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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9, 1877.
NO. 188
WASHINGTON.
BUBBLING- YET.
THE CONSUL TO ROTTERDAM.
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AMD TBB BEAT — DOBS WOLF'* BFBBOH
BEXiATI TO TBBK.
Wa«bimotom, August. 8.—'Th* Bobculz-
enfest closed with s rtnutktbla apeeoh
from Simon Wolf, President of the Vors
in. Ii m»jr bo remomborod th»t H.yos,
Key add Bohurz wont to tbs Sobodtzonfoot,
and that Hsyea retain* Simon Wolf a*
Beoorderof Deeds, a quit* fat offioe. A
banqnetwith Hr*. Hayes, compliments
also, found its way into the hands of the
Sobentzenfeat Kaiser.
This is an extraot from Wolf’s apeeoh :
We oatohing the spirit that should animate
the capital of a great nation, hare tried
onr best to so beautify and adorn oar park
as to make it attractive and a resort for
the better elements. We endeavor to make
onr annual festivities a summer recrea
tion, a week of innocent enjoyment, mirth
and jolity, and if our wishes are not
always realized,it is no fault of the Verein,
but rather of those who take
advantage of the opportunity;
and thus we have been held responsible
for those oitizens who at other times and
plaoes seem to be virtuous and sober, but
. whp w iA the Hoheulzen Park, throw off
their white robes and flaunt through the
ahady mazes arm in arm with their fallen
Christian sister. Bo notorious has this
become that the Verein, in self-defense,
will hereafter publish the name of every
respectable person thus offending, for we
have no desire or ambition to be used as
a means for vioe or immorality.
CONSUL TO BOTTBBDAM.
. Washington, August 8.—John F. Win'
ter is appointed Consul to Botterdam.
Bear Admiral Lervy sails Ootober lfitb,
to relieve Admiral Worden, commanding
the European squadron.
GOING TO BENNINGTON.
Key and Devon* accompany Hayes to
Bennington ; Thompson and Sohurz only
remain at their posts.
KAJOn bunklkz bbstobbd.
Major Bunklee who was dismissed from
the service'and asatafcoed to the peniten
tiary in 1872, on findings of oourt max
tial approved by Belknap, has been re>
stored with back pay, amounting to §11,-
000. The proceedings were illegal, as
findings should have been approved, by
the President. It is claimed also, that
Bunklee oonvinoed President Hayes of
his innooenoe.
GEORGIA CONVENTION.
STATE AID FOBBIDDZM.
lie Enquirer-Sun.]
Atlanta, Ga, August 8, 1877.
The olerioal expenses of the Executive
offioe are limited to six thousand dollars,
Ten thousand are now paid.
An effort to allow the State to grant
oonviot labor as aid to railroads was de
feated.
All State aid is forbidden.
Fontaine made a fine speeoh against
State aid. ' F. H. B.
INDIANS.
HOWARD AMD UIBBON IN PUR.
SUIT OF JOSEPH’S BARD.
ATTEMPTED BTBIEE FBUSTBATBD.
Special (o t’equirer-Sun.]
Pottsville, Pa., August 8.—At Ma-
hanoy City this morning, a number of
men and boys, with drums, entered the
town, trying to get up a meeting, the ob
ject being to inaugurate a strike of the
miners in that vioinity. Being on the
Philadelphia and Beading Bailroad prop
erty, they were requested to leave, and
not doing so, the sheriff's posse promptly
ordered them to disperse, whtoh they
quiokly did, running in all directions.
Bichard Neatly and Michael Dooley,
two principal leaders, have been arrested.
These men had arranged to meet the
miners as they went to work, and prevent
them from entering the mines. Bheriff
Force, with a number of oitizens, will re
main on duty for tho present, to protect
the men who are willing to work.
A SCBANTON ALDBHMAN VS. VIGILAMOZ COM
MITTEE.
Sobanton, Pa., August 8.—Alderman
Mohan’s jury of inquest over those killed
by the Vigilance Committee brought in a
verdict of murder against those of the
oommittee whoso nameB were known. A
constable was given warrants to T. F.
Hunt and Charles E. Chittenden and ar
rested them. The arrested parties sent
word to the militia, and Gen. Heidekaper
took them from the constable. The Vigi
lance Committee at once assembled and
are now under arum in the Laokawana
Company’s store. The military are un
der arms and patrols are out to bring in
every member of the committee, lest they
may be arrested and taken into the Bixtb
ward before the Alderman. It is the worst
locality in town, and if onoe there the
life of the arrested would oertainly be
taken.
SAD CASE—SITTING BULL PBBFABINO FOB
WAB.
Helena, Montana, August 8.—Mr.
MoOormiok, of Messoala, writes to Gov.
