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,V E »»' YORK POLITICS.
Both the political parlies haviug made
their noiuiuaiioim, the can vims in this
groat State has fairly opened. As there
is no election for either a Governor or
Congressmen this year, the chief interest
neuters on tho Legislative elections,
though there are some State officers to be
chosen. The Democrats will lie aided hy
a largo number of the Liberal Republi
cans, but they have some disunion in their
own ranks, and unless it is healed, their
prospect of success is not very bright.
The faction known as the “Apollo Hall
Democracy” (of New York,) were exclu
ded from tho Convention, and retired
much incensed. This faction, though out
numbered in the city by the TainuiaDy
Democracy, nevertheless east some 34,-
ooil votes at the election of last fall, and
is undoubtedly strong yet. Tho Republi
cans carried the last municipal election
only becuuso of the division between the
Tammany and Apollo Hail factions. With
Apollo Hall tickets in the city, the Repub
licans would probably secure most of the.
Representatives, aud thus make sure of
the Legislature.
According to newspaper report, there is
a contingency depending on this election
which directly interests tlie people of the
whole Union in it,Jand one which ought
to make the Democrats unite with a deter
mination to carry the Legislature. It is
understood that Gen. Grant has deter
mined to nominate Hon. Roscoe Conkling
as Chief Justice of tho Supreme Conrt,
if Ihe Legislature to be elected should be
a Republican, ho that there would be a
certainty of the election of a Radical
Senator to succeed Conkling; but that
if the Democracy carry the Legislature.
Conkling will hold on to the end or his
term. So it appears that the President
wants a politician as Chief Justice, and
will apjMiint a man who has only distin
guished himself as a politician, if he can
do so without opening the way for a
Democrat to succeed him in the Senate.
The defeat of Conkling for the Chief
Justiceship ought therefore to lie the chief
object of all Democrats, and ought to
compel them, as well as allothsr men who
desire a Supreme Bench of eminent law
yers instead of tricky politicians, to
unite in till effort to secure u Legislature
not subservient to this scheme. If is u
practical defeat of the object for which
the Supreme Court was established, to run
it as a political machine, as it has been
run of late years, and as the appointment
of such men as Conkling contemplates its
continued running. The correction of
this alt use is one of the great, reforms
which the country needs, and we hope
that the people of New York will not be
blinded to its importance by a spirit
of reckless devotion to party.
R U SHELL COUNTY FINANCES.
We understand that some of the most
intelligent and substantial citizens of Rus
soil county, Ala., are in favor of a consul
tation with a view of settling upon some
plan of relief for the financial condition of
the county. The proposition which we
have heard most favored is a county con
volition at. Seale, to bo held before the
meeting of the Legislature, at which the
various plans may be presented and discus
sed, ami some policy agreed upon for the
guidance of the representatives of the
county in the Legislature.
Some gentlemen are in favor of an extra
tax large enough to free the county at
once from the debt. Others think that
this would be too great an exaction at
present, and are in favor of an extension
of credit, with such an increase of tax as
will pay off the debt in a few years. There
may lie still other plans. It is notour
object to discuss tho merits of any, but
only to state those of which wo have in
formation.
It was well known, when the Legislu
tore at its last session paused an act liui
iting the county levy to 50 per cent, of
the State tax, that this would not meet
UlO demands of Russell for the present
year. It was even doubted by soun
whether it would tie sufficient for the cur
rent expenses of the year, without paying
off a dollar of the debt. But tho diffictil
ty was in agreeing upon ttie mode ot
making up the deficiency by a special act.
The Senator favored one bill, and the
Representatives another, and the two
branches could not agree while the mem
tiers from the county were thus divided
The grand jury (if we recollect aright)
had recommended a special tax sufficient
to pay the debt, but this did uot seem to
be regarded as having t lie authority of
instruction* to the Senator aud Repre
sents! ivos, and they therefore respective
ly favored tho several plans which each
thought best. A county convention, it is
thought, may be instrumental in recoil
ciling these differences, by giving an
authoritative expression of tho wishes of
the people of the county —such an ex
pression as the several members from the
county would feel bound to obey in their
Legislative action. The Legislature will
reassemble on the third Monday in No
vember.
THE CURRENCY NOT AFFECTED.
The public cannot be too frequently re
minded, 111 a time of panic like this, that
uo matter what may ho the course or the
ultimate fate of any of the National Banks,
the value of their notes in circulation will
not lie affected by it. The Government
Imlds its own bonds to an amount suffi
cient to pay the circulation, aud of count
if a Bank fails the payment is devolved
upon its security, the Government-. 1*
will be seen l>y reference to an articl*
which we publish elsewhere, that the fore
iug of some id' tho Northern Banks iim
bankruptcy is not an improbable event.
The depositors, it seems, have the right to
do this. But this proceeding will uot
subject to the claims of depositors the
bonds of tlie Government held liy the
treasury us security for the redemption
of the circulation. The announcement
of such proceedings, therefore, need not
give anew turn to the panic.
Neither is it probable that the volume
of the currency will be contracted even
by the w inding up of some of the Banks.
The Government, if it calls in the notes
of auy of them, must substitute Treasury
notes, and the maintenance of the volumt
of the currency will prevent what perhaps
some tight holders of it are expecting —
an appreciation of its value. There is,
therefore, uo probable contingency of the
panic that will materially affect either the
volume or the value of the currency, and
uo consideration that should influence
Hl 'y one to hoard or keep it out of circu
lation.
A Memphis letter of the .‘{oth tilt, to
'ke Lonisvile Courier estimates that the
■“umber of people who had left Memphis.
“I- to taut time, flying from the yellow
t« v «r, Waß f„||y 25,000. This is nearly
“'t the population, and shows how de
•bitetive the disease is iu that city.
VOL. XV.
A. LA RAM A. AND UJCH RAILROADS.
The Montgomery Jou r mil proposes the
sale of the railroads in Alabama, lor whose
bonds the Ktate is endorser, and that the
State buy them in and run them, unless
other parties are wdHlig to pay enongh
for them to lift tho States liability. It
refers to the revenue which Georgia is
now deriving from the payment of the
monthly rental of her State Road, and
intimates that Alabama might create an
equally profitable and reliable source of
revenue by buying in the roads for whose
bonds she is responsible.
We notice this matter with a view to
two points: first, to correct the error into
which the Journal has fallen in its no
tion that the State of Georgia came into
the ownership of her road by the same
proceeding which it pniixmes in- Alabama
—-tiy buying it in to protect her interest;
und second, to remind our Alabama
friends of the difficulties and trials which
Georgia has had with her road.
The State of Georgiq built the Western
aud Atlantic Railroad, and has from the
beginning had the sole interest iu it. It
cost the State uot less than six millions of
dollars, and the annual rental of $.‘100,000
is therefore only 5 per cent, on the in
vestment. Asa mutter of revenue mere
ly, it is therefore plain that the road
don't pay, even now.
But Georgia has not always derived
this much revenue from the road. Some
years, indeed, it has not derived auy
revenue from it. We believe that during
the year of Foster Blodgett’s administra
tion of the road, it actually brought the
State in debt. During the whole of Bul
lock’s term as Governor the income from
the road wus scant, and always precari
ous. When the road was leased it was
in bad condition, and it was considered
very uncertain whether it could tie made
to pay more than running expenses if
continued under the management of a
Superintendent appointed by the State.
Before the war it was a constant source
of party contention, the minority always
accusing the party power of using the
road for its owu advantage. Even there
were many of our best men who advocated
a sale of the road. It should not be for
gotten, too, that dnring this time and up
to quite a recent period the Georgia State
Road had almost a monopoly of the rail
road transportion from the Western cities
to the South, c-ast of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad. That monopoly no longer exists,
and it requires the shrewdest management
and the most advantageous combinations
to enable the lessees to compete witli
other through lines. State agents, work
ing for salaries, will hardly make such
arrangements.
