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Address all Letters to
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Tuesday Morning, September 7, 1875
Fritz’s letter from Barnwell county, S. C.,
will appear in our Wednesday morning's
issue.
The financial world is not very lively.
There is still a dead-lock in San Francisco,
a gambling Buffalo bank has suspended,
and dullness reigns supreme in Canada.
Another Northwestern flood is reported,
causing great damage to railways, and
presumably to crops. Does the grain mar
ket require a bull movement just now?
Anew daily paper called the bxprqss is
announced to appear in Charleston, found
ed, it is said, upon the Chronicle,, a sheet
which has had but an obsure career for
some years past.
By our Wayuesboro letter it will be seen
that the Insurrection prisoners had a trial
there yesterday, and nearly all were dis
charged, after the manner of JSandersville.
So endeth the secoud chapter.
Great Britain contrives to make money
out of the misfortunes of other nations by
supplying belligerent brethren with war
material. The Carlists have had quite a
lift this way, and we may look for some
desperate kicking from that lively corpse.
Our New York dispatches state that the
Beechek-Tilton nastiness will be resumed
this mouth. Just about the time this an
nouncement was made, a disease like the
epizooty broko out among the cattle. No
wonder.
*•.
"* Mr. Joseph T. Derry, in an admirable
letter, this morning, continues his impres
sions of North Georgia. Mr. Derry is evi
dently enjoying his trip and we feel assured
that he will return among us well-fortified
to icsume his labors at the Academy.
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The duel about Jefferson Davis, be
tween two St. Louis editors, proved a
harmless affair. Their paper bullets of the
brain were more wound-dealing than their
lethal weapons. Now let them stick to
their quills or lead pencils, and let pistols
alone.
We would be much obliged to the Gov
ernment to put its lightning mail line,
which lias ju=t been determined upon be
tween New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and the West, in motion
through the South, down the South Atlan
tic coast to New Orleans,
'i he political news from California con
tinues to bo very gratifying- to tlie Democ
racy. '-This \vi i have a dampening effect
upon the “bloody shirt” and Know Nothing
Radicals of Ohio, and correspondingly
encourage the followers of old Uncle Wil
liam Allen.
Another “wail from Chicago” is pub
lished this morning. The Courier Journal’s
correspondent, having been assailed by the
Tribune as a falsifier, the correspondent
aforesaid has returned to the charge and
“put the beer” on the editor who tried to
make him out a fraud and prevaricator.
This is a bad year for balloonists. As an
appendage to the Donaldson disaster, we
have intelligence that an teronaut attached
to a circus company, in Michigan, ascended
into space, was seized witli “the vertigo of
high latitudes,” jumped out, fell into a mill
pond and became a “dom’d cold, moist, un
pleasant body.”
From the Vicksburg Herald’s statement
regarding the riot at Clinton, Miss., it ap
pears that the whole affair, bloody and
brutal as it was, started from whiskey
drinking. The Good Templars have another
line text. Men who put “ thieves into
their mouths to steal away their brains ”
are liable at any moment to turn into de
mons and perpetrate any and every enor
mity.
——
We had the pleasure of meeting Mr.
James A. Bryan, the gentlemanly traveling
agent of that live and reliable paper, the
Augusta Constitutionalist, in our office yes
terday. Mr. B. represents his paper in a
flourishing condition; this is as it should
be, for the Constitutionalist is the best daily
in the State. We recommend Mr. Bryan
and his paper to our readers.—]Madison
Home Journal.
The New York Herald, of the 4th inst.,
says : “The trial of the colored men charge 1
with insurrection in Georgia has practi
cally ended in the acquittal of the prisoner
first tried, the remainder being discharged.
To have justice done before the law in the
face of strong race prejudices is extremely
gratifying, and the conduct of the people
and authorities during the whole affair will
remain an honor to the State.”
The news from the revolted Turkish pro
vinces and their sympathizers is somewhat
mixed. As soon as insurrectionary move
ments are suppressed in one quarter,
we hear reports of their breaking out in
another. How much influence the Turkish
bond question has to do with reports from
the seat of war must be left to conjecture.
There is much systematic prevarication
just now in all quarters, and rich and pow
erful speculators are credited with being
able to put a bigger pair of seven-Jeagued
boots on a healthy and active lie than any
body else.
The Indians have taken to molesting
geologists aud stealing their instruments.
Well, this is not any worse—and in fact not
so bad as the experience of the engi
neers who attempted to clear the way
for the first English railroads. The civil
ized, so-called, white savages were more
brutal than the red barbarians. The In
dians no doubt thought, aud correctly too,
that the scientific men were only an ad
vance guard of land-robbers. The first
railroad prospectors in Great Britain were
engaged in developing, improving and in
creasing the value of property. It seems
to us that this is a distinction with a dif
ference.
The English consul at Mostar gives a
very bad account of the outrages of the
Herzegovinian insurgents. These “rebels”
may call thefnselves Christians; but, from
all accounts, they are worse than the infi
dels, and have damaged their cause by ex
cessive cruelty and unsurpassed demonism.
Their religion is probably of the same
quality as that of the Greek bandit or
Italian brigand, who is said to engage in
pious meditation and the exercise of
many devotions as a preparation for rob
bery or murder. We should like to see tho
so-called Christian subjects of the Sultan
either independent or else allied with peo
ple of the samo race; but, iu any event,
they are sally in need of soap and water,
as well as the better practices of civilized
life. tmt
The Atlanta girls must be awfully be
witching. ODe of our promising young
lawyers, recently returned from there,
is frantic on the subject. He says she
is ray ideal—the impersonation of all
the loveliness, grace, beauty and what
not, this tender heart ever communed
to my mind.” Pretty well for one day’s
lesson.
*
ilje lAugnstol Ctmsttitfiumcilist,
Established 1799.
FOREIGN DISPATCHES
Contradictory Reports From the In
surgent Provinces —Barbarism of
the “Rebels” —End of an English
Strike.