Potts on the Cth inst. as follows: A cou
rier arrived from Gen. Howard at three
o'olook this evening. He left Howard
Saturday morning last, and thinks that
Howard will camp near the summit be
tween the Lolo and the Mensaster to
night. He is distanced about SO miles
from the month of the Lolo. The oourier
reports that Joseph, with more than one
half of bis fighting force, has gone to tho
level of the valleyby way of Elk Cily
trail, and will forantymptlpp with Look
ing Glass and White Bird near Boss Hole.
He says Howard has 750 men. and 450
pack mules, and is moving rapidly os poe..
sible.
Advioes from the upper Betterroot say
The Indians will camp to-night in Boss
Hole. Gen. Gibbon is following them
rapidly.
Other advioes say the Indians were still
at Doolittle, sixteen miles above Corvellis,
and that Gibbon expeoted to strike them
on the morning of the 7th - before they
broke camp. .
The courier says the hostilos have Mrs.
Manuel with them as the property of a
petty chief called Cunaseuilo. Her sad
history is fameless to the publio.
_ BITTING bull.
Offloial advices from Wiunepeg repre
sent Sitting Bull’s strength at one thous
and fighting men. Bitting Bull makes no
secret of his intention of renewing the
war on tho Yellow Stone. He is aocumu 1
lating ammunition by theft and other
wise.
MEMPHIS!.
BESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BV THE COTTON BX
CHANGE.
Memphis, August 8.—The Chamber of
Commerce last evening appointed a com
ntittee to memorialize the Secretary of
War to place four or more snagboata on
the light draft work in the Arkansas river
to remove the snags whiah have wrecked
many boats during the past season.
A resolution was passed asking Congress
to repeal all duty on ootton mill machin
ery and also the adoption by the General
Government of a judioious system of lev
ees, outlets and cutoffs for the reclama
tion and protection of lands on the Mis
sissippi and its tributaries, and inviting
co-operation of all towns and oities from
Cape Girodeau to Fort Eades in the me
morial.
DROWSiafll.
Maine Republican Convention,
Boston, August 7.—An Augusta, Maine,
dispotoh says there is great interest man
ifested in the State Convention whioh
meets there to-morroar. The attendance
will be large, and a lively disoussion may
ensue on the resolutions. It is thought
the majority will favor a strong Bepnbli
can resolution, ignoring the Administra
tion and its polioy.
XutTEB—WILL THB ADMXNISTBATION BB BN-
DOBSXD.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Augusta, Mainz, August 8.—But few
delegates have yet arrived, but a large
number of newspaper men are here, and
the forthcoming Bepublioan State Con
vention seems to exoite more than local
interest. Leading men who will shape
the oourse of the proceedings are here,
and there is no doubt that the majority
of them are opposed to pass
ing a resolution endorsing
the National Administration. The ques
tion is quite freely discussed and for the
sake of those opposed to the polioy would
4>robably compromise by having no reso
lution on National affairs. Whether this
will be aooepted by the Administration
men eannot now be stated, but the indica
tions are it will not.
Ex-Gov. Chamberlain of Maine, is here
as a delegate, and it is understood will be
satisfied with nothing short of a square
endorsement of the President, and he
will have a strong following.
The State Committee held a fully at
tended meeting this afternoon, and se
lected offioers for the preliminary organi
zation of the Convention. The temporary
chairman is Hon. Josiah H. Drummond,
of Portland. The secretary is David H.
Knowlton, of Farmington, and Edwin
Sprague, of Bookland.
Gov. Connor will be nominated by ac
clamation.
A LADY HEB8ELF SUICIDES.
Fbovidbnos, B. I., August 8.—Miss E.
T. Burke, a wealthy lady of Cleveland,
was missed from ber room in Oakland
Beaoh Hotel this morning, and her body
found in the water. She probably jump
ed from the seoond story window of the
hotel and suicided. She was in poor
health.
DBOWNED AT SEA GBOVB.
Sea Gbove, August 8.—Wm. G. Ben-
net, of Philadelphia, was drowned, while
bathing.
Crew o( Negroes mutiny and Bobu
Schooner.
Mabtha's Vinyeabd, August 7.—This
morning the orew, composed of negroes,
of the ooasting schooner at anchor off
Oak Bluffs mutinied, Btole what money
was on board and deserted. In the vee
sel's small boats they landed at Bathing
beach; smashed the boat and departed,
The Captain is endeavoring to work the
vessel around to Vineyard haven.
THE BELLIGERENTS.
THE CZAR RECROSSES THE DANUBE.
TUBKI-H OAMF AT OALLIOPOLI OF FORTY
THOUSAND MEN—KUS8IANS BKPUL8ED AT
LOVATZ—THE USUAL SPECULATIONS AND
DULL DETAILS—TUBKI8H INSUEOKNTS
BOUTBD.
TtlBKKY AMU HCMNIA.
THE TUBBISH MINISTEB ON THE OENKnAL
SITUATION.
Boston Ailverther, August 4.]
