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Failubes continue to occur in New York.
Prince Von Bismarck has had another
attack of sickness and cannot go to Italy
with his Royal Master.
Now, that the Ohio election is over, the
blacks and whites in Mississippi seem
t > be given to compromise and peace-mak
ing. Perhaps, when the blacks in that State
hear of the salute in Hamburg over Al
len’s defeat they will break out again.
In the report of the Aew Orleans Cotton
Exchange Committee, an unusual amount
of s ckness is chronicled among the blacks.
It may be that, with the habits of freedom,
the colored laborers are losing their power
of resisting diseases peculiar to the South.
We wish somebody would get up the
figures relative to the number of babies
born in this city for the last twelemouth
and compare the result with former years.
According to our view of the case, it has
been the best year for such things ever
known since the war. Hard times and in
fants seem to run pari passu.
A special dispatch to this paper states
that Montgomery Cumming, son of Dr.
Wm. Henry Cumming, has been elected to
fill the chair in the University of Georgia
made vacant by the resignation of Prof.
Wm. Leroy Broun. Mr. Cumming is well
known in Augusta where he is highly con
nected. Prof. Charbonnieb has been
elected President of the State College.
“ When a fact is once fixed in my mem
ory,’* said Gen. Toombs in the presence of
the writer, ‘ it is inscribed on the rock of
Gibraltar.” r i he other day, at Warrenton,
Gen. Toombs was reported as saying that,
the “ Bank of England had never suspend
ed specie payments for one hour.” In his
published synopsis, we find no such state
ment. Did the “rock of.Gibraltar ” retire
for repairs?
A friend of ours in New Orleans saved
his horse from the epizooty by a singular
device. He gave the animal a whiskey
cocktail three times a day. The depraved
creature not only enjoyed his drink, but
bellowed with joy every time he saw a
black bottle. That horse was the only one
in the Crescent City, so far as we could
learn, that did not yield to the prevailing
scourge.
In our news columns will be found a very
remarkable article, taken from the New
York Herald, detailing the woes of work
ingmen at the North. The confession is
openly made by operatives in that region
that their condition is worse than negro
slavery was iu the South. Accepting their
own tales as true, we have no difficulty in
believing the statement. The fact is when
the workingmen of the North started out
to free Southern slaves they enslaved
themselves. It is a matter of congratula
tion that capital and labor in the youth
are much more happily allied than in the
land of “great moral ideas” beyond us.
Our latest telegraphic dispatches leave
very little doubt of Gov. Allen’s defeat by
a few thousand majority for his Republi
can competitor. It is said that Allen ran
30,000 votes ahead of any former Demo
cratic nominee for Governor. Never before
in this country, perhaps, was there such a
prodigious combination of elements made
to overthrow the champion of popular
rights against money-rings and monopo
lies. He had not only to combat the Ad
ministration and the Radical host, but al
s the most insidious treachery in the
cimp of his own party. He has made a
glorious struggle and, if not victorious, de
served to be. His cause is baffled for the
moment, but not, by any means, lost.
A cok respondent of one of the Northern
papers gives a specimen of the bitterness
between Eastern and Western Democrats
growing out of the Ohio contest. Writing
from Cincinnati, he says: “To-day two
prominent newspaper men were coming
into the city on the cars. One had been out
making a Republican speech in the coun
try and the other was a Democrat on his
way from his suburban home to his office.
“Well, B, we have got you beaten,” said the
Republican. ‘I suppose you have,’ replied
the Democrat, ‘but it is those infernal New
York fellows who have done it. As soon as
the election is over I shall come out in my
paper against the Tilden ticket aud advise
all Democrats in New York who have sym
pathized with us in our light in Ohio
to turn in and defeat it. ’ ‘lt
looks to me as if you were ready to split
the party on the money question,’ re
marked the Republican editor, ‘We mean
to take our revenge on those and -d hard
money politicians in the East, who have
beaten Allen,’ replied the Democrat.—
His sentiments appear to be those of all
the Democratic leaders who are taking an
active part in the canvass. They are ex
ceedingly bitter against Tilden and
threaten to work unceasingly from now
until next summer to organize a move
ment in the West to control the national
convention.”
By the inscrutable providence of God,
another prominent and most valued citi
zen has been removed from our midst and
translated to a holier sphere. Dr. J. A. S.
Milligan, who some time back succeeded
bis honored father as Cashier of the Geor
gia Railroad and Banking Company, is no
more. He fell asleep in the Lord, as be
came a guileless Christian, yesterday after
noon at 5% o’clock, after an illness of some
weeks. The malady which ended his use
ful days was a malignant typo of typhoid
fever. He was about 52 years of age, a
widow'er without offspring, but the pride
and mainstay of a most interesting
family connection. Added to a gentle,
lovely and lovable temperament, he
was a thorough business man, and as
honest and upright as it is possible for a
human being to be. In these degenerate
clays, the loss of such a worthy person
adorned w.th such excellent virtues is a loss
Indeed. Words might be linked with words
of praise, and yet the noble character of
the deceased would not be better illustrated
than by the few prominent traits we have
already indicated. No man in our commu
nity was more modest and deserving, aod
no one could be more universally aud sin
cerely regretted.
Luckily, the surviving members of the
famJly of Dr. Milligan are too well
grounded in the blessed principles of a holy
faith to mourn as they do who have no
hope be you'd this world. Before long the
venerable father and pious mother will be
united to their darling son in the land
where the unveiled eye of faith rests upon
the glories of the Lamb, and where those
who meet shall part no more.
FROM MEMPHIS.
Black and White Peace-Makers in
Mississippi.
Memphis, October 14.—A committee,
composed equally of white and colored
citizens of Coahama county, have issued
a circular invoking the efforts of all
good citizens ia behalf of peace and
protection of private property.
Hops are down—put down beer.
the 2Gflttsia Constitutionalist
Established 1799.
FROM ATHENS.
Election of Montgomery Cumming in
Place of Prof. W Leroy Broun—
Prof. Charbonnier Elected President
of the State College.
