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iUlcWg & ComfttafkMftfei no sEjufs-m Kti. new sfuir-tn it. gfttonfrle anft SnUincl. WEDNESDAY, - AUGUST 8, 1877. Nov 11 the time to improve navigable streams. ' “ Put your lip on ioo" in the latest slang. The gold discoveries in Maine turn out to be only a practical joke. Gov. Bgbmbon, of New York, did not oali on the President for troope. The average billiard player loses a week each year in chalking his cnee. Boston's debt is 843,090,499. Her in stant available assets are 816,109,973. Messrs. Blaine and Chamberlain ought to get up another "high old joint." The boys of St. Louis, out on a cari cature strike, wanted "eake and pie or blood." A Turkish bath on wheels, attached to a train of oars, is the latest modem improvement. The World, suggests Texas as a good plaee for the emigration of Northern men who can not tind work. The Kadical organs think troops should be withdrawn from the Booth and stationed in the North. Do tell ! a l a— The Globe-lJenuxxrat wants Grant as President again. Grant pardoued the Globe-Democrat man out of the peni tentiary. Collector Simmons, of Poston, has been married three times, and the Cus tom House is overflowing with the genus brother-iu-law. Pittsburg is in Alleghany county, the bulwark of Peuusylvania Radicalism. The party majority there ranges from 12.000 to 18,000. The New York 6iun reminds the pub lic that State sovereignty cannot be put into limbo because two or more Govern ors play the fool. The Baltimore Gazette concludes that the rioters, by plundering and burning aud bloodshed, have struck lor lower wages, aud the result is inevitable. France in spite of revo lutions, mainly because out of a popula tion of 38,000,000 no less than 36,000,- 000 are at work in some way that pro duces money. The New Orleans Democrat predicts that Tildkn and Field will be found dead, some day, with their pockets full of surrejoinders, writs of ejectment aud <juo warranto. Fred Grant's father-in-law has struck , —no, failed. Hia creditors are out of ( pocket uearly $1,000,000. If the old , gentleman is as wise as most of his kind, bankruptcy will not hurt him much. Recording the death of ex-Ohief of Police Matsell, the Tribune says: “Our peaceful city is at this hour a monument to hia honor.” Is the filthy Police Ga zette which he owned a monument to his infamy ? — I The railroad strikers at Pittsbnrg < don’t like the use made of the regular i army. They voted almost solidly to use 1 the troops at the South. Do they mean i to say that aauoe for the goose shall not I be sauce for the gander ? An Englishman left bis daughter SSOO,- ] 000 iu Virginia bonds on the ground : that "if there is anything entirely sure ( iu this world, it is the faith and honor , of the Commonwealth of Virgiuia.” The beqneat was made before the war. I — Gen. Kbmball telegraphed from Asia to Mr. Layard as follows : “The Rus sians have attacked the Turkish right wing. See I. Samuel xi. 11." The Grand Vizier confiscated the dispatch till it oonld be ascertained who Samuel , 'was. The Herald admonishes the laboring 1 men on a strike that they are killing the goose that lays the golden egg. Well, 1 that’s what the North did when it made war ou the South. The laborers are only imitating the bad example of the tipper ojasses. Col. Richard Lathers, wall known in South Carolina, has the highest en dorsement of the New York Journal of (Commerce for nomination to the State Senate. 001. Lathers was born at Win yak, S. 0., but has resided at the North for many years. The New York Witness is on its last legs. It has not paid its printers in full for six weeks. From the publisher’s announcement, we judge that the con cern will ot last mnoh longer. It ought to die. It speaks well for the people that they do uot support it. Grant resembles St.'Nkwall Jackson in one thiug, vis. : Not knowing one tuuc from another. His children are all moaical and one, Jesse, is talkative. In Geneva, the other day, the cub proposed this toast : "The youngest Republic to the oldest.” The World suggests that this meant "Franco to Ban Marino;” but of course Jesse meant something else. Tee wicked Georgieus refused to hire a chaplain to open their Constitutional Conven tion with prayer, at fl a prayer. Probably they thoeght a four-dollar prayer would not help mattem much.—A’eir Tori: Express. Oh, no. The Convention had fifteen umisters of the Gospel in its member ship, and proposed to furnish its own Prajiufr To the remark of Bks Hill that Mr. Blaiwi ,<tue the least about the Constitution of any ' jMU ui public life that he ever saw. the Troy ,(Jl. I’ ) Times rttorts that Mr. Blaine knew .eoeugft of it to respect it, which Mr. Hiu has nnmetuistr failed to do. Mr. ne haa respected the tail of it—the part which attempts "to circnm vent God.” The rest was not within hia .scope. • .J. Henhi BrncH, the colored states man of Louisiana, says that if he had foreseen the course of Haves he should have reeigued as au elector, and eased hia conscience from the responsibilities forever that have followed the ejection. This need not prevent him from restor ing SIB,OOO missing from the school fond of the Pelican Btate. His “conscience" ia evidently situated iu the palm of his band. The editor of the Hew* and Courier, odUeiug contributions to help the ftlueky Carolina widow (of whom we fcave batoce spoken) to purchase her cre of ground, acknowledges oue from •* Jack pot," Adding “ whatever that may mean.” The editor ia too modest by half. He knows well aeough what a Jack pot ia and ia also familiar with the manner in which it is opened. He would have os believe text that he never beard of “ straddling a blind.” How e Tm. we are glad to see that e Jack pot t M | l a's put to such a good use end in dulge tb£ hope that all poker eireles. 'will M *- VJ out” a few “ beans” for the plucky widow, who ia not ashamed to -work and only wishes money enough to bay the acre of ground she now routs. All the boys should “ chip in” to aid o good a cause. • i njuvt charge*. The Chronicle and ConstctutipJcal ist published yesterday morning a letter from Atlanta signed “Farmer,” some of the statements in which we shall briefly notice. It is well known that a newspa per ia not responsible for the opinions expressed in its columns by volunteer correspondents unless it gives them eu dorsal. This paper, especially, has giv en the widest latitude to contributors, on the principle that a journal is, to a certain extent, pnblic property, andfbat every respectable citizen is, under cer tain limitations, entitled to a hearing. Therefore, it is a matter of almost daily occurrence for communications to ap pear in the Chronicle and Conbtitu tionalißT which are far from reflecting the views of its managemafit. Outside of these considerations, however, a sense of justice requires us to say something of "Farmer’s” letter. The author of that communication stated : Our Democratic Executives have been no improvement on Bullock and his Badical regime. Governor Smith. Although a most ex cellent gentleman, has committed many blun ders, the double payment of the notorious bonds being the most prominent. Governor Coiqcitt, who is also a most excellent gentle men, by bis unwavering devotion te the State Constitution which he swore to support and adhere to, is following fast iu the steps of his predecessor. During his six mouths in office he has well nigh come up to the full extrava gance of either Smith or Bullock, and Gob only knows what he would do if not arrested by the present Constitutional Convention that is now in session. The people of Georgia will not be lieve that “our Democratic Executives have been no improvement on Bullock and his Radical regime for they know to the contrary. They will not believe that Governor Smith “made many blunders, the double payment of the notorious bonds beiug the most promi nent.” It has never been shown that Governor Smith was in any way respon sible lor the saoond payment of the “notorious bonds,” and we do uot be lieve it ever will be. Governor Smith’s public administration was all that the best citizen—the purest patriot—could have desired it to be. His bitterest enemies have uot hesitated to admit that nothing could be said against bis public acts. That his appointments to office did not give entire satisfaction is both true and natural. When forty men are in pursuit of au office, and only one can get it, it is uot surprising that the other thirty-nine and their friends should resent what they consider bad treatment. The assertions concerning Governor Colquitt will not be more readily be