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VOL. XIX.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1877.
NO. 236
NEW YORK.
democratic state convention.
V. B. BILL TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN—BOHILL 8
OBJECTION—TAMMANY AND NBW TICKET
TO WIN—TEST VOTE SHOWS 1G9 FOB KEL
LEY AND TAMMANY, AND 114 FOB MORRIS
SEY AND ANTI-TAMMANY—SPEECH OF
PARKE GODWIN—FRAUD DENOUNCED BUT
HAYES NEED NOT FEAR AS LONG AS HE
PURSUES DEMOCRATIC POLICY—COMMIT
TEES APPOINTED AND ADJOURN TO NEXT
DAY.
ANTI-TAMMANY TO BE REJECTED AND A NEW
STATE TIOKET NOMINATED.
Albany, October 3.—D. 13. Hill was
cboseu temporary chairman.
A large number were unable to enter
the hail.
Thirty-seven Tammany and’ 26 anti-
'l'ammany delegates were admitted to seats
on the floor pending the contest.
WHAT AUGUSTUS SCHELL HAD TO SAX.
A ooinmitteo, of whioli Augustus Sohell
was one, wsb appointed to oonduot Hill
to the chair. Schell said:
Mr. Chairman, I feel honored and com
plimented by the notioe you have taken
of me in recognizing me as a delegate to
thiB Convention. 1 regret to say, howev
er, that I am informed that poisons not
connected with any regular organization,
who have no standing in the Democratic
party, have been recognized by the State
General Committee, and appointed dele
gales. 1 must decline the honor nntil
my title to a seat shall have been passed
upon by the Convention.
Mr. Schell is a Tammany delegate from
New York.
ANTI-TAMMANYITKS TO BE REJECTED AND A
NEW STATE TICKET TO WIN.
Albany, N. V., Ootober 3.—To-day's
proceedings in the Demooralio Gonven
tion are considered to have made two
poiutB clear:
First, That the anti-Tammany men
from New York City will bo allowed no
position whatever in the Convention;
and second, that those who favor a new
State ticket will carry their point.
The Tammany men are outspoken in
declaring that party policy, discipline,
and organization forbid farther parleying
with tactions, and that there mast now
be a square issue between the supporters
of the regulur and of irregular organiza
tion. Tne known sentiment of a large
majority of the committee on contested
seals renders it certain that they will re
port unqualifiedly in favor of seating the
Tammany and excluding the anti-Tam
many delegates. *
Allen C. Beach still seems to be the fa
vorite for the nomination for Secretary of
State. To Olcott’s re-nomination for
Comptroller there is no oppoaition, and
Koss’ nomination for State Treasurer ap
pears to be nearly as well assured. The
nominee for Attorney Geneial apparently
must bo taken Bust of Albany, and
Schoonmaker, of Ulster, is freely named.
Jno. B. Haskin is also mentioned as a
possible candidate.
PARKE GODWIN MAKES A TELLING BPEECH.
Spool.) to Enquirer-Sun.]
Albany, October 3.—Parke Oodwin, of
Queens, was substituted for Mr. Sohell.
He said the Demooratio party honorably
and fairly carried a majority of the eleo-
toral votes in the last Presidential elec
tion, but it has been basely deprived of
the frnils of that viotory, and the Ameri
can people are, for the ilrst time, witness
ing the speotaole of an Administration in
possession of the Federal Government
which was repudiated by a majority of
over a quarter of a million of its eleotors.
This Btrange result was accomplished by
means of corruption most foul, and fraud
most atrooious. Bather than plunge the
country into civil strife, and disorganize
and destroy all its business interests,
the Democracy of the country chose to
quietly submit to the outrage, but
no lapse of time, no more silenae, no
speoious plea that the result was finally
aooomplished through the forms of law,
can obsoure the enormity of the act or
excuse or justify, and it will go down into
bistory as the most flagrant usurpation of
modern times. But while the present
Administration obtained its power by un
lawful means, and while its tenure may
well be questioned, yet during the
short period of its existence it has ex
posed the error of the policy which its
party has pursued ever Bince the dose of
the war. It has partially adopted the
policy of conciliation and local self-gov
ernment, which the Demooratio party has
for the past ten years insisted upon,
and it has endeavored to win
the approval of the people
by promising the very course whioh last
fall we demanded should be promised.
Every position in referenoe to the South
ern question, whioh we assumed, has
been justified and affirmed by its adop
tion by our opponents. It has oast i
shadow upon its own title by recognizing
these very State Governments, whioh in
order to obtain its power it had been
obliged to repudiate and overthrow. Its
course has justified the wisdom and states
manship of the Democratic policy towards
the South. The Demooratio party will
interpose no partisan obstruction to the
oarrying out of its own policy by its op>
ponents. We will uphold the noting
President in all his honeBt efforts to paci
fy the country and to restore fraternal
teeling among all the people, and we, too,
with Mr. Curtis, will bid him “God
speed in the good work." The President
need have no fears from us, but bis great
danger is ooming from his own political
household.
[KELLEY LEADS MORRISSEY.
A vote in the Convention giving the
approximate strength of Kelley vs. Mor
rissey resulted in 169 to 114 in favor of
Tammany.
