Newspaper Page Text
ESTABLISHED 1799.1(&ffi*
President Ti Idea’s Election.
The dispatches received at this hour
(2:30 a. ui.) settle the question of Til
des’s election, if there was anything to
settle, but all who have had faith in
the Constitutionalist know that there
never has been any doubt of that fact
since the last vote was polled.
South Carolina, Florida and Louisi
ana have all gone for Tilden, and no
man can tell the vote of Nevada, Ore
gon or California,
Here is our table as it stands now :
tilden. haves.
tlabauia 10 Colorado 3
Arkmsas 6 Illinois 21
Connecticut G lowa 11
I)f>l iwaro 3 Kansas 5
jlorioa 4 Mai e 7
Georgia 11 Massachusetts... 13
Indiana 15 Michigan n
Kentucky 12 Minnesota. 5
Louisiana 8 Nebraska 3
lla”ylancl 8 New Hampshire.. 5
Miss ssippi 8 Ohio ............ 2 2
Missouri 15 Pennsylvania 29
New .Jersey 9 Rhode Island,.. . 4
N. w York 35 Vermont 5
Nortn Carolina... 10 Wisconsin lo
South Carolina. 7
Tennessee M
Texas • 8 _ A
West Virginia— 5
20 5tate5......203 14 States 154
The following States are doubtful:
California" ".. 6
Nevada 3
Oregon 3
Three States 12
Giving every doubtful State to Hayes
the count stands:
Tilden ..203
Hayes 166
Tilden’s majority 37
There are absolutely no returns at
all from Nevada.
If the Republicans should be consid
ered to have the better chances in
California, it is offset by Oregon,
which is more than likely to go Dem
ocratic. /
But never mind Oregon. “ Enough
is enough,” and as we said yesterday
and the day before, and every day
since Indiana elected Blue Jeans Wil
liams, “ there is, not the faintest
shadow of a doubt of the triumphant
election of Tilden and Hendricks.”
Let Us Have Peace.
AN EARNEST APPEAL.
Pair Play Wanted in Louisiana.
New Yo*k, November 10.—The fol
lowing dispatch has been sent to Govs.
lugersoll, Hubbard, Robinson, Bedle,
Curtin, Palmer, MeCreery, Carroll and
others ; also Senators Thurman, Bay
urd. McDonald, Kernaa and other Sen
ators, and to leading public men in the
Northern States, Ttepublican and Dem
ocratic. Their acceptance warrant a
full representation at New Orleans:
Citizens at New Orleans urgently re
quest that a delegation of prominent
geutiemen come there at once to coun
sel peace and a fair and honest return.
You are earnestly required to be one
of ten or fifteen gentlemen, all widely
known, to meet at Louisville, in the
Gait House, Saturday evening, proceed
ing directly South, or if more conve
nient, meeting at the St. Charles Hotel,
New Orleans, Monday morning. Your
prompt acceptance by telegraph is re
quested. This emergency appeals to
jour patriotism.
Abrams S. Hewitt. Chairman.
Mr. YVatteraon’s Opinion.
Lofi.sville, Ky., November 10. —The
report that Seuator Beck, Henry Wat
terson and others have gone to New
Orleans, is premature. Mr. Wattersou
has not left the city, and in reply to
inquiries said that if the parties men
tioned should go to New Orleans they
would go in the interest of peace and
order, proposing to exert their influ
ence as far as possible over the escited
masses now collected in that city. They
could do no more in any event than to
personally inform themselves. Mr.
Watterson expressed the opinion that
it would be eminently proper for Gov.
Hayes and Gov. Tilden, jointly and by
agreement, to send parties of friends
W New Orleans, beaded respectively
by Charles Francis Adams and Wm.
M. Evarts, and composed of conserva
tive men who have the confluence of
the country. He thought such an ar
ruogement would be able to secure a
fair count of the votes and satisfy the
whole people, averting a most danger
ous issue and perhaps prevent an out
burst of passion.
Philadelphia, November 10. —In ac-
Joidance with the request of Governor
Kellogg, of Louisiana, that prominent
men should go from the North to in
spect the eountiQg of the votes in that
Mtate, President has invited the
following gentlemen to proceed to New
Orleans for such purpose : Hon. W.
0. Kelly, of Pennsylvania; Gen. J. A.
Garfield, of Ohio; Hon. J. A. Kassou, of
Iowa; John Schonberg, of Pennsylva
nia; and Gen. J. A. Logan, of Illinois.
These gentlemen have accepted, and
reach New Orleans within a few
days.
Philadelphia, November 10. —It is
stated, on good authority, that the
President has also requested the fol
lowing gentlemen to visit the South, in
order to secure a fair count of the
Presidential vote, in addition to those
already named; Thos. Beaver, Esq*. of
Pennsylvania, and Hon. Henry G.
btebbius, cf New York. Judge Kelly
has already left for the South.
Radical Ku-Klux.
Paleigl, November 10. —A negro
named llufus Ferrell, who has invaria
bly voted the plutocratic ticket, dis
appeared from his Lome in this county
on the Monday before ihe> election, and
on Wednesday was found hanging
dead in the neighborhood. The general
'mpression is that he was killed for
opinion’s sake.
Additional returns continue to In
crease the Democratic majority in this
ktate. It may reach 17,000. A painful
anxiety in regard to the Presidential
is manifest in this city to-night
ata °ng those of both parties.
Calculations.
Sew Yobk, November 10. — Times'
figures— Congress : Republicans, 113 ;
democrats, 147; to be elected, 3. The
"wold figures the Democratic majority
25.
8w)l Slugnsta Constitutionalist.
ELECTION RETURNS.
FRANTIC ATTEMPT TO BAYO
NET A RADICAL MAJORITY.
