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r> ri/H' nr ii #ik # ’ VOL. 2. £: m* lillr Wynne, DeWolf & Cos. Publishers and Proprietor.. DAILY, (in advance) per annum,......... $7 00 six monthi, * 00 ‘1 three * 00 “ one mouth.,., 75 WEEKLY, one year 2 00 (Shorter terms in proportion.) HATEN OF ADVEKTUiIN4L Square, one weejr:,.... .$ s 00 j Dm Squire, on# month. .... 8 00 Oa. Square, six month* 28 00 Trsnsisnt advertisement* SI.OO for tlr.t in.er on, and 54 ont* for each subsequent Insertion. Fifty p.r o*nt. additional in Local column. Liberal rates to larger advertisement*. COWLEY VS. BRYAYT. The quarrel between these two shining;Hgb|s of Georgia RhiUoaUsw is still waged with bitterness. A short timo ago, as wo have already noticed, Couley charged Bryant with having been bought to support State aid to the Macon & Brunswick Railroad. Bryant made an equivi cal sort of denial, and this has elici ted from Conley a repetition of the change in a more specific manner, and a renewal of his demand that Bryantehall resign the position of chairman of the Republican Statu Executive Committee. We copy from Conley’s letter as published in the Atlanta Constitution: Ia August, 1870, the Brunswick & Albany Railroad bill, and other like measures, were pending in the House of Representatives, of which you were a member. These bills involv ed the issue of millions of dollars of Georgia State bonds. You did not oppose these bills, nor did you fail to oppose any measures hostile to the interests of that company. In con sideration of your fidelity to their interest, you received from the Bruns wick & Albany Railroad Company eleven notes, amounting in the ag § regate to sevan thousand dollars. even of the Ste notes wore dated De cember Gth, 1870, to run as follows: SI,OOO, live months; SI,OOO, six months; S6OO seven months; SSOO, seven months; SI,OOO, eight months; SSOO, nine months, and SSOO, ten months. Four of; the notes were dated December Bth, <B% to run as follows: SSOO, seven nionths; SSOO, nine months, and SSOO, ten months. Some of these notes, bearing your indorsement, passed through the hands of Mr. E, P. Gurry, banker, of Augusta, as I am informed by him, under date of September 22d, for col lection. Others passed through the hands of other gentlemen, whose names it is not now necessary to mention, but which are at your ser vice, whenever you see lit to begin your proposed investigation. This makes in all the earn o( seven thousand-collars received by you from the Brunswick & Albany Bail road Company, in various install ments, from the adjournment of the Legislature on the 25th of October, 1870, to the Bth of October, 1871, during all of wnich time you were a member of t,he Legislature, your suc- not having been elected and q You have never had anything since you have been in Georgia, outside of your vote in the Legislature, worth near the sum you received from the Brunswick & Albany Bailroad Com pany, nor anything outside of that vote which that company would care to buy. and the fact that you did re ceive mMw large sum of money while a membpr cif tire Legislature, coupled with the other facts that yßu had no equivalent to offer for it, and that legislation was had affecting the in. terest of thatcompany, and involving millions of dollars, cannot fail, even if the direct proof of the private con tract under which you received this money, which I have, and which will be brought forward at the proper time, was wanting, to produce in the mind of any honest and impartial man the moral conviotion that your vote, as a member of the Georgia Legislature, was bought and sold. By Jqur,denial of the receipt of this money from the Brunswick & Albany jß&ffrohd Company, as compensation for your vote, as charged by me in my letter of the 18th ult„ and sub stantiated in this communication, you have added to the crime of bribe taking the infamy of a liar. In view of the further facts, set forth in this communication, I renew my de mand for your immediate resignation as chairman of the State Central Committee, and, in default thereof, I shall as a mem ber of the committee, at the first meeting thereof, move your expulsion. This exposure is a task I would gladly have avoided, had you rendered such a course practicable by resigning that chair manship as I have heretofore requested. You have invited me, and I have given you the facts,and now if you did not receive money from the Brunswick & Albany Railroad Company, as I have charged, and dqjiow repeat, you have your remedy be f(fiilUe courts of the : country, either by an action against me for damages or a prosecution for libel, or both of which proceedings, I challenge you to institute. .Sadly yours, John L. Conley. A Forcible Illustration la Cox's court there was a charge of . osaaalt against that old offender and po lice favorite, "Jdhn Doe,” and Hit. Dick son, the attorney, was examining a wit mess. Dickson —flow hard did he slrake the man when hegraiJbcd hittf? Witness—l don’t know. Pretty hard. Dickson—What do you call “pretty hard?'’ k fin VI ~ r t Cf Wftness—Wdl, ifc was pretty—that’s all I can say. Dickson—Come, now, you surely have sense enough to let the Court know what you call ,f pretty hard. Witness—l guess I can show the court. It was like this— Here the witness rose from