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J. II. ESTILL,
Savannah, Ga.
T I1E >(»(• oi TI1E sent kz.
t I UK 1‘l.AVEl> ON A UAt U OKOAN.
md back ;
1 bv if skillful “short
Btfd Wheeler and Ilayes ;
t . r !, nk* are louls, they will swallow the cant.
/Jo lor tlx* tiling that pays.
v work that pays ;
and lraud will never stop
'"and Wheeler and Hayes.
—Tn rn,
• u here th<- butter is spread,
t to folk who never learn
,l,o are taxed f*»r the bread.
nap and Hayes,
n, ulraid t«» go out,
>1<1,
i lust nut burs ;
ith faces bold,
; of Carl Schurz.
“Da capo.’’
w. r. s.
0;d Luc,
was uomiu
in Bryant':
“aedamat
a terrible i
They say
bunt up be
A flairs in Georgia.
!e Jonathan Norcross, of Atlanta,
ated by three yeas and one nay
5 Convention—and they called it
ion.'’ Uncle Jonny evidently wields
Atkins has gone off to Ohio to
ndsinen. The fact that he can’t
getboudsmvu in Georgia is, it seems to us,
a sufficient excu -e for calling on Grant for
troops.
It would be funny if old Uncle Norcross
should refuse to run as the Radical candi
date for Governor. If he cares anything
forbid reputation, he will not only refuse to
run, but will institute suit against the Radi
cal leaders for defamation of character.
Heury Grady has been metaphorically
stung by honey bees, and he is getting even
with them in the Augusta Constitutionalist.
Randall's foot is ou thy shore, Baltimore,
oh! Baltimore.
The Atlanta poets seem to have subsided.
A goo 1 many of them have become commer
cial travelers.
The Augusta people are about to strike
against the water of their canal. This,
while it is to be looked upon as a public
calamity, will not interfere with tourists.
A tramp, who entered Macon with liis
coat closely buttoned around his manly
bosom, explained that the weather was so
hot he couldn’t bare it.
The complaint is now raised in Macon that
the police of that city use their parasols as
much in carrying on flirtations as they do
keeping the sun off. The average Macon
tax-payer is a constitutional grumbler.
A gentleman caught a negro carrying off
some of his fancy poultry the other night.
‘‘What are you doing with my chickens?” he
yelled. “I wuz gwine fer ter fetch ’em
back, Less. Dere’s a nigger ’roun’ h( re
what’s bin ’sputin’ longer me ’bout
dem chick’us. I sed dey wuz Coachin’ Chy-
I Tbz an’ he sed dey wuz Alabamar pullets,
an’ I wuz jes takiu ’em roun’ fer ter ’stablish
my nolledgo. Dey don’t lay no aigs, does
(ley, Loss? Ef dey does, I’m mighty
’shamed er hustlin’ uv ’em roun’. Aigs is
bc ite.’’
If Uncle Jonathan Norcross wants to be
‘tfxccted Gove 1 nor he will be compelled to
hire negroes to vote for him by the day.
The people of Augusta evidently believe
the bottom of their canal is paved. At any
rate, they can’t understand why tho water
Bhoul j bo muddy.
A Baptist revival is progressing in San
ders vilie.
A negro who was a little wild from the ef
fects of fever, got in front of a locomotive on
the Central Road, near Augusta, on Tuesday,
and was somewhat jarred by the pilot. It is
better to use quiuiue than to get in the way
of a locomotive.
Judge Youngblood, of Washington
county, La? corn that will make from
seventy-live to eighty bushels to the acre.
The Fort Valley Mirror says that the corn
crop of Houston county will be so abundant
that not a grain of Western corn will bo
sold in the county.
General Pierce Young will not be a candi
date for Congress in the Seventh District.
Ho is for Colonel W. II. Dabney.
Thus Henry Grady in the Augusta Con-
s 'itutionalist: I have been close to many
a noted campaigner in many a campaign,
but I never saw any man carry himself
through a light so blamelessly and so pure,
w ith such a scorn for the doubtful devices
J f politicians, and such a loathing for doubt
ful devices—as Gen. Colquitt carried him-
through the last campaign. I have
n^t-r fuund such brave honesty, such sweet
dign.^F, such gentleness and grace and
sincerity - such loyalty and such winning
tenderness, as I have fouudin this Christian
gentleman; in short, I do not hesitate to
s &y, and no gratitude or hope impels me to
the statement, that Gen. Colquitt is tho
best and purest public man I ever knew.
He will be a leading element in Georgia
politics for the next decide, and Georgia
Politics will be all the better for it.
Columbus Enquirer: It is the very rarest
occurrence tnat the whites and blacks differ
iu this county. Crime is rapidly diminish
es* \\ here freedmen own property, as
they do in this county, \hey become strongly
rvative, and desire the best class of
—men who are gifted with intelligence
■ *nd business habits and will make taxation
light as possible for the general good.
ot- ;. n ] the colored men have increased
their possessions in this intense Democratic
county jt'ud State in the last twelve
tuonths. They now report the possession
" f '.797 acres of land, about «00 more than
la ®t year, and 139,110 of city property, $3,-
UlJ " more than in August, 1875. They own
tu this county $88,575 of taxable property,
notwithstanding the great depreciation in
laud* and city property. It is currently re-
Parted one colored citizen is worth some
’ to $30,000, principally in United
States bonds and stocks of corporations
that pay well. Such a statement of facts is
1 complete refutation of the arguments of
Norton, Sherman, B^utwell & Co.
Atlanta Constitutiont Sopie days ago
Barnes Atkina, the recently app*>»ntgd and
continued Collector of Customs at Savannah,
passed through this city, eu route to the
North. He gave it out that iio was pere
grinating upon a pleasure tour to the Cen
tennial and other places of summer resort.
^Nothing singular was thought of this fact,
for it is generally understood that any
Radical official who has gumption and un-
dtrstands the predominant rule of “addi
tion, division and silence, H can afford
to go .around and view the beauties
of natufd in fair style and easily'
take in the glories of the Centen
nial or any otW p.ircna conducted on
high moral ideas. Who Jeems is need not
fyp told to the people of Atlanta, .or Georgia.
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18. 1876.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
He used to be Revenue Collector in this dis
trict and suits arc now pending against him
m the United States Court here on account
of his transactions in that capacity. The
press, too, of the North have recently pub
lished him as a defaulter to the government
in a large amount. But Jeems is a good
partisan and wears the party harness with
out kicking. In the recent State Conven
tion he labored hard for Conkling, but fail
ed yet the ambrosial Senator from New
York paid him his reward bv having
him nominated and confirmed for
the Savannah Collectorehip. This
done, however, a difficulty arose in Jeems’s
pathway. He found that there was no per
son in Savannah who would stand for him
u P? n ,^ 8 , To any other person than
a Radical like Jeems, this fact would have
been discouraging. To be appointed col
lector of a port where no one will trust the
chances of going on his bond, was rather
rough, but Jeems boro up under it, and has
now hied himself away to Ohio to secure if
he can, sureties upon his official bond. This
is a significant fact and aptly illustrates the
character of Federal appointments in the
South. If Jeems makes his bond, however
he will pay little heed to tho fact that mado
him seek it abroad.
