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(ieor^Iii Affairs.
Tiie Columbus Times announces the death of
Ju--- "'alter B. Harris, an aged and highly
, -termed resident of tiiat section. It occurred
, n Atlanta on Wednesday morning. The Times
says of him: “He was about seventy-eight
y ,." ir > or age, and during almost this entire
M-nes of years he has been a resident of this
s. cti >»• He truly was one of the landmarks
f t i t* past, for roost of the men who lived and
flourished in our section as pioneers of the
r -perity and devtlopment which we now be-
. l :i have long since gone to their long homes,
j 1 , e Harris was one of the few survivors. He
u a-a most exemplary citizen, and in every re-
. hull ,,f life proved to be a man of positive
ciar.icti-r and great usefulness. For a long
nr cf years he was Secretary and Treasu-
r f t h- Mobile and Girard Railroad Corope-
.• m i has always keen connected aith end
W,, v interested in the management of that
Tbr Athens Watchman regrets to announce
»1h'death of Judge T. W. Sheats, of Walton
oiunty. which sad event occurred At High
Shoals on Friday last. It seems that Judge S.
his wife were visiting the store at the
hiiTils Tor the purpose of making some pur-
cliises, when suddenly he fell in au apoplec
tic fit an 1 died in a short time. I he IVatch-
m .m siys: “He was a kind-hearted, honest,
tj man, a valuable citizen and an excellent
u, :„'!ibor. He leaves a lirga circle of relatives
and frn-nds to mourn his dbath.”
"A gentleman informs us,” says the Athens
"that the cotton crop in many locali
ties is going to be very short In the upper part
f Walton, Clurke and Oconee, for instance,
hr- sav > there will not be fifty pounds of cotton
to the acre to open after November. This is
■ win.’to the long drought during the past
-jmnier. What cotton tln*re iJ, is opening
raj-idly, but the supply will not last long.’’
The colored editor of the Alban)* National
Watchman, a Republican paper, will not sup-
M>rt Brimberrv for Congress in the 2nd district.
Jit- regards him as a “bad man,” and will
throw his influence against him.
The Columbus Enquirer tell3 a marvelous
story of a race between the railroad train from
Opelika to that place and an ox team. The
latt« r beat the former into Columbus by
twenty minutes!
If the Norwood organs in Georgia are to be
Ik v.-d. Governor Colquitt will probably be
defeated by between two and three hundred
thousand majority.
on We Ines Jay night, in the eastern portion
the Sixth ward of Columbus, a gentleman
was fired at by a party unknown. The ball
fortunately missed its mark and buried itself
in a house near by. The cause of the act Is
unknown.
The Cherokee Advance says: “New cotton
is beginning to roll in quite rapidly and brings
ags-M price. The crop is to some extent con
siderably stained, and is not classed as strict
middling at ail. We expect to receive this fall
n:t less than 5,000 baUs.au excess of 3,000
bales over that of last year.”
According to the Barnesville Gazette, three
Binds on Mr. W. T. Hespass’ place in Upson
county picked fourteen hundred and forty-
three pounds of cotton in one day.
The Dawson Journal reports splendid weath*
er for the past few days for cotton picking.
M >st of the staple brought In recently, howev
er. has been very poor, having been damaged
by tiie late rains.
On Sunday afternoon Ust, says the Sauders-
ville Herald, Eddie Heath, a lad of some ten or
twelve years of age, son of Mr. Dub Heath, was
accidentally shot by a pistol in the hands of a
young man by the came of Noel Wbbam. The
ball entered the bowels, causing the death of
the unfortunate boy about two o'clock in the
- tern.,on of the next day. Ihe sad event is
• fly deplored, and the sympathy of many
friends is extended to the parents in their mel
ancholy bereavement.
•ieneral Lorgstreet proposes to leave for
••a<tantinople about the 1st of October. He
*ill probably return about the 1st of April. His
sir months stay in Europe will, doubtless,
prove both agreeable and inte-esting, not to
«y profitable.
Hajor McCalls, a well known civil engineer,
i' ;n Atlanta fox* the purpose of surveying the
line of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad ex
tension. He will make a complete survey of
all the different routes, and then, after the line
is located and the estimates are completed, the
stockholders will meet and decide upon the
route, whether to build the road direct from
Macon, or via Covington. The survey will be
begun at once, and the work pushed fonvard
rapidly to completion.
Coup's eight-legged horse made his escape
from the circus at Macon, and they had to hunt
ali night for him before he was caught and
turned over to his owners. Probably* he could
run twice as fast as a four-legged horse, and
that is why his capture was so difficult.
The Macon Telegraph says that the Central
train which reached that city Thursday inorn-
tad on hoard the body of a negro man,
had died after entering at No. 9. He had
sick with the fever, and was on his way
rorsyth, accompanied by a friend. A few
minutes after he boarded the train he com-
puinrd of being very sick, an 1 soon expired.
.Griffin .Vexes; “A well kn jwn gentleman of this
;.‘y : ounding an old negro man servant on
^ place this week on the Gubernatorial po!i-
S ant *- discussing Mr. Norwood, as-ked the
carkry if heard what Norwood said
Ji-.-ut the colored people in his Covington
■j^ech. The old darker said he had heard
'hat speech, and that Mr. Norwood had
* s uiie mighty hard things about his people
'talked pretty rough about them, ‘but,’ said
p.p'u Jarkey, with a very wise and contented
Mr. .Norwood done apologized for dat:'
‘ ; uld darkey is correct, we are in favor of
p !n ?Mr. Norwood full creditforthe apology.”
** Panola "Dotter" of the DeKalb County
•'A ' writ-* that paper an account of a robbery
I , iu -already briefly noticed asfoIlows:“Rob-
I H 11 :i: '" instant, Mr. John McIntyre, of
■ neary n.ty. i-n the Atlanta and Panola road.
garcre-k. He had been to Atlanta with
I Urn » e,jf c and hired three men to re-
' n °ni * with liim for the purpose of picking
°n \\ I len they arrived at the spring this
' or bugar creek there was a wagon near
Mter anl , ^ le y ‘tsked him to lit tnem rest.
I must v' raili “ ?a few Elements he remarked, T
I is V'Y;,'^' il! -’- |n y family are uneasy about me,
I ‘ u-m insen absent several days.’ When
. parted, eue by the name of Coppage
nis foot in front of McIntyre, and
1' time struck him on the back of
He fell to the groxind, and one
■J*- P 1 *'• £ ^« throat and another drew a
knife and told the others to work
I shall Lx same time remarked, “What
McIntyre begged them to spare
vaeon a,lu ta ^ e bis money. At that time a
’ n ' vas heard and they ran off through the
indhe^ he returned to the city of Atlanta
■•efcjtv °H In, * a t!ie P J hce. Two were arrested
I xxanxeV*™ T bere was a man by the
1 ” , i -‘ :> wh<; came up and assisted them
3Ut ill . cri,re - AIL- of this happened
| a .‘v c V 1 ’ a. m.“ Commenting on the
I the) AViwsays: “In another place, under
J count^f f '^ An °ta Dots,’ will be found an ac-
I a r ,° ,,ber 7 which was perpetrated in
I °r*a dit & ii one her citizens, recently, in
I affair Th e men concerned in the
I brown T er ’’ June Huffin, John Coppage, Bud
, Wylf-y «n<i Wra. Ellisou. A true
I and foun J against them for robbery
I . --t named have been ar-
othera‘*? d are now in DeKalb county jaiL The
J Atl&ur-tave escaped. All were citizens of
i • l s vva8 a h’gh-hacded outrage
I should be severely dealt with.”
taysherifr 11 * Con * titlit ion says that “Wednea'
Archer, of Clayton county, arrived
I 1 tar?Hi i v Wltil four of the men who are
I of yf tj ,Vl£ h being imp’ioated in the murder
I Thoxxi'.i". J °bnson and the beating of Joe
I oners Cnr* son near Jonesboro. The pris-
_. -ht up for the purpose of mak-
I- on ; r *i before Judge Hilly er to secure re-
I Hiiivo--'- a: The case was heard after Judge
land occu. r - t ' t i lrn ^ rom ^* e Kalb County Court,
l J *oe Th from 5 to 9 o'clock last night.
I wire, Mary* Thompson,
I Public x-m -he details of the murder as already
counsel f a:i u Messrs - Spence and Stewart,
tffldavifc. the P ria oners, read a number of
KcLernv »' p . rove an alibi in the cares of J. H.
TV othll^®drew Murphy and James Murphy.
fiiJJver .P^oner was John M. Murphy. Judge
4U jmtern r * hearing the evidence, resen’ed
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1880.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
the other prisoners to prison in Clayton coun
ty.”
