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VOL. XVIII. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1876. NO. 208
AN ENGLISH SENSATION.
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EXTRAORDINARY DEVELOPMENTS AT
A SPECIAL INQUEST.
The Inn Cm or Kaiglaad-Sraa-
dal, Polwala, aad Unil,.
TUero is at pioaent graat excitement in
England over what ia called “the Balhain
mystery.” Legal proceedings in tho case
have ceaaad for the present, leaving it,
however, as great a mystery as before,
but supplying revelations aud details
whioh aroused intense feeling and inter -
On the 18th of April last Mr. Oharles
Bravo, a barrister iu prosperous oironm-
atanoes, living in Balham, a suburb of
London, was suddenly taken ill after din
ner. He bad partaken of the same food
with bis wife and a female com
panion named Mrs. Cox, exoept that be
drauk a portion of a bottle of Burgundy
wine, which they did not touch. Leaving
the table be went to his room, and soon
afterwards opened the door aud oalled to
bis wife, saying that he felt very ill.
When assistance came he was in an insen
sible condition. Physioians wero oalled
in, who agreed in the opinion that he was
dying of poison, and upon his restoration
to oonsoionsness he was olosely questioned
as to whether he had taken anything poi
sonous. He stated that he had rubbed
laudanum in and about his jaw, to ease
the toothaohe, and with that exception be
bad taken nothing save what he ate at
dinner. He waa assured that the symp
toms of poison were unmistakble, and
that if he had really taken poison with
suicidal intent be should admit it or else
he would leave upon the living the suspi
cion of having murdered him. Mr. Bravo
gave the most solemn assurance of his en
tire ignoranoe of having taken anything
of a poisonous oharaoter. His death en
sued after the intense suffering of a few
days. A coroner’s inquest waa hastily
held and a verdiot of death from suicide
returned. The testimony of the physi
oiaua was that he died from antimonial
poison.
Thia might have ended the matter, as
the affair bad not obtained any publicity,
and had been recorded lb a mere para
graph iu tho London papers, but some
barrister friends of Mr. Bravo's felt dia-
aati.fi ed with the manner in which the in
quest had been held. The conduct of
Mrs. Bravo during the illness of her bus
band excited their suspicions, and they
determined that the matter should not
rest there. The affair waa taken up by
the press, and an ofBoial inquiry was in
stituted by the government, l'bo premi
ses of the widow of the deceased were
earef oily searched, the drain pipes opened,
sewerage tested, the oontents of more
than one hundred bottles and packages
were examined, but no traoes of antimony
were discovered. The ohemioal examina
tion of the contents of the stomach of
the deoeaaed demonstrated that antimony
had been taken in large quantities. The
evidence taken at the second inquest,
however, revealed some more remarkable
oiroumatances.
It appears that Mrs. Bravo's first hut-
band waa a Captain Kioardo, a man of
dissipated habits, who made her life very
tinhappy. She herself waa the daughter
of a rich Auatralian, and had a comforta
ble fortune settled upon her. Captain
and Mrs. Iticardo at one time visited Mal
vern, stopping at the water-cure estab
lishment of Dr. Gully, between whom
and Mrs. Bioardo a remarkable intimaoy
sprang up. Gully was a married man of
sixty-nine, a mesmerist; Mrs. Ricardo a
young woman under thirty. Such was
their intimaoy that Captain Iticardo was
about to institute a suit against his wife,
in whioh Gully would have been corres
B indent, had he not died in April, 1871
is drinking habits were deemed a suffl
oient explanation of bis death, but the
evidenoa suggests that his exhausted con
dition was not due exclusively to drink.
He waa subject to fits of mysterious and
terrible vomiting, “sometimes sixty times
a day," said the mother of Mra. Ricardo
in bar testimony. Vomiting is a marked
elfeot of antimonial poisoning, aud was
equally notioeable in Hr. Bravo'a oaso.
Gran. Ketohum, for poisoning whom Mrs.
Wharton, of this city, waa tried, suffered
in the same way.
After the death of Captain Ricardo, Dr.
Gully went to Balbsm, where the widow
lived, Mrs. Cox then being her companion
and entirely in her confidence. Dr. Gully
had a latch-key admitting him at all hours
to Mrs. Bravo’s house, and the evidence
leaves no doubt that their iutimsoy was
criminal in its character. Mrs. Bravo, in
her evidence, almost admitted as much,
amid fits of weeping, but protested that
when she married Mr. Bravo she told him
everything. After her marriage with Mr.
Bravo her intimaoy with Dr. Gully up
pers to have ceased, but indireot comma
nioatiou was kept up with him through
Mrs. Cox. It was shown that even while
Mr. Bravo was in his mortal illness, Mra.
Cox oalled on Dr.Gully,being,according to
berown statement,ordered to do so by Mrs,
Bravo, to ascertain whether he oould sug
anything to do for her husband. An
other faot brought out by the a evidenoe
was that Mr. Bravo maintained an.
othar establishment, where he had a mis-
tress and a child by her. It is these par
ticulars in regard to the domeatio life of
people of wealth and social standing, and
who, to outward appearances, lived hap
pily and agreeably, that have made the
ease auoh a social sensation in England.
Tbs verdiot of the jury in the second
inquest was that Mr. Bravo had beeu
murdered by poison, by whom adminis
tered they could not say. The opinion of
the publio is, however, that Mr. Bravo
came to his end between Dr. Gully, Mrs.