The Servian Generals.
A French correspondent at Belgrade
gives the following descriptive details of
the four Generals to whom at the present
time the fortunes of the Servians are en
trusted : “Tchernayeff, the Generalissimo
of the Servian forces, and the comman
der of the main column advancing in the
direction of Nisch, is a man of sixty
years of age. During a long period of
service in the Russian army he has earned
an incontestable military reputation,
mainly, perhaps, by contributing
largely toward the succest-ful issue
of the expedition against Kokand.
Zach, who commands the troops mov
ing on Novi-Bazar, with a view of
effecting a junction with the Monte
negrin contingent, is an older man thau
his superior, but bears bravely his
seventy-two years. In stature he is
above the average height, but his figure
is now somewhat bent. His life has
been spent in the study of military art,
and he has acquired so great a fame for
his knowledge thereof that, some few
years ago, he was appointed to reorganize
and superintend the Academy at Bel
grade. During his tenure of office in
that institution he was very popular
with his pupils. In 1848 he fought in the
ranks of the Austrian urmy in the cam
paigu against Hungary. He speaks
and writes several languages fluently.
Banco Alimpitsch, who commands
the corps on the Driua, is the Murat of
the Servian army. lu contrast with
General Zach, whose manner, despite his
extreme amiability, is somewhat cDld and
reserved, Alimpitsch is affable in the ex
treme; and he is well known throughout
the army as a jovial companion. He is
now about fifty years old. He began his
military studies at Belgrade, and after
ward continued them in Belgium. Miloe-
L^scbjanin, who commands the corps on
the northern part of the eastern frontier,
is supposed to be the handsomest man in
the Servian army. He is now about forty
years of age and like Alimpitsch speaks
French fluently.
The Missouri Train Robbery.
St. Louis, August 12.—The confession
of Hobbs Kerr}-, the Otterville train rob
ber, shows that Kerry, Frank and Jesse
James, Cole and Bud Younger, Clil
Miller, Charles Fitts aud William Chad-
well constituted the gang that robbed the
train, and that Kerry got $1,200 of the
swag. It appears that the train was not
robbed in accordance with a previously
concerted plan, but the party had been
riding over a large extent of country
without finding anything particular to do,
and finally concluded to attack this train,
acting apparently more from impulse
than from anything else. It appears the
police authorities here had information
early in June last that the Youngers,
James and other members of
the band contemplated robbing a
bank at Granby, in southwest Mis
souri, and officers were sent there from
here. This project was abandoned, how
ever, aud the officers returned as soon as
the train robbery occurred. Chief Mc
Donough felt certain it was done by this
gang, and immediately sent officers to
Granby and other places. The arrest of
Kerry and Bruce YouDger was the result.
McDonough had intercepted a letter
written by Kerry to one of the band, and
it was through this letter that he extract
ed the confession from him. The confes
sion gives a description of the robbery of
the train, which is essentially the same as
heretofore published, also movements of
the robbers some time previous to the
attack cn the train, and their course to
the point where the booty was divided,
making quitt a circumstantial account of
all their proceedings.
About a million tons of Indiin corn, it
is said, were imported into Great Britain
in 1875, treble the quantity imported in
1865. SVhat proportion of this is in the
form of “corn starch,” a favorite article
in American housekeeping, is not stated.
Maize, or as we call it simply “corn,” has
attained a permanent footing as an article
of food in England, and, to our agricul
turists, this is a matter of no small im
portance. Even the husks, as well as the
broad, loug leaves of the majestic plant,
are of decided value on the very spot
where the corn grows. They form a
large part of the food of cattle during
the winter. The “ cobs” are capital
as fuel, especially for kindling,
though little thought of where wood
abounds. But if some of the vendors
of “ kindling wood” in the city wore
to introduce “kindling cobs” from the
neighboring country, the undertaking
would probably be found to paj\ It may
not be generally known, but English
people who eat imported corn meal, do
not get the article in all its original sweet
ness. It must undergo a process called
kiln-drying, or it would heat in tho bar
rels. This is done before grinding, in
large shallow sheet iron pans, aud re
quires careful attention andskiUful hand
ling. A scorch is fatal. Perhaps the
millers may have perfected the pro
cess by experience, and the improvement
in quality may have increased the de
mand. Just at the time of the famine in
Ireland, when corn in this country was
first so treated on a large scale, the mills
where it was ground were great objects
of curiosity to the oountry people. For
their own use they brought only a small
grist, to be eaten while fresh.
Circus men are wide awake fellows.
They christen their outfit with names to
suit the time3, and now we shall have •'
“The monster Sioux-Turkish-Servian-
MexiG&n-Beecher Belknap-Babcock-Polo-
Peter Cooper Aggregation of Startling
Wonders.”
There is a very heavy run of salmon in
the Columbia river, and to so great an
extent as to tax all the canners to their
utmost ability, compelling some estab
lishments to turn their attention to bar
relling their surplus fish.
Frank Leslie never invites an editor to
his couutry-seat. He is afraid the editor
would ask him to explain fiis reasons for
stealing nine columns of matter and pay
ing a miserly price for one.
The New England apple crop is im
mensely heavy this year, and trees will
suffer from breaking branches. Mer
chants are buying 'heavily of green ap -
pies, at one dollar a barrel, for shipment.
...... * J -9 —
There are from 1,500 to 2,500 miles of
oil pipe lines in the oil region, lying
mostly in Butler county, Pennsylvania,
costing more than ^2,500,000. Cost of
pumps, tanks, etc.,-will more than dou-
hje this amonnt.
There has been discovered a mine of
excellent bituminous coal on the middle
fork of the Coquille river, Oregon, about
fourteen miles above tidewater. One
vein is seventeen feet thick.
Der Demokrat, of Davenport, the only
German daily paper published in Iowa,
has come out squarely in opposition to
Tilden and Hendricks, aud will support
Hayes and Wheeler.
—TO—
THE MORNING NEWS.
Noon Telegrams.
THE STRUGGLE IN THE EAST.
A War Manifesto from Prince Milan.
THE TURKS DEFEATED BY THE
MONTENEGRINS.
The itiulicn.1 Nominee for Caovcrnor of
Nllssotiri Declines.
UNVEILING THE SCOTTISH MEMORIAL TO
THE LATE PKINCE CONSORT.
TUB TUBCO-SEBVIAN 8TBUGQLE.
London, August 17.—It is reported that
Gen. Olympics was outllauked and com
pelled to evacuate Badovinzi in northern
Servia.
A dispatch from Belgrade to the Standard
says: “A war manifesto will be issued by
Prince Milau to-day, declaring that Servia
and Montenegro will fight together to the
last man.”
The Times correspondent at Ragusa an
nounces that the report of a severe defeat
of the Turks at Kuci is confirmed. Accord
ing to tho Montenegrin accounts Mahamond
Pasha, with twenty thousand men, advanced
mto the ravines of Kuci, and ou Monday his
army was attacked on all sides and routed
and pursued by the Montenegrins from Me-
dou to Podjoritza, where the Turks were
protected by their artillery. Tho Montene
grins estimated the Turkish loss at eight
thousand. No doubt this is the gravest dis
aster of the war.
