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©jeacgm Meeklg llletegjcstfjl? sm^r $e lR*;ss*{jmg£r< <£!je fctlegrap!) attfr fllcsscngcr. MACON, OCTOBER 3, 1876 - \ Counterfeit fires on the Traders Na- tUmi Bank of Chicago are circulated. Tsn inches of snow fell on Mount Washington, N. H-, on Thursday last. New Jersey.—• “ The prospect in New Jersey is tho best possible,” said cx- Governor Parker to a World reporter tho other day. _ . ... ' H. B. Claflin & Co., of New York, a dispatch states, bare offered $1,000 per foot for aloton tho corner of Wabash av enue-and Monroe street, Chicago j but the owner of the land has declined to sell it at that price. After an experiment of two years the Hartford Accident Insurance company has concluded to discontinue business and wind npits affairs. At maturity the policies will be rewritten by the Travel ers’ Insurance company. Colorado Election.—The first State election in Colorado will take place Oc tober 3, and tho local authorities have decided that they cannot elect a member of the new Congress or Presidential elec tors then, but must wait till the rest of us in November. ExpxniENCBD American Iadie3 will wipe their spectacles and read again when they see that the Centennial prize was awarded to American made spool cotton. Experts say there are climatic reasons why first quality spool cotton cannot he spun in America. Boss Tweed.—It is said that Tweed will be turned over to'the Washington authorities and not to those of New York. The negotiations with Spain for his surrender include an agreement on tho part of tho United States to arrest and turn over to tho Spanish Govern ment a certain contractor who absconded from Cuba, now in New York. He is con stantly shadowed by detectives, who will arrest him when Tweed arrives. Commodore Vanderbilt had very lit tle suffering an Sunday, and his feeble ness of tho day before did hot increase. He said that ho felt the concussion caused by tho explosion at Hell Gate, and ho listened with interest to an tra " that was read regarding it. " It’ll never be worth a cent,” ho said. " The fogs and rocks of the Sound make navi gation dangerous for large vessels, and they’ll prefer coming byway of Sandy Hook.” ^ Cheap Travel in New York.—Tho New York Cab Company is to be organ ised, with a capital of $500,000, in 5.000 shares Of $100. Four-wheeled one-horse cabs, and such other vehicles as the pub lic may demand, are to be introduced, and the charge for their use is to bo fifty cents an hour, or for any trip not exceed ing an honr. The cab3 will coatain seats for four, with arrangements on the top for baggage. Tho drivers wiil be in livery, and stands convenient to every thoroughfare ore to be occupied at all hours of the day and night. The incor porators include some of the leading capi talists of New York. Putting it Forcible.—It cannot be denied that The Nation, the puuuwu journal ot this country, puts things forcibly. For instance : " We by no means forvot south on its purs is also to somo extent acting on ideas inherited from the past. B at their past does not alarm us so much os it does somo of our friends, because, first, the two vicious principles of secession and slavery—/on* et origo malorum—have been killed past resurrection by the logic of facts; and farther, the heavy hand of tho Federal government, which alone conld pnt down the rebellion and slavery, serves now mainly to aggravate tho alow-healing wounds. It is one thing to ampntate a diseased leg. and another to go on indefinitely whittling at tho stamp.” When will the powers that be irhittling at the stamp Tbe Political Auguries. It seems to ns tnere is a growing con viction throughout the conntiy that Til- den and Hendricks ore bound to win. Their canto is apparently gaining every day. *rheir adherents are active, san guine, good tempered and cheerful, while it is not to bo disguised that tho Radi cals are ill-tempered and bitter as gall and wermwood. They read tho hand writing on tho wall and tho very rook lessness of their schemes to stuff the ballot-box aud defeat the popular will by fraud, proves a consciousness that tho voice of the people is against them. Dr. Redfield, in one of his lato lotters to tho Cincinnati Commercial, prays that whichever side carries the day, may carry it by a round electoral-'majority, be cause, says he, (substantially) the elec tion of Tilden by a small majority made up by Southern electoral votes would in evitably lead to a Radical strike—a coup d’cfof—revolution or "rebellion,” as the Radical brotherhood call it. Now, os Redfield well knows, no Democrat pro poses to resist even a majority of one electoral vote, he has given in the fore going whst we suppose to be just now tho current of Radical thought and con ception at this time. Few of them, we imagine, really believe they can secure for Hayes a fair majority in tho electoral colleges, and tho hope is to count Tildon out by rejecting sufficient Southern votes as fraudulent. Counting out is what they extensively did in the early stages of Southern reconstruction, and now they hope to apply the same process as suc cessfully to tho country at large. Bat appearance indicate that tho peo ple will afford them no opportunity for the experiment. We believe Tilden will carry at least nine Northern States with over one hundred electoral votes. Bat prognostications will soon give place to facts. The Western elections next week will give ns a very clear idea of the pub lic drift and forecast the result in No vember. " Yesterday," say a tho Cincinnati Enquirer of a recent date, " a newspaper correspondent applied to the Collector of Internal Bevenne in this district for per mission to examine tho books relating to Governor Hayes’ income retnrns. The collector refused on the ground that ho had received positive orders from Washington to allow no one to examine these documents. He referred the cor respondent to tho Department at Wash ington. - It looks as if the friends of Governor Hayes are fearful that the in vestigation of the charges that he had falsified his income returns, will injure the reputation and deorease the chances of the Republican candidate- If sot, whythie secretiveness ? ” Tbe Electoral Ticket. We note that the Albany News has at tho head of its paper the candidates for electors at large, and following them, only £he name of the electoral candi date for jtlio Second District. Observe, that the whole eleven electoral candi dates are to be yoted for in every district, connty, and election precinct in the State. It is, as we used