Bravo aud Mrs. Cox, and the first named
has been iu danger of some mob violence,
The death of Mr. Bravo will probably go
unavenged of justice, but the inquiry has
ruined nis wife in the estimation of the
world.
Hr, Schoolcraft is about 24, and a mere
boy in appearauce. She is the daughter
of Judge Robert Ould, a statesman who
figured iu the Government of the South
Confederacy as Commissioner for the
Exchaugo uf Prisoners, and who ia now
one of the wealthiest and most eminent
lawyers and jurists in the State. Mr.
Schoolcraft is a millionaire, a native of
Albany, N. V. He brought himself into
society here, as the saying goes, a few
months ago, and has been for some time
the moneyed man of the Enquirer. Miss
Ould, for a number of years, has been one
“ the greatest attractions of the Virginia
Springs, and three years ago she made
reputation at Saratoga on aooonnt
of her brilliant wit, quickness of repar-
i, and surpassing beauty. Sohooloraft
not eredited with having muoh brains,
and is considered in every way inferior
his spouse. She is an elegant figure,
bordering on tbo embonpoint, and he
weighs about 110 pounds, and measures
about five feet four.
It was generally believed in society that
Miss Ould had been for a long time af -
fianood to a prominent tobacco merchant
of this city, aud no one dreamed of the
present result. Hence the “Hotter. ”
Judge Ould, who waa not apprised of
the wedding till it was over, was very
muoh grieved and incensed.—Neto York
Sun. '
A CELEBRATED BELIZE N CPTIALU
aw UNEXPECTED WEDDINO THAT CAUSED
FLUTTER IN RICHMOND SOCIETY.
Biohmond, Va., August 28.—Richmond
eooiety has been all a flutter to-day over
the revelation of the fact that Miss Mattie
Ould, of this city, celebrated far and
wide as being Virginia's greatest belle,
was married yesterday morning in Salem,
Virginia, a littlo ont-of-tbe way station on
the Biohmond and Danville Railroad, to
Mr. Oliver J. Schoolcraft. The above was
extensively rumored last evening, but the
couple arriving here in the afternoon,
kept the facta from the publio, and notic
ing was ascertained until to-day, when, on
account of oertain informalities in the
marriage license obtained at Salem, tbo
couple were remarried in the grooms sub
urban villa near Biohmond, by the Rev
Alex. Weddell.
Miss Ould is about 28 years of age, and
THE IMMORTAL WAM1INRTON.
FIRST IN WAR, FIRST iN PEACE, AND LAST IN
THE POCKETS OF HIS 00UNTBII1EM.
Washington, Aug. 2ti.—Tbs Secretary
of the Washington Monument Society has
reoeived a communication from the Sec
retary of State, transmitting the opin
ion of the Attorney General on the act
making an appropriation for the comple
tion of the monument. The Attorney
General states that the first step to be
taken is the transfer and conveyance of
the monument and grounds by the soci
ety to the United States; this done, the
commission is authorized to expend suoh
sum as is necessary to test the streugth of
the foundation of the monument. If
found insufficient, nothing else can be
doue until further action by Oongress;but
if it shall be reported ou as sufficient, the
commission will precede at once with the
completion of the monument, hiakiug no
deviation whatever from the present plan.
A special meeting of the society is called
for Monday next, 28th inst., at nuon, at
monument offioe, in the City Hall, to con
sider the Bubjeot.
RENEGADE TUTTLE.
THE RKUOUD OF AN IOWA DEMOORAT WHO
WRNT BACK ON HIS PARTY.
. Louis Timas.]
To the Editor of the Timet:—l notice
your paper extraots from a letter writ
ten by William Harnott, of Ohio, commen
ting upon tho “war record" of Gen. J.
M. Tuttle, of Iowa, in which mention is
made of bis cotton operations on the
‘Big Black” in the spring of 1804. I
take leave to call attention to another
page in his “military history,” whioh it
may be well for the people to know.
In February of the year 1804, while
Sherman was absent on the Meridian ex-
pedition in Mississippi, Gen. Tuttle,
no doubt preferring the safety of the
rear to the more glorious danger of the
front, was left in command of District
Headquarters, on tbe Big Black, with my
regiment, “the First Kansas Mounted In
fantry,” on out-post duty, its line exten
ding from Mrs. Messenger's Ford above
to Hall’s Ferry below, a distanoe of about
twenty miles of river front. After Sherman
had commenced bis march from JaokBon to
the east, Gen. Tuttle Bent for me to come to
bis headquarters. I reported. He began
his interview by saying that be had an
arrangement with the Treasury Depart
ment of the Government by which he was
to reoeive one-fourth of the value of all
Confederate cotton’’ he could seize and
bring within our lines, and that the
present occasion” was a good time to
make the capture. He further said that
he wanted me to take one hundred men
from my regiment and he would detail
one hundred more, with a hundred wag
ons, to report to me, and with this com
mand I should go into Hinds county,
Mississippi, and take possession of all the
Confederate cotton I could find,' or which
should be shown to me by the seoret ser
vice men whom he had in his employ,
suggested to him that my order for this
duty should oome to me through my su
perior officer, tbe Colonel or Lieutenant
Colonel of my regiment, both of whom
were there present with their oommand.
Tbe “General” replied that ho didn't
care a d—u for them that be wanted
me to go, and that bo would order me
direct, aud I must go. I yielded, as was
my duty.