Belobade, August 17.—Official disp itches
received hero state that ou Tuesday 5,U00
Turks attacked Colonel Antitich's posi
tion ou this side of Kliasour defile, and
after severe fighting, which lasted from one
o’clock in the morning until four in the
afternoon, the Turks were repulsed with
great loss.
Colonel Becker has been replaced by Col.
Jovanovick.
THE SCOTTISH MEMORIAL TO THE LATE
PRINCE CONSORT.
London, August 17.—The Scottish
national memorial to the late Prince Con
sort was unveiled in Edinburgh this after
noon, at four o’clock. Her Majesty the
Queen, who performed tho ceremony of
inauguration,arrived iu E linburg yesterdav,
accompanied by the Duke of Conu&ughr,
Prince Leopold aud tho Princess Beatrice. •
There was no official reception or ceremony
ou their arrival, but at thiee o’clock in tho
afternoon Her Majesty received an address
enclosed in a gold and silver casket from the
magistrates aud couucil at Holyroad Palace.
THE FRENCH WAR MINISTER.
London, August 17.—Tho Times's Paris
dispatch says the rumor of the resignation
of General Det’issey, and tho appointment
of General Berthaut as Minister of War, is
semi-officially confirmed.
Later. — The appointment of General
Berthaut to be Minister of War, vice
General DeCissey is officially published
to-day.
London, August 17.—The Times to-dav
says General Berthaut, as General of divis
ion of Infantry, was one of the most capable
officers in the army, aud as he is not a mem
ber of Parliament his selection confirms tho
principle of making the War Department
non-political.
RUSSIA’S STRENGTH.
Paris, August 17.—The Russian telegram
agency, iu replv to speeches made iu the
English House of Commons lately, to the
effect lhat Russia was stronger in i853 than
she is now, says the Colos shows that Rus
sia who, in 1853, had an army of 600,000
men, now has 1,340,000 as a peace arma
ment aud 2,500,000 in time of war.
A JAPANESE JUNK.
San Francisco, August 17.—A bark from
Manilla reports having fallen in with a Japa
nese junk which left Hadokadi November
9. Two of the crew were alive and the rest
died of scurvy.
EGYPTIAN TROOPS FOR ABYSSINIA.
London, August 17.—A dispatch from Al
exandria says that reinforcements have It ft
there for Abyssinia whence came the reports
of Egyptian reverses.
THE DORY CENTENNIAL.
London, August 17.—Tho dory Centen
nial, en route from Gloucester, Mass., to
Liverpool, put into Holyhead to-day.
DECLINES.
St. Louis, August 17.—Fiukelenberg, the
Republican nominee for Governor, declines.
The Rebellion in Cuba.
Havana, via Key West, August 13.—
On the first instant sixty insurgents be
longing to the regiment of Ingiesito at
tacked Fort Jacques, situated in Partido
Habane, in the jurisdiction of Cien-
fuegos, and demauded its surrender.
Outside the fort they fouud four men
packing provisions, who surrendered,
but four.een men inside the fort com
menced firing aud refused to surrender,
when the insurgents set fire to the fort,
which was totally destroyed and the be
sieged all burned to death.
THE DEATH OF REEVES.
The Insurgent Chief lteeves, alias El.
Iuglisito, who was killed on the 4 th inst.,
was an American by birth, about twenty-
?dx years of age, a man of great coolness
and valor, and highly esteemed by his
followers and respected by his enemies.
Beeves came to Cuba iu 1869 with Jor
dan, to whom he acted as Orderly. Gen,
llyan made him Lieutenant of cavalry,
and Gen. Agramente, who was killed in
May, 1873, made him Major Lieutenant
Colonel, aud subsequently Coljgjel. He
was afterwards promoted to be Brigadier.
He was nine times wounded in action
with the Spaniards, once by a ball in
his hip, which was nsver extracted.
His death, as related by eye witnessses,
occurred as follows:
Beeves, commanding 40 mounted men,
fell into an ambush, but managed to re
tire after a few volleys had been mutual
ly exchanged, but beiug pursued and see
ing the enemy stronger in force than
they, he ordered his men to separate,
when he altered his course and fell into
another ambush, and was badly woundeU
in the ntok and arm. He, however, kept
on, but was closely followed by a mulat
to, who was his servant at the beginning
of the war, but who had lately passed
over to the enemy. The mulatto con
trived to give him some slashes with a
machete, and then Beeves fell from his
horse. The account of his death given
by the Spanish new-papers is quite dif
ferent from the abo\ e and is incorrect.
DEFEAT OF SPANISH TROOPS.
On the 21 instant one hundred and six
men and six officers of the Spanish troops
commanded by Fernandez, in the juris
diction of Yillaclara, were attacked by
superior insurgent forces and dispersed,
six officers and seventy men retiring to
Jicotea, and thirteen to the Trccha. The
rest are missing. When the disaster be
came known four hundred Spanish troops
were sent from Ciegodeavilaf to recon
noitre the ground, who found commander
Fernandez and others killed on the field
of action, but could find no traces of tho
insurgents. This version of the affair is
entirely from Spanish sources.
Newark, N. J., which rauks as the
fourth city in the Union in the manufac
ture of ale and beer, has seventeen
breweries representing a capital of $3,-
750,000, These establishments last year
made 276,254 barrels of ale and beer, on
which they paid the government $342,-
248 95 in taxes. The largest manufacturer
turned out 100,000 barrels and the
smallest 9,000.
Seven Inches of Bain. — Toronto,
August 15.—A special from Straffords-
ville, Elgin county, says that a terrific
rainstorm in that section, Saturday, did
immense destruction to road*, bridges
and crops. Twelve bridges were swept
away in a radius of three miles. The
streams were never known so high.
Pails, etc., exposed to the weather were
found to contain seven inches of water.
RADICALS IN COUNCIL.
.fonuthun Norcros* for Governor—Lively
DiscuHMionH and Inharinonlons Scenes.
[Special Correspondence Morning News.]
Dishonest Democrat.—Denver, August
15.—Sam. McBride, Clerk and Becorder
of Pueblo county and Treasurer of the
School Fund, a late delegate to the St.
Louis Convention, and one of the com
mittee to notify Mr. Tilden of his nom
ination, has absconded with thirteen
thousand dollars of the sohool fund of his
county.
Macon, August 16, 1876.
At noon to-day J. E. Bryant, as Chair
man of the Bepublican State Executive
Committee, ascended the platform of
Boss’s Hall, in the Isaacs House, and
called to order the delegates there assem
bled, for the purpose of considering the
Gubernatorial question and nominating
Presidential electors.
Bryant read the official notice for the
convention, stated its objects, and
called upon llev. C. O. Fisher, a
negro preacher from the “First
Congressional District,” to open the pro
ceedings with prayer, fitter which he
nominated Hon. Jesse A. Glenn, of Dal
ton, for temporary President. S. A. Dar
nell, of Atlanta, was then nominated for
Secretary, but declined, as he was filling
that position to the Executive Committee.