lieved. In addition to the statement that Governor Colquitt during his six mouths of office has well nigh come up to the full extravagance of either Bmith or Bullock, “Farmer” goes ou to say “it is said by one of the public officers io the Capitol here that seventy thous and dollars would not cover the expen ses of the Executive Department for one year.” There is no evidence whatever that Governor Colquitt has been guilty of any extravagance siuce be was called upon to take charge of the administra tion of the Btate government. Bo far as we can learn, so far as there is any evi dence to the contrary, he has made as faithful and as economical au Executive as any, the most illustrious, of his pre decessors. He has been censured in some quarters for the payment of the forty-five thousand dollars fee for the recovery of two hundred thousand dol lars from the United States Govern ment. We thick that Governor Col quitt acted with imprudent haste in making that payment; but that the pay ment was anything more than an error of judgment we do not believe. Gov ernor Colquitt asserts that he was fully justified by the coutracts of previous Governors in allowing the amount of the fee. We do not doubt that he enter tained suob an opiniou; wbether he was correct or not we cannot under take to decide. 80 far as the expenses of tho Executive Department are con cerned no one who has ever examined the reports of the Comptroller-General will credit for a moment the statement that they exoeed seventy thousand dol lars per annum. A committee appoint ed by the Constitutional Convention has just examined the clerical expenses of the Department, about which so much has boen said, aud has reported that no person is employed whose employment is not authorized by law. Let us try aud be just. Governor Colquitt was nominated unanimously by a Convention of the Democratic party of Georgia. He was elected by the largest majority wkioli a candidate for Guberuatorial honors ever received iu this Btate. He was a gallant soldier. He is au honorable man. Since he has been in offioe he has done nothing, so far as we know, to for feit the confidence and respect of the people. When he does do a wrong act the Chronicle and Constitutionalist will be the first to condemn him. RETRIBUTION. The South is the peaceful section; the North the turbulent one. Troops are leaving the South—to garrison the North—just as the Republican party disbands in South Carolina and Missis sippi. The New England idea of over throwing the Southern system of labor, by armed oonflict and unfriendly legis lation, baa resulted in such an upheaval of Northern labor that it amounts to a revolution, bints of anarohy, and has banished peace and confidence from many homes and oouuting houses. Even in Europe, the foreign bondholder, who gets twice as much interest on our Gov ernment securities as he can get from the monarchies of the Old World, trembles in his boots. The profits of the war, in aud ont of Congress, are ra{vj)v perishing. Here and there a man can to found who enriched himself at the expense of the people; but the balk of shoddy t'ortapai has withered like Jonah's gourd. The bondholder, here aud abroad, who bought his secu rities at from 30 to 66 cents op the paper dollar, and who insists upon payment at par in gold, still soars aloft in fancied pride of place; but even be may have to share in the oommon calam ity, stoas it has been demonstrated that tne whole tabrui of the East and West is corrupt and rotten, an 4 if 6uoJi masses should organize, under universal suf frage, there is no telling wbat the conse quences may be. Already, even in Europe, a secret power, whioh alarms thrones and sometimes topples them down, is be ginning to proclaim Hyy a war debt is immoral, and that, as it grinds forever the blood aud bonne and hearts of the - laboring classes, it should be repudiated. Very few of the European States are able to barely maintain themselves, the majority are hopelessly bankrupt and their debts ew long will need no for mality of repudiation—they will repu diate themselves. It is creeping into the minds of the masses of the Old World that their enslavement comes rntfear from debt than from the sword; that they can not break the sword until they have cast off the inenbus that makes the award the necessary asytre of Jungs and Emperors. There was hardly a hope that the Feudal sys tem would be broken np, but it perished. The endurance of naan has a limit, and when that limit is reached there must be reform or revolution. From present appearances the agita tions of Europe have been transferred with dreadful and portentous power to the Northern part of the United States. We were a happy and prosper ous people until England, jealons of onr wealth accumulation and rapid approach to the sovereignty of the seas, under a free Bepublioan Government, the paradise of European emigration, grafted her Abolition policy upon New England Puritanism, the horrible re sults of which this generation will never oease to lament. No wonder General Grant is a social hero in Great Britain. He carried ont the designs of that em pire and laid his own country in the dost at her feet. Now that the programme of Garri son and Exeter Hall has been consnm mated, we are at last confronted with its oonaeqnenoes. The South has had her day of woe; it ia the North’s tarn to suffer for a fearful sin. While Garrison goes to England to abuse the South and receive the plaudits of his co-conspira tors, the earthquake has yawned at home. The men of the North who came down with torches and bayonets to ruin and snbdne the South have cut off the very sources of their comfort, wealth and employment. They have freed negroes and enslaved themselves. The condition of a fat, sleek, kindly treated black man, on a Southern plantation of the olden time, was heaven itself com pared with what the white laboring man of tbe North, out on a strike, is bound to be. And while Garrison and Grant are hob-nobbiDg with the aristocracy of Britain, the New York Tribune, founded by Horace Greeley and dominated by Jay Gould, virtually confesses that their work was monstrous; that negro suffrage is au abomination; that the negro him self is unworthy the boou of franchise, if not of liberty; aud a wild shriek goes up amid the baffled Radical camp that the South is “solid,” and, they have to add, that the South has won her liberty and is still at peace. By prodigious sacrifices aud against fearful odds, the States of the South as serted the right of society to be consti tuted, uot as Thad Stevens and Garrison and Grant wished, but as God Almighty planned it. Even tbe Springfield Republican confesses that. It plainly tells tho malcon tents of its own party that they must rail against Jehovah, if they rail at all, and not against Mr. Haves. Even Grant knew his theory, or rather the theory he administered, was monstrous. The Republican frankly says; “His sin and that of his advisers and party was that they did not see that they were trying to circumvent God, that they could not succeed, and that there was another aud a better way to organize Southern society and government.” For many years we have, in common with many others in this seotion, en deavored to impress this momentous truth upon the fanatical workers of in iquity. We felt satisfied that, in good time, the GuD-established law would as sert itself; that there would be Compen sation for the South and Retribution for the North. It is not given to man that he shall, however powerful, assail tbe supernatural successfully. The South is in the ascendant to-day, not because of Tilben or Hates, but because the Radical leaders attempted to circumvent God, and miserably failed in their ex periment. REA NUNN WHY. There are many reasons given for the great strike, and no doubt some politi cal economist, with a faculty for group ing statistics and arguments, will some day cousolidate tbe results aud attempt to draw valuable deductions therefrom. It is oouoeded that the introduction of labor saving machinery has had a blighting effect ou the workmen in the mass. The Herald admits it, but says “ tho workmen are themselves largely to blame for this ; they have tolerated a to tal neglect of foreign commerce, and in tho course of time the country has come to a point where it can manufacture more—not much more, but .yet more— tbau it can consume. Tho surplus weighs like lead ou every branch of in dustry ; it depresses prices and disables manufacturers, who find the home mar ket overstocked by nine mouths’ work in tho year, and are prevented, by blun dering laws, from selling the