I had never, however, known before a
soldier of his rank whose courage had to
be supplemented by an influence or op
portunity so mercenary; nor until then
was I aware that prize money of this sort
was paid by our Government, and I think
tbe “General” discovered my thoughts
for be left mo in no doubt that his favor-
able “opportunity" was Sherman’s fortu
nate absence, and as I was ready to leave
he was kind enough to say and promise
that if my “expedition” had “good luck"
there would be enough in his “one-fourth’
to give me a “handsome present.” I went
out, and when I concluded my operations
had delivered to this eminent soldier
and Republican statesman several hun
dred bales of ootton, branded “0. 8. A."
from one man alone, Col. Dabney, having
taken four hundred and twenty-five bales.
But to tbe sequel; Tbe Government
never got one pound of this oottou. The
General" had in his command, or in bis
‘employ,” two Northern men who, with
a facility and skill which to me was sur
prising, cut out tbe C. 8. A. brand and
deftly substituted their own, and sh’ipped
the bulk of it North on permits given by
the General, and with tbo assistance of
men in military servioe. This “opera
tion” was successfully conducted before
Sherman got within range. Upon the
latter’s return, however, I was told that
Gen. MoPherson made “General" Tattle
disgorge much of tbe avails of his stolen
booty. I know, at tbe time, tho amount
soetned to me enormous.
I never got my “prosents,” though
think tbe “General” for a long time re
membered bis promiso, as in 1808, at tbe
National Democratic Convention in New
York, ho seat for me to oome to his room,
I think at the New York Hotel, and this
great and pure chieftain told me with evi
dent emotion that the “damned Govern
ment is still after me about that ootton.
I intimated to him that it was a serious
muddle, that perhaps the Government
might be right in its notion,but that I had
no special interest in it. He Baid, “If they
push me, f want you as a witness. You
know more about it than any one else.
I told him that I thought I oould find out,
if be desired, tho exact number of bales "
bad turned ovor to him. This ended tbe
conversation. I have never been oalled
upon to testify, aud I don’t know whether
or not the “General" has ever been push
ed by the d—d Government. 8inoe,how
ever, I have come to know bow the claims
anainal in/liiriilnnlu oral * *SaI l)V (hfl
N*tnple.*f Negro Rule in Louisian*
Mr. J. H. Cosgrove, editor of Uie Peo
ple'* Vindicator, Natoliitoohen, La., writes
long acoouni of tbe state of affairs iu
tbe city and couuty where be lives. It is
not necessary to give bis statements in
full, ah a brief recital of the salient points
will fully subserve tbe purpose. In the
first place, tbo Judge of tbe Distrio Court,
one II. C. Myers, is under indiotuient for
pluuderiug the school fund, of which be
was tbe custodian, of $97,000. He was
indicted by a grand jury composed of
twelve negroes and four whites, and is
now a fugitive in New Orleans, protected
from arrest because be is a friend
of Kellogg. Tbe parish Judge is
also under indictment for acquitting a
prisouer without, trial, for an opeu bribe
of $300, for which be gave a receipt. Tbe
warrants for tbe arrest of these two
udges wero in tbe hauds of tbo Sheriff,
jut be refused to make tbe arrests and
tbe warrants were eventually stolen from
the clerk’s office by one of bis deputies
and thus got out of th > way. Tbe couuty
commissioners are, with tbe exception of
one white man, iguorant negroes, who do
not pay one dollar of State or parish
taxes. They have 240 paupers charged
upon the * ‘pauper list” at $20 each, when
a careful count discloses only 16 indigent
people in tbe parish. One of tbe local
magistrates was found guilty of cow steal
ing, but never sentenced; another is a
known murderer, and a third is tbe bead
of a gang of petty cotton patch and corn
field pilferers.
This is tbe official corps of one parish
and it is no difficult thing to imagine bow
tbe parish has been plundered with such
a government. But as facts are more to
the point than surmises, it may be said
that the parish debt, contracted siuoe
1869, is $335,000, while the property valu
ation is only $889,000. With suoh a bur
den of debt, and the continued thieving,
the tax rate has run up to eight per oent.,
in evidence of whioh the following re
oeipted tax bill is given :
“Tax Collectors Office, 1
“Parish of Natchitoches, La , >
“May 16, 1874. )
To John Florantine Pluisance, of the
Parish of Natchitoches:
“You are hereby notified that your
State and parish taxes for the year 1873
are now due and unpaid, aud if not paid
in ten days from the service hereof I will
proceed to seize and sell property to sat
isfy the same, and all coats, as required
by law. Seo statement below. Bring
this notice back when you oome to pay
Valuation or property $160 00
State tax, 14*4 mill* 2 18
Special parish, 40 mills 0 00
Pariah, *20 mill* 3 no
School, ‘2(4 mill*
Kearney, 2 mills
Poll tax 100
This notice
Total $ 13 11
“D. H. Bonbtt, Collector.”
That, remarks tho8t. Louis Republican^
is what negro domination means. It ia
what the domination of any uneducated,
unintelligent class moans, and it is the
key to all the disorders which aff ect the
South.
NEW YORK.
The Democratic State Convention.
Horatio Seymour and John Kel
ley Nominated os Elec
tors mm Large.
Tho Platform Dtnounoea tho Grant-
Camerom Military Ordar.
HORATIO IEVNOIIR NOMINATED
FOR GOVERNOR BY
ACCLAMATION.
Saratoga, August 30.—The Democratic
State Convention assembled at noon. The
hall was handsomely decorated aud muoh
good feeling manifested; also many spec
tators.
