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COLUMBUS SUNDAY ENQUIRER: SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1876.
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COLl'JIBL'S, VEOSUIA:
SUNDAY AUGUST 27,1876.
SALISBURY & CO., - Proprietors.
Old Foote, of Mississippi and Tennes
see, is now counted among the Rads.
Jnsl os was expected.
Galveston, Texas, is shipping wheat
direct to Liverpool, at a cost of twenty*
eight cents per bushel.
Disuaeli, in one of his novels, called a
peerage “a refuge for incomdetency, or a
step towards the grave.”
Commodoee Vandebbilt is outliving his
physicians. Dr. Gescheidt, who had been
attending him, died Sunday night.
Gen. McClellan has written a powerful
letter supporting Tilden and Hendricks.
Nothing else was expected of him.
now anxious Grant is that Hayes shall
finish his term of twelve years, is shown
by the indecent issue of the military or
der.
^ ——
England has waged forty-nine wars
since 1800, Franco, thirty-eight; Russia,
twenty-two; Austria, twelve; and Prussia
eight.
Peach peelings, heretofore a waste pro
duct of the canning factories, are now
employed in a distillery noar Baltimore,
in making brandy.
Great preparations are making for the
international regatta Monday at Philadel
phia. President Grant will bo on board
the jndgdes’ boat.
Tjje funeral of the late Speaker Kerr
at New Albany, Iud., was one of the lar
gest ever witnessed in that section. Gov.
Hendricks attended.
Hayes has Pinchback in Indiana to
spoak for him, He might just as well
hnvo had Warmoth, too. The boys down
Sonth aro nil enthusiastic.
Me. Warrot, a graduate of Bowdoin
College, and who took a prize at Saratoga
this summer, walked from the top of Mt.
Washington mountain to Portland Friday,
a distance of ninety miles.
This is the talk of four voters out of
every five you meet: “I go for a
change—things cannot be worse, and may
be better—a party in power so long as the
prosent gets corrupt, and we must have a
change.”
The New York Post, the leading Re
publican evening journal of the country,
in its issue of yesterday, has this to say
nbout Secretary Chandler: “There is no
doubt that the canvass of Hayes and
Wheeler has been weakened by the ap
pointment of Secretary Chandler at the
head of the Republican National Execu
tive Committee. It is a scandal for a
Cabinet officer to hold such a position in
any circumstances, and, moreover, Secre
tary Chandler is not the kind of a man
who Ls fit to represent the Republican
party. The best service which he can ren
der to the ticket which he professes to
wish to soo olocted, is to withdraw from
the canvass and confine his efforts to an
honest, efficient and non-political man
agement of the Interior Department.”
The New York &'un and World have
been discussing the subject of kissing.
The Sun, which is usually regarded as
the most unblushing of New York dailies,
holds up its types in holy horror at the
bare idea of a young lady kissing any
young man to whom she is not engaged,
while the World, a virtuous and matronly
old fogy, believes and stoutly maintains
that in the mouths of sensible and discreet
maidens who may be trusted to a “moon
light stroll” the right to kiss and to
receive kisses may also be trusted, not
only with perfect impunity, but
also with advantage. “The Sun must
admit,” says the World, “that the harm
which it professes to fear lies not in the
kiss itself,but in the intention of the kiss
er or kissee. Given a kissee of good
sense ami discretion, qualities enabled
her not only to chooso a kisser of good
and religions motives, but also to recieve
bis kiss, with pious and proper intent,
then let the kiss be gently but firmly
placed where it will do the most good,
not hastily and clumsily on the nose, and
‘if a body kiss a body need a body cry ?”
Wo trow not.”
THE MANS MECTIKU YESTERDAY.
Our local columns give the action of
yesterday. While wo deemed it best the
delegates to tho Congressional Conven
tion should be uninstructed, for a variety
of reasons, we have hopes the delegates ap
pointed by the majority, will have the
tact and wisdom to so act in the Conven
tion's to harmomzo all difficulties and se-
enre ns the best representative possible.
All tho counties have now choosen dele
gates except Campbell and Carroll. On
those two counties now seems to depend
tho choice of the candidate to a very great
extent.
The delegates to the Senatorial Conven
tion were uninstructed.
It appears to bo generally understood
in political circles that Col. H. W. Hilliard
will be an independent candidate, and
equally certain that the nominee of the
Convention, no matter who he may be,
will be elected.
METHODIST FRATERNITY.
A distinguished Methodist divine fur
nishes us this :
Many people may be misled as to the
terms of agreement abopted by the Joint
Board of Commissioners, representing the
Methodist Episcopal Church,(North), and
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
The action of these Commissioners does
not remotely involve the organic union of
these co-ordinate branches of Episcopal
Methodism.
Prior to this adoption of this basis of
fraternization, the relation of the churches
North and South was similar to that of two
men who had been conducting their busi
ness in copartnership and who had by
mutual consent,dissolved this relationship
but in the division of the assets differ
ences had arisen, and hard feelings been
engendered, and the parties were not on
“speakiDg terms.”
The ac-tion of these commissioners sim
ply removes the|points of .disagreement and
restores amity and fraternal feeling and
intercourse between the churches. We
are now on “speaking terms” with each
other, “only this and nothing more.”
Ino General Conference of the Metho-
a dist Episcopal Church, South, by a unani
mous vote disavows any intention or in
clination to sock or to favor any proposi
tion looking to tho organic nuion of the
two Methodising. U j
THE AHERICAK SPAS.
Connecticut and Hudson Riven—Customs of
Travel—Saratoga Hotels—At Saratoga—Ho
tels and People—Races—Mr. John Bethune—
Political and Personal.
Sabatoga, August 21, 1876.
Leaving Hartford on the 19th, on the
steamer Hartford, we reached New York
about 4 o'clock the next morning, having
made landings at all the principal points.
The scenery on the Connecticut is very
beautiful, but did not fill the measure of
description which we had read, and the
reports of travelers. It is not compara
ble to the
HUDSON,
on which we embarked after spending a
day in New York, for Albany, taking the
steamer Vippard. This is a grand river,
with beauty on every side, and often the
view passes beyond mere loveliness and
attains to the sublime. Costly villas,
pretty towns, high walls and cliffs and
distant blue tinted mountains greet the
enraptured gaze. Trains dash by yon on
the river bank. Probably no stream in
the world presents so matiy attractions.
We do not believe there is a more charm
ing ppot on earth than West Point. It is
located on an enormous precipitous bluff
around which the broad blue waters roll
in an almost complete semicircle. The
Vipparo is strong and fast, making eigh
teen miles per hour up stream. They
know how to charge too. Northern boats
aro different from ours in the South.
