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LOUISIANA.
dome Alteration*. Xot Affect -
inK the Democratic M*
Joritj.
TiI,DEV* MAJORITY B.l*l.
Politicians trrlvliKf - city HIM.
New Obleans, Nov. 14.—The Re
publicans state that they have infor
mation that East Baton Rouge has
gone Republican by 300 majority.
The Democrats claimed it by 600.
Tables published up to Saturday
night of the city vote put it down
9,700 majority for the Democrats.
The ofßoial count shows 10,016 major
ity for Tilden. Additional returns
from the parishes do not materially
change the results as telegraphed
Saturday. The Democrats appear
to have about 8,(WO majority. The
Republicans, however, still claim
that they have carried the State, and
Packard will be the nest Governor
of Louisiana.
L. Q. C. LAMAR.
L. Q. C. Lamar telegraphed from
here to a friend that the people of
New Orleans, though profoundly ag
itated, are quiet, and there is not the
slightest purpose to disturb the
peace. The proposition to place the
counting of the vote under supervi
sion of honorable men of both par
ties from a distance meets the cor
dial concurrence of the entire com
munity.
In addition to the gents before re
ported as arriving here, the following
have also reached the city: Ex-Gov
ernors Curtin and Bigeler, Hon.
Samuel Randall aud M. P. Hardy,
of Pennsylvania; Col. Jno.C. Burch,
Maj. T. O. Connor, J. M. Rearing and
W. H. Carrol, of Tennessee; and O.
Ottendorfer, of New York.
The Democratic Committee have
complete returns, made up from du
plicate lists of the supervision,
showing Tilden’s majority in the
State 8,107, by which majority they
claim they have carried the State.
The returns showSiNicholls’ major
ity to be nearly 9,000.
This city Is very quiet. The politi
cians are anxiously awaiting the ac
tion of the Returning Board, which,
by law, is required to meet ten days
after the election.
THE DEMOCRATS INVITE THE REPUBLI
CANS TO JOINT ACTION.
New Orleans, Nov. H.—The Dem
ocrats assembled at New Orleans
have formally invited the Republi
cans assembled here at the Presi
dent’s request to meet them for or
ganization with a view of carrying
out the object desired.
Maritae Dlaaaters.
Wexford, Nov. 14.—Brig Oroniocto
wrecked in South Bay, and three of
the crew drowned.
Berwick, Nov. 14.—Ship Caroline
Agnes, Shields, for New Orleans,
•wrecked. Six drowned.
Portland, Nov. 14.—The bark
Roberts, of Wilmington, N. C., for
Hull, towed here, after grounding
outside the breakwater. The Roberts
shipped three anchors and unship
ped her rudder. Her bottom is sup
posed to be damaged.
London MAKKErs.
Speculation In Sutrar—Russian Stocks
Depressed.
London, Nov. 14.—Large specula
tive purchases of sugar continue to
be made, mainly because of the de
ficiency of the beet root crops.
In the Stock Exchange Russian se
curities are greatly depressed, almost
to the extent of a panic. They have
fallen four per cent, from this morn
ing’s highest point.
wmTschober.
Dealer la Dams and Ammunition.
Dune, Looks, kc„ Repaired.
ScpS-tr 39 Randolph St„ near Tiraes ofiloe,
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE CANVASSING BOARD EiJ
JOINED FROM ALTERING
THE RETURNS.
Hampton’s election conceded.
Charleston, Nov. 14.—The Su
preme Court, fall bench, issued a
rule requiring the Board of Can
vassers to answer Thursday why
writs of prohibition should not issue
restraining them from judicial func
tionsand confirming them to minis
terial functions only.
Later.— Nothing has transpired
since the action of the Supreme
Court this morning.
The Democrats are cheerful. Ev
erything quiet. The Republicans
concede Hampton elected.
The action of t lie Board of Can
vassers renders it impossible to got
the figures of returns.
Arrival* In South Carolina.
Columbia, Nov. 14.—The following
prominent Democrats: Ex-Gover
nor Parker, of New Jersey, Senator
Randolph, New Jersey, Hon. Mont
gomery Blair, M. D„ Hon. A. H. H.
Stuart, Virginia, and Hon. G. V.
Fox, are here. All quiet and the
Democrats are cheerful.
Colton lltirnt at savannah.
Savannah, Nov. 14.— Two thousand
five hundred bales of cotton, and 20
empty and 20 loaded cars of freight,
were burned last night. The fire is
under control. The warehouse
which contained fertilizers, was also
destroyed.
Savannah, Nov. 14.— From the best
information obtainable eighteen hun
dred bales were destroyed and some
two hundred and fifty bales dam
aged. Thirty-eight car3 totally de
stroyed, twenty barrels whiskey, a
large quantity of bacon, lumber,
fertilizers, cotton ties and buckles
destroyed. The railroad officials
cannot give positive figures yet.