Belgrade, September 5. — An insur
rectionary movement is reported in the
neighborhood of Gradatsetats, Bosnia,
instigated by bands of Servians. It is
asserted that whole districts in the
south-eastern frontier of Bosnia are
rising.
Constantinople, Sept. s.—Server
Pasha, in a telegraphic dispatch dated
Mostar, to-day, states that many in
surgents have submitted, and the agita
tion is greatly allayed. The Imperial
troops have been traversing all parts
of the country for several days without
meeting with resistance. He believes
order will be restored before the
foreign consuls begin the work of
mediation.
London, September 6. — A special dis
patch in the Meorning Standard says
the British Consul has arrived at Mos
tar. He witnessed the horrible cruel
ties perpetrated by the insurgents, who,
in one instance, roasted children alive.
The insurrection is put down. Only
raids by the Servians and Montene
grins take place, and these are exag
gerated tenfold.
A telegram to the Daily News states
that Server Pasha has been authorized
to propose a limited form of autonomy
for Herzegovina.
London, September s.—The strike at
Oldham is ended. The terms of the
operatives have been accepted, and
work in the mills will recommence to
morrow.
Cable New s—The Collie Case.
London, September 6. — The mana
gers of the direct United States cable
report that their line has been re
paired.
Win. Collie, who, with his brother
Alexander, of the late firm of Alexan
der Collie & Cos., is charged with ob
taining money under false pretences,
was again arraigned to-day. The
prosecution said they had not aband
oned the hope of capturing Alexander
Collie, who has forfeited his bail. They
therefore asked for further postpone
ment of the case and it was accor
dingly adjourned till the IBth of Octo
ber -
Russia About to Chastise Kliokand —
Marine Accidents—Servia Announces
Her Determination to Let Herzego
vina Play a Lone Hand.
London, September 6.—A special dis
patch to the Times, from Berlin, says
Russia seems convinced that the Kho
kand rebellion was fomented by Yakoob
Khan. An agent of Yakoob arrived at
Odessa, but, as he left before recent
events in Khokand, his avowal will
hardly serve to postpone retributive
measures by Bussia.
Steamship Gauges, which left here
August Bth for New York and Odessa,
returned to Deal yesterday with her
machinery disabled.
Belgrade, September G. —The Ser
vian Minister of Foreign Affairs offi
cially notified the Turkish Government
and the Powers that Servia has taken
necessary measures to prevent armed
bands going to the aid of Herzgovinian
insurgents.
Cardinal McCloskey’s Progress—Re
pentant Carlists—Notable English
men Dead-
Ronle, September 5.— A dispatch from
Turin announces that Cardinal McClos
key lias passed through that city and
will arrive here to-morrow.
Madrid, September G.—Numbers of
Carlists from all parts of Catalonia, Na
varre and the Biscayan provinces are
giving their submissions to the gov
ernment of King Alfonso and asking
for amnesty.
London, September 6. —Lieutenant-
Colonel F. M. Wilson, Cocservat.ve,one
of the members of Parliament for West
Suffolk, and Mr. H. M. Fielder, Conser
vative, a member for Blackburn, are
dead. The former was only elected in
June last.
POLITicAL.
Electioneering in Church—A Radical
Waterloo in California—Pow-wow in
the Indian Territory.
Paterson, N. J., September s.—The
ballots for the Constitutional amend
ments election in New Jersey on next
Tuesday were circulated at the Catho
lic Churches in this city to-day, with
several amendments crossed out. The
erased amendments prohibit the appro
priation of public money and lands to
private or sectarian purposes, guaran
tee a system of free public schools, and
prohibit special legislation.
San Francisco, September o.—The
vote for Governor, so far as returned,
is as follows; Irwin, Democrat, 43,000;
Phelps, Republican, 25,000; Bidwell,
Independent, 18.0C0. Legislature re
ture are not complete, but the Dem
ocrats will have an overwhelming ma
jority. The contest for Mayor is still
uudecided, with chances in favor of
Clayton, Independent Republican. The
Constitutional Convention proposition
is defeated.
San Francisco, September 6. — Bryant,
regular Democratic nominee, has been
elected Mayor by a small majority.
Okmulgee, Creek Nation, via Musko
gee, Indian Territory, September 6.
The Grand Council of the Indian Terri
tory is in session. A full delegation is
in attendance from nearly every tribe
in the Territory. Extra delegations,
as visitors, from the Iviowas, Ooman
ches, and other wild tribes from the
plains, were also present. The only
business to be considered is anew con
stitution, providing for a Governor of
the Territory, United States Courts,
and a Delegate to Congress, which will
probably pass this council, but with a
proviso that it be submitted to the na
tional council for approval.
Meeting of the Alabama State Conven
tion—Gen. L. P. Walkex - Chosen Pres-
ident by Acclamation.
Montgomery, September 6.—The Ala
bama Constitutional Convention met
to-day. General L. P. Walker, first
Secretary of War of the Confederate
States, was chosen President by accla
mation, Republicans and Democrats all
voting for him. His father was Presi
dent of the Convention which adopted
the Constitution in 1819, under which
Alabama was admitted into the Union.
On taking the chair to-day, he made a
conservative speech.
Meeting of the North Carolina State
Convention—A Tight Squeeze Be
tween the Two Parties.
Raleigh, September G. —The State
Convention met to-day. There were
119 members present. There is ono
vacancy created by the death of ex-
Gov. Graham. Two ballots for Presi
dent resulted in Ransom (In'd. Dem.)
receiving 59 votes, and Dockery (Rep.)
58, tho two candidates voting scatter
ing, leaving the result uudecided. The
Convection adjourned until 10 a. m.
to-morrow morning. Intense interest
is felt iu tho result, and large crowds
are in the city. No one knows the
final result.
FROM WASHINGTON.
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The True Inwardness of Indian At
tacks —-Department News—Discus
sion of the Eads Jetties.
