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llteSkly Buttcmtl & ^tltgrapji auir jHtsBEngtr FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23, I860. The citizens of Knoxville, East Ten nessee, by last advices, were preparing a . grand ovation to Hon. Thomas Hughes, the projector of the great English colony in that region. The citizens had appoint ed committees of arrangements, invita tion and reception, and a called meeting of the city council had tendered Mr. Hughs the freedom of the city. ANew Face on* the Situation.— The Herald of the 14th says the result in Maine is surprising, and it is probable the Fusionists have gamed a victory. It further says the result puts a new face on the situation. By imparting confidence to the Democrats and alarming the Re publicans it will inflame the zeal and spur the activity of both. The country will now enter on a contest more strenu ous and heated than has been witnessed in our politics in a long period. Gen. John B. Gordon.—We had a pleasant call from this distinguished Georgian on yesterday morning. He was ■on his way to Atlanta from Jcsup, where he had spoken on Thursday to a large and enthusiastic crowd. He brings en couraging news from the low country. The Norwood men have been having things all their own way in most places in that section, but the appearance of Governor Colquitt and Gen. Gordon has put a new face on affairs, and a hand some majority for Colquitt will be sent up from the entire coast country. One of the causes of the Republican catastrophe in Maine was the obstinate refusal of several of the scrubbing women in the Washington departments to pay up their assessments to the Garfield cam paign fund. These women had long en joyed a floor-scouring monopoly in the public buildings, and yet when solemnly requested to come to the help of the party refused or neglected to pony up. If they had all responded promptly Maine might have been saved. The women who wash ed the towels and curtains of the public offices were also in default. Few people realize the amount of dis appointment and mortification involved in this little paragraph in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, the stalwart organ of the West: The result of the Maine election falls short of Republican expectations. In stead of a majority of from 5,000 to 10,000, we have to confront the probability of a Democratic success. At midnight the chairman of the Republican State central -committee was ready to concede the elec tion of the Fusion candidate for Govern or; but the full returns may change this. Yes, we should say that the result of the Maine election falls largely short of Republican anticipations. The Vote of Virginia. When a State is given over to the rage of faction, wit goes wool gathering and reason takes its flight as a controlling principle. Virginia is now holding a consultation of committees, representing the two wings of the Democracy, to see if any terms can be arranged by which the suicidal policy of two opposing elec toral tickets for Hancock and English shall be abandoned, and both unite on one electoral ticket. The Funders (so called) have made proposition to the other committee, the terms-of which are unknown, and the “Readjusters’ ” committee are now con sidering it, also in secret session. As easy and indispensable as such a nnion seems to be, it is doubtful whether it will be effected. The Funders are sure they can elect their ticket without the help of the Readjusters, and the latter swear that there is not a doubt about the success of their electoral ticket. - As in Georgia, both sides are certain of success; but not as in Georgia, rather im material to the Democratic cause which whips; for if the vote is divided Garfield comes in. Virginia, in 1876, gave to Tilden 136,070 votes, and to Hayes 05,558—according to which show ing, if the Democratic tickets receive each about one-half or 60,835 votes, and Gar field gets the 95,558, both Democratic tickets would be beaten by a majority of 25,723 votes; but local interests and per sonal interests and pride and obstinacy revolt at a union even on the same electo ral ticket. It is said Mabone will never consent to it on any reasonable terms, and the pride of old Virginia can never yield the fifteenth part of an inch. To morrow we may hear better news, but if affairs remain as now, the State belongs to Garfield if he chooses to claim it. We trust Virginia will not justify the fears that so ridiculous a division as this, on candidates elected for the single pur pose of casting a vote for the same ticket, will not be pushed “at all hazards and to the last extremity.” What difference should it make, to anybody, who casts the electoral vote, provided there is assurance that the vote will be cast ? EDITORIAL GLIMPSES. The Florida Orange Crop.. From an editorial in the last issue of Editor Lewis, whose liver pad is out' the Gainesville Sun we learn, says the of place, “sarkasticly” remarks that Willis i Floridian, that there are in Alachua Pennsylvania.—The Washington cor respondent of the Alexandria Gazette says: “The Democratic assertion that Pennsylvania will go for Hancock has been ridiculed in certain ill-informed Re publican quarters, and many Democrats have given it but little credence; but the ridicule will assume a more serious as pect and the credibility be greatly increas ed when it is known that Senator Wallace says that among the immense nutni>er of letters Gen. Hancock has received since his nomination 4,000 are from Republican ex-soldiers of Pennsylvania, pledging him their votes next November. Four thou sand such votes make a change of 8,000, and it won’t require many more to put the Keystone State in the Democratic col- A Cruel Damper.—'The Republicans of Washington city on Monday night, were in a festive mood on the strength of fresh assurances from Mr. Blaine that every thing was right and their highest antici pations would be realized; but, says the Washington correspondent of the Balti more Sun, when the actual returns were flashed over the wires they were perfectly astounded and could scarcely believe what they heard. As it has been claimed that the result in Maine would furnish a sure Indication of the November result, and as the Republicans would not be sat isfied with a majority less than .seven to ten thousand, it is reluctantly conceded by them that Garfield’s chances are now reduced to a minimum. More of Mexico. There are a good many things going on of which common people are not aware— things which leak out by stealth and driblets. Apparently, there has been a grand scheme of Mexican annexation contemplated and matured, but at present nipped in the bud by an untimely Garfield frost. General Grant, as the imperial candidate for the presidency, was to open his campaign with a grand scheme of ter ritorial acquisition from Mexico. He would dismiss the bloody shirt forever, and in the place of its gorgeously ensan guined folds, the young and adventurous, North and South, were to be attracted with a real scheme of empire. The General has a natural penchant for “enlarging the area of freedom.” He signalized his administration by a bold at tempt to annex San Domingo, which failed; but he had prepared for a dazzling future of acquisition. He had arranged with Gen. Trevino fora considerable clus ter of the Mexican States, and the con tract had been cemented, as is customary with royal parties, by marriage. This was satisfactorily effected by the union of a daughter of Gen. Ord, representing