Here the traveler pays only for his pas
sage. If he takes meals they are charged
extra ; so it will be seen thi^rind of voy
aging can be made very cheap, or exceed
ingly costly. These boats are floating
palaces, and their fare is most excellent,
but they know how to charge for it—
beefsteak 50c. and other articles in pro
portion. They have long upper decks
with a small state room abont the centre.
There are plenty of camp stools scattered
around but if there is a large crowd, the
style is to take a stool with you when
you move, for if you leave it half a second,
it is certain to be occupied.
customs.
Some of the customs in n rapidly mov
ing population are puzzling at first to the
novice in traveling. There is a rush and
a skurry everywhere. Get to a depot,
and everybody scrambles as fast as they
can for a ferry boat, but every one can
not get through the gates at once, so they
quickly form a line of one and move on
in single file. The same thing is ob
served at hotels, steamboat offices and
other registering places. This, they
know, is the quickest way of getting
along, and it is astonishing how rapidly
one falls into the habit. He falls into
place with the quietness of an old hack
horse.
AT sabatoga.
We are now domiciled at this, the
“American Spa,” in the midst of fashion,
fine turnouts, swells, snobs and sensible
people. Siratoga is a large city in the
summer time. It has handsome stores
and residences. All the people take board
ers. We are quartered at the “American
Hotel.” At this resort can ho found
many varieties of water, the Congress,
however, is the favorite. It is cool and
sparkling when taken fresh from the
spring and gloriously exhilerating before
breakfast. At each of the springs are one
or more boys who with an arrangement
fills several glasses at a time and hands
them to hands which seem ever extend
ing. Notices are posted that these boys
depend upon the gratuitous offering of
visitors. Some give them something but
the majority do not. Tho springs .have
been improved very much since we were
here four years ago.
splendid hotels and people
aro found here. Tho Grand Union is
gorgeous. The immense parlors glitter
with brilliant lights, diamonds, splendid
dressing and ugly women. There are all
sorts of people here, from millionaire to
fortune hunters and politicians. There is
a fat lady who weighs 400 pounds. She
wears fine diamonds and silks, and as she
waddles in tho dinning room every one
smiles. What pleasure can she find in a
place tike this? We should think she
would prefer staying at home and the
wearing of a cool white wrapper, swing
in a hammock and have some one to fan
her. Another character is tho married
woman who longs after conquests as when
young, and does not appreciate a husband
whoso tastes are counter to here. All the
people dress splendidly and display a vast
deal of jewelry of every kind and variety,
pinchbeck as well as genuine. The storo
houses of these mammoth caravansaries
contain more groceries than any throo in
Columbas.
TUBNOUTS
are stylish and cosily. Some have four-
in-hand stage coaches, after the English
fashion. James Gordon Bennett and the
“Bloods” sport these. Pairs ore tho pre
vailing teams.
BACES.
They are now going on. Ther track is
splendidly appointed, the course is exact
ly a mile in length and said to be the fast
est in America. John Morrissey has had
the principal hand in this improvement.
We met to-day Mr. John Bethune, for
merly of Columbus, who owns a fine horse
entered for to-morrow’s contest. He tells
us he has left
BLIND TOM
in New York taking music lessons, and
improving very fast. Gen. Bethuno is in
excellent health, and means, of course, to
vote for Tilden*.
WEATHEE.
Last night was quite cool and we slept
under a blanket. Hundreds are leaving
daily in consequence.
POLITICAL.
The Democrats are in high spirits, and
think Tilden will be elected President,
and that sending soldiers to the Sonth
will make more votes for him in the
North and West than he can possibly lose
in the South on their account.
FFKSONAL.
We met Mr. Chas. Watt, of Watt &
Walker, yesterday. His mother and Miss
Lila Redd are with him. He reports they
have greatly enjoyed the trip.
C. A. K.
The Charleston News says : “There is
no drawing of the ‘color-line’ in this can
vass. The object is to obliterate it, to
bring the whites and the colored people
together, and keep them there.” We
hope it is.
The ball given at the Greenbrier White
Sulpher Springs, Va., on Thursday even
ing, August 18th, for the purpose of aid
ing in erecting a'monament to Robert E.
Lee, netted the sam of $360. It was a
splendid affair.
When a Wisconsin man dies without
heirs, his property goes to the school
fund of the State.
THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
A CBlTItlSM BY GENERAL ROS
IER OF GEYEUAI. RE
NO’S TACTICS.
A Sharp Reply to Reno.
BOSSES S THEOBY OF CUSTEB 8 PLAN OF EN
GAGEMENT.
General Rosser has forwarded for pub
lication an answer to the letter of Gener
al Reno, in which the former criticised
the conduct of the latter in not making
an attempt to relieve General Custer.
General liosser says, in the following let
ter, that he has now read the official re
port of General Terry, and that he now
writes with a fuller information of the de
tails of General Reno’s position:
Minneapolis, Minn., Ang. 16, 1876.
Marcus A. lleno, Major Seventh Caval
ry, United States Army :
Majok—A letter appeared in the New
York Herald of the 8th instant addressed
to me and signed by yourself, complain
ing of injustice having been done yon in
a ietter of mine written to the Minneapo
lis Evening Tribune upon the receipt
here of Cnster's tragic death. My letter
to which you refer, and of which yon
complain, was written in advance of the
receipt of the details of this engagement
with the Indians, and before I had seen
the official report of General Terry. It
was written as a rebuke to the St. Louis
Pioneer-Press and Tribune, which had
arraigned General Custer under charges
of nnsoldierly conduct, which I believed
to have been uncharitable and unjust,and
with no view to yonr disparagement what
ever. Having once been a soldier myself
I fully appreciate your sensi
tiveness to “criticisms which in
volve the vital elements of a sol
dier’s honor and reputation. Your patri
otism and courage I have never question
ed ; but as long as you are a public ser
vant you will be fortunate if you escape
with simply a criticism of your plans and
only your judgment censured. As for
the surviving officers and men of the Sev
enth Cavalry, I am proud to say I know
many of them, and I believe that “a more
valiant band was never marshaled by gal
lant knight” than they. They who have
followed the immortal Custer in all his
exploits on the plains should be proud of
their fame as well as his. The living
members of that noble regiment, I know,
are as ready to follow you or Benteen to
the other shore as were the few who fell
with Custer.
Bat now, Msjor, 'as to the manner in
which you, as detachment commander,
performed your duty on that unhappy
day, I will not assume the office of judge,
and, after submitting a few questions to
you, I will leave the matter to the depart
ment commander, Gen. A. H. Terry, who
is eminently qualified to judge of all such
questions, and he being in a position
where all the facts can be ascertained, I
am willing to rest the case with him, not
doubting that he will do you full justice.
