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Savannah Weekly Sews
*TUnDAY, NQVBMBKKI3, 1H76.
1876.
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J. H. EH TILL,
Savannah, Ga.
Tom Scott’s Pennsylvania Central
Sonthern Pacific Railroad.
The renewed agitation of the question
of government subsidy to Colonel Tom
Scott's so-called Southern Pacific Rail
road is eliciting lively discussion In the
newspapers, North and South, and, as the
true character of the|scheme is developed,
it is meeting with opposition even from
those at the South who entertain no scru
ples in regard to the constitutionality of
government aid to internal improvements
by private corporations. Tho New Or
leans Times says;
“ There is a general desire among the
Southern members of the next Congress
to do something for their section in the
way of a trans-continental railroad. This
desire will take shape in tho form of a
Southern road, but they will not give one
cent to build an exteusion ot tho Penn
sylvania Central across to the Pacific.
“Without the Southern vote any at
tempt to oarry the scheme through will be
as conspicuous a failure as was that of
last winter. Anybody can build this road
with the United States endorsed bonds,
and we feel very much liko giving our
section of tho country a chance. There
is reason to believo that the Texas Pa
cific, as at present organized, is nothing
but a Southwestern extension of the
Pennsylvania road’s connecting linos,
with Northern men as officers, and these
are identified with the interests which
belong to Philadelphia alone.
“If this be not Mr. Scott’s intention,
why does he not say that ho intends to
give New Orleans, Vicksburg and Mem
phis t)ie benefit of a connection equally
with St. Louis ? As it now stands, the
so-called “Great Southern Route” is no
thing in the world but an attempt to use
Southern feeling and national credit for
tho benefit of an immense Northern cor
poration, under the pretense of mag
nauimous assistance to the South. The
New York JiulUt.in evidently tokos tho
same view of this matter that we do, for
it asks whether or not this thirty-fifth
parallel road will satisfy tho South, aud
theu with great pertinence asks this
question: ‘Will that section not seek
rather to make Now Orleans tho natural
Eastern terminus, with branches to Gal
veston on the one side aud Memphis aud
St. Louis on the other ?’
“Without pretending to speak for th e
whole South, we do say that we think
this city is the proper terminus for a
Southern Pacifio road. If the genera
government means to do anything for us
there is no visible reason why Colonel
Scott or his St. Louis and Philadelphia
allies should present themselves as tbe
only proper recipients of this paternal
magnanimity. Wo want a Southern road
across the continent. Unless Mr. Scott
alters his programme very much, we will
only b furnished with a St. Louis feeder
to the Pennsylvania Central.”
A convention has been called to meet
in St. Louis on the 23dTinst., when an ef
fort will be made to procure the indorse
ment of Col. Scott's Southern Pacifio
Railroad scheme by that body, with a
view to influence the votes of Southern
members in favor of the subsidy meas
ure, which will be again urged upon
Congress this winter. In this view of
the matter, we think it is proper that our
oily and State should be represented in
that body in order that our delegates may
unite with those of other Southern cities
in protesting against a scheme which,
under pretense of conferring benefits on
our section, seeks really in our name to
•y the government under contribution
m aid of a private, alien enterprise, in
which our people can have no interest.
The Cincinnati Enquirer never will let
up on tlu Radical ballot box stuffers,who
9u largely increased the voting population
ui the Ohio cities at the late election.
Here is its last squib:
Mr. Johu Watkius, of Dedham, Mass.,
died on Tuesday from political excite
ment, and we deeply mourn his loss. We
are afraid he was a Democrat. When so
many Republicans can be born in Cleve
land, Cincinnati, Philadelphia and other
places, and reach maturity so rapidly, it
isn’t strange that Democrats die of politi
cal excitement. Which is also why we
can’t afford to lose 'em.
The failure of Moody and Sankey to
convert Henry Ward Beecher does more
to prevent the realization of a great re
vival in Brooklyn than all the adverse
influences against which the evangelists
work. If Beecher shall be converted,
Brooklyn will know such a revival as the
world has not seen since the day of Pen
tecost. Let everybody join in laboring
for the conversion of Henry Ward
Beecher. — N. T. tun.
It Brother Beecher is ever convicted
of the crime with which h& stands
charged, it will be tinder a change of
kynue.
The Proposed Sonthern Pacific Con
nection.
The Southern Pacific Railroad Company
California has now nearly completed a
railroad from San Francisco southeast to
Fort \ uma, on the Colorado river, a dis
tance of seven hundred and twenty-two
miles, and will have the entire line fin
ished early next summer. From Fort
' uma to tho boundary of Texas, at El
Paaso, is about six hundred miles, trav
ersing Arizona and a part of New Mexico,
and from thence to Austin, Texas, is
about the same distance.
Between Austin, Texas, and Savannah
are two short gaps—one between Donald
sonville and the Sabiae river, and one
between Pollard and the present termi
nus of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad.
Ihe same lines which would connect the
lexas and Pacific Railroad with Vicks
burg and Memphis would connect Austin
with the same cities.
The Southern Pacific, of California,
terminating .at Ft. Yuma, and the
Houston and Texas Central terminating
at Austin, are both solvent and enter
prising companies, and we are assured
could readily construct the 1,200 miles of
road between their termini, if aided by
such grant of government credit as is now
asked for by CoL Scott.
We should then have the Western end
of the new Pacific Railroad, under the
control of a desti actively Pacific coast
corporation, not liable to be biased for
or against any of the connections at the
East, and which could, without fear or
favor, deal impartially with them. While
the Eastern end being under control of a
corporation wholly Southern in its or
ganization and interest would be a guar
antee that all our Southern roads would
have equal chances for such traffic as their
enterprise or location would bring to
them.
The eastern terminus being south of
Charleston, Savannah, Mobile and New
Orleans, Vicksburg and Memphis, and
indeed all Southern cities, it would be
their neglect if they failed to receive all
the benefits resulting from a connection
with the Pacific coast that their respec
tive advantages entitled them to, without
prejudice to any.one of them.
If the construction of the line to the Pa
cific on the thirty-second parallel be thus
entrusted to the two corporations men
tioned, all reasonable objection to the
governmental aid would be quieted by
the assurance thus given that the South
was to receive the same benefits hereto
fore conceded to the North by aiding
the Union Pacific Road.
The South has never felt satisfied that
the interest of Col. Scott would allow
him to stop short of St. Louis, at which
point he will reach the leased line of the
Pennsylvania Company. Indeed it is
quite evident that tho original design
was to make the Texas and Pacific merely
an extension of the Pennsylvania Compa.
ny’s line to California.
Since the bankruptcy of tho Texas and
Pacific Company, and of the Construc
tion Company who are to build it, and
the forfeiture of their land grant for non
use, any cry which either the proprietors
or their creditors can raise to call the
government to their rescue, is loudly
made, and the most available of these
has been that Vue\South demands it.
In truth, the South cannot afford to
trust to Col. Scott or any other person
wholly identified with any one Eastern
trunk line the control of an enterprise •
in which so many of her own home rail
roads are so deeply interested.
St. Louis has no just claim to be made
the terminus of a second Pacific Rail
road, Since sUe is already provided with
one, in part ‘at tho government ex
pense, and stands at uo disadvantage in
tho facilities afforded by it. The attempt
to ignore the claims of the cities of the
lower Mississippi valley, the Gulf and-
South Atlantic coast, and to further ag
grandize St. Louis will fail, and ought to,
for the whole South is not dependent
upon tho will of one or two embarrassed
railroad presidents for her communica
tion with the Pacific.
The construction of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad by the two companies in
dicated, would involve the construction
of less utiles of road than is proposed by
Col. Scott, and would consequently re
quire less aid from the government.
The full import of a short portage be
tween the two oceans may in tho future
prove to be of far-reaching importance to
the South. In tho development of trade
with tho Facilic coast aud Asiatic con
nection, it is not over sanguine to expect
the considerable interchange of products,
and that the southern cities will become
tho market for a large portion of South
ern California, Arizona and New Mexico,
while the ores, grain and hides of the
Pacifio coast will pass east in return, to
tnke water at southern ports within the
limits of possible railroad transportation.
