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(Dr* ©*>«!gfci 3B**falg Cslsgc&iif* »uft 3fmmt$l & M^r^ng**:. The Cotton Crop. Norfolk, Va., September 0.—The Cotton Exchange report lias the follow ing, compiled from 86 replies in 38 conn, ties in Virginia and North Carolina: Seventy-two show rainy and unfavorable weather, 14 favorable; 22 report the weather more favorable than last year, 40 less favorable and 18 same as last year; 38 show cotton fruiting well, retaining squares and bolls, 17 fruiting well; 19 re port crop very good—from 10 to 50 per cent, better than last year; 53 crop fair and better than last year and 14 poor and not so good as last year; 20 report picking . not begun, 47 that picking has begun. The general tenor of the reports shows that picking will be general by the 15th of September. Seventy-four show no worms; six report worms in five counties, but lit tle damage. Thirty-six indicate slight damage by shedding and rust; 29 report damage of 5 to 32 per cent, by shedding and rust; 20 report no damage. The ma jority of the reports indicate that since the 15th of August the weather has been un favorable in consequence of too much rain, causing shedding and rust; and the report further says that since the average date of the reports received the bad weather has continued, with great severity in the past few days. SOUTH CAROLINA. Charleston, September 9.—The re port of the Charleston Cotton Exchange for August is compiled from (5 re plies covering 30 counties, the average date being August 30th. The character of the weather during August is reported by 2“ as favorable aria by 45 as unfavora ble to the cotton crop. As compared with the same period last year, 12 report it as more favorable, 5 about the same and 45 as less favorable. Twenty-two re port the cotton as fruiting well and re taining its squares and bolls, while the re mainder complain of considerable shed ding. As to the present condition of the crop and its comparison with same time last year 23, report same to be better; 0 about same, and 30 not so good. Picking is universally re ported as having commenced, and will be come general, even in the upper counties, by the 15th of September. No injury has been done by worms. Tho damage to the plant by shedding and rust, as com pared with its condition on the 31st of July, is stated by 17 to be very slight; 40 estimate the damage to amount from 5 to 33 per cent., averaging 20 per cent., while five report no damage at all from these causes. * GEORGIA. Savannah, Sept. 9.—The Savannah •cotton exchange has the following crop reports: In Georgia 83 replies from 51 counties report that in the first part of the month of August there was too much rain for the cotton plant; then it became too liot and dry causing rust and shedding of forms and young bolls. The weather was less favorable than in tho sdtne month last year. Picking was commenced about the 15tli of August in southern Georgia, and in a few days became general. “ Exces sively hot suns are opening and maturing bolls unusually fast. Worms have ap peared only in southern Georgia and even there but little injury has been done. The present prospect of crops is more promising than cn same date iast year, bnt the yield at this time last year was afterwards increased ten per cent, by the second growth and an unusually late frost. As rains commenced a month later this year, we cannot look for much result from the second growth this season. Dur ing the last days of August and the first of September, this State was visited by a se vere wind and rainstorm, which destroyed much of the open cotton. FLORIDA. Seventeen replies from 11 counties were received. The weather during the month of August was generally favorable, about on a par with that of last year, with a little too much rain during the first part of the month. The plant was injured by both lust and shedding, but not by worms to any extent, though reported as gener ally throughout the Staie. The plant has not yielded as well as expected, but bet ter than last year. Picking became gen eral about the 20th of August. In the sea island section the condition of the plant is reported slightly better than at this date last year. No injury from worms, but nut and shedding have cut down the esti- been very unfavorable in all the counties, except 2, (Desha and Sebastian), and is decidedly less favorable than last year, the plant not retaining its forms and tolls. The present condition is bad, very much worse than at this time last year. Owing to heavy rains, followed by exces sively hot weather, 'the crop has ripened very suddenly, hence picking has be gun earlier titan usuil and will be general by September lGth. The army worms have made their appearance in nearly all of the counties, but tho damage by them is slight. Boll worms have dam aged the crop very much. Shedding, rust and rot are complained of in all the counties, the injury from these four causes aggregating 19 per cent. Virginia Tobacco. Petersburg, September 9.—Informa tion received here from several counties say the recent heavy damage to the to bacco crop, especially in low lands where the loss is very heavy, is in consequence of the destruction of the plants by the tobacco worms early in the season, and great damage resulting from heavy rains. The tobacco crop in this section of Virginia is smaller thau for many years. Fodder has already bceu pulled, and its quality has becu damaged by the rains. It is feared that the cotton crop is somewhat injured from the same cause. New York, Sept. 9.—Livingston, the Brooklyn faster, entered upon the third day of his task at 1 p. 'm. He is closely watched by parties who have bet upon his failure within ten days. Since the commencement of his fast he has drunk a half pint of water. He Is suffering pangs of hunger severely, but he says they will soon subside. Jersey CIty, Sept. 9.—The Hudson County Republican Convention was held in Jersey City to-day. .Lewis A. Brigham was renominated by acclamation for Congress from the Sev enth district of New - Jersey. EX-GOVERNOR SMITH 02T COLQUITT'S ADMINISTER TI0N. , A Criticism on the Acts and Remits ot the [Gnbernntorlal Administration of Governor Colquitt — Mr. Smith’s ■ Speech at Col umbos Saturday, An Host 21. Copied, bn rtquett,from the Columbus En- ' * Sue J Texas Cotton Crop. Galveston, September 10.—The Gal veston Cotton Exchange has 134 replies from 92 counties, of which 75 report fa vorable weather during the month—59 un favorable; 62 report the weather more fa vorable than last year, 21 about the same, 60 less favorable. Seventy-five report cotton fruiting well aud shedding; 40 re port the present condition of the crop not as ;ood as last year, 8 about the same, 80 letter—one reporting 15 per cent., two 25 per cent., three 33 per cent., six 50 per cent., one 60 per cent., and six 100 per cent, better. One hundred and thirty-two report pick ing commenced, two not, and sixty-one report picking general Septem ber 1st, nine September 5th, 38 September lOtb, 26 September lotli. Sixty-eight report damage from worms and boll worms as follows; Six 100 per cent., two 15 per cent., three 20 per cent.; eleven 25 per cent.; one 30 per cent.; eleven 33 percent.; thirteen 50 per cent, damage. One hundred and eight report no injury from shedding or rust; 17 some injury from shedding; 9 injury from rust. Some counties that report serious damage by worms, also report that, notwithstand ing this, the yield will be greater than that of last year. Tennessee Cotton Crop. Memphis, September 10.—The cotton crop report of the Memphis Cotton Ex change for the month of August embraces 132 responses from points in west Tennes see, north Mississippi and Arkansas. One hundred and nine report that the weath er has been general ^ unfavorable as com pared with last August; 14 report it as more favorable; 13 about the same, and 105 much less favorable* Fifty report the plant forming and blooming well; 34 mod erately well; 47 not well. Twenty-nine report it as retaining its bolls well; 103 report a serious shedding of forms and young fruit. On uplands the top crop is generally reported as almost entirely lost. Ten report a very fine condition of the crop in all respects; SO in a good condition. As to cultivation, 11 report the crop as ex ceedingly grassy, and 13 in bad condition. One hundred and seven show a nomi nal damage by worms; 25 report some boll worms. The aggregate damage is trifling. Two hundred and thirteen re- port no damage by rust or blight; 18 re- mates 10 per cent. Considerable damage P 0 ! 