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ESTABLISHED 1826.
MACON, TUESDAY AUGUST 27,1878.
Volume liii—No 6
BY TELEGRAPH-
Gen. Cook’s Kocominatlon Se
en red.
Epetisl to TeH graph and Mes»cn r er.I
Ahericus, August 19,1878.
Cook delegates were elected from the
oaunties of Dodge and Webster on Satur
day last, by two to one. This secures
General Cook’s renomination beyond a
doubt. Hurrah, for the third district.
C. W. Hancock.
Butts for Colonel Blount.
Special to the Telegraph and Messenger,3
Indian Spbino, August 18,1878.
At the mass meeting resolutions unan
imously indorsing Hon. J. H. Blount,
were passed. J. A. McMichael&ndE. E.
Pound were appointed delegates to the
conTeslion.
Memphis, Tbnn., August 18.—The
weather has been clear and warm, for
twenty-four hours. Ending at six this
evening, there were eleven new cases and
eleven deaths have been reported. Total
oases to date, abont one hundred; deaths,
wenty-six; of those now sick, about one.
bird are convalescent.
The Citizens’ Belief Committee have
selected a point near Noncennati station,
abont four miles south of the city, where
a camp is to bo formed as soon as the
Government tents arrive, to which poor
people from the infected district will he
removed.
In view of the fact that the indigent
poor will havo to be supported, the com
mittee tc-day adopted a resolution re
questing contributions from absent Mem-
phiaiane.
Little Bock, August 18.—The yellow
fever scare is dying out, but quarantine
regulations are rigidly enforced.
Nssr Orleans, Angnst 18.—Tc-day
forty applications from the destitute
sick were received by the Howard Aseo.
ciation and promptly attended to. Some
of tte cises were of a heart-rending na«
lure. Contributions of money are com
ing in freely.
Gbenada, Miss., August 17—10 p. at.
Tbs death-list for the past twenty-four
hours has decreased to eight, being nine
less than the previous twenty-four hours,
with only nine now oases—simply for
lack of material. One week ago this
to*n contained 1,200 white persons.
They are now reduced by flight and death
to 200, with only SO to 40 well ones.
Total number of deaths np to 10 o’clock
to-night 03. A
New Orleans, August TS.—The fever
report for the past twenty-four horns is
new cases one hundred end fifteen.
Deaths forty-seven. Kev. J. K. Gnth-
eim, Edwin J. Kursheidt and other offi
cer* of the Hebrew Benevolent Associa
tion make the following appeal: “Siok-
ness, distress and Buffering among the
poor is increasing daily. Our funds are
nearly exhausted. In this sad calamity
wo deem it onr melancholy daty to ap
peal to the sympathies of onr brethren
throughout the United States for speedy
aid.
Post Ead3, August 18.—One new case
reported to-day. No deaths."
Memphis, August 18.—To-day, the first
Sabbath since the stampede, which re
duced the population of the city at least
one-half, was a quiet and gloomy one,
notwithstanding a clear eky and a warm
sun. Those visiting in the infected dis
tricts report the outlook more encourag
ing— there being only nine new cases re
ported for twenty-fonr hours ending at
5 p. ro., although there is a slight in
crease in the death-rate—the deaths for
the eame time numbering 13. The de
crease in new cases is doubtless owing to
tbfc lack of material.-
One thousand army tents arrived to
day. At a meeting of the Citizens’ Be
lief Committee, to-day, it was represent
ed that Peter Mitchell, the owner of the
land on which it is proposed to locate the
encampment, and another man named
Hagerty, were inoiting the negroes in the
vicinity to oppose the pitching of the
tents. A sub-committee, consisting of
Col. Mike Bnrke, Gen. Lnke E. Wright,
Major W. Willis and Dr. Paul Otey, was
appointed to proceed to the spot and
learn the extent of the opposition. On
their return they reported that a few
whites and about forty negroes were as
sembled at the camp ground, and ex
pressed a determination to resist the for
mation of the camp with force. Accord
ingly, Captain William Cameron’s com
pany, the Bloff City Grejs, together
with the McClellan Guardi, a colored
company under Captain James Glass,
were called upon by the committee and
about dark, proceeded by rail to the spot
selected, with instructions to pitch the
tents and to make other preparations for
the convenience of those who wish to
avail themselves of the opportunity to
get out of the city.
The citizens’ committee also empow
ered the chief of police to employ twenty
policemen at the expense of the commit
tee to patrol the city and prevent
the plunder of closed stores and residen
ces.
Businces being almost entirely sns»
pended and workshop* closed, many per
sons are deprived of the .means of sup
port and applications havo already been
made to the committee for food.
Mobile, August 18.—The case of a
mulatto woman, who died here on Fri
day, was reported as yellow fever by the
attending physician. The doctors disa
gree as to the correctness of the report.
There is bnt little sickness of any kind
here and nothing approaching or having
a resemblancs to yellow fever.
Vienna, August 18.—A telegram from
the headquarters of General Pbilippovitoh
at Fointza Gupu, August lClb, announces
that the Austrian army on that day ad
vanced In threo columns against the in
surgents, who had fortified themselves
near Buzovaca, The colamn forming
the right wing of the Austrian army took
the Insurgents on the flank and rear, and
captured tho entire camp, with a large
nnmber of wagons, ammunition and other
property. The other columns were some
what delayed by the rnggedneas of the
ground so that the insurgents bad time
to withdraw with their artillery. They
fled en inane in a southeasterly direction
to Klseljuk, near which place the Austri
ans aro now posted.
The insnrgents also oocupy Visoka.
Tegethoff was marching thither, and was
expected to arrive on August 17th. The
Austrian lasses in these movements is in
considerable. Szapany was still con
fronting the insurgents at Dobok on the
17th.
New York, August 18.—A carrier
P'geon race, from Tobyhanna, Pennsyl
vania, to New York oity, took placo tc-
° a 7* for a sweepstakes of fifty cents an
entry. Twenty-six birds were started
*rom Tobyhanna, at nine o’clock this
morning. Twenty-three arrived in a
nock, at Ln minutes to eleven o’clock a.
