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COLUMBUS.
J. H. MARTIN, Editor.
HON. NELSON TIFT.
XMrect Trade for the Sooth and West.
The announcement of an address to-day
in this city by the Hon. Nelson Tift is
one which wc hope will interest all onr
citizens. Col. Tift has been to the Wes
tern cities, advocating a line of direct
steamships between Savannah and Euro
pean ports, and endeavoring to enlist the
interest of Western business men in the
enterprise. We are glad to hear from
hini a confirmation of the newspaper re
ports of the success of his mission. He
has aroused interest in the project, and
he has assurances of such railroad arrange
ments as will greatly aid in making it a
success. Heretofore, when attempts have
been made to sustain such lines at the
South, no arrangements looking into the
interior for their support have been per
fected, and hence their lailure or indif
ferent success. But with the railTo.tri lines
as interested feeders, at ehetq rates of
freight, and with a steady movement of
produce from the'interior to the Southern
seaports, with a special view to shipment
by these lines, the situation will be mate
rially and favorably changed.
The enterprise now on foot, under Col.
Tift’s judicious aDd üblo advocacy, con
templates three main lines of railroad
feeders to a regular steamship line at Sa
vannah. One of these lines is from St.
Louis, one from Memphis, and one from
Vicksbuug—all as nearly direct as existing
railroad links will allow. Nearly all of
the laiiroads constituting these lines have
already promised to take freight as cheap
ly as it can be carried the same distances
in any other direction; and the road or
two not yet pledged to such an arrange
ment will no doubt accede to it. The dis
tance from either of these Western cities
to Savannah being shorter than to New
York, it will readily he seen that there is
no difficulty so far as transportation to
the seabourd is concerned.
We have so often tried, in our poor way,
to set forth the advantages of direct trade
and direct foreign immigration to the
South, that we need not repeat them now.
Suffice it to say that experience proves
that they must go together—that we can
not hope for immigration commensurate
with onr needs without direct trade. We
believe that the blendiug of the two will
supply two great and imperative needs
of the South, and at the same time make
the success of the direct steamship lines.
But we hope that all our citizens—espe
cially all our business men—will go to-day
to hear Col. Tift on the subject, and we
feel sure that he will greatly interest
them in the scheme.
UNJUST CRITICISM.
The New York Herald , of the 9th inst.
makes the following note of Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston to one of its reporters the
subject of severe oritieism :
Dear Sib—-I have had the honor to re
ceive the note of to-day, in which you
ask me, on the part of the New York
Herald, to reply to certain political ques
tions.
It would give me pleasure to have the
privilege of doing so, but not being a cit
izen ot (he United States I do not publish
my political opinions. Most respectfully
yours, J. E. Johnston.
The Herald says that this reply has the
“defiantly reconstructed ring about it”;
that It is in the same spirit as the cry of
pride in despair wnich Miitou gave to Lu
cifer, Ac. An attentive perusal of it,
with u co.midei ation of tne facts in the
case, will not sustain this view. Gen.
Johnston is not “a citizen of the United
States”; he is deprived of the rights of a
citizen by the Government itself, not of
his own choice or default, lie says m
his note that it “would give him pleasure
to have the privilege” of answering the
questions propounded, but as he is not a
oitizen ho must decline doing so. The
situation and the : quence are both plain
—as h . cannot act Ike part of a citizen,
as he has not the rights of a citizen, he
will not assume the freedom of a enizen
in the discussion of political questions.
His reticence appears to us to be dictated
by a feeliug that ought rather to bo com
mended thuu censured.
Gen. Johnston is one of the few yet
deprived of citizenship by the 11th
Amendment and the acts of Congress.
SHREVEPORT.
Oar dispatches tell a distressing tale of
sickness and death at Shreveport, Louisi
ana. One of our exchanges refers to the
recent clearing out of tne great raft m
the river above the city, anti the libera
tion thereby of noxious effluvia and gases, )
as a probable cause of the fever. But it
is stated that the physicians of Shreveport ]
do not accept tl is us a reasonable account- ;
iug for the epidemic. Another supposi- j
tion is that the drowning of a large liutn- 1
her of cuttle lately in the river, while ,
they were, being carried across the stream,
and the allowing of their carcasses to re- 1
main in the mud or on the bars, had j
something to do with the generation of
flie fever. Whatever may be the cause, ;
it is a terrible infliction, and one which 1
should enlist the sympathies of the people i
of the whole country.
We direct attention to the communica- j
tion which we copy from the Atlanta i
Constitution, . confirming the statement
which we have made concerning the ex
traordinary large planting of cotton in
North Georgia. We do not concur with
the writer of the communication in the i
opinion that twice as much cotton per )
acre can be made in North as in Middle j
or South Georgia. But here are two pro- j
positions which wo wish to submit to the
consideration of our cotton-planting j
friends : Ist, that no caterpillar or rust '
are reported in the cotton above Atlanta
or Athens ; amt if our section is devastat
ed by these pests, while upper Georgia is
free from them, that fact will he a great !
stimulus aid encouragement to cotton
planting in the up-country ; and, 2d that j
the people of North Georgia will doubt
less for some time continue to raise their
own grain and moat, while also raising a i
cotton csop, as they are doing this year,
and by this economy they can afford to
raise co«.tou cheaper than if their whole ;
force was devoted to it. and at the same i
time they will not bo so badly crippled by
any disaster that may befall the cotton
crop.
It was telegraphed to us. theotker day,
that the election iu Colorado Territory had
resulted in a Republican majority. There
was nothing surprising iu this; indeed it
would have been surprising if any other
result had occurred, after such an argu
ment as sue following, used by the Den
ver Metes, the Federal Administration or
gan iu the Territory : "A Republican de
feat means a still further delay of State
admission, and the placing of the Terri
tory iu an act of hostility to Congress,
from which we have so mneh to ask.”
From this it appears that a Radical Con
gress would have regarded a Democratic
rote iu Colorado as an act of “hostility”
rebellion, as Urey call it at the South),
and have punished it accodingb. Free
country-, this.'
Mr. Joseph Carswell, a reliable young
gentleman, formeily of Marion county,
Ga., writes us from Carthage, Texas, Sept.
3d : “The worms have cleared up the cot
ton in this county. Farmers' faces are
pretty long. We shall make perhaps a
half crop. Corn is good.”
A Nebraska man, on his dying bed, re
membered that his wife was smoking
6 ome hams, and ha said: “Now, Henri
etta, don’t go to snuffling around and for- j
them hams.’'
An Irishman was asked if Lola Montez
ever smoked. “Yes, she did,” he ex
claimed, “and so does every volcano, per
haps you’ll show- me the lovely crater that
doesen't smeko! ” i
DIRECT TRADE AND THE GULF
COAST WATER-WAT.
The necessity of having favorable ar
rangements with the railroads running
across the country, to supply freight for a
line of traus-Atlantic steamers, and to
take into the interior the importations by
the steamers, has been perceived by those
interested in the enterprise, and we were
glad to hear from Col lift of the progress
made in perfecting such arrangements.
\\ e trust that they will prove such as to
make this the cheapest and most desirable
line of through railroad transportation in
the country. But if, in addition to such
arrangements, we had the Gulf Coast
Water Way for transportation of bulky
articles, there could certainly be no line of
transportation in the country that could
compete with it for cheapness. The Wa
ter Way would at once insure the success
of the steamsnip line—it would make it
not only success,a but a necessity. Savan
nah would, beyond all question, be then
the Atlantic port at which Western pro
duce could be laid down cheaper than at
any other in the country. This would
even be the case before the completion of
!he section crossing the peninsula of
Florida. The opening of the twenty or
thirty miles of canal between the Missis
sippi and Apalachicola rivers would per
mit the landing of Western cargoes, with
out breaking bulk, by a waterline extend
ing to Bainbridge or Columbus, and
thence the railroad transportation to Sa
vannah would be so short as to defy com
petition fir cheapness.
We have in these two enterprises a
scheme of improvement of incalculable
value to the South and West. We fervent
ly hope ihat their great claims to national
consideration will be strongly pressed.
The present interest and agitation on the
subject of cheap trat sporutlou ought not
to be permitted to decline until the very
cheapest and best routes are ascertained
and opened to the country. When this
shall have been done, without partiality
to section or interest, a satisfactory result
of the movement will have been reached,
and then only. We are convinced that
the of this route have nothing to
fear from a comparison with any others.
