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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2, 1877.
NO. 258
WASHINGTON.
RECESS FOR ELECTIONS.
DEBT DECREASE $4,250,000 IN NOVEMBER
—MOBBtSON AND LUTTRELL THE ONLY
WESTERN DEMOCRATS WHO .VOTED AGAlff&T
RESUMPTION REPEAL—ARMY APPROPRIA
TIONS FOR 23,000 MEN—OBN. SHERMAN
AND OTHERS TRY TO IECREASE IT, BUT NO
GO—SPAT OF MATTHEWS AND OONKLING IN
EXECUTIVE SESSION—MATTHEWS DEFEAT
ED—TRUE STATUS OF SENATOR RANSOM’S
APPLICATION FOB MORTON’S SKAT—IN
QUIRY REGARDING A U. S. JUDGE OF MIS
USAIPPI CIRCUIT — GREENBACKS V8. NA
TIONAL BANK NOTE MEN — CONSUL AT
PENSACOLA RECOGNIZED — TREASURY
STATEMENT.
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
SENATE CONFIRMS A LITTLE.
SENATOR WITHERS APPOINTED REGENT—RE*
SUMPTION ACT REPEAL DEFEATED BY
MORNING HOUR IN HOUSE—HAYES IS NOT
TO BE APPROVED MUCH.
COMMITTEES.
Washington, November 1.—Chairman
Harris has called the Elections Committee
of the House for to-morrow at 10 o’clock.
Privileges and Elections Committee
adjourned to to-morrow on account of the
premature report of Morton’s death.
RESUMPTION REPEAL AND SILVER BILL.
The Banking and Currency Committee
directed Mr. Ewing to report back the
bill repealing resumption and demand its
passage after an hour’s debate; also
appointed a sub-committee, consisting of
Messrs. Buokncr, Evens and Phillips, on
the silver bill. They will hold an early
meeting to act on the subjeot of the House
resolutions, for the reference of which a
vast number are being introduced.
MORRISON AND LUTTRELL VOTE AGAIN8T
RESUMPTION BILL.
Morrison, of Illinois, and Luttrell, of
California, were the only Western Demo
crats who voted against the repeal of the
resumption act.
RECESS PROBABLE.
It is thought Congress, by a concurrent
resolution, will take a recess to allow the
New York and Pennsylvania members
time to go home and vote.
THE ARMY BILL.
The Secretary of War, Gen. Sherman,
Adjutant General Townsend, Quartermas
ter General Meigs, Commissary General
McFeoly, and Chief of Ordnance, Gen.
Benet, were before the Appropriations
Committee of the House advising against
the reduction of the army. The bill will
probably provide for 23,000 men, with
some reduction of staff officers.
MATTHEWS DEFEATED BY OONKLING.
In executive session Stanley Matthews
wished to know why the New York Cus
tom House nominations were held in
committee. Mr. Conkting said the affairs
of the New York Custom House were in
the hands of capable men, and there
no urgenoy. The scene was quite vigor
ous and resulted in the defeat, it is said,
of Matthews, whose movement amounted
to a demand for immediate consideration
of the nominations. The result was that
the committee will not consider these
nominations until next week.
SENATOR RANSOM AND MORTON’S BEAT—A
CORRECT STATEMENT.
An injustice was done Senator llansom
in the statement that in anticipation of
Mr. Morton’s death bo had spoken for his
seat on the floor of the Senate. It is the
onstom of Senators to apply for seats they
think may beoomo vacant and to put down
their names for the same, sometimes years
in advance. During the last session of
the 44th Congress Senator ltausom pleas
antly informed Senator Morton that he
shonld apply for his seat as he expected
that the Indiaua Senator would be beaten
in the next Senatorial election. Owing
to the ill health of Mr. Morton, at that
time, Senator Hansom, with characteris
tic delicacy, asked Mr. Bassett to reserve
the choice of the seat for him, but not to
put down bis name on the list. Since the
unexpected severity of Mr. Morton’s ill
ness within the past few days, several
other Senators applied for the seat and
as no name was on the list to prevent any
one from securing the seat which Senator
Hansom had applied for last winter, his
name was pnt down for the same a few
days sinoe, without his knowledge or any
consultation with him.
INQUIRY REGARDING A U. B. JUDGE.
In consequence of a serious complaint
that the United 8tates Circuit Judge does
not hold his court in Mississippi, General
Chalmers has introduced in the House of
Kepresentatives a resolution of inquiry to
know from the Attorney General the
canse of this failure in justice.
GREENBACKS VS. NATIONAL BANK NOTES.
The Star says the Banking and Cur
rency Committee this morning did not
agree upon the silver bill as was expeoted.
There was so much wrangling in the
Committee over the repeal of the resump
tion bill that the entire two hours were
consumed in the discussion of that sub
ject. Some of the Western mem
bers, who have been anxious for
the repeal have discovered that
the Ewing repeal bill absolutely abolishes
free banking. This is really the purpose
of Ewing, who wishes to substitute green
backs for national bank notes, bat most
of the Western Bepublican inflationists
are friends of the national banking sys
tem. It seems possible, therefore, at the
very outset that the inflationists are lia
ble to be split into separate bodies upon
this issue.
