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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1876.
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COLUMBUS. «A.t
THOMDA^w^AUUCOT 31, 1876.
ONLY DAILY
PUBLISHED WITHIN IQO MILES OF
comics.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION!
AND MORE THAN
TWICE THE LARGEST
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT t
SAMUEL J. TILDEN,
OF NKW YORK.
n> VICE.PREUBEIT:
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
——♦
STATE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOB UOVEHNOBS
ALFRED H. COLQUITT.
Anotbeb popular belief exploded—Ibe
Tboa.aml lelee number ooneiderebly leae
when oounted.
OoTUaMOh Hcaouiuxe and Den Voor-
hiee, are making maeterly apeecbea for
the Democracy in Indiana.
It ia not generally known that the late
Speaker Kerr waa one of the twine. Hia
twin brother reeldea in TUunrille.
It ia now decided positively and on the
beat anthority that Gov. B. B. Hayes waa
never captured during the laie war.
The expensee of the representation of
the Bing of the Nibelungen at Bayreuth,
together with the feetivitias in connec
tion therewith are estimated at $225,000.
DisaiELi in one of his novels calls a
peerage "a refoge for inoompeten ey, or a
step towards the grave.” In the language
of Hemlet to hia mother, “Howie it with
you?"
Among the visitors at Saratoga this
summer is a lady who wears jewels val
ued at $200,000, and carries, in addition
to her other baggage, a small fire and
bnrglar-proof safe.
lias. User B. Hindmsn, widow of the
late Gen. T. O. Hindman, died at Helena,
Ark., August 19th, after long suffering
from consumption, intensified by the
tragic death of her husband.
Tux New England papers are giving
Kilpatriok's letter abundant emphasis.
They pot it this way :
“A Blood;/-Shirt Campaign, WITH
MONEY.”
If Bitting Bull would just tread on
some darkey's toes about eteoHon time,
he'd have the whole foroe of the army—
Bheridan inelndod—thrown on him in leas
time than it took to issue the bayonet
order.
WaunxM Mitchell A Co., of Louisville,
provision deslers, have failed. Southern
suspended debts foot up over $200,000.
They have a claim against the Govern
ment for $228,000. The estate will prob
ably pay about 25o. on the dollar.
A cobbesfondent of the Frankfort,
Kentuoky Yeoman Is informed that a Mrs.
Horine, in Anderson county, has had sev
en cbildron at three births—twins twice
and triplets recently. The last are ail
girls, and doing well.
The circulation of counterfeit bank
notes will be materially lessened by the
strict anforoement of the set of Congress
requiring bank officials to defaca snob
notes on presentation and thereby render
them entirely worthless. The Secretary
of the Treasury has issued a timely circu
lar on the subject.
Everybody knows that Daniel Webster
died in 1862—twenty-four yean ago—and
everybody knows that there was a Mrs.
Daniel Webster; but few know, though,
that Mn. Webster, now eighty-five yean
old, ia still alive, and ia living with Hi.
Uobert Edgar, a relative of hers, in the
city of New York.
Ones on a time, Henry Ward Beecher,
having disposed of the sheep, cried ont,
“Where are the goats? Where are the
goals?” when a drunken fellow in the eon-
gregation, mistaking the services fora
theatrical performtnoe, and a little con
fused, rose and said: “Bather 'n the
show shouldn't go on, I'll be one o’ the
goats myself."
A dispatch from Cohoes, N. Y„ tells
of two factory girls, named Devrel, who
have been lying in their room in a lethar
gic state for ten deyB. The esae has at
tracted the attention of medioal men, who
an watching its results with great inter
net. The girls are, to all appearanoe, in
a natural and healthful sleep. Food is
foroed into their stomiohe by artificial
means. The sleepers are sixteen and
twenty years of age.
THE CtURliES AOAINST UOV.
TILDEN.
The New York 7'imet and other Bepub-
lioan papers -are charging Gov. Tilden
with being a secessionist. lion. Dan
VwtthtM, of Indiana, noticing the mat
ter, Myk New York hae gtvuns oomplete
refutation to this by tiacting Tilden Gov
ernor of the Bute by 80,-000 majority over
Gen. Dix, of “shoot him on the spot no
toriety,” aod noted loyalty. The seme
New York Timet was thon lavish With its
prtisea of the reform Governor. No
words were too large to express the in
tense admiration of that journal. Now it
ia tramping up oherges that would dis
grace a Bowery rough against the man
who only two years ago the same jonrnal
thought the flower of perfection. Gan
such duplicity have weight in this advan-
oed age Of the world?