surplus abroad. Suppose our wheat farmers could not sell their surplus in Europe ? They would be utterly ruined, no matter how great their crops were. But that is precisely the condition of our manufac tures, and all interests suffer with them, the railroads, of course, chief of all. The workiDgmen cau easily and quickly change all that, but not by striking. Let them demand that Congress shall free foreign trade from some of its shaokles, and they will see anew pros perity rapidly springing up and labor in demand everywhere. We must sell our surplus.” There is much truth in the above state ment. The country wants free trade or something akin to it. It has been " pro tected ” to death. When five quinine manufacturers at the North can be en riched at the expense of the whole country, by impests which drive the foreign article away ; and when these monopolists raise the price of that ne cessary article so that poor men can scarcely obtain it, aud in some instances do not obtain it pure, there must be “ something rotten in the State of Denmark.” Men go from tbe South aud West to Congress advanced free-traders; but they do not remain so. At all events, no matter how great this necessity, nothing is done to relieve the sections from which they come. What fascination meets them at Washington ? Are they duped or do they betray their constituents ? Surely some of them ougbt to know, and yet none of them can be made tell. There is some jug gling in politics worth finding ont; and the people ought to make their Con giessmen speak or die—politically. The Springfield Republican prints a formidable array of figures to prove that machinery has indeed largely reduced the number of hands on*e employed. ( There is an increase of production large ly disproportioned to tbe number of laborers at work. Under these circum stances, the laborer must either seek some outlet of escape from overcrowded region attempt other kinds of work, or else use his poiti.s* poger to change a system of Government that usea his muscle for destroying slavery in the 1 South only to drag him down to the worst sort of serfdom at the North. Th£ Chicago Tribune remarks as sig nificant that the first freight delivered at Alton depot Saturday was a wagon load of coffins. -—-iw m - ——— Somb> of the business j#en of New York discharged their clerks who went out with the militia under Gov. Robin son’s call. The Nashville American has its faith in Christian civilization shaken by read | ing a noble decision of the Sheik-ul -1 Islam. When asked, “If eleven Mus- I without just cause, kill an infi del who pvpu tribute, what is to be done?” replied : the Mussel - men be a thousand and one, let them all die— if the infidel paid tribute.” Per-j baps the Sfieiji was deposed for being so “truly §.004/' \ AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 8, 1577. HAN THE CRISIS COME V If we may credit the telegrams from Europe it wonld seem that a crisis in the Rasso-Tnrkish struggle has been reached, and that a few days may de cide the fate of the Ottoman Empire. The successful passage by the Russians of the two great L arriers which nature designed for the defense of Constanti nople has caused affairs to cnlminate with startling rapidity. The armies of the Czar crossed the Danube without encountering, practically, any resist ance. Repeating the campaign of Die bitsoh in 1828-9 (the boldnesss and suc cess of whioh has always made it a fa vorite with Muscovite commanders), the Russian General masked the formidable fortresses of the quadrilateral, and by a foroed march penetrated a pass of the Balkans with a portion of his forces and descended towards the plains of Adrian ople. The very audacity of the move ment has contributed to its success, and present appearanoes indicate that the Russians are securely established south of that great mountain range against which the armies of tbe Czar have so often dashed themselves in vain. In the meantime Bonmania is said to have taken the aggressive, and a portion of her army has crossed tbe Danube and occupied Nicopolis. If these things be true, aud the Great Powers continue to look passively on tho contest, the great game for empire which Rus sia is playing may soon be won.— Military writers Lave compared Bulga ria to a great fortress,of which the Dan ube is the fosse, the slope from the riv er to the Balkans the glaois and the Bal kans the rampart. The fosse has been crossed,the glaois passed and tbe rampart surmounted, aud, to continue the figure, the hostile army is uow in the very heart of the citadel. Adriauople once taken, the road to the city of Constan tine lies open to the iuvaders. But the Great Powers seem to have been roused from their apathy by tho startling suc cess of the Russian arms. England is reinforoing her Mediterranean garrisons aud is said to be meditating tbe occu pation of Gallipoli, the key of the Dar danelles and a point from which an ar my could be easily thrown on Adriano ple. Austro-Hungary is greatly alarm ed and a Cabinet Council, presided over by tbe Emperor, is sitting in Vienna. It is even rumored that the Emperors of Germany and Austria are shortly to have a conference, but this intelligence is scarcely to be credited. In tke mean time it is reported that the Sultau aud the Turkish Cabinet are preparing to cross the Bosporus and establish them selves in Borroussa, or Brusa, on the Asiatic shore. In a short time we may expect to hear either that the war has ended or else that it is beiug waged on a gigautic scale, with the great nations of the world for combatants and the con tinents of Europe and Asia the field of battle. The casual leader of tbe Constitu tional Convention proceedings would suppose that the average Georgia Legis lature is a den of thieves, and that the chief end of a Convention delegate’s existence is to qualify as a first olass de tective. If the Legislature is venal, the people are to blame for electing such Representatives aud Senators. If the Legislature is pure, the members of tbe Convention should not slander it, and thus befoul their own uest. The Khan of Kashgar is the latest “lion” in London society, vice Grant departed. A TALK WITH STEPHENS. The Inralid Ntatesnian Expresses Himself On Public Mattem—What tbe Convention Shot.ld Do—About Mr. Toombs— Mr. Hayes’ Policy—The Future of tbe Country. [Atlanta Countilution.] “Mr. Stephens,” said the reporter, “what do yon think about the Conven tion ?” The C'onvemlon. “It is a remarkably intelligent body of men, and contains, as far as I have been able to observe, not only the best men in the State, but the best average men. But there is one thing,” contin ued Mr. Stephens, “that I am afraid they are going to'do. I am afraid they are going to reduce the number of mem bers of the Legislature. This will be a very great mistake." “But they say, Mr. Stephens, that as at present constituted the General As sembly is too unwieldy.” The Slie of the Legislature. “Exactly so. It ought to be uuwieldy, in so far as its unwieldiness might resist the approaches and influences of the lobby and similar influence. There is a good deal of absurdity in the hobby of ‘retrenchment and reform’ by which a few hope to become popular with the people and ride into office. The pro pose! reduction is a poor piece of econo my—a very poor piece of economy. Both the Senate and the House had better be increased in numbers than decreased. If I had any voice in the matter” Mr. Stephens continued, “I should suggest that the Senate be composed of one member from each county and the House contain at least two hundred members. In my opinion the Senate should con sist of one member from eaeh county, to be elected from the Congressional Dis tricts. Under the present appointment, this would give eleven Senators to each Congressional District and one from the State at large. I think it would be in the interests of economy to have the people as largely represented as possible. When I was in the Legislature—at least from 1836 to 1842—the General Assembly contained three hundred and odd mem bers. These were the days of the glory of the State, and the people were not burdened with debts and taxes.” LegiHlatke Economy. “But wouldn’t this largely increase the cost of the sessions ?” “Well, as to that you can see for yourself. If there were five hundred members in the legislature, the pet diem of five dollars a day fpr forty days would only be one hundred thousand dollars. Compared with the millions of debt piled up by some of the reduced Legislatures, this is an exceedingly small amount. The more largely the people are represented, the more eco