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Newspaper Page Textfttilumbn mnxirct. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 8, 1877. NO. 187 THE BELLIGERENTS. babbajuty OF TBK COSSACKS. r BULOA»IA*» ALIVE ID on tm I—, ran n uom, mu Toutmuo no muedeeieg room ud jimmw-wnw uin lioeed— tnubi uourrom destroys two musaiAH amnun—muehtab puu wnm hub- bum m UU-BBITU OOUTHUBB TO FAT XUUXBI TRIBUTE. MUUTBALITT or ACT abd speech dbbibbd, BUT TUB HONOR AMD IMTUBBTS OF THU COUNTRY WILL ' OH MAINTAINED — QI- BRALTA AMD MALTA TO BU PROVISIONED FOB A TUB. OoMRADTtMOPLB, August 7.—A Damp of 70,000 men ia bolng torm«d* obbt tbe GaptUl. A oorpa of observation hta been •ant to tbemouth of the Baaptoaraa in oonaequano* of the Bnaeian steamer Con Btantine etoiaiog thereabouts. BMOLian ADMIRAL. Admiral Herenby, oommandlng tbe English fleet at Beaaiqa Bay, baa visited tbe fortifloationa at Gallipoli*. BUaaiAMB OCCUPY ALL POSITIONS. Butova, August 7.—Tbe Turks are abowing no disposition to follow from Plevna. Tbe Bnaaian orders to retire on tbe river Osma are countermanded, end tbe Bnaaians bare taken the positions held before the battle of Plevna. Prince Bohaokaskaway’s headquarters are at Poredin And Oenersl Koerdevar's at Tir- atinik. They have entrenohad their front and are able to thwart any attempt of Osman Pasha to advanoe. RUSSIAN BIOKHBSS » DABBUDSCHA. London, August 7.—Tbe Bnohareet oorreapondent of tbe Tima reports mnoh aioknesa among tbe Buasiana in Dabrnd- B KB VIA TO lOIB IN TUB BUSS IAN CAMFAION. The Tima' Belgrade dispatch says or ders have been issued for the mobilization of tbe Aral class militia witbin eight days. An occasional oorreapondent of tbe Tima at Vienna, says a telegram from Belgrade aanonnoea Prince Milan, when at PtoiCete, received permission from tbe Osar to participate in tbe campaign. TURKISH FQBOB IN QBUSOB. Constantinople, August 7.—Tbe Porte baa determined not to retain more than 10.000 men in Thessalto and Epirera. BKNT TO ADBUNOFLB. A considerable force to sent tbenoe already to Adrianople. Tbe lima' Shnmla special oonflrma tbe report that the Buasiana have evaonated Kaaanlek, whiob baa been ooeupied by Bnleiman Pasha. PROBABLY A CANARD. The Daily Telegraph'i Vienna dispatoh says a telegram reoeived there from Bucharest, announces that Mehammet AU and Osman Paaba have jointly defeats ed tbe Bnaaians at TirnOva with a loss of 15.000 killed and wounded. The Czar baa gone beak to Trateehti. This to prob ably a canard. BUS,IANS WANT PROVISIONS. London, August 7.—A Bucharest dis patoh to tbe Times says there is some want of provisions among tbe troops be tween Blatova and Tirnova on aooonnt of difficulty in procuring wagons to tranepoit supplies beyond the depots along tbe Bon manlan aide of tbe river. TUSKS DK8TBOY TWO BUSS IAN OUNBOATS Maw York, August 7.—The Gold and Stock Telegraph Company publish the following: London, August 7.—A dispatoh from Constantinople saya in a naval engage, ment on the Bnlana river, the Turkish ironclads attaoked seven Bnaaian gun boats and destroyed two of them. BRBVIA. Belgrade, August 7.—Tbe Bknptsehina before prorogation deoided to oontinne payment of tribute to the Porte. TURKISH VICTORY IN AHA. Oonstantinoplb, August 7.—Mukbtar Pasha telegraphs August 5th that 1,000 Karapaok horsemen have defeated two Bnaaian battalions with three guns at Demiroapon near Ardahan. barbarity. Special to Enqutrer-Bun ] London, August 7 The Porte has to sued a circular recounting tbe various horrible massacres, wbioh it alleges have been perpetrated by tbe Cossacks on Bui garians. These inolnde the hurrying alive of seventy Mussulman of the village of Ayuklemi, and the cold-blooded mas sacra of forty others, as well as women and children. Tbe circular deolars that the English military attache has ascertain ed tbe truth of the foregoing. DRFYAT OONFTBMKD. A Hauler from Bagnsa, says the defeat of Despotovioh to confirmed. The incur gents numbered 4,000 and the Turks 8, 000. THE PAPACY. ENGLAND. ■OLABATIon OF OOVEBHHEET MINISTERS. London, August 7.—At a conservative demonstration at Hatfield yesterday, Lord Salisbury, in a speech, made tbe follow ing reference to the Government's foreign policy: We earnestly depreoated this war. We are the allies and friends of both contend ing pirties. We desire our neutrality not only to be a neutrality of act, but speeob; but I will ask you to believe that while we are thoroughly convinced that the pa triotism of Englishmen, if we need to appeal to it, is equal to any emergency, and will shrink before no sacrifice which the interests or honor of the oonntry may demand. We feel in all its intensity the horrors of the crimes and calamities of war whioh this country has always been honorably distinguished for entering. Let us earnestly