DeKalb County Neics: 4 Quite a serious diffi
culty occurred near Stone Mountain on Satur
day last, in which a man named
Frazier was badly cut by a man named Mc-
11 u 11 in. There were several men present at the
cutting, which occurred on the road from Stone
Mountain to Lawrencevxlle, a short distance
from the mountain, and it is suspected that all
of them were concerned in the assault on
Frazier. The men bad been in Atlanta attend
ing the United states Circuit Court, and re
turned by way of Stone Mountain. They were
drunk at the time, or at least some of them.and
were on the way to their homes near Jug Tavern
in Gwinnett county. The wounded man is ly
ing in a very critical condition at the office of
Dr. C. L. Summey at Stone Mountain. He has
several long and deep gashes on both sides of
the neck, one of which is said to have severed
the jugular vein. MuMullen has escaped. Our
Stone Mountain correspondent, whose letter
was received after the above was set up, gives
an account of this affa : r. in which he says that
McMullen has not attempted to escape, and
claims justification ”
Under the head of “Colorel Ku Klux." the
Augusta News says: “Last Monday night, in
Burke county, occurred one of those rare in
stances of righteous indig nati n seldom rnet
with in Georgia. It appears that an aged white
man, who hail heretofore been a prominent
citiz-n of Alexander, in Burke county, has
been In the ha* i of ill treating his wife, and at
Iasi left her entirely*, after giving her a very
severe whipping He then took up with a ne
gro woman, liv icg with her as his wife. The
colored people became so enraged at this that
they resolved to take the law into their own
hands, which they* proceeded to do, and on last
Monday night they called at the house, took
the white man to the woods and gave him a
good thrashing with a buggy trace. The white
people of Burke, while regretting the affair,
say tint the man was served right. The mat
ter will be investigated in the couits.”
Says the Brum;wick Seaport Appeal: "The
Brunswick and Albany Railroad is now taxed
to its utmost capacity with cotton freightage
from Albany and along the line. The rates are
so low by this line to Savannah that shippers
save about $: 5U per bale, and the consequence
is heavy shipments by planters and buyers.
The Georgia and Florida Inland Steamboat
Company prorate with the railroad, and have
arranged to put a sufficient number of vessels
on the line to move the cotton as fast as it
comes down. They agreed to move 000 bales
per week, but Maj. Williams, agent at. this
place, assures us that transposition will be
provided for ail that comes. One thousand one
hundred and twenty ba’**s have been received
to date, and the volume is growing."
The Macon Telegraph and Messenger says:
"A letter received at this office from a respon
sible gentleman contains a request that we
publish the following: ‘I am authorized by
parties in Fort Gaines to bet &J50 to $50 that
1 lay county will not poll two huudred votes
for Norwood. The county polls twelve hun
dred votes. Tl«e money is on deposit in Fort
Gaines, and any one can get the bet by corres
ponding with fc.. A. K., of that city. The last
three trains polled on the Southwestern Rail
road gave. ltr*t, twenty-three, second, twenty-
four, third, twenfy -ix, for C’olqi itt.and eleven,
fifteen, thirteen, respec'ivel.v, for .Norwood.’ "
Hawkinsv lie Dispatch: “Under an order
from the Railroad Commission the Macon and
Brunswick Railroad has been required to in
crease ttie freight on cotton from H&wkins-
ville to t-avanuuh from one dollar and fifty
cents a bale to two dollars and fifty-five cents
per bale, for a bale weighing five hundred
pounds; or. in other words, the rate on cotton
from this place to Savannah is fifty-one cents
per hundred. Thu increx.se has been made
to satisfy the busine s men of Montezuma and
Amerieus, who claim- d that Hawlrinsvilie had
been allowed lower rates on account of
river competition, when, as they claimed,
the river was not in boating order. The mer
chants of Hawkinsville are disgusted with the
Railroad Commission, and have made arrange
ments to put the steamboat Cumberland on
the river as soon as some repairs can be made.
The Cumberland is now undergoing repairs,
and will probably be ready for service in a few
days. There would have been boats on tha
river before now, but the merchants
thought they had made a permanent
agreement with the Macon and Bruns
wick Road, and were perfectly satisfied
with the low rates secure.), when, 'presto,’the
Railroad Commission steps into the arena aud
demands abrogation of the agreement and
an increase of rates to please Amerieus ami
Montezuma. For the want of a boat, Hawkins-
viile is now paying from five hundred to one
thousand dollars per week more for freight on
cotton than would be required if a boat were
running on the river.”
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE
Highway Robbery in Tennessee.
A correspondent of the Nashville
American, writing from Springfield
Robertson county, Tennesseee, under
date of the 20th inst., says:
To day, while a mau, whose name I
could not learn, and his son, a boy about
fifteen 3'ears old, were passing through
the eastern part of the county on their
way to Christian county, Kentucky,
their home, and when withiu a few miles
of Cross Plains they were overtaken by
two men on horses, who passed them,
and, after riding before them some time,
turned in the road and met the man and
boy, and after stopping them asked the
old man if he was a preacher, to which
he replied in the negative. Next they
were asked where they were going, to
which they replied, “To our home
Christian county, Kentucky.” By this
time one of the men had removed to
within a few feet of the old man, and,
drawing his pistol, said: “I’ll be d—d
if ever you go there or anywhere else,
and fired: but, both horses moving just
at this moment, the old man escaped
what must have been a fatal
shot. The highwayman fired again,
striking the old man in the
right leg, the ball glancing up and coming
out through the lower part of the thigh
striking the seat of the saddle and
glancing off. The boy, seeing his fa
ther’s danger, drew a small pistol and
fired, without effect, at the robber. He
and ins father being well mounted they
turned and fled while both robbers pur
sued them for half a mile, firing about
twelve shots at them during the chase.
After ridiDg about two miles they met a
constable, who, armed with a shotgun,
conducted them to Cross Plains, where
I)r. Moore dressed the wound of the old
man, and a party of fifteen men started
in pursuit of the highwaymen. The
boy said that if the citizens would help
him he would catch the men. He left
Cross Plains with the men in pursuit,
armed with a shotgun loaded with buck
shot.
My informant had forgotten the name
of the wounded mm, but learned that
he lived io Christian county, Ky., and
had been South with a drove of horses,
and, having sold all but two, had gone to
Morristown, Term., to look after au ts
tate in which he was interested, and was
on his way home when this happened.
The wounded man has ever}' appearance
of beinff a well-to do, respectable gentle
man. He rode a fine fleet-footed horse,
which was all that saved him, as he was
unarmed. One robber rode a gray and
the other a bay horse.
The Hicks Murder Trial.
Peteksbuho, Va., September 2-1.—The
examination of witnesses in the case
of the Commonwealth vs. Jno.
Merritt, who was arraigned for trial
In the Halifax county court yester
day, for the murder of E. M. Il’.cks in
Weldon in November last, commenced to
day, after considerable trouble in obtaining:
a jury. The examination of witnesses and
the argument of counsel will prolong the
trial several days. The murder resulted
from a dispute relative to the title of some
property iu Weldon, which Hicks and Mer
ritt both claimed.
PAX-PR ES BYTE UIA N COUNCIL.
Second DaT’t Senioiu -Interesting
Dlacuufttonfi on Theological Sub
ject*—The Dentlnetlve Principle*
of Pre»bjterlani*rn—Divorce of the
Artistic from the Spiritual iu
Church Service*—Ri IIuk Elder*,
Bv Teleyrauh to the Morning News.
Philadelphia, September 24.—The
sessions of the second day of the Pan-Pres-
byterian Council were opened this morning
with the usual devotional exercises, the
offering of prayer by the Rev. Dr. Phelps
and Judge Strong, the reading of the
Scriptures by Rev. A. T. Buscordt, and the
singing of appropriate bjmns. Rev. D. A.
W. Wallace, D. D., LL. D., of Worcester,
presiding at the morning session.
The order of the day, a paper on “In
spiration, Authenticity and interpretation of
Scriptures,” was proceeded with. Dr. Hum
phrey’s paper, which he stited had for its
object the presentation of a convenient
method by which the younger members of
the ministry might expound the Scriptures,
was an analytical examination of the dif
ferent results of revelation, inspiration and
spiritual discernment in the production of
the Scriptures.
A general discussion took place on Dr.
Hitchcock’s paper, and the general tone of
discussion was in approval of that paper
and on acceptance of its conclusions that
the Presbyterian Church service would
doubtless be improved by the introduction
of biological features.