Our Alabama friends have trouble with
their roads for which the State is endors
er, and the prospect of serious difficulties
on their account. But it is very doubtful
whether a State ownership of tho roads,
even hI a low valuation, would improve
the situation. If the roads will not ac
cept tho SI,OOO per mile subscription,
tendered in lien of a much larger endorse
ment, und cannot pay interest on the
bonds, there is very little of encourage
ment in the suggestion that a mere change
of ownership or administration will ena
ble the State to make out of the roads
enough to indemnify herself and pay in
terest on the whole debt.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD RUMOR.
Ou Saturday aud Monday last, Messrs.
Fleming and MeCulla. the duly authorized
agents and representatives of the Re
ceivers recently appointed t>y Judge Brad
ley to take charge of the A. & O. Railroad,
passed over the road 011 u trip of inspec
tion and observation, preparatory to
taking charge of the same ou behalf and
in the interest of the Receivers, Messrs.
Murdock and Elliott, vice Messrs. Haral
son and Rice, appointed by Judge Brad
ley's court, in tho first instance. It is
said that a sale has been effected with
some New York and Boston parties, iu
conjunction with some nearer home, to
operate (he ill-fated A. A O. Railroad.
The terms of the reported sale wo have
not learned authentically.
The present purchasers are said to have
purchased the first mortgage bonds at
reduced rates, and wish to surrender them
to tho Slate and get the $4,000 per mile
act passed at the last term of the Legis
lature, and the present purchasing com
pany is also to use the SOOO,OOO of certifi
cates still outstanding endorsed by them,
which they hope to make available at
some respectable figure. We learn there
is not to be an additional cent put into
the road for the present by the purchas
ing company, but the manipulation of
the hoods and certificates it is hoped will
accomplish all without an additional out
lay of money. All right. But let the
Alabama Legislature refrain from put
ting any more of the Stute’s money into
the said road. Let it. work out its own
salvation.— Mont. Adv., Hill.
Sale of Postal Stamps. —The most
popular stamps may bo gathered from the
statement of the stock of stamps at the
manufactory during the month of July,
which shows about the proportion of the
different denominations used by the pub
lic in correspondence. The number was
as follows :
One cent stamps 11,160,500
Two 5,651,700
I'hree cent 51,7 70,300
-Six cent- 1,9i14,800
Seveu cent 51,000
I’en cent 101,000
Twelve cent 452,500
Fifteen cent 450,180
Twenty-four cent 120,700
Thirty cent 02,000
Ninety cent 30,200
These figures represented a stock of
about seventy million stamps, auda money
value of $2,303,000.
Statements made by the last rescued
party of the Polaris’ crew revive the sus
picions as to manner of Capt. Hall’s
death. A correspondent says that second
mate Morton made to the United States
Consul at Dundee, Scotland, statements
directly accusing Dr. Btssel of bad treat
ment of Capt. Hull iu his illness, and in
timating that Buddiugtou coincides iu
Morton’s statement. An official invest!
nation will no doubt be quickly institu
ted. The Herald'» correspondent says
:hat he learned from the Consul himself
that Morton had made these statements
to him.
Cotton in Catoosa. — It is uo use to sa\
my longer that cotton cannot be success
fully raised in Catoosa county for flits year
at least, cotton growing is a marked sue-
CeSS.
We walked over Judge Titos. M. Gor
don’s experimental patch a day or two
ago, and confess that we were absolutely
astonished to see the excellent results he
has obtained by his experiment. He has
already gathered 995 tbs. seed cotton per
aere and we are satisfied that theie are
matured bolls enough left, yet to open, to
make as much if not more, than has been
gathered; the quality of the cotton is
", MK I too, the staple compares very favor
ably with that produced in Middle Geor
gia.— Catoosa Courier.
Galveston (/Texas) Commercial: "Ihe
canvass between Cook and Davis lias be
come so utterly ridiculous as to make us
ashamed to mention both candidates in
the same issue of our paper. J udge
Cook is, in an old fashioned, dignified
way, discussing before the decent portion
of the people of tho country such ques
tions as in his judgment, may require
treatment in the coming canvass. But
Governor Davis, like a ‘roaring imu seek
ing whom he may devour, is ranting be
fore a few ignorant negroes upon (he sub
jects of reopening the Afric.au slave trade,
secession and the Southern Confederacy.
We feel that there is really no necessity
for J udge Cook to make a canvass in this
race, but then we prefer that he should
do so, iu order that the actual difference
in the caliber of the two meu may be
known.
THE i gu^
THE HANGED MOHOCS.
CAPTAIN .TACK, SCONCIIIN, BOS
TON CHARLEY AND BLACK .TIM.
THEIR SPEECHES BEFORE EXECU
TION.
Jack and Schonchin I>enying and B«g-
KiiiK for their Lives.
BLACJt JIM AND BOSTON CHARLEY CONFESS
ING AND GLORYING IN IT.
Special from Fort Klamath, October hi, to the
New York Herald.
EFFECT OF THE DEATH ANNOUNCMENT.
Boston (’barley kept steadily chewing
tobacco while the sentence was being
spoken and squirted the juice about the
floor in a nonchalant style, as if nothing
of auy importance was taking place.
Soouchiu expressed his contempt for
the whole matter, laying back ou the
buuk aud hawing iu the most expressive
manner, as if tiie entire proceedings were
rather a bore.
Jack appeared to take the news very
coolly, but his bright and sparkling eyes
appeared uuusually brilliant and gazed
around the circle in a quick aud restless
manner.
The interpreter then informed them,jhy
order of tho President, that their wives
aud families would be taken good care
of; also that Gen. Wheaton was now
prepared to hear any remarks they had to
make.
CAPTAIN JACK SPEAKS.
Captain Jack then spoke, Dave Hill
translating the Modoc to jargon aud
Oliver Applegate the jargon into English.
The substance of Jack's speech was as
follows:
“I have heard the sentence aud know
what it is; hut I feet that I am more in
nocent than Bogus Charley, Hooker Jim,
Steamboat Frank und Shack Nasty Jim;
thut those men planned aud instigated the
crime of which I am accused. When
l look iutoiny heart I see no crime there.
Y’oung men started these murders. It's
hard to rid them of their savage habits.
I was always in favor of peace, aud Bo
gus Charley was the first to propose the
murder of General Cauby aud the Peace
Commissioners. These young men were
with him. I said uo; but they had the
power aud carried me with them. We
came near a personal difficulty.
MX LIFE WAS IN DANGER.
When Bogus Charley proposed killing
General Canby, Boston Charley was the
one who first sanctioned it. Bogus Char
ley said, ‘lf yon fail to help me I do it
myself.’ I feel while these four men are
at liberty they have triumphed over me,
snd the government should feet more sat
isfied if they were brought to trial, as
they were as guilty, if not more than I
am. I say that Bogus Charley was the
only man who influenced me. Ho was a
traitor lo both sides. Ho told lies to Mo
docs and lied to General Canby. I should
like to see him brought here. Hooker
Jim and Bogus Charley were the men
that agitated murder. I want now
to tell the truth—want to see those
men. I know that Shaeknasty Jim killed
General Canby and shot Meachum, aud
Boston Charley killed Dr. Thomas. That
is all 1 know about the massacre. Bos
ton Charley says Shack Nasty helped to
kill Dr. Thomas, and he wants to see him
tried as a murderer. Shaeknasty told me
that he told General Wheaton he killed
General Canby; but I did not believe him.
He said so after the massacre. Bogus
Charley told me he knew blood was ou
bis hands, and I would not be held ac
countable, as he was the real criminal.
Bogus Charley wanted to kill both Gen
erals Canby and Gilleui, and was very
sorry that General Gilleui did not oouie
out that day.”
By order of General Wheaton Jack was
then asked by an interpreter
WHY THEY KILLED GENERAL CANBY AND
THE COMMISSIONERS,
and what they expected to gain by such
action.
