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A dispatch of the 31st nit., from San
Francisco, states that the section of the
Southern Pacific Railroad to Los Angeles
has been completed, distance 43 'miles,
and that a force will at once be put on the
section to Han Berradino.
The Griffin Star reports a “peculiar
naive way” in which the Rev. Dr. DeVotie
put a stop to the slipping out of men
from a temporance meeting held in that
city one night last week. The Doctor
<piietly remarked, “When this meeting
closes all the groceries will Vie open,”
and this assurance had the effect of put
ting a stop to all hurrying out.
The money pressure has had a depress
ing effect upon Southern State bonds in
New York, and those of the Southern
Stales under Radical rule have fallen to
figures ruinously low. We quote from
the Tribune of the 31st nit: Tennessee
<l’h, Virginia (i’s, 35; Georgia C’s, 55
offered, Georgia 7’s, 70 offered, 93 asked;
North Carolina O’s, 17 to 27; South Caro
lina ii’s, 10 to 15 offered, 11 to 20 asked;
Louisiana (i’s 45 asked; Alabama s’s, 35
offered; Texas 10’s, 75 offered.
'The Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Courier-Journal writes, Oct.
30: “Ex-President Johnson has been
quite busy lately in getting up his answer
to Holt’s publication in the Surratt cane.
Though the usual facilities have been ex
tended to him at the Government offices,
the work of collecting his material has in
volved a good deal of time and trouble.
Air JohusoiTs statement will be lengthy,
and will probably be published iu pam
phlet form.”
This Rome Commercial. —We are re
quested by Messrs. M. A Nevin <fc Cos ,
proprietors of tho Rome Commercial , to
aid in correcting a report that they had
suspended. Our neighbor, the Enquirer,
made the misl.ke, last week, of confound
ing the Commercial with the Eufaulu
Times —the last-named paper having sus
pended its daily. The Commercial has
not suspended, and says that it proposes
to “stick,” and we hope that its stamps
will enable it to do so.
Three notorious criminals made their
escape from the parish prison of New
Orleans, on Friday, by one of them tilling
the jailor’s eyes with red pepper while that
official was .talking to him through a
partly opened door, and tho three imme
diately dashing [themsolves against the
door and forcing it open. The one who
threw the popper was recaptured; the
other two had not been at last accounts.
Two women visitors to these prisoners
had u hand in the plot, and have been
arrested.
The St. Louis Globe, a Republican or
gan, says: “We have the best authority
for saying that, at a very early stage of
the approaching session of Congress, one
of tho Connecticut Senators will intro
duce a bill to wind up the national Banks,
redeem their currency, and issue green
backs instead. This proposition is not a
now one, but has heretofore had very lit
tle support from the Republican party,
especially in the section from which this
Senator hails. It is said that it will re
ceive strong support from the large finan
cial centers. We state the fact merely to
elicit a fair dismission of the subject be
fore the assembly of Congress, because
we are aware that there is a good deal to
be said on both sides of the question. - ’
A PROFOUND FEELING.
Wo are advised by telegraph that the re
ports from Grant parish, La., created “a
profound feeling in nfliuial circles" in
H asliington City. A little moie particu
larity in stating whether the "profound
feeling" was one of apprehension that
the Radical cause would suffer on accouut
of these outrages, or whether it sprang
from the fear that the justly inconsed
whites would make quick and sweeping
work in properly avenging their race,
would have ullayed some curiosity in this
section. Os course we know that an Ad
ministration that could set up the Kellogg
Government in Louisiana by the power of
tlie bayonet, and could demand the Kn
lvlux law aud execute it as it has been ex
eeuted in the South, could have no “feel
uig" for the whites of this section. The
whites of Louisiana will he recreant to
their race if they do not inflict summary
and exemplary punishment upon all con
cerned iu the late outrages.
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ONE THOU It LE OVER.
A severely ironical article from the New
York Tribune , on the Administration's '
silver payment lizzie, is copied elsewhere.
This financiering exploit justly excites gen- j
end ridicule, and will probably be aban
doned when it isdiscovered that the silver, |
paid out in such fractional quantities, does
not pass into general circulation, but is
clutched uud hoarded by the same parties
who get possession of (he gold. It will
no doub„ be a relief to the country that
the "eud of the world" did not occur on
the nth lust., but only the end of Radical
rule iu several States. That trouble be
>ng out of the way, the financial difficul
ties may he grappled with a better as
surance that it will not he labor wasted.
Rut we are yet of the opinion that all ef
forts will sud to bring substantial aud
permanent relief until the inflation is all
pressed out and the currency improved to
a specie value.
HUERPOOL COTTON PROSPECT.
Y\e copy from Watts A Co.’s Liverpool
Cotton Circular of Oct. I7lh: "After ful
ly a week of exceptionally large purchas
es spinners had more than supplied pres
ent necessities and were therefore in a
position to hold aloof for a time. A con
tinuance of such active-buying would cer
tainly have resulted iu a considerable ad-
v »nee in prices, aud as they as a rule,
’“'to a sanguine view of the extent of the
Uew American crop, they are fearful of
unduly raising prices against themselves
in the meantime. This feeling regard’ng
the early future supplies from America
"lakes them less sensitive regarding the
growing scarcity of American cotton here,
and it may be concluded that their opera
tions for some time to come will be con
ducted with much cautiou. The tuaiustay
»f this market is the steadily decreasing
“took of American cotton, and as the
consumption continues large holders gen
erally still entertain a firm belief iu a
pinch for this description. ”
Muvruoxikiix.—The interments yester
were:—Mrs. 8. D. Walker, aged 34,
>Glow fever; Miss Frances Ellen Smith,
“ged 15, yellow fever; Luther Swank,
u gcd 33, yellow fever.— Advertiser tit A.
J oi'R Good Rules.—l. Never get up in
!' duuior. 2. Never eat in a bad hu
or. 3. Never go to bed in a bad humor.
* ever get in a bad humor at all.
VOL. XV.
SECRET All Y RICH.I RDSOX.
The telegraphic announcement publish
ed by us yesterday, to the effect that
Secretary Richardson had < no idea of
resigning, and tho President had no
thought of asking him to resign, was in
tended as a response to clamors made by
a number of tho Northern press. We have
before us the New York Bulletin of Sat
urday last, which, in an article of more
than a column, insists that tho Treasury
Department of tho United Stales was
greatly to blame for the spread and dura
tion of the panic, that the Secretary ought
promptly to have gone to the aid of the
country by a liberal purchase of bonds
and by paying out the whole of the $ 11,-
000,000 of reserves. The JlulUlin charges
that the panic was subsiding until the
President and Secretary stopped the pur
chase of bonds and announced that they
could not make any extraordinary draw
upon the “reserves,” and that the an
nouncement of this policy caused a revival
and intensification of the panic. It says :
‘' The Treasury erred simply because its
chief was flagrantly incompetent to com
prehend the situation. What the cost
of such incompetence has been to the
country, let its present condition bear
witness. Our finances prostrated beyond
all precedent; our merchants, never in
souuder or more prosperous condition,
embarrassed and driven into suspension;
banks and bankers failing around us:
our industries crippled and one hundred
thousand operatives throws out of em
ployments as profitable to the employers
as themselves ; the value of the cot ton crop
already depreciated $25,000,000, and the
price still falling ; the stock of merchan
dise and produce deteriorated to the ex
tent of hundreds of millions of dollars,
besides a heavy loss to the whole country
from the suspension of productive indus
try : —these are the terrible consequences
inflicted on the country by tho failure of
the Secretary of the Treasury to apply the
remedy within bis power. This is no
view of our own merely, as to Air. Rich
ardson’s responsibility ; our observation
leads us to the conclusion that it is the
universal opinion of the L.Harness men of
this city.”
