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WASHINGTON MAYS.
The President Wants His
Southern Policy Dis
cussed.
Lively Contest Between the Colored Breth
ren ot Louisiana.
What Ante Helium Mall Contractor*
i Mu.l U.
Washinoi'on, May I.—lt is given
out that the President desires Con
gress to fully discuss his Southern
policy during the extra session.
Without such thorough discussion
he fears Republicans of the North
might laborumier misapprehensions,
which might affect unfavorably the
fall elections.
A most interesting contest is pro
gressing pver the New Orleans Naval
Offlaer. PlnohbacK and Antoine are
the chief ebhtesGuts; -aint may be
said to represent the rivalry among
the colored element. Senator Bruce,
of Miss., Is disposed to support
Pinchback, on the ground that he is
mor? logjqally the representative of
the colored men of Louisiana, hav
ing fought their battle in a higher
sphere than Antoine. Antoine has
had State loaves. Pinchback has
had national kicks. General Obes
ter’s views, elaborated by himself,
follow. Sentor Bruce has arrived.
Pinchback is expected to-night.
The presence here of several promi
nent colored men from Louisiana is
to advise appointments upon the
basis of the President’s Southern
policy, and with a view to a more
commendable and discriminating
recognition of Colored men. Gen.
Chester fias the Presidents assurance
that the colored people will have a
just representatiou in the custom
house. Burch recommends Lleuien
ant Gov. Antoine for the naval office.
Pinchback is likely to oppose this
movement. Chester is inclined to
deprecate the removal of Biard
without cause, and will continue to
advise with the authorities here what
will best subserve the general good.
A circular issued from the Post
office Department directs claimants
for ante helium, contracts that appli
cation must be mad 4 to the Second
Assistant Postmaster General by the
contractor or his executive, as the
money can't be paid to assignees.
The application must show the char
acter, extent of service, length of
route, how much iu each State if it
extends to morh than one, and peri
ods (or which the claim is made.
Evidence in writing or print which
the claimant may have must accom
pany the claim. Poets must be veri
fied by the testirtfotiy of two witnes
ses who were postmasters 00 the
route. If this is impossible, two
other disinterested persons who re
ceived their, mail at either of
the terminal points on said route.
Application and statements made un
der oath, etc., aud the credibility of
persona-making oath must be certi
fied' by the persbn before whom the
oath is made. Where the oath is
made before a justice of the peace,
his official character and signature
must be certified.by the clerk of a
court of record in the courts where
theroath is made.
Debt statement.—Decreased du
ring the month 4jj millions ; cash in
Treasury, including nearly $15,000,000
held for redemption of called bonds
not presented, $105,500,000; currency,
including $6,(W0,000 held for redemp
tion of fractional currency, Bj} mil
lions.
Nashville Racra.
Nashville, May I.—Two year olds,
half a mile; Avergert’s Milan won,
Johnson’s Bramble second, Rice &
Betbune’B Duncan F. Kenner third;
time 50J.
One and one-fourth of a mile, for
maideDs; summary—-Rice& Bethune
1, Darden & Cos. 2, Hunt & Reynolds
3—others not placed; time 2.14.
Mile heats, all ages; Summary-
Courier, if 2,6, 1; Grit, 4,1, 0,2;
Fairplay, 3,4; Roamanda Warner, 2,
3; Robt. Glisgow, 5,5; time 1.45i,
.451,1.47,1.48.
D.m.crat. Curry llnljoMrr. Ala.
Montgomery, May I.—City election
quiet. Democrats elected their can
didates for. Mayor, Clerk and Aider
men by a large majority.
Frost in many parts of the State
this morning. a
Heath r Brown low.
Knoxville, Thnil. April 29.—Ex-
Senator Wm. G. Browidow- died at
his taaidence here fat 2 o’clock to
day.
ENGLAND AND FRANCE.
Continued Activity in Eng
land.
Her Reply to the Russian Note.
FRANCE ALL SERENE, AND FRIENDLY
WITH ALL POWERS.
London, May I.—The Vienna cor
respondent of the Times telegraphs
as follows:
As things look at present, the Brit
ish Government will possibly be the
only one to return a regular official
answer to Russia’s representation
that she is acting in the interest and
according to the wishes of Europe.
The British answer may possibly in
dicate limits within which England
would not consider her interests
threatened, and would therefore re
main neutral. Tive results of all this
seems to be, that for the moment, at
least, there is an end to anything
like concert or eveu com mon ground
of European policy, each power be
ing intent upon its own interest.