The session was concluded by a discus
sion of Dr. Humphrey’s paper on “Inspira
tioD, Authenticity and Interpretation of the
Scriptures.”
The Rev. Thomas S. Porter, D. D., of
Eastern Pennsylvania, presided, and opened
with prayer the afternoon session. A paper
was read on the subject of the ‘‘Distinctive
Principles of Presbyterianism” by Samuel
J. Wilson, D. D. LL D.. of Alleghany City,
whose paper was devoted to proving that
Presbyterianism is apostolic aud scriptural
in its form in government, and that Presby
ters and Prelattc Bishops are Bishops
In the true sense. This was fol
lowed by a paper by the Rev.
John DeWitt, of Philadelphia, on the sub
j ct of “Worship of the Reformed
Churches,” which, iu the main, was a pica
for the divorce of the artistic from the
syiritual in church services, and the subor
dination of the material and icithetlc ele
ments to the higher intellectual and inoral
powers in giving expression to the worship
of God. The remaining paper was by U-v.
Dr. C. EL Read, D. D., of Richmond, Va.,
on the subject of ‘‘Ruling Eiders.”
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Two Holier ExpIo*loi»*.
Detroit, September 24.—Two explosions
occurred here to-day, the first a boiler
explosion in a fruit drying establishment,
killing Henry O’Brien, Leonard Martin and
John Ch&beuam. The second was an ex-
plsion of nitro-glycerine at Lime Kiln Cross
ing, where the government is engaged in
extensive blasting. No lives were lost, but
a scow was blown to atoms and many per
sons were Injured by flying splinters.
General Lawton In Augusta—The
A ix ixo n uce rue lit of 111* Candidacy
for the Tutted State* Senate Re
ceived with Applause.
Special Teleqrwn to the Morning News.
Augusta, September 24.—General Lawton
spoke to-night to a large crowd of Norwood
and Colquitt men, all of whom hold the dis
tinguished speaker iu high respect, more
for himself than for the cause he now
espouses. The speech was well received
throughout, but the crowning feature was at
the moment when he announced himself
candidate for United States Senator,in obedi
ence to the kind partiality shown him by his
home constituency. At this announcement
the audience cheered enthusiastically, the
Colquitt and Norwood men rising to their
feet and waving their hats. Gen. Lawton
must have seen that the announcement of
his own candidacy was greeted with more
enthu.'-lasm than either the mention of Nor
wood’s name elicited, or the condemnation
of Colquitt’s record provoked.
THE MISSING WHALERS.
No Tiding* ol fhexix lu tiie Arctic
The Cruise of the Revenue Cutter
Corwin.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
San Francisco, SsptemLer 24.—The bark
Lega Tender, which arrived here this after
noon from the Arctic seas, reports that
nothing has been heard of the missing
whalers M. T. Wollaston and Vigilant, ox
the Arctic exploring vessel Jeannette.
The revenue cutter Thomas Corwin,
owing to the severity of the pa3t winter
and the tardiness of the breaking up of the
ice this summer, was unable to continue on
her errand. Letters received from some
whaliDgships bf the Legal Tender represent
that they had done better up to the time
of writing than in ordinary seasons, the last
having captured one hundred and twenty
whales, all told. Through the same sources
It i6 understood that the Corwlu intended
to touch at Point Barrow, then cross over
to the mouth of Mackenzie river in
search of the missing whalers, aud if
no tidings of them were obtained
at either place, to proceed thence to Wran-
gel Land. The friends of the missing
whalers have not given up hope, although
the whalers are unanimous in expressing
the belief that nothing will ever be heard
from either them or the Jeannette.
DOWN AND OUT.
Solon Cbaae?* Enforced Retirement
from tiie Editorship of the En
quirer—HI* Parting Words.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Portland, Me , September 24.—Solon
Chase, in to day’s issue cf his paper, will
give a letter from C. S. Conant, demanding
his retirement from the editorship of the
Enquirer, if he (Chase) proposes to advo
cate a straight Greenback ticket. In his
reply. Chase surrenders the charge of the
paper, imploring the directors to change its
name. He says: “This dark night of Fusion
will soon pass away, and sunlight and com
mon 6euse will again have sway, when there
will be work for him. He says he thinks
the Greenback cause cau never die, and
anticipates a victory In the early future for
the Greenback party. Mothers North and
South are teaching their sons that the
Greenback road, like the road to Heaven,
is straight ahead.”
THE ENGLISH LABOR TROUBLES.
Conference Between Delegates of
the Operative* and Committee of
fff a*ter*’ Association—Resolution
Adopted by the blasters’ Com
mittee.
Hal j. I
t and remanded James M. Murphy
-‘CLeroy to Fulton county jail, and
ITIurdcr and Robbery In Texas.
Galveston, September 24.— A News
special from Henderson says: “J.
Trick ale, living near there, was yesterday
called out of his house and shot dead by a
negro named Tom Williams. Williams then i
entered the house, secured four hundred'
dollars and escaped.”
A special to the News from Eagle Pass
states that Jos. E. Bosagas, a clerk in a
store, was murdered and the store robbed
by unknown parties. Two negroes have
been arrested on suspicion.
Fatal CoIUnion of Race Horae* on
the Track.
Buffalo. September 24 —The horses
driven by Kline and Kister in the races at
the Erie County Fair to-day collided. Both
men were severely hurt and Kister will pro
bably die.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
London, September 24.—The delegates of
the cotton operatives went to Manchester to
meet the Central Committee of the Masters’
Association to-day. After a long discussion,
the delegates maintaining that the trade is
greatly Improved tiuce May, and the masters
declaring that In spite of this improvement
they are still working at a loss,
the masters’ committee paesed a resolu
tion “that in coneeqaence of the still unpro
fitable state of trade the committee regret
that they are at present unable to recom
mend an advance, but desire to repeat their
A- promise to do so as soon as trade is suffi
ciently improved.”
W eather Prediction.
Montreal, September 24.—Cold
and
stormy weather for the remainder of Sep
tember and a part of October is predicted
by Vennor.
Headache, dizzine66, sour eructations of
the stomach, bad taste in the mouth, bilious
attacks, palpitation of the heart, pain in the
region of the kidneys, despondency and
forebodings of evil, are the offsprings of a
torpid liver. For these complaiats Dr.
Tutt’s Liver Pill has no equal. A 6lngle
dose ^rUI convince anyone.
Released on Bond.
Petersburg, Va., September 24 —W. H.
Pond, charged with obstructing and imped
ing the due administration of justice be
fore the United States Circuit Court, and
who was confined in jail here awaiting trial
In tbe United 8tates 8ccoud District Court,
which meets in Richmond on October 5th,
gave bail this morning in the euzn of $1 oOO
for his appearance at that time. The bond
represents over $100,000, and is eigned by
Sheriff Briggs, the Commonwealth’s At
torney, and other prominent gentlemen of
Southampton county.
Ir!*h Colonies In Kansas, THune-
*oia and Virginia.
Wilmington, Del., September 24.—At
this morning’s session of the Irish Catholic
Benevolent Union National Convention the
Colonization Committee reported that col
onies bad been established in Kansas, Min
nesota and Virginia, the two first named
being in a flourishing condition. At 11:30
a. m. the convention finally adjourned.
Time is money; emphatically so when Dr.
Bull’s Cough Syrup frequently cures colds,
coughs, etc., in less than a day. Price 25
cents. Sold everywhere. sep25-lt
GENERAL HANCOCK ON SOUTH
ERN WAR CLAIMS.
Reply to an Inquiry a* to HI* Posi
tion—A Bugbear— Clear Utterance*
on tbe Subject.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
New York, September 24.—General Han
cock, responding to Theodore Cook, of Cin
cinnati, who had written to him concerning
tbe General’s altitude on tbe question of
Southern claims, replies as follows under
date of the 23d :
“Your letter of the 20th instant has been
received. I regret that you are disturbed
about that bugbear, ‘Southern war claims.’
The people cannot be misled by
it. To suppose that the ‘Rebel
claims,’ or claims in the interest of
persons who were in rebellion, can in any
way or any degree be countenanced, is au
imputation of disloyalty, such as u^ed to be
against Democrats even when they
were in arms defending the
country. So far as it touches
me I denource it. The government can
uever pay a debt or grant a pension or re
ward of any sort for waging war upon its
own existence, nor could I be induced to
approve or encourage the payment of such
a debt, pension or reward. Nobody ex
pects or wants such unnatural action. To
propose It would be an Insult to the intelli
gence and honor of our people.