® »covering the ninety-sir miles in one
fl® ar fifty minutes. The remaining
“tree birds arrived afterward. The race
will bo flown over again on Wednesday
New T™™ ^ cranton ’ ^BBsjlvania, to
..94 x,v **t°h, August .17.—A News spo-
iM from Eagle Pass states that McKen
zie’s forces yesterday, after crossing the
river, enrronnded New Town, bnt Oaero-
la, whom the Americans were after, es
caped. All the .Mexican troops at Pie-
aras and Negrae, numbering abont one
hundred, have gone up the river. They
have been ordered to skirmish with the
Americans but to avoid a general engage
ment.
Washington, August 18.—The Secre
tary of State has, in accordance with the
views of Congress, addressed a letter to
tho British Government stating why the
Canadian fisheries award of $»,500,000 is
considered excessive, and asking for a
review of the case in order that the Bam
may be rednoed.
Reports to tho signal office say the
body of an unknown white man was
washed ashore this morning at Carxitnok
beach, North Carolina. It was naked
and the head was severed from the body.
The Signal Corps Station, at Ooraooke,
N. C., reports schooner H. Curtis, from
New York to Wilmington, laden with
empty spirit barrels, went ashore near
Ocracokebar this morning. The crew
and cargo were saved.
The health authorities here are taking
measures to prevent the spread of yellow
fever should any case happen here.
Havana, August 18.—Sugar—Owing
to the unfavorable news from abroad,
the market continued very quiet, closing
weak; molasses sugar, Nos. 7 to 10, at
6 to 61 reals, gold, per arroba; centrifu
gal ongar, Nos. 11 to 13, in boxes and
hogsheads, 7$ to 8} reals; stocks in ware
house at Havana and Matanzas, 115,700
boxes, 85,400 bags and 70,000 hogsheads j
receipts of the week, 3,660 boxes, 360
bags and 1,390 hogsheads; exports dar
ing the week, 2,637 boxes, 3,280 bag3 and
4,350 hogsheads, inclnding 4S0 boxes and
all tho bigs and hogsheads to the United
States. Molasses—nominal at 50 de
grees, polarization four reals, gold, per
keg.
Cleveland, O , August 18.—P. B.
Ward, an artist of some repntation, yes
terday shot his wife and a married man
named Watkins—they being discovered
nndcr suspicious circumstances. Neither
of tho shots were fatal.
Ottawa, August 18.—A special issae
of the Canada Gazette contains a pro
clamation dissolving the third Parliament
of the Dominion. Nominations take
place September 10th, and the elections
on the 17tb, except in Manitoba, where
the nominations take place September
lOtb.
Cairo, August 18.—The steamer Jap.
W. Gaff, from Memphis, full of passen
gers, passed up the Ohio to-day, without
landing. There was no sickness on
board. The Chicago, St. Lonls and New
Orleans Bailway has discontinued its
through passenger trains; but will carry
mails on local freight trains.
San Fbancisco, August 19.—A Biggs,
Butt county, dispatch says : A fire here
yesterday destroyed nineteen buildings.
Loss, |51,000; insurance, {63,000. Ssv-
'eral arrests have been made of parties
suspected of incendiarism.
Ashland, Mass., August 19.—An in
cendiary fire on Sunday destroyed the
Washington Mills. Loss, $25,000; in
surance unknown,
Pottsville, Pa., August 19.—The
Breaker Boys, who stxnck at Centralia
for an advance of wages, last week, re
sumed work to-day at previous wages.
Saratoga, August 19.—In the first
race, three quarters of a mile, Pique
wod, Lady Darcy lapping. Time 1:15.
Pensacola, Auguat 19.—Tho brig Ak-
bar bas reached quarantine. The sick
ness proves to be chagrea fever. All
vessels from infected ports will bo detain
ed at quarantine until frost.
London, Angnst 19.—Oattarn, Morton
3c Co., West India merchants, have foil
ed. Liabilities one and a half million dol
lars.
It is reported from Constantinople that
an attempt was made to assassinate Tod-
leben, but from some quarters this report
is denied.
Tho Times, in a leading arliole on the
reports of the Bosslan outrages in Boa-
mania, says: “Tho British government
has a right •<* demand that, no needless
obstaoles shu.l be thrown in the way of
the settlement of the’ Eastern- question,
and that no farther outrages shall be per
petrated of a kind whioh is shocking to
the common conscience of Europe. It is
toBassia we must look in the first in
stance to pnt a atop to the mischief.
The British government will speak with
the voice of tho conntry in any fresh re
monstrance it may see fit to address to
Bnssia on this priming subject.
London, August 19.—A dispatch to
Benterfrom Gomtintinoplo says: “In
structions have been sent to Cor&thea-
dore Pasha to sign the oonvention, if
Aastriawill agios that the occupation
shall cease when the powers declare that
the reforms promised by tho Ports havo
been satisfactorily applied,
New Yoke, August 19.—The Potter
Committee resumed thi3 morning. The
apparent insanity of Leet was generally
discussed. His wife and children are
down with the fever in New Orleans,
which, with the excitement of testifying
before the committee, may have caused
temporary derangement of the mind. A
telegram was read from Kellogg, denying
tho statement of Leet, that be, (Leet,)
was taken into the connsels of the Bapub-
lican leaders in Louisiana. Butler called
attention to his request of last week, re
garding the refusal of Senator Matthews
to appear before tho committee. A mo
tion was pnt to the committee, and it
was unanimously resolved to report Sen
ator Matthews to the House, as being in
contempt.
Sabatcoa, August It).—In tho second
race to-day, of a mile and three-quarters,
Bushwhacker was winner, with Bramble
second, and Manmee third. Time, 8:18}.
In the third race, mile dead heats, W.
T. Higgins was first, Lucifer second, and
Governor Hampton third. Time, 1:49}.
Plymouth, Augnas 19.—The Belgian
steamer Daniel Stieman, has arrived
here for repairs.
Constantinople,. Angnst 19.—Baa-
term Pasha, a Roman Catholic, and Gov
ernor of Lebanon, will probably bo ap
pointed Governor of tho new province of
Eastern Eoamelia.