C. fl. Prince, of Augusta, was nent
placed in nomination and elected, but he
persuaded T S. King, of Atlanta, to ac
cept the position, and the convention
reconsidered its action and elected King.
James B. Devereaux, colored, moved
the appointment of a committee of five
ou credentials, which was appointed,
with Bryant as Chairman. Ex-Governor
Conley raised a point of order just here,
that Devereaux was not a delegate, which
proved correct, and he retired, much sur
prised, however, that he bad been
so mistaken. Jeff Long, C. H. Prince
and Z. B. Hargrove were on the
Committee on Credentials. After au
absence of about fifteen minutes the
committee reported three delegates from
each Congressional District, thus making
the convention contain only twenty-seven
members. J. E. Bryant, ltev. C. O.
Fishei; and \V. W. Brown were reported
from the First District.
Except Conley, Markham, Glenn, Har
grove, Bryant, Prince, Wyse, Parker,
Glover, and a few mail agents, the dele
gates were negroes, Jeff Long being
their leader. As soon as the committee
reported cn credentials, Bryant moved
that the temporary officers be made per
manent officers of the convention. Glenn
thanked the officers for their renewed ex
pression of confidence, and declared the
body ready for business.
Bryant moved the appointment of a
committee of five to report the names of
two persons for Presidential Electors for
the State-at-large, aud one from each
Congressional District. Conley then
moved for a committee of five to consider
the “expediency” of nominating a candi
date for Governor (the “propriety” of
such a nomination not being questioned),
and if they -decide in the j ffirmative, to
present the name of a suitable person for
nomination.
On motion of W. W. Brown, a com
mittee of five was called for to prepare
and present suitable resolutions for the
action of the convention. A motion on
the parfbf Conley to have all resolutions
referred to this committee without debate,
called out a colored delegate who opposed
all attempts to “gag free speech,” as that
system of conducting conventions has
already scattered the party m this State.
He, however, subsided, and Conley’s
motion, amended to restrict all debates to
five minutes for each speaker, was adopt
ed. r J his short discussion recalled the
fact that there was not perfect harmony
between the office holders present and
the colored delegate.*.
The President appointed the three
committees called for, making Bryant
Chairman of the Committee on Nomina
tions, and Bev. C. O. Fisher a member of
the same. He also appointed Bryant and
Fisher on committee about the nomina
tion of candidate for Governor, but ob
jection being made they were stricken off
aud A. J. Brown and C. H. Prince sub
stituted. W. W. Brown, H. S. Glover
and Jeff Long were made leading mem
bers of Committee on Besolutions, after
which, on motion of Conley, convention
adjourned until 3:30 o’clock, at which
time the committees were instructed to
report.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The morning session proved to be more
harmonious thau was anticipated, but the
storm broke loose during the afternoon
and made things lively for a Kttle while.
Bryant, from the Committee on Nomina
tions, reported the following names for
Presidential electors: State at large,
Dawson A. Walker and E. C. Wade; al
ternates, Jesse A. Glenn and Bev. C. O.
Fisher (colored) ; First District, John T.
Collins; alternate, J. II. Perry ; Second
District, C. W. Arnold ; alternate, John
D. Dudley ; Third District, B. F. Bell;
alternate, W. D. King; Fourth District,
B. 1). Locke; alternate, George Merrell;
Fifth District, J. A Holtzclaw ; alternate,
C. B. Johnson; Sixth District, Jeff F.
Long (colored); altoraate, W. W. Brown;
Seventh District, Z. B. Hargrove; alter
nate, W. S. Goodwin; Eighth District, V.
M. Barnes; alternate, Jack Heard (col
ored); Ninth District, M. B. Archer; al
ternate, W. A. Pledger (colored).
W. H. Harrison, colored, from August,
objected to the name of Holtzclaw, and
made a lively aud bitter speech in favor
of W. L Clarke, of Atlanta, editor of the
Republican. Bryaut replied that he fa
vored Clarke in preference to Holtzclaw,
but the delegates from the First District
had insisted on the latter person. Har
rison still pushed his motion for Clarke,
which called out Jack Brown, colored,
of Forsyth, who rapped Harrison with
a few sharp statements, to which a sharp
er reply was made, and Holtzclaw’s
nomination was confirmed. Bryant tried
to pour oil ou the troubled waters by a
resolution praising Clarke’* fidelity to the
party, and recognizing the Republican.
as the official organ of the Badicals of the
State, although the Savannah THbune
was also commended.
Conley, chairman of the committee to
consider the “expediency,” there being
no doubt cf the “propriety” of nomina
ting a candidate for Governor, reported
in the affirmative. This raised another
storm, and W. A. Pledger, colored, of
Athens, “made the wool fly,” offering a lot
of resolutions about poor whites and their
oppressions by the Democratic party,
and the importance of giving them a
chance to vote for au independent candi
date. No decent Bepublican of ability
would accept a straight-out nomination,as
there was no chance for his election.
Harrison j ined in the debate, and made
a wild, rambling speech, giving the liadi-
cal leaders and officeholders fits, aud de
claring against a nomination. Bryant
replied, defending the party, but confess
ing that some were bad men and had done
wrong. Still they had good and able
men who would accept and make a suc
cessful canvass. Jeff Lang was opposed
to a nomination. Said there would be no
Bepublican party until it was reorganized,
as it is all mixed up now. Devereaux, of
Bibb, wanted to speak, but was shut off
as not a member, after considerable
trouble, and Conley’s report was adopted
by a vote of twelve yeas and four nays.
Conley now placed in nomination Hon.
Jonathan Narcross, of Fulton, an old
time Whig, and a man who would meet
General Colquitt anywhere on the stump
and discuss the issues of the
campaign. Pledger then nominated
James Atkins, Collector of the port at
Savannah, and Jeff Long offered the name
of ex-Attorney General A. T. Akerman,
although the Chairman said he had a let
ter from that gentleman declining to be a
candidate. Conley begged the irate
colored brethren to withdraw their nomi
nations and lb us secure harmony of ac
tion, but they positively declined to do so.
After considerable wrangling and trickery
the election of Norcross was declared
carried unanimously (?) by acclamation,
although the vote was precisely three yeas
and one nay.
W. W. Brown then repoited the plat
form, which consisted of resolutions en
dorsing the nomination of Hayes and
Wheeler; pledging fealty and support to
the National Bepublican party; accept
ing national and State platforms; declar
ing) in favor of free, non-sectarian
schools in every militia district in
Georgia for a certain length of time each
year, and favoring taxation for that pur
pose; expressing deep abhorrence of law
lessness whenever it exists ; and present
ing with a feeling of pride the names of
Norcross and Walker. (How about
poor E. C. Wade?) A clause op
posing the calling of a Constitutional
Convention created the biggest kind of a
row. Hargrove, in full war paint costume,
leaped into the arena, and with a wil i
glare in his eye and thunder in his voice,
scalped Bryant as a “bad man.” Thou
sands of Bepublicans demanded a new
constitution, and he was not afraid to
trust Democrats to make it, as Alabama,
Arkansas and North Carolina
had not suffered at their hauds
iu this matter. Bryant replied that the
Democrats could not be trusted. Toombs
would put the nigger where he would not
be heard from. Hargrove replied that
ex-Governor H. V. Johnson and Hon.