(Special to the Ccr stitutiona!ist.|
Athens, Ga., October 14, 1875.
The special session of the Board of
Trustees has adjourned. Montgomery
Cumming, a graduate of the College at
Toronto, Canada, and the son of Dr.
Wm. Henry Cumming, of Georgia, was
elected Professor in the University of
Georgia, in Prof. Leroy Broun’s place.
Prof. L. H. Charbonnier was elected
President of the State College. •
Picciola.
■ m
ELECTION NEWS.
Scattering Returns from Ohio—Dem
ocratic and Republican Bulletins—
Hayes Said to be Drifting Behind.
Cleveland, October 14, —Coyalioga
county iu full: Hayes’ majority, 6,354,
a gain of 3,763.
Columbus, October 13.
To Hon. Hendrick B. Wright, Chairman
of the State Democratic Committee,
Philadelphia:
The State has gono i'or Hayes by a
small majority. The returns indicate
that the Democracy polled a vote
30,000 larger than was ever cast for
any man elected Governor of Ohio.
Our defeat was the result of the most
lavish expenditure of money which
ever characterized a political contest,
the colonization of fraudulent votes
and the introduction of the false issue
on the public schools, which excited the
prejudice and bigotry of religious hate.
(Signed.) J. G Thompson,
For the Democratic Ex. Com.
Columbus, 0., October 13.
To Chairman Republican Central State
Committee, Philadelphia:
The dispatch of John G. Thompson,
Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Com
mittee, of this date, to the Chairman
of the Pennsylvania Democratic Com
mittee, so far as it relates to frauds
perpetrated anil lavish expenditure of
money by Republicans of this State, is
a falsehood, and he knew it when he
signed it.
[Signed,] A. T. Wickoff,
Chairman.
Columbus, October 14. —There is still
intense excitement here over the elec
tion news and much figuring is being
done. The Democrats do not expect to
dissipate the majority entirely, but
claim that it will be very small. The
Republicans figure very close, but still
rely on several thousand majority.
Washington, October 14.—Private
dispatches from Cincinnati say returns
from river counties leave Hayes 2,000
behind.
Alternate nopes ami Fears—The Dem
ocrats Concede the State to the Re
publicans.
Cincinnati, Ootober 11.—The follow
ing is bulletined at the Gazette office:
Returns from 75 counties give net Re
publican gains of 2,000. The 13 coun
ties yet to be heard from are such as
to inspire more doubt than hope.
Columbus, October 14.—After very
carefully figuring, A. T. Wickoff, Chair
man of the Republican State Commit
tee, states that the 68 counties now re
ported give 10,607 majority for Hayes.
Twenty counties not heard from gave
a Democratic majority of 5,271 in 1873.
Democrats here claim a gain of 1,402
in 16 of these counties, and the Repub
licans gain 1,000 in 4 of them. This
would leave a net majority of 4,934 for
Hayes. The Democrats concede the
State to the Republicans.
Hayes’ Probable Majority—Threaten
ed Contest of the Election.
Cincinnati, October 14. —The Times'
Columbus special says all the returns
are in except from two counties. If
these two poll the same vote as iu 1873
Hayes will have 6,390 majority. The
Chairman of the Demociatic Commit
tee says if Hayes is not elected by over
4,000 majority, and the Democrats get
either brauch of the General Assembly,
he proposes to contest Hayes’ election
on the ground of frauds iu Cuyahoga
county.
•
llayes’ Majority Supposed to be 3,463
—Complexion of the House and Sen
ate.
Columbus, October 14.—Returns con
sidered reliable from eighty-five coun
ties, received by the Republican State
Committee, show a majority of 3,463
for Hayes. The counties of Wood,
Carroll and Delaware, yet to be
heard from, are ordinarily consid
ered 'Republican counties, but Wood
has gone Democratic this year, and it
is thought Democratic gains there will
neutralize Republican gains in Dela
ware and Carroll counties, so as to
make the majority for Hayes substan
tiated as above. The Democrats con
cede the House of Representatives to
the Republicans by a good majority,
but claim the election of one Senator in
the Toledo District, which gives them
the Senate by one majority.
FROM CHICAGO.
Railroad Convention Proceedings.
Chicago, October 14.—At the annual
convention of railroad managers and
superintendents, nearly all roads were
represented. The Schedule Committee
recommended the schedule of last win
ter, with few additions. Adopted. Ta
bles go into operation November Ist.
No road will be allowed to run passen
ger trains faster than is laid down in
the schedule. The Special (Committee
appointed at the late Saratoga Conven
tion to arrange passenger rates met,
but failing to agree, adjourned to meet
at Philadelphia on the call of the Chair
man.
FROM NEW YORK.
Dry Goods Failure—Railroad A ppoiut
ment.
New Yoke, October 14.—Straus, Leh
man & Cos., dry goods, have failed.
They made a general assignment. Li
abilities, 8500,000.
F. P. Marsh, so long known as Ticket
Agent and Manager at the New York
Hotel, has been appointed General
Eastern Passenger Agent of the New
Orleans, St. Louis and Chicago Railway
Company.
Another Failure.
New York, October 14. —Asher &
Redlick, lace goods, have suspended.
Liabilities, 870,000.
Lynching of a Negro Murderer-
Chattanooga, October 14.—The negro
who killed Sam Garner in Murray
county, Ga., a few days ago, was taffen
from the guard at Spring Place by a
party of disguised men, last night, and
hanged.
Brigham Young chatted with Mrs.
Grant,
KING COTTON.
Report of the New Orleans Commit
tee.
New Orleans, October 14.—The Com
mittee on Information and Statistics of
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, to
whom was entrusted the duty of com
piling a national cotton crop report,
submit the following for September :
New Orleans Department.
