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Savannah Weefelj llkiro J^ Vrl KWAV, HKI’TKHBKK I*. |J, I'he Indians! and th> Army. The Cincinnati Gazette does not think the army ia the proper agent to he en trusted with the management of the In dians, and regards the President's pro posed recommendation of the change ae “confession that he is unable to make the Interior Department honest, anti, thoroforo, has to take affairs out of its hands.” Asa piece of mere logic this is unanswerable, perhaps ; it would be “a strange confession for the President 4o make with regard to the character of own appointees.’' as the Cincinnati paper remarks. But, says the St. Louis lie pulAitan, the question is a practical one The Interior Department has permit ted the Indian Bureau to be corrupHj mismanaged for years until its cost of $3,000,000 under Buchanan has been increased to $7,000,000 under Grant with fewer Indians to be taken care of now tlnui fifteen years ago. All efforts to reform this maladministra tion have failed; indeed, the head of the interior department and his assistants and agents proclaim outright that there is nothing to be reformed : that the Indian agents are all honest, and the conduct of the bureau is above reproach. Under these circumstances there seems to be nothing left but to break the bureau to pieces and hand the Indians over to the army. It would be a humiliating ackaowl, edgment of the incapacity of tbehiterjorj department, no doubt ( ssi~t£s people are Kiot *o much concerned about the honor of tho interior department as they are about reforming a branch of the service which that department will not reform. The War of Races ill Mississippi. Wo publish this morning, from an ex tra of the Clinton Clarion, a detailed account of tho bloody conflict between the whites and blacks at the barbecue near that town on Saturday last. It will be observer! that the full extent of the slaughter was not known at Clinton when the extra was issued, on Monday last. It seems that after tho light at the barbecue had ended and the negroes had fled from the place, they were pursued by a portion of tho whites, and other conflicts ensued, in which a largo number of negroes (our dispatch of yes terday says about forty) wero killed , and many wounded. Our latest dis patches report all quiet at tho scono of the disturbance, though it will be seen that Governor Amos Ims made a requisi tion upon tho President for troops; from which we infer either that the ditlioulty brought about by the negroes has not been entirely quelled, or that miserable creature Amos is dotormined to make it a pretext for Federal interference in the approaching State election. These race conflicts, so much to bo de plored, if thoy are not instigated by bad men for political purposes, afford the most convincing proof that the “experi ment” of a mingling of races in a free representative government is a most costly and tragical failure. The present antagonistic relations between the white and black races cannot be permitted to contiuuo. They must be changed so as to preserve the peace and security of oouiiiiuuity or tho discordant elements of society m this once free country will have to be hold in check by a strong des potic government. Are tho American pcoplejfyct to realize the fact that in forcibly enfranchising the African slave thoy have lost their own liberties. The Government and the MbortNNippi Troubles. At length Secretary Fish lias been found, and after another day’s telegraph iug between that functionary, Attorney General Pierrepout, Milksop Ames, the Chairman of tho Democratic Executive Committee of Mississippi, and the Slier iff of Hinds county, a meeting of the “government” at some point within the territory of tho Union had boon agreed upon for tho purpose of consultation as to tho course to be pursued in reference to the Mississippi unpleasantness. It seems that all bauds wero in a terrible muddle until Mr. George, of tho Democratic Executive Committee, enlightened the Attorney-General in regard to the law governing tho case, showing that troops of the United States can only be legally called into service to suppress insurroc tion against tho State Government. As no such insurrection hns taken place, and as peace and order prevails in Mississippi, Pierrcpont has decided to postpone the proposed government rendezvous and consultation until after ho can receive pooler report from Amos. The govern ment is evidently disgusted with the pusillanimous conduct of that miserable paltroou, nud if no cross road or barbocuo brawl occurs in Mississippi within the next few days -which is not likely, after the late experiences of the negroes in the Clinton affair—wo shall probably not hear of any proclamation being issued by Grant, or of an invasion of tho State by Federal troops. It is plain that Booby Ames has managed this last “Southern outrage "in hisdouiinious very badly. Asa political mauiouvre it has not thus far panned out worth a cent. Pennsylvania Speaks. The action of the Pennsylvania State Democratic Convention on the currency question is most gratifying and encoura ging to the anti-money monopoly Demo oraey throughout the Union. Ohio led off in the struggle against forced resump tion ami the national bank monopoly, anil now the old Keystone State falls gallantly into line. The seventh and ■ ighth rc-.i hitionsof the platform adopted by the Peunsylvauia Democracy are identical, word for word, with the eighth and ninth of the Ohio platform, while the declarations of both conventions as to making legal tenders receivable for public dues and the extinction of the national hanks arc. with a few trifling verbal ex ceptions, the same. Commenting on the currency feature of the Pennsylvania , platform, the Nashville American says: “Ohio has spokeu for the West, and Peunsylvauia for the East. The signifi cance and importance of their utterances be over estimated. All doubt that the currency is to be the all absorb ing issue of the Presidential campaign, will now be dissipated. ‘Tlag money" must win the day, and the fate of the national bank mouopoly is already sealed. If we leave had any misgivings as to the result in Ohio the action of the Pennsyl vauia Democrats has given us an as suranee of victory which nothing but defeat itself can shake." DtrEKMiNKu. — An Independent con temporary says: “ North and South, East and West, on the Atlantic and on the shores cK the Pacific, the body of the Opposition are united in thought and purpose upon the broad principle of re form in the government, and they mean to achieve it in spite of all the obstacles that may be interposed, or the treachery which may beset their path. They may differ as to the methods of reaching this goal, but, with an earnest resolution to ga by the best road, there need be no dissension on the way." . * '* —-y-*- The Cincinnati Enquirer suggests that the New fork World will now drop the “rag-money, lunatics” of Ohio and give its attention to the heretics of Pennsyl vania. They are nearer at home. President Davis in Missouri. Ex-President Jefferson Davis, we are glad to learn, was not met during his visit to DeSoto, Missouri, with any un due affectation of cordiality, which would have been distasteful to him as well as disgusting to those who value such exhibitions at their proper worth. A Western dispatch says that Mr. Davis was well received, but no notable de monstration was made on the occasion. He opened his speech by expressing much pleasure in meeting the people of a section of country with which he was well acquainted many years ago, and felt rejoiced at its growth and prosperity. He came, he said, not to discuss these questions which vex the minds and dis turb the harmony which prevail among the people. If there are any who still entertain feelings of malice, or cherish bitterness on account of the past, let us withdraw from such. He declared what ever might be the machinations of poli ticians, whatever the views of policy and designs of State craft might desire to consummate in regard to the future, the people of the great Mississippi valley are one, and must always remain one people in interest, in destiny and in social forms and material progress. No man, no course of policy, no deep designs of am bitious men could ever dissever them. In all the future they would surely stand together. The great river bound them together by ties stronger than any poli tics could ever present, and they must be united. lie then spoke at considerable length upon the vast agricultural resources of the country, and the future development of the commerce of the Mississippi val ley and its great advantage and import ance to the nation, and predicted the time would soon come when fleets of iron barges would float down the mighty Mississippi, bearing a commerce greater thuu that of the whole world. He advo cated tli* building of a university which should serve to confer highest education upon the young men of the valley. The /n at population which must soon swarm this region will lead according to the sta tus which they maintain in mental cul ture. He urged the necessity of direct trade with-Europe, and asserted specie resumption was impracticable until our exports exceeded our imports. He de clan and Conoress had no authority to de- clare that specie payments should be re sumed at a certain day, and that in the present condition of the country more currency is neoded. The speech was frequently applauded, and seemed at least to give satisfaction to all his hear ers. The