We also give explanations of various
aocumtiuns which the same paper has pre
ferred ageioet the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency. They are so plain
that a wayfaring man, though a fool, may
perceive and understand the faliity and
meanness of the Bedieai put-up job. The
whole coarse of the Timet shows the low
condition of Amerioaa politics. The Now
York 7'imet was onoe the firmest ally and
supporter of Gov. Tilden. Then, as now,
he was a Democrat. The war had long
since been passed. The Times applauded
him for noble services. At present it is to
its interest to abuse and villify, to ebarge
with treason and perjury him, who only
two short years before it praised in the
most flattering terms. Times change and
men with them. How a first-class jonr
nal oan take auoh a course and maintain
its self-respeot ia one of the mysteries. It
wonld seem that common deoency would
be the veatraining power if nothing else
would have weight.
The Timet has, however, been on the
losing side in several contests. Its advo-
oaoy of Bristow was worse than futile. It
did not looure its man for Governor and
the probabilities point irresistibly to the
fsot that its candidate for the Presidential
obair ia to suffer u terrible defeat. The
Timet [may represent what is called high-
toned journalism to tha habitues of the
beer jerking establishments, but all reB -
peetable people must peroeive the willful
duplicity of its preReot course.
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES.
The papers in all quarters are attacking
such as they appear in the severest terms.
Very few have yet been discovered in
Georgia. In every oaso they are oourting
Bepublioan votes, and pursuing a course
diametrically opposed to the whites of
the Bonth. They are correctly quotod
as aooessions to the Badical ranks. They
are generally men who are soured by
disappointment, or have outlived their
day or desire the pay of the office. The
good to their own pocket in the.eontroll-
ing motive. They assiduously court ltad-
ieal votes, and sympathize with the vota
ries of that party. They have none other
from wbioh they can apply for voles,
'l'hsir endeavor is to disintegrate the few
malcontents from the Democratic party,
and with the assistance of negroes float
into power. All suob are sure to be de
tested. The people of thin oouutry desire
no suoh representative.
Col. J. W. Wofford, in a recent Bpeeob
at Oedartown, advooating the election of
Tilden and Hendricks said :
“The people of Georgia pay aunnally
of taxes to defray interest on tbo public
debt and the other expenses of tho State
Government about $1,300,000. Of this
amonnt the oolored peoplo pay $20,
9G!> 12. It will bo remembered in this
connection there are 121,819 white males
in the State uver twenty-one yegfH
of age, and 87,009 oolored males in
the State over twenty-one years of
Now, in a State every depart
ment of which is governed by white
Demoorats, and which pays to the public
school fund of the State over $300,000
annually, and in wbioh there are about
400,000 ehildren of sohool age, both white
and blaok, 160,000 of whom are black,
without reference to the faot that the to
tal tax paid by all the colored .people in
the State is only a Uttle over $20,000, and
the white people pay over $1,300,000, the
fund ia equally distributed,and eaoh black
ohild in Georgia gets just as muoh bene
fit from the fund as each white ohild in
Georgia. Teaobera for the white schools
and teaohere for the oolored schools are
examined by tbe same commissioner and
paid from the same fund, and precisely
tbe same amounts per soholsr.”
In the late Tennessee convention ex-
Ooveraor Isham G. Harris daelined thrice
to be an elector for the State at large. In
apite of himself he was nominated by the
convention. He withdrew from the tioket
on account of oertain discontents in East
Tennessee., In doing to he talked like a
brave and honeat man, as he is, and hia
words should have found a response in
every generous mind. Not so, however,
for tbe Republicans continue to abuse him
with all tbair wonted rancor.
Mb. Thcblow Weed said in the eerly
period of the war: “I desire to make this
record : If it cornea to bo understood that
tha views and policy of Meaars. Sumner,
Greeley, Wendell Phillips, Ward Beecher,
eto., etc., obtain in the oonduct of the
war, it will reault in the deetruction of
government and Union, and a triumph of
rebellion and slavery.” The Boaton Poet
•uggeats that Uncle Thurlow might add
this as a P. 8. to bis next letter to Mr.
tats as a 1
Stephans.
A Novel Idea.—The challenge of Texas
to tbe other States, published iu this
paper, to prepare a silken banner aud give
it to that State which gives the largest
majority for Tilden and Hendricks, was
suggested by Judge A. H. Shepherd, of
Dallas, Texas. He is a brother of Col.