his seat, and, springing upon the astonished at torney, grabbed him by the collar, and, with* strong, impulsive Jerk, landed him on the floor. Then he gathered him up and flopped him across a chair—then he began to bang him over the floor, jam him up against the wall and batter him around over the benches. “Hold on —I understand V shouted the iawver. “This is how he fetched him,” retorted the witness, giving him another lift. “Won’Mbe Court rule out his answer? I object," said Mr. Dickson, catching his breath. “If you withdraw the question, all right,” said the Judge; and springing down from his seat, lie collared the wit ness, and took him off. • • y CONDENSED GEORGIA SEWS. -t'Pho Valdosta Times reports the whole country in its section flooded with water from lioavy rains. —Sir. SVigglns, who was shot at Hamp ton Saturday night, died Monday after noon, at 8 o'clock. —Six members of the Savannah police have died of yellow fever since tho com mencement of the epidemic. —Albert H. Cox has been commissioned First Lieutenant, H. J. McClure and 0. M. Burks Second, of the LaQrango Light Guards. —Senator Norwood made a very strong and effective speech to a large assembly in the Opera House at Atlanta on Tuesday evening. —“Uncle Ben Park,” a venerable negro who for many years was portor at tho State House at Millodgevflle.and was well known throughout tho State, diod in Bald win county on the 11th Inst. Ho was 82“ years of age. —Tho gin of T. J. Lowe & Bros., in Douglass county, caught flra on Monday last, and ton or fourteen bales of cotton was burned up. Tho orgin of the lire is unknown. No insurance. Extent of loss not known. r - - —A man named Stilus, who was under sontenso or flvo years to tho penitentiary for manslaughter and was confined in the jail at Oglethorpe, was forcibly taken out by a number of his friends a few nights since. —Cotton is going into Macon brisklv. The Telegraph reports receipts of 1,035 bales by wagon on Tuesday and Wednes day-being the heaviest receipts of any two days within the past four seasons. Total receipts at Macon sinco Ist Septem ber, 24,728 bales. —Atlanta Times, 18th: “Real estate is decidedly looking up. Yesteruay Hr. Noah Fowler made some sales, which are regarded as being very good. He sold four lots for Mrs. Christian Kontz. They are located on the W. &A.R. U. The first lot, 30x115 feet, was sold to Jnlius Brown, Esq., for 51,200. Mr. Brown bought three other lots, the same sizo, at $1,065 each.” A (Junta Oiiftiiumicealth is inform ed that not a white man attended the polls at Brunswick at the late election. It was held by throe negroes, and tho irreg ularities were so flagrant and ridiculous thai tho precinct was thrown out by the consolidated managers. The rejection of this poll elected Mr. Tisou, an intelligent and worthy gentleman,end defeated Jim Blue, colored Rad. ALABAMA NEWS. . . ly .■* ♦—■—;-i r —Judge C. W. Rapier, of Mobile, died in that city on Monday last. —The Bullock County Grange Fair com mences to-day, at Union Springs. —Tho Goveruorihas appointed Andrew J. Richards Sheriff of Chambers county, vice A. 3. Barron, resigned. —The Troy Messejtger saysttiat the pea crop of Pike county is pretty fair, but ma terially injured by the drought. Also, that hog cholera is heard of in some parts joI the oounty. —There Is danger of mischief in Mobile from Mr. Bromberg’s “independent” can didacy for Congress. The Radicals of the city hat’e adopted him, and they head their calls for meetings “Hayes. Wheeler, Bromberg and Reform.” They will no doubt vote for Bromberg in consideration of Democratic votes for Hayes and Whee ler, if any Democrats can be found foolish enough to trade in that way. Will Tobacco and Clguri be Higher f The present year’s Havana tobacco tar vest, according to best accounts, is the worst for many years. This is the crop planted last fall and gathered last spring. The present is about the planting season for next yoar’B crop, arid how it may turn out it Is impossible to say. The crop al ready gathered is represented to be of a very poor quality, and such as to furnish hardly any or none of the best class. To increase the unpleasantness of the situa ation the old stock has run out, and sev eral of the leading manufacturers have in consequence been obliged to suspend for want of leaf. Over sixty thousand bales of leaf tobacco aro exported annually from Havana to the United States—the average bale being about one hundred pounds weight. It Is all manufactured into cigars in this country. In the city of New York alone the manufacture of cigars gives employment to about ten thousand persons. The price of the best tobacco, unlike that of most other commodities in these times, is stationary at present, but the dealers say it is more likely to rise than to fall, in consequence of the failure of the Cuban crop. But no immediate change is apprehended. "tip to this time twenty companies of troops have been sent to South Carolina, and as many morerwili probably reach Charleston within the next two weeks.”—Cincinnati Times ’ Washington special. Forty companies of troops sent to carry an election in a State in which a multitude of respectable citizens, among them all the Republican mem bers of the Supreme Bench of the State, assert publicly that there is no political violence or lawlessness! It is a high-handed outrage. It is the most flagrant usurpation. It is revo lution, And this is the Republican plan of salvation.