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(Ealtnulm uqnircf. yoL. xix. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1877. NO. 200 TO THE PEOPLE. Submission of the Capital Ques. tlon. GENERAL TOOMBS AND HIS MONEY BAGS — COMPLIMENTS TO A DELEGATE FROM MUS COGEE—THE MYSTERY OF ADJOURNMENT. Special Correeponience Enquirer-Sun.] Atlanta, Wednesday, Aag. 22. The great Capital question is settled, and just what I wrote you some time ago probably would be done, has oeourrod. The minority of the committee have come before the Convention and won the fight, apparently with all ease—so easily indeed that the orowded galleries were no little surprised at the unexpected result. An effort was made to take up the question Monday, but it was staved off and made the speoial order for Tuesday at 11 o'olook. When that hour arrived one could scarcely get standing room in the galleries. All the seats were ocoupied by ladies and the few hundred gentlemen who persisted in being present, wore com pelled to push and mash each other as best they oould. It was deoidedly THE SENSATION OF THE SESSION. The fun began by a demand from Mr. Furman, of Milledgeville, that the report be taken up. There was some slight ob jection and Mr. F. waxed hot. Qe was really enthusiastic in the first of the fight and in a brief, but vehement oratorical splurge he demanded the report. The Convention was not disposed to be cap tious and the report came forth. The reading clerk sang out the long details of Atlanta’s glowiDg proposition and the re commendation of the majority in its favor. The galleries winked confidently at trusted friends below. The minority report was read and the fun began. Gen. Gartrell addressed the Convention in be half of Atlanta and made a really strong speeoh in favor of putting it in the Con Btitution as the capital. He stated hiB oase well and in spite of an extension of his time had more to say when the g&vol fell. He was followed by Col. Miles W. Lewis, of Greene, one of the Bhrewdest men in the Convention but not one of the perpetual prattlers. Colonel Lewis wbb chairman of the capital com mittee bnt he aigned the minor ity report, to Bubmit it to the people. He made an admirable speeoh, stating that he appeared as the champion of no particular place, but he stood for the right of the people to say where their oapitil should be. His argument was strong and had no little effeot on the Convention. Mr. Tift spoke on the question, but he had about reaohed the core of his argu ment when his fleeting time was out and the Convention was about evenly divided on a motion to extend it, so he sat down oalmly but evidently not satisfied. Old man Holcombe, of coarse had his say, and presented a substitute which was fortunately not adopted. Judge Wright had a substitute whiob was almost poetio in its utter impraotioabiiity and the Convention, with a firm but affeotionate hand, smoothed it out on the table,- in spite of the warning uttered by the gentleman, that if the Convention did oertain things ho would “oppose the Constitution with all his strength and ability." “Jim” Brown put the oase of Atlanta in a manner that would have done credit to the ingenuity of bis more famous, but not more talented brother. The prettiest talk on the question came from George Fierce, of Hanoook. He wrapped it in smiles and touohed it with the oolors of rhetorio until the subjeot began to assume a politico-literary as pect. Mr. Pierce is one of the moBt - brilliant young men in the State, and one of the most influential. As an orator he has natural gifts, which he has cultivated until bis words fall with a delicious smoothness and his ideas bloom with on almost tropioal luxurianoe. But his dan ger lies just here : While his mind is emi. nently practical and he is as useful in the committee room as in debate, yet bis somewhat fiorid style does not have the effeot that might be prodooed by a sterner oratory. However, he has only to prime. His exuberanoe is the result of a brilliant imagination and a fine fancy, and is no evidence of thBt spreadeagleism whioh so long begummed American oratory and made it the subjeot of English Batire and burlesque. It is natural for a young man to speak in the glowing figures of fanoy, rather than in the oold periods of mathe matical statesmanship. You will find even in Calhoun’s early speeohes some gleamings of a rhetorio wbioh afterwards vanished before a ponderous olose-linked logic. But I wander. Calhoun has very little to do with the question of locating Georgia's capital. When the vote came on the minority report there was such an overwhelming Bound in favor of adoption that the advo cates of