CONFIRMATIONS.
Postmasters — Logan, Griffin, Ga.;
Aroher, Gainesville, Ga.; Shaw, Tarboro,
N. 0.; Wallace, Yorkville, S. C.
ENGLISH CONSUL AT PENSACOLA REOOONIZED
The President has recognized Osmond
C. Howe as Vioe Consul of England at
Pensaoola.
DEBT STATEMENT.
Deorease daring the month, $4,250,000;
in Treasury, coin $131,000,000, currency
$16,000,000.
Alabnnm Ntate Fair.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun. ]
Montgomery, Nov. 1.—The weather is
fine. Every department of the State
Grange Fair is full, and the display sur
passes any ever seen in the South. The
grand military parade and prize trial for
the championship of Alabama takes place
to-morrow, and twelve companies will be
on the ground. There will be running
and trotting races during the day.
On Saturday the great trotting match,
free to all, for the citizens' purse of $250,
besides two running and three other trot
ting raoes, will take place.
Ra I frond Mold.
Cincinnati, November 1.—The Lake
Erie, Evansville and Southwestern Hail-
road was sold under foreclosure for
$6,100 at Seymour, Ind., yesterday, sub-
jtfll |? vlftiwp before court.
SENATE.
Washington, November 1—During the
morning hour the Vice President appoint
ed Senator Withers, of Virginia, a mem
ber of the Board of Hegents of the Smith-
sonian Institution, in the plaoe of Mr.
Steveuson, of Kentucky, whose term of
service expired on the 4th of Maroh last.
A number of T>ills were introduced and
referred to appropriate oommittees.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.
Sargeant, went into executive session and
whtn doors were re-opened adjourned.
CONFIRMATION.
LeDuo, Commissioner of Agriculture.
HOUSE-
The bill to repeal the resumption act
camo up before the house on Ewing’s mo-
tiou to reconsider the vote of yesterday
recommitting it. The vote was re
considered, but no further progress was
mado, the morniug hour, to whioh the con
sideration of the bill is restricted, having
been used up in voting by yeas and nays.
The opposition having resorted to the tao-
tics of delay, there is no possibility under
the rules of the House of having final ac
tion on the bill. It can only be considered
in the morning hour, and the morniug
hour can always be used up by dillatory
motions. The only alternatives are to re
port the bill again, and have it referred
to the Committee of the Whole on the
State of the Union, which would subjeot
it to interminable debate and amendment,
or to press it under a suspension of the
rules, and this would require a majority
of two-thirds.
The House adjourned to to-morrow,
with an understanding that it then ad
journ to Tuesday, and then without busi
ness adjourn to Thursday.
Schleicher, of Texas, offered a resolu
tion calling upon the President for all
information relating to the condition of
the Mexican border in Texas, and to any
recent violation of the territory of the
United States by incursions from Mexioo.
Adopted.
Goode, of Virginia, asked leave to offer
a resolution declaring that in the judg
ment of the House the action of the
President in withdrawing the Federal
troops from the States of South Carolina
aud Louisiana, was wise, just and consti
tutional ; that it has oonstributed in a
largo degree to the restoration of peace
and harmony thronghout the conntry, and
is entitled to receive the cordial support
of all men who realize that while there is
a North and a South and an East and a
West, there is but one country, one Con
stitution and one destiny.
Phillips of Kansas ohjeoted.
Bntler of Massachusetts suggested that
it should be referred to the Committee on
E location and Dabor and the matter drop
ped.
THE TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR.
MOUKHTAR'S POSITION CRITICAL;
TURKS ORDER A DRAFT OF 226,995 MEN—
7,000 TURKS CAPTURED AT DUBUK AND
TELIfiOHEB—THE TOILS ABE GATHERING
ABOUND PLEVNA.
SENATOR MORTON-
DEATU AT INDIANAPOLIS.
DIRGES PLAYED IN WASHINGTON.
Indianapolis, November 1, 10 a.m.—
Senator Morton is still living, and at
times able to speak and give directions to
bis attendants.
he is dead.
Indianapolis, November 1. — Senator
Morton died at 5:30 p. m.
WASHINGTON DIRGES FOB MORTON.
Speolal to Euquirer-Sun.]
Washington, November 1.—Mr. Wid-
dows playod the Dead Maroh in Saul and
several other dirges on the ohimes of the
Metropolitan Church in “requiement” of
Senator Morton.
MORE LOSSES BY MOUKHTAB PASHA.
London, November 1.—The Telegraph'$
correspondent, an eye witness, telegraphs
from Erzeroum, as the Turks were eveo-
uatiug Hassa Kaleh on Tuesday night the
Hussiuns surprised them near Gussa, tak
ing two battallions. The Russian loss
was insignificant. The enemy’s approach
wan utterly unexpected. Tbe Turks bow
occupy a formidable position at Deve-
boyun.