Grant Issues a Mexican Proclama
tion for the Purpose of Fixing
Louisiana and Florida.
Desperate, Dying Kicks--Both Par
ties Claiming- Victory Florida,
Louisiana and South Carolina for
Tilden-No Hope for the Radicals—
Indignation of the People.
a— - -Jk |
FROM FLORIDA.
Entire Democratic 'Picket Elected!
LSpeeial Dispatch to Constitutionalist.)
The following dispatch was received
in this city at 10 o’clock this morning.
Mr. James M. Baker was formerly a
Confederate States Seuator, and is
every way reliable :
Jacksonville, November 10,1876.
To W. F. Eve, Augusta :
The entire Democratic ticket is elect
ed by about 1,500 majority.
James M. Baker.
Claimed for Hayes.
New York, November 10.—The Herald
bulletin says fuil returns from 23 coun
ties give Florida to Hayes by nearly
5,000 majority. The Republicans claim
that Hayes will carry the. State by over
1,200.
The Evening Post bulletins the fol
lowing : The revenue collector at Jack
sonville telegraphs that he is sure the
State is Republican.
Florida Certainly Democratic.
Nf.w York, November 10. — A West
ern Union bulletin, dated Lake City,
November 9th, midnight, says: The
Jacksonville Press will issue a leader
to-morrow, giving Florida a Demo
cratic majority of 1,638, prepared by
experienced men, and based on reliable
returns and carefully computed esti
mates.
Washington, —November 10.—Wes
tern Union Bulletin, Lake City, Novem
ber 10, 11:30. —The steamboat referred
to reached Palatka at 11 o’clock this
evening with returns from St. John’s
river, showing increased Democratic
majorities. It is conceded by the best
informed that the State will give at
least 1,700 majority.
New York, November 10. —The fol
lowing is posted at the Herald office :
A private dispatch just received at
Democratic headquarters, says that
Florida has gone Democratic.
Augusta, November 10.—A dispatch
from Lake City at 11:30 p. m., says:
The corrected returns of 28 counties
place the Democratic majority at 700.
Hillsboro county, according to informa
tion from a reliable source, gives 614
Democratic majority, which gives the
State to the Democrats by over 1,500
majority.
Tne Latest—Still Claimed by the
Democrats—Trouble Apprehended.
Savannah, November 10.—Advices to
night from reliable sources say Tilden,
Drew, Congressmen, and the Legisla
ture are elected in Florida. The seven
counties or Duval, Alachua, Gadsden,
Jefferson, Leon, Madison and Nassau
give an aggregate Republican majority
of 6,534. I he* other counties of the
State certainly give it to the Demo
crats. Returns from thirteen counties
—Baker, Bradford, Olay. Columbia,
Hamilton, Jackson, Levy, Munroe,
Orange, Elk, Putnam, St. John’s and
Pawnee—give an aggregate Demo
cratic majority of 3,620. The remain
ing eighteen counties in 1874 gave a
Democratic majority aggregating 3,206.
This without any increase would give
a total aggregate of 6,534, aud elect
the Democratic ticket by a majority of
292. The eighteen counties to hear
from however, will certainly increase
the majority of 1874 from 1,200 to
1 500 and the entire ticket will be
elected by a majority ranging from
1,200 to 1,500.
Tbe State has most certainly gone
for Tilden and Hendricks. The Radi
cals will endeavor to change the result
by State canvass of the returns. Prom
inent officials declare that the State
shall go Radical if it is necessary to
count a 1,000 majority at every poll in
Jefferson couuty, but the outrages con
templated will not be submitted to. Tbe
people are aroused, and the indigna
tion is difficult to control. Tbe Demo
cratic State Executive Committee are
vigilant to prevent fraud.
\uother dispatch says both parties
still claim the State. Great excitement
prevails. Drew is certainly elected by
at least 1200, but with Chandler’s 31,-
000 000 dollars and the army to back
them it is feared the Rads will count
him out. The honest people of the
State may ao£ {submit to it, and trouble
is expected.
Massachusetts.
Boston, November 10.—Dean, Demo-1
crat, is elected to Congress by the offi
cial count.
Louisiana,
Washington, November 10—The
Western Union Telegraph bulletins
the following:
New Orleans, November 10.
With returns from all but six par
ishes, the Democrats claim 4,000 ma
jority The six parishes not heard
from, in 1874, gave a Democratic ma
jority of over 4,000.
New York, November 10. — The
Western Union Telegraph Company
has received the following dispatch f
New Orleans, Nov. 10, 3:45 P. M.
Reports circulated North of rioting
here are untrue. The city and the
State are perfectly quiet, and business
is proceeding as usual.
Louisiaaa Democratic by 6,000.
New Orleans, November 10. —Mid-
nicht—Official and unofficial, and re
oorted returns from 51 parishes, in
eluding Orleans, give a democratic ma
jority of 9,471, a democratic gain of
i aui The six parishes to be heard
from gave in 1874 2,094 democratic ua
iorltv Th<* Democrats claim the
State as absolutely certain by not leu
than 0,000, after making liberal allow
ance for contingencies.
TROOPS FOR THE BALLOT BOX.
“Let Us Have Peace”—Bayonets for
Florida and Louisiana.
YVashington, November 10.—General
aheroian last night received telegrams
if®™ j ? Secretary Q f War, who is in
l uiladelphia, to order Gen. Roger to
send as many companies of tr<? ops to
Tallahassee, Fia., as could be spared,
and to go himself in person. General
Huger answered that he had ordered
nine companies, would order five more,
and would go in person as ordered.
Gen Sherman to-day received the fol
lowing dispatch from the President:
Philadelphia, November 10.
U-en. W. T. Sherman, Washington, D. C.