Kentucky Ku-Klux.— -Frequent reports
have lately been received of the lawless
acts of an organization, on the vigilanoe
or ku-klux order, in Owen and the adjoin
ing counties of Kentucky. They had,
from all the accounts, become a terror to
that region; but it did not appear that
any distinction on account of politics or
color was made in their operations. The
State authorities have been tardy or ineffi
cient in their action, as those of North
Carolina were in dealing with the Lowery
gang of outlaws. The Louisville Cour
ier-Journal has been especially earnest
and unremitting in its demands upon the
authorities to put a stop to the outrages,
and its appeals proving ineffective, it is
about to undertake the task by the em
ployment of a force of its own under the
sanction of the authorities. A dispatch
of the 9th inst, says: “The Courier-
Journal this morning commenting on an
other letter from its correspondent in the
Ku-klux counties of Kentucky, detailing
still further outrages, offers, if the Gover
nor has not the means and power at his
command, to equip a company of men to
to proceed against the Ku-klux, that
the Courier-Journal will pay all expenses
necessary for the organization of an effi
cient company for that purpose. A cor
respondent gives particulars of the cap
ture of two Ku-Kluxby himself and other
citizens of Owen county. It is believed
one of them will turn States evidence.
They were taken to Owenton for till.”
THE COTTON POOL.
An Augustan tlie Winner.
From dispatches received yesterday, it
was ascertained that the Financial Chron
icle foots up the cotton crop of 1872-3 at
3,930,508 bales. According to this the
lucky winner of the $1,710, the amount
in She Augusta Cotton Pool, is Mr. Henry
Bens n, of this city, his estimate being
3,931,277, or 769 bales over the actual
crop, Mr. J. J. Doughty, also of this city,
is the next nearest, his estimate being
about 3,000 under the Financial Chroni
cle's statement. Tne majority oft! r> re
mainder of the 358 estimates are under
stood to be far below the real crop.
Mr. Benson, the winner of the pool, is
a young man well known and highly es
teemed for his moral character and busi
ness capacities. He has been with Messrs.
Bussell & Potter, cotton merchants, for
the p ists seven years, but we understand
that he contemplates going into business
on his own account soon, in copartnership
w ith Mr. William Hitt, a fellow clerk.
We congratulate him upon his good luck,
and trust that he may he as successful in
business as he is in maKuig estimates of
the cotton crop.— Augusta Chronicle, 12.
The Montgomery State Journal rt
joices over the completion iu its city of ;
Masonic Temple cooling SIOO,OOO. It i;
a thing of beauty and usefulness, m
doubt. But suppose the SIOO,OOO hac
been invested in a cotton factory—whereit
would the investment have falleu short
either as a dispenser of beyavoience or a
promoter of the prosperity of the city
vVe are not questioning the perfect right
of every individual or society to inves
their own money as they see proper ; bu
we only make this suggestion to quickei
the inquiry whether our little Southern
capital is applied to the best advantage,
ii these times of poverty and lack oi
thrift.
The Selma Times says it understands
that a firm in Montgomery has had the
address of Hon. Ben. Hill of Georgia
printed in pamphlet form for gratuitous
distribution to fanners. The Times oor
rectly adds that “it is by far the ablest
document we have read in years, and if
the cotton planters would only get on tne
platform put forth in it, the country
would not only be relieved, but would be
prosperous in tw-o years at farthest.”
“Black traitors to the Republican par
ty”— "tawny little demagogue”—these
terms applied by the Montgomery State
Journal (Radical paper) to negroes of
it.- party who demand more offlees for
their own race, show how readily the
Radical papers can taunt the negroes
about their “race or color” whenever ii.e
freedmea do not act politically to sr.it
them.
The Albany, New York, Argus saysr
“This is the sum of Republican rule in
the South : $5,000,000,000 of prospective
w ealth destroyed, every State under Rad
ical control hopelessly bankrupt, and the
Federal bayonet employed to keep them
in that condition! By their fruits ye
shall know them.”
Capt. Warren S. Lutrv, a former Con
federate sjldier, and a practicing lawyer
of Harrisonburg, Va , has been appointed
United States District Attorney for the
Western District of Virginia, to succeed
Robert W. Hughes, Radical candidate for
Governor, the iate incumbent. Capt.
Lurty gave in his adhesion to the Repub
lican party and voted for Grant at the
Presidential election last fall. The office
is worth from $ 1.000 to $5,000 per an
num. — Washington Herald.
Not another word is needed to show
“what is the matter.”
Ti.x.vs Crops. —From the upper Brazos,
Colorado and Trinity valleyo our advices
indicate a better cotton crop then was
anticipated upon the advent of the worms,
and the farmers generally are busy pick
ing out the crop. With the increased
acreage planted we may reasonably expect
as large a crop as that of last ysiir.—
Galveston Metes, 9th.
The Boston Transcript wants to know
what made Lot’s wife go back upon the
o.d man, and if she was discontented with
her Lot ? At the time we got our big
gold medal for perfect Sunday-school re
citations it was our opinion that she left
him because she was an independent wo
man, and wanted to earn her salt.—
Louisville Courier.
Judge Erskinc, of the U. S. District
Court, has ordered the return to the
assignee of E. Steadman of the property
of the Roswell Cotton Factory, recently
vested by decree of a State Court in
Messrs. Spencer & Porter.
NORTH GEORGIA COTTON.
Interesting; New Facts About Its Culture
The Thing Getting General —lt is
Stopping Emigration.
Editors Atlanta Constitution: I no
tice an article in tire Constitution of the
Bth, copied from the Columbus Sun, in
regard to the adaptability -of cotton to
upper Georgia. Living in the “gable
end” (Catoosa county) of the upper tier
of counties, it gives me pleasure to con
firm the impressions made on that editor.
Last year I do not suppose there were five
acres of cotton planted in the entire coun
ty; this year nearly every farmer is ex
perimenting in cotton and guano, at the
rate of from three to tea acres each. Mr.
Williams, living near here, has already
picked out eight hundred and fifty six
pounds of cotton from one acre of ground.
The land upon which he planted it is
what we call here thin land. Many of us
made a serious mistake in planting ootton
on the best land. The re6u:t is that the
cotton is five or six feet high, and is not
yet opening. From past experience in
the cotton belt, and the experience of the
farmers here this year, I feel safe in say
ing that we can select enr poorest land
here and make twice as much per aero as
oan be made on the very best lands in
Southwestern Georgia.
Thus .t will be seen that in addition to
the grain ana grass crops we cannot only
compete with bur excei Middle and South
ern Georgia in cotton raising.
It is a noteworthy fact that these suc
cessful experiments are causing many who
had the Western fever to settle down
here, and the heavy tide of emigration
will be sensibly checked ;f not entirely
stopped. Lands are already advancing in
price and it is expected they will soon be
as high as sin-bar lands about Cartersviile
and Home. C.
Ringgoi/d, Ga., August 9th, 1873.
NOTES FROM TROT, ALA.
Business is opening brisk here, with
pretty good prospects, although the cot
ton crop is doomed to be cut short nearly
one-half this year The Alabama Ware
house has already shipped sixty-six bales
of cotton, the most of it going to Colum
bus. Planters report caterpil ar in all
parts of the cuuaty, and much damage
done.
The revival meeetings at the Baptist
Church, which resulted in great good to
the community, have been followed by a
protracted meeting at the Methodist
Church, the pastor of which, Rev. D. C.
Crook, has been assisted by the Presiding
Elder of the District, Itev. S. P. Richard
son, of Greenville. Several additions
have already been made to the Church.
Gen. E. M. Low has organized here the
Troy Lodge of the Patrons of Husbandry,
which is composed of the most successful
and substantial planters and most accom
plished and domestic ladies of this vicin
ity. It is efficiently officered by the fol- j
lowing ladies and gentlemen: T. K. Mui- ;
lins, Worthy Master; S. J. Townsend, |
Overseer; C. N. Carpenter, Steward; J.
C. Avent, Lecturer; E. Y. VnnHoose,
Chaplain; J. S. Copeland, Treasurer; J.
R. Goldthwaite. Secretary; H. C. Wiley, !
Assistant Steward; E. S, Whaley, Gate
Keeper: Mrs. Mary Talbot, Ceres; Miss
Julia Wiley. Pomona: ,
Flora; Mrs. A. St. Clair Tennille, Lady
Assistant Steward.
Quite a number of business changes
have taken place here, and others are be
ing consummated. Messrs. A. F. Tatom
& Cos. have dissolved, Mr. S. P. Barron
continuing the stove and tin-ware busi
ness ; Mr. W. S. Coleman has sold his
furniture store to Mr. W. H. Murphree;
ex-Ald. R. H. Park leaves the Jones House
to take charge of the City Hotel; W. S.
Coleman and Oliver C. Wiley are to op6n
a grocery house ; Capt. J. p. Nall is put
ting up a brick warehouse; Mr. Clarence
Murphree has re-opened the confectionary
store of Messrs. Ballard & Rhodes. Other
changes will take place in a few weeks.
