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Newspaper Page TextCOLUMBUS SUNDAY ENQUIRER: SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1877. Jimidag gnqmrtr. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SUNDAY JUNE 10, 1877. SALISBURY & CO., - Proprietors. Thb man who votes for Convention on Tuesday votes to lesson taxation. Jerusalem has 8,000 Christians, 13,000 Jews and 15,000 Mohammedans. The Established Church in England has an annual revenue of $36,000,000. • The sleeping car of the present weighs from 24 to 34 tons. The oar of the fu ture is to weigh 19 tons. Miss Minnie Cummings, a real New York belie, appeared as “Juliet” at Booth’s Theatre, a few nights sihce, and failed. A new bug has been discovered ont West. It has destroyed chestnut, but ternut, elm and cottonwood trees in Iowa. • Akebman, Conly and Bryant are oppos- ed to a Convention. Hill, Gordon, Jenk ins, Smith and Colquitt favor it. Whose lead will yon follow ? By the laws of Florida, any man who has lost an arm or a leg, no matter bow or when, or from what cause, cannot be taxed for any business he msy enter into, excepting the liquor business. Prof. T. G. Richardson, M. D., has just been elected President of the Amer ican Medioal Association. This is con sidered the highest honor that can be conferred npon a physician in the United States. \ Fletcher Habpeb bequeathed five hundred dollars to each of several chil dren named after him, among them the sons of the Rev. William H. Milbnrn, the “blind preacher,” and of the Rev. Lemuel Bangs. The man who killed Clark Swayze, in Kansas, has been honofably acquitted. It is pathetically said that Swayze printed a Republican paper in the heart of Georgia at one time, but he had to go to Kansas to get killed. Senatob Beck hit the nail squarely on the bead the other day, when, being asked if he thought a change in the Democratic policy advisable,he answered, “I don’t be lieve in getting off oar platform beoanse President Hayes has happensd to get on to it.” Artificial flowers called barometers are now seen in many Parisian ahops. They are colored with material composed of chloride of ccbalt. When exposed to sun and dry air the leaves become deep bine; when the air is moist they torn pinky. The main object of the Convention is to strengthen the Homestead, give a good system of education, and lessen expenses of the Government and hence taxation. In a religions debate, Monday, in New ark, N. J., between Wheatly, Roman Catholic, and Whalen, Protestant, the former knocked the latter down, and at last aocoants, was a Whalen him with a chair. Alas for the rarity of Christian cbair-i'y. The Philadelphia Times notes the re tirement of two illustrious Republicans : Garfield for telegraphing falsely to deny a fact, and Logan for boasting of the refu sal of offices that were never offered him. As the weather is warm, the remains should be buried without unnecessary de lay. The present Constitution gives to the Governor the power to appoint some 1400 Justices of the Peace who ought to be elected by the people. This should be changed and can only be done by a Con vention. If a Convention is called on Tuesday there will be 195 delegates, and the ex pense to the State will not exceed $25,- 000. The saving to the State by the wise action of the Convention will amount to hundreds of thousands. Therefore, vote for a Convention on Tuesday, and relieve yourselves of burdensome taxation. The manner in which Mr. Fontaine published Judge Pon’s card to the citi zens of Marion county, using it as a part of his (Fontaine's) communication to the Times of Friday morning has had the effect of making some snppose Judge Pou was still in the race. Of course he is not and has not had the slightest inten tion or desire to enter the race since his card in both city papers of Wednesday moaning, withdrawing his name. We eay this by his authority. Judge James Johnson, Col. R. L. Mott, and Postmaster W. H. Johnson favor a Convention as the best for Georgia. Can not the colored people follow their lead? The Cincinnati Enquirer, discussing Mr. Lee’s title to the Arlington estate, lhos sums up: “The only serious ques tion is whether, when he recovers, the Government will agree with him to pay for the land, or will condemn it for a National Cemetery, or will remove its dead to some more hallowed piece, where visitors will perforce recall the memories of this stain pnt npon these men who died in fighting men and not in litigating ■With women.” An account of the great tidal wave at Hilo, Sandwich Islands, cu the 10th of May, describes its progress as rapidly destructive; within an hour after its first appearance, it was twelve feet three inches above ordinary low water mark, and it carried off a great deal of lnmber v fcud all the stone wall of the wharf. At Waickea the damage was frightfnl, many buildings, warehouses, and dwelling bouses being reduced to ruins. Far in land five lives were lost, and many were much braised sod injured. At Hilo,from lowest ebb to flood, the time was only font minutes, the tide rising fourteen per pendicular feet in that time. Within an boor, in the afternoon, the sea rose and fell three times. The wave at Waiakea most have had a perpendicular height of sixteen feet to have carried the bridge and wharf so far. A hospital on Cocoa- not Island was washed away. Would you dishonor the dead? The present Constitution calls your sons, brothers, fathers rebels and traitors. Don't yon wish snch a provision wiped out? Lead, Bismnth and Zinc are immensely tiaefol in the indastrial arts; and as im mensely injurious when applied to the gMa to beautify it or to remove Pimples, Blotohes, etc., from it. Dr. Bull’s Blood ■fixture is the great purifying agent of Abe blood, giving dearness of complexion / fad removing Pimples, eta UNGEXEBOUS TO CO-WOMKEES. We really hope no Southern man will ever consent to deliver an address on dec oration day in a Federal oemetary, if he is governed by the bad tsete and shallow ness of Hon. Roger A. Pryor, in Brook lyn. Snob staff as comprises a portion of that speech* iB nauseating. Though one of them, all the introduction com prises a war on the politicians, whs he alleges were the sole causes of the war. Is there a man with soul so dead as not to be utterly sick end disgusted with this monstrous untruth ? The Southern peo ple were not e peek of sheep or fools to follow without heed or choioe the track mapped out by a few political leaders. The entire Southern sentiment was with onr honored men in authority, and public enthusiasm pushed on and