Washington, September G. —The Ute
Indians in Southern Colorado have
manifested an unfriendly spirit for
some time, on account of the many
persons attracted to their country by
the San J nan mines, and they earnestly
protest against any encroachments
upon their territory. This is the cause
of their recent attack on Prof. Hay
den’s geological party, who are making
a geological suivey of Colorado, and
expect to finish the work during the
present season.
A dispatch received at the Treasury
Department to-day from Dr. Linder
man, Director of the Mint, reports he
left San Francisco yesterday morning
for Washington. He will stop at Den
ver, Kansas City, St. Louis and Cincin
nati to determine upon a site for anew
United States mint to be located in the
Mississippi Yalley, in accordance with
the provisions of the act of Congress
passed last session.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Attorney General have returned.
The steamer Plymouth, from the
mouth of the Itio Grande, has arrived
at Port Royal. She is ordered to pro
ceed to Norfolk.
Mail service on the Ohio river be
tween Louisville and Cincinnati, by
mail boats, ceases on September 15th/
The Treasury Department has ad
vices of the arrival of a vessel in Dela
ware Bay from San Domingo, with yel
low fever on board.
The Treasury Department has re
ceived applications for a transfer of one 1
million in gold from New York to San
Francisco. The applications are from
some ten persons who need gold for
commercial purposes. The Treasury
cannot make tho transfer to-day, but
hopes to be able to send a half million
to-morrow.
Coinage of silver has stopped and
coinage of gold resumed at the San
Francisco Mint.
The Board of Engineers, examining
Capt. Eads’ plan for improving the
mouth of the Mississippi, continues its
sessions in New York. The discussion
of the location of the jetties at the
south pass was continued, and slight
modifications of the plan for locating
the cast jetty were recommended; also,
a slight alteration in its curvature, so
as to render the action of the current
more effective and secure greater, so
lidity. It was also recommended
that this jetty, which is on the wind
ward side, should overlap the end of
the west jetty at least 300 feet. It was
further decided that 1,000 feet was the
most desirable distance to leave be
tween the artificial walls by which it is
proposed to deepen the channel. Tho
length of the east jetty will be about
12,700 feet. Very little now remains to
be acted upon, and it is expected that
the Board will close its session Tuesday.
“ Music by the Band.”
Lincoln Hall was crowded to hear
the contest between the Washington
Saugerbund and the Virginia, of Rich
mond. The Virginians were encored in
every piece.
FROM NEW YORK.
Tlie Direct Cable Laid and Working
—A German Festival —The Methodists
Approve John Wesley’s Memorial
Church.
New York, September G.—A Rye
Beach, N. H., dispatch says the laying
of the direct United States cable was
completed yesterday, a. m, and mes
sages were transmitted to and from the
London office. It will be opened for
public business within a few days.
The Superintendent in this* city of
the direct United States cable says
messages are now passing over the
cable at a high rate of speed. Although
the Faraday arrived on the ground on
the 22d of August, teu days after sail
ing from Loudon, she had only three
days of moderate weather, during
which she picked up the cable in 2,500
fathoms of water, cut out the fault and
made a final splice. He hoped to be ablo
to say in a day or two when the line
will be ready for business.
The procession of the Platte Den
terche Vil Kefest to-day was composed
of delegations from Baltimore, Phila
delphia, Richmond, Chicago, Milwaukee
and other cities, with residents of this
city. The procession was reviewed by
the mayor, the German minister and
consuls. The festival is being held at
the Schuetzen Park of New Jersey, and
will last live flays.
At a session of Methodist ministers
resolutions were adopted approving of
the erection of a memorial church in
honor of John Wesley at Savannah.
It was also resolved to call the atten
tion of their respective congregations
to this project.
Reopening of the Beecher-Tilton Case
—The Epizooty Again.
Ex-Judge Morris, Tilton’s counsel, is
busy preparing papers for a second
trial against Beecher. ML Fearsoll,
another of Tilton’s counsel, stated that
this action is bona Jiile, and the case is
No. 40 on the calendar. It will be
reached about the third Monday of the
present month.
Rochester, September 6. —A disease
similar to the old epizootic has broken
out among the cattle near Avon. Forty
have died within two weeks ; twelve
died yesterday.
BPORTIN4*NEWS.
The Kentucky Races—Bob Woolley
Makes the Fastest Time on Record.
Lexington, Ky., September 6.—-The
Fall meeting over the Kentucky Asso
ciation course commenced to-day. Fine
weather, good track, good attend
ance and good sport. First race, mile
heats, for three-year-olds, was won by
Grinstead’s eh. f. by Gilroy; Cadwalla
der’s b. f. by Enquirer, second; McGib
bens’ b. f. by Lexington, third—time,
1:43%, 1:50. Second race, one mile and
a furlong, was won by Bob Woolley;
King Alfonso second, Katie Pearce
third—time, 1:54.
This is the fastest race ever run in
America by two seconds. The first fur
long was run in thirteen seconds, and
the i©ile from string to string in 1:41
the whole distance at the rate of 1:411-3
to the mile. Tlie third race was a dash
of three-fourths of a mile for two-year
old fillies, and was won by Grinstead’s
Janet, by Lightning ; Gardiner’s ch. f.,
by Lexington, secoud ; A. K. Richards’
ch. f., by War Dance, third. Time, 1:17.
Ottawa, September o.—Dealers here
report continued dullness in the lum
ber trade, not only in Ottawa, but in
the whole of Canada, and Eastern
States’ reports from Nova Scotia and
New Brunswick say many mills will
shut down for the season.
Quebec, September 6. —The Mora
vian, from Liverpool, reports that she
struck an iceberg, September 2, in a
fog, but was uninjured.
AUGUSTA. GAI., JrXTESDA-Y, SEPTEMBER 7, 1875.
THE NIGHT SIDMOF NATURE.
Serious Inundation-1-Conflagration—
Death of a Bai|oonatic.