Gen. Grant and the United States, on the one part, with Gen. Trevino representing Mexican parties, on the other. But Grant was beat in Chicago, and it was supposed the grand acquisition scheme had lapsed and was forgotten, until we read' of certain movements by General Trevino, combining five states of Mexico, including Cohuilla and Tamaulipas, in a revolutionary movement, with a view to annexation. Simultaneously with this movement, it is given out that the failure to nominate Grant can easily be remedied by making him Garfield’s Secretary of State. Grant is to be Garfield’s Secretary of State, and the virtual headof the new ad ministration. This is the word now pass ing from mouth to mouth in Washington, according to the intelligent correspondent of the Baltimore Sun. The great scheme of Mexican acquisition is to go on. Miss Ord, who expatriated herself for the glory of her country, is to be returned to her natal soil under the all-embracing folds of the stars and stripes. The country de mands all of Mexico. The Electoral Colleges. The silly duplication of electoral candi- Blaine's dispatch to Garfied re- dates in Virginia raises the question why minds the Nashville American of the re- such a fifth wheel was cveradded to the mark of an old gentleman at poker. “In the four days preceding the election,” says Blaine, “we lost over three thousand votes by means well known to the mana gers of the Democratic campaign and which do not call for further specification from me. The total cost is variously es timated at from seventy-five to one hun dred thousand dollars. All the money came from beyond the State.” Deacon Jones had quietly laid a hand containing four aces on his knee, before he proceed to the “deal round,” which hand Deacon Smith as quietly transferred to his own hand, substituting his own for it. The betting went oh lively, and at the proper time Deacon Jones brought up his reserve band from bis knee, never dreaming that there was any necessity for inspecting it. Finally Deacon Smith “called.” Jones grew black and then pale a3 he muttered between his teeth: “ByG—d, there’s cheatiu goin on round this board.” Something New—Barrels Made from Pulp.—Barrels made of pulp are among the latest inventions, and, as de scribed by the Detroit Tribune, they are likely to become an important articic of commerce. The advantages claimed are lightness, durability and cheapness. The body of the barrel is all made in one piece, from coarse wood pulp. The pres sure to which it is subjected is 400 tons. The heads are made of one piece in the same way, and when put together the bar rels are exceedingly light, strong and sat isfactory in every way. There are two kinds, one for fruit, flour and other dry substances, the other for oil, lard and. li quids of all kinds. A flour barrel made in this way and filled can be dropped from a wagon to the pavement without injury. Fiuit packed in these receptacles keeps longer than when put up in the usual way, being dryer and excluded from the air. The barrels for liquid substances are made by subjecting the first form to a simple process, and oil can be kept: in them without any leakage. The saving in cost is about fifty per cent. Steps are being taken for the formation of a com pany to manufacture barrels, tubs, etc., by this new process. Senator McDonald is to be the real manager of the Democratic campaign in Indiana hereafter. Mr. English will re main president of the executive commit tee, but McDonald, as vice-president, will direct the canvass to suit himself. This arrangement is said to be very satis factory to all concerned, and will cause no Ill-feeling. machinery for electing a President. As the case slands now, there is no more offi cial trust in a presidential elector than might not be satisfactorily discharged by any man able to read and write. But the theories and ideas upon which the machinery of the electoral col leges was framed by the founders of the constitution, no doubt, were these: They did not propose that the President and Vice-President should he elected by the popular vote, either actually or virtu ally. They intended to entrust the actu al selection to a few men in each State of large political and general information, who, after their election, should confer to gether and theu express their choice by ballot out of the whole range of candidates that might be suggested hv the members of the different colleges. It was to be not a popular, but an aristocratic election. All this machinery was afterwards prac tically made idle and useless by the contri vance of national conventions for nomina tion, which makes the electoral college a superfluous link in the chain. The duties of the elector are merely physical, and could be just as well discharged by State Canvassers of the popular vote. The idea Of a split on the question of an elec toral college, seems too absurd to be ad missible, unless it is really grounded upon a sinister design to defeat tho nominee. Facts to be Remembered.—It should be borne on the meridian of the popular mind that the largest whisky .ring m the world was organized in the bosom of the Renublican party; that the Republican party lias several times repudiated the na tional obligations: that between 1SG9 and 1875, according to the report of a Rep^ lican commission, the sum of $144,(^0,009 a year was stolen from the reson^s of the Government by Kepublican offic.a^ enonghto pay one-tUird of tbe Pubnc debt;that in the singleyearl875 thcG ^rnment was robbed of $4,000,0001 by raise Gauging and duplication of packages, that Fhe Republican party, defeated at the rais in 1S7C, deliberately perpetrated electoral votes of Florida an ^ they which belonged to • .^ j£ OUS eanob- miglitplace in tl neyer ke en elected Kho offi »? Co.rier-Jmr- nal. . Hawkins is not the man to say “goggles' to Norwood, 'even if he ever had any. Would you dispute the fact, and throw a mist of obscurity over this “bomb proof attachment,” when the funny man of the Savannah Recorder devoted a whole col umn in defense of those “goggles?” Why, sir, you will disrupt the whole party by such reckless insinuations. Col. -.Bob Ingebsoll and Sepator Blaine met on Tuesday last, and had a melting time. “Their tears mingling, flowed freely down and sorrow crushed their tender hearts.” Wherever Weaver has gone the Dem ocrats have been successful. They say he is coming to Dalton soon; if so, Georgia is safe. The Norwood boys are not going to burn any more powder soon. They are saving their money to go to the circus next week. Mr. Thomas Hughes, a prominent En glishman, is now on a visit to Tennessee. He is working up a colonization scheme of collossal proportions. An effort is be ing made to induce him to visit Georgia. He will be detained in Tennessee for fbur or five weeks yet, on business'connected with his colonization project, and after that will be ready to accept in vitations to lecture. He ba3 promised to appear in Chattanooga, and Atlanta is pleading to hear the author of “Tom Brown at Rugby.” He is also known as the author of the -“Manliness of Christ.” Why cannot our .library associations se cure to our citizens the privilege of lis tening to this eminent scholar and grace ful writer? “Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings, and people who are hard up very often do dirty actions.” This is the only plausible explanation for the appearance of the “Convict Catechism.” We don’t want to be hard on the poor fellows who run the Norwood literary bureau, for