On Thursday last a gentleman from
FIGHT IN TEXAS—TWO OFFIOXBS AND THIB-
TY-ONE PBIVATKS KILLED AND FOBTY
HORSES AND MULES LOST.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Chicago, August 8.—Offloial informa
tion has just been reoeived at military
headquarters confirming the motor re
ceived here a few days siuoe regarding a
fight between Indians and United States
troops in Texas. It is ascertained that a
disrstrous encounter was bad in the
Staked Plain, in whioh there were two
offioers and twenty-six enlisted soldiers
killed. The remnant of the party contin
ued ite mareb after having suffered this
Iosb, and has sinoe reaobed Fort Ooudu,
with an additional loss of five privates and
forty homes and mules. T'be unfortunate
command was without water for eighty-
six hours, and the suffering they endured
in oonsequenoe was terrible. Farther
particulars concerning the disaster are
wanting, the dispatch being very brief.
It is thought full details will bo reoeived
in the oourse of u few days, when the
nameB of the killed and wounded will be
learned.
COT'l'OM CROP.
Report at Exchanges for July.
NORFOLK EXCHANGE.
Norfolk, August 8.—Thirty-seven re
plies from twenty-five counties in North
Carolina and Virginia report tho ootton
orop os follows : Seventeen replies say
the weather is favorable, twenty unfavor
able on aooonnt of oxoessive rains and
oool nights; seven report the weather fa
vorable, seven about the same and eigh
teen less favorable than last year, owing
to tob mnoh rain; twelve report the stands
about the same as laBt year, twenty-five
less favorable owing to tbo cold, back
ward Spring; twenty-two replies report
blooming and filling well, fifteen not fill
ing well; four report the condition of the
crop abont the same as last year, thirty,
two report the condition ten days to two
weeks later than last year, plant being
fall of sap and growing rapidly. The
plant is reported larger than last year at
this time, owing to very hot weather and
the heavy rains of the last two weekB.
Few letters report shedding of bolls and
rust.
RACES.
Murderer Commits Nulclde.
Ban Fbangisoo, August 8.—This morn
ing Leslie Hanks, who killed John E.
Dailey yesterday, was found dead in his
oell in (he city prison. By some means
unknown he had obtained possession of a
rifle, a number of whioh had been stored
iu prison. Placing tbe muzzle against bis
breast be pulled the trigger with his fool-
He wrote a Dote saying that hia suicide
waa tbe oooleBt aot of his life.
Failure In New York.
Naw Yobk, August 8.—Joseph A. Bux-
ome, dealer of laoes and fancy goods, baa
failed. Liabilities §38,000, assets $85,-
000.
Joo. H. Stephenson, B. Stephenson and
Amos Tenney, composing the National
Tag Company, has been adjudged invol
untary bankrupts on petition of creditors.
Virginia Conservative Ceuvenllen.
Richmond, August 8.—Col. 'William
Iwinb, of Norfolk, was chosen temporary
chairman.
The preliminary proceedings »re earnest
to a degree that may be called boisterous,
with a fair show of limit brooming frana
|ie.
A Masaaehuaella Forger.
Boston. August 8.—Wm. H. Walcott,
an extensive brick mannraotorer, was ar
rested at Denvers, Mess., yesterday,
eharged with forgery. Walcott has ac
knowledged tho crime. Amount is
thought to be $G,000.
Acquittal at Chicago.
Chicago, August 8.—In the trial of
Professor Pike, for tbe murder of it. 8.
Jones, of tho Religio Philosophical Jour
nal, in Maroh last, the jury returned a
verdiot of acquittal on the ground of in
sanity. Pike was remanded to jail to
await transportation.
TROTTING AT UOGHESTKB.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun. 1
ItocHESTEU, N. Y., August 8.—Summs'
ries of two day’s raoes : First race of
2:19 class—Karas 1—1—1—1, -Lucille
2— 2—2, Rosette 3—3—3, Albemarle,
Great Eastern and Bodine were drawn
Time 2:17£; 2:17.J, 2:1G.
Second raoe of 2:27 olass—King Phillip
1—1—1, Scotland 8—2—2, Dame Trot
3— 3—5, Kobo of Washington 4—4—4,
Dan Bryant 2—1—0—5, Damon 0—C—3,
Bateman 5—7—7, Nil Desperandmu
9—5—8, Carrie N. 10—9—9, West Liber
ty 7—8—10. Time 2:25j; 2:22j; 2:23J
RUSSIANS TO ATTACK BASGBAD.
London,August 8.—The Times' speoial,
dated Shumla, August 7th, reports the
Russians are concentrating a foroe on the
Lun river. An attack on Rasgrad is
thought imminent.
RUSSIANS ON NORTH SIDE OF BALKANS.
The Times' apeoial from Tberapia says
it is officially reported to the English Ein-
bassey that the Russians arc no longer on
this side of the Balkans.
RASOUAD A TURKISH CAMP WITH 40,000
MEN.
