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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1877.
NO. 222
WASHINGTON.
TRIALS OF ALLEGED
CLAIMANTS.
HAYES IN THE CITY.
■OHUBZ AS A LOO MEBOHANT—BITTING BULL
COMMISSION—HAIWAIIAN TREATY--POSTAL
MATTEBS IN NOBTH OABOLINA—BOHCBz’s
CHOICE FOB INDIAN COMMISSIONER.
INTEB-STATE CONTEST.
Special toEnquirer-Sun.]
Creedmoor, Sept. 17.—Six teems en
tered in the inter. State long range matoh:
The New York Amateur Rifle Olnb repre- welcome by de. stdabt bobinson—mbs.
SOHCBZ AS A LOO MEBOHANT.
Special to Enquirer.Stin,]
Washington, September 1G. — Ur.
Schurz, in a letter to Attorney Oeneral
Devons says: 1 avail myself of the oppor
tunity to Btate the role of notion I
have adopted for this and other similar
oases. While it is my desire to dispose of
the log Beized by the officers of the Gov
ernment on terms as advantageous as pos
sible to the United States, it is the prin
cipal object of the operations of this De
partment, reoently set on foot, not only
to bring money into the public Treasury,
but to put an end to the timber depreda
tions committed on the publio lands. To
this end it is above all things necessary
that the depredators he effectually de
prived of every possibility of deriving
any benefit or profit from the wrongful
aots they have committed. Ab long as
they are permitted to hope that even
after the issue by the Government offioers
of the timber wrongfully taken from the
publio lands, they may by way of com
promise acquire rightful possession of
the logs on terms profitable to themselves,
the temptation to oontinue the depreda
tions will go on. It is for this reason
that I have direoted the stumpage system
hitherto prevailing be discontinued. For
the same reasons I withhold my approval
from every compromise which would per
mit logs seized to pass into the possession
of the depredators with any advance of
profit, and insist upon one current prioe
of the logs at the plaoes where they are
held. If in following this rule, small lots
of logs should remain unsold at places
where competition is not active, or in
oases where the trade combines against
the Government that the loss will be tri
fling oompared with the advantage gained.
If by atriot adherenoe to this rule
the depredations are terminated,
desire to make those who hitherto
have carried on these depredations with
ptofit, understand that in attempting to
steal timber from the publio lands, they
will in any event Iobb the value of their
labor and expenses, and expose them
selves to criminal prosecutions. With
regard to the oriminal proseoutions of the
depredators I would recommend that they
be not oonflned to those mostly poor per
sons, who cut the timber with their own
hands, who ply an axe, but that they be
direoted as well and principally against
the parties who are found to have organ
ized and directed the stealing of timber
on publio lauds on a large Beale, and de
rived from that oriminal praotice the
greatest profit.
It is intimated that Schurz is about to
issue similar instructions against those
who gather ginseng from the publio lands.
SITTING BULL COMMISSION.
Washington, heptemper 17. — The
Commission to Sitting Bull, after
leaving Fort Shaw, the last out-post,
must travel two hundred miles over the
dountry before reaehing his supposed
present rendezvous.
HAIWAIIAN TREATY.
Leading merchants of San Franoisco
testify that the Haiwaiian treaty has
proved beneficial, and their evidence is
favorable to the management of the Cus.
tom Douse, but a Custom House laborer
testifies he was discharged for exposing a
sixty thousand dollar opium smuggle.
POSTAL MATTERS IN NOBTH OABOLINA.
Washington, Sept. 17.—Senator Ran
som of North Carolina who hBs been here
several days has had an interview with
the Postmaster General on the subject of
l increasing the mail facilities Jn North
Carolina, and has had satisfactory as-
Burance that the postal regulations in that
State will be better regulated.
CHANCES OF ALABAMA CALDWELL FOB THE
CLERKSHIP.
Information received here or the sub
ject of ex-ltepresentative Caldwell’s of
Alabama ebanoes for the clerkship are
very satisfactory to the friends ot that
gentleman.
SCHURZ'S CHOICE.
Amil Pretoria, of St. Louis, is now
mentioned as Sohutz’s choioe for Indian
Commissioner.
TBIAL OF ALLEGED FALSE CLAIM AOENTS.
The cases of F. A. Sawyer, ex Assistant
Beoretary of the Treasury, W. T. Hines,
ex-Commissioner of Customs, W. H.