fear we might be charged with pouring water on drowned mice; but it seems that their chickens have come home to roost. A correspondent from Atlanta sends us the following extract from the New York Evening Post, a Radical paper, and says: “I have not seen any notice of such an occurrence in any Georgia paper, and I believe if it had occurred that it would have beeu censured at once by you. Is it possible that the city of Macon is a den of snakes ?” The contest between the Colquitt and Norwood factions in Georgia becomes more and more acrimonious and personal. Ex-Senator Gordon, who, but a few years ago, was the idol of the. Georgia Demo crats, was loudly hissed while speaking in Columbus the other night. He was advo cating Colquitt’s election, and the anti- Colquitt men in the hall created such a disturbance that the mayor was compelled to take the stand and appeal for quiet. Even this appeal was unheeded, as Gordon was frequently hissed and interrupted afterward. On the same evening General Lawton, of Savannah, another prominent and popular Democrat, addressed a large meeting in Macon in behalf of Norwood. He was applauded vociferously by tne Norwood men and loudly hissed by the Colquitt men. It is said that there are but two things that hiss—the serpent, as an evidence of its venom, and a goose as an evidence of its stupidity. Colquitt men never hiss. Gen. Lawton had a very patient and at tentive hearing. Daddy Nobcross, through his orgaD, the Atlanta Post, sends greeting to. the Republicans of Georgia. “Sugar in the gourd.” He calls upon them to support Norwood, for by this course only will Marshall Jewell open liis money bag to Uncle Jonathan. Money he must have, if he has to sacrifice his 30,000 white Re publicans. | The “Convict Catechism” was wntten by a supporter of Governor Colquitt, for the purpose of injuring Mr. Norwood.— Sumter Republican. There, Charley has got his hoof into it again. Tender entreaties and solemn warnings are alike unavailing. Some month or so ago, begot up in flam’ng capitals, a terrible cock and hull story, and credited it to Pat Walsh. He pre sumed largely upon the ignorance and credulity of his readers, but, seeing that no one scared worth a cent, and recover^ ing from his nightmare, like a lit tle man, he took 5 the dirty thing down. But he has “gone and done it again.” Prof. Williams, who presides over the Norwood literary bureau in At lanta, will regard this as a personal at tack, and will have Charley read out of the party. A bantling that caused so many throes during its incubation, cannot be thus truthlessly attributed to another source. Charley publishes a good paper, but as a skilled politician he is a great failure. Tiie Norwood boom has about spent its strength, and the boys are lookihg mighty blue. We know, they say, we can’t elect him, but we will keep up a mighty “hol lering until the Cth of October.” Col. Carey W. Styles is very hard on the Atlanta Pest-Appeal, and its cor respondents. He says: “If Mr. Nor wood is defeated on the Cth of October, the calamity will be traced to liis ‘fool- friends.’ ” Woods; of the Hawkinsville Dispatch, is one of the most energetic newspaper men in Georgia. He gets up one of the best papers in the State, and the people of his section appreciate it. Hence we are glad to see the announcement below, al though the Dispatch now makes a better typographical appearance than two-third3 of the papers in the State; but success to film: “We have received new type and new rules for the Dispatch, and hereafter the paper will appear in better style and con tain more reading matter. The circula tion of the DUpatch lias largely increased this year, and is to-day much larger than we ever expected to see it in our brightest di earns. If it be true that‘success is the reward of merit’ we should be content with our Jot.” A Coffee county correspondent of the Hawkinsville Dispatch, who says he ha3 been a citizen of that county for thirty years, and can give a good guess as to the political status of the county, says: “If I were a betting man I would bet Colquitt will get ten votes to Norwood’s one in Coffee, and I would not be sur prised if he should get twenty to one. The Coffee County Gazette will please take notice. I county hearing trees enough to produce between 6,000 and 7,COO boxes of oranges —boxes standard size. Last year’s crop was between 4,000 and 5,000—a close estimate puts it at 4,300. Micanopy and vicinity furnished the bulk of this amount, over 3,000 boxes. The acreage has not increased less than one hundred per cent., and is put down at 1,200 acres in the county. If the trees planted out on this 1,200 acres were now in full and healthy hearing the orange crop of this county would not amount to less than 225,000 boxes annually. This would be more than the yield for the entire State. A gen tleman, familiar with last year’s orange business, writes that Florida shipped out side of her borders last year 205,000 boxes. This estimate, however, does not include home consumption, nor shipments made to families and friends in the North, which is a considerable item. Including all these, it is thought that to estimate the entire orange crop oi the State at 215,- 000 boxes would be a close estimate, A correspondent of the Sun gives some interesting data as follows: Mr. J. H. Bostwick, inspector of cus toms for the port of New York, has just finished his seventh annual report, show ing that daring the year ending January 1st, 18/9, there were imported into New York from the Mediterranean 162 cargoes of oranges and lemons, averaging 0,250 boxes of lemons to the cargo. From the West Indies there were 16 cargoes of or anges by sail, and 33,736 barrels by steamer. Besides the above there were from various sources 53 cargoes of pine apples,'105 cargoes of bananas, one mil lion pine apples, 114 cargoes of cocoanuts, 1,000 barrels of limes, besides many par cels and parts of cargoes that do not enter into the above enumeration. The coun tries and places from whence foreign fruits are shipped to New York are the United States of Columbia, Mexico, Cen tral and South America, British, French and Spanish West Indies. The import duty on oranges, lemons, pine apples and grapes is 20 per cent.; cocoanuts are free. Total customs on foreign fruits at New York during the year was $6S9,856.60. The Florida orange, though in quantity far inadequate^© supply the demand, on account of its superior quality, supercedes all others as long as the supply lasts. jThc increase since 1874 is as follows: 1874, there were 2,500 boxes; 1879, 200,000 boxes. The profit to the growers, in many instances, is simply enormous—in many instances yielding from $800 to $1,- 200 per acre. “Bob Bbown, did you say that my fa ther had not as much sense as Billy Smith’s little yellow dog ?” “No, I never said any such thing. I -never said that your father had not as much sense as Bil ly Smith’s little yellow dog. All I said was that Billy’s little yellow dog had more sense than yonr father, that’s all I ever said.” “Well, it’s well you didn’t say the other, I tell you;” John M. Maugeb, oi * nseg —The Washington Star says that 125 flvania, who is eighty years of i»g . m(jn were put at work on Monday at the a razor that has been In the Jam y j capitol sending off campaign documents, years. A Suggestion to Clergymen. Tlw’ author of the following is a gentle man of culture, and has given his subject careful consideration, and while we can not endorse his plan as an entirety, yet his suggestions