We make this recapitulation as a mat
ter of information for our readers. What
ever may have been the powers of the
President and Secretary to do what the
•Bulletin says they ought to have done, it
seems to us that they went far enough in
that direction to satisfy them, as prudent
guardians of the interests of the Gov
ernment, that all their resources would be
insufficient either to satisfy tho rapacity of
the financial gamblers of the country or to
restore confidence in the suspended bank
ing institutions. It should he remembor
eu that the Treasury had on several pre
vious occasions been compelled to go into
the money market for the support of its
currency against rings or cflYspiracies of
the money changers, and that only a few
months ago it was openly proclaimed that
a sort of “syndicate” of the gamblers was
forming that would prove too strong for
the Treasury. It ought not to be forgot
ten, too, that every time the Treasury
interfered the Secretary was condemned
for unwarrantable meddling with the bu
siness of the country. Os course unfoun
ded clamors ought not to have inlluenced
the course of the Secretary; but when ho
saw that his efforts were not having tho
desired effect; when he saw that one con
spiracy w'as broken only to be succeeded by
another, and that gambling iu the curren
cy' and other ciedits of the Government
had become a regular business of sharpers
controlling many millions of dollars; that
checkmating them for a brief season by
throwing surplus gold or currency on the
market was only working into their hands
and patching up a temporary relief, each
repetitiou only emboldening the conspir
ators and enlarging their circle and means
—when these facts became apparent, it
was the duty of the Secretary to take care
of the interests of his department and
leave the Government to deal with the
destroyers of the business of the country
aDd the confidence of the people. Effec
tive measures with that aim will reach the
seat of the evil; tampering with it by
throwing more greenbacks into the money
market will afford no permanent relief,
as experience has sufficiently shown.
MORE VIGOROUS RICKING.
The “dead Democracy” gave a few
more lively kicks on Tuesday—enough to.
show that the signs of life in October
were uot mere local spasms, hut pervaded
the whole system. A splendid Democrat
ic triumph in Virginia ; New York rescued
from the Radical triumph of last year;
Kansas and Wisconsin for the the first
time in their State histories, rescued from
Radical rule; and even Massachusetts
barely retained by the Radicals —these
are triumphs of which the "livest” polit
cal party we ever had might well be
proud, much less the so ofteu discom
fited aud dispirited Democratic party.
We believe that the re action which has
thus strongly set in, will gather force and
strength until it will terminate in one of
the most complete political revolutions
ever witnessed.
So far as Wisconsin is concerned, the
triumph there is uot oue of the Demo
cratic party, though so named in the dis
patches. The Democrats declined to
nominate a Stale ticket of tiieir own, and
accepted that of the Farmers and auti-
Monopolists. It is a triumph of the op
ponents of Radicalism, but not strictly a
Democratic triumph. Iu New York the
Democrats would have carried both branch
es of the Legislature, but for the divis
ions of the two wings of their party in
New York City, which ought to have sent
an unbroken Democratic Senatorial and
au almost unanimous Democratic Repre
sentative delegation.
On the whole, the results of Tuesday
suffice to show pretty plainly that the
wave of revolution is rolling, aud that the
Democratic is the “coming" party. Speed
the day 1
THE GRANGERS.
The Griffin Star professes to have
found out some things which the Grangers
did, or failed to do, in their State Con
vention at Macon. As the proceedings
ware conducted iu secret, the Star may
or may not be well informed. It says
that they failed to elect au "organ a
sensible conclusion; also, that the pro
ceedings will be published in pamphlet
form. We copy what the Slur has to say
of the convention and its work :
The Convention held three sessions.
They were somewhat stormy and quite
lively and wide-awake. They discussed
various plans for the amelioration ot the
farmers' condition, which was in tavor of
the Granges taking hold of all business
affairs, and kicking the middle men into
the street. These were for establishing a
Granger’s bank. Granger’s attires, Gran
ger's shops, Granger’s political mills.
Grangers, everything. The fumiin prop
osition to compel creditors to give b>
cents for cotton, was also agitated, hut
conservative counsels prevailed.
It was decided that there was as much
human nature among Grangers as any
other class, and a Granger was just as apt
to take advantage of his neighbor as auy
other man. Even the proposition to en
courage direct export of cotton through
Grange agents was voted down. I g
very little was done,yet tone was given to
the body asa conservative setof men oppo -
ed to extrema measures in anything. <-
i coming together of this large body ot in
telligent representative farmers, their in
terchange of thought and feeling, and
I their social enjoyment of each other s
i society, will doubtless prove of great ben
efit to the farming class.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
Tin: STATE FAIR A SUCCESS IX
EVERY RESPECT.
Macon, (lie Favorite Spot—Gullet Gin
Taken the Premium—Chicken Sale—Co
lumbus Prizes.
Special Correspondence of Sun.]
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 3, 1373.
Y'our telegram of to-night just sent by
Alaj. Herbert will inform yon that tho
grandest and most complete State*Fair
ever held in Georgia, closed this evening,
and also the result of the racos.
Being here en pateant I will scribble
off some details which have fallen under
my observation.
A CONTRAST.
The State Fairs by bids were assigned
on alternate years to Macon and Atlanta.
The three given at Macon have proved
successes; the two at Atlanta failures.
Macon has tho handsomest grounds for
the purpose in the United States, conve
niently located; Atlanta very inferior
ones, situated in an out of the way place
which is too far for foot passengers. The
last Fair given in Atlanta, in a prosperous
year, was an almost signal failure. Ala
con, in the presence of great financial
pressure, has just succeeded in illustrating
Georgia by an exposition worthy of any
State. There is no comparison between
the two cities, and justice simply demands
that future State Fairs shall be held in
Alacon.
DID THE EXPOSITION PAY MACON ?
is now a general query. Mayor Huff on
Saturday stated the expenditures were
many thousand dollars under the reeeipls. !
At least thirty thousand people visited the 1
city, and each averaged eight dollars. J
This alone would leave in Alacon $240,000.
Besides, her own people turned loose ;
many a dollar which went into the
ral circulation fund, and thus aided all |
classes. AY Dy one hotel had a thousand |
guests for two or three days. Wo saw j
nineteen sleeping in a room one morning j
where there were only four beds.
A CHICKEN SALE.
Alany were sold on the Fair Grounds, 1 1
and brought good prices. Trios in some j
instances brought thirty, twenty, fifteen ,
and ten dollars.
THE PRIZE PIANO.
Chickering & Sous took the silver med- I
al and SIOO for best square pianos. Mr. I
Lee Jordan, the planter prince of Georgia, I
bought the finest one for his wife, a na
tive of your city, and the handsomest ami
moat stylish lady in tho State.
A COLORED ARTIST IN MELON BINDS.
A colored roan, Joe Clayton, exhibited j
several jars of preserved melon rind, which !
he had carved info very clever likenesses I
of well known gentlemen, most of whom j
wore readily recognized. In one jar he
had a representation of nu entire troupe j
of negro minstrels, including Cal Wagner. I
Os course he got a premium.
THE GULLETT GIN WINS.
The gin contest was interesting. Six
were tried—all run by steam at tho same
speed, and attached by belts to the same
shaft, and each fed by ib: own proprietor
from the same pile of cotton. The Amer- j
icau Needle, the Pratt and the Massey had
40 saws; thd Sawyer aud Gullett 50; the
Hall 51. Tho advantage claimed of the
Needle Gin is that it condenses tho cotton j
and leaves it in broad sheets that can be
bettor packed, and that it saves carding
and much tearing of the fibre iu preparing
it for manufacture.
The following is the result of the con- '
test :
The Gullett gin, running four minutes, •
ginned 24 pounds of lint cotton.
The Hall’s self-feeder, run the same
time and ginned 19} of lint.
The Massey gin run five minutes, and I
ginned 23 pounds.
The American Needle run five minutes !
and ginned 1!) pounds.
The Sawyer run five minutesand ginned
23} pounds.
The Pratt run five minutes and ginned |
14 i- pounds.
After carefully examining the samples, i
and gins, and consulting an hour, tjie pre- j
wium was awarded the Gullett gin. These
gins are manufactured iu Louisiana, by
Air. G. aud his sons. They were ruined
by the war aud active service in the Con
federate army, but are rapidly regaining
wealth.