to say in Georgia, a vote ly general ticket. The so called "electors at large” in no wise differ in their spheres and official functions from the district electors. The Constitution of the United States provides that Presidential electors equal in number to tho Sena tors and Representatives in Congress from the State shall be elected, bnt they are all elected in the same way and by the same voters. The two electors at large—representing the two Senators— are, by party usage, nominated by State Convention, and the other nine, repre senting the Representatives, are by tho same usage selected by District Conven tions; bnt both classes represent the whole State in forming an electoral col lege at tho seat of government, where they cast their votes on a day specified— make out their certificates—seal them up and dispatch them by special messenger to tho President of the United States Senate. Bat the fact of classifying theso elec tors into "electors at largo” and "dis trict electors ” may naturally lead into the mistake that only the electors at large are to be voted for in all the Con gresaional districts. Another mistake might arise from the publication of the names of the so-called "alternate delegates,” who are nomi nated simply to take the place on the ticket of the regular nominees in case any of the latter shonld die or be dis abled from performance of duty; but even then they conld not sit in the Elec toral College unless regularly elected to that position by the people. The usage of nominating alternates, no donbt, has also received additional support from the fact that at first greater canvassing strength in the field doublel the number ' of speakers bearing tho authorization of the party. Bnt the altprr ates are not to , be voted for, and tb- y-r --per electoral ticket should bear tin:,..’; the names of all the electoral caodidato3—leaving out their districts—and headed, "For elec tors of President and Vice President.’ It S3em3 probable that the machin ery for the election of President and Vice President of tho United States was originally conceived under tbe idea of selecting so many leading and experi enced public men in each of the States, and enabling them by deliberation and correspondence to choose independently out of tho whole field of American states men two men whom they would be will ing to entrust with the offices of Presi dent and Vice President. But practice has entirely set aside this theory. The organization of parties and nominating conventions has placed the Presidential candidates In the field, long in advanco of the electors, and the latter, therefore, have no discretion in the business. They have simply to ratify the popular choice, and os a piece of machinery in the elec tion are superfluous, except as the Con stitution requires their interposition. Oar Duty Next Hedn"*' 1 " Is very b—***, urn, » mu uo no harm to continue to call attention to it wb iu sist upon tho importance of a full poll. Grout that Gen. Colquitt aud our Icgis lative candidates generally throughont the State are in no danger, still there is great good to result to our friends else where from a heavy majority in Georgia. It will have a marked effect, especially in every doubtful State, and stimulate to greater exertion our friends in States that now seem reasonably sure for the Democracy. Let Georgia give tho coun ter-cheek to tho inspiration drawn by the Radicals from Maine’s decided majority for that party. The result in that State gave fresh zeal to the Ohio and Indiana Jacobins, and for a time they made a decided spurt ahead. Let U3 give our friends there the eame chance to make dash forward. Everybody at home and abroad knows Georgia will go Demo cratic, but tbe question of majority is a very io-portant one. If the wires next Wednesday night tell tho Ohio end Indiana Democracy that we have swept the enemy from onr borders by fifty or sixty thousand majority, it will put new zeal in their hearts for tho final charge the week following. There has never, since the late civil war, been a time when big majorities could bo made to tell more powerfully than now. Tbe election in Maine pnt fresh heart in tho Jacobins. That was p’ain to everybody. Their canvass as sumed a more active, aggressivo charac ter at once, and for a week thereafter they decidedly had the “bulge” on our friends North and West. Georgia can splendidly retrieve that temporary set-back on the -4th of October. Let her, on that day, send tidings of a grand sweep, tho most brilliant victory in her history, to Ohio and Indiana. It will tell immensely, both on friend and foe. The experiment is not • BjTvorth trying, bnt is impera tively - - Jki ded by every consideration of duty, ftto.eat, patriotism and sound policy. Vv«j invoke tho earnest, active, wholo hearted efforts of all good men to secure this result. Turn out just as if there was a formidable opposition ticket in the field for every office, from Gover nor down, and let Georgia’s voice count for fully all it is worth. Let it ring out clear, aud Strang, aud full, as befits the occasion, and her prond place among tho glorious sisterhood of Democratic States. A Republican Wall from Lou isiana. ■Washington special to tho New York Herald ] The otter hopelessness of the Republi cans to hold their own in Lonisiana is every day reflected in their avowals made here, and in a general complaint of the treatment which their friends are re ceiving there. One of tbe foromost Re publican politicians and ex-officials from the State, in writing to a friend here says: There will bo two Democratic Senators from Lonisiana, because Pinchback was not admitted. There is not power enough in the national government to keep the rebels from taking this State, and it would be suicide for me to attempt to canvass it. Louisiana, like Missis sippi, and by the urns means, will be Democratic after November 7. Tho en tire north part of the State is overran with armed Demoeratio organizations that have run every leading Republican, white and colored, away from that sec tion, and have completely demoralized the colored people. You need not be sur prised to hear of Louisiana going 50,000 Democratic majority. Out of this gen. oral wreck I purpose to save my head and money. To that end I will leave here in a few days lor the North, where I shall remain until the storm is over. Saturday Night, September 30th—We close to-night a very active week in trade. Tho Macon cotton receipts daring' the month have been upwards of eleven thousand bales against short of fivo thousand daring September