Recruiting has been progressing
rapidly lately. Nearly every regi
ment in the service is full.
The military artitioers at Wool
wich were excused yesterday from
regular monthly drill on account of
the emergency of the work on which
they are engaged, namely, the repair
and preparation of the wagons and
ambulances constituting a field
train.
(Seven twelve-ton nava! guns have
bficn shipped to Portsmouth, and
TouF hundred tons of ammunition
and arms are being shipped for
Malta.
Versailles, May I.—The French
chambers reassembled to-day. In
the Deputies Duke deCazes laid yel
low book on the table, said :
"The present complications found
France free from .-.ny engagement.
Never during the last seven years
had her relations with foreign States
been better. The language of neigh
boring powers left no doubt of their
pacific sentiments. On the Eastern
question most absolute neutrality,
guaranteed by the moat scrupulous
abstention, will remain the basis of
our policy."
London, May I.—ln House of Lords
this p. m. Lord Derby in reply to a
question by Earl Granville said the
Government had prepared an answer
to the Russian circular, which was
approved by the Queen. It will be
sent out tn-htght and will be laid be
fore the House as soon as delivered
to Russia.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE OEM.
(EMM HIVE UP.
Columbia, May I.—The Republican
Btate officers yesterday having signi
fied willingness to withdraw from the
contest, to-day by counsel went into
the Supreme Court aud moved to
withdraw their answers from the file,
and consented that judgment should
be entered in favor of plaintiffs.
The Hampton State officers were ad
vised of the entry of judgment in the
court, and the offices will be trans
ferred to them to-morrow. The work
of transferring the Treasurer’s office
will probably occupy a week or ten
days.
TELEGRAPHIC M.RUiKY.
Rome.— The Pope is receiving the
Pilgrims. His general health has
improved, but his physicians warn
him against fatigue.
Philadelphia.— Jas. A. Hill, cashier
of the Union Bdpking Company, is
$25,000 short.
Cleveland, Ohio.— The body found
in the lake is not Bliss’.
Cincinnati, Ohio.— Four hundred
miners at Straitsville are on a strike,
marching from place to place.
Trouble is apprehended.
BuffaLo, N. Yj—Chester, Morgan &
Arend, dealers in carpets, failed for
$250,000.
St. Louis.—lt is reported Shyrock
& Rowland, commission merchants,
have failed.
Chicago, May I.—Wm. C. Fayhe,
telegaapher, killed by the railroad
accident on the Chicago, Danville &
Vincennes road, was cut twice in two.
Thos. Holvey had both legs cut off;
three others were badly injnred.
Schooner Velocipede capsized near
Racine; her crew of three were
drowned.
New York—Rev. John Lancaster,
of St. Michael’s Church in this city,
was to day consecrated Bishop Of
the new diocese of Peoria, Ills., at
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, with im
pressive ceremonies; Cardinal Me-
Clpskey presiding.
A portion of the roof of the new
poßtoffic building on the Park Row
side fell over a large room used as a
dormitory for railway postal clerks.
Two laborers were killed. It is be
lieved no i>t>ji|al -clerks were there
'fthen the roof fi 11.
London— B. 11. Mountain, hop mer
chant, failed.
Richmond, Va., May 1. Boroughs
& Ewing, tobacco brokers, failed ;
liabilities $100,000; assets, mainly
debts, considerably short of that
figure. The members of the firm
formerly belonged to Atlanta, Ga,
COLUMBUS, HA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 2, 1877.
THE EASTERN SITUATION.
ODESSA IN A STATE OF SEIGE.
ARABIA HELPING THE S ULTAN
THE NULTAN WILI. NOT YET UN’.
FUR I. THE NT AN' DARI) OF
THE PROPHET.
Tlic U/.ar llrrlarrs that Hr will Rrali/.r
tin* VI Ink lon ot llnssln till. Time.
London, May I.—Odessa is declared
in a state of siege.
The Russians have completely ob
structed the Danube at the mouth of
the Pruth.
Recruiting and drilling is progress
ing in Jeddah and all towns of Ara
bia. Largeuumbersare volunteering
everywhere. The Scherif of Mecca
sends the Sultan four thousand fully
equipped troops.
The suppression of the Goins was
caused by an article declaring the ne
cessity of making as vigorous a war
on the administration as on Turkey,
so as to suppress robberies, which
were the principal cause of the de
feat in the Crimea.