have merit, and are worthy Of attention. We know him to be a de voted member of his church, and that he would not do anything to mar her bright -escutcheon: To the Editor of the New York Herald'. In the Protestant Episcopal church it is expected that every clergyman in charge of a congregation will prepare a sermon, and in many instances two sermons for each Sunday in the year. If he does jus tice to his other dutiesjin his parish and re sponds to the incidental calls of his congre gation, the few quiet, uninterruptedhours left to him during the week scarcely suf fice for the important work of writing a discourse commensurate with its mission. A few ministers in the church, richly and rarely gifted, can, at short notice, write or preach as if inspired, but these instances are exceptional. Many sermons are, therefore, given to the world lacking the great essentials. Without adequate prepa ration subjects are discussed before men of strong minds and large experience who, perhaps, had begun the battle of life while the preacher was in his infancy. Deacons fresh from the seminary boldly attack sin and vice of Which they know little, and tell their hearers what they must do to be saved from the wiles ofSatan. Their ap parent youth and inexperience lessen the force and effect of a discourse, which might be persuasive coming from an older head, and sometimes a sermon of merit, written and preached by one known to disregard in his own life precepts he strives to impress upon his hearers, fails, for that reason, to do its work. Any close observer may notice the small proportion of men in our congrega tions—men, who regard Sunday as a day of rest, who if they spend a portion of that day m church must find something thereto interest them, and besides the beautiful liturgy of our church must have sermons which show study and thought in their preparation; sermons strong, persuasive and incisive, wortli listening to and furnishing food for after thought. Such sermons it is desirable every congregation should listen to, no one will deny. Neither will it be denied that the richest products of the most gifted brains in our church,, tho purest thoughts of her holiest men and the soul stirring appeals of her most eminent ex- horters, should, if practicable, reach to the utmost limits of our Church in this broad land, instead of, as now, falling upon the ears of only a favored few. To accomplish this I venture the suggestion that, instead of each clergyman preach ing his own sermons, he be required to write but one sermon every six months, making it in that time as peifect as he can by thought and study, revising it from time to time until it seems to him complete. At the ex piration of the six months let each clergyman in the United States send liis senpon to a committee previously ap pointed by the general convention. This committee will select from these sermons fifty-two of the best, designating one for each Sunday morning and one for each Sunday evening in the following six months, to be placed i‘n the hands of the clergy early in each week to afford oppor tunity for preparatory reading, and to be delivered from the pulpits of all the churches in the United States simulta neously. During these six months each clergyman will write another sermon, to be submitted to the same committee for selections for the ensuing six months, and so on. Sermons so prepared and selected should surpass in excellence any that have been written or preached since the days of the apostles. Every church would be thronged with attentive listeners, and men would be attracted and become regu lar attendants who now rarely enter a church door except upon promise of a learned discourse - from an eloquent preacher. / • The clergy may perhaps object to this plan, as depriving them somewhat of their individuality in their own congregations, in requiring them to preach sermons writ ten by others, find which may not reach the particular wants of their people, but, under the new system, doing their work by striving in a wider field to dis seminate the great truths of Christianity, they will reap abundant compensatipn.- If the clergyman finds that the sermon des ignated for the day does not cover or meet the errors or the necessities of his flock, he can, after its conclusion, address them for ten or fifteen minutes, as he may con scientiously see it is his duty to do. Relieved of the great labor and responsibility of preparing weekly sermons each clergyman will find much time to visit the pcor and sick, to know his people and to grow into their hearts. He will thus endear the Church to those whom the sermons attract. From time to time the sermons that have beeu preached might be published in book form and sold for the benefit of some church fund or to defray the expenses of the com mittee on sermons. During the prepara tion of the first sermons under the new system, and until the committee shall have had ample time to select and desig nate sermons for the first six months, the present system would, of course, continue. Episcopalian. New York, August 28, I860. A Tradition of Pine Mountain. It is a fact well known to men now liv ing, that in former years the settlers in Harris county, about Fine Mountain, got the lead they used for moulding][bullets, from some place on the mountain. In these latter years no one seemed to know of the spot from which it was obtained. It might be worth looking up. A good lead mine would be a valuable discovery. The ore found forty or fifty years ago must have been taken from or very near the surface, and it was said to be very fine—perhaps ninety percent, of lead. The old hunters—notably Mr. Zeke Brown, who lived on the Whitesville road not far from the Mulberry, moulded bullets front the ore direct. We hope, if there is any valuable mineral in the Pine Mountain, in quantities sufficient to make mining profitable, that it will be discovered and “unearthed.” We have heard before that there was gold in this mountain, but the existence of lead was not known to us before. In those old days of which we have been writing, there were “rattlesnakes” along there, too. Mr. Zeke Brown, named above, used to say that he bad rattlesnakes enough on his place to “fence it in” if each snake had been a fence rail, but they never hurt him, as ho always kept on hand a sover eign antidote, peach and honey. Some of the deceudants of these snakes are still to be found, and the remedy for their bites has never been forgotten by any inhabit ant of old Hatris.