Instruct Gen. Augur, in Louisiana,
aud Gen. Ruger, in Florida, to be vigi
lant with the force at their command
to preserve peace and good order, and
to see that the proper and legal boards
of canvassers are not molested in the
performance of their duties. Should
there be any grounds of suspicion of a
fraudulent count on either side it
should be reported and denounced at
once. No man worthy of the office of
President should be willing to hold it if
counted in or placed there by fraud.
Either party can afford to be disap
pointed in the result. The country
cannot afford to have the result tainted
by the suspicion of illegal or false re
turns.
(Signed) U. S. Grant.
Philadelhia, November 10.
Gen. Sherman, Washington, D. C.:
Send {ill the troops to Gen. Augur
he may deem necessary to insure an
entire quiet and peaceable count of the
ballots actually cast. They may be
taken from South Carolina unless there
is reason to suspect an outbreak there.
The presence of citizens from other
States, I understand, is requested in
Louisiana to see that the Board of
Canvassers make a fair count of the
vote actually cost. It is to be hoped
that representative and fair men of
both parties will go.
[Signed] U. S. Grant.
Atlanta, November 10.—One com
pany of infantry has been ordered from
this place to Tulhibassee, and several
from South Carolina.
Savannah, November 10.—Transpor
tation has been ordered for troops to
pass through this city to-night for
Flprida. Advices from Florida say
thit the State has undoubtedly gone
Democratic by 2,000 majority. There
has been no disturbance as far as
heard from.
Washington, November 10.—Four
companies of United States troops left
South Carolina for Tallahassee, Fla.
Gen. Ruger accompanied them.
South Carolina, Louisiana and Flo
rida—Both Sides of the Question.
New York, November 10.—Secretary
Chandler to-day received the following
dispatches:
Tallahassee, November 10. —Re-
turns from twenty-three counties give
the Republicans 4,500 majority, with
thirteen counties to hear from, which
cannot reduce this majority below 100.
[Signed] M. Martin,
"Cn’n Republican Committee.
The following dispatch was also re
ceived:
Tallahassee, November 10. All
quiet in the State as near as we know
since last night. The county canvass
is completed in two or three counties.
JeffersoD, Madison, Leon, Gadsden and
Duval give 6,000 Republican majority
—a large gain. [Signed]
M. Martin, Chairman.
He also said that a dispatch from
W. Stokes Boyd, a prominent politician
in Florida, decided that the State had
gone for Tilden by a majority of 1,700,
D. Magone, Jr., Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, declared
his full confidence that Louisiana and
Florida had given Democratic majori
ties, but was not positive, though
hopeful, in regard to South Carolina.
Indiana.
Indianapolis, November 10.—Sev
enty-two counties in full show a Dem
ocratic gain of 263 over the October
election. The counties to be heard
from gave a net Democratic majority
of 5,349, to which is to be added 114
The number of votes Tilden is now
ahead makes his probable majority
5,463.
Indianapolis, November 10.—Returns
from all but three counties give Tilden
3,887 majority—a Democratic gain of
251. Three counties to hear from—
Adams, Crawford and Pike—gave 1,563
Democratic majority last month, indi
cating a majority for Tilden of 5,450 in
the whole State.
California.
San Frangisoo, November 10—Re
turns from the Southern districts do
not yet certainly show whether Pacheco,
Republican, or Wigginton, Democrat, is
elected. The chances favor the former.
Luttrell, Democrat, is probably elected
in the Third District. Nothing addi
tional received from Oregon or Nevada,
Ohio.
Columbus, November 10.—Gen. Wi
koff, Chairman of the Republican
State Committee, furnishes the follow
ing information: The 69 counties of
Ohio heard fpopa up to noon to-day,
show a Eepubiicah loss of 162 on
Barnes’ majority at the October elec
tion. The indications are that Hayes-’
majority will be about §,OQO.
Columbus, Ohio, November 10.—The
Republican State Committee now have
semi-official returns from 86 out of 88
counties of Ohio, which show a net
Republican gain of 625 over Barnes’
majority in October, which was 6,646.
If the tyo counties still out should
cast exactly the same vote they did in
October Hayes’ majority will be
Oregon.
San Frangisgo, November 10.—Full
returns from 20 counties Jn Qregoq
show a Republican majority of 1,803-
There remains but 3 more counties to
be heard from, 2 of which will offset
each other and the third will give 50
Republican majority.
Excitement ip New York—Hayes Still
pondflenj,.
New York, November JjO.— : The
have been filled all day with excited
crowds, much more irritable and jess
generous than heretofore, Seyeyaj
street fights have occurred, The Dem
ocratic State Committee still assert
their perfect confidence in Tilden’s
election. The Republican Committee,
a majority of whom have heretofore
ha* doubts as to the result, are now
perfectly confident of Hayes’ election,
and” have so notified their correspond
ents. I understand that Gov. Hayes
himself no longer fioubts hjs election
and is confident ah honest canvasn of
the yotes jm the States that have been
eet down as doubtful, will fully prove
this fact to the perfect satisfaction of
all fair-minded men.
AUGUSTA, GA., SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11. 1876.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Hampton’s Election Assured—Great
Enthusiasm.
LSpeeial to the Constitutionalist.]
Columbia, S. C„ November 10, 1876.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee claim Hampton’s election assured
by about 1,300. Georgetown is the
only place to be heard from. Tilden is
but little behind, say 900. Cannons
are firing and flags flying for the last
two hours. W. H. M.
[By the Associated Press.]
New York, November 10. —The Asso
ciated Press has received the following
from a source other than Its regular
agent: Charleston, November 10. —This
county gives the Republicans 6,214 ma
jority. Nearly all the counties heard
from officially, or unofficially, give
Hampton, Democrat, for Governor,
1,213 majority. The Democratic Presi
dential ticket is not cut as much as was
at first supposed and it is not belie vet]
that Tildeu will fall more thau 400 or
500 behind Hampton. It does not ap
pear possible for the Republicans to
overcome the figures above given, from
the counties not officially heard from.