Barslow, P. A. Roddy and T. W. Brooks,
indicted for conspiracy, and Sawyer,
Hines and Barslow, as offioers of the Gov
ernment, for passing fraudulent olaims,
- and Brooks and Roddy for presenting
false claims, were called in the Criminal
Court to-day. Two claims for abandoned
cotton, amounting to $67,000, are in
volved. Roddy is non est. The other
defendants pleaded not guilty. A jury
was oalled and the trial prooeeda.
sented by Jewell, Allen, Weber and Dakin
of the American team; the Massachusetts
Rifle Association with Jaoksou of the
Amerioan team as Captain; the Cresent
City Rifle Club of New Orleans, with
Selph, Amies, Eyrioh and Glynor; the
Hackensack Rifle Club of New Jersey
with Hide and Lamb of the Amerioan
team; the Columbia Long Range Club of
Washington, D. 0.; and the Parthian
Gun Club of Hudson, New York.
MASSACHUSETTS WON.
The Massachusetts Amateur won the
prize.
The Crescent City’s score at 800 yards
was, Selph, 67; Eyrioh, 69; Glynn, 71;
Armes, 60. Total, 272.
Nine hundred yards. Orescent City—
Selph, 61; Armes, 60; Eyrioh, 64; Glynn,
66. Total, 204.
One thousand yards—Selph, 04; Armes,
42; Eyrioh, 63; Glynn, 69. Total, 228.
Aggregate, 704.
Massachusetts Rifle Association, aggre
gate, 780.
CREKOnOOB,
LOUISVILLE.
YELLOW FEVER.
HAYES PRESENTED TO THE PEOPLE—
FLUNKEYIHM—AT THE EXPOSITION—THE
PARTY.
THE TURK0RUSSIAN WAR,
BVaSlANB BADLY DEFEATED AT
PLEVNA.
TURKS CAPTURE FORT NICHOLAS IN SCHIFKA
PASS, AND DEFEAT MORE RUSSIANS—
TUBES ON TOP—BISMARCK AND ANDRASBY.
AT FERNANDINA—TUBEE DEATHS SUNDAY—
JACKSONVILLE QUARANTINED.
Special Enqutrer.Sun.]
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 16.—Three
deaths at Fernandina last night. The
fever is spreading to the old town, about
mile distant. There are some oases
among the oolored people. Physioians
and nurses arrived to-day from Savannah.
Two of the resident physioians are sick.
The hospital has been completed. A ca'l
for aid in money, medioines and nourish
ments has been made. Jacksonville is
enforcing the strictest quarantine
against Fernandina. The oity is guard
ed by volunteers night end day to pre
vent refugees from Fernandina entering
the oity by land or water. This oity is
unusually healthy.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Jacksonville, Fla., September 17.—
The situation at Fernandina is slightly
better to-day. There have been three
deaths since last report. The oall for aid
has been liberally responded to. The
weather continues very unfavorable—very
hot during the day and extremely oool
nights. The atmosphere is humid and
land breezes prevail. The number of
oases is still increasing. The oitizenB of
Jacksonville have to-day contributed over
$600 in cash and a quantity of medioines
and provisions for the suffering of Fer
nandina.
Nem.tor Morton.
Special to Euiiuirer-Sim.]
Washington, September 16.—His ap
petite has not yet returned, and it is not
expeoted he will gain strength rapidly
until able to take substantial nourishment.
His mind never has been impaired in the
least, and he listens to the reading of
leading papers eaoh day. He takes a
deep interest in publio affairs and com
ments freely on what is read to him. It
is not expected that he will reoover rap
idly, but his pbyBioians believe he will
be able to be at the opening of the regu
lar session of Congress, in December.
Arrested In Brooklyn.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
New York, September 17.—David O.
Stewart, seaman on the Colorado at
Brooklyn Navy Yard, wa9 arrested by the
United States authorities on a requisition
from Washington, where he has been in
dieted with others for defrauding the
Government out of $20,706 through bogus
olaims for timber used at Nashville dur
ing the war.
niatlngulataed Han Dead.
Special to Enquirer-8un.]
Cincinnati, Sept. 16.—Levi Coffin, well
known in ante-bellum days as President
of the Underground Railroad and always
prominent anti-slavery man, died at his
residence at Avendale, near this oity, this
evening, aged 75.
(Iri.llG Lodge I. O. O. F.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Baltimore, Sept. 16.—The Grand
Londe of the United States of I. O. O. F.
meets in this oity to-morrow. A large
number of delegates arrived last night.