—Columbus Times. A Barely Beautiful Phenomenon. On the 25th of September will occur the perihelion of Jupiter. That great planet then reaches his nearest point to the sun, and is also within a few days of his opposition or nearest point to the earth, Jupiter comes at that epoch 56,000,- 000 miles nearer the great central orb. He is then, however, more han 450,000,000 miles from the sun, fortunately far enough away to counteract and mollify the increased force of attraction between two such miglity masses. _ It is safe to feel that the rubicon of Jupiter’s peri helion is passed, for the fifteen days yet to be completed count as nothing in a revolution requiring nearly 11,- 000 of our days, or - twelve of our years. Nearly" twelve years must pass before the conditions will again be as favorable for observation. Jupiter comes beaming above the eastern horizon about 8 o’clock, bright enough to cast a shadow and afford a glimpse o{ his radons through a good opera glass. Nothing can be more interesting than to study the phases oi the tour diamond points of light that bear witness of Jupiter’s moons. Ju piter turns on its axis lii about ten hours, so that an observer on his equator would be carried round at the rate of nearly 500 miles a minute, iustcad of the seventeen miles that mark the comparatively mode rate progress made by an inhabitant at the earth’s equator. Jupiter rises now about 8; at the end of the month the rising will be about 6. The September moon fills on the 18th. The Outlook in Indiana. We have seen within the last few days, says the Nashville American, several gen tlemen from Indiana who report the De mocracy confident and thoroughly organ ized in that State. The great speech of Hendricks on Garfield has become an is sue in the canvass with fine cllect. The blunder of the Republicans gave it a new impetus just at the right thne. It will be remembered that the charge of Mr. Hen dricks was made in his opening speech some weeks ago and, while it was repub lished and attracted some attention in Democratic quarters, it awaited a blunder on the part of the Republicans to make it effective in Indiana. When the Repub lican organ in Indianapolis reproduced the assertion of Mr. Hendricks with the statement that it were true Garfield was disgraced, and if not Mr. Hendricks was disgraced, ho saw his opportunity and at once availed himself of it. His crushing reply and absolute proof from Garfield’s own statements that he did manipulate the vote of parishes in Louisiana, and act as counsel for his party in a case in which he afterwards sat as judge, have had a tremendous effect in Indiana. It has proved one oi those cases where an en gagement is won by sweeping the field with an overpowering weight of ordnance. The Republicans find it impossible to- ral ly under the crushing weight of his con vincing rejoinder. A Farmer’s Offset. A “hired man” who has been employed on a farm in this county for several months entered suit against his employer the other day for balance of wage?, amounting, as he claimed, to $32. The suit was on trial before Justice Alley yes terday, and it looked at first as if the plaintiff had a clear case. He gave dates and figures in a straightforward way, and seemed a very honest young man. When the farmer took the stand, he said: “I claim an ofiset for that $32. N$ man need sue me for what I_bonestly owe.” “What is your ofiset?” asked the law yer. “He’s an unbeliever.” “In what?” “Why, the Bible.” “What has that to do with your owing him $32?” “It has a heap to do with it. I had' six hands in my employ, and we were rushing tliings, when I hired this man. He hadn’t been with us two days when they stopped the reaper in the middle of the forenoon to dispute about Daniel in the lion’s den, and in three days we had a regular knock down over the whale swallowing Jonah. The man who. run tho mower got to arguing about Samson, and drove over a stump and damaged the machine to the tune of $18, and the very next day my boy broke his leg while climbing a fence to hear and see the row which was started over the children of Israel going through the Red Sea. It wasn’t a week before my wife saitj sbe didn’t believe Elijah was fed by the ra vens, and hang me if I didn’t find my self growing weak on Noah and his flood. That’s my ofiset, sir; and if he was worth anything, I’d sue him for a thousand dol lars besides.” The court reserved his decision for twenty-four hours. FAB0 BILL’S SERMON. An Exciting: Scene at the Clone of Him Kcninrks Upon the Prodigal Mon. Leadville Cor of the Wyoming Ter foum-il] Many had, no doubt, come through cu riosity to see how Bill, recently con verted, would deport himself in tbis, his initial sermon. Upon the stage,sat a bur ly, red-faced man, with arms folded in a careless manner, who looked over the large audience with an air of the most de cided independence. This was Faro Bill, the speaker of the occasion. When he arose he glanced around the tent fora mo ment, evidently collecting his .thoughts, and began : “Feller citizens, the preach- Go7. Colquitt in Savannah. The Savannah News devotes three col umns and a half to the report of Gov. Colquitt’s address in that city on Tuesday night last. Here is what the News say3 editorially about the meeting: As we anticipated St. Andrew’s Hall was filled last night to its utmost capacity to hear Gov. Colquitt. Every seat and every foot of standing room was occupied, while the lane under the windows m the rear was filled with attentive listeners. The meeting comprised all classes of our citizens, and was,perhaps,about equally di vided between the friends of Gov. Colquitt and Mr. Norwood. We regret to say that during the address there were occasional demonstrations of turbulence on the part of a few of the Norwood partisans, but these demonstrations were effectively re buked from the stand, and were discoun tenanced by a very large majority of the audience, who gave an attentive and re spectful hearing to the distinguished speaker. The speech of Governor Colquitt was a most powerful and convincing vindication of his administration and of his personal character from the wanton and reckless calumnies of his enemies, and was deliv ered with a manly frankness and earnest emphasis, that could not fail to carry con viction to every unprejudiced mind.,-.Un til Gov. Colquitt addressed a Savannah audience last night no voice had been raised here in his behalf since the opening of ihe crusade which, for months, has been so fiercely and relentlessly waged against him. But his speech last night, addressed as it was to the intelligence,the reason and justice of our citizens, was a triumphant vindication. He leaves the Forest City with many more friends than he found on his arrival. Barnwell has a larger, percentage of colored Democrats than any other county in South Carolina, and has only one white Republican, An elephant traveling in a car next the locomotive on an Indiana railroad, opened the tank, drank all the water, and so com pelled the train to stop. er bein’ absent, it falls on me to take his hand, and to play it for all it is worth. Yon all know that I’m just leamin’ the game, and, of course, I may be expected to make wild breaks, but I don’t believe tiiar’s a rooster in the camp mean enough to take advantage o’ my ignorance, and cold-deck me right on the first deal. I’m sincere in this new departure, an? I believe that I’ve struck a game that I can play clear through with out copperin’ a bet, fur when a man tackles such a lay-out as this, he plays every card to win, an’ if he goes through the deal as he orter do, when he lays down to die, an’ the last case is ready to slide from the box, he can call the turn every time. I was readin’in the Bible to day that yarn about the Prodigal Son, an’ I want to tell yer tbe story. The book don’t give no dates, hut it happened long, long ago. This FrodigalSonhadan.old man that put up the coin every, time the kid struck him for a stake, an’never kick ed at the size of the pile either. I reckon the old man was party well fixed, an’ when he died he intended to give all his wealth to this kid and , his brother. Prod give the oldmau a little game o’ talk'one day, ah* induced dim to whack up in advance of the death racket. He’d no sooner got; his divy in his fist than he shook the old man an’ struck out to lake in some o’ the other camps. He had a way-up time for awhile an’ slung his cash to the front like he owned the best payin’ lead on artb, but hard luck hit him a lick at last an’I