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Newspaper Page TextiEnlnmlm nqmrcf. VOL. xvin. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1876. NO. 210 PERILOUS RIDE ON A WIRE. tllt<M*IN«l THE BAHT B1VBB OH . ONBOFTIIKHMAI.I. CABI.BH. A'JMlMT nmffe Ik* Air BT« EmI rmniM won. HOW TUB DARING FHAT WAR •UOOEZaFOI.LT VnrORHCD BT RKG1NBKR FARINGTON. ,Xh« man daring enough to be the firat to otoee the But river on the wireetretoli- od from New York to Brooklyn wee Gil win F. Farrington. He ia a master me ohanie, and, it ia aaid, haa no peer in the patting together ot the wire work of ane- penaion hrldgejA He gained a reputation at Nlagans'- atil.JOtneinuati in the oon- atrttelllU UI'SNHMl.** He ia abeat fifty years of age, ana as brave aa a lion. An indeaoribable and moat diatreaaing feeling generally take, poaaeaaion of the person who for the Unit time hods him self on the top of one of the bridge tow- era. He ia 27(1 feet above the river, and he imagine!, if he ateps baekward, that be haa taken his laat atep, and when be goee forward and beoomea dazed by the extraordinary amount of land and water within his viaiun, he fears he ia about to trip into some hole or suddenly slide into spaoe. Every thing saema to l>e upon the edge. A single plank ia thrown aoroaa the gnlohea or orevioea where the saddles are, and should the visitor be of tremb ling limb and fall, death ia eertain. The view from the pier ia enperb. Nearly tbe full length of Manhattan Island is dis- oernable. Governor's Island resembles a pretty garden with an ugly great cheese box at one end. Brooklyn was bright and fresh with its beautiful trees, and all tbe prinoipal buildings of the two cities could be distinguished. Blackwell's Island and the Brooklyn Navy Yard seemed within a atones' throw, and Jersey City, Hoboken, and its snbnrba were plainly in sight. “I thought we might see them bathing at Ooney Island or Rookaway," said one. “Yon might on a clear day,” was the an swer. The crowds on the steamboat piers in creased until fully ten thousand persona watched. Persons olamored for admis sion to the yards on both aides of tbe river, at the anohoragea and tbe piers. At the anchorages workmen were busy putting on the belts that oonneot the shaft ing with the gear wheels of the pulleys. When the belts were in position it was necessary to tighten them again. A belt tightener was plaoed in the box, and at 11 o'olook the great pulley was started. At the Brooklyn anohorage a atiok was tied to the wire, and it served to show the twist in the wire. The twist seemed to have disappeared when the stick reaohed the tower. Tbe working rope is endless, and is 0,800 feet in length. It is the long est single belt oonneoting machinery in the world. Tbe rope was revolved for nearly two bonrs, and in that time many written messages and stioks were Bent from Brooklyn to New York and return. The drat message was sent by a Brooklyn aoeuied immensely ploassd. Whilo near ing the New York pier the wire was bent so that the trip was almost perpendicular, and Mr. Farrington stood in bis seat, and was thus safely oarried to the top, and the first man who crossed the great bridge was greeted with terrific oheers. The trip from pjar to pier was made in six minutes and forty, five aeoonda. The ride from the New York pier to tbs anchorage was accomplished in four minutes. Mr. Far rington said he had a delightful ride. He returned to Brooklyn in a Fulton ferry boat, and was everywhere congratulated. Many persons applied at tbe bridge com pany's office for permission to oroas in the same chair used by Mr. Farrington. His trip was merely to show the public that the wire ia secure. He was the first to cross the Cincinnati bridge and also the Niagara one. This is the only unbusineon venture in tbe work of the bridge, and the other trips are to be made for useful purposes. The first thing this morning, a new work ing rope is to bs lashed to tbe upper cable and pulled aoruss, as was the boatswain's chair yesterday. After it is stretched from anchorage to anchorage, two bug gies, one from New York, the other from the Brooklyn tower, are to be started down tbe rope to the anohoragea. Each will descend by its own weight, and aa it goes tho workmen inside of it will cut the lashings, thus freeing the working wire. This done, the buggies are to be returned to the two towers, and adjusted to the cables in the same way. They .will de scend to the middle of the stream, from opposite direolionB, by their own weight, and the lashings will be out as they go. They will meet in the centre of the river -it is hoped without a violent collision,as there will be nothing to restrain them in their oonrse. The men in the buggies are to lash them together, and then tie them firmly to the endless oable. They are then to swing the now wire free, and are to be pulled to the Brooklyn tower by working the endlee rope. THE HAMBURG RIOT. AUBKST OF THE MILITIAMEN—BXLBA1XD ON BAIL—A UUBDEB AT WINDSOB. Special Ulrpatoh tu the Neusand Courier.] Aiken, August 30.