The errors which I believe you committed
in that engagement were attributed to
what I believed to have been a lack of
judgment and a
WANT OF EXPEEIENCE IN INDIAN W ABF ABE,
as I understand you have seen but little
service with your regiment on tho plains;
and, in looking over your plan of attack,
I could see no good reason for your gent
ly pushing a line of skirmishers down to
ward a mounted force of Indians when it
was expected that you would attack vig
orously with your entire command. Tbo
fact of your dismounting a#d taking to
the point of timber to which you refer,
was an acknowledgement of weakness, if
not defeat, and this, too, when yoar loss
was little or nothing. This was an act
which I condemed. You had an open
field for cavalry operations,.and I believe
that if you had remained in the saddle
and charged boldly into tho village the
shock upon the Indians would have been
so great that they would have been com
pelled to withdraw their attacking force
from Custer, who, when relieved, could
have pushed his command through to
open ground, where ho could have rnanoe-
nvered his command, and thus greatly
have increased his chances of success.
But, if you charged into tho village and
been repulsed, com t you not have fallen
back upon Benteen in good order, and
thus have saved the disaster which befell
you in the confusion and haste with
which you were forced to recross the riv
er?
You must rememberthat your situation
was very different from the one in which
Custer was placed. You had an open
field in which you could handle your
command, while Custer was buried in a
deep ravine or canyon, and as he suppos
ed, steathily advancing upon an unsus
pecting foe, but was, by the nature of the
ground, helpless when assailed on all
sides by tho Indians in the hills above
him.
Colonel Benteen says: “When I first
came in sight of tho valley of the Little
Big Horn twelve or fifteen dismounted
men were fighting on the plain with In
dians, charging and recharging them.
Colonel Reno’s mounted party was retir
ing across the river to the bluffs. I then
marched my command in line to their suc
cor.”
Now, in reading this account at this dis
tance, would one be blamed for supposing
that those dismounted men had been cru
elly abandoned to their fate, and were
only saved by the timely arrival of the
gallant Benteen ? From yonr letter I infer
that your entire command was not drawn
into action in your attack upon the vil
lage, and that your loss was but trifling
until you began your retreat. You do not
state, but I have the impression from some
of the accounts sent in from the field, that
you began your skirmish with the Indians
about half-past 12 to 1 o’clock, and that
you recrossed the river and occupied the
bluff about 2 o’clock. Now, to the repor
ter of the New York Herald you state that
you made a reconnoissance in the direc
tion of Custer’s trail about 5 o'clock. The
Indians appear to have withdrawn from
your front as soon as you recrossed the
river. Why, then, could you not have
gone in pursuit of Custer earlier ? When
you-did go you say that you heard “crop -
ping shots.” Do you not think that even
then, by a bold dash at the Indians, you
might have saved a portion, at least, of
Cnster's perishiDg command ? I have no
desiro whatever, of casting a shadow over
yon or any one else, that the name of Cas
ter may shine the brighter; and, if my
criticisms of your conduct in this engage
ment are unmerited, I deeply regret it,
for from th9 beginning I have never had
a thought of doing you or any member of
yonr worthy command an injury, and, on
the other hand, perhaps I can never ben
efit my noble friend who on this field fell
a victim to a few combinations of unlucky
mishaps. Yet, I am ‘ proud to know that
he sleeps to-day sublimely in an honored
grave, and all patriots and lovers of heroic
deeds, performed in devotion of duty, will
join in his requiem.
I enclose you a map which I have
copied mostly from memory from one
which I saw at the department of head
quarters, in St. Paul, a short while ago,
on which you will recognize the positions
of the various detachments ; and as you
know no more of the movements of Cas
ter after you separated from him, apart
from what you could gather from the po
sition of the dead and the appearance of
the ground, than perhaps I do, you will
pardon ms for submitting to you my the
ory of tbe plans of engagement and its
result. From your statement, it appears
that you, as well as Custer, were deceived
as to the strength of the Indians; you, as
well as he, believed that they were flee
ing ; and without reconnoitering their po
sition, the command, though broken into
detachments, hastened to their capture.
The topography of this map leads me to
believe that Caster estimated the Indians
to be bnt few, and embraced within the
hills which compass the first bottom, or
the one in which you deployed yonr line of
attack; and, with this conviction,he passed
around behind the hills, hoping to cross
the river at the lower end of their village,
and thas cat off their retreat. He evi
dently ran in at the first point where his
tf&il approaches the river, thinking that
be had gone for enough to accomplish his
object; but, finding that the village was
still beyond, he harried on to this point,
perhaps before you had crossed the river.
He fell upon an overwhelming number
at the lower point where he struck the
river, and here, where he expected to find
the lower end of the village, he found
himself in the midst of a city, which ex
tended far (and which to him was before
undiscovered) beyond, and while he was
wearily approaching this point by tortu-
our canyons, believing that the savages
had not discovered him, they had ponred
out of this to him unseen camp, and hid
ing behind the hills, took np a favorable
position, which to him was inaccessible,
and from which their destructive fire
could not be withstood.
I speak of nvinea and canyons, and the
topography seems to bear me ont in this,
for all aecounts speak of the country along
Custer’s route as being very broken.
While Custer’s command was making its
way through these gorges towards the
enemy, he himself, climbing the hillsides
wherever he could, and peeping over the
broken crests, was observing the
condition of the village, and,
believing his approach undiscovered,
he i3 heard to exclaim (I suppose to a
messenger to yon), “Charge ! They are
asleep in their tepees.” Was that last
order obeyed ? Were the nature of the
river banks such, at either of the points
where be approached the river, that he
could have crossed the river without great
difficulty? Did he apprach at points where
these “cut banks,” of which you speak,
are met? With a river in front which could
not be crossed, his command wedged in a
narrow ravine, and the hills above cover
ed with sharpshooters, it is not a surpris
ing fact that the command was destroyed.
I know something of those cut banks of
which you speak. I have seen them along
the Yellowstone, the Powder, and the Lit
tie Missouri rivers; they are usually from
forty to one hundred feet high, and are
perpendicular; aud a horseman can pass
over put few of them, even if there is no
other impediment, without great risk of
life, both to horse and man;and to accom
plish such a thing in the face of a power
ful enemy is impossible.