Sixty-two replies from 31 parishes,
average date October Ist, report the
character of the weather as universally
unfavorable. Heavy storms of wind
and rain have materially damaged the
prospect, say 25 per cent., by beatiDg
out open cotton and interfering with
picking, which had not fully commenced
throughout the State on September
Ist. Notwithstanding serious damage
already 7 done, causing considerable dis
couragement, and an unprecedented
amount of sickness among laborers,
with favorable weather henceforth the
yield as reported will be but little less
than last year.
Arkansas.
We hqve received 31 answers from
22 counties. The weather is reported
by some windy 7 and rainy, while others
state it has been quite dry. On the
whole, it has been moderately favor
able. Complaints reach us of damage
done by rot and rust, principally the
latter, the extent of which it is difficult
to correctly estimate, but the aggre
gate loss does not exceed eight or ten
per cent. About the Bth of September
picking had become general but was
not progressing .as rapidly as desired,
owing to sickness in certain counties
and heavy rains in others. Nearly all
correspondents agree that with frost, at
the same time as last year the yield
will be much greater.
Mississippi.
Seventy-three replies have been re
ceived from this State, averaging date
Ist inst. The weather was almost uni
versally reported cold, wet and stormy’,
causing serious damage to the crop,
estimated at twenty per cent. The
damage was mostly by rot and rust,
the storms having injured the quality,
while not materially lessening the
quantity. Picking was general in the
first week of September, but is pro
gressing slowly owing to wet weather
and an unusual presence of sickness
among the laborers. The yield, as
compared with last y 7 ear, with frost in
time, according to our correspondents,
will barely reach that of last season.
Nashville Cotton Exchange.
In Middle Tennessee the weather has
been generally favorable, but rather
too cool and too much rain. In Ala
bama there was too much rain, which,
however, was not very damaging until
the great storm of September 16th,
when the country was drowned by a
tremendous fall of rain, which sub
merged the low grounds and beat out
open cotton. Since then there have
been too many rains and much cool
weather. 1 n Tennessee the damage
has been slight. In a few cases the
damage by rain is reported as
straining and dirtying the cotton.
In the State of Alabama much damage
has been done by storms and rust. Our
correspondents do not give us many
figures on the subject, but we estimate
from what we have, that the crop has
been damaged at least tcu per cent, by
the weather since August 20th, and
particularly by the great storm. The
damage was greatest in low lands
which were submerged by the rain-fall.
Iu Tennessee, picking commenced
about September 20th. In Alabama,
about September 10th, although in
neither State did it begin fully before
September 20th. It is progressing
slowly everywhere, owiDg mainly to
wet weather. With frost at the same
time as last year, the yield in Tennes
see will be about the same. The
acreage is somewhat reduced, but the
yield per acre has increased this year.
In Alabama the acreage is about teu
per cent. less. r lhe crop in both States
in this department is greatly depend
ent upon the weather for the next five
or six weeks. If there is a fair season
and late frost the crop will be above
an average. With an early killing frost
it will fall twenty-five per cent, below.
The crop is about two weeks later than
usual, aud picking has progressed very
slowly up to this date, owing to wet
weather, while the amount of labor in
the river counties pf Alabama has been
curtailed by a great amount of sickness
prevailing at this time.
Charleston Department.
The Charleston Cotton Exchange,
covering the Stato of South Carolina,
has sixty-five answers from twenty-six
counties, generally dated on or about
the Ist inst. The weather is reported
by nearly one-half the correspondents
as being dry and favorable, while the
remainder report dry, followed by wet
weather, heavy rains, cool temperature,
and in one case light frost.. Thirteen
report no damage to crop from rust,
rot or storms, while all the rest report
injury, chiefly from blight or rust,
amounting in many instances Horn
to of the crop. Picking began gene
rally from the 24th of August to the 10th
of September and is commonly report
ed as progressing very rapidly, even
more so than last year. Many report
the crop as being already ‘gathered to
the extent of one-half to three-quarters
and as being as freely sent to market.
With frost at the usual time, the pro
spective yield indicates a falling off in
comparison with last year of 19?£ per
cent. A few correspondents state the
yield of lint as less than usual to the
same amout of seed cotton which is
attributed to the severe drought in
July.
Savannah Department.
The Savannah Cotton Exchange, cov
ering northern, middle and south
western Ga., and the State of Florida
has made no report.
Augusta Department.
The weather is generally reported as
having been very dry aud hot up to
about September 15th and thereafter
to October Ist, cool, cloudy aud rainy,
with an excessive rain fall in a few lo
calities aud in many localities serious
damage is reported by rust. Very lit
tle by rot and 3 to 5 per cent
by storms. Rains were prevalent dur
ing the last few days of September are
reported to have improved the quality
of the crop both in grade and staple.
Picking commenced in a few counties
as early as August 20th, but did not be
come general until about September
sth, the hot weather of the preceding
three weeks having forced open much
cotton. Rapid progress was made till
the middle of September, since which
time rainy weather has interfered ma
terially with picking. The tenor of the
great majority of replies indicates that
a killing frost at the same time as last
year cannot materially affect the yield
now in view, and which is almost unan
imously estimated at less than last year.
It may possibly bo reduced by about
5 pef cent. The jmajority of correspon
dents express conviction that the yield
of this territory will not reach that of
AUGUSTA, GAI, FRIDAY, OOTOBER 15, IBTS.
last, year by from* 15 to 20 per cent.,
while many speak of from 25 to 30 per
cent. The largest of the crop
is now open and ready for picking, and
in some few countieb from y to % of
the crop is already picked.
The movement to market is gen
erally reported as Raving been prompt
chus far.
Mobile Department.
Fifty-five letters from thirty-one
counties have been received. In eight
counties the weather is reported as
having been favorable, in eleven not
favorable, in three dry, in nine wet and
rainy. Very considerable damage has
generally resulted throughout the
State from rust, and in some sections
recent severe rains and storms have
done serious injury by scattering cot
tou on the ground, greatly damaging
the quality and., to some ex
tent interfering with the picking.