Most of the cotton burnt was through
cotton.
Tennessee.
Nashville, Nov. 11.— Nearly com
plete, returns from Tennessee give
Tilden a majority not less than 40,000.
Majority of Porter for Governor will
be something less over Thomas, In
dependent Democrat. The Demo
crats elect 8 of 10 Congressmen—loss
of one, McFarland, in First District.
The Legislature, which elects two
United States Senators, will have a
Democratic majority of GO on a joint
ballot, the Senate standing 21 Demo
crats, 4 Republicans, and in the
House 57 Democrats, 2 Independents
and 16 Republicans.
OOV. HAMPTON TO THE PEOPLE.
A Temperate and Characteristic Address
of Congratulation on the Victory.
Columbia, Nov. 10, p. m.— The fol
fowing address has just been issued;
To the People of the Stole:
In offering to our people my heart
felt congratulations for r he grand vie
ry they have won, I venture to beg
ttiem to prove themselves worthy of
it by a continued observance of good
order and a rigid preservation of
peace. Let us show mat we seek on
ly the restoration of good government,
the return of prosperity and the es
tablishment of harmouyto the whole
people of our State. In the hour ot
victory we should be magnanimous,
and we should strive to forge tthe ani
mosities of the contest by recalling
the grand results of our success. Pro
scribing none for difference of opin
ion, regarding none as enemies save
such as are inimical to law and order,
let us all unite in the patriotic work
of redeeming theßtate. By such con
duct we cannot only bring about
good feeling among all classes, but
can most surely reap the best fruits
of victary. Wade Hampton.
The Now Fork Press.
Washington, Nov. 14. —The tone of
the New York papers regarding the
result is unchanged.
COLUMBUS. GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 15, 1876.
THU EASTERN QUESTION.
I KIWSIA't* WARLIKE ATTITUDE.
The Mttiation bloom;.
London, Nov. 14.—The Post in a con
spicuous paragraph, confirms the re
port that Prussia is about to mobil
ize her army.
It is stated that Russia intends after
January, to levy all her taxes in gold;
this increases her tariff 20 per cent.
Most special correspondents take a
gloomy view of the situation.
The Post’s Berlin dispatch reports
that the Russian journals say that
war is determined on St. Petersburg.
The Czar has ordered the mobiliza
tion of a part of the Russian army.
The Czar says he does not wish war,
and will if passible avouiit. He is,
however, determined that the princi
ples of justice which have been rec
ognized as necessary by the whole of
Europe, shall lie carried out in Tur
key, under efficacious guaranties. *
Constantinople, Nov. 14.—Several
English officers of the corps of Royal
Engineers have arrived here.
The third million Turkish pound of
the new paper currency, is about to
be issued.
London, Nov. 14. —A special dis
patch from Berlin to the Pall Mall
dazette says Russia has given large
orders to Berlin houses for military
exports.
Should Russia persist in her war
like policy, there is reason to believe
she will be specially isolated. Ger
many is understood to be pledged to
the observance of neutrality as
against Austria, with an engagement
to watch the Polish provinces, pre
sumably to assist in repressing any
Polish rising.
Belgrade, Nov. 13. The Russian
Consul Gen. Herr has informed Gen.
Tchernaycff that the Czar forbids his
return to Russia. Gen. Tchernayeff
will go on leave of absence to Vienna
to-morrow.
Alabama Legislature
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 14.—The
Legislature convened—nearly every
member present. The Democratic
caucus nominated S. W. Cobb for
President of the Senate; Hon. N. N.
Clements for Speaker of the House.
Message to-morrow.
The Weather To-ilay.
Washington, Nov. 14.-For South
Atlantic States warmer; south east to
south west winds, falling barometer,
increasing cloudiness, and possibly
rain will prevail.
California's Southern Railroad System
The railroad system of Southern
California, it would appear, is rapid
ly approaching completion. The re
cent organization of the Los Ango-'
les and San Diego Railroad is the
most formidable part of the unfin
ished work. With a brief exception,
the entire system is under the con
trol ot the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company. That exception is the Los
Angeles, Santa Monica and Indepen
dence Bail road, whicn connects Los
Angeles with the seaboard at Santa
Monica. The original plan of this
line contemplated its extension to
Inyo county, but there has been so
much delay in the execution of this
part of the plan that it is not improb
able the projectors have determined
to abandon it. The lack of rich de
velopments in the Panamint mines
may possibly have something to do
with the miscarriage of this enter
prise. Breaking of ground on each
side of the Colorado river at that
point in the interest of the Texas and
Pacific Railroad Company is an
nounced. This indicates that the
Texas and Pacific Company has not
relinquished the intention of extend
ing its line across the continent. The
energy recently displayed by the
Southern Palific has also spurred it
up to greater activity than it has ex
hibited for several years. The occu
pation of San Gorgonio Pass and the
Colorado desert route by the South
ern Pacific may compeL the Texas
and Pacific to adopt the shorter but
more difficult mute from Yuma to
1 San Diego, known as t he direct route.
: Engineers are now in the field revis
i ing surveys made on that route about
I four years ago.—W. Y. Bulletin.