Baltimore, September 17.—The Grand
Lodge of U. S. Odd Fellows commenced
their 53d annual session to-day.
Boston monument— Hall road Aect
dent.
Boston, Sept. 17.—There was a great
demonstration over the unveiling of the
monument to persons who died in war
on the Federal Bide. An approaobing
train ooward like ran into the rear of an
other. Loss seven or eight wounded.
Married a. Negro.
In the Jacksonville (Fla.) Sun and
Press of Sunday an item appeared under
the heading ot “A Young White Girl
Kidnapped,” which stated that a negro
named Abraham Irvine had abduoted the
fourteen year old daughter of Mr. Gris-
hsm, of Talbot Island. Yesterday with
Fools’ Expedition.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Omaha, Sept. 1G.—The Sitting Bull
Commission, consisting of General Terry,
General Lawrence, of Rhode Island, and
Col. Corbin,Secretary of the Commission,
went West yesterday. They go to Ogden
first, from thence for Fort Shaw, and
from Fort Shaw across the oouutry, some
150 or 200 miles to Sitting Bull's rendez
vous. Probably nothing will be heard
from them for twenty or twenty-five days
after their departure from Fort Shaw.
Death of a Hotel Proprietor.
New York, September 17.—Hiram
Granston, the proprietor of the New York
floU), died this morning.
an interview with the girl’s father, he
stated that he had tracked the couple to
Jacksonville, where they were married by
a colored minister, the Rev. Mr. Wigging-
botbarn, the license for the marriage being
issued from Clay county, and the parties
married being residents of Dnval county.
Under these circumstances Mr. Grisham
had the liev. Mr. Higginbotham arraigned
before Justice Hearn, who bound him
oeer to the term of the circuit court. It
is supposed that the newly married ones
are now living on the outskirts of the
city, near the St. Johns Mills, and it is
also probable that they received a visit
last night from Mr. Grisham and an officer
of the law.
That father is worth little as regards
manhood if either that negro or daughter
lives many days.
HAYE8 AT CINCINNATI.
Special to Enquirer-8un.]
Washington, September 16.—The Pres
ident arrived safely at Cincinnati, had a
very handsome reception, and made a
speech, the general tenor of whioh was
the true inwardness of his polioy was to
expedite a political sense of the lion
and lamb epoch.
OFE FOB LOUISVILLE.
Cincinnati, Sept. 17.—President Hayes
and party, escorted by the military and a
large nnmber of prominent citizens to the
Ohio and Mississippi depot, took a
special train for Louisville at seven o’clock
this morning. The train oonsisted of a
handsomely decorated locomotive, and
directors' oar of the Louisville and Nash*
ville Kail road, the directors’ car of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, a Pullman
Palace oar and baggage car. In addition
to the President and his immediate fam
ily, the party consists of the Secretary of
State, Miss Bettie Evarts, Mrs. Evart
and Charles H. Russell, Private
Secretary of Secretary Schurz, Postmaster
General Key, Secretary M’Crary and Miss
M’Orory, Gov. Van Zandt of Rhode
Island, Gov. Matthews of West Virginia,
and wife, Gov. Young of Ohio, E. V.
Smalley of the New York Tribune, and
oommittee of reception from Louisville.
At Jeffersonville, Ind., the order of the
oars composing the train will be reversed,
the looomotive placed in the rear and the
President’s oar in front, that the Presi
dent may have a better opportunity to
observe the splendid decorations on the
bridge and along the railroad to the de
pot, and the people a better opportunity
to see him.
EXPECTED AT LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, Sept. 17.—l’ho coming of
President Hayes and his Cabinet, the
different Governors, and other distin
guished guests, caused an entire suspen
sion of business and an assemblage about
the depot. ^
ARRIVAL AT LOUISVILLE—HAYES TAKES A
POSIBH.
Louisville, September 17.—The Presi
dential party arrived at 11:53 a. m., in
charge of the reception committee and
escort. President Hayes stood on the
platform oar, his left arm by his side and
the right in his breast.
WELCOME BY DR. STUART RORINSON.
Louisville, Sept. 17.—The President
and escort arrived at the Galt Honse at
12:40 this evening. His Excellency and
Mrs. Hayes were introduced to the peo
ple by Gen. E. K. Murray. Dr. Stuart
Robinson, by request, delivered the ad-
dress of welcome. The dootor concluded
addressing his fellow citizens:
Bat as this gathering is in the holy in
terest of peace and brotherhood, I deem
it an honorable tribute to the Christian
ministry that yon have selected a minister
of religion to give utterance to your senti
ments in offering this heartfelt welcome,
allow me now to present for your henrtiest
welcome the President of tho United
States.