1 s ® r ‘ ous damage , .. . ^ Tn Tonnnccna orw was done to the cotton crop by severe gales during the last ten days of August and the beginning of September. ALABAMA. Mobile, September 0.—The crop re port of tbeCotton exchange for the month of August is based on 75 letters from 42 counties in Alabama. The weather is re ported as having been favorable in 10 of the most productive and 12 of the small counties,’and unfavorable in 14 of the most productive and six small coun ties. The general report for all the coun ties is less favorable than the same period last year, only two large counties and three of the small counties reporting it more favorable. The plants are fruiting well and retaining squares and bolls in seven of the most productive and nine of -the small counties, all the other counties reporting rust and much shedding. In 12 of the most productive and 10 of the small counties the condition of the crop is reported to be as good or better than last year, aud in all the other counties the crop is reported not so good as last year. Picking has commenced and is geneial in In Tennessee and Mississippi the top crop is almost an entire loss on the bot tom lands. Everywhere there is much complaint of two rank a growth of the plant at the expense of the fruit. I.ate planted cotton will not average half a crop. Political News Items. The World prints the following: Dur ing the last two weeks 85,578 enrolled members of Hancock and English clubs have been reported to the national Demo cratic committee. This number is exclu sive of clubs which have sent notifica tions of organization and lists of officers without stating the number of members enrolled. United States Sneator Wallace, of Pennsylvania, chairman of the Demo cratic Congressional Committee, was in New York yesterday. He said he was highly gratified with the condition of the canvass fin Pennsylvania, the reports re ceived by the Congressional Committee indicating a largely increased Democratic majority in the next House of Represen- all the~counties except 14, and will be in ' tatives. these from the 10th to the 20th of Sep-1 The Republican Hancock and English . tember. Worms have appeared in more Campaign Club of the city a"nd county of or less numbers in ail, except 11 of the New York has issued a call for a meeting small counties, and the damage is report- to be held at the Westminster hotel next ed as from smalfto considerable, the exact Tuesday. The call is signed by 222 mem- percentage not being giveii. Rust and bers of the club, all men who have here- snedding are reported in all the connties, J tofore acted with the Republican party, and the average damage therefrom is esti-' mated at 13 per cent, in 24 of the most productive and 10 per cent, in 18 of the smaller counties. MISSISSIPPI. Thirty-eight letters were received from 20 counties. The weather is reported as having been favorable in five counties, and unfavorable in 15 counties. One county reports the weather as having been more favorable than the same time last year, two as favorable, and 17 less favora ble. The general report is that plants are not fruiting well, and that there is much shedding. One county reports the present condition of the crop to be as good or bet ter than last year, 3 as equally as good and 16 not so good. Picking has commenced in all the counties, and will become gen eral from the lOtli to the loth of Septem ber. Boll wormsand caterpillars have ap peared in 13 counttes, but damage bas been slight. The average damage by rust and shedding has been estimated at 22 per cent. LOUISIANA. New Orleans, Sept. 9.—The cotton exchange report for Louisiana says: From 87 parishes we have 119 replies of the av erage date of August 31st. The weather during the mouth has been most unfavora ble and, as compared with last year, less favorable. The plant is reported as not m fruiting well orretaiuing its spurs or bolls. . The present condition of the.crop is not g<5od, and is, on the whole, decidedly worse than at the same time Iast year. Picking has commenced and became general about September 6tli. Boll worms, rot and rust have done seri ous damage, and the injury from shed ding, superinduced by too much rain and worms, has been great, the average loss from these sources iu the Statp being. 22 per cent. ' ' MISSISSIPPI. _ „ Our report is compiled .from 153 replies for thirty-five counties, .the average date being August 31st. The weather during the month has been very unfavorable to crops, and much leSs favorable aicofli- pared with last year, .the plant not form ing and blooming well and Hot-retaining its squares and bolls. Tdie'present condi tion of the crop is not good, and. decidedly worse than last year. The crop has ripened very early, and picking has commenced. It wa3 expected to become general about September 6. Army worms,bav# appeared in a great many counties, bnt have not (toiie much carnage to the crop. The ravages of boll \\ orms, horyever, are genera!, and in many instances very serious. It is estimated that the damage from boll . worms, gljed- ding, rust and rot is 23 per cent. 1 ARKANSAS. I We have 107 replies from 33 counties south of the Arkansas river of average date of August 81st. The weather has The Perils of the Czar of Eussia, London, September 4.—The Berlin correspondent of the Daily News tele graphs as follows: “A well-infbnned St. Petersburg correspondent writes me that one mine was discovered in the Govern ment of Ekaterinoslay, on Friday last, previous to tlie Emperor of Russia’s jour ney from Tsarskoe Seto to Livadia, and another, in the Government of Taurida, 116 versts further, on the railway to Sim- pherapol, was found only the day before he started. The latter mine contained three poods (108 pounds) of dynamite, packed in two cases. There was a wire connected with the mine, but no battery attached to it. General Loris Melikoff has been exercising the greatest vigilance in view of the Emperor’s Intended jour ney. The details about tho mine in Taurida are from a competent source.” —A yonng lady spoke to a friend > who had called upon her regarding a trait char acteristic of her mother, who always had a good word to say to every one. “Why,” she said, “I believe Jf Satan were under discussion mother would have a good word to say for him.” JMtjkcn the mother entered and wa what the (laughter had saj£? she quietly replied: “Well, I think w« might all imitate Sat«R v persevcr- ance.” ’ < —An astrologist of Kingston, Jamaica, will fiud in the hurricane at that place a confirmation of his theories. About a year ago he made a direful prophecy of earthquakes, hurricanes, famiues, plagues and wars, that were to begin in 1*S0 and Iast seven years. Even this prophet, however, has some good in store for us. Those who survive 1887 are to live “.twice as long as they ever did.” —Bonn was drunk when he undertook an ascension on a tightrope, at Clyde, Ohio, to the towerof the town hall. • The multitude shouted to him to go back, but he kept straightahead, staggering at every step. At length he dropped Ills balance pole, and fell backward, but like a flash wrapped his right leg around the rope, and held on. He said afterward that the loss of the pole sobered him instantly. —A girl was found nailed to a plank, so' that slie could inoTe neither hands nor feet, and floating on the Yangtse river, in China. Beside her was tlio head of a Buddhist priest, and some coins. An in scription said: “This money is provided for her coffin when she is dead." She be longed to a wealthy family, and her two brothers, petty mandarins, used this cruel treatment because she married the priest whose head was on the plank with her. quirer The opera house,as we have stated, was crowded on Saturday night. Many color ed men were in the