The 7'iines' Vienua dispatch oontain a
the following: Aocording to offloial news
from Constantinople Mohamet All intends
to oonvort ltasgrad into a fortified oamp.
The forocs concentrated in tho neighbor
hood of ltsBgfad oonsist of forty-eight
battalions of infantry, fifteen batteries
and eighty»two squadrons of cavalry—al
together forty thousand men.
MISERY IN BULGABIA.
The Times' Adrianoplo dispatch states
there iB appalling misery among the Bul
garian end Turkish fugitives from Eski
Saghra and neighborhood. Thero are
from 10,000 to 15,000, of whom five hun
dred are wounded. Many are dyiug on
the road from exhaustion aud starvation.
All are destitute of evory neoessary of
life.
RUSSIA, AUSTRIA AND SERVIA.
An oooasioRal correspondent of the
Times at Vienna says the aesertion is un
true that Russia has asked Austria's per
mission to maroh troops through Servia.
It is far moro probable that Servia will
spoBtauooualy take the field to repay
Russia for past serviocs. The news from
Belgrade doos not admit of any doubt
that evory measure is being taken to
enablo the Servians to be on tbo frontier
in a fortnight. Apparently, tho faot of
Servia'a taking the field will be regarded
at Vionna altogether otherwise than bad
it ooourrod soma weeks ago. Count An-
drasay will aocord Russia to be at many
advantages, ho would have had to refuse
Uuaaia viotorious. At moat, he will ooou-
py Bosnia, aud thus bar tbo western roada
to tbe Servians.
Tho Times’ Bolgrado correspondent
says it is rumored that Austria, with the
oonsent of Sorvia and Russia, will ocaupy
the western part of Servia.
Two high Austrian officials havo arrived
in Belgrade.
INTRRVISW BETWEEN EMPEllOItS PBIVATE.
The Times' Vienna correspondent states
that tbe interview kotwoeu tbe Emperors
William and Francis Joseph will bo purely
private. No ministers will be present.
DABRUDSOUA OLEAU OF RUSSIANS.
Tbe Manchester Oiiardian's Pera cor
respondent telegraphs ss follows: I have
reoeived a dispatch from Varna slatiug
that the Dobrudscha is believed to he
completely olear of Russians.
THE CZAR RECKONSKH THE DANUUK.
Paris, August 8.—Tho Journal Ves de
Rats announces tbe Czar bos just re
crossed the Duiiube.
[Note.—Tho foregoing may be true
without having any bearing on military
matters, as Prince tiortschakotf and his
staff of Russian Chancellery are at Bu
charest.]
BUSMANS REPULSED AT LOVAT8.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, August 8.—A Reuter from
Constantinople states the Porte has in
formed Minister Layard that it ts abont
to oomplete the fortifications and increase
tho garrison of Gallipoli. The Porte adds
it will be able to defend Gallipoli against
any attack.
Oaman Pasba telegraphs from Plevna
that eight battalions oi Russian infantry
and eight squadrons of oavaly attaoked
Lovats, and Tuesday tbe garrison at
Lovata having been re-inforeed by five
battalions of infantry and somo cavalry
from Plevna, repulsed tbe Russians, who
lost 300 killed and 000 wounded.
ENUEANU.
CHANGE OF BEOBETARY AT WASHINGTON—
SUCCESSOR OF MR. HUNT.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
New York, August 8.—A. Wheelock,
Chairman of tho Stock Exohange, resigned
to-day, and annouuoml that be was un
able to meet his coutraots. His liabilities
are not largo.
CUBA-
GEN. CAMPOS RETURNED TO HAVANA—IN"
8UROENT CHIEF KILLED.
Havana, August 8.—General Martinez
Catnpoa arrived at Havana last night, pri
vately. No offloial reception waa givon
him. Tbo General had a aevore fall from
bis horse near Santiago de Cuba Home-
time ago, but he received no serious injo
ries. It is supposed tho Insurgent Chief
Gasha Betancourt has keen killed in an
action in the jurisdiction of Puerto Prin<
icipe.
London, August 8.—Hon. FranoiB
Plunkett, Secretary of the British Lega
tion at Washington, has been transferred
to 8t. Petersburg. He will be replaced
by Victor A. W. Drummond, at present
Secretary of British Legation at Rio de
Janeiro.
Ia the House of Gammons the appoint
ment of Mr. Wm. H. Smith, of the Joint
Secretaries, to tbe Treasury as suocessor
of Pight Honorable Geo. Ward Hunt,
First Lord of tbe Admiralty, dooeased,
was announced officially.
A Router from Calcutta SAys the fam
ine is increasing in Madras Presidency.
FRANCE.
MAOMAHON ON A TOUR -PROTEST OF NEWS
PAPERS.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Paris, August 8.—It is decided that
President MacMahon will visit the west
ern, central and southern departments
dnriug the present month.
