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The Weekly Enquirer.
JOHN H. MA1UIN. EniTon.
columbus!
TUESDAY..........8EPTEMBEII *4, 1S72.
—Torm. of Siilwprlptton—
One Year in odr.ii MAH.
FOR l‘UKSH)KNii
HORACE GREELEY,
OF NEW YORK.
mu yin■: viikstdent,
JJEXJ. GltATZ BROWN,
OF MISSOURI.
STATE ELECTORAL TICKET.
FOR STATE AT LAItMR :
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1 ll.fl.TUltNKIt,
u. K. N. HLY,
\\. T. AV UIFORI). A. II. COLQUITT,
II I.. nr.NMNit. KM WAHKKN,
.11 MAN IIAUTIlIINIK, A II. IIANHKI.,
\\ A.vMINUTON I'OK, UROIUIK 0. KICK.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
1. .1. HIVKfcH,
2. A. I.. IIAWKH,
. W. I. IICDFON, I*. F. PMITII,
1 JAM I'..* M. FACE, 4. T. F. NKWKLL,
N K.CAFKY. A. A. M. ItODUKftS,
< . .1. N. noitHKY. 0, L. J. ALLUKD,
7 K. I* liKAIIAM, 7 It. A. ALSTON.
r«in congukhh—1th district,
II. K. IIAKKIS, of Meriwether.
A'« .75*//, ft l Tuesday hi November.
STATE TICKET.
rou governor,
.JAMES M. SMITH, of Muscogee.
rou SENATOR—21 Til DISTRICT,
1>. II. CRAWFORD, of Muscogee.
.JOHN I’K A BODY,
T. J. WATT.
• lection—First Wednesday in October.
tiii; I'auikm «F rni i, n\i;s,
Wo direct attention to an article which
wo copy from the Macon Telegraph, ns-
Lciting Hint largo mini* «if money are rciiI
from Washington to Georgia to pay tho
I Kill taxon of Radical negroes, ho mi to
qualify them to vote. This assertion in
< oi rohorated by tho iitatemont of tho Sa
vannah papers to tho ell'oct that exem-
tions for tho uou-pnyniont of taxon hav
ing heon issued in Chatham county
against ninetmi hundred white* and
f.nirtocn hundred negrooH, tho Uadieal
Custom iluiifio officiulu and other Radical
finders called ai llm Tax’ Colloctor'a oflloo
t i niaho arrangements fur the payment
"I tho taxes of the defaulting negroes.
Wu do not desire, in thiH article, to
criticise tho conduct of tho Federal Ad-
luiiiiRlratioii and its nupportorR in this in-
ferferoneo in the nll’uirM of tieorgia.—
They have plenty of money, and it np-
peorfl that they roly mainly upon it to
curry elections for them. Wo only fear
that they will use it much morn corruptly
and perniciously than in the payment of
poll taxes for negroes. Hut wo do wish
e arnestly and pointedly to call attention
to the fact that there are thousands of
Democrats, white as well ns black, in
tieorgia who have not paid their poll
taxes, and that all hiicIi, as well ah de
faulting Kudical negroes, will lio disfrnn-
• hised fur the approaching elections un
less their taxes are paid. On this point a
correspondent, of the Augusta Chronicle
mid Sentinel Hays:
“If any Democrat will rnll at tho nffioo
««l the State nnd County Tax Collector lie
will In* astonished and alarmed, upon in
quiry, to learn how many tuemliors of our
party have not paid their poll tax. 11««
will find thut tho UepuhlicauH arc coming
in crowds, and settling all arrourH, in evi
dent anticipation of the election which is
cIobo at hand."
It should ho the work of tho Greeley
nnd Jlrowu Clubs and of the Democratic
Executive Committees of tho several
counties to see to it that no coitHorvutivo
vole is lost for dofnult in tho payment of
pull taxes. They could not raiRo or ex
pend a fund for a better purpose. True,
our people are not rich, as are tho bloated
oflloo-holders of the Grant Administra
tion nnd tho pampered Umlical bond-hold-
ers of the North. Hut our poople have
only their own State to look aftor, and
cun surely raise tho nmouutH needed to
pay these tnxoH, especially os the money
will go into the school fund and limn be
made n public contribution for tho great
cause of gouornl education. Tho imiuo-
dmte raising of tho meauR for tho pny-
meut of these taxes we regard as a press-
ing demand upon all who huvo at heart
the triumph of the 1 >eiuucratio and Con-
Hcrvativo party iu the upproaching elec
tions, and we hope that Hioho to whom
wo look to take tho iuiativo will com
mence tho work at once.
Coflfee.
Evory consumer has of courso noticed
the tact that the act of Congress taking
tho duty of fonr cents per pound off coffee
(which went into effect in July) did
Hot reduce tho prioo to cousuuiorH. The
reason assigned ban been that the demand
exceeded tho supply. It nppcnra that
certain heavy importing houses hud form
ed a “corner" and wore holding back their
MippUoB from market. Homo of the Into
Kidtinmre failures woro those of Iiouhos
largely importing coffee, and no doubt
their failure was due to tho etfort to keep
up u fictitious show of scarcity. Wo trust
that the “corner" or “ring" ban been
broken with the fuiluro of the operators ;
nnd this hope is strengthened by the
following re|K»rt of the New York Bulletin
c*f Saturday: “For some time post our
daily reports Lave indicated a softeniug
touo to tlio coffee market, especially on
Dni7.il descriptions, end our table of prices
current on lotN in first haudH bos shown a
decline in values of about a quarter of a
cent on nil grades of ltios, and a similar
roductiou on the outside quotation for
t>ouio of tho other grades. This decliuo
was duo mainly to tho liboral supplies
bero aud tho extremoly slow progress
xuade iu tho distribution of stocks in
second hands."
Tho Cincinnati Enquirer says r A mer
chant of this city happoned to bo in ouo
of our National Dunks the other day, when
n gentleman, a customer aud depositor in
the bunk, enterod. He asked if he could
•ecur© a certain loan iu the month of
October. Ho was informed, “yes, if the
election was iu favor of Grant, but othor-
vise no ! This is a sample of the way iu
which the Administration, controlling the
bonks, is bringiug iu power to bear upon
ibe people in order to seoure a re-election.
Is not tbat the best sort of reason wby it
should not bo again chosen ?
The notorious “Seuator" Tunis Q.
Campbell, uogro, of Darien, Go., had the
captain of the steamor Nick King arrested
and bound over for trial, a few days ago,
because the captain pushed aside a negro
boy who ran against him with a trunk,
and told him to be more careful in fu
ture ; aaid boy being the son of the negro
Ordinary of McIntosh oounty, and Camp
bell being an noting Justice of the Feaoe.
Wo earnestly implore onr Democratic
friends throughout tho Htate, to harmon
izc the local differences and divisions, un
happily becoming too common, and
tbreutouing seriously to compromise tho
success of tho party in aeveral districts.—
Disclaiming any intention of being offi
cions, or of intermeddling in matters bo-
youd our own neighborhood, we yet ven-
tnro to appoul to the Holier, second-
thought and patriotic feeling of our
friends, in two dir.liicl* of the State, U’ho
have unfortunately bolted from tho regu
lar party nomination, nml Hot up separate
candidate* of their own—thus making the
chalices of huccchh for the common enemy
inoio than probable—and oudutigoring
the great interests of otir State and peo
ple.