COLUMBUS PREMIUMS.
Ilolstead & Cos. will certainly get eight j
premiums, as they bad no coujjietition in ;
agricultural implements, etc.
The Eagle and Phenix Alills also obtain- j
ed many premiums, we hear.
Pictures in the Art Gallery by Colum- j
bus ladies are certain to obtain premiums.
The premium for the best woolangoods,
it is understood, was awarded to the
Concord Mills of Smyrna, Georgia.
FIVE BALES TO THE ACRE.
It seems to be well settled by affidavits
sent here that Air. Warthen, of Washing- j
ton county, raised this year five bales of J
cotton on one ace of land. The affidavits j
are from leading men. We hear the bales j
averaged 450 pounds. Manure employed i
cost sl4l. It’s the main talk among ■
farmers. Loor-on. j
River Dams —Earlier Factories.
The first dam constructed across our j
river for manufacturing purposes was ;
planned by Mr. Echols. He was one of j
a company of which Col. Jack Howard j
and Air. Parish Carter were members. !
This dam was built from a point where
now stand the Aluscogee Alills. Mr. :
Echols’ plan was by means of immense j
holes in the eastern end, and correspond- ‘
iug ones in the canal to furnish nineteen
water powers. We never understood it. j
A big freshet came along after a few years
and washed the whole thing away. After- !
wards the dam was built by the Eagle
Manufacturing Company at the present
location. Since the war, it has been al
most rebuilt by the E. & P., Company, i
aud now is of a capacity of three thou
sand horse power.
All the gentlemen named above are
dead.
Col. Jack Howard first conceived the
idea of utilizing the immense power of
our river for manufacturing purposes, and
obtained permission of Couuoil to control
it. He is said to have been a man for j
the conception aud suggestion of grand
ideas, but paid little attention to details, j
Air. Farish Carter erected what was
known as the “Carter Factory” long before
the war. He desired to introduce negro
labor, but it met with such opposition
that he let the building remain idle. It
was used as an iron establishment when
burned by the Federals iu 18(55.
A OTX CASE.
Some time ago an administrator sold a
gin, belonging to an estate :n this county,
for ninety dollars. Owing to some mis
understanding between the purchaser and
the administrator, this sale was not con
firmed. and the giu was afterwards sold
at the purchaser’s risk. At the second
sale it brought fifty dollars. The admin
istrator then brought suit iu the magis
trate’s court against the first purchaser for
forty dollars —the difference between the
amounts brought at the respective sales.
After trial iu magistrate’s court, the case
was carried to the Circuit Court. In this
Court it was decided in favor of the ad
ministrator. The purchaser then carried
:it by appeal to the Supreme Court. Here
the*case was reversed, and remanded. At
the last Spring term it was tried a second j
time, and the administrator again recover
ed. On the ground of a newly discover
ed testimony, anew trial was granted, j
A large portion of the two first days of
the present term of the Court was con- .
suined iu the third trial, which resulted ;
in favor of the original purchaser. The
contest over forty dollars has cost hun
dreds of dollars iu court costs and law
yers fees, to sav nothing of the ill feel
ings engendered by this long, vexations 1
and expensive suit. —Union Springs Her
i aid.
COLUAIBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11,1873.
YELLOW FEVER IX BAIXRRIDGE.
A History of the Progress of the Plague.
Correspondence of the Alorning News.]
Baineeidge. October 30.
I propose iu this letter to give you all
the information that I can acquire in re
gard to tho fatal epidemic now devasta
ting our city, from the time of its realiza
tion as yellow fever to date.
THE BEGINNING.
Three weeks ago to-day the first ease of
what we might call siuiou pure yellow fe
ver occurred here. It was that of a
young German. Mr. George Schwabacher,
who had the black vomit and other un
mistakable symptoms. lie was a patient
of Dr. J. 11. Butts, one our ablest physi
cians. About the same time Airs. Brock
ett, a young wife and mother, died of the
same fatality. Tho increase of the sick
ness and tho frequency of deaths began
to alarm the people and awaken the med
ical fraternity to tho closest research and
investigation.
DIFFERENCE AMONG THE DOCTORS.
Yi’hile the fever had the unmistakable
symptoms of yellow fever, there was con
siderable doubt and discussion as to the
class of which it belonged. There had
been a prevalent illness in the city and
country for some time, known as the
“yellow disease,” which, though not con
tagious, yet, as I understand, showed
manj T symptoms of yellow fever, and was
frequently fatal. Hence, it was natural
that the appearance of yellow fever, with
out a discovered cause for it, local or
otherwise, created quite a difference cf
opinion in the medical profession.
THE CASE OF MR. ENGEL.
The 0886 of Air. Simon Engel, a prom
inent merchant, however, precipitated
the reality. He had attended Schwaba
cher during his illness, and was taken
shortly after with tho same symptoms,
culminating in the same disease. Dr.
Bulls then pronounced his case yellow
fever. A meeting of the physicians was
held, but could not agree. Iu the mean
time, Dr. Charlton, of Savannah, was tel
egraphed for, and arrived. He examined
Air. Engel, and pronounced his opinion
concurrent with, that of Dr. Butts. Air.
Engel died.
SPREAD OF THE DISEASE.
From this time the disease began to
spread, with what effect I have already j
advised you by telegraph. Bv a wise
foresight, most of our women and chili
drew were removed to neighboring vil- i
ages or to the country. Some refused to j
go, because it was impossib’e for their
husbands or brothers to aceon pany them.
While the affection that prompted them
to remain was iu the greatest manner
commendable and worthy of all praise, j
their discretion, in my opinion, is ques- !
tionable.
SANITARY MEASURES.
Capt. Geo. W. Lewis, Mayor of the city,
immediately instituted the most vigorous
sanitary luearures, though the condition
of the city in that respect was hard to be
improved upon. Lime was scattered
broadcast, and tar burnt througout the
corporation, having no doubt a good. es- !
feet. But the fever spread nevertheless, j
and every day found new victims and new j
graves. Tho epidemic had passed be
yond the power of mortal control. Aluy
or Lewis has acted in this crisis as be-4|
came his position —providing for the se
curity of the town, and striving to ameli- j
orate the sufferings of the unfortunate, j
never fearing or hesitating to expose him- ;
self w hen duty required. His example is
worthy of all emulation.
A HERO.
The operator of the Western Union
Telegraph Company, Mr. J. It. Graves, is
also worthy of mention. Friends and I
relatives urged hint to lly from our strick
en city, but against their remonstrances
he lias kept his post, and when duty al
lowed, has ministered to the sufferers.
THE DEATH LIST.
The following is, I believe, a correct .
list of those who died of the fever to date: j
Mr. George Schwabacher, 11. J. Swearen
geu and child, Mrs. Brocket!, J. 11. Mer
ritt, Alet Bower, J. F. King, Wallace Don
aldson (negro), Simon Engel, Mrs. Wm.
Painter, Mrs. H. H. Spear, Hon. B. F.
Bruton, Mrs. George \\ r . Pearce, Mr. Frank
Green, and Air. \V. T. Worn, making in
all fifteen.
It now seems to be undoubted that
several deaths prior to the death of Schwa
baeher were occasioned by the same dis
ease, which would swell the list considera
bly.
A SAD DEATH.
The death of Air. Frank Green, which *
occurred last night, is peculiarly distress
ing. He was a young man of bright
promise, perhaps twenty-eight years old.
He was betrothed to one of our most
beautiful and accomplished ladies, and
had he lived their nuptials would have
been celebrated.
DESOLATION.
Bainbridge is almost entirely deserted.
Os her two thousand busy inhabitauts
only a few hundred remain. At night the
town has a most oppressive appearance,
giving scarcely any sign of habitation.
The county people never venture in, and
commercially we are as dead as the bodies
lying in the cemetery. The most exag
gerated reports are prevailing in the conn
try. Alany people think that the atmos
phere is so poisonous that fresh beef will
putnfy in three hours. I fear it will be a
long time after the plague has subsided
before we resume our position as a prom
inent business place. But the mail ad
monishes me to close.
