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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1877.
NO. 220
WASHINGTON.
rREKDMAN’N BANAL U1VIDENU.
MGORMICK RESIGNED TO QO TO RUSSIA—
CABINET PERSONALS—RENEGADE KEY TO
CHAPERONE $500 PER SPEECH SOHURZ--
COMMISSIONER BAUM DIRECTS FOUR DEPU
TIES DISCHARGED—MOBTON BETTER.
CREEDMOOR.
TUE SCORES GIVEN IN FULL.
The Americans Win Over the British in
the International Match.
MCOBMICK resigned.
Washington, September 14.—Governor
MoCormiok has undoubtedly resigned, to
take effect at the earliest convenience of
Secretary Sherman. The Governor will
most likely go as Minister to Russia.
They have Morion better in mind and
body from having seen Hayes.
CABINET PERSONALS.
Key leaves to-morrow evening for
Louisville. Schurz is nndeoided. Evarts
also goes to Lonisvillo chaperoned by
Key.
BAUM ORDERS DISCHARGES.
Commissioner Ilium directs Collector
Freeland to dismiss foar deputies for
improper assessment on manufacturers of
tobacoo.
FREEDMEN’s DANE.
The Commissioners of the Freedmen's
Bank have funds to pay a dividend of ten
per cent., and suggest an organized gov
eminent to induce Congress to authorize
the purchase of oertain property to enable
them to pay twenty per oent.
MORTON NO WORSE.
Brady, of the Fostoffloe Department,
has the following from Kiohraond, Ind. :
Senator Morton is still doing well. He
haH experienced no bad effeots from yes.
terday’s excitement.
DANKEllt’S CONVENTION.
New York, Sept. 14.—The Banker’s
Convention resumed their session this
morning. It was poorly attended, many
having left for their homes last night.
The Convention will come to a close tbiB
afternoon.
The resolution pledging banking in
terosts to aid the Government in its
efforts to restore a speoial basis
was referred to the Executive
Council, as was also another giving
it as the opinion of the Convention that it
was advisable for the Federal Government
to exercise surveillance over Savings
Banks and'Loan and Trust Companies,Fire
Marine and Life Insurance Companies.
New York, Sept. 14.—In the Banker's
Convention the following members were
added to the committee: W. J. Desoher,
President of the National Exohange Bank,
Columbus, O.; E. B. Judson, President
of the First National Bank, Syraouse, N.
Y.; Hon. L Merrill, President of the Cit
izens National Bank; M. Hofferill, Presi
dent of the National Bank, Galveston;
Chas. Parison, President of the State Sav
ings bank. St. Louis; H. H. Camp, Cash
ier of the First National Bank, Milwaukee,
Wis.; Mr. CbristenBon, Cashier of the
Bank of Novada, San Franoisoo; O. L,
Baldwin, Caahier of the Merchants Na
tional Bank, Newark, N. J.; L. C. Mur
ray, Louisville, Ky.; John O. New, Presi-
dent of the Frst National Bank Indian
opolis; J. B. MoMillen, CaBhier of the
Mobile Savings Bank, Mobile, Ala., and
H. Drews(?), First National Bank, San-
duaky, Ohio. v
After a vote of thanks to President Hall
for the able manner in whioh he conduct
ed the proceedings, the Convention ad
journed.
HAYES AT 1'KEMONT, OHIO.
ADMIRATION SOCIETY—SHERIDAN’S TALK.
Fremont, Ohio, September 14.—The
mutual admiration here to-day was im
tense. Gen. Sheridan oonoluded it, he
said: I think the 23rd Ohio, ought to
have a battilion drill, and I think I could
give it a good battalion drill, bnt I oan
make a speech. I wish to say to you,
however, that I have not words to express
my gratification at being present here to
day. I oao bear testimoy to the merit,
and gallantry of the 23rd Ohio. I know
of the hard blows it struck
the great oonflict. I know the
individuals who came from it, and
sinoe the war I have discovered the mer
its of those men as civilians. In the
hearty enthusiasm you express at the
latest civil appointment of one of your
number, that of R. B. Hayes, as Presi
dent, I wish it to be understood that your
old commander at Cedar Creek and Ope-
qnan joins in that enthusiasm and rospeot
whioh yon have shown him to-day. [Pro
longed oheering. ]
YELLOW FEVER.
FIVE DEATHS AND MORE NEW GABES.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 14.—Five
deaths have occurred at Fernandina since
last report, and several new oases devel
oped. Dr. M. C. Farland from Savannah
Bays the disease is unmistakably yellow
fever, and will shortly beoome an epidem-
io. It is almost impossible to get at the
true condition of affairs there. The
Board of Health is now well organized,
and hospitals are soon to be established.
No Yellow Fever at Brunswick.
Port Royal, S. 0., Sept. 14.—The
quarantine restriction on vessels from
Brunswick, Ga., have been raised, aB of
ficial information has been reoeived that
no yellow fever is there.
Rascality in Iowa.