Omaha, September ss—The water rose
all day yesterday ic|Boyer river and
the Logan creek, r j|. re 'Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad bed in many
places is three and fojju feet under wa
ter. No trains have! passed over the
road, but all passengers have been
transferred over the Damaged part of
the road. Coon riwer and Walnut
creek, on the Ohieagojßock Island and
Pacific Railroad, rosta rapidly, and the
track in many places gj four feet under
water and is badly dajiaged.
The Pacific Express en route West
was thrown into a dijjeh just west of
Commerce, lowa, twelve miles west of
Des Moines, last even|ig. Jno. Hughes,
brakesman, was instS ntly killed and
several persons slightly injured. Tiie
water in Walnut crt|;k is three feet
higher than ever l:x|)wn. The west
ward bound passengers are laid up at
Commerce and Des Mjpines. The east
ward bound train, whjjph left here last
evening, laid up at Stjjwart, lowa.
Springfield, Mass., September 5.
An incendiary fire bre ke out in a car
riage factory of Join Gekington, on
Elm street. South Dt rfield, on Satur
day night, destroying besides the fac
tory, the Bloody Br >ok House and
Hayden’s Hotel.
ance, $30,000.
Jackson, Micii , Sep Mnber s.—At the
close of a circus, Wnc Doyle ascended
in a hot-air balloon. Jumping, when
some distance up, hf fell into a mill
pond and was drowne l.
Whitehall, N. Y., September 5.—A
fifty thousand dollai incendiary fire
occurred at Fort Ann.
Official Rogues Punished—Barn-Burn
iug.|
Pottsville, Pa., September G.—The
excitement was greaj here to-day in
political circles over t| 3 sentence of tho
commissioners of Schuylkill county,
Patrick Conroy Valtf tine Binker and
Moses Hiue, convicte|i of neglect and
corruption in the duuharge of official
duties. The sentence! of each was two
years’ imprisonment | and SI,OOO fine
aud embezzled funds Jo be returned to
the county. They viare immediately
taken from the court-voom to prison.
Morristown, CamdjL' County, N. J.—
Two large barns were burned here by
aa Incendiary No die,
Rutland, Vt., Septe nber G.—Tilton’s
woolen mills at Ca: indish were en
tirely consumed last ijight. The build
ings are supposed to Live been struck
by lightning. The mills were insured
for SIOO,OOO in 2G conjpanies.
WAR OF FACES
—i
How the Color Line|is Broken—Par
ticulars of the Bloody Conflict at
Clinton, Miss.—Mr. jjbamar’s Policy a
“Barren Ideality.” |
§
Vicksburg, Miss., September 6. —An
extra edition of the flerald gives the
following account of tNe disturbance at
Clinton: “The origifi and particulars
of the riot at Clinton,s on Saturday af
ternoon, have been |/ariously stated.
After hearing all tib statements we
think the following! about correct:
There is a law prohibiting the sale of
liquor in Clinton, (Some young men
from Raymond brought a bottle with
them, and while! the speaking
was going on, Martin Siveley and
some of his frienjls went off a
short distance to iLke a drink. —
The colored marshalifor the occasion
approached them aid forbade their
drinking. This ordlr was not re
garded and when the marshal at
tempted to take tl|i bottle out of
Siveley’s hand, Sivfley struck him
over the head with ill Senator Cald
well, colored, started |.o settle the diffi
culty and was folli ved by some 20
negroes whom ho Ordered back, but
about 100 more ca|;ie rushing on.
one fired a shit which was fol
lowed by a general filing and a stam
pede. Siveley fired ajfi the barrels of
his pistol and the {[negroes then de
manded his surrender* He surrendered
and gave up his pisijil. After which
he was shot and his jj brains knocked
out. He was then* robbed of his
clothing and a fiagel was cut off in
order to get his ring. The infuriated
mob found Charles C dltou iu his yard
and shot aud killed hi a in the presence
of his family. Frai !c Thomasson, a
promising young k wyer, was shot
from his horse a mile and a half from
the scene of theconfl t, and, after fall
ing, the savages dr ve their knives
into his body in maiSy places. John
Neal was fatally shot in the left lung
iu the town and Wad ly Rico seriously
in the hand. Four n< groes were found
on the field and two n ortally wounded.
Six additional negroes have been found
dead about Clinton since. The white
men of Clinton were cf ganized at once
for seif-protection, ucfler Col. Harding,
and telegrams are seijt here for assist
ance. Iu fifteen mimics after the re
ceipt of the first dispa|ch, 150 men were
ready to march, an*! took a special
train, which reachedf'fiinton at seven
o’clock. About ten cfcloek more rein
forcements came frclu Jackson. The
roads were picketed c|iring the night,
but, all danger being Apparently over,
most of the citizens . euirned to their
homes at Vicksburg, leaving thirty
men on guard, under ICapt. W. H. An
drews. Capt. Andrews returned with
tho men this a. m., ai|l reports all now
quiet at Clinton audl Edwards. The
train from Jackson!Saturday night,
with reinforcements lor Clinton, was
fired into from the Side of the road,
and obstructions weijb also placed on
the track. j
THE CABe7>f" iß. HICKS.
1
A Lame Prosecution (# i the Part of the
Church—An Able Lawyer Defending
Hicks.
[Special to tho Milming News.]
Live Oak, Fl|., September 4.
The prosecution i:i|the case of Rev.
Dr. Hicks closed th*s afternoon, and
the examination of in be
half of the defence las begun. The
trial will be resum<| l on Monday.—
Tho charge of collusion or conspiracy
on tho part of any Lne to injure tho
character or standiu'f of the Rev. Dr.
Hicks was most thoroughly and effec
tually exploded by tils evidence, there
being not the least shldow of testimony
to support it. Whit|, Hicks’ lawyer,
appears to bo conducting both sides of
the case, and is framing answers for
witnesses with astonishing sagacity.
Dr. Hankins, the prosecuting counsel
for the church, is too conscientious and
unsuspecting to copoLvith a lawyer.
