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THE DAILY TIMES. LARGEST CIRCULATION I. Aka OoH.tlr. MIMHI t 4 T4lu •I UoiMwtim. ColuinbuK, <!*•. SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 15.1878 JOHN M. HAKTI*. • - * Krtltor. C "■ 111 Tl.dl ASII TIIK DBMOCBAT*. It really seems to’us that the Blate Executive Committee of Massachu setts has assumed upon Itself a great responsibility In deciding that no delegate eleoted to the Democratic State Convention, known.to be in fa vor of the nomination of Butler for Oovernor, shall be allowed to take his seat or vote in that body. We do not wish to be understood as advocating the nomination of Butler. That is a question of policy for the Democrats of Massachusetts to decide for them selves. arid we do not propose to meddle with it. But we say that the choice of delegates is a matter for the free decision of the people composing the Democratic party, and tbo Executive Committee cannot restrict them in the exercise of it. If the Gommitteo have the right to dictate what class of polltl clana the Democrats of th.a Stato shall not tead as delegates to the State Convention, they have the same right to Bay what class they shall send -Indeed the two proposi tions are convertible. The commit tee might just as well take the selec tion of the delegates into their own hands or make the nomination them selves, without having any delegates or any conve ition. We are quite sure that the Demo crats of the South would not submit to this kind of dictation, and we do not believe that the Democrats of Maasacusetts will. We see that the Democrats of the important cities of Lynn and Taunton have chosen But ter delegates since the edict of the Executive Committee was issued, and their action will doubtless be follow ed up by the Democrats of other places. If the Democratic party of Massachusetts despair of the elec tion of-a straight-out Democrat as Governor this year (and we think t hey may reasonably do so,) it is for them to decide whether they will take such a course as to secure the election of a Greenback iunload of an unii-Grecnback Republican. We fear that if the dictation of the Executive Committee is not over ruled by the Democratic votes of the State, we shall see in Massachusetts just such a Split between the Democrats and Greeubaekers as lias been exhibited in Maine—a loss by just such means of an election which they could have easily carried by co-operation. We fear that'tbe straight-out Democrats will be beaten by both the Republi cans and the Greenbackcrs, as In Maine, and that the very means adopted to maintain too rigidly an exclusive Democratic organization will be the means of breaking it down. JIDUItLKNI'HK HJiINCBt. Mr. David Axe, Secretary of a Greenback Club of Home, publishes a curd iu which ho stutes that he wrote to Dr. Felton and Judge Lester asking them to deiluo their respec tive positions on the greenback ami bond questions. He publishes the answer of Lester, and says that Pel toa"pslstently refuses to deiluo his position.” We copy the following' points from Judge Lester’s answer; 1. That all bonds aud obligations of the National Government ought to be paid in legal tender notes, ex cept where it is otherwise provided , by the original law under which the bonds or obligations were issued. a. That all bouds that can be call ed in and paid now should bo paid at once, aud the remainder should be called in aud paid as soon as it can lawfully be done. 3. That the present national bank ing system should be abolished aud the national bank bills now iu circu lation should be retired and legal tender greenback notes substituted In their place. ■l. That, greenback notes should bo made a full legal tender in the pay ment of all due3 both public and private. 5. That what is called the resump tion act should be forthwith uncon ditionally repealed, and the curren cy enlarged to au extent that will furnish the people with au abund ance of good money to meet all the demands of trade and business of every sort. 0. That the general Government should issue money for the beneiit of all the people, and it should not issue it to or through or for the en richment of bankers or money kings or gold tyrants at the expense of the laboring and producing classes. 