—Cm. Eng. Ship News. NoBSPOiiK, Oct. 19.—Schooner Alice burnt to the water’s edge at Oceanoke inlet. Cargo supposed to be lime. New York, Oct. 19.—Arrived: City of New York and W, A. Scolton. Arrived out: Warrior, Harols, Emma, Scotia, Cook and Dakotah. Ret West, Oct. 19.—A hurricane swell at six o’clock yesterday afternoon. The crew of the steam tug Godfrey Ktb bee, from Philadelphia for Galveston, be fore reported ashore, refused to leave the vessel last night. It is feared all are drowned. Too hazy this morning to see the vessel. Wind terrific. COLUMBUS, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOHER 20, 1876. THE TURKISH SITUATION. ENGLAND AROUSING. 1* If DPAKATIOXM FOE THE DK* FENCE OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND INDIA. WMr Risk* Required. London, Oct. 19.—The Indian troop ship Juniata left Portsmouth yester day for India, with 984 artillerymen and upwares of 70 officers, surgeons, &c. She will embark another bat tery of artillery at Plymouth. The departure of troops from Woolwich for Portsmouth was wit nessed by vast crowds, and tho ex citement displayed was the greatost since the Crimean war. The Times announces that the Juniata has been directed to call at Gibraltar and Malta for orders, in case circumstances should necessitate a change in the destination of the troops. This morning’s Financier says, a war Risk of live shillings per cent, was required yesterday by Lloyd, and various insurance company’s on British vessels between England, Austria and tho East." No business is yet reported in Risks on Russian, Austrian and Italian vessels, but rates on these would of course be higher. London, iOot. l‘J.—Router’s Con stantinople dispatch announces that Gen. Ignateff, Russian Ambassador to Turkey, who had been on leave of absence, returned to that city last night. Vienna, Oct. 19.—Newspapers here publish intelligence from Athens an nouncing that the Greek Govern ment will submit to tho Chamber of Deputies a proposal for calling out 60,000 men and demanding a crodit of 50,000,000 drachms, and authority to contract a loan oT 10,000,000 drachmas. London, Oct. 19.-—Tho Cabinet was summoned on Tuesday to meet to day. The members reached London yestqrday. It is rumored that Par liament will be convened in conse quence of the grave aspect of the Eastern question. Lord Napier, of Magdala, has been ordered to hold himself in readiness to take command of the army, Russia has 21 iron clads, carrying 2to 26 guns each. The Times says it ia stated orders have been given by the \Yar office to tho commanders-in chief to hold their army corps in readiness for immediate dispatch to tho Mediterranean, also, that plans for the defense of Constantinople, prepared by the royal engineer, have been forwarded to the Admiral com manding the British fleet in Boska bay. London, Oct. 19.—A Reuter dispatch from Berlin says at the present mo ment the great Powers are support ing proposals of Russia to tho Porte nearly the same as those adopted by England. Russia prefers to avoid an isolated position as long as possible. St. Petebsburg, Oct. 19.—The Gobs violently attacks Disraeli. The semi-official journal, De Saint Petersbuvg, expresses regret for the unseemly character of the articles. Vienna, Oot. 19.—The Tagsblatl says Servia and Montenegro have resolved to accept the armistice. London, Oct. 19.—1 t is impossible to draw conclusions from the mass of conflicting telegrams about the in tentions of Russia, and the questions before the Powers. The correspond ents who are usually best infoTmed, are at fault now; and any assertions of pretended facts which may find their way to the United States, should be regarded with great caution. Every cupital in Europe is tele graphing to ewery other capital the inquiry, “Is it peace or war ?” And nobody who will, is able to answer the question. News of the ro-constitution of a triple alliance is unconfirmed, but uncontradicted. The publication of Russia's note refusing to agree to a six months armistice in the Berlin Imperial Advertiser , which is Germany’s offi cial gazette, is considered an indica tion of Germany’s resoliitioa to agree with Russia. On the other hand, the correspondent of the Times at Vienna, usually a most reliable authority, especially in diplomatic matters, repeats the assertion that England, France and Italy declared to the Porte their acceptance of a six months armistice, and that Austria expressed herself from the first in its favor. She refrained from promising definitely before knowing the views of Russia and Germany, but has frankly informed them that, In her opinion, Turkey’s proposals are such as can be accepted. The .correspondent confidentially believes that in view of public opin ion, which is decidedly in favor of the longest possible armistice, and the probable attitude of the Austrian- Hungarian Parliament, it will be very difficult for the Government to reject the Turkish proposals. Now that England, France and Italy have ac cepted them officially in Constanti nople, Austria can scarcely remain behind them long. Austfia J 8 interests and antagonisms are such as to render these state