HAYES’ REPLY.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.)
Louisville, Sept. 17.—When the ap
plause subsided whioh greeted President
Hayes, on arising to address the people,
he spoke as follows : Mr. Robinson and
fellow-citizens of Louisville :—I thank
you for this Kentucky welcome. The
people of Kentuoky and the people of
Ohio are old acquaintences. The early
history of the two States is blended.
The speech was retrospective and main
ly historical.
AT THE EXPOSITION—THE PARTY.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Louisville, Ky., September 17.—At
half past three, the party was escorted to
to the Exposition Building by the milita
ry. Mr. Moore, walked with Mr. Hayes
aDd Mayor Jacobs with Mrs. Hayes. The
Cabinet officers, Governors, Generals,
etc., followed, Rnrronnded by the chil
dren of the publio school, who welcomed
the distiuguised strangers with appropri
ate songs. The President bowed to them,
and under their guidance was led through
several aisles of the building which were
festooned with flowers and evergreen and
tastefully decorated with flags, and hand
somely oolored hunting of all kinds. The
pathway through the exposition was cov
ered with roses, and floral offerings of all
descriptions were scattered by little misses
and masters.
The reception at the Galt Honse was
Kentuckian.
The party is composed of President and
Mrs. Hayes, Evarts, Secretary of State,
Mr. Carl Schurz, Secretary of the Inte
rior, Gen. MoCrary and Mrs. MoCrary,
Mr. D. M. Key, Gov. Charlie Vauzanch
of Rhode Island, Gov. Henry M. Matth
ews of West Virginia, Randolph Starlan-
ker, jr.,of West Virginia, H. T. Gosling of
Tennessee, and Gov. Wade Hampton of
Sonth Carolina.
An interesting feature of to-day’s pro
ceedings has been the introduction to the
people of Mrs. Hayes.
Hayes Aekcd lo Atlauta.
Spfjffal to Koqulrer-Suo ]
Atlanta, Sept. 17.—A fall meeting of
citizens, irrespective of party, presided
over by Mayor Angler, extended an unani
mous invitation to President Hayes and
Cabinet to visit Atlanta, and appointed a
oommittee of twenty, with ex-United
States Senator Miller as chairman, to meet
the party at Chattanooga Thursday.
GREAT TURKISH VICTORY AT PLEVNA,
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, September 16.—A Reuter’s
telegram, dated Constantinople, 1:30 r.
m., to-day, 16th, contains the following:
The Grand Vizier has informed Minister
Layard that Osman Pasha defeated the
Russians on Saturday, killing and wound
ing 8,000 and oapturing several guns.
ENTIRE RUSSIAN ARMY REPULSED.
The fighting before Plevna is still
going on. In oonneotion with the fore
going, the Constantinople special repeats
the reports current there last night that
the whole Russian army had attacked
Plevna and were repulsed after desper
ate fighting, losing over 5,000 men. They
then abandoned their positions, retreating
upon Sistova and Tirnova. Meantime,
the Roumanian corps on the northeast of
Plevna were completely routed, with
heavy loss, leaving nine guns and a large
quantity of arms and ammunition on the
field.
[Note.—It is possible that the delay
in telegraphio communication with Osman
Pasha may have caused a confusion of
dates at Constantinople, and that the
Grand Vizier’s communication may refer
to the attack on Gen. Skobeloff on Wed
nesday. The rumors in the Observer's
special telegram would he valuable if
corroborative of other reports.]
GREECE WILL NOT DECLARE WAR VS. TUR-
KEy.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.)
Athens, September 16.—The reply of
the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the
British remonstrance against the Greek
armament, wherein Lord Derby asked tho
Greek Government to authorize England
to assure Turkey that Greece will not
make war on her, declares that Greece
has actually given assurances to the Brit-
ish Minister at Athens that she does not
intend to declare war Bgainst Turkey.
This is all the Porte or another power,
acting in behalf of Turkey, is justified in
asking. Greece* cannot renounce her
freedom of action without prejudicing
Hellenic interests, as to the armaments of
Greece. The Minister points to the
recognized indepedenoe of his country
and rights which result from that inde
pendence.