It is unnecessary to specify tho instan
ces or the places to which we refer : but
bad examples nro an contagious as opidoni-
ics, anil spread ns rapidly.
We thought, with tho collapse of the
Straight-out bolt, that we had dona with
that danger ; but it has suddenly ail*en
yet more insidious and dangerous
form. How can any party expect to slic
ed, whoHo membership acknowledge no
authoritative exponent, nnd net up their
own individual prejudices und prcpoHHCB-
Hiotis ns their sole rule of action—ignoring
utterly the linages and the hireling law* of
their organization -and refusing to pull
together, on any and eve ry pretext. No
party can lm ki-pt together, or expect to
march together to victory, any more than
could an army, without discipline or obe
dience to tho word of cauiiuaiid from ilH
Dicers. “Divide and conquer" is an old
laxitu nnd a true one, aud if our fHernia
ant to ilo the work of the opposition,
nml lose the control of tho Stale, winch
they have secured with ho much labor,
and have stoutly to contest for now, un
der the most united elfort, these jarriegs
nral divisions will do more than tho
bribes id Grant and tho bondholdcra to
effect it.
Wo ha vo per formed an unpleasant duty
iu giving this warning ; but conceiving it
to bo our duty wo could not Hhriuk from
it; and again implore our dissatisfied
Democratic friends, to abandon all opposi
tion to their regular nominees, and thus
insure n double triumph over*tho enemy
and themselves.—Savannah RipiibOctin.
TWO 1*1(04FITS THAT l>TKItl!ST I S.
We observe that the project of culling
;hip canal across the peninsula of Flori
da, from Kt. Mailt* to Fernandimi, is now
receiving considerable attention in the
Western States. Tho movement now on
foot is to obtain the petitions of the vari
ous chambers of commerce and other
representative bodies of the great West
ern cities, strongly urging Congress to
undertake this work. Such petit ions, it
is AHHumod, will give the critcria-iso n na
tional character and enlist for it a
strong support. The selection of St.
Marks as the Southern or Gulf port is a
matter of peculiar interest to ns in this:
if ever the proposed “air-line” from Cin
cinnati to tho Gulf is completed, it will,
including our Georgia North nml South
Kailrond nnd continuing the lino on the
route of the late lamented Itninbndge,
Cuthhort nml Columbus ltiiilrond, strike
tho Gulf at or nour St. Marks on tho Apa
lachee hay. 'The great advantages to us
f so iin|M>rlnnt, direct nml short a con
nection with a canal uniting the Gulf and
tho Atlantic need not hero bo recapitu
lated.
And Hpeaking of tho great Cincinnati
enterprise, wo may uh well bore report its
progress ns ascertained from our lutest
Kentucky and Tonuessoo cxclmngos.—
Three roiitos him* been surveyed through
Kentucky and Tonuessoo. Wo will nut
closely trace their courses, but will say
that all tenuiuate at Chattanooga, ono
through Knoxville, ono through Sparta,
Totui., and one limning bctwtwn those
puints. It is staled (whether oflleinlly or
not wo do not know) that there is exceed
ingly little dilYorcnco in the distance from
Cincinnati to Chattanooga by any of these
routes--which, if it ben faot, must be due
oessary deflect ions, caused by tho
unturooftho country, which operate in
favor of Knoxville, for it is not ko near
air lino" as tho oUier two routes.
H'lio counties and towns iti Tennessee
along all the routes named have ollered
handsome subscriptions and made liberal
grants of way. The Chattanooga Time*
says that the Sparta route oilers $135,000
wore bonus llisri any other line, blit it is
not a reasonable supposition that no
small a majority will have great iiillueuce
in determining tho course of so vast a
work. The final selection of the route,
it is Naid, will not ho made until the first
of January next.
It is a fortunate circiinistnnco for Co
lumbus that our North nml South ltailroml
i* now so well iwlvauced aud progressing
so favorably towards Chattanooga. Cin
cinnati, when she selects her route, will
no doubt prosocul e her great enterprise
with energy nml with ample means, and
it will tax tho liberality nnd tho resources
of tho people along the route of our North
and South to meet her at Chattanooga, but
let it be done, ami let the indefatigable
aud pushing official* of our “narrow
guugo" be able to moot tho representa
tives of tho “Queen City" when they drive
their last spike at Chattanooga, salute
them with the stOAin whistle, nml, point
ing towards Columbus, say 1 hot is the
air-line to the Gulf!
(irwlq'i Mot Shot.
Greoley hit the bull’s eye again in his
opening remark at Pittsburg, quoted by
telegraph. Tho so-called “Soldiers and
Sailors’ Convention” in that place, which
had jant dispersed when he arrived, was
nothing more than an anaotnhlage of
Grant’s office-holders nnd a few intensely
Umlical ormy officers, to contribute their
uiito towards the re-election of their chief.
A day or two before it mot, a dispatch
from Philadelphia announced that “One
hundred letter carriers und fifty Custom
Hoiihc employes in Philadelphia have been
detailed to attend tho Soldiers' Convention
at Pittsburg.” Greeley knew the compo
sition of the crowd perfectly well, and
trial hfully described it as a mischievous
convocation, having for its object the
continuance of the estrangements and
animosities caused by tho war.
“Important If True.”
Thu following is a special dispatch to
tho Now York HcraUl. Wo do not believe
it to be true, at leust in tho part relating
to Mr. Greeley’s election ; but wo copy it
for whatever it may bo worth :
Ijondon, September Hi.—Representa
tives of tho Cuban Junta are iu council
) in Hie city engaged in arranging for
a loan of tho.umount of twenty million*
*f dollars, to be used for the purpose* of
purehiiNiug army supplies and of co-opor-
aliug in the effort to elect Horace Greeley
In tue Presidency of the United States.
Tho Cuban agents act in tho latter in
stance with the uuderatundiug of the re
cognition of Cuba as an independent
Slate by Alltel ion iu ease Mr. Giceley is
oloctc d.
IUII.HO.Ill CONVENTION AT ATLANTA.
A numerously attended Convention of
representatives of Southern Kailroads was
hold in Atlanta on Wednesday. All the
principal Georgia Kailroads, and many of
those of other Southern States, were rep
resented . Wo copy the proceedings from
i he Constitution:
'lho Convention was organized by call
ing C. T. Pollard to tho Choir, with C. W.
A mb r-ion as Secretary.
Mr. W. M. Wadley made a few retunrks
relative to a contract entered into between
Col. E. \\. Cole and others, relutivo to
freights, which was to In.-.t for twelve
mouths from date unless abolished to-day.
He moved that tho sumu bo rcud end re
ferred to a committee of seven, which
motion prevailed, and the sumo was rend
and referred to Messrs. R. K. Diidgos,
W. Rodgers, J. Jacques, A. Ij. 'Tyler,
F. M. Tulcot, M. II. Smith, and Ij. J.
Fleming.
The following resolution was adopted :
Resolved, That tho question of cotton
rules to tho EaKtcrn cities be referred to
tho same committee, and that Cnpt. O. J.
Foreacro of the Western, H. K. Johnson
of the Georgia, and Virgil Powers of the
•Southwestern Railroad, bo udded to tho
committee.