Vienna, August 19,—Troops, ammu
nition and material are constantly leav
ing for the South. Great depression pre
vails here. The people do not believe in
the official assurances that the Porte, Ser-
viaand Montenegro do not support tho
insurrection.
New Yoke, Angnst 19.—William Wo-
gan, of Brooklyn, was taken sick to-day,
it is supposed with yellow fever.
Cleveland, O., August 19.—The dis
appearance of Charles Hare, eeahier of
the Exchange Bank of Canton, Ohio, is
reported. The people aro excited over
the report.
Memphis, Angnst 19.—Up to noon to
day eight new cases aro reported, six of
whom are within theinfeoted district, one
near the Charleston depot, and one in ad
dition to the above.
One death and one case are reported in
Chelsea, an indication the disease is cer
tainly spreading. , i.S.
The citizens’ committee are actively
employed in getting persons to remove m>
the camp south of the city, and a
will leave this evening with abont two
hundred families. Tents are given to all
persons with families who wish to flee
from the plague but are unwilling to go
into common encampment. These per
sons will camp out along the railroad
Washington, Angnst 19,—Commis-
London, August 10.—A special dis
patch from Constantinople says: “The
Forte, in replying to tho representatives
of some ambassadors, declares it has no
money to employ a gend’armerie, employ
judges or otherwise realize the promised
reforms.”
Savannah, Go., August 19.—It is offi
cially announced here that not a single
case of yellow fever has been reported
either at quarantine or in the city. The
health of the city is unprecedentedly good.
Should tho epidemic arise a weekly mor
tuary report would be published, and at
present the books of the health office are
open to any one desiring to examine
them.
New Yobk, Angnst 19.—Colonel Buff
alos, agent of the Virginia and Tennessee
Air Line Boad, received contributions
to-day for tho Grenada yellow fever scf-
ferers amounting to |930.
sioner Baum has sent
trict Attorney Nortl
United States counsel
ville, South Carolina,
determination not to co:
mond shall receive any
Internal Bevanuo office,
sioner says the death of E
ately attributable to Bedmonffis violations
of the law, and he has no terms to make
with him while Deputy Kane and others
are in jeopardy.
Detroit, August 19.—The propellor
Jara sunk in Lake Michigan yesterday,
and is a total Iocs. All hands were saved.
Nnw Yoke, August 19.—John E. Leet
was arraigned before the Tombs Police
Court tc-day, on the chargo of disorderly
conduct, and gave such indications of se
rious mental derangement as to induce
the magistrate to commit him to tho
Commissioners of Charity, with the view
of on examination into his mental condi
tion.
Pittsburg, August 19.—A fire at Pe-
trolia, Pennsylvania, to-day, destroyed
Ladd’s building, corner cf Biilroad and
West streets, together with the Bonlger
House, Griffin & Lonfield’s hotel and bil
liard rooms, the Centennial Hotel,
Smith’s restaurant, the Pennsylvania
Transportation Company’s building, Tay
lor & Co.’s office and dwelling, B. Jen
nings’ offices, tho Oil Exchange building,
the Western Union Telegraph Company’s
office, and L. N. Ireland’s machine shops.
Nashville, Tenn., August 1*.—Hon.
Bailie Peyton died in Gallatin yesterday
afternoon, of effusion of the brain. He
was representative in Congress, from 1833
to 1837—served on the staff of General
Taylor in the Mexican war; was appoint
ed minister to Chili, by President Fill
more; was afterwards United, States
Diatriot Attorney for Louisiana, and later,
practiced law in San Francisco.
Cairo, Ills., August 19.—The Board
of Health having ascertained that passen
gers from yellow fever infected districts
have landed at points above, and returned
to Cairo by the South bound steamers,
adopted a resolution prohibiting the
landing at this point of steamers from
any direction, except by special permit.
No fever here.
New Orleans, Angnst 19.—The new
cases of fever to-day number 129, deathB
42.
The presiding officers of the Cotton Ex
change and Chamber of Commerce have
addressed a communication to the Posts
master General protesting against tho in
terference with the U. S. mails by the
quarantine authorities in the towna and
cities of Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana
and Mississippi. They represent that
great losses and ineonvenienoe have re
sulted to the merchants of Now Orleans
and their clients in the States named
from the arbitrary action of each local
authorities in preventing any and all
mail communications. They appeal to
the Postmaster General for relief in view
of the apparent illegality of any inter-
femuca with the United States mails.
In responso to the appeal yesterday,
the Howard Association sent twelve more
fever Durscs to Grenada.
London, Angnst 19.—A special to the
Times from Calcutta says: “Eeports
from Cashmere are. very gloomy. The
durbar is 8&id to be thoroughly aroused to
an appalling state of affaim. The author
ities are buying grain in large quantities,
relief works are being started in all direc
tions, a mixed committee of Hindoos and
Mussulmans are working together e-
liove the distress. The orop reports from
other parts of India are favorable.”
A Vienna dispatch to the Zlimcs says:
“The Porte’s attitude towards Greeoe, its
delay in evacuating Batonm, the resist
ance to Austria’s occupation in Bosnia,
the refusal to surrender the territory as
signed by the Congress to Montenegro
and the organized movement of the Alba
nians in Old Bervia, threatening the Ser
vians in their acquired lands aro here re
garded as so many evidences of a deliber
ate policy which aims at stultifying the
Beilin Congress and its results. It is the
general opinion that, by snob a policy,
the Porto is playing a dangerous game.
The Austrian press and people are ex
tremely bitter against Turkey. Nobody
nowoonntenanoes the idea of an eventual
restoration of tho occupied provinces
to the Porte, and publio opinion is unan
imous against the conclusion of a conven
tion.
Baltimore, Angnst 19.—The city po
lice force sent $573 to rid the sufferers in
Memphis and Grenada.
Quincy, III , August 19.—The First
National bank, the only hank in the city,
has suspended. The officers say all lia
bilities will be met.
Washington, Auguat 19.—Mr. Bart-
let, the American Secretary of the Chi
nese legation, and Yung Win, member of
the corps, visited this city to-day and
called at the State Department and paid
their respects informally to the Assistant
Secretary, Mr. Seward. The object of
the visit is to engage quarters for the
embassy.