galleries. Ex-Gov ernor J. M. Smith was introduced by Colonel Blandford, and was received with a cheering greeting. After stating that he was suffering from severe cold and hoarseness, and that he trusted the audience would remain quiet while he was speaking, Governor Smith said: For the first time in its history the Democratic party of the State of Georgia has found itself unable to agree upon a candidate for the office of Governor. After a number of days spent in fruitless attempts to harmonize upon a candidate, the convention adjourned without mak ing a nomination. The two sections into which the convention was divided have each recommended a candidate for the chief magistracy in the State. And so far as the Democratic party is concerned, it finds itseir hopelessly broken up in the election for the official named. It is impossible almost to exaggerate, when viewed from a party standpoint, the danger likely to ensue from this situation. A President of the United States is to be elected during tho present year. Mem bers of Congress are also to he chosen; and the most injurious effects will not improb ably ensue from the unfortunate division in the late Democratic convention of this State. If no other damaging result should follow therefrom, we can no longer say that the Democratic party in Georgia is-a unit. The. division, then, will likely crystallize and it is not improbable that the great Democratic party of the State will hereafter exist in two or perhaps more factions; each striving not to over come the foe of Democracy, but to .crush out the existence of the other. The people of the South since the war have looked to the Democratic party for honest government. [Applause.] We have believed that if the right of self-gov ernment should ever be restored to the people of this section it would be in con sequence of the efforts of the Democratic party. With the party divided it is im possible that this high mission can be per formed. In view of this, the persons who are really responsible for the division in the Democratic party should be held to a strict accountability. No man, or set of men, who from motives of personal ambi tion attempt to paralyze the power of the party, should be allowed to succeed in their efforts. [Great applause.) The people of Georgia who have so long expected the restoration of the right of self-government from the success of the Democratic party alone, should see to it that attempts to produce division or other wise to impair the usefulness of the party shallnotbe allowed to succeed. [Applause and cheers.] Just at this point a very important question .arises. It is the duty, as well as the interest of the Democrat^ to settle the question in the present gu bernatorial canvass. That question plain ly stated is as follows: Who was to blame for the failure to nominate a candidate for Governor in the late convention? It is the duty of the people to discuss tho question thor oughly and settle it fairly. Either the so- called majority and its chiefi Governor Colquitt, on the one hand, or the minority and Mr. Norwood on the other, are re sponsible. When this question shall have been settled justly, the people should ap ply the only remedy iu existence merci lessly. Those who were to blame foi the unfortunate condition of things referred to, should be unconditionally retired by the action of the people from public life, in the State of Georgia. [Great ap plause.] Nothing should prevent, and my faith in the people leads me to say nothing can prevent them from doing right in this matter. [Applause.] By so doing they protect their party in the State; they pre vent the demoralization which naturally ensues from division, and they perpetuate the existence of that organization through which good men, both in the State and out o£ it, expect to preserve the liberties of the people of the whole Union. [Loud applause.] Then who ought to be held responsible for the division in the Democratic party in Georgia? To answer this question it will be necessary to go back some two or three months, and call your attention particularly to some of the acts of Gov. Colquitt. The people of Georgia will not soon for get the startling effect produced upon the public by the announcement that General Gordon had resigned his seat In the United States Senate. All the circum stances attending this act were calculated to excite curiosity and provoke inquiry in the public mind as to the cause which led to it. It lacked but a few days of the ex piration of the session of Congress. Not the faintest suspicion existed that Gen. eral Gordon was dissatisfied with the very high and honorable position to which he had been very lately returned by the will of the people of Georgia. Why should he have insisted on resigning before the end of the session when that event was so near ? Why should one who had so long been the favorite of his people, have con cluded so suddenly to retire from one of the most elevated offices to which a citi zen can aspire ? These were questions which very naturally arose in tho public mind. It should be borne in mind just here that the office which General Gordon held belonged to the people of Georgia. He was bnt a mere trustee therein, for the benefit of his State and people. They, therefore, had the right, without subject ing themselves to a charge of impertinent interference, to call for the reasons which actuated their servant in this matter. It was no reflection on him; it was no in vasion of any right which belonged to him, for his people to seek to know why he had so suddenly and so secretly resolved to resign the . trust which they had confided to him. The same remarks apply witli equal force to the conduct of Governor Colquitt. He is but a trustee of the people, entrusted with certain great powers, attaching to the chief mag- stracy of the State, to he exercised for their benefit rather than for liis. [Ap plause.] In the discharge of the duties of this high office there is but one honora ble aim presented to the ambition of its’incumbent, and that is that he shall wisely and well, and to the utmost of his ability, in a spirit oi self-abnegation, de vote all his powers to the service of his people. In view of this the people have the right to be informed of the motives which influenced the condnct of their Governor. It is not a reflection, there fore, on him; no insult to his official dig nity, for inquiry to be made by the people into the motives which influenced his of ficial conduct, and he, instead of treating such injury as an insult, should take pleasure in gratifying the reasonable cu riosity of his people in the premises. There are various temperaments among men; their dispositions are different; they frequently differ iu judgment; and hence, >vhen inquiry into the motives of officials is made by the people, it is not unreasona ble to expect that there should be a differ ence of opinion' * Among them. One in tho high position of Governor should therefore never feci that he is outraged by even a harsh judgment by the people as to his motive and official conduct ' He may feel that great injustice is doncliiiff, but as the chief magistrate of a great Stale he should also feel that he is.ou a planatoo elevated to permit himself to Indulge in personal denunciations of his- fellow-citizens who may have ‘done him inj ustice. [Applaus*.] For at least they may be honest and .well- intentioned in even their harshest ,crit'- cism on his official conduct. By the suf frage of the people is the governor elected, by personal enemies as well as by person al, ft lends. And it should be the study.of Ids life to serve bis people by holding the scales evenly between his friends and foes. [Applause.] But how-did Governor Colquitt and Us friend General Gordon meet the publicin- quiry in reference to the matter referred pie ofGeorgia that his circumstances were in them simply sought to commend him- further was heard from the matter until 1 will take the trouble to examine the such that he could so longerserve them in ] self to the people rather than assail Gov- -* * -• - - -* the high position of United States Senator ? . ernor Colquitt. The same