When the rebellion was crushed the
heresy of secession, in every
form and every incident, went down for
ever. It is a thing of the dead past. We
move forward, not backward. If I were
President I would veto all legislation
which might come before me provid
ing for the consideration of pay
ment of claims of any kiod
for losses or damages Dy persons who were
in rebellion, whether pardoned or not. In
relation to the Union war claims the gov
ernment’s obligation to its defenders come
first: they are lasting and sacred. Public
laws of civilized nations do not in general
recognize claims for injuries to property
resulting from the operations of war.
Nevertheless, our government has treated
with great indulgence claims for losses and
damages suffered by Union men from mili
tary operations of the war of the L’uion,
but as hostilities were closed more than
fifteen years ago, claims of that nature now
mostly in the hands of brokers, or persons
other than the original sufferers, are
becoming stale, and,in my judgment, might
fairly be considered as barred by the lapse
of time, and If hereafter entertained at all,
should be subjected to the strictest scrutiny.
“Yours, very truly,
“Winfield S. Hancock.”
RAILROAD COLLISION.
A Freight and Pa**enger Train Col
lide—Two Killed and Several In
jured—Leaping lor Llle.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
St. Louis, September 24—A (Hapstch
from Terre Haute says: “The west bound
passenger train, from Indianapolis, on the
Vad&lia Road, collided with the east bound
freight train on a trestle forty feet high,
over Clear creek, nine miles west of Terre
Haute, at 4:20 this morning. Both
locomotives went down with a
terrible crash, carrying with them the engi
neer, Oscar Sauker, and the fireman, Wm.
Sxunders, of the passenger train, killing
them instantly*. Engineer Jas. Watson and
his fireman of the freight train jumped
as soon as they saw the passenger train,
and escaped with slight injuries. Two
postal cars were thrown from the trestle
and smashed to pieces, but of tbe
eight men in them, only one, A. W
Dillahant, of Indianapolis, was hurt, he hav
ing a leg broken aud beli'g otherwise in
jured. The other cars of the passenger
train remaiued on tbe track and none of the
passengers were hurt. Engineer Watson,
of the freight train, had an arm broke, and
Lyman Booth, brakeraan, sustained a com
pound fracture. Eight freight cars, ladeu
with wheat, were smashed and the grain
scattered about. A wreckiug train was
sent ofrom Terre naute this morning with
physicians. 'Hie dead aud wounded were
taken to Terrell ante.”
FINANCE AND TRADE.
FOREIGN AND HOME MARKETS.
Tlxe New York Market-The Liver
pool Weekly Colton Review — nine-
lug Lane Market*- The Engli*b
Grain Trade.
HEAVY DAMAGES.
Suit Agalunt the New York I’oitma*-
ter for Infringement of Patent*-
Heavy Damage* Awarded-The
Ca*e Appealed to the United State*
Supreme Court.
By Telegraph to the Morning Neics.
New York, September 24.—In the suit of
Chris. C. Campbell, assignee in trust.against
Postmaster James, of this city, and others,
for infringements upon letters patent granted
Marcus P. Norton, of Troy, New York, for
improvements in post marking and posting
and cancelling In the postal service of the
United States, a final decree was made and
filed in the United 8tates Circuit Court to
day by Judge Wheeler, awarding
the complainant $01,471 40. Postmaster
James has appealed the case to the Supreme
Court of the United States upon a stipula
tion, in which the complainant waives the
filing of a bond by the Postmaster as secu
rity for the judgment and for judgment
pending the appeal. Attorney General
Devens has stipulated to bring on the case
for a hearing aDd argument iu November
proximo.
THE CORNING, OHIO, MINING
TROUBLES.
Indication* of a Renewal of Hoatill<
tie*—The Saloon Keeper* Ordered
to Close Their liar*.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Cincinnati, September 24—A special to
the Columbus Daily Dispatch, dated at
Corning, says : “The saloon keepers there
have been notified by the miners from
Statesville and Shawaee to close their bars
to day and to morrow. This is taken as an
indication that the miners are contemplat
ing a further attack upon the troops. The
miners complain that the drunkenness of
some of their men on Sunday last inter
fered with their plans. A large meeting
of miners is now being held near Corning.
Weather Indication*.
Office Chief Signal Observer, Wash
ington, September 24.—Indications for
Saturday :
In the Middle States, easterly to south
erly winds, slight rise in temperature, fall
ing barometer aud partly cloudy weather.
In the South Atlantic States, northeast
to southeast winds, light rains and partly
cloudy weather, with slight changes In tem
perature, and stationary oi slowly falling
barometer.
In the Gulf States, partly cloudy weather
with local rains, southeast to southwest
winds, and slight changes in temperature
and barometer.
In Tennessee and the Ohio valley, south
east to southwest winds, slight rise in tem
perature, stationary or slowly falling ba
rometer and partly cloudy weather, with
local rains.
New Tariff of Cable Kate*.
London, September 24.—The Anglo-
American cable announce that on and after
the first of October the tariff from New
York aud Canada to the United Kingdom
will be increased to fifty cents per word;
the English, French and American Govern
ment messages at half cable rates. The
press messages will be twenty-five cents,
with a deferred rate of twelve and a half
cents. Tne rate from France and places be
yond the United Kingdom remains unal
tered at twelve and a half cents, but on and
after December 1st, It will be increased to
fifty cents, and the English, French and
American Government messages one half
cable rates.
Reunion of tbe Army of West
Virginia.
Cincinnati, September 24.—A special
from Parkersburg, W. Va., says: “All the
regiments of the Army of West Virginia
formed in line yesterday morning, bearing
battle flags and with Gens. Crooks, Cox and
Kennedy at their head,marched through the
city.
“After parading, the regiments held brief
experience meetings. The crowds on the
streets were the largest ever seen in Par
kersburg. In the afternoon, General Cox
delivered an oration and Miss Lose recited
a description of the battle of Mission Ridge.
The next reunion will be held at Wheeling.”
marshal FRzalmous’ New Bond.
Washington,Sentember 24.—At a Cabinet
meeting to-day Attorney General Devens
reported that one of United States Marshal
Fitzsimons’ Georgia bondsmen had asked
* ’ b released, but he had refused to release
until a new bond had been executed;
he had required Fitzsimons to furnish
to be
him
that
ue uau requireu riiz^nuuuo
a new bond, which he had done, and that It
bad been approved. No other business was
transacted.
Faintness before eating, pain and dis
tress afterward, prevented by Malt Bitters.
By Telegraph to the Morning Neics,
Liverpool, September 24.—This week’s
circular of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers
Association says: “Cotton has been in
moderate demand, with a tendency in favor
of buyers. American declined >%‘L There
has been more business in sea island, chiefly
in the better grades. Holders met the de
mand freely, and price9 have not quotably
changed. Futures were dull until Tuesday,
prices decltng 5 321. for September and
3 22(<C%(L tor other positions. Since Wed
nesday the tone has been better, aud half of
the decline has beeL recovered for all posi
tions except September.”
New York, September 24 —Tbe stock
market wai weak throughout almost the
entire day, and although there were occa
sional flight recoveries, the tendency to
ward lower prices prevailed, and at the
close a material decline In values was estab
lished. The lowest prices of the day were
made shortly before the close, when the de
cline ranged from ^ to 6% per ceiit. Nash
ville and Chattanooga, Iron Mountain, Coal
shares, St. Paul &Dd Omaha, Ohio and Mis
sissippi, Union Pacific aud Louisville
aud Nashville leading the downward
movement. There was a fractional recov
ery iu tbe final sales. Transactions aggre
gated 340,000 shares, including Delaware,
Lackawanna aud Western 42,000, Delaware
and Hudson 3.SIX), Erie 36,400, Hannibal and
St. Joseph 10.G00, Iron Mountain 15,000,
Kansas and Texas 25,000, L ike Shore 17,-
800, Michigan Central 4,000, Manhattan
3,700, Northwestern 6,300, Nashville aud
Chattanooga 4,000, New York Central 33.-
000, Ohio and Mobile 1,800, Pacific Mail
8 000, Reading 14,400, St. Paul 28,900, St.
Paul and Omaha 3.000, Union Pacific 2,600,
Wabash and Pacific 19,000, Western Union
9,600, Northern Pacific 3,400.
London, September 24.—The Mincing
Lane markets are rather inanimate; prices
in mauy instances favored buyers. Sugar
was very dull. There has been little dispo
sition to operate, although holders fre
quently submitted to their rates. Prices
are generally 3d. below those of
last week, though there was more
doing at the reduction. Coffee irregular at
the beginning of the week. Good Colony,
Ceylon and Costa Rica were steady, and
mixed 6orts were lower, but on Thursday
the prices of most descriptions favored buy
ers. China tea was in fair inquiry and
prices were fully maintained. Common to
fair Foo Choo grades attracted the most at
tention. Atsam tea at auction was in g- od
demand at comparatively high prices. Rice
was firm: several floatiug cargoes were sold.