Captain Jack rather evaded the ques
tion and answered :
“I wished for peace, but the young
men said they were not ready for peace.
They wanted war, but they did not give
their reasons. I was always for peace;
but through the influence of the young
men, headed by Hooker Jim, tho war
went 011. I did not counsel the Com
tiatheshes or Hot Creeks to fight.
I WAS FOB PEACE.
'They came to me and made my heartsick,
for they wanted to light. When I cauie
here I hoped to lie set free, as I was not
tho instigator of these bad doings. I
hoped to live on Klamath with my peo
ple.”
General Wheaton then told the inter
pretor to tell Captain Jack his people
would be conveyed to a comfortable home
and well taken care of. He asked him
which one of tiie hand he would like to
take charge of liis family when he was
gone.
REALIZING HIS FATE.
Jack rather winced under that question,
and said: “I can think of no one who
could take good care of my family. He
would be suspicious of all, even Scar-faced
Charley, whom he thought a good man.”
Captain Jack then expressed a desire to
know if he might entertain hopes of living,
aud 011 being told the President’s orders
would be carried out, lie said “The great
chief in Washington is a long way off,
and he thinks that lie lias been misrepre
sented, and
IF THE BIG CHIEF WOULD COME
to see him he might change his opinion.’
He was then told the big chief’s children
numborel millions, and that he was gui
ded by good men, who represented him.
Jack then continued —“X don’t wish to
talk a great deal, and only about those
things near niy heart, and I would like to
have execution of the sentence postponed
until things could be made more clear.”
STRIKING INTELLIGENCE OF JACK.
On hearing that the President’s decis
ion was not given without a good deal of
thought, Jack said: “I know, judging by
the details, he was not hasty in tho mat
ter, but I think he should have heard what
I had to say.”
The interpreter then told Captain Jack
that General W keatou advised him not to
think of a reprieve, but to pay attention
to what the chaplain said to him.
Jack said that he knew what the chap
lain said was good, aud he should follow
it, and if they permitted him to live he
would become a better man. After ex
pressing a desire to have a talk with the
four scouts, he said: “It is
TERRIBLE TO THINK I HAVE TO DIE,
1 .eoause when I look at my heart I see a
desire to live; I would like to live until
l die natural.”
Black Jitu then said: “I see a great
many present, bnt
HAVE NO TALK TO MAKE
as Jack talks. I always tell the truth, and
|am well known among my people. Was
j wounded first fight at Lost River and very
I sick for many mouths, and not ou the war
j path.
| Mv heart tells me lam good aud strong
i man* and able to take care of the Modocs.
If Jack and Schonchin are killed I should
then be left to take care of tho Modocs.
Ido not know what Jack and Schonchin
think about it. That’s my idea.
All AFRAID OF NOTHING,
| nn( l w hen it’s war am always in front
rank. If I have been guilty of crime the
| law of chiefs decides that I should die;
I am willing to die, aud am not afraid to
die. I have been long time couftued iu
guard house without even a chance to talk,
• and if we aro to die I think we should
make some arrangements for our spirits
ill the other world, and 1 would like to
hear the spirit man talk.”
General Wheaton explained that the
chaplain had come for thut purpose. Cap
tain .Jack then said, “1 would like this
I matter to be delayed uutil my speech can
be laid before the big chief or people.
; The latter did not know that Bogus
Charley and Hooker Jim instigated the
j murder of Cauby.] I wish to be good
friends to the whites, and am
WILLING TO LIVE IN ANY PART OF THE
WORLD
; they may send me. I feel friendly to
wards every one, and the whites are my
1 friends.’
As Jack persisted in begging for re
prieve he was told, by order of General
Wheaton, that the great lawmakers of the
government had carernlly considered his
case and that the President’s decision was
final.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1873.
BOSTON CHARLEY CONFESSES.
Boston Charley then expressed a de
sire to talk and said, “You all knew me
dnring the war, bnt it seems to me that
I HAD TWO HEARTS, ONE INDIAN AND OTHER
WHITE.
I am a boy ; yet you all know of what
lam guilty, Although a hoy, I feel like
a man. When 1 look each sale of me, I
think of those other meu as women.
Schonchin, I am not afraid to die. I
think lam the only man iu the room. I
fought in the front rank with Shaeknasty,
Steamboat. Bogus, and Hooker Jim. I
am wholly man, not half woman. I killed
Geueral Cauby, assisted by Steumboat
Frank and Bogus. Bogus said, “Do you
believe these Commissioners mean to try
to make peace with us ?’’ I said, “I be
lieve so.” He said, “I don’t believe so,
they want to lead us into some trap.” I
said, “All right, Igo with you. Captain
Auder remembers when Bogus came iu
camp in the evening, and when I came iu
morniug. I would like to see all my peo
ple and hid them good by to-day. I would
like to go to the stockade; I feel that if I
criminate other parties it would not
amount to anything.
I SEE IT TOO LATE NOW,
that our chief meu were uot at the bottom
of that affair, aud they did not take such
a prominent part in massacre as the
young men. I am young—l know bnt
little. When I see anything with my own
eyes I know it.”
Boston was then asked,
WHY THEY KILLED CANBY
and the Commissioners, he said that all
the presents they received had no influ
ence on them, and they suspected Canby
and the Commissioners of treachery and
got up a big mad.
Boston then made a long harangne, iu 1
which he tried to show that Juck had uo
share in the massacre, and that he had
worked very hard in keeping the young
meu quiet. He appeared to lay all tho
blame on Bogus, and also said that Bogus
slept iu white camp the night before the
massacre, in order to disarm any suspi
cions General Canby might have had
about their intentions. Bogus thought i
Canby, Meachatn, Gilleui aud Thomas
were powerful men aud that their death
would satisty them. When they saw Dyar
coming iu place of Gilteiu they decided
to kill him also. When Bogus came, in
the evening before the massacre, he told
Riddle’s squaw he was going to kill the
four, and she said go and kitt them; I am
telling what I know to be true; notbiug
more.
Captain Jack then alluded to what Bos- j
ton had said about his share in the mas- ;
sacre and then said : “I have always had
good heart, and have now. Scarfaced j
Charley, my relation, more man than I
am; aud I would propose to make an ex- j
animation and
TURN SOAK-FACED CHARLEY OVER IN MY
PLACE,
and then I could live and take care of my
family. This modest request rather amused
the spectators and, to Jack’s disgust, did
not receive much consideration from
General Wheaton. Jack concluded l>y
saying, “I am ready to go aud see my
Great Father above.”
BCONSOHIN HAS A TALK.
Seonscliin was asked, by order of Gen
eral Wheaton, if he had anything he
wished to say. The old chief’s eye lighted
considerably at the prospect of talk, and,
making signs iu the affirmative, he pres
ently commenced, and spoke as follows—
his speech being interpreted by Oliver
Applegate and Dave Hill :
“You all know me bore. I was always
a good man. There was a time when I
did not want a white man here. I asked
advice from white men. I sent my boy
to Yinax reservation and he chose a piece
of laud for his home. Boston Charley has< 1
told the truth when he called me a woman,
I was like a woman and opposed to war. i
was a peace man, blit there were some
young men that were over-rash and anx
ious to do something to distinguish them
selves. Hooker Jim and some other boys
made all the trouble, and when 1 look at
these irons on my legs I feet that they
should wear them, and not I. They were
the cause of the trouble. I have always
given young meu advice, shook hands
with the white people, aud here i am now
condemned, with irons ou my feet. I
heard what the Great Spirit man had to
say and 1 think it good. I should uot die
for what others have done, but I will cio-ss
the river and will go to meet my father in
spirit land.”
Jack now began to move restlessly, and
presently laid down on his side of the
bench.
“My father lived long ago; begged to
see him in the upper world with Great
Spirit. If the law kills me I go up to
spirit land. Perhaps the Great Spirit w ill
say to me, ‘My law has taken your life,
and 1 accept of you as one of my people.'