A deputation of Parisian journalists
waited upon Minister Foulon to-day and
protested against measures tending to re
strict tho sale of newspapers.
WiH
Washington, August 7.—Indications—
South AtUiuiio and Gulf States, north aud
east winds, stationary or higher tempera
ture aud pressure, aud numerous rains
will prevail, followed by partly oloudy or
ole«r weather.
this city had an interview in New York
with Aristarehl Bey, Minister for Turkey
to the United btitea, when the following
conversation kook place:
His Exoellenoy— 1 This is a very sad war,
but it is one for whioh we are eertaiuly
not to blame. For tho last twenty years
Kassil has endeavored, by every moans
in her power, to foroe upon us a pretext
for war. Wo have always treated her
with the greatest consideration; wo have
suffered the greatest possible indignities ;
but uow that war is forced upon us we in
tend to do the best we eau and tight to
the last gasp.
Q.—The war has not been brought to
so speedy a termination as waa expected.
His Exoellenoy—No. Every one here
appeared to think we should be Swallow*-
ed up; but yon seo we are still fighting,
and, although we are sadly inferior to the
Russians, yet, perhaps, one of those
pieces of luok may ooonr whioh may help
to rid us of this terrible state of affairs.
Q.—Do you consider your new Com-
mander~in-Ohief an able officer ? .
His Exoellenoy—Yob, he is a very good
soldier, but Suleiman Pasha is quite his
equal. It ia a very absurd report whioh
has got abroad that Mehemet Ali is a
German. He came to Turkey when he
was quite an infant,and has been brought
up and educated in Turkey. He is as
much a Turk as I am, although his origin
is German, and his father’s name was, I
believe, Schulz.
Q.—What do yon think of the feeling
in Amerioa with regard to tho war V
His Exoellenoy—At first, when tho war
broke out, every one here seemed to
sympathize with tho Hussions. It went,
indeed, so far that it was expeoted that
the American ladies would go in a body
to the Hnssian Embassy and throw their
diamonds at tbe Minister’s feet for the
use of the Ozar, but now tbe fouling
seems pretty evenly divided. The He-
publioana seem to side with Husaia and
the Demoorats with Turkey. But at tbe
oommenoement of the war so many mis
takes were made and so muoh false nows
was published in the papbrs that I do not
wonder at the feeling being with Russia.
Everybody knew more about Turkey than
I did myself. The gentlemen of tho
press used to make some dreadful blnn-
dors iu geography, and when 1 pointed
oat these mistakes they persisted they
were right, and even dowu to tbe very
provinoe of whioh I whs ouoe Governor.
Q.—Talking of officers, how is Gol. Ba
ker appreciated ?
His Exoellenoy—-From all accounts, his
services are very muoh appreciated, es
pecially as a cavalry officer. I was asked
the other day by an American gentleman
if l did uot consider that the appoint"
raent of no notorious a person as Gol. Ba
ker waa a mistake. I told him that I did
not think it was any worse than the
recognition Mr. Hqqry Ward Beecher
by the Americans.
Q.—The stoppage of tbe Providence
Tool Company is rather a serious matter ?
His Exoellenoy—Yes. I only heard of
it thie morning, and there lunst be some
mistake. I communicated at onoe with
Affek Pasha, and the matter will bo set
tled in a few days.
Q.—It appears the company do uot
wish to burden themselves with any fur
ther risk, and therefore deolino to in
crease their liabilities by oArrying on such
expensive works.
Hia Exoellenoy—They havo been paid
for 400,000 rifles, I believe, and although
the country if in anything but a flourish
ing condition this matter will doubtloss bo
attended to at once.
Q.—What do you think of tho Emperor’s
request to Englaud respecting the Egyp
tian troops in the Balkans ?
His Exoellenoy—I think it is no doubt
true, but I also think it is tho most absurd
piece of nonsense imaginable. Englaud
is, however,too sensible not to soo through
such a very thin veil. No doubt it was
thought that ltussia was making a groat
concession when she informed Lord Derby
that she would not carry the war into
Egypt. Why, the thing was absurd, sir;
how was she going to get thore ?
She has no fleet, and as to her coming
from Asia Minor, I think whatever might
have beeu her ohancos from that direc
tion, they exist no longer. Even suppos
ing Kars had fallen and the Russians
wore masters of that part of Asia Minor,
the distance between Er/.eroum and the
Egyptian frontier does not mean one day’s
maroh or two; it is a very considerable
disianoe, and not even practicable in a
fortnight or three weeks. If the Russians
had 100,000 men in Syria, or even half
that number, they then might say to Eng
land, with some sort of basis, we do not
intend to cross the Egyptian frontier.
But they have no army there; they have
no troops with which they can possibly
reach Egypt, or means of getting them
there. What, then, is the use of this
empty concession, followed by the absurd
intimation resnooting Egyptian troops on
the Balkans? Besides, if Egyptian troops
are thore, they havo killed somo of these
troops as well as the Turkish ones. And
they treat them in tbe same way as they
would any others to whom they may be
opposed.