may be said of Did lie inform them why it was that after | General Gartreil. So that in effect it having sought a re-election to that high j may be truthfully said that the crusade office two short years before, and when ! preached by General Gordon and Govern- liis family expenses were as great as at the ! or Colquitt against the infidels met witlr time of his resignation he suddenly found j no opposition whatever. Now, is it at all it necessary to. retire from the position ? wonderful, I repeat, that under the cir- Wien he must have known whe would be cumstances—is it a matter of astonish- his successor, why did not General Gor don say to the people of Georgia, who bad honored him so highly, that circum stances beyond his control required he should resign at once? If he had to leave the Senate without a day’s delay, there was a reason for it. What was that rea son ? It may have been a good one, but the people to whom General Gordon be longed did as they had a right to do—they commented upon his conduct. They had conferred great and signal honors upon him. They had a right to know why it was that after accepting these honors he so suddenly resigned them. He was their servant. He was in the face of their ene my at Washington.- Why did he lay down his commission and retire from the contest just before the battle closed? Now, all these questions the people had a right to ask, and they were entitled to an an swer without mental reservation on Gen. Gordon’s part. Upon the reception of General Gor don’s resignation so suddenly and clan destinely made, it became the duty of Governor Colquitt to appoint his succes sor. In making that appointment what was he bound to do? As has been alrea dy stated he too was but a trustee, bound in this matter to carry out tho will of the people. Did he make a single inquiry of any living human being, except General Gordon and his appointee, as to whom ha should elevate to the -honor pf a seat in the United States Senate ? Now, trustees exercising authority for others when any important question in their administration comes up for solution usually institute some inquiry as to how they can best dis- cliarge such duty. Whom shall I consult? Whoso advice is most reliable? What shall be my action ? are questions which naturally and necessarily arise in such cases. But Governor Colquitt asked none of these questions. No investigation was necessary to enlighten his judgment. At once, when the resignation wa3 received, he fixed upon Joseph E. Brown to receive the appointment. [Sensation.] Now, just here, permit me to direct at tention to some features of the history of Governor Brown. For years after the close of tho war, when we ail felt that every Georgian at least ought to be a Democrat, and.so stand squarely with his people in sentiment and conduct, where was Governor Brown ? In the dark days, when the honor ot the State was trampled in the dust, did this gentleman show to his people, who had honored him so fre quently and highly, that living or dying and to the end, their fate and their fortune should be his? When the flag ot the Confederacy went down Joseph E. Brown left the ranks of the Democratic party and in so doing deserted Southern men and Southern interests, and aligned himself with the authors of our humiliation and defeat. Why did ho leave the ranks of his friends ? Why did he fee] it necessary to desert the drooping flag which marked the broken fortunes of those who had so highly honored him, aud join the forces of their oppressors ? Could he not prove to his masters that he submitted to them without uniting with them to taunt, insult and revile those who had honored and loved him so much ? Could he not have remained a Democrat still, and submitted himself to the recon struction acts, as all Democrats did, with out affecting to love his oppressors, and without kissing the rod that smote him ? Why did he join the Radical party in'this State ? Why did he go iu their conven tions ? Why did he assist in the nomina tion- of their candidates? Why did he lend all of his powers for the defeat and destruction of the Democratic party in the State? Why did he so continue to do un til the abdication of Governor Bullock showed that the Democratic party had re covered the government ? I do not ask the questions for the pur pose of answering them here. I would not criticise the conduct of Governor Brown harshly. My sole purpose is to direct your attention to the inquiries which aroused the public mind when he was appointed Senator by Governor Col quitt. These inquiries were natural; they were suggested to the minds of the people by the situation. The people have a right to feel some curiosity. It was their right to have that curiosity satisfied. It was their right to know when and for what reason their trustee, Governor Colquitt, had con doned the political sins and obliquities of Governor Joseph E. Brown. It was their right to know why General Gordon, who had been denounced in the public prints by Joseph E. Brown os a traitor to his E and his section, had resigned his position to make room in the coun cils of the nation for his former enemy and traducer. [Great applause.] Now, I repeat that the people had a right to know all these things; they had a right to speculate in reference to it, and their servants had no right to object thereto. [Applause.] But how did these servants, especially Governor Colquitt and General Gordon, conduct themselves ? Did they seek to gratify the curiosity of the people ? Let us see. Almost immediately after the announce ment of the resignation of General Gor don and the appointment of Governor Brown, Governor Colquitt commenced to make speeches to the people of the State, as he said, for his own vindication. [Laughter.] Commencing at the capitol he went from county to county, announc ing that he was the victim of religious per secution, that he was a Christian; that he had preached to the colored people of the State, and lor such religious acts his name had been cast out a3 evil; tliat religion it self was being assailed in his person. He asserted that he was being percecuted for Christ's sake, aud he called upon all the religious people of the State to rally to the maintenance of religion against infidelity. He and his friend General Gordon rode forth, like Castor and Pollux, animated by one purpose, and aiming at one object. The Governor was to be vindicated from the assaults of infftels and skeptics by re-election to office. [Sensation.] Nothingshortof continuing the Governor in liis present position would vindicate religion and piety in the land. In vain was 1 It that the people, amazed at the condtfct of these gentle men, demanded to knbtv who had made such assaults on the Governor; who had persecuted him.because lie was a Chris tian who had condemned him because he was a Sunday school man, who had de nounced him because, In the elegant dic tion of General Gordon, “He had floated the banner of the King of Kings.” It is unnecessary to say that these ques tions were not answered. When great pressure*was brought to hear upon these intleriien, they professed to ho deeply dignant. “Why should Colquitt be questioned ?” says Gordon; “is he not the hero of Qlustee ? He is persecuted for ‘floatingthe banner oftheKingof Kings.’” “Did you not know, General •'GOnlon, when yen resigned that Joseph E. Brown was to he your successor ? ” “lwill an swer no such questions,” responds the General. “Governor Colquitt wflhts the support of no person who would ask such a question. Was not I at Appomattox? Do I not say that Governor CoJquitt ought to be re-elected? He ‘floats the banner of the King of Kings.’” [Amuse ment at the idea.] And thus through tho whole State these distinguished gentler men appeal to the i people in terms i of thrilling eloquence to re-elect .Governor Colquitt. •«»» ■ —- Now,'I ask thejquestitfn jttstjiere, is it at all wonderful that, under all circum stances, Governor Colquitt secured a ma jority—a numerical majority—In the late gubernatorial convention? Why . the to f~ Did General Gordon say, in response to"inquiries, simply and kindly to the peo- cent religious men in'the State. They