New buildings are going up in different
parts of the city, an indication that there
is development here yet.
SIDNEY HERBERT.
A LETTER FROM MARION COUNTY.
Crops—Bnena Vista—A Camp Meeting—
Beautiful Radit —V O . :,<! I -ace
to to.
Your quondam correspondent finds him
self over here in Marion, among the clev
erest set of old farmers it was ever his
privilege to meat. Their hospitality and
social intercourse is unbounded and al
ways delightfully pleasant. The crops
are not meeting their expectations. The
worm Las paid them a hasty visit, but Las
not ilaiu.'.god cotton so mucii here as m
jther places. The yield will be, on some
farms, nearly equal to last year. Corn,
yeas and potatoes are doing well. The
ecent heavy rains are thankfully received
Buena Vista, the county town, is situat
xl on a high eminence, surrounded wiifi
picturesque views, has an inhabitance oi
300 souls, and some of the finest families
Georg a has ever produced. Messrs. Hin
ton A Butt, as lawyers; Drs. Baker A
Merritt—the latter a recent graduate of
Emory College—with six or eight mer
nerehants, and two churches w ith resident
ministers.
The Methodists have recently held a
oamp meeting five miles north on Red
bone. Sixteen families were encamped
and ten or twelve ministers officiated to a
large and appreciative audience. On Sun
day two thousand were seated under the
spacious arbor, to hear the Word of Life.
A large majority were the promis
ing youth of Georgia from several
counties, but principally from Ma
rion. Oar eye was attracted by many
beautiful faces. Miss Mattie McCaii,
an accomplished graduate of Saratoga;
Miss Ida Munroe who bore off the first
honor at LeVert College in 1872; Miss
Minnie Draae, a graduate of Wesleyan
College; also, Misses Hollis, Black, Math
ews and Brown. But their number is as
numerous as their accomplishments. We
would advise any young man in search of
a wife to emigrate to Marion. Here he
will find a fortune he might fail ever to
obtain in the far West. Y'ours,
Californatus. 4
Last Order of the War. ln his
spee-ili before the meeting of the ex-Ca
dets of the Georgia Military Institute,
Gen. Capers, of Charleston, alluded to
: the following, as perhaps the last order
issued by Gen. LaFayette McLaws during
the “late unpleasantness:”
Headquarters. Augusta, Ga.,' 1
May 18, 1865. j
The Battalion of Georgia Cadets will
proceed at once to the City Hal!, in the
city of Augusta, taking one day’s rations
with theta and will bivouac there until
further orders, for the purpose of preserv
ing order in said city. They will sup
press all disturbances and will make such
details for the preservation of order and
property, as may be called for by Major
Henry Bn an, Inspector General.
Upon the zeal and honor of this bat
talion rests the good name of their State
and the safety o: Augusta.
By command of Bug. Gen. Fiy.
J. B. Dorman,
Major and A. A. G.
Approved:
By command of Major Gen. L. McLaws.
Henry Betas-.
Mrj r and Ins. Gen.
To Major Capers, or officers command
ing Battalion Cadets.
The Democrats of lowa will hold no
State Convection this year. An address
has been issued by the State Central Com
mittee advising the Democratic voters of
the State to support the nominees and
platform pnt forth by the Anti-Monopo
lists at Des Moines.
A couple of Titusville lawyers entered
into a solemn compact not to drink in
toxicating liquors, except when out duck
shooting, for a year, under forfeit of
SIOO. At the end of a week one of them
bought a duck, which he keeps in his
back yard, and shoots at it everytime he
gets thirsty. His fellow-contestant ha3
just bbught 3 an ok, too.
GEORGIA NEWS.
The Augusta Constitutionalist of Thurs
day corrects the report of Judge J. P.
King having been stricken with parlysis.
It says : “We understand there was no
purs lysis in the case: and are pleased to
record that Judge King is convalescing
from his slight temporary physical pros
tration, and will, in all probability, be out
to-day as usual.”
The Macon Telegraph says that there
is now little doubt that the approaching
State Fair will be the grandest one that
ever took place in Georgia. It mentions,
among other preparations, the fact that
applications for one hundred and fifty
poultry coops have been made within
three days.
A correspondent of the Gainesville
Advertiser is enthusiastic in his applause
ot a speech to the pupils of the North
Georgia Agricultural College, at Dahlone
ga, delivered by Hon. Alex. H. Stephens
on Monday of last week.
The Rome Fair opened on Thursday.
A special to the Atlanta Herald says there
were four thousand people on the grounds,
and a splendid display of live stock.
A Mr. Bates, of Dawsonville, was caught
in a deep cut, on the Air-Line Railroad,
near Gainesville, on Wednesday last, by
the down train. He attempted to cling
close to the side of the cut, but lost his
hold, fell on the track, and had an arm
and a leg severed. His condition is criti
cal.
George Copeladd, convicted in Greene
Superior Court of the murder of Miss
Sarah Richards, has been sentenced to be
hung on the 24th of October. Copeland
is a negro. His victim was a highly es
teemed lady.
Messrs. Lnnkie and Yancey, of Athens,
effer a fine double-case silver watch to the
party displaying at the County Fair the
largest amount of hay saved per hand in
North Georgia.
A dispaten from Atlanta, 11th, to the
Gr.ffin Fetes, says that “the absurd ru
mors as to the difference between Hon.
Hersehel Y. Johnson and Gov. Smith, are
given no credence in Atlanta. Friends
say the dispatches are ail premature and
calculated to do both parties great harm.’
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars of
the State of Georgia will convene in Au
gusta on the 24th inst. The brotherhood
in Augusta are actively engaged in mak
ing preparations for the entertainment of
the delegates during their stay, about one
hundred and twenty-five being expected.
The Valdosta Times says: Cotton is
coming in rather briskly now. It is
thought that between the effects of cater
pillar and rust, that the greater portion
of the crop will be open by the middle of
October. The crop is certainly out short
of the expectations of a month ago.
A negro was killed by lightning in
Dougherty county, on Wednesday, while
he was lighting his pipe at the fire-place.
A singular circumstance is that the light
ning came down the chimney, apparently,
without striking it, and no explosion ac
companied the stroke.
All the Granges in the cotton States
are to be invited to convene at Macon
during the Fair.
ALABAMA NEWS.
The News now announces the appear
ance of the caterpillar in Tallapoosa,
beyond dispute. It says : “The worm is
committing dreadful ravages on the cot
ton; it is the opinion of many of our
best farmers that there will not be more
than a half crop made in this county.”
The Opelika Observer learns that crops
in Clay and Randolph counties, Ala., were
never better. Farmers in Randolph will
average a bale of cotton to two acres,
and wilt not have to buy a bushel of Wes
tern corn for the next year.
Mr. Malone, one of the contractors of
the Savannah and Memphis Railroad, has
fifty-three convicts from the Alabama
penitentiary at work in the southern por
tion of Talladega county.
The Opelika Observer of the llth inst,
reports much sickness at Salem. It also
learns that three little negro children, out
of a family of six, died in one hour at
Pea Ridge, lust Friday. Cause, cholera
morbus.
The merchants and citizens of Opelika
have paid the Western Railroad Company
for freights received here from the first of
September, 1872, to date, over $270,000.
These figures are correct, and show how
rapidly our town is approaching the pro
portions of a city .—Observer.
The Clayton Courier of the Gth inst.
says: “Tils present process of destroying
the caterpillar worm is playing sad havoc
with the bird family. The birds, we learn,
are dying by the wholesale from eating
the dead worms poisoned by Paris Green.
This is a great misfortune, as ve believe
more damage will accrue in the long run
to the farming interests by thus destroying
the birds than by letting the worms eat
the cotton.”
Mr. W. Jackson, of Elmore county,
raised this year a ffeid or patch of sweet
potatoes, the finest perhaps that were ever
brought to this market. He has sold aii
the products of a half acre for SIOO in
cash. That would make S2OO per acre,
or equivalent in value to three average
bales oi cotton. This, however, was but
one of his crops. From all that he plant
ed he will doubtless realize more clear
ready money than the largest cotton
planter iu Alabama.— Montgomery Ad
vertiser.
We learned yesterday that one of the
laigest and, generally, most successul
planters of Lowndes county, had this year
a one hundred acre field of cotton from
which he did not expect to gather one
hundred pounds. In fact, as we are in
formed, ha not does expect or intend to
attempt to gather anything from it. This
year has been the most disastrous to Cen
tral Alabama that was ever known.—
Montgomery Advertiser, VHh.