left him flat. The book don’t state what he got broke 6n, but I reckon he got steered up agin some brace game. But anyljow; he got left without a chip or four bit piece to go an’ eat on. An old Grander then tuk him home and set him to herdin’ hogs, an’here he got so hard up an’ hun gry that he piped off tho swine while they were feedin’ and he stood in with them on a husk lunch. Ho soon weakened, on such plain provender, and says he to him self, says he: ‘Even the old man’s hired hands are livin’ on square grub, while I'm worryin’ along here on corn husks straight. I’ll just take a grand tumble' to myself an’ chop on thi3 racket at once. I’ll, skip back to -the governor and try to fix things up, and call fur a new deal,’so off he started. The old man seed the kid a coming, and what do you reckon he did ? Did he pull his gun anu lay for him, intending to wipe him a3 soon as he got into range ? Did he call the dogs to chase him off the ranch? Did he bustle around for a club, and give him a stand-off at the front gate ? Eh ? Not to any alarming extent he didn’t. No, sir! The Scripture book says he waltzed out to meet him, and froze to him on the spot, and Kissed him, and 4 then marched him off to a clothing-store, and fitted him out in/he nobbiest rig to be had for coin. Then the old gent invited his neighbors, and killed a fat calf, and give the biggest blow-out the camp ever seed.” | At the conclusion of tho narrative the speaker paused, evidently framing in his mind a proper application of the story- Before he could resume, a tall, blear-eyed gambler, with a fierce moustache, arose and said: “ ’Tain’t me as would tiy ter break up a meeting, or do anything disre- ligious. No, sir; I" am not that sort of a citizen. But in all public hoo-doos it is a parliamentary rule for anybody as wants to ax questions to rise up and fire them off. I do not want ter fool away time a questioning the workings of religion—ob, no. As long as it is kept in proper bounds, and does not- interfere with the boys in their games, I don’t see as it can do anybody harm." I just want to ax the honorable speaker if he has not give himself dead away? Does it stand ter reason that a bloke wonld feed upon corn husks when there was hash factories in the camp? Would anybody hev refused him the price of a square meal if he had a struck them fur it? Would any of the dealers that beat him out of Ids coin see him starve ? As I re marked afore, I do not want to make any disrespectable breaks, but L must say that I have got it put up that the speaker has been trying ter feed us on cussed, thin taffy, and no one but a silly would take it in.” Bill glared upon the speaker and fairly hissed: “Do you mean to say that I am a liar?” “ Wal, you can take it just as you choose. Some folks would swallow it in that shape.” Bill pulled his revolver, and in an instant the bright barrels of numerous weapons flashed in the air as the friends of each jarty prepared for active duty. The irevet preacher was the first to fire, and the rash doubter of spiritual truths fell dead on the ground. Shot followed shot in quick succession, and when quiet was again restored a score or more of dead and wounded men were earned from the tent. Having secured attention, Bill said: ‘Further proceedings is adjourned for the day. You will receive the doxology.” The Fan Presbyterian Council. Presbyterianism is easily in the intel lectual van of tbe Protestant evaugelical denominations. The Episcopalians claim to be a branch of the Church Catholic, anil Methodism is an offshoot from Epis copacy. Tbe Baptists have powerful and learned preachers, blit they possess as an ecclesiastical body uo organic unity, eve ry congregation being independent of the rest. Other Christian sects are numer ous, and each seems to have an appropri ate sphere in meeting the diverse spiritual needs of the community. The Presbyte rians, however, may be regarded as em bodying, if not the enthusiasm and vital force of dissent from the ancient creed of Christendom, the militant polemics private judgment in religious maltters as against authority. With them, all questions are open to debate, sub ject only to the limitations of what they regard as proper Scriptural interpretation andtheBibleisthesole source of their theology. Their clergy are very generally educated men and able disputants. Both clergy and laity are fond of doctrinal ex position, and the sermon is the main fea ture of their public- religious exercises. The congregations of no other order listen habitually to stronger preaching or more of it. The Presbyterian minister is ex pected to feed the minds as well as the hearts of his people, and to indicate dog mas rather than to excite emotions. Tbe result, as might be expected, is the de velopment of a marked degree of mental sharpness among tbe members of that communion. The Pan-Presbyterian Council, which will assemble in this city on September 23d, will bring hither some four hundred of the ablest Protestant divines in the world. There will be presumably an at mosphere of intellectuality unusual even to Philadelphia, surcharged with mental ozone and highly invigorating in its influ ences. Massive and solid sermons will be preached, and great questions, laying hold on the infinite and the eternal, will be profoundly argued. Among tlio subjects to be considered are such a3 “The Inspi ration, Authenticity and Interpretation of the Scriptures,” “Bible Revision,” “Creeds and Confessions,” “Future Retribution,” and- “Modern Theological Thought.” This is the second gathering ot the kind the-first having been held at Edinburgh three years ago. It is proposed that these cosmopolitan councils shall hereafter meet triennially. If Presbyterianism can supply the Christian world with fresh and efiective weapons for the great warfare against evil and error, it will render a magnificent service to mankind. Nothing is more ev ident than that our high state of civiliza tion has brought with it many a sin and shame, and that much cf the pristine in nocence of humanity has departed in company with its ignorance. A refined and elaborate sensualism has become de veloped along with the progress that has been realized in the arts and conveniences and amenities- of life. What ws charac terize as enlightened culture has rehabili tated no little of the old paganism. Tho heathen deities of Greece and Rome stalk among U3 by new names. Free thought has blossomed into free thinking. Buddha confronts Christ. Faith in the supernatural, that highest and most real of the spheres cf being, is openly sneered at as behind the times. Matter is apothe osized as the only substance. A sciolistic philosophy seeks, with the cruel cunning of the serpent, to undermine all belief in the spiritual and to rob-life of it3 best light and joy. The new-fangled “agnostic,” for the “infidel” has now gone out of fash ion-crowds aside the priest; sanctity is laughed at as hypocrisy, and religion is being relegated to the limbo of lost su perstitions and exploded myths. If the Presbyterians can call a halt to this mad and melancholy iconoclasm, which threatens to destroy society if it goes on much longer, they will win universal gratitude; and the very scientists whom they discomfit by convincing them that they, are wrong, will be most earnest in their praise.