nomical will the Legislature be, for it is manifestly the purpose of the people to look after their own interests. We want a General Assembly too big to be controlled by lobbyists, jobbers, and log-rolling bargains. ” “Does it strike you that the Conven tion is progressing as rapidly with the business before it as it should ?” “Well, yes. It is no little thing to frame an organic law for a people. The Convention should be emphatically a deliberative body.” '•What is your gpigigg of the home stead question j’’ The Homestead Provision. “Ob, I believe the Convention will make the homestead permanent and in alienable. lam in favor of a reduced but liberal homestead.” The Political Outlook. Mr. Stephens "says he is more hopeful of the oountry now than sinod 1856. Said he : “Light is breaking. Mr. Hayes is doing what Mr. Tilden never could have done. Had Tilden attempted what Mr. Hayes has accomplished we wonld have had fnotheroivil war. The revolution of tffh North is something wonderful, and imfiyares * Return fo ri gift principles. I think ific lbaiigura ti.Qn of tyr. Haves equal, in the good if hss effected, to the abdication of James I{, of England, gnd £ think that events sum* that time have conspired to produce great results and present great evils. Wkn the Meath Sheeld De. In my opinion the people of the Bouth, outside of party, should sustain and aid him in his policy of pacification. I told Mr. Hayes that he should cut loose froth party and give the people good government and pacification, and seven-tenths of the people wonld uphold him I advised him, moreover, not to hate a hand in the speaker’s election, but to appeal to the oowntry on the strength of his own Executive right-doing.” STRIKE NEARLY ENDED. FREIGHT AND PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING AS USUAL. The Strike Almost Over— Every!bios: Quiet la Pittsburg, St. Louis, Chicago and Saa Francisco—.Rost of the Hoads Kuualag Trains-The War Office Closid—General Hancock’s Opinion—A Few Minor Dis turbances—The .Miners Preparing to Quit Work. New York, July 29.—There are no indications of disturbances at any point having telegraph communication with New York. From all over the country comes the cheering intelligence that everything is quiet. There is of course a feeling of uncertainty on the Delaware and Lackawanna and the Morris and Essex Railroads, and in the mining dis tricts, but,whatever may occur hereafter, everything seems peaceful now. Fort Wayne, July 29.—Tbe strikers drove off the Mayor and sheriff’s posse that attempted to break the blockade Saturday. St. Louis, July 29. — Among the ar rested was Albert Curtin, Secretary of the International Society. The striker* of East St. Louis disregarded the writ of the Federal Court to allow the trains on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad to proceed. The Marshal reported the fact to General Pope, who applied to Washington for authority to use the troops. The response being favorable Pope has ordered Davis to send troops there. Blaford Wil son has been appointed special United States Marshal to enforce the writ. Seven companies of Illinois State mi litia arrived at East St. Louis to take care of the roads not under United States protection. It is thought that by Mon day there will be no interruption of bu siness. John Morgan, ex-head centre of the Coal Miners Association in Southern Illinois, has been arrested. Indianapolis, July 29.—The United States Marshal, with fifty soldiers, took out the train on the Vincennes aud Van dalia Road without molestation. San Fhanoisoo, July 29.—Last night was perhaps the quietest Saturday night ever experienced in San Francisco. The hoodlum element seems thoroughly cowed by tbe recent exhibition of tbe intent and power of the authorities and oitizens to crush all riotous demonstra tions. Buffalo, July 29. —The troubles on the Canada Sonthern Road were settled last night. Evansville, Ind., July 30.—The strikers organized in this city yesterday, and this morning they intend to parade the streets. It is feared that a general strike in all brauches of trkde will be inaugurated, aud trouble is anticipated St. Louis, July 30. — Absolute quiet reigns throughout St. Louis this morn ing. The exchanges have reopened, and everything is rapidly returning to its normal condition. Some manufac turing establishments are still closed for want of ooal, but that Article will be abundant again in a day or two. Chicago, July 29. — Scarcely a vestige of tbe late troubles has been visible to day. Generals Sheridan and Crook ar rived this morning from St. Paul aud Gen. Pope from St. Louis. The latter will still have the immediate .oontrol of the United States troops here and im mediate vioinity by virtue of his posi tion in the army. Gen. Orook went West to Omaha, where he will look after some reported Indian troubles in the Eastern territories. The railroad strike has few new features. The engineers on the Van dalia, It)dianapolis aud St. Louis line have struck, and a few other engineers talk discontentedly, but have yet made no signs of striking. The usual Sunday passenger business has been done by ail the lines except the Vandalia. Few freight cars have been moved in any di rection. Maunoh Chunk, Pa., July 30.—The first New York mail sinoe Wednesday arrived to-day. Erie, Pa., July 30. — Freight and pas senger trains are running on all roads leading from this city. Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 30.—Twenty five hundred miners have just concluded a meeting at Dana’s Grove. They pass ed resolutions not to resume work until wages are raised twenty-five per cent., eud the mine pumps are to be stopped until the company accede to this de mand. Philadelphia, July 30.—Advices have been received here that the strike on the Texas Pacific is ended, and the men have resumed work ou the basis of the present reduction. Chicago, July 30.—But little trouble was experienced this morning in resum ing the order prevailing before the labor disturbance. The expected engineer’s strike has not yet occurred and all the roads, except the Lake Shore aud Chi cago, and the Burlington and Quincy have resumed both freight and passen ger traffio, though the latter has been annoyed by tho recalcitrants at Burling ton, who refuse to allow any business to go on, A considerable number of lumber shovers on tho south branoh of the Chicago river struck this morniug but made no demonstration. The First regiment returned from Braidwood this morning and will go out to Galesburg to-day to insure safety to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy trains at that point. No serious trouble is reported in this city or in the Northwest. Pittsburg, July 80.—Everything is quiet, and the strike among railroad employes is, to all appearances, ended. Ou the Pittsburg division of the Balti more and Ohio Road the freights East aud West are now arriving and depart ing on schedule time. Elizabeth, N. J., July 30.—1 u New Jersey the strikers are quiet, mainly from the presence of the military. At Phillipsburg, Hampton and Washington trains are running regularly, and the strikers are tryiDg to convince the mili tary that their presence is unnecessary, ana the military are trying to convince Gov. Bedell that such is the case. The truth is, however, that in the Lehigh Valley there is no disposition on the part of the strikers to resume work, and no intention on tbe part of the railroads to resume until there is a general return to duty. Cumberland, July 29.—The fast freight train, with a military guard, went through to Keyser. The following train was stopped near Keyser, but the strikers fled into Maryland when the military, which escorted the first train, returned. It has been orderly here, but the crowd is large and the excitement great. Sedalia, Mo., July 30.—The strike on the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Rail road has terminated. St. Louis, July 29.— A1l trains, except the Toledo and Wabash, sent out pas sengers and freight to-day. Consider able objection was made, but after the arrest of sixty-five strikers matters were quieted. Guards were sent on nil the trains. PrrTßpußG, July 29.—The freight bloekade at this point is pretty well broken. The. strikers on the Pennsyl vania Central and Fort Wayne Roads still hold out, but offer no resistance to the movement of trains. Five trains of stock left over the Pennsylvania Road for the East to day. Two trains of freight came West. St. Louis, Sunday, July 29.