Mr. W. M. Wudloy oflered the follow-
ing :
Whereas, it is understood that the nil
rail lino concedes to the air line a certain
dilfereuce iu rules to cover ocean itisur-
.uuco ; ami
Whereas, there is tho sumo difference
in iriHurnuco between Hie lines via coast,
Charleston nml Knvaunnh lines, nnd tho
air fine, Hint there is between tho air line
ntid the all rail ; therefore
Resolved, That the lines via Charleston
and Savannah shall he allowed the kmiiih
diUVrcheo from tho rales via tho air line
tli <t is allowed by the all tuil lino to lho
! Mr. 0. W. Anderson offni
I ing i.h u substitute, which w
RcKolved, That on accoi:
possibility of ascertaining
'Tim meeting of “straight" Democrats
in Atlanta, on Thursday, recommended
Alex. M. Wallace as a candidate for Rep
resentative) of Fulton county—Mr. Wal
lace having just previously “advised that j produce and mcrchandiM* trni
, . /. , . the constantly vnmng rates i
th-i meeting should ask of the Greeleyitrs ! H ....pn.^uadd,, to rstublU
ono ou( of the three candidates for the Ido difforemfe as between tin
Legislature.” We hope that the “Groc-
loyitos" will accept the arrangement, prr -
viilnd Mr. Wullaco is squarely against
Grant and his policy.
! various water lines
I West and Mouth ;
| Therefore, it is recommended Hint line
who labor under these disadvantages o
msnrunc.i should offer instiled bills n
j lading at all rail rates in order to cqu diz
pled tho speciul 1 theuirelves with all rail or
il lho follow-
i adopted :
t of the ini -
iu values of
„ ,.o„4.-,l and
an o.piitu-
ull rail nnd
between the East,
A Letter from the Comptroller General a» to
the Collection of faxe*.
The following letter frotn the Comp
troller General has been published, giving
instructions in the matter of the collec
tion of taxes, which we ptiLtfor the ben
efit of All concerned :
Comptroller General’s Office, I
Atlanta., Ga., Aug., 1872. >
*/. T. Kottmnn, T. 6'., Thomn*riUc, Ga. :
Mir— Your letter of ibe 27th inat. has
been received. It is your duty to publish
at tho Court House door your insolvent
list for 1872, aud to furnish election man
agers of ttiu county a lint of all persons
who Lavo not paid their taxes for that
year, in accordance with paragraph seven,
section Irwin’s Code, and al! persons
who hnvo not paid all luxes which may |
Lm\e been required of them, and which j Rg* insi
they may have had an opportunity of pay- j n gs' l
ing agreeably to law for the year next j R*-k. d !■» ««
preceding tbo election, cannot, under the j tnougln it
constitution, bo allowed to vote. iuosiuu *b
The payment of lho tax for the year | woaid lull
MU. UllEFLF.Y’S M*KK U AT LAM AST LU.
Lancaster, Pa., Bopt. 18.—Horace
Greeley leu New York cn a special train
to-day to visit the Indiana Mute Agricul
tural Fair to morrow. At ail points where
lho train »topped, enthusiastic croads
congregated to d > him honor. On arri
val Lwjo en itumeijs** assciubb-ge gat ho rid
iu and around the depot. Tho tram st- | -
ped but fifteen ix.im.teR, and from the bal
cony of the G.dUvveli House he tpol.e us
follow*:
FillvtC-Citizens: Y’ou seo before yon
one who is just now the object of much
mciution. it is proclaim-
* judic
! litiual partiei
e . i to exiht too
er ! ss oiuu; th
1871' entitles tho citizens to vote in tho
elections of tho present year, und yt
will receive the tax for that year und t
eeipt accordingly, although the tax-pay
may bo iu arrears for former years. Iu I P ttMH awv.y wi
case of default in tho payment of j»oll purpose for
lax for 1871, will collect ono dollar a* poll ! A do nut Veil
lax and one dollar as penally for fuilure
to comply with tho law.
Rcspeotfnlly,
Madihon P.i:ll,
Comptroller General
j tho Uiiigu
TELEGRAPHIC
[press dispatches.]
Co
lho i
not iu the
attempt i<
Ribb county -lm*
provisions of a late act of tho Lngisluturo j
‘On moth
in regard to public education, in lieu of
the general law. The “Hoard of Educa
tion and Orphanage” has bum organized,
und will have charge of lho public uducu-
lionul interests uf the county.
It is understood that the Ksilroad Con
vention hold in Atlanta this wook arran- j authorized to^fix tho rafts in h
god for a gonoral and material advance iu with authority to determine (he t
height rales.
if C. \V. Anderson, tho
cottiiii rules embodied in the report of
tho committee will tal.o «fleet, on and
after tho 2tld inst.
V/. M. Wadley olfercd tho following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the difference now ex
isting in the rates between all rail nnd
liter lines bo referred to the committee
York,
blent and Mi
Pull Tux
Wo are
packagesi
Dili and oi
bu.y Gran
I os of the tl-u<
i I lie school ii
humhioiiioly.
Heath’s, 11
Negro Mob in Ut>ri«||(,
The Rt'jiorter gives the particulars of n
violcut uml outrageous uogro riot iu Ln-
Grango on Hatnrday—tho occasion of
their meeting to tiomiuaio candidates for
tho Legislature. 'They became incensed
al oue of tho two or three white Radicals
who met with them—pursued hiiu furious
ly, attacked aud kuocked him down whilo
in tho custody and under the protection
of tbo Mayor, threatened tho Mayor him
self, and couqtelled him to take his pris
oner to tho court-houao instead of tho
jail, iutendiog to do him further violence.
Fortunately the Marshal had rallied a force
by this time, went to tho court-house and
restored order, arresting a few of the
uogroes.
A dispatch to tho New York 1VMI
says: “Siuco tho Radicals have nominated
a candidate of their own for Congressman
at largo m Teuneaaec, it is not thought
that Andrew Johnson will be able to make
much headway agrinst Gen. Choatbam,
tho regular Democratic candidate. The
triangular contest promisee to be bitter.
Tho anti-Andy Democrats are using the
murder of Mrs. Surratt with effect against
the ex-Preaident. ”
We learn from the Sumter Republican
that the deputy sheriff of the oounty was
bnay all day Tuesday in serving write
•fftinat the iwoperty holders of the larger
portion of Amoriosa. Wo have already
ellsded to the eoit from *hioh these ho-
iaan.
Tho iuvaHiou of Franco l.y tho 1’riiH- 1 l,f t; °
sinus has (it is Htalcd) h it behind it ouo
singular etfuctr. Whurovur tho camps of
tl» dilforent armies woro established tliero
has sprung up a now vegotatiou. For
eign plonts, boforo unknown in these
regions, have appeared in great quunti-
and tho Algerian flora iu many in
stance's has hocn nhservod. A learned
Isdanist, M. Yibrago, says, iu a couiinu-
'ation to the DariH Acadomy, ill refer
ence to this strange phoiiomoiion:
“It is not iho ephomoral nppoaranco of
a few plants sparsely dhsominutod, rais
ing tho problematic.il Impo of tixiiif; in
the Hoil a useful vogotablo— it is an «xo- I
dus, tho migration of a Jlorn, imiepeml
out and complain. It is, iu a word, a 1
treasure which tho central districts of j
Franco arc called on to atudy and to np- |
propriutc. Tho propagation of these
limits should not bo Idt to chanro, but
iiltuan skill shoiihl bo brought to bear
on it."