—Philadelphia Record. One Way to Flay ’Fossum. Nothing is more savory to a Southern negro’s palate than a roasted fat opossum. One old negro hunter captured a fine specimen the other day, and feeling hun gry stopped to cook it in the woods. Ee ouilt a fire and spitted bi3 meat; but, be ing very tired as well as hungry, he fell asleep while the ’possum was roasting. As he slept, a “low-trash” negro came upon the scene, doubtless attracted by the fire and the- smell of roasting meat. The new-comer approached cautiously with one eye on the ’possum and the other on Uncle Epli, who slumbered. First, he shook the old man, who turned to an easier position, but would not wake. The stranger took in .the .situation, and then proceeded to take in the ’possum. He, too, was a ’possum eater, and he made short work of the dainty roasf. ' He ate and ate till but the bones were left. Uncle Eph was still sleeping, and it oc curred to tlie vandal that he would make Eph think that he had been to supper, so that when he awoke he would not sus pect the theft. Then the “low-trash” ne gro proceded to ’possum grease Eph’s hands and face and mouth, and to pile in the old man’s lap the gnawed bones; Nights have mornings, and sleeping must have its waking. Uncle Eph awoke and immediately thought of his ’possum It was not on the fire;. it was not any where to be seen; hut; there in his lap were the bones that had been gnawed. On liis hands, lips and beard was grease and the smell of ’possum. He was self- convicted. He concluded that he had eaten the possum, yet he could not re member the pleasure the eating had given him. Weighing all circumstantial evi dence carefully, the old man slowly pro nounced judgment : “Dat’s a fac’. I’sc been eatin’ dal 'pos-' sum. I’se beeu eating it in my sleep.” But then liis stomach; why did it not stand out as a witness m the case? It felt empty, jind yet it should be full. “It’s certain slio’r I'ye done eat up that ’possum. Must have ' done it when I’se sleep. -. Blit,” and the old man placed his hand sadly over his really empty stomach, “but It interferes les’n any ’possum I ebber did eat.”—New Orleans Picayune. Every Twenty YeaIrs.—In the year 1S20 there was no opposition to the re- election of President Monroe, who re. ceived every electoral vote, save one from New Hampshire. ■ In the year 1840 the. Democratic party in the person of Martin Van Buren, was expelled from power to give place to the Whig party, under William Henry Harri son. * In the year 1860 James Buchanan and the Democracy went overboard, to be succeeded by the Republicans and Abra ham Lincaln. Iu the year 1880 may we not reasonably expect that tbe Republicans, led by Dc- Golyer Garfield, will retire to make way for tbe Democracy, led by the pure, pa triotic Hancock.—Pittsburg Post. A French Heroine. One of the celebrities of. the Paris mar kets is a woman who keeps a vegetable stall, and who wears the red ribbon of the L-'glon of Honor. This woman, Annette Drevon by Bame, was formerly cantiniere to the Thirty-second regiment of infantry, and to the Second regiment of Zouaves, which she accompanied through the cam paigns of Africa and Italy, and during the war with Germany. Of the seven or eight female members of the Legion of Honor, she is the only one who received the dis tinction for an act of valor upon the field of battle; and she was decorated after the battle of Magenta for rescuing the regi mental colors from two Austrian soldiers who had captured them. During the war with Germany she was with the Thirty-second Regiment in Metz, and upon the surrender of that fortress she was sent off to Germany with the sur vivors. Just outside oi Metz a Bavarian soldier insulted her, and she pulled out her revolver and shot him through the heart. For this she was condemned to death, and would have been shot but for the intervention of Prince Frederick Charles, who hearing that a woman was to be executed, made inquiries into the case, the result being that Annette Drevon was set at liberty. She lived iu great pov erty for some time; but Marshall McMa hon happening to hear about her, gave her a sum of money sufficient to enable her to set up the stall at which she now- sells carrots, turnips and other aids to di gestion.—Pall Hall Gazette. , Governor Colquitt in Savannah. Savannah, September 15,1SS0. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Gentlemen—Governor Colquitt spoke to a very large audience at St. Andrew’s nail and made a very telling speech last night, and gave as fair a statement as any man could have made. After being abused and vilified by men of the same party as he has been, he brought them to facts. He was afterwards serenaded by the colored battalion at his hotel. I am certain there was great enthusiasm by the colored population for Governor Colquitt, and further, mark my words, Chatham, Effingham, Liberty and Bulloch will cer tainly give Colquitt a majority, although along the streets ot Savannah a stranger would believe that Colquitt was not known. But Colquitt is well knownhere; the quiet vote is for him, and I am cer tain tho colored vote to a man will go for him. When this campaign commenced, the people of Chatham claimed the Governor, for they had not had a Governor-in sixty- five years. Now the late six delegates to the convention want all the offices—they want the Governor, they want the United Effect of the Hews from Marne. Spec at dispatch to t!tf Baltimore Sun. Washington, Sept. 14.—Perhaps the condition of sentiment among tbe mem bers of the two parties here over the result ot the Maine election is best expressed by the remark of a veteran and eccentric Re publican. He said: “ Every Republican looks as if he bad unexpectedly lost his mother, and every Democrat as if he had lost his mother-in-law.” Certain it is that the result is an unbounded surprise on all sides, and naturally has had the effect to produce a remarkable degree of elation among the adherents of one party and a corresponding degree of depression among the adherents of tbe other. In some of the departments to-day it was semi monthly pay-day, and the Republican campaign collectors were promptly on hand. They carried the bat around as usual, but the contributions were meagre, and were sorrowfully given. One of ihe important results first percep tible is the stiffening of Democratic .con fidence so far as Indiana is concerned, and even' bets are now difficult to obtain. The Democrats have also plucked up wonderful hope regarding Obio,and the Re publicans have not as yet sufficiently re covered from the despondency Into which they have been plunged to combat the claim that Ohio will give the Democrats a majority in October. The most down cast of all the politicians to-day are the particular friends of Mr. Blaine. Mr. Blaine had staked his political fortunes and reputation on the issue, he had thrown himself into the canvass with an ardor never before surpassed,.he had demanded and had received the lion’s share of the toll levied on the office-holders of the country, and in return he had promised such a victory as would inspire the Re publicans all over the country, and settle all doubts as to the issue in November. According to the telegrams from the home of Mr. Blaine he is so overwhelmed and disappointed by 4 what has occurred that he can scarcely find words to express himself. As the Republican leaders would have it so, many now think that Maine has settled, all doubt as to what the ides of November will bring forth; but while this may be so, it is giv ing to Maine an importance and a conse quence in determining the great result to which it is not rightfully entitled. Tele grams from the West received here this afternoon represent