Q —How do you account for Goneral
Gourka’s rapid advance and passage of tho
Balkana ?
His Exoellenoy—That was no doubt ef"
feotod through tho agency of the Bulga
rian insurgents—Huacs they are called—
who have taken refuge in tbe Balkans for
.some time past, and ought long ago to
have been summarily dealt with. But for
the weakness of our forces Gen. Gourka
would have been out to pieces before tho
Sohipka was taken.
Q —What is yonr opinion about tbo ac*
tion at Plevna ?
His Exoellenoy—We have gAinod a groat
viotory, and that against a superior force.
The Russians acknowledged to 160 guns,
just three to one of what we had. It may
do good ; I am no enthusiast, nor do I
wish to boast; I only bopo, and I know
what little material we havo is good. I
think the battle of Plevna will delay mat"
ters, and I also tbink tho Russians will
lose a great many men by disease. But
they are three and four to one. All
can do is to struggle to the end.
Q.— Do you hope for assistanco from
England?
Ilia Exoellenoy—It is hard to say. If
England would land 00,000 troops iu
Bulgaria, which she oan do, the whole
thing would be settled at onoe. Russia
would uot dare to go on. Prince Bih-
marok’s polioy is unfathomable, and, ah to
Austria, we do not know what to think.
One thing is certain: As matters now
stand, the Russians eau not boast of any
material advantagee. It is true they
have taken Nikopolis, and we have boon
beaten onoe or twioe, but we have also
done something, and my information
about Plevna aud Yeni~Saghra ia offloial
and correct.
Q.— If England were to send a force to
Gallipoli, do you think this would be
sufficient excuse for Russia to occupy
Oocfetantinople?
His Excellency—England will not send
troops to Gallipoli, for that would bo use
less. They might as well be scut to Con
stantinople; besides, such a movement
would not be permitted by the other
powers. At present our only chance is
to strive ou, in tbo hope that one of those
chauoes may occur whioh often decides a
war iu favor of the weaker party. There
is one thing iu our favor, and tfiat is
wo aro far better artillerists than the Rus
sians.
Q.—Have you information relative to
tho atrocities that aro so much talked of ?
11 iH Exoollenoy—My dear sir, yon kuow
what war is; you also know what a Cos
sack is. I know there have boon fearful
deods committed on both sides. How
oan it be helped ? War is war. Banhi
Bazonks and Cossacks are Basbi-Bazouka
and Cossacks. What can yon expect ?
Of oue thing you may bo sure, the war
will not be over to-day, or to-morrow, or
months bonce. It will bo a very long and
a very dreadful one.
Such wore the gonoral viows of tho
Turkish Minister—a man in no way big
oted or opt to tako a oue-sidod view, for
his excollouoy is a very bright specimen
of the niodotn Turk, a refined gontlomau,
with broad views of his own country,
knowing full well its faults,and esteeming
its redeeming qualities. He is no enthu
siast, aud even in this, the moment of
victory, is little inclined to hoant. FiVi-
dontly he is fearful for his country, but
bo is also hopeful. Ho does uot despair
of foreign intervention, and he fully esti
mates the vast superiority of the Rub*
si ads. At tho same he does not consider
Tnrkey, at this moment, in the perilous
position she is supposed to ocoupy.
“TOLD YOU SO.”
Tli© Greatest Living General
Baltimore (Janette ]
Delloaoy should have forbidden Marshal
MaoMahon to say that Grant is “the
greatest living general.” It would havo
been more becoming in him to have
asoribed that place to Von Moltke. For
Von Moltke siunshod Franco in a single
campaign, capturing MaoMahon’s army
mul its Emperor. We therefore doubt
very muoh that MaoMahon gave this high
praise to Grant. It may be a part of tho
system of puffery aud ilunkeyiHtu that is
manufacturing strength forUrant in 1H80,
Imt the Marshal's reasons for considering
Grant the greatest living gonoral aro
based upon large and curious misinform"
ation. The “sunorior control evinced by
General Grant” said the Marshal, “iu
moviug largo masses of mou and his
opiniatretf in adhering to his plan of cam*
paign, murk him hh the greatest of living
generals.” Superior control of large
masses of men is what Grant never dis
played. They were sent to him iu
quantities, but ho used them iu de*
tail, and never oarried out with them a
great concerted movement, llis reverse
of skill in handling large bodies of men
ib shown by tbe fact that Lee, with one-
third his force, presented front to him
and neutralized to a great dogree his su
perior uumberu. llis lack of skill iu this
respect is shown by the fact that he lost
moro men from the Rapidan tothoChiok-
ahoniiny that wore in Lee’s whole army.
He put his men into slaughter-pen aftqr
slaughter-pen, while ho sat off in tho rear
smoking nud saying, “tieud tbo mou in.”