The Sultan will not unfurl the
standard of the Prophet to arouse
Ottomun feeling till other means of
defense fail.
The Times’ correspondent at Bu
charest believes Russia will do noth!
ing beyond occupying certain strat
egic points. Delay is good policy for
the Russians. Nevertheless, a Rus
sian officer informs the correspond
ent that Russia is fully prepared to
sacrifice 30,000 men in forcing the
Danube, should circumstances com
pel immediate action in that direc
tion.
The Porte gives official notice of
no intention to carry on war on Ser
vian soil. Russia appears to have
given A similar assurance.
Mr. Bayard, British Minister, ad
vised the Sultan not to uufurl the
standard of the Prophet, as it would
end all attempts at localizing the
war.
The Czar has telegraphed to the
Prince of Montenegro: “I am firmly
resolved this time to realize the sa
cred mission of Russia and my pre
decessor. God will aid us.”
London, May I.— A Reuter dispatch
from Ragusasays: The first engage
ment since the expiration of the
armistice oeeured yesterday. A Her
zegovinian insurgent force attacked
the Turkish vanguard near Moisigne,
killing, it is stated, 15.
Corfu, May I.—lron-elads Alexan
dria, Monarch, Svviftrun Devastion
aud Hatspur, of the British Mediter
ranean squadron, arrived here this
morning.
Rxoga, May 1.-Seventeen steamers
have reached Revel. Navigation is
now open. Fifty steamers bound for
Rtoga has put into Windaw.
The Hark NHle of WasUliißtou Clerk
ships.
Wagkington Str.]
At twenty minutes past 3 o’clock yes
terday afternoon the doorkeeper of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing receiv
ed orders to allow no one to enter, and
then preparations lor the impending exe
cutions began iu earnest. The death lists
were produced, and all the employes were
required to remain uniil the sail work was
finished. The head of each division was
presented with the names of victims un
der his charge, and also with the money
necessary to settle their claims for salaries
up to date. The scene was a very affect
ing one as the roll was called, aud each
unlortunate signed ins or her name with
trembling hands. The sights presented
were varied, however. The impending
danger had steeled the hearts of some to
meet whatever fate awaited them, but
othe-s broke down completely; some re
ceived their dismissals with a sort of stony
despair, while others witii loud cries and
sobs bewailed their fate. Some few pul
on a defiant air and vowed to have re
venge for the injustice done them. One
woman cried defiantly : "You don’t know
who 1 am. lam President Hayes’ cous
in and 1 will make you suffer tor this un
just act" A poor widow, who had lost
husband, father and brother in the late
war, signed her name bravely, hut as she
passed down the room, her pent-up grief
became uncontrollable, and with tears
streaming down her faee she wrung her
hands and cried: “This, then, is my re
ward for all I have sajrificed.” Strong
men, too, gave way to tbeir feelings as
they thought of the dear ones at home,
whom they would now be unable to as
sist. One lady took the pen to sign her
name, but nearly fainted, and had to get
a few minutes rest and composure before
she could accomplish the act. But it was
not those who met fate with hysterical
sobs that suffered most. Many a poor
woman whose scanty earnings were the
only barrier from starvation for her fam
ily, passed out witheut saying a word,
but the heart was almost broken. Of
course, those who escaped were over
joyed, but the Ist of May thieatens them
like a Damocles’s sword. Many of those
who were discharged yesterday returned
to-day with importunate entreaties for re
instatement, and the Secretary's office was
besieged* by them.
Tweed Has Made Wo Confession.
Albany, May 1.-Attorney General
Fairchiid was examined before the
Woodiu Committee to-day. He said
he had nb confession of 'William M.
Tweed, nor any paper signed by
him. He had a communication from
Mr. Townsend, which informed him
of what Tweed would testify to in
case he was granted certain immuni
ties, but declined to produce the
paper or tell what, its contents were.
< uuie of the Burnlnir of the Leo.
New York, May I.—Two firemen,
escaped from the burnt steamer Leo,
say thirteen barrels of gin were care
lessly rolled between decks. Men
went below with a lamp to secure
these barrels, which bumped fear
fully during a storm. Vapor from
the gin ignited, causing the disaster.
Terrible Arcldrm Near UlilraKO.
Chicago, May I. A special dis
patch to the Times from Blooming
ton, says a report was received there
late last night, at the telegraph head
quarters of the Chicago, Alton and
St. Louis Railroad, of a terrible acci
dent near Chicago.