of last year. This increaso is commonly set down to tho dry weather and early opening of tho crops in the field, and is not believed to foreshadow any considerable increase in the cotton receipts of Macon during tho current year. The cotton has been gathered as fast os possible, and pushed forward and sold with all possible dispatch. A good deal of planters’ paper matuiing in No vember has been discounted with tho proceeds. Trado during the week lias been re markably active for the season, and the largest part of it cash trade. Tho weather has generally been quite cool, except at midday. There has bees no day in the week when an occasional blaze on the hearth would nob have added to comfort. The health of the town is still unexam pled. The malarial fevers which are looked for in somo parts of Macon at this season of the year, have been remarka bly few and far between. The season has been marked by the almcst total ab sence of intermittent fevers, and the peo ple all wear ruddy and cheerful counte nances. Absentees are slowly returning to their posts and wo hope the next ten days will bring up the rear guard. A Full Vote. It is exceedingly desirable that Geor gia ehould poll a full vote next Wednes day, if for no other reason, for moral ef fect on tho elections out of tho State. We appeal to every Democrat within the sphere of our circulation to compre hend tho momentous importance to him personally of advancing the election of Tilden in every possible way. With Til den as our President the country will be restored to law, order, and a pare admin istration. The burden of taxation will bo greatly diminished—business will re vive—Southern proscription and slander will cease—social harmony will he re stored—and every interest of the coun try revive. Tho possibibility, yea the probalilili of such a glorious resuit should enlist the co-operation of every man and stir him up not only to come to the polls, but to use every influence secure a full Democratic vote. We ex hort every Democrat, by all the interest he feels in the common prosperity to be stir himself for the remaining three days before tho election. Let every man pay his tax and vote. Tlie Feeling in New York. The New York Tribune (Radical) pnb fishes the following good nows: “The feeling at the Democratic national head quarters is sanguine. Democrats who are in communication with all parts of tho country say there is abundanco of Democratic enthusiasm, which is almost ready to swell the Tilden wavo.” They say there are at present 600 Democratic clubs in working condition in this State, while there never have been heretofore more than 200- clubs working in a Demo cratic campaign. Next week Tammany Hall may hold a ratification meeting, and other demonstrations are on foot. Dem oerats assert that it iIjq vote were cast to-day Ohio as well as Indiana would nrn.l—'— »- Tiiaen. The cam paign as fought ou paper, they declare, shows that Indiana is good for 8,000 ma jority, but as small figures are prodigally dropped in the computation, they will not be startled, they Bay confidentially, if Indiana rolls up 12,000 majority for Til den. Some Democrats are giving an earnest of their determination to stand by "Tilden and Reform” by putting their money in tho political pool. It is asserted on the best authority that John Morrissey has already staked $20,000 on the success of the Demoeratio ticket in Indiana. Within two days he has nlso made two bets, amounting to $600 that New York will give 40,000 Democratic majority, and ha« paid in addition, $400 pledge money in a $4,000 bet of the same character, the money to be deposited be fore the October elections. Democrats say that Robinson’s candidature is grow ing in favor and influence. Small Ubatige. Trade in Macon is somewhat embar rassed by the ecareity of small change, produced, as we suppose, mainly by the demand fer it in tho country for use in paying off cotton pickers. An applica tion for silver by the postoffice here, to the Assistant Treasurer in Charleston, mot with tho following response: Charleston, S- C., September 27,1876. A. E. Seifert, Assistant Postmaster, Macon, Oa. Sib—The appropriation for this office haring failed to pass, for the present financial year, the office will be closed the 30th of tho present month, consequently yon conld get no silver, as we shall be closed by the time yon could get a letter back here. We have on hand only ten cent pieces anyhow. Respectfully, T. R. Sticknet, Teller for Ass’t Trees. U. S. Business JSevivai, The evidence of the bnsinoss revival attracts attention not only in New York bnt in Boston, Chicago, St. Lonis, Cin cinnati and all the centers of trade. Both Southern and Western trade is undoubt edly brisk, and there can be no donbt of the present re viral of trade. The Herald believes that this is not a spasmodic movement; hut that unless some unfore seen cause intervenes it will continue, and that wo are at last on the upward grado. It asserts as the cause of the revi val tho improvement of the people as a whole since 1873, and tho more prndent conduct of every citizen, and says that with continued confidence on tho part of business men, a sound and staple curren cy to carry on bu3indss on business prin- neas principles, and a revision of the laws affecting commerce and production, the recovery of prosperity will be lasting. The Hell Gate Blast.—A Herald re porter says tho only vestiges of Hallett’s Point reef left are two pieces of tho wreck ed coffefrdam, which by some means be came anchored fifteen or twenty feet away. The Paint was orokan off, so to speak, in a nearly regular semicircle at the inner edge of the shaft, making an almost perpendicular bank. As near as can be judged by outward appearances, the reef was blown squarely ont to a depth of thirty or forty feet. In other words, it looks as if a stone dropped over the bank of the shore would sink to that depth. _ Another Turkish Massacre.—A dis patch received at London states that the Ausselroan troops massacred seven hun dred Christians, chiefly Armenians, at Ezoraum, the Armenian capital. Fright ful barbarities are said to have been committed. The Armenians are appre hensive of a repetition of the outrages. The reoeipt of the news of the massacre earned great excitement at London. C&mrass In Indiana. Special dispatch to tlie Courier. Journal.] Indianapolis, September 26.