B. E. R.
Bainbbidge, November 2.—Mr. George
W. Pearce died last night. Air. Daniel
Humphreys also died last night of the
fever near town.
SYNOD OF GEORGIA.
From tlite Newman Herald of Friday.
The Synod of Georgia convened at the
Presbyterian Church in this city Wednes
day evening last at 71 o’clock, lvev. J.
H. Nall, of Macon Presbytery, preached
from text Alat. 9: 35—38. Synod was
then called to order by Rev. James Stacy,
Moderator of last Synod, and organized by
the election of Rev. W. J. AlcCormick, of
Florida, Moderator, aud Rev. Tames Stacy
Temporary Clerk; and adjourned to Thurs
day morning, 9 o’clock. The following are
names of delegates reported in attendance
up to the present witting :
Presbytery of Atlanta. — Ministers :
John Jones, James Stacy, Henry Quigg,
R. C. Ketchuru, F. MeAturray, Win. Dim
mick, D. Frazer, R. H. Hall, T. P. Cler
land. Elders : J. W. Kirkpatrick, J. E.
Toole, James Lloyd, E. R. Sharp. N Hol
lingsworth, G. W. Hollingsworth, S. J.
Cowan, W. M. Boyd, J. J. Pinson.
Presbytery of Augusta.— Minister :
Henry Newton. Elders : A. Al. Seud
der, E. W. Lane, \V T . Bean.
Presbytery of Cherokee.— Ministers :
J. W. Baker, D. L. Bnttolf, A. W. Gas
ton, J. M. M. Caldwell. Elders : W. F.
Groves, W. S. Manley.
Presbytery of Florida. — Ministers :
James Little, W. J. AlcCormick, F. Ja
cobs, D. D., J. W. Grow. Elder : A. B.
Hagan, Lake City.
Presbytery of Macon.— Ministers :
S. J. Gnillard, J. H. Nall, A. W. Clisby,
G. T. Goetchins, J. S. White, J. R. Mc
lutosh. Elders : D. F. Wilcox, \V T . W.
Dickey, B. L. Baker.
<7.1 V COOKE a t o.
A Washington dispatch has the follow
ing : It has transpired that the house of
Jay Cooke & Cos., which borrowed from
the First Natiouai Bank of this city SBOO,-
000, through the influence of Henry D.
Couike, President of the bank, has, since
their failure, withdrawn $200,000 in Cen
tral Pacific bonds, and deposited them
with the Secretary of the Treasury as se
curity for $200,000 advanced them by th«
Secretary, a few days before their failures.
The creditors of Jay Cooke A Cos. are t «
investigate the above proceeding.
Sugar and Molasses.— The New Or
leans Times, Oct. 2Gth, says: “Louisan*
is favored the present year with a fail
sugar crop, fair as to quantity and more
than fair as to quality. From all the sug
ar parishes we have pretty much the saon
report, and that grinding has commenced.
Within the past few days planters have
-1 appeared in the market desiring to con
tract for the sale of their crops, and we
hear of one instance, on the upper coast,
: of a planter who contracted to sell his
| entire crop, which, when ready, will take
| the direction of Cairo and the rrdlroad
1 leading thence to Vincennes.
THE STATE FAIR.
SEVENTH AXD LAST DAY.
A Gala Turf Day Exciting Kaees—
Winds up with a Mule ltace.
Special dispatch to the Sun.]
Alacon, Ga., Nov. 3.—The Great Fair
of the Empire State of tho South closed
to-night. There were only a few thousand
people on the grounds during the day.
'lost of the articles have been removed,
aud the buildings assume a deserted ap
pearance.
The races to-day wore very exciting.
The first was a running race, mile heats,
best three in five, for a purse of SSOO,
and was won by Frank Hampton in three
straight heats; time l:51j, 1:48}, 1:54};
Afarapoosa second, and a grey gelding
third.
The next was n running race for three
year olds, mile heat and repeat, for a
purse of $l5O, aud was won by Aloselle;
time, 1:501, 1:50; Quartille second. It
was a very exciting contest aud consider
able money changed hands on the result.
' The third race was for two-year-old
colts, mile dash forpurseof SIOO, and was
won by Hamilton’s sorrel filly in 2:29;
Dexter second.
Tho day’s sport aud the State Fair dos
ed with a mule race. There was three
entries'and the contest caused considera
ble merriment.
Sidney Herbert.
s.
Paris, Nov. 4. —President McMahon
to-day received delegations from all sec
tions of the Right.
It is believed that after the prolonga
tion of the President’s powers has been
voted, the Ministry will be reconstructed
and a series of strongly conservative meas
ures be introduced in tho Assembly.
The deputies of the entire Left have
agreed to question the Government on
its participation in the intrigues of the
monarchial coalition.
It is said Count Chambovd has received
a congratulatory letter from the Pope.
SPAIX AXD GERM AS Y.
Another Speck of Trouble.
London, Nov. 5.- —Aladrid dispatches
report the Spanish Government has ad
vices from Alanilla of the capture by a
Spanish war steamer in those waters of
two German merchantmen, having on
board as part of their cargo two thousand
rifles intended to be sold to the Malay
pirates. The news has created an excited
feeling in Government circles at Madrid.
A USTRIA.
Vienna, Nov. 5. —The sessions of the
Richsrath were opened this morning by
the Emperor Francis Joseph in person.
The Emperor’s speech was pacific iu its
reference to foreign powers. It contains
no other matter of general interest.
G ERMAXY.
Berlin, Nov. s.—ln the elections which
have just taken place for Deputies to the
Prussian Diet, the Liberals gain twenty
seats.
TELEGRA Pill£ ITEMS.
The Bridgeton, N. J., Board of Educa
tion passed u resolution denying the ad
mission of colored children to public
schools.
The Domestic Sewing Machiue Company
at Newark N. J., discharged 223 employ
ees.
Os eight thousand jewelers in Newark,
over six thousand are idle.
An Italian woman named Batacini, liv
ing in Newark, N. J., was yesterday
hugged to death by a bear which she and
her husband used for street exhibitions.
The animal tore and trampelled upon the
woman until her whole body was crushed,
the bones in many places protruding
through the skin.
DISASTROUS EIRE.
Harrisburg, Pa., Nov. 5. —Siugerly’s
Printing House was entirely destroyed.
From 250 to 300 persons were employed
in the upper story. The stairways were
in the rear. So rapid was the fire that
many had to leap from the second story.
The walls fell to the ground. Nothing j
was saved. Os the contents, the last I
three days’ proceedings of the Constitu
tional Convention, extra copies of the
Convention proceedings and one thousand
i volumes belonging to the State library,
all were burned. The presses and ma
chinery are a total loss. The State Jour
nal office, in the same building, was also
destroyed. Singerly’s loss is $100,000; no
insurance. The fire spread to three frame
buildings andseveral stables. The Locbiel
House was somewhat damaged. A falling
wall struck a brick house on the opposite
side of the street, damaging it seriously.
SHREVEPORT.
Special to the New Orleins Picayune.
Shreveport, Nov. 3. —No new cases of
yellow fever for the past three days.
Richard McCall and Willie Heffner, died
to-day. John AlcCloud is very low, all of
the other sick are doing well. A good
many refugees visited the tow r n to-day;
physicians and undertakers eyed them
suspiciously. All points have raised quar
antine; a mixed train arrived and de
parted for Longview to-day. Rain com
menced early yesterday and continued
during the day; damp aud cloudy weather
to-day. River fell two inches since Sat
urday; now stationary.
THE RAILROAD TROUBLES.
Knoxville, November 5. —The block of
freight business on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia Railroad, caused by
, employees quitting work rather than sub
j mit to a reduction of twenty per cent, on
wages continues. No freght moved for
live days. Merchants are shipping by
express. All efforts thus far to fix things
failed. Alails running regularly. This
; evening Congressman Thorubury meets
I the employees aud will endeavor to effect
an adjustment. The company remains
! firm. No disturbance.