1 am sure it is not iu my heart to do wrong,
Imt I was led away by the wishes of them.
It is doing a great wrong to take my life,
I can tell yon
THE GUILTY PARTIES
are Bogus Charley, Steamboat Frank, j
Hooker Jim and Scar-Faced Charley. I
was an old man, sat in camp and took no
active part, und I would like to see those
executed for whom I am now wearing
irons. I tell you the truth. lam a good
man and have a good heart. I have lived
a long lime witli cattle and horses and
novel' stole any stock. The boys that
murdered the Peace Commissioners and
citizens on Lost River I have an interest
in as my children, and if the law does not
kill them, may grow and become good
men. I look back to the history of the
Modoc war t and I can see Odeueal at the
bottom of alt trouble. He came down to
Linkville with Ivan Applegate; sent Ivan
to see and talk with Captain Jack, no
good. If Odeneat come himself all the
Modocs go to Yaiuox. at least I think so.
Therefore I think Odeneat responsible
for the death of General Cauby and the ,
chains on my feet. I have heard of re
ports that were sent to Yreka asking Jack
son that the Modocs were making trouble
011 the war path and such bad talk brought
Major Jackson aud the settlers down. 1
do not want, to say that my sentence is
not right, but after your retreat I thought
I could come and surrender and be secure.
I felt that these murders had been com
mitted by the boys and that I had been
hurried along with current. When I
think of these things the Great Spirit has
looked down upon me from ‘hove aud
judged me with His law. ma -id young
meu were auxjous for v.„ You know
whether X am good or not. because you
have tried the law ou me. Hooker Jim al
■ ways thought he was strong, good shot,
aud did these things contrary to my wish
es, aud I spoke against them. Murder of
the citizens when the Big Chief in Wash
i rngton read the evidence ail over, he must
I have been led to believe that I (Schou
chin) was a wicked savage ahd did not
know that I (.Schonchin) had used all his
influence with young meu to keep them
! from doing these rash acts. The Great
Chief has to depend on tile evidence he
gets from his subordinates, and peihaps
' thinks Schonchin a wicked man, while
Schonchin has been
A GOOD, QUIET INDIAN
all his lifetime. The Great Spirit who
looks from above will see Scouchin in
| chains, but Ife knows that his heart is
good, and says: “You die, yon become
one of my people.” I will now try to
believe that the President is doing accor
ding to the will of the Great Spirit iu
condemning to die. Yon may all look at
me and see that I am firm ami resolute.
I am trying to think that it is just that I
I should die and that the Great Spirit ap
proves of it aud says it is law. lam to
die. I leave my sou. I hope he will be
allowed to remain iu this country. I hope
he will grow up and make a good man.
I want turn him over to the old Chief
Scouchin at Yaiuox, who will make good
man of him. I have always looked 011
the younger men of our tribe as my spe
! eialcharge, and have reasoned with them,
| and now I am to die as a result
lof their bad condition. I have four
i children and I wish them turned over
to my brother at Yaiuox. Must die. If
I Lad the blood ou my hands, like Barton
1 should say kill him. I killed General
Cauby. 1 killed Dr. Thomas; hut 1 have
nothing to say about the decision. It is
■ already made, and I would never ask it to
be crossed. You are the law-giving
IKiwer. You have tried me aud said
I must die. I am satisfied, if the
law is correct. I have mode speech. I
would like to see the Big Chief face to
face and talk with him, hut he is a long
, distance off, like at the top of a high hill,
1 with me at the bottom, snd I can’t go to
him; but he has made his decision, made
his law, and I say
LET ME DIE.
I I don’t believe all the talking I can do will
| make the President cross over his decis
| ion, and I don't talk for that purpose. I
wish to let you know my heart.
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
Second Day’s Proceedings.
New York, October 4. —The second
■ day’s session of the Evangelist Alliance
| was begun by prayer in the Madison
; Square Church, Rev. Dr. Adams, officiat
ing, after which the delegates assembled
in Association Hall. The galleries of the
| latter place reserved for the public, be
i came so crowded, and so many people
were iu the streets striving to gaiu ad
mittance that a meeting was organized in
Dr. Crosby’s Church, on Twenty-fourth
street, at which, addresses were made by
Rev. Mr. Marston, of Loudon, and Rev.
Dr. Conrad, of Philadelphia.
Promptly at 10 o'clock, President Wol
sey called the delegates to order, and Rev.
Dr. Collin, of Geneva, offered a short
prayer in French, Rev. Dr. Hodge of
Princeton, then delivered an address on
the Unity of the Church, arguing that
each denomination should recognize the
sacrament and orders of the other, when
instead of recrimination, it would tie one
mystically in Christ. Addresses were
also made by Rev. Dr. Potter, Dr. Crooke,
who represented Bishop Simpson, of Phil
adelphia, and the Dean of Canterbury.
The morning session was brought to a
close by the reading of a paper by Rev. C.
C. Dallas, on the Communion of Suints.
PROTESTANTISM NOT A NEGATION.
At the ufternoou session Bishop Bedill,
of Ohio, read a paper paying a high trib
ute to the virtues of the late Bishop Mc-
Ilvain. Bishop Bedill continued: It is
charged that Protestantism is a failure,
because of its division into sections; but
uniformity is uot necessary to unity.
Protestantism is a church, not a negation.
There was uo uniformity in the church !
from the beginning. Uuion is not unity.
There can be a union between unions,
ignoring minor differences. To-day the
sect under the mask of Rome are contend- j
ing more fiercely than Protestants. De- i
multinational distinctions arise from na
tional prejudice, physical abilities and
mental capacities, and we will have de- I
uominatiomi'uutil truth and free thought
are crushed out. Differences in the church j
are the necessary preservatives of a free
gospel. There is among Christians a uuion i
with the Father, with Christ, and with j
the purpose of the church, the union for
which Christ prayed. The union of the
Father aud of the Sou cannot be seen.
The prayer of Christ has not been un
answered aud the church has always main
tained that unity with which denomina
tional Christians are consistent.
• FRENCH EVANGELISM.
Rev. Dr. Cook, of Paris, followed Bish
op Bedell, and said there was no where
moro unity among Christians than in
France. The Protestant pastors are in
perfect accord with the Reformed church,
aud it was a common thing for the three
principal Protestant churches to unite
with Ihe Reformed church in the solemn
uct of ordination. The Young Mens’
Christian Association und Sunday-schools
of France are friendly on the principles
of the evangelical alliance. At the bed
side of Adolph Monot the pastors of the
different denominations were called, hy
his own request, to give him council, and
administer the holy communion. Never
was tho word evangelical so well kuovin
in Paris as ill the war of 1871, when there
were evangelical alliance ambulances. In
the days of the Commune the brethren
used to hold united meetings for counsel.
In conclusion the speaker said what was
chiefly needed in France is the frequent
interchange of pulpits.
The Rev. VV. Nord, of Beilin, delivered
an address in German. Rev. F. (V. Con
rad, of Philadelphia, delivered an address
on the Interchange of Pulpits, maintaining
that the interchange should be confined
to Evangelical pastors.
THIS WEEK’S PROGRAMME
Next week an opportunity would lie giv
en the delegates for an interchange and
declaration of their opinions on the pa
pers read. The Conference will termin
ate Sunday evening next. To-morrow af
ternoon communion service will be held
in Rev. l)r. Adams’ Church,at which Rev.
Dr. Sehochedrop, of the Oriental Convent
from Ponthesm, will assist. This gentle
man wishes it stated that ho cannot ac
cept half the invitations he received to
make addresses, but an arrangement will
lie made flint all attending the conference
may hear him. His remarkable conver
sation is accepted ns a grand instance of
the power of God’s word in influencing
the souls of men.