Burlington, lA.,Sept. 14.—Mayor Par
sons has decamped. There is a heavy
defioit in the sohool fund. The Mer
chants’ National Bank loses $50,000, and
there are other victims.
Creedmoor, September 14.—Five min
utes before eleven, Gen. Dakin and the
American team proceeded to the range.
They seemed as yesterday, oool and con
fident of viotory.
11:30—Two thousand people are pres
ent. The American team began firing at
11:10, Dakin opening with a score of four.
The British team have not begun firing
yet.
11:45—Heber, Blydenbnrgh and Jewell,
Americans, are doing excellent shooting.
The British toam began at 11:30 with a
soore of 5.
FIRST SHOTS.
First five shots 800 yards—American
191; British, 183—Amerioan total 575.
TIME OF BHOOTINO.
The British team finished firing at 800
yards range an hour later than the Ameri
oan team.
ORAND TOTALS.
Grand totals of Americans, 3,334 ; Brit
ish, 3,242. The Americans win by 92
points.
This doses the international match.
Creedmoor, September 14.—Americans
800 yards.
T. S. Dakin, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5,
, 5, 5, 4, 5—70; Frank Hyde, 4, 5, 4, 5,
5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5—72; J. L.
Allen, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5,
5—70; L. Weber, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5,
5, 5, 5, 5,5,5—74; 0. E. Blydeuburg, 5, 5,
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4,-78;
Maj. Jewell, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5,
5, 5, 5, 4—72; W. H. Jackson, 4, 5, 5, 4,
5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5—70; L. C.
Bruoe, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5,
5—74. Total, 575.
British, 800 yards. Rigby, 5, 5, 5, 5,
5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5—72; Milner,
5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5—
70; Col. Fenton, 3, 6, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5,
6, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5—70; Halford, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5,
5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5—72; Furguson,
5, 4, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5—70;
Humphrey, 3, 5, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5,
5, 4, 4,-04; Evans, 5, 6, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5,
6, 5, 5, 5, 5. 5, 5—72; Lt. Fenton—5, 5,
4, 4, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 6, 5, 5. 5, 6-69. To
tal, 559.
AMERICAN SOORE AT 900 YARDS.
Weber—5, 5, 4, 4, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 3, 6, 6,
5, 5, 5—71; Dakin—5, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5, 5, 4,
3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5—67 ; Jewell—4, 5, 6, 4,
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5—65; Hyde—4,
4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5—68 ;
Jackson — 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3,
5, 5, 5—66 ; Bruoe—5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4,
, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5—72 ; Blydenburg—5, 5,
5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5—72 ;
Allen — 5, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4,
5, 4—73. Total, 554.
British soore at 900 yards.
8. Fenton—4, 5, 2 6, 5, 4, 5, 6, 5, 5, 5,
2, 5, 4, 3—64 ; Milner—5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6,
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 0—66 ; Ferguson—
5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 6—
67 ; Col. Fenton—5, 4, 5, 5, 3, 2, 4, 5, 5,
5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4—06 ; lligby—5, 5, 5, 4, 4,
4, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5—09; Evans—5,
4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5^-07 ;
Humphreys—5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 5, 3,
5, 5, 5, 4—68 ; Halford—5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5,
5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5; 5, 5—09. Grand total,
536.
BOORE AT 1,000 YARDS—AMERIOAN.
Dakin—4, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 0,
3, 3, 5—61; Blydenburg—5, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5,
5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5—71, Bruoe—5, 5,
5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5—73 ;
Jewoll—5, 4, 5, 5, 6, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5,
5, 5-73; Allen-5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5,
5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5—70 ; Weber—3, 5, 3, 5, 5,
5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5—70 ; Hyde—5,
5, 4, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3—0:
Jackson—4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4 5, 3»
4, 4,-67. Grand total, 550.
BRITISH.
Humphreys—5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5,
5, 5, 5, 3, 5—03 ; Evans- 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5,
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5—66; Ferguson—4,
3, 0, 4, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5—63;
Milner—5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 0, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5,
45—02; Col. Fenton—3, 3, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5,
4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5—66; Lieut. Fenton—5,
5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4—70
Rigby—5, 4, 5, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5,
4, 5—62; Halford—2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5,
5, 5, 5, 5, 0, 5—66. Grand total, 518,
THE TURK0-RUSSIAN WAR,
RUSSIANS BOMBARD PLEVNA.
THEY ABE REPULSED ON THE LEFT AND LORE
THE REDOUBT CAPTURED TUESDAY—8IX
THOUSAND WOUNDED TO THE REAR—CZAR-
OW1TOH ARMY FORCED BACK — BAKER
PA8UA WINS A VICTORY—RUSSIANS IN ASIA
EVACUATE ARDAUAN AND RETREAT.
Receiver for a .Saving* Bank.
Special to Enquirer-Sun ]
New York, Sept. 14.—A receiver has
been appointed for the Long Island Sav
ings Bank.