Rufus W. Peck ham was chosen tempo
rary chairman and addressed the Oouveu-
tion.
MOBRI8SF.Y APPLAUDED.
Saratoga, August 30.—When Morris
sey's name was called there was applause.
The nsnal committees were appointed.
Recess to 7 o’clock.
HOBATIO SKYMOBF. AND JOHN KBLI.Y CHOSEN
ELECTORS.
Saratoga, August 30.— Hiram Gray is
permanent President.
Horatio Seymore and John Kelly were
chosen electors at large.
THE PLATFORM—GRANTS MILITARY ORDER
CONDEMNED.
The platform after declarations somo
what similar to Lord's resolution con
cludes :
Resolved, That we as American citizens
and Democrats devoted to the Union and
equality of the States and to tbe honor
and good name of tho Federal Govern
ment, hereby outer our solemn protest
agaiust the recent order of the Seoretary
of War, approved by the President of the
United States to placo Government
troops in the Southern States with
view to intimidate the people aud
to control their elections. A government
by the bayonet to tako the place of a gov
ernment through tho ballot is an outrage
which demands the condemnation of all
who love republican freedom aud hate
despotlo power.
SEYMOUR NOMINATED FOU GOVERNOR.
Saratoga, August 30.—Horatio Sey
mour was nominated by acclamation.
WASHINGTON.
MAIL TRANSPORTATION.
Washington, August 30.—The mail
transportation committee was organized
with G. G. Hubbard, of Connecticut,
as President, Geo. A. Bosbett Secretary.
PRINTERS DISCHARGE ORDERED.
Public printer Clapp has issued a cir
cular ordering tbe discharge of all whom
the foreman of the several branches find
deficient as skillful workmen.
ALABAMA.
1HK IN III ANN.
MILITARY OPERATIONS UNSUCCESSFUL—IN
DIANS SCATTERING—RECRUIT* FOR THE
ARMY.
Washington, August 30.—Although no
recent intelligence has been received at
army headquarters concerning tue move
ments of Crook and Terry, it ia believed
their operations against the hostile Sionx
will be ultimately unsuccessful. In re
spect to the oonntry in which all the In
dians now are, it affords but little sup
port, aud they may disperse into small
bands; bat troops are ho disposed as to
render them powerless for mischief.
Siuoe the Custer massacre temporary
military posts aud depots for supplies
have been established, whioh will aid
materially military operations and pre
vent tbe ssvages from escaping.
Recruiting is progressing satisfactorily,
and in a short time all the men author
ized will be obtained.
HITTING BULL THE ONLY GENERAL.
Washington, August 28.—The Tribune
says, editorially :—The end of the cam
paign in the Yellowstone valley is most
important. Three columns set out early
in the summer to drive Sitting Dull and
tho Sionx across the river to their reser
vation. The advance of one column was
checked iu a skirmish on the head waters
of the Rosebud, and the cavalry of the
northern division were led into a death
trap on the Little Rig Horn, and butcher
ed liko dogs. Gen. Terry, on the Yellow
stone, and Gen. Crook, nt Goose Creek,
called for reinforcements, and after pro
traded delays effected a junction on the
Rosebud. Then began a wild gooso chase
after tbe Italians. The valleys of the
Rosebud, the Tongue and the Powder riv
ers were ransacked, but no Indians were
found. Sitting Dull and his entire force
has quietly crossed the Yellowstone and
gone north. Two regiments will he left
in the valley during the fall utul winter,
and preparations will be made to resume
operations early in the spring against the
Sioux. The campaign ns a whole rctlects
uo credit npon our army. Sitting Dull is
the only general who has won a reputa
tion.
NEW YORK.
COAL AT AUCTION.
New York, August 29.—A great auction
coal sale took place to day at uoou at
Hauover Square, which was completely
blocked with coal speculators. Buyers
from all parts of the country were pres
ent, and intense excitement reigned iu
the neighborhood. Wagons, tracks and
windows were filled with speculators.
Actual buyers congregated iu dense masses
around the auctioneer's stand. Tbe auc
tioneer road the conditions of sale, and
announced that it was perfectly bona fide
and that no reservation was to be put on
goods offered for sale. He said there
were four companies represented in the
sale, but they were not combined iu any
way, and uo effort would be put forth by
them to keep the market up. Buyers could
bid and rest assured that thoir own judg
ment was all they had to contend with.
The four companies selling coal wore the
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company, Del
aware, Lackawanna A Western Railroad
Company, Philadelphia & Reading Rail
road Company, and Pennsylvania Coal
Company.
COAL.
agaiust individuals are “settled” by the
Government, I have found myself trying
to calculate how much the “General”
should have disgorged for immunity, or,
which seems more probable,how much he
reoeived for his sudden conversion and
adhesion to the party of Joyce aud Mc
Donald, Babcock and Belknap, Hesing and
McKee, Blaine, and Sckenck. However,
with snch pure men to lead, corruption
must hide its head.
James Ketner,
Late Major First K. M. Infantry.
Connecticut Republican*.
New Haven, August .30. —The Republi
can State Convention, Jewell being Presi
dent, nominated the following Electoral
ticket: At large—Ex-President Theo. D.
Woolsey, of Yale College, and Hod. Mar
shall Jewell. District electors were also
chosen.
The old State ticket was renominated.
DI8UUNTE1) WITH THE UAMK.