MILKS' FIUHT.
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A vrn|lilr Acrmintnf I Ilf 1,l Imllaii
nalile.
How tkr areut Milting Bull W in ut I.ml
Bolen.
SITTING BULL STILL FOB WAR.
Corri‘iiomlonce New York Herald.)
Mouth ok Cabin Creek, Got. 21,
1870.—A long, eager, and earnest con
ference began this time, with a little
anxiety on the side of tho Fifth, by
reason of officers and men going
back and forth. This conference
was even more protracted than on
tho day before, the Sioux showing
their anxiety for the result by con
stantly riding to tho council circle,
eagerly consulting each other, and
then riding back to their eminence,
the line of warriors that had been
formed, being almost entirely bro
ken up by these movements. After
long, anxious consultation, many of
tho chiefs svere found willing to
agree to the terms, one offering to
go himself as hostage if his tribe
would be allowed to hunt buffalo
awbile. At this point, however,
Sitting Bull angrily broke up
the conference, preferring to fight
to yielding.
Each party retired to its own side.
Gea Miles sent a final word to Sitting
Bull to let him havo his answer
promptly or ho would open upon him
with his guns. No answer was re
turned. As Gen. Miles and his party
moved slowly back to ids lines the
Indians on tho plain withdrew to the
heights, aud crowned these and the
high gtound beyond the rocks in
front. From the prudent precautions
taken by Gen. Miles against surprise
or treachery to his command, the
Indians seemed to havo an idea he
would rather await than make an at
tack, so they watched with extreme
eagerness his first movement. A
moment sufficed for preparation, and
when the wished-for command to
mote forward was given, every officer
and soldier joyfully responded, and
their eagerness could scarcely bo re
strained. Major Casey, with Compa
ny A, was directed to move along
and clear the ridge on the left, Cap
tain Carter, with Company K, to
clear a high knoll on the right, Cap
tain Snyder, with Company F, to
guard tho Rodman gun, while the
line advaucod direct to the front.
Tho advance was not handsomely
done, otVing to the too great eager
ness to get forward. After advanc
ing a few hundred yards the line was
deployed as skirmishers, openiug
like a fan. Tho deployment was
beautifully made in perfect order,
sweopiug over the ground with its
long waving line, climbing the
hills and descending the valleys like
a long ripple over the billows. Cap
tain Carter’s command, which had
been ordered to carry the height on
tho right, crowned,by about seventy
five Indians, wichdut firing, moved
* raH-BiffliTa-l f |, J ,'yll ITTLys* I W )IT f 1 I f J -
PtcfllfTll j ' ifumlTtl, UUltlilTpl UJ/xm t
Sioux. The latter gave way before
the little line without venturing a
shot. Meunwhile the maiu line
was rapidly advancing. Company
A, moving steadily, swept aside the
foW Indians on the left ridge. The
line had now reached the creek be
vond which on the precipitous rise
immediately before us, composed of
high, gravelly knolls, were the maiu
body of the Sioux. The ravine of
the stream divided to the right, one
portion running far to the right,
the other extending to the north and
left along the line of advance. On
the left of the branch was a very
high ridge, commanding the whole
plan of the field, aud distant from
the ravine a few hundred yards.
This was covered by Indians. The
prairie beyond the heights, on which
the main body of the Sioux had
taken up position, was rolling, each
swell rising higher tor several miles.
The ground on the right of the
stream was similar to that on the
left, but not so high.
sitting bull’s tactics.
The plan of the Indians, it appear
ed now, was to get the Fifth regi
ment to pass the main force and thus
become entangled in tho ravines and
low ground, while by crowning the
surrounding heights they would be
enabled to pour a concentrated fire
on tne mass and repeat the Custer
butchery. Gen. Miles was not the
man to be thus entrapped, ami by
Captains Carter aud Casey’s moves
defeated the first part of this pro
gramme. His plan was as perfect as
its execution was complete.
The line was now moving out, of
the ravine and up the precipitous
knolls, the Indians giving way grad
ually aud easily in front, not yet
filing a shot, the armistice apparent
ly restraining both forces. Tne line
now moved out of the ravines and
up the preeipitu3 gravel buttes in the
following order: Capt. Casey, with
Company A; Bennett, with B; Ly
mans, with 1; Butler, withC; Carter,
with K. In tho lino, Lieuts. l’ope
aud liosseau, with H; Fotbes, with
G. In reserve, Capt,. Snyders, with
F, in charge of the Rodman gun, and
McDonald, with D. in rear of the
train. As the line approached the
summit of the height, tne Sioux be
gan their wild war dance in our front.