Committees were appointed, and the
Convention adjourned to ten o'clock to
morrow.
EPISCOPAL. CHURCH.
TRIENNIAL CONFERENCE AT BOSTON—IM
POSING SCENE.
Boston, Oot. 3—The Triennial Conven
tion of the Episcopal Church of the Uni
ted States was opened to-day. A vast
conoourse of people were present long be
fore the servioe began. The audienoe
was oomposed of Episcopalians only.
The morning was devoted entirely to relig
ious services. The sight whioh the Church
presented from the beginning totbo end
of the exeroiseawas suoh as probably never
have been seen before in the oity. The
ritual of this morning's servioe was, of
course, from the high position of the dig
nitaries conducting it the most imposing
and elaborate whiotrthe Episoopal Cbnroh
has. The body of the Church was re
served for delegates to the General Con
vention, and these consisted of four cler
gymen and four lay deputies from eaoh
of the forty-five dioceses in the different
seotions of the oountry. Besides these
there were over two hundred olergymen
and theologioal students present.
LINE OF BISHOPS AND BEBVICES.
At eleven o'clock the line of Bishops,
nearly sixty in number, filed in at the
main entranoe and marched down the
centre aisle to the ohanoel. The younger
ones after entering the aisle formed on
each side that the seniors, in the order
of their dates of oonseoration, might lead
to the chancel. The Bishop of Ken
tucky, the liight liev. Benjamin Boa-
worth Smith, D. D., L. L. D., whose date
of oonseoration is 1832, headed the line
followed immediately by the Bishops of
Miohigan, Maryland, Deleware, Missis
sippi, and otbern in the order of seniori
ty. The Bishop of Iowa, the Bight Bev.
Wm. Stevens Perry, D. D., coming last.
After the bishops were Beated in the
chancel the services began and proceeded
in acoordanoe with the ritual of the
church. Dr. Potter, of Grace Church,
New York, made the exhortation and the
confession, and the sermon was preaohed
by Bight Bov. 4. Williams, D. D., L. L.
D., Bishop of Connecticut.
The communion was celebrated by
Bight Bev. B. Bosworth Smith, D. D., L.
L. D.
Boston, Ootober 8.—The House of
Clerioal and Lay Deputies met and or
ganized by oleoting Dr. Alexander Bor-
geso, of Massachusetts, President.
WASHINGTON.
a. a. cox fob speaker.
BOARD OP HEALTH—HOUSE BOLL STANDS 145
DEMOCRATS AND 130 REPUBLICANWITH
FIVE CONTESTED BEATS—BIO OBANDE
CROSSING AND RETURN CONFIRMED —WELLS
AND ANDERSON RETAIN COUNSEL, JUDOS
BLACK TO PROSECUTE— HE-DOG NAMES
SCHUBZ “hOABLET-BCALP THAT BURNS HIS
WIGWAM*’—STATEMENT OF BANKS CALLED
FOR.
FIRES.
STREET GAR8 IN NEW YORK BURNED.
New York, Ootober 3.—The oar shops
and stables of the Dry Dook Street Rail
road Company were burned this morning,
with all the oars. About 200 horses were
liberated and ran away through the streets.
None perished. Loss $50,000. The en
tire number of oars belonging to the com
pany, 100 in all, were stored in this build
ing and burned.
fire in m’keeville, pa. __
Pittsburg, Pa., Ootober 3, 2 a. m.—A
fire broke out in the town of MoKeeville,
thirteen miles sooth of thiB oity, at 11
o’clock last night, and is spreading rapid
ly, and threatens at this honr to destroy
the entire business portion of the town,
$30,000 FIRE IN FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Ootober 3.—The
Frankfort Land Company’s saw mill, at
Frankfort, Michigan, was bnrned Mon
day night. Loss $30,000.
HALF MILLION FIRE IN NEW YORK.
New York, Ootober 3.—The oar depot
on 14th street and 13th uvenue burned,
five stories, upper stories were filled with
horse food, including 14,000 bales of hay,
also 1)3 cars and valuable machinery.
Loss $500,000.
WASHINGTON BOARD OF HEALTH.
Washington, Ootober 3.—Judge Wm.
B. Warden is appointed a member of the
Board of Health vice Langston, who goes
as Minister to Lioeria.
SENATOR DORSEY
disavows any expression whioh oould be
construed into reflections upon Senators
Spenoer or Pattersou.
THE ROLL OF THE HOUSE
is 145 Democrats and 130 Republicans.
There are oontesta over the First and
Fourth California, Fourth and Sixth Lou*
isiaua, and the member from Colorado.
RIO GRANDE GROSSING.
Official reports oonfirm the newspaper
accounts of Shafter aud Bullis’ exploit
across the Rio Qrande. Mexioan orders
to Mexicans were to see them over the
river.
s. s. cox,
a candidate for Speaker, has bis headquar
ters at the Ragg’s House.
PU08EOUTI0N AGAINST WELLS AND ANDEB’
SON.
Wells aud Anderson, of the Louisiana
Returning Board, have retained Shela
barger and Wilson, of this city. Jere
miad Black will assist the prosecution.
BANK STATEMENTS WANTED.
Statement of the condition of the Na
tional Banks is wonted to Ootober 1st.