were adjured by their love to religion, by the interest they felt in the cause of the ob.irch, to make haste and delay not, to rally the religious element iu their re spective neighborhoods to the support of the Governor against the wicked In the primary meetings of the people. In this connection it should be hope in mind that to these efforts there was little or no opposition. Colonel LeSter’refused ment—that the Governor received a nu merical majority of the delegates in the convention? The wonder is that the convention was not unanimous in his fa vor. But the people of Georgia are a cautious race. They always demand to hear reasons for action, and to this is to be attributed in a large measure, the fact that there was aminority in the convention opposed to the re-nomination of Gov. Col quitt. On occasions I have met and con versed with that great man, General R. E. Lee, who told me that the troops from Georgia were the coolest and most imper turbable he had ever commanded. The Texans and Louisianians were excitable andJmpetuous, but the Georgians would calmly fight all day aud you couldn’t see the color of their faces change, and be ready to assume action on the morning, without the semblance of a murmur or strong emot’ou. They were cautious, hut charged grandly when aroused and stood firm under fire. [Great cheering.] When the delegates had been selected, it was understood that the adoption of the two-thirds rule by the convention would be a grave question. It was known that many delegates were opposed to that rule, and that others had even been in structed, by their constituents, to demand that it should not be imposed upon the convention. It was settled in the public mind that Governor Colquitt had a nu merical majority, and it was believed that his adherents in the convention would insist upon the majority rule. This question was setttled, how ever, on the morning of the assembling of the convention'by the following authori tative statement which appeared in the Atlanta Constitution, Governor Colquitt’s organ: “It is definitely settled that the Colquitt men will adopt the two-thirds rule. “There were many delegates, flotably from Richmond, Worth, Dougherty, Ogle thorpe and elsewhere, that were solid for the majority rule on principle. There were some—such as the Burke delegation, that were instructed for the majority lule Governor Colquitt, however, urged his friends to waive the matter at least for tho gubernatorial nomination, and put his case squarely on the two-thirds rule. Af ter some .discussion, this was done, and the chances are tliat there will be but a dozen or so votes against the two-thirds rule, if there are any at all.” The Constitution states in plain terms that Gov. Colquitt himself had urged his friends to waive the matter and to place his nomination by the convention square ly on the two-thirds rule. Did the Con stitution state ‘the truth or not ? It was then,’ and is now, the extreme advocate of Gov. Colquitt’s re-election. The Gover nor himself would hardly dispute the truth of the statement made by the Con stitution. It that statement be true, what obligatiou did the Governor take on him self when he overruled all objection on the part of his friends, and placed his nomination “squarely on the two-thirds rule ?” What obligation did he take upon himself when he authorized Geu. Young, his friend, to move the adoption of the two-thirds rule in the convention ? Now, I ask, in all candor, of liis friends here to night, was.uot Gov. Colquitt bound by his action, in morals, in honor and in re ligion, not to accept a candidacy unless conferred by the convention under the two-thirds rule? Was lio not bound in honor, neither by himself nor friends to throw any obstacle in the way of a nomi nation funder the two-thirds rule in the convention ? Did he not in effect say that it was the duty of the convention to make a nomination under that rule? That the majority rule .for nominating should not obtain in the convention ? Was not he pledged in honor, to reject a candidacy unless tendered by a two- thirds vote of the convention ? I ask every adherent of Governor Colquitt here to- pight to answer these questions to his own conscience. You are honorable men, you are American citizens and Georgians. Don’t you know that the Governor by his action in the premises was estopped from denying the validity of tho two-thirds rule, aud from seeking a candidacy for governor under any other rule? The .rule was his iu this special case; it was adopt 0 -! by liis suggestion, it was imposed upon the convention by his friends, and if there is such a thing upon this earth as a man being bound by his act, then the Governor was bound to allow the two- thirds rule to do its legitimate work in the convention. [Applause.) By coif- sent, stronger than if it had been express ed in terms, he bound himself to be gov erned by the will of a minority of more than one-lhird of the convention against him. He stands to-day pledged before the world, not to accept of a candidacy for governor over the opposition of such a minority. Permit’mo to pause here a moment and inquire who was the disorganizer in this convention ? Was it the Governor who in troduced the two-thirds rule iu the con vention, and then abrogated that rule to accept of a candidacy under a different rule, or was it the minority who accepted the Governor’s two-thirds rule, and never claimed a right which it did not give them—who protested to the last against its abrogation? To ask this question is to answer it. And to-day Governor Colquitt stands before tho world as a disorganizer aud a disrupter of the party which, four short years ago, honored him fbr.his pres ent high position by a majority of 80,000 votes. [Enthusiastic applause.] Let us then hear no more of the evils growing out ot the two-thirds rule, and of the propriety of nominations by a ma jority. When Colquitt imposed the two- thirds rule upon the convention he, In the most ; authorative way, declared that whether in the practice it was right or wrong he would he governed hy it. It is with mortified feelings that I declare here to-night that lie stands before the world as the violator of his own volun tary pledge, and if the people of Georgia would avoid all the evils which will Cer tainly flow from division and strife within the party, unless properly rebuked, they should, at the ballot-box in October next-, retire Governor Coiquitt to the shades of private file. [Grand approval.] Very lew opposed hiB coming into office; still fewer ought to oppose his retiring from office. [Applause continued..] But, it may be asked, why, under tho circumstances, should not the minority of the convention have waived their objec tions to Governor Colquitt’s nomination and in tbe interest of the party have har monized wit'll the majority. j n I now proceed to point out the reasbns which, in my judgment,.demanded , that the minority should never consent to Gov.- Colquitt’s nomination. In presenting these freasons, I shall be governed by nq feeling ol personal ill, will totbo Governor. Most of tlio facts that I shall refer to arc writ ten, and speak for themselves. I shall make no ciijnst reflection upon the per sonal character ,or conduct of the Govern or. His religion shall be as. sacred, to me as it is to him. I do him no dishonor for the interest he takes ■ in Sabbath schools. I concede that it is his purpose to be an honorable, upright gentlem^ii in private life. TJiejacts which I shall i to are his official acts only.' His relij aud Allhis'personal conduct are su< fiom comment bv mb. The lirst matter to which I call your at-, Ujntion is what is known as the Alston fee case, piirlng the administration of Gov- ernbrfiullock lie engaged th* services of Messrs/ Baugh and Garlington, of Atlan ta to prosecute a claim In, behalf oi ithe State against the United ’States govern- f the Western and -At- fer ment on 'account ofthe Western and mails were loaded with letters written by lantic railroad. 