hope, the two objects being BS we sinaerely believe in no way diver gent, that we shell be able to conduct this oonntry through all difficulties with out trenching in the faintest degree on its interests or honor, and without losing for a single moment the priceless blessing of peaoe. Lord Sandon also spoke. He said that he trusted when the movement of settle ment oomes, we shell ell bear in mind it is the greatest interests of England that every oonntry in tbe world should be prosperous, and that if any oonntry runs the risk of being humiliated, we Bhonld try to prevent the humiliation, whether it should bo the assailant or tbe assailed; and I hope also, he said, that we shall avoid tbe fault wbioh, in my opinion, has been tbe fault of European Powers in the past of interfering in behalf only of our ooreligionists, instead of asking the Turk to seoure good government to all the peo ple of bis vast Empire, whether they be Druses, Zezidees, Mohamedans or Chris tians. VICTUALLING DEPOT. Under the head of military intelligence the Times publishes the following: The Boyai Victoria Victualling Yard at Dept ford is still busy replenishing the stores whiob have lately been heavily drawn upon in order to provision tbe garrisons at Gibraltar and Malta, in each of whiob are now aoonmnlated food sufficient for tbe maintenance of a large army for 12 months. WASHINGTON. SHERMAN 10 CANVASS OHIO. ADMINISTRATION CIRCLES PRONOUNCE A ORUBOH MEMBER A HEAVY WEIGHT IN OHIO—RADICAL CANDIDATE WEST BIDS FOB THE STRIKERS* VOTE OF OHIO—EXPORTS AND IMPORTS FOB THE YEAR—SAMOAN GOVERNMENT A6K8 PROTECTION* - ARMY AND NAVY—NO MOBE ARMS FOB INDIANS— GEN. ORD’S ORDERS UNCHANGED—FIGHT OVER WESTERN TEXAS MARSHAL—THR AD- MINISTRATION HELPING OUT WA8HINOTON HOTELS, AND SAY* “No” TO NOBODY WHEN THEY ABE AT ONE. THE HOODLUMS Pennsylvenient Still Revolt Chunk Trains. and UNITED STATES TROOPS NEEDED YET Coroner’s Jury Justify Use Killing of Blolers. FRANCE. BARON HAUFSMANN AND PRINCE NAPOLEON. Paris, Aognst 7.—Id obedienoo to the instraotioos of tbe Prince Imperial, Baron Hetuamann will rnn for the Chamber of Deputies in Ajaooio against Prinos Na poleon. • CUBA. ONE THOUSAND TROOPS LEAVE SPAIN. Paris, Aognst 7.—Tbe first installment for the reinforoement of Cabs, of 1,000 men, leave Spain August 15. TEXAN BORDER. THIEVES OAUQHT IN MEXICO—VALDEZ BAND. Special to Enquirer-Nun.] Galveston, Angnst 7.—A speoisl to the Kem from Ban Antonio ssys: Lt. Bnllis crossed the Bio Grande on the fourth, and recaptured five stolen horses and re turned to the Texas side. On the fifth Maj. Bohofleld arrested for ty-five Valdez fillibnsters at Eagle Pass. Valdez himself was at Loredo when • warrant wsb issued for hie arrest. He es caped. Eseobedo and party are at Loredo without funds. CIRCULAR TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. Bomb, August 7.—Cardinal Simeon has addressed e oiroutor to Papal Nuneioa, inatrnoting them to inform tbe various Governments, that whatever modifioa- tione may be found requisite in tbe oere monies of tbe n»xt oonclave, they will not be of a nstnre to interfere with the rights of OsthoUe powers, nor lessen the facili ties for Ibsir ezeroising them folly —^ freely. ■■tsnetlssal Rl.e Nelsk. Spactal to Enquirer-dun.] New Yore, Angnst 7.—It wee resolved that tbe match will Uke plsoe on Thors- dey end Friday, 18th and 14th of Septem ber. The British teem will be presented with complimentary tickets to Creed more, end will be taken off steamer at quaran tine and conveyed in a tng to Twenty, third street, and tbenoe to the Fifth Ave- pne Hotel United States Oflleere Resisted Near Memphis. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Memphis, Angnst 7.—Last Friday night. Deputy U. S Marshals Harris and Peebles Bane, were sent by Gen. Patterson, ool- leotor of this district, to seize the tobacoo faotory of John A. Bsston in Henry ooum ty, Tennessee. They had two men witb them, and seized the factory. They began loading the machinery on a wagon when, snddenly, they were snrronnded by twenty-five armed men, who ordered them to nnlosd the wagon, soma of the desperadoes insisting on killing the offi oars, who were foroed to abandon tbe work end leave. Killing in San Francisco- Special to Enquirer-Nun. ] Ban Francisco, Angnst 7.—John E. Daily, e stook broker, wee shot end killed to-day by Leslie O. Hanks, Consul Gen eral for Guatemala in this eity. Tbe tronble grew out of e trifling disagree ment last Saturday between Henke end Emil Karende, Daily's partner. Daily took np the quarrel yesterday end worsted Hanko in a personal encounter. By standers state that Hanks epprosohed Daily from behind and shot him withont warning. Hanks olaims that Daily ap- proaobed him threateningly with s hasvy esns, aud he fired in self-defense. Hanks to in jail. New York Bankrupt. New Yoet, Angnst 7.