Democracy of Ohio and Pennsyl vania in Line. The Democracy of Ohio are elated and encouraged by the action of the Pennsyl vania Democratic Convention in reaffirm ing the financial plank in the Ohio plat form. The Cincinnati Enquirer says: “This indorsement,coming from the earn est 1 iemocrats of the Keystone State, will carry encouragement into every nook and corner of Ohio. It will strengthen the hearts and stay up the hands of those who are lighting tho battles of the people here. Last year Pennsylvania was vir tually given over to the money power. This year the Democratic party the party of the people—takes up the refrain, and the opposition to contrac tion, National Bank robbery and cla&s legislation gathers mighty force. The movement will be irresistible. When the great Democratic, party of the second Stuto of ~tiie Union proclaims revolt against the money power it means some thing. It moans that the men who toil and who pay taxes have discovered their oppressors, and have also discovered a remedy. The peaceful revolution com menced here in Ohio has now been fairly inaugurated. It will not end until the grand object is attained. The Demo cratic ticket will sweep Pennsylvania by 50,000 majority in November. Before that time Ohio, strengthened and sus tained by this declaration of yesterday, will have sent greeting with ;50,000 ma jority for Allen. Standing shoulder to shoulder with the gallant Democracy of the Koystone State, we extend our hearty congratulations.” It is becoming every day moro and more certain not only that the currency ques tion is to be the paramount issue in the approaching Presidential campaign, but that it is the issue upon which the people will triumph over the combined forces of tho corruptionists, the consolidation ists and the money monopolists. To the Democracy of Ohio belongs the honor of having taken tho bold and manly step which has lifted the politics of the whole country out of the narrow limits of sectionalism and prejudice, thus disarm ing the “bloody shirt” demagogues who, by appeals to their passions and preju dices, sought to blind the judgment of the people, and thus to perpetuate the power of the most corrupt factiou that ever disgraced this or any other country. Contraction. On Saturday the President of the San Antonio National Bank, Texas, surren dered its entire circulation, withdrawing. S7S,(XX) in bonds and depositing $67,500 in greenbacks. On Wednesday last the Western National Bank of Baltimore re tired sl*o,ooo of its circulation, with drawing SIOO,OOO in United States securi ties. On Monday the National Gold Bank and Trust Company of San Fran cisco retired of its circulation $200,000, by depositing with the Assistant Treas urer in New York that amount of gold. On Tuesday the First National Bank of Charlotte, North Carolina, surrendered $22*1,000 of its circulation, the Sixth New York National Bank $67,500, and the First Jamesburg National Bank of New Jersey S27,(XX). Under the law banks surrendering all their circulation are compelled to go into liquidation. Forty five thousand dollars is the amount required to be kept if the bank is to re tain its certificate of organization. The amount of the contraction of the currency since July 1, 1871, is nearly forty million dollars. There has been deposited with the United States Treas urer, under the act of June 20, since July Ist, 1874, over twenty eight million dollars in greenbacks for the retirement of that amount of national banking circulation. The balance of deposits of banks in liquida tion previous to that date was nearly four million dollars, while the amount of legal tenders canceled for the circulation of new national banks has been since January last, when the law went into effect, $7,755,000. Prior to that date and after the passage of the act of June 20, 1874, the national banking circula tion issued was $11,601,802, making in round number* an actual contraction of legal tenders and national bank notes amounting to $28,000,000. The New York World takes credit to itself i'or having helped the honest Democrats of Pennsylvania to collar and throw down the knaves of We Treasury ring in the Erie Convention, “but," says the World, “it was too big a job to get the rag-money fools down. ' The World wiU find the rag-money fopU ar e -argely in the majority and hard to pot down, npt only in Ohio and Pennsylvania, bat throughout the country, not being en tirely confined to the Democratic party, either. „ Liberiy of Conscience, The Democrats of Ohio have been sc verely denounced for the passage by the Legislature of what is known as the Gegb&n law, which reads as follows : An act to-secure liberty of conscience in matters of religion to persons impris oned or detained by authority of law Section. 1. Be it enacted by the Gene ral Aetembly of the State of Ohio. That as liberty of conscience is not forfeited by reason of conviction of crime, or by reason of detention in any penal refor matory or eleemosynary institution, or auy house of refuge, workhouse, jail or public asylum in this State, no person in any such institution shall be compelled to attend religious wor ship or instruction of a form which is against the dictates of his or her conscience; and it shall be the duty of every director, trustee, superintendent, or other person having in charge any such institution, to furnish ample and equal facilities to all such persons for receiving the ministrations of the authorized clergy men of their own denominations or per suasions, under such reasonable rules and regulations as the trustees, directors, managers or superintendents shall make, but no such rules shall be so construed as to prevent the clergymen of any denomi nation from fully administering the rites of his denomination to such inmates; provided such ministration entail no ex pense on the public treasury. The Legislature of Massachusetts passed the following enactment, at its late session, but the Republican journals do not denounce the Republicans of that State therefor: “An act to provide for religious instruc tion in prisons. “lie it enacted, etc., as follows: Section 1. No inmate of any prison, jail, or house of correction in this Commonwealth shall be denied the free exercise of his religious b lief and liberty of worshiping God ac cording to the dictates of his conscience, w ithin the place where such inmate may be kept or confined; and it shall be the duty of the officers and boards of officers having the management and direction of any such institutions to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to ci.rry out the intent and provisions of this act. “Section 2. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to impair the discipline of any prison so far as may be needful for the good government and safe custody of its inmates. “Section 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage. “[Approved April 15, 1875.]” Will some casuist please state the difference in these enactments, and ex plain why one is made a political issue and the other is not ? We can discover no ground of difference in criticism; and can only explain the varying treatment on the hypothesis that the Republicans desire to invoke religious hatreds in their aid whenever they can safely do it, in stead of seeking to allay the dangerous passion. Negro Military Companies in North Carolina. The Wilson Advance calls attention to the fact of the existence of an intense military spirit among the negroes and the formation of military companies in Wilson and adjacent counties. The Ad vance says “they are enrolling the Union League members, and not only drilling at night, but holding secret meetings,which extend far into the night.” What are the objects of these drillings we do not understand. Perhaps like the Georgia negroes, they “are preparing for the Presidential election.” Perhaps they are deluded into the belief that they can only carry the election by such organiza tions. We have little fear of trouble with the colored race in this State. There is the most amicable feeling between them and the whites, and that will not be disturbed except through bad external influences.