Tho Collector of Customs at Pensacola
telegraphs to the JTreasnry Department
that there is no yellow fever in that port.
London, August 19.—Special dispatch
es from Borne report that the Crown
Prince Frederick William and Prince
Bismarck sent the Pope congratulatory
telegrams on his "name day,” or feast
day of the Saint after whom tho Holy
Father is named.
Augusta, Me., August 19.—Senator
Blaine end family, while driving this af
ternoon were overtaken by a storm. The
horees became unmanageable, dashing
the carriage againBt a tree and throwing
the occupants ont. Tho carriage was
wrecked, bnt all the occupants erexped
save Mr. Blaine, who received painful
but not serions bruises.
Bichuond, August 19.—The City Coun
cil will meet to-morrow to consider tbe
propriety of quarantining the city against
the yellow fever. The meeting hes been
called at the inetance of the Board of
jlealth. The President of the Council
say3 the health of the city is remarkably
good, and thinks there is not the
slightest cause for fear. The doctor* are,
however, divided in opinion on this sub
ject.
Buffalo, August 19.—Tho Commercial
Advertiser publishes an interview with
Postmaster General Key at Niagara
Fall* yesterday, referriug to the romora
cf his candidacy as Governor of Tennes
see by the anti-inflation Democrats and
Bepnblicans. He said, this same idea has
been advanced before in practically the
sane shape, bnt I have never given it
any serious thought, as I never have as
pired to he Gpvernor of Tennessee. As
to his being associsted with Grant on
the presidential ticket In eighteen hun
dred and eighty, his first intimation of it
was in the press dispatches of this mom'
ing. His answer was equivocal, viz:
That they would have to find something
a great deal more to say before making
him angry.
.-...With reference to Sonthem politics, he
said the tendency of the Democracy was
*s an exclusive legal tender curren-
epudiation; that the greenback
bt wonld make no progress at the
_ juth outside of the Democracy; that
the success of the Democracy in national
affairs would doubtless result in the re
sumption act and general demoralization
of the financial situation. As to South
Carolina especially, he looked for a fair
election and generally throughout the
Sonth, and for Bepnblican gains in Con
gressmen not anticipated at the North.
Begarding the Southern war claimB he
did not think the awards would be greatly
increased in case of Democratio control
of tbe^jtawwment, as they were based
on rep|HMftticns 0 £ loyalty during the
war, amKwarly all tho3e who are willing
to make affidavit of loyalty have done so.
General Key, aocompanied by Post
master James, of New York, left for that
oity/this morning.
Mobile, August 19.—The health offi
cer of this city and county announces
that there is not a single caso o! yellow
fever in Mobile. The health of this city
is reported by tho Board of Health a3
never better than now.
Montgomery has raised the quarantine
against Mobile.
Nashville, August 19. — The City
Council rejected tbe bill to establish a
quarantine against Southern cities, pro
posed by the Board of Hoaltb.
THE GEUUU1A JPkKSS.
We Take it Back.—The Chronicle and
Constitutionalist does fly the Stephens
flag, after all. Raised it in Saturdays
issue, with these remarks:
Wo placo at tho head of our editorial
columns this morning tho name of Hon.
A. H. Stephens, the nominee for Con
gress of the representatives of the De
mocracy of tbe Eighth Congressional
District. We gave our views of the ac
tion of the Thomson Convention in an
article that appeared yesterday. While
we do not believe Mr. Stephens deserved
tho nomination which he received, wo
have no farther word of opposition to
ntter. He is tho nominee, and as sach
has OUT support. But it gives us pleas
ure to add that the course of this paper
and of those who have been termed “anti-
Stephens men” was sustained by the
Thomson Convention. Mr. Stephens
opposed, simply and solely, be
cause of the letter which he
wrote to Hon. H- B. Casey, defying,
unneoeBsaiy and gratuitously, the party
organization. The Thomson Convention,
while it nominated Mr. Stephens, refused
in a most emphatic manner, to sustain' or
approve that letter, 'from tbe published
proceedings it will-be a fen that a motion
to “folly endorse” the letter was charac
terized by one of the most able and elo
quent of the delegates as an “onneoessa-
ry firebrand thrown into the Convention,”
and summarily laid on the table. There
fore, as ths record stands, the Thomson
Convention refused to approve exaotly
that feature of Mr. Stephens’ oonrse
whioh the Chrsnicle and Constitutionalist
and tho falsely styled “anti-Stephens
men’* refused to approve. We do not
propose to say anything of the consistency
of this action, bnt it is gratifying to know
that Mr. Stephens’ warmest friends who
nominated him entertained precisely the
same views as those who opposed bis
nomination.
At a primary election in Carroll last
Saturday Harris carried the oonnty by
800 to 1,000 majority. So says
tbe Constitution, of Sunday, whioh
fails to state, however, whether or
not the anti-Harris men participated in
the election. We learn from the same
paper that Upson eonniy has eleotod
Stewart delegates to ths 5th district con
vention.
The Constitution makes this pertinent
suggestion:
Billups’ letter of acceptance is in
print, but Citizen Speer has written none.
The truth is, ho hasn’t got any body to
write it to. Citizen Speer might address
a short commnnication to Citizen Lawshe
accepting the poeition of Congressman
until after tbe election in November.
This will make it agreeable all around.
The coroner of Fulton connty is likely
to havo a first cI&eb job soon. Captain
McCandlcss, of the Atlanta “Cadets,’
replying to a card signed “Observer,”
which appeared last week in the Consti •
lution, proceeds to “post to the public,
“Observer” ns a base scoundrel whose
innendoes are worthy of his villainous
heart and as an unscrupulous envious
slanderer, who would stoop to any act no
matter how low and contemptible, and
who is unworthy the name of a gentle-
&an.T
The same paper learns from passengers
who reached Atlanta last Saturday from
Mobile, that fears at* entertained that the
yellow fever will spread in that city as it
has done in New Orleans. A great many
persons are leaving the city, ana a panio
is feared. The Columbus Enquirer, of
Sunday, says:
Two sleeping oars passed through
Opelika .on yesterday bound North, filled
with passengers from Mobile. The oon-
doctor reports yellow fever in that oily,
andithe oitizecs are leaving as fast as they
possibly ean. Six parties from this oity
arrived on yesterday morning's passenger
train, snd stopped over.
