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THE MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS.
A VOOII FL.ATFOHM.
• St. Paul, Miss., Bpt. 6.-The
State Democratic Convention met
yesterday-Michael Doran, of Te
sener, chairman; H. P. Hall and E.
T. Archibald secretaries. The Com
mittee on Resolutions reported a pre
amble and resolutions which were
adopted. They assert that the re
fusal of the Electoral Commission to
investigate the frauds in Louisiana
and Florida was a violation of the
law under which it was organized
and a gross insult to the people of
the United States; but while the de
cision was Anal that decision ought
not to preclude authentic investi
gation and due accountability of
all who were guiltily connected with
the frauds. That the present busi
ness distress of the country is due
directly to the pernicious financial
legislation of the Republican party.
That there should be no further con
traction of the currency, no tariff for
protection, no class legislation, and
no increase of the bonded debt.
There should be a gradual substitu
tion of National Treasury Notes for
National Bank notes, for the interest
of the people of the United States.
The warmest sympathy of the con
vention is extended to the laboring
classes who have been thrown out of
employment by the ruinous financial
policy and unjust legislation of the
Republican party, and the Demo
crats are pledged to a reversal of that
policy and restoration of all to the
rights to which they are entitled.
There can be no legitimate employ -
ment of an organized force in the
country except to execute the law
and maintain public peace. No vio
lence should be countenanced to ob
taiu redress for any alleged griev
ance, but it should be repressed at
every cost until relief can be secured
by legal methods.
The country is congratulated on the
adoption of the constitutional and
pacific policy of local self-govern
ment In the South, which has
brought peace and harmony to that
section.
Tho following nominations were
made: Associate Judge of the Su
preme Court, William Mitchell, of
Winona; Clerk of the Supreme
Court, Dillon O’Brien; Auditor of
State,lMahlon W. Black.
Resolutions were adopted urging
upon the party and country the im
provement of the Mississippi river.
THU CAB DRIVERS' STRIKE
THE ARMORIES GUARDED.
New Yobk, September 6.— The car
drivers’ strike continues. A special
order was sent out last evening to the
various regiments throughout the
city, ordering a special guard to be
placed on duty at each of the follow
ing armories: Fifth, seventh, ninth,
eleventh, twelfth, twenty-second,
sixty-ninth, seventy-first, and a
small detail at the arsenal. The ob
ject of the order, it was said, was to
prevent the strikers from taking pos
session of the arms In the different
armories.
Acquitted-
Cincinnati, Sep. 6.— Mrs. M. J.
Dougherty, arrested for the murder
of her son-in-law, Sam’i Armstrong,
at his farm near London, Ohio, last
month, has been acquitted: Arm
strong, a wealthy farmer, widely
known, was shot thro’ the head at
night while asleep abed with his
wife.
Failures.
New Yobk, Sept. o.—The failure of
of the National Burglar and Theft
Insurance Company of the City
of New York is announced.
•even Feaelaes Sell for (14S.M.
Baltimore, Sep. 6. —At the Corn
and Flour Exchange this morning
ten fine peaches donated by Capt.
Jno. Wood, for yellow fever sufferers
were sold at auction, Jas. Knox paid
35 dollars for first choice, one sold
for 20 dollars two for 15 dollars each
and balance for 10 dollars each, total
145 dollars. Afterwards two \ eaches
from another sorce sold for 5 dollars
each.
Sblp News.
New Yobk, Sept. Arrived out: John
Sehutte.
Homeward: Constantia, New Orleans;
Wo. H. Coiner, Hampton Boads; Crown
Prince, Tybee; Belt, Hampton Boads. '
Queenstown, Sept. 6.— Arrived Broth
nia,
Bristol, Sept. 6.—Arrived: Scathia
Devon.
YELLOW FEVER.
St. Louis Quarantines.
St. Louis, Sept. 6. It is officially
reported that the board of health in
secret session last night discussed
the question of establishing a strict
quarantine of all cities having yel
low fever, that it was decided after
night fall no through paseongcr or
freight trains from infected districts
be permitted to enter St. Louis by
the St. Louis and Iron Mountain and
Southern, St. Louis aud South
eastern and Cairo Short
line Railroads, and that all steamers
be held at quarantine 12 miles below
the city, or still further away, until
released by order of the board.
Elizabeth, N. J„ Sept. o.—The
Singer Sewing Machine Company
and employees here last night raised
S4OOO for the fever sufferers—every
one subscribing something. St.
Johns Episcopal church raised $125
and a public subscription has been
started by the daily journals.
New Yoke, Sept. C.—Mayor Ely to
day received subscriptions for yellow
fever sufferers to the amouut of $40,-
582. Contributions were also seut to
Mayor Ely from the-Forest & Steam
Publishing Cos. to the amount of $315.