Let us, therefore, watch carefully a 1
the movements connected with these
railroad conventions, prevent designing
men from using the argument of “jus
tice to the South’ to aid them in schemes
which, if consummated, will be at the
expense of the struggling industry aDd
commerce of the South. And, further,
let us, by our influence, countenance and
moral support, aid any truly Southern
railroad to obtain such proper legisla
tion as may enable it to meet at the Texas
border our California neighbor now push
ing East.
Not Played Out.
The bo.ist made by a New York crimi
nal some time ago that hanging was
“played out” in that city does not seem
to have been justified by recent events.
Within the space of ten days three con
victions of murder in the first degree
were obtained in . New Y’ork, al
though an ex assistant of the District
Attorney s office told the legislative
committee on crime a short time befoYe
that this class of convictions was “im
possible. One of the cases in which
the verdict mentioned above was ren
dered was that of Standermann, con
victed of murdering Miss Liehermann,
who had refused to marry him. The
insanity plea, so-often successfully raised
for the escape of assassins, failed to save
the prisoner, though it was as strong as
that which has saved many a man from
the gallows. But insanity was“played out”
in this instance. The jury took but half
an hour to convict the prisoner. The
fate of Dolan, who murdered Mr. Noe,
was settled in twenty minutes. Iu the
case of some negro murderers the jury
was even more prompt. It would seem
from these examples that there is a re
actionary feeling in New York on the
subject of holding murderers to the full
accountability of their crimes, and if it
pervades the jury boxes of the country
it will be the better for tke peace and se
curity of society.
The United States army as now organ
ized consists of 25,000 men. The or
dinary estimate is that each soldier costs
about 1,000 a year to maintain him,
which would aggregate twenty-five mil
lions annually. A good situation in time
of peace.
One passing through Arkansas doesn’t
see half as many revolvers as he would
have noticed two or three years ago. It
isn’t particularly because everybody is
trying to be real good, but more because
they have found out that a good shot
gun is more to be depended on.
LETTER FROM MACON.
The bale Slate Fair—lie Keultt-Xacti
to Have a Fair of Her Owa Next Year—
HomeMeoaatioao—An Enforced .Marriage
and a Three-Cornered Dnel—The Sa
ddled “Failures.”
[Soecial Correspondence of the Morning News.]
Macon, Ga.. November 7, 1875.
On the close of the State Fair Macon
subsided into her usual quiet, from which
she has not yet emerged. The “Grand
Moral Exposition” has been extensively
written up and abundantly written down,
and General Colquitt and the other gen
tlemen of the Committee of Arrange
ments have had all sorts of glasses
through which to view themselves and
their management of
the faib of 1875.
That those at the head of affairs were
actuated by the purest motives and the
best intentions for the greatest good, all
will agree, even while admitting that in
arranging the programme they may, in
their moral ardor, have o’erstepped the
bounds of propriety and good judgment
—particularly in excluding the sports of
the race course, which have grown to be
one of the established amusements of
refined people everywhere. In this fast,
progressive age, it will prove a difficult
undertaking to camp-meeting-ize those
yearly gatherings in which all classes of
people are expected to participate, and
of this fact the great disappointment re
cently realized gives ample proof. How
ever. it is too late now to speculate upon
the mistakes and ill-advised ideas of what
is past—too soon for prospecting as to
what will be the schedule of ’76. Atlanta
will profit by Macon’s misfortune, and all
who “ go in ” for a jolly time and a libe
ral programme will find it in the Fair of
next year, as fixed up by the go-ahead
folks of the Gate City—who, though they
are terribly given to “ blowing their own
horn,” know full well how best to run a
State Fair for the greatest general satis
faction and profit of those who are called
upon to give it their patronage and ap
probation.
bibb superior court.
In the Superior Court, this week, Hen
ry S. Allen, the reputed forger, with
whom your Savannah readers are famil
iar, was brought to trial. On Friday
morning, after three hours occupied in
organizing a jury, much wrangling by
opposing counsel, and hearing the evi
dence of Mr. I. C. Plant, President of
the First National Bank, of Macon, and
Mr. H. A. Fuzo, Chief Agent for the
British Bank of North America, Henry
S., when called upon for his defense,
suddenly plead guilty. This took every
one by surprise, and of course
brought proceedings to a close. He was
being tried for attempting to procure
money uuder false pretenses, for which
the penalty is one year in the peniten
tiary.
The second charge against him, forgery,
was continued till the next day, when,
after consultation of his counsel with
State Solicitor, Colonel Harris, and bis
assistants, it was agreed to “pass” the
trial for the time being, Allen, in the
meantime, to enter at once upon his
term of imprisonment for one year, but
to be brought back to Bibb county by order
of Judge Hill whenever he may be needed
for trial on the count of forgery, as charged
in the indictment; but the case, many
seem to think, will not again trouble the
courts, owing to the impossibility of
proving a forgery. Colonel Whittle, just
before the passing of sentence, asked
permission of Judge Hill to make a state
ment in behalf of his client, which was
that he had been made the dupe of others,
who, now that Allen had become en
trapped, failed to come to his rescue.
His Honor good humoredly replied that
he had no doubt but “counsel had great
confidence in his client”—that counsel
always has—but he “hadn’t a bit,” and
accordingly read out the sentence in a
tone that gave unmistakable assurance
that to the law and not His Honor, was
the prisoner indebted for so light a pun
ishment. Allen received his sentence
with considerable coolness and self-pos
session, and if there be such a thing as
sympathy in a court loom, judging from
the countenances of the large number of
lawyers and others present, the general
impression was that he had really been the
instrument of parties deeper in crime
than himself, and that had he been dis
missed to go and sin—again, public just
ice and public indignation would have
been abundantly satisfied. Allen is a fine
looking fellow, sports the whitest of linen,
the best of broadcloth, and altogether is
as tastefully gotten up as even the fasti
dious “Sir Harcourt” himself could de
sire. He is ill fitted for the rougher du
ties of life, and will hardly prove a valu
ble acquisition to the chain gang braves
of Messrs. Grant, Alexander & Cos. But
Richelieu says “the pen is mightier than
the sword,” and as Henry has proved
himself tolerably skillful, if not suc
cessful, in the wielding of the wea
pon, it may be that Fortune will re
serve for him an easy place in
the way of a clerkship, accountant,
or something of the sort —soft positions
reserved now-a-days for genteel, well
dressed criminals unused to toil and
honest labor. As an item of news I will
mention that the printed letter of credit,
which Allen presented at Savannah and
in Macon, was also counterfeit, but suffi
ciently well executed, according to Mr.
Fuzo’s evidence, to deceive, except upon
very close examination.
AN INDEPENDENT FAIR.
There is some talk here of an inde
pendent fair for next year, probably in
October. The matter is yet in its incipi
ency, but aged enough withal to give it
au air of certainty and real life. Rumor
has it that inducements will be held out
that cannot fail to attract a huge crowd,
not the least among which will be a pre
mium list to the extent of $25,000.
These figures, liberally distributed, would
undoubtedly work wonders with the ag
ricultural and mechanical classes, and
bring to Macon such a crowd of exhibitors
and visitors as was never known before
in Georgia. Be this as it may, it is
more than mere street talk, and the
names of those mentioned in connection
with the enterprise are of men who have
the pluck and the funds to back their
undertaking. The result of the recent
fair has far from pleased numerous pub
lic-spirited men here and hereabouts,
who possess much of the old time Geor
gia pride, and if their ideas, as now,
whispered around, should grow into
maturity, it will not be a distant
day before you will see set forth
the most gigantic programme
ever yet announced for the display of
Southern products of every .species—with
horse-racing, and lots of it, thrown in by
way of extra attraction, and for which
the premiums will be specially fixed to
answer the attendance of the finest and
most noted stock from all portions of the
country. Of this, mare hereafter.
THE SO-CALLED FAILURES.
There has been much commotion on
the streets the past week through the ru
mors of several important failures. News
paper men and others have been on the
lookout for particulars, but up to this
hour nothing has been ascertained detri
mental to the soundness and solid stand
ing of the firms and banks in question.