GREECE VS. THE PORTE.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. 1
London, Sept. 16.—A Reuter dispatoh
from Constantinople states that Greeoe
has protested to the Porte against the
construction of the fortifications on th<P
guif of Aota, and the despatch of rein-
forcemeats thither as contrary to treaty
stipulations.
Mehemet Ali Pasha telegraphs that
eighteen battalions of Turks, on Friday,
repulsed an attack by tho Russians on the
12th, on Mycrops in Sinano. Tho Rus
sian loss was heavy.
W0RTHLE88NE8* OF RUSSIAN WINNINO.
London, September 17.—The Daily
News correspondent telegraphing from
before Plevna accounts for the visit to
Gravitza redoubt, and says that it is al
most untenable, the approaches being
swept by a Turkish redoubt only two
hundred and fifty yards distant. On
Wednesday the interior of the redoubt
was still piled with dead and wounded in
a ghostly indistinguishable mass, the fire
of the Turks having prevented the ap
proach of the surgeons and litter bearers.
On tho return of the News' correspond
ent from the redoubt the iScottsman's cor
respondent, who accompanied him, was
slightly wonndod.
The Turks in Montenegro have been
ordered to act on the defensive.
the double redoubt taken by Skobeloff,
when tho Russian Coramander-in-Chief
could not or would not send reinforce
ments to hold this redoubt. It was only
too evident that the attack was at an end.
Tho Russians have not, however, aban
doned their positions, and do not seem
disposed to do so. Ou the contrary, they
are fortifying them.
TURKISH COMBINATION.
Suleiman PaBba has, it is said, effected
a junction with Mehemet Ali. It seems
probable that their combined forces may
attempt something against the army of
the Ozarowitoh, whioh has already been
obliged to retire before this j unotion was
effeoted, and may now be forced to re
treat still further, although the Imperial
Guard, now arriving rapidly, may pat
another faoe on affairs.
Wednesday’s battle — Russian general
DESPONDENT.
The correspondent who describes
Wednesday’s battle Bays Gen. Skobeloff'
lost 2,000 men in attacking tho redoubt.
He lost 300 more in holding it. Ap im
mense proportion of officers of the
staff were killed, one of whom
was Varastohagin, brother of the great
artist, and another brother was wounded.
The reporter interviewed General Skobe
loff at his tent at night. He was quite
calm and collected. He said : “I have
done my best. I could do no more. My
detachment wbb half destroyed ; my regi
ments do not exist. I have no officers left.
I have lost three guns.”
Why did they refuse you reinforce
ments ?” I asked ; “who was to blame ?”
“I blame nobody,” he repliod. “It is
the will of God.”
A Reuter from Ragusa says the town
and fortress of Belek has unconditional
ly surrendered to the Montenegrins.
TURKISH BEPOBTS OF RUSSIAN CRUELTY TO
ISRAELITES.
New York, Sept. 17.—The following
was furnished by the Turkish Minister to
the United States : A telegram from the
Governor General of Adriaunple, on tho
31st of August, reports fourteoo Israelites
of Kesolik massacred by the Russians
and Bulgarians. They have been buried
in the Synagogue, with the exception of
one, who was devoured by dogs. Forty-
three Israelites, Kesolik men and womeu,
and the greater part wounded and sick,
have been saved with the Mussulmans by
the Imperial troops, the others to the
nnmber of 300 have been carried off by
the enemy into Sohipka Pass.
THE REAL CONDITION.
London, Sept. 17.—A dispatoh yester
day to the Associated Press from this city
contained a Reuter Constantinople tele
gram of the 16th, saying that the Grand
Vizier bad informed Minister Layard that
Osman Pasha had defeated the Rnssians
on Saturday, and also contained a state
ment that the Londou Observer's Constan
tinople special repeated the reports cur
rent there of a defeat of tho Russian
army. It was also stated in the dispatch
that it was possible that telegraphio de
lay might have caused confusion of
dates, and that the Grand Vizier’s com
munication might refer to the attack
Skobeloff on Wednesday. It
now certain that that inference
was correct. Tho Turkish reports re
ferred to events already known from Rus
sian sources. It seems equally certain
that the report contained in to day’s
Times’ Bucharest special that tho Turks
had made seven ineffectual assaults in an
attempt to recapture the Grivioa redoubt
and lost 10,000 men, is one of the many
groundless rumors of whioh Bucharest is
full, and that there has been no serious
engagement since the defeat of General
Skobeloff on Wednesday, in which, ac
cording to correspondents with the Rus
sians, he lost half of his command.
