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J. 11. EBTILL, Havannah, G*.
Tho Democratic Nominee for Governor
of lYunnyhania.
In tho Pennsylvania Democratic Con
vention on Friday last, after the tenth
ballot for Governor, ex-Governor Bigler
wa* withdrawn in favor of Judge Cyrus
L. Pershing, who, on the next ballot,
received one hundred and forty-five vote*.
Judge Uohh receiving ninety-four votes
| and a few scattering votes being given
.for other candidates. Judge Pershing
Wan declared the nominee amid great
enthusiasm, arid on motion of Judge
1 toss's brother, who was a delegate, the
nomination was declared unanimous.
Judge Pershing is a native of Cambria
county, Pennsylvania, and was born in
- 1825. lie has practiced law at Johns
town for many years, and has devoted hifri
life to his profession. Although a Demo
crat in his convictions, he was not a vio
lent partisan, and was often called upon
to take a place on the ticket. In 1856 he
came within a few votes of defeating
Colonel Jidie for Congress in the strong
Republican district of Huntingdon, Blair,
Cambria and Somerset, and in 1858 he
was re-nominated for Congress, but de
feated by 8. 8. Blair by some 2,000,
although loading his ticket. In 1860 he
was chosen to the Legislature and served
five years consecutively. In 1860 he was
tho Democratic nominee for Supreme
Judge, but was defeated by Judge Wil
liams by 8,791 majority. Two years ago
the people of Schuylkill county, without
distinction of party, nominated him for
, President Judge against Judge Ryan,
and ho was elected by over three thousand
majority. Since then he has devoted
himself to his judicial duties, and dis
charged them most acceptably. That he
will be a terror to official plunderers,
should bo be elected Governor of Penn
syivania, is assured by his sentence of
tho throo County Commissioners of
Schuylkill county who were convicted of
careless and fraudulent expenditure of
the county funds. These Commissioners
were arraigned before Judge Pershing on
Monday last, at Pottsville, and sentenced
to two years’ imprisonment each in the
county jail, to pay a fine of one thousand
dollars, and to be deprived of their office
as Commissioners. This vigorous action,
of Judge Pershing doubtless had much to
do with his nomination for Oovornor.
Judge Pershing, like most Democrats, is
personally in favor of hard money, when
be can obtain it without robbery of the
people and the ruin of the country, but
will heartily endorse and support the
financial policy sot forth in the Democratic
platforms of Ohio and his own State.
His nomination is deemed equivalent to
an election.
The Third Term Trouble in the New
York Republican Convention.
In tho Now York Republican State
Convention on Wednesday a debate oc
curred on the resolution recognizing as
conclusive the President’s public declara
tion that 110 is not a candidate for ro
noinination, and expressing the sinoerest
gratitude for his patriotic services, but
declaring their unalterable opposition to
the eloetion of any President for a third
term. One of the delegates, Mr. Authon,
moved to amend by striking out that part
which refers to a declension having been
made by President Grant. He thought
it not only unnecessary, but unjust to
the President, by putting him in the
position of declining a nomination before
it had been tendered. Mr. E. Delafield
Smith was entirely opposed to this
resolution because the sentiment of op
position to a third term did not originate
with tho Republican party. General
Washington, ho said, retired to private
life after a second term, not because he
deemed it improper to hold the office a
third term, but because he wanted res(.
He asked if, in case Abraham Lincoln
had lived, it might not have been as wise
to re-elect him in 1868 as it was in 1864,
and objected to making a declaration on
a proposition to which even the Demo
crats are not committed. He moved the
resolution be stricken out entirely. One
of tlio delegates referred to the fact that
- Alexander Hamilton advised Washington
to become a perpetual President, and
said Washington was superior to liis
adviser, a remark which was greeted with
warm applause. Mr. Sittlth's motion to
strike out was then negatived amid loud
applause, as was also Mr. Anthon’s mo
tion to amend.
■ Tin: Khedive and the Confkdebate
Officers. A Washington special to the
Baltimore Sun says: “The selection of
Joseph E. Johnston for a military posi
tiou under the Khedive of Egypt is the
subject of conversation among army
officers, and the opiuion is expressed that
the Khedive has greater confidence in
the Confederate Generals than in those
* who distinguished themselves in the
Federal army. General Sherman says
I that the Khedive is not influenced by any
views, but that there have been as
Hhuuy ex-Federal offioers selected as
j there have been Confederates, and rnore
■~rover, that be (General Sherman'S in re
sponse to the request of the Khedive to
suggest names of able officers, had r,
officers from both the North
aud the South."
From this we suppose we are to under
stand that General Sherman is the con
fidential adviser of the Khedive. If that
potentate has any Piegan women and
children to massacre or any “banditti"
to hunt down, Tecumseh should have
recommended his friend and right bower,
little Phil Sheridan, for the service.
We have a very pretty aud interesting
report about the mulatto Lieutenant Gov
ernor of Mississippi. Senator Alcorn,
who ought to know, having been once
elected Governor by the Republican party
of Mississippi, says the loyal Mr. Davis
sells offices and pardons criminals for a
pecuniary consideration, and he cites par
ticular instances. He mentions one where
the murderer of a woman was released by
paying Lieutenant Governor Davis SBOO.
And yet Governor Ames goes away and
leaves this charming official to have the
entire control of the Executive Depart
ment of the State. Are we to suppose,
asks the Nashville American, Ben But
ler’s son-in-law receives part of this cor
ruption fund i Perhaps his friends will
*ay he is entirely inuocent, and does not
j jenow f‘f his Lieutenant’s little ways that
lare peculiar. In either case, he is nnat
Kto be Governor.
jfaaiuuM Heeltf Sinus.
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR,
'train* in Georrfa.
Judge William Gibson thinks it would
be economy to abolish the Supreme
Court of Georgia.
The Atlanta Herald repeats that the
charge that Kimball has anything to do
with the editorial supervision of that
paper is a willful and malicious false
hood.
General John C. Vaughn, of Brooks
oounty, is dead.
The Tbomasvilie Time* truthfully re
marks : “The Morning News had the
fnost copious and comprehensive reports
of the late Washington county troubles
of any paper in the State. It is never
behind in anything.”
Brunswick will have anew hotel at an
early day.
The Treasurer of Bmnswick is named
Fakrn, and not Wells, as we stated yes
terday. His friends assert that he will
prove he is innocent of every charge
brought against him.
Jesup is lready feeling out for anew
hotel.
About three hundred pounds of fish
were caught in the mill pond of Judge
Levy Gallimore, of Twiggs county, last
Saturday. .
Sore eyes are prevalent in Twiggs
county.
We regret to learn that Professor Le -
Roy W. Broun has resigned the Chair
of Mathematics in the State University
for the purpose of accepting that of Ap
plied Mathematics in the Vanderbilt
University of Tennessee. Georgia los< s
one of her most enthusiastic and scholar
ly instructors.
President Davis has written a letter to
Mr. W. J. Young, of Tbomasvilie, ex
pressing his regret that business engage
ments will prevent him from attending
the fair in that city.
The Marietta Journal says that Mr.
Thomas Willcocks, of Cobb county, has
an unfailing remedy for cancer. Dr.
John I). Andrews, of Thomasville, also
has a sovereign remedy for the same dis
ease.
