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DAILY ENQUIRER - SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23. 1877. gaily grujuirer. rOIillNBim, DA. I TUESDAY OCTOBER 21, 1877. LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION! AND MORE THAN TWICE THE LARGEST AGGREGATE CIRCULATION! Sixteen lawyers cost Boss Tweed #400,- 000. “Tbit Husband of Mine” has already gone beyond 120,000 oopies in circula tion. Harper's Weekly is getting venomous again pictorially. Tom Nast is again on it. Better talented malignanoy than idi- otoy. William C. Gilman, the forger, has been made assistant to the book-keeper in the shoe department of Sing Sing Prison. "The most costly way to get rid of a debt is to repudiate it,” says Gen. Walker, whose moral soienoe seems to be as sound as bis political eoonomy. Wendell Phillips in a Boston lecture oharges that Grant was drunk in a cele brated interview he had with Sumner and oouldn't tell what Sumner said. Gen. Miles, the Indian fighter, is not a West Pointer, and it wonld bo luoky for this country if some of the rest of our Indian fighters were like him. It is reportod at Eminonoe that the father of the Goodriohes has entered suit against the ofiloers of Henry county for $80,000 for allowing his three sons to bo hung by a mob. It is Baid that one prominent Senator goes against tho Episoopal candidate for ohaplain of the Senate beoause "he'll be blessed if be will vote for a man who prays in bis night gown.” The efforts to save the Massachusetts have fortunately proved suooessful. She haa been safely floated, and her injuries do not appear to bo serious as it was feared they would prove to be. The 61fi French deputies aotually elect ed are dividod as follows: 314 llepubli- cans and 201 "Conservatives” of various types. In the last Chamber there wore 36G Kepublioans and 107 Conservatives. A pabtx by tho name of Watson wants Congress to appropriate $50,000 for a preliminary survey of a railway from Li beria to the Niger valley. Have we not enough Africa at home without going abroad after it ? De Faoto Vioo President Wheoler ap proves Mr. Hayes’ course in regsrd to the Southern Slates, and if he had not adopt ed it the Republican party would have lost thousands of voteB, and the entire oountry will endorse it. Lonopei,low’s many friends and admirers will bo pleased to hoar of a poem of his wbioh is to appear in tho Deoembor “Harpers.” Its title is “Kera- inos,’’it will be profusely illustrated on wood, and thus will tako up fourteen magaaine pages. Mas. Tilton Iibb been living for some time past quietly at her house in Brook lyn. A gentleman who is woll acquainted with her and bor hnsband says that about a week ago he saw Mr. Tilton paying a visit at Mrs. Tilton’s house, where he remained several hours. Tue seven thousand dollars with whioh Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, tried flvo years ago to buy Mr. York's vote for bis re-oleotion is still in the hands of the Kansas Htato Treasurer. Pomeroy is said to be candidate for the next Senatorial vacancy in his State with a chance of suo- oesa. At hi* Birmingham, England, reoeption General Grant had a kind of reeolleotion that England herself had a protective tariff until her manufactures were estab lishad. Amorioan manufactures were rapidly progressing, and America was thus becoming a great free trade nation. Anotheb historical point is settled. Ab “Robinson Crusoe” Lydia Thompson wears six-buttonod kids. Now “Robin son" used to woar a great deal more olothss than that. ’Tain’t fair, Lydia I He had more than six kids, but ha didn't button them. Thoy did thoir own but tin'. Ben Butler was asked Wednesday how he liked being in Congrc s this session, and he auswered : "It feels very oom- fortablo to sit in the House without any responsibility and have your hat full of briokbats. ” This expression is undoubted ly a oorrect and oomplete ancnuoement of the polioy whioh Butler Intends to pur sue this winter. OoNXLiaa’s ill feeling toward Mr. Hayes , crops out on all occasions, but especially | olty llaB ® Tar ^ one R “' in private interviews with his friends. The following will do for an illustration : His attention was called to the faot that Mr. Hayes always spoke of the Adminis tration in the first person plural, instead of the first person singular—that he al ways said “We" will do a oertain thing instead of “I” will do a oertain thing. Conklirg replied very contemptuously : “Yes, I have noticed that there are three olaases of people who always say ‘we’ in stead of 'I.' They are emperors, editors and men with a tapeworm.” In executive session Friday, when the President's appointments were taken up for consideration, Mr. Conkling said they came in a shape wbioh left it impossible for the Benate to determine