that the news from Maine has had a most depressing eflect on the Republicans in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, as, from the dispatches of Mr. Blaine and some of their own or ators who had gone to Maine, they had fully expected a sweeping Republican triumph. A good many stories have- been put in circulation to-day as to the 4 causes which led to the Republican.defeat m Maine. One is that Mr. Tilden only a few days ago sent $30,000 of his own money into the State to affect the result. While, as said, tbe Republicans are low- spirited at the situation, their leaders are very far from surrendering, and the word has already passed from Washington and New York to close up the lines for an ad vance movement. Speakers and money will be used with redoubled effort In the October States, and there will be no re treat or wavering from now until the 12th * of October. It can scarcely be imagined that any doubt is felt as to Massachusetts, but At torney General Devens left post haste for there on the late train last night, not ta king the breathing spell he needed after his arduous labors on the stump in Ohio and Indiana. It is intimated that Secre tary Evarts will follow him. Anxiety is evinced as to whether Senator Conkling is likely to make any comments on the Maine election in the speech for which ho is booked on the 16tn instant in New- York. Senator Blaine was convalescent to night, as evidenced by a telegram received at Republican headquarters here, claiming three Republican Congressmen, two-thirdS of the Legislature, and the Governorship as doubtful. This dispatch of Mr. Blaine, although rather cold comfort, was imme diately put on the wires and started all over the West. It was not much after the boastful claims which have been made, but it was something. Telegrams received here from prominent Maine Democrats subsequent to this dispatch of Mr. Blaine stated that Plaisted’s election was posi tively certain, and a Democratic Legisla ture probable. The cautious ones, how ever, do not consider that the complexion of the Legislature is yet assured. Hon. Win. H. English telegraphs here to-night that the result In Maine removes every doubt as to the vote of Indiana next month,-and John G. Thompson tele graphs the same as to Ohio. The Obelisk Floated. At high water yesterday afternoon the obelisk was. floated on the pontoons, but as Lieutenant-Commander Gorringe thought that it would be safer to have the stone further on, they were resunk, and the obelisk was hauled the necessary twenty feet. The workmen were then ordered on duty for all night, so that the pontoons and obelisk may be floated out by the early tide this morning, which serves at about 5 o’clock. The pontoons will be hauled from their position by lines leading from the shore. As soon as they are free from the piles they will be taken in tow by two tugs, which will leave them at the dock at the foot of West Ninety-sixth street.' There a graded platform has been prepared, and the work of hauling the obelisk upou Manhattan Island will be as simple as hauling it out of Ihe Dessoug was. Tbe Dessoug, on which the" riveters are still busy, will be ready to leave the ways by Thutsday or Friday. Messrs. W. B. Smith & Sons, the contractors for remov ing the foundation stones, have completed- their work successfully, and the 43-ton pedestal is now at tbe site in the park. Messrs. Giblin & Lyons have set all the foundation stones in position, and as soon as the trestle bridge is built all will be ready for placing the obelisk in position. In a few days Grand Master of Masons Jesse B. Anthony will issue his orders to the different lodges to assist in laying the corner-stone of the foundation. It is ex pected that 20,000 Masons will assist the Grand Master in the work.—World, 15th. The Blank Blank Blank!. Elaborate preparations had been made in iha>Tribune office for a public presenta tion of the returns from Maine in advance of the morning papers^ -'Monday night an immense bulletin board containing the names of the candidates for Governor and Congress, with columns for the vote polled this year and the vote polled last year and a wide column for the Republi- States Senator, they want the Judge of the I can gain, was conspicuously placed in Supreme Court, they want the member of front of the building, and an electric light Congress, they waut the State Senator, they want the Legislature, and even want the Solicitor General of this district. There will be two tickets tor the Legisla ture. Again, I cannot see how our adopted citizens can vote for a man who wa3 iden tified with the Know Nothing party, of which Thomas M. Norwood was one. -■ An Old Macontte. The hidden treasures of the British Museum are soon to be exhibited. A timely bequest falls in to enable tho trus tees, who possess jewels, to acquire jewel-cases, and to make 'the Greek anti quities, which remained for so many cen turies buried near Athens, and for so many years buried near. Bedford Square, open to public admiration. The difficul ties of obtaining access to the print room will now, perhaps, disappear, and the liberal management which had made the reading-room a source of comfort and instruction be extended to other depart ments. There is something peculiarly perverse, as the Daily News remarks, in a set of regulations that admit the public to take down, handle and copy from valu able books, and at the same time sur round the inspection of prints with re strictions and formalities. It is only a few months since tbe trustees sold off a portion of the rarest prints, 'of which they had duplicates, in order to acquire a collection of extraordinary local interest. That the building in Bloouibury should literally be congested with treasures has long been a kind of stupid national boast. Tbe $300,000 left by the White A new method of diving and stayin under water dispenses with the &ir-tub<. and pumps. Tbe diver remains und« water from on 3 to four hours, an breathes as freely as in the open air. Tl mode of breathing is a secret, > but < claimed to be very simple. The divt may now extend his field of invest igatic* into deeper seas, into the most rarefij bequest will be well spent iu allowing j atmospheres, mines filled with ch- Londoners to enjoy what they have so ! damp, or the suffocating amoks of con long and so fruitlessly possessed. I grations, was arranged to throw illuminating rays upon it. The glare of this light attracted a crowd of people who gazed more or less steadily at tbe blank columns of the bullc- - tin. The solitary clerk went on writing wrappers as unconcernedly as if the Maine election was tbe farthest thing from his thoughts, and the crowd grew impa tient and began to clamor for returns.; When the City Hall clock struck ten several persons who had evidently watched bulletin boards on election nights before and knew from experience that there ought to be some news from Maine by that hour, entered the Tribune counting-room and spoke to the clerk about tbe chances of hearing any news that night. The clerk shook bis head as if he knew less about the matter than bis questioners. The men then buttoned up their coats, jammed down their bats am' went home. Several other persons alsc went home. About 11 o’clock the elect rit light was suddenly turned out, Jeavinj. about five hundred people in darkness and the bulletin board was taken in anc turned with its face to the wall. Then were many among the spectators whi took time to laugh rather derisively be fore they went away.