Nor will there be, the knowing ones say,
and they are probably right. The banks
and the business houses of those who
were said to have “gone under,”
or “gone up,” have been open all
the week, with no observable change
other than that they have been driving a
heavier trade than ever, and seem full of
vitality for the commercial campaign
upon which they have just entered.
They will see themselves through, and
Macon will hardly furnish an unfortunate
for the chronicles of failures for the
winter of ’75—6. This ill-bom report
got to Thomasville during the late fair,
and was much talked of by the large
circle of monied men who were gathered
there, but happily not to such extent as
to work any great deal of harm.
THE JAIL.
Judge Hill and Solicitor General Harris
have this week cleared out Bibb county
jail to a healthful extent, sending up for
a term of years several notorious colored
voters, among them Gus Wayinan, who
is well known in police annals in Savan
nah and other portions of Georgia. Gus
is a hard case, and has slipped through
the fingers of outraged justice as often
as he has fingers and toes, but he will be
well caged this time—ten years for assault
with intent to murder, and two other in
dictments yet against him, one of them
even on a graver charge. Gus will find,
in the language of his Honor, that
“truly the way of the trangressor is
hard,” but he will have time for serious
reflection, and probably come into the
world a second time a pious, good old
man, ripe for the rewards of a glorious
hereafter, content to spend his declining
years in the paths of honesty and
virtue.
MACON SENSATIONS.
Atlanta can beat the world for sensa
tions, and can dish up suicides on the
half-shell or double-barreled system Bt
short notice, but this modest town by
the side of the muddy Ocmulgee is noth
ing behind-hand in the events of the past
five or six weeks. We have had a mar
riage at the witching hour, when at the
muzzle of a well charged columbiad. an
erring Ingomar and a too-confiding
Parthenia were made
“Two souls with but a single thought,
To hearts that beat as one.”
Following close upon this was a three
cornered duel that nobody could hear
anything about, and which ended with
bloodless cock-tails for a half dozen ala
the established custom of the day. And
now we have to record the astounding
fact of a negro criminal, one Larey King,
suffering under the reflection of ten years
in the penitentiary, trying to end his
Ethiopian career by making a battering
ram of his thick-walled cranium. But
these and other items belong to W T atson’s
city locals, and I will not lumber your
columns with what might be termed
Asa’s stolen thunder.
THE WEATHER.
The weather is cold, rainy and dis
agreeable. Fires within and overcoats
without, and still we cannot be happy, or
comfortable either, so excruciatingly
miserable is the beating, pelting drizzle,
drizzle all the day long. The streets are
muddy, and the dust of fair week is ef
fectually laid—for a time at least.
AMUSEMENTS.
We are having plenty of amusement —
already the incomparable Haverly, rep
resented by genial Harry Clapham: the
favorite Watkinses, the Troubadours;
and, to-morrow night, Buffalo Bill, with*
Raymond (Col. Sellers) in the near fu
ture, and the scholarly Edwin at a later
day- Ocmulgee.
THE CASE OF HARNEY RICHARD.
A True Bill at Last —llag.Ltw Trium
phant—An Intimidated tlrand Jury—
llUcomfii arc of the Hadlrals at the
Revelations of the .Morning News—
Jacksonville Publicity versus Fernnn
dina Privacy—. Moral of the Witness for
the Prosecution.
[Special Correspondence of the Morning News.]
Fernandina, Nov. 4th, 1875.
The strenuous exertions put forward
by the managers of this incipient tragedy
have ultimately been partially crowned
with success. The grand jury after re
peated attempts to bring in -their finding
in the Richard case, have been forced
back by direct threats from Archibald,
and in sheer desperation reluctantly
indicted the defendant yesterday. The
jury made a bold stand for their rights
but were finally obliged to succumb. In
consequence of the astounding dis
closures made by your corre
spondent, Archibald and the rest
were seized by a feeling of terror and at
once placed their emissaries in front of
the grand jury room to guard the ap
proaches and overawe the jurors. The
excitement among the populace is most
intense and ominous, and the negroes
have transferred their threats from the
grand to the petit jury. The indictment
of Richard was based principally upon
the evidence of
A SCORE OF PERJURED NEGROES,
who are notorious for swearing to any
thing, and one Smith, a fellow whom a
regiment of men are willing to depose
that they would not believe on oath.
One of the negro stipendiaries was
kicked out of the service of the United
States Government as revenue boatman
upon a charge of theft preferred against
him by the Deputy Collector at a certain
Florida port. This fellow is in the pos
session of an established reputation as
one of the most inventive liars that the
world ever knew. Walls formerly kept
him on hand to swear to such
things as Hannon shrank from. Of
such a character is the entire evidence
upon which the ring grounds its prosecu
tion against Richard—testimony that
would be scouted by the King of Daho
mey, or a Grecian brigand chief. Your
correspondent calls upon W. fi. McClel
land, who testified at the preliminary
examination in Jacksonville, to explain
the discrepancy between his testimony
there and that which he gave before the
grand jury here, or the trilling error
shall haunt him like a ghost and stretch,
like Banqou’s line of imps, till the crack
of doom. Witness these extracts. W.
B. McClelland sworn
BEFORE ARCHIBALD AT JACKSONVILLE.
“ I have seen an animal in this city that
resembles the one I have described, with
the exception of three white feet and fet
locks which this one has. If the mare
the stranger rode into my yard (fifteen
miles from Fernandina) had had marked
feet I certainly should have noticed it.
The same description suits both ani
mals, with this exception. The mare
that the stranger rode into my yard
did not have these distinctive marks,
to my recollection. I think when
he came to my house it would have
been hard to find any mud to discolor
the mare’s feet; I was sitting about ten
or twelve feet from where he hitched the
horse.”
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY.
“That is, I believe, the same animal
that passed my house on that day. I
mean the mare I saw in Jacksonville. It
would have been easy for the animal to
accumulate sufficient mud or dust upon
her hoofs in traveling to conceal the white
feet and fetlocks. They might have es
caped my attention.”
Comment is unnecessary upon these
excerpts, but the dissimilarity of the
statements is suspiciously suggestive.
Will the witness rise and explain ? The
trial of Richard will be had in a few days
probably, and similar devices will be re
sorted to,with the view of influencing the
minds of the trial jury. They are a pretty
reliable body of men from all appearan
ces. Already crowds of negro grumblers
are lounging around the Court House,
with a threatening, swaggering mien and
a vindictive front.
The goslings are on a wild goose chase
for your correspondent, and would un
doubtedly be extremely liberal (in drinks)
to any one who will disclose Banquo’s
identity to them. They are anxious to
make your invisible correspondent reveal
the modus operandi of acquiring his ex
tensive insight into their doings. The
intelligence published in the Morning
News is the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth, and, as a logical
sequence, the boot pinches the tighter.
We have placed the onus probandi on
them, notwithstanding their vigorous
protestation to the effect that Banquo is
a prying falsifier. Banquo is a mystery,
and will so remain to them.
Banquo.
It Cannot Be Dropped.
We note in a contemporary that the
bankruptcy proceedings in the case of
Mr. Clews, so far as the claiA of B. H.
Cheever is concerned, will be dropped
“by the consent of both parties.” As our
readers will remember, Mr. Cheever
brings a suit against Mr. Clews for
a share of the profits accruing
from the appointment of Mr. Clews
to be the financial agent of the
American Government in London.
Mr Cheever proved that he had made
an agreement with Mr. Clews before
the appointment, to the effect that if he
succeeded in obtaining it he should receive
a certain share of the profits. Mr. Clews
admitted that he had made such an
agreement,and that he had also agreed to
pay another part of the profits to a per
son named Van Buren. This Van Buren
cannot be found, and it is believed that
he is a myth, that he was chosen to cover
some other party who did not care to be
come prominent in so suspicious a trans
action.
Mr. Cheever has the right to drop his
case .agninst Mr. Clews if he chooses,
but the matter itself cannot be dropped.
The fact that the financial agent of the
government in London was appointed by
a bargain, on its face corrupt, is a matter
that should come to the attention of the
Democratic House of Representatives.
This whole business of the appointment
of Mr. Clews as financial agent is one of
the most suspicious that has come to light
during the present administration. We can
understand very readily why prominent
parties, if they had any hand in the pro
ceedings, would be glad to induce Mr.