—Judge P. L. Wiggin entered upon his judicial fuuotious here to-day. He oame by request to hear ap plications for bail from the negro Ham l urg militiamen and others arrested by Trial Justice Sims upon affidavit of Jo seph Merriwether, charging them with the murder of bis son, and for Haory Sparniok and S. J. Lee, charged with be- ing the counsellors and adviaers of the company. Forty-eight out of the fifty two charged in tbe warrant appeared by George U. Clyde, of Lee and Clyde, and submitted a large number of affidavits swearing to tbe alibis of some, the pesos able purpose of others in going there, and thegeneralinnocenoeof all. The members of the oompany made oath that they were willing to box their gnus to the Governor if they had been assured of safety, but were unwilling to surrender them to the whiles. Several statements of ooiored Aij*i WpMtsf,' whir asked far -threw ■ -wufnu and men were anbmitlad, awaar • • ■ * • ■ ing that the firing was commenced by the whites. Tbe State was not represen ted, the Attorney-general being absent from tbe State though bis ohief olerk was formally notified. The oonrt delayed the hearing of the applications from 10 A. M until 4 p. m., in hopes that some repreaen- tative would come from Columbia. Mr. Henderson aaid a few words in behalf of the prosecutor, who, be said, bad not had time to get up his evidence, there being no preliminary hearing nor ooronera's in quest over young Merriwether's body. The oourt reqinrad the two officers of the oompany, Adams and Cartledge, to give bail in the sum of $1,000, tbe privates and all others who were in the armory, $500 eaoh, and diachargad all the others on their reoognizancee. The bail of Sparnick, Shiller and the two others will he fixed when they appear. The Court of Sessions will convene on Monday next, and probably mnoh of the term will be absorbed by the Hamburg oases. A white man named Giles Porter, aliaa Ilutto, was killed this afternoon at Wind sor. He was Bitting in the poroh of store, when several colored men oame up with guns and without any notice shot him dead in his seat. He ia aaid to have been a desperado, and the negroes who committed the deed claim to have had warrants for big arrest. Particulars not known bere yet. sohoonert of beer and six bam sandwiob ea. 'The reply was, “Send the money and we will send tbe beer.” About 1 o'clock there waa an nnnsnal stir among the workman on the tower. A man with a rad flag had arrived, and he was to signal to tbe engineers at the an chorage when to start or to atop their en gine. A large American flag was raised to the top of a derrick, and at the same time a flag was nnfnrled on the New York s de. Senator Henry 0. Murphy, with Has Wbseler and several others, climb ed to the top of the tower. They were terribly fatigued, and Mr. Hurpby nar rowly esoapad destruction by being wrap ped in the folds o( tbe Ameriosn flag. Tbe banner furled iteelf about him, and ha held feat to tbe darriek. Several woman were on the New York tower. At length the oable cessed to revolve and tbe “boatswain’s obair,” not nolike an ordinary little awing need by children, waa attached to the wire. The board seat is about two feet long and eight inobes wide, and the ropes were leas than fonr feet long and joined close together sronnd the wire at tbe top. Mr. Farringtoo wore tight fitting buckskin gloves, and whan be took bia seat bis grip on tbe oable waa firm. Then he folded his arms around the ropes, and tbe red flags on tbe Brooklyn and New York towers were waved, and the wire began again to re volve. A gnn was fired on the New York side and Mr. Farrington was on bis peril ous ride to the Brooklyn tower from tbe anohorage. Tbe people in tbe streets sad on tbe housetops, near the Fnlton Ferry, lustily oheered, end Mr. Farrington swung hit hat and waved kisses to the ladies. He took his watoh end noted the time. Five minutes afterward he approached the tower. Then he was standing in bis aaat. This, Mr. Martin, who waa super intending the engine, expleined, was the only point attended with peril, and he felt some anxiety about the working of tbe engine, for in ease it went too rapid the chair might be dragged over the pnlleys and its occupant thrown oat. Hs wstohed the signal man anxiously, and when he learned that tbe chair was within ten feet of the tower he stopped tbe engine. Then he ordered it to work very slowly, and to atop again as the ohair-touohed the tower. HU oantion led to a moat perfeot result. Mr. Farrington was tonohiag the gran ite pier when the engine stopped. He was pale, and hia lips quivered. He held tight to the oable. Dering workmen reached for him, and