Ed. Shepherd, of this eity. The idea is
good. It will interest many iu coming to
tbe polls. Old Georgia oan easily win the
banner it only hor people will come to
tbe polls. She ought to roll up over a
hundred thousand majority. Tbe States
Texts specially challenges are Georgia
Kentuoky aud New York.
A Secessionist.—Who would have
thought it ? Geu. John A, Dix, ia devel
oped to have been a blatant secessionist
in the early days of the war. He was
the author of an address in New York
in favor of a dissolution of the Union as,
an alternative preferable to war. The proof
it foruithed in Ihe columns of the New
York Tribune, and is a "matter of reoord
in oil the journals of that day.
Tbe Atlanta Sunday Herald.—We
have reoeived the first and second num
bers of this paper, published in Atlanta
every Sunday. Bridges Smith is editor.
It is bright, fresh and newsy, and alto,
getbar a model newspaper, and baa tbe
flavor of snooeaa about it.
—People, says the Maoou Telegraph,
who fear that corn will be quoted low iu
Georgia this fall may atill be able to
sleep if they will only refleet upon the
price it will bring if turned into pork.
—Col. Paoe, the auditor in the oase of
tha Stale va. John Jones, ex treasurer, is
through taking evidence at the capital,
and will now adjourn his oourt to meet iu
the oity of New York, to gather up evi
dence iu that State in reterenea to the
UOV. TILDEN.
The Medical ■lender Concerning
Hie Mel I read Operations.
A CLEAR AMD TRUTHFUL STATEMENT OF THE
FAtrrs INVOLVED.
The Nation.)
These ohergea against Mr. Tilden de
serve some attention, because they sffeot
tbe.character of a man who, it is not at all
unlikely, will be for four years President
of the oonntry. They are supposed to go
to the root of his oharaoter, and to show
him to bs not merely unfit for publio life,
but for a decent position of any kiud.
They are said, in fact, to show his whole
career to be one of chiosne, fraud and
robbery, and to exhibit him as only dif
fering from a man like Fisk, jr., or Jay
Gould, iu not having openly thrown off all
restraint. We have oarefully examined
the principal one of these charges, in fact,
the only one brought toward iu a tangible
foim, wbioh relates to the St. Louis, Alton
and Terre Hante Railroad, and find that
it rests on these foots.
Ia 1859,80010 seventeen years ago,there
was a Western railroad called tbe Terre
Haute, Alton and St. Louis Railroad,
which got into difficulties and ojuld not
pay the interest on its bonds. The bond
holders determined to foreclose Ihe mort
gages under which tbe bonds were issued
and re-organize tbe road. They accord
ingly appointed Mr. Tilden and several
other gentlemen, who were selected on
aocount of their knowledge of
law or their skill ni . rail
road matters, to do the business for
them. These gentlemen, forming what
was called the “Purchasing Committee”
of the road, bought tbe rood in at a fore
closure sale, aud sold it again to a new
re organized oompany, receiving in return
new securities, which they were to dis
tribute among their principals on tbe
basis of agreements made with them.
They issned these new securities to tho
old creditors as long os any creditors ap
peared to olaim them. There were at tbe
end of these proceediugs a number of se
curities still undistributed, wbioh the
Purchasing Committee divided among
themselves, either for their services or
for other reasons satisfactory to the par
ties concerned. It does not appear that
there was any oonoeaiment of these facts,
or any complaint made by anybody to
whom Mr. Tilden or his oo-putobaHers
stood in the relation of trustees.
Indeed, so far from this being tho aase,
the Purchasing Committee, while having
under their agreements tbe right to ex-
olude persons from tho benefits of the
reorganization after June, 1801, took no
advantage of this right, but admitted
claimants down to 1808, and havo never
excluded anybody. Besides this, they
say that, iu purchasing the road in their
owu name, they assumed heavy liabilities,
somo of wbioh are still outstanding; that
they performed many services fur wbioh
they oould get no remuneration except
from the aurplus iu their hands; that tbe
whole remuueration arising from this sur
plus would not pay each member of thia
committee, at the ontside, three-quarters
of oue per oent. of the nominal amonnt
of the aecuritiea which passed through the
hands of the committee—a small remune
ration; that the net result of the whole
operation was to greatly benefit the road,
advancing tho securities from twice to
eight times as much as they were worth
before.
The present managers of tbe road, who
are not the persona who employed Mr.