The Montgomery Advertiser publishes
a list of pustoffices and railway stations in
Alabama to which Mr. Clam, of the Sig
nal Service Bureau, will, alter the 20m
inst., send daily reports of the weather,
including a synopsis for the preceding 24
hours and probabilities for the next 24.
Among the places mentioned are Loacha
poka, Auburn, Opelika, Salem, Smiths
Station, Mount Jefferson, Girard, West
Point, Cusseta, in Alabama, and Colum
bus, Ga.
A Fact. —A neighbor of Mr. W. E.
i Shealy, near Waveriy, says that this gen
: tieman will make two bales of cotton to
; the acre. Our informant says he saw one
stalk that contained 415 boils, and anoth
er that contained near 300 bolls. The
worms, however, are getting troublesome
in his cotton, which will, perhaps, cut off
the yield to a great extent.— LaFayette
Clipper.
A splendid river steamer—the R. E.
Lee—built entirely at Mobile, arrived at
Montgomery on Friday. She belongs to
the Mobile Trade Company, and cost $36,-
000.
The Haynesviile Examiner , published
in Lowndes county, says: Active move
ments are going on to supercede Rapier,
the present incumbent, and to reinstate
Rev. G. W. Buckley, his predecessor, for
Congress next year.
“Alabama eight per cent, bonds are vir
tually unsalable—there are no bias, and
no disposition to buy them.” So says a
letter from a prominent New York banker
to a banking house in this city.—Mont
gomery Advertiser.
2YEFT ORLEANS POOL OF COTTON
ESTIMATES.
New- Orleans, Sept. 11. —The cotton
crop pool estimates ceased March 1, with
43 estimates, the highest being 3, D 7 7,000;
the lowest, 3,566,000; and the average 3,-
738,237. The winning estimate was 3,-
!)42,784 and was made by Mr. J. B. Prio
lean. of Liverpool, formerly of Frazer,
Trenholm <2 Cos.
SLAVE snip CAPTURED.
London, Sept. 13. —The Admiralty has
advices of the capture, by the sloop Daf
fine, of a slave ship near Oaehalie Island,
was terrible suffering upon the
captured slave ship from small pox and
emaciation.
CALIFORNIA NESTS.
San Francisco, Sept. 12.—A fourth part
of the town of Forest Hill burned.
Eight Chinese women, brought by the
steamer McGregor, who say they were pur
chased and brought here for base purpo
ses, have been sent to the Chinese mis
sion school for protection.
SUICIDE OF A PRINCE.
Vienna, Sept. 12.—Prince Charles Es
tahazy, only son of the late Prince Esta
hazy, the great Austrain statesman, com
mitted suicide.
DEAD.
Portland, Me., September 11. —Ashur
Wayne, for forty-four years Judge of the j
United States District Court, is dead;
aged 91.
SUNDAY’S DISPATCHES.
San Francisco, Sept. 14.—The recep
: tion to Gov. Booth last night, on his ar
; rival from the capital, was a perfect ova
tion. Thousands of people assembled at
the landing with music aud transparen
cies; and the houses on the line of pro
cession were illuminated. Gov. Booth
was escorted to the Grand Hotel, when
he made a speech, congratulating the peo
ple on a complete victory over the rail
road monopoly. Ho referred briefly to
I Stanford's statement on Thursday at Sac
ramento, that the bonds of the company
can’t be sold in the East or in Europe
since the result of the election was made
known. He said the bonds are worth as
much now as ever, bat if the credit of the
comptnv depended on pledging the man
hood and independence of the people of
j California, the sooner its credit was des
i troyed the better.
Shbevepobt, La.—B. T. Jackson, tel
| egraph operator died of yellow fevor yes-
I terday. Roe, telegraph messenger, not
: expected to recover.
i Washington, r--; . i. : ,—Commissioner
i of Indian Affairs «:P leave Washington
. tow,: .a the i:: * ot ibis mouth for Fort
Si;!, vhero he*..: joiu Seer. t.-.r> IVlaiio
and Gov. Davis, oi iexas, for 1.. - pur
pose of holding conference with She
Kiowahs in connection with Big Tree and
Santana now at that place. Gov. D.ivis
proposes as a condition precedent tor
formally restoring these Chiefs to ihoir
people, that both the Kiowahs and Ca
manches deliver up or e 1 their horses,
; so they may not have the means to go be
yond their reservation to commit t! pre-
I dations, but some other means may be
| adopted to satisfy Gov. Davis should the
| proposition be rejected.
STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Condition of the Institution —Depreda-
tions of Violent Patients—The Negro
Women the Most Destructive, ere.
A correspondent of the Savannah Ad
vertiser writes thus of a recent visit to the
1 State Lunatic Asylum in Miiiedgeviiie :
I paid a visit to the Asylum, and found
| it greatly enlarged and improved in every
j respect, with new rules and regulations
i that seem to give general satisfaction,
j The halls are as clean as water can wash
| then,, and are so kept at ail times. There
j are , this time five hundred and sixty
-1 three patients, and all the rooms are full,
though I suppose more can be accommo
| dated. There are four hundred and fifty
| rooms, and to give you an idea of the ex
tent of the building when a full round is
| made of every department you would
\ have walked near two miles. The negroes
are the most destructive patients, break
ing down doors, knocking out the lights,
I and injuring the rooms in every way im
| aginabie, and strange to say, the negro
j women are worse than the men. Near
I two thousand lights are put in every year
! throughout the whole building, for the
j whites do a great deal of damage. No
one can have an idea of the care and re
| sponsibiiity of the situation until they see
for themselves. The wants of the in
mates, many imaginary, are counted by
thousands. The queer and strange no
tions that possess most of them are laugh
able, as well as pitiable. I saw two
“Queens of England,” one old lady who
counted her money by the hundreds of
thousands, and wanted a lawyer to repre
sent her, who did smoke, chew, or drink
whisky, or curse. To the phrenologist, it
is a fine field to examine heads, and odd
heads some have. One girl has a head
that measures twenty-seven inches, but
idiotic and subject to fits. There is now,
I believe, a classification of patients, and
those who are improving are moved to
certain quarters, where the noise and con
fusion of the more excitable do not dis
turb them.
The officers of tho asylum are Dr. Thos.
F. Green, Superintendent and Resident
j Physician; Dr. T. O. Powell, First As
: sistant; Dr. T. H. Kenan, Seooud Assist
; ant; E. D. Brown, Steward and Treasurer;
J. A. Orine, Assistant; W. A. Dotting,
Apothecary; F. G. Grieve, Secretary, and
Mrs. M. A. Green, Matron. There are
about one hundred employees in all.
The new Board of Trustees, I am told,
are discharging their duties and have
made many needful reforms.
Dr. Green has ever been anxious to
separate tho lunatics and idiots and epi
leptics, but so far aii are in the same
building and under his superintendence.
There ought to be a school for The idiots,
as soma have more or less brain, and
could be made useful, after being taught,
at home.
; COTTON Lie NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
A few years ago if one had asserted that
this portion of Georgia would become
largely cotton-producing, he would have
been thought extremely visionary, it
■ seemed so impossible. Yet we think cot
ton may soon be ranked as one of our
! great leading staples. It is a significant
; fact, in proof of ibis, that new cotton has
I already been delivered at one of the sta
tions on the Air-Line Railway, and that
the staple is rapidly maturing and open-
I iag all along the line.
This promising result is directly attri
-1 ’outable to the construction of the . tianra
& Richmond Air-Line Railway. Before
this road \vn; baiir, comparatively little
; cotton was produced, trade languished,
1 and the population diminished. Now,
j Mj.veve ; rotoa production has increased
mid is increasing, a brisk and profitable
trade is springing up, population is evi
dently on the increase, and new towns are
oeing built, indicating increasing pros
; oerity.
The construction of the Air-Line Raii
: way has pushed tne cotton-pioduciug fine
at least fifty miles nearer tho mountains
I tor two hundred miles of its length. Cot
; ton is planted now where it was unknown
before—the use of guano, now brought
nearer the farmer, is more freely used,
and so stimulating growth as to bring the
plant to maturity before frost. Low rates
of freight South, on guano, on this line,
during the dull season, will still further
stimulate production, and supply a heavy
and remunerative tonnage northward.
Under the combined influence of cheaper
fertilizers, increased facilities of trans
portation, and lower freight rates the
production of cotton will largely increase
in this section, especially as it is free
from the ravages of the worm and the
caterpillar; and all branches of trade en
joy largely increased prosperity. In
Georgia, no ordinary causes can prevent
Gainesville from reaping an unusually
large share of this prosperity.—Gaines
ville Advertiser, sth.
ALABAMA IRON.