Charleston, November 10.— The
latest revision of the returns by the
Nooks and Courier give South Carolina
beyond ail doubt to Tilden and Hamp
ton by over 1,200 majority.
Leading Republicans concede the
State to the Democrats by tbe returns,
but say they will throw* out enough
Democratic counties to reverse the
result.
latest.
Charleston, November 10.— The News
and Courier has just received official
advices from the last of the countie*
hitherto reported unofficially, making
Hampton’s majority for Governor 1,434.
Tilden’s majority may fall 200 to 300
behind Hampton’s, but it is certainly
over 1,000. The Republicans here do
not dispute the correctness of these
returns, but say the State canvassers
will throw out several of the counties
giving large Democratic majorities, and t
that this will give the State to Hayes
and Chamberlain. The Democrats do
not seem to heed this threat, but are
firing salutes and otherwise celebrating
their victory.
CHAMBERLAIN MEDITATES A
COUP D’ETAT.
The Columbia Radicals are Dumb.
(Special to the Journal of Commerce.)
Columbia, November 9. —Hampton’s
election is regarded here as certain.
The Radicals are evidently despondent.
Elliott. Gleaves and Dunn are reported
as conceding the State. The Radical
Executive Committee refuse to make
any claim or furnish any figures.
A private telegram, received here
from New Orleans, says Louisiana is
all right.
Chamberlain still claims eight thous
and majority, and intimates that his
claim is based on the intention of
throwing out Democratic majorities.
He speaks of Edgefield’s three thou
sand as a gross and palpable fraud.
Election Miscellany.
Little Rock, November 10.—The elec
tion of Congressmen in the 3d District
is still in doubt between Cravens and
McClure, Republicans. Only the offi
cial count can decide.
Company C, 14th United States In
fantry, stationed here, were to-day or
dered to New Orleans.
Washington, November 10.—Senator
Kelly telegraphs to-day to his wife in
this city, denying that he has conceded
the State to the Republicans. He says
the result in Oregon is doubtful, with
the chances in favor of a small Demo
cratic majority.
Washington, November 10.—The
District Republican Headquarters clos
ed with a speech from Simon Wolf, in
which he told the audience to go home
and return in three days.
The members of the National Com
mittee expressed entire confidence that
Hayes had been elected.
At the Democratic headquai ters in
the Everett House the Secretary of the
National Committee said that the dis
patches received to-day confirmed the
claims of victory for Tihleq.
J. Barnwell Rhett, of South Carolina,
telegraphed to the Committee this
morning that over and above a liberal
estimate for Republican frauds the
Democratic electoral ticket and Hamp
ton were eleoted by some 1,200 to 2,500
majority.
New York, November 10.—A dispatch
from New York, received at the Dem
ocratic headquarters bore, says that
Louisiana has gone for Tilden by 5,000
to 10,000 majority.
Opinions of tfie New York Press.
Washington, November 10.—The ff.
Y. Times and Tribune still claim Hayes’
election. The Herald is in doubt, The
World and Sun claim Tilden posh
tively.
Washington, November 10.—The N,
Y. Tribune and Herald to-day have
strong articles demanding that there
be an honest count of the vote in Lou
isiana. The Herald says there must
be no fraud in making the returns, but
it must satisfy the honest, fair-minded
tqep of both part|es.
The Feeling in North Carolina.
Wiwiington, November 10—The ex
citement here to-day over the present
aspect of the Presidential election is
intense. At no time since the day of
the election has there been anything to
approximate the deep feeling mani
fested this afternoon. The Democrats
clajm that Tilden has been honestly
elected, and if there is to be any
trouble oyer the matter, the people of
riie North must decide the question.
The Republicans generally sustain the
action of the Prudent. '
McDuffie Journal : Thursday fore
noon last, about 11 o’clock, the alarm
of fire threw the people of our town in
to great excitement. Fortunately, how
ever, very little damage resulted. The
family of the Rev. W. T. Hamilton, oc
cupying the parsonage, dis
covered fire, already’ blaming, oci the
rpof of the ell of the hohse, - but the
plage was so small that Mr. H. did not
give tpe .aiarpi until hs discovered
that he coplq PQt gpt a ladder. Thp
firemen responded promptly, and ex
tinguished the fiameg before they had
gained much headway,
The Columbus Enquirer says there
have been 29 gin houses burned in
Georgia since September Ist. With
them were destroyed 200 bales of cot
top, wpipl l , MritL the houses, gins, etc.,
it calculates as entailing a Joss of
$24,500; More than enohgb, ft adds,
“to Insure for the same time, all the
gin bouses In Georgia.”
THE RULE OF BRAIDS.
TILDEN AWAITING THE RETURNS
The Man Whom the Revolution in
Tammany Has Brought to the Head
of the Nation—A Bachelor Picture.
[Special Correspondence of the Titnes.l
New York, November 6.—lmprimis,
a small, slender man, used to lying
abed alone, so that one arm curls up
on his breast, a little meagre, “and lies
there as if it served no great purpose
in his general eoonomy. He puts this
arm across his breast; the hand there
of slides into his coat bosom. It is a
limp arm, like the fifth wheel of a
wagon, a bachelor arm, good for ad
ding figures, except on the census.