whether they were original appointments or whether they were made in the place of persons removed or to fill vacancies. There was no word of explanation in any ease sub mitted with the appointments. Mr. Conk- ling was understood to object for the present to the manner in which the Presi. dent had made the appointments rather than to the appointments themselves His remarks had their influence in deter, mining tho Senate to refer all api>oint month to the appropriate committees, sc that not a single name was confirmed. AND OCK ANSWER TO THE BAN TER. The Times must exouse us. We feel not one particle of interest in ascertaining what their exaot circulation is. We have a general idea of that, and we know wbat ours is. We can safely affirm that oar list of paying subscribers both in this city and the counties adjaoent to and trading with Columbus is two or three times groater than that of theirs. We know the fact, and what benefit can arise to us in writing to the postoffioes of the land for that which is so patent on our books, and with the record of past years boforo us ? The mere returns of post masters can afford no intelligence—nay, they cannot furnish ns the information if they desired and had the oonsent of both oflioes. Their duty to the Government forbids. The Times does a credit busi ness. We do not. The Times obarges $2 per annum for their weekly. We re quire $1 10 oasb, and we publish more matter. Now postmasters could only give the number of papers that arrive at an of fice, not. those that are taken out, paid for and read. So even if the data oould be obtained in the mode the Times sug gests, it would prove nothing and the trado of a man who will not pay $1 10 for a paper for a year is w>t worth having. An easier way to gain the same object would be simply to go to the Columbus poatofllce and ascertain which one of the oflioes pays tbe largest postage bill. We are not afraid that that or any other test will disprove our assertion. We have a larger list than the Enquirer ever had oven in its seemingly palmiest days, and all are realizing the benefit of the oash system. Even obtaining the amount of postago would settle nothing, but it would prove we send out more papers. Now we do not oall those subscribers who take a paper for two or three years and pay nothing. We have none suoh. They are simply bogus. We wonld pre fer the Times would play no suoh on us if a comparison should be made. The Times may have many suoh on its books. We notioe in their advertisements of Sun day that about a fourth of them have over run thoir time, and every other day “ads” inserted daily, or others that, in a pecuni ary sense, have no business in the ool- umns. 8inoo the affair has been forced upon us, wo have to mention this as well as other bogus displays. We would like to know what the Times regards as bona fide subscribers or advertisers. One statement in the Times is a matter of great surprise. It is (we quote from its article), “we would nover have made any standing olaim about our circulation but as an offset to tbe olaims of others.” Certainly the senior editor of the Times must be aware that the Times put up lines tho same or similar to those which form “the standing olaimB” now at the bead of its oolumns when it com menced publication. The Enquibeb-Sun bad none. After Salisbury, Kllnk A Co. had bought thiB paper from Major Cal houn, a member of our firm, who was for merly with the Times, went to the Times nflioe with a view of doing away with the bitterness that had existed between the offices, and dosired that tho Times pro prietors should take out their lines claim ing the largest circulation, and said to them if they would do so we would make no contest over the matter. His request was declined, and he informed them that ho would have to offset their olaim by olaiming twice the largest oiroulation, which be believed then and still believes to be true. The senior editor of the Times was in this ofliae at tho time, and we be lieve know of this proposition, and he surely knows that the boastful olaim of the Times was made and kept standing several months before the Enquiiier-8un made any olaim at all. And after he be- oamo the editor of tho Times he continued tho boastful claim. Now we have a proposition that means business. Let each office put up $500, and preparo sworn oash lists of oiroula' tion to be examined by a oommittee of gontlemon selected in any way the Times may ohoose, and if wo oan’t show more cash subscribers than the Timest then that paper can tako the money. Now this is n matter of fact transaction, and snob a oourse will pay tbe winner for tho trouble of tho examination. This is better than propounding oonnundrums to postmasters who have no interest in the subject. Cash is the only mode by whioh