1 When his successor the Governor and jiis adherents to promi-. -came into office be found tho claim Btill pending, and that Governor Bullock had agreed to advance to the agents flamed $3,000 in casTi, and to allow them 12} per cerit. of any amount Of the claim which might be recovered by them. At. the in stance of tho agents tho claim was re newed before Congress, but with little prospect of success, however. Some time in 1873, say, at the instance of Colonel Baugh, one of the agents, he was-allowed to associate the late Colonel R. A. Alston with himself and Genoral Garlington in to canvass for the nomination at all. Col. j with himself and Genoral Garlington Hardeman made but few speeches, aud the prosecution of the claim. Nothing Baugh in collecting the claim. The Gov ernor indorsed upon the letter of attor ney, given by Bangb to that firm, his offi cial consent to the arrangement; and as these additional lawyers were to be let into the agency, he saw fit to restrict their claim for compensation by inserting in the indorsement what he understood to he the substance of the bargain between himself and Colonel Baugh, when Alston became an agent, viz: that in no event should tho compensation of the agents exceed 25 per cent, of the amount collected. It was not the understanding of the Governor that the compensation should be in any event twenty-five per cent., but that in no event should it ex ceed that amount. A few days before the expiration of the term of the then Gov ernor, General Garlington presented to him a paper, stating that it contained what he (Garlington) remembered as tbe un derstanding when Colonel Alston was employed. ~ The Governor could not then look to the paper; he did not even read it. He found no time to do so before he turn ed over the office to Governor Colquitt. He did not instruct that tbe memorandum banded him by General Garlington should be filed, and its contents were un known to him until long after he went out of office. Sometime after Governor Colquitt came into office the Garlington paper was found in a heap of waste paper, and Col. Alston, in an affidavit on - file in the exe cutive office, swore that he, himself, filed it. I now state before you here that the Indorsement on the Baugh letter of attor ney and the undersigned and unread Gar- linston memorandum were the only evi dences outside of the statements of Messrs. Alston and Garlington themselves, that any agreement had ever been made with them that the 12} per cent agreed to be paid by Governor Bullock could possi bly, in any event, be increased to 25 per cent. 1 here state positively that when I left the office of.Governor of the State I did not kuow that Messrs. Alston and Gar lington' pretended that they were to have 25 per cent, of the amount of the claim collected. I did not intend ever to give them the right to make such a claim un less it could be shown tliat they bad nec essarily incurred extraordinary expenses which required it. 1 beg, just here, to say that I have seen it stated in a report of a speech made by a gentleman, in this house recently, that Governor Colquitt was war ranted iu paying the large fees allowed in this case, by the fact that the case had gone into the court of claims where extra ordinary costs and fees had been incurred. This is a mistake; the case was never be fore the court of claims, and no extraor dinary expenses could have been incurred on that account. Congress appropriated the sum of S198,- 035 on the claim referred to. Governor Colquitt considered the matter of sufficient importance to warrant the executive in leaving the capitol in Atlanta and travel ing to Washington, in person to secure the money. The amount was paid to him in draft on the Assistant Treasurer of the United States in New York. The Gov ernor brought the draught to Atlanta, and turned it over to John W. Renfroe, State Treasurer, who sent it to New York, and through the Fourth National Bank of that city, the then special agent of the State treasuiy, received the money, every dollar of which wa3, through that bank, paid out upon the bonds and coupons of tbe State. I now say here not one per cent, ofthe proceeds of the draft referred to ever went to the hands of Alston, Garlington or any bonds. So much for this, There are quite a number of.other cases in which the Governor paid out money without proper authority of law. The cases which I have already presented are sufficient to show that ha seems to have had no proper conception of his constitu tional obligation in this regard. I will pass from this class of cases with the re mark that a gentleman informed me in Atlanta the other day that there was fully a half peck of such cases which could be furnished from the Comptroller General’s records. I now come to the case of the indorsement of the Northeastern railway bonds. Application for the indorsement of these bonds was made to Governor Colquitt’s predecessor, some time before the expiratiou of his term of office. He referred the question to Attorney- General Hammond, who furnished his official opinion that, the company were not, under the law, entitled to the indorse ment. The Governor furnished a copy of this opinion to the company, and also stated to the president of the company that lie conld not give tho indorsement applied for. Commissioners had been appointed on tbe application of the Gov ernor to examine and report under the law the condition ot the road. This report did not come in until a day or two before the time the Governor went out of office. The refusal to grant the aid was not regu larly entered on the executive minutes, and the whole case was turned by the Governor over to his Successor. For more than twelve montlis after Governor Col quitt came into office lie failed and refused to indorse these bonds. The matter was referred to the legislature of 1877 aud was not acted on. A bill was filed before Judge Rice, one of the most learned judges in Georgia, who, alter elaborate argument, held, in substance, that the company was uot entitled to the indorsement. Upon the question of the validity of this indorse ment, a resolution was introduced into the House and referred to the judiciary committee. I have uot examined the jour nal, but the newspapers at that time stated that the committee reported unanimously against the legality of the indorsement. So that I now sav here every official who has ever been called upon to pass upon the question of the claim of the company to the indorsement under oath, decided ad versely thereto except Governor Colquitt. It was stated at the time and talked-upon the streets of Atlanta, tliat the Governor’s own Attorney General, Ely, was opposed to the indorsement. The opinion of At torney General Hammond was averse to the indorsement, and the same I hold has never been, nor can be success fully met. It is still on file in the executive office. Disregarding all these, however, the Governor at last allowed himself to be persuaded to make the In dorsement. But not until after the rati fication of the constitution ol 1877, which provides that the credit of the Stato shall not be pledged in aid of any work of in ternal improvement. The lundamental law which tbe Governor was sworn to obey, took away from the Governor, and from every other official, the power to pledge the credit 'oi the State in such cases. Nevertheless the Governor, in tho face of this provision of the constitu tion, made this pledge. The constitution said” he should not do it. But he made the pledge. He swore to obey the con stitution. I make no comments upon this. [Applause.] ' _ The next matter that I call your atten tion to, is the wild land troubles which led to the impeachment and conviction of other agent who collected or pretended to I Comptroller General Goldsmith. I here ... , jnoney (according to the ' failed to come up to the full measure of records) to stop interest on the convention “ * * - • collect the claim. But you ask how was the Alston-Gar- lingtou fee paid? It was paid, fellow- citizens with money taken by the Governor out of the treasury of Georgia, no cent of which formed any part of the proceeds of the draft referred to. These proceeds, as already stated, were used in New York. Alston & Co. were paid with money taken out of the treasury iu Atlanta, But you ask how were the accounts of the