[Note—Deveboynn is tbe last defensive
position east of Erzeroum.]
ROUMANIAN SUCCESSES AT PLEVNA.
It appears fiom a. Bucharest telegram,
dated last night, tbat an effort is being
made to gain possession of the Plevna
and Hahova road. The Houmanian force
whioh has been stationed between the
rivers Vid and Iskar yesterday made a re-
oonnoissance aloDg the Danube in the di
rection of Hahova. At Vadeni they found
a Turkish detachment occupying some
earthworks. The Roumanian report
states that after a brief cannonade the
Turkish magazine was exploded and the
garrison retreated in tbe direction of
Hahova. Two companies of Roumanians
occupy tho redoubt.
CAUSE FOR.
A special from Vienna to the Times,
says tbe uneasiness at Constantinople
abont Ghazi and Osman Pasha’s army is
by no means groundless. It is true, there
are three roads in the direction of Wedden
and Venatza which do not appear to have
been closed, but these are of little avail
for supplies, and are very poor substi
tutes for ^ Sofia road in case of retreat
from Pievua. While there were only de
tachments of Russian cavalry ranging
west of the Vid, and all important points
on the road were held by the Turks, re
treat could have been effected with toler
able facility, but now that the Muscovite
army may be said to be in the rear of
Plevna and on the most direot line of re
treat, a retiring movement by the other
routes becomes a rather doubtful matter.
HEAVY TURKISH DRAFT.
Special to Knquirer-Sun.]
Constantinople, Nov. 1.—It is official
ly announced that 226,795 men are to be
immediately called out for active service.
The majority of these are members of the
reserve. The draft will leave 333,412 reg
istered members of tbe reserve. A oon<
siderable force of Russians is concentra
ted in the Hain Boghazpass.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE 7,000 TURKS.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
London, Nov. 1.—A Russian official dis
patch says tbo total number of prisoners
captured at Dabrik and Tilisohe was 7,000
including two Pashas, 200 officers and an
Eoglish Colonel in the Turkish aervioe.
After the victories at Dubnik and Telisohe
the IiURRian scouts approached liadmurze
and Ohevket Pasha with 12 battalions fled
from th^re without waiting to destroy the
bridge which is now intact in our hands.
Our cavalry is pursuing Ohevket Pasha.
MOUKHTAR’S POSITION CRITICAL.
A Reuter telegram from Constantino
pie reports that 20 battalions of Tnrks
havo taken up positions at Kuskdjuk,
near Deve Boyan. The Russians are ad
vancing by way of Alti to Farn Erzeroum.
In official circles Monkhtar Pasha’s posi
tion is considered critical, but not deeper'
ate.
FRANCE.
Compromise Ministry Probable—
Aotion of M. Qrevy.
No Yellow Fever at Jacksonville.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.1
Jacksonville, Novembor l.—Reports
of yellow fever at Jacksonvillo arc false.
There is not now, nor has there been, a
case in or near tbe city. Northern travel
has already commenced.
Meaapkh Seiidn One Thousand Dol
lar* to Fernand I na.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Memphis, November 1.—Tho Memphis
Cotton Exchange remitted one thousand
dollars for Foruandina yellow fever suf
ferers.
Mill Wrecked-Two Hilled.
Speolal to Enqulrer*Suu.]
Toledo, O., Novembor 1.—Hammond’s
extensive flouring mills at Fosteri, Ohio,
was almost totally wrecked at noon to
day, by an explosion of tho boiler. Honry
Wilson, the fireman, and John Brown,
aged fifteen yoars, were instantly killed.
Loss $20,000.
A. OAKUT HALL.
REPORTER SEES HIM IN NEW YORK—WHAT
HE HAS TO SAY.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. 1
New York, November 1.—An evening
paper says one of its reporters, chancing
to be on his way down town about three
o’clock this morning, enconntered A.
Oakey Hall leisurely strolling along, with
a traveling wrap on his arm, and looking
erect and well. He said :
“All there can be to say about the
mode of my leaving, iis that no person
whatever knew of it, directly or indirect*
ly. With the strange absenoe, ring
troubles had nothing promimately to do.
Of course there had been a great strain
upon my brain and will power daring
the six years in whioh these
troubles havo been uppermost in tbe pub-
lio mind. I have now had a six months’
rest, and really the first during twenty
years of continuous professional and po
litical conflicts. I have perhaps no right
to dispute with old constituents whether
I am eccentric or not, or was an in
different ^or careless official or not, but
so long as my brain and will hold out, I
shall resist every attempt to make it ap
pear that a former Mayor of this great
city deliberately planued and carefully
executed and profited pecuniarily by a
criminal conspiracy.
SOUTH UAItOLINA.
Uen* Urn lit at tho Opera.
Paris, November 1.—General Grant
attended the opera, where he was well
received by the audience; and was treated
with groat ceremony by the officials.
AN EDITOR INSANE.
M. Guoyk Montparonx, editor of the
Couriere 1)e France, has become insane
in consequence of political excitement.