the majority report gave quite a moderate negative protest and forbore to expose their weakness by a call for the yeas and nays. There was a sense of dU- appojptment in the galleries for the gen eral conviction among the good people of Atlanta was that the name of their thrifty city would be carved in enduring stone and placed in the structure which is now being raised for generations to oome. I am sorry of their disappointment but its occasion, independently considered, gives cause of congratulation. The Conven tion steered through the breakers finely. . It arrived at a settlement of a long vexed question, which will not only submit it to the fairest arbitration, but will induce a decision that will he final. The majority ■of the Convention will undoubtedly sup- poG the olaims of Atlanta before tbe peo ple, and aoute observers pronounce her sucoess at the polls almost oertain. At any rate, whichever applicant is defeated will have no ground for complaint, though it may have oocasion for deep regret. It is an act of courtesy if nothing else to allow the people to have something to say in the location of their oapital. OEN. TOOMBS has just given a moBt practical and pleaa- ant solution of the trouble whiob came down on the Convention when tbe Treas urer turned his baoq and tbe Attorney General firmly said to the demand for pay above the purse flung out by legislative liberality that “he couldn’t see it.” It will require more than an ordinary Treas urer and an Attorney General to lead the gentleman from Wilkes to “his rou'a end.” He was very calm on the subject of pay all the time, and as his heart ia easily touohed with financial woe, I was sure be would not let the humblest sov ereign go hence penniless. He quietly went out one morning and borrowed about $1!G,000, whioh he has turned into the Treasury. The Convention was informed of his action yesterday afternoon and there was QUITE A COMMOTION on the floor and in tbe galleries. After adopting the report of the committee on expenses, whiob accepted Gen. Toombs’ proposition to loan the money, the follow ing was proposed by the ohairman of the committee : Your committee oannot, at this oppor tune time, forego the pleasure of giving some publio expression of the gratitude of this Convention, and the people of Geor gia in aoknowleding the disinterested lib erality, and irreproachable devotion of our distinguished fellow oitizen, General Itobeit Toombs, to the interest of our be loved State. Wherufore, Be it resolved, That the thanks of tbe Convention and the people of Georgia, though this Convention, be and the same are hereby unanimously tendered Gen. Toombs for this unmistak able evidence of his devotion to the oause of Liberty, Truth and Georgia. [Long continued applause.] Upon its adoption every man in the Convention rose to his feet save one. He sat evidently alfeoted and while there was on the floor a greatful tribute to his un selfish devotion and the galleries were ringing with applause at his magnificent act, he sat calmly gazing at the floor, and some say that his eyes told the tale of hiB emotion and a great big tear rolled down his cheek. A HIOH COMPLIMENT was bestowed last Monday on your repre sentative, Mr. Franois Fontaine. After he had finished his speech on the home stead question, Mr. Jenkins approaohed him with difficulty and, shaking hiB hand, said : “I want to congratulate yon upon your excellent speech. It is the best we have heard on this question, and I think the b6st we will hear.” This coming from Buch a high source is no ordinary compliment. Several other distinguished gentlemen complimented the same speeoh. It was a fine effort—clear, precise and pointed, presenting the very strongest points of objection to the artiole of waiver. I would like to inform you when the Convention WILL ADJOURN, but that is a mater about whioh the body itself seems to know little and care less, I deoline to make any attempt at its solu tion. Tat. PENNSYLVANIA. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION Isatrce JLttendance. Strong Address of Congressman Stenger, the Permanent Chairman. Platform Denounces Electoral Fraud and Adopts the Financial Plank of the St. Louis National Convention. ATLANTA. IIOMESTBAD PERFECTED AMD TO BE :HCUMITTED AS A SEPA RATE ISSCK. FIRST BALES OF COTTON. DEM. TOO.VIIIS’ LOAN. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Atlanta, August 22.—The homestead was finished and will be submitted as a soporato issue, and independent of the Constitution. It is sixteen hundred dol« lars, with right of waiver without the wife’s consent. Two bales of new cotton were received from W. 8. Trimble, Hogansville, classed middling. Brought eleven cents. [Old cotton will bring that mueh.