treas urer made to balance? It was done by skillful Bookkeeping, an art held by Gov. Brown informer timoo to be highly repre hensible'. [Laughter.] Some time after the draft referred to was sent to New York, the treasuiRI jras charged upon the books of tlie comptroller-general with the amount of the same less the sum handed to the governor for. the fees. So you per ceive by this adroit process the treasurer is made chargeable .with only 152,000 and one hundred dollars — the pro ceeds of the draft, whereas* in< truth he received $198,035 as such pro ceeds of such draft. Now, what authori ty had the Governor to draw these fees from the treasury of the State ? If you will turn to the constitution of 1868 (and the same provision is in our present con stitution) you will find that money can not be drawn from the treasury except by an appropriation hy law. It is not pre tended that the amount of these fees had been appropriated by law. If you will turn to still anotiier provision of the con- stitution you will find that tho Governor iu his official oath swore in effect that he would abide by and perform the provi sions of that constitution. Now. 1 just ask the simple question, when he paid out the amount of the Alston fees with out an appropriation by law did he ob serve tbe constitution ? I leave you to answer tbe question. To another matter, of a somewhat simi lar character, I will now call your atten tion. In the act authorizing the calling of a constitutional convention in 1877 there was an appropriation of $25,000 to defray the expenses of such convention. Before the duties of the convention had been performed the appropriation was ex hausted. Just-at this time an official opinion of the Attorney-General, the legal adviser of tho Governor was published in the newspapers to the effect that no furth er funds coaid be drawn to meet the ex penses of the convention; that the Gov ernor was under constitutional obligation to allow no money to be drawn from the treasury • except by appropriation T>f laW; that this meant that a legislature and not the convention should make such an ap- priation. , It was expected when this opinion was published that the convention would be embarrassed thereby. This expectation met with disappointment. The conven tion occupied a plane high above the art and artifices of those who were opposed to When the attention of the conven tion was calledto the subject,- that grand old man, General Toombs, , arose in liis place as a member of tlie • convention and stated thatthe body need not be troubled; that if access to the treasury of the state should be denied them, that he, by God’s blessing, possessed the means .of. defray- Jnrr flio’p aytjhkoc' thofi 1m u*nu fifth nfra iff his duty it is not because he lacked power under tlie law, but because he has failed to discharge his duty. If the Gov ernor had been as careful to make visita tions to tlie different, prison camps in Georgia as he has been to attend to the Sunday school Interest of New York and elsewhere, how many a pang of suffering mights have been spared to the poor con victs of this State, both white and colored. [Long and continued applause.] Fellow citizens, we want men who will do their duty; who will do it because it is duty. He has preached, as I have been in formed, and as he says himself, to the col ored people of the State. Again, we’say all right. But did our good Governor ever think it worth while to preach to a camp cf convicts in Georgia? [Great cheering.] Thousands of holy men have enlisted to teach Suuday schools, hut who has felt himself commissioned to visit the camps of these poor unfortunates and teach them the way of salvation? Has our Governor ever done so? If so, when and where? [Continued. applause from whites and blacks.] In conclusion, I beg leave to say that the law bas vested in the Governor power to rule and control the penitentiary of the State. If there have been abuses under tbe present system it is his fault. It is his duty to know how they are treated. The law gave liim power to require any infor mation on this subject that he may de sire. Have they been inhumanly treated ? nas their moral condition been neglected? Have they suffered from want of medical attention, proper food and clothing? I charge here to-night, if, as stated, the above is a fact, it is the fault of Governor Colquitt. If he had done his duty, under tlie law, such abuse could not have exist ed. [Applause, especially from the color ed people.] And now, fellow-citizens, 1 must con clude. I have detained you longer than I intended. It was my purpose to have said some thing in reference as to the mistake of the Governor in the sale of the]|Macon and Brunswick railroad, and also to have commented as to his action in the Mariet ta and North Georgia railroad, but the lateness of the hour admonishes me that I must close. In many other acts Govern or Colquitt has blundered profoundly.- I ’ do not, nor have I accused him of person al corruption. He has been very weak .throughout his entire administration. The consequences, fellow-citizens, are the same to you; losses by corruption and losses by incoinpetency should teach the same lesson to tbe people. [Applause.] And now, fellow'-citizens, 1 submit to you iu view of what I have said, can you lor one moment hesitate in determining that the action of the minority was right ? That their action in opposing Governor Colquitt's renomination and re-elec tion was undemocratic and unfit to be made? [Applause.] His conduct before the convention proved that in all he did he looked on his own selfish purpose rath er than to the' interest of the party. That he was willing to violate and did violate his pledged word to the convention. What I have to say is, to investigate his conduct, and if you should find that he is unworthy of your confidence, reject him. I think he is unworthy. [Great ap plause.] Mr. Norwood is a Christian gentleman, and if elected will never want a vindica tion by the people. He is a man who has taken care of his own interests and conse quently can take care of that of the pub lic. [Tumultuous applause.] log their expenses; that lie was not afraid to trust his mother, the old commonwealth of Georgia; that they should go on with their labor's. and he himself, would un dertake to furnish the means they should need. [Tremendous applause.] At the proper time..an ordinance was introduced and pvsed aulhorizim; aud requiring the presiijent of ttjq convention to-issue convention bonds, for the amount required, payable on or before the last day of tbe next session of tbe. legislature. Upon these bonds money was advanced by General Toombs to the amount of over $21,000. 4 ■ "*• ! g J Now, fellow-citizens, ydu will bet. some what astonished, after wliatl have said to you, to hear that' the amount of these bbiids was paid General Toombs without auy appropriations of law whatever. - The Governor had announced to - the. world ,though liiSattorney.general Chat the ap- lEopnatiob. of $25,000 having .been ex- lausted,' he was forbidden by the consti tution, Which he'nad swom'-to support, to allow any further funds to be drawn for the convention without an appropriation by the legislature. Nevertheless, with out any appropriation by law, in the' very face of tho announcement made through his Attorney-Geueral, he about the 20th day of December, 1877, without auy appropriation either by tbe Legislature or the convention, put his hand into the treasury aud drew out over $21,- 000 and paid the convention bonds referred to. It has been stated in extenuation of 3V« Up _ .. ■ , of stopping the interest thereon. If yon state that the reports of Comptroller Gen eral Goldsmith fully pointed out to Gov ernor Colquitt all the difficulties which environed the subject of the taxation of wild lauds in the Stale of Geoigia. No person can read the report of this unfort unate official, made to the Governor iu the early part of 1878, without feeling tliat it was his purpose to be honest. He not only pointed the difficulties attending this wild land subject, but he took pains to explain the cause of such difficulties. This report, iu a very brier but compre