Clasping a portion Of his wasted mai
den body with this Aim. tbe other hang
ing down well aud used for gestures,
the small man stands in a library room,
in a sort of halt, as if he had just said
something. His cheeks are beardless
and of a sunny tint, and he has blue
eyes, a little out of line, under the folds
of baggy eyelids, eaoh of which indi
cates a dictionary. He has evidently
said something, for his head is a little
thrown up and there is a smile on his
face—not the active, but the passive
smile, such as certain kinds of babies
and apples have. You know in a min
ute what he has said, for a woman
brings in a cup of tea and a clerk
brings a book. He tastes tbe tea, but
tbe smile continues, as if the conscious
Oolong saw its Jove and blushed, and
he adds, over the brim, “That was Mr.
Van Buren’s view.” Whatever the
view may have been, he lays dowu the
book, aud says again. “It’s in there,
page 129. It’s cotne true. Usurped
pow His rot off themselves, like warts !”
Then lie tastes the tea again and smiles
like one whose smiles were the climaxes
of long bats of trance, the pinky tips
or visions. He falls straightway to
talk, indifferent about the importance
of the visitor, something after this
style:
“Van Buren was a matchless politi
cian.” [Trancy, smile again and stop.]
“He saw most distant relations of acci
dental things and not to forget them,
for he economized everything with all
his fertility. His mind grew every sort
of grain, and every sheaf he garnered
in for a distant day.” [SuffusiDg smile;
vision as loDg as a ladder with an apple
on the other end; a smile full of volup
tuous care, as if it were asleep over a
dainty reflection.] “Yes; Van Buren
was an astronomer. Tea cup!” [A
woman takes the tea away and he ap
proaches a clerk.] “I want to know
the 11th precinct of Cattauraugus
county. There’s a man there named
Jimpsou, who’s persuing me on a
wagon-patent case. If he has no influ
ence on our canvass these wagon-pat
ent cases haven’t affected our State
returns, Telegraph!” Then he says
again, reflectively ; “Do you know that
a little smoked beef at this hour Is a
nervine? Some smoked beef!” [Ser
vant retires.] “Has Patrick Deshabille
reported tbe number of Seventh-Day
Baptists in North Elba precinct? Tele
graph ! And I want tbe last quarterly
statement of the Bank of Owego. File
that question.”
“oncle,” exclaims a young man,
“here’s Mr. Ely called.” “Very well !
Ely, how do you ?” A small man of a
pale skin and weak, Spauish-like eyes,
under spectacles, and with dark, curl
ing hair and nearly a Rabbinical look,
comes in with a cane and a gray over
coat, and says quick and almost indis
tinctly; “Governor, I came in to con
gratulate you and to ask about the cor
rect relations of Moses Gross to tbe
Polish vote in the Nineteenth District.
I ordered sausage sent to that district,
and it turned out to be sweitzer-kase.
There was a rumpus instantly, aud it
was charged on Moses Gross. I con
sider it an important post, and want to
know if Gross has correct relations to
the Poles.” “Ha I” the Governor beams
trancily again. “Gross, Mr, Ely, is not
a Pole, bat a Montenegrin. I dare say
he put some timothy seed in that
sausage. That was the trouble. Send
Gross into the Eighth District and ap
ply to Abraham Boliubroke for anew
Supervisor.”
They sit down and take tea together
botfi small, wiry, professional-looking
mon, with neryous traitg and rgentally
prevailing over the bodily powers. Yet
they have succeeded the dominion of
huge, burly people like Tweed, Swee
ny, Beach, etc, The revolution in dem
ocratic leadership is ag copspipqpns in
physical as in moral type. This little,
womanly man, Tilden, with the com
placent features and the plain black
dress, the big mouth and little head,
was hardly allowed to go near Tweed,
because he couldn’t guzzle, hear loud,
coarse stories and laughter, and slap
and embrace people of criminal habits.
They called him a bore. The other
mau was a supervisor with Tweed,
taking care of the couuty expenditures.
He would qot steal, go on qhowder
parties or mix with ruffians ( and they
said he was a Dutch Puritan. In the
rapid, if desultory, revolution of events
the one is probably President of the
United States, the other Mayor of New
York. Here they sit, both bachelors,
at middle or mature life, their combin
ed weight in the scale less than Wil
liam M. Tweed’s by fifty pounds. And
Qakey Jfa 11 . Who Mayor
Tweed, has just failed as an actor,
seeking to play an apology for his ca
reer, Tweed himself is on tfie seas
upon a ship of war, like Captain Kidd,
his great predecessor.
To the above enter, as they sip the
tea, Abiam Hewitt, theson-in-marriage
of Peter Cooper, and August Belmont
—all four commercial men ; one selling
iron, another gold, a third herbs ana |
law and n fourth leather. And these]
Tour drinking tea ‘and talking about f
Mr. Van Biiren, are probably the i
central of a reyolution wbiyih j
| began hV e r cyjtnes in tpe government!
of a city and extended to similar irreg-1
ularities in all kinds of American gov
ernment until satiety, poverty, discon
tent and reform brought about a uni
| versal inquest and affected the Repub
lic itself. Tweed had Belmont put off
the National Democratic Committee
i four years ago. Hewitt’s fofhpMp-tavg
, j was a lounqcv of the Cltiafehs 1 , Associa
, tlon, Started against Tweed in 1865.
’ | Eleven years have been passed since
J the jobbers were cfialjppged , are ’
| the harvesters of the victory!
MORAL:
gpthimr lives of Tammany
ut the nan v—and the tea’.
Sammy is the Great i-am,
, And therefore doesn't care a tam 1
Gath.
i
Blackshear will be applying for "a
, custom house pretty soon. She has
just shipped to Savannah five bundles
, of cow hides, thirteen coon skids,
i three goat skins, one deer skin and
eighty-one pounds of beeswax.
PROSTITUTING JOURNALISM.
TIMELY WORDS FROM A WISE
EDITOR.
I Honesty the Best Policy.
(Philadelphia Times, Bth.)