HE-DOG CHRISTENS ECHUUZ.
Sohurz visited the Iudian delegation
this morning and gave them silver med
als. Ho says they are in good spirits and
showed no signs of being displeased with
the result of their conference. He-Dog
calls Schurz “Scarlet-Scalp that Barns
His Wig wan.” The Indians will be taken
to New York harbor, to be scared by the
big guns, and then sent home.
Senator Norton.
Richmond, Ind., Ootober 3.—Morton’s
friends hope to be able to take him home
to Indianapolis within two weeks.
STEAMER NAGNOMAFOUNDERED
DEATHS.
MADAME TITIENS.
London, Ootober 3.—Madame Isai Titi
ans, the celebrated operatic singer, is
dead. She was attacked last evening with
difficult breathing, and appeared better
until two o’olook this morning, when she
died qnietly and peacefully.
ARCHBISHOP BAYLEY.
Newark, N. J., October 4.—Archbishop
Bayley died at 10:50 o’clock this morning.
Newark, Ootober 3.—Arohbishop Bay-
ley died very peacefully.
Explosion of a Steamboat—Tliree
Hilled.
Wheeling, W. Va., October 3.—The
little low water steamer Oomfort exploded
several miles below. Several lives lost.
No details are given.
ADDITIONAL PABTICULABS
From Pike creek, where the boiler of the
steamer Comfort exploded, say Oaptain
Kirkbridge, the pilot Minsetter, and a
passenger named Samples were killed.
The wounded are Rev. Mr. Baer, of Pitts
burg, and Read Harrison mate, and sev
oral passengers whose names are un
known. The oause of the explosion is
unknown.
Philadelphian Gone t'raiy.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Philadelphia, October 3.—B. Frank
Stokes, a friend of President Morton, and
late secretary of the Market Street Rail
way, has become a lnnatic since the de
falcation. He has labored under great
mental excitement, and on Saturday be
began to show sigus of mental aberration,
whioh culminated to-day in utter mads
Minnesota. Democratic Convention*
St. Paul, Ootober 3.—The Democratic
Convention’s first resolution denounces
the frauds and crimes by which the elec
tion of President and Vioe President was
obtained; the second congratulates the
oountry that President Hayes found it
necessary to adopt the Demooratio policy
of self-government and to abandon de
vices for the perpetration of sectional
jealousy and hatred.
Mr. Brining was nominated for Gov
ernor.
Conductors’ Brotherhood.
Elmyra, October 3.—The Conductors’
Broftierhood of the United States is hold
ing its eleventh session with sixty dele
gates here.
More Dusted Saving! Bank*.
Boston, Ootober 3.—The Cape Cod
Five Cents Saving Bank at Harwich has
suspended.
Pittsburg, Ootober 3.—The Alleghany
Savings Bauk, the oldest in Alleghany,
has suspended.
Uilmnn * Uo.’a Heavy Forgeries.
New York, Ootober 3.—The forgeries
of W. O. Gilman & Co. aggregate $250,-
000. They have been carried on two
years. The firm bad been engaged in
tho insurance scrip business 40 years.
Gilman has been non eat since Saturday.
RACES.
AT CLEVELAND, OHIO.
Cleveland, October 3.—Pacing race
was won straight by Levellzer, Sleepy
George second, Lucy third. Time, 2:16,
2:16, 2:16$.
AT LOUISVILLE.
Special to Enquirer-Sun,]
Louisville, Ky., Ootober 3.—Mile heat
—won by King, Faro Grit seoond, and
Mirab third. Time, 1:44}, 1:43$.
Two year old colts—three-fourths of a
mile—won by Heingate, Leveler second
in 1:16}.
One and one-fourth of a mile—won by
Largenteen, Oily Gammon second, Janet
third, io 2:12$.
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK—NO LIVE8 LOST
AND NOTHING SAVED.
New York, Ootober 3.—The steamer
Mnguolia from Savannah on September
27th, for Now York, fonndered off Gape
Hatteras. The passengers aud orew were
saved.
Lewis, Del., Ootober 3.—The Oaptain
of the Magnolia reports that he left Sa
vannah, Ga., September 27th, wind mod
erate, northeast winds, until the 2Uih
inst., when it increased. At fonr o’olook
on the morning of the 30th the vessel was
discovered to be leaking badly. The
pumps were Btarted immediately, but
oould not gain on the water.
Fires were extinguished at 8 o’olook thiB
morning, the passengers and orew left
theLhip at 5 p. m., with 12 feet of water
in the hold, the water gaining very fast.
They were picked up about dark by the
bark Streisand from Baltimore for the
Baltio, pat on the pilot boat E. O. Knight
this morning, aud landed here at 10:30 a.
m. They saved nothing bat what was on
the backs. The officers and orew left for
Philadelphia on the tag Rebeooa at 2 p.m.
PARTICULARS OF VESSEL.
Special to Enquirer-Sun* 1
Lewis, Del., October 3.—Nobody saved
anything from the Magnolia. There was
twelve feet of water in the bold when the
ship was abandoned. It was dark at tbe
time of leaving, but the oaptain says she
mast have gone down. The Magnolia
was owned by the Ocean Steamer Com
pany, of Savannah, but was running in
the Murray Line, of New York. She was
of twelve hundred tons burden, worth
about $200,000, and insnred. She was
loaded with cotton, and a miscellaneous
cargo of considerable valoe, consigned to
New York.