—Charles G. Mar tin, broker, 234 Broadway, is adjudged e bankrupt on his own petition, Hs owes $80,000; assets merely nominal. His principal creditors are John T. Martin, $80,000; Kate Throckmorton, $19,221; Jamas B. Martin, $10,000; J. J. Benling- ton, $6,500. A MEMBER OF A CHURCH CONSTITUTES HEAVY WEIGHT. Washington, August 7.—It is enrioos that in Administration circles here tbe Demoeratio nominee for Governor of Ohio is oharaotenzed as too heavy a weight for the party to oarry. He is e member of the ohuroh end of sober habits. Tbe Hohnetzenfest mzy have de moralized ns. SHERMAN TO CANVASS OHIO. Secretary Sherman will entrust to As sistant Secretary MoOormiok tbe men- agemint of the Treasuiy for Angnst. After Hatarday Seoretery Sherman spends the bslenee of the month in Ohio. OHIO WZ»t’s BID FOB THE STRIKERS’ VOTE. Judge West’s bid for the vote of the Oommnoe of Ohio is as follows: “lam no railroad offloer and never wee and never will be. I hold no railroad bonds or rail road stooks, end my interests will be dif ferent from those of any other men. I never did nor dj I bold no nntaxed Gov ernment bonds—I never did end never expeot lo. I hold no bank stock end never did and never ezpeot to; and final ly, I suspect I am abont as impartial be 1 tween capital and labor as one withont finances possibly oan be.’’ YEARLY EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. The bureau of atatiation reports for the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1877 : Ex ports, $002,600,000; imports, $451,250, 000; exports of ooin snd bullion for ths same period, $50,125,000; imports, $40, 750,000—against exports, $50,500,000; imports, $107,000,000 for previous year. SAMOAN GOVERNMENT ASKS FOB PROTECTION. A formal applioation has been made at the State Department from the Samoan Government for protection to enable them to maintain their independence. A similar applioation wee made to Viotorla, Empress of India. 'The matter wee dls- oossed in the Cabinet to-day, bat no so. tion wee taken. ARMY AND NAVY. The Cabinet deoided at the suggestion of Gen. Hancock that the large portion of the army be retained east of the Missis sippi, end also deoided that war vessels now anchored off this eity return to the North Atlantic fleet. Plymouth, Huron end Swatara sail Thursday or Friday for Fortress Monroe. NO MORE ARMS FOB INDIANS. The Cabinet ordered the iasne of gene- eral order prohibiting tbe sale of arms end ammunition to the Indians. The order does not apply to Indian Territory. OBDEBS TO OEN. OKU NOT MODIFIED. Special to the-Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, Angnst 7.—The original ordera to Gen. Ord have not been modi fied in any respeot. Before leaving re cently, Seoretery Everts is quoted that the polioy heretofore passed in regard to the Mexioan question would be rigorously eerried ont. WESTERN TEXAS MABSHALSHIP. The fight over the marshalsbip of West ern Texas is bitter, bnt the people of that eeotion may have to pat up with the pres ent Marshal till be ia turned ont. HELPING OUT HOTELS. Kenlball, the suspended Surveyor Gen eral of Utah, has been restored, and Brewster, the Texas collector, will prob ably have bio plaoe again. The Administration seems to have the interest of Washington taverns in view. A personal appearance here is powerful in promises. They don’t say “No," to anybody abont anything. ARRESTS AT SHENANDOAH, PA. Shenandoah, Pa., Angnst 7.— Eioite- ment wee ereeted here lest night. A large number of men marohed through the etreeta heeded by drams, Jfco. They were dispersed by the authorities, who er rested forty-seven of their number. It to confidently believed most of the strikers in thiB region will resume this week. UNITED BTATE8 TSO0P8 CALLED IN—TRAINS STONED. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] WiLKEbUAURE, August 7.—At Wanemie lest night Ohes Parrish attempted to move several trains loaded with ooel oars and bring in empty ones bo that the min ers who were willing might work,bat stri kers unoonpled the engine end mode the engineer go ewey. To-dey Deputy Sher iff lihodes with a posse went there, beck ed by e company of United States troops. He rnn ont all the loaded oers withont being interfered with. A passenger train |n the Valley road was stoned at Sugar Notob, also on the Lehigh end Sohnylkill at Persons, lest night. COBONEB's JURY VERDICT AT BEADING. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Heading, Pa., Angnst 7.