If this bo true, may it not afford a due
to tho origin of tho now elovor (or lesj e-
diia striata) which mysteriously made its
appcnranco in our Houthoru States dur
ing tho lato war, and has boon flourishing
nnd spreading hero over since ? And if
the origin of tho now French plants mid
of this clover can bo traced to tho war
like operations on tho territory on which
they npponred, to what extent does tho
phenomenon strengthen the theory that
germ life, both vegetable and nnimul, has
been produced by tho action of electricity
or sotiio convulsion or combination among
tho grout elements of nature?
Dennett Stewart, Esq., is tho Demo
cratic nominee for Representative of Tay
lor county.
Thou. Gullug!mu, tho policeman shot in
Augusta oil Sunday last, died on Tuesday
ovoning. Thus. Gastello as principal,
mid Goorgo Kentledge nml Jopeph Den
nett os accessories to tho killing, huvo
been committed to uwuit a trial for
murder.
John Ward, white, and Sanford McGee,
colored, hnvo boon nominated by Iho ne
groes of Troup county ns their cuudidutcs
for Representatives.
Tho Radicals of tho fid District of jMii-
bmnu hold n Convention at Opolikn on
Thursday, and after balloting all thut day
and a part of Friday, nominated Charles
Follmiii, of of Tulhuloga, for Congress.
His opponents woro Jako Martin, Jeff
Halley nnd Hob llctlin.
Wo learn that Mr. G. R. Glenn, an A.
M. of tho Athens Uuivorsity, is now our
city at tho iustmico of some of our citi
zens contemplating tho opening of a so-
loet school for hoys. Mr. Glcun coiucs
with flue testimonials, and is a native
Georgian. Wo hopo to hear that particu
lar attention will bo paid to tlio ancient
and modern languages nml mathematics.
At prosout Mr. Gloun tuny bo fouud by
upplying at W. J. Chstfin’s book-store and
the oflloo of R. D. Murdoch
Col. Caroy W. Styles writes from At
lanta to bis {taper, tho Albany News, ns
follows: “Col. Jack Drown stated in my
presence, to-niglit, that ho intends to op
pose Gen. rkil Cook for Congress, and
that he 1ms not a solitary doubt of bis suc
cess. Ho furihor states, with emphasis,
*1 would hco tho Democratic party, Geor
gia and the whole couuty in lloll, beforo
I would vote for Greeley.’ Of course
such heroic firmucss and sublimated pa
triotism will bo socurod to tho service
of the country by tho voters of the 4th
District."
A train ou the Georgia Railroad rau
over a man named Lowis Rogers, on
Tuesday, nnd kjlled him. He was lying
ou tho track, aud supposed to be drunk.
Gen. Fhil Cook was unanimously nomi
nated as the Democratic candidate for
Cougross iu tho fid Distriot, by tho Con
veutiou which mot iu Macon ou Wednes
day.
The Democrat* of Baldwiu county lmvo
nominated Capt. W. W. Williamson for
Representative. The Radicals held
meeting for the purpoee, but could not
agree upon a nomination.
Col. J. H. Blunt, of Bibb county, was
nominated as the Democratic candidate
forGongroas by the Convention of the
tith District, whioh met at Milledgeville
on Wedneeday. There were 50 balloting*,
and the oonteet waa mainly between CoL
Blunt nod Mr. Thomas, they being tied
on aeveral bollotingt, and the last
vote standing—Bloat 20j, Thomas C, W.
A. Utid
Hpinlization hIiuII lak
. motion of Mr. Wadley, 11
Col. II. It. Harris.—This gentleman
has already begun tho laliora of the cam
paign. Ho went up to Franklin ou Tues
day, and will go from thuro to Carrol).
Col. Harrit is a gentleman of energy, a
lino speaker and cio-u debater. His voice lo r -'i
will ho heard throughout tho District bo- I.tical
tween Ibis time and tho day of election ; I a,, »
and wherever ho goes ho will find hoHt* or as ban
friends and attract tho kindent fecliug* <»f , tH»n« are not
all with whom ho comes in contact. Wo s-otm year* n
shall expect to hear good news from him, threatened our
and that every Democrat in tho District I Wo Htrugg-ed
will hold tip his hands nnd do u!l ho can
to elect him. Col. Harris enters tho cam
paign with a perfect understanding thut
tho contest will bo a sovoro ono, nnd ho uv>
will expect lho firm and steady co-oporn-
ti«Jii of all true Democrats thnmghout tho . f' ? -
District. A good many woll moaning men an
voted for Digliy in tho last Congressional I at
raro : but now that ho has out-Horoded on
llerod in his brief Congressional career, , tin
and thowu himself dostituto of the nobler It
qualities of a true Southern man, by his
nets in (.kuigress, we hopo none will bo n»
blind or perverse to Southern interests
aud Southern instinct* ns to vote f«»r hi*
re-election. In voting for tho Ku-Klux
law, Kighy exhibited a liittor feeling
against tlio people of the South wo did
n »t think him cupnblo of.—LaGranijC
Rtj/Oi tie, 20th.
vittipernt
cd that I L-uvo been a accesslonis
Nothing and even a negro-trader,
ever boonm likely to procure p
agdnst mo is freeiy uttered, without any
truth. 1 httVtj boon repeatedly
c fulo these cal «u<i ie% bat have
to attempt to do so,
hnial 1
sender,
that po-
>ght nut to be j
i»g iu a governu
hey si.onid lion;
they have sutmcrvcd the
hscb lhoy woro ereutod.
th <t this country would
Dtibiro to flourish long under the e;;c»u-
sivo touirul til any j>oli<ic*l party «»f
KcUouni'g and colriq t politicians; reizi: g
upon thuorganization* ol political puni« s, i
they hhv, ar.d take good cure to run it *.» j O
that un tho t il iliips'into their pockets. 1 (j
I trust that We shall sou lrequeut (hinges j
of pall>e* in ties couutiy. V. li.it w»! most
n.dlju tnowi-4 that ll„le ( .endeut Hpilit I ! «
load:« men iii their love ot country | tL
Sept. 20.—Horace Greeley
arrivtd here ut 10 o’clock this morning.
A largo crowd of persons gathered ut lho
depot wl en tho train arrived. John G.
Thompson introduced Mr. Greoley, who
was received with cheers, und spoke
about five minuter..
London, Sept. 20.—The immediate de
cliuo iu tbo prico of coal from the pres
ent high figures is confidently expected.
Faris, Sept. 20.—American citizens
resident hero are preparing to givo a
grand banquet to the representatives of
the I’aitou Stutoii iu tho Geneva ai filtra
tion.
Berlin, Sept. 20.—A congress of old
Catholics convened in session ut Cologne
yesterday. Much enthusiasm was niaui-
»t such | tested by tho delegates, wlw> numbm-d
three hundred.
New Yore, Bcpt. 20.—l1io State Exec
utive ComuiitUio of straight-out Demo-
cr.its tc-.l »y iMsned all address to tho peo
ple of the State appealing to them to
►uppnrt tho Loni*ville nominees, nnd
calling a convention t«» meet at Albauy,
October fid, to nomiaxto un electoral
"ll !>r. j
nlii.il, Hint my ],.!