YELLOW FEVER.
DEPLORABLE CONDITION AT JACKSONVILLE.
Jacksonville, Florida, Ootober 3.—A
dispatch from Fernandina says, the heavy
and continuous rains last week have been
extremely bard on the sick. Dr. Stnbnok
states, that oity is in a more deplorable
condition than since the epidemic com
menced. It haB been raining all day,
and scarcely a white person has appeared
on the streets. It is impossible to get
any reliable information regarding the
sick. Most of the physioians are sick.
Dr. Martin is tho only one able to do full
practice. Dr. Geddins, President of the
Medical Society of South Carolina, has
offered his services,if they think it neoes.
sary to call him.
A later dispatch says no deaths occur*
red to-day, but six new cases developed—
three whites and three colored.
ENCLAND-
wlce Rejected Alderman Again
Elected.
London, Ootober 3.—John Bonnet,
twice elected Alderman, and each time
rejected by the Conrt of Aldermen as nn*
fit to discharge tho dnties of the position,
has again been elected to that office.
railroad defrauded.
The Derby correspondent of the Leed’s
Mercury says : The Midland is the rail-
rood defrauded. Tbe fraud has been sys
tematically carried on for some time by
some of its officers bolding positions of
responsibility, in whom the utmost con
fidence was plaoed. Tho principal means
by which the company has been defrauded
has been by persons erecting private
dwelling houses and other buildings, both
for thetnselveB and other people, with
material and men belonging to tbe com
pany. Several of the delinquents are, it
is said, in prison. It is rumored that oth
ers will be arrested shortly.
Weather*
Washington, October 3.-—Indications—
For the South Atlantic increasing east
erly winds, cloudy and rainy weather,
stationary temperature and falling barom-
i eter.
THE TURKO RUSSIAN WAR.
GREAT BATTLE IN ASIA.
REOFF PASHA COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF
THE DANUBE VICE MEHEMET RECALLED—
BUSBIANS MORE ACTIVE—LAST OF IMPE
RIAL GUARD ARRIVED—CENTRAL ASIA BE
VOLTS AGAINST RUSSIA—INSURRECTION
THOUGHT PUT DOWN.
RUSSIANS PREPARING FOR WINTER QUARTERS.
London, October 3.—A Reuter telegram
from Bucharest, Hays 200 Turks crossed
by a pontoon bridge to Kalafat from Si-
listria.
Kussian reinforcements continue‘cross
ing the Bertos (?) into Walenoia.
The KussiatiH have ordered contractors
to construct 200 kilometres, about 186
miles, of railwuy in Bulgaria, and build
huts for 150,000 mei> aud hospitals for
15,000.
INSURRECTION AGAINST RUSSIA IN CENTRAL
ASIA.
London, Ootober 3.—The inaotion of
the Russian army in Asia is explained by
an official dispatch from St. Petersburg,
announcing that an iusuireotion broke
oat in the Central Districts of Dogbestan,
about the 12th of September, and grad
ually spread until all Central aud Southern
Dogestan, including the coasts districts,
wore involved.
On tho 23d and 24th of September the
Russians attacked the main body of tbe
insurgents numbering 6,000 strong, and
defeated and dispersed them. It is now
believed that the iusurreotion will not
give further trouble.
TURKS CONCENTRATING IN HERZEGOVINA.
Baoussa, Ootober 3.—Two thousand
Basbi Bazooka aud two thousand cavalry
have arrived at Mastar, in Herzegovina,
where a force of ten thousand is concern
trating to recover the territory conquered
by the Montenegrins.
BATTLE PROGRESSING IN ASIA.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.J
Constantinople, Ootober 3.—Official
intelligence received here, states that
Muhktar Pasha was on Tuesday engaged
in a great battle near Alexaudrinople.
When tbe telegram was dispatched, the
Turks appeared to be winning.
INHrtlOTION OF RUSSIAN WORKS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Ootober 3.—The Itussian offi
cial dispatoh, dated from before Plevna,
states, that on Monday and Tuesday
Grand Dnke Nicholas, Charles of liou-
mania and General Todleben have in
spected the Itussian and ltoumnniau posi
tions. All the Itussian and ltonmanian
works are well advauccd.
REOFF, TURKISH COMMANDER, VICE MEHEMET
ALI.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Constantinople, October 3.—An Impe
rial decree is published appointing lteoff
Pasha to tho oouimand of the army of the
Danube vice Mehemet Ali, who is re*
called.
RUSSIANS MORE ACTIVE.
Spocial to KuquirorSuu]
London, Ootober 3.—A Iteuter telegram
from Bucharest says greater activity is
observable before Plevna. Since Monday
tbe reserve and reinforcements bave ar
rived, and it is thought probable that op
erations will oommenoe early uoxt week.
RUSSIAN IMPERIAL GUARD.
Spoolal to Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Ootober 3.—A itouter from
Buobarest announces the last regiment of
tbe Itussian imperial Guard passed
through there to-day.
