors. Congressional Nomination. Alexandria, Va., 15. General Eppa Huston was to-day nominated for congress con-gress by the conservatives of tho 8th congressional district. Colored DUcu'otlon, New York, 15. The debate bstweos Wra. AL Saunders and Rev H H. Gar-nett, Gar-nett, on the presidential question occurred oc-curred to-nigh at Cooper Institute, before a large audieuce of white and colored. John J, Soule, colored, presided. pre-sided. Tbecolored people present were largely in favour of Grant. Saunders commencedthe discussion in favor of Greeley, and said Horace had bcn So years a Republican, a life-long advocate of freedom for erery race. The Cincinnati Cincin-nati platform bad a plank in favor of equal rights, while the Philadelphia pa-ly aaopted Grant, Saunders was frequently interrupted by laughter, hisses, and hooting. Garnet, spenking in favor of the reelection re-election of Grant, said it required a great deal of brass for an orator to unite black men to a party who murdered their children and hung them to lamp Eosts in New York. He said a million lack voters wore satisfied with Grant's administration for the past four years, and would re-elect him. Gurnet's remarks re-marks wero recoived with great applause ap-plause by the colored portion of the audience. au-dience. Saunders rose to renly when a sceno of great confusion occurred, hundreds hun-dreds of colored pcoplo leaving the hall. Saunders continued shouting at tho top of his voice, denouncing Gurnet in anirrv terms. The nicotine broke ud |