—The ooro- ner’e jury in the reoent liot case tendered its verdiot this afternoon. After four teen days' investigation they find, first, that the persons killed on the night of the 23d ult. owe their death by the firing of the military npon the rioters. Seoond. They acquit the soldiers oom posing the Fourth Begiment, National Guard of Pennsylvania, of any blame, and say it wonld be expeoting too muoh of human nature, especially on the pert of untrained soldiers, not to fire nnder the fearful peril in whioh they were pleoed ; end the jury osnnot oeusnte them for the manner in wbioh they acted. ALABAMA ELECTIONS. DEMOCRATS CARRY DALLAS COUNTY. Bei.ma, Ala., August 7.—The Demoorate oerried Dalles county in yesterday’s elec tion by 300 majority. In the Presidential eleetlon the county gave the Bepnblioans more then four thousand majority. Yes. terdey'selection was peaceable—the quiet est ever known here. SeulIInK Have at laratora. Special to Enquirer.Sun.] Saratoga, August 7.—John Morrisey offers e purse of $500 for a single sonll race, open to the world, to oome off at Saratoga Lake, August 28th, three miles, one turn, $100 entrance to go with tbe purse to the winner. Courtney and Iiiley have already agreed to enter. The entrips to be at John Morresey’a before August lGth. Money mast eeoompeny entries or they will not be reoeived. Saratoga Races. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Saratoga, Angnst 7.—Mile—Lady Sol yers won, Booth 2d, Cbiquete 3d, in 1:46J, Two miles—Ochiltree won, Cleverbrook 2d, Oriole 3d, in 8:42.], One and one-quarter mile—Olemmle G. won, Mary 3d, in 2:11 J. Three quarter mile—Auburn won, Dkt raond 2d, Bonness 3d, in l:18j. Receiver at Columbia lararanee Compan y, St. Louis, Angnst 7.—Judge Uottsohalk of tho Circuit Comt, appointed L. E. Alexander, formerly cashier of tbe Mer cantile Bank, receiver of the Colombia Life Inauranoe Company, of this eity, the institution having been deolared insol vent. Virginia Conservative Convention. iticHMQND, August 7.—The excitement over the meeting of the State Conserva tive Convention to nominato a Governor to-morrow, is intense. It will be the largest State politioal gathering ever held in Virginia, tbe various oonnties and oities being aooredited in tbe aggregate with over fourteen hundred delegates. It is estimated that the Convention will number over one thousand. Every train brings large numbers of delegates. The friends of five candidates are working earnestly. Tbe Convention will probably be in session several days, as there will be quite a oontest over the delegates from a number of oonnties whioh send doable delegations. It is impossible to state who will be the successful candidate. Hon. John W. Daniel and Gen. Wm. Mabone will lead, bnt neither have strength enough to seoure tbe nomination on first ballot, snd possibly not at ell. The friends of Geo. Taliaferro, Hon. T. W. Holliday, aud Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, eaeb elaim that their favorites will have to be taken np as compromise men. Probably some man not yet named may be brought forward end receive the nom ination on tho compromise plan. The Convention meets at noon in the Theatre. New York Excise Low- New Yore, August 7.—Tbe excise lew is still being enforoed and arrests of liquor dealers are constantly taking plaoe. Over two hundred liquor dealers were arraigned in the polios courts to-dey, end held in $100 bail eeoh. Bail was furnished in every ease. First Bole at Ksrsnneh, Savannah, August 7.—The first bale of new eotton was reoeived to day by J. W. Latbrop A Co., from Florida, and sold unction by O. J. Millor to Joseph Hall for 12 oents. knife Agulnal McKee. St. Louis, August 7.—Tbe ease of the United States vs. Wm. MoKee, is set for the third Monday in September. It is understood similar suits will be brought against other parties. Meeting or Clio Emperors. Salzburg, Angnst 7.—Emperor Wil liam has arrived bore and will go to Iscbl to-morrow,, to meet the Emperor of Aus tria. Another Ooea Up- Chicago, August 7.—A receiver bee been appointed for the Protection Life Iosnranao Company. A BEPLY TO “mCDUPTIE" FROM THE PRES IDENT OP THE AUGUSTA COTTON EX CHANGE. Editor! Chronicle and Coiutitulionaliet: Ae yon have requested an answer from the Ootton Exohauge of Auguste to yonr oorreapondent “McDuffie,” who desired to know whet “Net Weight" of ootton means and if the Ootton Exobenge of Augusts favors the move inaugurated by the Liv erpool Cotton Exohenge end agitated by the National Cotton Exobenge in its meet ing reoently held at White Sulphur Spring, Virginia, I feel it incumbent up on myself to reply. As to whet is understood by “Net Weight" I know of no better answer than to found in an arttole in the last number of the Financial and Commercial Chron icle, whioh is as follows : TAKE ON OOTTON. Old Sweet Hpbinos, July 30, 1877. To the JCditor of the Financial and Com mercial Chronicle; Sie—Probably the most important sub ject discussed this year at the meeting of the National Ootton Exohaugo at the White Sulphur Springs was that of “tare