ha was drawn upon the pier. He trembled somewhat, hot ■aid that ha waa not nervous. He shook bands with Sanator Murphy, and then spoks to tbe bystanders, one of whom eooouragiugly said, “Well, old boy, you oarry your life in your band in orossiog that riv< r, I wouldn't make tbe trip for a million of dollars.” The little swing or boatawaln's obair was mads fast to tbe oable on the river aide of tbe pier. Mr. Farrington said that he was ready to start. He stroked hia short gray beard, and looked curiously at those about him, and then with real bravery and mnoh nimbleness he awong over the aide of the tower and clutched tbe ropes of hU obair. He waved bia band. Tba apeotatora on the tower doffed thaii haU and cheered, the red flags wen held aloft, and the jonrney aoroaa tbe river waa begun. Senator Morphy and others shouted to him, “Good bye, “A safe jonrney.” All the ferry boats, tug boaU and sUaaera in the rivar act up a sereaching. Every pilot seemed simultaneously to have anew Mr. Farrington on tba wire. Homo of tho ferry boats wars stopped in tho middle ot the river, and tba ladies on tho boats, on tbe piers, and on the house tops frantioally shook their handker chiefs. Men and boys shouted and swung their bats, and Mr. Farrington, seemingly enjoying bia ride, held bia bandkerohief in the breeze. When near theoentreof the oroeeing ha clapped hia bands and An Eloquent Arraignment. Col. McClure, iu the Philadelphia 1 itnei, draws this pieture of Hayes and bia party: Hayes waa in Congress four years and waa silent. No abuses oallsd him to utteranoe; no wrongs made him lisp re form; no efforts of bis life baa made bim a terror to evil-doers. Ha ia the oandi date of tbe men who apeak and sot for tbe orgauizatiou of the party to-day. He wee created by Grant and Morton, and Cook ling and ilameron, and has in them parti sans who outstrip even Seburz in their zeal for bis success. Behind them are Babcock and Shepherd, aud Kellogg and Pinchbaok, and Patterson and McDonald, men in prison stripes and men who fear about prison stripea in the future, all trembling lest the reform candidate of Carl Schurz may fail of an election. They have driven Bristow from the Treasury with every faithful officer wbo aided bim: they have made Pratt seek retirement be cause he waa honest; they drove Jewell ont to illustrate Hayes' oivil service re form by giving tbe postoffice patronage over to Morton to carry Iodianna for Hayes; they made Dyer bite the dust because be Bought to punish tbe gniltp; Henderson was dismissed because he ventured to approach tba truth iu the temple of justice, and Wbar ton is deposed for fidelity to tbe law. These are not Grant’s sots ; they are tbe aota of tbe leading, controlling friends of Mr. Hayes, the authoritative oracles for bim and bis party. They have sanctioned every Presidential wrong, and Hayes ia dumb aa tbe sheep before the shearer, aa Morton and Conklin prostitute the whole Grant oivil power to advance Hayes’ election, and Cameron ia breeding disor der and death in tbe South to make the ballot-box deolare bayonet viotories for Mr. Hayes. A New Yobk correspondent says that in thespeotaole of “Sardsuapalus,'' now run ning at Booth's, there is introduced tbe most marvelous male daneer that tbe eye ever beheld! How batefnl is tbs ordinary male danoer! How ugly, stiff and nn- graoeful with hia fish-like leaps and rigid pirouettes!. But this man! No word painting osn describe bia grace and cun ning. Fancy bia being enoored six times in a little patteul of only three steps. GOVERNOR SEYMOUR. HE POSITIVELY DE0LINES THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. XU W»Alth I’orblda- Stite Exeoulive Committee Must Mnke • Nomination. Naw Yobk, September 1.—Governor Seymonr in an interview with a repotter, at his residence in Utica, laat nignt, aaid -. “I have done everything in my power to prevent my nomination being msde, and white I appreciate the honor my friends wonid bestow upon nr < must now eay that (he same reasons for refusal to aeeept this nomi nation, whioh then existed, and still exists. I have this morning rsoaived a letter from Dr. Ohurohill, one of my phy- sioians, forbidding me making any mental or physioal effort, aud declaring that tbs aooeptanoe of tbis or any other publio po sition, would be detrimental, if it did not prevent my ultimate recovery. In view of these facts it will bs impossible for is to aooept tbe nomination, and so informed the gentlemen from Sara toga, who waited op in me thia morning requesting my acosptanoe. I cannot aee how Mr. Faulkner could have been mis led into making the statement he is re ported to have made. It may be that what I really said lias been •misconstrued. There are a number of good men in our ranks, who are eminently qualified to fill the position of Governor. The nomina tion now rests with the State Executive Committee, whioh ia friendly to Gov. Til- den, and who no doubt will seleot one of a number who will conciliate all interests. SEYMOUR BXITKBATXB BIS DETIBWNATION. New Yoke, September 1.