LaGrange Reporter: fairs. Jack Grady,
nee Miss Roberts, a feigner resident of La-
Grange, died a lew dugs since, in Harris
county. Asher remaijs were being car
ried to West Point to belsent by railroad to
the horses took fright and ran
away; the wagon strudh a tree; the coffin
was thrown out and j the corpse badly
bruised. Tlie remains #uore interred in the
LaGrange cemetery WtLaesday afternoon.
LETTER FROM ROME.
More of the Beauty and Prosperity
of North Georgia—lron Manufac
ture and Other Industries—Thriv
ing Towns—Religious Topics—An
Old Colored Friend—Rome and Its
Environs—Augusta Settlers—“ E
xcept Those Bonds”—Captain Holley
man—Adieu.
[Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.]
Rome, Ga., September 3d.
I left Marietta on Monday morning
for a short trip through Northwestern
Georgia. After a ride of two hours and
twenty minutes I reached Cartersville,
where I remained until Tuesday morn
ing. The ride from Marietta to Carters
ville was very pleasant, the road pass
ing through a well cultivated country.
The towns and stations along the route
present a neat appearance, and every
one or the citizens with whom I talked
spoke hopefully of the future. I was
told by a gentleman who got on the
cars at
Ac worth
that he had never seen better crops of
corn aud that cotton was above the
average. As we passed Bartow station
X saw the iron furnace in full blast and
was informed that there were turned
out at these works from thirty to forty
tons of pig iron*daily.
Cartersville
certainly seems to be a thriving town.
It has about eighty stores, three hotels,
a printing office, several good schools,
Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist aud
Episcopal Churches. Tho town has also
a car factory (not now in operation) and
one or two cabinet makers shops. Car
tersvillte claims a population of nearly
3,000.
Dalton,
On Tuesday morning I left for
Dalton. The ride was equally as
pleasant as the one on Monday from
Marietta to Cartersville, for the road
passed through a populous country,
and on each side of us were fields of
beautiful corn with here and there a.
fine field of cotton and occasional
glimpses of as pretty pasture land as
one would wish to see. As we came to
Cass station I thought of the skirmish
which the Oglethorpes were engaged iu
near therein 1804, when X saw a gallant
young soldier give up his life, Legare
Hill, a son of Hon. Joshua, Hill of
Madison, At liesaca arc still to be
seen the works t hrown up by the Con
federates in 1864. On one of the
highest hills in Dalton is the fort that
was occupied by a negro garrison after
the Yainkee occupation of the town.
General Hood captured this garrison
on his way into Tennessee, and put
them to work for the Confederacy by
making them tear up the railroad in
Sherman’s rear. Dalton is beautifully
situated and like all the towns iu this
part of Georgia seems to be improving.
While there I called on the Rev. Mr.
Seals, A formerly pastor of Asbury
Church in Augusta. He was not at
home, having gone to attend a meeting
at Spring place. His son and wife how
ever were there aud I spent an hour or
two very pleasantly in their company.
There are two large schools at Dal
ton and the place is well supplied
with churches. All tho leading
Protestant denominations are repre
sented, and the Catholics also have a
church. At the North Georgia Manu
facturing Company’s shops various
kinds of household furniture are man
ufactured. I was very much pleased
with Dalton, and particularly with the
Duff Green House, where I stopped.
This hotel is right by the depot, and I
do not think can be surpassed by any
house from Atlanta to Nashville. At G
p. m. I took the cars of the Selma,
Rome aid Dalton Railroad, aud reach
ed this
“ City on the Hills,”
after a three hours’ ride. After a night’s
rest at the Choice Hotel I sauntered
forth on Wednesday morning to trans
act some business, and also to see the
sights. As it was early, I first went
over to Myrtle Hill Cemetery, with
which I was much pleased. From the
top of the hill I had a fine view of the
surrounding country. Just at its base
the Etowah and Oostanaula unite their
streams, and under the name of the
Coosa roil their mingled waters toward
the sea. As I was crossiug the Etowah
bridge on my return to the city, I met
a colored man who, as soon as he saw
me, let go the wheelbarrow which he
was rolling and exclaimed, “ Well, if
this ain’t Mr. Derry ! Don’t you remem
ber
Scab,
who used to 900 k for Marse Will Dab
ney during the war?” I told him
that I remembered him, whereupon
he made many inquiries about
members of the Oglethorpes, and gave
me information about others whom I
had not seen since 1861. Among others
he mentioned that “Marse Tommie Mc-
Afee was keeping store iu Rome,” and
said that I must be sure and call on
him. I found out from Seab where Mr.
McAfee’s store was, and received from
that estimable gentleman a most cor
dial greeting. In the afternoon Mr.
McAfee gave me a ride through the
prettiest portion of Rome and showed
me the sights. At the engine room of
the
Rome Water Works
we were entertained by Mr. George the
engineer, who, by the way, is a perfect
geutlemac, anil takes great pleasure in
showing to strangers the working of
his engine. He is also a man of great
taste, as he shows by the number of
pretty plants aud vines which he has
trained around the walls of his engine
room. We next went to the top of the
water tower. I will not attempt a de
scription of the view from that posi
tion. All I will say about it is that it
is perfectly beautiful, and that I have
never seen a lovelier view anywhere.
Exiles from Augusta.
I have met since I came to Rome
several gentlemen who formerly re
sided in Augusta—Mr. James Bones,
Daniel Plumb. Jr., Mitchell Nevin, Rev.
Wm. Crumley and Capt. Thomas Wil
lingham. It has given me great pleas
ure to meet all these gentlemen. It
will gratify the many friends of the
Rev. Wm. Crumley to know that his
health is rapidly improving, and that
he has almost entirely recovered
from his stroke of paralysis.
He preached on last Sabbath
both morning and night at tho Metho
dist Church.