REDFIELD ON TIIE REPUBLICAN FIASCO IN
TENNESSEE.
II. V. It.” devotes a letter in yesler
day’s Cincinnati Commercial to express
ing his disgust at what was doue—or
rather what waa not done—by the State
Republican Convention here last week.
He says:
The Tennessee Republicans, in all the
years of their existence in Tennessee,
never made such goose of themselves as
in Thursday’s State Convention at Nash
ville. One cannot read their proceedings
without a feeling of humiliation. Their
platform is uo improvement upon that of
the Democrats, aud in ouo particular is
very much worso. The Democrats deny
that they favor repudiation, but oppose
an iuoreasi* of luxation. They propose to
keep the tax at lour mills, which will per
haps pay the o.uroiit expenses of the
Government and ono fourth of the in
terest on the State debt as it falls due.
While this is not repudiation, it is
so near it that I thought oertainly
the Republicans would tako tho bull by
the horns aud adopt a clear ringing,
straightout, houost plank, deolariug in
favor of au increase of taxation sufficient
to pay all the interest on the State debt.
But iustead of this, to catch tho votes of
those who oare nothing for the plighted
honor of the State, they adopt a lot of
shilly-shally resolutions, some with double
meaning and others with uo moaning at
all, and reaffirm tho May platform, without
a hint as to what tho May platform was.
In short, their platform bears evidence of
having beeu bnilt iu a great hurry, and
is simply a disgrace to the party that pro
mulgates it.
The exoiiHO which loading Republicans
give for tho demagoguery of their pro
ceedings at Nashville, is that wo waut to
catch enough of the repudiation and anti
dog law vote to secure the Legislature.
We will sell out the Governorship, honor,
oredit, the material interests of the State,
and turn the sheep over to tho dogs, and
the whole concern to the devil—anything,
to got the Legislature next winter aud
elect two Republicans to the United
States Senate.
UEORtilA.
• YELLOW FEVER AT SAVANNAH.
Savannah, Aug. 30.—Tho yellow fever
here is not epidemic. There have been
only thirty-nine reported cases during the
season and teu deaths up to date. The
exoitement has subsided.
THIRD DISTRICT—DEMOCRATS RENOMINATE
HON. JERUE N. WILLIAMS—EX-GOT
LEWIS FOR TILDEN.
Montgomery, August 30.—ilou. Jerre
N. Williams was nominated for Congress
from the 3d district by tho Democrats.
Hon. David P. Lewis, the last Kepubli
can Governor of Alabama, is out in a let
ter declaring for Tilden and reform.
LOUISIANA.
RADICALS ENDEAVORING TO EXCITE OUT
RAGES.
Monroe, August 30.—Thia city aud
vicinity have been excited over tbo firing
into several residences and an attempt to
kill a planter living below hero. Several
whole families from tho vicinity have tied
here for safety. No cause for this outrage,
which has thrown the whole parish into
excitement, and has occasioned appeals to
be made to tho voluuteer companion here
for assistauoe.
Kallraad House Burned Iu Ohio.
Cincinnati, August 30.—The Daytou
Short Liue Railroad depot and contents
were destroyed by fire this morning. Tho
tire originated amongst a lot of coal oil
barrels. The depot was n brick building,
400 feet long by 80 wide, valued at $25,-
000. An unusually large amount of freight
was stored in the buildiug, principally for
the merohants in this city. Loss ou
freight from $150,000 to $200,000, upon
whioh very little if any insurance exists.
As the law makes railroad companies re
sponsible for goods stored iu freight
houses only for a period of twenty four
hours, a large pari of tho loss will fall up
on the oouaiguoes. Most of the freight
was stored for two or three days.
International Boat llacliig.
Philadelphia, Aug. 30.—The Beaver-
wicks won iu 96}, Loudon 2d, Watkins
3d. The boats were ho close at the finish,
it took the judges some time to decide.
The Londons were 18 inches behind tho
Beavorwicks aud tho Watkius wero close
Up *
Weather.
Washington, August 29.—Probabilities
for the South Atlantic States, slightly
lower baromoter, southeast to southwest
winds, and generally warmer,clearer,part
ly cloudy weather, area probable. Gulf
Slates slight changes iu pressure; winds
mostly from southwest to southeast and
generally warmer clear or partly cloudy
weather. Tennessee and the Ohio valley,
slight changes in barometer, southerly to
westerly winds, warmer partly cloudy
weather and raiu areas. Midddle States,
lower barometer, winds mostly from
southwest to southeast and warmer partly
cloudy weather with occasional rains.
THF. FEELING IN PENNSYLVANIA.
PorrsMLLE, Pa., Aug. 29.—Tho prices
realized by the aiictiou sale of coal in
New York wero anxiously looked for by
all engaged in the coal trade. Much sur
prise and alarm was shown as the prices
were bulletined, tbe expectation being
that tbo sale would be adjourned if $3.50
per ton as tbe lowest figure could not
obtained. The coal operators say
the prices brought will compel
them all to suspeud operations un
less tolls and labor can be reduced to a
muoh lower figure thau at the present,
with the change against them, even of
great reductions, as the miners will hardly
submit to lower prices than now prevail,
and the situation has a gloomy outlook fur
fall and winter trade.
foal B«hImc<‘<I In New York.
New York, August 30. —Retail dealers
reduced the price of coal a dollar per ton.
Tbe PcumtylVHula Murder.