— Raleigh News. If, as would seem from these secret combinations and military organizations in the South, the negroes are possessed with the idea that they are indeed a hostile race in our midst, and that they are to achieve any rights or privileges not now enjoyed by them, or that they are to subjugate the whites by military power, they are a most deluded set of idiots. They should have sense enough to know that what they do not enjoy by law and by the assent of the white people they can never achieve by arms, and that any attempt on their part at military domination would be the signal for their destruction. The worst enemies of their race are those incendiary white wretches who, for temporary political ends, fill their minds with discontent and incite them to acts of violence. Their best security while their lot is cast with the white race, is in peaceful relations, mutual confidence and good will between the races. The Johnson Murder. Gainesville, Fla., Sept. 10,1875. Editor Morning News: You doubtless recollect the murder of one Dr. Johnson, a Radical State Senator, on the 21st of July last, at Hart’s Road, near Fernandina. It appears that the Governor offered a reward of one thous and dollars for the murderer, and the county of Nassau, in which the murder was committed, a like sum. Mr. H. Richard was arrested at his farm this week by a United States Marshal on the charge of violating the revenue laws, and brought to this place, with the design of taking him to Jacksonville, to answer the charge, on the following day, by train, which left at twelve o’clock m., but from some cause or other, he was hurried off the same day. He arrived here, just after dark, in a hack to Palatka, and was then taken to Jacksonville by boat. I learn the Marshal had two negroes with him, well armed. After leaving Gaines ville, the prisoner was informed that he was arrested as the supposed murderer of Johnson. Richard’s friends assert that they can prove he was at home on the day Johnson was killed, and look for no trou ble whatever in clearing him. For the sake of the lrage reward, though, these “honest” Radicals may have considerable false-swearing, and use every possible ef fort to come in possession of the money, which they would scruple at nothing to get. The night after the arrest of Mr. H. Richard, Mr. Robert Richard’s corn house was set on fire by some negroes, and it and its contents con sumed, causing him a loss of over five hundred dollars. When the fire was dis covered, Mr. Richard sent his sons to endeavor to extinguish it, whereupon four guns were discharged at them, fortunately doing them no injury. We have a beautiful state of affairs here. The Governor fills every county office, even the most petty, and the only quali fication necessary for the applicant is to be a good Radical. So, you see, a Demo crat stands a poor chance in this State when he endeavors to get justice. I omitted saying that Mr. H. Richard’s residence is about seventy miles from the scene of the murder, and it is stated that he did not know Johnson. His arrest was caused by his being the owner of a cream horse —the color of the animal said to have been ridden by a stranger — who was. at Hart's Road on the day of the murder. The President has appointed Judge Alexander White, of Alabama, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Utah. This is the Mr. White, who, in the Con vention of 1565 argued against the aboli tion of slavery, and desired God’s thun ders to blast him if ever he proved re creant to the Lost Cause, and in 1867 urged the people of Alabama to spit upon tfce reconstruction acts, immediately afterwards going over to the Radical party. Last year this man was defeated by 15,000 votes when he sought a re election to Congress, and this, coupled with the facts that he voted for the Force bill, made the last speech for it, and was its author, sufficed to commend him to Mr. Grant's gratitude. So promptly Messrs. Hazleton, Dnell and White received thei? wages goring the past month, that saeh of the if fellows as re main unpaid will do well to call on the President while he has anything to give. SENATOR THURMAN OX THE SCHOOL QUESTION. Interference of tbe Protestant and Cath olic Priest hood* in Elections. Senator Thurman, in his speech at Cleveland, Ohio, August 28, had very little to say about financial issues and very much about the school question, the Republican politician, finding their party as much divided on the greenback issue as are the Democrats, having forced the other issue. The following was the clos ing passage: l o hear a Radical stumper talk of the Catholic church, you would think, if you knew no Letter, that all the members of that church are under the absolute do minion of their priests; that the priest Las but to point his finger, and his whole flock vote for the party to which he points. There never was a more un founded assertion, never a greater libel pronounced against a body of American freemen. In matters of religion the Catholic reverently receives the instruc tions of his spiritual guide; in secular matters he acts, as other men act, upon the dictates of his own judgment. There are tens of thousands of Catholics who vote, and have always voted, the Republi can ticket, and if the number of such votes is diminishing, it is not because of priestly dominition, but because the spirit of Kuow-Notbingism again stalks abroad, and threatens to obtain complete possession of the Republican party. It is not many years sirce Archbishop Hughes, of New York, and Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, were open sup porters of Lincoln’s administration, and were much applauded by the Republican leaders for that support. Then not one of those leaders was heard to utter a word about priestly interference in poli tics, or priestly domination. On the con trary. these venerable prelates were lauded to tbe skies by the Republican party, and their example everywhere cited as an inducement to Catholics to vote the Republican ticket. Nay, fur ther, President Lincoln manifested his high regard for the Archbishop of New by sending him on a mission to Europe, and the whole Republican party applauded the act. But did the course taken by those eminent prelates—none more eminent or better entitled to the regard of their flocks and of mankind control the Catholic vote ? Every man of you is ready to say no; for it is as no torious as that the sun gives light to the earth that the great body of Catholics continued to vote as they had been accus tomed to vote —the Democrats continued to be Democrats, aud the Republicans continued to be Republicans. It is a little curious to bear Republican speakers denounce what they call the in terference of the Catholic priesthood in politics, and then turn over a few pages of history and see what the Protestant priesthood has done, not only with the approbation, but encouraged by the loud plaudits of these same Republicans. Have you forgotten the petition to Con gress of three thousand (I think that was tbe number) Protestant ministers, de nouncing the policy of a Democratic ad ministration, and with what a flourish of trumpets it was presented and applaud ed ? And is it not an undeniable fact that no Democrat ever suggested or thought of assailing a Protestant church because of “that priestly interference in politics ?” Is it not an undeniable fact that, though the form and language of the petition was criticised, though it was said that it was of questionable propriety for the petitioners to appear in their clerical character, and not in their simple capacity as citizens, yet no one was found to deny their right of petition, or to vili fy their churches because they exercised that right ? Have you forgotten the advent in Washington of a large body of Protestant clergy of Chicago, who almost assumed to speak in the name of the Almighty when demanding of President Lincoln the issuance of the emancipation procla mation, and is not every man of you a witness of the fact that “priestly inter ference in politics” occasioned no Demo cratic assault upon a Protestant church, when, on the other hand, it was lustily applauded by the Republican leaders and the Republican press? Aud yet these same leaders and this same press are ready to go into spasms if a Catholic priest has the audacity to exercise his right as an American citizen, and express, however modestly, a political opinion that is not orthodox according to the Radical creed. Fellow-citizens, I am not a Catholic, and I have no desire to draw comparisons between the Protestant and Catholic priesthood; but since the latter are so freely denounced for what is called their interference in politics, it may not be amiss to ask a few plain questions. What man ever heard a political sermon from a Catholic pulpit ? I am sure I never did, nor did I ever read or hear of one. What man can number the politi cal sermons preached from Protestant pulpits, from that of Henry Ward Beecher, in Plymouth Church, down to that of the humblest edifice whose spiret points to heaven ? What man ever heard of a Catholic priest making a stump speech ? I am sure I never did, nor do I believe such a thing ever occurred. But who can tell how many Prostestant ministers have taken the stump, from Henry Ward Beecher down to the Granville Moodies ? What man ever heard of a Catholic priest beiDg a candidate for office? I know that I never did, nor do I believe that any of you ever did. But how many Protestant ministers have held and hew many yet hold office, from the halls of Congress and the State Legislatures down to the humbler offices of the county, the city and the town ? Fellow-citizens, you will much misun derstand me if you suppose that, in any thing I have said, I mean to censure, much less condemn, any Protestant church or any Protestant priest. On the contrary, I stand here to defend the rights of every church, and to maintain that every man, be he Christian or Jew, Protestant or Catholic, priest or layman, believer or un believer, shall enjoy, to the fullest extent, his rights as a citizen; that he shall have the rights guaranteed by our constitutions —Federal and State —the right of free speech, the right to petition the law making power, the right to vote as he sees fit, the right to hold office, and, most sacred of all, the right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of his own conscience. I stand here to maintain that he shall not be traduced and proscribed because he exercises these rights; that a vindictive prejudice shall not be excited against him because he ex ercises them ; that he shall be, to all in tents and purposes, what the Constitu tion makes him, a free man. I stand here to denounce the agitators who would practically deprive any man of these rights, to denounce the Know-Nothing spirit that seeks to reduce Catholics and foreign born citizens to the status of a de graded class in