Death of Wan, Hope Hull, of Au
gusta*
New York, Sept. 14.—A well dressed
man, aged G5 years, was found at a late
hour last night unconsious. From letters
on his person he is snpposed to be Wm.
H. IIull of Augusta, Ga. He showed
symptoms of having been poisoned.
Augusta, Ga., Sept. 14.—A dispatch
wan received here thin morning from
New York announcing the sudden death
of Wm. Hope Hull, of this oity. Mr.
Hull was one of the oldest and most
prominent lawyers in Georgia. It
thought here he died of apoplexy.
Deatli of a New York Prleat.
New York, September 14.—Rev. Thos,
J. Mooney, a well known Catholic priest,
and former chaplain of the Sixty-ninth
Regiment, died yesterday from injuries
reoeived by the falling from his oarriage
on the lltb instant.
Death of a Missionary.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Boston, Sept. 14.—Rev. Benjamin
Schneider, for forty-two years a mission
ary of the Amerioan Board in Turkey,
died at the City Hospital here to-day.
He was a native of Pennsylvania.
Many novelties and bargains this week
to be displayed at J. S. Jones’.
eodtf
REPORTED RUSSIAN SUCCESS.
London, Sept. 14.—All correspondents
confirm Russian official reports. Various
accounts of fighting on Tuesday around
Plevna concur in saying that the Turks,
up to five o’clock in I ho evening, repulsed
the continued assaults along the whole
line. The Emperor had left the field
when an aid-de-camp brought news that
twelvofresh Russian battalions had carried
the central salient redoubt, and another
redoubt, and thus retrieved the day.
BRUTE FORCE AND BAD RUSSIAN GENERAL
SHIP.
The Times' correspondent says the cap
tnro of the redoubts changes the whole
affair and converts a bloody repulse into
a final and perhaps permanent snocess.
In any esse the subsequent attacks must
be by sap and trench, for the last re
servos wero engaged on the Russian side.
The vnllor of the Russian troops is the
only thing to be praised, as the attack
was unskilfully directed and the waste of
life unneoossary. The Turks were very
skilfully handled. They must have lost
somo men in their two sallies in the open,
otherwise they wore completely covered,
and lay close till the moment of assault,
The correspondent of the Daily News
confirms the desperate fighting, and says
that at the dose thereof the Manulon re
doubt mentioned at the commencement
of his dispatch was intact.
TO STARVE 1HE TURKS OUT OF PLEVNA.
London, September 14.—It is a signifi
cant fact that two experienced military
correspondents of the Times and Daily
News, after witnessing the attack on
Tuesday, arrive ut the same oonolusion
that Plevna must be taken by gradual ap<
proaohes.
The Daily News' correspondent, writ
ing from the Russian headquarters, under
date of Wednesday morning, appears to
have been still unaware of any decided
Russian snooess, for he says the Emperor
and Grand Duke Nicholas were on the
battle field until 9 o’clock last night. The
Emperor returned to headquarters, at
Paredin, late Inst night. The battle field
of the last five days is silent this morning.
There is talk of submitting the Turkish
position to a regular seigo by stopping up
redoubts, while a close blockade is insti
tuted with the intent to starve Osman
Pasha’s forces. The villages included
within Osman Pasha’s main line are full
of supplies for tho simple wants of the
Turkish soldiers, and tho fields groan
with heavy crops of maize.
THE LOSSES
this morning are spoken of here as about
15,000 to 0,000, but there are no details,
The Emperor this morning has gone back
to the battle field to visit bis soldiers.
NO SUCCESS YET.
Unless the position of affairs is shortly
changed by a decided Russian success
the campaign will turn on the movements
of Mehemet Ali, and Suleiman Pasha
rather than on the fate of Plevna, but in
formation concerning this is of the most
meagre desoription.
TURKISH COUNTER MOVEMENTS.
A telegram from Shnmla, date of Sop-
tember 11, shows that Mehemet Ali’i
central column is still at Losolevo. Me
hemet Ali himself has gone towards
Eski Juma, nnd may be working west
ward to compel tho Russians to abandon
Tirnova and the Balkans.
POHirKA PAHS.
At Constantinople on Thursday tho war
office issued a telegram from Suleiman
Pasha, dated September 10th, reporting
that on the previous day a reconnoitering
party from the village of Schipka pushed
through the Balkans to the rear of the
Russian position, and captured the village
held by a small Russian force, ten miles
from Galerova,.
On the other hand, a speoial dispatch
to the Daily Telegraphy dated Schipka,
September 12tb, says that all was quiet
there, and nothing whatever was doing.
What portion of Suleiman Pasha’s army
remains at Schipka wo do not know, but
the Turkish war office bulletins men
tioned above would indicate that his own
headquarters were still there.
OSMAN PASHA REASSURES.
A Reuter from Constantinople dated
yesterday says reassuring dispatches have
been received from Osman Pasha.
IN ARIA—RUSSIANS RETREAT.
