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TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Daily—one year $lO oo “ six months 6 oo “ three months 2 50 Tei- Weekly— one year 6 00 “ six months 250 Weekly—one year .’ 200 six months too Single copies, 5 cts. To nows dealers, cts. Subscriptions must in all cases be paid in advance. The papet will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. JAS. G. BAILIE. ) FRANCIS COGIN. Proprietors GEO. T. JACKSON,) Address all Letters to H. C. STEVENSON, Manager. 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 office, 20 cents per line eaon insertion. 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,