ments of the Times correspondent highly probable, but not more prob able than an agreement with Russia and Germany for putting an end to the war. In the latter case the ques- tlon of pence or war depends upon England. If the limes correspondent is right, tho question of peace or war depends Upon Russia. American Klectrteal noddy. Cuicauo, Oct. 19. —Tho third an nual meeting of the Amorloan Elec trical Society was held here. Officers etected for next year. President, Anson Stager; Vice President, C. H. Haskins, of Milwaukee, Geo, B. Pres cott, of New York, Hugh Neilson, of Toronto, Elisha Gray, of Chicago, E. H. Booth of Mansfield, Ohio, E. P. Wright, of Cleveland and J. J. Dickey, of Omaha; corresponding Secretary and Librarian, F. W. Jones, of Chigago ; Reoording Secre tary, O. B. Jones; Treasurer, E. B. Chandler, of Chicago. Sir Wm. Thompson, of Glasgow wus made an honorary member. Various papers wero read, and other business transacted, after which tho meeting adjourned to meet in this city next year. WASHINGTON NEWS. Washington. Oct. 19.—J. Barrett Cohen, of Charleston, admitted to practico in.thelSupreme Court. Cameron has gone to Philadelphia until next Tuesday. Tho award of the Southern Claims Commission still awaits his signature. The Alabama Claims Commission have resumed their session. There is considerable feeling here among colored Masons over the postponement of the recognition of their brethren in that State by the Grand Lodffe Of Ohio. Francis P. Blair, journalist and statesman, is dead, aged 82. A Yellow Fever Story. There was a curious incident in the yellow fever panic at Savannah which has not attracted as much at tention as it deserves. Tho hero of the mournful episode was a young Jdrug clerk, and we venture to say that ho was not the sort of young fellow that puts up prussic acid for paregoric and sends fretting babies to an eternal sleep with a dose of laudanum instead of soothing syrup. When the fever broke out at Savan nah the whole force in the drug store Where ho was at work deserted the post of danger and left the city. His friends who lived in Augusta sent word to him to come home, but he refused, and remained on duty until, the proprietor of the storo ordered him to close it. He then fwent to another drug shop in Savannah and worked laboriously as prescription clerk. He was kept so bus ily engaged that ho had little time for his meals, no chance to change his clothes and no oppor tunity for rest or amusement. His employer took tho fever and died, although the boy nursed him faith fully. The cook took it, and ho at tended to her also and she recovered. A young comrade was then taken ill and the steadfast druggist nursed him and performed his duties in the store night atid day. His friend re gained his health slowly, and then the clerk was himself seized with the fever, but as he was strong and ehoerful ho sent word to his relatives that he had no fears. It was then his companion’s turn to show the kind of stuff of which ho was made; and the material turned out to be pure gold. He nursed his friend from day to day, keeping up constant communication with Lis home by telegraph as long as the telegraph messengers could bo persuaded to venture into the infec ted part of tho town. His last dis patches were: “I will stick to him to tho last,” and “I shall not sleep to-night.” Both of the young men died that evening. We are not much addicted to what is known in the newspaper profession as gush, and have no desire t#turn a common place matter into heroism by a few gorgeous phrases glittering in tho light of an overheated imagination ; but we are inclined to think that some honor is due to the memory of those two young fellows, and should be frankly paid. They found them selves in tho heart of a city afflicted with the plague, a place in which even brave men often quail and from which selfish ones always shrink. They weio in no sense before the public eye, and whatever they did was done through loyalty to their own im pulses, not in the hope of reputation or reward. They had that kind of duty to perform which is the hardest that can be put upon man. It was ugly, wearing, disagreeable and dan gerous. The self-sacrifice required was not sudden arid startling enough to win glory, but it was of that mod erate, continuous and exhausting kind which only raro patience can stand. If theso young Georgians had fallen side by side in a battle field in the.endeavor to sustain their flag or rescue each other, no one would have wondered at their death; but tojflnd them wearing out their health in nursing the sick, and faith ful to each.other through weary vigils, is a sweet surprise. At a time when the national character has suf fered a great deal abroad through the misconduct of officials through whom we are mainly known to other peo ples, and the American is pictured as a hard, angular, superficial, unscru pulous personage, occurrences like this at Savannah should bring us re assurance and comfort. It is only one incident out of many from day to day suggesting raro powers and propensities for good. Every skirmish on the plains, the overturning of a pleasure yacht, or the rescue or a shipwreck ed crew, is sure to bring some hint of a capability for heroism which seems to be an American heritage. Few readers will fail to respond to the words of the correspondent who has told in a private letter the facts which we have just repeated : “They were brave boys, were they not? Does it make any difference which side or which flag such souls fought for twelve years ago? Can’t you reach out and shake hands over any distance ?”