M. GREVY AND COMPROMISES.
The Constitutionel says M. Grevy has
come to Paris with a strong and sinoere
wish to effeot an honorable compromise
between the Republicans and Conserva
tives. With this object he is not indis
posed to see President MaoMahon, whioh
probably means the forming of a compro
mise Cabiuot under M. Grevy.
RESIGNATION OF MINISTRY.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Paris, November 1.—It is not expected
the resignation of the Ministry will be
officially announced before the opening
of tho now Chamber of Deputies.
IIA YEN A t’O.
IN RICHMOND —THEY RETURN TO WASHING
TON.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
Richmond, Va., November 1.—The
President breakfasted with Rev. Dr. J.
L. M. Curry, nn old schoolmate, and then
went to the Fair Grounds, where he was
soon surrounded by a crowd of thirty
thousand and called on for a speech,
which be made.
Evarts and the reRt also made speeches.
Washington, Novembor 1.—The Presi
dent and party have returned in safety.
Special to Enquirer-Sun.]
New York, Nov. 1.—At a meeting of
the Chamber ef Commerce to-day tho Ex*
eontive Committee presented n report
upon the advisability of a repeal of the
Bankrupt law. The report wuh adverse to
the repealing, but in favor of modifica
tion of the preseut law.
A memorial has been prepared request
ing Congress to appoint a commission
to inquire into the workiugsof tho
preseut law with authority to recommend
amendments to it, and also requesting
that commission bo partially composed of
merchants.
Sonora Hasn’t See oil oil, &
Special to Enquirer-Sun ]
San Francisco, Novembor 1.—A dis-
patoh from Tuosou states tbat people
just arrived from Sonora say there is no
truth in the secession report. No State
Legislature nor other representative
body had been in session since the ad
journment of tbe lust Legislature.
Southern Debts and the I*»oposed
Mode or Fayliitf Them.
According to tbe condensation of the
scheme published in the New York Herald
and condensed by tbe Chronicle and Con
atitutionalist, the “Funding Association
of the United States” has been formed
and will be incorporated under the gen
eral law of New York. The firms com
posing the Association are the First Na
tional Bank, which is interested through
one of its leading directors, Mr. Francis
O. French; Hugh McCullough & Co., of
London; L. Van Hoffman &Co.; Drexel,
Morgan <fc Co., and Wiuslow, Lanier &
Co. There are others of equally high
standing, whose names are not given
just now. Mr. McCullough is to bo
President, and Mr. Holmes, formerly of
the First National Bunk, the Secratary of
the Association. Sevornl hundred mil
lions of bonds are outstanding bearing
rates of interest ranging from seven to
ten per cent. Tho proposed association
will Rubmit a law to tbe Governors and
Legislatures of tho several States, which,
it is hoped, will be adopted. This law
would compel these States, counties and
municipalities to comply rigidly with tho
terms of their compaot, and as an induce
ment for its adoption the syndicate would
offer to fund all their bonds hoariug eight
and ten per cent, interest at four and six
per cent.—the State bonds nt. four, tbe
others at six. It would provide that the
Auditor of the State, with whom tho
bonds were to be registered, should an
nually levy a tax upon tho assessed prop
erty of the State (or connty and munici
pality), whioh shall be collected through
the proper officeis of the State, county
or municipality distinctly from all other
taxes, and “sacredly appropriated” for
the payment of the interest and tLo rais
ing of a sinking fund for extinguishing
the indebtedness. Should any such offi
cer neglect or refuse to collect such tax
then the bondholders shall havo tho
right to apply to any court of the State,
whose duty it shall be to issue a peremp
tory mandamus to the official compelling
him to oollect it. The law furthermore
provides that no injunction or stay of
proceedings shall be granted by any
court or judge of the State to prevent or
delay the collection of tho tax.
EX-TREASURER CARDOZO ON TRIAL—LOVELY
DEVELOPMENTS.
Special to Enquirer-Sun. 1
Columbia, November 1.—The trial of
ex-Treasurer Osrdozo began to-day.
Ex*Speaker Leo testified there was a
surplus of four thousand dollars of the
appropriation for tho extra legislative
sessions of 1873. Cordozo proposed to
Lee, and Gloaves, President of the Sen
ate, that the Clerks of tho two Houses
should issue a legislative certificate for
that amount to Treasurer Cardozo to pay
it, and the parties to divide, whioh agree*,
m’ent waH carried out, and tho money ob-
tained. . .
Woodruff, Clerk of tho Senate, testified
to almost tbe same facts.
Th* certificates were prepared by
Woodruff,in tbo name of O. L. Frankfort,
a fictitious name, intended to represent
T. L. Cardozo.
No other witnesses were examined to
day. .
Judge Townsend ordered the jury to tie
kept together until the trial is ended.
The jury is composed of four whites
and eight colored.
The Flaherlen.
Special to the Enquirer-Sun.]
Halifax, November 1.—The Fishery
Commission was in session a short time
to day. Some affidavits were read in
support of the British case. The session
adjourned until Monday next, when the
American counsel will commence argu
ments.