—Ed. F. H. R. PRESS DISPATCH ON OEN. TOOMBS* ACTION. Atlanta, August 22.—The State Trees urer, under the decision of the Attorney General, would not advance to the Con stitutional Convention more money than was appropriated by the Legislature, The Convention passed an ordiuanoe au thorizing the President to borrow money to defray the expenses of the Convention, to be repaid by the next General Assem bly, upon whioh Gen. -Toombs loaned the Convention $25,000. MINNESOTA. A $750,000 FLUE AT ANAKA. Chicago, August 22.—The following are the losses by the fire at Anaka, Minn, yesterday: Washburne & Co. three million feet of timber, insurance $30,000; AnAa Lumber Company two million feet of lumber and plaining mill, two ware bouses, stable and offices — insurance $13,000. Twenty small dwellings of tbe mill employes wore burned and eight hundred yards of 8t, Paul and Pacific track wero destroyed. Aggregate loss estimated at $75,000. Hornclftvllte Ntrlber Re-Arreated. New York, August 22.—Barney J. Don ahue, the Horneleville striker, was dis charged from Ludlow Street Jail to day, by order of the Sheriff, his term of sen tence for contempt having expired. He was at once re-arrested by Sheriff Sher wood, of SteQben county, who was pres ent with a warrant charging him with con spiracy. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Thoy jgk.ll SpoalL, DXVENS RECALLS OLD SLAVE MEMORIES— HAYK8 APOLOGIZES FOR AND GIVES KEY CHARACTER, AND KEY EATS MORE BUM BLE PIE, AND TALKS LIKE A REPENTANT FOOL, AND EVART8 PREACUER A SERMON. Harrisburg, Pa., August 22.—The Demooratio State Convention met in the hall of the House of Representatives at noon to-day. Many of the most promi nent Democrats in tho State were present. At 12 o'olook noon, Capt. Wm. McClel land, Chairman of State Central Commit tee, oalled tho Convention to order and presented the list of delegates returned to him, then handed the Convention over them. 8PBECU OF PERMANENT OHAIRMAN, CON GRESSMAN WM. S. STENGER. The Hon. Wm. S. Stenger, who, it may be remembered, made a strong speech against the half million subsidy to the Centennial Exposition, which it is fair to say has been paid back, is perma nent Chairman of the Demooratio Con vention. He said: Gentlemen of the Convention : Accept my sincere thanks for the honor of being selected to preside ovor your delibera tions. I congratulate you that wo meet with a full representation from every district in the State. There is one striking fact abont the Demooratio party, it never dies. Others rise and fall, oome and go with the ideas that oalled them into existence, but the Demooratio party lives on amid all vicis situdes, because its prinoiplcs are those of the Constitution. It haB boon defeated, laid out for dead, defrauded, [wild ap plause], but still it lives, and our oppo nents may as well take notice from its vitality that the whole earth lasts like seed time and harvest. Demooratio con ventions shall not oease. Defrauded, I say, because I am not unmindful of tb, faot that while I speak the chair of Wash ington and Jefferson is filled by a man rejected by a quarter of a million majority of the American people, and a decided majority of the electoral votes of the States. The wisdom of the recent Demooratio policy is being vindicated by tbe HayeR Administration—in two parts especially. In 1874 a Demooratio majority elected to the lower House of Congress and in stalled a plan for the adjustment of pub lio difficulties by applying the policy of economy, retrenchment and reform. They steadfastly adhered to it, and sixty mil lion dollars were thereby saved to the na tion. Every Republican newspaper said the Demooratio House was orippling the Government and was oruel to its em ployes. But a few dayB ago the financial Seoretary of the Hayes Administration goes to Ohio and olaims credit for his party, because it has recently dismissed a thousand employes. It was compelled to do so by the Demooratio House, and now oredit is olaimed by the Hayes Adminis tration. The Democratic party urged the remov al of the army from the South. It was felt that peaoe and prosperity would oome to the Southern States only in this event, and that business derangements only then would cease. The House stood firm as a stone wall against the proposition to pay the troops unless it was expressly stipulated that it should not bo used to sustain bo gus State governments. It was a unit for the bill, with this included ; a unit against it unless it was included, and now Sherman is praising Hayes beoanse he adopted the Democratic policy—another instance of economy