The damage to . crops by rust
and wind storms is estimated
at from 5 to 50 per cent, as an average
for the State, we would say about 25 per
cent damage result and. Cotton picking
commenced in a few localities about
15th of August, but did not become
general before first of September. Iu
five counties it is progressing slowly
and in the remainder favorably and ra
pidly. With frost ar. the same time as
last year in sandy and uplands, 13
counties report the yield will be less;
eight about the same, and in prairie ami
low lands, 10 counties state that
it will be greater than last year.
Mississippi.
In 41 letters froth 18 counties the
weather is reported' as having been
very wet and generally unfavorable t>
the crop by rust and rot; rains and
storms are reported to be from 10 to
S3y per cent., an averge of about 20
per cent. In 18 counties, cotton pick
ing commenced from the Ist to the 10th
of September, but is progressing very
slowly and unsatisfactory on account
of unusual sickness amont the laborers,
rainy weather and political disturb
ances, with frost at same time as last
year the yield will be from 20 to 30 per
cent, greater, only three counties, Lee,
Londondale and Monroe, reporting that
it will be less; Slight frosts have oc
curred in Alcorn aud Ohickasaw coun
ties, but no damage has resulted, ex
cept to prevent thm opening of the
bolls to some extent. The recent heavy
rams havo greatly injured the quality
of the open cotton.
Memphis Department.
Thirty-eight responses report the
weather warm and dry; 21 clear, dry
and cold, with occasional showers; 9
wet and cold and damaged by rust rot
and storms 3 per cent. Picking com
menced at the average date of Septem
ber 16 and is generally progressing
slowly, owing to sickness aud the slow
opening. With a killing frost as late
as last year the yield’ will average 21
per cent, better. Labor is well-disposed.
Twenty-seven counties report frost
from the 19th to the 30ih of September,
but no damage resulted.
North Mississippi.
Forty-six responses have been re
ceived; 8 report the vvaather warm and
dry; 3 clear, dry and cold with occa
sional showers; 15 wet and cold. The
crop was damaged by rot, rust and
storms 14 per cent. The picking com
menced on an average September 13th,
and is generally progressing very slow
ly, owing to excessive sickness, politi
cal disturbances and a slow opening.
With a killing frost as fate as last year,
the yield will be 14 per cent, better.
Labor ’s very inefficient; 18 report
great sickness; 23 laborers troubled
with politics.
Arkansas.
Forty responses: 5 report the weath
er dry and warm, 19 clear, dry and
cool, and 16 wet and cool. The dam
age by rot, ru3t aud storms is 7 per
cent. The picking commenced, on an
average, on September 11th ; 24 report
it promising well, and 17 slowly, owing
to sickness. With a killing frost as
late as last year the crop will be 31 per
cent, better. Labor is r reported well
disposed, with lew executions ; 22 re
port frost about September 20th, but
without damage. 5
No reports have been; received from
the Departments of Wilmington, Nor
folk and Galveston. The Secretary of
the Galveston Department and the Sec
retary of the Great Western Exchange
telegraph that storms, have so inter
rupted the mails that : the September
report for his department will not be
ready before the 18th inst.
New Orleans, October 14.—The Na
tional Cotton Exchange report is un
derstood to point to a crop of 3,850,000
bales.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The London Bank Rate—France and
Turkey—Stray Cariists—Chinese
News—Death of a Great Billiard
Player.
London, October 14.-~The directors
of the Bank, at a meeting to-day, fixed
the minimum rate of discount at
per cent.
Paris, October 14.—The Moniteur
says the Government decided that it
was not entitled directly to intervene
in Turkish internal affairs, but will
raise a question of guarantees of loans
to the Turkish Government through
its diplomatic agents.
Four hundred Cariists. belonging to
Castellano’s band, are interned at
Tarbes.
London, October 14. — Reuter’s Tele
gram Company have received a dis
patch from Shanghai stating that a
newspaper of that city asserts that
Minister Wade is expected there short
ly. The intelligence is not authenti
cated.
News has been received here an
nouncing the death of Berger, the
famous billiard player.
Prince Bismarck Sick.
Berlin, October 14.—Bismarck is un
well, and will not accompany the Em
peror to Italy.
Turkey and Servia Slinking Back
Under Pressure.
London, October 14. A special to the
Pall Mall Gazette, from Berlin, says:
Under pressure of the* great powers,
Turkey is diminishing : her troops on
the Serviau frontier, aud Servia is de
mobilizing her forces.
Pig-Tail Complication;) Adjusted.
London, October 14, —Wade tele
graphs to the Foreign Office from
Pekin, October 7tb, thfit he has ob
tained satisfactory guarantees from the
Chinese Government. ,
FROM WASHINGTON.
Reported Political Coinpromise In
Mississippi:.
Washington. October 14 A telegram
has been received here iijom an official
source in Mississippi giving promise of
a compromise of difficulties in that
State between the Republicans and
Democrats, having regarc:., it is suppos
ed, to the approaching ejection, and to
secure peace at the polls.
LETTER FROM HANCOCK.
Sparta—lts Merchants, Industries.
Business Appearance, Churches,
Schools, &c.—Superior Court.
I Correspondence Constitutionalist.]
Sparta, October 12, 1875.
This place, situated on the Macon
and Augusta Railroad, about 73 miles
from Augusta, is surrounded by an ex
ceedingly healthy and productive coun
try, and is one of the prettiest villages
in Middle Georgia. Its location is high
and open, tnus commanding a beauti
ful view in every direction, and with
pure air and good water, renders it a
pleasant resort iu summer. Its people
are kind and sociable; its government
excellent—aud how could it be other
wise, when buqli men as the following
preside over its affairs: John T. Mar
tin, Mayor; Aldermen: Dr. A. F. Dur
ham, A. Millar Dußose, De L. Turner,
J. E. Berry, Sr., J. H. Baker; Marshal,
M. Y. Griggs.
There is considerable business done
here during the Winter in the mercan
tile line, and just now the stores all
seem to be well supplied, judging from
the fine display of goods in all branches
that meets the eye in passing down the
principal street. There are several
fine brick stores, while those built of
wood are equally as attractive. The
merchants all seem to be energetic,
driving men, characterized by a spirit
of honest rivalry in the disposition of
their goods. The following are among
the most prominent; W. W. Simpson
& Cos., dry goods and groceries; T. C.