How the people of Oglethorpe oonnty
stand the heat that prevails np there, is
something we can’t understand. The
Echt says a juvenile goat dropped dead
from Bnnstroko one day last week.
'Colonel Blount.—We find the fol
lowing in the Conyers WeeJcly: Our Rep
resentative, it is well-known, is a candi
date for re-election, but he has no desire
to forco himself into office acrainst the
wishes of tbe people. His manly and
dignified conduct in this respect is in
itself a strong recommendation. He has
used none of the arts of the politician to
steuro his renomination; but has quietly
awaited the decision of the people. Col
onel Blonnt can well afford to leave the
material with his constituents. His record
speaks for itself. Ho is familiar with
our wants, and the humllast voter in the
district feels no hesitation in approach
ing him. Ha never shrinks from work,
and is generally conceded to be one of
tho most industrious members in the
Honse. Wo are gratified to see that the
general sentiment of tho district is fa
vorable to Colonel Blonnt’s re-election.
Ws find the following in tho Old, Cap
itals ■
Singular Death.—Mrs. Ann Stone, of
Linton, wife oE Dr. John Stone, had
scratch from a pin acme weeks ago, on
her arm. It grew into an inflamed nicer
—threw her into spasms and death en
sued. She was buried daring this week.
CiinsoN.—A report reached ns yester
day, through a gentleman jost arrived
from Eatenton, that Cameron had tele
graphed the officials of Putnam county,
from Hot Springs, that he was on his
way back to Georgia and would put in an
appearance at court This gentleman,
stated further that a subsequent telegram
had been sent by Cameron that he was
on his way then, and would bs in Colnm-
bns in a day or two. We give these re
ports for what they are worth. Our
informant states that they were cur
rent in Eafonton, and some excite
ment was the result.
The Augusta Chronicle learns that
holder of '$26,000 of past due city of
Augusta bonds preferred the new bonds
of the city to the cash, which was ten
dered him. The exchange was made as
he desired. He took the new bonds
par, with interest added to date.”
Augusta beasts a one -armed negi
youth who has saved four persons from
drowning.
The Chronicle says on “Thursday after*
noon, &b a polios officer we a riding on the
common?, he noticed several negroes
carrying off the body of a cow that had
recently died. The hide had been taken
off. Curious to know what they wero do
ing with the bodr, he interrogated them
cn the subject. The negroes informed
him that they intended to drag it ont
into a thicket near the city, where a num
ber of dogs were tied. Farther investi
gation showed that many owners of dogs
in the city, in order to avoid paying the
dog tax, had actually carried their ca
nines into the country and tied them to
trees, so as to prevent them from com
ing back. The animals are fed regularly,
principally with meat procured from car
casses of cows and horses on the com
mons. Over a hundred dogs aro thus
tied ont on the Carolina side of tho river'
bank, opposite the city.”
From Memphis.
Memphis, Tenn., Angnst 15, 1878.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Gents:
LeavlBg Maoon on the 9:16 M. and W.
train, on the evening of-the 13 th instant,
we enjoyed ths pleasure of the company
of one of Atlanta’s belles, Miss W. P.
Beaching Atlanta just in time to take the
five o’oloek a. m. train on tbe 14th Inst,
bound for Chattanooga, after having pur
chased a “round trip” ticket for Hot
Springs, Arkansas, we stepped on board,
everything moved on pleasantly till we
reaohed ‘‘Catoosa” Springs. Here an ex
cursion party got on board, bound for
Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain. In
this party w.as one of Macon’s belles and
beaux, Miss L. P. and Mr. J. S. The
party though small, was a real nice one,
and all seemed to be quite bappy. Beach
ing Chattanooga we Btepped on board
the train bound for McKenzie, which runs
through a seotion of country the scenery
of which is too grand and beautiful-for
ns to describe. BeaohingDeoherd station,
a large party of delegates to the Demo
cratic Convention whioh oonveneff'~'in
Nashville tc-day, for the purpose of nom
inating a candidate for the next Governor
of the Slate of Tennessee joined ns. This
party was reinforced at every station
along the route, until when we had reaoh
ed Nashville at 5 o’clock p. m., we hBd
with ns about 390 delegates, ths majority
of whom spoks in favor of Mr. A. S. Coll
ier as being the light man for the next
Governor of Tennessee.
Stopping at the Maxwell Hotel, corner
of Church and Cherry stree’s, we enjoyed
the full benefit of seeing the delegates
from all parts of the State congregate,
and noted with no email degre%of pleas
ure the earnestness with which they went
abont electioneering among themselves.
At 8 o’clock, we found ourselves again on
board the train, en route for where we
find curatives at the present writing.
At every station, though, after leaving
Nashville, we were greeted with the sad
intelligence that the yellofv fever had
been prononneed an epidemic in Mem
phis, and at each succeeding station the
report grew more and more alarming,
until we reached Bell’s station, the meet
ing point for the Nashville and Memphis
trams. Here we met ten large passenger
coaches completely packed with terror-
stricken Memphis people, who were as
rapidly as possible getting away from the
fatal disease, yellow fever. We were
here informed that two or three of the
Little Bock through sleepers, crammed
foil of poor unfortunate people, fright
ened to death nearly,had to be left at the
depot in Memphis, cn account of not hav
ing an engine sufficiently large to bring
them away. On reaching the Union De
pot hero at 9 o’clock this morning,
we found it literally jammed with
people who were awaiting the arrival
of our train that they might get
away before they too might fall victims
to this mnch to be dreaded disease and
go away on the train of Death, no more
to return for ever. There were thirteen
long cars filled to overflowing, and then
the anxious throng had not near all been
accommodated, so some were forced to
remain and take the chances for a few
more long unhappy hours, till the going
ont of the next train, when it is believed
that every one who can conveniently
leave will do so. .
We have just been informed that thir
ty-three new cases are reported this
morning. So far the fever has been of a
very bad type and almost uncontrolable,
proving fatal in nearly every instance.