An intelligent colored man of Spalding
county contends that his race are tho
descendants of Cain, that Cain’s wife
was not a human being, and that his
progeny entered the ark umong the wild
animals. This Spalding nigger is tres
passing upon Darwin's domain.
Elberton is about to realize a steam
cotton gin.
liust is injuring the cotton in tire
neighborhood of Muscogee county.
Frank Mayo, the actor, is billed for
Columbus this season.
A youthful cattle-thief was arrested in
Fort Valley tho other day.
We are under obligations to Mr. J. K.
S. Davis, of Thomasville, for a bottle of
his indelible writing fluid. Judging from
the sample, the ink deserves to come into
popular use. Mr. Davis will shortly begin
to manufacture it in quantities for sale.
An Elbert county negro has been ar
rested for rape.
Mrs. Win. Boyd, of Griffiu, was very
seriously injured by a base ball the other
day. Her recovery is doubtful.
Two or throe years ago Mr. R. M.
Goodman, of Marietta, placed a small
alligator in his mill pond. Another alli
gator lias made its appearance in the
pond, and tho two are often seen swim
ming around together. It is opposed
the new comer is au immigrant from
Florida.
A Cobb county man drank a pint of
brandy the other day on a wager.
Tho Bainbridge Democrat remarks:
“ Will the press of Georgia do our town
the justice to state that for the past two
years there have been not more thnn six
white deaths within our corporate limits,
and that there is not a healthier place
in Southwestern Georgia ? Au impression
prevails that Bainbridge is a very sickly
town, which is very erroneous —hence we
ask the favor of having it corrected by
our contemporaries.”
Col. J. S. Pinckard bus been elected
Mayor of Forsyth.
Columbus is bragging considerably (aud
with good reason ) of her Florida trade.
Mr. T. D. Worrall, of England, will
deliver an address in Griffin to-day on
the subject of Direct Trade.
Col. John Jones, of Chattooga county,
has been again stricken with paralysis,
aud now lies in a vory precarious condi
tion.
There are considerable complaints of
drought in Southern Georgia.
Mr. Jacob Harrell, of Bainbridge, was
married recently to Miss Ella Jones,
daughter of Judge Jones, of Blakely.
The Forsyth Advertiser says that Judge
G. J. Wright presided during the last
week of Monroe Superior Court to the
entire satisfaction of lawyers, jurors and
all interested parties. He is very cautious
but firm in the administration of dis
oipline, holding every one to the observ
ance of the rules with strict impartiality.
There was talk of a duel in Augusta on
Monday.
Col. Sawyer doesn't quite agree with
Col. Grady’s article on Southern writers.
The fact is. Sawyer seems to be some
what of a Southern writer himself.
Ellijay will shortly have anew hotel.
Cel. 11. B. Hilton, of Tallahassee, is
endeavoring to show the Macon Telegraph
what irony is. He has a big job before
him. Let the Colonel write again.
The Atlanta Herald solemnly announces
that Max Miller has anew volume in
press. This is not a Georgia affair, but
if Muller was around he would interview
the Trained Journalist of the Herald.
Marietta Journal: Senator Norwood's
speech, delivered at Emory College and
published in that newsy and able journal,
the Atlanta Constitution , was perused by
us with a good deal of pleasure. Like
all of his speeches it was grandly beautiful,
ably eloquent, and intellectually great.
He says that the war was waged by the
North through mercenary motives, and
as they loved the Union better than the}
did the Constitution, they fought for the
one to the destruction of the other. He
says the negro was given the right to vote
to retain power, but as the negro always
votes for men. not measures, the South
will eventually add him to her own
power, then the Radicals will demand
his disfranchisement or colonization.
Perry Home Journal: Old Guinea Joe,
a native of Africa some seventy years
old. aud formerly a servant of Dr. R. C.
Bryan, killed a rattlesnake la--d week
with eighteen rattles, and which was
eight feet long. Old Guinea earefully
cut off its head, skinned, dressed and
fried it, and had a regular African feast,
no says it was better than chicken. Joe
has a great reputation as fire-eatt r and
conjurer. We have seen, him eat a hand
ful of the brightest, hottest hickory coals
that could he burned out of barrel hoops;
aud while you could hear a terrible frying
and hissing in his mouth, and clouds of
smoke issuing from it, we gave him a
thorough examination and found not the
least bum; there eould be no humbug
in it.
Griffin New: At a religious meeting a
few miles from the city a short while
since, after the principal part of the pro
gramme. such as shouting and patting of
feet, had bees gone through with, a
colored brother, who is looked upon as
one of the big men in the Baptist Church,
was eailed on to go into the pulpit and
give bis experience. He did so by say mg:
“Bredden, do pulpit is too little to hold
me, I want to De down here on de floor
where I can hab elbow room and ex
patiate myself. De udder night when I
was asleep 1 had a trace and went to heb
ben; de golden gates was opened and I
walked in glorifying: I looked all around
and way ober in de fur comer I seed two
great big fat Baptists setting over dar
eating possum and de grease was just
running down dar chins. ” This was de
livered in a regular sing-song style, and
in a voice as strong as the whistle of a
steam engine, and the hearty amens and
groans that went up from the crowd
showed that they believed qvery word he
was saying. We are assured this is
literally true.
Ellijay is sending cattle to Atlanta.
The Supreme Court have decided j
against Nick Thompson, the negro who 1
killed Captain James H. Hunter, of
Brooks county, some time ago, and he j
will consequently be banged.
A negro woman whipped a colored girl
to death recently in Sumter county.
A Gilmer county man found eight hun
dred and odd dollars in an old log the
other day.
Americus had received seven hundred
and fifty-five bales of cotton np to the
14th.
An Atlanta father locked his two little
children in a house recently, and left
them to starve. They were found in a
pitiable condition.
Columbus is holding open air religious
meetings.
A Kentucky editor named Bowen de
serted his wife above Atlanta recently.
Moody and Sankey have been invited
to Atlanta. Col. Moody, we believe, is
the man who said he had frequently seen
Southern slave-owners chase their bleed
ing negroes with dogs to the Canada line.
We trust he will come and see how clever
and mild-mannered the slave-owners are.
There is trouble among the Macon lire
companies.
The Athens papers seem to be prosper
ous. Both the Watchman and the
Georgian come to us this week printed
on new type —the latter in enlarged form
and with anew heading.
Grady, of the Atlanta Herald, has a
well-considered article on Southern
newspaper writers. It is the best article
Grady has written since his famous ac
count of a visit to Col. William Saball’s
shuck-pen.
The small-pox cost Oglethorpe county
nearly, if not quite, two thousand dol
lars.
An eighteen pound wild-cat was killed
near Macon recently.
A champion fox chase will shortly occur
in Jones county.
Oglethorpe county has raised a stalk of
corn nearly nineteen feet high.
It is said that Eli Perkins is coming to
the State Fair, an announcement which,
we trust, will not drive off any custom,
if Perkins is coining we don’t see how
the management can keep out the side
shows and the prize-candy men. It would
be odious discrimination.
The falling of an elevator in Atlanta
the other day came near killing a Mr.
Bryant, who was engaged in repairing it.
Kimball has goue North for the pur
pose of purchasing the machinery of his
now cotton factory.
The Thomasville Enterprise is always
saying something nice. Here is a sam
ple: “The Savannah Morning News,
always ahead, has recently enlarged its
borders: beautified its columns and dis
tinguished its reportorial staff. If we had
no other exchange we could edit a cipi
tal paper from the columns of the News.”