» of ,
-f !•"*}'
elltuillK
. the past t
be mode. Whi.
a Government as
m country t.» reap
” ***td ^ i*
iti.jn oi fmteiliiil
through what
ward.
i lORAl
quiry pro
colored i.
has writtu
III.: pouplo und pi
Mr. Hi
< i-d.it
.ley
b Greeley.—In reply
oj.om.ili.J ty "
untin
ary.
, the Convention adjourned.
>h Paid from W a-.liinxtoa.
iliafily ltiforined that l irge
fugl
(** of Georgia by the
i, to pay tho poll tax*
I of lho State is coming iii
A friend who was iu Mr.
Collector, office yohtor-
IjArceny from the House.—Section •
!1I8 of Irwin's Revised Code was ho i
mended by the recent Legislature ns to
nubdi this (iflenso by iniprisournimt in
lm B' liitoiitiury instead of us a misdo- j
le.iiiur. Tho following is tho amended j
Gi;
should, of
respect and
I’ll lied Mtu
lulled
but I .
> uphold an
day reports that
iiiiiiiic* about twenty poll-tax pnyuu nts
were made by nugioes, and Mr. Heath
told him thut there was already a consid
erable excess of white over negro delin
quents in the matter of non puymeut of
poll tax. And let it riot bo supposed that
these delinquents are confine.I to the ig
norant and poor. A large number of the
most ruHpoclublo young while null iu tho
lonutry are in default, aud cannot
vote unless they pay up.
This is a clear, undoubted and rightful
provision of our constitution. The K-idi-
eals put it there, mid i.KHitmcd to supi r-
eudo it by Biiccessivo “ F.ricutirc onh ex'
from Bullock, which, although of no
more legal force against a constitutional
provision than us nun*)) blank paper, yet
took practical triumph over constitutional
law on the principle of might treading
right under toot. Nobody can deny that
the constitutional provision which de
mands the payment of taxes as a condi
tion precedent to voting, is just und reu-
Honbio; and ho who is so careless of tho
public welfare as to refuse to pay hi* dd-
lur of {mil-tax, should bo domed ail per
sonal inlluclico in tho government.—
Among the whites this is a matter of more
neglect, no doubt, and we thutoforu call
upon them, one and all, to pay up their
poll tux aud qualify themselves as legal
voters iu tho ensuing election, which is
near at hand.
Tlio amount of money at the service of
the Radicals to secure Grant’s re-election
may bo inferred from the fact that enough
will lie sent lo liquidate all tho poll taxes
of the defaulting negroes in Ooorgia, uml
that alone will probably ret pi ire about a
cool hundred thousand dollars. But tw
hundred luillious will not bo wanting, if
money can securo Grunt’s re-election,
l’oliticul profligacy can easily raise that
uuiount and make a heavy return for the
investment, so far us it may como from
private fuuds, iu handling tho two thou
sand millions of national rcveuuo during
a Presidential term.
| Macon Telegraph, VMh.
4'ottnu KtutUtlm.
Washington, September 15.—The
complete atutistics of the manufacture of
cotton goods, just sent to tho press from
the Census OIUcc, show the number of
distinct establishments in the Edited
States to be '.>.*»<!; of which Massachusetts
has lfil; Rhode Island, Kill; Pennsylvania,
lfiS; Connecticut, 111: New York, M;
New Hampshire, fit!; Georgia, .fit; North
Carolina, fifi; Tenuessro, 28; Now Jersey,
27; Mniuc, 2.’!; Mary laud, 22; Alabama,
Ifi; South Carolina, 12; and Virginia, 11.
Number of steam engines, 118; aggregate
horse power, 47,117; number of water
wheels, t,2.*>0; aggregate horse power, 102,-
4O'J; number of looms used, 157,filO;
frame spindles, fi,(UH,477; mule spindles.
JJ,4fl7,ilfi8. Hands employed—17,7.10
males above sixteen yeius, (ifl,tifi7 females
abovo flfteon, 22,1142 children and youths.
Tlio aggregate amount of wages paid
during the your wti tj'fill,044,lfi2. Mate
rials used—f.,222,1811 ponuds of cotton
yarn, 1 fit'*, 100 pounds of cotton warp,
5,2fit,2(*0 pounds of cottou waste. Value
of mill supplies s?in,1110,1*72. Total val
ue of all materials tjt 111,7fi7,t»St*. Articles
produced—478,204,181 yards of sheetings,
shirtings, and twilled goods, fit,5fi.fi,402
yards of lawuH aud tine luuslius, 480,250,-
or.fi yards of ptiut cloths, fi0,fi01,087
pounds yarn, 11,500,211 dozen spools
thread, 7fi f 0l8,045 yards cottou warps,
11,118,127 (Htiiuds bats, wiekiug nnd wud-
diug, 40fi,81l2 table cloths, quilts aud
counterpanes, 2,707,000 seamless bags,
5,057,454 pounds cordage, lines aud
twiues, 000,000 pounds thread, 8,fil>0,050
yards cotton flannel, fill,275,240 yards
ginghams and checks, 7,021,440 pounds
waste, 484,400 pounds to pet wadding,
405,585 pound* seamless bags, 10,040,805
yards cassiuieres, cot ton odes and jeans,
10,811,028 pounds miscellaneous products.
weight of goods produced, 840,-
814,502 pouudrt. Aggregate value of pro
duct *177,480,780.
Of these statistics D. F. Nourse of tho
Colton Maunfactmcrs’ Association, sav
“This portion of the census has tho high
est atUiuahlo accuracy. It is in remark;
ble coutrnst with every previous census
since the cottou manufacture became ono
of the important industries of tho coun
try. If iu other industries and other de
partments of production the same degree
of accuracy has bceu obtained as iu res
pect to the cottou manufacturo aud the
productiou of raw cottou for tho year
prior to Juuc 80, 1870, theu is this census
worthy of the confidence of statesmen,po
litical economists, and men of business. ”
Willmm A. Smith, the Congressman
elect of the Raleigh (N. C.) District,
though elected on the Caldwell Republi
can ticket, baa recently declared, in a
speech, that he would go to W’aahingtou
“in the intercat of no party or faction.”
lie desires to be classified as an indepen-
y person who, by day or night,
fclndl, in any dwollitig house, store, shop,
or warehouse,or any other bouse or build
ing, within the curtilage, privately steal
any goods, money,chattels, ware* or nur- .
chatidi.se, or any other article, or thing of I 1 ““
the value of fifty dollars or more, shall he j
punished by imprisonment nnd labor in ■ ..
tlio penitentiary for any timo not loan j M m ; r
than one, nor longer than ton yeapi.” I
This ameudmout passed August 2fi«l, I •
1872, and all persons who committed this ! 1 1 * h ‘- Li ' i-ivin*
uet prior to that date will bo piiumhcd ac- j wa \ Guuator liei
•riling to Iho law existing at the tune of hm late campaign sp«;
* ' ’ “Silppohu, ” said tie
K‘ »ug t
Mnun>lt
ii of Gifts.—This
*diicUm put* it, it:
unimission of the deed.