7. That all kinds of property, in cluding bonds, should bo taxsd alike, whether owned by individuals or cor porations, 8. Tnat the strictest honesty and tfie most rigid economy iu the ad* ' ministration of public affairs should mark the course aud be required of every office holder from the highest to the lowest. 9. That every mnn who holds oillce uud who takes part in the ad ministration of public affairs should regard the interest of the laboring, in dustral wealth-producing classes as of paramount importance to the people of these United States, and every thing that can be done should be done to protect and foster, and encourage those who labor, aud by enterprise produce the wealth of the couutry. LONDON LETTER. THE LOWER CLASSES OK LONDON—AN ENGLISHMAN CAN’T LOOK LIXE A "GEN TLEMAN”—POLITICS AND LOTALTY OF THE PEOPLE—THEY HATE OCB PRO TECTIVE TABirr-THEIR CHEAP GOODS, CO-OPERATIVE STORES, ETC. From our RoguUr Corre*|>oDditut.J London, Sept. Ist, 1878. From Faris to London is not more than nine or ten hours (they esti mate distance by time In Europe) but that gives no Idea of the immense changes in scenory, life and manners involved In the transition from one city to the other. Faris is clean, whltewalled, ever wearing an air of holiday and refinement. In Paris the humbler clussas are cheerful, happy, healthy-looklDg, and cheap ly but neatly attired; her dandies are exquisite and diabolically gay, and her ladles, what more need be said of them than that they dictate fashion to the female world, and are at the bottom of hard times. London is immense, labyrinthine, unclean, mephitic. Her lower class es are numerous, blear-eyed, Illthj and meanly clad—they wear a wor ried. wearied, appeariuoe, giving the impression of a hard, struggling, past, and doubtful future. Her mid dle classes have a shoppy air, home ly features, with ungainly physique, and elaborate but ungrticetul man ners. The want of taste in dress of the English people Is proverbiul, but I aui disposed to think that the de fect is less in the eye and msthetic seuse of tne subject than In the want of a proper figure for the dis play of good clothes. The sartorial genius has not yet been born that can make uri Englishman look like a gentleman. The average English man is neither an Adouis nor Auto uius. Either his urtus are too long, bis shoulders too narrow, his atom aeti too large, bis shins too short, or his toes are disposed to turn in. I know that many who imagine that they have seen Englishmen will be .disposed to criticise my criticism; but let no oue suppose that he has seen a people until be has seen them in their own habitat. The only way to compare the English with the French or Americans is to see them in the mass, as tb,ey may bo seen in their respective countries, and 1 think that those who have remain ed for a few weeks In England will bear me out in wtiut I have said. Next to the French, there are perhaps fewer native En gllsh people in the United States than of any other great nation, and the specimens with us do not fur nish a sufficiently broad premise for a general estimation. Politically the Englishman is loyal. In spite of a discontented element that finds fitful expression here and there, nineteen of every twenty En glishmen you meet will speak with pride aud praise when the Queen, the Prince of Wales, or any or the Royal family are referred to. The tenth one, however, will call her Britanie Majesty an old hag, aud has awful stories to tell about the stu pidity or the Prince of Wales, his deceased body, and dissolute life. All Englishmen praise the superiori ty of our railway cars, but there their concessions cease, they think they have the best government in the world and are ready to prove by figures that our frequent elections, by breaking up industrial routine and habits are indirectly a greater strain upon tbe exchequer than the enormous amount expended for the maintenance of the Royal family. No Englishman can quarrel without informing his adversary, at some stage of the altercation, that he is au Englishman, and he cannot talk long with an American without de nouncing tbo protective tariff of the United States. That is where the shoe pinches. If we would but give free ingress to the numberless cheap and excellent that things they make, they would love us more. The marvelous cheap ness and superior quality of the thousand and one articles that are indispensible to civilized life, here in