A circular issued by‘the Inter
national Young Men’s Christiun As
sociation has been sent to all Associ
ations of the United States and Cana
da, of which they are the parent as
sociation, requesting help for the
Southern sufferers.
Tiie Southern Rdiet Committee
of the Chamber of Commerie receiv
ed up to noon to-day subscriptions
to the amount of $767, making a to
tal of $62,408.10. The Committee de
cided to-day to remit the following
amounts to the South : SIO,OOO to the
Howard Association, New Orleans,
half of which Is to be distributed in
the>mall interior towns, such as Can
ton, Grenada, Greenville, and etc.,
as Howard Association shall see to it;
$2500 to the Howard Association,
Memphis; of this sum SSOO ware or
dered to be .sent to Brownsville.
Tonn., aud SI,OOO to Vicksburg.
Subscriptions for relief of fever
eufferers collected through ballot
boxes, under charge of police
amounted to $333,08, contributions
by precedents amount to $313.31;
total report to-day by the Relief
Committee;;s9B3.o9 making a total
up to date of $6,293.49.
St. Louis, Sep. 6.—The official re
portfrom the quarantine Hospital,
the first made since its opening
3 weeks, shows the totalpersons re
ceived there 48; discharged 9; died
17; remaining 27; among the deaths
were Jas. Patton, A. Woodward, M.
M. Parsons, August Bocher, Garard
Stehene, and Henry Colder. Aall pa
tients at tho Hospital are refugees
from the South.
The Merchant’s Exchange Dis
bursing Committee have sent addi
tional $230 each to Memphis, Nt w
Orleans and Vicksburg, $l3O to Pent
Gibson, $216 to Canton, Miss., and
S2OO to Holly Springs, Miss. Over
S2OO worth of beds were also sent to
Memphis.
Caibo, Ills., Sept. 5.-Over 30 new
oases of fever were reported at Hick
man, Ky., this morning. The near
ness of the fwver has created consid
erable alarm in Cairo. Many fami
lies have left and many more will
leave. Since the steamer Batesville,
direct from Memphis, slipped in the
quarantine officers yesterday, rules
are being more rigidly enforced, and
it is difficult for travelors from below
to get into the city.
New Orleans, Sept. C.—Two hun
dred and eighty-nine new cases and
61 deaths to-day. The .weather is
clear and warm.
Washington, Sept. 6.—The follow
ing explains itself:
Washington, Sept. 6.— Some mis
representations having found their
way into print, in regard to the re
lations of the different benevolent
associations of New Orleans, with
each other, the undersigned Repre
sentative in Congress of said city,
deem it proper to state to their fel
low citizens throughout, the country
who may be disposed to contribute
to relief of the sufferers that the 3
Relief Associations, . namely the
Howard Association, the Peabody
Subsistence Association and the
Young Men’s Christian Association
are all composed of the best and
most humane citizens of New Or
leans, and are working together in
the most perfect harmony.
Contributions of money may be
forwarded to either organization
with the perfect assurance that the
aid given will be properly and effi
ciently applied to the benefit of the
suffering. The Howard Association
have devoted themselves special to
furnishing doctors nurses and medi
cine to the sick.
The Peabody Subsistence Associa
tion orgauized especially for the pur
pose of collecting provisions bread
stuffs and other articles of food and
distributing the same to the city of
New Orleans. The latter Association
is publicly endorsed by the
President of the Howard Association
and is tin proper one to which sup
plies of food and clothing should be
sent. The Young Men’s Christian
Association is engaged in looking up
cases of sickness and destitution and
reporting them to the Howards and
Peabtdy as the case may demad.
COLUMBUS, GA.. SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1878.
The Government has directed the
issue of its Supplies to the sufferers
of New Orleans to be made through
these associations.
(Signed) R. L. Gibson,
E. John Ellis.
Mobile, Sept. 6.—The Cant-Get-
Away Club have sent to-day to Holly
Springs nurses and to Hickman, Ky.
5 nurses. This Club has to-day re
mitted to Hickman, Ky. $100; to Hol
ly Springs, Miss., $100; to Forest,
Miss., $100; and to Canton,Miss., SIOO,
Total amount remitted by this Club
to fever infected districts S4OOO. To
tal number of nurses seat 60. Physi
cians 7. There is no case of yellow
fever in Mobile now.
MORE AMERICAN PRIZES.
Paris, Sept. 2.— The following is an
additional list of exhibitors to whom
gold medals have been awarded in
United States section at the exhibi
tion, but like the previous list is un
official and incomplete:
The American watch Co..Waltham,
Mass., watches and watch move
ments; the Widimantic Linen Cos.,
of Hartford, Conn., spool cotton, the
latter the grand prize; E. Remington
6 Sons of Illion, N. Y.. firearms;
Ed Simon & Bros., of N. Y., bunks
and bags; Barnum, Richardson &
Cos., of Limerock, Connecticut, car
wheels &c.; Collins & Cos., of Hart
ford, Conn., axes aiui edge tools;
Hanes & Ginna, of N. Y., oil tank;
Hoopes & Townsend of Philadelphia,
bolts, nuts and rivets; Lallanee &
Grosjean, Manufacturing Co..ofN.