to judge an “actual subscriber." We are of the opinion such a list would show that the Times bad loss aotnal subscribers than a year ago. We again claim we havo tbe largest list of paid (aotuul) subscribers that any paper in Columbus hns over had, and also larger thnn nny paper hns over had here, either cash or oredit, and will provo it if any fair tost is desired, and sufficient funds are warranted for the trouble attendant. We do not propose to do so for fun or the mere gratification of ouriosity. We havo labored hard to mskeall our editions newsy and readable. We take all the telegrams that the Press Association oan give, and our paper is the only one in our Our Daily in whioh iB inoluded our Sunday costs only $7 a year. During tbe past dull summer our columns never saw one sign of padding. The size of tbe paper was kept to its average, and an advertisement hover kept in a day longer than paid for except through aooident, and when advertisements were soaroe as dollars their plnoos were supplied with reading matter. Our opinions are unpurebasable and none have had the temerity yet to dare make tbe offer. This labor and expendi ture and enterprise, so foreign to Colum bus journalism heretofore, has been ap preciated, and a generous people havo given us oause to believe they will sustain well a good newspaper. At least they are showing this valuation of tbe Enquirer- Bun by large and constantly increasing cash lists, and that is the praise for wbioh we have been, and are working, and will continue to do so. “I oan’t do without your paper, and here’s the money for it,” is the musio that rewaida the proprietors for their exertions. Gentlemen of tbe I'imes, come up and as tbe sporting men say, put up or abut »P- - REHCMPTION ACT AWI» KII.VEK Both Senators Beck, of Kontuoky, and Hereford, of West Virginia, introduced resolutions yesterday to repeal the re sumption act. We are inolined to the be lief that they will pass. A resolution was also introduced by Chaffee, of Colorado, to restore the silver dollar. Tbe Silver Commission appointed by Congress, of whioh Senator Jones, of Nevada, is ohairman, have reported in a voluminous volume of two hundred pa ges. Tbe majority, cansisting of Messrs. John F. Jones, 8enator from Nevada; Lewis V. Bogy, late Senator from Mis souri ; George Willard, R. P. Bland and William 8. Groesbeok havo decided: First. That the fall in the prioe of silver is not duo to any exoeBsive produc tion as oompared with gold. Second. That tho double standard and unrestrict ed ooinage of metalB should be restored, but that the commission are unable to agree upon the legal relation which Bhould be established between silvor and gold. Messrs. Jones, Bogy, and Willard reoom- mend 15.5 to 1, while their colleagues, Messrs. Bland and Groesbeok, favored a slightly different relation. Third. That resumption in this country will not be practicable until the existing laws makiDg gold the sole metallio legal tender are re pealed. A minority report, signed by Messrs. Franois Bowen and R. L. Gibson, differ widely frotn those stated above, the view of the subjects in dispute favored by these gentlemen being, in brief, as fol lows : First. That tbe decline in the value of silver was oaused by the groat produc tiveness of the silver mines in the Com- stock lode, noting in combination with the great diminution of the demands of British India, the demonetization of tho silver by Germany,*Denmark, Swoden and Norway, and the limit put upon its ooin- age by the States in the Latin Monetary Union; that tbe reoent “fluctuations prove that Bilver has become entirely unfit for use as a standard value;" that “the Bo-oalled double standard is an illusion and an impossibility,” and that “the propor plaoe for silver in a monetary sys tem is that of a subsidiary or token cut- renoy whiob is considerably over valued by law and made legal tender only within certain limits.” 8eoond. That resump tion will be practicable within a very brief period, beoause the paper currenoy has “spontaneously contracted itself at tbe average rate of threo millions a month during tbe last twenty-two months." To facilitate a return to speoie payments tho minority report recom mends that dollars containing 345.G grains of pure silver shall be ooined, and made legal tender for any sum not ex ceeding twenty dollars ; that these silvor dollars Bhall be issued only in exchange for paper our renoy below the denomination of five dollars, and that tbe one and two- dollar notes redeemed in this manner shall be immediately cancelled and de stroyed; that “gold shall in the future be coined only at the rate of 22.G grains of pure gold to the dollar, so that the half eagle or five-dollar piece may be almost the exaot equivalent of one pound ster ling;" that of tbe paper currenoy received by the Government in the collection of internal rivenue a sum of not less than three millions shall bo oanoelled and de stroyed each month, and that any defloit whioh may thereby he created in the Treasury shall bo supplied by the sale of United States bonds. PnEAoniNn tue Obituary.