This was the first hostile demonstra
tion. Many might have been killed
now by the Rodman gun, but that the
dislike to be first to break the
armistice prevailed with Gen.
Miles. The Rodman gun was pushed
forward on the right, and all was
moving along in good order, when a
shot from the rear passed through
Lieut. Pope’s company, and was at
ijnce returned by tne eager men,who
were tired of waiting; this eompnuy
was at once ordered to clear the ra
vines and knolls whence the shot
came from. Lieut. Itosseau, with
company K, was ordered to take the
left and Carter the right ravine. At
the same time the main line advan
ced rupidlv the main front, when the
Sioux dashed in circles along the
front, delivering a rapid fire and then
disappearing behind the swells ; their
riding was magnificent,but the firing
was quite ineffective. While it was
taking place the flank movements
advanced apace. Company E soon
cleared the ravines, Carter and Ly
man doing the same on the right,
where they encountered heavy firing
in passing through.
The gallant-Kosseau moved right
up the lofty height, under fire, and
reaching the summit secured the key
of the field. It was handsomely done
and without loss of life, aided by the
booming of the Rodman. The Sioux,
driven from every point,, flanked and
foiled, made wide circles; many
came around to the rear, taking pos
session of each height, and doing
some close firing, wounding Sergt.
McPhelan, company E, severely.
The Indians now fired the prairies
in from, und amid the flames the
fight lusted until no Sioux remained
to oppose tho udvanoe. Company E
cleared the raviues on the left rear,
where there was water, and the com
mand moved back and camped on
the high ridge.
In this action only two men were
wounded, this being duo to the fact
that the fire of the Indians was so
well kept down by the new arms and
good marksmen. Sergeant MePhe
lan, shot by a sharpshooter in the
rear, and one private of Company I
was the total loss of the Fifth regi
ment. Of the number actually en
gaged or the loss incurred on tho side
of the Indians it is impossible to
speak with any certainty. The Fifth
had 398, all told, and the Indians cer
tainly greatly outnumbered these.
Sitting Bull’s forces are estimated at
600 on the field, but many did not
take part in the fight.
FRUITS OF VICTORY.
It has since been heard that there
were three bands, in all 1,100 war
riors, of which only a few took part.
Six dead Indians were seen lying on
tho field; but as they had full oppor
tunity to carry off their dead before
they could be reached by the troop3
it is reasonable to boliove a great
number were killed. Whatever their
loss in killed may have been, more
severe was the loss of several tons of
dried buffalo meatand a largeamount
of camp equippage. For this they
had fought, and by tho loss of the
tight the prestige of Sitting Bull wus
diminished. His punishment for the
destruction of a gallant band of cav
aliy was accomplished by infantry
alone, not, a cavalry soldier or officer
being on the field in thisengagement.
General Miles displayed that superb
handling of troops that so distinguish
ed him during -the war and on the
Southern plains. The Indians were
so completely baffled by the rapidity
of his movements as to be unable to
make auy formidable opposition.
The next morning the sun uppearod
early and a fight, occurred with the
pickets of Company E, arising from
the chasing and nearly capturing one
man who was straggling, but the In
dians were speedily driven off. The
main trail was then resumod aud
pressed rapidly to the Yellowstone.
Skirmishing continued most of the
day. The prairie is being fired all
along the lino of march, and ponios
and lodge poles picked up all the
way- The importance of the above
engagement and pursuit will finally
appear in the fact that this day the
vvholo of the Minneconjous and Sans
Arcs have surrendered, and given
six of their principal chiefs—Red
Skirt, Blank Eagle, Sunrise, Sitting
Eagle. White Bull and Foolish Bull—
to General Miles as hostages that
they will go at. once on to Cheyenne
Agonoy. They give the number of
their lodges at 1300, but this is con
siderably overestimated. These
chiefs leave to-night, under guard,
for Chevenno Agency, via Fort Bu
ford. These tribes broke fromSit
tfng IftrtEfrrrmetftateiy afterthe fight;
ho going, with a few lodges, toward
Fort Peck. Too much credit cannot
bo given Gen. Miles for his energy
and ability in this whole campaign.
Grant'!* “Candid Committee."