TIIE PRESSURE AT THE XORTII.
!
Boston, Nov. 5. —On and after Monday
next the Eastern Railroad will reduce
hours of labor 20 per cent, and make a
i corresponding reduction on their pay at
their shops in this city.
The following mills are running on
three-quarter time: Meiriiuac, Hamilton,
J Appleton, Lowell, Middleton, Tremout,
I Suffolk, Lawrence, Boott and Massachu
setts. These 'mills employ aland 12,000
| hands.
i AUGUSTA ITEMS.
Augusta, Nov. 4. —Nearly every accep
tance falling due to-day was promptly met
by merchants and cotton factors. It is
1 thought that about a half million matur
ing paper was paid.
Cotton has been aud is now coming in
freely. Plauters are evincing every dis
position to pay their debts.
Thirty-five Chinese arrived here to-day
from Indianapolis,to work on the Augusta
Canal. More to come in a few days.
FORGER ARRESTED.
St. Louis, Nov. 3.—M. E. Wade, for
merly- clerk in the office of Secretary of
i State of Tennessee, was arrested here
j Saturday, charged with forging twenty
thousand dollars in State bonds.
AX IX DI AX MURDERER.
St. Louis, Nov. 4. —A dispatch from
Fort Gibsou, Indiau Territory, says that
while the Choctaw Indians were prisoners
in the hands of Deputy Marshals Wilson
and Ayrs, one Indian shot these gentle
men at the Creek Agency, on Sunday last,
mortally wounding the former and badly
wounding the latter. He also shot Perry
I Duval, a guard. The murderer was sub
' sequently shot and mortally wounded by
Ihe Creek Indian guards.
DEATH OE BISHOP EARLY.
Richmond, Nov. s.—Right Rev. John
Early, D. D., Bishop of the M. E. Church
South, died to-day at Lynchburg—aged
. 85 years.
DEATH OF GEN. DEL AFIELD.
Washington, Nov. 5. —Maj. Gen. Dela
, filrld is dead.
1 St. Louis, Nov. 5. —Sterling, Price &
1 Cos., have made an assignment.
IMPORTAXT BAXK CASE.
Washington, Nov. 3.—Tho United
States Supreme Court to-day decided in
the case of the State of North Carolina
cx rel. Wagner against Stoll, county Treas
urer, from the Supreme Cotirt of the State,
involving tho question of the validity of
the issues of the bank of tho State during
the war. The charter of the Bank, fram
ed in 1812, provided that its issues should
be receivable for taxes, but the county
Treasurer refused to receive them ou the
ground that they were issued in aid of
the rebellion and were therefore no ten
der The Court below sustained the ob
jection and tho judgment was for the
Treasurer. On a former argument of the
case in this Court that judgment was
affirmed, but upon a rcavuHguent had at
this term, there is a chanjpPwt opinion,
and the judgment is now reversed, (the
same Judge writing the opinion,) the
Court holding that as the faith of the
State was pledged for these bills, the
holders were entitled to rely upon that
credit, aud to its protection. The credit
of the State could not be withdrawn with
out an open and clear declaration to that
effect aud such a declaration was not
made until 1808, by the repeal of the
charter, which was too late to render the
bills no tender in the present case.
One other case was decided by the de
cision of this. Justice Hunt delivered
the opinion; Justice Bradley dissented.
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Washington, Nov. 3. —Senator Schurz
is here.
The General of the Army has received
a dispatch from Gen. Sheridan announc
ing the arrival at Fort Concho, Texas, in
good condition, of the Kickapoo and
Pattawattomi Indians en route from Mexi
co to the Indian Territory.
The Modocs are encamped on Bradis
Island, near Fort McPherson.
Dr. Limerman, Director of Mints,
shows the product of gold sixty millions,
and silver twelve and a quarter millions.
He thinks the depreciation of silver and
appreciation of United States securities
will enable the Government to buy silver
with gold and pay out silver at its nomi
nal value. The operation would net the
Treasury about ten per cent. The report
favors tlie resumption of the New Orleans
Mint. It says the amount believed to be
necessary to place the New Orleans Mint
in condition for coinage operations and
for its support during the fiscal year was
included in the estimates of appropria
tions for the mints and assay offices.
Should the necessary appropriations be
obtained for the purpose the establish
ment can probably be put in operation in
about three months time, and afterwards
fully employed in the manufacture of
stamped burs and coinage of silver.
*—.
DELAXO’S OXI.Y HOPE.
Special to tlie Louisville Courier-Journal.
Washington, Oct. 30. —From an article
in the Washington Chronicle of this morn
ing it would appear that Mr. Delano still
has hopes of foisting himself into the
United Slates Senate to succeed Judge
Thurman. The idea is to get around the
late election in Ohio by a legal quibble.
The Chronicle says:
“The Ohio Constitutional Convention,
it is presumed, will submit the result of
its labors for tho adoption of the poople
by the Ist day of April, 1874, aud that
they will redistrict tlie State and provide
for anew Legislature, and State officers
to be elected at the October election iu
1871. Tho query has heretofore been
started, whether the pieseut Legislature
or the one to be elected next fail will be
the competent body to choose a successor
to Senator Thurman, w hose term of office
expires March 4, 1875, it being claimed
that the right to elect a Senator by this
Legislature is incident to the extension of
this legislative term to January, 1875. If
the latter is cut short by the constitutional
act of the people, the incidental power
and its exercise are void.”
JAY COOKE <£ CO TO BE FORCED
• IXTO BANKRUPTCY.
Special to the Courier-Journal]
Washington, Oct. 31—Mr. Columbus
Alexander, who is one of the largest de
positors with the house of Jay Cooke &
Cos., has written them a letter which will
appear to-morrow in a New York paper,
reciting his numerous requests to be al :
lowed to have a copy ot their detailed
statement and their evasions of his re
quests; also his application to be allowed
to examine their books, and their refusal
to permit him to scrutinize the liabilities
of the firm. For those and other reasons
he informs them that he will not agree to
the proposition made by them to the r
creditors to have the estate settled up ex
trajudicially. This refusal forces the firm
into bankruptcy, and will lead to a full
expose of their transactions. Some cu
rious developments in regard to promi
nent politicians are expected.
GREEXBACKS OUTSTANDING, IN
CLUDING S HIN PL AS
TEIiS, ETC.
Washington, Oet. 31.—The following
is a statement of the United Stateß .cur
rency outstanding issued from the Treas
ury Department to-day; O.d demand
notes, $79,742; legal tender notes, new
issue, $74,477,451: legal tender notes,
series of 18(58, $280,474,755; one year
notes, 1803, $83,285; two year notes, 18153,
$25,000; two year coupon notes, 18(53,
$31,100; compound interest notes, $473,-
240; fractional currency', first issue, $4,-
349,092; second issue, $3,101,499; third
issue, $3,380,401; fourth issue, first se
ries, $20,250,230; fourth issue, second
series. $8,523,920; fourth issue, third se
ries, $7,950,5100; total, $409,521,323.
The internal revenue receipts for the
month ending to-day were $6,908,801;
same month last year $9,304,103.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION.
Washington, Nov. 4. — The Southern
Claims Commission will, about the mid
dle of December, report to Congress on
twenty-five hundred claims, being three
or four hundred more than last year. The
amount involved is upward one million
dollars, the former award being about
nine hundred thousand dullars. At least
; one-third of the claims have been disal
lowed, owing to a law which requires
proof of continuous loyally.
Congres., at its late session exfeuded
the term of commission four years from
the 10th March last, but prohibited auv
further petitions from being presented
and tiled, declaring all claims not pre
-1 sented before that time shall-be deemed
barred forever. It is ascertained that
many claimants thus included intend to
avail theniHelvesof the constitutional right
of petition. Their petitions will he re
ferred to the Committee on Claims and
, will, it is thought, ultimately tiud their
way to the Commission. Deducting the
twenty-five hundred claims to be reported
and about twenty thousand remain on
hand to be adjudicated. There is much
dissatisfaction on the act of cutting down
the amounts respectively claimed, but in
every case the Commissioners have made
a written report for the informuiion of
Congress and claimants.
THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICAN COMMIS
SION.
The United States and Mexican Com
missioners have acted on the three hun
dred and sixty-six cases presented by Mex
-1 ieo, claiming indemnity to the amount of
twenty-six million dollars ou account ol
Indian raids into Mexico. The Cominis
sieners disagreeing ou these claims the
question will be submitted to Sir Edward
Thornton, the umpire.
A Fatal Dose of Croton Oil.—A
special to the Courier-Journal from Har
rodsburg, Ky., states that Mr. S. Nansford,
af old and respected citizen, died after a
few days illness recently, of what was
supposed to be flux. During his illness,
linseed oil was recommended by friends,
and the doctor wrote a prescription for a
small quantity, to be taken internally,
which was put up at the drug store of
Wm. Payne & Cos. After taking the first
dose, the patient suffering severely, be
coming delirious.and calling for ice water,
he died apparently in agony. His wife
afterwards taking up the bottle of sup
posed linseed oil, found it to be croton oil
which she had administered. The fatal
mistake created great excitement in the
community, and it is reported the widow
of the deceased has brought suit against
the druggist for $25,000 damages. Both
I parties are highly connected in this State.
THE FINANCIAL CRISIS.
Tlie Depression of Trade and Commerce
iu New York—Exports anil Imports.
New York, Nov. 1. —An enquiry
among dry goods dealers showed that
their transactions are very light. Dealers
are not encouragod to press business, and
sales are confined to the slight wants of
current trade. The failure of Hoyt,
Sprague & Cos., has had a depressing ef
fect, and rumors have been set afloat of
Caflin & Cos., which have suffered to
bring the dry goods trade almost to a
stand still. One of tho dealers said to
day that slaughtering was about the only
thing now taking place. This dearth of
trade is thought will continue until it can
be definitely ascertained that the difficul
ties will be overcome. In this event busi
ness will take a fresh start immediately.
On inquiry at the freight offices of lead
ing railroads it was ascertained that their
freight business was suffering severely
from the financial disturbance, and that
in many cases railroad companies were
largely cutting down expenses by reduc
tion of wages and discharging workmen.
A visit to the offices of the different
ocean steamers’.lines this morning, proved
that export trade was never in a better
condition than it is at present. Almost
all the steamers leaving port to-day are
laden to their utmost capacity, and rates
were never, as a general rule, higher than
now. Import trade has fallen away to
almost nothing, and steamers arriving
are often but half full. This falling off
is especially noticeable in the amount of
dry goods imported.
THE GOODJU^HMI RDER.
Confession of Lucette Meyers.
New' York, Oct. 31.—Mrs. Anne E.
Park, of Brooklyn, who, from the moment
of Lacette Meyers’ arrest on the charge
of complicity in the Goodrich murder, in
terested herself in Lucette’s behalf, and
who took Lucette to her own house after
her discharge, has made public Lucette’s
confession, of which the following is a
summary:
Lucette was followed to her home iu
Stanton street, New York, by Goodrich,
aud he frequently visited her apartments,
lloscoe aud Beach also visited Lucette.
Kato Stoddard called several times on
Lucette to learn whether Goodrich visited
her, and manifested jealousy. Roscoe
w’as also jealous, and threatened to kill
Goodrich. One night after parting with
Goodrich, Lucette aud Beach went to
Goodrich’s Degraw street house, aud en
tering with false keys hid iu a closet.
Kate Stoddard and Goodrich entered soon
afterward aud quaireled for some time.
Then Lucette heard a shot and three or
four more in succession. She burst from
the closet; saw Roscoe with pistol in
hand, leaning over Goodrich, aud Kate
wiping tho blood from bis forehead.
Roscoe threatened to shoot Lucette, but
let her eff on swearing secrecy'. She then
wandered home. She does not know' how
Roseoe entered the house.
TILE TRIBUNE BE ROUTER.
New Yobk, Got. s.—Judge Franclier
to-day after hearing the argutneut in
Shanks’ habeas corpus case rendered this
decision. He holds that, first, the com
mitment under which Shanks was held
in Kings county was illegal, being for an
indefinite period, while the statute, which
is above the Court that issued the older,
limits punishment io thirty days; sec
ond, the commitment which was execu
ted tho day after Shanks’* imprisonment
can’t legalize an existing imprisonment.
The Brooklyn Court of commitment de
clared to adjudge him guilty of criminal
contempt, but they cannot first imprison
a man and then adjudge him guilty.
Ex post Jacto paper of the second com
mitment he regards as of no validity and
the first one as illegal. The petitioner
was accordingly discharged.
NE W YORK ITEMS.
New Yobk, Nov. 3.—lrving, who has |
been confined on charge of complicity in j
tho Nathan murder, has at last made con
fession, which is now in the hands of
Superintendent Matzel, who has perused
it and detailed several men to work on
hints and suggestions contained in the
document.
The Pacific National Steamship Com
pany ,to-day received a dispatch from
their agent announcing the wreck jand
complete loss of the steamer Ariel which
has been running between Yokohoma and
Shanhai. Passengers were saved. The
Ariel was one of the oldest steamships of
the company and was valued at $50,000.
THE WORKING PEOPLE.
New York, Nov. 4.—A mass meeting
of Masons of this vicinity passed resolu
tions protesting against reduction of
wages. Three hundred skilled English
workmen have gone home.
Five thousand male and female opera
tives ousted in Patterson.
The Eastern division of the Erie Road
discharged 250 workmen and reduced
wages, ft is reported the President is ar- ,
ranging to import several English engi- ;
neeis at low wages.
heath oe an ehitor.
New Yobk, Nov. 4. —Louis Gaylord
Clark died at his residence, in piermont
on the Hudson, last night, after sickness
of only a few hours, resulting from a
paralytic stroke. Mr. Clark was editor
of the Knicker,bocker Magazine from 1832
till it ceased to exist, and subsequently
was engaged in the New York Custom
house, frequently contributing however
to literary periodicals. Mr. Clark’s home !
in Piermont was a gift of his associates
on the Knickerbocker.
THE CASE OE BOSS TWEEB
New Yobk, Nov. 5. —Wheu the case of
Ww. M. Tweed was called in the Court of
! Over and Terminer to-day, his counsel
handed Judge J)ayis a paper which was
understood to be a protest against that
Judge presiding at the trial. Judge Davis
characterized the contents of the paper
and time of presenting it as extraordinary,
1 and adjourned the Court till he could
consult with his associate Justices of this
district.
THE PAWNBROKERS.
\ New Yoke, Nov. 3.* —As an evidence of
hard times in this city, it is stated that
pawnbrokers are doing four times the
amount of business they were doing a few
mouths ago, and owing to the scarcity of
money are giving less than a thud of the
value of articles presented.
—
RAN AHA AUV ICES.
Panama, Oct. 25. —The Star and Her
ald says Honduras has fallen into such
a deplorable condition that the other Cen
tral American States have come to the
conclusion to unite and divide her territo
ry among them.
There was a slight shock of an earth
quake at Panama and across the Islhmns
to Aspinwall on the evening of the 13th
ult. People were much frightened hut
no disaster.
From Valparaiso, Chili, it is learned
that eleven persons were killed and injur
ed by the accidental explosion of fire
works during the declaration of national
independence, at Angola, on September
18th.
Montgomery.—The interments Sunday
were : Bridget Simpson, aged 7 days, tris
mus nascent in in ; Adele Hanson, ldyears,
yellow fever; Hannah Mason, aged 60,
yellow fever.
The interments Monday were: Mrs.
Wise, aged 40, yellow fever; E. Corroll,
aged 66, yellow fever; Lillie Winter, aged
10, typhoid fover.— Advertiser 4 th.