A. H. Stephens would look out
for that. Wyse Parker, of Ameri-
cus, endorsed Hargrove’s sentiments
and demanded a convention. After a
bloody and fierce combat of words and
abuse of each other, Bryant aud Conley
got the best of Hargrove and Parker,
with the aid^* the efficient Chairman, in
the vote on the question. It was taken
by districts and resulted in sixteen yeas
and nine nays. Hargrove then filed a
written protest, signed by’ his followers,
in favor of a constitutional convention
plank in the platform.
Much feeling prevailed, and the real
condition of the party was fully aired by
the speeches. Hargrove still hates
Bryant and does not hesitate to expose
what he calls his bad record in
the past. The convention adjourned
with the usual vote of thanks to ils
officers and the railroad companies. It
was a complete failure, as was the torch
light procession and ratification meeting
that followed to-night, and shows an
utter want of harmony among the white
leaders, who have not the confidence of
the colored wing of the party.
Chatham.
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A Card from Alex. St. Clalr-Abram
Lake Joanna, Orange Co., Fla.,»
Saturday, August 12, 1876. >
Editor Morning JVews :
Last week, just as I was on the eve
starting for Orlando to attend the Demo
cratic County Convention, to which I had
been elected a delegate, I received three
letters from friends in Georgia, whose
tenor greatly surprised me. Indeed, I
laid them aside as utterly incomprehensi
ble, contenting myself with mentally
wondering what the d—1 the writers
meant. Subsequently’, however, in look
ing over my newspapers I came across a
copy of that detestable sheet, the Atlanta
Republican, which contained a marked
paragraph embodying the following as
tounding information :
“St. Clair-Abrams is in Orange county’,
Florida, practising law. He is expected
to be a candidate for Congress this fallen
the Bepublican ticket! ! ”
Instead of two notes of exclamation,
the writer ought to put two thousand.
On the margin of the newspaper were tl.e
words in pencil, “ I do not believe it, B ”
Who “ B ” is I cannot conjecture, but he
is certainly a clear headed friend. What
the object was in publishing such a pre
posterous falsehood God only knows.
Perhaps the writer meant to be witty or
sarcastic, or both. Perhaps, as most
likely, he is a member of the entensive
and well known Dampnool Club.
At any rate his nonsense would not be
worth this notice but for tho fact iha‘-
several of the papers containing the
paragraph have been sent to this county
marked. This gives rise to a suspicion
of malice, but for why or for what I can
not imagine.
The paragraph is utterly false, so far as
it relates to anybody expecting me to be
a Bepublican candidate for Congress.
Having be6n a Democrat ever since en
tering into political lifp, having for ten
years fought the Bepublican party, mak
ing some sacrifices, too, in the struggle,
and having always expressed, what I still
feel, an utter detestation of that party, it
is not at all likely that I would fall into
its arms for a nomination for Congress.
Besides, if I would accept no favors from
it when it was at the height of its powvr,
it is not to be supposed I would become
affiliated with it, directly or indirectly,
when in extremis, and when the princi
ples for which I have struggled for ten
years are on the eve of triumph.
Altogether I have not and never Lave
had the faintest idea of abandoning the
Democratic party. I support aud shall
vote for Tilden and Hendricks, the Presi
dential candidates, Drew aud Hall for
Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of
Florida, and General J. J. Finley for
Congress from this district.
But if ever I had, or if I ever shall
have an idea of changing my politics,
nothing on earth can be more certain than
that I shall never link my j>oliticAl for
tunes with such a mass of moral, social
aud political putrescence as the Bepubli
can party of Florida.
I ask you to publish this, as the para
graph iu question appears iu the Savau
nah department of the Atlanta paper,
and purports to come from your city.
I am, sir,
Alex. St. Clair-Abrams.
What a Colored Mississippi Editor
Says.
Mr. Boutwell, iu his Mississippi report,
talks about intimidation in that State.
For his information, we reprint verbatim
the following paragraph from the leading
editorial article in the last issue of tho
Cotton Riant, au ultra Bepublican news
paper published in Tunica county, aud
owned by colored men, that he may see
the eloquent and forcible manner in which
some Bepublicans speak of other mem -
bers of their party. Several of those
named are among the few decent Bepub
licans in the State :
Will Hayes and Wheeler Carey this
State ?—This question has been fre
quently asked us by our Bepublican
Iriends, and we here answer it.
We do not think that Mississippi will
go for Hayes and Wheeler, not but what
there are plenty of Bepublicans in the
State to give them a large majority, but
while the party managers stand in with,
and put forward as leaders, such dirty
pimps as DeWitt Stearnes and others, tho
great mass cf Bepublicans will stand back
and will not vote. The true Bepublicans
love the party, but so loug as it is in such
bad company as Wells, Stearnes, G.
Emeric Harris, whose parole has not yet
returned since he kicked it over the moon,
Grean Pease of Whippany, Parsipany,
splay-footed Musgrove, the twenty-five?
cent turnkey man, J. L. Lake, Jr., the
reverend hypocrite, H. B. Bevels, and
a few other political pirates of the same
ilk, they will stay at home and have
nothing to do with it.
Female Suffragists to the Front.—
At tho recent Democratic State Conven
tion at Nashville, Tenn., a request from
Mrs. Napoleon Cromwell for permission
to address the convention was granted,
and she was escorted to the stand by a
couple of bachelors. Mrs. Cromwell
spoke at length iu favor of female suf
frage and the rights of her sex, and con
cluded by expressing the hope that the
voice of the people would become the
voice of God. The convention rewarded
Mrs. Cromwell with a vote of thanks for
her oratorittl effort.
John Morrissey, Jr., son of the ex
pugilist, attained his twenty-first year
last Wednesday, and, as commemorative
of the event, his father gave him $10,000
worth of real estate, and his mother
$1,000 in silver and a gorgeous gold
locket, bearing his monogram in dia
monds.
Boy Drowned at Cape May.—Nicholas
Jennings, aged nine years, son of Michael
Jennings, of Philadelphia, was drowned
at Cape May on Sunday last. He was in
bathing with his parents, and as they
were leaving the water he said he would
take another dip, and was never seen af
terwards.
GEORGIA HORTICULTURAL SO
CIETY.
Meeting for Orgnnizntlon—A liraml Dis
play ot Fine Fruit.
[Special Correspondence of the Morning News.]
Macon, August 16, 1876.
Central City Park never looked lovlier
than it did this morning, as Mayor W. A.
Huff threw open its massive gates and
welcomed to its grateful shade and
flowery walks the delegates to the meet
ing called for the purpose of organizing
the Georgia Horticultural Society.