hensive way, placed the Governor in pos session of ail the information needed to enable him to secure justice to the tax payers of the State. The facts therein developed show that it was impossible, under tbe then existing laws, to collect tbe taxes without doing great wrong to the honest people of tlie State of Georgia. In this connection it is proper to state that the collection of such taxes had been suspen ded in the administration of Governor Bullock, aud the same had not been col lected in the administration of Governor Colquitt’s - immediate predecessor. It is proper here to state, In addition to what I have already said, that Governor Colquitt was specially requested to suspend the collection of these taxes, which request he declined to entertain. Now, it is true ■that no man on this earth (Goldsmith or anybody else) could-have executed the wiltHandlaws without injury to the own ers of such property. Tlie Governor was fully advised and ought to have known such was tbe facts. Did he have the pow er to interpose and, prevent the wrong ? If you will tarn to section 75 of the Code of Geoigia, you will find the governor is invested with the power to suspend collection of .taxes or any portion thereof until the next meeting of the general assembly. Now, suppose the Governor when lie was advised "in these wild land troubles, had exercised the power given by law, .and had suspended the collection of these taxes uiitil the meeting of the legislature. Would he not have saved the State of: Geoigia and his own administration from the terrible disgrace which fell upon them by. the trial and conviction of poor Goldsmith ? If the Governor had done his duty would Goldsmith have been• convicted? No! [Applause.] Because Goldsmith would tinges whenever tills ease is mentioned. The next cue to which I call your es pecial attention is tlie mismanagement of the Georgia penitentiary. It will bo borne in mind that since the war the increase of felonies has been very great in this State, as well as the whole country. The question of the proper disposition to he made of convicts 'has been' a very embarrassing one. Tlio State owes it en .one liand to punish them, and on tlie oth er to attempt to reform them. It became a question liow these duties could best.be performed, . Tlie country was very poor after tlie war, and in proportion as we had become impoverished; convicts had increased. During fifty years of’ the history of tho State penitentiary' be fore the war the couvicts then cost annu ally, over and above all tlie •means of tbe institution, $210 per capita. At the time the late lease contracts, which are so much complained of,weremade, tlie hum-, her of convicts was, say 1,3001 Multiply this by 210 and we have, say, one-fourth of a million 6f dollars. We certainly could' uot expect to support convicts now for less than under tlie old system. Is there anybody here, white or” colored, who is w'illingto contribute his portion of a quar ter- million of dollars to support the rogiles ot the country? I think uot. [Ap- plause.l : - 4 ■ <> > , i ^But it is claimed that there are great abuses in the present system. This! am prepared in a measure to admit, but who is responsible for these abuses? ’ It is ad mitted ou ail hands tliat the system is not a perfect one. We., must do the best we can under the circumstances. If wc were rich and powerful we would have a differ- j*.g.. lures of necessity. But is there for abuses of this system? Let us inquire. If you will turn to the-laws you yillfmd that the Governor of ttye State, is empow ered to correct every possible' abuse in the present system. The Governor is invested by law with power to inspect not only at stated times, but at all times, the physical condition of-the convicts. He eau do this through bis*Principal Keeper of tbe Peni tentiary. He may do it by any other agents/selected by j himself, and he mtingen * He bas it in bis power absolutely to ascer tain whether they have been properly Anniversary of the Great Storm in Savannah. To-day is the 70tli anniversary of the great destructive storm which swept over Savannah on the 8th of September, 1804, and which raged with terrible fury from 9 o'clock in tbe momim* until 10 o’clock at night. None of the Inhabitants dared to ven ture out, excepting those who had to flee to avoid being c-ushed in the ruins , of { tlieir own houses. The, river rose above tbe wharves, and covered Hutchinson’s island and tbe rice plantations around the j city. The Georgia Gazette, in its account j of the storm, says the people who had been kept in the house tlie day before, their [ fancies depicting the most woeful scene, j found, the next morning, that busy] fancy, ever prone to exaggerate, had] formed but. an imperfect picture j of the dreadful scene of havoc and] destruction. A laige number of trees in] lively pait of the city were blown down, j and also several bouses, the steeple of thej Presbyterian meeting bouse, and part of] the walls of tbe Episcopal (Christ) church.] The wharves from one end of tlie city to the other were torn up, and many stor houses erected at the foot of tlie blufi were either totally destroyed or so much torfa to pieces as to render valueless every4 thing within them. Every vessel in thej harbor was thrown upon the wharves, exj cept such as were totally destroyed. In the city several persons were injured bv falling houses and chimneys, and two olj Mr. Green’s children were instantly killed. Captain Webb was also Ulled Twenty-four houses, including the F change, the filature, jail, and court liou on the bluff, and^ twenty-six busine houses under the* bluff, were injure^ and tlieir stocks of goods swer away. Eighteen vessels were swept upol tho wharves and there remained wbe| the weather subsided. Over one bun died negroes were drowned on Uutchi* son's island and on the rice plantation •near the city. The steeple of the Presb^] terian church, then situated where no stands the large brick livery stj bles on the southwest corner of Whitt at and President streets, which was near] as high as the present steeple of tbe Ina pendent Presbyteriau church, fell southwesterly direction, crushing i house and cutting off a portion of a 1 oh which lay a sick man, fortunately i injuring hun. The bell in tlio steei was found, much to tlie astonishment! ail, unbroken. It was afterward huu_ the steeple of the Independent Presby lian church, and there remained no about 1824, when a larger bell was n sented to the congregation.—Sar. Net«| Steel Ships. •It would seem to be pretty certain tl steel is destined to supersede iron! steamship building quite as effectually iron has superseded wood. Evidence! tho fact come to us almost every day « the great English ship yards. A Has pool correspondent of tbe latest receif Manchester .Examiner, speaking of the] dustry in that quarter, says: A new era bas been established heil the shipbuilding department, a steam* nearly 2,000 tons burden, constructed] tircly of steel,.having been launched r on Saturday, and if we may judge r tlie recent resul's of this descnptiojj shipbuilding, the ,,construction of vessels will soon form a leading featuj the industry of the north. Nor is th] that is to be said of the material iu q riou, as an extensive engineering! have recently been experimenting sively with a view to the introductic] steel plates for boilers.” —Henri Rochefort finds that bis ‘ tionalisms” begin to pall upon the p! of tbe Parisians. They want somm new and fresh, and Rochefort is baa and posse.. His capsicum has loJ sprigbtliness;his scandals are mostly!^ annuated. His journal L'Jntransii which sold 80,000 copies when i| ■came out, has fallen to a precarious] lation of 12,000, and his personal] iaritv Is ou tbe wane. Tlie other rive, he asked the station-master to! him a private door to escape by the crowd should become too euthul and press him too closely. Alas,] the train came in there was no crov body paid auy attention to Rochefol be walked away from tbe depot] commis-voyageur, with nothing jo] midable tbar h:s own reflections tq from. Little Rock,'September id election returns are coming in i but do not vary the results iq heretofore.