Y., sheet metalware; the Lobdell
Car Wheel Cos., of Wilmington.
Del., car wheels and roils; D. H. Wil
son & Cos., of New Y r ork,wooden ware
Ac: F. Boosse & Bro., of New York,
furs; Striedenger & Donflinger, of
Brooklyn, N. Y., model of blasting
apparatus: Hancock Inspirator Cos.,
of Boston, Mass., Inspirator: Bliss
& Williams, of Brooklyn, N. Y., ma
chinery for sheet metal working;
Brown H. Sharpe Manufacturing Cos.,
of Providence, R. 1., machine tools;
Hoopes & Bros. & Darlington, of
West Chester, Pa., wheels, -pokes
&c; Weslinghouse air brake com
pany of Pittsburg, Pa., atmospheric
break; American Society of Civil
Engineers of New York, plans and
models (the latter a diploma of hon
or); Harry Goodyear of New York,
Pratt Whitney & Cos. of Hartford,
Conn., and Providence, tool company
of R. 1., fire arms; United States
Department of Agriculture (the lat
ter diploma of honor,) Jno. Bidwell
of Chicago, Cal Glen, Cove
Starch Manufacturing Cos. of Glen
Cove, New York, starch ; Woodward
& Dwight, of St. Louis, Mo.; Indian
apolis Board of Trade, of Indianapo
lis, produce; E, J. Larabee & Cos., of
Albany, New York, crackers and bis
cuits ; Libbey, McNeall & Libbuy, of
Chicago. 111., canned meat; Louis
Murray & Cos., of Baltimore, canned
provisions; Richardson & Robbins,
of Dover, Del,, canned provisions;
Wilson packing Cos., of Chicago, can
ned provisions; Burham & Morrell,
Portland, Maine, canned provisions;
Eanhouse & Co.’s Brewing Associa
tion of St. Louis, beer; Phillip Best
Brewing Cos., of Milwaukee, beer;
Bernges & Engel, of Philadelphia,
beer; latter grand prize. H. G. Shu
feldt, of Chicago, 111., Warder Mitch
ell* Cos., Springfield, Ohio, mowers
and reapers.
A FATAL. EXPLOSION.
several Lives lost and several Persons
Injured.
Jacksonville, Sep. 6.—Steamer
Reliance, running between this port
and Savannah, exploded.her boiler
last night about 12 o’clock 2 miles
out from St. Mary’s. The first en
gineer Wm. Moneton, colored, 2d en
gineer Josiah Armstrong, of Savan
nah. oolored and second mate Tom
Dortis, of this city, are missing and
were no doubt killed or drowned.
Rev. Mr. Dumlap of Savannah, had
his thigh broken near the
hip. None of the other
passengers, of whom there
were fortunately few, are
seriously hurt. Several of the color
ed crew were injured by steam, and
Geo. Edmunson the cook will die.
The upper works were blown to
atoms.
Pinser Richardson most miracu
lously escaped, his room being blown
to pieces, but he was not hurt.
Capt. White, and first mate were
blown into the river, but were not
seriously Injured.
Assistance was promptly sent from
St. Mary’s and the wounded were
taken to Savannah on the City of
Bridgeton.
Democratic Convention In Oregon.
San FbancißCo, Sept. 6.—A dispatch
from Portland says the Democratic
Convention of Washington Territory
was organized at Vancouver to-day.
The platform opposes the dismem
bran of the Territory, favors the
adoption of a State Government as
•oon as justified by circum
stances, favors improvements :n
the Columbia and Snake rivers, and
extentloß of the completion of
Northern Pacific Railroad. It de
mands the breaking of ibe Indian
reservations and the adoption of a
new policy regarding the tribes.
M. T. Caton was nominated as dele
gate to Congress.
11KADINU OFF UK*. 111 I 1.1 U
Mm.itarhu.ell* Keput.llcan* l.nytiuc
Flan* to Mave Themselves From
nefeac.
Spring field, Mass., Sept. 2.—A
decided sensation has been caused
among politicians in tbls part of the
Stato by tho announcement that at a
secret meeting of the Republican
managers in Boston reoently, it was
decided that the only way to stem
the tide of Butlerism was to re nom
inate Gov. Rice. Tho popular de
mand in this section is for ex ; Gov.