Black pepper and pimento are again
dearer.
Liverpool, September 24 —The leading
grain circular says grain continued firm dur
ing the week, and prices were well main
tained, both off the coast and at various
markets, where English wheat was occasion
ally dearer. At Liverpool and the neighbor
hood a fair consumptive business was done
in wheat at Tuesday’s full prices. Corn
was steadily held, but the demand was
quiet. At to-day’s market the attend
ance was not above tbe average.
The tone was quiet. There was
a fair consumptive demand for wheat at
about the late rates. Flour was in fair in
quiry and steady. Corn was in tolerably
good request, but being more freely offered,
did not realize Tuesday’s quotations.
FRENCH POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM SOUTH
AMERICA.
TheChlll-Fcruvlan War—Peruvian*
Organizing Tlielr Army— Fortifying
Lima—Tiie Cliiuc*e Joining In llie
Fuiliiiklawni — ITHuIater ('lirlntiaii'
cy’» mission— 1 Tbe Chilian* Prepar
ing for a Campaign Against Lima
-Shock of An Earthquake.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Panama, September 16.—Advices have
been received from Lima to August 28. and
from Valparaiso to August 13. The Peru
vians are actively engaged in organizing tbe
army for the protection of Lima, and are
fortifying the city. Even the Chinese are
joining in the enthusiasm. The nucleus of
a Celestant guard is already formed of sixty
of the richest Chinamen in the capital, and
a corps of six hundred of the best of Chi
ne6e eociety is offered. The exodus from
Lima continues.
The mission of Minister Christiancv
was to present certain claims to Chili
for damage to American properly du
ring the war. The Chilians also are
actively engaged recruiting its array
to undertake the march on Lima, and
are getting vessels for the transportation of
the force. A portion of the force will be
employed In devastating the northern pro
vinces of Peru, and destroying the magnifi
cent sugar estates to be found in the rich
valleys there.
At Valparaiso, August 13, as the steamer
with the mall was leaving port,
a severe shock of an earthquake was expe
rienced, which Is supposed to have caused
considerable damage. The spire of the
church at Vina del Mar was thrown down
OUR WOOL INTERESTS.
meeting of International Sheep and
Wool Grower*’ A**oeIation— Large
Appropriation* to the Department
of Agriculture Recommended—In
teresting Paper* Read on the Wool
Interest*.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Philadelphia, September 24.—An ad
journed meeting of the International Sheep
and Wool Growers' Association was held
last night at the Continental Hotel, United
States Commissioner of Agriculture LeDuc
presiding. Wm. G. Markham, Secretary of
the National Wool Growers’ Association,
read a paper on the relative advantages of
our sheep-breeding States, and the breeds
best adapted to them. John L. Hayes, of
Boston, discussed “ Grades of wool which
this country must produce in order to fully
supply the demand of her loom3, and how
best to produce them.”
The committee reported in favor of call
ing the attention of Congress to the neces
sity of making larger appropriations to the
Department of Agriculture to assist iu dis
tributing documents regarding sheep and
their products.
SANITARY MATTERS.
The Louifclana State Board of Health
v*. the National Board of Health-
Resolution* Denouncing the At
tempt* of Employe* of the Latter
to Create a Yellow Fever Panic.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
New Orleans, September 24.—The State
Board of Health last night adopted resolu
tions, that in view of the fact that repre
sentatives of the National Board of Health
have, on several occasions during the past
extraordinarily healthy summer, deliberate
ly attempted through the agency of their em
ployes to creates yellow fever panle against
this city, the National Board of Health be
requested to Instruct Its representatives
in Louisiana to confine tbeir movements to
the limits prescribed by the acts of Con
gress, and prevent them from Interfering in
any way with the duties of the 8tate Board
of Health. That the press of the United
States be earnestly requested not to attach
credence to auy report in relation to tbe
public health of this city or State, which
nas not the official sanction of this board,
and pledging through its President to keep
the public thoroughly and truthfully in
formed as to the condition of the health of
New Orleans and the summndfug country.
Proceeding* Agalnat the Religion*
Order*—The Foreign Policy of
Frame for Peace—How the New
IHinlatrj 1* Received—The Expre*-
«Ion* of the Pre»*.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
London, September 24.—A Paris dispatch
says: “At a Cabinet council held yester
day, It was agreed that the proceedings
against the non recognized orders should be
gradual, preference being given to the cases
unlikely to provoke legal conflicts. The
idea of convening the Chambers before the
usual time was re j ected. The Ministry of
Worship has been offered to M. Devas, but
was declined through the fear that the ap
pointment might be made the subject of un
toward discussion, seeing that during the
debate on tbe estimates for worship in the
Chamber of Deputies the proposal to make
a separate department of worship was ne
gatived by a large majority.”
A Paris dispatch savs: “Tbe new Cabinel
is received with apathy by friends and foes,
both regarding It as a makeshift. The Re
puUique FrancaLse (M. Gambetta’s organ),,
says: ‘The foreign policy of the Ministry is
peace. The name of the Hon. Barthelmy
St. Hillalrcs. the new Foreign Minister, fur
nishes In this respect superabundant guar
antees to the most timorous.’ ”
The Berlin correspondent of the T'imes
telegraphs: “Unqualified approbation is the
verdict of the newspapers here on Mr.
Barthelmy St. Hillains’ appointment. One
journal which two days ago predicted that
peace could only be preserved by de
taching Russia from the temptation
of au alliance with Frauce, and which
faid the hardest things about M.
Gambetta’s intentions towards Germany,
now hails the inctallatlon of M. Barthelmy
St. llUllares as a happy omen, as the abnega
tion of all bellicose designs on the part of
the actual rulers of the republic, and as an
act deserving of Germany’s fullest sympa
thy.”
The Rcpubligne Francalse of Paris says
“The programme of the new Cabinet con
sists, firstly, in the execution of the religious
decrees for the suppression of non-author
Ized orders, compulsory and gratuitous
secular primary education, and a serious
re form in the magistracy, the neceesity for
which is again demonstrated by pro-clerical
demonstrations at Poictiers aud Angers.
The foreign policy of tbe Ministry is an
honorable peace, such a6 befits one of the
leading powers of the world.”
OUR ATLANTA LETTER.
REPORT ON THE STOMNGTON-
NARUAGANSETT DISASTER.
Remult of the Supervisor* Investi
gation—The master of the Ston-
Ington Liable t<> Penalties—The
Captain of the Narragannett also
Liable—The Provldence-Stonlng-
ton Steamship Company Amenable
to the Law for Violation of Stat<
ute*.
Examination of Cadet Engineer*.
Annapolis, Md., September 24.—Twenty-
five candidates for Cadet Engineers have
passed the mental examination. They will
yet have to pass a physical examination be
fore their appointment will be secure.
Among them are W. L. Copps, of Virginia,
M. Dargan, of South Carolina, C. M. Hahs,
of Alabama, H. W. Jones, of Virginia.
Destructive Fire In Cincinnati. ™
Cincinnati, September 24.—A fire last
night destroyed Mount & Co.’s coal eleva
tor at the river front, and damaged Lane A
Bdley Company’s machine works. The loss
is $62,000.
Heavy English Failure.
London, Septemoer 24.—Wm. J. Taylor
A Co., Newcastle upon-Tyne, Insurance
brokers, ship owners and corn factors, have
failed. Liabilities £71,250.
By Teiegraoh to the Morning News.
Washington, September 24.—The report
of the local Inspectors who are investiga
ting the Stonington-Narragansett disaster
has been received by the Supervising In
spector General of Steam Vessels. They
find, after a careful review of all tbe testi
mony and the circumstances of the collis
ion, that Geo. T. Nye, master of the Ston
ington, did, through his pilot, alter her
co.urse for tbe Narragantett without giv
ing the proper signals a6 required
that he also failed to 6top his
steamer without properly locating
the Narragansett or until the proper signals
could be given, answered and understood,
as required. Upon sighting the Narragan-
^tt, through carelessness or forgetfulness,
the signal was given to start the steamer,
which caused the collision. Upon his own
admission, there was found in Captain Nye
a disposition to totally disregard the law, as
far as it relates to the conveyance and
transportation of a greater number of pas
sengers than allowed by law, and, in
consequence, he ls liable to the penalties
prescribed by law, and his license as a mas
ter and pilot would be revoked had it not
already expired by limitation. W. S. Young,
master of the Narragansett, proceeded from
New York without engineers, the depart
ment not beiug in charge of a chief engi
neer, as required by law. Upon sighting
the Stonington, through carelessness
or excitement, signals were given
to “go ahead,” thereby con
tributing to the collision. After discovering
fire in the upper works of hi8 steamer, he
did not use the proper means to extinguish
it, and leaving his steamer In a lifeboat with
his pilot so soon after the collision, with so
many passengers on board, was entirely at
variance with good judgment aud bis duties
and the obligations of a master of a steamer.