About six o’clock last evening, as
the switch engine of the Chicago,
Danville and Vincennes Railroad was
coining out of Chicago, and when at
twenty-sixth street, the engine, from
some cause uoknowu. jumped the
track, and completely overturned
8 or 10 persons on the engine. Five
are reported killed, and their bodies
are lying under the ponderous loco
motive. Two men escaped with ter
rible injuries, one engineer having
both legs broken. One of the killed
was the fireman of the engine, and
another was the Chicago and Alton
Railroad telegraph night operator at
Danville, named Fahey.
—♦ ♦ •
Van, iu his letter to the Springfield Re
publican; "There is already a change in
the aspect of society in Washington. The
men who give big dinners are no longer
in the ascendant, but more modest people
have a chance. The Hayes family docs
not take kindly to mere wealth and show,
nor to people whose principal merit is
that they can eat and drink long and
deep. It is the difference, perhaps, be
tween High and Low Methodism."
THE CAUNK OF THE WAR.
Vlie Ancient Fetnl Between Russia and
Turkey.
RUSSIA’S SEVERAL CONQUESTS OF THE
OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
later* Ocean.]
Politically, Russia has always been
the friend ami ally of every nation
opposed to the Turks. Site has been
iu sympathy with the rebels iu every
revolutionary or insurrectionary
movement iu Turkey, because the in
surrectionists were Christians of the
Greek Church. She early conquered
Moldavia aud Wallachia, and com
pelled Turkey to grant concessions
to the Christians of other northern
provinces. The war of 1828 9 grew
out of her interference iu behalf of
the Greeks, In their struggle for lib
erty a lew years before. She under
took this war, however, under
pledges to Great Britain and France,
that it should not be a war of con
quest.
If Russia absorbs Turkish territo
ry, guiniug absolute control of the
Black Sea and valuable ports on the
Mediterranean, the commercial in
terests of the Western nations would
suffer, and on this ground the Turk
wus better than the Russian. Russia
made peace when she had virtually
conquered Turkey-, and this was
"iu the interests of Russia.” Russia
was content with treaty stipulations
looking to the protection of the
Christians.
Kiagiake contends that the origin
of the Crimean war in 1853 was a
quarrel between the Greek and La
tin churches as to privileges at Jeru
salem. Turkey, influenced by Louis
Napoleon, favored the Roman
church, and the complication led to
irritation and the irritation to war.
Russia, taking up the old quarrel of
the Greek Church, and claiming that
existing treaties had been violated,
invaded Turkey. Great Britain aud
France formed an alliance with Tur
key and Russia was compelled to
make peace on their terms.
While Russia made war in the name
of persecuted Christians, England
and France made war not so much in
the interest, of the Turk as in the in
terest of Western Europe. Tbeir
scheme, in the event of the dismem
berment of Turkey, was to form an
independent nation or the Christian
provinces of Turkey, and thus re
move the cause of Russian irritation.
Russian inliueuee was met on its own
ground and counteracted. The re
sult of the defeat of Russia at Sevas
topol was the treaty of Paris, in
which the Eastern question was
taken out of her hands and commit
ted to the great powers of Europe.
All troubles as to the Christians in
Turkey were to be considered in com
mon, and no one nation was to act
independently except under given
circumstances. The Black Sea was
opened to the fleets of ail nations,
but no war vessels of Russia or
Turkey were to be allowed in its
waters. Russia was to disarm, and
the fortifications on the Black Sea
coast were to be dismantled. The
Christian provinces of Wallachia and
Moldavia, lying between Austria
and Turkey, were formed into the
independent principality of Rou
mania, and placed under the guar
dianship of Europe.
In 1870, when France was power
less and England embarrassed, Rus
sia receded from certain provisions
of the treaty of Paris and placed a
war fleet on the Black sea. She be
gan the work of putting her army on
a war footing, and under various pre
tenses made ready for the coming
struggle. ... ~ ,
The Herzegovinian insurrection of
two years ago was a rebellion of the
Christians or that province against
Turkish taxation and persecution.
Servia was drawn into the conflict;
aud as Servia was a creation of the
treaty of Paris (made semi-indepen
dent under the rule of native princes
aud placed under the protection of
the European powers, although trib
utary to Turkey), all Europe became
incidentally interested. European
interference compelled a truce, and
negotiations were commenced look
ing to permanent peace. Russia se
cretly assisted Servia iu the struggle
against Turkey, and demanded that
the great powers should interfere in
behalf of the Christians of the
northern provinces. Certain reforms
were demanded, and these met the
approval of England, France, Ger
many and Austria. Turkey adopted
anew constitution aud announced
her intention to carry out reforms
herself. Russia heid that this was a
mere promise, and demanded that
certain plans should be followed.