Special to Enquirer-Sun']
Constantinople, Sept. 14.—Mnkhta
Pasha telegraphs that the Russians have
evacuated Ardahan and retreated.
RUSSIAN BULLETIN—THEY BORBAUD PLEV
NA, BUT ABE REPULSED ON THE LEFT AND
LOSE ALL THEY GAINED.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, September 14.—Tho Russian
official bulletin, dated Poredin, Septem
ber 13, says yesterday, Wednesday, we
made no further attack, but bombarded
the Turkish fortifications and the town of
Plevna at short range. Towards 4 p. in.,
the town bogan to barn and two explo
sions were observed within the fortfica-
tions. Tho Turks made a feeble reply to
our fire, and directed all their efforts
against our left wing, whioh threat’
ened their rear. At this point
General Stabuloff repulsed five furious
attacks, but was compelled in the evening
after the sixth attack, to evacuate the
fortifications, which he captured Tuesday.
During Wednesday night our troops en
trenched themselves in their positions.
From the beginning of the battle up to
one o’clock Wednesday afternoon, 3,000
wounded have boon brought to the field
hospitals. There have been no commis
sion at other points of the theatre of war.
CZAROWITOH ARMY RETREATS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. \
Vienna, Sept., 14.—The Czarowitoh
army has withdrawn completely behind
the line of the Jautra. Unfavorable ru
mors are current as regard the Russian
position. The new bridge at Nikopolis
still unfinished on Wednesday, owing
to the scarcity of boats.
I'llANl'E.
THE TYRANNY OF A SO-CALLED REPUBLIC.
London, September 14.—A Paris dis
patch to the Times shows how Gambotta,
by taking advantage of all his teohnioal
rights can prevent judgment against him
from becoming definitive until after the
confirmation of his eleotion as a Deputy
which would protect him from imprison
ment. Tho correspondent evidently reply
ing to the argument of the Paris Gaulois
and Figaro, that judicial decision sentenc
ing M. Gambotta to three months impris
onment for an outrage deprives
him of civil rights for five years, con
tinues : I am perfectly aware that the
arrest enappel becomes definitive, wheu
it is delivered. If the oourt of cessation
does not quash the judgment, and that
inviolability, it oan have no retrospective
effect. I also know that as soon as it has
been delivered M. Gambetta may be
prison till tho decision of the conrt of
oessation, but I will not do any one, not
even those who are the most guilty of
this act of ministerial insanity, the injury
of believing that they would make use of
their power in that respoot.
AFTER MORE PAPERS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Paris, September 14.— Proceedings
have been commenced against he Bieu,
Publique and Le GauloiSy for reporting
Gambetta’s trial.
NO GRF.Af STANDING ARMY,
THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER BE GOVERNED BY
MILITARY POWER.
Judge Black’s letter to the Editor of tho i'ittfhnrg
Post.]
York, Pa., Sept. 3, 1877.
James P. Barr, Esq ,—My Dear Sir:—
It is quite out of the questiou, with my
present engagements, to write fully ou
the labor question, or even to give, as
requested, a few thoughts which arise
from a superficial look at the situation. I
have barely run over tho article of Col.
Scott, whioh is characterized by bis re
markable ability as a practical man. lie
means business, no doubt. 1 should like
much to hear from Mr. Gowon. He has
all of Scott’s fidelity to tho interests of
the corporation he leads, liis equal in
energy and force of oharactor, while ho
looks through all human dealings with a
more learned spirit. Resides, there are
others who ought to enlighten tho public
mind. Havo you read the article entitled
“Fair Wages,” by a ‘‘Striker,” in the last
number of the North A merican Review f
He makes some suggestions that ought to
be considered and thought of before they
are altogether rejected. Of course 1 have
no conception who tho writer is, but
judging him by his production I expect
to see him a power.
It cannot be necossary to tell you or
any other sensible man that Ibis country
will never consent to bo governed by u
standing army until the people mnko up
their minds to abandon Republican insti
tutions—utterly, and submit without
murmuring to an absolute despotism. The
enemies of liberty ou both sides of the
water have offered many excuses for
maintaining large armies in time of peace,
but never anything so weak os that they
set up now. Hundreds of thousands of
laborers find themselves unable to protect
themselves and their families from star
vation, and they become turbulent, as
every other people 1ioh done under tho
same circumstances. To maintain a
standing army for tho purpose of keepiug
them iu order is the worst remedy that
could be devised for the evil. This re
duces the workingmen to a stato of mero
slavery, where the bullet and tho bayonet
of the soldier oome in place of the over
seer’s lash. If they submit, they will be
fit instruments to make slaves of us all.