encouraged them ? What a Southern mao wishes to gain by impngning the motives and re flecting on the actions of the controlling Congressmen in secession days, at this late era of the world, we cannot imagine. The Sooth has shown that she still honors ahd trusts them. Snob sentiments are not those of the ex-Confederates who comprise the preponderating element in our South land. Mr. Pryor was among those same politicians, and it is hardly generous for him, at this late stage to misrepresent motives or oast blame where he must equally share it, if any be at tached. Then, too, we bear in snob speeches of “God knows who was right,” and similar expressions, of which the people are thorcngbly aware, for certainly finite being* generally believe the Almighty is fully acquainted with all things in heaven and on earth. Of the porpoees of Infinity no one can judge. Possibly, He might have intended by this war to have freed the slaves and than increased the political power of the Sontb, bnt the orators are oarefnl not to give this view of the sub ject. Enough to know He ruleth all things wisely and well. There is too mnoh gnsh in all these addressee, and we often think it would be better to abolish them altogether. We believe that both North end South should unite in decoration of soldiers’ graves ia the cemeteries, no matter whether they wore the bine or the gray, for the dead knowfno differences orseotions. When the two sections ere thus united in honoring the loved and lost, speeches mast be care fully worded as not to wound the heart of the mourner or the feelings of the living. Causes, when there recited oreate bitter ness and open old sotrs and make them bleed afresh. When separately observed; the situation is different and each can draw his parallels. The address of Mr. Pryor is of the class that would disregard private friendships on snch occasions, and it ill beoomes him to cast slurs upon his former compatriots and now claim that men did the work which thousands cordially endorsed aed followed to the death. We are utterly weary of such plettitndes, and the inane idea that there was no more sense or dis cretion in (he North or Sooth than to obey (the mandates of the few who, to gratify ambition; would wreck their coun try. Snch was not the character of the Souther- leaders at leapt, end Mr. Pry or, a notoriously deficient commander of a Confederate brigade at one time, might as well have omitted such allusions. Hunter, Mason, Breckinridge, Zollicof fer, Yancey, Bartow, Cobb and other glo rious names were not of the class of sap- headed destructionists who would bring rnin on their country. It is well to praise the gallantry of the noble dead who died for principle, but if a man is merely to deliver an address to pander to the tastes of apeonliar auditory of opposite ideas to bis aeotion, he bad better blame sll than to half land and oondemn. Snch things are becoming very tiresome, and we are very weary of having our Southern leaders censored, at least by Southern men. Among the very bravest and noblest who sealed their de votion by their hearts’ blood, are those same politicians who Mr. Pryor says brought on the war. If he can only cast reproach on them, he ought not to speak at all. With the above exceptions which form a bad blot on the page, Mr. Pryor’s speech is unobjectionable. Hit tribute to the soldiers on both sides,and especially those of the South, is eloquent. * Those “So Convention Tickets.” Editor inquirer : I never heard that such tickets were in contemplation, till after they had been printed and some of them sent* off. Mr. Peabody first inform ed me that such a ticket had been printed, and further he thought it inconsistent for na to share the expense of printing and circulating tickes against a Conven tion—and besides it would seem to be do ing injustice to Mr. Little. And in this I agreed with him. Besides, it would seem to be dealing unfairly towards Messrs. Wilson and Hewelk Being a candidate for the Convention I am not williog to do any thing towards defeating it. All tickets that I have aided in cir culating are for Convention. At tbe same time I know that there are many good Democrats and others, in the District, who will vote “No Convention.” I would it were not so. But they have a right to vote for delegates, and should thoy vote for me, I should most certainly feel fluttered by snch a manifestation of their confidence in me. POBTEB INGBAM. The lower classes of Radicals are en deavoring to defeat Convention. Will the whites allow timm to c<o it ? If they succeed, they w^ll spread over the country tbe fact that Democratic Georgia has gone Radical at last. Gen. Robert Toombs, of Georgia, did not vote for either Tilden or Hayes ; he regards the Constitution “as no Constitu tion at all,’’ and he “detests and abhotfa” the amendments and will “uever recog nize them as a fundamental law.” Still, he thinks and speaks very favorably of Mr. Hayes. He says: “Hayes got in, not by his own act—he is there by the folly or incapacity of the present Democratic party. Hayes is President de facto. I paid* little atten tion to his promises, but he has taken his post and carried them out. He has done all that Tildeu could hive dons so far as Louisiana and South Carolina are con cerned. He has given them back that pearl of great price; he has given back that jewel, that life-biood of good gov ernment, which makes all else possible— State self-government. He has brought back the ark of the Government and placed it where it belongs. He has com menced civil servioe reform; he has or dered his officers to tarn oat bad men, and to tarn oat useless officials, who feed npon the people as drones in the hives, and I applaud him for these things. I will approve of whatever good he does, and will oondemn whatever be does of evil. This is the duty of every patriot.’’ GEORGIA MEWS. On Tuesday next vote for Ingram,Little, Peabody, Hewell and Wilson and for Convention. —Rain is needed in Southwestern Georgia. • —Judge Wiley G. Parks, of Dawson, died last Tuseday. —Atlanta is rigidly enforcing her cow and hog ordinance. —Mules In Washington county are dying np from eating sand. ~Doogherty oounty has had a very creditable agricultural fair. —Senator B. H. Hill spoke in Griffin last night for the Convention. —Two elderly ladies live in Fayette county, egad 104 and 94 years. —Frlqnent showers of rain fell between Macon and Augusta on the 6th and 7tb. —Henry Grady is to deliver a lecture on “Just Human” in Atlanta Tuesday night. —There ere thirty-one prisoners in jail in Augusta—ten whites and twenty-one colored. —The Savannah Base Ball Club took in the Macons on Friday by a score of 11 to nothing. —Bartow’s new jail is not air tight. Fonr prisoners recently esoaped from Car ters viiie. —Judge Pottle tyonld not allow his name to be nsed in the Convention from his district. —The Dahlonega Signal reports a heavy frost in the mountains, near that plaee, last Saturday week. —The fonr ootnpanies of Macon mili tary are to be represented at the Bruns wick fair by fall detachments. —On Mr. Ed. MoLaren’s place in Southwest Georgia a cabin and two negro children were burned to death. —Mr. Fowhattan L. Hopkins died at bis borne near Whitesville, Harris oounty, on Thursday morning last, of canoer. —Chief Justice Warner doesn’t like eophomorio speeches from lawyers. His saying is that “roses fade; seeds keep!” —Albany had a baby show last week— ten on exhibition. Richard Hobbs, Jr., took the premium. “Ob! it’s nice to be a father.” —The number of arrests made in Au gusta daring the past month was ninety- six, of which forty-three were white and fifty-three colored. —Captain W. D. Grant has declined the position of Water Works Commission er, to which he had been elected by the Atlanta Common Council. —At a picnic given recently by a party in Brunswick, copies of a sermon recent ly delivered in that place were retailed to the pionicers at ten oents a copy. —Mr. Cullen Murphy, of Washington oounty has harvested one hundred and fifty-six bushels of wheat this season from less than five aores of ground. —The Chattehooohee Mills span on 2,064 spindles 64 bales of cotton—32,000 pounds—daring the month of May, the most of wbioh was woven into 4-4 brown sheetings. —The Convention of the white people of Georgia in 1865 was in session only fourteen days, including Sundays. There were over three hundred delegates. The cost to the State was $39,000. —Mr. William Snmmerford, of Dooly, has reaped 5,550 bundles of fine oats from five acres sown last October. The yield is estimated to be sixty bushels to the acre, or 300 on the five acres. —In the Academy for the Blind, situa ted at Macon, there are now fifty in mates, end the total oost of a pay pnpil, including tuition, board, fuel, lights,&o., is only two hundred and twenty dollars per annum. —A negro named Austin Harris, being under arrest at Jesup on a charge of lar ceny, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a pen knife. The knife being smell and dull did not ac complish the death. —Telegraph-Messenger: Certain parties in this city, offer to add another $100 to that already offered by the Mayor, for the conviction of the incendiary of Mrs. Rntberford’s house, occnpied by the City (Colored) Free School. —It is said that Judge Wm. B. Cone, living in tbe third district of Dooly conn- ty, made this year three hundred bushels of wheat. Also, Mr. J. Milt. Gam mage planted two bushels and reaped fifty bushels. The price of fionr is not worry ing them ; they can have biBcnits and blackberry tarts every day. —Tbe Sandersville Herald reports the following sheriff’s sales of lands last Tnesdey: Seven hundred and twenty-nine acres of land sold for $1,250; 100 acres only $50, or fifty cents per acre; 72 acres wore sold at $26.50, abont thirty-six cents per acre; 317 aores were sold at $200. Several reversions were sold at still lower rates. —The following are the Oxford Junior speakers, A. E. Bird, Guyton, Ga.; W. J. Harris, Griffin, Ga.; J. G. Langston, El- bertou, Ga.; A. S. Lovejoy, Oxford, Ga.; A. H. MaoDonell, Macon, - Ga.; R. J. Monroe, Quincy, Fla.; T. D. O’Kelly, Conyers, Ga.; T. D. Oliver, Alexander, Ga.; L Z. Rosser, Oxford, Ga.; H. W. Smith, Oxford, Ga.; A. W. Wilder, For syth, Ga.'; J. F. Rogers, Social Circle, Ga. —Within fonr days the merchants of Alapaha bought twenty thousand pounds of wool, and J. B. Dorminey & Co. ship ped within one week thirteen thousand four hundred and niDety^nine pounds. Last week was a “woolly” time. On Wed nesday 7,800 pounds of wool was carried into town, somebody bought a jag of whiskey, all hands took a drink, and in a few minutes one man “laid out” another with a plank. —The Washington Republican speaks thus of an ex-Georgian: “Mr. Rockafel- low has come again in nnpleasant promi nence by the announcement that be bad been tendered a lucrative aud responsible position in tbe Government printing office. Public Printer Defrees promptly denied tbe announcement, and authorizes the statement that he does not intend that Roekafellow or any of his kind shall ever have anything to do with tbe Government printing office.” —Telegraph and Messenger: The dia bolical murder of Mr. Rosier, in Sparta, was generally reported throughout the State. Messrs. Griggs, Levant and Barnes were tbe three parties charged with the murder. Griggs was tried and convicted. The triel of Levant was con cluded Thursday last. The jury found the prisoner gnilty, and reoommended him to tbe mercy of tbe oonrt. The trial of Barnes comes next. Levant was de fended by Hon. B. H. Hill. —Macon Tdegrayh-Messenger says Mr. John A. Nelson, of that city, had forty stands of Italian bees on May 1st, which produced 1,000 pounds of extracted honey and 100 ponnds of comb during that month. Dnriug the first week of the present month he extracted 500 ponnds of honey and 100 ponnds of box-comb honey, besides selling several swarms. He has discovered a plan for expelling the worm, which is usually so destructive to the comb, which he will write ont in a few days by speoial request. tor, three for Sheriff, two for Treasurer, one for Coroner and only a few for Com missioners. —A decree was rendered in the Pike Chancery Court on tbe 17th inst., against Samuel P. Darby executor of the estate of Peter Spencer, deceased, and his se curities, for $2,338,01. —The stock for establishing a cotton mill in Mobile, has all been subscribed. The officers of the company have ell been elected, and the work of erecting the mill will Boon be commenced. —Probate Judge N. L. Jones hss re duced the bond of Dr. C. Wesley Foster in jail at Troy, from $500 to $300. He could not give that and was sent back to jail. No one except the State is prose cuting him. —Capt. Henry Steinberg, one of the. oldest citizens of Mobile, died on Monday last. He was the first Captain of the “German Fusileers,” of Mobile, who coin stituted a part of tbe famous Third Ala bama Regiment. He organized this com pany in 1844. , —The Superintendent of the Savannah & Memphis Railroad, offers a reward of fifty dollars for the capture of the party, or parties who placed obstructions on tbe track on last Sunday