The attendance was not large, but
among those present were many of
the leading fruit growers of the
State, including P. J. Berckmans,
of Augusta; Col. J. M. Stubbs,
of Laurens county; Colonel E. C. Greer,
of Jonet-; Dr. S. Hape, Bev. J. J. Toon,
Dr. T. P. Janes, and Messrs. J. S. New
man and S. T. Jenkins, of Atlanta; Col.
A. J. Lane, David MeU, A. T. Holt, S. I.
Gustin and H. J. Peter, cf Bibb.
Before proceeding to business tables
were placed through the centre of the
commodious dining hail of the Park, and
on them were displayed a large and
splendid variety of grapes, apples, pears,
plums and other fruit, some of which I
have Dever seen excelled in size and
quality. Berckman’s collection attracted
marked attention, as it was quite large
and contained many rare specimens of
the bv?it varieties of fruit. The Atlanta
Horticultural Society also made a
fine v. ;play, being represented by
fruit from several of its most active
members. Colonel J. M. Stubbs made
ia very creditable display of grapes, ap
ples and pears, one cluster of the latter
bciog remarkably thrifty, showing six
large, handsome pears on one twig. 11.
H. Sanford aud John Stark, of Thomas-
viile, exhibited superior Hartford pro
lific grapes aud Bartlett pears, while A.
L. Hariridge, of Chatham, in his collec
tion of grapes, exhibited oue of the
largest and most luscious bunches ever
seen in this section. These three gentle
men were detained at home, but sent their
contributions of fruit.
At 11 o’clock Mr. J. S. Newman called
the delegates to order, aud nominated
Col. E. C. Greer as temporary Chaira^an.
Col. G. took the chair and explained the
main object for which they were assem
bled. Mr. Newman was made Secretary,
after which Colonel Stubbs unfolded
the proposed plan of organization,
and read the charter under which the
society was to act. The capital stock is
one thous-aud dollars, with power to in
crease to fifty thousand, in shares of ten
dollars, ten per cent, to be paid in before
organizing.
On motion of Colonel S., in order to
proceed under tbe charter, Mr. H. J.
Peter was elected* temporary Secretary,
aud sixteen geutiemen came forward and
subscribed for live shares each, paying
five dollars cash as the ten per cent,
required in advance. Colonel Stubbs
took the balance of the one huudred
shares in trust for absentees who desire
to join the society.
Dr. Janes, Commissioner of Agricul
ture for the State, moved the appoint
ment of a committee of three to report a
constitution and by-laws for the
society. Tho chair appointed Dr.
Janes and Messrs. Berckmans and
Siubbs, who reported, through Mr.
Berckmans, a constitution aud by-laws,
which were adopted. An election was
then had for President, and ihe right
man was put iu the right place by the
unanimous election of P. J. Berckmaus,
Esq., of the Fruitland Nurseries,
Augusta, one of the most learned and
successful horticulturists in the South,
and a imblic spirited, progressive citizen
of Georgia.
The society is chartered as a joint
siock company, with some dozan charter
members, and is given power to promote
horticulture in many important ways,
including the establishment, if desired,
of schools and colleges for horticultural
education. The rapid and general de
velopment of fruit culture in our State
gives promise that this new society will
be more firmly established than any
previous organizations of a similar
character. The gentlemen to whom it
owes its origin are practical horticul
turists and have the ability to win
success.
afternoon session.
On reassembling at 3 o’clock the society
proceeded to complete its permanent
organization, with the following result:
President, P. J. Berckmans, Auguste;
Vice President First District, A. L. Hart-
ridge, Chatham: Second District, John
Stark, Thomas; Third District, S. H.
Kumph, Macon; Fourth District. D. C.
Schullze, Troup; Fifth District, Dr.
Samuel Hape, Fulton; Sixth District,
Col. J. M. Stubbs, Laurens; Seventh
District, J. J. Howard, Bartow; Eighth
District, Dr. J. P. H. Brown, Bichauond;
Ninth District, Bobert L. B loon afield,
Clarke; Secretary. J. S. Newman, Fulton;
Treasurer, II. J. Peter, Bibb.
Tnesa arc all gentlemen who will prove
efficient laborers in this movement to
promote the increase and prosperity of
i'orticulture in our State. Especially is
this true of Messrs. Hape aud Berck-
iuans, and Col. Stubbs. The latter not
only exhibits here to-day a splendid col
lection of fruit, but also displays
a most disinterested and unselfish de
sire to make the Georgia Horticultural
Society’ a grand success in every respect.
Messrs lLirtridge and Stark, although un
avoidably absent, were represented in
the meetings by a display of rare fruit,
which speaks loudly in their favor as fit
men to be selected for Vic3-Presidents.
It is safe, therefore, to predict, despite
the hard times, the most abundant suc
cess for this new organization in the
coming future, and I hope it will be
heartily encouraged by the people of all
parts of tbe State.
The election of officers was followed by
an able and deeply interesting address
from President Berckmans, on successful
fruit culture, especially cross fertilizing
of varieties, as it is called. To-morrow
morning at 9 o’clock Bev. J. J. Toon will
have something to say’ upon the subject
of “Boot Crops,” aud then a discussion
will take place upon the merits of the
views expressed by him. After this will
come the report of the fruit committee,
which I know- will prove deeply interest
ing and profitable, as they have a mag
nificent collection to report upon. And
1 hope the committee will not forget the
kind and untiring labors of Cap-
lain T. L. Massenburg and Mayor
W. A. Huff, to whose gen
generosity and assiduous efforts the so
ciety are indebted for their pleasant and
comfortable place of meeting. Central
City Park is now in charge of Mayor
Huff, and it never looked cleaner, nor
ever wore a more attractive smile than
to-day beamed from its beautiful face.
To-morrow all its shady walks will be
alive with people drawn there to see the
tempting fruit exhibited by this uewly
organized Horticultural Society of
Georgia. May the first fair of this body
be held at the Central City Park, and
may Hon. W. A. Huff be general business
manager of the occasion. Success will
theu be certain, and everybody will go
home delighted.
THE CAMPAIGN IN FLORIDA.
Drew mill Dull Meeting nt Welborn— 4
Speech by Mr. Drew— A Large and Kn-
tliustiantlc << ntheriug.
[Special Correspondence of the Morning News.]
Death of a Gambler.—Daniel Danser,
a well known New Y’ork gambler, died in
that city ou Saturday last, rged 74 years.
He pursued the business for many years,
aud retired in 1872 with a large fortune.
About a year ago burglars gagged Mrs.
Danser and stole $20,000 in bonds. Some
of the property was recovered. When
John Harper lost all his money on Long
fellow Danser assisted him out of his
financial difficulty. Several years ago
four bcotblacks stole $1,600 from his
pocket. The boys were arrested and
nearly all the money recovered, but
Danser induced the district attorney not
to prosecute. He fancied one of the boys
and sent him to the Connecticut Military
Institute, paying his expenses in advance
for ten years. Danser’s fortune is roughly
estimated at $300,000.
Devil’s Nose, Suwannee, Co., Fla.,\
August 14, 1876. >
It having been announced that on Sat
urday, 12th inst., the Hon. George F.