—W. Y. World. Delaware, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia yesterday attracted 144,171 to the Centennial ex hibition. TELEGRAPHIC NUMMARY John Morrissey has withdrawn from the Anti-Tammany committee in New York city. He considers the sucoess of the party in November more important than the interest of office-seekers. Twelve companies of artillery, armed as infantry, and two compa nies of infantry, left several Eastern garrisons on Wednesday for Colum bia, S, C. A quantity of molten steel ex ploded at Vuloan Steel Works, St. Louis, yesterday. Two persons were probably fatally hurt. C. D. Mltohell’s planing mill and adjoining property in Chicago burned. Loss $84,000. A hurriqane, commencing at 6 o’clock Wednesday evening, was yes terday blowing at Key West. Batteries I and L from Boston har bor, and a battery from Portland, 90 men In all, wero to have left yester day for Columbia, 8. C. Company F, Third Artillery, sta tiouod at Fort Ontario, New York, was to have left last night for South Carolina. \ Prize Fighters Indicted, Salem, N. J., Oct. 19.-The grand jury have found a true bill of murder against Weeden, Sam’l Collier, John Clark, Richard Godwin, and Fiddler Neery, the men concerned in the kill ing of Walter in the prize ring. WESLEYAN FEMALE COLLEGE, MACON, GrA. IlEi: THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL session will begin WEDNEB* DAY, BfiPT., ‘2O, 1876, with a full Faculty of Professors ami Teach erß. This ia a HOME INSTITUTION, of tlio highest grade. Its long list of graduates, found in every part of the South, is its best re commendation . Advantages, educational, social and religious, unsurpassed. For particulars address REV. W. 0. BASS. D. I).' President or BEV. C. W. SMITH. D. D., Secretary. aug29 lm Chattahoochee Sheriffs Sale. WILL bo Bold before the Conrt-liouse door ia (lußHOta, ChaUttboocheo county, ou tho first Tuesday) in Novomber next, within the legal hours of sale, tho following property, to-wit: lots of land Nos. 173 and 17* in tho 33d District of originally Lee. now Chattahoochee county; also one bay horße and one buggy. Levied on by vir tue of a fl. la. from Chattahoochee Superior Court as the property of Myles Greeu. Fi. fs, in fsvor of F. U. Johnson k Cos., vs. Myles Green, notilled John Oresn, wtioalslnn possession. JOHN M. SAPP, Sheriff. Sept. mr,. ids ■ HAS ON HAND Two Horse Plantation Wagons -Ajsro BUGGIES—Both Side and End Springs, FOR SALE CHEAP. THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM. Wo, tho delegates of tho Democratic party of the United Btatos in National Convention ossein - blod, do hereby declare the administration of tho Federal Government to be in urgent need of Immediate Reform; do hereby enjoin upon tb& nominees of thin Convention, and of the Demo cratic party in eaeh Bute, a geolous effort and co-operation to this end; and do hereby appeal to our fellow-citixena of every former political connection, to undertake with u* this first and most pressing prtrlotic duty. For the Democracy or tho whole country, wo do here reaffirm our fkith in tho pormauenco of the Federal Union, our devotion to the constitu tion of tho United States with its amendments universally accepted as a final settlement of the controversies that engendered oivll war, and do hero record our steadfast confidence in the per petuity of Republican Belf-Govsrnment. In absolute acquiescence in tho will of the ma jor itjy-tho vital principle of the republic; in the supremacy of tho civil over tho military authority; in the total separation of Church and Utate, tor the sake alike of civil and religious freedom: in the equality of all citisens before Juat laws o| their own enactment; In the liberty of individ ual conduct, unvexedVjr sumptuary laws; in the fkitliful education of the rising generation, that they may preserve, enjoy, and transmit these best conditions of humau happiness and hope, wo behold the noblest products of a hundred years of changeful history; but while upholding tho bond of our Union and groat Charter of these our rights, it behooves a tree people to practise also that eternal vigilanco which is the price of Liberty. Rkfoum is necessary to rebuild and establish in the hearts of the whole people, tho Union, eleveu years ago happily rescued from the danger of a Secession of States; but now to be saved from a corrupt Centralism wnich, sfter iufllcting upon ten Btatos the rapacity o! carpet bag tyrannies, has honeycombed tho offices of tho Federal Government itself with incapacity, waste and fraud; infected States ,and municipal ities with tho contagion of mißrnle, and locked fast the prosperity of an industrious people in the paralysis of‘Hard 3,'imos.’ Reform is necessary to establish a sound cur rency, restore the public credit, and maintain the nationaUhonor. We dcadhuce tho failure for all these eleven years of peeceth moke good the promise of the legal-tender,ntaeH, which are a changing stand ard of value in the hands of tho people, and the non-payment of which is a disregard of the plighted faith of the nation. Wo denounce the improvidence which in eleven years of peace has taken from the people in Federal taxes thirteen times tho whole amount of the legal-tondor notes and squandered four times their sum in useless expense without ac cumulating any reserve for their redemption. We denounce the financial imbecility and Im morality of that party which, during eleven years of peace, has made no advance toward resumption, no preparation for resumption, but instead has obstructed resumption, by wasting our resources and exhausting all our surplus income ;arfff, while annually proiessing to in tend a speedy return to specie payments, has annually enacted fresh hindrances thereto. As such a hindrauco we denounce the Resumption day clauso of the act of 1875 and demand its re peal. We demand a Judicious system of preparation by public economies, by official retrenchments, and by wise finance, which shall enable the nation soon to assure the whole world of its perfect ability and its perfect readiness to meet any of its promises at the call of the creditor en titled to payment. We believe such a system, well devised, and, above all, entrutsod to competent hands foi execution, creating at no time an artificial scar city of currency and at no time alarming the public mind into a withdrawal of that / aster machinery of credit by which 95 per cent, of all business transactions are performed,—a system open, public, aud inspiring general confidence, would from tho day of fts adoption bring healing on its wings to all our liarrassed industries. Bet in motion the wheels of commerco, manufac tures, and the mechanic arts, restore employ ment to labor, and renew in all its natural sources the prosperity of tho people. Reform is necessary in the sum and modeß of Federal Taxation, to the end that capital ruay be set free from distrust, and labor lightly bur dened. Wo denouuce the present Tariff, levied upon nearly 4,000 articles, as a masterpiece of injus tice, in equality, and false pretense. It yields a dwindling, not a yearly rising revenue. It has impoverished many industries to subsidize a few. It prohibits imports that might purchase th products of American labor. It has degraded American commerce from the first to an inferior rank on the high seas. It has cut down tho •ales of American manufactures at heme and abroad, and depleted the returns of American agriculture—an Industry followed by half our people. It costs the people five times moro than it produces to the treasury, obstructs the processes of production, and wastes the fruits of labor. It promotes fraud, fosters smuggling, enriches dishonest officials, and b&nrupts honest merchants. We demand that all tho Custom- House taxation shall be only for Be venue. Reform is necessary, In the scale of Public Expense—Federal, State and Municipal. Our Federal taxation has swolen from 60 millions gold, in 1860, to 450 millions currency, in 1870; our aggregate taxation from 154 millions gold in 1860, to 730 millions currency in 1870; or in one de cade, from less than $5 per head to more than $lB per head. Since the peaoe, the people have paid to their tax gatherers more than thrice the sum of tho national debt, and more than twice that sum for the'Pederal Government alone. We demand a religious frugality in every depart ment, and from every officer of the Government. Reform is necessary to put a stop to the profligate waste of public lands and their diver sion from actual settlers by the party in power, which has squandered 200 millions of acres dpon railroads alone, and out of more than thrice that aggregate has disposed of loss than a sixth direct ly to tillers of the soil. Befobm is necessary to oorreet the omissions of a Republican Congress and the errors of our treaties and our diplomacy which have stripped our fellow-citizens of foreign birth and kindred race recrossing tho Atlantic, of the shield of American citizenship, and have exposed our brethren of the Pacific coast to the incursions of a race not sprang from tho same great parent stock, and in fact now by law denied citizenship through natural!zationjas being neither accus tomed to the traditions of a progressive civiliza tion nor exercised in liberty under equal laws. We denounce the policy which thus discards the liberty-loving German and tolerates the revival of tho coolie trado in Mongolian women import ed for immoral purposes, and Mongolian men hired to perform servile labor contracts. Reform is necessary and can never be effocted but by making it the controlling issue of the elections, and Lifting it above the two false issues with which tho oflice-holdiug class aud the party in power seek to smother it—- 1. The falso issue with which they would en kindle sectarian strife in respect to the public schools, of which the establishment and support belong exclusively to the several States, and which the Democratic party has cherished from their foundation, and is resolved to maintain without prejudice or preference for any class, sect or creed, and without largesses from the Treasury to any. 2. The false issue by which they seek to light anow the dying embers of sectional hate between kindred people once estranged, but now re united in one