Talbot, while iu Eastern Massachu
setts Talbot has been closely pushed
by Speaker Long. The conference,
which was atteuded by Senator
George F. Hoar, Governor Rice,
Sneaker Long, Gen. Bunks and
nearly all tho Republican Congress
men of tho State, made an attempt
to harmonize these differences. It
first voted to request Long to with
draw from tho field, but this he per
sistently refused to do. Ex-Gov.
Talbot’s friends, who were present
were equally strenuous that he
should not bo sacrificed. Finally,
after a sesion lasting until 2 o’clock
in the morning, it wes voted to drop
them both and renominate Gov. Rice
who does not object to serving a
fourth term. When Talbot was the
Republican candidate in 1874 he was
defeated by the anti-Repuhlioan ele
ment. which it is argued, can be se
cured for Rice. The latter, however,
is at tho head of the Ring, which has
squandered the State’s money for
years, and if Rice is renominated
there can soarcely boa question of
the triumphant election of Gen. But
ler upon his platform of retrench
ment and reform.
COIN IN THE MAIL**.
Gold and Silveb to be Registered
and Caubied in the Mails.
Washington, September l.—The
Post Office Department ha3 at last
taken important actiou in regard to
transportation of gold and silver
through the mails. A circular is now
being prepared directing postmas
ters to receive gold and silver
as third class mail mutter for
transportation through the mails at
the late of one cent an ounce, the
same as is charged for samples of
ores, metals, minerals, &c. The cir
cular will also contain the important
order allowing the registration of
third class matter, the fee to be ten
cents for each package. The weight
of packages is limited to four pounds.
Thus four pounds of gold coin,
amounting to SI,OOO, can bo trans
ported through the mails from San
Francisco to New York, or from any
postoffice in the country to another,
for sixty-cents, with the privilege of
registering the same, if the sender
desires, for ten cents additional.
Thus a shipper desires to send to
Now York or any other city ten
thousand dollars in gold; he has
simply to put in ten bags of one
thousand dollars each, directing each
bag. The whole is then put together
in a safe. The advantage of reg
istering is that every postofflee
official thrcu,’h whose hands a regis
tered package passes has to give a
receipt for it, so it may easily be
traced in case of accident or crimi
nality. Somo gold has already been
sent through the mails at letter pos
tage rate, namely: one cent for each
half ounce, or $3 84 for each four
pounds, or one thousand dollars.
The circular goes Into operation
October 1, and will make a striking
revolution in the matter of trans
porting coin.
American Nlleer In llaytl—Urcnt and
Increasing Demand Therefor,
New Yqbk, Sep. 4.—Hon. John M.
Langston, American Minister to the
Republic of Hayti, has furnished the
department of State with an interest
ing report as to the use of American
silver in that country. He says our
silver is used for all purposes by tire
government and people. The amount
of it circulating in Hayti is not far
from SBOO,OOO. In the busy season
when coffee is exported, silver is
very abundant in the island. Du
ring the dull season, when exports
are less abundant, sliver is shipped
from Hayti to the States to meet
the demands held by American
dealers against Haytian consignors.
Within the past four months not
less than $500,000 of silver has been
shipped in this wav from Hayti to the
United States. The steamship on
which the Minister recently returned
brought SIOB,OOO to New York.
Mr. Langston states, furthermore,
that the only pieces of silver which
have been circulating hitherto in the
republic have been the half dollars,
the quarter and five and ten cent
piecee. The transactions of the gov
ernment and the merchants of Hayti
are now frequently so large that
their need of large silver coin is spe
cially felt. Mr. Langston expresses
the opinion that the new American
silver dollars will be received with
great favor in Hayti and soon have a
large circulation there.
Liverpool Cotton Circular.
Liverpool, Sept. 6. —This week’s
circular of the Liverpool Cotton Bro
ker’ JAssociation says: Cotton has
been in unusually limited demand
throughout the week, although on
Thursday there was rather more bus
iness done, with a steadier feeling,
yet the quotations are generrally re
duced.
For Amerioan, the demand was
moderate and was freely supplied at
Jd. decline, but the market closes
steady with more business doing. In
Sea Island there was a fair busi
ness chiefly for medium grades of
of Florida, but prices are unchanged.
Futures were dull until Thursday,
and prices on Wednesday declined
id from those of the previous Thurs
day, but to-day a better tone prevails*;
with 11-61 of the decline recovered.
Hurricane In Cuba.
Havana, Sept. 6.— There was a hur
ricane at Santiago De Cuba yester
day, which passed in a northerly di
rection. It entered with remarkable
velocity, but moderated as it went
on. It is feared that much damage
has been done in the. Oriental and
Central Departments, especially at
Colon and Cardeuas. The weather
was squarely at Havana,
THU CONFEDERATE UKtU.
Unveiling n Miintimrnt In the Cemetery
nt Danville, Virginia.
- ■ " > 1 —i
A VERY MEMORABLE DAY IN THE HEART
OF THE TOBACCO-GROWING REGION.