Tilden, and have, so far as it appears, no
relation with him of anykind, now uiBke
a claim upon him and the members of the
committee for an acoount, to which he
and tho other members reply that it is
none of their business. One of tbe mem
bers of the oommitteo bos very frankly
told the plaintiffs that he does not pre
tend to understand the legal rights of Ihe
matter, that he has a number of the
bonds, and is perfeotly willing to surren
der them if ordered to do so by any com
petent authority. The only question ap
parently involved in the case is one
purely legal, whether there ia any relation
of principal and agent or trustee aud ben-
ofioiaryexisting between the Purchasing
Committee and the road, as at present
exists, which authorizes an aocouuting
between them, and the litigation ia of a
kind to which any lawyer might unavoid
ably become a party. The road says there
is ; Mr. Tildeu and the other members of
tho committee say there is not,
and naturally deoliue to give up
their books. It is obvious
that in doing this they simply act so as to
guard their own rights—for it must be re
membered that they admit Ihe existence
of persons to whom they did stand in tho
relation of agents; and if they havo any
property in their possession for which
they owe any account, it may be to these
principals that they owe it, and if they do
not want to pay it twioe over to two dif
ferent sets of people, they mast resist
with every means in their power the claim
now made upon them. There are uo in.
dicta ot fraud about tho case, and, so far
as appears, its use by Republican organs,
in its present unsettled state,to provd Mr.
Tilden a railroad “robber” or “shark,”
is a scandalous abuse of the power of the
press.
We have gone into this “charge” at
considerable length, beoause it illustrates
tbe straits to which the Republicans have
reduced themselves for campaign powder.
In the present campaign, all the benefit
that oan be extracted from “charges" will
be reaped by the Demoorats, who can
ptovo by uudeniablo evidence a corrup
tion iu the dominant party of the most
gigantic extent, widespread throughout
all the departmeuta of the Goverument,
and practically encouraged by its head.
dov. Tltlftm rtcMRAt.
The Timet reks to be shown “some
good reasons why the man who made the
two following affirmations under oath
should not be branded os a knave and a
perjurer
“On Dec. *6. IS6S, Mr.
Tilden Swore lo a return,
under oath, In which he
toid :
“ ‘I hereby certify
that lbs fallowing Is a
tree and faithful state
ment of the gains,prof
its or Income of Homed
J. Tilden of tbe city of
New York and county
of New York, State ef
New York,whether de
rived from any kind of
u fn Ale anewer lo the
c am plaint in the ChretMt
Court qf the United Defer
in Ihe tuft of the St
teruit, Alton end Terre
little MtUnad Cotipe-
ev off. inti hintelf and
Mere,which eniwer wot
pied recently, Mr. TUden
twore under otth ei fol
lows :
“ "That for s«ch ser
vices the defesdent,
Tilden, made e charge
come rrom ell sources,
47,118.'»
ly k ,
property, rente, lnter- of ten thousand dollars
est-, dividends, salary, 1 against setd second
or from any profession, mortgage bondholders,
trade, employment, or and the said charge
ley or De- on the 17th of October,
comber, 18SX, both days 1841; • * •
inoluslve, and .ubjwtlthat the defendant, Til.
to an income t ix under den, lor apart of Us
the Excise laws of the'ssrvlms aforesaid, also
United mates. In-rand. e charge of the
like sum of ten thous
and dollars on aocount
of professional services
rendered to the first
mortgage bondholders
end the receivers, which
wee paid to him by the
said Aserleh C. Flagg,
* * end which pay
ment appears under
detear Nov,7, MSI,In
a statement an-exed to
the first report afore
said, as having beou
reeelnted for ny the
said Tilden,‘on acoount
of professional ser
vices.’ »
We are happy to oblige the Timet so
easily. We have merely had to prooure
and read the doaumeut from wbioh it
quotes. Indeed, it would have been
enough to read the earlier part of the
very sentence wbioh it quotes in tbe right-
hand column above. Tbe whole senteuoe
will give the 7'imet plenty ot “good rea
sons” for not branding Gov. Tilden “a
knave and a perjurer.”
Here is the part of the sentenoe which
the Timet unfortunately skipped:
“And they further say, touching the
statements ia said bill of complaint as to
the services of the defendant, Samuel J.
Tilden, that be had, long prior to, aod at
the time of the oommenoement of the
foreclosure suit in said bill of oomplaiut
mentioned, been the oounsel for the sec
ond mortgage bondholders, in whose be
half such suit was instituted, and that he
was oounsel also for the trustees of aaid
second mortgage bondholders, and had
been from Borne time in the year 1857, to
whom the railroads of the Terre Haute,
Alton and Bt. Louis Kailroad Company
were surrendered, and who were subse
quently made receivers thereof; and was
also the oounsel for said reoeivers, and
that he also acted as the prinoipal ooun
sel for the said first mortgage bondhold
ers, iu relation to the foreclosure proceed
ing hereinbefore mentioned, and other
proceedings oouneoted therewith, and
that such servioes had oommenced prior
to the year 1859, and were rendered, from
time to time, during a period of upward
of three years thereafter.”