We hear of ten tuuro cases of yellow
fever that have been developed since Sat
! urday. This is not surprising, as it is
j well known that for nine days after the
I 29th ult, cases will be developed in per
! sons who may have the disease in their
; system. But all who have been absent
can return with perfect safety, so physi
cians say, as no one can take it after the
heavy frosts we have had. We will of
course have some deaths to report of the
i disease yet—of persons who have it in
their systems when frost comes, and we
. hope not rnauy of them .—Stale Journal,
j 4 th.
Time Books For Plantations and
Farms. Enables one to keep accurate
i accounts with their ands. Printed and
' for sale at the Sra Office.
NO. 40.
It AIN BRIBE E, 0.4.
Special to tho Constitution.]
i Bainbbidge Ga., Nov. 1, 1873.—1 have
i only two new cases of yellow fever in
; town to report to-day, and the fever is no
doubt subsiding.
I regret to have to announce the death
of Mr. L. B. Ehrlick, who died this uiorn
: iu s-
Mr. Geo. AY. Pearce, who contracted
the disease while attending his wife,
j v whose death has been announced in your
I columns,) is dying.
Mrs. Bates, a prominent lady, died near
the city to-day.
It is feared that the most dangerous
cases will prove fatal.
Mr. Jacob A. Zeigler, another one of
our oldest and most substantial mer
chants, died at W higham of yellow fever
near the city last night.
A son of J. I). Harwell was dying at
Whigham when the train passed there this
morning, and also Mr. Jasper Bruton, a
brother of Hon B. F. Bruton, is consider
ed dangerously ill. Great consternation
prevails at. Whigham.
The extensive saw-mill of Mr. Duncan
McLaughlin w r as burned this morning, at
3 o’clock, by an incendiary. The loss is
four thousand.
Mr. S. R. Cloud, our efficient postmas
ter, deserves great credit for the faithful
manner in which he has performed his
duty during the plague.
Absentees are not advised to return to
the city for some time yet.
NOR IHRRN^RAILROABS.
Philadelphia, Nov. 3.—The Camden
and Amboy Railroad is paying interest to
day on a five million loan of the Delaware
and Raritan Canal and Transportation
Company.
The North Pennsylvania, Oil Creek and
Alleghany River and Elmira and Williams
port Railroad Companies are paying divi
dends and interest. The amounts they
pay are small.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad has yet made
no declaration of dividend, and stock
holders are becoming anxious.
New York, Nov. 3. —The Treasurer of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Cos.
has issued a circular to bondholders in
which he says the only way to re-establish
the credit of the Company is to fund its
entire floating debt, the income to be paid
out of the net earnings of the road. The
Company has authorized the issue of
seven per cent, twenty years income
bonds to the amount of twelve millions, to
be used in relieving the floating debts and
in funding interest that may accrue on its
six per cent, bonds.
THE B TURNING OR COL UMBIA.
Special to the Louisville Courier Journal.
Washington,Oct 2(1. —The statement
that the British and American Claims
commission gave a quasi-judicial decision
to the effect that. Columbia, South Caroli
na, was not burnt by the Federal forces,
is unfounded. The evidence before the
commission going to show that the town
was tired by Sherman’s soldiers, with the
knowledge aud connivance of the leading
officers, was overwhelming; hut the agent
and counsel for the United States, Mr.
Hale, quoted authorities to show that a
belligerent may lawfully destroy the pro
perty of au enemy aud of all neutrals re
siding in the invaded country, and that
tho measure of such destruction must he
the judgment of the invading belligerent
himself. The commission disallowed the
twenty-four South Carolina causes, as
they did nearly all others. They rejected,
without assigning any reasons whatever,
and the natural inference is that they
decided questions of law for tin United
Statates rather than the historical fact,
which was established and very feebly
disputed. The documents printed and
used before the commission constitute a
very large mass. The proceedins are all
concluded, except the payment of the
fortunate claimants. Mr. Henry Howard,
Secretary of the British Legation, will
probably be selected to disburse on the
l part of Great Britain to British claimants
the amounts found due to them.
SOME LIVE QUESTIONS.
Special to tlie Cincinnati Commercial.]
Washington, Oct. 23. —As to who will
be Speaker of the next House of Repre
sentatives, who will be chairman of the
principal committees, what will be the
complexion of the committees, will those
re-elected members who were connected
with the Credit Mobiliar scandal be made
to take back seats, will the salary grab
section of the appropriation bill be re
pealed and like subjects, there are as
mauy ideas aud theories advanced by
prominent men aud members of Congress
as there are men who entertain decided
opinions, and who have been heard from
in relation to these matters. It seems to
be generally conceded that no combina
tion or set of combinations that are like
ly to be gotten up will defeat the election
of Mr. Blaine for Speaker; but as to the
Credit Mobilier men and their chances
to again obtain important chairmanships,
there is great doubt in the minds of near
ly everybody.
General Butler is reported as having
denied the truth of the published state
ment that he is trying to net the Republi
can members of the next House to hold a
caucus and declare against giving places
on leading committees to any members
implicated in the Credit Mobilier trans
actions. Nevertheless, he nor nobody
else who knows anything about it, denies
that such a proposition will be made in
caucus, and a strong effort made to adopt
it. A prominent Congressman recently
remarked that candidates for the Speaker
ship would be glad if some such decision
by caucus could be adopted, so as to re
lieve whoeyer is elected Speaker of the
trouble he would naturally encounter if
he were left to decide for himself, and
probably have to discriminate against the
class of meinbers alluded tq.
THE GREAT RUCUU RAILWAYS
The Herald calls the Union Pacific Rail
road the “Transcontinental Buchu Pacific
Railway,” and tells how the Government
was iuduced to pay a sum several times
larger than was needed for its construc
tion by the invasion of Congress by the
“Buchu ring,” better Jtnown as the CreiK
it Mobilier swindle, which sapped the
sandy, crumbling .virtue of statemen Col
fax and Dawes, gingham and Garfield,
and others whose names death has cover
ed with silence. Th,e result was that yn
der the gyidaoce of ,these Buchu str.tes
men—that is to say, under thy careful
management of Dawes and Bingham.
Colfax and Garfield—the Union Pacific
was built.
The second road to the Pacific was un
dertaken by /ay Cooke & Cos. and their
associates, w&° were led iyto the enter
prise by the hope that Congress would
give as much aid in land aud money to
the Northern as to the Union Pacific.—
The exposure of the Credit Mobilier
Company was fatal to Jay Cooke's “.Great
Buchu Pacific Railway.” The bonds of
the road were sold in Europe and this
coun.ry. The people were duped into
their purchase from over confidence in
the integrity of the great financial Her
cules of the Government. But there was
no opportunity to repeat the huge swin
dle of Oakes Ames. Congress dare
do almost anything, hut the leading
men of the Radical party, who were
bought up by Ames A Cos., did not dure
to vote subsidies and lend the credit of
the Government to another Pacific road.
Thousands of acres of the public domain
were voted to every mile, but the land
was of noi service because there were no
purchasers. And so when the money of
the innocent dupes of bondholders was
expended the huge enterprise collapsed,
and Jay Cooke & Cos. collapsed with it.
The Herald intimates that although this
second “Buchu Pacific” has come to a
dead halt, there aie certain of the promi
nent men connected with it who have
made money by the operation, having
placed it beyond the reach of creditors
and bondholders.— Augusta Chronicle.
Immigbation.—Official returns to the
Bureau of Statistics show that during the
quarter ending Sept. 30, 1873, there ar
rived at New York G 8.588 immigrants, of
whom 3G,613 were males, and 23,97.7 fe
males. There died, during the voyage,
40 males and 37 females. The total ar
rivals from England were 1.7,309; Ireland
13,190; Scotland, 2,791: Wales, 2.77; Ger
many, 24,381; Austria, 92G; Sweden,
\ 2,139; Norway, 2,024; Denmark, 59G;
i France, 1,.740; Switzerland, G4O; Spain,
I 92; Italy, 1,029; Holland, 851; Prussia,
| 1.208; Poland, 581, Hungary, 313; born
at sea, 29
“FITE hollar chromos
Our grave and reverend, but very in
teresting contemporary—the New York
Observer —explains at length, in a recent
number, why he does not follow the ex
ample of competing newspapers, aud of
fer “a chromo worth five dollars" as a
premium to every subscriber who pays
three dollars for his year’s subscription.