Special Dispatch to tho World,
Danville, Va., Soptomber 3.—To
day, which had been fixed for unveil
ing a monument to tne Confederate
dead, will long bo inomorablo in the
history of Danville. Early this
morning crowds began to pour in
from all the surrounding country,
and the early trains added car-load
after car-load to tho throng. The
Lynchburg Homo Guard. Captain
Otey, aud the Lynchburg Light
Artillery Blues, Capt. F, T. Lee, were
however, the only visiting military.
These companies were received by
the Danville Grays, whose guests
they were. The reception address
was made by Captain Harry Wood
ing, the former captain of the Grays
and the chief marshal to-day. From
Lynchburg also came De Molay En
campment of Knights Templars, who
were received by Dove Command
ery, of Danville. Tne reception ad
dress by Sir Knight W. T. Sutherlin
was responded to by E. 8. Gregory,
of Petersburg on behalf of Do Molay
Cominaudery. and fire companies
from Lynchburg also were present,
with their apparatus handsomely
decorated.
Ac 11 o’olock a procession was
formed, consisting of military,
Knights Templars, Masonic bodies,
Odd Fellows, Knights of the Ores
cent, fire companies and citizens. It
was over half a mile in length, and
made the fiuest pageant ever seen in
Danville. The dedication address by
Captain John Sargent Wise, the
younger sou of the late Henry A.
Wise, aud Captain uf tho Richmond
Blues, was without political ullusions
and strictly memorial in its charac
ter. During its delivery many
women, aud eveu men, wero moved
to tears. Pointing to tho Federal
cemetery, within sight, he made
a touchiug allusion to tho dead Un
ion soldiers and said that if the disem
bodied spirits of McPherson, Thom
as, Halpine and other Union officers
could witness this scene they would
join the living iu the sentiment of
good will between those who fought
on either side, as was attested by a
splendid pyramid of llowers which
he held up, inscribed “From Blue
to Gray,” and which had been pre
sented by the resident Union sol
diers. Captain Wise was warmly
applauded on ull sides, and after
wards presented with a testimonial
from the ladies of the Memorial As
sociation. The assemblage was the
largest ever seen here, tho crowd
being estimated at from 5,000 to 10,000
persons. Letters and telegrams
were received from Jefferson Davis,
Scuator Withers and other diutin
guished gentlemen, regretting their
inability to be present. Special hon
ors were paid to the eurviviug Con
federate veterans, many of whom
wero present. The main thorough
fares of the city wero arched with
evergreens, and the business houses
and many residences were decorated,
the most elegant display being that
of John W. Holland, a westhy tobac
co manufacturer. The exercises of
the day were wholly under the direc
tion of the Ladies’ Memorial Associ
ation.
Danville, It will be recollected, was
the last capital of the Confederate
States. When Jefferson Davis fled
from Richmond it was here that he
found au asylum and rested, with his
fugitive Cabinet and other high Gov
ernment officials, and here, it is said,
the last Cabinet meeting was held,
with Benjamin and Breckenridge
and the rest around the council
board. Blessed witn an unsurpassed
climate and soil, this section of the
State has rapidly emerged from the
desolation in which the defeat of the
Southern armies left it, and to-day
the ’’lest capital of the Confederacy ’
is the most prosperous town in the
Old Dominion. The task was claim
od by tne fair hands of women of
raising some visible token of remem
brance of the Confederate dead who
sleep in its cemetery. A few of the
daughters of Danville set themselves
at this work not long after the close
of the war, and by diligent effort at
length accumulated the modest sum
of $2,000 which was deemed sufficient.
Tne monument was the work of a
New York sculptor. Its site is an
elevated knoll in Green Hill Ceme
tery, in the southeastern suburbs of
the city. The approach from Lee
street, which bounds the cemetery
on the north, is by a wide avenue of
easy grade, and to the eye the monu
ment preseuts and appearance mod
erately imposing, but strikingly taste
ful and touching. Around the base
are buried the remains of over
500 Confederate soldiers, gathered
from other burial places and interred
here in the circular trenches without
tombstones. From the mound on
which the monument stands there is
a lovely view of the surrounding
country varied by hill and dale.and
au occasional glimpse of the silvery
river. To the northeast the U. 8.
Cemetery is the striking feature of
the landscape, with its verdant slopes
dotted with marble tablets, mark
ing the resting-place of 1,326 Union
soldiers, high above which float the
StarsTtnd Stripes. Around the knoll
from whieU rises the Confederate
monument stand a few scattered
pines. The monument is entirely of
Virginia granite, highly polished.
Its base is 7 feet square; it contains
81 cubic feet and weighs over seven
tons. The faces of the die are 4 feet
by 5, and each bears a tablet of
smooth, polished granite containing
an inscription. The shaft is four
sided and rises gracefully from the
pedestal. The height of the whole
structure is 24 feet, but the effect is
increased by a turf-covered mound
on which it stands, and which raises
the height to 3d feet,
Qn the north side of the shaft, just
above the cornice, is a medallion of
General R. E. Lee in standard bronze,
with the name General Robert E.