The country is not informed who
authorized President Grant to act for
it, in the way of appointing a candid
committee to go down and see “fair
play’’ in Louisiana for—Kellogg and
Hayes. But he has appointed such a
committee, and his desire for “fair
play” has led him to select for it four
out-and out Republicans, and a fifth
utterly unknown gentleman, presum
ably of the same sort. Gen. Garfield,
or Ohio, who last year took up the
defense of the carpet-baggers in Con
gress against Mr. Lamar, leads the
quintette; after him comes Gen. Lo
gan, of Illinois, the most notorious
blatherskite of the Republican ma
jority in the Senate, whom every re
spectable man in ids own party long
ago learned to loathe, and whom the
Illinois Radicals have this yeai
spewed out of their mouths; the next
on the list is our old friend, “Pig
Iron” Kelley, of whom it is but jusi
to sav that he last year came back
t'rom'Louisiana utterly disgusted with
Kellogg and his crew, but who is a
thorough-paced supporter of Hayes
and Wheeler ; the fourth man is
John A. Kasson, of lowa, one ol
the most narrow-minded Republican
partisans in the country, thoroughlv
discredited now aud repudiated on
other than partisan grounds by his
own former supporters. The filth ol
these arbiters of a nation’s destiny
benevolently selected by Presideui
Grant may be described as X, an un
known quantity. His name we be
lieve to be Bchomberg, and he comes
apparently from somewhere in the
Middle Srates. Perhaps if President
Grunt had given the country time to
act for itself on his suggestion thal
an impartial committee should be se
lected and sent to Louisiana to rep
resent both parties, it might have
been possible for Mr. Tilden and Mr.
Hayes bet ween them to suggest the
names of four gentlemen in whom
more confidence wouldiprobably have
been reposed; for.exatnple, Mr. Wil
liam M. Evarts.of New York,and Mr.
Foster, of Ohio, on the Republican
side, and on tho Democratic side Sen
ator Bayard, of Delaware, and John
M. Palmer or Lyman Trumbull, of
Illinois. But then under this now
Radical dispensation the American
people cannot be trusted to know
what is best for thomselves.-or to ge'
it if by accident they find it out.— N.
V. World.
PROMINENT INCIDENTS
—IN THE-
Hi story of Columbus, Ga.,
FROM Its first settlement in 1827, to the Wil
son Raid In 1885, with a Chapter on Colum
bus as it now is. Compiled by JOHN H. MAR
TIN.
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Uamiltoii, tin,
WILL practice in tbe Chttttahoocheo Gir
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sep23 ly
THE UKUIM IUTIC PI.ATFIIBM
Wu, tho delegatus of tho Democratic party of
I tho United States in National Convention aaaoni.
| bled, do horoby declare tho administration of
I the Federal Government to bo in urgent need of
1 immediate Reform; do hereby enjoin upon the
i nominees ofthie Convention, and of tho Demo
. cratic party in each State, a zealous effort and
co-operation to this end; and do hereby appeal to
i our leliow-dtlzona of every former political
connection, to undertake with ns this ttrst aud
moat pressing prtrlotic duly.
For the Democracy of tho whole country, we
do here reaffirm our fliith in the permanence of
tho Federal Union, our devotion to the Constitu
tion of tho United States with its amendments
universally accepted an a final settlement of the
controversies that engendered civil war, and do
here record onr steadfast confidence In the per
petuity of Republican Seif-Govsnunent.
In absolute acquiescence In the will of the ma
jority—the vital prlnuiplo of the republic; In the
supremacy oi the etvil over the military authority;
in the total separation of Church aud State, for
tho sake alike of civil and religious freedom:
iu the equality of all citizens before just laws of
tlicir own enactment; in the liberty of individ
ual couduot, nuvexed by sumptuary law.,; in the
thithful education of the rising generation, that
they may preserve, enjoy, said transmit these
beat conditions of Unman happiness and hope, we
behold the noblest products of a hundred years
of changeful history; but while upholding tho
bonii of our Union and great Charter of these
our rights, it benoovos a free people to practise
also.that eternal vigilance which is the price of
Liberty.
Kkfou.m is necessary to rebuild and estahllah
in the hearts oi the whole people, the Uuiou,
eleven years ago happily rescued from the
danger of a Secession of Statce; but now to be
saved from a corrupt Centralism tvnich, after
inflicting upon ten Btatoß the rapacity ot carpet
bag tyre antes, has honeycombed tne offices of
the Federal Government itself with incapacity,
waste and fraud; infected States aud municipal
ities with the contagion of misrule, aud locked
fast the prosperity ol an industrious people iu
the paralysis of'Hard Times. 1
ItKFoKM is necessary to establish a sound cur
rency, restore the public credit, and maintain
the national honor.
Wo denounce the failure for all these cloven
years of peaoo to make good the promlau of the
legai-teuder notes, 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 lii 11 h of tho nation.
We denounoe the improvidence whibli in
eleven years ol peace has taken from the people
in Federal taxes thirteen times the whole amount
of the legal-tender notes and squandered four
times their sum iu useless expense without ac
cumulating any reserve for their redemption.
We denounce the Unauciai imbecility and im
morality ol 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
onr resources and exhausting all our surplus
incomo;and, while annually professing to in
tend a speedy return to specie payments, haß
annually enacted lresh hindrances thereto. As
such a hindrance we denounco the Resumption
day clause of the act of 1875 and demand its re
peal.