Mr. James Laurence, a bar-keeper in
a Columbus saloon, fell in a deep ravine
while going to his home in the suburbs
of that city the other night. He was in
stantly killed.
Judge D. W. Spence, of Covington, is
dead.
The chicken cholera is raging near At
lanta.
Gordon county crows eat grasshoppers.
Atlanta correspondence Augusta Chron
icle: I think I can with safety say that
the two newspapers here will soon con
solidate, after the fashion of the Nash
ville papers. From a private but reliable
source, I learn that negotiations are pend
ing looking to that object. In case they
should in less time than sixty da> s, a lit
tle independent paper will shoot out from
strong hands and become the people’s pa
per. Parties are at work now figuring
up for this event.
Atlanta Constitution: Not long since
a worthy merchant of Barnesville left for
New York to purchase goods. During
his absence his wife, to whom he had
been married about two years, gave evi
dence of aberration of mind. One night
she screamed out and grew worse. The
next day friends were in the room dis
cussing whether to telegraph her condi
tion to her husband or not. She turned
to them and remarked, “You need not
telegraph him. The good Lord has ena
bled me to apprise him of my condition.”
But they telegraphed to the husband, and
in a very short time he was at home.
The husband says that the night during
which she screamed out, he dreamed that
she was in the condition he found her in,
aud when the telegram came he was fully
aware of her condition. _ We learn that
she is lying now in a precarious condi
tion. Can any one account for this cir
cumstance ! Was the premonition con
veyed by spiritual means, by the odic
force, or what?.
Macon Telegraph : Among the beauties
of Central City Park are three beautiful
fawns, now about three months old, and
as handsome as four-footed auinjals usu
ally get to be. But it seems that these
creatures have au enemy which is seeking
their destruction. All night before last
a ferocious wild cat was prowling around
after them, and yesterday tho ugly “var
mint” was seen in broad daylight. We
are in favor of its being hounded down
and killed “without regard to race, color
or previous condition” of ferocity. It
would be a pity to have the deer slain by
this marauder. It is bad enough to have
them killed by the hungry curs which
infest the city. If the cat would only let
the deer alone and come into the city and
go to killing dogs, we would be in favor
of voting it a badge and the freedom of
the city.
Atlanta correspondence Augusta Chron
icle : In my judgment, there should be a
convention of the people of Georgia.
The Constitution of the State was made
for the people by men chosen under in
fluences which do not exist to-day. It
is the right of people who control the
State now to make a Constitution for
•themselves. There is not the slightest
clanger that anything would be done to
disturb the relations of this great State
to the United States, nor would any
measure he adopted to deprive any class
of the people of their civil or political
rights—a national spirit would animate
the Convention. A Constitution would
be framed in harmony with the senti
ments of the people who desire to restore
to the State its full prosperity and glory.
While the present Constitution continues
to he the organic law of Georgia there
will be a general desire to frame one
dictated by the people who comprehend
the true interests of the State, and who
will confine the task to the representa
tives who enjoy their confidence.
Macon Telegraph: If any man is in
doubt as to the quantity of cotton that
will be gathered in the comities southwest
of Macon, and lying along the Southwest
ern Railroad, let him get on that road
and ride out liis ticket either to Albany
or Eufaula. If that doesn’t convince
him that a half crop is all that is in
sight now, he is past conviction. The
writer has had au opportunity this
week to see for himself and make
careful inquiry on the subject, and
such is his candid opinion. The
only thing that can bring these figures
up, is exceptionably favorable seasons
and a very late frost. Those two events
may give the squares brought forward by
the August rains opportunity and time to
come to maturity, and thus increase the
product. But there must be just such a
favorable conjunction of circumstances
to do it—of that there is.no Question. If
Macon has to depend upon Southwestern
Georgia to hold her own in cotton re
ceipts this season as compared with last,
she leans upon 5 broken reed, indeed.
New York correspondence Macon Tele
graph: I have for the past few Says
been off and on a spectator at the Cotton
Exchange in this city. This result of my
observation is. that I am satisfied that it
is in the power of the farmers of Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi to destroy a
gigantic fraud on their interests. The
amount of actual cotton on hand is un
usually small, but these gamblers, ex
pecting that the farmers would rush their
cotton in as they did last year, are selling
futures nearly one cent per pound below
SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1875.
what the actual cotton itself will bring
on the market. Now. if your grange or
ganization is worth anything, act on this
at once, and prevent the planters from
bringing to market only such cotton as
they are compelled to bring. The re
ceipts in Georgia, Alabama and Missis
sippi, if moderately small for even the
next ten days, will smash to atoms one
half the cotton gamblers of New York,
and cause cotton to advance from one to
two cents per pound.
Atlanta correspondence of the Augusta
Chronicle: The suggestion of Hon. Her
schel \. Johnson for Governor has en
listed a hearty response from numerous
persons in this section of the country
who have not yet given any expression
of preference between the candidates
now before the people. They look upon
ex-Governor Johnson as a man who does
not seek the position, and one who, if
elected, could enter the Executive chair
untrammeled by any sort of obligations
or pledges to any man or set of men.
This much, they claim, cannot be said of
the majority of the candidates now be
fore the people. The greater portion of
them, they say, are either designing poli
ticians who are turning heaven and earth
to obtain the nomination, or who would
be willing to uncumber themselves with
objectionable obligations to obtain it.
They can support Gov. Johnson, they
say. without any apprehensions of such
intriguing on his part.
Columbus Times : Georgia was origi
nally intended to be a silk growing coun
try. For various reasons this intention
has never been carried out, and it is now
rare to see any attention whatever paid
to silk culture in this State. An old lady
who lives in Meriwether county brought
some beautiful silk thread to Columbus a
few months ago, and when it was told
that she raised the worms and spun the
silk with her own hand, it was looked
on as something of a curiosity. Occas
ionally old ladies bring it into the city,
but there is nothing like a general rais
ing of silk worms in the State. The
silk interest is becoming one of very
great importance in this country. Ten
years ago not a yard of this beautiful and
costly fabric was made in the United
States. Now there are one hundred and
seventy establishments engaged in its
manufacture, and American-made silks
are now considered fully equal, if not
superior, to the imported. The manu
factories in this country consume about
170,000 pounds of raw silkier diem. The
raising of silk worms is quite profitable
and can be carried on in our climate as
well as anywhere in the world. If it re
ceived proper attention it might become
anew and very profitable branch of in
dustry in Georgia.
Letter from the G. M. State Grange.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger :
My recent travels over many parts of*
Georgia have convinced me that the
crops are materially curtailed by the hot
sun and dry weather, not only of July,
but also of this month. The rust has
added much to the disaster of cotton.
We bad the promise that late cotton,
after the hot and dry weather so materi
ally cutting off the early crop, would
make a good yield ; but the recent drouth
and excessive heat has been fully as de
structive to the late crop as the -July
weather was to the early.
The crop of peas, turnips, potatoes,
etc., has suffered much from the present
drouth; but I trust our farmers will not
be discouraged with the loss of many
turnips, but renew the planting—good
crops can yet be made by liberal fertiliz
ing, which should always be done to make
turnips.
As stated in my last, I reiterate the
great, the indispensable necessity of the
farmers and planters planting largely this
fall of small grain.