Leo beneath it. Baiow this on the
tablet is the inscription :
Confederate Dead.
Memorial Tributo
Of Virginia's Daughter*
To the Fallen Brave.
Danville, Virginia,
1878.
On the opposite side is a similar me
dallion of Stonewall Jackson with
the name General Thomas J. Jack
son beneath it; and below this on
the tablet is the inscription :
They Died
As Mon Who Nobly Con tend
For the Cause of
Truth and Right.
“They safely lie and sweetly Bleep.”
On the side facing the west there is
no medallion, but the inscription on
the tablet is as follows:
Patriot! t
Know that these Fell
To Establish Just Government
and
Purpetuato Constitutional Liberty.
Who Thua Die
Will Live in Lofty Example.
Ou the side facing oast there is
likewise no medallion, but tho fol
lowing inscription, adopted from
Tacitus (Life of Agrloola) on the tab
let:
Quidquld ox ilia om.vlmua
quldauld rair.ti lurou.,
Manat matmuriimque ot la
Anlrnis homlnum, iu
A<>ternltate temperum, fama
Iterum.
Prculdent llayra' Mpeecli at Bf. Paul.
St. Paul, Sept. s.— Tbo President
was enthusiastically reoelved this
morniug. The city is iu holiday at
tire. The President breakfasted
with Governor Ilarasey. This after
noon the President wasjintroduced to
the citizens at the fair grouuds and
after acknowledging the kiudness of
the reception made a speech upon
public affairs with reference
generally to its financial condition,
and the public debt, ou which the
President said: “More than one
fourth of it has been paid off in thir
teen years, aud it is demonstrated,
he said, that the United States can
and will pay the national debt. Siuce
the panic of live years ago there has
beeu a great change in me condition
of the debt. The change has been
one of improvement. The first
debt has been greatly re
duced; the second, the inter
est to be paid has been largely di
minished, and the third is to be paid
at home instead of abroad. Further
on the President said; Coin aud pa
per are practically abreast of each
other. The fluctuation in the value
of the paper dollar has not, in the
last five months, exceeded the frac
tion of a cent. The total increase
in the coin value of our paper
currency since 1675 is about
$174,000,000. Nothing connected
with the financial affairs of the Gov
ernment is more interesting and in
structive than the state of trade with
foreign countries. Exports from the
United States during tne year ending
June 30th, 1877, were larger than du
ring any previous year iu the history
of the country. From tho year 1703
to 1873 the net imports into the Uni
tod States largely exceeded the ex
ports from the United States,
the excess of imports ranging
from $39,000,000 to $182,00,0000. Dur
ing the years 1874 and 1875 exports
aud imports were about equal, and
during the years ending June 30,
1876, 1877 aud 1878, however, the
domestic exports from U. S. greatly
exceeded the net imports. The ex
cess of exports is increasing rapidly
from year to year. Concluding,
the President said: With di
minished and still dimin
ishing public burdens of debt,
the expenditures and interest, with
an improved condition of the curren
cy and foreign trade, we may well
hope that we are on the threshold of
better times. But we must not forget
that the surest foundation of a restor
ed financial prosperity is a sound
constitutional curreney and unstain
ed national credit.
ALABAMA. INDUSTKIAL ASSOCIA
TION.
Its A<l|ournmeut ( Ac.
Special to the Montgomery Advertiser.)
Birmingham, Sept. s.—The State
Industrial ami Commercial Conven
tion adjourned last night. Blount
Springs was selected as the Hi;xt
place of meetiug, and the 3d Wednes
day in August 1878, as the day.
While the attendance has been
slim,still many essays and papers
of great value to the State,when pub
lished, were read, among them, one
on "Bermuda Grass,” by Mr. Prout,
of Demopolis; Prof. Stubbs, of Au
burn, on "Fertilizers;” Col. Hodson,
on the “Gulf Trddo;”Mr, JohnT.
Milner, of Jefferson, on “Labor and
the Agriculture of the South;” Col.
J. S. Winter, of Montgomery, on his
ideas of "Finance,” and perhaps
others, which, to be of value to the
State, should be extensively printed
and circulated. A resolution was
adopted appointing a committoo to
ask an appropriation of the next leg
islature for this purpose.
The South and North road furnish
ed the members of the convention
yesterday a special train, ami atrip
was made to the Eureka company’s
furnace at Oxmoor. AH expressed
themselves highly pleased with
these extensive works.