To-morrow evening Hon. R. Felix Bin
no will preside at a meeting iu the Acad
emy of Music, while another meeting will
bo hold in Steinway Hall. Monday the
Conference will be divided into two sec
tions, Theological and Philosophical. Ex
ercises at the hall on Monday evening,
will be conducted in French. Tuesday
evening there will be service in Madison
Square Church, for the faculty aud stu
dents of the different denominations at
tending tho Conference. Ou Monday
next, Brooklyn will receive the delegates
and a dinner will be given them at the
Academy of Music. A public meeting
will be held in some building when ad
dresses will be made by the foreign and
resident members of the alliance.
TO VISIT WASHINGTON AND GRANT.
The Alliance has accepted an invitation
to visit Washington on the 14th inst. aud
will have a public meeting at the Metro
policau Church on the 14th aud 15th, at
which President Grant aud the members
of the Cabinet have been invited to at
tend.
New York, Oct. (>. —The philosophical
branch of the Confeience of Evangelical
Alliance, which met in St. Paul’s Church,
wa i presided over by Dr. Foss.
A paper ou Ideal Philosophy was read
by Prof. 0. P. Kranth, D. D.
The Conference was invited to visit
Washington. A limner of papers were
read, and others ordered printed.
New York, Oct. 7. —The Conference
had four sermons to-day, at different
places. Many papers read.
At 2 p. m. a third section of the Evan
gelical Alliance met in Dr. Adams' Church,
Madison Square. The church was lite
rally packed full to the doors. The gen
eral topic was “The Pulpit of the Day,”
and the speakers were, first, Rev. Dr.
Parker, of London, Rev. Beecher and Dr.
Bidder, of Madison, N. J. The children’s
meeting at 3 p. in. iu the Church of the
Disciples, was addressed by Rev. Mr.
Sheshadrie.
New York, Oct. 8. —In the Alliance
Prof. W. Kraft, D. D., University of
Bourn, Prussia, read a paper on Papal
Infallibility aud Old Catholicism. He
said that the true dogmas of the Catholics
are beat if they accept the universal ju
risdiction and infalhbity of the Pope.
The official press of Rome published thut
when the Pope [thought it was Christ
thinking in him, Christ wus visible in the
Pope. Romanish auti-christianity never
was as strong as in our day. It was arro
gant in the Catholics to hold their Ecu
menical Council. Noone was represented
in it but Cardinals Bishops and a few of
the laymen.
In the Alliance a paper from the Old
Catholic Congress, recently held at Con
stance, signed by Bishop Keinkers, Prof.
Dr. Von Schulte and others, addressed to
the Conference, was read by Dr. Schaff,
who prefaced the reading by a few inter
esting remarks. The paper was iu re
sponse to an invitation for representation
from that organization. Mr. Schaff said
that the address was now being interpre
ted and would appear to-morrow.
Dr. ISchaff recounted the actions of
Congress, among which are the establish
ment of evangelical preaching in the
Catholic Church; the abolishment of the
confessional; the allowing of priests to
marry, and the extending of the privilege
to females of having a voice in the gov
ernment of the church. 111 closing, Dr.
Schaff said that the old Catholic Church
now had fifty-nine congregations, 50,000
members and forty priests and that next
winter six students would be admitted iu
the college at Rome.
The speeches were generally bitter and
ex parte against the Church of Rome.
In reply to this. Dr. Starr, of Brooklyn,
followed iu an address npon some appeal
to educated Protestants. He said it is
easy but unsafe to under-value auy force
bnt our own. It is difficult for Protest
ants to understand the attractive power
of Romanism. We have been wont to re
gard the Roman Church as one of ignor
ance and superstition, when we have
been apt to believe that they were moved
by political asperations or someone of
those eccentricities of mind that would
have made them Roman. This is
alt wrong. Catholics are intelligent,
: earnest ami ardent. A great attraction
is the greater security of salvation offered
jby the Church of Rome. There is a
power iu believing as one draws near
death that he can hear his Saviour’s voice
speaking through the priest, iviug the
dying one complete absolution from sin.
With these reasons come the fact of the
age of tho Catholic Church. To a
Catholic the ancient history of his church
is one of the grandest things his thoughts
can dwell upon. We believe that the
, history of the Romanish Church is greatly
i the work of the hierarchy, greatly false,
hut it is nil accepted by the Catholic as
truth verified. Tho arts and sculptures
of the church are powerful in influencing
Catholics. It claims to be a church of
sect., whose magnificent structures out
rival all those of whatsoever sort. It is
the church of the poor, in that its benev
olent institutions are found everywhere.
If, said Rev. Mr. Starr, we must overcome
these men, we must know more than we
i have some times known of the seductive
influences existing against us. There is
one thing they can’t do, and that is rub
I out tho past. There are aspects to Ro
manism that are worthy of much admira
tion and respect.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Washington, Oct. (i. —The Treasury
Department is paying persons who were
employed in taking the United Statescen
sus in the Southern States in 1800, but
deprived of their uiouey by the breaking
out of the rebellion. Already over $67,-
000 have been paid to such employees in
sums ranging from SSO to S2OO.
Admiral Goldsborough has been placed
on the relief list.
Medical director Chas. Eversfield, of
tho U. S. Navy, is dead.
Washington, Oct. 8. —The Secretary of
the Treasury, Assistant Treasurer of New
York, aud McCulloch, partner of Jay
Cooke & Cos., are in counsel at New Yolk
to-day.
Maj. Conney MeKever has been as
signed Adjutant General to the Depart
ment of the South, and Maj. Taylor to
the Department of Texas.
The President goes to the Pamlico Fair
to-morrow.
FEDERAL SPIES IN THE SOUTH.
How Cotton Claimants are Manipulated.
Special to the Savannah Morning Nows.]
Washington, October s.—lt has been
ascertained that a part of the programme
of the spies sent South by the Govern
ment, in the guise of claim agents, to
gather evidence against the hohlerß of
cotton and other claims, is to procure affi
davits from negroes once owned by, or
who worked for, claim-holders.
THE STAKE PLAYED FOR.
The people of Georgia aro deeply inter
ested in cotton claims —Savannah alone
being entitled to nearly two millions of
dollars on judgments rendered by the
Court of Claims iu the months of April
and May last, the payment of which is
now suspended to await the reports from
the aforesaid spies. A number of claim
ants have already placed their claims in
the hands of these fellows, aud the facts
thus obtained are manipulated to post
pone and defeat them.
how it works.
Many claimants are hero from the South
awaiting the action of the Government.
One gentleman from Macon brought all
his witnesses here at considerable cost,
only to find that he could do nothing un
til the Government agents in the South
make their reports. Seminole.
THE KENTUCKY KU-KLUX.
Special to the (Jourier Journal.
Washington, Oct. 3. — The Evening
Star of to-day states that the Government
has finally decided to take prompt
steps to break up the Ku-Klux
organizations in Kentucky, and that
instructions to this end have been sent to
the United States District Attorney and
Marshal at Louisville. There is the high
est authority for pronouncing this state
ment wholly unauthorized and untrue. It
is however certain that the Attorney Gen
eral has been advised of the newspaper
publications on the subject of the Ken
tucky Ku Klux, and is now getting all tho
facts and information he can obtain. He
has consequently arrived at no conclusion,
and,although much annoyed by newspaper
correspondents, declines to say what will
lie his line of action. It is probable that
before doing aught ho will pause to see
what will be done by the State authorities
of Kentucky, and if the Government
should decide to interfere, it will he with
out any warning to the parties concerned
in the outrages.
AAY COOKE «£ CO.
Washington, Oct. 4. — The proposition
of Jay Cooke & Cos., made known here
to-day, to transfer all their property, in
cluding their individual property and
that of their wives, of whatever charac
ter, to Mr. Rollins, iu trust for the credi
tors, paying in five per cent, instalments
as that sum shall ho realized from time to
lime from the assets, meets with general
favor in this Mr. Rollins will bo
recollected as commissioner of internal
revenue for several years,*and'is now the
President of the National Insurance Com
pany of Philadelphia, of which Jay Cooke
& Cos. were the principal stockholders. It
is understood that this proposition of
Cooke & Cos. also incliutes the option of
creditors to take real estate or other prop
erty of the firm at its appraised value.