James
.::ih, Rept. 20.—A council of Minin-
held a prolractud meeting to-d:i> for
purpose of considering measure-.* to
ro public tranquility ou tho 22 1 inst.,
the anniversary of tho establishment of
the lir.st Hopublic. Thiers presided.
COMPARATIVE cotton statement.
New* York, September 20.—Receipts
at all the port* for lho week 48,1)78 bales.
Same timo last year 20,:)5fi. Total for
the year !»fi,GS4 bales. Lust year 4fi,75l)
bale*. Exports for the week 8,72'.) bales.
Same time last year 4,048 bales. Total
for the year 15,123 bales. Last year fi.fi,-
7fi(). Stock ut all U. S. ports fifi,r*7l)
bales. Last year •.10,582 baits. At it.to
ri*.r town* 12,151! bales. Lust year 12,1 Ifi
bales. Stock nt Liverpool 7l»fi,<MM b.des.
Last yonr IG7,0(M) bales. American r.fluul
for Gruat Britain 4,000 bales. Lust year
j 58,000 bales.
j Waruinoton, Sept. 21.—Tho British
in »il is awarded tq the Whito Star line ;
| Continental mail to the Bremen line.
liu Star says it is stated that tho i res-
D7 ’. | Merit has r. fused to pardon cert.uu Ku-
^1‘j ‘ ''j* lvlux piiM»ners iu the Albany peiiitenlniry
.'i; 1 ' k 'h° had been rccummouded f**r Lxucu-
oaili t<» Hvu eioim ncv. because of u protest eom-
*'f tin* ing from tho best eitizeus where tho crim-
'g'j " !! s u,m1s wero convicted, from thobe who
, , llu | would l»o the most endangered by the ro-
f the woist of tho
on viols is very bad. Souio of them aro
jnuraut, lawless and desperate men,who,
is believed, would not hesitate to wr*-uk
; ir vengeance upon all who testified
gainst them.
Cincinnati, Sept. 21.—Groclcy wns ro-
)ive*l »t the Chamber of Commerce at l
’oh*, k to-day with great applause. Whoa
met was leHioied he spoke as follows :
ir. President aud Gentlemen of the
hamber of Commerce—You will do mo
ie justice to bcliovo that I would n**t
to appear bef*
. Greeley
I should lo
^ KWS, > — or lH t ^ i0 wor( i. a man of hob-
1 bies»on iuis subject. Sumo men imag
ine that 1 aui a very furious deiuander of
tue immediate resumption of specio pay
ment. My opinion was years ago—and I
have seen no .reason to change it—that
when wc had oue hundred and twenty-five
millions of money in the treasury, mainly
golJ, and when wo had a revenue exceed
ing tin. necc-Koary outlays of the treasury
by mure than one hundred millions per
uniiuiu, that we wore thou iu a condition
Jo resume specie payment; that if tho
Government had chosen to say wo will
resume, we take our greenbacks, and wo
receive them a* gold, that there would
have been no difficulty in making tnct re
sumption under that stidc of things. I
have seen tho Dank of England resume. I
have known bunks of our country to re
sume with very much smaller proportions
of available assets to liebiliiie* than tho
Treasury of tho United States had at that
time, so that it seemed to me to bo a per
fectly f< i iMo thing. But we did not re-
sum •■», mainly becaose the people—I mean
the business people—did not waut to re
sume; end that, iu my judgment, is tho
r.MSon that it will operate just as well
next yoar, two years, five years hence as
it operated thou. It is my judgment that
we hi**? not likely to resume—I don’t say
when, but iu any near period of time.
Then I s>>y if wo want to resume, wo need
all tho revenues we had then, and ought
to havo husbanded them carefully; but if
w i w*-ro not, as yon and I know wo woro
not to r*.- niuo for a long time to como,
then it seems to me a biif.iness policy was
required of the Government that is to
pay out all its gold,all its treasure beyond
a Jai»* working balance, reduce its debt by
muck, slop the iuterest, and leave tho
gold and currency iu the hands of tho
business men, instead of hoarding it up
i i th*? treasury to make one of theso
periodical— (the conclusion of this sen
tence was drowned by applause). But I
am not- dogmatic. I do not pretend to
present this us a matured und settled con-
clusicii. What 1 do here a<*k, what I ask
this (..haiubcr t> originate, is nu inquiry
: and investigation by men of busmens nnd
capital as t<» where the proper remedy for
tin.so disorders of which 1 speak is to I o
found. Let us bo calm about it, let us
t.ko lime, kl us investigate slowly, care-
fully,aud let the busiuess men of thoconn-
liy come to a conclusion as to the proper
remedy, not for a particular disorder to-
d.»y, but something which shall bo u j r *-
teciion against periodical r* currenccs of
j theso disorders. This is w hat I would
have the business men of this country to
. „t ti:
lfittc
l (list
par
ist wlu
culn
II.pt o
<.d detor-
is lho i
Ij. Seward.—Tho (pies- j Gctobor, some citi/.co wu* to pn mil m
n asked, “where does with hi* best blooded horse. _4‘*u wool
Colonel Seward stand nmr iu pditics?" think that queer. a ; but it 1 wt r* t«» ,„ H t ruc to r ,for ho it will seem to you, with
A correspondent writing from Thomas- accept that horse you would think tn..t :
villfl, miilt-r ilulo of Ibe 1 Ub, rov S —C«"- Jlut ,1 1 w. re ... n,.,.o.„t ibi.l , '" «“«> * u » l ‘ lc 1 J»« '»«"* >««<"-
James L. Howard delivered n speech nt a imm to a judgcsUie, you wou’d say that “ ' 1 1 '
Ibidieul meeting to-day, und dot lured for ' mentit busiiu v* (mm the beginning. • •
el butte
Grant and Walker. Two nngroQ* lmvo
been nominated for the Legislature.”
[ Siirannah Itrjiubliean.
Is not Howard one of tho Exccuti
Committee of tho Georgia “Straight-out
Un,
i its/
that •
my office, h-•
I would get i
yo , received tlmi
„ | donors?”
The Chi
than 1.
bo liei
ardifig the
Journal loudly proola
ho only a principal j the astoun.liug fact thut Grant
malinger in getting up their so-called
State Convention ?
l etter from a tolored Man.