If tbey resist, civil war will become the
ohronio condition of tho country. The
United States have no right to niteruieds
die with this business except iu certain
contingencies, well defined and carefully
provided for in the’ Constitution. The
old excuse that these limits ought to be
disregarded because they confine tho
powers of certain persons within limitR
inconveniently narrow, is not one which
ought to find acceptance in the judgment
of a free people. But if tho General
Government must settle tho controversies
between tho railroud corporations and
their laborers, let its. interference take
any shape but that of a standing army; for
that would be notonly cruel nnd dangerous
but the most expensive that could be
adopted. I believe none of these corpo
rations think that less than a hundred
thousand men would servo their purpose;
and that is a gross miscalculation, for
three times the number would hnrdly be
sufficient. It would be much bettor, ea
sier, and cheaper to take out of the Fed
eral Treasury as much money as will pay
the railroad employes fair wages and let
the corporations havo the fruits of their
labor as oleargain. Of course I don’t say
that we ought to be taxed to free tho rail
road companies from tho burden of pay
ing for the labor they employ, so that
they may increase their profits or bo saved
from losses, but we had bettor do that
than worse.
. Yours trnly, J. S. Black.
Weallier*
Washington, September 14.—Indica
tions : For tho South Atlantic States,
oast winds, falling barometer, partly
cloudy weatber and local rains will pre
vail.
BAKER PASHA WINS A VICTORY.
London, Sept. 14.—Tho following
Tnrkisb official dispatch is received.
Shumla, Sept 13.—Raker Pasha, advan
cing northwest from Gerna Sandlir yes
terday, encountered four batallions of
Russian infantry, supported by cavalry
near Karag Hatch. Aided by a Circassian
detachment, Raker Pasha attacked tho
enemy who being, reinforced by five in*
fantry batallions repulsed tho Turks.
Later in tho day. the Turks received
cavalry and infantry reinforcements and
compelled the Russians to retreat to
Vertizka with heavy Iohs.
London, Sept. 14 —A dispatch to the
Evening Standard, dated Bucharest, Fri
day noon, says since the capture of the
Grivica redoubt before Plevna, there has
been only a continued bombardment of
the town, aud other positions of the
Turks. Preparations aro making for
another assault. There is an immense
number of wounded, aud but few sur
geons.
Cau Fray am Americium.
Montreal, Sept. 14.—At a meeting of
the Anglican Synod, a motion empower
ing the clergy to use at their discretion
certain prayers taken from the prayer
books of the Amerioan church was dis
cussed and finally voted down.
Tlie Failure of Augustin Daly.
The World contains a piece of news
that will sadden many a theatre-goer. It
is nothing less than the failure of Augus
tin Daly, the lessee of tho Fifth Avonne
theatre, and the consequent olosing of
that house of amusement. Mr. Daly is
the most enterprising manager in New
York, and his theatre the handsomest
place of amusement. He is the author
of “Pique,” “Divorce,” Lemons,” “Under
the Gas Light,” “Big Bonanza,” etc. He
also first introduced such French plays as
“Article 47,” “Frou Frou,” aud Monsieur
Alphonse” to tho American public. Va
rious causes are assigned for the failure,
tho chief of which is depressed seasons
aud the utter faiiuro of his new piece,
The Dark City,” produced two or three
weoks ago. Mr. Daly will organize his
company for traveling aud take the road
with it. He hopeH to thus turn his pres
tige to account.
The Herald of tho 12th says the mem
bers of Daly’s Fifth-avenue Theatre Com
pany reported yesterday morning at the
the theatrical agencies of Simmons &.
Wall, to find new engagements. They
were evidently much disturbed at being
thus suddenly thrown out of employment,
at a period when engagements for the
season had been concluded. Some were
very bitter in their denunciation of Daly,
who they declared should have notified
them of the probability or possibility of
the present contingency before engaging
them for this season. Daly is in consid
erable arrears to the members of his com
pany for salary. As to the amount of
Daly’s liabilities, Fisk, his business man
ager, estimated thorn at $20,000, while
other trustworthy authorities put them at
$40,000 or $50,000, exclusive of $120,-
000, whioh Daly owes his father-in-law,
John Duff.
Til 1C RATS TO WADE HAMI’TON.
Tax lor the acting President of the
Mormons, carries iu his body two bullets
that he received at the time Joe Smith
was murdered by a mob. It is perhaps
this lead stirring about iu his battered
frame that makes him so spiteful.
—Milledgevillo Recorder: If it is true l
as asserted by tho Atlanta ('onstitution %
that the Capitol building in Milledgevillo
is a small aud inferior concern, then the
Atlanta peoplo were only getting off a
huge joke on the Convention wheu they
offered to eroot ou tho City Hall lot a
building us g<n)d as the one in Milledge-
ville.
A REMINISCENCE REGARDING JEFF DAVIS—
HISTORY OF PROSECUTIONS IN SOUTH CAR
OLINA—WORSE THAN TAMMANY—AN EN
QUIRY BY A REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE.
Special to New OrleunB Picayune.]
