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Savannah Weekly Sews *TUnDAY, NQVBMBKKI3, 1H76. 1876. THK Savannah Weekly News! This favorite Weekly Paper enters on its Twenty-Sixth Year! on the first of January next, and we de sire again to present its claims as a good newspaper to the people of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, and, also, to all who are interested in these States, wherever they may reside. * THE WEEKLY NEWS is universally acknowledged to be the beat weekly newspaper published in the South, and is a complete compendium of the news of the week from an parts of the world, carefully compiled from our daily editions. It is a welcome visitor to the family 1 r eside, as well as to the farmer, the merchant or mechanic, as nothing is permitted in its columns that will offend the most fastidious. No effort will be spared to add to its already well earned reputation and to make it deserve the continued support of its bscribers. Let friends of the WEEK! l NEWS present its claims to their neighbors, who are not subscribers, and get hem to take it, and thus aid us in the good work of keeping up the “people’s paper.” The WEEKLY NEWS will be sent rfree of postage) to any address for : One year 12 00 Six months 1 00 Three months 0 50 One month 0 25 Remittances can be made by Post Office Money Order, Registered Letter, or Express, at our risk. No attention is paid to orders unless accompanied by the money. All letters should be addressed 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. 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