FORT NICHOLAS, IN BOHII'KA PASH, TAKEN.
Constantinople, Sept. 17.—A dispatoh
from Suleiman Pasha confirms the reports
of tho capture of Fort St. Nicholas, in
Schipka pass. It was taken at four o’clock
Sunday morning by assault. The fighting
continues.
CALIFORNIA.
TWO MEN ALLEGED MURDERED BY
CHINAMEN.
niHMAROK AND ANDRAS8Y.
Special to Enquirer-Sun,)
London, Sept. 17.—A Vienna dispatch
to the Times says the meeting between
Prince Bismarck and Count Andrassy
takes place early, and it seems almost
if as in preparation for this event, tho
German Cabinet issued catugorioal de
nials of the reports that Germany was
about to quit, and haH to a certain extent
already abandoned that reserved attitude
all along observed by her in the Eastern
question, and that tho representations
made by her in Constantinople about the
Geneva convention was but a prelude to an
active polioy in favor of Russia. Inofficial
circles these rumors never found the least
belief, but on the public they did not fail
to make an impression, consequently a
contradiction just on the eve of tho
meeting of Prince Bismarck and Count
Andrassy oomes conveniently to stop all
further conjectures and inferences whioh
may have been drawn from them as to
relations between Anstria and Germany,
and take away the ground from those who
neglect no opportunity to arouse and
foster suspicions against the policy of
Germany on the Eastern question.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Belgrade, Sept. 17. — The Servian
Government publishes official intelligence
that the regular army has not gone to the
frontier, but returned to its quarters
after completing the usual annual ma
noeuvres.
ANOTHER TURKISH VICTORY.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Constantinople, Sept. 17.—Suleiman
Pasha telegraphs that ono of his columns
has defeated a detachment of Rnssians
and Bulgarians in the Hainboghoa Pass,
killing two hundred.
RUSSIAN RE- INFOBCEMENT8.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, September 17.—A Renter dis
patch from Bnoharest says the Russian
army from Poland begins its passrge
through Koumauia to-day.
0 UK AT EXCITEMENT AT ROC Km
LIN.
Threatening Chinamen with Mob
Law and Ordered Them to
l.eove Their Homes.
BEAUTIES
OF REPUBLICAN
RULE.
CANT CAPTURE THE GRAVITZA REDOUBT.
London, Sept. 17.—The Times' Buohar
est correspondent telegraphs as follows
under date of Sunday :
A dispatch reached hero this morning
from Imperial headquarters, stating that
the Turks had made dosperate efforts to
recapture tho Gravitza redoubt, making
seven ineffectual assaults and losing ten
thousand.
BOMBARDMENT CONTINUES.
An official Russian bulletin,dated Pore-
diu, Saturday, says the bombardment of
Plevna was oontinued yesterday. The
Turkish batteries scarcely replied. Major
Generals Skobeloff, Dragonuroff > and
Traenetinesy have been promoted to
Lieutenant Geuerals. On tho 13th inst.,
the Turks placod three eighty-pound mor
tars between Sohipka and Fort St. Nicho
las and bombarded the fort on the 13th.
We lost 40 killed and 117 wounded on
the 14th inst.
FORT ST. NICHOLAS UlPTURKn.
Constantinople, September 17—10-40
*A. m.—A dispatch from Shnmla states
that Suleiman Pasha, yesterday took St.
Nicholas, and the Turkish flag now floats
over the Russian works. Previous to the
oapturo of the first Russians who had re
ceived considerable reinforcements made
sevoral unsuccessful attacks upon the
Turkish positions commanding the Gal-
hrova road.
RUSSIANS LORE.
London, Sept. 17.—The Daily News'
second editorial edition publishes the fol
lowing special: Bucharest, Sunday night,
Sept. 16th.—Col. Wellesly has just arrived
from Russian headquarters before Plevna.
He reports all quiet thetr except inter
mittent firing around the Gravica redoubt,
whioh is held by tho allied forces. The
military operations really closod Wednes
day evemug, when the Turks recaptured
RUSSIAN ATTACK ON PLEVNA FAILED.