We clip the following interesting para
graph from the New York Times of the
29th ult., written by a correspondent who
dates in “the wilderness of Northern Ala
bama:”
“Some ten furnaces are now in opera
tion in the State, aud more in process of
construction. Commencing in the north
eastern part of the State, there extends
southwesterly through Marshal], B ount
and Jefferson counties, and probably
reaching into Tuskaloosa, an elevated
range known as Red Mountain, which is
almost one mass of irou ore. I have
heard the extent of this range given as
high as 100 miles, and as low as forty, and ;
the vein of iron is stated to be thirty or
forty feet thick. It is of the brand known j
as the red hematite, and I suppose the
ore yields not less than fifty to sixty per j
cent, of iron. Most of this vast and val- j
uable property, I was informed, has been i
bought up by Northern capitaitsts, who
have extensive interests in iron manufac- !
ture in Pennsylvania, and are holding
this with no immediate purpose of devel
oping it. That sort of investment, I may
remark, is not what tho South reeds or is ;
seeding for.
The writer of the above is claimed by I
the Times as “our own correspondent,”
and that journal is a well-know-n tariff and
Grant paper. It is good authority for the
statement that “most of this vast and |
valuable property has been bought up by 1
Northern capitalists,” who have extensive
interests in iron manufacture in Pennsyl- :
vania and are holding this not to develop
it for the public benefit and their own,
but to hold it as a close monopoly, and
prevent others from working and produc- .
ing this much needed metal. This is the
bitter fruit of a protective tariff.—Mont
gomery Advertiser.
Gettieg Tired of the Negro.—Gales
boro. Illinois, has forfeited the renown
which she attained in former years as a
“Black Abolition Hole.” She now refuses
to admit colored children to her public
schools. She refused last Friday to lend
the colored citizens an American flag to
can— in the procession. On the same day
a respectable colored man attempted to
procure a cup of tea or coffee there, but
he was repulsed from three or four res
taurant; and eating-houses on account of
his color.
We hope that the day may come when
the negroes will learn that their best
friends are ihe white people with whom
they have been raised.— Exchange.
Blank Garnishments and Bonds fur sale
at the Sux Office. 1
UP THE AIR-LIXE.
The Indian Mound* in the Nacoochee
Valley—A Confederate Tree—San
tee —An Indian Legend.
Editors Atlanta Constitution: Amid
our varied wanderings, which have em
braced nearly every State and the Terri
tories, as far as the first range of the
Kooky Mountains, we have invariably
found that the sites of Indian villages are
remarkable, both for beauty of situation
and salubrity of location. The Nacoochee
valley was a favorite i esideuce, not only
of the Cherokees, but of that extinct race
whose only record is the mounds and their
graves, with the contents buried with
them. There are three mounds- in the
valley and one hiii that shows signs of ar
tificial treatment. The mounds are not
wholly artificial, but the builders took ad
vantage of a natural eminence, whose
height they elevated, and whose propor
tions they made more symmetrical.
The one in the eastern part of the valley
is about seventy-five feet in height, and
Mr. G. W. Williams has erected an ob
servatory on the top, from which a fine
view- is obtained.
-lit; coxrrnriiAXE tp.es.
One, in the ce- part of the valley,
is about the as- ghc A solitary p.ue
grew upon the 'op of this mound, ail the
sides being denuded of trees. The in
habitants of the valley were thoroughly
loyal to the Confederacy during the war,
and the various branches of the connec
tions of the Williams family furnished
some of our best soldiers. A Confederate
flag was raised upon the top of tins pine,
wiuot crowned mo summit of the mound,
and, as the entire elevation was tuily one
hundred and fifty feet, was a most con
spicuous object throughout the war.
At the close of our contest the flag was
worn to tatters, from wind and weather,
and the tree had dial from the nails which
had been driven into its side to make a
ladder. It presented a tit emblem of our
cause—withered by the storm and iron of
four years’of w ar. it gave up its life with
the surrender of the armies of Lee and
Johns in. Bare and sere, and ghostlike,
the skeleton brauches still stretch like
bony arms to the winds of heaven; but
the populous leaves which whispered their
secrets to the breeze, murmured their
complaints to the gale, or rustled their
rutiled plumage to lli6 storm, are dead
and buried. The birds of bright plumage
no longer sing their love songs in its
shade, but the buzzards, like ghouls, find
a fit roost after their filthy orgies.
In striking contrast with the mournful
associations of the mound of the lone pine
tree, is the one near the western extiemi
ty of the valley in the grounds of Capt.
Nichols. The top of the cone of this
mound has been razed, and the sides per
fectly sloped. A luxuriant grass covers
the sides, and a flower garden, with a
tasteful summer-house, crowns the top.
NACOOCHEE AND SANTEE.
Immediately north of Nacoochee is the
valioy of Santee. It is formed by the
Santee, a tributary emptying into the
Cha. tahoochee naar the eastern extremity
of Nacoochee Valley. Santee Valley is
higher and drier than Nacoochee, more
irregular in shape, quite as fertile, and
contains nearly as many acres of arable
land.
The tradition runs that Santee was a
brave of a tribe between which and the
Cherokees a deadly feud existed. Upon
some occasion he saw the beautiful daugh
ter of the chief of the Cherokees, Nacoo
chee, the livening Star. With the ardent
Santee to see her was to love her. Os an
impetuous and daring temper he deter
mined to win her against all opposing ob
stacles—the very obstacles, no doubt,
giving fuel to the slams. How and where
they met; how .he found opportunity to
breathe his passion in her eats and win
her maiden heart, tradition speaks not;
but the result was a repetition of the
“old, old story.”
“She loved me lorthe dangers I had passstl;
And I loved her th.it she did piiy them.”
As no concession on the part of her fa
ther could be expected, she eloped with
her lover. The strength of her love must
have been great, for no woman ever sac
rificed more. She not only sacrificed ail
the sweet charities of home aud kindred,
friends and country, but the opposition
to the match being as great in Santee’s
tribe as her own, she could find no shel
ter with h_r husband’s people.
In this extremity they took shelter in a
cave in the rock-ribbed sides of Yonab.
The deep verdure of the forest concealed
the entrance. Fragrant grasses made
their uup’iai couch. Game was abun
dant, and under the shelter of the uioht
many a fat buck, turkey and patridge fell
under the unerring arrow. A neighbor
ing spring fur;-: shed water for their sim
ple but. ah'. neat prepared by the i
deft, and lovi ' -: of Nacoochee. The
angry father ' • “Evenitig Star” had
vowed vengeance against Santee, and he |
found many anxious and disappointed
young braves t-> aid his search.
At length Santee was found, attacked !
and overpowered by numbers, and taken !
prisoner. Short shift was given to the
victim of Indian vengeance. He was |
condemned to death by being thrown j
from the precipice of Yonali, and ali the I
tribe was gathered on the top of the
mountain to witness the sacrifice. Naco
chee was forced to be present to witness j
the death of him she loved better than!
life. With heaving breast and tear donned
eye, sue watched the dread preparations !
tor ins deatn; and yet with a woman’s j
pride she rejoiced in the heroic bearing ;
of her lover. Resolute aud stern, lm |
iookeil upon his foes with be rnng as uroud I
and high as when he met them idee and i
uamanaoied, foot to foot, in battle. With j
voice loud and clear as a battle cry, he j
sang his death song. The rocks still gave j
back the echo of the mournful cadence
when two strong braves seized him in
their arms, raised him high in the nit and j
flung him far over the precipice. While j
the attention of the tribe was absorbed in i
this tragedy Nacoochee seized the opportu
nity of their negligence, and sprang over
the precipice. The last cry up -n her lips
was, Santee ! Santee ! Side by side, three
hundred feet below, all that remained of
the devoted lovers was found stilled in
death. With a heart tilled with grief and
remorse, the stricken father buried them
side by side in one of the mounds of the j
i beautiful valley.
The memory of their love and tragic
death will be ever preserved in the lovely
valleys which bear their names—Nacoo
c.hee and Santee. Shrined in the won
i derous trees, the waving grass, tue tassel
; ed corn, the flowing waters, the rocky
springs, the enveloping hills and moun
tains, their bodies only are buried. The:r
memory lives and consecrates the haunts
of nature with the mystery and the pas
sion of love.
There is another version as to the man
ner of the death of the lovers : That
Santee w as condemned to be shot, and the
devoted received the arrow in her own
bosom. A common flower in the hills and
valleys bears what looks like a scarlet drop
in the bosom of its petals. The beautiful
tradition of the Indian was. that the
flower sprang from the blood of Naeooc-bee
to perpetuate the memory of her passion.
Repairs of Two Wagons.—An exhibit
has been made by the Ne-.v York So % of
the horse and wagon account of the
Treasury Department at Washington.