FRANCE.
STEPHENS IN IIAETIMORE.
WHAT HE TBINK8 OF THE “STALWARTS”—
BAYES’ POLICY—TOO SOON FOR 1880—THE
POLICY CANNOT FAIL.
Baltimore, September 21).—Alexander
H. Stephens, who was in Baltimore to
day en route for New York, remarked iu
oonrse of a conversation on political snb-
jeots that he had every oonfidenoe in Mr.
Hayes and his motives with regard to his
Southern policy, and regretted that he
oould not meet the President when in
Georgia. Mr. Stephens was interrogated
as to what in hiB opinion would be tho
oourae pursued by disaffected Republi
cans, including Messrs. Blaine and Conk*
ing. He stated that he never
expected either Blaine or Conk-
ling to give the President their cordial
support, and thonght that, although they
would not openly assail him, they would
withhold their support and endeavor to
keep on tbe inner track of party organi*
zation for future use. The subject of the
probable effect of the President’s policy
on the elections of 1880 was touched ou
in the course of an interview, but
Mr. Stephens stated that it
was too soon to foretell any results.
“One thiug,though, I oau say,” he added,
“it will extinguish all seotioual questions
and feelings, and people will divide on
internal questions and polioies entirely.”
In reply to a question as to whether the
policy of the President in failing would
oause a split in his party, Mr. Stephens
made the following reply : “Mr. Hayes’
policy oannot fail. It is the policy of tho
Oonstitntion of the United States, and is
based and planted on the foundation and
principles upon whioh tho great Amerioan
Federal ltepablic stands, and on whioh
alone this grand matchless system of gov
ernment can be harmoniously aud pros
perously administered. Thcro will, doubt*
less, bo many disaffected Republicans who
will fail to sanction his policy, and who
will in all probability keep up an organi
zation Against it, but the entire Democ
racy and a large majority of tho Republic
cans of the country will sustain it. The
people of the United States are devoted
to the institutions of their fathers, and
yearn for the restoration of that good
government under whioh the country was
so happy and prosperous for so many
years. ”
GRANT AND SHAKESPEARE.
THE EX-PRESIDENT RECEIVED WITH HONORS
AT THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE GREAT
POET.
London, September 28.—General Grant
arrived at Stratford-on-Avon to-day and
met with a splendid reoeption. His visit
was made the oooasiou of a festival, iu
whioh the whole town took part. The
houses were decorated with flags, among
whioh the Amerioan colors wore oonHpio •
uona. The Stars and Stripes woro dis
played from tbe town hall aud the Mayor’s
reaidenoe. The Mayor aud members of
the corporation received tbe General and
Mrs. Grant at tbe railway station and es
corted them to Shakespeare’s birtbplaoo.
Thenoe tho party proceeded to the Museum
the Ohurch, Anne Hathaway’s cottage and
other places of interest. The distinguished
visitors were subsequently entertained at
a public lunch in the town hall. A toast
to the health of General Grant was pro
posed and drank with ohoers, and he was
presented with a very oordial address, en
closed iu a casket made from wood of the
mulberry tree planted by Shakespeare.
The General, replying to the toast, spoke
most heartily of the welcome given him.
He declared it would havo been impossi
ble for him to leave England without vis
iting the birth-place and home of Shakes
peare. .He pointed to the numerous
American Shakesperean societies as proof
of the houor paid tho poet in the United
States.
JULE8 SIMON ILL.
Paris, Ootober 3.—Jules Simon is suf
fering from a carbuncle. Tho Evenement
says he underwent an operation for it
whioh was not attended with favorable
results. His condition is precarious.
Special to Knqulrer-Sun.]
Paris, October 8.—Improvement re**
ported in the condition of Jules Simon.
Stephens and Toombs In New York.
New York, Ootober 3.—Alexander H.
Stephens and Robert Toombs are in New
York.
THE CONVICTION OF NAWYEK,
HAINES AND BROOKS.
Gen. Eve’* Purpose In Oroaliiff tho
Potomac—The iUiMiiiK Cavalry.
Oonorul II. Heath, C. S. A., iu tho Philurioliiliia
Weokly Titnon.]
Only a short time before General Grant
crossed the Rapidan, in tho spring of
1864, Gen. Lee said to me : “If I oould
do so—nufortuuately I oannot—I would
again orosB the Potomao and invade Penn
sylvania. I believe it to bo our true
policy, notwithstanding the failuro of last
year. An invasion of tho enemy’s coun
try breaks up all of his preconceived plans,
relievos our country of his presence, and
wo subsist while there ou his resources.
Tho question of food for this army givos
me more trouble and uneasiness than
everything else combined ; tho absonce
of the army from Virgiuia gives our
people an opportunity to collect sup
plies ahead. Tho legitimate fruits of n
victory, if gained in Pennsylvania, could
be more readily, reaped than ou our own
soil. We would have been in a few days’
march of Philadelphia, and the occupa
tion of that oity would have given us
peace.” It is vory difficult for any one not
connected with tho Army of Nortborn Vir
ginia to realize bow straightened wo woro
for supplies of all kinds, especially food.