evening, which borne very near wrecking tbe excursion train from Dadeville to Goodwater. ALABAMA NEWS. —Coosa and Tallapoosa’ county crops are parching for want of rains. —Large quantities of lumber are being rafted to Mobile from Butler connty. —Tbe report of tbe Point Clear Hotel, off Mobile being burned is a canard. —There is a strong snlpbnr well on the Ligbtfoot plantation, six miles from £u- taw. —J. A. Roland has been elected captain of the first nine of the Troy Base Ball Club pad R. H. Parks of the second. —Mr. Louis Jefferson Snider died of pneumonia, at the residence of his father, in Pike oounty, on the 3d inst., in the twenty-seoond year of his age. —An excursion from Troy to Atlanta, Georgia, on the 28th instant, will be in charge of Mr. W. E. Harp, whom all know capable of affording all ’the com forts. —There are ten candidates in Henry sonnty for Tax Ansemr, fonr for Collec- —A few nigbts ago three negroes went in the lot of Mrs. Banting a short distance from Montgomery, and stole fonr oows. The next morning the negroes were offer ing the cows for sale, and sold them as they thought to French Levy, for $25. He bad tbe parties arrested, and the own ers have recovered their cattle. —Montgomery Advertiser: It appears that a colored woman, whose husband was named Shaver, and who lived on the outskirts of the city, had a sister living in Union Springs. This sister hearing of the death, came to Montgomery, and ap proaching her brotber-in-law on the sub ject was rebuffed with vile and approbions epithets. Inqniry among the neighbors disclosed the fact that the wife bad been on many occasions horribly mistreated and beaten by the husband, and it finally cansed her to lose her mind. The horrid monster then actually chained her to tbe floor, fastening links of tbe iron around her neck. Her maniacal efforts to release herself resulted in a dislocation of the neck, and tbe husband came into the city, and making a misrepresentation to a city physician, procured a burial certificate. The sister, prosecuting he Bearch, de manded and obtained an inquest, and the body was resurrected, and the facts above stated came to light. A preliminary trial was to have been held before Justice Nettles, Friday afternoon, bnt for some cause, was postponed until yesterday evening. The present Constitution calls the late war a “Rebellion” and Georgians traitors and rebels. Will Georgians allow that stigma td rest on their dead and them selves ? BATES’ FINANCIAL POLICY. ANXIOUS TO SEE THE “DOLLAR OF OUB FATH ERS ONCE KOBE IN CIBCUL4T|pN. Washington, Juue 6.—“I think John is a little mixed on that point himself,” said Hayes recently of the Secretary of the Treasury, in a gronpe which sat talk ing at the White Honse on the silver ques tion. Hayes is not in the least .mixed. He had just been expressing his particu lar wish to see the dollar of onr fathers restored, and to have once more the sil ver dollar and the gold dollar circulating side by side, which was the President’s way of patting it, bat which, as a matter of fact, they never have done, and never will do. After a week’s stay here, and the most constant intercourse and consultation at the White Honse, Governor Thomas Young, Hayes’ successor, has gone back to Co lumbus and written a letter fierce for the dollar of our daddies. Hayes talks con stantly in favor of the same flat and heavy coin, and it was in answer to a question as to whether Secretary Sher man agreed with bim that he made the remark just quoted. Sherman put his views into a bill last winter, which de vised various ways of giving the country the silver dollar without letting it get into the treasury, receiving it for cos- toms or paying the debt in it. Close ob servers of the progress of legislation and opinion on this subject, like Dr. Linderman. director of the mint, without hazarding official opinion, appear to be certain that there will be some compro mise legislation next winter, nnder which substantially the same result will be reached. Tbe Dollar of Our Fathers. New York Graphic.] There seems to be a race ont West as to which of the two parties will first get on the silver platform. It is clear now that the Democrats will be first in the field, and are determined to present the silver issne as the controlling one in the fall elections. It is notable, however, that the leding Republican organs of the West—the Cincinnati Commercial and the Chicago Tribune—axe strongly committed to the old silver dollar, and it is an open secret that President Hayes is profoundly convinced of the nnwisdom of paying the public debt in a dearer currency than that in which it was contracted. Senator Thurman of Ohio, one of the most high- minded and conservative Democrats in the country, has come uut in a strong argument in favor of this “old silver dollar. ” It is as certain as any event of the future, that when Congress meets, there will be scarcely any effective oppo. sition to silver as well as gold, being re cognized as a legal tender for all debts, public as well as private. Tbe Bank with the Largest Capital. From the Virginia City (Nevada) Chronicle.) The Bank of Commerce of the city of New York has recently reduced its capi tal from $10,000,000 to $5,000,000. This action on the part of that old and conser vative organization leaves the Bank of Nevada, in San Francisco, the wealthiest banking corporation in the United States. It also shows that banking capital is in greater demand on this coast than at the East. The capital of the Bank of Nevada is now $10,000,000, held by five individ uals. Messrs. Flood, O’Brien, Mackey and Fair each own 23,750 of the shares, or $2,375,000 of the stock, and Louis McLane, the President, 5,000 shares, or $500,000 of the stock. The only bank on the Continent exceeding it. is the Bank of Montreal, whose capital is $12,000,000. The Merchants’ Bank of Montreal ranks next to the Nevada Bank, with a capital of $9,000,000. The Central Railroad and Banking Company of Savannah, Ga., has a capital of $7,500,000. There are three banks in New York with a capital of $5,- 000,000 each. The united capital of the the Bank of Nevada and the Bank of Cal ifornia offsets these three. White men, rally to the polls on Mon day and vote for the Convention. JAWS OF IKON. A NINETEEN-YEAB OLD BOY LIFTING 8EVEN HUNDBED POUNDS WITH HIS TEETH. Gbanville, N. Y., Jnne 3.