—Do not believe anything the Associated Press tells you to-night about the Republican meeting on the battle-ground. It was a fizzle in point of numbers and enthusi- l Thirty thousand people were ex* pected, and there were not four thousand present. The most extensive arrange* ments had been made to make this meet ing tbe largest in the State, and its mis erable failure to-day is the talk of the streets to-night. The Republicans do not understand it. Harrison, Kilpatrick and Bob Lincoln wore among tho speakers. The meeting at Lafayette to-night was also a failure. Democrats are hotting on Williams beating Harrison in tho battle ground connty. The Williams and Voorhoe3 meeting at Madison, to-day was largely attended, fully lO.OOOpersons being present. Uncle Jimmy spoke in the afternoon and Voor- hces this evening. Lieut. Gov. Dorsheimer addressed a large and enthusiastic audience at Lig- onier this evening. He discussed in a masterly and eloquent manner the finan ces, civil service reform and Southern affairs. His speech was warmly ap plauded. Bristow spoke at the same place. He made his same old speech, waved tho bloody shirt. Colonel Gray had an immense meeting at Bawling Green, Clay county, to-day. He made one of his speeches, and was greeted with the wildest cheers. Clay connty is wide awake for Tilden, Hen dricks and reform. Judge Goodin addressed a large assem blage of Democrats at Bloomington to night. He made an admirable speeoh which was well received. General Durbin Ward made an able and brilliant speech at Brookville to night to a large audience. The Democ racy were chuck full of enthusiasm, and the meeting was a grand success. John P. Irish addressed a large crowd at Plymouth to-night in an able and ef fective speech. Gen. C. S. Cameron mado a rattling speech to arousing crowd at Cambridge City to-night. Senators Bayard and McDonald ad dressed a monster meeting of Democrats at Valparaiso this afternoon. The speech es of tho distinguished men elicited great cheers, and were pronounced mighty and effective. Bayard and McDonald are gettingqn splendid and powerful strokes for the great roform party. Delphi, Carroll county, was the scene of a most magnificent demonstration to day, in honor of ex- Gov. Albert G. Curtin, of Pennsylvania. Seven thousand people were present, and tho old war Governor of the Keystone State was greeted with enthusiastic cheers thirty-nine times in the course ot his able address. Col. Clampit, of Illinois, also made an elo quent speech. Tonight there was as imposing street parade, followed by a monster open air meeting, and a stirring address from the Hon. J. C. Stoughton Carroll county is taking noble steps to the music of reform Look out for Curtin. He is speaking for peace and prosperity, and no man dare call him a rebel. The latest news to night from the bat tle-ground meeting confirms the first re ports—that the meeting was a failure Fred. S. Williams, a reliable gentleman, telegraphs me that there were not 1,000 present. Tho battle-ground has gone back on kid gloved Harrison. Hurrah for Uncle Jimmy Williams, the next Gov ernor of Indiana! Obto aud Indiana. St. Louis Republican.! Hon. Hen*; C. Brockmever, Demo cratic candidate for nontenant Governor of Missouri, who boa Loon speaking in oo.o, uas returned to his residence this city, having been recalled by dis patches announcing the alarming illness of his wife. This domestic affliction com pelted Mr. Brockmeyer to abandon his engagements, in the midst of ovations everywhere tendered him, and return to his home. He confirms the report of the favorable condition of things in these States given by Col. Broadhead. Col Brockmeyer i3 known to be a man who bases his opinions on nothing but THE HARDEST KIND OF FACTS, and he positively predicts that both Ohio and Indiana will go for Tilden by good ; round majorities. The Bepnblicans themselves know it; some of them admit it, and the leaders betray it in their ill concealed alarm. Tho'changes in the floating vote, from the Republican to the Democratic side, are marked and per ceptible in both States, particularly in Ohio, where the large and intelligent body of German voters are 8EVKN-E10HTHS FOB TILDEN. Schurs is doing ail he can, or rather all he is permitted to do, for Hayes, Tint it is an up-hill work for him, for Lieutenant Governor Koemer, of Illinois, General Sigel, Brockmeyer, Stallo, Jnesen, Hoad- ley and Haaeaurek aro baffling him at every point and carrying the Germans by the power of UNANSWERABLE ARGUMENTS. In Indiana the Republicans are pre paring to import negro voters from Ken tacky as a last expedient, bnt even this, Mr. Brockmeyer says, will fail to over come the emphatio Democratic majority in the State. Tbe Tide Turning 1 in tbe Octo ber Elections. NewTork Wsrld.l The past week has developed a marked change in the general sentiment in ref erence to the outlook in both the October elections and the final result in Novem ber. Democrats everywhere are now as- setting that the prospects are improv ing, while the Repnblisans aro less cheer ful and expressing donbt. The State of Ohio, which was claimed beyond any contingency by the Republicans, is now classed by them as doabtfnl, and their appeals in behalf of Indiana have taken THE CHARACTER OF A PANIC. In addition to this the Republican pa pers have commenced to argne that if they do lose Ohio and Indiana in October they still have a chance to carry those States in November, thus preparing the way for anticipated DEFEAT AT THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS. The news published in the Philadel phia letter of the World in reference to a scheme to introduce in Indiana and Ohio the Philadelphia science of ballet-box manipulation, is farther evidence that the Republicans have given up all hopes of success there on an honest vote and on honest count. Tha evidence accumulates that tho scheme referred to is to be un dertaken and carried out, unless the VIGILANCE AND ACTIVITY of the Democracy of these States prevent it. It can only be stopped by thorough organization. That they worked their flan in Ohio last year and defeated Al- en there can be no question. Tbe Eligibility Question. We have received a long article from Subscriber” in rejoinder to "No Poli tician” upon the eligibility question, which has arisen in Macon county. If the argument of the question in the Telegraph within reasonable limits would settle anything^ we shonld still dislike to give space to it now when all the concerns of a great election crowd upon ns; but any amount of argument in newspaper wonld still leave the point undecided. On the other, hand it can easily be disposed of by the House, which the supreme judge of the qualifica tions of its own members, and to that, if