Turkey rejected all plans and denied
* the right of any power to interfere.
Russia proposed the protocol pub-
I lished some days since, suggesting a
j basis of peace. The great Powers
| signed this, but Turkey rejected it,
i and denied the right of Europe to
manage the Eastern question or to
dictate any policy to the Turkish
! government. Russia, holding her
self warranted in such action, pro-
I poses to enforce the demands for re
i form made by herself. This leaves
i the other Powers free to act, by the
! terms of the agreement or protocol,
as they deem best. While Turkey
dings to the treaty of Paris the other
Powers hold that she has practically
ignored it.
ENGLAND* (TIIHH
TRADE AND INDUSTRY LANGUISHtNU IN
TIIE FACE OK THE EASTERN TROUBLE
—HER MILITARY WEAKNESS.
L. J. Jennings’ Loudon letter i*the New York
World.)
And whnt is England to do in all this?
Hold aloof us long as she is able, and fight
when she isu’t. That is the long and the
short of the story. She will fight if her
Eastern possessions are threatened, and
not without. I do not myself believe, and
I write it with reluctance, that England is
in any condition to make war. Her com
merce—where is it all going to? I hope
your readers have not forgotten what I
wrote to them about cotton manufactures
here some weeks ago. It, is all true, and
people are just beginning to see it. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer was obliged
to acknowledge, the other night—how
could he help iff—that the exports are
falling off with omnious regularity, and
Mr. Baxter stated that the manufacturing
trade was never worse than it is at pres
ent. In fact, I look forward with appre
hension to the next two or three years in
England. What is there to cause a great
revival of trade or increase tlie prosperi
ty of the people? A war? That will do
you good on your side of the ocean, for
you will virtually have to supply the
combatants with food if hostilities are at
! all protracted. We shall not grow half
i enough in England this year to teed the
mouths at home. A large part of the
country is under water. 1 travelled
through Sussex last week, and it was a
most depressing sight to see the wretched
state of the land. The farmers can do
nothing—they ought to have got their
seed in long ago, but although it may be
wise to cast your bread upon the waters,
it is of no use to fling seed there. A far
mer showed me some fields on a hill-side,
near Lewes, which lie had sown one day,
ami the next morning he found the seed
in the turnpike roads. Heavy rains du
ring the night had washed it all down.
What sort of a harvest are we likely to
have with such a beginning .as Ibis.
Yet it would not do to overlook the
fact that England tins not only enormous
borrowing power, but that millions of
money could and would be brought out
in a moment from the private resousces of
the people, if they were nteded. England
as a borrower would command confidence
in every market, but she could carry on a
long and desperate contest before she need
appear as a borrower at all. And this it
is which gives her a power and an influ
ence such as her army and navy never
could obtain for her. As for her army, I
am sorry to say it is almost a farce to
speak of it. The Duke of Cam! ridge
pretty nearly strangles it. His own per
sonal friends are foisted into every posi
tion of consequence, and an officer who
has shown any signs of marked ability
instantly provokes his jealousy and dis
pleasure. He is for keeping down able
men, as likely to get in his way.
The army will never be in an efficient
stale while it is deemed necessary that a
royal Duke should be at the head of it, no
matter whether he has anything in his
head or not.
If you could hear the common talk of
men who have seen real service in the
army, you would perhaps come to the
conclusion that the present figure-head
style of business is destined to come to an
end at no distant day, and that “royal
Dukes” will have to get back to royal
palaces, and leave the hard work of a na
tion to he done by men who have more
brains in their heads than a canary
bird.
Lure lor H nit Uliolera.
Editors. Georgia Grange:
As I have discovered a cure and preven
tive for hog cholera, I think it to he my
duly to communicate it to the public.
In 1868,1 lost nearly all my hogs with
Cholera, and in 1869 tbe disease returned,
and after trying everything that I could
think or hear of with no success, I gave
them strychnine, which proved satisfac
tory. Having but few hogs, and but little
strychnine, I put a half gallon of shelled
corn into a vessel; covered the corn with
water, then dumped in all the strychnine
that 1 had—l suppose about a half grain
to the hog .1 placed it near the fire place,
and kept it there all night. In the morn
ing I called the hogs, and threw it among
them.