—The New York Times, the ablest Republican jour nal in this oountry—one that is ably edited and hateB tho Southern whites with a bitter malignacy—preaches the funeral of the Republican party in Georgia. The writers Bhow such a terrible animosity against Democracy, and especially that of the South, that one is constantly kept in a fever of indignation and admiration mad beoause the artiolea are so oooly untrue yet intellectually pleased with the ability with whioh faots are perverted and the good English in whioh they are com posed. The Times olaims that Georgia is naturally Republican, but the White Leagues have proved too strong for the ignorant bluokB. This is tbe main charge, and every variation of the text is harped upon. Well, as we oannot have tho good will of the Times we must aocept tho bad, and go on polling Democratic majorities and sending only true and tried men to Oongress, and eleot a Democratic Presi dent in 1880. Then even the Times may be convinced that Democracy, the only nationalists in existence, moans to rule this oountry against the opposition of the faction styled Republican. —The bark Easo, whioh arrived at Fortress Monroo yesterday from Antwerp, reports, Ootobor 3d, in longitude 42 deg. 44 min., latitude 27 deg. 47 min., she fell in with a wrecked vessel named Mary T. Ward, of Calais, with masts gone and full of water. The wreok seemed to have been abandoned for some time. We oan safely assert that nothing equals Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup for all oases of Bore Throat, Coughs Colds, etc. Small bottle, 25 oents; largo bottle, 50 cents. A CARD. To all who are suffering from the errors and Indiscretions of youth, nervous woaknoss, early deoay, loss or manhood, Ac., I will sond you a receipt that will euro you, FREE CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered by a missionary fn South Amorloa. Send a solf-addressed envelope to tho Rkv. Josupii T. Ixmav, Station P., Bible House, Ncio York City [sep26 ood&wlyl AMUSEMENTS. SPRINGER’S OPERA HOUSE. JOHN T. FORD Ifunagrr Tuesday Evening, Oct. 23. A Conspicuously Brilliant Engagement! The Eminent Shakospoarlan Tragedian, Mr. JOHN McCULLOUCH, With a support that exeols any Theatrical venture for many years in the South. The woll-known Tragedian, Mr- M1lne» LoviolL. The Brilliant Favorite of the California Stage Miss Eleanors Carey. And the rest of tho Ooiupanv of oouipartlve merit. Sheridan Knowles’ Famous Tragedy, VIRGINIUS! 4^ Sale of Seats will oommence Saturday at chatitn’s Book Store. oc!7 eod4t To the Wholesale Trade! LeGRAlVD & CO., IfMmitgomvry, Alabama. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND WESTERN PRODUCE, Respectfully call the attention of Merchants throughout the State, Southwestern Georgia and Florida to their extensive Stock. We now offer to the Trade— 4,500 barrels Flour—all grades ; 200,000 lbs. Bacon and Bulk Sides. 100 hogsheads Louisiana Sugars, all grades; 750 s’ks Coffee, all grades. 100 tierces Hams, best brands; 100 tierces Lard, best brands; 500 boxes Soaps, all grades; 500 Buckets Lard, 20 lbs. each. 700 boxes Candles, best brands; 600 boxes Tobacco, all grades. 100,000 Cigars, all grades; 300 barrels Whiskies, all grades. 12,000 bushels Texas Red Rust-Proof Oats, AND AN EXTENSIVE STOCK OF ALL GOODS IN THE GROCERY LINE. Manufacturers’ Agents for Bagging and the Celebrated Arrow Tie. DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT Fall and Winter Goods--The Largest Stock & Lowest Prices Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Clothing, Gents’ Furnishing Goods, • Notions, Hats and Caps,Boots, Shoes, &c., &c. Our Stock, adapted to the present season, is very complete in every Department, and we offer to the Wholesale Trade 20 Cases KENTUCKY JEANS and DOESKINS; 10 Cases PLAID LINSEYS. 10 Cases WHITE and' RED FLANNELS; 10 Cases COTTON FLANNELS. 25 Cases BLEACHED SHEETINGS and SHIRTINGS; 100 Bales CHECKS and STRIPES. 100 Bales BROWN SHEETINGS and SHIRTINGS; 50 Bales OSNABURGS. 50 Bales COTTON YARNS; 100 Bales GREY and WHITE BLANKETS; NOTIONS in large variety. 50 Cases MEN’S and BOYS’ HATS—all qualities. 