At the verge of this high bank, the deep
stream below, a vast city of Indians before
him, your command retreating and the
Indians rapidly accumulating.iu his front
and on his flanks, Custer was forced to
counter-march and begin his retreat,
which he attempted in coiumu of com
panies The companies of Tom Custer
and Captain Smith, being first in the ad
vance aud last in the retreat, fell first in
the slaughter which followed this retro-
gade movement, and were found as I have
marked the line on the above map. Yale’s
company, with its gallant captain, took up
the position on the hill, where all perish
ed, including Custer, the Mnrat of the
American army, and Cook, Yates, Tom
Custer, and Riley, as I have indicated on
the map; while a little farther on, are
found tho remains of Keogh’s and Cal
houn's companies, which perished while
fighting their way back toward you—a
few even reaching the point where Cuslor
first struck the high banks of the river.
I have heard that some one has advanced
the theory that Custer was met, at this
point where he struck the river, by over
whelming numbers and so beaten that
his line from that point on wa3 the retreat.
This is simply ridiculous.
Had Caster been repulsed at this point
his column would have been driven back
upon the line on which he had approached
and the proposition is too silly to be dis
cussed. I claim that the part which Cus
ter acted in the engagement was that of a
bold, earnest man, who believed that he
had before him a rare opportunity ‘to
strike the Indians a blow which, if suc
cessful, would end the campaign, and it 1
was worth the bold effort; and, although
ho was unsuccessful, he was not in my
opinion, rash and risked no more than he
had often hazarded before and had won.
He did that which in ninety-nine cases
out of one hundred will succeed, but this
by chance was the fatal exception, yet the
result does not impair the value of tho
rule.
You know that even in civilized warfare
the boldest movements are generally suc
cessful, and the general who plans for the
enemy and is counselled by his fears is
sure to fail. Respectfully,
T. L. Kossee.
Tbe Canvass in Indiana.
Indianapolis, August 23.—Hon. J. D.
Williams and D. W. Voorhees were en-
•thusiastically received to-day at Green-
castle, fully 4,000 persons being present
from the surrounding districts.
Mr. Williams spoke for an hour, and
reviewed the Republican record. He
said that the present outpouring reminded
him of the days of 1856, when there was
troubling of the waters. Evidently the
people wanted a change of government.
Ho then discussed national politics on the
basis of his eight monihs’ experience in
Congress. Two years ago the Democrats
had obtained control of the House on the
cry of reform, and at once commenced
the work of retrenchment. The House
believed that it could get along with 1,200
less employees than it had for sixteen
years. The Senate thought a reduction
to 750 would do, thus admitting extrava
gance in that respect. The amount
agreed to saves thirty millions annually.
If this economy had commenced thirty
years ago, $300,000,000 in principal and
$160,000,000 in interest would have been
applied to the reduction of the public,
debt. The only thing lacking is the will.
In spite of this the President’s salary
was doubled. When both houses voted
to change this back, the President vetoed
the bill. The Senate refused to concur
by an almost strict party vote in the re
commendation made later on the part of
the House to reduce it to the old figure.
Here he read the names of the men who
were so noted. He then showed how the
House had economized its own expenses.
In 1874 the House had used $109,519.87
for miscellaneous expenses. For the dis
tribution of documents this session, only
$67,195 57 had been used. Clerk hire
had been reduced to $19,000. Then,
said he, there is a book, by McPherson,
who had been clerk for many years, and
was President of the convention at Cin
cinnati which did not nominate O P.
Morton. This book says that it cost in
1874 $109,000 for folding documents, and
$37,000 for clerks. Now here is an offi
cial statement from Geo. L. Adams, the
present Clerk of the House, in which
he says that the House had expended in
1876 but $69,000 for the first expense
and $20,000 for the second, a clear sav
ing of $57,000 in two items alone. There
was a clear redaction of $32,000 over and
above the salaries of the members of the
committee. He said that if there is any
credit attaching for this, give the mem
bers each one-fifth and the balance to the
clerks ; and if there is blame, saddle it
upon us, for we did it on purpose. We
knew that every man employed there was
getting twice as much as a laboring man
could get in the State of Indiana, when
none of then pretended to work over five
or six hours per dRy, and frequently not
one. He had noticed that public servants
were liberal with other people’s money,
but economical in handling their own.
He closed by charging that all who had
not displayed the same zeal in public as
in private trusts were unworthy of pub
lic confidence.
OHIO.
NOMINATED FOB CONGBESS.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 26.—The Demo
crats of the 10th district nominated Hon.
Ruffus P. Ranney for Congress.
WASHINGTON.
A DESIGNATION AND TENDED.
Washington, August 26.—Col. W.
Hemphill has resigned as deputy of the
first Comptrollership at the request of the
President aifd the position was tendered
Judge Tarbell, of Mississippi.
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Nominated for Governor.
Puebla, Col., August 26.—The Repub
lican State Committee nominated John L.
Routt for Governor.
Heavy Failures.
Mflfobd, Pa., Angust 26.—Drake & Co.,
extensive tanners, and Bevlin, Wayne &.
Co., have failed. Liabilities very heavy.
GEORGIA NEWS.
—Marion county complains of rnst.
—Much rnst about Hawkinsville in cot
ton.
—Mrs. C. C. Casey died in Savannah
Thursday.
—Hon. B. H. Hill spoke in Griffin Fri
day to an immense andience.
—Col. Willis Hawkins addressed the
young Democrats of Atlanta on Friday
night.
—The residence of Dr. J. W. Bozeman,
near Marietta was burned Wednesday
night.
—Rev. W. B. Merritt has syrup made
from China (sorghum) cane planted in
April.
—The Macon Messenger reports much
rnst m cotton and the receipts at Macon
will be light.
—A negro family in Marion county en
deavored to drown a three year old child
in a mill pond. The miller rescued it.
—Atlanta has had the luxury of another
bold robbery. A negro garotes an old
white man and takes his money and to
bacco, near Ponce do Leon spring.
—The Central train from Angnsta was
thrown from the track Friday at the 162d
mile post. No passengers hurt. Mr. E.
E. Wall, express messenger, was slightly
hurt.
—Two companies of United States
troops from Atlanta passed through Au
gusta, Friday, on their way to Edgefield, S.
C , where they remain until the election
takes place.
—The Dalton Citizen says: The ex
treme drouth has considerably damaged
corn, potato and turnip crops, ard retard
ed farm work. The thermometer *94 to
102 in the shade.
—A negro named Williams, who assault
ed and attempted to rape Mrs. Bridges, in
Richmond county, Thursday, was arrested
by there white men and jailed in Augus
ta, Friday. She was aged 16 years.
—A fire broke out at 9 o’clock, Friday,
in a warehouse on Keller's wharf, Savan
nah. The warehouse was destroyed and
the schooner H. S. Simmons was partly
burned. Keller’s aud Stoddard’s blocks
wore in great danger, and the latter was on
fire now.