the community, to denounce the hypocrisy that pretends that our schools are in danger or tfiat our legislation is con trolled by any priesthood whatever ; and I stand here to appeal to you, whatever may be your religious belief or disbelief, whatever are or may have been your po litical affiliations, whatever may be your calling or occupation, whatever may be the land in which your eyes first beheld the sun, to set the seal of your condemna tion upon the most heartless, insincere, illiberal, anti-American and dangerous attack upon freedom of conscience, the rights of the citizen, the peace of society and the welfare of your government, ever made in America since the Know-Nothmg banner, twenty years ago, went down in the dust. Potash Farrow! Phcebus, what a name, what a man, what a history! He is a native of South Carolina, from whence an ill-wind for Georgia blew him across the Savannah. During the days of the Con federacy he had some sort of employment furnishing potash for our powder works. He has since its decease been a drum major in the Radical ranks. Grant has kept him pretty steadily in office, bj which he made meat and bread. But his impecunious, hungry brethren, who have for years stood outside with empty mouths and watched him devour rich slices of government pork are about to prevail upon Grant to lead him out and let one of them go to the table. They represent to the President that Potash is fat and sleek, and that they are reduced to a mere skeleton. It is impossible for them to get through the winter unless they either get office or go to honest work. They prefer office. There is nothing left for Potash but to step down and oat and say; “Oh! momentary grace of mortal man, Which we more hunt for than the grace of God; Who builds his hope in air of your fair looks, lives like a drunken sailor on a mast, Beady with every nod to tumble down !” [Augusta Constitution aUst. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. Summary of the Week’* Dispatcher. SHOYING THE QUEER. [Special Telegram to the Morning News.] FIBST DISPATCH. Blount Springs, Ala., September 11. —Several counterfeiters were carried through here to-day. handcuffed, to De catur, .Alabama, where others of the gang are now under arrest. It is a branch of the great Western counterfeiting party. The examination will be held on Monday, as other prisoners go up to-morrow from Tuskaloosa. I shall be ‘there and report the trial, as their proposed operations were to have extended throughout Geor gia. These arrests have stopped a great swindle in its infancy. SECOND DISPATCH. Blount Springs, Ala., September 12. — Other prisoners passed here to-day. The examinations are transferred to Hunts ville on Tuesday. The Alabama and Tennessee prisoners are of all classes— rich farmers, prominent merchants and public officials. Some are innocent and ethers guilty. These arrests will break U P “ gigantic plan to flood the entire South with counterfeit money, the most of it from St. Louis. Igo to Huntsville to-morrow, and will write up the affair, which is creating the most intense excite ment in this section, owing to the high positions occupied by the accused. AMEB'S PLOT. Jackson, Miss., September 9.— The following dispatch was sent the United States Attorney General to-night: “To Honorable Edward* Pierrepont, Attorney General of the United State*— There are no disturbances in this State, and no obstructions to the execution of the laws. There has been a conflict at a political meeting, and some subsequent disturbance of the peace, but everything is quiet, and the Governor’s call for United States troops does not even pre tend that there is any insurrection against the State Government, as required by the revision of the United States stat utes of 1875, pages 10 to 34. Peace pre vails throughout the State, and the em ployment of United States troops would but increase the distrust of the people in the good faith ef the present government. “(Signed) J. H. George, “Chairman of the Democratic State Ex ecutive Committee.” Washington, September 10.—The At torney General to-day telegraphed to Governor Ames requesting information regarding the present condition of affairs in the recently reported disturbed por tions of Mississippi, and is now expect ing a reply. A dispatch has been received in re sponse to the telegram from the Attorney General inquiring as to the whereabouts of Secretary Fish, announcing that that gentleman is at his country seat on the Hudson, and that he will meet the Attor ney General at any point he may desig nate, to confer upon the subject of a proclamation To this telegram the Attorney General replies, informing the Secretary of State of his telegram of this date to Governor Ames, and delaying the proposed confer ence until after a reply to that telegram shall have been received, the character of which, it is judged, may be such that no further action will be necessary by the General Government. Later —A telegram has just been re ceived by the Attorney-General from the Sheriff of Hinds county, Mississippi, re porting that perfect peace prevails throughout that county. The peace offi cers arc not prevented from executing the legal process, and good citizens, the Sheriff telegraphs, will aid him in the discharge -of his duties if needed. The Attorney-General expressed the opinion that the difficulties were at an end. He will await a response to his telegram of this morning to Governor Ames. akb&st op counterfeiters. NashVihoe, Tenn.', September 12.—A special from Decatur, Ala., to the Ameri- ( can to-day says that United States Mar- ' shal Bauer arrived there this afternoon with J. C. Graham, of Gainesville, Sum ter county, R. S. Nell, of Alexander, and Geo. Sampsons and J no. H6nler, of Tus caloosa, Ala., who are charged with counterfeiting. B. B. Bowers, now under arrest for counterfeiting, was fore man of the last grand jury of Greene county. Stewart, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and superintendent of a Sabbath school, was also arrested. Bowers had on his person one hundred dollars in counterfeit fifty cent frac tional currency, and S3OO in coun terfeit five and twenty dollar legal tenders. Bowers is socially and finan cially prominent, and can give bonds for twenty thousand dollars. Dunn and Garner, of Tuscaloosa county, in charge of a deputy marshal, are en route. A de layed train was the cause of their non arrival. Deputy United States Marshal Wheat, from the middle district, arrived to-day, having in custody W. W. Gordon, of Lynnville, Tennessee. Gordon, in his section, has commanded the respect of the community. He had evaded ar rest for several days and was particularly wanted. It is claimed that his connec tion with the counterfeiters is im portant. THE NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION. Raleigh, N. C., September 10.—The Convention commenced work to-day in earnest, and the standing committees wer ? appointed by the President. About 125 ordinances were introduced to amend the present constitution. An ordinance was introduced and referred to reduce the number of Supreme and Superior Court judges, and to be appointed by the General Assembly instead of elected by a popular vote; fixing the pay of members of the General Assembly at S3OO per annum; reducing the number of county commissioners; fixing the term of the Governor and State officers at two years instead of four; providing for the non suspension of the writ of habeas cor pus, for separate schools for white and black children; modifying the ap pointing power of the executive; fixing the salaries of the Governor and State officers; abolishing the Senate branch of the Legislature; prohibiting convicted felons from holding offices or sitting on juries; providing for the compromise of the public debt, etc. The only resolu tion introduced by a Republican was one for adjournment sine die, which lies over under the rules. A majority of the committees are Democratic, with the ablest men of the convention as chairmen THE NORTH CAROLINA CONVENTION. Raleigh, N. C., September B.— The- Convention completed its organization to-day. All the officers elected are Democratic. Immediately after the or ganization, Mr. Tourgee, Republican, offered a motion to adjourn sine die. This was defeated by a strict party vote. One Republican, Mr. Woodfin, and the inde pendent, Mr. Wilcox, dodged the vote. An ordinance was introduced by Badger, of Wake, providing for the relief of ex- Governor Holden from political disa bilities. Referred. A resolution by Judge Buxton, to seat the Republican claimants for admission from Bobeson county, lies over. The death of Hon. W. A Graham was announced by his colleague, Mr. Turner, and suitable resolutions were adopted. Pending eulogies, the conven tion adjourned till to-morrow. ELECTRIC BREVITIES. Augusta, September B. —J. T. Heard, who was arrested in Conyers, Ga., on Monday night,on a warrant charging him with rape on two little daughters of Mrs. Chamberlain, had a preliminary examina tion to-day. He was bound over in the sum of $2,000 in each case to answer at the next term of the court, on the charge of assault with attempt to rape. Heard hos left for Atlanta. The people of Con yrs are satisfied with the disposition of the case. Joe Crews was fatally shot this morn ing by parties unknown, near Laurens Ciurt House, South Carolina. Charles Bollin, who was riding in the hack with Crews, was seriously wounded. Crews lus been prominently identified with pol itics in South Carolina since reconstruc tion. FAST THEE. Lexington, Kt., September 9. —The races on the Association Course were in teresting. To the astonishment of every body, Bob Wooley was beaten in the first race by Harper’s Tenbroeck, who was sold on the field, the time being the best •n record for a distance of one mile and ire furlongs— Harry Bassett’s time for the same distance was 2:56. TERRIBLE DISASTER. Chicago, September 11.