Being satisfied with the result I rec*
ommended it to my neighbors, and but
lew ot them would venture to try it. I
have used it ever since, and it never fails
to cure when properly given. A particle,
the size of a grain of wheat, is a dose for
a hog 12 months old; if older give more;
if younger, give less. Arsenic is just as
good, but it does not act so quickly. Be
careful always to feed the sick hogs alone,
lest the healthy ones get too much, and
should it so happen, drench with raw
eggs, sweet milk or lard if the eggs are
not convenient.
The remedy will cure thumps in hogs;
a second dose is sometimes necessary. I
often give it iu bread for thumps when
but few have it. Yours respectfully,
C. A. Minter.
Cedar Springs, Georgia, March 29,1877.
flrlKUain anti Ann Ktlzn.
Salt Lake, April 27.-The decision
in the famous Anu Eliza case against
Brigham Young was rendered to-day
by Judge Schaeffer, who decided that
tlie defendant and plaintiff were
married April 18, 1868, de facto but
not de jure; that at the time of the
de facto marriage the plaintiff was
competent to enter into a valid con
tract of marriage, but defendant was
not because he had a lawful wife
then living. The person, Sidney
Rigdoti, who performed the marriage
ceremony between the defendant aud
Mary Anna Angell, in Kirtland,
Ohio, in 1834. tiad no license au
thorizing him to perform such cere
mony. None was needed to make
the tnarriago valid. The plaintiff
and defendant cohabited together
as husband and wife for several
years. After their de facto marriage
the defendant deserted, ill-treated
and neglected the plaintiff; but such
de facto marriage was induced and
effected by undue influence and
coercion. In conclusion, the plain
tiff is not entitled to a decree of di
vorce; that the alleged marriage
was and is polygamous, and, there
fore, null arid void ; that during the
time plaintiff was with defendant as
a polygamous wife she was serving
him as a menial servant, and would
be entitled to reasonable compensa
tion for her services, but having re
ceived iu this instance the form of
alimony, pendente lite, more tjian
such services are shown by the proof
to be reasonably worth, she should
go henoe without further compensa
tion.
The Inkludnest Cut of all.
The Chicago Tribune, during the
last polltlciui cuuvass the most bla
tant and persistent of bloody-shlrt
shakers, has the following farewell
to an extinct race of beings :
Died - The Carpet-Baggers.—This
amiable and truly useful man was
born In the North. He moved South
about 1865, and at once begau to take
an interest iD politics. He had been
more or less in the army, especially
less sometimes iu cotton speculations,
and had won distinction ir> the quar
termaster and commissary depart
ments in tho War. la instances he
had beeu a contractor, and iu vari
ous other ways he had acquired great
knowledge of practical statesman
ship. He went South to aid the peo
ple of that country in returning to
their allegiance. The task proving
to be somewhat arduous, he called
upon the negroes to back him with
their lives and votes, and upon the
Government to furnish him with au
adequate Jprce of troops. In this
way he hoped to plant the olivo-tree
and to make it flourish. That it
might take deep root, he drilled it iu
with the bayonet, fructified it by the
issue of bonds, State and municipal.
He employed the negroes to tend it
with Si>encer rifles, shot-guns, and
now aud then a plough or a mule.
He tried to awakeu a friendly spirit
among the white people of the South
by keeping them free from the cares
aud exasperations of office, and by a
system of rigid legislation winch
would show them the energy and
value of an efficient government. He
endeavored to iuitiate them into the
mysteries of political mechanism by
disfranchisng bis opponents and
binding together his friends through
the cohesive power of public plun
der, He was all the time obstructed
by a spirit of social ostracism. The
wives of Southern men would not call
upon his wife, and that pained him
much—after all he had done for the
Southern people. It preyed upon his
spirit, and lie preyed upon them.
The very Christian feeling elicited
after years of self-denying effort was
a general assent to the words, “Let
us prey.” The result was that there
came to be little to prey upon, and,
as the substance of ttie land wasted,
all parties became more clamorous
for what was left; the carpet-bagger,
wearied with his efforts to preserve
the peace and to allay striTe and bit
terness, gradually beeatne cold at the
extremities. He was kept up with
stimulants for some years, till finally
a physician from Ohio diagnosed his
nose. He saw that if was hopeless,
and Friday afternoon he ordered the
stimulant discoutined, so that the
poor carpet-bagger, clothed and
in his right mind, might make the
necessary preparation for a final exit.