& De. L. Turner, dry goods and gro
ceries; H. E. McOomb & co., dry goods
and general merchandize; Wm. Stevens,
groceries and provisions; J. H. Baker,
dry goods; Cothern & Watkins, dry
goods ami groceries; L. Powell, gro
ceries aud provisions; H. E. & C. A.
Rozier, provisions and fancy goods; J.
P. O’Connor, dry goods; J. Maas, dry
goods and clothing; J. Manual, dry
goods; Long & Cos., general merchan
dize; J. A. Silten, confections and res
taurant; A. H. Birdsong & Cos., drug
gist; Mrs. S. D. Wooten, millinery and
dress maker; J. Clarence Simmons,
banker and resident agent of the Con
stitutionalist. Among the industries
of the place we notice the Montour Cot
ton Mills, containing 100 rooms and
500 spindles. This establishment is not
in operation at present, and is offered
for sale. Mr. James Smith, contractor
and builder, is running a machine shop,
and is doing a fine business. Mr. John
T. Martin is carrying on a large estab
lishment in the carriage, buggy and
wagon business.
Among other attractions Sparta has
one fine hotel, “ The Edward’s House,”
kept by Messers. Cothern & Watkins,
who “ know how to keep a hotel,” and
at a living price ; there is also a fine
boarding-house in the place, presided
over by Mrs. Coltnau ; four churches—
Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and
Catholic.
The Superior Court met here yester
day morning, Judge E. H. Pottle pre
siding.
The civil docket was gone through
with yesterday and criminal docket
taken up this morning.
Jas. M. Harris, Foreman ; W. G.
Wiley, T. W. Rainwater, S. L. Pattillo,
J. C. Pearson, A. S. Bass, W. D. Sey
mour, Isaiah Kimbrough, Jas. G.
Baugh, Jno. T. Martin, Jno. T. Mullally,
T. W. Latimer, De. L. Turner, John
Amoss, Wm. Archer, A. H. Sumers, A.
J. Hardwick, S. D. Slade, C. J. Under
wood, J. B. Hays, Benj. T. Harper,
Richard F. Brown, E. E. Birdsong;
Bailiff, A. It. Buckner.
We notice the following gentlemen
of the legal fraternity in attendance at
court : Local Bar —O. W. Dußose, J. T.
Jordan, Geo. F. Pierce. Jr., F. S. Little,
J. A. Harley, A. M. Dußose ; Visitors—
Col. M. W. Lewis and Judge Heard, of
Greene ; Capt. W. W. Williamson, Mil
ledgeville ; C. S. Dußose, of Warren
ton ; Howard Palmer, Esq., of Greene.
In the Interest of Peace.
IN. Y. Herald.]
The tendency of the clergymen to
criticise the newspapers seems to be
contagious. A Cincinnati newspaper is
under the ban of one of the churches
for somo “offense,” the nature of which
does not clearly appear. In Philadel
phia a leading newspaper is held up by
fervid Protestant critics as the organ of
the Jesuits, while in New York journals
like ihe Herald, which strive to be at
peace with all mankind, are sometimes
overhauled by Protestants and some
times by Catholics. To newspa
pers desiriug comfort and rest
and the privilege of enjoying
in contentment the benefits of universal
circulation these criticisms are distress
ing. We have thought the matter over
a great deal, and, in the interest of
peace, we have a proposition to make.
Let there be called an ecclesiastical
council, composed of the leading cler
gymen of the various denominations.
Let these clergymen lay down a code
calculated to make the newspapers sat
isfactory to their flocks. For this
council we shall propose Bishop Janes,
of the Methodist Church; Dr. Deems,
of the Church of the Strangers ;
the eloquent and scholarly Father
Preston; the Rev. Dr. Hall, of the
Presbyterian Church; Rev. Dr. Storrs,
of Brooklyn; the Rev. Dr. Chapin, of
the Universalists; the Rev. Dr. Bellows,
of the Unitarians; and the Rev. Mor
gan A. Dix, of the Episcopal Church.
We have thought of the Rev. Dr. Por
teus and the Rev. Mr. Frothingham as
men who would make the debates com
prehensive and interesting. Mr. Beech
er would naturally occur as a vital
member, but it is feared that the pres
sure of existing and prospective en
gagements would make his attendance
impossible. Now, if this council will
only meet and settle the relations be
tween the press and the clergy it will
be a blessing all around. This be
ing “ under discipline ” is disheart
ening to well-meaning editors. It is
a hardship to be asked not to print the
news; but even that is a point which,
for the sake of peace, we should be wil
ling to submit to an ecclesiastical coun
cil. The question whether Freemasons
are murderers or assassins, as one of
the Herald’s critics alleged when we
were censured for publishing an ac
count of the opening of the Freema
sons’ Temple, might be discussed, and
the difficulty which has arisen in re
ference to the publication of letters
from foreign capitals unfriendly to
clerical minds might be avoided by ap
pointing some competent member of
this council to edit the various letters
that come to the secular journals.
If these clergymen, therefore, will
aocept the nomination which, on behalf
of the American press we thus tender,
and take up the whole question of the
relations of the press and church, wo
stand ready to abide by their decision,
and we have no doubt that our bretb*
ren throughout the country will do the
same thing. We are certain of one fact,
that whatever the conclusions of the
council may be, the reports of its delib
erations would be as interesting a
chapter of news as we have published
for many a long year,
THE WORKINGMEN.
MEETING OF SYMPATHY FORTHE
FALL RIVER OPERATIVES.
Stories From tlie Starving Rhode
Island Dubbed a White Slave State,
[N. Y. Herald, 11th.]
Yesterday afternoon a workingmen’s
mass meeting was held in a large rear
room of Germania Hall, on the Bow
ery. According to the circular the ob
ject of the meeting was “to protest
against the cruel aud dastardly outra
ges perpetrated upon the working peo
ple of Fall River. The constitutional
rights of free meeting, free speech and
free petition have been trampled upon.