—On Lake Michigan early yesterday morning, the propeller Equinox, from Chicago to Bay City, Michigan, with a cargo of salt, and towing the schooner Emma A. Wayes, loaded with lumber, was overtaken by a storm about 2 o’clock yesterday morning near Point au Sable, two hundred and eighty miles north of Chicago. Captain Woodworth, of the Equinox, came to the stern of the vessel at that time and called out to cut the lines. This was doue, and the propeller careened and sunk in a few minutes. He had on board a crew of nineteen men and Captain Dwight Scott, of Cleveland, the well known lake Captain, who was accom panied by his wife and grand-daughter, a total of twenty-two persons. The first intimation the schooner had of the catas trophe was the shrieks of the drowning. The Wayes could render no assistance whatever in the terrible sea that was running, and the entire crew of the Equi nox went down. The schooner arrived here this morning. Chicago, September U. —The Post ami Mail, in an account of the disaster to the Equinox, says: The drowned Captain was Dwight Scott, of Cleveland, who was formerly owner of the Iron sides, S. D. Calliwell and Governor Cush man, the last named having been a flour dealer up at Buffalo three years ago. The two passengers were Miss Mi nnie Scott, the Captain’s daughter, aged nineteen years, going home from a con vent, where she was being educated; and Miss Hattie Scott, aged seventeen, a grand daughter, who lived in Cleveland, traveling for pleasure in the Equinox. Captain Scott was sixty years of age. He has a son in business in Cleveland. The story of the disaster is told by Captain Lusk, of the schooner Emma A. Wayes, which arrived off the harbor at eight o’clock last night, and was brought in this morning. His schooner was being towed by the lost propeller up to within a few minutes before she went down. The storm struck the lake with great force, but the two vessels ploughed their way without misfortune until two o’clock Friday morning. The orews of both vessels were ready for duty, that of the schooner being constantly engaged about the sails and rigging. The fury of the storm was terrible. It seemed several times that certain destruction awaited them. No signs, however, came from the Equinox that all was not right aboard her. Her speed was retarded, but she held her course and steamed ahead. The night was pitch dark and the water running high. The storm created such a faarful din as to make it almost impossible to hear anything but the warring elements, while the light ning flashing athwart the sky afforded the only possible glimpse of the dread scene. When off Point au Sable, at 2 o’clock Friday morning, when Captain Lusk heard a voice from the propeller shouting to “cast of your line,” which was immediately followed by the shrieks of women. For a few minutes all was still. The crew of the Wayes were meanwhile loosening their line, when the voices of women from the propeller were again heard, sound ing to those on board the schooner as though they cried “we are drowning.” The line was already loos ened and the connection between the two vessels thereby severed, when suddenly, as Captain Lusk was peering through the darkness at the receding propeller, it ap peared to top over and almost before he could move she disappeared. This was so sudden that no one on board the schooner seemed to have an idea of the situation. For a moment it seemed as though the propeller had steamed away and was lost to sight in the darkness, but there could be no doubt that the steamer had been swallowed up without warning or sign of wrong until the order came to cut loose. THE RECENT RIOTS IN MISSISSIPPI. Washington, September 12.—Within the past two days a number of telegrams have been received by the Attorney Gen eral from people of both political parties in Mississippi, stating that it was now substantially quiet in the recently dis turbed portions of, that State, but for greater caution the Attorney General telegraphed, on the 10th inst., in response to a dispatch from ■‘Governor Ames ask ing for Federal interference, the follow ing : Justice,! _ \ v&bn i her 10. )i To Gmtrnor Ames, Mississippi: The United States toftes have been put in readiness. No orders have yet been given for them to move, and no proclamation has been issued. Every thing is ready in case there is such an insurrection against the State govern ment as cannot be put down by the State military forces, aided by all the powers of the State government and the aid of true citizens. (Signed) Edward S. Pierrepont, Attorney General. This was telegraphed early on the morn ing of the 10th inst, but no response was received thereto from any source until yesterday, when a telegram was received by the Attorney General from ex-Senator Pease, now Postmaster at Jackson, say ing the excitement has subsided and that civil force, composed of good citizens of all political parties and of sufficient force to protect life and property, can be had in any county in the State. No effort has yet been made by the State authori ties in this direction, until all legal means have been exhausted. lam of the opin ion that Federal interference is unwise and impolitic, and will only tend to aggravate the evils. Senator Alcorn, of Mississippi, was present when this telegram was received by the Attorney-General, and confirmed its statements. The Attorney-General on the 11th inst. telegraphed again to Governor Ames as follows: “In my dispatch of yesterday morning, in which I mentioned that troops were held in readiness, I asked whether the situation of the insurrection was such against State authorities that the State Government and the aid of loyal citizens could not put it down. I have received no reply to this. ” No response came until between eleven and twelve o’clock last night, when the Governor sent to the Attorney General a very long telegram giving, in explana tion, that it was a question of race, and he still thought that there was a neces sity for troops. The Attorney General has made a full report, sending all the telegrams and communications by special messenger to the President to-day, astf expects to receive further suggestions from the President to-morrow. THE MISSISSIPPI TROUBLES. Washington, September 11. — Senator Pease, of Mississippi, telegraphs to the Attorney General that all excitement con sequent upon the disturbances at Clinton have subsided. There has been no dis patch from Governor Ames. The Attor ney General is not changed in his view that the whole trouble is completely at an end. The reticence of Governor Ames ex cites comment. He has been officially asked for the grounds on which he based his constitutional appeal for Federal aid, and also for a report of the present con dition of affairs. The silence of the Gov ernor is remarked as disrespectful. The cautious course of the Attorney General meets general approbation. PRESIDENT DAVIS IN CALLOWAY COUNTY. St. Louis, September 11.— Mr. Davis spoke at the Calloway County Fair, held at Fulton, to-day. Avery large crowd gathered from all sections in that part of the State. He was introduced by Gov ernor Hardin, and made nearly the same speech he delivered at De Soto. He was very enthusiastically received, and was frequently applauded. Senators Bogy and Cockerill were present, and responded briefly to calls to speak. THE CATTLE DISEASE. London, September 11. — The executive committee on the foot and mouth disease have asked the Privy Council for an or de# to prevent the holding of market sales or fairs throughout Warwickshire. The disease prevails considerably in the county of Norfolk, the last return show ing three thousand cases recorded there during the week. The cattle, sheep and pigs are effected. COMING TO GEORGIA. Louisville, Ky., September 11.—T. D.Worrall, Managing Director of the Mis sissippi Valley Transportation Company, who has been looking about Louisville for the American headquarters, gone to Georgia. A BRACE OF KNAVES. New York, September 11.—Governors Kellogg and Warmouth, of Louisiana, occupied the manager’s box at the Park Theatre last evening. FROST. Port Jervis, N. Y., September 11.— There was a heavy frost in this section last night. It is feared that buckwheat, corn and other late crops are injured. THE MAINE ELECTION. Portland, September 13.