Tho ration of a general officor was double
that of a private, and so meagre was that
double supply that frequently to appease
my hunger I robbed my horse of a hand
ful of corn, which, parched in tho fire,
served to allay the cravings of nature.
What must havo been the condition of
the private ?
In spoakiug of the fight of tho 3d of
July nt Gettysburg, Gonoral Leo said :
I shall over believe if General Pondor
had remainod ou his horse half au hour
longer, wo would have carried the
enemy’s position. After Pondor fell the
command of his division devolved on an
officer unknown to the division; honoe
the fuilnre of Pickett’s receiving the sup
port of this division. Loss was heavy at
Gettysburg; but in my opiuion no groator
than it would have been from tho Horios
of battleH I would havo been compelled to
tight had I remainod in Virginia.”
Gen. Lee,” says Mnj. Seddou, “then
rose from his seat, and with an emphatic
gesture snid, and, sir, wo did whip them
at Gettysburg, and it will bo soot! for the
next four months that that army will be
as quiet as a sucking dove.” Tho army
of tho Potomao muciono aggressive move
vnnut, saving tho fiasco known as Mine
Run, from the 3d of July, 1863, until
General Grant crossed tho Rapidan in
May 1864, precisely ton months after
ward.
The failure to oniHh tho Fedornl nrmy
in Pennsylvania in 1863, iu tho opinion of
almost all tho officers of the army
Northern Virginia, can bo expressed in
five words—the absence of our cavalry.
A RUNNING BKETGH OF THE CRIMINALS.
Special to tho Picayune.]
Washington, Oct. 1.—The conviction
of Sawyer, Haines and Brooks for con*
spiracy to obtain payment of a spurious
ootton olaim against tho Unitod States
has made a great sensation.
The pnnishmeut is by fine and irapris*
onment in the penitentiary. Sawyer was
the first oarpot-bng Senator from South
Carolina and was put in by the Radicals
to fill the seat of Culboun and McDuffie.
Grant made him assistant Secretary of the
Treasury.
Brooks has been notorious around
Washington for a long timo pushing
claims, and was mixed up with the fa
mous Mrs. Beuton is getting tho Govern
ment to adopt a patent seal lock for
bonded cars.
Haines was Commissioner of Customs
under the Grant regime, and as such con
trolled tbe settlement of many millions of
pnblio money and all tho customs ao-
oounts.
They did not expect to bo convicted,
and when tho verdict was brought in Saw
yer cried like a child. He is said to havo
been nsed in all tho jobs, aud yet to have
pocketed very little of the plunder.
L. Q W.
A Nil AKP FIGHT.
CRAZY HORNE BAYONETED.
THE FIRST REPORT OF THE MANNER OF HIS
DEATH VERIFIED BY A SOLDIER WHO WAS
ONE OF HIB GUARDS.
From the Schoharie (N. Y.) Republican, Sep
tember 27.J
Edwin D. Wood, son of Francisoo
Wood, proprietor of Wood’s Hotel, who
belongs to the army aud was present at
the capture and killing of the Indian
chief, Crazy Horse, writes an interesting
letter to his father. Mr. Wood hau been
iu the army nearly five years, his time
being out next December. During all
that time he has been in the Indian coun
try; has been in several hard-fongbt bat
tles and oomes ont without a scratch. We
make the following extracts:
Camp Robinson, Neil, Sept. 16, 1877.—
Dear Father—I received your letter dated
August 21, and was glad to hear that you
were all well. We have had considerable
excitement here within the last two weeks
on account of Crazy Horse. Wo started
out on the 4lh of this month with eight
companies of the Third cavalry, to bring
him aud his band into tho agoucy, but
did not succeed in capturing him. Tho
next day he was brought iu by a lot of
friendly Iudians who are enlisted aud paid
as soldiers. There were also a number
of his own warriors with him. Wbeu the
carriage drove to tbe guardhouse Crazy
Horse got out and walked a short distance;
then refused to go in. Then the struggle
began. The guard surrounded him and
one of (hemstabbed him with a bayonet.
He was then taken into the Adjutant's
oifioe, where he died in about mx hour
There are all sorts of rumors about tho
way he was killed. Some of tbe papers
say he stabbed himself; others say bo was
killed by another Indian called Little Big
Man; bat I was one of tho guard myself
and was there when bo was stabbed, and
know tbe man who did it. I think this
was the only thing that saved a row, be
cause there were a great many Indians
there at that time, and one shot would
havo been sufficient to start a tight.
UNITED STATES DEPUTY MARSHAL B POSSE IN
ARKANSAS ATTACKED BY TWENTY FRIENDS
OF PRISONERS—ONE ASSAILANT KILLED AND
OTHERS WOUNDED.
Littlf. Rock, October 1.—Unitod States
Marshal Torrans has just made a success
ful raid on the gnng of illicit distilleries
operating along the Missouri line. Dep-
nty Marshal Woodard, in charge of a
posse, on Thursday last captured two
stills, destroyed a large amount of mash,
beer and raw whiskey, and arrested four
men. While on tho way to Opposition,
in Sharp county, where ho intended leav«
ing the prisoners under guard,preparatory
to making other arrests, he was attacked
by twenty friends of the prisoners; bnt
after a sharp fight, in which one of tbe
attacking party was killed, and others
wonnded, he succeeded in driving off bis
assailants, and bringing in bis prisoners.