on cotton, ” viz: the qne tion whether sales by gross weight ut by net weight wonld be more advantageous to the trade at large. Tbe edvooetes of the latter sys tem (that of sales by net weight) met with deoided opposition, and a majority of those present refused to admit that a change from tbe present system (of sales by gross weight) is desirable. The matter ia, however, of each impor tance that it may be worth while to oommnnloete to the trade in gen eral some of the arguments put torth on both eidea of the controversy. A majority of the proposed innovators sug gested that the planter should in fntnre put on hie ootton e oertein fixed tare of so many ponnda per bale ; that such tare should not be paid for by the buyer, end that bales showing an excess of tare should be considered unmerchantable. They olaim that at present the average tare per bale ii 6 per cent.; that export ers in buying oalonlate lt at that figure, end pay 6 per oent. less per pound than they would for net ootton ; that in foot the amount of money paid by the export ing to the planting interest wonld be ex- aotly the same if their suggestions were adopted. But they sIbo olaim that the apportionment of said average tare at present to vory unequal ; that some bales osrry only 4 per oent., others 8 to 10 per oent. tare; that the planter who makes light bales and covers them heavily ie paid at the expense of the planter who pursues the oontrery oonrse; that the exporter has to guarantee the European buyer a loss of MAJOR TOM OCHILTREE. SOME GOOD STORIES ABOUT THE AMERICAN DEAU RRUMMEL. Messelle (New Mexico) Independent.] Everbody knows or onght to know Tom Oobiltree, of Texas. Mnjor Tom Oobil- tree, tbe Ameriosn Beau Drnmmol, a con fident of JelT. Davis, a bosom friend of Giant, who made him United States Mar shal for Eastern Texas, The moBt com panionable, jolliest, good-for-nothing fel low that ever lived on other people’s mon ey, is Tom Oobiltree of the enbnrn looks. Tom served in the Confederate army dur ing the war, end in the Federal service after the war. He “aooepted the situa tion" after the “break-up." Tom always aooepted the situation, or anything oIho that would be of any benefit to Major Oobiltree. As a story teller, a stump speaker and a good fellow gen erally, he has no equal. He ia alwaya impecunious, always flush. How be gets money to spend uo one nan tell; bow he manages to live in n style it wonld roquiro a millionaire's jnoome to support, ho probably oaunot tell himBelf. On one occasion be was in England, a gnest of a nobleman who had oome in oontaot with him dnring a visit to this oonntry, and who bad fallen an easy vlo- tim to Tom’s unsurpassed impudence and powerB of fascination. The English man bad taken Tom to London, and was exhibiting him to his friends ns n gonuine American lion. Tom was plentifully sup plied with funds by his noble friend, aud w«a cutting a grand figure. One day Tom aud his friend met tho l’rinoe of Wales at a oliil>. Tho nobloman asked permission of the Prinoo to introduoo his Ameriosn friend: leave having been obtained, Tom was formally introilnoed to the heir apparent. He grasped tbe royal hand and shook it heartily, and then bnrst ont, “Wales, old fellow, I’m devilish glad to know yon; let's take a drink.” The horror of tho uobleman was ohanged to amazement when tbe Prinoe gave Tom's hand a hearty shake and replied, “Don’t oaro if I do.” Cheek carried the day. Bnt that ia not the anecdote I started to relate. I toll it as Tom himself rolated it to me. During the war he was aid-de oamp on the stsff .of General Diok Taylor, and was sent to oar ry dispntobeB lo ltiohiuond reporting a severe engagement in Arkansas. Hs was oompelled to oross down into Texas in order to make his way through tho Fede ral lines. One night he stopped at a fine mansion in Northern Texas. Tbe only members of tbe fumily at home were an old lady and her yonng and lovely (laugh ter. Tbe only son of the lady of tbe honse was absent in the Confederate army. Tom’s Confederate uniform se eared him a hospitable reoeption. The lady had heard rumors of a great bat tle having been fought and was anx ious to obtain tidings of her son, and finally, after Topi lied given a glowing bosdtn friend, we were Intimate as broth' era; in the heat of the battle be fell by my Ride; I was with him dnring his last mo ments ; bo breathed his last breath in my arms." The old lady stared at him wildly for a moment, then she orled, “My son I my son and fell fainting into the arras of her daughter. Tho two ladies left tbe room, and for hoars,Tom aoald bear their bitter sobs in an adjoining apartment. When copious floods of tears bad alienated their grief, tho yonng lady re-entered the room, her eyos red with weeping, and with tear-stained obeeks, she approaobod