If the Times iu its enthusiasm had thus
only begun a few lines earlier in its read
ing of the Terre Haute suit law paper,
from which it quotes, it wonld not havo
ooufonndod a year's reoeipts with a year's
taxable, income. Nor would tbe 7’imet
thon have suppressed the fact that the
payment of these $20,000 was on account
of professional servioes rendered daring a
long series of years prior to the first im
position of an income tax, and during a
part only of Ihe first year of the existence
of tbe income tax.
Did the learned proprietor of the Times
compute, in bis own payment of income
tax for 1802, bis earnings tor the pro-
vious years of 1857, 1858, 1859, 1800 and
1801?
The 7'itnes also implies that Mr. Tilden
received during the year 16G2, and as a
part of the inoome of that year, $33,000
of bonds which be did not include in his
return. We say implies that. It as-
anmes that. It discusses the subject on
that assumption, makes charges on that
assumption, though it shrinks from mak
ing a specific and definite statement of
what it assnmeB.
Now, on analyzing the doonments on
whioh it fonnds its charges, we find that
tho report of the company referred to id
tho bill of complaint, and expressing the
opinion that a surplus of bonds may exist
at some future time, which alleged sur
plus is now in controversy, was itself da
ted in 1804. That is two years after the
inoome retarn which the 7imcs im-
LITTLE ALEX.
REroBTS OF THE SITUATION OF THE EIOI1TH
DISTRICT'S LITTLE GIANT.
A gontleman yesterday asked General
Toombs bow Hon. A. H. Stephens was
getting along. The General replied:
“Ob, he was ap and about on bis crutch.
I think he'll be ready for a fight next
week!"
The faot is that Mr. Stephens is pro-
grassing finely and ia regaining his
strength pretty surely. Gen. Toombs re
ports him in excellent spirits and feeling
about as follows:
“They talk abont me dying! I'll be
there to take my seat when the roll is
called—and I will meet them at Fhillipi,
never feat!”
The prospects of the Congressional
Domination are all in Mr. Stephens’ favor
and there oan hardly be a doubt of bis
return as easily as at tho Inst election. He
takes the most lively interest in the pass
ing sffairs of the country and is thorough
ly posted up to date.
As to the promise of any one defeating
him Gen. Toombs “pooh-paohs" the bare
idea and eays tbe people down there will
“keep on voting for Stephens until he
does die and then they will vote for his
spministrator, if he names one in hia
will.”
This favorabls report of the “Little
Giant's” physioal health is eneouraging to
his friends all over the State.—Atlanta
Constitution.
—John O. Bowen, oharged with being
an aooesaory in the murder of Col. J. R.
Jones at Dawson, Go., two years ago, was
brought for trial to Cnthbert on Sunday
in charge of Sheriff J. U. Christie, of
Terrell. It was impossible to obtain a
jury in Terrell, and benco the removal of
tbe ease lo Randolph. The trial was tu
have commenced Monday.
Not only that; in the report of the com
mittee of directors published in tbe Times
tbo other day, August :9tb, it is speoifi-
oally stated that the bonds in question re
mained in the hands of Mr. Robert Bay
ard np to March 14, 1870. That it eight
years after tbe period when a portion of
them ought to be aeoonnted tor as in
oome, on the assumption that they were
divided. *
Nor does it appear that they ever were,
in fact, up to this time, actually disposed
of, or that they ever had been in a situa
tion to form a part of anybody’s inoome.
The very documents which the Times
quotes and relies npon thus dispose of all
the specific charges of the Times, dis-
pose of everything that haa the appear
anoe of proof or the semblance of proba
bility.—N. Y. Sun.
A CHALLENGE FMOH TEXAS.
TO EVERY STATE IN THE UNION.
Dallas, (he Queen City of Northern
Texas, sends forth, in behalf of the State
of Texas, the following ohallenge: We
challenge each and every State in tbe
Union to meet aa in a friendly contest in
November next, to see which osn roll up
the largest majority in favor of Tilden and
Hendricks, the prize to be a splendid
silk banner. The terms of the challenge
are these: If any State gives a larger ma
jority for Tilden and Hendrioks than is giv
en by tbe State of Texas, then Dallas will
send to that State a Bplendid silk banner
But if Texas gives a larger majority for
Uncle Samuel than any other State, then
the’State giving the next largest majority
must send a banner to Texas, Dallas to bo
its oustodian.