- -Forty towns give Conner (Republican) 12,470, Roberts 11,381. Last year the same towns gave a Republican vote of 10,961 and a Demo cratic vote of 8,766, showing 1,089 Re publican majority in 1875, against 2,196 in 1874, or a loss of 50 per cent. 10:30 p. m. Sixty towns give Conner Last year the Republican vote was 13,- 357, aud the Democratic vote 10,385. Biddeford was carried by the Demo crats by 197 majority for Roberts, aud two Democrats are elected to the Legis lature. Twenty towns give Conner (Re publican) 5,029, Roberts (Democrat) 4,060. In 1874 these towns gave 4,536 Republican and 3,176 Democrat, a Re publican majority of 969, against 1,360 for the same time last year. The Re publicans lost 391. With the exception of six towns, which gave 62 Republican majority last year, Androsscoggiu county returns 623 majority for Conner, against*7os last year. Both Senators, all the Representatives aud the county officers are Republican, a gain of one Representative. Lincoln county has gone Republican by about 40 majority, gaining three Republican Rep resentatives and losing one. In Waldo county 16 out of 26 towns give Conner 2,065 and Roberts 2,016, a gain of 484 for the Democrats. Probably four out of eight Representatives are elected by the latter, together with Senators and the county ticket. Franklin county returns about 250 Re publican majority, who also elect a Sena tor and two Representatives. The Dem ocrats elect three Representatives. One hundred towns give Conner 21,620, Rob erts 19,138. Last year the Republicans were 18,772, and the Democrats 14,228. The Republican majority this year is 2,482, against 4,544 last year. Seven teen towns in York county give Conner 115 majority, against a Republican ma jority last year of 737, a loss of 622. Conner has probably' carried this county by 150 majority, against 745 last year. One hundred and twenty towns give Conner 26,643, Roberts 24,140, against 23,042 Republican and 17,897 Democratic last year. Seventeen out of twenty-eight towns in Kennebec county give Conner 4,404, Roberts 2,960. Hancock county is very 7 close—probably Democratic by about fifty majority. MORE NEGRO TROUBLES IN MISSISSIPPI. Memphis, September 13. —Passengers by rail report trouble with the negroes in Tallahatchie county. The whites had sent runners to Oakland for assistance. The citizens of Grenada are organizing and arming. It is impossible to obtain reliable reports. Memphis, September 13.—A gentleman from Charleston, Mississippi, reports that last Thursday two negroes who, it is claimed, live in Arkansas, registered. Warrants were issued and they fled from the constable and posse, who ran after them, Evans and Buford, of the posse, firing at them. The negroes in the vi cinity of Trenton, hearing of the affair, armed to the number of seventy and de manded that Evans and Buford be given up to them, and behaved very riotously. On Saturday a large number of armed negroes assembled at Trenton. The whites sent the county Treasurer, Stew art, who is also Deputy Sheriff, and Jerry Robinson to try and induce them to dis perse. They threatened to hang both Stewart and Robinson, who returned in haste and notified the citizens. The ne groes are swearing vengeance. Calls have been made on Oakland, Charleston and Grenada for assistance. Parties from those points have gone to Fraison’s store, where the trouble originated. ELECTION IN MAINE. Portland, September 13. —The elec tion is progressing quietly. In the larger cities the contest is animated. Iu Ban gor the Republicans assert that the Demo crats are resorting to trickery, but they already claim the city. Conner’s friends claim Augusta, where a large vote on both sides is being polled. Later. — Portland gives Conner (Re publican) 2,436, Roberts (Democrat) 2,551; the Democratic majority is 115, against a Republican majority last year of 1,032. The following places give Democratic majorities: Cape Elizabeth, 130; Deering, 60—a gain of 51. Bangor gives Roberts (Democrat) a majority of 123, against two Deraocrnts apd one Re publican electee} to the Legislature in 1870. Roberts carried the city by over 600 majority. Eastport gives Conner 267, Roberts 133 ; Belfast gives Roberts 503, and Conner 501, a Democratic majority of 210 from last year; Bridgeton gives Conner 362 and Roberts 298; Augusta gives Conner 943, Roberts 778, and elects two Republican members to the Legis lature. The Republicans carry Saco by 171 majority for Conner, and elects one delegate to the Legislature; South Ber wick gives Roberts a majority of 37, and elects all the Democratic candidates for the Legislature. CIVIL RIGHTS DECISION IN NEW YORK. New York, September 13.—Judge Gil bert, of the Supreme Court of Brooklyn, to-day rendered a decision in the Civil Rights case, wherein W. F. Johnson, a colored man, sought to compel the Prin cipal of the Public School to admit his son thereto, instead of sending him to the school provided for colored children. The Court holds that common schools are public charity; that benefits confer red by them are a free gift from the State, and, like every other donor, the State may prescribe in what manner and upon what terms and conditions a*gift may be enjoyed. In conclusion, Judge Gilbert says that the statute, by guaranteeing full privi leges, does confer the right to enjoy them in common with any class of per sons or any particular school, and that nothing has been shown from which it can be inferred that the relator has been deprived of equality of privilege, to which he is entitled. A motion for man damus was denied. THE RECENT MISSISSIPPI TROUBLES. Washington, September 13. It is probable that the President will return to Washington to-morrow or next day, when a Cabinet meeting will be held to consider the Mississippi troubles and de termine what action shall be taken on the demand of Governor Ames for Federal interference. Attorney-General Pierre pont this morning telegraphed to the Uni ted States Attorney at Jackson, Miss., to inform hinrwithout delay of the present condition of affairs in that part of the State. He also telegraphed to Governer Ames that he had forwarded to the Presi dent at Long Branch, by special messen ger, all telegrams in * regard to the troubles, and now awaited the further ac tion of the President. STATISTICS. Washington, September 11. — The re port of the of Vital Statistics of the District of Columbia for the week ending September 4th, shows that the rate of mortality of the whites was nearly 20 per thousand, and of the eolored nearly 59 per thousand. The rate of in crease of white population by births over deaths was l|and 4-5 per thousand, and the decrease of colored by deaths over births 34 and 67-100 per thousand. Such marked difference in the mortality of whites and blacks has existed for some months past. Various meetings have been held by prominent colored men to discover a remedy for this decrease of their race, but without success. MISSOURI OUTLAWS. Kansas City, September 13.— Three outlaws entered a saloon outside of the city limits, locked up the proprietor, robbed the house, and ravished a woman. The proprietor escaped and gave the alarm. The outlaws fired on the police, wounding a detective. The police re turned an ineffectual volley, when a fierce hand-to-hand fight ensued, resulting in the capture of the outlaws. Considerable money was found in their possession. The house was a disreputable one. A TENDER OF SERVICES. Vicksburg, September 11. One hundred men, who did not know there was an insurrection in Hinds county until they saw Governor Ames’ dispatches to Washington, have tendered their services to go to any part of the State for the protection of the lives of the people. A sad sight was observed last week at Malden, Mass., a boy of eleven summers vainly endeavoring to guide his drunken father home. His progress was con siderably embarrassed by the fact that he was a good deal drunker than the old man. Fatally Shot by Negroes.— Mr. A. D. Venable, a well known resident of Appo mattox county, Virginia, was shot in an altercation with some negroes last Satur day, and his injuries are of a very serious and probably fatal character. COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON. What the Papers Say of the Morning News. I Biinbrklge Democrat.) Iu thin issue will be found a prospectus of that niaguiticent daily, the Savannah Morning News. It is without doubt the fullest, the freshest, the ablest aud the most-read paper in the State. The News is a great newspaper which has few rivals. [Albauy Artel.] The Savannah Weekly News is one of the largest and most interesting Weeklies published iu the South. The Mousing News, from which the mat ter is taken for the Weekly, is the peer of any Daily we have—being admirable edited in all its departments. | Marianna ( Fla.) Cbnrwr.] We publish elsewhere the advertisement of the Savannah Mousing News, the best and newsiest paper iu the laud, and should l>r in the hands of every merchant. The Weekly is a large four-page paper, noaliy printed, containing the cream of the Daily aud l ui Weekly editions. (Toombsboro (Wilkinson County) Appeal.] The News is a most excellent paper, second to none iu the Slate or South. We always feel grat ified iu examining its cent nts. We welcome it always to our sanctum. Sir. J. H. Estill is the Proprietor; Col. W. T. Thompson, ( Maj. Jones) editor. [Montgomery (Ala.) Adoertiter.] The News is indeed a first-class journal, and one which it should be the pride of Georgians and Floridians to sustain. It occupies a proud place among the leading Dailies of the South. Parties desiring information atxuit Georgia or Florida, should cultivate an acquaintance with the columns of the Savannau Morning News. [Congress (Rockdale County) Register.] We call the attention of our readers to the prospectus of the Savannah Weekly News, in another column. This is one of the very best Weeklies published in the South, aud deserves a wide circulation. It is edited by Col. W. T. Thompson, author of "Major Jones' Courtship,” and J. C. Harris, the brilliant paragraphist. [Darien Timber Gatetle.) As we have said before, the Savannah Morning News needs no praise, as It is one of the things that speaks for itself. Now, any one wishing to subscribe for the liest Daily or Weekly in Georgia, can do so by handing us the amount which will be duly forwarded. We