—A1l quiet. A number of companies of the Citizens’ Guard have beeu disbanded. C. H. Leder, the negro who led the low er rabble, has been arrested. Twenty six leaders of the Carondelet street riot have been arrested. The jails are full. New Orleans, July 29.—For the past two days rumors of a strike have pre vailed,' yesterday the employers were asked to sign * papi/guaranteeing higher wages to the hands. Notices were posted of meetings to be held to day. The authorities are on the alert. Last night the Washington Artillery and the Louisiana Field Artillery were un der arms. The local military received notice to be in readiness for action, and were charged by Gov. Nioholls in the event of an apprehensive gathering to disperse it immediately at any hazard or cost. No blank cartridges will be used. Washington, July 30.—The War De partment closed last night near mid night, after being constantly open for ten days with a high officer in attend ance, usually General Townsend of Gen eral yindent tomg off duty. Two Col lisions were reported yesterday, one near JJew York, from recklessness, and one at Columbus, Q., from a misplaced switch. The jpail, passenger and milk trains pa#s ospr all New Jersey roads. It is thought at the War department that the strike is virtually over. Only in very rare instances have the strikers improved their present or future condi tion. General Hancock states in a dis patch received this morning at tbe War Department: “Have heard from Cum berland and Pittsbnrg this morning. Everything on the railroads within reach of my oommnuitationa seems to be quiet and progressing well. Avery little time and reflection, I think, will accomplish the Test:'’ Governor Carroll, of Mary *■ ‘..lt land, in a communication to the Secre tary of War, says : “The freight trains which were started from Baltimore and Cumberland yesterday proceeded with out any iuterruptinn to Martinskurg, and have been set in motion again to day without disturbance. I begin to feel that the spirit of the disorder is broken up, and hope for the speedy re storation of quiet.” Washington, July 30.—General Sheri dan telegraphs from Chicago that no further trouble is apprehended there. Troops placed at various cities aud points of danger will remain until per fect order is restored and business is conducted as usual. Hoboken, N. J., July 30.— Walter Kichliue aud Edward Sturgess, tbe two leuders of the striking firemen on the Delaware,Lackawanna and Western Rail road, both presented themselves before Superintendent Reasoner yesterday aud admitted that the strike was over, and that their efforts had been unsuccessful. The Morris and Essex division aud the other divisions are expected to fall into line to-morrow. St. Louis, July 30.—Five companies of United States troops left East Louis for Belleville at 7 o’clock last evening with sealed orders. Terre Haute, July 30.—At a meeting of the Vaudalia Railroad employes last night it was resolved to go to work this morning at the old wages, subject to modification hereafter. New York. July 30.— Tbe Hornells ville striker, B. J. Donahne, was again before Judge Donahue to-day in the Supreme Court (chambers), under au attachment for interfering with the run ning of trains by tbe receiver of the Erie Railway Company, appointed by the Supreme Court. General Pryor and ex-Judge Curtis appeared for the re spondent and represented that they had no opportunity to critically examine the papers. General Pryor then proceeded to argue that the complaint was insuffi cient iu not specifying the particular act of contempt of Court. The plaintiffs were allowed two days to file interroga tories, and defendant ten days to file answers. The prisoner meantime is in the custody of the Sheriff of New York oouuty, with leave to apply for bail. ArrestM Using llliule—Rioters Punished—.An Abortive strike iu Memphis—A Dividend Pnssed—Trouble in the Mining Regions— Trains Stopped—A Riot nt Scranton—The Mayor Maltreated—Several Rioters Killed. St. Louis, August I.—Two of the strikers on the Executive Committee of East St. Louis have been arrested. The capture of the others is expected. Chicago, August I.—United States Distriot Judge Drummond sentenced eight rioters to-day, brought from Peoria, to four months imprisonment and SSO fine for oontempt. Memphis, August 1. —The brick moul ders are on a strike for twenty-five cents advanoe on the price paid during the past five years. The street force of the gas company have demanded an ad vance. All the strikers have been dis charged. Philadelphia, August I.— The Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Rail road to-day decided to pass the usual quarterly dividend on the stock of that company. The Board considers it ad visable to use its available cash iu re pairing the recent damages to its prop erty. Columbus, August J. —Seven freight trains went eastward ou the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad and one Westward this morning. Six west ward bound freight trains arrived here at noon. The police took oontrol of the yards, assisted by two companies of military. There was not a shadow of opposition, but, on the contrary, every one present seemed pleased at the con dition of affairs. The Baltimore and Ohio Company’s local officers have been officially notified to receive freight. Wilkesbarre, August I.—Trains left both ways on the Valley Road this morning without disturbance. At noon a looal train for Pittston was boarded by strikers, the engine out loose and run into the round house. A large crowd of persous assembled. There was no interference with the strikers. A mail train bound north on the Valley Railroad, aud due here at 2, p. m., was detained tlireo-quhrters of an hour by a crowd of 7,000 persons at the depot. The strikers uncoupled the passenger coaches aud engine and threw the coup ling bolts in the canal. The bolts were replaced aud United States detective officers were stationed on the platform to watch them. The train was backed below the depot and under a full head of steam shot past the strikers. Some of them attempted to board the train but failed. Trouble is anticipated when the next traiu reaches here. Later. — A crowd of six or seven thou sand people assembled at the Lehigh Valley Depot to see the mail train South come in at 3:45 this afternoon. The strikers were out iu force. A copstable and a United States detective, standing on tlip platform next tq the engine, were stoned. Master Mechanic Drumheller was running the engine. The strikers stoned him until he had to get off. As he did so he was struck in the face with a stone. The strikers cheered, mounted the engine, out it loose aud fan it to Sugar,Notch. JoJin Reitler, the con stable, was seized by tbe mob and roughly handled. They were going to duck him in the canal, and would have killed him but for the interference of friends. He is now in tfie station house for protection. The mot) followed him through tfie streets, agf} yell ing. 4 large number of passengers were compelled to lay over here. The strikers have the engine taken from the train, and are running it up and down the road, blowing the whistle and cheer ing. The miners and railroad men are coalescing, and trouble is feared. Scranton, Pa., August I.—About half past eleven o’clock this morning about 5,000 men, armed with clubs and re volvers, forced all the employes of the L. I. and C. Company who had returned to work after a brief strike to desist. They then proceeded to the car shops of the Delaware, and pastern Railroad Company and droye the men from tbe|r posts threatened to destroy the par shops and office. Not satisfied with this they violently assault ed several employes, both ip (he shop and office, and many of them sustained painful, though not serious, wounds. Mayor McKane hastened to the scene, and at the same time sent word to a vol unteer organization of young men which had been guarding the extensive stores of the L. I. and C. Company for about a week past. The Mayor’s arrival at the scene of the melee was the signal for a general attack upon him, and but for the interposition of Father Dunn, a Catholic priest, he would pyobably have beenkill ed. He escaped, howeyer, with a double fracture of the jaw. some forty or flfty of the volunteers marched down LacjiawsuneaYenue to Washington street, TYhejre they’ were met by the riot ers, and after a brief assault with clubs and stones fired into the crowd, killing four men. The hccdlpms, and in fact everybody, were aqd S3 they ran several fell opaquely woqnded. The company xethfoed to their quarters un molested. AH places of business are closed by order of tpe Mayor, and the citizens are joining the volunteers in large npmbffffl- Troops have been sent for and are expected to-night, when fresh trouble is feared; meanwhile the streets are being cleared by the police and volunteers.' All Quiet In C'olumbui* and at Naabville— The Train* On the Baltimore and Ohio Road Running A* Uctual—Cheering News Froth Ha a let <Jii r • *4 .u 7 u. , Columbus Ghq, August J. The freight trains were moved ont in all di rections under a guard of the military to-day without the slightest interrup tion from strikers. Baltimore, August I.