Advices from New Fonndland, state
the fishries are a failure. Prospects hive
not been so bad for years. On the
cstern coast, there is great destitution.
Fears are entertained of inuoli suffering
duriug the coming winter.
ENOI.AND.
HOLIDAY IN MONEY CIRCLES.
London, November 1.—As in the first
secular (lava of May and November, the
Bank of England makes up its balances,
to day is holiday at tho bank and in the
Stock Exchange.
Haulier Deuel.
New York, November 1.—Jan. Brown,
of Brown Bros.; bankers, is dead; aged 87
years.
How Slimier Might Have lleon Nl.
leneed.
General Cl. T. Beauregard in tho Philadelphia
Weekly Times.]
It is pertinent for me, professionally,
to remark that, had the Federal naval at
tack on Fort Sumter of tho 6th of April,
1863, been made at night, while the fleet
oould have easily approached near onongb
to see the fort—a large, lofty object cov
ering several acres—tho monitors, which
were relatively so small and low on the
water, could not have boon seen from tho
fort. It would have boon impossible*
therefore, for tbe latter to have returned,
with uny accuracy, the fire of the lloet,
and this plan of attack oould have been
repeated every night until the walls
of the fort should havo crum
bled under the enormons missiles,
whioh made holes two and a half
feet deep in the walls, and shattered the
latter in an alarming manner. I could
not then have repaired during the day
the damages of tho night, nnd I am con
fident now, bh I was then, that" Fort
Snmter, if thus attacked, must have been
disabled and silencod in a few days. Such
a result at that time would havo been
neoessarily followed by tho evacuation of
Morris’ and Sulivau’s Island, and, soon
after, of Charleston itself, for I had not
yet had time to complete and arm the
system of works, including James Island
and the inner harbor, which enabled us
six mouths later to bid defiance to Admi*
ral Dahlgren’s powerful fioot and Gil
more’s strong laud forces.
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EUROPEAN COTTON TRADE.
ELMSOK drO'S A^M AI, REVIEW
London, November 1.—Tho Times, in
its city artiole has a summary of the an
nual roviow of tho cotton trade just
issued by Ellison & Co., of Liverpool,
which Fays: It is full of ovidenco that the
trade has been dull anddrngging, and the
immediate prospect is far from bright.
During tho first three or four mouths of
Inst Reason, thero were somo signs of re
viving activity, but these wore ail swept
away by tbe outbreak of tbo war in tho
East, Production has, therefore, kept
throughout ahead of consumption, and
tho result has been that, after enduring
much loss through selling nt unremunora-
tive prices, manufacturers were
driven to wo k on short time
during the third quarter of this year.
Latterly through the reduction of stocks,
which this has induced, and because of
tbo strike at Bolton, the trade has been
placed on a little better footing, and fnll
time has, iu runny instances, been re
sumed, but business is still far from sat
isfactory.
The report furnishes abundant evi
dence that the state of the trade is the
same almost everywhere.
Ellison & Co. havo sent, queries to all
the seats of tbe cotton trade in Europe,
and almost without exception tho replies
may be summed up in the one word,
“unsatisfactory.” Singular to say, llus-
appears to offer an exception.
The trade having been good there, es
pecially for yarns ami also for cotton
goods, borne producers having been as
sisted by the fnll iu exchange, whioh has
prevented importations, ns well as by tho
enormous duties.
The trade of Norway and Sweden aps
penrs also to have been fair.
The political conflict, in France has had
most injurious effeot, both in the
French trade, aud on that of its nearest
neighbors.
Perhaps, however, tha worst reports of
all come from the various manufacturing
centres of Germany, whore the trade has
been almost uniformly bad throughout
the year, and where the prospeotu ore
most discouraging. Production will
have to bo reduced in Prussia, Saxony,
and Alsace, unless there should come n
favorable chnngo of which there is ut
present no signs.
Several countries have slightly in
creased the number of their spindles dur
ing the season, but tho increase bus boon
insignificant and almost counterbalanced
by suspensions, destruction through fire,
and lessening in the outturn.
CONSUMPTION OF THE WORLD.
Tho entire continent possesses 19,500,-
000 spindles agninHt 39,000,000 in tho
United Kingdom, hut tho consuming
power of tbe continental spindle is greater
than our own. They take 53 pounds per
spindle, while our rate appears to be only
33 pounds.
Tho United StntoR havo 10,000,000
spindles, and their capnoity is greater
still, reaching 63 pounds per spindle. In
consequence of this tho nnuunl consump
tion in the United States reaches 30,000,
000 pounds and that of the continent
1,033,000,000 pounds againRt 1,303,500,-
000 pounds for Great Britain. The actual
spinning power of the entire world is
thus higher than ours, nit hough we have
a greater number of spindles.
SOUROES OF SUPPLY.