The campaign' which is now over—
happily for the Interests of journal
ism—has been marked by a prostitu
tion of the press such as was never
known before in any political canvass.
The New York Times compelled our ad
miration, but forfeited our respect, by
the energy and vigor with which it
fought the campaign. It was depend
ent upon no political patronage; it had
no candidates of its own to elect, and it
never was a political organ in the pop
ular acceptation of the term. It was 1
neither the exponent of the party priu- j
ciples, a pensioner upon the party
treasury nor the mouthpiece of the
party’s executive, committee. But it
made the battle of the Republican i
party its own. Grandly sweeping aside j
the lesser organs, it stepped to the j
front, and, instead of permitting the j
party to use it, it used the party. The j
Times was the kite, the party thej
tail, and uli tbe other organs only bobs. !
The Times became the Blaine and the ;
Butler of journalism. It found out the !
weak points of its adversaries, and it j
pierced them remorselessly. From its j
rhinoceros hide every shaft fell broken
or blunted, and for lies—the Demo
cratic organs which had loog been the j
Ananiases went and hanged themselves
in sheer despair of keeping up with
their brilliant and unscrupulous adver
sary. With every lie it told it promised
another, and long before one was
stopped another was started. The ad
miration for this audacity but in
creased the contempt for the puny or
gans which followed gingerly in the
broad road laid down for them, every
now and then taking to the woods as
their more courageous loader went
steadily on. In falsehood alone seve
ral kept close up.
Did the Times say that the bounty-1
jumpers were all Tilden boys in blue, 1
the Commercial Advertiser would say!
that all the Tilden boys in blue were
bounty-jumpers who had just recov
ered from the delirium tremens after
getting out of jail. The World spoke
of “Grant’s Drunken Order,” thinking
it had done its duty, but the afternoon
organ took the trick with a brief but
pointed statement that “Tilden has not
drawn a sober breath since he was in
augurated Governor.” The Express
tried its hand by telling of the hun
dreds of millions stolen by the Repub
lican party, but the Press told of
“twenty-five hundred millions of South
ern claims placed upon the records of
Congress by the Confederate House,”
and the Commercial Advertiser, with a
child-like smile, again swept the board
with the calm announcement that “the
owner of ihe Audersonville prison pen
proposes to have the government pay
him rent for that accursed ground.”
If the organs were satisfied with
such play as this no harm would be
done; the public would laugh and never
think that a serious insult to its conu
mon sense was intended. But the Times
carried its energy still further. Unsat
isfied with presenting events of every
day occurrence, unwilling to content
itself with drily showing but one side
of the Bhield, it tried to gild the other
side and to show that both are alike.
It wiifully polluted the sources of his
tory, and its reports of every-day oc
currences are suppressed, extended or
colored to suit its own ends. It made
a difference of ten thousand mon in
the procession whether it shouted for
Tilden or for Hayes. “Intense enthu
siasm” for Hayes, if expressed for
Tilden became “lukewarm applause;”
and, if we were to believe the Times,
no Democratic orator, however
popular, was eyer received with
such cheers as greeted the prosiest
speaker for Hayes. It sent jts corres
pondent to South Carolina, not that its
readers may know the condition of
affairs in that State, if the negroes
were intimidated, and ir so, by whom,
or if the riflie clubs did really speiui
their time guDning for negroes’ By no
means. The Times knew what t[je con
dition of affairs in South Carolina was
reported hy Chamberlain and Patter
son to be, and it sent Mr. Howard Car
roll to assure its readers that such is
the condition of affairs. He was not to
investigate, not to get at the truth, he
was on]y to fit the facts to suit the
theory. The whole purpose of the
Times was to prevent the people from
knowing the truth. And as the Times
cons the returns this morning, it may
well wonder if, after all, it was worth
while, aud sadly recall the time-worn
proverb, “Honesty ij; the best policy.
SAD KN LUND OF A FROLIC.
sne Man Dangerously Wounded, and
]Raj. P. H. Shannon Drops Dead from
Heart Disease, Caused by Over Ex
citement.
[Oglethorpe Kcho.l
It is our province to record one of
the saddest affairs, that happened last
Thursday night in our neighboring
town of Elberton, which has ever gome
to our knowled*?£.
Ift appears that the young men of
that town have been in the habit, of
late, of making raids upon the poultry
yards of certain citizens. and after
'‘appropriating” as many fowls as they
wanted, would give a supper from the
same, to which the sufferers from said
depredation would be invited, when an
explanation would take place and a
general “good time” be h^d.
On the night in question, some geese,
belonging Cos Mr. Haqimopd, of that,
town, were phoseo as the object of :
tpeir raid, and some twenty young
mpn, about 11 o’clock, proceeded to Mr.
fl.’s apd pc-gan to "load up.” The
owner, hearing the noise and supposing
some freedman were after his poultry
seized bis gun and started for the’
“scene of action.” He approached
very near the crowd before they were
aware of his presence, when he hailed
them, and hejope a reply could be made
from the young men, discharged his
gun, loaded with buckshot, the convents
entering the thighs and hips of Mr.
Joe fright. At the report of the gun,
the party broke and ran off, dropping
the geese they had ejected. A sec-
PB'UiWt l *as at the retreating
figures without effect. Mr, Wright
succeeded in escaping with the others
and did hut actually know he was so
seriously wounded until the party stop
ped for conference.
But the sadden*; part of our narra
tive is yet to ooma> Major Shannon,
the M^r^h a l gf the town, at the report
of the gun, for the purpose of preserv
ing order, was at a hot supper given by
the negroes of the village. So soon as
the sound reached his ears, he instant
ty ran up town, where he met Mr.