Don’t let it be said by a single member
of the Grange, or outsiders that plants,
that they have not land or seed to sow.
This will be a shame to any member.
And let every one cast about at once,
looking after land, looking after seed,
looking after time to do this work.
It is gratifying that the subordinate
Granges ar6 taking this important move
in hand, and proposing to inspect, during
next season, the crops of their members,
either by committee of a few or of the
whole Grange. This is a favorable omen,
and let no member be caught without a
good portion of his land sowed down in
small grain, and planting quite as largely
in corn—an abundance to make our farms
self-sustaining, and supply those of r,ur
fellow-citizens not producing, but en
gaged in other callings.
The Grange organization is spreading
its influence widely over the country,
and sinking its roots deep into the good
opinion of good men of all classes. Its
efforts to establish direct trade with
Europe surely has the endorsement of all
classes. All are deeply interested, and
let us link our shields together for the
accomplishment of this, the grandest en
terprise of the nineteenth century,
We have now Dr. Worrall, a commis
sioner from an English society of great
wealth and large numbers, canvassing our
State and our section in the interest of
this great move. Ho has now appoint
ments in our State as follows; LaGrange,
13th: Griffin, 15th; Hawkinsville, 18tb;
Albany, 20th; Thomasville, 22d; Savan
nah, 24th; Augusta, 25th; Thomson,
27th; Conyers, 28th; Gainesville, 30th;
October the Ist, Marietta, and the 2d,
Dalton. These three last appointments
are changed to suit the convenience of
Dr. Worrall, who did not wish the ap
pointments so far distant. Notice did
not reach him in time.
I presume there is no paper in our
State that will not advocate direct trade
with Europe—when they know that
propositions come to us from such
sources as is now represented by the
English commissioner, who is the -di
rector of the Mississippi Valley Associa
tion, with twelve American directors,
the headquarters of which is in Louis
ville. Ky., who co operate with an equal
number in England, with twelve direc
tors there of Englishmen and one Amer
ican. They do not propose to handle auy
of the money or stock subscribed on this
side of the Atlantic, aud we do not claim
to manage that stock. They propose, so
soon as two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars are subscribed on each side, to
invest their two hundred and fifty thou
sand in ships. The investment of our
stock is entirely under the control and
management of our board. Seven stock
holders suggest the building of depots
with part of our stock, for the reception
and storage of all goods consigned to
them by manufacturers, etc., and some
to be reserved to advance on cotton to
be shipped.
There is a foolish idea that has gained
some credence by croakers, that the
money we put in as stock is in hazard.
Well, all I have to say, if the South can’t
find London directors to manage its
interest, it is a lamentable state of things.
But I will not pretend to discuss the great
question.
I trust that all interested in this great
move will attend someone of the meet
ings advertised, when Dr. Worrall, with
prominent members of the Grange, will
address the people.
I trust that all papers in Georgia that
sympathise with the movement of direct
trade, will at least contribute as much
as advertising the meeting throughout
the State, as stated above.
Yours, truly, etc.,
T. J. Smith,
Master of Ga. State Grange.
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Baker, of
Wellesley. Mass., will celebrate their
crystal wedding on Monday, September
20, by a pork and bean reception. Invi
tations to the entertainment are sent out
in little wooden boxes, which contain a
small glass pig, filled with white beans,
and who bears upon his back a printed
request that the recipient will be present.
Appended to piggy’s curling tail is a card
iu the shape of a large bean giving neces
sary information as to trains and detailed
programmes.
A correspondent writes from Naragan
sett Pier that the style of bajhing cos
tume used there is very striking. The
ladies appear in striped stockings fas
tened above the knee, and the gentlemen
with “low neck and short sleeves.”
Florida Affairs.
The Pensacola Gazette has an account
of an Arab by the name of Abra Cader,
who provoked an altercation with Mr. J.
P. Stevens, of that city, and dangerously
wounded him with a knife, Mr. Steven’s
using only a stick in the fight.
The Key of the Gulf says that Key
West has 11,700 inhabitants.
General Spinner, late United States
Treasurer, proposes spending the coming
winter in Jacksonville, and has already
engaged his residence.
Anew cable is to be laid between Key
West and Punta Rassa.
The County Commissioners of Marion
county have taken vigorous measures to
reduce the future issue of scrip and bring
the expenses of the county down to the
minimum figure.
Two hundred long wool merino sheep,
from Vermont, passed through Jackson
ville Wednesday on their way to Volusia
county.
Somebody entered a colored man’s
house in Palawu the other day and stole
the treasure box of the colored Methodist
Church.
The A. G. & W. I. T. Company’s Rail
road has recently put in operation an iron
and brass foundery at their machine shop
in Femandma. The first cask of iron was
rur off on the 2d instant, and was suc
cessfully done.
A man at Mayport, down the St John’s
river, took in “out of the wet” at one
Tiaul of his seine fourteen hundred and
firty fine mullet, and sold them in Jack
sonville the same day.
The Palatka Herald remarks : “ All the
talk about political ostracism you will find
to be faMtied ; on the contrary, you will
uev 1 be asked what your politics are,
and if you will treat with toleration those
who differ with vou, aud mind your own
business, and act as becomes a gentleman,
you will be protected in your rights as a
citizen, and be as kindly treated in social
Florida, as you will in any other State in
the Union.”
The Jacksonville Dress says that a won
derfully large school of fish were disport
ing themselves in the river the other day,
presenting an extremely interesting aqua
tic eight, and exciting the cupidity of
chronic anglers, whose indignation was
thoroughly aroused on account of the
lack of respect shown to their wishes,
the fish flirting out of sight before the
watchers could recover from their sur
drise.
The same paper says that Bishop Verot
arrived in Rome on Monday, 6th inst.
He received the Papal blessing of Pope
Pius IX for himself, the faithful of
Florida, the Sisters of St. Joseph, and
the Irish Catholic Benevolent Society of
that city. Bishop Verot presented the
Holy Father with a purse containing two
hundred and fifty dollars in gold.
Orange county shows a good state of
affairs. A correspondent of the Union
sums up thus: “At the close of the war
there were not exceeding five hundred
souls in Orange county. The last census
—lß7s—shows a resident population of
over eight thousand whites and two hun
dred blacks. There are now over fifty
mercantile houses, ten hotels aud board
ing houses, twenty schools, six churches
(one the prettiest in the State), nearly
five thousand acres cleared and planted
in orange trees, nearly a million seedling
orange trees, twenty new Post
and more than a hundred wealthy non
residents planting and preparing winter
homes, and about fifty invalid physicians,
but not one doctor living by his profes
sion. We have many settlers who came
here without a dollar who are now worth
from one thousand to thirty thousand
dollars, and the finest court houie in the'
State. More than half our progress has
been made in two years or since the
panic, and we expect to double in two
years more. The assessed value of pro
perty is nearly one million, and more
than one-half of the property is on home
steads not taxable, and in five years it is
sure to amount to $4,000,000. There is
nearly a quarter of a million acres of the
finest land in the county still vacant—
government land—and at the rate settlers
are coming in it will all be taken in
twelve months.”