It is stated that the suspended First
National Bank of this city will pay 75
per cent, of its indebtedness irrespective
of their claims npon Jay Cooke & Cos, for
about SBOO,OOO. — St. Louis Republican.
THE CONSTITUTION TINKERS.
New York, Oct. 6.— The Senatorial
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
consisting of Hou. O. P. Morton, Hon.
M. 11. Carpenter, of Wisconsin, H. B.
Anthony, of Rhode Island, George S.
Boutwell, of Massachusetts, John H.
Mitchell, of Oregon, W. T. Hamilton, of
Maryland, James L. Alcorn, of Missis
sippi, and John A. Logan, of Illinois,
met in secret session at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel to-day, and drafted, it was stated,
an amendment to the Constitution, to be
submitted to the United States Senate for
its action, looking to another and more
practicable mode of electing President
and Vice President, and providing a tri
bunal to adjust all questions relative to
the President’s election which may be
contested. Other questions of a political
nature were discussed.
ARRIVAL OF THE POLARIS CREW.
Fortress Monroe, Oct. 4. — While the
steamship City of Antwerp was coining up
the bay this morning the United States
steamer Tallapoosa went alongside her
and took on board Captain Buddington and
his men of the Polaris. The Tallapoosa
steamed to the navy yard, and will leave
this afternoon for Washington with the
rescued voyagers. Captain Buddington
said to a reporter, pleasantly, lie was un
der martial law and could uot make any
statements concerning his eventful voy
age. The Captain and his associates were
in excellent health.
THE GATLIN GUN A SUCCESS.
Fortress Monroe, Oct. 4.—The tests
of the Gatlin gun were continued to-day.
At S(K) yards range at a target !t feet high
and 45 in length, six hundred shots were
fired in a minute aud a half, 534 of which
struck the target. The Gatlin gun has
proved itself superior to all others, espec
ially at ranges beyond 200 yards.
U. S. MARSHAL KILLED.
Paris. Kr., October 7.—W. 11. Burton,
Deputy U. S. Marshal, was murdered to
day hy Edward and Mat Current.
BRIGHAM YOUNG.
Salt Lake, October 7.—Brigham Young
was re-elected President of the second Co
operative Institution.
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
Jackson, October 7. — Governor Powers
calls an extra session of the Legislature
to amend election laws.'
TRIAL OE BAX AIN E.
Paris, Oct. 7.—The Court-martial, be
fore which Marshal Bazaine is now be
ing tried, sets iu the audience chamber
of the Graud Tribunal at Versailles. The
scene at the opeuing was remarkable.
Nearly all the witnessses who had been
summoned were present aud the Court
room was filled with the most distinguish
ed men of France. Besides those pre
viously reported were M. M. Faver and
Regniere. The calling of their names
as witnesses caused sensation.
Bazaine appeared iu the full uniform of
a Marshal of France, with ribbon and
Graud Cross of the Legion of Honor ou
his breast. He took his seat in an arm
chair by the side of his counsel, and was
courteously addressed by the President of
the Court as Monsieur lo Marshal,
throughout the proceedings. The defense
was conducted by M. M. Lachand Auser,
the eminent advocate of Colvilette.
Ten days will be occupied in reading
i papers in the Bazaine case. Gambetta,
Schencider and lumper, and Geu. LaJini
nault, were also present, as witnesses.
Paris, Oct. B.—ln the Bazaine court
martial to-day the reading of Monsieur
Ivories’ report was continued. Monsieur
Iveries proceeds to show that the means
of communication between Metz and
Paris were ample. Bazaine’s refusal to
combine his forces with the other armies
iu the field was criminal. The Marshal is
accused of pursuing a personal policy, by
which the enemy profited.. There is evi
dence he even refused to assist in the
effort which was made to provision Metz.
Bazaine’s inaction is attributed partially
to hesitancy, being confused by the news
from Sedan and Paris, and to his secret
negotiation with the enemy. Whatever
Government there was iu France, lie
should have fought for it, instead of lis
tening to overtures of the enemy, receiv
ing their agent, Regnier, aud plotting the
restoration of the Empire. He only
thought of maintaining the army in good
condition to play the political part he de
signed. Had Bazaine done his duty by
taking his army into the interior of
France, leaving Metz to defend herself
with the garrison, which could subsist on
the resources of the surrounding country,
Metz would have held out uutil au armis
tice, aud Lorraine would never have been
ceded.
iveries continued: A foreign war was
uot enough, our unhappy country was
condemned to the horrors of a civil war,
and what did Marshall Bazaine do? Then
he united with the enemy to overthrow
the government of Paris.
The report condemns tiie Marshal for
failing to destroy the materials of war
left at Metz, while he was careful to de
stroy all correspondence which might
compromise himself for frequently receiv
ing iu poi son visits of German officers aud
generally for manifesting undue haste to
capture the egomy.
The reading of the report was not con
cluded at the adjournment of the court.
The hearing of the remainder, together
with other documents touching Buztue’s
management of the artillery and commis
sariat at Metz will probably occupy the
entire week and the examination of wit
nesses will not begin till Monday next.
The German Government at lirst re
fused to allow subpoenas for witnesses to
be served in Alsace and Lorruine, but
special negotiations have overcome its ob
jections.
FRANCE.
Paris, Oct. 7.—The Duke Deßraglie,
at a banquet given in his honor, declared
emphatically the revival of tho clerical
domination in France was impossible.
Paris, Oct. B.—lt is reported that when
the Assembly is asked to vote in favor of
the Monarchy aud the elevation of Count
De Chamberd to the throne as King Hen
ry V, M. Ruuher will propose as a
substitute that the uiouurchial principle
be established, hut that it lie left to the
country to decide which monarchy is pre
ferred.
NEW YORK ITEMS.
New York, October 7.-—Weather veiy
cold to-night.
Rev. J. J. Brunner preached thfl annual
sermon before the Southern New Yolk
Baptist Association to-day, aud was elec
ted Moderator for the ensuing year.
Lizzie King, alias Kate Stoddard, was
arraigned to-day before Court but one ol
her counsel stated they wore not ready.
No day was fixed for trial, aud site wits
remanded back to prison.
New York, Oct. 8. —The third trial of
Stokes commenced to-day. Stokes is a
little grayer but otherwise looks well.
INSURANCE COMPANY ENJOINED
St. Louis, October 7.—The State Su
perintendent of Insurance yesterday tiled
a petition in the Circuit Court asking for
an injunction to restrain the St. Louis
Mutual Life Insurance Company from
transacting any business, aud especially
from issuing auy new policies, renewing
any of its risks, or paying out any money
whatever. The petition further asks for
the appointment of a Receiver, and for
a decree dissolving the company and
winding up its affairs. The petition is
based upon the fact, as the Superintendent
alleges, that an examination of the affairs
of the company discloses its liabilities to
exceed its assets by $i104,1>65, exclusive of
SIOO,OOO capital stock. The writ of in
junction was granted, returnable on tho
11 tii.
FROST AND YELLOW FEVER.
Memphis, October B.—A heavy frost
occurred here last night and there are in
dications of another to-night, though
to-day a greater number of new yellow
fever cases have been developed than
on auy day heretofore. There are about
600 eases under treatment in the infected
districts. There were 42 interments to
day of persons who died of yellow fever,
and 12 of persons who died from other
diseases. Among the former was Father
Carey, of Dominican priesthood.
Shreveport, Cot. B.— Alfred Saville. of
the Western Union Telegraph Company
office, who volunteered to come here from
Memphis, died last night.
DISCHA RG E D WORK M EN.