Speaking of the future prospects, Eili -
son & Co., , estimate tho yield of the
American crop at about 4,500,000 bales of
whioh the United States themselves will
take 1,500,000 leaving 3,000,000 for ex
port. The estimated supply from India
is 1,432,000 bales, a slight increase on last
yonr, and other smaller sources of supply
may bo expected to send about the same
quantity as last yonr, or a littlo more.
Taking tbe entire sources of supply it is
estimated that Europe may receive 5.290,-
000 bales of nn average weight of 410
pounds or 2,176,000,000 pounds of cotton,
and ns the fnll requirements of the trade
working only up to tho present dull level
of productive capacity are es
timated at 2,253,000,000 pounds,
it follows that * tbo oominu season
would show a deficit of some 70,000,000
pounds of the ordinary course, and were
this estimate to prove accurnte, it would
lead to some increase in prioeH; bnt with
the trade ns it is no snch rise is to ho
looked for ns Messrs. Ellison juHtly ro-
mark.
TIim Trviililiunl or Drunk :trd».
Tho Mayor of Boston, somo time since,
appointed three commissioners to con
sider nnd report upon Iho question of
what treatment was advisable to reclaim
the victims of drunkenness, who, in their
mnduoRR, had violated the laws of their
country. Tho World says: The report
of tho commission is short and sensible.
Tbe commissioners seem to have spout
much time and thought upon tbe subjeot
which they wore appointed to consider,
but they have had tho self-denial to con
dense tho result of their observations
into such brief spneo that their conolu-
aious can bo readily presented at secoud
hand. They condemn the method of
dealing with drunkards which is common
in all our large cities, by which men
nnd women nrre ated and charged with
intoxication are fined in some small
amount, generally $10, or sent to n work
house or penitentiary for somo short pe
riod, commonly thirty days. If the fine
is paid, tho bnrden falls upon the family
or friends of tho drunkard, who are inno
cent of all fault, and are sufficiently pun
ished by tho mero fact of his drunken
ness. If ho is sent to prisou, tho term
of his confinement is long enough for
him to get sober, but not long enough for
him to aoquire habits of sobriety. The
consequence is that a restoration to liber
ty is followed by n now spree and another
commitment. Tho polion statistics of
London and Now York establish this fact
beyond peradventuro, and tno cases cited
by the Boston Commissioners of a youug
woman who had been committed in this
way fiftynseven times, and another who
had served out eleven sentences of thirty
days imprisonment in a year may be
alluded to merely ns illustrations of a well
known theme, in addition to tho ten
dency of this method of punishment to
boar upon the innocent nml unfortunate
and itH failure to reform the vicious, the
charge may be brought that it is not eco
nomical since it prevents tho continued
ami ndvatngeous use of the lubor of those
who are imprisoned. Its worst defect,
however, is its failure to make any dis
tinction between drunkards and crimi
nals. By confounding both in the same
punishment the former are degradod in
their own opinion and iu the estimation
of the community, nnd eveutnally driven
to crime. Durnkards are weak, diseased
beings, troublesome to sooiety, but they
should not. lie classed with thieves nnd
burglars, who are directly nnd consciously
at war with society.
How Jny <*oul«l TnivoIh.
Not long ago a reporter waylaid n spe
cial train which was transporting Jay
Gould aud Sidney Dillon out West on
their annual tour of inspection of tho
Union Pacific and its branches. He
found these railway priucus in one of tho
latter-day combination cars, which servos
for sleeper, drawing room aud dining-
car. Mr. Gould lmd with him a short-
handed Secretary and telegraphic opera*
tor. Mr. Dillon only his short hand Sec
retary. Mr. Gould explained to the re
portor that every hour in the twenty-four
when absent from Now York ho
communication with friends nnd brokers
of that city. His telegraphic operat
bad all tin* necessary instruments at
tached to one of tiie tubles in the oar,
with ground aud connecting" wires run-
ning through one pnnnol of the car. On
arriving at a terminal station, Mr.
Gould notified liis friends iu New York
upon whut line he would bo tho next
twenty-four hours. Should they desire
to communicate with him tho dispatch
was directed to the care of the train dis
patcher of that road, who, upon itH re
ceipt, know just where Mr. Gould’s spe
cial was, ami dropped tho message down
ono station in advance. The operator at
that station would sign tho special nnd
deliver tho message. Upon its receipt
the special would immediately pull out,
and Mr. Gould would consider and digest
tho meRsngo. If it needed reply, ho would
dictnto to his shorthand assistant, who
would translate for tho operator. When
the reply was ready tho engineer wonld
he signalled, the train Htopped, And in
two minutes the main wire would be
hauled down, cut, attached to tho instru
ment, and tho messugo winging its way
to New York. To twist tho wire together,
let it up, and start the train was only tho
work of another minnto. Mr. Gould
kindly added that ho used liis private
signature, which insured right of wny for
his messuges, which wore nlways iu ci
pher.
AN IXGIIAX.FK
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE PUBLIC.
New York, Ootober 1st, 1877.
I have devoted twenty years of patient
study to the Liver and its relations to the
human body, in search of a remedy whioh
wonld restore it, when diseased, to its
normal condition. Tbe result of that la
bor has been the prodnotion of
xurrs MVEB PIMA.