—MorriB Wando of this village, aged 19 years, and weighing 160 pounds, deserves the title of champion “Man with the iron jaw.” A few days ago a man weighing 200 ponnds sat on a heavy table in a saloon here. Wando stood on a chair and seizing the table on one side with bis teeth, lifted it and the man two feet dear of the floor, and held them there fifteen seconds. He lifted a cask of whiskey weighing 400 pounds, astride of which were two men whose weight was 300 ponnds more, by seizing it by the chime with his teeth, holding it ont straight. Three men pall ing on a rope which he held in his teeth, oould not badge Wando from his tracks. He has gone East to seek an engagement with a circus. THAT LETTER TO OABFIELD. Mr. Hayrn Qivlai bia BecsIlecUoa •f lta Contest!. Suicided. New Yobk, June 9.—C. D. Camp, eot- ton broker, snioided by shooting. Busi ness embarrassments supposed to be the cause. HIS MEMORY a blank as to the pbomisb TO HELP GAEFIKLD TO THE SPEAKERSHIP —WHY HIS VERSION WA8 WITHHELD FROM THE PRESS—SOMETHING FOB OONGRRSS TO SETTLE. Washington, June 5.—Tbe President, last evening, sent a confidential friend to various newspaper offices to inform the correspondents that he had a distinct rec ollection of all the contents of his letter to Gen. Garfield, save the concluding sentence. He recollected that he stated in it that it was written at the request of Gen. Garfield; that he requested Garfield to withdraw from the Senatorial contest beoanse he believed his long services in the Honse would enable him to serve the country and the Administration better there; that he farther said that he believed tbe prospects of tbe Re publicans organizing the Honse were ex cellent, and that General Garfield's chances for the Speakership were very good. What he did not recollect was a promise to use his inflnence to secure General Garfield’s eleotion. He unfortu nately had not kept a copy of the letter, bnt his impression was that he bad not done more than flatter Garfield and en courage him to make the race for the Speakership and abandon the Senatorship. While visiting Newspaper row the Presi dent’s confidential envoy came in contact with oge of the correspondents to whom Garfield had exhibited tbe President’s letter. After the President’s plenipo tentiary had gone through with Hayes’ recollection of the Garfield letter, the correspondent said : “Tell the President from me that I think it is a lit tle remarkable that bis recollection of all the letter save tbe last sentence is so lively, while in regard to that bis memory is a blank. Say to him that as a friend I advise him not to authorize the state ment to be made that his letter does not contain a distinct promise to aid in securing the election of Garfield to the Speakership. If he does he will come to grief just as Garfield has,for unquestionably the letter as published in the Sun. is in every par - ticular substantially correct.” This was so emphatic and came from snch a relia ble source that the agent of the Presi dent concluded that it wonld be prudent to act npon the advice given; hence the President’s recolleotion of the Garfield letter was not widely published this morn- ing. This little epistle from Hayes is des tined to play a vastly more important part than the writer ever imagined it wound when he hastily scribbled it and dispatched it to 'Garfield. One of the first acts of the'Honse of Representatives, after it is organized in Oetober, will be to pass a resolution raising a Committee on Privileges, and directing it to inquire whether or not there bad been any de sign on the part of the Executive power to nse its influence to effect the choice of officers of that body or to interfere by tbe dispensation of Federal patronage with the ancient and constitntional- rights of the House of Representatives. The letter to Garfield wi 1 of course be de manded, and if the original is not pro duced a certified copy will be, and there are at least a score of unimpeachable witnesses who will testify that their re collection of the original agrees with this copy. It will also be established by com petent testimony that at least one Special Agent of the Treasury Department, now traveling in tbe Sontb, was appointed solely to find Democratic Congressmen who could be purchased by Federal patronage or otherwise to aid the Admin istration to secure tbe organization of the House. SOUTH CAROLINA. A COMMISSION—HOW DID PATTERSON BE COME SENATOB. Columbia, S. C., June 9.—The General Assembly passed a joint resolution rais ing a joint commission to set daring re cess. It is a general inquest, and will include the inquiry how Patterson got into the United States Senate. The com mission has power to send for persons and papers. The Legislature adjourned sine die at midnight. FLORIDA. BAILBOAD DEUVEBED TO ITS COMPANY. Jacksonville, Fla., June 9.—The Florida Central Railroad, from Jackson ville to Lake City, which for three years has been in the hands of a receiver, was to-night delivered to its company by or der of the conrt. Tbe Wrong; Han Hang. Chicago, June 9.—A oonfession jast made by two criminals confined in tbe Ohio penitentiary, if true proves the wrong man hanged for murder. A young girl name Mary Mnrray was waylaied, outraged, and murdered near‘Pontiac, Illinois, in 1874. A young man named Wyley L. Morris was arrested, tried and convicted of the crime, bnt solemnly swore to his innocence to his last moment npon the gallows. [We presume the last two words are correct. The Operator sent it “upon certified.”—Night Ed.J Immense Kain at Memphis. Memphis, Juno 9.—Daring the forty- eight hours ending six o’clock this morn ing, l3i inches of rain fell and the bayons, creeks and rivers are flooded. Trains are delayed, and it is feared crops in uplands are badly damaged by the unprecedented rain fall. Wolf river is higher than ever known. Flood In tbe Missouri River. Special lo the Enquirer-Sun. ] Omaha, Jnne 9.—The Missouri river continues to rise, and is now 16 feet and 9 inches and rising, doing mnch damage along the banks. It is expected that the St. Jo road has been compelled to abandon to-day’s train on account of high water. The track is destroyed. Weather is cold. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, June 9.—Floods through out the West are fearful. Wolf river in Memphis is higher than ever known. On the Memphis and Charleston and Mississippi and Tennessee and Memphis and Little Rock roads travel is suspended, owing to the washouts, bnt no serions damage is reported. The Galveston Fire. Galveston, Jane 9.—Carefully pre pared estimates make the loss by the fire a trifle over a million and a half. Insur ance a trifle over a million and a quarter. insubance. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, June 9.