Tho unflinching pluck with whioh Graut’s
troops marched up to death is worthy of
all Admiration, but it is unjust to take
glory from thorn anu give it to the gener
alship of Grant. Tho test of a great
leader is tho accomplishment of large re*
Hulls with insufficient matoriul. Granr
had superabundant material of all kindnt
and yot was foiled for a yea,
by tbe shadow of an army, which
surrendered to him at last not twenty
thousand men. Grant won. It is
true. He has that test of merit—success.
But he says himself iu his report he won
by “attrition,” by giving two lives for
one, nutil the rebel force was worn down.
But can this bo oalled genoralsbip, or tbe
skillful moving of largo massoH of men ?
Turn from this picture to Von Moltke.
There was a man who did handle large
masses wi**i skill. The campaign of Kou
igraiz was a marvel, a thunderbolt. Tbo
wholo vast strength of Austria was broken
in a campaign of six weeks. Then the
FiAUCo-Prussian war—it was a scries of
snob staggering blows that in a short sum
mer tbe army of Bazaine, 177,000 men,
surrendered; MhoM ton's army of 120,-
000 surrendered, and tho vaunted strength
of n military empire laid in tho dust.
That was generalship, and MacMnhon
mokes himself ridiculous when he ignores
It, and says Grant’s “attrition” makes
him the groatest living soldier.
VAGING AN 01.11 MOItF.
I IOWA. MAN ARRESTED AT COAL CITY,
GEORGIA, FOR THE ALLEGED FORGERY OF
$100,000.
Nashville, August 7.—A spooial to tho
American, dated G'owon, Tennessee,
August 0, says : Captain Robinson, who
was arrested at Coal Oily, Ga., by 8horifI
Stewart, on a charge of forgery, was
turned over to E. II. Wood, at this plooo
to-day. Mr. Wood will start with the
prisonor to-night for Iowa, in whioh State
tho offeuso is alleged to havo been com
mitted six years ago.
John W. Robertson, alias Captain G.
Robert son, was arrested at Coal City,
bottor known as tho Dado county coal
iniucs, Sunday morning, by Sheriff II. P.
Btowart, of Franklin county, Tennessee,
upon a requisition from the Governor of
Iowa, handed him by P. II. Wood, of
*DeWitt, Clinton county, Iowo, who
charges Robertson with having forged a
deed, six yoars ago, to land owned by
him; sold it for $25,000 aud pock
eted tho money. Wood also claimed
that Robertson had forged drafts upon
Iowa hanks to tho amount of $75,000,and
he had not been heard from until quite
recently, when he (Wood) tracked him
into Tennessee, and at last found him at
Coal City. When Wood came up, after
Robertson had beeu arrested by the sher
iff, Robertson recognized Wood and shook
hands with him. From Coal City Rob
ertson was brought here, whero he offered
to compromise matters by the payment of
$1,500 in cash. Wood, however, left
here to-night with Robertson in custody
and will take him through to Iowa.
Robertson left a wifeand three children
at Coal City, whore ho held the position
of superintendent of coke ovens, and ro-
reived a salary of about $200 per month,
ne was regarded as the best coke manu
facturer in Tennessee, haung obtained a
thorough knowledge of tho business.
Robertson is a lino looking mao, having
black hair and beard, aud an excellent
address. By his steady application to
business ho had not only won friends, but
had become pnmiiueut among the citi
zens of that looality.
PIG IRON KELLI Y S PREDICTION OF THB
LABOR REVOLT—HIS VIVID PICTURE Of
THE DIRE RESULTS Of BHERMANI0H.
Washington, August 2, 1877.—Apropos
of the great labor strike, however, it is
in order to reoonnt on incident and recall .
a bit of Congressional debate which, in
the light of recent events, may well lay
claim to being a bit of prophecy.
Day before yesterday I sat sweltering
in my office, wondering how I should get
up energy to write, when a heavy step
sounded on tbe stairway, a deep, rich,
musical voice echoed along the hallway
and following the shadow of Jndge Kel
ley’s tall, gaunt form fell athwart the
threshold. Tbe Jndge is not handsome.
He is very tall, very long, has the con
ventional stoop of the hard student; at
the base of his cervical vertebra),a growth
of stubby beard and bristly hair, and the
general appearance of a laboring man
carelessly dressed up in his second
best, and not quite certain what
do with bis large bands and
larger feet. But, if the Judge is
not handsome, he ia whole-souled and
kindly-hearted, unquestionably the best
rend man in tbe country on his pet hobby
of finance (whether the conclusions he
has reached are sound or false), an en
tertaining talker and a welcome gneat al
ways. As I said, the Judge came into iny
office yesterday, and I knew at a glance,
by the gleam of satisfaction in his eye,
that he was loaded to the muzzle and waa
bound to ahoot.