From the official figures, ii appears for
repairs upon two wagons and three har
nesses the expenses during the year 1872
nearly touched four thousand dollars.
The horse-shoeing bill incurred by the
three horses that drew those two wagons
has now been published, and amounts to
over three hundred and thirty-three dol- j
lars for the year, the single items ranging
from four to thirty-two dollars. When ;
other items are put upon the same basis j
as the above, it is no longer a matter of ;
surprise that the c mtingenl expenses of j
the Treasury fur the coming fiscal year
arc estimated at over s>227,(Kit, or nearly i
twice the sum that was once sufficient to
pay all the Treasury expenses, salaries in
cluded.
On the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad
there was an “accident” yesterday of a
quite serious nature, resulting from colli
sion. A rakeman had been seat back to
signal one of tb - ♦-ains in accordance
with a rule that requires a signal to be
sent 800 yards r h ; rakeman said on in
vestigation he ■ oiii neck about a mile,
dues not know ex ctiy horv far a mile i.-
thinks it is eighty or ninety yards ; don't
know exactly how many feet in a yard •
thinks about eight. ” This is an extreme
instance of ignorance in a railway em
ployee in a responsible position, but it is
by no means a solitary one.— N. Y.
Times.
The following record of female avoca
tions in the United States is taken from
the recent census returns: Independent
of woman farmers, there are forty-five
female stock herders, six apprentice, to
barbers, twenty-four dentists, two bott
lers, two professional hunters and trap
pars, five lawyers, 525 physicians and
surgeons, sixty--even elergvmen, two sca
vengers seven sextons, ten “oanalmen,”
19G “draymen,” one pilot, six guano la
borers, four gas-stokers, thirty-three gun
tm.tos, seven gunpowder makers, and six
teen ship-riggers.
ENGLISH NE TVS.
London, Sept. 11.— There is much ex
citement in Tralee in consequence of the
approaching eleotion for members of
Parliament, Mr. Daniel O’Donahue, Lib
eral candidate, arrived in the city yester
day and was received by a large number
of his friends and escorted to his resi
dence. While the procession was moving
it was attacked by a mob and several per
sons were boateu. During the night
armed policemen patrolled the streets.
There were three railway accidents in
England yesterday. The alarming fre
quency of disasters of this character of
late has been the subject of much com
ment: This morning numbers called
upon the Government to interfere and
compel managers of railroads to adopt
more stringent measures for prevention
of accidents in future.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Washington, Sept. 11.—Appointment-
Geo. K. Maxwell. Marshal of Utah.
The President approves the verdict of
the Naval Court Martial dismissing Lieut.
Commander John H. Kowiand.
President Garrett, of the B. A 0. E. R.,
has placed a million pounds six per cents,
in London at96p.
Exports shows nearly half a million for
the quarter ending August, as compared
with last year.
GOVS. SMITH AND JOHXSOX.
A Duel Imminent.
New Yobh, Sept. 11.—A despatch from
Washington says a duel is imminent in
consequence of disagreements between
Herschel V. Johnson aud Gov. Smith, of
Georgia. Friends are urging an amicable
settlement.
THE FEVER AT SHREVEPORT.
Shreveport, Sept 11.—The city au
thorities of Shreveport telegraph for aid
to Mayor Blown, confirming ihe former
dispatches, and staling that ali the rail
roads running into Shreveport are stop
ped, river falling rapidly, aud communi
cation with the outside world nearly
stopped.
Washington, Sept. 11.—The United
States Marshal at Shreveport, La., tele
graphs to the Attorney' General that the
. local authorities on the Texas Pacific
Railroad have stopped the cars by force,
on account of the prevalence of fever at
j Shreveport, and asking the general gov
j eminent to interfere to compel the run
i ning of trains.
New Yoke, September 11.—The Times'
\ special from the chairman of the Howard
I Association, of Shreveport, reports the
fever malignant. A large number down;
i hardly enough well to nurse the sick.
; SHREVEPORT OFFICE CLOSER,
New Yoke, Sept. 12.—President Orton
of the Western Union Telegraph Compa
ny has basn notified that t;ie Shreveport
office has been closed. All the operators
are sick.
GREAT FIRE IX HAVAXA.
Havana, Sept. !>.—Tho fire Saturday
night, by which the Plaza Vaporas was
destroyed, was a very disastrous one. To
tal loss estimated at three to eight million
dollars. The insurance only amounts to
live hundred and twenty-four thousand
dollars. Nearly all in English Companies.
Notice has been promptly given that all
insurances will bo paid on the thirteenth
inst. Owing to the rapidity with which
the flumes spread, very little property
was saved. In less than three hours from
the time the fire broke out, the entire
square was a mass of ruins. Upward of
twenty-five hundred people, who occupied
buildings, are homeless, and nearly all
lost everything. Great distress prevai s,
among them, and numerous subscriptions
have been started for their relief. A large
amount has been already raised.
XEW YORK NEWS.
New York, Sept. 12. The Grand
Jury this morning handed over fifteen
new indictments against J as. W. Johnson,
arrested for complicity in the great Cen
tral Railroad bond forgeries, and fourteen
against Jas. Y. Yates Bad his associates,
charged also with connection with the
same offence. A motion was made to
admit them to bail, when court adjourned
until Monday.
The Grand Jury also brought an indict
ment for burglary in the third degree
against Jno. D. Giving, whose name has
been so rnuoh in public in connection
with the Nathan murder.
The jury in the case of Wed. Brumstead i
and Eenj. F. Welsh, members of the
Board of Works of Jersey City, charged
with malfeasance in office, after an ab
sence of twenty-four hairs, returned a
verdict of guilty. A m .tiou was made to
get outside the verd.ct, ai it was not in 1
accordance with the evidence.
Fourteen other inJictmaats against '
city officials were q i i.ued.
FROST IN ILLINOIS AND IOWA.
Chicago, lil.. Septembers.—There was
frost last nigLt at a number of places
throughout Illinois ami lowa, but so far
as heard not sufficient to do any material
damage.
Springfield, 111., reports frost but no
injury to vegetation. Decatur, 111., re
ports that no frost lias appeared there yet.
ns do also Oaninvilte, id., and Quincy 111.
There has been considerable frost at
Bloomington, lib, but nothing can yet be
saict as to damage. At Havanna, lib,
there has been light frost and very little
damage. At Pittsfield, lib, there has
been slight frost in the lowland, but uot
sufficient to damage the crops. At Dubu
que. la.. there has been slight frost, out
no serious damage was done.
A CORRESPONDFNT OUSTED.
Washington, Sept. 12.—Wm. E. Saw
yer, an enterprising young journalist,
and corespondent of the Boston Travel
ler, w.,8 excluded by order from the
Attorney General’s office for publishing
news that did not suit the views of the
Att rney General. The officials, it ap
pears. wrote to the p .per of the Traveller
that their correspondent was not subserv
ient, whereupon he lost his place on the
paper. Secretary Richardson and Judge
Williams aro said to be .parties to this
outrage.
SPEAKER RLAIXE.
Washington, September B.—A letter
received hero from a prominent Western
Republican Congressman says that Speaker
Blaine cannot be elected Speaker of the
new House if he has any idea of appoint
ing members of the old Congress implica
ted in the Credit Mobiiier business and
the salary grab to the chairmanship of
leading committees. This gentleman,
who has hud nothiug to do with either of
these transactions, adds that he for one is
in favor of ascertaining Blaine’s views
upon this question before he vot63 for
him.— N. Y. World.
SPANISH NEWS.
Bayonne, Sept. 12. —A number of can
non and other munitions of war for the
Carlists were lauded yesterday at Lequito.
on the coast of Biscay.
Madrid, Sept. 12.—A body of Insur
gent troops made from Oarthagena yes
terday, but were unsuccessful in their
efforts to pierce the line of the besieging
forces and returned.
Lisbon, £ept. 12.—Accounts from differ
ent sections of the country represent the
vino disease as making groat havoc.
GEN. JIvCOOK ASS AS SIX A TER,
Washington, Sept. 12. The following
was received here to-day :
Yankton, Dakota Territory, Sept. 12. j
U. S . Grant, President of the United
Stiates :
Gen. Edwin T. McCook was assassins- j
ted at a public meeting last night by P. j
P. Wintemute, a banker of this place.
(Signed) J. Burbanks,
. Governor. j
GEN. MeCOOK’S RE AT a.
Gen. McCook's death was the result of
a personal quarrel. The fight originated
in a bill and poster. His antagonist ;
( whose name is spelt half a dozen waysin I
the dispatches) shot him futallv iu ajraii
road meeting. Flags are at half-mast in
honor of McCook.
THE LARGEST CATTLE SALE ON
RECORD.