Cincinnati, Oct. 7. The Cincinnati
Commercial and the Gazette of this morn
ing published results of many interviews
with leading manufacturers in various
departments, from which it appears that
the number of hands discharged on ac
count of the money stringency has been
much over-estimated. Most of the man
ufacturers and artisans express the hope
that they will be able to get through the
pressure without further reductions of
force or time.
DEAD.
Alexandria, Va., Oct. 7.—Commodore
Wm. Jameson, of the U. 8. Navy, on the
retired list from age aud infirmities, died
in this city to-day, aged 82. The Gazette
says he served faithfully aud was iu sev
eral engagements in the war of 1812.
Dnring the late war he was here suffering
with affection of the eyes.
DIVORCE SUITS.
Chicago, Oct. 7. —ln the Superior
Court, of this city, yesterday. Judge Gary
made an order refusing to permit refer
ences of suits for divorce to waver in
chancery, aud announced that hereafter
all such suits must he tried iu open court.
RELIGIOUS.
London, Oct. B.—Bishop Rennes, of
tho Old Catholic Church, to day took the
oath of allegiance to the Emperor. The
customary formula, with the exception of
the reservation of first allegiauce to the
Pope, which was omitted.
BOSTON’S ENVIRONS.
Boston, Oct. 8.- —The election to-day
resulted in the annexation of Charles
town, Brighton and West ltoxbury to
Boston. Brooklyn voted “no.”
CONNECTICUT CAPITAL ELEC
TION.
Hartford, Oct. 7. —Majority making
but one Capital, I,(KK) in this city.
RA CES.
Dexter Park. October 7. —Goldsmith
Maid won the $5,000 race; time, 2:23),
2:20£ and 2:26.
NO. 36
VAN NATIONAL HANKS HE EORC
ED INTO BANKRUPTCY.
In regard to this novol question arising
from the stress of the times, the Wash
ington correspondent of the Cincinnati
Gazette telegraphs under date of the lid :
The proceedings against Jay Cooke «k
Cos. to-day, have a pretty general discus
sion of the question whether banks, in
cluding the National ltauks, can be forced
into bankruptcy, providing they, refuse
for fourteen days to pay depositors.
Among the law officers of the Govern
ment, officers of the Courts, and those of
the Treasury having to do with its law
business, there appears to be entire uu
auimity in the opinion that on the four
teenth day after such action as now com
mon in all parts of the country, if pro
ceeding in bankruptcy are tiled, courts
will be obliged to grant the petition so far
as to cite parties to appear and. show
cause why they should not be adjudged
bankrupt. The opinion here is also gen
eral that a majority of such hunks can’t
avoid bankruptcy under these proceed
ings. In estimating the period of four
teen days the day of the suspension is not
couuted, and petition may be tiled on the
fourteenth day thereafter. This time will
expire for New York banks on Monday,
and for a large number of Western banks
during the week. While in the case of
the National Banks, the law does not pro
vide for appointing a Receiver for failure
to pay depositors, the Controller of the
Currency will not fail to take notice of the
complaints of depositors setting fourth
that a National Bank has refused to pay
deposits.
DEATH OF BARN V M’S RHINOCE
ROS.
On Monday afternoon of last week, Bar
naul's large rhinoceros, then on exhibi
tion in Philadelphia, gave signs of unusual
excitement, and presently began a vig
orous assault upon the iron bars of the
cage, vainly endeavoring to break through,
and soon after died. The Philadelphia
Telegraph says :
“The struggles of the great brute drew
a crowd around the cage, but when the
wood work began to succumb to the furi
ous assaults ot the enraged animal, and it
became evident that there was great dan
ger of it escaping from its confinement,
the feeling of curiosity gave way to that
of fear, and when the huge monster, witli
a terrilic snort aud powerful upward
thrust with its head, carried away the top
of the cage, lipping it oil as though ii
was thin gauze, the crowd became para
lyzed with fear. Women aud children
shrieked in terror and sought Bafety in
Might, while strong men stood speechless
before the danger that threatened them.
The struggles of the dying animal were
fearful to behold, but fortunately were of
short duration. As it. was, the cage was
torn and shattered so as to render it iiulii
for further use, and had the paroxysms
continued a few moments longer, loss of
human life might have resulted. The
dead animal was the largest one of its
Hpecies in the country, aud cost nearly
$20,000. It is understood that it died
from a fit. The corpus will be sent to
the Smithsonian Institute for preserva
tion.”
EX-PRESIDENT JOHNSON’S LOSS.
The Knoxville Press and Herald of tin
(ith inst., settles this disputed matter uu
thoritively. It says:
Ex-President Johnson arrived in the
city, yesterday, from ins home at Green
ville. He has not yet fully recovered
from the effect of his malignant, attack of
cholera, last July, but is convalescent.
He hopes in a short time to be in the en
joyment of his usual good health.
As the press tboroughout the country
has obtained various statements relative
to his probable loss by the suspension of
the First National Bank of Washington,
we gathered the facts in the case from
him, and are antonzed to state that when
the bank suspended, the Ex-President had
on deposit $73,000. He regards its re
covery as a matter of doubt. If it proves
an actual loss, it will not exhaust his re
sources.
HOW ONE WOMAN DOT HER
MONEY.
From tlie Chicago Times.]
But oue woman succeeded in fairly
melting one of the Directors. She was a
young woman, not particularly pretty,
perhaps, but interesting, and she had
tears in her eyes, aud SSO in the bank.
She rushed frantically to one of the Di
rectors, and asked him if she could not
draw her money.
“I am very sorry, madam,” said he,
“but I can’t help yon to it just now.”
“But I must have it immediately,” she
returned, passionately. “It’s all I have
in the world.”
“Well, my dear madam, you must have
patience as well as the rest.”
“But mine is an urgent case, and I
can't wait, because—”
“Well, because what?”
“Because,” said she, with a smile on
her lip and a tear in her eye, “because
I’m going to be married, and I’ve got to
get some things. The man I’m going to
marry has not a cent to pay the minister,
and he has only one leg, and so I’ve got
to see to everything myself.”
The benevolent Director dove into his
pocket and produced his private purse,
out of which he paid her the amount.
And she went on her way rejoicing.
The Wrong Court House. —A distin
guished Judge met a negro man on the
streets, yesterday, whom heliad known in
LaGrauge. He said to him, “what are
you doing here, yon are still living in La-
Grange, I suppose.” He replied that he
was up here on the jury, (hat lie had been
to the court house aud heard them call
over the jury, but they had left him oui
aud he was going home as he supposed
they did not need him. The Judge told
him that he had gotten into the wrong
court house, that it was Erskine’s court
that needed jurors like him, and if he
would go there he could find employment.
The last seen of him he was making
tracks to find Mas. John Harkins.—At
lanta Herald.
Mayor Faber had about the most obdu
rate and pugilistic customer before him
yesterday morning we ever saw. It
seems that Annie liecves and Maggie
Harris, cullud nymphs, were looking for a
Miss Ceia to devour her, but run afonl of
the wrong individual in the person of
Laura MoMurry, cullud nymph, who gave
them more than they expected, so they
had her arrested. Mho was fined $5 aud
costs, whereupon she lit into Annie in the
court, for which she was fined $5 more,
when she made a dash for Mag, and gave
her a chug, when she was fined $5 more
for contempt, when she told the Mayor to
make it 50 days in jail, and she sailed in
to Mag again, when the Mayor took her
at her word, and ordered her to jail 50
days on bread and water, when she told
him to make it 500 days, and was carried
off by the police cursing like a trooper.—
Monlgom.org Journal.
Drowning Superfluous. —We learn
from the columns of the Hartford Cou
rant, that, on Friday last, some disap
pointed New Yorker telegraped to Sncre
lary Jtichardson : “Do drown yourself."
To which the Secretary replied: “I will
do no such thing. ”
Mr. Bichardson does well not to drown
himself until he has been brought to ac
count for putting $137,000 of the public
money into the First National Bank for
the use of the Cookes, when he knew that
both the liauk and the Cookes were bank
rupt. After that matter is disposed of,
drowning himself will be superfluous.—
JV. y. Han.