—A gentleman in Gordon county
trying to sell his corn crop in Daiton at
25c. per bushel. Mr. J. C. Norton made
8750 pounds of Herd’s grass hay off two
and one-eighth acres of land. Another
has gathered 250 bushels of Irish potatoes
from nn acre of land. t
—The Sparta Times and Planter has
the following: Mr. J. C. Coleman was
shot and killed by John Ray, six miles
west of Linton, in this county, on last
Saturday. It seems that Messrs. Ray and
Coleman had been hunting and fishing
together in a friendly manner during the
clay, until late in the afternoon, when
they got into a difficulty.
—The Commonwealth, published at 4.
p. m Friday, gives the following as the
result of the primary election of Fulton
county at that hour : For the Legislature
—James, Fry and Thomas; for Ordinary
—close between Pittman and Hulsey,with
sanguine expectations in favor of both ;
for Clerk—close, but Collins probably
ahead; for Sheriff—Perkerson ; for Tax
Collector—Hoylo ; for Tax Receiver-
Harris; for County Surveyor—Bass; for
Coroner—the Lord knows who!
—The following compilation from the
Code of Georgia regulates all the Geor
gia elections:
The first Wednesday in October next
the Governor and members of the Legis-
ture will be elected.
Tuesday, after the first Monday in No
vember next, members of Congress and
Presidential electors will be elected.
The first Wednesday in January next
the Odiuaries, Sheriffs, Clerks of the Su
perior Courts, Coroners, County Survey
ors, Tax Collectors and Receivers are to
be elected.
The first Saturday in January next
Justices of the Peace and Constables are
to be elected.
ALABAMA NEWS.
—Circuit Court for Henry county com
mences at Abbeville on the first Monday
in September.
—On the 24th a grand ratification meet
ing was held at Blount Springs. Generals
Morgan, O’Neal and Mr. Pugh made
speeches.
—At the Dadeville convention there
were twenty-three ballots before Lieuten
ant Governor Ligon was nominated for
Congress. The last vote was 109 for and
25 against him.
—At Helena coal mines, Friday morn
ing, a brakesman on the Blount Springs
excursion train grasped - the railing on
each side of the steps of a passeDger
coach and was almost instantly struck by
a timber of the bridge, causing him to
fall from the train.
—Passengers on the S. &N. R. R., to
Montgomery, Friday morning report tho
killing at Jemison of a man named Ben
son, by the clerk in the store, a Mr.
Thompson, tho night before. The diffi
culty originated in tho purchase of somo
goods. Benson struck the clerk and tho
latter fired a pistol, the ball penetrating
the right breast, causing Benson to bleed
to death.
—J. T. May, assistant Registrar of
Montgomery county, for beat No. 5, was
arraigned upon a charge of having viola
ted the election laws of the United States,
in regard to the registration of voters.
Tho case was argued by Col. Mayer, Dis
trict Attorney of the United States, and
several attorneys for tbe defense. The
Commissioner quashed the indictment
(yesterday) on the ground that the law of
Congress does not apply to a State unless
national elections are in question.
The Late Speaker Herr.
Correspondence of the New York Sun.]
In religions matters Mr. Kerr was a lib
eral thinker. He might be said to have
been a Rationalist, accepting nothing
which did not bear the impress of proba
bility. Without admitting the divinity of
Jesus Christ, he was an advocate of His
code of morals. To be honest, and true
and just was in his belief to be a good
Christian. Early this afternoon h$ was
visited by the Rev. Mr. Harris, president
of the female seminary at Stannton, who,
with a view- to sounding as to his religious
views, asked : “I hope you are prepared
for a better life hereafter, Mr. Kerr.”
The reply was a prompt inclination of
the head in the affirmative.
Again the minister asked, “I trust you
have a firm faith in the merits of Our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ?”
After a moment’s hesitation, in which
he seemed to be carefully weighing the
question, Mr. Kerr shook his head slowly.
It was a fine distinction to make, and one
worthy of the fine analytical mind, which
maintained the supremacy to the last.
Finding that Speaker Kerr could not
carry on a conversation, Mr. Harris prom
ised to pray for him, to which Mr. Kerr
whispered, “I thank you.”
To Mr. Cox’s inquiry, whether he was
content to die, he nodded a tranquil as
sent.
A few days before his death Mr. Kerr
had a conversation with his son, in the
course of which he said : “I have nothing
to leave you, my son, except my good
name. Guard it and your mother’s
honor, and live as I have lived.” He
leaves very little of this world’s goods—
not enough to supply his family with a
living. In the same conversation he
further said : “Pay all my debts if my
estate will warrant it without leaving
your mother penniless; otherwise, pay
what yon can, and then go to my ceedit-
ors and tell them the truth, and pledge
your honor to wipe out the indebted
ness.”
Gold in the Black Hills.
Cheyenne, August 25.—The latest news
by the Black Hills Pioneer, published at
Deadwood, is encouraging beyond meas
ure. Eight hundred ounces of gold dust
arrived in this city to-day. Yesterday a
solid piece of quartz was consigned to the
Pacific coast for exhibition. It bristles
with free gold all over. The piece weighs
SERVO - TURKISH WAR.
BXVOLT IN GBEKCK.
London, August 26.—The Standard's
correspondent at Rome telegraphs that a
dispatch received from Athens, August
14th, announces a revolt has broken out
in Argyrapalis. Armed bands are form
ing an Albania in Thessaly and Epirus.
RUSSIANS AND GREEKS VS. THE MU8SELMEN.
The Courier De France has a dispatch
from Vienna to the same effect, and adds
tbe Musselman Albanians, having pillag
ed the suburbs of Jannia, the Rassian
consnl demanded justics of the Governor,
who refused. The oonsul and rioh Greeks
organized a force of volunteers and a
combat took place at Prevesa between
the Greeks ond Turks.
TCHEBNAYEFF WINS A GBEAT VICTOBY.
A special dispatch to the Daily Hews
from Belgrade says Gen. Tchernayeff has
telegrphed Prince Milan that the Servians
won a great victory Thursday. Gen.
Horotavich abtmdone'd the pursnit of the
Turks at Tresibaba and attacked the rear
of the Turkish right wing. Tchernayeff
at the same time attacked the Turks in
front. The Turks were ronted with the
loss, according to Tchernayeff’s dispatch,
of 15,000 killed and wounded and prison
ers. Thirty-one Russian officers were
killed in this battle.
NEGOTIATIONS FOE PEACE
Constantnople, Aug. 26.—Prelimina
ry negotiations for peace were opened
last night between the foreign Embassa
dor in consequence of steps taken by
Prince Milan.
TEEMS OF PEACE.