In consequence of these violations bis
license as pilot and Inspector has been re
voked.
The Providence and Stonington Steam
ship Company did not provide the Narra
gansett with its complement of licensed en
gineers, nor the number of watchmen for
her staterooms, deck and ladles’ cabin, as
required, in consequence of which, they
arc amenable to the law as prescribed in
sections 4,487 and 4.500, Revised Statutes.
There was a failure to keep a correct list of
passengers as required by law, for
which they are amenable.
THE NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
ImraenneJIaM IRectiug*-Tammany
Hall and Irvlug Hall In a Glow
of EutbuNlanm—The War Horse*
Brought Out—Senator Bayard,Sen-
ator Hill, Judge ^lackey. Genera
Dan Sickles, Senator Hampton
and t/tlicr* ITIake Speeches—The
Whole City Alive with Patriotic
Excitement.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
New York, September 24.—Union square
and tbe adjoining streets were crowded last
night aDd brilliant ly illuminated In honor of
the mass meeting at Tammany Hall. Honl
August Belmont was chosen Chairman. Sen
ator Bayard was received with prolonged
cheering, and addressed the meeting at great
length. Senator Hill, of Georgia, followed,
and Hon. T. J. Mackey, of South Carolina,
Congressman McLane, of Maryland, General
Dun. Sickles, and Hon. Dan. Dougherty, of
Pennsylvania, also made speeches. A se
ries of resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed. Letters of regret were received from
Gen. Hancock, Sami. J. Tiiden, Chas. Fran
cis Adams, Gen. McClell&D, H. M. Plaisted,
of Maine, and many others.
A large crowd assembled at Irving Hall,
where John McKeon presided. Speeches
were made there by Hon. Messrs. Waddell
of North Carolina, Beebee of New York,
and General McMahon.
At the Seventeenth street meeting Augus
tus Schell presided. AmoDg the speakers
were ex-Governor Carroll of Maryland,
Senators Morgan of Alabama, Kernan of
New York, Ignatius C. Grubb of Delaware,
ex Governor Bedles of New Jersey, and
others.
iDSeDator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, wa6 in
troduced, but excused himself from speak
ing.
Among the speakers were Wade Hamp-
Iod, of South Carolina, and S J. Randall, of
Pennsylvania. The addresses were made
from the stands on 14th,15th and 16th streets
and at the entrance to Tammany Hall. The
latter building was jammed, and the streets
through which an almost endless procession
moved were alive with people.
FROM HAVANA.
Yellow Fever Report— Vessels Sail
ing lor United States Ports With
Yellow Fever on Board.
By Telegraph to the Morning News.
Washington, September 24.—The follow
ing information has been received by the
National Board of Health from Havana:
“For the week ending September 11 there
were 17 deaths from yellow fever and 4 from
small-pox. Total deaths from all causes 137.
For the week ending the 18th there were 10
deaths from yellow fever. The following
vessels sailing for United States ports are
reported as having yellow fever on board
while discharging cargo at Havana: The
Spanish barkentlne Clementina, for Bruns
wick, Ga., September 10th; the Catalina,
India, Alta and Gracia, for Savannah, Ga.,
September 18±, and the Isaac Jackson, for
New York.
Failed.
Memphis, September 24.—T. B. Wilder,
boot and shoe dealer, suspended to-day.
Ilis liabilities are $6,000.
A Bl-Centennlal Anniversary.
Bristol, R. I., September 24.—The two
hundredth anniversary of this town’s settle
ment was celebrated to-day.
Weather Fine—City Lively—minor
Topics —Political and Busiue**
matter*-Georgian* In the Cabluet
- Local Item* and State Politics-
Final Paragraphs—Personal and
General.
Special Correspondence of the Morning News.
Atlanta.. September —We are again hav
ing delightful weather, the days being warm
and pi asant and the nights cool and refresh
ing. Our people are home from the springs
and summer resorts, and Atlanta's streets are
alive with beautiful women and happy-faced
chili ren.
There are an unusual number of strangers
in the city at this time, and our hotels are
doing a floe business. Every room in the
Markham House is occupied, and yet there is
nothing special to call a crowd here. The
United States Court is thronged with people
from the mountains, but they seldom patron
ize even second-class hotels, preferring board
ing houses and wagon yard qua rters.
A new movement is now on foot to secure
the building of a railroad to the coal flelisof
Alabama, and Newcomb will be obliged to re
linquish the charter of the Georgia Western
Railroad, carry forward its completion with
promptness, or see a rival road pushed through.
The men who are now moving in the matter
“mean business," and Newcomb will so dis
cover unless he comes to time. Atlanta is
bound to have cheap coal, and this is her only
sure way to obtain that boon.
Candidates for the Legislature are rapidly
multiplying in Fulton county, as no nomina
tions are to be made. I think there are six
white men and one colored man now in the
race. Dr. John G. Westmoreland is the last
candidate to announce, and comes out in re
sponse to a call from a large number of citi
zens. Col. E. F. Hoge and Hon. Henry Hiliyer
have already served in the Legislature and
made good records.
minor topics.
The new brick freight depot of the Atlanta
and Charlotte Air Line Railway is the laigest
and handsomest in the State. It has a ventilat
ing ridge roof ten feet high, and is a model of
convenience and safety. Capt. G. J. Foreacre,
the enterprising General Manager, is spending
a large amount of money here in erecting new
shops, round-houses and depots. All of our
railroads are iu a veiy prosperous condition.
I have read the article signed ‘Temperance.’'
in Wednesday's Mohnino News, in regard to
coffee houses as means of reforming drinking
men. As I was prominently connected with
such a movement in New Yoik city some twelve
years ago. 1 desire to state that the plan wUl
not succeed iu this country, although it has
flourished in England. All the New York
coffee houses, as well as those in other cities,
failed to accomplish the desired object, and
proved financially rather costly experiments.
Savannah is far too sinaU a city for such an in
stitution.
The nomination of Col. George R. Black, of
Scriveu, for Congress in the First district, is
received here with great favor. First, because
he married one of Atlanta's most popular
ladies. Miss Nellie Peters, a lady of rare quali
ties of head and heart, and we claim him as a
near kin. Secondly, because he has been here
a great deal as a State Senator and an officer of
the State Agricultural Society, in both of which
positions he proved an honored and efficient
public servant. He is not only a gentleman of
tine presence and polished manners, but an ex-
E erienced legislator and an able debater. In
im the old h irst district will have a Repre
sentive of whom she can always be proud,
whether in public service or the social circle at
W ashington.
GEORGIANS IN THE CABINET.
Georgia was early recognized in the distri
bution of Cabioet offices at Washington. In
1795 she furnishe 1 a Postmaster General, the
Hon. Joseph Habersham; in 1815 she contri
buted a Secretary of War, the Hon. William
H. Crawford: in 1SI? she furnished the same
distinguished statesman to be Secretary of the
Treasury; in 1829 she provided an Attorney
General, the Hon. John McPherson Berrien
in 1835 she gave a Secretary of State, the Hon.
John Forsyth. These were her first coutribu
tions. and since 1835 many eminent Georgians
have filled Cabinet positions with honor to
themselves and credit to the State The only
Cabinet officer from Georgia since the war,
under a Republican admitistratinn, is Hon.
Amos T. Akernian, of Cartersvilie, who was
Attorney General in President Grant's Cabinet
for a brief season. In case General Hancock
is elected. Georgia will probably have a repre
sentative in his (Cabinet.
LOCAL AND POLITICAL.
Atlanta is still wrestling with the public
school system, which seems to grow bigger
every month. One can hardly realize how
rapidly school cnildren multiply and increased
facilities are demanded for their accommoda
tion. Our city has a heavy burden to keep up
its schools, streets, seweis and water works.
All are constantly demanding additional appro
pria tions.
Mayor Calhoun, who accompanied the Gate
City Guards on their Northern trip, is endeav
oring to stir up the people and officials of At
lanta in regard to the visit of the Northern
soldiers. As yet but little has been done to
give them a fitting reception. There are so
many other things to look after and manage
that the combination looks rather big for a
city like Atlanta The hotels will have more
than they can accommodate without taking in
any military. They will camp out.