—A special to tbe Pott, from Utioa, says nothing can alter Horatio Seymour's determination, not to permit tbe nae ot bia name as the Demooratio oandidata for Governor. He says tbia morning that be will listen to no more gentlemen who wish to urge the nomination upon bim, no matter who they are. He haa been made aiek by tbe interviews and exeitement of the laat two days. VIRGINIA. NEGRO HANGING-DEATH OF AD- JUTANT-GKN. WJt H. RICHARD SON—CONGRESS ION AI. NOMINA TION. TERRIBLE FOREST FIRES. MOUNTAINS IN PENNSYLVANIA ABLA7.K — OBEAT DESTRUCTION TO FARMS AND VIL- LAOIS THREATENED—CONTINUED DROUGHT. Hinssdalb, Pa., September 1.—Tbe woods are burning fiereely no all aides of this place, and for miles in all directions, and in many localities in (be oountry have grown to snoh proportions aa to oraate great alarm among the farmers and inhabitants of tbe amall villages. Men are now fighting the fire on the southern boundary uf this village. Tbe smoke ia ao dense that tbe inn ia almost bidden during tbe day. Id Clinton township, ton miles from here, farmers are fighting fire in Urge bodies, the flames having approaohed dangerously near to several farms. Mooaiu mountains are ablaze for miles, vast quantities of timber, railroad ties, bark ete., have been destroyed. From all quarters in this region coins reports of destructive mountain fires. There haa been but one rain in all this section ainoe the fourth of July. Streams, springs and wells, never before known to fail are dry. Tbe Delaware and Laoka- wanoa rivers are fourteen inohes below the loweat recorded low water mark, and that waa in 1830. Kaino oopions and pro loogrd is the only thing which oan pre vent still greater destruction and suffer ing. WASHINGTON. APPOINTMENT FOR .NEW ORLEANS. Georgia Collection Dietrlote Settled. 8ERVO - TURKISH WAR. GENERAL SHOOTS HIMSELF. The Reigning and Deposed Sultans. ARMY CORRESPONDENTS* NOT ARROWED. Nothins; to bo Cleaned Except that the Covernmets Furnish. SERVIA ABANDONS THE PEACE POLICY ebo., die. HUNG AT RICHMOND. Biohmond, Sept. 1.—Hillary Page, ooi ored, known hereabout a aa the fire-fiend, was hanged to-day. He oonfessed bia orimea. DEATH OF OXN. BIOHABDSON—BKETCH OF HIS LIFE. Gan. Wm. H. ltiohardaon, Adjutant- General of Virginia, died to-day at 12:30 p. m., aged 81 years. He was a son of Major Georgs liiobardson, an officer in the war of tba revolution, hie mother be ing n lineal defendant of Nathan- kl Bacon, a famous rebel of oolonial times. He baa been in publio aervioe since tbe war of 1812, in whioh he served. In 1821 he waa elects olerk of tbe Cuunoil of State, a position of trnat and eonfidenoe. Iu 1827 ba was elected State Liberian, aud tinder his ana- pices, |the admirable library of Virginia waa built up. He waa elected Secretary of tba Commonwealth iu 1833 by tbe Leg islature, and in 1841 waa elected by the same body Adjutant General of the mili tary foroes of the State. Tbia position he held almost uninterrupted- ly until the time of hia death. At an early day he took a oonspioious part in tbe promotion of scientific agrioulture in Virginia, and tbe present State fair is in part the result of hia labors. Gen. Bichardson owed bia elevation entirely to hia sterling worth and unquestioned business qualifications. Pure in obaraoter, hia life closed without a stain. The funeral takes place Sanday afternoon. OONOBXSSIONAL NOMINATIONS. Biohmond, Va., Sept. 1.—Hon. J. T. Harris to iluy was re-nominated for Con gress by the C m ervatives of tile 7th dis trict by two tu uus over all competitors. Florida RnaranliMMl Against Ha- van Hah Tallahassee, September 1.—Governor Btesrnes, of Florida, has issued a procla mation establishing quarantine against Savannah. Clarke and Fannin Get Debt Statement-Bonds Called In—Naval Intelligence. -m BONDS CALLED IN—THE FUBLIO DEBT. Washington, Sept. 1.—Tbe following bonds are oalled in, the interest on them oessing November tat: Five twenties of 65, coupons bonds $500 number 501 to number 3,350, both inolusivo; $1,000, number 2,801 to number 14,550, both in clusive. Seven million dollars of registered bonds, $1,000, number 1 to number 200, both inclusive ; $500 number 1 to num ber 800, both inclusive; $1,000, number 1 to number 500, both inclusive; $5,000 number 642 to number 11,000, both in oluaive; $10,000, number 1 to number 1,150, both inclusive. Sold tan mijlion dollars. Debt statement Bbows a decrease of $3,125,000; coin in Treasury $07,500,000: outraney $11,625,000. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Navy Department has information that the Biohmond sailed from Collao for Hontevidio.on the 12th of August. The Omaha has gone to Gnagaquil and will be ordered to Panama the middle of Ootober Bear Admiral Tronchard relieved Bear Admiral Levy of the oommand of the North Atlaniio Station yesterday. APPOINTMENT AT NEW OHLEANS. Samuel Weeks is appointed molter aud refiner at the New Orleans mint. OLARK AND FANNIN OET THE GEORGIA COL LECTION DISTRICTS. Late this afternoon the contest over the Georgia oolleetion diatrieta was set- tied by the President. Andrew Clark has tbe Mecon and Atlanta districts, and J. O. Fannin will get tho Angusta and Sevan nah diatrieta. THE INDIANS. FEAUE COMMISSION. DEATH IN A PRIZE FIGHT. • ARRESTS FOR MURDER. Philadelphia, September 1.—Fonr of the abattors in the prize fight of yester day, in whioh tbe youth Walker waa killed, were held to bail as aooeaeoriee to the honiioide. Weeden, tbe aurviving princi pal, and Arthur Chambers are still at toga. ^ JEALOEttY. SHOOTING AND “COI.D PIREN.” 140well, Mass., Sept. 1.—Miss F. A. Martin shot Charles Ricker and took poison. Both will recover. Jealousy. A MAN KILLED. Cincinnati, Sept. 1.—At Buckly, Illi nois, Geo. Btuper, a groom at a wedding was called to the door and shot dead by a rival. Ohio Wine Collars Haraed. Sandusky, September 1.—The Ameri can Company’s wiue oellars at Kelly'a Island are burned. Low $50,000. TERRY AND CROOK AFTER BITTING BULL. Cheyenne, W. T., September 1.—The Indian Commission has been engHged here to-day perfecting a plan of opera tions in whioh to prooeed on arrival at the angenoies. They leave to-morrow morning. The courier who left the camp of Crook and Terry on tho 20th, at the north of Powder river, arrived at Fort Fetterman to night. The oommand was then on a trail, whioh is estimated at ten thousand ponies. Camp tires indicate that there are seven distinot bands. There is roanon to believe the Indians are almost destitute of food, and the trails left in doserted camps indicate they are reduced to ex tremity-using raw hides for food. All the Snake alies havo gone home, the Craos remaining. Gen. Crook fully ex pects to strike Sitting liull in a'few’ days. THE LATEST ADVICES—ON TUB TRAIL. Omaha, September 1.—Tbe following offioial telegram wus received from Fort Fetterman last night: A oourier just in left General Crook on the 20th at tho mouth of Powder river. General Terry’s supply train was expected in that day aud both commands were to move oat the next moruiug on the trail to Little Powder river about ten days old. It is estimated tbat about 10,000 ponies are with tbe Indians aud tbe camp dree show seven distinct bauds. Tbe wagon train reaohed Old Fort iteno yes terday and camped expecting tho com mand back about tho 5th. YELLOW JACK. THE FEVER IN SAVANNAH—17 DEATHS IN TWO DAYS. Savannah, September 1.— 1 Twelve in terments Thursday; nine of them yellow fever. Five of these latter were by mis take reported yesterday iu Wednesday’s interments. Burials for two days 17. i Weather is very hot. A GENERAL SHOOTS HIMSELF. London, September 1.—The Standard'» Belgrade correspondent asserts General Seichjanin shot himself purposely. Servian reports of victories are incon sistent with eaoh other. THE KING IS DEAD—LONG LIVE THE KING. Constantinople, September 1—The po sition of Murad occasions no excitement or distubanoe. The deposed monarch has been assigned the Toheregan palace as a residence. Abdul Hamid, the new Sultan, was yes terday received by the ministers and functionaries at Topcapon palace, where he was proclaimed Abdul Hamid the Second. CUAPTER ON UNSATISFACTORY TELEGRAMS — DIFFICULTY IN PROCURING RELIABLE INFORMATION London, September 1.—No further re ports have been received from Alexiuatz except tbat the Servian oilicial bulletin sent yesterday, which is regarded very untrustworthy. A correspondent writing from Belgrade says: “You may ask why, instead of talking about probabilities, I do not state facts, aud do not report what lias taken place from my observation ?” It is simply because tbe government will not let me go to Alexiaatz, nor any other correspon dent on whoso partiality it cannot rely, [The foregoing probably applies equally to the Turkish side, with the further dis advantage that communications with tho Turkish position by way of Nisoh in more difficult than communication with Alex- iuatz.] THE JOURNALS. The English, French and German news papers are compelled to content thern- selvos with suoh accounts o/ Jthe_fighting as titter through the official bureaus at Belgrade and Constantinople. THE EXCITABLE GAUL. The Parisian journals publish daily as specials from the seat of war the wildest and most improbable stories of battles aud massacres, aocouuts for dead Turks or Servians, according to their predilec tions, by thousands aud tens of thousands. Upeoials from Belgrade to the English newspapers do little more than report the official statements with variations sag gested by the correspondent's