More than once has this been don<!
Are you willing to submit? If not, then
come to the meeting and protest. The
mill hands of Fail River are suffering
hunger and want iu their battle for
manhood. They need the help, and we
should give it with unsparing hand.” A
portion of the circular printed in Gei -
man sympathized with the miners aud
their leaders, Siney aud Parks, and de
nounced the monopolists in their efforts
to crush the workingmen. The large
audience, three-fourths of whom were
Germans, bore a most intelligent and
respectable appearance. The room was
well filled, and much earnestness pre
vailed. The chair was taken by Mr.
John Swinton, who said that this was
the third of a series of meetings at -
tempted to be held to sympathize with
the workers of Fall River. He de
nounced the Commissioners of Public
Parks for their action iu depriving the
working people of the use of Tomp
kins square to hold a mass meeting.
Iu poverty, idleness, wretchedness and
despair the parks were the only resort,
of the poor people. The parks were
tlieir’s, aud no body of men have a
right to refuse their use to the people.
The Intrinsic Right of Meeting
was one on which all other rights were
based. It was the only resource of the
poor man when he desired to protest
against the wrongs inflicted by the
rich. He advocated the “solidarity”
of men in contradistinction to the
solidarity of nations. Ho was often
struck by the absence of a responsive
thrill among all trades when one trade
happened to strike, when its rights
wero abused or invaded. He referred
to the Fall River strikers and
the gallant stand they made against
the capitalists. He disapproved of
profane language, but he could not
help saying that if auy class of people
deserved to be dammed, it was the cap
italists of Fall River. He asked them
to send their sympathy to Siney and
Parks, and, more than that, to cover
the tear they shed with a dollar bill.
If there was the same unity and man
hood among the poor that there was
among the rich, no such wrongs as
were witnessed at Fail River could
have happened.
Mr. Hugh McGregor read the follow
ing:
Resolutions.
Resolved, That the noble, self-sacrificing
and determined resistance offered by tli *
operatives of Fall River to the slavish de
mands of their exacting employers is
wot thy the support and reverence of every
true hearted man.
A White Slave State.
Mr. Leauder Thompson being called
on, said they had among them a couple
of representatives from the white slave
S"ate of Rhode Island, who would tell
them of the humiliation and degrada
tion to which the workingmen of that
region were condemned. The black
slaves of the South were well treated
compared to the white slaves of Rhode
Island ! He hoped the suffering work -
ing people of Fall River, whose persist
ent and manly efforts to wage war
against the tyrannical capitalists, would
receive material as well as moral aid
from the working people of New York.
The speaker made a vigorous appeal
for pecuniary support for the dis
tressed operatives of Fall River. He
referred at length to the condition of
the working people in Rhode Island
and to the action of the Mayor of New
port, one of the haughty, arrogant
people who treated the poor working
people like dogs. The police authori
ties of this city, he said, not only re
fused them the use of the parks but
were even disposed to prevent them
from assembling in that room to lift
their voices against the wrongs of their
class. He concluded his speech by de
claring that “ any man who controlled
over $1,000,000 was both a thief and a
robber ! ” This sentiment was received
with loud applause.
The resolutions written in German
were here read once more and unani
mously adopted.
Resolved, That the cowardly and brutal
assault, on September 26, upon the peacea
bly assembled men and women of Fall
River, is an outragious violation of the
constitutional guarantees of free meeting
and petition.
Resolved, That we offer our strongest
sympathy to the workingmen, women and
children, now suffering under the moneyed
and military despotism of the mill owners.
Resolved, That the haste which the pub
lic authorities always display in taking
sides on every occasion against labor, and
in favor of capital, is a burning satire on
the American principles of democratic re
public government.
Resoled, I hat the action of the Mayor of
Newport, in intimidating the Fall River
Committee with the threat to arrest them
as beggars is an insult to the working peo
ple of this entire country.
Reso ved, That the i3th of January, 1874,
and the 27th of September, 1875, be consid
ered red letter days in the calendar of the
American labor movement, for the blood ot
the workers was on those days spilled by
the police.
Resolved. That wo invite the men of Fall
River and the workingmen throughout the
land to openly unite with us in the noble
task of emancipating the working classes
from their present degrading dependence
upon the capitalists.
Resolved, That we congratulate John
Siney on the result of the trial; that we con
demn the unjust, partial and anti-republi
can law passed to subserve the interests of
oppressive co-operations under which Xingo
Parks has been condemned to a harsh pen
alty at Clearfield; that efforts should be
made to repeal this law ; that justice should
yet be sought for Xingo Parks; that there
should be no rest while he is in prison;
that we suffer in his sufferings; that we
are wronged through the proceedings
against him, and that we send our sym
pathy and seek to help him as a victim of
that moneyed despotism whioh is now try
ing to assassinate human freedom an 1
American manhood.
Going for the Park Commissioners
Again.
Mr. P. J. Maguire denounced the
Commissioners of Public Parks for re
fusing the working people of New York
the use of Tompkins Square for a pub
lic meeting. He referred to the sad
cases of destitution produced by the
strike in Fall River, and asked if this
was a free country, if the ballot made
the Government, and answered his last
question negatively, and insisted it wss
the dollar, and not the ballot, that made
the Government. Be called attention
to the freedom permitted the working
men of monarchical Europe—how they
meet and speak in the parks of Lon
don, Dublin and Berlin. He demanded
that the savings banks of this city be
compelled to issue monthly reports of
their condition. They were supported
by the working people, and the work-
New Series —Vol. 28, No. 60.
I ing people had a right to know their
| condition. The speaker, who was sin
gularly fluent and effective, stirred up
repeated applause by his denunciations
of the Fall P.iver capitalists. He made
an appeal for material aid for the im
poverished strikers, saying that it was
better to give their money in that di
rection than to drop it in the church
box for the conversion of the heathen.