—The Granger Home Insurance Company loses $1,500 in the Galveston fire, Flam’s building was insured in Paris for half million francs. Two Hangings In Virginia. Richmond, Va., Jnne 9.—Jack Pleas ants; colored, was hanged at Dinwindy Court House yesterday for the mnrder of A. M. Lundu, colored, at Apelonsas Parish. Another, Rossen, was hung for tbe murder of Cyrus Brickina. Weather. Washington, June 9.—Indications.— South Atlantic and East Gnlf States near ly stationary followed by rising barome ter, warm southerly veering to colder northerly winds, partly clondy and ciondy weather, with rain areas. THE BELLIGERENTS. THERE IS NO IMPORTANT NEWS BWATtP FIGHTING IN MOBTBNSGBO—TUBES , WIN—TURKISH FLEET TO BOMBARD ODE88A —RUSSIANS FALL RACE IN ASIA WITHOUT A FIGHT—GERMAN NAVAL MOVEMENTS. TURKS SHOT FOB LOSING ARDAHAN. London, June 9.—Several Turkish offi cers have been shot in consideration of the loss of Ardahan. Montenegrin account. A Montenegrin acoonnt says the Turks moved in two coumns, one goin g to tbe relief of Goransks, and the main force, under Sulerniar Pasha to Korataz. Tbe latter column attacked the entrenchment of Gen. Yentonks with great gallantry, bnt were repulsed, being twice driven back on reserves. The third attack was also repnlsed the Turks taking np position opposite Kretaz, where they still remained when the last courier left in spite of tRe alleged third repulse of tbe Turk* The acconnt proceeds to state Gen. Yu kovics fell back on his seoond line of tbe Doga at 3 o’clock the next morning, where he has not been molested. It ap pears from this report, which certainly does not nndnly exaggerate the success of the Turks, that if Gen. Ynkovics’ position were not actually stormed, he is placed in snch a position as to be obliged to aban don tbem. The acconnt continues, tbe Turkish loss in dead in this engagement was about 300. Six hundred dead were coanted in front of the entrenchment of one Montenegrin battalion. The other Turkish columns going to Gowansks, was met by Gen. Socica, and driven back to Mnratovitza, where it was encamped at the latest information. As the defeat of this column would leave the rear of Snliman Pasha’s army exposed, it is probable he will attack General Socica before moving on Gen. Ynkovics again From Yienna the news comes that Prince Mkita has sent reinforcements to the Montenegrins defeated at Krstaz, and they have taken np a position at Fresjka, towards the end of the Dnga Pass, in the direction of Nicsic, where probably an other attempt will be made to stop Snleim on his way to provision that place; bnt for this purpose only a portion of the force could be spared, as the Turkish in vasion threatens Montenegro from a third side, to which hitherto no attention seems to have been paid—namely from Sienitza. Tbe report of this third diversion in favor of the Turks seems undoubtedly true, be ing confirmed by Turkish official bulletins and from other more reliable sonroes. GENERAL DOTS BUT NOTHING DEFINITE. London, June 9.—The Turkish journals assert that Hobart PaBha has left Varna with the Turkish squadron to bombard Odessa. A dispatch to the Hews from Yienna states that the siege having been pro claimed in Roumania, telegrams concern ing military movements henceforth will be stopped. A Bucharest dispatch to the Times says one of the great causes of the proclama tion of a state of siege was delay and unsatisfactory working of the Ronmanian railways. All railway officials are now brought under subjection to military authorities. The Times, in its leading article, con firms its correspondent’s summary of Prince Gortsobakoff’s note. A Yienna dispatch to the Telegraph says the Russians not only intend to occupy Bulgaria, bnt have made arrange ments for rem aining at least three years in the village of Adrianople. The Post says the Russian merchants in tbe Baltic ports are reported to be clear ing the wharves and warehouses by ex porting all goods as fast as possible nnder apprehension of general prohibition of exportation. Reuter’s telegram from Constantinople dated yesterday, and Erzeronm, dated the 6th inst., contain the following: The Montenegrins are commanding Spnz. The Russian force from Ardahan has reached Ardanudsch. IN ASIA MINOB. The Governor and four battalions of the garrison of Ardahan have reached Erzeroum. The Governor will be conrt martialed. There has been a skirmish with the ad vance of the Russian right wing, near Nariman. Mubktar Pasha has sent a force to cut the communications of the Russian right and centre. There is no news from Kars. A force between Nikapolis and Sistova on Friday, were repulsed. GERMAN NAVAL MOVEMENTS. London, June 9.—A Berlin dispatch to the Pall Mall Gasetts says, the German iron clad squadron, now on the way to the East has been ordered to proceed with greater speed. A second practiced squad ron, consisting of seven vessels is abont to be formed. The admiralty is prepar ing to enlist additional seamen. No per sons liable to service in the navy is per mitted to leave their districts. INTERPELLATION. A Renter from Pesth says Herr Simony announced he wonld interpellate the Gov ernment regarding the principles of its policy in the East—namely whether a Convention exists between Auatro-Hun- gary and one of the belligerents, and whether annexation or oocnpation is in tended. RUSSIANS BETBEAT — NO FIGHT IN ASIA A .NOB. Constantinople, June 9. — Mnhktar Pasha telegraphs from Erzeronm, Jane 6. Russians have retreated from Olti and Penik. There had been no engagement. WASHINGTON. MO CUBAN EXPEDITION FORM IMG 1M MEW ORLEANS. Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Mobile, June 9.—In tbe Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company litigation, Judges Bradley and Woods have made an order that the three suits for the foreclosure of the first mortgage Bhall proceed as one canse. This decree consolidates the bills of Morris Ketchnm, W. B. Dnncan and the suit brought by the Swiss bondhold ers. The argument on the question of lien claimed by Alexander Dnncan on the coupons of 1874 was concluded yesterday. The dec sion will be rendered on Monday in reference to the Tennessee branch of the litigation in Memphis. It has been adjudged that the Earopeen bondholders, represented by Moran Bros., of New York, are entitled to pro tect their interests as parties defendant in the suit brought by the substitution of bondholders, and an order has been en tered there amending the record accord ingly. COL. WHABTOH APPOINTED MARSHAL OF NEW ORLEANS TICE PITKIN, SUSPENDED— OTHER APPOINTMENTS—MEXICAN PRO TESTS—CABINET ESTABLISH SYNDICATE, AND AT.L FOUR AND A HALF PER CENT. BONDS PLACE—CONTRACT WITH THE SYN DICATE. HOW THE WHITE RETURNING-BOABDEBS CHEATED THE NEGROES. Washington, June 9.