I spent an hour very pleasantly
Wednesday afternoon at the office of
the Commercial, iu conversation with
Mr. Nevin. I feel convinced, from what
this gentleman tells me, and also from
conversations with several citizens of
Rome, that holders of
Rome Bonds
may lay at the door of the infamous
reconstruction measures the rejection
of the “compromise.” The citizens who
favor the “compromise” represent con
siderably more than half of the taxa
ble property of Rome. I have heard
several of them regretting deeply the
light in which their city has been placed,
and bitterly complaining of the law
which allows any but tax-payers a
voice in tho management of municipal
affairs. They say that they do not like
the way that some of our papers have
of involving the innocent with the
guilty by the unqualified denunciations
that are heaped upon Rome and the
Rowans.
Adios.
I will not attempt a description of
the manufacturing interests of Rom \
for the reason that your readers have
already seen many accounts of them.
Yesterday morning I started out into
the country to visit Captain Holley
man, and met him ou the road, coming
in town after me. I iiad a most de
lightful visit with him and his pleasant
family. I know that Captain Holley
rnan’s many friends in Augusta will be
pleased to learn that he has prospered
in his new home, and that he has one
of the most flourishing farms in this
whole section. I leave to-day for At
lanta. Farewell to Rome! May she
prosper in all her interests, and may
her population of four thousand in
crease until she takes rank among tlie
first cities of Georgia! J. T. Gem.
THE BURKE INSURRECTION.
Tlie Waynesboro L’risoners —Many of
Them Tried aud Discharged—“ So
Endeth the Chapter.”
Waynesboro, Ga., September G, 1875.
[Correspondence of the Constitutionalist,.!
To-day was tho appointed time for
the further trial of the prisoners iu
jail, charged with attempted insurrec
tion. but from the verdict from Sand
ersviilo, as I presume, together with
the paucity of State evidence, all the
prisoners were discharged without fur
ther examination.
There are now in jail about fourteen
insurrectionists, all of whom have been
bound over to await trial at tho next
term of the Superior Court.
So endeth the insurrection in Burke.
The great excitement has passed away
and our community is once again in
peace and tranquillity, llow thankful
should we be to Divine Providence for
unfolding to us the foul and bloody plot
contemplated, and for protecting us
wholly from tlie unknown horrors of
enraged ignorance ! Throughout the
entire troubles the white people of this
community have maintained tho most
perfect solf-control and restraint; and
although our hearth-stones were
threatened with tlie blood of our fam
ilies, we have, to the negro population
generally, knowing the delirium under
which they labored and the extreme
superstition of tho race, extended the
most sincere kindness and sympathy.
We have many good negroes among
us, and let Gens. Morris, Rivers, and
the like, (including a few whites) be ex
cluded from our midst, wo can live to
gether iu peace, happiness and pros
perity ! Lora.
CHICAGO’S STARTING HOSST.
A Correspondent Tries the ES'ect of an
Advertisement or Two in tlie Tri
bune’s Want Columns—Astonishing
Revelations of the Condition of tho
Poorer Classes.
[Correspondence of the Courier-Journal.
Chicago, August 31, 1875.
Readers of tho Courier-Journal will
remember that iu my last week’s letter
from this city a good deal of space was
given to showing the unfortunate con
dition of the vast number of scantily
paid clerks, and also iu giving the al
leged plans of the Communists for the
coming winter. In the item concerning
the latter class I reiterated the state
ment made in the first part of the ar
ticle that there were fully 20,000 people
in Chicago out of employment. At both
this anil the remarks regarding the
Communists the “ Tribune ” took offence,
reprinting a portion of the article un
der the title “Exaggeration aud Bosh;
a Correspondent hard up for matter,”
with some unfavorable comments,
among which was the statement that
there were not 5,000 persons unemploy
ed in Chicago who were willing to work.
I knew my remarks concerning the
unemployed here were true, but have
taken some little pains since the
appearance of the criticisms in the
Tribune to prove them so. The arti
cles appeared on Saturday, when I im
mediately stepped around to the Tri
bune office and expended sl.lO in ad
vertising in the Sunday morning
“wants” columns of that paper. The
following is a copy of the first:
WAN TED —Male or Female Copyist will -
ing to work hard for SC per week.
Address, at once, Z, 94, Tribune Office.
It will be noticed at once that “Z,
94 ” desired a copyist “ willing to work
hard for $6 per week.” Six dollars a
week is $312 per year, and no manner
of board can be procured here, or any
other place, for less than S2OO. This
leaves a margin of sll2 per annum, for
car fare $35, and $77 per year for re
spectable clothing, as a copyist must
be presentable, and the other necessa
ries of life. For this thrillingly remu
nerative position I have received up to
this time (Tuesday noon) 51G applica
tions couched in most piteous and ap
pealing terms. Of this number only 33
were from women. The remainder were
from young men who had just gradu
ated from college; from old men who
had been out of employment for
months, and begged me for God’s
sake to see them before making en
gagements ; from accomplished news
paper men; from retired real estate
merchants ; from young lawyers who
could do anything ; from book-keepers
who could make deposit; from young
ministers whose “call” had weakened;
from men with families who didn’t
know what they would do without it,
or another place ; from gentlemen who
had a literary turn aud could “cram”
me ou any classic or modern subject;
from Chicago Weggs who could drop
into poetry or anything else from
young men and old men who would
work early aud late, in fact, some
would insist on working twenty-five
hours out of twenty-four, and from
every manner and kind of consummate
ability came these five hundred ap
peals for the $6 per week, to keep body
and soul together. The ladies were
everything—hard-working, deft, rapid,
agreeable, educated, talented, re
nowned—one lady stating that her nom
de plume was everywhere recognized
and appreciated in the literary world.
But each and every one wanted me to
understand that working as people
never worked before for $0 per week
would be nearest heaven they ever
hoped to attain—at least in Chicago.
Here is the other ;
WANTED— Hard-workinsr Carpenter for
few weeks, $1.75. Address at once,
S 84 Tribune office.