$840,000 for a Single Ct»vr.
Utica. N. Y.,Bept, 10. the entire herd
of t-hoit horned ea'tie owned by 8 Camp
bell, of New York Mills, we e sold ac auc ,
tion to-day. Buyers were present from
England, Canada*and all parts of the Uni
ted States. One hundred and fifteen cat
tle were disposed of, the total amount be- ;
iog about $380,000. The first Sartre paid
was cMO.O-(0. inis bid was mad.-b,- P.
Davis, of Gloucester, England. $35,000,
>25,000 and $20,000 were bid for single
cows. One 7 month old calf was sold for
SIO,OOO. The sa’e is probably the largest
on record.
COTTON CROP.
New Yens, Sept. 11.—Cotton crop for
the year ending Ist instant, 3,930,500
bales; light exports 2.079.986 bales; stock
in United States, 90,989. Os the total
product 3,651,346 bales were received at
Atlantic and Gulf shipping ports against
2,732,286 last year. Shipments from the
interior direct'to manufacturers, 141,500.
Manufacturers South 137,662. 1,905,566
bales were shipped to Great Britain from
ali ports. Among the cities credited with
exports tho past year is Sail Francisco,
324 bales. Receipts of Northern ports
by rail: New' York, 165,605; Boston, 260,-
805; Baltimore. 17,663; Philadelphia,
21,209; Portland, Me., 5,961. All this
cotton came across the Ohio and Missis
sippi, being taken by railroads at various
points where they touch these rivers. In
addition to this, the large amount already
stated was shipped from Southern points
direct to Northern mills without handling
or any record of being taken at either
New York, Boston, Baltimore, Philadel
phia or Portland.
The statement shows the shipments
North by rail from Mobile and New
Orleans during the year to be 23,483 bales
of the total product.
Louisiana is credited with 1.240,384
bales; Alabama, 332,457; Texas, 353.450;
Florida, 14.068: Georgia, 614,039; South
Carolina, 374.476; North Carolina, 61,576;
Virginia, 433,563; Tennessee, 378,813.
Shipments from Tennessee to New
Orleans, Norfolk and Charleston are in
cluded in Louisiana, Virginia and South
Carolina crops.
Os the crop of Sea Island cotton of
the United States there are 26,289 bales,
against 16,845 last. year.
Manufactures by Southern mills during
the year show an increase of 17,000 bales
over the previous year.
HEX. BUTLER SPECULA TIXQ IX
MISSISSIPPI IiVM>B.
' Special to she Cincinnati Commercial.]
Washington, Sept. 7. —Specula, ions re
. garding the motive or object of Gen. But
ler’s letter making enquiries of the au
thorities in Mississippi, as to thenumber,
character, etc., of the bonds of that State,
have been indulged in various quarters,
and the conclusion arrived a—which
seems to be based upon careful investiga
tion —is Butler and some of his friends
and followers purpose busing up at their
present low prices the bonds and other
securities of Slississippi, as an ostensible
proof of confidence iu the ability of that
State to pay its own indebtedness. One
j cf the objects in buying up these securi
ties is said to be to assist Gen. Ames,
Butler’s son-in-law, in his contest for the
Governorship of Mississippi, in addition
to the equal or more important purpose of
enabling the parties interested in the
scheme to make large sums of money. It
is alleged that Butler is one of the mern
j bers of Congress who favor the assump
tion by the Federal Government of the
j debts of the Southern States, and that ho
has prepared a bill for presentation in
Congress proposing such assumption.
Even if this bill should not receive the se
rious attention of Congress, the actual
] picseutatiou to that body of a measure of
: this kind is expected to have sufficient
I good effect to pioduce an increase in the
| price of the bonds, and enable these spee
! ulators to sell out at a profit.
MASS ACU VSETTS.
\ Butler’* Fight aud Defeat iu the Con
vention.
WoscESTSu, Sept. It).— -All the after-
I noon was consumed in discussing the pre-
I amble and resolutions offered by General
j Butler, directing that a delegate named
Greeua be debarred from voting in the
Convention, as he hud declared ins inten
tion not to vote for Butler if nominated.
The question was debated with a good
; deal of spirit by Hoar and \Y. W. Rice in
j opposition, and Butler and others infavor.
; Butler made a point of his fealty to party,
! and declared he would not bolt if defeated.
An incident of the debate was a speech
| by Rev. James Freeman Clarke, an anti-
Bntler delegate of West Roxberry, who
took strong ground in favor of the right
of every delegate to vote as he chooses ar
the election regardless of the Convention.
Ho opposed the idea that the action of the
Convention was binding, and declared
that a bolt was always in or ler.
Geo. F. Hoar having moved that the
resolution be referred to the Committee
on Credentials, his motion was adopted
by 584 to 539. Tne totai of “this vote be
ing more than the total number of dele
gates, it was voted 596 to 406. Pending
the motion by Butler to verify the former i
vote by which the resolution was referred, !
the Convention took a recess until half- j
seven.
At the opening of the evening session
Butler took the floor and withdrew his
motion to verify the result of the last vote
by counties. Ho ►... id he was satisfied
that a majority of the delegates were in
favor of the re-nomination of Governor
Washburn, and he did not care to delay
the business of the Convention by a resort
to parliamentary tactics. He declared
anew his fealty to the party, and said he
did not want to do anything to cause dis
satisfaction in its ranks. He conseaueutly
withdrew his name, and he said he saw
no cause to run independently.
Washburn was then re-nominated by
acclamation.
The following is remainder of State
ticket: Lieutenant Governor, Thomas
Talbot; Attorney General, Gluts. li. Train;
Secretary of state, Oliver Warner; Auditor,
Charles Endicott ; Treasurer, Charles
Adams, Jr.
BUTLER’S RE EE AT.
Boston, Sept. 11. — Commenting on the
defeat of Butler, at Worcester yesterday,
the Boston Advertiser says: “It is hardly
known yet whether General Butler and his
champions were a squad or an army when
they started out on their expedition.
They had a fine time for a day or so—
every thing their own way. Nobody was
looking out for them. They not only pro
posed to take Massachusetts but declared
that they had captured Washington, New
York, Long Branch. Kansas and all out
lying provinces. and it really looked some
thing like it. The Convention yesterday
not only undeceived the people of Massa
chusetts in this respect, but we trust the
Federal Administration, whose confidence
has been abused in riotous living.”
THE BIG BALLOON.
Wise Dissatisfied Another Attempt
Promised.
New York, Sept. 11.—The trans-Atlan
tic balloon party have made an nrrange
ment with an experienced aeronaut to take
personal charge of the inflation. The de
parture is expected to-morrow. Wise
complains that the managers entirely dis
regarded Ins advice with regard to material
for toe balloon, and employed an incom
petent superintendent. Wise doubts their
ability to repair the balloon.
THE GREAT BALLOON INFLATED.
New York. Sept. 12. Tn i work of in
flation of the trans-Atlantic balloon was
resumed this merging iu Brooklyn.
Everything is iu readiness, and it is "ar
ranged that the ascension w.il take place
between the hours of 4 and G o’clock, it
has been decided upon to abandon the car
and paper canoe, it being feared that the
weight attached was too great for the car
rying capacity of the balloon.
“THE BALLOON BUSTER.”
New York, S, p>. 12.—The trans-Atlan
tic balloon bursted at t o'clock.
DESECRATION OF THE DEAR.
Poughkeepsie, Sept. 11.—The vault
Containing the remains of ChanceilorLiv
ingston, in the town of Red Hook, was
broken open a few nights ago and two
coffins were destroyed and the bones of
the dead scattered about the floor. The
silver plates and handles of the coffins
were stolen. The perpetrators of the
crime are unknown
PORK PACKED o oOS TEN TION.
Chicago, Sept. 11.—The Pork Packer’s
Convention adopted a resolution declaring
that the rules and regulations of the Con
vention shall be the standard in all con
tracts unless varied by special agreement,
and that every pork packer and provision
dealer who takes part in the deiibc-ratipu.s
of tins Convention binds himself to be
governed by ns actions.
SCHOLASTIC.
Knoxville, Sept. 11.—The East Ten
nessee University and State Agricultural
College opened their fali session to-dav.
Over 200 students present; 300 are ex
pected before the end of the month.
This is the largest number ever in atten
dance.
rewards for ilcrrerers
. Xi: ; v OKLEps, Sept. 11. Kellogg offeis
nve thousand dollars for the conviction
of the murderers of Crawford and Harris,
and two thousand five hundred dollars for
the mnrajrers of Archibald.
SEARCH OF THE POLARIS.