compelled by the Democratic policy, credit for which is olaimed by tho Hayes Administration, I do not propose to detain this Conven tion with an extended speech, bnt to fol low the experience of my predecessor, venerable in Democracy if not in years You are competent to discharge your duty and in that way invoke harmony. But why harmony ? We are the party of law and order, and in all history there was no grander spectacle than thiB great party quietly submitting, for tho sake of peace and order, and tbe perpetuity of our free institutions, to tbe most monstrous polit ical fraud of any age ; for tbe aot of the Electoral Commission was a foul stain upon our national honor, whioh all rains in the sweet heavens cannot wash oat, APPLAUDED. The speeoh was very frequently inter rupted by applause, and every allusion to the aot of the Electoral Commission was loudly cheered. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING ELECTORAL FRAUD. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Harrisburg, August 22.—The Demo oratio parly of Pennsylvania and its del egates in convention assembled do de clare, First, That the indnotion of Rutherford B. Hayes in the office of President, not withstanding tbe eleetion of Samuel Tilden thereto, was a high crime against free government, whioh has not been con doned, and will not be forgotten. The same spirit of patriotism which forebore a contest upon the first offense, will resist and punish any attempt at a second. F UNCIAL PLANK. Tbe Democratic Convention reaffirmed and adopted the finanoial resolutions of the Natioual Domooratic platform adopted at St. LouiB in 1870. Washington, August 22.—Thoy con tinue to talk in New Englaud. GEN. DEVENS said a few years ago the church whioh yon are a part hero represented was torn and rent asunder by the great oonfliot of arms between liberty and slavery. Cer tainly, now that tho great questions in volved iu that content are settled, there is great reason to rejoioe. The members of tbe church and the South are again united. MR. HAYES APOLOGIZES FOR KEY. The President then said it is not best for one bred to the law to attempt to quote Scripture, but thero is something like this: ‘‘There is more joy over the repenting of one than over a hundred that have not gone aBtray.” We have with ns friend who was for four years against us, and more reoeutly made the mistako of voting against me, but now on tho ques tion of the integrity and maintenance of the Union, and on the question of free dom and equality to all men, no man is before. MORE OF key's HUMBLE SUBMISSION. Judge Key, the Postmaster General, spoke as follows: It would not be expec ted that I should appear here without em barrassment. It is not without feelings of sadness that I view the scene. I am carried back to my boyhood days, when in that far distant South, my sunny home, attended a meeting like this, for Meth odists, we fonnd iu that part of the Union, and my father was a layman minister in your church. lie has been gone now ten years, aud you have heard how I, his own son, bavo wandered. I will not attempt to quote soripture, for I might fail more ignally than the President; but I have heard an old hymn that reads— While tbe lamp holds out to burn, The vilest slnuoi may return.*' The fact that Gen. Devons and I are here together shows that the principles of religion have a hold in tho Cabinet, if not throughout the whole country. The peo ple of New Hampshire need have no fears of the people of the Booth. Both politi cal parties thero have endorsed tbe Con stitution and all of its amendments, and the people have been placed by the Presi dent and his policy on their good beha vior, and I am sure they will keep fheir faith. I thank you sincerely for this greeting, and I accept it not as a com pliment to myself, but as a mark of the feeling you have for the people of the South. SEORETARY EVART8 Was then introduced. He said : Ladies and gentlemen, when the founders of this Government formed it they laid its sup port sore on civil and religious liberty, and insisted on the entire separation of Churoh aud Htato. They were guilty of no such folly as would confound freedom in religion with freedom from religion. They wanted that there Bhould be one seat of united power and that in the hearts of tbe people. They woro religious people themselves, aud knew no method by whioh they could ho capable of self-gov- ment, but when they had been made ca pable of governing themselves. They insisted thut though there wero diversity of gifts, yet there should bo the same spirit. Now in this beautiful scene where all that makes nature and men worthy, worshippers is found. We have seen nothing wanting in the magnifioente of our reception. As we have ridden through your magnificent State, we have seen as it were that mountains skip for joy, and now literally the hills have clap ped their hands. The history of this peo ple Bhows that there was never a profound* er saying than—“Who bps not much meditated of God and man will ever be naught but blundering, political and sorry statesmen.” HAYES’ AND KEY’S SPEEOHES AT OONOORD. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Concord, N. H., August 22.—The pro cession arrived at the Eagle Hotel at 1:30 o'clock. Dinner was served at the hotel, at whioh tho Presidential party and prom inent gentlemen with their ladies, were present. At the conclusion of the dinner President Hayes, Secretary Evarts, Post master General Key,and Attorney Devons, accompanied by Governor Prescott aud staff, Senators Wadleigh and Rollins and others, escorted by.a military com pany, proceeded to the rotunda of tbe State House, where the President held a reception, and some 10,000 people—men, women and children—pa*seu through the hall and shook hands with him. After the roceptiou tho party proceeded to tho steps of the Capitol. Gov. Prescott said :—Folio w-oitizens, It is with groat pleasure I introduce to you the President of the United States. PRESIDENT UAYKH then addressed the assemblage as fol lows : Gov. Prescott, Ladies and Gentlemen : This custom of hand-shaking wbioh I have just got through with comes down to us through several generations, and it is not altogether a satisfactory proceeding; and now having shaken hands we hardly feel acquainted with each other. We wish to hear the voioe, and suppose it is as proper now os at any time to make my acknowl edgment to tho authorities of tbe State of New Hampshire, Governor and members of the Legislature, and to the authorities of the city of Concord for their kindness in bringing me to New Hampshire. We entered the State last Monday and have been making our way through it, visiting the remarkable scenery of the mountain regions under circumstances in every way favorable. The weather is perfect, the air bracing, and when on the top of Mount Washington there seemed nothing laoking to improve that wonderful spec tacle that is as surprising as it is perfect. It is possible we have had a few clouds in the sky, just euough to make tbe sky seem beautiful as their shadows floated over the great mountain; and, passing from that, we oame down into the region of tbe Lake ; that beantiful part of New Hampshire, where your great river —rivers, perhaps, take their rise—where the great Merriiuao, that river that builds up such cities as Lowell, Lnwreuoe and Manchester—takes its rise. So I oame on down here under a somewhat hotter sun than is your climate, I think. I met you, my fellow citizens, glad to exchange greetings with you, and to be met by you. I thought that it was not altogether prop er in meeting this people that I should talk politics to them ; men of all parties here met me—Democrats, Republicans and Independent Republicans ; Republi cans that are satisfied and Republicans that are dissatisfied. (Applause and laughter.] And really I feel, by tho wny, that [laugh comes in] that there is n pret ty large crowd hare. [Laughter.] Bnt at any rate we are here not to talk politics, and it does not seem proper to me that one in my situation should argue as to the measure he thinks proper to pursue. What you want in tho coantry as an Exeoutive is one that shall exeonte. That I believe to bo his duty, and all that I want of my oountrymou in that charit able judgment that iB proper to bo given by men among men, looking each other in the face, who believe that upon the whole the man boars looking in the face, who, whether he is right or wrong, after all menus to be right. [Cries of “Good!” and applause.] It is not a good thing to say of a man that his intentions are good, and there is a proverb. Now while we have had in the past dis trust between sections, alienation, tbe hostility of bad blood, I beliove, never theless, that with the oause removed the old harmony and concord may return. [Cheers of “Good!”] And I beliove it will return, and I believe in adopting measures that will tuako it return speedi ly. [Applause and cries of “Good!”] Then 1 don’t see but that in the main we agree as to the most needful thiug to be done, and oar only difference is upon measures by whioh we aro to accomplish that end, and this I must deoline alto- f ;ether to discuss. [ Laughter. J So now et me introduce to you a gentleman who is somewhat responsible for my blunders, and it is a great pleasuro to have some body to Uy it on. In the