We intend leaving here for Little Bock
at 5 o’clock this p. m. Do not feel the
least fright or uneasiness concerning
ourselves, getting in here as we did away
after snnrise and leaving midway in the
afternoon, feeling that blessed old Ma
con’s people are never visited by any
each diseases and misfortunes, and hoping
that the good, people of Memphis may
soon be relieved and allowed to enjoy
again the peace and comrorts of their
homes, which have so suddenly been des
troyed by this epidemic.
I am, very respectfully,
H. B. M.
P. S.—The corn crops in that section
of country around Bridgeport are exceed
ingly fine.
Health ol Mobile.
The Montgomery Advertiser of Sunday
says Mayor Moses and Captain E. L. Ty
ler returned to the oity from Mobile last
night. They were assured by tho au
thorities there, municipal and medical,
that no yellow fever existed in Mobile.
Mayor Moees’ visit was for ths purpose of
conferring with the authorities there and
ascertaining the exact situation. He has
every assurance that prompt and accurate
information will be given from Mobile.
The citizens of that oity are not at all ag
itated, and insist that the report of fever
there Is incorrect.
On the strength, however, of or report
of one ease in Mobile a proclamation was
issned on Saturday, forbidding the recep
tion of freight atd passengers from Mo
bile.
Kearney Calls for the Cannon
and Sword.
Kownej’s Lowell speech, August 3.J
Kearney took off his coat in the usual
style, and was loudly cheered. He open
ed his speech with the usual attack on
the newspapers. These slimy imps of
hell, he said, had undertaken to cast as
persions on thia uprising of the working,
men and on hie humble efforts to elevate
the masses. But there is not editorial
brains enough in this conntry to write
me down. I have muscle, voice and
longs to fight these thieves, and give
them notice that if I were to meet the
devil I would split him in two and walk
between the pieces. I set the newspapers
at defiance. Beecher never swears. He
preaches every Sunday to a lazy set of loaf
ers and religions gamblers, who have made
oornera in everything, and have tried to
get np a corner in hell, bnt the sulphur
market refused to be bought up, aud so
they hire Beecher to knock the bottom
out of hell, but we will give them all tho
hell they want here. At this point Kear
ney took off his collar, with the remark
that he oould only afford two oollara a
week. The “horny-handed” responded
to this with loud cheers. We want the
men who are ready and willing to face
the oannon’s month, if necessary, in de
fense of honest labor. I intend to go to
Indianapolis, Philadelphia, New York
and possibly to Chioago before I return.
Then I will come back to the old Bay
State; then I will address the working
men of this Commonwealth in every town
andltamlet. Ths only hope for the mass
es is agitation and work. I never knew,
nor nobody else ever knew the working
men to gain anything exoept by the
sword. We have the paper sword—the
ballot—and we propose to eat the throats
of the “political hammers” who have so
long preyed on the industries of the work
ingmen of this oountry.
SEPARATED BY SPIRITS.
A Texas Man leaves His Wile
Because She Is Visited by the
spirit of n Former Sweetheart.
Dallas (Tex.) Herald.}
A strange domestic disturbance,located
in a family whose place of residence is on
San Jacinto street, fell prey to a Herald
reporter yesterday. The cause of the
trouble in this otherwise happy home is
novel indeed, being cut of the usual or.
der of such matters. The gentleman
and his wife lrae alone, and while he
fondly cherishes his better half, as she
does him in return, they are both of the
opinion that they will be compelled to
separate, which, should it occur, will be
one of the queerest causes that has ever
come to light.
The wife whom he married several
years ago has within the pest few
months developed into a spiritual medi
um, and so troublesome has this become
that he admits, that in order to find peace
and comfort, he will be oompelledto leave
bis wife, whom he adores above all other
oreatnres on eartb.
She, too, looks at the matter in the
same way, and is free to oonfesa that
there will be co peace for them nntil the
separation occurs.
The spirits manifest themselves unbid
den by her, and while they do not particu
larly frighten, prove nevertheless a source
of great annoyance to her and her hus
band.
The furniture is hanled abont the
house, the bed on whioh they sleep is
tilted, and a thousand other mischievons
pranks are played by them, much to their
mutual annoyance.
At first the husband was horrified by
these nightly visitations, but he soon
came to regard their visits as a matter of
oourse, although his dislike to them con
stantly increased.
The spirit that oanses the greatest dis
turbance Is that of a young man who was
his rival for the. hand of his wife, and
whioh insists on their separating, having
oommunioated to the medium the faot
that it will never give either of them
peace or quiet until they de so.
The gentleman is a respectable oltizsu
and biB wife is a most estimable women,
and they had kept the entire matter a se
cret, hoping that the annoyanoe would
oease, bnt the spirit in question beoomes
more violent each night, aud he and bis
wife have mutually agreed to live apart
for awhile at least.
A Den of drizzly Bears.
Colorado Cor. Chicago Tribune .1
Tbe canon next to us is known as Bear
Boost, and has as many grizzlies in it as
any spot on eartb. The noise of the
bloating has driven these kings of the for
est out;of our own little valley, bnt a
mile walk can at any time procure an in
terview. None of a violent nature has
yet taken place, as both aides preserve an
armed neutrality. We never can en
counter Brain among the trees, where
there is a chance of reflection
among the boughs after firing; aud we dare
not take him on the bare mountain
side, which he afieols for both
den and promenade. We have seen a
dozes or so off the members of this inter
esting family, in appearance about the
size of an ox, walkiner along the bare
mountain si^e of this valley. They seem
at this season, on account of their young,
to be very irritable; and, as a grizzly
cur lire long enough, with a dozen balls
under his huge ribs, to kill a man, each
interview has so far been terminated as
quickly as the nature of the ground would
permit. On two occasion?, when we were
above the bears on the mountain side, we
tried, by long-range shots and rolling
down Rtonee, to intimidate them; but on
both occasions they commenced moving
toward us the instant we were peroeived.
It was only yesterday that Phin crawled
up the side wall of our valley to have a
shot from the summit at Old Terrible—a
she grizzly with three cubs, whose den la
half a mile down the opposite slope.