He stated as a fact that the operatives
of Fall River lose their work if the
lights in their houses are not out at 10
o’clock at night. He trusted the Irish
men would come in with them and hold
their meetings on Sundays, for all the
great meetings that ever accomplished
anything were held on Sundays. He
closed by quoting the lines, “Truth
crushed to earth will rise again,” &c.
An Old Man Eloquent.
Mr. Jonathan Biltcliff, an operative
of Fall river, an old man with gray
hair and with a marked North of Eng
land accent, said that no fair state
ment of the condition of things at Fall
river had ever yet been given. In re
gard to the Mayor of Newport, he did
not think he was as bad a man as he
was represented. The speaker was one
of the delegates who went to Newport
to collect aid for the Fall river strikers,
and the Mayor was willing to let them
have the park or parade ground for a
meeting. Relative to the sufferings of
the operatives out of work, he related
cases of men who were without a fire in
their houses for a whole month; of
women, with six and seven children,
without a morsel to eat for a couple of
days together. The old man related,
in a very amusing way, a conversation
he had with “a cotton lord,” as he call
ed him, at Newport. The cotton lord
told him that
Foreigners Made all the Trouble
in this country ; that all was peace be
fore they came over and started strikes
and all manner of disturbances, to
which the speaker replied by asking if
foreigners didn’t help to win the inde
pendence of America. The speaker
then went on to relate what happened
to the delegation that weat from
Fall River to Newport to collect funds,
and how they were told by one rich
man whom they asked for assistance,
that all the money they had in New
port was wanted for themselves, every
dollar of it. The speaker made much
merriment by liis argument that Sun
day was the proper day for holding
such meetings, insisting that nature
worked on the Sabbath, that the grass
grew on that day, and that if Christ
was on earth He would not hesitate to
work on Sunday, though the churches
that profess to teach His doctrines
would crucify Him if He were now here
among them. The old man ended his
speech amid thunders of applause.
Mr. Job Bailey, another operative,
said that as no workingman can speak
his mind in Fall River they had to
come to New York to make their
wrongs public.
Mr. George Winter spoke for five
minutes in German, and was followed
by Messrs. Jepson and Morgan, two
other operatives from Fall River, be
sides several local speakers. It
nearly six o’clock before the meeting
separated. A collection to some
amount was taken up for the impover
ed operatives.
A GREAT UNDERTAKING.
Removing the Montecito Big Grape-
vine to Philadelphia.
An attempt is to be made to remove
the celebrated large grapevine of Mon
tecito, Santa Baibara county, to Phila
delphia, for the Centennial Exposition.
Mr. M. Sawyer writes to the Santa
Barbara Press describing how this is to
be done.
I have been requested by a number
of citizens, who consider the exhibition
of the Mammoth grapevine, at the
Centeunial of Philadelphia, as an event
of great importance, not ouly to Santa
Barbara county, but to the State of
California, to give the public some
idea of the manner in which the giant
vine is being sectionized and prepared
for exhibition. They ask how can you
possibly transport and set up this im
mense vine? Is not the expense of such
an undertaking very large ? If you ex
hibit it at the Centennial, where will
you get a return for the sacrifice which
you make. First, by taking so great
an object of attention from your place,
and second, for the expense of sec
tiouizing, boxing, shipping and spend
ing about a year in the exhibition and
care of the vine, away from home,
where expenses accumulate so rapidly.
I am willing to give all the informa
tion that my time and your limited
space will permit. Suffice it to say,
that in the compass of a short article,
only a hint can be given of the work
that has already been done, and that is
yet necessary for its completion.
On the 17th of last mouth we began
to take up the vine, since which Mr. D.
C. Andeison and Mr. C. Gurner have
been engaged in cutting the limbs into
sections, making, preparing, and box
ing tnem for shipment.
Five feet square of the limbs were
left on the body, with parts of the
large roots. At the height of about
eight feet it branches into twenty large
limbs, one of which is 27 inches iu cir
cumference. These limbs at the first
cut are marked with letters, and run
from A to T. Many of those large
limbs, with their numerous brauches,
were so interlocked with each other
that it was impossible to take them
apart, or if taken apart, to set them up
again in their original order. These
limbs were bolted together wherever
they crossed each other, and then cut
in sections of 8# feet in length
by s> B feet in width. These sec
tions will remain bolted and set just
as nature had placed them on the
vine. The other limbs *vere also out in
sections of the same length and num
bered. The limbs will all be ironed so
that they can be connected together on
trellis, and are so arranged that 8, 16,
24 or 40 feet on each side or the body
can be used as oooasion demands or
space permits, If all are used it will
be 90 feet in diameter, 570 feet in cir
cumference. The body is left whole,
and with the parts of the roots and
limbs attached, is 9# feet in length.
The box for the body i$ about 10 feet
long by over 5 feet, optagon form. The
body and boo* weigh a ton. The other
boxes are 9x6; others nearly as large.
Portions of the large roots with grapes,
from the Young Mammoth vine, will be
on exhibition at tbe State Fair at Sac
ramento. You suggest in yesterday’s
paper that it would be desirable to
have the vine exhibited in a few days
in Santa Barham previous to its de
parture.
A South Carolina grooer publicly
praises a member of the Legislature of
that State for not stealing a jar of lard
when he had a first rate chance to
do so.
In some of Texas the people
are complaining because their cotton
crops are so large they cannot gather
them|
To Advertisers and Subscribers.
On AND after this date (April 21. 1875.) all
editions of the Constitutionalist will be sent
free of postage.
Advertisements must be paid for when han
ded iu, unless otherwise stipulated.
Announcing or suggesting Candidates for
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Monet may be remitted at our risk by Express
or Postal Order.
Correspondence Invited from all sources,
and valuable special news paid for If used.
Rejected Communications will not be re
turned, and no notice taken of anonymous
letters, or articles written on both sides.
GEORGIA GENERAL NEWS.
The Covington Star feels “authorized
to state that Gov. James M. Smith will
not be a candidate for re-election.”
The Star prints the word “not” in italics
to give it greater emphasis.