He sank rapidly, and to all intents
and purposes he is now in articulo
mortis. He has at last gone out of
polities. It. is a comfort to know
that he lost nothing in worldly goods
for his sacrifices. It may be said of
him, itr his connection with the
Southern people, “He wus poor, yet
for their sakes he became rich.” He
was of no reputation at home in the
cold North, yet for their sakes he
consented to fill all (he high posi
tions in the sunny South, He
rests from his labors, and his works
shall follow him. Let us be
thankful he died in the faith; the
faith that the only way to protect any
body wus to expend every force in
protecting him, aud that the true
mode of bringing the South to a
hearty allegiance to the Union was
by sitting down on them forever and
forever. He introduced this novel
feature in our republican system of
government, and no one can chal
lenge his claim to due credit for the
invention. If this system could
only have been supplemented by
connecting it with a perpetual mo
tion. it would no doubt have suc
ceeded. This failing, it has col
lapsed.
,1 PropiiKlilnn to IMvlile New York Into
Two Ntntrs.
New York Sun.)
Albany, April 25.— Judge Coulter’s
proposition to divide the State has
taken the form of a bill, which pro
vides that the counties of Renssalaer,
Albany, Greene, Westchester, Co
lumbia, Ulster, Duchess, Orange,
Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Queens,
Richmond and New York shall here
after constitute a State to be known
as the State of New York, and the
balance of the counties composing
the present State of New York shall
be constituted a sovereign State to be
kuown as the State of Onondaga.
The Senators at present representing
the State ot New York in the United
States Senate are to be Senators of
the State of Oaoe.daga during good
behavior, and the State of New York
as herein constituted shall elect two
United States Senators-orie from
each political party—and tho United
States Government is required to re
ceive and recognize them according
ly. The matter is treated as a good
joke by the cheese press au*i hay-loft
law makers, but it would be a great
thing for the city of New Xork if
such a division could be made. Bdt
of course the rural patriots will never
consent to loosen their grip upon the
city they have worked so long and so
profitably to themselves.
The Cotton Folly.
Rasing one hundred bales of cotton, if
it takes ninety-nine of them to pay for la
bor, guano and provision ! Had he not
better make one bale and raise his own
supplies? He will certainly be equally as
well off at the end of the year—while il
will save him a great deal of trouble and
relieve him from heavy responsibilities.
There is another aspect in which to
look at the matter. If everybody in the
Cotton States would pursue this policy,
one bale of cotton would bring as muen
money as four do now.
If the planters of the South would
make their plantation strictly self sustain
ing, and buy nothing which they could
themselves produce, cotton would never
be below thirty cents per pound, and they
would become the wealthiest people un
thesun.
Everybody acknowledges all this to he
true, and yet nearly everybody pursues
the old-time suicidal policy of raising
more cotton to buy more guano.— Gear -
gia Grange.
WEATHER INDICATION*.
War Department, j
Office op Chief Signal Officer, >
Washington, May 1, 1877. )
For South Atlantic and Eastern
Gulf States, slowly rising barometer*
northwest to southwest winds, clear
or partly cloudy weather, and sta
tionary or rising temperature.
THE LEGION’ OF HONOR.
A BIT OK RIBBON AS A DECORATION—HOW
THEY ORIGINATED.
A proposal has beeu put forward
In France that all the members of
the Legion of Honor, and not only
military men, should receive a pen
sion, or that uo money should go
with the ribbou, no matter who the
recipient. The Legion of Honor was
instituted on tho 14th of May, 1802,
when Napoleon was at the camp of
Boulogne preparing for that famous
descent on England, in honor of
which medals had already been
struck. Greut pomp and ceremony
were displayed upou the occasion,
and the sword of Fruncis I. and the
helmet of Henry IV. figured in the
performance, which was slightly
marred by a high wind, which blew
off the wig ot oue of tbe chief actors
at a critical moment, and by
Nelson giving chase to uud capturing
a French frigate close to Ambieteuse.