Any sunny afternoon the mother can be
seen playing with her cabs on the rock
where she was first dieoovered by the
professor, the second day of our arrival,
and wbose time on the occasion was the
best on record here until yesterday.
Phis, onr porUv one, gained the summit,
and saw his bear, and from our tent we
witnessed bis fire delivered. We also
witnessed his ignominious flight, and his
descent over the surface of a hundred-
yard snow-bank in preference to .the
nsual eiow method. Old Terrible ap
peared soon after on the summit, bnt aid
not follow down into the valley which
they had abandoned to ns.
An Akoill in Chicago, on Saturday
last, etole $120,000 from the exchequer
of the Pullman Palace Car Company aud
put fer parts unknown. The Chicago
angells are not as good as their brethren
outside cf that place—the fallen angels,
excepted. This Angell was secretary of
the company, i .
Broken Loos* Again.—We mean the
Intelligent Compositor in this office.
Through a rush of blood, or beer, or ban-
sine, to the head—possibly all three—or
loaa of hie speotacles, he made ui say,
Sunday morning, that the “Gulf Citizen,"
the Mobile Magazine, was exceptionally
"olean.” We said “clever,” and meant
It.
Paris, August 18.—Senator Benowaid
is dead.
I<asfi Week’s cotton Figures.
TUB CROP SITUATION.
Thfl'New York Chronicle reports the re
ceipts of the seven days ending Friday
night, 16th instant,at 4.657 hale*, against
1,733 the corresponding days of last year.
Total receipts since the 1st of September
last, to that date, 4,267,816 bales,against
3,962,663 bales daring the same period of
the previous cotton year—showing an in
crease of 305,153 hales.
The interior port business for the same
days was as follows: Beceipts, 2.745
bales, against 1,733 last year. Shipments
4,857, against 4,305. Stocks 6,238, against
19,118.
The Chronicle's visible supply table re
ports 1,234,357 bales of cotton insighton
Friday night last, against 1,873,687 at
the corresponding date of last year—1
972,688 the year before, and 2,038,888 in
1875. Tina shows a decrease in the visi
ble supply, as compared with last year,
of 639,330 bales. As oompared with the
year before, a decrease of 738,831 bales,
and aB compared with ths supply in 1875,
a decrease of 804,531 bal9S.
Cotton in the Liverpool market, last
Friday, was quoted at 6 9-16 for middlipg
upland. Last year, at same date, the
quotation was 61-16, the year before
6 3-16, and in 1875 7 1-16.
The Chronicle reasons that the Agri
cultural Bureau’s report for August indi
cates an increase on last year’s crop of
400,000 bales.
The Chronicle's weather telegrams of
last Friday speak of mora heavy rains on
the coaBt of Texas, and caterpillars
threatening damage. At Corsicana, Dal
las and Brenham it was dryer—picking
going on lively and a heavy movement
in new cotton began.
In Lonisiana there was considerable
rain—1:12 daring the week at Shreve
port. Cottoa picking general.
In Mississippi, at Columbu3, caterpit
lars were on the increase though not do
ing mnch harm. In Yickehnrg there
was 1:53 of lain.
Arkansas, at Little Bock, reported the
weather favorable to orops.
Tennessee, at Memphis, oomplains of
rains on four days, and rust developing
very badly. Much injury has been done.
At Nashville there was rain for three
days. Crop developing promisingly.
Alabama reports, at Mobile, too muoh
rain, the fall aggregating 2.37. Accounts
from the interior are conflicting, some
favorable, and others less so. Caterpil
lars reported, bnt with limited damage.
At Montgomery there were 3.08 Inches of
rain daring the week. Picking retarded
by the wet. At Selma the weather was
generally clear, with only 75.100 inches
of rair. Crop accounts less favorable.
In Florida, at Madison, there was 3.80
of rain during the week. Boll worm do
ing considerable damage.
In Georgia, Oolumbns reports rust de
veloping badly, and caterpillars more vis
ible than injurious. Two muoh rain—
1.88 during the week. Savannah repost
ed a wet and sultry week—rainfall 155.
Augusts, rain on six days, with a fall Of
2,98. Orop aooounta less favorable. Tbe
drought would reduce the orop of that
seotion 20 to 25 per cent. Macon made
no report.
In Sonth Carolina, Charleston reported
four days of heavy rain daring the week
with the extraordinary rainfall cf eight
inches and thirty-six one-hundredths.
On the whole the orop reports most be
considered very favorable for this oritioal
season of the year.-
Just Sol
Horatio Seymour said, in one of his
late speeches, that the communist is only
protective tariff man in a high state of
development. There is a good deal in
that idea. The tariff man looks to the
government to find him sale for his goods
at more than they are worth, by forcibly
shutting cut foreign competition. He is
the employer. His workmen are only a
little more radical in demanding that the
government shall not employ the boss to
divide the gains from government inter
ference between himself and them—they
don’t believe hei*will divide fairly. They
insist, therefore, that ths government
shall take the factory, and all other fac
tories and workshops, and ran them on
its own socoant and then divide aqusrely
all roand.
Fever Panic.—According to the World
dispatbhes there was a considerable yellow
fever penlo in Washington on Friday and
Saturday. The Word calls it ‘'consterna
tion. 7 It is true there was no yellow fever
ossa in Washington, either home-made or
imported. But it might come there. It'
aright get to Norfolk and if it got to Nor
folk was sure to reach Washington. * Bnt
just hou> it was sure to step from Nor
folk to Washington is not so apparent.
In New York there was a case of some
thing on Friday in the person of a refugee
from New Orleans, wirioh made a stir;
but it turned out a groundless alarm.
Yellow fever is to be dreaded, but it» a
less terrible disease than diptheria, men-
ingetis or pneumonia, in the acute forma
in which they often appear in the North
ern cities. Meanwhile there is no case of
yellow fsTex from Cape Florida to New
York, except those of seamen in quaran
tine off the ports.
Getting Beady to “Come Dews.**
Syracuse Courier.}
As the tail cannot wag the dog, the
East will finally have to acknowledge
that it can no longer wag the West. Can
the Eastern Democracy afford an atti
tude of antagonism to the Democracy of
the West? Itbegins to look as though
the greenback is national, and gold sec
tional. This may not be a pleasant oat-
look for those of ns who hold to “hard
money” as the true basis of a permanent
trosperity, but it were as futile for Mrs.