first place, there is a gentleman from the South who, it is said, captured tho good natured man from Ohio. Well, I cant say much about that. There may be something in it, but I thought then that wo captured him. He was very muoh iu error during four years, and his error continued up to last November, for aR I have been telling andienoes, he nmde a bad mistake in vot ing against me in November last, and yet upon the whole he seems to bo a very honest man, aud that is one thing that seems to disturb men iu polities. Thero are so many men who vote wrong. He has become better very fast. As I told the people up there, that if yon keep him among you a week or so, ho will be as good a Republican as you can furnish. Now I introduce to you Postmastor Gen eral Key. [Applause ] POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY Said : Fellow-Citizens : Tho President of the United Statos is fortunate in having some gentlemen npon whom ho can lay his error. I appear before you to-day with some embarrassment, I confess. I remember that years ago, away down in Tennessee, at the town whore I lived, Chattanooga, I heard a discussion in re gard to this State, and I am up to see how muoh truth there is in that discus sion. One of our distinguished citizens, Gen. Pierce, was then a candidate for President, and amongst others I was a Democrat then, and sopported him. There met at our town an immenso mass meeting of both parties. One of the speakers advocated the election of General Hoott and one Goneral Pierce. A Whig speaker insisted that Now Hamp shire was a very bad. Stato, and that Gen. Pieros was responsible for that state cf affairs. He Baid, by way of re ligious intelligence, that, by the Constitu tion of New Hampshire, the Roman Cath- olios were not allowed to hold office. Ho went on to say that this was one of tbe thirteen colonies of the original States of tbe Union. The reply of the Demooratio orator was that the Whig speaker was entirely mistaken; that N w Hamp shire was not one of the old Colonies aud or of the old States. [Laughter.] Tbe postmaster of on# city being supposed to be the most learned man of the place was appealed to, and he proved that the Demooratio speaker was right—[applause] -and that Now Hamp shire was a new State, and that satisfied the Demoorats and the peoplo generally. He thought that ns the Whig speakor was mistaken in one thing ho was mistaken in all. Now, my friends, I oame up hero ex pecting to see an old State, but every where I have seen evidenco of your thrift and prosperity, and I am not sure bnt that the Democratic speaker was right. You are more like young men, like active men, like men who are determined to work out a destiny, and a glorious desti ny at that. It is true, as the President hns kindly said a few moments since,that I was down in my own State supporting to the best of my humble abilities the election of another to the Presidency of tho United States, and suppose that no man was more sur prised than I when His Exoellenoy askod me to take a seat in his Cabinet. I sup pose, my friends, and this I feel I ought to say,that suob a step might not hurt me a great deal, but it might bo by him. [Laughter.] I supposed the Repubiioan party of the North would'say, what has this President, whom we have done so muoh to eleot, gone and taken that old' fellow who has been from bis earliest in fancy a Democrat, and who, in latter days, was a rebel, and taken him to bis Cabinet for? I supposed, my friends, and I am serious when I say it, they all thought iu the North there would be a burst of indig nant disapproval, for it w s certainly unusual. I have been grati fied to see that the great er part of the North have aocepted that appointment of his in a far difforent feeling, and I have felt satisfied from the beginning that it was au expres sion of the sentiment of the people of the North that they wore tired of this sectional spirit, and wished it to he for ever buried. [Cries of “Good !” “That's so.”J Now, my friends, tho men from these States assisted iu establishing onr Government and our Constitution, but soon after we had entered upou our career of national greatness, they entered into a controversy on the subject of slavery. I propose not to enter into the reasons of this controvesy, but state to you now that it is unfortunate that it ever existed. It is fortunate it is ended. Thero are men lived on this cotroversy, and are sorry it is ended. There are people at the South who are tired of it. They aooept the Constitution in good faith— all the Constitution with the amendments —are willing to stand by them and die by them if need be. [Applause.] If we are a free people, the great chasm whioh has separated the North and South has been olosed forever, and no slaves exist in this broad land of ours. This is a cause of congratulation as muoh to the people of the North, and, my friends, let me ask you, ask you here, let me ask yon every where, for us to seek for no quarrels. If quarrels wo must have, havo them else where, and let these sectional issues be buried forever. [Applause.] THE FALL TRADE. VIEWS OF TUE N. Y. TIMES. Trails I.nrf«r tlian Laat Tear and Outlook More Kilt on raffing, Tliough Prediction* Not So Bril II ant. New York, August 22.