Whichever State wins tbe banner is to
be considered tbe Democratic Banner
State of the Union, and is to hold on to
the Sag until the next Presidential elec
tion, and then give it up to an; other
State whioh may win it by giving the
largest Democratic vote.
Now, whilst this challenge ia given to
each and every State in the Union, yet
we wonld signal out tho great States
of Kentucky, Georgia and New York, and
invite them to the oonteat. What says
Louisville, will she take np tbe glove '
behalf of Kentucky ? And what do yon
say, Atlanta, in behalf 'of yonr grand old
goober-grabbing Stateof Georgia? Come,
now. New York City, we dare you to en
ter the list.
Every oity or State which exoepts this
challenge, will please make it known by
publishing their aooeptanoe in the Donio-
cratio papers of New York, Atlanta, Louis
ville and St. Louis.
James B. Simpson,
Pree’t 1st Ward Tilden A Hendriok Club,
Barnett Gibbs,
Brest 2d Ward Tilden A Hendrioks Club.
V. W. Cleveland,
Fros t 3d Word Tilden A Hendrioks Club.
J. D. Keefoot,
Pres t 4th Ward Tildao A Hendrioks Club
ueoruia new*.
—Miss Mittie Mongban, of Macon, is
dead.
—Hon. H. R. Harris ia attending camp
meeting.
—There are •nvertEfen prisoners in
Talbot jafL
—Harris aonnty jail haa four inmates
for stealing.
—Mr. Oscar Smith, of Harris oonfity,
died Monday.
—Maj. W. D. Lnekie of the Atlanta
battalion, has resigned.
—The farms in a few sections of Harris
county have suffered for rain.
—Mr. Phinnzee, of Monroe county, hod
a thigh broken by a runaway horse.
—Mrs. Malinda Wright, aged abont 100
years, died near Hartwell on Sunday.
—Tallulah Fire Company No. 3 of At
lanta has a new niokel plated SilBby
steamer.
—J. M. Coleman was shot and killed
by John Ray, six miles from Linton.
Justifiable homicide.
—Daniel Medows, a veteran of the war
of 1812, is dead, aged nearly 97 years.
He never had a doctor to visit him in bis
life.
—Mrs. Jonathan Noroross, wife of tbe
Republican candidate for Governor of
Georgia, died in Atlanta Snnday after
noon.
—Mr. J. Waterman, an old citizen of
TalbottoD, died on the 25th. Mr. John
Pearson, of the same conuty, died on ihe
20th.
—There is a large banana tree with fnll
grown fruit npon it growing at a private
residenoe on lower Broad street, in Au
gusts.
—Harris county ballots in a primary
election on September 2d, next Saturday,
represent tbo eonnly in the next Leg
islature.
—The Madison Home Journal says
that Mr. Berry, an engineer on the Geor
gia Railroad, who has ran the ditch train
engine for several years, has a novel
aqnatiutn. This is nothing more nor
less than the tender of this engine. Two
years ago be placed two small fish in bis
tender, where they remained undisturbed
until a short while ago, when the engine
was Bent to the shop for repairs. Then
they were oarefully taken out and kept
until the necessary repairs were made,
when they were put back into their unu
sual homo. Mr. Berry says they have
grown considerably sinue they became
captives. He feeds them every day, when
they come to the surface of tbe water to
seize the ernmbs, wbioh they devour with
avidity.
—The Constitution of Tuesday says :
The recent legislation in Congress and
eonscqnent movements directed from the
Treasury Department begin to operat e in
Georgia. Tho fourth collection district
of Georgia has its offloes located here,
and sinee the deposition of Jaok Brown
they have boen iu tbe hands of John Con
ley, as collector. The fifth collection
district is located at Macon in oharge of
Collector Clarke. By the new arrange
ment wo learn that these two districts are
to be consolidated into one, and one of
the collectors must step down and ont.
From present advices it appeals that John
L. Conley of this district is the off man
and that he will have to vaoate. Collector
Clarke is reported to be the favorite of
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
and will probably succeed in retaining
the plaoe. Lively operating ia going on,
however, between here and Washington,
with a view to have Conley retniued.
Conley's friends, Repnblioau and Demo
cratic, would like to see him keep his
position. He is a fair man, and his ad
ministration of the offiee has been unex
ceptionable. Maj. Geo. B. Chamberlain's
district is not iuterferred with, and wo
shall Btill have bis services as supervisor
in this corner of the minor.