The Daily News, strong pro-Russian,
sums up the morning’s intelligence in a
loading article as follows: Looking im
partially at the facts as presented this
morning to the public, we are nnable to
form any other copolnsion than that the
attack on Plevna has not only failed, hut
so failod that it oannot be ronowod under
any condition in whioh tho Russian com
mander finds himself placed. Ho has
attempted what the great German com
manders never attempted in their French
campaign and used up his slight superior
ity of men with extraordinary rapidity,
lie is liable to bo attacked at any
given part of his front by a force larger
than any which he can assemble there.
Iu a word, he is beaten. The battle re
ported at Dubrik, in whioh the Russians
were said to have been defeated, must
have beou, if at all, at a villago five miles
northwest of Vratza, on tho Rahiva road.
Reports say that Osman Pasha has forti
fied a position almost improguablo natu
rally at Vratza, upon whioh ho will retire,
if driven from Plevua. Anyhow, the
Roumanian attempt to cut bis communi
cations seems to have failed. Chefuet
Pasha, leader in the Bulgarian massacre,
has been sent to command Osman Pasha's
reserves at Ockaucb, and guard his c
muuications and probably also with a
view of keeping an eye ou Hervia. The
main body of the Czarowitch's army is
concentrated between Tirsteuik and Bielu.
The headquarters of tho 12th army corps
is at Yablanu, or the lalyablarava, near
Baton, on the Danube, where a forry has
been established. A new bridge is build
ing to replace tho one given up at Pyrgos.
The Czarowitch’s quarters aro at Laver
Monaster.
This position, from the J antra to the
Banied Lorn is cut up by gorges and rav
ines aud small streams, and has been fur
ther strengthened by formidable earth
works. It bad been evidently selected as
the best cover on that side for Sistova
communication.
FRANCE.
London, September 17.—A Renter from
Paris states a manifesto to electors to
be issued by President McMahon waR read
at to-day’s Cabinet oounoil.
CUBA.
ARMS FOR THE PATRIOTS.
Havana, September 17.—The Cuban
patriots recently received a cargo of arms
aud munitions. The departure of a ves
sel was reported by Spanish spies who aro
in Southern ports, but too Into to have
tho vessel intercepted.
Ayr
Scotland, UIvcn Urant Its
Freedom.
London, September 17.—Gen. Grant
wes presented with the freedom of tho
burgh of Ayro, Scotland, Friday last.
II. D. Brandretb, patent medicine at
Liverpool, failed. Liabilities £'30,000,
chiefly Amerioan creditors.
HALT LAKE.
HORRORS OF POLYGAMY.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Washington, Sept. 16.—The Herald's
Salt Lake speoial reports that Apostle
John W. Young has gone to St. George
to marry Miss Cobb, step-daughter of tho
late Brigham Young, and that Libby, his
wife, hoaring of his intention, has left
her husband and returned to the home of
her father, Mr. Canfield, an old railroad
engineer living in Philadelphia.
NEK FEHIES.
GEN. HTURGES DEFEATS THEM AFTER A
HARD FIGHT.
Washington, Sept. 17.—A dispatch
from tho seat of Howard’s war says
Gen. Sturges reports: “The Nez Peroes
flanked us and proceeded down the Clark’i
Fork; followed them two days and oame
upon them upon the Yellow Stone, about
sgvgq miles below tho Mouth of Clark's
Fork, aud fought them nearly all day,
cupturod several hundred horses and kill
ed a groat many Indians, aud lost some
soldiers. The Crows fought and captured
150 horses. The Nez Forces had burned
Nocadow’s mill and several ranches.”
Han Francisco, September 17.—Tho
Han Diego Press dispatch has the follow
ing: A Union special from Tucson states
a dispatch to-day from Camp Grant says
Major Tupper and command struck tho
Indians at Knight Rancho and killed 4.
Tho troops are close on the trail of the
Indians.
COTTON.
AVERAGE FROM 01 TO 86.
Washington, September 17.—By a
clerical orror in Saturday’s cotton report
of tho Agricultural Department the gen
eral average was stated to bo 01. The
real average of the figures presented was
80, which is 5 less than that of last Sep
tember.
Another Havings Hank Cloned.
New York, September 17.—The Clair-
mont Savings Bank was closed Saturday
evening by order of tho bank examiner.
It had $100,000 of deposits, but had de
parted from a legitimate Savings Bank
business, and was certifying checks.
Windier.
Washington, September 17. —Indica
tions— For tho South Atlantic States, sta
tionary or higher pressure, variable winds
shifting to northerly, oolder and partly
cloudy weather, with rain areas.