—The Times this morniug, reviewing the fall trade outlook, says: When last fall business men were invited to say what the prospeot in trade was for the immediate future, they were full of confidence that the bottom hod boon reaohed, and that a new era of pros perity was about to begin. It did not begin, however, immediately, and the winter to most of them was one of des pondence. Since then a very alight gen eral improvement has taken place, and tho condition and prospects are given an they appear to merchants themselves. In tho grain trade thero is groat hope of a good time coming with tho imtnonse orop from the West; and thero is a steady healthful growth in the produce and gro< eery trades, whioh encourages men who are satisfied with small profits. The volume of business done by grooers larger up to this time than it was at a corresponding date last year. Tho clothing manufacturers are feeling a small but good inquiry for their wares There has beeuand ia animation among tho boot aud shoe manufacturers, and the hatterH say they have not done so muoh business for many years. Hard as tho times are oalled, the piano makers have had a good business, and the dry goods trade reports indicate an im provement of from 30 to 50 per cent, in leading houses. There is not so muoh disposition to-day us there was last Au gust, to make sanguine predictions, but the oonviotion is strong upon business men that they will keep the ground they hAve recovered, and oontinno to do a fair business with moderate returns. WASHINGTON. THE QUESTION OF COLORED SUGARS A TBOUDLEHOME ONE. Washington, August 22.—The colored sugar question is proving to be a trouble some matter to tbe Treasury Department. The appraiser of New York had been here to find out, if possible, what his duties are in regard to the Denier sugars now restrained in that city, and how he oan dis charge the duties under tho authority of law. The importers are preparing to protect their interest from what thoy say is an unwarranted assumption of authori ty, for if the Treasury officials may sub jeot oertain sugars to one process, why may not imported sugars be subjeot to any process the Department may de cide upon. As to seizure of cargoes after Ootober 1st, importers state they will meet that issue in the oonrts. The mat ter is evidently one whioh perplexes all hands. The Department is advised that there have been large orders sent out from Boston, New York and Baltimore for the sugar now nnder the ban of the Government, now in New York in bond in large quantities, and besides large consignments are expeoted the latter part of tbe month, which will give the ap- praisers’ foroe additional trouble. THE BELLIGERENTS. Suleiman Pasha Attaoks Sehlpka Pats. OSMAN PASHA REPULSES RUSSIAN CAVALRY— GERMANY REMINDS TURKEY OF THE GENE VA CONVENTION AND A8K8 THE OTHER POWERS TO DO SO—COL. BAKER COMPLETES TURKISH GENS-d'-ABMES. TURKISH GENS d’aRMKS. Constantinople, August 22.—Tbe or ganization of a new Turkish gens d’ar- mee by Ool. Valentine Baker is completed. SULEIMAN PASHA FIGHTING FOR BOHIPKA PASS. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, August 22—The following offi cial Russian dispatoh was received at Rus sian general headquarters: Ganey Studeni, August 21. Forty battalions under Suleiman Pa sha renewed the attaok this morning on tho Sohipka pass and were again repulsed. The fight continues although darkness has set in. The enemy advanced simultaneously from Lafteha toward Selvi. Rifle firing began at noon at points ooou* pied by onr advanced guard. The result is unknown. OERMANY AND TUE PORTE. Special to the Enquirer-Sun.] Berlin, August 22.—It is officially con firmed the Gorman Government has taken occasion to remind the Porte of tho pro - visions of the Geneva Convention, to whioh it is a party. Germauy simultaue* ously asked the Powers whether they would make a similar representation at Constantinople. boumanxa. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Bucharest, August 22.