personal opinions. THE GOVERNMENT FURNISHES ITS OWN AC COUNTS. The fact is, nothing certain is kuown about tbe position at Alexiuatz, or of the naturo or results of tbe tights there. RUSSIAN HELl* AND CHANGE OF SENTIMENT. It is well established, however, that the Servian army is being rapidly reinforced and reorganized by ltussiaus, who are crossing Itouinsuia aud Hungary in large numbers, and that since this iuHux the Servians have fought better, aud seem more likely to bold their ground against tbe Turks. The extent of the advantages gained is ouly to be judged by the reflex of influence upon the political situation at Belgrade. A week ago to day Priuce Milan invited the mediation of the Pow - era in tho most formal manner for Servia and Monteuegro jointly. The step was taken in opposition to Gun. Tchernayeff’s wishes, and in the face of bis protests and arguments.. It has been daily becoming more aud more apparent that tne Prince’s action is regretted—at least, by those iu control of the Servian Government; aud notwithstanding the Powers have notitled Prince Milan of their acceptance of the task of bringing about peace negotiations, there is evidence that Servia will obstruct or evade them, if possible, unless some new military disaster produces another revolution of feelings. tohernayvfk'h memorandum against peace, as above mentioned, which preceded tbe request for intervention, was yesterday officially published l»y the Servian pre*H bureau. It throws no addi- tionnl light on the situation, and its most striking features are the «>ffi dal presenta tion of tbe argument that Servia has nothing to lose by war, since the Euro pean powers will never allow the Porte to deprive her of her present political ad ministrative rights, and the expression of the belief that ltussia will soon be forced to enter the contest if it is prolonged. nople, seem not to be making satisfactory progress. TURKISH COUNCIL. A Heater’s telegram atates that at a council of the Turkish cabinet on Wed- neaday it was determined to postpone any decision regarding tbe suspension of hos tilities nntil the wishes of the Powers con cerning the terms of poaoe were made fully aacertianod. This indicates that the Powers themselves have not arrived at any agreement regarding tho basis of ne gotiations, aud tends to confirm the state ment that Russia desires to include lier- zigovina aud Bosnian affairs in tho set tlement upon the basis of the Berlin memorandum. If this demand meets considerable support from tho other Powers, the negotiations will be rendered extremely diffioolt in consequence of Eng land’s former rejection of the Berlin pro posals. The feeling that tbe present sitn. ation is dangerously uncertain begins to be reflected by the price of international stocks upon the London and Continental exchange. SERVIA NOW OPPOSING PEACE. Renter’s telegram conveying this mem orandum, concludes as follows: These representations are understood to be oarryiug tbe day agaiust those minis ters whocouusel moderation,and to be over coiuiog the pacific tendencies of the Prince himself. A further evidence of Hervia’s intention to continue the war is a quibble raised in regard to Prinoe Milan’s author ity to speak for Monteuegro. Priuce Gotschakoff has formally demanded that any mediation undertaken shall extend to Bosuia and Herzegovina. Meantime the peace negotiations which have been com mitted to the Ambassadors at Constant! FOREIGN NEWS. FRANCE. A MARQUIS SENTENCED TO EIOHT YEARS FOR FORGERY. Bologna, September 1. — Guiseppe Mauteyszza, the sixth Marquis of Lisoate, who has been on triel before the Assize Coart here, charged with forgery, fraud aud falsification in forging the naiueH of KinggViotor)Emmanel, Prince Humbert of Savoy, and tbe British Consul at Florence, to a number of bills of exchange, has been convicted aud sentenced to eight years penal servitude. THE TITHE. CLOSE TROTTING BETWEEN GOLDSMITH MAID AND SMUGGLER. Hartford, Cr., September 1.—Tho free for all race was won by Goldsmith Maid, Smuggler seooud, J udge Fullerton third, and Bodiue last. Time—2:15j, 2:17, 2:l«j|, 2:17$, 2:20, 2:18, 2:10j. The first aud seoond heats were taken by Smuggler aud tbe third was a dead heat belwoen him and the Maid. Eaoh heat was very close between the Maid and Smuggler. Will off Clio late Hpvaker Kerri Louisville, September 1.—Mr. Kerr leaves bis property to bis wife in trust for bis son, conditioned tbat Mrs. Kerr’s mother and his own bo oared for. The will concludes by most earnestly beseech ing bis son to oherish always a most sin cere love of Justice aud Truth, and to make afl his aims iu life consistent there with, aud they cannot fail to be high and noble. Strike off Missouri Cool Miners* St. Louis, September 1.