— Baltimore and Ohio Railroad officials at Camden station report to-night as follows : “We moved about joO trains on the various divisions and all tforked well.” Nashville, August I.—Thfc'strike on the St. Lvuis Southeastern Railroad has oollapsed, and trains will run as usual to-morrow. The engineers express a willingness to resume work, though no concessions have been made to them. Hazleton, ’August' I—The first passehget train from the East arrived here this morning from Mauch Chun 1 -, thereby breaking the blockade, and rl turned on schedule time #ifh mails affd paijsepgers for jjew York "and 'Philadel phia. Another *4ip arrived lafhr jn dav with twelve mail pouches and a fall complement of passengers. Both of these trains were run by crews be longing to the main line, as the men of the Hazleton branch are still ont. The pay car arrived here about noon. The men were paid off up to four o’clock this afternoon. None of the strikers have asked to be reinstated. As the morning train was on its way back to Mauch Chunk it was stopped about five miles below here by •, tie that' had been laid across the rails. The obstruc tion was placed at a curve of the road, but the engineer wrs able to stop the train in time to avoid disaster, although the engine struck the tie before the train could be brought to a halt. The miners of Eokley, Upper Lehigh and Jeddo held a mass meeting this morn fug at the latter plaoe. It Was very largely attended. The men seem desi rous of reorganizing the Miners’ Union, and are reported to have recommended it at their meeting this morning. The question of a strike was discussed, but the speeches and entire proceedings were in opposition to that course so long as the Reading Company oontinnes to work. Later, 8, p. m.—lnformation has just beeu received that the railroad men of this division have signified their desire to return to work, and that all local as well as through trains will run to morrow. AN INTERVIEW WITH A STRIKER. A Sample of the Men who Struck—A Sad Pic ture—A Grinding Monopoly—Men Over worked aud Underpaid—Wives aud Chil dren Naked and Hungry—The Sympathy of Haltering. [Donn Piatt in Cincinnati Enquirer .) Going through the train after it left Cumberland, I encoußtered a familiar face in that of a man in very poor attire, who sat nursing an old-fashioned pair of saddle-bags, that looked as if they had been left over iu Cumberland bv some trooper on his way to Braddook’s defeat. It was only after the owner of these bad clothes aud ancient saddle bags had called my name, while holding out his hand, that I recognized an old acquaint ance. I had known him during the war, at Cumberland, as a well-to-do mechanic. Ho uow appeared oare-worn, gray and evidently quite poor. “The world has not gone prosperously with you since I knew you in Cumber land,” I said, seating myself by his side. _ “No, indeed. I have had a hard old time sinoe then, I had a little money, aud was fool enough to put it in an oil speculation, aud it went into a hole where I oouldn’t folfow it. Theu my wife died, leaving a large family of chil dren. Then the hard times came, and I went from bad to worse, until I am now about as near the bottom as a man can be and live.” “What are you doing now?” “Nothing. I did until thisstrike, and now, like the rest, I am out.” “ Tell me something about the strike, if you can ?” “ Certainly I can. I am one myself. I am on my way to Martinsburg.” “ Without a ticket ?” “ Without a ticket.” “ Why, the conductor will put you off.” “No he won’t either; he is one of us. They all are. There is no man works ou this road that doesn’t hate it. The company never asked anything but hard work for poor pay, and now it finds that we have no love for it.” “ You have had a hard time of it ?” “ Hard times doesn’t express it. You fought four years to liberate the slftyee : we are in a worse condition than the nig gers, for they had food, clothing and shelter for themselves aud families. We must find all that out of eighty cents a day, aud a day runs from ten to fourteen hours. Why, Colonel, you wouldn't be lieve it were J to tell you of the distress we have been made to suffer. There’s my family ; why, those children don’t taste meat from one week’s end to an other ; and as for clothing, it is a shame to see them and know what they are ex posed to. They have kept in bed dur ing the Winter many a day because I could not buy fuel, aud yet coal ought to be as cheap here as dirt. When we complain they tell us to ‘ git ’ if tfe don’t like it, for there are plenty of others to take our places.” “I fear that is only too true.” “Not much. When it oomes to that there won’t be any places to take,” Tbe expression of this poor man’s faoe was uot pleasant ns he said this. I was glad my esteemed friends, Garrett and King, were not present to note that countenance. It would have made them so uncomfortable. “I fear,” I continued, “that you are engaged jn a fool's fight, To allow the discharged laborer to dictate as to the employ of another is to overthrow our entire struoture, social and commercial. You will pitch dowu upon yourselves the opposition of all organized communities, and poor, few and unarmed as you are, I cannot see what is to be gained.” “We can destroy the road,” he said, with a calm determination really start ling; “we can destroy every riqlroad in the United States. Y°n don’t suppose this movement is confined to the Balti more and Ohio Railroad ? It extends to every road, every workshop and factory in the land. Misery has made the work men of the United States known to each other, and threatened starvation is our bond of uniop. These great monopolies will learn in a few days that they must give way to justice or be destroyed.” “In the meantime you will starve. You cut away the only support—a poor one, true, but a support—from under you by such violenpp. ” “No. we Wffh't starve , tne people sympathise with us ; we shall not lack for bread. Why, do you know that this railroad has been so exacting, hard and abusive of the people of Maryland and West Virginia, that they wonld not only he glad to see us punish bqt help na ~1 $4 not think muon of my friend's threats at the time, attributing much of his talk to the exoited boasting so oom mon to such stirring events. Facts have since demonstrated that he told only the trnth. Distress among the laborers of the United States has bound them firmly into one body. Where two people think alike there is organization. When iliey feel alike there is action,‘and there is no motiye sp powerful as hunger. A man without wages, with the cry of hungry children in his ears, is a man to be fear ed. We are given to attribute the vio lence iu France to false teachings cd the Com mu ne. This is tr rt e. V W n kills anothpY ft Jiffe(pnep of opinion. Masses dq pot go at throats for an idea. When Baris gets qp at nigh* ftnd marches a hundred thousand styopg, with their blue shirts oqtsidp theif uanfalopns it means that (a starving. Theyp are hungry stomachs under the blouse and famishing families in the home. Human nature is the same the world over. While it is estimated that we have nearly four millions of men out of employ, they who have wages find themselves very little better off. It is hunger and privation to one—starvation to other. - * of tub c hopm. The Crop grouped In. Edgefield County, Naalh Carolina *' '* t Correyaaiiugfice Chronicle and ConaliliUionalut. J Edgefield, S. C., July 30.