Cheever to withdraw his suit and “have
the matter dropped,” but the public
sentiment of the country will not be so
satisfied. If Mr. Cheever should drop
his suit and close the inquiry, which we
are informed is his intention, the first
duty of Congress on assembling in De
cember will be to appoint a committee
to examine the whole matter. — New York
Herald.
A PRETTY WIFE MURDERED.
Unparalleled Brutality nf an Italian
Hnaband.
[Roman Correspondence ot the London
The Roman Court of Assizes has passed
sentence of death upon a murderer, the
verdict for once having been unaccom
panied by the recommendation of ex
tenuating circumstances. In this case,
however, public opinion had been fully
aroused to the heinous nature of the
crime.
On the morning of the trial, and not
withstanding that nearly five months
have passed since the crime was commit
ted, a crowd assembled betimes at the
door of the prison. As the murderer was
brought out the mob saluted him with a
storm of hisses, groans and imprecations,
and, accompanying the van, kept up the
same chorus along the entire route from the
prison to the court. As they rushed into
the Court House, when, after the prisoner
had been placed in the dock and the
Court had entered, the doors were opened,
they hurled another storm of detestation
upon him; when he attempted to excuse
the deed by seeking to cast an imputa
tion on his young wife’s character, the
women in the crowd shrieked out, “A
morte! morte /” and when his victim's
mother had given her evidence, she
strode along the estrade on which the
witnesses sit to be examined, and raising
her hand aloft before the President, cried
out, “Yoglio la sua testa; avete capito?
Voglio la sua testa.” [“I want his head;
do yon understand me ? I want his
head.”]
Felomena Ricci —or, as she was called
by those who knew her, “La belle grana
rola—was a Trasteverina of great beauty,
that type so well known through the
portraits of Raphael’s “Fomarina.” But
Felomena was not only a handsome, spir
ited girl; she is described as having been
as good as she was beautiful, and a great
favorite even with those among her com
panions whose mothers held her up in
the odious light of an example. But she had
the misfortune of marrying a vagabond,
who possessed the idea that it was his
wife’s duty to labor that he might live in
idleness. The poor girl did her best, but the
harder she worked the greater became the
requirements of his pleasures; then he
began to beat her, and finally endeavored
to insist that she should give herself up
to a life of infamy to supply him with
money. This brought about a separation.
Felomena fled for protection to her
mother’s house, and, after a short while,
Vincenzo professed regret. He would
lead another life; he had not really in
tended what she imagined; he only
thought to try her; he would do all he
could to make her happy. The girl was
only too glad to believe his protestations,
and putting her arm in his, they went off
to celebrate their conciliation by a coun
try ramble and a merenda at one of the
wayside osterias outside the gates. Radiant
with returned happiness—a popolana
told a friend of mine that she had “such
hair and such eyes as would enamor the
angels,”—she was clinging lovingly to
his side, when, having reached a secluded
part of the road, the brute stopped, faced
round upon Her, and told her to say her
prayers on the spot, for there he intended
to kill her. For that purpose he had
brought her out. But fortunately—though
it proved to be only a temporary respite—
before he could accomplish his purpose
some people came up and the girl escaped.
“You’ve got the portrait of some protect
ing saint upon you,” he exclaimed, “but
it will be for another time.” Again she
took refuge with her mother, and ob
tained work in a granary near the Forum,
where a number cf other girls were em
ployed in sifting < orn.
On the morniig of the 28th of May
she was busy among her fellows, when
Vincenzo, all rmiability and smiles,
makes his appeal ance among them. He
sits down beside his wife, takes her hand,
begins to use woi ds of love and affection,
and Felomena’s companions, from a feel
ing of respect, move to the other side of
the room, to leave them more in private.
Fearing no danger there among her
friends, her eyes began to brighten with
hope, but as they talked she stooped to
pick up something, and then Vincenzo,
with a sudden movement, taking her
unawares, flung her full length upon the
ground, put his knee upon her, and be
fore the others, paralyzed with fright,
could prevent him, plunged a long knife
six times into bur body, killing her on the
spot. His object accompliahod, ho
brandished the bloody knife in the faces
of the girls, threatened them with death
if they attempted to follow him, and
then dashed out of the place. Some of
the more courageous, however, sprang
after him, raised a hue and cry, and as
he fled across the Forum he came full in
the face of two agents of public security,
who caught him red-handed.
The murderer, during the trial, showed
great cowardice. When he was brought
in he drew out two white pocket-hand
kerchiefs, and, burying his face in one,
began to shed tears, or made a pretence
of doing so. He tried to excuse his crime
by casting imputations on his wife’s
virtue, an attempt the people who knew
all the circumstances of the case soon
drowned in execrations. Then he wept
again and began to call his victim '■'•La
mia povera Fevmena," whom he had
always lovsd. When he saw there was
no longer any hope, he began to cry out
that he repented of his crime, and im
plored mercy, and finally, when sentence
of death was pronounced upon him, he
threw himself down on the ground
screaming in an agony of convulsive
despair—simulated agony, one must sup
pose, however, for he is reported to have
eaten a very hearty meal shortly after
being removed from the court.
In the meantime the murderer has ap
pealed, and it remains to be seen how
much of the sentence the philanthropic
sentiments of the Judges of the Court of
Cassation will lead them to annul.
HOMICIDE AT ALLENDALE, S. C.
Murder or the Town Mnrshnl of Allendale
—Great Excitement in the Town—
Flight, Pursuit and Escape of the Mur
derer.
[Special Dispatch to the Chronicle and Sentinel.]
Allendale, S. C., November 6.—Yes
terday afternoon, on the 3:30 up train
for Augusta, there came to this
place two rowdy, suspicious looking
characters named Hutto and Acock.
They were considerably intoxicated,
and very soon began to conduct them
selves in a riotous and disorderly manner.
One of [them —Hutto—introduced him
self into one of the stores, and grossly
insulted the owner and his clerks, threat
ening their lives if they attempted any
injuries to him. Some of the members
of the Town Council and the Marshal,
coming to the store about that time,
ordered his arrest, when he humbled
himself to his knees and begged par
don if he had violated any law. He
thence went to a neighboring bar room,
followed by tha Marshal, to prevent the
execution of his threats on innocent and
peaceable citizens. Finding the Mar
shal watching his movements, he drew
his pistol and deliberately shot him,
without cause cr provocation. The Mar
shal was a colcred man named Edward
Elmore. It was not thought at the time
that he was seriously hurt. When if was
known, however, that the Marshal
was shot a number of in
dignant citizers undertook to capture
the murderer. He fled at their approach,
occasionally slopping and denouncing
and defying thjm. It would have been
an easy matter \o have killed him, but
none caring to ake his life and finding
him determined not to be taken alive, he
kept them at biy until night came on,
when he made good his escape. He was
seen on the outskirts of the town this
morning, still defiant, and it is said
has daring the day made his way to Bron
son. Edward Elmore, greatly to the re
gret of the entire community, died of
his wound to-diy, about 3 o’clock p. m.
Acock, the companion of Hutto, was
lodged in the guard-house last night, but
was released tkis morning upon repre
sentations by respectable parties of his
good character and usually peaceable dis
position. Hutto, we now leant, is well
known below here as a desperate and
reckless character. Elmore’s is net the
first blood on bis nands. The Sheriff of
Beaufort, with several United States
soldiers, passed up on the train to-day in
search of Hutto, and will go downward
to-night
The Teeth of the Future.
If th consumption of Sozodont continues to
increase in the present ratio, the teeth of the
future will be a great improvement on those of
the present day. Its universal use would prevent
all dental defection*, and render one of the most
essential portions of our material organization as
ornamental as it is useful.
i Spalding’s Glue repairs everything but personal
•njuries. nov6-Sa,Tu,Th&wlw
ENGLISH CAPITAL.
The Mlmlmlpvl Valley Sncletv and It*
Plans.