London, cannot but astonish Americans, who cannot see how they, can be made for twice the sum asked for them. A tooth-brush that will cost -to cents in the States may be bought in London for five or ten oents, and thousands of ether things in proportion. I cannot of course make a list, but will sav in a general way that our tailors and dealers in useful and fancy manufactured ar ticles are perhaps the most extortion ary sinners in the world, and that one hundred and even two hundred per cent, is not an unusual profit for them. In England the co-operatiou system is having a very appreciable effect on local trade. The object of this system may be described as the furnishing of members of a trading association, formed for the purpose, witb genuine and moderately priced goods on tbe principle of ready money payments, tho cheapness los ing sechred by economy of manage - ment and by contentment witb small profit. Notwithstanding the opposi tlon of retail and even of wholesale dealers, It has of late years made as tonishingly rapid progress In Lon don, where there are about thirty 00-operative stores, carrying on an immense trade. The chief company Is the "Civil Service supply Associa tion” which consists of share holders of members belonging to the civil service, who pay about GO cents a year, and of outsiders (who must bo friends of members or shareholders) who pay $1.25 annually. All have the snme advantages in the pur chase of goods; but while the civil service members may have goods sent home, carriage free, the others must take their purchases away with them, or pay for their carriage. The Association now employs about GOO persons, who receive salaries amount ing in all to $250,000 annually. The cost of the string, paper and straw used in packing goods amounts to $50,000 per annum. The sales in 1877 amounted to the enorgious sum of $5,500,000. the net profits being a little over two per cent. The articles sold comprise groceries, wines, spir its, provisions, tobacco, clothing, books, stationery, fancy goods, drugs and watches. Indeed so com plete and varied are their stores that it is not necessary to go elsewhere lor the purchase of unytbing. C. A. 8. the c;t*va*n in UE iiuai Tho nomination of Judge Ham mond by tho Convention of the Fifth District, leaves only our own (the 4th,) in which the Democrats have not yet made a nomination for Con gress. The following are the nomi nees and Independent candidates so far announced; Ist District—Democratic nominee, Col. John C. Nicholls, of Pierce.. 8. A. Corker, of Burke, has been nomi nated by a mass meeting of Green backers and Workingmen, but we be lieve has not yet signified his accept ance of the nomination. 21 District—Hon. Win. E. Smith,of Dougherty, re-nominated by the Democrats, Hon. Jas. L. Seward has announced himself an indepen dent candidate. H ) denies afilUation with the Republicans; but it is evi dent that his support must mainly come from that party. *3d District-Gen. Phil Cook, of Sumter, re nominated by the Demo crats. No opposition yet. stb*Distrlot-Hon. N. J. Hammond nominated by the Deinocrais. There will probabiy be a Greenback, and possibly a Radical candidate. 6ih District—Hon. Jas. 11. Blount, of Bibb, re-nominated without oppo sitlon. 7th District—Hon. George N. Les ter, of Cobb, nominated by the Dem ocrats, and opposed by Hon. Win. H. Felton, present member, who runs independently. The canvass is warm, active and exciting, and the result doubtful. Bth District-Hon. A. H. Stephens re-nomiuated by the Democrats. No opposition in sight or expected. 9th District-—Hon. J. A. Billups, of Morgan, nominated by the Demo crats, and opposed by Col. Emory Speer, of Glarke, independent. This canvass is also very active, with the indications in favor of the election of Billups. RussellCountv, All-Items from the t he Seale lle<jlster of Thursday : The Circuit Court for Russell coun ty convenes on the third Monday In October. There are up to date, not exceeding twenty-live eases on Un civil docket.. Of the State cases there are about twenty, ten of which may, from the testimony, result in felooy. Dave West, colored, who wus re ported here several days ago as being iu a dying eoudiiion, lias, wo learn, recovered. This is the negro wUo was knocked iuthe head with a chop axe by one John Thomas, colored, about two weeks ago. Both parties lived near