In France Republicans have takeu
kindly li> the red ribbon, and never
decorations so profusely bestowed as
after the late war in Germany. At
first, 1802, the Republicans disliked
the institution, called it monarchical,
aud suiii it was contrary to the prin
ciple of equality, which was the basis
of the Republic, and the essence of
revolution. It is said that wheu
Napoleon created the Legion of
Honor it was in the guise of a coun
terpoise ; he had just signed the Con
cordat with Rome and accorded
an amnesty to tho emigres. Hav
ing so far favored the nobility
and the clergy, he created an
order whose members swore
to defend the Republic and its
territory, equality, and the inviola
bility of the national domain. Ac
cording to the law the Legion was to
be composed of 15 cohorts, of 7 grand
officers, 20 commanders, 20 officers,
aud 350 knights. The sum of $40,000
a year was set aside for the payment
of the members, SI,OOO for a grand
officer, S4OO for the commanders, S2OO
for the officers, and SSO for the sim
ple knights. Some SIOO,OOO was re
served for the administration. When
the Legion was created, it consisted
or 6,106 members, 104 grand officers,
300 commanders, 450 officers, 5,250
knights. To-day there are 59,273
members, although the population of
France lihs not augmented since 1802,
when the French territory included
the right benk of the Rhine, and the
“Grand Cross” had been added to the
other grades. There are now tweHty
seven eivil and forty-two military
men wb*> wear tile Graud Cross, 88
civilians and 176 sodiers who are
graud officers, 398 civilians and 925,
commanders ; 1,823 civilians and 4,-
642 soldiers, officers; 21,625 civilians
and 29.517 soldiers, knights. lis
true that in July. 1873, this number
was found excessive, and a law was
passed stipulating that only one
knight shall be appointed for two
extinctions. At this rate it is calula
ted that, in 49 years the order will be
reduced to tbe limits considered suf
ficient by Napoleon. The number of
military men is now 35,363, and their
pay absorbs $2,250,000 a year. It
may be added that very few captains
retire from the service after having
served their full time, without being
gratified with a decoration, which
gives them a certain status and a
slight udditiun to a very small pen
sion.
AMUSEMENTS.
YOUNG MENS’ CATHOLIC UNION
PIC TVIO
At Hatcheshubbee on Girard R. R.
Thursday, Jlaj and.
rniOKETS from Columbus. 75c.; Cliildreu an-
X der Vi year* of ago and servant*, 60c.
On all stations this aide of Hatcheohubbee... 60
From Hurtville aud Suspension to Hatcbe
obubbee and return M
From Ouei ry ton and return 76
From Union Spriug* and return,sl.oo
Among the amuseftients will ba dancing, sack
racing, swinging, young lady target prace, base
ball, kc.
Tickets ir sale at Louis Wells’ barber shop,
F. J. Springer’s, F. X. Profumo, and of each mem
ber of the Union.
Sealed bid* for tba prvilege of Ice Cream, kc.,
may be banded to Mr. Georg* N. Hartmann be
fore May 1* .
apriQ td
FOR SALE OR RENT.
mHE PROPERTY IN COLUM- 1
JL BUS, known an the dfOrat
feuriad property i for particular,
apply to G. E. Tbomaa, Kaq-, Co
lutnbua; Marshall deOraffcurtod, Atlanta, or J7F.
Waddell, Seale, Ala.
fabldtf
NEW FURNITURE
JUST KEI EIVED.
I AM NOW IN RECEIPT OF A FULL STOCK
OF
PTJIINITURE
Of all kind. In the line, conaiatins of
BED-ROOM SETS,
FINE and COMMON
PARLOR BUITES.
CHAIRS of all klnda.
BEADSTEADS In Great Variety, he.. Ac,, all of
the lateat atylea and freab, and all) be sold low.
Funltnre Kepnlred Promptly and
Cheaply-
L. ROONEY,
88 ’and ;§8 Broad It.. Up Sialri.
mh4 eodfcw'lm •
Ur. C. B. I^eitner
OFFERS hla professional services to the citi
zens of COLUMBUS; Offick opposite Timks
Office, Randolph street ; at night can be found at
his residence, upper end of Troup street; house
formerly occupied by L. Halman.
feb7 tf
LOOK AT THIS!
just Received.
jrrvrt yards victoria lawn at iaxo„
i)I II) 16c. and 20c.:
600 yarda SWISS MUSLIN, 12 Kc. to 2*c,;
BLACK GRENADINE, 26c. to 76c.:
New supply of HAMBURG TRIMMINGS—
very cheap;
PRINTED LAWNS and GRASS OLOTH8:
FANS and PARABOLB;
LINEN COLLARS and CUFFS:
MEN Sand BOVS' SUMMER HATS;
PRINTS and DOMESTICS at bottom pricea.
F. C JOHNSON.
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