Palatka Herald: One of our river
pilots, Abe Wylie, was murdered on Fri
day night the 3d, by William Billiard at
Newtown. Newtown is a community of
colored people where Wylie had his
residence. Billiard gave himself up, and
reported that he found Wylie in the house
with his wife, and that he beat him, and
followed him into Wylie’s own lot,
where he drew his knite and cut a gash
in his throat, and an ugly gash on his
arm, just above the elbow. The victim
died immediately from the effect of the
wounds. It has been current among the
colored people that the law would not
hold a man accountable for killing
another when found invading his do
mestic premises. Doubtless, such was
the opinion of Billiard when he mur
dered Wylie. The perpetrator of
this foul deed soon found himself
committed upon an unbalanced case.
Previous to the trouble, Billiard had been
in the habit of beating his wife, and his
cruelty caused her to leave him and seek
a room in Newtown, where she was living
under her own roof. Billiard’s wife de
clares that Wylie was not in her house
that night, and some of the jury of in
quest give it as their opinion that Wylie
was called out of his own house and
killed. He was found dead on his own
steps. All things considered, the case
goes to show that it was a premeditated
murder, and that the woman would have
been murdered also hut for her escape.
Wylie stands fair with our people. He
was considered one of the best of his
class. His loss is very much regretted.
It is well that no political capital can be
manufactured out of this case.
Quincy Journal: The Rev. W. Wat
kin Hicks, editor of the Fernandina Ob
server, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction, member of the Legislature
from Dade, has commenced action against
the editors of the Jacksonville Press for
“defamation of character,” and places
his damages at twenty thousand dollars.
The Press has proven too strong for the
Rev. Watkin, and instead of his killing
it out, as he boasted, it is about to kill
him out. So he appeals to the courts to
defend and protect him from the conse
quence of the war of words commenced
by himself in his famous “open letter”
and his editorials in the Observer, in
which he invited the scrutiny of the
Press into his past character, which it
has done, and for which the Rev. Watkin
claims twenty thousand dollars damages.
If these proceedings are intended for
any other purpose than damages, they
will fail. The language used by the
Press has been fully as moderate and
considerate as that of the Observer, and
no intelligent jury in Duval county, or
the State of Florida, would give one cent
damages against the former. If the
action is merely intended to cripple the
Press, in that it will also fail, for that
paper has a large and growing influence,
and is fast becoming indispensable to the
Democratic party, has already established
itself as the leading Democratic papier in
the State, and all efforts of Hicks or the
Radical party that works through him to
break it down will only increase its cir
culation and extend its deserving influ
ence. The people of Duval county, and
of Florida generally, and the honest and
conscientious judge that will preside will
see to it that justice will be dealt out, and
no political persecutions allowed in this
case.
A Pious Thief. —A man who said he
had been for nine months out of work,
applied to Mr. Charles Duvan, of West
Hoboken, on Friday night, fop aid. Mr.
Duvan to fit him in and provided him
with sup r. His air was exceedingly
sanctimoi: ous and the tone of his con
versation -.wry pious. When the family
were about to retire for the night, he
asked to lie allowed to lead them in
prayer. The privilege was extended to
him, and Mr. Duvan and his wife and
family knelt with him. Y’esterday morn
ing, when the family awoke, they dis
covered that the stranger had left, taking
with him S3OO of jewelry and silver
ware.
South Carolina Affairs.
The gardens in Aiken and vicinity need
rain very badly.
Maj. James Pagan, master of Ridge
way grange, brought to Ridgeway the
two first bales of cotton of the new crop.
They weighed 454 and 460 pounds re
spectively. and were purchased for 13
cents by Gladden & Bro.
The Republicans of Aiken have nomi
nated Dr. P. G. Rockwell for Mayor.
The census of Oconee county has been
oompleted. The aggregate population
foots np 13,897, against 10,536 in 1870.
The number of whites is 10,067, and of
colored 3,830.
The residence of Mr. B. D. Dean m Bel
ton, Anderson county, was destroyed by
fire on Monday last.
The religious excitement still continues
throughout Oconee county. Protracted
meetings have been held at South Union
and Beaverdant Churches, in the south
ern part of the county, and also at Fair
view and Old Pickens. Many have
joined the church and much good done
thereby.
The first bale of new cotton which was
brought to Honea Path was sold for 17 j
cents a pound.
The merchants of Florence are laying
in heavy stocks of goods for the fall
trade, and it is believed that there will
be a greater amount of business done
this season than ever before. New stores
are being opened, and the business of
the town is getting lively.
Mrs. Jones, mother of Mr. Lewis
Jones, died at Edgefield on Monday last.
Oconee’s first bale, of new cotton was
jraised by Mr. Thompson Bearden. Sold
for 14 j cents per pound.
Mr. B. N. Ward has been nominated
by the. Conservatives of Horry county to
fill the unexpired term of State Senator
Dunn.
Two colored men, January Evans and
Harvey Cousar, on Fry & Keefee’s tur
pentine farm, about five miles from Or
angeburg, between whom there had been
ill blood for some time past, had an en
counter on Saturday night last, which re
sulted in the death of January Evans,
who was stabbed five times by Cousar.
Mr. Keath Durham raised the first
bale in Pickens oounty, and got fifteen
cents a pound for it.
Sumter is to have street cars.
The Abbeville Press and Banner, with
that liberality which is so characteristic
of the up-country press, offers a year’s
subscription for the best bale of cotton
left at the Press and Banner office.
Newberry College, at Walhalla, has
opened under brighter auspices than ever
before. Many new students have made
their entrance to the college, and the
President and professors are hopeful of a
large attendance.
The Georgetown Times says: “The
rice harvest. has fairly commenced, and
in a week will be general, except perhaps
high up on the Pee Dee, where the water
may for a few days interfere with the
plans of the planters.”
Henry Kennedy, living in Gravel Town,
Newberry county, during this year gath
ered twenty one and a quarter bushels of
wheat from one and a quarter acres,
aud has now on the same spot a crop of
flourishing corn and peas, from which he
expects to reap forty bushels. Kennedy
is a colored man, and his industry is
highly creditable.
Mr. Christopher Whitman, of New
berry county,’while coming out of a well
he had been cleaning, when just at the
top, fell backward from the tub, and,
striking his head against the curbing,
was instantly killed. It is supposed chat
the foul air in the well caused him to
faint.
A colored man named Gabe, was killed
last Friday by a fall from a scaffold at
Mr. Bischoff’s plantation, in Colleton
county.
A destructive lire occurred in Little
River village on last Saturday morning.
Two stores, the church and the Masonic
Hall were all destroyed. The loss will be
from six to seven thousand dollars, with
a partial insurance.
Trial Justice Solomon Pinckney, of
WaUerboro, died last Friday of consump
tion.
Bamberg, one of the most thriving
towns on the South Carolina Railroad,
received sixty bales of new cotton on the
4th instant.
The trade of Branehville last year ex
ceeded by fifty thousand dollars that of
any previous year.
There are 306 white and 265 colored
children in the town of Spartanburg be
tween the ages of six aud sixteen years,
making in all 571.
Cotton stealing is just now extensively
practiced in Orangeburg county, and
several parties are now in jail for that
practice.
A colored man, named Esau Ward
was drowned at Oak Point mines, Bull
river, Beaufort county, on Friday last.
One hundred and twenty-five bales of
cotton wero sold in Orangeburg last week.
The census of Oconee county has been
completed. The aggregate population
foots up 13,897, against 10,536 in 1870.
The number of whites is 10,067, and of
colored 3,830.
From the Ist of January to the Ist of
July, 300 tons of fertilizers were landed
at the depot in Darlington.