Tom and said between her sobs, “Both my mother and myself desire to know yonr name that we may always bold it in kind remombrnnoe for your friend ship and devotion to our dear, doparted George." “Miss,” said Tom, “I only done what wan reqnired of me as a friend, a solder and a gentleman. I am Major Oobiltree, of tho Confederate army." The yonng lady nteppod hack and responded with amazement. “WhBt!" she oried, "are you Tom Oohiltreo ?” “Major Tom Oohiltree; at yonr Servian, Miss," was tbe reply. The young lady turned, and rnsbing back to the other room, cried ont: “Btop crying, mother, it’s nil right, George is alive .end well. Why, that fellow is lying Tom Oohiltree, the man who wonld rather lio on credit than tell the trnth for cash.” We have nothing bnt Tom’s word for the trnth of the above aneodute, so you oan believe it or not, as you please. A FATAL*AFFRAY. Weather. Washington, Angnst 7.—Indioatione— South Atlantic States, falling barometer, increasing southerly winds, witb warmer partly olondy and rainy weather will pre vail. A Russian War Sank. (From the Burlington Hawkeys.] Trampelovitch. trampelovltch, trampelovlteh; tho boysouitchy are oomoroweek. Ckeverek uptiioirlch comraileeowekl they wlll- tsch comolpk: And beneatlikcb the itarowikevouekl Rage- vtloti we ihalt broathova tee alrenkoak egalmky Ofovltek the treelanderoi't In oar own beloved Karegeorgeovltchlolenekldoedle. The reel ietoo tad.] W. A. LITTLM. ATTORNEY AND OOUNSELLOE-AT-LAW, Office over J. A. Frazer's hardware store. fel>4 Urn weight not exoeedtng G per oent. and loss 1 description of the battle, she hesitatingly by the extra tare oe heavily oovered I inquired if he knew of a young offioer bales, while he is not indemnified for tho name( j > ln ttie atmy . ••Know him, 6X06bb iu ootton in lightly covered bales, 1 madam J” oried Tom, 4 *why, he wbh my and that consequently the system now * - in vogne to an unjust and arbitrary oue, by wbtoh the nneornpalone planter end the European reoeivers of ootton gain bnt by wbioh the honest planter end exporter lose, while sales by net weight, being based on an intrinsically just and equit able principle, wonld give to all parties in the trade their does. The adherents of tbe present system, among other objeotions, seem to attach speoisl importance to the following: 1. That sales by net weight would bo unjust to the planters, who would get no return for the money spent in bagging end ties. 2. That planters ere satisfied as matters stand now, and that exporters by selling on European weights might seonre for themselves e fair average return on their shipments. 3. That planters are not snf- floiently acquainted with tbe elements of trade, whiob fix the veiaeof commodities, to be persuaded that they would get as mnoh money for 425 pounds of eotton net weight ee for 450 pounds gross weight. To these objections the following replies are made: 1 By the time a belo of Ameriosn oot ton arrives at e European mill the bag ging and ties have beoome utterly value less and it is, therefore, utterly impossi ble that planters should be paid for them under any system of sales that coaid be devised; nor srs they paid for them at present, as exporters invariably calculate on six per oent. loss of weight, being equal to 'tbe average aotnal tare, and modify their bids for ootton aoaordingly. 2. Tbe argument of planters being satisfied with the present system is de void of strength if exporters can prove that they have just cause to be dissatis fied, especially if it is considered that snob satisfaction is either that of the man who uses too mnoh bagging and knows be is getting an undue advantage, or that of tbe man who uses too little and is ignorant that be. is not getting his does. The recom mendation that the exporters should sell on European weights, however plausible in theory, is practically without valne. A large proportion of tbe American crop is sent to English and Continental mills direot, at wbioh it wonld be impossible to oheok weights, situated as they are at a considerable distance from the ports. On ootton sold to tbe regnlar European markets an extra commission for attend ing to delivery wonld he inonrred if tbe suggestion was oarried out. This addi tional expanse wonld lower tho prioe wbioh exporters oonld afford to pay in Amerioa. It mast be remembered that profits on exporting oo.ton have been ont down to the lowest possible fignro as ia E roved by tbe numerous failures which eve ooonrred among houses engaged in that brenoh of business, failures caused in most eases not by a false system of granting credits or by speculation, but by e ruinous degree of competition, and us is proved farther by the acknowledged foot that only e very smell number of export ing houses have improved their financial position