Col. Chambers was re-elected
President, together with all the old
officers. . „
The Pratt Coat and Coke Company
have let to contract the construction
of their railroad from here to their
coal mines, six miles. Work has
been commenced, the iron is being
received, and this new company will
be in the market by the last of De
cember next, with cheap coals in
almost any quantities for steam and
coking purposes.
Wonderful Leaping.
Some time since George W. Hamil
ton, of Fredonia, N. Y., issued a
challenge for a standing, broad, and
high jump for SSOO a side. J. Emerick,
of Ypsllanti, Mich., accepted the
dell., and the match came off at Buf
falo on Thursday, August 8. Moses
McAllister and D. A. Slaight were
the judges, George Bellanton referee,
and George B. Colbath stakeholder.
The Buffalo base-ball grounds were
seleoted for the contest. The Buffalo
Star nayb:
J, Emerick is a medium-sized man,
and one of the last to pick out for an
athlete. George Hamilton is about 5
feet 5 inches in height, weighs about
125 pounds, and is a wiry little fel
low. The first jump was made by
Emerick, who cleared 13 feet. Ham
ilton then, with great.ease, jumped
13 feet 2i inches. Emerick now strain
ed himself for a final effort, and with
a bound he left 13 feet 10} inches be
hind him, beating the best jump on
record by 3J inches. Hamilton |did
not look worried or frightened ab t,
and picking up his 18 pound weights
he merely raised them above his
head, gave a tremendous spring into
the sir, and cleared 14 feet i inches.
This beats the records all hollow*
the best previous beiDg that of Jo
seph Graves at Woodpark Grounds,
Bardsley, England, September 18th,
1875, who using eleven and a half
pound dumb bells, cleared 13 feet 7
inohes—the best previous American
record having been that of A. S.
Thomas, San Francisco, California.,
who, on November 15th, 1875, clear
ed 13 feet 5} inches, using fourteen
pound dumb bells.— Turf , Field and
Farm.
('annfin Hunt linen.
Toronto, Sept. 6. Courtney.Han
lon race will be rowed at
Lochine Oct. 2d. The race will
not bo for ohampionshlp, but $2 5)0
a side, und a special purse of $6,000,
given by citizens of Montreal.
WKATUKH INDICATIONS,
War Department, )
OffioeChiefSional Officer, -
Washington, Sept., 6, 1878. )
For South Atlantio States colder
partly cloudy weathor, followed by
increasing cloudness, increasing
northern winds, rising, followed by
stationary or tailing barometer.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
BY TELE6RAPH TO THE DAILY TIMES.
MONJCY AN U MTOIRM.
LONDON, Kept. 6.—Noon—Consol*, money
which is below banks,
1:30p. m.—Erie 14%.
4:00 p M-Erie 14%.
PARIS, Sept. C.—l:oo>. M.-lUntes U3f and
33.
NEW YORK, Sopt. 6.—Noon—Gold opened at
100%.
Gold sold ‘4 this morning, Lowest price since
suspension specie payment.
NEW YORK. Sept. ft.—Noon—Stock* irregular
—Money 2 (03; Gold 100% ; Exchange, long 482;
short 486%; State bonds quiet; Governments
weaker.
NEW YORK, Sept, C.~ Evening Money easy
1%@2: Exchange weak 482; gold 100%; Govern
ments steady 6%; new 6’s 10G%; State bonds
dtt[l.
DOTTOA,
LIVERPOOL, Sept. G.—Noon-Cotton quiet
unchanged.
Middling uplands 6 9-lGd; middling Orleans 0
11-lOd; low middling up—; good ordinary up
lands a nd; ordinary uplands and; sales 800 U;
speculation aud export 1000; receipts 7760; Amer
ican 200.
Futures opened 1-32 better, but advance has
sinco been partially lost.
Uplands low middling clause—
September delivery 6 17-320.
September and October delivery, C 8-lCd,
October and November delivery G 18-32.
November and December delivery ft 6-lGd,
New crop shipped October and November ptr
asil ft 0-32d.
3:30 p. m.—Sales to-day include 7,000 Ameri
can.
Uplands low middling clause.
September and October delivery G 16-32d.
October aud November delivery 6 %and.
November and December 6 0-32.
Yarns and fabrics at Manchester dull tending
down.
Liverpool Weekly Statement,
Sales of the week 38.000
Speculation 1,000
Export 4.100
Stock at Liverpool 619,000
American 892,000
Receipts 20,000
American C.OOO
Actual exports, 4.000
Afloat 141,000
American alloat 10,H l 0
Sales American 28,000
NEW YORK, Sept. Noon—Cotton quiet
uplands 12 %; Orleans 12 % ; sales 304.
NEW YORK, Sept o.—Evening—Cotton dull
—uplands 12 % ;Orleans 12,%; sales 689.
New York Weekly Statement.
Net receipts for the week 41
Gross receipts I<V64
Exports to Great Britain 2,185
('ranee 60
Continent
Sales
Channel
Stock 24,643
NEW YORK, Sept. G. -Evening Oottou—
net roceipts gross 4167.