the point still remains open, let the par ties submit it. The Telegraph can do nothing of any practical value in the THE GEORGIAPRE8S. There’s fan ahead in Gwinnett county next Wednesday. There are only six candidates for the Legislature, and each man is running on his own hook< Four of them are bound to have the stomach ache about sundown on that day. The Columbus Times misses fire badly in its classification of Banks, of Hoaca- chuietts—Stonewall Jackson’s commitsa- '.youknow—as “a "Democrat and Lib eral.” He has gone’ over, body, sonl, bools, breeches and baggage to tho Jac obins, and now swings tbe bloody shirt as venomously sa the Devil on Two Sticks, or Jim Blaine-, ', - , The Chronicle and Sentinel says forty- six negroes organized and formed a Demo cratic club at Robbins, South Carolina, on Thursday. The Atlanta Times says diptheria is prevailing to an alarming extent on the lino of the Georgia Railroad. At one village of fonr or five hundred inhabi tants, eleven coffins were sold in seven days recently. We find tbe following in a late Atlanta letter to tho Augusta Constitutionalist: The Speakership op the House — The nomination to the Legislature of Mr. Gas Bacon, in Bibb, on yesterday, puts as suredly a leading candidate in the field for Speaker of the House. In fact, the prominence and ability of Mr. Whittle, who was nominated with him, render it not impossible that Bibb will repeat the experiment of running two candidates. Beyond this, Mr. Carlton, of Clarke, Mr. Tuinbnl), of Banks, and Mr. James, of Fulton, are spoken of aB positive candi dates, while Col. Raphael Moses, of Mas- cogee, and Col. Patrick Walsh, of your county, are among the near contingen cies. Mr. Bacon is exceedingly strong, and deservedly so, and if he runs will bo in all probability invincible. It is a question, however, whether or not ho can antagonize a man whihas been so warm lv his friend as Henry Carlton, over in Clarke. If ho does accommodate himself to that gentleman’s aspirations, it is not improbable that Clarke county will win for North Georgia the first Democratic Speaker since the war. Gov. Shith was invited by the Centen nial Commission to .visit tho ground at early day and hold a public reception, on a day which should be called “ Georgia’s day.” Gov. Rice, of Massachusetts, Gov. Tilden, of New York, Gov. Carroll, of Maryland, have each held receptions, and other States will follow. Gov. Smith has declined. So we shall have no ” Georgia day.” The Rome Courier hopes that if we have a Constitutional Convention next year it will insert a clause making it a penal offence for a preacher to run for any office. There are a good many peo pie who fnlly agree with the Courier, at> least to the extent of opposition to that clas3 being candidates for'official positions. a The Columbus Enquirer says: We yesterday were conversing with a gen- Tleimin who is usually well posted on the-polit.ical complexion of the southern portion of- this Congressional district, and prior to the late nomination was op posed to Hon. H. R. Harris. He now supports him from the fact that he is the Democratic nominee for Congress. He gave it as his deliberate opinion that Harris wonld beat Hilliard five or six hundred votes in Muscogee county, and five thousand in the district. Referring to the Senatorial race to come off next winter, the Dalton Citizen remarks as follows: We see there are several “Richmonds in the field” bid ding /hr the Senatorial robes of Hon. T. J*. Norwood. Mr. N. has made one of the bast Senators Georgia ever Lad— forsooth, he ha3 no superior in the pres ent Senate of the United States—and we are decidedly opposed to “rotating his case. " Let well enough alone ” is as good rule to follow in politics as in any thing else, and we earnestly hope the ap proaching session of the Legislature will see to it that Mr. Norwood is his own successor. All the old Congressmen of the different districts of the State have been renominated, and will, as of right they should, be returned to the seats they have so ably and faithfully filled, and we think it due Mr. N., in view of his distinguished and valuable services, that he too should bo returned by the Legislature to tbe position ho has filled with so much honor to the State and credit to himself. The Franklin (Heard county) News states that Mr. Dick Wood has sold his famous Alabama copper mine for $50,- 000. The purchase only includes 80 acres of land. mountain, evidently mnrdered and robb ed him. J- .- Barrister Morrow took a sitting shot at J. A. McConnell, at Jonesboro, on the night of the 22d met., bnt missed his aim. Then he get up and incontinently dusted. The Albany News learns that Jake Shi ver and James Garrett, of Baker connty, indulged recently in an old fashioned "rassle” with sad xesnlts to 'the former. He had his right arm broken in three places, which was amputated, but morti fication ensued and he died in a few days. The Chronicle and Sentinel reports tho first frost ot the season in that and Col umbia county last Thursday morning. It also states that only once before in twenty-six years has it occurred in Sep tember, which was followed by a heavy frost early in October. The Savannah News says on Thursday afternoon Mrs. Smith, wife of John Smith, Esq, the well known express messenger, and sister in-law of Mr. John Smith, deputy sheriff, whilst cleaning a window in the third story of her residence, on the corner of Montgomery and Bryan streets (the old Lachlison house), lost her balance and fell to the pavement, a dis tance of about forty feet, breaking both legs, one at the ankle and the other be tween the ankle and knee, wrenching the back, and bruising tho body very much. Good News from South Carolina.— Under this head, the Constitutionalist has the following: Wo had a pop call last evening from Col. G. D. Tillman, Demo cratic candidate for Congress from the 5th South Carolina district, who has just re turned from Beaufort and Colleton coun ties, where he made several speeches to the voters of both colors. The "old man” is confident of his election and cays he is actually ashamed to tell the people ho many votes he believes Hampton wiil beat Chamberlain. His majority will be overwhelming. Cot. Tillman visited the negroes of Green Fond, EUenton, Ashepoo and Combahee, the scenes of the late riots, and is really surprised and gratified at the enthusiasm manifested by the col ored Democrats in thoso sections. Hamp ton clubs are being formed every day and the accessions ore large and the en thusiasm increasing all the time. The leading Radical negroes are foremost in coming over, and numbers express them selves as thoroughly disgusted and worn out with riots and troubles forced on them by the Radical leaders who never come near them until after the fights are all over. CoL Tillman, 03 above stated, believes his election is certain, and that by the time the election comes off the Democrats will be largely in the majority not only in the Fifth district, bnt all over the State. A few glasses of lager beer is good for a bad cold.