I have received 394 replies tOithis of
fer of a few weeks’ work at $10.50 per
week. Without going into the particu
lars of the minute specifications of the
applicants’ abilities, which were exten-
New Series — Vol. 28, No. 29.
ded enough to “collar and throw” any
thing from a coal-house to a custom
house, it is only necessary to add that
were all the copyists and carpenters
alone out of employment in Chicago,
grouped together—the hundreds that
did not see the “ads.,” the hundreds
who had not the necessary stamp, en
velope and paper for reply, the hun
dreds who could not read them (for
eigners) if they had seen them, the hun
dreds that neglected them altogether,
and the hundreds that did hump their
vertebra to express the most thorough
perfection and the most absolute need
—would have more than tilled the num
ber “williug to work,” which the Tri
bune, in defense of Chicago—which is
all right enough when honestly and in
telligibly done—indignantly claims as
the limit of Chicago’s God-forsaken,
though respectable, mendicants.
But if this were all, there would be
no action against the Tribune.
On tne North Side,
where reporters seldom go for news,
save to the county jail, which is just
across the river, there are in one line
of business—the manufacture of ready
made clothing—two hundred and six
teen “slop-shops” or “mills,” The pro
prietors of these—Germans, Scandina
vians and Polish Jews, who are the
wholesale clothing merchants’ manu
facturers—employ from 10 to 150 girls
and men, a small per cent, being men
who do the “trimming” and “pressing.”
At best, when these shops are supplied
with work the year through, they pay
but from 50 cents to §3 per week for
female, and from 86 to $9 for male
help, aud then turn away more appli
cants than they employ. This should
bo their “busy season,” making up Fall
and Winter stock; but nearly everyone
is running only a fourth of their regu
lar force, and that at wages reduced
from those named. The parallel of this
is seen, also, where reporters never go,
both on the west side, along
Blue Island Avenue, from Harrisou
to Eighteenth street, from Kinzlo to
North avenue, along Milwaukee avenue,
and on the South side from Harrison
street to Archer avenue, west of State
street. In this business alone there
are 2,500 people out of employment.
There are three great street railway
companies here, the North Chicago, the
West Chicago, and the South Chicago.
I am informed by the Superintendents
of these companies that conductors
and drivers receive respectively, sll
aud |D per week; and that there are
over a thousand men waiting to take
the two or three hundred positions, at
salaries much lower than those paid.
They are “willing to work,” probably.
I was also informed yesterday by'a
member of one of ihe largest clothing
houses in Chicago that an advertise
ment in the Tribune, four weeks since,
for a young man to pile goods (I forget
the trade designation of the specialty,)
brought 900 replies.
Thousands Begging for Work.
A walk of thirty minutes along the
river, from Bush to Van Buren street
bridges, will show you a thousand men
out of employment, who would duck
you in the river if you should tell them
they were not willing to work. Around
the doors of every employment agency
in the city you can count a hundred
men and women who would go any
where and do anything for work, at any
price that would give them a bed and
something to eat. Representatives of
the great dry goods firms of Field, Rei
ter & Cos. and John V. Farwell & Cos.
tell me they would wager a year’s sal
ary against “the drinks” that a Tribune
advertisement for a clerk at $5 per
week would bring within twenty-four
hours two thousand applications. They
never advertise, as they have already
hundreds of filed applications vacan
cies in anything at any price. The
“boss” of the gang of three hundred
now working on the Lincoln Park
improvement states that he has to
use the police to clear the grounds of
hundreds of desperate applicants; that
he could get 5,000 men in ten hours,
and that he only pays $1.25 for liis com
mon laborers. Tom Mackin, one of
our most respectable contractors and
builders, says—he is a Scotch-Irish
man, and profane—“My God, mon! I
could show ye 10,000 min before the
drop o' the sun that would work for
sax shillin’! —but I’d give ’em a dollar
anyway!” The Tribune man, by just
stepping over to the Young Men’s
Christian Association Employment Bu
reau, coGld ascertain that more than
the number he names apply there every
week. God knows, they say, they are
“ willing to work ! ” There are a thou
sand union and “ rat ” printers out of
employment here. Even these autocrats
who have work must to-morrow ac
cept a reduction of their wages to
the amount of fifteen per cent.
Yesterday 700 stone cutters struck for
an advance from $2.50 to $3 per day.
This trade requires years to perfect,
aud work cannot be obtained only du
ring eight months of the year. Now
all these are instances known to me in
a general way, but which since Satur
day I have ascertained to be incontro
vertibly true. And this is not half of
it. Carpenters, bricklayers, trunk
makers, paper-box makers, tinners,
machinists, thousands of planters, ho
tel help, stenographers, collectors—in
fact members of every trade, profes
sion and business, by the hundred, yes,
by the thousand, are out of employ
ment, notwithstanding the high-toned
disclaimer of tho Tribune, and, as I
said last week, literally on the street.
All this is no particular discredit to
Chicago, but tho truth might as well be
known, if it does hurt the false pride of
somo of our friends and our own citi
zens. I wrote the article not only as a
matter of news, but to warn anyone away
from Chicago who might have resolved
to come here and better their condition
—a perfectly natural expectation to
form from reading Chicago papers and
the average Chicago correspondence.—
As I stated last week, the excitement
of, aud consequent upon, the great fire,
drew to us thousands upon thousauds
of not only artisans, but amateurs and
barnacles. For a year after there was
more than work enough for all. The
next year there was plenty of
work at fair wages. The next,
work dropped off, aud the ef
fect of tho panic was severe. For
nearly two years this vast overplus of
labor has been apparent to any one of
ordinary intelligence, and the laboring
classes have been, and are, in a truly
pitiable condition. Chicago is a big
city, and nothing short of annihilation
a half dozen times more can cheok her
magical growth and boundless com
mercial power; but, as before said,
“notwithstanding her marble palaoea,
splendid hotels, magnificent theatres,
brilliant, duty-free plate glass, dazzling
chandeliers, and unique candelabra,”
and notwithstanding the eminently re
spectable Chicago Tribune, she hides
more pinched gentility, exquisite mis-:
ery aud suffering than any
other city in America.