It wiil be remembered that I heartily sup-
portei the Constitutional Convention in its re
duction of the salaries of State officials. Time
has fully vindicated the wisdom of that action.
This is especially true of the judiciary, for
Governor Colquitt has been overwhelmed with
applications from the oldest and ablest lawyers
in Georgia for appointment to the Supreme
Court bench, or to vacancies on some Superior
Court bench. There never will be a lack of
good timber in Georgia for judicial offices.
There is no excitement over the election of
Attorney General, Secretary of 8fate or Comp
troller General, but State Treasurer Renfroe is
making a vigorous canvass for re-election
against the regular nominee. He has secured
nearly the entire negro vote of the State, and
many organized Democrats are secretly giving
him aid and comfort. Unless the friends of
Mr. Speer and the press of the State come to
his support with renewed energy there : s a
good chance for his defeat.
FINAL PARAGRAPHS.
Hon. Walton B. Harris, of Girard, Ala., died
here yesterday, at an advanced a<re. at hLs
son's residence. He was an ex-State Senator
a prominent Odd Fellow and a leading corpo
rator of the Mobile and Girard Railroad. Hi
was a good citizen and greatly beloved
Mr. John T. McGuire, a well known Atlanta
merchant, died suddenly last night. He was
brother of Mr. Thomas J. McGuire, now c
Baltimore, who has many friends io Savannah
Miss Lily Angier. a lovely and accompiishe-
daughter of ex Mayor N. L. Angier, died at
Thomaston yesterday of typhoid fever.
Tbe Brown-Westmoreland excitement has
subsided, the former gentleman going to Cin
cinnati to visit the Industrial Exhibition in tbe
interest of tbe Atlanta Fair, and the latter
gentleman announcing himself a candidate for
the Legislature.
The eloquent and beautiful address of Gen.
Henry R. Jackson, of Savannah, delivered be
fore the Y'oung Men's Library Association of
Atlanta, has been printed in neat pamphlet
form to meet a very flattering call for it in a
permanent form. This high compliment to hi*
masterly oration will no doubt be appreciated
by your distinguished and honored citizen.
There was but little secrecy about the visit c f
Sam Hill to his wife. He wm prepared to de
fend himself from capture and made little
ffort to conceal his presence or his identity.
Many people saw and conversed with him while
he was around the suburbs of the city, but no
attempt was made to arrest him. Public senti
ment has always Leen largely in his favor, and
this fact emboldened him to make two visits to
his wife near Atlanta.
J udge George Hiliyer is a candidate for the Su
;>reme Court bench, as i.sal*o Judge George N.
-ester. But they will have lively competition
and plenty of company. The next Legislature
will be awfully bored with aspirants for Sena
torial and judicial honors, and should be men
of clear and calm judgment, who will act for
tbe best interest of the 8tate and people. It is
seldom that a Georgia Legislature has had
more important business to discharge than wiil
devolve upon the next General Assembly.
Hon. M. R. Ragsdale, of DeKalb, who does
not like the action of the Senatorial Conven
tion, is out as an Indepeadent candidate for
the Senate. Hon. John H. James, Mr. Rags
dale. Hon. A. C. Westbrook, of Albany, and a
half dozen more Independent candidates for
the Senate, have full assurances of success.
Chatham.
STEAMER SUNK.
Five Person* Drowned.
By Telegraph to the MomingNews.
Natchxz, Miss., September 24.—The
steamer Florence Meyer, from Cincinnati,
6truck a snag about 3 o’clock this morning
at Bullet’s bayou, twelve miles above
Natchez, and sank to the hnrrlcane
roof. It U thought she will break in
two. One cabin passenger, the second pan
tryman, a porter and two roueters were
drowned. Tbe names of the lost have not
been ascertained. The boat and cargo arc
a total loss. The books and papers of the
boat were saved.
Minor Political Note*.
Burlington, Ia., September 24 —Tbe
Democrats of the First Congressional dis
trict have nominated W. B. Culberton for
Congress.
Baltimore, September 24.—George C.
Mound has been nominated for Congress by
the Republicans of the Fourth district, vice
Enoch Pratt, declined.
White River Junction, Vt., 8eptem
ber 24.—The official returns of the Vermont
election are : Total vote, 70,709; Farnbam
47,894, Phelps 21.223, Heath 1,578. scatter
ing 14; Farnham’s majority, 25,079?
Sunburt, Penn., September 24.—Grant
Weld man, of Lebanon county, was nomi
nated by tbe Democratic conference this af
ternoon to represent the Fourteenth district
in Congress.
All those who cough are bores to the com
munity and should be forced by law to in
vest 25 cents in Dr. Bull’s Cough 8yrup.
5ep25 It
lion. George R. Black.
Brunstcick Seaport Appeal.
The First district can at least boast
a candidate who is above the mud-mire
of the politician and free from ring rule
and intriguing chicane; one who is every
inch a gentiemau, and altogether worthy
the best gifts anu highest honors a proud
constituency can bestow.
We mean no disparagement to the
many distinguished gentlemen whose
names were mentioned in connection
with the nomination, when we that
Colonel Black was the best Congres
sional timber in the district. Ilis intel
lectual endowments, scholarly attain
ments and legislative experience pre emi
nently fit him for the public service,
while his lovable traits of head and heart
cinnot fail to secure for him public
confidence and potential influence in
the counsels of the country. We
believe the convention did a great service
to the district, to Georgia, to the whole
country, in calling to the front one so
ably qualified to lead and so grandly
gifted m all the elements that commingle
to make up the man, the statesman and
the patriot. Georgia will thank the con
vention for its probity and its wisdom,
-and the First district will applaud tbe
good sense and lofty patriotism that gave
it a standard-iiearer of whom all the
world can staffd Up and say—“this is a
man.”
Colonel Black’s record is without a
blemish. Not one sin of omission -ot
commission can be laid to hi9 charge.
From his very childhood he has been
remarkable for those high-wrought
virtues that distinguished the right from
the wrong, and sanctify duty as the most
sacred attribute <*1 the noblest manhood.
Whether in peace or in war, in the quiet
enjoyments of a happy home, or in the
turmoil of the forum of the Senate, duty
has been his polar guide, and duty well
performed has crowned every act of his
life.
Amiable as a companion, generous a-
a friend, modest as a gentleman,, peace
ful and useful as a citizen, wise and ca
pable as a statesman, eloquent as a de
hater, and brave but magnanimous as an
adversary, he brings to the service ot
his country those rare gifts that assure
success and high achievement.
TUTT’S
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
Lo— of Appetite. Nausea. bowglaoortiTa,
tta Oac£^art^P*5^un3erj5^5K5uH5re
blade ^ runpagTaft^r e*tin?wi5r**SSn^
tabiiitji^jsElEliEIZEsljLSE-SISSiS
■omed-itv, xvearinea*,
in ? at t ^ otJ DcToretSt^Sye*?
follow Skin^EIt^di^he^Ragti»aic3e*a^*a
ru«ht t ESEIycclored
IF THESE WARNINGS ARE UNHEEDED
SERIOUS DISEASES WILL SOON BE DEVELOPED.
TUTT8 PILLS mrt> especially adapted t*
•uoh run, tDedstr rOrcUinrh arkaa«*
•f feellif to a*te*i*h the—tbm
A Noted Divins says:
Dr. TUTT:—DaarSir: For tea y**r* I hav*
* m*rtrr to Constipmtkm sad Piles. LsmS
Fpnn* your Pill* recconn«Hi*d ; 1 nrod than
I am now a we 11 man. hare eixxi apfwtit*. dir I
Mi-fact, rat - : ar stools, pilr». and haroc
Iicreaf^TT^ppetnivInd can*
body to Take *n Flr»h. thns tbe system i
noarl-hrd, and by tbeir T*nlc Action on tbe
DlfMthr Organ*. Urnlsr Stool* ar* pco-
TUTT’S HfllOffi
iSop -Sitters.
en(Kl by tiie stu.n t.f
your duricti aroid
stimulants an<l u» >
Hop Bitters.
If you are youn}r nnd|
discretion or di : -
ried or sin*U\ old
poor health or Ion*." u-hi
esa, rely on Hop
Whoever you are.
whenever you feel
that your ryctem
needs cleansing, ton
ing or atimulating
wit hout in tor11 -ih
take Hop
Bittors.
Have you dps-
,t. kiiineyt
or a ri nary com
plaint, disease,
of the stomach,
boictls, blood,
liver or nerves t
You will be
rtm-J jf you use
Hoo Bitters
I If you are sim
ply weak and
lowppiriU-l.tr>'
t! It may
saveyou r
Ife. It has
saved hun
dreds.
r- •-
bruin nerveonu
Iwusle, tt*e Hop B.
smfferln;* from any in-
tlon; 1 r you are mr r-
—MUi.r. n:J. ri:»^ from
•lBfT on a bed et sick
Bitters.