1,000 Cases BOOTS and SHOES, all grades! Having perfected low rates of freight on the Chattahoochee River, we feel confident that we can offer induce ments over any competing market. Give us a trial and be convinced. LeGRA^D & CO., Commerce and Bibb Streets, Montgomery, Ala* MILLINERY O N THURSDAY, the Mtk last., I will open, at the old btand of Aobk k Muh- dch’k, No. 103 Brood Street, a full line of Ladies' and Misses' Hats. Silks. Ribbons, Velvets, Feathers. Flowers, and GENERAL MILLINERY GOODS I hey will THE VERT LATEST STYLES, with reasonable prices. I shall be happy to meet my past friends and many new friends. MRS. M. A. BUSSEY. Ootobar 21, 1877.8»,tofcw«d PEENIX CARRIAGE WORKS. HERRING & ENGLAND, East of and opposite Disbrow’sUverv Stable, OGLETHORPE STREET, . potent Workmen to do Carriage Work NEWMfORK of Various Styles. myl8 eodly DENTISTRY. Dr. J. M. MASON, D. D. S„ Office Over Enquirer-Sun Office, COLUMBUS, GA.y GROCERIES. A. n. ALLEN, President* O* S. JORDAN, Treasnrer PIONEER STORES. CHARTERED CAPITAL 150,000. Pioneer Building, Front Street, opposite E. & P. Mills. Two New Stores Full of New Goods! AGENTS OF CHEWACLA LIME CO., AND-— Wholesale and Retail Dealers in General Merchandise. Grocery Department. Dry Goods Department. Crockery of Every Style- Clothing In Endless Variety. Boots and Shoes, specially made for us. Everything new. Everything bonght for etah. Everything sold oloee. The cele brated CHEWACLA LIME, by oar load, barrel or bnahel. All retail purchases de livered in Drowneville, Girard, Rose Hill, Wynnton and the city. A. M. ALLEN, late Allen, Preer A Illgeu; OSCAR S. JORDAN, lets salesman Eagle and Phenix ; THOS. CHAPMAN, late Chapman & Verstille; WM. COOPER, te grooer, will be happy to see yon.ang29-dtf MILLINERY. _ other diseases of the Mouth; cures Abscessed Teeth; inserts Artificial Teeth; fills Teeth with THE WORLD’S STANDARD Mrs. Colvin <fc Miss Donnelly WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER llth, A MOST SELECT AND OOMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF MILLINERY & FANCY GOODS, Embraoing all tha Noveltiaa of the Season In Ladies’ and Misses’ Fine Straw, Felt, Plush and Velvet HATS and BONNETS! Also a ruoBt varied assortment of Children’s Suits, Baoqnes, end Infante’ Cloaks, Ladies’ Cloaks from $3 to #20; also a oomplete line of Comets, including Dr. War- ner’s Health Corset, Cooley’s Cork Corset,and many other new Bnd approved makes. KID GLOVES from BOo. to eat Having purchased our Slook for Oash, we can and are determined to sell as low as the low i^^iaiWm^xamlimouytoel^efOrejpnrehosInK^^^^^^^^^^^^oej^odfcwln^ C. A. Dana's inoome as editor and stockholder of the New York Sun, is said to be over $50,000. ••"The Last Chance*** In 1877. HAVANA ROYAL LOTTERY. Grand Extraordinary Drawing Will Talte lMnce lire. SI, 1*77. Only 18000 Tickets, and 2346 Prizes Capital Prise 9500,000. Total Amount of Prif.cs 91,350,000 Bent! your orders and call for plans to RORNIO Jk BROTHER, New Orlkakh, La. oldest Agsats In the South. ooTs cod’Jm SCALES RECEIVED HIGHEST MEDALS AT World's Fair, London, - - - 1851 World’s Fair, New York, - » 1853 World’s Fair. Paris, - - - 867 World’s Fair, Vienna, - 1873 World’s Fair, Santiacro, Chili, * - 1875 World's Fair, Philadelphia. - - 1876 World's Fair, Sidney, Australia, - - 1877 Also sole Agents for IILK’S ALABI MONET DEAWII8, HANCOCK'S IH8PIRATORD (The Bat Fader know* for stationary. Marine, and Locomotive Boilers.) Fairbanks A Co., ail Hraadvar, law Tetk, >tn« dlUwawtm New Advertisements. Mot hern who Doso their Darlings laxative, alterative and anti-blllous operation of Tarrant’s Seltzer Apbribnt peculiarly adapts It to the disorders of children. Plays! Plays!! Plays ! Plays!! For Reading Clubs, lor Amateur Theatri- neslum Lights, Colored Fire, Burnt Cork. Theatrloal Face Preparations, Jarley’s Wax Works, Wigs, Boards, and Moustaches at re duced pricos. Costumes, Scenery, Charades. New catalogue sent free containing full de- tion and prices. SAM'L FRENCH <t££2 a ween in your own town. Terms and $t)U*5C ~ * ” watt™™ ™ Down She Goes—Cart Mpaphs $1.50 per Dozen! Williams* Photograph Gallery in Full Blast. : o; W E are pleased to notify oar customers and the publlo that on account of our snocess in taking PHOTOGRAPHS of every style, and having secured able assistance, will from this day reauce every style of Ploturee to HALF THE PRICE CHARGED AT ANY GALLERY IN THIS CITY, and warranting as good work as taken by any one. We keepwell posted in all Improvements. Our nxw stylxs now being Introduced cannot be exoelled, and are only taken at this Gallery, and at prices lower than oan be had at any plaoe North or South. Copying and maklnglarge Pictures from old Pictures, Coloring, Retouehlng and Improving old or new Pictures. We have a special Artist for such work only, making It a more suooess than before. Our success In taking Pletures of ohlldren Is known to thousands. We take every style or sise known to Photography, regardless of cloudy weather. We respectfully Invite you to call at our Gallery and examine specimens and prioes. 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