Crawford. • The meeting at Villula in the M. E. Church closed on Monday night, the 9th lust., after ten days protracted, day and Dight witn most happy aud gratifying results. Tnere were over sixty names added to the Church and over forty conversions, some or which were the clearest and most satisfactory. One of the grand re sults of the meeting was the estab lishing of|a Young Men's prayor meeting at Villula Church. Our little town is putting on airs of business and activity. The new cotton crop aud the new goods are making their appearance simultan eously ana the stir and llutter is no ticeable iu all departments of busi ness. A Regular Revival in Business. New York Letter to Bsltimure Osrette.) There are indications that a decided im provement in business is not far oil. Wes tern merchants have been pouring in lure during the past couple of weeks, and the jobbing houses now present a striking contrast with their condition a month ago. All the salesmen are kept so busy that they can hardly get out to lunch, and the porters and packers have to work till 9 or 10 o’clock to gat goods ready tor ship ping, and Cut of the way for next day’s business. The down town hotels, where business men mostly put up, are rather uncomfortably crowded, and tbe traveling salesmen, who are off on their rounds, send favorable reports from all quarters. In addition to the activity in the jobbing and importing houses, there are marked signs of improvement in the retail trade and tbe much-needed “restoration of confi dence'' seems really to have taken a start at last, for almost every one speaks more hopefully of the busiuess prospect. FOR RENT. ON VBBY REASON ABLE TERMS. A STORK HOUSE In Flurenc*. G„ ft ml rely now, and exceedingly well located. Apply to A. J. GILBERT A BRO., Auui JHlh, 1878. Florence, Ot, agXQ dlwfcwtw FOR RENT. The dbuo store how occupied by (iiltart k Thornton—-on the eaat eide ot Broad street. from the first of October next. All In good arder. P. OIITTINOEB, g l4 If or W. H. BRANNON, FOR SALE OR RENT. V CONVENIENTLY arranged DWELLING of 6 rooms. with a owlets, Bath Hoorn, Wtllfl tgfißTjßL *od Kitchen, all under one Toof,WQs&4£ttm£- aud Outbuilding*: situated oq Jackson street, in front of Dr. Ware’s residence. agßl an k we2w ROLLIN J EFFEB3QN. FOR RENT. SEVERAL large and cominod!- gum room* upetairs over tit” Merchants am! Mechanics HnukflS ii TRoTauL and Mrs. Lee’s mill!nary store.HlvSSliß?- They are suitab e for Ofllc or Dressuiakur’s rooms. For iutorm&tiou apply at tf Mna. Lee’s FOR RENT. STORK Heu*e No. €9 Broad street, formerly occupied by Jostpli k Bro. Poss *s*lon iv*-n immediately without charge until October ist, to a tenant renting top' one year fr-w October Ist. . Also desirable to rent. Apply to auglC tf LOUIS F. GARRARD. FOR RENT. / \FFICEB and Sleeping Rooms In the * / 1 t‘ l |A l li Heat and water furnished free. jdHB Apply to i'MEUM CtiAS. COLEMAN. *-* _ Al. 17 tf FOR SALE. Desirous ot changing my location, 1 offer for Sale, wduk my home on Rose Hill hall a mile north of tne city, contain B.i i lng twelve or more acres. Dwt.hug I tciy re covered aud in good repair—Ou -houses also; healthy, in good neighborhood and good water. Or©en House, Dry Weil, Fruits, J.iwers and Shrubs. Can be inspected at any tin. . oetlH tf J.C. 'IOGZ. STORES FOR RENT. October Ist, Store No. 78 E*t side of j Br>>ad etreet, now occupied by Mrs. M. It, Howard'a Mdilnery, AJLB >, Store No, 79, West aide *f Br ad street next above Carter’s Drug Stffre, irw occupied by 8. Simon Optic an. THOb. .1 NUCKOLLS. During my absence from the city. Capt. W. A. Little will be u.y agent. aiig 4 tf. N< )TICE. y&BOYD & DOUGHERTY. OSSi, I JAVE ON HAND AND * ILL CX.JLI II keep f* r the rteuson, go *d IJLAJ IIOUHEH AN l> MULEM, To be fimud at Diabrow A- Oo.’a Stables. Call at ' * * n tOvk. SCj-M tt Valuable City LolforSale. V QUARTER acre lot (more or less) on Ogle- street just above Swift’s store. Su table tor a Store, or a Neat Dwelling. For sale fwr Cash, and VERY CHEAP. TITLES PERFECT. Apply to CH VS. COLEMAN. augW tf. or T. K. WYNNE. Slade's School forßrys, SLADEVILLE HALL cou nm G t. Will Open 16th September 1878. 