ALABAMA NEWS.
-The Second Congressional District
(Montgomery) has nominated Col. H. A.
Herbert fur Congress.
Mr. Billy Wurd, aged 80 yoars, and
living, in Conecuh county, walked six
milles'to voto the Demoeratio tioket on
tho 7th.
—W. H. Neville, of Pregton Beat, Liv
ingston county, and aged 90 years, was
carried to tho polls on the 7tb and voted
tbe Demooratio tioket.
—The Montgomery Advertiser says it
has information ot the most reliable ohar
aoter from Randolph eonnty, that Gov.
Smith did not Bend or know of the dis-
patoh to Spenoer to whioh his name was
attaohed; “and that, so far from asserting
that the recent election was fraudulent,
he concnrs entirely with Col. Graham's
opinion as expressed in the telegram to
Senator Baton, that it was fair and peace
able. ”
—The Randolph county News says that
on Friday night, 18th instant, near Roan
oke, United States Deputy Marshal Willi
ford shot at a yoang man named Dabney
four times. The boy and his father were
indicted several years ago for illioit dis
tilling. The father waa tried and acquit
ted. The boy was not tried,but supposed
as his fatbor was acquitted that nothing
more would be done, the charge against
him being that he had assisted nis father.
When the Marshal and his posse went to
arrest him on Friday night the boy suc
ceeded in eluding his grasp. Williford
fired four shots, without effect. The
same old tale: An important election is
approaching and something must be done
or Radicalism is at an end.
For a iPleasailt Trip
GREAT CENTENNIAL!
take tiie great
AIRLINE ROUTE.
:o:
WEL7K I0UBS IN ADVANCE OF ALL OTHER LINES!
—Ur. L. Heath, an old and highly
respected citizen of Bibb Bounty, and
father of Mr. F. M. Heath, of that eity,
died at his reaideuoe yesterday, at the ail
vanced age of 70 years.
“I rise to explain” WHY
The Great Air-Line Route is becoming so popular with
all olasses of the Traveling Public.
>uts you Into Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York TWELVE
,H than other lines ; wbioh, to u business man, Is twenty-four hour* iavid
by convenience ot the hours of arrival at above cities.
SECOND—To tho 11 *-
night en route from r
travel ns offered to tho publio by the GREAT
THIRD—Putting aside the great question of TIME, we approach the Vital Point—
ECONOMY! Being only one night on the road, as we are running tho MAGNIFICENT
IMPERIAL PARI.OK CAM, between Atlanta and Richmond. FREE OF CHARGE, with a
polite and attentive porter to anticipate your every wish. The Parlor Car, as a matter of
“comfort and economy combined," is coming muoh Into vogue, especially by the Ladies. To those
who prefer Sleeping Cars, we offer the luxury or a LUCAS PALACE SLEEPER—the melt
perfectly-ventllatod oar In the world—the expense being only $2.6» from Atlanta to Richmond.
Thus, passengers by the Great Air*Line Route have all the Bleeping Car aoeommodatlons re
quired at a saving of 64 6(» over opposition lines.
For a cool, pleasant ride, kiikk from dust ; Beautiful and Picturesque Mountain Scenery;
OVER MOUNT AIRY, the Sierra Nevadas of the Atlantic States. Aim, ohoicr or routs*.
either by Danville (Virginia Midland Railway), passing through Lynchburg, Oharlotts—the
uo of Jefferson—Manassas, and othor groat Battle Fields of Virginia; or by Richmond, with
Floating Palace" betweon Quantlco and Shophord and Washington—PASSING MOUNT
&u nuMuro HU menu uuviHHUKCF, no Rurv >uui uuactn rcetu, ~~VIA ATLANTA A RICH*
MON D A1U-L1N E RAILWAY." Tickets for tale at all Coupon Ticket Offices. Fare always
as low ns by any othor line.
For Maps, Schodulos and all Information, apply In person or write to
CHET. HAMILTON,
Traveling Passenger Agent,
MARSHAL’S SAJjE
JJOGS THAT HAVE,
been Impounded for three days,
according to law, will be soldi
THIS MORNING, between 11 and M o,clock,
at Gammel’s old stable.
W. L. ROBINSON, Marshal.
STOLEN—$25 REWARD
. SPECKLED HOUSE, with
'rent street, Columbus, Qa.
MISS M. A. RATLIFF.
SPECIAL NOTICE
TO
MERCHANTS A PLANTERS
On and after July 24th, Freight
Retes by Central Line of Boate will be
Fifty Cenft per Dry Barrel. Other
Freight in proportion.