—Frank Richard son, of the Baltimore Sun, who haB kept close track of Louisiana affairs, telegraphs to his paper another scandalous revela tion to tbe Louisiana Returning Board? jast come to light. *Wben the members of the Board were here last winter in custody for contempt of tbe Honse of Representatives, oertain sympathizing Senators and the members raised a parse amounting to $1,100 for tbem. The money was pnt in the hands of one of the white members of the Board, and it now appears that neither of the colored members got any part of it, although they were compelled to borrow money to get home. LOUISIANA OFFIOn8. Washington, Jane 9.—On dit, Louis I. Souer is being pressed by Kellogg for Ringgold’s piaoe. The colored delega tion here strongly insist npon Ringgold’s retention. Cockrell’s position, in which he is very strongly fortified, is attacked by Chas. H. Thompson, whose endorse ment is formidable. Wharton and Leon ard are still on the very ragged edge. WHARTON MARSHAL OF LOUISIANA—SHEBMAN FAVOBS SILVER BEMONITIZATION. Special Cabinet to-day. G. D. Potts was appointed postmaster at Petersburg, Ya. Gen. Jack Wharton appointed Mar shal, of Lonisina, vice Pitken suspend ed, Benj. Long appointed Secretary to the President to sign land warrants. The Star says Secretary Sherman is in favor of the remonitization of silver for purposes for which the United States notes are now used as legal tender. He does not favor tbe nse of silver in payment of custom duties. Senator Ferry is not seriously sick. Mints of the country remain idle from the first to the middle of Jnly for repairs. MEXICAN PROTEST. Washington, Juno 9.—The protest pre sented by Minister Marical against exe cuting the orders given to General Ord, was followed by a personal interview with the Secretary of State. Mr. Marical was assured that his anxiety about the order was not justified, so far as he entertained any fears that it contemplated a demon stration against Mexican territory, looking to the acquisition of a part thereof. what oonnellY did say. New York, Jnne 9.—The World says what ex-Comptroller Connelly's Bon-in-law did say abont the latter’s alleged offer to compromise was this : Connelly told me that be would see the city of New York eternally damned before he gave it a cent, and that he did not care if he newer saw the city again. MORE APPOINTMENTS—NEW SYNDICATE. Chas. O. Shepard, Consul at Leeds, is promoted to the Consulship at Bradford. Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, a friend of Sec retary McCrary, succeeds at Leeds. The Secretary of State has information from Federal authorities at New Orleans, that there is no foundation for the rumors of Cuban expedition from that port. The Cabinet meeting to-day, was to consider the propositions of a syndicate, and resulted in accepting their proposi tion, which was in effect the placing of twenty-five million four and a half and twenty-five million fonr per cent, bonds. This closes out four and a half per cent, bonds. TELEGRAPHING OF STEREOTYPE PLATES. Washington, June 9.—A patent has jast been granted to Irving Pickering, one of the editors and proprietors of the Evening Bulletin and. Morning Call newspaper, Ban Francisco, for a method of rapid teiegraphing of fac similies of stereotyped plates. It is claimed by this prpeess, an entire page of a newspaper can be transmitted by telegraph in from fifteen to thirty minutes, delivering the copy dirpetily from the instrument in snch form that it can be handed immediately to the printers. In other words the copy will be a substantial reproduction of tbe original, except that it may be given in a large-sized letter if so desired. The ste reotyped plate requires no preparation for the purpose of telegraphic transmis sion, other than the filling of all items, depression or space between faces of letters with a non-conducting substance, which may be quickly applied, the faces of the type being left clean by means of an equally simple process. Tbe plate thus prepared is placed upon a cylinder arranged to revolve rapidly so as to present each successive letter to fingers attached to a traveling frame or the cylinder bearing the plates, revolves the frame gradually advances by the operation on a screw, and thus each and every line is successively presented to the fingers or magnetic points already mentioned. Necessarily the circuit is open when the points are passing over the non-conducting surface, but as often as the metal tygp presents itself to said fingers the circuit is closed, and the cor responding magnetic points opens at the receiving station, make the record therein the same letter, as the original.delineated. In a series of five lines either were chemically prepared on ordinary paper fixed upon a corresponding cylin- lions of tbe 4£ per cent, bonds, and the former syndicate have subscribed nnder the old contract for twenty-five milij on 4£ per cent, bonds, being the balance o( the two hundred million, tho amount 0 f that loan. Five millions ere to be applied during Jnne for resumption purposes and hve millions daring July for the same purpose and fifteen millions to be applied to the redemption of 6 per cent, bonds. These agreements oloso out the 4i p et cent loan, and place npon the market the 4 per cent, loan with a fine subscription of twenty-five millions. The new loan drawing 4 per cent, and extending for 35 years, with interest payable quarter yearly, is not only f ar more favorable for the Government than any over before issued, but from it, permanency and seenrity will become the natural investment of the earning, of the people, both in the United States and Europe. Every bond sold will lessen one-third of the burden of the public debt to the amount of the bond. The bonds are issued for $r>o, $ioo, $1,000 and larger amonnts, aud will, hj the mode of their sale, be brought within the reach of all classes of people. COTTON. NATIONAL EXCHANGE BEPOBT. Special to the Enquirer-Sun. ] New Orleans, June 9.