indivisible republic and a common destiny. Reform is necessary in the Civil Bervico. Ex perience proves that efficient, economical con duct of tho governmental business is not possible if its civil service b© subject to change at every election, be a prize fought for at the ballot-box, be a brief reward of party zeal, instead of posts of honor assigned for proved competency, and held for fidelity in the public employ; that the dis pensing of patronage should neither be a tax up on the time of our public men, nor the instru ment of thoir ambition. Here again promises falsified in the performance, attest that tho party in power can work out no practical or salutary reform. Reform is necessary oven more in the higher grades of the public service. President, Vice- President, Judges, Senators, Representatives, Cabinet officers, these and all others in authority are the people's servants. Their offices are not a private perquisite; tb-ey are a public trust. When the annals of this Republic show the dis grace and censure of a Vice-President; a lato Speaker of the House of Representatives market ing his rulings as a presiding officer; three Sen ators profiting secretly by their votes as law-ma kers ; five chairmen of the leading committees of the House of Representatives exposed in jobbery; a late Secretary of the Treasury forcing balances in the public accounts: a late Attorney-General misappropriating public funds; a Secretary of the Navy enriched or enriching friends, by per centagos levied off the profits of contractors with his department; an Embassador to England cen sured in a dishonorable speculation; the Presi dent's Private Secretary barely escaping convic tion upon trial for guilty complicity in frauds upon the revenue; a Secretary of War impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors—the demon stration is complete, that the first step in Re form must bo the people's choice of honest men from another party, lest the disease of one po litical organization infect the body politic, and lest by making no ohange of men or parties we get no change of measures and no real Reform. All these abuses, wrongs and crimes, the pro duct of sixteen years - ascendancy of the Republi can party, create a necessity for Reform confess ed by Republicans themselves; but their reform er# are voted down in convention and displaced from the Cabinet. The party's m*s& of honest voters is powerless to resist the 80,000 office holders, its leaders and guides. Reform can only he had by peaceful Civil Revolution. We demand a change of system, a change of administration, a change of parties, that we may have a change of measure *> and of men. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES. MOaIDI and MTOCKN. LONDON, Oct. 19.—The exchange this morning opened freer from pauicky loeiing than yester day, and most stocks were slightly firmer. Con sols at last night's closing prices. Russians are about 1 per cent., and Turkish a traction higher; but Hungarians were 1 per cent, lower. The ab sence of definite news checks sales. There are no indltwtions of a recovery of confidence. LONDON, Oct. 19.—Noon—Erie 10; couaols 94 \ v . 3 v. m.—Bullion decreased 738,000 pounds. PARIS, Oct. 19.—Noon—Rentes opened 104 and 3, and now (3r,x.) 103 and 79. Specie increased 20,577,000 francs. NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-Noon—Gold opened 10%. Stocks active; market unsettled and fe verish; money 1)£; gold 10',; exchange, long. 4.84; short, 4.86; State bonds quiet; Govern* moots dull, but strong* NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Evening—Money easy, at la2; sterling heavy, ,9%: gold quiet, thnormenta dull mud steady, new B’s 16% ; States quiet and nominal. CO T TO X. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 19.—Noon—Cott-m easier and quiet; iniddllug uplands 5 15-16d; Orleans 0 3-16d.; sales 10,000; speculation and exports 2,000; receipts 3,600; American 3,600. Futures weak; l-32d cheaper; uplands, low middling clause, October delivery 5 13-10d, October and November 6 26-32d, December and January 5 23-32d; new crop, shipped October and November, per sail, 5 J5-32d, November and Decembers 1-B‘Jd, De cember and January 5 29-32d; shipped January and February, sail, 5 29-32d. 2p. m.—Middling uplands 5 15-lGd, Orleans 6 VI. Bales of American 5,700. 3 p. m.— Uplands, low middling clause, Februa ry delivery, 5 27-32d. • sr. m.— Futures weak; uplands, low middling clauso, January and February delivery 5 13-16, also 5 25-32. NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Noon—Cotton weak; uplands 10ft; Orleans 11 1-10; Bales 2,113. Futures steady; October 10 3-10a?£, November 10 16- 16a3-32, December 11 5-32a3-IG, January 11 11-320 %, February li 9-16a19-32, March April 11 15-10al2. NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Evoning—Cotton dull; sales 686; middling 10ft all 1-16; consolidated net receipts 181,307; exports Great Britain 37.38 G; France 18,857; Continent 8,046; channel 3,824. Net receipts 241; gross 4.927. Future* closed quiet ami weak; soles 7,100; October 10 1816; November 10 29-32; December lltf; Jan uary 11 6-16all-82; February 11 17*32; March 11 23-32a11%; April 11 29-32a15-16; May 12,V5-32; June 12 5-16al 1-32; July 12 15-32; August 12 19- 32512 V GALVESTON, Oct. 19—Evening—Cotton weak; middling 10; net receipts 3,765; gross ; gales 111; exports Oreat Britain 664. coastwise 162. NORFOLK, Oct. 19.