—Covington Star. Geary, of Boston, to whom she was mar ried in the former city about six months ago. We wiil Vet ten dollars to a "schoo ner” of beer that George belongs to the great Bepublikin party, and that he came South to instruct our ignorance and develop onr resources. Let no man who has the right to vote stay away from the polls on Wednesday. It is his bounden duty to be therp, and help swell the majority for Colquitt and the other Democratic nominees. He owes it to himself, his family, his State, and especially to his comrades in Ohio and Indiana, that the Democratic ma jority shall be such an one as will pnt now courago in their hearts for their at tack on the 10th of October. How they talk in South Carolina is illustrated by tho following: W. Magill Flemming, a white man and a candidate for office on tho Radical ticket, recently said in Spartanbnrg: "We intend to car ry. the election, and if the Democrats, b; intimidation, should oarry thi3 elec tion, there wili not be many honsos leit standing.” Again, in conversation with James Webster and Elsy Darwin, he said, in the presence of annmbcr of ne groes, "he intended to be elected if he had to wade to his armpits in blood. The white people had tho arms, but we have the matches, and I will lead the way.” When asked if he wonld burn the women and children, ho replied: "Yes, by ; put them in too.” YELLOW FEVER. The Latest Ur parts Front Savanna*. " Tho mortuary report, elsewhere puti liahed, says the Kerning News of jester, day, shows a marked decrease in thn mortality, confirming our opinion ex pressed two days ago, that the epidemic had reached its climax, and that there wonld be a gradual diminution in bill of mortalitv. Of the seventeen in torments yesterday thirteen were attrih uted to yellow fever, of which nine were whites and four colored. Threo of the former were cases brought to the city for burial who had diediu tho country. “ °Z be S !n to take heart, and notwitstandmg the gloominess of ou ^ b °P° h reasonable that an early frost, of which that re. ported in Burke county is the harbinger, will entirely kill the disease a3 aa eni! demic. and scatter the gloom which has so long hung over our city." We regret to learn that Rev. A. IT. Wynn is critically ill with the fever. The following is the mortuary report for Thursday: LAUREL GROVE CEMETERY. yellow fever; Charles Huasev, aged 26* yellow fever; Charles F. Fowler, aged 29 fever* Ffederick Ho S«:fe, yellow Colored—David Benger, aged 37 years, yellow fever; Thomas Brown, yellow fe ver; J ohn Coleman, aged 38. intermittent fever; John Shollman, aged 28, yellow fever ; Infant Woodbridge, aged 2 A monster Meeting. a The Indiana Democrats will wind up “^^.coldonthelungs; Lyndia Gates, 1 ^“Wnllwtiro; DanielFist- er, aged 22, intermittent fever. Whites, 5; colored, 7; total, 12 (yellow | fever 9). CATHEDRAL CEMETERY. I Richard Fa-long, aged 40 years, swamp fever; Robert Chadwick, aged 35, yellow fever; Mary Brown, aged 34 yellow'fa. their campaign next Thursday, so far as big mass-meeting are concerned, with a monster at Indianapolis, where they are preparing to receive and entertain twenty five thousand people. The break down of the Radicals at the “Tip pecanoe Battle Field Meeting,” where I ver; John jIanona,aged25,yeliow fever- thirty thousand were called for and less John H. Hopkins, aged 49, yellow fever! than five thousand came, has put the | 5 ’ co - ored * °5 total, 5 (yellow tribes - of Blue Jeans Williams on their mettle. An Indianapolis correspondent of the Courier-Journal says: The Republicans np here are already becoming 'alarmed at the prospect of a great meeting of tho Democrats on the 5th of October. The Indianapolis Jour nal is howling savagely every day, and in evidently frightened at the extensive arrangements being made for the largest political meeting ever held in the State of Indiana or the Western country. And well may the Republicans be alarmed, for if there is anything in public demon- | fever 4). RECAPITULATION. Liurel Grove Cemetery — Whites, 5 ; I colored, 7; total, 12 (yellow fever, 9). Cathedral Cemetery—Whites, 5; col ored, 0; total 5 (yellow fever, 4). Grand total, 17; yellow fever, 13. I, WEST FROR BRUNSWICK. Letter from Rev. J. TV. Simmons. Wo lay before onr readers this morning a letter from Rev. J. W. Simmons, pastor of the Methodist church in Brunswick, stration upon tho minds of the people, I who, with a high chriBtian heroism, hag the meeting hero on the fifth will be I been at his post during the whole of the very effective. I visited Gen. Love a | epidemic. He writes as follows: d»u coin.—uonnyion omr. i mea 3 actively 1 engaged I Bbunswick, September 27, 1876. Whatiis good for bad grammar ?— La pre p a f; n „ f or this monster gathering. I Editors Telegraph and Messenger: I have Orange Reporter. I Gen.Loveinformsmethathehasreceived I had no time nor heart to write for the A seasoned hickory swrtch was a sov- hundreds of letters and dispatches this paat weefc , 80 arduous have been my k- ereign remedy in ourschool days. week from all parts of the country, the . v V ; ' t- t,..,, A HEAVY frost in North Georgia, about ^ my »uffer^g inTbereav^d fellow cit the latitude of Gainesville,.last Thursday g” “fgj '“ttlndanc? of DemL'ratic Beside,yourinformation to thepuh- night, is reported. soldiers will be very large, over three U° fay in the mam bean comet. Nooue Quoth the Atlanta Times: "Atlanta is I thousand from this State alone having ( ca 2 s wiiA the easiest place in the world to get lost sent word that they were coming. All of ®£ roU gjf it every da y as I have for the past; but who knows what ia m store ror us but “He who tempers the wind to the alone* Tillages of Macon and Augusta say.” I l&te war will certainly be present* Gen* Sot 11 .to AOtoU I ed to march at the head of two thousand The Ogletborpo Echo announces the I of his old soldiers in the war for the marriage last Thursday, at Athens, of j Union. "Fighting Joe” Hooker, Gen. T. W. Rucker, Esq., and Miss Sarah Cobb, J * «• P ? lm £ r and SSi , , 7? ..... „ _ erals, who have until lately acted with youngest daughter of thelate Gen. How-1 t jj 0 Republican party, have signified ell Cobb. I their intention of being present. It is shorn Lamb ?” May Ho in mei'cy spare ns. Brunswick has a population of about 3,000 persons, fully half of whom are colored. More than half of our white citizens have left—many of them, how- ever, too late, for we hear from them as being sick all over the country. The Columbus Enquirer gives the fol- understood that Gen. Hooker will be I Tho ? gw white men rema ;n!nghava been The grand jury of Newton county recommends that tho County Court be abolished, and the Judge has sent in his resignation. The boss applo tree is in Habersham connty. It is sixty-two years old, seven feet ten inches in circnmferen^p, forty- five feet high, and annually bears one hundred bushels of apples. Can Woods beat this ? Boully, late of the Hamilton Visitor, was in Atlanta a few days since on his way to Alabama to stars his one hundred and forty-seventh paper. We wish him bushels of luok, and that he may live long enough to make it two hundred. The Griffin News tells this on two of the five hundred candidates in that connty: The New York store has in front on tho sidewalk two clothes dummies-^ one with dark hair and beard, and the other light complected. They are good representatives of well dressed men. On last Tuesday morning two of our candi dates were standing near them talking to them with much vehemence. After talking some time and receiving no an swer, one of the candidates commenced the! bntton-hele feat, and at the 'same time another candidate reached ont to shake handa with his man, and the touch was so cold and death-like that both aspi rants for connty honors dodged back in sudden alarm. After gazing at eadh other for a moment, each candidate walk ed off whistling; one up and the othor down Hill street, both looking: "We’ll never tell this.” They both say they were only examining the goods. Griffin whisky must be uncommonly strong. Wk. Williams and Frank Harris were sentenced in tho United States Court at Atlanta, yesterday, to five years in the penitentiary for robbing the mail. The first cargo of cotton of the season was cleared from Savannah on Wednes day. It footed np 3,102 bales and was valued at $157,126 90 Says the Marietta Journal: A Mr. Janes of Rome, writes to Mrs. Lena Satton, of this place, that her husband, Mr. A. J. Satton, was murdered and robbed ou' Sand Mountain, Ala., about the last of May of the present year. Mrs. Sutton, we learfi, has been anxiously looking for her husband ever sinoe that date, but re ceived no tidings of his whereabouts until now. Mr. Sutton was connected with the United States Survey, and had been mapping that portion of Alabama, near Sand Mountain. Mr. Jones states that about the last ot May the surveying Mtty were paid off, ana Mr. Sntton, anx- oua to get home, started the day before bis companions did, although requested to wait and accompany them. The next day the surveying party on the top of Sand Mountain came across Mr. Sutton’s horse, shot dead, and also found his buggy and saddle bags, and near by a pool of blood; bnt the body of Mr. Sut ton could not be found, as the party were afraid to tarry long to make investiga tion. Mr. Sntton had upon his tion. atr. Button bad upon bin person $690 and the robber*, who infest that lowing cheerful account of the Hon. I * be . graud „P ro i J „ r , TT-ni. .1 cession, and that General Franz Sigel T for C°2? reM « will be second iw command. The Demo-1 that district as an ''independent eandi-1 cratic ladies ot Indianapolis held a large date: Mr. Hilliard in making no votes. I meeting at the State House thiB morning | He made a speech in Chattahoochee to make arrangements to entertain the connty last Tuesday. One of tbe most] boys for reform. Dinner will beprepar- influential men of that county told cs I ^ *or twenty-five thousand, and that that every one with whom he had con- there will be that many Democratic sol- taken sick one after another, until there aro but few of ua left to hire nurses, distribute charities sent iu aud bury the dead. The colored people have assisted us nobly in this work of meroy. The fever is now spreading among them, though happily it does not prove so fatal, Many of our moat prominent men have fallen, and not less than one tenth of the everywhere Mr. H. has appeared. He is I ""ft"" "XTS; ^ -ZT.^TTr I J * Smith, Esq., a prominent lawyer, a dead failure. This county, where he men in tteimyy. under the command of former i of Newnajjf 4ho was the Demo- lives, wi» give a tremendous majority a l w cratio candidate for the State Senate. a H.Do.™™ .. T. a po.au ££££!QHhisr tore in Fulton county. We don’t exact- J» J ^ rival of the cars is an event to us now, as Iy understand what an "independent I ifc brings bread to tho living and coffins Democratic” candidate means, but we StyAnd^ nuZcr of spec^ cafs have f- ^ roll.ng in of .the wish them just as much bad lack as if already been chartered. they were the meanest sort of Radicals. I I ceased to blow. The Griffin News clears its throat and I Deserting the Republicans. I The five physicians we have and ths proceeds to remark: Yes, we believe Mr I St. Louis, September 28.—Jeff. Chan-1 sixteen nurses from New Orleans, Mobile, Tnil should remain in tho House, atleast dle £ ! heret0 £5?. °S! f* l h8 l eadlng ^ J £ acon i Atlanta and jacbsonvillo hava , ... , .. ... | publicans of this State, has been called I cheered us much, and, we hops, wilitave for another term, where his superior tal- j upon by the Republicans of the Third j many precions lives. The fever will have ent and influence is so much needed, and j district to aocept the nomination for I run through with the whites ia a fow Mr. Norwood, onr present able Senator,} Congress. He has written a loiter, which | more dav e, and may not be fatal to bnt should bo returned to the United States | will be pnbliahed to-morrow, in which he I few blacks. Senate for another term, as his gallant I declines to be a candidate, and says: "II Tell all my friends to continue to work services wiil be needed in that branch of I am not in sympathy with the Cincinnati | and pray for ns. Our. Heavenly Father Congress. I platform, and cannot Bupport its nomi-1 will roward and hear their labors andpe- The Waycross Headlight has ceased to I nees." Chandler is from Michigan, and | titions. shine, the proprietor having sold it to parties in Camilla, Mitchell connty. Mr. R. F. Crittenden has declined tbe nomination for the Legislature in Randolph county in favor of Mr. Arthur ! is a relative of old Zaok. CoL Isaac Christian, of Darien, died hereof yellow fever, leaving a family. He was once Solicitor General of this circuit. Yours, in haste, J. W Simmons. P. S.