Drew and other distinguished Conserva
tives would address the citizens on that
day at Welborn, by eleven o’clock a. m.
a large number of citizens from different
parts of this county, Columbia, Hamil
ton, aud we believe a few from Madison
couuty, were pleasantly collected m a
beautiful oak grove hard by. A goodly
number of colored men were also present,
among whom were a noted Conservative
or two. Everybody was eager, anxious
and sober.
mr. drew’s speech.
Bev. T. A. Carruth. in a few brief re
marks, in his usual pleasant style, allu led
to the importance of the occasion aud the
reason of the coming together of our cit
izens, etc., when he very appropriar. lv
introduced to the audience our next G >v-
ernor, George F. Drew, who was received
wnh cheers. The speaker, in a very un
assuming manner, addressed himself to
the anxious crowd, not as one accusto;ac*d
to public speaking, but as a plain, pri
vate citizen would. He adverted to • he
fact that there seems to be a general up
rising throughout tho United State, to
vid us of the misrule : he alluded to the
victory by the Conservatives in Alabama:
spoke at length of the suffering condi-
I tion of the workingmen throughout
the broad land, and for which a
set of corrupt officials were responsi la;
they had paralyzed the wheels of indu try
a»<l now the country was upon the ev of
a riot; that our watchword is reform. He
spoke of Samuel J. Tilden as the g. eat
reformer of the age: that he was fore
most in unraveling rings and ferret ing
out thieves,irrespective of his own party;
he brought them to justice and commit U d
them to felons cell**, and his services * ere
appreciated by electing him Governor of
New York State: in less thau eight eu
months he reduced Ihe taxes of his S' ite
from $15,000,000 to $8,000,000. ll*re
he took up the politics of our State
and alluded to the frauds that l.ad
been practiced upon our people in
elections, <fcc.; gave the contrast of .x
pense of ruumDg our State govern
ment by Democratic rule before the
war and by Badical rule since; stated
that the producers of Florida were gtv»w-
\ ing less aud less every year, and tl. use
j who still produced were compelled to
I supply the deficit, and hence their 1 ur-
j dens were gradually growing heavier; t'uat
J you must elect men who are servant* of
tke people, and hold them to a stric! ac
count; that in the event of his election,
wi£& an honest Legislature, he feels con
fident he can reduce the taxes of this
State one-half in twelve months; that he
‘ would run the State Government in the
1 interest of the people, and not in the in-
i terest of the officeholders; he enutuer-
j ated some little items of expense
jl that were tied on to our pre :9nt
5 Governor, viz: House rent $500, private
Secretary $1,000, etc.; and during a ses-
| sion of the Legislature $40 per day went
j to make little Subs comfortable—a con
tingent fund of $27,000, etc., etc.; the
penitentiary, he said, could be made self-
sustaining ; that he would appoint honest
men to office, men who would be the ser
vants of the people; that he would put
the finances of the country upon the best
plan possible; he considers his elec lion
the people’s own personal affair; that it
was a great sacrifice to his business, aud
extorted them to go to work and accom
plish the desired end; if all would do
their duty, he said, we would gain our
election by 2,000 majority; “if elected I
don’t intend to be counted out; I intend
to have the seat.” He took his seat amid
enthusiastic applause.
THE DEMOSTHENES OF SUWANNEE
The next speaker introduced was Bev
M. A. Cloutz, the Demosthenes of Su
wannee county, when it comes to a stump
speech. On this occasion, however, he
only proposed to exhort a little for Mr.
Drew,as he had not contemplated making
a speech to-day, and was just caught up
ou the wing,as he was on his way to fid pas
toral duties in Lake City. He comm .need
by alluding to the great necessity cf re
form in our government; that our univer
sal poverty was caused by the rest urces
of every one being tapped, and that we
are now the withering monuments of what
we once were, and when we find one per
son prospering, he is only an exception to
a general rule. The proposition is self-
evident why we are so poor: the aoimal
has been overburdened. If it takes all
we can produce to meet present wants
and cannot do it, unless it is averted, we
must fail to be self-sustaining.
There is no soundness in the cor
rupt animal—then why examine
the toes? etc. Our condition is
not attributable to our laws—they are
good ; it is attributable to a burden irn
posed upon us, aud of which we intend to
rid ourselves. How shall we remedy the
matter? By replacing vice with virtue.
Here tho speaker directed his discourse
to the colored men, who were listening
attentively, and told them that they were
slaves to party and bound by prejudice,
and that how few of them had the hardi
hood to came out to public meetii gs to
hear both sides of a question. L ok at
the interests of your children ; have your
interests been advanced by the promises
that have been made you ? How many
more mules, cows, acres of land, &c., do
you possess than you did ten years ago ?
One thousand air castles have been built,
but not oue single copper has come—all
bosh. Here he alluded to the offic als in
office, and stated that we want honest and
competent men to administer our laws—
men who are identified with our interest?,
for **he who provides not for his own,
especially his own household, has denied
the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”
For Col. Drew to r.ct otherwise than for
our interest would be working against his
own interest. Carpet-baggers have no
interest in this State. Now. let every
one of you buckle on the armoi; for,
when the wicked rule, the people mourn.
Every man, in every neighborhood,
should see that his neighbor is registered.
Will there be any cowards in the ranks
who will skulk ? Onward is our watch
word until victory perches upon our ban
ner and our tickets are elected. (Ap
plause. )
mr. wilson’s remarks.
The next speaker introduced was Wm.
H. Wilson, who spoke in substance
as follows : That we are the slaves of non
producers and non-producing capital,
and that for either the want of honesty
or ability our Legislators have allowed
our taxes to gradually increase 315 per
cent, since 1860. We now, in 1876, de
mand a reduction of our taxes, and if our
law makers will not reduce them, we, the
producers, who constitute the rank and
file, will reduce them by coming together
in mass and asking them home, while we
will fill their places with honest men, who
will not lose sight of labor, the only
wealth-producing power of the nation.
By our muscles we produce over
$1,000,000 in gold to pay interest ou
$2,250,000 in United States bonds that
produce nothing but pensioned paupers,
who pay not a dollar’s tax. Of the taxable
property of the nation, about $25,000,-
000,000, less than one-tenth the popula
tion own over one-half of it, andjwho are
the monied class. The population of the
United States is about thirty-eight mil
lions, and our government expenditures
$674,000,0000, or about $17 50 per head,
and labor has it to pay. The labor of
Great Britain pays $11 09 per head; tbe
labor of France $11 41 per head; of the
German Empire $9 34 per head, and of
Austria $7 22 per head; tence we are to
day the greatest slaves of the civilized
world. The producer is paying over an
average of ten per cent, for money per
annum, while he does not add to the
nation’s wealth 3 per cent., and unless la
bor rises up in her majestic purity and
assert* her rights our pasterUy must
expect to grope in ignorance; tt« want
men who have the brains to conceive and
the ability to execute reform. We intend
to have reform, and we intend to have it
peaceably. If labor is the only wealth
producing power, who is expected to pro
tect the laborer ? The laborer himself, by
his ballot. In this country the ballot is
our protection, and he who is too trifling
to exercise this privilege is not deserving
the confidence of his neighbors, etc. Our
candidate for Governor, Mr. Drew, is a
man who will do what he says he will do;
his characteristic is to do whatever he
undertakes, and is a friend to the laborer,
and has claims upon him, and should be
supported by him.
captain cone.