Some honest people will naturally say it is
because it cannot be afforded—the man, if
he does that kind of business, will loose
two dollars on every subscription he
takes.
So it would appear to the unsophisticat
ed. But it is not true at all, because the
Observer has received propositions from
leading picture printers to furnish any
number of thousands of “ Chromos worth
five dollars each" at fifteen cents apiece—
with a guarantee that no copy shall bo
sold outside the order “for less than Fivo
Dollars, which, of course, upon the vio
lent hypothesis than any others are sold
at that price, would make the market
price five dollars.
Besides a natural objection to going
into tho picture business aud circulating
thousands of red and blue Match Girls,
Little Orphans and Weeping Marys, the
Observer abhors a small "frod” on the
public simplicity as much as the Arkansas
lawyer did, and as everybody else ought
to do.
And so also of the pewter spoons, Ger
man silver cups, pinchback watches, tin
music boxes, cheap sowing machines,
patent hand organs, apple-parers, Jews
harps, etc., which editors put forth to en
courage a manly fortitude and forbear
ance in their readers in bearing with them
yet one more year. If we set aside the
question of taste, there arises the point
of honesty and candor.
It is, at best, a practice borrowed from
the gift concerts, dollar stores, and prize
saloons, where a man is urged to buy any
thing for twenty-five cents and get a prize
of a hundred dollars. The proposition
naturally imples sharp dealing, and though
if cunningly handled, may possibly bring
gain, it has not yet been able to secure
the endorsement of well established and
respectable tradesmen. It seemsstrange,
then, that editors, who should at least be
men of intelligence, refinement and un
questionable integrity, should catch up
this old and exploded custom of the dol
lar stores and gift concert saloons. — Ma
con Telegraph.
From the New York Tribune, Ist.
SPECIE RESUMPTION AND THE
ENB OR THE WORLB.
Some anxiety has been manifested lest
“the end of the world,” which is set down
for early in November—say about the
5th —by the Second Adventists who are
encamped in various parts of New Eng
land, getting ready for it, may interfere
with the great plan of Secretary Richard
son for resuming specie payment on u
silver basis. There need be no trouble
on that score. No little thing like that
will be allowed to interrupt it. When
the Great Minister of Finance took
hold of this subject he put his whole
intellect into it. He meant business.
So did the Great Silent Man. The two
came to New Yoik together at the begin
ning of the panic aud spent several
hours in conversation with men who
were long of stocks and consequently
thoroughly versed in finance—aud went
back with a perfect understanding of tha
whole financial situation. That the Pres
ident comprehended it fully was disclosed
by a remark he made to the effect that
with gold at 108-9, silver coin would at
once naturally and easily flow into the
circulation. The remark showed an ob
servant mind and keen insight into hu
man nature, as well as profound acquaint
ance with political economy and finance.
The Pr- sidont looked to see us do it, and
expressed his surprise that we did not.
But having bent his heroic mind to re
sumption on a silver basis, he would not
he disappointed, So between the Great
Minister of Finance and the Great Silent
Man the great ttve-dollars-iu-silver plan
was invented.
That plan will he carried out. It is
barely possible that the end of (lie world
will intervene, but if it comes it will find
the ten hags of silver, containing not less
than a pint apiece, on the Treasury coun
ters, and creditors of the Government re
ceiving five dollars earn with a steadiness,
precision and regularity that gets rid of
from seventy-five to a hundred dollars
eveiy day. Mr. Richardson's original
plan, which was to put $250,000 in silver
half dollars, suddenly and W'lthout warn
ing, into the pockets of an unsuspecting
people, making everybody happy, was
more brittle and frail. The besotted ig
norance aud beastly stupidity of a news
paper correspondent exposed and ruined
it. The gradual five-dollars-in silver plan
arose on its ruins, and that no newspaper
correspondent or any camp meeting
bringing in the end of everything can in
terrupt. It goes right on like a mule on
a great commercial artery, somewhat
slow, but as sure as death or taxes.
We do net know that the financial situ
ation enters at all into the calculations of
the good people who have assembled on
an island in the Connecticut river below
Springfield to await the breaking up.
They base their predictions upon a sort
of reckoning which makes a prophetic day
to consist of 75 years, and by adding an
“hour” to the date of the battle of Sedan,
brings the end of all things on the sth of
November, 1873. How much there may
be in the mathematics of their prophesy
we shall not know till after the sth. But
it strikes us they have a stronger and
much simpler basis of prophesy, and
would make a much more reasonable pre
sentation of it, by just announcing with
out any confusion of dates and figures
that the world will surely come to an end
before the policy of the present Adminis
tration brings us to specie payments.
Everybody would accept that. And al
though everybody appreciates the wisdom
of the flve-dollarß-in-silver policy, and
sees how gradually and surely it is bring
ing specie payments, we have not the
slightest idea that the rush of converts to
Terry Island would overwhelm the camp
or crowd the island.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC AXD THE
X UK THE HIT PACIFIC ROADS.
The Salt Eake Herald says now that
the Northern Pacific Road has been seiz
ed with such a cholicky collapse, the Tex
as Pacific begins to loom up higher than
ever. The Herald prints some other facts
which are favorable to the latter route.
It says that from the RioGrande to the
feanta Catarina Mountains in Arizona,
this line lies through plains aud valleys
rich in vegetation and supplied with
abnndant springs of water.
The San Pedro lands produce enormous
crops of grain, vegetables and fruits, and
are well timbered; the middle valley
of the Gila River contains a hun
dred thousand square miles of fine farm
ing country; Junction, Round and
several other small valleys are all fer
tile aud arable; and the Great Pima Val
ley offers an area of country whose adapt
ability to cultivation is only limited by
the quantity of water for irrigation that
can be obtained from the Gila river, a
tributary of the Colorado, extending a
distance of four hundred and fifty miles,
east and west, through Arizona. The
Mesilla Valley of the Rio Grande, also,
which is fifty miles in' length and some
twenty miles wide, and of a loamy allu
vial soil, having been, at some distant pe
riod, the bed of a great lake. Wheat,
corn, bi—iey, vegetables and fruits can be
raised with the greatest success through
nearly all the country to be traversed by
the Texas Pacific “ >ad, and a.- the na
tive grasses are very nutritious, the herd
ing of cattle must prove one of the great
industries of that region.
The Herald says the managers of the
Northern Pacific may assert their abilty
and intention to push ahead the first sec
tion of that line, but the character of the
country through which much of it passes
off ers little iuduceraeuts to settlers, while
the prospects of the Texas Pacifie toute
are greatly enhanced by the present fail
ure of its Northern rival.
With reference to the discovery of the
reputed treasure chest of Ring Priam of
Troy, the London corresdonde.ut of the
Manchester Guardian states that the es
timated value of the relic as urere metal is
20,000 thalers, or £3,000. The discov
erer, Herr Bchliemanu, is not a scholar
by profession, but a retired merchant,
and the fact of his wife being an Athenian
has iuduced him to present the magnifi
cent “find” to the Royal Museum at Ath
ens, on the condition, however, of having
absolute liberty to excavate at Myceuro.
A Kentucky correspondent writes: —
“General J. J. Roberts is tunneling on the
farm of J. Proctor, adjoining the Mam
moth Cave tract of land, for a ‘hole in the
ground,’ and he has thus succeeded in
opening up a passage-way to some very
large and magnificent domes; and from
the vast quantity of air that rushes through
the loose rock that has fallen upon the
side of the domes, and which he is now
engaged in removing, that he soon ex
pects to get into a large cave, if not into
the long ronte of the Mammoth Cave,
which is known to lie in this vicinity.
Should he succeed, it will make things
lively.”