daring tbe lest ten years. If planters are really as ignoraot as repre sented, then it certainly becomes th6 duly of every ootton merchant to try and en lighten them and tboso who are in daily intercourse witb them on tbe subject iu a aestion, end it to as an humble contribn- on to the efforts whioh will no doubt be made with that aim in view that tbe writer ventnres to submit this article to yonr readers. [Signed] "N.' In reply to the seoond interrogatory I have to say: That no delegates were pres- ent at tbe “White Bulphnr Springs" Con vention from the Augusta Exchange and no expression of opinion has been had from its members. Yet I feel warranted in saying that any change in the present mode of selling ootton wonld meet with tbe unqualified disapproval of tbe Augus ta Ootton Exohenge end wonld never be eoquieeoed in, If it eoold possibly be avoided. [Signed] M. A. Stovall, President Augusta Cotton Exchange. KILLED FOR A DUE BILL. Spoelnl Dispatch to Journal or Uoiniuoroe.] Brunson, S. O., August 5.—A fatal shooting affray took placo bore last night, abont dark, between T. T. Gill end B. J. Martin, both white and residents of this plaoe, which resulted iu the instant death of the latter. The eireumstuuoes that caused the difficulty were about us fol lows : Some time in tho day Martin and Gill had Homo words concerning u due hill for some very small amount, which apparent ly psssod off satisfactorily to both parties. But to the surprise of the citizous, sumo time afterwards Martin repaired to Gill's residence with a double barrel! gtra and entered his house, smirching through tho same. Gill kuuwing the character ho had to deal with esoaped through the back way with his wife. Martin, after b fruitless search, started back to bis own bouse, about thirty steps distant, lieforo, however, reaching his gate be stood his gun against the feneo, and returned a seoond time; it is suppos. ed tohnnt for Gill again. Gill, mooting him on tho door steps, fired at him with a Colt’s navy revolver, the hall going through Martin's beurt. Ho turned,made a few steps off and fell. Gill tired again, and the shot took effect iu biH baok. The jury of inquest is now considering the mutter. Gill has tied to parts unknown. Martin wns a torror to all who were brought io oontaot with him. FRESHARRIVALI Bluok Lace Soarfs $1.50 to $3. Whito “ “ $1, $2 and $3. Embroidered Swiss Muslins; Ladies’ and Gents’ Colored Bordered Handkerchiefs; Ladies' Silk Ties; Laos Bibs; An elegant line of Marseilles Suits; A large variety of Japaneao Fans from 10c. to $1; Dress Hattons in new shades. tf Blanchard A Hill. WILLIAMS' MOTTO: The Finest Photographs in the eity at $1 .50 per dozen. eodAwtf A lot of Toilet Soaps, Golatiuo and Flavoring Extraots, fur salo cheap, at I If Mahon's Drug Store. UUTT1NW A PLAY. MARK TWAIN'* FUNNY SPEECH TO A NEW YORE AUDIENCE—HOW HE AND BRET HABTE MANUFACTURED “ah UN." , The Twain-IIarte play of “Ah Bin’ was prodaced for the first time before s New York audience, at the Fifth Avenue Theater Tuesday night. In response to a call before the onrtain,Mark Twain got off the following: Ladies end gentlemen: In view of this admirable success, it to meet that I try to express to yon onr hearty thanks for the large share whioh your encouraging ap- pUusehns had in producing this enoeeae. I'his i ffloe I take npon me with greet pleasure. This is a very remarkable play. You may not have noticed It, but I assure yon it is so. The construction of this play wee e work of great labor and re search, also of genius and invention— and plagiarism. When tbe authors of this play began their work they were resolved that it should not lack blood-our- dliug disasters, eooidents and oslamitiet —bnt these things always help oat e play. Bnt we wanted them to be new ones, brilliant, nnhaokneyed. In a lueky mo ment we hit npon tbe breaking down of a stage aoaoh as being something perfectly fresh and appalling. It seemed a stroke of genius—an inspiration. We were charmed with it. So we naturally overdid it a little. Consequently, when the play was first completed, we found we bed bad that stage break down seven times in the first sot. We saw that that wouldn’t do —the pieae was going to be too Btagoy (I didn't notiee that—that is very good.) Yes, the oritios and everybody would say this sort of thing argued poverty of inven tion. And (confidentially) it did resemble that. So, of oourse, we Bet to work end put some limitations upon that accident, end wo threw a little variety into the general style of it, too. Originally tbe stage-coach always oatne in about every seven minutes and broke down at tbe footlights end spilt the passengers down among the mnsleiana. Yon oan see how monotonous that was—to the musi- oiaus. But we fixed all that. At present the