Chioaoo, September 12.—Gov. Wade
Hamptm, of South Carolina,*,was hero to-
duy en route to ltookford, 111., wboro ho
will deliver the address to-morrow before
the Winnebago County Agrioullural So
ciety. While here tho IHcayune repre
sentative oorraled the Governor nnd en
gaged him in a short couversstion on po
litical matters. He expressed somewhat
of a disinclination to tulk ou this topic,
saying ho had much rather edify his in
terlocutor on agriculture. Gov. Hampton
then mentioned the fact that Jef Davis had
been invited two years ago to address this
same agricultural association at Rockford,
aud the Grand Army of the Republic
would not permit him to speak. Aumiy
moils letters were sent to Mr. Davis in
which threats were made against his lifo
should ho attempt to accept the invitation.
“I have been threatened myself anony
mously,” said the Governor. “I have let
ters now in which I am threatened with
assassination if I dare attempt to address
a orowd at ltookford, but those letters
written by cowards. The moanest anon
ymous letter over written, I think, was
mailed me from Chicago. It was address
ed thus: ‘To Wade Hampton, Columbia,
H. C., or wherever else the d d villain
may bo, curses on bis soul.’ ”
The Governor then remarked: “1 see
in the papers to-day that Miles C. Parker
has made a confession regarding the in
iquities of the Chamberlain administra
tion; tbey are all confessing now. Parker
used to be State Treasurer ; be was once
arrested, tried and couvioted, but GHoapud
from the State. Ry the way, yon know
secret investigation is being made into
crimes committed by ex-office holders in
the State of South Carolina.
“Some of the papers aro striving to
oreate tho impression that this inquiry
amounts to systematic persecution ot in
nocent parties. This is great injustice to
the f>eorple of our State and to tho ad
ministration of whioh I am tho head.
“Now let me give you facts,” Haid the
Governor; “a committee was uppointed
by the Legislature to ascertain whether
any funds had been misappropriated
by officials, or the credit of the Stato im
properly employed.
“The resolution for tho appointment
of the committee was offered by a Repub
lican, and a majority of the committee
ilHelf are Republicans.” “The Grand
Jury before whom the facts are being
laid aro nearly all Republican, if 1 urn
not mistaken. The inquiry, iu nhort, is
essentially a Republican luoasuro, and
when all the evidence against the ring-
sters is brought out thero will not bo a
Republican in tho State who will not huh*
tain the committee and Grand Jury.
The crimes of which those follows havo
been guilty embrace bribery, forgery,
thievery; and I toll you, sir, tho official
perjury, and all forms of downright cor
ruption aud roguery of Tammany or of
Tweedism were not conceived on a more
liberal or magnificent scale thau that
which characterized the Republican ad
ministration in South Carolina.
“Why, sir, just look at somo of the
evidence brought out by tho investiga
tion,’’ continued tho Governor. “Before
the war it cost about $450,000 a year to
run tho mnohinery of our State Govern*'
ment. When these bad men carno into
power they bad a Legislature which they
manipulated at pleasure. In the Legis
lature ono sessiou thore were ninety
negroes who had been ordinary field
hands, and who could neither road nor
write. This body appropriated $350,000
to pay for public printing for one session;
that was noarly as much as it had for
merly cost to run tho whole State Govern
ment. This $350,000 was put into the
bauds of a ring Htyled ‘The Republican
Printing Company,’ which kept two com
plete Nets of books—one set designed to
deceive tho public and the other showing
just where tho stealing went to. The
investigating committee have discovered
that of this $350,000 tho sum of $122,000
was paid out in bribes to procure tho
passage of a bill for the appropriation.
“I have reoontly been shown a list of
thirty or forty legislators who had accept
ed bribes. Opposite eaoh namo was the
amount naked by the bribo taker nnd also
the sum paid him. Under tho single
head of tho legislative expenses over $(»,-
000 wero disbursed iu tho interest of cor
ruption. Thero is plouty of evidence
that faces of warrants were tampered
with. For example, oue warrant issued
by the Stato called for $ 1,100. The two
first figures wero deftly converted into
“44,” swelling the amount to four times
tho original. A fellow named R. F.
Whitemore, who was expelled from Con
gress for trading in cadetships, was one
of the leaders of this gang of plunderers,
and this man Parker was in all tho rings,
and can, if he will, let out some hidious
secrets. A good many of tho robbers are
turning Slate’s evidenco. Oue chap, who
was Clerk of tho Souate, aud kept a oom-
plolo diary of all the thieving transac
tions, is telling all bo knows, and ho will
probably be tho moans of making largo
restitutions to the Stato Treasury.”
Havo you reason to think, Govornor,
that Chamberlain shared in these steal
ings?
“I can not sny to wlmt extent Chamber
lain realized ou these spoils. lie wns
connected, I know, with noarly all tho
boards, but ho says himself that he was
ignorant of the villianies that were being
perpetrated upon the public.
“Again I Ray it dooH us great injustice
to ascribo this investigation aud prosecu
tion to politioal antagonism. It furnish
es the highest justification of tho movo*
ment which our peoplo inaugurated last
fall. The movement was founded in tho
popular determination to break up rings
aud overthrow tho corrupt Government
whioh was oppressing aud at the same
tirno robbing thorn. Tho colored people
are heartily in simpathy with these eft'orts
to uncover tho fronds aud bring official
plunderers to justice.” O. E. H.