Vienna, Aug. 26.—It is asserted here
that at the preliminary peace negotiations
meeitng between the signers of the Treaty
of Paris, including Russia, it was pro
posed as a basis of arrangement that
Prince Milan should return to the throne
of Servia, pay the war indemnity and
Turkey should have the right to place a
garrison in a Servian to -tress on the Turk
ish frontier.
STEAMER DISABLED.
BOILED BUBSTS—TWO MEN KILLED.
New York, Aug 26.—The Pacific Mail
Steamer Colon, which sailed from here on
August 2Jth, for Aspinwall, returned to
day in a disabled condition. After being
two days ont, a terrific explosion took
place. There was a great rush of steam
which completely enveloped the vessel,
and caused tremendous excitement among
the passengers. After some time, it was
discovered that one of the boilers had
burst, and that only two men had
been killed, John Bunting, assistant en
gineer, and Jas. Forrill, a sailor. Several
passengers were burned by the explosion.
The vessel hoisted signals of distress,
which were observed by a tug boat, which
immediately started to the disabled vessel,
and towed her back to this city.
Louisiana Suit JDiscontiuued.
New Orleans, August 26.—On motion
of Assistant Attorney General Dibble,
suit on the official bond of ex-Auditor
Clinton for $22,900, money received and
not accounted for and $138,000 illegally
disbursed, w'as discontinued. The suit
was instituted by the late Attorney Gen
eral Field.
Savaimab, (Ga ) Fire—Loss 9300,000.
Savannah, Ga., August 26.—The fire
last night destroyed Kelly’s block, four six
story buildings on Stoddard’s upper
range, three five-story buildings, Kelly’s
shed and the wharf, the main mast, sails,
rigging and upper works of the schooner
H. P. Simmons and twenty-five bales of
cotton. Loss $200,000.
Ship Goes Ashore.
San Fbancisco, August 26.—Ship
Lightning with 400 emigrants wont
ashore at Trowbridge on the Australian
coast July 13th. Passengers and crew
saved.
Recruits for the Army.
New- York, August 24.—One hundred
recruits to join the army of Genl’s. Crook
and Terry leave here to-morrow for
Cheyenne.
Ea.uk Statement.
New' Yobk, August 26.—Loans increased
$1,140,000; specie increased $1,073,100;
legal tenders decreased $645,300; deposits
increased $536,300; circulation decreasid
$74,200; reserve increased $293,425.
Weather.
Washington, August 2G.—For the
Sonth Atlantic aud east Gulf States, high
er barometer, cooler,northeasterly to east
winds, nnd partly cloudy weather will pre
vail, with probably occasional coast rains.
GRE YT TROTTING RACE AT
POUGHKEEPSIE.
SMUGGLER TnE WHILOM CONQUEROR OF
GOLDSMITH MAID DISTANCED—
DAY AUGUST 21 ST.
Tho next contest was the free for all,
the starters being Goldsmith Maid, Smug
gler, Judge Fullerton, Lulu, andBodine.
Tho Maid sold at the rate of two to one
against the field. The appearance of all
the horses was the signal of cheering.
First Heat—The Maul had the pole,
Smuggler second, Fullerton third, Bodine
fourth, a ltd Lulu outside. After eleven
scores, they got away, the Maid leading
round the term, Smuggler second, Bodine
third, Fullerton fourth, Lulu breaking.
Going to the quarter pole, the Maid dash
ed right away from all of them, Smuggler
and Fullerton both breaking. At the
quarterpole the Maid was fourteen lengths
ahead of Bodine, he twenty lengths ahead
of Smuggler, and he ten lengths ahead of
Fullerton. Going down the back stretch,
Lain again broke badly. The Maid pass
ed the one-half mile ton lengths in advance
of Bodine, who was twenty lengths ahead
of Lulu, she twenty lengths ahead of
Smuggler, and he five lengths ahead of
Fullerton. At the three quarter mile the
Maid was twenty-five lengths ahead of Bo
dine. The Maid came down the home
stretch iike lightning, going under the
score twenty lengths ahead of Bodine and
distancing Lulu, Smuggler and Fullerton
in 2:16j
Second heat—Bodine had two lengths
the best of the start, and held to it going
round the turn, the Maid making two of
her peculiar breaks between the turn and
tbe quarter, and at the latter place Bodine
was a length ahead. On the back stretch,
the Maid closed the gap, lapping Bodine,
but broke again and I ell back a length.
Once more she closed the gap, aud they
passed tbe half mile neck-and-neck. Be
tween the half and three-quarter pole, the
Maid skipped, and then shoved to the
front. Bodine, however, hung on her
wheel, the Maid breaking just a little, and
they shot by the three-quarter post neck
aad-neck. Coming down the home
stretch the Maid broke, and it really
seemed as if Bodine would win the heat ;
but the Maid made a tremendous burst of
speed, collared and passed her antagonist,
and won the heat by two lengths in
2:18^, while cheers greeted her.
Third heat—They got the word evenly,
the Maid leading around the turn and
breaking, but shooting right away from
Bodine. She was three lengths ahead at
the quarter, but broke and lost two of
them. Sbe held the length ahead at the
three-quarter pole, and came in an easy
winner of the heat and race by eight
lengths. Time, 2:20.
SUMMARY.
Purse, $4,000; open to all; the first,
$2,000; the second, $1,000; the third,
Human Nature.
Daily Nut Shell.
It is the same here as in Cairo or New
Jersey. The other day when a tar-heel,
with sunken eyes and high cheek bones,
sat down on the steps of a grocery, be
sides several others, he sighed heavily
and asked:
“Gentlemen, if aDy of yon found a five
on the sidewalk would you hunt for the
owner?”
“I would,” came from each individual
with promptness and dispatch.
“Haven’t any of you lost a five, have
you ?” anxiously continued the man.
“I have,” answered one, and the echo
went all along the line.
“Describe her, gentlemen,” he re
marked.
One said his had a figure “5” on it.
Another said that his had a picture of De-
Soto discovering the Mississippi river.
A third said the words “U. S.” were plain
to be seen on the bill that fell out of his
vest pocket. t n
“Gentlemen, this five don’t tally,
mournfully remarked the Tarheel. “None
of you have hit the description within a
mile and a sand bar.”
“Let’s see,” asked two or three at once.
“It’s a five, aud I found it on tho side
walk,” ho whispered, holding out his
hand.
The five was a nickel. Some of tho
crowd leaned back, and held their out
raged hearts, while others rose up, care
fully brushed their coat-tails, and said it
was time to go home. Only one of the
victims seemed to appreciate the sitna
tion. He chuckled and gargled and
grasped, and asked the stranger what lie
wonld take.
“Whiskey straight,” was the prompt
reply.