A few days since, it is related, J. W.
Kenue, of Pembroke, N. Y., took his
mare from the barn, leaving a two
months colt behind. On his return, some
two hours after, he found the colt on the
roof of the barn. Being unable to follow
the mare, it had sought some means of
escape. In the first place it had gone up
a flight of stairs —fifteen steps —then
over the hay mow, and out of a window in
the gable end of the barn, on io a half
roof. From this elevation it worked its
way to the roof of the main barn, which
is very steep; then it returned to the half
roof, whence, on the return of the mother,
it jumped to the ground, a distance of
fourteen feet, a feat which it accomplished
without being the least injured.
A. D Wtottr BROWNi
Often, when the journalist has to notice
the death of some well-known citizen, he
finds it necessary to shun allusion to the
faults and follies and to dwell only upon
the virtues of the deceased. In perform
ing the sad duty of paying a tribute to
the memory of the friend whoso name
heads this article, we have no such deli
cate task before us. We have to speak of
a man whose career was altogether one of
usefulness and honor—whose life, though
retired and unostentatious, was one of
great benefit to his follow-men, and whose
good works will long live after him.
Mr. Brown was born in Colchester, Con -
nectient, but hail lived so long in Colum
bus that he might well be regarded as one
lof our first and oldest citizens. Ho was
a man of extraordinary inventive genius,
and a mathematician of rare quickness
and precision. He seemed almost intui
tively to reach eorreot conclusions over
problems relating to machinery that sorely
puzzled other men. His inventions and
improvements were numerous, and they
were all of the useful kind, for his mind
was eminently practical. He was mainly
instrumental in the successful establish
ment of Mr. Griswold’s works at Griswold
ville, near Macon, and in the construc
tion of the popular cotton gin made at
that place. He was also the assistant of
Mr. Daniel Pratt, of Prattville, Ala., in the
establishment of liis factory and the per
fection of his excellent cotton gin. To
his labor and ingenuity, also, does the
gin of Messrs, demons, Brown & Cos. of
this city, owe much of its excellence. He
also invented a saw gin for Sea Island
cotton, which is said to be a very superior
machine for that purpose, lie was the
sole inventor of the machine gin saw filer,
now in universal use in large establish
ments, just as he originated it. Os ma
chines for household and agricultural
work, his inventions were many, and all
of them meritorious. Doubtless some
articles of a similar character, but of less
value, have obtained more general uae,
for Mr. Blown was a modest man and pre
ferred to let his works practically disclose
their own merits, rather than trumpet
their praises by traveling agents aud fine
displays.
During the war Mr. Brown built up in
this city a very extensive factory, for the
manufacture chieffly of machinery such as
our people (and especially the women of
the South) needed to enable them to make
at home, from the fleece and fibre, the
clothing which they could not obtain
from aiiroad. He made superior spinning
wheels, reels, looms, and other articles of
that character, and sold them at prices
which enabled almost any pour woman tu
make the clothes for her family at home,
and for her husband, sons or brothers in
the army. When Wilson’s raid passed
through Columbus, Mr. Brown had, in
connection with Mr. Ellis (now of Savan
nah) very extensive aud expensive works
of this kind in operation, employing
many hands, and by his maohines giving
employment and the means of living to
t housands of women and children. Un
fortunately for him, he had taken from
the State of Georgia a contract to make
the backs or wood-work for the cards
manufactured at Milledgeville; and it
was upon this poor pretence that the raid
ing officers coudeumed his manufactory
as “contraband” and consigned it to the
flames—though not an implement of war
was made in it, lint only such machinery
and implements us women and children
used in their daily labor. From this blow,
which laid him prostrate in pecuniary re
sources, Mr. Brown never fully recovered,
I hough he continued to work on assidu
ously in liis old age, retaining even in his
seventh decade the wonderful inventive
powers and industrial energy that distin
guished Ills life.
We are aware of the fact. that, some of
the friends of Mr. Brown urged him to
seek relief from the Legislature of Geor
gia, as it was solely because of his doing
work for the State, that the Federal forces
destroyed his aud Mr. Ellis’ private fac
tory. It seems to us that the application
would have had much justice in it, and
could have been sustained by arguments
and appeals to patriotism which it would
have been difficult to resist; but we be
lieve that he never acted upon the sugges
tion. Possibly, now that he is dead, the
justice may bo done to his family which
he forbore to claim for himself.
Mr. Brown died in this city, Wednesday
morning, of a second attack of apoplexy.
His first attack, two years ago, was severe,
but lie rallied from it, and, old as he was,
applied himself resolutely to his daily
labor. His age was about 73 years. He
was a brother of Israel Brown, of New
London, Conn., aud of E. E. Brown of
the Brown Hotel, Macon—both men of
eminence in their respective callings. He
was a man of extensive reading and varied
information, of an inquiring aud over
active mind. But lie made no show of
learning and no boast of any of his
achievements. A plain, honest, kind
hearted, intelligent and useful man, his
life was blameless and one of uuinixed
benefit to liis fellow-men. It may besaid
that he died in the harness—engagedwto
the end in the labors of usefulness that
signalized his life aud will bless his mem
ory.
Sentiments as Kegarhs Precious
Stones. —Precious stones were considered
in olden times to have the property or
power of keeping off evil spirits. The
diamond, from its brilliancy, was dedica
ted to things celestial, considered a pre
servative of virtue, and supposed to bo
an antidote to poison, disease, etc.; as a
gift, it brought strength of mind and for
titude to the recipient. The sapphire
lost its lustre —aH all stoues were supposed
to do—when worn by a person of impure
mind; it was a special preservation against
venomous reptiles. The ruby was said
lo give warning of coming misfortures,
by becoming darker, and returning to its
original brightness when the danger was
over: it was looked upon as a preserva
tive from illness, aud banished bad
thoughts. The turquoise was the emblem
of hope and trust, and those who confi
ded in it were to obtain their wish.
A New Orleans correspondent of the
Louisville Courier, of a late date, says:
There is a disease here, as epidemic as
was the epizootic among the horses. It
is the dengue, of which you have read so
much recently, pronounced “ dang you,”
and really nothing but our own Kentucky
break-bone fever baptised with a gumbo
French name. Os this there have been
some fifty or sixty thousand cases. It is
now abating. There are probably not
more than five or ten thousand cases.
We report the following new cases of
yellow fever: Jos. Goodwin, white, ward
(1, under treatment; Mr. Clum, United
States signal office, ward 3, uuder treat
ment; a colored person, comer of Bain
bridge and Washington streets, ward 4,
under treatment; and Mrs. M. Byrd,
white, outside the corporation, under
treatment. — Montgomery Journal, Sth.
Alono*Beii Hiver.— The Gladiola, af
ter a detention of thirty-six hours at the
month of Old river, arrived here yester
day. Her officers give a doleful account
of Bed river, the water being very low,
and hardly a person to be seen on the
whole way down from Shrevejiort to the
mouth. At oue place—Brennerville—
they report that every one had died there.
Vicksburg Herald, Oct. 3.
The Lumpkin Independent of Saturday
reports the death, in Stewart county,
during the week previous, of Mr. Henry
Touchstone, an old and clever citizen of
the Mineral Springs District; Mr. Scrib
ner, a good citizen of the ltichland Dis
trict; and Mrs. K. S. Wimberly, an ex
cellent lady, wife of Dr. Bobert S. Wim
berly.
A little boy being instructed in morals
by his grandmother, the old lady told
hirnall such terms as “by goll,” “by jingo,”
“by thunder,” etc, were only little u>ui.i,
and but little better than other profanities.
In fact, he could tell a profane oath by
tle prefix “by.” All such were o* ths.
‘ Well, then, grandmother,” said the hope
ful, is “by telegraph,” which I see in the
newspapers, swearing?” “No,” said the old
laiy, “that is only lyiftg.”