Henry Kennedy, living in Gravel Town,
Newberry county, during this year gath
ered twenty-one and a quarter bushels of
wheat from one and a quarter acres, and
has now on the same spot a crop of flour
ishing corn and peas, from which he ex
pects to reap forty bushels. Kennedy is
a colored man, and his industry is highly
creditable.
The first bale of new cotton was
brought into Greenwood on Tuesday last,
and sold at 12i cents per pound.
A man was killed at Trankeef’s turpen
tine distillery, in Orangeburg, on last
Saturday. Two colored men who had
been drinking heavily got into a fight,
and one cut the other’s bowels out. The
wounded man lived for several hours,
and died in great agony. The murderer
has escaped.
Theodore Tilton’s Engagements.--
The agents of Theodore Tilton have ar
ranged that he shall lecture in New York
on September 29, the same night that
Mr. Beecher is to be received in the
Brooklyn Academy. He will lecture in
Brooklyn on the following night, and in
Boston on the next night. Already three
hundred applications have been filed for
his services, but he will not lecture more
than two hundred nights, and if his
health continues good, possibly two hun
dred and twenty-five nights. Mr. Tilton
does not expect, even in the most remote
way, to speak of the scandal, and his
agents say that he will not allow his inti
mate friends to broach the subject. Mr.
Tilton receives one hundred dollars a
night for his lecture, and more in larger
cities. He is to speak every night except
Sundays and Christmas until the Ist of
June.
It seems that notoriety, however in
famous, attracts as well as popularity.
Beecher and Tilton as lecturers and
preachers draw now better than ever.
We wonder that some enterprising mana
ger does not trot out Elizabeth for a lecture
season. She would attract rousing au
diences no doubt.
The New York TritcAne, in noticing
that such riots as have afflicted Missis
sippi are unknown in Virginia, North
Carolina and several other States, says it
is because these States are out of the
hands of the men who steal the very land
from under the plow of the planter and
whose petty oppression lashes the people
into desperation. Governor Ames has
sown the wind and is reaping the whirl
wind. This hits the nail pretty squarely
upon the head.
AMERICAN SYSTEM OF FINANCE.
The Crushing Evil of the Tyranny of
Capital Over Labor.
The Northern Masses Aroused to the
Danger of the Crisis.
Revolution Against Monarchy in 1776.
Revolution Against Monopoly in 1576.
[From an Occasional Correspondent of the
Morning News.]
Philadelphia, September 12, 1875.
Editor Morning News:
AU classes of laboring men, farmers,
mechanics, miners, manufacturers aud
clerks, as well as merchants of a well
known class, feel that it is time some
thing definite should be done to improve
business and to mitigate the severity of
the times, with the masses of the peo
ple of all parties and all sections of the
country, now pressing upon all with
more or less hardship. Therefore it is
that the Ohio and Pennsylvania political
financial platforms are so popular. It is
generally conceded both States will be
Democratic.
The leading political moralism of nearly
all the country laying east of the Alle
ghany Mountains and north of the south
ern boundary of Maryland is simply the
inevitable subjugation of the labor of the
farmer, mechanic, miner, factory oper
ative, clerks aud “help” generally, to the
power of capital. The natural effect has
been that of enormously inflaming the
pride of capital, and correspondingly de
pressing aud creating innumerable flun
keys among the laboring classes. The
idea of conscientiously abstaining from
all injustice, according to the Christian
standard, “toward the neighbor,” who
may be some “poor devil” too poor to go
to Long Branch in the summer, is as
scarce east of the Alleghauies and north
of Richmond as pearls in an oyster. How
can it be otherwise with tho present leg
islative system ? Our laws encourage the
highest sanction for esteeming the pos
session of monopolies, and with them
capital, far above the every day worker
for his bread and meat, and sanctions the
treating him with condescension and
scorn. There is, however, always an
unctious cant and shabby sophistry which
prevails on this subject, but which now
seems to be fooling but few.
It is said the proposed “American sys
tem of finance” will make as great a
change in the prosperity and happiness
of the many, as distinguished from the
few favored ones, as did the declaration
and success of American independence in
1776.
As long as truthful American Republi
can government lasted there existed no
cause of quarrel between the people and
the acts of their “public servants.” It
is said the effect of the “American sys
tem of finance” will be that there will
exist no longer any necessity for quarrel
or jealousy between capital and labor.
Capital then will be as much the creature
and servant of labor as labor is now of
capital, with the moral distinction of a
sympathy and fellowship of lubor with
capital.
The European or Oriental system of
finance only requires a prick with the
smallest pin of science, and it plainly sots
forth its injustice to the masses and its
egregrious imbecility. The talk of the
New York World about rag money, soft
money, etc., etc., is the puniest flunky
nonsense. It seems the old Courier and
Enquirer revived, with its fifty-two
thousand dollars stimulus. The entire
traditional doctrine that the few have a
right to hold the money by the strong
arm of European monarchial precedent—
in short, that capital has a right to con
trol labor, is, in Republican government,
irrational and abhorrent. Iu one aspect
it censures the divine goodness, in another
the divine power.
The European or English system of
finance, from which our present and past
is photographed, converts capital into an
aggravated bully, intent and industrious
in displaying its pomp in enslaving and
keeping in bondage thefiabor of the coun
try; always exercising a power disgusting
in its details beyond every other product
of our sensuous imagination. Its main
feature is to operate for profit upon de
pendent labor, through the “bully” and
love of family.
Such oppression stalks everywhere east
of the Alleghanies and north of Mary
land under the long-contmupd influence
of a vicious system of finance, transmit
ted to us with many other evils from the
“ mother country.” With nearly one
hundred years of independence we have
held on to this vicious system, which has
proved to be so many inevitable chips or
waste material,disturbing progress,breed
ing numerous governmental thieves and
public and private plunderers, demon
strating great unfairness and defect in
the system. The system is evidently op
posed to harmony, love and wisdom.
Nearly all the evils that afflict us to
day originate from our partial financial,
internal improvement and monopoly
laws, and the defective social institutions
based thereon. It is these laws that have
created and continue the antagonism be
tween capital and labor. Selfishness has
led the individual, and “rings” of indi
viduals, to violate the laws of his and
their being; and every man who has pro
gressed to the moral scale seems to yearn
to eradicate this evil at once as disas
trous to human harmony and happiness.
It seems an easy thing for capital and
its flunkeys here and elsewhere to sit in
judgment upon the behavior of labor in
the coal mines and elsewhere, and pre
sumptuously villify “strikes;” but It is
quite another thing to be on the throne
of wisdom and to judge with a righteous
judgment, not from selfishness and ap
pearances, but from truth. Most of the
discords in social society are traceable to
the antagonisms natural under the pres
ent financial system. Get rid of these
formidable antagonisms of capital and
labor, and we should see in the future no
petty strifes, no political thefts, no mon
opoly cupidity as compared with the
present.
If our financial system creates unwise
distinctions between capital and labor,
and the present social disturbance, a
change in the system may furnish the
cure. If a change will yield liberty of
the laborer in exchange for slavery, let
us have it, tnat harmony, ease and hap
piness may follow. It is an arbitrary
question which the highest wisdom,
freed from selfishness and guided by be
nevolence, must decide. In a Republican
government it is the province of the peo
ple at the ballot box to decide for their
own special regulation and government
to produce the greatest good and happi
ness to the greatest number.