—The Russo- ltoumanian convention respeoting Rou- mania’s aotivo participation in the war, is now definitely oonolnded. It is said tbe conditions are very favorable to the prin cipality. The Russians are strongly fortifying Knstendje with heavy artillery. Numer ous Russian reinforcements aro arriving in the Dobrudsoha. OHMAN REPULSES RUSSIAN CAVALRY. Osman Pasha, August 21, reports on- couutors with Russian cavalry at Ne- reinsk, west of Plevna, and at Antek, on tho road to Oaobanie. Iu both oases the Russians wore repulsed. at the South, 1 regret to say, who have Rio. SENATOR HORTON. HIS DOCTORS HAVE HOPEH. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Richmond, Ind., August 22.—Senator Morton passed an uneasy night and suf fered from a constant pain in tho right side, caused by imprudence in eating, and at four o’clock to-day his condition was considered critical. Two hours later he rallied, and up to this hour is resting eomfortably. Dootors Woodburn and Thompson had a consultation at 10 o'clock to-night and deoided that thero was no immediate danger, and that there was good reason for hopes. MEXICO. STEAMER ON A BEEF—COUNTRY QUIET— ^ BORDER TROUBLES TO RE STOPPED. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Havana, August 22.—Tho French steamer Vera Crnz, Mexioo, 10th, brings this: The steamer City of Havana, while un dor way from Tampico to Tnxpan, ran aground on the 15th on Tuxpan reef, and has fifteen inohes of water in her hold. As the steamer City of Merida passed her she endeavored to get her off, but failed A tug from Key West is expected to get the City of Havana off. The Diario, the official organ, has final ly published the memorandum of the Min biter of Ihe United States in issuing the orders to Gen. Ord. Perfect tranquility is reported through out the Republic. Measures bringing the border question to a satisfactory sett le nient are being discussed. Fluff Rialp*Arrived. Fortress Monroe, August 22.—'Tho United States steamer Richmond, flag ship of the South Atlantic squadron, has ved iu the Roads this morning from UREA'F BRITAIN. IRELAND CONDEMNING THE APATHY OF HOME RULERS. London, August 22.—A great meeting was held in the Rotnnda, Dublin, last night. Messrs. Biggar and Purnell were enthusiastically received. Both members strongly condemned the inactivity of the Home Rule Party generally. Tho resolution that this meeting takes occasion to offer its hearty thanks to those Irish Representatives, who in honorable contrast to the tame and spiritless conduct of the mass of the Home Rule members supported Mr. Biggar and Mr. Parnell. RAINY WEATHER THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS. There was a heavy general rain through- ought Scotland, Ireland and England yes terday. It extended southward last night reaobing London and most of the home counties. To day the weather Is more set tled and favorable. CHINESE COMPLAINTS OF THEIR TREATMENT. Edinburgh, August 22.—The London correspondent of tbe Scotsman telegraphs that he learns a petition from the Chinese in Cuba, complaining of cruelty of the Spanish planters, has reaohed England. It is said to entirely confirm tho state ments of the commissioners whose re port on the subject excited horror and in dignation in the early part of laat year. INDIANS. JOSEPH WHIPS BUBO HOWARD AND CAPTURES 200 OF HIS HORSES. Salt Lake, August 22.—Gen. Howard ventured too near the rear of Chief Jo seph, and he lost one killed and seven wounded yesterday. The Indians stole 200 of Howard’s horses night before last. Tho Montana volunteers are returning digusted, inouy of them on foot. General Sherman is at Helena, Mon tana. lUui«aelinN«tli Independent Ureen- back Party. Boston, August 22.—The Independent Greenback party will hold a State Con vention September 5tb, to nominate a State ticket. Woatlier. Washington, Atig. 22.—Indications— For tbe South Atlantic States falling barometer, southeast winds, oloudy and rains will prevail followed by cooler West erly winds and rising barometer. The Governor of West Virginia formal ly requested permission of the Governor of Maryland to move a body of armed men through tho Stato. Consent was given, and a Secoud Lieutenant, a Cor poral and throe privates went to Cumber land, laid iu a supply of tobacco ami “other ammunition,” aud returned to their camp. They arc starting another story on Carl Sohurz. They say now that he agreed in his famous Fifth Avenue conference to support Mr. Tilden, and then sold out to Hayes iu consideration of a Cabinet posi tion. This story may not be true, but certain it is that the oonrse of the confer ence was decidedly in the direction of Mr. Tilden, while Sohurz’s fondness for “a consideration,” at all times, has been amply aud sufficiently proven.