Their popularity has beoome so extended
and the demand so great oh to induce un
scrupulous parties to counterfeit them,
thereby robbing me of the reward, and
the afflicted of their virtues.
TO CAUTION THE PUBLIC,
and proteot them from vile impositions, I
have adopted a new label, which bears
my trade-mark and notioe of its entry in
tho Office of the Librarian of Congress,
also my signature, thus :
6:
*®*To Counterfeit this is forgery. j(»£i
Before purchasing, examine the label
closely.
THE GENUINE TUTT’S PILLS
exert a peculiar influence on the system.
Their aotion iH prompt, and their good
fleets are felt in a few hours. A quar
ter of a ceutury of study of the Liver has
demonstrated tbat it exerts a greater in
fluence over tho system than any other or
gan of the body, and when diseased the
entire organism is deranged. It is speci
ally for the healing of this vital organ
that I have spent so many years of toil,
and having found the remedy, whioh has
proved the greatest boon ever furnished
the afflicted, shall they be deprived of its
benefits, and a vile imitation imposed up
on them ?
Let the honest people of America see
TO IT THAT THEY ABE NOT DEFRAUDED:
Harutinizo the label closely, see that it
bears all the marks above mentioned, and
buy the medicine only from respectable
dealers. It can be found everywhere.
Very respectfully,
tf w. H. TUTT.
ONLY PEACE CAN IIF.MF.DY MATTERS:
Of Interest to Everybody!
#10,000 Wanted
At J. E. DEATON’S
Variety Store,
No. IvJG, under Hunk in House'
In Exchange for Goods.
rled an»i miscellaneous stock, embracing
l)ry Goods, Groceries, Hats. Shoos, Hardware
Woodtn-waro, Crockery and Glass Ware, Sad
dles end Harness, a Good line of Plantation
id Homo Furnishing Goods and Notions.
Those Foods were bought tor cash, and can
o mild at bargains. Farmers, laborers and
tiz -ns gonor.illy will find It to their intorest
• tall on mu before buying elsewhere.
J. E. DEATON.
j, till vodiim
The strong statistical position of tho
raw material is weakened by tho knowl
edge that stocks of goods aro largo; that
tho position of producers is very unsati
factory; that general trade shows no
signs of revival, and by the fear
of new political complications
with so ranch against it, tho cot
ton trade of Europe is like to drog on
same time as it has dodo. No far as can
be seen, nothing short of a spoedy pence
is likely to give it more than spasmodic
activity. All that a short supply of raw
cotton enn bo expected to do, therefore,
is to prevent nn accumulation of stocks
to a ruinous extent, consumption and
production may bo brought nearer to
each other by the end of another Henson.
But with so ranch against the trade more
can hardly be looked for, unless Europe
becomes settled, when of course, the
whole position may be chnnged.
Fraudulent Assignments.—A register
in bankruptcy iu Now York in
a recent report calls attention
to the great abuses incident to as
signments mado under tho State laws.
Ho says :
“It has become almost the universal
practice in this city for merchants, know
ing themselves to be insolvent nml bank
rupt, to purcliaso merchandise to a large
amount, make fictitious debts to friendH,
nnd then execute a general assignment to
Home personal friend, who takes posses
sion of the effects and continues tho
business ; tbe assignor remains in the
store or place of business as usual, nnd
continues to live in stylo upon the pro
ceeds. At the expiration of six months
their friends unite and put them into in
voluntary bankruptcy, from which they
aro discharged, aud their general credi
tors do not receive any dividend what
ever.”
Tbe report further shows that of ono
tbqyisarid assignments filed iu the couuty
clerk’s office since October 13th, 1875,
the liabilities amounted to $10,000,000,
the nominal assets to about $15,000,000,
and the actunl discoverable assets to only
about $7,000,000.
Clinreli DnniHifi'd »>» 1‘lre
Nai.p.m, Mass., Novembor 1.—Tho First
Baptist Church here whh damaged by fire
last night to the auiouut of $25,000.
WHY HE RETIRED FROM ACTIVE FARMING.
“I used to bo an agriculturist, Tom.
An agriculturist is tho noblest work of
God. He beats an houost man—iu a
horse trade. Yes, I was once a homey-
handed son of toil. I ate my bread iu
the sweat of my brow.”
“I suppose you was ono of them fellars
that wear the badges, Jack, and turn oat
in the processions—a Granger?”
“A Granger ! Booh ! Why, I was old
Agricola himself!”
“Y»*s ?”
“Yes. I used to speed tbo plow.”
“And hurl tho glittering McCormack
through the golden grain ?” #aid Tom,
rubbing bis hands at the thought.
“No, Torn. I steerod the shining share
through the emerald sward, my boy.”
“1 see—the plow was your strong
hold.”
“Ah ! Tom, I was u regular Ciuciuua-
tus !”
“(), you bad a hog ranch !”
“Hog ranch be Mowed. Cinciunatus
was a plowman.”