are anxious to see the News have a large circulation in Mclntosh. [Barnesville Qaidte.) In this issue we give a brief advertisement of the Savannah Morning News. We would notice the merits of this excellent journal, but its merits and reputation are too high with all newspaper readers in its reach, to be enhanced by any notice we might give it. We consider it one of the best, one of the ablest odited, aud ouo of the newsiest papers published in the State. [Thomaston Herald.] In this issue we give a brief advertisement of the Savannah Morning News. We would notice the merits of this excellent journal, but its merits aud reputation are two high with all newspaper readers in its reach, to be enhanced by any notice wo might give it. We consider it one of the t-st, one of the ablest edited, aud one of the newsiest papers published in the State. [Cave Spring Enterprise.] This office lias been kindly favored for the last three months with the Daily Morning News, and we regard it as one of the best newspapers in the Southern States. Its articles are short, pithy, well written and to the point, and its whole man agement comes up to what we conceive to be the highest standard of newspaper excellence. Hence we cheerfully commend it to the patronage of all. [Baltimore Trade Review.] The Savannah News Is one of the most im portant of the Southern) journals published. It is issued Daily and Weekly aud is widely circulated throughout the State as well as in South Carolina, Alabama and Florida, and is an admirable adver tising medium for our Baltimore merchants, especially those who wish to transact business iu the States named. Send for a sample copy and rates. [New York Insurance Chronicle.] The brightest and best newspaper iu Georgia, aud perhaps in all the South Atlantic States, is The Savannah News. It is a familiar friend in nearly every household of Georgia, Alabama, Mis sissippi and Florida. In the latter State its circu lation exceeds that of all the Florida newspapers combined. It is enterprising, able and reliable — hence its success. [Franklin (Head County) News.] The Savannah Mousing News is decidedly one of the beat—if not the best—papers in the State. It is edited with an ability unsurpassed, and con tains more reliable news than any paper on our exchange list. Wo say this in n spirit of flattery, but because it is the truth. The News is a favor ite of ours, and it is now placed within tho reach of all who want a good, neat, reliable newspaper. [Tuskaloosa (Ala.) Blade.\ The attention of the public is directed to a no tice of this admirable paper, to be found in another column. It stands at the brad of all the ■Pile.Georgia papers, the front rank in FlorltU*. Mr. 13. If*Jtichardsou, formerly assist ant editor* of the Mobile Trtimne, is SE V..J bxi.v.*-, nah News, which fact alone will' guarantee the paper an extensive circulation in Alabama, as he is a most competent newspaper man and able writer. [Warronton Clipper.] The good old times are coming again. We are impelled to this remark by the fact that the old standby of Georgia Dailies, the Savannah Morn ing News, is again upon our table. It is the same newsy, sparkling and brilliant, yet dignified, safe counsellor of former days. This is why we have missed it so sadly; for to try to run a country newspaper without the News, is like ‘‘playing Hamlet with the part of Hamlet left out.” [Jacksonville (Fla.) I*ress.] The Savannah Morning News is too well known in Florida to require any endorsement from us. It is unquestionable one of the most ably conduct ed, as well as one of the most enterprising journals in this section of the country. Aside from its ac knowledged and admitted claims in this respect, it is as sound as a dollar on the Southern side of politics. With all these requisites, no wonder that it is so popular with the pei iple of Florida. [Mellonvillo (Fla.) Advertiser.] The Savannah Morning News is confessedly the first journal in Georgia. The skill and sagacity of its administration, the vigor and wisdom of its editorial conduct, the attentive and appreciative recognition of the tastes and wishes of its readers, above all its staunch democracy on which there has never been blot or blemish, anil its faithful loyalty to Georgia, have raised this journal to the high pre-eminence it enjoys. [Thomasville Times.] The readers will not fail to notice the advertise ment of the Mousing News. We do not see why Estill should advertise in this section—for everybody takes the News— or ought to. Those wishing to draw inspiration from a pure and un adulterated democratic fountain, enlivened and sandwiched with Harris’ incorrigible drollery, will not fail to subscribe for the Savannah Morn ing News, which is unquestionably in the very fi ont rank of the leading Dailies in the South. [Monticello (jFla.) Constitution.) The Savannah Morning News deservedly ranks among the most useful, enterprising and newsy Dailies in this country, is a strong champion of the rights of the people, and fearlessly grapples with and exposes error in every form. It gives special attention to Florida news, and occasionally contributes of its influence towards the restora tion of good government in this State. We would bo pleased to learn that it had double its list of subscribers at every post office in Florida. [Lumpkin (Stewart County) Independent.) We call attention to the advertisement of that sterling paper, the Savannah News, and take great pleasure in saying that it is one of the best Daily papers we know of. It is well managed, and is edited in all its departments with ability equalled by few and surpassed by none. It is the first paper we read, and it never grows dull to us. It is a Democratic Light-House whose keepers never slumber nor allow their lamps to grow dim. If you want to read a first-class paper, one doubly worth its price, subscribe for the News. [Hamilton (Harris County.) Visitor) The Savannah Morning News not only has an efficient commander, in the person of Capt. J. 11. Estill, but is manned by competent officers and crew Col. Thompson, the chief editor, has been connected with the paper tor many years. Lieut. Harris, the assistant editor, though young, is one ot the best news gatherers and wittiest writers in the State. The city editors keep their columns well filled with local reports. All these influences combine to make the News one of the best papers in the South. [Jonesboro News.) The Savannah Weekly Morning News is offered One Dollar at six months. It gives ail the im portant news of the State, and, in fact, of the whole world, carefully sifted and in such form as to be tempting to the appetite and easily digested. It is worth more for its real advantages to the individual and family, than a barrel of whiskey, a box oi tobacco, a thousand cigars, fifty-seven games of billiards, a basket of artificial flowers, an acre of trails, a hogshead of cosmetics aud thirty-nine pounds of confectioneries, all com bined, and yet it cost only One Dollar. [Crawford (Oglethorpe County) Echo.) In another column will be found the prospectus of the Savannah Morning News, the leading Georgia newspaper. The deep and learned ed itorials from the pen of our esteemed friend, Col. W. T. Thompson, the spicy “Georgia Items ” of the inimitable Harris, and the superb local col umn under the superintendence of Mr. Richard son, all combine to render the News not only one of the best papers in the State, but in the world. So if our friends desire a live, reliable, wide-aivake journal, they should, by all means, subscribe for the Savannah News. [Opelika (Ala.) Times.]) We refer to a notice in our local oolumns of that capital paper the Savannah Daily News, it is not only one of the best papers in the Empire State, ,^ 16 , States. Its polished and accom plished editor is a veteran journalist, and one of the best of our humorous writers, and our friend Harris, is a regular brick. The paper reminds us very much of the Jxmisville journal, and Boston Post, in their palmiest days, under Prentice and Charles Gordon Greene. After taking our Weekly Times, we advise all our readers to subscribe for that invaluable and able paper, the News, pub lished at Georgia's great seaport, Savannah, Ga. [Borne (Floyd County) Courier, Attention is directed to the advertisement of this most excellent paper. Mr. Estill, in tho con duct oi the Morning News, has called around him an editorial staff not inferior to any in the State. Cob W. X. Thompson, ot "Major io ae’ Courtship” fame, and now the oldest active who,,. in the State, has been connected witli that mdS since its establishment, in 1850. Mr ,1 C Harris a young man of great promise, and the princinai wit aud humorist of the Georgia press, colonel Thompson s first Lieutenant. Between the two and a corps of city reporters, the News is made one of the best papers in the South And Estill understands how to conduct the business sue cessfuliy. . [New York Forest and Stream.] We direct attc ntion to the card of The Savan nah Morning News, in another column It is one of the best newspapers in the South and coi tains much intelligence of special interest to thus, who wish to visit that section. Its chief editi is Colonel William T. Thompson. a veteran of the Florida war, as well as of Southern journalism and widely known as Major Jones, author r t “Major Jones’Courtship," and other humorous papers. He is familiarly acquainted with ev. rv portiou of Florida, and his paper contains coni ous notes of current events in that State commend The News to