Next Captain Cone, of Hamilton, was
introduced, and very pleasantly enter
tained the audience. He did not set out
to make a speech, as he said, but before
he was through, in spite of his determi
nation net to make a speech, he did
credit to the occasion, by alluding in a
neat, happy manner to Colonel Drew,
and before closing he 6poke of the
awkward condition the campaign was in
in Hamilton, but was in hopes that
everything would get straight in that
county in time.
Bea. T. A. Carruth closed the scene
by a few suggestions, which were timely
in assisting our Hamilton friends to
straighten up.
The speakers were invited to the resi
dence of Bev. T. A. Carruth, where our
sisters Carruth and Hodges had a bounti
ful repast prepared in the shape of a good
dinner. After dinner the usual topics of
the day were discussed, and about five
o’clock the Welborn club met and busi
ness connected with the campaign was at
tended to. Thus, the 12th at Welborn
was quite political, notwithstanding some
of the speakers expected did not arrive.
In consequence of the feebleness of
your correspondent, this report was not
written out ou Saturday.
Respectfully, Reformer.
AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT.
Hist Modeot Opinion of Ills Own Aduiinin-
trntion.
The New York IRrald publishes an in
terview between President Grant and its
Washington correspondent. According
to the report of the interview the Presi
dent stated that th re were many mis
representations made in connection with
the official communications between
himself and ex-Secretary Bristow eiM ex-
Solicitor Wilson. As an illustration of
this, he never asked for the resignation of
the former; but several times, when he
voluntarily proposed to resign, and was
urgently anxious to do so, he (President
Grant) prevailed upon him to stay in
office. Once Bristow insisted upon the
acceptance of his resignation, becfffcse, he
said he could not undergo the or
deal of superintending another dis
charge or cutting down of Treasury em
ployees again, and for the third time
Bristow tendered it and fixed the date of
its occurrence, as he would like it to be,
upon June 2d, because, he said, that was
his forty-fourth birthday, and he would
be glai to close his official life* upon that
day. On the second occasion the Presi
dent prevailed on Bristow to remain, be
cause a new order of things in the Treas
ury Department was about to take place,
with the substitution of silver for frac
tional curreccy, and he thought that it
would need the supervision of Bristow.
So far as anything had been elicited in
the Congressional examinations bearing
upon himself or attaches hitherto of the
White House, the President was willing
to leave the whole matter to the judgment
of the country', from the testimony given
by ex-Solicitor Wilson before the Con
gressional I ivestigating Committee.
babcock’s case.
In relation to that part of Bluford Wil
son’s testimony which charged Gens.
Babcock and Porter with being concerned
in the Black Friday operations, the Pres
ident said that he once put a lot of pa
pers rolled up for a moment in a private
drawer of his desk, and subsequently
took them out, handing them to his son,
who was actiDg as his private secretary,
for the examination of the papers. He
found, when reported upon by U. S.
Grant, Jr., that they did not show any
connection whatever of Gen. Babcock
with the Black Friday affair at the time
stated, because they could not, as he was
then in San Domingo, and before Gen.
Porter’s connection with the Black Fri
day scandal, he could not find that he
had ever bought a dollar’s worth of gold
in his life : but he had purchased one or
two small pieces of property on Wash
ington Heights, New York city, through
or in connection with Gen. Butterfield,
which, from all he could leara, was a per
fectly honorable and straightforward ac
tion.
HIS GUILTY FRIENDS.
When these many and frequent reports
were made about those bearing near and
intimate official relation to him, it was
natural that he should accept them with
great caution and suspicion; but he always
signified in the most distinct and em
phatic manner, as he did in the letter of
endorsement, “Let no guilty man escape, ,f
which Bluford Wilson was endeavoring
to abstract with other papers from
the Treasury Department, that he
did not desire that any persons, no
matter how high officials they might
be, even if they were his own inti
mates, should enjoy immunity from
responsibility or escape punishment from
wrong doing if proved upou them. At
first when hints were made to him, he
was led to believe that they meant Casey
and others. He was told by those at
tacking Gen. Babcock and Porter that
the facts would be given by Gen. Geo. H.
Sharp, Surveyor of the Port of New York,
aud those papers examined by young Mr.
Graut were left by him, but at no time
did the President stand in the way or
intimate anything but his strongest de
sire to a full, earnest and honest exam
ination and prosecution of any wrong
doing among his friends.
BRISTOW.
“Bristow,” the President added, “not
withstanding the doubts and expostula
tions of my friends, I always regarded
him with the fullest confidence, good will
and respect; but my friends laughed at
me when I gave it finally as my opinion,
from facts and information brought to
my knowledge by persons whom I thought
reliable, that there was a conspiracy on
foot in which he took part pertaining to
the Presidential candidacy, and I regret
that the conclusion is forced upon me
now that there was more than seeming
truth in the supposition.”
Concerning himself, the President
said that the question of his integrity or
probity, as it might be judged now or in
after years, never gave him an emotion
of concern—at least in the way of doubt—
because he knew that he had never been
impelled by improper motives, and he
did not believe that there was the slightest
thing to the contrary on record. With the
light of events and experience of earlier
times, there were many things he could
see now which he might do, if again
necessfury, in a different way: but they
pertained more to the matter of discre^
tion as to individuals than to questions
of policy. In everything he did he had
always adopted the rule through life to
examine into what was submitted to him
carefully and without anything but the
principle of doing right, as far as he could
judge, to gu:d) him. He had always
written, spoken and acted in that direc
tion, and in a manner which he thought
came up to that standard.
Fiends Foiled.—Davtnport. Iowa y
August 13.—An old couple named Adam
S. Westphal and his wife live in Rural
township, Bock Island county. Tne old
gentleman is quite wealthy and was
known to have concealed in his house
about $12,000 in money.
This fact becoming known to a nephew
of Mr. WestphaL, he formed the devilish
plot torch and murder the old folks.
This nephew, Eiward Westphal, with his
son, a man named William Brown, and a
Chicago desperado named John Kerns,
proceded to old Westphal’s house at mid
night Friday night. The news of their
intended crime had been imparted to
Bock Island officers, and G. Brown, aEd
City Marshal Haines and two officers con
cealed themselves in the house. The
burglars boldly entered the house, and
then resulted a desperate fight between
the robbers and officers. Marshal Haines
was struck on the head, an officer was
shot in the arm, Kerns had both arms
broken, and the others were more or less
hurt. Two of the robbers and the two
Westphals were arrested. The plot was
to enter the hoose, chloroform the old
people, obtain the money, and then set
fire to the house, that it might appear
that Mr. and Mrs. Westphal had died in
the flames, and suspicion of foul play be
diverted. That they fully intended to
carry out this plot is shown by their hav
ing a bottle of chloroform and a can of
kerosene with them.