San Francisco, September 16.—At Sar
gent's ranche, abont two miles from
Rocklin, Placer oounty, Mr. Sargent, bis
foreman Xavier, Louis Oder and Mrs.
Odor were murdered by Chinamen. The
oitizons assembled, drove the Chinese out
of town and destroyed their property.
San Franci8go, Sept. 17.—Yesterday
afternoon some persons passing near Sar
gent’s rancho,about two miles from-Rock
lin, Placer county, heard hoveral pistol shots,
and as they approached the house saw two
men who Healed tho fence and ran away.
On entering tho house the body of a Mrs.
Ader, who, with her husband and Sargent,
occupied the premises, were found on
tho floor. She had been shot twice and
her head Rplit open with au ax. An alarm
waH given, and a party of constables
and citizens began a search. About
fifty yards from tho honse
tho body of Mr. Oder was found. He had
received three pistol shots. The party
then followed the trail of the men who
were seen to jump the fence. These
tracks showed that they were Chinese
shoes. After crossing a ravine three*
quarters of a mile from the honse, in a
clump of * willows was found Sargent
bleeding from wounds on the head and
body but oonsoious. He stated two Chi
namen bad called at the house shortly
after noon, hnd desired to purchase cer
tain mining claims from him. He ac
companied them to the claims, and while
returning they shot him several times
in the body and head, and left him for
dead. He said the assassins were from
Penryn, a neighboring village, one of
them being a cook at Grant’s boarding
house, near Penryn and Quavnez. He
hnd received $720 from another China
man a few days before for a mining claim,
which was in his trunk at the bouse. He
presumed the objeot of the murderers
was to obtain money.
The party followed the tracks to a
Chinese oabin near at hand, where they
captured three Chinamen, one of whom
was in bed, but perspiring freely as if
though he bad been running. Several
other Chinamen living near were arrested.
One, who was much frightened, volun
teered information that Ah Sam and Ah
Jim hod murdered Sargent, but would say
no more. One of the prisoners had $120
iu bis possession. It was fonnd that the
trunks in which Sargont deposited money
had been out open and robbed. Sargent
died this morning. Hundreds of citizens
viewed the dead bodios to-day.
Tho excitement was intense during the
night and had the evidence against the
prisoners been deemed conclusive, they
would have beeu lynched.
The cook at Graut’s boarding honse
couldn't be found, thongh the country
and towns for miles around were scoured
n search.
At a meeting of citizens, had at ltook-
liu, ull tho Chinese wore notified to leave
the place by six o’clock i>. m. Before
four o’clock the last squad of Chinamen,
burdened by their baggage, tiled oat of
town, inoluding those employed by the
railroad company, prisoners being the
only Chinese remaining.
They were in no way molested by the
excited crowd.
At six p. m., the citizens marched to
tho Chinese quarters, demolished all
buildings, twenty-five in number, includ
ing a store, the owner of whioh had
moved his stock of goods.
The inquest on the bodies of the mar-
derod persons was held to-day. Facts
woro developed which led tho Shoritt' to
boliovo four of tho Chinauion in custody
aro implicated in tho murder, and be
ordered their removal to the county jail.
At Auburn a orowd collected, when
tho officers with their prisoners boarded
the train, and the mutterings of the
throng broke out in exolamations such as
“Have them out;” “hang them!” A rush
was made for the doors and the Sheriff
and his deputies were seized upon und but
for n fair show of piBtols by the officers
and conductor of the train, the purpose of
tho mob would have beeu accomplished.
Tho crowd was finally forced back aud
the train moved off from the station fol
lowed by tho yells of tho throng. The
moderation displayed by the citizens
with the exception of the above incident
was partly due to the fact that through
out the day, and by ooimnon consent all
tho saloon keepers closed their places.
Otherwise serious consequences would
undoubtedly have ensued.
The coroner’s jury found that the mur
der of Sargent was committed by Ah
Sam, Ah Jin aud another Chinaman un
known. Sargent was an old and respeoted
resident. Oder was a Bavarian, his wife
had relatives iu Trenton.
About 8 o’clock this evening the build
ings connected with a Chinese garden
about a mile from Koekliu were burned.
It is positively denied that it was caused
by the whites, and it is probable that the
promises were abandoned and fired by
the Chinese.
Knilgranta far Australia.
New York, Sept. 17.—The bark Star of
the West, heuce for Sydney, N. S. W.,
with 165 emigrants has reached her des-
tination.