We demand a judicious system of preparation
by public economies, by official retrenchments,
aud by wise finance, which shall enable the
nation soon to assnre the whole world of its
perfect ability and its perfect readiness to meet
auy of its promises at the call of tho creditor en
titled to payment.
We believe such a system, well devised, and,
above all, entrutsed to competent hands i'oi
execution, creating at ho time an artificial scar
city of currency and at no time alarming the
public mind into a withdrawal of that/-aate*
machinery of credit by which 95 per cent, of ail
business transactions are performed,—a system
open, public, aud inspiring general confidence,
would from the day of fta adoption bring healing
on its wings to ail our harrassed industries, set
in motion the wheels of commerce, manufac
tures, aud thp mechanic arts, restore employ
ment to labor, and renew in all itß natural
sources the prosperity of the people.
Reform iB necessary in the sum and modes of
Federal Taxation, to the end that capital may
be set free fronrdistrusfc, and labor lightly bur
dened.
We denounco the present Tariff, levied upon
nearly 4,000 articles, as a masterpiece ol injus
tice, in equality, aud 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
ran* on the high seas. It has cut dowu the
sales of American manufactures at home and
abroad, and depleted the returns of American
agriculture—-an industry followed by half our
people. It costs the people five times more
than it produces to the treasury, obstructs the
processes of production, and wastes the fruits ol
labor. It promotes fraud, fosters smuggling,
enriches dishonest officials, audbanrupts honest
Merchants. We demand that all the Custom-
House taxation shall be only for Revenue.
Reform is necessary, in the scale of Public
Expense—Federal, State and Municipal. Our
Federal taxation has swolen from GO millions
.{old, in 1860, to 460 millions currency, in 18V0,
our aggregate taxation from 154 millions gold in
iB6O, to 730 millions currency in 1870; or in ouede
;ade, from less than $6 per head to more than
$lB per head. Since the peace, the people have
>aid to their tax gatherers more than thrice the
mm of the national debt, and more than twice
chat sum for the Federal Government alone. We
lemand a religious frugality in every depart
nent, aud from every officer of the Government.
Reform is necessary to put a stop to the
irofligate waste of public lands and their, diver
sion from actual settlers by the party in power,
vhich has squandered 200 millions of acres upon
ailroads alone, and out of more than thrice that
iggregate has disposed of loss than a sixth direct
y to tillers of the soil.
Reform is necessary to correct the omissions
)f a Republican Congress and the errors of our
treaties aud our diplomacy which have stripped
ur fellow-citizens of foreign birth aud kindred
ace recrossilig tho Atlantic, of the shield of
unerlean citizenship, aud have exposed our
brethren of the Pacific coast to the incursions of
i race not sprung from the same great parent
4 took, and in fact now by law denied citizenship
hrough naturalization as being neither accus
tomed to the traditions of a progressive civiliza
tion nor exercised in liberty under equal laws.
*Ve denounce the policy which thus discards the
iberty-loving German aud tolerates the revival
f the coolie trade in Mongolian women import
jdfor immoral purpose?, and Mongolian men
lired to perform eerviie labor contracts.
Reform is necessary and can never be effected
out by making it the controlling issue of the
elections, and lifting it above the two false issues
vith which tho office-holding class and the party
m power seek to smother it—
1. The false issue with which they would en
kindle sectarian strife in respect to the public
schools, of which the establishment and support
oolong exclusively to the several States, and
which the Democratic party has cherished from
their foundation, and is resolved to maintain
without prejudice or preierence for any class,
sect or creed, and without largesses from the
Treasury to any.
2. The false isnue by which they seek to light
mow the dyiug embers of sectional hate between
cindred people once estranged, but now re
united in one Indivisible republic and a common
lestiny.
Reform is necessary in the Civil Service. Ex
perience proves that efficient, economical con
duct of the governmental business is not possible
and its civil service be subject to change a, every
election, be a prize fought for at the ballot-box,
oe a brief reward of party zeal, instead of posts of
uonor assigned for proved competency, and held
for fldolity 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 their ambition. Here again promises
falsified in tho performance attest that tho party
in power can work out no practical or salutary
reform.
Reform is necessary even more in tlio 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; they are a public trust.
When the annals of this Republic show the dis
grace and censure of a Vice-President; a late
.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 ot
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
f or high crimes and. misdemeanors—the demon
stration Is complete, that the first step in Re
form must be the people’s choice of honest men
from another party, lest the disease of one po
litical organisation infect the body politic, and
lest by making no change oi men or parties wc
get no change of measures and no real Reform.