Htege-ooach only breaks down onoe, a private oarriage breaks down onoe, end the horses of another carriage run away onoe. We oould have left out one or two of these, but then we had tbe horses and vehicles on onr hands, and we couldn't afford to throw them away on a mere quibble. I am making this explana tion in the hope that it wilt reoonoUe yon to the repetition of that aoaident. This play is more didaotie than other wise. For the instruction of the yonng we have intodnoed a game of poker ln tbe first act. Tbe game of poker is all too little understood in the higher orioles of this oonntiy. Here and there yon find an amhassadot that has some idea of the game, but you take tbe general average of tbe nation and onr ignorance ought to wake ns blush. Why, I have even known R elergyman—a liberal, estimable, pnre- heartod men end most exoellent husband and father—who didn't value an eoe fall above two pair and e jack. Snoh igno- rauoe ea this to brutalizing. Whoever Hess Mr. Faraloe in this piece sees ae good end nature! end consistent a Chine- man os he oonld see in Hen Frenolsoo. I think bis portrayal of the character reaches perfeotion. The whole purpose of the piece is to afford an opportunity for tbe illustration of this oharaoter. Ths Chinaman is going to beoome e very frequent speoteole ell over Amerioa by end by, end a difflonlt politioal pioblem, too. Therefore it seemB well enough to let the pnblio study him • little on tbe stage beforehand. The eators, tbe man agement end tbe entbors have done their best to begin this oonrae of public in struction effectually this evening. I will say only one word more about this remark able play. It is this: When this pley was originally completed it was so long end so wide and so deep (in pieces) ana bo comprehensive that it would have taken two weeks to play it. And I thonght this was a good feutnre. I supposed we oould have r sign on the oortain, “To be con tinued," and it wonld be all right; bnt tbe manager said no, that wouldn't do; to plav a play two woeks long wonld be sore to get ns into tronble with the GoveP- mout beoanse the Constitntion of the Uni ted States says you shan't inflict ernel and unusual punishments. So he set to work to ont it down and oart the refuse to the paper mill. Now that was a good thing. I never saw a play improve ss Ibis one did. The more he ont out of it the better it got right along. He ont out, and out ont; and I do believe this would be one of the best plays in the world to day if his strength bad held out, and be oonld have gone on snd ont ont the rest of it. With this brief hut neoessary explanation of tbe plot and purpose snd moral of this ex client work, I make my how, repent my thanks, ami remark that the scissors have been repaired and the work of im provement will still go on. Mississippi I’eiuocrullc Flat form. Tho Democratic State Convention adopted tho following platform : Fidelity to the Constitution of tho United States ; homo rale and preservation of State Gov ernments with ail their reserved snd guar anteed rights unimpaired ; no interfer ence by tho military power with freedom of elootions and with civil and political rights of citizenB of the United States; proteotion of tbe eqnal rights of all alasses; no discrimination on aceonnt of race oolor, previous condition of servi tude, or birlbplaoe, and no special legisla tion for the benefit o2 tbe few at tbe ex pense of tbe many ; strict adherence in the seleotion of pnblio agents to the time- honored Jeffersonian standard : "Is be honest, is he ospable, is he true to tbe Constitution 7” continnstion of the polioy of retrenchment and reform so signally in augurated by the Demooratio party; reduc tion of the burdens of taxation to the low est point compatible with the efiioieutexa- cutiou of tho laws; corporations of every description to be supervisable within con stitutional limits by State authority, and subordinate to State legislation iu interest and for tbe proteotion of tbe people. As the perpetuity of free governments de pends upon the virtue and intelligence of tho people, we pledge ourselves to the maiutouanoe of tbe State system of free schools. Wo favor granting such aid aa may be oitended without violation of the Constitution of tho United Stales of de parting from tho established usage* of government, to the Texes Paeiflo Bail- road, aud for rebuilding and keeping In ropair tho levees of the Mississippi river. Aftor tho appointment of Executive Com mittees the convention adjourned. In a speech last night Senator Lamar warmly endorsed President Hayes' polioy, so far ss it affected the Booth. On the other hand, Mr. Singleton, mouther of Coogreaa for the Fourth district, followed aud objeoted to any approval of r. man who, he said, had gone into ofiioe through fraud.