SAM’L J. WHITESIDES,
Agent Central Line of Boats
Columbus Dye Works,
Nt. Clair Street, opposite Prcmbytcrlan Chnrck,
L ADIES' DRESSES—Silk, Merino, Velvet
or Alpaoa—Straw Bonnets, Feathers or
other Trimmings, renovated, redyed and rettn-
ished in the best style; Gents* Clothing *
redyed end retlnlnhml, and warranted
stain tbe underclothes with dye. 811k, _
or Woolen Yarns dyed any shade or color de
sired. All work at reasonable prices. Terms
cash. JOHN APPLET ARD. Hyer.
ap'JO-Sm
CENTENNIAL ROUTE.
TO THE
an3o-wed,th,fr&BB
MA.OOST, Q-A.
BANKINC AND INSURANCE.
OF
INSURANCE COMPANY
LONDON AND EDINBURGH.
ESTABLISHED 1800.
CAPITAL,'
Fire Reserve and Surplus Fund,
Amount at Cold Valuation liable for
losses by Fire, •_ _■ -
Net Fire Premiums received In 1875,
Receipts of United States Branch,
Assets held by United States Branch,
•10,000,000,00
5,032,441.56
815,032,441.66
84,301,962.80
81,409,307.06
81,719.062.40
Losses Paid by United States Branch
since establishment^ - - 88,182,783.00
The Company transacts only a Fire Business in the United States.
Columbus Agency, Ca,, Established 1867.
Policies issued and losses paid by
D. F. WILLCOX,
npfl-eodtr *A GrB3WT»
INTEGRITY WILL WIN!
The Most Popular and Successful
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
IN THE UNITED STATES IS THE
OF SAN FRANCISCO.
ITS LOSSES PAID IN FULL!
CHICAGO, $529,364.92.
BOSTON, $158,000.
VIRGINIA CITY, $126,402.45.
Prompt Settlements, Sterling Indemnity, Business Integrity
Policies written, losses fairly adju$ted and promptly set
tied by
G. GUNBY JORDAN, Agent,
oot2Y-’76 COXitJMBUB. OA.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.
The-LUMHUS COTTON GIH
FRANKLIN H. LUMMUS,
MANUFACTURER.
Wm. Beach & Co., Agents,
COLUMBUS, QA.
BEST OF REFERENCES GIVEN.
A LSO, Rubber Belting—all sites—end Material for Repairing Gins; Rock Haven Cement,
and a general line ot Hardware and Iron. WM. BEACH 4$ CO.
and a genei
mhJVTJWj^augjKim^
AUCTION SALES.
FURNITURE
at auction.
W ILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION, Oct.
1*t, without reserve, (S) line
stetM of I'UHNITliRE.
C. S. HARRISON,
au37-tf Auctioneer.
PROF. GEO
He
TIOI
W. CAHSE
RETURNED AND
continues his INSTRUC-.
>NS IN VOCAL AND IN-*
STUM ENTAL MUSIC at his
residence. Terms reasonable, _
end especially favorable to all taking for tho
8ohols8tlc year. au‘*9-lw
TAX NOTICE.
LAST CALL.
CARRIAGES,
WAGONS,
Agricia Mural Iinplcuieuts, *«.$
Mode and repaired at the lowest OkSH
prices, on Wynn’s Hill, near the city, by
augS-eodkwly W. M. AMOS.
J & A Taiiykr, I Robkrt Randall,
Columbus, Go. | Duller, Oa.
TARVER BROTHERS A CO.,
GENERAL JOBBERS
IN
Brick, Plastering and Wood Work.
49* Repairs done in onr Una at short notion
and at bottom prices. mh4-eodAWly_
E xecutions have been issued
anti will be put in the Marshal’s hands
SATURDAY, tbe 2d September, for levy and
sale the first Tuesday in October.
Come forward and settle, and save expense
and this trouble.
J N. BARNETT,
auX9-5t Treasurer.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
L aw department.—J- B. iumt.
1X.D., Prof. Coin, anil 8l»t. D»»:
Nnulli&ll, L.I..D., Prof. Equity and Daw-M.r-
chant, International Daw,eto. Ser.lcnlUegini
Uot. 1,1871, and sontinaaa nine aioa/a*. ia-
ntructlon by text book, and lecture, combined.
Illu.lrated by Moot-Uonrt exercl«e. »<;r cata
logue, apply JSSK’
auxt-dfcwlm Secretary el Faculty.