WiLKESitarrk, Pa., Augusl30.—Persons
arrested for the murder of Crisby Brady,
allege Brady was stealing oil at the time,
and the Mollio Maguires had nothing to
do with the murder.
FOREIGN NEWS.
KI’AIN.
SLAVE OWNERS OF PORTO IlICO TO HE PAID
—EMPEROR OF BRAZIL.
Madrid, August 30.—The Governor of
Porto Rico has beeu officially notified of
the royal decree, ordering the isHtie of in
demnity bonds to tbo owners of liberated
slaves.
Tho Kmporor of Brazil is shortly ex
pected here. During his sojourn, ho will
he received into the membership of tho
Society of Political Economy. King
Alfonso will preside at the reception.
BOMB.
T1IK CARDINALS ON TUB-NEW POPE.
Rome, Aug. 30.—Tue affirmed cardi
nals have unanimously resolved to omit
certain ceremonies iu the election of the
new Pope iu order to keep the couclavo
free from forsigu powers.
i'ENTKAI. ANKHK'A.
THE USUAL REPORTS OF CHANGEABLE RE
PUBLICS.
Panama, August 30.—The revolution
in Columbia continues. Amuricau gold
is 20 per cent, premium, utid exchange is
high and hard to get.
Tho President of Costa Rica is over
thrown and a provisional government es
tablished.
A Chinese riot has occurred.
At Frajillo au overseer was murdered
by the Asiatics, some of whom, by tbe
iudiguant people have beeu shot.
KNULAftl).
COMPOSER DEAD.
London, August 30.—Feliciu Cmsur
David, a well known musical composer, is
dead.
SERVO - TURKISH WAR.
MONTENEGRO LIBERATES SERVIA
FROM AGREEMENTS.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS.
REPORTED BATTLE.
MORE VICTORIES ON PAPER.
dbo., dbo., dbo.
MONTENEGRO RELEASES MILAN FROM AGREE
MENTS.
Vienna, August 30.—It is stated Prince
Nicholas, of Montenegro, has informed
Milan he need not consider himself bound
by the agreement made at Betting, whioh
was that neither should separately enter
upon peace negotiations.
POWERS INTERFERE TO MAKE PEACE.
Belurade, August 30.—It is auuouuoed
the diplomatic corps has handed Jhe min
istry a joint note from their respective
governments, declaring they take media
tion into their own hands, and have di
rected tbe ambassadors how to proceed to
stop hostilities.
position of the pow f.rs.
Vienna, Aug. 30. The council of minis
ters has been held at Constantinople to
consider tho peace proposals hAndml tho
the Grand Vizier separately. Russia of
fered the ooudition that Sorviu should
first sue directly for poaco to the Porte
but has abandoned (hat position.
REPORTED BATTLE.
Kaguha, August 30.—It is reported 1
battle was fought yesterday at Podgoritza,
Details aro wanting.
D. Jolaleddtn Paspa’s command, iu
eluding teu guns, has reached llehiujo
unopposed.
MONTENEGRO DEFEAT.
Cettingk, August 30.—The Montene
grin offioiut newspaper publishes au arti
cle rejecting foreign meditaion, declaring
that Servia aud Moutcuegro will not
abandon tho conflict till tho Sclavonic
provinces arc completely freed from Tur
kish yoke.
SERVIANS JEALOUS OF THE RUSSIANS.
London, August 30.—A special from
Belgrade to the Times says the keenest
anxiety is felt hero of au armistice. Every
day increases the danger of the war
spreading. The Sorviau army is fast be
coming a Russian auxilliary force fighting
on Servian soil. The Russians are ex
posing themselves in the brunt of battle
with remarkable valor. Out of forty
eight men who fought as a company at
Abieanirze thirty were left dead on the
field. The Servians are becoming jeal
ous aud afraid of the Russians. They
feel tbo control of their uriuy is slowly
slipping from their bunds, and will joy
fully accept peace if it cuu be obtained
ou good terinH.
FIGHTING AT ALEXINATZ.
JLhe seven days’ lighting for Alexinatz
has beeu greatly exaggerated. It ia esti
mated the Servians’ entire loss is only a
few houdred killed aud about 2,300
wounded. No lists of killed aud wounded
have been published since tbe beginning
of the war.
Suiclilo.
Washington, August 30.—Tho person
who committed suicide at the Orange
Mountain Honse, N. J., Saturday, w
Claude L. Aveustoue, formerly apotbo-
cary in the Navy ou the Mouougalielu.
Do our eyes deceive our ear-sight ? I:
visions about ? Tho Daily Craj)hie, Re
publican iu politics, has the fuirness to
say, right out and above board :
“Iu this campaigu it wero well if Re
publicans would concedo to their ndvor
saries a monopoly of the fabrication Imsi-
uhhs. Let tbe followers of Hayes tell the
truth as much us possible, and get along
with just as few lies us will support life.
Thoy might drop, for instance, as unpro
titahle baggage, that new yarn about Til
den haviug hail $25,000 of the Credit
Afobilier steal; anil that other one which
alleges that Hendricks was the vice presi
dent of tho troasoiiutdo Knights of the
Golden Circle. What’s the use? And that
grossly improbable story that ‘in a recent
speech Zebulon B. Vance, Democratic
candidate for Governor ot North Carolina,'
said :
“ ‘1 am sorry that I laid down iny arms
in 1865; I am in favor|of re -enslaving tho
uegro,aud if that cau not be done at once
my idea is to adopt aplau which will bring
about such a condition of things. 1 would
deprive tho negro of education privileges
I would pay him low wages ; I would do
prive him of arms,ammunition, stock aud
agricultural implements.’ ”
“Let ns abandon these common slau
dors and tell only such lies as we shall not
bo ashamed of when wo come to die.