A DU El* AVERTED.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR AN “AFFAIR OF HONOR*
SPOILED BY A LATE BLEEP—THE LATEST
SENSATION IN BALTUyfOllE.
By Telegraph to tho llorahl.]
Baltimore, Sept. 11, 1877.—For tho
past forty-eight hours the upper oirclo of
Baltimore society has been at a white
heat of excitement over an impending
duel, whioh, by an extraordinary combi
nation of circumstances, was prevented
from taking pla^e. At nu early hour on
Sunday morning u carriage, containing
three gontlonion, left Mount Vernon place
and whh rapidly driven toward tho outskirts
of the oily. About an hour after this a sec
ond carnage approached tho same neigh
borhood, was likewise entered by a party
of three and driven in tho same direction
as tho previous ono. Each carriage con
tained, in uddition to three gentlemen,
two ominous looking mahogony eases,
which were handlod very carefully by the
occupants. Tho first party followed tho
Charles street avenue road out to Bound
ary avenue, which they crossed. Tho
carriage Ntoppod and tho occupants alight
ed in a grove just outside of the oity,
which was lately used ns an artillery camp.
Three gentlemen walked up nnd down
uudor tho trees, occasionally consulting
their watches, until five o’clock, when
they poerod anxiously down the road ovor
which they had just come aud again com**
p-trod timepieces and exchanged impatient
ejaculations.
RETURNING TO BREAKFAST.
At half-past five they returned to their
carriage aud woro driven back to tho city.
The second party wore driven out the
same road as tho preceding ono and
reached Boundary avenue shortly before
six o’clock, wlioro tbey passed, at a furi
ous rate, the first carriage, just returning.
As they passed a head projeoted from the
window of oarriage No. 2, aud vainly en
deavored to attract tho attention of tho
occupauts of No. 1. The hitter appeared
to pay no attention to tho gesticulations
of the passers by, and wero rapidly driven
into the city and breakfasted comfortably
at a fashionable uptown hotel. Tho soc-
ond carriage was soon afterward turned
cityward and tho occupants speedily fol
lowed the example of tho others and or
dered breakfast iu nu adjoining room iu
the Nnino hotel.
Bagwell’s friends havo deoided upon is
not yet known.
As already indicated, both parties are
well known here. Mr. Bagwell is a Vir
ginian by birtb, and a relative of the
Wise family. His brother, General Bag-
well, was quite prominent in Virginia
politics. Mr. Bagwell came to Baltimore
several years ago, and was reoeived in
society circles and joined the lending
clubs. He is a handsome man of thirty-
three, of good physique, a stylish dresser
and a dashing fellow generally. His
business connections have been with a
large clothing bouse. He is said to be
quick tempered and hot blooded. Dr.
Norris is a young physician of standing.
His father, Somerville Norris, is a well
known and wealthy citizen, who resides
in an elegant Hubnrbnn mansion. Dr.
Norris is also a man of handsome address
and a recognized leader in fashionable
circles.
RESULT OF A BILLIARD ROOM QUARREL.
Investigation into those singular pro
ceedings has disclosed tho following par
ticulars: On Friday last, ns Dr. W. W.
Norris was engaged iu a game of billiards
iu tho Mt. Vernon Hotel with Mr. Thos.
Bagwell, they became involved iu a dis
pute, aud Mr. Bagwell struck Dr. Norris
iu tho face with his clenched list. Friends
immediately separated the belligerents
and quiet was temporarily restored. On
Sut unlay morning Dr. Gustuvus Hamil
ton, on tho part ol Dr. Norris, called on
Mr. Bagwell, and was referred to Mr. Jos.
Whyte, with whom bo arranged the pre
liminaries for a duel, to take place in tho
suburbs at five A. M. on Sunday. The
weapons chosen wero duelling pistols,
and tho distance decided at ten paces.
All the arrangements woro completed
Saturday night, and on Sunday morning
as abovo indicated, Dr. Norris, aud bis
friends woro promptly on tho ground, and
after waiting the usual time customary,
on such occasions returned to tho city.
Mr. Bagwell’s failure to bo on hand
promptly was caused, it is nHHortod, by
his having slept a few minutes lattor
than he intended and was otherwise
slightly delayed, lie endeavored, how
over, to make up for lost time by driving
rapidly to tho placo appointed for the
meeting.
A DILEMMA.
THE INDIAN JOSEPH WHOM THE CHRISTIAN
% HOWARD IS FIGHTING.
From tho Now York Times.]
Tho life of this man Joseph is one long
record of uninterrupted infamy. He has,
until very recently, been guilty of the ef-
froutory of behaving himself like a peace
ful nnd honest man. Notone of his band
was permitted to perpetrate a single out*
rage upon a settler during the whole time
that ho was living at peace with the Unit
ed States. Thus this miserable savage
impudently took away from his white
neighbors every plausible pretext for ex-
terminating him.