—T. E. Davenport, Mayor, and J. Important Card From tbe Mayor. Mayor’s Office, ) Macon, September 29,1876.) _ _ _ ■■ To the PuJ&c : Learning as I have to-j M. Dexter! Chairman'of the’Board of Hood, who claims to have been aomi- I (j a y from various sources, that the . most | Health, were taken down with the fever nated by the county convention. extravagant rumors have been circulated I to-day. I have sent telegrams every day, ing drought in that section still eon-1 p reTa i en ce of yellow fever here asan epi- j botharo down with the fever. Thereto tinues. It learns that tho cotton crop I ^emie, I feel called upon to give the I no operator here now except a new boy. has been materially injured, and such is} Bame thft moat unuuaMed contradiction. I J. W. 8. the rapidity with which the bolls are be-1 . . * . . ,, . . ... I * ing forced open by the dry, hot weather I and assert in the most posiave I Ridieelous Burner, that they axe confident the entire crop I and unequivocal manner that there The following note from the proprietor will be gathered by the 15th of October, ia n o foundation whatever for these 0 f Brown’s Hotel was handed us jester- Boas, potatoes, sugar cane and turnips tg> T he city of Macon haa never J are almost a total failure. I. r . , ... .... , day: The Bainbridge Democrat Bays: On last I 111 * condition than at j mitor , Ttlegraph an a Messenger: Ito „ -MV n Tt ot I the present time, and but for the appear-1 dose you a letter just received from Thursday as Mr. D. B. Mobley of this anca ^ #re 0 f f onr or fi T e oases of genuine Gainesville, Ga., in relation to the yellow connty was sawing at his mill the lever 1 yellow fever whieh were brought np from I fever prevailing in this place. It would whioh controls the steam became de-1 Savannah and Brunswick, and the loca-1 appear that our hotel haa been converted tachedand the throttle valve was pulled I tJon oI tw0 oth . er oa ? es ®f doubtful char- j into a pest house and myself and family wide open. The tremendous velocity of I ac ^ er » such wild and exaggerated j all dead. the fly wheel caused it to burst into acconnt could have found circulation. There has never boon a case of yellow pieces! and a large piece struck Mr. Me- Bnt a11 of the8a unfortunate victims f eT er in the hotel, to which fact all my Cenzie on the head, nearly severing it to tho d!s « M «„ haT ? d i ed “4 P 438 ** boarders, men, women and children sna from his body, killing him instantly. I among us, aedto-day there is not a single every -person who visits tho .hotel will ‘ r ion ease of fever in the city of Macon, and | testify. voted last Monday, by 106 whatever to give rise to the Farther, there haa been no case of yel* to 68, to appropriate $5,000 to build a slightest apprehension that it can ever low fever in the city which originated male schoolhonse. j prevail here—much less become epidemic, j here. We are out of the yellow fever Here’s a Chance.—Wo find it ia the 1 A 11 of our Physicians I believe agree on belt, and onr atmosphere is not suecepU* » mi™. £ W. N. Fleetwood handed us on Tuesday & contagion could not exist here in the with the unfortunate victims brought morning a note from a yonng man who I mildest possible form. With these as-1 here. Will you please do me and ths has the matrimonial feyer. It wasfonnd surancea furniahedme by members of our citiseas generally the favor to correct nf aUl. “csl Board, and judging fromclose the false, and I fear maficious reports? in a sample of cotton from a bale brought I otsorTlltion aad ]on £ experience, I am I After a residence in Macon of over fifty to the Doctoria warehouse, and reads as I constrained to believe that the most j years I have never known the city more follows: I perfect feeling of security may be I healthy at this season of theyrtirthanAt To any one who finds this note: indulged in by our citisen* and our J present. Papers outaide of Macon,Jf I want to marry. Am but 17 vean I visiting friends. And I beg to assure I giving publication of these facts, wui old. If this meets her eye (that ia a J U»o publio that I will, if the necessity J confer a favor upon our citizens general- girl’s.) I want her to writ* me and let I arises, deal in a frank and business man-1 ly and upon Yours, respectfully, me know if she is willing. I am a gen-1 ner regard to the subject—believ-1 E. E. Brown. tlemaifc but take this novel way to find I ** I do, that it would be worse than The circulation of suoh rumors as ra* mea wife. I own 690 acres of land and I , to daal ferred to in this note—wholly nnfoandsd $1,600 in money, and do not owe anv-1 btinly it ia not to the interest of Msoon L .... wr, shing. My address is Mr.——Pulaski I that any deception should be practiced [ as they are—is criminal. W*at county,Oaf Thla. will be put in a cot- in * matterol thto kind, aad I wiilnotat- Brownsays withregard to the healthW ton bale, at-the plantation. I tempi it. If yellow lever should make I n0— of ig conspicuously true. We omit the name of the writer 1 its appeartnoe here the city anthontiee I are fewer oases of fever in of tho a bore note* hut if &qt of our! ^ proflipt to Announce it* lor tho I * a al: m th# readers among the fair sex T wish to j *»»▼« «uch unpleasant duty now than « usual at this sense learn further particulars they can to perfonn. Onr deepest care and great- year. The city ia cleanly, the atm» get them by calling on Dr. Fleet-1 eat anxiety grows out of the faet that we J pheie ^ fine, the temperature has dropP* wood or at this office! Sixteen hundred are not Uttar able to extend a more lib- £ a1moat to ^ ef frost, bonnes* dollars in money, 600 acres of land, and «ai and helping hand to the i V li „ lTlindt j 1 o, t r Mfca are daily crowded notin debt. "Gewhilildnsl what a I people of onr sister cities—Savannah and j «■ breiy ana tne etreew are a*u, Brunswick. W. A. Huff, Mayor. [ with the wagons of farmers who chance 1” The Philadelphia Item says a Mrs. Geary, who hails from Atlanta, was rob bed ef $1500 and all her jewelry in that city recently by her husband, George | known there. Gov. Hnunnicxs, Gen. Siegel and Gen. Ward spoke at Hamilton September 26th to one of the largest meetings ever hauling in their produce, with nothing to prevent or alarm them. , It is a pity that rumors 0? this W® cannot be traced to their origin.