Hon. John Crossiey, of London, mem
ber of Parliament and President of the
Mississippi Valley Society, has sent the
following circular for distribution in the
i States of the Mississippi Valley:
• Dear^Sib —I have the pleasure to for
ward herewith a paper containing the
particulars of a project which has been
prepared by the Executive Committee,
with the view to carry into prac
tical effect one of the primary
proposals of our society. The two
years’ experience which the commit
tee have had, as well as my own obser
vations while enjoying your hospitalities
last autumn, has only served to
strengthen the opinion we entertained at
the beginning, namely, that the best way
of promoting the direct business and
money operations which we desire is to
bring our capitalists and business men
into personal contact with your good
people, and enable them to see for them
selves the nature and extent of your re
sources, and the fine opportunity your
country offers for the employment of
capital and labor, and for the prosecution
of trade and commerce.
The committee regard the circum
stances which now exist as peculiarly
favorable for making an effort in this
direction. Our trade is not so prosper
ous as it lias been—some of our leading
foreign markets having become tempora
rily exhausted; our unemployed capital
is abundant beyond precedent, and the
difficulty of investing it is shown by the
low rates at which it is offered.
The lending rate of the Bank of Eng
land is now two per cent. —the lowest
point ever touched—while money is
freely offered in the open market at li to
ljf per cent, on good commercial paper.
We are, therefore, passing through a
season of dull trade and cheap money,
two circumstances which must dispose
our people to seek for new markets and
safe foreign investments. When to these
is added the additional fact that speffial
attention is now being, directed to the
United States by the forthcoming Cen
tennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, which
will be a powerful inducement for many
Europeans to visit your shores next sum
mer, I think that the views of the com
mittee, as to the opportuneness of the
time for carrying our designs into prac
tice, will be shared by all the members of
the society.
I need hardly say that the scheme
herewith submitted is subject to modifi
cation.
The committee wish you to regard it
as a statement of what the parent society
consider desirable and practical, and
what they are prepared to undertake,
provided the American members are
willing to co-operate earnestly in the
work. The committee do not propose to
take any active steps in the matter until
replies are received from the branches,
as it will be necessary to have all ar
rangements completed in the United
States before presenting the scheme in
this country.
It will be an easy matter,’ under the
most favorable circumstances, to induce
a large number of our capitalists and
business men to undertake so long a
journey, notwithstanding it may be
largely to their interest to do so, and the
committee deem it necessary to be able
to place before them a definite pro
gramme, with as many advantages and
attractions as can possibly be offered.
The usefulness of this undertaking will
depend not only upon the efficiency with
which the deputations make and record
their observations, but also upon the con
fidence reposed in them by our people.
The committee have carefully considered
the subject from this point of view, and
have come to the conclusion that each
deputation should number one hundred or
thereabouts, and should be so constituted
as to fairly and influentially represent the
various separate interests which we seek to
promote. The committee will be glad to
receive any suggestions that you may be
pleased to make in this connection, for
while their knowledge of the distrust of
American investments, which unhappily
prevails at the present time, enables
them to devise a plan which will prob
ably prove most effectual in restoring confi
dence, nevertheless their want of exact
information respecting your lecal affairs
make it necessary that they should de
pend very largely upon the co- operation
of tho Amcrioou branches in arranging
the details so as to bring the movement
to a successful issue.
In conclusion, I am to urge upon you
the necessity of giving this matter atten
tion at the earliest convenient moment.
1 have already observed that no action
can be taken on this side until a general
understanding is come to with the Ameri
can branches. This will hardly be effected
without further correspondence, and as it
is most desirable that we should be pre
pared to take action here by the Ist of
December, you will readily understand
that there is no time to lose. I remain,
dear sir, yours truly,
John Crossley, President.
A FLORIDA CYCLONE.
Fearful Storm nt Wclborn—Houses Un
roofed and Blown Down—Fences and
Gin-Houses Prostrnted —An Infant
Hilled, and Several Persons Seriously
Wounded.
[Special Correspondence of the Morning News.J
Welbobn, Fla., November 5, 1875.
A TEBEIBLE TORNADO
passed over our little village to-day, at
2 o’clock, tearing down houses, trees,
fences, and every thing before it. It
came from a southwesterly direction, and
only lasted about two minutes, as near
as can be estimated at present. Two or
three miles from here it was about the
top of the trees, but about a half a mile
from here it came to the ground, and
swept through the middle of this place.
It was about one hundred and fifty yards
wide. It swept away a large dwelling
belonging to E. Branin, which was un
occupied. The loss is about eight hun
dred dollars. Fourteen houses were blown
to pieces. The store belonging to W. S.
Harrison, occupied by J. W. Campbell &
Cos., was completely wrecked, but no one
was hurt in it. Mr. Harrison’s loss is
about six hundred dollars. J. W. Camp
bell & Co.’s loss is about one hundred
dollars. The storehouse of M. L. Flowers
was damaged to the extent of about one
hundred dollars. The back end of it was
let down on the ground. An old store
house belonging to M. L. Flowers, un
occupied, was blown to the ground. Loss
about two hundred dollars. The storehouse
owned and occupied by J. B. Spencer, was
thrown from the blocks flat on the ground
and blown nearly to pieces. The occu
pants had to move their goods out. Loss
about four hundred dollars. The gin
house of M. P. Bouknight was totally de
stroyed(loss about three hundred dollars),
and his dwelling house was partly un
roofed and the piazza blown down—loss
about fifty dollars.
CHILDREN FATALLY WOUNDED.
It then blew the school-house flat on
the ground. The teacher, A. W.
Mizell, and twenty-five or thirty
scholars were in the house, and all
were hurt more or less, but none killed,
though one or two of the scholars were
fatally injured, it is supposed. None,
however, are dead yet. How in the world
any of them escaped is a mystery. Such
a sight was never seen before. It was
heartrending to see the children with
their heads, arms and faces cut and
bruised. The loss of the house is about
SSOO.
AN INFANT KILLED.
The most shocking thing I have not
told. The dwelling house of J. ft. Ses
sions was completely wrecked and tom to
pieces, the falling timber killing his little
baby and hurt his wife very badly. It
is thought she will recover. Two or
three of his children were hurt,
but not seriously. His loss is about
SI,OOO. The cyclone tore up grass
by the roots, and made holes in the
ground as big as a man’s head, and larger
in some places. It tore up pine trees by
the roots, and carried them some dis
tance, and shingles from the roofs of the
houses were carried two miles away; a
portion of the roofs of some of the houses
were blown a quarter of a mile away.
After the cyclone had left the town it
seemed to rise to the tops of the trees
again. As far as we could hear, the
dwelling house of J. W. Campbell (un
occupied), which was about three or four
miles northeast, was totally wrecked. Loss
SSOO.
THE TOTAL LOSS
of houses and fencing will reach about
from four to five thousand dollars. I
have hurriedly written the above and
will send a more correct statement next
week. Citizen.
CITY AFFAIRS.
I Geo. Joseph E. Johnston at Richmond—A
Deserved Compliment.
Gen. D. H. Hill, published in the Southern
Home recently, a splendid account of the
inauguration of Foley’s statue of Jackson
in Richmond last week. In the course of it
we find the following well-deserved compli
ment to that great soldier and patriot, Gen.
Joseph E. Johnston:
“With exquisite taste the Chief Marshal
selected for tne grand occasion was the first
commander of the war-worn veterans there
assembled, the senior surviving officer of
the Confederate forces, the greatest of liv
ing soldiers. All knew and ah loved Joseph
E. Johnston, and his presence everywhere
awakened the old enthusiasm and evoked
the old admiring cheers. His person was as
erect, his eye as piercing, and bis bearing
as warlike as when he rallied our staggering
columns on the 21st of July, 1861. Nature
cast him in a heroic mould, and his coun
tenance, his figure, his every action pro
nounce him a soldier, and the old rebels—
those shrewdest observers—have always
recognized him as a “leader of men.” The
procession under such a commander was
one of the grandest ever witnessed in the
world’s history.”
Further on in his report Gen. Hill refers
again to Johnston. Speaking of Dr. Hoge’s
address, and a refer, nee made to Gen.
Johnston, he brings out one of the most re
markable features in his military career:
“Carried away by the enthusiasm caused
by the mighty surroundings, Dr. Hoge made
his most eloquent utterances extemporane
ously, and they do not appear in his pub
lished speech. He paid a most glowing tri
bute to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, the
greatest of living soldiers,whose singular for
tune it was always to encounter vastly su
perior forces, and therefore to be always re
treating ; but his retreats gave no ’confi
dence to his enemies and demoralized not
one whit his own devoted followers. The
cheer that greeted this outburst of Dr.