Extravagance rules. It has enthroned
itself in high places. It has sapped in
tegrity and hushed the voice of patriot
ism. With these follows taxation and
oppression, and an appalling stream of
official corruption and waste. In the
ratio, or 1 ‘as the compensation of labor
diminishes, and as enforced idleness and
want come home to the hearth of indus
try, official salaries are doubled, or largely
increased, and exorbitant taxes wrung
from the people, which is plundered by
thieves, or wasted, by incompetents, until
distrust and despair have become wide
spread throughout the land.” Financial
statutes in the interest of capital alone,
directly opposed to the productive ener
gies of the country, are enacted to mock
the laborer and the calamities of trade.
Every national bank becomes a borrower,
offering premiums for deposits, thus
drawing all the money they can from le
gitimate channels of business, not to be
let out without they can imitate Shylock.
Thus it is that hundreds of thousands of
wilting hands are unemployed, and the
want that is felt by families of unem
ESTABLISHED 1850.
ployed labor is worse than despair. Th:
industrial classes want capital to be mu.
or come out from its hiding place*
' that trade may start its thousand sinew
again. They know that when money ws,
plenty they were employed, their wares
had ready purchasers, and all classes wer.
liberal consumers. Empty pockets am:
hungry stomachs are arguments with tie
voters that all the eloquence and disputa
tion of the monopolies, Shylocks ami
hoarders for usurious interests, cannot
answer.
The ablest conventions ever held in
Ohio and in Pennsylvania have deliber
ately and dispassionately proclaimed for
the “American system of finance;” the
latter State by a vote of more than two
to one.
The tidal wave of ring smashing, mo
nopoly destroying, government thief
catching, has struck the masses, and it
can no more be turned back by the puny
efforts of the common disturbers of har
mony than a steamboat could be arrested
in its course by a line of gill nets.
The education which a proper amount
of experience has in this ago of free gov
ernment stamped upon the huuiim intel
lect, demonstrates that monopolies and
class legislation tn money or anything
else regulated by law, is a misuse of
representative power, and when perse
vered in is inevitable slavery or bondage
of the labor of the country. This is now
well understood in all its political lengths
and breadths, and its ruinous effects are
now towering over the heads of the labor
ing classes, including a large majority of
the farmers, mechanics, miners, factory
operatives, clerks and “help” of all
kinds, to the everlasting rebuke
of State Legislatures and Cougessional
flunkeys, to the gold-bearing, bond-creat
ing, monopoly-loving, and labor-enslaving
power, by and through the Oriental or
European financial system.
The question, it now seems, is: Shall
the people of the States and tlio Union
follow this “learned ignorance” or
“honest cupidity” any further, or in 1870
declare another independence—a freedom
from European finance —as pur fathers did
in 1770 of monarchy.
Monarchies have filled the world with
“soul cramping theories,” and systems
of obedience to Kings, nobles and lords,
and nothing but the greatest perseverance
and energy in 1770 rid us of it; yet, we
were so “salivated” with it that it is not
now perfectly eradicated, and requires
that we should make another declaration
of independence in 1870, to rid ourselves
for ever of the European financial system,
invented and practiced with monarchy
and imperialism to enslave labor. Ameri
cans now understand it feelingly. W.
LETTER FROM JACKSONVILLE.
The itiiMincNH nti<l Crop Outlook-Jour
nalistic Motes—The “Press,” the
“Union” and the “Mew (South”—City
Improvements.
[Special Correspondence of the Morning News.)
Jacksonville, September 15.
Business is looking up, our merchants,
city and country, are receiving their goods
by steamers and vessels. The very low
rates of freight are of advantage—forty
cents per barrel by steamer and twenty
live cents per barrel by vessel from New
York —and should enable our merchants
to sell as low as any Southern city.
From the fact that some of them are en
larging their stores they mean to do a
larger business.
the olio is
still look favorable and promise at least
an average; cotton especially is turn
ing out well. Anew feature showed
itself in Alachua county last year. Buyers
from the Bast came down and purchased
directly from the planter ginned and un
ginned cotton, which they rehandled,
carefully sorting and baled up, shipping
it directly to the factories. They paid
cash down for large or small lots, and
gave employment to many people. Ido
not know the amount they purchased,
but learn that it was some three hundred
bales. They probably made a profit, but
if they paid fair home prices it was an
advantage all around; the planter saved
bagging, twine, ginning, time, interest
and risk of prices; the home merchant
could ask and sell his goods for cash, and
all those vicissitudes of freight, factors
and great cotton operators are avoided.
The factories, too, could well afford to
pay good prices, as their buyers select and
prepare just such an article as they want,
and get it direct, paying only one com
mission or salary for buying. If the ex
periment was successful, it no doubt will
be followed up.
THE ORANGE CROP.
The trees since the long drought are
growing most vigorously. Some of the
large owners are laying down gas pipe in
their groves so as to convey water ai all
times. Mr. Markham of your State has
already laid down ten tons of pipe. There
are some new groves of large extent, em
ploying twenty to thirty laborers each
constantly. At this rate the product will
be enormous in a few years and bring a
large annual income to the State. As
they bear transportation well, they find
markets at great distances and their
superior quality will drive out all others.
EAC GALLIE.
As this humbug is, in time of getting
to and from, as distant as Europe, we do
not hear much from it. It is said that
some of the prisoners have left, but, as
this is no unfrequent thing at the Peni
tentiary itself, no one is surprised. Adju
tant General Varnum is an energetic
man, but, if he ever is successful in
building or running an agricultural col
lege down at the place called Eau Gallie,
I’ll lose my guess,
THE UNION
Is a Republican paper according to its
own declarations, hut the editor, Sawyer,
has a kind of a way of asking why Walks
and why any and every Radical, black or
white, has either no character or fitness
or capacity for oxfice, so that many of
the Radicals do not hanker after him.
When Preacher Scott, our colored Collec
tor of Customs, asked his brethren at
camp-meeting to pray for the Uniun,
Brother Sawyer did not appreciate it, hut
goes right on sinning (politically as be
fore.
THE PRESS.
This sterling Democratic paper is doing
yeoman's service—only aggressive when
hearty blows are needed. The editors
are not to be cajoled or threatened, as
some sycophantic and bullying officials
have already found out. The failure of
previous Democratic papers here (from
bad management; has been rather in the
way of securing the patronage of our
people for the iSren, hut it will soon over
come this and be well supported, as it
should be.
THE NEW SOUTH.
This is the administration paper, of
course, as its editor is postmaster: and,
under such a forced course, it has to fig
ure in a triangular fight with the Umor.
and Sentinel, Governor Stearns’s organs.
These Radical scrimmages, however, only
last until the nominating conventions,
when all hands unite ; for, once the party
is defeated, it would be a final rout. The
different editors, however, out of their
sanctums, like lawyers out of court, seem
to fraternise soeially.
THE SEMI-TROPICAL.
This magazine was to have been out in
August, but owing to the delay of the en
gravings will not be out until the fifteenth
of this month. I have seen some of the
proof-sheets, and the publishers will do
all they promise. In paper, type and
press-work it will be fully equal to any
magazine published, and resembles very
much Lippineott’s in appearance. As
for the matter, that also will be good and
varied, although confined mostly to sub
jects of health, climate, agriculture, hor
ticulture and other special matters of the
South.