—Crops of wheat are better than they have been since the war. Some were injured not beiDg properly cared |ar ‘per-ore be ing threshgd Opt. Wats, where not killed out, are very good; red oats are selling at 60 cents at this place. The corn crop has been somewhat injured by not being properly worked and by the spelf of the first of thjs mqptyi, but will be a prop, mpde in this county. The cotton oyop at present is net an average one; the rainy spell in June caused the grass to injure seriously a large number of acres, and there cannot, under the most advantageous circumstances, be more than two-thirds of a crop made in this county the presen* y-av. There is plenty of labor, such as' it is, ' but the expenen’ce thost men who deal with them ii" that but few of them are worth their board aad oiothing. I have recently Conversed with Mr. Bryan, who has been over most of the county with the County Treasurer collecting taxes, and he informs me the crops in the Sand Hills are very poor, but the Saluda region they T ery good, and that ;n jihs section 1 where' ljtostcotton is raised. Very tew perSbns paid their taxes. Money is' very scare. In the Dutch settlement nearly every onb id up in full, War *fiold adage—rfien *-aisea cotton exclu sively, and purchased everything else, had very little money left after paying their debts, if they got out even: w" ; f? on the other hand, men -ho .ausedlmt little cotta: iyu plenty 61 'col'll and small grain, always had’money on hand, and were ihdependent. Peace prevails throughout the county. The division of the county he diseftssed in Au gust and September in the upper por tion of the county. “Fence or no fence” is attracting the minds of many, but my impression is there will be no change this Fall. There will be an effort made in a short time to get oonviot labor to grade the railroad from this place to Bacon’s Turn-out, on the 0., C. AA. 1 R. If the labor o." he procured; work will be ocmEienoed’et > hn> earfy day A small assessment trpoh the property wtthfb Mie incorporate 'limits of ldge- : field will grade toe road and liav Sown I $2 A YEAR-POSTAGE PAID the cross-ties. We are yet hopeful of seeing better times in Edgefield. Solon. THK WAR IN EUROPE. REPORTED DEFEAT OF THE RUS SIANS AT YENI SAGHKA. Austria A ruling—What She Intends to Do— The Defeat at the Turku Nenr Riiutebnk Diucreiiiteil—Freeariouu Position at the Ruustanu South of the Unlkano—Four Turkluli Ariuieu Approaehlug—Battle at Yen! Nagbra—Tbe Turks Claim the Vic lory—The Russians Reported Retreating. Pesth, August I.—The Pest her Lloyd publishes a Vienna special stating that the Ministry have decided to mobilize three army corps, which will be echloned on the frontiers of Dalmatia, Croatia and Solavonia. London, August I.—The Times’ cor respondent at Vienna utterly discredits the defeat of Ahmed Ezoub Pasha and says after the concentration of the Turks around Shumla a considerable portion of their forces was ordered to a4vanoe by way of Eshi Djuma and Os man Bazar upon Tirnova, to unite with Osman Pasha there, aud then fall on the Russian detachments which have passed the Balkans. The Turks therefore have only beeu able to leave a feeble corps of observation, which will take good care not to encounter an enemy su perior in numbers. The position of the Russians iu the Shipka and Sliono passes and on the southern slope of the Balkans is becoming hourly more grave. Their effective forces whioh are eohe loned on this line don’t exceed 50,000 men, which are threatened from four sides simultaneously—from Adriauople and Jamboli by Suleiman Pasha; from Osman Bazar by Meliemet. Ali, while Osman Pasha is advanoing in the direc tion of Selvi, aud a reserve corps from Sofia could approach by way of Philip popolis. It seems also that the Rus sians are not making much progress be fore Silistria and Rustcbuk, where they are meeting with a desperate resistance. Gen. Zimmerman’s oorps, advauoing through the Dobrudsoha, -is greatly menaced by the right wing of the Turk ish army from Varna and Paravada. The Ninth Russian Army Corps has be oome almost incapable of fighting in eonsequence of the loss it suffered at Nikopolis aud Plevna. Several telegrams mention the fact that the Roumanians ocoupied Nikpolis at tbp request of the Russians as proof that the Russian cause is uot prosperous. The Times' Bucharest correspondent says it is reported that the Roumanian division, commanded by Gen. Manu, after leaving a small garrison at Niko polis, marolied in the direction of Plevna. The Manchester Guardian's Vienna correspondent reports that the Czarwitch and his army is retiring to wards the river Tantara. A dispatch to the Telegraph, dated Pera, July 31, midnight, says : “Jntelli genoe just received heye from Gsmau Pasha announces ft great Turkish vic tory. The enemy was completely rout ed, after two days’ severe fighting, with a loss of 8,000 killed and 16,000 wounded. The Turks captured a great quantity of arms and ammunition. The Turkish oasnaßipfl were comparatively small, owing to the fact that they fought upon the defensive." Austria has abandoned ber passive position for one of armed neutrality. Tweuty-four milliou florins must be raised for the proposed mobilisation. The Italian fleet is at Taranto. Specials to the Telegraph assert that the Turks were victorious iu the battle at Yeni Sagbra and Plevna, and that thd Russians are retreating to the Balkans, pursued by Suleiman. Bucharest, August I.— Reports are current that Meliemet AU with sixty thousand men has arrived at Osman Bazar. A smaller Russian detachment is retreating before him. Mehemet Ali is trying to elfeot a junction with Os man Pasha, but wishes to accomplish this without giving battle in the open field. The Russians are waiting for such au opportunity most impatiently. Raqbad, August I.—The Cossacks, on the approach of Suleiman Pasha’s scouts, fell back towards the river Tiete, whioh shows that the Russian corps which on the 27th held Tietesoum, had fallen back on the Yantra. Communi cation has been re-established with Rustcbuk. Wlint Riidsiu Really luleuilx Czar’ll Criiirinnis un EnglitmPw Cauiluet— The Esvptlaa A Chanse oi Pu lley fcy pm Turku—They Will Take ilie Of ten*! ve. Vienna, August I.—The papers liele unanimously announce that yesterday’s council did not decide in favog of either general or partial mobilization. Count Andrassy, whose policy was entirely ap proved, was empowered to take meas ures for the eventual strengthening of the troops already echeloned along the southern frontier. The Cabinet also discussed the cost, estimated at 35,000,- 000 florins, of mobilising four divisions for reinforcing thu troops on tho fron tier, should that measure be determined upon. London, August I.— A note received by the Russian Secretary of State from the headquarters of the Grand J}uke Nicholas, where the Czar ia sojourning, as to the sinking of vessels iu the Bil lina month of the Danube aud the em ployment of Egyptian troops in the ser vice of Turkey, says ; “As soon as the war is ended, the Russians will remove the impediments and clear the bed of the river.” With regard to the other point the note states that “to calm the anxiety of the British Cabinet His Imperial Maiesfy instructed tbe Russian Ambassador in London to de to Earl Derby that we harbored no project of aggression against Egypt. Might we not have expeoted, therefore, that in strict fairness the British Gov ernment would use its influence with the Khedive to him from eu gagiu" in dicf hostilities against us ? Iff Oflf flghts fn the Balkans our soldiers foqnd themselves opposed to Egyptian troops aud it *dl perhaps suf fice to point (it this fact to justify the hone that i| the British Government de sires that its interests shall not be com promised by aggression on onr part against Egypt, it will also use its influ ence there to prevent us from being forced by the open hostilities of tha vice regal government to take steps to pre vent a renewal of them,'' Out of numerous conflicting reports from Bulgaria last week, oue substantial and very important fact is gleaned, that the Turks have abandoned their Fabian policy, and are making a sewes attack on both flanks oi Russians. The forced to suspend ag- EVC4 siye movements, and concentrate on their oentral line from Biela to Tirnova. As pointed out by the Times' Vicuna correspondent to-day, if Pasha anil Lieut. Gen. JjJ4ewket Ali succeed in joining bawds between Tirnova and thb JpalKau passes it will be fatal to the Russians south of the mountains. Thus far only Turkish reports of fighting have been received since th§ battle at Plevna, but '> with a appearance of probability, that if the Russians were faring prosperously we would have official bulletins from St Petersburg. Constantinople, August I.