They were brought before Commissioner
Goodrich for examination to-day, and in
default of bail were committed for trial.
The following figures Hhow bow tho
national debt of Franco is distributed.
The number of Frenohmen, over 21 years
of age, is about 7,000,000, and tho num
ber of bondholders nearly 3,500,000 :
Number of Amount of an
holders of nual rento.
rentes. Francs.
24,701
In 170*
In 1875—
At 3 ner cent 1,428,088
Af 4 per cent 700
Pierce Young.
Philadelphia Press.]
Pioroe M. B. Yount/, a recent Repre
sentative iu Congress from Georgia, was
a Confederate General, aud a graduate of
West Point, lie went to Washington
soon after the war to havo his disabilities
removed, lie is a fine, manly follow,
and seems to have accepted the results of
the war in good faith. He went to Thad
Stevens, aud Thad began to play with
him, as he sometimes did with those mon
he intended to mako his victims. Ho
said: “Yon aro n graduate of West
Point, I believe?” “Yes, sir.” “Educa
ted at the expense of tho United
Statos, I beliovo, whioh you swore
faithfully to forovor defend?” “Yes,
sir.” “You were a brigade com
mander in tho raid into Pennsylvania
whioh destroyed tho property of so many
of my constituents?” “Yes, sir.” “It
was a squad of men under your direct
charge and your personal command that
bnrned my rolling mill ?” “Yes, sir.”
Young thought that he was gouo, but
seeing that the old veteran had come into
the possession of tho last fact, which
Young did not dream ho know, it was im
possible to deny tho truth of his question.
Thad. roared out: “Well, I like your
d—d impudence. I will soo that your
disabilities are removed. Good morning.”
And tho next day tbe bill passed tho
House.
OI.D UNITED STATES BANK.
Mr. Editor : Seeing that the New York
Journal of Commerce, has given its read
ers snoh a meagre, unprofitable sketch of
the Bank of the United States I would be
glad if you would try your hand at a
sketch of the progress of (hat noble insti
tution. I do not recollect anything about
the first bank, bnt after I came to be old
enough to notice snoh things I recollect
hearing much said about the great ser
vices rendered tho Government and coun
try by Robert Morris (I think that was
tho name of its President) in conducting
the business of the bank, but as regards
tho bank ohartered during Mr. Madison’s
administration in 1816, I can toll some
things from my momory whioh, perhaps,
would interest the readers of the Journal
of Commerce, and others. I recollect that
the bank acted as fiscal agent for the
Government nearly tbe whole time for
whioh it was chartered, collecting a good
deal of money, keeping it safely, trans
ferring the pnblio funds to any point
where the Government needed them, Ac.,
without one dollar of expense to the Gov
ernment, and, in addition to this, paid the
Government a large bonus for the privi
lege of using tho surplus revenue. There
was no defalcations; not a dollar lost du-
ing the whole timo. The bank at the
some time furnishing us the best money
we have over had. It was worth more
than yold. The bank never suHpeuded at
all, nor do I believe it ever would. Why
should we run on the bank for specie,
when its bills were worth more than oven
gold? The Journal of Commerce says,
President Jackson took strong grounds
aguiust tho bank in 1821). I wish the
character of the strong grounds had
boon specified. I hope the Editor doeB
not know, for surely if he did, he would
never mention them as strony grounds
any more. Mr. Madison’s veto in 1815 is
mentioned, bnt nothing is said about his
signing tho charter in 1816. I don’t be
lieve we ever shall have as prosperous
tirnos any more as wo had during tho exis~
tonco of that bank. Ilow can wo expect
anything olse, bat hard times aud panics
as long as tho wretched sub-treasury sys
tem is continued, and such large earns of
gold are kept looked up in its vanits ?
Respectfully, W.
Marion County, Ga., 20th Septem
ber, 1877.
Mr. Hayes was very much pleased with
his visit to Virginia. Bnt, according to
the Boston Olobe, his Secretary of State
did not tally appreciate the beautieH of
the whiskey bell-punch. Iudeed, that
veracious journal reports that Mr. Everts
said ho didn’t see why in thnnder, when
an individual, journeying through the
Old Dominion for diplomatic purposes,
thought fit to approach an establishment
dealing iu beverages of a refreshing na*
ture, for tho purpose of requesting a di
minutive portion of wbat some people
might be inclined to term an exhiliarntiug
and thoroughly national compounded so
lution, tho agent in charge of affairs at
that establishment need be required, be-
foro accoding to the legitimate demands
of tho party of tho first part, to produce a
disagreeable and startling tintinabnlation
by meaus of a disreputable invention,
which Hhould, and, in his judgment, was
intended to be oonfined to the nse of
those having tho direotion of the mone
tary interests of such ordinary street ve
hicles as were employed as common car
riers by tho goneral publio.
"DAD’N FINANCIERING.”
A Henutiriil 1'UNRnKO.