Hoge was as hearty and spontaneous from
the tens of thousands of listening soldiers
as from the eloquent orator himself. Gen.
Johnston was much affected by this honest
tribute of love, confidence and admiration,
and came forward and bowed his ackuowl
edgments.”
A RICH PHASE OF AFRICAN LIFE.
A Husband Notified by lIU Wife that
She is About to 3larry.
A gentleman of this city Wednesday re
ceived from a colored woman formerly in
his employ a letter addressed to “Mr. Adam
J , Lawtonville, S. C.,” with the re
quest to forward it. The epistle was folded
in a piece of white paper and addressed as
above, but was not sealed, and of course
was not in condition to bo mailed. The
sender of the note, who is the wife of
J , requested the gentleman to see that it
was all correct. He accordingly felt author
ized to peruse the billet doux, and did so.
That ho was astonished and amused at its
contents may well be inferred from the fol
lowing verbatim copy which is herewith pre
sented. The nonchalence and simplicity
with which the dame informs ths absent
husband that she is about to marry, and yet
signs herself “your wife,” is truly refresh
ing, and presents a most unique phase of
African character. The following is a copy
of the letter, the original being forwarded
as requested:
■ Savannah Ga November 1 1875
My Dear husban i take the piesur of writ
ing you these few lines hopin they may fine
you well As they have leve mo At this time
present I receved your last leter i was glad
to here from you you Rote mo word you
was Coming home and you have not Come
So i Am Corting now i Am Going to Get
Marride i Am going to sell my Cow soon As
i marrie iAm Going away from Georgy so i
Would like to here from you As soon As
posebol
i have no more to Say
write soon
i remane your wile
Lucky J .
. .
Bankrupt Roll.
During the past week the following pro
ceedings in bankruptcy were filed in the of
fice of the Clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court:
Petitions in voluntary bankruptcy filed
by-
John G. Butler, of Forsyth, Monroe
county. S. D. Hammond, solicitor.
Willis Wynn and David E. Willis, of For
syth, Monroe county. J. S. Pinckard, solici
tor.
David B. Johnson, Thomson, McDuffie
county. D. M. Dußose, of Washington, so
licitor.
Philip S. Hale, Leesburg, Lee county.
Cook & Clives, Americus, solicitors.
Jacob Kearney, Mill Ray, Bulloch county.
J. L.Whatley, Savannah, solicitor.
Final discharge granted in open court
to—
Walker E. Boler, Fort Valley, Houston
county. Joel R. Griffin, solicitor.
Through Cotton.
During the cotton week ending Friday
night, says our enterprising contemporary
the Columbus Enquirer, the Western Rail
road of Alabama brought to Columbus, en
route for Savannah and New York, 1,031
bales cotton—-0 from Mobile, 98 from Mont
gomery, 491 from Selma, 424 from Opelika,
West Point and other stations, 0 from Vicks
burg, 0 from New Orleans, 18 by North
and South Railroad.
The total through movement by this
route since September Ist, is 9,176 bales—
-309 from Mobile, 3,628 from Montgomery,
3,008 from Selma, 1,902 from West Point,
Opelika, &c., 0 from Vicksburg, 95 from New
Orleans, 44 by North and South ltailroad.
The total movement last season was 15,093.
During same time the Mobile and Girard
Railroad has brought up 1,445 through bales
against 851. ' •
The Epizootic—A Novel Remedy.
A New Hampshire paper says that the
speediest way to cure the epizootic and
make a horse thoroughly happy is to give
him onions. Iu proof whereof the case of a
Portsmouth horse is cited, which had a
severe attack of the diseaso, and his owner
placed a half dozen onions in his crib with
his regular food. The horse tackled three
of theonions immediately, and by the time
he had swallowed them began to cough and
sneeze and prance about, appearing quite
indignant and refusing to touch the re
maining onions. For full five minutes he
wept at the nose, and then—ho was a cured
horse. He has not had a cough, a sneeze,
nor any symptom of the epizootic since, but
he did have the courage to eat the onions
remaining in the crib the next day after
the cure.
1776 and 1876.—What changes have
taken place in that period? In none
have they been more radical than in the
treatment of diseases. In the olden
time, nature, prostrate with pain and
suffering, was attacked with the lancet,
calomel, blisters, starvation and thirst.
All this was done with honest intentions
but with terrible results. It is a pleasing
fact that the enlightened public of the
present day have discarded such medica
tion. The disorders that sap the powers
of life are now expelled by remedial
agents, that brace up the vital strength,
while running its cause. The qualities
are found in an eminent degree in Db.
Tutt’s Vegetable Liver Pills. They'
have become celebrated over a wide ex
tent of the globe as the safest and gent -
lest remedial agent ever offered to suffer
ing humanity, and it is not the result of
newspaper puffing, but by the great
merit of the medicine itself.
Dragging Out Existence.
The nervous, weekly invalid does not enjoy life,
but merely “drags out existence,” as the phrase
is. Unfitted for the active pursuits of life, and
incapable of partaking of its pleasures, to which
health alone can give a zest; disinclined to social
intercourse, and a prey to melancholy, the vale
tudinarian is indeed an object of pity. Yet there
is nothing in all this that cannot be remedied by
that genial alterative, tonic and nervine, Ilostet
ter’s Stomach Bitters, which supplies deficient
stamina, braces the nervous system, and over
comes those bodily irregularities to which ner
vous weakness is most frequently attributable.
Diseases of the kidney and bladder, imperfect
digestion and uterine troubles are fertile sources
of debility. Their eradication, however, becomes
a matter of certainty when Hostetter’s Stomach
Bitters are systematically used for that purpose.
The Bitters likewise annihilate and prevent fever
and ague and other debilitating febrile complaints
of a malarial nature. novs-F,M,Wwlw
Bargains in Pianos.
We will close out the following lot of second
hand Pianos at extremely low prices in order to
make room for new stock.
1 Hallet & Davis, 7 octave. S3OO
1 Emerson, 7 octave 225
1 Southern Gem, 7 octave 225
1 Southern Gem, 7 octave 2( 0
1 Southern Gem, 7 octave 250
1 Chickering, 7 octave 175
1 Worcester, 7 octave 150
1 Worcester mo
Will be rented or sold on easy terms; all in
good condition and warranted to give satisfac
tion. Also, new Pianos at great bargains.
Ludden & Bates,
novlO-d&wl Southern Music House.
Second-Hand Organs.
1 Burkett Combination 1% Banks keys, 1
octave Pedals, used one year; original price
W 75 S2(O
1 Burdett. Double Reed, 4 stops; original
price S2OO |9o
1 Simmouds & Clough, Double Reed, 5 stops;
original price S2OO {9O
1 Prince, Double Reed, 5 stops; original price
*lß° $75
1 Mason & Hamlin, 4 octave; original price,
*7O SSO
2 Domestic, 4 octave; original price $75.... SSO
All in good condition. For rent or sale on
easy terms. Ludden & Bates,
novlO-d&wl Southern Music House.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Hummary of the Week’s BUpatche*
THE RICHARD CASE.
[Special Telegram to the Morning News.J
Jacksonville, November 5.
A FRESH OUTRAGE.
A telegram to the Press from Fernandina
states that “Judge” Archibald refuses to
grant the change or venue applied for by
the attorneys of Mr. Richard.
TO BE TRIED AT ONCE.
Archibald also refused the motion for a
continuance of the trial, so that the case
will begin immediately.
WITNESSES SUMMONED.
The witnesses of the defendant have al
ready been summoned to appear at Fernan
dina. *
PUBLIC indignation.
There is tremendoui indignation here,
and all impartial men agree in denouncing
Archibald’s action as a great outrage.
FROM THOMAM ILL Eh
Death ot a Well-Known Citizen.
[Special Telegram to the Morning News.J
Thomasville, November 8.
Hansoll W. Harrison, formerly of this
place, but for a quarter of a century a
prominent citizen of Albany, Ga., died
here this morning of a cancer.
cotton.