“Well, did I not tell you so ?” was his
salutation, but printera’ ink fails utterly
to give the rich melody of his voice and
the subtle commingling of triumph and
song, and his voice, as he went on to talk
qf the riots and their cause, and of the
abase whioh had beeu heaped upon him
for maintaining, these many years, so
stoutly that the polioy of contraction
would bring a financial panic and bread
riots if perHisted iu. Catching sight of a
rack of Congressional Records, he stepped
quickly to it, pulled vol. 4, part 4, first
session Forty-fourth Congress, from ite
place, turned readily to page 8847, seated
himself, laid the book open across bis
lap, oleared bis throat, and, half reading,
half declaiming, proceeded to give the
following extraot:
“Mr. Kelley—Mr. Chairman, I hope
that no reduction of any part of the army
will be made. The case of Texas is; an
obvious appeal for more men than she
now has. We eannot measure our present
necessities by our past history, especially
onr ante-war history. We now nave a
system of internal taxes, onerous, oppres
sive and exasperating, oue whioh requires
the maintenenoe of troops in many sec
tions of the country to enforce it, not only
in the fastnesses of the Boutb, for in the
city of Brooklyn government troops have
had to olear out the crooked stills, and to
fight the people in the streets who were
pelting them with stones and other mis*
siles. I reply to my Colleague that this
system of taxation is the enemy that ne
cessitates tbo maintenenoe of a foroe of
iufautiy along the sea coast. History re-,
peats itself. We are now living over again
the history of Eugland between 1819 and
1828. It reqired her troops, infantry and
cavalry, to hold in order her starving
working people. Our Bristol and Feter-
loo may come to us, if from now until
tbe first of January, 1879, we
continue to close workshops, factories
mines, forges and furnnoes as we have
since tho passage of the resumption aot.
Millions of our people are already out of
employment. During the last eighteen
mouths, many of them have had to live
upon their savings. Many of them start
ed into that brief period owning their
homes. They were well olad ; they bad
rauny things whioh the auctioneer might
sell or on which the pawnbroker would
advance money. The number of small
depositors in savings banks shrinks away
week by week. Tho total deposits in tbe
savings banks are taking a retrograde
movement, and showing a diminution.
The working men’s homes are being sold
at HhoziffH Hale in my city by the tens and
by the hundreds. The furniture in their
houses is diminishing; their apparel U
exhausted. Already, in Indianapolis, a
fact to whioh I bad occasion to call the
attention of the House tbe other day, the
people aro asking how they may proteot
themselves against armed bands of idle
aud hungry workingmen. Nearly three
years more of this horrible life lies
before us. I warn my colleague (Mr.
Randall) that any ecouomy that will pre
vent e Government from doing as the
British Government did, ride down the
starving peoplo with dragoons, bayonet
them by tbo infantry, aud force them into
submission to legal robbery, may, if the
resumption aot is to be maintained and
enforced, deprive tho Government of the
power to onfor o the law. But if tho re*
sumption act should be repealed, if we
quit burdening the community with in
creased taxes for the purchase of silver
for small change and give them the cur
rency they onoe bad, a median? of ex
change sufficient in volume to enablo the
employer to buy labor, and the laborer,
having sold his skill and knowledge, to
pay for and consume the products of oth
ers, wo mny escape the need of an army
in our manufacturing oenters. But, on
tho other hand, if the finauoial legislation
now prevailing is to be maintained, I
warn my oot’sagaeandall other mad econ
omists aga' ist depriving the Government
of power to main* .in order in onr mining
and manufacturing interests.”
It has long b ien cn Ummy and com
mon to consider the old financial war
horse of Pennsylvania as at least fanatical
and wild in his pet hobbu i of “pig iron”
and “interconvertible bonds,” but in the
light of recent events, these words of his,
spoken on the floor of the House on the
ltith of June, 1876, over a year ago, sound
wonderfully prophetic, aud l*ke the words
of one whose thoughts on the subject,
which has now forced itself into promi
nence, have not been superficial or wholly
to no purpose.
W. An LITTLE.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW,
Office over J. A. Frazer’s hardware store,
feb4 tiin
The American l*eople.
No peoplo in tho world suffer as mnoh
with Dyspepsia as Americans. Although
years of experience iu medicine had fail
ed to accomplish a certain and sure rem
edy for tins disease and its effects, auch
ns Sour Stomach, Heart-burn, Water
Brash, Sick Headache, Costiveness, Pal"
pitutiou of tbe Heart, Liver Oomplaint,
coming up of the food, low spirits, gen
eral debility, etc., yet aince the intro"
daction of Green’s Auabsr Flower we
believe there is no ease of Dyspepsia that
canuot be immediately relieved. 80,000
dozen sold last year without one case of
failure reported. Go to your Druggist
and get a Sample Bottl6 for 10 cents and
try it. Two doses will relieve you. Reg- •
alar Size 75 cents. myS d&wly
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