Tho writorof the following letter semis
us his name to ossuro us that it coiuch
from tho source indientud by the signa
ture. Wu.copy it verbatim, not to cxcito
ridicule i for really we think that the good j
had tho slightest pretc
gifts.” True; but wlion it
gifts ho will turn his back
th* ha
by tho
more Sun of the H
'Financial and c<
tinim ti* manifest i
to the late half *h>
iu this city. Then
here lo
i’RFk.—-Tho Haiti
: publ
which the letter displays more tlmu ; to 1 sm s way fall. f
. . . . , 1 ouo instance on Saturday where »n imlor-
make.* amends for any (ducal ion al do- Bnr on t j 10 j, a j„. r „f ,,f \}suspended
foots), but simply because wo could not
by ehanges of tho phrasoology or gram
matical construction muko it more ex
pressive than it is:
Mi/itur hiditor .*—Sonco I havo been
free I have learn to road and write. I
borrow your papor and read it, and 1 am
glad to see most all the white folks and a
good many of the colored men that can
ad and understand nr going to voto for
r. Greoley nud Brown. lie is always
>011 our friend and dono more that) oiiuy
body elso to set us free, tharfore wo ought
to stick to him. And tho white folks say
they voto for him becauso if ho is olectod
tho heavy taxes wo pay ou everything we
buy will bo look of. 1 waut them took
of too. Before tho war wo used to buy
whiskey at \ a dollar a gallon, now we
have to pay 2 dollars a gallon. We used
to buy tobacco at 20 ceuta a pound, now
we have to pay 00 cents. We used to buy
shoes at 1.12, now we pay 2.25. Wo used
to buy matches at 2 cents a box, now we
pay 5 cents. So it takes all wo can mako
to feed and clotho our wife and children,
and wo never can make onny money to
educate our childreu and buy us a homo
till lho taxes is took off so we can buy j
things chcnpor. Homo of tho freedmeu j
think they don’t pay eutiy taxes because
they dou’t see tho tax collector, but I hco
how it is, the tax is put ou the goods and
everybody that buy* tho goods pays tho
tux. Wo laboriug men wear out more
clothes and shoes nud hats than tbo rich
mau that don't work, nud tharfore we pay
more tax than ho docs. Mr. Grant is had
the office ever senco the war nud thiugs
don’t gut onny cheaper and wo aint no
better off than vro waa 4 yearn ago. Mr.
Grant's friends is sending his white scala
wags through tho country to get the col
ored men to voto for him, they aint got
no tuoro money than I got, but they Are
hired and the money they pay them comes
out of us, for tho working man supports
all at last. A Colored Man.
Ri ssell County, Ala., Sept. 15, 1872.
I ilrnm tn tlio n
ward nml took it up at bunk, though not
yet matured. As is know n oil the houses
failed, with ono or two exceptions, were
largely in the sugar and coffee trade,
Kirkland, t-hnso .V Co . principally »•* im
porters, while those of Lezcnr Brothers,
J. (J. Dridg* A* Co. niul Win. Bayne A
Co., were wholesale in tho same nnd kin
dred articles, the operation* in which are
often largely speculative. When first an
nouncing these disisters, we snid wi* dul
j not tinderJako to divine the particular
causes leading to them, but remarked that
very consider ddc vL'ik* woro understood
to f*e held bv Rome of tho houses.
It may I o udded that very largo advan
ces had been made by Kirkland, Chase A*
Co. to sustain the firsl house that fell,
that is Lazenr Brothers, and they aro also
largely in advance to two others at least
of the suspended houses, perhaps some
$700,000 in all. It is a fact that it Lad
been given out uv* r the country that the
reduction in tho duties ou tea, coft’oo nnd
sugar was not to enure to tho consumer,
so it is a question th* n how fur tho with
holding from the market caused heavy
borrowings and eventual einbrar.issmeuts.
entioning
ospecling
rGol-
8L Joa County, Michigan, saved its re
cords from fire by letting them be hidden
in tbo woods, and uom offers #8,500 to
know th# spot.
8uootino Affray.—An affray in which
pistols were freely used occurred Wednes
day ufternoou at Cochrane, ou the Macon
and Brunswick Railroad, between Jacob
Watson, Mayor of llawkinsville, and a
Mr. Head. Head received two wounds—
oue in the head nnd one in tho breast,and
Watsou was shot through the hat.
Jerry Cronan, route agent for tho
Southern Express Conipauy, while wit
nessing the fight, received a shot through
tho hack, which imitated a painful but
uot necessarily fatal wound. He wns
taken to his home at Live Oak, Florida.
The fight grew out of some old trouble
botwcou Wutsou aud Head, the exact na
ture of which was uot ascertained.
Head's wounds are serious, but not sup
posed to be mortal.
[.Macon Telegraph, 20th.
Tue Robeson Outlaws.—It is said that
tho remaining portion of tho gong of
Robeson couuty outlaws have been rein
forced by a white man from Booth Caroli
na, w*ho murdered some one in that State,
and is a fugitive from justice. His name
has not yet been ascertained. He, Steph
en Lowrey and Andrew Strong were all
seen together last Thursday. This is the
first time that any of the gang have been
seen for several weeks, they having kept
pretty close to avoid the young men that
hart been banting for them,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
sonic of tho observations of a
party beaded by W. S. Todd, saj
The party puHRed through tlio
conda or “Ant Hill” region, whence tho
jewels causing tho present excitement are
obtained. Mr. Todd vouches f«*r tlio ex
istence of rubies and other atones, but is
of opiuion that there aro no diamonds,
the stones fouud nud mistaken for tbat
gem be ing nothing but magnificent speci
mens of crystals, abounding iu that coun
try, and which surpass anything of tho
kind we ever saw. In tho course of the
trip the party found silver, gold, copper
nnd coal in largo quantities, or at least
sufficient to prove that tho Atlantic A* Pa
cific Railroad will traverse ouo of the
richest mineral regions in the world, uow
unavailable ou accouut of tho hostility of
the Indian*. Excavations into some of
the ancicut mound* of the Aztec* reward
ed tho party by the discovery of numer
ous relics, consisting of stone axe* and
copper implements of unknown age.
Ledges whence the ancient* derived their
supplies of native copper were also dis
covered aud are of iuuueuso exteut, ex
posing veins of that ore miles in length.
The hieroglyphic inscriptions of “Inscrip
tion Rock” were closely examined, and
drawings of borne of the hieroglyphics
made.
In 18(U», when General Grant waa at
the head of the armies of the United
j State*, ho dirocted Col. Badeau to send
the following answer to mi invitation to
be present at a Soldiers’ aud Sailors’ Con
vention, held at Pittsburg, ou tho 25th of
September, of that year :
Headquarteb8 Armies United States, *
Washington, Kept. 18, 18(10. »
To Edwin M. Dudley, Chairman, dr. :
Sir: General Grunt directs me tone
knowledge the receipt of your iuvitation
to bn present at a National Convention of
Soldiers and Sailors, to bo held at Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, Sept. 25, 18l!G for po
litical purposes. He instructs mo to say
that it is contrary to his convictions uf
ouy character whatsoever, and he Rees
with regret the action of any officer of the
army taking a conspicuous part in the
political dissensions of tho day.
Adam Badeau,
Colonel and A. D. C.
A similar Convention waa held iu tho
tame city during the present week, but it
having for its object the re-election of
Gen. Grant, he addressed them an affec
tionate epistle, cordially approving of
their proceedings. Verily, tho times
obange and meu change with them!
[Baltimore
porhnp
* ‘ ring
j boro 1 propose to make to you a few mig-
| gostioim which I trust will have u practi-
! cal bearing. I fully comprehend that
! you are business men, nnd that this i* a
| buhiuesa hour, and that whatever i* said
| by iuo at any rate must l»o very brief.
To plutign at onco then into the middlo
I **f tl.o subject, I am ono of those who do
not feel eutiroly satisfied with tlie fitmn-
j rial and commercial condition and pros
pects of our country, i realize that wo
have very abundant harvests, and that
these are very imp irtnnt elements of our
commercial prosperity; 1 realize that we
have currency quite abundant in its vol- j
laiiao und acceptable nt par over the larger
portion of onr conutry. We havo many ,
«dements of strength, nnd yet theso serin ;
to l*o also elements or portents of weak- j
ness, whioh ought not to be passed over
in silenco. You will bear mo witness that
for tho last three or four years wo havo j
hoard more, felt more, suifered more of
commercial collapse—I might say com- ;
merciul difficulty—from operations of *
what aro popularly called “rings,” than |
ever beforo in the history of this country,
and I think in the history of any country.