Washington, November 5 Ellison & Cos.,
of Liverpool, in addition to their usual
monthly report, have issued a review of the
cotton trade of Europe for the seasons of
1874 and 1875. This takes the place of the
annual circular oi Ott Trumpler, of Zurich,
which has been discontinued. A compari
son of deliveries of cotton in Great Britain
and the continent for the first five seasons
does not show that the consumption of the
continent is gaining ground upon that of
Great Britain, when the consumption was
less last season than iu any of the previous
four, and may be taken as a mere Gass
ing variation, such as the continental
figures also show. Judging from the
weekly deliveries the falling off has
been about the same in both cases during
the season just closed. From a number of
estimates, including the natural increase of
spindles, the effect of the factory act and
other circumstances bearing upon the con
sumption of raw material, it is found that
the requirements of Europe for 1875-6 will
be three per cent, greater than last season,
or 5,752,000 bales of 382 4-5 pounds to meet
this demand. The report says: “The area
sown by this season m America is about
8,753,000 acres, or 233,000 acres, repre
senting about 100,000 bales less than
the average of the previous three seasons.
The season does not promise to
differ materially from the average of 1875.
The yield is not likely, therefore, to show
any very important variation from 4,000,000
bales. Whatever size the crop may be,
American spinners will require about 1,300,-
000 bales. This would leave 2,700,000 bales
for Europe out of a total of 4,000,000, or
2,800,000 out of a total of 4,100,000. On the
basis of these figures, a reasonable estimate
of the import into Europe for the season
will be 2,750,000 bales. Tho average im
portation from India during the past two
seasons has fallen short of 1,500,000
bales, and this is the higliost
figure we feel j ustified in adopting for 1875-6.
With a continuance of the present scale of
prices, it is more likely that our estimate
will not he reached. ’Brazil will probably
send us no more than last year, say 560,000
bales, but the supply from’Egypt may reach
400,000. Smyrna, and the West Indies, &c.,
will probably furnish about the same as in
1874-75; consequently they put the
total supply at 5,480,000 bales. This
estimate is worked out by some elaborate
statistics so as to show that at the end of
September, 1876, the stocks in the ports
will be 176,000 bales, of 389 pounds less
than in 1875. In other words, that tho
balance of unused cotton at the end of next
season will be about 240.000 bales, exclusive
of the stocks at the mills. These calcula
tions, based as they are on long averages
and intimate knowledge of tho trade,
aro accepted as foreshadowing facts
as close as can be expected.
GORDON ON THE SITUATION.
Charleston, October s. —Senator Gordon,
of Georgia, who is visiting this city, was in
terviewed by a News and Courier reporter
to day on the result of Tuesday’s elections.
He attributes the Democratic reverses to
the fact that the currency issue diverted
public attention from the corruption and
mal-administration of the Republican party,
especially in its Southern policy. He said
the Republicans would be glad to fight the
battle of 1876 on the new issues, and it does
not matter with them much wfiat the new
issues are, whether they be tho currency, tho
acquisition of Cuba, or a war with the people
—Anything rather than their own [record.
The National Democrats will make a serious
mistake if they permit any of these now
issues to be brought into the Presidential
canvass next year. “I am satisfied,” said
he, “that after tho lesson of Tuesday the
National Democrats will not make the cur
rency question either paramount or promi
nent, and that both wings of the Democratic
party on the currency question, and the
Liberal Republicans, will unite in 1876 in
favor of the constitution, local self-govern
ment, and honest economy in the adminis
tration.”
THE FOREIGN CROP REVIEW.
London, Novomber B.—The Mark Lane
Express, this evening, in its regular weekly
review ot the British corn trade, has the
following : “Sowing has been resumed in
some localities, but iu most cases the soil
has been unfit to receive the seed. Large
arrivals have checked an upward tendency
in the prices of English wheat . The qual
ity is good, but there is no materia! change
in the market. Russian has been lower in
consequence of large shipments in
anticipation of ice in Russian rivers
and the harbors. It is reported
that Russia has a short crop of wheat and
forage, consequently tlie tenacity of
holders at Odessa would seem to be justi
fied. The absence of tho usual abundance
from America aud Russia must eventually
tell on our market in Franco. Sowing is
near complete Jin Paris and throughout
the nrovinces of France as well as Belgium,
and Holland,aud the markets are unchanged.
At Hamburg the market tends up, the last
quotations are fully maintained at Dantzig,
while in Austria and Holland and the prov
inces are lower.
THE RADICAL REJOICING.
Washington, November 6.—A hundred
guns were fired by Republicans this evening
in honor of their victories of Tuesday. A
procession was formed and proceeded to the
Executive Mansion, where they serenaded
the President, who, from the front of
the portico, acknowledged the compliment
as follows; “Gentlemen—l am very glad to
meet you on this occasion, and congratulate
you on so good a cause for rejoicing to the
entire country over the elections of last
Tuesday. While the Republican majorities
were not great, they were sufficient to ac
complish tiif) purpose. The rag baby has
been entirely suppressed, and people now
know what kind of money they are to have
in future, and I think we have an assurance
that the Republicans will control this gov
ernment for at least four years longer.”
Three cheers were then given for the Presi
dent, three cheers for hard money, and
three cheers for the President’s schcffSl
policy.
GRANT AND HIS FAMILY.
Cincinnati, 5.—A special
to the Cincinnati Enquirer from Bt. Louis
states that the announcement is made that
the United States Grand Jury have found
indictments against Ex-Umted States Dis
trict Attorneys Patrick and Krum, Ex-Uni
ted States Marshal C. A. Newcomb, Orville
Grant, brother of the President; Gen. Bab
cock, the President’s Private Secretary, and
others. The greatest excitement prevails.
The indictments charge them with con
spiracy with St. Louis distilleries to
defraud the government out of the taxes
on an immense amount of crooked whisky.
The indictments grow out of the testimony
before the grand jury of Joseph M. Fitzroy,
late Deputy United States Collector. Fitz
roy was indicted by the previous grand jury
and lately pleaded guilty to the charges
against him. He is said to have been the
treasurer of the St. Louis whisky riDg, the
most gigantic combination ever made to
beat the government.
THE KANSAS ELECTION.
Kansas City, November s.— The Kansas
City Times has returns from seventy-six of
the one hundred and three Legislative dis
tricts in Kansas, which show the election of
thirty-nine straight Republicans and thirty
seven opposition candidates, classed under
the heads of Democrats, Independents and
Reformers. Last year only twenty-six
members went into tho opposition
caucus, showing that the contest this year
had been considerably closer than then.
The Democrats also elect a Senator in the
district where there was a vacancy, and also
elect a District Judge in the Port Scott Dis
trict, being one of three vacancies.
THE CUBAN QUESTION.
New York, November s.— lt is announced
that the Spanish Government has forwarded
to their agents in this city orders to bay up
and ship at once provisions and ammu
nition to the amount of $500,000. The
money for this purpose was contributed
in Havana on the 20th ult., upon the re
ceipt of telegrams from Madrid to the effect
that American intervention was feared, and
tnat all that could be done to deter it was
advisable.
a political row.
, New York, November 7. — A fight origina
ting about political matters, occurred early
this morning on the corner of Eleventh
street and Second avenue, during which
three men were seriously, if not fataliy bea
ten. Several pariicipants in the affray were
arrested. A woman passing at the time of
the fight was struck with a stone and seri
ously injured.
NEW ENGLAND VANDALISM.
Providence, R. 1., November 7.—ln
Woonsocket last night vandals entered Oak
Hill Cemetery, and threw down and broke
eighty marble monuments, headstones, etc.
No motive is known for the outrage.
AGAIN ON THE BAGGED EDGE.