Hammond, who told him he had shot
a man in the act of stealing his geese,
and thought he had kiiled him. The
Major, knowing the pranks played by
the boys, and fearing one of bis sons
was the injured man, started to his
room, which he found vacant. In a
fever of excitement, he rushed around
town, and arriving opposite the resi
dence of Mr. Bob Heard, dropped as if
dead. Several parties, near at hand,
immediately raised him up and carried
the now senseless body into the house,
where he almost immediately expired.
His death was caused by heart disease,
aggravated by over excitement and the
rapid speed he ran.
Major P. J. Shannon was one of the
best men in Elbert county. He was re
spected by all, and it can be truly said
of him, “None knew him but to love
him, none named him but to praise.”
He was the soul of honor, and one
whose name was above reproach; was
a gallant officer; did noble service for
his country in the late struggle for in
dependence, and he had not a soldier
in bis regiment who would not have
risked his life to save the chief’s. He
leaves a large family, to whom we ten
der our deepest sympathy.
Mr. Joe Wright, the wounded gentle
man, lies in a very critical condition.
Hr. Mathews thinks his recovery doubt
ful, while Dr. Deadwyler expressed
hope. He is employed in the carriage
and buggy manufactory or Mr. J. F.
Auld, and is a clever and exceedingly
popular man.
Mr. Wright attaches no blame to Mr.
Hammond for his action in the matter,
except he thinks he might have given
them time to answer his hail before
tiring. He says he will let the matter
drop where it is, provided Mr. H. does
not make it a matter of boast, which we
feel assured will not be the case, for we
presume his regret fat the occurrence
is poignant.
The young men took the most un
lucky time for their “forage,” as a large
number of negroes were in town that
night, and, of course, every person was
on the alert, watching their fowl houses.
It is a very sad ending to an intended
harmless frolic, and will doubtless
prove a life’s lesson to all parties con
cerned thereiu.
COTTON.
Condition of the Crop in Several
States.
Norfolk, Va., November 10.—Report
by the Cotton Exchange of the condi
tion of the cotton crop. From 33 replies
from 17 counties in North Carolina and
3 replies from Virginia, this report is
<Jompiled. Thirteen report weather
good and more favorable for packing
than last year; 10 replies report about
the same, and 12 not so favorable. All
report frost about the 15th of October.
.Sixteen report not much damage done
to the crop ; 20 report three-quarters
of the crop as picked and will finish
picking about the last of November;
while 11 say about two-thirds of the
crop has been picked and will finish
picking about the last of December.
Ten replies report the yield better than
last year ; 6 about the same, and 24 re
port it from 10 to 20 per cent. less. Not
much top cotton this year.
New; Orleans, November 10.—The
following is the New Orleans Cotton
Exchauge crop report for October j
Louisiana—We have 57 replies from
29 parishes, of the average date of Oc
tober 3Qth. The weather has been
generally dry and mure favorable for
harvesting than last year. Killing
frosts are reported from the Ist to the
10th of October. The damage from
this cause, to the top orop and young
cotton, is from 2 to 20 per oent., but we
find 4 per oent on the whole a fair de
duction. It appears that 80 per cent,
of the cotton crop has been picked,
and while some have finished already,
picking generally will not be completed
before the latter part of November.
The yield is estimated at 34 per cent.
I ?ss than last yeap. \ few of our cor
respondents, remote from each other,
note the fact that the yield of lint in
proportion to the seed is much less
t ban last year. They attribute this to
the long dry season.
Mississippi—We have peoeived 69
reports from 27 counties, dated Octo
ber 30th, to November 2i. The weath
er since October 12th has been dry and
iavorable for the crops, more so thau
last year. A severe frost took place
October Ist and 2d, killing the top
crop in uearly every county uudf-r re
view. Only oqe report from Yazoo
ciuuty bating no damage by frost,
l'he aggregate damage by frost is re
ported to be 14 per cent. Picking ha3
progressed rapidly; 75 per cent, of the
crop is reported to be out of the fields
and the rest will be nicked, according
to 30 reports, by the 15th of November;
acoording to 30 reports, by the 4st of
December, and according to 2 reports,
by the 31st. of Pepeipbep. The yield as
compared with last year, is reported to
fall short 25 per cent, on an average,
owing to overflows in some counties
and drouth and early frost in all of
them.
Arkansas answers—Our report is
compiled from thirty-nine answers, re
ceived from nineteen counties, average
date October 31. The weather has
been generally warm and dry, and de
cidedly more favorable for picking than
during the same time last year. Kill
ing frosts are reported in every county
—in some as early as October Ist, and
Q others not before the lGth. The
! damage this caused is estimated at 3&
per cent. Picking has progressed very
rapidly, 60 per cent, of the crop being
reported picked at the date of our
j answers, and the remainder will be
. gathered by the Ist of December. The
; yield, in comparison with last year,
j shows a heavy falling off, the average
decrease being fully 38 per cent, owiug
to the prolonged drouth and a killing
| frost..
It is stated that Hon. R. E. Lester,!
Senator from the First District, will j
have no opposition for President of
the Senate. Rufe is fishing near Sa- 1
vannah and hasn’t heard this good
pews.— Nevh-i.
Rome Courier : On last Sabbath,
Rev. Mr. LaPrade, of the Methodist
Church, administered the Lord’s Sup
per to Mrs. Hazleton, at her residence
in this city, aged 10c4 years and six
month*. S&e retains her mental and
physical faculties to a remarkable ex
tent, and really seems to eDjoy life.
Darien Gazette: We again state that
Darien is not in need of any ppore phy
sicians just now. The little item that
we published p few weeks since has
travelled from Maine to California, and
we receive letters every day from phy
sicians who would like to locate in
rfen. Our exchanges throughout the
eauniry will do us a great favor by staL
lug that Darien needs no more phy
sioians. We would give a thousand
dollars if that item hadn’t appeared in
print.