Regarding the Communists,
as I stated, they have organized
thoroughly j have secured the frieud-
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Correspondence invited from all sources,
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Rejected Communications will not be re
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letters, or articles written on both sides.
ship of the working classes ; according
to the flies of the Tribune, during the
Pennsylvania riots were able to send
money to assist the Molly Maguires ;
are provided with arms and equip
ments ; have a red-hot organ, the
Vorbote; swear that they will have
work, subsistence or blood nex Winter,
and otherwise give signs of healthy
life. On Sunday they gave a picnic at
Ogden’s Grove, making a great show
of force and red flags ; behaved them
selves, and made a good deal of money,
over 5,000 people being in attendance.
Facts and figures won’t lie, and I
have given both.
BRINGING IT HOME TO ’EM.
How the New Y r ork Canal Robbers
Made Their Pile.
[New York Trlbuno.l
Every fresh disclosure of the Canal
Commission is more interesting than
the one before it. The story printed
on Saturday which had George £>. Rord
for its hero—known in the rogues’ gal
lery of the canal ring as George the Si
lent-reads like a chapter of detec
tives’ reminiscences. We have a
member of Assembly of the State of
New York, of great wealth and politi
cal influence, but just at that time
out of a job, offering to get through
a relief bill for two canal contract
ors, Bennett aud Hand, for two
thirds of the gross proceeds. Evidently
neither of them suspected that he stood
in need of relief, but the offer is
accepted, aud papers setting forth this
astounding agreement arc signed by
the high contracting parties. The bill
is carried by the joiut efforts of Jarvis
Rord in the Senate and his son in the
Rower House, and $30,000 is finally
awarded on a contract on which the
contractors had already made a profit.
But his share in the transaction did
not satisfy tho cravings of Mr. George
D. Lord. Three years after, ho sug
gested to Bennett that he should make
another demand for relief on a differ
ent contract, but one named in tho Be
lief Act. This claim was heard by tho
Canal Appraisers, and Mr. Thaddeus
C. Davis, now Canal Appraiser, was
counsel for both sides—openly and
ostensibly for the Appraisers, and
secretly and actually for the thieves.
Tho fictitious account, as Bennett
drew it up, was considered entire
ly inadequate by Mr. Rord, who direct
ed him to increase it. In its amplified
form it was presented to Mr, Davis,
who seems to have had doubts about
the propriety of a lie till it was sworn
to, and directed Bennett to make an
affidavit supporting it. There was a
friendly meeting of the Canal Commis
sioners at Davis’ office, aud an award
of $30,000 was the happy result. Of
these two amounts, aggregating $05,000,
Hand, the claimant in whose name the
act was passed, did not receive a single
cent, so that this entire transaction, in
stead of being the prosecution of a
claim which had at least some sem
blance of justice, was nothing more nor
less than a bold conspiracy to rob the
State.
In this new departure the Commis
sion have entered upon an almost
boundless field of exploration.—
There is scarcely a limit to the fraud
and corruption which has received leg
islative sanction at the behest of the
Canal Ring. By means of unbalanced
bids aud poor work, by false measure
ments and accounts, they grew rich
enough to set up a party by themselves
and threaten to move on Washington.
The Regislature was the lever they
used on the treasury doors when they
were in the mood for a lucrative bur
glary. But the partners iu this neat
bit of “crib-cracking” are likely to
come to grief. The law has laid its
hand on Rord, and on Davis, his ac
complice, while their two confederates,
Bennett and Hand, betray them to the
fate they so richly deserve merely to
save themselves.
FINANCIAL.
The San Francisco Bewilderment—A
Buffalo Bank Suspends—Great Busi
ness Depression in Canada,
San Francisco, September 6.—Noth
ing new in the financial situation. It
was reported yesterday that the Na
tional Gold Bank and Trust Company
aud Stock Boards would reopen this
morning, but the reports were prema
ture.
Buffalo , September 6.—The New
York and Erie Bank has closed. It is
rumored that large indebtedness,
through outside speculations, is the
cause. The capital was $300,000.
The European Crops.
Roxdon, September 6.—The Mark
Lane Express, in its weekly review of
the oorn trade, says: The bulk of the
harvest has been generally gathered in
good order. Another ten days of pro
pitious weather will about complete
the work. New samples of wheat
show great variety. Tho quality is
much iuferior, aud the crop is short, as
a whole, and large importations will
be necessary. Prices generally have
only been firm in Faris and the' home
market, while in the provincial mar
kets of France they have further
declined one shiliing per quarter, and
in some places two shillings. In Ger
many harvesting has gone well and
prices were generally easier, although
for future delivery most are above the
present rates. In Belgium prices have
varied, but mostly downwards. In
Holland the movement has been de
cidedly downward. At St. Petersburg
prices are lower. The harvest iu the
neighborhood of Dantzig has been com
pleted under most favorable circum
stances. The new product is of fine
quality and good weight, although the
total yield is below that of the pre
ceding year.
Fecundity.—Ben Butler’s attack on
the New England people has made the
statisticians look around. We now
learn that the facts in regard to the
comparative fecundity of different
races in the United States ha% Rot
been very caretully collected. But,
from what we know of the birth ami
death-rates in England, Scandinavia,
and Germany, it is safe to say that the
people of those countries increase by
excess of births over deaths much
faster than the Irish do.
Atlanta Constitution • Humors, seeming
ly of an authentic character, reached this
city last night to the effect that the citi
zens of Forsyth and vicinity were appro -
heading trouble with the negroes there
abouts. The movement- of the colored
peopß, it is stated, have been such as to
arouse grave suspicions against their
peaceable intentions. This caused no little
excitement in Forsyth and we learn ■ that
night before last the citizens formed a
guard and patrolled their streets through
out the night,
Hawkinsville has had two shooting
scrapes. In one McC. Pate and Capt.
Cooley were slightly, and John Carrell se
verely wounded. In the other a negro boy
was shot by the devil of the Dispatch of
fice.
Gainesville Eagle: Mr, Ferdinand Phini
y, of Athens, has spent several days in
this city- Re spent many summers here
iu former years,, and we are glad to wel
come him among our visitors now*