“So would I, if I ever drank,” said the
citizen, and he lounged down town to get
up a bet on the weather.
MARKETS.
BY TELEGRAPH TO ENUUIKEE.
Money and Ntork Market*.
London, Augustus—Noon.—Erie 10.
Paris August 25.—Five per centrentos 100f.
anil 40e.
New York, August 28.—Evening. —Money
easy, o/fercii at 1% per cent. Sterling dull,
48S Gold 111. Governments active but lower
—81’s 19%, 65’s I3%, new 14%, tST’s 18%, rs’s
20%, new 5’s 16%, lO.lo’s 19%. State bonds
nominal.
Cotton Markets.
Liverpool, August 26—Noon.—Cotton mar
ket quiet and unchanged; middling uplands lid,
middling Orleans 6%1; sales 5,900— specula
tion and export 1,0 o.
Receipts ll.coo — American 2,000.
Cotton to arrive quiet and steady.
Middling uplands, low middling clause, Sep
tember delivery, 5 3-l(kl.
New crop, middling uplands, low mid
dling clause shipped in October and November
per sail, 6 l-32d.
2:00 p. m.—Uf sales to-day 3,800 were Ameri
can.
2:30 p. m.—Cotton to arrive quiet and steady.
New York, August 28.—Futures opened
quiet and steady, as‘follows: September 11
23-32@ll 13-10; Octoberll 17-32@11 9-18; Novorn
her 11 13-32@ll 7-16; December 11%@U 7-10;
January 11%@11 old; February li ll-16(f511
23-32.
New York, August 26 — Evening. — Cotton
quiet; sales 2426 biles, at 12116@12%c.
Futures closed weak; sales 11,00 bales, as
follows: August 11 25-32@ll%; September 11
23 32@11%; October IV//1111 17 32; November
11 1332; December 1113-32; January ll%@!l
17-32; February u 11-16; March 1127-32; April
12 1-3 .; May 12 3-16@12 7-32; June 12 3-10'<£12
7-32; J uly 12 7-32
Boston, August 26. — Cotton steady; mid
dlings I2%c; net receipts 44.
Savannah, August 26.—Cotton quiet; mid
dlings 10%c; net receipts 151.
New Orleans, August 26.—Cotton quiet
and easy; middlings il%c, low middlings 11c,
good ordinary 9%c; net receipts 2; sales 175.
Mobile, August 26.—Cotton nominal; mid
dlings llJ4@il%c; net receipts 36.
Provision Markets.
New York, August 26.—Flour dull, but
quiet. Wheat quiet and steady. Corn dull.
Pork heav^*17 55. Lard heavy, steam 13.
Louisville, August 26.—Flour steady—
extra 0U@3 60; ' extra family *4 oori£4 25.
Wheat dull—red 95c@fl0>; amber 95c@*l 00;
white 90c*??I 05. Corn dull, white 44e, mixed
43c. RyoattOc. Oats steady—white 33c, mixed
32c. Provisions lirm. Pork dull *18 50@19 00.
Bulk meats—shoulders 7%c, clear rib sides 9%c,
clear sides 9%c. Bacon—shoulders 9J4 c, clear
rib sides 10%ijgl0%c, clear sides 11c. Hams—
sugar-cured active, firm and higher, 14%@15e.
Lard steady and higher—tierce 12%c, keg 14s.
Whiskey steady, $1 13. Bagging 12c.
Chicago, August 28.—Flour steady and un
changed. Wheat active and lirm and higher—
No Chicago spring 91% cash, 92% September.
Corn tirmer—No 2 44c lor spot, 43%<fi43-%c for
September, 44%@44%c for October. Pork iairly
active—*16 40 cash, *15 all the year. Lard a
shade higher—*10 35cash, *9 15@9 17% ail year.
Bulk meats steady—shoulders 6%@6%c; short
rib 8%@s%c, short clear middles 9c. Whiskey
firm, *1 09.
Kosln, &c.
New York, August 26.—Spirits turpentine
steady—29%e. Rosin steady—*1 05® 1 67% for
strained.
Freights.
New York, August 26.—Freights a shade
firmer—cotton per sail, 5-16, steam 5-16; corn
aud wheat per steam 7d.
FOR SALE AND RENT.
By C. S. HARRISON, Auctioneer.
A Desirable House and Lot
To Rent at Auction.
O N THE FIRST TUES
DAY IN SEPTEMBER
NEXT, at 11 o'clock, I will!
rent to the highest bidder, fori
ono year from the 1st of Octo-H
bor next, at Abbott tfc Newsom’s corner, Mr,
A. B. Davis’ ALt 1 ABLE HOUSE ANII
LOT, situated cn tho corner ol St. Clair aud
McIntosh streets. The house contains six
well-finished rooms, with a ton-foot passage
through
On the premises area large Brick Kitchen with
bake oven : one nicely finished out-house wiih
lour rooms, two ditto with two rooms each a
stable, and well of excellent water The lot
contains a half acre. Possession giveu 1st ot
October next.
For furthor particulars, call at my store.
au27 PKlt
By C. S. HARRISON, Auctioneer
T 11 o'clock on the FIRST
IN SEPTEM-
A
TUESDAY
BER NEXT, I will RENli
at public outcrv, in front of Abbott & New
som’s corner, in this city, the following
STORES g BROAD STREET
Nos. 56, 58, 62 and 04
The last number being the store occupied by
A. Loeb as a Dry Goods store. Notes lor rent
payable quarterly. S. B. OLEGHORN,
Administrator oi Est. of Chas. Cleghorn,
aul0-sn4t
SHIP NEWS.
New York, August 26.—Arrived : Eutopla,
Bristow, Blackwell, New Orleans.
Arrived out: Russia, Denmark.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE!
Wo, the undersigned, announce the
namo of Cai-t. N. G. OATTIS as a
candidate for the Legislature, subject to the
action of tho Democratic party of Muscogee
county in tho Nominating Convention to be
held September 12th, 1871.
A. J. ODOM,
ASA LYNCH, Sr.,
T. J. WATT,
W. A. COBB,
J. G. WHITE,
WASHINGTON POE, .Ta.
au27-td
AUCTION SALES.
F U UNIT U 11 E
AT AUCTION.
W ILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION, Oct.
1~t, without reserve, three (3) line
FOR RENT
FROM OCTOBFR 1*1, |S7i;,
By JOHN BLACKMAR, Real Estate Assent.
Oflico next to Telegraph Office.
DWELLINGS :
VrilKTHWEST CORNER
11 Randolph anil Troup, op
posite (north) Baptist church.
Brick ; 12 rooms; suitallo tor^
boarding house.