° Ail these abuses, wrongs and crim 8, the pro
duct oi sixteen years’ ascendaucy of the Republi
ean party, create a necessity lor Reform confess
ed by Republicans themselves; but their reform
ers are voted down in convention and displaced
f C om tbe Cabinet, the party’s mass of honest
voters is powerless to the 80,000 office
holders, its leaders and guinea, j
Reform ea,u only bo bad by a peaceful Civil
Revolution. We demand a change of system, a
change of administration, a change of parties,
that w© may have a change of raeasmr N *ua of
men.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BY TELE6RAPK TO THE DAILY TIMES.
IIONSY ASTI) STOCKS.
LONDON, Nov. 14.—Eri#Consols 96 1146.
PARIS, Nov. 14.—Noon— Rentes lo4f. and ?sc.
NF.W YORK. Nov. k l 4. Noon—Gold opened
9S*
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Noon—Stocks opened
about dosing price*, but have rallied, and prices
are tame higher; money gold 9%; e*-
obange, long, 4.82>*; short 4.84*; State bonds
steady; Government* steady.
NEW YORK. Nov. 14.-Evening -Money mii,
at 2@2sterling dull at 21$; goUlqatst ;
OovermiMdita steady and nominal new 6’s 12*„';
Staten dull and nominal.
cottox.
LIVERPOOL,Nov. 14. —Noon—Cotton —Future#
dull and depressed, % cheaper, but have since
improved; uplands, November delivery. No
vember and December, fljj; shipped December
per Mail. 6%d; January and February 6 7-16d,
January delivery 6*„d, .February and March
April 0 7-16#16-32. Receipt# 7,907. American
3,7U0. Sale# 8,000, speculation and export# 2,000;
new crop, shipped January und February per sail.
6 16-82(3} J&d; March and April delivery 6 7-16d;
uplands, low middling clause, new crop, shipped
December and Jauurary, per sail, 6%d; February
and March, per sail, 6 17-32d.
2 p. m.— Uplands, low middling clause, now
crop, shipped October and November, 6 11-92.
3 p. m. -Sale# of American 4,800.
Upland#, low middling clause, March and April
delivery, 0 18-32d; new crop, shipped November,
pur #ail, 6^d ; new crop, shipped November and
December, per sail, 611-32; February and March,
per Hail, 6>s.
6 p. m.—Futures flat; uplands, low middling
clsuse, February and March delivery 6 15-10d;
March aud April delivery, 6^d.
NEW YORK. Nov. 14.—Noon-Cotton dull;
uplaudH 12; Orleans 12 3-16; sales 1012. Future#
easier: November 11 29-32(3131-32; December 11 %
#ls-16; January 12 1-32@1-16; February 12 7-32
@ ‘4; March lift# >3-32; April 13ft5946.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Evening—Cotton-flales
661; middling 12 ft #3-16; consolidated net re
ceipts 108,286, export# to Great Britain 22,770, to
Franco 13,909, Continent 2164. Net receipts 15*90,
gross 5700. Future# closed weak; sales 46,000:
November 11 ft@2s-32; December 12 26-32; Jan
uary 1129-32# 15-16; February 121-16#3-5>2 ; March
12 7-32# *4; x\pril 12 13-32<57-16; May 12 19-32#ft;
Juno 12 25-3213) 18-16; July 12 l-16#81-2; August
13 1-32.
GALVESTON, Nov. 14.—Cotton dull and heavy,
middling 11 #; net receipts 1,886; sales 3750;
exports coastwiso 150.
NORFOLK, Nov. 14.—Evening—Cotton steady;
middling 11#; net receipts 5282; exports Frauee
602; coastwise 4177, sales 300.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 14.—Eveuing—Cotton dull;
middling net receipts 95; gross 1860, sales
846; exports coastwise 660; spinners 500.
BOSTON, Nov. 14. Evening Cotton quiet;
middling 12#; net receipts 1343; gross 2796;
sales 100.
WILMINGTON, Nov. 14.~Evening Cotton
dulland nominal; middling IJ#; net receipts
997; exports coastwise 2146.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 14 —Evening Cotton
quiet; middling 12# j net receipts 292; gross
1179.
SAVANNAH, Nov. 14.—Eveniug—- Cotton quiet;
middling 11#; net receipts 3982; sales 1200; ex
ports coastwise 1445.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14.—Evening Cotton
quiet and easy; middling 11 #; low middling 11# ;
good ordinary IQ#; receipts 4024; gross re
ceipts 6160; Bales 600; exports to France 3797.
MOBILE, Nov. 14.—Evening—Cotton weak;
middling 11#, net receipts 3623; sales 1200; ex
ports coastwise 1262.
MEMPHIS, Nov. 14.-—Cotton easy; middling
11 V, net receipts 4027; shipments 1832; sales
1600.
AUGUSTA, Nov. 14.—Cotton easier; middling
11; net receipts 1618; sales 1288.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 14 Evening Cotton
lower; middling 11#; net receipts 6294; sales 350;
exports coastwise 910.