SIX DOLLARS A YEAR
FOREIGN NEWS.
The Eastern Question.
Paris, November 10.—The Count of
Cbaudory has been appointed a French
delegate to the conference of the pow
ers ou the Eastern question. It is ex
pected that the conference will ‘begin
Its session in about a fortnight.
Constantinople, November 10.—The
Porte has not yet replied to England’s
conference proposal.
Cotton and drain.
Liverpool, November 10.—The Cot
ton Brokers’ Association circular, in
reviewing the trade for the week end
ing last night, says cotton has again
been in very extensive demand from
all classes of buyers, and the market
is very animated. Quotations have
considerably advanced. American had
continued *in very active request
throughout the week, and, with a re
duced supply, was sparingly offered.
Prices have advanced about half a
cent per pound. For sea island, the
demand was only and
prices are unchanged. In futures bus
iness was very lorge with a further
advance of about three-eighths.
London, November 10.—The Times’
Liverpool special cotton report, refer
ring to the sale of 51,000 bales to spec
ulators, mentioned in the weekly re
port, says this is a larger spot specula
tion than there has been for years.
A leading grain circular, issued to
day, says the weather, which has
ohauged to frost, is very sever© for
this early season, but it is unlikely to
be permanent, and has not improved
the markets, which, on the contrary,
have continued very inactive, wheat
ruling generally 6d.als. per quarter
cheaper. There are only six cargoes
on sale off the ooast. About 16,000
quarters were taken for the Continent
within the week. Since Tuesday there
has been little doing in spot wheat;
buyers have had a slight advantage.
Maize is firmer.
Lock-Out Averted.
London, November 10.—A special to
the Post says an agreement has been
reached between master and operative
cotton spinners of Blackburn, by which
the threatened great lock-out is avert
ed. Other papers, on the saiao infor
mation, do not consider the matter
finally arranged, but regard an agree
ment highly probable.
Miscellaneous News.
4 ersailles, November 10.—The Min
ister of Commerce announced in the
Chamber of Deputies, this evening,
that Mr, Washburne, American Miois
ttr, declares himself satisfied with Du-
Sommerard’s disclaimer of the author
ship of the letter slandering the people
of the United States.
Yesterday’s Excitement.
[Journal of Commerced
The effect of Wednesday’s riot was
visible throughout the city yesterday.
Groups of negroes were about the
streets, and little work was done. Talk
ing and threatening were the order of
the day. There were also cases of per
sonal insolence. But apprehension ex
ercised many. Early in the morning a
large number of the longshoremen
about three hundred strong, assembled
on East Bay, near Tradd street, and re
fused to go to work. Captain Hen
dricks detailed a squad of police
under oommand of Lieutenant
Fordham to clear the streets. This
officer marched to the place where the
colored men had assembled, and ad
vised them to go to work, and not by
thus gathering, create excitement in
the oity. He used much persuasion,
but they refused to follow his advice'
saying that they looked for a disturb
ance, and would not work, as they
wanted to be prepared. They were then
ordered to clear the sidewalk, which
they promptly obeyed. But they
stepped on thfl side of the pavement.
Lieut, Foraham then returned to the
guardhouse and reported the result of
his mission to Capt. Hendricks.
At this time Colonel Simonton, Chair
man of the Democratic County Con
vention, who had been advised of the
situation, had come to the guardhouse
and conferred with Captain Hendricks,
and stated his desire after the confer
ence to go to the place where the men
congregated and address them. Lieu
tenant Fordham was instructed to ac
company him there with a detachment
of the police force. The Colonel spoke
to the officers of the Longshoremen's
Union, and guaranteed them protec
tion by the citizens if they would go to
work. He told them that there was
pot the least danger if they would fol
low Lis advice. The officers were con
vinced and consented, but the men
would not. Colonel Simonton promis
ed them every protection, and that if
necessary he would risk his life in their
defeoos if attacked. He did much to
allay their excitement, but they still
declined to go to work.
The whites viewing the attitude of
the coiored men throughout the city as
hostile, suspended business in many
quarters. About twelve o’clock a
rumor became current on the streets
that the negroes had assembled in
numbers in the upper wards, and were
under arms. On investigation it was
found that about three hundred ne
groes assembled up the King street
road near the soap factory but they
seemed quietly disposed. Another
smaller number had assembled in the
vicinity qI Gadsden’s Green, but, like
the others, they molested no one, and
their visible object was merely to hold
themselves in readiness on the defen
sive. Later in the day a number of
the longshoremen went to work. To
wards evening the excitement abated
| and the day passed off without riot.
Telegrams in Brief
Philadelphia, November 10.-Tho
Gentenniaf has closed in accordance
with the programme.
Utica, November 10.~Great Eastern
beat B&rus in the *I,OOO match to har
ness. Time, 2:35, 2:30, 2:34! 3 .
Washington, November 10. —All de
monstrations on the street have ceased
and a feeling of sullen dissatisfaction
seems to prevail among all parties.
Albant, November 10—Mr. Tavlor
Grand Chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias of Alabama, who is visiting at
East Albany, while riding with his wife
yesterday, was thrown from the car
riage and severely injured. Mrs Tav
lor was also injured. ’
Washington, November 10. — The
surrender of four hundred hostiles, be
longing to the Missouri river agencies
.p 6O ; Miles, is confirmed. Sitting
with thirty lodges, escaped.
Dc™, November HX—ln caucus
ol the Republican members of the
Legislature, Hon. Jerome B. Chaffee
was unanimously nominated Senator.
Niw Yowc, November 10.—A Herald
special from St. Louis, says the United-
States Marshal has been notified by
the President that he has signed Mc-
Kee’s pardon.