Northeast corner Troup and Bryant, opposite
(north) St. Paul Methodist church ; 6 rooms.
No. 15 North Troup street, second door south
of St. Paul church ; 6 rooms. Will bo painted
and repaired before Oct. 1st.
Forsyth, between Bry n and Franklin (cast
side): 5 rooms.
Troup, between Crawford and Thomas (east
side); 5 rooms.
Front, between Thomas and Baldwin (east
side); 5 rooms.
Early, between Oglettnrpo and Jackson
(north side); 4 rooms.
Bryan, between Troup and Forsy tli (north
side); 3 rooms.
Troup, between St. Clair and Crawford (west
side); 7 rooms.
N. E. corner Broad and Few ; 4 rooms.
S. W. corner Oglethorpe and Few; 4 rooms.
[au27-eodtilAOctl]
FOR RENT.
T 1 .
UE BRICK DWELLING
northwestVorner ot Troup and j
Randolph streets, opposi
(north) tho Baptist Church.
Apply to JOHN BLACKMAR,
au27-lt Real Estate Agent.
Desirable Residence for Sale
M RS. It. HAIM AN off
to soli her cothmoJii
HOUSE on Troup street, with
half an acre lot and good out i
houses—all in thorough order.l
For particulars,enquire at office ot
ELIAS HAIM AN.
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STORES FOR RENT.
APPLY TO
F. M. ADAMS,
At Ilolstead & Co’s.
FOR RENT.
[7IROM tho 1st of October
next, TWO VERY DE- Jt
F
SIR ABLE RESIDENCES, i
on Forsyth, between Bryan j
and Franklin streets.with yiMiilBSo-ixa
gardens, wells id water and ample outmmses
Apply to JAS. B. ALLEN,
a .6 eodtf at Joseph's Dry Goods store.
FOR RENT.
T HE LARGE TWO-STORY
Hi (USE on Jackson street
occupied by Mrs. N. S. Bird-
tong. Tho house lias oightj
rooms and all necessary out
buildings. Would be well suited for a hoard-
house or for two small families. An early
applicant can secure a bargain.
Apply to E. H. BIRDSONG,
aul9-tf Or on the premises.
FOR RENT.
S LEEPING ROOMS in the
Georgia Home Building.
Heat and water furnished.
Also, an office on second floor
between tlie offices of Major*
It. J. Moses ami Dr. Pool.
CHAS. COLEMAN.
aul3-tf
FOR RENT.-
S TORE ROOMS in the
“Muscogee Home.” Also, ^
MS in the
me.” Also,
the up-stairs containing s’x-j
teen rooms and a kitchen, wiih|
numerous closets, and otherfc£vf-t
conveniences suitaalde for a HOARDING
HOUSE OK HOTEL. Will he rentod on very
moderate terms to a good tenant. Possession
can be given immediately.
OKAS. COLEM \N,
aug3-tf 116 Broad Street.
STORE TO RENT.
kTO. 88 BROAD STREET 4 >Vi
(east s ide), now occupied fife '' O
by Mr. J. H. Bramhall—aJH {
Possession given October 1st next.
Apply at office of
GEORGIA HOME INS. CO.
jy30-tf
FOR RENT.
T
HE STORE HOUSE
*e(s oft TmiTUiti;
c.
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HARRISON,
Auctioneer.
I- O. O. F.
A REGULAR MEET
1NG of MUSCOGEE
LODGE No. 6 will he held
TO-MORROW (Monday 1XAQSCX*
EVENING, August 28th Vl
1876, at 7% o’clock.
Ali transient and visiting brethren are cor
dially invited. By order ol N. G.
W. S. BALDWIN, R S.
$000; the fourth, $400.
Goldsmith Maid
1 l
Bodine
Smuggler
Lulu
Fullerton
Time, first heat— :35„ 1:075—2:164.
1 2d “ — :37, 1:10 — 2:18j.
1 3d “ — :354, 1:094—2:20.
—The Chronicle and Sentinel learns
that Mr. A. C. Penn was shot and danger
ously wounded in the left lnng,by Mr. W.
_ A. Morgan, at Dearing, Tuesday morning,
about twenty-five pounds, and is estimated j The difficulty grew out of an old quarrel,
to contain a hundred dollars. i Mr. Penn has a wife and two chddren.
Chattahoochee Encampment.
A REGULAR MEETING of CHATTA
HOOCHEE ENCAMPMENT No. 4 will
be he held Ti i-MOllRGW (Monday) EVEN
ING, August 28th, at 8 o'clock.
All visi ing and transient Brothers in goo 1
standing are cordially invited to attend.
H. F. EVERETT, Scribe.
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO
MERCHANTS & PLANTERS.
On and after July 24th, Freight
Rates by Central Line of Boats will be
Fifty Cents per Dry Barrel. Other
Freight in proportion.
SAM’L J. WHITESIDES,
Agent Central Line of IJoats.
Columbus, Ga , July 18, 1876.
jylJ-tillSeptlst
A
1,000 Bushels of Rust-Proof Oats,
WiERAXTED AND FOR SALE BY
BLANCHARD, WILLIAMS CO,
au26-tf Alabama Warehouse,
FOR SALE.
FINE MARBLE-BED BILLIAKI)
TAHM). Will lie sold at a sacrifice.
Enquire at THIS OFFICE.
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Bro as a Dry Goo s .-tore.
Also, elegant offices and I
sh oping rooms on the second*
ml third floors of the tlireo story brick build
ing on the corner of Broad and Randolph
treets. All newly plastered and painted.
PoEses-ion given 1st of October next. Apply
1 LOUIS F. GARRARD,
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TURNIP SEED-NEW CROP
1,000 lbs. Just Received.
Yellow Ruta Baga,
White Ruta Baga,
Red Top, White Fht Dutch,
Amber Globe, White Globe,
Johnnie “Reb.”
K0L3TEAD & CO ,
137 and 139 Broad street, Columbus, Ga.
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PRO iVHNEMT INCIDENTS
IN THE
HISTuRY OF COLUMBUS, GA.,
FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT IN 1827 TO
THE IVILSON RAID IN 1S65, WITH
A CHAPTER ON COLUM
BUS AS IT NOW IS.
COMPILED BY JOHN II. MARTIN.
PART IX,
A Volume of 200 pages, and the concluding
portion of the work, just issued
from the press.
Subscribers to the publication will he fur
nished to-dav.
Those desiring copies of cither volume, who
have not subscribed, can obtain them at the
office of the publisher—No. 42 Randolph street.
Price, *1 each.
THOS. GILBERT.
E. I FRESHMAN & BROS.
Advertising Agents,
186 WEST FOURTH STREET,
CINCINNATI, OHIO,
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