PROVISIONS. 4e€.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Noon—Flour a shade
firmer. Wheat l@2c better. Corn advancing.
Pork quiet aud firm. $17.25. Lard firm, steam
$10.66. Turpentine quiet, 38@#. Roßin firm
$2.10 for attained. Freights steady.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—Flour firmer for ship
plug grades, fair export demand, trade brands
firm, on moderate business doing; superfine
Western ami State $4.50@55,00; Southern flour
firm; common to fair extra $6.30@56.60 for
good to choice. Wheat full 2c better for spring,
brisk, except demand limited, grades firmer,
light business, sll6@l 28 for winter red western,
market closing firm. Corn quiet and firmer, only
very moderate trade export and homo use, 65#
66 new Western mixed, 56 for ungraded Western
mixed. Oats, lair trade reported. Coffee, Rio,
quiet and unchanged. Sugar very firm and quiet
at 9#@10% for fair to good refining. 10# for
prime refined very firm; 12 for standard a; 12#
for powdered; 12# for granulated; 13# for
crushed. Molasses quiet. Rice quiet and steady.
Turpentine s eady. Pork quiet and unchanged.
Lard firmer, steam $10.50(3165, closing at $10.55.
Whiskey unsettled, 1.09#,
CINCINNATI, Nov. 14.—Evening—Flour firm,
not quotably higher; family $5.60@75. Wheat
quiet and steady; red $1.16@L25. Com active
aud firm lor new 42@44; eld steady, 52@63.
Oats steady at 30@38. Kye quiet and steady at
68. Barley dull aud nominal. Pork firm, new
sl6 00@$ 16.25, Lard higher; steam $9.85@
$9.87# ; kettle $10.26@10,50. Bulk meats in fair
demand, shoulders 6>,<s6#, clear rib sides B#,
clear Hides B#@#. Bacon scarce and firm, shoul
ders 7#@%; clear rib side* 9#®#; clear aides
Whiskey steady and firm at 6. Butter
firm, Western reperve 20@21, Central Ohio 18@
20.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 14.—Flour in good demand,
full prices; superfine $4.25<554.50; family $5.25.
Wheat firm, red $1.15@51.2U; amber $1.22(511.28;
white $1 20(5*1.30. Corn steady, white 44; mixed
43. Rye in lair demaud, at 05. Oats dull; white
35, mixed 32. Provisions scarce and firm. Pork,
nominal. Bulk shoulders, none here; clear rib
sides SB.OO, clear sides $8.78. Bacon scarce and
firm; shoulders 7&, clear rib sides 9%, clear
sides 9%. Sugar-cured hams 15)*'. Lard scarce
and wanted, tierce ll tf , keg UU Whiskey steady
and unchanged.
BALTIMORE, November 14.—Evening—Oats
firm and quiet. Rje steady. Provisions quiet
aud easier. Pork 17 . Bulk shoulders 0& ;
clear rib Bacon shoulders 7%, clear rib
9@J4. Lard, refined, Coffee easier, not
quotab.y lower. Whiskey dull and nominal at
12. Sugar active, strong and higher
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 14.—Evening Flour ad
vanced, asked 9, established time business done.
Wheat moderately active and higher; No. 3 red
fall $1.22N0. 3, do., $1,14*4. Corn firmer,
Oats firmer, 31*£. Rye strong and higher, 6
•58 Barley steady and unchanged, scarcely
anything done. Pork dull, old $16.50, new $16.75.
Lard higher $9.75@59.80. Bulk meats firm,
shoulders 6%, clear rib sides 9%, clear sides
B>£. Bacon in fair demand, shoulders
clear rib sides clear sides 9%. Whiskey
dull and lower.
THORNTON & GRIMES,
Attorneys at Law.
OFFICE over Abell & Cn.'a, corner of Broad
end St. Olair street*, ••liunbus, Ga.
Inl ly
NOTICE.
VLL PERSONS INDEBTED TO R. L. MOTT,
the Palace Mills, or the Oity Mills, are re
quested to call on R. M. Mulford at the Chatta
hoochee National Bank, and make immediate
payment. Mr. Mulford has the boofrs and ac
counts, and is authorised to settle and give re
ceipts. R* k* MOTT.
nov2 tf Lf-7
GRIGSBY E, THOMAS,
Attorney tat Law
Columbus, Ga,
Office over 0. E. Hochstjaaser’s.
jan'T2 tf _ . _ .
Musical.
MItS.T. H, VANDENBERG ASHOPNCS* TO
the Public her return as a Tracher of
Instrumental aud Vocal Music.
With an experience of Fifteen Tears, In Col
leges. High Schools, and Private Teaching, she
hopes to merit a share of patronage.
Beet of reference* given. Terms Moderate.
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