Not very long ago the Government,
which must havo beoome thoroughly tired
of Joseph’s impudent peacefulness, noti
fied him that he must give up to tho
white settlers the reservation upon which
his tribe lived, and whioh had been
solemnly guaranteed to the Nez
Peroes by a treaty. Instead of prompt
ly obeying the order, Joseph, with a de
gree of impudence which was really
Htartling, remonstrated with the Govern
ment, and actually hinted that it was
under obligations to maintain its own
treaties and to keep faith with him. Of
course, the idea that a great and enlight
ened Government ought to keep taith
with a feeble tribe was too absurd to
merit notice, and Joseph was once more
calmly requested to hasten his departure.
In the meantime, whito men entered his
reservation, in spite of his ridiculous
claim that he had rights of property whioh
anybody was bound torospect. Presently
it so happened that one of his youug men
was killed by an energetic settler. In
credible as it may seem, Joseph went to
the extreme length of asserting that this
trilling incident was a murder, and sent
to the nearest settlement and gravely re
quested tho authorities to arrest and pun
ish the so-called murderer. Oue can
I fancy the uuextinguishable laughter with
which this request waH greeted.
1 Upon the hollow pretext that to be
turned out of tho home which the Gov
ernment had guaranteed to him, and to
havo his young men shot for the amuse**
ment of frontier ritlemen, constituted a
grievance, Joseph deliberately took up
arms and made war against the United
States. There was something heroio in
tho conduot of the patriots of the Revo
lution who preferred to tight the British
Empire rather than to pay taxes without
representation, but there is nothing to
relieve tho vulgar impudence of the chief
of a small band of savages who prefers to
fight forty millions of peoplo rather than
to give up his wretched little country.
Of course, after he had thus displayed
tho full malignity of his nature there was
nothing left to be done except to exter-
minate him, and troops wero sent against
him for that loadable purpose.
lt ebooks all our finer foeliugs to be
compelled to say that so far Joseph lias
fiendishly refused to be exterminated.
He has not only defended himself with a
skill that is plainly the direct inspiration
of tho devil, but he has willfully refrain
ed from perpetrating the outrages which
wo have a right to expect from a savage
foe When Gen. Gibbon’s army attacked
one of hiH villages the women aud chil-
dren were heroioally killed by our troops,
but when Joseph the other day attacked
a little baud of white people ho released
the women without injuring them. This
was clearly tho act of a cold-blooded,
calculating savage, who cunningly pre-
tended to place his enemies in a falso
light by permitting them to monopolize
the cruelties of which ho ought, in ac
cordance with his aboriginal nature, to
have been the sole author.
Tho longer this unspeakable wretch
postpones his extermination the more be
deserves our indignation. There never
was a holier oanse than that in which our
troops aro fighting. We are sustaining
the sacred right of our Government to
repudiate its treaties, and protesting
against tho wicked assumption that an
Indian cau ever havo any rights whatever.
Though wo exterminate Joseph and his
warriors, and though wo shoot every wo
man and bayonet ovory baby of bis tribe,
we cannot fully atono for our neglect to
poison them in the days when that good
work could havo been done choaply,safely
aud easily.
The New Eleotrig Light.—The
French are moving rapidly to-wards
a ootnplote solution of the problem of
electric light. Expriments have recent
ly been made in the presence of the most
distinguished men of Paris, and La Figaro
asserts that its doubts in regard to the
porfoot success of tlie new light aro en
tirely removed. The electric light has
these advantages: It does away with all
danger from explosion by leakage; it pre
serves the natural color of objeots; it is a
far better light, and under the most un
favorable circumstances, it isat least three
times cheaper thau gaslight. The im
provements in tho apparatus now allow
its universal application. It will be used
to light up tho smallest as well as the
largest rooms where light is needed, and
ou streets of cities; in fact, it may take
tho placo of gas everywhere. The light
is soft and not tiresome to tho eye, as
has herotoforo been tho case. Another
great revolution seems about to take
place, ranking iu impotence with the dis*
covery of printing, of the Arabic method
. of notation, of the elootrie telegraph, and
'lho immediate friends of the principals ! v . . .
,.j !, railroads. No oue, in fact, can overesti
mate the importance of this application
to our sooial, politioal aud industrial econ
omy. The days of gas are probably num
bered.
have since yesterday held sovernl consul
tations for tho purpose of determining
what is the proper thing to do uudor the
circumstances. They decline to disclose
tho conclusions roaohod, hut it is inti
mated that Dr. Norris’ friends will not
consent to a second mooting, ou the
ground that in appearing on the ground
at the time appointed ho has fully vindi
cated his position. What course Mr.
—Tho flags of the steamships of the
Ocean Steamship Lino wero at half mast
Wednesday, at Savannah, iu respect to
the memory of Dr. J. F. Bozeman,