THE NEW MABKET SYSTEM
Since the wholesale clearing out of the
old market the old occupants have located
themselves in groups of threes or more
in different parts of the city, a decided
improvement every way, being con
venient, avoiding crowds, especially
loafers, are neater and more cleanly, and
the natural rivalry and competition will
regulate prices and attendance on cus
tomers. It is to be hoped that the old
plan will not be restored, and as the
marketmen themselves prefer the present
system the public will join in opposing
any return.
BUILDING
continues, without any diminution, in
the city. The material is now being
placed to build four brick warehouses,
which fill up the last vacant lot on Bay
street from the railroad to the ferry,
about half a mile. The fires since 18G5,
which cleared out the old-style buildings
on Bay street, really proved a benefit.
They were more or less insured, anr i ~
owners of the lots have replaced tfir-,.
with better buildings in style and finis’ - .
Many of the fronts are of Philadelpn .
brick, which so far do not tarnish i.-
color. Our brick-yards in the iiumedi .
vicinity furnish good brick at reasonab'
rates. No Northern brick are now brougL
here, except the pressed for fronts, when,
desired. Brick or wooden buildings can
be built here as cheap as at the North,
and as well in every respect—indeed, as
cellars are not necessary, one can build
twenty-five percent, cheaper.
THE BAG .BABY
is in favor here, and is evidently growing
to large proportions, and will prove a
lion in the way of coutractionists and
gold advocates. It is not so long since
the Republican party boasted that green
backs wins the best o irrency of “ the best
government the world ever saw: ” they
api>ointed a United States Supreme Court
to decide it a legal tender, and *•- ruled
any one who would not subscribe to their
opinion as a rebel or disloyal, and onw,
forsooth, this Republican party- • u,,
rag currency, and clamor to have gold,
and gold only; to have a continued reduc
tion of the public debt and contraction
of the currency. We. of the South, are
paying the debt contracted to conquer us,
and want a long pay day. For the pres
ent, at least, the farmer, mechanic and
manufacturer want money, and the
greenback is tin only currency possible.
Make it criminal for the Jay Cookes,
Duncan, Sherman & Co.s and Ralstons to
swindle, and send to the penitentiary
those officials, who, in high places, steal
the people’s money it;, will remedy the
present state of depression and restore
confidence.
the los’.
There is a legal gentleman here who is
looking up law with a view of gottiu,
out. a habeas corpus for the Indians con
fined at St. Augustine, lie says they have
never had any trial, civil or military, and
in this day of civil rights he does not sea
wby.the Indians should bo excepted. We
hear nothing more of the families of
these ludians coming down hove.
the buna wavs.
The devilish proposition made by a
United States official to send to Florida
the runaway negroes and half breeds will
find universal opposition hero. The idea
of turning loose upon us such a thieving,
murderous set of devils, could only have
originated in the brain of a rascal or half
witted humanitarian. If they do come
they will be exterminated, " root and
branch. We do not propose to have
Florida made a Botany Bay.
IMMIGRATION.
That immigration to this State is con
stant and increasing is evident from the
daily shipments by water and rail of lum
ber and materials for building houses,
the addition of steamboats for the upper
St. John’s, and the opening and extension
of routes. Two schooners now regularly
go to New Smyrna; a steamer is running
on Indian river, and new steamers on the
Ocklawaha, Duval, St. John’s, Putnam,
Volusia, Orange, have at least added in
the aggregate fifty per cent, to their pop
ulatiou in five years, and as much to their
valuation, while other counties have not
increased so much. I venture to say that,
there is not a county in the State which
will not show a handsome increase. From
all accounts immigration will be very
largo the corning winter. The West par
ticularly being stirred up. This summer
”.ef been a week
N have come ijsWn to look
for anew hotue.\giyU. h* v genctoUy
purchased. Wheii the rich lands of
Middle Florida shall be made known
abroad, those now abandoned and un
filled will be occupied. Never was there
such a good opportunity for people to
buy good lands; there nre many kumi
plantations which only need ii: Vk' h
to crop, and in some cases the bulletin, ,-i
are already on the spot, no the pur.-Le ( ’r
has but to transfer himself m a fo
day’s journey to go to work.
Tkuthftjl James.
The Freedmen’s Rank.
In reference to an inquiry from the
late Cashier of the Freedmen’s Savings
Bank in Richmond, Va., R. 11. T.
Leipold, one of the Commissioners,
writes •
“When we shall have got in tho
Treasury of the United States the sum
required for the payment of twenty per
cent, pro rata—say about six hundred
thousand dollars—v, shall declare a divi ■
dead, and advise and ifors accordingly
through the public pr>a ; and by sued
other means as may suggest themselves
to us at the proper time. When so do
clared we shall pay the dividend to depos
itors, other than those at tho Washington
branch, by our checks on the Assistant
Treasurer of the United States in New
kork, drawn to the order of the depos
itors respectively. To get these checks
depositors will have onJv to send us tdeir
pass-books by mail, or through any back
or bankers. Upon receiving tho books
we shall enter tho payment thereon and
return them, with the proper check in
closed, to the depositors in such manner
as each one may direct. These, checks
any depositor ought, and no doubt will
bo able, to got cashed at any bank in
yo|jc city without cost, and with no other
trouble than that attending the necessary
identification. Just how soon we shall
be able to declare a dividend we cannot
say. Of the •‘5600,000 required we have
now in hand some §515,000. If you will
be at the trouble to explain to depositors
the plan above indicated, and wili add
thereto that the Commissioners advise
them to hold on to their books until a
dividend shall be ready, and then to .-end
them direct, or through some reliable
bank, you will have done them such ser
vice as is at present possible.”
It would seem from the above that it
is still very uncertain when tho promised
dividend will be paid. But the feature
of the commissioners’ announcement that
will not fail to attract the attention and
excit the suspicions of the swindled de
positors is the requirement that they
shall send their pass-books to Washing
ton in order to get their moiety dividend.
This method of doing business is both
expensive and risky. To send the books
through the Post Office will cost postage,
while they are liable to miscarry in the
mails. Besides, what guarantee have the
depositors that their pass-books, their
only evidence of the amount deposited
by them in the bank, will be returned to
them V The bank has already defrauded,
them out of millions of their hard earn
ings. The question will readily suggest
itself to unsophisticated minds, Wii! not
the bank that hat; stolen the poot negro’.-;
money also steal his pass-book, and thus
deprive him of the only evidenco he has
of the bank’s indebtedness ?
Two bankers named Willmersdoerfer.
at Augsburg, in Germany, have been h< u
tenced to four and three years’ imprison
meat respectively, for defrauding the so
called Brown Sisters, a union of unmar -
ried women for the purpose of prayer
and good works. Two years ago the
Sisters drew the first prize of 1T5,000
florins in the Bavarian State Lottery.
The bankers offered to get the money for
them, but instead of handing them specie
they delivered Austrian paper mwe- ,
which was then 23 per cent! beiov, pr
They produced, moreover, only ifi in *■
for 1,000 florins each, pretending tha
they had forgotten the other 11, who
upon, the Sisters told them to keep t.
latter for their trouble. On the death of
their Superior recently, the Sisters brok
up the society and divided the property
Dissensions arose in the course of the
distribution and some of the Sisters
called in the service of lawyers. TlmA -
suit was, that the fraud was