—Tbe suspen sion of work on the St. Clair Coal Mines continues. The workmen on Mount Carbon and tbe Cartersville mines have struck for higher wages. Cbess Tournament. Philadelphia, September 1.—Tbe obese tournament has closed. Mason wins the first, Judd the second, and Bird the third prizes, Elsou and Davidson divide fonrth and fifth, aud Roberts wins tbe sixth. College Howl Knee- Yale Wlut Philadelphia, Sept. 1.—In the inter collegiate race, Yule won, Columbia two lengths behind, Cambridge stopped with in one-half mile of thefiuish on account of sickness. Time 9:10. Weaftaar. Washington, September 1.—During Saturday, for the South Atlautic States, falling barometer, southwest winds and loo.il rains, followed by rising barometer, cooler northwest winds, and partially cloudy or clearing weather will prevail. POLITICAL NOTES. The Memphis Appeal says the Democ racy of Tennessee, Mississippi und Ar kausas are pushing the campaign vigor ously aud are confident of success. The farmers aud merchants feel cheerful over the crops, which, of every character, are among the best seen in years. Hartford Timex (Dem ): The personal abuse of Gov. Tilden by the Radical ptess resembles that of Andrew Jackson by the Whig editors of the Federalist from 1828 to 1830. Gen. Jackson was villiliod in t most disgraceful mauner. But it strength ened bim amoug the people. The New York World : Kilpatrick has acknowledged that his letter to Hayes urgiug “a bloody shirt campaign with money" is genuine, and he defends it. Hayes aud Morgan have acted on it,so far as providing the money is concerned, sud Kilpatrick and his associates are sparing no efl'ort to furnish the bloody-shirt part of tho programme. Courier-Journal: Wo do not charg« that Gov. linyes caused the deuth of his Uncle Sardis Burohard by poison ufter he bad stolen tbe poor old gentleman's will and forged a codioil bequeathing the es tate to himself; but theu, if we followed tbe teachings of Governor Hayes’ organ, the New York Times % wo might do so and still preserve a good character among the Republican managers, who seem to prize a newspaper aooordiug to the number of the lies it tells about its political adverse An Akorllonlat Arrealetl. Louisville, Ky., August 81.—Dr. J. 8. Williams was arrested here to-day, charg ed with having committed murder iu pro ducing an abortion upon Miss Lou Bow man. It is alleged tbat the evidence is very strong against Williams, who has been suspected previously but uever de tected. It is now thought tbat dozens of cases oau be made out against him. He wasremauded to prisou and bail refused. Nswnan Herald on Hon. H. R. Har ris. Now as to his oondnot of this eanvasa. By his own admission he has canvassed every militia distriet in Carroll county. His canvass in Heard was no less thorough. He has siocs gone into Osmp- bell. He hss visited private houses, grange lodges, church meetings, and po litical conventions. No other aspirant for the office has done anything of the kind. The consequence ia the Harris ele ment in these oounties has been or will be brought out, and the opposition will re- maiu at home. It wa* just suoh a can vass in tho Seveuth District that oaused the defeat of the nominee two years ago and the eleotion of an independent can didate. If Mr. Harris thought it was necessary or proper that he should go be fore the people, why did hs not make his appointments and give his opponets or their friends an opportunity of meeting him. We say he hss taken an unfair ad vantage of Judge Bnohanao. We say that many of the arguments he has used in his canvass to show that he should be nominated in preference to Buchanan, are sham, and he would not have used them on the hustings, where there would have been an opportunity for thair refutation. George Stravarides reoently died in Smyrna at tbe age of 182 years. Although this Methuselah had always lived an irreg ular life, and had consumed an average of more than 100 draohms of brandy daily, he retaioed full possession of all his five senses, as also a complete set of teeth, np to the moment of his death. He also continued to the last to attend to the duties of his avocation—those of a baker. MARKETS. HV TRI.RURAHH TO ENQUIRER. Money and Itsek' Market*. London, September 1—Noon.—Erie H). Paris, September 1.—Five per cent rentes 1061 and 86c. Nsw York. Septembsr 1—Evening.—Money dull, at 1%02 percent. Sterling weak,at 487. Gold a shade better, 1CV%011O. Govern ments dull but steady—new 6’s 116%. Stats bonds quiet and nominal. ('ollen Mnrkels. Liverpool, September 1—Noon.—Cotton market quiet and steady; middling uplandsr>d, middliiiK Orleans 0%d; sales 8,MO—speculation dling clause, shipped In November and Decem ber, tier sail, 0 l-asid. Sales tor tho week 41,000—speculation and export 0,000 ; stock 804,000, American 431,000; receipts 30,000, American 16,000; actual exports 6,000; afloat i'8l,ooo, American 31,000; sales of Amorlcan —. 3:00 p. m.