—Collector King disbursed 29(?) to-day. The National Cotton Exchange has made its report for May. Louisiana—Increased area of one per cent.;' stand generally good bnt trifis later; no commercial fertilizers nsed. Mississippi—Increased area of two pet cent.; weather average ; stand fair Lot week late ; labor good ; use of fertilizer, limited. Arkansas—One per cent, increase in area; weather too cool aud dry; stand small aud ten days late; labor ample no fertilizers nsed. Alabama — Considerable increase in area; weather somewhat less favorable stand fair to good; crops abont ten day, late; labor more satisfactory. Mississippi— Slight increase in area weather less favorable; crop ten day, late; labor equal to last year; condition of crop good, clean but small. The Nashville Exchange reports an in crease in area; weather generally less favorable; crop average twelve days later no commercial fertilizers used. Jerome Park Races. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Jebome Park, June 9.—1* m ile, Fngi tive won, Mettle 2d, Romney 3d, m 2:01i mile for three year olds, Clover Bank won, Lantern 2d, Border Barker 3d, in 2:46. 2 miles, Athlene won, Virginias 2d. Shy look 3d, in 3:45. l^mile, Partnership won, Sister of Mercy 2d, Risk 3d, in 2:171. 1^ mile, selling race, Galway won. Piccalo 2d, Red Coat 3d, in 3:14. Disease Among Troops in T«xa< Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Matamoea8, June 9.—The Brownville Sentinel annonnees that a disease some thing like the cholera has broken on: among the troops _at Riggold’s barracks. Abont thirty are in tbe hospital and sit have died. The attacks commenced with diarrhoea and colic. A similar disease has appeared in the city, and severs! cases have proved fatal within the past few days. Alleged Forger Escapes. New York, June 9.—Charles Beckei and Frederick Elliott, indicted for forge ry of a $64,000 check, and passing it on the Union Trust Company, were taken ta the Supreme Court chambers this morn ing on habeas corpus. Both were brought to Court handcuffed. When inside the bnilding the manacles were removed Almost instantly Elliott sprang to the door and disappeared in the crowd. Up to the present he has not been re-cap tured. der at said receiving station. |Diaz Recognized toy Germany. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.] City of Mexico, June*2.—On May 13th Gen. Porfirio Diaz was officially reoog- nized by the German Empire as the Con stitutional President of Mexico. CONTRACT WITH THE SYNDICATE. Special to Enquirer-Sun A Washington, June 9.—A contract has been entered into and signed between the Secretary of the Treasury aud Messrs, liothchild, J. S. Morgan & Co., Seligman Brothers, and Morton Brothers & Co., of London, England, and Messrs. Belmont & Co., Drexol, Morgan & Co., J. & W. Se ligman & Co., and Morton, Bliss & Co., and the First National Bank of the City of New York, for the sale of fonr per cent, thirty year consols at par in coin, of which twenty-five millions are subscribed for now, to be paid for in July and Angnst— five millions to be for the resumption of six per cent, bonds, and the sales are to be continued as rapidly as pos sible. The contract is for six months, and is similar in the general terms to the former contract, but has this important provision, that for thirty days fall notice, the loan shall be open to pop ular subsection in the principal cities of the United States at par in coin with the right to pay for the bonds within ninety days after subscription and npon delivery. Upon a notice given some days since, the Secretary of the Treasnry has with- I drawn from the market one hundred mil- ] Disease Is an Antagonist That should be attached the instant ho 3hu* himself. Don’t wait. At him before his nsitf are grown, and wipe him ont. The greats!- terative and invigorant of the age, Hostetter Stomach Bitters, will speedily infuse suo: healthful tone into your organism that it w: bo enabled to successfully resist future attach The Bitters prevent and remedy chills and := ver and bilious remittents, and eradicate dj; pepsia, constipation, liver complaint, rhueuit: ic ailments, urinary aDd uterine difficulties. I is particularly beneficial when the system hi been drained or its vitality or is inherently de ficient in strength. The nerves gather frum both vigor and tranquility. But while it Is- parts strength and gives a wholesome stiinulu- to the animal economy, it doei not unduly ei cite it like the cheap exhilarants sometime- resorted to under the erroneous imprest': that they can invigorate. AMUSEMENTS. Grand Musical EMaiii! THE EMINENT ARTISTS,Frolesss r and Madame Gonzalez, Fianiste and ', caiists from New York, whose Concerts, k> h: in all the principal cities of America, elicited the highest encomiums from the Mus cat Profession and the Press. ONE GRAND CONCERT Will be given on Monday Evening, June lit* At Springer’s Opera House. Doors open at 7J4; Concert commences • o’clock precisely. Tickets 60c; Children - J Family Ticket, admitting three persons, th ■ be had at the Book Stores. 4®- The Grand Piano-Forte used at the” Concerts is irom the Manufactory of Stein* &Sons, New York. 'PRIXOER’S OPERA HOUSE S I ........... r» ,,, ...... —» GREAT SUMMER ATTKAU1I}’;. Wednesday Night, the 20th of Juno, The Wallace Theatrical Tei poL 2”.! Troupe ! Universally pronounced by *' r 'j and Public as the linest and Most Artists that have traveled South «ij c ® . war. The Wallacks have just complete^ season of nearly four months in the city o* ^ bile, Ala., where they were visited by - - nccess and encouragement than any P r< it, ; sionalsthat have played there for years- "j Company, though numerically small, " entertainment equal to a dozen actors, all Artists of Undeniable Ability, and no ordinary merit, composed of Fannie > lack, the highly gifted Prima Donna, •* - cian and Actress; Watty Wallack, Menu - Comedian, Vocalist and Protean Art's 1 ;- Rider, Old Man Delineator, Comic Versatile Actor. To commence with nm -, slcal Comedy, compressed for the pertoru . of the Wallacks, entitled “Perfection. “The Irish Heiress.” Followed by « ■ Wallack in the Sensation of tho Age, ‘ formed by him in New York with im . . success, entitled “The Flying Portrai iery,” changing with lightning rap ‘ J, times in as many minutes. To be lollo a Miscellaneous Character Concert. e ,i elude with the Protean Afterpiece, expressly for the Wallacks, entitled ingTame Turtles.” Doors open Performance commencing at 8 o c * oC ,; h ,u r eii mer Prices of Admission, 50 cents, l n(t under 12, 25 cents. Great Wallack * Friday Afternoon, commencing J 1 , ji precisely. Doors open at 2:30. Adm's- cents; Children under 12,10 cents. er . CHAS. ABBOTT, M»D£m iuio 3t REMOVAL I have Removed to No. 158 Broad St" until ntf TTNBEB »ANKIN^HGU^E^r— e vety U Stores are completed. Am onerws 3 jfl thing in my line at greatly reduce,i I’ r order to reduce my stock. . r >%|S. juiO tf JAS. A. | Morphine habit •htol^V nDnTMU y cured. Painless; “‘jJ'Jfloir** UlIU Jll^ Wt)