“Well, Jack, plowman or pork-packor,
we won’t fall out about him. But, tell
Die, where did you do all this farming of
yoara ?”
“Up in Oregon, my boy. I engaged
myself to a landed proprietor and was
allotted the pleasing task of preparing
the fruitful soil for the waiting seed. I
went forth and titillated the bosom of old
mother earth."
“You plowed, Jack?”
“Yes, plowed, my boy. 1 plowed for
the space of about three hours. A root
of tbe sizo of a boa constrictor then arose
and projected itself into my face, causing
two front teeth and tbo classic outlines of
ray nose to disappear ; the plow went into j
a stuuip ; I went over its liadles, ami tho a
team—with the beam of the tool—went j
through two fences, ami to the devil for j
all 1 know.” at
“Regular smash up, Jack !”
“Regular smash up, Tom. I did not I ^
long consider the situation, but, girding j n
up my loins, sadly betook myself across - j"
lots to tho nearest seaport town. Cincin- | J j'
natus of old loft liis plow in the furrow
— I left tho remains of mine sticking iu a
stump.”
Administrator’s Sale.
_ Ido < Jourt of Ordinary of Muscogee Coun
ty. 1 will soil, ON THE FIRST TUESDAY
IN NOV EM HEli NEXT, In front of Abbott &
Nowmiih’h Store, on Hroad Street, In the city
ofOoluinbuH, Ga., between the regular hours
ot Hale, the following personal property ot John
T. McLeod, deceased :
Two Honda (Income) of Mobile At Girard
Railroad Company or Alabama of i|i600 each.
■1 Bonds of the City of Columbus;
1 Gold Watch and i Imiii;
■\ barrel# of Whinkoy;
1 barrel Gin:
1 barrel Madeira Wine;
aud Rome part barrels of Whiskey ami liter
12 la
i Tuba
of Tobnceo; .
I lot of Snuff;
1 lot of Cigars;
1 let of Smoking Tobacco, An., Ate,
W. L. SALISBURY, Adn
October 9, 1877 dlds
REAL ESTATE ACENTS.
JOHN BLACKMAR,
Georgia Home Hulldlng. next to Telograph
Office, Columbus, Ga.,
Real Eatate, Brokerage and Insurant)*
Agenoy.
I.AND WARRANTS BOUGHT.
Rotor, by pormlRRlon, to Hanks of thin city.
(nov3,’76 tf J
J lENTISTKY.
Dr. J. M. MASON, D. D. S.,
Office Over Knqulrer-Suu Office,
COLUMBUS, GA.,
_ her diseases of tho Mouth; J
cures Abscessed Tooth; Jusorts'
Artificial Tooth; tills Teeth with
Gold, or cheapor material If deqlroil.
All work at reaHonalde prices and guaran
teed. I e 1,21 dAtwly
Elept Residence in Wjitoii!
-nAND—
An Excellent Farm 21-2
Miles from the City.
TIIK 1*ROBERTY OK THE LATE COL. JOHN M
STARK K.
A T AdminiH
A «. 1877,
C ourt of Ordiu
County, Ga., will' ho
tirut Tuesday in Novo
at public auction, duri _
at the corner of Crawford and Bread St re- ts, oppo
Hite the Hiinkiu House, the place of holding public
sul h, Columbus, Gu., the following desirable real
estate, lately belonging to John M. Starke, de
ceased
Tbo dwell
Wyu ton, containing 8
lot
10
id in,pi
<f the late Col. Starke, n
urn* mile from the city, In uti exce
and lieukhy ucighl orhood, Thedw
hix roouiH with large hullH, A.., all
buildings and good water. Tho groi
Homely
AIho.
(lie h
• hundred n
> time
e, lying o
known m
by .1
pla
in b
i Hold
No.
d of In
u alnl Houth of the
i tho laud bought I
M Starke. Upon
ie,I dwelling with 4 ro
■w iron screw
II the balance uftlio farm, wlilbc
ry K Starke and to Mm. Starke
The whole compii-tua an oxcel-
■re«—about 100 acres being iu
Wenllier.
Washington, November I —Imlica-
ions: fNono given for Snutti Atlantio
StiiUm). Omitionury Higimln continue at
Cepe Iih-turtle, Kitty llnwk aud Cepe
Henry.
tbo CuHHetu Koa-I
huge for all purp-moH aro ou tbe place, lei
ing in good repair, and field* well arrunced a
tbe laud comparatively level aud not much woi
l w'll take pleasure in having these pint
Hit- wn, ami give all drain'd information to part
wishing to purchase.
Terms of sale will bo one-third cash at the sa
om-third iu one aud two years from pesHOHsion,
w ith interest at 7 pt
■ucoii.l iiuyniBiit I. II
paytneut is to be -Iu
aud if tho
ido at maturity, the third
hat date. Separate non a
takeu for the different parcels of land. Bonds for
titles ghen the purchaser until rayrneu’.
B. II. CRaWFORD,
Administrator ol Jobu M. Starke, dee d,