those who would like tr read a reliable Southern journal, or wish to brin.’ their business before the people of Florida .me the South Atlantic States. [Palatka (Fla.) Herald.] The Savannah Morning News has always been deservedly popular in Florida, aud has consistent ly devoted a portion of its space to Florida interests. Its circulation of the local current news of the State is alone a very attractive teat ir. ■ to Floridians. To those of our readers who Cos - ',, a journal fully up to the requirements f tho times in every respect, we can most heartily com mend either of the editions of the Morning Nkw, In the extent aud variety of its reading matter in the elaborate thought—fulness of its editm rials—iu the vivid freshness of its correspondence and special telegrams—and iu the sparkling genry of its news paragraphs—it unquestionably takes the lead among Southern Dailies accessible to Florida. [Warrenton Clipper.] Btauding in tlio very front rank of Georgia journalism, the Savannah Morning News hardly needs the agency of the advertisement, which appears in another column to-day, to recommend it to any who may be in need of a first-class news paper. Edited with care aud ability, conducted upon a high plane of moral principal, aud withal presenting the news of the day iu a most oompact and readable manner, it deservedly stands second to no Southern journal. Col. Thompson has devoted the best part of a lifetime to the editorial profession, and the News now lias the benefit ol his ripe experh a . j political judgmeut, while Mr. J. C. Uu news, editor is recognize*! as the Mark 1■ > f the Georgia Press. [Louisville (Jefferson County) .Votes and 1 It is not even necessary for us to praise in commendatory language of the S.t Morning News. It is a paper widely kn one of the best in the South; aud the woud is, how any thinking reasonable man, v without a family, who can read, or get a else to read it for him, can do without it. From the Morning News you eau get the news from all parts of the country, aud sometimes in less than twelve hours. It is a paper of such value that when it reaches home there is a contest about who shall read it first. A better advertising medium aud a more reliable one, cannot be found! If you desire to keep posted iu politics and the affairs of the outside world, you must tuko the Savannah Morning News. [Greenville (Meriwether County) Vimik xttor. ] In another column appears the prospectus of tho Savannah Morning News, established in 1850, and then as uow, edited by the prince of veteran journal ists, \V. T. Thompson, author of those humorous books, Maj. Jones’Courtship aud the Chronicles of Pineville. From the care taken in the prepara tion of its editorials, aud tho broad views aud profound thought displayed iu them, Major Thompson is justly entitled to the sotn-ii/wt old Reliable, while the Georgia column under tho control of J. C. Harris, sparkles with so many witty paragraphs made up from Georgia exchanges, that a country editor is never at a loss where to find a column of news ready furnished, wherewith to amuse and entertain his readers. To all desir ing a first-class paper from Georgia’s metropolis, we cordially recommend the Savannau Mousing News. [Americus Republican.] We have loug since regarded tho News as one of tho best papers published in the South, and hut few superior to it in the Uuion. The mechanical execution and general make up of the paper, can not bo excelled, while as a reliable commercial aud political paper, it ranks among the foremost. It is a strong champion of the rights of the peo ple, aud fearlessly grapples with and exposes error iu every form. Col. W. T. Thompson, active editor in the State, lias been con t i the paper since its establishment, iu 1 C. Harris, the humorist of the Georgia I' Col. Thompson's right bower, while able city reporters make up tin- edito the News ; and Mr. J. H. KsUU has bi tor of the News siuoo 1807 aud uudei aud le to conduct a newspaper. Here's to 11 on the proprietor and editors : May the Nkm . tinue to prosper, aud ever hold its pr *ei position among the journals of tho da\ [Washington (Wilkes County) I, :• All our readers who are interested m tin -oibje, and who desire to obtain late and noahl. :■■! genee from Savannah, and from all ts i th world, and who desire to ke. j> poste nah mat tors of interest, and who delight to I. >up with the occurrences of tho day, and who n : bate constantly at hand a supply of goo sly ami literary reading, and, at tho same , -|, t() read a political paper of the dome id stripe, aud to obtain sound views upon all .. ip st,, ,sul do well to refer tesour advertising columns, and peruse ) tlio auamiucemont of ti Savannah Morning News. This is an excellent paper and and is published in a Daily a Tri-We- ijy and a Weekly edition. The Weekly is a large end band some sheet, containing a great an: hi of varied f -xl lWMlixg innie r, xe! l'-‘rt.iful'’ adapted to those who have only wo U ■fes.and to those who cannot ato. ~, t.,, B>pers. TheTri Weekly is a most exet lie. Rid gives three times a week, all the e v most convenient form. The Daily is leading papers of this State and sectio. it., thorough newspaper, aud gives all the latest news to its readers, at the oarliest possible moment. It is ably edited, and we take great pleasure in oommendiug the Morning News, in any one of its forms, as Weekly, Tri-Weekly or Daily. [Crawfordsville (Ind.) Journal.] Elsewhere will bo found au advertisement of the Savannah Morning News. Tlio desire of many in this vicinity to know more concerning Florida, cannot be better attained than by reading tlio News. There arc no daily papers in Florida, (and but few of any other kind worth anything) and the News lias a Daily circulation of some 2,000 copies iu that State. This leads its editors to pay consider able attention to Florida affairs. Aside from this, the News is an excellent paper. The writer of this’, was for a year, intimately connected with the News Office, aud knows whereof he writes when ho says that iu all the requirements that go to make up an enterprising journal, the Morning News is far ahead of any paper in the entire South. Its proprietor, J. H. Estill, has “a nose for news,” and doesn’t hesitate to spend money to get it. The editor-in-chief is Col. W. T. Thomp son, familiarly known throughout the country by his nom de plume of “Major Jones,” anil whose . Georgia sketches are to be found in almost every household. He is assisted by Mr. J. C. Harris, a vigorous writer, with a fund of burner as keen and finished as that of Mark Twain, and withal a genuine poet, whose fugitive pieces have gone tlio rounds of newspaperdoin time and again. AH who desire a paper from that section will get more than their money’s worth in the News. Changing His Name. The Brunswicker relates the following; The other day a young African asked us if it was “agin the law” to change his name. We replied that, if ho had a good name, he had better keep it, as a good'- name was one thing to be desired in this world. j “I’se got a putty fair name,” he said, “w’at I’se had eber since de war, but it won’t do for dis chile any moah.” “Why, what’s the matter with it?” wo * asked. “Well, you see, boss, dar’s a fool nig ger come hyar from Chillicoffee, an’ lie’s buzzin’ around wid my name, an’ no two niggers can circurugate i% de same town unless one or de uder ob ’em hab a different procognem.” “Perhaps you can prevail on him to adopt another name.” “No, sah; I offered him foah bits an’ a rahzor to call hisself somethin’ else ’sides Geowge Washin’ton Jones, but the yaller fool won’t do it.” “Yellow, is he ?" “Yes, sah; an’ dat’s what makes me no injurious about it. He says de Joneses was de fustest families of Firginnv, an’ dat he’s condescended in a direct line from dem, an’ eonsequenchly darfoah walues de name moah exceedu lan underwise.” “So you propose to off with the old name and on with the new?’ “Somethin’ like dat, Is pose, boss. An’ I wants to ax you de favor to jest some disappropriate name dat n de or a cullud pusson ob standin’. I dWMf soshate w'id de common, low clas> gers, an’ I wants a name out o’ de: • MM comprehension—wat dey can’t . t -ou, ■ know.” “ How’ll Benedict Arnold do ? “De Arnold am tonish, i r .., but"! dar’s too many Dennys an’ Dicks around. Try anudder one, boss.” “ Well, Algernon Sartoris, how’s that?” “ Dat s superlagant! Algerneyman Sar toris Arnold —dat’ll do for some ob de name. Please reach for anudder one, sah.” “ Why, that’s name enough. How much do you want, for goodness sake ? ” “Boss, you must ’member dat Ise deekin m de church, an’ ’prietor ob a house an’ lot.” “Oh.' yes; well —let’s see —Bill Alim? “ Dat’s too common.” “ Abraham Lincoln ? ” “Too ordinary, sah. Git up higLer. “Phil Sheridan ?” “Higher yet, sah, if you please.” “William Tecumseh Sher “Stop, sah —dat’s nuff —needn’t f<el no furder. Wilyum Cherkumsey-that sounds like ole Kaintnck—Wilyum Chor kumsey Algerneyman Sartoris Arnold. Yes, sah, dat’ll do— no low-class nigger can git inside' o’ dat. You’se de solm witness, boss, dat dat’s my name from henchfo’th on to all precedin’ time. Fse obliged to you, sah. ” As he walked majestically away, repeat ing the name over to himself, he was the proudest nigger in Brunswick. And yet Shakspearesays there’s nothing in a name. Colonel Kent, of the United States se-J cret service, arrested Bev. W, W. BauAj dall, known as a revival preacher, at WaJ terville, Maine, on suspicion of uttered and passed one dollar bank bills changed to fives.