— Tuesday evening the Russians were bombarding Yeni Saghra. London, August I, —regard to tbe renewed at Rlevna it is clear- V that tbe Russians were defeated in the first day’s fi<*hßßg on July 30th, as an official dispatch from Tirnova, published in St. Petersburg, aaya ; “ July 30th Gen. Krudener again attacked Plevna, but without suc cess. ” All advices as yet received go to show that the second day’s, fighting was equally disastrous tv the Russians. A dispatgtj d a jd Bucharest to day says : t-en. Rnid,ep er yesterday again *tck eq Plevna, but afte; desperate struggle Wap rfpvdaed by the Turks, ye re greatly superior in ' An offioial telegram from Osman Pasha, giving an account of Tuesday's fighting, received at Constan tinople, is almost identic*! yitli the Telegraph's account, bpt estimates the Russian 24,000 out of a ioiye of ten divisions, and says the Russians retreated to their A Bucharest states that the Russian army continues to receive rein forcemeats, ’ Passenger traffic on the qaasy railway was suspended yesterday to facilitate their passage. The army worm is in the cotton fields of North Mississippi. Chicago the of Ju S. & W. a' Tif a rrr‘ S i Cp> ‘ grocers, of South streets, has been n -i a^i unknqyjm At Pittsburg, Penneyßapia, yester , **} 8 mould o mefal explosion, at the fcraniny °*R.C. Totten, Liberty *.Wo men were fatally and eight Ttie poise of the > explosion was squares. THE STATE. THE PEOPLE AND THE PAPERS. Watermelons are plentiful in Griffin. Conyers sells eggs at Gj cents per dozen. Monroe Superior Court has a *75,000 suit to try. Several negro criminals are in the Cov ington jail. Rev. Father Murphy died in Macon last Sunday. Macon thieves fish for chickens with a hook and line. Dr, Sid. Holland, formerly of Augus ta, is in Athens. Large chickens sell for only ten cents each in Carrollton. The Knights of Pythias have a flour ishing lodge in Atlanta. Mrs. Sarah F. Pope, an old resident of Athens, died last Sunday. A tramp dtole a horse from a rack iu Forsyth dnring Commencement. A young colored highwayman tried to snatch a lady’s purse in Atlanta. Five persons were sick at one time, iu a family near Milledgeville. Three died. The various Lodges of Knights of Py - thias in Savannah held a convention last. Monday. A negro stole a watch from a jewelry store in Athens aor two ago. He was oaptured. A company of blind minstrels are traveling over the State, giving enter tainments. A fight between a hog and a dog caused quite an excitement in Grillin' the other day. “The Hump Back Mule,” an ancient Greek ballad, has been revived, and is now a favorite in Atlanta. The total value of property owned by citizens of Monroe countv is $2,311 44d Of this, negroes own *64,743. The engineers on the State Road have acted in such a manner as to provoke the admiration of the community. The young ladies at Garnett Springs have eleoted a correspondent from their own ranks for the Toccoa Herald. Mr. J. B. Carson, of Taylor county, has sent the first boll of open cotton to the Macon Telegraph and Messenger. The Griffin Volunteers had a pic-nio at Indian Spring yesterday. Governor Colquitt was present and delivered an address. The nurseries around Atlanta are laden with very fine fruit. The peach crop of the present year is one of the finest ever known. Columbus darkies are going to At lanta in a swarm on next Saturday, the 4th. Columbus leads the world in the matter of excursions. The Monroe Advertiser says: We have had splendid rains, and corn, cot ton and grass are growing with wonder ful rapidity. The corn prospect is very promising. Last Tuesday, W. J. Hendricks, age til fifty years, was married in Harris coun ty to Miss Mollie Stribliug, a blushing damsel of thirty Summers. It was a runaway matoh. W. H. Berry, an engineer on the Air Line Road, weighs 275 lbs., age 51 years, lias been running an engine for tweuty nine years, and was never on any road! but the Georgia and Air Line. Marietta is full of strangers. There was a hop at the Kenneaaw House Fri day night, which drew all the beaux on the State Road. Oartersville sent down a dozen of its most dashing swells. In IBTG the voting population of Mon roe county was as follows: While polls, 1,027; colored polls, 1,109. This year there is a change, showing an increase, as follows: White polls, 1,052: colored polls, 1,203. A negro man named Robert Hurst was killed on Sol. Penn’s place, on Gum Creek, in Newton county, on Monday night last, by another negro named Simon Hill. The killing was done with a razor, and Robert's throat was cut, from ear to ear. Two worthy citizens of Monroe coun ty (each) lost a dun colored cow. A contest was made for the ownership be fore the Justice Court, and an nppeal has been taken to the Superior Couvi. The trial will cost the county at least, three hundred dollars. There is in Thomas county an immi gration society, and there are being printed by it ten thousand copies of a pamphlet setting forth the advantages of its climate, soil, etc., which will be distributed throughout the North and) West to induce people to come and set - tle there. Rev. A. J. Jarrell, pastor of St. James’ M. E. Church, Augusta, spent a portion of last week among his friends iu Mil ledgeville. The Union and Recorder says “He possesses a heart overflow - ing with love for his fellow-mon, and is an active and earnest worker in the great, cause of Christianity, He will always find open doors and loving hearts here. ” The Good Templars of Starrsville are the cleverest people in the land. At their meeting, last (Saturday night, it was reported that the crop of Mr. B F. Hays was in need of work--lie and his family being siok and unable to work it when about sevsoity-flve or eighty of the members of the Lodge agreed to take their plows and hoes and go and work if out for him on Monday. * WASHINGTON NOTES. Legal Tenders Deiitroyed—|(m. 11. W. nil - llnrd .Unde Minister la Brnsll—A Confede rate Commodore Appointed to OOlre—Han cock’* Opinion of the Strike. Washington, July 31.—Legal tenders destroyed for July, $670,1121, being 80 per cent, of the national bank notea issued. The Cabinet discussed various matters relating to appointments of pub lic land officials, but made none. The labor troubles were also discussed. Henry W, Hilliard, of Georgia, was ap pointed Minister to Brazil. Mr. Hil liard, previous to the war, represented the Montgomery (Ala.) District in Con gress. Gen. Hancock reports the situ ation in the mining districts of Penn sylvania much more favorable. All ap prehensions of violence have nearly disap peared. The Lighthouse Board gives no tioe that after August 10th a fixed red light will be exhibited from the light house on the St. John Shoal, Delaware Bay. The. light will be visible thirteen nautical miles. The Commissioners of the Dis triot of Columbia have appointed Cora modore Van Ranseallear MorgaD, late of the Confederate Navy, Inspector of Works and Repairs on the roeds and streets of the District. Commodore Morgan graduated in the class of 1836, He was highly recommended to the place by many of his old comrades in the United States Navy, and by prop.- erty holders of the District generally. auity in the south. A Houtli Carolina Diutrlrt Agree,* to flrop Political Violence, u*i<l Nrndn a Com mil let* to WaHhingtoiii Washington, July 29.—A delegation of gentlemen from the Edgefield and Ellenton Districts of South Carolina, composed of Republicans, both white and black, and of Democrats, has re cently called upon the President. The object was to lay before him tbe pro ceedings of the late mass meeting, par ticipated in by all olasses in those por tions oi the State, at which the people on each side pledged themselves here after to live in peace with their neighbors of every class and race, and agreed, each with the other, that violence and disor der arising out of political differences should cease. Asa result of this agree ment, all the parties to it have united iu asking the President to cause to be dis missed all the cases recently tried by Chief Justice Waite, and at the same time they say that the State authorities propose to dismiss a number of political suits began in local Courts against Re publicans. The President expressed, much satisfaction at the improved con dition of affairs in Swith Carolina, and members of the delegation report that he promised to take into consideration the request they had made. THE 1.088 V. What Nw York Paj r Ifna ro Nay About tbe (flcorgi.ft Convention. New Yobs, July 31.—The Journal of Commerce calls attention to the fact that the Georgia Convention has adopted a clause making lobbying a crime. It thinks that it will be impossilds to make any such legislation constitutional, and adds, that the true remedy lies in eleoting high-minded, in telligent men io govern the State, who cap neither be bought, nor bullied, nqr cajoled, and in creating a public senti ment that will ostracise the lobby. Otherwise, even a constitutional pro vision will not avfiil. We all have our preference; but no one prefers to hear a crying baby when tbe fact in so well known that Dr. Bull’a Baby Syrup woald at once quiet it Rwe, 2q.ceufcs,