New York, November 6.—The following
£d D hv m the 00 A mpoß V be committee appoint*
ed by the Association of Conereira.tinnl
Ministers for the investigation ooncerffing l
Beecher, Rev. Dr. BudiDerton Pnat/tr
of Clinton Avenue Church/ Br& n • R^ r
Dr. Wm Taylor, Pastor of B7o^wa^f
naclo, New York; Prof. B. N Martin of
New York University; Rev. C. li Everett
Pastor of the Cburch of Puritans Brooklyn-
Rev. 8. H. Virgin, Pastor of tlieCoS
tioual Church of Harlem, New York LL
bly nothing will be done for a week m
two. Tho committee which wag annnint*
ed last Wednesday have hefcT n n
formal meeting, nor have they yet
arrived at any decision iu regard to the
method of procedure in tho investigation
The resolution under which they act directs
them to review all the evidence apparent
and attainable respecting matters which
brought Mr. Beecher before the courts and
to report to the association their findings
coupled with advice as to whether the ac
cused should be retained in or expelled from
the association. It must be understood that
the Ministeral Association has no jurisdic
tion over churches as corporate bodies
It concerns itself only with the personai
character of their pastors er such of them
as belong to the New York and Brooklyn
Association. Shouldithe results of the de
liberations ol the committee be a recom
mendation that Beecher be expelled the
adoption of such a resolution would not di
rectly affect that gentleman’s relations to
Plymouth Church. It would simply be a
verdict of moral condemnation by his asso
ciates. The committee is not limited to
any set period for its work, and will take all
tho time necessary to go to the bottom of
this complicated subject.
BAWDY BEECHER.
New York, November 5.—A meeting of
tho members of Plymouth Church was held
on the cases of Mrs. Francis D. Moulton and
Deacon West, who had been notified by the
Examining Committee of an intention to
drop them from membership for uon-atteud
anee. Deacon West was not present. Mrs.
Moulton was present with hor attorney,
Gen. Pryor. Sixty members of the church
were present, one-half of whom were ladies.
General Pryor read an auswer, writton and
signed by Mrs. Moulton, concluding as fol
lows : “My absence is an enforced one,
and is caused by the crimo of adultery
committed by Henry Ward Beecher,
Sastor of this church, with one oi
is parishioners, which I know to bo
a fact through Mr. Beeoher’s confessions
to me and through the confessions of Mrs.
Tilton, and through conclusive evidence of
the crime from other sources. I appear be
fore this church iu loyal obedience to a
summons which I have received, and I
hereby declare my disposition and desire to
discharge nil the duties devolving on mo as
a member that’are consistent with my
knowledge of adultery of tho pastor and his
false swoariug with regard to it.”
A silent veto was then taken, aud the
name of Mrs. Moulton was dropped from
the Plymouth roll of membership. It is
stated tl at there has been a committee ap
pointed by the Congregational Association
of New York and Brooklyn to inquire, on the
part of Iho society, mto tho truth or falsity
of the charges against Rev. Henry W.
Boecher. The committee, it is said, will
enter upon tho discharge of its duties at
once.
THE WHISKY RING.
St. Louis, November 7.—Colonel E. R.
Chapmau, the head of tho Stamp Bureau in
Washington, who, with General Lucien
Hawley, made investigations which resulted
iu tho seizure of distilleries and rectifying
houses boro during tho past summer, has
arrived here to assist in preparing tho
whisky cases which are to come up during
tho next term of tlio United States Court.
Though many of the accused have put
in a plea of guilty, it is still necessary
to put in a certain amount of evidence,
so that tho Judge can intelligently sen
tence tho delinquents. 001. Chapmau states
that any amount of testimony is in the
hands of the government, more than will
bo necessary to produce, especially iu cases
in which accused pleaded guilty. It is also
stated that overtures have been made in
Washington iu behalf of some Of the guilty
men, offering the surrender of all they
possess on tho condition that tho govern
ment will not press the criminal part of the
proceedings. These overtures, it is as
serted, have been received with no disposi
tion to considor thorn. Tho grand jury ad
journed this morning till Monday without
presenting any uew indictments to tin
court.
SPANISH POLITICS.
Madrid, November B.—At a meeting of
the Sagosta party yesterday, the names of
two hundred and twelve ex-members and
Deputies were read, as announcing their ad
herence to the objects of the meeting.
Sagosta declared that the Const'uitioil
alists desired to be the most liberal
party under the government of King
Alfonso, and wished to maintain the
principles of 1809, correcting the defects,
but preserving tho spirit of the revolution.
A committee was appointed to report
whether the party will vote in the Cortes.
Marshal Serrano, who was expected to pre
side, together with thirty-seven Generals,
was provonted from boing present by mili
tary regulations.
incendiary fire.
Whitehall, N. Y., November 8 Tbe firo
which broke out here last night was got
under control early this morning. Tho
Lake House, Yunle House, G. Dayton’s brick
block, occupied by Geo. Yule for hotel pur
poses, and Geo. Delacne’s billiard saloon
and restaurant woro burned, and Balls <fc
Kitteridge’s hardware store was nearly con
sumed, with a heavy stock of goods. The
losses will probably exceed $50,000. In
surance $25,000. Chief Engineer N. Deaker
and several firemen were badly injured by
a falling wall. The fire was evidently the
work of an incendiary.
A FLORIDA STORM.
Gainesville, Fla., November C.—A ter
rific cyclone, accompanied with rain,
thunder and lighting, visited this town
yesterday, demolishing some twelve or four
teen houses. Among them were the largo
dining room and kitchen attached to Oak
Hall Hotel.
Mr. W. Mathews, Mr. Cosnas, Rev. Mr.
Tomkies, Mr. E. Jones, and some thirteen
or fourteen other persons wore slightly and
seriously injured. One colored man was
buried beneath the ruins of Oak Hall.
PREPARING TO MASSACRE THE CHRISTIANS.
Brussels, November G.—Le Nord, of this
city, publishes tho following under reserve,
dated Ragusa, November 5 : “The greatest
exasperation is manifested by the Mussul
mon of Horzogovina toward the Chrisiians.
A secret meeting was held in the Mosquos,
at which preparations were making for a
general massacre of the Christians at Mos
tar, Bonna and other localities. These de
tails are unknown to Servia Pasha.”
A YOUTHFUL WOULD-Eff MURDERER.
Philadelphia, November 6.—George
Firth, aged 12 years, was shot in tho faco
to-day, with a pistol loaded with grapeshot,
by Edward Gravely, aged 12 years. The
lads quarreled over a piece of wood. Firth
was taken to the hospital. His injuries are
considered serious.
THE WISCONSIN ELECTION.
Milwaukee, November C. —There was a
flurry of excitement here to-day on account
of a report that Taylor is elected Governor,
but tho report proved to be unfounded.
Ludington’s majority cannot be varied much
from eight hundred.
BISMARCK.
New York, November 7.— Tho Liberia, of
Rome, states that Prince Bismarck intends
to visit Rome next year, to thank the King
of Italy and his Ministers for their many
proofs of friendship to him.
THE NEW YORK ELECTION.
Albany, November s.— The returns re
ceived by tho Argus give a majority for
Bigelow of 16,798, with the prospect of a
further increase.
A French Story About Nelson.— Any
facts relating to the life of Nelson always
have an interest for English readers ; and
it is gratifying to learn that the Paris
Figwro has just contributed some new
and valuable information concerning the
professional career of our favorite hero.
Promotion in the English navy, it states
correctly enough, goes by seniority
among officers who have attained the
rank of post captain (rxipilaine de vain
neaii). It would seem, then, that in the
summer or autumn of the year 1805 the
British ministry was anxiously looking
out for an able officer to whom
it might safely entrust the defense of
our coasts. Now it had guessed that
Nelson was a man of considerable
abilities. (“ Or, le Ministers avait
devine Nelson.”) But how was the gov
ernment to make use of his services?
Nelson was but a captain; and, worse,
was only fifty-third on the list. The
Admiralty (of that day) “did not hesi
tate.” My Lords named fifty-three “ad
mirals,” placed fifty-two on half-pay, and
gave the command of the fleet to Nelson,
who, a few weeks later, adds the French
journalist with almost a touch of enthu
siasm, “destroyed our navy at Trafalgar.”
Curiously enough there is a similar inci
dent in French history which has un
accountably escaped the notice of MM.
Thiers and Lanfrey—namely, that the
defeat of the imperialists at Austerlitz
was probably due to the promptitude and
decision of the then French government
in naming Colonel Bonaparte, over the
heads of many senior officers to the com
mand of the army of Germany. — Pall
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