“Corners" in whont, “corners’’ iu oats,
“corners" in pork. [Great laughter.J i
“Corners" in gold, “corners" in stock, |
ami s > on, and so on.
Now, gentlemen, I aiu not here to say
that this particular clique, which tried tc
force up prices, or the opposite cliqno that I hi
tried to furco them down, was right or j
wrong in any instance, and nm not suffi- } 7;
cioutly familiar to judge. What I say and el
think you must bo ievo with me. is that
these exhibitions nro symptoms of finan
cial weakness*, if not financial disease.
They are incidents which are not likely to
occur in perfectly sound nud heal thy* con- j Sul
ditions of commercial business and cur- : A
reucy of the country. Well, we got
with them as well ns wo can, or rather
chase ono away nnd another soon pre
sents itself, and every now nnd then in
tho great commercial contro where my
work ha* been carried on there comes a
superior corner or a “black Friday,"
l who
1 ven tnro to say if men who coniposo
chambers like this will ngreo upon what
that remedy is they can have behind them
tho press of the Country with scarcely au
exception, and the public sentiment of
tho country, and whatever shall Room lo
thorn after mature deliberation, after
careful discussion, tho true euro for our
| financial disorders and dangers will bo nc-
: copied by the general judgment of tlio
| country nnd carried into effect. This is
I all gentlemen, and with those few re
marks I thank you for yoiu* patient at ten-
1 t.on. | (irniit upplftiiso. ]
j After the conclusion of Mr. Greeley’s
speech he wan escorted to tho vestibule of
ho took a largo number by
hand as they tiled out. 1 lo soon
cafter proceeded to his hotel, whence
df-p ist mi • o’clock ho was escorted
Jr, Mayor Baker of Coving-
with a band of music, to
id Nowpoit, where he was
vod prior to hi* departure
f**r Louisville. The streets were filled
with p« <>;.lo and ho was received with
cheers in many places uioug tho lino of
march. During hi* stay ho received
many friends and citizens at tho Burnett
Sriasoni ld, Sept. 21.—Tho Illinois
Straight Gut Central Committee havo
nominated a full State and Electoral ticket.
Ex-Senator Yates is very sick.
London, Sept. 21.—First frost of tho
season hist night iu soiuo portions of
England.
The examination of Edmund About, at
Strassboiirg, developed no ease agaiust
him, ami ho"wtt* discharged from ai lest
to-day.
New York, Sept. 21.—Sales of futures
to-day 18,000 bales, as follows: Sept.
18*!<w*7-10 ; Oct. 18(?.!-ir*; Nov. 18j|(&»18j.
Doc. 18 :(-l(»(5i 1; Jan. 18 11-10@jJ; Feb*
r.»»ro.!: March Iff, 1 ; April 20.}c.
Cotton easier. Gross receipts 1,000,
Sales 2,017 bales. Uplands 18*; Orleans
li»2 cents.
| Flour inactive, low* grades are a shade
Money freely offered at 2}e. Sterling
7£<&’li|. Gold 135(6*}. # Governments
closed rather hoavy. State bonds dull
and steady.
Galveston, Sept. 21.—Colton steady.
Ordinary 14 V, Good Ordinary 15,alt*. Not
receipts 050. Exports coastwise 478.
Stock 12,380.
r- : Augusta, Sept. 21.—Market nominal,
u . Middlings 10}. Net receipts 1001. Sales
e I 041 bales.
Wilmington, Sept. 21.—Cotton quiet.
Middlings 17 A a. Not receipts 100.
Stock 881.
Savannah.—Cotton dull, tending down.
G *od Ordinary lC}e; Low Middling 17c;
cthing, that threatens a commercial Midngsl7jje; Net receipts 1805. Exports
jftfitwisc 2405. Sales 1100. Stock 0702
bales.
of plenty, and he lets loose . Norfolk.—Market dull. Low Mid
dling* IT}*)* Not receipts 787. Exports
coastwise 038. Sales 80 bales. Stock
1940 bales.
Baltimore.—Market dull. Middlings
]8 *c. Gross receipts 154. Sales 75. Stuck
1255 bales.
Memphis.—Fair demand but irregular.
Low Middlings 175; Middlings 17jja}. Net
tinual application of something artificial, i receipts 551. Shipments 57C. Stock 3052
disaster—a gonoral disaster. Atnl then
appears tho Secretary of tho Treasury,
with hi* h<
something or other. He oithcr buys
stock* or he sells gold, or he does both,
Aud i.o puts us at case for n little timo
again. Now I am uot hero to dccido that
that is not the host ho can do, I don’t
know about that. I do not insist that tho
business of the country ought not to
a condition as to require this con
something let down from above, that
thore should be a stato of thiugs w herein
bales.
Charleston—Cotton quiet. Good Or
tho business men nnd business interests dinary li*a}. Low Middlings lGja}, Mid-
should take caro of themselves, nnd uot dling lO'alT. Net receipts 232G. Exports
require conditions unless somo'pnblic au- coastwise 2174. Sales GOO. Stock lo,45G.
thoriiy in such dictatorial form. Some Gross receipts 252G bales,
men aro swamdod when ho appears. : St. Loris, Sept. 21.—Flour in good
when other men arc relieved, nnd j demand at full prices. Corn firmer, No.
perhaps tho greatest good to the greatest J 2 mixed 39c. Whiskey firmer at Die.
number is accomplished for aught I know, Mess pork firmer $14.50—cash $12.50.
but I want to see a state of things when , January bacon active nnd bigher-6houl-
the Government is not continually called ders 8}; clear rib sides 11}; clear sides ^
ipou to help us out. It reminds mo of ! 12}«j.
the state of things that existed iu my
earlier days, when every once in a whilo
Nicholas Biddle was called to Wall street,
in about the same capacity that the Sec
retary of the Treasury is now to pat his
shoulder to tho wheel and lift us out of
some catastrophe, lift us out of some mire
aud ward off some catastrophe. I think
we ought to bo able, that you gentlemen
ought to bo able to devise tho ways and
means, not only of getting us out of ono
particular corner, but preventing corners
in the future, and rendering them passa
ble or at all events disastrous to their
contrivers.
Nov, l MU mppoMd (9 b* • mao
Lard firm, refined !
Fxiiladeliuia, Sept. 21.—Cotton dull;
middlings 19jc.
Boston, Sept. 21.—Cotton dull; mid
dlings llri: gross receipts 598 bales; sales
200; stock 5,000.
New Orleans, Sept. 21.—Cotton lower;
good ordinary 174c., low middlings 17^.
middlings 18$; net receipts 2558, gross
2871; exports to the oontinent 3751, Ha
vana 017, coastwise 1GC3; sales 2100;
stock 2G,894.
Mobile, Sept. 21.—Cotton quiet; good
ordinary l(’»}c., low middlings 17jc., mid
dlings 18c.; net receipts 592 bales; ex
ports coastwise 1210; sales 800; Block
3602,