The following is from tho “itovorios
of a Bachelor,” by Ike Marvel: “A poor
man without some sort of religion is, at
best, a poor reprobate, the foot-ball of
destiny and to tho wondrous eternity that
is even worse—a Unmo without heat, a
rainbow without colors, a fiower without
perfume. A man may, in somo sort, tie
his hopes and honors to this weak, shift
ing gronud taclo, to his business or tho
world, but a woman without that anchor
called faith, is a drift and a wreck! A
man may clumsily continue a sort of
moral responsibility out of relation to
mankind; but a woman, in her com
paratively isolated sphere, whore af -
faction and not purposo is tho con
trolling motive, can find no basis in
any other system or right action bill that
that of faith. A man may craze hiH brain
or his thoughts to trustfulness, in such
poor harborage as famo and reputation
may stretch beforo him, but a woman,
where can sho put her hopes in storms if
not in heaven ? And that sweet trustful
ness, that abiding love, that enduring
hope, mellowing overy page and scone in
life, lighting them with pleasant radienco
when tho world’s storms break like an
army with cannon! Who can bostow its
all but holy soul, tied to what is stronger
than an army with cannon ? Who has en
joyed tho love of a Christian mother, but
will echo tho thoughts with energy, and
hallow it with a tear ?
London.
26,111,785
301,247,161
140, <20
37.450,470
345,601,248
Total 8,380,263 748,404,971
The interest, computed in Federal
money is nearly $160,000,000. It is sug
gested that a popular loan bond, princi
pal and interest payable in currency, would
be subscribed for by millions of people
in tho Unitod States, just as bas been the
oaso in France and England.
London, England, covers an aroa of
78,080 acres, or 122 sqnure miles. When
the census was taken last year, there wore
1,500 miles of streets, 2,000 miles of sow
ers, 417,767 inhabited houses, and a popu
lation of 3,480,428. Tho inclusion of
fifteen miles around makes tho papula
tion 4,286,607. There are over 100,000
professional mon, 211,000 of the commer
cial class,505,000 mechanics, 65,000 labor
ers, and 35,000, whose occupation iR unde
fined. There is 1,633,221 males, and 1,806,-
207 females. Of tho women 802,130 are
married,and 226,000 are domestic servants.
There aro 15,000 tailoresses, 68,000 milli
ners and dressmakers, 27,000 seamstresses
and shirtmakors, and 44,000 laundresses.
Twenty-nine thousand aro returned as
gentle women. Tho number of children
reported as attending school is 314,000.
London, though much largor in popula - | d
tion than New York, is not us densely j
packed as the lattor. New York, in 1870, j
with a population of J)42,2'.)2, had only
65,044 dwelling-houses, and the average
number of persons to a dwelling was
14.72. Iu Londou tho avorago last year
was 8.33, and thiH was smaller than the
average, according to tho census of 1870,
in either Brooklyn, Boston, Cincinnati or
Jersey City.
OUR COUNTRY COUSINS GOME TO TOWN.
Dotrolt Froe Press.]
A farmer’s wagon, in whioh were seated
a family of eight, yesterday drove up to a
house on Beaubien street, and leaving his
team at, the curbstone the farmer kuocked
on tho door, drummed on the windows,
and seemed determined to get iu at overy
hazard. When all efforts had failed he
returned to tho wagon, hitched his horses,
and the family sat down on tho grass to
wait. A lad who had watched the per*
formanco passed’ aronnd tho corner and
suddenly discovered the boy whoso par
ents lived in tho house.
“Here—you—there’s a whole family
tryiug to get into your house l” he shout
ed.
“Hush—shut up !” whispered tho other.
“But they are visitors,” continued tho
other.
“Don’t I know all about it!” growled
the hiding boy—“didn’t mam aud 1 see
’om drive up, aud didn’t we scoot out of
the back door as tho feller came through
the gate ? I’m hero and mam's over iu
that houso, and we feel like some one
ought to boot dad all over town !’’
“Why, wbat did your father do?”
“What did he do? Why, he was out in
the country buying poultry and rags, and
ho stopped at a farm-house, made ’em be
lieve ho was a distant relashun and got
his dinner for nothing, lie came home
aud told it as a big joke, and he grinned
around for a week, but now I want to
roo him when ho comes np to dinner and
finds them ‘relnshuus’ squatted around
tho gate ! Do they show any signs of
leaving ?”
“Nury sign,” replied the other as ho
climbed tho fence.
“Well, let ’em stick. . Mam won’t corn©
home, I'll bo gone, and if this turns out
a Black Friday for dad it’ll serve him
right. Lot’s get whore wo (an see his
knees wobble as ho turns the corner and
see his distant relashuns covering half an
acre of ground.”
AMtoiiifcltinif Success.
It is the duty of every person who haH
used Bohcuek’h German Syrup to let its
wonderful qualities bo kuowu to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Coughs, Croup, Asthma, Pneumonia, and
in fact all throat and lung dis
eases. No person can use it
without immediate relief. Three
will relieve any case, and we con
it tho duty of all Druggists to recom
mend it €o the poor dying consumptive,
at least to try oue bottle, as 40,000 dozen
bottles were Hold last year, and no one
case where it failed was reported. Such
a mediqine an the German Syrup cannot
be too widely kuowu. Ask your Drug-
gi«t about it. Sample Bottles to try sold
at 10 ceuts. Regular size 75 oeuts. For
sale by Druggists. my8 d&wly