9N| TTtOR terms, board and tuition, l 1 s* nd for circular or apply to sept! tf. j. j. SLADE. Redding’s Russia Salve. ESTABLISHED 1806. H undreds of thousands have been beueflited by RUSSIA HALVE, and this is tin; gr*at reason why it ranks among the most lib: SOW NED FAMILY ME DULSES ot the world. Tho iougth of time it has been before the pub lie and the thousands of families who are never with utout is aa strong an endorsement of its reiiabi iy for the c<aplet cure oi all Flesh Wounds Sores, sore Joints Salt Rheum, Erysipe iaa,Felons and all Skin Disoaae* as can be needed. Price 25c.; suc. and SI.OO per boat Ak for RUSSIA H ALVE Take no other Redding .k Cos., Proprietors, 4 Charlestown St., Boston. Mass. aug’27 8m STA.TE Agricultural & Mechanic il College. rpHE FIRST TERM OF THE NFXT 1 a ademic. year will begin Wednesday, September the ‘Jftth. 1878, and end Tuesday, February v ky' ' 11th, 1879. war Six independent courses, Agricul ture. Literature. Science, Engineering, Survey ing, Book-Keeping. Excellent Graded Preparatory School. Tuition FREE in School & College. $03.50 to $79.50, Will pay all expenses of Board, Fees. Fuel,Lights. Washing and Attendance for a Term or a hall year. Two hundred and thirty-eight cadets in at tendance the past year. For Catalogue, or further information, address I. T. TICHENOR. President, ag7dJtw3m Auburn, Alabama. WESLEYAN Female College, Macon, Goo. THE Forty-First Annual Session //*3SI begins September 18th, 1878. Elevated course study. corps of faithful, competent in s true tors, best advantages in Lit erature, Science, Ancient and Mod era Languages, Music and Painting In addition tb the regular College Course, a liberal Post-graduate Course has been provided, offering to graduates of all resp ctable Female Colleges, special advantages in Higher Culture, Modern Languages, Natural Science and the Fine Arts. The services of able Lectur* rs have been s> cured. The Fall Term will open in this Department with a full Course of Lectures by Dr. Lipscomb, of Vanderbilt University. For Catalogue and lull information, address, REV. W. C. BASS, P. D„ President. C. W. Smith, D. D„ St c. julyl6-2m. 135 Broad Street. - - 10 Broad Street, Brannon & Carson, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS Desire to state that they are in a condition now to supply a long felt want in this market, viz: to compete successfully with any of her sister cities in Drugs, Patent Medicines, Seeds and Lamp Goods f We buy our Goods for cash, taking a trtMfil advantage of all discounts, and feel sl"Sy that we can offer Country Merchants advantages never b-fore enjoyed by f V them. It is unnecessary to enumer- 4di?SCßr ate articles. We simply say that we keep everything that Druggists usually sell. COUNTRY MERCHANTS will find it to their interest to examine our stock before buying anywhere else. Please write for price list, which we shall be happy to furnish. BHANIN <> IN A CA It SON, COLUMBUS, GA. We are also the only authorised manufacturers of EPPING’S CELEBRATED BUCHU, An unrivaled remedy sll urinary troubles. P. B. Patterson & Cos. WHOLESALE AXD RETAIL DEALERS IX Cooking and Heating Crockery. Tabic and Pock et Cutlery, Glass Ware, Silver Plated and Britan nla Ware, Wood and Wil- MANUFACTURERS OF AND JOBBERS IN Tin Ware of Every Description. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF STAMPED AND PIECED TINWARE Always liept in Stock. WE HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK OF House Furnishing Goods Ever brou ht to this market, which will bs sold cheaper than such articles can be bought elsewhere in thiscity A trial will demonstrate the truth of the asseriion. MR JOE BREWER, an old veteran iu this line of business, having bad 33 years experience, is now with us and w ill be pleased to meet his many old friends. P. B. PATTERSON & CO., 100 llroml Street, Pearce & Binford, O - O Grocers and Commission Merchants HAVE ALWAYS ON HAND A FULL STOCK OF Bagging and Ties, Bacon, Sugar, Coffee, Syrup, Flour, Rice and Shelf Goods of all Kinds, Also Shirting, Sheeting, Osnaburgs, Cheeks, Stripes,. Jeans, Kerseys, Yarn Shoes, Ac. Which we Offer Low and Gaurantee, —y A NEW DEPARTMENT. Manufacturing and Merchant Tailoring BY THORNTON & ACEE, Xo. 83 & 85 Broad Street, T TAXING determined to add to onr CLOTH ISG BUSISF-SS a Manufactory to Cut and Slab II up sum to order, secured the eervices of First-Class Workmen, and shall kaep ok hand a splendid assortment of CLOTHS, CASSIHERES AND SITTINGS. antee Satisfaction. _ . J Wccitoisr and Full Dress Suits a Specialty. [aug29-tl