Greensboro Herald: We regret to
learn of the death of Mr. William Ter
rill, which occurred a few days ago at
the residence of his sister, Mrs. Fran
ces Perkins. Mr. Terrill had past the
allotted age of man, having attained
his 74th year. He was a good man.
Peace to his ashes.
Gainesville Southron: The most no
torious of “blockaders” in this section
was captured by the revenue authori
ties a few days since. It is no less per
sonage than Henry Kisselburg, the
manufacturer of stills used by the eva
ders of revenue laws. They had been
trying to capture him for several years,
but good fortune seemed to favor him
until a few days since.
Athens Georgian: It is stated as a
remarkable coincidence, that the first
heavy frost of the season occurred the
same day of the month last year as
this; the 13th of October. This morn
ing the fall w’hs very heavy and white. * *
Young blood whose pa has been lectur
ing him on the sin of horse-racing,
finds ’foresaid paternal relative at
Judges’ stand, very much excited, with
watch in hand. Young blood balances
cigar jauntily between his teeth, pulls
out a dollar bill and says: “Two to one
on the bay, Governor 1” The old man,
with a fearful reprimand, explained
that he was just winding up his watch,
but Young blood thinks it too thin.
Hampton (Oct. 13) special to the At
lanta Constitution: Clarke Edmund
son, a negro man, brother of George
Speer, who was hanged at Fayetteville
on Friday last for the rape committed
upon Miss Miilsaps, yesterday assault
ed and raped Mrs. W. L. Kennedy, of
Fayette county. There is great excite
ment over the outrage, and Edmund
bou is being hunted for iu eveiy direc
tion. This is the fourth rape which
has been committed in this county
within as many months, and the peo
ple are aroused as never before, and
are determined to put an end to the
savage busiuess. Description of the
scoundrel: Edmundson is a jet black
negro, with thick lips, is 26 or 30 years
old, weighs 135 pounds, and is slow of
speech. This is a very bad case in all
its details. Look out for the eooun
drel, as he is presumed to be going in
the direction of Atlanta.
The magnificent statue of Stonewall
Jackson, by Foley, will be unveiled at
Eichmond on the 26th inst. Governor
Kemper extended to Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston a warm invitation to be pres
eat, in the course of which ho said:
“ Your presence on that occasion will
be most gratifying to the people of Vir
g nia, who cherish your name with pro
found gratitude and affection. They
would be more than gratified if you con
sent to act as the chief marshal, or in
any other prominent position in connec -
tion with the ceremony of unveiling the
statue.” Geu. Johnston has accepted
the invitation, and the Richmond papers
announce that he will act as marshal
in-chief. Gen. Harry Heth will be his
first deputy. The latter has issued a
card requesting the mayors of munici
palities, commanders of military or
ganizations, masters of lodges and
heads of different societies who propose
to take part iu the ceremonies to re
port by letter to him at Richmond, in
order that proper positions may be as
signed them iu the ceremonies of the
day.
Atlanta Constitu ion: Tuesday after
noon Mr. John Bard was arrested in
this city by Deputy Sheriff Gresham,
and is now confined in Fulton county
jail. The sentence imposed upon him
by Judge Hopkins was affirmed by the
Supreme Court, and some eight days
ago the usual order was taken by the
Solicitor General, making the judg
ment of the Supreme Court the judg
ment of the Superior Court. There
was nothing then in the way of the
execution of the sentenoe, and the ar
rest was accordingly made as above
stated. There is nothing now that can
interfere with the sentence except
Executive clemency. Judge Hopkins’
sentence is in the disjunctive. Bard
has either to pay a fine of SI,OOO and
costs, or serve twelve months upon the
public works. *We learn from the
Sheriff’s office that Mr. Bard has stated
his determination to pay the money.
This is certainly his wisest course, and
had better be done at once, as the five
days which bis sentence allowed him
to raise the money in have already ex
pired.
SPORTING NEWS.
Yacht Contest—Victory of the Reso
lute-Champion Rowing Match—
Jerome Park Races.
New York, October 14.—The ocean
yacht race between the Resolute,
Dreadnought and Yesta, which began
October 12th, the course being from
Sandy Hook lightship to Cape May
lightship and return, was concluded
this morning, the Resolute crossing the
line ten seconds ahead of the Dread
nought and was declared the winner.
Auburn, N. Y., October 14.—Courtney,
champion of this State, rowed against
a double soull two miles, a turning
raoe, and won in 13 minutes and 14 sec
onds.
Jerome Park, October 14.—1n the
first race, mile dash for all ages, Le
ander was the winner, Joaie B. 2d, Cen
tury 3d—time, 1:46#,
Iu the second raoe, one and a half
mile 'lash, Shylock was the winner,
Countess 2d, Arcturus third—time,
2:46#„
In the third race, four miles, Aaron
Pennington was the winner, Nettie Nor
ton 2d, Willie Burke 3d.
In the fourth race, free handicap,
one aid one-eighth miles, Rhadaman
thus was the winner, Egypt 2d, Walter
W. 3d—time, 2:01.
Nashville, October 14.—1n the first
rtiCe, two mile heats, Emma C. was the
winner, Newbera second, and Fanny
Malone third. Time, 3:44#, 3:38#.
In the second race, mile heats, Brake
man won, Grenoble second. Summer
Rose, third. Time, 1:48#, 1:45#. Gren
oble took the second heat.
Brigham to Grant—he was the first
Chief Magistrate he ever shook hands
with, Hope he’ll Prophet by it.
George Sand’s eyes are said to bo
sharp and keen as a gimlet point. And
yet she never bores her readers.
Water is dearer than bread in San
Fraueiaco, and four times as dear as
it is in any other city in the country.
The California Bank refused to com
mence business on Friday because it
was an unlucky day. So was the day
it stopped.
New Jersey will furnish four million
bushels of oysters this season. Wo
aught to bi-valves oheap—[Ex.
Nilsson runs down her “scales” tQ
tbe tune odd pounds,