Partington to attempt to sweep back the
waves of the ocean aa for the unaided
East to resist the swelling tidp of green-
backism. We are a national, not a sec
tions! party, and, in view of 1880, the
Democracy of the East must take no nar
row and contracted, but a broad and
liberal, survey of tbe situation. .
Pretty Good.
Washington Star.l
When a widower aud a widow, both
with children, get married now-a-days,
they oallit “pooling their issuer.”
Advice to Hard Money Demo
crats.
Kansu City Timer.}
Fellow-Democrats, bettor eat your crow
with a good grace. Really it is net so
bad after becoming used to it a little.
We have tried it.
Might Have Sawed Time.
Chicago Tribune.]
Stealing a coon-skin coet a Tennessee
negro two years imprisonment in the pen
itentiary. He would have saved time by
coming to Chioago and killing a man.
What He Is Watting For.
Philadelphia Times.}
It begins to lock as though Kearney is
waiting to see if the President intends to
come down with his campaign contribu
tion before he commences his great work
of hanging the bondholders.
Sammy’No Good.
Lexington (Ky.) Transcript.]
It is all folly to think of nominating
Tilden again. He conld not carry this
State, or any of the Southern States. He
is dead, and the attempt to resuscitate
him will kill the Democratic party.
The Man With the Iron Jaw.
St. Joseph Gazetted
The Republicans of Ohio talk of nom
inating “Private Dalzsli” to Congress
in the Fifteenth Diatriot. They say that
Congress ought to have at least one
statesman who knows how to talk without
getting tired.
The Memphis Stampede.
Avalanche, 16 th.l
Forty or more people pawned watches,
diamonds, and even silver spoons, yester
day, to raise money enough to get away.
Many small depositors drew their re
spective accounts from bank and left tbe
city. People went away with as little as
$10 or $15, as their total worldly posses
sions. They stand not on the order of
goi-s. but have gone.
Most Draw the Dine Somc—iMra
Detroit Pree Press. 1
A young man made his appearance at
Deadwood last week in a pair of white
trouser*. Hs was promptly escorted to
the train, pnt on board of them, and an
injunction laid upon him never to revisit
the place. “We can stand a blled shirt,”
a miner exclaimed, “bnt when it comes
to wearin’ bilod drawers wo must just'
make 'em git up and git.”
The Solar Eclipse and a Results
Ing Catastrophe.
The Texa3 papers are relating some
ludicrous scenes among the negroes in
that part of the State where the eclipse
was total. But in Johnson concty the
eclipse led to a fatal catastrophe. One
Ephraim Miller, a negro, when the eclipse
began and the darkness of totality came
on, ran from the field to his house with a
hatchet in his hands. He was followed
by a negro woman named Nancy Elison, *
who thotght the world was coming to an
end: As she get to the house Miller’s
wife rushed out under the same delusion,
and looking up at the beautiful corona
of light around the black moon aCrauned^: c
“Come, sweet chariot 1” at the same time
rushing across a field wringing her hands,
In the meantime. Miller, wishing to take
his ten year old boy with him to the
other aide of Jordan, raised his hatchet
and split his son’s head open. Leaving
the latter weltering in his blood and
straggling in the last throes of death, the
father, on a ladder, ascended to the top
of the honse. Here, with a new razor,
he cat his throat from ear to ear, and
fell lo the ground a corpse. His two
little daughters escaped by hiding under
a bed.
Oae Incident of tbe Wallingford
Tornado.
Wallingford Dispatch to theNew York Sun.i
The family of M. J. Holdie, who, eight
months ago, came to Wallingford from
New York aa silver refiner in the B. Wal
lace Manufacturing Company, were all
killed save himself. He had gone to his
home, and, while his wife was preparing
sapper, sat with his youngest child on his
knee, tossing it np and down and Biaging
to it, his little daughter Binging with him
and playing with toe baby. He heard the
Erin drops patter against toe window-
panes, and went to dose toe windows up
stain, kissing bis baby boy and banding
it to his wife. As he was lowering a win
dow the tornado struok the house, and in
an instant made a oomplete wreck of it.
Hr caught hold of a ladder in the room
and was carried trith it some two hundred
foot into an adj oining lot, where he land
ed on his feet unhurt, save from slight
braises on his person, caused by flying
shingles and timbers. Hs hurried bade
to his house, and there fonnd bis wife
lying dead and soalped, with the In
fant clasped to her breast, also dead,
something having struck the little
one on the left temple, which proba
bly killed it instantly. An oval place
was cat in.the head at the temple as
clean as though done with an instrument.
His little daughter-lay moaning in toe
ruins, and when he reached her he fonnd
the little one badly cut and braised, the
right arm broken in three plaoes, and her
shoulder-blade broken. Her jaw was
also broken, and her tongue badly cut, to
that she could not ntter the word “ Papa,”
which she vainly tried to do. She lived
until, at about midnight, death kindly
came to her relief, and it was all the re
lief she could have. Then tbe etrong
man gave way and wept like a boy, on
finding himself deprived of all in the
world that he held dear.
Ah opinion of interest to Methodists
has been rendered by Chancellor Sauls-
bury of Delaware. J. B. Qnigg, a stock
holder in the Behoboth Beach Camp
Meeting Association, applied for a writ
of injunction to restrain the proprietor of
the Bright House at that placo from per
mitting dancing, card playing, and other
amusements to take place in the house,
on the ground that the same was contra
ry to morality as taught by toe discipline
of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and
therefore a violation cf toe charter of the
place. Tbe Chancellor declared emphati
cally that dancing was in viclation of toe
discipline of the Methcdist Episcopal
Church, and that argument to the con
trary would be useless. On that ground
alone he was prepared to Issue the desir
ed injunction,. but as the ^question of
jurisdiction was raised, he reserTOd hi
decision.
Bit. Jobh Jonas, D.P., of A‘Jant?,
preaahed en txoxdingly ibli, instructive
and eloquent discourse in Yiaeville on
Eucday even 0} last.