MARKETS.
NY TRI.RUKAFII TO RNQVIIKB.
Nosey and Htoek Narkela.
London, August 30—Noon.—Erls 10%.
Paris Auguat 30.—Five per osnt rentes lOftf.
ml 80c.
Nsw Yore, August 30.—Evening. —Money
easy, ollo-ed at 1% per cent Sterling dull at
*88. Ould weak, lo9J40uo. Governments ac
tive at better prices—new 6’s 116*4. State bonds
-uiet.
rollon Merkels.
Livkui'ool, August 80—Noon.—Ootton mar
ket quiet and unchanged; middling uplands id,
miduiinK Orleans 6(41; sales 8,000—speculation
port 1,0 o
Apt* MOO—ell American,
iin to arrive dull, otf ‘
Middling uplands, low (
gURt delivery, § 29-32.1; August and Septem
ber, 5 *20-324; September and Octobar 6 29 32d;
October and November, 6 16-10d.
New crop, middling uplands, low mid
dling clause, shipped In Ootober aad Novem
ber, per sail, 0d.
3:00 p. m — Of sales to-day 6,700 were Ameri
can.
4:30 i». m —Ootton to arrive steady :
New York, August 30.—futures opened
shade easier, as follows: September 12*4012
016; October 11%01) 13-32; November 1 1*40
11 0-3*2: December II 0 3-Oil 6 16; January 1%
Ki/1113-39; February 11 9-16011%.
Nkw York, August 30 - Even Ing. — Ootton
firm; sales 1,466 bales, at U?4012 U60.
Futures closed steady; tales 14,0G0 bales, ea
follows: August 11 ‘21-32; September 11 19-320
115a; Ootober 11 7-16; November 1111-32: Decem
ber 11 6-16011 11-32; January 11 7-16; February
11?*; March 11 26-32011 13-16; April 11 15-100
OH 31-3*2; May 12 3 32012(4; June 12*4012 6-3*2;
July 1*2 13-3*2/(iil*2 7-16,
in bid I lug* 11*40, low middlings 10%e, good or
dinary 9:* rt o; not receipts 393; sales 7ou.
Mourns, August 30.—Cotton quiet; mid
dlings lie; net rocelpts 27; sales 600.
Cm ahlkhton, August 30—Cotton quiet;
middling 10740; net reoipts 47; sales *26.
Oalvkhton, August 30.—Cotton quiet; mid
dlings ll'qo: net receipts 614; sales 642.
Hohton, August 30. — Cotton quiet; mid
dlings 1*2'qC; net receipts 160; exports to Oreat
liritalu *2uo.
Provision Markets.
It ai.timors, August 30 —Oats Hrm—South
ern prune 330370. Kyo dull, 640600. Provis
ions dull and weak. Mess pork $18 00. Hulk
meats—shoulders 6%06%c, clear rib sides 8*40
h' 4 c liue 1 >ti— shoulders 808*40, clear rib sides
9>‘i@loo. Hains 16016c. Lard—refined ll%0
12c. Coffee firm—cargoes 14 : >40l8e; lob lots
160l8 , 4 c. Whiskey quTet, $112^. Sugar firm,
Nkw York, August 30.—Flour, more doing
i export—super Quo Western and State
$3 60 01 2*2; Southern quiet and unohanged,
—eoiumon to lair extra $4 6006 70, good
to eholce extra $6 7608 6o. Wheat dull
and heavy, lower—$116 for new winter red
Western. Cum lo lower, moderate export bus-
ness—I4' u c, 66c, 67*4° for ungraded Western
mixed, latter choice; 69o white, 67c on dock.
Oatt quiet and firm, good demand—34042c for
mixed Western and State, 36046o for white.
Hay unchanged. Coffee quiet ami firm—
Rio 16018 1 ji\ gold, for cargoes; 160190, for
job lots. Sugar qulot uml firm—9*409%o for
lair to good refining, prime 9(4c; 11*40 tor stand
ard A. Molasses quiet and unohanged. Klee
pilot and unohanged —0? h e Carolina, 4*40
6‘4e Louisiana. Pork activo and lower-
new mess $16 80. Heel quiet. Cut meats quiet.
Lard heavy and lower—prime steam $9 96010
00. Butter firm—13027c for Western 30c lor
State. Cheese unchanged—3@9‘4c for common
prime. Whiskey dull—buyers $1 12, rollers
$1 13.
Lmuibvills, Augest 30.—Flour steady-
extra $3 0003 60; extra family $4 0004 26.
Wheat firm—red 96c0$l 00; amber $1 OO0$l 15;
white 96e0#i 16. Corn dull, whlto 44c, mixed
4‘2c. Kyo»t67o. Oats steady—white 33e, mixed
3*2c. Provisions firm Pork quiot, $17 00017 06.
Hulk meats—shoulders 6(4c, cloar rib sides 8*40;
clour sides 8%09c. liaeoa—shoulders 75£@hc,
clear rib sides 9(400*40, clear sides 1O(401O‘4s.
Hums—sugar-cured 14U016*4o. Lard firm—
tlorco 1*2(401*2^0, keg l3%o. Whiskey firm,
$1 10. liagglug 12o.