Futures cloned weak—sales 28,000.
•June t 11.33/5)
July @
August @
September IMB@ll.'9
October 11.18/5)11.10
November 11.02/5) 11. Oft
December 11 97/5)11 9 s
January 11.98(5)11.99
February 11.04/5)11.05
March 11.11(5)11.12
April 11.19(5)11.21
May 11.28i5)11.29
Comparative Cotton Statement.
Net receipts at all U. S. ports 29.352
Same,week last year 6,733
Total receipts to this date 26,174
Same date last year 6,442
Exports for the week 2.879
Marne week last year 0,232
Total exports to date 2,167
Same date last year.. 642
Stock at all U. S. ports 67,101
Same date last year 120,612
Stock at all interior towns 114,030
Same date last year 6,477
Stock at Liverpool * 619,000
Same date last year 807,000
Stock American alloat for G. B 10,000
Same time last year ■ 3 /HK)
GALVESTON. Sept. o.—Evening-Cotton steady
—middling 10’*.
Weekly net receipts 7148; gross 7229; sales
4924; exports to Great Britain ; to Franco
spinners ; to channel —,stock 10098.
BOSTON. Sept. 6.—Evening—Cotton steady
middling 12)*.
Weekly net recasts 203; sales —; stock 1420;
shipments —, gross 2183, export to G B —. a
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6.—Evening—Cotton
st( aI) —middling 12)*.
Weekly not receipts 165; gross 1609; sales
1971; spinners 1860; stock 2182.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 6.—Evening—Cotton quiet
—middling 10**.
Weekly net receipts 1933; gross 13376; sales
4855; exports to Great Britain France
continent —; coastwise 7104; to channel
Stock 10620.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-Evening—Cotton
inactive—middling 11.
Weekly net receipts 1651; gross 1651; export to
Great Britain 227; to Coast 980; to continent
I63;sales 1140. Stock 4436.
MOBILE, Bept. 6.—Evening—Cotton quiet
middling 10)*. Stock 1643.
Weokly net receipts 118; gross ; sales 650;
spinners ; exports coastwise 002; exports to
Great Britain .
AUGUSTA, Sept. 6.—Evening—Cotton quiet
middling 10**. Stock 491.
Weekly receipts 2122; shipments 1959; sales
1907 ;to spinners .
CHARLESTON,Sept. 6—Evening—Cotton quiet
—middling 11.
Weekly net receipts 4534; gross—; sales
2725; exi>orts Great Britain ; France
MONTGOMERY, Sept. 6. Evening— Cotton
quiet and steady—middling 10*4 i low middling
10**; good ordinary 10; receipts 2098; shipments
98; stock 221 ;sales 885.
MACON, Sept. ,6.— Evening—Cotton quiet
middling 10**; low middling 10; good ordina
ry 9*4: receipts 1403; sales 1127; stock 866; ship
ments 916.
SELMA, Sept. 6.—Evening—Cotton quiet
middling 10**; low middling 10*4; good ordinary
10; receipts b7B;shipmeuts 430; stock 834,
CINCINNATI, Sept. 6.—Evening—Flour ncml
nal— extra $3.00@3.5Q; good family $4.26@5.&u;
No. 165.00(3)7.25; fancy $5,50@0.25. Wheat dull
—choice white 90@95; red and amber 87(5)94, new
red 88@94; choice red and white 90; ameer and
white 96@51.00; No. 2 red winter 94@96; No 1 do.
sl.lO. Corn quiet, steady—white at 45,N0 2 mix
ed 11(5113. Oats quiet— 2O@2o,white, 27,mixed 25,
new 22@26;N02 fall 1.00@1.03. Rye—new 66.
old 66. Pork dull nominalat $10.06. Lard—cur
rent make $6.60@0.62>*; kettle Jobbing sß.<o
@B.**, choice leaf in tierces 9J*0.,d0 in kegs
10**, steam $6.90(5)7.00. Bulk meats at 4.** for
shoulders; short rib s.**; ahort clear rib o.**;
clear sides 6*4. Bacon dull—6*4 for shoulderß.
for clear rib sides s6<*4* clear sides 7.00.
Butter—prime to choice Western reserve
11 @l2; fancy creamery 16(3118; prime to
choice Central Ohio B@9; prime to choice
and fancy dairy 16@18. Sugar steady
harda 10*4@10**; white 9**@9**, New Orleans T
@Bl*. Hog* dull and lower—common $2.75@
3.0; packing $3.70@4.00; light $4.10@4.25; heavy
$4.30@4.60 butchers $4.50@4.60; receipts ;
shipments —.Whiskey aetive and firm, advancing
tendency at $1.06. Sugar-cured hams 12**@13>*
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