Sr. John’s, Sept. 11 On the lßfi o{
August, the Tigress passed Caps Vtexau.
tier and Po t Foolke. It *i« now ul Vn.
light. The rook in tho vicinity ot ( all
Olsen was recognized by 0 .pi IV‘ HS
the same that hid the Polaris from view
of the parry ou the ice rt.ie. Th, ; v .--s ;
• was here *l >ppad by order of the com!
maailer, when the sound of human voices
was heard iu the distance. A boat was
instantly lowered. It was about y o’clock
iu the evening, and am.d the greatest ex.
cit’euient Commander Green exclaimed
“l see their honse.” Two tents are clear
ly perceptible and moving human fio Ures
can be seen on the main aud near Little
ton Island. There was considerable exul
tation on board at this announcement.
In an hour afterwards a boat returned
from shore, but ouiy brought disappoint
ment. to the eager crowd that awaited the
intelligence. Capt-. Haddington and his
party had gone south in the middle of
Jane last in two boats, hoping to meet
friendly whaling vessels to carry them to
New Foundluud.
The Tigress’ boat was again manned
and accompanied this time by Command
or Green and Esquimaux Joe as interpre
ter. A crowd of Esquimaux,consisting 0 f
five muii, two women and two children
•greeted them on their arrival on
where they found a house abandoned and
presenting a scene of tiie wildest contu
sion. Broken nautical instruments lay
on the floor, while the remains of mutilat
ed logs were scattered around in ever,' cit
rectiou. i'ue Esquimaux had come Uoui
l’oad s Bay, aud navi remained with tlie
Buddingtou party ail winter. The house
contained a store room, a ship's galley
stove aud table and chairs, taken Horn tne
Polaris, lucre were tourteenbunksarrang
ed along each side of the chief apartment.
Only a hail hour was -spent in searching
for records by the commander ami in*
men. E-qoiniaux Joe conversed with Ins
kinfolks ore-, tit or icily, but the boat was
qi I- rtiered away. This parly from
me Tigress picked up what curiosities
they cuuul and returned to tne ship. Pile
bout was manned the third time, and this
party pi-ked up some torn diaries m ref
erence to tho death of Capt. Hall, being
destroyed with the exception of a torn
memorandum, selling iortn tiie agree
ment between Buddingtou and Chester
to continue the scutch for the North pole
Nothing of importance was discovered.
Tho Esquimaux pointed out the spot
where the Polaris hat sunk, and stated
that Capt. Buddington had given them
the ship, but that when the ice broke in
the middle of Juiy, she floated into a
small cave and went down. A small ice
berg had grounded on the wreck, which
was in about nine fathoms water. No m_
tempt appears to have been made to ex
amine the position of the wreck, and noth
ing ascertained as to how the winter was
passed, the whereabouts of themissing, or
how they spent their time while waiting
for tiie ice breakout. The entire t ine of
| tiie Tigress in the neighborhood of Liitie
; ton Island was only five hours.
The Esquimaux were notsutiioiendy in.
! terrogateu when first seen from the deck
jof the digress. The people were m the
! uniform of sailors of the United States
I Navy, biu they subsequently changed
1 their clothes and redonued their Esqui
; tnaux apparel. Tuc Esquimaux, more
j over, had but little provisions, their food
! being nearly all consumed; neither had
j they any boats. Under the circumstances,
1 through the medium of Dusky Joe; they
j asked to be taken on board the Tigress,
j but commander Green declined to allow
j them to do so.
j After tne boats had returned to the Ti
| grass three cheers were given for home
! wal'd. 'The assistant ice pistol reported
j an ice blink 15 miles off, and the vessel
! "'as hastily headed south 15 minutes past
j 2 o’clock in the morning, alter an imper
ii act search, aud leaving the unfortunate
| Esquimaux behind to bade with
j late instead of crossing the west
i ward ot Cape York, aud following
| the pronable truck of Budmgtou’s party
; towards Ponds Bay. 'ihe iig ress reiuru
| id to upper Novifc on the tilth of Au
i gust, and arrived tit Good Haven, Disco,
jon the 25th. Although the Tigress has.
j again gone in searen the prospects of
finding them are discouraging. It is
hoped they have been picked up by whal
ing ships.
TIIE BANK OF ENGLAND FORGE.
HIES.
File Eml of the Trial and the Sentence.
London, Aug. 27. "Penal servitude
for life 1 ” No wonder, as these awful
words came from the hps of the Judge at
the Uid Bailey last night, a low indescri
bable murmur—not of su; prise, nor pro
test, nor approval, but of awe—ran thro’
the Court. The murmur did not come
from the white lips of the four wretched
Americans, found guilty of the forgery on
the Bank of Em-dand, upon wujiu this
terrible sentence was pronounced, but
ftom tae assembled spectators of the scene
spectators wholly deioid of sympathy
witn the condemned, but stricken with
terror at-their doom. For penal servitude
tor life in an English prison means sorne
tbing worse than death—something so in
finately worse that at least any man of
education and refinement would a thous
and times prefer to hear him.-olf con
demned to a cruel but speedy death rath
er than this long aud ever-increasing tor
ment.
Tne trial of the American forgers—Geo.
and Austin Bid well, George Macdonueii
aud Edwin Notes—had lasted for eight
way.;. xest- rday aiteiuouuit drew near
ius cud. No witnesses were called for the
I defence; the counsel for the prosecution
I summed up; the lawyers for the defence
: announced that they had nothing to say;
; and then George Macdonneli obtained
I permission to address the jury. He
| ranged before him a few sheets of paper,
| and spoke for some time, attempting to
j prove, and frequently asserting, ihat
: Austin Bidw'ell had not had any hand in
I ''he forgery. Os his own share in the
j transaction which had caused his arrest
|on the charge of forging, he said: “In
j America, when bills are presented at a
| bank for discount—when acceptances are
| presented—it is the custom to send the
: acceptances round to the persons accept
j m g> to be what is technically called ini
i tiated, in order that their validity and
; genuineness may be certified. I found
ihat was not the case here, and the result
of that discovery is that I am standing
! before you to-day.” The prisoner George
Bidweli simply indorsed what Macdonneli
had said, admitted that he had aided in
carrying out the forgeries, and threw him
self on the mercy of the Court.
Mr. Mclntyre next addressed the jury
on behalf of Austin Bidweli, and Mr. Rib
ton for Noyes. The jury then retired,
and after a quarter of an hour returned
with a verdict of guilty against ali the
prisoners. Mr. Justice Archibald then
pronounced the sentence—concluding:
"I feel no hesitation as to the sentence it
is my duty to pass. The sentence upon
each is that of penal servitude for life ;
and, in addition to that, I order that each
one of jou shall pay one-quarter of the
cost and expenses of this prosecution.”
The prisoners were then removed ; they
seemed terribly grieved at the sentence,
which was severer than had been expected
by them or the public, hut at which no
word of disapproval has, so far, heen ut
tered.—London Cor. N. Y. World.
BOLD ATTEMPT TO ROB A FEU
ERAL PAYMASTER.
Ex-Army Officers Among; the Robbers.
Denver. Col.. Sept. 10.—A Ners spe
j oial from Hugo, Col., to-day, contains the
following in form .tion : Ahold attempt
was made at River Bend at daybreak this
morning to rob U. 8. Army Paymaster, Mr.
i Brooks, as he was going from the train to
camp of the fith cavalry, thiee miles from
River Bend, to pay the troops. He got
off the western bound passenger train ear
ly this morning, and was met at the sta
tion by Capt. Irwin and Maj. Brooks of the
6(h cavalry with on ambulance. Mrs Ro
berts, wife of the post-trader,and some sol
: diers we v e also in the ambulance. When
about three miles from the station,the am
bulance was halted by two men on foot
who were masked. Shots were fired by
them from a shot gun loaded with buck
shot, one charge taking effect, in Capt-
Irwin’s back. At first his injuries were
considered slight; he has since commenc
ed bleeding inwardly and spitting blood.
Another shot was fired by the robbeis
from a pistol, the bail passing across Msj-
Brooks' cap and through M s. Roberts
hand, making a painful w ouud. L r - Will
more fired his pistol at one of the rob
bers named Graham, formerly a captain
of the 10th cavalry at Fort Leavenworth-
The ball passed through his body and he
is dying. The other robber, J. Dyek r
formerly keeper of No. 1 flag station on
the Atchison. Topeka p.nd Santa Fe Ban
road, escaped, but the cavalry are after
him with hopes of his capture.
RIOT IN HIXDOS TAN.
Bombay, Sept. 11.—A serious ri° t
broke out several days ago, in the I’ten
dency of Madras. Troops were sent a
the scene of disturbance, and restore/
order, not, however,before they had h r£l
upon the rioters and killed eight of them.