—Of sales to-day 6,300 wars Ameri can. 4:3o p m.—Futures steady. Yarns and fabrics at Manchester quiet and unchanyvl. Naw*York, September 1.—futures opened quiet and steady, aa follows: September fl V 16 011 10-32; Ootober 11 13-32011 7-16; November 11 A-10011 7 16: December 11 6-1601111-32; Jan uary 11 13 16011 7-10. Naw Yoke, September 1—Evening.—Cotton Arm; sales 1,204 bales, at 11%012 l-10o. Weekly net reoelpts 70S; sales 11,806; exports to Great Britain 7181, France 678; stock 60,183. Futures closed steady; sales 10,600 bales, as follows: September 1110-32011%: Coluber 11 7-16011 13-32; November 1111-82011*;; Deoem- bor II 11-32011%; January 11 16-32011%; Feb- i 11-16; March 11 27-32; April ..u>. 12 3-16; June 12%; July 12Ufa} 12 17-32; August I2%012 11-16. Galveston, Sept. 1.—Cotton qalet; mid- 1 lings Ho; stock 67oo. Weekly not receipts 3003; sales 2022. Boston. September 1.—Cotton qalet; mid dlings 12J40; stock 6034. Wockly net receipts Britain 1,647; sales 1600. >temb _ 1 4008. Weekly net receipts 4037; sales 670. Naw Oiu.bans. September 1.—Cotton quiet; middlings He, low middlings 10%c, good or dinary 9%c; net reoelpts —; sales —; stock 22,486. Weekly net reoelpts 1661; sales 2300. Mobile, September 1.—Cotton quiet; add ings ** *— Wet Cua ... . middling 10%0; stook 1700. Weekly net receipts 6600; sales 620. Provision Markets. Liverpool, September 1,—Breedatufls Arm. Naw York, September 1.—Flour without change und in moderate export and home trado domuiiil—superfine Western and State #3 600 4 26 ; Southern quiet and unchanged—common to lair extra 64 f<U06 oo, good to eholae extra 06 w *f«»8 6o. Wheat dull, Irregular und unset tled; interior parcols 102c lower to sell—$130 lor rod In store, fl 23 for amber Ohio, two for old winter red Wostorn In store Corn about %<• lower and very moderate business doing, export and home trade at a decline—graded mixed 64c, ungraded Western mixed 63066c, latter choice; 67c for yellow Western. 64c white do, 68 %o yellow Southern on dock, 64%c white do; nothiug doing for forward delivery. Oats alMiut %c huiter and in good Inquiry, light ollerlngs—34 to 42 %c for mixed Western and State, 35046c lor white. Coffee—Rio very Arm hut quiet, I6%018%e, gold, lor cargoen; 16*T0 lk^c, gold for job Tots. Sugar dull—9%o Tor fair to good reflnlng, prime B%0; li%c for stand ard A. Molasses quiet and unchanged Rice dull and unchanged — 6%o Carolina, 4%0 6Uc Louisiana. Pork opened Armor bat cloned quiet—now mess $18 60018 76. Lard excited, dncldedly higher, closing scarcely so Arm- prime steam $u 00010 i;*, eluting at latter fig ures. Whiskey decldeJIy lower, $1 1R4. Km.timoue, Kept. 1— Oats firm-South ern prime 330370. Kyu dull, 4405tio. Provis ions dull and woak. Muss pork $18 00. Bulk meats-shoulders 0%0»>4C, clear rib sides 80 8%o Bac *n- shoulders 7%08c, clear rib sides k-*40loe. llama 16016o. Lard—refined 11*40 ll%(\ Coffee firmer—ordinary to rilme 16><.0 I8'4c lor job lots. Whiskey quiet, $11201 12%. Sugar quiet, ll*40%o. Louihvillu, Sept. I.—Flour generally un- canged—some sales rather lower, high grades steady—extra $3 0003 60; do ismlly $4 0004 26. Wheat firmer—red $100; umber $1 00001 06; whito f 1 oO0t 10. Corn easy, white 43c, mixed 42c. Hye n t 67c. < lets steady—white 33c, mixed 32c. Provisions unsullied and generally ex cited. pork easier, at $10 00014 60. Bulk meats—shoulders 0 1 ,c, clear rib sides S'd'H^c; clear sides 8%c. liocon—shoulders 707%c, clour rib sides 0 1 }0O%c, clear sldos 10)4010*4 j. llams—sugar-cured 14%0l6%o. Lard lowei — tierce 12c, keg 13%c. Whiskey $1 10. Bag ging 12c. Cincinnati, September 1.—Flour ateady and in fair demand — extra family $6 00(£6 26. Wheat stoutly—red 9Oc0$l 00. Corn in fair demand, at 46 040c Oats steady—new 30036c. Itye tinner, 6*ft00o Barley firm, 86002c. Pork steady and in fair demand, at $16 00. Lard fairly active and a shade higher—steam o* H c hero, »%c at country points; kettle 12%c; current make »%c. Bulk meats iu lair de mand and higher—shoulders 0*4c, clear rib sides 7. 7 h5@7o, e'ear sides 8%08%u. Bacon steudy—shoulders 7%o, dear rib sides 8%0 uc, cle.tr sides 9%01ou. Whiskey iu fair de mand and lower, at $100. Huttersteedy — choice Western reservo 17o, Central Ohio 16c. Hogs dull and lower—heavy butchers $6 800 6 00; receipts 1,124; shlpmonts 466. Koiln, kc. New Yore, September 1.-Spirits turpen tine firm, at 300 H)%c. Kosin quiet, at $1 460 I 87%, strained. With an indeliletlnesK to players and others of $7,000, the New Haven Base Ball Company have gone into bankruptcy New Yoke, September 1.—Freights firm— cotton per sail, 6-10, steam 6-16; corn and wheat per stusm 7d. WHIP NKWN. Nkw York, September 1.—Arrived : Neokar. Arrived our : Flail, Galveston, Scythia.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Columbus daily enquirer. (Columbus, Ga.) 1874-1877, September 02, 1876, Image 1