Loins, August 30.—Flour dull and un
changed. Wheat steady—No.2 red fall $1 140
1 15. Cum tirui but unsettled—No. 8 mixed
4*2(4044c. Barley, no market. Whiskey steady,
$1 10. Pork dull, $10 76. Lard active, 9-Ke.
Bulk nn-ats dull—shoulders 6(40, clear rib
shies 808%c, clear sides 85408(40. Bacon dull
—shoulders 7 (408c, clear rib sides 909%o.
clear shies 9*4<?. Hogs Inactive—butchers and
bacon $5 7600 16. Cattle steady and In fair
demand—good lo choice Texas $ 7603 00; com
mon to fair $2 H&03 37(4.
Cincinnati, August 30.—Flour quiet and
unchanged — extra family $6 0006 *26.
Wheat dull—red 95c.0$i ofl. Com unsettled,
generally easler45046c. Oats steady, mixed 36
043c. Kye dull, 67<q6hc. Barley unchanged,86c.
Pork dull uud lower, $16 75017 00 Lard in
fair demand hut lower—steam 9 9-16c, kettle
ll l /4012 l 4o. Bulk moats in lair demand-
shoulders 0*20 100; clear rib sides T%e; near
sides liacon in fair demand hut lowor—
shoulders 7 : >407 l /4e l clear rib shies 87409c,
dear sides J»?40'jJ4c. Whiskey quiet at $1 10.
Butter firm-choice Western reserve 17c, Cen
tral Ohio 16c. Hogs steady and Arm-heavy
$0.2000 4); receipts 1,178; shipments 1,12*2.
Wwol.
Nkw York, August 30.—Freights steady-
cotton per sail, 6 lo, steam 6-16; com and wheat
per stoaia 7d.
Nil II* NKW*.
Nkw York, August 30.—Arrived : Borth-
uia, St. Laurens.
Arrivod out: Degrand, Gustave, Caradoo,
Michele, Picasso Casadoe, Keate, Sldonlan.
NOTICE.
rilllK UNDERSIGNED having herotofoi
1 held stock iu our Individual nauios in the
Georgia IIomk Inhi’ranck Comimny iu tho
have hud the Kiiine transferred, and claim, In
conformity with section i5o*2 of the Code ol
Georgia, that we arc exempt lr<>iu any liabili
ties ol said insurance Company.
JOHN PEABODY,
JOSEPH KYLE.
Columbus, (ia., July 31, 1876.
uul-laiuOui
Notice.
nlersigni‘d having horetofoi
rpHE
hold
•ek iu our individual names in the GBou
rn a IIomk Insurance Company In the elly ol
Columbus, hereby give notice that they have
each sold their stock in said company ami have
ha«l the same transferred, uml claim, iu con-
tormlty with motion 1602 of tho Code ol Geor
gia, that wo are exempt Iroiu any llabliitn s ot
said lnsuruueo Company.
J AS F. BOZEMAN,
JOHN MclLllENNY.
Columbus, (ia., July *24, 1876.
| >26 -1:11116 m
H aving sold and transfekked
the stock I held In the Georgia Home In
surance Company, 1 atu exempt Irom ull liabil
ities thereunder according to section 1502 ol
tho Codo of (leorgii
/I I
ll Whereas Raphael J. Moses, ol said couuty,
has tiled in my otlkco the nuncupative will of
ol Ellon Edwards, late of said county, deceas
ed, lor probateo at the regular term of the
Court ol Ordludry, to be held for said county of
Muscogee ou tho First Monday In September
nt-xl :
All persons Interested, both kindred and
creditors, are hereby elted aud summoned to
l> and appear at my office on the said first
Monday in September next, thonand there to
atteud the probate of satd will, and to contest
the same it you desire.
In witness whereof! have hereto set uiy offi
cial .^igiialure. this Aug. Mb, 1876.
F. M. BROOKS, Ordinary.
auo-oaw4w
COUNTY.—
.. administrator
'I Win. H. Blakely, deceased,
makes application lor le-ive to sell all the real
and personal property belonging to said estate.
All persons concerned are therefore hereby
cited and admonished to Hie their objections,
it any thoy have, within tho time pr« scribed by
law why leave to sell said property should not
l«e granted to said administrator.
Given under my 0tticl.1l signature this Au
gust 2d, 1870.
F. M. BROOKS, Ordinary.
aug3-4w
( 1 EORGIA — MUSCOGEE COUNTY—
j Whereas William C. Garrard, Executor
of the will ol William W. Garrard, deceased,
applies to the undersigned lor Letters Disints-
sory Iroui his Executorship.
Therefore, all persons concerned are hereby
required to show cause (It any they have) why
said Executor, ou tbe first Monday lu Septem
ber next, should not bo discharged.
Witness my baud aud official signature this
June 9th, 1876.
F. M. BROOKS. Ordinary.
JolO-oawiat
EORGIA — MUSCOGEE COUNTY.—
J Whereas, John H. Massey, administrator
ol the estate of J. Warren Massey, deceased,
makes application to tho uudersigned for Let
ters o Dismission from said aduiluis ration.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
all pursons Interested to show cause (if uuy
they have) why letters o* dismission should not
bo granted t«* said John 11 Massey, on the first
Monday in September next, as administrator
of said estate.
Givdn under my official signature, this
June 9tli, 1876. ,
F. M. BROOKS,
|cW-oawl-*iv ordinary.