Thousands die an
ntudly r r o in pome
f :in ,.f Kidney
■dLseitPo tiiat miphf
have been pretinted
' a 11 me ly u e of
HooBIttor*
D. I. C.
ip an absolute
rand lrretdstu-
Ible euro for
S|ruztke nesH,
[(«»• of opium,
burco,oi
•eotica.
ap!5 Tu.Th.8.w&Tellv
[2]
%o$tetter’$ fitters.
Fitters
Though Shaking Like an A*pen
Leal
[With tbe'chills and fever, the victim of mala-
Iria may still recover by using this celebrated
specific, which not only breaks up the most
aggravated attacks, but prevents tbeir recur
rence. It is infinitely preferable to quinine,
not only because it does the business far more
thoroughly, but also on account of its perfect
wholesomeness and invigorating action upon
the entire system.
■ For sale by all Druggists and Dealers gener
ally.sep2 Th.S.&Tuwlm
herd's aontc.
REED'S
^TSILT EDGEx^ga
Tonic
IS A THOROUGH REMEDY
In every case of malarial fever or fever and
a^ue, while for disorders of the stomach, tor
pidity of the liver, indigestion and disturbances
of the animal forces, which debilitate, it ha/
I no equivalent, and can have no substitute. It
should not be confounded with triturated com
pounds of cheap spirits and essential oils,oftei
sold under the name of bitters.
For sale by OSCEOLA BUTLER, Savannah
Ga., and by Druggists, Grocers and Wine Mer
chantg everywhere. myl-W&wlv
£im ^mriflorator.
DR. SANFORD’S
The Only Vegetable Compound
that acts directly upon the Liver,
andcuresLiverComplaints.Jaun-
dice, Biliousness, Malaria, Cos
tiveness, Headache. Itassists Di
gestion, Strengthens the System,
Regulates the Bowels, Purifies the
Blood. ABooksentfree. Address
Dr. Sanford, 162 Broadway,N.Y.
roa SALE BV ALL DRUGGISTS.
je34-Th.8&Tnfim
No More Bald Heads.
U SE SCOTT'S ELECTRIC HAIR BRUSH
Can be had at
L. C. STRONG’S Drug Store,
sepia tt Cor. Bell ul Perry street lane.
cr aent by exprem on rwcwiptof fl.
ffioe, 35 Murray St, New York.
niylb-Tu.Th.Sly
lotteries.
Take Notice!
This is the only Lottery ever voted on by the
people of a State, and under a late decision ot
the U. S. Supreme Court al Washington, is the
only Legal Lottery now in the United States, all
other charters having been repealed or having
no existence.
A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A
FORTUNE. TENTH GRAND DISTRI
BUTION, CLASS K, AT NEW ORLEANS,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1SS0— 185th Monthly
Drawing.
Louisiana State Lottery Cotnp’y
This institution was regularly incorporated
by the Legislature of the State for Educational
and Charitable purposes in 18H8, for the term of
Twenty-five Years, to which contract the invio
lable faith of the State is pledged, which pledge
nas been renewed by an overwhelming popu
lar vote, securing its franchise in ;he new con
stitution adopted December 2d, A D. 187k. with
a capital of $1,000,000, to which it has since
added a reserve fund of over 3330,006 It» Graxd
Single Number Distribution wiil take place
monthly, on the SECOND 1UE8DAY. It never
scales or postpones. Look at the following
Distribution:
CAPITAL FK11ZE, $30,000
100,000 Tickets at Two Dollars
Half Tickets, One Dollar.
LIST ON PKIZ&B.
1 Capital Prize $30,000
1 Capital Prize 10,000
1 Capital Prize 5,000
2 Prizes of $2,V*7 5 000
5 Prizes of 1,000 5,000
20 Prizes of 500.. 10,000
100 Prizes of 100 10,000
200 Prizes of 50 10,000
500 Prizes of 20 10,000
1.000 Prizes of 10 10,000
APPROXIMATION PRIZES.
9 Approximation Prizes of.. $.100.... 2,700
9 Approximation Prize* of.. 200... 1,800
9 Approximation Prizes of.. 10U ... 900
1,857 Prizes, amounting to $110,400
Responsible corresponding ogenta wanted at
ail points, to whom liberal compensation will
be paid.
Write, clearly stating full address, for further
information, or send orders by express, or in a
registered letter, or money order, by raai' ad
dressed only to
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, La., or Rama person at No. 319
Broadway, New York, or
JNO. B. FERNANDEZ,
Savannah. Ga.
All our Grand Extraordinary Drawings ar*
under the supervision and management of
Generals G. T. BEAUREGARD and JURAL
A. EARLY. sep!5-W.S.wATel4w
1. =====
POPULAB monthly drawing of the
Commonwealth Distribution Co.
AT MACAULZY’S THEATRE,
In the City of Louisville, oa
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,1880.
THESE DRAWINGS, AUTHORIZED BY
THK LEGISLATURE OF 1878 AND SUSTAIN
ED BY THE COURTS OF KENTUCKY, will
occur regularly on the LAST DAY OF EVERY
MONTH, Sundays and Fridays excepted, for
tbe period of FIVE YEARS.
The United States Circuit Court on March 31
rendered the following decision*:
1st—THAT THE COMMONWEALTH DIS
TRIBUTION COMPANY IS LEGAL.
2o—ITS DRAWINGS ARE FAIR.
N. B.—This company has now on hand a
large surplus reserve fund. Read the list of
prizes for the
SEPTEMBER DRAWING.
; Priw I 30,000
1 Prize 10 000
1 Prize 5,000
10 Prizes, $1,000 each 10,000
20 Prizes, 500 each 10,000
100 Prizes, 100 each 10,000
200 Prizes, 50 each 10,000
tfOG Prizes, 20 each 12,000
1,009 Prizes. 10 each 10,000
arpRormanoN prizxz.
9 Prizee, 300 each 2,703
9 Prize*, 200 each 1,800
9 Prizes, 100 each 900
l,9M) Prize* 112,400
^ Whole tickets, $2; Half Tickets, $1; 27 Ticket*.
$50; 55 Tickets, $100.
Remit by Post Office Money order. Registered
Letter. Bank Draft or Express.
To insure against mistakes or delays, cor
respondents will please write their names and
P laces of residence plainly, giving number of
ost Office box or street, and town, county and
State.
All communications connected with the Dis
tribution and orders for ticke.ta should be ad
dressed to R. M. BOARD MAN. Courier-Journal
Building. Louisville, Ky.. or VC and :y>9 Broad
way. New York. JNO. B. FERNANDEZ,
Agent, Savannah, Ga. aug'il Tu.Tb,S£w4w
.fluid ^ctf.
iOVj N ST 0frfr
FLUID BEEF
D IFFERS from all other extract* and es
sence* in containing the Albumen and
Fibrine of Beef, and is therefore the most nu
tritious. It will not spoil with the can open,
and is the cheapest for beef tea in the market.
Adopted by leading physicians and college hos
pitals of the United States.
itOBT. SHOEMAKER & CO,
Philadelphia, Pa.,
Agents for United State*.
For sale by OSCEOLA BUTLER, Ha . annate
Ga. jy22 Th&S5w
^raii, Cegrtables, <£tc.
SWEET CIDER.
TURNIPS.
OXIONS.
POTATOES.
CABBAGES.
LEMONS, Etc.
For sale cheap by
P. H. WARD & CO.,
139 and 1*1 Bay Street, Savannah, Ga.
sep21-tf
100 BBLS. APPLES.
FLORIDAT0RANGE8.
-A BARREL9 POTATOFS.
fJU 25 barrels CABBAGES.
25 barrels ONIONS.
And freah arrivals by New York and Phil*-
delphia steamers.
CORN. HAY, OATS, BRAN, GRITS, MEAL.
PEANUTS, PEAS and all kind* of FEED.
151*4.153 and 155 BAY STREET.
T. P. BOND.
seplS-tf
Reel', Mutton and Veal.
pAHIUKS supplied with everything that
market affords, by
JOB. H. BAKER,
lfcl9-tf Stall M. City Market
KIESLINCS NURSERY
WHITE BLUFF ROAD.
P LANT8, ROSES and CUT FLOWERS. All
orders left at Savannah News Depot, cor
ner Bull and York streeta, promptly filled.
fabl7-tf GUSTAVE &E&UNQ, Propr,