—Evening—Cotton dull; middling lOjtf; net receipts 4,567; exports Great Britain 3,150, coastwise 2,176; sales 168. BALTIMORE, Oct. 19.—Evening—Cotton dull, middling net receipts —; gross 230; sales 300; exports coastwise 625; sales spinner* 250. BOSTON. Oct. 19.—Evening—Cotton stoady; middling 11; net receipt! 661: gross, 998; exports Great Britain —. WILMINGTON, Oct. 19.—Evening Cotton dull; middling net receipts 763; sales 296; PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19.—Evening Cotton quiet: middling 11; net receipts 1,321; gross re ceipt# —. SAVANNAH, Oct. 19. Evening Cotton quiet; middling 10>4; net receipts 2,847; gross 2,947; sales 1,366; exports France 1,430. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19.—Evening Cotton quiet; middling 10 > 4 ; net receipts 4.647; gross 6,671; sales 7,000; exports France 3.342, coast wise 2,800. MOBILE, Oct. 19.—Evening—Cotton quiet; middling lOtf; net receipts 2,511; sales *2,000; exports coastwise 449. MEMPHIS, Oct. n.— Cotton weak; middling receipts 1,682; shipments 2,321; sales 2,400. AUGUSTA.OcI. 19.-Cotton steady; middling*?;; receipts 1,616; sales 132. CHARLESTON, Oct. 19. Evening Cotton quiet; middling net receipts 3,680; sales 1,000; exports Groat Britain 1,250. PROVISION*. AC. NEW YORK. Oct. 19.—Noon—Flour a shade firmer. Wheat held la2 higher, quiet. Corn is held at higher prices, quiet. Pork firm, $16.76. Lard firm, steam $10.35. Freights Ann. LIVERPOOL, October 19.—Noon—Breadstuff* strong; new mixed Western corn 25a26; t flour 23a 25. Winter wheat 9a6. NEW YORK, Oct. 19.- Evening—Flour 10a25c. better; opened with an active trade; closed rather quiet; superfine Western and State $4.70a55.10; Southern flours firm, common to fair extras $5.60a56.76; good to choice extra $6.80a58.75. Wheat irregular and uasettled; opening with holders asking 23; advance closing dull; free sell ers at yesterday’s quotations, shippers generally holding off; winter red Western $1.33a35; white Western. Corneal better; light trade export and home use; 57a60 for ungraded Western mix ed, 58 for yellow Southern on dock. Oats firmer and moderately active; only moderate trade. Coffee, Rio, scarce and quiet, 16a19J for gold car goes, 16520 g for gold Job lots. Sugar vrry firm 9a 1 ; for fair to good refining; refined 10?;a Standard A molasses and grocery grades firm and fair Inquiry. Rice steady. Rosin firm er, $1.95. Turpentine dull 35 ;a36. Pork steady and dull; new $16.90a517.00. Lard quiet and steady; prime steam $10.85*40. Whiskey scarce and nominal 16. Freights firmer, cotton, per sail, 5*16; steam, CINCINNATI, Oct. 19.—Evening—Flour ex cited; family $5.76a56.00. Wheat firm, red $1.16a51.25. Corn steady and in fair demand, 48. Oats dull, 30a37. Rye dull and drooping, 66*06. Barley steady; fkll sl.loaslJ6, better qualities dull. Pork easier; $16.75a517.00. Lard in good demand and firm, steam 10a 1 ;; kettle Bulk meats quiet and firm; shoulders 7; clear rib sides 8)** 1 *; clear sides 8f;a;, closing at outside prices. Bacon dull; shoulders 7 a j;, clear rib sides 9> 4 'a>;, clear sides 9?;a%. Whiskey active and firm, sl.lO. Butter dull; choice Western reserve 22a23; Central Ohio 20*21. BALTIMORE, Oct. 19.—Evening—Oats quiet! Rye firmer and higher, 65a68. Provision firmer and not quotably higher. Coffee scarce and firm. Whiskey quiet, sales, 15#, Sugar steady, 10# all. LOUISVILLE, Oct. 19.—Flour net quotably firm. Wheat firm, good demand; red $1.05a51.10; amber $1.10a$1.18; white $1.16a51.12. Corn dull, white 45; mixed 43. Rye a toady and firm. Oats dull, white 86; mixed 34. Pork in good demand SIB.OO. Bulk meats steady, with good demand, shoulders 7##, clear rib sides 9#a9#, clear sides 9#a#. Bacon in fair demand; shoulders 7#; clear rib sides 9#; clear sides 10. Sugar cured hams 16#. Lard quiet and firm; tierce 10#; keg 12#. Whiskey steady and unchanged. Bagging steady and fine 13>4. BT. LOUIS, Oct. 19.—Evening—Flour firmer; super fall $3.8554.10, extra $4.36a6.60, double ex tra fall $4.85a5.15. Wheat excited and not activo; No. 2 red fall $1.28# asked for car lots; $1.27 bidforboth. No. 3, do. '51.16a1.16 bid; No. 4 red fall sl.ll#. Corn higher, 42y#. Oats firm er, white 85. rejected 30. Rye higher CO. Whis key steady 18. Pork dull, jobbing $17,00. Bulk meats quiet for packed lots; shoulders 7#, clear rib sides B#, clear sides 9#. Bacon quiet and easier, shoulders 7#; clear rib sides 9#a9#; clear sides 9#a9#. Lard dnll; winter 10#. 1 ■ 1 q Coflee Markets* LONDON, Oct. 19.—Coffee at Rio and Sautoa quiet. Prices maintained. Harnett’ majority lit Ohio. Washington, Oct. 19.—The official majority for Barnes in Ohio i9 report ed from Cincinnati to be 0,692. The Press agent at Columbus, however, reports four counties not heard from. —i —— Weather To-Day. Washington, Oct. 19.—For Friday, in the South Atlantic and Eastern Gulf States, rapidly falling barome ter, nearly stationary temperature, easterly or northerly winds, increas ing to brisk and high gates, cloudy weather and heavy rains will prevail, under the influence of the hurricane. For the Western Gulf States, fall ing, followed by rising barometer, warmer, with southerly winds. m 187